Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-23
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Interesting Account Given Of the
Work of Missionaries.
WOMEN IN RNEST
What Has Been Accomplished Under Their
Auspices in Many Different Fields-Inci-
dents That Have Been Met With by Many
Workers Graphically Told.

The continuation of the proceedings Of the
meeting OF the woman's foreign mission in the
Church of the Covenant were reported as fol-
lows in the assembly edition of last nights
STAR:
A monthly magazine, "Woman's Work for
Woman" was the subject of short speech from
Miss F. 3 Hawiey OF New York. The magazine,
she said, Is guide for the woman who is shut off
and shut out IN some little country village, stay
to the discouraged one who is struggling against
preoccupaticn or indifference in her society and
staff OF help and strength to all its readers. II
keeps the missionaries in touch with the world
and keeps those at home fully informed of the
results which the missionaries were bringing
about.
Miss Hswley read from the report Of Miss
Parsons, the editor OF the paper. which showed
the circulation and other statistics regarding It,
MRS. 7. n. HUMPHREY.
Mrs. T. NJ. Humphrey of Chicago spoke of the
monthly magazine of the association. Children 8
Work for Children" and the amount OF good 1t
had accomplished by circulating among the
young of the Presbyterian Church Inc edu-
cation of the young was the greatest outy tna'
can fall to ones lot, and through this little pa
per the children learned Of God ana the MS
sion's work.
Mrs. Ii. H. Fry Of New York. the secretary
OF the organization. spoke OF the work Tor the
new year. The results Of the WORK accom-
plished have been most satisfactory, and the
women Of the church have well done their
share. having given S329. $50 into the treasury
There are 335 missionaries in the field or at
home. The society hopes to send out twenty
two more, and from Laos and Peking come
calls for additional teachers and AID. For
this purpose 80. 500 is needed, besides the
desire to build for the missionaries more COM
Portable homes in many places. Mrs Fry
asked that in this special WORK the general
fund should not be overlooked The foreign
work was pushing faster than they are able to
meet IT. The self-denial week brought to the
board $4,000.
on THE HEATHEN CHINEE.
The assemblage joined in singing How Beau
teous Are the Mountains" at the conclusion of
which Mrs C. W. hateer, a missionary in
China, was introduced. The heather she did
not believe to be as bad the wicked in this
country. as they were totally unacquainted with
vha. was right and wrong. They know nothing
OF the dignity or destination of the human soul
nor any knowledge of the origin of mankind.
They are totally uaacquainted with the Bible
nor have they any observance of the Sabbath.
Mrs. Natter then dwelt on the effects in this
country should the knowledge of the Bible be
taken away. 1t would mean the destruction
of civilization In China the woman Is the
save, tQere IS aDSOlusely no marriage ieltclty
or domestIcity we understand it, This Is
Christian life, she said, and is unknown to hea-
then nations. To them there IS no raw of light
beyond the grave There Is no future to them,
and the wsilins Of those left behind at a death
is most painful to hear. 1t would be impossi-
BILE to describe the difference between the
Christian and the heather atmosphere. 1t Is
just discernible between the pure whole
some atmosphere of the ocean and open fields
and the foul tainted air o. the slunas.
ON THE aEARY LAW.
Mrs. P D. Brown of California, though not
. missionary, has lived among the Chinese and
japanese in California and has taken active
part in the missionary work in that place. In
her remarks she spoke OF the Geary Law. Mrs.
Brown asked whether these heathens who were
being taught Christianity in this country were
by the votes OF the American people to be sent
back to China to bow down TO idols and hea-
thenisr,. She claimed that the slavery INDUCED
n the coast was only made possible
BY the cooperation Of citizens of this country.
who winked at the practice. One girl. who had
been rescued and saved by the mission in San
Francisco, was sold for the sum of q. 500. Mrs.
Brown also related the story of another Chinese
girl who had been ChristianiZed and who later
married a Christian man and lived most happily.
SCHOOL WORK IN SIAM.
Mrs. C. A. Berger gave excellent idea Of
the school work in Siam from her personal
knowledge on accoun. Of her residence in
Bangkok FOR some wears. Siam is to Asia what
California is TO This country. from an agricul-
tural standpoint. but is a monarchy in which
slavery Is largely practiced- The language is
q very curious one. The Christian High
School in Bangkok has powerful SWAY among
the Siamese, especially the better class. and
the rolls over y hundred students.
Further mp the river on which the city is sit
uated DIR. Hays and his wife occupy the Bang
kok Hospital. which is doing especially good
work In the girls school. which is seven miles
mp the river. all the domestic work is accom-
pIished BY 8 O'Clock and the teachers and
scholars assemble in the chapel for gospel serv-
ices, with the result that during the past year
four OF the girls had professed themselves and
joined the Christian faith. The industrial work
of the school Is done after dinner. The girls
are taught embroidery and needlework. q
ready marke. for which Is found in the Euro
pean cities. SO that bv this means last year S121
was cleared above all expenses. The school
building was not adequate 10 accommodate the
pupils and an addition to it Is very necessary.
IN TIE NEW HEEEIDEs.
In the absence OF DR.. Mary Fulton, who was
to relate the medical work accomplished by the
mission in China, tine presiding officer intro
ducet DIR. John Patton, who for many years
was the only person In the New Hebrides who
had any acquaintance with medicine. The cav
ages az one time drove him from the islam only
on the island 14o00 converts.
and still there were large fields
tor work He described the beneficial results
obtained there By the spreading of the Chris
tisn faith He veatured the assertion that If
the worlds fair were opened on SUNDAY that
these converts would not yisitit on that day. so
careful we're they of the observance OF the Sab
bath
While the gathering sang Sovereign of
Worlds. Display Thy Power" a collection was