The Washington times., 1894-10-19
WOMEN AND MISSION.
Third Annual Meeting of the New Jersey
Missionary Observation-Disclosures
in America.

in America.
''Home missions was the subject for dis
cussion at the third annual meeting of the
Womans Home Missionary Union of New
Jersey, held yesterday at the First Congre-
gational Church. Mrs. A H. Bradford, OF
Montclair, n. j., presided, and about 300
delegates were present. Devotional exercises
were conducted by Mrs. Caswell, of Boston,
and Mrs. S. NJ. Newman delivered brief ad
dress of welcome, to which Mrs. Bradford
| responded.
After the transaction of routine business
reports were received from the various
auxiliaries. Miss Fannie Bochek, a worker
among the Hungarians, presented the phase
of life among these people, and Miss Katherine
La Grange, of Big Greek Gap, Tenn, told of
the work being done among the inhabitants
of the mountainous regions of Eastern
Tennessee.
At the close OF the morning session luncheon
was served by the ladies OF the Congrega-
tional Church.
Immediately following the social hour the
afternoon session convened. After singing
and prayers several committee reports were
! accepted and considerable routine business
transacted. Mrs. CaswelI. Of Boston, was
the first speaker, and gave an interesting
/ thirty-ninute address on "Heathenism in
America" Beginning with the slums Of
Boston, her native city, passing to the tere-
ment districts of New York, then carrying the
audience TO the Indian settlements in Okla
! homa. New Mexico. and Southern California
! Mrs. Caswen unfoded to her hearers pic
! ture OF the degradation and illiteracy which
exists in those vicinities. especially among
the Apache and other Indian tribes in New
| Mexico. Arizona, and Southern California.
In her opinion a great opportunity was
thus presented for the Christian people of
! this country to help, by their contributions
and prayers, the work OF converting the
| heather in their own country. Mrs. CasWcll
| is superintendent OF the box department of
| the woman's board, and also spoke of the
| work and needs of that branch She was in
! favor OF sending secondhand clothing to the
missionaries when that clothing is in good
! condition. She would not have the ladies
| send cast-oh goods or cut the buttons off
! dresses coats, pants. or vests before packing
them in the missionaries box. They need just
what the people in the East need, and should
be thought of as much as the workers on for
eign fields.
In speaking of the work in Flying By's
village, n. D., Miss Lord said the Indians are
not such savage beings as M aople be-
lieve them to be. They b. 4lr own
peculiar laws of etiquette and oyoy them as
strictly as the white people do their own.
| The Indians are not drunkards. as is gen.
orally supposed by many persons who sup
port the missionaries.
During her residence of two years among
the Dakota tribes Miss Lord had lot seen one
drunken Indian, nor had she even seen the
red men drink intoxicating liquors. Neither
are the Indians lazy. They are continually at
work. and are anxious to be taught new
methods and modes of living. AS result of
the missionaries work among the Dakota
tribes there is now a church on the Red River
with 200 members and n Y. NJ. c.. A. and mis-
sionary society. The work is more than sue
cessful and the outlook is exceedingly bright
for continued prosperity.
Miss Cora NJ. Bay sweetly sang soprano
solo, Jerusalem, and then Mrs. George P.
Whittlesey, of this city. told How we can
get in touch with our missionaries" and Mrs.
Ida n. Marvin spoke Of the ''Place of children
in missionary work" This closed the dis
cussion, and the meeting adjourned with
prayer by the president.