The morning call., 1894-04-29
OR. BROWNING.

duty of saving the heather IF we would
ourselves be saved" Mrs. j. Durham's
paper on "How 10 Interest the Children"
was read by Mrs. Hartley. The writer
said that 1.-THE want of sympathy on the
part on the minister in chilGren's work is
one cause of SO much failure in u;
Methods Of Successful Work" by Mrs.
Mary Campbell Hagerman, read by her
husband, Professor Hagerman, spoke Of
The life in Christ and OF the command he
gave to preach the gospel to all. The topic
of 1.-The Women Of Heather Lands" was
discussed by two speakers, Mrs. Agnes
Hart and Mrs. Arthur II. Smith, OF China.
The former described the low status Of
women in un-Christian countries. Mrs.
Smith drew a touching picture of the aw-
full poverty ia China that grinds down the
masses of the women to the performance
of an endless round Of manual labor. The
tyranny of public opinion and the blind
ignorance in which they are kept also mil
itate against the Chinese women receiving
Christianity. Later in the day Mrs. Smith
spoke again. and more hopefully, of the
prospects for eyangelizing the women of
the flowery land.
In the absence of two other speakers,
Mrs. B. Cove, well known for labors
among the convicts at San Quentin, was
invited to address the assembly upon her
work An interesting sketch of both the
female and then the male prisoners was
given, and Mrs. Cove concluded by enter
ing a plea for helping hand to be stretched
out to convicts as they leave the prisons.
Miss Mary l.. Cort of PetchaDuree, Siam,
gave a pathetic account of the hardshlps
endured by Women Under Buddhism" a
subject upon which she spoke again in the
afternoon. 1--WE hear" said the speaker,
"a great deal from Americans who have
read little about Buddhism Of the beauty
tybi oh cyir %
second chance If you 60 to Siam they
will tell you. we want to get through with
these infinite chances. What we need is
rest
The president, Miss Mindora Berry.
opened the afternoon session by inviting
all The missionaries present to come to the
platform. So many stepped forward that
there was only room TO seat them COIL
fortably. a number of converts, some of
them wearing striking Oriental costumes,
were also on the platform. At first the
various missionaries were requested to
speak for five minutes, but their number
was so great that it became necessary TO
reduce the allotted time TO four minutes
and finally TO one. How can | tell you
about your mission schools in my land in
one minute?" asked an Armenian convert
patbeucally. when it came his turn to
speak, and many others seemed bewidered
at the short time allotted to them, but the
rule of brevity was adhered to, and the
session ended promptly at balf-past 4.
The first speaker of the afternoon was
DR.. Surge. the founder of the first hos
pital in Siam, who entered a meek plea
for his own sex getting little of the
credit for missionary work. II don't see
that women'S work in these fields is any
better than that of men," he said, "al.
though il is true that in medical missions
women have wide door thrown open Il
them" DR.. Surge then demolished the
theory that India is ''the cradle of medl
cal science" giving examples Of the super
stition and idoiatry that are mixed VI
with native treatment OF the sick anC
diseased, and drawing picture OF how The
patients have TO suffer in consequence tina
made his hearers shudder.
Mrs. Burnel, a missionary from India
gave an account of the absolute subsection
of the banana women to taeir lords ant
masters. whose names they 40 not ever
dare TO speak. This is the position
women hold in India, through Brahmin
ism and Buddhism. and yet our lovely cul
tured American women think Buddhism
is beautiful"
Dr. and Mrs. Greaves, who had arrived
yesterday from China. were then called
upon to give some account of their work
They responded by describing the prog
ress that Christianity has recently made II
Canton AMI the outlying districts.
DR.. Browning, an English physician
gave an interesting account Of the worl
of medical missions In China, saying tia
they break down heather prejudice, be
cause they offer 40 example of living tbt
gospel. The need for mere medical nurses
and deaeonesses was urged. the speake
saving that none but skilled physician
should go, as unsuccessful operations
bring discreGit on the cause. Tribute WA
borne to the excellent work the Catholi,
sisters are doing in China, and the nee,
for concentration among Protestant mis-
sio3s then was urged.
Miss Horseborough OF the China Inlan;