The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-09
WORLD AROUND MISSIONARY.
Miss Jessie Alderman and Her Intere sting.
Work for the VIC. I. U.-Preaching Tenn
perance in Many Lands.

Miss Jessie Alderman, the ''all round the
worlo" missionary of the ". C. T. u, is q
most interesting woman. Miss Ackerman is
one OF the ablest woman in many directions
in the organization 80 which she has dedi-
Gated her life. She is a c1ever orator,a for
| chile and eloquent speaker, and a woma
of such simplicity and of such geniality OF
| manner that she makes friends wherever
| she goes. Not only does she make friends,
1 but what is a little more difficult to do, she
keeps them.
| Miss Alderman has visited Turkey, Syria,
India, China Australia, New Zealand, and
| Tasmania in the course of her travels. to
say nothing of Europe. portions Ct Africa
notably Cape Colony-and the whole of her
own country. She has travelled by cars, by
ship. on horseback. on elephants. camels
in filters. jnrikshas. and, indeed, by every
known conveyance which the skill of man
can devise.
Miss Ackerman has an impressive pres
ence in her favor, and Pleasing, musical
voice. She is above the medium height,
with strong features, gray eyes. land hair
slightly tinged with gray. 1t is a commen-
tary upon the fatigue and unavoid able
hardship which she has undergone that,
when she began her travels. there was not
touch OF gray in her brown tresses. There
is a wholesomeness. a simplicity and
raightforwardness in her manner that
speak volumes for her sincerity OF purpose
Like most travellers who must work and
observe closely, Miss Alderman prefers to
go upon her long tours alone. She cannot
be detained and annoyed by the accidents
that seem TO attend even the most harmo-
NOUS and congenia1 parties.
And have you never had any unpleasant
expeIiences?'' she was asked in Chicago
the other day by an Inter Ocean reporter.
Never" she replied. land l have been
everywhere-miles from human habitation
with no other company than my native
servants. and 7 have received everywhere
only kindness and courtesy
She spent two years in Australia. visiting
remote lumber camps. shepherds upon the
Sheppard cattle ranges, the copper mines,
and the opal quarries, and went down I'M
der the sea with the pearl divers on the
north coast. that she might personally in
yestigate that submarine industry. She
:rayersed the salt deserts of this strange
country and explored its eucalyptus forests
and it's jungies of giant tree ferns. She saw
much and learned much. and. above a Il,
where. The Australians. many of them,
are hard drinkers. and she found a wide
field for missionary labor. There is no doubt
that her effoIt is resulted in leaving healthy
sentiment in favor Of Total abstinence
where such change of sentiment would |
seem Incredible.
Like all people who have visited that |
favored colony. Miss Alderman was thor
oughly charmed with New Zealand 1.-The |
people are SO generous and unspoiled," she |
SAID, $50 ready with their hospitality, the |
whole country seems to be dominated by the |
spirit of loving Kindness
In New Zealand she was fortunate in |
having the cooperation and influence of |
Sir Robert Stout, the ex.Premier, who is |
radical temperance reformeI, and who |
thoroughly believes that national prohibit
tion is not only possible but practicable.