The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-14


in charge of new and difficult work
at Wal. .....
Mrs. Libley has counted that city,
with its $4,000 Inhabitants, and the SUI
burban villages, as her field of labor,
which she has cultivated with a devo-
ton and fidelity which is remarkable.
Mrs, Libley, asking for an ordained
missionary for that station, writes:
This bigoted, Brahminical city needs
in her missionary the best, intellectual
ly and spiritually"
In both respects she herself we'll sup
plies the need.
In 1892 the rare privilege was ours of
sending as our fourth representative to
the Marathi mission DR.. Gurubai Kar-
markar, herself the fruit of missionary
labor in that field.
Mr. and Mrs. Karmarkar are located
at Bassein, the capital of a large dis
trict not before occupied.
Four years of professional study in
this country secured for her the degree
of M. D. and the medical knowledge
which is being skillfully employed for
the relief of her country women.
When she left she carried all hearts
with her, and by her work there she
has already won the confidence and
esteem of all classes of the community
Her devotion inspires those who help
her work, and the gifts sent to the dis
pensary through our thank offerings
have been doubly blessed, uniting those
who give and those who receive in a
close partnership.
She writes: Many of our houses
have been transformed into homes, dc +.
spised widows have entered upon cheer
full lives, many caste prejudices have
disappeared; in short, a revolution is
taking place in the social and religious
life of my people"
The girls boarding schools in Ahmed
uagar and Madura deserve more than a
passing mention.
They have held large place in our
interest, and our contributions have
supported 600 annual scholarships dur
ing these years.
Their results in the past would justify
broad and liberal plans for advance,
such as Capron Hall will give to the
school in Madura.
Miss Lucy Root has been our only
missionary in Madura, where she was
stationed in 'S7.
She had for several years the super
intendence of large day schools for Hin
du girls and was privileged to estab-
lish the first school for Mohammedan
girls.
The opening of doors into the Zena-
mas of India, to admit Bible women,
may be compared to the admission of
morning sunlight into prison cell.
More heather and Mohammedan wo-
men have heard the message of Jesus
through the Bible readers than through
all other sources combined.
The support Of a Bible woman has
rightly been considered by our aux
iliaries the most attractive line of our
work.
Miss Child in recent letter bears
emphatic testimony to the value of this
direct Bible teaching by earnest native
women.
Ceylon, called by the Hindus the
Dwelling Place of the Gods" has beer
foremost among missions in education
The Christian community is composed
largely of persons educated in mission
schools. Seven hundred women in the
villages are being taught by native
Christian women, who in these gratuit
Gus labors give evidence of having beer
themselves taught of the Spirit.
We regard with great satisfaction the
history Of the Oodonville seminary ant
our early investments in that now self
supporting institution
For the Undupitty school pledges fol
six or more scholarship have been helt
for several years. Almost every woman
teaching in the 1870 schools of the mis-
sion was educated in one or the othel
of these boarding schools.
In the early history of the brancl
we mad share in the Mexican mission
at Monterey through Miss CARR,
Strong, for five years our representa-
tive there. Ill health obliged her will
great regret to withdraw from the mis-
sion
| In 1882 new mission was opened il
Mexico Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton We're sen
as pioneers, and the name of the new
| missionary was added to the branch
| list.
Upon their arrival at Chihuahua tn,
| authorities declared that mo hereti,
| should have residence there" Not {
| decent room could be secured fo
weeks and Mrs. Eaton wrote Il car
| truly say that my tears are my mea
| and drink
The first effort was to display Scrip
| ture texts at the window of their littl,
| room, which was soon broken and text.
and books destroyed. Then the heretic
| were authenticated, and all them wht
served them supplies communicated
| However, in two years the first con
vert was welcomed and the work be
| gan to grow.
| In twelve years the mission reported
! fourteen churches with 700 members
| and evangelical work was begun il
other places.
Mrs. Eaton's work in the mission ha
been varied and important; in churcl
| and Sabbath school and in meeting
| for women, while the charge of musi
| in all the services and literary work OF
| but also widened the sphere of her in
! fluence.
Her little day school for girls has de
| veloped into boarding school and i
| the most promising institution for girl
| in the country.
| We have supported scholarships TO
years.
The first missionaries to Austri;
| found the spirit of John Huss, spiritua
| life, we'll nigh crushed out of the Bo
hemian churches. Pastor Schubert, de