The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-14
WOMAN'S MISSION BOARD
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branch has done. The aim has been to
show that God has been in our work
at home and abroad, to show how He
has used individual influence to build
and maintain the organization, to con-
tinue and foster each of the societies
within, strong or weak which are its
inherent parts. Whether we have done
much or little for the womans board,
it has done much for u.s. charging our
conception of Christ's great COM
sion, developing friendship and Chris
tian fellowship, and giving to so many
women in Litchfield, Fairfield, Middle
sex and New Haven counties the priv
ilege of working in what DR.. Storrs calls
The sublimest enterprise of the earth
for which multitudes have died, to
which the Son of God gave Himself
This is the duty, the privilege that we
offer to all the Christian women in our
churches.
TWENTY FIVE YEARS WORK
FOREIGN FIELD.
Following is the report of Mrs Hume
as to twenty-five years work done IN
foreign fields. 1t was read on account
of Mrs. Hume's indisposition, by her
daughter, Mrs. Miller.
Looking through the vista of twenty
five years at the record of the New Ha-
ven branch we learn anew that COM
forting and inspiring truth, God giveth
the increase"
1t is a record of divine grace working
through human fundamentally for re-
demption in time and eternity.
The full story can only be told in
heavenly language, through never end
{ ing ages.
We must content ourselves with
very few of the earthward aspects, told
in as many moments as the work has
continued for years.
April Is, 1871, the New Haven branch
entered upon it's work with valuable
inheritance from it's initial society.
The foreign investment represented
in this inheritance was one missionary,
Mrs. Mary K. Edwards, who still Ia
bors for Zulu girls in the twenty
seventh year of her missionary life;
three Bible women in Massovan; two
Bible women in Madura Gone of whom
is still our faithful representative in
that field and six scholarships in girls
schools.
1t was then more closely brought to
view that there was a special work for
Christian women in mission fields, and
it is still true in many lands that only
women can have access to women in
their homes and lead them to Christ.
Early in this century mission work
was commenced in Africa in small,
imperfect way, but within forty years
almost as many societies have entered
the most desirable portions of the con-
tinent, and though civilization and ed
ucation still remain near the foot of
the hill, in some fields, there has been
encouraging progress.
~ missionaries to the Zulus waited ten
years for their first convert, but in fifty
years they have given the people a
written language, translation of the
Bible and schools and seminaries, with
educated native teachers.)
Mrs. Mary X. Andrews, the first mis-
sionary of the womans board, was
adopted with great joy by the New Ha-
ven branch as their first representative
among the heather.
(The society also provided the funds
for house and school building) Ex-
cept for necessary furlough of one
year, Mrs. Edwards has remained at
her post.
The first year nine girls came to her
from the Kraals in their filthy native
blankets. In sixteen years the school
had grown into Inanda seminary with
fifty pupils enrolled. At that time Mr..
Tyler wrote: 'In these few years the
changes wrought in these Zulu women,
largely through Inanda seminary and
Mrs. Edwards, are among the miracles
of missions.
When we read of Mrs Edwards he
roic labors and the wisdom with which
she has adapted the school to the pecu-
liar needs of the people it does not
seem strange that the English govern
ment inspector should pronounce 1t a
model school in all departments, Or
that the reputation of its founder
should be so great that native chiefs
make her their trusted counsellor in
public matters.
The course of study includes the COM
mon school branches in Zulu, a fair
use of English, vocal music and thor
ough knowledge of the Bible.
Mrs. Edwards has also undertaken
the oversight of a Y. w. c. A. for the
protection of women going to the city
ON business or in search of work.
In '94 DR.. Rose Bower was appointed
to the West Central African mission,
and half of her support assumed for one
junior department
Upon her arrival the young mission
airy physician received a joyful well
come, and through an interpreter was
able at once to make use of her medical
skill.
When we think of the immense size
and Importance of China, with it's tenn
ing millions, closed to the rest of the
world for centuries, behind her impen-
[ etrable wall, it is not surprising that
now all Christendom seems striving to
enter her open doors.
Our work as a branch touches that
great country, mainly at two points, at
Foochow and Tungcho.
Our first investment was $40 for a
scholarship in the Girls school at Foo
I chow in '72. Since that time we have
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