The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-14

One writes: II thank God for Ills grace and am determined through my whole life to do the will of God" Another writes: q have heard your letter, and though I have not seen your face, my heart is bound together with yours, I thank God that He let me come to this school to study and learn to know the Saviour"
 A little girl in the school sends us this word: q don't know what to say, so I send the first line of I am Jesus little lamb.'"
 The year '96 completed twelve years of medical service of lady missionaries in the city of Foochow, and it has proved one of the most effective agen- cies of the mission. The statistics for the past year seem very encouraging; 12O patients have been treated in the hospital, $500 in the central dispensary, over 2,000 in outside dispensaries, beside 800 patients in their homes. The phy- sicians were called to some of the most prosperous, as well as the most wretch ed homes. Many times the call was too late, but often they were able to bring relief, The hearts of those who hate foreigners" are often opened to the truth of the Christians God through the healing of the Christian doctor.
 The Womans school in Foochow, to- wards which we contribute, promises to be valuable uplift to the characters and home lives of the women. There are twenty members connected with it. Their principal class book is the Bible, and their ambition to learn is a continual surprise.
 Some money was sent from FoochoW | Christians for relief work in Turkey, with this message: we are far sepa- rated, but we want Armenian Chris tians to know that earnest prayers as | cend for them from fellow Christians in | China"
 TUNGCHO, NORTH CHINA. For some months last year Miss An drews health was very poor and fur tough seemed necessary, but cooler weather brought relief, and she writes | Now my work is a great delight to me. feel better able for it than have for three years
 l Miss Andrews enthusiasm in the col lege and theological seminary teaching never flags. She and Miss Chapin share in the work of the Station school, which is proving helpful to several classes of women. During the year 1 four sessions of several weeks each were held in succession, the first for Bi- ble women and teachers; another ses- sion was for mothers and women who | live far from mission centers and enjoy few Christian privileges; a third was | for inqurers, from which two were re- ceived to the church: a fourth consisted of ignorant but interested women who had as yet received no instruction. i There is a great change wrought in the looks, lives and influence of the wo- men who have been educated in the mission schools. Ore who had been trained under Miss Andrews died last year in her village, where she was the only Christian. Her life exerted re- markable influences; several have al- ready come to the mission for more in struction. and there Is hope for Chris | tian center through that one humble life.
 | Miss Chapin has the care of Bible women and primary schools. Chao- | mai nal, she says, never tires of her work, and Is so interested in the people she visits that she will walk miles to carry help to the needy and give the blessed words of comfort which she has | lived upon these many years. | Mss Morrill, of Pastingfu writes us | fully of the Station school, In which We have taken a new share.
 For two years girls have not been ad- mtted to the school with bound feet; at first this innovation was not received kindly, but now there is as much appro- bation as there was murmuring. No one rejoices more than the girls them selves.
 Throughout North China the anti | foot binding league Is known as the | Advantage to the Body Society" The name seems appropriate to one who has observed the suffering of the victims to this cruel practice.
 How the custom of foot-binding origi- mated no one knows, but 1t has been a great curse to the women of China | The gospel of love Is beginning to lift the cruel burden. and there are many here and there who are known as "the large-footed women of the Jesus doc | trine"
 Tn China, as on every mission field
 there are disappointments, but the de- voted workers find compensations and fruits everywhere.
 | One incident:
 A woman who when quite young was left a widow with three children, took a VOW of widowhood for life, and began a round of religious services and gifts in the temples. rising several times at night to perform rites and prostrations before the idols Hearing that a rela- tive twelve miles distant had joined the Jesus people," she started at once to inquire about 1t. They talked till mid night, when she said, This is what have been seeking" The next day she found a missionary and asked her with intense earnestness, "Tell me about this true God"
 On returning home she took down all her idols and with as great persever- | ance as she had shown in their worship came long distances for Christian in- struction. Her sincerity and devotion