Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-22

signed. Tbs board has added by
adoption to Its missionary force
Mrs. F. J. Lyman, Of Woodbine,
Iowa, who is in Siam; Mrs. c. E
Reed, Battle Greek, Mich, who is in
China; A. G. Wilson. Coggan. Iowa.
who is in India. and Mrs. Wallace
S Farris, Anna, ILL.,, WHO is in China
The board has lost from its force
during the year. two BY death and
Eve by sickness: Miss Emma An
derson, of China; Miss Victoria Ar
buckle, Korea; Miss Annie Ricketts,,
Siam; Mrs. j. C. Woods, Mexico, and
Mrs. Hugh Brown, NJ. D., Korea
The present field force is composed
of 81 mis- sionsries. The expense
during the year Of sending out new
missionaries Was $4.SS3: buildings.
$40. There is under the care OF
the board 57l Christian Endta vor So
cieties-230 more than the year be-
fore. The Christian Endeavor socie-
ties contributed during the year &c.
2s3 70.
The address on Korea was given
by Miss Susan Doty, OF Seol. When
Miss Doty came to America on her
furlough the native christians Of her
field sent this message: "In the grace
OF Christ, abound in peace" Miss
Doty reported that the number Of
girls boarding schools in Korea is
So; the organization Of these schools
has been very laborious, and began
with orphans Of years Of age, but
during the last year the number of
christian homes represented in the
school of which she has control Is
II, the youngest age of the scholars
being 8 years. In public exhibit
ton held last year in the girls
school there were examinations in
the old testament, in the life of
Christ, grampar, arithmetic, map
drawing, and sewing. In these
schools the girls do all the house
work. The purpose Of the schools
is to send these girls forth full of the
knowledge of Gods word, hope in
Christ. and to show by their lives
what christianity has done for them
and that education shall broaden
both their intel ect and their life
Singing was not known among the
Korean women till the use OF the
gospel was introduced in their midst
Polygamy, she said, was universally
prscticed. but deprecated by the gov
ernment and all classes. Miss Doty
said the missionaries hoped to over
come the practice OF early marriage
through educational teachings. Sh'
said Ping Yang is the most WICKED
place in all the world. Graham Lee
formerly of this city, ia located there
The church OF which MIR. Lee has
charge has been enlarged four time
and increased in size II times sine,
he has been stationed at that point
1t is impossib BILE to further enlarge it
and Mr.. Lee has purchased a build
ing in the city at which the womel
are to worship.
A duet Vas sung by Mrs. Blaksle
and Miss Dorrance, after which fol
lowed discussion on young people
hour, lead by Mrs. j. M. Coulter, O
Chicago. Mrs. Connor, of Wabash
Ind spoke on, the subject "Littl
Children Shall Lead Them" tn
thought of the paper being that tn
work of The Christian Endeavor so
cieties shall be the impressing of tn
children with the desire OF doin
for others and not living for them
selves alone. Miss Kate Shaw, il
charge of the girls school at Kanaz
ava, Japan, made a brief address
outlining the work in that country an
showed that the conditions for carry
ling on the work were very favorable
Eva H. Field, M. D., followed. an
said that there we're any number Q
young people willing to take up tn
work it the means were provided
Mrs. Coulter closed the discussion
with a very interesting paper il
which she brought up the question
"1s there a need and q place for III
young womsn's society,"" She sug
gested these reasons against formini
young peoples societies: multi
plicity Of organizations. the alread
full and busy lives of our younI
women in school, Office, store ant
society; the old reason which meet
the woman's societies as well--lack o
! interest. She said that series Q
Questions will often develop item
which are invariably overlooked.
The reports from foreign secre
teries were read. Mrs. W. 5 Candle
read those of Africa and Syria, Mex
leo and Guatemala, and Miss M. T
Halsey those of India and Persia
The benediction was pronounced b
Rev. Hunter Corbett, the congregs
ton first joining in singing Go La
Dor on, Spend and be Spent"
TWO FINE ADDRESSES BEARD.