The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-28

BERRY. pine Street, Mrs. James Stead
man. pieasantdale, Mrs. j. ID. Roberts
Peaks island, Mrs. Hattie Biaokman
Westbrook. Mrs. 6. 3. Morrill,; Soutf
Berwick. Mrs. Alice Luce; south Fort'
land, Mrs. W. +. Holman Woooio Mas
Mrs. E. II. Thayer; York sl NAY mi r.
HAYES; Saco. Miss Lena Lord; West
End, Mrs. H. E. Dunnock; Eliot MIS- y
M. E. Stewart: Gorham, Mrs. ?.
| Cobb: Old Orchard. K. L. Luce; 0ooo
wins Mills, Mrs. N. o. b. Eiwell.
= Secretary and Treasurer-Mrs IL "
Turner.
The meeting closed with an earnSs'
prayer by Miss Clara Cushman
There was an excellent attendance az
the evening meeting of the Missionary
| society, which opened, as usual, with
devotional hour.
Mrs. Donnell was in the chair and aIter
vocal trio, Mrs. &. Leslie Baker read
an excellent paper on the growth OF tne
missionary work in China and Corea.
Mrs. Donnell then said that although
the speaker of the evening needed no IN
PRODUCTION, being very familiar to them,
still the ladies were always more than
glad to welcome Miss Cushman, who had
been 80 long connected with missionary
work in China.
Miss Cushman said in response to her
introduction, that she was always re-
minded of saying of Mrs. Darlington in
being SO presented, that "fami iarity
believe that here, for every one here was
so cordial Miss Cushman said very
cheerily she felt sure that in spite of all
| the good work that had been done in the
past there would be still more in the flu
ture by the women of this society.
| The speaker had many intere sting
things to tell Of her experience in China,
and among others told of one of hor earli-
est impressions in China, when she saw
group of people dressed in white, stand
| ing around hole in the ground firing
off fire crackers. They were burying the1I
dead, and firing the crackers to brighten
| off the evil spirits. "Who can say" said
| Miss Cushman, "that all religions are
alikeP'' In connection with the reports
man told the story of the first missionary
to China, who worked for eight years
and then had but one convert The poor
man was then entirely broken down with
his work, but still did not regret the Ions
years Of service. 1t was very interesting
| to hear of the results of the missionary
schools, and Miss Cushman said that i
dest'' OF in China, she would say, "Th'
University Of Pekin," with the larg'
number of young Chinese students. flf yot
should ask her what she was fondest Of
she should say-the girls. If you should
ask her whom she pitied most, she shoult
say, the poor goddess, Chinese woman
Thensthe speaker drew graphic picture
of the condition of these poor forlorn wo
men of the degradation of their circum
stances, and told some OF the questions
| which, as she expressed it they asked
ssfrom their hungry hearts. -
Miss Cushman gave an interesting ac
count of the work of the sixteen mis-
sionary hospitals, and she related that l.
Hung Chang himself had said, that i
the missionaries took China, the hospitals
had opened the doors. Then, there arr
the schools, of which Miss Cushmar
spoke with great enthusiasm; and of tn
| influence which the twelve thousand girl
from the four hundred schools would
exercise upon this heather people. II
conclusion, the speaker begged all presen
to give generously to the good cause ant
| the meeting closed with singing and thu
benediction.