New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-28
GREAT MISSIONARY MEETING.
MEMBERS DISCUSS A FIELD THAT COW
ERS THE CONTINENT.
woMAN,s TACTFUL. PATIENT TRAINING RE
otyIREp FOR THE RACES FORCED BE-
HIND IN THE PROGRESS OF
I\1 II
CIVILIZATION.

~. n,+v-second annual meeting Of the American
Missionary Association which has been in session
thi. week In the South Congregational Chulch'
Concord " H. closed yesterday with an enthusiasts
tic and Interesting womans meeting.
The programme varied including report OF
wonen,s work by Miss u f. Emerson. secretary
talks by the Rev. c. l.. Hall. superintendent OF
Indian missions. Fort Berthold. North DAKOTA anu
Mrs Anna W Richardson. principal La1nsoh
School Marshallville, Ga; an ADDRESS oy MIS-
Kate Epson Clark. Brooklyn; reports from Nnss
Maude Summers teacher from Saluda seminary;
North Carolina and Miss NJ l.. Phillips prlnc'pai
Lincoln School. Marion. Ala.
In Miss Emerson's report It was stated that the
contributions from wOmen's missionary socieues
during the wear have been $3.50 6S. While this Is
less than for two previous years. when 1uoiee
.hares were contributed. II IS advance or ABOUT
$50 upon the average of contributions during the
debt period 80. oo,o.,o,
The field Of the American Missionary Association
while not divided into mans work ana Wo,n",'
work is vet an exceptionally favorabe heiu Ioi
work n which women particularly adap'eu'
The lowl,ness Of the people among whoh we iaoo''
,he manner Of reaching and helping them can 10y
MANY women workers in the schools ChiIu "i
REQUIRES woman's tactful, patient traimne' anu
races that have been left behind or forceu peh'H'
in the progress Of civilization are in many respects
NO children OF the total number OF missionary
teachers about three-ifths are women AT "oih
among the colored people, the mountaiheers '"e
Indians and Chinese; besides these '"eie arc
many who as the wives Of pastors. most OF them
native helpers do vast amount OF missionary
,orL Additional 10 the usual schoolroom instruc-
ton there ara lines Of woman's work In industries
and the "motherng" Of the young people IN tie
scbool homes OF the 13,i45 pupils In the schooIS
the last year. thousands OF girls coioiTu nv
"a indian have been given most careful insuuc-
.,o In domestic training sewing. cutting hitting OF
Garments and all kinds of household "orA' inns
means that particular attention ana orecuo' ""'e
been given to each girl. beginning with the Ne''
a. b. Of domestic duty ,,,
The "motherng" OF large households or youiis
neople both boys and girls. is one OF the NUS .
nortant ard influential lires OF missionary WON
and the boys need and appreciate II no ess ,i'on 1
the girls Among the noble women ""0 ia.
nursing our sick soldiers was one WHO ""o'' a"
s,gned N the care OF the colored soldiers gave
e,e -, consideration A poor fellow In his
aour,,ro called her mother. and was reDuKed D!
the man in the next cot for speaking mus ~ -
white woman. But the nurse repheo aue'S' ,,
his mother until he gets well anu i'' NV " o.
began 10 call her mother Ihey WIN ir.'on eo,6s
her Our boys and girls In the mission HcIuS'
ho,ho- white colored or Indian, value their mis-
sionary mothers III. .ho o,neal
Miss Emerson closed her report WI" ~ io
CO.. We NOT make the coming year year OF iaiee'
generous giving to the Lord for 'nis ''''''
VIE Mary L. Phillips emphasized the imPoT n me-
of missionary labor among 'he coio''
The dense ignorance among them s dc, With
W. cannot help feeling that life as seen III sue noei
gions has been fury eNP'csSeN ~ "
In his lines on Lie
..A crpe- Of bread and corner 70 sleep IN
A minute to laugh and az hour to weep H.
A pint Of Joy TO a peek OF uo..'lV cor,e double:
And never Il ia An1 1 'h's ' is NE t.
.,,o,, MAJ, think the colored people are satisfied
with their sn'Jo1 n1 ot Many have expressed
a longing for better things. but because ol dI,inn
SGver'g Sbr homes OF those who have been In our
boarding schools are much Deter nIa hat these
non gwen ee an" ~ he changed and made what they
MONIES are G, iris learn habits OF neatrrss. thrnt
and economy tLat arc put III pi"''''' 80 ~
wear r. rr Lincoln Normal School IN Man
a. S.t.r TO bring parents In closer ,Vr r,
viii our sch,N cork W had f"fem,S o "a" ,re dny
p are1s d1 and -, ~ koen interest In listening TO
tie recitatons aci GXamnm5 WE ,.ss nnXi"us to
The sewing cilis's. Each inot.'I wa f',fbtrr and
end ,be sDeciA, article made ny her daukn'' NJ
5 daY seemed 10 awaken deeper interiIt in our
school and made tn parents ino.v w ,riii1ren
80 10 sacrifice in order 10 educate thclr Su.iul'
"A literary Soo,jzcI The literary society proved
iery "efs . 80 great help and pleasure 20 the
~ Up tb V3catior months. The library cona h
nearly three hundred choice books many 1i dinn
given by Northern friends. ne naurt Ut rend
Grew very rapidly. and many hours "elc sIe''o 1900
tne GOOD hooks that before the library waS opciieu
spent on the s,resis ne About thirty
comics OF celebrated pictures were s.SurTi ,a nv
framed These gwen out WIN W
hnnke 10 De Kept two weeks and then exchange 20,
49, INC pctrres given out a snort sketCI
~ each one was given and The most prom ,nc,
,ea,nres nointed out the pupil VINO was lhslr uV'-
"a 60 exnlain the picture in the same way 10 ine
members of the family Can you imagnf d GUPes
and Ranhael's 'Cheruhs hanging upon the Waiis vi
those ride cabins? They are there; ana me hVe,
OF the inmates OF those homes have been purer ana
better bv seeing these pictures.
AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.
Election OF OFFICERS AND OTHER WORK OF
THE LAST DAYS SESSIONS
Con ,ord y. H.. oct. 27-At this mornings session
of the American Missionary Association the Rev
A. T. Dunning of Boston. Editor OF The Con
gregationaist. read the report on chahee OF 'e''"
=, service NJ the Executive Committee. which was