The times., 1898-10-07
and their missionary work. In part the
address was as follows:
Nine Vlafuuahet. Address

Nine. " RtQnabe's Address.
Il was about two years ago when | dining
with our bishop at his home in Tokyo that he
asked if would not like to 60 to America
| in lo9S TO attend the general convention of the
Noman's Auxiliary a representative of the
Ladies' Institute in Tokyo Ny answer TO him
that | could use the money TO better advan-
/ tage than by representing the cause in America.
! The question was not put seriously, it was
tirely forgotten IN time, but when ! was ordered
to undertake this journey, Mrs. McKim, the presi-
i dent OF the Woman's Auxiliary in Japan, wished
me to attend this convention.
Our visit is owing to the great interest that
our empress feels In your country. 1t at the
request OF Mrs. Alice Baird, the last vice presi-
dent of the Woman's Clubs, to our minister OF
education her visit to Japan.
| am quite embarrassed that favored with
this mission. and regret exceedingly not to be
able TO convey TO you the great interest of our
empress in your country, because it is the first
time that japanese women have been sent fsr such
4 purpose.
Ny dear American sisters, please accept my
hearty thanks. not only for the Ladies' Institute
in which have been in charge for five years, but
for all Of your generous efforts for our far eastern
land. Before came 10 this country had very
high admiration for your earnest work for the
sake Of humanity Since coming here my ad-
miration has increased more and more.
This being my first visit to America, and my
stay being only few months l have not had
time enough to study well your country. How
ever, in this short time / am already impressed
/ with several things; for instance in seeing the
eolered porters on the we'll trained.
thought that they were emblematic OF your fsee-
dom and generosity Had they remained in their
fatherland they would be but sayages; brought
here mysteriously, they glorifying Ged. the
maker of all human beings. through your Chris
tian love
Another impression is the marvellous industry OF
the people, so active, busy, not TO loose
a minute. II is true. Those VINO help them
selves heaven helps; this industry this energy OF
the people. will readily be the source OF the
wealth of the natioh and the maintenance OF this
vast land in such an HONORABLE way that your
people say so proudly. am in America. This
tender sympathy for Others this vigorous, self
struggle, is the life of your Independence. in
which that great mans spirit Washington, IS al
ways living: see it very clearly. and have
admired often in visiting the public institutions
as well as private familist by seeing the picture
Of your Father Washington decorating the walls
While you have so much to do in your country
how kind and generous you are to do 50 much
good for foreign lands although you VIII say
80 nobly that you are working in Gods hald, but
in my place; can | not admire your indefstigsole
efforts? Can | not be grateful for such gener-
osity? How happy shall we be when we Japan
ese become able to work in Christian endless love,
as you doing now.
What we want now in Japan is Christianity.
| am often told since came In this country that
there is not much hope for the Japanese TO re-
receive the gospel and for the empire TO become
Christianized OF course, il Is very difficult to
make people Christians. as we cannot always
meet real Christians in what they call Christian
nation.
The students sent from Japan to Europe ap-
prove mostly the Theory of evolution, so there
are evidently more fnaterialists among the pro
fcsso-s Of our university than Christians. The
people say they are learned, they are educated
in Christian countries and they do believe
any more in the Christian doctrines therefore
how can we adopt this new rehgionf II Is
fact that the followers Of Buddhism, Confucianisn
and shintoism Who Fsre afraid OF er-growlng
Christianity take advantage OF those opinions oi
the professors and exsggerating them, cause tu-
multi and make the mission work very hard
This was the case before the war with china
some four years ago. still we see this phenomena
in various conditions.
Sisters Across the Seas.
The president next introduced Mrs.
Lewis VINO made short speech 10 the
ladies. basing her address on three
clauses in the second chapter of the
Ephesians, relating to past, present. and
the ages yet to come. She was followed
by Miss Tsuda who is a teacher in the
Peeresses' School of Tokyo.
Miss Tsuda said It was privilege sell
dom given 10 woman of her nationality
TO meet and ming1e with such body,
inspired with one purpose, one faith, and
one idea She hoped that the bonds of
sympathy between the japanese and the
American women would be strengthened
and that the time would soon come when
the one HVulu tIoA hiiu hC1A
to the other when there was more than
the printed page and the speech of trav-
eIers to make them acquainted.
The japanese women. she said, always
enioyed a freedom and respect inmeasur-
ably above that which was accorded their
Asiatic sisters. Artists and scholars were
found among them. and the greatest
classic works of the land are from the
hands of its women. AT times circum- |
influence. but never to the exbsnt which |
has been felt by other Asiatic women.
Even In the old days, she said. when |
womans sphere was confined to the do |
mestic circle. the Japanese women re- |
ceiVed instructions in literature and the |
arts as well as in sewing and other do |
mestic attributes. Now that Japan has |
emerged from the darkness of the old |
feudaf days the sphere of woman has
enlarged and broadened accordingly. and |
they are to be found in the most pro-
gressive walks of life
School Movement in Japan.
She gave an interesting account of the
school movement in Japan and the great
interest taken by the present empress,
who has founded a school and takes the
greatest delight in a personal supervision
of it. 1t was TO the honor of the mission
aries. however, Miss Tsuda said, that the |
first school for girls founded in Japan
was founded by them
Just previous to Miss Tsudas address
Secretary Emery had announced that
owing to the limited time at the disposal
Of the convention the ten-minute rule
would be applied to the speakers Ac-
cordingly at the expiration of that time |
Bishop McKim touched the young lady on
the arm and she was about to retire but
from every part of the house came cries
of NO, no." mingled with vehement ap-
plause. and she was compelled to finish
the address which she had prepared She
did so smilingly and gracefully and re-
cefved an ovation at its conclusion
Mr.. John w. Wood was the next
speaker. He talked for ten minutes on
The Laity a Body Of Missionary Volun-
teerS, and said that such a gathering in
dicated that there were many who real
ize that the laity. should be a strong mis-
sionary factor. To call ones self a Chris
tian, he said, is to be as far as one can
missionary. He spoke of the self-denial
of the women and children, from whom
came much OF the means to carry on the
work, and said that it was unfair for the
men to sit back and merely applaud.
The Rev Charles H Brent followed
with a short talk on "The Priest and His
People at Work for Missions" Mr. Brent
said that the parish, which was the unit
or ecclesiastical life, which failed to have
for its climax missions in the sense of
work in foreign lands. was failure "We
must make Christs cause our own or fail
utterly in Christian life
Women in Mission Fields.
The program concluded with series
of brief talks on the general tonic.
Women in the Micrion r5;a,5 D;.l..