The times., 1899-10-08

Miss Jessie Wilson, OF Persia, and Mrs.
Al. Carleton, Of India. two missionaries
who attended the third conference of the
international Onion OF Women's Foreign
Missionary Societies OF the Presbyterian
and Reformed Churches at the Presbyte-
rian Church OF the Covenant the first three
days OF the past week are typical repre-
sentatives Of what might be called the
new and the old style missionary. without
an intention at disparagement OF the work
OF either of these women. One of them
has spent over a quarter OF a century
among the natives of the Punjaub, India,
and says she expects TO pass her declining
days spreading the Gospel among the
heathens and to be at last laid to rest
among those TO whom she has devoted her
life il trying TO rescue them from the
darkness and fanatieism of heather reli-
gion 10 the civilization OF Christian infiu-
ences.
The other is still q young woman, but
has chosen for the field OF her lab1rs Persia
where the religion OF Mohammed -four
ishes and where the natives are killed if
they are found publicly worshiping any
other diety than Mohammed Both gave
Up good homes in the land OF the free and
went voluntarily TO countries where for
eiEners are looked upon with suspicion,
and where their lives might al any mo-
ment be sacrificed to the whims Of the fa-
natical native priests and teachers who
view with jealousy the progress made by
the Christian missionaries among their
people.
Mrs. Carleton is type Of the mission
AIRY women who a quarter OF century ago
were sent out TO teach the natives OF the
Far East the Bible and the Christian re-
lgion supported only by zeal for the cause
and by slender means from the churches
which they represented, which, il has been
said, too frequently failed to estimate the
true worth Of the work they accomplished
or appreciate the hardships they had TO
endure
Represents the Modern school.
Miss Wilson, on the other hand, repre-
sents the modern school missionary. the re-
suit of years OF study by those interested
In foreign work, who have found that more
good can be accomplished by studying out
men and women equipped TO administer TO
the physical as well as the spiritual all
ments OF those whom they wish 10 convert
TO Christianity. Both Mrs. Carleton and
Miss Wilson ars Pennsylvania women and
both are Representatives OF the American
Presbyterian Mission
Mrs Carlsaon was Miss Calhoun and
claims Beaver county, Penn. for her home
though she expects 10 reside in India dur
ing ne remainder of her life. Il was in
1858 that Miss Calhoun left Pennsylvania
for India in company with several Other
missionaries and il was years before she
revisited this country.
She began her missionary work near the
City OF GuiraE ..sla, near Lahore. when
missionaries were practically unknown in
that country, or at least had made very
little progress and she has seen the work
OF herself and associates grow until thou
sands Of natives have become Christians
and from thirty 10 fifty schools VIII re the
natives are taught knitting ard sewing anl
other domestic arts wEiie leaning the BIZ
bic have bsen established. Mrs Csrl toa
now makes her home in an agricultural
community ncar Simla, which is the sum
mer capital OF the India Empi e. and
where the Niceroy. who married Miss
Letter daughter Of the Millionaire who nov
resides II Washington.
The agricultural colony where ! make
my home IN India is q most delightful
spot, said Mrs. Carleton. IT is situated
81 the mountains where the temperature
is always agreeable and where fruits AM
vegetables flourish with little cultivation.
In the colony are twelve families compris-
ing about ffty-ive persons. Each FANNY
has its home and its tract Of ground TO
cultivate. The girls are taught knitting
and sewing and the boys learn trades that
VIII be useful TO them
The Results of Education.
Besides the domestic arts they are
taught about the Bible and we now
have two native men who are doing much
work among their people and accomplish
ing probably more than a foreign mission
ary could. We have q comfortable chapel
where services are held, and the cornmu-
nifty is growing in numbers and spreading
Christianity on all sides. There Is no bet
ter way 10 teach the natives the Bible than
10 inspire them 10 rise above the degrada-
tion in which they have been plunged for
centuries and 70 build comfortable homes
and rear their families in comfort These
agricultural communities are growing in
favor in foreign lands. particularly in In
dia, where the natives appreciate them
more thar they do mere schools where they
go for instruction. In my thirty years IN
India, ] have always gone TO the natives
and tried 70 first gain their confidence; that
accomplished, they listened 10 the teaching
OF Christianity, and many OF them have
been converted. I may say that / have
never broken faith with the natives, which
Concerning the new style OF missionary,
as some call those who go as missionaries
and physicians combined there is no doubt
that they are accomplishing a great deal
OF good but in my day we had nothing
except the Bible and our faith to support
US and / am sure we have made records
Of which we may well be proud. While
there are still many missionaries OF the
old school in the field ] believe the physi-
clan and missionary combined are growing
in popularity, and az an evidence OF that
fact poiLf TO the two children OF Mr. Car
Teton, whom ] married IN India. Both o
them are nov physicians and missionaries
DR.. Marcus B. Carleton was educated a
Amherst College. and Miss Jessie r. Car
Teton, who was educated al Wellesley Col
lege. also has the right 10 write NJ. d. after
her name"
Miss Wilson. the missionary physician
was reared in New Washington. Penn, and
after acquiring an education IN the school.
Of her home city. she studied medicine II
Chicago and Philadelphia and was sen
10 Persia by the OliTet Church OF Phila.
delphia il 1891. This is her first visit fG
her home since that time In the pas
year In Persia Miss Wilson attended s,00l
patients which II this country would NEAR
a very comfortable income bat in Persi:
the fees have amounted 20 barely more thar
enough 10 support her.
Medical Training Indispensable.
Without my ability as physician ant
surgeon could accomplish nothing in Per
ara, said Miss Wilson. There is no relig
ious liberty there and In Hawaiian, q cit,
Of 60.000 inhabitants where ! have been a
work, natives have been killed for adoptIns