The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-17
UNION MEETING.

The Young Women's auxiliaries or
the r. L. branch of the Womans board
OF missions held a rally in Memorial
chapel on Chestnut street TUESDAY
evening OF this week. After the deVo-
tional exercises and historical sketch OF
the work OF the WOmans board Dy
Miss Kate G. Lamso- Mrs j. L. Bal
lanAne of Bombay, India, gave very
earnest missionary address, In WMch
she described the condition OF the peo-
pie OF India without the Gospel anu
the great change for the better III
places where Christian missionaries
have worked. She spoke OF the preVa-
ience of caste customs which renders
luhe work very difficult She SAID
greater amount of good has been done
in the past twenty-five years by Chrls
tian missionaries in india than IN al
the seyenty-fye preceding, WhlCh pTaC-
tically covers the time since the intro
duction OF Christianity In chat coun-
try by such pioneers as carey BodIu- /
man. etc. But of course the present |
work would be impossible were IL not 4
for their preliminary effort. In one d
the villages where Mrs. Ballantlne
works. when she first went there zen
years ago. Ii was impossible 10 gas
access 10 the women: an that could be
seen Of them was an occasional head
looking our over the house, which van
gshed as soon as looked upon Now
every house Is ODen 10 the women MIS-
sionaries There rs great need Of more
Christian teachers AS an example pt
this need. the case OF an Isolated VII
lage was cited where Mrs Ballahtnc
gave instruction FOR a brief period ter
years ago. one native woman was con-
veTHed and instructed, so far as pos
sible under the circumstances, but re-
Gently when Mrs. Ballantne visited the
place she found the same deplorable ig.
norance. and this woman had not de-
Veloped Ia knowledge Of the Gospel be-
cause there was no teacher.
The condition Of things in India dur
ing the recent famine was described
by Mrs. Palantine i'm most realistic
manner her description of cases that
had come under her notice while prose-
cutting her work as missionary was
verv pathetic She said the famine has
made the people very tender and all
the kindly administrations cf ~ mis-
sionaries win them and render them
susceptible 20 Christian instruction and
ultimate conversion.
in the school where Mrs BallantfNs
teaches there are 80 pupils and three
Bible teachers. The school for girls
legan ten years ago with but five pu-
ills Its growth has been continuous
There are now in India high schools
or boys. kindergartens, girls schools
md a hospital
DR.. Bisselrs large school was speci-
lily noted and her splendid work as
eacher and nurse given much praise. !
Dr. Bssel is now very III because or
EXPOSURE and overwork The work OF
he doctor in that country Is greatly -
because OF the superstition
4 the people. the lack OF sanitary pre-
.autions and the Inconvenience. As
IN example of the ignorance prevail
ng. the case NJ a man was cited for ,
whom the doctor prescribed six pills \
wo TO be taken every morning for :
hree mornings: the directions were 7
upon the man. but before he I
40 redched the gate he had swallowed
he six pills and contended that IL two
'ould help him the whole six should
clip him much more. "a
In closing Mrs. Ballantine described sI
er visit 20 the greatest mausoleum in m
ne world. located i'm Northern India, -
Thich was built for a Mohammedan ~
ife by her wealthy husband. she
aid more beautiful than this superb
are those monuments erect %
by the missionaries all over the land. -,