The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-13

! SHCe luCE6dSSu W OllG-llillu'
| In one town the mission school is the
only school, 1t was begun for the Ma
HAIRS and held in their rest house, but II
! did SO much for these low caste boys allc
girls that children of good caste nave
come into it, and so this school is help
ing to remove caste distinctions. In an
other village the school has transformed
the community; only few persons are
still unbaptized; there is held in this
school house a daily meeting Of men and
women for Bible study. Recently, al
one of these schools a dozen women
gathered to pass a Bible examination,
and all of them brought something ito
give for God" A committee was APP
pointed for promoting systematic be-
nevolence," and from nearly half the
towns of the district Christian women
were appointed on this committee.
Some of our Bible women are as well
known to us as our missionaries and we
hear of their work with unfailing inter
est.
Mrs. Winsor, of Sirur, says; Find
eight earnest workers in the home
churches and / know that the eight BIZ
BILE women in my field would not suffer
in comparison, and their crowns of joy
will not be dimmed because they labored
among the lowly village women of In
dia''
We remember the influence of Shante-
bai-Woman of peace the name means
who was employed as search committee
at the time of the plague. Since then
her husband has been stationed at an
off INN nt town and ShDOtphli is
the only Christian among thirty-five
hundred women. How much she could
accomplish for them if we would all
pray for her.
The Visitation of the plague at All
mednagar last year caused a scattering
of the people and it sent our Bible wo-
men everywhere preaching the word
Mrs Bissell tells us that they found
their feet strong to convey them from
place to place with the gospel Of bles-
sedness." They had rare opportunity to
make the truth known among those who
had known very little.
In one village where the people had
been assisted during the famine there
were ready listeners who said, Our gods
did not help us when we We're in dis
tress; it was the Christians God that
saved us
None other name" is the hardest part
of Christian truth for the people to ac-
cept, They are willing to add the name
of Christ to the gods whom they wor-
ship, and the ease with which they do
this is discouraging.
At the examination of Bible women in
Bombay each one received a certificate
and prize for proficiency in the gospels,
Their visits to the hospital seem to bring
the best results When Miss Abbott re-
minded the Bible women that they were
not expected to convert the Hindu wo-
men, but by word and example to pre-
sent Christ so that the spirit might find
hearts prepared for His work, one wo-
man replied, IF / had not remembered
that ! should have given up my work
long ago"
We have message from Mrs. Smith
about each one of our native fellow
workers in Ceylon. One is a widow who
visits eighty homes, teaching the wo-
men to read. She is also a help to the
Oodooville pupils who have returned to
their relatives; another IS interested in
village work; in order to do this she
goes ten miles in bullock cart at her
own expense. She is one who does not
grow weary in well-doing."
One Of them has a remarkable history
and is somewhat like the Pundita Rama
bal in appearance. she is a most mag
netic speaker in the Tamil and has had
success in influencing other Christian
women to do religious work in the com
Two of Mrs. Capron's first Bible wo-
men are still at work in Madura. One
of these, Gnanaperahasi, has been con-
nected with our Branch for twenty five
years. A token of loving remembrance
was sent her in observance Of this ami
Time fails us to give incidents
from the Madura field. but we must re-
port these wonderful statistics.
The village Bible women regularly Wis
tied during the year S5lS homes scat
tered in seventy-two villages and enc
thousand pupils were daily taught to
read the Bible,
Will every member of an auxiliary
who supports a Bible reader notice the
and read the accounts of
them in the April number Of Life and
Light,
The Madura Girls school reports a
of 256, with an increase of /
Lhirty-seven. These were accommodated
by putting up a temporary matched /
room on the roof of Otis Hall. The |
building fund for Capron Hall is increas- !
ng, but it has been impossible to obtain |
he desired site,
The year has been one of quiet seed |
sowing and growth in grace: eleven !
girls united with the church For the |
irst time Hindu girl has entered the |
Normal class. and also for the first time /
Hindu girl has been received as a
)oarder; her father pays her expenses in
ull and she is promising student
These mission schools may be consid-
ored nurseries for trees of righteous
1ess."
TURKEY.
One writes: Among all the instru-
nentalities for good in this land, the
Iarsovan Girls Boarding school takes
irst rank" The attendance has been
anger than ever before The class of
ight. soon to graduate, is particularly
one, all but two being pro-
essing Christians; one is soon to unite
With the church; the other is still in the I
ireek Catholic church, but manifests
n earnest, thoughtful spirit. Is not
his a prayer opportunity for us?
The Kings Daughters are active and