New-York tribune., 1900-04-27
TOLL FOR FELLOW WOMEN.
MISS SINGHs SINGING WINS MUCH AP'
PLAUsE FROM THE DELEGATES.

institutions that she was recalled by the audience.
which never ceased handcapping until Miss Singn
returned TO the front of the platform. She re-
sponded TO the encore by singing q song In the
Indian vernacular and did il in manner so pleas
ing TO the audience that the applause was almost
as marked as before. All OF the addresses and
papers by the women last night were received with
manifestations of hearty approval. The programme
vas managed with great skill the speakers keeping
within time limits. and the variety was marked
Every speaker received hearty greeting. The
programme included papers by Mrs. Duncan Nc
Laren Of Edinburgh; Miss Isabella Thoburn Miss
Singh. Mrs. W. A. Montgomery of Rochester. and
Mrs. S /. Keen, of Philadelphia. Mrs Joseph
Cook. Of Boston, read paper entitled "A Great
Need by Mrs. Isabella Bird Bishop Of London.
Mrs Bishop had intended TO be present, but III
less prevented her coming to the Conference Mrs.
J. T Gracey. OF Rochester, presided and after
prayer by Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickipson OF New
York introduced Mrs. Cook. who read Mrs. Bishops
paper. Mrs. Bishop wrote as traveller who haof
spent eight years in journeying about Asia, where
she studied the Oriental religions She said of
these:
The study of these Oriental creeds and their
fruits copeis me 10 me hm Ial and that
the sole hope for the religious. political and moral
ance of that other and later Oriental creed which
is centred in that Divine person 10 whom IN spte
X Knee eeF DIVISIONS : III 'S'e'''''1 OO"' ''' O
Among the prominent and outstanding fruits of
less corruption and infamies OF practice past belief
N she 4he sancon OF Of Law IS Simply
an engine Of oppression and justice commGditg con id
poor have means of buying. Lying is unyer-
hood There are polygamy and polyandry. with
their inne degada0n anq M TN fne 6s1 OF Inda
being the incarnations OF unthinkable wickedness.
There are unbridled inloralues sLd COT ~ I,
in doing right. Infantcide is openly prac-
se man N 9, a9 o m The Fast s allied With witch
demOnOlatry. immortality
walls universally. Some of the nations are given
up to unmentionahle infames, and nearly always
the priests and monks in advance or the people
Let US steadily bear in mind the he, o fact that
though during this century nearly b de persons @
the Christian Church. there are now more than
100000 more heather and Moslems in the world
truth trati 'e'i IN ~'''''S 7'''
Miss Thoburn who the speaker said. established
the first Christian college for women Asia, said
in part:
@ IL tho o op s s to 5hs fss
nnfo buf to minister Power is not manifest by
the work We undertake. but BY our success with with
% Sqr be bssk fonhd a in me edncaton Love Which we often
ss s Rng II m the the K0Td eap DO esi e
as did Miss Wiggin who said: No one who has
Re qo e @ 0 IN ou eak n India
posses p %e have had df to make Bricks Without
straw. As result OF our experience there am
g there 70 without Ta thoTongh preparation We do
poor work II II does inspire others to go and do
likewise
The speaker said that the missionaries met the
same difficulties that Church people were con-
fronted with here Bad books. public immortality
and dangerous arnusements appealed to the young
there they did here.
only yesterday said Miss Thoburn, her voice
ouivering with Indignation Miss Singh. one of
our Young women was approached by theatrical
agent. who offered her alluring inducements to go
On the stage an actress. She would be fur
.,g,a 1nf.
Miss Thoburn closed her remarks with ringing
appeal TO Christians devote the best talents in
them for the benefit of humanity.
Miss Singh was introduced former pupil Of
Miss Thoburn. She from the Lucknow
school to Calcutta University. where she took
front rank in scholarship. Miss Singh said. in
part:
i my 5 P5Fy%ege % Rfe few daEs ago @ to visit
coin Park. The thing. that most Interested me
there was the statue Of your great Lincoln with
he on fhe head Se of ad saRe
an Of M s6 SaGoa WE IT m 0%s4g 0 & at bdge Sme "a
me that we women of the Orient should feel the
nd to h people Of 0R Ennd ae ee dc II the doared
people who were given their freedom by. Lincoln.
tGreat apDlause)
The speaker said that while she would not speak
in derogatory way of the abilities of the Bible
readers in the missionary fields she was present
10 plead for the skilled labor which is much
needed in India the present time
said she "Pundita Ramabai able through the
education she possesses not only read but
superintend the building of artesian wells. Fiji
teen years ago there only Christian COL
lege in Asia. and that was heather, for II
under the practical supervision of heather Of
fcials'
Now there three colleges In India, two In
Japan and three in Turkey while there are num-
bers of high schools in the cities and larger viii
lagos.
THE Responsibility Of Women in Foreign Mis-
sions' was the subject of the paper by Mrs. Dun
can McLaren. She said :n part:
To seek TO raise the womanhood of the world to
the high plane where God would have her take
9 Is MRen mU wee n Of h numbers anS no be
reached and of the obstacles in the way Certainly
in this direction increase of knowledge brings in
s5ersrv nTpbinms r6a moro coeeIY d" we ses
hoW much Of the real undermning work in mis-
sicns lies 10 woman's hands 10 accomplish Rivers
and the source Of the polluted rivers Of idoatry
and superstition is always found in the home
II is therefore In the homes that Christian women
must seek 10 replace these poisoning streams with
shut doors Of the zenanas Will only open 10 a
woman's touch. that il must be woman's voice
same IS true in modifed degrees Of Reathen homes
the wide world over. In these days the cry OF the
heather women reaches through many ave
rd their still greater needs; thus our responsibility
Is qndeed heavS ana the cali 10 the rescue is press
ing and urgent
Mrs Montgomery. Of Rochester, who spoke on
The Outlook" said that the surest proof of the
vitality Of missions be found in the criticism
Il provoked "All unite TO praise the dead
SAID she and we may solace ourselves when our
good is evil spoken Of for We may assure our
selves that what we doing is being felt. The
fragrance Of Mary's box of alabaster ointment will
always be an aggravation 70 some, who would have
had Mary sell the ointment and give the money
The poor The missionary boards sometimes say
You are robbing Peter TO pay Paul-or should
pavli hut