The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-06
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The rIugreeltloua'i. reports som
Influential meetings held near Boston.
"On The second occasion the plrors
were filled with company OF men and
women Of prominence and Hauence Tn
the social ami professional life of the
town. 10 was very much like the ordl-
nary social assemblage up 10 the
point when the host presented Mrs
Alice Gordon Gulick as the speaker of
the evening From that point the
thought and feeling OF the comuany
broadened and deepcned until one felt
the electric atmosphere of an enthnri-
astic missionary meeting. The smpI,
telling of the extraordinary story of
the International Institute for Girls in
Spain made all hearts tender and re-
spOnsiye. There was no hint OF the
sacrifices this heroic woman and her
husband had made, Of the persecution
ana opposition encountered, or Of the
succession OF personal SORROWS down 20
her latest aifliction, the loss OF her son
VINO had just begun educational work
in Porto Rico Instead, this queenlv
woman, with her strong, serene face
ana musical voice, showed what won
derful things and yet what natural
things, too, in view of the superior
character of the human instrumental
ties involved, God had been doing I'm
Spain She spoke of the warmth of
Keeling toward our country since the
war, OF the appreciation on the part Of
the Spanish soldiers of kind treatment
in American prisons, and of the $40
worth of clothing which our Govern
ont Fspl aftts 4
back to Spain. She depicted the lead
erless condition of our fallen foe and
the yearning of the better class for
liberty and enlightenment. Her mar
ration OF the appearance of her pupils
before the Imperial University at Mad
rid, to take the examinations which
mad heretofore been open only to men,
or the sOftening of the hearts of the
professors toward them and of their
triumphant scholarship was scarcely
less than thrilling. The tiny educa-
tlonal seed which she planted at San
Sebastian so many years ago has. in
deed, already reached a splendid fruit
ton.
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer WAS al
her best that night. She could not
forbear uttering the complimentary
words which We're on every ones Inns.
and when she said that Mrs. Gulick
was known all over Spain as the
American Madonna one felt thar the
instincts OF the common people in any
land could be trusted to rate the bene- |
Factors OF humanity at their proper |
value. Mrs. Palmer's main point was |
that when God raises up a leader for
a great enterprise 1t is wicked to waste
the powers of such one We do not |
get every year, she said a Pundita Ra-
ndDal Tor india, a Booker Washington |
Tor the South or a Mrs. Gulick for
spain, but when they are raised I'D and
seen TO possess qualities of leadership
ne rest of us ought to follow. When
spain is wanting the best things which |
america has, should not we, out of the
amplitude or our resources and Gull
lre, respond? 1t did not need Mr..
,apens final words to make the an
zeal any more powerful, and yet they
ia enhance the impression of the
lour as from the standpoint of "A bust
less man he pleaded the need of
'rompt and generous action If the de-
Ire of Mrs. Gulick's heart, to plant
er institution in Madrid, the Spanish
apital, is to be accomplished
The son whose death is alluded to,
ecent graduate of Harvard, had land
d at Porto Rico on educational duty
'as found disabled by some not under
TODD Illness, was put on board
-eamer for home, and died on the pas
age. Young Gulck's familiarity witt
he Spanish language and character i,
'akes his death serious loss to Porte ,
leo. He was a nephew of Rev. Ora
lel Gulick. !!