West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-08-02
An Interesting Article From Miss
Julia Bonafeld,
One or Our Missionaries Among the
Chinese-A Letter Written For the
Annual Thank Offering Meeting OF
the Womens' Foreign Missionary
Society.
Foo CHOW, CHINA,
March 10Th, 1900.

thing OF the interior of China. so
our household decreeG that should
take them on a ten days trip to our
country stations. But we have
another guest about whom want
tell before begin on Miss Lewis
and Mrs. Sheppard, and in whom I
am more interested than am in
them because she is more interested
in poor China's welfare.
Mrs. Fishcher Red Cross nurse
who did noble service in Cuba. Her
husband and only child died within
year. of each other. She then
took a course in nursing and now
spends eight OF ten months of each
year nursing in the homes of wealthy
people, and thus earns enough TO
support her father and-then she
gives the remainder Of the year
to nursing the poor and destitute
without compensation. Her face
tells of battles fought and victories
won, and my heart leaped with Joy
when saw her. l soon learned
that she was informed on the social
conditions of China as few people
are, so | arranged for her to meet
some Of our young people who are
interested in the development of
their country. sent out invitations
which read as follows:
"Knowing you are interested in
lettering the condition of your
country's poor want you to meet
one of Americas patriotic women
and see what you can learn to help
you"
A small but intensely interested
company came and for two hours
we discussed the question, "What
should the Red Cross Society do if
set to cleaning up China ?"
The Assistant Editor of our
Chinese Methodist Advocate was
present taking notes for an article so
feel sure the meeting will be sue
cess. Mrs. Fischer says, employ
ment for the unemployed and ex.
portation of handiwork is the only
satisfaction one can see for China
financially"
During the past two weeks | have
been doing villages work, have
visited eight places and had some
OF the most blessed opportunities
| ever had of telling the Gospel
Story. But find this work taxes
my strength as no other work does.
In truth it is the work of works for
what are we here for but to preach
the Gospelto every creature.
There is a responsibility con-
nected with the direct preaching of
the gospel that would break ones
heart were it not that the One who
bore the sins of the world sus-
tains us.
Miss L., maiden lady interested
in missions, / found to be exactine
and complaining to degree that
would have ruined our trip had /
not found a way to get even, of
which | will tell you later.
Our Christians did not come up
to her ideal-their homes and their
persons were not clean enough, and
shall never forget how often she
said, "Why do you not MAKE them
do this and do that ?"
The first time we were DELAYED by
a pouring rain it was, "Why do you
not make them 60" She could not
realize that human beings even if
they are beasts Of burden, have
wills of their own and know how TO
use them. She is trying to travel
in foreign land, see everything ami
do everything for one thousand two
hundred a year would never
travel did I have to think and talk
as much about my expenses as does
she.
All went we'll on our journey until
we reached Hing-hua. Here our
bearers threw up their Job and we
had to engage others at three times
the price. You see we we're making
forced marches and we had no right
to ask men TO do it for the regular
| prices.
Two dollars a day does seem
pretty high. We should have left
Hing Hua at eight in the morning
but the ladies must and would see
the city, mo matter if we did
travel after dark" so we did not
/ get of until eleven.
Dark came on, and we were far
from home. We bought torches
Of pine tree branches which made
an abundance Of smoke and sparks
but little light BY this time we
had to walk wet hungry and tired
Then we came to the river which
must be crossed 10 ferry boat
The freshet had overnown the banks