New-York tribune., 1900-04-27

1t was "woman's day at the Ecumenicai
Conference yesterday and she dominated the
programme from morning TO night. Perhaps the
most inspiring feature OF ali was the welcome to
over four hundred teu.cle missionaries at Car
negie Hall in the nIer-ias. Il came after the
formal addresses were over. and sight
long TO be remembered ih the history OF mis-
sions White haired wc.len. the greater part OF
whose lives in many CASES have been spent in
the mission fields. were EarsEa!ed on the plat
form in groups by mrs a = Gordon. of Boston.
amid the cIapping OF eight thousand hands. the
waving of thousands CT handkeTChiefs and the
smiles and tears OF q hest % religious women
worked up to the highest pitch OF enthusiasm
Mrs. Gordon would not let tha missionaries go
until she had told some touching or heroic little
tale of their personal sacrifices CT OF the success
which has crowned their years OF toll and
teaching
Here" said Mrs. Gordon, as the Turkish mis-
sionaries came along, lis DR.. Sarah Pearson
Eddy of Turkey. She wants to put her full
name in so she won't be mistaken for that other
Dr. Eddy. DR.. Eddy is the only woman doctor
allowed 70 practise in the Turkish Empire. and
just wish you could hear her tell the story OF
her examination before she was allowed to prac-
tse in Mosem lands"
This woman said Mrs. Gordon. OF another
woman who seemed to want TO avoid any notice
The audience apparently knew the struggles
of DIR. and Mrs J. Hudson Taylor in the China
Inland Mission for it applaudeG with all its
might.
"Oh you must know this woman said Mrs.
Gordon. OBTAINING handsome, gray haired
woman. ''She is Mrs Jenkins. Of India, forty
years a missionary Now, sa't she young and
fresh?'
Peals of laughter greeted the sally. and II 1t
had been put to vote Mrs. Jenkins would have
been declared still young woman.
This is DIR. Bigler. of China" said the
speaker. twisting a tall young woman of dark
complexion and strong frame around so all
could see her She has practised seven years
in China and treated twenty thousand cases In
a single year"
Mrs Hepburn. the first foreign woman mis-
sonary allowed to live in Japan. received a
rousing welcome. as did Mrs. Ashmore. Mrs
Gulick and others. The faces of the missiOna-
ries were studies Some Of them had evidently
undergone hardship and much physical suffer-
ing but their countenances lighted up joyfuIly
as they made their bows to the handkerchief
waving assemblage.
Now" said Mrs Gordon, "leI all Join
hands and sing Blest Be the Tie That Bonds"
Smilingy. all over the hail. those in the audi
ence and on the platform extended hands to
their neighbors and the swelling notes of the
familiar hymn filed the hall
The meeting presided over by Mrs.
j. P f. Kumler. of Pitts5urg, and prayer was
offered by Mrs. Henry Foster. OF Clifton
Springs y. y. Then came the address Of well
come by Mrs. HerriOtt Todd OF Boston. Mrs.
George Kerry. of London, responded 70 the well
come in behalf OF the delegates from Great
Britain. and she was followed by Mrs. Joseph
King, of Australia, while Mrs Alice Gordon
Gulick responded in behalf OF the missionaries.
Mrs. Joseph Smith, OF Chicago. read a paper
on The Value of Womans Work for Missions"
Mrs NJ. " Waterbury. Of Boston spoke on
The Results Of Woman's Work IN the Home
Churches" Mrs. ". VI. Baird OF Pyeng Yang
Corea told OF a native Christian who had no
name when she came 10 be baptized. and whose
husband named her Gifted with Grace" She
was named with great appropriateness. said
Mrs. Baird, with a show OF spirit, ''or she would
not have been able TO live with her husband
who turned out 10 be one Of the biggest scoun-
drels and hypocrites in all Corea"
DR.. Ida Fay Levering. Baptist. OF India read
a paper a Physicians Opportunity" in
India
Miss Irene H. Barnes. secretary Of the Eng
lsh Zenana Missionary Society. read a paper
on the Importance and use of missionary Htera-
ture.
AT the close of the speaking Mrs. Kumler the
presiding officer, introduced Miss Abbie h. Child.
of Boston as "the living link between all the
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