The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-18

! OF whom are ledCleIS III lHS PupllO
schools. She tries to visit between the
meetings.
"Twice a month there Is an old la
dies meeting, which she tries to at
tend though the Bible woman is re-
sponsible for 1t. One afternoon a
month she usually goes out to viii
lage a few miles down the railroad,
where a Bible reading for adults and
a weekday Sunday school for the
children are held at a private house.
When she cannot go, the station
evangelist conducts these services.
I'VE can realize from all this that
Miss Quick must be a very busy
missionary.
Miss Jean P. Gordon Of Wal, India,
says in one of her letters: This
morning our good Bible woman and
were on the road to a village some
eight miles from Wal, when the sun
rose from behind the hills. AS there
were no clouds about. we had lovely
sunrise. Now, though 1t is the hot
season, the trees are taking on their
fresh foliage and are very lovely. We
had much enjoyment by the way.
I'VE had four good audiences in the
town of both men and women. Then
we went into the Mahar Wadi-that
is where the low-caste people live
I'VE have a school here. / only wish
we might have half a dozen such viii
lage schools. The village work is most
interesting. / have done more of it
this winter than ever before, and hope
can do more 1t takes time and
strength, for most of the villages are
not on the main road and roads are
rough and in some places we have to
get out and walk, but we always feel
repaid when we get there.
I'VE have usually found the people
very friendly and good listeners as If
they were very hungry for what we
bring to them. The work at Wal is
Christian women have taken up Bible
women's work this year and are
proving q great help.
"Our schools are all doing well. We
have rs orphans, for whom there is
always something to be done. We are
very fond of them, and it is a great
pleasure to do for them.
Miss Gordons chief work is super
intending the two large, fiourishing
Hindu girls schools at Wal, which is
one of the strongholds of Brahminism.
1t is situated on the banks of the
sacred Krichna River, where are
scores of temples. 1t is 10 miles from
the railroad and the nearest European
neighbors are 10 miles in one direction
and 20 miles in another Here three
women are carrying on the missionary
work. The scenery about Wal is
beautiful and the climate healthful
Miss Mary M. Root of Madura, In
dia, tells us that we have regular work
in about so villages, but there are
more villages calling for teachers. She
encourages the Bible women to preach
and visit in other villages than those
| in which work has been started, for
| the gospel message surely should not
| be limited.
1.-THE result is a desire on the part
of the women to learn, and they beg
the Bible women to come regularly to
them. The Bible woman is already
over burdened with work, and the
call cannot be needed. The method
has been to have a number Of centres
from which the Bible women reach
villages in every direction, but more
| centres must be opened. She tells us
that this year DIR. Parker has fur
nished a few medicines for simple all
ments, and they have dispensed them
in the village streets. This has been
help to the work and, II is hoped,
has benefited some who are unwilling,
through fear and ignorance, to come
to the hospital in town.
"Our missionaries In Spain have
been greatly rejoiced and encouraged
by the fact that the first national Y. P.
S. C. E. convention in Spain has been
held at Zarogoza, with DR.. Francis
e. Clark in attendance, who said that
he had been to many first conventions
and this was quite equal to any ir
earnestness, fervor, enthusiasm, ant
in numbers exceeded the first ir
America, England and Germany.
Miss Anna F. Webb, in a letter
J dated Sept 3d. says: II will answer
your letter Immediately, with the hope
that / may be on time to send my
warmest greetings to the societies of
our branch or, rather 1 would say, to
each Individual member Of the So
cieties. / remember so well their beau
tiful cordiality and their responsive
sympathy toward us and our work.
1 wish with all my heart 1 might be
there in person as 1 am in spirit"
"She says: 1--WE have decided to re-
main in Biarritz, France, for at least
part of the year Miss Webb took
some of the students to Madrid where
they hope soon to establish the school,
for their examinations. She says:
THE girls In Madrid covered them
selves and the college with glory and
have made a splendid beginning in
Madrid. The professors were very
much pleased with them and were
very affable, so that we are much en-
couraged to go on with our work this
year"
Miss Webb is greatly bereaved in
the death of Miss Barbour, her very
close associate in the work
Mrs. P. II. Perkins, who was form
erly a missionary in Tien Tsin, China,
spoke on 1.-THE Latest from China"
! She referred to the uncertainty of af-
fains in North China where the mission
! work has been broken up. According
to the last account which she had re-
| ceived human flesh was being sold in
! the streets of Tien Tsin for twice as
much as is paid in Worcester for beef
and mutton. The few missionaries
/ who have returned have found plenty
to do. Mrs. Perkins husband sailed
/ for China, Aug. %, but he has not yet
| reached his destination
One of the means suggested for the
! Outstanding of China was the CONVEX
/ sion of the Empress. A series Of pray
ers may be offered for the change of
| the Empress Heart.
/ The towns represented at roll call
/ were Baldwinville, Barre, Blackstone,
! Charlton. Dudley. East Douglas, Fish
erville, Gardner Gilbertvi1le, Grafton,
I Holden, Hubbardston, Lancaster Lei
cester, Leom!nster, Millbury, North
| bridge, Rockdale, North Brookdeld, Ok
| ford, Princeton, Rutland Shrewsbury
! Southbridge, Spencer, Sturbridge Sut
| ton, Templeton, Uxbridge, Warren
/ Webster, Westboro, Westminster
| Whitinsville and Winchendon.
The Worcester churches represented
were Pilgrim, Central. Hope, Emmanuel
! Old South, Park. Piedmont and Adams
| Square.
| The morning session closed with
prayer service. led by Mrs. T. c. Reid
of Leicester.
Al nam lunch rraa had In the vesfrv