New-York tribune., 1901-01-19
WORK IN MANY LANDS.
CLOSING SESSION OF THE WOMAN'S
CONFERENCE TORONTO ITS NEXT
MEETING PLACE

Several topics OF interest TO foreign mission work
were discussed yesterday morning at The clos
Ing session of the fourth conference Of the Wom-
ans Boards OF Foreign Missions in the United
States and Canada, which was held in the Marble
Collegiate Church, at Fifth-aye. and Twenty
ninth-st. Mrs. Henry y. Cobb president of the
Womans Board OF Foreign Missions Of the Re
formed Church, and president Of the conference,
presided, the two preceding days By action
Of the meeting a telegram expressing sympathy
was sent during the early part of the session
Mrs. Foster, widow Of Dr. Henry j. Foster. Of the
Clifton Springs Sanatorium whose funeral was
held yesterday morning The sanatorium was
given by Dr. Foster for benefit of missionaries.
ministers and Christian workers. and is conducted
by board OF trustees. consisting OF the secre-
taries Of the various mission boards
To the announcement that the conference will
meet in Toronto next year. Ms, J. B. Wmott Of
that city, gave an assurance Of hearty welcome
from the women of Toronto 10 the organization.
Question Hour" conducted by Miss Susan
Hayes Ward was a feature Of the morning. the
being given to the consideration Of settlement
evangestic and educational work. Papers were
read on Settlement Work by Mrs. r. g Morse.
OF the PRESBYTERIAN Church; The Most Successful
Methods Of Evangelistc Work in Japan by Miss
Mary Deyo Of the Reformed Church, and New
Educational Methods" by Miss C. NJ. Wood, Of the
Society of Friends. Mrs. Morse referred to prof.
ect of the Presbyterans TO establish a settlement
in India, which II had been necessary to defer for
a time. This, it is intended, shall consist Of
bungalow home with six American workers includ-
ing a physician, who shall confre their work to
journeying about among the villages without the
aid Of schools and churches. One speaker from the
floor thought that foreign missions were the first
examples Of settlement work in the world Another
told Of a similar enterprise which was established
by Eurasian women many years ago and is still
in operation. The Zenana Missionary Society, it
was asserted has supported work of the kind in
Northern India, the workers going out as deacon
esseE.
AMONG THE JAPANESE.
Miss Deyo stated that in her opinion the most
successful methods for missionary work in Japan
are those that are most direct bringing the knowl-
edge OF the Bible the greatest number Of people
with the least possible intervening machinery. or
the forty-hve million people in Japan. she said.
forty million ignorant of the Christian religion
and only forty thousand Protestant Christians are
on the church rolls. More workers. she believed
should be sent out and more money expended for
direct evangelical work The new japanese laws OF
1899 Miss Deyo said, in doing away with the pass
port system and placing the Christian religion on
the same basis as others in the country nave ma
terially aided missionary work, and there is no"
practically unlimited opportunity for preachers to
find audiences If they choose to go In search OF
them. Primary schools are open to children
throughout country, and the larger villages all
have graded grammar schools for both girls ana
boys and high schools for the boys. As a result
Japan has ceased to be illteTate. Many are steh 5
ing for something better than they & Xxi RHo% o a'
hear a Christian preacher. he can overcome native
Indifference and find hearing by patient efort
The lack of workers is the chief hindrance TO the
rapid eVangelization Of the country
Teachers Of the broadest training. with Christian
tact and common sense. are the hope OF educa-
tional work fn mission lands. said Miss Wood IL
her opinion that methods similar to those en-
ployed by the highest educational institutions or
this country should be adopted by mission boards
for foreign fields. She recalled the action of Rus
in requesting the loan Of the Paris extlbie or
the public schools Of this city for display through
that country. and suggested that industria!
school exhibits be prepared here for the use or
teachers in the various foreign fields. Not. she
said that German embroidery should be taught TO
The children of Japan. nor basketry 10 the
Alaskans but that the ideas best adapted TO each
country and fits people may be utilized
MRS. GULICK's COLLEGE.
Mrs Alice Gordon Gulick whose name not
on the programme asked TO speak Of her work
in Spain. Mrs. Gulick gave a brief sketch OF the
recent history Of the International College for
Girls which still in exile in Biarritz, France and
stated that as a result OF the volunteer work of an
American girl in college the first four kinder
Fartens Of Spain have been opened. The object
~ her work Mrs Gulick said. IS 10 train teachers
not only for Spain but Mexico Cuba. the Philippine
Islands and all Spanish speaking countries. Sixty
thousand dollars has been raised for the new COZ.
lege building in Madrid and an effort is being put