New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
FUTURE OF CHINESE WOMEN.
THE PROMISE CHRISTIANITY HOLDS OUT
TO THEM-IN NEED OF MIS-
SIONARIES.
SIONARIE

The Rev. Dr. William S. Ament, missionary Of
the American Board of Missions. in his address 10
the Womans Board of Missions yesterday. in Pill
grim Hall, Boston said:
There is little hope for the women OF China
lirfons done anyfbjnr for them any B1ddbisr7 intro
duced A. D 100. and Mahometansm \. D. 1911.
give no hope for women Women must be reborn
as men to enter on career OF progress. Ma
not be educated. But Christianity has message OF
hope 10 these millions OF women. It teaches them
and not mere animals Nothing proves the divine
origin Of Christianity more than its power for
to vanish Faces that seldom look cheerful break
- our IN siTS red are WPeJ W. IN iH'eisc, Is
comforted The women are loyal 10 the Christ who
ted suicide during the recent outbreak which
seems 70 wonderful testimony. Scores. per
haps hundreds, OF heather jumped into wells or
hanged themselves from beams 10 escape possible
harm But our christian women held on IN the
END. and when death came nave yet to- near OF
one recantaton. Let me tell you Of some OF these
Three Of our Bible womer were killed by the
Boxers. There was Mrs. Chang. wife ~ dear old
- ~t9 gat '''lf H, ~ S
She used visit the women OF neighbornood.
and Was faithful in The extreme. enduring with
patience the rhaI iry or ignorant men she did not
take refuge with the others at the Methodist Mis-
sion but ned 20 n country Village She and her
husband and five members ~ the family where she
stopped Killed hy a Boxer band, who mutt
Mrs. Liu was one Of the best women IN our
cook in "A missionary family and she had been
nurse Her quick Intelligence and tried character
after her husbands death seemed % point her OCT
a woman 10 be utilized she had long h"fnr"
learned read She placed North
Church. Picking ana most faithful tn her visit
ing. The company of women for sabbath service
steadily increased and she valuable
sistanc 10 the pastor. Jen ChaO Hal
Mrs. Tuan was another Bible woman who had
She was bright the other women. and had
a worthless husband. whom she found Il difficult 20
support. She and Mrs I.iu fed the southern
city and took refuge in a temple where Mrs. Tuan
acquainted. A wretch discovering who
they We're gave them over to the Boxers, and they
were chopped 20 pieces, after DeinE robbed ana
their bodies buried in shallow grave by the side
OF the city mOat. The OF Mrs. Liu and the
nephew OF Mrs. Tuan persistent in their
efforts TO find the remains and finally succeeded.
when these good women were given Christian
burial
only one Bible woman is left TO the Peking sta
ton, Mrs All, but she is in poor health and must
be carefully dealt with. The women have been
have beer carried away 70 Boxer camps. TWO Of
women rescued by fellow villagers. and
the women found tied 70 trees. Many heather
Jumped into rivers or wells 70 escape the Imperial
soldiers after they defeated by foreign troops
We mention this. as We are certain OF our facts.
Women the foreign soldiers.
who on arriving at new places. often msbehaved
themselves for a day But l know of none.
heather women. who committed suicide there
for.
Women OF higher social standing and intelligence
coming missionaries for instruction.
Our martyr women. Miss Morrill, and Miss Gould,
left noble record OF heroic ana succeSSfui apof,
and their Is honor TO New-England Con
greRatIonalsm. Many more can be found Of like
character and enthusiasm II the churches WIZ rise
o their duty and send these reiuforcements 10 the
front. We need women who love their kind in
China. and not afraid OF labor and danger in
their behalf. When the splendid churches,
crowds OF people filling them, and knows of the
boundless wealth of this growing land. 1t would
carrying Lords command TO proclaim the
glad tidings TO every creature.