The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-05-14
INTERESTING
PAPER
The factory Girls
Of China and
Japan.
MISS REYNOLDS
AT Y. W. c. A.
Representative Of Worlds
Y. W. c. A. Tell. of Condi.
tons in Orient.

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Young Womens ChrisuAh Association
| the following paper by Miss Reynolds
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was fead 10 the members Oh the local an
ISOLATION:
I me 1ouhB women CHRISTIAN Assn
citation from Its beginning IN England III
1860 until the present DAY mas nad three
( distinct PERIODS OF advance Inc hrst
/ was Wheh as single assocldtlohs III tne
different cities and towns Oh many Janus
1t stroVe to dement, the young women oi
| each country IN way pest suited 10
! their needs; the second consisted III the
| formation OF the national associations OIL
the European countries as wen as the
| United states, step Whlch lea 10 uni
| tormlty when was most heiplul every
where.
1t offered the weaker associations OF
the different countries the advantage of
visits from national secretaries, and Sc
cured an attendance of their officers at
national gatherings where helpful meth
DDS Were presented and the discussion of
difficulties suggested the best means to
overcome them
The last and natural advance, espe-
cially in these days of close international
intercourse, was the union of the nation
associations into the Wor.u Association
with headquarters in London. The aims
of this last step We're three-fold: l. To
draw the national associations more
closely together for mutual information
and interchange of methods and plans.
2. To develop a national spirit in those
countries where no national organization
existed. g. To awaken a more active
spirit Of responsibility toward the young
women of non-Christian countries, such
as India China and japan, among the
young women of Europe and America.
The executive committee took up their
task wisely and energetically Although
II Is only seven years since the Worlds
Young women's Christian Association
was formed, vet they have encouraged
the organization of a national committee
in India under whom thew have sent ont
four association secretaries supported by
the young women of the United States
and eight supported by Brush associa-
ton members.
Within two years the committee has
received appeals from different parts OIL
China and japan from the Christian
workers of those countries 70 undertake
work in those countries among the
young women similar to that already
carried on by the Young Mems Christian
Associati ton.
II was with view IN examining the
conditions ava ,ocass,+tas ~ fan, ~
these nIaces that ~ oomr,ittaa Govt
their secretarv Misc ,Ieynon|s 1os+ w,n-
ter 70 Janor rrha footor,, a,ri 90 1onar
is nc vet a oomnaro tIveIv ,er, thi,S s' h,,t
unfortunateIv not n rara ono Tha nr,nl
IT,, ,r - 80 nc
Osaka numbers % mn g,r,s ond n,on,a,
IN fac+or,as ond n,orLshons MI oh,nf
occunatior 10 In tho cotton Mills wh,oh
usually rim dav and nigbt tho hours
being from q tos
THE girls whose average NAV fairly be
considered batweer IA and 20 ,.ar, 1.-Two
within the factory erornds which tbev
are not expected 70 leave excent hv enc.
cial permission.
OCCASIONAL efforts have been made at
times nv some of the rniss,onaries fE,ng-
l!sh or American) TO locate at Osaka 70
open evening classes. industrial social
or for simple studies among these girls
but workers and time have caused the
work to languish. At last representa-
tives of the Christian Missionary soci-
ETY. of England, the American hoard the
American Presbytery. the American
Methodist Episcopal missionary Society.
and others. called upon the COMMITTEES
of the Young women's CnristIan Asso-
citation to send out a worker for this
work among factory girls. exclusively.
promising their friendly co-operation and
help.
This year another field for the interest
ed young women presented itself in To-
kio. women's education Is receiving a
new impulse in Japan. in the opening OF
n Women's Association in the city of To-
kio.
Thrty-two trustees numbering many OF
the leading men of Japan. with Count
okuma. the well-known statesman, as
are looking after the manage
ment of the plan. The prominent bank
ers have given eight acres of land IA
vorably situated at one side of Toxic for
the erection OF the building and for an
attractive campus. Already over 400