The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-12

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people of that island" His plea was
not for physical nor temporal needs,
but for spiritual help for the too re-
ligious people. He said: "Almost
everything, even many people, carry
sacred names.'' He gave very in
teresting account of the devotion of
the people to the images of Christ and
the saints. Two of the greatest him
ORANGES to mission work in Cuba are
religious superstition and some evils
carried there by American people.
Missionary Meeting.
Monday evening the meeting was
missionary in character. A short but
very earnest prayer service opened
the exercises of the evening. Willis
Hotchkiss took for his text, He saved
others, Himself He cannot save"
Great was the responsibility resting
with the church as he pictured the
condition of morals in the field where
he labored. AS he proceeded, wildly
setting forth the needs of the heather
world, the intensity of the interest of
the audience increased. At this time
the two Mexican girls sang hymn in
Spanish, which was listened to with
rapt attention by the audience.
Tuesday Morning.
The last O'Clock praise meeting
was led by Blanche Ford and Inez
Bachelor. Many were the full hearts
which found expression for blessings
received during Yearly Meeting.
The closing business session con-
vened little after O'Clock. The
recording clerk, Charles White, hav
ing gone home, Isaac N. Rich was
appointed for the day.
Missionary Notes.
The Africa Industrial mission is a
unique thing in the missionary
efforts of the Friends of America. The
promoters of III ismovement are con-
WINGED that the best way to civilize the
savage mindlis to place around him the
stpossible environment after he has
accepted the christian religion. 1t is
their intention to make the christian
life strong enough to be self propagat
ing. The fact that civilized nations
have a great many conveniences not
enjoyed by heather tribes is one of
peculiar interest especially to the
heather mind. The industrial work
will teach them that these advant-
ages are obtained by those who ac-
cept and carefully follow the teach
ipgs of the christian faith.
The missionary work in Jamaica
has prospered we'll during the past
year and the workers have 40 addi-
tions to the church as one visible re-
suit of their laoors.
The most notable advancement in
all the work during the year has been
deepening and broadening of spir
itual life and character.
The work of Eva and Adelia
Sharpless as evangelists ia very
highly spoken of.
The work among the East Indians
on the island, although arduous be-
cause Of indifference, has made some
increase during the past year. The
parents are beginning to allow their
children to join the Junior q E., etc.
Altogether there are fOrty-four East
Indian members belonging to Friends
in Jamaica. The work there is par
ticularIy fortunate in securing the ser
vices of Fred Ameer, who is able to
speak the language of thepeople, The
finances of the native churches are
in afiourishing condition. The church
at Amity Hall has S142 in her treasury
while that at Seaside has S165. These
amounts are being held for building
operations later on.
The property at Glen Haven has
been purchased and now belongs to
Iowa Yearly Meeting.
The native churches are very ag-
| gressive, as is manifest by their plans
for buildings and repairs.
There are in the Friends Sun
day schools in Jamaica, 700 scholars,
There are three G. E. Societies with
total membership of Ill.
Happy Grove training school, pre-
sided over by Alsina Andrews, has
raised $50 during the past year for a
building fund.
Seaside has had very active and
useful literary society for the bene-
fit of the young people in connection
with the church.
Zenas L. Martin the agent and gen.
eral superintendent of the American
Friends Board of Foreign Missions
has lbeen attending the sessions OF
the Iowa Yearly Meeting. He went
to Cuba last spring to open up the
work and erect buildings.
The American Friends Board OF
Foreign Missions now have four
missionaries in Cuba. They hope to
send out three more this winter.
They have a new mission home and
church and school building is now
in process of building.
Sylvester and May Jones, Penn 1900,
are fitting nicely into their new field.
He began preaching in Spanish in
four months after arriving on the
field.
The missionaries in Gibara have
already opened up three preaching
| points and two more in prospect.