The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-06
WORK OF MISSIONARIES
IN TURKEY AND INDIA
Woman's Board Hears Reports of Returned Laborers
Election of Officers This Afternoon.

Ida W. Prime. OF the American College
for Girls at ConstantinopIe. opened this
session of the thirty-ftth an
nuaI meeting Of the Woman's Board OF
Missions in the First Congregational
Church Mrs. Judson Smith. president
Of the board. occupied the chair.
Susan d. Riggs, Of Marsovan. Turkey,
made an address on Transformed Lives
in the Boarding school" Miss Riggs
is a granddaughter of the Rev. Elias
Riggs. D. D.. and the Rev. II. G. O.
Dwight. D. D. both among the earliest
Of the American board. She
referred TO the various nationalities In
the Girls school in Marsoyan. Armenian
and Greek principally, though there
are e few Germans and Americans, the
last named being the children OF the
missionaries resident there. who some
times Join classes.
Influence of Family Life.
In the estimation of the teachers.
said Miss Riggs. not a small part Of
the benef; derived from a course in the
school is due TO the influence OF the
family life. the atmosphere of a Chris
tian household which the boarders en-
JOY The American teachers. the native
teachers, and the college professors. who
share in the teaching. all contribute to
the refining and elevating influences.
One Of the Armenian teachers has been
connected with the achoC. a-4-e as
opening in 1865
Mrs. c. c. Tracy. also Of Marsovan.
Turkey. followed with a talk on Chris
tian Work Of Native Women" The Of
fering was then taken W. and after the
singing OF the hymn. Cast Thy Bread
Upon the Waters" Dr. Julia Bissell OF
Ahmednagar. India, delivered an ad-
dress on Seven Years Of Medical
Work" DR.. Bissell said in part;
THE story OF the work o. seven years
among the sick and suffering women and
children Of Ahmednagar district in
Western India is a short one. It means
the daily visit 10 the little dispensary
building IN the heart Of Ahmednagar
city It means four hours of steady
work there daily. sometimes extending
10 five hours. for the women and chill
dren who crowd the rooms. Many Of
these come from far distant villages.
many are in a state OF exhaustion. some
human aid-too low for the hand Of man
TO help them. The crowds at this out
patient department number from 100 10
$50 a day. last years total attendance
reaching the figure ~. 900. In addition to
this. 1900 were attended in one month
OF the year 1901 in their own homes.
and in the many schools and orphan
ages in the city. a large number OF
these patients pay fees for the medicines
given them at the dispensary, and for
treatment given them at their homes.
Many Turned From Dispensa1y.
MANY ask, very naturally and prop
erly. What are the results Of such
I work as this2 is it appreciated by the
people? Do they sAow their gratitude
/ Do they learn to have confidence in
| those who care for them?' In reply 10
such questions, it may be stated that
/ besides those who are treated at the
| dispensary. many are turned away every
} day because the hours Of the day are
all too short 20 meet the needs Of all
/ who apply for treatment; that ! often
ccme home from the dispensary only "a
/ find a group OF patients at the from;
/ door Of my own home who as soon as
they see me. PROSTATE themselves on
( the ground and beg me TO see the sicH
one they have brought; that there are
many calls TO the homes in the city that
cannot be answered; that urgent calls
which it is impossible TO answer come
from distant towns and villages. ten
/ twenty and sixty miles away"
/ Before taking the MONDAY recess Ell
/ len C. Parsons. OF New York. made an
address on home and foreign missions
Election Of Officers.
The afternoon session was called q
order at 2 o'clock, and after the sing