New-York tribune., 1902-05-20
FOREIGN MISSION REPORTS
INTERESTING ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE WOAIEN'S SOCIETIES OF THE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The annual meeting OF the Women's Foreign
Missionary societies in connection with the Cen
eral Assembly OF the Presbyterian Church
held IN the Central Presbyterian Church yester-
day. Mrs A F. Schauffer presided at the morn
ing session. and Mrs G P. Turner, Of Philadel-
phia, al the afternoon session.
In q review Of the years work. Mrs. Halsey l.
Wood. general secretary. stated that there had
been gain of $1,000 in receipts over last year
The following sums from the various headQuar-
ters were reported From this city s76 s5l 81; from
Philadelphia. sS7S6 O6: from Chicago S7l,Ss5 81;
from Albany sS275 81, from: 81. Louis. s25s6 81;
from San Francisco. a034s o. and from Port
land, 1925 03, making a total of S37o,479 oS
Reports Of "Womans Work for Woman were
read by Mrs. Margaret F. Sangster. Editor pro
tenn of the paper during Miss Ellen Parsons's ah-
sence on an all around the world to visit the
Presbyterian mission stations. Miss Grace New
ton, who in Peking during the siege. gave in
teresung incidents Of her life in China The Rev.
C. A R Janvier Of India and Miss Annie B.
West of Japan. were also speakers At the morning
meeting.
An interesting feature OF the afternoon session
was the presentation Of twenty-five missionaries
from China, Corea, Japan. India. Syria. Persia
and Africa Among them Mrs. Ray. who has
lived IN Persia forty-two years Miss Haworth'
OF Japan. met on the steamship which brought her
10 America a woman who had visited Japan and
was returning TO declare that foreign missions are
failure. She had seen in Japan only temples and
heathenism. and had not much as heard Of
Christian church Miss Haworth invited her hear
visit Japan and see that country through
the eyes of missionary There has been. she said.
a splendid awakening there 10 the truths or the
Gospel.
Mrs. Howard Taylor. Of the China Inland Mis-
that organization. She gave enthusiastic
count OF the work. which she had seen, and in
which she and her husband have been engaged
While in China Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor both wear the
costume of the country. and live like the people, In
order get nearer 10 them. Mrs Taylor described
many of the Chinese women who have become
jealous Christians strong. bright, intellectual
and interesting. China. she said was never herore
50 open TO missionaries and their teachings as al
the present time
Miss Mary Forrnan. of the Central India Mission.
wished possible for the audience to see ths
wonderful effect upon the people OF the money sent
from this country to famine sufferers In the
who when admitted, the widest little Great
ures without the faintest idea of law and order.
have grown into sweet intelligent girls
Mss Mathews OF London, brought greetings
from the Interna tional Union Of Womers Foreign
Mission Societies which was formed in Toronto
ten years ago The society supports twenty-eight
women missionaries
Dr. Il NJ McCandliss Of Hainan. described hos
0ital work in Chi-a and emphasized its need and
importance. Dr. McCandliss described the hospital
in which he is ged. II has operating room
that be cleansed in the surgical sense wards
downstairs for men, upstairs for women and chill
dren. dispensary chapel and an outside isolation
empty In II. in various seasons are the plague.
smallpox cholera. typhoid fever and the infectious
rnalades peculiar 70 the country There Is no time
for appendicitis. The physicians work includes
dentistry.
The Rev Mr.. F5slsev made brief closing address.