The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-29
100000 NEXT YEAR
Women's Missionary Workers Of In
terror Set Appropriations at q
High Notch.
Nine. Tsilka's Touching Appeal for
Macedonia She Is Secured by
the Winona Branch.
From a star Correspond emit.

the Winona Branch.
From star Correspondent.
| 4 Winona, Mimi, Oct. 29.-At the.
opening to-day Of the convention of
the Women's Board of Missions of the
Interior, Nine. Tsilka made an earnest
and touching appeal for help and sym
pathy for Macedonia, saying that II the
urgent call from that unhappy country
is not needed, "a great missionary OPP
portunity will be lost
college and Social Settlement Work
In the Orient" was discussed In gem
eral way by Miss Margaret j. Evans.
1 Mrs. Anna B. Jones told OF the Con-
stantinople work, and Miss Pauline
Swartz OF life among the natives In
Echigo, Japan, while Mrs. Roy B.
Gould gave an appreciative view Of a
tourists glimpse Of the Turkish settle.
ment work. 5.az
/ Literature, periodicals and the dis
sen1ination of missionary information
as means Of kindling interest in mis-
sions was presented
In adopting the recommendations Of
the treasurer's report, setting the mark
Of appropriations at $50, 900, there was
strong desire shown for a forward
movement in the mission fields In
order that opportunities and workers
! should not be needlessly. sacrificed by
enforced iliggardliness.
i Arrangements have been completed
whereby Nine. Tsiika will come to the
| Winona branch for month"; work be-
ginning in two weeks. The conven-
ton closed this afternoon and the
delegates vii leave on the evening
trains. :- -
4 8 Chief Figure of the Meeting.
The interest has conferred in Nine.
Tsilka. who is being lionized So far
as she will permit it. She is woman
of very attractive appearance who
might readily pass for an American
except for her accent. The notoriety
Of her frightful experiences have not
affected the simplicity Of her manner,
which, Is delightfully."- free from self
consciousness. Her story from her
own lips is thrilling recital that IA
1 miliarity with its general outlines does
not In the least spoil.
| a The principal address yesterday af-
4 ternoon was by Miss Jane G.. Evans.
! who reviewed the history Of her thir-
ty-One years experience in Tung Cho,
China. She told of the 140 martyrs
4 of the mission who chose death rather
4 than recant. The workers returned
a little more than a year ago and their
welcome was a notable one.
- Miss Evans saw no limit to the pos
sfbilities Of fruitful work in China.
Miss Sara Pollock, editor Of Mission
Stu dies, read an Old Testament tale
Of "Huldah = and Her Wilderness
tursa was much the same during the
Exodus as now. 80 - .-:...s-r 49,
The Evening Exercises. =, =.
=, The evening program was conduct
ed wholly by representatives Of great
missionary fields. Rev. E.. w. Jen-
ney, pastor of the Second Congrega-
tional church OF Winona, who led the
. devotional exercises, was for many
years a missionary in Turkey. Miss
Annie. L. Howe of Kobe, Japan, spoke
. lon. Japan as a Power In the Far East
She warned her audience to get a good
grip on the footrests and their hats,
as She proposed to- tell all she knew
in twenty minutes: She took up the
missionary situation IN the, past, as
!, food for thanksgiving; the present, as
food for encouragement, and the fu-
ture, food for reflection. She rejoiced
in reporting the growth Of united mis-
sion work. One result of this is q
.. union hynhal used by the Congre-
gationa1, Presbyterian, Methodist and
Baptist churches. The churches and
: missions are no longer the only Chris.
: tianizing influence, the Y M. G. a.
; the w. G. T. u. the Salvation Army
: and others having come In to share
the labors and responsibilities. Japan
Itself has undertaken many Of tht
ii charitable labors formerly only car.
ried on by the missions. Philanthropy
has become a fad.
, Miss Howe showed that the reaction.
: airy movement Of a few years ago has
!, . almost passed away. There is steady
. breaking down OF prejudice agains
l Christian institutions, government
: grants of aid now being made to them
I There is no longer any danger in &C
I auiring missionary property in Japan
: Following the reaction has come {
t strong forward movement that i
I |straining all the resources OF. the mis-
: sions.. ~ a.r.
n Miss Emily r.: Bissell, teacher Of
t -Ahmedngar, India gave an imper
E sonation of high caste woman telling
i the story Of her life and Of the influ'
!, |ences that led to her intellectual anC
= spiritual awakening, The narrative
: was made very interesting and threw
much light on life from. the native
viewpoint: a. ,. s.
Ell Convention, PathpourrI.
IL The United Study of Missions is YER
o strongly recommended by the w B. Nd
/ II. for the use of auxiilaries and branches
II The current year is the third of 9Th
: |coursee.and the country chosen is tn
e great and troubled Chinese empire TIL
y textbook. is Rex Christus, !" by DR.. Arthu
: H. Smith, author. OF Chinese Charae
I'll ltIlSLlCS Si1tdSS LIE III SIliid.
= set of pictures illustrating the study
ell issued.
&c Miss Jane Evans has been connecte
r. with the school and North China colleg
a at Tung Che for thirty years and thi
. is only her third furlongh in that time
: She is slender. white-h haired rather fra
) looking woman, but quite as fill Of EN-
= thusiasm as if she were going out for tn
j first time to untried experiences instea
= of for the fourth. She was at the static
- during the Boxer uprising
= Miss Charlotte 81 DeForest is Sout
: College girl who is here on her way t
= :: Japan where she will take UP work /
Kobe College, 8 school opened In 1877
e by the w. NJ 3. I. and the eastern boar
e Ejointly. fss ,s@5. s.s
!. The Minneapolis delegation at the con
p vention include Miss Helen Adams, Mrs
n G. e. Burton, Miss Mary r. DeAlars. Mr.:
\ r. E.. >Grimsiaw. Mrs. S. c.. Gale. Mr.
+ Harlow Gale. Miss Hart, Mrs. l.. II. Ha
,e llock5 Mrs. M. E. Morris. Mrs. Cyru
Northrop, Mrs. Mary Petit. Mrs. G. /
K Rickard,s Mrs. g. il. Rust, Mrs. A. ].
lie siremore, Mrs. Walter Snow, Mrs. A.. u
t. Wood, Miss Stella Wood, Lowell Jepsol
,e LII. !. Webster, c. f. Sawyer.