The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-05-04
MORE ABOUT CHINA.

IN tuesday or last week Mrs. A.
j. Jones and her mother, Mrs.
Rounds, entertained the woman S
foreign missionary society of the
Methodist church, in their home on
Fifth street, and both the social
features and the literary program
were complete success.
The annual convention of this dis
trict will be held at Marshall next
month, and large delegation of
Redwoodites have planned to at
tend.
Mrs. Wallace read a letter Of
grateful acknowledgment which she
had received from Miss Martin of
India, who is well-known here as a
niece of Mrs. w. B. King. She has
been in the states on furlough and
is now returning to India, and the
society had filled box with sheets,
pillow slips, towels and other USE
full articles for her to carry back to
help along her work in India. The
society voted to make Mrs. VIM.
Tiffany life member in recognition
of her unwavering devotion to the
interests of the society for many
years.
The program opened with paper
by Mrs. Burmeister on "Taoism
and Other Religions of China. The
founder of Taoism was named Lao
tie, supposed to have been born 604
years before Christ Legends teach
that he was as wise as ordinary
men at the time of his birth. and
quite gray headed. The centuries
have brought great changes and de-
terioration to the belief he founded.
Mrs. J. B. Robinson read a con-
tribntion from Mrs. Rouse entitled
BY Flashlights, and some of the
scenes on which the lights flashed
were indeed dark. Look at this
Chinese home into which, as the
years rolled by, FIVE little daugh-
tiers had been born in succession,
the unnatural father carrying each
one immediately.on its arrival to a
nearby pond and drowning her.
Then came the advent of the longed
for son, causing much Joy, and the
poor mother. instead of being beat
en-, as at other times, was cared for
and caressed. The boy lived and
ran hither and thither, and one day
strayed into the pond and was
drowned. The parents sorrow was
great, the father poured fierce in
vectives on that girl baby whom he
had, he said, drowned five times.
and she had drawn his darling boy
into the pond. Time passed and
another girl came into the home.
The father would not keep her in
the house, and was afraid to drown
her, so gave her to missionaries.
They engaged the mother as nurse
and there she learned of Christ to
the joy of her heart, and her life
became happy and contented
Mrs. Ralston gave paper and
talk on the characteristics of the
Chinese, dwelling chiefly on their
patience, perseverance and iudif-
erence to comfort and convenience.
An animated discussion followed.
Mrs. FL. NJ. Hitchcock read a paper
full of interesting facts concerning
the status Of Chinese women in the
home and society, and the hearts OF
her hearers went out in sympathy
to the poor creatures tottering
around on their absurdIy small
feet, and enduring awful tortures
during the binding process, which
some of their wise men writers as
sect are necessary for the proper
development of their characters, as
they would otherwise be opinionat-
ed, argue and quarrel with their
husbands and want to have their
own way. Society adjourned and
the guests were served with fruit
and cake.