New-York tribune., 1904-09-03
OFF FOR CUBA AND PORTO RICO.
Nine Women Missionaries Sent by Presby-
terian Board.

Nine women missionaries are sailing for Porto
Rico and Cuba to-day under the auspices of the
Woman's Board o, Home Missions of the Presby-
terrain Church. They go to teach in the mission
schools. which. in nearly every case. serve as an
entering wedge FOR the organization of Il church.
and will act guides. philosophers and friends to
communities which the ordinary male missionary
could never reach.
& farewell meeting for these missionaries was
held yesterday morning at the Presbyterian Build
ing, No 15s Flfth-ave., where the officers of the
Board OF Home Missions and the Womans Board
bade them Godspeed ard gave them great deal
Of good advice
H. c. Olin. treasurer of the Board of Home Mis-
sons. explained the Of the various report
blanks and vouchers which the teachers will have
10 use in order TO keep the two boards informed
about their work. The voucher blank happene.
TO be blue. but Mr.. Olin explained that this did
not mean that they were to be blue when they
filed 1t out. blue when they got their salaries
He also told them that the Woman's Board was
rendy to do their shopping for them and pre-
ferred TO do It. because It was often able to get
discounts.
Mrs. Ella A. Boole. secretary of the womans
Board, urged the missionaries to keep only the
board but their home churches and any particular
society that might be supporting them constantly
informed about their work and the interesting
things that happened to them.
The fact that a mleionary has gone from
among them IS often enough" Mrs. Boole said.
Ito keep n whole congregation interested IN all
ulissons. provided the missionary does not let them
forget her
Speaking OF the work OF the missionary teach
ers afteTward Mrs Booe said that rule they
kindly received by all classes. and that
hundred and ten Presbyterian churches are now in
Save been @ m bu o e would never
Considered from purely educational point
OF view she continued. ''our teachers are doing
important work in Cuba and Porto Rico. for
The government schools not sufficient to meet
the needs of the people, and they eager
learn. Some ot schools have away
many children they accept. and the people
generally just ready. to receive spiritual
instruction from the missionary teachers To
have their children educated In schools. The
Woman's Board of Home Missions has made some
startling discoveries in the OF its twenty
five years OF work. having found in own States
and Territories. $ we'll In Spanish
American possessions fnany communities that
little removed from paEanism.''
Dr. John Dixon presided at the farewell, and
addresses were given by Miss Rachel Wheeler. OF
| the school department Of the WOman's Board. and
| the Rev. Waldo Stevenson. OF Gulnes. Cuba
The missionaries sailing to-day are Miss Sarah
| Williams and Miss Maestou. who going 10
/ ACuadiila. Porto Rico: Miss Sara Patter. going 70
| Nueva Paz. n mission In Cuba: Miss Mabel
Bristol. returning TO Havana: Miss Louisa COnk-
/ In going from New-Merco to Havana; Miss
Susan Tithrngton. going TO Guines. Cuba; Miss
Beulah Wilson. returning TO Guines and Miss
| Mary r. Ross and Miss Clara f. Espey. going TO
| SanCta Spirtum. Cuba Mr.. and Mrs. Stevenson
/ also returning TO GuneS.