Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-07
REPORTS Of MISSIONS
LADIES' SOCIETY HOLDS
ITS USUAL MONTHLY SESSION
WORK AMONG THE CHINESE IN
CHINA BRINGS OUT INTER.
EsTINo HISTORICAL
SKETCH.

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Board opened its regular monthly
meeting at Central Union church yes.
lterday afternoon. The corresponding
secretary. Mrs. Judd read her report.
She also read letter from Mrs. Wheel.
en- missionary in Turkey who thanks
the Board here for aid sent. Letters
had been received from Edith vii.
cox, a missionary stationed at Yoko-
hama, Mrs. McCully Higgies and Mrs.
Hyde.
According to the home corresponding
secretary the Women's Boards OF Maui
land Hilo are following the same course
of study as the Honolulu society. Pa
lpers read here are sent to Maui. Tho
treasurer reported STA in the treasury.
During the month 800 had been donat.
led. The collection amounted to sl9.10.
Mrs. Andrews offered the resolution
THAT Miss Green he given two weeks
vacation as Christmas present. Car.
Tried.
Mrs Gulick read paper on the be.
Iginnings of Christian work in China.
Her article included the following;
The nestoriuses followers of a patri.
larch of Constantinople, began work
In China early in the sixth century
land were for a time very successful
but prosecutions arose and their
lchurches went out of existence in the
Islxteenth century.
The Roman Catholics entered upon
mission work about 1892. during the
reign of Kubla Khan but were driven
tout 76 years later. About 1880 this
lJesuits began work and were success.
full. This success. however. brought
about their ruin as they interfered in
politics and they were cruelty perse.
cuted and their churches destroyed.
Because of their scientific attachments
many of the priests were allowed to
remin, however and they gradually he
lgan working again and now are very
influential, especially in the province
OF Szechuen and about Picking.
Mrs. W. J. Forbes had prepared 4
paper on the early protestant mis-,
sions, 1907 to 1912: she said in the
course of her reading:
Robert Morrison was the first Pro.
testant missionary to China where he
was sent by the London Missionary
Society in 1907. He made his head
quarters in Canton and soon learned
the language. He was appointed trans
lator for the East India Company aud
] carried on the missionary work he
tween times lie wrote an AngloChi
nese grammar and dictionary, finish
ing the former In 1872. lie also trans
lated part of the New Testament
the whole being published in 1914.
In 1913 Rev. Robert Whine was sem
out to help. A school was started al
AlalaCca on the Malay Peninsula will
the idea of educating Chinese who II
turn could carry the gospel NOR.
readily.
In 1929 Rev. l.. c. Bridgman anC
Rev David Abeel were sent out b!
the American Board. They were tn,
first Americans to labor in this field.
The SECOND period of the work o
American missions was treated b.
Mrs. Mcleod. She detailed the for
ward movement of endeavor following
the opening of the treaty ports. Mrs
Mcleod said that the great Tai Pin.
work.
Methods used in mission work wer
, handled by Mrs. j. ID. Marques, who's
paper included the following:
A missionary who goes into the In
terror finds it to his advantage Il
adopt the dress OF the people. II
does not have stated meeting place
but addresses the crowds in the street
where he can find them. Tracts an,
books are distributed as the missionar,
goes from house to house. School
are OF great value as education IL high
ly valued by the Chinese. The old su
perstitions and practices are kept N
by the women and not until they ar
educated will great progress be made
Girls, however, are now attending tn
mission schools and good results ar
sure to follow.
= Free dispensaries and hospitals ar
important adjunCts in bringing tn
Chinese to the realization of the friend
ly motives of the foreign devils.
Miss Green made her reports cor
toerning work among HaWaiians. ri,
ing the names of Hawaiian womc
deyOting themselves to the cause
Mrs. Delaport, missionary who arIlN
ed from the South Seas recently. CAV
on account OF her work amonr the Il
landcrs. Their morals are improving
The meeting adjourned as ii comwen,
ed. with prayer and song.