New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-17
INDIAN PHILOSOPHY HERE.
One Woman Fails to Understand Why It
Has Adherenta

One Woman Fails TO Understand Why It
Has Adherents.
Hslf a dozen men and women from India,
rayed IN picturesque native costumes. called upon
the Emma willard Association at Its meeting yes
tercay afternoon at the home OF Mrs Charles A
Edwards No. $50 Park-ave- one % these figures
was Brahrin priest several were indian women
OF different castles and one was a Madras youth
True. most O. them had never set foot IN India
but the costumes were really from that country,
and al served as illustrations FOR talk given by
Mrs.. Edward Hume guest Of MIS- Edwards.
Mrs Hume IS 81 the head OF the American Ms
sion School At Bombay and after giving in
formal explanation OF the costumes that she had
brought from India she told little OF the children
at her school
I'VE have seven hundred boarders." she 70
marked smiling al the establishment displayed by
some OF the women present. and six hundred OF
them are famine children Famine dimes give
great opportunities FOR work FOR in Gay
ncty-ave boys and nineteen girls from two TO ten
years ~ age were brought 70 us from the famine
Gangs"
These children are all kept and tenderly cared for
until they are claimed by relatives. II that does
not happen. they are put TO school SGT 20
work 70 learn some Industry.
Twenty famine boys from school made all
the thing FOR two art rooms At the recent Delhi
durbar." said Mrs Hume. "and four others helped
stencil the drnperies IN these Same rooms. Within
. three years some Of famine girls. who have
formed lend-a-hand society, have collected 800
by making and selling gold embroidery. This
/ money they use 10 help their own people"
when persons who wish 20 take these famine
children from the mission school able 10 prove
they relatives OF the children the children
always given up. often. however. Il Is done
most unEfllinEly. for the little ones are many times
taken away only that they may bring some money
10 the parents who sell them unscrupulously Mrs.
Hume told o. a beautiful little eight-year-old girl
who taken from the school by her etepfathar
and sold 70 q blind leper Of forty.
Occasionally father IS found with a true fathers
love. Several years ago a man OF high caste
brought his siX-year-old daughter to the school,
and handed her IN Mrs. Hume through the
breakfast room window. "Only love her" he said
and make her happy" Every Sunday he came TO
visit the child. and. although he was a Buddhist
every week he put coin IN her hand "for the
Christians Cod" And when. years later, watch
ing from the door OF the church which no could
not enter, he her rsnounce his religion and re-
celNe baptism, ne nevertheless was content, be-
I cause she happy.
The girls In school do want be mar
RED before they eighteen" Mrs. Hume assert
ed 'and II any one younger than that is applied
Tor by a young man, the other girls IN the school
won't 80 20 the wedding"
At the close Of Mrs. Hume's talk, she was asked
what she thought Of the influence that certain
preachers Of the doctrines OF Indian philosophy
were eXerting in this country. Il cannot under
stand why IL u So" she replied
i heard ten talks the subject" a member
declared and EOrry think Il is
eyi rom which this city stands IN great danger"
was presided over by Mrs. Russell Sage. the presi-
dent Of the association. il was announced that
arrangements for reserving place IN the st Louis
be completed