The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-16

was az first unable 20 see Miss Buzzeile.
the principal. she was busy cOndOling
with a young man who wanted TO marry
one Of her girls and was trying 10 enlist
her help. I later met the young man,
and fine fellow he seemed He had
seen the girl once. and she had seen
him. She was willing. and he was eager
Extraordinarily SO, as such matters go
In Japan. But his family felt that the
girls social position was not equal 20
his. though they finally consented 70
the match. ThereupOn the girl ) family,
It's pride aroused. refused 20 let her
marry the man. and inasmuch as in this
country a girl really marries whole
family. and her future happiness is de-
termined more by her husband rela-
tives than by the latter himself. Miss
Buzzeue thought the decision wise. and
declined 90 intervene FOR the ardent sutton
A measure % this sort Of responsibility
goes with the principalship OF girls
school always. Of course. with the CO.
operation OF the family.
The graduates are desired as wives first
OF all by the Japanese preachers and
Christians. An increasing number Of edu-
Gated men. not Christians, are selecting
mission school wives. although the teach
ers rather discourage the girls from mar
rying any but Christian men.
one reason why mission schools are so
popular with the best japanese families
is IlaL girls are hOhel0eIt0 SdAt A4lflN
This IS far from being the case when
the daughters are sent 70 some Of the
big schools I'm Toxic Here I pass by for
the present. at least what is one Of the
most scandalOus aspects Of modern Japan
csc life Whatever the cost, however.
many Japanese parents feel that their
daughters must be educated. Tor only thus
can they hope 10 obtain educated hus-
bands The mission schools. have found.
keep home life 10 the fore as tho great
goal Of education. To that end they
teach. En- addition to the customary
branches OF higher education. domestic
science. Japanese etiquette and the fin
ishing touches that go 20 make UP the ac-
complishments Of a native lady II was
noticeable. too. that these schools paid
particular heed to the ventilation OF sleep
ing apartments; the ordinary Japanese
inn and home are open 10 every breeze
that blows during the daytime, but at
night they are made alright
Caring for Famine Orphans.
Most appealing to me Of all the sights
Of Sendai was the orphanage which So an
putgrowth OF the famine. Here 80 chill
dren. some OF them little girls, who were
kept from being sold into immoral lives.
find "a home under the care OF Miss
Frances T., Phelps q Methodist Episcopal
missionary, who nobly represents Amer
ica's finest article Of export-the cultured.
have given their lives to what they con-
slider tile worlds highest welfare. Miss
Phelps mothers" this great company
Of children. ranging I'm age from two or
three years to thirteen or fourteen. many
OF them orphans only because abandoned
by their parents during the famine.
They are a healthy. merry lot. although
when rescued there wene 0pV two who
were free from the dreadful eye trouble
So common among the poor OF Japan,
and all We're covered with rags. filth and
vermin. The alteration in their appear
ance within these few months Is no mora
marked than their development along
other lines. They sing the Christian
hymns. in wide variety. more heartily
than I have ever heard them sung by
n Sunday school In america. on q slight
financial foundation this orphanga Is do
ing a work OF vast Importance. which
must comend Itself 20 ones sympathy
and judgment. be he Hottentot. Buddhist.
or Christian.
A Wild Dash Over a CITY.
The Sunday which 7 spent IN Sendal
was a unique experience Of how the
East hustles the West Unwitting OF what
the request meant, expressed desire TO
see the Sendai churches for myself So
a program was made for me. and with
Rev j. r. Steiner. OF Ohio, as guide.
I was started out early IN the morning
IN u 3lnrlclSisha, drawn two two coolies.