Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28
EDUCATOR ADVOCATES VICE
Principal Of Normal School in japan En-
oourages immortality.
STUMBLING BLOCK TO MISSION work
women Mtssionnrie Report This ~
Evidence OF Urnent Need OF
Christian Teaching in
the Orient.

Evidence of URGENT Need OF
Christian reaehinE in
the orient.
The reading Of omcial correspondence
from the several foreign fields. supplemented
by brief talks from missionaries from these
fields, rendered Saturday NOR lag me OF the
most interes ting sessions Of the meeting of
the womens Foreign Missionary society,
in session at First Methodist church.
The report from Japan. presented by Miss
c. j. Carnahan Of Philadelphia, told Of
effective work and rich reward. but the
same handicap that is everywhere expert
enccd-too few workers. Miss Georgiana
Baucus OF Toxic, editor Of Tokwa, the
only Christian woman paper in Japan Wv
idly pictured the need of Christian educl-
ton in Japan Just at this time. Upon al
thority That she considered unquestionable
she stated that the principal Of one Of the
largest normal schools openly encourages
and advocates his men teachers patronizins
the licensed houses Of prostitution and re-
turned to him their tickets Of expense, the
cost Of which IS deducted from their sala-
ries.
/ While in the past the teachers have
/ chiefly been men. the recent war with Rus
/ sia took the men into the army and opened
I the greatest opportunity that has ever been
afforded women in Japan. As a result the
/ graduates Of the Christian schools are In
demand and at salaries greatly In excess
/ Of what the missionaries can afford to pay.
Women are crowding into all lines Of in
dustry and the great cry is for education.
It has been estimated that fully 20 per cent
OF the girls are now in school. The demand
for admission to the Christian kindergar-
tens is 80 greatly In excess Of the accommo-
dalton that children are registered for adj
mission almost as soon as they are born
Benefits of the War.
The women Of Corea. like those OF japan
have been afforded unprecedented oppor-
tunity by the war The invasion of Japa.
nese. according to Miss L. c. Rothweiler
has rendered the people eager for newer
ideas and 50 open to Christian influences
1t is common prediction there. however
that within five years the native Jealousy
OF the invaders will cause them to with
draw their present hospitality 70 the new
conner and be difficult to reach, as they
never have been before and the mission
aries recognize in the next few years theii
greatest opportunity to obtain for Chris
tianity a permanent foothold. Some Of thu
difficulties of the work and much of i'll
encouraging side was presented from Ma
lausla, the Philippines, Burma, India
China and Italy also.
Bishop w. f. Oldham. the mssionaF,
) bishop Of South Asia. was one of SATURDAY.
mornings arrivals. He spoke briefly, urg
ing the women to work not as branches
but as one society, utilizing their mission
aries wherever they do the most ef
fective work. regardless of the branch tina
sends them out. He emphasized the neces
sity of workers mastery OF the Ian
guage OF the village vernacular of Tin
people among whom she works and I'D
vised that two things he insisted upon
First. that worker be not overtaxed wit
work the first year, and, second. that dur
ing that year she be required to get n fai
knowledge of the language The effective
ness Of tho work done depends largely h
said. upon the preparation of the worker.
Hospital as Memorial
a hospital to be built at Kolar, India. a
a cost of $1,000, as memorial to Mrs
Cowen, late secretary Of the Cincinnati
branch and a sister of Bishop Thoburn Q
India was one of the projects informall
discussed among the women saturds
morning.
The "Qulet Hour was observed at
O'Clock and childreE's rally is being hel
this afternoon. There will be no sessio
Saturday evening.
An Indian jubilee is scheduled for To-;
O'Clock Sunday morning at the First Meth
odist church, Bishop w. T.. Oldham Pre-
siding. Sunday evenings session at tn
First Methodist church. at AS O'Clock. wi
be one Of the most important of the entir
conference. There will be no services /
the other Methodist churches of the cit,
Z that all may participate in the anniversar
service, at which Mrs. A. w Patten wi
4 preside. The annual report of the societ
4 will be made at this time by Mrs. c. "
Barnes, secretary. Mrs Marcus /. TAT
one Of the ablest women of the organiza
D ton. will deliver an address. rs it Wort
= While to Christianize Chs;sese Women"
\ Change In Program.
4 The departure OF the missionary cand
dates. Misses Welthy b. Honsinger, AllC
4 Brethorst. Minnie L. Rank and Iliene Tam
4 for the west yesterday. to sail froi
Seattle for China next Wednesday. change
the program for the afternoon and instea
! Of the candidates telling why they so
the foreign field, the returned missionarir
recited their individual experiences tn,
lead them to go into the nilsson work TW
songs in the signs language by pupils OF Il
Nebraska school for the Deaf contribute
4 an interesting feature to the program.