The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-14

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Aetru m ~ siaep Was Mra william Hsisler,
wtdo~ n the Ilsv. ~. But~r who fo'infed
the mission IN India for fhs Nethodisis
n waa Just hfty yeNfn ago that hc sufered
that country and hla wife accompanied him
nrr was q widespread hutter ~ hand.
kerohiefs whsu Mrs Hutlsr WIS introddcHd
and another 'sahnts' WHEN she got up 10
make n Ave minute speech. She told of
her firs, Impressions ~ India. how they
wers received there and ~ the spread OF
missionary work In that country. She
wound Nd by declaring hsr belisf In the ulti-
mate predominant ton Of the Christian religion
in India.
Mrs J. Ellen Foster. who accompanied
the Taft party TO the Far Fast, occupied
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missionary work in India and China. She
said ahe was there TO exhort and 10 testify
and there was no installing her enthusiasm
for the missionary work hat is heing done
by Americans in the Far East. She told VI
seeing at one Of the missionary schools In
India n doll drill In which the native
pupils swung their dolls as though they
were real babies.
III the missionary cause did nothing
more than 10 teach these little girls to love
doll babies it would De we'll worth while,'
said she. Send them all the dolls you
can, for / can assure you that they need
Them
The speaker said that the English mer-
chants have found out What the business
men Of New York do not know. n that
Ia that there can be NJ open door in the
Far East until the natives Of the country,
particularly Of India. are civilized by the
Christian religion so that they will need
our goods. AZ first England was opposed
to missionaries, but her attitude in that
respect had changed radically. Mrs, Foster
denied that the Chinese boycott was brought
on by missionaries. 1t was, she said, the
direct outcome of the land grabbing tactics
OF all the Powers represented there ex-
cept the United States, and these tactics
had taught the natives 10 hate all foreigners,
The Rev. DR.. James M. Thoburn, mis-
sionary Bishop Of India, who lately re-
turned from that field, gave an interesting
account Of the work Of the Methodist Church
there. He told Of the many peculiarities Of
the natives from u point Of view and
said that one Of the ~strangest things was
that now the native women, who are held
In very low estate by the men, were seeking
admission to the Christian training schools.
He considered IL a great victory for hui
manity that Ave medical colleges there
had thrown open their doors TO women.
The Rev. DIR. Charles C. Creegan, secretary
Of the American Board of Foreign Missions,
sald that the Methodists have taught all
other denominations how to evangelize
the world. He said that the names Of DR..
Butler and his devoted wife had become
household words wherever the Church was
known.
The Rev. DIR. Arthur j. Brown, secretary
If the Board Of Foreign Missions OF the
Presbyterian Church, said in part:
Your, Representatives took to India
three absolute essentials grace. grit
fruits, and l can testify that they are sound
and good. I admire their magnificent
missionary spirit. Those who think that
missionaries are weaklings and milksops
should take the job themselves and see
how long they can hold It,"
cheer we're received from the Rev. Or.
David James Burrell, pastor Of the Marble
Collegiate Church, and the Rev. DR.. Kerr
Boyce Upper, pastor Of the Madison Avenue
Baptist Church, who were unable to be pres
ent. The Rev DIR. Arthur 8. Lloyd, general
secretary of the Board OF Missions
Of the Episcopal Church, made q short adj
plloed choir under the direction OF William