New-York tribune., 1909-05-19
MUST RAISE $4,000
Methodist Mission WOrkers Seek
Ne7U Members.

I'll. New York State Branch of the Wonnan's For
eisn Missionary Society Ctethodist EpiscopaI' ls
going enter campaign for new 1helnOe4s'
and. If it takes the advice Of Dr. Isaac T. Head
land Of China the husbands Of the members VIII
be used as campaign agents. The society has Deeh
very hard hit by the financial depression Inc
state fell behind $4,000 during the last six Inohths
while New York district. which met yesterday al
ternoon in the Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church with the president, Mrs. J. Sumner stone
"a the chair is short $500 in its annual account
Besides this the society is carrying large oeot
incurred through the Fnickerbocker Trust Com
pzny. whole quarters remittance TO nisslofa-
rfes on the field amounting to $4,000 had just been
placed with the company when the crisis came ana
30 per cent OF this amount is still unpaid
AS the members cannot do any more than they
have been doing the only way out Of the difhcuty
seems to t-e to get more members The officers
want double the membership and the secretary
Of tho branch Mrs Philip Germond. said at yes
terdsys convention that If every woman would
only bring in one new member the thing would be
done But DR.. Headland had much better plan
Get yolr husbands TO look for new members
he said Always send a man to catch woman
and q to catch man. That is 2 principle
fhat holds good the world over.
Dr. Headland added that church had tried
his plan with great success. He also told an
amusing story Of Chinese convert whose zeal for
lis new religion was great that he used physical
force 10 induce wife learn the Catechism-
Mr. Chen's mother Mortified when he an
r1ounced his adhesion the religion of the foreign
devils that she Immediately arranged marriage
between him and heather girl. hoping thereby
10 bring him back the faith of his fathers But
she reckoned without her host Chen insisted on
being married in the mission chapel, and then he
Obliged his wife learn the Catechism- He tried
entreaties, and then he proceeded to commands
and threats and when all these failed he beat her
til she promised do as he wished.
I'VE knew all about it," said DR.. Headland. but
We didn't put Chen out of the Church. because in
China il is considered perfectly proper for man
% beat his wife If he can. or for q wife 10 beat
ner husband she is able, she often is, and
va are very glad that we didn't Mr.. Chen
became an ordained minister. and two of his sons
were graduated from university at Peking'
while one is now Columbia One Of the Peking
graduates refused a salary OF $40 month 10 go
and preach outside the great wall Of China al 3 %
smouth Another refused at first $50, and then SlVJ
q u1cuth. TO teach in the university at -. Nhlie
there he taught the grandsons Of LII Hung Chang
sf $40 q month, and turned the money over TO the
university He is studying at Ann Arhor AS
for Chen. he was martyred during the Boxer
troubles When his friends urged him to fee 10
the mountains he said I am the shepherd OF
this flock and ] viii not fly until every member ol
nv flock IS IN safety 1t was too late The Boxers
ert off his head and murdered his son, and then
they butchered his wife and daughter in each
others arms.