Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
UNABLE TO RUN Government
VIEW OF FILIPINos EXPRESSED
BY MISSIONARY WORKER.
Says Minds Of Lower Classes Are
Like Those of Children-Meet-
ing Held Today.

THE Filipinos will not be ready for
self-goyernmeut in five years, as Mr.
Bryan once said nor will they be ready
in ten years. and even more than that
They were under the heel of Spain or. to
be more accurate. they were left to Shift
for themselves so long with nothing to
advance them that even now, after ten
years of American occupation the lower
class of F'ilipinos have minds like chill
dren We Christian workers have the
opportunity to see it under any and all
conditions. and I think we are able to
Judge. I am sure that even the better
class of Filipinos are convinced that the
time for a literal seIf-government is far
In the future.
Mrs. Lewis B. Hills. formerly OF Ma
Mia, summed up conditions in the Philip
pine Islands in the foregoing words To-
dav at the twenty-third annual meeting
Of the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Baltimore Presbyterian Synod
at the First Presbyterian Church The
declaration that the American charges
in the far east were not mt Tor seif-gov-
eminent came during Mrs. Hills talk on
missionary work In the islands. in which
she gave a graphic description Of the
poverty, simplicity and superstitions OIL
the poorer classes.
Conditions Summed Up.
In summing up conditions Mrs. Hills
said
Our work in addition to teaching the
Christian faith consists of impressing
upon them the necessary rules of health.
proper sanitation and domestic aptitude
There is a great deal of sickness among
the F'lipinos.. They suffer 10 a great
extent from tuberculosis and diseases or
the skin, which our medical missionaries
in conjunction with the authorities are
trying to alleviate and prevent as much
as possible. The Filipinos are apt. they
learn quickly and are really splendid imi-
tators but there is a great deal OF work
to be done for a long time to come be-
fore We can diminish the work In their
behalf even to a small degree.
The meeting continued the entire morn.
ing and, with the exception Of Mrs. Hills
| address and the election OF officers, was
taken up in the reading of reports and
disposal of routine business. after the
formal opening addresses. These Were
made by Mrs. Donald Macleod of the
Washington society and Mrs. J. Frank
Ball of Wilmington, president of the
synod.
Reports were made by Mrs. George NJ.
Gather of Baltimore, the secretary-treas-
urer Of the synod, and showed the con
tributions for the year ending April ~
last to have been 81, 1918 or TINS
sum the Washington society contributed
SO, 206.62. Mrs. J. r. Ramsey. Miss Eva
b. Taylor and Mrs. Frank G. Watkins.
vino took the place of Mrs. Wallace Rad
cliffe because Of the latter's absence, de-
livered reports on the work Of the Balti-
more, New Castle and Washington So
cieties for the past year. These three
societies compose the synodical body.
Other reports were delivered by Mrs. s.
B. November OF this city on the litera-
ture of the synod. and Mrs. D. E. VIII
Der on the progress in the young people
associated with the synod. Following
these reports a short letter from Miss
Theresa NJ. Kalb, now in Manila, was
read, in which she described some of the
missionary school work.
Officers Elected.
The following officers were elected by
reclamation to serve the society for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. J. Frank
Ball Of Wilmington. Del; secretary and
treasurer. Mrs. George NJ Gather Oh
Baltimore; secretary for young people,
Mrs. D. E. Wiber OF Baltimore: secretary
for literature, Mrs. s.. B. November OF
Wa shington: vice presidents. Mrs. John
B. Ramsay of Baltimore: Miss Eva Tay-
lor OF New Castle, Del: Mrs. Wallace
| Radcliffe of Washington: Mrs. Robert
| Wy1ie of Baltimore: Mrs. Daird Mcknight
OF Washington; Mrs. j. b. Turner or
New Castle, Del.
The different missionaries in foreign
lands supported by the several societies
of the synod are:
Presbytery of Baltimore-Miss Clara
Thiede, Lahore. India: Miss Mary Lat
| timore, Soochow. China; Mrs. A. Fl.
Ewing, Allahabad. India: Pew. and Mrs.
D. G. Collins. Laos: Miss Clyde Bar
| tholomew Manila. P. l.; Rev. J. B. Dun
lap Siam; Miss NJ. II. London, Toxic,
Japan; Miss NJ. c. McCod. Bangkok,
Siam.
Presbytery of New Castle-Miss Mary
E. Johnson. Saharanpur. India; Miss Alice
1 l-nlC How
Presbytery of Washington City Dr.
Mary Pierson Eddy, Syria: DR.. f. T..
Lawrence, Kazvin. Persia: Mrs. A. F..
| Caldwell, Bangkok, Siam: Mrs. o. II.
Pinney. West Africa; Mrs. J. c. Garritt,
Nankin. China; DR.. Isabella Mack Pat
ton, China.
BOARD OF BISHOPS MEETS.