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work done there was related by Miss
and services. of the gospels being
translated into Spanish, Of the Evan
gelistrc services nightly, and Of the
resulting splendid instances of con-
version. Up tr thetr amount Of know |
ledge. she said, they IRE living in |
many instances good clean lives. with |
. love Of Jesus implanted in their |
hearts. Even native men and women
have been inspired to go out in the |
cause and work.
Mrs. George T. Knapp, Congregational |
missionary to Turkey, gave n most inter- |
esting account Of conditions IN that
country, and Of the growth from most
discouragnR conditions TO its presen.
hopeful State. and what the spreading of
the gospel has accomplished The num-
her Of changes In - wears was n
marvellous one. a chapel has been built
by the efforts Of the people Themselves.
TO which the elderly, and young men
and women flock. and squat crosy-legped.
upon the floor. many being thus accom-
modated There IS school for girls.
mail arrives once q week instead of once
a month and telegraph service is at hand
speaking of the oppressive government the
speaker said there was no distinction be
tween dynamo and dynamite She
described the life Of tho Armenian family.
and the hard and snial work done by
the bride. and OF how. in many cases
women. who had been taught and
graduated. tried to copy the houses OF
the missionaries ana customs or life. She
OF the Turkish womar's married life and
degradation by citing one instance in her
own experience of woman who sudden
~ disappeared. not to be heard Of for two
years. and who returned, hargard and
worn. the shadow of her former self. Sne
had been married by her father to man
she had never seen before. and the story
of her married life was pitlful In its
DEGRADATION. She sent message that all
the Moslem woman wanted was a chance.
Mrs. Knapp spoke of the vast difference
the granting OF constitution would mean
to the woman
The Status Of Woman in the Far
last was the subject OF the address
fnade oy DR. hachel X. Henn. Methodist
missionary TO emma S"e cohsioered aN
whole the woman OF the orient ana the
/
women. Ana the thought is aroused why
! shouio women ne IN S"ch " conul'oh :
Simply sald lr. behh' because all OF
those religions OF the ola countries are
based on one same idee-the supremacy
! OF the male Nho ls TO he Worshlpped pN
the women as sod Shc read from Con-
! fucius and from trahslatons or IN"
sacred book OF laws for women OF lndia'
IN illustration Woman Is To worship man
| In bearing children, especially sons she
is blessed and IN no other way Ont OF
TINS ldea come the hor1o!e precnces OF
the orient ir. Renh sald al 1lrsl heF
blood fairly boiled at tho indlgnitles N
fllctcd on women or emma ana mat for
the irst six months Sne fairly mated the
Slght or man Dut the niNese are What
NI'N nave neeA tauhN we "oulu
nave been lust IKE them n taught as
tnsS were IheS are tauSht' lor instance
Snc ealu' that heaven rerers u man. ana
nell 10 woman soodness TO man pad
hess 10 women trutn' man 1alseiess'
woman IN snort that woman stool Tor
.tood for tho ,,ir,ras ,rd ,i,a ,.o.,o, 80
Christ she said, Is the cure for all this
For it does cure. 1t takes them ana nft4
Taught always that they are stupid
ignorant. It is a hard thing TO get the
women not to think too meanly Of them.
selves In closing. Dr Benr told Of seeing
five women in small boats rowing, with
their children between their knees ol
tied INTO the boats SO that II they fe
out they could be drawn in again, MOVING
an immense craft Of Junk slowly TO shore
And the Old junk Of China Is its woman.
, hood. but the Woman's FOREIGN Mission
AIRY association has hitched on to 1t ant
the load Is going TO be taken off. Ant
the women OF to-day must get into tn,
, boat and help paddle and bring tha
: craft to shore DR. Reun aroused a heart,
, and spontaneous burst of applause a
, the close Of her address
. The music was In charge Of Mrs Bas
Sett, the choir consisting Of Mrs. Bassett
e Miss Holmes. Mrs \. s g. Hin. Mis-
I'ing' Mrs Charles RHTd Miss Theodor
p, feck' Mrs. Smith Wright and Mrs. W. r
i MacRridc, with Mrs. Jessie Cil,ey a III
Q organ.
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o spoke oil the WORK ana needs of the mis-
. slonarles' OF the great need OF money an
h Eoung women. The growth OF the work /
~ iurma she said had been necessarily yer
. SOW, because OF the lack Of workers
l. There have been very few medical mis-