The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-17
WOMAN RULES AND
INFLUENCES AFRICA
Missionary Tells Delegates
Girls School Is Necessary
for that Reason.

II you have firmly believed all these
tyears that the United States is the
tonly land where woman rules, dis
suade yourself at once of the belief,
Efor even in the far Off African jungles
twhere civilization has not yet succeed
led in supplanting natures garb for
full dress on the natives, woman rules
and influences man.
So said the Rev. J. c. Petersen, Lu-
ltheran missionary to the interior OF
Liberia, to the delegates of the Wom-
Ean's Home and Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Olive Branch synod Of the
Lutheran church, in session at st.
Paurs.
, The Rev Mr.. Petersen is visiting
Lutheran conventions and synods in
the interests of the foreign mission
board of his church. He spoke yester-
Iday before the Olive Branch synod and
this morning was asked to address the
mission society, which is holding ses-
sions in conjunction with the synod.
I'VE need a girls school at Buhlo
Pelle, where / am working" he plead
ed "For even in the interior Of Africa
woman rules. We have a boys school,
but that is Intellectual, unless we train
girls to be Christian wives and make
good homes for the boys.
Through the influence of the wom-
Ell we will gain the tribe, Neglect Of
this phase will spell defeat for our
mission work. 1t is true that the native
men will sell their wives and children,
But if the wife and children are Chris
tians and the husbands, too, we will
put stop to it."
The Rev. Mr.. Petersen will address
both conventions this evening at
public service to which the public is
invited.
orphanase Report.
The Olive Branch synod received
reports from the Oesterlen Orphans
home at Springfield, Ohio, and on the
state of the church. There are twenty
-four boys and six girls at the orphan
Iage The boys are housed in a cottage
under the direction of Deaconess Lau-
IA Gilliland. The sum of $500 was re-
Gently expended to supply lighting
system. The annual receipts were
$7,600.35 and the expenses $4,67722.
Pastors were urged to support the
home.
1t was reported that 80 per cent of
the members of the synod communed
during the year, that rs per cent at
tended divine services in the morning
and 35 per cent in the evening. The
various societies OF the synod were re-
ported in flourishing condition. Gifts
and benevolences have increased dur
ing the last year.
College President Here.
President c. G. Heckert of Witten-
berg college yesterday pleaded for a
larger attendance from Lutheran con-
gregations. He argued that if the Lu-
theran church is to grow pastors must
send their young men and women to
Lutheran schools. He pleaded for bet
ter financial support. The sum of $500
was collected yesterday for the col
lege.
In a discussion Of the ACCESSIBILITY
of merging the beneficiary support of
INDECENT candidates for the ministry
lat Wittenberg into a general board of
education, a sharp division of opinion
was expressed. The Rev E. G.. Howard
Iof this city, maintained that the pres
ient system was the better, holding
that it kept the interest of the work
localized and near the school. The Rev.
c. Huber, this city, member of the
Wittenberg college board, argued for
the establishment of the general board.
Missionary Speaks.
Miss Annie E. Sanford, a returned
missionary of India, spoke before the
synod and the missionary society last
evening on the customs and the evan
gelization of the natives of India. T he
following program was carried out:
Echoes from the Missionary World
lin Cincinnati"-Mrs. Fred Schmidt.
Louisville. KY, Mrs. E. G. Howard.
Richmond, Ind.
missions in the Homeland''-Mrs.
W. w. Criley, Indianapolis, Ind.
Medical Missions-Lepers"-
w. H. Sudhoff, Richmond, Ind.
India and Africa Miss Mary Kip
pei, Louisville, Ky.
"The Foreign Land"-Mrs. Geo. H.
Knollenberg, Richmond, Ind
The Pageant, Darkness and Light -
The missionary society today receiv-
ed reports from the committees ap-
pointed yesterday and from the de,
partment superintendent.