Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
MISS PAxsoN's WORK in CHINA
Miss Ruth Paxson Of this CITY a,

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who has been engaged in Missio
work in China for nearly a year, /
now recognized in the religious fiel
as the worlds grearest woman evan
gelist. Her efforts as national sec
retary for the Y. w. c. A. for nortl
China have been crowned with marve
lous success. Her host of friends Il
Manchester have noted with great de
light the success she attained In he
work as State and National secre
tary for the Young Woman's Chris
tian associations, and later secretary
for the Student Volunteer Movemen
in America. No more conscientious
ard truly consecrate' Christian young
woman ever let Manchester than
Miss Paxson. ~
The following facts, regarding Miss
Paxson, taken from recent issue O.:
the Des Moines Register and Leader,
will be read with much interest by
Manchester people: a
The first two years Of the time
of the newcomer to China must be
spent in the study Of the language.
For that purpose, Miss Paxson, in
company with two other new mission-
aries, went to Paotingfu to live in
the Presbyterian compound, where
they expected to study the language
with less interpretations than in Pc
king or Tien Tsin, where there were
more or less social obligations. But
as the probability grew that the reb-
els would take the northern cities
he committee deemed it wise for
hem to go to Tien Tsin.
In Miss Paxson there was al
ways laugh just beneath the sur.
ace ready to bubble over. Her ac-
cunts Of their life as refugees show
hat life in China has not taken away
rom her that happy possession, nor.
he need for it, either. -.
Her great conservation, her broad
interests she loves children and old
eople, games, athletics, study, liter
ture, nature, and, above all, she
oves young men and women-and
er unselfishness. So says one who
nows her very well; one might add,
he intensity Of her convictions, the
1tensity of her love for her work,
ne intensity of her conception Of the
eed Of the world for the message
nd the life Of the Gallilean, the in
'1fsity of her love for Him whom
he serves with all the intensity Of
er life-all 'hese We may say make
p the secret of the great power of
lis great daughter of old Iowa. !.
For its foreign secretaries, the ma
onal board attempts to send the wo-
en- Of very greatest power. select
e them from their experienced
merican secretaries. Miss Paxson
IS, always stood out among the sec
'taries Of this country as a woman
rare power-so her appointment
. China in a field Of such vast op-E
ortunfty and esponsibility as ma It
onal secretary Of north China is v
atural. A brief outline Of her pre- v
lration in this country follows:
"1S92-Graduated with class honors In
ON Manchester High school. q
"1S94-Entered State University of "
wa. Fl
"1S9S-Graduated from State Uni
rsity Of Iowa, class president,
speaker, Kappa Kap- =,
Gamma, Phi Beta Kappa, presi- -, ~
mt Of the Y. w. G. A., and star -
aver on the basketball team.
1898 '99-Studied at Moody Insi-
te, Chicago. -
''1s99-state secretary Of Iowa for u
W. G.. A. -
'19O0--National secretary of Y. w. q
A., with headquarters at Chicago,
sn at New York. b
secretary for the L
udent Volunteer Movement. p
'1911-Feb Is, she sailed for 5
ina"