Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-14
MISSIONS IN CHINA.
Two Speakers Presented the Work Be-
 fore Methodist Women.

Mission work in China was the sub- ject for the interesting and instrue- tive meetings of the Women's Foreign Missionary society held Thursday af ternoon and evening in the Sunday school rooms of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal church, with an unusually large attendance Miss Jessie Alice Marriott and Miss Althea N. Todd. who are in charge of mission school at Tehwa, in the mountainous country of southern China. spoke upon their work in that country in manner which held the close attention of all,
 The walls were covered with ban ners and flags the latter including the old empire flag and the new re public flag, sentimental expressions In Chinese on huge pieces of red cloth, and tables of figures comparing amounts spent by this country on it's fuxuries and on it's missions. There were also many curios which were examined by those present. Miss Marriott spoke to the members of the society at 3 o'clock, after which there was short business session. At o'clock Miss Marriott spoke to the children, of whom there was good dressed eight little boys and girls in Chinese costume and seated them on the platform where she explained the various customs of dress in that land A novel coat shown was of red cloth, all hand embroidered with gold silk, worn by the natives in their idol pro- sessions. On the front in the midst of an intricate design was a dragon head and just below it a small mirror.
 The two ladies have a school of 100 little girls and live alone with their servants far from any other white people. Miss Todd has been there IT years and Miss Marriott for 12 years.
 At o'clock an excellent supper was served the ladies of the society by the members of the regular supper committee.
 } Stereopticon at Evening Session.
 The evening session opened with the singing of several hymns and prayer was offered by Rev. F. W. Coleman. there was a large attendance. Rev.Mr. Coleman presented Miss Todd who gave an entertaining description of the country, the people and their cus- toms, her talk being illustrated by in- teresting stereopticon views.
 Referring to the dragon on the old flag of the empire, hanging on the wall, Miss Todd said that this is what has held the people back, prevented progress for so many years It has always been thought that the dragon of China was asleep in the earth and if angered would rise up and destroy the people. Thus it took us three years. to secure land for our school building because the people feared that if we constructed a building there it would rouse the dragon. We finally secured one seventh of the piece of ground in question leaving six sevenths for the dragon. However. we have playground so long no buildings are erected it.
 But the days of the dragon are gone and in his place is the flag of the new republic. Modern civilization is spreading through the country. There are now 4G,000 miles of telegraph in China and many miles of railroad. We however, are three days from tele- graph line and TOO miles from q rail- road. The sedan chair is still the only means of locomot' m iii our sec ton. But the daJ of the dragon has gone, and the idols have gone with the dragon The ancestral halls Lave been turned into churches and schools. ed cts have been issued forbi 4ding binding of the feet and the opium. smoking
 It IS only 100 years ago that Robert Morrison was refused admittance to tance it was 27 years before three persons dared acknowledge Christ Thus the gospel with civiliza tion is aovancing in China for III 1909 at the time of the test tiiere were 10000 wfo stood faithful, refusing to disown Christ as the price of life. So there are now i've eonfnltltces in China. We are located in Fukein-= province in Southern China, opposite the Island of l'ormosa, n d land the grea l. ness and natural resources Miss Todd told of the work in the mission and showed pictures CT the children and of the workers.
 A scene of especial interest, very UP like anything here was a picture of the terracsd mountain, each terrace beng devoted to th } production of rice or sweet potatoes. Many of the noun ta:ns she said, are covered with bam- boo trees end some of the hills are Tow nlass of cc!Cr, being covered with brilliant red a"eIe as. which grow t.. great s1ze tnera. Pictures of the people, u Lome, at work, and ,4- school were shown and their customs and peculiarities explained in an in tensely interesting manner by Miss Todd.