Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
WORK OF DIAGNOSES
AMONG CHINESE WOMEN
'h"Fsc or Lacc-Alaking Establish
mcnt Occupies Much Time, but
Supplies Great Opportunities.
TRIALS o" MISSIONARY Linz,
hNiies Find That Dead Weight of yw.
h"rancc, Superstition and Heath.
en'sh' Instead OF Stimulating.
oitch DuiiS and Deprcsscs

enism. Instead OF StimuI,,iny
Often DuIIs and Deprcsscs.
FREQUENT accounts arc .,, ,
Nhiha OF the rcmarkab.. work ,c
o"s missionaries in thar ho,,,
.h' me great achievements in n,;rc;
: ne hatiVcSltu C.iristiau haIior 49,, ~;
's' 'hi!ip Frazer Und.rhill hns ~ -,
.e'eStfnE article IA tho li,Ix ,.
f"''hH. West rank. y Y on .bc.,
"rk in ichanS." whcre * In.
! c''eh the compound Of tho "uoIy ,.,,t
one church in China" IIo .,\,h, -,
,"'S compound are several h,,iIii,,,,
'!'iu"ihs the boys school with soyor
!N-hNe boarders and day pup;is ana ,h.
"oiie OF Rev Albert toopc. and his
"lie For the present Dcaconc.s pib,ro
an" peaconess Clark are very Meas
entity situated. living with Nr ,,'I ,fr
'""pcf. Hut they hope ovcutu,uy IN
nave their own house where ,ho,. =,
nav" some OF ting native women ,nI
snis Win them. There are two Chinese
/ bioIe women who work under Tho di
rcction Of the dcaconess.s Inn, dn ,,,
AT present live with them. These woucn
were trained for their work in tho
schooI Tor native teachers In lIrukoyy
! one OF them is q widow aud has a littlo
""oP'e" enid The liibi" women are of
me greatest value. in fact almost in
!dispensable. TO tho mission work Thoy
ar" sincere Christians. almost cutircIy
! ircc from the supcrStitions which sur
round them. and although their Chris
''a' experience is very simple aud UNI
sophisticated. Vet they arc able 10 CON.
NeE the essential facts Of the Christian
ialth to their native sisters and 10 holm
! IN preparing them for baptism 'rhoy
know just what are tho obstacles AMI
!hihhrahces to faith in tho native mind
and how these can best L.. renewed
I met
Occidental teacher and the Oriental
pupil. and interpret them to one au-
other. only those who have lived lnrr,
III tho East can understand how cs-
scntial this is
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY
WOMEN MAKE LACE
The work which makes the largest
t"cmand upnn'the time of the deacon
csses. and furnishes to them the oppor-
tunity for contact with the Chinese
women. is the superintcndence OF the
/ lace work carried on by nearly $50
women. This work was introduced. OF.
! largely developed. by Miss Maria Hunt
ineton. OF Hartford. Conn. whose
! nephew IS now Bishop OF .Anking Miss
| Huntington was Il woman Of vigorous
I intellect and of resolute will Before
she went to China II was said of her
| that she knew more OF foreign mission
work than any one who had not been
nephew. OH leaving Bcrkelev Divinity
/ school, had offered himself FOR the
/ China Mission she decided TO go to
! China and make home for him. She
went out AT her own expense. receiving
/ nothing from the mission board In
/ Hankow she was prominent in the e'
/ Establishment of the school for native
] teachers and workers. Removing TO
( 1chanr she recognized the need Of some
:, Industry that would draw; the women
! Into relation with the mission. and
! would also he of material benefit TO
| them. For this purpose she eStablishc, ell
school in lace-maliing and fancy
| work. Ii has proved n most useful
! feeder to the mission. Some thirty Of
! the women have become really Skillful
1 in following out the foreign patterns
which Miss Huntington imported. while
! 200 more do the native CROSSES stitch In
, blue thread on native linen in trads-
! tional Chinese patterns. The latter
make lunch sets. bureau scarfS. dress
trimmings. fine pillow cases. etc. The
! work is admirably adapted TO the imi
: tntiVenesS Of the Chinese temperament,
/ and it's genius for exquisite detail.
! There is a constant market in China FOR
/ what the women produce. and their
/ handiwork is also sold In this country.
! Miss Sara Huntington and Mrs. stock
/ man. in New York CITY. find market for
3 all that can he sent them.
CHINESE bible WOMEN r-
HE'LL IN WORKS
! To carry on permanently so EXTENDED
! y business requires much care and a.
t.rtiou on the part Of the deaconesse:.
/ The material must be weighed and
measured when 1t is given out to each
! woman. and tho finished product aE,i''
weighed and measured as each woman
! brings it back.
! The women who are doing work
under instruction come at about nine
! O'Clock every other Wednesday, and
/ Friday morning. 4 Bible woman sits
and talks with the women while the
examination Of tho work Z oes on. This
/ lasts through the morning. and is
usually carried over into the afternoon
! OF course there are often personal
needs which require special t.i"n'ion
( and Individual cases which require a
good deal of time.
The two hundred women Sho are do
ing native work come on Tu"S',a" anl
( Thursday afternoons. These IRE alio
gathered in a class before heir work
is scrutiniZed. y native man and
woman assist in the business part OF
the enterprise. About one-tlir' e: all
these women have Christian husbands.
| There is always certain "ro '"ri:on
of women who pc not yet Christians
hut who are willing to listen i the
Christian doctrine. Those Nho a'1
definitely "inurirers'' are toli 10 '"mc
on Monday and Tuesday for individ-
ual instruction. Tho class tcacninC -
addressed IL the Christian wor" on
Tuesdays. the non christians on :'!inrs
days.
INTERIOR TRIALS ACCOMPANY
MISSIONARY I.IFE
The dencones.es have definite bora
,,m which provides for devotions IN
common every morning and PRAYERS
tomethcr at noon. "'rifiin' is ut l2:30