The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY OF ST.MATTHEW'S PARISH
HELDIMPORTANT BUSINESS SESSION YESTERDAY

VISIONS of the beauty Of that faf-aWS
rn,,n,rv tho STRONGHOLD Of the Yang T1e
Eiang. here the peaccfwul rNer 49,,
through beautiful valley. ABOUT
twelve wears ago the missionaries VINO
went out there were all men, ana PC
cause Of the chinese customs and ira
dilions, which keep the sexes seBresS
tod it was impossible for themSso mas
any progress. go they called TOT WOMEN
Miss Ogden and l responded. nos
pital was established through her ef-s
forts and Chinese women taught to
nurse Chinese women are now tram
ing in the hospital. several graduates
having been sent out.
Nursing offers splendid opportunity
for women and these Chinese women
arc taught English. equipped thus. they
have a splendid opportunity to progress
in life, teaching others. The erongeI-s
istic work is more difficult TO 90. IL
is hard to get women to consent 10
baptism so they have to be persuadeo
through the medium Of the school.
The first school had twenty-five chile
drcn vho were taught reading. wrftinG,
Christian doctrine and then as Chinese
women took charge after five YEAR,
eventually a boarding school was or.
panIzcd. Work Of missionaries 10 very
tedious owing to slowness OF Cninese
women. Miss Barber ended her tax
with an appeal for money to help IN
housing conditions. which are OF tho
middle ages. damp dark and poverty
:A.tckcn. Mission'Eies give or thcir,
own money but the need for more 10
most urgent. -
China" said Miss Barber. us the
babv NJ the nations Of the world, Tor.
they are living in spiritual darkness,
inst beginning to realize their misery
and cry to America for help. MISC
Bar ber is in America for the purpose OF,
raising $4,000 to build q substantial
brick building 10 be used as a schooi
for girls. $4,000 has already been rais-
-. V1rgLnia has contributed largely
and she looks to West Virginia 20 heipi
Miss Fannie Brady then resumed her
! report. announcing that the board OF
missions had invited women to become
| members.
| After discussing the advisability OF
| this move. " was voted that . specia
meeting be called to settle the question:
, She then read a report OF branches OF
. the missionary board in West virginia
! Suggestions were made OF ways 10 COM
nIete the membership Miss Brady. re-
: ported on visits she had made at Md
. way. Southern Point, Bluefield, Cnaries-
: ton. Hinton. Welch making special men.
ton q the portable chapel established
: In the latter place. %,
! Huntington Miss Brady said. had done
las st. Matthews. raising subscriptions
for funds, abolIshing the old way OF
collecting dues.
Mrs. Taylor Vincent, Of Huntinsto
then, then told Of the progress OF the
Missionary Study Club OF that place
| which Is an ideal organization DcnetN-
ting the industrial members OF society.
business women and miners and their
families. a blessing to the community
Mrs. II. J. Shrewsbury OF Charles'cn.
W. Va. followed with a few WORDS
about the Sheltering Arms Hospitai'
which Is an Episcopalian hosp'tai IN
Charleston and one Of the finest in The
state She gave a report on the number
Of sheets. etc. used daily In this re
markablc hospital and suggested thrt
tn, people divide their donations. send
ing half in the fall and half In The
spring.
Miss Brady's final report for ms
afternoon announced that S353.00o tSH'
tho total offering Of the women's aux
iliary this year and they hope to raise
$4,000 next year.