The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-23
Missionaries MUST
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DTly Through an Astounding
Spirit Can the Women
There Be Reached.

q N Z recent issue Of the Missionary
ReyIew Of the World Mrs. W. G.
bhnston. Of Flat. West Africa, where
sde & a missionary OF the Presbyterian
thubch Of the United States, has IN
Unusually interesting article on Elei-
ting the Women OF Africa It's as
pillows:
~ sometimes hesitate to tell Of re-
Tits IN Bulu land lest the average
audience receive the impression that
most Of the women have been help
Il n. say that one missionary bap-
flzed 1909 adults In eleven months
hit be has 10 communion points, OF
fhat he organized seven churches In
1hree months might leave the i'm
kFession that the whole lump had been
I1avened.
Only last Jnly an elder called on
lie missionary 10 80 out five miles,
Rom the station to the town Of Ev-
ii The chief who is said to have
I'd us wives, was III and fourteen
these wives were confined in a
I'm for being the cause Of the old
ehiefS Illness. There was also a
Mitch doctor there with string on
sthict there was a hook which the
ssomen were to swallow. Ii innocent
he hook could be Withdrawn without
h3iy trouble.
fSThe poison cup is not used in our
tart Of Africa, nor are twins Killed
In Nigeria; but there are child
D(iyes and In many places a girl Of
In unmarried is considered an "old
Eaid.. Women are still bought and
66Id. are put in pawn for gambling
&ebts, are used as beasts OF burden
81 the road, or are loaned to their
husbands friends.
sThe Bulu say Bote be ne mera!e
sneya people are Of many kinds
Nhat includes missionaries as well as
eople IN other walks Of life. Eff
eiert workers are needed for the eIe-
Eation Of the womanhood o. Africa.
fsAgair to quote the Bulu. efficiency
Meyal meva (of many kinds. Mrs
us a very efficient woman along
nany lines. She look high honors
Il her class at a large co-educatlcn-
II institution. She Is Just the woman
% DO translating work. II q co-worS-
Ar Is III she is a good nurse. Tne
missionaries enjoy being entertained
9 her home for she is a good house
beper and sets one OF the best tables
n the Mission. She can teach either
Vocal or instrumental music. II a
&ofher and child have to leave IN
Skpectedly for home Mrs can
make them an outfit.
! But II you ask an African woman
her opinion Of Mrs. she will tel.
Sbu that she is one aiz (hard, cold,
aistant). She does not like 10 shake
bands with a native because OF the
LIT and for the same reason does not
Ike 70 have them in her home, or
Z 20 into theirs. While she IS !
bfieht conversationalist, she yet asks
lSWhat would ] talk TO them about2'
Al African woman cannot be brought
ut Of her low spiritual and social
k6ndition at the end Of a ten foot pole.
Hhe missionary must stretch out her
hire hands and even arms when the
hour Of need comes.
8 An efficient missionary for the
.tork Of elevating her black sister is
6ne whose life Is so full Of the spirit
b the Master that It will overflow
md touch the lives and hearts Of the
Women all around her Her life must
ke a prayer-filled life or else she will
iibt have the grace to stand the dread
HI, digusting, everyday occurrences
nat are rnagnified many times by the
Missionaries physical condition dus
q the eneryation Of the climate and
ne necessary doses Of quinire.
"A missionary must have common
Tense and place herself in such re-
ktionship to the native women that
he win understand their way OF
blinking. Read Mary Scissors life or
lean Mackenzie's "Black Sheep and
fbu will see how q woman that
thinks black" reaches the heart Of
&c African woman.
kIOh, the mistakes Of the new work
III! It was our privilege to build in
Eniu land the first church paid for
tnfiFely by native contributions. We
Nefe 50 busy telling the natives about
Ehat. God wanted, that We had mol
S1Opred 10 find out what they were
blinking about, until We were brought