Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
nR. AND MRS. HoWLAND's
 WORK IN MEXICO

ftOhN TN WI G<NfSO
 In the annual report of the Wo-
 mans Board of Missions appears the following regarding the work of Dr. and Mrs John Rowland, formerly of Danielson and well known here: In Mexico City we find Dr. and Mrs. with the Union Theological Seminary. Mrs. Rowland prophecies that the 1 development of the native church will be rapid and there will be plenty Of work for the missionaries Tn train ing workers as rapidly as, possible and that when the young pastors en-
 ter upon their Iabors with thorough training and with ideals of co-opera- tion as basis for Christian service things will move" Mrs Rowland has charge of the boarding depart n1ent for the students and for the faculty. Housekeepers in the United States will be able to sympa athize with her in her complaint that it is a problem to get enough of anything that is nourishing with the small al- lowance granted for the living ex- penses of the students. In former days our boys could always have enough beans and tortillaS whatever else was lacking, but now corn and beans and rice are very expensive and also bread and meat and all veg etables and fruit. My mind is dis tracted in regard to the table of the professors as well and eagerly scan the columns of the attractive maga- zines. Here is a page of beautiful buildings without eggs. It proves to be full of recipes using one can of cherries, price two dollars and half, while eggs are twelve cents each. To save meat one has aspara- gus on toast, costing here almost four times a s much, or cake without su- gar, using d pound of raisins worth their weight in gold. Cornmeal costs far more than wheat flour, and oat- meal and cream of wheat are great luxurles: so we cannot eat cereal to save bread as we are told" In addi- tion to these harass.ng cares. Mrs. Howland must supervise the washing. ironing and mending-no small task where the supply of garments is ex- tremely limited and the high cost prohibits purchasing more. She finds many opportunities to help in educa- tional. literary and social lines. At the request of various societies or Sunday schools, she has studied and prepared papers on such variety of themes that no one could question that Mexico is on the alert She has helped in the translation of the grad ed Sunday school lessons and gave analyses Of the Epistles to the Phil: Hfppians and to Timothy in the Pap tist and Methodist churches and found the women interested in word study and local color as well as in the practical doctrines taught. A story of the mother in the home was given before two societies and study of sacred music before a Pres byterian girls school. Space fails to enumerate the many other lines of activity followed by Mrs. Rowland. but we must mention workers as soeiation among the missionaries and Y. NJ. c. A. workers that meets ev- i cry month for conference and social intercourse.
 This is the day of grace for Mex 1 ico and certainly the United States is the neighDor to which she must look | for the most untiring. self sacrificing, generous hep that can be offered. Funds must be poured out, workers ! must be found. and laexico must at ! last be given her chance.