The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-30
MOODY RETURNS
FROM FAR WEST
Mortified Schools Head
Visits Many Former
Students
MUCH GRATIFIED
WITH THEIR WORK

Resumes Duties with Greater Enthusi
/ asm and Stronger Confidence i'm Eff
ficacy of Northfield Plan of Christian
Education.
| In recent years the Mortified schools
have sent representative to attend the
annual club meetings of former students
! in different large centers in the East.
such as New York, Philadelphia, Boston
| Buffalo. Cleveland, Pittsburgh. and as far
| west as Chicago This year an expert
ment was tried with results that proved
most gratifying when w. r. Moody.
president of the schools. and son of their
founder, Dwight l.. Moody, went to the
Far West Beginning with Minneapolis,
and ST. Paul, Mr.. Moody visited Denver,
Los Angeles. San Francisco, Portland.
Seattle and Cincinnati.
Arrangements for each of those visits
were made by local committees and in
each place former students gathered IN
nuFber from II to IS. The largest gath
ering was held in Los Angeles, where s.
former students attended. In many cases
attendance involved journeys Of from 81
10 100 miles.
Inc former students of the Mortified
scLoo4s have made a place tor themselves
IN the communities OF the Nest, both IA
BUSINESS and professional work rs wei
as III distinctly Christian work, MIR
Moody found. In the cIty of denver Mr.
Moody spoke IN three churches, eacn in a
nouriSnng condition. and eacn had for Il
pastor a Mount llermon student. In
Minneapolis a Northheld girl is secretary
OF q large and tiOurIShing Y. ". G. A
there Is under the direction OF another
NOrthhe!d girl. 1.-The PRINCIPAL laDora-
( res IOr diagnosis with the best cqIiY-
ment in the cities of Portland and Seattle
are under the direction of Mount Hcr160a
hIvn, and the superintendent of the
Phipps sanitarium for tubercular pa
tlents In Denver is also under the efficient
direction Of DIR. Holden. another Mount
Hcrmon boy. In business, the learned
professions, in varied forms of welfare
work, IS well as in distinctly Christian
YORK, Mr.. Moody found former students
u the schools rendering valuable service
and standing h gh in the esteem Of the
community. lie met I'm all about. 80
former students on his trip.
1t was in San Francisco that Mir
Moody saw a phase of Christian work Of
great interest. There d Miss Cameron of
the Presbyterian Home Mission board,
with two Mortified girls as assistants
has built q home for girls on the fringe
I Chinatown. These Chinese girls are
sold, sometimes by their parents. some
times by their guardians, - men who, an
der any subterfuge. seek ia bring them
into this couusry. 0f course many are
excluded. but far too many eyada the !
watch Of the federal officers, and then. |
~ chattells Of. their owners. they enter ,
upon lives Of shame. Miss Cameron. |
through her heuteua2ts. is ever seeking |
to locate snch girls and free them from
the tolls which. through ignorance Of Ian
Cuage and American customs. they are
bound to. This often involves commit !
Gated legal procedure. for the claim Is !
made that they are the lawful wives of /
rheir owners, and threatened with vio-
leHcN. the girls are frequently intim- |
dated. and dare not testify in court. Ill
: in the face of such trying conditions
HAT Miss Cameron and her two assist
ANS, Mortified girls. are carrying on
-F,a uFhle work. Across the bay from
Frisco Is Il little home for Chinese or
DhanS under Miss CameFon's care where
children. protected from the danger.
which confront their sisters are brought
wa in the atmosphere Of a Christian
home.
II is in viewing the work in which
\orthield students are engaged on the
Wet cast that has made Mr.. Moody
rturu to his work feeling. as he says |
greater enthusiasm for the future and
st o"ger confidence in the efficacy of the
means Of Christian education adopted in
ne Mortified schools.