The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-19
AMERICAN WOMEN
(. TAKE FIRST MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE TO INDIA

the first medical education for women
in all Asia was started by two Amer
lean women" said Mrs. Halle Linn
Hill in her lecture on 1.-The Christian
in India at the Federated Missionary
societies school of missions at the
First Presbyterian church Thursday.
Against overwhelming opposition,
Isabella Thoburn started little school
Tor girls in Lucknow, India, in 1870,
which has since grown into the great
Isabella Thoburn college affiliated
with the University of Lucknow.
DR.. Clara Swain was the first WON
an doctor to open up medical work
Tor women in Asia. She went to India
in 1870 and started her work against
great opposition. Both of these wom-
en- were sent out by the Womens For
eign Missionary society of the Method
ist Episcopal church.
Cannot over-Emphasize Need
THE need of education and medical
care in India connot be over-empha-
sized. There still are over 100 mil
lion women in India who are utterly
without means for medical attention.
The poverty of India is largly due
to their absolute ignorance of agricul-
tural methods, and so at present mis-
sionary boards are stressing the call
for missionaries with agricultural
training.
"a movement in India that is sec
only only to the great political move
ment is the movement of the masses
toward Christianity" continued the
speaker. This movement is taking
place among the 60 million outcasts
and is revolutionizing the life in thou
sands of villages occupied by these
. hopeless people.
Hinduism teaches that these mil
lions of human beings are so polluted
that their very shadows over public
well would defile it. Yet the COWS and
dogs are permitted to drink from it.
Christianity comes with its word of
hope and love to these people. and
many thousands are eagerly embrac-
ing the faith.
England Appoints Bishop
''The church of England has appoint
ed as it's Bishop for India, Bishop Azar-
iah, who was, himself, one of these
outcastes."
Mrs. Hill also made the first lee
ture of the Thursday session of the
school. Her subject for this lecture
was "The Negro in the World War
a portion of her speech follows:
The part that the American Negro
played in the World war reflects glory
on his race. A battalion of negro sol
diers were chosen by the president tc
guard the nations capitol during the
hectic days when our country entered
the war. They were chosen because
there were no hyphenates among them
and it was felt that their loyalty was
without any doubt"
High Physical Standard
There was a higher percentage of
the negroes that passed the army ply
steal examinations than the whites and
lower percentage that asked exemp
ton. After much discussion 1t was de.
cided to establish a camp for the train
ing Of negro officers and the call was
sent out to college men of the negro
race. Twelve Thousand responded and
entered training camp at Fl Des
Moines. Six hundred thirty-nine of
these became commissioned officers
with honorable records.
The program for the closing day of
the school of missions on Friday, is
as follows:
I, 2:15-Devotions
: 2:25-Vocal solo, Miss Ruth James.
2:40-Lecture, "a Way to Inter
racial Peace" BY Mrs. Halle Linn
Hill
3:10--Business.
3:25-Violin solo, Miss Ruth Scott.
3:40-Lecture, THE Day of Oppor-
tunity in India" by Mrs Hill.
Evening Program.
7:30-Organ voluntary and vocal
solo, Mrs Lloyd Harter.
s. 0G-Stereopticon lecture, Latin
America by Mrs. Hill.
During the Friday afternoon session
the federation will transact its fall
business, which will include the rati
fication of the officers elected by the
executive committee on the first day
of the school, and the. reading of the
treasurer's report
The First, Grace and Third Method
list Episcopal churches and the Epis
copalian and the United Brethren
churches will observe Rally day Fri
day afternoon.
A large number of people, including
both men and women, turned out or
Wednesday night to hear Mrs. Hills
lecture on Americas Power and Per
H." in which she stressed the import
ance of citizenship and the peril o.
foreign immigration. Much of tn
subject matter of the lecture was TAX
en- from the speakers book on "Citi
zenship."
More than 10000, 900 lead pencils are
made in the United States each year