The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-08-21
MISS BURMEISTER
REPORTS ON WORK
Report of Evangelistic Work
Made at Spring Japan
Conference

Taken from the Year BOOK OF tNe
Japan Women's Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, the re-
port of Miss Margaret Burmeister
stands out among others listed in
the book. Miss Burmeister, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Burmeister,
has been in Japan for the past three
years in missionary work.
A few days from the Log-Book OF
the Kumamoto Station, with which
Miss Burmeister is connected fol-
lows:
April 10: The cherry blossoms are
at their best. Such a cloud of beau
ty! The kindergarten opened to-day,
the "King's Glory" with four teach
ers and ninety children. Such an
uproar! Sixty-fve new children
leaving mother and home for the first
time, kept US all busy.
May IL: The annual kindergarten
picnic. Every child spic-and-span in
a clean white apron, proudly carry
ing lunch box or basket. Two
street-cars carry this hilarious pack
of squirming children to the wide
green stretches of the park.
May 26: Sale day. Cloudy this
morning. Will anybody come to buy
the products which represent years
work? When twelve o'clock arrives
there is no doubt that it is success.
Piles of cake: bushels of strawber-
ries: the dresses are going like hot
cakes. At five o'clock everyone is
tired but happy.
June 81: Sewing institute at
Yamaga kindergarten; from nine
o'clock in the morning until five in
the afternoon for three days, all
working to finish the dresses, suits,
and underwear. (We aimed to teach
more than mere clothing construc-
tion, and 1 hope we succeed).
June IL: Flower Day at the
church, which is absolutely packed
this morning. Children, parents, and
beautiful flowers; the children from
the kindergarten Sunday school, the
street Sunday schools, and the church
Sunday school. All go together to
the Military Hospital afterwards
with the flowers. It is wonderful to
see how a few flowers and some
bright children's faces change the at
mosphere of that gloomy old place.
July 1-20: One long campaign to
work up enthusiasm and to prepare
us spiritually for the Kyushu Girls
Conference of the Japan Methodist
Church in the foothills of Mount
Aso.
July 20: The day arrives with
pouring rain. How disappointed we
all are! But very few fail to arrive
| at the station and we set off with
high spirits, quantities of baggage,
and a determination to reach our
destination in spite of the elements.
The sky seems to be smiling serenely
as we de-train and prepare to ascend
the mountain; we're a funny looking
group: baggage strapped on cows;
our shoes and "geta' exchanged for
straw sandals; our guide going ahead
in most picturesque straw raincoat
and hat. We have not gone far be-
fore a sudden mountain storm strikes
us with full force; four miles of up
hill going in the face of driving
sheets of rain, and it is sorry-look-
ing line the files into the hotel after
two hours of most difficult going.
July 24-25: Three days filled with
spiritual food, good fun, and closer
fellowship with each other, and a
growing knowledge of the problems
presenting themselves to girls in
Japan to-day; days of beautiful sun
rises, gorgeous sunsets, and true
| mountain-top experience.
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