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1871-1872. 
Vol.  II. 


BOSTON : 
PRESS    OF   RAND,   AVERY,   &   CO,, 

No.    3,    CORNHILL, 


C§^  Momait's  §0artr  0f  P^tssions 

Was  incorporated  by  an  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts  in  the 
year  1869. 

The  Society  is  located  in  the  city  of  Boston,  and  acts  in  connection 
with  the  American  Board  of  Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions. 


OFFICERS. 


President. 

Mks.  ALBERT  BOWKER,  East  Boston. 

Vice- President  s. 


Mrs.  R.  ANDERSON.  Boston  Highlands. 
"      S.  B.  TREAT,  Boston. 
"      N.  G.  CLARK,  West  Roxbury. 
"      CHARLES  STODDARD,  Boston. 


Mrs.  WM.  W.  WILLIAMS,  Norwich.  Conn. 
"  RICHARD  BORDEN,  Fall  River,  Ms. 
"      C.  P.  BUSH,  Rochester,  N.Y. 

BURDETT  H.^RT,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


O.  P.  HUBBARD,  New  Haven,  Conn.       "      R.  E.  COLE,  Oakland,  California 


Corresponding  Secretaries. 

[arrison  Square.     '       Mrs.  DA"V 
Mrs.  GEORGE  GOULD,  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass, 


Miss  ELLEN  CARRUTH,  Harrison  Square.     •       Mrs.  DAVID  C.  SCUDDER,  Boston.* 
GC 


according  Secretary. 

Mrs.  J.  A.  COPP,  Chelsea,  Mass. 

Borne  Secretary. 

Miss  ABBIE  B.  CHILD. 

Treasurer. 

Mrs.  HOMER  BARTLETT,  25  Marlborough  Street,  Boston.  ' 

Auditor. 

JOSHUA  W.  DAVIS,  Esq. 

JIanagers. 

Mrs.  LINUS  CHILD.  l  Mrs.  BENJAMIN  E.  BATES. 

"      LEMUEL  CASWELL.  '•       A.  B.  HALL. 

CHARLES  SCUDDER.  '•      DANIEL  T.  COIT. 

M.  H.  SIMPSON.  "      JEROME  TYLER. 

DANIEL  8AFF0RD.  i  '•      EDWIN  WRIGHT. 

HENRY  F.  DURANT.  I  "      J.  S.  AMBROSE. 


FORM     OF     BEQUEST. 
I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  the  sum  of  ■ 


to  be  applied  to  the  Mission  purposes  set  forth  in  its  Act  of  Incorpora- 


tion, passed  by  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts  in  the  year  1869. 

•  Letters  for  Mrs.  Scudder  to  be  addressed,  33  St.  James  Avenue. 


INDEX  TO  VOLUME   11. 


Africa,  12,  117,  159,  259,  308,  a55:  — 
Letterf^omMrs.Bri(igmaIl,  12;  Gen- 
eral Meeting,  117;  Seed-sowing,  159; 
The  In-Gathering,  162;  Letter  from 
Miss  Hance.  259;  A  Morning  Call, 
261 ;  Letter  from  Miss  Day,  273;  An 
Old  Zulu  Woman,  308;  Letter  from 
Mrs.  Mellen,355. 

Children's  Quarterly,  41,89, 137, 
185.  233,  281.  329  377 : —  Inattentive 
Little  Girls,  41;  Makubalo's  Letter, 
43;  Hawaiian  Girls,  44  ;  The  Tamil 
Girls,  89;  The  Kessab  Children,  91; 
The  Clocks,  91 ;  The  Kid  at  School, 
Our  Missionary  Meeting.  92;  The 
Picnic,  137;  Little  Gold,  139;  Bha- 
zu's  Escape,  185;  The  Silver  Neck- 
lace, 187;  Thirsting  for  Knowledge, 
188;  Arthur's  Letter,  191;  Doosh- 
goon,  the  Bright  Pupil,  233;  The 
Cyprian  Lamp,  234;  Doily's  Mission- 
ary Box,  235;  Praying  Amie,  281; 
The  Rag-picker  God,  283;  Harpoot 
Helpers,  329 ;  Praviug  Amie's 
Sheaves,  331 ;  Preta's  trial,  377;  The 
Sacred  Rooster,  379  ;  Turkish  Blun- 
ders, 380;  Frankie's  Mite-box,  383; 
We'll  give  Freely.  380;  Dod's  Mon- 
ey, 381;  Anna  and  her  Pice,  384. 

China,  4, 55, 102, 148, 200, 250. 295, 343  :  — 
Letter  from  Miss  Payson,4;  Chapel 
Teaching,  4;  A  Good  Token,  4; 
Biblical  Pictures,  5;  A  Prayer- 
Name,  5;  Chinese  Economy,  6; 
Ciiurch  Dedication,  6;  Josie's  Fair, 
6;  Tieng-tie.  7;  Letters  from  Miss 
Andrews,  55,  200;  Wen  Fee,  55; 
Mrs.  Chau,  56;  Kau  Cheng,  56; 
Chapel  Comforts,  57;  Letter  from 
Miss  Andrews.  102;  Meetings  among 
the  Women,  102;  Opium-Smokers, 
103;  Mrs.  Hoh.  104;  Letter  from 
Miss  Payson,148;  '•  Hung  Siik,"  148; 
Fire-Cracker  Makers,  149;  Home 
Scenes,  149;  Letter  from  Mrs.  Cha- 
pin,  151;  Buried  Seed,  201;  Early 
Fruit,  201;  Letter  from  Miss  Payson, 
250;  Brightening  Prospects,  251; 
Lights  and  Shades.  295;  The  Silver 
Lining,  297;  Opening  Doors,  343. 


Ceylon,  57,  198:— Letter  from  Miss 
Townshend,  57;  "A  Lamb  among 
Wolves,"  58;  Letters  from  Mrs.  De 
Reimer,  60,  198;  Strange  Customs, 


In  Memoriam:  — Miss  R.  A.  Nor- 
cro's,  26;  Miss  Warfield,  and  Miss 
Norcross,  27;  Mary  E.  Page,  315, 

India,  1,  49,  97. 145, 193,  245,  289, 337  :  — 
Leaves  from  a  Missionary's  Jour- 
nal, 1,  Hi;  Out  in  the  Villages,  49; 
Rachel  and  her  Grandmother,  97; 
Rachel's  Grandmother,  99;  Letter 
from  Miss  Rendall,  128;  Plans  for 
the  Future,  130 ;  A  Talk  with  High- 
caste  Women,  193;  Visits  to  a  High- 
caste  Widow.  197:  Letter  from  Mrs. 
Chandler,  245;  Letter  from  Miss 
Ashley,  248;  Talks  with  the  H<-athen, 
289;  Who  will  help  Them?  293;  The 
Prayer  of  Penitence,  294;  First  Ex- 
periences, 337;  The  Burden-Bearer, 
.342, 

Meetings: — Annual,  17-25,  215-219; 
April,  72.  265-268;  May,  312;  June, 
120-124 ;  Salem,  166-172  ;  New  Haven, 
359-364. 

Missionary  Items,  262,  310. 

Mission  Circles,  46,  94,  140,  189; 
236,  284,  332,  381: —  Chambers-Street 
Chapel,  46;  Eugh-a-pers,  46;  Little 
Gleaners,  46;  Woburn  Workers,  94; 
AVhat  Mission  Circles  can  do,  94; 
Donations,  140,  236,  284,  332,381; 
New  Circles,  141;  Willing  Helpers, 
141 ;  Seek  and  Save  Circle,  142;  May 
we  come  in  ?  142 ;  Mnverick  Rill,  189 ; 
Mt.  Vernon  Circle,  190;  The  Open 
Hands,  237  ;  Nellie's  Success,  238; 
The  Zulu  Helpers,  238;  Missionary 
Workers,  285;  Silver  Star  Circle, 
285;  The  Willing  Hearts,  286; 
The  Gold  Coin,  286;  Voice  from 
the  Pacific,  287;  Union  Workers, 
333;  Monatiquot  Circle,  333;  A 
Doll's  Missionarv  Fair,  .334 ;  Annuals, 
334. 

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INDEX. 


Miscellaneous  :  — "  Life  and  Light," 
25;  "Bringing  Sheaves,"  28;  Our 
Philadelphia  Branch,  73;  "Thank 
Q-od  and  take  Courage,"  74 ;  To  Pa- 
trons, 124;  Words  from  Subscribers, 
220;  To  Delinquents,  208;  Extension 
of  our  Work,  316;  The  Weekly 
Pledge  System,  316. 

Persia,  14,  116:  — Letter  from  Hos- 
hebo,  14;  Letter  from  Khartoon,  116. 

Poetry,  7.  27,  47,  71.  95,  143,  165,  191, 
240,288,314,336,358,384. 

Turkey,  8,  62, 104, 152, 203, 241,  253, 298, 
346; — Letter  from  Miss  Kappleye, 
8;  Miss  Powers's  Journal,  9,  62; 
Letter  from  Miss  Parmelee,  10,  300; 
Letters  from  Miss  Seymour,  64,  107, 
212;  Elmas's  Letter, 65;  Letterfrora 
Miss  Wood,  67;  Letters  from  Miss 
Bush,  m,  il2;  The  Bitlis  School- 
House,  104  ;  An  Armenian  Wedding, 
'10.  The  Broosa  School,  115;  The 
[irsovan  School,  152;  A  Telling 
Extract,  154;  Anna  the  Bible- 
♦V^oman,  154;  The  Home  at  Constan- 
tinople, 156;  A  Missionary  Tour,  203; 
Miss  Proctor's  School,  203;  School 
at  Eski  Zagra,  204;  Visit  to  Marash, 
204;  Marika's  Letter,  207;  Appeal  to 
Christian  Mothers,  213;  Visit  to  a 
Turkish  Harem,  241;  Letter  from 
Miss  Proctor,  253;  Communion  Sea- 
son, 256;  Letter  from  Miss  Ely, 
257;  Letter  from  Miss  Powers,  298; 
Letter  from  Miss  Clarke,  303;  Vil- 
lage Incidents,  305;  Constantinople 
Home,  346:  Plan  of  tlie  Home 
School,  346;  Reasons  for  the  Plan, 
3^9;  Cheering  Testimony,  351; 
Early  Fruits,  352;  Letter  from  Miss 
Cull,  353. 

Treasurer's  Report,  124. 

Woman's  Board  of  Missions   for 
THE  Interior. 

Africa.  82,  273.  323:  — Letters  from 
Miss  Day,  82,  273;  A  Hoarty  Wel- 
come, 83;  Daily  Duties,  83;  Visit  to 
a  Native  Kraal.  83;  A  Monthly 
Concert  Offering,  323. 

China,  77,  173,  226:  — Leaf  from  the 
.  Journal  of  a  Missionary,  77 ;  "I  am 
a  Christian,"  77;  Poverty,  78;  Letter 
from  Miss  Diament,  78;  Extracts 
from  Miss  Porter's  Journal,  173; 
Sowing  Seed  among  the  Women, 
173;  Letter  from  Miss  Thompson, 
176;  Letters  from  Miss  Chapin,  177, 
226:  Incidents  of  a  Missionary 
Tour.  228. 


Ceylon,  35,  125.  230,  319:—  Letters 
from  Miss  Hillis,  35, 125, 230;  A  Vil- 
lage School  near  Batticoita,  319. 

Japan:  —  Women  and  Children  in, 
31. 

India,  31,  126,  180,  274  :  —  Letter 
from  Miss  Taylor,  31,  126;  An  Ear- 
nest Scholar.  31 ;  A  New  Custom,  31 ; 
Learning  Good  Manners,  31 ;  Eager 
Listeners.  .32;  Sympathy  prized,  32; 
Letters  from  Miss  Kendall,  32,  128. 
274;  Roman  Catholic  converted.  33; 
Letter  from  Mrs.  Bliss,  33;  Young 
Brahmin  Woman,  53;  H ou.se of  lle.st. 
34;  A  Hindoo  Marriage,  129;  Plans 
for  the  Future,  130;  Zenana  Work, 
180. 

Meetings:— Annual,  276,  .328,  369- 
376 ;  Special ,  .38 ;  Farewell,  376. 

Missionaries,  Departure  of,  184; 
Return  of,  232,  .328;  Adoption  of 
Missionaries,  328. 

Miscellaneous  :  —  Woman's  Board 
of  Missions  for  the  Interior.  29,  76, 
125, 173, 221. 269, 317,365 ;  Our  Mission- 
aries, 30;  Our  Auxiliaries,  .39;  Sug- 
gestion. 40;  A  Precious  Ofleriug,  40  ; 
North  American  Indians,  84;  Prog- 
ress of  the  Work,  76,  85,  1.33,  231  ; 
Important  Resolutions,  86 ;  A  Thank- 
Offering,  86 ;  Turn  down  the  Damper. 
87;  A  Word  to  Correspondents,  135; 
Auxiliaries,  136  ;  Review  of  the  Year, 
182;  To  Subscribers,  2.32,  328;  Re- 
ports from  Auxiliaries,  278;  Garna- 
villo,  Iowa,  278:  Lyons,  Iowa,  278; 
Rochester,  Minn.,  278;  Owosso, 
Mich.,  279;  Miss  Julia  A  Lafrom- 
Ijoise,  279;  Indorsement  of  our 
Work,  .324;  Our  Work  among  the 
Churches,  324;  Receipts,  326;  How 
a  Mission  Circle  was  formed,  326. 

Persia:  — Extract  from  Miss  Dean's 
Letter,  36. 

Turkey,  36,  79,  130.  178,  221,  269,  .322, 
.365:  — Cheering  Words,  36;  "Pray 
for  Us,"  .36;  Call  for  Sympathy,  37; 
Letters  from  Mrs.  Coffing.  37,  178; 
Lesson  from  Sickness,  37;  Letter 
from  Miss  Maltbie,  79  ;  Letter  from 
Miss  Beach,  80.  269;  Roman  Catholic 
enlightened,  80;  Miss  Van  Duzee's 
Tour,  81;  Progress,  130;  Incidents  of 
Missionary  Travel,  178;  Letter  from 
Miss  Hollister,  221;  Letter  from 
Miss  Maltbie.  224;  Letter  from  Miss 
Patrick,  269;  Letter  from  Miss  Van 
Duzee,  272;  Zeitoon,  322;  Gana,  365; 
Sultan,  368. 


Vol.  II. 


MARCH,  1871. 


No.  1. 


INDIA. 
LEAVES  FROM  A  MISSIONARY'S  JOURNAL. 

This  morning,  while  I  was  very  busy,  a  Brahmin  suddenly 
presented  himself  at  the  door,  in  a  state  of  great  excitement.  I 
knew  him  well.  He  is  a  lawyer,  and  one  of  the  most  popular 
and  affable  men  of  this,  caste.  His  lips  were  quivering  with 
emotion ;  and  it  touched  me  deeply  to  hear  him  say,  — 

"  You  are  a  mother  indeed  !  I  could  go  nowhere  else  !  I've 
brought  my  wife  for  you  to  save  her;  "  and  the  tears  streamed 
down  his  face. 

She  had  been  gored  in  the  abdomen  by  a  cow ;  and,  when  I 
expressed  my  regret  that  he  had  brought  her  instead  of  sending 
for  me,  he  repKed,  — 

"  I  could  not  afford  the  risk  of  your  not  coming.  You  will 
tell  me  the  truth,  whether  she  will  get  over  it." 

He  had  hurried  on  in  advance  of  the  cart,  which  now  came  up. 
She  was  the  mother  of  several  children  ;  and  all  accompanied  her, 


2  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

from  the  young  man  of  sixteen  to  the  little  one  of  two  years,  who 
was  enjoying  much  the  child-like  urging-on  of  the  bullocks. 
The  old  mother  trudged  tremblingly  behind  the  cart,  the  jewelled 
daughters  followed  timidly  after,  all  with  sad  and  anxious  faces, 
except  the  little  driver.  We  led  the  poor  woman  slowly  into 
the  house.  She  was  very  faint;  and  her  condition  made  the 
accident  most  unfortunate.  It  was  a  ghastly  wound.  The  si- 
lence was  broken  by  the  impulsive  man. 

^'Now  for  the  truth.  Don't  hide  it:  don't  think  of  my 
feelings ! " 

"Of  course,  I  cannot  judge  of  the  shock,"  I  replied.  "She 
is  very  faint,  and  much  agitated.  As  for  the  wound,  I  am  more 
afraid  of  you  than  of  that." 

"Of  me  ?     What  do  you  mean  ?  " 

"I  mean,  that  after  a  day  or  two,  if  fever  should  come  on, 
you  will  have  mutherams  said,  and,  not  satisfied  with  my  quiet 
way  of  doing  things,  you  will  be  impatient  for  something 
else." 

Of  course,  he  resented  such  suspicions.  The  wound  was 
dressed,  the  sufferer  revived  and  soothed ;  and  the  procession 
moved  homeward. 

The  cart  was  sent  for  me  at  sundown ;  and  I  was  very  thank- 
ful to  find  that  she  had  not  been  carried  into  one  of  those  dark, 
close  inner  rooms,  where  I  generally  find  the  sick.  I  had  par- 
ticularly requested  this.  Moreover,  she  was  on  a  cot.  How  it 
does  add  to  one's  fatigue  to  have  to  bend  to  a  patient  lying 
upon  the  floor  !  It  was  an  airy  and  cheerful  place.  There  are  no 
precepts  of  the  shasters  adapted  to  such  accidents.  It  was 
to  gratify  the  husband  that  I  had  come  ;  but  I  had  not  satisfied 
myself  until  I  had  spoken  of  the  great  God  and  kind  Father. 
I  had  answered  many  questions,  most  of  them  absurd;  and,  as  I 
was  ready  to  leave,  I  said  to  the  group  standing  near,  — 

"  Here  is  a  woman  like  me.  God  has  given  her  children,  and 
given  me  children.     She  has  had  many  earthly  comforts,  and  so 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  3 

have  I.  When  I  am  in  trouble,  I  like  to  ask  him  to  help  me ; 
and  he  has  many  times.  Who  can  heal  this  woman  so  quickly 
as  the  great  Grod  who  made  her  ?  I  can  ask  him  to  cure  her  in 
ray  own  house  ;  but,  if  you  are  quite  willing,  I  should  like  to  ask 
him  here  to  help  us  all,  that  we  make  no  mistakes,  and  that  he 
will  soon  restore  her." 

There  were  four  old  women  listening,  and  I  expected  them  to 
demur  at  the  proposal.  Wise  in  their  own  eyes,  they  are  most 
tenacious  of  heathen  customs.  The  husband  was  too  polite  to 
refuse,  and  said,  "Certainly;"  adding  to  the  others,  "she  is 
going  to  praise  her  Lord." 

"  Let  her,  let  her  !  "  cried  the  old  women. 

I  fully  expected  they  would  all  go  about  some  household  work 
at  once ;  but  the  silence  was  unbroken.  It  was  a  rare  privilege 
to  invite  the  Great  and  Holy  One  into  that  home  where  he  never 
had  been  asked.  As  I  finished  the  prayer,  and  looked  at  the 
sufferer,  she  was  gazing  steadfastly  at  me  with  one  of  the  pleas- 
antest  smiles  I  ever  saw. 

"  I  shall  trust  no  one  but  you,"  she  said  positively. 

Every  evening  the  cart  has  been  sent  for  me  ;  and  last  night, 
when  I  said  that  there  was  no  necessity  for  my  coming  again, 
that  nothing  could  have  been  more  satisfactory  than  the  rapid 
healing  of  the  wound,  the  thanks  of  all  were  quite  oppressive. 
I  told  them  of  Jesus'  miracles,  and  his  readiness  to  bless  every 
heart  loving  and  trusting  him.  The  younger  ones  listened  with 
interest ;  the  wise  old  women  gave  civil  attention  ;  and  the  hus- 
band looked  at  me  politely  and  pleasantly  as  if  I  were  a  harm- 
less enthusiast. 

I  visited  two  families  this  morning  to  see  sick  children.  One 
house  was  that  of  a  Brahmin  lawyer,  and  the  other  of  the  low- 
caste  cultivator.  How  little  difference  there  was  to  me  in  the 
great  matter,  to  them,  of  caste  ! 


4  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

CHINA. 

LETTER  FROM  MISS  PAYSON. 

Miss  Payson  writes  from  Fouchow,  Nov.  29  :  — 
"  Were  you  to  walk  with  me  through  these  streets,  swarming 
with  people   indifferent  to  any  word  of  the  life  to  come,  you 
would  be  impressed  with  the  vastness  of  our  work. 

CHAPEL-TEACHING. 

'^  A  new  preaching-place  was  opened  in  June  last,  in  a  part  of 
the  suburbs  hitherto  un visited  by  missionaries.  The  women  are 
ignorant  of  the  simplest  truths  of  the  gospel.  We  go  there 
every  Tuesday,  and  find  about  twenty  women  and  children 
present.  Yesterday  I  went  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peet.  The 
former  often  preaches  in  the  front  room  to  the  men,  while  we  are 
in  a  smaller  rear  apartment  with  the  women.  Usually  our  going 
and  coming  elicits  only  the  cry  of  '  Hwang  kiang  ! '  (foreign 
child)  which,  though  not  respectful,  indicates  no  ill-will.  But 
Mrs.  Peet  was  attired  in  a  dress  of  brilliant  hue,  which  brought 
around  us  a  crowd,  and  attracted  so  much  notice  that  we  were 
relieved  when  inside  the  chapel-door.  -This  drew  in  half  a  dozen 
women  to  hear  us  'read  book.'  Some  of  the  unwashed  boys 
also  followed.  I  showed  them  a  picture  of  Jesus  on  the  cross. 
They  asked  about  it,  and  listened  while  we  sung,  '  The  Happy 
Land '  and  '  Jesus  loves  me.'  The  latter  pleased  them  immensely. 
As  we  left,  T  exhorted  the  children  to  pray  every  day.  '  Yes,' 
they  replied;  '  and  we  must  cover  our  eyes  this  way,'  making 
the  motion  with  their  hands  of  the  attitude  we  had  taken. 

A    GOOD    TOKEN. 

•'  Our  audience  is  rarely  the  same  :  yesterday  I  saw  only  one 
present  whom  T  had  met  before.  She  has  been  in  several  times, 
and  answered  promptly  when  asked  who  God  was,  and  why  the 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN. 


Saviour  came  into  the  world.  Her  replies  showed  that  the  seed 
sown  had  not  fallen  into  barren  soil.  She  may  be  the  first-fruits 
of  our  labors  among  these  ignorant,  unthinking  women. 


BIBLICAL    PICTURES. 


*'  Some  time  ago  I  sent  to  England  for  a  series  of  biblical  pic- 
tures, one  for  each  Sabbath  in  the  year,  and  find  them  very  use- 
ful. They  are  in  a  deep  frame,  and  so  arranged  that  I  can  take 
out  and  put  in  the  cuts  at  pleasure.  The  plates  are  about  a  foot 
and  a  half  in  length,  and,  being  in  bright  colors,  are  attractive  to 
Chinese  eyes.  Thursday  afternoons,  we  have  our  school  prayer- 
meeting,  which  several  women  from  outside  our  compound  attend. 
As  I  am  not  fluent  in  conversation,  I  write  a  story  to  go  with 
each  plate,  which  is  put  into  good  colloquial  by  my  teacher,  and 
read  aloud  by  one  of  the  older  girls.  They  prize  the  picture 
and  the  narrative  very  much.  Our  last  was  the  '  Story  of 
Joseph,'  the  pathos  of  which  Chinese  girls  appreciate  fully. 
After  our  meeting  I  saw  one  of  the  scholars  get  the  paper,  and 
give  it  a  second  reading.  She  had  been  a  slave  in  Shanghai ; 
and  the  fact  that  Joseph  was  sold  to  be  a  slave  awakened  a  deep 
interest  in  his  career. 


A    PRAYER-NAME. 


"  The  last  addition  to  my  school  was  a  ragged  little  girl,  seven 
years  old,  who  bore  the  name  of  '  Tieng-Tie ; '  which  means 
*  add  brothers  !  '  Disappointed  at  her  birth,  that  she  was  only 
a  girl,  her  parents  gave  her  this  name  as  a  standing  petition  in 
the  ears  of  the  '  mother  goddess.'  Some  think  that  the  spirits 
of  one's  dead  enemies  often  take  the  form  of  girl  infants,  and 
return  to  earth  to  afflict  the  parents.  A  woman  from  an  out- 
station  called  not  long  since,  who  said  she  had  herself,  in  past 
•years,  destroyed  eight  of  her  daughters  ;  but,  since  the  missionaries 
had  taught  the  mothers  better,  they  did  not  drown  their  children 
as  before. 


b  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

CHINESE    ECONOMY. 

**  The  man  and  wife  who  have  the  care  of  our  mission-boat  have 
three  children  on  the  vessel,  their  only  home,  the  oldest  a  boy 
about  five  years  old.  Recently  the  wife  heard  of  a  woman  who 
had  given  birth  to  a  daughter,  which  she  was  about  to  dispose  of 
by  drowning,  as  she  had  done  with  three  other  infants.  Our 
boatman's  wife  is  a  provident  woman ;  and  knowing  that  in  due 
time  her  eldest  son  would  need  a  consort,  to  be  paid  for  with  a 
large  sum  of  money,  with  thrifty  forethought  she  adopted  the 
infant,  thus  securing  a  wife  for  her  boy. 

CHURCH    DEDICATION. 

"  Our  new. church,  on  the  site  of  the  one  destroyed  by  fire  in 
February,  was  dedicated  last  month,  during  the  yearly  meeting  of 
the  missionaries  with  the  native  helpers.  *  Blow  ye  the  trum- 
pet, blow!  '  and  '  All  hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name  !  '  were  sung 
with  much  fervor  to  the  good  old  tunes  so  well  adapted  to  the 
stirring  words.  Short  addresses  were  made  by  the  missionaries 
and  native  helpers ;  two  of  the  latter  being  quite  eloquent. 

josie's    fair. 

''  You  may  be  interested  in  learning  how  we  obtained  the  bell 
for  our  new  church.  Two  years  since,  before  I  left  New  York, 
a  female  member  of  a  mission-church  in  that  city  held  a  fair  for 
the  benefit  of  my  work  in  her  three  Lilliputian  rooms.  A  few 
wealthy  friends  sent  in  fancy  articles  ;  but  the  responsibility  of  the 
matter  rested  on  herself,  and  lovingly  and  heartily  she  carried  it 
through,  clearing  one  hundred  and  seventy-five  dollars.  The 
tickets  bore  the  inscriptions,  '  Josie's  Fair ; '  Josie  being 
the  mother's  three-year-old  pet  daughter.  The  '  Fair '  money 
was  deposited  in  a  bank  until  the  hour  of  need.  Last  year,  when 
our  little  church  vanished  in  flame  and  smoke,  the  pleasant  thought' 
came,  that  I  would  make  '  Josie's  Fair  '  buy  the  new  bell.  As 
I  shall  hear  its  sweet  tones  above  the  worldly  din,  it  will  make 
rare  music  in  my  soul." 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN. 


BY   MRS.    EMILY   C.   PEARSON. 

*Neath  the  fossiled  sway  of  idols, 
Hear  a  mother's  anguished  cry  : 

"  Spare  my  baby  this  time,  husband  ; 
Oh,  I  cannot  have  her  die !  " 

"  Hush  ! "  saith  he  :  "  the  gods  are  angry. 

Woman,  evil  you  have  done  ; 
This  is  now  the  seventh  daughter ; 

Never  gave  you  me  a  son. 

"  Hush  your  clamor  and  vain  weeping  : 

It  shall  perish  like  the  rest. 
Girls  are  cheap,  not  worth  their  keeping  ; 

Curses,  burdens,  at  the  best. 

"  It  shall  die  !  "     The  cruel  father 
Seizes  then  the  child  new-born, 

Casts  it  in  the  ancient  river. 
Laughs  the  mother's  grief  to  scorn. 

**  Thou  shalt  live  ! "  the  yearning  mother 
Cries  when  he  has  left  her  side ; 

Grasps  her  strangling  babe,  and  bears  it 
From  its  burial  in  the  tide. 

"  Saved  from  monsters  of  the  waters. 

In  my  bosom  sweetly  rest : 
While  I  mourn  thy  murdered  sisters. 

Thou,  dear  one,  shalt  be  caressed. 

"  Now,  to  turn  thy  father's  anger, 

*  Ti-eng-Ti-e '  is  thy  name  ; 
That  the  goddess  may  '  add  brothers,' 

And  give  honor  for  our  shame." 

When  will  deeds  of  blood  so  fiendish. 
And  the  faith  in  idols,  cease  ? 

Saviour,  fill  the  earth  with  glory ; 
Come  and  bring  the  reign  of  peace  ! 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT 


TURKEY. 


Miss  Rappleye,  who  is  connected  with  our  Home  in  Con- 
stantinople, writes,  Nov.  29,  of  her  safe  arrival,  and  adds,  — 

"I  am  very  pleasantly  situated  at  present  in  the  family  of 
Mr.  Henry  Dwight,  and  have  commenced  my  studies  with  good 
health  and  spirits.  When  I  call  upon  some  of  the  Armenian 
families  with  Miss  Laura  Bliss,  as  I  occasionally  do,  I  find  my- 
self impatiently  longing  for  ability  to  talk.  She  translates  to 
me  any  thing  of  interest,  and  their  polite  and  kind  welcome 
cheers  me. 

'*  To-day,  the  wife  of  a  Protestant  told  me  of  her  parents' 
opposition  to  her  marriage  to  one  of  that  faith.  After  waiting 
five  years,  the  imperative  counsel  of  her  brother,  who  had  in 
England  seen  the  superior  results  of  true  religion,  secured  the 
transfer  of  her  obligations  from  parents  to  her  future  husband. 
She  had  long  believed  in  the  Protestiant  religion,  and  cherished, 
in  secret,  hopes  of  sins  forgiven ;  but  now  she  seems  to  enjoy 
her  freedom,  and  lives  in  the  light  of  truth.  The  expression  on 
her  face  of  trust,  and  anxiety  to  make  a  true  consecration  of 
her  child  as  it  received  the  ordinance  of  baptism  last  Sabbath, 
could  not  be  mistaken.  Her  history  makes  me  believe  that 
probably  there  are  many  others  who  lack  only  courage  to  show 
they  are  receivers  of  the  truth,  and  that  the  descent  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  upon  the  hearts  of  his  laborers  and  their  work  may  prove 
the  '  field  already  white  unto  the  harvest.' 

"  I  am  well  and  happy,  with  much  to  do,  and  look  forward  to 
busy  days,  until  the  last  one  shall  have  dawned  and  passed  for- 
ever. God's  word  will  never  fail :  it  cannot  fail.  He  will  re- 
deem the  nations." 

Miss  Fannie  A.  Nye,  who  is  under  appointment  as  medical 
missionary  to  the  Constantinople  Home,  will  graduate  at  the 
New-England  Female  Medical  College  March  1,  and  join  Miss 
Rappleye  as  soon  as  practicable. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN. 


JOURNAL. 


Miss  Powers  of  Antioch,  in  a  late  communication,  writes,  — 

"  I  will  give  another  chapter  from  my  journal,  that  you  may 
understand  something  of  my  work  while  touring. 

*'  Oct.  7. — Reached  Akiz  Olook,  a  little  village,  after  a 
two-miles'  ride  by  a  rough  bridle-path.  Some  of  the  women 
were  on  the  roofs,  looking  over  wheat  for  '  boul-gour,'  the  staple 
dish  of  the  country,  which  is  wheat  picked  over,  boiled,  dried, 
hulled,  and  broken  in  a  hand-mill.  '  Boul-gour-osh  '  is  boul- 
gour  cooked  with  butter  and  cabbage,  squash,  or  lentiles. 
'Two  women  were  grinding  at  a  mill,'  and  farther  on  several 
were  at  the  tandour  baking.  They  offered  me  a  '  bread,'  which 
I  accepted.  It  is  good  while  fresh,  but  after  twenty-four  hours 
is  not  tempting.  I  assembled  the  women  for  instruction.  Near 
the  door  sat  an  old  woman,  bent  double  and  nearly  blind,  who 
is  always  present  on  such  occasions.  Mariana  (Mary),  our 
teacher,  told  me  that  she  was  so  fond  of  learning  hymns,  it  was 
a  pleasure  to  teach  them  to  her ;  and  at  night,  as  the  poor  old 
creature  lies  awake  alone,  — for  her  son's  wife  will  not  allow  her 
to  live  with  them,  —  she  whiles  away  the  weary  hours  repeating 
them.  She  often  says  to  Mariana  *  What  a  great  sinner  I  am  ! ' 
and  asks  questions  of  her  duty  and  the  higher  life.  *  Oh,  how 
good  it  is  of  the  missionaries  to  leave  their  homes,  and  bring  us 
these  glad  tidings  !  Would  that  it  had  been  in  my  youth,  that 
I,  too,  might  have  learned  to  read-  God's  word  !  ' 

"  Sabbath,  16.  —  Four  of  the  large  girls  came  to  my  room  :  we 
read  Heb.  xii.  1,2,  and  talked  it  over.  It  is  difficult  to  get  the 
women  to  think  about  a  passage  of  Scripture,  and  express  an  opin- 
ion. When  I  asked  one  of  them,  a  professing  Christian,  whether 
she  had  any  besetting  sin,  she  thought  not !  Doubtless  this  was 
her  honest  opinion.  Five  hundred  men  and  women,  our  audience 
of  to-day,  were  seated  on  mats,  and  separated  by  a  railing  two 
and  a  half  feet  high.      The  brides  were  noticeable  by  a  coarse 


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crimson  satin  dress,  figured  with  yellow  exclamation  points  in 
rows.  Most  of  the  women  and  children  are  distinguished  by 
the  number  and  variety  of  patches  on  their  garments,  which  defy 
all  attempts  to  discover  the  original  material. 

"  Wednesday,  19.  —  We  went  toKerkenneh,  a  hamlet  about  a 
mile  away. 

"  The  women  were  gathering  bayberries  and  stripping  tobacco. 
We  had  a  pleasant  meeting.  The  children  swarmed  ;  but  at  the 
close  I  was  saddened  by  the  failure  in  getting  the  two  large  girls 
whose  parents  I  have  labored  long  and  hard  to  persuade. 

''Friday,  Oct.  21.  —  Father  and  I  went  to  Ripsy,  a  village 
on  the  other  side  of  the  Orontes.  We  ate  our  lunch  under  a 
myrtle-tree,  by  a  spring  where  a  young  woman  was  washing. 
A  flat  stone  was  her  wash-tub,  her  hands  her  scrubbing-board, 
and  a  rock  her  clothes-line.  Ripsy  lies  on  the  seaward  side  of 
a  mountain,  and  we  arrived  just  in  time  to  see  the  sun  set  in  the 
Mediterranean.  The  next  morning  nine  women  and  two  girls, 
not  Protestants,  came  in.  I  read  Matt.  xiii.  1-23,  talked  and 
prayed  with  them.  They  listened  civilly,  but  did  not  seem 
much  interested.  When  I  urged  their  learning  to  read,  they 
replied,  *If  you  will  come  and  teach  us,  we  will.'  " 

(To  be  continued.) 

LETTER  FROM  MISS  PARMELEE. 

*'  The  maps,  so  kindly  sent  us,  are  a  delight  to  our  eyes.  The 
bright,  fresh  colors  very  much  relieve  the  walls  of  our  school- 
room ;  and  I  sympathize  with  the  glances  which  the  pupils  give 
them  when  wearied  with  a  hard  hour's  work  in  arithmetic. 
They  long  for  Bible  truth  after  they  have  had  a  taste  of  it,  and 
comprehend  and  retain  all  that  we  can  give  them.  The  old,  old 
story  of  Christ  and  his  salvation  is  what  they  most  need. 

"  Early  in  September,  as  soon  as  the  extreme  heat  moderated, 
we  tried  the  experiment  of  having  no  school  Thursday  afternoon, 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  11 

and  sending  out  the  women,  two  by  two,  to  visit  from  house  to 
house,  and  read  and  pray  as  they  found  opportunity.     Not  that 
they  go  everywhere  :  the   door  of  entrance  to  Moslem  houses  is 
far  from  being  open  to  us  ;  and  there  are  Christian  homes  where 
it  would  not  be  proper  for  our  unmarried  girls  to  go.     They  se- 
lect a  Protestant  house  where  only  the  man  has  accepted  the 
truth,   and  go  in  to  see   the   wife.     Often  six  or  eight  of  the 
neighbors  will  drop  in  to  listen  to  their  instructions ;  after  which, 
some  one  of  the  hearers  will  obtain  access  for  them  to  another 
house,  where  they  are  made  equally  welcome.      In  this  we  can 
judge  of  their  fitness  for  the  work.     We  go  with  them  when  we 
can,  and  greatly  enjoy  it ;  but  every  day's  experience  confirms 
my  impression,  that  we  cannot  do  as  much  real  good  by  our 
visits  as  our  native  sisters.     The  women  are  usually  glad  to  see 
us :  they  like  to  scan  our  clothes,  listen  to   our  broken  Arabic, 
and  question  us  about  our  manners  and  customs ;  but  when  we 
urge  the  advantages  of  learning  to  read,  and  point  out  the  way 
of  salvation,  our  words  have  little  weight  compared  with  the 
earnest  testimony  of  one  of  their  own  number  who  has  accepted 
the  truth.     For  example  :    Miriam  of  Kullaat,  the  other  day, 
was  urging  a  woman  to  learn  to  read,  and  was  met  by  the  com- 
mon excuses,  'No  time,'  'What  is  the  use?'  and,  strongest 
of  all,  'No  mind,  how  can  I  learn?'     When,  in   the  course 
of  the   talk,  it  came  out  that  Miriam  herself  was  from  a  vil- 
lage, —  city  people  have  great   contempt  for  villagers,  and  for 
Koordish  villagers  most  of  all,  —  the  woman   seemed  greatly 
surprised,  exclaiming,   'Wonderful!     You   from   Kullaat,  and 
can  read  !  '  her  tone  implying  that  her  ideas  of  her  own  ability 
to  learn  to  read  had  undergone  a  change.      Miriam  laughed 
heartily  as  she  told  us ;  and  I  laughed  too,  wondering  if  it  would 
have  been  possible  for  me  to  have  brought  forward  any  argument 
so  powerful."     As  we  see  the  discretion  of  these  native  helpers, 
their  tact  in  meeting  objections,  their  earnestness  in  pressing 
home  truth,  we  are  thankful  for  such  efficient  co-laborers." 


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AFRICA. 

Mrs.  Laura  B.  Bridgman  writes  from  Umzumbi,  Natal, 
South  Africa,  Sept.  1,  — 

"  I  would  like  to  help  you  to  some  acquaintance  with  the 
women  of  South  Africa.  I  doubt  if  you  will  find  any  so  dark- 
minded  and  degraded.  Among  all  heathen  people,  the  women 
are  far  beneath  the  men ;  but  with  few  are  the  men  so  ignorant 
and  low  as  here.  They  have  minds  capable  of  cultivation  and 
enlightenment ;  but  long  ages  of  darkness,  superstition,  and 
vice,  have  brought  them  very  low.  Polygamy  is  a  favorite 
custom  ;  which,  of  itself,  leads  to  great  oppression  and  persecu- 
tion of  the  female  sex,  as  also  the  buying  and  selling  of  wives 
and  daughters.  The  woman  thus  becomes  a  chattel  and  slave. 
The  native  says  of  his  daughters,  "  They  are  my  cattle,  my 
money,  and  my  merchandise.  My  wives  are  my  cattle,  my 
horse,  my  plough,  and  my  wagon.  I  bought  her,  and  paid  for 
her,  and  have  a  right  to  beat  and  kill  her  if  I  choose."  The 
father,  or  oldest  brother,  sells  the  daughter  or  sister  to  him  who 
can  pay  for  her  the  greatest  number  of  cattle  ;  giving  her  no 
opportunity  for  choice,  and  thus  often  connecting  her  for  life 
with  a  person  whom  she  abhors.  Such  treatment  leads  to 
much  opposition  and  rebellion.  Often  the  girl  runs  away, 
sometimes  effecting  a  complete  escape,  but  generally  is  pur- 
sued by  her  relatives,  and  forced  to  return.  In  many  instances 
she  has  been  known  to  resist  unto  death,  perhaps  being  poisoned 
by  her  hostile  relatives,  or  committing  suicide  to  escape  what 
she  feels  would  be  worse  than  death.  Her  life  is  rendered 
hopelessly  dark  and  miserable.  She  has  no  light  or  joy  in  this 
world,  no  thought  or  knowledge  of  any  in  the  world  to  come. 
Her  kraal,  though  a  dwelling-place,  is  no  home  to  her.  Hatred, 
jealousy,  and  strife  are  constant  inmates ;  but  love  never  enters 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  13 

there.  She  leads  a  life  of  base  servitude  and  fear.  A  veteran 
missionary  has  said,  '  I  believe  there  is  hardly  one  kraal  where 
there  is  not  found  a  woman  who  endeavors  to  poison  her  fellow- 
woman,  in  order  to  become  the  only  wife  of  her  husband,  or 
to  poison  him,  in  order  to  connect  herself  with  another ;  or  a 
husband  who  does  not  the  same,  in  order  to  get  rid  of  one  or 
more  of  his  wives  for  the  sake  of  reclaiming  the  cattle  paid  for 
them,  and  so  marry  others. 

This  is  the  moral  condition  of  God's  creatures,  bearing  once 
his  image,  and  capable  of  being  raised  by  the  power  of  gospel 
truth  to  civilization  and  refinement ;  capable  also  of  becoming 
"heirs  of  God,  and  joint-heirs  with  Christ,  of  the  inheritance 
incorruptible,  undefiled,  and  that  fadeth  not  away."  Shall  we 
deny  the  light  of  life  to  these  benighted  souls  ? 

Let  us  look  at  their  temporal  condition.  Here  we  see  a 
native  woman  grinding,  "  not  at  the  mill,"  but  on  a  stone,  ac- 
cording to  their  custom.  She  is  grinding  *' Indian  corn,"  it 
havino-  been  softened  a  little  by  boiling.  She  holds  in  her 
hands  a  smaller  stone,  by  which  she  crushes  the  grain.  Beside 
the  stone  is  a  cup  made  of  clay,  and  a  wooden  spoon.  On  the 
other  side  of  the  stone  is  a  calabash  for  milk.  When  the  milk 
is  very  sour,  it  is  considered  fit  for  food,  and  is  esteemed  a  lux- 
ury. The  dress  of  the  woman  is  an  ox-skin,  softened  by  rub- 
bing, and  tied  just  above  the  hips.  A  dress  of  this  kind  lasts 
from  one  to  two  years,  and  is  never  washed.  The  child  is  also 
fastened  to  the  back  by  a  skin.  The  arm  ornaments  are  strips 
of  skin  with  the  hair  left  on.  The  head-dress  is  a  wreath,  made 
of  the  skin  and  hair  of  the  goat.  The  hair  of  the  woman  is 
filled  with  red  clay,  and  rolled  in  strings,  which  hang  over  the 
eyes.  Combing,  of  course,  is  an  impossibility  ;  neither  is  the 
head  ever  washed.  Another  style  common  with  some  tribes, 
and  which  seems  preferable  as  to  cleanliness,  is  to  leave  a  tuft 
of  hair  upon  the  crown,  while  the  rest  is  shaven  close. 

Another  employment  of  the  native  women  is  digging  in  the 


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field  with  a  hoe  of  immense  weight,  while  the  child  is  borne 
upon  the  back.  She  digs,  plants,  weeds,  and  watches  the  gar- 
den. She  does  the  harvesting,  and  carries  the  grain  home  upon 
her  head.  She  brings  wood  from  the  bush,  and  water  from  the 
river.  She  cooks  the  food ;  and,  when  it  is  ready,  the  man  eats 
and  is  filled.  If  any  remains,  the  women  eat,  and  then  the 
children,  and  lastly  the  dogs :  but,  if  there  is  but  little,  the 
man  may  finish  all,  while  wife,  children,  and  dogs  go  hungry; 
for  times  of  famine  are  not  infrequent. 

Do  you  ask  if  these  women  are  susceptible  of  cultivation  ? 
Mrs.  Edwards  has  in  her  school  girls  whom  she  considers 
equal  in  all  respects  to  white  girls  with  similar  advantages. 
Their  great  want  is  instruction  ;  and  this  is  the  object  of  our 
work  to  impart  in  every  possible  way.  We  rejoice,  and  feel 
strengthened,  to  learn  that  many  in  our  native  land  are  inter- 
ested to  aid  us  in  the  work." 


PERSIA. 
LETTER  FROM   HOSHEBO. 

We  are  indebted  to  Miss  Rice  for  the  translation  of  this  let- 
ter, received  by  her  from  one  of  our  Bible-readers  connected 
with  the  Oroomiah  Female  Seminary  :  — 

"  To  you  many  thanks  for  your  gladdening  letter.  It 
reached  me  just  when  I  had  a  Bible-class  of  the  older  girls, 
Sabbath  afternoon.  My  spirit  rejoiced  so  greatly  that  for  a 
little  while  I  stopped  teaching.  When  I  saw  the  beloved  pic- 
ture of  your  sister  with  your  letters,  I  thought  that  I  beheld 
you  both.  My  heart  was  not  quiet  until  I  had  kissed  it  many 
times.  Ah  !  truly  more  bitter  than  death  is  love.  This  sepa- 
ration wishes  a  great  deal  of  patience. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  1.5 

"  Respected  sister  of  my  love,  you  requested  me  to  tell  you 
about  my  religious  employments.  All  my  hours  are  full  of 
work.  I  teach  six  classes  every  day,  besides  teaching  Miss 
Dean,  and  generally  have  devotional  exercises  for  half  an  hour 
at  the  opening  of  the  school.  Three  times  a  week,  the  school 
sing  with  Mrs.  Labaree,  The  girls  sew  the  whole  of  one 
afternoon  for  the  missionary  society,  The  Golden  Chain. 

"You  wish  to  know  particularly  about  spiritual  matters 
among  the  daughters.  For  a  long  while  we  did  not  receive 
life-giving  mercy-drops ;  and  many  of  the  pupils  were  pressing 
on  in  the  broad  road,  apparently,  exceedingly  careless.  I  was 
greatly  distressed  on  account  of  the  weight  of  sin  crushing 
many  of  our  flock  on  desolate  mountains ;  but,  I  rejoice  to  tell 
you,  this  month  we  have  received  with  gladness  the  visitation 
of  the  beloved  Bridegroom.  Yes,  these  are  the  days  in  which 
have  been  recorded  the  birthdays  of  many  sinners  in  our  fold. 
Last  Sabbath  I  was  broken  down  with  grief.  Every  voice  was 
stinging  my  heart.  At  the  going  out  of  the  Sabbath,  we 
girded  ourselves  for  a  loud  knocking  on  the  door  of  grace. 
We  had  six  or  seven  prayers,  with  bitter  tears,  and  between 
them  confessions  from  sinners  and  careless  Christians.  There 
were  many  tokens  of  the  hovering  of  the  Spirit,  and  his  will- 
ingness to  change  our  state  of  coldness  and  lukewarmness,  and 
to  rid  our  school  of  guilt. 

"Then,  at  the  close,  I  said,  'Daughters,  I  am  willing  to 
deny  myself  the  pleasure  of  a  little  time  that  I  have  for  walk- 
ing after  supper.  I  will  stop  in  the  schoolroom ;  and  whoever 
has  a  willing  heart  may  come  ther^,  to  unite  together  in  prayer.' 
Four  girls  came ;  and  every  night  the  number  has  increased, 
until  there  are  fifteen.  We  have  found  it  a  very  pleasant  sea- 
son. There  are  several  prayers  offered,  and  the  girls  speak 
about  the  state  of  their  hearts,  —  what  inclinations  they  have, 
and  what  they  would  have.  It  is'evident  to  me  that  a  strength- 
ening power  is  reaching  every  stature  and  degree.     I  hope  that 


16  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

you  will  not  forget  this  flock  at  every  kneeling  before  the 
throne  of  grace  ;  for  many  have  not  yet  tasted  that  the  Lord  is 
gracious.  We  have  "only  three  in  our  school  who  are  daughters 
of  the  covenant,  or  communicants.  There  are  seven  who  hope, 
that,  after  a  little,  they  will  commune  at  the  Lord's  supper  j 
but  as  yet  they  are  being  proved.  Beloved,  you  see  how 
needy  our  school  is.  After  three  weeks,  the  girls  will  have 
a  short  vacation,  and  on  their  return  will  read  six  weeks  more. 
I  will  convey  your  especial  love  to  Elishwa  (her  daughter),  and 
hope  that  you  will  remember  her  in  your  prayers  constantly, 
that  she  may  have  fellowship  with  us  from  her  childhood,  and 
not  be  left  outside  the  sheepfold  of  Jesus  of  Nazareth.  My 
father  came  this  week,  and  gladdened  me  a  little  by  telling  of 
her  diligence  in  study  ;  but  I  have  great  anguish  for  the  salva- 
tion of  her  soul,  because  there  is  no  one  by  her  side  to  cause 
her  to  kneel  beneath  the  feet  of  the  bleeding  Lamb,  that  the 
Word  of  life  may  impress  her  young  heart  while  it  is  yet  ten- 
der. 

"Accept  much  love  from  all  the  school  daughters.  I  think 
that  here  we  can  never  reach  fully  the  nearness  of  love  in  these 
shadows  of  letters,  until  we  arrive  at  the  perfect  substance  in 
heaven.  Give  ray  salutations  to  all  your  companions.  I  am 
sorry  that  my_  pen  and  language  are  strange  to  you.     In  peace, 

"  Your  true  lover, 

"HosnEBO." 

Twenty-four  years  ago,  when  Miss  Rice  first  went  to  Persia, 
Hoshebo,  then  a  little  girl,  entered  the  Oroomiah  Female  Semi- 
nary. Untruthful,  dishonest,  self-willed,  and  obstinate,  she  was 
for  a  time  a  great  trial.  Grace  subdued  this  turbulent  spirit. 
She  became  the  wife  of  a  native  pastor,  and  proved  a  devoted 
helpmeet.  Bereaved  of  her  husband  and  several  children,  she 
gave  herself  anew  to  missionary  work,  and  has  ever  been  an 
eificient  co-laborer. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  17 


m  m$t\\  ai  %mt* 


ANNUAL    MEETING. 

The  third  annual  meeting  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions 
was  held  in  Mt.  Yernon  Church,  Tuesday,  Jan.  3,  at  ten 
o'clock,  A.M. 

Mrs.  Bowker,  the  President,  conducted  the  devotional  exer- 
cises, reading  from  John  xx.  the  account  of  Mary's  visit  to  the 
sepulchre ;  and  called  attention  to  this  manifestation  of  the  re- 
gard of  Jesus  for  Christian  woman.  Touched  by  her  devotion 
and  love,  he  permitted  her  to  be  the  first  herald  of  the  glad  tid- 
ings of  the  risen  Lord.  He  saw  her  as  she  followed  him  to  his 
tomb  ;  his  eye  rested  on  her  as  she  prepared  spices  for  his  burial ; 
and,  while  she  loved  in  secret,  he  rewarded  her  openly. 

ANNUAL   REPORT. 

The  Annual  Report  was  submitted  by  Mrs.  Edwin  Wright ; 
which  showed  a  gratifying  increase  of  contributions  to  the  treas- 
ury, and  enlarged  circulation  of "  Life  and  Light"  and  its 
"  Echoes."  The  life-membership  has  reached  a  thousand  and 
upward,  and  the  subscribers  to  "  Life  and  Light  "  number 
nearly  four  thousand ;  while  the  auxiliaries  are  now  one  hun- 
dred and  forty-eight,  having  more  than  doubled  the  last  year. 

The  missionaries  under  support  have  increased  from  fifteen  to 
twenty-five  / Bible- women  from  fifteen  to  thirty;  and  schools 
from  five  to  eight, 

treasurer's  report. 

The  treasurer,   Mrs.  Homer  Bartlett,   reported  the  receipts 
during  the  year  to  be  $21,106.82,  besides  legacies  of  $15,300 
2* 


18  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

towards  a  permanent  fund.  She  also  reported  a  thank-offering 
of  $500  just  received  from  "a  friend,"  to  constitute  eighteen 
missionaries  and  two  others  life-members  of  the  W.  B.  M.,  and 
a  pledge  of  thirty  dollars  monthly,  from  L.  F.  B.,  for  the  sup- 
port of  a  missionary. 

BIBLE-READERS. 

Mrs.  Miron  Winslow,  one  of  the  Corresponding  Secretaries, 
read  a  report  in  reference  to  the  native  Bible-women,  who  ren- 
der valuable  aid  to  the  missionaries  by  going  about  reading  the 
Bible  wherever  they  have  opportunity,  and  who  find  ready  lis- 
teners in  women  working  in  the  fields,  as  well  as  in  the  zenanas 
and  hospitals,  which  they  frequent  for  the  purpose.  Some  of 
them  are  well  educated,  and  capable  of  reading  the  sacred  word  in 
two  or  three  languages.  Many  of  them  receive  no  compensa- 
tion, regarding  it  a  labor  of  love  ;  but  there  are  others,  as  in 
Constantinople  and  in  the  larger  districts,  who  must  be  pro- 
vided for  by  the  society.  In  some  places,  women  who  receive 
only  two  cents  a  day  contribute  to  maintain  a  reader.  About 
two-thirds  of  those  assumed  by  the  W.  B.  M.  are  supported  by 
auxiliary  societies ;  and  two  ladies  in  Boston,  and  another  in 
Andover,  each  support  one.  It  is  hoped  to  increase  the  num- 
ber of  Bible- women,  till  they  shall  penetrate  every  dark  recess 
of  heathendom. 

A  verse  of  an  original  hymn  was  sung,  after  which  extracts 
from  foreign  correspondence  were  read  by  Miss  White  of  Ipswich 
Female  Seminary,  in  the  absence  of  Mrs.  Gould,  Corresponding 
Secretary.  The  letters  read  were  from  Mrs.  Capron  in  India, 
and  one  from  Mrs.  Haskell  in  Turkey,  giving  an  account  of 
the  sickness  and  death  of  Miss  Norcross. 

Miss  West,  returned  missionary  from  Turkey,  then  addressed 
the  meeting  on  the  subject  of  Woman's  Work.  She  was  glad 
to  look  upon  so  many  sisters  here  in  Boston ;  but,  unless  God 
should  use  her  this  day  in  arousing  some  one,  she  would  rather 


FOli  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  19 

be  in  Turkey,  surrounded  by  women  dressed  in  their  white  sheets, 
and  listening  to  the  story  of  the  cross.  The  employment  of  wo- 
man in  such  work  was  no  new  dispensation :  the  coming  of 
Christ  was  revealed  to  woman ;  and,  when  Jesus  was  upon  earth, 
women  ministered  unto  him.  This  we  may  still  do  ;  for  he  has 
said,  **  Inasmuch,  as  ye  have  done  it  unto  one  of  the  least  of 
these,  ye  have  done  it  unto  me."  Miss  West  made  aiFecting 
allusions  to  the  death  of  Miss  Warfield,  and  narrated  many  in- 
teresting incidents  of  self-denial  for  Christ's  sake  to  which  she 
had  been  witness  during  the  fifteen  years  of  her  missionary  life. 
The  morning  session  was  closed  by  singing  one  verse  of  the 
hymn,  "  Jesus  paid  the  debt." 

AFTERNOON    SESSION. 

>  The  large  audience  of  the  morning  re-assembled  with  in- 
creased numbers  at  2  o'clock,  p.m.  The  nominating  committee 
appointed  at  the  morning  session  reported  a  list  of  officers,  the 
same  as  last  year,  with  the  addition  of  Miss  Abby  B.  Child  of 
Boston  as  Home  Secretary,  all  of  whom  were  duly  elected. 
Reports  from  delegates  were  then  called  for. 

PHILADELPHIA     BRANCH. 

Mrs.  Wright  read  a  letter  from  Mrs.  Burdett  Hart,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Philadelphia  Branch,  from  which  we  make  the  fol- 
lowing extracts  :  — 

"  All  the  sisters  of  this  branch  of  your  family,  —  all  the  Ma- 
rys and  Marthas,  the  Buths  and  Abigails,  and  Sarahs  and  Re- 
beccas, salute  you.  We  salute  you  with  a  kiss  of  charity. 
We  fondly  hoped  to  have  sent  our  salutations  by  the  hand  and 
voice  of  our  dear  delegate,  Mrs.  Wilcox,  who  was  of  you  before 
she  was  of  us,  and  who  now  belongs  doubly  to  both  ;  and  we 
sincerely  regret  that  she  is  unexpectedly  detained  at  home.  As 
we  are  but  eight  months  old,  we  have  our  history  yet  to  make, 
and  but  little  of  it  to  give.  At  present  we  can  count  but  four 
boughs  on  our  little  branch.      That  in  Washington,  B.C.,  first 


20  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

showed  signs  of  life,  beginning  its  preparation  for  work  in  May, 
but  not  perfecting  the  organization  till  October.  Under  the  lead 
of  Mrs.  Senator  Pomeroy,  they  have  moved  well  and  vigorously, 
and  have  now  forty-three  members,  including  seven  children 
and  four  life-members,  and  have  contributed  one  hundred  and 
ten  dollars  to  our  treasury. 

In  Franklinville,  N.J.,  seven  sisters  banded  together  (sacred 
number  for  sacred  work) ,  on  the  28th  of  September,  with  the 
firm  belief  that  every  femaFe  member  of  their  little  church  would 
soon  be  in  the  missionary  society.  At  the  latest  report  this  was 
secured,  with  one  exception ;  and  the  little  church,  that  seemed 
almost  ready  to  die,  had  taken  new  life  and  vigor." 

AUXILIARIES. 

Mrs.  Pearson  of  Andover  reported  the  progress  of  the 
work  in  that  town.  The  auxiliary  of  one  hundred  members, 
waking  to  life  about  a  year  since,  has  given  three  hundred  dol- 
lars to  the  W.  B.  M.  A  member  supports  a  Bible-reader  in 
India.  The  meetings  of  the  society  have  been  uniformly  of 
deep  interest,  and  precious  in  results. 

Mrs.  0.  H.  White  of  New  Haven  reported  the  formation 
of.  a  woman's  missionary  society  in  that  city,  in  April,  1870, 
which  had  raised  five  hundred  dollars,  and  assumed  the,  support 
of  Mrs.  Edwards  of  the  Zulu  mission,  two  girls  in  her  training- 
school,  three  girls  in  other  schools,  and  one  Bible-reader.  Mrs. 
W.  alluded  to  the  suggestion,  emanating  from  their  society,  of 
concerted  prayer  for  our  missionaries,  which  had  met  with  uni- 
versal approval,  and  expressed  the  hope  that  our  missionary  so- 
cieties "  shall  so  recognize  the  concert  of  prayer,  that  it  shall  be 
as  much  identified  with  their  membership  as  the  yearly  subscrip- 
tion ;  so  that  those  who  come  after  us  shall  take  it  up,  leaving  it, 
in  their  turn,  to  succeeding  generations." 

A  letter  from  the  secretary  of  the  Leominster  Society  thus 
alluded  to  its  founder,  the  late  Mrs.  William  J.  Batt :  — 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  21 

"  Our  dear  president,  who  has  given  her  whole  heart  to  the 
progress  of  this  good  work,  now  lies  with  folded  hands,  and  lips 
forever  sealed  in  death.  Nowhere,  outside  of  her  family,  will 
she  be  more  missed  than  in  our  Woman's  Board.  Gifted  with 
rare  talents,  she  consecrated  them  all  to  the  work  of  missions ; 
and  brought  to  our  meetings  a  zeal  and  earnestness  which 
warmed  all  our  hearts,  and  made  our  gatherings  full  of  interest." 
We  also  qilote  from  a  communication  from  her  afflicted  hus- 
band, enclosing  twenty-five  dollars  for  a  life-membership,  to  col- 
lect which  had  been  almost  her  last  effort :  "If  any  money  has 
a  peculiar  blessing  with  it  in  your  work,  I  am  sure  this  will  have, 
consecrated  as  it  has  been  by  the  prayers  that  went  up  from 
a  dying  bed."  These  facts  were  rendered  the  more  affecting, 
as  we  learned  by  letter  from  Rev.  A.  H.  Plumb,  that,  at  the 
very  hour  of  our  meeting,  "  devout  hands  would  be  bearing  her 
to  her  burial." 

Mrs.'  Luther  Wright  reported  an  auxiliary  connected  with 
the  Maverick  Church,  East  Boston,  which  has  assumed  the 
support  of  Miss  Rice,  for  twenty-two  years  connected  with 
Oroomiah  Female  Seminary.  Under  their  superintendence  are 
two  children's  societies,  —  "The  Maverick  Rill"  and  "  Zulu 
Helpers."  The  latter,  by  means  of  a  fair,  raised  one  hundred 
and  eighty-five  dollars  for  Mrs.  Edwards's  school  for  Zulu 
girls. 

A  letter  was  also  read  from  Mrs.  Loring  Johnson,  secretary 
of  a  society  in  Walpole,  reporting  twenty-five  members,  with  a 
contribution  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  dollars. 

The  Newburyport  auxiliary,  consisting  of  one  hundred  and 
seventy-five  members,  eight  of  whom  are  life-members,  contrib- 
uting two  hundred  and  twenty-five  dollars,  was  reported  through 
its  secretary  by  Mrs.  Lemuel  E.  Caswell. 

Mrs.  Wright  read  letters  from  societies  in  Maiden,  and  Tab- 
ernacle Church,  Salem,  which  support  each  a  Bible-reader ; 
and  from  one  in  Greenwich,  Conn.,  which  has  one  hundred  and 


22  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

six   members,   and    two   life-members,    supporting   two   Bible- 
readers. 

The  society  in  West  Newton  reports  a  membership  of  forty- 
seven,  with  a  contribution  of  sixty-eight  dollars,  which,  by  vote 
of  the  society,  has  been  appropriated  to  Miss  Ursula  C.  Clarke, 
Western  Turkey. 

A    WORD    FROM    MT.    HOLYOKE. 

Miss  French,  principal  of  Mt.  Holyoke  Female  Seminary, 
was  introduced,  who  said  she  was  happy  to  bear  the  greetings 
of  the  members  of  that  seminary  to  the  Woman's  Board  of 
Missions.  The  preceding  day  had  been  one  of  great  interest 
with  them.  Miss  Lyon  had  set  apart  the  first  Monday  in  Jan- 
uary for  prayer  for  the  conversion  of  the  world.  The  observ- 
ance of  this  day  had  been  attended  with  a  special  blessing, 
leading  her  pupils  to  a  higher  consecration  to  the  Master,  as 
she  bade  them  look  abroad  to  the  nations  sitting  in  darkness, 
and  to  the  work  woman  has  to  do  in  leading  them  to  Christ. 

The  custom  is  still  observed,  and  nearly  one  hundred  have 
gone  out  from  the  seminary  to  the  foreign  field.  Miss  French 
continued,  "  Our  contributions  are  annual,  but  we  hope  to  take 
higher  ground.  •  When  Christ  delivered  us  from  our  sins,  we 
promised  all  we  had.  Can  we  not  give  quarterly  what  we  now 
give  annually  ?  In  this  audience  there  may  be  daughters  of 
Mt.  Holyoke  :  let  me  assure  you  that  your  names  are  remem- 
bered in  the  dear  old  home  every  morning.  All  who  owe  their 
education  to  Mt.  Holyoke  are  pledged  to  sustain  the  cause  of 
Christ  wherever  they  may  be  placed.  The  money  which  reared 
those  walls  would  otherwise  have  been  given  to  missionary  ob- 
jects. Shall  we  not  aim  at  a  more  perfect  consecration  to  this 
work  than  ever  before?  Not  for  the  sake  of  this  Woman's 
Board,  but  for  the  sake  of  the  honored  Master,  who  gave  him- 
self for  us." 

A  verbal  statement  was  made  of  the  Fall-River  auxiliary,  of 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  23 

ninety-one  members,  and  six  life-members,  supporting  Miss 
Seymour  of  Harpoot ;  and  also  of  the  Chambers-street  Chapel, 
Jamaica  Plain,  and  Concord,  Mass.  r 

A  letter  was  read  from  Claremont,  N.H.,  which  accompanied 
a  cone  basket,  made  with  great  labor  and  pains-taking  by  a 
poor  invalid  girl,  shortly  before  her  death,  as  a  gift  to  the  mis- 
sionary society.  The  President,  exhibiting  the  basket,  stated 
that  it  had  been  decided  to  preserve  it  in  the  rooms  of  the 
society  for  voluntary  contributions. 

LETTERS    FROM    MISSIONARIES. 

Extracts  from  foreign  correspondence  were  read  by  Miss 
White,  including  letters  from  Miss  Powers  at  Antioch,  Miss 
Parmelee  in  Eastern  Turkey,  and  Mrs.  Chapin,  returned  mis- 
sionary from  China,  who  regretted  her  inability  to  be  present,  and 
bear  her  testimony  to  the  blessed  results  of  the  plan  of  sending 
out  single  ladies.  "  I  feel,"  says  she,  "  very  strongly  on  this  sub- 
ject, and  wish  I  could  make  all  the  supporters  of  the  Woman's 
Board  realize  what  advantage  these  single  ladies  have  over  us 
poor  busy  housekeepers  and  anxious  mothers.  A  great  number 
of  women  have  heard  of  a  Saviour's  love  in  Tung  Chow  this 
last  year,  who  could  not  have  heard  it  had  our  Mary  (Miss 
Andrews)  had  family  cares.  I  am  sure  that  in  China  five  or 
six  young  ladies  could  at  this  time  find  just  as  much  as  they 
could  do  ;  and  my  earnest  prayer  for  you  is,  that  you  may  soon 
be  so  enlarged  that  this  shall  be  the  case.  Then  think  of  the 
thousands  of  women  in  villages,  to  whom  women  alone  can  get 
access.  When  I  get  thinking  about  it,  I  feel  that  I  must 
leave  this  poor  tired  body,  and  fly  to  Boston,  and  tell  you  what 
China  is  asking  of  your  Woman's  Board,  and  beg  you  not  to 
be  content  till  your  workers  are  numbered  by  hundreds." 

The  last  two  verses  of  the  original  hymn  were  then  sung, 
when  Miss  West,  who  spoke  in  the  morning,  resumed  her  re- 
marks, and  said,  "Before  opening  my  'crown  jewels'  I  must 


24  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

refer  to  Mt.  Holyoke.  The  name  of  Mary  Lyon  has  gone  out. 
to  the  ends  of  the  earth,  and  many  rise  up  and  call  her  blessed. 
I  have  often  told  the  story  of  Mary  Lyon  to  the  girls  in  Harpoot ; 
and  now  they  are  trying  to  get  up  a  Mt.  Holyoke  of  their  own, 
and  Kohar,  our  'jewel,'  will  be  preceptress."  She  then  pro- 
duced several  trinkets  and  ornaments  worn  by  native  women 
and  esteemed  as  their  dowry,  but  which  had  been  given  to  help 
build  a  chapel,  and  had  been  bought  as  keepsakes  by  mission- 
aries. Miss  W.  then  made  a  deeply  affecting  appeal  for  sympa- 
thy toward  the  missionaries  who  leave,  and  toward  those,  who, 
when  worn  out,  return  to  their  native  land.  Alluding  to  the 
interest  felt  in  our  returned  soldiers,  she  added,  "  When  God's 
scarred  veterans  come  home  with  shattered  nerves  and  impaired 
digestion,  will  you  not  care  for  them?  They  cannot  rest  on 
missionary  ground  :  they  come  home,  and  the  home  is  gone,  — 
the  mother  is  gone,  brothers  and  sisters  scattered,  and  they  are 
strangers  arid  pilgrims,  —  yes,  strangers  at  home.  Will  you 
not  remember  these  ?  Will  you  not  take  them  to  your  hearts  ? 
Will  you  not  remember  the  missionary  widow,  and  do  as  you 
would  if  it  were  for  Christ?  The  children,  too,  miss  father  and 
mother  :  will  you  not  care  for  them  ?  Let  us  pray  for  a  baptism 
of  the  Holy  Spirit,  a  new  consecration." 

The  President  then  appealed  for  help  at  home  in  the  forma- 
tion of  auxiliaries,  and  requested  any  who  were  willing  to  render 
voluntary  aid  in  their  own  districts  to  send  up  their  names. 
At  this  time  the  cone  basket,  which  had  been  circulated  by 
request  among  the  audience,  was  returned  well  filled,  the  con- 
tributions amounting  to  one  hundred  and  twenty-six  dollars; 
and  Mrs.  Bartlett  further  reported  the  receipts  of  the  day  to  be 
fifteen  hundred  dollars. 

Mrs.  Dr.  Anderson  then  addressed  the  meeting,  urging  the 
importance  of  educating  the  children  in  families  and  Sabbath 
schools  to  habits  of  benevolence,  and  interest  in  the  work  of 
sending  the  gospel  to  the  heathen.     **  The  sympathies  of  chil= 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  25 

dren  are  quick  and  strong ;  and,  if  mothers  and  teachers  are 
really  interested  in  works  of  benevolence,  the  children  will 
catch  the  spirit,  and  will  wish  to  do  something  to  help  them  on. 
For  some  years  the  children's  share  in  the  missionary  work  has 
been  too  much  overlooked ;  and  we  need  to  educate  them  to  feel 
their  responsibility  in  sending  to  others  a  part  of  the  blessings 
they  enjoy.  We  need  to  bring  back  the  missionary  boxes,  to 
enlist  the  children  in  penny-a-week  subscriptions,  to  devise 
means  for  their  saving,  and  earning  too,  a  little  money  for  the 
poor  heathen  children  ;  and,  if  they  can  be  thus  educated  to 
habits  of  benevolence  and  self-denial,  much  good  will  result  to 
themselves  and  eventually  to  others."  She  recommended  the 
"  Echoes  "of  "  Life  and  Light,"  published  quarterly,  and  the 
missionary  box,  as  valuable  aids  to  mothers  in  instilling  a  mis- 
sionary spirit  in  their  children. 

A  vote  of  thanks  was  then  passed  for  the  use  of  Mount 
Vernon  Church ;  after  which  the  President  gave  notice  of  some 
proposed  changes  in  the  Constitution,  to  be  acted  upon  at  the 
next  meeting  of  the  Society ;  and  the  services  were  closed  by 
singing  the  Doxology.  Mrs.  J.  A.  Copp,  Rec.  Sec. 


For   Treasurer's  Report,  see   "Missionary  Herald"  for  De- 
cember, January,  and  February. 


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Will  be  published  quarterly,  by  the  Woman's  Board  of  Mis- 
sions, at  the  subscription  price  of  Fifty  Cents  a  year,  payable 
in  advance.  It  may  be  obtained  on  application  to  Secretary 
W.  B.  M.,  at  Missionary  House,  33  Pemberton  Square,  Boston. 
We  trust  our  friends  will  interest  themselves  in  obtaining  sub- 
scribers for  us. 

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26  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 


©MteariT. 


In  Eski  Zagra,  Turkey,  Nov.  4,  our  devoted  missionary  teacher, 
MISS    ROSELTHA   A.    NORCROSS, 

closed  her  earthly  labors,  for  the  employments  of  heaven.  Her  disease  was 
consumption ;  and,  after  weeks  of  severe  suflfering,  she  died  in  great  peace. 

She  was  bom  in  Templeton,  Mass.,  educated  at  Mt.  Holyoke  Seminary, 
and  in  March,  1867,  left  her  beautiful  mountain  home  for  her  chosen  work. 
In  this  consecration,  the  early  longings  of  her  mother,  to  devote  herself  to 
the  foreign  mission  service,  were  realized  in  the  daughter. 

Miss  Norcross  possessed  enthusiasm  with  great  -executive  ability,  which 
secured  success  in  her  undertakings.  Divinely  called  to  her  work,  so  entirely 
was  her  heart  enlisted  in  it,  that  her  spirit  was  eminently  contagious. 

After  speaking  of  the  bereavement  of  her  associates,  Rev.  Mr.  Bond 
writes,  "  We  contemplate  her  death  with  even  more  pleasure  than  her  life. 
Nothing  could  be  more  triumphant.  The  joyful  light  of  heaven  so  streamed 
down  into  the  room,  that  we  could  see  no  dark  intervening  river.  Her  last 
night  was  spent  in  prayer  and  praise.  She  sent  messages  to  the  dear  friends 
at  home :  "  Tell  them  there  is  nothing  worth  living  for,  but  working  for 
Jesus  ;  "  and  to  her  children,  as  she  called  her  pupils,  she  said,  "  Prepare  to 
meet  me  in  heaven."  She  requested  Eleuka,  the  native  teacher,  to  pay  a 
small  debt  for  her,  remarking,  "  How  many  debts_  I  owe  the  Saviour  1"    Mrs. 

Bond  sang,  • ,  ..    „ 

••Jesus  paid  it  all,  — 

All  the  debt  I  owe  ;  " 

which  greatly  comforted  her. 

The  school  flourished  constantly  under  her  charge.  She  brought  to  it 
rare  qualifications  ;  and  one  of  her  choicest  gifts  was  the  ability  to  lead  her 
scholars  to  the  Saviour.  They  were  deeply  attached  to  her ;  and,  when  they 
learned  that  she  was  dead,  "  their  grief  at  first  was  violent ;  but  as  they  were 
told  how  peaceful  and  happy  she  was,  how  she  prayed  for  them,  and  the  joy 
into  which  she  had  entered,  they  became  calm."  "On  Friday  the  dear  girls 
brought  their  offerings  of  flowers  for  her  burial;  and  Saturday  morning, 
"amid  tears  and  sobs,"  took  their  last  farewell,  as  she  lay  robed  in  death 
before  the  desk  in  their  schoolroom. 

She  rests  from  her  labors,  and  her  works  do  follow  her. 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  27 

MISS  WARFIELD   AND  MISS  NORCROSS. 

So  quickly  gathered  to  the  Shepherd's  bosom  ! 

Safe  folded  there, 
Where  flow  the  living  waters  of  salvation 

'Mid  pastures  fair. 
Their  fresh  young  lives,  like  lambs  upon  the  altar 

But  just  laid  down. 
An  offering  to  the  Lord  of  sweetest  savor. 

And  lo,  the  crown ! 

Full  many  a  heart  at  home  had  learned  their  story  ; 

And  lovingly 
Full  many  an  ear  was  bent  to  catch  glad  tidings 

From  o'er  the  sea. 
Where  Harpoot's  daughters  saw  a  star  arising 

Far  in  the  East, 
And  Eski  Zagra's  maidens  gladly  welcomed 

The  gospel  feast. 

Yet  Harpoot  hears  to-day  with  wounds  fresh  opened. 

And  bated  breath, 
That  Eski  Zagra  weeps  her  much-loved  teacher. 

Low  laid  in  death. 
Oh  !  is  their  earthly  mission  closed  forever  1 

Warm  hearts  that  yearned 
To  cull  such  golden  fruitage  for  the  Master 

Has  Jesus  spurned  ? 

Ask  of  each  wave  that  washeth  fair  Mauritius, 

Each  airy  breath 
Fresh  from  the  grave  where  Harriet  Newell  sleepeth 

Mighty  in  death. 
Mark  well  the  lesson  :  Christ's  true  martyrs,  dying. 

Are  precious  seed, 
Buried,  to  rise  with  forces  still  increasing, 

A  host  indeed. 

C.  L.  Smith. 


28  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

♦'BRINGING   SHEAVES.'* 

Two  years  ago  "  Life  and  Light "  went  forth  winged  by  faith 
and  prayer,  without  a  subscriber,  a  pledged  correspondent,  or  a 
pen  to  edit  its  pages. 

God  had  opened  the  eyes  of  a  few  women  to  discern  its  need, 
as  a  medium  through  which  our  missionary  sisters  could  plead 
for  perishing  women  abroad,  auxiliary  societies  be  formed  and 
strengthened,  and  the  sympathies  of  the  children  of  Christian 
homes  and  Sunday  schools  be  secured  for  the  heathen. 

In  a  good  degree  this  work  has  commenced.  During  the  last 
year,  its  "  Children's  Corner  "  was  separately  issued,  as  "  Echoes 
from  Life  and  Light,"  and,  with  inspiring  words  for  the  young, 
sped  its  way  each  quarter  to  more  than  four  thousand  homes. 

"  Life  and  Light"  enters  upon  its  third  year  with  nearly  five 
thousand  subscribers,  who  widely  represent  our  land.  Our  many 
missionaries  are  engaged  to  ply  the  pen  in  picturing  for  its  pages 
China's  opening  door,  the  crumbling  walls  of  caste  in  India,  the 
disenthralment  of  women  in  Turkey,  the  dark  kraals  of  Africa, 
and  the  triumphs  of  the  cross  in  the  islands  of  the  sea. 

We  are  happy  to  announce,  that  the  "  Woman's  Board  of 
Missions  for  the  Interior"  will  in  future  adopt  our  periodical  as 
their  organ  of  communication,  and  will  furnish  quarterly  twelve 
additional  pages,  respecting  their  home  and  foreign  work.  Thus 
the  two  boards,  which  have  ever  been  one  in  heart  and  purpose,  are 
strengthened  by  this  new  bond  of  union.  Together  may  we 
reap  in  the  whitening  fields,  and,  "  bringing  our  sheaves  with  us," 
rejoice  in  the  great  harvest-day  of  the  Lord. 

As  "Life  and  Light"  has  been  edited  gratuitously,  it  has 
always  paid  for  its  printing.  The  expenses  of  our  home  depart- 
ment for  the  last  year  were  defrayed  from  its  revenue.  While 
we  shall  give  twelve  more  pages  in  each  number,  the  price,  fifty 
cents  annually,  remains  the  same.  Will  not  our  friends  prevent 
loss  to  our  treasury  by  securing  its  increased  circulation  ? 


WOMAN'S    BOARD    OF    MISSIONS    FOR    THE 
INTERIOR. 

With  the  opening  of  a  new  year,  the  Woman's  Board  of 
Missions  for  the  Interior  gladly  welcome  the  proposal  of  the 
Woman's  Board  of  Missions  at  Boston  to  enlarge  this  little 
Quarterly,  and  give  us  a  share  in  its  pages. 

With  our  fourteen  missionaries,  our  two  hundred  life-mem- 
bers, our  one  hundred  auxiliaries,  and  the  hope  of  constant  ex- 
pansion and  progress  in  our  work,  we  feel  the  need  of  a  medium 
of  communication  between  those  who  have  gone  from  our  West- 
ern homes  to  scatter  "Life  and  Light"  in  foreign  lands,  and 
those  who,  by  their  prayers  and  contributions,  have  given  them 
the  privilege  of  thus  laboring  for  Christ. 

We  welcome,  therefore,  this  little  messenger,  which  will  carry, 
from  time  to  time,  tidings  from  our  missionary  sisters  to  the 
ever-widening  circle  of  earnest  workers  who  are  striving  at  home 
to  sustain  and  cheer  them.  We  would  spread  far  and  wide 
their  entreaties  that  the  cause  to  which  they  have  consecrated 
themselves  may  have  a  larger  place  in  the  sympathies  and 
prayers  of  God's  people  in  their  native  land,  and  that  their 
numbers  may  be  increased  by  many  who  are  willing  to  give  up 
all  for  Christ. 

The  earnest  response  which  comes  to  such  appeals,  and  the 
record  of  efforts  to  extend  the  missionary  spirit,  will  also  find 
an  appropriate  place  in  these  pages. 

Many  of  the  older  and  more  wealthy  churches  of  the  interior 
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30  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

and  North-west  have  already  done  nobly  in  this  work. 
Their  interest  and  cheerful  liberality  have  greatly  encouraged 
our  hearts.  But  we  prize  none  the  less  the  warm  words  of 
sympathy,  and  the  gifts  which  tell  of  sacrifice  for  the  Master's 
sake,  coming  from  the  feeble,  struggling  churches  springing  up 
over  our  Western  prairies.  Who  can  say  that  He  who  multi- 
plied the  loaves  and  the  fishes  for  the  feeding  of  the  multitude 
will  not  make  these  offerings  of  love,  accompanied  by  the  prayer 
of  faith,  the  means  of  spiritual  life  and  refreshing  to  thousands 
of  souls? 

We  rejoice  in  this  new  bond  of  union  between  us  and  our 
sisters  at  the  East.  In  thus  working  together  we  hope  we  may 
mutually  help  and  strengthen  each  other,  and,  by  the  wider  cir- 
culation of  missionary  intelligence,  enlist  many  more  hearts  in 
systematic  efforts  to  extend  Christ's  kingdom. 

OUR   MISSIONARIES. 

Included  among  the  fourteen  missionaries  whose  support  has 
been  assumed  by  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  for  the  In- 
terior are  Miss  Minnie  C.  Beach  and  Miss  E.  T.  Maltbie,  la- 
boring in  European  Turkey  ;  Mrs.  Josephine  C offing  and  Miss 
Mary  G.  HoUister,  in  Central  Turkey ;  Miss  C.  0.  Yan  Duzee, 
in  Eastern  Turkey ;  Miss  N.  J.  Dean,  in  Persia ;  Miss  Martha 
S.  Taylor,  Miss  Sarah  H.  Pollock,  and  Miss  Mary  E.  Kendall, 
connected  with  the  Madura  Mission ;  Miss  H.  A.  Hillis,  of  Cey- 
lon ;  Miss  Mary  H.  Porter,  Miss  Mary  A.  Thompson,  and  Miss 
Naomi  Diament,  in  North  China;  and  Miss  Laura  A.  Day  of 
the  Zulu  Mission. 

Mrs.  Lloyd,  who  had  been  adopted  by  this  Board,  having 
married  Dr.  Lindley,  a  surgeon  under  the  patronage  of  the  Na- 
tal government,  has  removed  to  a  district  inland,  beyond  th(} 
limits  hitherto  of  the  Zula  mission-field.  Several  native  con- 
verts have  accompanied  her ;  and  she  wishes  to  be  regarded  still 
as  engaged  in  missionary  efforts  for  the  good  of  the  people. 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  31 

INDIA. 

LETTER  FROM  MISS   TAYLOR. 

Miss  Taylor  writes  from  South  India,  Aug.  10,  1870. 
She  says,  "  The  school  I  consider  my  particular  work.  The 
first  day  of  the  term  seventeen  boys  and  eight  girls  who  were 
with  us  last  year  returned.  The  girls  will  come  from  one  to 
three  years  more.  I  notice  a  marked  difference  this  year  in  three 
things  in  these  girls.  They  have  left  off  bad  words  and  names, 
they  do  not  quarrel,  and  are  much  happier.  Two  new  ones 
have  been  received,  who  will  remain  several  years,  and  one  young 
woman  will  stay  with  us  until  her  marriage,  which  will  take  place 
in  a  month. 

AN    EARNEST    SCHOLAR. 

"  One  of  our  pupils  began  learning  to  read  at  home.  As  she 
could  not  find  an  opportunity  during  the  day,  she  read  evenings, 
blowing  the  fire  for  light.  At  last  she  begged  her  father  to  send 
her  to  school  for  a  month,  and  let  her  cook  her  food.  Being  a 
rich  man,  and  seeing  her  earnestness,  he  consented,  and  furnished 
her  food.  She  enters  into  the  work  heartily,  and  her  eagerness 
to  learn  makes  her  quite  a  heroine  in  our  eyes. 

A   NEW    CUSTOM. 

"  The  boys  in  this  school  are  expected  to  draw  all  the  water, 
which  is  an  entirely  new  thing  for  these  young  lords.  At  the 
beginning  of  the  term,  though  they  were  old  scholars,  they  demur- 
red ;  and  I  had  to  reason  with  them  several  times  to  bring  them  into 
their  former  habits.  They  also  help  pound  the  grain,  if  any  of  the 
girls  are  not  able. 

LEARNING    GOOD    MANNERS. 

"  I  have  taught  the  girls  and  some  of  the  boys  the  game  of 
croquet.  It  affords  a  favorable  opportunity  to  teach  them  good  man- 
ners, and  they  enjoy  it  much.     I  have  not  seen  any  of  them  show 


32  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

a  disposition  to  be  overbearing  or  unfair.  One  of  the  gii'ls  is  a 
fine  player,  and  the  boys  do  not  conceal  their  admiration  of  her 
skill. 

EAGER    LISTENERS. 

"  There  are  four  villages  which  I  usually  visit  every  Saturday; 
When  I  enter  the  church,  the  men  all  gather.  I  tell  them  at 
once  that  I  came  to  see  the  women,  and  I  want  them  to  go  away. 
After  repeating  it  several  times,  the  idea  at  last  dawns  upon  their 
minds,  and  they  turn  away  in  amazement.  Then  the  women 
come  gladly,  wondering  to  behold  one  who  especially  desires  to 
see  them. 

"  I  must  let  them  give  vent  to  their  curiosity  somewhat,  before 
they  can  listen  attentively.  They  ask  '  why  I  do  not  wear  jewels, 
why  not  get  married,'  &c.  Even  after  they  are  listening  quietly, 
some  thinking  one  is  sure  to  ask  a  question  on  a  subject  not  clear 
to  her,  and  start  a  clamor  again.  My  way  of  giving  them  to 
understand  that  I  want  silence  is  by  becoming  silent  myself. 
Everywhere  they  like  to  listen,  and  I  always  find  some  who  are 
really  interested  in  the  subject  presented.  The  large  company 
will  remain  a  long  time,  then  go  away.  After  that  they  come  in 
companies  of  two  or  three,  and  so  I  am  kept  busy  all  day. 

SYMPATHY    PRIZED. 

**  It  strengthens  us  to  know  how  interested  the  sisters  in  Amer- 
ica are  in  this  work ;  and  it  has  an  effect  upon  these  poor  women 
too,  to  hear  that  you,  so  far  away,  are  laboring  and  praying  for 
them." 

LETTER  FROM  ISOSS  RENDALL. 

Miss  Kendall,  in  a  letter  from  Battalagundu,  Madura,  men- 
tions some  interesting  cases  among  the  boys  of  the  boarding- 
school  located  there. 

"  There  was  found  some  time  ago,  in  a  village,  a  poor,  igno- 
rant heathen  boy.  But  he  seemed  desirous  for  more  light,  and 
so  he  was  brought  to  this  school.      Here  he  became  a  true. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  33 

earnest  Christian.  He  has  since  persuaded  his  mother  and 
sister  to  embrace  Christianity ;  and  we  have  sanguine  hopes  that 
at  least  four  families  in  his  village  will  receive  the  truth  unto 
salvation  through  his  efforts. 

ROMAN    CATHOLIC    COXYEETED. 

"  Another,  who  is  a  married  man,  was  once  a  very  strong 
Roman  Catholic.  But  he  saw  the  error  of  his  ways,  and  rejected 
them.  When  he  joined  the  church  his  wife  was  very  angry, 
and  threatened  to  leave  him  on  account  of  it ;  but  she,  too,  has 
been  subdued,  and  now  listens  to  the  truth  very  attentively." 

LETTER  FROM  MRS.  BLISS. 
Mrs.  Bliss  of  Ahmednuggur  wiites,  "I  have  lately  been 
invited  to  the  house  of  a  wealthy  banker  to  meet  the  young 
widow  of  his  recently  deceased  son.  i\Iy  heart  went  out  to  the 
poor,  frightened  little  thing  of  only  seventeen  years,  who  had 
sat  in  that  gloomy  room  nearly  six  months,  according  to  a  cus- 
tom of  her  people,  with  nothing  to  divert  her  thoughts  from  her 
great  sorrow.  I  tried  to  tell  her  of  God's  never-failing  love, 
upon  which  we  could  always  rest,  and  that  it  was  for  her.  It 
was  just  the  thing  such  a  weary  heart  as  hers  wanted. 
Gradually  the  veil  was  lifted  from  one  side  of  the  face ;  and  one 
eye  looked  upon  me  as  she  said,  '  I  have  never  heard  any 
thing  like  this  before.' 

YOUNG    BRAHillX    WOMAN. 

**I  once  found  a  veiy  young  married  woman,  a  Brahminee, 
among  a  company  at  a  Brahmin's  house,  who  could  read.  She 
seemed  interested  in  the  book  I  was  reading,  and,  at  my 
request,  read  part  of  a  page  to  the  rest  of  the  women.  I 
asked  if  she  would  like  to  keep  it  till  I  returned,  and  she 
assented.  But  she  did  not  meet  me  there  again.  Her  young 
husband,  finding  it  in  her  hands,  beat  her,  and  sent  the  book  to 
the   house   where   I   had   met  her,  with  the  message  that  he 


34  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

wanted  nothing  more  of  that  sort.  Since  then  I  have  never 
been  able  to  get  access  to  that  house,  though  I  have  repeatedly 
tried." 

HOUSE    OF    REST. 

Miss  Hillis  of  Ceylon  gives  us  the  following  pleasing  descrip- 
tion of  the  "  Pilgrim's  Rest  "  in  Madras :  — 

*'  As  the  American  Board  has  no  mission  in  Madras,  the 
Mission  House  at  that  place  is  kept  for  the  accommodation  of 
the  missionaries  of  the  Ceylon,  Madura,  Arcot,  and  Telegoo 
missions. 

**I  felt  as  if  the  Board  had  never  made  a  provision  for  the 
comfort  of  those  it  sends  to  India  more  deserving  of  gratitude 
than  this  resting-place. 

"As  we  reposed  on  the  broad  veranda,  walked  about  the 
beautiful  shaded  grounds  or  through  tbe  corridors,  noticing 
the  many  homelike  comforts,  the  white  curtained  beds,  the 
well-filled  book-cases,  over  which  was  written,  '  Food  for  weary 
pilgrims,'  I  was  reminded  of  the  Palace  Beautiful,  where 
Bunyan's  pilgrims  were  refreshed  on  their  way  to  the  Celestial 
City.  Yet  there  was  a  feeling  of  sadness  blended  with  our  satis- 
faction ;  so  many  have  rested  here  who  never  came  back,  who 
taking  leave  of  their  work,  their  friends,  and  the  shores  of 
India,  were,  though  they  knew  it  not,  taking  leave  of  the  shores 
of  time,  —  going  out  upon  that  ocean  on  which  there  are  no 
return  ships. 

'*  Here,  too,  parents  bring  their  children,  when  they  send  them 
away,  often  very  young,  and  sometimes  to  be  cared  for  by 
strangers.  These  partings  of  parents  and  children  are  very 
sad.  A  house  which  has  been  the  scene  of  such  sacrifices 
seems  sacred." 

A  returned  missionary  from  Madras,  on  reading  the  above, 
says,  *'  I  ever  associated  this  home  and  its  many  precious  memo- 
ries with  the  name  it  bears  in  Tamil, — Vurdu,  meaning  heaven." 


FOE  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  35 

CEYLON. 
LETTER  FROM  MISS   HILLIS. 

The  demands  upon  the  time  and  strength  of  our  missionaries 
are  vividly  set  forth  in  the  following  extracts  from  a  letter 
written  by  Miss  HiUis  :  — 

"Besides  giving  as  much  time  to  the  study  of  the  language 
as  I  can,  I  teach  the  first  and  second  classes  in  the  English 
school' for  an  hour  every  day,  and  have  become  very  much  in- 
terested in  them. 

"  The  Panditeripo  station,  three  miles  from  Batticotta,  has  no 
missionary ;  and  I  have  charge  of  the  girls'  sewing-school  there, 
and  of  the  women's  prayer-meeting.  Of  course  I  have  to 
speak  through  an  interpreter.  I  go  there  twice  a  week.  The 
girls'  sewing-school  at  this  station  has  also  been  given  to  me. 
I  spend  an  hour  a  day  with  them  when  not  at  Panditeripo. 

"  Two  weeks  ago,  I  went  with  Mr.  Be  Beimer  to  Caradino, 
an  island  three  miles  from  the  shore.  We  spent  the  day  among 
the  people  and  in  the  schools.  There  are  eight  thousand  souls 
in  that  part  of  the  Batticotta  field,  with  work  enough  to  keep 
the  hands  employed,  and  to  engage  the  deepest  interest  of  a 
dozen  women.  This  is  given  to  me  also ;  but  I  think  it  will 
be  impossible  for  me  to  go  oftener  than  once  a  month. 

"  I  scarcely  ever  pass  through  these  lanes,  among  the 
crowded  huts,  where  in  every  compound  a  woman  can  gather  a 
congregation,  without  feeling,  that,  if  the  women  of  America 
could  only  see  the  need  as  we  see  it,  they  would  bring  or  send 
the  gospel  to  these  perishing  souls  in  spite  of  every  hindrance. 

"  My  boys  come  into  the  class  with  their  foreheads,  chests, 
and  arms  marked  with  the  sacred  ashes.  The  little  girls  in  the 
mission  schools,  and  infants  in  their  mothers'  arms,  all  bear  the 
same  mark.  While  the  mothers  rub  ashes,  and  have  control 
of  the  children,  it  seems  impossible  for  Christianity  to  gain  a 
permanent  hold  upon  the  people  ;  yet  all  are  willing  to  hear 


36  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

the  truth.  The  women,  however,  must  have  it  taken  to  them  ; 
their  customs  not  allowing  them  to  visit  each  other  unless  they 
are  relations,  nor  to  attend  the  churches."    . 

EXTRACT  FROM  MISS  DEAN'S  LETTER. 

Miss  Dean,  of  Oroomiah  Female  Seminary,  Persia,  in  a  re- 
cent letter,  acknowledged  the  receipt  of  a  box  sent  by  the  mis- 
sionary society  in  Jackson,  Mich.  Although  long  delayed, 
it  reached  her  in  safety,  and  was  the  occasion  of  much  happi- 
ness, furnishing  her  with  many  comforts  and  luxuries. 

She  said  the  ladies  could  imagine  her  pleasure  in  taking  out 
each  article,  since  it  was  the  first  time  she  had  been  in  a  dry- 
goods  store  for  more  than  two  years. 


TURKEY. 
CHEERING  WORDS. 

One  of  our  missionaries  thus  states  her  first  impressions  of 
life  and  labor  in  a  foreign  land,  under  date  of  March  1,  1870  :  — 

"  Though  I  had  left  m}''  precious  father  and  mother,  and  a 
large  circle  of  brothers  and  sisters,  for  the  Master's  sake,  he 
led  me  into  the  arms  of  loving  brothers  and  sisters  here,  who 
gave  me  a  most  cordial  welcome,  and  with  whom  I  am  very 
happy.  It  fills  my  heart  with  gratitude  that  I  have  been  per- 
mitted to  come  and  engage  in  this  glorious  work,  and  especially 
at  such  a  time  as  this.  The  missionaries  tell  me  that  for  years 
they  have  not  had  so  much  encouragement  as  within  a  few 
months  past. 

"  PRAY    FOR    US." 

"  There  is  nothino;  which  so  cheers  and  strengthens  me  as 
the  knowledge  that  many  Christian  friends  in  my  native  land 
pray  for  me  frequently.  In  these  soul-stirring  times,  we  are 
continually  driven  to  the  throne  of  grace.  Missionaries,  espe- 
cially, feel  that  every  measure  must  begin  with  prayer,  be 
carried  on,  and  end  with  prayer." 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  37 

CALL  FOR  SYMPATHY. 
Miss  Maltbie,  who  expected  to  be  associated  with  Miss  Nor- 
cross  in  the  school  in  Eski  Zagra,  while  on  the  way  to  her  place 
of  labor  received  intelligence  of  the  death  of  Miss  Norcross.  A 
stranger  in  a  strange  land,  having  no  acquaintance  with  the  lan- 
guage of  the  people,  with  new  and  great  responsibilities  pressing 
upon  her,  she  has  a  special  claim  upon  the  prayerful  interest  and 
sympathy  of  friends  at  home.  A  recent  latter  from  Miss  Yan 
Duzee,  dated  Erzroom,  represents  her  as  happy,  and*  interested  in 

her  work. 

LETTER  FROM  MRS.   COFFING. 

A  striking  instance  of  the  fulfilment  of  the  promise,  "My 
word  shall  not  return  unto  me  void,"  is  related  by  Mrs.  Coffing 
of  Marash. 

"  "While  teaching  the  people  who  thronged  around  her  on  one 
occasion,  she  was  accosted  by  a  man,  a  perfect  stranger  as  it 
seemed  to  her,  who  inquired  most  earnestly  if  she  did  not  know 
him.  She  looked  at  him  attentively,  tried  to  recall  his  features, 
and  to  trace  some  familiar  expression,  but  in  vain.  He  was  dis- 
appointed, saying,  "  But  I  remember  you."  He  then  asked  if 
she  did  not  recollect  visiting  a  certain  mountain  village  several 
years  before,  and  talking  with  the  people.  It  was  then  that  he 
heard  from  her  lips  the  word  of  life,  and  embraced  Christ. 
How  many  such  words,  counted  lost,  eternity  will  prove  to 
have  been  the  power  of  God  unto  salvation." 

LESSON  FROM  SICKNESS. 
A  missionary  who  had  been  called  to  suffer  from  sickness  and 
the  consequent  interruption  of  her  work,  with  returning  health 
thus  refers  to  her  experience  :  "I  am  now  much  better,  and 
hope  to  be  able  to  accomplish  more  during  the  rest  of  the  year. 
However  it  may  be,  I  have  have  an  abiding  and  growing  convic- 
tion that  we  always  accomplish  the  most  when  we  do  or  bear 
just  what  He  sees  best,  even  though  it  may  seem  a  hindrance." 


38  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 


%m^  i^ptjtm^ttt. 


On  account  of  the  change  in  the  constituency  of  the  A.  B. 
C.  F.  M.,  resulting  from  the  re-union  of  the  two  branches  of  the 
Presbyterian^Church,  and  their  co-operation  in  missionary  eiforts, 
a  similar  change  was  to  be  looked  for  in  the  Woman's  Board  of 
Missions  for  the  Interior. 

Accordingly,  in  compliance  with  the  earnestly  expressed  wish 
of  the  officers  of  the  Assembly's  Board  of  Missions,  that  the 
women  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  would  act  in  unison  with 
them,  the  ladies  of  that  denomination,  connected  with  the  Exe- 
cutive Committee  of  the  W.  B.  M.  I.,  presented  their  resigna- 
tion at  the  meeting  of  the  Committee  in  December,  and  with 
many  regrets  it  was  accepted. 

SPECIAL   MEETING. 

On  Friday,  Jan.  6,  in  response  to  a  special  call  from  the 
W.  B.  M.  I.,  a  large  number  of  ladies,  belonging  to  the  Con- 
gregational Churches  of  Chicago  and  vicinity,  assembled  in  the 
Lecture  Boom  of  the  First  Congregational  Churcli  of  that  city, 
to  act  in  reference  to  the  vacancies  in  the  Board  of  Officers  oc- 
casioned by  the  resignation  of  the  Presbyterian  ladies. 

After  devotional  exercises,  and  sending  words  of  greeting  to 
the  new  sister  organization,  in  session  at  the  same  hour  in  an- 
other part  of  the  city,  brief  addresses  were  made  by  the  Presi- 
dent, Mrs.  S.  C.  Bartlett,  Mrs.  W.  W.  Patton,  and  Mrs.  E.  W. 
Blatchford. 

The  election  of  officers  then  took  place,  and  the  meeting  ad- 
journed. The  meeting  was  one  of  interest,  and  calculated  to  in- 
spire new  hope  and  courage. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  39 


OUR  AUXILIARIES. 


It  is  interesting  and  cheering  to  see  the  missionary  spirit  ex- 
tending and  gaining  influence,  especially  in  the  newly-settled 
portions  of  our  country.  Many  of  our  auxiliary  societies  are 
composed  of  those  who  deny  themselves  to  meet  their  monthly 
pledges.  In  some  cases  the  band  of  faithful  ones  numbers  but 
three  or  four ;  and  in  others  the  members  are  widely  separated, 
and  it  is  impossible  for  them  to  meet  often,  so  that  the  same  in- 
terest cannot  be  excited  and  maintained  which  otherwise  might  be. 

Still,  in  all  such  instances,  a  few  noble,  earnest  hearts,  full  of 
love  for  the  cause,  are  working  to  awaken  interest  and  zeal  in 
others ;  and  we  can  see  that  there  is  progress. 

Since  our  last  annual  meeting  in  November,  seventeen  new 
auxiliaries  have  reported  :  one  in  Elyria,  Ohio,  a  large  and  flour- 
ishing society,  which  has  hitherto  worked  independently. 

A  short  time  since,  a  letter  was  received  from  Yankton,  Dako- 
ta Territory,  within  the  limits  of  what  was  considered  mission- 
ary ground  a  few  years  ago.  The  ladies  ask  for  fifty  subscrip- 
tion cards  to  meet  the  wants  of  their  society,  and  wish  to  be 
informed  how  they  may  work  most  effectively  for  the  cause.  • 

A  home  missionary  last  year,  the  only  Congregational  min- 
ister on  a  field  of  seventy-eight  miles  square,  has  recently  sent 
two  dollars,  as  the  offering  of  the  children  of  his  parish,  for  the 
new  "  Morning  Star."  His  church,  consisting  of  only  twenty- 
three  members,  has  nearly  doubled  since  last  July. 

Last  spring,  at  the  close  of  a  sermon  in  behalf  of  Home  Mis- 
sions, the  contribution  was  but  nineteen  cents ;  while  now  the 
ladies  propose  to  organize  an  auxiliary  to  assist  in  the  foreign 
work,  and  the  children  have  already  expressed  their  interest. 

One  of  our  helpers  in  Iowa  shows  her  zeal  and  quiet  determi-- 
nation  in  the  following  letter  :  — 

"  About  a  year  ago  I  tried  to  establish  a  society  here,  to  work 
with  the  W.  B.  M.  I.,  but  did  not  succeed.     Now  I  say  noth- 


40  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

ing  about  a  society,  but  show  the  ladies  the  card  and  circular, 
and  ask  if  they  will  not  give  a  few  cents  weekly  for  this  cause. 
In  this  way  I  have  four  names,  and  hope  soon  to  have  more. 

'*  I  shall  have  them  commence  their  subscriptions  with  the 
first  week  in  January,  and  then,  if  possible,  get  them  altogether 
at  the  end  of  the  year,  call  in  all  the  cards  and  the  money,  and 
forward  it.  In  this  way  I  hope  to  do  something  for  the  cause, 
which  is  very  dear  to  me." 

Another  writes,  "  Our  little  home-missionary  chul-ch,  strug- 
gling for  existence,  is  hoping  soon  to  help  sustain  a  teacher  in 
one  of  those  interesting  schools. 

*'  Yesterday,  at  a  meeting  of  the  Ladies'  Missionary  Associa- 
tion, organized  to  raise  funds  to  build  a  church,  I  wish  you  could 
have  seen  the  enthusiasm  manifested  as  the  plan  was  discussed. 
It  would  certainly  have  encouraged  you  in  your  work  ;  for  it 
shows  that  there  are  large  and  promising  fields  ready  to  pour  a 
share  of  the  wealth  of  their  native  soil  into  your  treasury." 

A    SUGGESTION. 

Might  not  the  plan  adopted  by  a  friend  in  one  of  our  subur- 
ban towns  be  followed  in  cases  where  it  seems  impossible  to 
organize  an  auxiliary  ? 

"  This  is  a  new  speculators'  town,  no  community  or  church 
gathered  as  yet;  and  there  is  no  opportunity  to  form  an  auxiliary 
to  the  Woman's  Missionary  Society,  as  your  card  anticipates. 
Still,  I  will  be  heartily  with  you  myself,  and  pledge  twenty-five 
cents  a  year,  for  two  years,  and,  besides,  become  a  life-member. 
It  may  not  be  convenient  for  me  to  attend  your  monthly  meet- 
ings, but  I  will  pay  the   thirteen  dollars  by  the  middle  of  the 

year." 

A    PRECIOUS    OFFERING. 

Seventy-five  cents  in  silver,  the  contents  of  a  "  bank  "  be- 
longing to  a  little  girl  recently  deceased,  have  been  forwarded 
by  her  mother  to  the  treasurer  of  the  W.  B.  M.  I.,  with  the 
expression,  "  I  know  she  would  wish  it." 


I£H®ES  l™m  LIIir««dL  MKHI 


MARCH.         Published  by  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 


1871. 


INATTENTIVE  LITTLE  GIRLS. 


BY    MRS.    CAPRON. 

I  WISH  I  could  give  you  a  picture  of  the  little  girls  who  were 

in  my  room  last  evening.     C ,  the  baby's  nurse,  found  them 

standing  on  the  veranda,  and  came  to  ask  me  if  they  might  come 
in.  They  were  the  five  smallest  girls  in  the  school,  and  stood  in 
a  line  before  me,  looking  very  cunning  indeed.  Susanna  has  a 
roguish  face,  and  is  a  great  pet.  Kachel  is  a  womanish  mite  of  a 
girl,  never  runs,  and  is  always  laughably  old  in  every  thing  she 
does.  Nudchuttheram,  rightly  named  "  a  star/'  has  the  bright- 
est, twinkling  eyes,  and  a  perpetually  dimpling  smile. 
Nyannammal,  not  so  rightly  named  "  Mother  of  wisdom,"  is  a 
quiet,  heedless  girl,  while  Parkium  is  a  very  proper  little  miss, 
whose  name  means  "  Happiness." 

There  they  stood,  Susanna  eying  me  shyly  ;  Rachel  trying  to 
stand  as  if  she  meant  to  be  very  devout ;  Star  twinkling,  smiling, 
and  twisting  on  one  foot ;  Wisdom  gazing  at  the  baby  ;  and  Hap- 
piness looking  very  happy,  and  behaving  her  very  best. 

4*  41 


42  CHILD  REN'S  QUARTERLY. 

"Well,  little  girls,  what  do  you  want?  "  I  asked. 

*'  Please  tell  good  advice,"  said  Susanna. 

"  Very  well,  what  shall  I  talk  about  ?  " 

Star,  still  twinkling,  blinking,  and  twisting,  said,  "About 
Kepentance." 

*' Yes,"  they  each  added. 

I  was  amused  to  see  that  these  little  girls  did  not  show  much 
interest  in  their  subject,  and  thought  it  looked  much  as  if  they 
came  to  see  the  room  and  all  its  wonders,  and  to  have  a  bit  of  a 
good  time.     However,  I  began. 

"  Supposing  to-morrow  these  clouds  should  all  go  away,  and 
the  sun  should  shine  out  bright.  Supposing  at  night,  when  you 
are  going  into  the  school-yard,  you  should  see  something  in  the 
sky,  like  a  kite,  coming  down  over  your  heads." 

While  saying  this,  I  was  noticing  that  these  little  witches  were 
not  thinking  at  all  about  "  good  advice,"  and,  indeed,  were  not 
having  the  least  idea  what  I  was  saying.  However,  I  kept  on, 
and  my  question,  *'  You  would  wonder  what  this  was,  would 
you  not  ?  "  roused  them  to  a  painful  doubt  whether  to  say  "  Yes" 
or  "  No  !  "  Susanna  returned  from  looking  at  the  clock,  which 
was  ticking  noisily  over  my  head.  Rachel's  thoughts  had  been 
off  somewhere,  and  she  began  to  try  to  look  "  very  good."  Star 
came  back  from  watching  the  baby's  feet  dancing  up  and  down  on 
my  lap,  kicking  off  both  little  blue  socks.  Wisdom  turned  her 
thoughts  from  the  baby's  powder-box,  which  has  a  wonderful 
picture  of  a  house  upon  it,  and  which  was  on  the  bed ;  while  Hap- 
piness, looking  much  disturbed,  gathered  together  her  thoughts, 
which  had  been  chasing  each  other  over  the  room.  The  little 
row  of  five  made  me  smile.  It  was  an  awkward  pause,  which  I 
broke  by  saying,  "  My  little  children  do  not  know  at  all  what  I 
am  talking  about.  They  have  come  sight-seeing,  and  not  to 
talk  about  repentance." 

At  this  Susanna  straightened  herself,  put  her  bare  feet  close 
together,  and  shut  her  lips  tightly,  as  if  to  say,  "  I  will  listen." 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LI  OUT.  43 

Rachel  looked  as  if  she  was  the  only  one  who  had  been  behav- 
ing properly.  Dear  little  Star  !  you  would  think  it  never  was 
to  sparkle  again,  so  much  had  its  brightness  turned  into  solemn- 
looking  shade.  Wisdom  was  quite  frightened,  and  never  lifted 
her  eyes  from  my  lips ;  while  Happiness  looked  as  if  watching 
her  chance  to  give  a  prompt  answer.  It  was  funny  indeed, 
and  very  natural  for  Tamil  girls. 

I  then  gave  them  some  "good  advice,"  keeping  them  wide 
awake  for  a  few  moments,  and  closing  with,  "  You  are  very 
little  girls,  and  have  very  little  minds,  which  can  hold  only  a 
little  good  advice  at  a  time  ;  "  and  away  they  went. 

When  I  come  to  America,  by  and  by,  I  wonder  if  I  shall 
find  a  Susanna,  or  a  Rachel,  or  a  Star,  or  a  Wisdom,  or  a  Hap- 
piness in  any  of  the  Sunday  schools  ? 


The  writer  of  the  following  letter  is  a  pupil  in  Mrs.  Edwards' 
school,  South  Africa.  She  is  the  daughter  of  a  Christian  chief 
of  one  of  their  tribes. 

MAKUBALO'S   LETTER. 

"My  Friend, —  With  joy  I  begin  to  write  you  to-day. 
We  thank  you  very  much  indeed,  our  friends  who  are  loved  in 
our  hearts,  for  the  benefaction  which  has  been  done  for  us  by 
our  Father  who  is  in  heaven.  We  rejoice  very  much  for  the 
learning  which  we  are  taught  by  the  teacher  whom  you  sent  to 
us  in  this  land  of  darkness  great.  We  thank  you  for  your 
prayers  which  you  have  prayed,  and  the  money  you  have  sent. 
We  remember  you  always  with  our  prayers.  We  hope  that  the^ 
Lord  will  hear  us,  if  we  ask  him  with  our  hearts,  which  are 
placed  upon  him,  which  remember.  Our  teacher  whom  you 
sent  among  us  treats  us  veiy  kindly,  as  if  she  were  treating  all 
her  own  children.  We  tell  you  about  the  lessons  which  we 
learn.  We  enter;  after  the  opening  of  the  school,  we  recite 
arithmetic,  and  then  we  go  out  about  half-past  ten.     We  enter ; 


44  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

one  class  reads  in  one  of  your  books,  and  two  read  in  the  Tes- 
tament. We  go  out  at  twelve.  We  eat  dinner.  We  enter 
again,  and  write  in  copy-books,  and  then  at  three  go  out.  We 
enter,  and  write  geography.  Then  we  go  out  at  four.  We 
eat  good  food.  The  girls  are  twenty-six.  We  send  greeting  to 
you  all  for  the  kindness  and  love  which  has  been  given  us. 

' '  Theresa  Makub alo  . ' ' 


HAWAIIAN    OIRLS. 

BY    MISS    ABBIE   B.    CHILD. 

It  may  be  that  the  dear  children  who  have  been  building  the 
new  missionary  ship,  driving  the  nails  with  their  pennies,  filling 
seams  with  bits  of  paper  money,  and  raising  the  tall  masts  with 
dollar  bills,  would  like  to  know  something  of  the  people  who 
may  go  to  sea  in  her.  It  isn't  so  very  long  since  the  last  beau- 
tiful *'  Morning  Star  "  went  across  the  ocean  on  its  mission  of 
love,  but  that  some  of  you  can  remember  the  gallant  Capt.  Bing- 
ham, who  guided  her  over  the  rocks  and  quicksands  to  the  Sand- 
wich Islands.  Do  you  imagine  that  this  little  ship  lies  lazily  at 
the  dock  till  her  captain  returns  to  America  ?  No,  indeed ! 
She  sails  from  place  to  place,  carrying  the  missionaries  to  the* 
different  islands  to  tell  the  people  of  the  dear  Saviour.  Telling 
them  of  the  Saviour,  if  they  receive  him,  means  a  great  deal. 
It  means  the  giving  up  of  their  wretched  huts  made  of  mud  and 
grass,  and  the  building  of  houses  almost  as  pleasant  as  yours. 
It  means  that  mothers  who  once  killed  their  little  children,  and 
pven  buried  them  alive  by  their  own  bedsides,  to  be  rid  of  the 
care  of  them,  learn  to  love  them.  It  means  that  boys  and  girls 
who  once  went  wandering  about  the  streets  with  not  a  shred  of 
clothing  on  their  bodies  are  now  well  dressed,  and  sitting  in 
their  pleasant  schoolrooms  learning  to  read  about  the  Good 
Shepherd  who  carried  the  lambs  in  his  bosom. 

I  wonder  if  the  little  girls  in  America,  as  they  trudge  along 
to  school  with  their  mother's  good-by  kiss  still  warm  on  their 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  45 

lips,  with  their  heads  full  of  ambition  to  be  at  the  head  of  the 
class,  or  busy  with  the  merry  sports  they  are  to  have  when  study 
is  over,  could  ever  guess  the  reason  that  the  little  Hawaiian 
girls  want  to  go  to  school.  I  don't  think  you  could,  if  you 
should  try  a  long,  long  time.  I  will  let  you  peep  into  one  of 
Mrs.  Bingham's  letters,  and  see  if  she  can  tell  us.  Oh,  yes ! 
this  is  it.  She  says  that  one  day  one  of  the  natives  came  to  her, 
holding  a  small  bright-eyed  girl  by  the  hand,  and  said,  "  Won't 
you  take  my  little  Ruth  with  you,  away  from  her  sister's  husband  ? 
He  is  determined  to  have  her  "  —  not  for  his  adopted  daughter, 
not  for  a  playmate  for  his  children,  but  —  "for  his  wife  !  "  That 
doesn't  seem  to  be  such  a  very  strange  thing  in  that  country, 
for  Mrs.  Bingham  says  that  there  is  another  child  by  her  side 
who  wants  to  go  for  the  same  reason;  and  there  are  others, 
Dorcas  Tirno,  Esther  Tiero,  Rorena,  the  king's  daughter,  and 
Maure,  his  niece,  who  say,  "  Let  us  go,  too,  where  we  can  learn 
about  this  blessed  Saviour."  So  these  little  girls  go  on  board 
"  The  Annie,"  a  schooner  which  they  use  instead  of  the  lost 
"  Morning  Star,"  and  sail  round  to  Butaritari,  where  there  is  a 
small  boarding-school  established,  and  where  the  good  mission- 
ary can  protect  them  from  unwelcome  husbands,  as  well  as  teach 
them  about  the  Saviour. 

Is  there  any  thing  you  can  do  for  these  girls  ?  Yes  :  you  can 
give  your  pennies  to  help  buy  food  and  clothing  for  the  mission- 
ary who  teaches  them ;  but  there  is  somethuig  that  Mrs.  Bing- 
ham wants  you  to  do  more,  and  that  is  to  pray  for  them.  You 
don't  need  to  be  rich,  or  learned,  or  even  very  good,  to  go  to 
God  in  prayer.  Did  you  ever  think  that  perhaps  God  saw  that 
his  little  children  had  forgotten  to  pray  for  their  beautiful  ship, 
for  the  missionaries,  and  the  Hawaiian  girls  who  sometimes  sailed 
in  her,  and  so  he  permitted  the  fierce  winds  to  dash  her  upon 
the  rocks  ?  When  the  next  "  Morning  Star  "shall  sail,  let  her  be 
heavily  freighted  with  your  prayers,  which,  so  far  from  weighing 
her  down,  will  bear  her  lightly  before  the  wind  to  the  islands  of 
the  sea. 


46  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

MISSION    CIRCLES. 

CHAMBERS-STREET    CHAPEL. 

Forty  Mission  Circles  have  been  formed  in  the  Sunday  school 
connected  with  this  chapel. 

Every  class  has  an  appropriate  name,  and  a  separate  box  to 
receive  its  contributions  each  Sabbath.  Thus  the  children  are 
trained  to  habits  of  systematic  benevolence.  A  quarterly  meet- 
ing is  to  be  held,  at  which  the  Superintendent  will  give  mission- 
ary intelligence,  open  the  boxes,  and  report  the  contents. 

One  hundred  and  fifty  copies  of  the  "  Echoes  "  are  subscribed 
and  paid  for  by  the  pupils. 

Miss  E.  A.  Jellison,  Sec'y. 

EUGH-A-PERS. 

A  class  of  young  girls  in  Central-Church  Sabbath  School, 
Boston,  has  formed  a  Mission  Circle  called  the  Eugh-a-pers,  or 
Oil-Bringers.  They  hope  to  fill  at  least  one  little  lamp  which 
shall  give  a  ray  of  light  to  save  some  darkened  soul. 

LITTLE    GLEANERS. 

This  Mission  Circle  connected  with  Rev.  Mr.  Timlou's  church, 
Walpole,  Mass.,  held  a  F^ir,  Dec.  24,  which  was  very  pleasant 
and  successful.  Seventy-nine  dollars,  a  portion  of  the  proceeds, 
were  received  by  our  Treasurer,  through  Mrs.  Loring  Johnson. 
Profitable  gleanings  for  the  poor  heathen.  May  the  gatherings 
be  equally  productive  in  1871  ! 


Twenty-five  copies  of  the  "  Children's  Quarterly  "  can  be  ob- 
tained for  one  dollar  a  year,  or  one  hundred  for  four  dollars,  by 
sending  to  the  Secretary  of  the  W.  B.  M.,  33  Pemberton 
Square,  Boston. 


EOBOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  47 

mnir^r  i\t  Milloto-Cm. 

BY   MRS.    EDWIN   WRIGHT. 

Willow-tree,  willow-tree,  spread  your  long  arms, 

Plume  your  green  leaves,  and  unfold  all  your  charms  ; 

Over  the  greensward  in  shadowy  traces 

Dance  with  the  light  in  fairy-like  paces ; 

Ripple  the  brook  that  runs  at  thy  feet ; 

Gild  with  slant  sunbeams  this  soft  mossy  seat : 

For  I  wish  my  friends  so  to  love  this  sweet  place, 

That  at  mention  a  smile  shall  light  up  each  face. 

There's  Kitty  this  minute,  and  Hattie  and  Sue, 

And  Johnnie  and  Harry,  and  little  Fred  True  ; 

And  away  in  the  distance,  following  the  brook, 

Nettie  and  Laura  and  Miriam  Cook. 

I'm  so  glad  I  came  early,  and  mossed  the  large  stones  ! 

I'm  sure,  in  the  sunlight,  they'll  look  like  gold  thrones. 

How  pretty  I've  fixed  it !  how  lovely  it  looks  ! 

'Tis  prettier  than  places  we  read  of  in  books. 

"  Hurrah,  for  you,  Minnie !     I  must  speak  out  my  mind. 

For  a  prettier  spot  one  never  could  find." 

I  am  glad  you  are  pleased ;  and,  Harry,  I  look 

That  you  boys  will  behave  "just  as  good  as  a  book." 

Don't  laugh  at  aught  we  may  say  or  may  do. 

But  every  one  to  our  purpose  be  true. 

And  now,  as  we  want  to  be  taught  the  best  way, 

Suppose  together  we  kneel  down  and  pray : 

Let  us  say  with  one  voice,  "  Dear  Father,  do  make 

Us  wise  in  thy  service  for  Christ  Jesus'  sake. 

Oh,  help  us  in  all  our  planning  to  see 

What's  best  for  the  heathen,  and  to  glorify  thee." 

"  I'll  tell  you  what  /  think,"  good,  Johnnie,  for  you  : 

"  'Tis  something  that's  proper  and  easy  to  do. 

When  the  days  are  like  this,  sunshiny  and  fair. 

And  for  colds  and  wet  feet  we  need  have  no  care, 

Let's  follow  the  course  of  this  gurgling  brook,   . 

And  drink  in  its  music,  and  search  every  nook 

Where  mosses  are  found,  both  th*e  crisp  and  the  green. 

I  can  take  you  to  places  you  never  have  seen. 


48  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

The  girls  these  can  gather,  with  red  berries  too, 

And  ferns  and  curious  plants  not  a  few : 

While  I  and  the  boys  will  strip  fresh  birch-bark, 

And  cut  mossy  twigs  and  woods  rich  and  dark ; 

Gather  nuts  to  carve  faces,  or  rub  into  rings, 

Or  make  into  chains,  and  other  nice  things. 

And  under  the  willow  we'll  gather  our  store, 

Make  a  cave  for  our  treasures,  with  small  lattice-door 

To  let  in  the  sunlight  and  warm  summer  breeze. 

And  what  with  mosses  and  plants  best  agrees ; 

So  that  when  the  chill  winds  and  rain-storms  appear, 

And  no  longer  our  willow  can  shelter  us  here. 

We  shall  have  our  materials,  rough  odds  and  ends, 

And  in-doors  can  shelter  our  dear  mission  friends. 

Our  fern'ries  commence,  and  light  work  begin. 

Rustic  houses  construct  to  old  castles  akin  ; 

Bird-cages  of  straw,  as  Hattie  suggests  ; 

Freddy  True,  says  he  knows  of  some  tiny  old  nests." 

"  Why,  Kitty  and  I  had  both  the  same  thought : 

We  can  make  prettier  things  than  often  are  bought. 

But  I  see  by  the  flash  of  Nettie's  black  eyes, 

That  she  can  add  something  else  if  she  tries." 

"  I  was  thinking  I'd  learn  to  sew  very  neat. 

Mamma's  happy  smile  not  only  to  meet, 

But  useful  things  to  make  that  would  sell. 

Such  as  aprons  and  skirts,  and  flannels  as  well. 

And  so  help  the  suffering  at  home  and  abroad, 

For  we  asked  how  most  to  glorify  God." 

"  So  will  I !  "  "  So  will  I !  "     I  knew  you  would  try, 

Although  the  learning  cost  many  a  sigh. 

But  now  let  us  follow  out  Johnnie's  wise  plan. 

And  some  other  time  think  up  more  if  we  can. 

Dear  Willow,  don't  whisper  our  secret  out  loud 

On  a  light  summer-breeze  to  the  world's  careless  crowd 

And  soon  we  will  bring  you  our  stores  in  a  heap, 

And  you  for  the  heathen  our  treasures  will  keep. 

And  now  into  musing  fell  the  old  tree. 

While  each  little  leaf  leaned  over  to  see 

The  happy  young  group  tripping  lightly  away, 

Earnest  in  purpose,  but  gay  as  in  play. 


nthn  wtmn. 


Vol.  II. 


JUNE,  1871. 


No.  2. 


INDIA. 


OUT   IN    THE    VILLAGES. 


BY  MRS.    C APRON. 


It  was  a 'ride  of  eight  miles,  at  the  slow  pace  of  bullocks. 
I  must  be  there  early,  to  see  the  people  in  their  houses  before 
the  sun  is  hot ;  so  the  stars  were  bright  in  the  sky  when  we  left 
home.  If  mamma  goes,  of  course  the  children  must  go ;  and  the 
two  little  girls  sat  in  the  end  of  the  cart,  delighted  at  the  quiet 
beauty  of  the  sky,  upon  which  the  dawn  was  just  entering. 
Why  did  these  words  again  and  again  come  into  my  mind, 
"  Tell  His  disciples  and  Peter,  that  He  goeth  before  you  into 
Galilee"?  What  a  visit  it  will  be,  if  the  dear  Lord  goes  before! 

We  were  not  expected  so  early,  and  had  halted  before  the 
modest  mud  schoolhouse,  before  our  presence  in  the  village  was 
known.  But  how  soon  a  crowd  gathers  !  It  was  a  pleasant  look- 
out from  the  end  of  my  cart.     Close  up  were  the  Christian  men 

5  -  49 


50  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

of  the  village,  and  the  gray-haired  mother  of  two  of  them. 
Crowding  between  these  were  the  children.  A  little  farther 
back  were  the  smiling  faces  of  the  Christian  women,  whom  I 
greeted  with,  — 

"  Oh,  you  well  know  how  much  I  like  a  straight  parting  in 
your  hair  ! ' ' 

It  was  a  sufficient  reward  for  all  the  pains  they  had  taken  to 
look  nice.  Beyond  these  was  a  fringe  of  heathen  women,  some 
of  the  most  respectable,  as  well  as  the  poor  cooly  woman  with 
her  basket  on  her  head.  In  the  background  were  the  beautiful 
tamarind -trees,  whose  feathery  green  refreshed  me  all  that 
hot  day. 

The  first  thing  was  to  visit  each  house  before  the  sun  grew  hot. 
I  went  to  only  six.  I  was  obliged  to  decline  the  invitation  of 
some  nice  heathen  women  who  had  followed  from  house  to  house, 
and  who  seemed  greatly  to  enjoy  my  criticisms  on  neatness,  or 
the  want  of  it. 

While  sitting  on  the  shady  side  of  one  of  these  houses,  I  had 
a  deputation  from  the  village  school,  with  its  heathen  school- 
master at  the  head.^  The  boys  were  dressed  up  in  style,  with 
red  jackets  and  marvellously  large  turbans.  Each  boy  —  and 
there  were  fourteen  —  had  a  slender  bambu,  wound  with  bright- 
colored  threads,  which  looked  more  like  a  very  long  and  slender 
Chinese  pagoda,  than  any  thing  else  I  can  think  of.  One  of 
the  boys  chanted  in  honor  of  some  heathen  deity ;  to  which  his 
companions  added  a  chorus  of  ''Siva,  Siva,"  rattling  at  the  same 
time  these  showy  wands,  which  had  little  stones  concealed  in 
the  folds  of  the  palmyra  leaves  with  which  they  were  orna- 
mented. I  had  intended  to  have  a  children's  meeting  in  the 
course  of  the  day,  and  quickly  resolved  to  have  it  then  and 
there.  The  boys  were  bright,  and  followed  me  closely  while  I 
described  the  journey  to  my  distant  home,  left  so  long  ago.  It 
was  an  easy  transition  to  the  home  on  high,  and  its  great  King. 
Many  women  stood  around ;  and  I  overheard  a  well-to-do  one 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN..  '       51 

among  them  say  to   another,  who  came    up  with   wondering 
looks, — 

"  She  says  that  we  are  all  the  time  thinking  of  our  bodies 
that  we  can  see,  and  forget  to  think  of  our  souls  that  we  can't 
see ;  and  that  when  we  die  our  bodies  will  be  gone,  and  that  we 
shall  be  glad  if  we  haven't  forgotten  to  take  care  of  our  souls.. 
The  boys  have  been  singing  to  her,  and  she  has  been  talking  to 
them,  and  I  have  been  listening." 

"  There  is  a  seed  lodged,"  I  said  to  myself.  She  had  on  a 
yellow  cloth  :  perhaps  I  shall  see  her  again. 

"The  water  boils!"  said  one  of  the  nice  women  who  had 
been  looking  after  my  tea-kettle,  and  running  in  and  out  of  a 
side-door  to  catch  what  she  could  of  my  talk  with  the  children. 

The  strip  of  friendly  shade  had  grown  narrow;  so  I  dismissed 
my  audience,  and  went  to  the  schoolhouse  for  my  breakfast.  The 
welcome  cup  of  tea  made,  the  woman  boiled  me  some  eggs ;  and 
these,  with  bread,  butter,  and  fruit,  were  spread  on  the  table. 
The  people  civilly  withdrew ;  and  my  little  daughters,  on  two 
small  boxes,  thought  it  was  *' just  like  picnic." 

Breakfast  over,  the  next  thing  was  a  meeting  with  the  women. 
During  the  fifteen  minutes  before  coming  together,  several  women 
strayed  into  the  schoolhouse,  and  among  them  was  the  woman 
with  the  yellow  cloth.  They  were  all  heathen.  One  of  the 
women  asked, — 

"  How  many  children  have  you  ?  " 

"  Three,"  I  answered. 

"  There  are  only  two  here  :  is  the  other  one  at  home  ?  " 

'*  Yes,  safe  at  home  !  " 

The  woman  with  the  yellow  cloth  has  been  steadfastly  looking 
at  me  ;  but  when  the  one  at  her  side  again  asked,  — 

"Is  the  other  child  older  than  these  ?  "  she  turned  to  her,  and 
in  a  low  tone,  as  if  a  feeling  of  awe  had  come  over  her,  said,  — 

"  The  other  one  was  a  son,  and  is  dead.  I  have  heard  so." 
Then,  turning  to  me,  — 


52  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

*'  Why  didn't  you  say  he  is  dead  ?  " 

**  Because  he  lives,  and  will  live  forever.  We  lay  our  bodies 
down  at  death,  but  these  souls  of  ours  will  live  on  some- 
where." 

"  Tell  me  about  it,"  she  said,  coming  nearer. 

**  The  great  God  above  all  gods,  who  made  us,  has  pre- 
pared a  glorious  home  for  us  to  go  to  when  we  lay  by  our 
bodies." 

"  And  your  child  went  there,  didn't  he  ?" 

"  Yes;  and  I  shall  go  to  him." 

"  When  will  you  come  back  again  ?  " 

"  I  shall  never  come  back." 

"Has  nobody  come  back?  Then,  how  do  you  know  so 
much?'' 

'*  From  the  blessed  book  that  I  am  trying  to  get  you  all  to 
leam  to  read.  If  you  would  only  think  about  your  soul,  and  get 
ready  for  death,  you  would  think  of  death  without  terror,  and 
look  forward  to  heaven  with  joy." 

She  drank  in  every  word.  It  seemed  as  if  one  could  lead  her. 
The  Christian  women  had  now  all  come,  and  gathered  about  me ; 
and  she  had  accepted  my  invitation  to  join  them,  but  was  called 
away.     We  sang, — 

"  Oh  !  when  shall  I  see  Jesus,  — 
Jesus,  my  Saviour  ?  " 

One  of  the  women  prayed  thus  :  "  Why  not,  0  risen  Lord ! 
come  also  ?  Why  not  in  some  way  be  in  our  midst,  and  let  us 
all  feel  sure  that  thou  art  here?"  It  was  a  prayer  most  re- 
freshing to  me.  I  then  read  the  verse  beginning,  "In  my 
Father's  house  are  many  mansions.  If  it  were  not  so,  I  would 
have  told  you."  The  precious  words  seemed  as  well  adapted  to 
the  heathen  women  present  as  any  I  could  have  chosen. 

After  the  meeting,  the  eldest  one  of  the  group  sat  beside  me, 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  53 

wbile  the  others  had  gone  to  prepare  the  noon  meal.  They  had 
begged  the  pleasure  of  cooking  rice  and  curry  for  me,  and  pleas- 
antly said,  "  We  cannot  stay  here,  and  give  you  a  dinner  too! " 
This  old  woman  had  been  much  interested  in  the  meeting,  and 
had  borne  well  the  reproofs  directed  at  her.  Though  quarrel- 
some, she  will  at  length  be  purified,  I  hope.  She  was  full  of 
reminiscences.  She  spoke  of  a  catechist,  now  gone  to  his 
reward. 

"I  was  alone,  and  taken  with  cholera.  I  had  no  medicine. 
I  sent  for  the  catechist ;  and  he  came,  and  was  distressed  to  feel 
that  I  should  die.  'I  have  no  medicine,'  he  said,  'but  I  can 
pray; '  and  he  prayed,  and  prayed,  and  prayed.  When  I  grew 
sicker  he  prayed,  and  when  I  rallied  he  still  prayed ;  and  in  the 
morning  I  said,  'I  shall  not  die,  but  live.'  Then  he  said  he 
must  pray  again  to  thank  the  Lord.  And  I  have  lived  twenty- 
five  years  more!" 

The  wilting,  sickening  heat  came  on.  Men  who  went  to  their 
fields  with  the  dawn  had  returned,  and  were  lying  under  the 
shady  tamarinds.  The  women  were  chatting  lazily  in  groups  ; 
and  my  good  friends  would  have  been  at  leisure,  had  I  not  de- 
layed them  so  much.  The  schoolhouse  door  stood  invitingly 
open,  and  I  had  visitors  all  the  time.  Sometimes  there  were 
four,  and  sometimes  ten  or  twelve.  I  reminded  the  Christians 
what  a  good  opportunity  these  leisure  hours  afforded  them  for 
sowing  the  seed  of  God's  word. 

At  two  o'clock  the  dinner  was  ready.  Nicely-cooked  rice 
and  savory  curry  were  set  before  me.  I  was  amused  to  observe 
one  after  another  come  in  to  see  if  I  wanted  any  thing,  when  I 
knew  they  really  desired  to  be  sure  that  I  was  doing  justice  to 
the  curry !  No  one  went  away  doubting.  The  children 
wished  me  to  ask  for  the  receipt ! 

After  dinner,  came  another  part  of  the  programme,  that  I 
had  not  thought  of.  Two  of  the  women  wished  to  be  examined 
in  reading.     For  ten  years,  there  has  been  a  standing  promise, 

6* 


54       '  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

known  through  all  the  congregations  of  our  station,  that  any 
woman  who  should  learn  to  read  should  have  a  nice  cloth. 
These  two  women  are  the  first  to  win  the  prize.  Other  women, 
gathered  at  the  station  and  put  under  the  discipline  of  the 
school,  have  learned  to  read ;  but  such  were  not  deemed  worthy 
of  a  cloth.  Time  would  fail  me  to  tell  the  pleasant  things  that 
happened  during  this  examination.  These  women  have  been  in 
the  habit  of  carrying  the  little  Gospel  of  John  to  the  fields ;  and, 
when  their  companions  were  lazily  lounging,  they  have  taken 
up  their  books. 

"  I  boiled  my  rice  with  one  eye,  and  gave  the  other  to  the 
book,"  says  the  elder,  whose  progress  was  a  joyful  surprise. 

The  woman  with  the  yellow  cloth  probably  thought  I  did  not 
see  her  slip  quietly  behind  us  all.  When  the  verse  was  slowly 
read,  — 

**  And  ye  shall  know  the  truth,  and  the  truth  shall  make  you 
free,"  I  turned  suddenly  around  to  her,  and  said, — 

"  This  one  little  book  is  enough  for -that :  they  will  teach  you 
to  read.     Come  with  us,  and  we  will  do  you  good." 

"  Do  you  suppose  I  ever  could  learn?  "  she  replied. 

The  sun  has  veiled  himself  a  little.  We  must  say  last  words 
and  go  homeward.  As  our  by-road  enters  the  highway,  we  over- 
take a  large  company  of  pilgrims  from  Rammisseram.  They 
have  brought  the  sacred  waters  of  the  Ganges  to  that  famous 
temple  by  the  sea,  and  are  carrying  the  sacred  waters  of  the 
great  tem|)le  to  their  village  shrines. 

Would  they  but  receive  it,  how  fully  the  gospel  would  sat- 
isfy all  their  cravings  I 

"  Ho  !  every  one  that  thirsteth,  come  ye  to  the  waters." 

**  In  the  last  day,  that  great  day  of  the  feast,  Jesus  stood  and 
cried,  saying,  If  any  man  thirst,  let  him  come  unto  me  and 
drink." 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  55 

CHINA. 

LETTER  FROM    MISS  ANDREWS. 

We  are  indebted  to  Mrs.  Chapin  for  the  following  letter  from 
Miss  Andrews,  dated  Tung  Cho,  Dec.  15,  1870  :  — 

"I  do  believe,  dear  sister,  that  God  is  answering  our  pray- 
ers, and  beginning  to  open  the  doors  for  work  again.  Of  late, 
many  little  things  encourage  and  make  us  glad.  This  week  we 
have  been  to  Sin  Hsien  Sheng's  house,  whose  younger  brother 
is  Miss  Porter's  teacher.  At  her  request,  I  called  to  inquire 
after  his  wife,  who  is  quite  sick.  Day  before  yesterday  we  were 
sent  for  again,  and  I  went  with  Mrs.  Sheffield.  A  number  of 
women  and  girls  gathered,  and  I  had  a  very  interesting  talk 
with  them.  They  knew  nothing  about  the  gospel,  listened 
earnestly,  and  invited  us  to  come  another  time. 

"  Last  Sabbath  morning,  I  was  surprised  and  made  glad  by 
the  sight  of  an  old  friend,  —  my  teacher's  sister-in-law,  who 
seems  just  as  much  interested  in  the  truth  as  ever  :  it  is  a  de- 
light to  teach  her,  she  listens  so  attentively.  She  says  she  has 
no  idols  in  her  home  now,  and  that  she  prays  every  day.  She 
will  be  here  another  Sabbath-  Oh !  I  hope  this  visit  may  do 
her  a  great  deal  of  good. 

WEN    FEE. 

*'  I  have  decided  to  commence  weekly  meetings  in  two  places, 
where  I  am  always  welcome,  and  trust,  that,  as  soon  as  I  occupy 
these,  Grod  will  open  new  doors. 

"  Mrs.  ShefiSeld  has  told  you  of  a  visit  from  Wen  Fee.  I 
hope  he  is  not  so  far  from  the  Saviour  as  we  have  feared,  and  I 
feel  more  confidence  that  he  will  come  back  to  us.  The  dear 
boy  bears  a  burden  for  his  brother,  which  I  believe  is  doing  him 
good.     He  grows  dearer  and  dearer  to  me  ;  but  oh  !  I  dread  so 


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much  the  trial  that  will  come  to  him  only  a  year  hence,  when  his 
time  here  is  expired. 

"  The  boys  are  all  good,  and  give  us  very  little  anxiety.  Mrs. 
Sheffield  and  I  arranged  to  meet  directly  after  Sunday  school,* 
to  pray  for  oiir  family,  and  especially  for  our  two  unconverted 
boys.  We  told  the  four  Christian  lads  our  purpose  on  Satur- 
day evening,  and  invited  them  to  join  us  if  they  wished.  On 
Sabbath  morning  they  all  remained,  and  we  had  a  precious  sea- 
son of  prayer.  I  long  to  have  our  pupils  bear  burdens  for 
souls,  and  to  wrestle  with  God  for  them. 

MRS.    CHAU. 

"  I  must  tell  you  the  sequel  of  Mrs.  Chan's  visit  here.  She 
lingered  day  after  day,  reluctant  to  go  away  where  she  could 
hear  no  more  of  truth.  She  seemed  to  have  set  her  whole  heart 
on  it,  and  wanted  to  be  baptized.  While  she  was  with  us,  a 
note  came  from  Miss  Porter,  asking  if  I  thought  she  would  do 
to  take  Li  Ma's  place  as  matron  of  her  school.  She  had  sent 
Li  Ma  away.  Mrs.  Chau  was  delighted  with  the  proposi- 
tion, —  said  that  God  bad  given  her  this  opportunity  of  living 
where  she  could  hear  his  word  daily,  and  she  must  accept  it. 
She  went  home  to  make  her  arrangements,  and  will  go  to  Miss 
Porter  the  last  of  the  week.     I  believe  God's  hand  is  in  it. 

KAU    CHENG.  ' 

"  One  more  little  joy  I  must  mention.  As  I  sat  here,  busily 
writing,  I  heard  Kau  Cheng  reading  in  the  boys'  room.  Some- 
thing told  me,  —  I  think  it  was  God's  Spirit,  —  that  I  ought  to 
go  out  and  see  him.  The  impression  was  so  strong  that  I  put 
aside  my  writing  and  went.  The  boys  were  all  in  Mrs.  Shef- 
field's room ;  and  he  was  alone,  reading  the  catechism.  I  listened 
a  few  minutes,  and  then  conversed  with  him  about  his  personal 
duty  to  God.    He  says  he  wants  to  love  the  Saviour,  but  is  afraid 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  57 

he  does  not,  and  that  he  prays  daily.  We  have  been  praying 
much  for  him  lately,  and  I  felt  that  God  had  begun  to  answer 
our  requests.  I  felt  reproved  that  I  had  so  little  faith  for  him ; 
for  we  all  thought  him  utterly  indifferent,  and  I  was  quite  as- 
tonished at  the  manifestation  of  interest.  Why  should  the  an- 
swers to  our  prayers  thus  surprise  us,  if  we  really  believe  ? 

CHAPEL    COMFORTS. 

'*  We  have  been  making  some  changes  in  the  chapel.  I  have 
used  part  of  the  money  sent  me  by  our  Sabbath  school  to  make 
it  a  little  more  pleasant  and  comfortable,  at  least  the  women's 
corner.  I  have  had  a  board-floor  laid  over  the  stones  in  that 
part,  covered  well  with  dark  felt,  to  be  replaced  by  matting  in 
the  summer ;  and  had  new  seats  made,  which  are  a  great  im- 
provement on  the  old,  as  they  have  backs.  Yesterday,  I  told 
Wo  Ma  and  Tsua  Ma  that  I  would  purchase  the  material  for 
simple  cushions  if  they  would  make  them. 

"  There  has  been  such  a  change  in  the  manner  of  the  people 
towards  us,  that  I  should  much  like  to  have  a  young  lady  as  a 
companion  in  ray  work.  I  am  always  seeing,  in  imagination, 
little  day-schools  and  prayer-meetings  scattered  all  over  the 
city." 

CEYLON. 

LETTERS  FROM  MISS  TOWNSEND. 

In  a  communication  from  Jaffna,  Oct.  10,  Miss  Townsend 
speaks  of  important  changes  in  her  school.     She  says,  — 

"  With  a  new  class  of  ten,  our  family  this  term  consists  of 
thirty  girls,  and  the  native  matron  in  charge  ;  the  largest  we 
have  ever  had.  We  have  now  but  three  professed  Christians  in 
the  school ;  but  others  give  evidence  of  having  been  born  again. 
There  is  not  so  much  general  interest  in  personal  salvation  as  in 


58  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

past  terms;  but  the  Christian  pupils  are  very  earnest,  and  are  a 
great  help  to  me  in  caring  for  souls. 

*'a  lamb  among  wolves." 

*^  The  change  which  we  deplore  most  is  the  sad  sequel  to 
*  Anna's  praying  in  the  mouth  of  "the  lion's  den.'  Before  our 
term  commenced,  her  father  had  returned  home,  but,  from  vari- 
ous pretexts,  did  not  permit  her  to  come  to  school.  He  attended 
meetings  with  her  on  the  Sabbath  ;  and  she  would  run  into  my 
room  for  a  few  minutes  after  service,  for  sympathy  and  help  in 
her  trials.  Dear  child !  how  she  wept  as  she  said,  '  I  have 
not  one  joy  at  home '  !  Her  father,  although  a  professing 
Christian,  did  not  stand  by  her,  but  allowed  her  heathen  relatives 
to  persecute  her.  During  this  time  her  schoolmates  remem- 
bered her  daily  at  the  throne  of  grace,  always  referring  to  her 
as,  *  Our  sister  who  is  crowned  with  the  name  of  Jesus.'  One 
Friday  morning  we  saw  her  coming  down  the  walk  to  the 
schoolhouse,  with  a  face  radiant  with  delight.  As  soon  as  we 
were  alone  she  said,  'This  is  in  answer  to  prayer.'  '  But  how 
did  it  come  about?  '  I  asked.  '^'We  saw  your  father  a  few  days 
ago,  and  he  said  you  were  not  coming.' —  '  I  do  not  know, 
only  that  he  gave  me  permission  this  morning,  and  I  came  as 
soon  as  I  could. '  Her  naturally  amiable  spirit,  now  refined 
by  trials  which  caused  her  to  lean  closely  upon  God,  was 
more  lovely  than  ever.  She  was  so  graceful,  modest,  and  gen- 
tle, a  friend  appropriately  designated  her  as  our  violet. 

"  After  having  been  here  three  weeks,  she  was  called  home 
one  Monday  morning  to  attend  her  sister's  wedding,  which  was  to 
take  place  that  day.  We  went  away  for  the  afternoon ;  and,  when 
we  returned  near  midnight,  the  first  words  we  heard  were, 
'  Anna  is  married  !  '  It  was  as  though  a  thunderbolt  had  fallen 
among  us.  By  deceiving  her  with  the  idea  that  her  sister  was 
to  be  married,  the  arrangements  were  all  made  without  exciting 
any  suspicion  on  her  part,  until  her  mother  and  sisters  took  her, 


FOE  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  59 

and  began  to  prepare  her  as  the  bride.  She  wept,  begged,  and 
entreated  them  not  to  do  it.  Her  grief  was  so  great,  that  the 
other  women  wept  also.  Still  they  dragged  her  through  the 
tedious  heathen  marriage-ceremony,  which  made  her  the  wife  of 
one  '  who  loves  the  gods  she  loathes,  and  loathes  the  cross  she 
loves.' 

"With  one  consent,  the  school  spent  the  following  day  in 
prayer.  There  was  a  more  than  Sabbath  stillness  through  the 
bouse,  conversation  was  hushed,  and  breath  chiefly  spent  in 
earnest  supplication.  It  was  precious  to  learn  during  the  exer- 
cises of  the  day,  that  Anna  had  recently  committed  to  memory 
Isa.  liv.  11-17,  commencing,  '  0  thou  afflicted,  tossed  with 
tempest,  and  not  comforted  !  '  Her  home  is  near  here,  but  she 
is  allowed  very  little  intercourse  with  us.  I  have  been  to  see 
her ;  but  she  was  closely  watched,  and  she  was  so  evidently  wish- 
ing to  say  more  than  she  dared,  that  the  call  was  of  little  com- 
fort to  me.  She  is  not  allowed  a  Bible.  When  she  first  went 
home  a  Christian,  some  of  her  relatives  said,  'AVe  will  turn  you 
from  this,  if  it  costs  us  our  life  ! '  Her  schoolmates  continue 
faithful  to  her.  During  the  four  months  since  she  left,  I  have 
heard  some  one  or  more  of  them  pray  daily,  and  mention  is  in- 
variably made  of  '  our  sister,  who  is  a  lamb  among  wolves.' 
Their  petitions  are  very  earnest,  as,  for  instance,  this :  '  Lord, 
remember  our  sister  who  has  fallen  into  a  heathen  den.  Is  she 
not  thine  own  little  lamb  ?  For  has  she  not  made  a  covenant 
with  thee  ?  and  has  not  thy  seal  been  placed  upon  her  head  ?  She 
is  wandering  and  alone ;  but  is  it  not  the  lonely,  straying  lamb 
that  thou  dost  leave  the  fold  to  seek  ?  '  We  are  all  tried  with 
this  seeming  triumph  of  Satan." 

In  a  subsequent  letter,  dated  Dec.  30,  Miss  Townsend  writes, — 
"  I  am  just  closing  my  third  year  of  missionary  life.     It  is  a 
period  that  I  love  to  look  back  upon,  —  so  much  of  joy,  so  many 
blessings,  so  few  trials.     I  feel  quite  sure  there  can  be  no  hap- 
pier person,  nor  any  more  blessed  work  than  mine.  During  1870, 


60  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

six  girls  from  the  school  have  been  added  to  the  church.  The 
Christians  have  grown  in  strength  and  stability  of  character,  and 
manifest  an  increasing  love  for  souls.  The  father  and  mother  of 
one  of  the  pupils,  and  the  grandmother  of  another,  have  been 
led  to  the  Saviour  during  the  past  year;  and  now  these  Christian 
girls  of  the  school  watch  so  earnestly  and  carefully  over  their 
sister  schoolmates,  that  I  feel  I  can  safely  trust  them  to  look  af- 
ter their  spiritual  wants.  It  is  but  little,  —  except  to  caution  and 
advise  those  who  are  engaged  in  laboring  for  Christ,  —  that  I 
can  do  to  bring  the  natives  to  become  earnest,  devoted  Christians, 
compared  with  the  influence  of  one  of  these  warm-hearted  young 
disciples,  taught  of  the  Spirit,  among  her  own  sex. 

"I  sometimes  feel  like  saying,  'Mine  eyes  have  seen  the  glory 
of  the  coming  of  the  Lord  ' — not  as  he  comes  in  the  smoke  and 
noise  of  battle,  but  as  he  comes  to  dwell  in  the  humble,  contrite 
heart." 

STRANGE   CUSTOMS. 

Wb  are  permitted  to  make  the  following  extracts  from  a  recent 
letter  from  Mrs.  De  Reinier :  — 

"  One  night  we  heard  a  great  noise  of  wailing  and  crying, 
after  the  manner  of  Tamil  mourning  for  the  dead.  '  Who  is 
dead? '  I  said  to  my  Ayah.  ' Not  dead,  but  the  rain,', she  replied 
in  her  broken  English.  '  Rain  not  come,  so  people  make  a  Kare- 
dum-far-nee.'  —  '  What  is  that?  '  I  asked.  '  Why,  take  mud, 
make  it  wet,  put  it  in  the  shape  of  a  woman,  —  bad  woman,  very 
bad  woman,  — rain  can't  come.  Then  put  on  cloth  like  a  dead 
woman  —  put  her  in  a  bandy  [carriage],  carry  round  the  streets, 
people  cry  like  as  for  dead  woman,  tear  hair,  beat  drums,  cry, 
*'  This  wicked  woman  is  dead,  now  gods  send  rain,  send  rain.'  " 
Such  was  her  account  of  the  confusion.  It  proved  true :  not  only 
that  night,  but  other  nights,  the  mud  dead  woman  was  carried, 
and  the  gods  implored  to  send  rain,  now  the  great  sinner  who 
had  incensed  the  wrath  of  the  gods  was  dead.     One  night,  after 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  61 

all  this  howling  and  drumming,  and  tearing  of  hair,  rain  did  pour 
down  in  perfect  torrents.  I  have  no  doubt  many  of  the  common 
people  thought  there  was  a  close  connection  between  the  '  Kare- 
dum-far-nee  '  and  the  rain.  Those  sharp  old  Brahmins  no  doubt 
took  good  note  of  the  coming  clouds,  and  seized  the  opportunity 
to  trot  out  their  show. 

"We  see  curious  doings  here  sometimes,  —  shocking  things. 
Only  last  Sunday,  to  use  Edward's  expression,  '  I  saw  a  woman 
going  to  her  own  funeral.'  I  had  been  out  making  visits  among 
the  heathen  people ;  and  a  little  distance  from  home,  just  as  I 
reached  the  main  road,  I  met  a  funeral  cortege.  The  people 
think  it  is  bad  luck  to  meet  a  funeral,  so  they  beat  drums  to  let 
it  be  known  that  it  is  coming  :  •  then  those  in  the  road  can  turn 
aside,  and  not  meet  bad  luck.  Well,  this  procession  was  com- 
posed of  at  least  a  dozen  men  drumming  and  blowing  trumpets, 
followed  by  others  bearing  lighted  torches.  Then  came  the  bier, 
made  with  a  dome-shaped  canopy  of  red  and  white  cloth,  sur- 
mounted with  a  bunch  of  bright-colored  flowers,  and  trimmed 
with  plenty  of  gay  streamers.  Under  the  canopy,  the  dead 
woman  sat  upright,  —  a  nice-looking  old  person  too.  On  her 
head  she  wore  a  crown-like  cap  of  gay  material,  was  decked 
with  red  and  white  cloth,  and  her  hands  being  folded  over  a  sort 
of  sceptre  gave  her  quite  a  royal  appearance.  I  must  say  I 
was  not  a  little  startled  to  meet  a  dead  woman,  sitting  up  and 
arrayed  in  this  way.  However,  when  I  looked  at  her,  she  did 
not  really  appear  as  horrible  as  you  might  imagine.  Indeed,  as 
her  eyes  were  closed,  she  looked  very  pleasantly ;  but  the  idea 
of  such  mockery,  making  a  parade  of  a  poor  lifeless  body  !  My 
feelings  were  not  improved  by  having  the  whole  company,  per- 
haps seventy-five  men,  stop,  and  begin  to  exhibit  for  my  special 
benefit.  I  shook  my  head  and  hand  for  them  to  go  on ;  but  my 
disgust  must  have  appeared  in  my  face,  for  some  of  the  men 
seemed  wonderfully  pleased,  and  laughed  as  they  started  off." 


62  LIFE  AND  LIGHI 

TURKEY. 
JOURNAL  OF  MISS  POWERS. 

Miss  Powers,  in  her  journal,  gives  a  very  interesting  account 
of  the  meetings  she  holds  with  the  women,  and  of  the  habits  of 
the  people  among  whom  she  labors.  Our  limits  permit  us  only 
to  make  brief  extracts  :  — 

"Oct.  24.  —  At  Goghoun  Olook,  twelve  women  and  girls 
came  in  the  evening ;  some  bringing  babies,  and  others  the  raw 
cotton  which  they  were  preparing  for  spinning.  The  first  object 
of  interest  was  a  sock  which  I  was  seaming.  There  were  of 
course  the  usual  questions,  '  Why  don't  you  get  married  ? ' 
'  How  many  brothers  and  sisters  have  you  ?  '  &c.  A  priest's 
widow  asked  why  I  did  not  wear  a  fez  with  gold  ornaments. 
She  also  judged  from  my  complexion  that  I  never  went  out.  As 
I  took  the  sock  from  the  latest  comer,  the  priest's  widow  said," 
*  Don't  work,  my  daughter  :  it  is  not  suitable  for  you.'  I  was 
glad  of  the  opportunity  to  dispel  the  notion  some  have,  that  we 
are  above  work,  and  lead  a  life  of  elegant  idleness.  I  read 
Matt.  xi.  29-31,  the  old  woman  alluded  to  acting  as  chief 
spokesman;  and  afterwards  I  read  John  xiv.  12.  At  the  close 
of  each  passage  they  manifested  their  gratitude  by  such  expres- 
sions as,  '  Health  to  your  hand  !  '  '  Health  to  your  tongue  ! ' 
'May  Grod  increase  your  mind  (or  wisdom),  my  mother!' 
They  have  a  peculiar  way  of  using  the  words  father  and 
mother,  wben  they  wish  to  address  a  person  respectfully,  or  even 
to  coax  a  child.  I  was  much  amused,  the  first  time  I  remember 
hearing  it,  when,  stopping  for  the  night  among  Turcoman  tents, 
our  servant  started  up  a  little  boy  with,  '  Run  along,  my 
father,  and  show  us  the  sTieikh's  tent.'  One  poor  woman  said, 
'  We  are  crushed  with  poverty  ;  but  the  children  must  be  fed, 
and  we  lose  patience,  and  get  angry  at  those  who  injure  us,  and 
swear ;  and  what  can  we  do  ?  "     Then  I  began  to  tell  them  some 


FOB  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  63 

of  my  troubles  and  struggles ;  and  they  looked  at  each  other  in 
astonishment,  and  exclaimed,  '  Why,  she  knows  all  about  it ! ' 
The  priest's  widow  seemed  to  know  the  way ;  and  I  found  she 
was  satisfied  with  mere  knowledge  :  but  at  the  close  she  broke 
down,  exclaiming,  '  0  this  dreadful  world  !  Would  that  I  had 
never  been  born !  0  that  dreadful  hell ! '  It  was  a  solemn 
moment :  I  scarcely  dared  to  speak,  and  yet  I  feared  to  remain 
silent.  May  God  bless  the  poor  words  I  uttered  in  weakness 
and  trembling  !  I  slept  little  that  night,  for  thinking  of  my  own 
blessed  experience,  and  contrasting  it  with  these  poor  souls  groping 
in  darkness. 

"Jan.  1,  1871. — I  stopped  the  women  after  service,  urging 
them  to  begin  the  new  year  prayerfully.  The  next  week  thirty- 
five  attended  meeting,  and  we  had  a  very  pleasant  season.  An 
elderly  woman  asked  prayers  for  herself.  It  is  encouraging  to 
see  any  consciousness  of  need,  they  generally  are  so  well  satisfied 
with  themselves.  Another  church-member,  who  is  outwardly 
cold  and  stern,  listened  very  attentively,  fixing  her  eyes  upon 
mine,  except  when  her  head  drooped  to  hide  the  tears. 

"  As  my  father  was  at  Antioeh  this  week,  I  gave  the  female 
teachers  their  Sabbath-school  lessons,  and  had  a  very  pleasant 
talk  and  season  of  prayer  with  two  of  them.  One  was  a  young 
bride,  who  told  me  some  things  of  interest  about  her  husband's 
sister  Yeghisa  (Eliza).  Here,  when  a  man  marries,  he  takes  his 
wife  into  the  family ;  and  frequently  the  hardest  service  falls  upon 
her.  One  night,  as  Karone  was ,  retiring,  Yeghisa  came  and 
said,  '  Don't  go  yet :  let's  have  a  prayer.  You  forgot  it  last 
night.'  So  they  prayed,  and  then  talked  of  spiritual  things  till 
Karone's  husband  came  in.  His  sister  said,  *  You  have  inter- 
rupted us.'  'Well,'  said  he,  'I'll  go  back  till  you  finish.' 
Karone  fasted  early  in  the  week  of  prayer ;  and  Yeghisa,  seeing 
it,  asked  if  she  had  not  better  fast  too.  Both  Karone  and  her 
husband  told  her  it  was  not  commanded ;  and  in  the  act  itself 
there  was  no  virtue ;  but  if  she  felt  that  she  could  pray  better, 


64  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

and  draw  nearer  to  God  for  it,  it  would  be  well  to  do  so.  So  she 
fasted  three  days  during  the  week.  Karone's  husband  has  a 
cousin  living  the  other  side  of  the  wooden  partition.  He  was  a 
Protestant  once,  but  turned  back,  and  has  been  so  bitter  in  his 
opposition,  that,  when  his  wife  sat  near  the  partition  to  hear  the 
other  family  when  they  read  the  Bible,  he  would  order  her  away. 
Lately  he  has  relented,  and  has  permitted  her  to  come  in  when 
the  word  of  God  is  read  ;  and  she  listens  very  attentively. 

'*  I  long  to  reach  the  hearts  of  these  poor  women ;  but  the 
dear  Saviour  can  help  them  better." 

LETTER  FROM   MISS    SEYMOUR. 

We  are  indebted  to  Miss  Seymour  of  Harpoot  for  the  account 
of  Elmas,  and  the  translation  of  her  letter :  — 

"  Elmas  learned  to  read  two  winters  ago  from  a  Bible-woman, 
who  had  been  our  pupil,  and  then  made  application  to  enter  our 
school.  As  we  have  to  be  very  cautious  whom  we  admit,  her 
request  was  denied  for  some  time.  But  she  persevered,  and 
said  to  me  one  day,  '  I  know  it  will  be  all  right.  If  the  Lord 
wants  me  to  come  to  the  Seminary,  he  can  turn  the  hearts  of  the 
missionaries  to  receive  me :  if  it  is  not  his  will,  I  do  not  wish 
to  go.' 

"  Her  earnestness,  perseverance,  and  faith  led  us  to  grant  her 
request,  when  a  new  difficulty  arose.  Though  her  family  is 
wealthy,  she  feared  that  she  might  not  be  able  to  raise  the  re- 
quired amount  of  money  for  entering  the  school.  She  came  to 
me  in  great  perplexity,  thinking  that  it  was  an  impossible  thing. 
I  told  her,  that,  in  answer  to  prayer,  the  Lord  had  inclined  our 
hearts  to  take  her ;  and  now  she  must  look  to  him  to  furnish  her 
the  needed  money.  I  told  her  while  she  was  going  home,  she 
must  keep  lifting  her  heart  all  the  way,  that  the  Lord  would 
teach  her  the  means  to  use  to  obtain  what  she  wanted.  In  the 
evening  she  came  with  the  money,  a  beaming  face,  and  happy 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  Q^ 

heart,  having  learned  a  lesson  in  faith  that  day.  She  entered 
when  school  opened  last  spring,  and  we  have  never  had  the  least 
fault  to  find  with  her.  She  is  a  laborious,  conscientious,  and  per- 
severing scholar.  Since  school  closed,  she  has  been  visiting  from 
house  to  house  in  her  neighborhood,  persuading  the  women  to 
learn  to  read,  and  giving  lessons  to  those  who  will  take  them. 
She  goes  to  the  school  for  little  girls,  and  takes  a  lesson,  so  anx- 
ious is  she  to  get  along  in  her  studies.  Teaching  the  women  is  a 
labor  of  love ;  for  she  receives  no  compensation.  I  know  she 
has  much  to  try  her.  She  was  telling  me  this  morning,  that, 
under  continued  provocation  for  weeks,  she  was  enabled  to  keep 
her  temper.  She  said  she  prayed  especially  for  patience  ;  but 
one  evening,  when  she  had  gone  to  her  own  little  room,  and  had 
seated  herself  to  read  the  Bible  by  the  light  of  a  wax-candle,  a 
woman  came  in,  and  reproached  her  for  wasting  candles  in  that 
way.  Then  she  said  she  was  very  angry,  and  put  out  the  light, 
and  sat  in  the  dark ;  but  she  was  very  much  distressed  after- 
ward on  account  of  it. 

"We  go  over  every  Thursday  to  her  quarter  of  the  city  to 
hold  meetings  with  the  women  in  the  chapel.  Elmas  is  always 
ready  to  welcome  us.  She  takes  two  heavy  steel  bars,  which  we 
use  instead  of  a  bell,  and  goes  up  to  the  roof  of  the  house,  and 
strikes  them  to  call  the  women  together.  Then  she  sends  the 
little  girls  (the  girls'  school  is  in  the  chapel)  hither  and  thither 
to  call  their  mothers.  We  often  feel  that  we  are  greatly  in- 
debted to  Elmas'  efficiency  for  the  good  audiences  we  have." 

ELMAS'  LETTEK. 

My  beloved  Sister  in  Christ,  —  Though  you  with  the  eye 
I  have  not  seen,  about  you  I  have  heard.  Thankful  am  I  to 
you,  that,  by  spending  money,  to  this  school  you  have  brought 
me.  If  about  this  school  you  inquire,  great  progress  it  makes. 
You  also  make  prayer  that  still  more  it  go  forward.  If  you  ask 
about  the  number  of  the  scholars,  both  women  and  girls  are 


6(3  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

thirty-four.  If  you  wish  to  understand  about  my  coming  here, 
it  seemed  a  very  impossible  thing ;  for  my  husband  is  not  with 
me.  While  I  went  to  the  Protestant  chapel,  much  he  quarrelled 
with  me  ;  and  he  said,  "  If  I  go  not,  neither  must  you."  And 
one  day,  when  we  had  both  gone  to  my  native  place,  he  said, 
"  I  will  be  divorced  from  you  if  you  go  to  the  Protestant 
chapel :  I  will  cast  you  off,  and  go  to  Constantinople."  Then 
my  brothers  and  sisters  said,  "He  is  your  husband:  go  not 
there."  I  then  gave  my  word  that  again  I  would  not  go.  A 
few  days  it  remained  so.  In  our  house  is  a  relative  that  is  a 
Protestant.  Always  he  was  saying  to  me,  "  Why  do  you  not 
go  to  the  chapel?"  I  said,  "If  it  was  only  my  husband's 
brother  who  hindered  me,  I  would  go ;  but,  as  it  is  my  hus- 
band, how  can  I  go  ?  "     The  Lord  is  able  to  guide. 

One  Sabbath-day,  when  I  was  going  to  the  Armenian  church, 
I  passed  the  chapel-door,  and  looked  in.  I  saw  that  my  hus- 
band was  seated  there.  I  also  went  in.  After  that,  about  my 
going  he  said  not  a  thing.  It  happened  that  he  was  going  to 
Constantinople  ;  and  I  said,  "  You  go  to  Constantinople,  I  will 
go  to  school."  My  husband  asked,  "  To  what  school  will  you 
go?"  I  answered,  "To  the  Armenian  school."  He  said, 
"If  you  wish  to  go  to  school,  go  to  the  Protestant  Seminary." 
After  he  went,  carelessness  came  over  me  about  going  to  school. 
While  my  husband  was  on  the  journey,  three  letters  he  sent  to 
me  :  in  all  three  was  written,  "  Go  to  school."  Then  my  feel- 
ings being  moved,  I  said,  "  Undoubtedly  this  is  from  the  Lord." 
Then  I  sent  to  the  missionaries,  that  they  receive  me  to  the 
school;  but  they  received  me  not.  Then  I  said,  "I  can  go 
myself."  I  went;  but,  by  my  talking,  they  received  me  not; 
and  I  cast  my  care  on  the  Lord.  Constantly  I  made  prayer ; 
and  I  said,  "This  is  God's  will."  A  Protestant  sister  coun- 
selled me,  "  If  the  missionaries  receive  you  not,  go  not  to  school 
in  another  place."     But  the  Lord  guided  me  to  this  Seminary. 

My  sister,  I  am  weak.    I  entreat  you  to  make  prayer  for  me ; 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  67 

and  that  the  Lord  by  his  Holy  Spirit  guide  my  husband,  who  is 
in  a  strange  place,  that  he  turn  his  heart  to  himself,  that  he  be 
not  a  hinderance  to  me.  I  also  for  you  make  prayer,  that  the 
Lord  carry  forward  this  work.  It  is  necessary  for  every  one  of 
us  to  make  prayer  for  all  the  deathless  souls  in  the  world,  that 
the  Lord  send,  by  his  Holy  Spirit,  help.  My  beloved  sister, 
this  I  also  entreat,  —  that  our  teachers,  having  left  their  father- 
land, and  having  come  to  such  as  us  miserable,  ignorant  ones,  to 
teach  us  Christ's  holy  words,  that  the  Lord  by  his  Holy  Spirit 
comfort  them  as  much  as  we  cause  them  trouble. 

Elmas  Tormasian, 
Diamond,  the  wife  of  Thomas. 

EXTRACTS  FROM  A  LETTER  FROM  MISS  WOOD. 

Miss  Sarah  L.  Wood  sailed  from  New  York  Oct.  12,  to 
join  Miss  Powers  at  Kessab. 

In  a  letter  dated  January,  1871,  she  gives  a  thrilling  account 
of  a  sad  catastrophe  at  a  wedding,  and  of  her  joy  in  being 
able  to  afford  some  relief :  — 

"  Eight  weeks  since  I  came  to  Kessab  on  a  mule,  and  to- 
day have  been  able  to  do  something  for  this  strange  people. 
Saturday  night,  preparations  were  commenced  for  an  Arme- 
nian wedding  in  a  neighboring  village.  The  custom  is  to  have 
a  great  feast  among  the  friends  the  night  before.  '  Boulgour ' 
is  made,  in  large  quantities,  by  boiling  meat  and  wheat  together 
for  a  long  time.  The  house  was  composed  of  four  mud  walls, 
with  a  flat  roof.  Under  a  portion  of  the  lower  floor  they 
kept  cows,  goats,  a  donkey  and  horse.  The  floor  was  made 
by  putting  a  few  sticks  of  timber  across,  then  branches  of  trees 
with  the  leaves  on,  and  a  few  inches  of  dirt.  In  this  room 
the  family  lived.  At  the  time  there  was  a  kettle,  holding 
nearly  a  barrel  of  water,  over  the  fire,  in  which  was  the  meat. 
All  the  bridegroom's  friends  go  to  the  feasting.  About  fifty  had 
come,  when  suddenly    the    floor  gave    way,  and    precipitated 


68  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

nearly  one  half  of  the  people,  mingling  fire,  water,  human  be- 
ings, and  animals,  in  one  mass.  Many  were  dreadfully  burned. 
Word  was  brought  to  us  as  soon  as  it  was  light  in  the  morning. 
Mr.  Thayer  went,  and  found  all  ages  had  been  injured,  — from 
two  months  to  seventy  years  of  age.  Five  died  that  day,  and 
he  thought  there  were  six  more  that  could  not  live.  This 
morning  I  accompanied  him  on  his  visit  to  them  ;  and  I  never 
witnessed  such  a  scene.  In  a  house  having  only  one  room, 
with  a  stone  floor,  no  window,  a  little  hole  one  side  for  the  fire,  — 
the  smoke  to  find  its  way  out  as  best  it  could,  —  were  ten  per- 
sons. Upon  what  they  called  a  bed,  but  which  was  in  reality 
only  rags,  lay  a  man  who  had  been  burned  from  head  to  foot, 
literally,  —  not  a  place  larger  than  my  two  hands  where  the  skin 
was  not  ofi",  and  his  stomach  and  chest  were  cooked.  It  seemed 
more  than  humanity  could  survive ;  yet  he  was  perfectly  con- 
scious, and  bore  all  without  a  groan.  He  lay  within  ten  inches 
of  the  fire  and  smoke,  for  back  of  him  were  two  children  and  a 
man.  Two  had  already  died  from  this  family.  At  first,  it 
seemed  as  though  nothing  could  be  done ;  but  Mr.  Thayer  com- 
menced, and  I  assisted  him,  thankful  to  be  able  to  do  any  thing 
that  did  not  require  words.  Next  we  visited  an  old  woman  and 
a  little  girl  badly  burnt :  the  old  lady  may  live.  In  an  adjoin- 
ing house  was  a  child,  who  was  supposed  to  be  dead  on  Sun- 
day. Her  cofiin  was  made,  and  grave  dug,  yet  she  still  lives. 
It  has  been  the  most  sad  yet  most  satisfactory  day  I  have  spent. 
On  our  next  visit  it  will  be  much  worse  to  attend  them ;  for  the 
flesh  will  begin  to  fall  off,  and  in  some  cases  it  looks  as  if  the 
bones  would  almost  be  bare.  You  can  have  no  idea  of  the 
poverty  of  this  people ;  yet  they  are  kind  and  affectionate,  and 
ready  to  do  all  they  can." 

EXTRACTS  FROM  LETTERS  FROM  MISS  BUSH. 

Miss  Carrie  Bush  has  taken  the  place  in  the  Harpoot  Female 
Seminary  made  vacant  by  the  death  of  Miss  Warfield.     We 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  69 

have  been  cheered  by  the  reception  of  several  letters  from  her, 
quotations  from  which  we  give  below  :  — 

"  We  arrived  in  Harpoot  Aug.  27,  three  months,  lacking 
one  day,  from  the  time  we  left  New  York.  I  cannot  express 
the  gratitude  and  joy  I  felt  on  reaching  *  home,'  the  way  had 
seemed  so  long,  and  my  welcome  was  so  cordial  and  home-like. 
I  have  now  had  five  weeks  in  which  to  look  about,  and  see 
something  of  the  work,  and  make  a  beginning  in  the  great  task 
before  me,  — of  learning  the  language.  I  trust  I  have  made  a 
little  progress  in  the  latter  ;  and  my  insight  into  the  former  has 
made  me  more  than  ever  glad  that  God  has  brought  me  to  this 
field.  The  missionaries  are  thoroughly  in  earnest,  and  so  truly 
consecrated  to  their  work,  that  the  good  seed  is  continually  bear- 
ing fruit. 

*'  The  girls  in  the  schools  are,  many  of  them,  bright  and  in- 
telligent ;  and  I  long  for  the  time  to  come  in  which  I  shall  be 
able  to  answer  their  kind  looks  with  kind  words.  I  have  two 
pupils  in  arithmetic,  with  whom  I  commenced  week  before  last. 
We  have  already  made  some  progress. 

"  You  were  aware  that  I  knew  and  loved  Miss  Seymour  be- 
fore I  came  to  ^arpoot :  this  has  been  of  great  advantage  and 
comfort  to  us.  We  are  very  happy,  and  not  for  a  moment  have 
I  regretted  my  consecration  to  this  grand  work,  though  my 
utter  unworthiness  has  become  more  than  ever  apparent ;  and 
my  heart,  too,  strays  towards  home,  at  times,  with  inexpressible 
longing.  It  is  my  desire  to  consecrate  myself  anew,  to  be  and 
to  do  whatever  God  wills,  that  he  may  be  glorified  in  me." 

In  a  letter  written  on  Dec.  10,  Miss  Bush  gives  a  very  inter- 
esting account  of  the  examination  of  the  Harpoot  Seminary. 
She  says,  — 

*'  There  were  seventeen  girls  and  seventeen  women  in  school 
when  it  closed.  I  never  was  so  much  interested  in  an  exami- 
nation in  America,  though  I  could  understand  but  little  of  what 


70  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

was  said.  The  large  schoolroom  was  well  filled ;  the  teachers  and 
missionaries  near  the  desk  on  one  side,  and  sitting  a  la  Turk 
on  the  floor  on  the  other  side,  were  the  women  who  were  guests. 
The  girls  took  the  same  humble  position  at  one  end  of  the  room  ; 
and  at  the  other,  on  chairs,  were  the  theological  students,  elders 
of  the  church,  and  fathers  of  the  girls,  leaving  a  space  in  the 
centre  for  the  classes.  A  singing-class,  taught  by  Mrs.  Dr. 
Raynolds,  was  a  new  feature  in  the  examination.  Miss 
Seymour's  Bible-class  in  Acts  gave  all  the  headings  to  the 
chapters  with  great  facility,  and  a  perfect  history  of  Paul's 
travels,  pointing  out  the  places  on  the  map.  The  missionaries 
made  the  exercises  lively  by  sharp  questionings;  and  I  can 
assure  you  it  was  a  most  interesting  sight  to  a  new-comer. 

"  The  girls  and  women  are  now  at  work  in  the  out-stations, 
and  need  your  prayers  that  they  may  prove  faithful." 

Dec.  16,  she  wrote,  — 

*'  I  long  to  have  my  tongue  loosed,  that  I  may  be  able  to  tell 
some  poor  sinners  the  way  of  life.  Yesterday,  I  went  with. 
Mrs.  Dr.  Raynolds  to  the  other  side  of  the  city  to  attend  two 
women's  meetings.  We  were  obliged  to  have  a  man  accompany 
us,  lest  we  should  be  stoned,  or  otherwise  insulted,  and  also 
went  closely  veiled,  as  is  the  custom  among  the  women  here. 
My  heart  almost  stood  still  sometimes,  as  my  sure-footed  little 
mule  slipped  along  over  the  stones,  or  jumped  down  over  the 
declivities  in  the  road  ;  but  we  passed  all  safely. 

"  There  were  eighteen  women  at  each  meeting,  and  quite  a 
number  of  children.  We  sang  with  them ;  and  Mrs.  Raynolds, 
after  prayer,  read  the  parable  of  the  prodigal  son,  and  plead 
with  them  to  come  to  Christ.  As  I  looked  at  these  poor  igno- 
rant women,  listening  so  intently,  some  even  with  tearful  eyes, 
my  heart  went  out  towards  them  with  love.  I  thought  of  the 
comforts  I  enjoy,  and  said  to  myself  '  Poor  souls,  it  is  indeed 
true  of  you,  that  you  have  nothing  if  you  have  not  Christ! '  " 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  71 

ORIGINAL  HYMN. 

Hark  !  a  voice  from  India,  crying, 

From  the  islands  of  the  sea ; 
China's  crowded  millions  dying  ! 

Afric's  daughters  call  to  thee, 
"  Come  and  help  us, 
Bring  the  glad  salvation  free." 

Christian,  dost  thou  heed  their  voices  1 

Shall  they  cry  to  thee  in  vain  ? 
Thou,  whose  heart  in  Christ  rejoices. 

Tell  them  of  a  Saviour  slain  ! 
Leave  thy  kindred  ! 
Earthly  loss  is  heavenly  gain. 

Hasten  !  —  point  them  to  the  fountain 

Jesus'  blood  hath  furnished  free  ; 
Guide  their  feet  to  Calvary's  mountain,- 

Where  he  hung  upon  the  tree, 
Bleeding,  dying. 
Suffering  sin's  dread  penalty. 

Death  delays  not  his  commission  ; 

Hundreds  now  yield  to  his  sway  ; 
Speed  thee,  Christian,  on  thy  mission  ! 

Haste,  thy  Master's  call  obey  ! 
"  Preach  my  gospel. 
Show  the  world  Life's  narrow  way  !  " 

Though  affection's  tie  doth  bind  thee. 

Canst  though  not  the  cord  extend  ? 
Ease  and  pleasure  leave  behind  thee  1 

Prove  thyself  the  heathen's  friend  ? 
Hear  th'  assurance,  — 
"  Lo  !  I'm  with  you  to  the  end." 

Hasten,  then,  to  India's  mountains. 

To  the  islands'  coral  shore  ! 
Speed  thy  course  to  Afric's  fountains. 
Enter  China's  open  door  ! 

Oh,  delay  not ! 
Life's  short  day  will  soon  be  o'er. 


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^^  1|!^  at  %m^, 


APRIL    MEETING. 

A  PUBLIC  meeting  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  was 
held  in  Old  South  Chapel,  Tuesday,  April  4,  Mrs.  Bowker 
presiding. 

After  devotional  exercises,  reports  of  Recording  Secretary, 
Treasurer,  and  Corresponding  Secretary,  were  presented,  giving 
a  cheering  view  of  the  various  departments  of  our  work. 

Miss  Abbie  Child,  Home  Secretary,  reported  "an  encouraging 
increase  of  interest  in  our  Board  in  our  own  land  during  the  last 
three  months.  Auxiliaries  have  been  springing  up  here  and 
there,  from  the  good  seed  sown  by  the  Spirit  at  our  annual 
meeting,  and  through  our  pubHcations.  We  have  been  called 
to  step  over  the  northern  boundary-line  of  our  country,  to  give 
a  cordial  welcome  to  an  auxiliary  just  formed  in  Montreal,  from 
whose  future  we  hope  for  great  results.  Miss  Child  gave 
extracts  from  correspondence,  which  showed  that  they  had  entered 
systematically  upon  the  work,  with  the  hope  of  awakening  an 
interest  which  should  lead  to  the  formation  of  Branch  Societies 
throughout  the  Provinces  ;  and  further  remarked,  "  that  we  have 
been  very  happy  also  to  extend  the  hand  of  sympathy  across  the 
continent  to  San  Francisco,  where  a  society  has  been  formed  in 
connection  with  ours,  which  we  trust  will  prove  to  be  a  grand 
beacon-light  on  one  of  the  great  highways  which  lead  from  the  good 
old  INIissionary  House  in  Boston  to  a  large  part  of  the  heathen 
world  now  open  to  the  gospel.  Thus  the  two  extremes  of  the 
land  are  brought  together  in  sympathy  for  the  cause  and  love 
for  the  common  Master." 
7 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  73 

Mrs.  L.  E.  Caswell,  formerly  Miss  Hattie  Clarke,  of  the 
Seneca  Mission,  made  an  impressive  address,  which  was  listened 
to  with  the  deepest  interest.  She  gave  some  very  interesting 
incidents  connected  with  her  missionary  experience,  exhibiting 
the  transforming  power  of  the  gospel  upon  the  whole  outward 
life,  remarking,  that  "when  this  mighty  Christian  love  gets  into 
their  hearts,  the  heathen  women  become  truly  womanly  and 
gentle;  a  desire  takes  possession  of  them  for, better  things, 
the  good  influence  works  from  within,  outwardly,  and  first  the 
person,  and  then  the  premises,  give  evidence  of  the  entrance  of 
the  blessed  light."  In  a  sweet,  rich  voice  she  sang  in  the 
Indian  tongue  a  hymn,  which,  with  the  tune,  was  the  composi- 
tion of  a  convert ;  but,  by  way  of  contrast,  preceded  it  by  one 
of  the  wild  native  airs,  showing  how  the  subduing  influence  of 
Christianity  mellows  'even  the  utterances  of  song. 

The  meeting  was  one  of  great  interest,  and  was  adjourned  to 
April  11. 

Mrs.  J.  A.  Copp,  Rec.  Sec. 


OUR  PHILADELPHIA  BRANCH. 

The  first  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  Branch  of  W. 
B.  M.  was  held  in  Philadelphia,  with  the  Ladies  of  Mr.  Hawes's 
church,  April  4  and  5. 

The  Branch  has  seven  auxiliaries,  all  of  which  were  repre- 
sented by  one  or  more  delegates ;  also  several  Children's  Socie- 
ties. On  Tuesday  afternoon  about  one  hundred  ladies  were  as- 
sembled, and  received  cordial  greeting  from  Mrs.  Burdett  Hart, 
President,  who  commenced  by  saying,  "  We  give  you  our  sa- 
laams, and  pour  our  peace  upon  you,  and  beg  you  to  continue 
with  us." 

Mrs.  Sheltofl;  a  returned  missionary,  offered  a  delightful  opening 


74  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

prayer.  The  Secretary's  and  Treasurer's  reports  gave  very  cheer- 
ing and  promising  accounts  of  the  Society ;  representing  it  as 
having  four  or  five  hundred  members,  twenty-two  life  members, 
with  $969  26  in  treasury. 

The  reports  from  the  seven  auxiliaries,  given  by  the  delegates, 
breathed  a  spirit  of  loving  activity  and  co-operation  in  the  work. 
Just  here  the  Society  were  happy  to  receive  the  salutations  of 
(he  Parent  Society  W.  B.  M.,  through  their  delegate,  Miss 
Borden. 

The  evening  service  — a  public  meeting — was  largely  attended, 
and  addressed  by  Mr.  Hawes,  Mr.  Parmalee  from  Turkey,  and 
Gen.  Howard. 

The  morning  session,  April  5,  was  a  season  of  earnest  work 
and  -sweet  communing.  The  support  of  Miss  Proctor,  and  her 
school  at  Aintab,  was  assumed. 

Several  returned  missionary  ladies  gave  the  blessed  experience 
of  their  part  in  this  work,  of  being  co-laborers  with  Christ  in 
saving  souls,  in  the  dark  lands.  The  members  of  the  Society 
expressed  a  strong  purpose  for  effort  to  increase  its  power  and  in- 
fluence, by  having  new  auxiliaries  formed  in  many  other  places. 
Then  came  the  precious  communings  of  Christian  love  which 
bind  our  hearts  together  so  strongly  in  this  work,  heart  beating 
to  heart,  and  voice  responding  to  voice,  until  a  flame  was  kindled 
which  I  am  sure  will  extend  to  Turkey  and  China  and  Africa 

and  to  the  Islands  of  the  Sea. 

Carrie  Bohden,  Delegate. 


-THANK   GOD  AND    TAKE   COURAGE." 

Bright,  hopeful,  encouraging  letters  come  to  your  Treasurer 
oftentimes,  and  seem  like  the  rays  of  the  morning  to  dispel  the 
clouds  and  mists  of  anxiety  and  distrust,  giving  sweet  assurances 
of  the  glory  to  be  revealed. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  75 

Here  is  one  enclosing  ten  dollars,  the  last  earnings  of  a  sister 
who  had  belonged  to  a  little  praying  circle,  contributing  each  a 
penny  a  week  to  the  W.  B.  M.  Who  can  predict  the  results  of 
this  weekly  prayer-meeting  ?  Many  letters  also  report  faithful 
teachers  who  have  interested  their  schools  or  S.  S.  classes  in  the 
cause  of  missions,  and  have  assumed  the  support  of  Bible-readers 
or  pupils  in  our  schools.  As  they  pray  for  the  subjects  of  their 
adoption,  will  not  their  young  hearts  become  increasingly  engaged 
in  this  blessed  service  ?  We  are  glad  to  find  a  livelier  interest 
among  the  young  in  our  Sunday  schools ;  for  we  hope  in  them 
will  be  trained  many  competent  reapers  for  the  whitening  fields 
in  heathen  lands. 

The  smile  and  blessing  of  the  aged,  too,  awakens  a  confidence 
which  only  experience  can  inspire.  This  in  so  many  instances 
has  been  given  us,  that  we  gratefully  record  the  loving  faithful- 
ness of  God  in  thus  che-ering  us  with  the  prayers  and  testimonies 
of  the  saints.  One  writes,  "It  does  rejoice  my  heart  to  know 
that  my  dear  sisters  are  praying  and  giving  to  the  W.  B.  M." 

A  daughter  sends  a  contribution  in  the  name  and  behalf  of 
her  mother,  just  deceased.  The  aged  saint  thus  by  her  dying 
act  would  urge  us  to  be  faithful. 

A  clergyman,  in  a  letter  enclosing  one  dollar  from  a  poor 
washerwoman,  who  handed  it  to  him  ' '  to  help  send  the  gospel  to 
the  poor  heathen,"  adds,  "  My  dear  wife,  the  Master  has  called 
up  higher ;  but  I  know  if  she  were  now  here,  she  would  gladly 
add  her  mite,  so  I  send  you  a  little  I  find  in  her  purse  at  the 
present  time." 

A  telegram  reaches  one  of  our  members  that  a  granddaughter 
is  born.  She  sends  twenty-five  dollars  as  a  thank-offering  for  the 
life  spared  and  given,  and  a  dollar  to  constitute  the  little  one  of 
four  hours  old  a  member  of  the  W.  B.  M.  We  will  call  her  our 
Morning-glory. 

Eeeeipts  from  Jan.  1,  to  April  1,  $12,501.35. 

L.  F.  B. 


Miimi^^^MMj 


WOMAN'S    BOARD    OF    MISSIONS    FOR    THE 
INTERIOR. 


OFFICERS. 


President. 

Mrs.  S.  C.  BARTLETT,  Glencoe,  111. 

Corresponding  Secretaries. 

Mrs.  E.  W.  BLATCHFORD,  375  North  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  111. 
Mrs.  W.  a.  BARTLETT,  7  Park  Row,  Chicago,  111. 

Becording  Secretary. 

Miss  MARY  E.  GREENE,  Evanston,  111. 

Treasurer. 

Mrs.   FRANCIS   BRADLEY,  Evanston,  111. 


Most  of  the  letters  from  abroad  received  by  the  secretaries  of 
the  W.  B.  M.  I.,  during  the  last  quarter,  have  come  from  ladies 
who  are  just  entering  upon  their  work,  whose  principal  occupa- 
tion at  present  is  the  acquisition  of  the  language  of  the  people 
among  whom  they  dwell. 

The  record,  therefore,  is  chiefly  one  of  first  impressions  ;  but 
we  trust  that  it  will  not  on  that  account  be  wanting  in  interest 
for  our  readers. 

From  these  young  friends,  as  from  those  who  have  been  longer 
in  the  field,  comes  the  same  earnest  entreaty  for  constant  remem- 
76 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT  FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  77 

brance  in  the  prayers  of  Christians  at  home.  They  have  gone 
into  these  dark  lands  as  representatives  of  the  churches ;  and  we 
cannot  doubt  that  we  have  it  in  our  power,  by  our  cordial  co-op- 
eration with  them  in  prayer  and  sympathy,  as  well  as  by  cheer- 
ful giving,  greatly  to  multiply  their  successes,  and  hasten  the 
accomplishment  of  their  work. 

Shall  we  be  indifferent  to  their  plea,  or  thoughtlessly  withhold 
that  which  is  so  closely  connected  in  Grod's  Word  and  Providence 
with  the  highest  efficiency  of  every  other  instr.umentality  ? 

By  the  transfer  of  the  mission  to  Persia  to  the  Presbyterian 
Board,  we  are  called  to  part  with  one  of  the  most  loved  and 
efficient  of  our  band  of  helpers,  Miss  N.  J.  Dean  of  Oroo- 
miah.  We  regret  the  sundering  of  ties  which  have  bound  us  in 
close  relationship ;  yet  we  look  hopefully  for  the  result  of  this 
and  similar  changes  in  the  more  rapid  development  of  missionary 
zeal  in  this  country,  while  the  kindred  societies  will  be  more 
closely  united  by  the  common  interest  felt  in  those  with  whom 
we  have  had  the  privilege  of  being  co-laborers. 


CHINA. 

LEAF  FROM  THE  JOURNAL  OF  A  MISSIONARY. 

*'  My  school  commenced  ten  days  ago  with  only  twelve  pupils ; 
but  these  were  more  than  I  expected,  as  five  left  at  the  close  of 
the  last  term. 

*' I  AM  A  CHRISTIAN." 

*'  The  one  whose  going  I  most  regret  was  baptized  last  spring, 
and  is,  I  believe,  a  true  follower  of  Christ.  She  came  to  me  fif- 
teen months  ago,  scarcely  knowing  a  character :  now  she  can 
read  well,  and  has  improved  in  every  respect. 

"  The  old  grandmother,  who  agreed  to  allow  her  to  remain  here 
two  years,  seems  very  sorry  that  she  has  been  taken  away  :  but 


78  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

other  relatives  from  out  of  town  came  here  ;  and,  when  they  found 
she  was  with  foreigners,  they  were  very  angry,  and  insisted  upon 
taking  her  home  with  them.  They  have  betrothed  her  to  a 
heathen,  and  she  is  to  be  married  soon.  Just  before  she  left  the 
city,  a  parting  feast  was  given  by  her  uncle,  and  offerings  were 
presented  to  the  household  gods.  She  quietly  refused  to  have 
any  thing  to  do  with  the  festivities ;  saying,  '  I  am  a  Christian. 
I  cannot  eat  that  which  has  been  offered  to  idols.'  I  am  sure 
she  never  had  any  special  advice  on  the  subject.  She  may  have 
remembered  Paul's  words ;  but  I  believe  it  was  less  a  matter  of 
obedience  to  any  direct  command,  than  the  instinctive  desire  of 
the  lovino;  heart  in  all  thino;s  to  honor  its  Lord. 

*'  Will  you  not  pray  for  this  child  of  my  love  and  prayers,  the 
first  of  my  girls  who  came  to  Christ  after  I  knew  them  ? 

"  My  heart  is  sad  when  I  think  of  her  being  so  suddenly  taken 
from  our  care ;  but  I  believe  God  will  '  keep  that  which  I  have 
committed  to  him  against  that  day,'  and  I  love  to  think  what 
she  may  do  in  her  heathen  home  among  her  companions. 

POVERTY. 

''  I  went  one  day  to  ascertain  why  one  of  my  little  girls  did  not 
return,  and  found  the  whole  family  —  father,  mother,  and  four 
children  —  almost  literally  without  clothing.  The  child's  gar- 
ments were  all  pawned,  and  I  fear  the  money  has  gone  for 
opium. 

"  You  hardly  know  what  poverty  means.  When  I  came  home 
that  day,  its  comforts  oppressed  me ;  and  I  could  understand  how 
men  have  thought  literal  obedience  to  the  Saviour's  command, 
*  Sell  all  that  thou  hast,  and  give  to  the  poor,'  a  duty  and  a 
privilege." 

LETTER  FROM  MISS  DIAMENT. 

Miss  Diament  is  located  at  Kalgan,  a  large  town  on  the 
northern  boundary  of  China,  in  the  midst  of  a  mountainous  re- 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  79 

gion.  Writing  Dec.  12,  slie  speaks  thus  of  her  new  home  and 
of  some  of  the  customs  of  the  people  :  — 

'*  There  was  a  feeling  among  mj  friends  at  home  that  mis- 
sionaries in  China  have  to  endure  no  hardships,  but  lead  an  easy 
and  luxurious  life.  This  may  be  true  in  regard  to  missions  in 
the  southern  part  of  the  country,  where  the  debilitating  climate 
forbids  much  activity,  where  well-trained  servants  can  easily  be 
secured,  and  luxuries  are  right  at  hand  and  very  cheap.  Here, 
however,  the  case  is  different.  We  are  troubled  with  inefficient 
servants  as  much  as  friends  at  home. 

"  The  climate,  too,  is  very  cold,  much  more  severe  than  I 
have  been  accustomed  to  in  years  past,  and  therefore  admits  of 
much  active  exercise.  It  is  a  marvel  to  me  how  the  Chinese 
live  in  their  mud  huts,  with  brick  floors,  and  but  just  enough 
fire  to  cook  with.  They  depend  chiefly  upon  their  clothing  for 
warmth ;  wearing  thickly-wadded  garments,  and  many  of  them. 
The  children  look  like  pin-cushions.  They  have  no  bedsteads, 
but  sleep  on  raised  platforms  of  masonry,  called  '  kangs.'  On 
these  kangs  they  sit  by  day,  where  they  are  warmed  a  little  by 
the  fire  used  in  cooking.  At  night  a  fire  is  built  under  them, 
which  makes  them  rather  comfortable  for  a  few  hours. 

"We  are  very  thankful  for  spared  lives  and  comparative 
safety  this  winter.  We  cannot  tell  what  the  spring  will  bring,  — 
whether  war  or  peace ;  but  trust,  that,  whatever  comes  to  us,  the 
great  cause  will  be  advanced  in  Grod's  own  wise  way." 


TURKEY. 

LETTER  FROM  MISS  MALTBIE. 

The  following  extracts  from  a  letter  from  Miss  Maltbie  will 
have  a  special  interest  for  those  who  have  sympathized  with  her 
in  the  trial  that  has  overshadowed  the  very  beginning  of  her 
missionary  life.     The  letter  announces  her  arrival  at  Constanti- 


80  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

nople  early  in  November,  and  states  her  first  impressions  of  that 
city :  — 

"  We  arrived  too  early  in  the  morning  to  get  the  famous  view 
of  Constantinople  from  the  Bosphorus  at  sunrise ;  yet  from  the 
harbor,  the  great  city,  with  its  numerous  mosques,  minarets,  and 
palaces,  looked  very  beautiful.  The  bright  vision  has  been 
somewhat  dimmed  since,  as  I  have  made  my  way  through  the 
narrow,  filthy  streets,  with  the  motley  crowd  swaying  to  and  fro. 
Almost  every  step  of  advance  must  be  contested  with  heavily- 
laden  donkeys,  men  equally  burdened,  horses,  oxen,  carts, 
smoking  Turks,  richly-dressed  ladies,  or,  worst  of  all,  snarling 
dogs.  The  confusion  in  these  streets  is  often  alarming,  but  peo- 
ple here  seem  used  to  it." 

Two'  days  later  she  received  tidings  of  the  death  of  Miss 
Norcross,  and  adds,  "The  intelligence  came  with  crushing 
power.  I  did  not  know  how  much  I  had  even  already  learned 
to  love  her,  and  to  expect  from  her  society  and  help  while  pre- 
paring for  my  work  in  Eski  Zagra.  How  can  I  go  to  that  sad- 
dened, weakened  band?  I  greatly  feel  my  need  of  divine 
strength,  of  a  deep,  abiding  baptism  of  the  Holy  Ghost." 

LETTER  EROM  MISS  BEACH. 

Miss  Beach,  in  a  letter  dated  Jan.  13,  announces  the  arrival 
of  Miss  Maltbie  at  Eski  Zagra,  Dec.  1.  In  reference  to  .the 
state  of  religious  feeling  in  the  school  there  she  says,  — 

"We  feel  that  the  Spirit  is  with  us.  Some  of  our  girls  seem 
thoughtful,  and  we  trust  are  earnestly  seeking  the  Saviour. 
Pray  that  the  fulness  of  the  blessing  may  come  upon  us,  that, 
as  Miss  Norcross  prayed  when  dying,  "  all  may  become 
Christ's." 

ROMAN    CATHOLIC    ENLIGHTENED. 

"  One  of  our  pupils  has  been  until  recently  connected  with  a 
Roman-Catholic  school  at  Salonica,  having  been  placed  there 
by  her  parents  when  but  six  years  of  age.     Last  year  she  was 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  81 

sent  to  us.  She  is  a  girl  of  very  candid  mind,  and  bas  been 
carefully  weighing  the  difference  between  our  teachings  and 
those  of  her  former  instructors. 

"Yesterday  Mrs.  Haskell  sent  up  to  her  the  letters  of  Dr. 
King  in  French.  Last  evening  she  joyfully  declared,  that,  for 
the  first  time,  the  fact  that  the  blood  of  Jesus  is  all-sufficient 
for  our  salvation  really  dawned  upon  her  mind.  She  had  heard 
it  before,  but  never  took  it  into  her  soul  as  now.  She  said, 
'  After  all,  I  have  clung  to  the  idea  that  the  holy  saints,  .and 
especially  the  Virgin  Mary,  have  much  to  do  with  our  salvation.' 
Now  she  seems  to  be  enlightened  by  the  Spirit.  We  trust  she 
may  be  thoroughly  renewed  in  heart,  and  become  a  light  unto  her 
people.'^ 

FIRST  DAY  OF  MISS   VAN  DUZEE'S   TOUR. 

Miss  Van  Duzee,  writing  from  Erzroom,  March  14,  gives  an 
interesting  account  of  a  ten  days'  tour  made  with  Mr.  Cole. 
Speaking  of  preparation  she  says,  — 

"  I  was  dressed  in  a  short  water-proof,  coming  only  to  the  tops 
of  my  shoes,  which  were  two  numbers  too  large,  in  order  to 
allow  room  for  lamb-skin  socks,  with  the  wool  on,  besides  my 
stockings,  heavy  fur  leggings,  a  wadded  red  flannel  garibaldi, 
a  long  sacque  lined  with  fur,  a  fur  jockey,  a  gentleman's  fur 
collar,  and  huge  fur  mittens.  For  my  bed  I  carried  a  ham- 
mock, comforter,  pillow,  and  sheet ;  also  an  extra  sheet  with 
which  to  curtain  off  a  little  space  at  night,  for  all  must  occupy 
one  room. 

*'  We  were  accompanied  by  a  native  man  named  Melcone  to 
help  preach,  and  a  Kevork  to  see  to  our  horses.  The  morning 
we  left  was  clear  and  beautiful,  and  the  roads  excellent,  so  that 
we  often  galloped. 

"  We  crossed  a  low  range  of  mountains,  and  came  out  on  a 
fine  plain,  dotted  here  and  there  with  villages.  There  are  no 
scattering  farm-houses  in  Turkey,  for  the  people  are  afraid  of 


82  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

the  Koordish  robbers  who  infest  the  country.     All  the  farming 
is  done  by  people  collected  in  villages. 

*'  Just  before  dark,  we  reached  the  one  where  we  were  to 
spend  the  night,  and  were  sent  from  one  house  to  another,  until 
we  had  gone  over  a  great  part  of  the  village,  before  we  found  a 
place  where  they  would  receive  us.  Our  dining-room,  bed- 
room, &c.,  was  a  corner  of  a  stable,  separated  from  the  animals 
by  a  low  railing.  On  the  dirt-floor  a  few  mats  were  spread.  A 
fire' was  built  in  the  fireplace,  but  the  chief  heat  was  from  the 
animals.  The  only  window  was  a  little  hole  about  eight  inches 
in  diameter.  The  people  brought  us  some  food,  and  after  that 
the  men  gathered  to  smoke  and  talk ;  and  Mr.  Cole  and  Mel- 
cone  preached  to  them,  and  tried  to  sell  them  some  books. 
While  they  were  at  work  here,  I  went  into  the  '  doon'  to  find 
the  women.  The  doon  is  a  large  room  with  an  open  skylight, 
which  lets  the  smoke  out,  and  the  snow  and  cold  in. .  Under  it 
is  a  large  hole  in  the  ground,  where  they  build  the  fire,  and  over 
which  their  cooking  is  done.  After  the  fire  is  out,  they  sit 
around  the  edge  of  this  hole,  and  hang  their  feet  in,  spreading 
an  apron  or  old  cloth  over  their  laps  to  prevent  the  escape  of  the 
heat ;  and  this  is  all  the  warmth  they  know  besides  that  of  the 
stables.  Of  course,  a  whole  family  cannot  put  their  feet  into 
this  hole  at  once,  and  so  they  change  places  with  each  other. 
In  the  doon,  that  evening,  I  found  four  or  five  women,  and  be- 
gan to  read  to  them  and  tell  them  of  Jesus,  when  in  came  sev- 
eral saucy  boys  and  interrupted  me." 


AFRICA. 

LETTER  FEOM  MISS  DAY. 
Miss  Laura  A.  Day  sailed  from  New  York  July  6,  with 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilder,  who  were  then  returning  to  their  field  of 
labor  among  the  Zulus,  in  South  Africa.     Their  voyage  was  re- 
markably favorable;  and  having  spent  a  week  in  Loudon,  and 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  83 

ten  days,  at  Cape  Town,  they  arrived  at  Natal  Sept.  17.  She 
writes,  — 

"On  the  20th,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rood,  with  Mrs.  Wilder  and 
myself,  started  for  Araanzimtote  in  a  covered  wagon,  drawn  by 
ten  oxen.  While  yet  several  miles  from  that  place,  we  met  Mr. 
Ireland  on  horseback,  and,  a  little  farther  on,  his  wife  and  three 
little  ones  in  a  wagon,  who  had  come  to  welcome  us. 

"I  was  delighted  with  what  I  saw  at  their  station,  and  sur- 
prised at  the  progress  which  the  boys  had  made,  especially  in 
arithmetic,  algebra,  and  writing." 

A    HEARTY    WELCOME. 

'^We  spent  a  week  with  them  very  pleasantly.  While  we 
were  there,  twelve  men  came  from  Umtwalumi,  —  Mr.  Wilder's 
former  station, — having  walked  the  whole  distance,  fifty  miles, 
to  greet  their  old  teachers.  Five  miles  from  the  station  we  found 
seventy  or  more,  —  men,  women,  and  children,  —  some  of  them 
almost  beside  themselves  with  joy  ;  while  a  still  larger  company 
gathered  at  the  end  of  our  journey.  Some  of  the  women  for- 
merly opposed  to  the  truth,  said  to  Mrs.  Wilder,  '  Now  we  are 
ready  to  receive  the  good  news.'  On  the  Sabbath,  the  chapel 
was  filled  to  overflowing,  and  all  listened  attentively. 

DAILY   DUTIES. 

"  At  present  I  am  in  the  family  of  Mr.  Robbins,  at  Umzumbi, 
where  I  have  favorable  opportunities  for  study  under  Mr.  Rob- 
bins's  direction.  My  time  is  spent  chiefly  in  learning  the  lan- 
guage, and  trying  to  talk  a  little  with  the  natives.  For  a  few 
days  I  have  been  assisting  in  teaching  from  six  to  seven  in  the 
morning,  and  from  seven  to  eight  in  the  evening. 

VISIT   TO    A    NATIVE    KRAAL. 

**  A  short  time  ago  I  visited  with  Mr.  Robbins  a  native  kraal, 
and  went  into  two  of  the  huts  through  doors  about  two  feet  high, 
perhaps  less.  If  I  had  not  remembered  Mrs.  Lloyd's  experience 
in  entering  a  hut  for  the  first  time,  I  fear  I  should  have  met 


84.  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

with  similar  difficulty.  As  it  was,  my  entrance  and  exit  were 
quite  successfully  performed,  though  evidently  to  the  amuse- 
ment of  the  natives." 


NORTH   AMERICAN  INDIANS. 

NEBRASKA. 

Rev.  Mr.  Riggs,  in  whose  school  among  the  Dakotas  Miss 
La  Fromboise  is  employed  as  an  assistant,  gives  an  amusing  ac- 
count of  their  efforts  to  introduce  into  their  school  the  custom  of 
wearing  hoods.  Through  the  kindness  of  friends,  and  the  labor 
of  missionary  ladies,  twenty  or  more  were  presented  to  the  young 
women  on  Christmas  Eve.     He  says,  — 

"  I  do  not  know  whether  you  can  realize  the  great  step  it  is 
for  these  young  women  to  take  when  they  throw  back  the  shawl 
from  the  head,  and  don  a  hood  or  hat.  So  far  as  grace  is  con- 
cerned, it  is  no  improvement ;  but  it  is  a  sign  of  progress,  and 
a  breaking  away  from  old  Indian  habits.  There  is  also  need  in 
some  way  to  break  up  a  cringing  shame-facedness  on  the  part 
of  the  young  women,  which  springs  from  the  old  heathen  degra-" 
dation  of  woman.  If  they  can  no  longer  skulk  behind  their 
shawls,  half  the  battle  will  be  won. 

"  A  few  wore  the  hoods  to  church  the  next  day;  but  every 
one  was  missing  in  school  the  day  after.  I  talked  and  entreated, 
and  then  threatened.  I  had  places  for  the  hoods  to  be  hung  on 
one  side  of  the  schoolroom ;  and  I  told  the  girls  that  no  one 
■who  had  a  hood  should  come  to  school  without  it,  or  neglect  to 
hang  it  in  the  proper  place. 

"  As  I  stood  at  the  schoolroom  door  the  next  morning,  hoods 
peeped  out  from  under  the  shawls  on  some ;  while  on  others  the 
only  token  visible  was  the  ribbon-tie  under  the  chin.  I  chal- 
lenged several;  and  the  hood  was  drawn  out  from  under  the 
arm,  and  a  few  were  sent  home  for  theirs.  I  actually  counted 
nine  hoods  in  church  last  Sabbath,  worn  in  plain  sight.  So 
there's  hope." 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  85 


l{mt  %t^t\mml 


PROGRESS  OF  THE  WORK. 

The  month  of  March  has  been  a  time  of  special  interest  to 
the  churches  of  Chicago  and  vicinity  in  connection  with  the  mis- 
sionary work.  We  have  enjoyed  the  presence  and  listened  to 
the  stirring  words  of  Rev.  Mr.  Coan  of  the  Sandwich  Islands, 
Rev.  Mr.  Schauffler  of  Constantinople,  Rev.  Mr.  Clark  of  Euro- 
pean Turkey,  and  Rev.  Mr.  Chapin  of  China.  Rev.  Mr. 
Greene,  too,  of  the  mission  to  Turkey,  who  has  spent  the  last 
two  years  in  this  country  on  account  of  his  health,  has  recently 
passed  through  the  city,  returning  to  his  field  of  labor. 

Mrs.  Chapin,  Mrs.  Clarke,  and  Mrs.  Greene  have  left  the  im- 
press of  their  own  warm,  earnest  spirits  upon  many  hearts,  and 
awakened  a  zeal  for  woman's  agency  in  this  great  enterprise, 
which  we  trust  will  not  soon  die  out. 

It  has  been  our  privilege,  too,  within  a  few  weeks,  to  welcome 
to  the  number  of  our  missionary  sisters,  Miss  Jennie  E.  Chapin, 
a  member  of  the  New-England  Church,  Chicago.  She  sails 
May  1  from  San  Francisco,  in  company  with  Rev.  L.  D.  Cha- 
pin and  his  family,  who  return  at  that  time  to  Tung  Cho. 

The  best  wishes  and  watchful  interest  of  a  large  circle  of 
friends  will  follow  Miss  Chapin  to  her  chosen  work.  Her  expe- 
rience as  a  devoted  and  successful  teacher  for  several  years,  during 
which  she  has  won  the  respect  and  affection  of  those  coming  un- 
der her  influence,  eminently  fits  her  for  her  new  position. 

The  fact,  that  several  other  young  ladies  are  now  weighing  the 
question  of  their  own  personal  duty  in  reference  to  the  foreign 
work,  may  serve  to  strengthen  the  faith  of  some,  and  stimulate  to 


86  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

more  entire  consecration  and  more  earnest  prayer.  Tf  God  calls 
them  to  leave  all  for  him,  are  we  ready  to  give  them  our  cheerful 
support,  and  in  all  sincerity  to  bid  them  God-speed  ? 


IMPORTANT  RESOLUTION. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  W. 
B.  M.  I.,  the  following  resolution,  presented  by  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Hough,  of  Jackson,  Mich.,  was  unanimously  adopted  :  — 

Voted,  That  the  President  and  Secretaries  be  a  committee,  to 
invite  some  resident  pastor  in  each  of  the  interior  States  to  pre- 
sent the  woman's  missionary  work  to  his  Sfate  association  at  its 
next  meeting,  and  to  secure  a  recommendation  that  each  of  the 
pastors  present  the  subject  to  his  people  in  such  way  as  shall 
seem  to  him  best. 

It  is  hoped  that  by  this  method  our  work  may  be  brought 
more  directly  before  the  churches,  and  secure  their  more  general 
co-operation. 

Seventeen  new  auxiliaries  have  reported  during  the  last  quar- 
ter ;  and  many  of  those  connected  with  us  in  months  past,  speak 
of  an  encouraging  increase  in  numbers  and  interest,  as  well  as  in 
the  amount  of  their  contributions. 


A  THANK-OFFERING. 

The  following  letter,  in  its  distinct  recognition  of  God's  agency, 
and  tender , expression  of  maternal  love  and  care,  has  a  peculiar 
charm  :  — 

Enclosing  ten  dollars  to  the  treasurer  of  the  W.  B.  M.  I.,  a 
friend  says,  "  Let  me  tell  you  the  story  of  this,  to  show  how  God 
provides  for  his  own  work. 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN:  87 

"  Wben  my  little  boy  was  born  last  November,  my  heart  was  so 
filled  with  gratitude  for  the  mercies  of  my  lot  compared  with 
that  of  ihQ  heathen  mothers  of  whom  Mrs.  C apron  has  written, 
I  felt  as  if  I  must  give  a  thank-offering. 

"  Having  no  money  at  the  time,  I  mentally  pledged  the  firsi 
wedding-fee  my  husband  should  receive,  as  these  are  alway 
made  over  to  me.  The  largest  ever  paid  to  him  had  been  fiv  u 
dollars  ;  and  I  hoped  the  next  would  be  that.  But  to  our  sur- 
prise, and  my  delight,  it  was  ten.  You  can  imagine  how  joyfully 
I  send  it. 

"  I  have  other  duties  beside  missionary  work.  The  '  baby  boy ' 
is  my  third  precious  gift,  and  the  first  is  not  yet  three  years  old. 

"  My  warmest  sympathies  are  with  the  work  of  the  Woman's 
Board.     May  Grod's  blessing  prosper  it !  " 


TUKN  DOWN  THE  DAMPER. 

"  The  past  year,  1870, 1  am  proud  to  call  my  missionary  year. 
It  is  the  first  year  of  my  life  in  which  every  week  has  had  an 
explicit  and  a  tangible  relation  to  missionary  work.  In  it  I  have 
been  laying  aside  every  week  twenty-five  cents,  every  month  a 
dollar,  for  the  support  of  half  a  heathen. 

*'  This;  I  say,  is  the  first  year  ;  and  I  am  more  than  a  quarter 
of  a  century  old. 

**  With  a  generous  sum  apportioned  me  for  household  and 
personal  expenses,  this  has  not  been  a  difficult  thing  to  do.  I 
am  ashamed  that  the  dollar  has  been  so  little  representative  of 
sacrifice. 

"But  that  half  db  heathen  troubled  me;  not  that  I  was 
doubtful  that  the  other  half  is  provided  for,  —  a  lovely  lady,  a 
neighbor  of  mine,  assumed  that,  and  gave  the  whole  her  name. 
But  half  of  any  thing  troubles  me.     Half  of  my  heart  for 


88  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

God  troubled  me  a  long  time ;  by  bis  grace  I  added  tbe  other 
half  not  a  great  while  ago. 

*'  A  very  generous  but  quizzing  spirit,  to  be  whose  humbler 
half  does  not  trouble  me,  came  down  to  breakfast  one  of  these 
cold  mornings,  found  the  stove  red  hot  and  the  breakfast  room 
uncomfortably  warm,  with  the  thermometer  outside  ranging 
twenty  degrees  below  zero. 

^'  Turning  down  the  damper,  he  said  very  quietly,  and  not  at 
all  maliciously,   '  There  goes  quarter  of  a  heathen  at  least. ' 

"  For  weeks  I  had  been  pondering  and  planning  how  I  could, 
during  1871,  manage  to  save  the  other  half  of  that  dear  little 
girl  in  India.  Was  I  not  economical  ?  Did  I  not  stint  all  my 
luxuries,  and  continue  to  do  without  any  very  large  supplies  of 
necessities  ? 

"Yes:  all  this  was  beyond  contradiction.  Conscience  had 
offered  no  reproof  that  I  could  hear ;  but  here  it  was  at  last,  — 
the  damper  was  not  turned  down. 

"Not the  damper  to  the  dining-room  stove  alone,  but  so  many 
dampers  I  could  see  that  were  letting  the  fires  rage,  and  not  in 
any  sense  standing  guard  over  dear  Mrs.  Waugh's  poor  Ben- 
galees. It  was  made  clear  now,  that  which  had  been  so  dim  be- 
fore, —  a  waste  here,  a  leak  there,  materials  with  resources  only 
half  exhausted,  and  a  watchfulness  that  had  never  been  mine. 

"  That  was  a  quiet  breakfast.  John  was  sorry,  and  thought 
he  had  hurt  me,  for  he  knew  how  the  missionary  spirit  had 
been  striving  with  me. 

"  I  was  glad  :  after  prayers  I  put  my  arms  around  his  neck 
and  said,  '  I  see  my  way  clear  to  the  other  half  now,  dear. ' 

"  And  so  I  do  ;  and  1871  shall  be  a  better  missionary  year  to 
me  by  half  a  soul  more. 

"  I  shall  try  to  turn  all  the  dampers  down 

Heathen  Woman's  Friend, 


i£m®i's  iwm  MriVni  MCli: 


JUNE. 


Published  by  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 


1871. 


THE  TAMIL  GIRLS. 


BY    MRS.    DE    REIMER. 


Dear  Children,  — You  must  not  imagine  that  the  Tamil 
girls  are  disagreeable  in  their  appearance,  and  that  you  would 
not  like  to  have  them  sit  beside  you  and  have  a  nice  talk  with 
them.  Some  of  them  are  very  pretty.  To  be  sure  they  have 
dark  skins  ;  but  they  have  nice  glossy  black  hair,  beautiful  black 
eyes,  and  features  much  like  yours,  and  many  have  very  intelli- 
gent faces,  and  you  would  soon  love  them.  Bat  there  is  a  great 
difference  between  the  girls  who  have  been  educated  at  the  mis- 
sion boarding-schools  and  those  who  have  not.  There  is  also 
the  same  distinction  between  rich  and  poor  girls  that  there  is 
with  you  ;  only  y^ey  say  here,  "  high  caste,"  and  "  low  caste," 
instead  of  "rich"  and  "poor."  The  high-caste  girls,  when 
they  reach  eleven  or  twelve  years  of  age,  are  shut  up  at  home  ; 
and  it  is  almost  impossible  to  see  them,  or  get  them  to  go  out 
anywhere.  Sometimes  they  are  allowed  to  attend  the  boarding- 
8*  89 


90  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

school ;  but  the  teachers  have  to  keep  them  pretty  closely,  or  the 
parents  take  them  away.  The  low-caste  girls  have  to  work 
very  hard  :  they  even  go  into  the  rice-fields,  and  help  gather  in 
the  harvest.  You  would  be  surprised  to  see  what  immense  bur- 
dens they  carry  on  their  heads. 

Now,  the  great  object  in  Ceylon  is,  not  to  have  a  girl  edu- 
cated and  be  good,  but  to  have  her  get  married. 

In  one  of  our  boarding-schools,  there  was  a  very  nice  girl, 
named  Anna-mutter,  who  soon  after  entering  gave  her  heart  to 
the  Saviour.  Her  father  was  a  Protestant  convert;  but  her 
mother  and  sisters  were  strong  heathen,  and  were  very  angry 
when  she  became  an  earnest  Christian,  and  did  all  they  could 
to  make  her  renounce  her  faith,  during  the  vacation  spent  with 
them.  But  Anna-mutter  stood  firm,  and  neither  ridicule,  re- 
proach, nor  entreaty  moved  her.  They  tried  to  betroth  her  to  a 
heathen ;  but  she  was  so  opposed,  that  they  finally  gave  it  up, 
and  she  came  back  to  school,  tried  but  found  faithful.  In  the 
middle  of  the  term,  the  teacher  was  asked  to  allow  Anna-mutter 
to  attend  her  sister's  wedding.  She  went  home,  and  the  women 
told  her  she  must  bathe,  and  make  ready  for  the  occasion.  Then 
they  began  to  go  through  the  ceremonies  customary  with  a  bride  ; 
and  at  last  the  wedding-jacket,  which  Anna  had  helped 
make  for  her  sister,  was  put  on  her ;  and,  in  spite  of  her  cries 
and  opposition,  she  was  married,  and  could  not  go  back  to 
school  any  more.  Poor  Anna  !  We  all  feel  very  sorry  for  her, 
and  pray  that  Jesus  will  keep  close  by  her  side,  and  make  her 
a  bright  and  shining  light  in  the  midst  of  the  terrible  blackness 
of  heathenism. 

Now,  dear  children,  won't  you  pray  for  these  poor  Tamil  girls, 
and  be  little  missionaries  where  you  are,  and  perhaps  some  time 
God  will  call  you  to  come  over  the  waters  to  teach  the  heathen. 

"  Count  that  day  lost  whose  low  descending  sua 
Views  from  thy  hand  no  worthy  action  done." 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  91 

THE  KESSAB  CHILDREN. 

BY   MISS    POWERS. 

Would  the  youth  in  America  like  to  bear  about  tbe  Kessab 
children  in  a  village  on  the  rocky  slope  of  Mount  Cassius  ?  There 
are  two  stone  schoolhouses,  shaded  in  summer  by  English 
walnut-trees.  The  floors  are  covered  with  rush-mats,  on  which 
the  children  sit.  There  are  are  no  desks ;  and,  when  they  write, 
they  hold  the  paper  on  the  hand  or  knee.  The  scholars  are  like 
those  we  find  in  other  lands :  some  are  lazy,  and  some  indus- 
trious. One  little  boy  who  does  not  like  to  go  to  school,  Nashan 
("  token  ")  begged  piteously  to  go  home  one  day  because  his 
parents  would  eat  all  the  ."  osh  "  up  !  "  Osh  "  is  a  general 
word  for  warm  food.  The  teacher,  however,  did  not  think  it 
very  likely,  and  he  was  not  excused. 

The  boys  and  gu-ls  dress  much  alike,  both  wearing  a  short 
jacket,  and  a  skirt  in  three  breadths  fastened  together  a  little 
below  the  waist.  The  boys'  heads  are  adorned  with  a  red  tas- 
selled  cap  or  fez,  and  the  girls  either  go  bare-headed  or  wear  a 
bright  handkerchief. 

THE  CLOCKS. 

You  will  think  it  very  funny  when  I  tell  you  their  clocks  have 
two  legs,  and  run  quite  fast !  They  need  no  winding  ;  but,  if 
they  once  run  down,  they  never  can  be  started  again.  They 
ought  to  be  tidy,  for  they  always  carry  a  comb.  By  these  clocks 
the  people  know  when  it  is  "  midnight  "  or  "  cock-crowing," 
(Matt.  xiii.  35.)  One  day  little  Teghisa  (Eliza)  said,  "  Teacher, 
it  is  recess-time.' ' —  "  How  do  you  know?  "  —  "  Because  the 
cock  is  crowing  I  " 

THE    KID    AT    SCHOOL. 

A  sudden  squall  of  wind  and  rain  one  day  set  the  children's 
tongues  and  limbs  in  motion.  "  Teacher,  it  leaks  here  !  " 
"Teacher,  the   mat  is  getting  wet:    shall  I   turn   it  back?" 


92  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

While  they  were  trying  to  find  a  dry  place  on  which  to  sit,  a 
black  nose  was  thrust  through  the  partly  open  door,  then  a  couple 
of  horns,  and  in  walked  a  kid.  He  thought  the  schoolroom 
would  be  a  nice  shelter  from  the  storm,  but  I  feared  he  would 
not  behave  any  better  than  "  Mary's  lamb,"  and  so  turned  him  out. 

The  children  also  attend  Sabbath  school,  and  sing  in  Turkish 
many  of  your  hymns.  I  hope  that  you  will  pray  that  these 
children  may  love  to  come  to  school,  and  that  their  parents  and 
brothers  and  sisters,  —  for  often  the  brothers'  wives  keep  the 
girls  from  coming,  —  may  gladly  send  them,  even  when  they  want 
them  at  home. 

But,  above  all,  pray  that  they  may  feel  sorry  for  their  sins, 
and  that  Jesus  may  fit  them  to  live  forever  "  in  the  Chiistian's 
home  in  glory." 

OUR   MISSIONAEY    MEETING. 

Dear  children,  let  me  tell  you  about  our  missionary  meet- 
ing. — 

"  Where  is  it  held,  and  how  often  ?"  Once  a  month,  at  Gar- 
navillo,  Iowa,  in  a  little  white  house  at  the  end  of  the  town,  — 
not  exactly  a  parsonage,  —  but  the  minister  lives  there.  "  Who 
comes  to  the  meeting  ?  "  A  dozen  or  twenty  little  boys  and  girls. 
What  do  they  do  there  ?  Come  and  look  in  to-day,  and  you  shall 
see. 

This  is  our  annual  meeting ;  and  the  children  have  come 
with  their  best  dresses  and  jackets,  and  bright,  happy  faces. 
Five  minutes  of  three,  and  they  are  all  here.  Harry,  Eddie, 
Lottie,  Isabel,  Ida,  and  the  rest, —  nineteen  in  all.  Three  o'clock  ! 
They  all  choose  their  seats,  and  are  still.  The  meeting  begins. 
The  Bible  first,  —  that  grand  psalm  which  tells  about  the  idols  of 
the  heathen,  who  having  eyes  see  not,  and  ears  hear  not.  The 
children  understand  it  without  any  explanation.  We  kneel 
down,  and  together  repeat  a  few  words  at  a  time,  a  short  prayer, 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  93 

asking  God  to  bless  our  meeting,  the  money  we  give  the  little 
heathen  children,  and  last  of  all  ourselves,  that  we  may  not  for- 
get to  give  our  own  hearts  to  the  -dear  Saviour. 

Now  we  sing.  Sometimes  it  is  "  Over  the  Ocean  Wave,"  or 
"  Send  forth  the  Bible;"  but  to-day  we  choose,  "  There  is  Work 
to  do  for  Jesus,"  and  the  little  voices  join  sweetly  in  the  chorus. 

Next  come  the  missionary  stories,  —  read  or  told, — one 
from  "  Life  and  Light,"  another  from  Children's  Department  of 
"  Heathen  Woman's  Friend,"  a  third  saved  up  from  a  back 
"  Well-Spring,"  and  last,  a  chapter  from  a  little  book  called 
*'  Ghmpses  of  Child-life  in  Africa."  How  eyes  sparkle,  and  lit- 
tle hands  begin  to  go  into  pockets,  while  Cora  takes  our  dear 
missionary-box  from  the  table,  and  passes  it  to  each.  In  go  the 
pennies  and  the  scrip.  Let's  count  it.  Fifty-two  cents  to-day  ! 
All  the  children  are  glad.  "We'll  have  enough  next  time  to 
make  another  dollar,"  says  Eddie.  That  little  box  has  already 
held  five  dollars  since  we  commenced  our  children's  meeting  one 
year  ago  ;  and  now  we  are  going  right  on.  But  the  hour  is 
out.  We  all  stand  and  sing,  "  Each  one  has  his  Mission  ;  "  and 
the  meeting  is  done. 

If  this  were  an  ordinary  meeting,  a  plate  of  cookies  or  a  dish 
of  pop-corn  would  appear  and  disappear,  and  the  children 
would  separate.  But  to-day,  as  I  told  you,  was  our  annual 
meeting,  and  everybody  stays  to  tea.  So  all  the  toys  and  pic- 
ture-books the  little  white  house  affords  are  brought  out ;  and, 
while  some  are  busy  with  these,  old  Tim  gives  three  or  four  at 
a  time  a  short  ride,  until  all  have  had  their  turn,  and  tea  is 
ready. 

Then  a  merry  half-hour  of  eating  and  chatting,  and  again  a 
few  moments  of  quiet,  while  the  minister  says  a  few  words  to 
these  lambs  of  his  flock,  and  commends  them  all  to  the  loving 
care  of  the  good  Shepherd. 

Then  the  kisses  and  good-bys  and  the  house  is  still,  —  all 
except  the  three  little  ones  who  live  there,  and  to  whom  ''  mis- 
sinery  day"  is  a  gala  time. 


94  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

Now,  dear  children,  all  over  the  East  and  West,  don't  yon  want 
a  missionary  meeting  ?  If  you  do,  go  to  your  minister's  wife,  and 
ask  her  to  let  you  have  one.     See  if  she  doesn't  say  *'  Yes." 

E.  P.  D. 

MISSION-CIRCLES. 

THE   WOBURN    WOKKERS. 

This  mission-circle,  formed  by  the  misses  of  the  First  Con- 
gregational Society  in  Woburn,  auxiliary  to  the  Woman's  Board 
of  Missions,  held  a  fair  in  the  vestry  of  their  church,  Feb.  22, 
under  the  supervision  of  Miss  Cordelia  Sandford.  Flowers, 
useful  and  ornamental  articles  of  needie-work,  an  abundance  of 
cake,  confectionery,  oysters,  and  ice-creams,  graced  the  tables. 

An  "Art  Gallery,"  "A  Railroad  round  the  Moon,"  and 
"  An  Old  Woman  in  the  Shoe"  proved  attractive  features  of 
the  entertainmCiit.  There  was  also  an  interesting  musical  con- 
cert performed  by  the  little  ones.  The  Fair  was  largely  at- 
tended, and  very  successful ;  and  the  proceeds,  amounting  to  one 
hundred  and  eighty  dollars,  were  appropriated  to  Mrs.  Bissell's 
school  at  Ahmednuggur.  Miss  K.,  Sec. 

WHAT   MISSION-CIRCLES    CAN    DO 

There  have  been  formed  during  the  winter,  in  Central  Church, 
Boston,  three  mission-circles,  —  one  in  a  class  of  young 
girls,  who  call  themselves  "  Eughapers,  or  Oil-bringers  ;  "  one 
in  a  class  of  little  boys,  who  have  named  themselves  the  "  Busy 
Bees ;  "  and  still  another,  composed  of  boys,  who  have  well 
earned  the  name  of  "  Merry  Workers." 

Not  satisfied  with  the  slow  counting  up  of  pennies  to  make 
dollars,  they  determined  to  have  a  little  sale  that  would  give 
them  "  ever  so  much  money  at  once;  "  they  thought,  perhaps, 
fifty  dollars.  The  little  girls  worked  early  and  late  preparing 
''beaten  oil  for  the  sanctuary,"  in  the  shape  of  fancy  articles 
sure  to  tempt  a  purchaser;  while  the  boys  were  "  busy  "  and 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  95 

"merry"  selling  tickets,  and  doing  their  share  of  the  work. 
Through  the  assistance  of  kind  friends,  the  proceeds  amounted  to 
four  hundred  and  seventy-five  dollars  !  With  hearts  all  aglow, 
they  sent  it  to  the  W.  B.  M.,  hoping  to  be  able  every  year  to 
support  a  missionary.  Miss  Abbie  B.  Child,  Sec. 


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Wi\]GU  ^mng  teas  it  ? 

MRS.   EDWIN   WRIGHT. 

For  weeks  has  our  tree  been  true  to  its  trust,  — 

To  the  store  of  each  child  has  sought  to  be  just. 

At  noonday  has  shaded  the  ferns  from  the  sun, 

Or  lifted  and  fanned  them  as  drooping  begun  ; 

Has  sheltered  from  storms,  and  guarded  from  thieves. 

And  blown  from  among  them  the  stray  falling  leaves. 

Just  now  its  reflections  are  sober  and  grave  : 

"  These  children  are  laboring  the  heathen  to  save ; 

While  I,  fully  grown,  am  fixed  in  one  spot. 

Would  I  could  do  something  for  God  !  can  I  not  1 

I'll  comfort  the  weary  with  cool  shade  and  rest : 

In  doing  my  duty,  I  please  him  the  best. 

'Tis  not  in  the  measure  of  service  we  give  : 

To  act  in  Christ's  spirit  is  truly  to  live. 

If  naught's  to  be  done,  I'll  sing  hymns  of  praise 

With  each  passing  zephyr  and  breeze  that  I  raise. 

At  once,  for  these  strangers,  I'm  put  to  the  proof,  — 

Nor  from  aught  I  can  render  will  I  hold  aloof." 

So  he  fanned  their  hot  faces,  and  shaded  their  eyes. 

And  murmured  most  soothing  and  sweet  lullabies, 

Till  their  thoughts  with  his  own  seemed  just  in  accord, 

And  instinctively  filled  with  praise  to  the  Lord. 

Says  the  elder,  "  Would  it  please  you,  a  story  I'd  tell. 

That  I  long  lived  in  India  I  think  you  know  well. 


96  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

Towards  eve,  at  the  close  of  a  hot  summer's  day, 

As  in  my  vej-anda  to  rest  me  I  lay, 

An  odd-looking  being  appeared  at  my  side. 

Whose  form  and  strange  visage  I  scarce  could  abide. 

His  low  brow  was  shaded  by  shaggy  black  hair ; 

His  hat  of  coarse  straw,  the  worse  for  wear ; 

In  gait  he  was  shuffling,  in  features  quite  rude  : 

In  short,  I  was  fearful  that  ill  he  might  brood. 

Unmindful,  to  talk  with  my  children  I  tried 

Of  Jesus,  and  how  in  his  grace  to  abide ; 

Of  God's  loving  kindness  in  giving  his  Son 

That  we  might  be  saved  from  our  sins,  every  one. 

Immediate  a  change  spread  over  his  face,  — 

His  head  was  erect,  and  he  shifted  his  place, 

Till  he  fell  at  my  feet :  but  no  more  I  feared  ; 

I  knew  hira  a  brother,  to  whom  Christ  had  appeared. 

I  drew  out  his  story :  A  man  of  wild  life. 

Who  dwelt  in  the  mountains  'mid  discord  and  strife. 

No  servant  of  Jesus  had  e'er  passed  that  way, 

Nor  the  thick  pagan  darkness  been  lit  by  one  ray 

Of  the  knowledge  of  God,  and  his  rich  precious  gift 

Of  a  Saviour  men's  souls  from  misery  to  lift. 

And  yet,  in  the  shape  of  a  small  penny  tract, 

The  good  news  had  come  to  this  man  as  a  fact. 

And  the  Spirit  enlightened  the  eyes  of  his  mind, 

And  enabled  him  through  it  Jesus  to  find. 

Now,  wJwse  penny  was  it  ?  what  baby's  mite 

That  turned,  by  God's  blessing,  his  darkness  to  light  ? 

Responsive  the  younger  gently  replied, 

"  God's  truth  in  his  word  and  promise  abide. 

Who  offers  his  gift  from  a  heart  full  of  love 

Has  touched  the  arm  of  his  Father  above  ; 

And  the  hard-gotten  penny  as  well  as  great  store 

God's  blessing  can  make  abundantly  more." 

And  lohose  penny  was  it  f  thine,  friend,  or  mine  ? 

In  low,  murmured  cadence,  a  breath  to  a  line, 

The  willow  caught  up  in  frequent  refrain, 

Repeating  it  over  and  over  again, 

In  hope  it  might  sink  into  some  childish  heart. 

And  make  it  more  ready  with  pennies  to  part. 


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No.  3. 


INDIA. 

RACHEL  AND  HER   GRANDMOTHER. 

BY    MRS.    CAPRON. 

In  the  latter  part  of  the  year  1865,  which  was  very  dismal 
to  us  because  of  the  famine,  my  little  children  came  in  one  day, 
saying,  — 

"  Only  think,  mamma,  the  washer-man  has  bought  a  little 
girl  for  a  rupee  !     He  really  has.     We've  seen  her!  " 

It  was  not  a  strange  idea,  this  buying  a  child.  I  had  several 
times  been  asked  to  purchase  a  bright  little  girl ;  but  that  our 
drinking  Mohammedan  washer-man  had  bought  a  child  did  not 
seem  so  desirable  a  thing.  There  were  beggars  everywhere  !  I 
saw  one  greedily  pick  up  watermelon  rinds  that  had  been  thrown 
from  our  table.  I  had  seen  beggars  look  on  with  astonishment^ 
to  see  my  fowls  fed  with  paddy.  A  little  boy  once  ran  in  and 
out  among  the  fowls,  and  picked  up  the  kernels.  There  was 
9  97 


9§ 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT 


one  poor  woman,  whose  face  began  to  grow  familiar ;  and  I  asked 
who  it  was. 

"  It  is  a  very  poor  woman,  a  beggar.  She  gets  a  little  food 
at  our  house  by  sweeping,  and  such  work." 

"  This  is  not  wise,"  I  replied.  "  It  will  not  do  for  you  to 
let  such  persons  live  here,  and  sleep  out  of  doors  these  damp 
nights.  If  one  comes,  a  hundred  will  come,  and  bring  sickness 
amonji;  us." 

But  the  servants  begged  to  let  her  stay,  promising  to  allow  no 
one  else.  So  she  staid ;  and  my  busy  little  children  soon 
found  out  that  she  was  the  grandmother  of  the  little  girl  who 
had  been  sold  to  the  washer-man  for  a  rupee.  "  This  is  not 
bad,"  I  thought :  "  she  will  look  after  the  child."  The  child, 
trudging  behind  the  washer-man  with  a  little  bundle  of  clothes, 
and  the  old  woman,  were  familiar  sights.  The  children  had  de- 
cided that  the  man  was  kind  ;  and,  if  the  children  were  satisfied, 
I  need  not  be  troubled. 

That  was  a  long  time  ago;  and,  in  the  mean  time,  the  old  grand- 
mother has  become  very  comfortable,  and  the  little  girl  has  been 
bought  back  again.  A  son  of  the  old  woman  has  comcj,  to  live 
with  her,  and  is  very  useful  as  a  lascar  in  the  care  of  the 
tent. 

One  day  I  thought  I  ought  to  look  after  the  little  girl  myself : 
so  I  called  her,  and  asked  her  if  she  would  like  to  learn  to  read, 
and  have  God's  book  all  to  herself,  and  learn  about  the  way  to 
heaven.  She  has  a  curious  shrug  of  the  shoulders  when  ques- 
tioned.    She  shrugged  them  very  high,  and  replied,  — 

"Very  much  indeed.  I've  been  waiting  to  have  you  call 
me." 

"  What  is  your  name  ?  " 

"  My  name  is  Rakey." 

Now,  RCdiey  is  a  heathen  name.  I  instantly  thought  Rachel 
would  be  a  pleasant  name  for  the  pleasant  child,  while  it  would 
not  trouble  the  old  grandmother  with  a  change.     In  Tamil,  the 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  99 

pronunciation  giving  ch  the  sound  of  k  gives  us  the  very  slight 
change  of  Rakel. 

So  she  came  to  school,  and  is  now  reading  at  prayers  with  us. 
Never  did  a  child  enjoy  the  gift  of  being  taught  more.  It  often 
makes  us  smile  to  see  how  proud  she  is  of  being  able  to  read. 
She  is  very  simple-hearted.  The  other  day,  the  gove^^nment 
vaccinator  visited  us  in  his  rounds.  I  called  Rachel  to  be  vac- 
cinated ;  and,  after  finishing  uis  work,  he  asked  for  the  names  of 
the  girls  on  whom  -  he  had  operated.  Rachel  looked  on  with 
great  satisfaction  as  he  wrote  names  and  dates.  When  her 
turn  came,  with  a  promptness  very  funny,  she  said  to  the 
man,  — 

"My  name  is  Rachel.  Spell  it  R-a  " —  Of  course,  she 
was  interrupted  by  the  laugh  of  the  others,  while  the  vaccinator 
gave  her  one  of  those  amused  and  pleasant  smiles,  that  she  re- 
ceives so  often.     Last  sabbath  I  called  her,  and  said,  — 

"Rachel,  you  read  very  nicely  now.  I  will  give  you  some 
good  little  book  to  read,  if  you  will  tell  me  what  you  would 
like." 

She  had  the  Gospel  of  St.  John  in  her  hand,  and  she  held  it 
affectionately  to  her  breast. 

"  This  is  the  best." 

"So  I  think,"  I  answered;  "and,  if  you  will  read  to  your 
grandmother,  it  will  do  her  good  too." 

"Oh,  yes  !  I  always  read  to  her  on  Sundays,  and  she  under- 
stands my  reading." 

Yes,  indeed.  She  is  delighted. to  listen  to  the  child,  whose 
soul,  I  fervently  hope,  is  bought  with  the  precious  blood  of  Christ. 
"  A  little  child  shall  lead  them." 


RACHEL  S    GRANDMOTHER. 

Yesterday,  after  the  girls  had  gone  from  sewing,  I  remained, 
thinking  to  baste  a  little  more  work.    Rachel's  old  grandmother 


100  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

came  limping  along,  —  she  is  somewhat  paralyzed  in  her  limbs,  — 
and  dropped  herself  at  my  feet  with  evident  satisfaction.  I  said  a 
kind  word  about  her  getting  on  so  comfortably  during  the  dews  ; 
but  she  had  something  on  her  mind.  Edging  up  a  little  closer, 
she  asked,  — 

**  Da  you  think  after  I  die,  God  will  let  me  go  to  heaven? 
I  keep  thinking  about  it  all  the  time."  It  was  a  question  asked 
in  anxiety. 

"If  you  love  his  dear  Son  Jesus,"  I  replied:  "that's  the 
only  name  that  will  give  us  all  a  place  in  heaven." 

"  Rachel  say.v,  I  must  tell  all  the  catechism ;  and  I  learned 

*  Who  made  you  ?  —  God.'  That  I  know  nicely.  Then  it  came, 
'Who  is  God?  — The  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost.  These 
three  are  one.'     I  cried  over  that,  trying  to  get  it ;  and  I  said, 

*  0  God  !  you  only  must  teach  me  that ;  for  I  don't  at  all  know 
what  it  means.  I  cried  a  good  deal ;  but  Rachel  says  I  have 
the  words  straight." 

"  You  poor,  dear  old  woman, "  I  thought :  "you  are  not  the  first 
one  who  has  stumbled  at  the  doctrine  of  the  Trinity."  She  evi- 
dently had  ceased  all  effort  to  understand  the  Holy  Ghost ;  but 
asked  me  about  the  word  used  for  Son,  which  is  rather  higher 
Tamil  than  the  common  word.  She  was  pleased  to  find  that  the 
meaning  was  the  same. 

"  But  I  don't  know  how  God's  Son  came.  I  know  about 
Jesus  Christ  coming  and  dying;  but  how  did  he  come  ?  " 

Astonished  and  delighted  at  this  poor  old  woman's  researches 
into  the  grand  mysteries  of  redemption,  I  told  her  of  the  world 
lying  in  sin,  waiting  for  a  Redeemer.  Oh  !  it  was  grand  to 
proclaim  his  humble  birth,  and  his  homeless  life,  to  that  poor  old 
woman,  who  had  gone  starving  to  her  grave,  but  for  Him  who 
said,  "  Come,  buy,  without  money,  and  without  price  !  "  I  men- 
tioned proof  of  his  power ;  but  she  needed  no  light  upon  his  divin- 
ity. I  then  came  to  the  story  of  the  hatred  of  the  rich,  and 
the  sympathy  of  the  few  poor.     She  well  saw  how  a  poor  woman 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  101 

could  minister  to  the  Lord  of  glory  ;  and  it  was  beautiful  to  see 
her  catch  the  idea,  that  the  same  spirit  of  devotion  to  him  was 
the  love  which  he  asked.  But  the  death,  and  the  words,  "  It  is 
finished,"  conveyed  to  her  mind  the  idea  of  suffering  for  us  so 
clearly,  that  it  seemed  to  reflect  back  upon  my  own  heart  fresh 
views  of  the  great  scene. 

"Would  it  be  enough  for  many  poor  people's  sins?"  I 
asked. 

"  Enough  for  me,"  was  her  reply;  and  then  looking  up  at 
me,  she  said,  "  And  you  will  say  it  is  enough  for  you,  won't 
you?" 

"  Yes,"  I  answered  :  "I  shall  say,  *  Jesus  died  for  me.'  I 
long  to  see  him  and  thank  him,  and  God  will  open  wide  the 
gates." 

''Did  He  die  like  any  man?  " 

"  Yes,"  I  replied.    "  He  stopped  breathing." 

I  then  described  the  taking  of  him  away,  and  the  new  tomb, 
and  the  going  early  in  the  morning. 

But  the  resurrection  !  No  pen  can  describe  the  joy  with 
which  she  listened.  "  He's  alive  !  He's  alive  !  "  she  exclaimed 
with  delight.  It  seemed  to  burst  upon  her  like  a  flood  of  glory ; 
and,  when  I  told  her  about  the  ascension,  she  was  satisfied  as  to 
God's  Son. 

"  He  is  there,"  she  said  to  herself.  "  I've  only  got  to  wait 
till  He  tells  me  to  die." 

"  But  how  are  you  going  to  love  Him  if  you  cannot  see 
Him?"  I  asked. 

"I  can  keep  thinking  about  Him  ;  and  I  do  that  all  the  time." 
So  saying,  she  got  up  and  hobbled  away  to  her  work.  And  I  ? 
I  thought  within  myself,  "  This  is  the  first  time  I  have  told  the 
story  of  the  cross  through  to  a  heathen  !  "     Blessed  privilege  ! 

"  He  that  goeth  forth  and  weepeth,  bearing  precious  seed, 
shall  doubtless  come  again  with  rejoicing,  bringing  his  sheavea 
with  him." 


102  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

CHINA. 

LETTER  FROM  MISS   ANDREWS.' 

Miss  Andrews,  in  a  letter  dated  March  21,  1871,  speaking 
of  her  labors  in  Tung  Cho  during  the  winter,  says,  — 

"  For  some  time  after  our  return  from  the  hills  last  summer, 
no  places  outside  the  city  were  open  to  us.  The  people  were 
still  excited  over  the  trouble  at  Tientsin,  and,  fearing  war,  would 
have  no  intercourse  with  us.  I  gave  my  afternoons,  therefore, 
to  teaching  the  few  women  connected  with  our  family,  or  the 
families  of  church-members. 

MEETINGS    AMONG    THE    WOMEN. 

*'  About  Thanksgiving  time,  the  people  began  to  change  in 
their  feelings  toward  us,  inviting  us  again  to  their  homes ;  and 
since  then  my  time  has  been  fully  occupied.  I  address  each 
new  group  of  women,  thinking  that,  very  likely,  I  may  never 
again  have  the  opporunity  of  telling  them  of  Jesus ;  and  it 
makes  me  anxious  to  talk  very  simply,  and  only  of  the  most 
important  truths.  I  tell  over  and  over  again  the  '  old,  old 
story,'  which  will  never  really  grow  old  while  a  sinner  remains 
to  be  saved.  Many  of  the  women  listen  to  it  eagerly,  and  seem 
drawn  towards  the  Saviour  :  but  whether  it  is  that  they  have 
never  felt  their  need  of  him,  or  that  the  things  of  the  earth,  the 
*  what  shall  we  eat,  or  wherewithal  shall  we  be  clothed  ?  '  fill  their 
hearts,  so  that  there  is  no  room  for  thought  of  the  other  world,  I 
know  not ;  but  the  seed  appears  lost,  although  I  am  assured  that 
it  is  only  lost  to  my  sight,  not  to  the  Saviour's.  It  is  '  cast  on 
the  waters ; '  and  I  wait  for  the  promise,  *  after  many  days.' 

"Last  fall,  when  so  few  places  were  open  to  me,  I  started 
three  little  weekly  prayer-meetings  for  women,  at  places  where 
I  had  the  confidence  of  the  people  sufficiently  to  make  it  possible. 
One  of  them  I  was  obliged  to  give  up  ;  but  the  others  still  con- 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  103 

tinue,  and  are  very  pleasant.  I  am  confident  that  tbis  is  a  good 
way  to  work  among  them;  because  they  not  only  hear  the  truth, 
but  learn  also  how  we  worship  our  God,  and  especially  about 
prayer,  —  a  subject  upon  which  I  talk  a  great  deal,  because  it 
seems  very  attractive  to  them.  No  wonder!  -it  is  such  a  contrast 
to  their  dead  worship.  The  thought  of  a  God  to  whom  they  may 
come  at  all  times  and  places,  with  all  their  wants,  —  a  God  who 
loves  them,  and  delights  to  listen  to  their  prayers,  —  is  very  precious 
to  these  poor  women.  I  hope  to  start  one  ov  two  other  meetings 
soon,  but  am  obliged  to  work  very  cautiously.  I  dare  not  pro- 
pose it  at  any  house,  unless  quite  sure  that  the  people  will  con- 
sent ;  for,  if  they  are  unwilling,  the  simple  proposition  is  sufficient 
to  close  the  house,  and  perhaps  the  neighborhood,  against  me. 

OPIUM-SMOKERS. 

"  On  Saturday  afternoon,  our  meeting  is  to  be  at  the  house  of 
Mrs.  Lee,  who  is  not  a  church-member.  She  was  one  day  on  the 
street  with  a  neighbor,  Mrs.  Chi,  making  purchases,  when  they 
were  met  by  a  woman  who  had  been  at  our  morning  service,  and 
who  brought  them  in,  saying,  there  was  nothing  to  be  afraid  of 
here.  They  went  into  the  chapel  service  in  the  afternoon,  and 
were  much  interested ;  came  again  on  the  following  sabbath, 
and,  at  their  invitation,  we  visited  them  at  their  homes.  Both  of 
these  women  had  been  opium-smokers  for  many  years,  and  were 
anxious  to  give  up  the  habit.  At  their  urgent  request,  I  pro- 
cured medicine  to  help  them  ;  and  they  have  been  taking  it  ever 
since,  gradually  reducing  the  quantity,  till  they  will  soon  he  able 
to  give  it  up  entirely.  They  say,  too,  that  they  have  no  longer 
any  desire  for  opium. 

"  Shortly  after  beginning  to  listen  to  the  truth,  they  both  de- 
stroyed their  idols,  began  to  pray  daily,  and  to  learn  to  read. 
Mrs.  Lee  attends  the  sabbath  services  regularly,  and  is  a  most 
attentive  listener.  I  have  strong  hope  that  she  is  a  Christian : 
she  is  so  anxious  to  serve  the  Saviour,  and  so  willing  to  do  every 


104  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

duty,  as  soon  as  she  learns  it.  Mrs.  Chi  seemed  equally  earnest 
for  a  time.  Both  she  and  her  daughter,  thirteen  years  of  age, 
were  making  remarkable  progress  in  reading ;  but  a  petty  perse- 
cution was  begun  on  the  part  of  one  upon  whom  they  are  depend- 
ent for  support,  and  they  were  obliged  to  give  up  all  intercourse 
with  us.  They  come  in  when  they  can,  without  its  being  known ; 
and  the  little  girl  can  read  and  sing  very  well. 

MRS.    HOH. 

*'  Just  now,  I  am  especially  interested  in  a  young  widow,  Mrs. 
Hoh,  who  has  commenced  attending  the  meetings.  Her  bright, 
pleasant  face  quite  won  my  love  the  first  time  I  saw  her  ;  and  she 
drinks  in  the  truth  with  the  simple  earnestness  »nd  trust  of  a  lit- 
tle child.  She  is  learning  to  read  rapidly,  has  given  up  burning 
incense,  and  is  praying  daily.  I  wait  with  great  anxiety  the  re- 
sult. Please  pray  for  her,  and  all  these  women  who  have  heard 
of  Jesus,  and  have  not  yet  accepted  him." 


TURKEV. 

THE   BITLIS   SCHOOL-HOUSE. 

.  From  Miss  Charlotte  E.  Ely  of  Bitlis,  we  have  the  gratifying 
intelligence  of  the  completion  of  a  new  school-house  for  women 
and  girls.     Of  its  erection  she  says,  — 

"  On  the  morning  of  May  20,  just  as  the  sun  was  gilding 
the  hill-tops,  and  lighting  up  the  dark  mountain  steeps,  Httle 
groups  of  people,  both  Protestant  and  Armenian,  came  flocking 
to  the  chapel,  to  behold  a  scene  never  as  yet  witnessed  in  these 
mountain  wilds,  —  the  dedication  of  a  school-house  to  the  Lord. 
Not  a  word  of  reproach  or  insolence  did  we  hear ;  but  all  waited 
in  respectful  silence  to  discover  what  the  mysterious  rite  sh®uld 
be.     On  the  identical  spot,  where,  not  many  years  since,  a  cruel 


FOR   HEATHEN   WOMEN.  105 

tyrant  gathered  forced  slaves  to  serve  his  despotic  will,  now  as- 
sembled volunteer  bands  to  set  their  seal  to  the  building  of  a 
house,  in  which  women  and  girls  would  be  tauglit  that  they,  as 
well  as  men,  had  souls  ;  and  that  the  Saviour  died  to  redeem 
them  from  their  bondage  to  sin,  and  to  set  them  '  as  lively  stones 
in  his  spiritual  temple.' 

•  ''  The  meeting  was  opened  by  singing  the  hymn,  *  Wliat  shall 
I  offer  to  the  Lord  ?  '  One  of  the  missionaries  read,  1  Cor.  x. 
31,  Eccl.  xii.  1,  and  Ps.  cxliv.  12,  with  appropriate  remarks. 
Prayer  was  then  offered  by  one  of  the  oldest  jnembers  of  the 
congregation.  It  was  a  touching  sight  to  see  that  aged  man, 
who,  a  few  months  previous,  had  never  been  known  to  speak  or 
pray  in  meeting,  now,  since  the  precious  revival,  prompt  to  lift 
up  his  voice  in  behalf  of  the  sacred  cause.  Several  others  fol- 
lowed. One  poor  blind  man  prayed  that  every  atom  of  stone, 
earth,  wood,  or  water,  used  in  the  building,  might  represent  a 
soul  new-born  through  its  instrumentality.  The  pastor  said, 
'  Such  a  thino;  as  declicatino;  a  school-house  was  never  heard 
of  here  before.'  He  added,  '  We  shall  die;  but  this  building 
will  remain, — a  beacon-light.  Let  this  day  be  memorable  in 
all  our  minds ;  and  most  happy  are  those  who  shall  come  to  be 
educated  here.  It  is  a  blessing  in  store  for  generations  to  come.' 
After  other  remarks  and  prayers,  all  repaired  to  the  site,  a  few 
yards  beyond  the  chapel ;  and,  as  the  corner-stone  was  laid,  we 
sang,  '  Let  the  «ons  of  Zion  rejoice.'  The  concluding  y)rayer, 
offered  by  the  pastor,  was  exceedingly  appropriate  and  impres- 
sive. I  well  remember  the  expression  in  it,  '  Let  this  house 
bef>-et  thousands  of  its  kind.'  As  the  motley  crowd  dispersed, 
we  did  not  hear  a  single  derisive  word  :  even  the  Armenians 
said,  '  Surely  this  thing  is  of  God.' 

"  Owino-  to  the  departure  of  one  of  our  two  missionary  families 
for  America,  and  the  consequently  increased  burden  upon  the 
one  \^ho  remained,  sister  and  I  assumed  the  oversight  of  the 
buildino".     It  was  no  light  task,  I  assure  you  ;  but  we  felt  that 


106  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

it  was  an  important  part  of  the  Master's  work,  and  cbeerfully 
undertook  it.  A  native  brother  acted ~as  overseer;  and  his 
prompt  efficiency  relieved  us  as  much  as  possible  from  un- 
necessary care.  When  the  second  story  was  fairly  under  way, 
a  Turkish  neighbor  began  to  grumble,  and  threaten  that  we 
should  not  be  allowed  to  open  any  windows  on  the  west  side 
of  the  house,  for  the  reason  that  not  only  a  part  of  the  outer 
walls  of  his  house  might  be  seen,  but  actually  a  little  distance 
into  the  windows.  Fortunately  for  us,  the  most  active  disturb- 
ances occurred  at  the  time  of  our  annual  meetino:,  when,  throusrh 
the  kindness  of  the  missionaries,  the  case  was  brought  before  the 
authorities,  and  our  uncivil  neighbor  forcibly  silenced  by  the  de- 
cision that  we  had  a  right  to  open  windows  there  if  we  pleased. 
The  work  went  forward  as  successfully  as  we  had  dared  to 
expect;  and,  before  the  1st  of  November,  the  house  and  the 
enclosing  wall  were  completed. 

"The  building  contains  four  rooms:  a  kitchen  and  store- 
room below,  schoolroom  and  sleeping-room  above ;  also  an 
additional  wing-room  below,  which  it  is  expected  a  warden 
will  occupy.  The  roof  of  the  lat,'er  forms  a  nice  portico,  in- 
dispensable here,  as  the  snow  falls  to  such  a  depth  as  to  prevent 
the  scholars  from  having  a  place  for  exercise,  unless  protected 
by  a  roof.  The  rooms  are  plastered  with  clay;  the  two  upper 
ones  having  an  additional  coating  of  white  plaster,  and  are  also 
furnished  with  ventilators.  The  upper  floors  are  laid  with  flag- 
stones, as  is  also  a  part  of  the  kitchen ;  the  others  are  of  earth. 
In  short,  it  is  a  perfectly  plain,  substantial  house,  well  built, 
having  native  doors,  fastenings,  and  indeed  every  thing  according 
to  native  ability  to  construct,  except  the  glass  in  the  upper  win- 
dows. Will  any  one  judge  us  extravagant  for  wishing  to  have 
glass  windows  in  our  school  room  V  " 

The  "Woman's  Board"  donated  five  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  dollars  for  the  "  Bitlis  School-house,"  and  have  assumed 
the  support  of  the  teachers  and  pupil  ■. 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  107 


LETTER  FROM  INIISS  SEYMOUR. 

Miss  Seymour  wrote  from  Harpoot,  March  21,  giving  a 
very  interesting  account  of  the  dedication  of  a  new  chapel,  to 
which  we  invite  attention,  particularly  to  the  self-denying  efforts, 
of  the  native  women. 

She  stated  as  follows  :  "The  church  at  Harboosee,  five 
hours  distant  from  Harpoot,  sent  an  invitation  to  the  mis- 
sionaries here  to  be  present  at  the  dedication  of  their  new 
chapel  last  sabbath.  Mr.  Wheeler  concluded  to  go,  and 
invited  Miss  Bush  and  myself  to  accompany  him.  We  accepted 
the  invitation  ;  and,  for  the  first  time,  my  dear  associate  and  I 
biive  been  to  a  village  together. 

"  Our  preparation  consisted  in  donning  our  touring-clothes, 
which  we  keep  for  such  occasions  only,  taking  a  comforter  and 
pillow  for  each,  our  rubber  suits  in  case  of  rainy  weather,  and 
a  few  other  conveniences,  which  we  packed  in  a  large  leather 
bag.  Mrs.  Wheeler  did  not  forget  to  slip  in  a  box  of  bread  and 
cakes,  which  never  come  amiss  at  such  times.  We  reached 
Harboosee  just  at  dark.  Quite  a  delegation  of  brethren  met  us 
near  the  village ;  and  after  many  cordial  hand-shakings  and 
salutations  of  '  You  have  well  come  ! '  'A  thousand  welcomes  ! ' 
we  alighted  from  our  horses  in  front  of  the  new  chapel,  where 
a  meeting  was  already  in  progress. 

"  After  the  services,  the  sisters  crowded  around  Miss  Bush 
and  myself,  and  gave  us  a  most  unmistakable  welcome.  These 
women  may  indeed  feel  an  honest  pride  in  their  new  house  of 
worship,  for  they  had  no  inconsiderable  hand  in  its  building. 
The  pastor  told  us,  that,  during  its  erection,  the  women,  after 
finishing  their  day's  labor  —  they  could  not  neglect  their  work 
without  hunger  staring  them  in  the  face  —  would  spend  the 
evening  into  the  night,  carrying  on  their  backs  large  baskets 
filled  with  earth,  with  which  to  make  the  walls  of  the  new 
building. 


108  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

"  The  walls  of  the  chapel  are  still  of  earth  color,  as  the 
brethren  feel  that  they  have  gone  to  the  extent  of  their  ability 
without  whitening  them  ;  and,  as  is  almost  universal  here,  oiled 
paper  was  substituted  for  glass  in  the  windows.  The  cost  of 
the  building  was  sixteen  thousand  piastres,  or  six  hundred  and 
fifty  dollars  in  gold,  of  which  the  American  Board,  through  its 
representatives  here,  gave  a  hundred  and  twenty;  and,  better  than 
all,  the  church  was  dedicated  without  a  debt.  It  was,  indeed, 
a  joyful  day  for  the  good  pastor  and  his  people. 

"  The  man  selected  to  be  our  host  led  the  way  to  his  home, 
but  seemed  quite  disconcerted,  when,  on  our  arrival  there,  we 
preferred  a  small  cold  room  to  the  spacious  stable,  where  he 
had  expected  to  entertain  us.  We  stuffed  cushions  into  the 
windows,  through  which  cold  winds  came  rushing  without  let  or 
hinderance.  Our  host  put  beds  on  the  earthen  floor,  on  which 
we  were  soon  seated,  enjoying  a  cup  of  tea  and  the  contents  of 
our  tin  box.  We  spent  a  pleasant  evening,  talking  and  singing 
with  the  women  who  came  to  see  us. 

*'  Five  pastors  from  neighboring  churches,  besides  a  number 
of  preachers  from  adjoining  villages,  were  present  at  the  exer- 
cises on  the  sabbath.  We  went  to  a  meeting  at  sunrise ;  and 
at  ten  o'clock  Miss  Bush  and  I  had  a  meeting  with  the  women 
in  the  chapel.  I  counted  a  hundred  and  sixty  women  present, 
not  including  the  girls  and  children.  All  gave  good  attention. 
After  speaking  to  them  ourselves,  we  invited  the  wives  of  the 
pastors  to  say  a  few  words,  also  the  good  wife  of  the  deacon  in 
Hoghi.  Our  pastor's  wife,  about  fifteen  years  of  age,  very 
pretty  and  very  dignified,  notwithstanding  her  youthfulness, 
spoke  of  her  pleasure  at  seeing  so  many  women  before  her ; 
that  so  large  a  company  should  come  together  in  one  place,  she 
said  was  no  remarkable  thing,  but  that  so  many  in  Ilarboosee 
should  assemble  in  God's  house  with  one  heart  and  one  thought, 
i'lled  her  abul  with  joy.  These  pastors'  wives  were  all  educated 
in  our  seminary.     I  could  not  forbear  expressing  my  gratification 


FOR  IIEArilEN    WOMEN.  '  109 

to  Miss  Bush,  again  and  again,  at  seeing  our  women  and  girls. 
One  could  very  easily  pick  them  out  from  the  crowd,  by  the 
difference  in  their  dress  and  demeanor. 

''  An  hour  after  our  meeting  with  the  women,  the  dedication- 
services  were  held.  Mr.  Wheeler  preached  the  sermon ;  and  a 
stirring  and  impressive  one  it  was,  from  the  words,  '  I  was  glad 
when  they  said  unto  me,  Let  us  go  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord.' 
Vv^hilc  he  was  speaking  of  the  joy  of  those  who  love  the  sanctu- 
ary, little  birds  were  constantly  flying  through  the  open  windows, 
circling  to  and  fro  through  the  upper  parts  of  the  chapel.  More 
than  once,  David's  words  in  another  Psalm  were  brought*  to 
mind,  when  he  longed  for  the  blessedness  of  communion  with 
his  Grod  in  these  earthly  courts,  —  '  Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found 
a  house,  and  the  swallow  a  nest  for  herselt,  where  she  may  lay 
her  young,  even  thine  altar,  0  Lord  of  Hosts,  my  King  and 
my  G  od  I  ' 

"  Mr.  Wheeler  congratulated  the  people  that  the  house  was 
the  Lord's  and  theirs,  and  did  not  belong  to  the  American  Board. 
He  did  not  forget  to  pay  a  tribute  to  the  zeal  and  self-denial  of 
the  women.  He  gavie  the  people  some  practical  counsel,  which 
would  sound  rather  strangely  to  an  audience  at  home.  One  thing 
he  urged  upon  them  was,  that  they  should  try  to  keep  their  new 
chapel  clean.  A  very  appropriate  closing  hymn  was  composed 
by  Mr.  Wheeler,  just  before  the  dedication-services,  and  was 
sung  to  the  tune,  '  Sweet  Hour  of  Prayer.' 

"  Durino-  the  exercises,  the  house  was  filled  to  overflowing^. 
Small  children  were  put  up  in  the  ample  window-seats ;  the  gal- 
lery to  its  edge  —  there  was  no  railing  to  keep  them  from  fall- 
ing off — was  packed  with  women;  and  even  the  rounds  of  the 
ladder  leading  up  to  the  gallery,  served  as  sitting-places  for 
these  zealous  sisters.  I  was  quite  interested  to  see  with  wliat 
agility  they  mounted  this  ladder ;  some  running  up  with  a  child  on 
the  back,  or  dragging  one  with  them,  as  if  it  were  no  feat  at  all. 
Just  before  dark  we  had  communion-service.  We  were  too  tired, 
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110  LIFE  AND   LIGHT 

from  sitting  on  the  floor  through  the  protracted  services,  and  from 
constant  talking  through  the  intermission,  to  enjoy  this  blessed 
privilege  as  we  otherwise  should  ;  still,  Jesus  was  present  at  the 
feast,  and  revealed  himself  to  our  hearts.  Again,  after  tea,  we 
were  seated  on  the  floor,  with  a  room  full  of  women  around  us : 
we  talked  and  sang  till  we  had  no  voices  left.  I  bless  God  for 
that  hymn,  '  Come  to  Jesus.'  We  have  it  translated  into  Ar- 
menian, and  its  repetitions  make  it  an  easy  hymn  to  sing  for 
those  who  cannot  read." 

AN  ARMENIAN   WEDDING. 

From  Kessab,  Miss  Wood  writes,  — 

"  This  morning,  Miss  Powers  and  I  received  an  invitation  to 
attend  an  Armenian  wedding  in  a  little  village  about  an  hour's 
ride  from  this  place.  We  started  at  half-past  eight ;  and,  as  we 
drew  near  the  house,  the  '  ruler  of  the  feast '  (John  ii.  9)  came 
out  to  welcome  us,  and  conducted  us  to  the  bridegroom's  mother, 
who  n;i*eeted  us  with  a  kiss  on  both  cheeks.  The  native  women 
who  were  with  us  kissed  the  bridegroom,  — a  part  of  the  cere- 
mony which  we  omitted ;  and  we  were  then  ushered  into  the 
room  where  the  priest  and  many  friends  had  assemble  1. 

"  The  house  was  "a  low  one,  made  of  stone  and  mud,  without 
windows,  with  only  doors  and  cracks  to  admit  the  light ;  yet  it 
was  quite  large,  well  swept,  and  furnished  with  mats  and  cush- 
ions. A  meal-bin  partitioned  off  a'  portion  from  the  main  part 
of  the  room,  which  was  to  be  the  bride's  now  home.  The  wife 
always  lives  with  her  husband's  family,  and  she  cannot  speak  to 
her  mother-in-law  until  permission  is  given  ;  and  sometimes  years 
pass  away  before  that  time  comes. 

"  But  to  return  to  our  wedding.  The  father  and  mother 
w5re  in  rags ;  and  some  of  the  guests  were  in  a  still  worse  con- 
dition :  the  maimed,  the  halt,  and  the  blind  were  there.  About 
thirty  having  gone  to  bring  the  bride  from  another  village,  those 
who  remained  commenced  feasting  on  rice  boiled  iu  oil,  soup. 


FOR   HEATHEN    WOMEN.  Ill 

and  bread.  Their  table  consisted  of  a  large  straw  plate,  about 
three  feet  in  diameter,  placed  on  ths  floor ;  and  as  many  as  can 
sit  around  it,  eat  from  the  same  dish  with  wooden  spoons  ;  of 
course,  the  one  who  has  the  larger  spoon,  and  uses  it  the  more 
dexterously,  the  better  appeases  his  appetite.  It  was  a  real 
pleasure  to  see  some  of  the  poor  old  women  satisfied  for  once. 
Children,  too,  of  every  age  and  color,  and  in  any  amount  of  rags, 
were  made  glad.  About  twelve  o'clock,  the  bride  not  having 
arrived,  it  was  thought  best  to  provide  a  dinner  for  our  party, 
consisting  of  Miss  Powers,  a  native  teacher,  our  man-servant, 
and  myself.  When  ready,  our  table  was  placed  upon  a  peck- 
measure,  so  that  we  could  sit  near  it  more  comf*ortably.  The 
servant,  who  is  a  Protestant,  asked  a  blessing,  and  then  we  tried 
to  eat.  Before  us  were  fried  eo-ors,  rice  cooked  in  oil,  sour  milk, 
some  clear  oil,  in  which  meat  had  been  cooked,  prepared  for  us 
to  eat  with  bread.  This  bread,  of  about  the  consistency  of 
leather,  we  tore  oiF  and  dipped  it  in  any  thing  we  pleased,  mak- 
ing it  serve  the  purpose  of  plate,  knife,  and  spocm.  For  dessert 
we  had  a  sort  of  honey,  made  of  grape-juice,  walnuts,  and  figs. 

"  In  due  time,  the  firing  of  a  gun  announced  that  the  bridal 
procession  was  in  sight.  At  this  point,  the  mother-in-law  com- 
menced dancing  to  the  music  of  clapping  of  hands  and  singing  ; 
then  she  started  out  to  meet  the  marriage-party,  carrying  an  old 
earthen  dish,  from  which  smoke  was  issuing,  said  to  be  burnino: 
incense.  The  bride,  closely  veiled,  was  sitting  on  a  horse,  from 
which  she  would  not  dismount  until  she  had  received  the  promise 
of  a  present  from  her  husband's  family.  She  was  taken  into  the 
house ;  and  the  priest  called  upon  all  present  to  bring  their  gifts, 
for  each  one  of  which,  as  he  gave  them  to  her,  she  would  kiss 
his  hand.  After  he  had  made  a  prayer,  and  blessed  her,  she  was 
led  to  the  little  room  behind  the  meal-chest,  and  left  with  her 
friends.  Attention  was  next  turned  to  the  bridegroom  and 
groomsmen ;  and  various  ceremonies  were  performed  over  them. 

"  Then  the  couple  were  brought  together  out  of  doors:  the 


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priest  joined  their  hands,  placed  their  heads  together,  as  thej 
stood  facing  each  other,  and,  while  the  groomsman  held  a  drawn 
sword  over  their  heads,  read  a  long  service.  Wine  was  brought ; 
and  when  the  priest  had  separated  heads  and  hands  with  the 
Bible,  the  bride  was  led  into  the  house.  Being  special  guests, 
we  were  invited  to  go  with  her  to  her  room,  while  another  dinner 
was  being  served  outside. 

"We  soon  took  leave  of  the  company;  and  what  more 
occurred  I  know  not,  only  this,  —  that,  after  the  event,  the  happy 
Imsljund  must  call  and  partake  of  the  hospitality  of  every  one 
of  his  relatives.  All  of  tUe  bride's  friends  remain  at  home, 
weeping  and  bewailing  her  loss ;  and  she  herself  must  weep  all 
she  can,  and  say  not  a  word  to  any  one." 

LETTER  FROM  MISS  BUSH. 

The  following  account  of  a  day  of  fasting  and  prayer  in  our 
school  in  Harpoot,  received  fi-om  Miss  Bush,  will  show  her 
many  friends  how  pleasantly  and  efficiently,  though  scarcely  six 
months  on  the  ground,  she  is  taking  her  place  among  our  mission- 
aries there :  — 

"  When  a  day  for  fasting  and  prayer  in  the  school  was 
appointed,  I  feared,  that,  through  my  weakness  in  the  language, 
I  should  not  be  able  to  take  part  with  Miss  Seymour  in  her 
eflforts  to  speak  personally  with  the  pupils  on  spiritual  subjects  : 
and  yet  my  heart  longed  to  engage  in  the  work.  I  felt  that  the 
day  would  be  utterly  lost  to  me,  unless  my  soul  could  be  warmed 
and  refreshed  by  sweet  converse  with  those  in  whose  salvation 
we  felt  such  an  interest 

"  With  many  misgivings,  I  called  little  Kohar  first  to  my 
room.  She  is  a  gentle,  quiet  girl,  obedient,  and  an  industrious 
scholar.  I  was  surprised  to  see  how  easily  the  conversation 
turned  upon  the  subject  of  her  spiritual  state.  She  told  me 
that  she   had   longed  to  labor  for  Christ  last  winter,  and  often 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  113 

wept,  because  she  could  not  teach,  and  engage  in  direct  work  for 
him.  She  expressed  herself  as  having  a  hope  in  Christ,  loving 
prayer,  and  desiring  to  be  faithful.  I  trust  she  is  one  of  the 
Saviour's  lambs. 

"  Next  came  our  Koordish  Amy,  with  whom  I  had  a  sweet, 
long  talk.  I  wish  you  could  see  her  :  she  is  tall,  with  dark  hair 
and  eyes,  and  dark  complexion.  When  she  first  came  here  last 
winter,  she  was  in  the  primer,  but  now  is  studying  geography 
and  arithmetic ;  and  her  schoolmates  testify,  that  she  is  always  at 
work  on  her  lessons.  The  other  day,  she  read  her  first  com- 
position before  the  school.  It  was  on  '  Bread,'  and  sounded 
much  like  the  '  maiden  effort'  of  many  a  young  school-girl  in 
the  home-land,  though  in  such  a  different  language.  One  day 
last  week,  Amy  broke  one  of  our  rules  by  whispering  uninten- 
tionally ;  and  that  was  one  of  her  griefs,  which  she  poured  into 
my  ear  during  our  conversation.  She  said  she  always  wanted 
to  do  right,  and  she  did  not  mean  to  whisper.  Then  she  prayed, 
and  besought  the  Lord  to  make  her  always  obedient  to  her 
beloved  *  varzherhees  '  (teachers),  and  seemed  much  grieved 
to  think  she  had  been  careless.  We  can  see  a  great  change  in 
her  since  last  year.  She  is  a  gentle,  dignified,  self-possessed 
girl,  with  a  heart  full  of  love  for  her  teachers  and  schoolmates. 
When  she  first  came,  she  seemed  to  have  an  idea  that  the  fre- 
quent opportunities  for  prayer,  the  study  of  God's  Word,  and  the 
good  influences  thrown  about  her,  all  made  her  a  Christian  im- 
mediately ;  but  now,  we  believe,  she  knows  something  of  heart- 
religion,  and  is  truly  one  of  Christ's  own  dear  children.  I 
asked  her  if  she  did  not  see  the  difference  herself;  and  she  gave  a 
hearty  reply  in  the  affirmative. 

'*  Dear  little  Bradashan  (answer)  next  responded  to  my 
call.  She  has  left  in  her  home  a  praying  father,  and  shows  her 
Christian  training.  A  quiet,  gentle  girl  she  is,  with  a  shade  of 
sadness  in. her  sweet  face.  I  doubt  not,  it  comes  from  a  lack  of 
that  assurance  of  acceptance  with   God  for  which   she    longs, 

10* 


114  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

though  we  do  not  doubt  she  is  the  Lord's.  The  tears  came  into 
her  eyes,  as  she  said,  '  It  gives  me  always  great  sorrow  that  I 
am  not  able  truly  to  know  whether  I  am  a  Christian  or  not.' 

"  Eva,  the  dear  woman,  who,  to  show  her  affection,  always 
presses  our  hands  until  they  ache,  next  came,  and  spoke  of  the  joy 
she  felt  in  Christ.  Only  a  few  weeks  ago,  we  had  the  pleasure 
of  seeing  her  made  a  member  of  the  church  in  Harboosee ;  and 
we  believe  her  name  is  written  in  heaven. 

"  One  of  the  most  interesting  conversations  I  had  during  the 
day  was  with  Zartoochee,  who  spoke  so  much  Turkish,  and  had 
her  face  so  bound  up,  that  I  could  only  now  and  then  catch  a 
word  ;  but  she  showed  such  feeling  and  humility,  that  I  was 
greatly  pleased.  She  and  her  husband  are  new-comers,  their 
home  being  in  Chemisgesek,  a  distant  village.  She  spoke  with 
sorrow  of  her  tendency  to  become  angry,  of  her  ignorance  and 
weakness.  She  was  troubled,  too,  about  her  oldest  son,  whose 
grandmother  is  very  much  opposed  to  the  truth,  and  insists  upon 
keeping  the  boy  away  from  the  influence  of  his  Christian  father, 
that  he  may  not  become  a  Protestant. 

*'  I  have  often  thought,  that  we  little  know  the  heart-aches 
that  these  poor  women  and  girls  have,  on  account  of  home 
troubles.  Most  of  them  have  parents,  or  brothers  and  sisters, 
who  are  not  Protestants,  or,  if  Protestants,  not  Christians. 
Every  afternoon,  at  their  fifteen-minutes'  prayer-meeting,  after 
school,  earnest  supplications  ascend  for  their  dear  friends.  At 
these  precious  little  gatherings,  too,  I  have  heard  the  petition 
offered,  that  the  Lord  would  teach  me  how  to  pray  in  Arme- 

A  recent  letter  from  Miss  Seymour,  the  associate  of  Miss 
Bush,  says,  "  The  longer  we  live  and  work  here,  the  more 
we  are  assured  that  the  good  Father  brought  us  together.  We 
Doth  feel  that  never  had  teachers  better  scholars,  —  more  uni- 
formly conscientious,  loving,  obedient,  and  studious,  than  are 
these  Armenian  women  and  girls." 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  115 


THE  BROOSA  SCHOOL. 


Miss  Ursula  Clarke,  writing  from  Broosa,  April  7,  repoi-ts 
the  annual  examination  of  her  school :  — 

"  The  exercises  were  held,  as  usual,  in  our  great  hall,  which 
was  profusely  decorated  with  ivj-wreaths,  flowers,  and  all  the 
pictures  in  the  house;  and,  to  my  partial  eyes,  seemed  quite  as 
lovely  as  the  dear  old  Seminary  Hall,  at  South  Hadley,  when 
garnished  for  anniversary  ;  but  I  thought,  after  all,  as  I  sat  look- 
ing at  the  rows  of  bright  faces,  that  my  girls  alone  would 
enliven  any  place. 

*'  The  audience,  of  some  eighty  or  ninety,  was  composed 
largely  of  Armenians,  parents  and  friends  of  the  girls  ;  many  of 
whom  were  from  the  most  influential  families  of  the  community, 
and  whoso  presence  gave  great  eclat  to  the  occasion.  The 
scholars  did  admirably,  being  much  less  embarrassed  than  at 
previous  exhibitions.  The  singing  was  excellent,  all  the  hymns 
being  new  and  appropriate  ;  while  Miss  Richardson  gave  us  the 
benefit  of  her  musical  skill  at  the  organ.  The  assembly  was 
quiet  and  interested  during  the  long  session  of  four  and  a  half 
hours ;  and  altogether  the  examination  was  a  decided  success, 
and  we  look  for  good  fruits  from  it,  in  accessions  to  our  number 
at  ih^  opening  of  a  new  term.  I  already  have  the  promise  of 
two  additional  pupils.  One  was  in  school  last  year  ;  but  her 
parents  took  her  out  to  work  in  the  factory,  and  she  is  now  com- 
ing back,  the  happiest  child  I  ever  saw.  The  other  is  a  bright 
Armenian  girl,  whose  mother  has  been  urging  me  for  more  than 
a  year  to  take  her,  free  of  expense.  This  I  was  not  ready  to 
do;  and  now,  the  mother  says,  she  will  pay  ten  piasters  a  month; 
and  I  am  delighted  to  give  the  other  five.  Thus,  slowly,  we  are 
gaining  ground  ;  and  every  new  pupil  gives  us  a  hold,  not  only 
upon  her  own  family,  but  upon  others  with  which  they  are  con- 
nected, all  of  whom  we  can  talk  with  on  religious  subjects." 


116  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

PERSIA. 
LETTER  FROM  KHARTOON. 

We  are  indebted  to  Miss  Rice  for  the  translation  of  a  letter 
received  by  her  from  one  of  her  pupils  in  Oroomiah  :  — 

'*  Oh  !  my  heart  is  melting  within  me,  and  my  tongue  cleaves 
to  the  roof  of  my  mouth.  Oh !  what  shall  I  say  ?  What 
shall  I  say  about  this  bitter  message,  that  Miss  Rice  is  sick,  and 
will  not  come  this  year  ?  Goolmas  was  here  at  work,  and  she 
beard  before  I  did,  and  told  me.  Then  I  went  to  Miss  Dean  lady, 
and  asked  if  it  was  true ;  and  she,  with  a  sorrowful  face,  said, 
•Yes,  Khartoon.'  A  great  crying  caught  me  when  Miss 
Dean  lady  told  me  ;  and  I  went  that  bitter  night,  and  threw  myself 
on  my  bed,  upon  the  floor.  .As  Jacob  wrestled  with  the  angel, 
and  would  not  let  him  go  until  he  blessed  him,  so  all  that  night 
I  was  beseeching  ray  Father  in  heaven,  who  makes  alive  and 
who  kills,  who  opens  the  way  and  who  closes  it,  that  he 
would  open  your  way  to  come,  in  the  spring,  to  this  country. 

"  I  think,  perhaps,  you  are  anxious  to  know  what  my  earthly 
condition  is.  My  trials  are  just  as  before ;  and  my  sorrow  is 
increased,  because,  to  the  missionary,  I  have  given  much  trouble. 
Many  cold  words,  and  not  of  love,  he  has  heard  of  me.  On 
account  of  this,  I  grieve  much  ;  and,  if  I  leave,  where  shall  I  go  ? 
I  have  no  home,  and  am  left  all  alone.  My  neck  is  crooked. 
If  I  go,  I  shall  still  be  a  source  of  trouble  to  the  missionary. 
Oh  !  what  shall  I  do  ?  It  seems  to  me  that  every  door  is  locked 
against  me.  On  this  account,  dark  clouds  have  surrounded  me, 
and  many  showers  from  my  eyes  are  falling.  Like  Job,  I  want 
to  say,  '  Cursed  be  the  day  on  which  I  was  born.'  Again, 
the  giving  of  comfort  to  me  from  the  Lord  is  this,  '  Blessed 
are  ye  that  weep  now,  for  ye  shall  laugh,'  and  '  every  tear  he 
shall  wipe   away.'     I  beseech  you   to  remember  me  in  your 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEX.  117 

prayers.  I  admire  Miss  Dean  lady,  and  can  talk  freely  with 
her.  She  shows  me  much  love,  and  is  very  pleasant  to  me. 
Give  my  salutations  to  your  mother,  to  your  brothers  and  sisters, 
and  to  your  dear  friends ;  and  give  my  peace  to  the  lady  who 
sent  me  the  package.  Praised  be  God  for  that  chain  of  love, 
which,  by  the  death  of  his  Son,  has  bound  us  together  as  sisters 
in  Christ.  Though  in  a  distant  country,  it  constrained  her  to 
send  me  this  gift.  I,  too,  wish  to  send  her  a  token  of  my  love 
as  soon  as  there  is  opportunity.  If  you  please,  tell  her  to 
remember  me  in  her  prayers,  that  I  may  be  a  sincere  Christian, 
and  in  heaven  may  see  her.     Good  by,  my  beloved. 

Khaetoon  of  Goolpataly.  Khan. 


AFRICA. 
GENERAL  MEETES^G. 

BY  3IES.  A.   GROUT. 


General  meeting  is  the  term  we  apply  to  the  Annual  3Ieet- 
ing  of  the  Zulu  Mission  in  Xatal.  This  meeting  is  usuaRy 
holden  at  some  one  of  the  stations,  having  been  appointed  months 
previously ;  and  all,  parents  and  children,  are  expected  to  be 
present.  If  the  meeting  is  to  be  held  at  a  station  near  one  ex- 
tremity of  the  mission,  then  those  Uving  at  the  other  must  travel 
a  hundred  and  twenty  miles  or  more  to  reach  the  place.  But 
we  have  no  railways  as  yet,  and  must  prepare  our  large  covered 
ox-wagons,  as  vehicles  for  conveying  the  different  families,  with 
their  beds,  food,  cooking-utensds,  and  clothes.*  Some,  both  male 
and  female,  ride  on  horseback,  and  can  often  procure  lodgings 
at  the  homes  of  their  friends  on  the  way. 

It  generally  takes  several  days  to  fit  out  a  wagon ;  for  it  must 
occupy  some  time  to  perform  the  journey,,  our  span  of  twelve 


118  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

oxen  not  being  able  to  travel  more  than  twenty-five  miles  in  a 
day.  This  requires  an  extra  amount  of  cooking  to  supply,  not 
only  our  families,  but  our  native  driver  and  leader  of  the  oxen, 
besides  one  or  two  others. 

Previous  to  the  fitting  out  of  the  wagon,  is  the  labor  of  the 
mother  in  preparing  each  member  of  her  family ;  cutting,  turn- 
ing, and  altering  garments,  so  that  they  may  be  decently  dressed 
when  all  come  together. 

Are  we  sure  that  we  have  every  thing  necessary  ?  We  think 
so,  and  we  get  in,  and  take  our  seats  on  the  front  of  the  bed, 
which  has  been  made  up  on  a  frame  suspended  in  the  wagon, 
and  travel  three  or  four  hours ;  when  the  gentlemen  having  rid- 
den on  horseback,  and  probably  found  a  desirable  place  to  *'  span 
out,"  where  there  is  good  grass  and  water,  halt.  The  tired  oxen 
are  turned  loose  to  graze,  one  boy  goes  for  wood,  and  another 
for  water.  The  kettle  is  soon  boiling,  a  delicious  cup  of  tea  or 
coffee  ready  ;  and  sitting  either  in  the  front  part  of  the  wagon,  or 
on  a  mat  spread  upon  the  green  grass,  we  heartily  enjcy  our  meal 
of  bread  and  butter  and  cold  meat. 

Having  rested  twp  or  three  hours,  the  oxen  are  "  inspanned  ;  " 
and,  after  placing  every  thing  carefully  away,  we  pursue  our 
journey.  When  night  comes,  we  stop,  prepare  fire  and  food, 
and,  if  in  a  convenient  place,  have  family  devotions,  close  the 
curtains  in  front  and  behind,  and  lay  ourselves  down  to  sleep. 
Thus  we  travel  till  we  arrive  at  our  place  of  destination.  Tlien 
what  friendly  greetings  !  Some  have  not  met  since  last  general 
meeting ;  and  many  are  the  exclamations  at  the  wonderful  growth 
of  children,  and  other  changes. 

We  begin  to  look  about  us,  rather  anxious  to  sec  what  dis- 
posal our  good  brother  and  sister  will  make  of  us  all ;  for  we  mis- 
sionaries are  fifty  or  more,  including  children  ;  we  are  surprised 
to  find  what  comfortable  little  sleeping-places  are  prepared  in 
every  nook  and  corner,  not  only  in  the  dwelling-house  but  in 
the  out-buildings.     One  room  is  sufficient  for  a  family;  and,  as 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  119 

they  have  their  bbd  in  the  wagon,  it  is  easily  transferred  to  the 
house.  The  older  girls  occupy  an  apartment  by  themselves,  and 
the  boys  find  a  good  resting-place  in  the  vacated  wagons.  After 
a  short  time,  each  lady  is  called  upon  for  spoons,  cutlery,  table- 
linen,  and  teapots,  which  she  has  brought  for  general  use  :  the 
crockery  having  been  borrowed  from  some  merchant  or  neigh- 
bor. Soon  comes  the  ringing  of  the  tea-bell ;  and  all  bend  their 
steps  toward  the  tables,  which  are  set  in  a  tent  or  schoolroom, 
according  to  the  pleasure  of  the  hostess.  Our  sister  has  called 
to  her  aid  some  of  the  most  experienced  of  the  native  women 
and  girls,  besides  a  good  native  man,  so  that  she  may  enjoy  the 
meeting. 

This  is  Wednesday  evening  ;  and  a  meeting  for  organization 
is  held,  after  which  all  retire  to  rest  from  the  fatigues  of  the 
journey. 

The  brethren  have  much  business  to  attend  to,  till  the  close 
of  the  meeting  on  the  following  Monday  morning ;  and  while 
they  are  thus  engaged,  the  ladies  have  mothers'-meetings,  and 
gatherings  for  prayer  every  day.  We  report  the  state  of  our 
children,  of  the  native-womens'  meeting,  which  we  sustain 
weekly  at  each  station ;  and  speak  also  of  our  trials  and  en- 
couragements. On  two  or  three  occasions,  we  hold  meetings 
with  our  children,  when  they  recite  what  had  been  given  them 
to  learn ;  and  the  older  ones  read  compositions  on  some  biblical 
subject.     The  young  people  often  meet  together  for  singing. 

I  pass  over  many  of  the  exercises,  —  those  of  the  English  and 
Zulu  sermons  on  the  Sabbath,  and  the  communion  season,  when 
native  converts  who  are  present  unite  with  us.  The  last  exer- 
cise is  on  Sabbath  evening,  when  all  assemble,  forgetting  their 
business  and  differences  of  opinion.  Then  each  brother  opens 
his  heart ;  and  there  is  a  flowing  together,  and  mingling  of  sym- 
pathies, a  love  for  one  another,  and  for  the  blessed  work  in  which 
we  are  engaged. 


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PUBLIC  MEETING.  — ANNIVERSARY  WEEK. 

The  chapel  of  Mt.  Vernon  Church  proved  insufficient  to 
accommodate  the  numbers  who  gathered  on  the  morning  of  the 
1st  of  June,  to  attend  the  meeting  of  the  "Woman's  Board" 
After  some  delay,  occasioned  by  an  effort  to  provide  extra  seats, 
the  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  Mrs.  Bowker,  who,  after  the 
audience  had  united  in  singing,  read  from  the  Scriptures,  and 
invited  Mrs.  Dr.  Anderson  to  offer  prayer.  The  Scripture  selec- 
tion was  from  the  22d  of  2  Kings ;  and  the  president,  in  a 
unique,  effective,  and  brief  address,  spoke  of  woman's  rights 
and  true  sphere  as  portrayed  in  the  example  of  Huldah. 

Like  elements  of  character  are  needed  in  the  church  to-day  : 
Christian  women,  who,  while  pattern  wives,  mothers,  and  house- 
keepers, study  carefully  the  Word  of  God  ;  and,  looking  out  upon 
a  "world  lying  in  wickedness,"  inquire,  "  Watchman,  what  of 
the  night?"  "  What  of  the  dawn  ?  "  and,  uprising  to  meet  their 
coming  Lord,  are  found  equal  to  the  demands  of  this  wonderful 
age  of  womanly  opportunities. 

Miss  Abbie  B.  Child,  home  secretary,  reported  progress  in 
that  department  as  follows  :  "  Every  week  brings  us  tidings  of 
new  auxiliaries  starting  into  life  in  various  parts  of  the  land. 
Earnest  Christian  women,  in  quiet  hillside  villages,  seize  a  few 
hours  from  their  busy  lives,  to  stimulate  their  neighbors  to 
activity  in  this  new  field  of  labor.  One  of  these,  rich  in  love 
and  faith,  if  not  in  this  world's  goods,  writes,  '  It  gave  me 
great  pleasure  to  obtain  subscribers  for  Life  and  Light  last 
year  ;  and  I  propose  to  do  the  same  this  year,  if  possible.     My 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  121 

circumstances  are  humble ;  and  my.  husband,  being  an  invalid, 
requires  numberless  little  attentions  :  yet  I  need  not  confine 
myself  wholly  at  home ;  and,  as  soon  as  I  can  snatch  half  a  day 
from  domestic  employments,  the  glad  labor  for  the  Lord  shall  be 
performed.  Please  save  me  fourteen  copies  of  the  dear  Quar- 
terly ;  and  the  Lord  being  my  helper,  I  will  obtain  the  money, 
even  should  it  be  two  months  before  I  can  get  it  all.' 

^'  Others,  turning  aside  from  the  turmoil  of  city  life,  give  us 
the  benefit  of  their  self-denying  efforts  as  well  as  the  contents  of 
well-filled  purses.  A  worker  of  this  class  reports  as  follows  : 
'  Our  auxiliary  has  now  about  four  hundred  members,  and  we 
have  collected  between  two  and  three  hundred  dollars.  Should 
every  cent  be  lost,  it  has  done  us  good  to  raise  it ;  for  the  gift  of 
even  a  half-dollar  has  its  influence  on  Christian  character.'  In 
a  church  of  colored  people,  who  pay  the  small  salary  of  their 
minister  with  great  difficulty,  one  of  the  women  who  supports 
her  family  by  going  out  washing  brought  in  her  money  yester- 
day, having  obtained  ten  subscriptions ;  and  she  thought  she  could 
soon  procure  more.  She  asked  if  she  might  take  so  small  a  sum 
as  ten  cents  ;  '  for  some  folks  were  very  poor,  but  wanted  to  give 
something.' 

"  Our  branch  society  in  Philadelphia,  formed  a  year  ago,  where 
the  churches  of  our  denomination  are  few  and  weak,  held  its 
first  annual  meeting  on  the  3d  of  April,  under  the  most  favora- 
ble auspices.  Through  the  efficiency  of  their  auxiliaries  and 
mission-circles,  they  have  been  enabled  to  assume  the  support  of 
Miss  Proctor,  and  her  school  of  thirty  Christian  pupils,  at  Aintab. 

"  We  are  happy,  also,  to  report  a  deepening  interest  among 
the  mission-circles.  Little  hearts  have  been  earnest  in  the  cause  ; 
and  little  hands  have  been  busily,  though  quietly  at  work,  as 
shown  by  the  results  of  three  sales  during  the  past  few  weeks, 
netting  over  a  thousand  dollars  to  our  treasury.  New  circles  are 
forming,  sweet  little  blossoms  on  the  parent  trees,  from  which 
we  expect  much  future  fruit." 
11 


122  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

M]s.  Bartlett,  treasurer,  made  a  statement  of  receipts  since 
January,  when  interesting  extracts  from  correspondence  were 
given  by  IMrs.  Winslow,  corresponding  secretary,  Mrs.  L.  E. 
Caswell,  and  Mrs.  Edwin  Wright.  As  the  latter  closed  the 
story  of*  Rachel's  Grandmother,"  found  on  the  first  pages  of 
this  number,  the  audience,  sharing  the  joy  of  the  old  grand- 
mother, that  "  Jesus  lives  !  "  rose  and  sung  with  great  anima- 
tion, the  following  hymn,  — 

"  Let  every  creature  rise  and  bring.  " 

Mrs.  Ballantine  and  Mrs.  Fairbanks,  mother  and  daughter, 
were  here  introduced  to  the  audience,  — the  former  having  spent 
thirty  years  in  Bombay  and  Ahmednugger,  whence  she  returned 
in  widowhood  some  years  since.  Her  daughter,  Mrs.  Fairbanks, 
was  earnestly  commended  to  the  prayers  of  those  present,  as 
she  was  soon  to  return  with  her  husband  and  three  children  to 
their  distant  field  of  labor. 

Though  neither  made  any  address,  their  silent  testimony 
spoke  volumes.  The  chastened  dignity  of  the  elder  indicated 
alike  a  life  of  discipline  and  firm  adherence  to  the  cause 
espoused  in  her  youth  ;  while  the  bright  and  cheerful  exterior 
of  the  younger  showed  that  missionary  work  brought  its  meed 
of  joy  as  surely  as  any  other. 

A  communication  was  read  from  Mrs.  Grout,  giving  a  lively 
description  of  an  annual  meeting  at  the  Zulu  mission,  which  was 
followed  by  an  address  by  Miss  West. 

Miss  West  commenced  by  paying  an  affectionate  tribute  to 
her  mother,  who  was  also  a  prophetess  [teacher]  ;  her  name  by 
a  pleasing  coincidence  being  Huldah.  Her  consistent  piety  was 
ever  a  sweet  savor ;  not  only  in  her  family,  but  her  prayers  of 
faith  had  without  doubt  been  instrumental  in  causing  revival  in- 
fluences upon  the  Church  at  home,  and  upon  some  fields  abroad. 
Alluding  to  the  pleasant  visit  to  Africa  made  with  Mrs.  Grout, 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  123 

Miss  West  invited  the  audience  to  go  with  her  to  Turkey,  and 
attend  a  similar  gathering  of  their  mission  ;  characterized  by  the 
same  cordial  greetings,  affectionate  intercourse,  and  profitable 
discussion  of  matters  pertaining  to  missionary  life. 

A  fitting  close  to  the  meeting  was  the  reading  of  an  appeal 
to  Christian  mothers,  prepared  by  Mrs,  Chapin  of  Tung  Cho, 
for  an  auxiliary  at  Rutland,  Yt.,  who  had  generously  proposed 
to  circulate  it  throughout  the  State ;  but  as  Mrs.  Chapin  had  so 
recently  left  the  country,  it  was  reiterated  as  her  farewell  utter- 
ance to  us  all.  She  said,  ''In  behalf  of  millions  of  heathen 
mothers  I  pray  you  hear  me.  Returning  to  this  land  a  few 
months  since,  after  a  seven  years'  absence,  I  have  been  filled 
with  gratitude,  courage,  and  hope,  as  I  have  met  hundreds  of 
you  in  your  missionary  gatherings,  and  seen  the  work  to  which 
Christian  women  are  now  bringing  so  much  zeal,  love,  and  faithful 
labor.  Your  prayers  have  warmed  and  cheered  me  ;  and  your 
sympathy  has  gone  deep  down  into  my  heart.  I  have  seen 
some  of  you  cheerfully  forego  jewels,  laces,  and  beautiful  things 
in  your  homes,  that  you  might  have  more  for  the  treasury  of  the 
*  Woman's  Board ;  '  and  many  of  you,  I  doubt  not,  would 
double  your  contributions,  and  still  ask  sincerely,  '  What  lack  I 
yet?"  But  oh,  my  sisters,  bear  with  me  while  I  say,  you 
have  not  done  all !  Some  of  you  are  holding  back  God's  best 
gift,  and  that  which  he  has  a  right  to  ask  of  you,  — your  own 
children.  I  entreat  you  to  consider  that  our  Saviour's  last 
command  to  his  disciples  is  as  binding  as  ever  it  was,  and  bind- 
ing upon  you  and  me.  .  .  .  But  you  say,  '  Our  daughters  are 
not  particularly  interested  in  missionary  work.'  Why  are  they 
not  interested  ?  Have  you  sought  to  interest  them  in  it  ?  Many 
a  successful  missionary  has  said,  '  My  mother  took  me  to  the 
missionary  meetings.  .  She  consecrated  me  to  the  work  from  my 
bu'th.  She  prayed  with  me  in  her  closet,  that  God  would  lead 
me  just  where  I  could  most  glorify  him.'  My  sisters,  have  jrou 
done  this  ?     Have  you  made  the  perishing  world  a  part  of  your 


124        LIFE  AND  LIGHT  FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN. 

mothers'  talk?  Do  you  know  any  other  way  in  which  our 
heathen  sisters  can  be  brought  to  Christ  ?  And  are  you  not, 
in  withholding  your  daughters  from  this  service,  withholding 
salvation  from  those  for  whom  Christ  died  ?  Some  of  you  have 
asked,  if  the  work  is  really  now  waiting.  I  hasten  to  answer, 
Yes :  to  such  an  extent  that  we  who  stand  in  the  midst  of  it 
stretch  out  imploring  hands  to  you  for  help.  0  mothers  !  my 
heart  goes  out  to  you  in  one  yearning  farewell  cry,  Be  faithful  ! 
With  God's  blessing  you  make  the  missionaries.  You  can  so 
pray  and  so  give,  that  the  feeble  band  shall  become  a  strong 
army." 

The  appeal  of  Mrs.  Chapin,  of  which  we  have  given  only  a 
part,  was  heard  with  the  most  earnest  attention  to  its  close,  when 
Mrs.  Bowker  oftered  a  few  remarks  enforcing  the  lessons  of  the 
hour ;  and  the  meeting  was  closed  by  singing  the  doxology. 

Mrs.  J.  A.  Copp,  Bee.  Sec. 


TREASURER'S  REPORT. 


Receipts  from  April  1  to  July  1,  including  subscriptions  for 
quarterlies,  $8,214.58.  Since  Jan.  1,  including  subscriptions 
for  quarterlies,  $20,715.93. 

For  details,  see  Missionary  Herald  for  April,  May,  and  June. 

L.  F.  B. 


TO   PATRONS. 


No  apology  is  needed  in  reminding  our  subscribers  that 
prompt  payments  are  absolutely  necessary  to  the  success  of  this 
publication.     Drops  make  the  ocean. 


HiiiiiiPiMiMiiti 


WOMAN'S   BOARD   OF  MISSIONS   FOR  THE 
INTERIOR. 


OFFICERS. 


President. 

Mrs.  S.  G.  BARTLETT,  Glencoe,  111. 
Corresponding  Secretaries. 

Mss.  E.  W.  BLATCHFORD,  375  North  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  111. 
Mrs.  W.  a.  BARTLETT,  4  Park  Row,  Chicago,  111. 

Recording  Secretary. 

Miss  MARY  E.  GREENE,  Evanston,  111. 

Treasurer. 

Mrs.  FRANCIS  BRADLEY,  Evanston,  III. 


CEYLON. 
LETTER  FROM    MISS  HILLIS. 

The  following  extracts  from  a  letter  of  Miss  Hillis  to  the 
Grinnell  Woman's  Missionary  Society  will  give  an  idea  of  her 
circumstances  and  work.  She  writes  from  Oodoopitty,  Feb. 
12,  1871. 

"  When  I  wrote  last,  I  think  I  had  just  matured  plans  for 

work  at  Panditeripo,  and  was  teaching  in  the  English  school  at 

Battieotta.     I  went  to  Panditeripo  twice  a  week,  meeting  the 

children  on  Friday  afternoon,  and  the  women  on   the  Sabbath. 

11*  125 


126  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

At  first  only  the  Christian  women  attended,  as  we  met  i;i  the 
sitting-room  of  the  old  mission-house.  The  heathen  seldom  enter 
a  church,  or  come  on  the  mission  premises  to  attend  a  religious 
service,  though  there  is  no  prejudice  among  them  attending  the 
same  meeting  if  held  in  a  bungalow  or  a  native's  house.  By 
going  to  a  church  they  lay  themselves  open  to  suspicion,  and 
are  subject  to  persecution,  or  at  least  ridicule,  to  which  they  are 
very  sensitive.  As  they  would  be  polluted  by  contact  with 
Christians,  if  they  are  of  good  caste,  they  would  be  obliged  to 
perform  certain  ceremonies  of  purification.  I. tried  to  bring  in 
some  coolie  women,  but  without  success. 

"Afterwards  the  plan  of  holding  the  meetings  at  houses  in 
the  village  was  tried,  and  proved  very  successful.  The  first  time 
about  twenty  heathen  were  present,  besides  children.  There 
were  never  less  than  six  ;  and  once  the  number  was  twenty-five, 
none  of  whom  could  have  been  induced  to  go  to  a  church. 

"  The  Christian  women  were  more  efficient  than  I  had  dared 
to  hope,  being  very  earnest  in  efforts  to  bring  in  others,  and  in 
trying  to  make  the  meetings  interesting.  Two  had  been  edu- 
cated in  the  mission-school  when  English  was  taught,  and  one 
was  a  very  good  interpreter." 

The  eflfect  of  the  climate  has  been  such  upon  the  health  of 
Miss  Hillis  as  to  render  it  necessary  for  her  to  give  up,  for  a 
time,  all  out-of-door  work.  This  is  a  great  trial  to  her.  At  the 
time  of  writing  she  was  taking  charge  of  the  girls'  school  at 
Oodoopitty,  during  Miss  Townsend's  absence. 


INDIA. 
LETTER  FROM  MISS   TAYLOR. 

AVe  are  permitted  to  make  the  following  extracts  from  a  letter 
written  by  Miss  Taylor  to  a  Sabbath  school  in  Ohio.  The 
letter  is  dated,  Pulney  Hills,  April  17,  1871.     After  speaking 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  127 

in  general  terms  of  the  improvement  in  her  school,  both  in  the 
number  and  character  of  the  pupils  during  the  year  past,  she 
says,  — 

"  One  of  our  new  scholars  was  a  girl  of  fifteen,  with  whom 
Miss  Pollock  became  acquainted  in  one  of  the  villages,  and 
who  was  persuaded  by  her  to  come  to  school.  When  we  took 
her  in  September,  she  could  only  read  words  of  one  syllable : 
but  such  was  her  eagerness  to  learn,  that  she  would  pick  up 
any  book,  and  spell  out  words  in  it;  so  that  in  November,  she 
was  able  to  read  quite  smoothly  from  the  New  Testament  at 
morning  prayers.  She  is  a  good  singer,  too,  and  has  committed 
to  memory  many  of  the  beautiful  Christian  lyrics. 

"  I  have  been  much  perplexed  often  by  the  apparent  lack  of 
a  sense  of  sinfulness,  and  sorrow  for  sin,  in  those  pupils  who 
wish  to  unite  with  our  church ;  but  such  an  experience  is  veiy 
rarely  seen  in  this  country.  When,  however,  I  find  them  try- 
ing to  control  their  angry  passions,  fond  of  reading  the  Bible, 
and  seeking  opportunities  for  secret  prayer,  I  hope  I  am  not 
mistaken  in  thinking  that  they  have  been  born  again. 

"  There  are  two  or  three  boys  in  whosj  hearts  I  trust  a  work 
of  grace  has  been  begun.  I  noticed  a  great  change  in  their  deport- 
ment, and  found  that  they  were  reading  their  Bibles  in  course. 
All  the  boys  have  been  interested  the  last  year  in  going  to 
heathen  villages  to  read  and  .■^I'ng  to  those  who  gather  about  them. 
The  high-caste  men  listen  with  interest. 

"  Once,  when  another  missionary  teacher  was  spending  a  few 
days  in  a  village  about  five  miles  from  our  station,  I  took  the 
girls  with  me  Saturday,  and  joined  her  there.  I  travelled  in  an 
ox-cart,  the  girls  following  on  foot,  and  running  to  keep  up,  most 
of  the  way,  much  pleased  with  their  liberty. 

"  We  found  the  tent  pitched  under  a  group  of  banyan-trees. 
The  girls  dispersed  in  companies  of  two  or  three,  talking  and 
reading  to  those  who  came  to  gaze  at  such  bright,  tidy  young 
women. 


128  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

"  In  the  afternoon,  we  were  invited  to  the  house  of  a  high- 
caste  man.  While  I  went  in,  and  talked  to  a  crowd  of  women, 
the  young  helpers  remained  outside  on  the  veranda.  Here 
they  soon  drew  an  interested  audience,  attracted  by  the  sight 
of  girls  not  only  knowing  how,  but  having  the  audacity  to  read- 
The  singing  so  charmed  the  listeners,  that  five  or  six  lyrics  were 
sung  by  request.  There  were  several  men  in  the  crowd ;  and, 
while  one  of  the  girls  was  reading  from  a  well-written  tract  on 
their  idols,  a  man  remarked  that  that  was  not  so  pleasant  as  sing- 
ing, and  suggested  a  change.  'But,'  she  said,  'I  paid  no  at- 
tention, and  read  on  till  I  finished  the  chapter.' 

"  My  object  in  taking  the  scholars  with  me  to  the  villages  is, 
that  they  may  acquire  confidence  in  themselves,  so  that  when 
at  home  among  their  own  people,  they  may  be  willing  to  read  to 
them.  So  we  tax  our  ingenuity  for  ways  and  means  to  reach 
these  darkened  minds,  and  '  sow  beside  all  waters,'  hoping  the 
seed  will  somewhere  find  favorable  soil." 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  RENDALL. 

Miss  Kendall  also  writes  from  Pulney,  under  date  of  April 
26,  1871.  She  refers  to  her  journey  and  to  the  character  of 
the  place  thus  :  — 

"  I  must  tell  you  of  our  long  tour  to  Pulney,  which  we  took 
last  month,  —  my  first  experience  of  a  long  tour,  —  the  distance 
being  forty-seven  miles.  We  went  in  a  bullock-bandy  of  two 
wheels,  at  the  rate  of  three  miles  an  hour,  or  sometimes  not 
more  than  two.     This  slow  rate  makes  travelling  very  tiresome. 

"  The  town  of  Pulney  has  ten  or  twelve  thousand  inhabitants. 
It  is  a  most  sacred  place,  containing  several  temples,  and  thou- 
sands of  people  flock  there  yearly,  at  the  great  feasts,  to  worship 
the  gods. 

"We  visited  the  most  sacred  temple.  It  is  built  upon  a 
very  high  rock.     We  could  enter  all  parts  of  it,  except  the  holy 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN. 


129 


of  holies,  wbere  the  god  is  kept;  into  which  only  the  priests 
can  go.  They  lighted  some  large  torches,  however,  which  made 
the  lorrid  images  quite  apparent.  How  human  beings  can 
worship  such  hideous  objects  is  beyond  comprehension.  The 
principal  god  is  said  to  be  a  famous  hunter,  and  descends  the 
mountain  almost  every  night,  equipped  with  darts  and  other 
weapons,  to  engage  in  his  favorite  pursuit.  The  priests  gave  us 
a  pair  of  his  shoes,  such  as  he  always  wears  on  these  oc- 
casions. 

"  A  very  interesting  conversion  occurred  in  Pulney,  a  short 
time  ago.  A  man  of  high-caste  had  come  across  some  portions 
of  Scripture,  or  some  tracts;  and  his  interest  was  so  much 
excited,  that  he  came  and  talked  with  the  catechist  about  them. 
This  catechist,  a  very  godly  man,  told  him  of  the  way  of 
salvation  opened  by  Christ ;  and  God  graciously  sent  his  Spirit 

and  touched  the  heart  of  this  poor  sinner,  so  that  he  accepted 

Jesus  as  his  only  Saviour. 

"  He  once  talked  with  me   about  his  conversion.      Though 

I  could  not  make  out  very  clearly  all  that  he   said,  I  could 

understand  that  he  was  very,  very  happy  ;  more   so  than  he 

could  express. 

"  It  gives  one  new  inspiration  to  listen  to  such  persons,  who 

were  once  zealots  for  their  false  religion,  as  they  talk  with  their 

heathen  friends,  and  tell  them  of  the  new  and  better  way." 

A   HINDOO    MARRIAGE. 

"Did  you  ever  hear  a  description  of  a  Hindoo  marriage? 
The  sight  is  a  novel  one,  I  can  assure  you.  The  last  one  I 
witnessed  was  the  wedding  of  the  pastor's  daughter,  who  is  to 
be  at  our  station  hereafter.  If  the  friends  are  well-to-do,  the 
bride  is  generally  robed  in  a  gay  silk  cloth.  Her  head  is 
always  covered  with  bright  yellow  chrysanthemums,  —  the 
natives'  favorite  flower;  her  hands  and  arms  are  all  marked 
up   with   sandal-wood    powder,    which    gives   her   a   decidedly 


130  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

heathouish  appearance  ;  and  heavy  wreaths  of  flowers  are  hung 
about  her  neck. 

*'  The  ceremony  is  completed  by  tying  around  her  neck 
what  is  called  the  '  tahli.'  At  this  juncture  comes  the  exciting 
point ;  for  she  generally  feigns  extreme  weakness,  lolling  her 
head  down,  and  seeming  to  have  quite  lost  all  existence,  or  else 
she  suddenly  revives,  and  makes  desperate  struggles,  so  that  it  is 
very  difficult  to  tic  the  knot.  After  the  ceremony  is  finished, 
wreaths  are  put  around  the  principal  guests,  the  betel-leaf  is 
passed,  and  limes,  after  which  all  are  sprinkled  with  rose-water.^' 

PLANS    FOR    THE   FUTURE. 

"  Our  little  mud  hut,  at  a  village  nine  miles  from  home,  is 
finished,  and  we  shall  go  there  soon  after  we  leave  the  hills. 
I  can  now  understand  the  greater  part  of  what  the  Tamil 
people  say,  which  encourages  me  very  much.  I  hope  to  give 
less  time  to  study,  and  more  to  actual  labor  for  these  poor 
people,  during  the  year  to  come.'^ 


TURKEY. 

PROGRESS.  — 1865  to  1870. 

BY  MRS.   H.  E.  BAKER. 


Mrs.  Pratt  of  Marash,  in  1834,  went  from  house  to  house 
among  the  people  of  that  city,  urging  the  parents  to  send  their 
daughters  to  school.  She  met  with  a  tolerable  degree  of  suc- 
cess, and  a  beginning  was  made.  A  native  teacher,  a  woman, 
of  course,  as  she  was  to  teach  girls,  was  employed,  though  with 
much  opposition  from  the  first. 

"  But,  though  she  did  her  best,  she  failed  to  overcome  this 
opposition,  especially  that  of  the  men  ;  and  they,  influencing  their 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  131 

•wives,  succeeded  in  depriving  her  of  the  respect  which  was  her 
due,  and  also  of  the  influence  which  it  was  necessary  she  should 
have  in  order  to  the  prosperity  and  continuance  of  the  school. 
When  Mrs.  Coifing  arrived  at  Marash,  in  1865,  most  of  the 
girls  had  left  the  school,  and  the  teacher  had  well-nigh  become 
disheartened.  The  men  called  her  a  brazen-faced  fool,  for  attempt- 
ing to  teach,  a  thing  no  woman  could  do  ;  at  least,  no  Armenian 
woman  could  expect  to  do  it.  The  women  called  her  crazy,  be- 
cause she  did  not  seek  or  improve  opportunities  for  matrimony. 
Some  called  her  proud ;  some  accused  her  of  wishing  to  become 
"  Frank  ; "  and  all  turned  from  her  with  scorn  or  cutting  indiffer- 
ence. 

"  Mrs.  Coffing  at  once  took  up  the  matter..  She  talked  with 
the  men,  striving  to  reason  away  their  prejudices,  explaining  to 
the  complainers,  ridiculing  the  sus|)icions  of  the  jealous,  and 
contradicting  false  reports  concerning  the  teacher.  She  went 
from  house  to  house,  pursuing  a  similar  course  with  the  women. 
She  enlisted  the  native  pastors  oh  her  tide,  and  took  care  to  go 
no  farther  than  she  was  sure  they  would  go  -with  her. 

"  At  the  same  time  she  took  counsel  with  the  teacher  herself, 
showing  full  sympathy  with  her,  and  holding  up  her  hands  in  ev- 
ery possible  way.  She  declined  invitations  even  to  suppers  and 
weddings,  where  the  teacher  was  not  also  invited  to  go  ;  striving 
in  every  way  to  prove  to  all,  that  she  considered  her  position  an 
honorable  one,  and  also  that  she  respected  her  for  filling  the 
place  so  well. 

"In  1870,  Mrs.  Coffing  writes,  '  I  have  the  satisfaction  to- 
day of  knowing  that  next  to  the  two  pastors  and  the  native 
teacher  in  the  theological  school,  she  is  the  most  respected  and 
beloved  person  in  Marash.'  " 

Now,  also,  there  are  not  only  one  but  four  female  teachers  em- 
ployed and  paid  by  the  Protestant  community  in  that  place. 
Only  two  men  are  now  teaching  there  ;  and  they  would  not  have 
been  employed  if  women  had  been  found  for  the  places   they 


132  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

hold.  At  the  beginning  of  the  school,  the  main  object  of  the 
parents  was  to  be  relieved  of  the  care  of  their  children  ;  and  they 
therefore  sent  them  to,  school  at  sunrise,  and  expected  them 
home  only  about  sunset,  —  a  long  day  for  the  teacher.  Now 
the  schools,  of  which  there  are  seven  established,  begin  at  nine, 
have  an  hour's  recess  at  noon,  and  close  at  four.  Then,  upon 
the  same  principle  of  relieving  the  parents,  twelve  whole  months 
in  every  year  was  the  school  session ;  now  there  are  three  vaca- 
tions, comprising  eight  weeks  in  the  whole. 

"In  1865,  each  scholar  in  the  school,  were  they  twenty  or  a 
hundred  and  twenty,  must  have  his  lessons  by  himself,  making 
as  many  classes  as  pupils.  To  this  course  all  were  bound,  par- 
ents, school  committees,  and  teachers ;  and  a  hard  task  indeed 
was  it  to  meet  and  overcome  their  prejudices  in  its  favor.  Slowly, 
however,  they  came  to  conisent  to  a  change  ;  ^nd,  in  1870,  all 
are  classified,  even  to  the  alphabetarians. 

"  Of  the  girls  in  one  of  these  schools,  the  one  of  which  Mrs. 
Coffing  has  the  more  immediate  charge,  twenty-eight  are  hope- 
fully Christians,  out  of  thirty-one  in  attendance  last  year.  Surely 
the  teachers  have  reason  for  encouragement  in  their  labors ;  and 
though  ^ome  days  are  dark  to  their  eyes,  yet  they  may  feel  that 
God  sets  his  own  seal  of  approval  on  their  earnest  and  faithful 
efforts. 

"In  1854,  a  church  was  organized  in  Marash,  consisting  of 
sixteen  persons.  Now  there  are  two  prosperous  churches,  in- 
cluding five  hundred  and  sixteen  members,  whose  contributions 
during  the  last  year  amounted  to  more  than  nineteen  hundred 
dollars.  Besides  their  other  gifts  to  the  Lord,  the  women  of 
these  churches  wash,  mend,  and  bake  for  twenty-five  theological 
students  connected  with  the  seminary  located  there.  Nine- 
tenths  of  the  church-members  earn  a  bare  living  by  hard  labor, 
theij*  daily  wages  amounting  to  only  thirty  cents  in  gold.  They 
give  until  they  feel  it ;  some  of  them  having  cheerfully  conse- 
crated one-fifth  of  their  income  to  church  purposes  the  last  year." 


FOE  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  ^^^ 


%mt^  ^t^m\m^l 


As  one  method  of  bringing  our  society  as  a  real,  living  agency 
before  some  who  had  not  yet  engaged  with  us  in  this  work,  the 
Executive  Board  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  for  the  In- 
terior, at  their  meeting  in  May,  appointed  committees  of  ladies 
familiar  with  its  operations,  to  attend  the  meetings  of  the  various 
State  associations  of  Congregational  churches,  as  they  occur  dur- 
ing  the  summer  and  fall  months,  to  confer  with  the  ladies  who 
might  be  present  at  these  annual  gatherings. 

They  were  instructed  to  give  information  in  regard  to  the  ob- 
ject of  the  organization,  and  the  success  which  has  attended  its 
labors  hitherto ;  to  urge  the  formation  of  new  auxiliaries  and  the 
wider  circulation  of  our  little  quarterly. 

We  have  received  reports  of  such  meetings,  held  in  Michi- 
gan, Illinois,  Iowa,  and  Ohio,  indicating  that  the  experiment 
is  a  successful  one,  resulting  in  the  organization  of  several  new 
societies,  and  an  increase  in  the  number  of  subscribers  for 
Life  and  Light. 

PROGRESS    AT    HOME. 

It  would  give  us  pleasure,  and  greatly  cheer  the  hearts  of  our 
missionary  sisters,  who  must  watch  with  deeper  interest  Aan  we 
can  estimate  such  indications  of  growing  love  for  Christ  s  cause 
could  we  report  a  larger  accession  to  the  number  of  our  auxil- 
iaries during  the  quarter  now  closing. 

Still,  this  steady,  regular  increase  is  full  of  encouragement, 
and  also  the  fact,  that  many  of  those  contributing  to  our  tunds 
are  proving  themselves  helpers  also  in  other  ways. 


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134  LIFE  AND   LIGHT 

Many  instances  have  come  to  our  knowledge,  in  which  ladies 
whose  hearts  have  been  stirred  within  them  by  the  appeals  of 
some  earnest,  loving  missionary,  or  by  that  zeal  that  springs  from 
personal  effort  to  learn  the  wants  of  our  own  sex  in  heathen 
lands,  have  been  instrumental,  while  visiting  friends,  in  awaken- 
ing the  interest  of  others,  and  bringing  about  the  organization 
of  flourishing  auxiliaries.  Would  there  were  very  many  more 
such  efficient,  willing  workers  in  the  field  ! 

The  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  for  Missouri,  recently 
organized,  joins  with  us  in  efforts  to  spread  missionary  intelli- 
gence, and  awaken  enthusiasm  in  this  good  work.  We  welcome 
their  co-operation,  and  hope  to  record  multiplied  tokens  of  new 
life  and  zeal  resulting  from  the  enterprise. 

Oberlin,  Ohio,  has  had  an  independent  missionary  society 
for  a  year  or  more  ;  but  last  May  the  members  voted  to  become 
auxiliary  to  the  W.  B.  M.  I.  They  propose  to  assume  the  sup- 
port of  Mrs.  Mumford,  who  goes  out  from  them.  Her  field  of 
labor  is  not  yet  assigned.  We  gladly  join  hands  with  them, 
and  feel  already  new  inspiration  from  their  strength  and  enthu- 
siasm. 

We  are  accustomed  to  words  of  cheer  from  Jackson,  Mich. 
Minds  there  seem  to  be  ,ever  busy  and  skilful  in  devising  ways 
and  means  for  awakening  and  sustaining  missionary  zeal. 

Their  secretary  reports,  that  they  have  now  a  membership  of 
one  hundred  and  ninety,  and  seven  hundred  dollars  were  paid 
into  their  treasury  during  the  year  closing  in  April. 

A  correspondent  in  Iowa  writes,  "  It  is  now  two  years  since  a 
friend  and  myself  pledged  ourselves  to  meet  on  the  first  Friday 
of  each  month,  and  pray  for  Foreign  Missions.  We  have  now 
four  members  that  give  regularly,  and  we  receive  occasional 
contributions  from  others. 

"An  elderly  lady,  eighty  years  of  age,  with  two  daughters  of 
fifty  and  sixty  years,  has  promised  to  send  two  dollars,  if  one 
of  us  will  pay  the  money  and  take  butter.     This  is  encouraging; 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  135 

and  now,  if  we  can  get  butter  or  eggs,  or  any  thing  else  that  we 
can  convert  into  money,  we  shall  consider  it  quite  an  honor  to 
enter  into  trade  for  the  missionary  cause." 

Thus  as  helpers  together  in  the  same  blessed  work,  whether 
the  offering  be  one  of  personal  labor,  or  money,  or  prayer  and 
sympathy,  we  joyfully  lay  it  at  tlie  feet  of  Him  who  hath 
redeemed  us,  and  bought  us  with  Ilis  blood. 

To  those  who  are  seeking  information  in  regard  to  the  best 
method  of  organizing  auxiliary  societies,  and  conducting  their 
meetings,  we  would  recommend  the  last  missionary  paper,  edited 
by  Rev.  S.  J.  Humphrey,  Dist.  Secretary  of  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M. 
The  results  of  the  experience  of  many  different  societies  are 
there  combined ;  and  those  interested  in  the  matter  cannot  fail 
to  find  some  hints  which  will  be  of  value  to  them  in  entering 
upon  such  work. 

These  missionary  papers,  published  two  or  three  times  a  year, 
at  irregular  intervals,  are  full  of  information  which  will  be 
prized  by  all  who  love  to  note  the  progress  of  Christ's  kingdom. 

They  may  be  obtained,  free  of  cost,  by  apply'ng  to  E,ev.  S.  J. 
Humphrey,  84  Washington  Street,  Chicago,  if  the  order  be 
accompanied  by  stamps  sufficient  to  pay  the  postage,  at  the  rate 
of  two  cents  for  every  three  copies. 


A  WORD  TO  CORRESPONDENTS. 

Please  write  legibly,  giving,  in  your  own  address,  the  name  of 
the  State  ^s'  well  as  of  the  town  to  which  letters  are  to  be  sent ; 
also,  if  a  lady,  state  whether  the  title  should  be  Mrs.  or  Miss. 

Secretaries  of  auxiliary  societies,  who  may  receive  letters  from 
missionaries  of  the  W.  B.  M.  I.,  are  requested  to  forward 
copies  of  such  letters,  or  such  extracts  as  may  be  of  general 
Interest,  to  the  Eecording  Secretary,  Miss  Mary  E.  Greene, 
Evanston,  111. 


136 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


SOCIETIES    AUXILIARY    TO    W.  B.  M.  I., 
REroRTED  SINCE  Nov.  4,  1870. 


OHIO. 

Elyria. 
Oberlin. 

Sparta. 
Stoughton. 
West  Salem. 

Michigan. 
Almira. 

Whitewater  Juvenile  Society. 
Whitewater  Willing  Workers 

Armada. 

Benzonia. 

Dexter. 

Kalamazoo. 

St.  Joseph. 

Solon. 

Wayne. 

IOWA. 

Belle  Plaine. 

Bentonsport. 

Fairfield. 

Fond  du  Lac. 

Lyons. 

Manchester. 

ILLINOIS. 

Monroe. 

Amboy. 
Kewance. 

Mt.  Pleasant. 
Ogden  Station. 

Oak  Park. 

Orford. 

Sandwich. 

Oskaloosa. 

Waverly. 

Tabor. 

Wisconsin. 

MINNESOTA. 

Appleton. 

Medford. 

Elkhorn. 

Medford  Juvenile  Society. 

Fond  du  Lac. 
Fox  Lake. 

Minneapolis. 
Rochester. 

Janerville. 

St.  Paul. 

Janesville  Juvenile  Society. 

Winona. 

Koshkonong. 

Milwaukie,  Olivet  Church. 

KANSAS. 

Oshkosh. 

Manhattan. 

Plymouth. 
Rosendale. 

DAKOTAH. 

Sheboygan  Falls. 

Yankton.                         52 

Number  of  Western  subscribers  for  Life   and   Light,  since  last 
October,  1,14.5.     Total  Number,  l.'iO.^. 

Number  of  Life-Members  to  W.  B.  M.  I.,  308. 


Eesei's  f  «m  Lif ir™i  usmj: 


SEPT. 


PUBMSHED  BY  THE  WOMAN's  BOARD  OF  MISSIONS.  1871. 


THE  PICNIC. 


FROM   MRS.   WHEELER    OF    HARPOOT. 

Dear  Readers  of  the  Echoes,  —  Would  you  like  to  have 
the  echo  that  comes  from  this  far-away  land,  where  the  rivers  of 
Eden  still  flow  ?  The  blight  of  sin  has  fallen  upon  every  thing 
here,  unless  I  except  the  delicate  flowers  that  often  are  found 
on  these  sandy,  sterile  hillsides,  and  seem  truly  to  be  "  God's 
smiles,"  "remembrancers"  of  the  beautiful  garden  which  was 
once  the  abode  of  man  in  this  land.  When  you  hear  us  speak  of 
the  people  here,  you  think  of  the  turbaned  Turk,  who  puts  Mo- 
hammed in  the  place  of  Christ ;  but  we  do  not  labor  directly  for 
the  Turks.  Our  work  is  among  the  Armenians,  who  trace  their 
origin  back  to  Togarmah,  the  grandson  of  Japheth.  They  have 
dark  hair,  and  bright  black  or  beautiful  brown  eyes.  In  man- 
ners they  resemble  the  French,  and  are  naturally  more  graceful 
than  the  English  or  Americans.  Sometimes  you  call  ttiem 
heathen,  but  they  resent  this  very  much.     In  the  fourth  century, 

12*  137 


138  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

more  than  fourteen  hundred  years  ago,  they  received  the  Chris- 
tian religion,  and  were  called  Christians,  when  your  ancestors 
and  mine  were  pagans,  offering  human  sacrifices ;  but  their  re- 
ligion has  always  been  one  of  fq|ps,  —  the  name  without  the 
power. 

Now  they  have  the  Bible  and  the  missionaries ;  and,  to  show 
one  of  the  results  of  their  presence  here,  I  would  like  to  tell 
you  of  a  picnic  which  we  had  during  the  Easter  holidays.  It 
was  for  the  mothers  and  children  connected  with  the  girls'  school 
in  this  city,  and  was  a  rare  pleasure  for  these  people,  who  have 
no  such  happy  gatherings  as  you  have  in  America.  It  would 
not  be  in  keeping  with  the*  customs  of  the  country  to  have  the 
men  and  boys  come  ;  so  of  course  the  women  and  girls  only  were 
present.  We  met  in  the  Normal  schoolroom.  We  first  sang, 
"  There  is  no  name  so  sweet  on  earth ;  "  and,  after  a  prayer,  a 
few  words  were  said  on  the  meaning  of  Easter.  Then  some  of 
the  larger  girls  gave  us  specimens  of  their  knowledge  in  Bible- 
history.  Two  little  girls  repeated  some  extracts  they  had  learned 
for  the  occasion ;  and  Paris,  a  sweet  girl  of  thirteen,  told  us  of 
Elijah  fed  by  the  ravens,  and  the  story  of  the  Shunamite  woman. 
You  have  all  heard  these  beautiful  narratives  ;  but  some  were 
there  that  day  who  heard  them  for  the  first  time. 

Two  Testaments,  with  bright-red  covers  and  gilt  edges,  were 
presented,  — one  to  the  best  scholar  in  the  school,  and  the  other 
to  the  native  teacher  to  encourage  her  to  be  more  faithful  in  the 
future.  A  few  words  were  said  to  the  mothers ;  and  the  rest  of 
the  afternoon  was  given  to  social  enjoyment. 

We  began  to  prepare  for  our  little  feast.  I  think  you  would 
have  laughed  if  you  had  come  in  just  then.  What  do  you  sup- 
pose the  tables  were  ?  Large  cloths  spread  on  the  floor  in  front 
of  the  ladies  and  children ;  also  serving  the  purpose  of  crumb- 
cloths,  table-clotbs,  and  napkins.  First  came  a  woman  with  an 
armful  of  bread,  which  she  placed  round  the  table  as  you  would 
plates.  Then  pilaff  was  brought  in  :  some  sour  milk,  —  a  favorite 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  139 

dish  here  in  warm  weather  ;  egg  omelet  with  parsley ;  boiled 
beet-tops  ;  hard-boiled  eggs,  colored  red,  yellow,  and  magenta ; 
salted  cheese ;  a  kind  of  sweetmeat  made  of  mulberry-juice  and 
flour  or  starch ;  raisins,  parched  pulse,  and  dates ;  and  meat  pre- 
pared with  cracked-whoat.  There  was  also  food  from  the  mis- 
sionary families,  which  pleased  both  women  and  children  so 
much,  that  they  asked  to  take  a  small  piece  home  to  show  to 
friends.  What  remained  after  we  had  all  eaten  was  gathered 
together  and  given  to  the  poor. 

Do  you  wish  to  know  the  object  of  this  picnic  ?  It  is  to  in  • 
terest  the  women  in  their  own  education.  Many  have  been 
very  much  opposed  to  it,  saying  it  would  make  woman  mascu- 
line; others  have  said,  **Is  she  to  be  a  priest,  that  she  should 
read  ?  " 


LITTLE  GOLD. 


BY  MRS.   CAPRON  OF  INDIA. 


My  dear  Children,  —  There  is  a  little  girl  in  my  school 
whose  name  is  Gold.  That  would  be  a  good  name  for  a  child 
who  wanted  to  go  to  heaven,  and  walk  on  golden  streets,  and 
wear  a  golden  crown.  Don't  you  think  so  ?  Her  father  and 
mother  are  heathen.  They  toll  dear  little  Gold,  that,  if  she  is 
naughty,  a  bad  devil  will  come  out  of  some  tree  and  catch  her; 
and  they  make  her  fold  her  little  fat  hands  every  time  she  goes 
by  a  stone  idol.  She  is  afraid  of  the  dark  ;  and  I  think  some 
of  you  are  too.  She  is  afraid  of  the  devils  that  her  mother  has 
told  her  about.  Why  should  you  have  any  fear,  when  you 
know  that  the  dear  heavenly  Father  never  forgets  you,  and  never 
goes  to  sleep  ?  Dear  little  Gold  says,  she  doesn't  care  so  much 
about  it  as  she  used  to,  since  she  has  heard  of  Jesus,  who  is  near 
her  all  the  time,  and  wants  her  to  go  and  live  with  him  in 
Heaven.     I  am  afraid  that  her  father  and  mother  will  take  her 


140  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

away  from  school ;  but  they  cannot  take  her  away  from  Jesus,  if 
she  knows  how  to  pray. 

Many  of  you,  dear  children  in  America,  have  sent  me  money 
for  heathen  girls ;  and  little  Gold  will,  perhaps,  see  you  in 
heaven,  and  then  you  will  be  very  glad  for  every  thing  you 
have  done  for  them. 


MISSION-CIRCLES. 

The  following  ackowledgments  will  show  an  increased  interest 
in  this  department  of  our  work. 

3IAINE. 

Ellsworth.  —  "  Cup-Bearers,"  $1. 

Norridgeicock.  —  "  Busy  Bees,"  for  support  of  a  girl  in  Mrs.  Bissell'a 
school,  $30.25 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Boston.  —  Old  South  Church.     "  Stoddard  Circle,"  $3. 

Boston  Highlands.  —  "  Highland  Rill,"  for  Mrs.  Edwards's  school,  $8. 
"  Little  Sowers,"  $5. 
"  Little  Charlie  B.'s  home  collection  for  the  heathen,"  50  cents. 

Cambridge.  —  "  Little  Workers,"  for  pupil  in  Mrs.  Edwards's  school,  $30. 
"  Willing  Helpers,"  $5. 

Fall  River.  —  "  Willing  Helpers,"  for  support  of  two  scholars  in  Miss 
Seymour's  school,  S60. 

Lawrence.  —  "Nightingale  Circle,"  $40. 

Maynard.  —  "  Rising-Star,"  $5. 

Newburi/port.  — "  Bellville    Mission    Band,"  for  support    of  a  Bible- 
reader,  $50. 

Wakefield.  —  "  Mission  Helpers,"  $30. 

Winchester,  —  "  Seek-and-Save  Society,"  of  which  $2.50  being  the  con- 
tents of  a  little  brown  bank,  $8. 

CONNECTICUT. 

Greenwich.  —  "  Mission-Circle,"  $16. 

Glastenbury. — Juvenile  Missionary  Society,  to  constitute  Miss  Sarah  F. 

Kittredge  L.  M.,  $25. 
JVca;  ^ami. —  "  Grove-Hall  Circle,"  for  support  of  "Harriet  Tilva,'' 

Bible-reader,  Madura,  $40. 

"  Truth-S«iekers,"  for  board  of  child  in  Mrs.  Bissell's  school,  $15. 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  141 

The  following  are  connected  with  our  Philadelphia  Branch:  — 

NEW    JERSEY. 

Orange.  —  "  Orange  Buds,"  $10. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Philadelphia.  —  "  Can-ier  Doves/'  $6. 

"  Plymouth  May  Plowers,"  $4.05. 

NEW    CIRCLES. 

Reading  reports  a  **  Rill ;  "  Randolph  a  circle;  and  Maiden 
one,  composed  of  fifty  members,  called  the  "  Star  Circle," 
forming  a  constellation  that  has  just  begun  to  send  forth  bright 
rays,  which  they  hope  will  one  day  lead  many  little  ones  of  the 
East  to  the  holy  child  Jesus. 


WILLING  HELPERS. 

Our  *'  Willing  Helpers  "  in  Fall  River  have  recently  en- 
riched the  treasury  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  by  giving 
a  very  unique  entertainment  in  the  chapel  of  their  church.  Their 
secretary  says,  "  The  room  was  elaborately  and  tastefully  deco- 
rated, the  children  dressed  in  white,  and  looking  as  lovely  as 
angels.  The  evening  was  perfect,  our  friends  came  in  crowds, 
and  the  proceeds  amounted  to  about  a  hundred  dollars."  The 
programme  of  the  entertainment  is  given  below,  and  may  fur- 
nish some  suggestions  to  "  Circles"  wishing  to  follow  this  bright 
example. 

I'll  sing  the  glory  of  the  Lora         ....  Song. 

Our  two  scholars  at  Harpoot Dialogue. 

Labor  for  Christ Song. 

My  Little  Offering Recitation. 

Who  will  send  or  go        .        .        .        .        .        .  Son"-. 

Life  in  the  Zenana  .        • Dialoo-ue. 

All  for  Jesus Recitation. 

Hymn      .        .        .        


142  CHILDREN'S   QUARTERLY. 

SEEK-AND-SAVE    CIRCLE. 

We  wish  to  make  grateful  mention  of  some  substantial  re- 
sults of  the  diligent  seeking,  as  well  as  the  careful  savings,  of 
one  of  our  wide-awake  Mission-Circles,  the  "  Seek-and*Save 
Society"  of  Winchester.  During  the  winter  its  members  have 
had  weekly  meetings  to  prepare  for  a  Fair  held  early  in  May. 
The  little  girls  made  many  beautiful  articles  ;  and  the  boys,  catch- 
ing their  spirit,  brought  gifts  of  evergreens,  flowers,  fancy  wood- 
cups  turned  by  their  own  hands,  boxes  and  brackets,  all-sufficient 
to  cover  five  tables  in  the  large  vestry  of  the  church.  These,  with 
tasteful  decorations,  a  flower-aibor,  tables  of  confectionery,  a 
refreshment  room  with  its  tempting  bill  of  fare,  and  an  art-gal- 
lery, formed  the  chief  attractions  of  the  occasion.  The  children 
sold  tickets  to  all  their  friends,  who  thronged  the  vestries,  liber- 
ally patronized  the  tables,  and  brought  the  amount  of  the  net 
proceeds  of  this,  their  first  Fair,  up  to  five  hundred  and  thirteen 
dollars. 

MAY   WE  COME  IN? 

A  PEW  months  ago,  a  Young  People's  Mission- Circle  was 
organized  in  connection  with  the  Congregational  Sunday  School 
at  Jamaica  Plain ;  and  now,  with  a  gentle  tap  at  the  hospitable 
door  of  the  "  Woman's  Board  of  Missions,"  we  would  ask  per- 
mission to  join  the  "goodlie  companie  "  of  helpers  in  the  work. 
We  number  about  fifty,  most  of  whom  pledge  a  certain  sum  per 
week  ;  and  we  find  that  every  penny  counts.  We  are  sometimes 
inclined  to  think  that  those  which  are  earned  count  two.  We 
hope  to  support  two  scholars,  one  at  Mrs.  Edwards's  school,  and 
the  other  at  Harpoot.  S.  E.  S.,  Treas. 


Twenty-five  copies  of  the  "  Children's  Quarterly  "  can  be 
obtained  for  one  dollar  a  year,  or  one  hundred  for  four  dollars,  by 
sending  to  Secretary  W.  B.  M.,  33  Pemberton  Square,  Boston. 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  143 


MRS.    EDWIN   WEIGHT. 

Once  more  'neath  the  shade  of  the  old  willow-tree 

The  children  are  gathered,  —  a  group  fair  to  see. 

Minnie  and  Kittie,  with  grave,  thoughtful  mien, 

Backward  and  forward  are  pacing  the  green  ; 

While  Laura  and  Nettie,  and  Miriam  Cook, 

Are  quit€  as  absorbed  in  a  seeming  blank-book. 

On  a  root  of  the  willow  whicli  peers  above  ground, 

The  rest  of  the  children  are  seated  around, 

Or  gathered  in  knots  of  two,  three,  and  four; 

Their  bright  eyes  and  dimples  with  smiles  running  o'er. 

The  Willow  had  put  on  his  holiday-dress, 

And  o'ci'  them  stretched  out  his  arms  as  to  bless ; 

And  the  sunshine  nodded  approval  in  beams 

Which  bathed  their  fair  locks  as  with  bright  golden  gleams 

But  sudden  the  clock  on  the  church-tower  pealed  three; 

And  hushed  were  the  tongues,  and  silent  the  glee. 

Then,  as  if  agreed,  they  fell  into  place. 

And  fixed  eager  eyes  on  Minnie's  sweet  face; 

While  Miriam  fingered  the  leaves  of  her  book, 

And  John  from  his  pocket  a  letter-sheet  took. 

Then  Minnie,  as  though  to  preside  she  were  born. 

Or  to  parliament  gfitherings  always  had  gone. 

Said,  "  Children,  we  often  have  met  in  this  spot 

When  fair  days  and  sunshine  have  fallen  to  our  lot : 

Nor  need  I  repeat  what  success  we  have  had. 

Nor  how  by  our  Sale  our  hearts  Avere  made  glad ; 

For  here  is  our  scribe,  to  whom  we'll  attend." 

And  heedful  upon  her  their  bright  eyes  did  they  bend, 

As  simply  she  sketched,  in  fresh,  girlish  phrase, 

Their  first  feeble  thought,  and  then  their  amaze 

That  God  should  have  given  them  favor  and  grace 

To  move  on  every  heart  in  the  place. 

"  For,"  said  she,  "  we  know  it  was  He  went  before, 

And,  as  we  oft  read,  '  blest  our  basket  and  store ; ' 

'Tv^as  he  gave  us  patience  to  work  day  by  day. 

And  made  e'en  our  labor  more  pleasant  than  play, 


144  CHILDREN'S   QUARTERLY. 

And  tauj,'ht  us  to  love  the  heathen  far  more 
Than  ever  we  thought  we  could  do  before." 
And  then,  as  in  picture,  the  tables  she  drew,  — 
'The  flowers  in  bouquets  as  fresh  as  they  grew ; 
Things  curious  and  strange  from  far  heathen  lands, 
From  China,  from  India,  and  Afric's  gold  sands  ; 
The  fanciful  trinkets  of  boyish  device ; 
The  tiny  card-baskets  of  red  wax  and  rice ; 
Air-castles  and  lanterns  of  paper  and  straw; 
And  tip-carts  of  wood  for  babies  to  draw; 
Brackets  and  tripods,  and  wall-baskets  too, 
With  bags  made  of  patch,  just  fit  for  a  shoe ; 
The  grab-box,  the  fish-pond,  the  "  gall'ry  of  art," 
And  the  fun  and  the  frolic,  in  which  all  took  a  part. 
Then  Johnnie's  fat  shoulders  gave  one  little  shrug, 
And  he  squirmed  in  his  seat  like  a  poor,  writhing  bug. 
But  soon  gathered  heart,  and  rose  to  his  feet, 
And  opened  the  paper  folded  so  neat. 
And  with  full  boyish  voice,  and  gleam  in  his  eye, 
Read  sums  far  exceeding  hopes  the  most  high : 
"  Received  seventy  dollars  from  candies  and  cakes, 
And  forty-five  more  from  grab-boxes  and  shakes ; 
Grand  table  of  fancies,  one  hundred  and  four, 
And  sale  of  things  useful  just  as  much  more  ; 
From  flowers  in  the  bowers,  and  bouquets  sold  in  hall. 
Sixty-four  dollars  and  ten  cents  in  all ; 
From  gallery  of  art,  pictures,  and  books, 
One  hundred  and  thirty,  or  that's  how  it  looks  : 
Sum  total,  five  hundred  seventeen  and  ten  ; 
Take  out  the  expenses,  and  yet  we  have  then 
Four  hundred  and  ninety  and  five  dollars  clear,* 
And  hope  to  raise  just  as  much  more  next  year." 
A  unanimous  breath  of  surprise  and  delight, 
A  flashing  of  eyes  which  were  erst  full  of  light. 
Expressed  the  thanksgiving  and  joy  of  each  heart. 
And  "  Whose  penny  was  it  1  "  the  tree  seemed  to  sigh 
With  every  passing  breeze  that  swept  by  ; 
And  methought,  should  each  a  soul  saved  represent. 
To  the  Lord  with  sweet  savor  were  this  treasure  lent. 

*  A  fact. 


nthn  mtmn. 


Vol.  II. 


DECEMBER,  1871, 


No.  4. 


INDIA. 


LEAVES  FROM  A  MISSIONARY'S  JOURNAL. 


NUMBER    SIX. 

June  2,  1871.  —  It  is  not  in  religious  matters  only  that 
these  people  have  to  do  violence  to  their  fears  and  customs,  if 
they  would  listen  to  us  ;  but,  in  such  simple  matters  as  the  tak- 
ing of  medicine,  it  is  sometimes  impossible  for  them  to  break 
away  from  old  habits  and  superstitions.  Even  when  half  con- 
vinced that  it  would  be  safer  to  trust  us,  some  fear  of  possible 
evil  conq[uers  them. 

This  morning  a  woman  whom  we  call  "the  rice-woman," 
because  she  sells  rice  to  us,  came  to  me,  and  seemed  to  be  in 
great  anxiety  about  her  daughter,  who  had  been  ill  twenty  days, 
and  who  appeared  to  be  dropsical.  Three  months  previously, 
this   mother   herself  had  been  very  ill  of  fever,  and,    finding 

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146  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

native  treatment  of  no  avail,  had.  finally  sent  for  me,  and  felt 
that  she  owed  her  recovery  to  my  care.  She  begged  me  to 
come  and  see  her  daughter,  saying  much  about  the  misfortune 
of  my  absence  from  town  during  the  last  month :  to  which  I 
gave  little  heed. 

I  must  just  add  here,  that  a  Brahmin  this  morning,  having 
exhausted  himself  in  smooth  phrases  of  joy  at  our  return, 
crowned  the  whole  by  saying,  that  such  were  the  blessed  influ- 
ences emanating  from  us,  that,  even  in  our  absence,  the  entire 
town  remained  in  prosperity  by  virtue  of  all  our  past  works  of 
merit.  And  yet,  not  six  months  ago,  I  met  this  very  man 
carrying  a  tray  of  garlands  and  fruits  to  the  Pagoda,  with  a 
group  of  those  soulless  yellow-cloth  priests  about  him,  and  he 
did  not  deign  to  give  me  a  greeting,  although  his  embarrass- 
ment betrayed  his  consciousness  of  my  demands  on  his  polite- 
ness. 

Although  it  threatened  rain,  I  made  my  way  to  the  rice- 
woman's  house.  Her  daughter  was  ill  and  uncomfortable  enough, 
but  not  in.  so  much  danger  as  I  had  supposed  from  the  mother's 
report.  After  hearing  an  account  of  her  troubles,  I  said  to  the 
mother,  — 

"What  shall  be  done?" 

'*  "What  shall  be  done  !  "  she  replied.  "  After  I  came  from 
your  bungalow,  I  called  on  a  Brahmin  doctor ;  and  he  said  he 
must  go  to  the  jungle,  and  dig  up  six  kinds  of  roots,  and  grind 
them  up,  and  put  one  kind  of  pill  with  the  powder,  and  boil 
all  together;  and  then,  while  she  is  taking  this  medicine,  she 
must  not  have  any  tamarind  in  her  curry,  nor  any  tobacco. 
He  said  he  must  have  two  rupees  before  he  would  do  any  thing, 
and  so  I  gave  them  to  him  ;  and  now  she  must  take  the  medi- 
cine; must  she  not  ?  " 

"Oh!"  said  the  sick  woman,  "how  I  begged  my  mother 
to  wait  until  you  had  come  !  for  I  wanted  you ;  but  she 
wouldn't." 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  147 

"  Cannot  you  give  medicine  too  ?  "  asked  the  mother. 

*'No,  indeed,"  was  the  reply. 

"  Well,  then,"  she  pleaded,  *'  let  us  have  the  blessing  of  your 
faith." 

"  What?  "  said  I,  laughing,  "  put  my  faith  with  that  Brah- 
min's works,  —  his  two  rupees,  six  roots,  one  pill,  and  all !  I 
rather  think  my  faith  and  my  works  must  go  together." 

There  was  a  frowzy-headed  old  woman,  who  had  been  crouch- 
ing in  one  corner,  who  now  rose  with  great  majesty,  and  straight- 
ened herself  before  me  with  the  proposition,  — ■ 

"  Send  for  a  soothsayer.     That's  my  advice." 

These  soothsayers  are  men  who  sit  wisely  on  the  ground, 
and,  beating  at  intervals  their  dingy  little  drums,  pretend  to 
foretell  future  events,  and  are  consulted  on  all  such  occasions  as 
marriages,  sicknesses,  or  journeys.  My  indignation  may  have 
withered  this  woman,  for  I  exclaimed  against  such  an  outrage 
upon  Him  in  whose  hands  are  life  and  death.  My  school-girls 
have  been  in  the  habit  of  visiting  this  family,  and  the  mother 
was  not  ignorant  of  the  true  God  and  his  mighty  attributes  ;  so 
she  turned  somewhat  soothingly  to  the  old  crone,  and  said,  — 

*'  She  cannot  endure  the  soothsaying  men.  She  thinks  no- 
body but  her  Swamy  knows  whether  we  are  going  to  live  or 
die."  And  then,  turning  to  me,  she  continued,  "I  do  not 
want  these  men  :  I  have  been  trying  to  pray  as  you  do,  and  I 
have  knelt  down  and  asked  the  great  Swamy  to  heal  my 
daughter." 

''So  have  I,"  said  the  poor  sufferer.  **  I  have  knelt  down 
in  that  corner." 

She  begged  me  to  send  her  a  cot  to  lie  upon,  that  she  might 
not  be  so  annoyed  by  the  ants.  It  was  pitiful  to  see  the  lack  of 
good  nursing.  It  is  always  a  joy  to  tell  the  story  of  the  woman 
who  touched  the  hem  of  the  Saviour's  garment.  My  women 
think  it  is  the  most  popular  story  that  they  tell.  My  only  office 
seemed  to  be  to  tell  of  the  Great  Physician,  and  I  came  away. 


148  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

CHINA. 

LETTER  FROM  MISS    PAYSON. 

Miss  Payson,  from  Foochow,  thus  writes  of  one  of  the  great 
difficulties  in  the  way  of  leading  the  Chinese  women  to  embrace 
the  Christian  religion  :  — 


"I  fear  it  will  be  long  before  any  of  the  small-footed  class 
become  willing  to  go  out  as  Bible-readers,  the  customs  of  the 
country  are  so  opposed  to  their  being  seen  in  the  streets.  The 
helpers'  wives  rarely  attend  religious  service,  if  it  requires  a 
walk  of  much  length.  Old  women  occasionally  venture  out  of 
their  houses,  and  hobble  along  with  their  small  feet  by  the  help 
of  a  large  staff,  or  leaning  on  an  attendant;  but  the  younger 
women  seldom  appear  in  public.  I  am  not  surprised  that  they 
dislike  to  go  out ;  for  the  language  heard  in  these  streets  is  most 
vile,  and  their  condition  is  any  thing  but  inviting  to  a  person  at 
all  fastidious. 

"  Among  the  first  of  the  few  women  who  united  with  the 
church  here  was  the  matron  connected  with  my  school,  a  widow 
about  fifty  years  old.  She  was  converted  while  a  servant  in  a 
missionary  family,  seems  very  sincere,  and  is  my  chief  dependence 
in  the  weekly  prayer-meetings.  She  still  retains,  however,  a 
wholesome  reverence  for  the  '  hung  siik,'  or  customs  of  the 
country.  Not  long  since,  in  calling  with  her  on  a  family  liv- 
ing only  a  few  steps  from  the  church,  I  gave  the  mother  and 
daughter-in-law  a  cordial  invitation  to  attend  the  service  on  the 
next  sabbath.  They  made  an  evasive  reply,  as  the  women 
here  invariably  do  when  thus  invited ;  but  the  school-matron 
directed  my  attention  at  once  to  their  feet,  wound  up  in  dingy 
white  bandages,  and  pinched   into  three-inch  shoes,   and  said 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  149 

apologizinglj,  *  They  have  small  feet :  it  is  not  the  "  hung  siik  " 
for  them  to  go  into  the  street.'  *  Alas ! '  thouglit  I,  '  if  this 
bugbear  of  custom  prevents  those  who  are  under  the  very 
droppings  of  the  sanctuary  from  attending  church,  what  can  we 
expect  from  those  living  farther  away  ?  ' 

FIRE-CRACKER   MAKERS. 

**  These  women  to  whom  I  have  just  referred  were  busily 
occupied  during  my  call  in  making  fire-crackers,  and  could 
hardly  stop  work  long  enough  to  satisfy  their  curiosity  with  re- 
gard to  my  dress  and  appearance.  They  wound  the  strips 
of  coarse  brown  paper  forming  the  body  of  the  fire-cracker  about 
a  bit  of  wood  Hke  a  match,  pasted  the  ends  together,  and,  having 
inwrapped  the  brown  paper  in  a  gay  suit  of  red,  they  put  it  up 
to  dry,  forming  circular  rows,  till  a  thousand  were  placed  there 
ready  for  the  shopman.  Each  woman  could  make  a  thousand 
in  one  day,  she  said,  and  received  in  return  only  twenty  cash, 
somewhat  less  than  two  cents. 

**  Their  house  was  untidy,  as  all  Chinese  houses  are,  their 
furniture  scanty  and  cheap,  and  their  clothing  very  common; 
yet  they  were  fine  ladies  in  their  own  and  their  neighbors'  esti- 
mation, because  they  had  genteel  little  feet,  and  wore  red 
embroidered  shoes,  like  the  wives  of  the  mandarins.  I  fear  that 
the  small  feet  which  prevent  these  women,  and  hundreds  and 
thousands  like  them,  from  entering  the  doors  of  our  chapel,  will 
debar  them  at  last  from  entering  the  doors  of  heaven.  Grod 
grant  that  they  may  see  their  danger  before  it  be  too  late  ! 

HOME   SCENES. 

**  Last  week  a  woman  very  well  dressed,  wearing  artificial 
flowers  in  her  hair,  and  elegant,  small  red  shoes  on  her  feet, 
being  in  ill-health,  came  to  see  the  doctor,  who  lives  next  door, 
and  gave  me  a  call.     At  her  departure  she  invited  me  to  return 

13* 


150  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

her  visit ;  and  so  yesterday  I  went  to  see  her,  thinking,  per- 
haps, she  was  of  a  somewhat  superior  class  to  that  of  our  usual 
acquaintances  here.  The  school-matron  accompanied  me ;  and, 
whcQ  we  reached  my  new  friend's  house,  she  received  me  in 
small  shoes,  to  be  sure,  but  in  garments  so  faded  and  ragged, 
that  I  should  have  taken  her  for  a  beggar-woman,  rather  than 
for  the  fine  lady  who  visited  me.  I  knew  at  once  that  she  had 
hired  the  red  embroidered  petticoat  and  the  other  gay  clothes,  as 
is  commonly  done  here,  in  which  to  visit  the  doctor,  while  she 
dressed  in  rags  at  home.  And  such  a  home  !  The  earth  com- 
posing the  floor  was  so  moist  as  to  be  unpleasant  to  tread  on ; 
and  pots,  dishes,  pails,  and  utensils  of  all  sorts,  were  everywhere. 
I  was  about  to  seat  myself  on  the  first  bench  that  seemed  clean 
enough,  when  my  hostess  invited  me  to  ascend  to  the  second 
story.  I  did  so,  by  means  of  a  crazy  ladder,  and  found  myself  in 
the  lady's  bedroom.  It  was  of  small  dimensions,  with  but  little 
furniture  aside  from  a  shrine,  —  such  as  is  seen  in  every  house, . 

—  in  which  an  idol  stands,  and  before  which  offerings  of  flowers 
or  incense  are  arranged. 

"  An  old  woman,  with  a  pleasant  face,  and  a  young  girl  about 
twelve  years  old,  were  sitting  in  the  room ;  and  both  were  inter- 
ested in  the  pictures  we  had  brought  with  us,  representing 
scenes  in  the  life  of  Christ.  The  old  woman  was  eighty-four, 
and  seemed  never  to  have  heard  of  her  Saviour.  We  talked 
considerably  with  her ;  but  my  evil  heart  of  unbelief  was  contin- 
ually saying,  *  It  is  of  no  use :  she  is  too  old  now  to  believe.' 
A  boy  of  eighteen  years  or  more,  whose  whole  dress  consisted 
of  a  pair  of  trousers  rolled  up  to  the  knees,  —  no  shirt,  of  course, 

—  followed  his  mother  into  the  bedroom,  and  was  presented  to 
me  as  the  future  husband  of  the  young  girl.  She  had  been 
purchased  and  adopted  into  the  family  years  before,  no  doubt, 
her  feet  bound,  and  every  thing  done  to  render  her  worthy  of  the 
young  gentleman  she  was  to  wed. 

"  Her  future  mother-in-law  inc[uired  if  I  would  take  her  into  my 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  151 

school ;  to  which  I  answered  that  all  my  scholars  had  unbound 
feet,  and,  if  she  chose  to  unbind  hers,  I  should  be  happy  to  re- 
ceive her.  The  woman  only  laughed  in  reply,  and  proceeded  to 
show  me  the  tatters  in  her  garments,  and  to  ask  if  I  had  not 
clothing  to  give  her.  I  have  become  quite  deaf  to  this  invari- 
able appeal,  and  make  it  the  signal  for  my  departure. 

**  I  was  followed  to  the  door  by  my  hostess,  who  continued  call- 
ing out,  *  Maing,  maing,  kiang,'  — ^  Walk  slowly,  walk  slowly,' 
—  till  I  was  out  of  sight.  This  expression  is  equivalent  to  our 
word,  *  good-by.'  " 

LETTER  FROM  MRS.  CHAPIN. 
Mrs.  Chapin,  writing  from  Tung  Cho,  July  24,  says, — 

**  One  of  the  sweetest  memories  of  my  visit  to  America  is  that 
of  having  seen  so  much  of  the  '  inner  life,'  if  I  may  so  speak, 
of  the  Woman's  Board.  I  regard  it  as  one  of  my  richest  expe- 
riences, the  remembrance  of  which  helps  and  strengthens  me 
every  day,  and  draws  me  with  a  new  yearning  love  to  the  dear 
young  ladies  in  North  China.  I  made  many  precious  friends 
while  at  home,  and  nearly  all  of  them  in  connection  with  the 
Woman's  Board  and  its  auxiliary  meetings.  I  shall  watch  with 
intense  interest  the  progress  of  the  good  work,  through  the  pages 
of  '  Life  and  Light.' 

•'  I  long  for  appropriate  words  to  express  my  joy  at  being  per- 
mitted once  more  to  stand  in  my  place  with  a  tolerable  degree  of 
health  and  strength.  I  wish  some  of  the  dear  ones  at  home  could 
come  into  the  little  prayer-meeting  with  our  Christian  women,  on 
Friday  afternoon  :  it  would  do  their  hearts  good.  When  Mary 
Andrews  is  away,  it  is  a  mother's  meeting  in  every  sense  of  the 
word:  we  all  have  the  burden  of  unconverted  children  on  our 
hearts.  Last  Friday  a  mother  of  five  sons  prayed,  *  Lord,  take 
my  bad  boy  •  make  him  good  :  I  cannot.' 

"  Our  new  sister  from  the  Chicago  band.  Miss  Chapin,  is  a 


152  LIFE  ANT)  LIGHT 

welcome  gift.  She  seems  to  have  been  here  months  instead  of 
weeks.  May  God  lead  many  such  to  the  Board,  with  the  *  send 
me,'  so  pleasant  to  hear!  I  trust  the  rumors  that  the  Chinese 
Government  are  trying  to  stop  the  labors  of  all  female  mission- 
aries here  will  not  prevent  the  sending  of  re -enforcements  as  fast 
as  possible.  We  go  in  and  out  as  usual,  carrying  the  word  of 
life ;  and  the  enemy  rages  in  vain.  Keep  the  cry  constantly 
before  the  sisters :  souls  are  oroino*  down  to  death  !  Hasten,  or 
it  will  be  too  late  for  thousands  !  " 


TURKEY. 

THE    MARSOVAN   SCHOOL. 

Mrs.  Leonard,  of  Marsovan,  thus  writes  of  the  gratifying 
results  of  patient  labor  in  the  girls'  school  in  that  place  :  — 

**No  part  of  our  work  has  given  us  more  encouragement 
during  the  past  year  than  our  Girls'  Boarding-school.  Indeed, 
this  has  been  a  source  of  great  and  almost  constant  joy.  When 
we  consider  the  homes  from  which  the  girls  come  to  us,  and  the 
influences  under  which  they  have  been  brought  up,  we  must  say 
that  their  general  deportment  has  been  admirable.  Their  dili- 
gence in  study,  faithfulness  in  discharging  various  duties,  their 
love  for  teachers  and  each  other,  their  conscientiousness,  prayer- 
fulness,  and  earnest  endeavor  to  teach  the  truth  and  lead  others 
to  Christ,  have  afforded  us  great  satisfaction.  This  has  been  es- 
pecially true  during  the  last  four  months.  At  the  time  of  our 
week  of  prayer,  there  seemed  to  be  unusual  interest  and  evi- 
dence of  the  presence  of  the  Holy  Spirit  in  the  city,  particular- 
ly in  the  Girls'  School.  A  very  marked  and  gratifying  feature 
of  the  work  was  its  effect  on  the  six  of  our  number  who  were 


FOn  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  153 

already  professing  Christians.  Two  by  two,  they  made  their 
classmates  special  subjects  of  prayer  and  conversation,  praying 
with  them  also  in  private  and  in  little  bands.  The  whole  school 
was  moved.  In  a  few  instances  there  was  deep  conviction  of 
sin,  lasting  for  days  and  even  weeks  :  others  seemed  only  to 
'  look  and  live.' 

*'  We  expect  to  graduate  a  class  of  six  in  the  fall,  all  of  whom 
are  members  of  the  church.  Seldom  does  one  see  girls  more 
attached  to  a  school,  and  at  the  same  time  more  anxious  to  fin- 
ish their  course,  that  they  may  go  forth  to  impart  to  others  the 
blessings  they  have  received.  While  we  have  confidence  in  all, 
and  trust,  that,  by  the  grace  of  God,  they  will  be  faithful,  there 
are  some  really  choice  spirits  among  them,  who,  by  superior  in- 
tellectual and  moral  traits,  and  their  wisdom  and  tact  in  labor- 
ing for  souls,  have  especially  won  our  love,  and  whom  we  trust 
the  Lord  will  yet  more  abundantly  qualify  to  be  instruments  of 
great  good. 

"  Two  classes  only  have  graduated  from  the  school  since  its 
commencement.  The  first  consisted  of  five  girls,  all  but  one 
hopefully  pious  ;  of  these,  one  has  since  been  engaged  in  teach- 
ing an  advanced  school  for  girls  in  Cesarea,  another  in  Sivas, 
and  a  third  in  Yocat.  One  was  the  wife  of  a  preacher,  of  whose 
death  we  have  recently  heard. 

"  The  second  class  finished  the  course  last  fall ;  of  these,  two 
were  Christians  when  they  entered,  and  all  the  others,  with  one 
exception,  became  such  while  with  us.  We  continue  to  hear 
most  cheering  reports  from  them,  and  have  abundant  testimony 
of  their  faithfulness  and  usefulness.  Two  are  teaching  in  Bagh- 
chejeek,  their  native  city  :  another,  a  blind  girl,  is  doing  a  vast 
amount  of  good  in  going  from  house  to  house,  and  laboring  for 
the  spiritual  welfare  of  her  less  enlightened  sisters  ;  a  fourth  is 
teaching  in  Talas,  a  fifth  in  Gemerek,  out-stations  of  Cesarea ; 
and  still  a-nother  is  pursuing  a  similar  labor  of  love  in  Sivas. 
One  of  the  most  promising  was  married   to  a  graduate  of  our 


154  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

Theological  School,  and  is  doing  an  excellent  work  in  Yocat,  — 
the  place  where  the  sainted  Henry  Martyn  died  and  was  buried. 
Two  are  employed  in  Marsovan,  one  as  assistant  teacher  in  our 
boarding-school,  and  another  as  a  teacher  of  small  girls.  Surely, 
we  have  reason  to  thank  God,  and  take  courage  at  such  a  result ; 
and  will  not  our  friends  at  home  feel  stimulated  to  share  with  us 
in  the  blessed  privilege  of  carrying  forward  this  glorious  work?  " 

A   TELLING   EXTRACT. 

We  take  pleasure  in  adding  an  indorsement  of  the  school, 
taken  from  the  annual  report  of  the  mission,  written  by  Rev. 
John  F.  Smith.  After  speaking  in  the  highest  terms  of  the  ap- 
pearance of  the  pupils,  he  says,  — 

"As  is  well  known,  the  school  is  conducted  with  the  greatest 
economy ;  the  scholars  doing  all  their  own  work,  under  the  con- 
stant supervision  of  the  teachers.  Thus  they  not  only  acquire 
knowledge,  and  discipline  of  mind  and  heart,  but  become  fitted 
to  have  charge  of  domestic  affairs,  and  to  preside  over  well-or- 
dered homes. 

**  It  costs  but  thirty-five  dollars  a  year  to  support  one  of  these 
girls,  and  but  double  that  sum  to  sustain  a  teacher  for  the  same 
time.  How  many  women  there  are  in  our  own  dear  native  land, 
even  among  those  who  call  themselves  by  the  name  of  the  self- 
denying  Saviour,  who  yearly  spend  more  than  that  amount  for 
unnecessary  dress !  And  how  many  more,  who,  if  they  would 
but  imitate  the  example  of  Him  who  was  rich,  yet  for  our  sakes 
became  poor,  might  still  s"pare  as  much  for  this  blessed  work. 
Then  might  they  lay  up  treasures  in  heaven  with  their  wealth, 
and  be  the  means  of  clothing  immortal  souls  with  the  garments 
of  beauty  and  holiness  forever." 

ANNA   THE    BIBLE-WOMAN. 

"We  give  below,  from  the  pen  of  Mrs.  Wheeler  of  Harpoot, 
a  specimen  of  the  work  of  the  Bible-women  in  our  mission  sta- 
tions :  — 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  155 

**  I  have  just  returned  from  the  other  side  of  the  city,  where 
I  have  been  to  look  after  the  work  of  your  Bible-woman,  Anna  • 
and  I  would  like  to  go  there  again  with  you  in  imagination. 

**  We  have  mounted  our  mules,  passed  througb  the  muddy 
streets,  and  here  we  are  at  Anna's  house,  'your  Anna's  home.' 
Sultan,  the  invalid  daughter,  is  on  one  side  of  the  lussee,  —  a 
low  table  with  a  vessel  of  coals  under  it,  and  a  large  quilt  thrown 
over  to  keep  in  the  heat.  Anna  gives  us  a  seat  at  the  upper 
end,  and  invites  us  to  lift  the  quilt  and  warm  our  feet  beneath 
it :  as  we  do  so,  there  arises  a  strong  odor  of  incense,  which,  I 
suppose,  has  been  thrown  in  as  a  special  honor  to  us.  When 
we  are  seated,  all  give  the  salutation,  *  You  come  in  peace,'  or 
'  Welcome.' 

*'  After  a  few  inquiries,  we  begin  to  examine  those  who  have 
come  in.  Yegheser  (Lizzie)  is  reading  in  Matthew,  and  does 
quite  well,  although  Anna  says  she  is  not  very  diligent.  Ba- 
zeeg  shows  good  progress  in  her  lessons  in  Mark.  Hanum  reads 
in  Luke  about  the  miraculous  draught  of  fishes,  and  seems  to 
have  made  the  greatest  advance  of  any.  Tasheeg  is  about  half 
through  the  primer,  and  appears  interested,  although  her  im- 
provement is  slow.  Aslooban  is  studying  Acts  and  Psalms, 
but  is  sick  at  home.  These  come  to  Anna  for  lessons  ;  but  none 
of  them  will  attend  the  Protestant  service  in  that  part  of  the 
city,  except  Aslooban ;  and  we  hope  she  is  a  Christian.  Be- 
sides these,  Anna  teaches  twelve  others,  who  come  to  her  house, 
although  they  will  not  receive  me  to  their  homes,  lest  they  should 
be  called  *  Prots.'  But  your  Bible-woman  can  reach  them  ; 
and,  if  God's  word  can  enter,  the  light  will  follow,  and  in  the 
end  they  will  be  convinced. 

"  Anna  has  not  been  able  to  devote  all  her  time  to  this  work  ; 
for,  early  in  the  winter,  her  only  daughter  was  taken  sick,  and 
is  still  an  invalid.  We  had  intended  to  pay  Anna  sixty  piastres 
a  month ;  but  I  think  we  shall  now  allow  her  only  forty  or  fifty. 
We  feel  that  she  has  not  given  the  time  required  for  the  whole 


156  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

salary,  and  slie  has  not  sent  in  her  monthly  report.  We  do  not 
blame  her  :  on  the  contrary,  we  are  pleased  with  her  work,  and 
the  spirit  she  manifests.  Her  first  duty  is  to  her  sick  daughter, 
who  is  a  lovely  Christian  girl,  and  longs  to  work  for  Christ. 

**  You  may  ask,  '  Why  do  you  not  give  to  Anna  the  whole 
sura,  as  her  daughter  is  sick?'  We  are  very  careful  how  we 
spend  money  for  Christ's  work.  When  we  receive  funds  for  a 
Bible-woman,  we  cannot  bestow  them  on  the  poor  because  we 
pity  them  :  what  we  dispense  in  charity  comes  from  our  own 
salaries,  and  we  try  to  have  it  understood  that  we  do  not  obtain 
it  from  the  Board.  Kind  friends  have  sent  means  for  this  pur- 
pose to  young  missionaries,  and  sometimes  more  harm  than  good 
has  come  from  it. 

^'  Then,  too,  we  have  to  be  cautious  so  to  use  money  as  not 
to  corrupt  those  who  receive  it.  Some  of  our  sorest  trials  arise 
from  this  source ;  and,  the  longer  we  are  in  the  missionary  work, 
the  more  do  we  feel  that  we  need  wisdom  from  above." 

THE   HOME   AT    CONSTANTINOPLE. 
BY   MRS.    N.    G.    CLARK. 

The  Home  in  Constantinople,  for  which  the  past  three  years 
we  have  been  praying  and  planning,  is  at  last  opened  under  the 
care  of  a  lady  eminently  fitted  for  such  a  position.  She  is  a 
teacher  of  large  experience  and  high  reputation,  called,  we  be- 
lieve, by  the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  and  answering,  "  Here  am  I ; 
send  me,"  just  when  our  hearts  were  failing  because  those  al- 
ready called  did  not  respond.  This  lady,  Miss  Rappleye,  from 
Oakland,  Cal. ,  was  with  us  at  our  Brooklyn  meeting,  October, 
1870,  and  immediately  afterwards  sailed  for  her  Eastern  home. 
Having  spent  nearly  a  year  in  studying  Armenian,  and  in 
preparation  for  her  work,  she  is  this  very  week,  Oct.  4,  com- 
mencing her  school  for  the  girls  of  Constantinople.  We  doubt 
not  it  is  with  fervent  prayers,  and  with  hopes,  fears,  and  ansie- 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  ^  157 

ties  whicli  we  can  hardly  understand.  Let  us  not  fail  to  mingle 
our  prayers  with  hers,  that  the  Lord  will  send  her  pupils  chosen 
by  himself  for  a  good  work  among  their  own  people,  and  will 
enable  her  to  win  their  hearts  and  lead  them  to  Jesus.  Dear 
Christian  sisters,  she  depends  upon  us  thus  to  sustain  her  hands. 
She  feels  that  we  shall  pray  for  her  :  let  her  never  be  disap- 
pointed. 

This  school  is  to  be  a  seminary  of  high  order,  open  to  pupils 
of  all  nationalities.  It  is  to  be  chiefly  for  day-scholars,  with  a 
course  of  instruction  extending  through  three  or  four  years.  A 
moderate  tuition  is  to  be  required,  with  additional  charges  for 
ornamental  branches  and  modern  languages.  Do  you  ask,  what 
need  of  such  a  school  in  Constantinople  ?  The  people  have 
shown  their  sense  of  the  need,  and  already  there  are  two  large 
schools  of  this  character  under  the  care  of  educated  Armenians, 
in  every  way  made  attractive,  and  filled  with  pupils.  I  said 
**  schools  of  this  character;  "  but  in  the  inculcation  of  pure  re- 
ligious truth,  the  most  important  element  of  instruction,  they  are 
deficient.  In  our  school,  Christian  culture  will  be  the  first  and 
highest  object ;  and  we  must  offer  the  best  educational  advantages 
the  city  affords,  or  parents  of  Armenian  faith  will  prefer  Arme- 
nian schools.  Miss  Rappleye  has  the  assistance  of  native  teach- 
ers competent  to  give  instruction  in  the  Armenian,  Turkish,  and 
Greek  lanojuao-es. 

But  the  Home  is  not  merely  a  school  :  a  large,  pleasant  room 
on  the  first  floor,  looking  out  upon  the  court  and  the  sea,  is  set 
apart  for  a  dispensary,  and  presided  over  by  a  lady  of  superior 
medical  education  and  established  reputation  in  this  country. 
She  has  left  a  large  and  successful  practice  for  the  sake  of  minis- 
tering to  the  spiritual  as  well  as  the  physical  maladies  of  suffering 
women  in  this  great  Eastern  city.  Here,  in  her  office-hours, 
she  will  receive  them,  and,  while  seeking  to  heal  their  dis- 
eases, will  be  able  to  turn  their  thoughts  to  the  great  Physician 
who  will  give  life  and  light  to  their  souls.  In  their  homes,  too,  she 
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158  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

will  do  the  same ;  and  it  is  believed  that  a  female  physician  will 
find  entrance  where  no  missionary  could  otherwise  go,  not  only 
to  th^  homes  of  the  poor,  but  to  those  of  the  rich,  even  to  the 
harems  of  the  haughty  Turks.  She  had  been  but  a  few  weeks 
in  Constantinople;  when  she  was  introduced  to  one  such  harem. 
We  feel  that  her  work  is  of  the  greatest  importance,  and  prom- 
ises to  open  the  way  for  the  labors  of  missionary  ladies  in  many 
homes  whose  doors  have  hitherto  been  closed.  Let  us  never 
forget  to  pray,  that,  for  the  sacrifice  she  has  made  in  leaving  her 
position  of  honor  and  usefulness  here,  she  may  receive  a  hun- 
dred-fold in  the  blessings  of  those  that  now  are  ready  to  perish. 

This  Home  is  to  be  the  centre,  also,  of  another  department  of 
labor,  namely,  city  missionary  work  among  the  homes  of  the  peo- 
ple. A  third  lady  will  go  hand  in  hand  with  the  "beloved 
physician,"  or  will  follow  in  her  footsteps,  conversing  on  reli- 
gious subjects,  holding  prayer-meetings  in  different  neighbor- 
hoods, or  superintending  Bible-readers.  For  this  department  let 
us  pray  the  Lord  of  the  harvest  to  send  us  a  laborer  of  his  own 
choosino;.  The  field  is  white,  and  we  lonoj  to  see  the  ino^ather- 
ing  of  souls. 

Again,  dear  sisters,  let  me  say,  pray  for  these,  and  not  for  these 
only,  but  for  all  the  young  women  who  have  gone  forth  alone 
into  this  blessed  missionary  work.  Pardon  me  for  a  few  words  in 
the  first  person.  I  have  been  with  some  of  them  since  our  last 
annual  meeting  :  I  have  seen  their  schools  of  bright-eyed,  aflfec- 
tionate  girls,  so  eager  to  prove  to  us  that  the  labors  of  their 
teachers  were  not  in  vain.  I  have  received  visits  from  Christian 
sisters,  with  whom  I  could  not  exchange  one  word,  but  who  came 
with  Testament  and  hymn-book  in  hand,  proud  to  show  me  that 
they  could  read  and  could  sing.  I  have  knelt  with  such  in  Miss 
Hattie  Powers's  prayer-meetmg  at  Antioch,  and  heard  them 
offer  prayers  whose  earnest  tones  carried  my  heart  along  with 
theirs,  though  I  knew  not  their  words.  I  have  seen  the  contrast 
between  their  faces  and  the  dull,  dejected,  listless  looks  of  the 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEK  159 

poor  creatures  trodden  down  and  treated  like  mere  beasts  of 
burden,  — taught  that  they  have  no  minds,  almost  no  souls.  I 
know  what  a  blessed  work  this  is  ;  and  I  know,  too,  a  little  —  a 
very  little  —  of  how  lonely  it  is  to  be  so  far  from  home  and 
friends,  —  how  their  hearts  would  fail  but  for  the  precious  Elder 
Brother  who  is  ever  with  them.  And  I  know  how  they  love  to 
think  of  us  and  say,  "  All  these  dear  sisters  at  home  remember 
me  and  pray  for  me."  Oh  !  we  must  never  stop  with  giving  the 
money  :  dearer  than  all  to  them  are  our  prayers  and  our  sym- 
pathy. If  you  could  hear  them  speak  of  it  as  I  have  heard 
them,  you  would  never  say,  *'  Of  what  use  is  the  Woman's 
Board?"  Though  we  never  placed  an  additional  dollar  in  the 
treasury  of  the  American  Board,  yet  should  we  band  ourselves 
together  in  every  church  throughout  the  land  to  pray  for  our 
missionary  sisters.  You  cannot  know  how  it  will  strengthen 
their  hands  and  cheer  their  hearts,  till  you  hear  them  tell  it  on 
the  other  shore. 


AFRICA. 
SEED-sowma 

BY  MRS.  ALDIN  GROUT. 


We  are  indebted  to  Mrs.  Grout  for  the  following  graphic  ac- 
count of  one  portion  of  her  work  in  Africa  :  — 

"  My  most  successful  department  of  missionary  labor  has 
been  the  training  of  native  girls. 

"  At  first  it  was  not  easy  to  induce  them  to  live  with  us ;  but 
when  it  was  ascertained  that  we  could  not  claim  them  as  our 
own,  we  had  less  difficulty.  We  made  a  formal  contract  with 
the  father  ;'  and,  as  we  told  him  that  we  wished  his  daughter  to 
assist  us,  he  generally  demanded  for  her  services,  the  first  year, 
a  heifer ;  the  next,  the  animal  must  be  a  little  larger ;  but,  when 


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the  people  became  acquainted  with  the  use  of  pounds,  shillings, 
and  pence,  they  were  remunerated  in  coin. 

**  When  the  little  girl  of  ten  or  twelve  years,  usually  one 
whom  we  had  previously  selected,  was  brought  to  us,  whatever 
ornaments  she  had  about  her  were  taken  by  her  friends,  who 
supposed  she  would  be  provided  with  every  thing  necessary  at 
her  new  home.  Our  first  duty  was  to  give  her  a  piece  of  soap, 
which  she  probably  had  never  seen  before,  and  direct  her  to  go 
to  the  river  near  by  for  a  thorough  batTi.  We  would  then  re- 
move some  of  the  thick  matted  curls  with  which  her  head  was 
covered,  dress  her  in  a  frock  sent  us  by  some  kind-hearted 
ladies  in  America,  and  she  would  begin  to  have  quite  a  cleanly 
appearance :  but  her  new  position  gave  her  an  awkward  feeling ; 
and  we  used  to  allow  her  to  gaze  about  her  for  a  day  or  two,  to 
experiment  on  opening  and  shutting  the  doors,  to  examine  and 
wonder  at  her  new  surroundings,  till  she  became  better  acquaint- 
ed. To  induce  her  to  stay  contentedly,  we  were  obliged  to  find 
her  a  companion  ;  and  then  we  had  two  ignorant  girls,  knowing 
nothing  of  civilized  life,  on  whom  we  must  spend  much  time, 
teaching  them  to  read  and  write,  as  well  as  to  go  through  their 
daily  routine  of  work. 

"  How  many  times  we  exclaimed,  as  we  saw  their  stupidity, 
wilfulness,  and  untruthfulness,  '  Can  we  ever  make  any  thing  of 
them  ?  Is  not  our  labor  in  vain  ?  '  We  needed  and  sought  divine 
strength,  to  enable  us  to  persevere  in  our  almost  hopeless  task. 

*'  At  length  we  began  to  perceive  a  little  waking  up  and  im- 
provement. The  garments  fitted  more  naturally,  the  in- 
terest was  transferred  from  them  to  books  and  work,  and  we 
could  discover  some  ambition  to  learn  the  alphabet.  When  one 
or  two  more  were  added  to  the  household,  the  first  were  not 
backward  in  expressing  their  astonishment  that  any  one  could 
be  so  awkward  as  the  new-comers,  having  quite  forgotten  the 
days  of  their  own  ignorance,  which  we  thought  had  not  yet 
ceased.     Days,  months,  and  sometimes  years  passed  before  we 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  IGl 

noticed  any  marked  interest  in  religious  instruction  ;  before  we 
saw  the  silent  tear  in  the  eyes  fixed  on  the  missionary's  counte- 
nance, as  he  spoke  of  a  Saviour.  Then  we  heard  the  voice  of 
prayer  at  night,  just  before  retiring  to  rest.  We  could  not  dis- 
tinguish the  words ;  but  there  seemed  to  be  an  earnestness,  a 
pleading,  such  as  could  not  be  called  forth  by  the  beautiful  little 
prayer  which  they  all  learned  to  repeat,  '  Now  I  lay  me  down 
to  sleep ; '  and  we  took  courage,  feeling  that  God  was  faithful 
who  had  promised. 

'*  Time  rolled  on,  and  it  was  announced  that  the  father  of 
the  eldest  girl  was  anxious  that  she  be  married.  As  she  was 
living  with  the  missionary,  she  felt  that  she  had  a  right  to  ex- 
ercise some  choice  in  a  companion  for  life,  although,  according 
to  custom,  the  father  selected  the  one  who  would  pay  for  her 
the  greatest  number  of  cattle.  We  witnessed  many  struggles 
in  these  affairs,  but  ever  found  that  it  was  a  very  delicate  mat- 
ter to  interfere.  The  gospel  can  usually  effect  what  force  fails 
to  accomplish.  After  all  arrangements  were  made,  and  we  found 
that  the  girl  had  so  far  prevailed  as  to  induce  her  father  to 
receive  cattle  from  a  young  man  also  living  at  the  station,  we 
cheerfully  assisted  her  in  preparing  her  garments,  and  in  arran- 
ging her  wedding-feast.  They  were  married  in  a  Christian  man- 
ner by  the  missionary,  and  the  young  wife  left  us  to  occupy  the 
dwelling  which  her  husband  had  erected.  It  resembled,  as 
nearly  as  possible,  the  house  in  which  she  had  been  living,  in- 
stead of  the  usual  grass  hut,  and  was  furnished  with  a  rude  bed- 
stead, a  few  chairs,  a  table,  and  cupboard.  The  family  altar 
was  set  up,  where  a  portion  of  Scripture  was  read  daily,  and 
prayer  offered  to  Him  whom  they  wish  to  serve.  Thus  was 
commenced  our  Christian  village.  We  were  often  discouraged, 
witnessing  many  defections  ;  but  when  we  visited  in  their  own 
homes  these  girls  whom  we  had  trained,  and  saw  how  nearly 
they  were  trying  to  do  as  they  had  been  taught,  we  felt  amply 
repaid  for  all  the  labor  and  anxiety  bestowed  upon  them. 
14* 


162  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

'*  Before  leaving  Africa,  I  felt  desirous  of  collecting  together 
these  my  scattered  children ;  and  I  conceived  the  idea  of  having 
a  tea-party,  and  inviting  as  many  of  them  as  I  could  find.  Of 
the  twenty,  or  more,  who  had  lived  with  me,  sixteen  were  able 
to  be  present,  —  all  members  of  the  church,  with  one  exception ; 
all  married  women  and  mothers  of  families.  We  had  a  long 
table  set  in  the  dining-room  :  I  sat  at  one  end,  and  a  missionary 
friend  at  the  other ;  and  I  placed  the  women  with  reference  to  the 
time  when  they  came  to  me.  The  eldest,  sitting  near  me,  was  a 
grandmother ;  and  the  third  wished  to  be  excused  early,  as  she 
was  to  attend  the  wedding  of  her  daughter  the  next  morning. 
They  were  a  goodly  company,  in  their  clean  calico  dresses,  with 
kerchiefs  on  their  heads,  looking  cheerful  and  happy.  The  mis- 
sionary asked  a  blessing  ;  and  with  perfect  propriety  they  spent 
the  next  half-hour  in  eating  and  chatting  socially  together.  I 
took  occasion  to  relate  some  reminiscences  of  their  first  years 
with  me,  which  they  had  almost  forgotten.  After  distributing  to 
each  one  a  kerchief,  they  all  came  and  shook  hands  as  they  left, 
and  expressed  great  satisfaction  at  their  pleasant  visit.  It  was 
an  event  much  talked  of  afterward,  especially  by  their  husbands, 
who  thought  they  would  be  glad  of  a  like  entertainment. 

THE    IN-GATHERING. 
BY   MISS   M.    W.    TYLER. 

In  the  March  number  pf  "  Light  and  Life,"  there  is  a  letter 
from  Theresa  Makubalo. 

I  wonder  if  that  letter  sounds  to  you  as  it  does  to  us,  who 
can  remember  each  word  in  the  expressive  Zulu  tongue,  and 
understand  all  it  means  to  convey.  She  says,  **  We  rejoice  very 
much  for  the  learning  which  we  are  taught  by  the  teacher  whom 
you  sent  to  us,  in  this  land  of  darkness  great.  We  thank  you 
for  the  prayers  which  you  have  prayed,  and  the  money  you  have 
sent."     And  they  are  glad  :  they  do  rejoice  that  they  have  such 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  163 

a  dear  kind  teacher  among  them.  A  short  time  ago,  a  native 
man  said  to  me,  "  We  love  Mrs.  Edwards  very  much,  and  know 
she  is  our  friend.  She  is  true,  and  we  can  always  trust  her, 
and  would  be  perfectly  willing  to  give  our  daughters  to  her  to  be 
educated ;  for  we  have  learned  how  kindly  she  treats  them,  and 
that  they  are  to  her  as  children."  One  man  told  me  this,  but 
many  others  agree  with  him  ;  and  the  heathen  look  on  with  sur- 
prise and  admiration,  as  they  mark  the  improvement;  in  these 
girls.  I  have  seen  the  school  only  once,  but  quite  long  enough 
to  receive  the  most  happy  impressions. 

Two  days  after  the  January  term  of  1871  commenced,  I  went 
out  to  Inanda :  as  I  approached  the  seminary  buildings,  I  was 
attracted  by  the  vines  on  the  piazza,  which  cast  a  pleasant  shade 
over  the  windows.  The  little  stable,  garden  of  corn,  potato- 
patch,  and  young  fruit-trees  combine  to  make  the  grounds 
pretty  and  attractive ;  climbing  over  the  roof  of  the  back  piazza, 
is  a  luxuriant  passion-vine,  with  its  thick  dark  leaves.  The 
grass-plat  is  smooth  and  green,  in  the  centre  of  which  is  a  little 
bed  of  variegated  verbenas.  Mrs.  Edwards  met  me  at  the  door, 
and  welcomed  me  to  her  home.  The  first  article  of  furniture  I 
noticed  in  her  American-like  parlor  was  the  cabinet-organ,  a 
gift  of  love  from  a  member  of  your  Board,  whose  heart  reaches 
even  to  Africa.  Mrs.  Edwards  placed  her  hand  on  it,  saying, 
"  Play  as  much  as  you  please  :  I  shall  be  glad  to  have  it  used. 
See  what  a  beautiful  addition  it  is  to  my  room  :  I  have  heard 
that  Miss  Day  plays  and  sings,  and  we  shall  use  the  instrument 
in  school  if  she  comes.  Those  who  are  good  judges  tell  me  that 
the  tone  is  very  fine,  and  I  feel  happy  to  have  the  organ  here." 

Tea  soon  being  ready,  we  went  out  together.  Mrs.  Edwards 
rung  her  little  bell :  all  the  girls  came  in,  and  seated  themselves 
at  the  table.  One  of  them  asked  a  blessing  in  a  low  tone,  and 
then  two  at  each  table  began  to  assist  the  rest :  one  poured  out 
and  handed  round  the  water,  and  the  other  helped  to  the  Indian- 
meal  pudding,  which  formed  their  evening  meal.     There  were 


164  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

two  long  tables  for  the  older  girls,  and  a  small  one  for  the 
younger,  besides  that  at  which  Mrs.  Edwards  and  I  sat.  I  was 
so  interested  in  listening  to  the  conversation,  I  could  scarcely 
eat.  The  girls  are  allowed  to  talk  as  much  as  they  like,  so  long 
as  they  speak  only  in  English  :  at  first  their  words  were  few  and 
far  between,  —  cautious  and  quiet;  but  now  they  are  very 
social.  After  supper,  one  of  the  girls  gave  out  a  hymn,  which 
all  sang ;  and  then  she  read  a  chapter  from  the  New  Testament, 
and  prayed  in  her  own  language.  Then  all  arose  :  those  who 
had  the  dishes  to  clear  away  went  to  their  work,  and  the  others, 
one  by  one,  came  to  us,  shook  hands,  and  said  clearly,  ^'  Good- 
night." When  they  had  come  and  gone,  I  said  to  their  teacher, 
"Why,  what  a  task  this  is,  Mrs.  Edwards!  "  Her  reply  was, 
**  Yes,  but  I  like  it :  it  helps  me  to  feel  that  I  have  something 
homelike."  After  this  the  girls  went  out  on  the  piazza,  and 
marched  round  and  round,  sindnoj  to  the  time  of  a  little  har- 
monica  which  one  of  them  played,  until  the  bell  rang  for  them 
to  enter  their  rooms  to  study.  At  the  appointed  hour  they  re- 
tired. 

In  the  evening  Mrs.  Edwards  drew  her  rocking-chair  towards 
a  little  stand,  and  read  over  the  lessons  for  the  next  day  from 
the  Zulu  Testament.  The  following  morning  I  walked  through 
the  girls'  rooms,  and  noticed  in  several  neatly-made  patchwork 
quilts  and  bags  of  their  own  workmanship,  showing  the  char- 
acter of  the  various  individuals. 

The  exercises  of  the  school  throughout  were  exceedingly 
interesting,  and  the  order  and  regularity  which  prevailed  were 
wonderful.  Occasionally  there  is  trouble,  as  in  all  schools,  —  for 
instance,  when  a  girl  arrives  who  has  never  before  experienced 
the  sensation  of  homesickness ;  but  this  soon  passes  over,  and 
harmony  is  restored.  The  contrast  between  these  and  heathen 
girls  should  fill  us  with  unspeakable  joy ;  and  my  mind  always 
reverts  with  pleasure  to  the  short  though  interesting  time  spent 
at  the  Inanda  Female  Seminary. 


FOE  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  165 


farfatsi   ®orh. 

BY  MRS.   EMILY   C.   PEARSON. 

Christ  to-day  is  giving  thee 
Harvest  work  beyond  the  sea  : 
"  White  already  "  is  the  field ; 
"  Fruit  eternal "  it  shall  yield. 

Gladly  sow  or  gather  in : 
Thou  to  Christ  shalt  "  many  win,'* 
While  the  gracious  Master  waits. 
Opening  hoary  empire  gates. 

Glorious  is  His  growing  sway ! 
Mountains  levelled  pave  His  way. 
India,  battling  long  with  caste, 
Smiles  with  hope,  —  her  midnight's  past. 

Afric  "  stretcheth  out "  her  hand ; 
Turkey  pleadeth  for  her  land ; 
Blinded  China's  teeming  shore 
God  hath  planted  near  our  door. 

Gospel  heralds  star  the  night : 
Christ  is  rising  in  his  might ; 
He  shall  overturn,  and  be 
King  of  kings  from  sea  to  sea. 

All  the  fields  of  earth  are  white  j 
Hosts  are  crying,  "  Give  us  light !  " 
Spread  the  truth,  and  ceaseless  pray 
Christ  will  haste  his  promised  day. 

Send  forth  laborers,  Holy  One ! 
In  all  lands  "  Thy  will  be  done  :  " 
With  thy  glory  let  earth  be 
Filled,  as  waters  fill  the  sea ! 


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§ttt[  %n\  at  %p%^. 


SALEM  MEETING. 

Never  did  autumn  skies  smile  more  serenely  tban  on  Thurs- 
day morning,  Oct.  5,  1871.  Not  less  radiant  were  the  faces 
of  the  eager  multitude  of  ladies  who  filled  every  available  space 
in  the  Tabernacle  Charch,  Salem,  on  that  morning,  waiting  for 
the  opening  of  the  fourth  public  meeting  of  the  Woman's  Board 
of  Missions,  held  in  connection  with  the  Annual  Meeting  of  the 
A.  B.  C.  F.  M. 

After  the  opening  exercises,  conducted  by  the  President,  Mrs. 
Albert  Bowker,  the  minutes  of  the  meeting  at  Brooklyn  were 
read  by  Mrs.  George  Gould. 

REPORTS. 

Miss  Green,  of  the  Western  Board,  presented  their  warmest 
greetings,  and  gave  cheering  accounts  of  the  revival  of  mission- 
ary zeal  among  the  Marthas  and  Marys  of  the  Great  West,  as 
evidenced  by  the  formation  during  the  year  of  sixty  new  Aux- 
iliaries and  numerous  Mission  Circles.  They  have  already  sent 
fifteen  ladies  to  the  foreign  fields. 

Mrs.  Hough,  President  of  the  Jackson  Auxiliary,  Mich.,  said 
that  the  basis  of  their  constitution  was  written  by  Paul  himself, 
*'  Upon  the  first  day  of  the  week,  let  every  one  of  you  lay 
by  him  in  store,  as  God  hath  prospered  him  ;  "  and  many  of 
the  Western  Auxiliaries  have  proved  this  method  of"  taking  up 
a  collection  "  to  be  the  best.  We  were  told  that  the  grace  of 
giving  is  essential  to  Christian  growth,  and  that,  if  each  female 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  167 

member  of  Christian  churches  in  the  United  States  would  give 
two  cents  a  week  for  missionary  work,  the  aggregate  would 
equal  $200,000  a  year.     Why  shall  it  not  be  done  ? 

The  report  of  the  Boston  Home  Department  showed  a  large 
increase  of  Auxiliaries  and  Mission  Circles.  The  receipts  of 
the  Treasury  since  Jan.  1  amounted  to  $26,265.66. 

Mrs.  Burdett  Hart,  of  the  Philadelphia  Branch,  reported  ten 
Auxiliaries,  a  remarkable  growth,  considering  that  Congrega- 
tionalism is  an  exotic  in  that  latitude.  She  brought  to  the 
meeting  the  contributions  of  a  little  girl,  —  seventy-five  cents,  — 
which  the  child  had  earned  by  working  in  her  father's  garden, 
and  a  treasured  gold  quarter  of  a  dollar.  She  also  offered  for 
sale,  for  the  benefit  of  the  treasury,  crosses  made  of  Mary  Lyon's, 
and  Fidelia  Fisk's  hair,  —  precious  mementos  of  those  who  love- 
ingly  bore  the  cross  in  their  Master's  service,  and  who  now  are 
wearing  the  crown  in  his  kingdom. 

Three  verses  of  the  hymn  entitled  "  Harvest  Work,"  written 
for  the  occasion  by  Mrs.  Pearson,  and  sung  grandly  by  that 
great  choir  of  more  than  one  thousand  voices,  impressed  upon 
each  the  sentiment  of  the  opening  stanza,  — 

"  Christ,  to-day,  is  giving  thee 
Harvest  work  beyond  the  sea." 


A    VOICE   FROM    CHINA. 

From  "  blinded  China  "  came  a  note  from  Mrs.  Chapin,  tell- 
ing of  new  faith  and  hope  and  zeal  gained  by  meeting  with 
the  ladies  in  America,  and  closing  with  these  words :"  Keep 
the  cry  constantly  before  the  dear  sisters  :  souls  are  going  down 
to  death  !     Hasten,  or  it  will  be  too  late  for  thousands  !  " 

Mrs.  Homer  Bartlett,  the  Treasurer,  rose  to  say,  that  every 
year  she  had  reported,  at  this  meeting,  a  donation  from  some 
dying  Christian  sister ;  but  this  year  the  accounts  were  closed, 


168  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

and  the  fact  recorded  tbafc  none  such  had  been  received,  when  a 

letter  was  handed  her,  stating  that  Mrs.  B had  asked,  in 

her  last  hours,  that  one  hundred  dollars  should  be  sent  as  her 
gift  to  the  Woman's  Board. 

MRS.  Edwards'  school  among  the  zulus. 

Mrs.  Lemuel  Caswell  then  read  a  letter  from  Mrs.  Tyler,  of 
the  Zulu  Mission,  descriptive  of  Mrs.  Edwards'  Home  and 
School.  This  letter  showed  how,  literally,  the  desert  had  been 
made  to  blossom  as  the  rose,  and  how  much  fruit  had  already 
been  gathered  in  a  soil  considered  so  barren.  It  was  also 
stated  that  recent  intelligence  had  come  that  about  half  the 
pupils  in  the  school  had  become  Christians. 

PIONEER   WORK. 

Mrs.  Aldin  Grout,  who  had  spent  more  than  thirty  years  as 
missionary  in  South  Africa,  gave  an  interesting  account  of  the 
women  and  girls  as  she  found  them.  When  she  first  went 
among  them,  they  were  bought  and  sold  like  cattle,  and  in- 
deed in  exchange  for  cattle.  Every  wife  had  a  hut,  the  floor  of 
which  was  a  hardened  ant-hill ;  the  furniture,  a  few  rude  dishes ; 
the  bed,  a  mat  with  a  wopden  pillow  to  rest  the  neck  upon. 
The  entrance  to  these  huts  was  so  small  and  low,  that  all  who 
entered  did  so  upon  their  hands  and  feet.  From  these  haunts 
of  degradation  and  wretchedness,  Mrs.  Grout  and  her  associates, 
in  true  motherly  fashion,  took  to  their  own  homes  such  girls  as 
they  could  persuade  to  live  with  them  ;  taught  them  from  day 
to  day,  trained  them  up  in  the  Christian  religion,  and  to-day 
the  seed  they  sowed  in  tears  is  yielding  a  glorious  harvest. 

Those  girls  are  wives  and  mothers  now,  and  they  begged  for 
a  High  School,  that  their  daughters  might  be  educated.  In  re- 
sponse to  this  plea,  Mrs.  Edwards  went  out  and  opened  a  sem- 
inary with  twelve  pupils;     From  time  to  time,  others  have  been 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  169 

added  as  they  were  qualified.  The  applications  for  admission 
could  be  counted  by  hundreds.  These  pupils  have  not  only 
been  taught  something  of  that  wonderful  lesson  in  addition, 
**  add  to  your  faith  virtue,  and  to  virtue  knowledge,"  but  to 
that  knowledge  they  have  learned  to  add  patience,  —  patience  un- 
der discipline.  Yet  so  wisely  has  this  been  enforced,  they  have 
yielded  to  it  in  most  cases  willingly,  and  can  trace  their  own 
progress  by  reason  of  it. 

So  bright  does  the  future  dawn  for  woman  in  Africa,  whose 
lot  has  been  to  work  all  day  in  the  fields,  returning  at  night  with 
a  bundle  of  wood  on  her  head,  and  the  baby  on  her  back,  to 
cook  the  evening  meal  for  the  husband,  who  counts  her  "  dear  " 
only  as  the  price  of  so  many  cows  ! 

THE    WOMEN    OF    NORTHERN    CHINA. 

Mrs.  John  J.  Gulick,  of  North  China,  was  then  introduced 
to  the  ladies.  She  and  her  husband  are  stationed  at  Kalgan, 
where  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Williams  are  also  laboring.  In  all  their 
touring,  they  have  been  received  with  universal  kindness.  She 
mentioned  one  old  woman,  over  seventy  years  of  age,  whom  they 
met  twelve  days'  journey  beyond  their  own  station.  When  she 
saw  them  in  the  street,  she  exclaimed,  "  Do  come  in,  —  do  !  I 
am  so  glad  you  have  come  again,"  supposing  them  to  be  Mr. 
Blodgett  and  family,  who  had  once  visited  the  place.  This  old 
grandmother  secured  them  a  large  audience  of  women,  to  whom 
Mrs.  Gulick  told  the  story  of  the  Cross.  As  she  spoke  of 
Jesus  and  his  love,  this  aged,  tottering  one  would  say  to  those 
about  her,  **  I  am  old,  I  am  deaf.  Do  you  listen,  and  tell  me 
again  all  about  this  Saviour."  As  the  missionaries  left  the  vil- 
lage, many  followed  them,  anxiously  inquiring,  *'  When  will  you 
come  again?  " 

In  about  a  year  it  was  Mrs.  Gulick's  privilege  to  go  again, 
when  she  received  as  cordial  a  welcome  as  before.     The  same 

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170  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

old  woman  met  her,  and  begged  to  be  taught  more  about  Jesus. 
During  this  tour,  Mrs.  Gulick  told  the  story  of  Christ's  love  to 
multitudes  of  women,  who,  but  for  her,  would  never  have  heard 
of  the  way  of  life ;  for  no  man,  except  the  husband,  can  even 
enter  the  yard  of  a  dwelling-house.  All  the  people  in  that  re- 
gion are  very  accessible  ;  yet  in  a  district  as  large  as  all  the  State 
of  New  York,  and  four  times  as  populous,  there  are  only  two 
families  of  missionaries.  Mrs.  Gulick  begged  us  to  pray  that 
our  sons  and  our  daughters  may  be  ready  to  go  in  and  occupy 
the  field. 

She  was  accompanied  by  a  little  Chinese  girl  in  native  cos- 
tume, whom  she  had  rescued  from  a  violent  death  at  the  hands 
of  her  father,  though  a  few  days  only  would  have  completed  the 
work  from  starvation  alone.  When  adopted,  the  little  thing, 
though  four  years  old,  weighed  only  ten  pounds.  Standing  be- 
side her  kind  preserver,  the  child  sang  in  Chinese,  amid  breath- 
less silence,  the  hymn  so  dear  to  our  Sunday-school  children, 
**  There  is  a  happy  land."  Mrs.  Gulick  added,  "This  little 
girl  and  I  plead  for  her  country  that  you  will  send  more  laborers 
to  tell  them  of  Jesus." 

READT"   RESPONSE. 

How  many  hearts  asked,  "  Lord,  what  wilt  thou  have  me  to 
do?"  we  cannot  tell;  but  that  stirring  appeal  for  aid,  or  the 
thrilling,  pathetic  chant,  "  The  Missionary's  Call,"  as  sung  by 
Mrs.  Caswell,  accompanied  by  a  quartette  ©f  ladies,  prompted 
at  least  one  soul  to  respond,  *'  Here  am  I,  send  me." 

HONORABLE    WOMEN. 

However  the  enemies  of  the  first  missionary  might  assert  that 
"his  bodily  presence  was  weak  and  his  speech  contemptible," 
in  no  sense  could  it  be  said  of  that  noble  company  of  mission- 
ary ladies  upon  whom  we  were  that  morning  permitted  to  look, 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  Ill 

and  to  whose  words  of  lofty  faith,  of  unassuming  devotion,  or 
inspiring  zeal,  we  were  privileged  to  listen.  Mrs.  Luther  H. 
Gulick  of  Micronesia,  Mrs.  Barnum  of  Harpoot,  Mrs.  Woodin 
and  Mrs.  Peet  of  China,  Mrs.  Tyler  of  Africa,  Mrs.  Schauffler 
of  Constantinople,  and  Mrs.  Dole  of  the  Sandwich  Islands,  were 
with  us  on  that  occasion. 

ISLANDS    OF   THE   SEA. 

Mrs.  Gulick,  of  Micronesia,  then  addressed  the  meeting.  She 
went  with  her  husband  to  those  islands  of  the  Pacific,  peopled 
by  a  race  whose  language  had  no  alphabet,  where  convicts  had 
revelled,  where  American  and  English  vessels  had  introduced 
rum,  tobacco,  and  vices  worse  tha''  all  the  original  heathenism 
of  the  natives.  They  were  told  to  take  weapons  for  defence. 
They  did  go  armed,  but  with  the  Bible  only.  Without  a  teacher, 
without  an  interpreter,  with  neither  grammar  nor  dictionary,  they 
picked  up  the  language  word  by  word,  keeping  always  pencil 
and  paper  by  them,  and  comparing  notes  at  night.  In  this  way 
they  gradually  learned  to  communicate  with  the  people,  and  were 
able  to  tell  them  how  they,  '*  who  sometime  were  far  off  from 
God  and  heaven  might  be  made  nigh  by  the  blood  of  Christ." 
Mrs.  Gulick  remarked,  that,  in  the  early  part  of  her  missionary 
life,  one  main  object  of  her  teaching  was  to  cultivate  a  love  of 
dress,  a  kind  of  teaching,  as  she  quietly  said,  for  which  there  was 
no  need  in  this  country.  When  they  went  to  Micronesia,  the 
chiefs  wore  a  handkerchief  with  a  slit  in  the  middle  to  put 
their  heads  through.  The  common  people  wore  less.  After 
being  on  the  islands  some  years,  she  was  obliged  to  leave  for  a 
few  months  for  her  health.  During  her  absence,  her  husband 
persuaded  some  of  the  native  women  who  had  been  under  her 
instruction  to  make  themselves  dresses.  They  were  willing,  if 
he  would  help  them.  So,  following  in  the  footsteps  of  the  -first 
missionary,  willing  to  "become  all  things  to   all   men,"    Dr. 


172        LIFE  AND  LIGHT  FOR   HEATHEN   WOMEN. 

Gulick  turned  dressmaker,  brought  out  his  wife's  patterns,  and 
cut  and  basted  blue,  red,  green,  and  yellow  calico  dresses,  —  for 
they  take  great  delight  in  gay  colors.  When  his  wife  returned 
to  him,  these  native  women  hastened  to  the  shore  to  meet  her, 
carefully  arrayed  in  their  new  attire.  Nine  years  were  spent  in 
these  islands.  They,  with  their  associates,  reduced  to  writing 
four  different  languages.  To-day  there  are  more  than  one  thou- 
sand readers  among  the  natives,  upwards  of  one  hundred  schools, 
and  pupils  counted  by  thousands.  Dr.  Gulick  and  wife  were 
expectino;  to  leave  in  a  few  days  for  Japan.  Their  four  children 
who  would  remain  in  this  country,  she  most  tenderly  commended 
to  the  prayers  of  Christian  mothers,  asking  them  to  remember 
before  the  mercy-seat  missionary  children  in  this  country,  since 
they  have  had  special  temptations,  and  now  have  special  trials. 
In  closing,  she  said  with  irresistible  pathos,  "  God  strengthen 
you  to  give  your  sons  and  your  daughters  to  do  his  work  in  the 
foreign  field.  Live  not  alone  for  this  world.  Live  for  Christ. 
Live  for  others,  and  may  we  meet  in  the  better  land  !  " 

The  report  of  the  Constantinople  Home,  by  Mrs.  Dr.  Clark, 
who  accompanied  her  husband  on  his  recent  tour  among  the  mis- 
sion stations  of  Turkey,  will  be  found  on  another  page. 

Almost  the  entire  audience  remained  to  take  part  in  the  clos- 
ing services;  and  the  doxology,  "Praise  God,  from  whom  all 
blessings  flow,"  gave  utterance  to  the  emotions  of  many  a  souL 

Mrs.  George  Gould, 
Recording  Secretary  pro.  tern. 


For  Treasurer's  Report,  see  "  Missionary  Herald,"  for  Sep- 
tember, October,  and  November. 


iwiias^eii«iMi» 


WOMAN'S   BOARD   OF  MISSIONS   FOR  THE 
INTERIOR. 


OFFICEKS. 


President. 

Mrs.  S.  C.  BARTLETT,  Glencoe,  111. 
Corresponding  Secretaries. 
Mrs.  E.  W.  BLATCHFORD,  375  North  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago.  111. 
Mrs.  W.  a.  BARTLETT,  4  Park  Row,  Chicago,  111. 

Recording  Secretary. 

Miss  MARY  E.  GREENE,  Evanston,  111. 

Treasurer. 

Mrs.  FRANCIS  BRADLEY,  Evanston,  111. 


CHINA. 

EXTRACTS  FROM  MISS  PORTER'S  JOURNAL. 

SOWING    SEED   AMONG   THE   WOMEN    OP    CHINA. 

'•  A  READING  man  from  a  village  six  miles  outside  of  the  city, 
who  has  recently  expressed  some  interest  in  the  truth,  came  to 
us  a  week  ago,  bringing  with  him  a  very  bright,  intelligent  woman 
about  sixty  years  of  age,  a  neighbor,  who  was  curious  to  learn 
something  of  the  foreigners  and  their  doctrines.  I  talked  with 
her ;  and  she  gave  me  so  cordial  an  invitation  to  visit  her,  that 
15*  173 


174  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

last  Wednesday  I  went  to  lier  home.  A  woman  employed  in 
one  of  the  mission  families  and  our  native  helper  accompanied 
me. 

"  We  started  at  half-past  eight,  but,  mistaking  the  road,  went 
several  miles  out  of  our  way,  so  that  it  was  almost  noon  when 
we  reached  the  collection  of  mud  houses  which  formed  the  village. 
As  the  people  had  received  intimations  of  our  approach,  a  crowd 
had  collected  before  we  entered  the  town.  The  first  sounds  I 
heard  were  angry,  excited  voices ;  and,  inquiring  the  cause,  we 
learned  that  the  mother  of  the  man  who  had  visited  us  was 
alarmed  at  our  coming,  and  was  quarrelling  with  her  son.  This 
was  not  cheering ;  but,  before  we  had  gone  many  steps,  Mrs.  Tsai, 
the  woman  who  had  invited  me,  came  forward  very  kindly,  and 
led  the  way  through  the  hamlet  to  her  own  house.  I  went 
through  the  outer  room  to  an  inner  one,  in  which  was  a  kano;,  a 
table,  and  a  few  benches,  and  took  my  seat  near  a  window  open- 
ing from  the  kang. 

"I  hadn't  brushed  the  dust  from  my  face  before  the  room 
was  full  of  eager,  anxious  women  ;  while  a  more  noisy  crowd 
gathered  in  the  yard.  I  had  planned  to  rest  a  while,  but  those 
faces !  They  had  never  even  heard  the  name  of  Jesus  ;  and 
such  great  pity* and  sorrow  for  them,  such  a  sense  of  the  won 
drous  messages,  the  '  good  tidings  of  great  joy,'  which  I  had  for 
them,  came  to  me,  that  I  could  not  but  speak. 

"The  words  came  weakly  at  first,  interrupted  by  numerous 
questions  and  remarks  upon  my  appearance  and  dress  ;  but  soon 
I  heard  on  all  sides,  in  a  sort  of  wondering  way,  one  and  another 
saying,  *  Why,  listen  !  She  speaks  Mandarin  :  we  can  understand 
her  ! '  and  then  they  drew  nearer,  and  scarcely  an  irrelevant  word 
was  said,  until  weariness  compelled  me  to  stop.  I  told  the  little 
company  that  I  must  have  food  and  rest,  and  then  we  would  talk 
more  about  the  wonderful  Friend  who  had  sent  me  to  tell  them 
that  he  loved  and  could  save  them.  While  eating,  I  had  time 
to  count  my  audience.     Every  available  place  in  the  room  was 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  175 

filled,  and  more  than  thirty  women,  with  half  as  many  children, 
had  crowded  into  the  little  place,  not  more  than  ten  feet  square. 
I  could  not  judge  of  the  number  outside  who  heard  through  the 
window ;  but  there  were  a  good  many  there  also. 

"  After  lunch,  my  woman  talked  a  few  moments,  and  then  I 
read  and  spoke  until  the  helper  came  to  remind  me  that  it  was 
time  to  go  home.  The  women  did  not  listen  so  quietly  as  in  the 
morning ;  but  a  few  seemed  really  interested,  and  to  remember 
something  of  what  I  said. 

"  Yesterday,  to  my  great  joy,  Mrs.  Tsai  was  here  again,  ur- 
ging me  to  make  them  another  visit,  and  saying  that  the  woman 
who  was  so  angry  at  my  first  coming  would  like  to  see  me,  too, 
and  would  be  glad  to  have  me  go  to  her  house. 

*'  This  is  but  the  beginning  of  my  village  work.  Of  the  sense 
of  ignorance  and  insufficiency  with  which  I  go,  and  the  insur- 
mountable barriers  that  seem  between  us  and  this  people,  I  can- 
not tell.  But  I  know  that  '  the  Son  of  man  has  power  on 
earth  to  forgive  sins ; '  and  this  message  of  forgiveness,  life,  I 
take  for  myself  as  I  tell  it  to  others,  and  so  grow  calm  and 
strong.  Only  seed-sowing!  but  the  word  is  his,  and  shall 
*  prosper  in  that  whereunto  he  has  sent  it.'  " 

Early  in  the  summer.  Miss  Porter  accompanied  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Williams,  of  Kalgan,  in  a  tour  among  the  villages  of  North 
China,  and  spent  two  weeks  in  Yii  Clio,  with  special  reference 
to  intercourse  with  the  women  of  that  region.  Her  account  of 
an  interview  with  one  group  of  listeners  upon  the  road  illus- 
trates some  of  the  difficulties  to  be  met  in  that  work.  She 
writes,  — 

"  After  the  customary  salutations,  we  began  to  tell  them  some- 
thing of  the  one  true  God.  They  listened  a  moment,  then  said, 
'Tung  per  ti,'  —  'Can't  understand.'  But  we  are  accustomed  to 
that,  and,  although  often  discouraged,  try  again,  speaking  more 
slowly,  repeating  the  simplest  statement  two  or  three  times. 
Almost  always  we  are  rewarded  by  hearing  some  one  brighter  or 


176  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

less  timid  than  the  rest  exclaim,  '  Oh,  we  do  understand.'  It 
was  so  in  this  ease.  As  usual,  a  man  came  up  and  interpreted 
for  us ;  and,  after  a  few  sentences  explained  in  that  way,  the 
women  themselves  found  that  we  did  speak  their  language, 
though  the  dialect  is  different  from  their  local  patois.  This  is 
one  of  many  things  constantly  occurring,  which  show  how  much 
higher  is  the  grade  of  intelligence  among  the  men  than  among 
the  women.  We  often  hear  men  say,  when  we  are  speaking  to 
the  women,  '  Oh,  you  are  stupid !  We  know  every  thing  they 
say ; '  and  they  prove  it  by  repeating  sentence  after  sentence 
after  us.  To  such  a  charge,  one  woman  replied,  '  Of  course  you 
can  understand  :  you  can  go  out  and  hear,  but  we  must  always 
stay  at  home.' " 

LETTER  FROM  MISS   THOMPSON. 

In  July  a  letter  was  received  from  Miss  Mary  A.  Thompson, 
who  went  to  China  in  1869,  expecting  to  be  associated  with 
Miss  Porter  in  her  school  at  Pekin. 

She  suffered  so  much  from  sickness  during  the  first  months 
of  her  residence  in  that  country,  that  friends  feared  she  would 
be  obliged  to  abandon  the  idea  of  laboring  there,  and  return  to 
her  native  land.  But  she  had  given  herself  to  this  service,  and 
begged  to  be  allowed  to  remain  for  a  year  at  least,  hoping  soon 
to  regain  strength  and  vigor,  and  be  able  to  devote  herself  to 
study  and  work.  We  rejoice,  therefore,  with  her,  in  the  cheer- 
inoj  intellio-ence  which  this  letter  brins-s  of  renewed  health. 

Alluding  to  Miss  Porter's  absence  on  the  tour  already  re- 
ferred to,  she  says,  — 

"By  Miss  Porter's  leaving,  the  duties  connected  with  the 
school  have  become  mine,  and  I  am  so  glad  to  be  at  work,  and 
to  be  able  to  work.  I  love  to  meet  the  girls  in  their  recitations, 
and  in  their  hours  of  study  and  of  prayer.  The  prayers  of 
these  older  Christian  girls  for  me,  in  this  beginning  of  my  active 
missionary  life,  strengthen  and  help  me  more  than  I  can  tell. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  177 

**  Perhaps  I  may  never  know,  till  the  Lord  of  the  vineyard 
brings  his  workers  together  at  the  last  great  gathering-home, 
why  these  eighteen  months  in  China  have  been  so  ordered  ;  but 
we  know  that  they  have  been  sent  in  love,  and  it  is  enough." 

Miss  Thompson  continued  to  have  charge  of  the  school  until 
the  time  of  the  summer  vacation,  when  she  went  to  Tientsin  to 
spend  the  season  of  rest,  expecting  to  return  and  resume  school 
duties  early  in  the  fall, 

LETTER  FROM  MISS   CHAPIN. 

Letters  have  been  received  from  Miss  Jennie  E.  Chapin,  who 
sailed  from  San  Francisco,  May  1,  accompanying  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  L.  D.  Chapin,  on  their  return  to  their  work  at  Tung  Cho. 
Their  voyage  was  a  favorable  one ;  and  the  calls  of  the  steamer 
at  the  various  ports  in  Japan  gave  them  an  opportunity  to  visit 
the  missionaries  of  our  own  and  the  Presbyterian  Board,  sta- 
tioned there. 

They  arrived  at  Shanghai  early  in  June,  and  spent  several 
days  very  pleasantly  in  that  city,  in  the  family  of  Eev.  Mr.  Farn- 
ham,  of  the  Presbyteiian  Board. 

Of  their  welcome  at  Tung  Cho,  and  her  own  first  impressions, 
she  says,  — 

"  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chapin  had  been  absent  about  a  year;  and  I 
hardly  know  which  manifested  the  most  joy  at  their  return, 
they  or  their  friends  here.  I,  too,  shared  in  the  kind  and  cor- 
dial welcome  they  received,  and  already  feel  more  contented 
and  at  home  in  this  place  than  I  had  hoped  to  in  a  long  time. 
I  have  commenced  studying  the  language,  and  feel  encourao-ed 
to  believe  that  I  am  going  to  be  able  to  acquire  it  with  less  dif- 
ficulty than  I  had  feared. 

"  There  is  a  boys'  school  on  the  mission  premises ;  and  seven 
or  eight  Chinese  men  and  women  are  also  employed,  either  as 
teachers  for  the  missionaries  and  the  boys,  or  in  work  for  them. 
So  every  evening  at  family  prayers,  between  fifteen  and  twenty 


178  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

natives  are  present.  The  exercises  are  all  in  Chinese;  and, 
though  I  do  not  understand  a  word,  I  really  enjoy  them,  the 
Chinese  enter  into  them  with  so  much  interest.  Soon  I  hope 
to  learn  some  hymns,  so  that  I  can  go  out  with  Miss  Andrews, 
as  she  goes  every  afternoon  to  the  homes  of  the  women,  and 
help  in  the  singing. 

"  The  mission  grounds  are  right  in  the  heart  of  the  city ;  but 
as  they  are  considerably  extensive,  and  surrounded  by  a  high 
wall,  we  seem  very  quiet  and  retired,  I  hope  that  the  Lord 
will  give  me  such  love  for  my  work,  and  such  success  in  it,  that 
I  can  go  forward  with  it  joyfully." 


TURKEY. 
EXTRACT  FROM  MRS.   COFFING'S  LETTER. 

INCIDENTS    OF   MISSIONARY    TRAVEL. 

"  Let  me  give  you  an  account  of  our  quarters  the  first  night 
out  from  Antioch.  The  place  had  been  recommended  to  us  by 
Mr.  Powers,  and  we  reached  it  about  sundown.  There  was  so 
much  wet  manure  and  filth  about  the  door,  that  it  was  difficult 
to  find  a  place  to  alight  fr«)m  our  horses ;  but,  once  off,  we  en- 
tered the  door,  leading  our  horses  in  after  us.  We  received 
such  a  welcome  from  the  landlord  as  made  us,  feel  at  home  im- 
mediately ;  and,  as  only  two  or  three  other  travellers  had  yet  ar- 
rived, we  had  our  choice  of  quarters.  The  building  was  about 
forty  feet  in  length,  and  of  half  that  width.  The  door  was  near 
the  middle  of  one  side  :  opposite  to  it  a  wall  of  stones  had  been 
built,  looking  as  if  a  partition  had  been  designed,  but  never  fin- 
ished. It  was  about  three  feet  high,  and  was  used  that  night 
by  the  landlord  as  a  bedstead.  As  he  had  already  made*  his 
bed,  he  said  he  must  lie  there  to  watch  the  horses,  lest  some 
one  should  come  in  and  steal  them  ;    but  liquor   and  heavy 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  179 

sleep  soon  made  the  old  man  a  very  unsafe  watchman.  The 
servant  was  commanded  to  tie  our  horses  in  the  warmest  and 
best  corner  of  the  long  room. 

"  Company  after  company  came  in  as  the  evening  progressed, 
till  there  were  at  one  end  of  the  room  fourteen  animals,  —  horses, 
mules,  and  donkeys ;  and  gathered  near  a  large  fire,  built  on 
the  floor  in  the  middle  of  the  room,  were  thirteen  human  beino-s. 
It  was  a  very  cold  night ;  and  wood  was  piled  on  the  fire  without 
any  regard  to  the  smoke,  till  it  was  impossible  to  stand  or  sit 
without  profuse  tears.  There  was  no  outlet  for  the  smoke  ex- 
cept the  one  door,  and  that  was  kept  closely  shut  lest '  the  horses 
should  take  cold.' 

"  My  small  iron  bedstead  was  put  up  in  one  corner ;  and,  with 
a  folded  comfortable  for  a  mattress,  and  an  army  blanket  for 
covering,  I  considered  myself  well  provided  for.  Mr.  Mont- 
gomery and  our  servant  spread  their  beds  near  by  for  protec- 
tion, after  which  we  prepared  our  supper  from  provisions  brought 
with  us. 

"Having  eaten  it  with  thankful  hearts,  after  united  prayer, 
we  lay  down  and  tried  to  sleep ;  but  for  once  the  contrast  be- 
tween these  quarters  and  the  comfortable  home  in  Ohio,  the 
hotels  in  New  York,  London,  and  Paris,  was  too  much  for  me ; 
and  I  lay  musing,  wondering  what  dear  friends  would  say,  if 
they  could  look  upon  that  ragged,  dirty  company,  —  some  of 
them  rolled  up  in  their  clothes,  lying  on  the  bare  mud  floor, 
others  on  bags  of  straw  and  potatoes. 

"These  people,  too,  are  very  fond  of  story-telling;  and  as 
one  of  the  company  was  a  soldier  who  had  served  his  time  out, 
and  was  on  his  way  home,  he  had  much  to  entertain  them  with. 
When  he  had  finished,  and  all  were  nearly  asleep,  another  trav- 
eller came  in.  He  was  a  lad  apparently  about  eighteen  years 
of  age,  who  had  been  in  Adana  working  for  some  time.  With 
a  considerable  sum  of  money  and  a  new  suit  of  clothes,  he  had 
reached  Antioch,  on  his  way  to  his  home,  about  twenty  miles  be- 


180  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

yond ;  but  the  poor  fellow,  in  his  joy  at  being  so  near  the 
end  of  his  journey,  with  so  large  a  present  for  his  parents,  for- 
got his  prudence,  and  made  a  confidant  of  a  man  who  overtook 
him  on  the  road  to  Antioch.  This  man  waited  his  chance,  and 
in  an  unexpected  moment  was  off  with  the  poor  lad's  bundle, 
containing  the  new  clothes,  money,  and  all  his  possessions.  It 
was  a  sad  story,  and  our  hearts  ached  for  the  boy;  but  there 
was  nothing  we  could  do  for  him.  He  was  on  his  way  back  to 
Adana,  for  he  would  not  go  home  empty-handed. 

**  Very  many  such  stories  of  woe  are  told  us.  The  land  is 
full  of  oppression,  injustice,  and  cruelty,  and  the  government  is 
the  greatest  offender.  This  lad's  tale  of  distress  told  and  com- 
mented on,  our  company  once  more  became  quiet;  buffer  me 
there  was  yet  no  sleep.  Looking  over  the  company  as  they  lay 
there,  my  heart  became  heavy  with  the  thought,  that,  in  all 
probability,  ten  out  of  that  thirteen  would  be  eternally  lost. 
Who  is  guilty?  Surely  they  are.  'Because  that  which  may 
be  known  of  God  is  manifest  in  them,  so  that  they  are  without 
excuse.'  But  are  we  free  from  guilt?  *  How,  then,  shall  they 
call  on  Him  in  whom  they  have  not  believed  ?  and  how  shall 
they  believe  in  Him  of  whom  they  have  not  heard  ?  and  how 
shall  they  hear  without  a  preacher  ?  and  how  shall  they  preach 
except  they  be  sent?  '  " 


INDIA. 


ZENANA    WORK. 


"  If  haply  they  might  feel  after  Him,  and  find  Him,  though 
He  be  not  far  from  every  one  of  us." 

Extract  from  a  private  letter  from  a  lady  engaged  in  the  Ze- 
nana work,  in  Central  Hindostan. 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  181 

"  One  of  the  little  girls  that  we  had  in  our  school  died  a  few 
weeks  since  of  cholera.  Her  mother  sent  for  me  to  come  to  see 
her ;  but,  when  I  reached  the  house,  the  body  had  been  carried 
away,  to  be  drowned  in  the  Ganges.  The  poor  mother  was  on  a 
mat  on  the  floor,  crying  most  bitterly.  It  seemed,  from  what 
she  said  to  us  afterward,  that  her  object  in  sending  for  us  was 
to  try  and  have  us  intercede  that  the  child  might  be  buried  in  our 
way  ;  but  her  husband  would  not  consent.  I  think  he  feared  that 
his  friends  would  consider  him  too  much  under  our  influence,  and 
had  hurried  the  body  away  before  we  should  arrive,  for  that 
reason.  The  poor  mother  had  heard  of  the  resurrection,  but  she 
seemed  to  think  that  it  could  only  be  when  the  bodies  had  been 
buried  in  the  ground.  I  saw  that  was  her  idea,  and  found  the 
verse  for  her  which  says,  '  The  sea  shall  give  up  its  dead.'  You 
should  have  seen  the  glad  look  of  surprise  on  the  dear  creature's 
face  when  she  heard  these  blessed  words.  She  soon  recovered 
her  calmness,  and  began  talking  freely  to  us.  She  said,  '  Ma'am, 
I  knew  I  could  not  keep  her,  for  two  nights  since  I  had  become 
very  tired  with  watching,  and  fell  asleep  by  her  side :  then  it 
seemed  to  me  that  some  one  sat  on  the  other  side  of  the  bed,  —  he 
was  not  quite  like  a  man,  only  I  cannot  describe  him.  I  thought 
he  was  going  to  take  Pottoo  away ;  and  I  said,  "  Oh,  do  go  away  ! 
I  want  my  child  !  "  '  But,'  she  added, '  I  thought  Pottoo  put  out 
her  little  hands,  and  said,  while  she  looked  back  on  me  and 
smiled,  "  But  I  want  to  go  with  him  !  "  I  think  that  he  took 
her  in  his  arms,  and  then  I  woke.' 

"  We  were  much  struck  with  this  account  of  her  dream  :  it 
seemed  that  the  mother  thought  Jesus  had  come  for  her  darling. 
She  told  us  that  the  little  one  seemed  quite  conscious  toward  the 
last ;  and,  though  she  was  suffering  sorely,  yet  she  did  not  com- 
plain, and  her  last  look  was  a  smile.  We  left  her  quite  com- 
forted, and  she  had  even  remarked  that  Pottoo  had  gone  to  the 
happy  land  of  which  she  had  learned  to  sing  so  sweetly. 

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182  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 


%m^  m^timml 


REVIEW    OF    THE    YEAR. 

A  NEW  and  unlooked-for  trial  has  come  upon  the  W.  B.  M.  I. 
at  the  close  of  this  third  year  of  its  history. 

The  season  of  our  Annual  Meetino-  was  drawinoj  near,  the 
time  for  glad  re-union  and  mutual  conference  in  regard  to  our 
common  work,  when,  in  a  moment  as  it  were,  our  cherished  plans 
are  frustrated,  and  reluctantly  we  have  sent  forth  the  message  of 
postponement. 

The  year  has  been  one  of  growing  influence  and  prosperity, 
calling  for  gratitude  and  increased  confidence  in  Him  who  orders 
our  ways. 

The  separation  from  our  Presbyterian  sisters,  from  the  very 
thought  of  which  we  shrank  a  year  ago,  has  not  diminished  the 
amount  of  our  receipts,  perhaps  has  served  as  a  stimulus  to  some 
who  were  before  doing  little  or  nothing  for  the  cause  ;  while  their 
organization,  under  their  own  denominational  banner,  has  added 
another  to  the  sisterhood  of  agencies  employed  in  elevating  and 
enlightening  our  sex  in  heathen  lands. 

Four  new  missionaries  have  gone  abroad  during  the  year  now 
closed  ;  while  the  more  thorough  knowledge  of  the  language,  and 
increased  experience  acquired  by  the  twelve  who  have  been 
longer  in  the  field,  have  greatly  multiplied  their  power. 

Sixty  new  auxiliaries  have  added  to  our  strength  and  to  our 
hold  upon  the  churches  at  home ;  and  the  increased  circulation 
of  this  little  messenger  has,  we  trust,  done  its  part  in  multiply- 
ing the  number  of  those  who  intelligently  and  with  love  aid  in 
the  work. 


FOB  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  183 

By  the  fiery  trial  through  which  the  churches  of  Chicago  are 
passing,  the  appeal  to  our  friends  and  auxiliaries,  not  immediately 
affected  by  this  visitation,  to  do  their  utmost  for  this  cause,  is  made 
doubly  urgent. 

It  is  gratifying  to  learn  from  our  Treasurer,  that,  during  this 
month,  there  has  been  no  falling  off  in  the  receipts  of  our  Board. 
Shall  we  not  consider  it  an  indication  of  the  determined  purpose 
of  our  co-laborers  that  the  work  abroad  shall  not  suffer,  even 
though  the  demands  for  self-sacrifice  and  generous  giving  to  re- 
lieve the  needy  at  home  be  more  than  ordinarily  imperative  ?  The 
total  receipts  for  the  year  are  $9,351.62. 

If  the  spirit  of  the  two  following  letters  prevails  to  any  great 
extent  among  our  friends,  we  have  no  occasion  for  fear,  even  of 
temporary  embarrassment.  These  come  to  us  from  Iowa,  —  one 
from  a  member  of  our  Executive  Committee,  who  has  in  many 
ways  proved  herself  a  faithful  friend  and  helper.  Alluding  to 
her  contemplated  removal  to  another  State,  she  says,  "  I  find  one 
of  the  strongest  ties  to  my  present  home  is  connected  with  this 
missionary  work  in  which  my  heart  and  sympathies  have  become 
so  much  enhsted.  Here  were  my  affections  first  called  forth  to 
the  Woman's  Board ;  here  have  been  my  first  labors  for  its  grow- 
ing strength  and  prosperity;  here  have  I  wept  and  prayed, 
rejoiced  and  praised  with  returned  missionary  women,  with  a 
tenderness  and  depth  of  earnestness  never  known  before.  I 
feel,  that,  in  leaving  the  State,  I  am  loosening  roots  which  it  will 
take  time  to  fix  again  as  firmly  in  a  new  soil :  yet  my  eyes  and 
heart  will  be  open ;  and,  in  any  way  that  I  can,  it  will  always  be 
a  joy  to  labor  for  our  beloved  Board." 

The  wife  of  a  pastor  of  one  of  the  home  missionary  churches 
in  that  State,  after  reporting  the  receipts  of  the  Rttle  auxiliary 
there,  adds,  — 

"  The  best  thing  we  have  to  report  is,  that  six  copies  of  '  Life 
and  Light '  have  been  taken  here  the  past  year.  If  I  can  secure 
a  renewal  of  these  subscriptions,  with  perhaps  one  or  two  addi- 


184        LIFE  AND  LIGHT  FOR  REATHEN   WOMEN. 

tional  names,  I  shall  go  away  with  a  light  heart.  I  know  that 
missionary  intelligence,  presented  in  an  attractive  form,  is  the 
greatest  aid  in  awakening  missionary  zeal. 

"  I  go  now  to  '  the  regions  beyond,'  —  the  frontier  of  this  State, 
a  county  as  yet  unorganized,  without  church,  schoolhouse,  store, 
or  post-office.  There  my  husband  is  hard  at  work  now,  building, 
with  his  own  hands,  a  house  for  his  little  family  ;  and  we  expect 
to  remove  early  in  the  spring.  Myself  and  two  little  daughters, 
with  a  faithful  girl  living  in  my  family,  who  goes  with  us,  will  form 
the  nucleus  of  a  Woman's  Missionary  Society.  How  long  it 
may  be  before  we  receive  any  additions,  I  cannot  tell.  Pray 
that  we  may  be  the  means  of  awakening  an  interest  in  the  pre- 
cious cause  very  early.  I  shall  take  a  few  of  your  cards  with 
me,  and,  as  soon  as  I  find  one  Christian  woman,  ask  her  to  join 
me  in  the  '  two  cents  a  week.'  I  have  the  greatest  faith  in  the 
wisdom  of  this  plan,  and  have  always  regarded  the  organization 
of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions,  as  the  true  *  woman's  move- 
ment.' " 


DEPARTURE  OF  MISSIONARIES. 

Miss  Mary  M.  Patrick,  of  Lyons,  Iowa,  sailed  fron  New  York 
for  Erzroom,  Aug.  9. 

Mrs.  Anna  V.  Mumford,  of  Oberlin,  Ohio,  sailed  from  Boston 
Oct.  7,  to  join  the  mission  at  Eski  Zagra. 

Both  of  these  ladies  have  been  adopted  as  missionaries  of  the 
W.  B.  M.  I. 


NEW  SUBSCRIBERS. 


Number  of  Western  subscribers  for 
our  September  issue,  57. 


E€M«'S  ^*m  MltromJL  MCIX 


DEC. 


Published  by  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions.  1871. 


BHAZU'S    ESCAPE. 


BY   REV.   HENRY   J.    BRUCE. 

The  following  story  of  the  rescue  of  a  little  girl  from  one  of 
the  worst  of  idolatrous  sacrifices,  sent  us  from  Bahuri,  cannot 
fail  to  interest  our  young  readers  :  — 

There  is  a  very  bright  girl  in  our  station  school  at  Bahuri, 
whose  name  is  Bhazu.  When  she  was  very  young,  her  parents 
gave  her  to  the  god  E-haudoba,  to  be  married  to  him,  and  after- 
ward to  lead  a  life  of  wickedness.  They  thought  the  time  had 
come  for  the  ceremony  to  be  performed ;  and,  a  few  months  ago, 
they  were  going  to  try  to  make  her  the  wife  of  an  idol  of  stone. 
Bhazu  declared  that  she  would  not  submit  to  such  a  pagan  rite, 
ran  away  from  her  parents,  went  to  the  Christians,  and  begged 
them  to  protect  her.  She  then  expressed  her  purpose  to  give 
up  all  1  er  heathen  customs,  and  become  a  Christian.  She  was 
received  into  the  school,  and,  although  her  friends  tried  every 
means  to  induce  her  to  return  to  them,  she  steadfastly  refused  ; 

185 


186  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

and  she  has,  we  think,  given  her  heart  to  the  Saviour.  After  a 
few  weeks'  trial,  she  was  received  into  the  church,  just  three 
years  from  the  day  that  was  first  appointed  for  her  baptism. 

This  was  a  great  grief  to  her  parents  :  they  thought  it  would 
have  been  better  if  she  had  died.  We  went  to  their  house,  and 
invited  them  to  come  and  see  their  child  baptized  :  they  replied 
that  they  had  had  no  child  for  three  months,  since  Bhazu  left 
them  ;  that  she  was  the  same  as  dead  to  them.  They  said,  too, 
that  she  had  been  given  to  Khaudoba ;  that  she  was  his,  and  he 
would  be  angry  if  they  went  into  a  Christian  assembly.  They 
were  very  sure  that  their  god  would  bring  some  great  calamity 
upon  Bhazu,  and  were  afraid  that  they,  too,  would  become  vic- 
tims of  his  wrath.  Nothing  that  we  could  say  made  any  im- 
pression on  their  minds,  and  they  still  think  their  child  is  ruined 
because  she  has  been  received  into  the  Christian  church.  Only 
a  few  days  since,  Bhazu  met  her  mother  in  the  bazaar,  and  she 
turned  away,  and  would  not  look  at  her. 

What  a  dreadful  thing  it  is  that  so  many  children  are  brought 
up  by  such  wicked  parents  !  We  are  trying,  by  means  of  our 
schools,  to  save  some  of  them  from  their  heathenism  ;  and  we 
feel  very  happy  when,  now  and  then,  one  like  Bhazu  becomes  a 
follower  of  the  meek  and  lowly  Jesus.  It  is  harder  for  them  to 
acknowledge  Christ  than  it  is  for  you,  for  their  Hindoo  parents 
do  all  they  can  to  prevent  them;  and,  if  they  persist  in  becom- 
ing Christians,  they  are  driven  from  their  homes,  and  funeral 
rites  performed  as  if  they  were  dead.  I  hope  you  will  not  for- 
get to  pray  that  these  heathen  children  may  be  brought  out  of 
the  thick  darkness  into  the  marvellous  light  of  the  gospel. 

This  will  be  pleasing  to  the  dear  Saviour ;  for  you  remember 
he  said,  "  I  thank  thee,  0  Father,  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth  ! 
because  thou  hast  hid  these  things  from  the  wise  and  prudent, 
and  hast  revealed  them  unto  babes. 

"  Even  so,  Father;  for  so  it  seemed  good  in  thy  sight." 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  187 

THE    SILVER    NECKLACE. 

BY    MRS.    WHEELER,    OF    TURKEY. 

In  a  box  of  articles  I  have  sent  to  America,  is  an  old  silver 
necklace,  wliicli  was  brought  to  me  by  a  young  girl  in  the  Har- 
poot  city  school.  She  had  heard  me  speak  of  a  poor  orphan 
who  had  come  into  the  school,  and  needed  clothes  to  make  her 
comfortable.  She  is  one  of  my  society  of  "  Busy- Workers," 
who  earn  money  to  pay  the  tuition  of  poor  children,  and  to  help 
in  buying  books.  Her  mother  is  obliged  to  work  for  her  daily 
bread,  and  Prapian — that  is  the  little  girl's  name — is  often 
left  alone  with  her  baby  sister  all  day ;  but,  when  she  can,  she 
takes  her  place  in  her  classes,  and  tries  to  learn.  As  she  had 
no  money,  she  asked  her  mother,  one  day,  if  she  might  give  her 
necklace  to  me,  —  part  of  it  for  the  orphan,  and -the  remainder 
for  the  school.  The  mother  consented ;  and  I  was  very  much 
pleased  when  Prapian  brought  it  to  me,  because  I  knew  that  it 
was  a  great  offering  for  the  dear  child  to  make,  and  I  was  sure 
she  did  it  from  her  love  to  Jesus.  It  was  probably  her  only 
ornament ;  and  girls  here  are  very  fond  of  such  trinkets,  more 
so  than  they  often  are  in  America.  When  I  saw  her  mother,  I 
asked  her  why  Prapian  did  not  learn  the  Bible  history  lessons, 
'and  try  for  one  of  the  prizes  I  had  promised.  She  said  she  had 
no  Bible.  I  told  her  story  to  a  missionary,  and  he  gave  her 
one  :  so  you  see  the  Lord  remembers  the  cheerful  giver. 

I  want  to  tell  you  what  these  prizes  are.  They  are  pictures 
that  I  cut  from  newspapers  which  come  wrapped  around  books 
and  other  articles  from  America.  I  paint  the  trees  green,  and 
the  figures  some  bright  color ;  and  they  are  beautiful  in  the  eyes 
of  those  who  have  nothing  of  the  kind,  and  who  live  in  mud- 
houses.  Would  you  not  love,  some  time,  to  send  these  children 
some  of  the  nice  Bible  cards  so  abundant  in  America,  and  let 
the  old  necklace  remind  you  that  the  little  Armenians  are 
working  and  giving  for  the  same  great  cause  as  you  ? 


188  CHILDREN'S  QUARTEHLY. 

THIRSTING  FOR  KNOWLEDGE. 

BY    MISS    ABBIE    B.    CHILD. 

An  old  poet  says,  **  Blessings  brighten  as  they  take  their 
flight;  "  and  I  don't  know  that  the  adage  can  be  more  aptly 
applied  than  to  that  great  blessing  of  American  children,  — 
their  schools.  I  think  it  must  show  its  dark  side  to  some  of  the 
little  grumblers  I  have  seen,  who  think  it  a  great  trial  to  leave 
their  games  for  that  disagreeable  school,  with  its  long,  hard  les- 
sons ;  but  I  think,  too,  that,  if  that  same  blessing  should  be 
taken  away,  it  would  suddenly  become  wonderfully  attractive. 
At  least,  it  is  so  to  a  little  Armenian  girl,  of  whom  I  wish  to  tell 
you. 

You  have  all  read  in  your  Bibles  of  the  way  Abraham's  ser- 
vant found  a  wife  for  his  master's  son,  Isaac  ;  how  he  sat  by  a 
well  where  the  women  of  the  city  of  Nahor  came  to  draw  water, 
and  how  God  pointed  out  to  him  there  the  beautiful  Rebecca. 
The  customs  in  that  country  are  the  same  now  as  in  the  old,  old 
days ;  and,  if  your  imagination  can  take  you  so  far,  I  would  like 
to  have  you  sit  down  with  me  by  one  of  these  same  wells,  and 
watch  the  young  girls  as  they  come  to  draw  water  for  their 
families.  You  may  not  think  their  clothes  are  very  clean,  and 
you  may  want  to  laugh  at  their  heads,  where  each  particular 
hair  seems  to  stand  on  end.  But  here  comes  one  who  looks 
rather  neater  than  the  others,  clad  in  the  not  ungraceful  cos- 
tume of  the  country,  —  the  full  trousers  fastened  at  the  ankle, 
and  falling  down  over  the  sandalled  feet,  and  the  loose  tunic 
girdled  at  the  waist.  Her  long  braids  are  smooth  and  shining, 
and  one  hand  easily  steadies  the  pitcher  upon  her  shoulder  as 
she  hurries  along.  She  does  not  linger  to  chat  by  the  well, 
but,  quietly  withdrawing  from  the  little  company,  quickly  enters 
a  house  near  by,  which  you  at  once  recognize  as  belonging  to  a 
missionary.     One  short  half-hour  she  dares  to  give  to  learning 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  189 

to  read,  and  then  appears  again  at  the  door.  With  glowing 
eyes  and  lips  apart,  she  looks  this  way  and  that,  to  be  sure  she 
is  not  watched ;  and,  hastily  thrusting  a  little  book  under  her 
tunic,  she  places  her  pitcher  on  her  shoulder  once  more,  and 
goes  rapidly  towards  her  home. 

This  is  the  only  way  this  young  Armenian  girl  can  go  to 
school.  Her  father  would  be  much  surprised  and  displeased 
to  know  that  she  was  learning  to  read.  But  having  heard  of 
the  blessed  Saviour,  she  has  such  a  longing  to  read  for  herself 
the  story  of  his  life,  that  every  day  she  receives  secret  lessons, 
taking  the  time  that  others  spend  in  idle  talk  and  careless  loi- 
tering by  the  well. 

When  she  shall  have  learned  to  read,  you  may  be  sure  she 
will  use  her  knowledge  in  the  service  of  the  Saviour  ;  and  will 
you  not  do  the  same,  dear  children  ?  Trying  to  appreciate 
your  own  blessings,  will  you  not  do  what  you  can  to  send  them 
to  those  who  have  them  not  ?  So  yon  may  join  heartily  in  the 
hope  expressed  by  a  little  Armenian  Margaret  in  a  letter  writ- 
ten to  some  young  friends  in  this  country,  "  I  hope  that  in 
another  world,  one  another  we  shall  know,  and  going  there 
shall  praise  God's  holy  name,  clapping  our  hands,  and  saying. 
Holy,  holy,  holy  is  the  Lord  !  " 


MISSION  CIRCLES. 

THE    MAVERICK    RILL. 

The  little  workers  of  this  "  Rill "  earn  their  pennies,  and  last 
week  sent  seventeen  hundred  of  them  to  the  W.  B.  M.,  as  their 
first  offering.  They  are  connected  with  the  Maverick  Maternal 
Society  of  East  Boston,  and  hold  quarterly  a  brief  missionary 
meeting,  after  their  recitations  at  the  Mothers'  Association.  On 
the  occasion  the  Secretary  reads  her  minutes,  the  Treasurer  his 


190  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

report,  and  the  six  collectors  return  the  money  from  the  chrldren's 
pledges.  Missionary  intelligence  is  communicated  adapted  to 
the  young.  Cards  for  signatures  are  circulated  among  the 
members. 


pledge  far  the  <fflnverick  ^ill 


^» » ■^ 


^i 


desire  to  help  in  sending  the  Gospel 
to  Heathen  Children^  that  they  may 
learn  about  Christ j  who  died  to  save 

them,    I  promise  to  give        cents  quarterly 

for  the  cause. 


^3 


The  sparkling  ripple  of  this  little  "Rill"  has  made  sweet 
music  in  our  ears ;  and  from  like  sources  we  look  for  the 

"  Stream  whose  gentle  flow 
Makes  glad  the  city  of  our  God." 

MT.    VERNON    CIRCLE. 

Among  the  best  of  our  juvenile  societies  is  the  Mount  Yer- 
non  Mission  Circle,  in  Boston.  Since  October,  1870,  its  mem- 
bers have  held  monthly  meetings,  to  which  they  have  brought 
their  weekly  contributions,  neatly  recorded  on  cards  given  them 
for  the  purpose,  and  where  a  kind  lady  has  interested  them  in 
heathen  children.  Early  in  the  spring  they  had  a  sale.  Mot- 
toes in  Eastern  languages  on  the  walls,  quaint  Indian  curiosi- 
ties on  the  tables,  and  Tamil  songs,  sung  by  several  yoang 
girls  during  the  day  and  evening,  seemed  to  transport  the  visit- 
ors to  other  climes,  and  to  render  the  cause  for  which  they  had 
labored  a  reality.     A  successful  repetition  of  the  sale  at  the  sea- 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


191 


shore,  in  the  summer,  made  the  aggregate  result  of  their  year's 
effort  the  sum  of  four  hundred  and  thirty  dollars  sent  to  our 
treasury. 

AETHUK'S  LETTER. 

We  received  yesterday  a  letter  from  one  of  our  little  workers, 
from  which  we  make  the  following  extract  :  — 

"  When  I  went  up  to  our  new  home,  I  found  in  the  hen- 
house a  present  of  some  chickens,  and  was  so  pleased,  that  I 
could  not  talk  for  half  an  hour,  which  mother  said  was  almost  a 
miracle  for  such  a  chatterbox.  I  named  them  Spotty,  Blackey, 
Sharp-Eyes,  Coat-of-Mail  (the  missionary  hen),  and  the  May- 
Queen,  or  poor  children's  hen.  So  all  the  eggs  Coat-of-Mail 
gives  mo  will  be  sold,  and  the  money  sont  to  you  for  the  heathen 
children ;  and  all  May-Queen's  eggs  will  be  sold  for  the  benefit 
of  poor  children  in  this  country. 

"  I  send  you  twenty-five  pennies  in  anticipation  of  the  first 
dozen  eggs.  I  shall  get  them ;  for  Jesus  knows  all  about  it, 
you  see.  I  love  you  because  you  are  looking  out  for  the  heathen 
children." 


^aura's  golfer. 

BY   MRS.   EDWIN   WRIGHT. 

Beneath  the  shadow  of  old  Monadnock 

Nestled  a  farm-house  cosey ; 
Beneath  a  tender  mother's  wing. 

Two  little  faces  rosy. 
Two  little  lives  Avere  sunned  in  her  love, 

Two  little  wills  made  careful 
To  walk  in  the  ways  of  righteousness ; 

Two  little  spirits  prayerful. 
Laura  and  Jennie  in  cool,  green  shades. 

Or  by  brooks,  together  gambolled  : 
Together  did  errands  of  service  or  love, 

Or  in  the  old  orchard  rambled. 


192  CIIILBIIEN'S  QUARTERLY. 

Their  dollies  and  pets  they  willingly  shared  ; 

But  each  her  penny-box  treasured. 
When  tiny  earnings,  and  gifts  of  love, 

By  coppers  and  nickel  were  measured. 
How  oft  they  were  stiidied  and  evenly  piled ! 

How  frequently  were  they  re-counted  ! 
"With  what  zealous  care,  lest  thieves  should  break  in, 

Under  guard  of  lock  and  key  mounted  ! 
How  much  they  would  buy,  what  pleasure  they'd  bring, 

Has  taken  hours  of  grave  planning : 
To  thought  of  the  good,  if  lent  to  the  Lord, 

Mamma  has  added  wise  fanning. 
And  now  according  to  value  they're  spread, 

And  papa  through  wallet  is  ranging. 
If  perchance  a  new  dollar-bill  can  be  found. 

To  be  received  on  exchanging. 
Ah,  yes  !  one  as  fresh  as  if  just  newly 'Stamped, 

And  deft  little  fingers  are  folding, 
Then  opening,  and  creasing  anew  and  again, 

Nor  ever  are  weary  of  holding. 


But  now  wee  Jennie  views  it  alone, 

As  dear  little  sister's  treasure, 
"Whom  Jesus  has  called  to  hisiiome  in  heaven, 

To  give  her  his  love  without  measure. 
As  he  has  borne  her  a  lamb  to  his  fold, 

And  she  is  safe  in  his  keeping. 
Mother  and  Jennie  stifle  their  sobs. 

And  strive  to  stay  their  hearts'  weeping, 
And  the  precious  dollar  send  as  her  gift,  — 

Through  faith  may  it  prove  as  good  leaven  !  — 
To  be  used  as  seed  for  the  sowing  of  truth. 

And  open  the  way  to  heaven 
To  dear  little  souls  in  the  shadow  of  night. 

For  whom  Christ's  light  is  shining. 
If  kindly  hands  will  but  scatter  the  clouds. 

Or  point  out  their  silver  lining. 
And  now  let  us  ask  God  to  take  the  seed  sown, 

And  multiply  it  by  his  blessing, 
That  many  dear  children  soon  by  his  grace 

May  his  name  in  love  be  addressing. 


Vol.  II. 


MARCH,  1872. 


No.  5. 


IISrDIA. 

A    TALK    WITH    HIGH    CASTE    WOMEN. 

BY   MRS.    CAPRON. 

During  a  conversation  to-day  with  one  of  our  native  Chris- 
tians, several  women  passed  by  the  open  door  so  quietly  that  I 
scarcely  noticed  them.       Annie,  however,  came  in  soon  and 


"  There's  a  whole  company  of  women  on  the  veranda  !  "  and 
I  went  to  the  door.  They  were  fine-looking  women,  who  had 
come  to  a  heathen  feast  from  Peramagudi,  sixteen  miles  away, 
and  belonged  to  a  rich  caste,  something  like  our  bankers.  They 
are  the  money-lenders  of  the  community.  There  were  fifteen 
women  and  four  girls,  with  beautiful  jewels,  and  frank,  respectful 
manners.     They  all  seated  themselves  around  me. 

*'  We  wanted  to  see  you ;  but,  to  tell  the  truth,  we  wanted  to 
hear  your  school-girls  read.     We've  heard  about  you  and  your 


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194  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

school.  As  we  came  by  their  house,  they  said  they  were  going 
to  eat,  and  would  not  read  until  morning." 

Said  another,  "You  give  them  cloths  and  food.  Now,  I 
should  like  to  know  why  you  take  all  this  expense  and  trouble." 

"Do  women  in  this  country,  as  a  general  thing,  read?"  I 
inquired. 

*'  No ;  but  what  is  the  reason  that  you  trouble  yourself  about 
it?" 

"  What  will  be  done  to  you  when  you  die  ?  " 

"It  is  the  custom  of  our  caste  to  burn  the  dead;  and  our 
bodies  will  go  to  ashes." 

"  And  your  souls?  " 

"  Our  souls  are  here,"  said  another,  laying  her  band  on  her 
breast. 

"  Does  that  burn  up  too  ?  " 

There  was  no  reply,  and  no  disposition  to  do  any  thing  but 
listen  :  so  I  tried  to  teach  those  souls. 

"  You  and  I  are  quite  alike.  The  color  of  our  skins  don't 
matter.  Now,  when  I  die,  I  expect  to  lay  down  my  body  as  you 
do  a  faded  and  worn-out  cloth."  How  they  looked  at  me  and  at 
each  other ! 

*'  Do  you  really  believe  it  ?  "  said  a  sweet-faced  woman. 

"Doesn't  she  talk  as  if  she  did  ?  "  said  another. 

"  Tell,  tell  I "  said  three  or  four  at  once. 

"  This  soul  of  mine  will  ascend  to  the  golden  city.  It  is  a 
very  wonderful  thing  to  know  how  the  great  King  could  let  us 
poor  sinners  come  there  at  all."  I  went  for  a  Bible.  "  This," 
said  I,  "  tells  us  all  that  the  great  God  wishes  us  to  do  in  order 
to  go  there.  I  teach  these  girls  to  read ;  and  then  I  give  them 
this  Bible,  and  I  say,  *  Now,  my  child,  this  is  a  bright  light  in 
a  wicked  world  ;  but  it  will  light  your  soul  to  the  King's  house/  " 

"  You've  done  your  duty  then,"  said  one. 

"  And  can  we  go  there  too  ?  "  said  another. 

'^  Is  that  what  you  teach  women  to  read  for  ?  " 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  195 

"  Supposing  I  should  come  here,  how  quick  could  you  teach 
me  to  read  well  ?  "  said  a  noble-looking  woman. 

"  I  wish  you  would  please  read  from  that  book,"  said  the 
oldest  of  the  party. 

I  must  confess,  that,  as  much  as  I  have  wanted  to  read  the 
Bible  to  the  heathen,  when  I  heard  this  request  and  the  voices 
joining  in  the  "  Oh,  do !  "  "  Please  do  !  "  I  could  not  make 
up  my  mind  what  to  select.  The  book  never  seemed  so  precious, 
and  so  full  of  every  thing  good  for  man's  soul.  But  I  finally 
turned  to  the  Sermon  on  the  Mount. 

"  Now  all  of  us  keep  still,"  said  one  :  "let  us  hear  this." 

"  '  And  He  went  up  into  a  mountain ;  and  when  He  sat  his 
disciples  came  to  Him.'  " 

"  Who  was  he  ?  "  asked  a  young  girl. 

*'  The  great  King's  Son ;  and  would  you  have  thought  that  he 
would  have  made  himself  so  poor  as  to  come  down  here  and  dwell 
with  us,  and  show  us  how  to  live  so  as  to  go  to  his  Father's  house?  " 

**  Is  it  all  in  this  book  'I  "  asked  the  eldest. 

"  Yes ;  and  it  would  make  the  tears  come,  could  you  read  of 
all  that  happened." 

*'  Was  it  Jesus  Christ?  "  asked  the  elder. 

"  Then  you've  heard  the  precious  name,"  T  said. 

"  They  were  talking  about  it  when  the  tent  was  down  there, 
and  I  got  a  little  only ;  but  I  knew  it  was  the  great  Swaray's 
son,  and  that  the  English  all  know  him." 

'*  Bead,  read  !  "  said  another. 

"  Then  he  opened  his  holy  mouth  and  taught,  and  said, 
The  poor  in  spirit  shall  obtain  the  heavenly  kingdom.  There- 
fore they  are  blessed.'  " 

"  Who  are  the  poor  in  spirit?  "  I  asked. 

"  It  don't  mean  beggars,  I  suppose,"  said  one.  "  No,"  said 
another  :  "  it  means  humble  people." 

**  '  They  who  mourn  shall  be  comforted.  Therefore  they  are 
blessed.'  "     I  paused. 


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"  Many  mourners  in  the  world,"  said  one. 

"  *  The  peacemakers  shall  inherit  the  earth.  Therefore  thejf 
are  blessed.'  " 

•*  Many  quarrels  in  this  country,"  said  another. 

It  was  too  dark  to  see,  and  I  regretted  it  much..  I  told  them 
how  Jesus  adapted  himself  to  every  one,  and  how  full  the  Bible 
was  of  such  food  for  the  soul. 

"  We  ought  not  to  stay,"  said  the  elder;  and  they  all  rose, 
with  many  expressions  of  pleasure,  and  questions  as  to  when 
they  might  hear  the  girls  read. 

"How  I  wish  you  could  all  read  !  "  I  said  to  them.  "  Now 
I'm  going  to  give  each  of  you  a  little  book,  that  will  tell  you  ail 
about  the  King's  home  and  the  King's  Son.  I  want  you  to  get 
your  sons  and  your  brothers  and  the  school-boys  to  read  it  to 
you." 

"Suppose  the  men  say,  'You  can't  read:  give  it  to  us'?" 
asked  one. 

"  You  can  never  give  it  away,"  I  answered:  "tell  them  I 
said  so." 

So  they  went,  and  a  dear  little  book  iii  each  hand.  It  seemed 
like  a  heavenly  blessing  on  each  soul.  After  they  had  gone  a 
short  distance,  two  turned  back. 

"The  school-girls  said  these  were  your  daughters.     Have  you 


no  son  r 


9" 


"  Yes,  I  have  a  son ;  but  he  has  gon«  to  the  golden  city." 

I  never  shall  forget  the  expression  on  their  faces.  They  looked 
at  me  steadfastly. 

"  Then  we  do  not  need  to  wish  you  a  son."  This  is  a  form 
of  Oriental  politeness  which  is  very  common.  A  salaam  full  of 
reverence  and  awakened  interest,  and  they  also  had  gone. 

The  next  morning  after  this  visit,  I  had  a  call  from  two  men 
of  this  party,  who  asked  me  many  questions  about  women  learn- 
ing to  read  in  Northern  India.  It  was  very  refreshing  to  listen 
to  such  intelligent  questions. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  19] 


VISITS  TO  A  HIGH  CASTE  WIDOW. 

We  art  permitted  to  make  the  following  extract  from  a  letter 
recently  received  from  Mrs.  Bissell  of  Ahmednuggur  :  — 

"In  one  of  the  high  caste  families  here,  among  which  we 
visit,  is  a  Marawari,  or  merchant-caste  widow.  According  to 
the  custom  of  the  caste,  she  must  not  leave  the  room  in  which 
her  husband  died,  within  six  months ;  and,  at  my  first  visit,  she 
was  still  an  occupant  of  that  room.  Oh,  how  sad  and  gloomy 
she  looked  !  Her  fine  jewels  were  all  stripped  olf,  and  she  held 
a  thick  veil  closely  over  her  face.  After  trying  to  say  a  few 
sympathizing  words,  I  read  to  her  of  a  woman  who  had  taken 
great  delight  in  ornaments,  and  thought  of  little  else,  till,  hear- 
ing from  her  poor  servant-girl  of  the  other  adornments,  which 
Christ  alone  can  bestow,  she  sought  and  found  them  for  herselt'. 
Then  how  poor  seemed  her  gold  and  precious  stones  !  Great 
strength  she  received  to  bear  her  trials,  and  at  last  rejoiced,  even 
in  view  of  death,  which  would  take  her  to  live  forever  where 
all  her  best  treasures  were  gathered.  I  wondered  if  she  paid 
the  least  attention ;  for  she  remained  silent :  but  when,  at 
the  next  visit,  I  spoke  as  if  trying  to  recall  what  was  read 
before,  she  gave  an  account  of  it,  which  surprised  and  encour- 
aged me. 

"  The  last  visit  made  to  her,  two  weeks  ago,  was  a  very  pleas- 
ant one.  She  took  me  to  a  cheerful  room,  up  stairs,  where 
were  her  sister,  sister-in-law,  and  another  friend.  I  read  and 
talked  to  them  for  nearly  an  hour,  and  she  said  she  should  send 
for  me  again  soon.  Her  relations  are  wealthy  and  proud  ;  but 
her  father-in-law  consents  to  let  her  see  me  while  mourning  for 
her  husband,  thinking  to  divert  her  mind.  He  has  once  of 
twice  cautioned  me  not  to  have  any  discussion  with  her  on  reli 
gious  subjects,  and  this  has  been  avoided. "  • 
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198  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

CEYLON. 
LETTER  FROM  MRS.  DE  RIEMER. 

Mrs.  Db  Riemer,  in  a  very  graphic  account  of  some  of  her 
visits  to  the  out-stations  near  Batticotta,  says,  — 

"  My  first  visit  was  to  Batticotta  East,  a  fisher- village,  about 
two  miles  from  our  house,  where  the  people  are  of  low  caste,  and 
very  poor  and  ignorant.  The  meeting  was  held  in  a  school- 
bungalow,  which  consisted  of  a  roof  of  palmyra-leaves,  sup- 
ported by  four  poles,  with  a  pounded  mud- floor  covered  with 
ola-mats.  On  my  arrival,  Mr.  Bryant  the  catechist,  and  thir- 
ty or  forty  schoolboysi  were  in  waiting.  Soon  the  women  be- 
gan to  come  in,  with  their  babies  astride  their  hips,  until  there 
were  over  twenty  sitting  on  the  mats  before  me,  besides  nine  or 
ten  men,  and  innumerable  children.  They  were  a  very  untidy 
looking  company,  I  can  assure  you ;  but  I  remembered  that 
their  souls  were  as  precious  in  the  sight  of  God  as  mine,  and 
only  needed  to  be  bathed  in  the  blood  of  Jesus  to  become  pure 
and  clean,  and  meet  to  put  on  the  robes  of  righteousness  in  the 
Master's  kingdom.  They  were  remarkably  quiet  and  attentive : 
almost  every  one  remained  till  after  the  concluding  prayer,  and 
some  of  them  followed  my  bandy  a  long  way  toward  home. 

*'  The  next  meeting  I  held  at  Chittenkerney,  under  a  large 
tamarind-tree,  in  a  private  compound.  As  the  family  were  of 
a  higher  caste,  only  certain  women  were  allowed  to  attend. 
These  were  much  more  cleanly  in  appearance,  but  seemed 
rather  high-spirited  ;  and  some  of  the  older  ones  commented  un- 
favorably on  my  remarks  as  I  proceeded.  Three  of  them  sat 
apart,  and,  on  my  requesting  them  to  come  nearer,  replied,  that, 
having  just  visited  a  house  where  a  dead  body  lay,  they  would 
pollute  the  others.  Let  me  say,  that,  at  these  two  places,  there 
are  no  girls  attending  school,  and  scarcely  a  woman  was  able  to 
read. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN. 


199 


♦'  Following  this,  was  a  very  noisy  gathering  of  the  potter- 
women,  under  a  tree  near  the  Sangarne  bazaar.  They  are  not 
at  all  accustomed  to  attending  meetings,  and  it  was  some  time 
before  the  catechist  could  make  them  quiet  enough  for  me  to 
talk  to  them.  They  examined  my  clothes,  made  remarks  on 
my  appearance ;  and  every  woman  told  her  neighbor  to  '  keep 
still : '  the  consequence  was,  that  they  were  all  talking  together. 
At  last  I  managed  to  get  a  hearing ;  but,  at  the  conclusion,  a 
heathen  man  arose,  and  began  to  argue  with  me  in  a  very 
excited  manner.  Were  it  not  for  the  memory  of  two  or  three 
eager  faces  that  closely  watched  every  word  to  the  end,  I 
should  almost  feel  that  it  was  an  hour  spent  in  vain. 

"  The  largest  meeting  was  at  Arroli,  nearly  three  miles  away, 
and  was  attended  by  over  thirty  bright,  well-appearing  women. 
Some  of  them  were  very  diffident  about  coming,  especially  when 
they  saw  Mr.  Buel,  the  catechist.  But  when  he  assured  them 
that  no  other  man  would  be  present,  and  that  he  was  there  only 
to  talk  for  '  Ammoh,'  they  came  shyly  in,  some  of  them  going 
round  to  the  back  of  the  bungalow,  and  creeping  under  the  ola- 
mats  which  protected  the  walls.  One  woman  was  so  embar- 
rassed at  finding  herself  at  a  meeting,  that  she  laughed  loudly 
for  some  time;  but,  after  she  had  seized  her  neighbor's  baby  with 
a  great  gush  of  talk,  she  became  more  composed,  and  was  soon 
listening  very  attentively.  Some  of  the  Brahmin  women  were 
presentrwith  ugly  brown  beads  around  their  necks,  and  their 
persons  smeared  with  ashes.  At  this  station,  there  are  four  or 
five  Christian  women  who  have  weekly  prayer-meetings ;  and, 
recently  they  have  been  very  interesting,  —  not  so  much  on 
account  of  numbers,  as  the  deep  feeling  manifested.  This  is 
one  of  the  richest  and  proudest  heathen  places  in  our  vicinity. 

"  At  Sulipudam  a  large  number  of  men,  women,  and  chil- 
dren, assembled  under  a  tamarind-tree,— a  noisy,  restless  compa- 
ny. I  wish  you  could  have  seen  their  faces  as  I  told  them  of  Jesus 
calming  the  storm  on  the  Sea  of  Gahlee,  and  directing  the  fisher. 


200  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

disciples  where  to  cast  their  nets.  I, never  realized  more  than 
now  how  emphatically  he  is  the  '  Saviour  of  all  classes  and  con- 
ditions of  men.'  For  every  soul  there  is  some  cheering  word, 
some  precious  promise.  I  asked  a  Brahmin  priest,  one  day,  if 
I  could  go  with  the  other  women  to  hear  the  Purannas  *  read. 
He  replied,  'No:  you  would  pollute  the  temple.'  I  have 
thought  of  it  many  times  since,  and  gloried  in  it,  that  no  soul, 
however  sin-stained,  could  pollute  the  temple  of  the  true,  the 
livinoj  God.  Oh,  how  much  more  exalted  is  that  religion  that 
offers,  to  the  meanest  and  poorest,  salvation  through  a  Saviour's 
blood  !     Thank  God  for  the  precious  gospel  of  good  tidings ! " 


CHINA. 

LETTER  FROM  MISS   ANDREWS. 

Yaku,  North  China,  Aug.  15,  1871. 
To  THE  Woman's  Board  op  Missions. 

My  dear  Friends,  —  Yery  soon  after  I  last  wrote  you,  I  went 
with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Holcombe,  by  cart,  to  Chohcho,  a  city 
distant  about  a  day  and  a  half  from  Peking.  It  was  a  much 
pleasanter  trip  than  the  one  made  to  Pan  Shan  last  autumn, 
because  of  the  greater  opportunities  for  work.  We  stopped  at 
an  inn  just  outside  the  city,  and  remained  nearly  a  week,  la- 
boring principally  in  the  villages  round  about.  Wherever  we 
went,  we  met  crowds  of  women,  all  very  curious  to  see  the  first 
foreign  ladies  who  had  visited  the  place.  Many  of  them 
listened  with  a  good  degree  of  interest  to  the  new  truths  we 
told  them.  At  one  village,  about  seven  miles  out,  Mr.  Hol- 
combe had  previously  baptized  three  men ;  and  it  was  there  I 

*  Sacred  books. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  1201 

found  the  greatest  interest  among  the  women.  Most  of  them 
were  entirely  ignorant  of  the  gospel ;  but,  at  our  first  visit,  they 
listened  eagerly,  and  some  of  them  asked  questions  in  a  way 
that  was  very  encouraging  :  of  course,  they  frequently  inter- 
rupted the  talk  on  more  serious  gubjects,  to  inquire  about  our 
clothing,  food,  and  other  things.  There  was  a  great  deal  of 
noise,  too,  — as  the  room,  quite  a  large  one  for  a  Chinese  house, 
was  crowded,  —  and  there  were  many  coming  and  going  who 
cared  nothing  for  what  we  were  saying,  but  only  wanted  a 
peep  at  the  strangers.  A  few  seemed  really  anxious  to  hear, 
and  we  talked  with  them  for  several  hours,  during  which  time 
they  sat,  or  stood  close  by  us,  and  did  not  seem  weary  ;  while 
others  here  and  there  listened  with  more  or  less  interest. 

BURIED    SEED. 

We  stopped  to  partake  of  a  lunch ;  and  afterwards,  encour- 
aged by  the  unusual  attention  the  women  had  given  in  the 
morning,  I  proposed  to  hold  a  meeting  with  them,  partly  that 
they  might  learn  how  we  worship  God,  but  principally  to 
prepare  them  somewhat  for  the  services  which  we  hoped  to 
hold  there  on  the  coming  Sabbath.  They,  of  course,  knew 
nothing  about  such  services ;  but  they  seemed  pleased  with  the 
proposal,  and  were  quiet  while  we  sang  a  hymn  ;  but,  when  I 
endeavored  to  lead  them  in  prayer,  the  room  became  very 
noisy,  everybody  trying  to  quiet  everybody  else  ;  and  I  was 
obliged  to  give  up  the  attempt.  After  some  more  conversa- 
tion with  them,  and  teaching  a  few  little  girls,  who  were  willing 
to  learn,  to  read,  we  left,  the  people  urging  us  to  come  again. 

EARLY     FRUIT. 

The  next  Sabbath  we  went  to  the  same  village ;  and,  although 
we  were  unable  to  hold  the  hoped-for  services,  I  spent  a  half- 
day  very  pleasantly  with  the  women,  some  of  whom  welcomed 


202  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

US  warmly,  and  seemed  delighted  that  we  had  come  so  soon. 
Hardly  were  we  seated  on  the  "kang,"  before  two  or  three 
whom  we  had  met  during  the  previous  visit  gathered  around 
us,  saying,  "  Now  tell  us  more  about  prayer.  We  want  to 
change ;  want  to  give  up  the  false  gods,  and  learn  to  worship 
the  true  God:  teach  us  how  to  pray."  A  long  talk  followed, 
during  which  some  earnest  questions  were  asked,  and  not  a 
few  entirely  irrelevant  ones ;  but,  on  the  whole,  the  conversation 
was  much  more  satisfactory  than  is  usual  with  these  poor 
ignorant  women  ;  and  at  the  close  one  said,  **  Now  you  pray 
with  us."  Remembering  the  forqjer  experience,  I  refused; 
but  they  begged  so  earnestly,  and  promised  so  faithfully  to 
be  quiet,  that  at  last  I  consented,  and  led  them  in  a  short, 
simple  prayer.  Some  who  had  heard,  and  understood  little 
of  what  I  had  said,  laughed  and  talked,  and  evidently  thought 
it  a  very  curious  proceeding ;  but  I  was  gratified  to  notice  how 
much  stiller  the  room  was  than  on  the  previous  day,  and  also 
to  see  that  a  few  women  near  mo  knelt,  and  closed  their  eyes, 
as  they  saw  rae  do,  and  listened  with  apparent  reverence.  As 
we  rose  to  go,  they  asked  eagerly  when  we  would  come  again, 
and  seemed  disappointed  when  we  told  them  that  we  were 
going  home  in  a  day  or  two ;  though  we  promised  to  visit  them 
at  some  future  time.  One  woman  said,  "  If  you  would  only 
stay  and  live  with  us,  we  would  all  learn  to  read,  and  worship 
the  true  God."  Another  asked  me  to  pray  for  them,  which  I 
assured  her  I  should  not  fail  to  do. 

I  feel  very  much  interested  in  these  people,  and  hope  to 
see  them  again  the  coming  fall.  It  would  not  be  surprising, 
however,  if  I  should  find  they  had  forgotten  nearly  all  they 
heard,  and  had  still  gone  on  in  the  old  worship.  It  is  not 
easy  to  change  a  life-long  habit  for  that  which  is  new  and 
strange,  especially  in  the  face  of  strong  opposition  and  preju- 
dice. Only  God's  Spirit  can  enable  them  to  do  it.  Pray  for 
them. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  203 

TURKEY. 
A   MISSIONARY  TOUR. 

BY  MRS.  N.  G.  CLARK. 

Since  our  last  Annual  Meeting,  it  has  been  my  great  privilege 
to  visit  some  of  the  mission  stations  in  Turkey.  Places  of 
which  I  had  often  read,  but  never  thought  to  see,  have  become 
familiar  to  me ;  and  their  names,  when  read  or  heard,  bring  be- 
fore me  most  vivid  pictures.  They  recall  to  memory  delightful 
hours  spent  in  missionary  homes ;  pleasant  talks  by  the  way,  as 
we  rode  slowly  over  the  green  plains  or  the  rugged  mountains ; 
sweet  seasons  of  morning  and  evening  prayer  about  our  simple 
table  in  the  tent ;  and  Sabbaths  of  rest  and  Christian  communion 
under  the  spreading  shade  of  some  great  tree  near  our  little 
camp.  I  love  to  live  over  and  over  again  those  days  of  journey- 
ing, and  Sabbaths  of  resting,  in  company  with  some  whose  mem- 
ory will  never  die  out  of  my  heart,  and  with  some  whose 
names  had  always  been  to  me  symbols  of  all  high  and  pure 
devotion,  and  whose  daily  conversation  seemed  to  bring  heaven 
very  near.  I  wish  now,  as  I  often  did  then,  that  you  all  could 
see  what  I  have  seen  and  heard.  Surely  you  would  feel,  as  I 
do,  that  there  could  scarcely  be  a  higher  privilege  on  earth, 
unless  it  were  to  be  counted  worthy  a  place  among  the  band  of 
women  who  are  doing  so  much  for  the  Master  there.  I  suppose 
it  is  of  their  work  and  homes  you  would  like  to  hexr ;  but  ] 
know  not  where  to  begin,  so  many  scenes  throng  upon  my 
memory. 

MISS  proctor's   school. 

I  think  of  Miss  Proctor's  seventy  girls  at  Aintab,  classed  in 
three  different  schools,  and  ranging  from  the  little  wild,  un- 
kempt creature  of  seven  or  eight  years,  up  to  the  neat,  intelli- 
gent Christian  girls  of  the  senior  class.     I  should  like  to  teH 


204:  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

you  of  graduates  from  her  school  whom  we  saw  in  places  where 
there  is  no  missionary,  distinguishable  in  a  moment  by  their 
faces  full  of  mind  and  soul,  that  are  almost  dormant  in  the 
poor  down-trodden  women  of  that  land  till  awakened  by  Chris- 
tian teaching.  We  heard  of  them,  too,  as  teachers  in  many 
places  where  there  was  no  other  instruction,  or  as  wives  and 
mothers  sending  out  into  the  surrounding  darkness  the  light  of 
a  Christian  home.  Not  for  nought  has  Miss  Proctor  given  her 
talent  and  her  labor  to  that  far-off  land.  Slowly  it  may  be,  but 
surely,  the  leaven  is  working  where  none  but  a  woman's  hand 
could  have  hidden  it. 

SCHOOL    AT    ESKI     ZAGRA. 

I  think,  too,  of  the  school  at  Eski  Zagra,  which  we  all  asso- 
ciate with  two  sainted  ones  who  have  labored  there,  who  once 
taught  in  the  schoolroom  where  I  witnessed  an  examination.  I 
slept  in  the  hallowed  room  from  which  the  happy  spirit  of  Miss 
Norcross  took  its  upward  flight ;  and  a  dear  Christian  girl  —  one 
of  the  teachers  there,  who  speaks  English  —  said  to  me,  **  Only 
the  judgment-day  can  reveal  what  Miss  Reynolds  has  done  for 
me."  This  young  woman,  Marika  by  name,  divides  her  time 
between  this  school  and  out-stations,  where  her  labors  as 
Kble-reader  have  done  untold  good.  She  said  to  us,  **  When 
I  think  what  I  was  and  what  1  am,  I  can  never  do  enough  to 
show  my  gratitude." 

VISIT   TO    MARASH. 

Then  I  think  of  Marash,  although  I  should  have  mentioned 
that  before.  We  were  taking  Miss  Williams  there  to  be  asso- 
ciated with  Mrs.  Coffing ;  and  Mr.  Trowbridge,  not  wishing  her 
to  be  disappointed  in  her  new  home,  would  say,  whenever  we 
passed  a  small  forlorn,  mud  village,  "  There  !  this  looks  like 
Marash  !  "  But,  however  little  of  external  beauty  we  expected, 
w©  felt  that  ©nr  welcome  to  this  city  was  very  pleasant.     It  be- 


FOR   HEATHEN  WOMEN.  205 

gan  when  we  were  taking  our  noonday  rest  upon  a  grassy  hill 
by  the  roadside,  with  the  tops  of  our  tents  put  up  to  shield  us 
from  the  burning  sun.  "We  were  two  or  three  hours  from  our 
journey's  end  ;  and  we  who  were  uninitiated  did  not  expect  to  see 
any  one  there  ;  but  suddenly  there  was  an  exclamation,  and 
we  looked  up  to  behold  Mrs.  Montgomery  on  a  tall  horse,  and 
Mrs.  Perry  on  a  little  donkey,  riding  up  the  steep  slope  into  our 
midst.  They  were  the  only  members  of  that  station  who  had 
remained  there  during  the  Annual  Meeting  at  Aintab,  and  now 
came  out,  with  two  or  three  prominent  men  of  the  Protestant 
community,  to  welcome  the  visitors  and  those  who  were  returning 
home.  After  a  little  happy  talk,  we  were  on  our  way  again  ;  and, 
as  we  neared  the  city,  we  perceived  that  a  crowd  of  some  kind 
was  gathered  in  and  about  the  shade  of  the  only  tree  to  be  seen 
for  a  long  distance  on  the  plain.  As  we  became  visible  to  this 
crowd,  it  began  to  bestir  itself,  and  organize  its  ranks.  On  one 
side,  we  descried  a  mass  of  white,  which  Mrs^  C offing  joyfully 
declared  to  be  the  school-girls  ;  on  the  other  were  the  boys ;  and, 
farther  back,  the  students  of  the  Theological  Seminary,  with 
teachers,  pastors,  and  other  friends.  As  we  drew  near,  they 
burst  into  a  sona:  of  welcome,  which  continued  as  we  rode  throuojh 
their  ranks ;  but  when,  after  passing,  we  stopped  and  turned 
toward  them,  they  all  came  thronging  to  take  our  hands,  each 
uttering  the  Turkish  welcome,  "  Hoshgelden  !  "  which  we  had 
learned  to  know  so  well.  From  this  point  the  city  was  beautiful, 
its  low  houses  embowered  in  trees,  and  the  domes  and  minarets 
of  two  large  mosques,  in  different  quarters,  standing  out  against 
the  majestic  peaks  of  the  Taurus,  on  whose  first  gentle  slope  the 
city  stands ;  but,  as  we  entered  its  gates,  we  found  that  here,  as 
in  most  Turkish  towns,  distance  lent  enchantment.  The  houses 
were  of  mud,  or  of  rough  stones  plastered  with  mud  ;  the  streets, 
of  course,  were  narrow  lanes ;  and  from  the  doors  of  all  the  houses 
the  population  gazed  at  this  cavalcade  of  foreigners,  although, 
now  and  then,  among  the  looks  of  curiosity  we  noticed  a  bright 
19 


206  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

face  smiling  a  welcome  most  pleasant  to  see.  As  we  threaded 
our  way  through  the  steep  and  narrow  streets,  ascending  grad- 
ually, we  turned  at  last  a  sharp  corner,  climbed  a  steep  pitch, 
and  were  confronted  by  a  high  wall  with  a  large  wooden  door 
directly  before  us.  It  swung  open  ;  and,  as  I  in  turn  rode 
through  it,  I  started,  and  exclaimed  in  surprise  and  delight. 
It  seemed  as  if,  at  one  step,  we  had  passed  from  Turkey  to  New 
England.  There  we  were  in  a  green  grassy  yard  with  trees 
and  shrubs,  and  at  each  end  a  plain,  unpainted  two-story 
wooden  house,  with  a  piazza  whose  pillars  were  the  trunks  of 
trees  with  the  bark  stripped  off,  and  whose  ground-floor  was  the 
earth  itself,  with  a  large  stone  for  a  door-step.  It  was  so  like 
some  mountain  farm-house  at  home,  that  my  heart  bounded  ;  and 
as  I  stood  in  the  door-way,  and  looked  off  across  the  long  plain 
to  the  mountains  beyond,  and  up  at  the  Taurus,  so  near  that  it 
seemed  as  if  I  might  put  out  ray  hand  and  touch  it,  I  was  glad 
that  here  they  had  a  home  where  they  could  look  off  upon  the 
everlasting  hills,  and  be  reminded  of  Him  who  even  thus  is 
round  about  his  people.  The  spot  is  hallowed,  too,  by  a  little 
green  enclosure  where  there  were  then  several  grassy  mounds ; 
and  since  our  visit  two  more  precious  little  forms  have  been 
laid  there  to  sleep,  in  sight  from  the  windows  of  the  now  child- 
less mother. 

It  is  like  an  oasis  in  a  desert  to  come  to  such  a  cool,  sweet 
resting-place  after  a  journey  in  Turkey,  —  all  within  so  home- 
like ;  the  pleasant  rooms  with  their  straw  mattings,  their  home- 
made lounges,  their  Boston  cane-seated  chairs ;  the  bedroom  with 
its  simple  furniture,  and  its  white  curtains  drawn  away  from 
windows  that  looked  out  upon  those  glorious  mountains.  Think 
what  must  be  the  constant  influence  in  that  land  of  such  a  home, 
so  pure,  so  peaceful,  where  the  wife  and  mother  is  the  companion 
and  counsellor,  not  the  slave  and  drudge  ! 

On  Monday  I  saw  Mrs.  Coffing's  day-school.  Doubtless  you 
all  know  that  she  is  a  widow,  still  young,  whose  husband  was 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  207 

murdered  a  few  years  ago  by  robbers,  and  wbo  remains  to  finish 
alone  the  work  they  began  together.  Here  were  twenty  or 
thirty  girls  from  ten  to  fifteen  years  of  age  ;  none  older,  save  a 
widow  of  nineteen.  They  recited  from  maps  and  charts,  which 
helped  me  to  judge  of  what  they  were  saying ;  but,  more  than  in 
their  prompt  recitation,  I  was  interested  in  their  intelligent  looks 
and  tidy  dress,  —  so  different  from  others  we  saw  about  the 
streets.  There  are  five  schools  in  the  city  preparatory  to  this, 
supported  entirely  by  the  native  Protestants,  which  Mrs.  Coffing 
visits  and  superintends  as  far  as  she  is  able.  Her  assistant 
teacher  was  a  graduate  from  Miss  Proctor's  school,  and  she  tries 
to  send  her  most  promising  pupils  there  for  further  training.  I 
was  deeply  interested  in  what  she  told  me  of  the  Christian  char- 
acter and  work  of  the  older  ones.  They  assist  her  in  city  mission 
work  ;  every  Saturday  going  out  two  by  two,  sometimes  with  a 
missionary  lady,  and  often  without,  to  visit  from  house  to  house, 
read  the  Scriptures,  and  hold  prayer-meetings.  She  said  that 
she  could  trust  any  of  the  older  girls  to  conduct  a  prayer-meeting 
with  propriety.  They  are  also  teachers  in  the  Sabbath  school. 
Every  Wednesday  afternoon  Mrs.  Coffing  and  Mrs.  Trowbridge 
go  through  the  Sabbath-school  lesson  with  those  who  teach  in  the 
two  churches.  They  are  taught  that. where  much  is  given  much 
will  be  required,  and  that  they  must  be  shining  lights  in  their 
dark  land. 

Sweet  and  precious  was  every  hour  spent  in  Marash  ;  and  we 
left  Miss  Williams,  feeling  that  she  had  before  her  a  blessed  work 
in  a  favored  spot. 

MARIKA'S    LETTEK. 

We  are  indebted  to  Mrs.  Haskell  of  Eski  Zagra  for  Marika's 
letter.  In  an  accompanying  note  she  says,  "  You  may  be 
interested  to  know  that  she  was  the  first  Bulgarian  girl  who  be- 
came a  Christian  under  Miss  Reynolds'  instruction.     She  speaks 


208  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

and  reads  English  very  well.  This  is  quite  a  literal  transla- 
tion of  her  letter.  She  is  now  a  Bible-reader  here  in  Eski  Zatrra. 
It  is  a  hard  field,  quite  unlike  Bapsko ;  but  we  are  all  praying 
and  waiting  for  a  blessing." 

To  THE  Woman's  Board  op  Missions. 

Respected  and  dear  Friends,  —  Inexpressible  was  our  joy 
at  seeing  Mrs.  Secretary  Clark ;  for  in  her  face  we  saw  you, 
beloved,  who  have  done  us  so  much  good.  Praise  be  to  our 
Father  in  heaven,  who  has  united  us  by  his  own  love,  and 
given  us  to  have  fellowship  through  his  Son  !  As  Mrs.  Clark 
told  us  of  the  work  you  are  doing  for  the  world,  and  at 
the  same  time  for  us,  our  hearts  were  filled  with  gratitude  ; 
and  very  often,  when  we  think  of  you,  we  pray  that  God  may 
give  you  blessing  and  prosperity.  I  take  my  pen  to  tell  you 
of  my  work  among  the  women  of  Bansko.  I  first  went  among 
them  for  six  weeks  during  the  summer  of  1870,  and  I  won- 
dered at  the  earnestness  with  which  those  women  listened  to 
the  truth.  As  I  conversed  with  them,  one  said,  "  Don't  be 
quiet ;  talk  to  us  all  the  time,  and  know  that  we  keep  still  because 
we  want  you  to  talk."  When  I  returned  to  Eski  Zagra,  they 
so  much  wished  a  teacher,  that  they  collected  four  and  one-half 
liras  (over  twenty  dollars  in  currency)  towards  her  support,  and 
begged  that  some  one  be  sent  among  them ;  and  I  was  chosen  to 
go.  After  five  days'  journey,  I  reached  Bansko.  They  all 
rejoiced  much,  and  it  did  me  good  to  see  their  beaming  faces. 
One  of  them  pressed  my  hand,  and  with  tears  said,  "  How 
can  I  help  rejoicing  and  loving  her,  when  Grod,  through  her,  has 
answered  my  prayers  !  " 

My  daily  work  was  divided.  Before  noon,  from  six  to  twelve 
women  came  for  two  or  three  hours  to  learn  to  read  ;  and  my 
heart  overflowed  as  I  saw  not  only  how  they  tried  to  progress  in 
their  lessons,  but  with  what  longing  they  strove  to  be  such  as 
the  Lord  wished.     In  beginning,  we  always  had  time  for  reading 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  209 

the  Bible  and  prayer,  and,  0  sisters  beloved  !  you  would  have 
rejoiced,  and  felt,  that,  for  all  your  pains,  this  reward  sufficed, 
could  you  but  have  seen  their  earnest  attention.  Above  all, 
when  we  talked  of  Jesus  and  his  love,  tears  began  to  course  down 
the  cheeks  of  several.  Some  of  them  would  rise  at  two  or  three 
o'clock  in  the  morning  to  finish  their  work,  that  they  might  come 
promptly  for  the  lesson.  One  of  them  with  five  small  children, 
who  was  obliged  not  only  to  take  care  of  her  house,  but  to  do  a 
great  deal  of  out-door  work,  and  also  to  spin  and  weave  the 
material  for  the  family  clothing,  and  make  their  garments,  rose  to 
study  during  the  night,  because  she  knew  there  was  no  other 
time.  Some  were  obliged  to  bring  their  little  ones  ;  and  truly  it 
was  pleasant  to  me  to  think  how  Jesus  met  just  such,  and  tried 
to  raise  them  from  their  fallen  condition.  It  was  often  pleasanter 
to  hear  the  crying  of  the  children  than  to  have  the  mothers 
absent.  After  noon,  some  of  them  went  with  me  to  visit  at  two  or 
three  houses.  In  thus  going  about,  I  was  able  to  have  personal 
conversation  with  many  besides  those  who  came  to  read.  We  had 
also  a  meeting  on  Friday,  which  was  attended  by  from  eighteen 
to  thirty-three.  I  should  love  to  tell  you  of  our  week  of  prayer. 
At  seven  in  the  morning,  there  was  a  general  gathering  of  about 
forty;  and,  after  it  was  over,  the  women  met,  and  from  that  time 
they  began  to  take  part  in  the  meetings.  As  I  told  them  of  the 
heathen  who  know  nothing  of  salvation,  it  was  very  interesting 
to  hear  their  prayers  for  them,  as,  a  little  before,  they  themselves 
knew  nothing  of  Jesus.  Then  when  I  told  them  that  you  send 
us  teachers,  and  of  your  efforts  for  the  elevation  of  woman,  I 
believe  you  would  have  shed  tears  of  joy  to  hear  their  prayers 
for  you.  The  first  that  prayed  was  a  little  while  before  an  op- 
poser  ;  but  the  Spirit  of  God  had  softened  her,  so  that  she  had 
become  one  of  the  most  humble.  At  first  she  did  not  wish  to  see 
me  ;  but  afterwards  it  was  her  great  delight  to  sit  by  me,  and  tell 
me  wherein  she  had  erred,  and  earnestly  ask  me  what  she  ought 
to  do. 

18* 


210  LIFE  A2iD  LIGHT 

Let  me  tell  you  about  the  woman  that  pressed  my  hand.  She 
heard  of  the  errors  of  the  church  through  the  village  priest  and 
teacher,  and  left  oS  performing  the  rites  and  ceremonies ;  but 
her  soul  was  thirsty  for  that  salvation  which  could  free  her  from 
sin.  To  please  God  had  been  her  desire  from  childhood  ;  and 
she  once  sent  twenty  paras  to  the  teacher  to  write  out  a  prayer 
for  her.  He  returned  the  Fifty-first  Psalm  in  intelligible  words. 
Taking  much  pains  to  have  others  show  her,  she  learned  it 
(she  could  not  read),  and  constantly  repeated  it,  with  some 
other  short  prayers.  When  the  preacher  came  there,  she  went 
to  hear  him,  and  then  there  was  opened  to  her  a  new  world.  But 
her  husband  would  not  allow  her  to  go  to  the  service ;  and  she 
told  me,  that,  when  the  Sabbath  came,  she  could  only  weep  and 
pray,  "Lord,  thou  wilt  find  a  way  of  deliverance."  When  I 
was  there  first,  she  asked  others  to  persuade  her  husband  to 
have  the  prayer-meeting  with  them,  and  that  he  should  sit  and 
listen.  He  consented  ;  and,  as  he  heard  of  what  we  spoke,  he 
said  she  might  go  on  the  Sabbath.  After  this,  she  was  not  only 
among  the  first  to  find  her  place,  but  to  bring  others  to  the  ser- 
vice with  her.  Every  Friday  she  begged  me  to  go  home  with 
her  from  the  meeting,  and  tell  the  same  things  to  Dada  (Grand- 
pa) Lazara,  as  she  called  her  husband.  Now  they  both  attend 
service,  and,  I  trust,  are  walking  together  in  the  heavenly 
way. 

Another  woman,  who  had  had  a  son  in  the  Philippopolis  school, 
had  learned  the  truth  from  him.  She  is  fifty  or  sixty  years  old, 
but  very  healthy.  Always,  when  she  heard  I  was  coming  to  her 
house,  she  would  gather  in  her  neighbors,  some  of  whom  seemed 
to  have  in  a  good  degree  the  desire  to  please  God.  A  little 
while  before  I  was  to  start  home,  this  woman  came  to  my  room, 
and  said,  "  I  have  all  along  thought  there  would  be  tkne,  and 
so  have  not  talked  with  you  ;  but  now  it  >s  finished  :  tell  me 
what  is  meant  by  to  be  changed,  to  be  renewed."  She  listened 
with  great  emotion,  and  my  heart  was  melted  for  her.     I  think 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  211 

she  is  a  Christian ;  but  her  mind  seemed  not  to  comprehend  some 
truths.  When  I  left,  she  was  the  last  to  say  "  good-by  :  "  she 
came  out  on  foot  with  us  a  half-hour's  distance,  and  then  turned 
off  into  the  fields,  I  doubt  not  to  weep  and  pray  for  us.  Among 
her  relatives  was  a  woman  named  Elenka  (Ellen) .  We  had 
finished  our  meeting  one  day,  and  were  going  away,  when  she 
came  in,  and  asked  me  to  read  to  her.  She  gave  great  atten- 
tion, and  said  sadly,  "  They  were  going  to  call  for  me,  but 
didn't."  The  next  time  I  went,  she  was  the  first  one  there; 
and,  as  I  read  to  them,  she  wondered  at  such  teachings  :  then  she 
came  close  to  me,  and  with  great  earnestness  said,  "  Tell  me, 
child,  is  all  in  our  church  wrong?  "  I  told  her  "  No  ;  "  but 
that  we  have  many  errors ;  and,  as  I  began  to  read  to  her  the 
twenty-third  of  Matthew,  she  was  amazed  to  find  that  the  Phari- 
sees were  just  what  our  priests  are  now.  She  would  turn  to  the 
others,  and  say,  "  See,  see  !  but  where  have  we  been  ?  "  What 
joy  for  her  was  in  the  salvation  of  Jesus  !  Oh  the  earnestness  of 
this  woman  !  It  is  impossible  in  words  to  tell  you  her  hunger- 
ing and  thirsting,  and  the  attention  she  gave  to  the  words  of 
Christ.  It  seemed  to  her  as  though  Jesus  himself  was  speaking ; 
and,  although  her  son  opposed  her,  she  began  to  go  to  the  service 
and  to  the  Bible  lesson.  On  the  last  Sabbath,  she  clasped  me  in 
her  arms,  and  with  weeping  said,  "  O  child  !  how  can  you  leave 
us?" 

I  have  thought  how  many  there  are,  who,  like  her,  would  joy- 
fully receive  the  Lord  Jesus  as  their  Saviour,  if  they  had  heard 
of  him.  I  met  many  others  of  whom  I  might  tell  you,  but  do 
not  wish  longer  to  weary  you.  Dear  sisters,  pray  much  for  us; 
for  we  have  great  need  of  the  power  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  Oh 
that  he  would  visit  us,  so  that  we  might  see  many  souls  here  in 
Eski  Zagra  fleeing  from  darkness  to  the  wonderful  Light  of 
life! 

I  remain  your  sincere  friend  with  loving  salutations, 

Marika  Genchova 


212  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

LETTER  FROM  MISS   SEYMOUR. 

"We  give  our  readers  some  extracts  from  a  letter  written  by 
Miss  Seymour  to  our  auxiliary  society  in  Fall  Paver,  the  first 
of  which  strikingly  shows  how  strong  and  tender  a  tie  exists 
between  our  missionaries  and  those  who  support  them  in  this 
country  :  — 

"  My  heart  seems  to  go  out  to  you  all  this  morning ;  and  I 
long  to  see  your  faces  in  the  flesh,  —  the  faces  of  those,  who,  for 
the  Master's  dear  sake,  have  adopted  me  his  servant,  that  you 
might  show  your  love  to  him  by  caring  for  me.  Sometimes, 
when  I  am  greatly  helped  in  my  work,  when  I  am  conscious  of 
receiving  strength  from  above,  so  that  my  duties  are  easily  and 
joyfully  performed,  then  I  rejoice  to  believe  that  some  dear 
sister  among  you,  who  has  power  with  God,  is  pleading  for  your 
missionary.  How  delightful  to  be  in  the  hands  of  such  a  Father, 
who  can  in  one  and  the  same  moment  hear  our  prayers  for  each 
other  and  send  an  instantaneous  blessing  down  ! 

*'  God  has  recently  called  us  to  part  with  one  of  our  scholars  ; 
Anna,  a  young  woman  eighteen  years  of  age,  who  was  married 
more  than  a  year  ago.  She  was  an  earnest  Christian  ;  and  we 
feel  that  we  can  never  be  sufficiently  thankful  to  our  heavenly 
Father,  that  he  takes  to  himself  only  those  among  our  pupils 
whom  he  has  renewed  by  his  grace. 

"  A  short  time  before  the  funeral,  we  went  to  the  house  of 
Marderos,  her  husband,  taking  all  our  girls  with  us.  It  was  a 
sad  home.  Marderos'  mother,  an  old  woman  bent  over  with  the 
weight  of  years,  but  whose  hoary  head  is  a  crown  of  glory  to 
her,  was  wiih  her  son,  and  asked  us  to  sing.  We  sang,  many 
of  us  with  broken  voices,  *  Oh,  sing  to  me  of  heaven  ! '  '  My  days 
are  gliding  swiftly  by,'  and  other  hymns  that  have  been  trans- 
lated into  Armenian.  The  old  mother  handed  us  Anna's  hymn- 
book  ;  and,  turning  over  the  leaves,  I  saw  written  on  the  cover 
several  numbers,  and  the  words,  '  Let  these  be  sung  at  ray  funer- 
al ;  '  and  we  complied  with  her  request." 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN. 


215 


APPEAL  TO   CHRISTIAN  MOTHERS. 

BY    MRS.   C.  R.  ALLEN. 

I  would  gladly  leave  this  retired  spot  if  I  could  join  you  in 
that  great  assembly  who,  have  met  to  consult  about  the  interests 
of  Christ's  kingdom  on  the  earth.  A  mere  glimpse  at  such  a 
congregation,  gathered  for  such  a  purpose,  would  inspire  new 
faith  and  zeal ;  but,  as  this  cannot  be,  permit  me  to  speak  to 
you  through  the  pen,  from  my  distant  home. 

We  are  tenting  beside  a  beautiful  lake,  situated  among  the 
Taurus  Mountains,  about  eighteen  miles  south  of  Harpoot.  It 
is  said  to  resemble  the  Sea  of  Galilee  ;  and  its  blue  waters  are  a 
refreshing  sight  to  us  who  are  so  far  inland.  We  see  here  "  the 
pelican  of  the  wilderness,"  the  stork,  and  much  besides  to  re- 
mind us  of  Him  who  was  such  a  careful  observer  of  the  works  of 
God.  Shepherds  daily  drive  their  flocks  to  water ;  and  some- 
times we  behold  them  carrying  the  tender  or  sick  ones :  "He 
carrieth  the  lambs  in  his  bosom,  and  gently  leadeth  them  that  are 
with  young." 

We  find,  that,  during  our  two-years'  absence,  there  has  been 
progress  in  the  work,  especially  among  the  women.  A  pastor 
remarked  to  me,  "  I  find  the  women  more  earnest  Christians 
than  the  men:  they  are  always  awake  !  "  Four  weeks  ago,  I 
had  a  call  from  a  teacher  in  Hoghi.  I  inquired,  "  Do  the 
women  have  a  reading-lesson  during  the  harvest?"  —  '*  Yes," 
she  replied  :  "  some  of  them  come  in  the  morning,  before  going 
into  the  fields  ;  and  others,  after  returning  at  night."  In  this 
same  village  is  a  family  of  four,  —  father,  mother,  son,  and 
daughter,  —  all  members  of  the  church,  and  all  laboring  for  Christ. 
I  visited  Hoghi  three  and  a  half  years  ago  ;  then  the  mother  was 
in  sorrow,  because  so  few  of  her  sex  were  interested  in  the  truth  ; 
but  she  herself  witnessed  faithfully  for  Christ.  The  desire  of 
her  heart  is  now  answered  in  the  waking-up  of  the  women. 

In  one  of  the  suburbs  of  Harpoot  there  is  a  growing  interest 
in  the  female  prayer-meetings.     At  the  last  one,  twenty-eight 


214  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

were  present,  many  of  them  taking  an  active  part.  Oppor- 
tunities  for  labor  often  become  to  us  a  source  of  sorrow.  Multi- 
tudes are  waiting  for  the  ^'  bread  of  life  :  "  there  is  sufficient  for 
all,  but  who  shall  break  it  unto  them  ?  The  work  presses  on 
every  side,  and  strength  fails.  One  after  another  of  the  burden- 
bearers  are  falling.  Shall  these  broken  ranks  remain  unfilled  ? 
"I  thought  of  being  a  missionary,"  said  a  young  man  to  me, 
just  before  leaving  America  ;  ^'  but  my  mother  would  not  give 
her  consent."  Yet  that  mother  was  a  professing  Christian! 
Christian  mother,  how  is  it  with  you  ?  Do  you  say  to  your  son, 
as  he  makes  known  to  you  his  desire  to  tell  the  story  of  a  Saviour's 
love  to  those  who  sit  in  darkness,  "  My  son,  I  cannot  consent 
to  your  going  "  ?  On  what  principles  do  you  settle  this  impor- 
tant question  ?  Have  you  talked  with  Jesus  about  it  ?  Are  you 
sure  that  it  was  love  for  him  that  guided  you  to  such  a  decision  ? 
Let  the  past  with  its  hallowed  memories  speak,  —  parental  dedi- 
cation, prayers  in  his  behalf,  the  answer,  in  the  giving  his 
heart  to  Christ,  and  the  loving  consecration  of  himself  to  labor 
in  his  service.  With  a  heart  trained  to  obedience,  he  comes  to  his 
Master,  and  asks,  "  Lord,  what  wilt  thou  have  me  to  do  ?  "  The 
answer  is  so  plain,  that  he  cannot  mistake  :  "  Arise  ;  for  I  will 
send  thee  far  hence  to  the  Gentiles."  If  he  yields  to  this  higher 
call,  he  must  go  not  only  without  your  consent,  but  without 
your  blessing  and  co-operation.  This  is  no  setting-forth  of  the 
imagination  ;  but  facts  have  repeatedly  come  under  my  own 
observation,  that  have  so  thrilled  my  soul,  that  I  cannot  but 
speak.  0  mothers  !  who  have  such  influence  over  your  sons, 
would  that  I  had  an  eloquent  pen  !  then  would  I  plead  with 
you  in  behalf  of  the  perishing  ones  waiting  to  welcome  the 
teacher  who  could  tell  them  how  they  might  be  delivered  from 
their  degradation  and  sin.  Rather  let  me  ask  that  Jesus, 
speaking  to  your  hearts  by  his  own  love  for  you,  may  teach  you 
by  experieuQe  how  blessed  are  they  who  lay  their  nost  pre- 
cious offerings  on  his  altar. 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  215 


®ttt|  Ipi^t^  at   l^mttf 


ANNUAL   MEETING. 

At  ten  o'clock,  Tuesday  morning,  Jan.  2,  a  large  numbei 
of  ladies  had  as.sembled  in  Park-street  Church  to  attend    the 
Fourth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 

Mrs.  Albert  Bowker,  President,  called  the  meeting  to  order, 
and,  after  a  hymn  had  been  sung,  read  from  the  twenty-fourth 
chapter  of  2  Samuel,  and  made  some  suggestive  remarks  in  refer- 
ence to  David's  refusal  to  offer  to  the  Lord  a  sacrifice  of  that 
which  cost  him  nothing.     Prayer  having  been  offered,  the  Annu- 
al Beport  of  the  Becording  Secretary  was  read    and  accepted. 
Mrs.  Bartlett,  Trea^surer,  reported  receipts  for  the  year  as  fol- 
lows :  — 

Donations         ....  .         .     $30,023.33 

Legacies  for  Permanent  Fund    .         .         .        15,300.00 
Quarterlies       .         .         .         .         .         .  3,017.00 

Mrs.  Bartlett  mentioned  it  as  a  significant  fact,  that,  at  every 
previous  Annual  Meeting,  there  had  been  a  voice  from  the  spirit- 
world  ;  and  to-day  it  is  repeated  in  the  dying-gift  of  Mrs.  Wel- 
lington of  East  Boston,  who,  when  living,  always  remembered 
our  meetino;s,  and  who  forpjot  us  not  in  death,  but  with  her 
latest  breath  bestowed  her  legacy  upon  the  cause  she  loved. 

After  a  report  of  the  work  of  the  Bible-women  by  Mrs. 
Scuddcr,  a  letter  of  greeting  and  earnest  exhortation  was  read 
from  an  invalid  missionary,  Miss  Mary  S.  Rice. 

A  verse  or  two  of  song,  and  then  Mrs.  N.  Gr.  Clark  delighted 
all  who  heard  her  by  a  charming  sketch  of  her  recent  visit  to  the 


216  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

missions  of  the  East ;  after  which  the  exercises  were  closed  by 
singing  a  verse  of  the  Missionary  Hymn. 

AFTERNOON    SESSION. 

The  afternoon  session  was  opened  at  two  o'clock  by  singing 
an  original  hymn  by  Mrs.  Rsbecca  Periey  Reed.  The  Com- 
mittee on  Nomination  of  Officers,  appointed  in  the  morning, 
reported  through  Miss  H.  M.  French,  principal  of  Mt.  Holyoke 
Seminary,  that  "  recognizing  the  abundant  blessing  bestowed 
upon  this  society  during  the  last  year,  and  believing  it  to  be 
largely  owing  to  the  wisdom  and  efficiency  of  its  officers,  they 
recommend  their  re-election."  This  Report  was  accepted,  and 
the  old  board  of  officers  re-appointed. 

Mrs.  L.  E.  Caswell  read  the  report  of  the  "  Philadelphia 
Branch."  Mrs.  Hubbard  of  New  Haven  gave  a  most  interest- 
ing account  of  their  auxiliary,  —  made  up  of  seventeen  smaller 
societies,  —  which,  besides  having  contributed  $1,509.00  to 
the  treasury,  is  doing  a  good  work  in  diffusing  intelligence, 
and  exciting  missionary  interest  among  old  and  young.  Reports 
from  other  auxiliaries  were  read  by  Mrs.  Gould,  all  of  which 
gave  gratifying  evidence  of  advancement.  Mrs.  Horton  of 
Newton  showed,  that,  although  they  have  no  organization, 
they  are  not  lacking  in  interest,  and  related  some  very  touching 
instances  of  juvenile  devotion  and  self-denial,  which  might 
well  put  their  elders  to  the  blush.  Miss  Cutler  from  Hollis- 
ton  read  the  report  of  their  auxiliary.  Mrs.  Richardson  of 
Lincoln  spoke  of  their  small  society  as  being  full  of  life, 
as  might  be  expected  from  the  presence  and  influence  of  Miss 
Rice,  who  resides  among  them.  Their  auxiliary  had  been  or 
ganized  only  a  year;  their  membership  was  increasing;  and 
many  copies  of  "  Life  and  Light  "  had  been  put  in  circulation. 
It  had  been  a  matter  of  surprise  that  this  publication  was 
asked  for  in  families  where  no  religious  interest  is  felt  : 
children  look  for  it  in  their  pews  ;   and  the  desire  for  it  is  eX' 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  *        217 

tentlino:,  Mrs.  Luther  Wriorht  from  Maverick  Church,  East 
Boston,  gave  an  interesting  and  instructive  account  of  th-? 
methods  of  missionary  work  in  that  church.  In  three  vigorous 
organizations  the  entire  membership  is  represented.  The  first, 
the  "  Maverick  Rill,"  comprises  children  under  fourteen  years  ; 
the  "Zulu  Helpers,"  young  ladies  above  that  age;  while  the 
married  ladies  are  associated  in  the  "  Oroomiah  Auxiliary." 
The  last  two  have  contributed  upwards  of  $500.00  during  the 
year. 

The  following  auxiliaries  were  also  reported  :  Beverly,  Mass. ; 
Providence,  RI.  ;  Fall  River,  Mass. ;  Hartford,  Conn.  ;  Portr 
land,  Me.  ;  Montclair,  N.  J  ;  Salem,  Mass.  ;  Winchester, 
Mass.;  Springfield.  Mass.;  Syracuse,  N.Y". ;  New  Bedford, 
Mass.  ;  Woburn,  Mass. ;  South  Hadley,  Mass.  ;  Rutland,  Vt. ; 
Newburyport,  Mass. ;  Walpole,  Mass.  ;  Hanover,  N  H. ;  Mai- 
den, Mass. 

After  singing  "  Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds,"  and  the  reading, 
by  Mrs.  Wright,  of  a  beautiful  letter  from  Miss  Bush  of  Har- 
poot,  Miss  Sisson  of  New  London,  Conn.,  under  appointment 
as  a  missionary,  was  introduced  by  Mrs.  Bowker,  with  a  few 
kindly  words.  Her  youth  and  mourning  garb  made  as  tender 
an  appeal  as  her  lips,  when  she  said,  '*  Mothers  and  sisters,  I 
come  to  you  in  much  weakness ;  bat  there  are  a  few  words  I  do 
wish  to  say.  I  long,  beyond  expression,  that  you  should  take 
me  in  your  loving  arms  as  your  missionary,  and  bear  me  on 
your  hearts  as  often  as  you  come  to  the  throne  of  grace.  It 
took  me  some  time  in  my  individual  experience  to  reach  those 
last  words  of  Jesus,  '  Go  ye  into  all  the  world,  and  preach  the 
gospel  to  eveiy  creature.'  Not  until  He  himself  had  gone 
before,  bearing  the  heaviest  burdens,  not  until  he  had  shown 
what  HIS  love  was  willing  to  endure  for  us,  did  he  gay,  '  Go 
ye.'  My  dear  Ciirlstian  sisters,  young  ladies  nearer  my  own 
age,  who  have  laid  yourselves  upon  His  altar,  yet  have  found 
the  world,  with  its  pleasures,  its  careSj  its  ambitions,  .surging 

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218       *  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

over  the  soul,  I  want  to  tell  you  how  sweet  it  is  to  take  up 
this  burden  for  Christ,  and  to  find  how  he  fits  every  'yoke,' 
and  what  grace  and  strength  he  supplies  for  the  carrying  of 
every  cross.  I  find  nothing  happier  on  earth  than  to  be  able 
to  look  up  into  my  dear  Lord's  face,  and  say,  — 

*  Jesus,  I  my  cross  have  taken, 
All  to  leave,  and  follow  thee.' 

Let,  then,  these  last  words  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  spoken 
to  each  individual  Christian  here,  come  home  to  us  this 
afternoon.  Dear  young  ladies,  do  not  rest  satisfied  until  you 
have  inquired  of  the  Lord  how  much  he  meant  by  your  oppor- 
tunities ;  ask  him  honestly  and  earnestly  whether  he  lays  his 
hand  on  your  prayers,  your  money,  your  time,  your  talents,  or 
your  lives."  As  she  closed,  the  president,  speaking  from  her 
own  full  heart,  represented  as  well  the  feeling  of  the  entire 
audience,  when  she  grasped  the  hand  of  Miss  Sisson,  and 
assured  her  that  she  would  have  the  prayers  of  all  present,  as 
she  already  had  their  sympathy. 

Letters  were  read  from  Miss  Pollock,  Miss  Mary  Andrews 
of  North  China,  and  an  appeal  from  Mrs.  C,  R.  Allen  of 
Harpoot,  to  Christian  mothers  for  the  consecration  of  their 
children  to  the  missionary  work ;  when  the  audience  rose, 
and  sung  the  beautiful  hymn,  which  never  seemed  more 
appropriate  than  on  this  occasion  :  — 

"  Must  Jesus  bear  the  cross  alone  ?  " 

Dr.  Clark,  of  the  American  Board,  here  came  in  by  invi- 
tation, and  made  the  closing  address.  He  referred  to  his 
visit  to  the  Sandwich  Islands  a  year  and  a  half  ago,  and  il- 
lustrated the  effects  of  the  gospel  upon  that  people,  by  giving 
an  inside  view  of  their  well-ordered  Christian  homes.  At 
their   "jubilee,"   hundreds    of   Christian   women  were    assem- 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  219 

bled  in  the  church ;  their  neatly-clad  children  in  the  gal- 
leries singing  our  Sabbath-school  songs,  and  a  lady  presiding 
at  the  organ.  "Sisters,"  said  Dr.  Clark,  "there  are  forty 
millions  of  women  and  children,  with  all  their  possibilities  of 
character,  who  de-pend  on  you  for  the  bread  of  life.  I  love 
to  think  of  what  the  gospel  has  done  for  the  home.  Our  Lord 
came  through  a  home  ;  commenced  his  work  in  another  home  ; 
and  you,  Christian  sisters,  are  following  in  the  footsteps  of  the 
Lord.  The  Ladies'  Union  Missionary  Society  have  shown 
what  women  can  do  organized  together ;  and  you  have  shown 
what  women  can  do  connected  with  a  denominational  Board. 
Other  denominations  have  ah'eady  found  the  advantage  of  your 
plan ;  and  the  last  mail  but  one  brought  intelligence  that  the 
Church  Missionary  Society  of  England  had  done  the  same  : 
your  example  has  spread  over  this  land,  and  crossed  the 
ocean.  I  know  that  this  meeting  has  cost  labor  :  success  for 
this  cause  has  come  from  work,  and  I  am  glad  to  bear  testi- 
mony to  it.  I  rejoice  that  one  whose  name  is  known  all  around 
the  globe  as  the  mother  of  missionaries  *  gives  her  noblest 
work  here."  In  conclusion.  Dr.  Clark  said,  "  My  last  words 
shall  be  what  I  learned  to  use  in  Turkey  without  an  inter- 
preter :  let  that  be  our  word  of  parting  to-day,  as  we  think 
of  the  work  and  the  final  triumphs  of  the  cross,  —  Christ ! 
H^Jlelujah  !    Amen  I  " 

Prayer  by  Dr.  Clark,  and  the  doxology,  closed  the  Fourth 
Annual  Meeting  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 

Mrs.  J.  A.  Copp,  Rec.  Sec 


For    Treasurer's    Report,    see     "  Missionary    Herald "    foi 
December,  January,  and  February. 


*  Mrs.  Dr.  Anderson, 


220        LIFE  AND  LIGHT  FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN. 


WOEDS  FKOM  SUBSCEIBERS. 

In  a  letter  from  Miss  Lydia  Bingham  of  the  Sandwich  Is« 
hinds,  we  find  these  encouraging  words  :  — 

"  Emma  and  I  spent  one  day  pleasantly  with  the  wife  of  the 
native  pastor  at  Lahina,  Bev.  Mr.  Kuaia.  I  found  that  Tamar 
was  a  subscriber  to  '  Life  and  Light.'  With  a  pleasant  smile, 
she  said  she  took  it  because  she  thought  it  would  help  her  in 
her  work  among  the  '  womens.'  Emma  was  specially  interested 
in  the  first  article,  and  rendered  the  story  of  *  Bachel  and  her 
Grandmother  '  into  Hawaiian  for  the  benefit  of  Mr.  Kuaia.  I 
think  Mrs.  Capron  would  have  been  pleased  to  see  that  little 
group,  — the  young  translator,  the  splendid-looking  pastor  atten- 
tively listening,  the  happy  little  mother  dressing  her  babe  mean- 
while, and  the  teacher  looking  on  with  proud  satisfaction." 


**  'Life  and  Light  '  has  been  read  hero  with  great  pleasur^i 
and  profit,  and  has  aided  in  rendering  our  missionary  meetings 
interesting.  Many  hearts  have  been  touched  by  its  stories  of 
self-denying  labor."  —  Kidder,  Mo. 


"  V/hen  my  iiist  year's  subscription  was  out,  I  asked  my 
husband  if  we  could  afibid  to  take  it  another  year.  He  said, 
*  Yes  :  we  cannot  do  without  it  if  we  can  get  the  money  to  pay 
for  it.  I  have  become  more  interested  in,  and  learned  more 
about,  missionary  work  from  that  little  book  than  from  all  the 
papers  I  have  ever  read  '  "  —  Waterloo,  la. 

**  Mrs.  V values   the  publication  highly.     The    letter, 

page  178-180,  is  worth  twice  a  year's  subscription  for  its  sug- 
gestiveness. ' '  —  New  -  York  City. 


•'  Enclosed  find  two  dollars,  for  the  first  bound  volume  of 
•  Life  and  Light,'  and  my  annual  subscription.  I  consider  my- 
pelf  a  life-subscriber."  —  Pay  son.  111. 


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WOMAN'S   BOARD   OF  MISSIONS   FOR  THE 
INTERIOR. 


OFFICERS. 

President. 

Mks.  S.  C.  BARTLETT,  Glencoe,  HI. 
Corresponding  Secretaries. 

Mrs.  E.  W.  BLATCHFORD,  Evanston,  111. 

Mrs.  W.  a.  BARTLETT,  18  Eldridge  Court,  Chicago,  111. 

Recording   Secretary. 

Miss  MARY  E.  GREENE,  Evanston,  111. 

Treasurer. 

Mrs.  FRANCIS  BRADLEY,  Evanston,  III. 


TURKEY. 


LETTER  FROM  MISS    HOLLISTER. 

Through  the  kindness  of  friends,  we  are  permitted  to  make 
tbe  following  extracts  from  letters  of  Miss  Mary  G.  Hollister 
of  Aintab,  who  is  associated  with  Miss  Proctor  in  the  charge  of 
the  school  at  that  station. 

"  Yesterday  and  to-day  we  have  been  favored  with  calls  from 
Mussulman  women.  Generally  they  come  on  Friday,  thai  being 
their  Sabbath  ;  still,  for  some  reason,  about  thirty  were  here 
yesterday ;  not  singly,  but  in  companies.  To-day,  ten  or  twelve 
have  been  in. 

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222  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

"  YoTi  caunot  imagine  such  depths  of  ignorance,  and  espe- 
cially of  moral  depravity,  as  they  show  in  every  way.  Talk 
with  them  five  minutes,  and  you  will  be  struck  with  their  want 
of  purity.  Very  often  the  young  girls  have  beautiful  faces  ;  and 
they  are  generally  profusely  ornamented  with  strings  of  gold 
and  pearls  hanging  from  every  available  part  of  the  head,  hair,  and 
hands.  They  come  here  from  curiosity,  thinking  us  about  as 
strange  as  if  we  had  come  from  the  moon  with  wings. 

"  When  I  see  them,  my  heart  aches  to  think  how  they  are 
kept  down,  and  how  glad  they  arc  to  be  so.  The  more  secluded 
they  are,  the  more  wicked  they  seem  to  grow. 

'*  It  is  said  that  the  wives  of  the  principal  bey  here  never 
step  across  the  threshold  of  their  outer  door,  from  year  to  year. 

"  Most  women  go  about  closely  veiled;  and,  by  veiling,  we 
mean  covering  one's  self  up  entirely,  almost  like  doing  up  a 
bundle  in  wrapping-paper. 

"  To-morrow  will  be  a  holiday,  and  we  all  go  out  of  the  city 
for  a  kind  of  picnic.  First,  however,  I  shall  visit  one  of  the 
more  remote  quarters  of  the  city,  to  read  and  hold  a  prayer- 
meeting  with  the  women.  It  is  a  hard  district ;  and,  when  going 
there,  I  usually  cover  myself  with  a  white  veil,  or  sheet,  as  you 
may  call  it ;  though  it  is  of  finer  and  much  n^cer  material,  and  is 
larger,  than  an  ordinary  sheet.  I  feel  that  it  is  safer  to  do  so 
than  to  be  known  by  every  one  in  the  street  as  a  foreigner, 
especially  when  no  American  is  with  me." 

In  a  letter  dated  Aug.  20,  she  gives  an  account  of  a  visit  to 
one  of  the  neighboring  villages, 

"  Saturday  morning,  we  started  at  six  o'clock  for  a  little  mis- 
sionary tour  to  the  village  of  Orool.  Our  company  comprised  Mr. 
Trowbridge,  our  native  assistant  teacher  Mariam,  and  myself. 

*'  The  sun  poured  down  a  flood  of  scorching  heat  on  the  tree 
less,  grassless,  lifeless  hills,  over  which  we  looked  with  dread, 
thinking  of  the  next  seven  hours  to  come.  After  riding  for 
three-quarters  of  an  hour  through  the  rows  of  dingy  houses  of 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  223 

the  city,  we  set  out  on  the  open  road,  leading  now  over  the  plain, 
now  over  the  hills.  Another  hour  passes,  and  we  come  to  a 
beautiful  spring  of  water ;  oh,  how  beautiful,  when  compared 
with  the  dry  waste  around  !  Trees  line  the  banks  of  the  streams 
flowing  from  it;  flowers  hang  over  the  water's  edge.  For  a 
time,  we  enjoy  the  cool  shade  and  cooler  air  from  the  water  ;  but 
soon  the  road  turns  away  over  the  barren  hills  again. 

*'  On  we  go  —  the  sun  beating  unmercifully  upon  our  heads  ; 
the  dust  under  our  feet  dry,  like  the  finest  powder ;  tired  of 
sitting  in  the  saddle  ;  tired  of  every  thing  —  for  two  weary  hour? 
or  more;  then  suddenly  we  come  again  upon  one  of  those 
beautiful  springs  bursting  out  from  under  the  hills,  fitting 
near  are  some  black-faced  men,  evidently  from  India,  with  their 
great  white  turbans  ;  and,  out  in  the  fields  around,  the  work- 
men, in  the  native  costume  of  many  colors,  stoop  lazily  and 
languidly  to  their  work.  One  holds  a  wooden  plough  that  just 
scratches  the  surface.  Two  men  work  one  hoe,  differing,  how- 
ever, in  construction,  from  a  Yankee  hoe.  This  style  of  doing 
things  reminds  me  of  the  way  in  which  I  found  men  cutting 
wood  the  other  day ;  one  man  handing  the  wood  from  the  pile, 
one  holding  the  stick  to  be  cut,  and  another  using  the  axe. 

^'  At  the  entrance  of  the  village  stands  one  of  our  school- 
girls waiting  to  receive  us,  and  take  us  triumphantly  home. 
Entering  the  house,  rejoicing  that  it  is  tolerably  clean,  I  throw 
myself  down  to  rest.  Recovering  my  senses  a  little,  I  find  I 
am  in  the  same  room  with  a  child  sick  with  small-pox.  There 
is  but  one  room  in  the  house ;  and  it  never  occurred  to  my 
hostess  that  there  could  be  any  harm  in  inviting  a  guest  there  : 
60  I  walk  out  on  the  roof,  and  ponder  the  situation  a  little. 

**  Looking  around,  I  see  that  every  inch  of  ground  on  the  little 
hill  on  which  the  village  is  built,  is  taken  up,  —  houses  above 
houses,  terrace-like :  so  that  you  can  step  from  your  own  door 
upon  a  neighbor's  roof.  The  Protestant  chapel  is  built  upon 
the  roofs  of  other  houses. 


224  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

"  People  are  upon  the  roofs ;  some  in  red,  some  in  blue,  all 
in  gay  colors.     There  they  sit  and  work. 

"  The  village  is  the  very  best  I  have  seen  in  Turkey.  There 
are  windows  in  the  houses,  that  is,  holes  to  let  in  the  light ;  and 
horses  and  cattle  are  not  kept  in  the  family  room,  as  is  the  uni- 
versal custom  in  the  region  around  Marash  :  but  the  people  are 
very  untidy,  not  to  say  filthy.  .  .  .  Sunday,  besides  attend- 
ing service,  I  had  a  meeting  with  the  women,  in  which  I  tried 
to  tell  them,  in  the  simplest  way,  something  about  Christ.  I 
read  to  them  the  story  of  Martha  and  Mary,  and  tried  to  se- 
cure their  attention  by  telling  them  there  was  once  a  village 
which  Christ  loved  to  visit:  it  was  not  so  far  from  Jerusalem 
as  Orool  from  Aintab. 

'*  I  succeeded  pretty  well.  They  didn't  interrupt  me  to  ask 
whether  America  was  as  large  as  Aintab  ;  or  to  inform  me  that  I 
*  couldn't  drive  Satan  out  of  this  world,  although  my  tongue  was 
sweet,' — that  is,  though  I  could  say  some  good  things,  —  or  to  tell 
me  that  *  hell  must  be  full  any  way,  and  they  might  as  well  be 
the  ones  to  go  there,'  —  as  they  sometimes  do.  On  the  whole, 
they  were  well-behaved,  though  they  did  talk  in  meeting  a 
little. 

**  This  morning  we  came  away  with  all  their  good  blessings 
and  prayers,  and  reached  home  a  little  after  noon.'' 

LETTER  FROM  MISS   MALTBIE. 

God's  watchful  care  for  his  chosen  ones,  and  power  to  pre- 
pare their  hearts  for  the  reception  of  the  truth,  is  illustrated  in 
the  following  extract  from  a  letter  from  Miss  Maltbie,  dated 
Samokov,  Sept.  10,  1871:  — 

"  In  one  of  the  villages,  a  poor  woman  was  induced  to  send 
her  youngest  and  favorite  son  to  the  mission  school  at  Philippop- 
olis.  After  a  time,  the  village  was  stirred  up  against  the 
Protestants,  and  they  urged  Barba  Nonka  to  take  her  son  home. 
But  she  wished  very  much  to  have  him  educated,  though  she 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  225 

herself  could  not  read.  Perplexed  and  troubled,  she  went  to 
the  Lord  with  her  burden,  —  or  rather  to  the  Virgin  Mary,  for  she 
had  been  taught  to  pray  to  her,  —  asking,  that  if  the  missionaries 
were  bad  men,  and  would  lead  her  son  away  from  the  truth,  he 
might  be  sent  home,  even  if  he  must  be  turned  out  of  school. 

"  He  remained  ;  and  when,  at  the  end  of  the  term,  he  went 
home,  he  could  read  the  word  of  God  to  his  mother,  which  gave 
her  great  delight.  She  seemed  immediately  to  receive  it  as 
Heaven's  message  to  lost  sinners ;  though  she  now  heard  it  for 
the  first  time  in  a  language  that  she  could  understand. 

*'  When  her  son  asked  her  why  she  worshipped  the  mother  of 
Jesus,  she  hesitatingly  replied,  '  True,  the  Bible  does  not  com- 
mand us  to  pray  to  saints ; '  and  in  a  few  days  the  pictures  were 
removed  from  their  sacred  alcove  in  the  wall  of  the  room.  As 
soon  as  this  was  done,  the  villagers  understood  that  she  had 
become  a  Protestant,  and  they  began  to  persecute  the  family. 
The  priest  cursed  them  in  the  church,  and  forbade  the  people 
to  have  any  thing  to  do  with  them. 

"  At  last,  in  their  zeal  to  put  down  heresy,  a  large  company 
of  the  villagers,  with  the  chief  men  at  their  head,  marched  in 
procession  toward  the  old  lady's  house,  intending  to  pull  it  down. 
When  Barba's  husband  heard  that  they  were  coming,  he  hid 
himself;  but  she  betook  herself  to  prayer.  When  the  crowd 
stopped  in  front  of  the  house,  and,  with  angry  shouts  and 
threatening  jeers,  called  to  them,  the  old  lady  went  to  the  gate, 
and  mildly  asked  the  leader  what  they  wanted,  and  if  they  sup- 
posed her  guilty  of  any  crime. 

"  Silenced  by  more  than  human  power,  those  rude  men  stood 
before  that  meek  and  gentle  child  of  God,  abashed  and  ashamed, 
and,  with  a  few  stammered  words  of  apology,  marched  away. 

"Yet  their  rage  was  not  spent,  and  in  many  ways  they  per- 
secuted the  lowly  family  who  were  holding  up  the  banner  of  a 
crucified  Redeemer.  At  last,  it  was  thought  best  that  they 
should  remove  to  this  place.     Here  the  son  was  employed  as  a 


226  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

helper  in  our  work ;  and  they  were  comparatively  free  from  per- 
secution. But  trials  still  awaited  this  disciple  of  Christ.  A 
son  living  in  another  village  died  suddenly,  and  the  poor  mother 
had  no  evidence  that  he  was  a  Christian.  This  was  a  sore  afflic- 
tion to  her.  But,  when  speaking  of  her  sorrows,  she  always 
says,  *  I  have  so  much  to  be  thankful  for  !  God  has  been  so  good 
to  show  me  the  truth  ! ' 

*'  She  has  been  very  anxious  to  learn  to  read  God's  word  her- 
self ;  and,  since  she  has  been  here,  she  has  made  some  progress 
in  that  respect. 

*'  Last  winter  the  son  went  away,  expecting  to  be  absent  a 
year :  the  father  was  sick  a  long  time,  and  in  some  instances  the 
family  suffered  for  want  of  food.  The  missionaries  always  sup- 
plied them  when  they  knew  they  were  in  need  ;  but  frequently 
their  modesty  prevented  them  from  making  their  wants  known. 

**  Barba  Nonka,  referring  to  their  situation,  said,  *  I  told  the 
Lord,  that,  if  I  could  only  learn  to  read  his  word,  I  would  will- 
ingly go  hungry,  and  he  has  only  answered  my  prayer.  He  is 
very  kind  to  let  me  learn  to  read.' 

*'  Since  we  commenced  school,  she  has  been  present  every 
day.  The  first  morning,  she  came  nearly  two  hours  before  the 
time  appointed,  so  fearful  was  she  lest  she  should  lose  the  morn- 
ing prayer.  We  all  love  her  very  much,  and  thank  God  for 
such  a  burning  and  shining  light  in  this  darkness.'* 


CHINA. 
LETTER  FROM  MISS   CHAPIN. 
The  following  extracts  are  from  a  letter  dated  Tung  Cho, 
Oct.  24,  1871:-- 

'*  The  record  of  these  few  months  past  contains  nothing  new. 
It  is  simply  the  old  story  of  daily  study  and  daily  effort  to  train 
the  eye  to  distinguish  the  forms  of  these  multitudes  of  charac- 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  227 

ters,  and  the  ear  to  catch  and  recognize  the  strange  sounds  and 
tones,  and  to  educate  the  memory  to  hold  them  all,  so  that  they 
can  be  reproduced  at  pleasure.  It  is  a  laborious  task ;  and  my 
slow  tongue  is  backward  in  adapting  itself  to  this  new  form  of 
speech.    ... 

*'  A  woman  has  lately  come  into  the  family  to  work,  who  can- 
not read :  so  I  am  trying  to  instruct  her,  using  a  little  primer 
which  contains  the  fundamental  truths  of  Christianity  stated  in 
short,  simple  sentences.  These  I  read  to  lier  over  and  over 
again ;  and  she  repeats  them  after  me.  She  has  so  little  power 
of  thought,  and  the  ideas  are  so  new  and  strange,  that  it  seems 
almost  impossible  for  her  to  comprehend  or  remember  any  thing ; 
but  by  patient,  persevering  effort,  we  hope  that  some  rays  of 
light  will,  in  time,  penetrate  the  darkness  in  which  her  mind  is 
enveloped. 

"  The  city  is  at  present  full  of  students  and  soldiers,  who  are 
here  to  be  examined  for  literary  and  military  degrees  ;  making 
it  unpleasant  for  ladies  to  go  out  on  the  streets.  When  they  are 
gone.  Miss  Andrews  hopes  again  to  visit  among  the  womenr 
holding  meetings  with  them,  and  teaching  them.  I  intend  to  go 
with  her,  at  least  a  part  of  the  time,  to  aid  her  with  the  singing; 
and,  if  any  are  beginning  to  learn  to  read,  I  may  be  of  some  as- 
sistance in  teaching.  I  long  for  the  time  when  my  tongue  shall 
be  unloosed,  and  I  can  talk  with  the  people  of  the  Saviour. 

"  Between  the  services  on  the  Sabbath,  the  women  present  in 
the  morning  come  to  Miss  Andrews's  room,  and  spend  the  time 
in  singing  and  reading.  They  all  enjoy  the  hymns  very  much, 
and  learn  a  great  many  of  them  ;  but  they  seem  to  have  very 
little  musical  ability.  Scarcely  one  of  them  gets  a  note  of  the 
tunes  correctly ;  but  that  makes  no  difference.  They  all  sing 
with  as  much  zest  and  apparent  enjoyment  as  though  they  were 
making  the  sweetest  music  in  the  world. 

"  Some  of  them,  I  think,,  sing  with  the  spirit,  if  not  with  the 
understanding;  and  that  is  of  the  first  importance." 


228  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 


INCIDENTS  OF  A  MISSIONARY  TOUR  IN   CHINA. 

June  5,  1871.  —  At  last  we  reached  the  village  where  we 
were  to  rest  for  the  night.  We  entered  the  first  inn,  and  found 
but  one  great  room,  —  used  as  kitchen,  family  living-room,  and 
guest-room,  —  containing  three  kangs,  one  of  which  we  were  in- 
formed we  could  have  all  to  ourselves.  As  our  party  numbered 
five,  the  prospect  was  not  promising  in  the  way  of  comfort  or 
rest. 

Mrs.  Williams  and  I  climbed  up,  however,  and  sat  down,  while 
Mr.  Williams  and  the  servant  went  to  look  farther.  The 
hostess  was  kind,  and  understood  so  well  what  we  tried  to  tell 
her,  that  we  were  half-disappointed  when  they  came  back,  say- 
ing that  the  landlord  of  an  adjoining  inn  had  agreed  to  vacate 
his  own  rooms  for  us.  We  found  them  neither  tidy  nor  airy,  but 
better  furnished  than  any  rooms  we  had  seen  on  the.  road ;  con- 
taining a  good  many  curious  and  somewhat  tasteful  little  ar- 
rangements for  the  occupant's  comfort.  His  glazed  eyes,  pallid 
face,  and  listless  ways  showed  plainly  that  he  was  an  opium- 
smoker  ;    and  we  found  his  pipe  and  bowl  lying  on  the  table. 

Supper  was  served  after  long  waiting.  Millet  mush,  and 
beef  cut  into  small  pieces,  and  fried,  formed  the  bill  of  fare. 
Our  rooms  were  filled  with  the  fumes  of  wine  and  hsien  tsai,  — 
salt  vegetables,  —  which  stood  in  earthen  crocks  in  the  corner. 
They  were  lighted  by  oil  lamps.  A  round  piece  of  wood,  like  a 
broomstick,  set  in  a  square  block,  and  supporting  a  tiny  cup  of 
oil,  from  the  edge  of  which  flickered  a  bit  of  cotton  or  bamboo 
pith,  was  the  primitive  style  of  these  illuminators.  It  was  a 
quaint,  odd  place,  full  of  things  to  provoke  mirth,  or  excite  sor- 
rowful meditations.  We  tired  travellers,  however,  spread  our 
beds,  and  slept  as  quietly  and  refreshingly  as  if  on  the  most 
elastic  of  hair  mAttresses,  in.  airy  and  commodious  roomfi. 

The   next   morning  we  rode   through  the   mountain    pass 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  229 

enjoying  the  beautiful  scenery  in  the  cool  hours,  when  every 
thing  was  at  its  loveliest,  — rocks,  rippling  water,  verdant  fields 
below,  delicate  flowerets  blooming  on  the  crags  in  their  secure 
mountain-home. 

They  are  like  a  picture  hung  in  Memory's  gallery,  to  be  looked 
at  again  and  again,  when  I  am  wear}'-  and  oppressed  between 
the  stifling  city  walls,  but,  like  every  thing  best,  either  seen, 
felt,  or  thought,  beyond  description,  —  almost  sullied  and  dese- 
crated by  any  words.    .    .    . 

Yu  Cho,  June  13.  —  Yesterday  many  women  visited  us, 
and  with  some  of  them  we  had  most  interesting  conversations. 
Three  Roman  Catholics  came  in  the  afternoon,  and  surprised  and 
delighted  us  by  their  clear  knowledge  of  the  way  of  salvation. 
We  are  so  accustomed  to  hear  sweeping  condemnation  of  the 
work  of  the  priests  in  China,  as  mere  baptized  heathenism,  that 
I  was  not  prepared  to  find  among  these  women  such  clear,  intel- 
ligent views  of  truth.  A  priest  visits  them  but  once  a  year ;  but 
certainly,  by  him  or  some  one,  they  have  been  well  instructed. 

They  told  us  that  there  are  forty  families  of  Romanists  here, 
living  together  in  one  quarter  of  the  city.  They  have  been 
assisted  by  the  church  in  learning  several  kinds  of  work,  which 
enables  them  to  support  themselves,  and  yet  observe  the  Sab- 
baths and  feast-days. 

Just  before  tea,  we  called  on  two  or  three  of  the  neighbors 
who  had  expressed  a  desire  to  have  us  come. 

In  one  house,  we  found  a  company  of  women  very  curious  to 
see  us,  and  a  few,  who,  having  heard  the  gospel,  remember 
some  of  its  most  important  truths.  One  young  mother,  with  a 
puny  little  baby,  particularly  interested  me.  Her  face  haunts 
me  still,  with  its  sorrowful  yearning  for  something  better  than 
she  knows  One  little  girl,  ten  or  twelve  years  old,  followed  ug 
home  with  a  bunch  of  wild-flowers,  and  stood  by  me  while  I 
arranged  them,  listening,  with  half-distrustful  wonder,  to  what 
I  told  her  of  Him  who  clothes  the  lilies  of  the  field. 


230  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

CEYLON. 
LETTER  FROM  MISS  HILLIS. 

We  have  space  for  but  a  brief  extract  from  a  letter  from  Miiss 
Hillis,  addressed  to  the  Grinnell  Woman's  Missionary  Society, 
dated  November,  1871. 

After  referring  to  the  deep  affliction  with  which  the  mission 
had  been  visited,  in  the  death  of  Mr.  Sanders,  she  says,  with  ref- 
erence to  her  own  work  among  the  women,  — 

'*  I  returned  to  Batticotta  in  May,  and  since  then  have  been 
engaged,  to  some  extent,  in  the  villages ;  going  out  usually  at 
half-past  three,  and  once  or  twice  a  week  in  the  morning; 
though  I  almost  always  suffer  some  from  exposure  to  the  morn- 
ing sun,  and,  except  on  the  Sabbath,  generally  avoid  going 
out  at  that  time.  I  have  two  girls'  schools,  in  which  there  are 
between  fifty  and  sixty  scholars  ;  and  most  of  the  time  which  I 
give  to  out-of-door  work  I  spend  in  the  villages  in  which  they 
are  located.  I  shall  soon  write  to  you  fully  in  regard  to  them ; 
for  I  want  your  sympathy  and  prayers  for  these  girls  and  their 
mothers. 

*^  I  often  come  home  feeling  as  if  I  must  write,  and  beg  every 
Christian  heart  to  pray  without  ceasing.  Your  prayers  may 
accomplish  what  our  work  alone  can  never  do.  To  teach  the 
heathen  the  truth,  to  interest  them,  and  make  them  feel  that  it  is 
truth,  is  almost  nothing.  I  never  feel  this  so  much  as  when  I 
have  had  a  meeting  that  seems  a  success  in  these  respects. 

"  You  can  hardly  understand  how  much  your  messages  of 
sympathy  and  love  mean  to  us,  in  these  ends  of  the  earth. 
Every  month,  as  it  seems  to  separate  us  farther  from  the  friends 
and  places  we  have  left,  makes  them  more  precious ;  and  every 
token  that  we  still  are  remembered  there  is  more  tenderly 
prized." 

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FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  231 


1{(rw4    i«^pt1wettt 


At  a  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  W.  B.  M.  L, 
held  Jan.  5,  the  following  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted  :  — 

Resolved,  That  we  will  endeavor,  by  the  use  of  every  appro- 
priate means,  to  raise  during  the  present  year  the  sum  of  four- 
teen thousand  dollars — one-third  of  the  amount  appropriated  by 
the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.  —  for  *'  Woman's  Work  in  Foreign  Lands." 

The  Committee  also  voted  to  adopt  the  boarding-school  at 
Samokov,  European  Turkey, —  formerly  at  Eski  Zag:ca,  —  where 
two  of  our  missionaries,  Miss  Maltbie  and  Mrs.  Mumford,  are 
employed  as  teachers ;  the  Bridgman  Boarding-School  at  Pekin, 
China,  with  which  Miss  Porter  and  Miss  Thompson  are  con- 
nected ;  and  also  the  school  at  Manissa,  Western  Turkey. 

The  C  ommittee  have  felt  constrained  by  the  pressing  demands 
of  the  work,  and  the  encouragements  to  a  diligent  prosecution 
of  it,  to  take  this  step  forward,  notwithstanding  the  disadvan- 
tages under  which  we  labor  during  the  present  year ;  and  we 
look  now  to  our  auxiliaries  to  indorse  the  course  we  have  taken, 
by  their  own  zeal  and  earnestness  in  assisting  us  to  redeem  our 
pledges. 

One  society  has  promptly  engaged  to  meet  the  expense  of  the 
school  at  Manissa,  involving  quite  an  increase  upon  their  former 
contributions ;  while  many  smaller  bands  of  helpers  are  asking 
the  privilege  of  aiding  some  one  who  is  telling  of  Christ's  en- 
lightening, life-giving  love  in  the  midst  of  darkness  and  death. 

The  reports  which  have  come  to  us  of  the  annual  meetings 
of  many  of  our  auxiliaries  indicate,  generally,  a  quickened  in- 
terest, and  an  increased  sense  of  personal  duty  and  obligation^ 
in  reference  to  this  work ;  but  the  number  of  our  auxiliaries 


232  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

bears  but  a  small  proportion  to  the  number  of  churches  of  our 
denomination  in  these  Western  States. 

Are  there  not  those  connected  with  every  one  of  these  little 
circles,  who  would  have  influence  with  ladies  in  other  churches, 
and  who,  by  a  little  personal  effort,  might  secure  among  them 
similar  organizations  ? 

We  offer  now  to  all  societies  connected  with  us,  free  of  cost, 
our  new  Collection  Envelopes,  requesting  that  the  secretary  of 
each  will  make  known  to  us  the  number  required  to  meet  the 
wants  of  its  members. 

We  hope  that  this  system  will  greatly  diminish  the  labor  of 
collecting.  Those  societies  who  have  made  use  of  it  during  the 
year  past  speak  in  the  highest  terms  of  its  efficiency  and  success. 


RETURN  OF  A  MISSIONARY. 

One  of  our  missionary  band.  Miss  Sarah  Pollock,  who  left 
this  country  four  years  ago,  to  become  connected  with  the 
Madura  Mission  in  Southern  India,  has  recently  returned  on 
account  of  the  failure  of  her  health. 

Reluctantly  and  sadly  she  has  laid  down  her  chosen  work, 
but  with  most  precious  testimony  to  God's  unvarying  goodness, 
and  with  the  strongest  expressions  of  confidence  in  his  unfailing 
wisdom  and  love.  Our  heart's  warmest  sympathies  are  with  her 
in  this  bitter  disappointment,  while  we  hope  that  rest,  and  a  more 
inTigorating  climate,  may  be  blessed  to  her  complete  restoration 

to  health. 

»»» 

TO   SUBSCRIBERS. 

We  would  remind  our  Western  readers  especially,  that  with 
the  present  number  commences  a  new  year  for  this  little  quar- 
terly. Some  may  have  forgotten  to  renew  their  subscriptions. 
Let  every  one  who  finds  it  to  be  of  interest  and  value  do  what 
lies  in  her  power  to  increase  its  circulation. 


-^'■fi,/f/ , 


Effl®Es  f  T^m^iif  ir«i  mcit; 


]£arch. 


Published  by  the  "Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 


1872. 


DOOSHGOON,  THE  BRIGHT  PUPIL. 


BY  MRS.  J.  L.  COFFING. 


Now  I  want  to  tell  you,  little  girls,  about  a  pupil  in  our 
school  at  Marash,  whose  name  is  Dooshgoon.  She  is  ten  years 
old,  and  when  she  stands  up  by  the  wall,  without  r«hoes  on,  and 
a  book  upon  her  head,  is  just  forty-nine  inches  high.  She  has 
very  black,  straight  hair,  and  black  eyes  that  sparkle  like  jew- 
els. I  never  look  at  her  but  she  seems  just  ready  to  laugh  right 
out.  She  spells  every  word  you  can  give  her ;  reads  in  two 
languages ;  writes,  and  in  written  arithmetic  has  completed  the 
four  simple  rules,  compound  numbers,  and  fractions.  Last  win- 
ter I  had  our  first  class  review  mental  arithmetic  with  her 
class ;  and  it  was  amusing  to  see  the  large  girls  flock  around 
Dooshgoon  when  they  had  a  difficult  question. 

A  week  or  so  ago  I  told  the  pupils  in  reading,  that,  whenever 
there  was  a  quotation  from  the  Bible,  they  must  look  it  up,  and 
tell  me  the  chapter  and  verse.     I  thought  I  had  given  thera  a 

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234  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY 

liard  task  ;  and  the  next  lesson,  I  knew,  contained  several.  To 
my  surprise,  they  gave  them  all  without  hesitation  ;  but,  on  in- 
quiring, I  learned  that  they  had  all  found  them  through  Doosh- 
goon's  help.  There  was,  however,  an  allusion  which  none  of 
them  had  noticed  ;  and  I  told  them  I  should  not  consider  the 
lesson  perfect  if  they  did  not  have  that  before  they  went  home. 
They  took  their  seats ;  and,  in  less  than  three  minutes,  Dooshgoon 
exclaimed,  ''Mrs.  Coffing,  it  is  in  Heb.  xiii.  2,"  and  read,  "  Be 
not  forgetful  to  entertain  strangers."  Now,  although  so  bright 
and  advanced,  she  does  not  know  it,  and  is  a  simple,  artless 
child.  Her  parents  are  very  poor,  and  could  not  keep  her  in 
school  without  our  aid.  There  are  good  and  bright  girls  here 
and  in  other  schools ;  but  we  need  help  that  they  may  be  edu- 
cated :  so,  dear  children,  save  your  dimes,  yes,  your  quarters, 
and  give  them  to  the  Missionary  Society. 


THE   CYPEIAN  LAMP. 


BY  MRS.   C.   H.  LADD. 


Among  my  Oriental  curiosities  is  a  small  earthen  lamp  that 
was  taken  from  a  tomb  in  old  Cittium,  on  the  island  of  Cyprus. 
It  had  been  in  use  some  two  thousand  years  ago, —  for  its  mouth 
was  burnt  and  blackened  with  the  smoke  of  the  wick,  — then  it 
was  placed  by  the  side  of  the  departed  one  to  light  its  soul 
through  the  darkness  to  the  unknown  land.  Perhaps  a  fond 
heathen  mother  did  it,  as  the  last  act  of  affection  she  had  in  her- 
power  to  give  to  her  little  one.  No  Saviour's  love  to  comfort 
her,  or  light  her  darling  through  the  "  valley  of  the  shadow  of 
death  " !  This  homely  relic  brought  to  mind  many  things  asso- 
ciated with  our  five-years'  residence  on  that  beautiful  island.  I 
know  not  that  any  missionary  society  now  cares  for  the  spiritual 
interests  of  its  inhabitants  ;   but  true  is  the  Word,   "  The  isles 


ECHOES  FROM  LIE'E  AND   LIGHT.  235 

shall  wait  upon  me,  and  on  mine  arm  shall  they  trust."  Isaiah 
speaks  especially  of  "  Chittim  "— probably  Cyprus  —  in  those 
isles,  as  designated  among  the  people  and  the  lands  that  shall 
show  forth  the  glory  of  the  Lord.  We  will  believe  and  pray 
that  this  Word  will  be  *'  a  lamp  unto  their  feet  and  a  light  unto 
their  path." 

I  keep  this  little  dingy  lamp  from  the  tomb  in  old  Cittiura  as 
a  reminder  to  pray  for  the  mothers  and  daughters  of  that  far-off 
and  much-loved  isle,  that  those,  especially,  who  have  been  en- 
lightened from  above,  may  let  their  light  shine  out  into  the  deep 
gloom  around  them  ;  that  none  of  them  may  now  come  into  the 
dark  valley  of  death  without  the  Lamp  of  Life  to  show  them 
into  the  gates  of  the  celestial  city. 


DOLLY'S   MISSIONAEY  BOX. 

**  Addie  wants  to  see  you  in  the  other  room  on  a  little  busi- 
ness of  her  own,"  said  a  friend,  with  whom,  in  the  little  girl's 
presence,  I  had  been  speaking  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Mis- 
sions. 

When  by  ourselves,'!  asked,  "  What  is  it  ?  " 

Timidly  whispering,  and  stroking  me  with  both  hands,  she 
said,  "  I  thought  I  would  have  a  doll's  missionary  box,  and  ask 
uiy  friends  now  and  then  to  put  in  a  penny ;  and  I've  just  got 
my  first  dollar,  that  I  want  to  give  you  for  the  Woman's  Board 
of  Missions ;  and,  when  I  get  another,  I'll  send  that  by  you, 
too." 

*'  Well,  well ! "  I  said,  "  a  doll's  missionary  box  !  —  you 
must  let  me  see  it." 

She  led  me  to  the  mantel,  where,  sure  enough,  beside  a  small 

brown  box,  sat  the  tiniest  bit  of  dollyhood  that  ever  sported 

•  fancy  skirts  and  sashes.     A  fairy  dolly,  I  call  her ;  for  she  could 

not  have  been  more  than  an  inch  and  a  half  in  height.     Over 


236  CHILDREN'S  QUARTER LY. 

against  the  treasury  sbe  sat,  while  close  behind  peered  up  a  very 
ogre  of  a  china  giant,  all  head,  as  though  he  would  have  ua 
think  his  intellect  a  match  for  any  cunning ;  while,  as  a  back- 
gi'ound  for  them  both,  was  a  card  in  Addie's  own  pencilled  hand- 
writing. 

"  Doll's  missionary  box.  Won't  you  please  drop  in  a  few 
pennies  ?  " 

Kow  the  *'  please  "  and  the  wee  dolly  together,  to  say  noth- 
ing of  dolly's  mother,  went  straight  into  the  hearts  of  all  that 
saw  it ;    and  the  pennies  multiplied  wonderfully  quick. 

"  Ah  !  "  I  thought,  *'  if  all  the  little  mothers  would  stir  up  their 

dollies  to  missionary  work,  our  hundred  thousand  dollars  a  year 

would  soon  be  forthcoming." 

Aunt  Helen. 


MISSION-CIRCLES. 

DONATIONS. 

MAINE. 

Ellsvoorih.  —  "  Cup-Bearers,"  $2.70. 

VERMONT. 

Rutland.  —  "  Juvenile  Class,"  "  Willing  Helpers,"  "  Mr.  Kingsley's," 
"  Children  of  the  Light,"  "  Miss  Harris's,"  "  Busy  Larks,"  "  Busy 
Bees,"  "  Pearl-Seekers,"  "  ]\Irs.  Fisher's,"  "Julia  Pease,"  "  Wayside 
Gleaners,"  "  Miss  S.  Pierpont's,"  "Cheerful  Givers,"  $115.01. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Boston.  —  Chambers-street  Chapel,  $61.25. 

Central   Church,   "Busy  Bees,"   $6;   "Merry  Workers,"   $5, 
"  Eughapers,"  $7.53. 
Cambridge.  —  Shepard  Church,  "Little  Workers,"  $30. 
Dedham.  —  "  Sarah's  raite-box,"  $4. 
East  Braintree.  —  "Monatiquot  Circle,"  $10. 
Jamaica  Plain. — "Minnie  Gilbert's  candy-money,"  $3. 
Maiden.  —  "  Star  Circle,"  $5. 
North  Bridgeivater.  —  "  Messenger  Birds,"  $3. 
5a/em. —  "  AVilUng  Helpers,"  $30. 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND   LIGHT.  237 

Sn-ainpscoti,  Mass.  —  "  Busy- Workers/'  $2.35. 
rra//We.— "Little  Gleaners,"  $114. 
Wakefield,  —  "  Mission  Helpers,"  $40. 

CONNECTICUT. 

Gllead.  —  "  The  Sunbeams,"  $11. 
Norwalk.  —  "May-Flower  Circle,"  $50. 

ILLINOIS. 

Virden.  —  Children  of  1st  Presbyterian  Church,  $6.50. 

THILADELPHIA    BRANCH. 

"Morning  Star,"  $3.25. 
"Plymouth  May-Flowers,"  $11. 
"Carrier  Doves,"  $18.80. 
"  Orange-Buds,"  $1 1 .50. 

"THE   OPEN  HANDS." 

A  few  months  ago,  tliarj  was  a  strange  notice  read  in  ova 
church,  inviting  all  the  little  people  who  were  interested  in  heli> 
ing  heathen  children,  and  especially  those  who  were  not,  to  go 
to  the  parsonage  Saturday  afternoon.  We  cannot  tell  all  about 
it :  but  you  will  know  a  good  deal  from  our  E-eport ;  for  now 
we  ask  you  to  accept  us  as  one  of  your  Circles. 

We  have  sixty-six  members  under  fourteen  years  of  age.  "We 
meet  once  a  month  in  our  beautiful  new  parsonage.  The  girls 
go  at  three  to  sew ;  our  minister's  wife,  and  one  or  two  young 
ladies,  preparing  the  work.  At  four  the  boys  come  in  ;  when 
the  sewing  is  put  away,  and  our  pastor  spends  an  hour  with  us. 
He  tells  us  aboat  the  different  heathen  countries,  our  missiona- 
ries, and  helps  us  to  make  plans  for  work  :  we  sing  a  good  deal, 
and  pray  together.  Then  the  mission-ary  box  is  opened,  and  we 
all  give  the  money  we  have  earned.  Our  name  helps  us  too ; 
for  we  cannot  forget  that  out  "hands"  are  "open"  for  the 
heathen,  and  we  must  not  shut  them  in  idleness,  or  even  upon 
our  pennies  to  spend  them  for  our  own  pleasure.  We  send  you 
twenty-three  dollars  as  our  first  offering. 

IloLLlSTON,  January,  lb7i. 


238  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

NELLIE'S  SUCCESS. 

Among  the  many  cheering  reports  sent  to  our  Annual  Meet* 
ing  was    one  that  specially  interested  us,    telling  how  Nellie 

]I formed  a  mission-circle.     It  seems  that  she  came  with 

her  mother  to  one  of  the  public  meetings  of  the  Woman's  Board, 
which,  doubtless,  many  children  who  have  never  been  to  them 
imagine  to  be  very  stupid  and  tiresome.  It  is  pleasant  to 
know,  however,  that  one  young  girl  found  something 'to  interest 
her  for  more  than  an  hour  or  a  day.  Full  of  enthusiasm,  she 
went  home,  and,  without  waiting  for  help  from  any  one,  formed 
a  mission-circle  consisting  of  three  members,  —  her  two  little 
brothers  and  herself.  They  held  meetings  together  ;  and,  with 
their  first  pennies  earned  and  saved,  they  purchased  a  bell-rope, 
which  now  hangs  in  a  schoolhouse  at  Harpoot.  The  bell  calls 
the  children  to  school  on  week-days,  and  their  parents  to  church 
on  the  Sabbath  ;  but  of  what  use  would  it  be  without  the  rope 
to  send  its  sweet  tones  out  on  the  air  ?  Thus  God  permitted 
these  children  to  mould  one  small  link  in  the  great  chain  of 
events  by  which  he  is  to  convert  the  world  to  himself. 

One  by  one,  others  joined  this  little  circle,  till  at  last  a  whole 
large  church  became  interested  in  it ;  and  the  result  was  the  con- 
tribution of  over  five  hundred  dollars  for  the  purpose  of  saving 
heathen  children.  Is  there  not  many  a  young  Nellie  in  the 
land,  who  will  at  once  begin  this  work  of  love,  trusting  to  her 
heavenly  Father  for  his  blessing  ? 

THE  ZULU   HELPERS. 

The  Zulu  Helpers  of  the  Maverick  Church,  East  Boston,  have 
recently  given  a  charming  entertainment  for  the  benefit  of  Mrs. 
Edwards's  school  at  Inanda.  It  consisted  of  songs,  dialogues, 
and  recitations,  which  gave  much  instruction,  as  well  as  pleasure, 
to  the  large  audience  present. 

In  the  first  dialogue,  "Zenana  Life,"  two  young  ladies,  in 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  239 

native  costume,  personified  converted  Hindu  women,  and  gave 
to  a  missionary  meeting  a  vivid  and  affecting  account  of  the 
condition  of  their  sex  in  the  high-caste  life  of  India,  and  also 
the  joyful  emancipation  the  gospel  brings  them. 

A  miniature  meeting  of  the  Woman's  Board  was  also  held  in 
due  form.  The  young  officers  conducted  the  exercises  with 
great  propriety,  from  the  chanting  of  the  Lord's  Prayer  at  the 
commencement,  to  the  closing  doxology,  in  the  Zulu  language. 
Foreign  correspondence  was  read,  containing,  among  other  items, 
a  graphic  account  of  a  Zulu  monthly  concert ;  an  interesting 
missionary  address  was  given;  the  unpublished  poem,  "There's 
so  much  work  to  do  at  home,"  was  finely  rendered  ;  and  the 
whole  was  enlivened  by  the  singin  g  of  African  songs  by  Misses 
Grout  and  Rood,  daughters  of  missionaries. 

Some  of  the  discouragements  of  the  home-work  were  set  lorth 
by  the  Missionary  Collectors,  whose  adventures  in  obtaining 
money  from  Mrs.  Splendid  and  Mr.  Hardflint  were  very  amus- 
ing; while  their  pleasant  reception  from  Mrs.  Kindly,  lame 
Jenny,  and  good  old  Grandmother  Eld,  exhibited  the  attrac- 
tions of  the  cheerful  giver. 

Perhaps  one  of  the  most  interesting  features  of  the  occasion 
was  the  closing  piece,  entitled  "All  the  World  for  Jesus." 
The  motto  was  beautifully  arranged  in  letters  made  of  a  hundred 
and  seventy-five  small  bouquets  of  flowers,  suspended  in  an  arch 
tastefully  trimmed  with  evergreens.  Each  letter  had  its  living 
representative  in  a  little  child,  who,  in  an  appropriate  recitation, 
showed  how  all  things  centred  in  the  Saviour ;  the  whole  closing 
with  a  glowing  tribute  to  the  time  when  all  the  world  -—  indicated 
by  a  globe  hanging  amid  the  flowers  —  should  bow  the  knee  to 
Jesus. 

After  a  short  time  of  social  intercourse,  the  company  sepa- 
rated, much  delighted  with  the  evening's  entertainment,  and 
with  a  new  interest  in  the  cause  of  missions.  The  proceeds  of 
the  occasion  amounted  to  a  hundred  and  fifty  dollars. 


240  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

BY   MRS.   EDWIN   WRIGHT. 

Dear  little  babe  clothed  in  finest  of  lawn, 
Nurtured  in  love  from  the  time  you  were  born, 
Cradled  within  a  dear  mother's  arras, 
Hushed  by  her  lullabies,  soothed  in  alarms, 
Petted  by  day,  and  cared  for  by  night, 
At  reason's  tirst  dawning  taught  to  do  right,  — 

From  a  poor  pagan  child 

What  hath  made  you  to  diflfer  ? 

Born  in  a  hovel  with  black  earthen  floor, 
No  place  of  exit  for  smoke,  save  the  door  ; 
Clothed  but  in  rags,  or  in  no  robes  at  all ; 
Broujiht  up  with  goats,  and  beasts  of  the  stall ; 
Strapped  to  the  back  of  the  mother  by  day. 
Hard  at  her  labor  from  home  far  away ; 
Reared  in  abuse,  iu  curses,  in  strife. 
None  to  take  sweet,  tender  care  for  your  life,  — 

From  a  dear  Christian  child 

What  makes  you  to  ditfer  ? 

Wee  toddling  feet  going  ever  astray. 
Ever  led  back  to  the  straight  narrow  way  ; 
Sweet  little  hands  close  folded  in  prayer; 
Dear  little  heart  to  the  Father  laid  bare ; 
Rosy-red  lips,  made  for  kisses  and  song, 
Mingling  your  lisps  with  heaven's  glad  throng, 
Taught  to  know  God  through  his  works  and  his  word^ 
Faith  full  assured  that  your  prayers  are  all  heard,  — 

From  a  poor  pagan  child 

What  hath  made  you  to  differ  ? 

Jostled  and  tumbled  upon  and  about. 
Often  the  paths  of  virtue  without. 
Seldom  with  loving  hands  tucked  into  bed, 
No  nightly  prayer  breathed  over  your  head, 
Victim  of  sorrow,  of  want,  and  neglect, 
Nothing  above  you  to  love  or  respect,  — 

From  a  dear  Christian  child 

What  makes  you  to  differ  ? 

This,  only  this,  —  the  knowledge  of  God  ; 

Of  Christ  his  dear  Son,  and  the  pathway  he  trod  ; 

His  life  in  the  flesh,  his  death  on  the  cross,  — 

To  you  blissful  gain,  to  them  direful  loss. 

Oh,  soon,  and  with  speed,  let  us  send  the  glad  news ! 

And,  Lord,  on  their  hearts,  distil  Spirit  dews  ! 

For  this,  only   '.is, 

Hath  made  y     to  differ. 


Vol.  II. 


JUNE,  1872. 


No.  6. 


VISIT  TO   A   TURKISH  HAREM. 


BY   MISS   JULIA   A.    SHEARMAN. 


Two  days  ago,  I  made  my  first  visit  to  a  Mussulman  house. 
Just  across  our  narrow  street  lives  a  wealthy  Turk,  who  has 
built  a  little  melancholy  mosque  close  to  his  *house,  from  the 
minaret  of  which  a  shrill  voice  calls  out  the  hour  of  prayer, 
regularly,  five  times  each  day.  This  man  has  but  one  wife ;  she 
heing  too  high-spirited  to  let  him  take  another,  as  he  would  like 
to  do.  He  is  a  leading  man  in  the  city,  a  member  of  the  pasha's 
council,  and  has  a  more  intelligent  look  than  most  Turks ;  but 
he  is  jealous,  suspicious,  and  stern  with  his  wife.  Mrs.  Schnei- 
der and  Miss  Clark  have,  nevertheless,  succeeded  in  becoming 
neighborly;  and  their  visits  are  enjoyed  by  the  wife,  and  returned 
as  often  as  she  is  able.  She  appears  to  have  aspirations  and 
desires  beyond  many  of  her  countrywomen,  and  often  expresses 
great  dissatisfaction  with  the  bondage  in  which   she   is  kept. 

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242  LIFE  AND   LIGHT 

**  My  husband  is  kind  to  me,"  she  says ;  **  he  doesn't  beat  me ; 
and  he  gives  me  enough  clothes  and  other  things :  but  that  is 
not  what  I  want,  —  I  want  hberty."  To  this  house  Miss  Clark 
and  I  went,  having  previously  sent  notice  of  our  coming,  accord- 
ing to  Eastern  style.  A  little  barefooted  girl,  —  the  maid  who 
waits  on  the  rich  man's  wife,  —  scantily  clad,  but  with  bright 
eyes  and  smiling  face,  opened  the  great  gate,  and  let  us  into  the 
court-yard,  and  showed  us  up  stairs  into  the  reception-room. 
There  a  pleasant,  elderly  woman  in  wide  yellow  trousers  and 
long  sack,  who  proved  to  be  the  gentleman's  former  nurse,  made 
us  welcome,  and  took  off  our  shawls.  We  were  received,  con- 
trary to  the  usual  custom,  in  the  gentleman's  apartment,  instead 
of  the  harem,  which  is  at  the  back  of  the  house. 

Perhaps  you  would  like  to  know  how  the  room  of  this  rich 
Turk  is  furnished.  A  shabby  ingrain  carpet  very  ugly  in 
pattern,  a  centre-table  covered  with  about  as  pretty  a  cloth,  and 
a  few  dusty  china  ornaments ;  a  divan,  of  course,  occupied  one 
end  of  the  room ;  and,  for  a  wonder,  there  were  some  comfortable 
stuffed-chairs  and  an  American  stove.  At  the  windows  were 
white  calico  curtains.  The  old  nurse  sat  down,  quite  at  her 
ease,  and  entertained  us  till  the  lady  appeared.  Imagine  a 
woman  of  middle  height,  with  tolerably  regular  features,  eye- 
brows painted  black,  cheeks  painted  a  delicate  pink  and  white, 
her  hair  fastened  up  in  a  black  handkerchief  tied  across  her 
forehead  because  she  had  a  headache.  This  was  the  lady. 
She  looked  nearly  as  thick  as  she  was  long,  owing  to  the  quan- 
tity of  clothes  worn  one  over  another.  She  also  had  long  colored 
trousers,  and  over  them  a  light  calico  dress,  attempted  to  be 
made  Frank  fashion,  but  very  untidy,  having  been  washed,  and 
not  ironed.  People  here  never  iron  any  thing.  She  also  wore 
the  universal  fur-lined  loose  sack  over  all. 

After  making  her  salaams  to  us,  she  sat  down  in  a  chair,  in  as 
ungraceful  an  attitude  as  can  be  imagined,  and  talk  began.  She 
was  not,  however,  as  great  a  talker  as  most  Eastern  women. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  243 

She  asked  about  me,  as  usual,  —  if  I  was  married,  where  I  came 
from,  what  relatives  I  had,  and  the  like.  On  hearing  that  I 
was  a  single  woman,  she  exclaimed,  "  Oh  !  how  happy  she  is  ! 
She  has  no  one  to  tell  her  to  go  and  come,  but  can  do  as  she 
pleases  !  "  I  said,  "  Some  people  in  America  pity  me  because  I 
have  no  husband  to  love  me."  —  "  Ah,  yes  !  "  she  replied,  "  your 
men  are  good  :  out  there  it  is  different."  Love  before  marriage 
IS  a  thing  unknown  in  Turkey.  I  had  read  that  it  was  so  ;  but 
\i  is  another  thing  to  see  for  one's  self. 

Just  at  this  point  of  our  conversation,  while  we  were  sipping 
our  tiny  cups  of  coffee,  a  woman,  who  proved  to   be  a  former 
servant,  came  in  to  make  a  call.     To  show  you  the  entire  lack 
of  breeding  and  social  distinctions,  as  we  understand  them,  I 
want  to  describe,  as  well  as  I  can,  the  scene  after  her  arrival. 
The  lady  was  smoking  her  cigarette,  and  listening  languidly  to 
Miss  Clark;  but,  after  the  entrance  of  the  woman,  she  devoted 
herself  entirely  to  conversation  with  her  and  the  old  nurse,  leav- 
ing us  to  care  for  ourselves.     There  was  a  tremendous  rattle  of 
tongues  on  the  part  of  the  servants ;  and  the  lady  laughed  occa- 
sionally, as  if  enjoying  it.     I  asked  Miss  Clark  what  it  was  all 
about.     She  told  me  it  was,  jQrst,  exaggerated  expressions  of 
devotion  from  the  former  servant,  then  a  quantity  of  small  gossip 
about  the  people  among  whom  she  had  been,  and  things  too 
trifling  to  be  worth  translating,  yet  to  these  poor  women  highly 
amusing.     At  last  the  lady  said  to  the  old  nurse,  "  Go  away,  I 
am  sick  to  death  of  the  sight  of  you;  "  which  compliment  the 
woman  received  with  the  greatest  composure,  and  laughingly 
got   ready  to  go.     Then  the  younger  woman  produced  from 
under  her  ferradjee  —  the  peculiar  street-dress  of  the  Turkish 
women  —  a  piece  of  colored  calico,  and,  laying  it  on  the  carpet, 
proceeded  to  take  off,  first  her  ferradjee,  then  her  dress,  which 
she  laid  down  on  the  calico ;  and  I  found  she  had  come  to  get 
help  from  her  old  mistress  about  cutting  a  new  one.     You  per- 
ceive the  dress  she  wore  was  her  only  one,  — a  very  common  case. 


244  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

With  the  poor,  the  idea  connected  with  changing  one's  dress  is 
to  get  the  one  that  is  taken  off  washed.  Thus,  in  a  village 
last  summer,  a  woman,  seeing  me  in  an  alpaca  dress  instead  of 
a  calico  one,  asked  me  who  was  doing  my  washing.  You  see  on 
what  free  and  easy  footing  mistress  and  servant  live,  and  how 
completely  an  Eastern  woman,  shut  up  in  a  harem,  is  devoid  of 
dignity.  The  servant  had  her  little  girl  with  her,  a  child  of 
perhaps  five  years.  She  was  amusing  herself  by  holding  one 
end  of  the  calico  in  her  arms,  to  help  her  mother,  as  she  thought. 
'Unluckily,  I  called  the  mother's  attention  to  the  fact  that  she  was 
crumpling  the  cloth  in  rather  undesirable  style ;  for  the  next  mo- 
ment a  blow  was  dealt  which  sent  the  poor  little  thing  reeling  to 
the  floor,  with  a  threat  to  "  mash  her  head."  This  is  a  fair 
specimen  of  parental  discipline.  Finding  no  chance  of  regain- 
ing the  lady's  attention  that  day,  we  lingered  a  little,  then  made 
our  salaams,  and  departed.  This  is  a  peep  into  one  of  the  purest, 
most  respectable  harems  to  be  found.  The  Orientals  shut  up 
their  women  to  preserve  them ;  but  they  become,  by  that  means, 
corrupt,  and  corrupters  of  one  another.  Ignorance  and  idleness 
foster  vice.  Yet  an  Eastern  city  is  externally  a  very  reputable 
place.  Women  and  girls  are  rarely  seen  on  the  streets,  and 
never  in  company  of  men.  Nor  is  a  face  ever  seen  at  a  win- 
dow :  for  all  windows  are  latticed ;  and  sometimes  boards  are 
placed  in  front  of  them,  in  addition  to  the  lattice,  lest  by  any 
possibility  the  inmates  should  be  over-looked.  To  reach  these 
women  is  indeed  a  hard  problem ;  yet  we  labor  in  hope,  that, 
sooner  or  later,  the  door  of  their  prison-house  will  be  opened. 

Doubtless  there  are  secret  and  silent  influences  working ;  and, 
if  we  may  only  sow  a  tiny  handful  of  seed,  who  can  tell  what 
the  harvest  may  be  ? 

"  Thou  canst. not  toil  in  vain ; 
Cold,  heat,  and  moist  and  dry 
Shall  foster  and  mature  the  grain 
For  garners  in  the  sky.'' 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN,  245 

INDIA. 

LETTER  FROM  MRS.    CHANDLER. 

In  a  communication  from  Madura,  dated  Dec.  4,  1871,  Mrs. 

Chandler  writes, — 

"  Our  boarding-school  has  never  been  more  prosperous.  The 
girls  have  been  unusually  healthy  during  the  year,  and  we  rare- 
ly have  any  serious  cases  of  discipline.  Six  have  united  with 
the  church  on  profession  of  their  faith,  and  have  thus  far  given 
us  comfort  by  their  daily  life  and  conversation.  This  school  is 
intended  chiefly  for  the  education  of  the  daughters  of  our  Chris- 
tian families  after  they  leave  the  day-school,  and  for  those  who 
live  where  they  have  no  opportunity  for  instruction. 

*'  Three  of  the  pupils  are  from  Roman-Catholic  families :  of 
these,  two  are  young  women  about  eighteen  or  twenty  years  old. 
One  was  married,  at  the  age  of  eleven,  to  a  very  bad  man  ;  and 
he,  with  his  mother,  sold  her  for  a  few  rupees  to  a  Roman 
priest,  who  sent  her  to  the  nunnery  at  Trichinopoly,  some  three 
years  ago.  Her  name  is  Francisca.  She  was  sick  when  at  the 
nunnery,  and  in  the  hospital-wards  most  of  the  time ;  and  last 
year,  for  want  of  funds,  they  sent  her  here  to  her  relatives.  Her 
own  father  and  sisters,  who  are  living  near,  refused  to  see  or 
recognize  her  in  the  daytime ;  but  at  night  they  would  put  a  few 
pennies  and  a  little  boiled  rice  outside  their  house  for  her.  She 
came  and  begged  us  to  take  her  in ;  and,  as  she  had  no  home 
but  the  street,  we  did  so.  Her  father,  grandmother,  and  sister, 
all  high-caste  people,  silk-weavers,  have  been  to  see  her,  and 
seemed  pleased  to  have  her  well  cared  for.  Her  father  wept 
when  he  first  saw  her,  and  said,  *  She  is  my  daughter,  I  love 
her;  but  she  has  broken  caste,  and  cannot  come  back  to  us.  True, 
it  is  not  her  fault ;  but  it  is  done.'  Then  he  urged  me  to  send 
her  far  away  where  he  would  never  see  her  again,  —  ^  better  than 
to  see  her  going  to  your  church.'     I  replied,  *  No  :  this  is  her 

21* 


246  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

home  if  you  turn  her  off.'  Since  then  her  husband  has  been  to 
the  house,  and  was  so  pleased  with  the  improvement  in  her  looks, 
that  he  asked  her  to  come  to  him.  I  told  her  we  would  not 
hinder  her  if  she  wished  to  go  ;  but  the  husband  seems  now  to 
think  differently,  and  has  not  come  again. 

"The  name  of  the  other  girl  is  Catharine.  She  is  also  from 
the  Trichinopoly  nunnery,  —  a  fine,  healthy,  energetic  young 
woman  of  twenty  years.  She  was  betrothed  young ;  and,  as  her 
husband  died  while  he  was  a  little  boy,  of  course  she  was  called 
a  widow.  For  some  time  past  she  has  been  under  the  care  of 
an  aunt,  who  promised  her  in  marriage  to  one  of  her  cousins,  and 
who  recently  took  her  from  the  convent  to  fulfil  the  engagement, 
as  she  said.  On  reaching  Madura,  however,  Catharine  learned 
that  she  was  to  marry  a  man  of  another  caste,  who  would  pay  a 
high  dowry  in  money  for  her.  This  she  declined  to  do ;  also 
refused  to  return  to  the  nunnery ;  and,  having  heard  of  our 
school,  applied  for  admission  through  one  of  the  catechists. 
There  was  something  pleasing  and  honest  in  her  manner ;  and  I 
permitted  her  to  remain  till  I  should  hear  more  of  her  story. 
The  next  day  her  aunt  came,  full  of  rage,  to  take  her  back.  I 
told  her,  that,  if  Catharine  desired  to  go,  she  could  do  so  :  we 
should  use  no  force  or  compulsion.  *  But,'  said  I,  ^  if  she  wishes 
to  remain  here,  we  will  protect  her.'  I  called  Catharine,  and  told 
her  to  think  the  matter  over  carefully,  and  decide  for  herself. 
She  said  finally,  *  I  will  never  go  back  to  this  aunt.'  At  this,  the 
aunt  came  up  on  the  veranda  with  her  hand  raised  to  strike  her. 
I  said,  '  No,  you  must  not  touch  her :  if  you  do,  I  will  call  a 
policeman.'    And  she  left  in  great  anger. 

"  For  three  weeks  now,  she  has  been  diligently  studying  her 
alphabet,  as  the  nuns  had  not  taught  her  to  read  in  all  these 
years.  We  pass  her  aunt's  door  going  to  and  from  our  church ; 
and  last  Sabbath  I  stopped,  and  made  a  salaam.  She  came  out  of 
the  house,  reciprocating  my  courtesy,  —  'salaam,  salaam.'  I 
asked  her  why  she  was  so  angry  the  day  she  came  to  talk  with 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  247 

Catharine.  '  I  am  not  angry  now,'  she  replied.  *  I  am  thinkmg 
of  coming  to  your  church  :  the  priest  refuses  to  let  me  go  to  his, 
since  Catharine  lives  with  you.'  I  assured  her  of  a  welcome, 
and  left  her.  These  are  the  only  girls  among  the  silk-weavers, 
as  far  as  I  know,  who  are  learning  to  read.  This  caste  is  wealthy 
and  powerful,  and  forms  a  large  class  of  the  population.  They 
live  near  the  mission  premises  on  all  sides ;  but  as  yet  we  get  no 
permission  to  visit  them  in  their  houses. 

"  The  caste-girls'  day  school  is  for  heathen  girls  only.  We 
do  not  clothe  or  feed  them.  We  furnish  books,  except  to  those 
who  are  able  to  purchase  them :  we  also  supply  them  with  needle- 
work, and  give  them  materials  for  jackets  now  and  then,  as 
prizes  for  sewing  neatly.  Some  of  these  pupils  attended  a  festi- 
val held  outside  of  the  city  about  two  weeks  ago ;  and  one  of 
our  teachers  told  me,  that,  as  he  was  selling  books,  a  little  girl 
with  her  mother  lingered  near,  and  at  last  bought  a  small  volume, 
saying,  '  I  go  to  Mrs.  Chandler's  school :  I  don't  worship  idols.' 
And  the  mother  added,  '  Christianity  is  good  :  if  she  wishes,  she 
may  go  there.' 

"We  have  opened  another  day  school  during  the  past  six 
months,  on  the  west  side  of  the  city,  about  a  mile  from  our  house. 
A  few  respectable  Christian  families  there,  who  attend  Pastor 
Eowland's  church,  are  very  desirous  of*  such  a  school,  and  will- 
ing to  pay  for  the  required  tuition.  One  lawyer  gives  eight 
annas  monthly  for  each  of  his  two  daughters ;  and  another  man, 
the  head  master  of  the  government  school,  pays  for  his  own 
child  and  three  others  at  the  same  rate.  Some  of  the  married 
women  living  near  also  attend  two  afternoons  in  the  week  to 
learn  to  read  and  sew,  for  which  they  pay  two  or  four  annas 
monthly.  Thus  we  endeavor  to  enter  every  open  door,  as  far 
as  possible,  and  supply  all  the  females  who  call  for  instruction. 
When  there  is  more  desire  for  education,  we  shall  not  be  able  ta 
take  charge  of  all.    At  present,  the  number  is  very  limited." 


248  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  ASHLEY. 

We  are  indebted  to  our  auxiliary  in  Providence  for  a  letter 
from  Miss  Ashley,  giving  the  following  pleasant  account  of  her 
first  impressions  of  missionary  life  :  — 

"  We  landed  at  Bombay  Dec.  13,  having  had  a  fine  voyage, 
but  an  unusually  long  one,  —  fifty-seven  days  from  New  York. 
I  must  confess  to  some  peculiar  sensations  during  the  first  few 
days  on  the  ocean ;  but  old  Neptune  treated  me,  on  the  whole, 
with  much  consideration,  and  I  enjoyed  the  voyage  exceedingly. 
The  Methodist  missionaries  who  took  me  into  their  party  were 
a  very  pleasant  company,  and  showed  me  every  possible  kindness 
through  the  whole  journey. 

"  I  have  as  pleasant  a  home  as  one  could  wish  with  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Bissell,  and  I  am  to  have  charge  of  the  girls'  school  at 
Ahmednuggur.  The  climate  here  at  this  season  is  dehghtful. 
The  mornings  are  cool,  almost  cold ;  the  mercury  sometimes 
falling  as  low  as  45°.  We  are  two  thousand  feet  above  the 
level  of  the  sea ;  and  the  variety  of  the  atmosphere  has  a  ten- 
dency to  make  new-comers  feel  exceedingly  dull  and  stupid,  —  a 
great  disadvantage  in  studying.  One  can  hardly  help  a  feeling 
of  impatience  at  the  long  time  that  must  be  spent  in  acquiring 
the  language ;  but  it  is  no  doubt  well  that  we  cannot  go  to  work 
among  the  people  at  once,  before  becoming  acquainted  with 
them;  for  we  see  here  a  phase  of  human  nature  quite  dif- 
ferent from  that  to  which  we  have  been  accustomed.  I  fancy 
these  people  are  not  unlike  Marathi  verbs,  which  have  a  range 
of  moods  and  tenses  that  is  truly  astonishing ;  and,  a  good  knowl- 
edge of  both  being  essential  to  successful  labor  here,  the  time 
for  preparation  cannot  be  very  short.  Entering  on  such  a  work 
as  this,  one  cannot  but  feel  her  own  weakness,  and  entire  depend- 
ence upon  God  as  never  before.  When  I  think  of  the  wisdom, 
tact,  charity,  patience,  faith,  and  the  many,  many  other  graces 


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which  are  necessary  qualifications  for  such  a  position,  I  feel  like 
exclairaino^,  '  Who  is  sufficient  for  these  thintrs  ?  ' 

"  Not  long  since,  I  had  an  opportunity  of  seeing  somelhino- 
of  the  misery  and  degradation  of  these  people.  The  season 
having  been  unfavorable,  there  is  great  scarcity  of  food  amono- 
the  poorer  classes ;  and  many  of  them  are  in  real  distress.  Be- 
sides the  relief  works,  which  provide  labor  and  wages  for  many, 
some  benevolent  individuals  have  made  provision  for  a  daily  dis- 
tribution of  grain  among  them.  I  went  one  morning  with  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Bissell  to  see  this  distribution.  We  found  the  people 
seated  in  rows  on  the  ground  ;  and  even  these  poor  wretches, 
starving,  filthy,  ragged,  and  some  of  them  but  one  step  removed 
from  nakedness,  —  even  these  must  needs  keep  up  the  observ- 
ance of  caste,  those  of  the  lowest  caste  being  seated  at  some 
distance  from  the  others.  There  were,  of  course,  many  pitiable 
objects  among  them ;  and  it  is  sad  indeed  to  think  that  spiritual- 
ly they  are  in  a  worse  condition  than  physically. 

*'  This  is  a  dark  picture  ;  but  a  brighter  one  I  see  every  day 
in  our  school  of  more  than  sixty  girls.  Many  of  them  are  tidy, 
intelligent,  and  interesting ;  while,  of  course,  with  some  there  is 
great  room  for  improvement  in  these  respects.  Most  of  them 
are  from  the  lower  castes ;  and  it  is  not  surprising  that  it  takes  a 
long  time  for  them  to  become  what  they  should  be.  A  large 
number  of  the  girls  are  Christians ;  and  there  are  some  very  reli- 
able ones  among  them.  *  Reliable  '  means  a  great  deal  in 
this  country ;  for  it  is  a  term  that  can  very  seldom  be  apphed  to 
any  of  these  people  before  they  become  Christians. 

"  Of  course  I  shall  be  able  to  do  very  little  in  the  school  for 
the  present.  Three  times  a  week,  however,  I  have  a  class  of 
ten,  who  stop  half  an  hour  after  school  for  sewing,  and  also 
take  charge  of  a  class  in  English.  These  people  have  a  great 
desire  to  learn  our  language ;  but  it  is  not  considered  best  to 
devote  much  time  to  it  in  the  school,  as  it  is  of  very  little  use  to 
any  except  those  in  government  employ.     We  thought,  however, 


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that  it  would  be  well  to  reward  some  of  the  more  advanced  and 
studious  of  the  girls  bj  giving  them  some  instruction  in  it ;  and 
they  are  greatly  delighted.  Will  you  not  pray  that  I  may  do 
some  good  to  these  girls  even  now? " 


CHINA. 

LETTER  FROM  MISS  PAYSON. 

We  make  the  following  extract  from  a  letter  from  Miss  Pay- 
son,  dated  Foochow,  Nov.  22  :  — 

*'  On  Tuesday  afternoons,  instead  of  holding  a  regular 
prayer-meeting,  as  I  do  on  other  days,  I  visit  one  of  the 
chapels,  and  wait  for  women  to  gather  around  me.  We  sing  a 
hymn,  —  the  helper  and  his  wife,  the  matron  and  T,  —  and  thus 
seek  to  *  draw  an  audience.'  Sometimes  three  or  four  come  in  ; 
and  having  satisfied  their  curiosity  by  gaping  at  me,  and  asking 
numberless  questions,  they  will  listen  quite  attentively  for  a  half- 
hour,  while  the  native  helper  explains  '  the  doctrine.'  Yester- 
day, when  I  went,  none  came  to  see  me :  so,  after  resting  a 
while,  I  started  homeward,  hoping  that  some  one  would  invite 
me  to  call  on  my  way.  Two  women,  quite  neatly  dressed, 
standing  in  an  open  shop,  politely  invited  me  to  enter ;  and  I 
gladly  availed  myself  of  the  opportunity.  We  went  tie-tie,  as 
they  said,  —  far  within,  —  to  avoid  being  followed  by  a  dozen  or 
more  ragged  boys ;  and  passing  through  the  shop,  a  back-room, 
and  a  narrow  dark  passage,  entered  at  last  a  bedroom  and  cook- 
room,  about  sixteen  feet  square.  It  contained  a  furnace,  in 
which  was  a  blazing  fire,  and  all  sorts  of  things  in  all  sorts  of 
places, — baskets,  benches,  bags,  and  boxes,  beside  the  bed- 
stead, on  which  four  of  the  ladies  present  seated  themselves. 
The  fifth  lady  devoted  her  time  to  me,  examining  my  hat  and 
gloves;  admiring  and  taking  hold  of  the  bow  that  fastened  my 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  251 

collar,  and  interrupting  the  matron's  exegesis  of  gospel  truth  bjf 
summoning  the  audience  to  come  and  see  the  style  in  which  my 
hair  was  arranged.  Half  a  dozen  chickens  were  running  about 
the  room;  and  three  or  four  children,  who  could  not  get  in 
through  the  back-door,  stood  gazing  fixedly  at  me.  The  matron 
read  and  explained  a  hymn  relating  to  the  creation,  and  God's 
loving  care  of  his  creatures,  and  began  to  read  another,  —  '  The 
Happy  Land,'  —  when  a  knock  was  heard  at  the  door  (locked 
to  keep  the  urchins  out)  ;  and  a  bustling  old  lady  came  in,  who 
said  she  knew  how  to  read,  straightway  took  the  book  from  the 
matron's  hand,  and  finished  the  hymn  through,  —  not  without 
considerable  assistance.  She  read  another  one,  stopping  at  the 
end  of  each  line,  and  giving  me  an  emphatic  nod,  as  if  to  say, 
'  I  know  how,  you  see.'  I  assured  her  she  read  extremely  well, 
and,  when  we  rose  to  go,  gave  her  the  hymn-book,  for  which  she 
thanked  me  cordially.  She' was  a  very  active  and  sprightly 
woman,  though  over  seventy  years  of  age ;  and  I  hope  she  may 
derive  much  benefit  from  her  book.  The  description  of  this 
call  would  apply  to  most  of  those  I  make,  only  that  the  women 
were  better  dressed  than  usual,  and  seemed  more  lady-like  in 
their  manners." 

BRIGHTENING    PROSPECTS. 
BY   MRS.    HART  WELL. 

After  the  "  genii  powder  "  excitement,  in  the  latter  part  of 
summer,  our  calls  on  the  women  were  interrupted.  A  well 
near  our  church  had  been  cleared,  and  people  were  evidently 
suspicious  of  us ;  but,  as  time  passed,  confidence  returned,  and 
we  have  been  cordially  welcomed  to  houses  near  us.  A  few 
incidents  in  respect  to  families  more  distant  may  be  of  interest, 
as  showing  the  state  of  feeling  at  present.  Going  out  to  church 
to  a  female  prayer-meeting,  not  long  since,  as  I  reached  the 
door,  I  saw,  a  few  houses  beyond,  some  women  beckoning  me 


252  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

to  come  to  them.  As  I  was  early,  I  went  on.  They  said  it 
was  a  long  time  since  I  had  been  to  see  them.  I  replied  that  I 
had  been  sick  of  late.     The  head  woman  then  said,  — 

"  This  lady,  who  has  lately  moved  here,  wishes  to  hear  you 
talk  of  religion." 

•'  Come  over  to  the  church  and  hear  me,"  I  said.  *'  I  am 
just  going  there  for  a  meeting." 

"But,"  the  other  woman  answered,  "her  husband  would 
scold  her  if  she  should  go." 

So  I  read  from  the  New  Testament,  and  talked  with  them. 
Other  women  from  their  different  rooms,  and  two  men,  came  in, 
and  asked  various  questions. 

One  said,  looking  at  the  Testament  I  had,  — 

"  That  printing,  by  foreign  type,  is  very  fine  ;  and  we  Chinese 
are  going  to  learn  to  print  in  that  way." 

"  Foreigners  buy  up  land  here*.  I  wonder  if  they  want  all 
our  country,"  said  another. 

"  They  do  not  wish  your  country  at  all,"  I  replied.  "  As 
to  the  missionaries,  they  use  money  to  start  some  chapels,  and 
pay  a  few  preachers ;  but  we  expect  you  to  take  up  the  work 
and  carry  it  on,  so  we  can  go  to  new  quarters,  and  use  our 
funds  where  the  gospel  has  never  been  preached." 

The  head  woman  then  said,  "  I  hear  the  people  wish  you  to 
submit  to  us  here,  and  conform  to  us." 

"  How  is  that?  "  I  inquired. 

"Do  as  we  do,  and  be  like  us,"  she  answered. 

It  was  the  first  time  I  had  heard  of  the  people  getting  knowl- 
edge, apparently,  of  the  propositions  of  the  head  government  in 
regard  to  missionaries ;  but,  not  caring  to  enter  into  conversa- 
tion on  the  subject,  I  simply  laughed,  and  said,  — 

"  Do  you  want  us  to  worship  idols,  as  you  do,  and  be  of  un- 
truthful lips,  as  you  are  ?     I  think  we  shall  not  be  at  all  willing. " 

"  They  talk  about  the  missionaries  poisoning  wells ;  but  there 
is  no  truth  in  it,"  said  one  man  to  another  in  a  low  voice. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  ^53 

After  reading  from  the  fifth  chapter  of  Matthew,  and  speak- 
ing of  the  purity  and  strictness  of  Jesus'  commands,  I  left  for 
the  prayer-meeting,  where  three  women,  not  members  of  the 
church,  led  in  prayer,  using,  however,  only  the  Lord's  Prayer. 

Riding  in  my  sedan-chair  a  few  streets  distant,  some  days 
ago,  a  young  girl  said,  "Yes,  that  is  she,  the  teacher's  wife." 
And  an  old  lady  called  out  pleasantly,  "Won't  you  come  and 
see  us  soon  ?  "  I  was  glad  to  go  the  next  day  ;  and,  after  read- 
ing and  talking  with  the  old  lady  for  some  time,  I  gave  her  a 
hymn-book.  She  said,  "You  are  very  kind.  We  will  read 
the  book,  and  learn  to  be  good."  Riding  farther  on  at  another 
time,  a  boy  called  out,  "  Foreign  woman  !  "  when  a  woman  re- 
proved him,  saying,  "No:  that  is  the  teacher's  wife.  Don't 
you  know  her  ?  " 

These  incidents  show  a  kindly  feeling  towards  us;  and  we 
can  but  hope  for  better  things  when  our  relations  with  China 
shall  have  been  amicably  settled.  At  present,  our  work  seems 
hindered. 


TURKEY. 
LETTER  FROM  MISS  PROCTOR. 

We  give  below  a  chapter  from  Miss  Proctor's  busy  life,  which 
cannot  fail  to  interest  our  readers  :  — 

"Miss  Hollister  and  I  have  under  our  care  three  different 
schools,  —  the  seminary,  preparatory  department,  and  a  day 
school  for  little  Armenian  girls  in  our  house,  taught  by  our 
scholars.  These  three  schools  are  our  daily  care.  Would  you 
like  to  go  the  rounds  ? 

"Rising-bell  these  short  rainy  days  is  at  half-past  six;  fif- 
teen minutes  later  is  the  bell  for  silent  prayer,  when  the  whole 
house  is  still  for  a  quarter  of  an  hour ;  at  half-past  seven,  the 

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254  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

breakfast-bell  rings,  when  we  go  out  and  greet  the  girls  in  the 
dining-room.  Thej  seat  themselves  on  the  rugs  around  the  large 
copper  waiters,  which  are  raised  from  the  floor  bj  stools  about  a 
foot  and  a  half  high.  IVIiss  HoUister  and  I  sit  alone  at  our 
American  table.  After  the  blessing,  each  one  repeats  a  passage 
of  Scripture,  and  then  the  spoons  rattle  in  a  lively  manner.  All 
their  table-furniture  is  copper  tinned  over ;  and  they  eat  from  a 
common  dish  j)laced  in  the  centre  of  the  waiter,  a  large  part  of 
their  food  being  diiierent  preparations  of  wheat.  The  gnls  do 
their  own  cooking  and  housework,  and  some  chamber-work  for 
us.  After  breakfast,  they  report  their  infractions  of  rules,  and 
then  separate,  each  to  her  work,  until  the  school-bell  rings,  at  a 
quarter  of  nine.  Before  this  time,  our  house  has  become  quite 
lively  by  the  arrival  of  day-scholars  both  for  the  upper  and 
lower  rooms.  Our  schoolroom  will  strike  you  as  more  Ameri- 
can than  our  dining-room ;  as  we  have  desks  and  chaus,  a  stove, 
and  a  melodeon,  besides  all  the  usual  maps  and  charts. 

"  After  worship  here,  I  go  down  to  the  preparatory  depart- 
ment, which  we  usually  call  the  Middle  School.  It  is  five 
minutes'  walk  from  us.  Another  girls'  school  in  the  same  yard 
is  taught  by  one  of  our  old  graduates.  The  house  was  the  first 
place  of  worship  used  by  the  Protestants  for  many  years,  now 
divided  into  three  rooms.  The  scholars  rise  to  greet  us  as  we 
enter.  They,  too,  have  desks  and  benches  like  the  district 
schools  in  New  Eno-land.  The  room  is  long;  and  narrow,  and 
very  poor.  It  has  two  glass  windows,  and  three  cloth  ones ;  and, 
if  it  is  rainy,  very  likely  two  or  three  will  ask  permission  to 
ehanpre  their  seats,  because  the  rain  is  leakino^  throuojh  the  roof 
on  their  heads.  The  back-seat  has  a  row  of  grown-up  young 
women,  our  boarders :  most  of  the  others  are  from  ten  to 
twelve  years  of  age,  bright  girls;  and  their  teacher,  a  graduate 
of  1868,  is  very  pretty  and  intelligent,  and  an  earnest  Chris- 
tian. The  first  class  in  the  Bible,  which  I  teach,  includes 
about  half  the  school ;  and  they  are  now  in  Joshua.     They  can 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  255 

^ve  the  simple  Bible  history  up  to  that   point,  can  show  the 
principal  countries  named  on  the  map,  and  point  out  the  course 
of  the  children  of  Israel  from  Egypt,  until  they  settled  in  the 
land  of  Canaan.     After  the  close  of  this  class,  I  often  stop  to 
see  how  our  large  girls  are  getting  on  in  arithmetic,  or  drop 
into  the  other  school  for  a  little  while.     Coming  back,  I  usuaUy 
go  into  the  lower  room,  where  our  girls,  in  turn,  are  teaching  the 
little  ones.     Step  softly,  and  we  will  see  whether  they  are  in 
good   order  or  not.      No!    there   are  three  voices   all   saying 
'Teacher'  at  once;    and  the  poor  young  thing  cannot  make 
them  be  quiet  and  obey  her.     I  take  out  my  paper  and  pencil, 
look  at  them  very  sharply,  and  put  down  some  names.     They 
are  more  afraid  of  a  piece  of  paper  than  a  stick.     That  will 
keep  them  quiet  for  several  days.     Kough  boys  in  the  street, 
who  hoot  after  us,  will  suddenly  disappear  at  the  sight  of  a 
pencil  and  paper :  they  have  a  superstitious  fear  of  any  thing 
written.     I  charge  my  mind  with  the  thought  that  I  must   call 
that  young  teacher,  and  show  her  how  to  have  more  authority. 
Then,  perhaps,  I  have  a  few  moments  to  look  over  my  lessons. 
Frequently  there  are  callers  waiting  for  me ;  or,  if  it  is  review- 
day,  I  go  into  the  physiology  class,  and  review  the  week's  les- 
sons with  them.     After  this,  I  have  a  Bible  class  with  all  but 
the  seniors  until  noon.     In  the  afternoon,  the  assistant  teachers 
take  the  first  hour ;    then  I  go  to  the  teachers'  class,^  which 
embraces  the  seniors  and  our  assistants.      We  are  reviewing  the 
common  branches  with  them  in  order  to  fit  them  to  teach  better. 
The  last  hour  we  have,  on  Monday,  map-drawing;    Tuesday, 
pencilling ;  Thursday,  rhetorical  exercises  ;  and  Friday,  singing 
by  note.°  Wednesday  afternoon,  the  girls  in  the  middle  school 
meet  with  us  for  a  prayer-meeting  and  sewing-lesson.      Even-, 
ings  are  all  needed  for  study  and  preparations  for  new  lessons, 
as'we  have  very  few  text-books.     Much  time  also  goes  to  the  care 
of  the  domestic  department,  and  looking   after  the   ailing  or 
naughty,  or  after  the  cutting  and  making  of  garments.     We 


256  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

have  now  assistants  who  relieve  us  a  good  deal :  they  cannot 
plan  much  ;  but  it  is  something  to  have  them  able  to  execute. 

"  Sabbath  is  our  best  day :  I  cannot  omit  that.  Besides 
attending  church  and  Sabbath  school,  I  usually  read  to  the 
girls,  or  have  some  general  exercises  with  them.  They  also 
have  meetings  in  their  own  rooms.  But  the  most  precious 
season  is  the  evening,  when  I  talk  with  two  or  three  different 
girls  alone  on  the  subject  of  religion.  I  often  feel  that  more 
strength  goes  to  this  hour  than  to  any  ordinary  half-day.  This 
is  the  true  work  for  which  I  came ;  and  here  I  feel  the  need  of 
help  from  on  high,  more  than  in  any  thing  else  I  undertake. 
Usually,  our  new  girls  think  they  are  Christians.  They  like  to 
come  in  and  talk  with  me ;  and  they  can  converse  very  glibly. 
One  who  felt  prepared  to  teach  in  Sabbath  school,  or  do  almost 
any  thing,  last  year,  has  been,  this  term,  thinking  of  and  weeping 
over  her  sins.  Pray  that  the  Spirit  may  dwell  with  us,  and 
enlighten  both  teachers  and  pupils." 

COMMUNION    SEASON. 

In  a  recent  journal-letter  from  Miss  Bush  of  Harpoot,  after 
speaking  of  a  particularly  delightful  Sabbath,  she  says,  — 

"In  the  evening  came  the  feast  of  the  day,  —  a  precious 
communion  season  in  our  dear  English,  in  Mr.  Wheeler's  parlor. 
We  were  seventeen  in  number  who  sat  down  with  the  precious 
memorials  of  Christ's  death  before  us ;  and  we  came  after  much 
prayer,  and  with  the  sure  expectation  of  the  Spirit's  presence. 
First,  the  youngest  was  presented  for  baptism  by  her  parents, — 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  Barnum.  Mr.  Wheeler  administered  this 
rite,  and  immediately  after  received  Willie,  his  son,  and  Eddie 
Allen,  his  nephew,  into  the  church  of  God.  Mr.  Wheeler's 
address  to  them  was  impressively  solemn ;  and,  as  the  two  dear 
boys  of  thirteen  and  fourteen  stood  side  by  side,  theirs  were  not 
the  only  eyes  moistened  by  tears  of  gralitude  and  yearning  love. 
I  know  that  we  all  felt,  as  we  rose  to  receive  them,  that,  God 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  257 

helping  us,  we  would  faithfully  keep  the  vow  to  watch  over  and 
guard  them.  It  is  such  a  blessed  thing  for  them  to  grow  up 
loving  God,  scarcely  knowing  the  time  when  they  were  not 
Christians  !  It  must  have  added  great  strength  to  the  faith  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barnum  to  see  God's  covenant-keeping  faithfulness. 
in  these  two  cases.  Mr.  Barnum  administered  the  cup,  first 
speaking  from  the  text,  '  Jesus  Christ,  the  same  yesterday,  to- 
day, and  forever.'  His  touching  words  and  earnest  prayers 
struck  harmonious  chords  within  us ;  and  as  we  took  the  bread 
from  his  hand,  and  the  wine  from  Mr.  Allen,  we  felt  that  we 
were  indeed  '  sitting  in  heavenly  places  in  Christ  Jesus.'  " 

LETTER  FROM  MISS  ELY. 

Miss  Mary  A.  C.  Ely,  writing  from  the  *'  mountain  retreat," 
where  the  missionaries  spend  the  summer  months,  to  the  Seek 
and  Save  Society,  Winchester,  says,  — 

"The  work  necessitates  our  going  down  to  Bitlis  very  often 
to  take  care  of  the  school,  and  to  hold  meetings  with  the  women. 
We  have  nineteen  scholars  this  term.  Five  are  the  wives  of 
helpers ;  seven,  are  girls  who  board  in  the  building ;  and  seven 
are  day  pupils.  There  is  little  resemblance  here  to  boarding- 
schools  in  America,  as  the  customs  of  the  people  are  so  different. 
We  think  it  best  to  allow  the  pupils  to  live  as  nearly  in  the  same 
way  they  do  at  home  as  we  can,  and  to  retain  such  of  their 
habits  as  are  harmless.  In  a  word,  our  aim  is  to  teach  them 
Christianity,  and  not  educate  them  to  ways  so  unlike  the  vast 
mass  of  their  nation  as  shall  make  them  proud,  and  even  un- 
happy, when  they  go  forth  from  this  school  to  mingle  with  the 
world. 

"Many  of  the  common  customs  of  this  people  are  the  same  as 
those  referred  to  in  the  Bible.  The  Armenian  nation,  once 
enlightened,  and  possessing  the  sacred  Word  in  their  old  language 
(now  grown  as  unintelligible  to  the  mass  of  the  people  as  Latin 
is  in  Italy),  has  fallen  to  a  low  state  amid  oppression  and  igno* 

22* 


258  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

ranee.  One  of  the  most  generally-received  superstitions  is  the 
belief  in  the  'evil  eye,'  as  it  is  called;  that  is,  if  any  person 
has  any  thing  remarkably  good,  he  is  afraid  to  have  it  looked 
upon,  for  fear  some  evil  will  happen  to  it.  It  is  often  the 
case,  that,  when  a  Protestant  enters  a  house  the  people  of 
which  are  not  Protestants,  the  mother  will  snatch  up  her 
prettiest  child,  and  run  oflf  with  it,  lest  the  Protestant  look  at  it, 
and  the  child  die  in  consequence.  Some  time  since,  I  heard  of 
a  family  where  two  of  the  women  had  been  reading  in  the  New 
Testament.  One  of  them  suddenly  began  to  lose  her  eyesight ; 
and  the  other  was  afflicted  with  a  lame  wrist.  Their  neighbors 
from  far  and  near  declared  that  both  these  calamities  befell  the 
women  because  of  their  daring  to  read.  Many  of  these  poor 
people  actually  believe  in  this  calamity  of  the  '  evil  eye,'  or  a 
look  from  an  enemy.  They  have  an  antidote,  —  perhaps  as 
efficacious  as  the  supposed  evil :  it  consists  in  wearing  a  coarse 
blue  porcelain  button.  You  may  see  one  sewed  on  almost  every 
child's  fez,  or  cap ;  and  oftentimes  it  is  attached  by  a  string  to  the 
necks  of  domestic  animals,  as  sheep  and  cows.  Every  time  we 
go  to  the  city  from  our  mountain  retreat,  we  pass  a  house  having 
a  large  saucer-like  piece  of  blue  porcelain  fastened  up  over  a 
window,  doubtless  to  protect  the  house  from  evil. 

'*  Our  girls  are  grateful,  warm-hearted,  and  most  affectionate 
towards  their  friends.  It  is  very  touching  to  hear  them  pray  for 
their  benefactors,  and  for  us  their  teachers,  whom  they  refer  to 
as  '  having  come  from  the  ends  of  the  earth  for  their  souls'  good.' 
Could  you  only  span  the  thousands  of  miles  that  intervene 
between  you  and  the  objects  of  your  kindness,  you  would  be 
much  moved  by  their  gratitude.  It  is  common  for  them,  on  the 
receipt  of  a  favor,  to  say,.'  I  kiss  your  feet.'  '  May  you  remain 
alive,  and  your  father,  and  your  mother,  and  your  sister  ! '  and 
many  like  expressions.  I  know  their  warm  Oriental  hearts 
would  break  forth  into  eloquent  words  of  blessing,  could  they 
enjoy  the  opportunity  to  thank  you  for  your  kindness  to  them." 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  259 

AFRICA. 
LETTER  FROM  MISS  HANCE. 

Miss  Hance,  now  stationed  at  Umvoti,  South  Africa,  speak- 
ing of  the  degradation  of  the  women  there,  thus  writes  :  — 

*'  After  I  had  been  in  Natal  a  few  months,  and  had  seen 
what  the  homo-influences  were,  I  felt  that  I  could  do  much 
more  for  the  elevation  of  the  women,  if  I  could  take  the  girls 
while  young,  and  have  them  with  me  for  a  period  of  years.  I 
thought  I  should  like  this  to  be  my  work  in  Africa,  in  connec- 
tion with  the  oversight  of  Bible-women  and  out-station  schools. 
The  missionaries  wished  me. to  select  the  station  in  which  I 
would  prefer  my  home  to  be ;  and  I  finally  did  so,  choosing 
Umvoti,  as  it  seemed,  in  some  respects,  the  most  favorable  place. 
When  the  natives  at  this  station  found  I  was  coming,  they  raised 
one  hundred  and  thirty  dollars  for  the  schools.  I  receive  from 
government  fifty  pounds,  and  from  individual  sources  in  Ameri- 
ca, clothes,  and  money  to  pay  the  teachers  of  two  out-station 
schools ;  but  this  will  not  cover  all  the  expenses.  I  trust  others 
will  become  interested  in  my  work  :  I  need  their  aid  and  their 
prayers.  There  are  two  girls  in  Mrs.  Edwards'  school  who  wish 
me  to  engage  them,  after  this  term,  as  teachers  or  Bible-women. 
I  have  places  for  them  to  labor,  but  do  not  see  clearly  how  I 
can  meet  the  expense.  Near  here  are  many  women  who  never 
come  to  church,  but  who  listen,  and  seem  pleased,  if  we  go  to 
their  kraals.  I  feel  that  Bible-women  can  be  of  great  use  in 
this  way. 

"  On  Sabbath  afternoon,  as  we  were  coming  in  from  the  last 
service,  Mr.  Bood  said  to  me,  '  I  have  just  heard  of  a  heathen 
woman  who  is  very  ill,  —  perhaps  dying :  will  you  go  with  me 
to  see  her  ? '  A  walk  of  half  a  mile  brought  us  to  the  hut. 
Ten  or  twelve  persons  sat  about  on  the  floor  of  the  one  small 
room.     The  dying  womau  lay  on  a  mat  spread  upon  the  floor; 


260  .       LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

and  another  was  placed  for  me  at  her  head.  The  hut  belonged 
to  an  old  doctress,  to  whom  she  had  been  brought  many  miles  for 
treatment,  and  who  sat  sulkily  at  one  side  for  a  few  moments, 
and  then  went  out,  angry  that  we  had  come.  Mr.  Rood  spoke 
to  the  sick  woman  of  her  illness,  to  which  she  made  little  reply, 
and  did  not  open  her  eyes.  Then  he  began  to  talk  of  the 
change  that  must  come  to  her,  and  of  the  life  beyond.  Her 
eyes  were  wide  open  then,  and  she  began  to  talk,  feebly  at  first ; 
but,  as  I  fanned  her,  she  seemed  to  grow  strong,  and  said,  *  I 
came  to  this  place  a  poor,  sick,  ignorant  woman.  I  did  not  know 
there  was  a  God,  a  heaven,  or  a  Jesus  who  died  for  me.  I  saw 
that  the  sorcery  of  this  land  could  not  cure  me,  that  I  must  die. 
I  feared  death :  it  looked  dark  beyond.  When  this  man  and 
woman  came  to  me,'  pointing  to  a  native  Christian  and  his  wife 
who  were  in  the  room,  '  they  told  me  there  was  a  heaven,  a  God ; 
that  I  was  a  sinner,  but  Jesus  died  for  such  as  I ;  that  he  had 
gone  to  the  spirit  world,  and  would  intercede  for  me  if  I  would 
trustingly  pray  to  him.  They  read  in  a  book.  Its  words  gave 
strength  to  my  heart,  though  I  saw  by  them  what  a  sinner  I 
was.  I  tried  to  pray,  and  give  my  heart  to  God.  He  came  ;  he 
helped  me  to  trust  him.  I  do  not  now  fear  death.  I  do  not 
care  to  live  :  I  long  to  go  and  be  with  Jesus  in  that  beautiful 
world.'  She  ceased  speaking,  and  Mr.  Rood  knelt  in  prayer. 
That  hour  I  cannot  soon  forget.  I  never  seemed  nearer  to  God 
than  I  did  in  that  African  hut,  with  the  dying  woman,  the 
native  Christians,  the  heathen  people,  and  the  prayer  that  was 
inviting  God  to  come  into  this  house,  where  for  many  years  it 
had  stood  to  him  a  stranger.  Then,  too,  I  felt  as  I  could  not, 
had  this  woman  been  taught  by  one  of  our  missionaries.  I  was 
encouraged  with  the  thought  that  the  little  I  can  do  may  not 
die  with  my  labors." 

"  In  harvest-time  He'll  bind  thy  sheaves  for  thee : 
Thy  field  may  ripen  late  : 
Fear  not,  but  trust  and  wait !/' 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN,  261 

A  MORNING  CALL. 

BY   MRS.    BRIDGMAN. 

It  is  Monday  morning :  here  are  balf  a  dozen  women  at  my 
door.  Can  you  imagine  them  with  their  long  hair  JBlled  with 
red  clay ;  their  dresses  of  skins  that  have  never  had  an  introduc- 
tion, even,  to  soap  and  water,  or  any  cleansing  process  whatever ; 
their  huge  picks  or  hoes  upon  their  shoulders,  and  baskets  bound 
upon  their  backs?  They  are  on  the  way  to  their  day's  work  of 
digging,  and  call  with  a  mat  to  sell.  How  much  I  long  for  the 
elevating  and  purifying  gospel  to  find  a  place  in  their  hearts, 
transforming  them  inwardly  and  outwardly  !  I  cannot  let  them 
pass  without  a  word,  so  begin,  — 

"  Did  you  come  to  meeting  yesterday?  " 

"  Yes,"  they  all  say. 

"  What  did  the  missionary  tell  you?  " 

"How  do  we  know?"  they  reply,  with  a  loud  laugh  all 
round. 

*'  Didn't  he  say  any  thing  about  a  Friend  who  died  to  save 
you?" 

"What  do  you  say?"  says  one,  looking  around  upon  the 
others,  who  again  join  in  the  coarse  loud  laugh. 

"  Yes :  he  told  you  of  a  Friend  who  loved  you  so  much,  that 
he  died  to  save  you  from  everlasting  death.  We  are  all  sinners, 
and  need  just  such  a  friend  to  save  us  from  sin  and  from  death ; 
and  if  you  love  him,  and  try  tO  do  his  will,  he  will  make  you 
happy  forever." 

At  once  an  urgent  hurry  seizes  them  to  be  on  their  way,  and 
thus  they  pass  along.  Having  ears,  they  hear  not  the  things 
pertaining  to  their  salvation ;  though,  in  whatever  concerns  the 
wants  of  the  body,  they  are  eager  listeners,,  and  readily  under- 
stand. So  I  turn  from  them  to  other  duties,  breathing  a  silent 
prayer  that  the  word  of  God  may  not  return  unto  him  void, 
but  may  accomplish  that  whereunto  it  is  sent. 


262  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

We  have  some  cheering  things,  —  some  bright  girls  and  boys 
who  love  to  learn,  and  who,  we  hope,  are  beginning  to  look  unta 
Jesus.  Pray,  dear  friends,  for  them  and  for  us,  and  for  all  this 
dark  land.  Let  us  pray,  too,  that  Christians  may  be  made  will 
ing  to  use  the  wealth  of  this  world  in  the  work  of  saving  souls 
from  everlasting  death. 


MISSIONARY  ITEMS. 


We  wish  to  acknowledge  most  gratefully  a  large  number  of 
letters  from  our  missionaries  in  different  stations  during  the  last 
three  months.  In  them  Mrs.  Faii-bank  of  the  MadUra  Mission 
gives  interesting  details  of  the  work  of  the  Bible-women  under 
her  charge ;  Miss  Townsend  takes  us  with  her  through  the 
rounds  of  her  school-duties ;  and  Mrs.  Bissell  sends  the  follow- 
ing:— 

**  During  the  last  four  years,  twenty-six  girls  have  been 
received  into  the  church  from  our  girls'  boarding-school :  with 
two  or  three  exceptions,  these  have  all  walked  consistently  with 
their  profession.  It  is  the  special  aim  of  the  school  to  prepare 
the  girls  to  be  useful  women,  either  as  wives  and  mothers,  or 
teachers  and  Bible-women.  They  are  in  no  wise  raised  above 
their  social  position  here,  save  as  education  always  elevates ;  and 
they  do  not  object  to  marrying  a  young  man  who  is  to  take  them 
to  some  obscure  village  to  labor  for  Christ.  Many  such  are  now 
in  distant  fields,  and  have  proved  real  helpmeets  to  their  hus- 
bands in  their  work." 

We  have  also  heard  of  the  safe  arrival  of  Miss  Cull  and  Miss 
Farnham,  —  who  left  us  in  November  for  their- different  destina- 
tions, Manissa  and  Nicomedia,  —  and  of  the  speedy  commence- 
ment of  their  work.     Miss  Cull  says,  — 

"  The  sprightly  Greek  women,  with  their  bright  faces  and 
animated  gestures,  come  often  to  see  us,  and  it  is  very  interest- 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  263 

ing  to  watch  them.  There  is  a  certain  dignity,  a  presence,  about 
the  better  class  of  them,  that  might  well  beguile  one  into  thinking 
that  culture  of  mind  and  soul  accompanied  so  pleasing  an  address. 
They  are  never  ungraceful,  never  repulsive  ;  at  least,  I  have  seen 
none  who  are  so,  even  among  the  least  favored  of  them  :  but  the 
knowledge  they  have,  is,  of  course,  very  superficial.  Whatever 
is  bright  and  pretty  attracts  their  fancy ;  and  they  are  eager  to 
learn  ornamental  work  of  every  description.  I  look  forward  to 
teaching  them  with  much  pleasure." 

After  having  been  in  Nicomedia  but  a  week,  Miss  Farnham 
writes,  — 

"  I  commenced  learning  the  language  the  day  after  our 
arrival:  everybody  is  pressed  into  the  service  to  assist  us, 
even  the  servants.  The  prospect  here  is  certainly  very  en- 
couraging. Last  Sabbath  the  chapel  was  filled,  —  not  a  single 
vacant  seat ;  and  several  were  obliged  to  sit  upon  the  floor.  The 
people  are  ready  and  anxious  to  hear  the  word  of  life.  I  feel 
that  my  position  here  will  be  a  pleasant  but  very  responsible 
one.  Pray  that  I  may  have  wisdom  from  on  high  to  direct 
me." 

In  a  letter  dated  March  29,-  she  says,  — 

**  The  people  here  are  very  desirous  to  have  a  school  im- 
mediately. My  constant  prayer  is,  that  I  may  be  able  to  speak 
the  language  soon.  The  girls  come  in  to  see  us  very  often,  and 
always  say,  '  Learn  very  quickly  :  we  are  so  anxious  to  have  a 
school.'  The  old  Armenians  are  quite  as  much  interested  as 
the  Protestants,  and  promise  to  send  their  daughters.  The  state 
of  things  here  is  very  cheering. 

"I  see  by  'Life  and  Light'  for  March,  that  the  Womans 
Board  is  hard  at  work  ;  and  it  is  certainly  a  very  pleasant  thought 
that,  while  we  are  trying  to  do  something  for  the  Master  here 
you  are  laboring  just  as  earnestly  at  home." 

Mrs.  Leonard  gives  us  a  Bible-woman's  quaint  journal ;  and 
referring  to  some  of  her  school-girls,  she  says,  "  As  I  look  at 


264  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

* 
them,  I  can  hardly  recognize  them  as  the  untutored,  uncombed 
village  girls  that  came  to  us  one  bright  spring  morning.  I  can 
scarcely  imagine  such  a  transformation  possible ;  and  I  realize,  as 
never  before,  the  elevating  and  refining  power  of  the  gospel. 
Their  rude  manners  have  given  place  to  ease  and  gentleness ; 
their  uncouth  dress  to  neat  and  simple  attire  :  but  what  throws  a 
beauty  over  all  is  the  ornament  which  the  Master  has  bestowed 
upon  them,  —  the  pearl  of  great  price. 

**  You  may  be  interested  to  know,  that  in  this  region,  instead 
of  the  thick  darkness,  there  are  dawnings  of  a  brighter  day. 
Little  congregations  have  been  gathered  at  four  different  centres  : 
the  watchmen  are  calling  from  the  mountain-tops  to  each  other, 
'  What  of  the  night  ?  '  The  light  is  breaking ;  and  we  hope 
soon  the  Sun  of  righteousness  will  illumine,  not  only  the  moun- 
tain-tops, but  penetrate  even  the  deepest  valleys  with  its  life- 
giving  beams.  I  must  not  forget  to  mention,  that,  at  one  of 
these  centres,  thirteen  women  gathered  daily  for  a  lesson  in  the 
catechism  from  one  of  the  students  who  spent  his  winter  vacation 
among  them.  Perhaps,  at  some  future  time,  I  shall  be  able 
to  tell  you  more  of  these  earnest  seekers. 

*'  Will  you  not  continue  to  sustain  us  by  your  sympathies  and 
prayers  ?  How  pleasant  to  know  that  we  are  all  laboring  for 
the  same  great  object !  It  is,  indeed,  a  blessed  work,  which  an 
angel  might  covet." 

Miss  Parmelee  has  sent  us  lively  incidents  of  a  recent  mission- 
ary tour ;  and  Miss  Baker,  a  pleasant  account  of  her  school ;  while 
no  less  than  ten  charming  letters  from  Harpoot  have  passed 
through  our  hands  since  our  last  issue.  It  is  impossible  to  ^ve 
these  communications  in  full,  or  even  in  part,  in  the  present 
number ;  but  they  are  doing  a  not  less  important  work  in  stimu- 
lating and  interesting  our  auxiliary  societies.  They  are  used  in 
this  way  again  and  again,  and  are  sought  for  with  an  eagerness 
of  which,  we  think,  the  writers  can  form  no  conception. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  265 


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APRIL    MEETING. 

A  PUBLIC  meeting  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  was 
held  on  the  afternoon  of  Tuesday,  April  2,  in  the  Old  South 
Chapel.  Mrs.  Albert  Bowker,  president,  opened  the  meeting 
by  reading  the  account,  recorded  in  the  first  chapter  of  Judges, 
of  the  paternal  liberality  of  Caleb,  who,  at  his  daughter's  re- 
quest, enlarged  her  dowry  by  bestowing  upon  her  "the  upper 
and  the  nether  springs."  Mrs.  Bowker  remarked  that  this  in- 
cident, as  suggestive  as  it  is  beautiful,  should  encourage  us, 
daughters  of  the  Almighty,  to  come  to  our  Father,  and  ask  that 
the  fields,  which  to-day  are  parched  and  dry,  may  become  like  a 
well-watered  garden,  and  should  lead  us  to  give  him  no  rest  till 
he  make  Jerusalem  a  praise  in  the  whole  earth. 

After  singing.  Miss  Abbie  B.  Child,  home  secretary,  gave  a 
resume  of  the  quarter's  work  as  follows :  *'  The  pleasantest  fea- 
ture in  the  home  department,  for  the  last  three  months,  has  been 
the  vigorous  working  and  the  genuine  enthusiasm  among  our 
older  auxiliaries.  Perhaps  some  strong  pulsations  awakened  at 
our  annual  meeting  helped  to  send  the  life-blood  through  the 
different  members  of  the  growing  body  of  auxiliaries  which  com- 
pose the  Woman's  Board  ;  but,  be  that  as  it  may,  the  return- 
ing currents  have  warmed  and  cheered  the  hearts  at  the  centre. 
From  one  of  our  extremities,  Montreal,  we  have  most  encoura- 
ging aid.  Its  secretary  writes,  '  We  had  a  large  meeting  yes- 
terday, and  proposed  no  Bible-reader,  as  we  intended,  but  Miss 
Smith's  whole  school  in  Madura  Mission,  for  which  two  hundred 
and  eighty  dollars  were  promised  on  the  spot.     I  know  you 

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266  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

would  rejoice,  if  you  could  see  the  increased  interest  in  mission 
work  since  the  society  has  been  formed,  nearly  all  the  churches 
in  the  city  feeling  its  influence.'  Nearer  the  centre,  we  hear  of 
much  quiet  and  efficient  working.  One  secretary  writes,  '  We 
are  sending  out  committees  to  obtain,  if  possible,  the  names  of 
all  the  ladies  of  our  church  ;  and  I  am  encouraged  to  hope 
there  is  an  increase  of  missionary  interest  in  our  city.' 

"  There  comes,  too,  from  out  the  border-lands  just  this  side 
of  the  other  world,  a  consecrated  mite  from  one  purified  through 
poverty  and  suffering,  whose  last  act  was  to  give  her  little  all  for 
the  advancement  of  Christ's  cause  in  the  world.  We  feel  that 
we  have  a  strong  right  arm  in  the  society  at  New  Haven,  which 
asks  to-day  to  be  received  as  a  '  branch,'  having  under  its  spe- 
cial charge  twenty-three  or  more  auxiliaries ;  acting  a  little  more 
independently  perhaps,  but  still  bone  of  our  bone,  and  flesh  of 
our  flesh. 

**  The  children  in  many  places  are  giving  us  very  material  aid. 
Sales  and  entertainments  multiply,  sending  large  sums  to  our 
treasury, —  the  result  of  much  patient  labor  and  the  cause  of  many 
weary  hands  and  feet.  Possibly  some  may  remember  the  account 
given  in  the  '  Echoes  '  for  December,  1870,  of  two  '  Wide  Awake 
Boys,'  who  invested  in  some  missionary  boxes,  hoping  to  do 
something  for  heathen  children.  One  could  '  help  mother,  out 
of  school,  to  make  rosettes  for  slippers  ; '  the  other  could  '  run 
on  errands,  and  shovel  sidewalks  : '  there  were  '  plenty  of  ways 
for  earning  money.'  A  week  or  two  since,  they  appeared  again 
in  the  little  room  in  Pemberton  Square  ;  and,  with  something  of 
the  solemn  and  important  air  of  moneyed  men,  they  presented 
their  contribution,  which,  after  some  great  discussion,  it  was 
decided  should  go  to  India.  Some  day  they  may  bring  their 
thousands  to  the  Lord's  treasury,  and  we  can  only  wish  them  as 
much  satisfaction  as  in  this  their  first  offering.  From  Oakland, 
Cal.,  we  have  received  a  very  pleasant  account  of  an  entertain- 
ment given  by  the  '  Western  Echoes,'  our  mission  circle  there; 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  267 

and  with  it  a  very  pretty  poem  written  for  the  occasion  by  a 
girl  of  thirteen. 

"  Recently  the  Woman's  Board,  represented  by  its  officers, 
was  invited  to  one  of  its  oldest  auxiliaries  at  Boston  Highlands, 
and,  as  our  president  happily  expressed  it,  *  sat  down  at  a 
daughter's  table.'  Family  pride  may  have  enhanced  somewhat 
the  enjoyment  of  the  graceful  courtesy,  the  generous  hospitality, 
the  sitting  together  in  heavenly  places,  the  words  of  cheer  and 
hearty  God-speed  from  brothers  and  veterans  in  the  work ; 
but  we  didn't  wonder,  since  the  presiding  genius  was  the  mother 
of  missionaries,  whose  gentle  presence  shed  a  softened  radiance 
over  all. 

*'  On  the  2d  of  March,  Miss  Elizabeth  Sisson,  the  young  lady 
who  won  all  hearts  at  our  annual  meeting,  started  for  her  field 
of  labor  in  the  Madura  Mission.  Bright  and  hopeful  to  the 
last,  she  went  forth  in  the  strength  of  Him  to  whom  she  had 
given  her  life.  We  hope  soon  to  send  another  to  the  '  Home  '  in 
Constantinople,  and  one  to  tlie  mission  in  Foochow.  And  so 
the  work  goes  on  :  never  before  has  there  been  such  an  opening 
for  labor  amoDg  heathen  women,  and  never  before  have  Chris- 
tian women  been  so  aroused  to  send  the  word  of  God  among 
them.  Thus  the  guiding  hand  of  the  All- Wise  Father  is  irresis- 
tibly drawing  two  hemispheres  together :  let  us  pray  that  we 
may  have  some  part  assigned  us  in  his  great  plans." 

Mrs.  Bartlett,  treasurer^  reported  receipts  since  January, 
$12,299.66,  and  for  quarterlies,  $1,538.31 ;  and  read  a  letter 
from  Miss  Rappleye  of  Constantinople,  acknowledging  the  spe- 
cial gifts  of  a  few  individuals  in  the  way  of  decorations  for  the 
"Home." 

According  to  previous  notice,  Mrs.  Wright  moved  an  amend- 
ment to  the  first  article  of  the  Constitution,  which  should  admit 
of  an  increased  number  of  managers ;  stating  that  this  change 
had  become  necessary  by  the  enlarged  work  of  the  society. 
Voted. 


268       LIFE  AND  LIGHT  FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN. 

Missionary  correspondence  of  great  interest  and  considerable 
length,  from  Turkey,  China,  and  Africa,  was  read  by  the  secre- 
taries, Mrs.  Gould  and  Mrs.  Scudder,  when  Mrs.  Tyler  of  the 
Zulu  Mission  made  a  brief  address,  in  which  she  alluded  to  the 
change  of  public  sentiment  in  regard  to  missionary  work,  which 
had  taken  place  since  her  own  engagement  in  it.  Said  she, 
"When  I  left  this  country  for  Africa,  just  twenty-three  years 
ago  to-day,  I  had  little  thought  of  being  permitted  to  witness 
what  I  now  see.  Then,  ladies  whom  we  met  looked  upon  us 
pityingly  :  how  different  now  !  "  Attributing  the  change,  in  a 
great  measure,  to  the  formation  of  the  Woman's  Board  and  its 
auxiliaries,  she  said  she  should  go  back  much  strengthened 
by  the  sympathy  extended  to  her,  and  would  encourage  her 
tired  sisters  to  come  home  and  see  for  themselves  what  is  being 
done.  Concluding  remarks  by  the  president,  and  the  doxology, 
closed  a  pleasant  and  profitable  meeting. 

Mrs.  J.  A.  Copp,  Rec.  Sec. 


TO  DELINQUENTS. 


Please  send  your  subscriptions  to  **  Life  and  Light "  soon, 
dear  friends,  as  delay  greatly  embarrasses  the  Home  Depart- 
ment. 


For  Treasurer's  Report,  see  "  Missionary  Herald"  for  March, 
April,  and  May. 


^■^^.t^/^  riO»fe>-     ^^fe= 


Wis^^Eif  B^^'im^^iEiT 


^'^ef^k^j'"^ 


WOMAN'S   BOARD   OF  MISSIONS   FOR  THE 
INTERIOR. 


OFFICERS. 

President. 

Mrs.  MOSES  SMITH,  48  Hamilton  Avenue,  Chicago,  lU. 

Corresponding  Secretaries. 

Mrs.  E.  W.  BLATCHFORD,  Evanston,  111. 

Mrs.  J.  B.  LEAKE,  526  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Recording   Secretary. 

Miss  MARY  E.  GREENE,  Evanston,  111. 

Treasurer. 

Mrs.  FRANCIS  BRADLEY,  Evanston,  lU. 


TURKEY. 
LETTERS  FEOM  MISS  BEACH. 

The  following  extract  from  a  private  letter  from  Miss  Beach, 
written  from  Samokov  at  the  close  of  the  week  of  prayer,  reveals 
to  us  some  of  the  joys  with  which  our  missionaries  are  favored, 
and  also  the  earnestness  with  which  the  pressure  of  their  need 
sends  them  to  the  mercy-seat :  — 

"  The  blessed,  busy  week  of  prayer  is  ended  ;  but  I  trust  it 

will   be   long   before   the   influences   felt,    the    holy    impulses 

awakened,  in  legions  of  hearts,  shall  die  away.     We  have  said  to 

each  other  many  times  at  the  close  of  our  meetings, '  Hasn't  this 

23*  .  269 


270  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

been  ricTi  ?  '  I  quite  agree  with  some  of  our  girls  who  said  to 
me,  '  Oh,  this  week  of  prayer  seems  so  short !  we  shall  be  so 
sorry  when  it  is  gone  !  ' 

*'  We  had  three  appointed  meetings  each  day.  In  the  after- 
noon, we  missionaries  met  together,  and  had  an  English  prayer- 
meeting.  At  the  same  time,  the  school-girls  held  one  in  the 
schoolroom  or  at  the  house  of  a  Bulgarian  sister ;  and  in  the 
evening  there  was  a  general  service,  when  missionaries,  natives, 
and  school-girls  assembled,  and  had  a  feast  of  fat  things.  We 
had  so  many  written  requests  for  prayer,  averaging  thirty  an 
evening,  that  we  sometimes  found  we  had  spent  two  hours  in- 
stead of  one  at  our  meetings ;  and  yet  the  time  seemed  short, 
so  many  and  fervent  were  the  prayers.  Some  of  the  most  ear- 
nest ones  would  spring  to  their  feet,  and  pray  for  the  third 
time  in  the  same  evening.  Very  many  petitions  were  offered 
for  relatives  and  friends,  and  for  particular  cities  and  villages. 
We  were  especially  interested  in  one  note,  which  read,  *  Pray 
that  we  may  all  love  one  another.' 

"  Besides  these  regular  meetings,  there  were  many  others, 
where  two  or  three  girls  went  away  privately  to  pray  together. 
During  the  whole  week,  there  was  not  a  day  or  evening  when 
the  voice  of  prayer  was  not  heard  under  our  roof. 

"  Among  those  who  love  Christ,  there  has  been  an  unusual 
spirit  of  consecration  manifested. 

"  We  have  eighteen  girls  in  school ;  and  we  believe  there  is 
not  one  of  them  who  is  not  either  a  Christian,  or  in  a  serious, 
inquiring  state  of  mind." 

Under  a  later  date  she  writes,  — 

"We  all  feel  that  a  blessing  has  attended  the  removal  of  the 
school  to  Samokov,  and  the  change  of  our  school-basis.  The  im- 
mediate result  of  these  two  measures  was  not  to  make  the  school 
less  popular,  as  had  been  feared  by  some  :  on  the  contrary,  we 
found  that  the  more  hopeful  girls  who  were  with  us  last  year  re- 
mained.    The  new  ones  who  have  come  to  us  are  very  promis- 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  271 

ing ;  and  we  have  had  a  number  of  applicants  for  whom  we 
have  no  room.  I  have  been  very  much  interested,  in  renewing 
my  acquaintance  with  the  girls,  to  find  how  some  of  them  have 
grown  in  the  Christian  life  since  last  year,  and  how  others  have 
improved  in  general  deportment  since  they  came  to  us. 

"  As  my  health  is  becoming  firmer,  and  the  days  are  growing 
longer,  I  can  take  one  of  our  Bulgarian  teachers,  or  a  girl,  and 
go  to  the  nearer  places  after  school.  The  taste  I  have  already  had 
of  the  work  peculiar  to  my  own  department  as  Bible-woman 
makes  me  long  to  do  more  of  it.  At  the  same  time,  I  enjoy  my 
labor  in  the  school  to  the  full,  and  am  most  thankful,  that,  for 
the  present,  my  lot  is  cast  among  the  girls.  I  care  not  where  I 
am,  or  what  my  work  shall  be,  if  I  can  but  do  the  will  of  my 
Master.  It  has  given  me  rest  in  many  a  weary  hour,  to  feel 
that  I  need  give  myself  no  thought  or  anxiety  about  my  future  ; 
that  all  my  times  were  in  my  Father's  loving  hand.  And  now, 
with  returning  health  and  increasing  strength,  the  same  thought 
comforts  me,  and  gives  me  new  hope  and  zeal  to  work  for  Him 
who  loveth  me." 

LETTER   FROM   MISS    PATRICK. 

Miss  Patrick,  who  is  now  associated  with  Miss  Yan  Duzee  at 
Erzroom,  thus  speaks  of  the  observance  of  the  custom  of  receiving 
calls  on  New  Year's  Day  in  her  Turkish  home,  in  a  letter  addressed 
to  the  Woman's  Missionary  Society  of  Lyons,  lo.,  dated  Jan.  3, 
1872  :  — 

"  It  is  the  custom  for  the  missionaries  to  open  their  houses  to 
their  friends  upon  the  first  day  of  the  year ;  and,  though  the  peo- 
ple come  here  constantly,  this  is  the  only  time  when  entertainment 
is  provided  for  them.  The  invitation  was  given  the  Sabbath  pre- 
vious ;  and  families  were  requested  to  come  together  if  possible. 
Among  the  Armenians,  it  is  considered  a  disgrace  for  a  man  to  be 
seen  walking  with  his  wife  ;  and  we  are  much  encouraged  when 
any  of  the  Protestants  overcome  their  old  prejudices  sufficiently 
to  visit  us  with  their  families. 


272  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

"  Our  guests  began  to  arrive  about  ten  o'clock,  and  continued  to 
come  till  nearly  dark.  A  cup  of  tea,  a  small  piece  of  cake,  with 
a  handful  of  nuts,  candy,  and  raisins,  mixed,  were  served  to  each 
one.  At  times  our  room  was  full  of  people,  and  again  but  few  came 
together.  We  received  a  hundred  and  ten  calls  in  all ;  but  only 
three  men  accompanied  their  femilies.  The  people  generally  are 
very  polite ;  and  some  of  their  salutations  are  beautiful. 

"  The  language  does  not  seem  so  difficult  to  me  as  I  anticipated ; 
and  I  enjoy  the  study  of  it  very  much.  I  have  two  bright  little 
classes  in  arithmetic.  Indeed,  I  think  the  boys  are  quite  as 
bright  as  American  boys.     The  girls  are  rather  more  stupid." 

LETTER    EROM   MISS   VAN  DUZEE. 

We  are  permitted  to  make  the  following  extracts  from  a  pri- 
vate letter  written  by  Miss  Van  Duzee  :  — 

**  We  have  had  such  good  news  this  last  week  from  our  out- 
stations,  that  I  thought  you  would  be  interested  to  hear  it.  In 
one  place,  the  pastor's  wife  says  that  they  are  having  three  meet- 
ings a  week  with  the  women,  and  that  many  in  this  and  other  vil- 
lages have  stopped  baking  bread  on  Sunday.  This  is  a  great 
step  for  them  to  take.  You  cannot  imagine  how  hard  it  is  for 
this  people  to  give  up  old  customs,  or  to  do  any  thing  different 
from  their  neighbors.  The  idea  of  eating  old  bread  for  a  single 
day,  or  of  being  able  to  bake  a  two-days'  supply  in  one,  is  hardly 
to  be  thought  of  for  a  moment.  When  we  were  there  last  fall,  we 
tried  to  show  them  that  it  was  wrong.  They  assented  to  it,  but 
said,  '  What  can  we  do  ?  '  which  is  equivalent  to  saying,  '  We 
can  do  nothing  else.'  Finally  two  or  three  promised  to  give  it 
up ;  and  I  suppose  this  is  the  result. 

"  In  another  village,  we  have  had  a  native  helper  for  the  first 
time,  this  winter.  Nearly  all  the  boys  in  the  town  attend  his 
school,  and  five  girls  also.  This  is  a  great  thing  too  ;  for  village 
girls  are  regarded  more  as  animals  than  human  beings.     When 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  273 

he  has  prayers  morning  and  night,  a  large  number  come  in  to 
hear,  and  discuss  what  is  read.  In  the  evening  also,  they  keep 
him  talking  on  rehgious  subjects  till  midnight.  His  wife  talks  to 
the  women  every  evening,  besides  having  a  weekly  meeting.  The 
villagers  often  bring  food  and  wood  for  the  helper  with  them,  when 
they  come  to  hsten.  One  man  brought  wood  enough  to  last 
twenty  days,  —  a  very  valuable  present  here.  The  whole  village 
appears  shaken.  Their  priest  seems  powerless,  not  even  trying 
to  defend  himself  or  his  doctrines. 

"It  is  painful,  and  still  it  is  ludicrous,  to  hear  the  people 
talk  about  profanity.  They  say,  'You  missionaries  have  no 
occasion  for  it.  You  do  not  work ;  you  have  an  easy  time  :  why 
should  you  swear  ?  We  have  to.  When  we  are  ploughing,  and 
an  ox  lies  down,  he  won't  get  up  unless  we  do.  Sometimes  one 
of  our  buffaloes  runs  away ;  and  he  never  would  come  back  if  we 
didn't  swear  at  him.  We  cannot  do  farm-work  without  swearing.' 
Their  idea  of  an  easy  time  is  to  have  plenty  to  eat,  good  clothes 
to  wear,  to  have  a  horse,  and  time  to  ride  him." 


AFEICA. 
LETTER   PROM   MISS    DAY. 

Miss  Day  writes  from  Amanzimtote  under  date  of  Jan.  23  :  — 

"  Every  morning  I  call  at  two  or  three  of  the  native  houses, 
and  think  the  visits  are  mutually  profitable,  —  a  help  to  me  in  the 
study  of  the  language,  a  gratification,  and,  I  hope,  a  means  of 
good,  to  the  women. 

"  Nine  persons  united  with  the  church  last  Sabbath,  —  three 
men,  two  women,  and  four  girls. 

"I  spent  Christmas  at  Umtwalumi,  Mr.  Wilder 's  station. 

"  Each  of  the  children  had  made  a  patchwork  bag  for  a  friend. 
These  were  hung  on  the  tree,  and,  with  the  little  bags  of  candy 


274  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

provided  by  friends  in  America,  made  quite  a  display,  pleasing  the 
children  and  the  older  people  too.  Religious  services  were  held 
in  the  church,  which  was  filled  to  overflowing  ;  and  many  were 
unable  to  get  into  the  house.  Nearly  four  hundred  persons  were 
fed.  All  seemed  to  enjoy  the  occasion  ;  and  I  am  sure  some 
will  remember  the  words  spoken,  and  be  benefited  by  them. 

*'  Jan.  27.  —  I  called  yesterday  on  an  old  blind  woman,  in 
whom  I  feel  much  interested.  She  is  not  a  member  of  the  church, 
but,  I  think,  gives  evidence  of  real  piety.  She  said  she  wanted 
very  much  to  go  to  church,  but  had  not  strength  to  walk.  A 
Christian  native,  sitting  by,  told  me  that  she  often  gathered  the 
children  about  her,  and  talked  and  prayed  with  them.  I  read  a 
few  verses  from  the  Testament,  to  which  she  listened  with  evident 
satisfaction.  Her  face  was  all  aglow.  Two  other  women  were 
present,  who  were  very  attentive,  and  expressed  a  strong  desire  to 
learn  to  read.  They  said  they  wanted  to  be  Christians  ;  that  they 
loved  Jesus,  and  loved  to  pray.  They  were  very  polite,  asking 
me  if  I  did  not  wish  for  food,  and  if  my  horse  would  eat  corn." 


INDIA. 
LETTER  FROM  MISS  RENDALL. 

A  SHORT  time  ago  my  little  schoolhouse  in  the  village  was 
finished,  and  we  appointed  a  time  for  the  dedication.  I  had 
told  a  good  many  of  my  friends  that  they  must  be  sure  to  come 
on  the  opening  night,  and  hear  tlje  good  words  that  would  be 
spoken.     The  appointed  evening  came,  beautiful  and  starry. 

At  about  eight  o'clock  we  rode  down  to  the  villaoje  in  our 
bandy,  with  lanterns  and  bright  mats  to  make  the  room  look 
cheerful.  The  schoolmaster,  with  ten  of  the  best  singers  among 
the  boys,  and  three  of  my  little  girls  whom  I  had  taken  with 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  '275 

me,  struck  up  some  lively  airs,  which  quickly  drew  ia  a  multi- 
tude of  men.  I  watched  in  vain  for  the  women  and  girls  who 
had  promised  to  be  present.  At  last  one  poor,  lone  wanderer 
wended  her  way  through  the  crowd,  and  seated  herself  by  my 
side.  My  smiles  and  words  of  approval  modified,  after  a  time, 
her  frightened  looks ;  but  it  was  a  great  disappointment  to  me, 
that  this  should  be  the  only  result  of  all  my  invitations  to  the 
grand  meeting.  Stirring  speeches  were  made,  which  occasion- 
ally caused  the  men  to  shake  their  heads  in  assent,  or  burst  out 
in  a  good-natured  laugh.  Sometimes  a  quiet  conversation  was 
carried  on  between  neighbors  in  reference  to  the  statements 
made. 

Our  school-teacher  told  them  of  a  very  beautiful  jewel,  which 
they  had  entirely  forgotten  in  decking  their  wives  and  daugh- 
ters. This  oversight  was  strange,  because  they  were  always  so 
anxious  to  adorn  them,  and  load  them  down  with  fine  jewelry. 
They  had  been  mindful  of  the  ornaments  for  the  ear,  the  nose, 
the  neck,  and  arms,  and  feet ;  but  they  had  forgotten  the  jewel 
for  the  mouth  :  and  this  schoolhouse  was  built  to  give  this  new 
and  costly  treasure  to  them.  "  The  name  of  the  jewel  is  knowl- 
edge," he  said;  "and  I  cannot  tell  you  how  greatly  it  will 
beautify  your  women.  The  naturally  plain  ones  it  will  make  as 
bright  as  the  sun ;  and  when  you  come  home  at  night,  instead 
of  finding  them  perfectly  silent,  —  mere  machines  for  cooking 
your  rice  and  curry,  —  or  else  perfectly  wild  with  loud,  vile 
talk,  they  will  brighten  and  cheer  your  whole  lives  with  their 
pleasant  words,  and  you  will  feel,  that,  though  poor  before,  now, 
with  this  wondrous  pearl,  you  are  rich." 

At  the  close  of  the  exercises,  on  reaching  the  door,  I  found 
my  expected  company  of  women  and  girls,  who  immediately 
rushed  up  to  me  with  their  excuses,  saying,  ''  The  room  was 
filled  with  men,  and  could  we  go  in  among  them  ?  But  we 
heard  all  that  was  said.  Please  tell  us  when  our  school  is  to 
begin ;  for  we  are  all  ready  to  come." 


276-  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 


^mt^  %^m\%tr^U 


ANNUAL  MEETING. 

The  Third  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Mis- 
sions for  the  Interior  was  held  in  Chicago,  April  11. 

The  record  of  its  exercises  has  been  given  so  fully  in  the 
"  Missionary  Paper,"  No.  18,  edited  by  Rev.  S.  J.  Humphrey 
of  Chicago,  and  thus  extensively  circulated,  that  it  does  not 
seem  desirable  to  occupy  our  limited  space  in  these  pages  with 
the  full  report. 

The  number  of  delegates  present  from  abroad  was  unusually 
large ;  and  the  fixed  attention  of  the  audience,  and  the  earnest  in- 
terest manifested  through  all  the  exercises  of  the  meeting,  wit- 
nessed to  the  hold  which  the  missionary  cause  is  gaining  upon 
the  hearts  of  those  who  have  turned  their  attention  to  it. 

The  time  for  conference  with  regard  to  our  special  work  was 
necessarily  limited  to  the  morning  session ;  and  a  feeling  of  dis- 
appointment has  been  expressed  by  many,  that  further  oppor- 
tunity could  not  be  given  for  listening  to  reports  from  auxiliaries, 
for  the  discussion  of  various  practical  questions  relating  to  our 
work,  suggested  during  these  months  of  change  and  progress, 
and  especially  for  a  strictly  devotional  service,  when,  with 
u-nited  hearts,  we  could  seek  a  fresh  baptism  of  the  Holy  Spirit 
to  fit  us  for  the  more  successful  prosecution  of  our  work. 

Such  expressions  of  a  wish  to  secure  the  greatest  possible 
benefit  from  these  gatherings  give  us  great  encouragement. 
While  circumstances  attending  our  meeting  this  spring  rendered 
plans  for  a  longer  session  impracticable,   it  is  hoped,  that,  in 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  277 

future,  such  arrangements  can  be  made  as  will  secure  the  ends  so 
earnestly  desired. 

The  acceptance  of  an  invitation  from  our  Presbyterian  sisters, 
to  unite  with  them  in  a  general  service,  in  the  afternoon,  for 
listening  to  addresses  from  missionaries  and  others,  added  a 
pleasant  feature  to  our  meeting. 

We  were  greatly  indebted,  too,  to  the  generous  hospitality 
of  our  friends  in  Chicago,  for  the  abundant  provision  made  for 
the  entertainment  of  guests,  and  for  securing  the  social  advan- 
tages of  such  a  gathering. 

The  Committee  on  Place  for  the  next  meeting  recommended 
Rockport,  111. ;  and  the  Board  adjourned  to  meet  at  that  place, 
Nov.  7,  1872. 

Delegates  present  at  the  meeting  reported  from  auxiliaries  in 
Oberlin,  0.;  New-England  Church,  Chicago;  Menasha,  Gen- 
eva, Janesville,  Wis. ;  Geneva,  Waverly,  111. ;  Winona,  Min- 
neapolis, Minn.;  the  Wright  Mission  Band,  Janesville, Wis. ; 
Des  Moines,  lo. 

Written  reports  were  received  also  from  Iowa  Falls,  McGregor, 
Toledo,  Muscatine,  Marion,  Anamosa,  Garnavillo,  lo. ;  Ap- 
pleton,  Elkhorn,  Sparta,  Delavan,  Ripon,  Whitewater,  Wis. ; 
Jackson,  South  Boston,  Flint,  Owosso,  Muskegon,  Mich. ; 
Oxford,  Milan,  0. ;  Bockford,  Geneseo,  Princeton,  Clifton, 
111. ;  Hamilton,  Bochester,  Minn. ;  Orland,  Ind. ;  St.  Louis, 
Kidder,  Breckenridge,  Mo. ;  Manhattan,  Kan. ;  Yankton, 
Dakota. 

We  have  room  only  for  brief  extracts  from  a  few  of  these 
reports. 

Copies  of  the  "Missionary  Paper"  referred  to  can  be  se- 
cured by  application  to  Be  v.  S.  J.  Humphrey,  Chicago,  or  to 
the  Secretaries  of  Woman's  Board  of  Missions,  Missionary 
House,  Boston. 

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278  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

EXTRACTS  FROM  REPORTS  FROM  AUXILIARIES. 

GAENAVILLO,  10. 

Our  little  society  can  hardly  be  said  to  number  more  tban 
thirty  members.  Our  contributions  the  last  year  have  been  about 
$34.     We  wish  we  could  send  more. 

When  I  learned  that  an  auxiliary  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  my  old 
home,  had  assumed  the  support  of  Miss  Dwight,  I  was  so  de- 
lighted, that,  in  my  haste,  I  told  my  husband  the  Hartford  ladies 
were  going  to  support  "  an  entire  missionary."  "  Then,"  said  he, 
"  I  think  your  society  here  will  be  able  to  support  one  little  toe.^^ 
Well,  "the  head  cannot  say  to  the  foot  I  have  no  need  of 
thee."  So  we  work  on,  doing  with  our  might  what  our  hands 
find  to  do,  remembering  *'  He  that  is  faithful  in  that  which  is 
least  is  faithful  also  in  much." 

LYONS,  10. 

Our  church  is  small,  numbering  usually  less  than  a  hun- 
dred members,  and  mostly  those  of  small  means. 

At  the  Annual  Meeting  of  our  Ladies'  Missionary  Society,  our 
report  showed  a  membership  of  over  fifty,  an  average  attendance 
of  about  twelve,  and  contributions  amounting  to  $120.  Our 
missionary,  Miss  Day,  went  from  our  church  a  year  and  a  half 
ago ;  and  during  the  last  year  we  parted  with  our  Treasurer, 
Miss  Mary  Patrick.  We  are  in  communication  with  both  these 
ladieS;  and  find  their  letters  a  great  attraction  in  our  meetings. 

ROCHESTER,   MINN. 

Our  Society  was  organized  January,  1871.  We  commenced 
with  nine  members,  but,  during  the  year,  have  doubled  our  num- 
ber, and  have  collected  $23.60. 

Our  monthly  meetings  have  been  held  in  connection  with  the 
ladies'  prayer-meeting. 

Several  brief  historical  sketches  of   different  missions  have 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  279 

been  prepared  by  members  of  our  society,  and  read  at  the 
meetings.  We  also  gather  items  of  missionary  intelligence  as 
we  have  opportunity  during  the  month,  and  communicate  them 
when  we  co-me  together.  This  we  find  interesting  and  profit- 
able. 

OWOSSO,  MICH. 

Last  year,  we  had  but  twenty  paying  members,  and  raised 
only  $34  for  the  missionary  cause. 

Of  the  ten  copies  of  "  Life  and  Light,"  pledged  by  the  Sec- 
retary, three  copies  were  distributed  gratuitously. 

Our  present  standing  shows  some  advance.  We  have  now 
twenty-seven  paying  members,  and  $60  pledged.  Twenty-three 
copies  of  "Life  and  Light"  are  taken.  One  lady  to  whom  a 
copy  had  been  lent,  on  returning  it,  said,  "  I  did  not  know  that 
the  Woman's  Board  was  doing  such  a  work.  I  am  so  interested, 
that  I  have  decided  to  add  to  my  pledge  this  year."  For  these 
signs  of  progress,  we  thank  God  and  take  courage. 


MISS  JULIA  A.   LAFRAMBOISE. 

BY   MRS.    S.    J.    HUMPHREY. 

I  MET  her  first,  eight  years  ago,  at  Kockford.  The  graduates 
of  the  seminary  there  will  vividly  recall  the  private  parlor 
where  their  senior  recitations  were  held.  As  the  sunshine  came 
through  the  flowers  of  the  window,  the  same  ray  glanced  along 
the  heads  of  three  who  were  soon  to  be  parted  by  the  breadth 
of  the  Christianized  world.  Two  are  still  in  earnest  mission 
work  among  Turks  and  Armenians ;  the  third  has  closed  a 
faithful  missionary  life  among  .her  own  people,  the  Dakotas. 
Of  the  latter  I  speak  now. 

It  did  not  occur  to  me  that  Miss  Laframboise  was,  in  part, 
of  Indian  blood.     She  attracted  my  attention,   rather,  by  her 


280       LIFE  AND  LIGHT  FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN. 

earnest  purpose  in  study,  and  her  resolve  to  he,  not  merely 
seem,  successful.  There  was  a  dignified  reserve  about  her 
vrhich  gave  a  hint  of  her  descent ;  but  under  it  lay  a  delicate 
sensitiveness  to  praise  and  blame,  and  a  wealth  of  loyal,  trust- 
ing affection.  She  had  long  been  a  disciple  of  Christ.  The 
child,  Julia,  a  black-eyed,  black-haired  little  girl,  at  the  age  of 
eleven  had  stood  in  the  mission  church  to  profess  her  faith, 
which  was  neither  that  of  her  mother's  race,  nor  yet  of  her 
Ptoman-Catholic  father.  She  had  known  a  life  peculiar  from 
its  varied  incident  and  its  unchanging  purpose.  She  had 
studied  at  Oxford  Seminary  till  it  was  burned,  at  Painesville, 
till  means  failed.  She  was  a  fugitive  in  the  terrible  Minnesota 
massacre,  with  the  wife  and  children  of  the  murdered  Mr.  Hug- 
gins  ;  then,  gathering  her  earnings  as  a  teacher,  she  had  come 
to  finish  her  studies  at  Rockford. 

She  graduated  with  honor,  and  went  forth  to  a  teacher's  life, 
and  to  its  rewards  of  success  and  of  grateful  affection.  True, 
still,  to  herself,  and  loyal  to  the  wishes  of  the  Union  Major, 
who,  though  fallen  in  battle,  was  still  living  in  her  heart,  she 
found  another  year  for  training  in  music  at  her  Alma  Mater, 
where,  in  a  vacancy  in  the  corps  of  teachers,  she  rendered  valued 
assistance. 

Lakeland  and  Bloomington  in  Minnesota  warmly  remember 
her ;  but  at  the  Santee  agency  in  Nebraska,  with  a  large  school 
of  Dakota  pupils,  her  especial  missionary  work  was  done.  Two 
years  she  labored  for  the  school  and  for  the  people  ;  but,  in  the 
latter  duty,  exposure  to  the  chill  March  winds  brought  disease. 
Very  gradually  her  fingers  were  unclasped  from  work ;  and  at 
length,  on  the  20th  of  last  September,  after  one  week  of  agony, 
whose  brief  intervals  were  spent  in  parting  words,  and  prayer, 
and  listening  to  the  psalm  of  "The  Valley  of  the  Shadow," 
\vith  but  one  petition  for  release,  and  many  pleadings  for 
strength  and  for  grace,  she  passed  from  our  twilight  into  the 
glorious  day-dawn  of  ''Immanuel's  Land." 


ECHOES 


JimE. 


Published  by  the  "Wojian's  Board  of  Missions. 


1872. 


PEAYING   AMIE. 

BY    MISS     SEYMOUR. 

In  our  school  at  Harpoot  is  a  tall,  dark-eyed  girl,  very 
studious  and  conscientious,  whose  name  is  Amie ;  and  I  would 
like  to  tell  you  of  a  very  pleasant  talk  I  had  with  her  last 
Sunday.  As  we  were  speaking  of  what  we  wanted  to  do 
for  the  Saviour  during  the  term  that  was  just  opening,  sh^ 
said,  — 

"  There  is  one  thing  that  troubles  me.  Last  winter  I  used  to 
get  up  in  the  night,  and  kneel  on  my  bed  and  pray ;  but  now  I 
Bxeep  right  through.  What  shall  I  do  ?  I  want  to  pray,  and 
yet  I  can't  wake  up ;  but,  for  two  or  three  nights,  I  have  had  a 
severe  pain  in  my  finger,  though  nothing  seems  to  be  the  matter 
with  it."  With  a  bright  smile  she  added,  "  I  think  it  is  Jesus 
who  wakes  me  thus  by  causing  my  finger  to  pain  me,  that  I  may 
pray  to  him." 

"  For  what  do  you  pray?"  I  asked. 

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282  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

*'  That  I  may  be  a  good  girl,  and  may  not  be  a  stumbling- 
block  to  any ;  but  especially  I  pray  for  my  mother  and  sister.*' 

When  I  asked  her  about  her  sister,  she  said,  — 

"  Kohar,  the  new  scholar  from  Chemisgesek  (Amie's  home), 
says,  that,  in  the  family  where  my  sister  lives,  there  is  a  boy  who 
tries  to  get  her  to  learn  to  read ;  but  she  takes  the  primer,  and 
throws  it  across  the  room.  At  other  times  she  says,  '  I  want  to 
go  to  the  seminary  where  Amie  is,  and  learn  with  her.'  Then 
the  people  with  whom  she  lives  have  taken  her  to  the  communion ; 
and  it  greatly  grieves  me,  for  I  know  it  is  wrong,  because  she  is 
not  worthy.     But  she  doesn't  know  it  is  a  sin." 

Her  face  grew  very  son^owful,  as  she  went  on  to  say,  — 

"  My  mother,  too,  is  a  heathen,  and  knows  nothing- about  the 
truth.  After  my  father  died,  she  was  married  to  another  Koord, 
and  still  lives  with  the  tribe,  ignorant  of  God." 

"You  know,  Amie,"  I  said,  "that  the  same  loving  Father 
that  led  you  to  know  about  Jesus  can  bring  your  mother  also  to 
the  same  blessed  knowledge  of  him." 

I  was  glad  to  see  how  deeply  she  felt  for  her  mother  and 
sister ;  and,  as  she  saw  that  I  sympathized  with  her,  she  asked 
timidly,  yet  eagerly, 

"  Miss  Seymour,  is  there  any  hope  that  my  sister  may  come 
to  this  blessed  place  ?  " 

*'  Perhaps  there  is;  but,  if  you  wish  to  have  it  so,  you  must 
ask  the  Lord  to  prepare  the  way  for  her  coming." 

At  the  close  of  our  long  and  interesting  talk,  we  prayed 
together^  Amie's  heart  seemed  full  of  gratitude.  I  had  told 
her  there  were  plenty  of  half-hearted  Christians,  and  I  didn't 
to  want  her  be  such  a  one,  but  that,  rather,  with  her  whole 
heart  and  soul,  she  should  live  to  please  Jesus.  As  she  prayed, 
she  said,  "  0  Lord,  the  teacher  says  she  doesn't  want  me  to  be 
a  half-hearted  Christian  ;  make  me  a  whole-hearted,  a  complete 
one :  "  and  she  uttered  the  words  as  if  her  whole  soul  went  with 
them. 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  283 

I  cannot  but  think  that  some  of  the  dear  children  in  the 
home-land  pray  very  often  for  our  scholars,  they  give  us  so  little 
trouble  in  the  school,  and  are  so  earnest  to  do  what  is  right  in 
every  way. 


THE  KAG-PICKEU  GOD. 

BY    MRS.    CAPRON. 

We  often  ride  at  the  cool  of  the  day  on  the  road  north  from 
our  house.  About  a  mile  distant  is  a  low  spreading  thorn-tree, 
which  has  recently  become  the  home  of  a  heathen  god.  There 
is  no  image ;  but  the  god  is  supposed  to  be  in  the  tree.  You 
would  feel  like  laughing,  when  you  first  saw  it,  to  think  there  was 
a  "  swamy  "  there ;  and  then  you  .would  feel  sad  to  think  how  it 
dishonors  God,  who  loves  to  have  us  tell  him  our  cares. 

One  day  a  man  from  a  village  on  this  road  brought  a  large 
stone,  and  laid  it  at  the  foot  of  this  tree,  and  asked  the  Rag- 
Picker  God  to  come  and  live  in  it.  Soon  another  stone  was  laid 
beside  it ;  and  now  there  are  more  than  twenty  of  all  sizes.  And 
how  do  you  think  the  tree  looks  now  ?  It  is  entirely  covered 
with  little  bits  torn  from  the  cloths  of  those  who  pass  by.  If  a 
woman  is  bringing  a  load  of  wood  to  sell,  she  will  stop  at  this 
tree,  tear  off  a  small  piece  from  her  cloth,  put  it  on  the  tree, 
and  say,  — 

"  Let  me  get  a  good  price  for  my  wood,  and  go  back  safely." 

The  rain  wilts  the  rags,  and  the  wind  scatters  them ;  but  the 
tree  looks  gay  and  flaunting  whenever  we  drive  by  it.  I  have 
noticed  that  the  rags  which  seem  to  have  been  torn  from  new, 
fine  white  or  handsome  cloths  are  very  small  indeed ;  while  the 
large  pieces  come  from  worn-out  cloth.  This  made  me  think  of 
the  small,  shining  gold  dollars,  which  are  few  in  the  contribution- 
boxes,  and  the  large  coppers,  which  are  many. 


284  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

MISSION-CIRCLES. 

ACIOvTOWLEDGMENTS. 

MAINE. 

i;/Zs?«orfA.-— "Prayer  Circle,"  $5.65;  "  Cup-Bearers,"  $1.45;  "Young 

Keapers,"  $1.15. 
South   Free-port.  —  "  Snow-Birds,"   $2 ;    Mrs.  Ilsley's   Sabbath-school 

class,  $5. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Boston.  —  Central  Church,  "  Mission  Circles,"  $660.00. 

Boston  Highlands.  —  "  Highland  Rill,"  $6. 

So.  Boston.  —  "  Wide-awake  Boys,"  $3 ;  *  Old  Colony  Sabbath-school,  $30. 

Brookline.  —  Harvard   Church,    "Treasure-Seekers,"  "Gleaners,"  and 
"  Lilies  of  the  Valley,"  $32  ;  "  Violets,"  $5. 

Cambridge.  —  Shepard  Church  Sabbath  school, "  Jewel-Seekers,"  $2.50. 

Danve7-s.  —  A  few  little  girls'  mission-boxes,  $7.25. 

£yere«.  —  Congregational  Church,  "  Little  Girls'  Fair,"  $45. 

Fail  River.  —  "  Willing  Helpers,"   $56. 

Hopkinton.  —  "Little  Workers,"  $10. 

Leominster.  —  "Juvenile   Concert,"   $46;    little  girls'  penny  contribu- 
tions, $4. 

Maynard.  —  "  Rising  Star  Circle,"  $6.60. 

Newhuryport.  —  "  Bellvilie  Circle,"  $116. 
West  Medway.  —  Harris,  Anna,  and  Hattie  Deans,  $3.10. 
Weymouth. — Mrs.  Loud's  Sabbath-school  class,  $5. 
Winchester.  —  "Seek  and  Save  Society,"  $6. 

CONNECTICUT. 

Greenwich.  —  "  Banner  of  Light,"  $28. 

New  ZZayen. —  "  Third  Church  Infant  Class,"  $20. 

Putnam.  —  "  Mission- Workers,"  $25. 

INDIANA. 

Fort    Wayne.  —  Presbyterian   Church,   Miss  Harris's  Sabbath-school 
class,  $16.50. 

MINNESOTA. 

Faribault.^  Jjily  L.  Frink,  $2. 

CALIFORNIA. 

Oakland.  — "Western  Echoes,"  $205.37. 

PHILADELPHIA  BRANCH. 

"  Carrier-Doves,"  $30. 

"Ivy-Leaves,"  $180. 

"  Plymouth  May-Flowers,"  $7.13. 

"  Snovv-Flakes,"  $5, 

"  Orange-Buds,"  $28.76. 

"  Workers  for  Jesus,"  $60. 

"  Baltimore  Bees,"  $50. 

*  See  Report  for  April  meeting. 


ECBOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  285 

"MISSIONARY  WORKERS." 

*'  Let  us  love  and  pity  and  help  the  heathen,"  was  the 
sentiment,  woven  with  evergreens,  upon  the  wall  of  the  ladies' 
room  in  the  Howard-avenue  Church,  New  Haven,  where  a 
tempting  display  of  articles  showed  what  a  society  of  little  girls 
had  accomplished.  For  several  months,  according  to  their 
pledge,  they  had  given  "  one  cent  a  week,  and  met  once  in  two 
weeks  to  work,  and  to  read  about  missions."  A  pleasant 
gathering  it  was,  when  they  met  at  their  pastor's  house  to  hear 
missionary  intelligence :  it  was  in  keeping  with  the  third  Article 
of  their  Constitution,  which  requires  them  "  to  learn  more  about 
the  heathen."  And  now  the  long-talked-of  sale  has  realized  more 
than  forty  dollars ;  enough  to  make  the  heart  of  some  heathen 
child  beat  the  quicker  and  happier,  like  their  own.      C.  B.  W. 

SILVER   STAR   CIRCLE; 

Seven  little  girls,  connected  with  North  Church,  New  Haven, 
met  twice  a  week  during  the  autumn,  and  with  busy  fingers, 
weaving  in  patience  as  well  as  zeal,  made  many  useful  and 
pretty  articles  for  a  sale.  Those  who  attended  came  away  well 
repaid.  A  mite-box  attracted  much  attention.  The  lines 
appended  disclosed  its  touching  history  :  — 

"  I'm  not  very  pretty,  but  just  look  at  me ! 

I'm  fifty  year's  old,  —  worn  and  battered,  you  see; 

But  I'm  ready  for  pennies,  —  all  you  can  afford,  — 

And  each  one  will  go  for  the  good  '  Woman's  Board.' 

Long  ago,  —  fifty  years,  —  by  a  child  I  was  made, 

Just  before  her  slight  fingers  in  long  rest  were  laid. 

You  may  all  have  heard  of  the  '  Juvenile  Mite ; ' 

'Twas  for  that  I  was  made,  when  my  covers  were  bright: 

So  now,  though  I'm  old  and  wrinkled  and  worn, 

They  let  me  this  brilliant  '  Star  Circle  '  adorn." 

The  sale  realized  seventy  dollars,  which  means  two  more  girls 
in  the  boarding-school,  —  two  more  trained  for  happiness  and 
usefulness.  W.  P.,  Rec.  Sec. 


286  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

THE   WILLING   HEARTS. 

Our  little  society  sprang  up,  last  month,  at  the  foot  of  the 
Kayadenoseros  Mountains,  blossoming  bravely  under  the  frown 
of  winter.  We  are  but  small,  and  quite  new  in  the  missionary 
field ;  yet  we  trust  that  this  spring-flower  of  1872  will  increase 
in  vigor  and  fragrance  as  the  years  go  on,  and  prove  itself  one 
of  the  plants  of  the  Lord,  bringing  forth  fruit  even  to  old  age. 

We  have  a  president,  vice-president,  secretary,  and  treasurer, 
and  we  are  to  have  still  another  officer,  with  the  title  of  color- 
bearer.  Whom  it  will  be  I  cannot  tell,  —  he  or  she  who  shall 
earn  the  honor  by  bringing  in  the  most  recruits  to  our  band  be- 
fore the  last  of  May.  We  are  arranging  a  pleasant  surprise 
for  Memorial  Day.  We  intend  to  ransack  the  woods,  fields,  and 
gardens  for  sweet  spoil,  and  then  gather  with  garlands  and 
songs  around  the  soldiers'  monument  placed  in  our  village 
park  by  the  grandfather  of  nearly  a  dozen  of  the  Willing  Hearts. 
On  this  occasion,  the  color-bearer  is  to  head  the  procession,  car- 
rying a  banner  which  had  its  sacred  history  in  our  war.  The 
beautiful  colors  have  had  a  long  rest,  but  are  now  to  be  brought 
forth  to  honor  the  brave  dead  and  earnest  living  workers  among 
the  Willing  Hearts.  Ckown  point,  n.y. 

THE   GOLD   COIN. 

In  this  pleasant  spring-time,  when  so  many  boys  and  girls 
are  planting  their  flowers,  I  would  like  to  tell  them  of  a  small 
yellow  seed  which  a  young  girl's  hand  planted  in  the  missionary 
bed  of  our  heavenly  Father's  garden.  At  the  meeting  of  the 
Woman's  Board  at  Salem,  when  Christian  hearts  had  been 
warmed  and  softened  by  the  sunshine  and  the  melting  rain  called 
forth  by  the  missionaries  there,  a  tiny  gold  coin,  valued  at  twenty- 
five  cents,  but  a  little  child's  best  treasure,  was  dropped  among 
them,  and  bought  again  and  again. 

Now,  at  the  end  of  the  first  six  months,  let  me  tell  you  of  the 
harvest.      It  was  proposed  that  the  money  obtained  from   it 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  287 

should  go  towards  a  bell  for  the  girl's  schoolhouse  in  Bitlis, 
and  the  news  of  it  travelled  about,  lighting  a  spark  of  interest 
here  and  there,  till  it  reached  a  Sabbath  school  in  St.  Alban's, 
Vt.,  where  it  kindled  a  bright  flame,  as  we  shall  see  by  the  fol- 
lowing letter  :  — 

"  Glorious  news  !  The  Bitlis  bell  is  ringing  I  Don't  you  hear 
it  ?  I  do,  — in  anticipation.  Make  ready  to  receive  the  money. 
But,  soberly,  I  was  very  anxious  that  something  might  be 
done  about  our  bell ;  and  so  I  determined  to  bring  the  matier 
before  the  whole  school.  Our  superintendent  was  much  pleased 
with  the  suggestion,  and  presented  the  subject  yesterday.  Im- 
mediately a  member  of  the  Bible  class  rose,  and  said,  '  Our 
class  will  furnish  that  bell,  rope,  and  all.'  " 

Besides  this,  the  little  coin  has  been  the  means  of  raisino- 
almost  enough  to  buy  another  bell  for  a  church  in  Africa,  and, 
we  hope,  of  forming  two  auxiliary  societies  in  Massachusetts. 
What  it  will  accomplish  in  the  next  six  months,  we  cannot  tell. 
Take  courage,  children.    God  can  make  your  pennies  thousands. 


VOICE  FROM  THE  PACIFIC. 

They  have  wide-awake  children  in  California,  as  well  as  large 
trees,  and  mines  of  gold,  as  will  be  seen  by  the  following  letter, 
and  its  accompanying  verses,  a  portion  of  which  will  be  found 
on  another  page :  — 

"  Our  fair  and  festival  elicited  much  more  interest  than  I 
had  dared  expect.  Friends  of  the  children  filled  the  chapel  and 
parlors  of  our  church,  patronized  liberally  the  tables,  and  made 
the  whole  affair  sociable,  pleasant,  and  profitable.  We  had  two 
hundred  dollars  to  add  to  our  treasury.  The  girls  were  sur- 
prised and  delighted,  and  very  eager  to  try  again.  One  of 
our  members,  a  girl  of  thirteen  years,  wrote  some  verses  for 
the  occasion,  which  I  send  you,  because  I  know  the  interest  you 
feel  in  all  these  mission  circles.  Oakland,  Cal." 


288  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 


Wimkxu  ^t\am. 


Fkom  far-off  lands  of  sunrise,  and  realms  of  dawning  day. 
The  morning  wind  brings  tidings  upon  its  western  way ; 
From  those  who  sit  in  darkness  beneath  the  eastern  skies, 
And  to  the  silent  heavens  lift  up  their  blinded  eyes. 

"  In  lands  of  light  and  gospel,  you  sit  in  peaceful  ease  ; 
You  list  within  your  happy  homes  the  sound  of  far-off  seas. 
Nor  think,  that,  far  beyond  them,  we  perish  for  that  light 
That  lies  around  your  hearth-stones  so  plentiful  and  bright. 

"  Oh,  come !  bring  us  the  gospel,  the  news  of  joy  and  peace, 
And  in  its  light  our  darkness  shall  pass  away  and  cea,se  ! 
Oh,  come !  for  we  are  dying  without  the  blessed  light, 
And  round  us  settles  darkly  a  starless,  rayless  night !  " 

And  quickly  comes  the  answer  from  valley,  hill,  and  plain  ; 
And  thousands  send  their  workmen  among  the  ripening  grain ; 
And  onward  to  the  Far  West,  across  the  prairies  vast, 
And  o'er  the  Rocky  Mountains,  the  eastern  wind  has  passed. 

• 
Amid  the  thousand  voices  that  echo  back  the  cry. 
Amid  the  thousand  earnest  prayers  that  rise  up  to  the  sky, 
A  little  band,  and  few  our  years,  our  voices  and  our  prayers 
We  raise :  and  now  with  earnest  hearts  each  voice  the  echo  shares. 


For  we  have  heard  the  summons,  "  Go  work  for  Me  to-day : " 
We  deem  it  worth  the  labor  to  send  one  little  ray. 
One  herald  ray  of  morning,  amid  the  lingering  night. 
That  lies  around  our  sisters,  who  watch  and  pray  for  light. 

And  so  from  lands  of  sunset,  and  realms  of  parting  day. 
The  wind  again  bears  tidings  upon  its  eastern  way  ; 
And  so  the  "  Western  Echoes  "  have  joined  the  answering  cry 
To  those  who  sit  in  darkness  beneath  the  eastern  sky. 


Vol.  II. 


SEPTEMBER,  1872. 


No.  7, 


INDIA. 

TALKS  WITH  THE  HEATHEN. 

BY   MRS.    PARK. 

We  have  been  out  touring  and  living  in  tents  for  more  than 
seven  weeks,  having  made  four  encampments  in  that  time.  Our 
plan  is  to  spend  two  or  three  weeks  in  each  of  the  larger  places 
of  our  field,  and  to  visit  the  smaller  villages  as  we  have  oppor- 
tunity. When  I  want  to  meet  the  women,  I  take  my  servant 
with  me,  and  go  first  among  the  poorer  classes,  who  generally 
receive  me  gladly.  No  missionary  lady  has  ever  toured  in  this 
region ;  and  people  don't  know  what  to  make  of  it  when  I  step  up 
to  their  doors,  and  ask  if  there  are  any  women  at  home,  and  if 
they  would  like  to  stop  their  work  and  listen  to  me  a  few  minutes. 

On  arriving  here,  the  other  day,  I  started  out  to  find  the 
Mahars, — low-caste  people.  After  climbing  up  to  their  huts,, 
which  were  situated  on  a  high  hill,  all  by  themselves,  I  came 
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290  LIFE  AND  LIQHT 

upon  a  number  of  men  sitting  talking  together.  How  they  did 
stare  ^t  me  !  I  heard  them  inquiring  of  each  other  whether  I 
was  "  a  man,  a  woman,  or  what."  The  younger  portion  of  the 
assembly  were  so  amused  at  the  novelty,  that  they  could  not 
keep  their  faces  straight.  I  soon  informed  them  that  I  had 
come  to  see  the  women,  and  have  a  talk  with  them.  They 
looked  very  incredulous,  and  declared  there  were  none  at  home : 
they  had  all  gone  to  work  in  the  fields.  Just  then,  seeing  one 
appear  around  a  corner,  I  went  up  to  her,  and  asked  if  there 
were  any  women  in  their  houses.  "  No,"  said  she,  half  fright- 
ened :  "  there  is  no  one  here  at  all."  I  tried  to  talk  with  her, 
and  show  her  that  she  need  not  be  afraid  of  me :  but  she 
insisted  upon  it  that  there  was  nobody  there ;  and  I,  knowing 
that  it  was  the  harvesting  season,  and  everybody  was  very  busy, 
thought,  for  a  moment,  I  should  have  to  retreat.  But,  while  we 
had  been  talking,  my  servant  had  explained  to  the  men  what  I 
had  come  for,  and  they  called  to  me,  saying  that  they  would 
show  me  the  place  I  wanted ;  so,  leading  me  in  among  the 
houses,  they  spread  a  coarse  blanket  on  a  stone  step  for  me  to 
sit  on,  and  gathered  the  women  around  me.  The  whole  com- 
pany of  men  thought  they  must  come,  too,  to  hear  what  I  had  to 
say,  and  seated  themselves  on  the  ground  all  about. 

I  read  to  them  from  the  twelfth  chapter  of  Luke,  of  the  rich 
man  whose  lands  brought  forth  plentifully,  explained  the  parable, 
and  applied  it :  they  listened  most  attentively,  acknowledging 
the  truth  of  what  I  had  said.  One  woman  shed  tears  while 
hearing  of  the  sufferings  of  Christ. 

Another  day  I  went  out  among  the  tanners,  and  had  a  very 
pleasant  audience,  both  of  men  and  women.  They  received  me 
kindly,  and  listened  well.  While  I  was  talking,  a  Mussulman 
came  up  and  stopped  a  while  ;  then  said,  — 

"  Had  Jesus  Christ,  whom  you  tell  of,  a  form?" 

I  feared  he  was  going  to  spoil  all  the  good  effect  of  what  I 
had  said ;  but  I  answered,  — 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  291 

*'  He  took  upon  liim  the  form  of  a  man,  so  as  to  suffer  and 
die  for  us." 

"  Well,"  said  he,  "  we  worship  that  which  has  no  form,  the 
great  God." 

"So  do  we,"  I  replied;  **  but  if  God  should  see  fit  to  take 
the  form  of  a  man,  in  order  to  carry  out  such  a  plan  of  salva- 
tion as  I  have  been  speaking  of,  is  there  any  thing  to  prevent  his 
doing  so  ?  " 

*'  No,"  he  answered. 

*'  Well,  then,  isn't  it  right  he  should  do  so,  if  he  chooses  ? 
Is  it  at  all  lowering  his  character  ?  " 

"  No,"  said  he ;  "it  isn't;  "  and  after  this  he  listened  atten- 
tively to  the  end. 

Towards  the  close,  a  Hindoo  asked  if  we  could  see  God  with 
our  eyes  now. 

*'  No,"  I  answered. 

"  Oh  !  "  said  he,  "  there  must  be  some  one  who  can  see  him. ' 
It  isn't  possible  that  no  one  can  see  God." 

"There  is  a  verse  in  our  Bible,"  I  replied,  "that  says, 
'Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart,  for  they  shall  see  God.'  It  is 
with  the  heart  we  can  see  God." 

I  thpn  went  on  to  illustrate,  that,  if  we  wanted  to  hear  any 
thing,  we  listened  with  our  ears,  not  owr  eyes  ;  if  we  wished  to 
smell,  we  made  use  of  our  noses,  not  our  eyes  or  ears ;  so,  in 
order  to  know  God,  we  must  use  our  souls,  not  our  eyes,  ears, 
noses,  or  mouths. 

The  Mussulman,  on  hearing  this,  was  very  much  pleased,  and 
exclaimed,  "  Yes,  yes,  that  is  true  :  it  is  just  so." 

After  having  had  the  conversation  just  related,  I  went  on  to 
find  other  listeners.  Going  from  one  alley  to  another  for 
some  distance,  looking  into  court-yards,  I  saw,  at  last,  two 
high-caste  women,  sitting  on  a  door-step.  I  stopped,  and  asked 
them  if  they  felt  inclined  to  hear  something  about  religion. 
They  looked  at  me,  and  at  each  other,  for  a  moment,  and  then 


292  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

said,  ''  Yes  :  come  in."  They  told  me  to  sit  down,  pointing  to 
the  bare  ground  in  front  of  them,  fearing  to  let  me  sit  on  the 
steps  with  them  lest  they  should  be  defiled.  I  threw  down  my 
umbrella  and  sat  on  that,  thankful  for  an  opportunity  to  address 
this  class  of  women.  They  wanted  to  know  what  I  should 
charge  for  reading  to  them.  I  laughed,  and  said  I  didn't  wish 
any  thing ;  and  soon  about  ten  or  twelve  of  their  neighbors,  all 
Brahmins,  assembled  to  see  the  novel  sight  of  a  foreign  woman. 
One  exclaimed,  "I  never  saw  one  before."  Others,  after 
standing  and  gazing  a  while,  said,  "Why,  it's  a  woman,  isn't 
it?  "  I  had  a  very  pleasant  talk  with  them;  and  when  I  asked 
one  of  them,  a  Brahmin  widow,  if  making  pilgrimages  to  noted 
places,  or  bathing  in  the  Ganges,  could  take  away  our  sins  and 
make  us  pure  and  holy,  she  exclaimed,  with  a  look  of  contempt, 
"  No,  indeed  !  bathing  in  the  Ganges  may  make  the  body  clean ; 
but  that's  all."  They  seemed  never  to  have  heard  any  thing 
about  Christ,  and  listened  with  great  interest.  When  I  rose  to 
go,  one  said,  — 

"  Come  again  to-morrow;  you  have  given  us  a  little  morsel, 
and  you  must  feed  us  some  more." 

The  next  day  I  went  again  to  the  same  place,  but  found  that, 
in  some  way,  —  probably  by  their  husbands,  —  the  women  had 
been  prejudiced  against  me,  and  I  was  unable  to  obtain  much 
of  an  audience. 

The  Mussulmans  are  very  numerous  in  this  region ;  and  they, 
as  well  as  the  Brahmins,  are  bitter  enemies  to  our  religion. 
They  like  what  we  say  about  God,  but  cannot  endure  to  hear 
Christ  spoken  of  as  God,  and  as  a  Saviour  from  sin.-  Some- 
times I  am  told  to  "go  oiBT,"  in  a  very  peremptory  manner ;  or 
greeted  with,  "We  don't  want  to  hear  any  of  your  talk.  Go 
off."  I  often  leave  them  with  a  heavy  heart ;  but  we  know  that 
the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  can  work  in  spite  of  all  obstacles. 


•FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  293 


WHO   WILL  HELP  THEM? 

BY    MES.    DEAN. 

Dear  Readers  of  "  Life  and  Light,"  —  Although  I  am  not 
now  in  India,  and  able  to  write  you  directly  from  among  mis- 
sionary scenes,  yet  I  cannot  deny  myself  the  pleasure  of  using; 
my  pen  to  help  keep  up  your  interest  in  the  work  among  the 
heathen. 

My  sister,  who  has  lately  gone  to  India  for  her  health,  is 
residing  in  Poona.  That  field  is  occupied  by  the  English  and 
Scotch  missionaries ;  hut  there  is  enough  work  for  others  who 
feel  inclined  to  do  good.  Although  unable  to  enter  wholly 
into  missionary  work,  my  sister  writes  that  she  has  been  ac- 
customed to  go  once  a  week,  to  read  to  a  company  who  always 
welcome  her.  Extracts  from  her  letters  may  interest  you,  and 
also  show  you  that  the  work  in  India  moves  slowly  for  want  of 
laborers,  and  not  because  the  women  are  unwilling  to  be  taught. 

Under  date  of  Dec.  30,  she  says,  "  I  went  into  the  city 
this  morning  at  eleven  o'clock,  and  had  a  very  pleasant  visit. 
More  women  than  usual  were  there  to  listen.  I  had  such  a 
severe  cold  that  I  could  not  talk  or  read  much ;  but  I  asked  one 
of  the  o;irls  to  read  for  me,  and  Lukubai  talked  with  them. 

"  Jan.  2.  —  I  went  into  the  city  again  to-day,  as  the  women 
asked  me  to  come  oftener  than  once  a  week.     I  cannot  go  much 

longer,  as  we  expect  to  leave  for  M on  the  tenth  of  the 

month. 

''Jan.  6. — I  went  for  the  last  time  into  the  city.  I  had 
about  twenty  women  to  listen  to  me.  They  all  appeared  sorry 
that  it  was  my  last  visit,  giving  me  garlands  of  flowers  and  all 
kinds  of  fruits  and  sweetmeats.  I  spoke  very  seriously  to  some 
of  them,  and  they  seemed  deeply  interested.  I  wish  I  could  be 
the  means  of  doing  them  good.  They  promised  to  write  to  me ; 
for  some  of  them  can  write." 
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294  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

Let  us  continue  to  hold  up  the  hands  of  all  those  who  are 
endeavoring  to  teach  the  degraded  ones.  Many  of  us  feel  a 
strong  love  for  the  work  among  the  heathen ;  and  the  more  we 
do  for  it,  the  nearer  it  will  be  to  our  hearts.  Why  do  all  the 
missionaries  say,  with  one  voice,  "  This  is  a  blessed  work  "  ?  It 
is  because  their  time,  energies,  influence,  example,  patience, 
anxiety,  and  prayers  are  given  to  it.  The  more  they  do,  the 
more  they  want  to  do. 

Sisters,  try  it !  Attend  more  promptly  the  missionary  meet- 
ings. Pray  more  earnestly  for  the  cause.  Read,  and  interest 
others  in  reading,  missionary  papers.  If  your  donations  have 
fallen  short  of  self-denial,  give  more  next  time.  Do  not  look 
upon  the  work  as  belonging  to  the  people  at  the  Missionary 
House  and  those  in  the  field,  but  take  it  to  your  hearts ;  love 
and  cherish  it.  As  the  result,  your  energies,  anxieties,  and 
prayers  will  be  enlisted,  fountains  of  love  and  pity  will  flow 
spontaneously  from  your  hearts,  and  then  this  great  cause  will 
move  on  more  easily  and  rapidly  to  the  time  when  the  Son  of 
man  "  shall  see  and  be  satisfied." 

THE  PRAYER  OF  PENITENCE. 

BY  MRS.  CAPRON. 

Rebecca,  the  change  of  whose  name  is  mentioned  in  the  "Life 
and  Light "  for  December,  1870,  had  fallen  into  the  temptation 
of  a  quarrel.  I  had  wanted  much  to  see  her,  but  had  not 
made  up  my  mind  how  to  talk  to  her.  When  she  came  from 
her  village  to  spend  a  sabbath  here,  I  felt  that  Jesus  had  led 
her,  and  remembered  that  he  was  ever  patient,  gentle,  and  win- 
ning. I  told  her  that  she  had  strayed  far  away  from  Him  who 
had  done  all  he  could  for  her  in  sending  her  here  to  receive  the 
Bible  into  her  own  hands  ;  and  I  tried  to  show  her  how  true  and 
faithful  and  ever-present  he  is. 

She  seemed  completely  melted,  and  her  prayer  greatly  com- 


•       FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  295 

forted  me.  She  certainly  knows  the  way  to  the  mercy -seat. 
She  repeated  the  story  of  the  cross  to  her  risen  Lord,  mentioned 
all  the  "  beatings  and  spittings  and  mockings,"  and  then,  in  a 
sob  of  conscious  guilt,  she  added,  "  0  thou  great,  patient 
Saviour  !  thou  didst  bear  the  whole  without  a  word  ;  while  I,  a 
poor  sinner,  at  the  first  blow  lost  all  my  patience,  and  did  not 
even  remember  that  thou  wast  beaten  for  me,  a  poor,  angry 
sinner." 

She  said  she  had  no  father  and  no  mother  to  whom  to  tell 
her  troubles,  no  brother  nor  sister ;  and  in  all  Oriental  lands  the 
mother-in-law  is  not  the  person  to  whom  to  confide  one's  griefs. 
*'  If  I  could  learn  to  think  of  Jesus  as  near,  it  would  help  me 
to  control  my  temper  and  to  be  peaceful." 

Jesus  will  lead  her  on,  and  save  her  at  last.  So  we  hope ;  and 
with  this  hope  we  pray  for  her  and  guide  her. 


CHINA. 
LIGHTS    AND    SHADES. 

BT  MISS  M.  E.  ANDREWS. 

Within  a  few  weeks,  my  heart  has  been  encouraged  by  some 
little  signs  of  interest,  and  new  openings  for  work  outside. 
About  a  week  ago,  a  pleasant-appearing  young  woman  came 
here,  bringing  a  bright  little  girl,  five  or  six  years  old,  whom 
she  wished  to  have  learn  to  read ;  saying,  also,  she  would  like  to 
learn  herself.  I  told  her  I  should  be  very  glad  to  teach  them 
at  their  own  house,  and  offered  to  go  that  day,  if  she  would  lead 
me.  She  assented  cordially,  and  I  went  home  with  her.  I 
have  been  m  the  same  neighborhood  before  :  indeed,  in  that 
very  yard,  a  year  or  two  ago,  there  were  several  learning  to 
read,  and  seeming  anxious  to  hear  the  truth.  But  the  interest 
died  away  :  the  women  grew  tired  of  reading  when  they  found  it 


296  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

did  not  relieve  their  poverty,  or  bring  tliem  any  eartbly  good. 
Now  they  have  almost  all  gone  elsewhere ;  and  this  is  a  "new 
family,  lately  moved  from  a  distant  place.  The  mother  and 
little  daughter  commenced  studying  that  day ;  and  I  had  a  pleas- 
ant talk  with  the  woman  about  the  true  God,  who  had  cared  for 
her  through  all  these  years,  when  she  did  not  know  him,  dwell- 
ing especially  on  our  obligation  to  love  and  obey  him,  and  the 
folly  and  sin  of  worshipping  idols. 

The  result  of  that  first  visit  was,  that  she  talked  with  her 
husband  of  what  she  had  heard  ;  and  they  took  down  their 
"kitchen  god,"  and  burned  it,  —  as  she  says.  Certainly  it  is 
not  in  its  old  place.  Saturday  I  went  to  see  her  again ;  and  on 
the  sabbath  she  attended  the  services  all  day,  and  appeared 
much  interested  in  what  she  heard,  particularly  about  Jesus,  and 
the  way  of  salvation  through  him.  She  says  *her  husband 
wishes  her  to  know  how  to  read,  and  they  intend  to  worship  the 
true  God  hereafter. 

This  is  the  bright  side  of  the  picture  :  it  has  its  shade.  The 
man  is  a  tailor  by  trade ;  and  they  are  very  poor,  and  the  woman 
has  twice  already  asked  me  for  work.  I  could  only  tell  her  that 
we  had  none  to  give  her  ;  and  now  I  wait,  prayerfully,  hopefully, 
fearfully,  to  know  if  this  seeking  is  indeed  after  the  truth,  or 
after  the  "loaves  and  fishes."  That  old  story  of  the  Saviour's 
time  is  repeated  again  and  again  here  ;  and  we  come  to  feel  more 
and  more,  how  only  the  almighty  power  of  God  can  change  the 
utterly  false  and  covetous  hearts  of  these  people.  Even  the 
destroying  of  the  idol  god  may  mean  very  little.  I  have  found 
by  experience  how  easy  it  is  for  them  to  set  up  a  new  god,  if 
the  casting  down  of  the  old  one  fails  to  bring  them  the  earthly 
advantage  they  expected.  Pray  for  this  poor  woman,  that  it 
may  not  be  with  her  as  it  has  been  with  so  many  whom  I  have 
already  taught  in  Tungchow,  who  have  been  interested  for  a  few 
days  or  weeks,  have  learned  to  read  a  little,  have  gained  a  par- 
tial knowledge  of  the  truth,  and  then  have  cast  it  all  aside  as  of 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  297 

no  importance.  It  is  true  that  multitudes  are  ready  to  listen  to_ 
us,  thronging  about  us  at  every  new  place  we  visit;  but,  as 
yet,  most  of  them  receive  the  story  of  salvation  and  a  Saviour's 
love  as  an  idle  tale,  or  a  pleasant  song,  very  good  to  hear,  but 
nothing  to  them.  Eeady  enough  they  are,  usually,  to  acknowl- 
edge that  they  are  sinners  ;  that  they  cannot  save  themselves; 
but  they  say  it,  often,  with  a  laugh  and  a  careless  air,  that  tells 
plainly  how  ignorant  they  are  of  the  true  nature  of  their  guilt. 

Sad  and  discouraging  as  this  is,  I  do  not  feel  that  we  are 
working  in  vain,  —  that  it  is  useless,  all  this  scattering  of  seed  : 
I  know  it  cannot  be.  There  must  be  a  harvest  sometime,  when 
God's  Spirit  comes  with  power.  Will  the  dear  sisters,  while 
pleading  for  his  speedy  coming,  ask  that  we  who  are  laboring 
may  be  strong  in  faith  to  wait,  as  well  as  work,  for  the  Master  ? 

THE    SILVER    LINING. 
BY  MRS.  L.  E.  HARTWELL. 

I  WOULD  like  to  tell  you  of  an  item  of  interest  which  occurred 
yesterday,  the  sabbath,  at  our  station  in  Foochow  City.  A 
woman  over  sixty  years  old,  who  has  been .  mentioned  as  the 
"  Glasses  Woman,"  from  her  large  spectacles,  and  who,  some 
time  ago,  taught  several  others  to  read  the  Scriptures,  brought 
twenty  cash,  as  her  monthly  pledged  contribution  to  the  church."  It 
was  very  pleasant  indeed  to  us,  as  it  showed  her  determination  to 
cast  in  her  lot  with  the  people  of  the  Lord.  She  is  very  poor, 
and  lives  with  her  son,  whose  wife  is  very  unkind  to  her,  but 
whom  she  has  nursed  through  a  long  sickness,  and  taken  care 
of  her  two  little  children  with  great  tenderness.  Her  thin  face 
showed  that  her  gift  was  not  small  for  her.  As  she  counted  out 
the  cash,  she  said,  "  I  am  happy  to  give  this,  though  it  is  a 
small  amount." 

Another  poor  woman,  who  is  blind,  was  admitted  to  the 
church  here  at  the  last  communion.  She  is  also  supported  by 
an  only  son,  who  earns  his  living  by  drawing  water,  and  car- 


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rying  it  to  customers  for  a  few  casli  a  load.  In  times  of 
drought,  she  has  been  with  him  at  night,  to  get  water,  dipping 
it  up  little  by  little  as  it  came  into  the  wells,  thus  trying  to  help 
him ;  since  by  morning  light  so  many  people  gathered  around, 
the  supply  was  soon  exhausted.  The  woman's  admission  to  the 
church  was  delayed  a  while,  fearing  her  motive  in  wishing  to 
join  might  be  to  obtain  relief  from  her  poverty.  For  some 
time  now,  however,  she  has  given  thirty  cash  a  month  towards 
the  helper's  salary;  which  is  far  better  for  her  than  that  she 
should  be  helped  that  amount  by  the  church. 

Two  others  desire  to  come  into  our  fold ;  and  we  feel  there 
is  constant  work  for  us,  though  the  times  are  adverse.  The 
Lord  has  his  individual  ones  for  us  to  care  for,  and  we  desire  in 
patience  to  labor  on. 


TURKEY. 
LETTER  FROM  MISS  POWERS. 

Writing  from  Antioch,  under  date  of  April  5,  Miss  Powers 
thus  pictures  the  effects  of  the  recent  earthquake  in  that  city, 
which  occurred  just  before  the  time  appointed  for  her  school  ex- 
amination. 

"Wednesday  morning,  about  eight  o'clock,  while  on  our 
knees  during  devotions,  the  house  was  shaken  by  an  earthquake. 
In  the  midst  of  a  shower  of  plaster,  glass,  books,  and  ornaments, 
we  made  our  way  down  into  the  yard,  which  we  found  full  of 
men  who  had  fled  hither  from  the  street,  some  with  wounds,  and 
all  terribly  frightened;  while  the  school-girls  were  huddled 
together  crying.  Soon  some  of  us  went  up  stairs  to  ascertain  the 
extent  of  the  damage,  and  were  thankful  that  the  walls  and  roof 
seemed  sound,  though  the  plaster  was  cracked  in  every  direction. 
The  stove  in  my  father's  study  was  lying  on  its  side ;  many 
books  were  thrown  on  the  floor,  and  the  clock  had  leaped  five 


'for  heathen  women.  299 

feet  into  a  chair;  and,  though  the  face  rested  on  the  arm  of  the 
chair,  it  was  unbroken.  Our  house  being  very  high,  we  thought 
it  would  feel  the  shock  more  than  others ;  so  that  we  could  hard- 
ly credit,  at  first,  the  fearful  accounts  that  reached  us  of  the 
destruction  of  the  city.  About  noon  some  of  the  gentlemen 
went  down  to  the  river,  and  found  that  that  part  of  the  city  had 
suffered  more  than  this;  but  everywhere  the  streets  were 
blocked  with  the  fallen  walls,  and  they  saw  about  fifteen  persons 
dead  or  dying.  The  reports  state  that  the  Greek  quarter  has 
undergone  such  a  demolition,  that  it  is  difficult  to  distinguish 
between  the  street  and  the  sites  of  houses.  Four  children,  out 
of  the  twenty-eight  or  thirty  in  our  little  Protestant  community, 
were  killed,  and  several  adults  and  children  were  taken  out  of 
the  ruins  with  slight  injuries. 

"  In  the  afternoon  I  went  to  see  one  of  the  afflicted  families, 
and  found  the  people  sitting  on  the  heap  of  debris  in  front  of 
what  a  few  hours  before  had  been  their  comfortable  home,  griev- 
ing over  the  loss  of  a  little  boy  about  ten  years  old.  The  street 
was  full  of  houseless  mourners,  and  it  was  heart-rending  to 
hear  their  wailing  for  the  missing  and  the  dead.  Although  all 
the  houses  in  this  quarter  are  not  actually  fallen,  yet  none  are 
considered  safe.  After  my  dangerous  walk  over  heaps  of  stones 
and  timber,  and  between  tottering  walls,  —  I  could  not  but  won- 
der if  I  were  treading  on  the  tomb  of  some  poor  fellow-creature,  — 
I  looked  with  astonishment  and  gratitude  at  our  own  home, 
which  had  apparently  escaped  any  serious  injury.  It  was  an 
appalling  thought,  that  my  girls  might  have  been  buried  out  of 
my  sight  in  that  fearful  manner.  Slight  shocks  occurred  through 
the  day  and  night,  and,  indeed,  have  continued  to  the  present 
time ;  but  we  hope  the  Lord  will  mercifully  spare  us  another  like 
the  first. 

"  The  next  day,  yesterday,  we  had  a  quiet  examination,  if 
one  can  be  called  so  which  is  preceded  and  followed  by  earth- 
quakes, so  that  the  ear  is  strained  every  moment  to  catch  the 


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first  warning  sound  of  coming  danger :  the  pastor's  family  and 
school-teacher  attended  as  spectators,  besides  ourselves.  It  was 
held  in  the  tent  occupied  by  the  school-girls,  as  it  was  considered 
safer  than  the  house  ;  and  we  hung  one  map  on  the  tent-pole,  and 
pinned  another  on  the  side.  The  girls  did  better  than  I  ex- 
pected, after  the  fearful  day  and  night  we  had  passed  through. 
All  but  one  of  the  boarders  left  this  morning.  Dear  girls !  I 
love  them  too  well  not  to  feel  a  deep  and  constant  anxiety  on 
their  account. 

"  May  the  Lord  preserve  us  all  from  calamity,  or  at  least 
prepare  us  for  it,  and  take  us  safely  home  at  last !  " 

LETTER  FROM  MISS  PARMELEE. 

We  are  indebted  to  our  auxiliary  in  Portland,  Me.,  for  the 
graphic  letter  from  the  pen  of  Miss  Parmelee,  of  Mardin,  which 
is  given  below  :  — 

"  Let  me  tell  you  of  a  most  interesting  tour  of  ten  days  in 
the  region  of  I>iarbekir.  Our  going  was  very  sudden  and  un- 
expected. Mr.  Andrus  received  a  telegram  summoning  him  to 
Diarbekir  on  important  financial  business ;  and  as  he  was  to  be 
detained  there  several  days,  I  determined  to  improve  the  oppor- 
tunity to  visit  some  of  our  pupils,  and  other  helpers  in  that 
vicinity.  We  made  what  hasty  preparations  were  needed,  and 
by  half-past  ten  the  next  morning  we  were  in  our  saddles.  Our 
horses  were  fresh,  so  that  our  day's  journey  of  twenty-four  miles 
was  easily  accomplished  in  seven  hours ;  and  at  dusk  we  rode 
into  Upper  Khanike,  a  little  Koordish  village,  half-way  between 
Mardin  and  Diarbekir. 

"  I  had  never  staid  at  the  khan  before;  but,  as  Mr.  Andrus 
assured  me  the  place  was  a  very  good  one,  I  followed 
him  hopefully  up  to  the  low  door,  picking  my  way  carefully 
through  the  mud  and  filth  of  the  court.  When  candles  were 
brought  in,  and  I  had  looked  around,  I  did  not  contradict 
my  brother's  statement,  but  remembered  that  whether  or  not  a 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  301 

thing  is  very  good  depends  altogether  upon  that  with  which  it 
is  compared.  The  long,  low  room  was  divided  into  two  parts  by 
the  middle  door  of  entrance  ;  and  we  were  so  fortunate  as  to  have 
one  end  to  ourselves.  There  was  no  furniture  of  any  kind 
when  we  entered ;  but  we  spread  our  rugs  on  the  mud  floor, 
one  each  side  of  the  smoky  fireplace,  put  our  little  wool 
beds  on  these,  and,  after  divesting  ourselves  of  soiled  shoes 
and  skirts,  proceeded  to  rest  in  the  most  approved  native  style, 
while  our  faithful  Yacob  busied  himself  preparing  us  a  hot 
supper.  Two  or  three  rather  superior  looking  Koordish  women 
came  in,  and  looked  at  us  a  little  while  :  but,  as  my  English  and 
Arabic  was  as  unintellio-ible  to  them  as  their  strano;e  tongue  was 
to  me,  conversation  could  not  be  very  interesting ;  and,  having 
satisfied  their  curiosity  as  to  my  clothes  and  general  appearance, 
they  departed.  After  a  little  chat  in  the  evening,  over  a  cheer- 
ful fire,  chiefly  upon  such  tropics  as,  '  Who  hath  made  us  to 
differ  ? '  we  lay  down  for  the  night.  Slowly  the  fire  died  out  in 
the  fireplace ;  the  many  people  in  other  parts  of  the  room 
became  quiet.  Yaeob's  heavy  breathing  a  few  feet  away  removed 
all  feeling  of  loneliness,  and  yet  I  could  not  fall  asleep.  The 
smoke,  or  the  impure  air  of  the  close  room,  or  my  hard  pillow, 
or  perhaps  all  together,  kept  me  awake  till  after  midnight.  The 
monotony  of  the  long  hours  was  somewhat  relieved,  however,  by 
driving  off  stray  cats,  or  by  picking  up  the  leaves  and  bits  of 
clay  which  fell  upon  my  face  from  the  roof  above. 

' '  By  sunrise  the  next  morning  we  were  again  on  our  way ; 
and  I  keenly  enjoyed  the  ten  hours  over  hills  and  plains,  which 
were  required  to  bring  us  to  Diarbekir.  We  are  especially  in- 
terested in  the  Arabic-speaking  villages  in  that  vicinity ;  and  my 
fii-st  visit  was  to  Kutterbul,  which  is  just  across  the  Tigris  from 
the  city.  On  the  way  to  the  ferry,  I  was  surprised  to  hear  the 
clear  tones  of  a  small  church-bell  coming  softly  over  the  water; 
the  first  time,  I  think,  that  I  have  heard  such  a  sound  since  I 
have  been  in  this  part  of   Turkey.     My  horse,  too,  appeared 

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•rery  much  startled  ;  but,  if  he  and  I  are  spared  to  do  missionary 
work  together  many  more  years,  I  hope  we  shall  hear  such  sweet 
reminders  of  sacred  things  in  many  places.  We  found  our 
Fareeda  waiting  for  us  at  the  door  of  the  pastor's  house,  with  a 
very  warm  welcome ;  and,  the  pastor's  wife  being  very  busy  with 
a  sick  child,  after  the  first  salutations  we  had  a  long  evening  to 
ourselves,  to  talk  over  what  she  had  been  trying  to  do  the  past 
few  months.  We  sent  her  to  Kutterbul  when  school  closed,  at 
the  earnest  request  of  the  pastor,  who  was  anxious  to  have  some 
special  effort  put  forth  for  the  women  of  his  church.  Fareeda 
was  young  to  send, —  she  is  in  her  seventeenth  year, —  and  we 
placed  her  there  with  many  anxieties ;  but  she  has  a  winning 
way,  and  knows  how  to  adapt  herself  to  others'  peculiarities, 
and  seems  not  only  to  be  beloved  and  respected  by  all,  but  to 
be  doing  much  good.  She  has  a  school  of  a  dozen  girls,  visits 
from  house  to  house,  has  a  Bible-class  with  the  women  sabbath 
noon,  and  a  prayer-meeting  with  them  every  Thursday.  It  re- 
joiced me  exceedingly  to  see  what  I  did  of  spiritual  progress, 
and  to  hear  the  pastor  say,  '  She  has  been  a  daughter  in  our 
family,  and  a  sister  to  the  women.  We  do  not  want  to  let  her  go 
back  to  school  in  the  spring.  Can  you  not  promise  her  to  us  for 
another  winter  ?  '  We  do  our  summer  work  of  teaching  under 
many  difiSculties  and  discouragements ;  but  such  testimonials  to 
what  our  dear  pupils  are  able  to  do  in  the  winter  more  than 
compensate  for  all. 

"  On  our  way  home  we  stopped  for  a  day  at  Darike,  a  large 
village  of  some  two  hundred  and  fifty  houses,  beautifully  situ- 
ated ojj  the  side  of  a  mountain,  and,  like  Mardin,  looking 
down  on  the  great  Mesopotamian  plain.  The  helper  here  was 
one  of  Mr.  Williams's  earlier  pupils ;  and  this  was  the  first  time 
I  had  met  Sadie,  his  pretty  little  wife.  All  through  the  after- 
noon and  evening,  the  women  crowded  in  to  see  me  ;  but,  as 
only  one  of  all  who  called  knew  Arabic,  I  had  to  talk  with 
Sadie  as  interpreter.     She  herself  is  a  real  worker.     Her  four 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  303 

children  are  well  cared  for :  she  has  six  or  eight  girls  reading 
with  her,  and  has  a  weekly  meeting  with  the  women,  besides  visit- 
ing them  in  their  homes.  She  has  many  discouragements,  how- 
ever, and  thinks  she  sees  little  fruit  of  her  six  years'  labor  there. 
Girls  will  come  and  read  three  or  four  months ;  then  their  friends 
will  convince  them  that  it  is  a  shame  for  a  woman  to  read,  and 
they  will  leave  ;  coming  back  again,  perhaps,  after  a  while.  The 
women,  too,  are  much  more  rude  than  most  I  have  met :  it  was 
with  difficulty  that  I  insisted  on  refusing  to  let  them  inspect 
every  article  of  my  clothing  ;  and  their  manners  need  mending 
in  various  ways,  judged  even  by  Oriental  standards.  But  a  few 
come  regularly  to  chapel  services,  and  many  others  are  brought, 
more  or  less  directly,  under  the  gospel  influences. 

"  As  there  were  urgent  reasons  for  hastening  our  return,  we 
left  early  the  next  morning.  Our  day's  journey  was  twenty- 
seven  miles ;  and  it  was  not  far  from  sunset  when  we  came 
through  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  were  welcomed  back  to  our 
comfortable  homes.  Missionary  touring  has  many  keen  enjoy- 
ments, as  I  proved  almost  every  hour  of  my  ten  days'  absence. 
It  is  good  to  meet  the  native  brothers  and  sisters  in  their  own 
homes,  and  separate  places  of  worship;  and,  even  where  the 
work  is  discouraging,  there  is  a  refreshment  to  one's  own  soul, 
in  the  very  effort  made  to  arouse  others." 

LETTER  EROM  MISS   CLARKE. 

We  are  permitted  to  make  the  following  extracts  from  private 
letters,  written  by  Miss  Ursula  Clarke  of  Broosa,  while  journey- 
ing during  the  summer  vacation. 

"  Since  I  have  been  travelling  so  much  this  summer,  I  have 
thought  a  good  deal  about  those  women  who  journeyed  with 
Jesus,  and  can  imagine  how  they  looked,  winding  over  the  hills, 
and  what  real  comfort  they  must  have  given  him,  '  minister- 
ing to  him  of  their  substance.' 

"  One  of  the  pleasantest  of  these  same  mountain  rides  is  on 


304  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

the  way  to  Kourdbeleng,  at  which  place  we  arrived  last  Tues- 
day. Such  a  grand  road  as  it  is,  up  and  down  the  steep  sides, 
through  leafy  forests,  and  out  at  last  on  the  brow  of  a  hill,  over- 
looking a  long  valley  surrounded  by  lofty  summits  !  On  the  side 
of  one  of  these,  looking  as  if  only  a  slight  force  were  necessary 
to  send  it  oif  into  the  plain  below,  was  perched  this  little  village. 
How  you  would  have  laughed  at  our  cavalcade  !  We  ladies 
wore  large  white  hat-covers,  looking  like  Turkish  women  ;  Naz- 
rael  had  a  child  in  a  stout  basket  on  either  side  of  his  horse. 
Garabet  led  the  way,  seated  on  a  high  load  of  bedding,  stores, 
and  the  like ;  and  Mr.  Parsons,  similarly  mounted,  brought  up 
the  rear.  Were  we  not  glad  on  reaching  Kourdbeleng  to  find 
two  large  rooms  and  a  hall,  in  which  we  could  walk  about  and 
rest !  To  be  sure,  there  was  no  glass  in  the  windows  ;  but  we 
only  had  the  more  fresh  air,  and  put  on  shawls  and  waterproofs 
to  keep  warm  during  the  night.  On  Thursday  we  walked 
about  the  village,  whose  streets  are  like  flights  of  stairs,  followed 
and  stopped  everywhere  by  flocks  of  children.  I  couldn't  make 
them  understand  much  ;  but  it  was  wonderful  what  a  power  sing- 
ing had  over  them,  even  though  they  could  not  know  the  mean- 
ing of  a  word  we  said. 

"  Thursday  we  went  to  Adabazar,  of  which  you  have  doubt- 
less read,  as  it  has  the  banner  church  of  this  region.  On  the 
morning  after  our  arrival,  before  we  were  awake,  the  father  of 
my  Zammick  came  to  take  me  to  his  home  ;  and  I  had  a  delight- 
ful time  going  about  to  the  difierent  houses.  -The  people  all 
understood  Turkish,  so  that  I  could  talk  to  them  to  my  heart's 
content ;  and  they  were  so  bright  and  wide-awake,  that  there  was 
great  comfort  in  doing  so.  I  saw  only  the  Protestants  :  they 
had  a  congregation  of  some  two  hundred  and  fifty,  crowded  into 
a  church  built  to  accommodate  half  that  number. 

*'  I  have  written  you  before  of  Chengiler,  where  one  of  the 
Marsovan  boys  was  stoned  a  year  ago.  Now  Protestantism  is 
well  established,  a  nice  little  chapel  is  building,  and  four  fam- 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  305 

ilies  have  formed  a  community  which  is  recognized  by  the  Gov- 
ernment. There  is  a  good  pastor  here,  who  seems  thoroughly 
interested  in  the  work,  and  is  much  liked  by  the  people.  Being 
an  unmarried  man,  he  cannot  go  into  their  houses  :  he  was 
therefore  greatly  dehghted  to  have  us  do  so.  We  foand  every- 
where pleasant  people,  especially  the  older  women  :  they  are 
all  so  strong  and  health^  from  their  out-door  work.  This  is 
their  busiest  season,  — the  time  for  gathering  the  wheat,  and  pre- 
paring it  for  winter ;  but  we  always  found  somebody  at  home 
to  extend  us  hospitality. 

•'  In  all  these  villages  there  is  a  little  leaven,  and  we  hope  for 
good  things  this  winter.  In  one  of  them  I  became  very  much 
interested  in  a  girls'  school  among  the  Armenians  ;  it  is  one  they 
started  themselves,  and  has  on  its  list  nearly  all  the  girls  in  the 
place  who  are  considered  of  a  suitable  age  to  go  to  school. 
Most  of  them  are  married  at  twelve,  and  one  very  seldom  after 
fifteen.  The  woman  in  whose  house  we  live  was  engaged  at 
five,  and  married  at  ten  :  she  is  a  fine-looking  old  lady  now. 
There  is  one  of  these  '  old  maids '  of  fourteen,  whom  I  want 
very  much  to  take  with  me  to  Broosa  that  she  may  be  prepared 
to  teach. 

The  great  difficulty  here  is,  that  one  must  speak  the  name  of 
Christ  cautiously,  as  the  people  seem  to  despise  him.  I  think 
I  never  realized  before  how  little  else  there  is  in  religion." 

VILLAGE    INCIDENTS. 
BY  MRS.  S.  A.  WHEELER. 

I  HAVE  been  touring  with  my  husband,  in  the  vicinity  of  Har- 
poot,  for  the  last  four  weeks,  during  which  time  I  have  made 
more  than  a  hundred  calls,  and  held  over  thhty  meetings  with 
the  women ;  and  I  wish  I  could  tell  you  all  I  have  enjoyed. 
I  always  dread  the  starting ;  but,  when  fairly  in  the  midst  of 
village  work,  I  forget  all  the  comforts  of  home,  and,  I  might 

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almost  say,  the  little  ones  left  there :  my  whole  heart  becomes 
so  interested  in  the  crowds  of  women  that  gather  about  me. 
They  seem  very  grateful  to  me  for  leaving  my  children  to  come 
and  teach  them,  and  sometimes  say,  "  We  fear  you  will  get  sick 
by  coming  to  our  cold  rooms  :  you  are  not  strong."  I  was  once 
or  twice  amused  at  the  simplicity  of  their  prayers,  in  which  they 
would  tell  God  that  I  was  not  "  a  poor  wanderer,  without  home 
or  friends,  going  from  place  to  place  to  get  her  bread.  She  has 
not  come  to  get  our  gold  or  silver,  but  to  tell  us  of  Jesus." 
"  If  she  has  come  from  a  far  country  to  teach  us,  what  ought 
we  to  do  for  ourselves  ?  "  were  the  words  of  a  priest's  daughter 
to  those  who  came  to  one  of  my  meetings.  I  hope  she  is  really 
born  of  the  Spirit,  although  all  her  life  taught  to  believe  that 
she  was  renewed  when  baptized  in  infancy.  You  cannot  know 
what  an  obstacle  this  doctrine  is  to  the  reception  of  the  truth. 
It  is  held  with  a  tenacity  that  is  found  only  among  a  religious 
people ;  but,  when  once  convinced  that  baptism  is  not  regenera- 
tion, they  are  ready  to  hear  about  repentance.  I  wish  you  could 
have  seen  some  of  the  women  who  came  to  me  the  last  day  of 
my  visit.  The  careless  look  and  light  laugh  had  passed  away. 
Most  of  them  had  learned  to  read ;  but  they  now  felt  that  this 
was  not  enough. 

"  Hanum,"  said  one,  '*  what  shall  we  do  that  we  may  have 
this  love  to  Christ  that  you  have  told  us  about  ?  We  are  not 
satisJSed  that  we  can  read  :  we  want  to  have  this  peace  and  joy 
that  comes  from  love  in  the  heart.  We  fear,  when  you  are  gone, 
we  shall  lose  these  feelings  and  become  careless  again." 

"  You  must  go  to  Jesus,"  I  replied  :  "he  will  stay  with  you; 
he  is  ready  to  be  the  guest  of  each  one,  and  has  already  sent 
his  Holy  Spirit  into  your  hearts  to  show  you  your  needs  and  the 
way  to  supply  them." 

*'  But  how  can  I  pray  ?  "  said  another :  '*  I  don't  know  how." 

'  *'  Go  to  your  heavenly  Father  just  as  your  children  come  to 

you  when  they  are  hungry,  and  tell  him  just  what  you  want. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  307 

He  will  send  his  Holy  Spirit  to  help  you :  you  need  not  go 
alone." 

This  seemed  to  satisfy  her ;  but  her  earnest  face  is  often  before 
me,  and  I  still  hear  the  sad,  plaintive  tone  in  which  she  spoke. 
What  joy  to  leave  such  "  little  ones  "  in  the  hands  of  Jesus  ! 
Is  he  not  drawing  them  ?  Will  any  whom  his  Father  has  given 
him  be  lost  ? 

My  dear  friends,  as  I  have  gone  among  the  women  this 
winter,  I  have  been  amazed  to  see  how  ready  all  classes  are  to 
receive  the  truth.  True,  some  still  cling  to  their  old  ways,  and 
others  are  trying  to  patch  the  new  with  the  old,  which,  for  a 
time,  will  hinder  their  rapid  progress ;  but,  if  Christ's  words  are 
true,  the  rent  will  be  made  worse,  and  the  divine  light  will 
penetrate  still  deeper  into  the  darkness.  Women  who  never 
attend  our  services,  and  who  shudder  at  the  thought  of  being 
called  "  Prots,"  are  really  desiring  a  higher  life.  They  are  not 
satisfied  with  tbe  mummeries  of  the  old  church,  and  begin  to 
feel  that  we  have  something  better  and  more  substantial  than  is 
found  with  them.  The  priests  have  told  them  that  we  are  false 
prophets,  devouring  wolves  in  sheep's  clothing,  who  will  make 
every  effort  to  destroy  them.  Yet  we  often  hear  now,  "  Why  do 
these  people  leave  their  homes  and  come  here  to  instruct  us? 
Is  this  like  our  priests,  who  keep  saying  '  Give,  give,'  and  do  us 
no  good?  " 

Let  me  tell  you  how  greatly  we  are  strengthened  by  your 
efforts  at  home.  This  waking  up  of  Christian  women  in 
America  and  England  seems  to  me  the  bright  harbinger  of 
better  days.  Those  who  give  will  pray ;  and  many  are  ready  to 
give,  when  convinced  that  it  is  the  Master's  cause.  What  a 
blessed  day  that  will  be,  when  this  world  shall  not  only  be 
girdled  with  prayer,  but,  from  the  remotest  and  darkest  corners, 
the  voice  of  praise  and  supplication  shall  be  heard.  It  seems  to 
me  that  the  time  is  near,  and  ere  long  we  may  hope  for  other 
Pentecostal  seasons,  when  thousands  will  come  to  Christ. 


308  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

AFRICA. 

AN    OLD    ZULU    WOMAN. 

BY  ilRS.   K.   C.   LINDLEY. 

As  I  -^as  talking  with  Mrs.  Edwards,  this  evening,  about 
*'Life  and  Light,"  it  came  into  my  mind  to  tell  its  readers 
about  a  poor  old  woman,  whom  perhaps  we  should  no  longer 
call  "  poor  "  or  "  old,"  as  she  is  to-day  with  Him  who  is  no  re- 
specter of  persons.  But  she  was  "  poor  and  old,"  so  very  mis- 
erable and  forlorn,  —  indeed,  I  cannot  describe  her  to  you,  left, 
as  she  was,  to  wander  about  the  streets,  and  not  even  wearing 
the  scant  garment  of  the  younger  women.  Zulus  have  no  par- 
ticular dehcacy  of  feehng,  and  often  speak  the  whole  truth  when 
we  should  hold  back  part.  Recently,  one  of  the  native  pastors, 
in  receiving  an  old,  worn-out  woman  into  the  church,  pointed  to 
her  and  said,  "  How  could  we  have  a  more  wonderful  evidence 
of  God's  love  and  condescension  than  this  before  us?  To 
think,  even  such  as  she  is  received  by  the  dear  Lord!"  To 
them  it  was  not  a  hard  speech,  but  only  showed  them  Christ's 
great  love ;  as  they  regard  old  women  as  outcasts,  naked  and 
worthless. 

But  this  is  a  digression.  This  poor  thing  had  been,  in  her 
young  days,  a  beauty,  —  the  well-beloved  wife  of  a  chief  man  in 
the  country.  During  the  wars  he  was  killed ;  and  she  came  here 
with  her  tribe,  at  the  time  of  their  flight  from  the  Zulu  king. 
"When  about  fifty,  as  is  the  custom,  she  went  to  live  with  her 
eldest  son.  His  home  was  near  the  Inanda  Station ;  and  she 
often  heard  of  Jesus  Christ,  without  the  words  making  any 
special  impression.  At  the  time  she  came  to  the  station,  she 
was  ill,  and  appeared  to  have  lingering  consumption.  In  her 
sickness,  the  Christian  natives  visited  her ;  and  it  seemed  as  if 
Hght  broke  in  upon  her  heart,  even  through  the  withered,  dis- 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  309 

eased  body  that  held  it.  She  felt  deeply  Christ's  love  for  her, 
and  mourned  that  she  had  but  her  last  days  to  give  him.  She 
prayed  and  talked  as  you  would  never  have  believed  possible 
for  one  with  her  darkened  mind,  pleading  with  and  for  her 
children. 

One  Sunday  afternoon,  in  that  low,  dark  hut,  she  lay  on  a 
mat,  panting  for  breath,  nothing  but  a  blanket  around  her,  the 
room  full  of  smoke,  a  scene  more  of  hell  than  of  heaven ;  yet  it 
was  a  scene  for  heaven.  James,  pastor  of  Tnanda,  and  Thomas, 
of  Esidumbini,  came  to  her  side,  bringing  a  little  water,  and 
there  she  was  baptized.  Xo  grand  church  with  marble  font ; 
no  pomp  or  show ;  just  those  men  with  their  bowl  of  water,  the 
dingy  old  hut,  and  the  poorest  —  I  was  going  to  say  the  most 
revolting  —  of  God's  creatures,  lying  on  the  floor.  Yet,  '*  could 
any  man  forbid  water  that  this  be  baptized  ?  '-'  Such  was  the 
question  long  ago :  such  was  it  that  day.  None  forbade,  and 
she  was  baptized.  How  I  wish  many  in  America  could  have 
witnessed  that  scene  ! 

After  that  she  lingered  a  short  time,  suffering  and  ill,  patient 
and  cheerful ;  and  then  she  died.  It  would  be  but  little  use  to 
tell  what  she  said.  The  words  of  the  faithful  are  the  same  all 
over  the  world  ;  age,  place,  color,  circumstances,  affect  nothing  : 
"  I  know  in  whom  I  have  believed."  We  are  waiting  to  see 
her  prayers  for  her  children  beai-  their  fruit  in  its  season.  May 
the  story  of  this  poor  old  Zulu  woman  give  you  all  a  little  more 
courage  to  go  on  in  your  work,  feeling  that  no^one  is  hopeless  1 
The  Lord,  so  full  of  pity,  can  send  light  into  the  hearts  of  all, 
whether  white  or  black,  old  or  young;  for  his  love  '•'  passeth  all 
understanding."     Let  us  then  work  bravely  on,  — 

"  Giving  thanks  unto  the  Father,  which  hath  made  us  meet 
to  be  partakers  of  the  inheritance  of  the  saints  of  light  : 

•'  Who  hath  delivered  us  fi'om  the  power  of  darkness,  and 
hath  translated  us  into  the  kingdom  of  his  dear  Son." 


310  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 


MISSIONARY  ITEMS. 

Letters  have  been  received  from  Miss  Sisson,  who  sailed 
from  New  York  on  the  2d  of  March,  telling  of  her  safe 
arrival  in  Madras,  after  a  long,  though  very  pleasant  journey. 
The  four  ladies  who  formed  their  party  were  the  recipients  of 
many  favors  on  the  way,  and  among  them  was  the  opportune 
assistance  of  an  English  gentleman,  physician  to  Queen  Victoria, 
who  showed  them  great  kindness  in  Paris.  He  would  accept 
no  acknowledgment  from  them,  saying  only,  **  A  compliment 
of  the  British  Government  to  American  missionaries."  At 
Madras,  Miss  Sisson  expresses  great  delight  at  meeting  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Capron,  and  Miss  Smith,  just  starting  for  America,  and 
adds,  — 

"  Every  thing  seems  delightful  here,  after  the  rush  and  noise 
of  cars  and  steamers :  flowers  and  trees  were  never  so  charming 
to  my  eyes  before.  I  have  never  known  days  of  such  sweet 
peace  and  rest  as  these,  in  contemplation  of  my  work.  Surely 
no  human  being  had  ever  greater  reason  for  gratitude  than  I, 
that  the  dear  Lord  Jesus  has  taught  me  the  preciousness  of  the 
privilege  of  laboring  for  him,  while  so  many  at  home,  better 
fitted  for  the  work,  are  hesitating,  and  counting  the  cost.  Oh, 
what  shall  I  render  unto  the  Lord  for  all  his  benefits !  " 

We  commend,  the  following,  from  Mrs.  Allen  of  Harpoot,  to 
every  weary,  doubting  Christian  in  the  land. 

^'Eeports  from  many  places  speak  of  increased  interest, 
where  hitherto  progress  has  been  very  slow.  I  visited,  with  Mr. 
Allen,  two  villages,  where  I  held  meetings  with  the  women,  at 
one  of  which  one  hundred  and  sixty  wer^  present,  and  at  the 
other  still  more.  The  people  of  Sinamood  have  had  a  preacher 
with  them  for  the  first  time  this  winter,  and  he  seems  to  have 
been  quite  successful.     During  tha  week  of  prayer,   they  felt 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN. 


311 


that  they  were  in  a  cold  state,  and  that  they  must  have  the 
presence  of  the  •  Spirit.  On  Saturday  of  that  week,  a  few  of 
them  met  together  in  .the  evening,  and  resolved  that  they  would 
not  leave  the  place  till  the  Lord  visited  them  with  his  reviving 
power.  They  continued  their  meeting  four  hours  and  a  half, 
and  the  Lord  did  answer  their  prayers  by  pouring  out  his  bless- 
ing upon  them. 

"  Christian  sisters,  we  think  that  this  winter's  experience  has 
taught  us  a  good  lesson  ;  it  is  this  :  there  is  power  in  prayer 
that  we  have  but  just  begun  to  realize.  I  believe  that  the  success 
that  has  attended  our  work  is,  much  of  it,  due  to  the  simple 
faith  of  these  people  exercised  in  prayer.  If  you  are  feeling  a 
lack  of  love  to  Christ  in  your  hearts,  if  sinners  are  careless 
about  their  souls,  and  if  your  great  desire  is  that  the  Lord  come 
into  your  midst,  pray,  continue  in  supplication,  and  your 
request  will  be  granted.     He  is  faithful  that  promised." 

Mrs.  Harding  of  the  Mahratta  Mission,  in  a  recent  letter, 
writes,  — 

*'  There  has  been  a  marked  religious  interest  in  Bombay  for 
the  past  few  months.  Rev.  Mr.  Taylor,  an  American  Methodist 
evangelist,  has  been  laboring  there  with  great  zeal  and  earnest- 
ness ;  and  many  souls,  to  the  number  of  several  hundred,  have 
embraced  Christ,  and  are  now  rejoicing  in  him.  A  Methodist 
church  has  been  formed,  and  the  members  are  working  with  a 
warmth  and  ardor  refreshing  to  see.  It  has  been  delightful  to 
witness  how  personal  effort  has  been  crowned  with  success  :  the 
word  spoken  in  trembling  has  been  the  word  in  season.  Some 
of  the  native  Christians  feel  that  they  have  been  quickened  and 
strengthened  by  Mr.  Taylor's  preaching  in  our  little  chapel ;  and 
we  hope,  in  time,  that  the  blessed  work  among  the  Europeans 
may  re-act  upon  the  -natives,  leading  them  also  to  weep  over 
their  sins,  and  flee  to  Christ  for  refuge." 


312  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 


^m,  "^.i^t\  »t  ll^ttfif. 


MAY    MEETINa. 

Punctually  at  the  appointed  hour,  on  the  morning  of  May  30, 
Mount  Vernon  vestry  was  crowded  with  members  and  friends  of 
the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions.  Mrs.  Albert  Bowker,  Presi- 
dent, conducted  the  opening  exercises;  and,  when  the  audience 
had  joined  in  the  doxology,  Miss  Abbie  B.  Child,  Home  Secre- 
tary, reported  the  condition  of  the  home  work. 

Mrs.  Homer  Bartlett,  Treasurer,  reported  receipts  since 
January,  $20,458.20  ;  $1,600  of  which  was  from  female  semi- 
naries and  Sunday  schools,  during  the  last  two  months.  Mrs. 
Bartlett  noticed  the  regular  weekly  contribution  of  fifty  cents  by  a 
yoilng  woman  who  sustained  herself  by  her  needle,  as  a  gift 
worthy  of  special  honor  ;  and  remarking  that  while  our  work 
largely  elicits  youthful  interest  and  self-denial,  there  are  none 
so  old  but  may  engage  heartily  in  it,  read  a  letter  from  Bev. 
Father  Cleveland,  who  had  nearly  completed  his  one  hundredth 
year.  His  accompanying  subscription  of  twenty-five  dollars, 
for  life-membership,  proved  to  be  his  legacy  ;  for  just  ere 
his  century  of  time  was  filled  out,  he  was  called  to  enter 
upon  the  life  which  is  immortal,  and  where  one  hundred  years 
are  but  as  a  day. 

Interesting  letters  were  read  by  the  Corresponding  Secretaries, 
and  reference  was  made  by  Mrs.  Bowker  to  the  earthquake  at 
Antioch.  A  graphic  description,  by  Miss  Powers,  of  the 
fearful  event,  was  read  by  Mrs.  Gould,  which  called  forth 
heartfelt  gratitude  for  their  remarkable  preservation,  and^ — 

.  "  He'll  shield  you  with  a  wall  of  fire  " 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  313 

was  here  sung  most  appropriately.  A  very  interesting  item  of 
missionary  intelligence  was  given  in  a  letter  from  Mrs.  Wheeler 
of  Harpoot,  who  described  societies  of  the  native  women  and 
children;  among  which  maybe  found  a  "Morning  Star"  and 
a  "Jacob's  Well."  The  latter,  besides  watering  the  home  field, 
is  ambitious  of  sending  a  healing  stream  far  into  Africa  ;  and  by 
the  contribution  of  ten  dollars  for  a  pupil  in  Mrs.  Edwards's 
school,  that  society  hopes  during  the  year  to  become  an  auxiliary 
of  the  W.  B.  M. 

It  is  impossible  to  transfer  to  paper  the  thrilling  interest  of 
the  closing  scene.  The  sweet  voice  of  Mrs.  L.  E.  Caswell  led 
a  quartet  of  ladies  in  singing  the  "Missionary's  Call;"  after 
which  Mrs.  Bowker  introduced  Mrs.  Thompson  of  New  Haven, 
and  Miss  Washburn  of  Medford,  recently  appointed  by  the 
American  Board,  and  adopted  as  our  missionaries.  The  brief 
remarks  of  each  excited  the  warmest  interest  in  their  behalf; 
and  when  Mrs.  Bowker,  in  the  name  of  the  society,  tenderly  and 
affectionately  gave  them  the  right  hand  of  fellowship,  the  sympa- 
thies of  the  audience  were  still  further  enlisted,  and  the  bond  of 
union  was  complete,  —  a  bond,  we  believe,  never  to  be  broken. 
The  entire  congregation  here  joined  Mrs.  Caswell  in  singing  the 
"  Missionary's  Charge,"  — 

"  Ye  Christian  heralds,  go,  proclaim  ;  " 

and  then  followed  a  long-to-be-remembered  prayer  of  consecra- 
tion for  the  missionaries  and  for  those  present ;  and  thus,  at 
the  point  of  highest  interest,  the  meeting  closed. 

■    Mrs.  J.  A.  CopP;  Rec.  Sec. 


Although  Miss  West's  continued  ill-heal'th  deprives  us  of  her 
presence,  we  are  glad  to  know,  through  her  verses  on  the  follow- 
ing page,  that  the  candle  of  the  Lord  is  shining  into  her  heart. 


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314  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 


BY   MISS   MARIA  A.   WEST. 

Light  thou  my  candle,  Lord  ! 

It  cannot  shine, 
So  cold,  so  dark,  so  dead, 

This  heart  of  mine. 

Thou  art  the  Life,  the  Sun  : 

Oh  kindle  me  ! 
That  I  may  light  impart, 

A  ray  from  thee. 

Not  burning  slow  and  dim, 

A  sluggish  spark ; 
But  strong  and  clear  and  bright, 

Shine  in  the  dark. 

And  let  me  brighter  grow 

With  every  night, 
That  I  may  point  to  thee, 

Of  life  the  Light. 

Down  in  the  heart's  deep  cave. 

Where  sin  abides. 
Pride,  hate,  and  wrath,  and  fear 

The  darkness  hides. 

And  none  himself  can  know, 

Amid  this  night, 
Till  thou  thyself  reveal ; 

For  Love  is  light. 

And  thou  alone  canst  pierce  . 

That  darkness  deep : 
Lord,  show  myself  to  me. 

That  love  may  weep  ! 

And  when  thy  light  within 

Doth  clearly  shine, 
The  glory,  Lord,  shall  be, 

Not  mine,  but  thine. 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  315 


"Died,  at  Chateau  St.  Laurent,  Nice,  France,  on  15th  May, 

MARY  REYNOLDS  PAGE, 

aged  44,  wife  of  Hon.  John  B.  Page  of  Rutland,  Vt.,  U.S.A." 

We  were  startled  by  the  reception  of  a  Paris  paper,  in  which  appeared  this 
sad  intelligence.  We  mourn  the  loss  of  a  beloved  Vice-President  of  the 
Woman's  Board,  whp  heartily  enlisted  in  our  work  from  its  commencement. 
While  we  rejoice  in  her  "  eternal  gain,"  we  are  truly  bereaved ;  for  she  fell, 
not 

"  Like  dropping  flowers  that  no  man  noticeth, 
But  like  a  branch  of  some  stately  tree, 
Rent  in  a  tempest,  and  flung  down  to  death, 

Thick  with  green  leafage.     So  that  piteously 
Each  passer  by  that  ruin  shuddereth, 
And  saith,  '  The  gap  this  branch  has  left  is  wide.'  " 

In  July,  1871,  she  accompanied  her  family  to  Europe  ;  a  change  of  climate 
having  been  recommended  for  her  failing  health.  At  first  she  rallied ;  but, 
though  last  winter  she  grew  worse,  her  death  was  very  unexpected.  One 
writes,  "  She  was  not  conscious  of  dying  till  a  few  moments  before  she  left 
us.  Through  all  her  long  and  terrible  sickness,  she  was  never  heard  to  utter 
one  impatient  word.  Her  sick-chamber  was  the  gate  of  heaven.  She  was 
ready  for  her  crown. " 

Intelligence,  culture,  benevolence,  and  religion,  with  position,  lovely  pres- 
ence, and  pleasing  address,  were  so  happily  blended  in  her  life,  that  she  was 
eminently  useful  in  the  domestic  circle,  the  community,  and  the  church. 

She  was  much  interested  in  the  young ;  was  a  constant  attendant  on  the 
"  Mothers'  Concert  of  Prayer; "  and  often  went  nearly  two  hundred  miles  to 
attend  the  quarterly  meeting  of  the  Union  Maternal  Association  of  Boston. 

She  was  also  distinguished  for  a  deep  missionary  spirit,  which  was  highly 
contagious.  The  Rutland  Auxiliary  was  formed  through  her  instrumentality, 
and  constantly  nurtured  by  her  hberality  and  zeal.  Fertile  in  invention,  she 
suggested  a  plan  for  a  State  organization,  that  should  embrace  every  Congre- 
gational church  in  Vermont ;  but  her  illness  and  premature  death  prevented 
the  fulfilment  of  a  purpose  which  her  rare  executive  ability  might  otherwise 
have  accomplished. 

Her  consecrated  life,  fi-uitful  with  words  of  kindness,  deeds  of  love,  holy 
zeal,  missionary  labors,  and  singleness  of  aim,  remains  a  precious  legacy  to 
every  Christian  woman,  stimulating  her  to  emulate  so  noble  an  example. 
'*  For  though  her  earthly  sun  hms  set. 
Its  light  shall  linger  round  us  yet,  — 
Bright,  radiant,  blest." 


316       LIFE  AND  LIGHT  FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN. 

EXTENSION  OF   OUR  WORK. 

Looking  back  upon  the  last  few  months,  we  can  see  a  decided 
gain  in  the  Home  Department  of  our  Society.  Very  substantial 
results  of  the  winter's  labor  were  made  known  to  us  through  ac- 
counts of  various  annual  meetings  late  in  the  spring.  Promi- 
nent among  them  were  those  of  the  Philadelphia  and  New  Haven 
branches,  whose  reports  showed  a  goodly  number  of  societies 
associated  with  them,  and  a  large  amount  of  work  accomplished 
in  their  chosen  fields.  A  pleasant  interchange  of  greetings  be- 
tween them  stimulated  each  to  greater  efi'ort,  while  they  were 
drawn  together  in  the  close  sympathy  of  a  common  interest. 

We  think,  too,  that  we  have  gained  in  the  diffusion  of  infor- 
mation in  regard  to  the  Society.  To  extend  this  knowledge  still 
more,  we  have  been  requested  to  publish  our  Quarterly  "  Life  and 
Light,"  as  often  as  once  in  two  months.  Two  thousand  addi- 
tional subscribers  will  enable  us  to  do  so  without  burdening  the 
treasury ;  and  we  know  of  no  way  in  which  individuals  can  bet- 
ter aid  the  work  than  by  lengthening  this  subscription-list. 

The  work  abroad  has  also  steadily  increased.  Besides  the 
adoption  of  several  new  missionaries,  and  the  enlargement  of 
some  of  our  mission  schools,  we  are  about  to  establish  a  Home 
among  the  Dacota  Indians.  Co-operating  with  the  American 
Board,  we  propose  to  furnish  a  place  where  young  girls  may 
obtain  the  rudiments  of  learning,  and  a  practical  domestic  train- 
ing that  shall  help  them  to  civilize  their  comfortless  homes. 


THE  WEEKLY    PLEDGE    SYSTEM. 

For  any  of  our  auxiliaries,  or  Mission-Circles,  who  may  wish 
to  adopt  the  weekly  pledge  system,  we  have  prepared  envelopes, 
which  may  be  procured  by  application  to  the  Secretary,  W.  B. 
M.,  Missionary  House,  Boston. 

Samples,  with  circular,  furnished  gratuitously. 


WOMAN'S    BOARD    OF  MISSIONS    FOR  THE 
INTERIOR. 


OFFICERS. 

President. 

Mrs.  MOSES  SMITH,  48  Hamilton  Avenue,  Chicago,  III. 

Corresponding  Secretaries. 

Mrs.  E.  W.  BLATCHFORD,  Evanston,  111. 

Mrs.  J.  B.  LEAKE,  526  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Recording   Secretary. 

Miss  MARY  E.  GREENE,  Evanston,  111. 

Treasure!'. 

Mrs.  FRANCIS  BRADLEY,  Evanston,  111. 


WOME.Y  AND   CHILDREN  IN  JAPAN. 

BY  MRS.  D.   C.   GREENE. 

A  LITTLE  girl  begins  her  school-life  when  she  is  five  or  six 
years  old ;  and,  if  she  studies  five  years,  her  education  is  sup- 
posed to  be  something  extraordinary,  though  she  learns  little 
else  than  reading  and  spelling.  It  is  very  rare  to  meet  a  woman 
who  cannot  read  and  write  the  common  language  of  the  people. 
Long  before  the  little  girls  are  old  enough  to  go  to  school,  they 
are  taught  to  do  much  to  relieve  their  mothers  from  care. 

Babies,  from  the  time  they  are  a  month  old,  are  strapped  to 
the  backs  of  their  elder  sisters,  and  go  with  them  wherever  they 
27*  317 


318  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

go.  It  is  not  an  uncommon  thing  that  the  baby  carrying  looks 
but  little  larger  than  the  one  carried.  With  these  little  ones  on 
their  backs,  the  children  run  about,  play  battledore  and  shuttle- 
cock, or  any  thing  they  please,  without  suffering  any  apparent 
inconvenience  from  their  burden.  Once  in  a  while  you  hear  a 
cry  :  then  the  sister  hops  up  and  down  to  the  great  satisfaction  of 
the  baby,  who  is  quiet  almost  immediately. 

Another  lesson  that  little  girls  must  learn  before  they  learn 
from  books,  is  to  pay  great  deference  to  the  eldest  brother.  He 
is  always  to  be  addressed  as  "ni-san,"  about  the  same  as  Mr. 
Brother,  we  should  say.  It  is  important  for  him  to  obey  his 
parents ;  but  how  much  more  so  for  her,  being  a  girl  I 

Though  women  here  are  treated  much  more  kindly  than  in 
many  heathen  countries,  they  are  continually  made  to  feel  that 
they  are  much  inferior  to  men.  In  one  of  their  books,  the 
husband  is  compared  to  the  heaven,  and  the  wife  to  the  earth 
under  his  feet.  In  another,  he  is  called  the  day,  and  she  the 
night :  for,  no  matter  how  cloudy  the  day  may  be,  in  the  deepest 
recesses  it  is  light ;  but  in  the  night,  if  the  moon  shine  ever  so 
brightly,  there  are  still  dark  spots.  At  another  time  these 
women  are  told,  that,  though  they  may  have  every  beauty,  grace, 
and  virtue,  they  are  still  inferior  to  the  lowest  men  that  can  be 
found.  If  a  man  walks  out  with  his  wife  during  day,  which  he 
is  rather  ashamed  to  do,  she  always  walks  behind  him  like  a 
servant.  If  they  go  out  at  night,  she  walks  before  with  the 
lantern,  to  light  the  path  of  her  lord.  When  they  have  guests, 
the  woman  meekly  waits  at  the  table,  and  afterwards  takes  her 
meals  alone. 

A  short  time  since,  a  relative  of  one  of  our  servants  died. 
He  was  the  head  of  a  family ;  and,  as  he  had  been  ill  for  months, 
the  family  had  depended  upon  the  wife  and  mother  for  support. 
Since  she  was  thus  able  to  care  for  herself,  she  thought  it  proba- 
ble that  she  should  never  marry  again ;  and  so,  at  the  time  of  the 
funeral,  she  stood  close  by  the  burial-place.     Had  her  intentions 


FOR  HEATHEN  WOMEN.  319 

been  different,  she  would  have  waited  at  a  distance  :  for,  as  Mr. 
Greene's  teacher  told  me,  a  widow  with  a  family  of  children, 
who  finds  it  difficult  to  support  them,  is  at  liberty  to  call  another 
husband,  to  become  the  head  of  her  house;  and,  in  all  such 
cases,  the  husband  takes  the  name  of  the  wife. 

As  we  were  returnino;  from  church,  a  few  sabbaths  ago,  we 
were  greatly  amused  to  see  a  woman  with  a  large  doll  closely 
folded  in  her  bosom,  as  the  Japanese  women  carry  their  babies. 
We  could  not  quite  understand  it,  until  we  were  told  that  it  was 
quite  a  common  thing  that  women  who  have  no  children  fre- 
quently buy  large  dolls,  dress  them,  and  care  for  them  as  if  they 
were  children,  often  spending  much  money  for  them. 

These  women,  who  interest  us  so  much  in  many  ways,  know 
as  yet  nothing  of  the  Bible  and  the  blessings  it  brings.  We 
hope  that  before  many  months  have  past  we  shall  have  full  lib- 
erty to  tell  them  all  we  long  to  about  our  Saviour. 


CEYLON. 
A  VILLAGE   SCHOOL  NEAR  BATTICOTTA. 

BY  MISS  H.  A.  HILLIS. 

Soon  after  returning  from  Oodoopitty,  I  learned,  while  visiting 
in  a  fisher  village  a  mile  north  of  the  station,  that  some  of  the 
people  were  willing  to  have  their  girls  taught,  and  that  the  only 
Christian  woman  there  was  willing  to  teach. 

There  was  no  bungalow  in  the  village ;  and  the  mud  veranda 
in  front  of  the  teacher's  house  was  too  small,  and  its  covering  of 
palmyra  leaves  was  too  thin  and  dry,  to  afford  much  protection 
from  the  sun  and  rain.  But,  by  the  hedge  of  the  compound, 
stands  a  remarkably  fine  mango  tree ;  and  in  its  shade  it  was 
decided  that  the  children  could  be  taught  till  the  rainy  season. 
I  promised,  that,  if  the  school  should  be  a  success,  I  would  then 
assist  the  teacher  in  enlarging  and  covering  her  veranda. 


320  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

The  scbool  commenced  the  latter  part  of  May.  Fifteen  girls 
were  brought  in  the  first  day,  and  the  number  has  gradually 
increased  to  thirty-six.  All  have  not  been  present  regularly, 
the  average  daily  attendance  being  only  twenty-two  ;  but,  if  they 
come  occasionally,  we  gain  a  hold  upon  them  which  we  hope 
never  to  lose.  It  gives  an  excuse  for  going  often  to  their  homes ; 
and,  if  we  are  watchful  and  faithful,  I  hope  permanent  impres- 
sions may  be  made. 

It  is  very  difficult  to  keep  up  this  girls'  school.  Teaching  is 
the  least  part  of  the  teacher's  work.  She  is  obliged  to  hire  a 
boy,  giving  him  one-fifth  of  her  salary,  to  bring  in  the  girls  each 
day.  Often  when  I  go  in  the  morning,  I  find  the  husband,  son, 
and  paid  helper,  all  out  calling,  persuading,  almost  compelling. 
It  is  not  the  fault  of  the  children.  I  never  had  more  eager 
learners,  nor  received  warmer  greetings,  than  these  little  brown- 
faced  maidens  give  me  as  they  run  in  the  gate,  and  sit  down  in 
the  sand  or  on  the  roots  of  the  tree.  Nor  would  I  dare  blame 
their  mothers.  Their  burdens  are  heavy,  and  no  wonder  if  they 
are  unwilling  to  release  their  children  from  their  share  of  them. 
No  less  than  seven  of  the  girls,  varying  in  age  from  eight  to 
twelve  years,  bring  the  babies  regularly  to  school,  and  through 
the  long  hours  scarcely  have  them  out  of  their  arms  a  moment. 
While  standing  up  to  recite,  they  hold  the  little,  clinging  bur- 
dens ;  or,  while  writing  in  the  sand  with  one  hand,  with  the 
other  they  soothe  or  amuse  them.  The  mothers  of  some  of  them 
go  to  the  bazaar  early  in  the  morning,  and  do  not  return  till 
night.  Their  children  can  come  all  day  ;  while  those  who  have 
other  work  can  only  come  occasionally.  Some,  with  baskets  of 
grain,  or  sticks  for  the  fire,  or  huge  bundles  of  grass  on  their 
heads,  drop  their  burdens  at  the  gate,  run  in  for  a  lesson,  and 
then  go  back  to  their  work.  Some  watch  the  flocks  of  goats, 
others  pull  grass  all  day  long,  and  some  go  with  their  mothers 
to  the  fields.  During  harvest  and  the  palmyra  season,  I  ask  the 
mothers  to  spare  them  half  an  hour,  or  even  a  shorter  time. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  321 

Sometimes  the  teacher  sends  one  who  has  read  a  few  more  les- 
sons than  the  absent  ones  to  give  them  a  lesson.  I  always  carry 
a  book  when  I  visit  in  the  village;  and,  if  I  meet  the  children  on 
the  way  or  at  their  homes,  have  them  read. 

Including  the  combinations,  there  are  over  two  hundred  letters 
in  the  Tamil  alphabet ;  and  it  is  no  easy  matter  to  teach  such 
little,  careless,  ignorant  creatures  to  read  and  write  them. 
The  teacher,  with  her  fingers,  writes  the  letters  in  the  sand, 
speaking  the  name.  The  children,  repeating  the  name  in  con- 
cert, write  the  character.  After  some  progress  has  been  made, 
the  letters  are  written  on  strips  of  "  ola "  (palmyra-palm 
leaves) ,  and  one  is  given  to  each  for  a  copy.  I  found  some 
copies  of  the  alphabet  that  were  printed  when  Mr.  Hunt  was  at 
Madras  among  some  old  papers  at  the  Depository,  which  have 
been  quite  useful.  I  pasted  them  on  cloth,  and  hung  them  on 
nails  driven  into  the  trunk  of  the  tree ;  and,  with  a  blackboard 
suspended  in  the  same  way,  our  schoolroom  is  well  furnished. 

The  most  I  hope  to  do  is  to  teach  them  to  read  and  write,  and 
give  them  some  knowledge  of  arithmetic  and  geography.  The 
customs  of  the  country  do  not  allow  girls  to  go  alone  out  of 
their  houses  after  they  reach  the  age  of  twelve  or  fourteen,  unless 
they  enter  the  boarding-schools,  where  they  are  under  as  strict 
surveillance  as  at  home.  So  their  time  for  study  is  very  short. 
I  try  to  give,  and  to  have  the  teachers  give,  just  such  religious 
instruction  as  a  Christian  mother  or  sabbath-school  teacher  would 
give  in  America.  They  commit  to  memory  the  Ten  Command- 
ments, the  Lord's  Prayer,  and  a  small  catechism  containing  the 
simple  fundarjiental  truths  of  the  Bible,  and  declaring  the  falsity 
of  many  of  the  principal  Hindoo  ideas.  They  commit  verses 
and  hymns  more  readily,  I  think,  than  children  in  America ; 
and,  though  it  is  difficult  to  teach  them  our  Western  music,  they 
sing  the  Christian  lyrics  with  all  the  enthusiastic  delight  which 
children  at  home  take  in  their  sabbath-school  songs.  The 
Madura  Mission  has  published  a  large  number  of  these  lyrics; 


322  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

and  last  year  four  young  men  were  sent  from  Jaffna  to  learn 
them.  After  coming  back,  they  were  employed  in  the  schools  ; 
and  now  a  great  many  of  the  children  sing  the  easier  ones,  and 
thus  carry  the  truth,  we  hope,  into  many  homes  that  might  not 
otherwise  be  reached. 


TURKEY. 
ZEITOON. 

Zeitoon  is  a  town  of  Central  Turkey,  containing  about  twelve 
thousand  inhabitants.  It  lies  in  the  most  inaccessible  part  of 
the  Tamus  mountains,  a  location  chosen  by  its  first  settlers,  who 
were  nominal  Christians,  for  greater  security  from  their  ene- 
mies, the  Turks. 

The  town  is  literally  founded  upon  a  rock.  This  rock  is  in 
shape  much  like  an  orange  quarter,  of  which  the  cut  side  is 
more  than  three  hundred  feet  high,  and  nearly  perpendicular. 
The  houses  are  upon  the  winding  side,  and  cover  it  completely 
from  top  to  bottom.  Not  a  vacant  lot,  not  an  empty  corner,  is 
left ;  nor  is  there  a  single  green  spot  of  grass,  much  less  a  garden 
or  a  flower-bed,  in  the  whole  town ;  but  the  roof  of  one  house 
affords  the  only  yard  for  that  next  above  it.  And  the  houses 
slant  so  close  together,  that  a  person  may  go  from  one  end  of  the 
town  to  the  other  almost  without  leaving  the  roofs. 

The  streets  are  very  narrow,  the  widest  of  them  not  exceed- 
ing six  feet ;  and  many  of  these,  even,  are  arched  over  and  have 
rooms  built  upon  them.  From  the  top  to  the  bottom  of  the 
rocky  hill  there  are  twenty-eight  rows  of  houses,  with  these  nar- 
row lanes  between.  Water  is  scarce,  and  filth  abounds. 
Scarcely  any  provision  is  made  for  the  demands  of  cleanliness, 
or  even  of  decency ;  and  the  odors,  as  well  as  the  sights,  result- 
ing from  such  a  lack,  can  scarcely  be  imagined. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  323 

Of  the  inhabitants,  what  could  be  expected  but  the  most  dire 
ignorance  and  degradation  ?  Probably  not  a  hundred  men  in 
the  whole  town  can  read  understandingly,  and  not  a  single  wo- 
man. 

There  are  seven  large  churches,  and  more  than  a  score  of 
priests.  But  these  last,  though  they  have  always  had  the  Bible 
in  their  own  hands,  yet  have  never  taught  it  to  the  people  them- 
selves, and  have  fiercely  and  persistently  resisted  all  efibrts 
made  by  others  to  teach  them.  But  light  is  entering  their 
city,  nevertheless,  and  there  is  already  a  community  of  fifty 
Protestants  there,  and  even  their  women  are  beginning  to  in- 
quire for  the  truth.  These  poor  Protestants  here  have  built  a  small 
chapel,  and  now  are  asking  for  help,  and  seeking  for  instruction, 
though  as  yet  they  scarcely  know  what  the  new  way  is,  in  which 
they  are  almost  blindly  groping  after  light. 

Who  will  help  the  Protestants  of  Zeitoon  ?  Who  will  send  a 
Bible-reader  to  those  ignorant  women  ?  They  will  listen,  and 
they  may  he  saved. 


AFBICA. 
A  MONTHLY  CONCERT  OFEERING. 

Mrs.  Pinkerton  writes  from  Umtwalumi,  South  Africa,  under 
date  of  March  4  :  — 

"  Last  evening  was  our  monthly  concert.  One  of  our  natives 
made  an  offering  of  a  snvff-spoon,  cut  out  of  bone. 

"  These  people  use  great  quantities  of  snuff,  and  always  carry 
these  spoons  in  their  hair,  as  also  many  other  things  which  they 
wish  to  preserve.  This  spoon  was  made  on  purpose  for  the 
missionary  contribution.  Mrs.  Wilder  intends  to  send  it  to  the 
Woman's  Board,  to  be  sold  for  their  benefit." 


324  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 


m^   m^mimml 


INDORSEMENT  OE  OUR  WORK. 

The  subject  of  Women's  Work  for  Missions  has  recently  been 
presented  before  those  State  associations  of  the  interior  which 
hold  their  annual  meetings  during  the  spring  and  early  summer. 
The  following  preamble  and  resolution,  adopted  by  the  Illinois 
association,  illustrates  the  cordial  indorsement  which  our  cause 
receives,  not  only  from  the  representatives  of  the  churches  in 
this  State,  but  also  in  the  other  States  of  this  region. 

'*  Whereas  the  Woman's  Boards  of  Missions  connected  with 
our  denomination  have  achieved  a  marked  success  in  their  work, 
and  are  developing  the  activities  of  the  female  membership  of 
our  churches,  aiding  in  the  growth  of  systematic  benevolence, 
and  enlarging  our  sympathies  and  interest  in  foreign  missions ; 
therefore, 

"  Resolved,  That  we,  pastors  and  delegates  do  heartily 
indorse  this  movement,  and  pledge  ourselves  to  do  all  in  our 
power  to  secure  the  formation  and  efficiency  of  societies  aux- 
iliary to  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  for  the  Interior." 


OUR  WORK  AMONG  THE  CHURCHES. 

Ladies'  missionary  meetings,  under  the  auspices  of  the  W.  B. 
M.  I.,  have  been  held  in  connection  with  the  annual  meetings 
of  the  State  associations;  and  reports  from  those  in  Michigan, 
Ohio,  Indiana,  Illinois,  and  Iowa  have  been  received  by  the 
secretaries. 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  325 

These  meetings  have  been  attended  with  unusual  interest  the 
present  season ;  for  which  we  are  indebted,  in  large  measure,  to 
our  missionary  friends,  Mrs.  Tyler  of  the  Zulu  Mission,  South 
Africa,  Mrs.  Barnum  of  Harpoot,  Eastern  Turkey,  and  Kev. 
Mr.  Walker,  formerly  of  the  Gaboon  Mission,  Africa,  one  or 
more  of  whom  were  present  at  all  these  gatherings.  Much 
valuable  aid,  too,  was  afforded  by  secretaries  of  the  A.  B.  C. 
F.  M.,  who  heartily  second  our  efforts  to  enlist  all  our  churches 
in  this  work. 

In  Ohio  plans  seem  to  have  been  most  fully  matured  for 
attaining  this  end. 

The  idea  of  organizing  a  State  society  was  suggested  at  the 
meeting  at  Marietta ;  but  it  was  finally  decided  that  the  appoint- 
ment of  an  executive  committee,  who  should  have  in  charge 
the  work  of  communicating  with  the  churches,  and  of  making 
arrangements  for  a  ladies'  meeting,  to  be  held  at  the  time  of  the 
next  session  of  the  General  Conference,  would  secure  the  chief 
ends  sought. 

A  circular  was  prepared,  and  adopted  by  the  ladies  present  at 
the  meeting,  to  be  forwarded,  with  notes  from  the  ladies  to  whom 
this  duty  was  intrusted,  to  the  Congregational  churches  through- 
out the  State. 

This  circular  includes  a  form  of  constitution  for  auxiliaries, 
explains  the  plan  of  collecting  by  envelopes,  recommends  in- 
creased effort  to  extend  the  circulation  of  "Life  and  Light,"  and 
requests  each  lady  into  whose  hand  it  comes  to  report  her 
success  in  interesting  others  within  a  specified  time. 

Already  we  have  received .  some  accessions  to  the  number  of 
our  auxiliaries  as  the  result  of  interest  awakened  at  these  meet- 
ings ;  and  we  would  express  our  thanks  to  the  ladies  who  have 
so  efficiently  and  faithfully  presented  our  claims  in  the  different 
States,  and  stimulated  so  many  to  fresh  zeal  and  enterprise  in 
behalf  of  this  cause. 
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326  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 


RECEIPTS  FOR   1872. 

The  Treasurer  of  the  W.  B.  M.  I.  reports  the  receipts  for 
the  quarter  ending  June  30,  as  $3,415.40,  —  exceeding  by 
nearly  $800  the  amount  received  the  previous  quarter.  Our  re- 
ceipts since  the  first  of  last  January,  when  we  pledged  cprselves 
to  endeavor  to  raise  fourteen  thousand  dollars  during  the  year, 
have  been  a  little  over  $6,000. 

In  order  that  we  may  make  up  the  full  amount  at  which  we 
aim,  we  must  raise  $2,000  more  during  the  coming  six  months 
than  has  been  paid  into  the  treasury  during  the  first  half  of  the 
year.  Cannot  each  one  aid  in  this  work,  by  increasing  her  own 
subscription,  or  enlisting  some  friend  who  has  not  yet  become 
interested  in  the  cause,  or  by  effecting  the  organization  of  a  new 
auxiliary  ? 


HOW  A  MISSION-CIRCLE  WAS  FORMED. 

I  HAVE  been  asked  many  times  to  tell  the  story  of  the 
Wright  Mission-Circle,  and  it  is  always  a  pleasure  to  do  so; 
not  that  we  have  done  any  thing  remarkable,  but,  if  our  humble 
efforts  afford  examples  or  suggestions  of  use  elsewhere,  our 
success  will  be  greater  even  than  our  hopes,  so  true  it  is,  — 

"  The  Master's  love  perceives, 
Not  what  we  did,  but  what  we  strove  to  do ; 
And,  though  the  full,  ripe  ears  be  sadly  few, 
He  will  accept  our  sheaves." 

The  energies  and  resources  of  our  church  had  been  taxed  to 
the  utmost  in  completing  a  new  house  of  worship  ;  and,  when  the 
claims  of  the  W.  B.  M.  I.  came  to  our  notice,  it  did  not  seem  a 
favorable  time  to  organize  for  mission-work. 

But  we  were  sadly  reminded  that  "  the  time  is  short." 


FOR  HEATHEIT  WOMEN.  327 

A  beloved  mother  in  the  church  (Mrs.  Deacon  Wright)  was 
called  suddenly  away.  Not  one,  perhaps,  in  all  the  loving  sis- 
terhood, would  have  been  as  much  missed.  Always  diligent 
and  watchful,  every  scheme  of  Christian  benevolence  claimed 
her  sympathy  and  active  co-operation.  Such  a  life  passes  not 
with  the  fleeting  breath :  fragrant  of  good  deeds,  it  lives  in 
blessed  memory  forever. 

Of  the  many  who  had  taken  sweet  counsel  with  the  dear  lost 
friend,  one  remembered  that  the  mission-cause  had  been  very 
near  her  heart ;  and  when  she  asked,  with  all  too  little  faith, 
"  Lord,  what  wilt  thou  have  me  to  do  ?  "  the  answer  came,  as 
if  it  had  been  an  inspiration,  *'  Teach  our  girls  in  mission-work, 
ay,  to  he  missionaries  if  God  wills."  * 

In  July,  1870,  a  meeting  of  the  young  misses  of  the  sabbath 
school  was  called,  a  society  organized,  and,  in  tender  remembrance 
of  dear  Mrs.  Wright,  named  the  "Wright  Mission-Circle  of 
the  First  Congregational  Church,  Janesville." 

A  brief  constitution  was  adopted,  and  officers  chosen,  with 
an  older  lady  to  take  a  general  oversight.  With  true  youth- 
ful enthusiasm,  no  time  was  lost,  but  busy  fingers  were  soon  at 
work  preparing  useful  and  fancy  articles  for  sale. 

In  December  a  fair  was  held ;  and  from  time  to  time  little  en- 
tertainments have  been  given,  and  between  one  and  two 
hundred  dollars  raised  for  missionary  purposes. 

The  last  work  has  been  the  preparation  of  a  quantity  of 
patchwork  for  the  use  of  mission  sewing-schools.  This  has 
been  sent,  together  with  a  Singer  sewing-machine,  to  Mrs. 
De  Keimer  in  Ceylon. 

The  society  numbers  about  thirty  paying  members,  with  a 
growing  interest,  not  merely  in  the  work  of  raising  money,  but 
in  true  missionary  service.  A.  B. 

Janesville,  Wis.,  April  26, 1872. 


328  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

ADOPTION  OF  MISSIONARIES. 

Miss  E.  A.  Claghorn  of  North  Evans,  N.Y.,  now  under 
appointment  by  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.  as  a  missionary  to  Foo 
Chow,  China,  and  Miss  J.  G.  Evans  of  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  under 
appointment  for  the  mission  to  North  China,  have  recently  been 
adopted  by  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  for  the  Interior,  and 
expect  to  leave  this  country  early  in  the  autumn. 


RETURN  OE  MISSIONARIES. 

We  regret  to  announce  the  return  of  Miss  Mary  A.  Thompson 
of  Peking,  China,  to  her  home  in  Wisconsin,  on  account  of 
prolonged  ill-health. 

Miss  Beach  and  Miss  HoUister,  who  have  been  connected 
with  missions  in  Turkey,  have  also  arrived  in  this  country, 
hoping  that  change  and  rest  may  renew  their  strength    and 

ability  to  labor. 

» ■  o ■ 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Our  friends  will  bear  in  mind,  that  the  Annual  Meeting  of 
the  W.  B.  M.  I.  is  to  be  held  in  Rockford,  111.,  Nov.  7. 

Let  each  auxiliary  appoint  its  delegates,  and  forward  its  re- 
ports, without  waiting  for  further  notice. 


TO  SUBSCRIBERS. 

Our  subscription-list  still  shows  neglect,  on  the  part  of  many 
of  our  friends,  to  make  their  annual  payment  for  the  quarterly. 
We  urge  immediate  attention  to  the  subject.  All  who  receive 
the  present  number,  and  have  not  paid  for  the  current  year,  are 
requested  at  once  to  remit  the  amount  due  to  Secretary,  W.  B. 
M.,  Missionary  House,  33  Pemberton  Square,  Boston. 

Notice  of  a  wish  to  discontinue  the  subscription  should  be 
sent  to  the  same  address. 


i,€K®)E's  f  wm^Mf ir™i  umr. 


Sept. 


Published  by  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 


1872. 


HARPOOT    HELPERS. 


BY  MRS.   WHEELEE. 


Dear  Children,  —  Would  you  like  to  bear  about  a  fair 
held  here,  the  other  day,  by  our  two  Harpoot  missionary 
societies,  the  "Star  of  the  Morning"  and  "Jacob's  Well"? 
Their  object  was  to  raise  money  to  help  purchase  a  bell  for  the 
chapel  in  the  west  part  of  the  city ;  and  they  need  one  badly 
enough,  as  most  of  the  people  have  no  clocks,  and  often  come 
late  to  service  because  they  don't  hear  the  striking  of  the  steel, 
used  to  call  them  together. 

The  little  sale  was  arranged  in  the  garden  of  the  mission 
premises.  Eddie  and  Willie  put  up  a  tent  to  entertain  the 
crowd  of  boys,  by  sellmg  them  pictures,  cakes,  and  a  few  other 
things ;  while  the  pupils  of  the  Female  Seminary  acted  as  sales- 
women among  the  women  and  girls.  I  am  sure  you  would  have 
been  very  much  amused  if  you  could  have  looked  in  upon  our 
little    bazaar,  which    consisted  of  an .  arbor  with  a'  grape-vine 

28*  329 


330  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

over  it,  with  the  front  enclosed  by  the  desks  from  the  girls' 
school.  Inside  hung  sacks,  babies'  bonnets,  aprons,  bibs,  bows 
made  of  pieces  of  silk  or  bright  woollen  goods,  shirt-bosoms, 
stockings,  and  pen-wipers,  with  Easter  eggs,  and  cakes,  and  a 
variety  of  pictures  cut  from  "Harper's  Weekly"  and  other 
papers  that  find  their  way  here  from  the  home  land.  "William, 
Prince  of  Orange,  and  Mary  his  queen,  Horace  Greeley  and  his 
home,  the  Prince  Royal  of  Prussia  and  Victoria's  daughter,  with 
many  others,  were  considered  real  prizes,  and  we  had  not  enough 
to  supply  the  demand.  One  little  girl  brought  back  a  very  pretty 
landscape,  saying,  *'  I  wish  a  picture  with  some  people  on  it." 
Children  here  can  appreciate  animals  and  faces  when  beautiful 
scenery  has  no  charms  for  them.  I  often  take  a  simple  picture 
and  color  it,  which  greatly  enhances  its  value  to  them,  although 
to  me  its  beauty  may  be  marred. 

We  obtained  in  this  way  about  seventeen  dollars.  Perhaps 
you  will  think  it  a  small  sum  ;  but  it  is  a  large  one  for  these 
women  and  children  to  give  :  and  it  is  not  the  money  so  much  we 
seek,  as  to  teach  them  to  do  for  others.  So  we  hope  we  are 
making  progress ;  and  when  "  Jacob's  Well  "  is  full,  and  the 
"  Stars  of  the  Morning  "  shine  in  full  radiance,  we  shall  know 
that  the  sun  will  soon  come,  and  bring  in  the  perfect  day. 

Dear  little  friends,  you  will  see  that  we  are  trying  to  send 
back  our  "  Echo  "  to  you,  or,  rather,  to  be  in  such  a  position  that 
we  shall  hear  your  songs  of  praise,  and  send  them  echoing  back 
over  mountain,  sea,  and  ocean.  Often  when  our  feet  are  way- 
worn and  weary,  we  are  encouraged  by  the  thought  that  you  are 
asking  God  to  help  us.  Pray  on,  children !  Let  us  all  have 
some  full  sheaves  to  carry  to  the  Master  when  Gabriel  shall 
send  forth  the  last  shrill  call  which  will*  summon  all  to  appear 
before  Him  who  shall  sit  upon  the  great  white  throne,  and  before 
whom  every  knee  shall  bow. 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  331 

PRAYINa  AMIE'S   SHEAVES. 

BY  MISS  SEYMOUR. 

Those  of  our  little  readers  who  remember  Amie's  prayers,  of 
which  Miss  Seymour  told  us  in  the  "Echoes"  for  June,  will 
be  glad  to  know  that  God  has  granted  her  what  she  asked  for 
others,  as  well  as  for  herself. 

"  I  have  just  been  over  to  the  other  part  of  the  city  to  see 
our  Amie,  who  is  teaching  school  there  during  the  winter  vaca- 
tion of  five  months.  I  went  in  answer  to  the  following  letter 
which  we  received  last  week  :  — 

"  '  My  modest,  labor-loving  Teachers, —  In  my  school  there 
has  been  an  awakening.  The  Holy  Spirit  is  constantly  with  us, 
and  I  believe  he  has  come  to  revive  the  hearts  of  the  children. 
When  at  noon  I  dismiss  them  they  do  not  play  :  they  spend  all 
the  time  praying,  and  they  weep  from  the  oldest  to  the  youngest. 
When,  after  an  hour,  it  is  time  to  open  school  again,  I  come 
that  I  may  teach ;  but  I  see  that  they  pray,  they  weep.  Then, 
standing  outside  the  door,  I  also  weep,  and  think  how  much  love 
the  dear  Christ  has  for  sinners.  When  they  stop  praying  I 
come  within,  and  I  ask,  "  Why  do  you  weep  ?  ' '  They  say,  "  We 
weep  on  account  of  Jesus,  because  he  died  for  our  sins."  And 
in  my  heart  there  is  gi'eat  joy  because  the  Holy  Spirit  has  come 
to  these  little  ones.  I  believe  that  the  All-Powerful  One  is  giving 
answers  to  my  prayers.  I  entreat  that  you,  my  beloved 
teachers,  and  the  other  missionary  ladies,  pray  that  the  Holy 
Spirit  leave  us  not.' 

"  You  may  imagine  we  were  very  glad  to  get  this  note,  and 
to-day  I  thought  I  would  go  over  and  visit  the  school.  Amie 
was  much  pleased  to  see  me ;  and  I  sat  down  on  the  floor,  and, 
callino;  the  dear  children  around  me,  talked  with  them  for  some 
time.  After  singing  '  There  is  a  happy  land,'  and  '  I  want 
to  be  an  angel,'  I  came  home,  gratified  witb  what  I  saw  and 
heard  from  parents  and  children  of  Amie's  teaching." 


332  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 


MISSION-CIRCLES. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

MAINE. 

Ellsworth  — "Vx2ij(ix  Circle,"  $3.93;  "Cup  Bearers,"  99c.;    "Young 

Reapers,"  75c. 
Whiting.  —  Earnings  of  four  little  boys,  55c. 

NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Exeter.  —  "  Cheerful  Givers,"  $2. 

Keene.  —  Arthur  D.  Osborne's  Missionary  Hen,  $2.50. 

Portsmouth.  —  "  Roger's  Mission  Circle,"  $30. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Boston. —  Central  Church,  "Willing  Hearts  and  Willing  Hands," 
$13.85;  "  Eughapers,"  $5.75 ;  Old  South  Church,  "Stoddard 
Mission  Circle,"  $10;  "Mt.  Vernon  :Mission  Circle,"  $344.37; 
Doll's  Fair,  Miss  Vida  Scudder,  $45. 

Boston  Highlands.  —  Missionary  Boxes  of  Emma  and  Isabel,  $1.30. 

Cambridge.  —  Shepard  Church  Sabbath  School,  "  Willing  Helpers,"  $5. 

East  Braintree.  —  "  Monatiquot  Circle,"  $45. 

UopUnton.  —  "  Little  Workers,"  $6. 

Jamaica  Plain.  —  "  Wide-awakes,"  $G5. 

Maiden.  —  "  Star  Circle,"  $125. 

Newburyport.  —  North  Church  Mission  Circle,  $60. 

Peahody.  —  Congregational  Sabbath  School,  $75. 

Winchester.  —  "  Seek  and  Save  Society,"  $126. 

CONNECTICUT. 

Darien.  —  "  Busy  Bees,"  $5. 

Milford.  — Earnings  of  five  little  girls,  $1. 

Putnam.  —  "Mission  Workers,"  $5. 

NEW   TORK. 

Brooklyn.  —  "  Armstrong  Mission  Circle,"  $55. 

Crown  Point.  —  "Willing   Hearts,"   $18.50;    Doll   Rosy's   Fourth  of 

July,  $7.28. 
Rensselaer  Falls.  —  Mrs.  G.  A.  Rockwood's  Sabbath-school  Class,  $2. 
fFa/saty.  —  Children's  Sewing  Circle,  $56.01. 

MINNESOTA. 

Faribault.  —  Lilly  L.  Frink,  $2.25. 

PHILADELPHIA  BRANCH. 

"  Orange-Buds,"  $10. 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  333 

THE  UNION  WORKERS. 

*'  The  Union  Workers  "  is  the  name  of  a  society  of  young 
girls  in  New  Bedford, — an  outgrowth  of  the  auxiliary  there, 
but  acting  independently  soon  after  its  formation. 

At  once  its  members  commenced  work,  with  all  the  enthusiasm 
of  young  hearts ;  and  their  labors  finally  culminated  in  a  sale. 
At  first  they  aspired  to  nothing  more  than  a  parlor  fair  ;  then  a 
small  hall  was  engaged,  each  member  pledging  herself  to  sell  a 
certain  number  of  tickets.  In  three  days  so  many  tickets  were 
disposed  of  that  it  was  found  necessary  to  secure  one  of  the 
largest  halls  in  the  city ;  and  the  ' '  Union  Workers' ' '  sale  proved 
one  of  the  most  entertaining  festivals  of  the  season.  Besides  a 
fine  display  of  fancy  articles,  and  a  well-conducted  refreshment 
room,  the  occasion  was  enlivened  with  charades  and  tableaux. 
Of  course  the  Workers  were  assisted  by  their  friends  ;  but  it  was 
wholly  a  young  girls'  affair,  continuing  two  afternoons  and 
evenings,  and  yielding  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  to  their 
treasury. 

MONATIQUOT    CIRCLE. 

A  MOST  enjoyable  occasion  took  place  in  East  Braintree  at  the 
Monatiquot  school,  where  friends  gathered  to  attend  a  fah%  held 
in  behalf  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions.  There  were 
dialogues  by  the  young  ladies,  some  of  whom  dressed  in  costume ; 
and  Rev.  Josiah  Tyler,  from  South  Africa,  addressed  the  girls, 
speaking  of  the  points  of  resemblance  between  the  Zulu  and 
Hindoo  religions.  A  few  Zulu  hymns  were  sung  by  missionary 
children  from  Africa ;  and  then  all  adjourned,  either  to  the  cool, 
pleasant  grounds,  or  to  the  parlors,  to  examine  the  marks  of  in- 
dustry by  the  girls. 

A  delicious  repast  awaited  the  friends  after  the  fair,  and  all  left 
well  pleased  with  their  visit.  We  wish  that  many  might  inspire 
their  pupils  with  the  same  interest ;  and  this  shows  what  others 
might  do  to  promote  the  good  cause. 


334  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 


A  DOLL'S   MISSIONARY  FAIR, 

Who  would  have  thought  that  dolls  —  pretty,  speechless,  brain- 
less things  —  could  be  made  to  do  missionary  work?  None  but 
their  dear  little  mammas,  of  course  ;  but  so  it  is.  Dolly's  mis- 
sionary boxes,  here  and  there,  are  collecting  the  stray  pennies ; 
and,  catching  the  spirit  of  the  times,  there  was  held  in  Boston, 
the  other,  day,  a  doll's  missionary  fair.  Miniature  cushions, 
tidys,  sacks,  hoods,  —  indeed,  every  thing  the  most  fastidious  of 
dolls  could  wish  for  their  wardrobes  or  house-keeping,  covered 
the  tables.  Tiny  tickets  admitted  the  merry  purchasers,  whose 
delight  overflowed  at  the  pretty  sight ;  while  the  grave  young 
sellers  displayed  their  wares  after  the  most  approved  style  of 
modern  fairs. 

And  now  there  is  going  across  the  ocean  to  the  "  Jacob's 
Well  "  and  "  Star  of  the  Morning,"  of  whose  noble  efforts 
Mrs.  Wheeler  has  told  us  in  another  page,  tbe  request  that  the 
money  raised  by  this  little  sale  may  help  them  to  buy  the  bell 
for  which  they  long  so  much.  So  the  Good  Father  makes 
thousands  of  miles  as  a  very  little  thing,  that  children  and  grown 
people  in  Harpoot  and  J3oston  may  work  together  for  him. 


ANNUALS. 

There  are  a  few  of  our  mission-circles  that  we  call  annuals. 
Lovely  flowers  they  are,  blossoming  on  the  sunny  side  of  some 
of  our  stanch  old  churches,  sending  out  beauty  and  fragrance 
all  about  them.  We  have  named  them  annuals,  because  for 
the  last  two  years,  with  the  opening  spring,  they  have  shown 
us  the  shining  fruits  of  the  winter's  labors,  on  the  variegated 
tables  of  their  different  sales. 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT,  335 

Earliest  among  them,  when  the  crocuses  were  just  peeping  up 
through  the  snow,  was  the  Mount  Vernon  Circle  of  Boston, 
which  seems  to  be  imbued  with  true  missionary  spirit.  Its 
members  don't  forget  it,  though  removed  to  a  distant  town. 
One  little  fellow,  who  is  working  with  all  his  might,  a  hundred  miles 
away  from  Boston,  to  earn  money  to  go  to  school  some  day,  yet  re- 
members to  send  his  pennies,  year  by  year,  to  the  dear  mission- 
circle.  With  a  few  such  child- workers,  and  older  ones  just  as 
active,  of  course  they  had  a  delightful  sale.  Flowers,  fancy 
articles,  and  refreshments  made  the  place  attractive ;  kind  pat- 
rons rendered  it  profitable,  and,  perhaps,  the  means  of  saving 
some  soul  in  the  far-off  land  of  India. 

Next  in  order,  when  the  delicate  mayflowers  were  beginning 
to  open  their  sweet  petals  on  the  quiet  hillsides,  came  another 
sale  in  Central  Church,  Boston,  for  which  four  mission-circles  had 
been  preparing  during  the  winter.  As  the  day  to  which  they 
had  been  looking  forward  drew  near,  their  little  hearts  were  full 
of  excitement.  Tickets  were  sold  by  hundreds ;  fond  mammas 
and  older  friends  could  have  no  rest,  till  they  were  doing  some- 
thing for  ''  our  fair  "  and  "our  missionary ;  "  and  many  a  bright 
eye  sparkled  when  the  amount  raised  was  announced  to  be  six 
hundred  and  sixty  dollars. 

Last,  though  not  least,  when  the  apple-trees  were  crowned 
with  their  wealth  of  blossoms,  the  same  tidings  reached  us  from 
the  Seek  and  Save  Society,  Winchester.  More  like  a  festival 
than  a  fair,  much  of  the  time  was  spent  in  social  enjoyment. 
One  room  was  devoted  to  foreign  curiosities,  from  which  issued, 
now  and  then,  young  girls  dressed  in  strange  heathen  costumes, 
seeming  to  bring  the  reality  of  their  work  befoi'e  them.  The 
result  of  the  pleasant  evening  was  an  amount  of  money  more 
than  sufficient  to  pay  what  was  due  of  their  missionary's  salary. 

So  may  the  seeds  of  interest  dropped  from  the  ripened  plant 
spring  up  each  year,  till  every  member  of  these  circles  shall  be- 
come a  fadeless  flower  in  the  Saviour's  garden. 


336  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

^\t  §^st  ®s^  of  n  ^mng. 


Should  you  wish  to  be  told  the  best  use  of  a  penny, 
I'll  tell  you  a  way  that  is  better  than  any. 
Not  on  apples,  or  cakes,  or  playthings  to  expend  it, 
But  over  the  seas  to  the  heathen  to  send  it. 
Come,  listen  to  me,  and  I'll  tell,  if  you  please. 
Of  some  poor  little  children  far  over  the  seas. 

Their  color  is  dark,  for  our  God  made  them  thus  ; 
But  he  made  them  with  bodies  and  feelings  like  us : 
A  soul,  too,  that  never  will  die,  has  been  given  ; 
And  there's  room  for  these  children  with  Jesus  in  heaven. 
But  who  will  now  tell  of  such  good  things  as  these 
To  the  poor  little  heathen  far  over  the  seas  ? 

Little  boys  in  this  land  are  well  off  indeed  : 

They  have  schools  every  day,  where  they  sing,  write,  and  read ; 

To  church  they  may  go,  and  have  pastors  to  teach 

Them  the  true  way  to  heaven  through  Jesus  to  reach. 

Yet,  sad  to  remember,  there  are  few  of  these 

For  the  poor  little  heathen  far  over  the  seas. 

Oh !  think,  then,  of  this,  when  a  penny  is  given  : 

"  I  can  help  a  poor  child  on  his  way  home  to  heaven ;  '* 

Then  give  it  to  Jesus,  and  he  will  approve, 

Nor  scoi'n  e'en  the  mite,  if  'tis  offered  in  love. 

And,  oh !  when  in  prayer  you  to  him  bend  your  knees, 

Remember  the  children  far  over  the  seas. 

Selected. 

Can  any  of  our  little  friends  find  a  better  use  for  their 
pennies  than  to  send  the  Saviour's  kind  message  tc  the 
thousands  of  children  "far  over  the  seas." 


Vol.  II. 


DECEMBER,  1872. 


No.  8, 


INDIA. 
FIRST  EXPERIENCES. 

BY   MISS   SISSON. 

We  are  glad  to  give  our  readers  some  of  the  experiences  of 
one  who  left  us  but  a  few  months  since  for  missionary  work  in 
India.     Under  date  of  July  22,  she  writes,  — 

"  I  have  thought  often  of  the  pleasant  days  I  spent  with  the 
ladies  of  the  Woman's  Board  last  January,  and  of  the  kindness 
and  encouragement  I  received  there.  I  do  believe  I  have  not 
been  forgotten  in  their  prayers.  I  have  to  thank  the  Master 
for  the  fulfilment  of  that  precious  word,  '  I  am  with  you 
alway.'  I  am  conscious  thau  the  quietness  and  assurance  that 
have  been  mine  were  not  native,  but  his  free  gift.  At  the 
very  threshold  of  this  new  life  I  have  had  a  fresh  and  deep 
experience  of  my  utter  insuf^ciency  for  the  work.  It  was  fitting 
that  the  command  was  issued,  '  Tarry  ye  in  Jerusalem  till  ye 
29  337 


338  LIFE  AND   LIGHT 

be  indued  with  power  from  on  high.'  Oh,  may  these  months  of 
study  be  such  a  tarrying  for  me  ! 

"  I  am  not  yet  at  work,  so  that  I  can  send  any  record  of  my 
doings ;  and  I  am  no  artist,  either  with  pen  or  pencil,  to  give 
pictures.  Most  gladly  would  I  serve  the  cause  I  love  so 
dearly  in  this  way  ;  but  1  must  ask  my  friends  to  accept  in  their 
stead  the  willing  mind,  and  a  few  extracts  from  my  journal.  I 
will  begin  with  my  first  near  view  of  heathenism. 

''May  26.  —  It  was  a  hot  Sunday. noon  on  the  Pulney 
Hills ;  and,  as  we  returned  from  the  morning  service  in  the  little 
church,  we  met  a  long  procession  of  Koman  Catholics,  who  had 
come  up  from  the  plains  to  one  of  their  feasts  of  Pentecost.  It 
was  kept  by  large  processions  marching  up  and  down  the  hills, 
with  drums  beating,  banners  flying,  tom-toms,  the  explosion  of 
powder  and  fireworks,  and  a  feast  on  the  sabbath  ;  and  probably 
not  one  of  the  people  knew  what  the  celebration  signified.  Fol- 
lowing in  their  train  was  a  large  crowd  of  heathen  spectators,  to 
see  the  show.  No  doubt  it  seemed  to  them  quite  the  proper 
thing ;  for  this  is  the  way  they  make  themselves  happy  in  the 
performance  of  religious  duties.  They  have  no  observance 
of  the  sabbath;  but  work  on  and  on,  day  after  day,  the 
monotony  broken  only  by  their  marriage  feasts,  and  the  fre- 
quently recurring  festivals  in  honor  of  their  gods. 

"  As  the  procession  wound  down  the  hill,  a  number  of 
women  stood  in  front  of  our  gate  to  watch  it.  As  we  came  up 
to  them,  Mrs.  Chandler  stopped  to  speak  to  them  ;  and,  while 
she  conversed  in  the  unknown  tongue,  I  had  an  opportunity 
of  looking  upon  their  heathen  faces.  Some  of  the  very  young 
women,  sixteen  and  eighteen,  looked  fresh  and  pretty  ;  and 
then  it  seemed  as  if  all  the  generations  from  that  to  sixty  had 
been  swept  away,  the  others  had  such  old,  withered,  bitter  faces. 
At  first  I  could  not  understand  it,  and  wondered  why  only 
these  two  classes  were  present,  until  the  truth  flashed  upon  me, 
Ibat  these  hard,  distressed  faces  were  but  the  story  of  woman's 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  339 

life  in  a  heathen  land,  thus  written  out  in  living  characters, 
that  he  who  runs  may  read.  They  were  not  old,  except  as 
poverty,  cruelty,  oppression,  and  evil  passions,  their  own  and 
others',  had  made  them  so.  The  women  were  mostly  burdened 
with  a  little  babe  supported  on  one  hip  ;  and  on  their  heads 
many  of  them  carried  their  food,  —  a  measure  of  rice  in  a  not 
very  clean  cloth.  One  whom  I  had  noticed  as  particularly 
forlorn  seemed  to  be  the  principal  speaker.  In  answer  to  Mrs. 
Chandler's  inquiry  if  they  knew  this  was  God's  day,  Sunday, 
she  said,  — 

"  *  No,  no  :  we  know  nothing  about  it.  We  came  up  to  see 
the  great  time,  and  have  a  little  rest  from  our  work.' 

"  When  told  of  Christ  and  his  salvation,  she  said,  — 

"  'Yes  :  that  will  do  for  you.  Your  religion  is  very  good 
for  you ;  but  what  do  we  know  ?  To  lie  down  late,  to  rise  up 
early,  to  dig  the  ground,  to  dig  in  the  sun,  to  dig  in  the  rain, 
poeylam,  poeylam,  Amma;  go,  madam,  go.' 

"  I  could  not  keep  the  tears  from  my  eyes,  to  see  the  hope- 
less, despairing  expression  of  this  poor  creature,  remembering 
that  she  stood  there  the  representative  of  thousands  in  this  dark 
land. 

"  Jane  22.  —  I  had  to-day  my  first  experience  of  a  Madura 
Sunday  school  at  seven  in  the  morning,  in  Dr.  Palmer's  hospital 
veranda.  I  had  a  class  of  heathen  boys,  who  are  learning 
Eno-lish  in  hope  of  becoming  government  officials,  and  who 
gladly  avail  themselves  of  this  instruction  in  English  Bible- 
reading,  to  add  to  their  stock  of  words.  It  seemed  strange  to 
see  these  lads  bending  over  the  Bible,  with  the  mark  of  their 
gods  in  their  foreheads,  —  some  streaked  with  red  and  white 
clay,  others  striped  with  ashes,  and  all  eager  for  every  word 
that  fell  from  my  lips.  For  hope  of  earthly  gain  they  listened  ; 
but  was  it  not  a  blessed  opportunity  for  one  who  had  the 
promise,  '  My  word  shall  not  return  to  me  void  '  ? 

"■  At  ei^ht  o'clock,  there  was  divine  service  in  the  East-Gate 


340  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

Chapel.  Seated  on  one  of  tbe  benches  ranged  along  the  walls 
for  the  accommodation  of  the  few  white  people  present,  from 
the  open  door  opposite  I  caught  ever-changing  glimpses  of 
the  bustle  of  daily  life.  Now  it  was  a  donkey  laden  with  pro- 
duce for  the  market ;  then  women  with  large  earthen  vessels  of 
water  poised  upon  their  heads,  similar  to  the  one  from  which 
Rebecca  gave  drink  to  Abraham's  servant ;  now  a  bullock- 
wagon  toiled  along  with  its  heavy  load ;  and  presently  a  palan- 
quin, gayly  decorated,  carrying  some  bridegroom  to  his  bride, 
went  jingling  by.  On  the  opposite  side  of  the  street,  in  front 
of  a  native  house,  two  rows  of  pegs  were  set  in  the  ground, 
upon  which  were  stretched  the  cotton-warp  of  a  piece  of  cloth, 
and  a  man's  figure  appeared  and  disappeared  as  he  ran  with 
the  reel  of  bright  threads  in  his.  hand  :  '  Woven  of  many  threads,' 
—  so  was  his  cloth,  and  so  was  the  picture. 

"  Within,  sitting  in  rows  on  the  floor,  — the  men  on  one  side, 
and  the  women  on  the  other,  —  with  children  spiinkled  plenti- 
fully among  them,  these  dark  sons  and  daughters  of  our  Father 
listened  to  the  story  of  his  love.  How  many  clergymen  at 
home  could  preach  on  with  perfect  composure  amid  the  occa- 
sional crying  of  children,  who  must  come  if  their  mothers- do, 
and  the  restless  wandering  of  the  same  little  ones  when  they 
get  too  uneasy  to  be  controlled  ?  I  was  sure  that  at  least  to 
one  the  gospel  was  preached, — an  old  man  leaning  against  a 
pillar  near  the  centre  of  the  church,  quite  unconscious  of  every 
thing  about  him  bit  the  sermon,  punctuating  it  with  most  vigor- 
ous shakes  of  the  head  and  nods  of  assent,  as  the  truth  went 
home  to  his  conscience,  or  met  the  approval  of  his  heart. 

^^  June  13. — While  we  were  out  this  morning,  we  went  to 
see  one  little  woman  who  commenced  reading  nearly  two  years 
ago,  when  about  thirteen  years  old.  Soon  marrying,  her  hus- 
band, an  educated  man,  inclined  to  the  Brahma  Somaj,  dis- 
couraged the  visits  of  the  Bible-women.  Very  polite,  he  had 
not  scrupled  again  and  again  to  promise  Mrs.  Chandler  that  he 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  341 

would  send  for  the  reader,  and  have  his  wife  resume  her  studies  ; 
but  his  promises  proved  empty,  and  we  found  she  had  not  looked 
into  a  book.  Upon  entering  the  room,  he  came  forward  to  meet 
us,  chatted  a  while,  then  said,  —    , 

'* '  If  you  wish  to  see  my  wife  I  will  send  her ;  but  I  must 
go,  as  you  know  she  will  not  come  in  my  presence,'  and  left  us. 

'*He  soon  returned  with  a  straw-plate  of  dried  and  fresh 
fruits,  which  he  presented  with  his  wife's  compliments ;  then 
retiring  to  the  hall,  standing  by  the  door  that  nothing  might 
escape  his  observation,  his  wife  was  ushered  in,  — a  little,  sylph- 
like creature,  not  taller  than  most  children  in  America  at  ten 
years  old.  Her  wristlets,  necklace,  and  girdle  were  composed 
of  inch-sc|uaie  blocks  of  gold,  with  chains  pendent,  and  jewels 
in  the  most  magnificent  profusion  ;  and  yet  the  room  in  which 
she  sat,  with  its  high-post  English  bedstead,  and  soiled  sheet 
thrown  over,  with  two  or  three  old  bamboo-chairs,  a  couple  of 
rouo'h  tables  loaded  with  a  most  heterogeneous  accumulation  of 
books,  papers,  and  household  articles,  would  have  shamed  a  very 
negligent  housekeeper  at  home.  The  little  woman  received  us 
with  a  dignity  and  finesse  that  was  curious  to  see  in  such  a 
child,  saying,  — 

"  '  To  learn  to  read  will  give  me  the  greatest  happiness  in 
life.' 

"With  Mrs.  Chandler  as  interpreter,  I  said, — 

*'  '  I  wish  you  would  do  so  :  it  will  open  a  new  world  to  you.' 

"*If  you  wish  me  to  read,'  she  replied  with  the  greatest 
suavity,  '  to  me  there  should  be  no  desire  but  to  study  con- 
tinually.' 

*'This  fulsome  style  of  speech  is  quite  Oriental,  and  means 
nothing  but  good  manners.  It  is  the  '  I  am  so  happy  to  see 
you '  of  the  drawing-room  at  home,  when  the  person  is  inwardly 
voted  a  bore. 

"  After  a  pause,  she  said,  '  It  gives  me  very,  very  great  joy 
to  see  one  who  has  come  so  far  to  India.' 
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342  •  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

•*  'I  am  p^lad  to  see  you,'  I  replied,  '  and  hope  to  be  able  to 
Bpeak  with  you  in  Tamil  by  and  by.' 

"Then  with  the  most  expressive  and  graceful  gestures,  she 
talked  on  rapidly,  to  the  effect  that  I  would  learn  Tamil  speedi- 
ly, although  to  do  so  would  give  me  great  trouble ;  truly  it 
would  cause  me  as  much  labor  to  study  this  language  as  for  her 
to  read  English.  All  this  was  said  with  such  a  nice  admixture 
of  childishness,  womanliness,  and  timidity,  that  I  was  fascinated 
with  her,  even  while  I  knew  she  was  only  practising  her  arts. 

*'In  conclusion,  I  only  desire  to  say,  how  few  have  been  the 
sufferings  I  have  experienced  by  the  way  thus  far,  and  how  de- 
lightful the  anticipations  of  work  in  the  future.  Many  thanks 
to  the  dear  friends  who  have  so  kindly  taken  me  on  trust.  May 
their  prayers  and  their  gifts  go  out  together,  and  may  the  dear 
Lord  bless  me  for  their  sakes,  and  make  by  me  a  wide  channel 
through  which  the  love  of  Christ  may  flow  from  them  to  these 
poor  people  !  How  I  should  love  to  see  them  all  in  the  flesh  ! 
How  delightful  the  thought  that  I  shall  presently  see  them 
among  the  King's  daughters  around  the  throna,  and  recount 
with  them  the  stories  of  the  vineyard  in  that  happy  Harvest 
Home  !  " 

THE  BURDEN-BEARER. 

It  is  the  custom  in  India  to  erect  what  are  called  burden- 
bearers  along  the  roadside.  These  consist  of  two  upright 
stones,  with  a  horizontal  one  laid  across  the  top,  of  a  height  con- 
venient for  those  carrying  loads  on  their  heads  to  transfer  them 
to  this  burden-bearer  and  back  again  without  aid,  —  a  great 
relief  in  a  weary  land. 

Mrs.  Capron  sends  the  following,  translated  from  the  '*  Itiner- 
ant Journal"  kept  by  the  helpers  of  the  Mana  Madura  Station  :  — 

*'  As  the  eatechists  were  on  their  way  to  preach,  they  saw 
an  old  woman  carrying  a  heavy  load  on  her  head.     They  said  to 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  343 

her,  '  If  there  was  a  burden-bearer  here,  it  would  be  a  good 
thing  for  you,  would  it  not  ?  ' 

"  '  Where  is  there  one  ?  '  she  eagerly  inquired. 

** '  Like  the  heavy  and  troublesome  burden  on  your  head,'  was 
the  reply,  '  there  is  upon  you  the  great  burden  of  sin.  It  is 
like  a  mountain,  and  more  than  you  can  bear.  You  must  go  to 
Jesus,  the  sin-burden  bearer;  and,  if  you  put  your  burden  upon 
him,  he,  the  bearer  of  sin-burdens,  will  take  it.  Then  he  will 
remove  all  the  sins  which  you  have  so  long  committed,  and  you 
may  enter  heaven.' 

'"Tell  that  again,'  she  said;  and,  with  the  tears  streaming 
down  her  cheeks,  she  went  on  her  way,  saying,  'I  —  yo  —  I  am  a 
wicked    sinner, — a  sinner.     Jesus,  take    my   sin-burden,  and 


CHINA. 
OPENING    DOORS. 

BY    MRS.    HARTWELL. 


Not  long  since,  I  went  with  Mr.  Hartwell  to  spend  a  week 
at  one  of  his  out-stations.  We  went  twenty  miles  in  a  boat ; 
passed  a  night  in  a  city  where  I  have  often  been,  and  the  next 
day  rode  nine  miles  in  sedan-chairs,  to  the  market  town  of  Kang- 
tong.  I  had  been  there  only  once  before,  for  a  day ;  and  I  think 
no  other  foreign  lady  had  ever  visited  the  place.  Of  course, 
curiosity  was  great  to  see  me.  As  soon  as  I  arrived,  the  women 
who  were  near  neighbors  came  in ;  and  for  six  days  I  had  a 
continual  stream  of  visitors,  from  morning  till  night,  only 
stopping  at  noon  for  dinner.  Many  came  from  neighboring  vil- 
lages in  companies  of  five  or  six ;  and  there  was  an  idolatrous 
festival,  lasting  two  days,  that  brought  in  still  more.     They  were 


344  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

very  polite  and  respectful.  After  satisfying  themselves  with  exam- 
ining ray  dress,  hair,  and  particularly  my  feet,  which  are  so  im- 
portant to  all  Chinese  women;  after  asking  if  I  had  yet 
married  any  of  my  sons ;  how  maiy  of  my  daughters  I  had 
"picked  up,"  or  saved  from  drowning;  if  any  of  them  were 
betrothed,  and  various  other  questions,  —  they  were  quite  ready  to 
hear  what  we  had  to  say  of  better  things.  Indeed,  many  asked 
me  to  read;  and  some  said,  "  Every  sentence  is  good.  It  is 
true;  but  we  cannot  turn  and  follow^  it.  Our  sons  are  growing 
bad:  they  gamble,  and  smoke  opium,  and  are  unfilial.  They 
cannot  become  good."' 

"There  is  only  one  hope  for  th_em,"  I  replied.  "The  Sa- 
viour has  power  to  help  them  to  repent  and  turn  from  all  sin,  if 
they  seek  him.  They  must  have  the  gospel :  it  is  just  what  they 
need,  all  they  need,  to  make  them  [^ood  and  happy." 

To  others  I  said,  "When  I  see  you  Chinese  women,  well- 
dressed,  with  polite  customs,  with  many  kind  and  pleasant  hab- 
its of  society,  I  think,  '  Oh,  how  sad  that  you  have  not  the  Bible  !  ' 
You  know  not  the  true  Glod ;  you  have  not  read  his  Word  from 
your  youth,  as  we  have  in  America;  your  children  tell  untruths, 
quarrel,  and  learn  all  manner  of  evil  things.  Now,  you  must 
read  this  Bible,  turn  from  your  worship  of  idols,  and  love  and 
serve  God."  I  often  told  them,  that,  a  thousand  years  ago,  our 
ancestors  believed  in  false  gods ;  but  when  good  men  published 
the  gospel,  they  gave  them  up ;  that  every  generation  had 
improved  since  then,  till  now,  all  our  girls,  as  well  as  boys, 
learned  to  read  ;  and,  in  multitudes  of  things,  our  country  owed 
its  prosperity  to  the  Bible.  This  l.as  influence  with  the  Chi- 
nese ;  for  they  say  we  are  very  rich,  and  are  much  superior  to 
them  in  skill  and  ability. 

The  helper's  wife  in  that  village  r-^ads  and  explains  very  well ; 
but  it  is  difficult  to  induce  the  women  to  come  to  hear  her. 
We  hope  my  visit  will  give  them  a  new  impulse.  It  was  very 
pleasant  to  see  so  many  tine   countenances,   old,  young,  and 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  345 

middle-aged,  and  my  heart  yearned  toward  them.  The  whole 
district  has  only  small-footed  women,  those  who  work  in  the  fields 
not  beino-  known  there  ;  but  s^me  of  these  walked  a  mile  and  a  half 
to  see  me.  In  a  village  a  little  way  off  was  a  Christian  young  man, 
one  of  whose  relatives  was  among  those  who  came  out  with 
knives,  and  threatened  to  kill  Mr.  Hart  well  on  his  visit  there  a 
year  ago.  His  father  came  to  Foocliow  to  apologize  for  the 
attack,  begging  for  leniency,  and  seemed  very  grateful  that  they 
were  let  off  so  easily.  While  I  was  in  Kang-tong,  the  mother 
and  three  other  members  of  the  family  came  to  pass  the  day 
with  our  helper's  wife,  and  s  .emed  much  interested  in  the  truth. 
When  we  left,  many  asked  us  to  come  again  soon.  On  our  way 
home,  as  we  passed  through  one  village,  almost  the  whole  popu- 
lation turned  out,  and  quite  stopped  my  chair.  I  alighted,  to 
gratify  their  curiosity.  One  old  woman  said,  "  Do  you  recog- 
nize me  ?  "  She  had  been  lo  see  me  a  day  or  two  before.  If 
I  could  not  speak  the  language,  I  fear  I  should  be  quite  fright- 
ened at  such  demonstrations  ;  but,  as  it  was,  all  was  pleasant. 

We  have  a  few  good  nativ.j  helpers,  who  are  earnest ;  and,  if 
the  people  were  only  moved  to  receive  the  good  seed,  what  a 
rich  harvest  could  be  reaped  !  It  has  been  sown  in  some  villages 
for  many  years.  We  need  :he  outpouring  of  the  Holy  Spirit ; 
and  that  is  our  great  want  just  now.  It  is  true  we  long  for 
the  removal  of  the  hinderanues  the  officials  and  hterary  people 
place  in  the  way.  We  believe  there  are  many  who  would  embrace 
the  truth  were  the  external  circumstances  more  favorable  ;  but 
still  the  heart  is  the  great  seut  of  difficulty.  Of  those  who  have 
professed  Christ,  we  fear  some  have  have  not  given  up  all  sin. 
Our  strono-  desire  is  for  a  thorough  work  of  revival.  We  need 
it  ourselves ;  and  the  native  preachers  need  it  to  make  them 
able  ministers.     Will  you  pray  earnestly  for  this  ? 

"All  things,  whatsoever,  ye  shall  ask  in  prayer,  believing, 
ye  shall  receive." 


346  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

TURKEY. 

THE  CONSTANTINOPLE  HOME. 

The  importance  of  this  enterprise  is  our  only  apology  for  giv- 
ing so  much  space  to  it  in  this  issue.  The  plan  of  the  Home 
School  was  adopted  after  mature  deliberation,  at  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  Western  Turkey  Mission.  We  ask  of  our 
readers  a  careful  perusal  of  it,  as  well  as  of  the  whole  statement 
made  below. 

Rev.  Geo.  W.  Wood,  D.D.,  of  Constantinople,  in  a  letter  to 
Dr.  Clark,  dated  Sept.  2,  1872,  says,  — 

*'  We  have  given  our  united  attention  to  the  subject  of  the 
Home,  and  unanimously  adopted  a  plan  for  the  school,  which 
we  hope  will  meet  the  approval  of  the  Prudential  Committee. 

"  The  next  session  begins  on  the  twenty-third  of  this  month. 
We  expect  a  few  additional  pupils.  The  school  will  win  its  way 
to  appreciation  and  patronage  and  great  usefulness,  in  time,  if 
Miss  Rappleye  retains  her  health,  and  we  are  allowed  to  manage 
it  in  the  right  way.  Let  the  ladies  not  lose  their  enthusiasm  in 
regard  to  the  Home  in  Constantinople,  and  do  not  let  it  be 
strangled  in  its  birth." 

PLAN    OF   THE   HOME    SCHOOL. 

The  design  of  the  Home  is  to  be  a  centre  of  Christian  work ; 
that  of  the  Home  School,  or  Seminary,  is  to  train  Cliristian 
workers,  and  at  the  same  time  afford  opportunity  of  culture,  such 
as  we  may  give  to  daughters  of  parents  desiring  it  for  their 
children.  The  school  is,  therefore,  to  be  thoroughly  Christian, 
and  also  missionary,  in  its  aim.  All  its  arrangements  and  admin- 
istration are  to  be  such  as  to  secure,  as  largely  as  possible,  with 
the  divine  blessing,  these  results;  viz.  :  (1.)  A  true  and  sym- 
metrical Christian  character  in  the  pupils.  (2.)  Well-ordered 
Christian  homes,      (3.)  Well-c^ualified  teachers  of  native  female 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN,  347 

seniiiianes   and  higher  schools,   wives  of    pastors,   and  Bible- 
women. 

In  order  to  these  ends  :  — 

1.  Special  instruction,  more  or  less  complete  than  that  furnished 
to  others,  can  be  given  to  particular  classes  of  students,  as  may 
from  time  to  time  be  deemed  expedient;  missionary  time  and 
strength  and  funds  being  always  used  within  the  limitations 
of  our  proclaimed  missionary  principles. 

2.  The  grade  o^  education  should  be  so  high  as  to  qualify 
teachers  to  take  charge  of  schools  of  the  highest  order  that  may 
be  demanded  in  the  capital  and  other  cities  of  Turkey,  and 
such  as  to  command  the  respect  and  confidence  of  the  people  of 
Constantinople. 

3.  The  English  language  to  be  taught ;  but  the  chief  medium 
of  instruction  to  be  the  vernacular. 

4.  The  sum  of  at  least  twenty-five  Turkish  liras  a  year  for 
boarding  scholars,  and  half  a  lira  a  month  for  day-scholars,  pay- 
able for  each  session  or  term  in  advance,  to  be  the  rule  of  ad- 
mission ;  charitable  assistance  being  afforded  only  in  exceptional 
cases,  and,  in  each,  on  its  individual  merits.  Pledges  to  Chris- 
tian work,  as  teachers,  Bible-women,  &ie,,  not  to  be  exacted  as  a 
condition  of  reception,  unless  for  special  reasons  in  particular 
cases. 

5.  Pupils  from  other  than  professedly  Protestant  families  to 
be  welcomed  according  to  the  promise  which  we  may  see  in 
their  character  and  associations,  of  a  realization,  under  the  cul- 
ture of  the  school,  of  the  objects  of  the  education  bestowed. 
While  looking  mainly  to  Armenians  for  patronage,  we  should 
receive  a  few  Greek  and  Turkish  girls,  whenever,  in  the  judg- 
ment of  the  trustees,  a  sufficient  number  shall  have  offered  to 
constitute  a  separate  department  of  the  school. 

6.  In  the  building  which  it  is  proposed  to  erect,  accommoda- 
tions to  be  provided  for  fifty  boarders,  and  as  many  day-schol- 
ars. 


348  LIF?:  AND  LIGHT 

7.  The  furnishing  of  the  Home,  —  the  dormitories,  the  dining- 
room,  the  schoolrooms,  the  sitting-roora,  and  every  thing  on 
the  premises,  to  fee  plain,  simple,  neat,  not  expensive,  but  sub- 
stantial, not  showy,  but  attractive,  not  superabundant,  but  suffi- 
cient, adapted  to  the  means  and  the  taste  of  cultivated  persons 
of  the  middle  class  of  society  with  whom  we  come  in  contact  ; 
and  in  the  table-services  and  furnishing  of  rooms,  such  as  would 
not  be  extravagant  for  a  large  proportion  of  the  pupils  to  seek  to 
provide  for  themselves  in  after  life. 

The  food  to  be  plain,  substantial,  and  abundant,  largely  in 
the  native  style,  but  adapted  to  promote  health.  The  pupils  to 
be  taught  to  wait  upon  themselves,  to  learn  the  best  modes  of 
cookino-  and  other  arts  of  domestic  life,  and  how  to  secure  com- 
fort  and  gratify  taste  by  an  economical  use  of  money. 

8.  The  school  and  Home  to  be  under  the  care  of  trustees, 
consisting  of  the  Constantinople  station,  with  the  addition  of 
the  Rev.  Drs.  Eio-sis  and  I.  G.  Bliss,  who  shall  receive  their 
appointment  from  the  Prudential  Committee,  and  be  responsible 
to  them. 

Resolution  adopted  unanimously  by  the  Constantinople  station, 
Aug.  31,  1872:  — 

Resolved,  That  while,  in  our  judgment,  a  merely  training- 
school,  in  which  the  pupils  generally  shall  be  supported  entirely 
or  in  considerable  part  at  the  expense  of  the  Board,  and  received 
only  as  pledged  in  advance  to  Christian  work  as  teachers,  Bible- 
women,  or  wives  of  ministers  or  paid  helpers,  would  not  meet 
the  wjints  of  Constantinople,  one  on  the  plan  sketched  in  the 
accompanying  paper  is  urgently  needed  in  this  city,  and  may  be 
expected  to  furnish  a  large  number  of  laborers,  and  those  of 
higher  promise,  for  all  departments  of  evangelistic  work,  than 
would  such  a  school. 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  349 

REASONS    FOR    THE    PLAN. 

In  a  letter  dated  Sept.  4,  Dr.  Wood  writes,  — 

"We  have  contemplated  a  school  for  Constantinople,  thor- 
oughly religious,  in  which  all  instructors  should  use  the  vernacu- 
lar speech,  with  students  from  only  the  native  races,  chiefly  Ar- 
menian. We  have  desired  it  to  be  a  missionary  school  in  the 
highest  and  truest  sense,  as  directly  auxiliary  to  our  work,  and 
promotive  of  its  great  ends. 

"  It  is  exceedingly  desirable  tbat  we  break  over  the  bounds  of 
nominal  Protestantism,  and  get  among  the  great  communities 
which  are  to  be  evangelized.  The  Home  may  help  us  in  this 
as  no  other  agency  can.  Already  it  gives  us  entrance  into  fami- 
lies of  the  Armenian  Church,  takes  their  daughters  regularly  to 
Protestant  services  on  the  sabbath,  and  has  brought  one  father 
to  the  Protestant  chapel  in  Langa.  In  its  infancy,  and  while 
yet  fear  keeps  parents  from  giving  their  daughters,  it  commands 
respect,  gives  us  prestige,  excites  Armenians  to  improve  their 
schools,  and  brings  us  constant  assurances,  that,  in  time,  we  shall 
liave  numerous  applications  for  the  advantages  of  the  thorough 
instruction  and  moral  training  which  it  is  seen  can  nowhere  else 
be  found  as  there.  We  have  only  to  plan  wisely,  labor  faith- 
fully, and  wait  patientty,  to  reap  an  abundant  harvest. 

"  We  want  a  schoolln  Constantinople  for  Constantinople,  — 
a  school  that  shall,  first  of  all,  help  and  bring  up  our  work  here ; 
and,  secondly,  shall  furnish  evangelistic  laborers  for  other  cities 
and  large  towns.  We  propose,  therefore,  to  develop  the  Home 
school  as  we  have  begun  it,  on  the  principle  of  making  a  mod- 
erate payment  the  rule  of  admission,  while  we  give  charitable 
assistance  in  particular  cases.  We  would  treat  these  cases  as 
exceptional,  and  do  our  utmost  to  get  some  portion  of  the  re- 
quired sums  even  from  the  poorest  Protestants.  Our  reasons 
for  this  are  these  :  — 

"1.  To  reheve  the  funds  of  the  Board.     If  we  receive  the 


350  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

great  body  of  pupils  as  tbey  are  taken  at  Harpoot  and  Mar- 
so  van,  the  charge  on  the  benevolence  of  American  Christians 
will  be  very  large,  as  expenses  at  Constantinople  would  be  two 
or  three  times  as  great  as  in  the  interior. 

"2.  We  believe,  that,  by  exacting  payment,  the  school  will 
be  more  highly  appreciated ;  more  gratitude  will  be  felt  for  its 
benefits  ;  and  results  of  a  higher  spiritual  value  will  be  in  every 
way  secured.  This  conviction  is  strengthened  by  what  we  al- 
ready see  in  the  effects  produced. 

"  The  Home  School  should  be  a  model  school  for  Constanti- 
nople. It  should  be,  to  as  large  an  extent  as  practicable,  self-sup- 
porting. As  such,  its  influence  will  tend  to  the  raising  up  of 
self-supporting  schools  in  all  the  land  ;  but,  sustained  on  another 
basis,  its  influence  will  weigh  in  an  opposite  direction. 

"  The  demand  for  a  hio;her  female  education  is  becominoj  stronf^ 
and  wide-spread.  There  is  a  growing  readiness  to  pay  its  neces- 
sary cost.  Not  a  few  parents  are  anxious  to  put  their  daughters 
under  a  safer  moral  guardianship,  and  secure  for  them  a  mere 
complete  and  valuable  culture,  than  are  afforded  by  the  schools 
of  their  own  people.  More  and  more  of  them  will  turn  towards 
us  if  we  will  show  them  such  a  school  as  the  times  demand.  To 
meet  the  exigencies  of  our  position,  we  must  have  a  school  of  so 
high  an  order,  that  it  will  attract  powerfully  the  few  Protestant 
girls  of  the  city,  and  on  terms  that  will  call  forth  the  strongest 
exertions  of  the  poor  to  obtain  its  privileges,  and  also  draw 
towards  us  more  Protestants,  from  among  whom  we  may,  by  the 
creation  of  Christian  character,  gain  Christian  workers  in  all 
spheres  of  female  life.  It  must  be  a  missionary  school  in  the 
broad  view  afforded  by  Mt.  Holyoke  Seminary,  which  is  filling 
the  world  with  blessed  influences  by  means  of  the  laborers  it 
sends  forth  into  all  lands.  Such  an  institution  is  an  imperative 
want  of  Constantinople. 

"In  conclusion,  we  beg  to  enlist  the  continued  enthusiastic 
support  of  the  ladies  of  the  Woman's   Board  for  the  Home, 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  351 

and  to  the  enterprise  of  raising  a  building-fund  of  not  less  than 
fifty  thousand  dollars.  All  that  is  greatly  good  costs.  It  is 
difficult  to  conceive  an  object  better  fitted  to  engage  sympathy 
and  arouse  effort.  Surely,  in  this  great  centre  of  population 
and  influence,  there  should  be  one  truly  Christian  institution  for 
the  daughters  of  Turkey,  as  comprehensive  in  its  scope  as  that 
which  they  have  contemplated  and  placed  on  an  enduring  foun- 
dation. It  cannot  but  be  that  the  Christ-like  benevolence  of 
the  women  of  America  will  give  this  boon.  It  belongs  espe- 
cially to  the  constituents  of  the  American  Board  to  bestow  it ; 
and  it  would  be  unfortunate,  if,  through  a  failure  on  their  part, 
we  should  suffer  as  a  missionary  station." 

CHEERING    TESTIMONY. 

To  this  we  wish  to  add  the  opinion  of  other  missionaries  in 
the  city.     Mr.  C.  C.  Tracy  writes, — 

"Yesterday  I  spent  some  time  at  the  Home,  bearing  and 
seeing  the  performances  of  the  pupils.  Miss  Kappleye  is  a  rare 
teacher,  and  has  infused  a  wonderful  enthusiasm  into  the 
scholars. 

*'  Miss  Wadsworth  is  bending  all  her  indefatigable  energy  to 
the  acquirement  of  the  language.  She  has  been  with  us  a  good 
deal,  caring  for  Mrs.  Tracy  and  the  baby.  We  have  discovered 
what  we  hoped,  that  she  is  an  excellent  physician,  —  indeed,  she 
is  skilful,  faithful,  kind  ;  few  people  enjoy  such  medical  care  as 
Mrs.  Tracy  has  had  under  such  circumstances.  We  are  thank- 
ful to  the  Lord  and  to  you,  for  two  persons  like  Misses  E-ap- 
pleye  and  Wadsworth  for  our  station." 

Mr.  M.  H.  Hitchcock  says  of  the  Home,  — 

"It  will  be  strictly  Christian  work,  and  what  will  aid  the 
cause  here  more  than  a  technically  missionary  school.  Last 
year,  although  having  but  a  few  pupils,  it  was  a  decided  success. 
Miss  Rappleye  developed  a  wonderful  amount  of  efficiency  in 
fitting  up  the  Home,  and  carrying  on  the  school ;  she  also  re- 


352  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

ceived  the  love  and  respect  of  her  pupils  to  an  unusual  degree. 
The  religious  influence  was  good,  and  the  teaching  was  thorough. 
The  examination  at  the  close  of  the  year  was  unique.  There 
was  no  effort  to  exhibit  the  pupils  :  they  showed  in  the  most 
simple  and  unaffected  way  what  they  had  learned.  The  large 
audiences  of  natives  were  highly  interested  in  all  the  exercises ; 
a  very  intelligent  patron  of  the  school  saying,  '  There  has  never 
been  any  thing  like  this  before  in  Constantinople  ! '  " 


It  had  been  designed  to  present  an  appeal  for  this  cause  to 
the  Christian  women  in  America ;  but  our  limits  forbid.  The 
facts  must  speak  for  themselves.  It  seemed  to  the  Direc- 
tors of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions,  that  a  call  so  direct 
and  so  urgent  could  not  be  neglected ;  and  it  was  determined  to 
pledge  the  most  strenuous  efforts  of  the  society  to  the  undertaking. 
The  sum  of  $4,225.00  was  raised  within  the  Board  of  Officers; 
and  our  Treasurer  has  received  subscriptions  to  the  amount  of 
$7,474.73  :  making  a  total  of  $11,699.73.  From  whence  is 
to  come  the  remaining  thousands  for  this  noble  work  ?  Who 
will  aid  it  with  liberal  gifts  and  earnest  prayers  ? 

EAELY  FRUITS. 

From  Miss  Bappleye's  own  pen  we  have  the  following,  under 
date  of  Sept.  9,  1872  :  — 

"  While  making  a  round  of  calls  upon  the  patrons  of  the 
Home  School  one  day  during  vacation,  I  was  gratified  to  find 
that  one  of  the  young  pupils,  called  Lusaper,  —  a  name  that 
means  light-bearer,  — had  taught  her  younger  brothers  and  sis- 
ters, and  some  of  the  neighbors'  children,  several  of  the  hymns 
she  had  learned  at  school.  She  collected  a  number  of  these  child- 
ren, arranged  them  in  a  line,  and  asked  them  to  sing,  for  our 
entertainment,  '  Eock  of  Ages/  'There  is  a  Fountain,'  and 
others.  She  had  taught  them,  too,  to  say  the  Lord's  Prayer ;  and 
her  parents,  tliough  not  Protestants,  look  upon  her  successful 
efforts  with  pride  and  satisfaction. 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  353 

"This  same  girl,  in  one  of  her  compositions,  voluntarily  ex- 
pressed acknowledgment  for  sin,  and  a  sorrow  that  may,  under 
the  blessing  of  Grod,  lead  to  true  repentance.  Let  us  hope  that 
she  may  become  indeed  a  Life  and  Light  bearer  to  many. 

"  Li  another  Armenian  family,  three  little  girls  blended  their 
sweet  voices  in  singing  the  hymns  the  two  older  ones  had  learned 
in  our  school.  The  old  grandmother  expressed  especial  delight 
with  '  We  won't  give  up  the  Bible ;  '  and  seemed  much  inter- 
ested in  the  translations  the  girls  carry  home  every  night  to  learn 
their  lessons  from  for  the  morrow.  Their  father  appears  at  fehe 
Home  every  few  days  to  ask  when  school  is  to  commence  again, 
the  children  are  so  impatient  to  come.  He  readily  pays  for  them 
the  subscription  price  of  '  The  Child's  Avedaper,'  and  continues 
to  give  us  his  patronage,  although  he  meets  with  considerable 
persecution  on  account  of  it.  Numerous  instances  of  a  similar 
nature  seem  to  show,  that  the  school,  as  a  means  of  access  to 
houses  in  which  prejudice  and  bigotry  dwell,  will  be  successful. 

"  The  future  looks  hopeful  to  me  ;  and  the  picture  of  our  new 
building,  with  all  the  working  forces  in  operation,  is  one  I  love 
to  see  in  prospective." 

LETTER  FROM  MISS  CULL. 

Miss  Cull  of  Manissa  thus  writes  of  the  impression  made 
upon  her  by  the  meeting  of  the  Western  Turkey  Mission  in 
Constantinople  :  — 

"  The  three  past  weeks  have  been  among  the  pleasantest  of 
my  life.  I  knew  little  of  the  annual  meetings  of  missions 
before  I  left  America,  and  certainly  had  never  thought  of  them 
as  such  delightful  gatherings,  so  fruitful  of  inspiration  to  every 
good  word  and  work.     I  enjoyed  every  moment  while  there. 

"It  was  much  to  see  the  native  pastors  who  had  been  edu- 
cated in  mission-schools  —  to  watch  their  manly  bearing,  and 
learn  their  earnest  desire  for  a  broader  and  higher  culture  for 
their  people.     They  spoke  strong  and  noble  words,  which  must 


354  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

have  greatly  encouraged  the  hearts  of  those  who  are  laboring 
for  them,  indicative,  as  some  of  them  were,  of  high  purpose  and 
deep  insight.  And  if  men  so  richly  reward,  by  the  progress 
some  have  made,  the  toils  and  prayers  so  freely  offered  for  them, 
why  is  there  not  also  abundant  hope  for  the  women,  when  the 
despotic  customs  of  the  East  shall  be  once  broken,  and  oppor- 
tunity given  them  to  rise  to  the  dignity  of  true  womanhood  ?  I 
have  in  my  mind  one  who  is  an  example  of  what  is  possible  to 
these  women.  She  is  the  wife  of  the  Armenian  pastor  at  Man- 
issa,  a  person  of  real  dignity  of  character,  discreet  and  wise  in 
her  dealings  with  others,  gifted  in  prayer,  and  with  special  apt- 
ness in  religious  conversation.  She  speaks  Glreek,  Armenian, 
Turkish,  and  English  ;  having  received  her  education  in  the  mis- 
sion-schools in  Constantinople  and  Smyrna.  Her  humble  home 
—  and  it  is  truly  humble,  for  the  salaries  of  the  native  preach- 
ers are  very  small  —  is  always  neat  and  inviting  in  appearance  ; 
and,  when  she  visits  her  countrywomen  in  their  homes,  she  has 
always  fitting  words  to  speak.  Oh,  for  some  common  medium 
of  communication !  Oh,  that  one  might  get  at  the  secret  of 
their  thoughts,  win  their  sympathy,  and  know  if  there  is  any 
unrest  in  them,  —  any  aspiration  or  vague  longing  for  that  which 
they  have  never  possessed.     They  give  little  outward  sign. 

*'.T  was  interested  in  what  I  saw  of  the  Home  in  Constanti- 
nople. I  visited  the  school  one  morning,  and  witnessed  the  re- 
ligious exercises,  Bible  lesson,  writing  English,  and  other  recita- 
tions. As  a  teacher,  I  was  impressed  with  the  thoroughness  of 
drill  which  the  girls  were  receiving,  and  with  the  perfect  order 
observable  in  every  thing.  Miss  Eappleye  has  done  a  great  work 
in  bringing  to  bear  upon  these  untrained  native  girls  such  effi- 
cient discipline.  I  have  rarely  seen  in  any  seminary  or  public 
school  such  good  attention  :  every  thing  was  done  with  quietness. 
I  also  heard  many  words  of  appreciation  for  the  one  whose  work 
it  is  to  care  for  the  health  of  those  among  whom  she  has  come  to 
live." 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  355 

AFRICA. 

LETTER  FROM  MRS.  MELLEN. 

We  are  indebted  to  Mrs.  Dr.  Anderson  for  the  following 
letter  from  Mrs.  Mellen,  dated,  Umzunduzi,  May  10,  1872  :  — 

' '  When  we  landed  in  Natal,  a  little  more  than  twenty  years 
ago,  and  saw  the  women  in  their  heathenish  state  and  costume, 
so  low  and  degraded  did  they  seem,  my  heart  sank  within  me ; 
and  I  thought,  '  Shall  I  ever  be  able  to  love  these  people  ? ' 
But  on  our  arrival  at  the  mission-station,  when  the  young 
women  and  girls  came  to  welcome  us,  clad  in  clean  print  dresses, 
with  their  bright,  intelligent  faces,  my  heart  warmed  to  them  at 
once.  I  think  all  my  missionary  sisters  will  concur  in  saying, 
that  they  have  been  repaid  for  every  sacrifice  they  have  made, 
in  seeing  even  a  few  raised  from  their  debasement,  living  Chris- 
tian lives,  showing  a  proper  regard  for  their  husbands,  and  bring- 
ing up  their  children  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 

"Perhaps  some  of  our  friends  may  be  interested  to  hear 
about  the  first  girl  who  came  to  me  after  my  arrival.  She  was 
about  ten  years  old,  and  wore  no  clothing  except  a  strip  of  cali- 
co, not  more  than  six  inches  wide,  tied  round  her  waist.  Our 
first  duty  was  to  have  her  properly  cleansed,  and  dressed  in  a 
loose  sack,  such  as  could  be  quickly  made.  Even  this  was  a 
great  improvement  to  her  appearance.  She  staid  with  us 
nearly  a  year  and  a  half,  at  two  different  times ;  learned  to  read 
a  little,  and  to  sew,  and,  above  all,  acquired  a  love  for  something 
better  than  heathenism.  Her  friends,  fearing  she  would  become 
a  Christian,  took  her  home,  and  sent  her  to  stay  with  the  chief- 
tess,  hoping  to  keep  her  from  the  station  ;  but  some  seed  had 
been  sown  in  her  heart,  which  was  destined  to  take  root,  and 
subsequently  to  bear  fruit.  After  much  opposition  from  her 
parents,  especially  from  her  mother,  she  returned,  and  remained 


356  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

two  or  three  years  with  Mrs.  Wilder,  to  whose  teaching  and 
influence  she  is  largely  indebted  for  what  she  now  is. 

"  About  fifteen  years  ago,  she  married  a  man  from  this  sta- 
tion, and  came  here  to  live.  I  would  like  to  introduce  you  to 
her  home,  with  its  pleasant  surroundings,  her  neat  garden  and 
thrifty  orchard,  with  mulberry,  peach,  orange,  and  banana  trees ; 
and,  above  all,  show  you  her  six  children,  — five  sons  and  a  daugh- 
ter, the  eldest  of  whom  is  shortly  to  enter  the  Amanzlmtote 
seminary.  Her  husband's  mother  lives  with  her  in  preference 
to  her  own  daughter ;  and  lately  her  own  mother,  with  a  lame 
grandchild,  has  found  an  asylum  with  her,  —  the  old  woman 
having  been  sent  from  her  own  home  by  her  husband,  probably, 
to  make  room  for  younger  wives.  I  often  think,  when  I  see  her 
looking  so  contented  and  happy,  of  the  time  when  she  would 
have  drao;o;ed  this  dauo;bter  from  our  door  into  heathenism  :  now 
she  thanks  us  for  our  protection  to  her,  and  rejoices  that  she  has 
so  good  a  home  with  her.  Let  us  hope  that  she,  too,  will  learn 
to  love  Him  who  has  thus  blessed  her. 

"  I  could  tell  you,  too,  of  much  good  Unkabayi  has  done 
among  her  own  people,  —  how  she  attracted  a  little  native  girl  by 
the  pictures  in  the  Tract  Primer,  and  awakened  in  her  heart  a 
love  for  her  Saviour  ;  and  how  the  child  has  now  grown  up  one 
of  our  brightest  and  best  women,  striving  to  imitate  the  one  to 
whose  instrumentality,  under  God,  she  owes  her  conversion.  A 
few  years  ago  I  tried  to  make  the  women  feel  their  responsibil- 
ity to  those  in  the  kraals,  knowing  that  they  could  have  access 
to  them  as  we  could  not,  and  suggested  that  each  one  select  a 
kraal,  and  read  to  the  women.  Unkabayi  entered  into  the  pro- 
ject with  all  her  heart.  She  was  such  a  stumbling  reader,  that  I 
almost  feared  she  would  do  more  harm  than  good ;  but  I  did 
not  like  to  discourage  her,  and  I  told  her  to  read  the  Psalms  and 
the  chapters  with  which  she  was  most  familiar.  She  came  for  an 
hour  nearly  every  day,  frequently  with  her  baby  on  her  back, 
that  she  might  improve  in  reading;  and  often,  when  I  went  to 


FOR   HEATHEN   WOMEN.  357 

call,  I  found  her  at  her  work,  with  her  Testament  by  her  side. 
She  seldom  failed  to  go  once  a  week  to  read  to  the  women.  Not 
long  after,  one  of  her  listeners  renounced  heathenism,  and  is 
living  on  the  station,  although  she  does  not  give  all  the  evidence 
we  wish  that  she  is  a  Christian.  The  owner  of  the  kraal,  see- 
ing that  his  wives  and  children  were  becoming  interested  in  the 
truth,  made  no  opposition,  but  moved  away.  Two  of  his  children 
had  learned  to  read  in  our  day-school ;  and,  when  the  women 
came  to  bid  us  good-by,  they  asked  for  some  books  to  take  with 
them  :  one  wished  for  '  The  Daily  Food,'  saying,  'The  children 
will  read  to  us.'  They  have  been  taken  away  from  religious 
teaching :  the  future  will  reveal  whether  any  seed  has  been 
dropped  in  fruitful  soil ;  if  so,  we  may  be  sure  good  results  will 
follow. 

"  We  have  reason  to  feel,  dear  friends,  that  the  leaven  of 
the  gosjjel  is  working  in  this  mass  of  superstition.  Your  prayers 
are  being  answered.  Our  poor  sable  sisters  are  encouraged 
when  they  hear  of  your  gatherings  and  deliberations  in  their 
behalf,  and  thank  you  for  your  interest  in  them.  They  bless 
you  for  sending  such  teachers  as  Mrs.  Edwards,  Miss  Day,  and 
Miss  Hance.  They  are  beloved  not  only  by  pupils  and  parents, 
but  by  us  all." 

In  this  connection  we  make  Ihe  following  extract  froip  the 
Annual  Report  of  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.,  just  issued  :  — 

' '  The  luanda  Training-School,  under  Mrs.  Edwards's  efficient 
supervision,  has  continued  to  enjoy  prosperity.  The  year  has 
been  one  of  constant  labor  and  of  heavy  burdens  on  the  part  of 
the  teacher,  and  of  good  attention  to  study  and  .  fair  progress 
on  the  part  of  the  scholars.  Some  of  them  give  evidence  of 
having  chosen  Christ  as  their  portion,  and  promise  of  being 
prepared,  in  good  time,  to  exert  a  healthy  influence  in  their 
future  homes.  We  rejoice  that  an  associate  has  been  sent  to 
aid  Mrs.  Edwards  in  her  school." 


358  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 


mUx^  Call 


BY  MRS.  J.  S.  BINGHAM. 

Mother,  'mid  thy  toil  and  care. 
Struggling  still  the  cross  to  bear. 
Cumbered  with  the  work  of  life, 
Shrinking  from  the  busy  strife. 
Lift  thine  eye,  the  Master  see : 
Lo !  he  comes,  and  calls  for  thee. 

Daughter,  while  the  sunbeams  play 
Joyously  athwart  thy  way ; 
While  the  buds  and  blossoms  spring 
From  thy  fairy  steps,  and  fling 
Sweetest  fragrance,  — bow  the  knee : 
Christ,  the  Master,  calls  for  thee. 

Child,  who  lovingly  dost  share 
In  the  tender  Shepherd's  care ; 
Lamb  within  the  sacred  fold, 
Sheltered  from  the  storm  and  cold, — 
Though  thy  strength  may  weakness  be, 
Jesus  comes,  and  calls  for  thee. 

Hear  thy  sisters'  pleading  cry,  — 
"  Come  and  help  us  ere  we  die  ! " 
Give  thy  prayers,  thyself,  thine  all ; 
Heed  the  risen  Saviour's  call,  — 
"  Life  and  Light "  to  Gentiles  send : 
"  I  am  with  you  to  the  end." 

Jesus  comes  to  claim  the  world : 
Let  his  banner  be  unfurled. 
Lo  !  the  nations  waiting  stand : 
Spread  the  news  from  sea  to  land. 
Angels  chant  the  song  again,  — 
**  Peace  on  earth,  good  will  to  men.'* 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN. 


359 


m\  "mmX  »t  1(mt|4. 


NEW-HAVEN  MEETING 

In  the  city  of  New  Haven,  on  Thursday,  Oct.  3,  the 
Woman's  Board  of  Missions  held  their  fifth  public  meeting,  in 
connection  with  the  sessions  of  the  American  Board. 

On  no  similar  occasion  has  the  interest  been  greater,  or  the 
attendance  larger.  When  the  capacious  North  Church  was  filled 
to  overflowing  by  nearly  two  thousand  ladies,  the  vestry  below 
was  opened,  and  another  congregation  gathered  which  was  ad- 
dressed by  Mrs.  Stone,  formerly  a  missionary  in  India,  and 
Mrs.  Stanley  of  the  North  China  mission. 

The  presence  of  the  Holy  Spirit  was  heartily  invoked  by  the 
audience  in  a  stanza  of  a  familiar  hymn,  when  Mrs.  Albert 
Bowker,  President,  read  the  last  four  verses  of  the  ninth  chap- 
ter of  Matthew,  and  called  upon  Mrs.  Moses  Smith  of  Chicago 
to  ofier  prayer.  Minutes  of  the  meeting  at  Salem  were  read  by 
Mrs.  J.  A.  Copp.  A  statement  was  then  made  of  the  object  of 
the  meeting.  It  was  not  to  make  or  hear  fine  speeches  and  elo- 
quent addresses,  or  even  to  present  extended  missionary  intelli- 
gence. Not  that  these  were  undervalued,  —  when  they  could  be 
subordinate  to  the  one  great  object,  they  would  be  gladly  laid 
upon  the  altar  for  Jesus'  sake ;  but  at  this  great  yearly  feast, 
pregnant  with  momentous  and  sublime  relations,  it  was  aimed  to 
secure  Christian  union  and  fellowship,  a  fresh  baptism  of  the 
Holy  Spirit,  and  a  personal  reconsecration  to  the  missionary 
cause. 
,  Coming  up  to  this  Zion  from  all  parts  of  our  land,  and  from 


360  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

the  ends  of  the  earth,  breathing  a  purely  missionary  atmosphere  ; 
listening  to  the  thrilling  descriptions  of  the  condition  of  the 
heathen,  and  the  defeats  and  victories  of  the  brothers  and  sisters 
who  have  fought  valiantly  the  battles  of  the  Lord  in  the  four 
quarters  of  the  globe ;  feeling  the  pulsations  of  the  heart  of  the 
great  Leader,  the  Elder  Brother,  all  were  preparing  to  "  sit  to- 
gether in  heavenly  places  in  Christ  Jesus." 

The  speaker  then  happily  welcomed  the  delegates  from  the 
Woman's  Board  for  the  Interior,  and  from  the  Philadelphia 
Branch,  alluding  to  the  mission-circles  which  had  been  poetically 
presented  as  "  boughs  thick  with  green  leafage,"  and  rejoicing 
that  the  young  were  being  educated  to  prosecute  the  work  when 
this  generation  should  have  passed  away.  x\llusion  was  made 
to  the  zeal  and  efficiency  of  the  New  Haven  ladies,  whose  efforts 
had  resulted  in  the  formation  of  a  branch  society  the  past  year. 
Congratulations  were  also  extended  to  the  various  auxiliaries  and 
mission-circles  on  the  work  they  were  doing  in  the  different  mis- 
sionfi-elds,  and  the  address  closed  as  follows  :  *'  When  the  sainted 
Mary  Lyon  returned  to  South  Hadley,  after  having  attended  the 
meeting  of  the  American  Board  at  Norwich  in  1842,  she  rightly 
aj5prehended  the  highest  object  of  the  Convention.  Assembling 
the  teachers  and  pupils  of  Mt.  Holyoke,  she  kneeled  in  their 
midst,  and  reconsecrated  herself  and  all  connected  with  the 
seminary,  then  and  evermore,  to  the  conversion  of  the  world. 
That  meeting  cost  her  six  of  her  efficient  teachers,  and  subse- 
quently many  of  her  pupils.  Bid  she  ever  regret  the  price? 
Walking  the  streets  of  the  New  Jerusalem  to-day,  viewing  that 
act  of  consecration  in  the  light  of  eternity,  would  she  abate 
aught  of  the  sacrifice?  Emulating  her  example,  being  privi- 
leged to  fulfil  what  she  saw  from  afar,  may  we  enlist  more 
heartily  and  more  entirely  in  spreading  the  glad  news  of  salva- 
tion to  earth's  remotest  bound  !  " 

The  Woman's  Board  for  the  Interior  was  represented  by  its 
president,  Mrs.  Moses  Smith,  who  remarked,  that,  "  One  year  ago, 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  361 

with  glad  anticipation,  we  said  we  would  have  this  grand  Feast 
of  Tabernacles  in  Chicago,  and  its  blessings  in  our  homes  :  but 
our  Father's  ways  were  not  as  ours  ;  and,  with  an  emphasis  that 
was  heard  from  ocean  and  ocean,  he  said  us  nay.  We  grieved 
that  we  were  denied,  but  we  did  not  forget  that  God's  ways  are 
always  the  best  ways,  and  God's  time  the  best  time ;  and  so  we 
have  sought  faithfully  to  do  our  work,  and  cheerfully  to  wait." 
Mrs.  Smith  gave  a  cheering  account  of  progress,  and  the  en- 
couraging evidence  of  increased  interest  they  had  derived  from 
the  fact  that  the  number  of  persons  offering  themselves  as  mis- 
sionaries was  larger  than  ever  before  :  they  had  been  privileged 
the  last  week  to  bid  God-speed  to  two  such  young  ladies  on  their 
way  to  China. 

The  condition  of  the  Home  Department  of  the  Woman's 
Board  of  Missions  was  given  by  the  Home  Secretary ;  and  of 
the  treasury  by  Mrs.  Homer  Bartlett,  who,  after  stating  that  the 
receipts  since  January  had  been  upwards  of  thirty  thousand  dol- 
lars, entered  an  emphatic  protest  against  this  being  considered 
the  measure  of  our  indebtedness  to  our  Lord.  She  also  read  a 
letter,  just  received,  which  contained  a  sura  of  money  given  to 
the  Board  by  a  lady  on  her  dying  bed,  being  two  wedding-gifts, 
presented  two  years  before  her  death.  The  letter  was  followed 
by  a  touching  appeal  to  all,  to  work  while  there  was  opportunity, 
as  none  knew  how  soon  it  would  be  too  late. 

Mrs.  Burdett  Hart,  president  of  the  Philadelphia  Branch, 
reported  twenty-eight  auxiliary  societies  in  their  connection,  some 
of  them  occupying  important  points  along  the  line  from  Wash- 
ington to  New  York,  giving  hope  of  increased  influence  from 
year  to  year.  Mrs.  Hart  earnestly  advocated  special  prayer  for 
mothers,  that  they  might  be  brought  to  a  willingness  to  conse- 
crate and  train  their  children  for  the  work. 

Mrs.  0.  P.  Hubbard,  in  behalf  of  the  New-Haven  Branch, 
offered  a  cordial  welcome  to  the  parent  society,  the  sister  society 
of  the  Interior,  the  Philadelphia  Branch,  and  all  the  missionaries 
81 


862  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

and  friends  present.  Mrs.  H.  stated  that  their  organization,  whieb 
originated  in  the  labors  of  one  woman,  who  visited  pastors  and 
members  of  churches  in  the  city,  had  extended  also  into  the 
adjacent  country,  and  now  comprised  thirty-two  churches,  with 
promise  of  others.  Upon  this  delightful  interchange  of  greet- 
ings, the  idea  of  Christian  fellowship,  which  was  the  key-note 
of  the  meeting,  given  at  its  opening,  was  already  realized,  and 
hearts  and  voices  united  in  singing  the  hymn,  — 

"  Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds." 

The  first  letter  from  Miss  Elizabeth  Sisson,  who  had  recently 
arrived  at  Madura,  was  read  by  Mrs.  George  Gould.  Mrs. 
Bruce  of  the  Mahratta  Mission  then  gave  an  interesting  account 
of  what  had  been  done  during  the  last  nine  years  in  Zenana 
work,  and  in  visits  to  the  people  in  their  villages.  Although 
the  women  are  so  stupid  that  they  themselves  will  reiterate 
what  the  men  say  of  them,  "  Why  do  you  teach  these 
women?  They  know  nothing,"  yet  they  often  ask  the  mission- 
aries to  stay  longer,  saying,  ''  When  you  speak  to  us,  light  falls 
into  our  minds."  The  address  closed  with  a  pathetic  story 
of  the  death  of  a  catechist's  wife,  who  was  anxious  to  secure  the 
"  Well-done !  "  of  the  missionary  teacher;  and  the  speaker  urged 
those  present  to  so  live  as  to  receive  the  "  Well-done  !  "  of  their 
heavenly  Father. 

Mrs.  Haskell,  who  has  been  connected  with  the  Bulgarian 
Mission,  spoke  of  their  early  discouragements,  and  of  the  subse- 
quent signs  of  divine  presence.  She  said,  "  Those  were  dark 
days,  when,  after  two  years,  we  could  not  count  one  Christian. 
In  our  distress,  we  asked  the  Lord  for  some  little  token  of  his 
favor ;  and  you  may  imagine  our  joy  when  a  request  came  from 
five  little  girls  that  we  should  pray  for  them,  and  the  announce- 
ment that  Rica  is  weeping  for  her  sins.  Little  by  little  the- 
work  went  on,  a  repetition  of  the  parable  of  the  leaven."     Mrs. 


FOR  HEATHEN    WOMEN.  363 

Haskell  gave  a  description  of  a  visit  to  one  of  tbe  villages,  where 
the  house  in  which  she  was  to  meet  the  women  was  assaulted  by 
a  mob  of  infuriated  men.  "But,"  said  she,  "they  only  de- 
stroyed the  walls  of  the  houses ;  the  Master  was  there,  and, 
after  three  hours  of  tumult  and  confusion,  all  was  as  quiet  as 
if  he  had  said,  '  Peace,  be  still.'  Forty  women  gathered',  and 
were  eager  listeners  to  the  gospel  message.  We  staid  through 
the  Sabbath  and  Monday,  all  the  while  crowded  with  those  who 
wished  to  be  instructed."  She  asked  prayers  for  those  who 
are  holding  out  their  hands,  feeling  after  the  Lord,  if  haply  they 
may  find  him,  and  closed  with  an  appeal  to  mothers,  in  refer- 
ence to  the  difficulty  of  obtaining  missionaries,  saying  that  the 
remedy  was  wiih  them. 

Mrs.  John  Gulick  of  the  North  China  Mission  wished  to  reit- 
erate the  cry  for  more  laborers.  The  field  was  open,  the  people 
eager  to  listen,  but  no  one  to  give  them  the  bread  of  life.  She 
was  soon  to  go  back  with  her  husband  to  the  thousands  of  peo- 
ple waiting  for  them,  and  asked  the  prayers  of  the  audience,  that 
they  might  not  go  alone. 

"  The  Missionary's  Call "  was  here  beautifully  and  impressively 
sung  by  a  quartette  of  New-Haven  ladies :  the  impression  was, 
perhaps,  deepened  by  the  previous  rising,  by  request,  of  the 
missionaries  present,  and  an  appeal,  made  at  the  same  moment, 
that,  as  the  harvest  is  great  and  the  laborers  few,  we  should 
"  pray  the  Lord  of  the  harvest  that  he  would  send  forth  more 
laborers  into  the  harvest." 

Miss  Melinda  Rankin,  the  heroic  pioneer  in  the  work  of  evan- 
gelizing Mexico,  was  next  introduced,  and  said  she  regarded 
this  as  an  era ;  that  surely  the  Master  had  come  and  called  for 
us, — us  women.  "If,"  said  she,  "I  could,  years  ago,  have 
looked  upon  such  an  assemblage  as  this,  how  much  should  I 
have  been  strengthened  for  my  work !  When  I  went  to  Mexico 
in  1850,  the  heathenism  of  that  country,  although  nominally 
Christian,  would  compare  with  that  of  India  or  Africa.     God 


364       LIFE  AND  LIGHT  FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN. 

has  blessed  his  own  Word  and  magnified  it ;  and  now  there  are 
eight  churches  and  scores  of  converts  in  the  vicinity  of  Monterey. 

Mrs.  Baldwin  of  China  doubtless  expressed  the  feeling  of  the 
missionary  mothers  present  in  her  affecting  remarks  in  behalf  of 
their  children.  If  there  has  been  any  want  of  sympathy  and 
tenderness  toward  such  in  the  past,  surely  none  who  heard,  Mrs. 
Baldwin  can  fail  hereafter.  And  then  she  plead  for  the  millions 
of  women  in  China  whom  it  would  take  more  than  five  years  to 
number,  if  one  were  counted  every  second  ;  "and,"  said  she, 
*'  remember,  that,  when  you  have  done,  thirty  millions  will  have 
passed  into  the  dread,  dark  future.  If  you  have  any  thing  to 
do  for  these  hundred  and  eighty  millions,  do  it." 

After  the  hymn,  "  Must  Jesus  bear  the  Cross  alone,"  a  prayer 
of  consecration  was  offered  by  Mrs.  Dr.  Bushnell  of  Hartford, 
and  this  last  and  best  of  our  meetings  was  closed  with  the 
Doxology. 

Two  original  hymns  added  much  to  the  exercises ;  and  the 
fact  that  ladies  stood  in  the  crowded  aisles  for  three  hours  gave 
abundant  testimony  to  the  interest  of  the  meeting.  Among  the 
missionaries  present  were  Mrs.  Grout,  Tyler,^  Bobbins,  and 
Stone,  from  the  African  missions;  Mrs.  Haskell,  Thomson,  and 
Walker,  Misses  Hollister  and  Noyes,  of  the  Turkey  missions ; 
Mrs.  Capron,  Hazen,  Penfield,  Bruce,  Ncyes,  and  Miss  Smith, 
of  the  India  missions ;  Mrs.  Gulick,  Stanley,  Baldwin,  Peet, 
and  Talmadge,  of  the  China  missions. 

Mrs.  J.  A.  CopP;  Rec.  Sec. 


For  Treasurer's  Report,  see  "The  Missionary  Herald"  for 
September,  October,  and  November, 


Miiiiiil^^MHi 


/^'it 


WOMAN'S   BOARD   OF  MISSIONS   FOR  THE 
INTERIOR. 


OFFICERS. 

President. 

Mes.  MOSES  SMITxf,  48  Hamilton  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Corresponding  Secretaries. 

Mrs.  E.  W.  BLATCHFORD,  Evanston,  111. 

Mes.  J.  B.  LEAKE,  526  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Recording   Secretary. 

Miss  MAR\  E.  GREENE,  Evanston,  111. 

Treasurer. 

Mes.  FRANCIS  BRADLEY,  Evanston,  111. 


EUEOPEAN  TURKEY. 
GANA. 

BY   LilSS    M.    C.    BEACH. 

A  SHORT  time  ago  one  of  the  teachers  in  our  school  for  girls 
at  Samokov  received  a  letter  from  a  Bulgarian  helper  at  Sistore, 
giving  the  following  account  of  a  soul  struggling  for  years 
after  the  light  of  the  gospel.  It  affords  new  proof  that  the 
truth  is  like  leaven  in  the  heart,  working  silently  but  surely, 
and  gives  us  new  courage  to  hide  this  precious  leaven  every- 
where. 

31*  365 


366  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

Gana,  who  Is.  now  happy  because  she  walks  in  the  light,  is  a 
young  widow,  twenty-nine  years  of  age. 

The  helper  says,  "  From  her  childhood,  she  desired  to  be 
obedient  to  the  law  of  God :  "  so,  when  she  was  married  to  the 
son  of  a  priest,  she  rejoiced  greatly  that  (in  accordance  with  the 
Bulgarian  custom)  she  should  go  to  live  in  the  house  of  her 
father-in-law ;  for  there  she  thought  she  could  lead  a  religious 
life.  The  priest  was  a  God-fearing  man,  though  he  followed 
the  Lord  blindly.  Still  her  soul  was  not  satisfied  :  she  wanted 
something  more  real  than  the  forms  and  ceremonies  of  their 
dead  religion.  Within  two  years  her  husband  died  ;  but  she 
continued  to  make  her  home  at  the  house  of  the  priest,  and 
served  the  family  faithfully  for  seven  years. 

Sometimes  her  father-in-law  read  to  her  from  the  Bible  ;  and 
she  became  exceedingly  interested  in  it,  desiring  earnestly  to  be 
able  to  read  it  herself.  Once  she  asked  him,  "If  the  Bible  is 
the  word  of  God,  why  do  not  the  people  obey  its  teachings?  '* 
He  told  her  that  some  people  did  live  according  to  its  directions. 
Then  said  she,  "  Why  don't  you  ?  Why  can't  we  live  so?" 
—  "If  we  do,"  he  replied,  ^' we  shall  be  persecuted  and 
despised.  The  people  here  would  not  listen  to  me,  or  have  me 
for  a  priest."  —  "But  it  is  none  the  less  our  duty  to  obey  God's 
word,"  she  answered,  and  then  betook  herself  to  prayer,  that 
she  might  have  an  opportunity  to  learn  more  of  the  precious 
truth.  She  could  not  forget  that  the  priest  had  said,  "  There 
are  some  who  obey  the  Bible  ;  "  and  an  intense  desire  to  see  them 
filled  her  heart. 

After  a  time,  a  priest  in  her  native  village  advised  her  to  enter 
a  monastery,  and  judge  for  herself  whether  the  nuns  led  Christian 
lives.  She  accordingly  went  to  the  convent  at  Arbanace. 
While  there  she  sent  her  younger  brother  to  school ;  and  through 
him  and  his  teacher,  who  was  favorable  to  the  truth,  she 
obtained  a  Bulgarian  Testament.  A  short  trial  of  monastic 
life  convinced  her  that  it  was  no  better  than  that  of  the  world ; 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  oO< 

and  she  returned  to  the  house  of  her  father-in-law,  carrying 
with  her  the  book  she  so  highly  prized.  She  often  read  it  in 
her  slow,  halting  way,  and  talked  with  the  priest  about  it. 
He,  however,  still  fearful  of  being  suspected  of  heresy,  and 
degraded  from  the  priesthood,  charged  her  to  say  nothing  to 
others  about  the  Bible.  This  distressed  her  beyond  measure ; 
and  she  fled  to  God  by  night  in  prayer,  and  besought  him  to 
teach  her  how  to  live.  The  idea  was  suggested,  of  disguising 
herself  as  a  monk  (since  it  is  not  safe  for  a  woman  to  travel 
alone  in  that  country) ,  and  going  in  search  of  some  Christians, 
with  whom  she  might  live  as  a  servant,  and  learn  the  truth  more 
fully.  While  making  preparations  for  her  flight,- she  ceased  not 
to  pray,  committing  herself  to  Ood,  and  relying  upon  him  for 
guidance 

The  night  of  the  15th  of  August,  she  did  not  sleep,  but 
spent  the  hours  till  midnight  in  earnest  prayer.  Then  she  dis- 
guised herself,  and,  leaving  the  village,  went  to  a  wooded  hill 
on  the  road  to  Turnovo.  Here  she  again  committed  herself  to 
the  Lord  ;  declaring  that  she  was  no  longer  her  own,  but  his,  and 
therefore  would  be  afraid  of  nothing.  She  resolved  to  go  to 
a  teacher  of  her  acquaintance  living  in  a  neighboring  village, 
who  was  called  a  Protestant ;  for  she  thought,  "If  he  is  a  true 
Christian,  he  will  help  me  to  find  a  place  in  some  family  where 
I  can  live  for  Christ."  On  account  of  his  Protestantism,  he 
had  been  dismissed  from  his  school,  and  was  now  a  khan-keeper  : 
so  no  one  noticed  her  going  to  him  ;  and  at  first  he  looked  upon 
her  as  upon  any  other  traveller.  She  at  once  made  known  her 
errand  ;  and,  in  reply  to  his  inquiries  as  to  whence  she  came,  she 
told  him  that  she  had  fled  from  a  monastery,  and  wished  a  place 
with  Christian  people.  Her  emphasis  on  this  point  interested 
him  ;  and  he  consulted  a  Protestant  friend  regarding  her  case. 
While  they  were  talking,  a  Christian  brother  arrived  from 
Sistore.  Without  delay,  this  refugee  from  a  monastery  was  pre- 
sented to  him,  and  an  arrangement  made  that  she  should  go 


368  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

to  Sistore,  and  gerve  in  this  man's  house  four  hours  a  day,  and 
be  taught  to  read.  She  was  instructed  by  her  master's  daugh- 
ter, who  had  formerly  been  a  member  of  the  school  at  Eski  Zagra, 
went  regularly  to  divine  service,  and  was  a  member  of  the 
Bible-class ;  yet  during  all  this  time  no  one  dreamed  that  this 
servant  was  a  woman.  Early  in  March,  her  master  received  a 
letter  from  her  father-in-law,  saying,  "  That  young  man-servant 
in  your  house  is  my  daughter-in-law.  Let  her  stay  with  you 
till  I  come  ;  and  we  will  decide  what  is  best  for  her." 

When  a  consultation  was  held,  and  she  was  asked  if  she 
would  like  to  go  to  the  girls'  school  at  Samokov,  then  she, 
whose  weary  feet  had  at  last  found  the  way  of  life,  glad  that 
concealment  was  no  longer  necessary,  because  she  had  tested 
the  life  of  Christ's  followers,  and  was  satisfied,  replied,  "  I 
have  come  to  you,  and  am  ready  to  do  as  you  think  best.  I 
am  content  to  remain  here  ;  but,  if  you  think  it  better  that  I  go 
where  I  can  study  more  regularly,  I  shall  be  glad  to  go."  She 
is  now  a  member  of  the  school ;  and  it  is  needless  to  say  that 
the  teachers  regard  her  as  a  pupil  of  great  promise. 


EASTERN  TURKEY. 
SULTAN. 


Mrs.  Raynolds,  in  a  letter  written  from  Harpoot  to  the 
Wright  Mission  Band  of  Janesville,  Wis.,  speaks  thus  of  a 
young  girl  who  had  expected  to  enter  the  school  at  that  station :  — 

"  Her  name  is  Sultan,  and  she  is  about  fifteen  years  old. 
For  several  years,  from  time  to  time,  she  has  suffered  from 
scrofulous  abscesses,  which  have  weakened  her  body,  and 
deprived  her  of  the  use  of  her  left  arm.  Last  spring  she  was 
attacked  witli  typhoid-fever,  and  since  then  has  been  wast« 
ing  with  consumption,  until  now  she  waits  from  hour  to  hour 


FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN.  369 

for  Jesus  to  come  and  cake  her  to  the  heavenly  home.  She 
has  always  shown  a  good  spirit,  and  we  have  for  some 
time  thought  she  was  probably  a  Christian ;  but  during  her 
sickness  it  has  been  evidvjnt  that  she  is  one  of  Christ's  precious 
ones.  She  suffers  greatlv,  but  bears  it  all  patiently,  saying,  '  If 
more  suffering  is  needed  to  bring  me  nearer  to  Christ,  let  Mm 
give  it  to  me.'  She  fully  knows  that  she  must  die,  but  has  not 
a  fear ;  and  sometimes  her  face  is  radiant  with  anticipation  of  the 
happiness  of  heaven.  Her  neighbors  are  mostly  Armenians,  who 
are  very  much  afraid  to  die ;  and  they  look  at  her  with  wonder. 
One  of  them  asked,  '  Has  she  an  angel's  spirit  in  her'^ ' 

"  We  feel  that  Sultan  is  glorifying  her  Saviour  as  she  lies  suf- 
fering there;  and  her  patient,  joyful  spirit  is  better  than  a  ser- 
mon to  those  around  her.  Her  father  says,  '  Our  sorrow  is 
turned  into  rejoicing.  It  is  not  we  who  comfort  Sultan,  but  she 
who  comforts  us.  It  seems  as  if  we  had  an  angel  in  the  house 
all  the  time.'  " 


|((rm4   ^^pilwent 


ANNUAL   MEETING. 

The  Fourth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Mis- 
sions for  the  Interior  was  held  at  Eockford,  111.,  Nov.  7  and  8, 
1872. 

We  looked  forward  to  this  meeting  witii  special  interest ;  and 
many  fervent  prayers  wore  offered,  not  only  by  members  of  the 
Board,  but  also  by  friends  who  love  the  cause  for  which  we  labor 
that  the  presence  and  blessing  of  the  Holy  Spirit  might  attend  it. 


370  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

Yet  we  had  also  our  anxieties  and  misgivings,  as  our  efforts  to 
secure  the  assistance  of  missionaries  failed  in  almost  every  in- 
stance, and  other  plans  for  giving  variety  and  attractiveness  to 
the  programme  were  thwarted.  But  as  we  look  back  to  those 
hours  spent  in  consultation,  those  precious  communings  with  one 
another  and  with  our  Lord  in  relation  to  his  work,  which  in 
dignity  and  importance  must  rank  above  every  other,  we  feel  sure 
that  all  who  were  present  rejoiced  in  the  privilege,  and  that  each 
has  gone  to  her  home  with  a  deeper  sense  of  personal  responsi- 
bility, and  a  more  determined  purpose  to  use  her  influence  in 
some  way  for  extending  an  interest  in  the  cause  among  the 
women  of  our  churches. 

The  ladies  assembled  in  the  First  Church,  according  to  pre- 
vious arrangements,  on  Thursday  morning,  Nov.  7.  Mrs. 
Moses  Smith,  President  of  the  Board,  called  the  meeting  to  order 
at  about  half-past  nine  o'clock.  After  devotional  exercises,  the 
minutes  of  the  meeting  in  April  were  read  and  accepted. 

The  report  of  the  Treasurer,  Mrs.  Francis  Bradley,  was  next 
presented,  in  which  the  receipts  for  the  year  were  stated  as 
$10,628.35.     This  report  was  accepted. 

The  report  of  the  Recording  Secretary  was  read,  and,  by  vote 
of  the  Board,  was  referred  to  a  Committee,  who  should  report 
at  some  subsequent  session. 

A  committee  was  also  appointed  for  the  nomination  of  officers 
for  the  ensuing  year,  and  another  to  recommend  a  place  for  the 
next  annual  meeting ;  both  of  them  to  report  on  the  following 
day. 

A  letter  from  the  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  Woman's 
Baptist  Missionary  Society  of  the  West  was  read,  naming  dele- 
gates who  would  represent  that  society,  and  expressing  regret 
that  she  could  not  herself  be  present.  At  a  later  session  most 
cordial  expressions  of  sisterly  attachment  and  sympathy  in  our 
work  were  received  from  these  delegates,  and  also  from  those 
representing  the  Presbyterian  Board. 


FOR   HEATHEN   WOMEN.  ^71 

Mrs.  Blatchford  read  a  letter  just  received  from  Mrs.  Edwards 
of  Dundee,  III  ,  the  mother  of  Mrs.  Doane  of  Micronesia,  and 
Mrs.  Davis  of  Japan,  which  was  listened  to  with  deepest  inter- 
est. Laying  down  the  principle  that  our  interest  in  this  work 
will  depend  largely  upon  what  we  do  and  suffer  for  it,  she  urged 
mothers  to  give  their  sons  and  their  daughters  to  missionary  ser- 
vice, and  the  younger  sisters  thus  to  consecrate  themselves. 
Some  interesting  facts  gathered  from  letters  lately  received  from 
Japan  were  mentioned  as  encouragements  to  labor  there,  and  im- 
pelling to  earnest  prayer,  thau  uaany  might  be  found  ready  to 
enter  in  and  gather  the  whitening  harvest. 

After  the  reading  of  this  letter,  the  business  of  the  society  was 
laid  aside ;  and  the  remaining  three-quarters  of  an  hour  were 
given  to  devotional  services,  of  which  Mrs.  Potter  of  Roiikford 
took  charge. 

Many  special  requests  for  prayer  in  behalf  of  our  missionary 
sisters,  in  behalf,  too,  of  the  children  of  missionaries,  and  for 
native  Christians,  both  in  their  efforts  to  overcome  evil  in  their 
own  hearts  and  lives,  and  in  their  attempts  to  train  their  children 
for  Christ,  added  much  to  the  interest  and  value  of  the  devo- 
tional meetings  of  this  and  the  following  day. 

At  the  close  of  this  meeting,  most  of  those  in  attendance  ac- 
cepted of  the  cordial  invitation  given  by  the  ladies  of  the  First 
Church  to  partake  of  a  bountiful  collation  provided  in  their  lec- 
ture-room. 

At  two  o'clock,  P.M.,  the  ladies  again  came  together.  After 
singing,  prayer,  and  reading  of  the  roll  of  delegates  present, 
Mrs.  D.  A.  Beale  of  Janesville,  Wis.,  read  a  paper  relating  to 
the  mode  of  conducting  auxiliary  societies,  speaking  chiefly  of 
her  own  experience  in  connection  with  the  Wright  Mission  Band. 
A  written  report  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  for 
Missouri  was  presented  by  Mrs.  Dr.  Post  of  St.  Louis,  and  read 
by  the  Secretary. 

This  society  comprises  several  churches  in    St.   Louis  and 


372  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

vicinity.  Though  in  every  other  department  of  Christian  labor, 
each  church  has  its  own  independent  organization,  yet,  in  relation 
to  foreign  missionary  work,  they  prefer  to  combine  their  efforts, 
and  have  found  their  common  interest  in  this  great  enterprise  a 
strong  bond  of  union  between  the  churches. 

Mrs.  Freeland  of  Detroit  reported  increasing  interest  among 
the  members  of  the  auxiliary  in  that  city,  for  which  they  were 
greatly  indebted  to  the  letters  of  their  missionary,  Mrs.  Cofiing. 
She  reported  also  in  behalf  of  a  new  society  at  Hudson,  Mich., 
organized  soon  after  the  meeting  of  the  General  Association  there 
in  the  spring.  Mrs.  S.  C.  Bartlett  spoke  of  the  interest  awak- 
ened among  the  children  of  Glencoe,  through  the  agency  of  an 
officer  of  this  Board,  and  asked  for  suggestions  in  regard  to  the 
best  methods  of  promoting  a  love  for  this  work  among  the  younger 
members  of  our  households. 

Reports  of  equal  interest,  and  very  suggestive,  were  given  from 
auxiliaries  in  Princeton  and  Rockford,  111. ;  Ripon,  Fond  du 
Lac,  Geneva,  Delavan,  and  Janesville,  Wis. ;  Decorah,  Mc- 
Gregor, Grinnell,  Eldora,  and  Dubuque,  lo. ;  Oberlin  and 
Elyria,  0. 

Mrs.  Dascomb  of  Oberlin,  after  presenting  the  reports  from 
Oberlin  and  Elyria,  also  gave  some  very  interesting  statements 
in  reference  to  three  of  our  missionaries,  with  whom  she  is  per- 
sonally acquainted,  —  Mrs.  Coffing  of  Marash,  Mrs.  Mumford 
and  Miss  Maltbie  of  Samokov. 

She  also  related  some  incidents  illustrating  the  influence  which 
stories  of  missionary  life  and  work  have  over  the  minds  of  chil- 
dren, and  the  ease  with  which  their  affections  and  sympathies  may 
be  enlisted  for  this  cause. 

An  invitation  from  Miss  Sill,  principal  of  Rockford  Female 
Seminary,  was  extended  to  all  persons  attending  the  meeting  of 
the  Board,  to  those  entertaining  delegates,  and  to  all  interested 
in  our  work,  -to  be  present  at  a  social  gathering  at  the  seminary, 
on  Thursday  evening. 


FOR   HEATHEN   WOMEN.  373 

After  singing,  the  meeting  adjourned  till  half-past  nine  o'clock, 
A.M.,  Friday;  tlie  meeting  to  be  held  in  the  Second  Church. 

The  Board  assembled,  according  to  adjournment,  on  Friday 
morning ;  and  after  devotional  exercises,  and  reading  the  minutes 
of  the  previous  sessions,  a  revised  copy  of  the  constitution  was 
read,  which,  after  some  discussion,  was  adopted  article  by  article. 

Then  followed  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Incorporation, 
appointed  at  the  meeting  in  April;  Mrs.  Prof.  Meade  of  Ober- 
lin,  chairman,  recommending  that  a  committee  be  chosen,  who 
should  take  all  necessary  measures  to  secure  for  this  Board  the 
advantages  belonging  to  a  corporate  body. 

The  president  was  appointed  chairman  of  this  committee ;  and 
the  names  of  Mrs.  E.  W.  Blatchford,  Mrs.  S.  J.  Humphrey, 
Mrs.  S.  C.  Bartlett,  and  Mrs.  W.  W.  Patton,  were  added. 

Miss  Beach  of  Samokov,  European  Turkey,  was  then  intro- 
duced to  the  audience,  and  expressed  her  pleasure  in  meeting 
with  this  Board,  upon  whom  she  looked  as  her  "  other  mother," 
•and  to  whom  she  brought  greetings  from  Miss  Maltbie,  Mrs. 
Mumford,  and  the  school-girls,  who  cherished  similar  feelings 
toward  it.  Her  simple  story  of  Grana,  a  young  widow,  now  a 
member  of  the  Samokov  school,  was  listened  to  with  deep  inter- 
est. She  also  pleasantly  introduced  other  members  of  the  school, 
whose  photographs  had  been  exhibited  to  the  audience. 

At  the  close  of  her  address,  Mrs.  Dascorab  added,  that  the 
ladies  of  Oberlin  had  undertaken  the  support  of  Gana,  in  addi- 
tion to  raising  the  salary  of  Mrs.  Mumford,  whom  they  have 
adopted  as  their  missionary. 

The  Committee  on  Place  of  Meeting  for  1873  reported,  that, 
for  various  reasons,  they  had  decided  to  recommend  St.  Louis, 
Mo. 

Their  report  was  accepted  and  adopted. 

The  business  meeting  was  then  adjourned  till  two,  p.m.  ;  and 
three-quarters  of  an  hour  were  spent  in  devotional  services. 

The  reports  of  the  committees  appointed  the  day  previous  fol- 
32 


374  LIFE  AND  LIGHT 

lowed  the  opening  exercises  of  singing  and  prayer  in  the  after- 
noon. 

The  Committee  on  Nomination  of  Officers  reported  as  fol- 
lows :  — 

President,  Mrs.  Moses  Smith,  Chicago.  Vice-Presidents, 
Mrs.  Joseph  Haven,  Chicago,  111.  ;  Mrs.  S.  J.  Humphrey,  Oak 
Park,  111. ;  Mrs.  S.  C.  Bartlett,  Glencoe,  111.  ;  Mrs.  Julia  P.  Bal- 
lard, Detroit,  Mich. ;  Mrs.  T.  M.  Post,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  ;  Mrs. 
Edson  Kellogg,  Whitewater,  Wis. ;  Mrs.  J.  D.  Caton,  Ottawa, 
111. ;  Mrs.  C.  W.  Clapp,  Waverly,  111. ;  Mrs.  George  Thatcher, 
Iowa  City,  lo.  ;  Mrs.  J.  B.  Hanson,  Minneapolis,  Minn.;  Mrs. 
J.  W.  Hough,  Santa  Barbara,  Cal. ;  Mrs.  Heman  Ely,  Elyria, 
O. 

Corresponding  Secretaries,  Mrs.  E.  W.  Blatchford,  Evans- 
ton,  111. ;  Mrs.  Joseph  B.  Leake,  Chicago,  111. 

Recording  Secretary,  Miss  Mary  E.  Greene,  Evanston,  111. 

Treasurer,  Mrs   Francis  Bradley,  Evanston,  111. 

Managers,  Mrs.  W.  W.  Patton,  Geneva,  Wis. ;  Mrs.  W.  D 
L.  Love,  East  Saginaw,  Mich.  ;  Mrs.  C.  G.  Hammond,  Chicago 
111. ;  Mrs.  Lyman  Baird,  Chicago,  111.  ;  Miss  Emily  Metcalf, 
Hudson,  0.  ;  Mrs.  S.  M.  Freeland,  Detroit,  Mich. ;  Mrs.  H 
A.  Sanford,  Rockford,  111. ;  Mrs.  A.  E.  Nutt,  Glencoe,  111. 
Mrs.  H.  Z.  Culver,  Chicago,  111.  ;  Mrs.  W.  A.  Bartlett,  Chi 
cago,  III;  Mrs.  J.  H.  Case,  Chicago,  111.;  Mrs.  L.  H. 
Boutell,  Evanston,  III 

The  report  was  adopted.  The  committee  to  whom  was  re- 
ferred the  report  of  the  Recording  Secretary  heartily  commended 
it  to  the  acceptance  of  the  Board,  asking  special  attention  to 
several  practical  questions  suggested  by  it.  Both  reports  were 
accepted. 

Mrs.  Blatchford  stated,  that,  during  the  coming  year,  "  Life 
and  Light  "  would  be  issued  more  frequently,  at  the  same  price 
as  heretofore;  and  solicited  the  co-operation  of  all  present  in 


FOR  HEATHEN'   WOMEN:  375 

extending  its  circulation.  She  suggested,  also,  that  valuable  aid 
might  be  rendered  by  forwarding  to  the  Recording  Secretary, 
who  has  charge  of  the  Western  Department,  letters  received  from 
missionaries,  and  items  relating  to  the  progress  of  the  work  at 
home. 

Mrs.  Smith  still  further  pressed  the  subject  upon  the  attention 
of  those  interested  in  the  cause,  urging  each  to  ffeel  their  own 
personal  responsibility  in  this  matter. 

Reports  of  auxiliaries  in  Yankton,  Dacotah,  and  Springfield, 
111.,  were  read.  Miss  Evans  of  Painesville,  0.,  read  a  paper 
prepared  by  Mrs.  Ely  of  Eiyria,  0.,  presenting  the  plan  adopted 
in  Ohio  for  enlisting  all  the  churches  of  the  State  in  this  work. 

A  letter  from  Miss  Porter  of  Pekin,  and  extracts  from  one 
received  from  her  brother,  Mr.  Henry  Porter,  who  has  recently 
joined  the  North  China  mission,  were  read  by  Mrs.  Blatch- 
ford. 

The  list  of  missionaries  under  the  care  of  the  W.  B.  M.  I., 
with  the  station  at  which  each  is  located,  and  the  auxiliary 
assuming  her  support,  was  read  by  Miss  Greene. 

Mrs.  Smith  read  a  paper  on  "  The  Place  of  Woman  in  the 
Missionary  Work,"  closing  with  an  earnest  appeal  for  more 
liberal  contributions  and  more  hearty  devotion  to  this  great 
cause. 

Mrs.  S.  C.  Bartlett  presented  the  following  resolution,  which, 
after  some  discussion,  was  unanimously  carried  :  — 

'•  Resolved,  That  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  of  the  In- 
terior will  raise  fifteen  thousand  dollars  during  the  coming  year. 

Mrs.  Patton  then  offered  the  following  resolution,  which  was 
also  adopted  unanimously. 

Resolved,  That  we  desire  to  offer  our  hearty  thanks  to  the 
ladies  of  Bockford  for  their  hospitality  in  entertaining  this 
Board  ;  to  the  committee  who,  with  arduous  labor,  prepared  the 
way  for  its  reception ;  and  also  to  the  gentlemen  for  their  many 
kind  and  timely  attentions. 


376      LIFE  AND  LIGHT  FOR  HEATHEN   WOMEN. 

Mrs.  Sanford  responded  in  a  happy  manner  in  behalf  of  our 
friends  in  Kockford. 

The  Board  then  adjourned  to  meet  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  at  such 
time  as  the  Executive  Committee  should  deem  best. 


FAREWELL  MEETING  IN  CHICAGO. 

There  was  an  informal  social  reception  in  the  chapel  of  the 
Union  Park  Church  on  the  afternoon  of  Sept.  17  ;  appointed 
to  meet  Misses  Evans  and  Claghorn  on  their  way  to  China, 
and  Miss  Beach  recently  returned  from  Turkey. 

Miss  Claghorn  was  obliged  to  leave  Chicago  the  week  pre- 
vious in  order  to  take  leave  of  her  brothers  in  Minnesota, 
before  starting  for  San  Francisco. 

Miss  Evans  of  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  and  Miss  Beach  of  Gran- 
ville, 0.,  addressed  a  few  remarks  to  the  fifty  or  sixty  ladies 
present,  after  shaking  hands  with  most  of  them,  and  becoming 
somewhat  acquainted  with  many. 

Miss  Beach  gave  a  short  account  of  her  Bulgarian  girls,  and 
showed  the  photographs  of  several  of  them,  whose  honest, 
earnest  faces  gave  promise  that  labor  for  them  would  not  be  in 
vain. 

Miss  Evans  commended  herself  to  the  cares  and  prayers  of 
the  Christians  assembled,  and,  as  they  had  "  adopted  "  her, 
claimed  them  all  as  her  mothers,  and  bade  them  the  affectionate 
farewell  of  a  child. 

The  meeting  closed  with  prayer,  and  with  singing,  — 

"  Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds 

Our  hearts  in  Christian  love  : 
The  fellowship  of  kindred  minds 
Is  like  to  that  above.'* 


\\A\:'/>/// 


mmms  fT»m"]Lirir«a  ucki: 


Dec.  PirsLisHED  by  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 


1872. 


PRETA'S    TRIAL. 


BS"  MISS  ASHLEY. 

Some  time  ago  a  man  living  here  in  Ahmednuggur,  who  was 
friendly  to  Christianity,  allowed  two  of  his  children,  a  boy  and  a 
girl,  to  attend  the  mission- schools.  After  a  while,  the  father  died ; 
but  the  children  remained  with  us  until  last  year,  when  the  boy 
became  a  Christian.  This  was  considered  sucb  a  disgrace  to  the 
family,  that  all  of  his  relatives  were  very  angry  about  it.  Their 
threats  and  persuasions  could  not  bring  him  back  to  his  old  belief  in 
idol  gods ;  and  they  at  once  took  his  sister  Preta  out  of  school,  and 
even  moved  away  from  the  place,  that  she  might  hear  nothing 
more  about  our  religion. 

But  she  had  already  learned  many  things  she  could  not  forget ; 
and  her  brother  sometimes  met  her,  and  talked  to  her  about  the 
Saviour.  At  length  she  decided  that  she  could  be  a  heathen  child 
no  longer  ;  and,  stealing  away  from  her  mother's  house,  she  came 
to  Mrs.  Bissell,  and  begged  to  be  taken  back  into  school.  The 
32*  377 


378  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

next  day,  there  was  no  small  stir  in  the  family  as  to  what  had 
become  of  Preta.  Her  mother,  suspecting  at  once  where  she  was, 
came  and  asked  permission  to  see  her.  No  sooner  did  Preta 
appear,  than  her  mother  seized  her  as  if  she  meant  never  to  let  her 
go.  Just  then  several  more  of  her  relatives  arrived,  determined 
to  take  her  by  force  if  she  would  not  yield  willingly.  This,  how- 
ever, they  would  not  have  been  allowed  to  do  i?  Preta  had  said 
decidedly  that  she  did  not  wish  to  go  with  them,  as  she  was  fif- 
teen years  old,  and  knew  enough  of  Christianity  to  understand 
what  she  was  doing.  She  was  asked  before  them  all  whether 
she  would  go  or  stay.  Not  feeling  quite  ready  to  say  that  she 
would  leave  her  mother  entirely,  she  said  she  would  live  at 
home,  and  come  to  school ;  thinking,  no  doubt,  that  she  could  per- 
suade her  mother  to  let  her  do  so  :  and  possibly  she  might,  if  the 
rest  of  the  family  had  not  been  so  fiercely  opposed  to  it.  Her 
brother,  who  was  present,  would  not  consent  to  her  being  taken 
away  without  knowing  whether  she  would  be  permitted  to  come 
or  not :  so  they  all  went  to  the  house  where  he  lived  to  settle  the 
matter  in  some  way.  After  trying  for  some  time  in  vain  to  per- 
suade her  to  give  up  the  school,  the  mother  took  up  a  stone,  and 
commenced  beating  her  own  head,  as  people  here  often  do  in 
such  cases,  saying,  "  I  do  not  wish  to  live  if  my  childrea  are  a 
disgrace  to  me."  This  was  more  than  the  tender-hearted  girl 
could  endure  :  she  begged  her  mother  not  to  do  so ;  and  finally 
they  carried  her  home  in  triumph. 

Several  weeks  ago,  Mrs.  Bissell  received  a  letter  from  Preta, 
in  which  she  says,  "  I  am  living  with  my  uncle  in  a  village  very 
faraway  ;  and  I  am  closely  watched,  for  fear  I  shall  come  to  you. 
I  ask  God  to  provide  some  way  of  escape.  Will  you  not  pray  for 
me  too?"  She  contrived  a  way  to  write  the  letter  without  let- 
ting any  one  know  it,  and  sent  it  by  a  man  who  was  coming  to 
Ahmednuggur.  If  she  stays  where  she  is  mucli  longer,  she  will 
no  doubt  be  married  to  a  heathen.  Will  you  not  pray  that 
God  will  save  her  from  such  a  fate  ?  and  especially,  that,  wher- 
ever she  is,  she  may  be  one  of  his  own  dear  children  ? 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND   LIGHT.  379 


THE   SACRED   ROOSTER. 

BY   REV.   CHESTER    HOLCOMBB. 

While  taking  a  journey  not  long  since,  I  noticed  a  curious 
custom,  wliioh,  indeed,  I  have  observed  before;  but,  since  my 
return,  I  have  discovered  that  it  is  an  invariable  usage  among 
the  people  in  China.  According  to  their  ideas,  if  a  person  dies 
away  from  home,  his  body  must,  in  all  cases,  be  returned  to  the 
ancestral  burying-place.  This  rule  is  never  violated,  except 
among  the  very  poor ;  and  it  is  not  unusual  for  the  friends,  on 
the  death  of  a  husband  and  father,  to  sell  property,  even  down 
to  their  garments,  leaving  the  widow  and  children  beggars,  if 
need  be,  to  comply  with  this  demand.  In  travelling  through  the 
country,  one  meets  great  numbers  of  these  coffins,  being  taken, 
sometimes  hundreds  of  miles,  to  be  placed  with  those  of  the 
same  kin. 

And  now  comes  the  strangest  part  of  the  custom.  A  white 
rooster  is  invariably  fastened  in  a  cage  upon  the  head  of  the 
coffin,  and  accompanies  it  from  the  beginning  to  the  end  of 
the  journey.  The  theory  is,  that  this  fowl  leads  the  soul  of  the 
dead,  with  the  body,  to  its  paternal  house ;  and  that,  without  it, 
the  spirit  could  not  find  its  way ;  that,  while  the  body  would 
rest  in  one  place,  the  soul  would  wander  up  and  down  in  anoth- 
er, doing  mischief.  Hence  the  rooster  is  exceedingly  well  cared 
for  on  his  travels.  If  he  is  lively,  and  crows  a  good  deal,  it  is 
a  most  happy  omen ;  if  he  droops,  it  is  unfavorable  ;  while  his 
death  would  be  considered  as  prophesying  fearful  calamities  to 
the  friends  of  the  dead,.  From  this  senseless  custom,  it  follows, 
that  no  Chinaman  dares  to  eat  a  white  rooster.  They  are  only 
used  for  the  above  purpose,  and  bring  enormous  prices  in  the 
market. 


380  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

TURKISH  BLUNDERS. 

BY   MISS    RAPPLEYE. 

Will  the  readers  of  the  "  Echoes,"  who  have  from  their  first 
lispings  learned  to  use  the  English  language,  know  how  to  sym- 
pathize with  those  of  Oriental  tongues  who  make  such  mistakes 
as  the  following  ?  — 

"  I  see  a  garden  in  a  tree.  I  see  a  man  in  three  boats.  I  like 
to  hear ;  for  I  like  to  be  here.  Your  frank  people,  for  your  tFue 
pupil.     There  are  twelve  disciples  in  the  home  school." 

Can  they  conceive  of  the  ignorant  credulity  of  men  and 
women  that  supposes  ladies  riding  on  a  side-saddle  are  to  be  pit- 
ied because  they  have  but  one  foot  ?  Can  they  fail  to  laugh  at 
the  flattering  and  ludicrous  entreaties  of  street-beggars  who 
promise  to  give,  in  return  for  the  alms  they  ask,  "  prayers  to 
Allah  for  blessings  to  rest  upon  your  husband  and  children, 
upon  all  your  wives  and  children,"  when  you  haven't  any  of 
these  relations  ? 


ell  (§M^t  $xnh. 

The  following  verses  were  written  by  the  superintendent  of  a 
Sabbath  school,  the  members  of  which  contribute  liberally  every 
week  to  the  cause  of  missions  :  — 

The  little  we  offer  from  week  unto  week 
Is  nothing  compared  with  the  bounty  we  seek 
For  those  who  are  fainting  for  want  of  the  bread 
With  which  the  disciples  of  Jesys  are  fed. 

The  earth  and  its  fuhiess  belongs  to  the  Lord ; 
And  no  one  shall  perish  who  trusts  in  his  word : 
Then  steadily,  cheerfully,  freely,  I'll  give, 
So  long  as  my  Maker  allows  me  to  live. 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  381 

MISSION-CIRCLES. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

MAINE. 

BafA.  —  Central  Congregational  Church,  "Little  Rills,"  $6.69. 
Ellsworth.  — " 'Prayer    Circle,"  $2.40;    "  Cup-Bearers,"  95c  ;    "Young 

Reapers,"  80c, 
Portland.  —  State-street    Church  Sunday  school,  Miss  Abby   Barrett's 

class,  $5  ;  infant  class,  $4. 
Soiak  Freeport.  —  Congregational  Sunday  school,  Mrs.  Illsley's  class,  $5. 

NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

Claremont.  —  "  Merry  Workers,"  $81. 

VERMONT. 

Castkton. — Congregation  Sunday  school,  $130. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Auburndale. — Eddie,  Arthur,  and  Lizzie,  $2. 
Euhbardston.  —  Congregational  Sunday  school,  $7.50. 
New  Bedford.  —  "Union  Workers,"  $250. 
Southboroug1i.  —  V\\gr\m  Church  Sunday  school,  $30. 
Wellesley.  —  "  Penny  Gatherers,"  $3. 

CONNECTICUT. 

Southport.  —  Congregational  Church  Sunday  school,  $30. 

NEW    YORK. 

Crown  Point.  —  "  Willing  Hearts,"  $25. 

MINNESOTA. 

Chatfield.  —  Presbyterian  Sunday  school,  $22. 


"DOD'S   MONEY." 

Little  Annie  was  dying.  Calling  her  mother  to  her  bed- 
side, she  whispered  softly,  "  Eemember  Dod's  money,  mamma." 
Annie  had  a  little  "  bank,"  such  as  the  Woman's  Board  fur- 
nish ;  and  she  often  put  in  it  a  penny,  or  so,  calling  it,  "  Dod's 
money."  A  few  days  previous  she  said,  "  If  I  should  die, 
mamma,  I  want  my  bank  sent  to  the  little  children  who  have 
not  such  a  good  mamma,  and  who  never  heard  about  Jesus." 

Will  not  the  good  Saviour  who  said,  "  Suffer  little  children 
to  come  unto  me,"  accept  the  offering? 


382  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 


THE  WILLING  HEARTS. 

Somebody  had  said  to  the  Willing  Hearts,  "  You  shall 
surely  have  a  picnic  before  the  summer  is  over  ;  "  and  shining 
eyes  and  twittering  lips  proved  that  the  speaker  had,  for  once, 
hit  the  nail  on  the  head.  But  day  after  day  went  on,  — hot, 
wet, — wet,  hot, — until  suddenly  said  somebody  waked  up  to 
the  startling  fact,  that  in  three  days  summer  would  have  fled,  and 
carried  away  with  it  not  only  her  credit  as  a  promise-keeper, 
but  her  very  self  from  her  beloved  little  circle  of  Willing  Hearts. 
Of  course,  she  must  see  them  once  more  together.  It  was  too 
late  in  the  week  to  give  notice  from  the  pulpit :  no  school  was 
in  session,  no  messenger  at  hand.  She  seized  her  oldest  quill 
and  her  biggest  foolscap,  and  in  boldest  strokes  announced, 
"  The  Willing  Hearts  will  hold  a  picnic  in  the  grove  behind 
the  schoolhouse  on  Saturday  afternoon,  at  two  o'clock." 

When  these  notices  were  posted  in  the  village  store  and  post- 
office,  the  writer  returned  to  other  duties,  strong  in  faith  thai:  the 
picnic  would  contrive  to  do  itself ;  and  it  did.  If  there  was  ever 
a  picnic  under  difficulties,  it  was  then  and  there.  As  it  proved, 
very  few  saw  the  notice  until  it  was  too  late  to  come  :  and 
whether  the  sun  didn't  see  it,  or  whether  he  forgot  bis  office  of 
prime-minister  to  the  Willing  Hearts,  I  know  not ;  but  come  he 
didn't,  sulking  behind  rain-clouds  all  day,  as  for  days  before. 
Missing  his  smile,  the  woods  where  we  were  to  meet  frowned 
and  sighed,  and  cried  themselves  into  such  a  state,  that  the  little 
handful  of  picknickers  who  had  heard  the  news  and  braved  the 
weather  were  fain  to  take  refuge  in  an  old  schoolhouse,  dusty, 
musty,  and  gusty.      Cheery,  wasn't  it,  for  a  picnic? 

Well,  between  you  and  me  and  the  Treasurer  of  the  W.  B. 
M.,  we  not  only  had  a  right  good  time  ourselves;  but  what 
with  picking  here,  and  nicking  there,  we  even  added  about  fifteen 
dollars  to  our  treasury.     As  the  sun  would  not  shine  to  make 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  383 

us  merry,  a  stout  grab- bag  was  introduced  in  its  stead,  and 
proved  a  capital  substitute  ;  and  the  ice-cream  of  our  president's 
mamma  found  a  ready  sale,  as  did  several  pretty  little  articles 
left  over  from  "Doll  Rosy's  Fourth  of  July." 

So,  in  one  way  and  another,  it  came  to  pass  that  the  old 
schoolroom  lightened  and  brighten  ed  and  sweetened ;  and  the 
precious  Willing  Hearts  who  had  come  to  their  longed-for 
picnic,  thoroughly  water-proofed,  umbrellaed,  and  subdued, 
went  home  jolly  and  triumphant.  I  think  I  shall  always,  here- 
after, call  them  the  Irrepressibles.         Mrs.  E.  A.  Walker. 


FRANKIE'S   MITE-BOX. 

It  is  only  a  little  blue  collar-box,  with  a  place  cut  in  the  cover 
for  the  money  to  drop  through,  such  as  any  boy  or  girl  might 
have.  The  pennies  too,  and  the  ten-cent  bits,  look  common- 
place enough  till  we  see  in  them  the  enterprise  and  self-denial 
of  a  manly  little  heart. 

This  piece  was  gi,ven  bim  for  quite  a  long  tramp  on  some 
errand  after  his  tired  feet  had  done  full  service  in  the  play- 
ground ;  that  one,  the  gift  of  a  friend,  seemed  almost  to  burn  in 
his  pocket  as  ho  passed  a  tempting  shop-window,  and  required 
a  very  tight  grasp  upon  it  to  bring  it  in  safety  to  its  companions. 
These  others  call  up  pictures  of  fun  and  fancy.  It  seems  Mas- 
ter Frankie's  fertile  brain  devised  a  series  of  entertainments  for 
the  benefit  of  his  young  playmates.  Seats  were  arranged  for  his 
auditors  in  his  father's  garden ;  while  he  appeared  at  an  open 
door,  and  amused  them  with  songs,  speeches,  and  mimic  shows. 
The  price  of  admission  for  *bis  novel  pastime  was  a  certain 
amount  of  nails.  These,  in  turn,  were  sold  to  a  kind-hearted 
purchaser,  and  the  money  carefully  stored  in  the  "  mite-box." 

So,  bit  by  bit,  this  dear  little  fellow  has  been  laying  up 
heavenly  treasures.     May  he  be  rewarded  a  hundred-fold  I 


384  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

%nnn  anb  (j^r  ^ia. 

Listen,  children,  wliile  I  tell 
A  story  that  may  please  you  well, 
Of  the  far-off  clime  of  Ind, 
Borne  to  rae  on  wings  of  wind.. 
'A  Hindoo  girl,  of  tastes  like  you, 
Loving  cakes  and  candies  too, 
Brought  one  day  her  treasured  store 
To  the  bazaar  of  Seroor. 


On  the  morning  of  that  day, 
Christinns  gathered  there  to  pray 
For  the  blessing  of  the  Lord 
On  the  preaching  of  his  Word. 
Anna  listened  with  surprise; 
And  the  t^ars  came  to  her  eyes, 
As  she  heard  the  teacher  say, 
Heavy  news  had  come  that  day. 

Those  ^ood  friends  in  other  lands, 
Who  had  given  with  willing  hands. 
Sent  them  prenchers  of  God's  truth 
And  kind  teachers  for  their  youth. 
Now  were  sorely  pressed  with  debt ; 
Fearing,  though  with  sad  regret. 
Many  schools  they  must  disband 
In  this  dark  and  heathen  land. 


Then  the  tears  began  to  flow : 
Anna's  heart  was  full  of  woe. 
Of  her  sweets  she  thought  no  more: 
Eager  brought  her  treasured  store. 
Begged  the  teacher  all  to  take ; 
Gave  her  pice  for  Jesus'  sake. 
Jesus,  lift  her  heart  above,  — 
Fill  it  with  thy  holy  love ! 


Christian  children,  ^ave  you  done 

Even  as  this  little  one  ? 

Have  you  sought  the  better  part? 

Have  you  given  to  God  your  heart  ? 

Jesus  claims  your  service  now ; 

Quickly  at  his  footstool  bow : 

Be  your  joy  to  spread  his  name, 

His  salvation  to  proclaim.  datsprino. 


EOUETH  ANNUAL  EEPOKT 


WoiAN's  Board  of  Missions. 


PRESENTED    AT    ITS 


AlSri^UAL    MEETING, 


a^n    "Wctvh'Mvcci    ©hurch,    ^o^ion, 


JAKUARY  2,  1872. 


BOSTON: 

PRINTED   BY   RAND,   AVERY,   &   CO. 

1872. 


CONTENTS. 


Annual  Report         3 

Our  Bible -Women 9 

Philadelphia  Branch 12 

Female  Education  in  TuRKEr 15 

Indorsement  of  Our  Work 16 

Report  of  Treasurer 17 

Auxiliary  Societies 21 

Mission  Circles 29 

Missionaries  supported  by  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  -       -       -  32 

Schools                   "                             "                   "                -       -       •  34 

Native  Teachers  and  Bible-Readers 34 

Contributions  for  1871 -36 

Life-Members 69 


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ANNUAL   REPORT. 


As  year  after  year  the  pleasant  spring  wakes  afresh  the  song 
of  gladness,  so,  as  the  spring-time  of  our  organization  returns, 
we  come  once  more  with  the  voice  of  joy  and  praise,  and  resume 
the  grateful  refrain,  "  Hitherto  the  Lord  hath  led  us  :  to  him  be 
all  the  glory." 

Well  may  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  at  this  commence- 
ment of  the  year  1872  thank  God  for  the  blessings  which  have 
been  "new 'every  morning,  and  fresh  every  evening,"  upon 
themselves,  their  missionaries,  and  their  work.  Death  has  with- 
held his  poisoned  arrow  from  our  circle  at  home  ;  and  our  mis- 
sionaries stand  in  unbroken  ranks,  though  often  exhausted  by 
their  labors,  and  exposed  to  frequent  perils  by  the  way.  One 
of  our  vice-presidents,  the  wife  of  the  foreign  secretary  of  the 
American  Board,  has  gone  out  with  her  husband,  and  returned 
safely  from  a  visit  to  the  missions  of  the  East.  She  has  repre- 
sented this  Board  in  our  schools,  has  seen  our  Bible-readers, 
has  met  with  native  Christian  women  in  their  prayer-meet- 
ings, has  held  loving  and  confidential  intercourse  with  our 
missionaries,  and  has  brought  back  to  us,  as  she  carried  to  them, 
the  pledge  of  mutual  prayer,  confidence,  and  affection,  in  the 
prosecution  of  the  work  which  has  been  given  each  of  us  to  do. 
We  have  also  recently  welcomed  back  to  the  duties  of  her 
office  one  of  our  corresponding  secretaries,  Mrs.  David  C. 
Scudder,  who  is  again  with  us,  after  a  long  absence  in  a  foreign 
land. 

Dividing  the  field  with  us  in  honorable  and  friendly  competi- 


tion,  the  **  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  for  tbe  Interior  "  has 
noblj  borne  its  share  of  labor ;  and  although  we  are  sundered 
by  distance  into  two  bands,  yet  frequent  personal  intercourse, 
and  union  in  a  common  work,  have  well-nigh  obliterated  the 
line  of  separation.  Therefore,  while  we  rejoice,  we  also  suffer 
together ;  and  to-day  we  cannot  forget  the  contrast  between  their 
expected  anniversary  and  our  own.  The  third  Thursday  of  last 
November  found  many  of  their  members  homeless,  their  ap- 
pointed place  of  meeting  in  ashes,  the  city  itself  almost  extinct. 
Yes,  we  suffer  with  them.;  but,  out  of  their  very  misfortune,  our 
faith  is  made  strong.  When  we  learn  that  their  regular  monthly 
meetings  have  not  been  interrupted,  but  are  sustained  with 
great  interest;  that,  "in  the  home  of  one  of  their  correspond- 
ing secretaries,  many  relics  and  household-treasures  were  sacri- 
ficed, but  every  scrap  of  missionary  correspondence  was 
rescued," — we  are  more  encouraged  by  their  bravery  and  devo- 
tion than  dismayed  by  their  calamity,  and  we  feel  that  a  cause 
lodged  in  such  hands  cannot  fail  of  final  success. 

AUXILIARIES. 

We  are  glad  to  report  a  large  increase  in  the  number  of  our 
auxiliaries  and  mission  circles,  many  of  which  are  very  efficient. 

Our  only  Branch  Society,  located  at  Philadelphia,  has  been 
a  source  of  great  encouragement ;  and  we  invite  attention  to  the 
details  of  their  work  as  given  by  themselves.  Early  in  the 
year  an  auxiliary  was  formed  in  Montreal,  Canada;  and,  not 
long  after,  one  in  San  Francisco ;  making  the  second  upon  the 
Pacific  coast.  Nearer  home,  new  ones  multiply;  while  the 
interest  of  those  longer  established  is  manifestly  on  the  in- 
crease. 

In  New  Haven  we  have  a  vigorous  organization,  which,  be- 
sides sustaining  Mrs.  Edwrards  in  Africa,  has  become  responsi- 
ble for  the  support  of  four  Bible-readers  and  twenty-one  girls 
in  the  schools  of  Madura  and  Marsovan  ;  and,  from  one  in  Hart- 
ford, our  receipts  during  the  year  have  exceeded  thirteen  hun- 


dred  dollars.  Connected  with  this  we  notice  the  weekly  offerings 
of  two  Sabbath  schools  for  the  support  of  Bible-women.  A 
mother  confined  to  her  room  for  three  years  by  distressing  ill- 
ness, during  intervals  of  comparative  ease  laid  plans  for  the 
honor  of  Christ,  to  be  executed  by  her  daughters  after  she 
should  be  gone ;  and  to-day  we  have  her  legacy  of  faith  and 
love  in  an  auxiliary  among  the  hills  of  Connecticut.  Can  we 
doubt  that  our  work  is  to  go  forward,  when  dying  saints  give 
it  their  parting  benediction,  and  commission  their  children  to 
carry  it  on?  In  another  place,  by  the  efforts  of  one  lady,  an 
auxiliary  has  been  started  where  no  monthly  concert  is  observed 
in  either  of  its  six  churches ;  and,  in  a  city  where  a  union  effort 
had  resulted  in  the  formation  of  an  auxiliary  of  four  hundred 
members,  one  of  the  pastors  said  it  had  determined  him  to  "  try 
and  make  the  old  dry  bones  of  his  missionary  concert  live 
again." 

We  regard  with  peculiar  pleasure  our  roll  of  ninety-four 
MISSION  CIRCLES,  which  have  gathered  in  so  many  children 
and  youth,  whose  offerings  to  our  treasury,  already  large,  we 
expect  will  increase  till  the  "rills"  become  rivers.  Here, 
too,  we  hope  for  a  development  of  missionary  spirit  which  shall 
lead  to  richer  gifts  than  gold  and  silver ;  and  we  trust  the  day  is 
not  distant  when  some  "willing  helper"  shall  offer  herself  to 
our  Board  to  "  seek  and  save  "  the  lost  in  heathen  lands.  Zeal 
like  that  which  led  one  young  girl,  on  her  return  from  our  an- 
nual meeting,  to  form  a  mission  circle  consisting  of  herself  and 
two  brothers,  may,  if  cherished  by  parental  influence,  lead 
in  the  end  to  personal  consecration,  and  will  doubtless  result,  as 
hers  did,  in  a  large  and  efficient  organization. 

TREASURY. 

Our  pen  involuntarily  stays  its  record  as  we  wait  for  the  hun- 
dred and  fifty  dollars  which  shall  round  up  the  sum  of  thirty 
thousand  dollars,*  contributed  to   our  treasury  for  the   year. 

*  This  amount  was  exceeded  before  the  close  of  the  financial  year, 
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Should  the  ratio  of  increase  continue,  it  will  not  be  long  before 
our  Treasurer's  ardent  aspirations  for  a  hundred  thousand  an- 
nually will  be  realized.  The  three  thousand  dollars  received 
for  our  publications  not  only  pay  printers'  bills,  but  defray 
our  necessary  expenses ;  so  that  every  dollar  contributed  to 
us  for  missions,  directly  reaches  its  destination.  The  means 
thus  brought  to  hand  have  been  rendered  available  in  the  sup- 
port of  thirty-six  missionaries,  eleven  schools  and  seminaries, 
upwards  of  thirty  Bible-women,  and  a  large  number  of  pupils 
in  various  boarding-schools. 

SCHOOLS. 

Our  SCHOOLS  have  everywhere  received  tokens  of  divine  favor. 
Conversions  have  been  frequent,  and  the  devotion  of  teachers 
has  been  rewarded  by  the  diligent  attention  and  progress  of 
scholars.  Most  of  our  teachers  not  only  conduct  their  schools 
energetically,  but  also  find  time  to  perform  other  labor  among 
the  women  by  visiting,  and  holding  meetings ;  and  these  efforts 
are  often  much  blessed.  At  Bitlis,  the  Misses  Ely  them- 
selves superintended  the  erection  of  a  building  for  their  school, 
which,  on  the  20th  of  May,  was  dedicated  to  the  Lord  in  the 
presence  of  a  large  audience  of  Protestants  and  Armenians. 
Of  the  school  in  Eski  Zagra,  Dr.  Clark,  by  whom  it  was  visited 
in  July,  writes,  expressing  gratification  at  the  evidence  of  culture 
and  care  exhibited  by  the  girls,  who  appeared  more  like  Ameri- 
can girls  than  any  he  had  met  on  heathen  ground.  In  various 
respects  they  gave  proof  of  womanly  character  such  as  would 
have  gladdened  the  hearts  of  all  who  love  our  cause,  and  which 
placed  them  in  marked  contrast  with  their  sisters  as  seen  in  the 
streets.  The  seminary  for  Zulu  girls,  under  the  skilful  man- 
agement of  Mrs.  Edwards,  has  been  greatly  prospered ;  the 
scholars  making  rapid  progress  in  their  studies,  and  in  the  meth- 
ods of  conducting  a  Christian  home.  So  universal  is  the  desire 
for  admission  to  its  privileges,  that  it  has  been  found  necessary 
to  enlarge  its  accommodations,  and  to  provide  an  assistant,  who 
has  already  joined  Mrs.  Edwards. 


The  Home  in  Constantinople  is  at  length  fairly  established. 
While  it  is  to  be  pre  eminently  a  Chiistian  home,  it  is  designed 
to  offer  the  advantages  of  a  school  of  high  order  for  the  girls  of 
Constantinople.  It  is  hoped,  that  under  the  charge  of  Miss 
Rappleye,  an  experienced  teacher  of  high  reputation,  it  may  suc- 
cessfully compete  with  the  two  large  schools  already  established 
in  the  city,  and  taught  by  educated  Armenians.  Besides  this, 
the  Home  contains  a  dispensary,  where  a  lady  of  medical  edu- 
cation and  experience  will  seek  to  afford  relief  from  bodily  suf- 
fering, while  she  at  the  same  time  will  point  sin-sick  souls  to 
Jesus. 

MISSIONARIES. 

It  has  given  us  not  a  little  encouragement  to  know  that  our 
missionaiies,  whose  cheerful  consecration  to  their  work  we  have 
repeatedly  noticed  have  never  in  a  single  instance,  that  we  are 
aware  of,  regretted  the  sacrifice  they  have  made.  Says  Miss 
Bush  soon  after  her  arrival  at  Harpoot,  "  We  are  very  happy 
here ;  and  never  for  a  moment  have  I  regretted  my  consecration 
to  this  grand  work,  my  insight  into  which  has  made  me  more 
than  ever  glad  that  God  has  brought  me  to  this  field."  Another 
missionary  writes,  after  her  return  from  a  visit  to  this  country, 
"  I  long  for  appropriate  words  to  express  my  joy  at  being  per- 
mitted to  stand  once  more  in  my  place  with  a  tolerable  degree 
of  health  and  strength."  Miss  Rosella  Smith  at  Pasumalai, 
near  Madura,  India,  is  much  encouraged  by  the  success  of  an 
experiment,  committed  to  her  by  the  Mission,  of  establishing  an 
advanced  school  for  older  girls  and  the  wives  of  catechists, 
that  their  defective  education  may  be  so  far  remedied  as  to  en- 
able them  to  work  with  their  husbands.  The  perseverance  of  the 
mothers  who  are  compelled  to  bring  their  infants  with  them  is 
very  commendable,  and  inspires  the  zeal  of  the  teacher  in  im- 
parting the  knowledge  they  are  so  earnest  to  acquire.  She  says, 
"  The  improvement  they  have  already  made,  and  their  eager- 
ness to  profit  by  their  advantages,  convince  me  that  we  are  not 
laboring  in  vain  in  their  behalf.     In  addition  to  this,  I  have  the 


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joy  of  seeing  my  dear  girls  coming  forward :  so  you  see  I  am 
doubly  blessed.  The  Lord  has  given  me  so  much  to  be  thank- 
ful for  lately,  that  I  would  like  to  transfer  a  little  of  it  to  Amer- 
ica, and  let  you  share  it  with  me."  From  Ceylon  we  hear 
from  Miss  Townshend :  *'  I  am  just  closing  my  third  year  of 
missionary  life ;  and  I  look  back  upon  so  much  of  joy,  so  many 
blessings,  and  so  few  trials,  I  feel  quite  sure  there  can  be  no 
happier  person,  nor  any  more  blessed  work  than  mine."  In 
China  the  work  has  not  been  hindered,  as  we  feared.  Mrs. 
Chapin  writes  from  Tung  Cho  in  July,  "  I  trust  the  rumors 
that  the  Chinese  Government  are  trying  to  stop  the  labors  of  all 
female  missionaries  here  will  not  prevent  the  sending  of  re-enforce- 
ments as  fast  as  possible.  We  go  in  and  out  as  usual ;  and  the 
enemy  rages  in  vain.  Keep  the  cry  constantly  before  the  sis- 
ters. Souls  are  going  down  to  death !  Hasten,  or  it  will  be 
too  late  for  thousands  !  " 

Experience  has  demonstrated  the  wisdom  which  led  us  to 
conduct  our  work  under  the  guidance  of  our  fathers  and 
brethren  of  the  American  Board,  through  whose  patronage 
many  fields  are  open  to  us  which  would  otherwise  be  inacces- 
sible ;  and  it  is  with  no  little  satisfaction  we  record  the  fact, 
that,  "relying  upon  the  increased  contributions  to  this  cause,  the 
Board  has  greatly  enlarged  its  efforts  in  behalf  of  woman  in  its 
various  mission-fields,  and  is  now  ready  to  embrace  every  oppor- 
tunity which  may  present  itself  for  the  further  prosecution  of 
this  great  work."  This  plan  has  so  commended  itself  by  its 
simplicity  and  efficiency,  as  to  be  largely  imitated  by  other  de- 
nominations ;  and  we  have  the  happiness  of  knowing  that  there 
are  "  thousands  of  Christian  women  in  all  parts  of  our  land 
who  meet  month  by  month  to  unite  their  sympathies,  prayers, 
and  contributions  for  the  social  and  moral  elevation  of  woman 
throughout  the  world." 

On  every  hand  we  discover  tokens  that  the  day  for  the  eman- 
cipation of  our  sex  in  pagan  lands  draweth  nigh.  The  degra- 
dation and  oppression  of  woman  is  the  stronghold  of  heathenism; 


and,  when  the  lever  of  the  gospel  has  raised  her,  then  the  whole 
structure  of  superstition  and  idolatry  falls.  Let  us  take  our  stand 
for  a  moment  upon  the  height  to  which  we  are  brought  by  pres- 
ent missionary  intelligence  ;  and,  as  we  cast  our  eyes  around  the 
horizon,  we  discover,  over  India,  over  Turkey,  over  Africa,  the 
rosy  blash  of  dawn.  We  leave  the  interpretation  of  prophecy 
to  those  wiser  than  ourselves  ;  but  we  may  discern  the  signs  of 
the  times,  and  in  these  we  find  sure  harb.ngers  of  the  millennial 
day.  As  we  turn  to  the  West,  toward  our  own  beloved  land, 
our  quickened  ear  catches  the  busy  hum  of  preparation.  The 
voice  of  prayer  goes  up  from  many  a  fcimily  altar  :  mothers  are 
consecratinor  their  sons  to  the  Master's  work  :  and  we  hear  the 
sound  of  gentle  voices,  saying,  "  Here  am  I;  send  me."  Let 
us,  then,  take  courage.  The  harvest  truly  is  great ;  but  the 
laborers  are  increasing.  Each  year  witnesses  the  enlargement 
of  the  consecrated  host,  whom  Christ  himself  will  lead  on  to 
victory.  Mrs.  J.  A.  Copp,  Rec.  Sec. 


OUR    BIBLE-WOMEN. 

During  the  past  year,  we  have  received  full  and  most  interest- 
ing communications  from  the  missionary  ladies  who  have  the 
superintendence  of  our  Bible-women.  Their  reports  are  gener- 
ally of  faithful  and  successful  laborers ;  but  they  mention  also 
occasional  interruptions  in  the  work. 

From  the  Bible-readers  themselves  we  have  been  favored  with 
letters  in  the  Turkish,  Armenian,  Tamil,  and  Marathi  languages, 
which,  for  their  beautiful  chirography  in  the  original  character, 
would  be  valued  in  a  museum  of  art.  Prejudice  against  all 
innovations  upon  time-honored  customs  still  holds  its  iron  grasp 
upon  priest  and  people  of  the  Oriental  world.  In  places  where 
public  sentiment  is  still  strong  against  female  teachers  in  the 
schools,  we  cannot  wonder  at  the  obloquy  connected  with  the 
work  of  the  Bible-women. 


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Miss  Ely  of  Bitlis  writes,  "It  is  the  opinion  of  our  mission 
that  Bible-women   cannot,    at   present,  be   used  to  advantage 
in  our  field,  for  reasons  better  understood  in  the  East.     The 
native  women  cannot  be  employed,  and  the  work  can  only  be 
carried  on  by  ourselves,  accompanied   by  one  of  them.     Two 
women,  one  free  of  expense,  the  other  supported  by  native  sis- 
ters, —  a  beautiful  example  of  consecration  on  the  one  hand,  and 
liberality  on  the  other,  —  undertook  this  work.     They  went  from 
house  to  house,  and  did  much  good,  but  were  obliged  to  give  it  up." 
From  other  fields  we  have  more  cheerinoj  intelligence.     "We 
hear   of  "one   interesting   woman,  wonderful  for  her   skill  in 
directing  the  conversation  to  spiritual  topics^  wise  to  win  souls, 
and  whom  to  see  is   to  love."      Another,  "  of  rare   material 
for   the   work,  energetic  in     character,   faithful,   conscientious, 
and    persevering,  has   a   logical   mind,    and,   above  all,  is  an 
•earnest,  loving  Christian  :  when  sent  out  with  her  companion, 
there  is  no  fear  that  people  or  priest  will  be   able   to  shut  their 
mouths  in  argument  or  in  exhortation.     The   native  sisters  of 
the  church  are  raising  money  to  employ  her  as  a   Bible-reader 
this  coming  winter."     One  Bible- woman  is  accompanied  by  her 
daughter,  fifteen  years  of  age,   who  assists  in   teaching   thirty 
women   of  their  village  to  read.     These   women  persevere  in 
learning,  though   heavy  domestic  burdens  devolve  upon  them ; 
and  book  after  book  is  taken  from  them,  and  destroyed,  by  those 
who  think  reading  a  useless  accomplishment  for  women.     Morn- 
ing and  evening,  as  the  women  and  children  gather  at  the  foun- 
tains  to   fill    their  water-jars,   the    Bible-woman  may  be  seen 
among  them.     Here  willing  auditors  are  found,  who  by  their 
changed  character  show  that  they  have  been  no  wayside  hearers 
of  the  word  of  life. 

Mrs.  Wheeler  of  Harpoot   says,  "Your   Bible-woman  gives 

lessons  to  those  who  would   not  go  through  the   street.     They 

will  not  receive  me  ;  but  your  Bible-woman  can  read  to  them." 

From  South  Africa  we  hear  of  two  pupils  in  Mrs.  Edwards's 

school  who  will  soon  be  ready  to  engage  in  this  work. 


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Mrs.  Bissell  of  Western  India  reports,  "  Our  Bible-readers 
are  women  of  character  and  experience,  and  their  visits  are  wel- 
comed." We  have  the  testimony  of  the  Hindus  themselves 
to  their  usefulness;  whose  teaching  is  acceptable  in  families  of 
the  highest  caste;  the  rajah,  or  native  prince,  paying  for  their 
services  in  giving  instruction  in  the  zenanas.  In  lands 
where  the  men,  though  learned  in  science  and  philosophy, 
are  yet  a  prey  to  superstitious  fears,  it  costs  much  for  a 
woman  to  become  a  Christian.  It  is  a  noble  testimony  to  the 
power  of  divine  truth,  when,  suffering  almost  martyrdom  for 
truth's  sake,  they  yet  persevere  in  the  service  of  the  Master. 
Said  one  almost  a  child  in  years,  "Take  from  me  my  life,  but 
not  my  hope  in  Jesus,  the  Saviour  of  my  soul." 

A  limited  number  of  Bible-women  are  supported  by  special 
contributions  of  this  society,  and  others  by  the  native  people. 
This  is  mainly  a  voluntary  work ;  and  the  Bible-women  reach 
hundreds  of  thousands,  some  of  whom  are  not  accessible  to  any 
other  Christian  teaching.  Among  the  agencies  to  evangelize  the 
millions,  this,  though  a  humble,  is  an  important  one.  Many 
of  these  women  may  be  weak ;  but  we  find  others  well 
adapted  to  the  work,  especially  the  graduates  from  our  mission 
high  schools  and  seminaries. 

In  our  older  Bible-women  of  Bombay  we  are  reaping  the 
fruit  of  Miss  Farrar's  thirty-four  years  of  missionary  labor. 
Only  a  few  years  since,  efforts  for  the  education  of  boys  were 
twenty  to  one  for  girls ;  and  widows  preferred  suttee  (being 
burned  to  death  on  the  funeral-pile  of  their  husband)  to  the 
miserable  life  they  must  drag  out  under  the  laws  of  Hinduism. 
Slowly  one  by  one  is  being  saved  from  this  wretched  slavery. 
As  education  is  becoming  more  equalized  under  the  guidance  of 
the  missionary,  the  widow  finds  a  place  of  usefulness  as  Bible- 
reader  or  teacher.  The  Bible  has  a  wonderful  interest  for  these, 
who  are  redeemed  from  a  double  death.  They  awake  to  a  con- 
sciousness of  their  immortal  nature,  and  lay  hold  of  the  hopes 
of  the  gospel  with  a  vivid  sense  of  their  reality  and  blessedness. 


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The  warm  sympathy  of  the  women  of  the  churches  at  home 
has  kindled  a  fresh  impulse  among  the  native  women  to  share 
with  us  in  this  care  for  their  own  people.  We  see,  as  it  were, 
the  angel  of  the  Apocalypse  flying  "in  the  midst  of  heaven, 
having  the  everlasting  gospel  to  preach  unto  them  that  dwell  on 
the  earth,  and  to  every  nation  and  kindred  and  tongue  and 
people."  The  darkness  is  not  past;  but  the  Sun  of  righteous- 
ness is  gilding  the  mountain-tops,  and  penetrating  the  darkest 
valleys,  bidding  us  see  in  anticipation  the  day  of  final  triumph, 
when  "  God's  saving  health  shall  be  known  among  all  nations." 

Mrs.  Miron  Winslow. 


PHILADELPHIA    BRANCH. 

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OFFICERS. 

President. 

Mrs.  BURDETT  Hart,  1816  Mount -Vernon  Street,  Philadelphia. 

Vice-Presidents. 

Mrs.  Edward  Ha wes, Philadelphia.  Mrs.  C.  31.  Mitchell,  Philadelphia. 
Mrs.  G.  E.  AdAjMS,  Orange,  N.  J.         Mrs.  Kay  Palmer,  Newark,  N.  J. 
Mrs.  W.  B.  Brown,  Newark,  N.J.    Mrs.  O.  O.  Howard,  VTashington,  D.C. 
Mrs.  J.  E.  Rankin, Washin^on,  D.C.  Mrs.  A.  L.  Leonard, Franklinville, N.J. 
Mrs.  J.  E.  Tyler,  Vineland,  N.  J.       Mrs.  G.  B.  Willcox,  Jersey  City,  N.J. 
Mrs.  John  McLeod,  Reesville,  Penn. 

Corresponding  Secretaries. 

Miss  E.  L.  Goodell,  Preston  Retreat,  Philadelphia. 
Mrs.  T.  D.  Boyer,  1519  Opal  Street,  Philadelphia. 

Recording  Secretary. 

Mrs.  Austin  W.  Goodell,  1513  North  Street,  Philadelphia. 

Treasurer. 

Mrs.  J.  D.  Lynde. 

Auditor. 

J.  F.  Stone,  M.  D. 


During  the  year,  our  Philadelphia  Branch  bas  held  its  first 
Annual  Meeting,  and  sent  us  its  first  Report.  It  was  started 
in  a  soil  very  barren  in  tbe  Congregational  element,  and  almost 
fully  occupied  by  other  societies ;  but  it  has,  nevertheless,  be- 


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come  firmly  rooted,  and  is  now  sending  us  the  pleasant  fruits 
of  love  and  sympathy,  and  a  most  substantial  addition  to  our 
treasury.  Of  their  endeavors  the  first  year,  their  Report 
says,  — 

"  The  churches  from  which  the  Branch  must  mainly  draw 
its  nourishment  are  most  of  them  weak,  but  in  good  succession 
with  missionary  ancestry.  Carrying  burdens  to  their  utmost 
ability,  it  was  believed  that  nothing  would  so  develop  and  in- 
crease that  ability,  as  an  early  consecration  to  the  missionary 
work.  As  in  the  story  of  the  two  snowbound  travellers  on 
Alpine  heights,  the  vigorous  efforts  of  the  one  to  save  his 
comrade  from  death  kept  the  life-current  flowing  in  his  own 
veins :  so  we  were  sure  that  the  youngest  and  feeblest  of  these 
churches  would  gain  more  vitality  than  it  could  lose,  by  enga- 
ging, according  to  its  ability,  in  the  activities  of  this  work. 
Hence  we  were  emboldened  to  send  out  our  little  circulars  and 
numerous  letters,  seeking  to  awaken  and  elicit  interest  in  the 
cause  we  had  espoused.  We  held  ourselves  ready  to  obey  the 
injunction,  *  Lengthen  thy  cords,  and  strengthen  thy  stakes,'  so 
far  as  the  way  opened  before  us.  At  last  cheering  responses 
began  to  come  back  to  us ;  and,  at  intervals,  new  '  stakes  '  have 
been  driven  for  the  support  of  the  'Branch'  in  firm  soil.  We 
rejoice  to-day,  not  merely  in  the  fact  that  our  '  cords  '  have  been 
lengthened  so  as  to  extend  from  Jersey  City  to  Washington, 
but  the  seven  added  strands  since  September  have  strengthened 
the  cord  more  than  sevenfold ;  for  in  union  itself  there  is 
strength.  Standing  heart  to  heart,  we  have  supplemented  and 
encouraged  each  other,  and  so  have  accomplished  more  than  we 
could  have  done  in  isolated  societies. 

"  A  pleasant  feature  of  our  work  is  the  forming  of  Mission 
Circles,  in  which  the  young  are  enlisting  with  a  glowing  zeal 
for  the  great  work  of  saving  heathen  children.  Earliest,  even 
on  the  first  day  of  spring,  came  forth  the  '  Orange-Buds '  with 
their  sweet  promise  ;  next  the  Branch  rejoiced  in  the  '  Vine- 
land  Tendrils,'  and  then  blossomed  with  the   '  Plymouth  May- 


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flowers/  In  memory  also  of  the  noble  misf-ionaries  from  the 
Pacific,  we  have  the  '  Snow-Flakes.'  and,  as  a  pledge  that  the 
'  good  news '  shall  be  carried  even  to  remoter  islands  and  peo- 
ples, we  hail  the  '  Carrier  Duves.'  Then  we  welcome  the  '  Ivy 
Leaves,'  whose  suggestive  name  assures  us  that  they  will  cling  to 
the  cause  they  once  take  to  their  hearts  with  a  tenacity  all  their 
own.  These  ciicles,  with  their  beautiful  names,  with  others  yet 
to  spring  up  in  all  our  churches,  are  our  joy  and  our  hope. 
They  assure  us  of  a  future  for  our  society,. and  for  the  cause 
which  we  bear  on  our  hearts." 

In  the  autumn,  word  came  to  us  of  a  semi-annual  meeting  of 
the  Branch,  occupying  a  part  of  two  days,  held  in  Washington 
in  connection  with  the  New  Jersey  Association  of  Congrega- 
tional Churches.  Mission  Circles,  as  well  as  Auxiliary  Societies, 
"  had  golden-mouthed  delegates  on  the  platform,  who  modestly 
but  zealously  told  of  plans  for  the  futuie."  A  large  and  pleas- 
ant public  meeting  was  held  in  the  evening  of  the  first  day,  at 
which  a  paper  was  read,  giving  some  account  of  the  work  of  the 
society  during  the  previous  six  months,  and  which  ended 
with,  — 

"  '  Resolved,  That,  in  oider  to  bring  our  work  more  directly 
and  effectively  befoie  the  women  of  the  churches  of  this  asso- 
ciation, we  earnestly  invite  each  pastor  who  favors  this  sugges- 
tion to  make  some  special  eff  irt  to  interest  his  people  in  this 
subject,  at  such  time,  and  in  such  a  manner,  as  his  judgment 
approves.' 

"  Senator  Pomeroy,  who  presided,  called  for  a  response  by  an 
audible  'ay,'  which  was  very  hearty,  and,  following  as  it  did 
a  warm  responsive  speech  from  Dr.  Adams  of  Orange,  was  all 
that  could  be  asked."  Much  interest  was  addtd  to  the  meetings 
by  addresses  from  Dr.  arid  Mrs.  Gulick  ;  and  "  all  came  away 
appreciating  the  generous  hospitality  enjoyed,  and  not  less  the 
refreshing  fact,  that,  in  the  national  capital,  which  belongs  to  us 
all,  we  have  such  a  band  of  noble  Christian  workers." 

The  members  of  the  Branch  have  sent  to  our  Treasurer  more 


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than  thirteen  hundred  dollars  the  past  year,  and  have  under- 
taken the  good  work  of  supporting  Miss  Myra  A.  Proctor,  and 
her  school  at  Aintab, —  a  well-established  seminary  of  thirty  girls, 
nearly  all  of  whom  have  given  themselves  to  Christ  and  his 
work.  Miss  Proctor  has  been  obliged  to  enlarge  her  borders  to 
accommodate  her  increasing  number  of  pupils ;  and  the  fact  that 
the  Branch  hopes  to  assume  this  additional  expense  the  coming 
year  is  a  token  of  its  prosperity  :  already  since  the  new  year 
began,  it  has  received  new  strength,  as  well  as  beauty,  from  its 
^' Ivy  Leaves,"  to  the  amount  of  two  hundred  dollars,  —  the 
fruit  of  their  industry  during  the  winter. 

Indeed,  we  wish  to  say,  that  for  earnest  devotion  to  the  work, 
for  patient  self-denial  and  untiring  activity,  and  for  the  good 
success  attained,  we  consider  this,  our  first  Branch,  a  model  for 
the  many  others  which  we  hope  will  join  us  in  the  future. 


FEMALE  EDUCATION  IN  TURKEY. 

Thirty  unmarried  ladies,  most  of  them  educated  in  some  of 
the  best  institutions  in  the  United  States,  devoting  their  culture 
and  discipline  to  special  labors  in  behalf  of  their  sex,  at  six- 
teen of  the  principal  centres  of  influence  in  the  Turkish  empire  ; 
in  charge  of  ten  boarding-schools,  with  over  two  hundred  pu- 
pils in  training  for  Christian  work  ;  laboring  in  Sabbath  schools  ; 
visiting  the  women  in  their  homes,  gathering  them  by  hundreds 
to  the  place  of  prayer;  establishing  mothers'  meetings  with  spe- 
cial reference  to  the  training  of  Christian  households;  go  ng  out 
often  with  the  missionaries  from  village  to  village,  and  wakening 
new  hope  and  aspiration  where  life  had  been  but  a  wretched 
burden,  a  prolonged  misery,  and  a  despair.  —  this  is  the  great 
work  now  carried  on  by  the  Woman's  Boards  ;  a  work  that  may 
well  stir  the  deepest  sympathies,  and  call  forth  the  most  earnest 
prnyers,  of  the  Christian  women  of  our  churches. 

The   practical  advantage  of  acting  in  co-operation  with  the 


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American  Board  is  well  illustrated  in  this  field,  where  in  but 
one  place  out  of  the  sixteen  would  it  be  practicable  for  these 
devoted  women  to  labor  without  the  presence  and  the  protection 
of  missionaries,  to  say  nothing  of  the  value  of  their  advice  and 
assistance  in  securing  the  best  opportunities  for  successful 
effort. 

Another  enterprise  has  just  been  inaugurated,  with  a  view  to 
offering  to  those  who  may  desire  it  the  advantages  of  a  Christian 
education,  that  will  compare  favorably  with  that  afforded  by  our 
best  female  seminaries :  it  is  the  educational  department  of  the 
Home  at  Constantinople.  A  lady  of  high  reputation  as  a  suc- 
cessful teacher  has  been  placed  in  charge  of  the  institution, 
with  competent  native  teachers  to  assist  in  the  instruction. 

The  opportunity  is  thus  presented  to  parents  of  all  nationali- 
ties to  secure  for  their  daughters  a  thorough  Christian  culture, 
at  an  expense  that  sliall  cover  the  cost  of  board,  and  a  moder- 
ate charge  for  tuition.  Ampler  accommodations  will  be  pro- 
vided when  needed ;  yet  it  is  hoped  that  a  beginning  has  been 
made  for  an  institution  that  shall  be  a  centre  of  "  life  and  light" 
to  the  women  of  this  great  empire.  —  Missionary  Herald, 
January,  1872. 

INDORSEMENT   OF   OUR    WORK. 

The  results  of  the  Woman's  Boards  of  Missions,  inaugurated 
within  a  few  years,  are  thus  far  shown  to  be  most  encouraging. 
The  contributions  to  the  treasury  of  our  Board  from  these 
sources,  since  the  first  of  January  last,  exceed  those  in  the  same 
months  of  the  preceding  year  ^'  some  fifty  per  cent.;  "  and  this, 
notwithstanding  the  withdrawal  of  most  of  the  Presbyterian 
element  in  these  organizations.  The  movement  contemplates, 
especially,  work  for  women  in  heathen  lands,  by  their  own  sex 
in  this  Christian  land.  A.^  thus  organized  for  such  a  purpose. 
It  is  believed  the  sisters  in  our  churches  will  enter  the  more  fully 
into  the  spirit  of  missions,  and  act  the  more  efficiently  through 


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every  appropriate  method.  Among  them  have  been  ever  found, 
both  at  home  and  abroad,  the  most  frequent  examples  of  Chris- 
tian self-sacrifice  and  heroism.  We  welcome  their  co-operation 
in  this  recent  form,  and  we  recommend  the  following  resolu- 
tion :  — 

Resolved,  That  this  Board  acknowledges  with  great  satisfac- 
tion the  liberal  contributions  received  the  past  year  from  the 
Woman's  Boards  of  Missions  ;  that  we  welcome  the  co-operation 
of  Christian  women,  as  in  all  good  works,  so  especially  in  the 
dissemination  of  the  gospel  among  the  women  in  heathen  lands ; 
and  that,  in  view  of  the  zeal  and  success  already  shown  in  the 
operations  of  their  Boards  of  Missions,  we  invite  the  formation 
of  auxiliaries  in  all  the  churches  that  we  represent,  invoking 
the  fulness  of  the  blessing  of  the  gospel  of  Christ  on  them  and 
on  the  objects  of  their  benefactions. 

The  resolution  was  adopted  by  the  Board.  —  Annual  Report 
of  the  A.  B.  G.F.M. 


TREASURER'S    REPORT. 

EXPENDITURES    OF    THE  VTOMAN'S    BOARD    OF   MISSIONS    FOR 

THE  YEAR  ENDING  DEC.  31,   1871. 

ZULU   MISSION. 

Salary  of  Mrs.  Mary  K.  Edwards,  for  1872, 

"      Miss  Gertrude  R.  Hance,  for  1872, 
School  of  Mrs.  Edwards,  at  Inanda,  for  1872, 
Enlargement  of  school-building, 
Nancy  Damon,  native  helper  to  Mrs.  Edwards, 

MISSION    TO    WESTERN    TURKEY. 

Salary  of  Miss  Flavia  S.  Bliss,  for  1872, 

"  Miss  Ursula  C.  Clarke,  for  1872, 

"  Miss  Sarah  A.  Closson,  for  1872, 

"  Miss  Eliza  Fritcher,  for  1872, 

"  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Giles,  for  1S72, 

"  Miss  Ardelle  M.  Griswold,  for  1872, 

"  Miss  Julia  A.  Rappleye,  for  1872, 

"  Miss  Fhebe  L.  Cull,  for  1872, 

"  Miss  Laura  Farnhara,  for  1872, 

Amounts  carried  forward,  $.3,300.00    $2,S76  00 

2* 


$420  00 

420  00 

867  00 

1,119  00 

50  GO 

<5.0  OriR   00 

$317  00 

381  00 

317  00 

317  00 

381  00 

3i7  00 

508  00 

381  00 

381  00 

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Amounts  brought  forward, 
Salary  of  Miss  Mary  L.  Wadsworth,  M.D.  :  — 

for  part  of  1871,  $359  33 

for  1872,  508  00 

Outfit,  248  64 

Travelling  expenses,  250  00 

Medical  instruments,  200  00 


Salary  of  Miss  Cornelia  P.  Dwight :  — 

for  part  of  1871. 

$154  00 

for  1872, 

317  00 

Balance,  outfit, 

and  freight. 

101  92 

School  of  Miss  E.  Fritcher, 

at  Marsovan :  — 

for  1871, 

$178  00 

for  1872, 

1,001  00 

$3,300.00      $2,876.00 


1,565  97 


"      Miss  U.  C.  Clarke,  at  Broosa, 
Outfit  of  Miss  Julia  Shearman, 
For  support  of  five  Bible-readers,  for  1871, 

"  "        "      "        "  "    ■      "   1872, 


$260  00 
250  00 


MISSION    TO    CENTRAL    TURKEY. 

Salary  of  Miss  Hattie  G.  Powers,  for  1872, 
"      Miss  aiyra  A.  Proctor,  for  1872, 
"      Miss  Sarah  L.  Wood,  for  1872, 
"      Miss  Mary  S.  Williams, 

for  8  months,  1871, 

for  1872, 

School  of  Miss  Proctor,  at  Aintab,  for  1872, 
Enlargement  of  echool-building. 
For  support  of  two  IJible-readers,  for  1871, 
"         "       "   five     "  "  "    1872, 


MISSION    TO    EASTERN    TURKEY. 

Salary  of  Miss  Isabella  C.  Baker,  for  1872, 

"'      Miss  Caroline  E.  Bush,  for  1872, 

"      Misses  C.  and  M.  Ely,  for  1872, 

"      Miss  Olive  L.  Parmelee,  for  1872, 

"      Miss  Hattie  Seymour,  for  1872, 
School  of  Misses  Parmelee  and  Baker,  at  Mardin, 

"      Misses  Seymour  and  Bush,  at  Harpoot, 

"      Misses  Ely,  at  Bitlis, 
support  of  four  Bible-readers,  for  1871,  $125  00 

"   six        "  ^'         ''   1872,  151  80 


572  92 


1,179  00 
513  00 
246  42 


610  00 


$246  40 
419  00 

$406  00 
381  00 
406  00 

665  40 
531  00 
760  00 

$77  50 
166  00 

243  50 


349  00 
349  00 
349  00 
349  00 
349  00 
320  00 
865  00 
249  00 


276  80 


7,887  31 


3,392  90 


Amount  carried  forward, 


3,455  80 
$17,612.01 


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MAHRATTA   MISSION, 

Amount  brought  forward,  $17,612  01 

Salary  of  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Bissell,  for  1871  and  1872,  $1,120  00 

"      Miss  Harriet  S.  Ashley,  for  1872,  560  00 

"      Mrs.  Mary  B.  Fairbank,  for  1872,  660  00 

«      Mrs.  Ehzabeth  D.  Harding,  for  1872,  660  00 

"      Mrs.  Anna  M.  Park,  for  1872,  560  00 

School  of  Mrs.  Bissell,  at  Ahmednuggur,  488  00 

For  support  of  eight  Bible-readers,  for  1871,  $315  45 

«         "        •'  ten         "           "         "  "1872,  368  00 


683  45 

MISSION   TO   MADURA. 
Salary  of  Miss  Kosella  A.  Smith,  for  1872,  $560  00 

"      Mrs.  Sarah  B.  Capron,  for  1872,  560  00 

Schools  of  Mrs.  Chandler:  — 
Madura  Station  boarding-school  for  girls,  for  1872,  230  00 

Hindu  girls'  high-caste  school,  for  1871, 
"  a  u  u  u       for  1S72, 

268  00 

School  of  Miss  Smith,  near  Madura,  519  00 

For  support  of  four  Bible-readers,  for  1871,  $182  00 

«      *«         «    six        "  "         "   1872,  192  00 


374  00 


MISSION    TO    CEYLON. 

Salary  of  Miss  Eliza  Agnew,  for  1872, 

"      Miss  Harriet  E.  Townsliend,  for  1872, 
For  support  of  two  Bible-readers,  for  1871, 
"        "        "   two     "  "  "  1872, 


$560  00 

560  00 

$100  00 

92  00 

192  00 


MISSION    TO    FOOCHOW. 

Salary  of  Miss  Adelia  M.  Payson,  for  1872,  $461  00 


NORTH   CHINA   MISSION. 

Salary  of  Miss  Mary  E.  Andrews,  for  1872,  $461  00 

For  support  of  Bible-reader,  for  1871,  $70  00 

"        "         "        "         "         "   1872,  46  00 


116  00 


Salary  of  Miss  Fannie  A.  TsTye :  — 

Balance  of  salary  and  New-York  expenses,     $250  00 
Matriculation  and  graduation  fee,  35  00 


4,531  45 


2,511  00 


1,312  00 


461  00 


577  00 


285  00            285  00 

Maps  and  charts,  39  60 

For  support  of  pupils  in  schools  of  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.  732  70 

Amount  carried  forward,  $28,061.66 


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HOME    DEPARTMENT. 

Amount  brought  forward, 
Printing  and  advertisintj. 
Stationery,  postage,  and  incidentals, 
Publishing  5,300  copies  Annual  Report, 
Secretary's  services  at  office. 
Publishing  and  forwarding  '•  Life  and  Light, 


Receipts  from  quarterlies, 

Excess  from  quarterlies^over  all  home 
expenditures, 


Balance  in  treasury  reserved  for  outfits  and  salaries 
of  missionaries  under  appointment,  and  for  en- 
largement of  work  at  Constantinople,  4,849  80 


$62  00 
160  90 
339  84 
520  00 

1,808  79 

$28,061.66 

$2,891  53 
3,017  23 

125  70 

$27,935  96 

$32,785  76 

RECEIPTS    OF   THE    WOMAN'S    BOARD    OF    MISSIONS    FOR    THE 
YEAR  ENDING  DEC.  31,   1871. 

Balance  in  treasury,  Dec.  31,' 1870,  $2,762  44 

Subscriptions  and  donations,  30,023  .32 

$32,785  76 

Also  received  for  Permanent  Fund,  legacy  of  Mrs. 
James  F.  Baldwin,  invested  in  City  of  Boston 
6  per  cent  Bonds,  $15,000  00 

Legacy  of  Mrs.  Peleg  C.  Child,  invested  in  savings 

bank,  300  00 

$15,300  00 

BoSTOX,  Dec.  31,  1871. —  I  have  examined  the  accounts  of  Mrs.  Homer 
Bartlett,  treasurer,  and  find  them  correct,  showing  a  balance  of  forty-eight 
hundred  forty-nine,  eighty-hundredths  dollars,  as  above  stated,  due  the 
society. 

J.  W.  DAVIS,  Auditor. 


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SOCIETIES    AUXILIARY    TO    THE  W.  B.   M. 

Amherst,  Mass.  :  Miss  S.  G.  Ayres,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  M.  A.  Allen, 

Treas. 
Amherst  (South),   Mass.  :   Ladies'  Benevolent  Society,  Miss 

Emily  Dickinson,  Treas. 
Amherst     (East),    Mass.  :     Congregational    Churcli    Sewing 

Circle. 
Andover,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Caroline  L.  Smith,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Emily  C. 

Pearson,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Appleton,  Wis.  :  Lawrence  University. 
Ashby,  Mass.  :  Miss  Ellen  S.  Parker,  Sec'y. 
Ashtabula,  O.  :  Mrs.  C.  E.  Bruce,  Treas. 
Assabet,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  L.  Maynard,  Sec'y ;   Mrs.   S.   M.  Stone* 

Treas. 
Auburn,  Me.  :  Mrs.  H.  B.  Pulsifer,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Mary  Rideout, 

Treas. 
Auburndale,  Mass. 
Baltimore,  Md. 
Bangor,  Me.  :  Miss  Sarah  Holt,   Sec'y ;  Mrs.   E.    G.   Thurston, 

Treas. 
Barre,  Vt. 
Bedford,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Edward  Chase,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Charles  Lunt, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Bedford^  N.H.  :  Presbyterian  Church,  Mrs.  Charles  Gage. 
Belle  Valley,  Penn.  ;  Mrs.  George  J.  Russell,  Sec'y. 
Belpre,  O.  :  Congregational  Church. 
Berlin,    Conn.:  Mrs.  Martha  B.  Hallock,    Sec'y;    Miss  Lena 

Woodruff,  Treas. 
Beverly,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Joseph  Abbott,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  W.  R.  Gor- 
don, Sec'y ;  Miss  Sarah  W.  Clark,  Treas. 
Billerica,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Sarah  B.  Work,  Treas. 
Boston,  Mass.  :  Berkeley-street  Church. 
Boston,  Mass.  :  Central  Church,  Miss  Myra  B.  Child. 
Boston,  Mass.  :  Mt.  Yernon  Ciiurch,  Mrs.  Miron  Winslow. 
Boston,  Mass.  :  Park- street  Church,  Mrs.  M.  H.  Simpson. 
Boston,  Mass.  :  Old  South  Church,  Mrs.  Charles  Stoddard. 


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Boston,  Mass.  :  Shawmut  Church,  Mrs.  J.  S.  Ambrose. 
Boston,  Mass.  :  Union  Church,  Mis.  Charles  Scudder. 
Boston  (Highlands),   Mass.  :  Eliot  Church,  Mrs.  Rufus  An- 
derson. 
Boston  (Highlands),  Mass.  ;  Highland  Church,  Mrs.  E.  L. 

Howell. 
Boston  (Highlands),  Mass.  :  Vine-street  Church,  Mrs.  J.  O. 

Means. 
Boston  (Highlands),  Sabbath  school  Clais  of  Mr.  Wm.  Cal- 

lender,  Miss  Mary  J.  Rouell,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Boston  (East),  Mass.  :  Maverick  Church,  Mrs.  L.  A.  Wright, 

Sec'y ;  Miss  E.  Hammet,  Treas. 
Boston  (South),  Mass.  :  Phillips  Church,  Mrs.  Jeremy  Drake. 
Boston  (South),  Mass.  :  E-street    Church,    Mrs.    Daniel    F. 

Wood,  Treas. 
BozRAH,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  Albert  G.  Avery,  Sec'y  ;  Miss  A.  A.  Ma 

pies,  Treas. 
Bradford,  Mass.:  Academy,  Miss  Mary  G.  Giles,  Sec'y. 
Braintree,  Mass.  :  Young  Ladies'  Missionary  Society,  Mrs.  A. 

B.  Keith,  Pres. 
Braintree   (East),   Mass.  :  Monatiquot  School,  Miss  R.   A. 

Faxon. 
Braintree  and  Weymouth,  Mass.  :  Miss  Helen  P.  Vickery, 

Treas. 
Brattleborough,  Vt.  :  East  Society,  Mrs.  N.  A.  Smith. 
Brooklink,  Mass.  :  H>rvard  Church,  Misi  M.iry  G.  Stoddard. 
Brunswick,  Me.  :  Mrs.  John  S.  Sewall,  Sec'y  ;   Miss   S.  P.  New- 
man, Treas. 
Burlington,  Mass.  :  INIrs.  L.  R."  Hudson,  Pres.  ;  Miss  M.  A. 

Butler,  Sec'y  and  Tieas. 
Burlington,  Vt. 
Cambridge,   Mass.  :  Mrs.   Henry   Thayer,  Pres. ;  Mrs.   L.   R. 

Pearson,  Sec'y  ;  Mis?'.  E.  M.  Whitman,  Treas. 
Cambridge  (East),  Mass.  :  Miss  L.  Munroe. 
Campton,  N.  H.  :  Mrs.  E.  Bartlett,  Treas. 
Castile,  Wyoming  Co.,  N.  Y.  :  Miss  Kittie  V.  Cochran,  Sec'y. 
Castine,  Mk.  :  Mrs.  S.  Adams,  Treas. 
Chklsea,  Mass.  :  Chestnut- street  Church. 
Chelsea,  Mass.  :  Broadway  Church,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Copp. 


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Clearwater,  Minn.  :  Mrs.  L.  M.  Stearns,  SecV. 

Cleveland,  O.  :  First  Congregational  Cliurcb,  Miss  Sarali  E. 

Sheldon,  Sec'y ;  Mrrf.  M.  A.  Loomis,  Treas. 
Colchester,  Conn.  :  Mrs  J.  B.  Wheeler,  Treas. 
Concord,  Mass.  :  Second    Congregational  Church,  Miss  Mary 

Munroe,  Stc'y. 
Concord,  Mass.  :  S.  S.  Missionary  Association. 
Concord,  Mich.  :  Miss  Ida  Keeler,  Treis. 
Cumberland  Centre,  Me.  :   Mrs.  M.   E.   Small,   Sec'y;  Miss 

Miry  Rideout,  T> ea?. 
Darien  Depot,  Conn.  :  Miss  E.   A.  Rice,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  M.   E. 

Mead,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  N.  Gleason,  Treas. 
Dedham,  Mass.  :  Miss  M.  C.  Burge-s. 
Dorchester,  Mass.  :  Miss  Nellie  Carrutb,   Sec'y;  Mrs.  E.  H. 

Preston,  Treas. 
Dorset,  Vt.  :  Mrs.  P.  S.  Pratt. 
Ellsworth,  Me.  :  Youns  Ladies' Prayer  Circle. 
Everett,   Mass.  :  Mrs.  Charles  Atwood,  Sec'y ;    Miss  E.  Whit- 

lemore,  Treas. 
Exeter,   N.  H.  :  Mi^s   Abby   E.  Mclntire,  Pres. ;    Miss   L.   M. 

Boardman,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Fall  River,  Mass.:  Miss   Carrie   Borden,  Sec'y  ;    Mrs.   S.   J. 

Brayton,  Tre^s. 
Fayetteville.  N.  Y.  :  Miss  Alice  Lee,  Sec'y. 
Fitchburg,  Mass.  :  Miss  Anna  T.  Haskell,  Treas. 
Fitzwilliam,  N.  H.  :  Mrs.  Norton,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Harkness,  Sec'y  ; 

Mrs.  Catlin,  Treas. 
Flushing,  L.  I. :  Miss  P.  B.  Quimby,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  A.  M.  Prentiss, 

Sec'y ;  Mrs.  M.  L.  Wiliiston,  Treas. 
Framingham,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  J.  W.  Clark,  Pres.  ;  Miss  M.  B.  Mar- 

sball,  Sec'y  and.  Treas. 
Franklin,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Wm.  M.  Thayer. 
Franklin,  N.  Y.  :  IVIrs.  A.  J.  Hough,  Pres.;  Miss    Cattie  Rose, 

Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Simon  P.  Smith,  Treas. 
Fredonia,  N.Y.  :  Miss  Mirtha  L.  Stevens,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Freeport  (South),  Me.  :  Mrs.  H.  Ilsley. 
Georgia,  Vt.  :  Miss  L.  M.  Gilbert,  Sec'y. 
Glastenbury,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  J.  E.  Kittredge. 
Granby,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  John  Church,  Treas. 


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Grantville,   Mass.  :  Mrs.  C.  T.  Wilder,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Kate  R. 

Lee,  Treas. 
Granville,  O.  :  Congregational   Sunday   School,    E.    C.  Blan- 

chard,  Tieas. 
Grafton,  Vt.  :  Mrs.  J.  H.  Windsor. 
Greenwich,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  L.  A.  Pomeroy,  Sec'y. 
Greenwich,   Conn.:  Mrs.  Benj.    Wrioht,    Sec'y ;  Mrs.    Moses 

Cristy,  Treas. 
Griswold,  Conn  :  Mrs.  D.  R.  Tyler,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  Kate  Northrup, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Groton  Junction,  Mass.:  Mrs.  H.  Frye,  Sec'y. 
Hampton   (East),  Conn.  :  Mrs.   G.  W.  Andrews,    Sec'y ;  Mrs. 

Philo  Bevin,  Treas. 
Hampton,  N.  H.  :  Mrs.  M.  F.  McLean,  Pres. ;  Miss  Lucy  Dow 

Sec'y  ;  Miss  Ora  Neal,  Treas. 
Hanover,  N.  H.  :    Mrs.  S.  P.  Leeds,  Pres. ;    Mrs.  E.  D.   San- 
born, Sec'y ;  Miss  S.  L.  Smith,  Treas. 
Hartford,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  Dr.  Thompson,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  C.  C.  Dut- 

ton,  Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  C.  A.  Jewett,  Treas. 
Hatfield,  Mass.  :  Mrs.   Skeel,   Pies.  ;  Miss  Mary  A.  Billings, 

Sec'y ;  Miss  Abbie  Graves,  Treas. 
Hebron,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  John  Porter,  Treas. 
Hinsdale,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Ephraim  Flint. 
Hold  EN,  Me.  :  Miss  Ellen  V.  Cogswell,  Sec'y. 
HoLLiSTON,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Perry,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  John  M.  Batchel- 

der,  Sec'y ;  Miss  M.  E.  Cutler,  Treas. 
Ipswich,  Mass.  :  Female  Seminary,  Mrs.  J.  P.  Cowles. 
Ipswich,  Mass.  :  First  Congregational  Church. 
Jamaica  Plain,  Mass.  :  Central  Congregational  Church,  Miss 

M.  A.  B.  Brackett,  Treas. 
Jewett,  N.  Y.  :  Presbyterian  Church,  A.  Montgomery,  Treas. 
Jersey  City,  N.  J. :  Mrs.  L.  A.  Candle. 
Jonesbo rough,  Tenn.  :  Mrs.  S.  J.  Rhea. 
Keene,  N.H.  :  First  Congregational  Church,  Mrs.  M.  A.   Cook, 

Secy. 
Keene,   N.H. :    Second   Congregational    Church,  Mrs.    Frances 

M.  Rand,  Treas. 
Lancaster,  Mass.  ;  Mrs.  Dr.  H.  C.  Kendrick. 
Lawrence,  Mass.  :  Eliot  Church,  Miss  Ellen  A.  Brown,  Sec'y 

and  Treas, 


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Lawrence,  Mass.  :  Lawrence  St.  Church,  Mrs.  J.  L.  Partridge, 

Treas. 
Leominster,  Mass.  :  Miss  S.  M.  Haskell,  Sec'j. 
Lexington,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Levi  Prosser,  Pres. ;  Miss  E.  A.  Baker, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Lincoln,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  George  Hartwell,  Treas. 
Lisbon,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  R.  K.  Mathewson. 
Littleton,  Mass.:  Mrs.  George  H.  Ames,  Sec'y;  Miss  Lizzie 

B.  Bobbins,  Treas. 
Long  Meadow,  Mass.  :  Miss  Mary  Lawton,  Treas. 
Lyme,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  A.  M.  Brainerd,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  Nathaniel  S. 

Lee,  Sec'y. 
Madison,  N.  J. :  Mrs.  J.  C.  Potts. 
Malden,   Mass.  :   Miss   Phebe   Marsh,   Sec^'y ;   Miss  Jennie  E. 

Hiilm,  Treas. 
Maynard,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  A.  M.  Hazlewood,  See'y. 
Melrose,  Mass.:  Mrs.  Julia  Spaulding,  Pres.;  Mrs.  L.  A.  Ban- 

dall,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Meriden  (West),  Coxx.  :  Mrs.  Juliet  F.  Gaylord. 
Middlebury,  Vt.  :  Mrs.  C.  II.  Lidd. 
MiDDLETowN,  CoNN.  :  First  Congregational  Church,  Miss  M.  B. 

Hazen,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Middletown,  Ci)NX.  :  South  Congregational  Church,  Miss  Sarah 

Tap[)an,  Sec'y. 
MoxsoN,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  N.  M.  Field,  Treas. 
Montclair,  N.J.  :  Mrs.  Samuel  Holmes,  Sec'y. 
MoxTCLAiR,  N.J. :  Ladies'  Missionary  Society,  Miss  Lucy  Bod- 
man,  Ser'y. 
MoxTCLAin,  N.J.:  Young  Ladies'    Zenana    Society,  Mrs.  Lrael 

Crane,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  A.  H.  Bradford,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Mt.  Mo^jris,  N.Y.  :  Laura  H.  Ford,  Sec'y. 
MoNTPELiEH,  Vt.  :  Mrs.  E.  J.  Howe,  See'y  and  Treas. 
Montreal,  Canada  :  Mrs.  P.  D,  Brown,  Sec'y. 
Nashua,  N.H.  :  J\lrs.  A.  W.  Abbott,  Pres.  ;   Miss  Susan  Pier- 
son,  Sec'y;  Mrs.  V.  Giluian,  Treas. 
New  Bedford,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  John  Hopkins,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  Emily 

H.  Terry,  Sec'y ;  INIrs.  B.  W.  Bartlett,  Treas. 
Newburyport,  Mass.  :  Miss  S.  N.  Brown,  Sec'y;  Mrs.  H.  A. 

Ingraham,  Treas. 
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New  Haven,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  O.  P.  Hubbard,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  S.  W. 

AVilliams,  Cor.   Sec'y;  Mrs.  Wyllys  Peck,  Rec.   Sec'y  ; 

Mrs.  R.  P.  Cowles,  Treas. 
New  Ipswich,  N.H.  :  Mrs.  M.  F.  Taylor,  Treas. 
New  London,  Conn.  :  First  Congregational  Church,  Mrs.  C.  C. 

Field,  Treas. 
New   London,    Conn.  :  Second   Congregational   Church,   Mrs. 

Wm.  H.   Chapman,  Pres.  ;  Miss  Julia  Jennings,  Sec'y  ; 

Miss  Mary  E.  Potter,  Treas. 
Newport,  R.I.  :  Mrs.  E.  D.  W.  Thayer,  Treas. 
Newton    Centre,   Mass.:   Miss   Hattie   J.   Kingsbury,  Sec'y ; 

Mrs.  H.  Prescott,  Treas. 
Newton  (West),  Mass.  :  Miss  Helen  F.  Clark,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  H. 

N.  Judson,  Treas. 
Newtonville,  Mass.  :  ^liss  Eliza  A.  Goodell. 
North  Craftsbury,  Vt.  :  ]\Irs.  R.  S.  WiLl,  Sec'y. 
Norton,  Mass.  :  Wheaton   Female    Seminary,  Mrs.  C.  C.  Met- 

calf,  Treas. 
Norwich,    Conn.  :   Mrs.    N.    M.   Williams,    Pres. ;   Miss    Jane 

Ripley,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Ellen  G.  Coit,  Treas. - 
Norwich,  Conn.  :  Broadway  Church,  Mrs.  George  Ripley,  Pres.  ; 

Mrs.  Wm.  Hutchison,  Sec'y;  ]\Iiss  Emily  Norton,  Treas. 
Oakland,  Cal.  :  Mrs.  R.  E.  Cole,  Treas. 
Otto,  Penn.  :  Mrs.  E.  B.  Prentiss,  Treas. 
Orange,  N.  J. :  Miss  M.  Bradshaw,  Sec'y. 
Peabody,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Richard  Smith,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Pittsburg,   Penn.  :  Miss   Emily  Hunnings,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Mary 

Moorhead,  Tieas. 
Portland,  Me.  :  Mrs.  Charles  Lord,  Pres. ;  Miss  E.  M.  Gould, 

Sec'y ;  Miss  Ehza  Griffin,  Treas. 
Portsmouth,  N.H.  • 

Portsmouth,    Ohio.  :   Presbyterian    Sabbath   School,   R.   Bell, 

Treas. 
Poughkeepsie,  N.Y.  :  Mrs.  Samuel  D.  Backus,  Pres. ;  Miss  Fan- 
nie A.  Beardsley,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Prentiss  Vale,  McKean  Co.,  Penn.  :  Mrs.  M.  A.  Strickland, 

Pres.;  Mrs.  C.  B.  Lovejoy,  Sec'y;  Mrs.  Emily  Prentiss, 

Treas. 
Providence,  R.L  :    Mrs.    Henry   W.   Wilkinson,    Sec'y ;   Miss 
Anna  T.  White,  Treas. 


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Eandolph  (East),  Mass.  :  Miss  Carrie  L.  Russell,  Sec'y ;  Miss 

Sarah  J.  Holbrook,  Treas. 
Raymond,  N.H.  ;  Mrs.  H.  Sargent,   Pres. ;  Mrs.  Samuel  Bow- 

ker,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  F.  George,  Treas. 
Reading,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Mark  Temple,  Pres.  ;  Miss  M.  E.  Pratt, 

Sec'y;  Mrs.  J.  B.  Leathe,  Treas. 
Rochester,    N.Y.  :   Mrs.    L.    Chapin,    Sec'y;    Miss    C.    Starr, 

Treas. 
RoxBURY  (West),  Mass.  :  Mrs.  N.  G.  Clark,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  Ricli- 

ard  B.  Smith,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Rutland,  Vt.  :  INIrs.  J.  B.  Page,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  J.  H.   Goulding, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Rutland  (East),  Vt.  :  Mrs.  L.  P.  Flack,  Treas. 
Salem,    Mass.  :    Tabernacle    Church,   Miss    Emma    H.    Short, 

Sec'y;  Mrs.  C.  R.  Pahner,  Treas. 
Salisbury,   Mass.  :  Mrs.  E.    O.  Jameson,   Sec'y :  Mrs.   A.  E. 

Colby,  Treas. 
San  Francisco,    Cal.  :  Second   Congregational    Church,  Miss 

S.  Earle,  Sec'y. 
Shelburxe,    Mass.  :   Mrs.    A.    F.    Marsh,    Sec'y ;   Miss   Lucy 

Bishop,  Treas. 
Smyrna,  N.Y.  :  S.  S.  Missionary  Society. 
SouTHBURY,  Conn.  :  Mrs.   S.  M.  Hartwell,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  A.  M. 

Hooker,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
South  Hadley,  Mass.  :  Mt.  Holyoke  Female  Seminary. 
SouTHAMPTOX,  Mass.  :  Miss  Jane  I.  Judd,  Sec'y. 
Spexcerport,  N.Y. :  Congregational  Church. 
Springfield,  Mass.  :  First  Congregational  Church,  Miss  Mary 

D.    Chapin,    Pres. ;   Miss   L.    S.    Dickinson,    Sec'y   and 

Treas. 
Springfield,   Mass.  :    Olivet   Church,   Mrs.    E.    A.    Hubbard, 

Pres. ;  Mrs.  Homer  Merriam,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Springfield,  Mass.  :  Young  Ladies'  Missionary  Socitty. 
St.  Albax's,  Vt.  :  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Smith,  Treas. 
St.  Johxsbury,  Vt.  :  Mrs.  E.  C.  Cummings,  Sec'y  ;  Miss  M.  A. 

Gorham,  Treas. 
Stonixgton  (North),  Conn.  :  Miss  Emmeline  S.  Miner. 
Strath  AM,  N.  H.  :  Miss   Nettie  Bartlett,  Prps. ;  Mrs.  John  M. 

Thompson,  Sec'y  ;  Miss  Olivia  E.  Lane,  Treas. 


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SwAMrscoTT,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Wheeler,  Treas. 

Syracuse,  N.  Y.  :  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Mrs.  A.  F.  Beard, 

Pres.  ;  Miss  Sara  Terwilliger,  Sec*y. 
Taunton,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Erastus   Maltby,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  George  T. 

Atwood,  Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  George  W.  Woodward,  Treas. 
TopsFiELD,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Louisa  Leach,  Pres.  ;  Miss   Sarah  S. 

Edwards,  Treas. 
TowNSEXD,  Mass.  :  Ladies'  Benevolent  Society. 
TowxsEXD   Harbor,   Mass.  :  Mrs.    Lucy   Proctor,    Sec'y   and 

Treas. 
UxBRiDGK,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Lorin  Taft,  Treas. 
Vergennes,  Vt.  :  Mr^.  Henry  Cr<im,  Pres. ;  Miss    A.   E.   Hunt- 
ington, Sec'y  and  Tr»'as. 
Waldbohougii,  Me.  :  Mrs.  Gtorge  Allen,  Pres.  and  Treas. 
AValpole,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Loring  Johnson,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Wapping,  Coxx.  :  Mrs,  Abbie  A.  Hawkes,  Sec'y. 
Wake,  Mass.  :  INIrs.  A.  E.  P.  Perkins  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Wm.  G.  Tut- 

tle,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  ^Vm.  Hyde,  Treas. 
Warsaw,  NY. :  Mrs.  E.  J.  Gates,  Pres.;  Miss    S.   H.    Bates, 

Sec'y  ;  jNLss  G.  Darling,  Treas. 
Waterbury,  Vt.  :  Mrs.  Dr.  O.  W.  Drew,  Sec'y. 
Wellesley,  Mass  :  Mrs.  Charles  B.  Dana,  Treas. 
Wells,  Me.  :  Mrs.  Samuel  Liadsay,  Treas. 
West  Amesbury,  JNIass.  :  Mrs.  Lizzie  B.  Gregory,  Pres.;  Mrs. 

O   F.  Seavcy,  Sec  y  and  Treas. 
Westfield,  IMass.  :  First  Congregational  Church,  Miss   Fannie 

E.  Vining,  Treas. 
West   Hamptox,   Mass.:    Miss   Hattie   F.    Clapp,   Sec'y  and 

Trens. 
West  Morelaxd,  N.  Y.  :  Mrs.  A.  M.  Deane,  Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  Emily 

C.  Johnston,  Treas. 
Wixsted  (West),  Conn.:  Miss  M.  E.  Beardsley. 
Whiting,  Me.  :  Mrs.  C.  A.  Chase,  Pres. ;  iSliss  L.  O.  Bell,  Sec'y  ; 

Mrs.  E.  A.  Linco'n,  Treas. 
Whitinsville,  Mass.  :  Mi^s  F.  A.   Batcheler,    Sec'y;  Miss   E. 

M.  Flet<her,  Treas. 
AVhitney's  Point. 
WiLLiA.MSTOWN,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Mark    Hopkins,    Pres. ;  Miss   E. 

Pierce,  Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  Caadbourne,  Treas. 


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Wilmington,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  L.  A.  Roby,  Pres.  ;  Miss  Sarah  A. 
Pearson,  Vice-Pres. ;  Miss  Rebecca  Eames,  Sec'y  and 
Treas. 

WiNCHENDON,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  C.  L.  Beals,  Sec'y ;  Miss  S.  R. 
Upham,  Tieas. 

Winchester,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  N.  W.  C.  Holt,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Eliza- 
beth D.  Chapin,  Treas. 

Windham,  Portage  Co.,  O.  :  Miss  Mary  A.  Clark,  Sec'y. 

WoBURN,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Deane,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  C.  S.  Adkins,  Sec'y 
and  Treas. 

Worcester,  Mass.  :  Union  Church,  Miss  Anna  F.  Washburn, 
Treas. 

Wrentham,  Mass.  :  Miss  Emily  S.  Shepard,  Treas. 

YouNGSTOWN,  O. :  Mrs.  P.  I.  Caldwell,  Treas. 


MISSION    CIRCLES. 

AssABET,  Mass.  :  Missionary  Rill. 
Boston:  Busy  Bees   (Central  Church). 

Eughapers.  "  " 

Merry  Workers.  " 

Chambers-street  Chapel. 

Armor-Bearers. 

Bright  Beams. 

Buds  of  Promise  (infant  class). 

Chapel  Rays. 

Cheerful  Givers. 

Early  Birds. 

Early  Sowers. 

Earnest  Workers. 

Emulators. 

Fragment-Gratherers. 

Givers  in  Trust. 

Gospel  Bearers. 

Gospel  Boatmen. 

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Boston  :  Gospel  Trumpeters. 
"        Harvesters. 

"I  Will  Try"  Company. 
"        Jewels. 

*'        Lambs  of  the  Flock  (infant  class). 
''        Little  Missionaries. 
*'        Morning-Glorics. 
'*        Morning-Star. 
"        Noble  Followers. 
"        Onward  and  Upward. 
"        Open  Hearts  and  Hands. 
"        Penny  Weeklies. 
"        Rays  of  Light. 
**        Reapers. 
"        Rosebuds. 

"Seek  Me  Early." 
**        Spring  Flowers. 
"        Standard-Bearers. 
"        Sunbeams. 
"        Sunday-School  Cadets. 
"        Swift  Messengers. 
**        Tender  Branches. 
''         Upholders  of  the  Right. 
"         Vine-Trimmers. 

Willing  Hands. 
"        Youthful  Heralds. 

Mt.  Vemon  Children's  Mission  Soc. 

Stoddard  Mission  Circle  (Old  South  Church). 
"         Little  Sowers  (Highlands). 
*'        Maverick  Rill  (East  Boston). 
"        Zulu  Helpers        "  " 

Cambridge,  Mass.  :  Jewel-Seekers. 
"  "        Little  Workers. 

"  "       Willing  Helpers. 

East  Braintree,  Mass.  :  Monati(^uot  Circle. 


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Ellsworth,  Me.  :  Cup-Bearers. 

Fall  River,  Mass.  :  The  Willing  Helpers. 

FiTzwiLLiAM,  N.H.  :  Kessab  Mission  Circle. 

Flushing,  L.I. :  Highland  Rill. 

Fredonia,  N.Y.  :  Children's  Missionary  Society. 

GiLEAD,  Conn.:  Sunbeams. 

Glastenbury,  Conn.  :  Juvenile  Missionary  Society. 

Greenwich,  Conn.  : 

Holliston,  Mass.  :  Open  Hands. 

Hopkinton,  Mass.  : 

Jamaica  Plain,  Mass.  :  The  Wide -Awakes. 

Lawrence,  Mass.  :  The  Little  Nightingales. 

Lincoln,  Mass.  :  Cheerful  Givers. 

Madison,  N.J.  :  Faith  Mission  Circle. 

Malden,  Mass.  :  Star  Mission  Circle. 

Maynard,  Mass.  :  Rising  Star. 

New  Bedford,  Mass.  :  The  Union  Workers. 

Newburyport,  Mass.  :  Bellevi  le  Mission  Circle. 

New  Haven,  Conn.  :  Grove  HiiU  Circle. 

Truth-Seekers. 
Norridgewock,  Me.  :  Busy  Bees. 
North  Bridgkwater,  Mass.  :  Messenger  Birds. 
NoRWALK,   Conn.  :  May-FJower  Circle. 
Oakland,   Cal.  :   Western  Echoes. 
Portsmouth,  N.H.  :  Juvenile  Missionary  Society. 
Putnam,  Conn.  :  The  Mission- Workers. 
Randolph,  Mass.  : 
Reading,  Mass.  :  Reading  Rill. 
Rutland,  Vt.  :  Busy  Bees. 

*'         Busy  Larks. 

"         Cheerful  Givers. 

Children  of  the  Light. 

"        Julia  Pease  Ciicle. 

"         Juvenile  Class. 

Mrs.  Fiyher'8  Circle. 


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Rutland,  Vt.  :  Miss  Harris's  Circle. 
Mr.  Kingsley's  Circle. 
Miss  S.  Pierpont's  Circle. 
Pearl-Seekers. 
Wayside  Gleaners. 
Willing  Helpers. 
Salem,   Mass.  :  Willing  Helpers. 
SwAMPSCOTT,  Mass.  :  Busy  Workers. 
Wakefield,  Mass.  :  Mission  Helpers. 
Walpole,  Mass.  :  Little  Gleaners. 
.Winchester,  Mass.  :  Seek  and  Save  Society. 
Windham,  0.  :  Young  Ladies'  Mission  Circle. 
WoBURN,  Mass.  :  Woburn  Workers. 
Weymouth,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  J.  W.  Loud's  S.  S.  Class. 
Philadelphia  Branch  :  May-Flowers. 

Morning  Star  Circle. 
Carrier-Doves. 
Snow-Flakes. 
Ivy-Leaves. 
Orange-Buds. 
Baltimore  Bees. 
Dewdrops. 
Workers  for  Jesus. 


MISSIONARIES    SUPPORTED    BY    THE   WOMAN'S 
BOARD. 

ZULU  mission. 
Mrs.  Mary  K.  Edwards,  Inanda. 
Miss  Gertrude  R.  Hance,  Umvoti. 


western  turkey  mission. 
Miss  Flavia  S.  Bliss,  Mar-sovan. 
Miss  Ursula  C.  Clarke,  Broosa. 


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Miss  Sarah  A.  Closson,  Caesarea. 

Miss  Pbebe  L.  Cull,  Manissa. 

Miss  Comelii  P.  D wight,  Sivas. 

Miss  Laura  Farnham,  Nicomedia. 

Miss  Eliza  Fritdier,  Marsovan. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Giles,  Caesarea. 

Miss  Ardelle  M.  Griswold,  Caesarea. 

Miss  Julia  A.  Rappleye,  Constantinople. 

Miss  Mary  L.  Wadsworth,  M.  D.,  Constantinople. 

CENTRAL    TURKEY   MISSION. 

Miss  Hattie  G.  Powers,  Antioch. 

Miss  Myra  A.  Proctor,  Aintab. 

Miss  Mary'  S.  Williams,  Marash. 

Miss  Sarah  L.  Wood,  Antioch. 

EASTERN    TURKEY    MISSION. 

Miss  Isabella  C.  Baker,  Mardin. 

Miss  Caroline  E   Bash,  Harpoot. 

Miss  Charlotte  E.  Ely,  Bitlis. 

Miss  M.  A.  C.  Ely,  Bitlis. 

Miss  Olive  L.  Parmelee,  Mardin. 

Miss  Hattie  Seymour,  Harpoot. 

MAHRATTA    MISSION. 

Miss  Harriet  S.  Ashley,  Ahmednuggur. 
Mrs.  Mary  E.  Bissell,  Ahmednuggur. 
Mrs.  Mary  B.  Fairbank,  Sholapoor. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  D.  Harding,  Bombay. 
Mrs.  Anna  M.  Park,  Ahmednuggur. 

MADURA    MISSION. 

Mrs.  Sarah  B.  Capron,  Mana  Madura. 
Miss  Rosella  A.  Smith,  Pasumalai. 

CEYLON    MISSION. 

Miss  Eliza  Agnew,  Oodooville. 

Miss  Harriet  E.  Townshend,  Oodoopitty. 


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FOOCHOW   MISSION. 

Miss  Adelia  M.  Payson,  Nantai. 

NORTH    CHINA    MISSION. 

Miss  Mary  E.  Andrews,  Tungchow. 

Miss  Mary  Susan  Kice,  in  this  country. 
Miss  Lizzie  Sisson,  under  appointment. 


SCHOOLS  SUPPORTED  BY  THE  WOMAN'S  BOARD. 

Mrs.  Edwards',  at  Inanda. 

Miss  Feitcher's,  at  Marsovan. 

Miss  Clarke's,  at  Broosa. 

Miss  Proctor's,  at  Aintab. 

Misses  Seymour  and  Bush,  at  Harpoot. 

Misses  Pakmelee  and  Baker,  at  Mardin. 

Misses  Ely's,  at  Bitlis. 

Mrs.  Bissell's,  at  Ahmednugo-ur. 

Miss  Smith's,  at  Pasumalai. 

Mrs.  Chandler's,  at  Madura. 

Mrs.  Chandler's  Hindu  Girl's  School,  at  Madura. 


NATIVE  TEACHERS  AND  BIBLE-READERS, 


Names. 
Marianne  Doodoo, 
Nigdi, 

Ghulu  Dudu, 
Zahouhi, 

Name  not  received, 
Mariam  Dudu, 
Trufanda  Boghosyan, 
Miriam  Boghosyan, 


Stations. 

Constantinople, 
Talas, 
Caesarea, 
Marsovan, 

Caesarea, 
Hassan  Beyli, 


Persons  in  charge. 
Mr.«.  E.  E.  Bliss. 
Mrs.  E.  Giles. 
JMiss  S.  A.  Closson. 
Mrs.  J.  Y.  Leonard. 

Mrs.  E.  Giles. 
Mrs.  H.  Marden. 
Miss  M.  Proctor. 


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Names. 

Stations. 

Persons  in  charge. 

Mariam  Potookyan, 

Killis, 

Miss  M.  Proctor. 

Mariam  Varzhoohee, 

Aintab, 

((             (( 

Sara  Bedrosyan, 

Adiaman, 

(<             t( 

Mariam, 

Harpoot, 

(Mrs.    C.   H.   Wheelei 
(      and  others. 

Marta, 

Arabkir, 

((                   (( 

Yartig  (Little  Eose)^ 

,  Shubagi, 

((                             le 

Susig  (Little  Light), 

Icbme, 

tt                             (( 

Mariam, 

Hogbi, 

tt                                           (C 

Name  not  received, 

Chemisgesek, 

K                                  l( 

Lubabai, 

Ahmedauggur, 

Mrs.  L.  Bissell. 

Abilabai, 

" 

((                              (C 

Balu, 

C( 

((                  <( 

Ashama, 

(( 

((                   (( 

Drupatabai, 

Wadale, 

Mrs.  W.  H.  Atkinson 

Kasbabai, 

Satara, 

Mrs.  William  Wood. 

Zaibai, 

Sholapoor, 

Mrs.  C.  W.  Park. 

Gulab  Sing, 

(( 

((              <( 

*Name  not  received, 

(C 

Mrs.  S.  B.  Fairbank. 

H                  ((               (( 

((                   tt 

((           (<         (( 

(C                  ( (               ( ( 

Wadale, 

Mrs.  W.  H.  Atkinson 

Gnanaperahasen, 

Madura, 

Mrs.  J.  E.  Chandler. 

Samathanum, 

(( 

(t                  It 

Parkeum, 

(C 

((                  tt 

Anatye, 

<c 

C{                             tt 

Name  not  received, 

(( 

Sarah  K.  White, 
Mary  Smith, 
Mrs.  Wu, 


Oodooville, 


Tungchow, 


Miss  E.  Ao^new. 


Mrs.  L.  D.  Chani 


pm. 


*  Several  Bible  -women  have  been  recently  adopted  by  the  W.  B.  M. 
■whose  names  have  not  yet  been  received. 


OOl^TEIBUTIOI^S 

Received  by  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  for  the  year  1871,  as  reported 
monthly  in  "  The  Missionary  Herald." 

Mrs.  Homer  Bartlett,  Treasurer. 


RECEIPTS  FOR  JAXUARY. 

MAINE, 

Bangor— Aux.  (Mrs.  E.  G.  Thurston,  treasurer),  E.  F.  Duren,  Esq.,  to 

constitute  Mrs.  Emma  L.  Duren  L.  M $25.00 

Harpsioell  Cevtre  —  ^lrn.'E.   P.Morse 8  00 

7ur/e/)e/K/euce  — Harriet  N".  Pixh-y 7.00 

Port/aurf— Collection  by  Miss  Eliza  Griffin 1.50 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

5ef7/orfZ  — Ladies  of  Presbyterian  Church,  by  Mrs.  C.  Gage,  towards 

L.  M.  for  Mrs.  M.  I.  Lee 14.00 

Campton—  \\\x  (Mrs.  E.  Bartlett,  treasurer),  to  constitute  Mrs.  Ger- 
trude S.  Blakely  L.  M 34.57 

C/ies^er— A  mite  for  the  treasury   .........  2.00 

(?i/.sit??i— Mrs.  H.  M.  Fi*;k 5.00 

Hanover  Centre  —  Mrs.  Laura  S.  Smith,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.  .        .  25.00 
Hillsborouyh— Mrs.  K.  Goodell,  to  constitute  her  daughter  (Mrs.  Lucy 

S.  Connor  of  Henniker)  L.  M 25.00 

VERMONT, 

i?'aMee  — Mrs,  W.  H.  Kibbey 50 

Montyomery  Centre— MifsM.  A.  Fame 90 

Saxtnn's  7?«vr  —  Ladies'  Benevolent  Society,  by  Mrs.  L.  R.  Wilson         .      5.00 

Springfield  —  "  A  Forgiven  One  " 15  00 

St.Johnsbury—  .\ux  (MissM.  A.  Gorham,  treasurer),  $.50.05  from  North 
Church  (of  which  $2.1  to  constitute  Mrs  Charles  Southgate  L.  M.,  and 
$25  to  constitute  Mrs.  Thomas  Kidder  L.  M  );  from  South  Church, 

snot; 67.11 

St.  Alban's  —  Aux.,   donation  from  Mrs.  John  P.  Smith   (Mrs,  M.  A. 

Smith,  treasurer) 250.00 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Arlingto7i  —  'M^ra.  J.F\e\d 100.00 

Andover  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  E.C.Pearson,  treasurer).  Miss  C.R.Jackson,  $5; 

others,  $96.25 101,25 


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Amherst,  South  —  Aux.,  by  Mrs.  Maria  P.Lyman,  to  constitute  Mrs. 

Martha  Hay  ward  L.  M $25.00 

Boston  —  "  A  Friend,"  $500,  the  same  .o  constitute  Mrs.  Harriet  M.  Cohb 
of  Newton,  and  Lucy  Ely  Cobb  (eight  months  old)  L.  M.'s.,  also  to 
constitute  eighteen  missionaries  in  India  L.M.'s.;  Mrs.  Charles  Scud- 
der,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Evarts  Scudder  of  Barrington,Mr8.  David  C. 
Scudder  and  Miss  J.  M.  Scudder  of  Boston,  and  Miss  Elizabeth  Hub- 
bard of  Thompson,  Conn.,  L.  M.'s.,  $100;  Mrs.  Wilkinson,  to  consti- 
tute Miss  Frances  Ellis  L.  M.,  $25;  subscription  (Union  Church),  $3; 
Mrs.  Caswell,  $5;  "  L.  F.  B.,"  monthly  subscription,  $30  (a  part  of 
which  to  constitute  Mrs.  E.  Bayard  Webster,  N.Y.,  L.  M.) ;  Miss  New- 
man (Union  Church),  $25;  Mrs.Hooker  (Union  Church),  $10;  MissLil- 
lie  (Old  South  Church),  $5;  Miss  Gilman(Shawmut  Church),  $1;  Miss 
E.  A.  Nickerson  and  Miss  H.  Nickerson,  to  constitute  themselves  L. 
M.'s.,  $50;  penny  contribution  from  a  mother's  missionary  meeting, 
62  cts.;  Mrs.  Alpheus  Hardy's  subscription  for  187  L,  $100;  Old  South 
Church,  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Pitkin,  $25,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M. ;  Mrs. 
Charles  Stoddard,  to  constitute  Miss  May  Gore  Stoddard  of  Brook- 
line  L.M.,$25;  "  AFriend  to  the  Society,"  $7.25;  Mrs.Dr.Morland, 
by  Mi-s.  Charles  Stoddard,  $10;  Mrs.  Samuel  Johnson  (Old  South 
Church),  $10;  Charlie  Spring's  missionary-box,  50  cts.;  Miss  Gordon, 
$3;  Miss  Noble,  $1;  Mrs.  M.  G.  Leavitt's  annual  subscription,  $10; 
Shawmut  Church,  "  L.,"  for  girls'  school  at  Aintab,  $18  .  .  .  96i.37 
Boston  Highlands  —  Mrs.  M.  B.  Fifield,  annual  subscription      .        .        .      4.00 

i?roo7jZine  —  "  A  Friend" ,      5.00 

J5rfw;?iree,  ^rts#  — Mrs.  H.  J.  Holbrook 1.00 

Belmont — "  A  Friend  to  Missions  " •    .        .      5.00 

^erZira  — "Friends,"  by  Mrs.  M.G.  Houghton 8.00 

^T-ifli/ieZrZ  — Miss  E.  B.  Knight 5.00 

Charlestown  —  Mrs.  J.  T.  Reed 2.00 

Cambridge  — Shepard-chnrch  circle  of  "Little  Workers  "  (proceeds  of 
sale  by  Miss  A.  H.  Rogers),  for  pupil  in  Mrs.  Edwards's  school,  $30; 

Mrs.  P.D.Moore,  $1 31.00 

Cambridgeport  —  Mary  M.  Gilbert,  $5;  Mrs.  and  Miss  Frothingham,  $1 
each;  "A  Friend,"  $1;  Prospect-street  Church,  Mrs.  Bullard,  Mrs. 
Gore,  Mrs.  Wheeler,  Mrs.  Hidder,  Mrs.  Tilton,  $1  each;  Sabbath 

school,  for  a  Bible-reader  in  Turkey,  $50 63.00i 

Chicopee  —  Mary  B.  Palmer 5,00 

Fall  River  —  Aux.  (S.  J.  Brayton,  treasurer),  salary  of  their  missionary. 
Miss  Seymour,  $339.36;  "Willing  Helpers"  circle,  for  support  of 

two  scholars  in  Miss  Seymour's  school,  $60 399.36" 

^a/;^eW—"  A  Friend" 5a 

ipswic/i  — Female  Seminary,  to  constitute  Miss  Ellen  R.  White  L.  M.  .  25.00 
iewere^^  —  Ladies  of  Congregational  Church,  by  Rev.  J.  P.  Watson  .  13.46 
Leominster  —  Aux.  (S.  M.  Haskell,  secretary),  to  constitute  Miss  Ade- 

lia  M.  Payson  (China)  L.  M 25.00 

Lexington,  East  —  Aux.,  Ella  A.  Baker,  treasurer 10.00 

Laiorence  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  J.  L.  Partridge,  treasurer),  $25  from  Mrs.  N.  G. 

White,  to  constitute  Elizabeth  W.  White  L.  M. ;  Mrs.  Ryder,  $1        .    26.00 
Newton,  West  —  Mrs.  S.  H.  Newell,  to  constitute  Miss  A.  M.  Newell  L.  M.    25.00 
Neioton  Centre  —  Mrs.  Harrison  Prescott,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.        .    25.00' 
4 


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iVoJ•i/^amp^on —"  A  Member  of  the  Edwards  Church  "       ....    $5.00 
New  Bedford  —  Avis..  (Mrs.  E.  H.  Terry,  secretary),  salary  of  their  mis- 
sionary at  Mardin,  Eastern  Turkey  (Miss  Parmelee)      .        .        .        .400.00 
PepiJerell  —  Ladies'  Society,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Levi  Wallace  and  Miss 

Ann  M.  Jewell  L.  M.'s 50  00 

Pittsfield—lAa^ie?,  of  South-street  Cong.  Church,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Caro- 
line Wilson  L.M 25.00 

Eoyalston—Uev.  J.  P.  Cushman,  to  constitute  his  daughter,  Mary  Floyd 

Cushman  (eight  months  old),  L.  M 25.00 

Salem  —  Aux.,  Tabernacle  Church,  for  support  of  their  Bible-reader,  Mrs. 

Wu,  at  Tungchow,  China 70.00 

Stoneham  —  ''AFnend"  .        .        . 1.00 

Topsfield  —  Aux.,  Miss  Sarah  S.  Edwards,  treasurer 50.00 

Tawn^o?!  — Mi-s.  R.  H.  Richmond ,      5.00 

WcUjJole  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Loring  ejohnson,  treasurer  ($25  of  which  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  Mary  P.  Stetson  L.M.),  $35;  circle  of"  Little  Gleaners" 
($75  of  which  to  constitute  Mrs.  H.R.  Timlow,  Mrs.  Willard  Lewis, 

and  Miss  Clara  F.  Allen,  L.  M.'s.),  $79 114.00 

fF«/^6/ieZd  —  Circle  of  "  Mission  Helpers  " 30.00 

JFesf/i«??jpio»  — Ladies  of  N.  E.  district,  by  Miss  H.  F.  Clapp  .        .        .    10.50 
Weymouth  — M.VS,.  J.  W.  Loud's  Sabbath-school  class,  $5;  Mrs.  S.  J.Hol- 

brook,  $3  (subscriptions) 8.00 

Weymouth,  South  — Wiss  Elizabeth  L.Torrey,to  constitute  herself  L.M.    25.00 

Wbwrn  — "S.  J.  H." 2.00 

Winchester— ^^8ee^  and  Save  Society"  ($2.50  of  which  being  the  con- 
tents of  a  little  brown  bank) 8.00 

RHODE   ISLAND. 

PawtucJcet  — Mrs.  H.  M.  Blodgett,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.  .        .        .    25  00 
Providence  —  Richmond-street  Cong.  S.  S.,  for  pupil  at  Harpoot       .        .    30.00 

CONNECTICUT. 

i?«r7isi^e  —  M.  Janette  Elmore 1.50 

FranJdin  — Mrs.  F.  C.  Jones 5.00 

Glastenbury  —  Aux.,  First  Cong.  Church,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Sarah  J.  An- 
drews, Mrs.  Susan  S.  Hale,  Mrs.  Almeda  Hubbard,  Mrs.  Charlotte  H. 
Hubbard,  Mrs.  Vilette  J.  House,  Mrs.  Miiry  E.  Williams,  Mrs.  Julia 
E.  Williams,  and  Miss  Priscilla  S.  Lockwood,  L.  M.'s,  $200;  "Ju- 
venile Circle,"  to  constitute  Mrs.  Susan  B.  B.  Kittredge  L  M.,  $25  .  225.00 
Hartford  — Aux.  (Mrs.  Charles  A.  Jewell,  treasurer).  Centre  Church, 
$328  50  (of  which,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Calvin  Day,  Mrs.  L.  Barbour,  Mrs. 
William  Thompson,  Mrs.  J.  Gr.  Smith,  and  Mrs.  Pliny  Jewell,  L.  M.'s, 
$25 each);  Pearl-street  Church,  $22.50;  Wethersfield-avenue  Church, 
$15.50;  Wethersfield  S.  S.,  $30  (the  last  two  sums  to  support  a  Bible- 
reader)  396  50 

Xw&on  — Aux.,  by  Mrs.  B.  K.  Mathewson 12.75 

Jt/eriden,  JFes^  — Mrs.  John  L.  Billard 5.00 

New  Haven  — ^^  Grove  Hall"  circle,  for  support  of  Harriet  Tilva,  their 
Bible-reader  in  Madura,  MO;  "Truth  Seekers'"  circle,  board  of  a 
child  in  Mrs.  Bissell's  school,  $15;  "  E.  G.  I.,"  for  Morisania,  a  pupil 
in  Mrs.  Edwards's  school,  $3 58.00 


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New  London  — Am^.,  First  Church  (Mrs.  C.  C.  Field,  treasurer),  $112; 
Second  Cong.  Church,  Aux.  (Miss  Mary  E.  Potter,  treasurer)  ($25  of 
which,  from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Chapman,  to  constitute  Miss 

Charlotte  Sisson  L.  M.),  $108.50 $220..50 

Southport  —  AnimaX  appropriation  from  Cong.  S.  S.,  for  pupil  in  Harpoot 

Female  Seminary 30.00 

Windsor,  South  —  Miss  Ursula  "Wolcott 5.00 

Woodbury  — Mrs.  C.V.ChnvchiW 5.00 

Wolcott— {By  Mrs.  C.  Scudder,  Union  Church,  B.),  from  Mrs.  Sarah  B. 
Parsons  of  "Wolcott,  to  constitute  Mrs.  H.  M.  Parsons  of  Boston,  and 
Mrs.  Zechariah  Cone  of  East  Haddam,  Conn.,  L.M.'s  .        .        .        .    50.00 

NEW  YORK. 

Flushing,  L.  I.  —  "Williams's  Memorial  Missionary  Society,  by  E.  Jordan, 

Esq.,  to  constitute  Mrs.  M.  L.  Williston  of  Flushing  L.  M.    .        .        .  25.00 
Geneva  — M.rs.  Horace  Webster,  to  constitute  her  daughter  (Miss  Marga- 
ret S.  Webster)  L.  M 25  00 

Keio  For/j  —  Mrs.  G-eorge  F.  Betts,  to  constitute  Miss  Amy  E.  Betts  L.  M.  25.00 

Poti^r/iA'eepsie  — Mrs.  H.  W.  Lyman 8.00 

Rochester  —  Miss  Kerr 1-50 

ZJ^ica  — Mrs.  Crittenden 250 

Watertoion  —  Mrs.  C.  D.  Morgan  and  Mrs.  H.  B.  Morgan,  $1  each     .        .  2.00 

NEW  JERSEY. 

Bloomfield  —  Mission  to  India,  from  a  member  of  Miss  Dodd's  colored 

Sabbath-school  class 2.00 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Pittsburg  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  Hunnings,  secretary 300.00 

Po«s?7iZZe  — Welsh  Cong.  Church,  Rev.  William  G.Pugh  .        .        .        .      6.00 

OHIO. 

Ashtabula — Aux.  (Mrs.  C.  E.  Bruce,  treasurer),  $25,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Edward  Anderson  of  Jamestown,  IST.Y.,  L.  M.,  balance  towards  L.  M. 

for  Carry  R.  Parsons 35  00 

Edinborough  —  Miss  Betsey  Bingham,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.     .        .  25.00 

2V02/  — Miss  ParmeliaF.  Whitcomb  L.  M 25.00 

Windham  —  Aux.  (Julia  E.  Treat,  secretary),  $25,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Cor- 
nelia Angel  L.  M.,  balance  towards  L.  M.  for  Miss  Mary  A.  Clark      .  44. .50 

ILIilNOIS. 

Concord — Rev.  S.  B.  Fairbank,  to  constitute  Mrs.  H,  M.  Fairbank  L.  M.  25.00 
Flava  —  "  Mrs.  C.  E.  Rider's  Sabbath-school  Class  at  Elmwood  Farm  "  .  1.00 
Virden  —  Pres.  S.  S.,  for  Mrs.  Edwards's  school,  South  Africa  .        .        .    17.00 

MINNESOTA. 

P«ri6fmZ«—"  Our  little  girl,  Lilly  Frink" .      2.00 


Tabor  —  Cong.  Sabbath  School,  towards  support  of  a pupilin Miss  To wn- 

send's  school,  Ceylon  . 21  10 


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NEW  BRUNSWICK. 

St.  Stephens  — ^' From  a,¥riend." $50.00 

Received  for  Cone  Basket,  at  the  annual  meeting 123.45 

Donations  and  subscriptions $5,016.32 

Quarterlies,  "  Life  and  Light " -.        .  474.22 

"Echoes" 26.82 

$5,517  32 


RECEIPTS  FOR  FEBRUARY. 

MAINE. 

Amherst  —  'MLrs.IL.Q.'Loring $4.50 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

•Claremont  —  Mrs.  E.  P.  M.  Goddard,  annual  subscription  .        .        .        .      5.00 
Z>err?/  — Mrs.  P.  P.  Day,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Eliza  M.  Hildreth  of  Auburn- 
dale  L.  M 25.00 

Keene  —  Aux.,  2d  Cong.  Church  (Mrs.  Frances  M.  Rand,  treasurer),  to 
constitute  their  pastor's  wife  (Mrs.  J.  A.  Leach),  Mrs.  A.  W.  Burn- 
ham,  and  Mrs.  Luther  Townsend,  L.  M's 75.00 

VERMONT. 

Brandon  —  Ladies  of  Cong.  Church,  by  Mrs.  L.H.  Reynolds  '.        .        .  30.00 

Greenshorough — Mrs.  E.  M.  "Wild 1.00 

IlardwicJc,  East  — Cong.  S.S.,  annual  collection  for  girls'  school  at  Oo- 

dooville 50.00 

Monfpelier — Aux.,  by  Mrs.  Ellen  J.  Howe,  treasurer  (of  which  $25  to 

constitute  Mrs.  W.  H.  Lord  L.M.) 33.00 

i??(^;on(?  — Mrs.  S.M.  Dorr,  $2;  AFriend,  $5 7.00 

Wallingford  — Mrs.  W.  Gr.  Marsh,  Mrs.  E.  Martindale,  $5  each;  others, 

$5 15.00 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Andover  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Jennette  M.  Holt,  to  constitute  herself  L.M.     .    25.00 
-,4 m^ersi— Contribution  of  class  No.  12  Cong.  S.  S.  (Mrs.  C.  L.  Turner, 
teacher),  for  support  of  a  girl  at  Harpoot  Female  Seminary,  $30 ;  Mrs. 
E.  Aj  re's  S.  S.  class,  for  support  of  a  girl  in  Mrs.  Bissell's  school, 

Ahmednuggur,  $30 60.00 

Auhurndale  —  ''  S.  F.  S.,"  to  constitute  Mrs.  Caroline  B.  Mosman  L.  M.  25.00 
Boston  — M.\ss,  S.  Blasland,  $2.00;  Mrs  M.  Moore,  $1.  Mrs.M.  H.  Simp- 
son, to  constitute  Mrs.  Susan  Schneider  of  Broosa,  Western  Turkey, 
L.  M.,  $25.  Park-street  Church,  $28.  Union  Church  (Mrs.  Charles 
Scudder,  treasurer),  additional,  Miss  C.  Newman,  to  constitute  Miss 
Mary  Adams  and  Miss  S.  B.  Adams,  L.  M's,  $50;  Miss  Holland,  $5; 
others,  $3;  Mrs.  D.  C.  Scudder's  annual  subscription,  $5,  —  $63. 
Mount  Vernon  Church,  by  Mrs.  Hall,  from  Mrs.  Daniel  Safford,  to 
constitute  Mrs.  Asa  Bigelow  of  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  and  Mrs.  George 
B.  Safford  of  Burlington,  Vt.,  L.  M's.,  $50.  Shawmut  Church,  Mrs. 
R.  H.  Stearns,  for  Bible-reader,  $50,    Berkeley-street  Church,  by 


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Mrs.  M.  G.  O.  Leavitt,  J.  O.  L.  Hillard,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Emma  T. 
Hillard  L.  M.,  $25;  Mrs.  Bates,  $1,  —$26.  Old  South  Church  (Miss 
H.  Brewster,  collector).  Miss  Allen,  Miss  Payson,  $5  each;  Mrs. Pay- 
son,  $10;  Mrs.  Gibbs,  $3;  Mrs.  Brewster,  Mrs.  Wetherbee,  and  Miss 
Crocker,  $2  each  (the  Misses  "Walley,  collectors);  Miss  Elizabeth 
Davis,  $200;  Mrs.  WentAvorth,  $15;  Mrs.  Charles  Blake  and  Mrs. 
James  Haughton,  $10  each;  the  Misses  Hill,  $10;  Mrs.  Warren  Fisher, 
Miss  Haughton,  Miss  G-ray,  Mrs.  E.  C.  Johnson,  Mrs.  Russell  Lane, 
$5  each;  Miss  F.  Haughton,  $3;  the  Misses  Walley,  $2;  Mrs.  L. 
Child  and  Mrs.  Avery  Plummer,  $1  each  (Miss  Coverly,  collector); 
Mrs.  C.  H.  Browne,  $8;  Mrs.  Z.  Jellison.,  Mrs.  E.  Coverly,  Miss  C.  A. 
Jellison,  $3  each :  Mrs.  Mulliken,  $2;  Mrs.  Cowdin,  $1  (Miss  Blagden, 
collector);  Mrs.  Lucretia  P.  Howe,  $100;  Miss  Mary  Harris,  $10; 
Mrs.  a.  Rogers,  $5;  Mrs.  G.  W.  Blagden  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Palmer, 
$2  each;  Mrs.  L.  Lothrop  and  Miss  Blagden,  $1  each  (Miss  Bancroft, 
collector) ;  Miss  C.  P.  A.  Lillie,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Emeline  S.  Cushman 
of  Jamaica  Plain  L.  M.,  $25;  Mrs.  Wesselhoeft,  Mrs.  Phillips,  Miss 
Phillips,  Mrs.  Bancroft,  Mrs.  Gray,$l  each  (Miss  Briggs,  collector); 
Mr.  Cragin,  "  in  memoriam,"  $10 ;  Mrs.  C.  Morss  and  Mrs.  J.B.  Kim- 
ball, $5  each;  Miss  Barry,  $2;  Mrs.  Sargent,  Mrs.  Barry,  Mrs.  Mer- 
rill, Mrs.  Manning,  Mrs.  Eastman,  Miss  Washburn,  and  Miss  Briggs, 
$1  each  (Mrs.  C.  L.  Brown,  collector);  Miss  Tead,  $1.50;  Mrs.  Phin- 
eas  Sprague.  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,  $25;  Miss  Mary  Fowler,  $5; 
"L.F.  B,"  monthly  subscription,  $30  (Miss  Tead,  collector);  Mrs. 
Geo.  Lane,  $10;  Mrs.  Samuel  Johnson,  Mrs.  S.  C.  Ware,  Mrs. 
Goodnow,  $5  each  ;  Mrs.  Hunkins,  Mrs.  Homer,  Mrs.  Goodale,  Mrs. 
Porter,  $2  each;  Mrs.  and  Misses  Thayer,  $4;  and  eight  subscribers 
of  $1  each,  —  $612  50.  (Previously  reported,  $195,  and  $300  still  due 
from  monthly  subscription  of  "L.  F.  B.,"  making  a  total  for  Old 
South  Church  of  $1,107.50.) $829.60 

Bevei'lU  —  A  member  of  Dane-street  Church,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Anna 

Wallis  Woodbury  L.  M 25.00 

BrooJdine—Aux.  (Miss  M.  G.  Stoddard,  treasurer),  Mrs.  Moses  With- 
ington,  Mrs.  Jerome  W.  Tyler,  and  Miss  Tirzah  S.  Emerson,  $25  each, 
to  constitute  themselves  L.  M's;  Mrs.  G.  W.  Merritt,  $10,  donation; 
balance  memberships,  $87 172.00 

CMcopee  —  Mrs.  L.  A.  Moody,  $4.50;  Miss  Z.  Ferrie,  $2.00;  Miss_SawtelI, 

$1;  and  five  subscriptions  of  50  cts.  each 10.00 

Charlestoion  —  'Ladies^  Sewing  Circle  of  Winthrop  Church,  to  constitute 

Mrs.  William  Abbott  L.M.,  $27;  "L.  P.,"  50  cts 27.50 

Concord  — Anx.,  by  Miss  Mary  Munroe,  secretary  ($25  of  which,  from 
Mrs.  R.  P.  Damon,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.),  $45;  and  from  Sab- 
bath-school Missionary  Association,  to  educate  a  pupil  in  Oodooville 
Seminary,  $30 75,00 

Cambridgejmrf  — Mrs.  B.Tmon,suhscript\on 1.00 

Dorchester  — Anx.  (Mrs.  E.H.  Preston,  treasurer),  Mrs.  William  Wales 
for  support  of  a  Bible-reader,  $50;  Mrs.  Nathan  Carruth,  to  constitute 
herself  and  Miss  i!^ellie  Carruth  L.  M's,  $50;  Mrs.  E.  Torrey,  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  H.  C.  Jewett  and  Miss  Hattie  R.  Jewett  of  Grafton, 
L.  M's.,  $50,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Means,  to  constitute  Miss  Miriam  B.  Means 
L.M.,  $25;  Mrs.  Rufus  Gibbs,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M  ,  $^;  Miss 


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E.  C.  Shaw,  to  constitute  Miss  AnnaM.E.  Smith  L.  M.,  $25;  subscrip- 
tions $138.25 $363.25 

Franiingham  —  A\ix.,  by  Miss  M.  D.  Marshall,  treasurer  ($25  of  which  to 

constitute  Mrs.  Edwin  H.  Warren  L.  M.) 27.00 

Greenfield  — Mrs.  Dean 2.00 

Jamaica  Plaiti  — Mrs.  George  Gould's  S.  S.  class  for  school  at  Eski  Zagra     11.35 

Lawrence  —  *'  Nightingale  "  circle,  Miss  Hattie  B.  Harmon,  treasurer        .     40.00 

Littleton — Aux.,  by  Miss  Lizzie  B.  Robbins,  treasurer  (of  which  $5,  in 

addition  to  $20  sent  last  year,  to  constitute  E.  G.  Shick  L.  M.)    .        .     20.50 

Leominster  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  S.M.  Haskell,  treasurer),  $25  from  Mrs.  Clara 
Reckard,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.;  N.  C.  Boutelle's  S.  S.  class,  for 
"Maroosh,"  in  Miss  Proctor's  school,  Aintab,  $35.84     ....     60.84 

Medfield  —  Annual  subscription  of  Mrs.  and  Miss  Ellis       ....       2.00 

West  Newton  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  H.  N.  Judson,  treasurer),  $31.50,  for  mem- 
bership and  subscribers  for  Map  of  Palestine;  Globe  and  Chart  for 
Miss  Clark's  school  at  Broosa,  Western  Turkey,  $33.50        .         .        .     65.00 

Newton  Centre  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  H.  Prescott,  treasurer),  ladies  of  Cong. 
Church,  towards  support  of  a  Bible-reader,  $34.25;  Miss  Elizabeth 
Loring,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,  $25 59.25 

Newton  — Mi-%.  J.  A.  Hatch,  S25,  to  constitute  Mrs.  C.  T.  Jenkins  of 
Falmouth  L.  M.;  $133  collected  by  Mrs.  E.  N.  Horton  from  ladies 
of  Eliot  Church,  of  which  to  constitute  Mrs.  J.  W.  Wellman  and  Mrs. 
S.  E.  Lowry  L.  M's,  $50;  annual  subscribers,  $11;  for  support  of 
Bible-reader,  $50;  life-membership  of  Mrs.  B.  W.  Smith,  $25     .        .   161.00 

West  Springfield  —  Contributions  of  young  ladies'  prayer-meeting,  Miss 

M.  D.  Simpson,  treasurer 16.35 

Weymoidh  —  Aux.  (Miss  H.  P.  Vickery,  treasurer),  $21.50;  Miss  H.  P. 

Vickery   for  support  of  a  pupil  in  Miss  Seymour's  school,  $30     .         .     51.50 

Winchester  —  Cong.  Church  S.  S.  (Mr.  Samuel  Small's  class),  toward  the 

salary  of  their  Bible-reader,  "  Nigdi,"  Western  Turkey        .        .        ,     10.00 

Worcester  —  Mrs.  Henry  D.  Swift,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,  $25;  Swan 

Knowlton,  Esq.,  Plymouth  Church,  by  L.  P.  Goddard,  treasurer,  $50     75.00 

RHODE  ISLAND. 

Patw^Mc/je^  — Infant  S.  S.  class  contribution,  by  Rev.  C.  Blodgett      .        .     13.00 

CONNECTICUT. 

Farmington  —  Pupils  of  Miss  S.  Porter's  school,  for  Miss  M.  Porter,  in 

her  missionary  work 100,00 

Hartford  —  Aux.,  by  ladies  of  Pearl-street  Church,  additional,  $23.50; 

Mrs.  H.  P.  Treat,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,  $25;  Miss  Allen,  $1       .     49.50 

Middletoion  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  M.  B.  Hazen,  treasurer),  1st  Cong.  Church 
(of  which,  to  constitute  Mrs.  O.  V.  Coffin  L.  M.,  $25) ;  in  memory  of 
Jennie,  from  Mrs.  Linus  Coe;  Mrs.  Dyer's  Bible  class,  to  constitute 
Miss  Marionette  P.  Arnold  L.M.,  $25;  balance  $10      ....     60.00 

South  Windsor  —  Earnings  of  a  S.  S.  class  the  last  year,  for  support  of 

a  pupil  at  Harpoot  Female  Seminary 30.00 

NEW  YORK. 

.^^6an2/  — Mrs.  James  Edwards's  donation    .        .      * 5.00 

ijt#ffZo  — Aux.,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Ripley,  secretary  and  treasurer      .        .        .  125.42 

i>'rasfteri?'aZZs  — Mrs.  G.T.Hurlburd,  to  cons'.itut'i  herself  L.M.       .        .  25.00 

Syracuse  —  '''  From  one  who  loves  the  missionary  cause  "  .        .        .        .  5.00 


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NEW  JERSEY. 

Montclair  —  Anx.   (Mrs.  Samuel  Holmes,  secretary),   for  Bible-reader, 

&c.,  under  Mrs.  Park $75.00 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Edinhorough  —Wr.  and  Mrs.  J.  R.  Reeder  and  daughter  Fanny,  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Sarah  T.  Keeder  L.  M.,  $25;  S.  S.for  pupil  in  Female  Semi- 
nary, Harpoot,  $30;  Mrs.  Merchant,  $5;  Mrs.  G-rassie,  $5;  Jessie  E. 
and  Anna  E.  Grassie,  $1  each 67.00 

Pi^^s^ort  — Mrs.  H.D.  Strong,  $10;  Mrs.  Cooley,  $5 15.00 

OHIO. 

Ashtabula  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  C.  E.  Bruce,  treasurer),  with  previous  contribu- 
tion, to  constitute  Miss  Carry  R.  Parsons  L.  M 15.00 

CTeyeZanrf  — Mrs.  Elizabeth  E.Taylor 25.00 

A'insjwan  — Miss  M.  H.  Cristy 3.00 

il/oss  7?Mn— Mrs.  Minerva  13.  Fay .        .  5.00 

Youngstown  —  Avi^.,  quarterly  payment,  Mrs.  P.  T.  Caldwell,  treasurer  35.00 

ILLINOIS. 

Chicago  —  "  M.  L.  P.,"  for  "  Housima,"  in  Miss  Fritcher's  school     .        .       8.00 

IOWA. 

West  Branch  — Ij.Co^giW .        .50 

OREGON. 

^Z6an?/  — Mrs.  W.  R.  Butcher 5.00 

KANSAS. 

Girard  —  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Cragin 'J    2.00 

SANDWICH  ISLANDS. 

Honolulu  —  Subscription  of  Mrs.  CM.  Bingham 5.60 

CEYLON. 

Oodoopitty —  By  Rev.  J.  C.  Smith,  monthly  concert  collection  (about  one- 
fifth  from  the  native  portion  of  the  congregation),  for  Miss  Porter's 
school  at  Pekin,  China 27.25 

Donations  and  subscriptions $3,161.81 

Quarterlies,  "  Life  and  Light  " 522.00 

'«  "Echoes" 26.15 

$3,709.96 


RECEIPTS  FOR  MARCH. 

MAINE. 

Brunswiclc  —  Aux.,  Miss  N".  P.  Newman,  treasurer 62.00 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

^ice^er  — Aux.,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Elizabeth  T.  Odlin  L.  M.       .        .        ,     25.00 
Pelham  —  B.  Tyler,  the  contribution  of  her  mother,  Mrs.  Wyman      .        .       5.00 


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VERMONT. 

Waterbury  —M.  E.  Glysson,  constituting  herself  L.M.  by  her  own  labor  $25.00 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Auhurndale  —  Aux.,  by  Mrs.  Alvah  B.  Kittredge 12.00 

Boston  —  ''  L.  F.  B.,"  monthly  subscription,  $30;  Mrs.  L.  H.  Farnum,  for 
support  of  a  Bible-reader,  $30;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Field,  $25;  Miss  S.  Wor- 
cester, $2;  Miss  Sarah  H.  Hooker,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,  $25. 
Union  Church  (Mrs.  Charles  Scudder,  treasurer),  subscription  addi- 
tional, $32,  and  from  a  friend,  to  constitute  Miss  Susan  Lawrence  of 
Falmouth  L.  M.,  $25.  Mount  Vernon  Church,  Miss  Sarah  S.  Pratt, 
to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,  $25;  Mrs.  S.  D.  Warren,  $10;  Miss  Reed, 
$2;  Mrs.  Ricker  and  Miss  Pratt,  $1  each  (collected  by  Mrs.  Dr.  Coit); 
Mrs.  Parkhurst,  $5;  Mrs.  J.  Gr.  Tappan,  $3;  Mrs.  M.  S.  Kimball, 
Mrs.  M.  A.  Hale,  Mrs.  D.  T.  Coit,  $2  each;  Mrs.  Price,  Fisk,  Tobey, 
Ware,  Ayer,  Foster,  Cushing,  Nazro,  and  Holbrook,  $1  each;  Mrs. 
Miron  Winslow,  $15,  — $77.  Chambers-street  Chapel  Mission  Cir- 
cle, quarterly  contribution,  $47.35.  Berkeley-street  Church,  by  Mrs. 
M.  G.  Leavitt,  additional  subscription,  $6.  Shawmut  Church,  Mrs.  J. 
S.  Ambrose,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,  $25.  Central  Church  (Miss 
Myra  B.  Child,  collector),  Mrs.  Joseph  White,  Miss  E.  D.  Wiswall, 
and  Mrs.  Joseph  White  of  William.stown,  each  $25,  to  constitute  them- 
selves L.  M's;  Mrs.  Charles  W.  Freeland,  Mrs.  Benjamin  E.Bates, 
Mrs.  William  O.  Grover,  $50  each ;  Mrs.  James  White,  Mrs.  Linus 
Child,  Mrs.  E.  B.  Bigelow,  Mrs.  Thomas  Russell,  $10  each;  Mrs. 
Ralph  White,  $3;  Mrs.  W.  P.  Sargent,  $2;  four  others,  $1  each 
(Miss  Olive  Rollins,  collector);  Mrs,  William  S.  Houghton,  $25;  Mrs. 
J.  W.  Davis,  $10;  Mrs.  J.  H.  Bird  and  Mrs.  Edward  Kelly,  $5  each; 
Mrs.  Carr,  $3;  Mrs.  Charles  Rollins,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Priest,  Mrs.N.  Brim- 
becom.  Miss  M.  Topliff,  Miss  O.  Rollins,  $2  each;  eleven  subscrip- 
tions of  $1  each  (Miss  Denison,  collector);  Mrs.  Royal  Southwick, 
$15;  Miss  D.  Carletoi  and  Mrs.  J.  N.  Denison,  $10  each;  Miss  L. 
Thompson,  $5;  and  Mrs.  and  Miss  Merriam,  $5;  Mrs.  S.  E.  Clapp, 
Miss  C.  A.  Denison,  Mrs.  Vinton,  Miss  M.  Clapp,  and  Mrs.  Garratt, 
$2  each;  six  subscribers  of  $1  each  (Miss  Herman,  collector);  Mrs. 
B.  Tilton,  $5;  Miss  A.  E.  Herman,  $3;  Miss  Sowle,  Miss  L.  Herman, 
Miss  L.  P.  Potter,  $2  each ;  five  subscribers  of  $1  each  (Miss  Wheel- 
er collector) ;  Mrs.  George  Sears,  Mrs.  H.  Briggs,  Mrs.  W.  N.  Berry, 
$2  each;  and  nine  of  $1  each,  — $433 762.35 

Boston,  East —  Oroomiah  Aux.,  Maverick  Church  supporting  Miss  M.  S, 
Rice,  missionary  (Miss  Elizabeth  Hammett,  treasurer),  Mrs.  Albert 
Bowker,  $50  (the  same  to  constitute  Mrs.  I.  P.  Warren  and  Mrs.- 
Clara  L.  Chapin.L.  M's.) ;  Mrs.  John  Land,  $25,  to  constitute  herself 
L.  M.;  Mrs.  Nehemiah  Gibson,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,  $25;  Miss 
Elizabeth  Hammett,  $80  (of  which  $75  to  constitute  Mrs.  Elisha  F. 
Fales  of  Wrentham.  Mass.,  Mrs.  K.  N.  Piper  of  Claremont,  N.  H., 
and  Miss  Eliza  R.  Hammet  of  Newport,  R.  I.,  L.  M's);  from  other 
members  of  the  auxiliary,  $177 357.00 

Boston,  South  —  Phillips  Church,  Mrs.  Jeremy  Drake,  treasurer  (of  which 
$25  from  Mrs.  C.  Shepard,  to  constitute  Miss  A.  R.  Ruggles  L.M.; 
$25  from  Mrs.  Jeremy  Drake,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Giles, 


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Western  Turkey,  L.  M. ;  Mrs.  Barker  B.  Kent,  $25,  to  constitute  her- 
self L.  M  ;  Mrs.  C.  C.  Conley,  $25,  to  constitute  Mrs.  S.  B.  Conley 

L.M.);  balance,  subscriptions $252.00 

Boston  Highlands  —  Walnut-avenue  Church,  Mrs.  Hurlburt  and  Mrs. 
C.  O.  Tufts,  $5 each;  Mrs.  Davenport,  $3;  and  six  subscribers  of  $1 

each;  Jamie  Fisher,  $1 20.00 

Barre  —  Mrs.  Arnold  Adams 10.00 

5ef?A>rfZ  —  Aux.,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Edward  Chase  L.  M.        .        .        .  25.00 

BoyUton,  West — Miss  Adeline  Flagg 5-00 

C/^arZesi5o^^•^^  — Mrs.  Abbott  and  Miss  Tufts,  $1  each        ....  2.00 

Danversport — Miss  E.  P.  Putnam,  annual  subscription  .        .        .        .  15.00 

Everett  —  Aux.,  Miss  Estlier  Whittemore,  treasurer         ....  15.00 

^oZZis^ow  —  Aux.,  Miss  Mary  E.  Cutler,  treasurer 10.00 

^yf?ePar^'— Miss  Hurter •  1.00 

ilifffZrfe»i  —  Aux.,  for  support  of  Bible-reader  in  Turkey,  $40,  and  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  Herbert  Gleason  L.  M.,  $25 65.00 

Marshfield  —  Mvs.M.lj.A\de\i 5.00 

JVetoburyport  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  H.  A.  Ingraham,  treasurer)  "Bellville  Mis- 
sion Band,"  for  support  of  a  Bible-reader,  $50;  by  Mrs.  Dr.  Fiske, 

for  school,  $G0 110.00 

NewtonvUle  —  Aux.  (of  which  $25  from  Mrs.  B.  F.  Whittemore,  to  con- 
stitute Miss  Armeda  Gibbs  L.  M.) 4G.00 

JSTorthampton  — Mrs.  C.C.  Haskell        ........  1-00 

Quincy  —  Mrs.  George  Hollister 1-00 

Sioampscoft  —  Cong.  Church  S.  S.,  auxiliary  (Mrs.  Wheeler,  treasurer)  15.62 

Southbridge — Mrs.  S.  M.  Lane 5.00 

Woburn  — Aux.  (Mrs.  C.  S.  Adkins,  treasurer),  $.30 ;  "  AVoburn  Workers  " 
(First  Cong.  Church  auxiliary),  proceeds  of  a  fair  for  Mrs.  Bissell's 

school,  Ahraednuggur,  India,  $180          ..'..'.        .        .  210.00 

Waltliam  —  Mi^is  Mitchell 1.00 

CONNECTICUT. 

j5rooA;Z?/«  —  E.  F.  Baxter 50 

Colchester  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  J.  B.  Wheeler,  treasurer),  $25  from  Miss  Eliza 
M.  Day,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Nancy  M.  Rogers  L.  M.,  and  contribu- 
tion, $58.50  (of  which  $50  to  constitute  Mrs.  Susan  M.  Sturges    of 

Micronesia,  and  Miss  Abbie  G.  Willard,  L.  M's.) 83.50 

Griswold — Aux.,  Mrs.  Korthrup.  treasurer 10.00 

Greemrich  —  W.  P.  Alcott ,  Esq.,  to  constitute  his  wife,  Jane  M.,  L.  M., 

$25;  mission  circle  (Miss  Georgie  Webb,  secretary),  $16   .        .        .     41.00 
Hartford  — Aux.   (additional    from   Centre  Church),  Mrs.  Charles  F. 
Pond,  $25,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.;  Mrs.  O.  Wells,  Pearl-street 
Church,  $5;  Mrs.  Cone,  $1;  Miss  F.  A.  Bobbins,  ,$3    ....     34.00 
Wdpping  —  (A.  A.  Baker,  treasurer),  Cong.  S.  S.,  for  support  of  a  scholar 

in  Mrs.  Bissell's   school,   Ahmednuggur 35.00 

NEW  YORK. 

BrocI:port  —  S.  S.  class  of  H.  M.  Seymour,  for  pupil  at  Harpoot        .  30.00 

Fulton -Mrs.  J.G.Benedict 5.00 

Fredonia  — Aux.,  Miss  Martha  L.  Stevens,  treasurer  (of  which  $25  to 

constitute  Mrs.  Susan  H.Gilbert  L.M.) 34.00 

Watertown  — Mrs.  F.  F.  Hubbard 3.15 


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PENNSYLVANIA. 

Philadelphia  — Branch  Society,  Mrs.  Burdett  Hart  (in  part  to  constitute 
Miss  M.  A.  Hart  L.  M.),  $15;  Mrs.  W.M.Sinclair,  Mrs.T.  J.Jones, 
and  ''E.  L.  G.,"  $5  each;  Mrs.  M.  B.  Coane,  Mrs.  C.  Burnliam,  $2 
each;  seven  ladies,  $1  eacli;  "  C.  A.  L.,"  to  constitute  Mrs.  A.  G. 
Bartlett,  Mrs.  J.  E.  Tyler,  and  Mrs.  A.  L.  Leonard,  L.  M's.,  $75 ;  Wo- 
man's Missionary  Society,  Franklinville,  N.  J.,  $2.50;  Woman's 
Missionary  Society,  Washington,  D.C.  (ol  which  $15  from  Mrs. 
Goodrich  Smith,  with  $10  previously  paid,  to  constitute  Mrs.  J.  E. 
Kankin  L.'M.),  $40.40;  Woman's  Missionary  Society,  Jersey  City 
(of  which  $25  to  constitute  Miss  Addie  K.  Buckman  L.  M.),  $30; 
Woman's  Missionary  Society  of  Bellville-avenue  Congregational 
Church,  Newark,  N.J.,  $42 $230.90 

OHIO. 

Cincinnati— 'Lane  Seminary  S.  S.,  for  support  of  a  pupil  in  Mrs.  Ed- 
wards's school 30.00 

Dayton  — Third-street  S.  S.,  for  support  of  Eliza  J.  Holt,  in  Mrs.  Ed- 
wards's school 30.00 

Gamhiei — Cong.  S.  S.    (Mrs.  Cracraft,  treasurer),  for  Female  India 

Mission 17.30 

ILLINOIS. 

OWeans— Mrs.  M.  A.  Stevenson 5.00 

MICHIGAN. 

Lodi — Congregational  Church 3.20 

MINNESOTA. 

Minneapolis  —  Cash 1.00 

IOWA. 

Tabor  —  Cong.  S.  S.,  (Miss  H.  M.  Gasten,  secretary),  for  support  of  a 

pupil  in  Miss  Townshend's  school,  at  Oodoopitty       ....     37.41 

SANDWICH    ISLANDS. 

ffonoluhi  — A  Friend 1.00 

Donations  and  subscriptions $2,694.93 

Quarterlies,  "Life  and  Light" 566.55 

"  "Echoes" 12.55 

$.3,274.03 


RECEIPTS  FOR  APRIL. 

MAINE. 

Bangor —  Aux.  (Mrs.  E.  G.  Thurston,  treasurer),  Mrs.  Hannah  K.Webb, 

to  constitute  herself  L.  M $25.00 

BoothhurTj,  North  — Wrs.^.  3.  Wraith 5.00 

Holden  —  A.  Lady .•        .       1.00 

Saco  —  Benevolent  Society 1.00 


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NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

i?/7ne  — Miss  N.  Franklin $1-00 

5^frai/ia»i  —  Aux.,  Miss  Mary  M.  Thompson,  secretary      ....     16.05 

VERMONT. 

Brattleborough  — Bast  Society,  aux.  ( of  which  from  Mrs.  Lindsey,  to 
constitute  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Thompson  L.  M.,  f!25;  "A  Friend,"  to 

constitute  Mrs.  Nathaniel  Mighill  L.  M.,  $25) 63.00 

Georgia— C.  C.  Torrey,  balance  of  Mrs  A.  L  Torrey's  life-membership,     10.00 
WinoosM— By  Rev .  L.  H.  Elliot,    $1  from  a  poor  washerwoman ;  and 

$2  found  in  his  deceased  wife's  purse 3.00 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Auburndale  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Alvah  Kittredge  treasurer  (of  which  $25  from 

Mrs.  Isaac  E,.  Worcester,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.)  .  .  .  30.50 
Boston  —  "L.  F.  B.,"  monthly  subscription,  $.30;  Mrs.  C.  A.  Patch,  for 
support  of  '•  Favaria,"  at  Broosa,  Western  Turkey,  $30:  Columbus- 
avenue  Church,  collected  by  Mrs.  Hinds,  $5;  Park-street  Church, 
Mrs.  Thomas  F.  Chase,  $5;  Shawmut-avenue  Congregational 
Church,  additional  (of  which  $5  from  Miss  K.  Knapp),  $105;  "A 
Friend,"  $2;  Mount- Veroon  Church,  additional,  by  Mrs.  Hall,  col- 
lector (Mrs.  J.  C.  Tyler,  $5;  three  of  $1  each),  $8;  Berkeley-street 
Church,  additional,  Mrs.  M.  G.  C.  Leavitt,  collector  (Mrs.  B.  F. 
Dewing,  $5;  Mrs.  B.  F.  Burgess,  $3;  Mrs.  Hardy,  Miss  S.  M.  Burgess, 
Mrs.  Farrington,  and  ''a  Friend,"  $2  each;  and  ten  subscriptions  of 
$1  each),  $26;  Central  Church,  additional,  $2;  proceeds  of  a  fair  in 
Central  Church,  under  the  auspices  of  three  mission  circles, 
"  Eughapers,"  ''•  Merry  Workers,."  and  "  Busy  Bees,"  $475  .  .  688.00 
Boston,  Jiast  —  A  thank-oifering,  flie  same  to  constitute  Mrs.  Alfred  A. 

Wellington  L.  M 25.00 

Boston  Highlands  —  Eliot  Church,  Mrs.  E.  H.  Anderson,  treasurer  ($15 
subscriptions,  and  from  mission-circle,  "Little  Sowers,"  $5),  $20; 
Mrs.  Gerry,  $1;  Vine-street  Church  (Mrs.  Wills,  $1;  Mrs.  Soren, 
$2),  $3;  AddieL.  Stockwell's  "  Dolly's  Missionary-box,"  $1;  High- 
land Church,  aux.,  Mrs.  E.  S.  Howell,  treasurer  (of  which  $25  from 
Mrs.  Stephen  Stockwell,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Albert  E.  Dunning  L.M.; 
"Highland  Rill"  mission  circle  of  Sunday-school  class,  for  Mrs. 

Edwards's  school,  $8),  $59 84.00 

Brookjield  —  '' A  Friend" 10.00 

Cambridge—  Circle  of ''  Willing  Helpers,"  Mrs.  E.  S.  Johnson's  Sunday- 
school  class. 5.00 

Cambridge,  East  — Jjadies  of  Second  Congregational  Church  .        .        .       8.00 
CfteZsea  —  Broadway  Church  (of  which  $50  from  Mrs.  J.  A.  Copp,  to 
constitute  Miss  Laura  W.  and  Miss  Kittle  B.  Copp,  L.  M's.),  119; 
Chestnut-street  Church  (Mrs.  J.  Sweetser,  treasurer),  $37;  a  Friend, 

$1,  —  $38 157.00 

Charlestown  —  A.   Fi-iend 1.00 

Granby  —  Aux.   (Mrs.  John  Church,  treasurer),  S.  S.   class  of  Mrs.  J. 

Church,  to  constitute  their  pastor's  wife,  Mrs.  Rufus  Emerson,  L.  M.     25.00 
(The  name  of  Mrs.  John  Church  was  accidentally  omitted  in  the  list 
of  life-members  in  the  Annual  Report.) 


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Groton  Junction  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  H.  F.  Frye,  secrteary        ....   $10.00 
Hyde  Park— Mrs.  George  Howard,  $1 ;  Miss  Lucy  Wellington  Howard, 

four  hours  old,  $1  (annual  member) 2.00 

Holliston  —  Aux.  (IVIiss  M.  E.  Cutler,  treasurer),    to  constitute  Mrs. 

Frederic  F.  Fisk  and  Mrs.   Sewall  G.  Burnap,  L.  M's.        .        .        .     50.00 
Jamaica  Plain — Aux.,  Miss  M.  A.  B.Brackett,  treasurer  (of  wliich  $50 
to  constitute  Mrs.  P.  Iv.  Guild  and  Miss  M.  A.  B.  Brackett,  L.  M.'s., 
and  $25  from  Thomas  Hill,  Esq.,  to  constitute  Mrs.   Louisa  Ann 

HillL.  M.) 100.10 

Leominstei — Aux.,  to  constitute    Mrs.  Frances  A.  Camp   L.  M.    .        .     25.00 
Medway,West  —  Mrs.  Charlotte  Slocomb,  to  constitute  Mrs.  (Rev.  L.) 
Knowlton,  Mrs.  A.  O.  Thayer  of   West  Med^Yay,  and  Mrs.   G.  M. 

Farrington  of  Dedham,  L.M's 75.00 

iVa^ic/j— Mrs.  S.  Isabella  Coolidge,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Clara  D.  Jones 

L.  M 25.00 

Newton  Centre  —  Aux.,  additional 2.00 

^or^on— Wheaton  Female  Seminary,  aux.,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Mary 

E.  Ide  of  West  Medvvay  L.  M 25.00 

Peabody  —  Aux..,  Mrs.  Richard  Smith,  secretary  and  treasurer         .        .    140.00 

Heading  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  P.  Leathe,  treasurer 31.00 

Southampton  —  Miss  S.  S.  Edwards's  class  of  little  children,  for  Mrs.  Ed- 
wards's school 1.00 

Salisbury  and  Amesbury — Aux.,  Miss  A.  E.  Colby,  treasurer  .        .        .     16.00 
Saugus  Centre— Cong.  Sunday-school  weekly  collection  in  four  classes, 

by  Mrs.  F.  V.  Tenney 12.40 

Siyringfield  —  First  Cong.  Church,  aux.,  Louisa  S.  Dickinson,  treasurer 
(of  which,  from  Mrs.  Marvin  Chapin,  $100,  to  constitute  herself,  Miss 
Hattie  S.  Chapin,  Miss  3Iary  D.  Chapin, 'and  Miss  Gratia  R.  Chapin, 
L.  M's.  and  $25  from  society,  to  constitute  Miss  Louisa  S.  Dickin- 
son L.  M.)     169.85 

Topsfield  —  Aux.  (Miss  S.  Edwards,  treasurer),  to  constitute  Mrs.  Anson 

McLoudL.  M 2^.00 

Ware  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  WilUara  Hyde,  treasurer 47.75 

jre?/OTOMWi  — Aux.,  Miss  Helen  P.  Vickery,  treasurer       ....       5.50 

RHODE  ISLAND. 

Pawtuclcet  —  G.  Gulliver,  to  constitute  Mrs.  John  Gulliver  L.  M.     .        .     25.00 

CONNECTICUT. 

Hartford  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  A.  Jewell,  treasurer  (of  which,  additional, 
from  Pearl-street  Church,  $7);  South  Church,  Mrs.  Burdett  Loomis, 
$10;  Mrs.  Wells,  $5;  South  Church  S.  S.,  $28  towards  support 
of  Bible-reader 50.00 

Middletoion—'&owtXx  Church,  aux.,  first  offering  (Miss  S.  S.  Tappan, 
secretary)  (a  part  of  which  to  constitute  Mrs.  N.C.  Stiles  and  Miss  S. 
S.  Tappan,  L.  M's.) 66.00 

New  Haven  — Aax..,  addition  i.l,  Mrs.  Hannah  D.  Hume,  treasurer,         .   220.00 

Putnam  — SecoTiid  Cong.  S.  S.,  by  William  H.  Ward,  Esq.,  for  support 

of  Bible-reader 45.00 

Wapping  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Abby  A.  Hawkes,  secretary 10.00 


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NEW  YORK. 

Flushing  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  A.  M.  Prentiss,  secretary $19.00 

Saratoga  Springs— Mrs.  E.  E.  S.  Lord's  subscription       ....       5.00 

CALIFORNIA. 

OaJcland—Auic.  (Mrs.  E.  E.  Cole,  treasurer),  to  constitute  Mrs.  Lydia 

Finney  and  Mrs.  Sarah  I.  Wall  L.  M's 60.00 

San  Francisco — Second  Cong.  Church,  auxiliary,    to    constitute  Mrs. 

S.  S.  Smith,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Benton,  and  Mrs.  John  Morton,  L.  M's.        .     75.00 

SANDWICH    ISLANDS. 

j!faZ;awao,  ilibtMi  — Helen  E.  Carpenter,  towards  life-membership.        .       5.00 


Donations  and  subscriptions .      $2,491.16 

Quarterlies, '' Life  and  Light -' .   234.05 

"  "Echoes" 10.32 


$2,736.62 


RECEIPTS  FOR  MAT. 

MAINE. 

Auburn  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  H.  B.  Pulsiver,  secretary),  towards  salary  of  Miss 

Townshend,  at  Oodoopitty,  Ceylon        .......   $50.00 

Ellsworth  — (Mrs.  L.  S.  Phelps,  $14  ;  Miss  L.  L.  Phelps,  $10;  Miss  S.  E. 
Greely,  $5;  Mrs.  Emery,  $1),  for  pupil  in  Mrs.  Bissell's  school,  Ah- 
mednuggur 30.00 

Freeport,  South  —  Aux.  (subscriptions,  $11.50;  Mrs.  Ilsley's  S.  S.  class, 

$10;  Mrs.  E.  Talbot,  $3.50),  to  constitute  Miss  Ettie  Soule  L.  M.    .     25.00 

PorfZa/icZ  — Aux.,  by  Miss  Eliza  Griflln,  treasurer 220.00 

NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

^as^Cajiaon  — Mrs.  George  Harris 10.00 

^a;e^er  — Aux.,  Miss  L.  M.  Boardman,  secretary  and  treasurer  ($25  of 

which  to  constitute  Miss  Abby  E.  Mclntire  L.  M.)     ....  31.00 

Henniker  —  Cong.  Church  and  Society,  by  Rev.  S.  S.  Merritt .        .        .  22.75 

Raymond — Aux.,  Mrs.  Samuel  Bowker,  secretary 10.00 

VERMONT. 

J5MrM77fifion— Mrs.  E.  W.  Francis 25.00 

Grq/Von— Aux.,  Mrs.  S.  Pettiugill,  $5;  Mrs.  G.  M.  Barrett,  $3;  Mrs. 

C.  P.  Aiken,  $2;  three  subscribers  of  $1  each;  A  Friend,  50 cts.      .  13.60 

PZ^/moM^^  — A.  Baldwin 4.00 

Fers/iire  — Ladies  of  Congregational  Church 12.00 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Auburndale  —  Ara^.,  additional,  by  Mrs.  Walker,  from    Mrs.  Caleb 

Wright,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,  $25;  A  Friend,  $1      .        .        .     26.00 

Amherst,  South—  Ladies'  Benevolent  Society,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth M.  Bridgman  L.  M .        .     25.00 

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50 

i>os/oTC  — Park- street  Church,  additional  (Mrs.  M.  H.  Simpson,  treasur- 
er), $50  ;  Mrs.  M.  H.  Simpson,  to  constitute  Miss  M.  L.  Wadsworth, 
M.  D.,  of  Constantinople,  L.  M.,  $25;  Shawmut  Church,  additional, 
from  "L.,"  $13;  Old  Colony  S.  S.,  for  a  pupil  in  Mrs.  Edward's 
school,  South  Africa,  $30;  ColumLus-avenue  Church,  addi- 
tional (Mrs.  Charles  Scudder,  treasurer),  $8.50;  Mount- Vernon 
Church,  additional  (Miss  Leland,  collector),  $5 ;  Berkeley-street 
Church,  additional,  by  Mrs.  G.  C.  Leavitt,  treasurer  (Mrs.  S.  B. 
Pratt,  $10;  Miss  Susie  Thaxter,  $5;  others,  $8.60  —  total  since  Jan- 
uary, $91.60),  $23.60;  Old  South,  "  L.  F.  B.,"  being  monthly  sub- 
scriptions, and,  with  previous  donations,  to  constitute  Mrs.  J.  K. 
Greene  of  Smyrna,  and  Miss  C.  P.  Dwight  of  Constantinople,  L.M's., 
$30;  Old  South  Parish  S.  S.,  "  The  Stoddard  Circle  "  (C.  S.  Lane, 
treasurer),  $5,  — $35;  Mrs.  Hale,  $1;  "  B.  H.,»  $5;  •*  A  Widow," 

$100 $296.10 

^os^o«,  ^as<  —  Oroomiah,  aux.,  additional 3.00 

Beverly  —  A  member  of  Dane-street  Church,  $2  ;  "A  Friend,"  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Harriet  Smith  L.  M.,  $25 27.00 

J5i?Zerica  — Auxiliary  Society 15.00 

Bradford  —  Axx^.,  Mrs.  Charlotte  M.  Kingsbury,  to  constitute  Mrs.  N. 
Munroe  and  Miss  A.  H.  Johnson  L.  M's.,  S50;  and  Bradford  Acade- 
my aux.,  $40 90.00 

Fi^c/iftwr^r  — Louisa  A.  Lowe,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Seth  Lowe  L.  M.         .     25  00 

Greenfield  — ''TslTS.  My 2.00 

Hopldnton  — Cong.  ^.  S.  (Mrs.  S.  B.  Crook's  class,  $20;  Miss  A.  C. 

Putnam's  class,  $10),  for  a  pupil  in  a  missionary  school    .        .        .     30.00 
Hatfield  —  Mrs.  Billings,  to  constitute  her  daughter,  Mary  A.  Billings, 

L.  M 25.00 

JlfayTJord;  — Aux.,  Mrs.  A.  M.Hazlewood,  secretary 10.00 

Medfovd — First  Cong.  Church,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Pillsbury,  Mrs.  J.  T. 

Kidder,  Miss  Lucy  Johnson,  and  Miss  Harlow,  L.  M's.     .        .        .   lOO.QO 

Newton  Upper  Falls  —  "  A  Friend  " 14.50 

Newton,  TFes^  — Miss  Catharine  Campbell,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M., 

«!25;  Miss  Washburn,  60  cts 25.50 

Plymouth— Mrs.  Jane  B.  Gordon,  to  constitute  Miss  Ellen  Lincoln  of 

HinghamL.  M 25.00 

•Pittsfield  — Mrs.  Caroline  Wilson,  for  support  of  a  pupil  in  Mrs.  Ed- 
wards's school.  South  Africa 30.00 

Reading — Miss  Lydia  Cook 3.00 

/?ando/p/i  — Miss  Abby  W.Turner 10.00 

Southbridge — Mrs.  J.  Marsh 1.60 

Springfield  —  First  Church,  auxiliary,  Mrs.  Louisa  S.  Dickinson,  sec- 
retary (of  which  $25  by  Miss  Mary  A.  Brewer  to  constitute  herself 

L.  M.) 39.25 

Wilmington—  Cong.  Church  and  Society,  to  constitute  Mrs.  L.  H.  Ro- 

bie  and  Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Pearson  L.  M's 50.00 

Worcester  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  Charles  Washburn,  treasurer"),  Union  Church 
($25  of  which  to  constitute  Miss  Anna  P.  Washburn  L.  M.),  $203.75; 
Mrs.  Mary  C.  Spaulding,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,  $25    .        .        .   228.75 
Weymouth,  North  —  First  Cong.  Church  and  Society,  to  constitute  Miss 

Bethiah  B.  Loud  L.  M. 26.00 


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Winchester  —  Mission  circle,  proceeds  of  fair  (of  which  $25  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Julia  M.  Gage  L.  M.),  balance,  salary  of  Miss  Sarah  L. 
Wood  of  Antioch,  Western  Turkey $513.00 

RHODE  ISLAND. 

Provide7ice  —  Au:si.  (Miss  Anna  T.  White,  treasurer),  Beneficent 
Church,  $206.35;  Coventry,  R.  I.,  $17;  Mrs.  W.  Ivertson,  $1  (to- 
wards salary  of  Miss  H.  Ashley)    224.35 

Scituate,  North  — Uev.T.Ij.  Ellis,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Ellis 

L.  M 25.00 

CONNECTICUT. 

Greentoioh  — Mr  S.Moses  Crisiy 50.00 

Hartford  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  Charles  A.  Jewell,  treasurer).  South  Church, 
additional,  Mrs.  C.  H.  French,  $10;  Mrs.  H.  Hills,  $5;  Mrs.  E. 
Coolidge,  $3;  South  Church  S.  S.,  additional,  for  salary  of  their 

Bible-reader,  $15;  Asylum-hill  Church,  $119.50 152.50 

Middletoton  —  Aux.,  First  Cong.  Church  (Mrs.  Mary  B.  Hazen,  treas- 
urer), $10  subscription,  and  $30  from  Miss  Lucia  C.  Birdsey  ($25  of 
which  to  constitute  Mrs.  Adelaide  W.  Colegrove  L.  M)      .        .        .     40.00 
New  Haven — Aux.,  balance  of  appropriations  for  1871     ....     90.00 
Norwich  — Aux.,  Broadway  Cong.  Church  (of  which  $100  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Henry  Bell,  Mrs.  George  Ripley,  Mrs.  Henry  B.  Norton,  and 

Mrs.  AVra.  Hutchison,  L.  M's.) 178.00 

Thompson/,— By  Miss  Knight,  ladies  of  Cong.  Church,  to  constitute  Mrs. 

A.  K.  Dunning  L.  M.        . 25.00 

NEW  YORK. 

Meridian  — Balance  otMrs.T.'R.Townsend^sJj.M 5.00 

Syracuse  —  Plymouth  Church,  auxiliary,  Mrs.  Smith  Hobart,  to  consti- 
tute herself  L.  M 25.00- 

Tfesl!por«  — Mrs.  V.  C.  Spencer 1.50 

OHIO. 

Youngstown  —  Woman's  Missionary  Society,  quarterly  remittance  by 

Mrs.  Caldwell      .        .     " 10.50 

ILLINOIS. 

J rton— Contributions  of  S.  S.  through  their  little  banks  (I.  Scarrett, 

superintendent) 35.00 

Woodhurn—  Cong.  S.  S.,  for  support  of  a  pupil  one  year  in  Miss  Pay- 
son's  school,  Foochow,  China  .        . 40.00 

MICHIGAN. 

ConcortZ— By  Miss  Ida  Keeler,  from  Church  Mission  Society       .        .       7.50 


Donations  and  subscriptions $3,002.20 

Quarterlies,  "  Life  and  Light " .  105.50 

«*  '♦  Echoes » 7.90 

$3,115.60 


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RECEIPTS  FOR  JUNE. 

MAINE. 

Mlsworth  — By  Miss  L.  L.  Phelps,  first  contribution  of  Young  Ladies' 

Prayer  Circle,  $1.60;  S.  S.  class,  "  Cup-Bearers,"  $1  .       .        .        .    $2.50 

ffolden  — "Mrs.  F." 2.00 

Norridgewock  — Mission  circle,  "Busy  Bees"  (Miss  Delia  Tappan, 
secretary  and  treasurer),  for  support  of  a  girl  in  Mrs.  Bissell's 
school,  Ahmednuggur 30.25 

North  Yarmouth — "Friends" 2.25 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

jBmfoZ  — Mrs.  A.  M.  Carrs,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M 25.00 

VERMONT. 

Brattleborough —  'Ea.st  Village,  aux.,  second  contribution  (Mrs.  A.  N. 

Smith,  treasurer) 72.80 

Montpelier  — Aux..  (by  Mrs.  A.  J.  Howe,  treasurer).  Mrs.  W.  H.  Lord, 

$5;  Mrs.  C.  W.  Wiilard,  $5;  Mrs.  George  W.  Scott,  Mrs. George  W. 

Bailey,  and  Mrs.  A.  J.  Howe.  $2  each;  $22  from  annual  subscribers 

(of  which  $25  to  constitute  Mrs.  George  W.  Scott  L.  M.)  .        .        .     38.00 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Boston  — Union  Church,  Mrs.  Henry  F.  Durant,  $25,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Dr.  Palmer  of  India  L.  M.;  Mrs.  Selah  B.  Treat,  $5.  (By  Mrs.  Chas. 
Scudder,  treasurer,)  Miss  Ann  Newman,  $25,  for  beneficiary  under 
Mrs.  "Wheeler,  at  Harpoot,  and  $2,  additional,  from  subscribers; 
Shawmut  Church,  additional  (Mrs.  Ambrose,  treasurer),  $7 ;  Mount- 
Vernon  Church  Sunday  school  (Charles  B.  Nazro,  superintendent), 
$15.16;    Old  South  Church,   "  L.  F.  B.'s"  monthly  subscription, 

$30 109.16 

Boston  Highlands  — 'Eliot  Church  (Mrs.  R.  Anderson,  treasurer),  $20; 

Little  Charlie  B.'s  home  collection  for  the  heathen,  50  cts.         .        .     20.50 
C^rtr?es/own  — Mrs.  Sarah  P.  Mann,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.      .        .     25.00 

Z)e(^?7iam —  "  A  Friend  " 5.00 

Falmoiith  —  Celia.  F.  Cornish,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,  $25;  Mrs.  P. 

Jenkins,  $1 26.00 

Hadley,  South  — Mt.  Holyoke  Seminary,  aux.,  by  Miss  J.  E.  Ward  (of 
which  to  constitute  Miss  Sarah  H.  Melvin,Miss  Sarah  Bowen,  Miss 
Sarah  P.  Parsons,  Miss  Annie  M.  Wells,  Miss  Frances  E.  Wash- 
burn, Miss  Elizabeth  P.  Hodgdon,  Emma  II.  Callender,  M.D.,  and 

Mrs.  Mary  K.Carroll,  L.M's.) 459.45 

-HT^/f/e  PrtrA:  — Mrs.  Coverly,  $4.50;  Miss  Coverly,  $2.50     ....       7.00 
Indian  Orchard  —  Rov.  Stephen  Harris,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Jennie  S. 

Harris  L.  M 25.00 

Longmeadow  —  Sunday  school,  for  support  of  ■•'  Yunega,"  at  Marsovan  .     35.00 
Maynard  —  Mission  circle,  "  Rising  Star,"  Mrs.  Charles  Cheney's  S.  S. 

class  (by  Georgie  A.  Vose,  treasurer) 5.00 

Somerville,  East— Yrom"  A  YrienA^^ 2.00 

fiffteZftwrne  — Aux.,  to  constitute  Mrs.  A.  F.  Marsh  L.  M.         .        .        .     25.00 
fFofeMrn  — Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  S.  Adkins,  treasurer 20.00 


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7Ffes^eZ<Z  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  F.  Eloise  Vining,  treasurer $83.00 

Worcester  —  Mrs.  G.  Henry  "Whitcomb,  to  support  a  pupil  in  Mrs.  Ed 
wards's  school,  $30;  Old  South  S.S.,for  support  of  a  pupil  at  Mar 

din  Female  Seminary,  $30 60.00 

TF^iifi?ist;iZZe—Aux.,  Miss  E.  M.  Fletcher,  treasurer         ....     53.00 

RHODE  ISLAND. 

Providence  — From"  A  Friend" 5.00 

CONNECTICUT. 

Bozrah — Aux.,  Mrs.  A.  A.  Maples,  treasurer  (of  which  $25  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  William  G.  Jones  L.  M.) .38.10 

Glastenhury  —  JviVQmlG  Missionary  Society,  to  constitute  Miss  Sarah  F. 

KittredgeL.  M 25.00 

/S'*am/or<Z  — Mrs.  F.M.  Bean .      5.00 

NEW  YORK. 

Cazenovia  —  Sunday  school,  by  Rev.  D.  Torrey,  to  support  a  pupil  in 

Miss  Payson's  school,  at  Foochow,  China 40.00 

^mira  — Female  College,  Young  Ladies'  Christian  Association,  for 

support  of  Hoobi,  at  Harpoot  Seminary 30.00 

NEW  JERSEY. 

Montclair  —  liadles'  Missionary  Society  (Mrs.  Lucy  W.  Rodman,  treas- 
urer)      80.00 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

PhiladelpMa  —  Branch  Society  (Mrs.  J.  D.  Lynda,  treasurer),  for  sup- 
port of  Miss  Proctor's  school,  at  Aintab,  Central  Turkey,  thirty- 
eight  ladies,  annual  members,  $1  each;  Mrs.  C.  C.  Fisk,  Mrs.  Chas. 
Burnhara,  Mrs.  Edward  Webb,  Mrs.  Joseph  B.  Sheppard,  Mrs.  Bur- 
dett  Hart,  $5  each;  "  C.  A.  L.,"  quarterly  contribution,  $75;  collec- 
tion at  annual  public  meeting,  $62.12;  "  Carrier  Doves,"  Central 
Cong.  Church,  $6;  "Plymouth  May-Flowers,"  $4.05;  "Orange 
Buds,"  Orange,  N.J.,  $10;  Woman's  Missionary  Society,  Vine- 
land,  N.J.,  $15.01;  Woman's  Missionary  Society,  Trinity  Cong. 
Church,  Orange,  N.J.  (of  which  $25  to  constitute  Mrs.  F.  A^ 
Adams  L.  M.),  $46.70;  Woman's  Missionary  Society,  First  Cong. 
Church,  Newark,  N.J. ,  $62;  Woman's  Missionary  Society,  Wash- 
ington, D.C.  (of  which  $25,  from  Mrs.  Augusta  P.  Whittlesey,  to 
constitute  herself  L,  M. ;  $25,  from  Mrs.  S.JC.  Pomeroy,  to  eo-nstitute 
Mrs.  W.  F.  Bascora  L.  M.;from  Mrs.  Anna  F.  Banfield,  $25,  to 
constitute  herself  L.  M.),  $109;  Woman's  Missionary  Society,  Bal- 
timore, Md.,  $11.50    464.38 

OHIO. 

Z)ea;ier  —  United  Brethren  S.  S.  (colored),  towards  support  of  a  girl  in 

Mrs.  Edwards's  school 11.00 

Troy  —  Mrs.  Christian  Le  Fevre,  towards  support  of  a  girl  in  Mrs.  Ed- 
wards's school 25.00 

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CANADA. 
,S/^er6?•oo^-e  — Mrs.  (Rev.  A.)  Duff $5.00 


Donations  and  subscriptions $1,861..39 

Quarterlies, "  Life  and  Light " ^.        .        .  189.75 

"         "Echoes" H..32 

$2,065.46 
Legacy,  Woodstock,  Conn.  — (Mrs.  Abigail  B.  Child,  by  Linus  M. 

Child,  executor) 300.00 


$2,365.46 


RECEIPTS  FOR  JULY. 

MAINE. 

^an^ror  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  G.  Thurston,  treasurer  ....         $50.00 

Gastine  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  S.  Adams,  treasurer),  with  previous  contribution, 
to  constitute  Mrs.  Joseph  L.  Stearns  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Adams 

L.  M's 41.75 

jK^Zsworf/j  — Young  Ladies' Prayer  Circle,  second  contribution        .        .      1.50 
PTeWs— Second  Cong.  Parish,  auxiliary  (Mrs.  Samuel  Lindsay,  treas- 
urer)      30.00 

fFAiYfrt^  — Aux.,  Mrs.  L.  A.  Lincoln,  treasurer 14.00 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

^eene— First  Cong.  Church  and  S.S.,  auxiliary,  by  Rev.  "W.  S.  Karr, 
pastor,  first  contribution  for  salary  of  Miss  Sarah  L.  Wood,  at 
Kessab,  Central  Turkey  (Winchester  auxiliary  assuming  support 
of  Miss  Hattie  G.  Powers,  of  same  mission) 185.12 

VERMONT. 

(rreensftoroji^^^  — Mrs.  M.  E.  Keniston 1.00 

jra«er6?<r?/  — Aux.  (Mrs.  Dr.  O.  W.  Drew,  treasurer)        ....     35.00 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Andover  —Abbott  Academy,  teachers  and  pupils,  for  pupils  at  Harpoot, 

Inanda,  and  Oodoopitty 100.00 

Boston— Oldi  South  Church,  Mrs.  M.  H.  Baldwin,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Thomas  P.Smith  L.  M.,  $25;  "  L.  F.  B.,"  monthly  subscription, 
$30  (of  which  $25  to  constitute  Miss  Maria  A.  West  L.  M.);  Cham- 
bers-street-Chapel  Mission  Circle,  towards  support  of  Miss  Mary 
S.  Williams,  at  Marash,  Central  Turkey,  $40.25;  Shawmut  Church 
("  L's,"  weekly  contribution  of  50  cts.),  $10 105.25 

Brookline—'-M.  C.  B.,"  to  constitute   Mrs.   Charles  H.  Doane    of 

Charlestown  li.  M 25.00 

Camftrirfsre- Shepard  Church,  auxiliary,  Miss  E.  M.  Whitman,  treas- 
urer (of  which  $25  to  constitute  Mrs.  E.  P.  Whitman  L.  M.)     .        .     34.00 

Dorchester  —  An^.,  additional  (Mrs.  E,  H.  Preston,  treasurer),  $7;  2d 

Parish  S.S.,  towards  support  of  Mission  School,  $90  ....     97.00 


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Framingham  —  'P\ym.outh.  Church,  auxiliary  (of  which  $50  towards  sal- 
ary of  Miss  U.  Clark,  at  Broosa) $71.00 

Hadley  —  Mrs.  Eleazer  Porter 10.00 

SbZrfen —  "From  a  Friend  of  W.  B.  M." 2.00 

Bolliston  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  J.   M.  Batchelder,  treasurer),  part  payment  for 

two  pupils  at  Eski  Zagra  school 45.00 

Jamaica  Plain  —  Central  Cong.  Church,  additional,  $2;  Cong.  S.S., 
for  ♦'  Carrie,"  of  Eski  Zagra,  Miss  M.  Reed's  class,  $13;  B.  W.  Wil- 
liams's class,  $4.45 19.45 

Ludlow  —  Cong.  S.S.,  for  pupil  at  Eski  Zagra 43.03 

Laiorence  —  Lawrence-street  Church,  auxiliary  (Mrs.Z.  N.  Partridge, 

treasurer) 105.50 

Jl/e^^eZfZ  —  "  From  a  Friend" 10.00 

"^Maiden  —  Aux.    (Miss  Jennie  E.    Holm,  treasurer),  for    support    of 

''  Marta,"  of  Arabkir,  at  Harpoot 40.00 

Newton,  West  —  Miss  A.  Brown 50 

Pittsfield  —  By  Rev.  Dr.  Todd,  from  Mrs.  Walter  Tracy,  to  support  a 

child  in  Mrs.  Edwards's  school,  South  Africa 30.00 

Randolph — Thirteen  little  girls,  towards  support  of  a  pupil  in  Eski 

Zagra  school 10.00 

Soutliampto7i  —  Aux.  (Miss  Jane  Z.  Judd,  treasurer),  to  constitute  Mrs. 

(Rev.)  R.  R.  Wells  and  Miss  Sophia  Birge  L.  M's.        .        .        .        .     50.00 

Swampscot  —  Cong.  Church  S.S.,  auxiliary,  additional  (T.  C.  Story, 

treasurer),  $6.73;  Sunday-school  Mission  Circle,  $4.75        .        .        .     11.48 

Southborouoh  —  Plymouth  Church  S.S.,  Mrs.  John  Colby's  class,  $22; 
Miss  Flagg,  $8,  for  support  of  a  pupil  in  Mrs.  Bissell's  school, 
Ahmednuggur 30.00 

Wbrcestur —  "  An  Individual  in  Plymouth  Church  "  (by  L.  P.  Goddard, 

treasurer) 25.00 

Westfield  —  Au:s..,  additional 1.00 

Westhorougli  —  Albert  W.  Smith,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Lucy  Jane  Smith 

L.  M 25.00 

Whitinsville — Mrs.  C.  P.  Whitin,  to  constitute  Mrs.  George  Constan- 
tine  of  Constantinople  L.  M.,  $25;  also  $1  to  make  Mrs.  G.  W. 
Davison  of  Upton  member,  and,  with  previous  contribution,  con- 
stituting Miss  Flavia  S.  Bliss  of  Sivas,  Turkey,  L.  M.        .        .        .    26.00 

RHODE  ISLAND, 

Barrington  —  'E.'R.Ti^a.nY 1.00 

Providence  —  Aux.  (Miss  Anna  T.  White,  treasurer).  Beneficent 
Church,  $.30  (of  which  $25  to  constitute  Mrs.  Sarah  M.  Tafb  L.  M.); 
Pilgrim  Church,  $20.-30;  Central  Cong.  Church,  $170..35  (of  which 
$50  to  constitute  Mrs.  William  Corliss  and  Miss  Lydia  King 
L.  M's.),  balance  for  salary  of  Miss  Ashley 220.65 

CONNECTICUT. 

Andover  —  Cong.  Church,  to  constitute  Mrs.  L.  P.  Ingham'L.  M.  .        .  25.00 

JParminfjrfore  — Mrs.  Henry  D.  Hawley 10.00 

^TorwaZA;  —  May-Flower  Mission  Band,  for  Mrs.  Barnum's  work  at  Har- 
poot   50.00 


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NEW  YORK. 

Buffalo  — 'North  Pres.  Church,  Mrs.  Sarah  A.  French,  to  constitute 

herself  L.M $25.00 

Brasher  Falls  — Tres.  S.S.,  for  scholar  at  Harpoot  Female  Semi- 
nary .  15.00 

Franklin  — Au^i.f'^rs.  J.J.  Hough,  president,  Mrs.  Simon  B.  Smith, 

treasurer 50.00 

Rochester  —  Central  Pres.  Church,  auxiliary,  Young  Ladies'  Missionary 

Society,  first  quarterly  payment  of  salary  of  Miss  Carrie  E.  Bush   .     84.19 

Rome  —  "  A  Tithe  from  Three  Friends  of  Missions  "         ....       6.00 

Spencerport  —  Cong.  Church  and  Society,  towards  support  of  a  pupil 

at  Harpoot 30.00 

Sherl)urne  —  ViYst  Cong,  (of  which  $15  from  Mrs.  "C.  I.  E.,"  towards 

a  L.M.) 20.00 

OHIO. 

GranviiZe  — Pres.  S.S.,hyE.  C.  Blanchard,  treasurer       ....     20.00 

INDIANA. 

Fort  Wayne  — Miss  Harris's  S.S.  class,  towards  support  of  a  girl  in 

Mrs.  Bissell's  school 7.50 

Terre  ^awfe  —  Blackford  Condit,  for  Mrs.  Edwards's  school.  South  Af- 
rica        5.00 

ILLINOIS. 

Chicago  —  "  M.  L.  P.,"  for  Horessima,  in  Miss  Fritcher's  school     .        .      4.00 
jRoc/^orrf— Seminary,  Junior  Middle  Class,  for  support  of  a  girl  at 

Oodooville,  under  Miss  Agnew's  care 30.00 

IOWA. 

Magnolia  —  Cong.  Church  S.S.,  towards  support  of  a  native  teacher 

under  care  of  Miss  Hillis,  at  Ceylon 25.00 

WISCONSIN. 

^^;?Zefow  — S.S. ,  for  Female  Mission  School  at  Ceylon      ....      6.00 

CALIFORNIA. 

OaTcland  —  An-s..  (Mrs.  M.  P.  Cole,  treasurer),  for  quarterly  collection, 
the  same  to  constitute  Mrs.  Sarah  P.  Blakeslee,  Mrs.  Abba  M. 
Flint,  and  Mrs.  Mary  P.  Cole,  L.  M's 75.00 

ENGLAND. 

XoneZon  — Miss  E.  H.  Ropes,  $20;  Miss  S.  L.Kopes,  $10  .        .       .        .     30.00 

Donations  and  subscriptions $2,012.92 

Quarterlies,  "  Life  and  Light " .  91.00 

Bound  vols.         ci    u        a 26..35 

Quarterlies,  "  Echoes  " 8.00 

$2,138.27 


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RECEIPTS  FOR  AUGUST. 

MAINE. 

Ellsworth  — Third    montWy    contribution    of  Young   Ladies'  Prayer 

Circle $2.00 

Ifeto  Gloucester  —  Mvs.  Salome  H.  Foxcroft,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.     25.00 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE, 

^ennin^^on  — Mrs.  Hannah  S.  Parker 2.00 

Keene  —  Aux.,  by  Rev.  W.  S.  Karr,  additional,  towards  salary  of  Misa 

Wood 102.85 

VERMONT. 

Benson  — For"  W.B.M." 2.00 

Cas^Ze^o?/.  — Miss  Olive  B.  Maynard,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.       .        .  25.00 

^ast  ^M«rtwc?— Aux.,  Mrs.  L.  P.  Flack,  treasurer 4.00 

St.  Alban's  — Mrs.  A.M.  Flant 4.25 

Union  Village  — Mrs.  luucylLord 1.00 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Athol  —  Cong.  Church  and  Society,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Phebe  M.  Thorp 

L.  M.    .............        .     25.00 

Andover — Miss  Anna  R.  De  Forest 5.00 

^osifo?i  —  Mt.  Vernon  Church,  Children's  Missionary  Society  (Mrs.  B. 
F.  Brown,  president,  Miss  Cushing,  treasurer),  from  contributions, 
donations,  and  sales  (of  which  $180  for  Mrs.  Bissell's  school,  at  Ah- 
mednuggur.  South  India,  $70  for  Mrs.  Chandler's  high-caste  school, 
at  Madura,  India,  and  $180  towards  salary  of  Miss  Agnew,  at  Cey- 
lon), $430;  Old  South  Church, '-L.  F.  B.,"  monthly  contribution, 
($25  of  which  to  constitute  Miss  A.  B.  Child  L.  M.),  $30;  a  Friend, 
$9;  Central  Church  mission  circles  ("  Eughapers,"  $7.41;  "Busy 
Bees,"  $5),  12.41 481.41 

Charle.-^toioyi—Winthro-p  Church,  M.  I.  Littlefield,  to  constitute  Mrs. 

Mary  Littlefield  L.  M 25.00 

JDunstable—T^.'R.  Fletcher,  to  constitute  her  sister.  Miss  Lucretia  S. 

Fletcher,  L.  M 25.00 

Falmoiith- Mrs.  A.  Lewis,  to  constitute  Miss  Martha  L.  Butler  L.  M.     25.00 

Fitchburg  —  An:x..  (Central  Cong.  Chuixh,  Miss  Anna  S.  Haskell,  treas- 
urer)  25.00 

Great  Barrivgton—"  A.  C.T.'' 1.00 

Grantville—  Aux.  (Miss  Kate  E.  Lee,  secretary  and  treasurer),  for  sup- 
port of  Balu,  a  Bible-woman  under  Mrs.  Bissell,  at  Ahmednuggur, 
and  $25  for  Madura  School 86.50 

Granfiij  — Auk.  (Mrs  John  Church,  treasurer),  to  constitute  Mrs.  Perez 

Cook,  Mrs.  William  A.  Smith,  and  Miss  Mary  C  Kellogg,  L.  M's.  .      75.00 

Li^coZn  —  A  Birthday  Gift,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Caroline  A.  Flint  L.  M.     25.00 

Leominster- Aux.  (Miss  S.  M.  Haskell,  treasurer),  to  constitute  Miss 
Lydia  Prescott,  Miss  Judith  S.  Thurston,  and  Miss  Elizabeth  A. 
Thurston,  L.  M's 75.00 

Lynn  —  Yhst  Cong.  Church  (J.  F.  Patton's  S.  S.  class),  balance  of  sal- 
ary for  Bible- reader  at  Aintab 37.50 

iewoa;  — Mrs.  Emily  Washburn,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.    .        .        .     25.00 


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Maiden  — Aux.  (Jennie  E.  Holm,  treasurer),  "  A  Friend,"  to  constitute 

Mrs.  William  Whittemore  L.  M $25.00 

Newhuryport — Aux.,  Mrs.  H,  A.  Ingraham,  treasurer  (of  which  $25  to 

constitute  Mrs.  (Rev.)  James  Towell  L.  M.) 100.00 

Northampton  —  Mrs.  William  S.  Rush 500 

Rockport  —  Mrs.  Reuben  Brooks,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.         .        .  25.00 

Sharon  —  Mrs.  Darius  R.  Lothrop 5.00 

Swampscott  —  Mission  circle,  additional 2.33 

Townsend  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Lucy  Proctor,  treasurer 12.00 

West  Tishury  —  Mrs.  Moses  Adams 1.50 

Worcester  —  Pomeroy  Knowlton 5.00 

Williamstown,  South—  S.  S.,  by  George  S.  Mills,  for  pupil  at  Erzroom 

Mission  School,  Turkey 30.00 

RHODE  ISLAND. 

Providence  —  Aux.,  Miss  Susanna  E.  Jackson,  to  constitute  Miss  Sarah 

E.  Knovvles  of  Yarmouth,  Mass.,  L.M 25.00 

CONNECTICUT. 

Colchester  —  Avi-x..,  additional,  Mrs.  Barrows,  $1;    Children's  Circle, 

50  cts 1.50 

jE'asi!  i7a?np<on  — Aux.,  Mrs.  Philo  Bevin,  treasurer  ....  10.00 
New  Britain  — Mrs.  W.  A.  Churchill,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.  .  .  25.00 
New  Milford  —  Henry  Ives,  Esq.,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Harriet  F.  Ives  of 

Lee,  Mass.,  L.  M 25.00 

Southbury  —  Ladies  of  Congregational  Church  (collected  by  Mrs.  M.  A. 

Johnson) 17.75 

NEW   YORK. 

Addison  —  Mrs.  C.  L.  Barton 1.00 

Dunkirk  —  In  memoriara  of  Mrs.  Eunice  D.  Thompson  (for  China)       .  10.00 

3/orpa?i  —  "  A  Friend,"  for  Mission  School 2.00 

New  York  —  D.  B.  Hixon,  for  the  "  Warfield  Scholarship  ■'  at  Harpoot 

(annual  contribution) 30.00 

Rochester  —  Mrs.  S.  Hamilton,  for  continuance  of  a  pupil  in  Harpoot 

Seminary .  30.00 

Westmoreland  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  Emily  C.  Johnston,  treasurer),  towards 

salary  of  Miss  Rosella  A.  Smith  of  the  Madura  Mission     .       .       .  12.00 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

0«o  — Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  R.  Prentiss,  treasurer 15.00 

OHIO. 

Cincinnati  — Mrs.  J.  Y.  Roots,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.       .        .        .     25.00 
Cleveland—  First  Cong.  Church,  auxiliary,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Loomis,  treas- 
urer (of  which,  for  pupil  in  Mission  School  in  Turkey,  $30)        .        .     50.00 

ToZedo  —  "  L.C." 6.00 

Windham — Aux.,  Young  Ladies'  Mission  Circle  (Miss  Mary  A.  Clark, 
secretary),  towards  salary  of  Misa  Sarah  A.  Clossen,  Caesarea, 

"Western  Turkey 70.00 

roMnfirs^own  — Aux.  additional,  Mrs.  P.  T.  Caldwell,  treasurer    .        .     20.00 


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CEYLON. 

Batticotta  — Mrs.  De  Keimer  ($25  of  which  to  constitute  herself  L,  M.),  $27.55 

Donations  and  subscriptions $1,717.14 

Quarterlies, '< Life  and  Light" 42.75 

"  "Echoes" 11.50 


$1,771.39 


RECEIPTS  FOR  SEPTEMBER. 

•   MAINE. 

Bangor  — Auk.  (Mrs.  E.   G.  Thurston,  treasurer),   $25;    Hammond- 
street  Society,  to  constitute  Mrs.  S.  P.  Fay  L.  M.,  $25        .        .        .  $50.00 
Ellsworth — Young  Ladies'  Prayer  Circle,  additional,  for  school  at  Bit- 

lis,  $2.35;  mission  circle,  "  Cup-Bearers,"  $1.10 3.45 

-H"o^(?e?i  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Ellen  V.  Cogswell,  secretary 11.00 

Lewiston  —  Three  ladies  of  Pine-street  Church,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Cyrus 

Balkam  of  Robbinston  L.  M 25.00 

South  Freeport  —  Mrs.  Ilsley's  S.  S.  class 6.00 

Orland—  Mrs.  Sadie  L.  Brastow,  for  Miss  Fritcher's  school,  Marsovan,  10.00 

NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

Amherst  — Q.  M.  Boylston,  $25,  L.F.  Boylston,  $25,  to  constitute  them- 
selves L.  M's 50.00 

Bennington — H.  S.  P.,  for  Report .25 

Claremont  —  ^.  L.  Goddard,  to  constitute  his  daughter,  Miss  Elizabeth 

W.  Goddard,  L.  M.,  $25;  Mrs.  K.  N.  Piper,  for  the  Cone  Basket,  $1,  26.00 

Exeter  — Mrs.  G.  E.  Street 1.00 

Fitzwilliam — Little  Laura's  gifts 1.00 

Hampton  —  Aux.,  Woman's  Missionary  Society         .....  18.00 
Keene—  Aux.,  Heshbon  Society,  toward  salary  of  Miss  "Wood  at  Kes- 

sab 25.00 

.STasftwa  — Aux.,  Mrs.  R.  Y.  Smith,  treasurer     .        .       .        .        .        .  31.50 

Raymond  —  Auxiliary  Society 4.50 

Westmoreland  —  Mrs.  Persis  S.  Noyes 1.00 

VERMONT. 

St.  Alban's  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Smith,  secretary  and  treasurer  (of 
which  from  Mrs.  Maria  W.  Smith  $50,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Julia  W. 
Farrar  and  Miss  Julia  Brainerd  L.  M's.;  $25  from  Mrs.  Julia  Mer- 
rill, to  constitute  Mrs.  Alida  J.  Lavender  L.  M.;  the  Society  con- 
stituting Mrs.  Martha  L.  Day,  Mrs.  Melvina  Loomis,  Mrs.  Betsey 
Spooner  of  Iowa,  and  Miss  Salome  Williams,  L.  M's.)      .        .        .  225.00 

Barre  —  Mrs.  L.  Gale 1.00 

MASSACHUSETTS.     • 

Boston  —  An  invalid  of  two  years  sends  from  her  earnings  $1;  E-street 
auxiliary  (Mrs.  D.  F.  Wood,  treasurer),  $10.25;  Union  Church,  "A 
Friend,"  to  constitute  Mrs.  Caroline  C.  Hatch  of  Falmouth  L.  M., 


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$25;  Mrs.  Nathaniel  Dana,  to  constitute  Miss  Mary  S.  Dana  L.  M., 
$25;  Miss  Mason,  $1;  Shawmut  Church,  "  L.'s"  weekly  earnings 
for  missions,  $10;  membership,  additional,  by  Mrs.  Ambrose,  $1; 
Mount -Vernon  Church,  additional,  Mrs.  Blanchard,  50  cts.;  Old 
South,  "  L.  F.  B.,"  monthly  subscription,  $30  .  .  .  .  $103.75 
Boston  Highlands—  Eliot  Church,  auxiliary,  Mrs.  R.  Anderson,  treas- 
urer       20.00 

Beverly  —  "  A  Friend,"  to  constitute  Miss  Martha  Jane  SafTord  L.  M.   .     25.00 

^rifir^ion  — Mrs.  William  C.  Strong 25.00 

Chelsea—  Chestnut-street  Church,  auxiliary,  Miss  Stone,  $1 ;  Mrs.  Stone, 
$1 ;  Miss  Mary  E.  Tetlow,  $5;  Central  Church,  Mrs.  J.  Q.  Gilmore, 

$1 8.00 

Cohasset  —  Second  Cong.  Church,  to  constitute  Miss  Abbie  N.  Bates  and 

Miss  Abby  Cushing  L.  M's 50.00 

Deerfield,  5o?/i^— Charles  Phelps,  Esq.,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Martha  P. 

Phelps  L.  M 25.00 

ii^aZTOOwf/j  — Mrs.  Susan  E.  Jenkins,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.  .  .  25.00 
J?Vami»^/mm— Plymouth  Church  S.  S.,  for  Bible-reader  .  .  .  50.00 
Groton—Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eliel  Shumway,  to  constitute  Miss  Fannie  C. 

Blanchard  L.M 25.00 

Hadley,  So^ith  —  M-ATj  S.  Stie^vna 1.50 

Lincoln  — Au-x..,  by  Miss  S.  Rice,  with  balance  of  former  donation,  to 

constitute  Mrs.  Dorcas  Farrar  and  Mrs.  Lucy  B.  Hartwell  L.  M's.  .     40.00 

Newton  Upper  Falls  — K.V.WsiTdi 10.00 

iVezi)<o?i  — Mrs.  J.  Capen 1.00 

PittsfieUl  —  By  Rev.  Dr.  Todd,  from  Mrs.  Thenias  Allen         .        .        .     25.00 
Beading  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  J.  B.  Leatlie,  treasurer),  with  previous  contribu- 
tion, for  pupil  in  Mrs.  Edwards's  school 19.00 

Springfield—  0\\.\ fit  Church,  auxiliary,  Mrs.  H.  B.  Merriam,  treasurer 
($50  of  which  to  constitute  Mrs.  E.  A.  Hubbard  and  Miss  Emma  L. 
Hubbard  L.  M's.,  the  whole  toward  salary  of  Miss  Mary  A.  "Wads- 
worth,  M.D.,  of  Constantinople)      72.25 

Uxbridge  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Lorin  B.  Taft,  treasurer  (of  which  $25  to  consti- 
tute their  pastor's  wife,  Mrs.  Thomas  C.  Briscoe,  L.  M.)    .        .        .     43.00 
Woburn  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  S.  Adkins,  treasurer 10.00 

RHODE  ISLAND. 

Providence  — ''M.,  for  W.B.M:' 5.00 

CONNECTICUT. 

Bolton  — By  Rev.  W.  E.  B.  Moore,  ladies  in  Bolton 17.00 

Cromwell  —  Miss  Mary  G.  Savage,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.  .  .  25.00 
Gilead — Cong.  Church  mission  circle, '' The  Sunbeams  "  .  .  .  11.00 
New  Haven  —  Au-x..   (Mrs.  R.    P.    Cowles,  treasurer),  Howard-avenue 

Church  (of  which  $25  from  Mrs.  (Rev.)  White,  to  constitute  their 

little  daughter  Lota  L.  M.),  and  from  society,  to  constitute  Mrs.  O. 

H.  White  L.  M.,  $25 79.87 

(The  S.  S.  of  this  church  have  also  sent  as  a  private  donation  $71.63, 

for  Bible-reader  and  pupil  under  Mrs.  Chandler,  Madura.) 
Norwich  — By  Mrs.  Dr.  Coit,  Mrs.  Amos  H.  Hubbard,  to  constitute  Mrs. 

Charlotte  L.  Hubbard  L.  :^ 25.00 

New  Britain  —  Miss  Louisa  Nichols      . 6.00 

Portland  — Miss  Martha  White 6.00 


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KEW  YORK. 

Cincinnafus — Elizabeth  L.  Blunt $5.00 

Fulton  —  Presbyterian  S .  S .  annual  contribution  for  pupil  in  Miss  Frit  Ch- 
er's school,  at  Marsovan,  Western  Turkey 35.00 

Rochester  —  "A  Friend,"  to  constitute   Mrs.  Maria  Dow  of  Westfield, 

Mass.,  L.M 25.00 

Watertown  —  Mxs.  E.  B.  Wardwell  and  daughter,  $2;  Miss  Sterling,  $2,  4.00 

PENNSYLVANIA  AND  NEW  JERSEY. 

Philadelphia — Branch  society,  assuming  the  support  of  Miss  Proctor 
and  her  school,  at  Aintab,  Eastern  Turkey  (Mrs.  J.  D.  Lynde,  treas- 
urer), Mrs.  Burdett  Hart,  with  previous  contributions,  to  constitute 
Miss  Mary  A.  Hart  L.  M.,  $5;  "  C.  A.  L.,"  quarterly  contribution, 
$75;  Woman's  Missionary  Society,  Belleville-avenue  Cong.  Church, 
Newark,  N.  J.,  $24;  Woman's  Missionary  Society,  Grove-street 
Cong.  Church,  East  Orange,  N.  J.,  to  constitute  Mrs.  (Rev.)  Allan 
McLean  and  one  other  L.  M's.,  $50;  Vineland,  N.  J.,  Woman's  Mis-* 
sionary  Society,  $30  (of  which  $25  to  constitute  Mrs.  E.  Stocking 
li.  M.);  "Orange  Buds,"  a  mission  circle,  Orange,  N.J. ,  $11.50; 
Woman's  Missionary  Soc,  Trinity  Cong.  Church,  Orange,  N.  J.,  $24,  219.50 

OHIO. 

Dayton  —  Third  United  Brethren  S.  S.  (colored),  toward  support  of  Lo- 

rana  Champion,  a  pupil  in  Mrs.  Edwards's  school.  South  Africa      .       7.00 

MINNESOTA. 

FartfiawZ^  — Little  Lilly  L.  Frink 2.00 

IOWA. 
Percival  —  Cong.  Church  S.  S.,  for  pupil  in  Miss  Townshend's  school    .     16.00 


Donations  and  subscriptions $1,554.57 

Quarterlies,  "  Life  and  Light " 75.00 

"  "  Echoes " 10.50 


$1,640.07 


RECEIPTS   FOR   OCTOBER. 

MAINE. 

Auburn  —  Aux.,  by  Rev.   George  Harris,  pastor,  additional,  towards 

Miss  H.  E.  Townsend's  salary $45.00 

Biddeford — Second  Cong.  Church 6.00 

Ellsworth  — Yowug  Ladies'  Prayer  Circle,  $1.50;  mission  circle,  "Cup- 
Bearers,"  $1;  Miss  L.  L.Phelps,  for  Turkish  coin  from  Harpoot 
Prayer  Circle,  $3 5.60 

Portland — Aux.,  additional,  for  school  at  Mardin  (of  which  $8  from 

Miss  Woodbridge) 20.50 

Rodcland—Mlss  Sophia  Spoflford,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Cutler 

L.  M.     . 25.00 


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NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Hanover  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  D.  Sanborn,  secretary,  Mrs.  S.  P.  Leeds,  treas- 
urer        $35.00 

iVas7^Ma—"  A  Friend" 2.00 

VERMONT. 

Georgia — Aux.  (Miss  L.  M.  Gilbert,  secretary),  to  constitute  Miss  Alice 

C.  Colton  L.  M 25.00 

Peacham  —  Mrs.  D.  S.  Chamberlin,  to  constitute  her  daughter.  Miss  Jane 

E.,  L.  M 25.00 

Stowe  — Mrs.  E.  D.  Savage 5.00 

St.  Alban's —  Aux.,  additional,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Smith,  treasurer  .        .        .  5.00 

St.Johnshury — "Friends,"  by  Mrs.  F.  A.  Fairbanks        ....  30.00 

W^es<  j^es^mnsier  — Miss  Laura  Stevens,  $5;  a  Friend,  $5     .        .        .  lO.CO 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

A  very  poor  woman  consecrates  with  prayer  her  mite      ....       1.00 
Andovei — Aux.,  additional,  Mrs.  E.  C.  Pearson,  treasurer     .        .        .     12.50 

Auburndale  — Mrs.  E.  H.  Walker 5.00 

AMngton,  East  —  A  Friend,  to  constitute  Miss  Martha  L.  Reed  L.  M.  .  25.00 
Boston  — Old  South  Church,  "  L.  F.  B.'s  "  monthly  subscription  ($25  of 
which  to  constitute  Mrs.  Mumford  of  the  Bulgarian  Mission  L.  M.), 
$30;  Central-Church  mission  circles  ("Busy  Bees,"  $6;  "Merry 
"Workers,"  $5),  $11;  Columbus-avenue  Church  (Mrs.  Scudder,  treas- 
urer), additional,  $11 52.00 

Boston,  East  —  Maverick-Church  mission  circle,  "  Maverick  Rill "  .        .     17.00 
^ramf?'ee,  £as^  —  "Monatiquot  "  circle,  by  Miss  R.  A.  Faxon        .        .     10.00 

BrooJifleM  —  A^ 'Friend 5.00 

Brookfleld,  North  —  First  Cong.  Church,  Mrs.  S.  B.  Reed,  to  constitute 

herself  L.  M.,  and  towards  Mrs.  Edwards's  school      ....     25.00 
jDorcftes^er— Miss  Fanny  S.  Munger,  a  penny  saved  ....       1.00 

Falmoicth—  A  few  ladies,  to  constitute  Mrs.  H.  K.  Craig  L.  M.     .        .     25.00 
FUchbtirg  — Rodney  Wallace,  Esq.,  according  to  one  of  the  last   ex- 
pressed wishes  of  his  wife,  Mrs.  Sophia  I.  Wallace,  a  bequest  of  $100; 

Mrs.  A.F.  Hartwell,  $1 101.00 

ffadley,  North  — Miss  E.  B..Beama,n,  to  constitute  herself   and  little 

M.  K.  Stockbridge  L.  M's 50.00 

Maverhill  —  J.  H.  Nichols,  Esq.,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Charlotte  P.  Nichols 

L.  M 25.00 

i^ee  — Cong.  Church,  for  pupil,  "Emily  H.  N.,"  &c.,  in  Mrs.  Edwards's 

school 49.25 

.Lowell  — Miss  Sarah  V.  Hosmer,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.  .        .        .     25.00 
Milton— Miss  Lucy  Wadsworth,  subscription  for  1871  and  1872      .        .       2.00 
Monson —  Aux.,  Mrs.  N.  M.  Field,  treasurer  (of  which  $50  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Charles  Hammond  and  Mrs.  James  Tufts  L.  M's.       .        .     55.00 
Peabody  — Mrs.  Charlotte  G.  Smith,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,  and  for 

Bitlis  school 25.00 

.Salem  —  Crombie-street  Church,  for  a  pupil  in  Mission  School        .        .     30.00 
Taunton  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  George  W.  Woodward,  treasurer  (of  which  $25 

is  a  legacy  from  Mrs.  (Rev.)  Thomas  T.  Richmond)    ....     75.00 


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Wellesley—  Aux.,  Mrs.  Charles  Dana,  treasurer  (of  which  $50  to  consti- 
tute Miss  Yiletta  E.  Fuller  and  Miss  Charlotte  Cameron  L.  M's.; 
$30  for  pupil  in  Mrs.  Edwards's  school ;  $40  for  pupil  at  Eski  Zagra ; 
$70  towards  salaryofMiss  Ursula  Clark,  at  Broosa,Western  Turkey), $190.00 

J^^7fo■ff.m.5toW7^  — Aux.,  Miss  E.  Pierce,  treasurer 10.00 

M^ren^ftam  — Aux.,  Miss  Emily  S.  Shepard,  treasurer        ....     40.00 
ie^acj/— By  Mrs.  Sarah  J.  Baldwin  of  Boston,  \^  Messrs.  Pitkin,  ex'rs.,  15,000.00 

RHODE  ISIiAND  AND  CONNECTICUT. 

Providence  —  "A  Friend" l-OO- 

CoZ&rooZ;  —  Mrs.  Ann  Corbin 1.00' 

Guilford  —  A  Friend,  to  constitute  Miss  Ella  B.  Smith  of   G-rantville, 

Mass.,  L.  M 25.00 

Greenwich  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  Moses  Christy,  treasurer),  for  Bible-reader, 

"  Zaibai,"  at  Sholapoor,  Mahratta  Mission 60.00' 

Middletoion  —  Amx.,  Mrs.  E.  H.  G-oodrich  (with  $5  previously,  towards 

life-membership  of  Miss  M.  S.  Pendleton) lO.Ofr 

Norwich  — A  member  of  First  Congregational  Church,  $5;  Second  Con- 
gregational Church,  by  Miss  Ellen  G-.  Coit,  treasurer  (of  which,  from 
Mrs.  H.  P.  Williams,  $50  to  constitute  Miss  Sarah  B.  Post  and  Miss 
Elizabeth  Ann  Parker  L.  M's.),  $163.95 168.95. 

Waterbicry  —  An  Episcopal  friend,  for  a  pupil  in  Miss  Fritcher's  school 

at  Marsovan 20.00 

Windsor,  East  —  "  A  Friend" LOO* 

NEW  YORK  AND  NEW  JERSEY. 

CawfZor  —  Congregational  S.  S.,  for  "  Marcarid,"  at   Harpoot  Female 

Seminary 40.00« 

Montclair  —  Aux.,  Young  Ladies'  Zenana  Society 10.00 

Morristown  —  Miss  Rebecca  Kerr 1.00' 

OHIO  AND  MISSOURI. 

Gambler  —  By  Miss  Louisa  Cracraft,  from  Congregational  S.  S.,  for 

female  mission  to  India 11.30' 

Portsmouth  —  Presbyterian  S.  S.,  for  pupil  at  Harpoot  Female  Seminary,  30.00- 

Jiacon  — Mrs.  C.  S.  Oakley 1.25. 

CALIFORNIA. 

Oakland  —  Aux.,  quarterly  remittance  by  Mrs.  R.  E.  Cole,  treasurer  (of 
which  $75  to  constitute  Mrs.  Mary  C.  Leonard,  Mrs.  Mary  P.  Bacon, 
and  Mrs.  Phebe  Coxhead,  L.  M's.),  $81.95  (gold) 92.80* 

Donations  and  legacy $16,566.55 

Quarterlies,  "  Life  and  Light  " 67.23; 

"  "  Echoes " 5.48. 

$16,639.26; 


RECEIPTS    FOR   NOVEMBER. 

MAINE. 

Aubzirn—Anx.j'NLrs.  George  Harris  of  Columbia  Falls,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Thomas  B.  Little  of  Auburn  L.  M.,  and  towards  salary  of  Miss 
Townshend  in  Ceylon $25.00 


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Bangor  — Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  G.  Thurston,  treasurer  ($25  of  which,  from 
Hammond-street  Society,  to  constitute  Mrs.  (Rev.)  W.  M.  Barbour 

L.  M.) $35.00 

^ZZsi<7or*A  — Prayer  Circle,  additional 50 

Por timid  — Aux.  (of  which  $23.06,  being  balance  for  1871,  for  support  of 

school  at  Mardin,  assumed  by  this  auxiliary) 30.00 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Fitzwilliam  —  Aux.,  Congregational  Church  and  Society  ....  19.90 
Hanover  —  AxLX.  (Mrs.  E.  D.  Sanborn,  secretary),  additional  for  Bitlis 

school 21.50 

Keene  —  Arthur  Osborne's  missionary  hen 25 

VERMONT. 

Cumberland  Centre  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  M.  S.  Rideout,  secretary  .  .  .  10.00 
Middlebiiry  —Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  H.  Ladd,  treasurer  (of  which  $15  from  the 

S.  S.  children,  for  support  of  "  Mariam  of  Hogbi,"  at  Harpoot)  .  .  120.00 
Rutland  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  John  B.  Page,  to  constitute  Miss  Hattie  L.  Rays, 

Miss  Charlotte  Kilburn,  Miss  Mina  Paine,  and  Miss  May  Mussey, 

L.  M's 100.00 

St.  Alban^s  — Mrs.  W.  O.  Gadscomb,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.  .  .  25.00 
St.  Johnsbury  —  Young  Ladles'  Missionary  Society,  for  pupil  in  Miss 

Seymour's  school  at  Harpoot 36.00 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Auburndale  —  Aux.,  additional 3.00 

Abington,  East  —  Mrs.  Clara  Jones,  for  adornment  of  Constantinople 

Home 5.00 

Burlington  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  L.  R.  Hudson,  president,  Miss  M.  A.  Butters, 

secretary),  to  constitute  Mrs.  L.  R.  Hudson  L.  M 25.00 

Boston  —  Miss  Carrie  Jones,  fjr  Constantinople  Home,  $1;  Old  South, 
"  L.  F.  B.'s"  monthly  subscription,  with  a  portion  previously  given, 
to  constitute  Miss  Laura  Farnham  of  Nicomedia,  and  Miss  Phebe  L. 
Cull  of  Manissa,  L.  M's.,  $.30;  Shawmut  Church,  "  L.,"  additional, 
$10;  Park-street  Church,  Miss  Millet,  $1;  Mount -Vernon  Church, 
Jlrs.  M.  A.  Ricker,  $1;  Union  Church,  Miss  Louisa  J.  Brown,  for 

Bible-reader  in  India,  $50 93.00 

Boston  Highlands  —  Eliot  Church  (Mrs.  E.  H.  Anderson,  treasurer),  an- 
nual subscription 28.00 

Chelsea  —  Chestnut-street  Church,  additional,  by  Mrs.  Sweetser       .        .       4.00 

Everett  —  Aux.,  Miss  Esther  Whittemore,  treasurer 4.14 

Groveland  —  Congregational  Society,  by  Mrs.  Atwood,  to  constitute  Mrs. 

E.  F.  Paine  L.  M 25.50 

Haverhill  — Mrs.  M..  C.Flint 2.00 

io^yeZ^  — Mrs.  George  Stevens 1.00 

Norton  —  Wheaton  Female  Seminary,  to  constitute  Miss  Isoline  Barnes 

L.  M 25.00 

Peabody  —  Aux.,  additional 2.00 

Randolph,  East  —  Aux.  society,   Miss    S.  J.  Holbrook,    treasurer  (of 

which  $30  for  a  pupil  in  Mrs.  Edwards's  school,  South  Africa)  .  .  35.50 
Springfitld  —First    Cong.   Church,  aux.,  additional,   Miss  Louisa  S. 

Dickinson,  treasurer 11.00 


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Wellesley — Aux.,  additional,  from  labors  of  Mrs.  Gulick  and  little  Martha, 

for  North  China  Mission $7.04 

Winchester  —  Cong.  Church  S.  S.  (class  of  Mr.  S.  Small),  additional,  for 

Bible-reader,  "  Nigdi,"  at  Talas 50.00 

CONNECTICUT. 

Milford  —  First  Cong.  Church         .    - 20.00 

NEW  YORK  AND  NEW  JERSEY. 

Brooldyn —  (By  Mrs.  C.  H.  Parsons),  Miss  Clarissa  B.  Deming,  $50,  to 
constitute  Mrs.  Joseph  M.  Turner  and  herself  L.  M's. ;  Miss  Louise 
Deming,  $25,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Frederick  Deming  L.  M. ;  Mrs. 
Charles  H.  Parsons,  $25,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M 100.00 

Rochester  —  Central  Presbyterian  Church,  Young  People's  Missionary 

Society,  quarterly  remittance  for  salary  of  Miss  Bush,  Harpoot         .     83.71 

Harlem  — Cong.  Church,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Elizabeth  E.  Meggs  L.  M.  ,     25.00 

Montclair  —  Mrs.  L.  "W.  Rodman,  treasurer  (of  which  $25  to  constitute 

Mrs.  "William  B.  Holmes  L.  M.,  by  her  sister  Mrs.  Edward  Sweet)    .     30.00 

OHIO. 

jBeZpre  — Union  Centre  S.  S.,  for  girls'  school  at  Ceylon,  in  charge  of 

Rev.  Mr.  Smith 14.10 

Cincinnati  — B.eY.  B.  P.  Aydelott,  D.  D.,  to    constitute  Louisa  Este 

Aydelott  L.'  M ...    25.00 

Dayton  —  Third  United  Brethren  S.  S.  (colored),  additional,  fer  Lorana 

Champion,  pupil  in  Mrs.  Edwards's  school,  South  Africa    .        .        ..    12.00 

Toungstown— Aux.  (Mrs.  F.  T.  Caldwell,  treasurer),  quarterly  collec- 
tion  40.00 

ILI.INOIS. 

Chicago  —  "  E.  G-.  T."  and  "  M.  L.  P.,"  for  "  Horessima  "  at  Marsovan 

school 10.00 

CANADA  EAST. 

Montreal — Mrs.  Mary  C.  Lyman 40.15 

FOREIGN  LANDS. 

A  Friend  in  the  East,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Samuel  P.  Baker  of  Wiscasset, 

Me.,  L.  M 25.00' 

Subscriptions  for  November     ..........      $1,169.29 

Quarterlies,  "  Life  and  Light " 126.38- 

"  "Echoes" 7.50 

$1,303.17 


RECEIPTS   FOR   DECEMBER. 

MAINE. 

Bangor- Aux.,  1st  Church  (Mrs.  E.  G.  Thurston,  treasurer),  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Newman  Smith  L.  M $25.00 

Bethel — Miss  M.  A.  Cummings 1.00 

Ellstoorth  —  'Prajer  Circle,  additional,  $4;  "  Cup  Bearers,"  additional, 

60  cts 4.60 

Tafmouth  —  "  A  Friend  " 2.00- 

6* 


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NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Campion  —  Aux.,Mrs.  E.  Bartlett,  treasurer  ($25  of  whicli  to  constitute 

Mrs.  Eliza  Hadley  L.  M.) $34.00 

Francistown — Mrs.  M.  J.  Kingsbury 1.00 

New  Ipswich  —  Aux.,  Miss  M.  F.  Taylor,  treasurer 29.15 

Raymond —  Aux.,  additional,  by  Mrs.  F.  A.  L.  George       ....       2.50 

VERMONT. 

North   Craftsbury  —  Mrs.  Deborah  W.  Loomis,  to  constitute  herself 

L.  M 25.00 

Dorset—  Cong.  Society,  ladies  of  (collected  by  Mrs.  Moore,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Susan  Jackson  Baldwin  and  Mrs.  B.  W.  Pratt  L.M's.,  with  last 
year's  balance) 44.00 

Bipton  —  "  A  Friend,"  to  constitute  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Kent  L.  M.         .        .     25.00 

Rutland  —  Ams..  {Mrs.  L.  P.  Flack,  treasurer),  $73;  S.  S.  Mission  Cir- 
cles, $115.01 188.01 

St.  Johnsbury  —  Aux.  of  North  Church,  by  Mrs.  S.  M.  Howard  (of 
which  $25  to  constitute  Mrs.  John  P.  Humphrey  of  East  St.  Johns- 
bury  L.  M.,  by  Mrs.  "  H.  F.") 75.00 

Vergennes  —  Cong.   Church  S.  S.,  for  support  of  a  pupil  in  a  mission 

school 40.00 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Boston  —  Union  Church,  Mrs.  H.  B.  Hooker,  to  constitute  Miss  Annie 
L.  Davis  of  Falmouth,  Mass.,L.M.,  $25;  Central-Church  mission 
circle,  "  Eughapers,"  additional,  $7.53;  Mount- Vernon  Church,  Mrs, 
Winslow's  Maps,  $2.25;  Old-South  Church,  Miss  Lillie,  $5;  "  L.  F. 
B.,"  monthly  subscription,  to  constitute  Miss  Julia  A.  Sheai-man  of 
Turkey  L.  M.,  and  to  make  up   the  balance  due  to    constitute   Mrs. 

Mary  C.Turner  of  Cambridge,  Vt.,  L.  M.,  $30 69.78 

Boston.  East  —  Maverick  Church,  *'  Zulu  Helpers,"  $100,  share  in  the  en- 
largement of  Mrs.  Edwards's  scliool-building;   also  for  Mrs.  Nancy 

Damon,  a  native  helper  to  Mrs.  Edwards,  $.50 150.00 

Boston  Highlands  —Vine-street  Church  (Mr.  Callender's  class,  forming 

a  mission  circle),  $10;  AYalnut-avenue  Church,  Mrs.  Rice,  $1      .        .     11.00 

i5roo>fc/ieW —"  A  Friend  " 5.00 

JSeWi/i  — Mrs.  W.  A.  Houghton 1.50 

Cambridge  —  Shepard  Church,  "  Little  "Workers  "  (Miss  A.  H.  Rogers's 

class),  for  a  pupil  in  Mrs.  Edwards's  school,  South  Africa  .        .        .     30.00 

C/8es^^r/ieZ(Z,  JFes^  — Mrs.  J.  H.  Clarke 1.00 

B^at/teW— Aux.,  Miss  A.  Graves,  treasurer 72.00 

Hinsdale  —  Aux.,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Ephraim  Flint  and  Mrs.  B.  F.  Kit- 

tredge  L.  M's 50.00 

Milbury  —  "  Favor  of  a  Classmate,"  Mrs.  "  L.  F.  F.,"  to  constitute  Mrs. 

Charles  H.  Peirce  L.  M 25.00 

Newhuryport  —  Aux.   (Mrs.  H.  A.  Ingraham,  treasurer),  to  constitute 

Mrs.  Randolph  Campbell  and  Miss  Susan  H.  Brown  L.  M's.        .        .      50.00 
New  Bedford  —  Aux.  (by  Mrs.  Parker),  ladies  of  Trin.  Society,  to  con- 
stitute their  pastor's  wife,  Mrs.  Emily  Hitchcock  Terry,  L.  M.  .        .     25.00 
Springfield  —  Aux.,  Olivet  Church,  additional,    towards    Miss  Wads- 

Worih's  salary 21.74 


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<S'aZewi  —  Aux.,  Tabernacle  Church  S.  S.  mission  circle,  "  Willing  Help- 
ers," for  a  pupil  in  Mrs.  Edwards's  school $30.00 

RHODE  ISLA.ND. 

Providence  —  Aux.,  Union  Church,  $40;  Charles-street  Church,  $15,  to- 
wards salary  of  Miss  Ashley 65.00 

CONNECTICUT. 

CoZMT^Ma  — By  A.  D.  Avery,  six  annual  memberships        ....       6.00 

Greenivich,  North— Mrs,.  3aneM..  Alcott,  to  constitute  her  sister,  Miss 

Mina  K.  Merrill  of  Peacham,  Vt.,  L.  M 25.00 

Hartfvrd  —  Aux.  (Mrs.  Charles  A.  Jewell,  treasurer).  Centre  Church, 
towards  salary,  assumed  in  full,  of  Miss  Cornelia  Dwight  of  Sivas, 
Western  Turkey,  $211  ($25  of  which  to  constitute  Mrs.  Justin  Per- 
kins L.  M.);  Wethersfield-avenue  Church,  $21      235.00 

Killmc/ly  —  D.  C.  Jencks,  Esq.,  to  constitute  Miss  Lucia  G.  Jencks,Miss 

Susan  P.  Hammond,  Mrs.  Mary  Stokes,  and  Mrs.  Laroy  Wood,  L.  M's.  100.00 

0ZcZi2/??ze  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Nathaniel  Lee,  secretary 29.00 

Netv  Haven  — Aux.,  including  West  Haven  and  Cornwall,  with  previous 
contributions  (for  salary  of  Mrs.  Edwards,  two  Bible-readers  at 
Madura,  two  Bible-readers  at  Marsovan,  thirteen  pupils  at  Marsovan, 
and  eight  at  Madura  boarding-school,  under  Mrs.  Chandler;  balance 
for  girl  in  Africa;  and  $290.69  towards  the  enlargement  of  Mrs.  Ed- 
wards's school-building) 1  399  §2 

Stafford  Springs  —  Congregationsil  Church '  11.28 

NEW  YORK  AND  VICINITY. 

BrooJcJyn  — South  Cong.  Church  (Mrs.  Charles  H.  Parsons,  treasurer), 
Ladies'  Benevolent  Society,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Henry  M.  Storrs  and 

Mrs.  ]Sr.  A.  Boynton  L.  M's 5O.00 

.7ewe«  — Ladies' Benevolent  Society  (Mrs.  Kate  Morse,  treasurer)    .        .     11.25 

New  York  — Mr  a.  C.  P.  Bush 500 

Syracuse  — Misa  Arnold  and  her  Bible  class,  to  constitute  Mrs.  A.  T. 


Beard  L.  M. 


25.00 


Westmoreland  — Woman's  Missionary  Society  (Mrs.  E.  C.  Johnston, 
treasurer),  towards  salary  of  Miss  Rosella  Smith  of  the  Madura 
Mission J2.00 

Whitney's-Poi)it  Society  — By  Mrs.  Seymour      ......       7.62 

NEW  JERSEY. 

Madison  — Aux.  (Mrs.  J.  C.  Potts,  treasurer),  for  Sarah  R.  White,  their 

Bible-reader,  Ceylon gO  qq 

PENNSYLVANIA  AND  THE  PHILADELPHIA  BRANCH. 

Canonsburg  — Mrs.  M.K.  Foley  10  00 

Philadelphia  Branch  — {Mrs.  J.  D.  Lynde,  treasurer),  Mrs.  M.  B.  Coane, 
$12;  Mrs.  W.  M.  Sinclair,  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,  $25;  Mrs. 
John  McLeod,  $10;  Mrs.  Sarah  C.  Seaver,  $5;  Mrs.  John  Sawyer, 
$2;  Miss  Mary  A.  Hart  (sixteen  ladies,  $1  each),  $16;  Mrs.  C. 
Burnham,  $5;  Mrs.  Mary  Souder,  $2;  Mrs.  Hart,  from  sale  of  hair 
crosses,  $50  (of  which  to  constitute  Minnie  Lee  Hart,  and,  by  her 
father,  Ellen  Warren  Holmes,  L.  M's.);  also  $73  remitted  by  treasurer 


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(W.  B.  M.)  for  cross  fund  (of  wMch  $50  from  a  mem"ber  of  Mr.  Fur- 
■ber's  church  at  Kewton,  Mass.,  and  $23  given  at  Salem  meeting); 
"  C.  -A.  L*."  (of  which  $25  to  constitute  Mrs.  Mary  Souder  L.  M),  $75; 
**  Carrier  Doves,"  $18.80 ;  "  Plymouth  May-Flowers,"  $11 ;  '*  Morning- 
Star  "  circle,  $3.25;  Woman's  Missionary  Society,  Jersey  City,  N.  J., 
$27;  Woman's  Missionary  Society,  Orange,  N.  J.,  Trinity  Cong. 
Church  (with  $24  previously  paid  to  constitute  Miss  Anna  Pierson 
L.M.),  $1;  Woman's  Missionary  Society,  Franklinville,  N.  J.,  $6; 
collection  in  Washington,  D.  C,  $58.55;  Woman's  Missionary  So- 
ciety, Washington,  D.  C.  ($25  of  which  to  constitute  Mrs,  O.  O. 
Howard  L.  M.),  $45.25 $448.85 

GEORGIA. 

Andersonville  —  ^' A  Friend.^' 5.00 

TENNESSEE. 

LooJcouf  Mountain  —  Educational    Institute,  for    support  of    Mariam 

Pootookyan,  at  Killis,  Central  Turkey 30.00 

KENTUCKY. 

Henderson  — "A  Friendi" 3.00 

OHIO. 

Cleveland — Aux.  (of  which,  for  support  of  Bible-reader,  Luhibai,  at 

Ahmednuggur,  $36.80) 43.95 

ILLINOIS. 

Quincy  — Mrs.  Avery  Turner,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Edward  Turner,  Mrs. 
S.  B.  Turner,  Mrs.  Daniel  Paullin,  Mrs.  Otis  A.  Turner,  all  of 
Quincy,  Mrs.  Asa  Turner  of  Hannibal,  Mo.,  and  Mrs.  L.  B.  Searle 
of  Brookfield,  Mo.,  L.  M's 150.00 

MINNESOTA. 

Cftaif^eZfZ  — Presbyterian  Church  S.  S.,  for  support  of  "  G-ita  "  in  Mrs. 

Bissell'B  school 22,00 

Total  of  subscriptions $3,773.05 

Quarterlies,  "  Life  and  Light  " 334.75 

"  "Echoes" 16.15 

Bound  volumes  .        .        .        .        i 4.50 

$4,128.45 


LIFE-MEMBERS 

OF    THE    WOMAN'S    BOARD    OF    MISSIONS. 

For  1871. 


Auburn.  —  Little,  Mrs.  Thomas  B. 
Bangor.  —  Barbour,  Mrs.  Wm.  M. 

Duren,  Mrs.  Emma  L. 

Fay,  Mr^.  S.  P. 

Smyth,  Mrs.  Newman 

Webb.  Mrs.  Hannah  K. 
Castine.  —  Adams,  Mrs.  Samuel 

Stevens,  Mrs.  Joseph  L. 
New  Gloucester.  —  Foxcroft,  Mrs.  Sa- 
lome H. 
Rohbinston.  —  Ealkam,  Mrs.  Cyrus 
Rockland.  —  Cutler,  Mrs.  Mary  E. 
South  Freeport.  —  Soule,  Miss  Ettie 
Wiscasset.  —  Baker,  Mrs.  Samuel  P. 
Wintei-port.  —  Skinner,    Mrs.    E.iza- 
beih 

NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Bristol.  —  Carrs,  Mrs.  A.  IM. 
Campion.  —  Blakelv,  Mrs.  Gertrude  S. 

Hadley,  Mrs.  Eliza 
Claremont.  —  Goddard,  Mrs.  Eliza 

Piper.  Mrs.  K.  N. 
Exeter  —  Mclntire,  Miss  Abby  E. 

Odlin,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  T. 
Hanover  Centre.  —  Smith,  Mrs.  Lau- 
ra S. 
Henniker.  —  Connor,  Mrs.  Lucy  S. 
Keene.  —  Burnham,  Mrs.  A.  W. 

Cooke,  Mrs.  N.  K. 

Leach,  Mrs.  J.  A. 

Eand,  Mrs.  Isaac 

Townsend,  Mrs.  Luther 

VERMONT. 

Brattleborough.  —  Mighill,  Mrs.  Na- 
thaniel 
Thompson,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  C. 
Burlington.  —  SaflTord.  Mrs.  Geo.  B. 
Cambridge.  —  Turner,  Mrs.  Mury  C. 
Castleton. —  Maynard,  Miss  Olive  B, 
Dorset.  —  Baldwin,  Mrs.  Susan  Jack- 
son 
Pratt,  Mrs.  Bettuah  W. 


Georgia.  —  Colton,  Mrs.  Alice  C. 
Hinsdale.  —  Flint,  Mrs.  Ephraim 

Kittredge,  Mrs.  B.  F. 
Montpelier.  —  Lord,  Mrs.  Wm.  H. 

Scott,  Mrs.  Geo.  VV. 
North     Craftsbury.  —  Loomis,     Mrs. 

Deborah  W. 
Peacham.  —  Chamberlain,  Miss  Jane 
E. 

Merrill,  Miss  Mina  K. 
Ripton.  —  Kent,  Mrs.  Mai-y  A. 
Rutland.  —  Kilburn,  Miss  "Charlotte 

Mussey,  Miss  May 

Paine,  Miss  Maria 

Rays,  Miss  Hattie  L. 
St.  Alban's.  —  Brainerd,  Miss  Julia    ' 

Day,  Mrs.  Martha  L. 

Farrar,  Mrs.  Julia  K. 

Gadscomb,  Mrs.  W.  0. 

Lavender,  Mrs.  Alida  J. 

Loomis,  Mrs.  Melvina 

Williams,  Mi<s  Salome 
St.  Juhnsbury.—  Kidder,  Mrs.  Thos. 

Southgate,  Mrs.  Charles 
St.    Johnsburi/,    East.  —  Humphrey, 

Mrs.  John  P. 
Waterbury.—  Glyson,  Mrs.  M.  E. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Amherst.  —  Ballantine,  Mrs.  E. 

Hall,  Martha  Snell 

Lewis,  Mrs.  E.  R.- 
Andover.  —  Holt,  I\Irs.  Janette  M. 
Athol.  —  Thorpe.  Mrs.  Phoebe  M. 
Auburndale. — Hildreth,   Mrs.    Eliza 
M. 

Mosman,  Mrs.  Caroline  B. 

Worcester,  Mrs.  I'^aac  R. 

Wright,  Mrs.  Sarah  Lord 
Barringtun.  —  Evarts,  Mrs,  Scudder 
Bedford.  —  Chase.  Mrs.  Edward 
Beverly.  —  Batchekler,  Mrs.  Lydia  L. 

Lefavour,  Mrs.  Nancy  L. 

Pickett,  Mrs.  Susan 

Safford,  Martha  Jane 


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-  Smith,  Mrs.  Harriet 

Woodbury,  Mrs.  Anna  Wallis 
Boston.  —  Adams,  Miss  Mary- 
Adams,  Miss  Sarah  B. 

Ambrose,  Mrs.  J.  S. 

Butler,  Miss  Frances  S. 

Dana,  Miss  Mary  T. 

Hayes,  Mrs.  Stephen  H. 

Hillard,  Mrs.  Emma  T. 

Hobart,  Miss  S.  Ellen 

Hooker,  Miss  Sarah  Huntington 

Howland,  Miss  Maria 

Hutchinson,  Miss  Fannie  A. 

Nickerson,  Miss  E.  A. 

Nickerson,  Miss  H. 

Parsons,  Mrs.  H.  M. 

Pitkin,  Mrs.  Mary  A. 

Pratt,  Miss  Sarah  T. 

Smith,  Mrs.  Thomas  P. 

Sprague,  Mrs.  Phineas 

White,  Mrs.  Joseph  H. 

Wiswall,  Miss  E.  D. 
Boston,  East.  —  Glbbs,  Miss  Armeda 

Gibson,  Mrs.  Nehemiah 

Hall,  Mrs.  Luther 

Land,  Mrs.  John 

Wellington,  Mrs.  Alfred  A.* 
Boston,  South.  —  Ruggles,  Miss  A.  R. 

Kent,  Mrs.  Barker  B. 

Cowley,  Mrs.  S.  B. 
Boston    Highlands.  —  Dunning,   Mrs. 

Albert  E. 
Bradford.  —  Johnson,  Miss  A.  H. 

Munroe,  Mrs.  N. 
BrooUine.  —  Emerson,  Miss  Tirza  S. 

Stoddai-d,  Miss  Mary  G. 

Tyler,  Mrs.  Jerome' W. 

Withington,  Mrs.  Moses 
Burlington. —  Hudson,  Mrs.  L.  R. 
Cambridge.  —  Whitman,  Mrs.  E.  P. 
Charlestown.  —  Abbott,  Mrs.  Wm. 

Doane,  Mrs.  Charles  H. 

Mann,  Mrs.  Sarah  B. 

Littlefield,  Mrs.  Mary 
Chelsea.  —  Copp,  Miss  Kittie  B. 

Copp,  Miss  Laura  W. 
Cohasset.  —  Bates,  Miss  Abby  N. 

Cushing,  Miss  Abigail 
Concord.  —  Damon,  Mrs.  R.  P. 

Munroe,  Miss  Mary 
Dedham.  —  Farrington,  Mrs.  G.  M. 

Guild,  Miss  Laura  T. 

Taft,  Miss  Minerva  W. 
JDoixhester.  —  Carruth,  Mrs.  Nathan 

Carruth,  Miss  Nellie 

Gibbs,  Mrs.  Rufus 

Means,  Miss  Miriam  B. 

Smith,  Miss  Anna  M.  C. 


Dunstable.  —  Fletcher,  Miss  Lucretia 

S. 
East  Ahington.  —  Reed,  Miss  Martha 
East  Haddam.  —  Cone,  Mrs.  Zecha- 

riah 
Falmouth.  —  Butler,  Miss  Martha  L. 

Cornish,  Mrs.  Celia  F. 

Craig,  Mrs.  H.  K. 

Davis,  Miss  Anna  L. 

Hatch,  Mrs.  Caroline  C. 

Jenkins,  Mrs.  C.  T. 

Jenkins,  Mrs.  Susan  E. 

Lawrence,  Miss  Susan 
Fitchburg.  —  Lowe,  Mrs.  Seth 
Framinq'ham.  —  Warren,  Mrs.  Edwin 

H. 
Grafton.  —  Jewett,  Mrs.  H.  B. 

Jewett,  Miss  Hattie  R. 
Granby.  —  Church,  Mrs.  John 

Cook,  Mrs.  Perez 

Emerson,  Mrs.  Rufus. 

Kellogg,  Miss  Mary  C. 

Smith,  Mrs.  Wm.  A. 
Grantville.  —Smith,  Miss  Ella  B. 
Groton.  —  Blanchard,  Miss  Fannie  C. 
Graveland.  —  Paine,  Mrs.  E.  F. 
Hatfeld.  — Billings,  Miss  Mary  A. 
Haverhill.  —  Nichols,  Mrs.  Charlotte 

P. 
Bingham.  — Lincoln,  Miss  Ellen 
Hinsdale.  —  Flint,  Mrs. 

Flint,  Mrs.  Ephraim 

Kittridge,  Mrs.  B.  F. 
Holliston.  —  Burnap,  Mi*s.  Sewall  G. 

Fisk,  Mrs.  Frederick  F. 
Hyde  Park.  —  Howard,  Mrs.  Geo.  L. 

Mann,  Mrs.  Stephen 
Indian  Orchard.  —  Harris,  Mrs.  Jen- 
nie S. 
Jamaica  Plain.  —  Brackett,  Miss  M. 
A.  B. 

Cushman,  Mrs.  Emmeline  S. 

Guild,  Mrs.  P.  K. 

Hill,  Mrs.  Thomas 
Laiorence.  —  White,   Miss  Elizabeth 

Walker 
Lee.  —  Ives,  Mrs.  Hannah  F. 
Lenox.  —  Washburn,  Mr^.  Emily 
Leominster.  —  Camp,    Mrs.    Frances 
A. 

Prescott,  Miss  Lydia 

Rickard,  Mrs.  Clara 

Thurston,  Miss  P^liza  A. 

Thurston,  Miss  Judith  S. 
IJttleton.  —  Shick,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  C. 
Lincoln.  —  Farrar,  Mrs.  Dorcas 

Flint,  Mrs.  Caroline  A. 

Hartwell,  Mrs.  Lucy  B. 


*  Deceased. 


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LoioelL  —  Hosmer,  Miss  Sarah  V. 
Maiden.  —  Gleason,  Mrs.  Herbert 

Whittemore,  Mrs.  Wm. 
Medford.  —  R^ixlow ,  Miss  Catherine 
E. 
Johnson.  Miss  Lucy  T. 
Kidder,  Mrs.  J.  T. 
Pillsburv,  Mrs.  Hattie 
Millbury.  —  Pierce,  Mrs.  Chas.  H. 
Monson. — Hammond,  Mrs.  Charles 

Tufts,  Mrs.  James 
Natick.  —  Jones,  Mrs.  Clara  D. 
New  Bedford.  —  Craig,  Mrs.  — - 
Terry,  Mrs.  E.  H. 

Wheelock,  Mrs. 

Newhuryport.  —  Brown,   Miss   Susan 
N. 
Campbell,  Mrs.  Kandolph 
Fisk,  Mrs.  Dr. 
Lunt,  Mrs.  Sarah  L. 
March,  Miss  Alice  L. 
Powell,  Mrs.  James 
Eosseaii.  Miss  Annie  E. 
Newton.  —  Lowry,  Mrs.  S.  E. 
Smith,  Mrs.  R.  W. 
Wellman,  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Newton  Centre.  —  Loring,  Miss  Eliza- 
b'ith 
Warren,  Mrs.  I.  P; 
North  Broohfield.  —Reed,  Mrs.  S.  B. 
North  Hadiey.  —  Beaman,  Miss  E.  H. 

Stockbridge,  Miss  M.  K. 
North    Weymouth.  —  Loud,  Mrs.  Be- 

thia  B. 
Norton. —  Wheaton    Female     Sem., 

Barnes,  Miss  Isoline 
Peabody.  —  Smith,  Miss  Charlotte  G. 
Pepperell.  —  Jewell,  Miss  Ann  M. 

Wallace,  Mrs.  Levi 
Pittsfield.  —  Allen,  Mrs.  Phineas 

Wilson,  Mrs.  Caroline 
Beading.  —  Torrey,  Mrs.  A.  L. 
Rockport.  —  Brooks,  Mrs.  Reuben 
Eoyalston.  —  Cushman,    Miss     Mary 

Floyd  (8  months  old) 
Shelburne.  — Marsh,  Mrs.  A.  F. 
South   Amherst.  —  Bridgeman,     Mrs. 
Elizabeth  M. 
Hay  ward,  Mrs.  Martha 
Southampton.  —  Birge,  Miss  Sophia 

Wells,  Mrs.  R.  R. 
South      Deerfield.  —  Phelps,       Mrs. 

Martha  P. 
South  Hadiey.  —  Mt.    Holyoke  Sem., 
Bowen,  Miss  Sarah 
Callender,  Emma  H.,  M.D. 
Carroll,  Mrs.  Mary  K. 
Hodgdon,  Miss  Elizabeth  P. 


South  Hadleu.—  lleWm,  Miss  Sarah 
H. 
Parsons,  Miss  Sarah  P. 
Washburn,  Miss  Frances  E. 
Wells.  Miss  Annie  M. 
South     Weymouth.  —  Torrey,     Miss 

Elizabeth  L. 
Springfield.  —  Brewer,  Miss  Mary  A. 
Chapin,  Mrs.  Marvin 
Chapin,  Miss  Hattie  S. 
Chapin,  Miss  Mary  D. 
Chapin,  Miss  Gratia  R. 
Dickinson,  Miss  Louisa  S. 
Hubbard,  Mrs.  E.  A. 
Hubbard,  Miss  Emma  L. 
Topsfield.  —  McLoud,  Mrs.  Anson 
Truro.  —  Noble,  Edith  D. 
Uxbridge.  —  Briscoe,  Mrs.  Thomas  C. 
Walpole.  —  Allen,  Miss  Clara  F. 
Bird,  Mrs.  Francis  W. 
Johnson,  Mrs.  Loring 
Lewis,  Mrs  Willard 
Stetson,  Mrs.  Mary  P. 
Timslow,  Mrs.  H.  R. 
Wellesley.  —  Cameron,    Miss    Char- 
lotte 
Fuller,  Miss  Villetta  E. 
Westhorough.  —  Smith,    Mrs.     Lucy 

Jane 
Westfield.  —  Dow,  Mrs.  Maria 
West  Medivay.  —  Ide,  Mrs.  Mary  E. 

Knowlton,  Mrs. 

Thayer,  Mrs.  A.  0. 
West  Newton.  —  Campbell,  Miss  Cath- 
arine 
Newell,  Miss  Alice  Mary 
Prescott,  Mrs.  Harrison 
Williamstown.  —  White,  Mrs.  Joseph 
Wilmington.  —  Pearson,   Mrs.   Sarah 
A. 
Robie,  Mrs.  L.  H. 
Winchester.  —  Gage,  Mrs.  Julia  M. 
Worcester.  —  Spaulding,  Mrs.   Mary 

Swift,  Mrs.  Henry  D. 
Washburn,  Miss  Anna  P. 
Wrentham.  —  Fales,  Mrs.  Elisha  F. 


RHODE   ISLAND. 

Newport.  — Hammet,  Miss  Eliza  E. 
North  Scituate.  —  Ellis,  Mrs.  Mary 
Pawtucket.  —  Blodgett,  Mrs.  H.  M. 

Gulliver,  Mrs.  John 
Providence.  —  Corliss,  Mrs.  Wm. 

King,  Miss  Lydia 

Knowles,  Miss  Sarah  E. 

Taft,  Mrs.  Sarah  M. 


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CONNECTICUT. 

Bozrah.  —  Jones,  Mrs.  Wm.  G. 
Colchester.  —  Rogers,     Mrs.     Nancy 
Fox 

Willard,  Mrs.  Abbie  G. 
Cromicell.  —  Savage,  Jtliss  ^lary  G. 
Glastenbury.—  Broadhead,  Miss  Julia 
W. 

Hale,  Miss  Fidelia 

Hubbard,  Mrs.  Jerusha 

Kittredge,  Mrs.  Emma  McN. 

Kittredge,  Miss  Sarah  F. 

Plummer,  Mrs.  Abby  A. 

Wells,  ;Mrs.  Catherine 

Wright,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  N. 

Wright,  Mrs.  Lucy 
Greenicich.  —  Alcott,  ^^Irs.  Jane  M. 
Hartford.  —  Barbour,  Mrs.  Lucius 

"Gone,  Mrs.  Joseph  E. 

Day,  ^Irs.  Cnlvin 

Eldridge.  Mrs.  John  B. 

Jewell,  ^Irs.  Pliny 

Loomis,  ^liss  Henrietta  E. 

Perkins.  Mrs.  Justin 

Pond,  Mrs.  Charles  F. 

Smith,  Mrs.  J.  G. 

Thompson,  Mrs.  Wm. 

Treat,  Mrs.  Harriet  P. 

Williams,  Mrs.  W.  P. 
KilUnghj.  —  Hammond,   Miss    Susan 
P. 

Jencks,  Miss  Lucia  G. 

Stokes,  Mrs.  Mary- 
Wood ,  Mrs.  Leroy 
Middletoion.  —  Arnold,  Miss  Marion- 
ette P. 

Coffin,  Mrs.  0.  V. 

Colegrove,  Mrs.  Adelaide  W. 

Stiles,  Mrs.  N.  C. 

Tappan,  Mi^s  S.  S. 
Milford.  —  Benjamin,  Miss  Abby 

Benjamin,  xMiss  Abigail  A. 
New  Britain.  —  Churchill,  Mrs.  W.  A. 
New  Haven.  —  Cowles,  Mrs.  E.  P. 

Dickerman,  Mrs.  Julia 

Fabrique,  Mrs.  Charles 

Fitch,  Mrs.  Lewis 

Hermance.  Mrs.  Edgar 

Hubbard,  .Mrs.  0.  P. 

Hubbard,  Miss  H.  T. 

Ives,  Mrs.  Wm.  A. 

Prudden,  Miss  Lilian  E. 

Stevens,  Miss  Rose 

Street,  Mrs.  Augustus  R. 

White,  Mrs.  0.  H. 

White,    Miss     Mary     Charlotte 
Bliss 


Nonoich.  —  Bell,  Mrs.  Henry 

Hubbard,  Mrs.  Charlotte  L. 

Hutchison,  Mrs.  Wm. 

Norton,  Mrs.  Henry  B. 

Parker,  Miss  Elizabeth  Ann 

Post,  Miss  Sarah  B. 

Ripley,  Mrs.  George 
Thompson.  —  Dunning,  Mrs.  A.  K. 
West  Haven.  —  Wells,  Mrs.  George 

NEW   YORK. 

^/•as^er /'a?^.— Hurlburd,   Mrs.    C. 

T. 
BrooTclyn.  —  Bigelow,  Mrs.  Asa 

Boynton,  Mrs.  N.  A. 

lieming.  Miss  Clarissa  B. 

I)eming,  Mrs.  Frederick 

Parsons,  Mrs,  Charles  H. 

Storrs,  Mrs.  Henry  M. 

Turner,  Mrs.  Joseph  M. 
Buffalo.  —  French,  Mrs.  Sarah  A. 
Fredonia.  —  Gilbert.  Mrs.  Susan  H. 
Flushing^  L.I.  —  Williston,   Mrs.    M. 

Geneva.  —  Webster,  Mrs.  E.  Bayard 
Webster,  Miss  Margaret 

Harlem.  —  Meggs,    Mrs.    Elizabeth 
E. 

Lock-port.  —  Ingham,  ^Irs.  L.  P. 

Meridian.  —  Townsend,  Mrs.  T.  R. 

New  -  York  City.  —  Betts,  Miss  Amy 
E. 
Hobart,  Mrs. . 

Syracuse.  —  Beard,  Mrs.  A.  F. 

NEW   JERSEY. 

Montclair.  —  Holmes,  Mrs.  Wra.  B. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Edinb&rough.  —  Reeder,   Mrs.    Sarah 

PHILADELPHIA    BRANCH. 

Adams,  Mrs.  F.  A. 
Banfield,  Mrs.  Anna  F. 
Bartlett,  Mrs.  A.  G. 
Bascom,  Mrs.  W.  F. 
Buckman,  Miss  Addie  K. 
Hart,  Miss  May  A. 
Hart,  Miss  Minnie  Lee 
Holmes,  Miss  Ellen  Warren 
Howard,  Mrs.  0.  0. 
Leonard,  Mrs.  A.  L. 
McLean,  Mrs.  Allan 
Pierson,  Miss  Anna 


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Rankin,  Mrs.  J.  E.  ; 

SiDclair,  Miss  W.  M.  i 

Sonder,  Miss  Mary  | 

Stocking,  Mrs.  E."  ■ 
Tyler,  Mrs.  J.  E. 
Whittlesey,  Mrs.  Augusta  P. 

OHIO. 

Ashtabula.  —  Parsons,  Miss  Carry  R. 

Cincinnati.  —  A\-Jelotte,  Louise  Este 
Roots.  Mrs.  J.  Y. 

Edinhoroujh.  —  Bingham.  Miss  Bet- 
sey^ 

JV'o^.  —  Whitcomb,  Miss  Pamelia 
French 

Windham.  —  Clark,  Miss  Mary  E. 

ILLINOIS. 

Qulncy.  —'Pa.uWm,  Mrs.  Daniel 
Turner,  Mrs.  Edward 
Turner,  Mrs.  Otis  A. 
Turner,  Mrs.  S.  B. 


Brootfield.  —  Earle,  Mrs.  L.  B. 
Hannibal.  —  Turner,  Mrs.  Asa 


Warton.  — Spooner,  Mrs.  Betsey 

CALIFORNIA. 

Oakland.  —  Bacon.  Mrs.  MaiT  P. 

Blakesley,  Mrs.  Sarah  P* 

Cole,  Mrs.  Mary  P. 

Coxhead,  Mrs.  Phebe 

Finney,  Mrs.  Lydia 

Flint,  "ilrs.  Alvah  M. 

Leonard,  Mrs.  ilary  C. 

Wall,  Mrs.  Sarah  I. 
San  Francisco.  —  Benton,  Mrs.  J.  A. 

Morton,  Mrs.  John 

Smith,  Mrs.  S.  S. 


FOREIGN   LA>s^DS 


Andrews,  Miss  Marv  E. 
Chapin,  Mrs.  Clara  L. 
Payson.  Miss  Adelia  M. 

GEEECE. 

Constantine,  Mrs.  Georgt 


Ashley,  ^liss  Harriet  S. 
De  Riemer,  Mrs.  Ecaily 
Palmer,  Mrs.  Flora  D.' 
Madrall,  Miss  Elizabeth 
Madrall,  Miss  Gertrude 
Noyes,  Mrs.  .Joseph  T. 
Smith,  Mrs.  Emily  M. 

MICRONESIA. 

Sturges,  Mrs.  Susan  M. 

TURKEY. 

Bliss,  Miss  Flavia  S. 
Bush.  Miss  Caroline  E. 
Clarke,  Miss  Ursula  C. 
Cull,  Miss  Phebe  L. 
Dwight,  Miss  Cornelia  P. 
Ely,  Miss  Charlotte  E. 
Ely,  Miss  Mary  A.  C. 
Fa'rnham,  Miss  Laura 
Giles,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Greene,  Mrs.  J.  K. 
Mumford,  Mrs.  Anna  V. 
Powers,  Miss  Hattie  G. 
Schneider,  Mrs.  Susan 
Shearman',  Miss  Julia 
Wads  worth,  Mary  L.,  M.D. 
West,  Miss  Maria  A. 
Williams,  Miss  Mary  S. 


FIFTH  AMUAL  REPOET 


WOMAN'S  BoAED  or  Missions. 


PRESENTED   AT 


^h  %mxnRl  "^tttin^, 


IN  PARK-STREET  CHURCH,   BOSTON, 


JA:N^UAEY  7,  1873. 


BOSTON : 

PRINTED   BY   RAND,   AVERY,   &   CO. 

1873. 


CONTENTS. 


Annual  Report 3 

Report  of  the  Philadelphia  Branch 13 

Report  of  the  New-Haven  Branch l6 

Report  of  the  Treasurer 21 

Auxiliary  Societies 26 

Mission-Circles 35 

Missionaries  supported  by  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  .       .  39 

Schools                    "             "               "                   "             "        •       •  41 

Native  Teachers  and  Bible-Readers 41 

Contributions  for  1872    .       .              43 

Life-Members     '•     " 69 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT 


Is  published  monthly  by  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions,  at  the  subscrip- 
tion-price of  Fifty  Cents  a  year,  payable  in  advance.  It  may  be  obtained  on 
application  to  Secretary  W.  B.  M,,  at  Congregational  House,  Beacon  Street, 
Boston. 

We  trust  our  friends  will  interest  themselves  in  obtaining  subscribers  for  us. 


ANNUAL  REPORT. 


By  a  pleasing  coincidence,  our  anniversary  greetings  are 
mingled  with  the  customary  congratulations  of  the  season ; 
and  as  the  friendly  salutations  of  the  New  are  preceded  by 
the  Christ-hallowed  festival  of  the  Old  year,  so  let  us,  with 
devout  gratitude,  ascribe  all  the  blessings  which  we  to-day  com- 
memorate to  the  gracious  care  of  Him  who  came  to  give  good 
gifts  unto  men ;  and  let  us  be  quickened  by  the  thought,  that  so 
far  as  the  work  of  this  and  kindred  societies  shall  spread,  the 
reign  of  the  Prince  of  peace  shall  be  extended,  and  the  glad 
shout  of  newly-emancipated  souls  shall  usher  in  each  ' '  happy 
new  year." 

Not  to-day,  as  a  year  ago,  do  we  meet  with  unbroken  ranks. 
Death,  alas  !  has  invaded  our  inner  circle,  and  taken  from  us  one 
of  our  honored  vice-presidents,  and  a  beloved  and  trusted  direc- 
tor. Mrs.  J.  B.  Page,  of  Rutland,  Yt.,  departed  this  life  in 
May  last,  in  a  distant  land,  whither  she  had  gone  for  the  benefit 
of  her  health.  Possessed  of  rich  and  graceful  personal  gifts,  con- 
secrated by  religion,  she  was  the  ornament  of  every  circle  in 
which  she  moved,  and  the  hearty  supporter  of  every  good  work. 
Her  untimely  death  has  prevented  the  accomplishment  of  wide- 
reaching  plans  for  the  benefit  of  this  society,  which  she  loved ; 
but  her  sweet  example  remains,  and  her  "  works  do  follow"  her. 

On  the  14th  of  November,  Mrs.  Linus  Child  of  Boston,  one 
of  the  founders  of  this  Board,  was  released  from  a  long  and 
painful  illness,  which  she  bore  with  exemplary  patience  and  res- 


ignation,  and  was  called  to  lier  reward.  Sympathizing  with  her 
lamented  husband  in  his  love  for  the  work  of  the  American 
Board,  which  was  strengthened  by  long  connection  with  its  pru- 
dential committee,  she  was,  by  her  excellent  judgment  and  ripe 
Christian  experience,  combined  with  great  natural  decision  of 
character,  fitted  to  be.  as  wise  in  counsel  as  she  was  faithful  in  her 
attachment  to  our  work.  To  us,  her  associates,  her  memory  is 
exceedingly  precious. 

MEETINGS. 

We  can  but  rejoice  in  the  growing  interest  which  has  been  at 
once  the  cause  and  the  effect  of  undiminished  attendance  upon 
our  regular  public  meetings ;  and  we  would  here  acknowledge 
our  obligation  to  our  missionaries  for  valuable  correspondence 
famished  by  them,  which  has  often  been  our  chief  reliance  on 
these  occasions.  The  monthly  and  other  meetings  of  the  execu- 
tive committee  have  been  faithfully  sustained ;  and  whatever  sac- 
rifice of  personal  convenience  they  may  from  time  to  time  have 
involved,  has  been  more  than  compensated  by  the  rich  reward  of 
working  for  Christ. 

The  Elim  of  the  year  was  at  New  Haven,  in  October  last. 
There,  from  the  upper  and  nether  springs  of  a  generous  and 
kindly  hospitality,  and  still  more  from  the  overshadowings  of  the 
Divine  Presence,  we  experienced  a  higher  refreshment,  perhaps, 
than  the  journeying  Israelites  found  by  the  "  twelve  wells  of 
water,"  and  under  the  "  seventy  palm-trees."  Several  mission- 
aries, fresh  from  their  work,  were  present,  who,  with  the  elo- 
quence of  consecrated  hearts,  represented  the  needs  of  those  for 
whom  they  had  labored,  and  urged  upon  us  our  duty.  The 
maternal  instinct  of  some,  found  utterance  through  quivering 
lips  in  the  fit  audience  of  that  vast  number  of  mothers  and  sis- 
ters ;  and  this  Board  would  emphatically  reiterate  the  appeals 
there  made,  with  so  much  dignity  and  pathos,  in  beh  ilf  of  chil- 
dren necessarily  separated  from  their  parents.  Henceforth,  let 
every  mother  enter  into  more  complete  and  practical  sympathy 


with  our  beloved  missionaries  in  the  greatest  of  all  their  sacri- 
fices; and  let  every  sister,  as  she  values  the  blessing  of  home 
and  friends,  by  her  thoughtful  and  affectionate  regard,  seek  to 
cheer  the  loneliness,  and  alleviate  the  homesickness,  of  those, 
who,  because  their  beloved  parents  have  given  up  all  for  Christ, 
are  among  us  in  the  condition  of  partial  orphanage. 

At  the  same  meeting  we  were  favored  with  the  presence  of 
officers  and  missionaries  of  other  organizations,  and  were  per- 
mitted to  join  hands  with  the  Woman's  Board  for  the  Interior, 
through  its  president  and  delegate ;  while  our  numerous  aux- 
iliaries, with  the  Philadelphia  and  the  New-Haven  Branch,  —  the 
latter  recently  formed,  —  gave  grateful  promise  of  the  fulfilment 
of  the  prophecy,  "She  sent  out  her  boughs  unto  the  sea,  and 
her  branches  unto  the  river." 

Our  second  Branch  Society,  embracing  thirty-nine  auxil- 
iaries, has  been  formed  during  the  year,  at  New  Haven ;  and  to 
this,  with  the  Branch  at  Philadelphia,  numbering  twenty-five 
auxiliaries,  —  each  occupying  an  important  centre  of  influence, . 
and  both,  ably  and  faithfully  managed,  —  we  are  glad  to  commit 
the  care  and  responsibility  of  our  work  in  their  respective  fields. 

AUXILIARIES. 

The  enlargement  of  auxiliaries  and  mission-circles  during  the 
year  is  not  so  great  as  we  could  desire ;  but  the  efficiency  of 
those  which  exist  gives  very  encouraging  tokens  of  increasing 
interest  from  year  to  year.  These,  however,  do  not  fully  represent 
our  progress,  as  many  contributions  are  received  from  places  where 
there  is  no  organization.  To  secure  stability  and  perpetuity  to 
our  work,  it  is  very  desirable  that  a  regular  auxiliary  should  be 
formed  in  each  church  in  our  connection  ;  and  it  is  hoped  that 
the  day  is  not  far  distant  when  the  number  of  the  one  shall  be 
the  exact  representative  of  the  other.  We  learn,  from  correspond- 
ence with  these  auxiliaries,  that  the  more  they  do  for  the  cause, 
the  more  they  love  it ;  and  in  some  instances,  where  articles  of 
clothing,  as  a  part  of  the  outfit  of  missionaries,  have  been  pre- 


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pared,  a  peculiar  interest  has  been  developed  in  the  beneficiary 
and  her  field. 

From  a  busy,  thriving  town  in  Connecticut,  one  writes,  "I 
hope  yet  to  see  this  whole  city,  with  all  its  enterprise  and 
wealth,  permeated  with  the  missionary  spirit,  and  the  Christian 
women  living  for  some  higher  and  nobler  purpose  than  to  surpass 
each  other  in  style  and  fashion."  From  Canada  we  hear,  that 
*'  The  work  has  opened  many  hearts,  and  laboring  for  this  cause 
has  led  them  to  do  more  for  home  objects  ;  for  the  more  we  give 
directly  for  God's  glory,  the  more  he  gives  us  to  give."  A 
lady  ninety  years  of  age,  in  chirography  which  exhibited  a 
trembling  hand,  gives  conclusive  proof  of  undecaying  attach- 
ment to  Christ  in  the  following:  "I  have  long  desired  to 
exert  myself  to  form  an  auxiliary  to  your  society.  Without 
knowledge,  a  missionary  spirit  is  not  easily  aroused,  and  with  it 
I  am  not  sure  of  great  success ;  but  I  now  enclose  five  dollars, 
hoping  to  receive  papers  that  I  can  distribute,  and,  as  a  result, 
form  a  small  auxiliary  here,  that  may  bear  much  fruit." 

It  is  especially  gratifying  to  notice  the  ardor  with  which 
children  in  our  Mission-Circles  pursue  their  little  labors  for 
this  cause,  and  the  enthusiasm  developed  by  success.  Though 
their  efforts  may  appear  small,  they  are  productive  of  great  re- 
sults :  not  always  in  pecuniary  returns,  but  great  in  their -future 
relations.  To  interest  so  many  minds  in  any  object  of  benevo- 
lence, to  divert  thought  from  the  frequent  petty  occupations  and 
rivalries  of  youth  into  broader  and  more  unselfish  channels,  is  a 
work,  viewed  alone  iu  its  influence  upon  character,  whose  magni- 
tude cannot  be  over-estimated.  What  a  stable  foundation  might, 
in  this  manner,  be  laid  for  the  prosecution  of  the  varied  objects  of 
humanity  and  beneficence  in  the  generation  to  come  :  and  what 
homes  of  peace  and  moderate  desire  would  daughters  thus  dis- 
ciplined create  and  adorn  !  The  actual  contributions  of  these 
circles  —  whose  very  names,  it  is  a  pleasure  to  hear  —  are  by  no 
means  small.  By  mite-boxes,  banks,  sales,  picnics,  dolls'  fairs, 
and  other  youthful  devices,  "  willing  hearts  "  and  "  open  hands  " 


have  poured  into  our  treasury  during  the  year  more  than  four 
thousand  five  hundred  dollars.  • 

TREASURY. 

Considerable  advance  has  been  made  in  our  receipts  ;  *  but  not 
in  any  degree  adequate  to  the  opening  work.  Besides  the 
requisite  amount  for  the  yearly  support  of  missionaries,  schools, 
and  Bible-women,  we  are  waiting  to-day  for  nearly  forty  thou- 
sand dollars  to  complete  an  enterprise  in  Constantinople,  urged 
by  missionaries  on  the  ground,  and  laid  upon  us  by  the  pruden- 
tial committee  of  the  American  Board.  The  advantage  of  the 
weekly-pledge  system  has  been  tested  by  some  of  our  auxiliaries 
with  marked  success ;  and  we  would  commend  the  plan  for  gen- 
eral adoption,  as  likely  to  insure  augmented  receipts,  as  well  as 
to  promote  the  habit  of  systematic  beneficence. 

The  Home  in  Constantinople,  "  designed  to  be  the  centre 
of  a  threefold  Christian  work,  missionary,  medical,  and  edu- 
cational, for  the  women  and  girls  of  that  city  and  vicinity," 
has  been  in  operation  for  more  than  a  year.  The  success  of  the 
experiment  has  been  equal  to  our  most  sanguine  expectations; 
and  the  promise  of  future  usefulness  is  so  great,  that  it  is  deemed 
highly  desirable  that  the  institution  be  established  on  a  perma- 
nent basis.  Br.  Wood,  under  date  of  Nov.  18,  says,  "The 
Home  School  is  now  acquiring  the  reputation,  and  gaining  the 
favor,  which  we  have  believed  its  excellent  character  would  se- 
cure to  it.  It  has  fifteen  boarders  and  ten  day-scholars,  several 
of  whom  are  from  Protestant  Armenian  families,  who  brave  eccle- 
siastical denunciation  and  much  social  obloquy  in  giving  their 
daughters  to  us.  By  means  of  this  school,  our  position  as  mis- 
sionaries is  much  improved  already,  as  it  respects  the  native 
Protestants,  and  our  relations  with  the  people  at  large.  It  is 
opening  new  doors,  and  widening  our  influence,  and  commands 
respect  for  our  other  work  as  well."  It  is  estimated  that  the  cost 
of  land  and  suitable  buildings  for  this   purpose  will  not  fall  far 

*  $48,791.54. 


short  of  fifty  thousand  dollars.  Of  course,  regular  receipts 
from  auxiliaries  cannot  be  diverted  from  their  legitimate  appro- 
priation to  the  payment  of  salaries  of  missionaries  and  teachers  ; 
and  therefore  a  separate  appeal  is  made  in  this  behalf.  More 
than  ten  thousand  dollars  have  already  been  pledged.  Is  there 
not  gold  enough  in  the  custody  of  our  Christian  women  to  supply 
immediately  the  remainder  ?  Let  it  not  be  said  that  we,  who 
know  so  well  the  worth  of  such  opportunities,  refuse  the  respon- 
sibility and  honor  of  the  trust  providentially  offered  us. 

An  industrial  school,  known  as  the  Dakota  Home,  has  been 
established  among  the  Indians  of  that  name,  on  their  reservation 
in  Nebraska.  This  has  been  thought  needful  by  the  mission- 
aries stationed  there,  as  an  aid  in  elevating  the  tone  of  domes- 
tic life,  which  is  already  demanded  by  then*  advance  in  civil- 
ization. A  short  course  of  two  years,  in  which  girls  of  the 
proper  age  may  learn  the  rudiments  of  education,  with  the  arts 
and  habits  of  civilized  life,  especially  as  applied  to  the  industries 
and  good  management  of  their  homes,  it  is  thought,  will  be  the 
most  economical  and  efficient  means  of  raising  them  to  an 
equality  with  the  young  men,  who,  in  all  branches  of  education, 
are  now  greatly  their  superiors. 

It  is  proposed  soon  to  establish  a  Home  in  Japan  ;  in  other 
words,  a  training-school  for  women  and  girls,  where  they  may 
be  fitted  to  become  helpers  in  the  work  of  evangelization.  It  is 
quite  apparent  that  the  demand  for  similar  institutions  in  foreign 
lands  must  continue  to  increase  in  the  same  proportion  that  the 
principles  of  Christianity  are  recognized  and  obeyed.  Success  is 
costly,  peculiarly  so,  in  missionary  eflfort ;  and,  while  we  rejoice 
at  every  sign  of  improvement  in  the  condition  of  our  sex,  let  us 
prepare  ourselves  to  pay  the  price,  —  a  price  paltry  indeed,  when 
we  consider  our  own  indebtedness  to  our  Lord. 

A  new  and  interesting  field,  which  we  have  this  year  been 
permitted  to  enter,  is  among  the  nominal  Christians  of  Spain. 
A  school  for  girls  has  been  opened  at  Barcelona,  numbering 
twenty  pupils,  under  the  charge  of  Mrs.  Gulick,  and  Miss  Har- 


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riet  Blake,  an  English  lady  of  experience,  resident  there.  These 
twenty  pupils  are  choice  girls  selected  for  careful  training  from 
a  thousand  scholars  in  George  MuUer's  schools  in  that  city,  by 
which  the  advantage  of  two  or  three  years'  instruction  is  gained 
at  the  outset ;  and  much  good,  it  is  hoped,  may  be  done  in  Spain 
by  their  future  co-operation. 

SCHOOLS. 

We  receive  most  gratifying  accounts  from  our  schools  on  every 
hand,  whose  faithful  teachers  are  beginning  to  reap  the  rewards 
of  their  labors.  To  say  nothing  of  the  mental,  moral,  and  physi- 
cal improvement  of  their  pupils,  the  evidences  of  which  they 
have  daily  before  their  eyes,  the  teachers  are  sometimes  per- 
mitted .to  witness  the  transformation  of  character  possible  only 
to  the  regenerating  influences  of  the  Holy  Spirit ;  to  which  de- 
sired result,  all  their  labors  tend.  Miss  Proctor,  speaking  of  the 
sabbath  exercises  in  her  school  at  Aintab,  says,  "The  most 
precious  season  is  the  evening,  when  I  talk  with  two  or  three 
different  girls  alone,  on  the  subject  of  religion.  I  often  feel 
that  more  strength  goes  to  this  hour  than  to  any  ordinary  half- 
day."  From  Ahmednuggur,  we  have  recently  heard  that  thirteen, 
most  of  them  from  Mrs.  Bissell's  school,  were  admitted  to  the 
church  on  a  sabbath  evening  in  October,  in  the  presence  of  an 
immense  throng  of  interested  spectators.  Already  is  valuable 
aid  rendered  by  older  pupils  in  these  schools  as  assistant  teachers; 
and  many  of  them  perform  truly  missionary  labor  by  Bible-read- 
ing, and  conducting  prayer-meetings.  Oftentimes  they  maintain 
their  standing  in  the  face  of  opposition ;  and  instances  are  not 
unknown  where  such  firmness  on  the  part  of  a  single  girl  has 
saved  her  family  from  apostasy.  One  of  Miss  Norcross's  Bul- 
garian girls,  teaching  in  a  village  by  herself,  was  in  the  habit 
of  opening  her  school  with  prayer.  The  priest  heard  of  it,  and 
told  her  she  must  do  it  no  more.  She,  however,  made  no  change ; 
but,  after  receiving  from  him  a  second  admonition,  locked  her 
door,  and  proceeded   as  usual.     The  priest  then  went  to  the 


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authorities  to  sustain  him,  and  prevent  a  repetition  of  the  offence. 
They  looked  at  each  other  awhile,  stroked  their  beards,  and  then 
said,  "We  can  get  another  priest,  but  we  cannot  get  another 
teacher."  And  the  priest  went  his  way,  we  hope  a  wiser  man. 
Miss  Mary  S.  Williams,  associated  with  Mrs.  Coffing  at 
Marash,  writes,  that ''  advanced  scholars  in  the  school  at  Kerhan 
have  been  out  Thursday  afternoons  visiting  and  holding  meet- 
ings among  the  women  of  the  city.  With  the  help  of  an  assistant 
native  teacher,  they  have  visited  two  hundred  and  eighty  houses, 
conversing  with  the  women,  and  conducting  meetings  for  prayer. 
Three  have  already  gone  to  the  mountain  villages  as  teachers 
and  Bible-readers."  She  adds,  that  so  many  are  urging  admis- 
sion, that  they  have  determined  to  open  a  boarding-school,  where 
they  can  be  received,  and  trained  under  their  care.  Great  effort 
is  sometimes  made  to  secure  the  advantages  of  instruction. 
Mrs.  Edwards,  at  Inanda,  South  Africa,  has  arranged  to  have 
but  two  terms  in  the  year,  as  some  of  her  girls  live  over  seventy 
miles  distant,  and  generally  have  to  walk,  and  carry  their  clothes. 

BIBLE-WOMEN. 

The  patient  efforts  of  the  Bible-women  frequently  afford 
valuable  help  to  our  missionaries ;  and  many  of  them  are  very 
happily  adapted  to  their  work.  The  reports  of  the  year  indi- 
cate increasing  access  to  the  people,  and  more  attentive  listeners 
to  their  teachings.  Mrs.  Giles  of  Cesarea,  speaking  of  one  who 
had  been  laboring  in  Nigdeh,  —  an  out-station  twenty-four  hours 
distant,  —  says,  "  When  she  went  to  it,  there  was  but  one  Protes- 
tant woman :  now  there  are  twelve  or  fifteen,  several  of  whom  are 
seeking  admis-ion  to  the  church ;  and  nearly  all  of  them  have 
come  forward  through  her  influence.  She  has  taught  the  most 
of  them  to  read ;  and  they  begin  to  take  part  in  the  prayer- 
meetings."  Of  another,  Mrs  Giles  says,  "She  is  very  ear- 
nest and  warm-hearted,  and  a  lovely  Christian.  She  was  all  this 
when  she  began ;  but  her  character  has  been  much  strengthened 
and  developed  by  the  work.     She  has  remarkable  tact  in  getting 


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at  the  women,  and  mncli  shrewdness  in  meeting  their  objections 
to  the  truth,  and  so  thoroughly  good-natured,  that  no  one  can 
get  vexed  with  her ;  and  in  this  way  she  often  gains  admission 
where  others  would  be  repulsed." 

To  show  the  spirit  of  these  women,  we  quote  from  one  or  two 
of  their  own  letters.  Zahouhi,  a  Bible-woman  under  the  care 
of  Mrs.  Leonard  at  Marsovan,  speaks  of  a  station  she  had  visited, 
where  she  "found  many  friends,  and  labored  among  them  with 
much  love."  "Wherever  I  went,"  says  she,  "the  women 
would  gather  around  me,  and  listen  with  tearfal  eyes  to  the  word 
of  life.  I  remained  there  three  months.  My  parting  with  their 
families  was  very  trying :  the  women  escorted  me  out  of  the 
city,  and  many  tears  were  shed  as  we  separated."  Another 
from  Oodooville,  under  the  care  of  Miss  Agnew,  writes  as  fol- 
lows: "  I  have  been  seriously  ill  three  times,  and  near  to  the 
brink  of  death  :  the  last  time  I  was  very  sick,  and  made  a  prom- 
ise, that,  if  Grod  would  preserve  my  life,  I  would  try  to  live  more 
to  his  glory,  and  lead  some  poor  souls  to  Jesus.  Therefore  I 
commenced  the  work  of  Bible-reader,  and  also  taught  a  school 
of  little  gu'ls.  Now  my  husband  teaches  the  school,  and  I  visit 
the  houses  in  our  village,  and  read  the  Bible  to  the  women  and 
children.  More  than  three-fourths  of  all  I  visit  acknowledge 
the  truths  of  the  Bible,  and  confers  that  it  is  their  folly  that  they 
still  worship  idols." 

"  LIFE    AND    LIGHT." 

A  more  frequent  issue  of  our  Quarterly  Magazine  has  long 
been  thought  desirable  ;  but  the  great  difficulty  involved  in  such 
a  change  has  hitherto  prevented  the  Board  from  attempting  it. 
The  necessity  for  more  frequent  communication  with  our  auxil 
iaries  —  felt  perhaps  by  the  Woman's  Board  for  the  Interior  even 
more  than  by  ourselves  —  has  led  our  executive  committee, 
after  much  deliberation,  to  decide  upon  a  monthly  publisation 
of  "Life  and  Light,"  upon  the  same  terms  as  heretofore.  We 
wish,  that,  instead  of  the  twenty-four  officers,  our  whole  society 


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could  have  been  present  at  our  special  meetings  to  share  with 
us  so  grave  a  responsibility.  To  meet  the  increased  expense, 
it  is  necessary  that  the  subscription-list  should  be  greatly 
enlarged,  and  we  now  roll  this  burden  upon  our  membership, 
and  ask  it  of  our  auxiliaries  to  see  that  in  every  place,  the 
present  number  of  subscribers  shall  be  doubled.  This  done 
everywhere,  and  our  expenses  will  be  met,  and  the  faith  with 
which  we  entered  upon  the  work  justified. 

Next  to  the  tokens  of  divine  approbation,  nothing  has  been 
more  encouraging  to  us  as  a  society  than  the  approval  of  aged 
Christians,  whose  heavenly  charity  and  wisdom,  exemplified 
through  a  long  life,  command  our  veneration  and  love.  It  is 
therefore  with  tearful  gratitude  that  we  chronicle  here,  as  the 
bright  adornment  of  our  record  for  the  year  1872,  the  revered  and 
honored  name  of  Father  Cleveland, — the  ministries  of  whose 
life,  a  century  long,  richly  entitle  him  to  the  appellation.  Only 
a  few  weeks  before  his  death,  he  constituted  himself  a  life-mem- 
ber of  our  Board,  and  added  his  paternal  blessing. 

We  cannot  close  this  report  without  again  acknowledging  the 
Good  Hand  which  has  so  richly  blessed  every  department  of  our 
work;  and,  as  all  future  success  must  come  from  the  same 
Grracious  Source,  let  the  year  upon  which  we  are  entering  be 
distinguished  as  a  year  of  prayer, —  prayer  not  only  for  mission- 
aries, and  the  success  of  their  work  abroad,  but  for  ourselves 
also,  that  we  may  more  zealously  push  forward  the  work  at 
home.  Meantime  let  us  remember  that  the  tffort  of  an  hour 
may  set  in  motion  forces  which  shall  result  in  the  salvation  of 
many,  and  that  the  contribution  we  give  or  withhold  may  seal 
the  destiny  of  some  soul.  Solemn  thought !  Let  us  ponder  and 
act  upon  it  in  view  of  the  awards  of  the  final  day. 

Mes.  J.  A.  Copp,  Rec.  Sec. 


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REPOET   OF   THE   PHILADELPHIA   BRANCH. 


OFFICERS. 

President. 

Mrs.  BuEDETT  Hart,  Philadelphia. 
Vic  e-Pre  sid  ents . 

Mrs.S.C.PoMEROT,  Washingt'n,D.C.  Mrs.  H.  C.  Lockwood,  Baltimore,  Md. 
Mrs.  J.  E.  Tyler,  Vineland,  N.J.       Mrs.  M.  S.  Pi-att,  Franklinville,  N.J. 
Mrs.  Wm.  B.  Brown,  Newark,  N.J.    Mrs.  Ray  Palmer,  Newark,  N.J. 
Mrs.  G.  E.  Adams,  Orange,  N.J.  Mrs.  Allan  McLean,  E.  Orange,  N.J. 

Mrs.G.B.WiLLCOX,  Jersey  City,  N.J.Mrs.  Justin  Snow,  Paterson,  N.J. 
Mrs.  Julius  H.  Pratt,  Montclair,  N.J. 
Coi'res ponding  Secretaries. 
Miss  E.  L.  GooDELL,  Phila.,  Pa.       Miss  Mary  G.  Story,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Miss  Maud  Bascom,  Washing.  D.C.    Mrs.  L.  A.  Candee,  Jersey  City,  N.J. 
Treasurer. 
Mrs.  W.  E.  C.  Wright,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


EXTRACT  FROM  ANNUAL  REPORT. 

"  Our  Branch  is  yet  young,  and  located  in  a  field  unfavora- 
ble to  rapid  growth ;  yet  we  have  cause  for  great  encouragement 
that  our  numbers  have  steadily  increased,  and  that  our  receipts 
have  reached  the  sum  of.  two  thousand  dollars,  —  the  sum  to 
which  we  modestly  aspired  for  this  year.  Witb  this  we  have 
met  our  engagement  to  support  our  school  at  Aintab,  — includ- 
ing Miss  Proctor's  salary,  —  have  paid  for  a  piece  of  land  to 
be  added  to  the  ground  already  occupied  by  the  school  and 
home,  and  have  given  one  hundred  and  thirty  dollars  to  the 
Home  at  Constantinople,  and  also  sixty  dollars  to  China, 

^'  We  may  well  rejoice  that  we  are  counted  worthy  to  share  in 
this  work  either  at  home  or  abroad  in  these  days  of  the  '  hasten- 
ing of  Jehovah's  chariot-wheels  ;  '  and  it  is  a  cheering  sign  of 
the  times,  that  so  many  are  recognizing  the  wisdom  of  this  plan 
of  'woman's  work  for  woman.'  Rapidly  starting  into  life,  in 
all  our  churches  of  every  name,  are  these  busy  centres  of  mis- 
sionary zeal.  May  God  bless  all  these  varied  efforts  to  raise  a 
fallen  world  to  the  light  and  Kberty  of  the   gospel  of  Christ ; 


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and  may  they  re-a,ct  in  untold  blessings  upon  the  hearts  of  every 
mother  and  daughter,  bringing  us  more  and  more  into  the  like- 
ness of  Him  who  came  to  save  us  all ! 

*'  We  have  the  happiness  of  kmowing  to-day  that  we  stand 
not  alone  as  a  *  Branch  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions.' 
May  sister  '  Branches  '  multiply  and  flourish  till  tbe  dear  motber- 
tree,  grown  to  goodly  and  fair  proportions,  —  '  the  fruit  thereof 
ripe  for  the  Master's  harvesting,  —  '  shall  shake  like  Lebanon.'  " 

This  Branch  has  also  assumed  the  support  of  the  assistant 
teacher  in  the  girls'  boarding-school  at  Barcelona,  Spain,  and 
now  is  "  knocking  for  admittance  at  Japan's  old  doors,  thank- 
ing God  for  the  lifting  of  the  cloud  of  persecution  there." 

Mes.  Bukdett  Hart. 


ASSOCIATE  SOCIETIES,  WITH  THEIR  MISSION-CIRCLES. 

Philarelphia,   Penn.  :  Mrs.   Burdett  Hart,  Pres.  ;  IMrs.  Ed- 
ward Hawes,  Mrs.    John    McLeod,    Vice-Pres. ;  Mrs. 

Austin  Goodell,  Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  W.  E.  C.  Wright,  Treas. 
Philabelphia,    Penn.:  Golden  Links. — Mrs.  J.   F.    Stone, 

Pres. ;  Miss  Anna  B.  Stephens,  Ssc'y ;  Miss  Minnie 

C.  Carpenter,  Treas. 
Philadelphia,    Pexn.  :     Carrier    Doves. —  Miss   Emma   L. 

Goodell,  Pres  ;    Miss    Minnie  L.  Hart,    Sec'y;  Miss 

Alice  Sinclair,  Treas. 
Philadelphia,  Penn.  :  Snoiv-Flakes. 
Philadelphia,  Penn.  :  Morning-Star    Circle.  —  Miss  Annie 

Brown,  Vice-Pres.  ;  Miss  Josie  Van  Cleve,  Sec'y  ;  Miss 

Annie  Davis,  Treas. 
Franklinville,  N.J.  :  Mrs.  M.  S.  Pratt,  Pres. ;  Mrs.   0.  H. 

Perkins,  Vice-Pres; ;  Miss  Alma  L.  Lovejoy,  Sec'y ; 

Miss  Mary  E.  Mead,  Treas. 
ViNELAND,  N  J.  :  Mrs.  J.  E.    Tyler,    Pres.  ;  Mrs.    Mary  H. 

Fowler,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Martha  Gardner,  Treas. 


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ViNELAND,  N.J. :    Vineland  Tendrils.  —  Mrs.  A.  A.  Mathers, 

Pres. ;  Mrs.  Overacre,  Yice-Pres.  ;  Miss   Mary  Tyler, 

Sec'y ;  Miss  May  Fowler,  Treas. 
Washingkton,  D.C.  :  Mrs.  S.  C.  Pomeroy,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  0.  0. 

Howard,   Mrs.  J.  E.  Rankin,  Vice-Pres. )  Mrs.  John 

A.  Cole,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  D.  C.  Patterson,  Treas. 
Washington,    D.  C.  :    Ivy    Leaves.  —  Miss    Anna    Hodges, 

Pres. ;  Miss  Gracie  Howard,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Clara  Brett, 

Treas. 
Jersey  City,  N.J. :  Mrs.  Gr.  B.  Willcox,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Frances 

Holmes,  Mrs.  Shelton,  Vice  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  L.  A.  Candee, 

Sec'y  ;  Miss  A.  Buckman,  Treas. 
Jersey  City,  N.J.  :  Earnest  Workers.  — Miss  Hattie  Phelps, 

Pres. ;    Miss   Julia   Clark,    Vice-Pres. ;    Miss   Belle 

Quaife,  Sec'y;  Miss  Nellie  Fields,  Treas. 
Newark,    N.J.  :  First  Cong.    Church,   Mrs.  Wm.   B.  Brown, 

Pres.  ;  Mrs.  Walter  L.  Starr,  Vice-Pres.  ;  Mrs.  S.  P. 

Taft,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Wm.  Jube,  Treas. 
Newark,  N.J.    Worhers  for  Jems.  —  Mrs.    M.    M.  Brown, 

Pres. ;    Miss  E.   F.  S.   Dougherty,  Vice-Pres.  ;  Miss 

Josie  Courter,  Sec'y  ;  Miss  Annie  Robotham,  Treas. 
Newark,  N.J.  :  Belleville-avenue   Church,  Mrs.  Ray  Palmer, 

Pres.  ;  Mrs.    Sarah   A.   Breath,    Sec'y ;  Miss  Hattie 

Palmer,  Treas. 
Newark,  N.J.  i.Dew-Drops.  —  Miss  Anna  Breath,  Pres.  ;  Miss 

Carrie  Burnett,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Kittie  Denison,  Treas. 
Orange,  N.J.  :  Mrs.  Geo.  E.  Adams,  Pres.  ;  Miss  Anna  P. 

Halsey,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Orange,  N.J. :    Orange-Buds.  —  Miss  Anna  P.  Halsey,  Pres. ; 

Miss  Mary  Adams,  Sec'y  ;  Miss  Sarah  Adams^  Treas. 
Baltimore,  Md.  :  Mrs.  H.  C.  Lockwood,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Martin 

Hawley,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Sydney  Turner,  Treas. 
Baltimore,  Md.  :  Baltifnore  Bees.  — Miss  Jennie  Piatt,  Pres. ; 

Miss  Lottie  Martins,  Vice-Pres. ;  Miss  Belle  B.  Turner, 

Sec'y ;  Miss  Mabel  Latham,  Treas. 


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East  Orange,  N.J.  :  Mrs.  Allan  McLean,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Wra. 

G.  Boyce,    Vice-Pres.  ;    Mrs.  C.  E.  McKay,  Sec'y; 

Mrs.  A.  P.  Mitchell,  Treas. 
East  Orange,  N.J.  :  Helping  Hands. 
Paterson,    N  J. ;  Mrs.    Justin   Snow,    Pres.  ;  Mrs.    Stephen 

Courter,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Paterson,  N.J. :    Mountain    Crystals.  —  Miss   Alice   Chase, 

Pres.  ;  Miss   Libbie  B.   Condit,    Sec'y ;  Miss   Emma 

Flavel,  Treas. 
MoNTCLAiR,  N.J.  :  Mrs.  Julius  H.  Pratt,  Pres. ;   Mrs.  Samuel 

Holmes,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Lucy  W,  Rodman,  Treas. 


EEPORT   OF  THE  NEW-HAYEN  BRANCH. 


OFFICERS. 

President. 

Mrs.  O.  P.  Hubbard. 
Vice-Presidents. 

Mrs.  T.  D.  WooLSEY.  Mrs.  J.   D.  Dana.  Mrs.   D.  Murdock. 

Corresponding  Secretaries. 

Mrs.  S.  Wells  Williams.       Mrs.  O.  H.  White.       Mrs.  G-.  P.  Pruddejj. 

Recording  Secretary. 

Mrs.  Wyllys  Pecic. 

Treasurer. 

Mrs.  K.  P.  CowLES. 
Anditor. 

Roger  S.  White. 

« — 

EXTRACTS  FROM  ANNUAL  REPORT. 
"  Early  in  tlie  year,  tlie  importance  of  interesting  neighboring 
churches  in  this  work  was  discussed,  and  a  committee  was  ap- 
pointed to  visit  those  in  the  more  immediate  vicinity,  for_  the 
purpose  of  interesting  ladies  in  forming  missionary  societies 
among  themselves.  At  a  subsequent  meeting,  Mrs.  White, 
Mrs.  Prudden,  and  Mrs.  Murdock  ■  were  appointed  a  committee 
to  send  circular   letters  to   neighboring   churches,  having  this 


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object  in  view.  Their  report  shows  that  over  a  hundred  and 
sixty  letters  have  been  sent,  and  that,  owing  in  large  measure 
to  these,  together  with  other  influences  going  out  from  this  so- 
ciety, a  number  of  auxiliaries  have  been  formed. 

"We  have  now,  from  the  twelve  Congregational  churches 
in  New  Haven,  a  membership  of  nearly  six  hundred  and  twenty- 
two  life-members.  Our  meetings  have  been  held  monthly,  with 
two  exceptions,  and  have  shown  constantly  an  increase  in  num- 
bers and  in  interest. 

"Heretofore  the  labors  of  Christian  women  for  their  benighted 
heathen  sisters  may  have  been  retarded,  owing  to  the  lack  of 
organized  effort.  But  this  impediment  no  longer  exists ;  and 
there  is  now  a  broad  and  constantly  widening  field  of  labor  in 
which  all  may  unite  in  harmonious  action.  Here  is  a  sphere 
for  the  exercise  of  woman's  noblest  powers,  which  no  prejudice 
can  question,  and  which  cannot  be  circumscribed  by  fears  of 
doubtful  expediency.  It  is  a  work  in  which  every  woman  may 
have  a  part,  whatever  may  be  her  means,  employment,  or  position. 
She  may  prevail  in  prayer  with  God  for  her  oppressed  sisterhood, 
and  bring  down  the  Spirit  of  all  truth  to  enlighten  the  darkened 
mind,  and  purify  the  heart.  If  she  can  give  but  little  from  her 
purse,  she  may  give  of  her  personal  influence ;  and,  whatever 
may  be  the  obligations  of  her  home-duties,  she  can  at  least 
breathe  a  petition,  and  utter  a  word,  for  the  good  cause.  It  is  by 
losing  our  lives  in  loving  self-sacrifice  for  others  that  we  find 
our  life  in  its  truest  sense,  even  in  this  world.  What,  then,  must 
be  the  blessed  fruition  of  such  a  life  when  the  heavenly  rewards 
shall  be  accorded  ?  " 

Mrs.  Wyllys  Peck,  Rec,  Sec. 


ASSOCIATE   SOCIETIES. 
New  Haven  :  Centre  Church,  Mrs.  C.  E.   Collins,  Pres. ;   Mrs. 
Wooster   Hotchkiss,   Yice-Pres. ;    Miss   Julia   Twining, 
Sec'y ;  Miss  Susan  Bradley,  Treas. 

2* 


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New  Haven  :  Nortli  Church,  Mrs.  Henry  N.  Day,  Pres. ;  Mrs. 

S.  L.  Cady,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  A.  McAllister,  Treas. 
New  Haven:  Third  Church,  Mrs.  David  Murdock,  Pres. ;  Mrs. 

H.  Beebe,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
New  Haven:  College-street  Church,  Mrs.  Luman  Cowles,  Pres.; 

Mrs.  W.  R.  W.  Guernsey,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
New  Haven  :  College  Chapel,  Mrs.  T.  D.  Woolsey,  Pres. ;  Miss 

A.  Thacher,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
New  Haven  :  Dwight-place  Church. 
New  Haven  :  Howard-avenue  Church,  Mrs.  C.  H.  White,  Pres. 

Mrs.  E.  S.  Minor,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
New  Haven:  Davenport  Church,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Partridge,  Pres.; 

Mrs.  F.  W.  Pardee,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
New   Haven:    Church   of   the   Redeemer,   Mrs.   Lewis   Fitch, 
Pres.;    Mrs.    G.    P.    Prudden,  Sec'y;    Mrs.    Fairchild, 
Treas. 
New  Haven:  Taylor  Church. 
New  Haven  :  Temple-street  Church,  Mrs.  Cassell. 
New  Haven  :   Grove-hall   School,  Miss  S.   G.  Williams,  Pres. ; 

Miss  M.  E.  Gear,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Fair  Haven  :  First  Church,  Mrs.  H.  T.  Staats,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Wil- 
lis Hemingway,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Dr.  Parker,  Treas. 
Fair  Haven  :  Second  Church,  Mrs.  J.  S.  C.  Abbott,  Pres. 
West  Haven  :  Mrs.  James  B.  Reynolds,  Pres. 
West  Haven  :  Oak-hiil  Seminary,  Mrs.  E.  Atwater,  Pres. ;  Miss 

S.  E.  Smith,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
East  Haven  :  Mrs.   D.  W.  Havens,  Pres. ;    Mrs.  H.  C.  Hurd, 

Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Caroline  Thompson,  Treas. 
West  Meriden:  Mrs.  N.  B.  Wilder,  Pres.;   Mrs.  William  L. 
Gaylord,  Cor.   Sec'y ;    Miss  Rosa  Hinman,  Rec.    Sec'y 
and  Treas. 
SouTHBURY :  Mrs.  Hartwell,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  M.  A.  Hooker,  Sec'y 

and  Treas. 
Madison  :    Mrs.  William  Wilcox,   Rec.   Sec'y ;  Mrs.  D.  Tuttle, 

Cor.  Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  Samuel  Griswold,  Treas. 
Cornwall  :  Mrs.  Lydia  Stone,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  H.  C.  Monson,  Sec'y 

and  Treas. 
Litchfield  :  Mrs.  George  C.  AVoodruff,  Pres.;  Mrs.  H.  B.  Elli- 
ott, Sec'y  and  Treas. 


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North  Branfoed  :  Mrs.  Alpheus  Stillson,  Pres. ;  Miss  Mary 
E.  Wheadon,  Sec'y  ;  Miss  N.  W.  Bunnell,  Treas. 

Branford:  Mrs.  E.  C.  Baldwin,  Pres.;  Mrs.  Lynde  Frisbie, 
Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  Anna  Babcock,  Treas. 

Easton  :  Mrs.  Martin  Dudley,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Lewey  Griswold,  Treas. 

New  Milford  :  Mrs.  J.  B.  Bonar,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Isaac  Bristol, 
Vice-Pres. ;  Miss  Charlotte  B.  Bennett,  Sec'y;  Miss  Car- 
rie C.  Mygatt,  Treas. 

Birmingham  :  Mrs.  William  T.  Bacon,  Pres. ;  Mrs  Sbelton,  Treas. 

Northfield  :  Miss  Elizabeth  Camp,  Pres. ;  Miss  Laura  Catlin, 
Sec'y ;  Miss  Mary  Peck,  Treas. 

Northford:  Mrs.  G.  DeF.  Folsom,  Pres.;  Miss  Mary  M. 
Maltby,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

Woodbury  :  Mrs.  J.  S.  R.  Wyckoff,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  E.  M.  Hotch- 
kiss,  Yice-Pres. ;  Miss  M.  J,  Cogswell,  Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  John 
Ward,  Treas. 

RiVEETON :  Mrs.  Arva  Alford,  Pres. ;  Miss  Annie  Alford,  Sec'y 
and  Treas. 

Westbrook  :  Mrs.  E.  C.  Kimball. 

Colebrook:  Mrs.  S.  S.  Russell. 

Washington  :  Mrs.  Gold,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  A.  D.  Galpin,  Vice-Pres. ; 
Miss  L.  P.  Colton,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

Norwalk:  Mrs.  L.  Curtiss,  Pres. ;  Miss  C.  E.  Raymond,  Sec'y 
and  Treas. 

Bridgeport  :  Mrs.  C.  R.  Palmer,  Pres. :  Mrs.  H.  Jones,  Vice- 
Pres.  ;  Mrs.  W.  W.  Pettingill,  Sec'y ;  Mrs  E.  Sterling, 
Treas. 

Cheshire:  Mrs.  J.  S.  Wolcott,  Pres.;  Mrs.  H.  E.  Calhoun, 
Sec'y  and  Treas. 

Derby  :  Mrs.  W.  Sawyer,  Sec'j  and  Treas. 

Whitneyville. 


MISSION-CIRCLES, 
Third  Church  :  Youths'  Mission-Circle. 
Centre  Church  :  Madura  Band. 
North  Church  :  Silver  Stars.     Home  Workers. 
Howard- Avenue  Church  :  Missionary  Workers. 
Cornwall:  Little  Helpers, 


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RECEIPTS. 

New  Haven.— Yirst  Church  Aux.  (Miss  S.  Bradley,  treasurer),  Mrs. 
Wooster  Hotchkiss,  to  complete  payment  of  her  life-membership,  $5, 
also  $10  for  Bible-reader  in  Marsovan,  Turkey;  Mrs.  E.  C  Scrantou, 
for  Bible  reader  in  Madura,  $10;  Mrs.  James  Dickerman,  to  support 
a  girl  in  Marsovan,  $35;  Mrs.  Leineer,  for  support  of  girl  in  Marso- 
van, $35 ;  Mrs.  A.  R.  Street,  to  constitute  Miss  S.  B.  Leffingwell  L.  M., 
$25 ;  Mrs.  Wells  Williams,  to  constitute  her  daughter  L.  M..  $25 ;  Mrs. 
Wells,  for  Bible-reader,  $10;  Mrs.  and  Miss  Apthorp,  for  Bible- 
reader  in  Syria,  $25;  Centre  Church  (private  donations  for  Marsovan), 
Mrs.  O.  P.  Hubbard,  for  Marsovan  girls,  ■5F40;  Mrs.  Asa  Gilbert,  for 
support  of  native  teacher  (Prapione)  in  Marsovan,  $50;  Mrs.  James 
Dickerman,  for  clothing,  books.  Sec,  for*the  girl  she  supports  in  Mar- 
sovan, $15;  Mrs!  Leineer,  for  clothing,  &c  ,  for  the  girl  she  supports 
in  Marsovan,  $5;  Grove  Hall  Seminary,  $55.50,  —  Total  from  aux.  in  • 
First  Church,  including  $110  private  donation,  $624.38.  Yale-College 
'Chapel  Aux.  (Miss  A.  Thacher,  secretary  and  treasurer),  Mrs.  Ed- 
gar L.Hermaner,  to  constitute  Miss  Mary  P.  Woolsey  L.  M.,  $25; 
Mrs.  Pres.  Woolsey,  and  Mrs.  Prichard,  each,  $10;  Mrs  S.I.  Silli- 
man  and  Mrs.  J.  D.  Dana,  each,  $5,  for  Bible-reader  in  Marsovan, 
Turkey,  — Total,  $159.  Howard-avenue  Church  Aux.  (Mrs.  E.  S.  Mi- 
nor, secretary  and  treasurer).  $102.14.  Oellege-street  Church  Aux. 
(Mrs.  R.  W.  Guernsey,  secretary  and  treasurer).  Miss  Gertrude 
Peck's  Sunday-school  class,  to  support  a  girl  in  Marsovan  school,  $35; 
Dr.  Carrington's  and  Mrs.  Tenney's  class,  with  six  ladies  of  the 
church,  to  complete  payment  for  their  Bible-reader  (Excipet)  in  Mar- 
sovan, $75,— Total,  $137.75.  Forty-four  subscribers  for  '-Life  and 
Light."  Third  Church  Aux.  (Mrs.  H.  Beebe,  secretary  and  treas- 
urer). Infant  class,  to  support  Lizzie  Wilcox  in  Ahmednugger,  India, 
$20;  Mrs.  William  Ives,  to  continue  support  of  girl  in  Marsovan, 
$25,  —  Total,  $174.80.  Church  of  the  Redeemer  Aux.  (Mrs. 
Fairchild,  treasurer),  $25,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Benjamin  Hague  L. 
M.;  Mrs.  Dea.  Fitch,  to  support  girl  in  Mrs.  Chandler's  school  in 
Madura,  $25,  — Total,  $202.  Temple-street  Church  Aux.  (colored) 
(Mrs.  Cassell,  treasurer),  $7.  Davenport  Church  Aux.  (Mrs.  Pardee, 
treasurer),  from  girls  in  Sunday  School,  $51,  —  Total,  $80.  North 
Church  Aux.  (Mrs.  A.  McAllister,  treasurer),  $25,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Edward  L.  Clarke  (their  pastor's  wife)  L.  M. ;  Mrs.  S.  L.  Cady's 
school,  $37.85,  $25  of  it  from  the  "  Hour  Workers"  in  her  school,  to 
constitute  Mrs.  S.  L.  Cady  L.  M.,  and  $0.85  from  five  little  girls  in 
the  school,  the  result  of  afternoon  tableaux;  Mrs.  D.  Rice,  for  Bible- 
reader  in  Madura,  $10,  — Total,  $196.  Howe-street  Church,  $2.  $1,685.07 
Madison.  — KvLS..  (Mrs.  S.  Griswold,  treasurer),  for  support  of  native 

teacher  (Anna  Bedarsiea)  in  Marsovan  school 110.00 

North  Brandford. —  Aux.,  Mrs.  N.  W.  Bunnell,  treasurer.        .        .        .    17.00 

Northfield.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Peck,  treasurer 32.00 

Easton.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  L.  A.  Griswold,  treasurer 29.35 

JlfiZ/brd.  —  Mr.  John  Benjamin,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Sarah  P.  Benjamin  L.M.    25.00 
.ATorfft/o^^  — -A. ux,,  Mrs.  Charles  Foote,  treasurer       .....    25.07 


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CoZe&roo^'.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  S.S.  Russell,  treasurer $10.00 

Oxford.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  Candee,  treasurer 22.50 

West  Haven.  — Axc^.  (Mrs.  J.  B.  Reynolds,  president),  from  Mrs.  Susan 

P.  Smith,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Lizzie  Dickermau  L.  M.,  $25,  — Total      .     55.00 

iziSc/i^eZf^.  —  Aus  ,  Mrs.  H.  B.  Elliott,  treasurer 36.24 

i?'mVSaw7i.  — First  Church,  Aux.  (Mrs.  Dr.  Parker,  treasurer),  $86.50, 
$5  of -which  from  little  mission-circle  called  "  Pearl- Seekers,"  their 
first  contribution.  Second  Church,  Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  S.  C.  Abbott,  Presi- 
dent; $46.17 

Birmingham.  —  Anyi.  (Mrs.  G-.  "VV.  Shelton,  treasurer),  for  support  of  two 
girls,— one  in  Mrs.  Chandler's  school  (India),  the  other  in  Mrs.  Ed- 
wards' school  (Africa) 60.00 

WMtneyville  Church.  — Mrs.  Gibbs  Gilbert,  for  support  of  girl  in  Marso- 

van,  and  also  to  make  herself  L.M.,  $35,  — Total 42.50 

Southhurtj.-AM-s..  (Mrs.  M.  A.  Hooker,  treasurer),  $40, to  support  a  girl 
in  Foochow  mission;  $25  by  Mrs.  H.  J.  Johnson,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
M.  A.  Hooker  L.  M.,  — Total 65.00 

i2Jwer!^o?i.  — From  "The  Gleaners,"  by  Annie  Alford         ....      3.75 

New  Milford.  —  (Miss  C.  C.  Mygatt,  treasurer),  $140.50,  $75  of  which  for 
L.  M.'s.  of  the  following  persons  :  Mrs.  J.  B.  Bowen,  by  Mrs.  U.  Ives ; 
Mrs.  J.  B.Bristol,  Miss  C.C.  Mygatt       ...  ...   140.50 

East  Haven.  — AvLX.  (Mrs.  H.  C.  Hurd,  treasurer),  $139.80,  $25  of  it  from 

Miss  Ella  Holt  of  Baltimore,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Hurd  L.  M  .        .        .  139.80 

Woodbury.  — Amx.  (Mrs.  Ward,  treasurer).  North  Cong.  Church,  to  sup- 
port a  girl  in  Broosa 25.00 

3ieriden.  — Aux.  (Miss  R.  E.  Hinman,  treasurer),  $60  of  which  from 
Mrs.  Sarah  H.  Booth,  to  constitute  herself  L.M.,  and  to  support  a 
girl  in  Marsovan 134 

New  Haven.  —  North  Church  (private  donations),  Miss  Julia  Day,  to 
constitute  herself  L.  M.,  $25;  for  a  missionary's  children,  clothing 
valued  at  $25;  Howard-avenue  Church,  Miss  S,  A.  Bliss,  to  Constan- 
tinople Home  fund,  and  to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,  $25        .        .        .     75.00 

South  Norwallc.  —  By  two  ladies,  to  constitute  Miss  Dunning  L.  M., .        .    25.00 


TREASURER'S    REPORT, 


EXPENDITURES    OF    THE    WOMAN'S    BOARD    OF    MISSIONS    FOR 
THE  YEAR  ENDINQ  DEC.  31,  1872. 

ZULU    MISSION, 

Salary  of  Mrs.  Mary  K.  Edwards,  for  1873,  $432  25 

"      Miss  Gertrude  R.  Hance,  for  1873,  4.32  25 

General  expenses  of  Mrs.  Edwards,  School  at  In- 

anda,  for  1873,  575  00 

Native  teacher's  salary,  for  1873,  115  00 

$1,554  50 


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$506  00 

363  52 

151  80 

181  76 

506  50 

75  90 

657  80 

100  00 

130  00 

680  05 

$3,353  33 

■WESTERN    TURKEY    MISSION. —  CONSTANTINOPLE    HOME. 

Salary  of  Miss  Julia  A.  Rappleye,  for  1873, 

Teacher  of  languages,  for  1873, 

Male  teacher,  for  1873, 

Female  teacher,  for  1873, 

Four  additional  hoarding  pupils,  for  1873, 

Six  day-scholars,  for  1873, 

Rent  of  Home  Building,  for  1873, 

Boston  donation  for  Constantinople  Home  pupil, 

Philadelphia  Branch  for        "  «'         " 

Rent  of  Home  Building,  for  1872, 

Total  for  Home, 

NICOAIEDIA. 

Salary  of  Miss  Laura  Farnham,  for  1873,  $379  50 

C-KSAREA. 

Salary  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Giles,  for  1873,  379  50 

"      Miss  Sarah  A.  Closson,  for  1873,  317  25 

"     Miss  Adelle  M.  Griswald,  for  1873,  317  25 

Three  Bible-readers,  for  1873,  150  00 

MARSOVAN.     ■ 

Salary  of  Miss  Eliza  Fritcher,  for  1873,  317  25 

"      Miss  Fannie  E.  Washburn,  for  1873,  317  25 

Girls'  Boarding-School,  for  1873,  910  80 

Two  teachers  in  same,  for  1873,  182  16 

Books,  25  30 

Repairs,  31  72 

Teacher  of  Languages,  for  1873,  50  60 

Three  Bible-readers,  for  1873,  121  44 

BROOSA. 

Salary  of  Miss  Ursula  0.  Clarke,  for  1873,  506  00 

"      Miss  Richardson,  for  1873,  126  50 

Girls'  High-school  Teacher,  for  1873,  182  16 

Aid  to  girls,  for  1873,  364  32 

Rent  of  school  building,  for  1873,  177  10 

House  for  Miss  Clarke,  for  1873,  207  -16 

Horse  for  Miss  Clarke,    .  49  50 

Aid  to  twelve  village  girls,  for  1873,  159  39 

SIVAS. 
Salary  of  Miss  Flavia  S.  Bliss,  for  1873,  317  25 

"      Miss  Cornelia  P.  Dwight,  for  1873,  317  25 

MANISSA. 

Salary  of  Miss  Phebe  L.  Cull,  for  1873,  379  50 

Forwarded  to  Miss  Fritcher,  5  00 

'*  to  Mrs.  J.  Y.  Leonard,  Marsovan,  105  00 

6,396  45 

Total,  Western  Turkey,  $9,749  78 


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CENTRAIi    TURKEY.  —  AINTAB. 

Salary  of  Miss  Myra  A.  Proctor,  for  1873, 
"     Miss  Hattie  G.  Powers,  for  1873, 
"     Miss  Charlotte  L.  Noyes,  for  1873, 
Aintab  School,  thirty  girls,  expenses  for  1873,  in- 
cluding two  native  teachers,  steward,  mat- 
ron, &c. 
Enlargement  of  building,  rent,  and  repairs, 
Stations,  Hassan  Beyli,  one-half, 
Killis,  one-half, 
Adyaman, 
Other  out-stations, 
Travelling  expenses. 
Forwarded  to  Miss  Powers, 
Pupil  at  Antioch,  from  S,  Windsor  S.  S.,. 


$379  50 

379  50 

379  50 

1001  88 

1,367  30 

15  18 

20  24 

30  36 

60  72 

T5  90 

4  70 

30  00 

MARASH. 

Salary  of  Miss  Mary  S.  Williams,  for  1873, 

Total,  Central  Turkey, 

EASTERN    TURKEY. - 

One-half  salary  of  Misses  O.  &  M.  Ely,  for  1873, 
Native  teacher  for  boarding-school,  for  1873, 
Five  poor  girls,  for  1873, 
Incidentals, 

From  St.  Albans,  Vt.,  for  bell  and  rope  for  school 

at  Bitlis, 
Peabody,  Mass.,.  for  set  of  maps. 


417  45 


BITLIS. 

!,   $347  87 

60  72 

63  25' 

50  60 

)0l 

$57  00, 

22  00 ' 

$4,162  23 


622  41 


79  00 
$601  44 


HARPOOT. 

Salary  of  Miss  Hattie  Seymour,  for  1873,  $347  8T 

"      Miss  Caroline  E.  Bush,  for  1873,  347  8T 

Six  Bible-readers,  for  1873,                             .  234  27 

Female  Seminary,  twenty  girls,  in  part,  for  1873,  455  40 
"                "          twelve  women,  in  part,  for  1873,     212  52 

Assistant  teacher,  for  1873,  65  78 

Incidentals,  37  85 

Forwarded  Miss  Seymour,  4  60 

MARBIN. 

Salary  of  Miss  Olive  L.  Parmelee,  for  1873,  $347  87 

"      Miss  Isabella  0.  Baker,  for  1873,  347  87 

School,  ten  wives  of  native  students,  for  1873,  177  10 

"        ten  girls,  for  1873,  260  00 

'*        native  teacher,  for  1873,  35  42 

Total,  Eastern  Turkey, 


$1,706  1& 


1,168  26 


$3,475  88 


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MAHRATTA    MISSION. 

Salary  of  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Bissell,  for  1873,  $575  00 

"      Miss  Harriet  S.  Ashley,  for  1873,  575  00 

School  at  Ahraednuggur.  —  Teachers,  for  1873,  198  00 

Pupils,  for  1873,  287  50 

Ten  Bible-readers,  for  1873,  373  50 
From  Mt.  Vernon  Missionary  Circle,  for  mate- 
rials   for  fancy  work  in    Mrs,  Bissell's 

school,  12  00 

MADURA    MISSION. 

Salary  of  Mrs.  Sarah  B.  Capron,  for  1873, 

"      Miss  Lizzie  Sisson,  for  1873, 
Outfit  of      " 

Six  Bible- women,  for  1873, 
Female  Seminary,  twenty  girls,  for  1873, 

"  "  teachers  and  matron,  for  1873, 

Hindoo  girls' school,  for  1873, 
Horse  and  carriage  for  Mission, 


CEYLON    MISSION. 
Salary  of  Miss  Eliza  Agnew,  for  1833, 

"      Miss  Harriet  E.  Townshend,  for  1873, 
Two  Bible-readers,  for  1873, 
From  Concord,  Mass.  S.  S.^  for  pupil  at  Qodoo- 
ville, 
«•'     Rockford,  111.,  for  pupil  at  Oodooville, 

Tabor,  la.,  for  pupil  at  Oodoopitty,  29  85  1,339  60 

FOOCHOW    MISSION. 
Salary  of  Miss  Adelia  M.  Payson,  for  1873, 
From  Southbuiy,  Conn.,  for  pupil  in  Miss  Pay- 
son's  school, 
"     Lincoln,  S.  S.,  for  pupil  in  Miss  Payson's 

school, 
'•     Cazenovia,N.Y.,  for  pupil  in  Miss  Pay- 
son's  school, 
"      New-Haven  Branch,  for  two   pupils    in 

Miss  Payson's  school, 

—  00 

NORTH-CHINA    MISSION. 

Salary  of  Miss  Mary  E.  Andrews,  for  1873,  $460  00 

"      Bible-reader,  for  1873,  46  00 
From  Philadelphia  Branch,  Newark,  N.J.,  for 

pupil  in  Miss  Chapin's  school,  60  00                              565  00 

DACOTAH  MISSION. 

Building,.  $1,500  00 

Matron's  expenses,  six  months,  in  1872,  200  00 

Furnishing  girls' school,  400  00 

Cow  for           "        •'  50  00 


$575  00 

575  00 

254  50 

143  75 

345  00 

172  50 

135  00 

200  00 

$575  00 

575  00 

100  00 

30  00 

29  75 

29  85 

$160  00 

40  00 

40  00 

40  00 

80  00 

$2  021  00 


2,400 


25 


One-quarter's  expenses  of  school  in  1872, 

Matron's  salary,  for  1873, 

School  expenses,  for  1873,  400  00  $3,050  00 

SPANISH    MISSION. 

Salary  of  Miss  Harriet  Blake,  for  1873, 

School  at  Barcelona,  for  1873,  690  00      "  1,150  00 


$100  00 

400  00 

400  00 

$460  00 

690  00 

,129  72 


HOME    DEPAKTMENT. 

Puhlishing-  and  forwarding  "Life  and  Light," 

including  services  at  office,  $2,925  39 

Printing  and  advertising,  674  04 

Postage  and  incidentals,  117  10 


Total  home  expenditures  (nearly  covered  by  re- 
ceipts from  quarterlies),  see  receipts,  3,716  53 

$33,846  25 
Balance  in  treasury  Dec.  31,  1872,  of -w^ich  about  $1,800 
is  reserved  for  salaries,  &c.,  of  missionaries  under 
appointment,  and  $8,319  is  for  Constantinople  Home,  11,695  09 

$45,541  34 

RECEIPTS    OF    THE    WOMAI^'S    BOARD    OF    MTSSIOisrS    FOE    THE 

YEAR  ENDING-  DEC.  31,  1872. 
Balance  iu  treasury,  Dec.  31,  1871,  $4,849  SO 

with  Mrs.  Peleg  C.  Child's  legacy,  300  00 

$5,149  80 

Subscriptions  and  donations  in  1872,  3-?, 706  65 

Weekly-pledge  envelopes,  20  75 

Legacies  and  donations  for  Constantinople  Home,  3,528  06 

Receipts  from  quarterlies,  3,221  64 

Interests  received  on  permanent  fund  (from  Octo- 
ber, on  part  to  July  1,  and  part  to  September),   $733  50 
less  premium  paid  on  the  $15,000  Boston  6 
per  cent  Bonds,  110  00        6:,*3  50 

Interest  received  on  temporary  investments,  290  94 


Permanent  Fund  (legacy  of  Mrs.  James  F.  Bald- 
win), consists  of  City  of  Boston  6  per  cent 
Bonds,  Registered,  $15,000  00 ' 

In  addition  to  the  funds  in  hand,  8,319  00 

for  Constantinople  Home,  the  treasurer  has 

pledges  for  8,400  CO 

Boston,  Dec.  31,  1872.  —  I  have  examined  the  accounts  of  Mrs.  Homer 
Bartlett,  treasurer,  and  find  them  correct,  showing  a  balance  of  eleven  thou- 
sand six  hundred  ninety-five,  nine-hundredths  dollars,  as  above  stated,  due  the 
society. 

J.   W.   DAVIS,  Auditor. 


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SOCIETIES   AUXILIARY  TO   THE   W.  B.  M. 

Amesbury,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  David  Batclielder,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Edwin 

Osgood,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Amherst,  Mass.  :  Miss  S.  G.  Ayres,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  M.  A.  Allen, 

Treas. 
Amherst  (South),  Mass.:  Ladies'  Benevolent  Society,  Miss 

Emily  Dickinson,  Treas. 
Amherst    (East),    Mass.:     Congregational    Church    Sewing 

Circle. 
Andover,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Caroline  L.  Smith,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Emily  C. 

Pearson,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Appleton,  Wis.  :  Lawrence  Uiyversity. 
Ashby,  Mass.  :  Miss  Ellen  S.  Parker,  Sec'y. 
Ashtabula,  O.  :  Mrs.  C.  E.  Bruce,  Treas. 
AssABET,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  L.  Maynard,  Sec'y;  Mrs.  S.  M.  Stone, 

Treas. 
Auburn,  Me.:  Mrs.  H.  B.  Pulsifer,  Sec'y;  Miss  Mary  Rideout, 

Treas. 
AuBURNDALE,  Mass.  :  Miss  Hattie  Gulick,  Sec'y. 
Ayer,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  J.  C.  Tenny,  Treas. 
Bangor.  Me.  :  Miss  E.  S.  Talcott,  Sec'y;    Mrs.  E.  G.  Thurston, 

Treas. 
Barre,  Vt. 
Bath,  Me.  :   Mrs.  William  Hart,  Pres. ;  Miss  Emma  R.  Patten, 

Sec'y ;  Mrs.  A.  J.  Fuller,  Treas. 
Bedford,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Edward  Chase,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  Charles  Lunt, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Bedford,  N.H.  :  Presbyterian  Church,  Mrs.  Charles  Gage. 
Belle  Valley,  Penn.  :  Mrs.  George  J.  Russell,  Sec'y. 
Belpre,  O.  :  Congregational  Church. 
Bennington,  Yt.  :  Mrs.  William  S.  Southworth. 
Berlin,  Conn.  :    Mrs.  Martha   B.  Hailock,   Sec'y ;    Miss  Lena 

Woodruff,  Treas. 
Beverly,  Mass.  :   Mrs.  Joseph  Abbott,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  W.  R.  Gor- 
don, Sec'y ;  Miss  Sarah  W.  Clark,  Treas. 
BiLLERiCA,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Sarah  B.  Work,  Treas. 
Boston,  Mass.  :  Berkeley-street  Church. 


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Boston,  Mass.:  Central  Churcli,  Miss  Myra  B.  Child. 

Boston,  Mass.  :  Mt.  Vernon  Church,  Mrs.  B.  F.  Brown. 

Boston,  Mass.  :  Park-street  Church,  Mrs.  M.  H.  Simpson. 

Boston,  Mass.  :  Old  South  Church,  Mrs.  Charles  Stoddard. 

Boston,  Mass.:  Shawraut  Church,  Mrs.  J.  S.  Ambrose. 

Boston,  Mass.  :  Union  Church,  Mrs.  Charles  Scudder. 

Boston  (Highlands),  Mass.:  Eliot  Church,  Mrs.  Rufus  An- 
derson. 

Boston  (Highlands),  Mass.:  Highland  Church,  Mrs.  H.  L. 
Howell. 

Boston  (Highlands),  Mass.:  Vine-street  Church,  Mrs.  J.  O. 
Means. 

Boston  (Highlands),  Mass.:  Sabbath-school  Class  of  Mr.  Wil- 
liam Callender,  Miss  Mary  J.  Rouell,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

Boston  (East),  Mass.:  Maverick  Church,  Mrs.  L.  A.  Wright, 
Sec'y ;  Miss  E.  Hammet,  Treas. 

Boston  (South),  Mass.  :  Phillips  Church,  Mrs.  Jeremy  Drake. 

Boston  (South),  Mass.  :  E-street  Church,  Mrs.  Daniel  F. 
Wood,  Treas. 

BozRAH,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  Albert  G.  Avery,  Sec'y ;  Miss  A.  A.  Ma- 
ples, Treas. 

Bradford,  Mass.  :  Academy,  Miss  Mary  G.  Giles,  Sec'y. 

Braintree,  Mass.  :  Young  Ladies'  Missionary  Society,  Mrs.  A. 
B.  Keith,  Pres. 

Braintree  (East),  Mass.  :  Monatiquot  School,  Miss  R.  A. 
Faxon. 

Braintree  and  Weymouth,  Mass.  :  Miss  Helen  P.  Vickery, 
Treas. 

Brattleborough,  Vt.  :  East  Society,  Mrs.  N.  A  Smith. 

Brookline,  Mass.  :  Harvard  Church,  Miss  Mary  G.  Stoddard. 

Brunswick,  Me.  :  Mrs.  John  S.  Sewall,  Sec'y ;  Miss  S.  P.  New- 
man, Treas.  ^ 

Burlington,  Mass.:  Mrs.  L.  R.  Hudson,  Pres.;  Miss  M.  A. 
Butler,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

Burlington,  Vt. 

Cambridge,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Henry  Thayer.  Pres. ;  Mrs.  L.  R. 
Pearson,  Sec'y ;  Miss  E.  M.  Whitman,  Treas. 

Cambridge  (East)  Mass.  :  Miss  L.  Munroe. 

Cambridgeport,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Philip  Greeley,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Ben- 
jamin Tilton,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 


Campton,  N.H.  :  Mrs.  E.  Bartlett,  Treas. 

Castile,  Wyoming  Co.,  N.Y.  :  Miss  Kittle  Y.  Cochran,  Secy. 

Castine,  Me.  :  Mrs.  S,  Adams,  Treas. 

Central  Falls,  RT. 

Chelsea,  Mass.  :  Chestnut-street  Church. 

Chelsea,  Mass.  :  Broadway  Church,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Copp. 

Clearwater,  Minn.  :  Mrs.  L.  M.  Stearns,  Sec'y. 

Cleveland,  O.  :  First  Congregational  Church,  Miss  Sarah  E. 

Sheldon,  Se>-'y :  Mrs.  M.  A.  Loomis,  Treas. 
Clinton,  Mass.  :  Miss  S.  M.  Haskell,  Sec'y. 
Colchester,  Conn.  :  Ms.  J.  B.  Wheeler,  Treas. 
Concord,  Mass. :    Second    Congregational    Church,   Miss   Mary 

Munroe,  Sec'y. 
Concord,  Mass.  :  S.  S.  Missionary  Association. 
Concord,  Mich.  :  Miss  Ida  Keeler,  Treas. 
Cumberland   Centre,  Me.:    Mrs.  M.  E.  Small,   Sec'y;    Miss 

Mary  Rideout,  Treas. 
Darien  Depot,  Conn.  :   Miss  E.  A.  Rice,  Pres. ;    Mrs.  M.  E. 

Mead,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  N.  (ileason,  Treas. 
Dedham,  Mass.  :  Miss  M.  C.  Burgess. 
Dorchester,  Mass.:  Miss  Nellie  Carruth,  Sec'y;  Mrs.  E.  H. 

Preston,  Ti-ea;*. 
Dorchester,  Village  Ch.  Mass.  :   Mrs.  William  B.  Clarke, 

Pres. ;  Miss  S.  Louise   Hurd,  Sec'y ;  Miss   H.  D.  Hutch- 
inson, Tr.fas. 
Dorset,  Yt.  :  Mrs.  P.  S.  Pratt. 
East  Cleveland,  O.  :  Mrs.  F.  E.  Tuttie,  Pres. 
Ellsworth,    Me.  :    Young  Ladies'  Prayer  Circle,  Miss  L.  L. 

Phelps. 
Elmira,  N.Y.  :  Female  College  Christian  Association. 
Everet  r,  Mass.  :   Mrs.  Cliarles  Atwood,  Sec'y  ;  Miss  E.  Whit- 

temore,  Treas      « 
^Exeter,    N.H. :    liks   Abby    E.   Mclntire,  Pres.;    Miss  L.   M. 

Boardman,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Fall  River,  Mass.:    Miss  Carrie  Borden,  Sec'y;    Mrs.   S.  J. 

Bray  ton,  Treas. 
Fayetteville,  N.Y. :  Miss  Alice  Lee,  Sec'y. 
FiTCHBURG,  Mass.  :  Miss  Anna  T.  Haskell,  T;  eas. 
Fitzwilliam,  N.H.  :  Mrs.  Norton,  Pres, ;  Mrs.  Harkness,  Sec'y; 

Mrs.  Catlin,  Treas. 


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Flint,  Mich.  :  Ladies'  Missionary  Society. 

Flushing,  L.I.  :  Miss  P.  B.  Quimby,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  A.  M.  Prentiss, 

Sec'y ;  Mrs.  M.  L.  Williston,  Treas. 
Framingham,    Mass.  :    Mrs.  J.  W.  Clark,  Pres. ;   Miss  M.  B. 

Marshall,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Francestown,  N.H. 

Franklin,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  William  M.  Thayer. 
Franklin,    N.Y.  :    Mrs.  A.  J.   Hough,    Pres. ;    Mrs.    Chas.    A. 

Douglass,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Simon  P.  Smith,  Treas. 
Fredonia,  N.Y. :  Miss  Martha  L.  Stevens,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Freeport  (South),  Me.  :  Mrs.  H.  Ilsley. 
Georgia,  Yt.  :  Miss  L.  M.  Gilbert,  Sec'y. 
Glastenbury,  Conn.  :   Mrs.  Dr.  J.  Kittredge. 
Gorham,  Me.  :  Mrs.  L.  Z.  Ferris,  Pres. :  Mrs.  Caroline  F   Smith. 

Sec'y. 
Grafton,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  L.  E.  Windsor,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Mc- 

Kenzie,  Sec'y. 
Granby,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  John  Church,  Treas. 
Grantville,  Mass.:  Mrs.  C.  T.  Wilder,  Sec'y;  Miss  Kate  R. 

Lee,  Treas. 
Granville,    O.  :    Congregational  Sunday  School,  E.   C.  Blan- 

chard,  Treas. 
Grafton,  Yt.  :  Mrs.  J.  H.  Windsor. 
Greenwich,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  L.  A.  Pomeroy,  Sec'y. 
Greenwich,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  Benjamin  Wright,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Moses 

Cristy,  Treas. 
Griswold,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  D.  R.  Tyler,  Pres. :  Mrs.  Kate  North- 

rup,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Groton  Junction,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  H.  Frye,  Sec'y. 
Hampton  (East),   Conn.:    Mrs.  G.  W.  Andrews,  Sec'y;  Mrs. 

Philo  Bevin,  Treas. 
Hampton,  N.H. :  Mrs.  James  Perkins,  Pres. ;  Miss  Martha  Per- 
kins, Sec'y ;  Miss  Ora  Neal,  Treas. 
Hanover,  N.H. :  Mrs.  S.  P.  Leeds,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  E.  D.  Sanborn, 

Sec'y ;  Miss  S.  L.  Smith,  Treas. 
Hartford,  Conn.:  Mrs.  Dr.  Thompson,  Pres.;  Mrs.  C.  C.  Dut- 

ton,  Sec'y;  Mrs.  C.  A.  Jewett,  Treas. 
Hatfield,  Mass.  :    Mrs.   Skeel,  Pres. ;    Miss  Mary  A.  Billings, 

Sac'y ;  Miss  Abbie  Graves,  Treas. 
3* 


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Hayekhill,  INIass.  :  Mrs.  Lutlier  Johnson,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

Hebron,  Conx.  :  Mrs.  Jolin  Porter,  Treas. 

Hinsdale,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Ephraim  Flint,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

HoLBROOK,  Mass.  :  Miss  S.  "J.  Holbrook,  Treas. 

HoLDEN,  Me.  :  Miss  Ellen  V.  Cogswell,  Sec'y. 

HoLLiSTON,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Perry,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  John  M.  Batcbel- 

der,  Sec'y ;  Miss  M.  E.  Cutler,  Ti-eas. 
HoPKiNTON,  Mass.:  Mrs.  G.  H.  Ide,  Pres.;  Mrs.  J.  E.Plimp- 
ton, Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Hyde  Park,  Mass.:  Mrs.  P.  B.  Davis,  Pres.:  Mrs.  George  L. 

Howard,  Sec'y;  Mrs.  Sturtevant,  Treas. 
Ipswich,  Mass.  :  Female  Seminary,  Mrs.  J.  P.  Cowles.        * 
Ipswich,  Mass.  :  First  Congregational  Churcli. 
Jamaica  Plain,  Mass.  :   Central  Congregational  Church,  Miss 

M.  A.  B.  Brackett,  Treas. 
Jewett,  N.Y.  :  Presbyterian  Church,  A.  Montgomery,  Treas. 
JoNESBOROUGii,  Tenn.  :  Mrs.  S.  J.  Rhea. 
Keene,  N.H.:  First   Congregational  Church,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Cook, 

Sec'y. 
Keene,  N.H.  :  Second  Congregational  Church,  Mrs.  Frances  M. 

Rand,  Treas. 
Lancaster,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Dr.  H.  C.  Kendrick. 
Lawrence,  Mass.  :  Eliot  Church,  Miss  Ellen  A.  Brown,  Sec'y 

and  Treas. 
Lawrence,  Mass  :    Lawrence-street  Church,  Mrs.  J.   L.  Part- 
ridge, Treas. 
Lee,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  John  Kilbon. 
Leominster,  Mass.  :  Miss  S.  M.  Haskell,  Sec'y. 
Lexington,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Levi  Prosser,  Pres. ;  Miss  E.  A.  Baker, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Lincoln,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  George  Hartwell,  Treas. 
Lisbon,  Conn.:  Mrs.  R.  K.  Mathevvson. 
Littleton,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  George   H.Ames,   S<jc'y;   Miss  Lizzie 

B.  Bobbins,  Treas. 
LoNGMEADOW,  TVIass.  :  Miss  Mary  Lawton,  Treas. 
Ludlow,  Mass. 
Lyme,  Conn.  :    Mrs.  A.  M.  Brainerd,  Pres. ;    Mrs.  Nathaniel  S. 

Lee,  Sec'y. 
Lynn,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  James  M.  Whiton,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Ira  O.  Sever- 
ance, Treas. 


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Malden,  Mass.  :     Miss  Pliebe  Marsh,   Sec'y  ;    Miss  Jennie  E. 

Holm,  Treas. 
Mayxard,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  A.  M.  Hazlewood,  Sec'y. 
Med  WAY,  Mass  :    Mrs.  A.  P.  Piiillips,  Pres. ;    Mrs.  T.    R.   Fair- 
banks, Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Melrose,  Mass,  :  Mrs.  Julia  Spaulding,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  L.  A.  Ean- 

dali,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
MiDDLEBURY,  Vt.  :  Mrs.  C.  H.  Ladd. 
MiDDLETON,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  H.  W.  Merriam. 
MiDDLETOWN,  CoNN. :  First  Congregational  Churcli,  Miss  M.  B. 

Hazen,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
MiD]fLETOW>r,  Conn.  :  South  Congregational  Churcli,  Miss  Sarah 

Tappan,  Sec'y. 
MiLLBURY,  Mass.  :    Mrs.  Stacy  Fowler,  Pres. ;    Mrs.  Charles  H. 

Pierce,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Mary  F.  Andrews,  Treas. 
MoNSON,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  N.  M.  Field,  Treas. 
Mt.  Morris,  N.Y.  :  Laura  H.  Ford,  Sec'y. 
MoNTPELiER,  Yt.  :  Mrs.  E.  J.  Howe,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Montreal,  Canada  :   Mrs.  P.  D.  Brown,   Sec'y.  ;    Mrs.  George 

Winks,  Treas. 
Nashua,  N.H.  :   Mrs.  A.  W.  Abbott,  Pres. ;   Miss  Susan  Pierson, 

Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  V.  Gilman,  Treas. 
New  Britain,  Conn. 
New  Bedford,  Mass.  :    Mrs.  John  Hopkins,  Pres. ;   Mrs.  Wm. 

Dana,  Sec'y;  Mrs.  R.  W.  Bartlett,  Treas. 
Newburyport,  Mass.:    Miss  S.  N.  Brown,  Sec'y;    Mrs.  H.  A. 

Ingraham,  Treas. 
New  Ipswick,  N.H.  :  Miss  M.  F.  Taylor. 
New  London,  Conn.  :  Second  Congregational  Church,  Mrs.  Wm. 

H.  Chapman,  Pres. ;   Miss  Julia  Jennings,    Sec'y ;    Miss 

Mary  E.  Potter,  Treas. 
Newport,  R.I. :  Mrs.  Dunn,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  C.  E.  Hammett,   Sec'y ; 

Mrs.  T.  Thayer,  Treas. 
Newton,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  George  L.  Trowbridge,  Pres. ;  Miss  Mar- 
tha C.  Howe,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Newton  Centre,  Mass.  :    Miss  Hattie    J.  Kingsbury,    Sec'y ; 

Mrj.  H.  Prescott,  Treas. 
Newton  (West),  Mass.:  Miss  Helen  F.  Clark,  Sec'y;  Mrs.  H. 

N.  Judson,  Treas. 


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Newton viLLE,  Mass.  :  Miss  Eliza  A.  Goodell. 

North  Adams,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Lewellyn  Pratt,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  James 
T.  Robinson,  Vice-Pres. ;  Mrs.  W.  W.  Butler,  Sec'y  and 
Treas. 

North  Brookfield,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Sarah  B.  Reed,  Treas. 

North  Conway,  N.H.  :  Miss  M.  C.  Merrill. 

North  Craftsbury,  Vt.  :  Mrs.  R.  S.  Wild,  Sec'y. 

Norton,  Mass.  :  Wheaton  Female  Seminary,  Mrs.  C.  C.  Metcalf, 
Treas. 

Norwich,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  M.  M.  G.Dana,  Pres;  Mrs.  E.  B.  Hunt- 
ington, Sec'y  :  Mrs.  George  D.  Coit,  Treas. 

Norwich,  Conn.  :  Broadway  Church,  Mrs.  George  Ripley,  Pt-es. ; 
Mrs.  Wm.  Hutchison,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Emily  Norton,  Treas. 

Oakland,  Cal.  :  Mrs.  R.  E.  Cole,  Treas. 

Old  Lyme,  Conn. 

Orland,  Ind.  :  Ladies' Missionary  Society,  Miss  F.  Bradley,  Treas. 

Oswego,  N.Y. 

Otto,  Penn.  :  Mrs.  E.  B.  Prentiss,  Treas. 

Pawtucket,  R.I. :    Mrs.  H.  M.  Blodgett,  Pres. 

Peabody,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Richard  Smith,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

Pittsford,  Vt.  :  Mrs.  Russell  T.  Hall,  Sec'y. 

Portland,  Me.  :  Mrs.  Charles  Lord,  Pres.  ;  Miss  E.  M.  Gould, 
Sec'y  ;  Miss  Eliza  Griffin,  Treas. 

Portsmouth,  N.H. :  Mrs.  F.  W.  Rogers,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  E.  P.  Kim- 
ball, Sec'y ;  Mrs.  N.  W.  Coleman,  Treas. 

Portsmouth,  O.  :  Presbyterian  Sabbath  School,  R.  Bell,  Treas., 

Poughkeepsie,  N.Y. :  Mrs.  Samuel  D.  Backus,  Pres. ;  Miss  Fan- 
nie A.  Beardsley,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

Prentiss  Vale,  McKean  Co.,  Penn.  :  Mrs.  M.  A.  Strickland, 
Pres. ;  Mrs.  C.  B.  Lovejoy,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Emily  Prentiss, 
Treas. 

Providence,  R.I. :  Mrs.  Henry  W.  Wilkinson,  Sec'y  ;  Miss  Anna 
T.  White,  Treas. 

Randolph  (East),  Mass.  :  Miss  Carrie  L.  Russell,  Sec'y;  Miss 
Sarah  J.  Holbrook,  Treas. 

Raymond,  N.H. :  Mrs.  H.  Sargent,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Samuel  Bowker, 
Sec'y ;  Mrs.  F.  George,  Treas. 

Reading,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Mark  Temple,  Pres. ;  Miss  M.  E.  Pratt, 
Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  J.  B.  Leathe,  Treas. 


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Rochester,  N.Y.  :  Mrs.  L.  Chapin,  Scc'y;  Miss  C.  Starr,  Treas. 
Rockland,  Me.  :  Miss  Sophia  SpofFord,  Soc'y  and  Trcas 
RoxBURY  (West),  Mass.  :  Mrs.  N.  G.  Clark,  Pres. ;    Mrs.  Rich- 
ard B.  Smith,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Rutland,  Vt.  :  Miss  S.  M.  Aiken,  Sec'7 ;  Mrs.  J.  H.  Goulding, 

Treas. 
Rutland  (East),  Yt.  :  Mrs.  U  P.  Flack,  Treas. 
Salkm,  Mass.  :  Tabernacle  Church,  Miss  Emma  H.  Short,  Sec'y 

and  Treas. 
Salem,  Mass.  :    Crombie-street  Church,  Miss  Abbie  L.  Pierson,. 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Salisbury,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  E.  O.  Jameson,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  A.  E.  Colby,- 

Treas. 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  :    Second  Congregational  Church,  Miss  S. 

Earle,  Sec'y- 
Saratoga  Springs,  N.r. :  Mrs.  John  Davison,  Pres. ;    Mrs.  H. 

M.  Thornton,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Fanny  Davison,  Treas. 
Shelburne,   Mass.:    Mrs.    A.    F.  Marsh,    Sec'y;    Miss   Lucy 

Bishop,  Treas. 
Smyrna,  N  Y.  :  S.  S.  Missionary  Society. 
South  Hadley,  Mass.  :  Mt.  Holyoke  Female  Seminary. 
Southampton,  Mass.  :  Miss  Jane  I.  Judd,  Sec'y. 
South  Weymouth,  Mass.  :    Mrs.  M.  F.  McLean,  Pres. ;  Mrs. 

Rogers,  Yice-Pres.  ;  Mrs.  Charles  Fogg,  Sec'y. 
Spencerport,  N.Y. 
Springeield,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Josiah  Hooker,  Pres. ;   Mrs.  W.  T. 

Eustis,  Vice-Pres.  ;    Mrs.  E.  A.   Hubbard,  Sec'y ;    Miss 

Buckingham,  Treas. 
Springfield,  Vt. 
Stafford  Springs,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  S.  H.  Seward,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  S. 

M.  Dennis,  Treas. 
St.  Albans,  Vt.  :  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Smith,  Treas. 
St.  Johnsbury,  Vt.- :  Mrs.  E.  C.  Cummings,  Sec'y;  Miss  M.  A. 

Gorham,  Treas. 
St.  Johnsbury,  Vt.  :  Young  Ladies'  Missionary  Society,  Miss 

Carrie  E.  Rose,  Sec'y. 
Stonington  (North),  Conn.  :  Miss  Emmeline  S.  Miner. 
Strath  AM,  N.H. :    Miss.  Nettie  Bartlett,  Pres. ;    Mrs.  John  M. 

Thompson,  Sec'y ;   Miss  Olivia  E.  Lane,  Treas. 


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SwAMPSCOTT,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Wheeler,  Treas. 

Syracuse,  N.Y.  :  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Mrs.  A.  F.  Beard, 

Pres. ;  Miss  Sara  Terwilliger,  Sec'y. 
Taunton,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Dr.  Blake,  Pres.  ;   Mrs.  James  H.  Dean, 

Sec'y;  Mrs.  George  W.  Atwood,  Treas. 
ToPSFiELD,  Mass.  :   Mrs.  Louisa  Leach,  Pres. ;    Miss  Sarah   S. 

Edwards,  Treas. 
TowNSEND,  Mass.  :  Ladies'  Benevolent  Society. 
TowNSEND  Harbor,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Lucy  Proctor,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
UxBRiDGE,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Lorin  Taft,  Treas. 
Vergennes,  Vt.  :  Miss  A.  E.  Huntington,  Pres. ;    Miss  M.  J. 

Strong,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Waldorobough,  Me.  :  Mrs.  George  Allen,  Pres.  and  Treas. 
Walpole,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Loring  Johnson,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Wapping,  Conn.  :  Miss  Cornelia  H.  Ladd,  Sec'y. 
Ware,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  A.  E.  P.  Perkins,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Wm.  G.  Tut- 

tle,  Sec'y;  Mrs.  William  Hyde,  Treas. 
Warsaw,  N.Y.  :  Mrs.  E.  J.  Gates,  Pres. ;  Miss  S.  H.  Bates,  Sec'y  ; 

Miss  G.  Darling,  Treas. 
Waterbury,  Vt.  :  Mrs.  Dr.  O.  W.  Drew,  Sec'y. 
Waterville,  Me.  :  Mrs.  E.  S.  Cameron,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Wellesley,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Charles  B.  Dana,  Treas. 
Wells,  Me.  :  Mrs.  Samuel  Lindsay,  Treas. 
West  Amesbury,  Mass.  :    Mrs.  Lizzie  B.  Gregory,  Pres. ;   Mrs. 

O.  F.  Seavey,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Westfield,  Mass.  :   First  Congregational  Church,  Miss  Fannie 

E.  Vining,  Treas. 
West  Hampton,  Mass.  :  Miss  Hattie  F.  Clapp,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
West   Lebanon,   N.H.  :    Mrs.   Samuel   T.  Wood,   Pres. ;    Mrs. 

Hiram  Orcutt,  Sec'y;  Mrs.  Carpenter,  Treas. 
West  Medway,  Mass. 
Westmoreland,  N.  Y.  :    Mrs.  A.  M.  Deane,  Sec'y  ;    Mrs.  Emily 

C.  Johnston,  Treas. 
West  Springfield. 

West  Winsted,  Conn.  :  Miss  M.  E.  Beardsley,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Whiting,  Me.  :  Mrs.  C.  A.  Chase,  Pres. ;  Miss  L.  O.  Bell,  Sec'y  ; 

Mrs.  E.  A.  Lincoln,  Treas. 
Whitinsville,  Mass.  :   Miss  F.  A.   Batcheler,  Sec'y  ;   Miss  E. 

M.  Fletcher,  Treas. 


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Whitney's  Point. 

Williamsburg,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Olive  M.  Gleason. 

WiLLiAMSTOWN,  Mass.  :    Mrs.  Mark  Hopkins,  Pres. ;    Miss  E 

Pierce,  Sec'y ;   Mrs.  Chadbourne,  Treas. 
Wilmington,  Mass.  :   Mrs.  L.  A.  Roby,  Pres. ;    Miss  Sarah  A. 
.   Pearson,  Vice-Pres. ;    Miss  Eebecca  Eames,  Sec'y  and 

Treas. 
WiNCHENDON,   Mass.  :    Mrs.  C.  L.   Beals,   Sec'y;    Miss  S.    R. 

Upliam,  Treas. 
Winchester,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  N.  W.  C.  Holt,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Elizabeth 

D.  Chapin,  Treas. 
Windham,  Portage  Co.,  O.  :  Miss  Mary  A.  Clark,  Sec'y. 
WoBURN,  Mass.  :    Mrs.  Thos.  Richardson,  Pres. ;    Mrs.  C.   S. 

Adkins,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
WoLCOTTViLLE,  CoNN. :    Mrs.  A.  E.  Perrin,  Pres. ;    Miss  Sarah 

C.  Calhoun,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Susie  C.  Ayard,  Treas. 
Worcester,  Mass.  :    Union  Church,  Miss  Anna  F.  Washburn, 

Treas. 
Wrentham,  Mass.  :  Miss  Emily  S.  Shepard,  Treas. 
Yarmouth  Port,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  J.  W.  Dodge,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Benj. 

Gorham,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Bangs  Hallett,  Treas. 
Youngstown,  O.  :  Mrs.  P.  I.  Caldwell,  Treas. 


MISSION-CIRCLES. 


AssABET,  Mass.  :  Missionary  Rill. 
Bath,  Me.  :  Little  Rills. 
Beverly,  Mass.  :  Centreville  Mission-Circle. 
Boston:  Busy  Bees  (Central  Church). 

"         Eughapers.         *'  " 

''         Merry  Workers."  " 

"         Willing  Hearts  and  Willing  Hands  (Central  Church). 

"         Chambers-street  Chapel. 

"         Armor  Bearers. 


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Boston  :    Biigbt  Beams. 

"         Buds  of  Promise  (infant  class). 

Cbipel  Rays. 
"  Cheerful  Givers. 

"      .    Early  Birds. 
"         Early  Sowers. 
^'         Earnest  Workers. 
"         Emulators. 
"         Fragment  Gatherers. 
"  Givers  in  Trust. 

"         Gcispel  Bearers. 
"  Gospel  Boatmen. 

"         Gospel  Trumpeters. 
"  Harvesters. 

"I  Will  Try"  Company. 
"         Jewels. 

"■         Lambs  of  the  Flo(3k  (infant  class), 
"         Little  Missionaries. 
"  Morning-Glories. 

"         Morning-Star. 

Noble  Followers. 
"  Onward  and  Upward. 

*'  Open  Hearts  and  Hands. 

*'  Penny  Weeklies. 

Rays  of  Light. 
"         Reapers. 
"         Rosebuds. 

"  Seek  Me  Early." 
"  Spring  Flowers. 

"  Standard-Bearers. 

"  Sunbeams. 

"         Sunday-School  Cadets. 
"         Swift  Messengers. 

Tender  Branches. 
"  Upholders  of  the  Right. 


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"Boston  :  Yine-Trirnmers. 
Willing  Hands. 
Youthful  Heralds. 

Mt.  Yernon  Children's  Mission  Society. 
Stoddard  Mission-Circle  (Old  South  Church), 
"         Little  Sowers  (Highlands). 
Zulu  Mission-Circle,   " 
Elliot  Star  Circle,       " 
Maverick  Rill  (East  Boston). 
Zulu  Helpers. 
Brookline,  Mass.  :  Treasure-Seekers. 
"  "         Lilies  of  the  Yalley. 

"  "         Grleaners. 

"  "         Yiolets. 

Brooklyn,  N.Y.  :  Armstrong  Mission-Circle. 
Cambridge,  Mass.  :  Jewel-Seekers. 
"         Little  Workers. 
''  "         Willing  Helpers. 

Claremont,  N.H.  :  Merry  Workers. 
Crown  Point,  N.Y. :  Willing  Hearts. 
Darien,  Conn.  :  Busy  Bees. 

''         Doers  of  the  Word. 
East  Braintree,  Mass.  :  Monatiquot  Circle. 
Ellsworth,  Me.  :  Cup- Bearers. 

"  "        Young  Eeapers. 

Exeter,  N.H. :  Cheerful  Givers. 
Fall  River,  Mass.  :  The  WiUing  Helpers. 
Fitzwilliam,  N.H.  :  Kessab  Mission-Circle. 
Flushing,  L.I.  :  Highland  Rill. 
Fredonia,  N.Y. :  Children's  Missionary  Society. 
Gilead,  Conn.  :  Sunbeams. 

Glastenbury,  Conn.  :  Juvenile  Missionary  Society. 
GoRHAM,  Me.  :  Mission  Workers. 
Greenwich,  Conn.  :  Banner  of  Light. 
Hinsdale,  Mass. 

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HoLLiSTON,  Mass.  :  Open  Hands. 

HoPKiNTON,  Mass.  :  Little  Workers. 

Jamaica  Plain,  Mass.  :  The  Wide-Awakes. 

Lawrence,  Mass.  :  The  Little  Nightingales. 

Leominster,  Mass. 

Lincoln,  Mass.  :  Cheerful  Givers. 

Malden,  Mass.  :  Star  Mission-Circle. 

Maynard,  Mass.  :  Rising  Star. 

MiLLBURY,  Mass.  :  Light-Bearers. 

New  Bedford,  Mass.  :  The  Union  Workers. 

Newburyport,  Mass.  :  Belleville  Mission-Circle. 

New  York  City  :  Cheerful  Workers. 

Norridgewock,  Me.  :  Busy  Bees. 

North  Bridgewater,  Mass.  :  Messenger  Birds. 

NoRWALK,  Conn.  :  May-Flower  Circle. 

Oakland,  Cal.  :  Western  Echoes. 

Pawtucket,  R.I.  :  Cheerful  Helpers. 

Peabody,  Mass.  :  Morning  Stars. 

Portsmouth,  N.H.  :  Rogers  Mission-Circle. 

Providence,  R.T. 

Putnam,  Conn.  :  The  Mission- Workers. 

Randolph,  Mass. 

Reading,  Mass.  :  Reading  Rill. 

Rutland,  Vt.  :  Busy  Bees. 

Busy  Larks. 

Cheeiful  Givers. 

Children  of  the  Light. 

Julia  Pease  Circle. 

Juvenile  Class. 

Mrs.  Fisher's  Circle. 

Miss  Harris's  Circle. 

Mr.  Kingsley's  Circle. 

Miss  S.  Pierpont's  Circle. 

Pearl-Seekers. 

Wayside  Gleaners. 

Willing  Helpers. 


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Salem,  Mass.  :  Willing  Helpers. 

South  Freeport,  Me.  :  Snowbirds. 

SwAMPScoTT,  Mass.  :  Busy  Workers. 

Wakefield,  Mass.  :  Mission  Helpers. 

Walpole,  Mass.  :  Little  Gleaners. 

Wellesley,  Mass.  :  Penny  Gatherers. 

West  Amesbury,  Mass. 

West  Springfield,  Mass.  :  Mite  Gatherers. 

Winchester,  Mass.  :  Seek  and  Save  Society. 

Windham,  0.  :  Young  Ladies'  Mission-Circle. 

WoBURN,  Mass.  :  Woburn  Workers. 

Weymorth,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  J.  W.  Loud's  S.  S.  Class. 

Yarmouth  Port,  Mass. 


MISSIONARIES    SUPPORTED    BY    THE    WOMAN'S 
BOARD. 

ZULU    MISSION,        -        ^ 

Mrs.  Mary  K,  Edwards,  Inanda.    ' 
Miss  Gertrude  R.  Hance,  Umvoti. 

western    turkey    MISSION. 

Miss  Flavia  S   Bliss,  Sivas. 

Miss  Ursula  C.  Clarke,  Broosa. 

Miss  Sarah  A.  Closson,  Caesarea. 

Miss  Phebe  L.  Cull,  Manissa. 

Miss  Cornelia  P.  Dwight,  Sivas. 

Miss  Laura  Farnham,  Nicomedia. 

Miss  Eliza  Fritcher,  Marsovan. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Giles,  Cgesarea. 

Miss  Ardelle  M.  Griswold,  Ceesarea. 

Miss  Julia  A.  Rappleye,   Constantinople ;    Miss  Ellen 

Richardson,  Broosa. 
Miss  Mary  L.  Wadsworth,  M.D.,  Constantinople 
Miss  Fannie  E.  Washburne,  Marsovan. 


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CENTRAL    TURKEY    MISSION. 

Miss  Hattie  Gr.  Powers,  Antioch. 
Miss  Myra  A.  Proctor,  Aintab. 
Miss  Charlotte  L.  Noyes,  Aintab. 
Miss  Mary  S.  Williams,  Marash. 

EASTERN    TURKEY   MISSION. 

Miss  Isabella  C.  Baker,  Mardin. 
Miss  Caroline  E.  Bush,  Harpoot. 
Miss  Charlotte  E.  Ely,  Bitlis. 
Miss  M.  A.  C.  Ely,  Bitlis. 
Miss  Olive  L.  Parmelee,  Mardin. 
Miss  Hattie  Seymour,  Harpoot. 

MAHRATTA    MISSION. 

Miss  Harriet  S.  Ashley,  Admednuggur. 
Mrs.  Mary  E.  Bissell,  Ahmednuggur 

MADURA   MISSION. 

Mrs.  Sarah  B.  Capron,  Mana  Madura. 

Miss  Elizabeth  Sis  son,  Madura. 

CEYLON    MISSION. 

Miss  Eliza  Agnew,  Oodooville. 

Miss  Harriet  E.  Townshend,  Oodoopitty. 

FOOCHOW    MISSION. 

Miss  Adelia  M.  Payson,  Nantai. 

NORTH   CHINA   MISSION. 

Miss  Mary  E.  Andrews,  Tungcbo. 

JAPAN    MISSION. 

Miss  Eliza  Talcott,  Kobe. 

SPANISH    MISSION. 

Miss  Harriet  Blake,  Barcelona. 

Mrs.  Cora  Welch  Tomson,  under  appointment. 


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SCHOOLS  SUPPORTED  BY  THE  WOMAN'S  BOARD. 

Mrs.  Edwards',  at  Inanda. 

Miss  Fritcher's,  at  Marsovan. 

Miss  Clarke's,  at  Broosa. 

Miss  Proctor's,  at  Aintab. 

Misses  Seymour  and  Bush,  at  Harpoot. 

Misses  Parmelee  and  Baker,  at  Mardin. 

Misses  Ely's,  at  Bitlis. 

Mrs.  Bissell's,  at  Alimednuggur. 

Mrs.  Chandler's,  at  Madura. 

Mrs.  Chandler's  Hindu  Grirl's  School,  at  Madura. 

Mrs.  Gulick's,  at  Barcelona,  Spain. 

Homo  at  Constantinople. 

Home  at  Dacotah. 


NATIVE  TEACHERS  AND  BIBLE-READERS. 


Names. 

Gbulu  Dudu, 

Mariara  Dudu, 

Zarhouhi, 

Horessima, 

Excipit, 

Mariam  Bogbosyan, 

Mariam  Pootookyan, 

Mariam  Yarzhoohee, 

Sara  Bedrosyan, 

Mariam, 


Stations. 

Caesarea, 

Nigdi, 

Marsovan, 


Hassam  Beyli, 

Killis, 

Aintab, 

Adiaman, 

Harpoot, 


Marta,  Arabkir, 

Vartig  (Little  Rose),Slialiagi, 
Lusig  (Little  Light),  Ichme, 
Mariara,  Hoghi, 

Name  not  received,      Chemisgesek, 
4* 


'Persons  in  charge. 

Miss  S.  A.  Closson. 
Mrs.  E.  Giles. 
Mrs.  J.  Y.  Leonard. 


Miss  Myra  Proctor. 


Mrs.  C.  H.  Wheeler 
and  others. 


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Janabai, 

Bombay, 

Mrs.  E.  D.  Harding. 

Gamabai, 

Ahmednuggur, 

Mrs.  M.  E.  Bissell. 

Lubhabai, 

<( 

((         (( 

Ahilabai, 

(( 

" 

Radhabai, 

" 

a                11 

Radhabai,  2d, 

" 

Mrs.  M.  B.  Fairbank. 

Yamanabai, 

Wadale, 

((                  (( 

Drupatabai, 

a 

" 

Zaibai, 

Sholapoor, 

Mrs.  A.  B.  Park. 

Gangabai, 

" 

Mrs.  W.  H.  Atkinson. 

Balu  Blmgujee, 

Ahmednuggur, 

Mrs.  M.  E.  Bissell. 

Asbama  Naglee, 

(( 

a                         i( 

Sita  Bapujee, 

(( 

" 

Sita  Paraserum, 

(I 

" 

Gnanaperahasen, 

Madura, 

Mrs.  J.  E.  Chandler. 

Samathanum, 

(( 

11                a 

Annammal, 

Battalagundu, 

Miss  M.  E.  Eendall. 

Annammal, 

Mandapasalai, 

Mrs.  M.  S.  Taylor. 

Parkeum, 

Pasumalai, 

Mrs.  G.  T.  Washburne. 

Name  not  received. 

Parkeum, 

Madura, 

Mrs.  J.  E.  Chandler. 

Anatye, 

" 

((           i( 

Sarah  K.  White, 

Oodooville, 

Miss  E.  Agnew. 

Mary  Smith, 

(( 

((         (( 

Mrs.  Tsua, 

Tungcho, 

Miss  M.  E.  Andrews. 

OOll^TEIBUTIOI^S 


Received  by  the  Wo7nan''s  Board  of  Missions  for  the  year  1872,  as  reported 
monthly  in  "  The  Missionary  Herald.''^ 

Mks.   Homer  Bartlett,  Treasurer. 


RECEIPTS    FOR   JANUARY. 


MAINE. 

Amherst.  — l!.l.vs,.  H.  P.  Loring,     $2.00 

Bangnr.  —  Aiix.,  Mrs.  E.  G 
Thurston,  Treas.,  Third  Par 
ish  church-members,  to  cousti 
tute  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Skinner 
of  Wiuterport  L.  M.,  $25 
"A  Friend,"  $10,  '   35.00 

Ellsworth  — Younff  Ladies 
Prayer-Circle,  Miss  L  L 
Phelps  Treas.,  7.00 

Freeport,  South.  —  Mrs.  Illsley's 
S.S.  class,  5.Q0 

Machias,  East.  —  M.  E.  Cary,         1.00 

Total,        $50.00 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Bedjjord.  — Ladies  of  Pres.  Ch., 
with  previous  contribution, 
to  constitute  Mrs.  Maiy  Jane 
Lee  L.  M.,  $18.00 

Claremont.  —  Mrs.  James  Piper, 
for  cone-basket,  1.00 

Conway,  North. — Aux.,  Miss  M. 
C.  Merrill,  Treas.,  second 
instalment  towards  life-mem- 
bersliip  of  Mrs.  Eastman,  10.00 

Hamilton.  —  Towards  support  of 
a  pupil  in  mission-school,  Tur- 
key, 13.63 

Keene.  —  Aux.,  First  Cong.  Ch., 
by  their  pastor,  Rev.  W.  S. 
Karr,  towards  salary,  assumed 
by  them,  of  Miss  S.  L.  Wood, 
at  Antioch,  Central  Turkey, 
$118.80;  Second  Cong.  Ch. 
Aux.,  Mrs,  Frances  M.  Rand, 
Treas.,  of  which  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Isaac  Band  and  Mrs.  R. 
M.  Cooke  L.  M.'s,  $68.6.5;  187.45 

Nashua.  —  Woman's  Miss'y  So- 
ciety, Mrs.  R.  T.  Smith,  Treas.    15.50 

Total,      $245.58 

VERMONT. 

Cambridge.  —  Mrs.  Mary  C.  Tur- 
ner, 


$5.00 


Pittsford.  —  Ladies     of     Cong. 

Ch.  and  society,  by  Mrs.  R.  T. 

Hall,  $30.50 

Rutland.  —  S.S.    mission-circle, 
"Pearl-Seekers,"  1.60;  Miss 

Harris's  class,  1.50,  3.10 

St.    Johnsbury.  —  South     Cong, 

Ch.     Aux.,    by     Mrs,    J.  K. 

Colby,  60.60 

Total,        $99.10 

MASSACHUSKTTS. 

Amherst.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  M.  A, 
Allen,  Treas.  (of  which  $25 
by  Mrs.  S.  C.  Snell,  to  consti- 
tute Martha  Sneli  Hall  L.  M.)  $123.05 

Amherst,  South.  —  Ladies'  Be- 
nevolent Society,  to  consti- 
tute Miss  Emily  Dickinson 
L.  M,  25.00 

Andover.—  Mrs.  J.  W.  Smith,        5.00 

Bosto7i.— Mrs.  Freeman  Allen, 
a  New-Year's  gift,  and  to  con- 
stitute Miss  Mary  E.  Andrew^s, 
Miss  Ursula  C.  Clark,  Miss 
C.  E,  Ely,  Miss  M.  A.  C.  Ely, 
Miss  H.  G.  Powers,  Miss  C. 
E.  Bush,  Miss  H.  S.  Ashley  (all 
missionaries  of  the  W.  B.  M.), 
also  Mrs.  Smith  of  the  Ceylon 
mission,  L.  M.'s,  $200;  Union 
Ch.,  Mrs.  S.  L.  Scudder,  a 
thank-otieiing,  to  be  applied  to 
the  "Constantinople  Home," 
and  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Marshall  of  Fram- 
ingham,  Mass.,  Miss  Gertrude 
Chandler  and  Mrs.  Joseph  T. 
Noyes  of  the  Madura  Mis-ion, 
and  Mrs.  Ballantine,  L.  M.'s, 
$100;  the  Misses  Newman, 
$50;  Old  South  Ch  ,  "A 
Friend,"  $5 ,  Mrs.  M.  H.  Bald- 
win, $3;  Mrs.  Sarah  D.  Ho- 
bart,  to  constitute  her  daugh- 
ter. Miss  S.  Ellen  Hobart,  L. 
M.,  $25;  Mrs.  Peter  Hobart, 
$5;    Miss  J.  H.  Hobart,  $2; 


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"  L.  F.  B.,"  towards  mission- 
ary's salary  assumed  by  her, 
$30,  and  to  constitute  Miss 
Gertrude  R.  Hance,  of  Umvo- 
ti,  Southeast  Africa,  L.  M.; 
Chambers-street  Chapel,  to- 
wards salary  of  Miss  Wil- 
liams, at  Marash,  Central  Tur- 
key, $21;  Salem-street  Ch., 
ladies  of,  to  constitute  their 
pastor's  wife,  Mrs.  S.  H. 
Hayes,  L.  M.,  $25;  also 
from  others  of  Boston,  "  An 
Unknown  Friend,"  $10;  A 
Widow,  $1;  Miss  Sallie  Wor- 
cester, $2;  Mrs.  Hale,  $1; 
Mrs.G.  W.  Coburn,  $10;  Mrs. 
M.  Moore,  $1,  $491.00 

Boston,  East.  —  Maverick  Ch., 
Mrs.  Luther  Hall,  to  consti- 
tute herself  L.  M.,  $25;  Be- 
quest of  Mrs.  Alfred  A.  Wel- 
lington, to  constitute  her 
daughter,  Mrs.  George  L. 
Howard,  L.M.,  $25,  50.00 

Boston  Highlands.  —  Vine- 
street  Ch.,  by  Mrs.  Mary  B. 
Filield,  4.00 

Brookline.  —  Harvard  Ch.,  Mrs. 
R  L.  Saville,  5.00 

Bevetiy.  —  A  Friend  of  the  Wo- 
man's Board,  by  Mrs.  Albert 
Bowker,  to  constitute  Miss  Sa- 
rah W.  Clark,  Mrs.  Catharine 
P.  Studley,  of  Dane-street 
Ch.,  Mrs.  Issachar  Lafavour, 
and  Mrs.  Henrietta  Carol 
Morgan,  of  Washington-street 
Ch.,L.  M.'s.  $100;  Aux.,  Miss 
Sarah  ~W.  Clark,  Treas.  (of 
which  $75,  by  Mrs.  Lydia  L. 
Batchelder,  Mrs.  Nancy  L.  La- 
favour  and  Mrs.  Susan  "Pickett, 
to  constitute  themselves  L. 
M.'s),  the  society  constituting 
Mrs.  Margaret  A.  T.  Abbott 
and  Mrs.  M.  E.  Gordon  L. 
M.'s,  $142,  242.00 

Beverly,  North.  —  Mrs.  Rebecca 
Conant,  10.00 

BricJgeioater,  North  —'Mes- 
senger Birds  "  Mission-Circle,     3.00 

Braintree,  East.  — Mrs.  H.  J. 
Holbrook,  3.00 

Cambridge.  —  Mrs.  Frothing- 
ham.  Miss  Frothingham,  and 
Miss  Webster,  $1  each,  3.00 

Camhridgeport,  —  Mary  N.  Gil- 
bert, 5.00 

Charlestoton.  —  Mrs.  Gage  and 
Mrs.  Tufts,  $1  each,  2.00 

Chelsea.  —  Chestnut-street  Ch., 
Mrs.  Joseph  Sweetser,  $5; 
and  eight  members,  $1  each,      13.00 

Concord.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Mary 
Munroe,  Treas.,  $.32.25  (of 
which  $25  to  constitute  Misa 


Harriet  J.  Hubbard  L.  M.), 
also  S.S.  Miss'y  Ass'n,  for  pu- 
pil at  Oodooville  Seminary, 
Ceylon,  $30.  $62.25 

Dedham.  —  Miss  Chickering,  $1 ; 
Ladies  of  Rev.  J.  Edwards's 
Society  (of  which  $50  to  consti- 
tute Miss  Laura  T.  Guild  and 
Miss  Minerva  W.  Taft,  L. 
M.'s),  $61.50;  Sarah's  Mite- 
box,  $4,  66.50 

Fall  River.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  S. 
Brayton,  Treas.,  $.349  for  sal- 
ary of  Miss  Seymour,  at  Har- 
poot.  Eastern  Turkey,  '  and 
balance  for  pupils  in  her 
school,  409.00 

Foxboro.  —  "  A  Friend,"  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  Rev.  Bernard 
Paine  L.  M.,  $25 ;  Ladies  of,  to 
constitute  Airs.  D.  L.  Hervine 
L.  M.,  $25,  50.00 

Grantville.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Kate 
E.  Lee,  Sec,  2.00 

Hatfield,  North.  — Mrs.  C.  B. 
Marsh,  1.00 

Hyde  Par/.:.  — Mrs.  N.  Hanchett, 
$1.00;  Miss  Lotta  E.  Noyes, 
$2.50;  Miss  S.  J.  Coverly,  $4,     7.50 

Haverhill.  —  Mrs.  John  F.  Ro- 
gers, to  constitute  herself  L.  M.  25.00 

Holliston.  —  Mission  Circle, 
"  Open  Hands,"  23.00 

Jamaica  Plain.  —  Aux.,  Miss  M. 

A.  Brackett,  Treas.,  ,*2;  Min- 
nie Gilbert's  candy-money,  $3,     5.00 

Longmeadow.  —  Ladies'  Sewing 
Societ}',  to  constitute  Mrs.  G. 
M.  McQueen  L.  M.  32.00 

Lexington,  —  Hancock  Sewing 
Circle  Aux.,  Ella  A.  Baker, 
Treas.,  12.00 

Maiden.  —  "  Star  "  Mission-Cir- 
cle, 5.00 

New  Bedford.  —  Ladies  of  Trin. 
Ch.,  by  Mrs.  John  P.  Barker, 
to  constitute  Mrs.  Wheelock 
Craig,  wife  of  their  late  pas- 
tor, L.  M.  25.00 

Phillipston.  —  "  P.  T.  C,"  1.50 

Rochester.  —  Mrs.  Mary  S.  King,     1.00 

Roxbury,  West.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  R. 

B.  Smith,  Treas.,  19.41 
Salem.  — Aux.,  Tabernacle  Ch., 

Mrs.  C.  R.  Palmer,  Treas.  (of 
which  $46  for  Mrs.  *'  Wu," 
their  Bible-reader  at  Tungcho, 
China),  50.00 

^'omerwWe.  — Mrs.  Hartshorn,        1.00 
Stockbridge.—Anusi  J  .Whitney,     2.00 
Sutton.  — By  T.  A.  Tracy,    to 
constitute    Mrs.  M.  A.  Tracy 
L.  M.,  25.00 

Townsend.  —  Aux.,   Mrs,    Lucy 

Proctor,  Treas.,  22.52 

Truro.  — Miss  Blake,  to  consti- 
tute Edith  D.  Noble  L.  M.  25.00 


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Walpole.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Loring 
Johnson,  Treas.,  $56.35;  Lit- 
tle Gleaners,  $8. (55,  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Frances  W.  Bird  and 
Mrs.  Loring  Johnson  L.  M.'s,  $65  00 
Waylcmd.  —  Mrs.  Frlce,  5.(0 

Worcester.  —  Mrs.  H.  D.  Swift,    15.00 
Wakefield.  —  "  Mission       Help- 
ers," for  support  of  pupil    in 
Mrs.   BisselPs   school,  at  Ah- 
mednug-gur,  India,  40.00 

WUUamstown.  —  Aux.,  Mrs. 
Mark  Hopkins,  Pres.,  Mrs. 
Chad'oourn,  Treas.,  Miss  E. 
Peirce,  Sec,  16.50 

Wincliendon.  —  K\\^.,  Mrs.  C. 
W.  Bowker,  Treas.,  of  which 
to  constitute  Mrs.  John  Gulick, 
L.  M.,  of  Kalgan,  North  China,  33.50 
(This  auxilliary  also  lorward- 
ed,  in  October,  $84.06  for  maps 
and  desks  for  Miss  Clark's 
school  at  Broosa.) 


Total, 


$2,031.73 


RHODE  ISLAND. 

Pawtuclzet .  —  Au  x . ,  ( $  25  of 
which  to  constitute  Mrs.  Jo- 
seph J.  Woolley  L.  M.),  $14375 

CONNECTICUT. 

Burnside.  —  Mrs.  M.  J.  Elmore,  $1.00 
Colchester.  —  Mrs.  Henry  Burr,  5.0J 
Glastenbury .  —  Aux.,  Ladies  of 

,  to  constitute  Mrs,  Jeru- 

sha  Hubbard,  Mrs.  Emma 
McN.  Kittredge,  Mrs.  Abby 
A.  Plummer,  Mrs.  Catharine 
Welles,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  JS". 
Wright,  Mrs.  Lucy  Wright, 
Miss  Fidelia  Hale,  L.  M.'s,  and 
by  31rs.  Charlotte  H.  Hub- 
bard, Miss  Julia  W.  Broad- 
head  is  constituted  L.  M.; 
balance,  $11.10;  211.10 

^e&ro?i.  —  Ladies  of  Cong.  Ch., 

by  Mrs.  Jasper  Porter,  14.00 

Hartford.  — Awii..,  Asylum-Hill 
Ch.  S.S.  Mission-Circle,  a 
New- Year  offering  tor  Bible- 
reader  in  Msidura,  and  towards 
Mrs.  BisselFs  school  at  Ahmed- 
nuggur,  India,  $114;  Pearl- 
street  Ch.,  Mrs.  John  B. 
Eidridge  and  Mrs.  Joseph  E. 
Cone,  to  constitute  themselves 
L.  M.'s,  $50;  Sunday  collec- 
tions ($50,  of  which  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  William  P.  Williams 
and  Miss  Henrietta  E.  Loomis 
L.  M.'s,)  $88.25;  Park-street 
Ch.,  S127.75;  Centre  Ch.,  $28; 
also  $25  for  carpet  for  Miss 
Dwight,  at  Sivas  (total  to- 
wards salary  of  Miss  Dwight, 
and  for  balance  due  for  her 
outfit,  freight,  &c.),  413.00 


Jewett  City.  —  Ladies  of  Lisbon 
Cong.  Society,  by  Mrs.  Martha 
Mathewson,  $10.55 

Middletown.  —  Au:s..,  Mrs.  Mary 

B.  Hazen,  Treas..  Fir.*t  Cong. 

Ch.,  '  18.50 

Norwich.  —  Aux.,  Ellen  G.  Coit, 

Treas.,    Second    Cong.     Ch., 

Mrs.  Amos  H.  Hubbard,  $25; 

First  Cong.  Ch.,  Mrs.  Coit,  $5,  30.00 
Stamford.  —  Mrs.  F.  M.  Bean,        5.00 

Total,  $708.15 
N.B.  — The  contributions  of  the 
New-Haven  auxiliary  in  1871  amount- 
ed to  $1,569.69,  of  which  from  Centre 
Ch.,  $417,  North  Ch.,  $185,  Third  Ch., 
$130,  Yale  College  Society  $162, 
College-street  Ch  ,  $155.05,  Ch.  of 
the  Redeemer,  $54,  Davenport  Ch., 
$36.75,  Temple-street  Ch.,  $14.-30, 
Howe-street  Ch.,  $10,  Taylor  Ch,, 
$5  02,  Oak- Hill  Seminary,  $25,  A 
Friend,  $1;  First  Ch.,  Fair  Haven, 
$63,  Second  Ch.,  ditto,  $43.56;  East- 
Haven  Ch.,  $5.20,  Howard-Avenue 
Ch.,  $82. .37,  — balance  Jan.  1,  1871, 
$147.44;  Cornwall,  including  $i  from 
S.S.  class,  $.33. 

NEW  YOPwK  AND  VICINITY. 

Brooklyn.  —  Mrs.  Loomis  and 
Miss  Pratt,  for  pupil  at  Har- 
poot  Seminary,  $30.00 

Poughkeepsie.  —  Mrs .  Margaret 
J.  Myers,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
A.  B.  Smith  and  herself  L. 
M.'s,  50.00 

Rochester. — Aux.,  towards  sal- 
ary assumed  by  them,  of  Miss 

C.  E.  Bush,  at  Harpoot,  81.47 
Union  Falls.  — Mrs.  F.  D.  Dun- 
can, $5;   Miss  E.  B.Duncan, 

$2;  Mrs.  M.  B.  Duncan,  $3,       10.00 
Watertown.— Mrs.  D.   B.  Mor- 
gan, $1;  Mrs.  H.  B.  Morgan, 
$1,  2.00 

Total,        $173.47 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Pittston.  —  Mrs.  H.  D.  Strong,    $15.00 

OHIO. 

Cleveland.  — Mrs.  Elizabeth  E. 
Taylor,  $25.00 

Gambier.  —  Cong.  Church  Sew- 
ing Society  for  .India,  10.00 

Sandusky.  —  Mrs.  Kowe's  S.S. 
class,  10.00 

Troy.  — Mrs.  H.  D.  Grosvenor,        4.50 

Wiudha7n.  —  Au:&.,  towards  sal- 
ary of  Miss  Closson,  50,00 

Yellow  Springs.  — Mrs.  E.  F. 
Chandler,  5.00 

Total,      $104.50 


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INDIANA. 

OrZrt?irf.— Ladies'  Miss'y  Soc. 
Miss  F.  Bradley,  Treas.,  for 
pupil  in  Mrs .  Edwards' school, 
South  Africa,  $30.00 

ILLINOIS. 

Alton.  — Mrs.  W.  C.  Quigley,  by 
Rev.  C.  S.  Armstrong,  iirst 
(luarterly  payment  for  a  pupil 
in  Miss  Seymour's  school,  Har- 
poot,  $10.15 

Foioler.  — Miss  A.  Y.  McCor- 
mick,  in  part,  to  constitute  a 
friend  L.  M.,  10.00 


Virden.  —  Children  of  First  Pres. 
Ch.,  towards  Mrs.  Edwards' 
school,  $6.50 


Glasgow. 


Total, 

MISSOURI. 

'A  Friend." 


$26.65 


$5.00 


Total  of  subscriptions.  $-3,632.93 

Quarterlies,  "  Life  and  Light,"  4''3.2o 
Quarterlies,  "  Echoes,"  18.50 

Interest  on  Temporary  Invest- 
ment, 3.80 


Total  for  month,        $4,058.48 


RECEIPTS  FOR  FEBRUARY,  1872. 


MAINE. 

Brunswick.  — Aux.,  Miss  S.  P. 
Newman,  Treas.,  $72.00 

Ellsworth.— FrsLyer-circle.  $2.95 : 
"Cup-Bearers,"  .65;  ''Young 
Reapers,"  .50,  4,10 

Holden.  —  AviX.,  E.  V.  Cogs- 
well, Sec,  3.25 

Sumner,  —  Mrs.  A.  Loring,  1.00 


Total,        $80.35 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE, 

Meriden.  —  Mis.  Bryant,  $2.00 

Raymond.  — Mrs.  Dudley,  .50 

Total,  $2  50 

VERMONT. 

Wallinoford.  —  Mrs.  Walker  and 
Mrs.  Marsh,  $5  each;  Mrs. 
Ainsworth  and  Mrs.  Scribner, 
$2  each;  Mrs.  Batchellor, 
$2.60;  Mrs.  Button,  $1.50;  five 
memberships  of  $1  each;  otli- 
ers  $>.50,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Wm. G.  Marsh  L.  M.,  $25.50 

Weston.  — Mrs.  Bartlett,  Miss 
Bartlett,  and  Mrs.  Sprague,  $1 
each,  3  00 

Total,        $28.50 

MASSACHUSETTS, 

Andover.—AvLS..,  Mrs.  E.  C. 
Pearson,  Treas.,  "  A  Friend," 
for  support  of  "  Kashabai,"  a 
Bible-reader  in  Mahratta  Mis- 
sion, $50;  Miss  C.  R.  Jackson, 
$5;  others,  $77.35,  $132,-35 

Aviesbury  West.  — Aux.,  Mrs. 
W,  H.  Haskell,  Treas.  (of 
which  $.30  for  a  pupil  at  Marso- 
van,  in  Miss  Fritcher's  school),  45.00 


Boston.  —  "  A  Friend;"  $3 ;  Park 
street  Ch.,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Field, 
$50;  Union  Ch.,  additional, 
Mrs.  Charles  Scudder,  Treas., 
$16.10;  Shawmut  Ch.,  Mrs, 
J.  S.  Ambrose,  Treas.,  Miss 
Katharine  Knapp,  $10;  Mrs. 
Jas.  Stone,  $10;  "E.  R.  L."  $2; 
others,  $55.50  (total,  $77.50) ; 
Old  South  Ch.,  additional, 
Miss  Abbie  Walley,  Treas., 
by  Collectors,  —  Miss  Jellison, 
Miss  Buck,  Misses  Walley,  and 
Mrs.Brown,— Mrs.  J.  C.  Howe, 
$200;  "L.  F.  B.,"  $30;  Mrs, 
Samuel  Johnson,  Senior,  $25; 
Mrs.  James  Haughton,  $25; 
Mrs.  Charles  Stoddard,  $25  (to 
constitute  Mrs.  Wm.  H.  Stod- 
dard of  Northampton  L.  M.); 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Pitkin,  $25  (to 
constitute  Miss  Caroline  M. 
Beers  L.  M.) ;  Miss  Abbie  W. 
Pearson,  $25  (to  constitute  her- 
self L.  M.);  Mrs.  Wentworth, 
$15;  Mrs.  C.  Blake,  $10;  the 
Misses  Hill,  $10;  Mr.  Lorenzo 
T.  Cragin,  inmemoriam,  $10; 
Mrs.  G.  W.  Blagden,  Mrs.  R. 
Lane,  Mrs.  A.  Plummer,  Mrs. 

D.  Buck,  Mrs,  L.  Jellison.  Mrs. 

E.  C.  Milliken,  Mrs.  W.  Fisher 
Mrs.  E.  C.  Johnson,  Mrs.  J. 

D.  Thompson, Miss  Haugliton, 
Miss  Mary  Harris,  Miss  Fow- 
ler, $5  each ;  the  Misses  Wal- 
ley, $5;  Miss  Jellison,  $4; 
Miss  F.  Haughton,  $3;  Mrs. 
J.  Bancroft,  Mrs.  Niles,  Mrs. 

E.  Coverly,  Mrs.  T.  Palmer, 
Mrs,  Greenough,  Miss  Gray, 
$2  each;  Miss  Tead,  $1.50; 
six    $1   memberships    ($491.- 

50),  $638.10 


4T 


Boston,  South.  — ^-street  Ch., 
Geo.  W.  Taylor,  $1.40;  Phil- 
lips Ch.,  James  A.  Haskell, 
$1.60,  the  contents  of  their 
missionary-boxes,  $3.00 

Boston  Highlands.  —  Mrs.  Hurl- 
burt,  $5;  Mrs.  C.  Tufts,  $5; 
Mrs.  A.  W.  Tufts,  $5;  Mrs. 
Davenport,  $.^.50;  three  mem- 
berships, $.3;  Eliot  Ch.,  Mrs. 
E.  H.  Anderson.  Treas.,  annual 
subscriptions,  $23,  44.50 

BecJ/ord.  — Ai\-K.,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Esther  B.  Chamberlain  L. 
M.,  25.00 

Bradford.  — Mrs.    Lucretia   K. 

Greenleaf,  3.00 

Brookline.  — Harvard  Ch.  Aux., 
Miss  M.  G.  Stoddard,  Treas., 
(of  which  $25  by  Mrs.  Moses 
Withington,  to  constitute 
Miss  Mary  A.  Hammond 
L.  M.,  and  $32  by  three 
mission  -  circles,  —  "  Treasure- 
Seekers,"  "  Gleaners,"  and 
"Lilies  of  the  Valley");  Mrs. 
E.  I.  Thomas,  10;  Mrs.  T.  S. 
Emerson,  $8;  memberships, 
$51;  total  lor  Harpoot  Semi- 
nary, 146.00 
Charlestown. — "Winthrop  Ch., 
Miss  S.  A.  Flint,  to  constitute 
herself  L.M.,  25.00 
Chelsea.  —  Chestnut-street  Ch . , 
additional.  Miss  Chittenden, 
$1;  "A  Friend,"  $2,  3.00 
Danversport.  —  Annual  sub- 
scription of  Miss  E.  P.  Put- 
nam, 15.00 
Dorchester.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  John 
Tolman,  to  constitute  herself 
L.  M.,  S25;  Mrs.  Hannah  C. 
Foster,  to  constitute  Miss 
Catharine  D.  Foster  L.  M., 
$25;  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Mann,  to 
constitute  Mrs.  E.  P.  San- 
ford  of  Oakland,  California, 
L.  M.,  $25 ;  Mrs.  Elbridge  Tor- 
rey,  to  constitute  Miss  Lizzie 

B.  Sharp  and  Miss  Anna  M. 
Preston,  L.  M.'s,  $50;  Miss  E. 

C.  Shaw,  to  constitute  Miss 
Georgie  Goodale  and  Miss 
Edna  .Gleason.  L.  M.'s,  $50; 
others,  $180.25;  total  towards 
salary  of  their  missionary, 
Miss  U.  Clark,  at  Broosa, 
Western  Turkey,  355.25 

Edgartown.  —  Mrs.  Charlotte  S. 

Coffin,  3.00 

Fitchhurg. — "  A  Friend,"  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  Laura  P.  F.  Cas- 
well L.  M.,  25.00 
-  Grafton.  —  Ans..,  Mrs.  L.  E. 
Windsor,  Pres.,  Mrs.  J.  W. 
McKenzie,  Sec.  ($25  of  which 
to    constitute   their   pastor's 


wife,  Mrs.  L.E.  Windsor,  L. 

M.),  $39.60 

Hamptoyi,  West.  —  Ladies,  by 
Mrs.  H.  F.  Haines,  $8;  by 
Miss  M.  F.  Ciapp,  $12,  20.00 

IIopJdnton.  —  Anx.,  Mrs.  Ide, 
Directress,  Mrs.  Plimpton, 
Sec,  for  a  pupil  in  mission- 
school,  31.00 
Leominster.  —  Aux.,  including 
receipts  from  a  juvenile  con- 
cert, and  $4,  the  penny  contri- 
butions of  a  S.S.  class  of  little 
girls,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Har- 
riet G.  Farwell  and  Miss  Susie 
M.  Haskell,  L.  M.'s,  60.00 
Loivell.  — Mrs.  C.  R.  D.  Blanch- 

ard,  to  constitute  herself  L  M.,  25.00 
Maynard.  —  Mission-circle, "The 
Rising  Star,"  Miss  G.  A.  Vose, 
Treas.,  6.60 

Marshfield.  —  Mrs.  J.  H  .Bourne,    3.00 
il/ert'^eZfL  — Misses  F.  D.  and  M. 

F.  Ellis,  2.00 

il//Z&Mry.  —  Second  Cong.  Ch., 
S.S.  ($25  for  Mrs.  Chandler's 
station  boarding-school,  and 
$15  towards  support  of  a  girl 
at  Mrs.  Bissell's  school),  40.00 

Neioton,  West.  — An-K.,  Miss  H. 
F.  Clark,  Treas.,  for  school 
at  Broosa,  2S.00 

Princeton.  —Mrs.  B.  R.  Ropes,      1.00 
Salem.  —  South  Ch.,  Mrs.  E,  B. 
Mansfield,  to  constitute  her- 
self L.  M.,  25.00 
Saugus     Centre.  — Cong.     S.S. 
four       classes,      $8.40;      '-A 
Friend,"$5,  13.40 
Southbridge.  —  Mrs.  S.  M.  Lane, 

$5;  Mrs.  Marsh,  $1,  6.00 

Stockbridge.  — Mrs.  E,  S.  Mor- 
gan, for  Miss  H.  G.  Powers,        4.70 
JFare.— Aux.,      Mrs.     H.     N. 
Hyde,  Treas.,  ladies  for  sup- 
port of   a  pupil  in  Mrs.   Ed- 
wards' school,  $30;  subscrib- 
ers, $51.25,  81.25 
Weymouth    and     Braintree.  — 
Aux.,    Miss    H.    P.  Vickery, 
Treas.  (of  which  Mrs.  M.  B. 
Loud's    S.S.   class,   $5;    Miss 
Vickery,  for  support  of  a  pupil 
at  Harpoot,  $30),  51.50 
Worcester.  —  Pomeroy    Knowl- 
ton,  3.00 


Total, 


RHODE  ISLAND. 


t.2o 


Newport.  —  United  Cong.  Chs. 
Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  D.  W.  Thayer, 
Treas.,  of  which  $134.15  from 
S.S.  collections,  total  for  sal- 
ary of  Miss  Adelia  M.  Payson, 
their  missionary  at  Foochow, 
China,  $460.65 


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CONNECTICUT. 

Berlin.  —  Aiix.,  Mrs.  C.  M. 
North.  Treiis.  (of  which  $25  to 
constitute  Miss  Fanny  liob- 
bins  L.  M.),  P4.00 

Colchester.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Wliteler,  Treas.,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Eh'jah  Ransom,  Mrs.  AI- 
mira  Comstock,  and  Mrs. 
Mary  11.  Gillette  L.  M.'s,  76.00 

Goshen.  — S.  S.,  by  E.  Norton, 
Sup't,  for  pupil  in  Miss 
Smith's  school,  Madura,  30.00 

.ff«r(/brd.  — Asylum-Hill  Ch., 
Aux.,  Mrs.  Cliarles  A.Jewell, 
Treas.  (;ff;25  of  which  from  Mrs. 
Marshall  Jewell,  to  constitute 
herself  L.  M..  and  $25  from 
"  A  Friend,"  to  constitute 
Mrs.  A.  G.  Hammond  L.  M.), 
balance  of  Miss  Dwight's  sal- 
ary, &c.,  for  1872,  164.50 

Neiv  London.  —  Ladies  of  First 
Cong.  Ch.,  by  Mrs.  C.  C.  Field,  104.00 

Putnam.  —  "  Mission  Workers," 
first  payment  for  a  pupil  in 
Mrs.  Bissell's  school,  Ahmed- 
niiggur,  $25;  Mrs.  Keith,  .50,    25.50 

Sotithport.  —  Cong.  Ch.  S.S.,  for 
pupil  at  Harpoot  Female  Sem- 
inary, 30.00 

South  Britain.  —  Mrs.  N.  Pittit- 
chett,  10  00 


Total,        $108  00 

NEW  YORK  AND  LONG  ISLAND. 

Flushing.  —  Aux.,  A  Thank-Of- 
fering  from  a  member,  by  Mrs. 
A.  M.  Freutiss,  $5.00 

Franklin  —Aux.,  Mrs.  S.  P. 
Smith,  Treas.,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  J.  J.  Hough  and  Miss 
Susan  M.  Smith  L.  M.'s,  50.00 

New  York  —D.  B.  Hixon,  for 
Miss  Hattie  Seymour,  4.60 

Pouphkeejjsie.  —  Aux.,  Fannie 
A.  Beardsley,  Sec.  and  Treas.,  70.00 

Syractise.  —  Aux.,  Miss  My  ra 
Fritcher,  Treas.,  salary  for 
1872  of  Miss  Eliza  Fritcher, 
their  missionary  at  Marsovan, 
Western  Turkey,  317.00 


Total, 


$466.00 


PENN.SYLV  AN  I A . 

Edinhoro\'—Vve».  S.  S.,  for  pu- 
pil at  Harpoot  Female  Semi- 
nary, $30.00 


Pittsburg.  —  By  Mrs.  Emilv 
Hennings,  $300.00 

Philadelphia  Branch.  —  The 
"  Carrier  Doves,"  Philadel- 
phia, for  Constantinople 
Home,  $30;  Woman's  Mis- 
sionary Society,  Washington, 
D.C  ,  $4.75  add'l,  1o  complete 
the  life-membership  of  Mrs. 
O.  O.  Howard,  announced 
with  December  remittance 
($•^5  of  which  should  have 
been  stated  as  from  "  Two 
Friends,"  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Marshall  Conant  L.  M.); 
"  Ivv-Leaves  "  Mission-Circle, 
Washington,  $100  for  Con- 
stantinople Home,  and  $80  for 
two  pupils  at  Miss  Proctor's 
school,  Aintab,  214.75 


Total,        $544.75 


Farmington,  West.  —  E.  and  A. 
Wilder,  $3.00 

Youngstoicn.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  P.  Y. 
Caldwell,  Treas.,  quarterly 
collections,  16.00 


Total,         $19.00 


MICHIGAN. 

Alpena.  — First  Cong.  Ch.,  for 
Turkey,  $40.00 

CALIFORNIA, 

Oakland.  — Anyi.,  Mrs.  M.  P. 
Cole,  Treas.  (of  which  $205.37 
from  the  girls'  mission-circle 
"  Western  Echoes,"  to  consti- 
tute Miss  Anna  H.  Skinner, 
Miss  Helen  S.Blakeslee,  Miss 
Emily  Gill.  Miss  Kachel 
Mooar,  Miss  Lilly  Hardy,  Miss 
aiinnie  Coxheod,  and  Mrs.  Ida 
M.  Watson  L.  M.'s),  $263.40 


CANADA. 

Montreal.  —  Am-s... 'Mrs.  George 
Winks,  Treas.  (gold  $300),        .331  88 

Subscriptions  and  donations,  $4,595.88 
Quarterlies,  "  Life  and  Light,"  353.00 
■Quarterlies,  "  Echoes,"  19  32 


Total  for  the  month, 


$4,968.20 


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RECEIPTS  FOR  MARCH,  1872. 


A  Young  Lady,  $5.00 

Bangor.— First  Parish  Ch.  Aux., 
Mrs.  E.  G.  Thurston,  Treas., 
to  constitute  Mrs.  John  P. 
Herrick  L.  M.,$25;  subscrip- 
tions, $10,  35.00 

Ellsioorth. — By  Miss  L.  L. 
Phelps,  Treas.,  Young  Ladies' 
Prayer-Circle,  $2.70;  ''Cup- 
Bearers"  Mission-Circle,  add'l, 
.30,  3.00 

North  Yarmouth.  —  "  Friends," 
by  Miss  Maria  M.  Holt,  2.60 

Smith  Freevort.  —  Mrs.  Hsley's 
S.S.  class",  $5;  "Snow-Birds" 
Circle,  $2;  others,  $7,  14:00 


Total,        $59.60 
NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Bedford.  — Fxe^.  Ch.,  by  Mrs. 

Charles  Gage,  $2.65 

Exeter .  — Aw^.,   to    constitute 

Mrs.  George  E.  Street  L.  M.  25.00 
Mason  Tillage.  —  Miss  C.  A.  H.,  .50 
iVeZsow.  — Mrs.  B.  I^^e well,  1.00 

Raymond. —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Chas.  A. 
Shepard,  Treas.,  $6.50;  A  Dy- 
ing Gift  from  Miss  Emeline  B. 
Tucker,  $1,  7.50 


Total, 


$.36.65 


VERMOKT. 

GreenhoroK  —  Mrs.  A.  W.Wlld,  $1.00 
St.    Johnsbury    Centre.  —  Miss 

Emma  C.  Fairbanks,  5.00 

St.  Albans.  — Cong.  Ch.  S.S., 
collected  by  Mrs.  Dr.  Plant, 
Mrs.  Marsh's  class,  for  bell  for 
Bitlis  school  building  and 
mountings,  and  Mrs.  Plant's 
class,  for  bell-rope,  57.00 


Total, 


$63.00 


MASSACHUSETTS. 

Amherst.  — A  Thank-Offering, 
$5;  "  W.  S.  C,"  .50;  Cong. 
Ch.  S.S.,  Mrs.  Elijah  Ayre's 
class,  for  '•  Yecsa  G.,"  a  pu- 
pil in  Miss  Seymour's  school, 
at  Harpoot,  $30,  $35.50 

Ayer.— Auk., Mrs.  J.C.  Tenney, 
Treas.,        '  10.00 

Barre.  —  Mrs.  Arnold  Adams,      10.00 

Boston.  — Mts.  Morland,  $5; 
Shawmut  Ch.,  add'l  by  Mrs'. 
J.  S.  Ambrose,  Treas.,  $75  (of 
which  $25;  by  Mrs.  F.  Water- 
man, to  constitute  herself 
5 


L.  M.);  "L.,"  add'l,  $15; 
Mount- Vernon  Ch.,  Mrs.  J.  G. 
Haberstroth,  $1;  Old  South 
Ch.,  add'l  by  collectors,—  Miss 
Tead,  Miss  Gilbreth,  and  Miss 
Briggs,— Mrs.  Alpheus  Hardy, 
$100;  "L.  F.  B.,"  $30  (to- 
wards salary  assumed,  and  to 
constitute  Miss  Sarah  L. 
"Wood  of  Antioch,  Central 
Turkey,  L.  M.);  Mrs.  S.  R. 
Payson,  $10;  Mrs.  George 
Lane,  $10;  Miss  Goodnow, 
Mrs.  Samuel  Johnson,  jun., 
Mrs.  J.  B.  Kimball,  Mrs.  J. 
L.  Barry,  Mrs.  C.  Morss,  Miss 
M.  J.  Allen,  Miss  A.  E.  Pay- 
son,  $5  each;  Mrs.  G.  RogerSf 
Mrs.  N.  Gibbs,  Miss  Crocker, 
$3  each;  The  Misses  Thayer, 
$3;  Mrs.  J.  Hunkins,  Mrs.  N. 
Porter,  Mrs.  E.  Spear,  Miss 
Barry,  Mrs.  Wetherbee,  Mrs. 
L.  Lothrop,  $2  each;  fifteen 
subscribers  of  $1  each,  and 
one  of  .50  ($224.50)  (with  pre- 
vious contributions,  for  sala- 
ries of  their  missionaries,  — 
Miss  Wadsworth,  M.D.,  re- 
cently adopted,  and  the 
Misses  Ely) ;  Central  Ch.  Aux., 
Miss  Myra  Child,  Collector, 
Mrs.  Benjamin  E.  Bates,  $50; 
Mrs.  William  O.  Grover,  $50; 
Mrs.  Kendall,  $20;  3Irs.  Jo- 
seph White,  $15;  Mrs.  E. 
Bigelow,  Mrs.  Thos.  Russell, 
Mrs.  James  White,  Mrs.  Linus 
Child,  $10  each;  Miss  E.  D. 
Wiswall,  $5;  Miss  Olive  Rol- 
lins, Collector,  Mrs.  William 
Houghton,  $25;  Mrs.  J.  K. 
Davis,  $20;  Mrs.  E.  Page,  $3; 
Mrs.  Brimbecom,  Mrs.  Carr, 
Mrs.  Goldthwaite,  Mrs.  Priest, 
Mrs.  Rollins,  Mrs.  Kelly,  Miss 
M.  Topliff,  $2  each;  Mrs. 
James  Bird,  $5;  Thii-tcen 
subscribers  of  $leach;  Miss 
Clara  Denison,  Collector, 
Mrn.R.  South  wick,  $5;  Miss 
Southwick,  $5;  Miss  A.  Carle- 
ton,  $10;  Mrs.  J.  N.  Denison, 
$10;  Mrs.  Garratt,  $5;  Miss 
Thompson,  $5;  Mrs.  Clapp, 
$2;  Four  subscribers  of  $1 
each,  $4;  Miss  Mary  Top- 
liff, Collector,  Mrs.  J.  R.  Til- 
ton,  $5;  Mrs.  White,  Mrs. 
Herman,  Mrs.  P.  Davis,  Mrs. 
C  Hall,  $2  each;  Miss  Sowle, 
$2.50;  Two  subscribers  of  $1 
each  ($323.50),  $644.00 


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Boston,  ^as^.  — Maverick  Cli., 
Madura  Aux.,  Miss  E.  Ham- 
mett,  Treas.,  of  which  by  Mrs. 
A.  Bowker,  to  constitute  Miss 
Lucy  Wellington  Howard  and 
Miss  Rosella  A.  Smith  of  the 
Madura  Mission,  L.  M.'s,  $50; 
Mrs.  J.  J.  Fales,  to  constitute 
Miss  Elvira  Fales  of  "VVren- 
tham,  L.  31.,  $25;  Mrs.  Clara 
D.  Deuhani,  to  constitute  her- 
self L.  M.,  $25;  Miss  E.  Ham- 
mf'tt,  $70  (of  which  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Hannah  Craig  and 
Mrs.  Emily  Limber,  both  of 
Wrentham,  Mass.,  L.  M.'s); 
other  members,  $148,  $318.00 

(With  $25  previously  acknowl- 
edged, making  from  this  socie- 
ty this  year,  $.343,  — $200  of 
which  for  balance  for  horse 
and  carriage  for  Miss  Rosella 
A.  Smith  of  Madura.) 
Boston,  South.  —  Phillips  Ch. 
Aux.,  3Irs.  Jeremy  Drake, 
Treas.,  Dea.  Alvan  Simond?, 
to  constitute  Mrs.  Susan  W. 
Simon ds  L.  M.,  $25  ;  Mrs.  Su- 
san W.  Simonds,  to  constitute 
Miss  E.  Simonds  L.  M.,  $25; 
M.  E.  Lang,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
M.  E,  Lang  L.  M.,  $25;  Mrs. 
C.  Shepard,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
P.  R.  Marchant  L.  M.,  $25; 
"  A  Friend,"  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Everett  Burnham  L.  M.,  $25; 
Miss  H.  N.  Vinton,  to  consti- 
tute herself  L.  M.,  $25;  Mrs. 
Jeremy  Drake,  to  constitute 
Mrs.G.  W.Ellis  L.  M.,  $25; 
Ladies  of  Phillips  Ch.,  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  Xancy  J.  Lincoln, 
Miss  Lucinda  Smith,  Miss 
Alice  Cooper,  and  Miss  Eliza 
L.  Darling  L.JI.'s,  $100;  other 
subscriptions,  $83,  358.00 

Boston  Highlands.  —  Walnut- 
avenue  Ch.,  A  Friend,  $1; 
Elliot  Ch.  Aux.,  add'l,Mrs.R. 
Anderson.  Treas.,  Mrs.  Rus- 
sell Bradford,  to  constitute 
herself.  Miss  Alice  R.  Brad- 
ford, and  Miss  Edith  W.  Brad- 
ford L.  3I.'s,  $75;  other  sub- 
scribers, $21;  S.S-  Infant 
class,  $13.50,  — $109  50,  110.50 

Brookline.  —  Harvard  Ch.,  add'l, 
for  Harpoot  Seminary,  of 
which  $5  from  mission-circle, 
"Violets,"  — a  cla.«s  of  little 
girls,  12.00 

CMcoi?ee.— Miss  Z.  Ferrie,  $2; 

ten  others,  .50  each,  $5,  7.00 

Charlestotvn.  —  "  E.  A.  W.,"  1.00 

Chelsea.  —  Chestnut-street  Ch.. 
Mrs.  H.  Bates,  1.00 


Dorchester.  — Cong.  S  S.,  $100; 
Aux  Society,  bal.  of  Miss  U. 
Clark's  salary,  1872  (their  mis- 
sionary at  Broosa),  $25.75,     $125.75 

Danvers.  First  Cong.  Ch.  S.S., 
contents  of  the  missionary- 
boxes  of  a  few  little  girls,  7.25 

Everett.  —  Cong.  Ch.,  little  girls' 
fair,  for  Miss  Fritcher's  school, 
Marsovan,  45.00 

Fall  iZiver. —  "  Willing  Hel- 
pers' "  Circle,  56.00 

Framinghum  —  Aux.,  Miss  M. 
D.  Marshall,  Treas.,  towards 
support  of  two  girls  in  Miss 
Clark's  school,  at  Broosa,  50.00 

Greenwich.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  L.D.  T. 
Pomeroy,  Treas.,  15.00 

Haverhill.  — By  Rev.  C.  M. 
Hyde,  Miss  E.  B.  Knight, 
$5;  Mrs.  Hyde,  $2,  7.00 

H»pMnton.  —  "  Little  Work- 
ers' "  Circle,  10.00 

Holliston.  —  Auyi  (of  which  by 
$25  Mrs.  Seth  Thayer  consti- 
tutes herself  L.  M.),  to  sup- 
port a  pupil  at  Harpoot,  and 
towards  two  at  Ahmednuggur,  75.00 

Laiorence.  —  Mrs.  Benjamin 
Coolidge,  to  constitute  herself 
L.  M.,  25.00 

Marhlehead.  —  Mrs.  Henry 
Hooper,  Misses  Eliza  B.,  Eu- 
nice B.,  and  Mary  S.  Hooper, 
$  leach,  4.00 

Medicay—  Aux.,  Sirs.  T.R.  Fair- 
banks, Treas.  (of  which  $25 
to  constitute  Mrs.  Rev.  D. 
Sanford  L.  M.),  41.10 

Medioay,  JVest.  —  Mrs.  Mary  E. 
Ide,  SIO;  Harris,  Anna,  and 
Hattie  Deans,  in  memory  of 
Miss  Warfield,  for  Miss  Sey- 
mour, at  Harpoot,  $3.10,  13.10 

Newton.  —  Aux.,  collected  by 
Mrs.  E.  N.  Horton,  five  annu- 
al subscriptions,  $5;  and  for 
support  of  Marian  Dudu,  Bi- 
ble-reader at  Cesarea,  $50,         55.00 

N'o7-to7i.  —  Wheaton  Seminary 
Aux.,  Mrs.  C.C.  Metcalf,  Pres- 
ident, to  constitute  Miss  Mar- 
gie Brayton  of  Wheaton  Semi- 
nary L.  M.,  25.00 

Northampton.  — A  Friend  of 
the  '«  Woman's  Board,"  lOO.CO 

Neio  Bedford.  — Au-K.,  Mrs.  R. 
W.  Bartlett,  Treas.,  salary  of 
their  missionary  at  Mardin, 
Miss  Olive  S.  Parmelee,  .340.00 

Newhuryport.  —  Aux.,  of  which 
from  "•  Belleville "  Circle, 
$110,  130  00 

Peabody.-An-K..,  First  Cong. 
Ch.,Mrs.  R.  Smith.  Treas.,  to- 
wards support  of  school  at 
Bitlis,  $1.35..52;  also  Cong.  Ch. 


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S.S.,  for  a  set  of  maps  forBit- 
lis  school,  $22,  $157.52 

Salisbury.  — Aux.,  Miss  A.  E. 
Colby,  Treas.,  ten  annual  sub- 
scribers, 10.00 
SomerviUe.  —  "  A  Teacher,"  1 .00 
Wohurn-  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  S.  Ad- 
kins,  Treas.  (of  which  $25  by 
Mr.  Eckley  Stearns,  to  consti- 
tute his  wife  L.  M.},                    50.00 


Total,        $2,849.72 
RHODE  ISLAND. 

Central  Falls.  — Aux.,  Miss  Lou- 
ise A.  Tracey,  Treas.,  for  pu- 
pil in  Mrs.  Edwards'  school,    $.35.00 

Providence.  — '''M..,^'  10.00 


Total, 

CONNECTICUT. 


$45.00 


Colchester.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  H. 
Wheeler,  Treas.,  Mrs.  Joshua 
Clark,  to  constitute  her  daugh- 
ter, Mrs.  Helen  M.  Cutler, 
L.  M.  $25.00 

Greemvich. — Aux.,  Mrs.  Moses 
Cristy,  Treas.,  for  support  of 
"  Zaibai,"  their  Bible-reader, 
at  Sholapoor,  India,  Mahratta 
Mission,  37.00 

Groton.— Mrs.  W.  D.  Harris, 
annual  subscription,  2,00 

Hartford.  —  Aux.,  add'l,  Mrs. 
Charles  Jewell,  Treas.,  Park 
Ch.,  $1 ;  Centre  Cb.,  $3,  4.00 

Neio  Haven. —Mrs.  H.  A.  New- 
ton, to  constitute  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam Newton  of  Sherburne, 
N.Y.,  L.  M.,  $25;  Branch  So- 
ciety, by  Mrs.  R.  P.  Cowles, 
Treas.,  Mrs.  Sarah  Booth  of 
Meriden,  $.35  (to  support  Ma- 
ria Lathrop,  in  Miss  Fritcher's 
school  at  Marsovan,  and  to 
constitute  Mrs.  Booth  L.  M.); 
Church  of  the  Redeemer  S.S., 
$•35,  for  pupil  at  Marsovan; 
Whitneyville,  Mrs.  Gibbs  Gil- 
bert, for  pupil  at  Marsovan, 
$35;  Soutbbury,  for  support  of 
a  girl  at  Foochow,  China,  $40 ; 
Third  Ch.,  New  Haven,  S.S. 
Infant  class,  for  Lizzie  Wil- 
cox, in  Mrs.  BisselPs  school, 
India,  $20,  190.00 

(Mrs.  H.  D.  Hume,  Mrs.  Woos- 
ter  Hotchkiss,  Mrs.  Benjamin 
Hague,  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Har- 
ris, are  made  L.  M.'s). 

New  London.  —  Aux.,  Miss 
Lucy  P.  Butler,  Treas.,  79.10 

West  Winsfed. —Mrs.  Carring- 
ton,  1.00 


Total, 


$.338.10 


NEW  YORK. 

Buffalo.  —  Mrs.  William  G.  Ban- 
croft, to  constitute  Mrs.  Thos.- 
D.  Demond  L.  M.  $25.00 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

PMladelpliia  Branch. — Mrs.  J. 
D,  Lynde,  Treas.,  fourteen 
ladies,  each  $1;  Mrs.  T.  J. 
Jones,  $5;  Mrs.  C.  Burnham, 
to  constitute  Miss  Etta  Burn- 
ham,  L.  M.,  $25;  Mrs.Elwell, 
$10;  Mrs.  J.  B.  Shepard.  $5; 
Mrs.  G.  B.  Perkins,  $1.10; 
"Plymouth  Maj^flowers," 

$7.13;  Mrs.  Hart,  from  s-ale  of 
a  cross,  $10;  "  Snow-flnkes," 
$5;  Woman's  Missionary  So- 
ciety, Trinity  Cong.  Ch..  Or- 
ange, N.J.,  $16.70;  ditto,  $23, 
which,  with  $2  from  "A 
Friend,"  constitutes  Mrs. 
Rev.  George  E.  Adams 
L.  M. ;  "Orange-Buds"  of 
Trinity  Cong  Ch.,  Orange, 
N.J.,  $28.76;  "Workers  for 
Jesus  "  Mission-Circle,  First 
Cong.  Ch.,  Newark,  N.J.  (of 
which  $50  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Mary  M.  Brown  and  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Dougherty  L.  M.'s) ; 
for  Mrs.  Cliapin's  school,  Chi- 
na, $60;  Woman's  Missionary 
Society,  Vv\ashington,  D.C.  (of 
which  $25  by  Mrs.  George 
Whittlesey,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
L.  B.  A.  Robinson  L.  M.), 
$.36.85;  "Baltimore  Bees" 
Mission-Circle  ($40  of  which 
to  support  a  pupil  in  Miss 
Proctor's  school  at  Aintab), 
$50;  "  C.  A.  L.,"  quarterly 
contribution,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  M.  S.  Piatt  and  Miss  A. 
L.  Lovejoy  of  Franklinville, 
N.J.,  L.  M.'s,  also  Mrs.  Rev. 
C.  B.  Huiburt  of  Newark,  N.J. 
L.  M.,  $75,  $374.54 

OHIO. 

-Dayton.  — Third-street  S.S.,  by 
Samuel  Phelps,  Treas.,  for 
support  of  Eliza  Holt,  in  Mrs. 
Edwards'  school,  $30.00 

Salem.  — Mrs.  D.  A.  Allen, 
towards  life-membership,  5.00 

Tro?/.  — S.S.,  by  E.  Holden, 
Treas.,  for  two  pupils  in  Mrs. 
Edwards'  school  in  1871  and 
1872,  120.00 

Windham.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  W.  A. 
Higley.  Treas.,  towards  Miss 
Closson's  salary,  30.00 


Total,        $185.00 


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INDIANA. 

Fort  Wayne.  —  Miss  ■  Harris' 
S.S.  class,  First  Pres.  Ch.,  to- 
wards support  of  "  Vithi,"  in 
Mrs.  Bisseirs  school,  $16.50 

MINNESOTA. 

FaribauJt  —  liilj  L.  Frink,  a 
child,  by  a^le  of  hooks  and 
Chi  keis,  $2.00 

CALIFORNIA. 

San  Francisco.  —  Aux.,  to- 
wards support  of  Miss  Rap- 
pleye,  $60.00 


CANADA. 

Sherbrook,  Quebec.  —  Mrs.  Rev. 
A.  Duff,  $5.00 

SANDWICH  ISLANDS. 

Honoluhi.  — 'Mrs.  B.  W.  Parker 
and  others,  by  Mrs.  H.  Bing- 
ham, 6.97 

Subscriptions,  $4,067.08 

Quarterlies,  "  Life  and  Light,"    731.00 

"  "Echoes,"  13.24 


Total  for  month,       $4,811.32 


RECEIPTS  FOR  APRIL,  1872. 


MAINE. 

Bangor.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  G-, 
Thurston,  Treas.,  $30;  Mrs. 
E-!ward  Kent,  to  constitute 
herself  L.  M.,  $25,  $55.00 

Ellsworth.  —  By  Miss  L.  L. 
Phelps,  Prayer-Circle,  $2.25; 
Cup-Bearers,  .50;  Young 
Reapers,  .65,  3.40 


Total,        $58.40 

VERMONT. 

Burlington.  —  Mrs.  R.  W.  Fran- 
cis. $25.00 

Montpelier.  —  Aux.,  by  Mrs.  A. 
J.  Howe,  2.00 

5"^.  Johnsbury.  — Young  Ladies' 
Missionary  Society,  for  a  pupil 
at  Inanda,  and  a  pupil  at  Ah- 
mednuggur,  $30  each,  60.00 

Total,        $87.00 
MASSACHUSETTS. 

"  A.gent"  for  Constantinople 
Home,  $200.00 

Amesbtiry,  West.  — With  previ- 
ous contribution,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Mary  E.  Hoyt  and  Mrs.  O. 
F.  Seavey  L.  M.'s,  39.10 

Boston.— Rgy.  Charles  Cleve- 
land, born  June  21,  1772,  to 
constitute  himself  L.  M.,  $25; 
Mrs.  Dr.  Morland,  $5 ;  Mount- 
Vernon  Ch.,  "A  Friend  to 
the  Woman's  Board,"  $10;  col- 
lected bv  Mrs.  Coit,  Mrs.  Park- 
hurst,  $5;  Mrs.  J.C.  Tappan, 
$3;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Kimball,  $2; 
six  others  of  $1  each;  Old 
Colony  S.S.,  for  support  of 
"  Theresa  Makabalo,"  in  Mrs. 
Edwards'  school,  $30;  Park- 
street  Ch.,  -'A  Friend,"  $1; 
Berkeley-street       Ch.,        "A 


Friend."  $5;  Union  Ch.,  add'l, 
by  Mrs.  Charles  Scudder, 
$35;  Chambers-street  Chapel, 
towards  salary  of  Miss  Wil- 
liams, teacher  of  girls'  school 
at  Marash,  $58.55;  Central 
Ch.,  add'l.  Miss  Wheeler,  Col- 
lector, $11;  Miss  Topliff,  $2; 
Old  South  Ch.,  add'l,  "  L.  F. 
B.,"  towards  salary  of  mission- 
ary assumed,  and  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Cora  Welch  Tomson, 
missionary  elect  to  Constanti- 
nople, L.  M  ,  $30;  Central  Ch., 
proceeds  of  late  Fair,  under 
auspices  of  mission-ciicles, 
$660,  $888.55 

Boston  Highlands.  —  Mrs.  Leav- 
itt,  $1;  Highland  Ch.,  Mrs. 
H.  L.  Howell,  Treas.  (of  which 
by  the  late  Mrs.  S.  N.  Stock- 
well  $25,  to  constitute  Miss 
Ellen  M.  Metcalf  L.  M.) ;  total 
towards  Mrs.  Edwards' 
school,  $51.45;  Highland  Rill 
Mission-Circle,  $6,  58.45 

Becket.  —  'Rev.  J.  Jay  Dana,  to 
constitute  his  wife,  Mrs.  Sa- 
rah E.'Dana,  L.  M.  25.00 

Brookfield.  —  "  A  Friend,"  5.00 

Everett.  — Any:.,  Miss  Esther 
Whittemore,  Treas.  (of  which 
$25  "  A  Thank-Offering  from 
a  Friend,"  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Albert  Bryant  L.  M.i,  $26; 
"  A  Friend,"  .60,  26.60 

Cambridge.  — ^y\e^a.vdi  Ch.  S.S., 
Miss  Johnson's  class,  "  Jewel- 
Seekers,"  2.50 

Lynn.  —  YiT&t  Cong.  Ch.,  J.  L. 
Patton's  S.S.  class,  for  "  Tur- 
fandi,"  Bible-reader,  Central 
Turkey,  50.00 

Zi^^Ze^on.  —  Ladies'  Miss'y  Cir- 
cle, Mrs.  L.  S.  R.  Houghton, 
Treas.,  17.00 


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Maiden.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Jennie  E. 
Holm,  Treas.,  for  support 
of  Bible-reader,  "  Parkeum," 
Madura,  $10.00 

Neioburyport.  —  Aus..,  Mrs.  H, 
A.  lugraham,  Treas.,  add'l, 
$100,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Chas. 
H.  Coffin,  Miss  Mary  E.  Cof- 
fin, Miss  Charlotte  P.  Coher, 
and  Miss  Eliza  A.  Palmer,  L. 
M  's ;  also  add'l,  $6  from  Belle- 
ville Mission-Circle,  which, 
with  contributions  of  March, 
support  native  teacher  at  Bit- 
lis,  ''  JSr.  Y.,"  a  pupil  in  Mrs. 
Edwards'  school,  and  con- 
stitute Miss  Lucy  Colman,  of 
Newburyport,  L.  M.,  106.00 

Newtonville.—  Collected  by  Miss 
Eliza  A.  Goodell  ($25  of  which 
bv  Mrs.  B,  F.  Whittemore.  to 
constitute  Mrs.  Lucy  Whiting 
L.  M.),  40.00 

Newton^  West.—  Aux.,  Miss  H. 
F.  Clarke,  Treas.,  add'l,  to- 
wards sepport  of  Miss  U. 
Clark's  school,  at  Broosa, 
Western  Turkey,  3.50 

New  Bedford.  — AViX.,  Mrs.  R. 
N.  Bartlett,  Treas.,  bal- 
ance of  Miss  Parmelee's 
salary,  at  Mardin,  Eastern 
Turkey,  for  1872,  9.00 

Beading.  — Aux,,  by  Mrs.  L. 
Cook,  3.00 

Salem.  —  Ladies  of  Crombie- 
street  Ch.,  66.00 

Springfield.  — First  Cong.  Ch. 
Aux.  Society,  M.  C  Calhoun, 
Treas.,  33.00 

Somerville,  East.  — Mrs.  Co&n,     1.00 

Winchester.  —  Aux.,  Miss  E.  D. 
Chap  in  Treas.  (of  which  by 
Mrs.  D.  N.  Skillings,  to  consti- 
tute herself  and  Mrs.  Z.  Ab- 
bott, Miss  R.  Harris,  Mrs.  S.  T. 
Sanborn,  Mrs.  A.  K.  P.  Joy, 
and  Miss  P.  D.  Smith,  L.  M.'s, 
$150;  Mrs.  Bodge,  to  consti- 
tute herself  L,  M.,  $25;  Mrs. 
N.  W.  C.  Holt,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  E.  C.  Bissell  L.  M.,$25; 
Mrs.  Henry  Cutter,  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  A.  M.  Plant  of  St. 
Albans  L.  M.,  $25;  Seek  and 
Save  Society,  two  S.S.  classes, 
$5;  total  towards  support  of 
Miss  Hattie  G.  Powers,  at  An- 
tioch,  280.00 

Worcester.  — Mrs.  E.  W.  Whip- 
ple, $1;  Miss  M.  E.  Whipple, 
$1;  M.Sumner,  $5,  7.00 

Woburn.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  S.  Ad- 
kins,  Treas,  (of  which  $25  by 
Dr.  Ephraim  Cutter,  to  consti- 
tute his  wife  L.  M.),  56.00 


Total,        $1,958.70 
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CONNECTICUT. 

Greemvich.  —  Mission  circle, 
"  Banner  of  Light,"  towards 
support  of  a  pupil  in  Mrs.  Ed- 
wards' school,  $28.00 

Hartford.  —  Aux.,  add'l,  Mrs. 
Charles  H.  Jewell,  Treas., 
South  Cong.  Ch.,  Miss  E.  Cool- 
idge,  $5 ;  S.S.,  for  support  of  a 
Bible-reader  at  Ahmeduugarur, 
$50,  55.00 

Eaddam,  Uast.  — Mrs.  Sarah  B. 
Parsons,  to  constitute  Miss 
Jessie  Parsons  of  Boston, 
L.  M.  25.00 

Middletown.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  N.  C. 
Stiles,  Treas.,  $100;  South 
Ch.  Aux.,  Charles  E.  Tyler, 
Esq.,  in  memory  of  his  wife, 
Mrs.  Lydia  H.  Tyler,  $25,  125.00 

New  Haven  Branch.  —  Mrs.  R. 
P.  Cowles,  Treas.  (of  which 
$110  by  Madison  Aux.,  for  na- 
tive teacher  at  Marsovan),        350.00 

North  Woodstock.  —  Mrs.  Geo. 
Morse,  towards  L.  M.,  5.00 

Stamford.  —  Calvin  G.  Child, 
Esq.,  to  constitute  his  wife, 
Mrs.  Kate  G.  Child,  L.  M.,  25.00 


Total,        $613.00 

NEW  YORK  AND  NEW  JERSEY. 

BrooUyn.  — By  Miss.  C.  H.  Par- 
sons, Mrs.  William  H.  Ward, 
of  South  Cong.  Ch.,  to  consti- 
tute herself  L.  M.,  $25.00 

Canandaigua.  —  Miss  P.  Fobes, 
to  constitute  Miss  Sara  C. 
Eaton  L.  M.,  including  pre- 
vious contribution,  15.00 

Fredonia.  —  Ladies'  Missionary 
Society,  14.50 

Rochester.  —  Central  Ch.,  Young 
Ladies'  Missionary  Society, 
add'l,  for  salary  of  Miss  Bush, 
at  Harpoot,  82.78 

West  Farms.  —  Mrs.  A.  Wood, 
to  constitute  Miss  Eliza  Bar- 
nard L.  M.,  25.00 

Montclair,  N..J.  —  Aux..  Miss 
L.  W.  Rodman,  Treas.  (of 
which  $25  by  Mrs.  Samuel 
Holmes,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Harriet  S.  Beck  with  of  Oak- 
land, Cal.,  L.  M.),  80.00 


Total,        $242.28 
OHIO. 

Coolville.  — Mrs.  Margaret  B. 
Bartlett,  to  constitute  herself 
L.  M.,  $25.00 

ILLINOIS. 

Alton.  — Mrs.  Dr.  W.  C.  Quig- 
ley,  towards  a  pupil  at-  Har- 
poot, SIO.OO 


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MICHIGAN. 

Flint.  —  Ladies'  Miss'y  Society 
for  a  pupil  at  Harpoot,  $30.00 

IOWA. 

Magnolia.  —  Mrs.  Herbert  Mills, 
to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,      $25.00 

Talor. —  ^Irs.  H.  M.  Gaston, 
Treas.,  for  pupil  in  Miss 
Townshend's  school,  29.85 


Total,        $54.85 
CALIFORNIA. 

OaUand.  —  Awx..,  By  Mrs.  E. 
E.  Cole,  Treas.,  quarterly  re- 
mittance, $38.85 

SANDWICH  ISLANDS. 

MaTcawao.  —  ^&si  Maui  Female 
Seminary,  Miss  H.  E.  Carpen- 
ter, to  complete  her  life-mem- 
bership subscription,  $9.90 


Subscriptions,  $.3,125.98 

Quarterlies,  "■  Life  and  Light,"    251.6:i 
Quarterlies,  "  Echoes,"  5.50 


Total  for  month,        $.3,383.11 


THE  TESTIMONY  OF  A  CENTENARIAN 

In  the  above  receipts  will  be  iioticed 
that  of  Rev.  Charles  Cleveland,  our 
venerated  townsman,  who,  if  spared  a 
few  weeks,  will  be  one  hundred  years 
old. 

In  a  note,  he  expressed  in  verse  his 
warm  interest  in  our  "  Woman's 
Board,"  and  invoked  the  continued 
smiles  of  Heaven  upon  it.  May  we 
not  hope  that  this  benediction  may  be 
answered  in  reviving  and  quickening 
the  dormant  energies  of  some  of  our 
church -members  ? 

L.  F.  B. 


RECEIPTS  FOR  MAY,  1872. 


MAINE. 

Ellsivorth.  —  Ey  Miss  L.  L. 
Phelps,  Treas.,  Young  Ladies' 
Prayer- Circle,  $1.01;  Mission- 
circles,  ''Cup-bearers,  .41; 
'•  Young  Reapers,"  .35,  $2.37 

Holden.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  V. 
Cogswell,  Secretary,  3.00 

Total,        §5.37 

NEW  HAJIPSHIRE. 

Bath.  —  Rev.  Asa  Mann,  to  con- 
stitute his  daughter,  Ella 
Louisa  Mann,  L.  M.,  $25.00 

Henniker. —  Cong.  Ch.  and  so- 
ciety, 10.00 

Keene. — Arthur  D.  Osborne's 
mite-box, —  missionary  hen,       2.50 

Lyme.  —  S.S.,  Miss  N.  Frank- 
lin's class,  towards  constitut- 
ing her  L.  M.,  6.00 

Portsmoiith.  —  By  Mrs.  E.  S. 
Ryder,  Roger's  Miss'y  Circle, 
for  child  in  Miss  Smith's 
school,  Madura,  30.00 

Stratham.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  J. 
Thompson.  Secretary,  20.33 

Webster.  — ^isa  E.  M.  Buxton,      4.50 

Total,       $98.33 

VERMONT. 

Georgia.  — Mrs.  Adelaide  Tor- 

rey,  $3.85 

Gm/?on.  —  '' Friends,"  7.00 

Putney.  —  Mrs.  Foster  and  Mrs. 
Crawford.  $2  each;  Mrs. 
Winslow.  $1,  5.00 


Eutland. — Aux.,    Mrs.    L.    P. 
Flack,  Treas.,  ^  $5.00 


Total, 


MASSACHUSETTS. 


$20.85 


Amesbury.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  E.Os- 
good, Treas.  (of  which  $25  to 
constitute  Mrs.  David  Batch- 
elder  L.  M.),  $30.00 

Billerica.  —  Avi:s..,  Mrs.  S.  B. 
Work,  Treas.,  20.00 

Boston.  —  Mrs.  Lucy  Proctor, 
ninety-two  years  old,  $1;  Old 
South  Ch.,  Noon  S.S.  Wm.  H. 
Agry,  Treas.,  $50;  "Stoddard 
Mission-Circle,"  Charles  E. 
Lane,  Treas.,  $10;  L.  F.  B., 
towards  salary  assumed,  and 
to  constitute  Miss  Fannie  E. 
Washburn  missionary  elect  to 
Marsovan,  L.  M.,$30,  — $90; 
Park-street  Ch.,  add'],  Mrs.  M. 
H.  Simpson,  Treas.,  $129.25; 
Union  Ch.,  add'l,  by  Mrs. 
Charles  Scudder,  Treas.,  Mrs. 
Eliza  C.  Ford,  to  constitute 
herself  L.  M.,  $25;  others, 
$51,  — $76;  Shawmut  Ch., 
"L.,"  add'l,  $8;  Central  Ch., 
Mission-Circle,  Mrs.  Stan- 
wood's  class, "  Willing  Hearts 
and  Willing  Hands,"  $13  85; 
Mount- Vernon  Miss'y  Circle, 
Miss  Chattie  L.  Cushing, 
Treas.,  $3.32.37,  650.47 

Cnmbridgeport.  —  Aux.,  Mrs, 
Benjamin  Tilton,  Treas.,  150.00 


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Chelsea.  —  Chestnut-street  Ch., 
additional,  S4.C0;  Central  Ch. 
(of  which  $26  by  ladies  of  the 
church,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Zachary  Eddy  L.  M.,  and  $25 
by  Mrs.  J.  A.'Copp,  to  consti- 
tute Miss  Edith  M.  Eddy, 
L.  M.),  $103,  $107.00 

Clinion.  —  'Mvs.  Abbie  E.  Win- 
ter, to  constitute  herself  L.  M.  25.00 

Dedham.  —  Mrs.  G-eorge  M.  Far- 
rington,  to  constitute  Miss 
Emma  Louisa  Fai'rington  L.M.  25.00 

Dorchester.  —  Village  Ch.  S.S., 
for  support  of  a  pupil  in 
Mrs.  Edwards'  school,  at  In- 
anda,  $.35.64;  Aux.  Society, 
for  support  of  a  pupil  in  Miss 
Clark's  school,  at  Broosa,  and 
for  horse  for  Miss  Clark, 
$67.95;  "Anonymous,"  at 
Quarterly  Meeting,  $10.00,        113.59 

HadLey,  Soioth.  —  Mt.  Holyoke 
Female  Seminary  Aux.,  Miss 
Mary  Ellis,  Treas.,  for  salary 
of  Miss  Fannie  E.  Washburn, 
and  towards  her  outfit,  437.25 

Hamilton.  —  Mrs.  Rogers,  10.00 

Jamaica  PI.  —  "Wide-awakes  " 
mission-circle,  for  a  pupil  at 
the  Inanda  and  Bitlis  schools,   65.00 

Maiden.  —  Cong.  Ch.  mission- 
circle,  proceeds  of  festival,  by- 
Miss  Fannie  E.  Crowell,  to 
support  two  pupils  in  Mrs. 
Edwards'  school,  and  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  Harriet  Day  Fos- 
ter L.  M.  125.00 

MansHeld.  — 'Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Ide, 
to  constitute  herself  L.  M.  25.00 

Melrose.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Lucy  A. 
Randall,  Treas.,  towards  sup- 
port of  native  teacher  at  Har- 
poot,  56.00 

Newton,  Upper  Falls.  —  R.  P. 
Ward,  9.50 

Newtonville,  —  AvlS..,  additional, 
Miss  E.  A.  Goodell,  Treas.,  3.50 

Northampton.— l^lTS.W .  S.  Rust,    5.00 

iVorio/j.— Wheaton  Female  Sem- 
inary, to  constitute  Miss  Jean- 
nie  Eastman,  of  Boston,  L.  M.  25.00 

Peahody.  —  South  Church,  "  A 
Friend,"  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Rebecca  P.  Osborne  L.  M.  25.00 

Plymouth.  —  Mrs.  Jane  B.  Gor- 
don, to  constitute  Miss  Kate 
Newman  Tewksbury,  L.  M.        25.00 
^      Reading.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.    J.    B. 

Leathe,  Treas.,  10.00 

Sherborn.  —  Mrs.  Aaron  Green- 
wood, 2.00 

Springfield.  —  Olivet  Ch.  Aux., 
Mrs.  H.  Merriam,  Treas.,  18,00 

Sutton.  —  From  a  bereaved 
mother,  the  birthday  gift  to  a 
departed  child,  ,50 


Whitinsville.  —  Aux.,  By  Miss 
Emily  M.  Fletcher,  Treas.,       $94.00 

Williamstoion.  —  By  Miss  E. 
Pierce,  Treas.,  3.00 

Wilmington.  —  Cong.  Ch.  aux., 
to  constitute  Mrs.  Charlotte 
E.  Gowing  and  Miss  Rebecca 
Eames,  L.  M.'s,  50.00 

Winchester.  —  "  Seek  and  Savei' 
Society,  by  Mrs.  N.  W.  C. 
Holt,  balance  of  salary  for 
1872,  of  Miss  Hattie  G.  Pow- 
ers, their  missionary  at  Anti- 
och,  126.00 

Worcester.  —  Union  Ch.  Aux., 
Miss  Anna  F.  Washburn, 
Treas.  (of  which  by  $25  Mrs, 
L.J.  Knowles  constitutes  her- 
self L.  M.),  217.05 


Total,        $2,452.86 
CONNECTICUT. 

Darien  Depot.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  N. 
E.  Gleason,  Treas.,  $25.92; 
mission-circle,  "  Busy  Bees," 
$5;  total  first  instalment  for 
two  pupils  in  Mrs.  Edwards' 
school,  $.30.92 

Hartford.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  C. 
Button,  Sec;  Mrs.  Chas.  H. 
Smith,  South  Cong.  Ch.,  $10; 
Mrs.  i^ath'l  Shipman,  Pearl- 
street  Ch.,  $5,  15.00 

Middetown.  —  Aux. ,  Mrs .  Mary 
B.  Hazen,  Treas.  $55.50  (of 
which  in  memory  of  Jennie, 
Mrs.  Linus  Coe,  by  $25,  con- 
stitutes Mrs.  A.  W.  Hazen 
L.  M.);  Mrs.  Dyer's  Bible- 
class,  from  contribution  of 
$30,  constitutes  Mrs.  Robert 
Pease  L.  M.  85.50 

Neio  London.  —  Mrs.  F.  Harris,       .50 

Smith  Windsor,  —  S.S.  1st  Cong. 
Ch.,  for  pupil  at  Antioch,  care 
of  Miss  Powers.  30.00 

Total,        $161.92 
N'onoich,     Conn.  —  Legacy     of 
Mrs.  Eliza  L.  Hubbard,  by  F. 
Learned  and  C.  Bard,  Ex'rs.,  500.00 

NEW  YORK. 

BrooMyn.  —  Plymouth  Ch., 
"Armstrong  Miss'y  Circle," 
for  pupil  at  Harpoot,  $30; 
South  Cong.  Ch.,  James  S. 
Bailey,  Esq.,  to  constitute  his 
wife  L.  M.,  $25,  $55.00 

Westmoreland.  —  Woman's  Mis- 
sionary Society,  Mrs.  E.  C. 
Johnston,  Treas.;  additional 
towards  salary  of  Miss  Smith, 
of  Madura,  13.26 


Total, 


$68.26 


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PENNSYLVANIA. 

Otto.  —  Aux.,  Woman's  Miss'y 
Society,  Mrs.  E.  B.  Prentiss, 
Treas.,  $12.00 

TENNESSEE. 

Lookout  Mountain.  —  C.  C.  Car- 
penter, Esq.,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Anna  B.  Neale  and  Miss  Lucy 
A.  Eastman  L.  M.'s.  $50.00 

OHIO. 

Windham.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  W.  A. 
Higley,  Treas.,  additional,  for 
salary  of  Miss  Closson,  $.32.00 

MINNESOTA. 

Faribault.  —  Little  Lily  Frink's 
sales  of  books  and  tomato 
plants,  $2.25 

IOWA. 

Ogden  Station.  —  Towards  sup- 
port of  pupil  in  Miss  Bissell's 
school,  $16.30 


EASTERN  TURKEY. 

Bitlis.—  A  Thank-Offering  to  the 
Great  Physician,  and  to  consti- 
tute Miss  Grace  H.  Knapp 
L.  M.  $25.00 

CENTRAL  TURKEY. 

Aintab. — A  tithe  of  two  months' 
wages  from  "  Turfanda,"  a 
Bible-reader-supported  by  S.S. 
class  in  First  Cb.,  Lynn, 
Mass.,  "  .80 

Total  of  subscriptions  and  do- 
nations, $2,945.94 

Total  of  Quarterlies,  *'  Life  and 
Light,"  167.00 

Total  of  Quarterlies,  "  Echoes,"  12.00 

Legacy,  500.00 

For  '•  Constantinople  Home  " 
building-fund,  Mrs.  Eliza  C. 
Ford,  Boston,  Union  Ch.,  100.00 

For  the  same,  by  Mrs.  H.  B. 
Hooker,  Boston,  Union  Ch.,      25.00 

Total,        $.3,749.94 


RECEIPTS  FOR  JUNE,  1872. 


MAINE. 

Auburn.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  H.  B. 
Pulsifer,  Treas.,  $42.00 

Ellsworth.  —  Prayer-circle,  by 
Miss  Phelps,  $2.32;  "Cup- 
bearers," 28c.,  2.60 

Wells.  —  Aux.,  Second  Ch.,  Mrs. 
Samuel  Lindsay,  Treas.,  30.00 

Whiting.  —  Earnings  of  four  lit- 
tle boys,  for  Harpoot  Semi- 
nary, 55c.,  .55 


Total,        $75.15 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Exeter.  — Avl-x..,  2d  Cong.  Ch., 
$13.60;  "Cheerful  Givers,"  $2,   15.60 

Kingston.  — IsILr?,.  Maria  K.  F. 
Patten,  to  constitute  herself 
L.  M.  25.00 

Mount  Vernon.  —  Miss  M.  E. 
Conant,  5.00 


Total,        $45.60 

VERMONT. 

Brattlehoro'' .  —  Am^.,  Miss  A.N. 
Smith,  Treas.,  $25  of  which  by 
Mrs.  Williston,  constitutes 
Miss  Julia  Knech  L.  M.,         $1^2.50 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Ayer.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  C.  Tenney, 
Treas.,  with  previous  contribu- 
tions, to  con>^titute  their  pas- 
tor's wife,  Mrs,  F.  J.  Fair- 
banks, L.  M.  15.00 


jBos^ow.— Proceeds  of  DoUs'Fair, 
held  by  Miss  Vida  Scudder, 
May  25th,  $45;  "A  Friend," 
to  constitute  Miss  Abby  Mar- 
shall L.  M.,  $.30;  "L.  B.  F." 
monthly  contribution,  and  to 
constitute  Miss  Eliza  Fritcher, 
missionary  at  Marsovan,  L.  M., 
$.30;  "Mount  Vernon  Mission- 
Circle,"  for  materials  for  fancy 
work,  charge  of  Mrs.  Bissell, 
$12,  $117.00 

Boston  Highlands.  —  By  Mrs.  R. 
Anderson,  Treas.,  Eliot  Ch., 
$10;  Walnut-avenue  Ch.,  $2; 
Vine-street  Ch. Missionary-box 
of  Emma  and  Isabel,  $1.30,        13.30 

Beve7'lg.  —  Dane-street  Ch.  and 
Society,  ladies  of,  88.51 

Brookfiekl.  —  "  A  Friend,"  5.00 

Braintree.-'-'  A  Friend,"  to  con- 
stitute Miss  Sarah  H.  Thayer, 
L.  M.,  25.00 

Bridgewater.  —  Central-square 
Cong.  Ch.  10.00 

Cambridge.  —  Shepard  Ch.  S.S., 
Mrs.  E.  S.  Johnson's  class, 
"  Willing  Helpers,"  5.00 

Chelsea.  —  Chestnut-street  Ch. 
Mrs.  N.  J.  Adams,  1.00 

Fitchburg.  —  Calv.  Cong.  Ch. 
Aux.,  Miss  Anna  S.  Haskell, 
Treas.,  36.00 

Grantville.  —  AvL-x..,  additional, 
Miss  Kate  E,  Lee,  Treas.,  4.00 

Haverhill.  —  North  Ch.  Aux., 
Mrs.   Luther  Johnson,  Secre- 


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tary  (of  which  $25  by  Mrs. 
Abby  B.  Kimball,  to  consti- 
tute herself  L.  M.,  $45.00 

Jamaica  Plain.  —  Aux.  Miss 
M.  A.  Brackett,  Treas.  (of 
which  $50  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Hannah  Wait  and  Mrs.  Eliza 
Brackett  L.  M.'s),  75.60 

Leominster.  — Avi-x..,  Miss  S.M. 
Haskell.  Treas.,  for  Mrs.  Ed- 
wards' school,  $35;  Sabbath- 
school,  N.  C.  Boutelle's  class, 
for  support  of  a  pupil  in  Miss 
Proctor's  school,  Aintab,  $34,    69.00 

Longmeadoio.  —  1st  Ch.  S.  S.  for 
support  of"  Yernaga,"  at  Mar- 
sovan  school,  35.00 

Newton.  —  Eliot  Ch.,  Ladies  of, 
to  constitute  Mrs.  E.  N.  Hor- 
ton  L.  M.,  25.00 

Newton  Centre.  —  Aux.,  by  Miss 
S.  H.  Cousens,  8.04 

5a^e?7i.— Tabernacle  Ch.  Aux., 
Miss  S.  P.  Chamberlain, Treas  , 
(of  which  $75  to  constitute  Mrs . 
Fidelia  W.  Archer,  Mrs.  David 
Choate,  and  Mrs.  Edith  Burr 
Palmer  L.  M.'s),  $126.08; 
Crombie-street  Ch.  Aux.,  ad- 
ditional, $4,  130.08 

Swampscott.  —  Cong.  Ch.  S.S. 
Aux.,  by  ilrs.  Jas.  Wheeler,    12.50 


Total,        $720.03 

^n(^or;er.  — Legacy  of  Miss  Eliza 
C.  Moar,  by  G.  Foster,  Ex'r,  $411.73 


Total,        $1,131.76 

CONNECTICUT. 

Bozrah.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  A.  A. 
Maples,  Treas.  (of  which  $25 
to  constitute  Miss  Lucy  H. 
Spicer  L.  M.),  $32.00 

Griswold.  —  Ladies'  Benev.  So- 
ciety, by  Miss  Katy  S.  North- 
rop, 10.00 

Hartford.  —  Mrs.  John  H.  Good- 
win, donation,  and  to  consti- 
tute herself  L.  M.,  50.00 

New  Haven. ,  .50 

Milford.  —  The  earnings  of  five 
little  girls  in  S.  S.  class  of  Miss 
Addie  L.  Beach,  1.00 

Wapping,  —  Aux.  Mrs.  Cornelia 
H.  Ladd,  Treas.,  13.00 

Westport.  —  M.  Relyea,  5.00 

Total,       $111.50 


NEW  YORK. 


Almira. — ^Female  College  Chris- 
tian Association,  for  pupil  at 
Harpoot,  $30.00 


Gloversville.  — Mrs.  C.  A.  Clan- 
cey,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Uriel 
Case  L.  M.,  $25.00 

Oswego.  —  First  Cong.  Ch.,  113.20 

Sherburne.  — Mrs.  C.J.  Rexford, 
with  former  contribution,  to 
constitute  Mrs.  D.  K.Bartlett, 
of  Rochester,  L.  M.  10.00 

Flushing.  —  Aux.  Society,  25.00 

Total,        $203.20 
PENNSYLVANIA. 

Philadelphia  Branch.  —  Sixteen 
ladies,  annual  members,  $16; 
Theo.  Bliss,  Esq.,  to  constitute 
Miss  A.  C.  Bliss  L.  M.,  $25; 
Mrs.  Murphy, annual  member, 
$2;  Woman's  Miss'y  Society, 
FranklinvUle.  N.J.,  $8..30; 
Woman's  Miss'y  Society, 
Vineland,  N.J.  ($25  of  which 
to  constitute  Mrs.  Gardner, 
L.  M.),  $.30;  Woman's  Miss'y 
Society,  Baltimore  ($100  of 
which  to  constitute  Mrs.  Sarah 
E.  Morton,  Mrs.  H.  C.  Lock- 
wood,  Mrs.  Martin  Hawley, 
and  Mrs.  Sidney  Turner,  L. 
M.),  $108.50;  Mrs.  C.  C.  Fisk, 
contribution,  $10;  Woman's 
Miss'y  Society,  Jersey  City 
($50  of  which  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Winslow  Ames  and  Mrs. 
G.  B.  Wilcox  L.  M.'s),  $62.65; 
Mrs.  Edw.  Webb,  annual  mem- 
ber, $5;  Woman's  Miss'y 
Society,  First  Cong.  Ch.,  New- 
ark, N.J.,  $82.25;  Woman's 
Miss'y  Society,  Belleville-ave. 
Cong.  Church,  Newark,  N.J., 
$36;  Mrs.  Edw.  Hawes,  $5; 
Woman's  Missionary  Society, 
Montclair,  N.J.,  $23.25; 
"Orange-buds,"  Orange, N. J., 
first  instalment  for  pupil  at 
Aintab,  $10;  Woman's  Miss'y 
Society,  Washington,  D.C., 
$64.30;   Woman's  Missionary 

.  Society,  Trinity  Cong.  Ch., 
Orange,  N.J.,  towards  consti- 
tuting Miss  Myra  Proctor, 
L.  M.  of  this  branch,  $23.       $511.25 

OHIO. 

Totmgstoion.  — Woman's  Miss'y 
Society,  First  Pres.  Ch.,  Mrs. 
P.  T.  Caldwell,  Treas.,  the 
quarterly  collection,  $28.85 

ILLINOIS. 

Chicago.  —  Mrs.  M.  L.  Parring- 
tou,  a  private  donation  for 
Miss  Fritcher's  use  in  her 
school,  $5.00 


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Rockford.  —  For  support  of  a 
pupil  in  Miss  Proctor's  school, 
Aintab, 

Total, 

WISCONSIN. 

Kenosha,— A  widow's  mite, 


.50 


CANADA. 

Montreal.  —  Aux.,  Balance  for 
Miss  Rosella  Smith's  school,  at 
Madura,  $226.50 


Subscriptions  and  donations,  $2,090.08 
For     Quarterlies,    "Life     and 

Light,"  207.85 

For  Quarterlies,  "  Echoes,"  7.40 

Subscrijjtions    paid    for  "  Con- 
stantinople   Home  "  building 
fund : 
Boston.  —  The  Misses  Newman,  150.00 
Norwich. —  "  AFriend,"by  Mrs. 

R.  Anderson,  50.00 

Legacy,  411.73 

Total  for  month,       $2,917.06 


EECEIPTS  FOR  JULY,  1872. 


MAINE. 

Cas^ine.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  Lucy  S. 
Adams,  Treas.,  with  former 
contribution,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Selina  Jackson  and  Miss 
Eliza  Gay  L.  M.'s,  $42.75 

Ellsivorth.  —  MiB?,  L.  L.  Phelps, 
Treas.,  Young  Ladies'  Prayer- 
Circle,  f3;  "  Cup- Bearers," 
.30  J  Young    iieapers,  .40;  3.70 

Saco.  —  "  A  Friend,"  5.00 

Total,        $51.45 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Fisherville.  —  Mrs.  A.  W.  Fiske,  $5  00 

HamjJton.  —  Aux.,  Miss  O.  W. 
Neal,  Treas.,  with  former 
contribution,  to  support  pupil 
in  Mrs.  Edwards'  school,  16.37 

Lempster.  —  Mvs.  John  L.  Bos- 
quet, 1.00 

Westmoreland.  —  Mrs.  A.  Noyes,    1.00 

Total,        $23.37 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Boston.  — Oldi  South  Ch.  Aux., 
interest,  in  part,  of  Mrs. 
Baldwin's  legacy,  $570;  Noon 
S.S.,  $31;  "L.  F.  B.,"to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  Charles  Hutchins 
of  Boston,  L.  M.,  also,  with 
balance  of  former  contribu- 
tion, to  constitute  Miss  Adele 
M.  Griswold,  of  Csesarea,  L. 
M.,  $30  ($631);  Mt.-Vernon 
Ch.  Aux.,  Miss  J.  A.  Palmer, 
Miss  E.  Stearns,  Miss  M.  A. 
Hawes,  and  Miss  O.  M.  Le- 
land,  collectors,— Mrs.  Julius 
A.  Palmer,  to  constitute  Miss 
J.  Augusta  Palmer  L.  M.,  $25; 
Mrs.  Miron  Winslow,  $15; 
Miss  Reed,  $5  ;  Mrs.  Frost,  $5; 
Mrs.  Barnes,   $2;  Mrs.  Hazel- 


tine,  $2 ;  nineteen  subscribers 
of  $1  each,  and  two  of  .50  each 
($74) ;  Berkeley-street  Ch. 
Aux.,  Mrs.  M.  G.  C.  Leav- 
itt,  $10  ;  four  subscribers  of 
$1  each  ($14) ;  Central  Ch., 
S.S.,  Miss  A.  B.  Child's  class, 
"Eughapers,"  $5.65;  Park- 
street  Ch.,  Mrs.  Thomas  S. 
Chase,  $5,  $729.65 

Boston  Highlands.  —Vine-street 
Ch.,  Miss  Nellie B.Callender's 
S.S.  class.  $10;  Highland  Ch. 
Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  L.  Howell, 
Treas.,  $7,  17.00 

Braintree,  East.  —  Monatiquot 
school,  Miss  R.  A.  Faxon, 
Principal,  proceeds  of  Fair,       45.00 

Cambridge.  —  Any^.,  Shepard 
Ch.,  Miss  Louisa  S.  Munroe, 
Treas.,  13.00 

Chelsea.  — GeutraX  Ch.,  addition- 
al, Miss  E.  F.  Wilder,  5.00 

Foxboro\—'Hrs.  Abigail  Car- 
penter, to  constitute  herself 
L.  M.,  25.00 

Hatfield.  —Aux.,  Mrs.  G.  A.  Bill- 
ing?, Treas.,  122.00 

Holden.—  "A  Friend  of  the 
Woman's  Board,"  2  00 

HopTcinton.  —  "  Little  Work- 
ers," Mrs.  S.  J.  Valentine, 
Treas.,  6.00 

IX>sioich.  —  "  A  Friend,''  10.00 

Lexington.  —  Miss  E.  Muzzey,        1.00 

Laiorence.  —  Lawrence-street 
Ch.  Aux.,  Mrs.  Z.  N.  Part- 
ridge, Treas.,  105.50 

Lincoln.  — S.  S.  First  Cong.  Ch., 
for  support  of  "Chong-tow," 
(Spring  Peach),  in  Miss  Pay- 
son's  school,  40.00 

Middleton.  —  Aux.,  Mrs,  H.  W. 
Merriam,  Treas.  ($25  of  which 
to  constitute  their  pastor's 
wife,  Mrs.  Susan  E.  Trury,  L. 
M.),  26.00 


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Millbury.  —  Anx.,  Second  Cong. 
Ch..  Mrs.  Cbarles  H.  Peirce, 
Treas.,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Stacey  Fowler  and  ]ilrs.  Hor- 
ace Armsby,  L.  M.'s,  $50.00 

NewJjiiryport.  —  Children's  Mis- 
sion-Circle, jS'orth  Ch.  Aux., 
by  Mrs.  H.  A.  Ingraham, 
Treas.,  for  support  of  two 
pupils  in  Mrs.  Edwards' 
school,  South  Africa,  60.00 

Peahody.  —  Aux.,  "  A  Friend," 
to  constitute  31rs.  J.  P.  Kim- 
ball, L.  M.,  125;  S.  S.  Cong. 
Ch.,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Ellen 
A.  Proctor,  Mrs.  Eliza  W. 
Jacobs,  and  Mrs.  Mary  A. 
Southwick,  L.  M.'s,  $75,  100.00 

Wllliamstoivn.  —  By  Miss  Pierce, 
the  Misses  Mills,'  2.00 

Worcester.  — Mvs.  G.  H.  Whit- 
comb,  for  pupil  in  Mrs.  Ed- 
wards'   school,  South  Africa,  30.00 

$1,389.15 
Legacy  of  Miss  Harriet  Shepard, 
of  Watertown,  Mass.,  by  Abiel 
Abbott,  Esq.,  $500.00 

RHODE  ISLAND. 

Pawtuchet.  —  G.  Gulliver,  Esq., 
to  constitute  Miss  Cassie  L. 
Smith,  L.  M.,  $25.00 

Providence.  — ''  A  Friend,"  $5; 
Aux.,  by  Miss  Anna  T. 
White,  Treas.,  Central  Ch. 
(including  $25  by  Mrs.  La- 
throp,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Mary 
Fuller,  L.  M.),  $226;  Benef- 
icent Ch.  (including  $25  by 
Mrs.  A.  H.  Olney,  to  constitute 
herself  L.  M.),  $228.95  ;  Union 
Ch.  and  S.S.,  $120.05;  Charles- 
street  Ch.,  $28  ;  Pilgrim  Ch., 
$15.75;  Washington,  P.  I., 
$15;  Tiverton  Four  Corners, 
$1 ;  "A  Friend,"  .10,  639.85 

Total,        $664.85 

CONNECTICUT. 

Colchester.  —  Aux.,  additional,       1.00 

Greemoich.—  MYS.  Moses  Cristy, 
for  support  of  Mary  Smith, 
Bible-Header  at  Oodooville, 
Ceylon,  46.00 

Putnam.  —  "  Mission  Workers," 
additional,  for  pupil,  5  00 

Stafford  Springs.  —  Aux.,  Mrs. 
S.  M.  Lennis,  Treas.,  14.00 

Soutkbury.  —  Aux.  of  N.  H. 
Branch,   H.  J.    Johnson,    to 


constitute  Mrs.  M.  A.  Hooker, 

L.  M.,  $25.00 


Total, 


$91.00 


NEW  YORK. 

A^ew  York.  —  D.  B.  Hixon,  Esq., 
for  the  Warfield  Scholarship 
at  Harpoot  Seminary,  30.00 

Crown  Poijz^.— Mission-Circle, 
Miss  Minnie  Hammond, 
Treas.,  "  Willing  Hearts," 
towards  support  of  a  pupil  in 
Mrs.  Edwards'  school  ($7.28 
of  which  from  Doll  Rosy's 
Fourth  of  July),  25.78 

Fulton.  — Pres.  S.  S.,  by  B.  J. 
Dyer,  Esq.,  for  pupil  at  Mar- 
sovan,  35.00 

Rensselaer  Falls.— S.  S.  class  of 
Mrs.  G.  A.  Rockwood,  $2; 
Mrs.  Murdock,  $1,  a.oO 

Spencerport.  —  Aux.,  Cong.  Ch., 
for  pupil  at  Harpoot,  30.00 

Warsam.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Sarah 
H.  Beebe,  Secretary,  with 
children's  sewing-circle  pro- 
ceeds, towards  salary  of  Miss 
Williams,  at  Marasb,  56.01 


Total,        $179.79 

MICHIGAN. 

Borneo.- Miss  T.  S.  Clark,  by 
Mrs.  Williston,  $5.00 

IOWA. 

Blairstown.  —  M.r8.  J.  H. 
French,  $1.00 

CANADA. 

Montreal .  —  Mrs .  Case,  $  l  .00 

ENGLAND. 

London.  —  Miss  E.  H.  Ropes, 
$20;  Miss  S.  L.  Ropes,  $10,     $30.00 

CENTRAL  TURKEY. 

"Mariam,"  teacher  of  girls' 
school,  75c. ;  School  girls  in 
Miss  Powers'  school,  at  An- 
tioch,  .50,  $1.25 

Total  for  subscriptions,  $1,867.86 

Interest  on  Baldwin  Fund,  570.00 

Legacy,  Watertown,  500.00 

Building  Fund  for  Constantino- 
ple Home,  Mrs.  Treat  and  Mrs. 
Eustis,  $10  each;  Mrs.  John 
Dana  of  Longwood,  $20,  40.00 

Quarterlies,  "  Life    and  Light,"  119.50 
Quarterlies,  "Echoes,"  12.20 

Total  for  month,        $3,109.56 


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RECEIPTS  FOE  AUGUST,  1872. 


Bangor.  — Anx.,  Mrs.  E.  C. 
Thurston,  Treas.,  $25.00 

ElUtcorth.  —  Prayer  Circle, 
$2.40;  '<  Cup-Bearers,"  .35; 
•'  Young  Reapers,"  .25.  3.00 

Lewiston.  —  Mvs.  A.  D.  Lock- 
wood,  Miss  Lockwood,  Mrs. 
J.  W.  Danielson,  all  of  Pine- 
street  Ch.,  25.00 

Portland.  —  Aus..,  Miss  Eliza 
Griffin,  Treas.,  State-street  Ch. 
(of  which  $5  by  Miss  Abby 
Barrett's  S.  S.  class,  and  $4  by 
infant  class),  $118.30;  Plym- 
outh Ch.,  $60 ;  High-street  Ch., 
$80.70;  Second  Parish,  $37; 
Bethel  Ch.,  $12.50;  St.  Law- 
rence-street Ch.  $12.50;  Fourth 
Cong.  Ch.  (colored),  $1.50; 
Williston  Chapel,  $3;  a  gift, 
$6.95,  332.45 

Total,        $385.45 

NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Claremont.  — Mrs.  Edward  L. 
Goddard,  annual  subscription, 
$5 ;  "  Merry  Workers' "  Circle, 
to  constitute  Mrs,  Levi  Rod- 
gers,  L.  M.,  $25;  to  support 
Bible-reader  in  India,  $31 ;  for 
enlargement  of  Mrs.  Edwards' 
school,  South  Africa,  $25,         $86.00 

Lebanon,  West.-  Aux.,  to- 
wards support  of  a  pupil  in 
Mrs.  Edwards'  school,  18.00 

Total,       $104.00 

VERMONT. 

Brandon.— Ladies  of  Cong.  Ch.,  $26  00 
Waterbury.  — By   Mrs.    R.    M. 

Forrest,  4.00 


Total, 


).00 


MASSACHUSETTS. 

Boston.— Old  South  Ch.,  '*  L.  F. 
B.,"  monthly  remittance,  $80; 
Miss  Stacy  of  Mt.  Vernon  Ch., 
$1;  Shawmut  Ch.,  Mrs. 
Emery.  $15,  $46.00 

Charlestown.— Mrs.  Trowbridge,  10.00 
Everett.  — Mrs.  Benjamin  Odlin,  10.00 
Granby.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  John 
Church,  Treas.  ($50  of  which 
to  constitute  Mrs.  J.  J.Lyman 
and  Mrs.  Charles  F.  Clark  L. 
M.'s),  74.50 


Gloucester.  — luMcy  A.  Proctor, 
to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,     $25.00  ' 

Hatfield.  — A\xx.,  with  last 
month's  remittance,  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  E.  B.  Skeele,  Mrs. 
Charles  R.  Morton,  Mrs. 
Thaddeus  Graves,  Miss  Abby 
Dickinson,  and  Mrs.  Calvin 
March,  L.  M.'s,  3.00 

Hubbardston.  —  S.  S.,  towards 
support  of  pupil  at  Marsovan 
Seminary,  7.50 

Zee. —Aux.,  IVIrs.  John  L.  Kil- 
bon,  Treas.,  300.00 

Maynard.  —  A  Thank-Offering , 
by  Mrs .  Lucy  Maynard,  10. OO 

Maiden.  — Aux.,  Miss  Jennie  E. 
Holm,  Treas.,  for  support  of 
"  Parkeum,"  a  Bible-reader  at 
Madura,  40.00 

Medway,  West.  —  Mary  H. 
Deans,  for  Miss  Seymour's 
school,  and  towards  L.  M.,         10.00 

So%ithboro\  — 'Pilgrim  Ch.,  S.  S., 
Mrs.  J.  Colby's  class,  for  pupil 
in  Mrs,  Bissell's  school,  Ah- 
mednuggur,  30.00 

5'o??^erv^7/e.  — "Friend,"  5.00 

Topsfield.  —  AViX.,  Mrs.  Jacob 
Foster,  Treas.,  for  support  of 
native  teacher  in  Mrs.  Ed- 
wards' school,  115.00 

Ware.  —  By  William  Hyde, 
Esq.,  donation  of  Miss  Eliza- 
beth G.  Hitchcock,  deceased, 
the  same  to  constitute  her  sis- 
ter, Esther  F.  Hitchcock,  L. 
M.,  25.00 


Total,        $711.00 

CONNECTICUT. 

Andover.  —  "  In  Memoriam,"  $2.50 
Fairfield.  —  Miss  Eliza  A.  Lyon,  5.00 
Fitckville.  —  By  Mrs.  Williams 
of  Norwich,  Mrs.  Fanny  Ray- 
mond, to  constitute  Mrs.  Clar- 
issa Haughton  of  Fitchville, 
Mrs.  Susanna  T.  Jennings  and 
Miss  Fanny  F.  Jennings  of 
Milwaukee,  Wis.,  and  Mrs.  H. 
A.  Ottmau  of  Bozrah,  Conn., 
L.  M.'s,  100.00 

Hartford.  —  Windsor- Ave.  Ch., 
Miss  Alice  L.  Hillyer,  to  con- 
stitute herself  L.  M.,  25.00 
Middletown.  — ¥ir at  Cong.  Ch. 
Aux.,  Mrs.  Mary  B.  Ha- 
zen,  Treas.  (of  which  $10,  with 
former  contribution,  from  Mrs. 
E.  B.  Goodrich,  to  constitute 


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Mrs.  Margaret   S.  Pendleton 
L.  M.),  $12.00 

Norwich.  —Broadway  Ch.  Aux., 
Mrs.  F.  G.  Hutchison,  Sec. 
for  Constantiuopie  School,        146.75 

Total,        $291.25 


liONG  ISLAND  AND  NEW   YORK. 

Flushing.  — Cong.  Ch.  S.  S., 
Williams  Memorial  Associa- 
tion (of  which  $25  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Edward  Jordan  L.  M.),    $32.50 

Franklin.  — 'Mrs.  S.  P.  Smithy 
Treas.,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Charles  A  Douglass  and  Mrs. 
S.  P.  Smith  L.  M.'s,  50.00 

Netv  Tor  Jc— Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Bush,  with  former  contribu- 
tion, to  constitute  herself  L. 
M.,  20.00 

Westmoreland.  —  Aux.,       addi- 


tional, by  Mrs.  E.  C.  Johnston, 
Sec,  $10.00 

Total,        $112.50 

ILLINOIS. 

^«on.—  "  A  Friend,"  $10.15 

Bockford.  —  Female  Seminary, 
Junior  Middle  Class,  for  pupil 
in  Miss  Agnew's  school,  Oo- 
dooville,  Ceylon,  29.75 


Total,        $39.90 

Subscriptions  and  donations, $1,674. 10 
Quarterlies,  "Life  and  Light,"  .35.50 
Quarterlies,    "Echoes,"  5.00 

Subscriptions  paid  for  Con- 
stantinople Home  building: 
Amherst,  N.  H.,  by  Mrs. 
Jerome  Tyler,  Miss  Lucy  F. 
Boylston,  60.00 

Total  for  month,        $1,764.60 


RECEIPTS  FOR  SEPTEMBER,  1872. 


MAINE. 

Harpsioell  Ce/zifre.  —  Ladies  of 
Cong.  Ch.  and  Society,  by 
Mrs.  E.  P.  Morse,  $5.00 

Whiting.  —  Aux.,  Mrs  L.  A. 
Lincoln,  Treas.,  10.00 


Total,        $15.00 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Portsmouth.  —  North  Cong.  Ch. 
Aux.,    Mrs.    E.    P.    Kimball, 

Sec,  $30.00 

VERMONT. 

Castleton.  —  Cong.  Ch.  S.  S.,  to 
support  three  pupils  in  Miss 
Fritcher's  school,  atMarsovan, 
and  for  general  expenses,  $130.00 
;S^.  Alhans.  —  Mrs.  A.  M.  Plant,  5.00 
Union  Village.  — Mrs.  John 
Lord,  1.00 


Total,        $1.36.00 
Burlington.  — T^o   Ladies,    by 
Mrs.  JST.  G.  Clark,  for   Home 
building  fund,  $100. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Auhurndale.—'Edid.ie^  Arthur, 
and  Lizzie's  missionary  mon- 
ey, $2.00 

BrooJcUne.  —  Three  sisters,  to 
constitute  Miss  Lucy  Proctor 
of  Boston  life-member  on  her 
ninety-third  birthday,  25.00 


Beverly.  —  Estate  of  Mrs.  Re- 
becca Grose,  by  George  Grose, 
Esq.,  $10.00 

Bradford.  —  Cong.  Ch.  and  So- 
ciety, by  N.  Hatch,  Treas.,  20.00 

Boston.  —  Old  South,  Baldwin- 
fund  interest,  additional,  $3.30; 
"L.  F.  B  ,"  monthly  remit- 
tance towards  salary  of  mis- 
sionary, $30;  Union  Ch.,  Mrs. 
A.  D.  Webber,  $25,  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Henry  V.  Edmond 
of  Norwich,  Conn.,  L.  M.; 
Miss  M.  S.  Webber,  $10,  395.00 

Cambridgeport.  —  Pilgrim  Ch., 
Mrs.  Merriam's  annual  sub- 
scription, 1.00 

Chelsea.  —  Central  Ch.,  addi- 
tional, Mrs.  J.  Q.  Gilmore,  6.00 

Falmouth.  — ''A.  Friend,"  to 
constitute  Mrs.  Rebecca  L. 
Swift  of  Unionville,  N.Y.,  and 
Mrs.  Abba  L.  Webster,  of 
Binghampton,  N.Y.,  L.M.'s,       50.00 

Holliston.  —  Aiix.,  Mrs.  Fred. 
F.  Fisk,  Secretary,  balance 
for  support  of  two  pupils  at 
Ahmednuggur,  25.00 

Lancaster.  —  Cong.  Ch.,  Ladies' 
Benevolent  Society,  10.00 

Zee.  — Aux.,  additional,  by  Mrs. 
J.  L.  Kilbon,  Treas.,  with  con- 
tributions of  last  month,  $100 
(of  which  by  Mrs.  Mary  S.  Gar- 
field, to  constitute  L.  M.'s  her- 
self and  her  three  daughters, 


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namely,  Mrs.  Lucy  A.  Thatch- 
er, Miss  Emma  S.  Garfield, 
and  Miss  Fannie  M.  Garfield ; 
balance  by  Society,  and  to  cou- 
etitute  Mrs.  Clara  M.  Barnes, 
Mrs.  Francis  E.  Bassett,  Miss 
Artie  M.  Bradlee,  Mrs.  Martha 
Gale,  Mrs.  A.  Jeannette  Kil- 
bon,  L.M.'s),  $1.50 

Maynard.  —  Ladies'  Benevolent 
Society,  Mrs.  Asahel  Balcom, 
Treas.,  10.00 

Monson.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  N.  M. 
Field,  Treas.,  of  which  $25 
by  Mrs.  A.  W.  Porter,  to  con- 
stitute herself  L,  M  ,  7?.00 

Tauntcn,  East.— Ladies  of  Consr. 
Ch.,  ^      7.00 

Thorndike  Village.  —  E.  G. 
Learned,  5.00 

Uxhridge.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Lorin 
B.  Taft,  Treas  ,  $25  of  which 
to  constitute  Mrs,  Willard 
Judson  L.  M.,  40.50 

Worcester.  —  Mrs.  David  Wliit- 
comb,  $100;  Mr.  Pomeroy 
Knowlton,  $6,  106.00 

Williamstown.  —  •'  A  Friend,"       3.00 

Total,        $794.00 
CONNECTICUT. 

Colchester.  —  Amis..,  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Wheeler,  Treas.,  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Hyde,  $4.50;  Mrs.  Almira 
Russell  Peters,  a  poor  colored 
woman,  «1,  $5.50 

Hartford.— ^'O.  M.  A.,"  by  Mrs. 
Olmsted,  5.00 


Norwich.  —  Second  Cong.  Ch. 
Aux.,  Mrs.  Dr.  Bond,  Pres., 
Mrs.  M.  M.  G.  Dana,  Vice- 
Pres.,  Mrs.  Edward  B.  Hunt- 
ington, Sec,  Mrs.  George  D. 
Coit,  Treas.,  of  contribution, 
$50  by  Mrs.  Gen.  Williams,  to 
constitute  Mrs.  Edward  Strong 
and  Miss  Harriet  W.  Strong 
L.  M.'s,  $158.25 

South  Windsor.  —  "  A  Friend," 
to  constitute  Mrs.  Lucinda 
Willey  L.  M.,  25.00 

Total,       $193  75 


Sherhroolce.  Quebec.  —  A  birth- 
day present  from  her  husband 
and  family,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Archibald  Duff  L.  M.,  $25.00 

OHIO. 

Youvgstown.  — Woman's  Miss'y 
Society,  Mrs.  P.  T.  Caldwell, 
Treas.,  the  same  being  quar- 
terly contribution,  $18.00 

MICHIGAN. 

Canandaigua.  —  Woman's  Mis- 
sionary Society,  by  Mrs.  Van 
Antwerp,  $4.25 

Subscriptions  and  donations,  $1,216.00 

Home  building  fund,  100.00 

Quarterlies,  "  Life  and  Light,"    133.25 

"  "Echoes,"  7.60 


Total  for  month,        $  1 ,456.85 


RECEIPTS  FOR  OCTOBER,   1872. 


1.00 
1.25 


25.00 


MAINE. 

Bath.  —  Central  Cong.  Ch.  mis-  I 

sion-circle,  "  Little  Rills,"  to- 
wards salary  of  Miss  Baker,  at  I 

Mardin,  $6,69 
^Z/sworf^.— Prayer-Circle  Aux., 

Miss    L.    L.  Phelps,  Treas.,  j 

$5.50;      "Cup-Bearers,"    .60;  I 

"  Young  Reapers,"  .55,  6.65  : 

South  Freepoi-t.  —  Mra.  E.  M.  i 

Haley's  S  .S.  class,  $5;  Cash,  i 

$1.00,  6.00  : 

Pownal.—  Misses  R.  and  H.  Cha-  ! 

pin,  4.00  : 

Total,        $23.34  j  Craftsbury,  North.  —  Cong.  Ch. 
NEW  HAMPSHIRE.  ,     ^^f   ^j^j^j^  ^gS  to    Constitute 

Ctoremon*.  —  "  A  Friend,"  to  i     Mrs.  Mary  H.  Paddock  L.  M.),  $40.00 

constitute  Mrs.  Eliza  W.  Bar-  !  St.  Albans.^— Aus..,  Mrs.  Mary 

nard  L.  M.,  $25.00  '     A.  Smith,  Sec.  and  Treas.,        210.00 


Francistown.  —  Mrs.  J.  Kings- 
ley,  $1:  Mrs.  Donnell,  $1,         $2.00 

Raymond. — Ladies  of  Cong.  Ch., 
Mrs.  C.  A.  Shepard,  Treas., 

Salisbury.  —  "A  Friend," 

Wakefield.  —  Rev.  S.  Clark,  to 
constitute  Mrs.  Cordelia  B. 
L.M., 

Winchester.  —  Last  expressions 
of  love  to  the  mission-cause, 
from  Mrs.  Rev.  Harmon, 


Total, 

VERMONT. 


10.00 

$74.25 


63- 


WfiitsJield.—"A  Friend,"  to  con- 
stitute 3Irs.  Mary  F.  Babbitt 
L.  M.,  $25.00 


Total,        $275.00 


MASSACHUSETTS. 

Money  left  by  an  angel  child, 
and  sent  by  Annie's  mother, 

Auhurndale. —  Mrs.  Alden, 

Amesbury,  West.  —  Aux.,  Mrs. 
W.  H.  Haskell,  Treas., 

Boston. — Park-street  Ch.,  ablind 
octogenarian,  to  constitute 
herself  L.  M.,  $25;  Union  Ch., 
additional,  $1 :  Miss  M.  A. 
Hitchcock,  $.3.92:  Old  South 
Ch.,  "L.  F.  B.,''  monthly  in- 
stalment, and  to  constitute 
Miss  C.  L.  Noyes,  of  the  Cen- 
tral Turkey  mission,  L.  M., 
$30, 

Boston,  South.  —  Miss  Farring- 
ton, 

Brookfield.  —Mrs.  A.  C.  Blanch- 
ard,  to  constitute  herself 
L.  M.,  $25;  "A  Friend,"  for 
Mrs.  Edwards'  school,  $5, 

BrooTcfield,  North.  —  First  Cong. 
Ch.  Benevolent  Society,  by  J. 
E.  Porter,  Mrs.  Sarah  B.  Reed, 
Treas., 

Boylsfon,  TTesi.— Ladies  of  Cong. 
Society,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Caroline  H.  Murdock  L.  M  , 

Canton,  S'^mf/i.  — Miss  Bryant, 

Cambridge. —  Shepard  Ch.  Aux., 
additional,  Miss  Alice  Green, 
Treas., 

CMcopee.  —  Three  ladies  of  First 
Cong.  Ch.,  by  Rev.  E.  B.  Clark, 

Fitchbui^g.—Roylston  Cong.  Ch. 
and  Society  (of  which  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  Fidelia  Boutelle 
and  Miss  Loenza  Boutelle, 
L.  M.'s), 

Franklin.  —  "A  Friend,"  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  .Joseph  H.  Jacobs 
of  Thoraaston,  Me,  L.  31., 

Oranby. — Aux.,  balance  to  con- 
stitute Miss  Mary  Montague 
L.M., 

Grantville.  —  Miss  Kate  E.  Lee, 
Treas.  (of  which  $30  for  sup- 
port of  "  Balu,"  a  native 
teacher  in  Mrs.  Bissell's  school, 
$25  for  Mrs.  Chandler's  Caste 
School,  and  $25  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Reuel  Ware  L.  M.), 

Hadley.  —  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Por- 
ter, 

Haverhill.— "Qj  Rev.  C.  M.  Hyde, 
Mrs.  T.  W.  Knight,  $5;  Miss 
E.  B.  Knight,  $5;  Mrs.  C.  M. 
Hyde,  $2, 

Holhrook.  —  Aux.,  Miss  S.  J. 
Holbrook,  Treas.,  Mrs.  E.  N. 


$1.00 
2.00 

8.30 


59.92 
1.00 


5.00 


25.00 
.25 


37.00 
3.00 

55.25 

25.00 

.50 


93.00 
10.00 


12.00 


Holbrook,  Miss  Mary  W.  Hol- 
brook, Mrs.  R  L.  Spear,  Mrs. 
E.  Everett  Holbrook,  each 
$25,  to  constitute  themselves 
L.  M.'s;  others,  $12,  $112.00 

/pswic/i.— Mrs.  J.  E.  Stanwood's 
last  gift,  5.00 

New  Bedford.  —  "  Union  Work- 
ers," 250.00 

Norton.  —  Mrs.  E.  B.  Wheaton,   50.00 

Pepperelt.  —  Cong.  Ch.,  1.00 

Saugus  Centre.  —  "  A  Friend,"       1.00 

Taunton.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  George 
jST.  Woodward,  Treas.,  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  Almira  Maltby 
and  3Ir8.  Blake  L.  M.'s,  50.00 

Wd  esley. — "Penny-Gatherers," 
bv  Mrs.  C.  B.  Dana,  for  Mrs. 
Bissell's  school,  3.0O 

Winchendon.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Asa 
P.  Rand,  to  constitute  herself 
L.  M.  25.00 

Woburn.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  S.  Ad- 
kins  ,Trea«.-  5.00 

Worcester. — Dr.  Sweetser's  Ch., 
Mrs.  Knox's  S.S.  class,  for 
Mrs.  Edwards'  school,  30.00 

Total,        $900.22 

C.   HOME   BUILDING-FUND. 

A  Friend,  $10.00 

Boston.  —  Mrs.  Arthur  Wilkin- 
son, $100;  "A  Friend,"  $1; 
Miss  Louisa  J.  Brown,  $50; 
Mrs.  Capron,  of  the  Madura 
Mission,  $10,  161.00 

Boston  Highlands.  —  Mrs.  A.  C. 
Thompson,  $100,  100.00 


Barre.  —  Mrs.  Arnold  Adams, 

DetZ/ifm.  — "M.  C.  B.," 

Easthampton.  —  Mrs.  H.  G. 
Knight,  $20;  Mrs.  E.  H.  Saw- 
yer. $25, 

Worcester.  — Mrs.  A.  P.  Todd, 

Westminster.— Ilvs.  J.  B.  Wood 
and  a  few  friends, 


10.00 
50.00 


45.00 
10.00 


Total, 


CONNECTICUT. 


18.00 
$i04.00 


Hartford.  — ^Irs.  S.  B.  Treat, to 
constitute  herself  L.  M.,  $25.00 

New  Preston.  — A  few  ladies  of 
village  church, 

NorwaJk.  South. — Two  ladies, 
to  constitute  their  pastor's 
wife,  Mrs.  Homer  N.  Dunning, 
L.  M., 

North  Haven.  —  "A  Friend," 

Portland.  —  Mrs.  Martha  White, 

Rockville.  —  Cong.  Ch.  and  Soci- 
ety, by  E.  C.  Chapman,  20.00 

Southport.  —  Cong.  S.S.,  for  pu- 
pil at  Harpoot,  30.00 


11.00 


25.00 
10.00 
5.00 


Total,        $126.00 


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C.  HOME  BUILDING-FUND. 

New    Haven.  —  Miss  Sarah  A.    - 
Bliss,  $25.00 

Norwich.  —  Mrs.    H.  P.  Wil- 
liams, 100.00 


Total,        $125.00 


NEW   TOBK. 

^Z6ar??/.  —  "Caasi."  $10.00 

Buffalo.  — Ut^.  William  G.  Ban- 
croft, to  constitute  herself 
L.  M.,  25.00 

Croton  Point.  —  "Willing 
Hearts,"  to  constitute  Mrs.  E. 
Ashley  Walker  L.  M.,  25.00 

New  York.  —  Mrs.  E.  A.  Kent, 
to  constitute  Mrs.  Edward 
Holraan  of  Newton,  Mass., 
L.  31.,  25.00 

Whitneifs  Point.—  Ladies'  Mis- 
sionary Society,  by  Mrs.  C.  A. 
Seymour,  8.65 

$93.65 


C.   HOME   BUILDING-FTIND. 

Neio  Yorlc.  —  Mrs.  L.  Dodd,        $25.00 


ILLINOIS. 

Chicago. — M.  L.  Parrington  and 
E.  G.  Ives,  towards  support  of 
"Shoo-shan,"  in  Miss  Fritch- 
er's  school  at  Marsovan,.         .  $10.00 

Godfrey.  — Qh.,  1.00 


Total,        $1100 

MINNESOTA. 

ChafJield.  —  VTes.  S.  S.,  for 
'•  Gita,"  in  Mrs.  Bissell's 
schools  $22.00 

Subscriptions  and  donations,  $1,525.46 

Quarterlies,  ''  Life  and  Light,"    155.25 

"Echoes,"  11.00 

Constantinople   Home  building 

fund,  554.00 


Total  for  month,        $2,245.71 

N.B.  —  The  Treasurer  would  also 
acknowledge  the  receipt  of  a  gold  ring 
and  a  dime  in  silver,  which  we  hope 
some  one  with  the  Master's  spirit  will 
exchange  for  one  who  cast  into  the 
treasury  what  she  held  most  dear. 

L.  F.  B. 


RECEIPTS  FOR  NOVEMBER,  1872. 


Auburn.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  H.  B.  Pul 
pifer,  Secretary,  $15.00 

Banc/or.  —  By  3irs.  G.  W.  Pick- 
ering, a  voluntary  offering  by 
Alice  Sidelinker,  ten  jears  old,     1.25 

Bath.  —  Aux.,  Central  Ch.,  Mrs. 
A.  J.  Fuller,  Treas.,  for  sup- 
port of  Miss  Baker,  at  Mar- 
din.  .300.00 

Ellsioorth. —  Prayer-Circle  Aux., 
Miss  L.  L.  Phelps,  Treas., 
$5.75;  "Cup-Bearers,"  .25,  6.00 


Total,        $322.25 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Hanover.  —  Aux.,  Sarah  F.  San- 
born, Sec,  $42.00 

VERMONT. 

Vershire.  — Cong.  Ch.,  a  few  la- 
dies, $6.00 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Amherst.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Allen,  Treas.  (of  which  $25  by 
Mrs.  Luke  Sweet ser,  to  con- 
stitute herself  a  L.  M.),  $115.55 


Boston.  —  For  tilver  coin  and 
ring,  $5.25;  pin,  $2.50;  Old 
South  Ch.,  "  L.  F.  B  ,"  to  con- 
stitute Miss  Blake,  of  Barce- 
lona, Spain,  a  L.  M.,  S30; 
Berkeley-street  Ch.,  "  From 
one  who  loves  Christ  and  hia 
workers,"  $10;  Central  Ch. 
Mission-Circle, "  Merry  Work- 
ers," $5,  $52.75 

Burlington.  —  Aux.,  by  Mrs. 
Hudson,  Pres.,  30.00 

Chelsea.— Avi-K.,  additional,  Miss 
L.W.  Stone,  $1;  Mrs.  P.  G. 
Atwood,  $1,  2.00 

Edgartown.  —  Cong.  S.  S.,  for 
Miss  Parmelee's  school,  33.00 

Groveland.  —  Ladies  of  Cong. 
Ch.  and  Society,  $15.50;  M.  S. 
Atwood,  Esq.,  balance  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  Laura  S.  Atwood 
aL.  M.,$9.50,  25.00 

Holbrook.  —  Moses  French,  Esq., 
to  constitute  Mrs.  Elizabeth  G. 
French  L.  M  ,  25.00 

Hopkinton.  —  Sale  of  quilt,  2.50 

Ipswich-  —  "  Mother  and  Me,"         l.OO 


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Lancaster.  —  Sewing-Circ.  Cong. 
Cb  ,  Miss  M.  A.  Keyes,  Treas., 
to  constitute  Mrs.  A.  P.  Marvin 
L.  M.,  $25.00 

Monson.  —  Anx.,  additional,  an 
invalid's  offering,  2.00 

Newton.  —  Eliot  Ch.,  towards 
salary  of  Miss  Sisson  at  Ma- 
dura, 34.00 

Reading.  —  Aux.,  Mrs,  J.  B. 
Leathe,  Treas.  16.00 

Springjield.  —  Aux.,  Olivet  Ch., 
Mrs.  Homer  Merriam,  Treas. 
(of  which  $25  by  Mrs.  Walter 
H  Bowdoin,  to  conbtitute  her- 
self L.  M.),  61.05 

Salem. — Crombie-street  Ch.  S. 
S  ,  for  pupil  in  Miss  Bissell's 
school,  30.00 

Stoneham.  —  Mrs.  Peter  Green,       4.50 

Westford—'Umon  Ch.,  13.25 

Wrentham.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Emily 
S.  Shepard,  Treas.,  37.50 

Wellesley .  —  AviS..,  Mrs.  P.  W. 
Dana,  for  two  pupils  in  mis- 
sion-schools, 70.00 

Total,        $605.60 

C.    HOME    BUILDING-FUND. 

Wellesley.  —  Ans..,  $100.00 

Rochester.  —  Mrs.  C.  T.  Leonard, 

by  Mrs.  Theophilus  King,  30.00 

Boston.  —  Union    Ch.,   Mrs.   A. 

Van   Wagenen,  $50;    Mrs.  D. 

Colt  Scudder,  $10,  60.00 

Boston  East.  —  ''  M.  E.  F.,"  2.00 

CONNECTICUT. 

Middletoion.  —  First  Cong.  Ch. 
Aux.,  Mrs.  Mary  B.  Hazen, 
Treas.  (of  which  $25  by  "A 
Friend  "  to  constitute  Mrs.  E. 
P.  Barrows,  L.  M  ),  $31.50 

Milford.  —  First  Cong.  Ch.  10.00 

Newton.  —  Cong.  Ch.,  8.50 

Norwich.  — Hecon^  Cong.  Ch. 
Aux.,  Additional,  Mrs.  J.  D. 
Coit,  Treas.,  11.00 

Putnam.  —  "  Mission-Workers,"  54.00 


Total,        $115.00 

C.   HOME    BUILDING-FOND. 

Hampton.  —  By  Mrs.  Copp,  Mrs. 
Henry  G.  Taintor,  $20.00 

NEW  YORK. 

Brooklyn.  —  South  Cong,  Ch. 
Ladies'  Benevolent  Soc.  ($25 
of  which  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Edwin  L.  Childs  L.  M.),  $27.40 

6* 


Cazenovia.  —  Pres,  S.  S.,  for  pu- 
pil in  Miss  Payson's  school, 
China,  $40.00 

Catskill.  —  Miss  Julia  R.  Day,  to 
constitute  herself  L.  M.,  25.00 

Franklin.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  S.  J. 
Hough,  to  constitute  their  Vice- 
President  (Mrs,  S.  G-.  Cowles) 
L.  M.,  25.00 

Total,        $117.40 
PHILADELPHIA    BRANCH    SOCIETY. 

Philadelphia. — ''Morning  Stars," 
for  "  Sara  Bedroysan,"  Bible- 
reader,  Central  Turkey,  $29; 
"  G-olden  Links,"  $5;  Sixteen 
ladies,  $16;  Montclair,  N.J., 
Woman's  Missionary  Society 
(of  which  to  constitute  Miss 
Myra  Proctor  L.  M.),  $51.75; 
Jersey  City  Woman's  Mission- 
ary Society,  $34.80;  Orange, 
N. J.,  Trinity  Cong.  Ch.  Wo- 
man's Missionary  Society,  $19; 
"Orange-buds,"  $5;  East  Or- 
ange Woman's  Missionary  So- 
ciety, $56.  Total,        $219.55 

OHIO. 

Ganibier.  —  Ladies'  Missionary 
Society,  Cong.  Ch.,  by  Miss 
Jennie  Carlish,  $10.00 

Portsmouth.  — F'lY&i  Pres.  Ch., 
for  support  of  a  pupil  at  Har- 
poot,  30.00 

Total,        $40  00 

ILLINOIS. 

Chicago.  —  Second  Presbyterian 
Ch.,  Olivet  Mission-Circle,  for 


pupil  at  Harpoot, 


$41.00 


CALIFORNIA. 
Oakland.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  M.  P. 
Cole,  Treas.,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Sarah  M.  McLean,  Mrs.  Har- 
riet B.  Willard,  Mrs.  Maria  G-. 
Walker,  Mrs,  Helen  Rowell, 
Mrs.  Edna  M.  Watkins,  Mrs. 
Sarah  Perkins,  Mrs.  Abigail  B. 
Hunt,  Mrs.  Maria  C.  Kittredge, 
L.  M.'s,  $200.00 

Total  of  regular  subscript's,  $1,708.80 
For  subscriptions  to  "  C.  Home,"  212.00 
For  subscriptions  to  Quarterlies, 

"  Life  and  Light,"  185.17 

For  subscriptions  to  Quarterlies, 

"  Echoes,"  3.00 

Total  for  month,        $2,108.97 


6Q 


RECEIPTS  FOR  DECEMBER,  1872. 


MAINE. 

Auburn.  — Aux.,   Mrs.    H.    B. 

Pulsifer,  Sec,  $8.50 

Eockland.  —  Au:^.,  to  constitute 

Mrs.  Elizabeth   A.  Pierce  of 

Erzroom,   Turkey,   and    Mrs. 

Mary  A.  Lovejoy,  L.  M.'s,  50.00 

Total,        $56.50 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Campion,  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  Bart- 
lett,  Treas.  (of  which  $25  to 
constitute  Mrs.  E.  H.  Hodg- 
don  L.  M.),  $38.00 

Claremont.  — E.  L.  Goddard,  to 
constitute  Mrs.  A.  B.  G.  Em- 
erson L.  M.,  25.00 

Comaay,  Norfh.  —  Mrs.  M.  C. 
Merrill,  to  complete  L.  M. 
made  by  her  to  Mrs.  Susan  M. 
Eastman,  5.00 

Hampton.—  Aux.,  for  Mrs.  Ed- 
wards' school,  15.00 

N etc  Ipswich.  —  Aux.,  Miss  M. 
F.  Taylor,  Treas,  ($25  of 
which  to  constitute  Mrs.  Geo. 
Barrett  L.  M.),  26.00 


Total,       $109  00 

VERMONT. 

Craft shtiry,  A^orth.  —  Mrs.  D. 
W.  Loorais,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Sarah  E.  French  L,  M.,  $25.00 

Dorset.  — By  Mrs.  Moore,  La- 
dies of  Cong.  Soc.  ($25  of 
which  to  constitute  Miss  Car- 
rie G   Pratt  L.  M.),  46  00 

Mifkl I ebury.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  H. 
Ladd,  Treas.  (of  which  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  Joseph  Steele  and 
Mrs.  E.  P.  Hooker  L.  M.'s), 
$110;  S.S.  (of  which  for  sup- 
port of  Mariara  of  Hoghi),  $.30; 
Mrs.  C.  H.  Ladd  and  Mrs. 
Carrie  K.  Webber,  for  "  Aga- 
van  "  at  Constantinople  Home, 
$115,  255  00 

Montpelier.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  A.  J. 
Howe,  Treas.,  for  B.  R.  "Ahil- 
abai,"  35.00 

Pittsford.  — By  Mrs.  R.  T.  Hall, 
ladies  of  Cong.  Soc,  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Jane  A.  Powers 
L.  M.,  25.00 

Rutland.— Awx.,  Mrs.  Nancy 
Green,  Treas.,  of  which  to 
constitute  Mrs.  L.  Daniels, 
Mrs  E.  A.  Waller,  Mrs.  W. 
B.  Mussey,  and    Mrs.   G.  M. 


Haven,  L.  M.'s,  $107.50;  S.S. 
Cong.  Ch.,  for  Miss  Clark's 
school  at  Broosa,  $102.55,       $210,00 

St.  Johnsbury.  —  S.  Cong.  Ch., 
by  Thos.  L,  Hall,  Treas.,  $.50; 
N.  Cong.  Ch.  aux.,  by  Miss 
Anna  L.  Blodgett,  $ai.io,  114.10 

Vergennes.  —  Aux.,  $107;  mis- 
sion-circle, "Cheerful  Giv- 
ers," $10,  •         117.00 


Total,        $827.15 

C.   HOME  BUILDING-FUND. 

Rutland.— Mrs.  C  H.  Ladd, 
$25;  3Irs.  H.  T,  Ketchell,  $25,  $50.00 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Ashland— Mrs.  S.  N.  Cutler,  to 
con  stitute  herself  L .  M . ,  $25 .00 

Boston.  — Mrs.  H.  W.  Damon, 
to  constitute  Mrs.  W.  W. 
Thompson  of  Napa,  Cal..  L. 
M.,  $25 ;  Park-street  Ch.,  Mrs. 
Worcester,  $1 ;  Old  South  Ch., 
"  L.  F.  B.,"  monthly  contribu- 
tion, and,  with  a  former  one, 
to  constitute  Miss  Talcott  of 
N.  Haven,  and  Miss  L.  A. 
Hale  of  Salem,  L.  M.'s,  $30, 
—  $56;  Park-street  Ch.,  Mrs. 
Millett,  $1;  Mrs.  A.  Simonds, 
$15,  62.00 

Boston  Highlands,  —  Eliot  Ch., 
by  Mrs.  R.  Anderson,  Treas.,    12.00 

Beverly.  —  Centreville  Mission- 
Circle,  by  Miss  M.  E.  Price,        30.00 

Braintree  jK.  —  Mrs.  S.  J.  Hol- 
brook,  3.00 

Cambridge.  —  Shepard  Ch.  S.S., 
Mrs.  E.  S.  Johnson's  class, 
"  Willing  Helpers,"  $5 ;  "Little 
Workers,"  for  pupil  in  3Irs, 
Edwards'  school,  by  Miss 
Rogers,  $30,  35.00 

Dunstable.  — Cong.  Ch.  and 
Soc,  3.00 

Foxboro\  —  Ladies  of  Cong.  Ch., 
to  constitute  Mrs.  Charles 
Morse  L.  M.,  25  00 

Gree^i^eZrf.  — Mrs.  H.M.  Ball,        5.00 

Hadley,  South.  —  Mt.  Holyoke 
Female  Seminary,  a  monthly- 
concert  collection,  16.00 

Hatchville.  —  A.  H.  Perry,  4.00 

Hopkinton.— ''Little  Workers,"  25.00 

Leominster.  —  Evan.  Cong.  Ch.,    10.00 

Ly7in.  —  N.  Ch.  Aux.,  for  Mrs. 
Edwards'  school,  51.35 

Newburyport.  —  Mrs.  W.  F. 
Sweetser,  towards  L.  M.  for 
Mrs.  E.  D.  Sweetser,  10  00 


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Newton  Centre.  —  Aux.,  $10.00 

Saltm.  —  Tabernacle  Cli.  S.S., 
'•  Willing  Helpers,"  for  a  pu- 
pil in  3Irs.  Edwards'  school 
at  Inanda,  S.  A.,  30.00 

Springfield.— Young      Ladies' 
Mission  Soc,  Miss  M.  C.  Cal- 
houn, Treas.,  10.50 
.  Townsend  Centre.  —  Mrs.  M.  A. 

Bertram,  Treas.,  60.00 

rr?«7'o.  — Miss  1.  B.,  to  con- 
siitute  Mary  E.  ISfoble  of  Tru- 
ro L.M.,  25.00 

Westfield.  —  First  Cong.  Ch. 
Aux.,  Miss  F.  E.  Vining, 
Treas.  (of  which  $25  by  Mrs. 
E.  R.  VanDeusen,to  consti- 
tute herself  L.  M.),  100.00 

JTmcftes^er.  — "Seek  and  Save 
Soc,"  5.00 

Winchendd7i.  —  Mrs.  C.  W.  Bow- 
ker,  Treas  ,  .  66  80 

Wrentham.  —  Aux.,  additional,      1,00 

Weymouth.  —  -Mite  for  India," 
$1 :  Aux.,  Miss  H .  P.  Vickery, 
Treas.,  $12.50;  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Loud's  S.  S.  class,  $5,  18.50 

Williamshiirg.  — Aux.,  Miss  S. 
M.  Carter,  Sec,  25.00 

Yarmouth.  —  Mission-Circle,  2.22 


Total,        $670.37 

C.  HOME  BUILDING-FUND. 

Peahody.  —  "Morning-  Star  " 
Mission-Circle,  proceeds  of  a 
fair.  '  $300.00 

Boston.  —  Chambers-  street 
Chapel  Mission-Circles,  $61.33; 
"  A  Friend,"  Central  Ch.,  $25,  $86.33 

Old  Ca7nbi-idge.  —  A  Friend,  2.00 

Boston  Highlands. — Highland 
Ch.  S.S.,  Mrs.  Cogswell's 
class,  a  Christmas  offering,  4.00 

CONNECTICUT. 

Brotnfield.— Cod g.  S  S.,Mrs.  Je- 
rome's class,  for  pupil  in  girls' 
school  at  Madura,  S.30.00 

Cobimbia.  — By  Eev.  F.  D, 
Avery,  five  subscribers  of  $1 
each,  5.00 

Glastenhury.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Dr. 
J.  Kittredgc,  Pres.,  $50.05; 
Juvenile  Missionary  Society, 
Mrs.  Dr.  J.  Kittredge,  Pres., 
$25,  75.05 

Hebron. — Aux.,  by  Mrs.  Geo. 
S.  Dodge  (of  which  $25  by 
Mrs.  G.  S.  Dodge,  to  consti- 
tute herself  L.  M.),        .  42.25 

Hartford.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Charles 
A. 'Jewell,  Treas  ,  Fourth  Ch., 
r25:  Wetherslield-ave.  Ch., 
S31;  Mrs.  A.  Dunham,  Park 
Ch.,    $10;    Pearl-street     Ch., 


$106  (of  which,  by  Mrs.  E.  A. 
Hubbard,  $25  to  constitute 
Miss  HattieE.  Spencer  L.  M.; 
$75  collections  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Caroline  K.  Gage,  Mrs. 
Adeline  M.  Browne,  and  Mrs. 
Maria  H.  Welles,  L.  M.'s), 
Center  Ch.,  $280  (of  which  by 
friends,  to  constitute  Mrs.  E. 
H.  Richardson  L.  M. ;  "  A 
Friend,"  $25,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Josiah  Tyler,  L.  M., 
Mrs.  Isaac  Wright,  $25,  to  con- 
stitute hf-rself  L.  M.,  and  Mrs. 
Edwin  S.  House.  $25,  to  con- 
stitute herself  L.  M.),  the  same 
also  including  salary  of  Miss 
C.  P.  Dwight  for  1873,  their 
missionary  at  Sivas,  Western 
Turkey,  $452,  $452.00 

Neio  Haven  Branch.  —  Mrs.  R. 
P.  Cowles,  Treas.  (of  which 
for  Mrs.  Edwards'  salary, 
their  missionary  at  Inanda, 
$432.25 ;  three  Bible-readers 
at  Marsovan,  $150;  two  Bible- 
readers  at  Madura,  $100;  ten 
pupils  at  Marsovan,  $400;  six- 
teen pupils  at  Madura,  $480  , 
two  pupils  at  Foochow,  $80; 
one  pupil  at  Ahmednuggur, 
$.30;  one  pupil  at  Inanda,  $30; 
salary  of  A.  Boderica,  native 
teacher  at  Marsovan,  $110; 
for  Miss  Clark's  school  at 
Broosa,  $315,  also  a  private 
remittance  to  Mrs.  Ueonard 
of  Marsovan,  $55,  2,440.30 

Prospect. —  Cong.  Ch.,  '     9.00 


Total, 


12,901.30 


C.  HOME  BUILDING-FUND. 

Hartford.  — M.YS.  H.  A.  Per- 
kins, $100;  Mrs.  Joseph  Cone, 
$20;  Mrs.  E.  G.  Howe,  $10; 
Mrs.  William  Thompson,  $10; 
Mrs.  Brownal,$2;  Miss  Doug-- 
lass,$5;  Cash,  $i6, 

NEW  YORK. 

Brasher  Falls.  — S.S.,  for  Har- 
poot  Female  Seminary,  $10.00 

Brooklyn.  —  Mrs.  Loomis  and 
Miss  Pratt,  for  pupil  at  Har- 
poot,  ■  30.00 

Saratoga  Springs.  — Aux.,  Mrs. 
H.  M.  Thornton,  Treas.,  22.00 

Smyrna.  —  First  Cong.  S.S.,  for 
pupil  at  Harpoot,  30.00 

Uiiion  Falls.  —  Mrs.  F.  B.  Dun- 
can, S5;  E.  B.  Duncan,  $2;  M. 
B.  Duncan,  $.3,  10.00 

Westmoreland. — Aux.,  Mrs.  A. 
M.  Deane,  Sec.  and  Treas.,         18.00 


Total, 


$120.00 


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OHIO. 

Farmington,  West.—B,  D,  and 
Miss  Page,  $1.00 

Salem.  — Mrs.  D.  A.  Allen, 
towards  L.  M.,  5.00 

Windham.  —  Young  Ladles'  Cir- 
cle, by  Mrs.  James  Shaw, 
towards  Miss  Baker's  salary,   100.00 


Total, 


ILLINOIS. 

Alton.  —  "  A  Friend," 


$106.00 


$10.00 


MINNESOTA. 

Hutchinson.  —  Cong.  Ch., 


$3.00 


C.  HOME  BUILDING-FUND. 

Minneapolis.  — «'  M.  Y.  L.,"        $5.00 


Total  for  subscriptions, 
"             Const.  Home, 

$4,803.67 

610.33 

«'             Quarterlies, 

362.00 

"            "  Echoes, " 

2.48 

«'           envelopes, 

eo.75 

Total,        $5,799.23 


LIFE-MEMBERS  MADE  IN  1872. 


Bangor.  —  Herrick,  Mrs.  John  R. 

Kent,  Mrs.  Edward 
Casftne.  —  J.ackson,  Mrs.  Selina 

Gay,  Miss  Eliza 
Lewiston.  —Murray,  Mrs.  S.  H. 
Thomaston.  -Jacobs,  Mrs.  Joseph  H. 
Winter port.  —  '&kiYmQY,    Mrs.     Eliza- 
beth 

NEW  HAMPSHIKE. 

Bath.  —  Mann,  Miss  Ella  Louisa 
Bedford.  —  Lee,  Mrs.  Mary  Jane 
Campton.  —  Hodgdon,  Mrs.  E.  H. 
Claremont.  —  Rodgers,  Mrs.  Levi 

Emerson.  Mrs.  Alice  B.  G. 

Barnard,  Mrs.  Eliza  W. 
Comoay,  North,  —  Eastman,  Mrs.  Su- 
san M. 
Exeter.  —  Street,  Mrs.  George  E. 
Kingston.  —  Patten,  Mrs.  Maria  R.  F. 
Keene.  —  Rand,  Mrs.  Isaac 

Cooke,  Mrs.  N.  R. 
New  Ipsiuich.  —  Cummings,  Mrs.  Abby 
M. 

Barrett,  Mrs.  George 
Wakefield.  —  Clark,  Mrs.  Cordelia  B. 

VERMONT. 

Bratfleboro\  —  Knech,  Miss  Julia 
Burlington.  —  Francis,  Mrs.  R.  W. 
Craftsbury.  North.  —  Paddock,    Mrs. 

Mary  H. 
Dorset.  —  Pratt,  Miss  Carrie  G. 
Middlehury.  —  Steele,  Mrs.  Joseph 

Hooker.  Mrs.  E.  P. 
Pittsford.  —  Powers,  Mrs.  Jane  A. 
Rutland.  —  Daniels,  Mrs.  Luther 

Waller,  Mrs.  E.  A. 

Mussey,  Mrs.  "W.  B. 

Haven,  Mrs.  G.  M. 
St.  Albans.  —  Plant,  Mrs.  A.  M. 
Springfield.  —  Barnard,  Mrs.  Eliza  W. 
Wallingford.  —  M.a.Yih..Mvs.  Wm.  G. 
Waitsfield—  Babbitt,  Mrs.  Mary  F. 

•       MASSACHUSETTS. 

Amherst.  —  Hall,  Martha  Snell 
Lewis,  Mrs.  E.  R. 
Sweetser,  Mrs.  Luke 
Amherst,    South.  —  Dickinson,    Miss 

Emily 
Amesbury.—  Batchelder,  Mrs.  David 
Amesbury,  West.— B.oyt,  Mrs.  Mary 
E. 
Seavey,  Mrs.  C.  F. 


^2/er.  —Fairbanks,  Mrs.  F.  J. 
Auhurndale.  —  Strong,  Mrs.  Edward 

Strong,  Miss  Harriet  W. 
Ashland.  —  Cutler,  Mrs.  S.  JST. 
Boston.  —  Hazen,  Mrs.  S.  H. 

Hobart,  Miss  S.  Ellery 

Pearson,  Miss  Abbie  W. 

Waterman,  Mrs.  F. 

Whiting,  Mrs.  Lucy 

Ford,  Mrs.  Eliza  C. 

Parsons,  Miss  Jessie 

Eastman,  Miss  Jennie 

Marshall,  Miss  Abby 

Palmer,  Miss  J.  Augusta 

Proctor,  Miss  Lucy,  aged  9-3  years 

Worcester,  Miss  Sallie 

Hutchings,  Mrs  Charles 
Boston,  East.  —  Hall,  Mrs.  Luther 

Howard,  Mrs.  George 

Howard,  Miss  Lucy'' Wellington 

Denham,  Mrs.  Clara  D. 
Boston,  South.  —  Simonds,  Mrs.  Susan 
W. 

Simonds,  Miss  M.  E. 

Lang,  Mrs.  M.  C. 

Marchant,  Mrs.  P.  R. 

Burnham,  Mrs.  Everett 

Vinton,  Miss  H.  N. 

Ellis,  Mrs.  G.  W. 

Lincoln,  Mrs.  Nancy  J. 

Smith,  Miss  Lucinda 
.    Cooper,  Mrs.  Alice 

Darhng,  Miss  Eliza  L. 
Boston   Highlands  — Bradford,  Mrs. 
J.  R. 

Bradford,  Miss  Alice  R. 

Bradford,  Miss  Edith  W. 
Beverly.  —  Batchelder,  Mrs  Lydia  L. 

Lefavour,  Mrs.  Nancy  L. 

Pickett,  Mrs.  Susan 

Abbott,  Mrs.  Margaret  A.  T. 

Gordon,  Mrs.  Mary  E. 

Clark,  Miss  Sarah  W. 

Gordon,  Mrs.  Mary  Elizabeth 

Studley,  Mrs.  Catharine  P. 

Lafavour,  Mrs.  Issachar 

Morgan,  Mrs.  Henrietta  Carol 
Bedford.  —  Chamberlain,  Mrs.  Esther 

B. 
Braintree.  —  Thayer,  Miss  Sarah  H. 
BrooJcfield.  —  Blanchard,  Mrs.  A.  C. 
Boylston,  West.  — Murdock,  Mrs.  Caro- 
line H. 
Concord.  —  Hubbard,  Miss  Harriet  J. 
Charlestoion.  —  Flint,  Miss  S.  A. 
Clinton. —  Winter,  Miss  Abby  R. 


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Chelsea.  —  Eddy,  Mrs.  Zachary 

Eddy,  Miss  Edith  M. 
Dedham.  —  Guild,  Jliss  Laura  T. 

Taft,  Miss  Minerva  W. 

Farrington,  Miss  Emma  Louisa 
Dorchester.  — T:o\ma,n,  Mrs.  John 

Foster,  Miss  Catharine  D. 

Sharp,  Miss  Lizzie  B. 

Preston,  Miss  Anna  M. 

Goodale.  Miss  Georgie 

Gleason,  Miss  Edna 
Everett.  —  Bryant,  Mrs.  Alfred 
Easthampton. —  Sawyer,  Mrs.  Edmond 

Foxhord'.  —  'Psdne,  Mrs.  Bernard 

Carpenter,  Mrs.  Abigail 
Framingham.  —  Marshall,  Miss  Eliza- 
beth 
Fitchhurg.—CsiiiVfeW,  Mrs.  Laura  P. 
F. 

Boutelle,  Miss  Fidelia 

Boutelle,  Miss  Loenza 
i^«Z/woM<7i.  — Freeman,  Miss  Martha 
Gm/Yore.  — Windsor,  Mrs.  L.  E. 
Grawfi?/.  — Lyman,  Mr^.  J.  J. 

Clark,  Mrs.  Charles  F. 

Montague,  Miss  Mary 
Grantville.  — Ware,  Mrs.  Reuel 
Gloucester.  —  Proctor,  Mrs.  Lucy  A. 
Groveland.  —  Atwood,  Mrs.  Laura  P. 
Holliston.  —'n\2t.yQY,  Mrs.  Seth 

Kelsey,  Mrs. 
Baverhill.  —  Kimball,  Mrs.  Abby  B. 
Hatfield.  — ^\iQe\Q,  Mrs.  E.  B. 

Morton,  Mrs.  Charles  R. 

Graves,  Mrs.  Thaddeus 

Dickinson,  Miss  Abby 

Marsh,  Mrs   Calvin 
.HbZ&rooA;.  —  Holbrook,  Mrs.  E.  N. 

Holbrook,  Miss  Mary  W. 

Holbrook.  Mrs.  E.  Everett 

French,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  G. 
Jamaica  Plain.  —  Wait,  Mrs.  Hannah 

Brackett,  Mrs.  Eliza 
Lowell.  —  Rogers,  Mrs.  John  F. 

Blanchard,  Mrs.  Caroline  R.  D. 
Longmeadoio.  —  McQueen,  Mrs.  G.  M. 
Leominster.  — ¥&r^Q\\,  Mrs.   Harriet 
G. 

Haskell,  Miss  Susie  M. 
Lawrence.  — CooWAge,  Mrs.  Benjamin 
Lee.  —  Garfield,  Mrs.  Mary  S. 

Thatcher,  Mrs.  Lucy  A. 

Garfield,  3Iiss  Emma  S. 

Garfield,  Miss  Fannie  M. 

Barnes,  Mrs.  Clara  M. 

Bassett,  Mrs.  Frances  E. 

Bradley,  Miss  Artie  M. 

Bradley,  Miss  Mary  I. 

Gale,  Mrs.  Martha 

Kilbon,  Mrs.  A.  Jeannette 
Lancaster.  —  Marvin.  Mrs.  A.  P. 
Medioay.  —  Sanford,  Mrs.  D. 
Mansfield.  — Ide,  Mrs.  Ellen  M. 
Maiden.  —  Foster,  Mrs.  Harriet  Day 
Millbury.  —  Yo-wlGr,  Mrs.  Stacy 

Armsby,  Mrs.  Horace 


Middletoton.—Trwrj,  Mrs.  Susan  E. 
Monson.—V ovtev,  Mrs.  A.  W. 
New  Bedford.  — Craig,  Mrs.  Wheelock 
Northampton.  —  Stoddard,  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam H. 
Neioton.-YLoTtou.  Mrs.  E.  N. 

Holman,  Mrs.  Edward 
Neiohuryport.  —  Colman,  Miss  Lucy 
Coffin,  Mrs.  Charles  H. 

CoflSn,  Miss  Mary  E. 

Cohen,  Miss  Charlotte  P. 

Palmer,  Miss  Eliza  A. 
iVet«i?or^.  — Hammett,  Miss  Eliza  R. 
Plymouth,  —  Tewksbury,    Miss    Kate 

Newman 
Peabody.  —  Osborne,  Mrs.  Rebecca  P. 

Proctor,  Mrs.  Ellen  A. 

Jacobs,  Mrs.  Eliza  W. 

Southwick,  Mrs.  Mary  A. 

Pendleton,  Mrs.  Margaret  S. 

Kimball,  Mrs.  J.  P. 
Pif^s^eZfZ.  —  Spear,  Mrs.  R.  L. 
Salem  —  Hale,  Miss  L.  Annie 

Archer,  Mrs.  Fidelia  W. 

Choate,  Mrs.  David 

Palmer,  Mrs.  E.  B. 

Mansfield,  Mrs.  E.  B. 
Springfield. — Bowdoin,  Mrs.  Walter 

H. 
Sutton.  —Tracy,  Mrs.  M.  A. 
rrwro.  — Noble,  Edith  D. 

Noble,  Mary  E. 
Townsend   Harbor.  —  Haynes,    Miss 

Martha  E, 
Townsend    Centre.  —  Bertram,    Miss 

Mary  A. 
Taunton.  —  Maltby,  Mrs.  Almira 

Blake,  Mrs. 
Uxbridge.  —  Judson,  Mrs.  Willard 
Walpole.  —  Bird,  Mrs.  Frances  W. 

Johnson,  Mrs.  Loring 
fTofeMr/i.  —  Hammond,  Miss  Mary  A. 

Stearns,  Mrs.  Eckley 

Cutter,  Mrs.  Ephraim 
Wrentham.  —  F*les,  Miss  Eloisa 

Craig,  Mrs.  Hannah 

Limber,  Mrs.  Emily 
Winchester.  —  Skillings,  Mrs.  D.  N. 

Abbott,  Mrs.  Z. 

Harris,  Miss  R. 

Sanborn,  Mrs.  S.  T. 

Joy,  Mrs.  A.  K.  P. 

Smith,  Miss  P.  D. 

Bodge.  Mrs. 

Bissell,  Mrs.  E.  C. 
Worcester.  —  Knowles,  Mrs.  L.  J. 
Wilmington.  —  Gowing,    Mrs.    Char- 
lotte E. 

Fames,  Miss  Rebecca 
Ware.  —  Hitchcock,  Esther  F. 
Winchendon.  —  Rand,  Mrs.  Asa  P. 
Westfieid.  —  Yan  Deusen,  Mrs.  E.  R. 

RHODE    ISLAND. 

PawfucJcet.  —  Wooley,  Mrs.  Joseph  J. 
Smith,  Miss  Cassie  L. 


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Providence.  —  Fuller,  Mrs.  Mary 
Olney,  Mrs.  A.  H. 

CONNECTICUT. 

Berlin.  —  Bobbins,  Miss  Fannie 
BecJcet.  —  Dana,  Mrs.  Sarah  E. 
Bozrah-  —  Spicer,  Miss  Lucy  H. 

Ottman,  Mrs.  H.  A. 
CoZc/ies^er.  —  Kansom,  Mrs.  Elijah 

Comstock,  Mrs.  Almira 

Gillette,  Miss  Mary  B. 

Cutler.  Mrs.  Helen  M. 
Fitcliville.  —  Haughlon,  Mrs.  Clarissa 
Glastonbury.  — UnbbSixA,  Mrs.  Jeru- 
sha 

Kittredge.  Mrs,  Emma  McN. 

Plummer,  Mrs.  Abby  A. 

Welles,  Mrs.  Catharine 

Wright,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  N. 

Wright,  Mrs.  Lucy 

Hale,  Miss  Fidelia 

Broadhead,  Miss  Julia  W. 
Hartford.  —  Eldridge,  Mrs.  John  B. 

Oone,  Mrs.  Joseph  E, 

Jewell,  Mrs.  Marshall 

Hammond,  Mrs.  A.  G. 

Goodwin.  Mrs.  John  H. 

Hillyer,  Miss  Alice  L. 

Treat,  Mrs.  Selah 

Spencer.  Miss  Hattie  E. 

Gage,  Mrs.  Caroline  K. 

Browne,  Mrs.  Adeline  M. 

Welles.  Mrs.  Maria  H. 

Richardson,  Mrs.  E.  H. 

Wright,  Mrs.  Isaac 

House,  Mrs.  Edwin  S. 

Williams,  Mrs.  W.  P. 

Loomis,  Miss  H.  E. 
Hebron.  —  Dodge,  Mrs.  George  S. 
Me7'iden.  — Booth,  Mrs.  Sarah 
Middletoivn.  —  Hazen,  Mrs.  A.  W. 

Pease,  Mrs.  Robert 

Barrows,  Mrs.  E.  P. 

Pendleton,  Mrs.  Margaret  S. 
New  Haven.  — Beers,  Miss  Caroline 
M. 

Hume,  Mrs.  Hannah  D. 

Hotchkiss,  Mrs.  Wooster 

Hague,  Mrs.  Benjamin 

Harris,  Mrs.  Samuel 

Clark,  Mrs.  Edward  L. 


Bliss,  Miss  Sarah  A. 

Talcott,  Miss 

Coe,  Mrs.  B.  H. 

Williams,  Miss  Sophia  G. 

Tomson.  Mrs.  Cora  Welch 
N'orwalk,   South.— (N.    H.    Branch.) 

Dunning,  Mrs.  Homer  X. 
Norwich.  —  Edmond,  Mrs.  Henry  V. 

Strong,  Mrs.  Edward 

Strong,  Miss  Harriet  W. 
Stamford.  — Child,  Mrs.  Calvin  G. 
Southbury.  —  (N.  H.  Branch)-    Hook- 
er, Mrs,  M.  A. 
Windsor,  South.  —  Willey,    Miss    Lu- 

cinda 

LONG  ISLAND. 

Flushing  —  True,  Miss  MaryS. 
Quimby,  Miss  P.  G. 
Jordan,  Mrs.  Edward 


NEW  YORK 

Brooklyn.  — ChWds,  Mrs.  Edwin  L. 

Ward,  Mrs.  William  H. 

Bailey,  Mrs,  James  S. 
Buffalo.  — DemonA,  Mrs.  Thos.D. 

Bancroft,  Mrs.  William  G. 
Binghampton.  —  Webster,  Mrs.  Abby 

L, 
CatsMll.  —  Day,  Miss  Julia  R. 
Crown  Pom? if.  —  Walker,  Mrs.  Edward 

Ashley 
ChicTctoivaga.  —  Knapp,  Grace  H. 
Canandaigua.  —  Eaton,  Miss  Sara  C. 
Franklin.  —  Cowles,  Mrs.  S.  G. 

Douglass,  Mrs.  Charles  A. 

Smith,  Mrs.  S.  P. 

Hough,  Mrs.  J.  J. 

Smith,  Miss  Susan  M. 
Oloversville.  —  Case,  Mrs.  Uriel 
New  Tork.  —  'DoM,  Miss  Hattie  M. 

Bush,  Mrs,  Elizabeth  B, 
Poughkeepsie.  —  Myers,  Mrs .  Margaret 
Jane 

Smith,  Mrs,  A.  B. 
Rochester.  —  Bartlett,  Mrs.  D.  K. 
Sherburne.  —  Newton,  Mrs.  William 
Unionville.  —  Swift,  Mrs.  R.  L. 
West  Farms.  —  Barnard,  Mrs.  Eliza 
Utica.  —  Lord,  Mary  A. 


LIFE-MEMBERS   OF   THE   PHILADELPHIA 
BRANCH   SOCIETY. 


Philadelphia.  — BvLTTihaja.,  Miss  Etta 

Bliss,  Miss  A.  C. 
Baltimore. —  Movion,  Mrs.  Sarah  E. 

Lockwood,  Mrs.  H.  C. 

Hawley,  Mrs.  Martin 

Turner.  Mrs.  Sidney 
Franklinville,  N.J.  —  Piatt,  Mrs.  M. S. 

Lovejoy,  Miss  A.  L, 


Montclair,  iV. J".  —Proctor,  Miss  Myra 
Newark. — Brown,  Miss  Mary  M, 

Dougherty,  Mrs,  Elizabeth 

Hulburt,  Mrs.  C.  B. 
Orange,  N.J.—A6am?,,    Mrs.    Geo. 

E. 
Jerset/  City. — Ames,  Mrs.  Winslow 

Wilcox,  BIi-s.  G.  B. 


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Washington,    B.C.  —  Howard,    Mrs. 
0.0. 

Conant,  Mrs.  Marshall 

Robinson,  Mrs.  L.  B.  A. 
Vineland.  —  Gardner,  Mrs. 

OHIO. 

Coolville.  —  Bartlett,  Mrs.  Margaret  B. 

IOWA. 

Magnolia.  —  Mills,  Mrs.  Herbert 

WISCONSIN. 

Jennings,  Mrs.  Susan  T. 
Jennings,  Miss  Fanny  F. 

CALIFORNIA. 

^aj9rt.  — Thompson,  Mrs.  W,  Wallace 
Oakland.  — Sunford,  Mrs.  E.  P. 

Watson,  Mrs.  Ida  M. 

Skinner,  Miss  Annie  H.  • 

Blakeslee,  Miss  Helen  S. 

Gill,  Miss  Emily 

Mooar,  Miss  Rachel 

Hardy,  Miss  Lillie 

Coxhead,  Miss  Minnie 

Beckwith,  Mrs.  Harriet  S. 

McLean,  Mrs.  Sarah  M. 

Willard,  Mrs.  Harriet  B. 

Walker,  Mrs.  Maria  G. 

Rowell,  Mrs.  Helen 

Watkins,  Mrs.  Edna  M. 

Perkins,  Mrs.  Sarah 

Hunt,  Mrs.  Abigail  B. 

Kittridge,  Mrs.  Maria  E. 

CANADA. 

Montreal.  — DnS,  Mrs.  Archibald 


FOREIGN  LANDS. 

Tungcho,    China. — Andrews,     Miss 

Mary  E. 
Broosa,   West.  Turkey.  — Clen'k,  Miss 

Ursula  C. 
Sandwich  Islands.— Sno^,  Miss  Carrie 

Gulick,  Miss  Hattie 
Barcelona,  Spain.  —  Blake,  Miss  Har- 
riet 
Bitlis,    East    Turkey.  —  Ely,   Misses 

Charlotte  E.  and  Mary  A.  C. 
Antioch.  Central  Turkey.  —  Powers, 
Miss  Hattie  G. 
Wood,  Miss  Sarah  L. 
Harpoot,  East  Turkey.  —  Bush,  Miss 
Caroline  E. 
Ashley,  Miss  Harriet  S. 
Ceylon. —  Smith,  Mrs. 
Madura.  —  Noyes,  Mrs.  Joseph  T. 
North  C/wna.  —  Gulick,  Mrs.  John 
South  Africa.  —  Hance,  Miss  Gertrude 
R. 
Tyler,  Mrs.  Josiah 
Marsovan,    West  Turkey.  —  Leonard, 
Mrs.  J.  Y. 
Fritclier,  Mies  Eliza 
Washburne,  Miss  Fannie  E. 
Madura.  —  Smith,  Miss  R.  A. 

Sisson,  Miss 
Constantinople.  —  Noyes,  Miss  C.  L. 
Ccesarea,     West  Turkey.  —  Griswold, 

Miss  Adele  M. 
Erzroom,  East  Turkey.  — Pierce,  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  A. 
Lovejoy,  Mrs.  Mary  A. 


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