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LIFE    AND    LIGHT 


FOR 


mil^m  Momeit. 


PUBLISHED    BY    THE 


WOMAN'S    BOARDS   OF   MISSIONS. 


1873,  Vol.  III. 


BOSTON: 

PRESS   OF  RAND,  AVERY,    AND   COMPANY. 

1874. 


Was  incorporated  by  an  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  Massa- 
chusetts in  the  year  1869. 

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


for  Foi'eign  Missions. 


OTHFICERS. 


President. 

MRS.  ALBERT   BOWKER. 
Vice-Presidents. 


Mrs.  R.  ANDERSON,  Boston  Higlilancls 
"      S.  B.  TREAT,  Boston. 
"      N.  G.  CLARK,  West  Roxbury. 

CHARLES  STODDARD,  Boston. 
"      WM.     W.    WILLIAMS,    Nonvieli 

Conn. 
"      0.     P.    HUBBARD,    New    Haven 


Mrs.  RICHARD   BORDEN,   Fall  River, 
M  ass. 
"      GYLES  MERRILL,  Haverhill, Mass. 
"      C.  P.  BUSH,  New  York. 
"      BURDETT     HART,     Fair    Haven, 

Conn. 
"      R.  E.  COLE,  Oakland.  Cal. 
Conn.  I      "      LUTHEK  DANIELS,  Rntland,  Vt. 

"      WILLIAM  H.  FENN,  Portland,  Me.  1      "      EDWARD  ROBIE,  Greenland,  N.  H. 
Mrs.  WILLIAM   J.  KING,  Providence,  R.  I. 

Corresponding  Secretaries. 

Mrs.  DAVID  C.  SCUDDER,  Boston.  Miss  ELLEN  CARRUTH,  Boston. 

Mrs.  EDWIN   WRIGHT,  Boston. 

Recording  Secretary.  Home  Secretary. 

Mrs.  J.  A.  COPP,  Chelsea,  Mass.  Miss  ABBIE  B.  CHILD,  Boston. 

Treasurer.  Assistant  Treasurer. 

Mrs.  benjamin  E.  B.VTES.  Miss  EMMA  CARRUTH. 

fflomatt's  §oarir  oi  ^tssicrns  for  tlj^  Interbr. 

President. 

MRS.  MOSES   SMITH. 

89  South  Leavitt  Street,  Chicago. 

Vice-Presidents. 

Mrs.  JOSEPH  HAVEN,  Chicago.  Mrs.  GEORGE  THACHER,  Iowa  City, 

"      S.  J.  HUMPHREY,  Oak  Park,  111.  lo. 

"      S.  C.  BARTLE  I'T.  Glencoe,  111.  "      HEMAN  ELY,  Elyria,  Ohio. 

"      EDSON    KELLOGG.    Whitewater,  "      C.  S.  GOODELL,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Wis  "      ZACHARY  EDDY,  Detroit,  Mich. 

"      J.  D.  CATOX,  Ottawa,  in.  "      A.  D.  CHAPIN,  Beloit,  Wis. 

"      W.  A.  BARTLETT,  Chicago.  "      H.  L.  HUBBELL.  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

Corresponding  Secretaries. 

Mrs.  E.   W.   BLATCHFORD,  Evanston,  I  Mrs.  J.   B.   LEAKE,  526  Wabash  Ave., 
111.  I  Chicago. 

Treasurer.  Recording  Secretary. 

Mrs.  FRANCIS  BRADLEY,  Evanston,  111.        Miss  M.  E.  GREENE,  Evanston,  111. 

FORM      OF      BEQUEST. 
I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  Woma:n's  Board  of  Missions  the  sum  of - 


to  be  applied  to  the  Mission  purposes  set  forth  in  its  Act  of  Incorporation, 
passed  by  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts  in  the  year  1869. 


INDEX  TO  VOL.  III. 


Africa,  65,  137,  198,  331 ;  Two  Marriages, 
65;  Stony  Places,  137;  Revival  Inci- 
dents, 331. 

China,  R,  40, 136,  257, 289,  3G1 ;  Letters  from 
Miss  Paysun,  8,  3(il ;  Chinese  Astrono- 
my, 9;  "Feeling  after  God,  10;  Letter 
from  Miss  Andrews,  40 :  Call  for  Prayer, 
136;  Gleams  of  Sunshine,  257;  The 
Queen  of  Heaven,  289. 

Ceylon,  6, 107, 167,263;  The  Girls'  Board- 
ing-School,  6;  Letters  fi'om  Miss  Town- 
shend,  107,  167,  '^63. 

Dacotaii  Home,  170. 

Echoes  from  "  Life  and  Licht,"  25,  57,  89, 
121,  153,  185,  217,  249,  281,  313,  345,377; 
More  Frequent  Echoes,  25 ;  Little  Naslee, 
26;  Turkish  Scenes,  29,  60,  125,  317;  Ac- 
knowledgments, 31.  62,  94,  127,  158,  189, 
224,255,288,  319,  350,  3S3;  Acrostics,  31, 
96, 160, 192, 320 ;  The  Little  Peace-Makers, 
57;  The  Idol  Pulliar,  59;  Mission  Work- 
ers, 62;  Cheerfully  Give,  64;  Enigmas, 
64,  128,  160,  255,  288,  352;  Schoolhouse 
Gods,  89:  The  Contrast,  91;  What  can 
Cliildrendo  for  Missions?  94;  A  Christ-' 
mas  Ottering,  95;  Talking  Paper,  121 ; 
Marathi  Women,  123;  Mornhig-Glnries, 
127 ;  A  Biblical  Riddle,  128 ;  "  The  Hindu 
Christmas,"  153;  Echo  from  the  Har- 
poot  Bell,  154;  African  Travelhng,  157; 
"What  little  Hands  can  do,"  159;  Pic- 
ture Teaching,  185 ;  Chinese  Chapels,  187 ; 
Something  to  Do,  189 ;  The  Hindu  Car- 
penter, 217;  Missionary  Pigeons,  220; 
An  Iowa  Mis-ion-Circle,  224 ;  N  umbering 
Hairs,  249;  The  Worship  of  Buddha,  252; 
Worship  of  the  True  God,  25(i;  An  Afri- 
can Church,  281;  Oriental  Salutations, 
284;  Gathered  Pearl,  285;  Little  Martha, 
313;  A  Chinise  Goddess,  314;  (iladiolus- 
Buibs,  319;  Visit  to  a  Country  School, 
345;  Mission  Church  in  IiKlia;348;  Wa- 
tering and  Being  Watered,  550;  The 
Morning  Prayer  to  a  IMud-God,  375: 
Travelling  in  Ceylon,  3S0;  Brinaine  Rtiin, 
381 ;  Killing  Each  Other,  ^83 ;~  Biisy 
Hands,  384. 

Home  Department,  11,  44,  71, 108,  138,  173, 
203,  229,  266,  301,  332,  365;  New  Year's 
Greeting,  11;  To  Patrons,  13,240;  No- 
vember INIeeting,  13 ;  Weekly  Pledge 
System,  44;  Annual  Meeting,  71;  A 
Word  from  the  Treasurer.  108 ;  Woman's 
Baptist  Missionary  Society,  109;  The 
Hour  of  Prayer,  138;  Our  New  Rooms, 


140 ;  'Mcpting  of  thePhiladelpliia  Branch, 
203  ;  Mcctiim  of  the  New  Haven  Branch, 
204;  .Mav  .Mvctiim,  229;  New  Branches, 
266:  Who  will  Help?  267;  Nearer  Home, 
268:  A  Question,  302;  Farewell  Meet- 
ing, 332;  The  Rhode  Island  Branch,  365. 

In  Memoriam,  Mrs.  Linus  Child,  16;  Mrs. 
Homer  Bartlett,  2-34,  303. 

Illustrations,  Aintab,  28 ;  The  Idol  Pul 
liar,  58;  African  Chief,  90;  Rev.  James 
Dube,  92;  Marathi  Women,  122;  African 
Travelling,  156;  Chinese  Chapels,  186; 
Tlic  lliiulu  Carpenter,  218;  .Missionary 
Piueoiis,  222:  The  l)\ing  Braliuiin,  '^51; 
The  Idol  Bii(Uilia,2:)2:  Priest  of  Buddha, 
253;  Buddha's  Tooth,  254;  An  African 
Church,  2H2;  Oriental  Salutalions,  2S4  : 
A  Chinese  Goddess,  315  ;  Missionary 
Church  in  India,  349 ;  Morning  Prayer  to 
a  Mud-God,  378;  Travelling  in  Ceylon, 


India,  40, 165,  327;  A  Thought  for  Mothers. 
40;  Marathi  Bible-Women,  165;  Letter 
from  Miss  Sisson,  327. 

Poetry,  Penny-Gatherers,  32;  Cheerfully 
Give,  64  ;  A  Biblical  Riddle,  128  ;  A 
Daughter's  Longing,  172;  Worship  of  the 
True  God,  256;  In  Memoriam,  303;  You 
and  ile,  304;  Farewell  Meeting,  334;  A 
Mother's  Farewell,  363;  P.usy  Hands, 
384. 

Receipts,  14,  47,  78,  109,  141,  173,  205,  233, 
270,  301,  335,366. 

Spain,  200,  297;  The  Barcelona  Boarding 
School,  200;  Letters  from  Mrs.  Gulick, 
202,  297. 


Turkey,  1, 


89,  97, 129, 161,  193,  225, 


292,321,  353;  Missionary  Tour,  1;  Trust 
in  God,  5;  Missionary  Calls,  83;  Zarhoii- 
hi's  Letter,  37;  Letter  from  ]Miss  Wil- 
liams, 69;  Outlook  f  om  Bitlis,  97;  Let- 
ter from  Miss  Hush,  lOJ:  The  Constanti- 
nople Home,  105,  PI6.  296,  353;  Casting: 
Lots,  129;  Letter  from  Miss  Griswold, 
133;  Oriental  Scenes,  I6l;  Among  the 
ViUau'es,  193.  260 :  The  Weekly  Pledge  in 
JM ardin,  225 ;  Letters  from  Miss  El v,  227  . 
Letter  from  Miss  Cull,  292;  A  Triuniph 
over  Death,  321;  A  Trip  to  Siingurlio, 
.324;  Letter  from  Miss  Rapple^  e,  052; 
Letter  from  Mrs.  Bliss,  355;  Letter  from 
Rev.  Dr.  Scelye,  357 ;  Rejoicing  in  Tribu- 
lation, 359. 


INDEX    TO    VOL.   III. 


WOMA^^'S  BOARD  OF   MISSIONS   FOR   THE  INTERIOR. 


Africa,  145,  337;  Letter  from  Eev.  M.  W.  | 
Piiikerton,  145;  Letter  from  Mrs.  Pink-  i 
ertoii,  146;  Service  in  a  Native  Chapel,  ! 
337.  i 

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China,  83, 148,  177.  275,  309,  338;  Extract! 
from  Miss  Porter's  Journal,  83;  Letters 
from  Miss  Cliapin,  148,  275;  Letters  from  j 
Miss    Porter,    177,    309;    Suflfering   for 
Christ,    177;     Letter  from    Miss    Clag- 
horn,  179 ;  Letter  from  Mrs.  Walker,  338.  | 

Ceylon,  17,  150;  "Work  in  a  High-caste  ^ 
Village,  17;  Letter  from  Miss  Hillis,  150.  \ 

Home  Department,  20,  54,  86,  118,  151,  182,  ; 
213,244,270,  311,  341,  371;  Reports  from  j 
Auxiliaries,  21,  188;    Have  you  a  Box? 
55;   Words  of  Clieer,  86;  A  Word  from 
Iowa,   152;     ■Missionary'    Address,    215; 

Da  ■      -       

244,  311,  343,  371. 


India,  81,  211,  305;  An  Impressive  Sight, 
81 ;  Letter  from  Miss  Kendall,  211 ;  Let- 
ter from  Miss  Hillis,  305. 

Japan,  53,  276,  340;  Encouragements  to 
IMissionarj' Effort,  53;  Scenes  in  Yeddo, 
276;  Letter  from  Miss  Dudley,  340. 

Receipts,  23,  56,  87,  119,  151,  183,  215,  247, 
279,  312,  344,  375. 

TUEKET.  19,  49,  84, 113, 180.  209, 241 .  273,  369 ; 
Little  Evangelists,  19 ;  Hadjin  Weddings, 
49;  Letter  from  Mrs.  IMumford,  52;  Let- 
ter from  Miss  Van  Duzee,  84;  Visit  to 
Bansko,  113;  Letters  from  Mrs.  Cofflng, 
116,  241 ;  Letter  from  a  Bible- Reader,  180 ; 
A  Tribute  of  Love,  209;  Eleuka's  Letter, 
209;  Letter  from  Miss  Patrick,  273; 
Woman's  Work  in  Marash,  3C9. 


3ra3a  wqmam. 


Vol.  hi. 


JANUARY,  187S. 


No.  1. 


TUEKEY. 


MISSIONARY  TOUR. 


BY    MISS    MYEA   A.    PROCTOR. 

On  the  morning  of  Sept.  15,  Mr.  Harden  and  his  ser- 
vant started  for  Scandaroon';  and  Pastor  Thomas  and  my- 
self removed  to  the  teacher's  house.  He  and  his  family 
did  all  they  conld  to  make  us  comfortable;  but  their  house 
was  not  made  for  comfort,  —  rough  stones  laid  up  in  mud,  the 
same  inside  as  outside,  with  one  small  window,  only  mother- 
earth  for  a  floor,  and  a  large  fireplace,  the  most  home-like 
feature  of  the  room.  In  one  corner  was  the  pen  for  the 
goats,  although  not  occupied  this  warm  weather.  I  spread 
down  my  strip  of  carpet,  put  up  my  travelling  bed  and 
chair,  and  "  settled  down :  "  but  I  found  myself  obliged  to 
unsettle  again  at  night ;  for  the  one  window  furnished  no 
refreshing  breeze,  and  the  sand-flies  drove  me  out  of  doors 
1  1 


I  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

to  sleep.  I  made  a  kind  of  tent  by  fastening  my  curtain 
to  the  projecting  roof,  and  slept  well,  notwithstanding  the 
barking  of  dogs,  the  crowing  of  cocks,  and  various  other 
noises. 

Of  course  I  tried  to  see  as  many  of  the  people  as  I  could. 
Close  by  was  the  paralytic  Hagop,  who  has  lain  on  his  back 
thirty-three  years.  His  eye  is  still  undimmed,  and  his  con- 
versation as  vivacious  as  ever.  When  Pastor  Thomas  needed 
the  teacher  to  assist  him  in  purchasing  a  lot  for  a  new 
chapel,  the  boys  were  sent  o\»er  to  Hagop  to  say  their  les- 
sons,—  quite  different  from  fifteen  years  ago,  when  he  could 
not  read  a  letter,  and  used  to  keep  the  children  about  him 
swearing  and  quarrelling!  I  carried  him  a  set  of  colored 
pictures  of  animals,  in  which  he  was  very  much  interested, 
and  read  the  descriptions,  holding  the  cards  sideways,  as  he 
always  does  his  books,  to  favor  his  poor  drawn-up  hands. 
Two  years  ago  his  bed  was  in  such  a  state  that  I  sent  him  a 
piece  of  new  canvas  for  it ;  and  I  was  quite  out  of  patience 
to  find  that  the  new  frame  had  nat  been  made,  when  the 
other  was  really  so  tottlish  that  he  dreaded  to  have  it  moved 
at  all,  and  did  not  venture  to  be  carried  to  church.  But  he 
apologized  for  it.  "  Not  every  tree  would  do ;  "  and  "  the 
timber  must  be  seasoned  ;  "  and  "  the  carpenter  would  not 
mind  so  small  a  piece  of  work."  While  I  was  there,  the 
new  frame  was  made  with  the  exception  of  two  legs :  prob- 
ably another  year  will  be  required  to  finish  it.  His  couch 
is  a  centre,  and  putting  the  cards  there  is  the  same  as  pla- 
cing them  in  a  circulating  library. 

On  Sunday  Pastor  Thomas  preached  in  the  morning,  and 
baptized  several  children.  One  sweet  young  woman,  whom 
I  did  so  much  want  for  a  scholar  two  years  ago,  brought  for- 
ward her  first-born  son.  Could  you  only  have  seen  her  !  — 
the  big  head-dress  worn  by  all  the  village  women,  one  eye 
bandaged  because  of  ophthalmia,  the  rest  of  her  dress  like  a 


MISSIONARY  TOUR.  6 

man's,  her  skirts  tucked  up  into  her  girdle  behind,  and 
a  checked  apron  in  front.  She  and  her  baby  were  clean, 
however.  There  were  tliree  others  baptized.  In  the  after- 
noon we  had  communion  service.  I  prepared  the  bread 
from  ours,  and  brightened  the  tin  plate.  A  Catholic  family 
lent  us  two  tumblers,  and  sent  up  to  the  priests  for  a  bottle 
of  wine.  I  could  not  help  feeling  amused,  at  the  idea  of 
Catholic  priests  furnishing  wine  for  heretics  at  their  com- 
munion. One  church-member  arose,  and  confessed  to  hav- 
ing broken  the  sabbath.  I  thought,  that,  if  these  people 
had  been  taught  as  we  had,  the  majority  of  them  would 
feel  obliged  to  make  the  same  confession.  But  what  can 
people  do  on  ^Sunday  who  live  in  herds,  and  don't  know 
how  to  read  ? 

Wednesday  we  started  for  Hassan  Beyli.  It  was  only  a 
day's  journey ;  but  we  rested  in  the  heat  of  the  day,  "and  so 
found  ourselves  just  before  sundown  at  the  village  of  Keller. 
I  must  mention  a  fellow-traveller  we  had  in  the  forenoon. 
He  was  a  Moslem  from  Aybez ;  and  the  men  with  us  knew 
him.  He  killed  his  uncle's  wife  a  few  years  ago,  because 
he  thought  she  tried  to  lead  his  wife  to  be  unfaithful  to  him. 
Pastor  Thomas  labored  hard  to  bring  him  to  repentance. 
He  said,  — 

"You  have  many  sins,  —  lying,  stealing,  murder." 

"  I  had  many  sins,"  the  man  replied  ;  "  but,  when  I  com- 
mitted that  murder,  they  were  cancelled." 

Pastor  Thomas  urged  him  after  a  long  discussion  to  pray 
for  forgiveness  ;  and  he  was  ready  to  do  so. 

"But,"  said  the  pastor,  "you  must  repent,  if  you  would 
be  forgiven." 

"  I  cannot  do  that,"  he  answered.  "  Every  time  I  pass  the 
grave  of  my  aunt,  I  curse  it,  and  spit  upon  it.  I  called 
upon  my  uncle,"  he  continued,  "after  my  release  from 
prison ;  and  he  reproached  me  for  killing  his  wife.     He  said 


4  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

it  would  have  been  better  for  us  both  to  have  divorced  our 
wives,  and  married  again ;  but,  as  long  as  I  had  killed  his 
wife,  I  must  kill  my  own.  I  told  him,"  he  went  on  to  say, 
"  that  I  considered  all  I  had  suffered  as  coming  from  God, 
and  that  he  must  do  the  same.  It  was  certainly  the  decree 
of  God  that  his  wife  should  die  in  that  way ;  and,  if  there 
was  such  a  decree  in  regard  to  my  wife,  why  some  day  I 
should  get  angry  and  strike  her,  and  kill  her." 

It  was  a  strange  sensation  to  be  found  in  company  with 
such  a  man  ;  and,  in  all  my  trip  in  the  mountains,  the  feeling 
never  left  me  of  being  with  thieves  and  murderers,  although 
most  of  those  I  saw  were  repentant,  and  in  their  right 
minds.  I  asked  one  of  the  Hassan  Beyli  church-members, 
who  was  once  a  noted  robber,  how  he  felt  now  when  he 
recalled  tho§e  deeds.  He  was  silent  a  moment,  and  then 
replied,  — 

"  I  robbed  others  as  my  trade,  to  support  my  family ;  but 
I  committed  hosts  of  sins  for  no  profit  at  all,  just  out  of  the 
wickedness  of  my  heart :  now  I  have  joined  myself  to  God, 
and  I  trust  he  has  fully  forgiven  me." 

^'  Is  it  indeed  true,"  I  asked,  "  that  you  used  to  pray 
when  starting  on  such  expeditions  ?  " 

"  Yes." 

^'  How  could  you  ?  "  I  said.  And  he,  perhaps  mistaking 
my  meaning  for  "How  did  you?"  pulled  off  his  fez, 
turned  his  face  toward  heaven,  and  said,  — 

"  Spare  the  good  and  benevolent  ;  but  if  there  be  any 
miserly,  crabbed,  oppressive  man,  let  him  fall  into  our 
hands,  0  God  ! " 

"  But  didn't  the  government  look  after  you  ?  " 

"The  government  took  the  largest  share." 

"  At  least,  did  not  your  priests  tell  you  it  was  wrong  to 
steal?" 

"My  priest  accepted  three  horses  from  me;    and  it  was 


TRUST  IN   GOD.  5 

my  good  father  who  taught  me  to  steal  for  a  living,  and  he 
follows  the  trade  yet." 

At  last,  he  said,  his  priest,  at  the  entreaty  of  his  wife, 
did  advise  him  to  stop  stealing,  not  because  it  was  wicked, 
but  because,  some  day,  he  would  lose  his  life.  "But,"  he 
added,  "  I  was  not  afraid  to  die." 

"  What  hope  did  you  have  of  salvation  then  ?  "  I  in- 
quired. 

"We  have  a  sa3ang,"  he  answered,  "that  the  benevolent 
thief  opens  the  gate  of  heaven,"  —  a  misconstruing,  he 
supposed,  of  the  story  of  the  thief  on  the  cross.  When  he 
was  successful,  he  used  to  give  away  a  large  share  of  his 
plunder.  Once,  out  of  fourteen  hundred  piastres,  he  only 
saved  one  hundred  for  himself 

"What  put  a  stop  to  the  highway  robberies  in  the  moun- 
tains ?  "  I  asked. 

"The  gospel." 

"  Was  it  not  the  fear  of  Dervish  Pasha  ?  " 

"I  made  that  fourteen  hundred  piastres  after  Dervish 
Pasha  had  got  things  settled,"  was  the  reply. 

Mr.  Harden  asked  him  if  he  never  felt  tempted  now. 
He  said  he  did  sometimes  have  the  thought  flash  through 
his  mind,  how  easily  he  could  make  off  with  such  and  such 
booty;  and  he  said  a  certain  man  told  him  that  now  was 
just  the  time  to  make  money,  for  everybody  had  left  off 
suspecting  him.  In  these  ways  does  Satan  tempt  the  weak 
disciples. 

TRUST  IN  GOD. 
BY  MISS  BUSH. 

I  WOULD  like  to  tell  you  a  little  incident,  related  to  me 
by  a  woman  at  whose  house  we  called  the  other  day.  She 
was  speaking  of  her  love  for  God's  word,  and  her  belief  that 
a  man  must  be  good  if  he  read  and  loved  it.     She  said, 


6  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

that,  one  night,  a  man  knocked  at  her  door,  desiring  admit- 
tance and  a  night's  lodging.     She  replied,  — 

"  I  cannot  let  you  in.  I  am  a  woman  alone  with  my  chil- 
dren ;  and  how  do  I  know  what  sort  of  a  person  you  are  ?  " 

The  man  pulled  a  Bible  from  his  girdle,  saying,  "For 
the  sake  of  this  will  you  not  receive  me  ?  " 

Then  she  let  him  in  ;  and,  as  the  custom  is,  he  slept  near 
the  fire,  close  to  which  she  and  her  little  ones  had  prepared 
their  beds.  In  the  morning  he  expressed  his  surprise  at 
her  hospitality  to  a  stranger,  and  said,  — 

"What  if  I  was  really  a  wicked  man,  and  trying  to 
deceive  you  by  showing  my  Bible  ?  " 

"  God  would  have  taken  care  of  me,"  she  said  :  "  he  would 
not  let  you  do  me  any  harm." 

Then  the  man  wondered,  and  said,  "Truly  God  does 
dwell  with  these  Protestants." 


CEYLON. 
THE  GIRLS'  BOARDING-SCHOOL. 

BY  MISS  TOWNSHEND. 

I  TOOK  some  of  the  school-girls  out  for  a  walk  this  after- 
noon, and  we  went  to  the  potter's  hill.  It  is  only  a  round 
mound,  perhaps  twenty  feet  in  height,  probably  made  by 
the  accumulation  of  ashes  and  debris  in  burning  the  earthen 
pots.  All  of  Jaffna  is  so  perfectly  level,  that  these  mounds 
are  the  only  idea  of  hills  which  the  untravelled  natives 
have.  It  would  amuse  you  to  see  how  afraid  the  children 
are  of  going  up  so  high,  and  their  interest  in  looking  at 
things  below  them.  Once  some  girls  went  with  me  to  a 
meeting  which  was  held  in  the  only  two-story  house  in  the 


GIRLS'   BOARDING-SCHOOL.  7 

country.  They  were  very  timid  about  going  up  the  stairs ; 
and  after  we  were  safely  at  the  top,  and  seated  in  the  room, 
they  inquired  anxiously  if  I  W9,s  sure  it  would  not  fall.  You 
perceive  that  it  is  a  new  and  trying  experience  for  the  females 
of  this  country  to  be  elevated.  However,  they  soon  learn 
to  enjoy  the  position  ;  and,  what  is  better,  they  try  to  per- 
suade others  to  come  up  with  them. 

Our  school  keeps  on  its  way,  winning  favor  from  others, 
and  accomplishing,  both  directly  and  indirectly,  a  work  for 
the  women  of  Jaffna.  The  older  girls  are  leaving  us  for 
homes  of  their  own.  Eight  have  left  us  since  the. begin- 
ning of  1871 ;  and  all  but  two  are  wives  of  Christian  teach- 
ers. One  of  these  two  is  a  very  lovely  character,  experi- 
enced in  the  school  of  Christ ;  and  I  think,  sometimes,  that 
the  Saviour  has  made  her  a  chosen  vessel  to  show  forth  his 
love  and  grace  among  his  enemies.  She  has  prayed  long 
and  earnestly  against  the  proposed  marriage,  and  her  friends 
have  tried  in  every  way  to  prevent  it :  but  the  father  was  inex- 
orable ;  and  she  now  expects  soon  to  be  married  to  ojie,  who, 
though  not  an  actual  idolater,  has  no  love  for  Christianity. 
The  other  girl  did  not  seem  to  become  a  Christian  while  in 
the  school;  but,  on  being  married  to  a  Roman  Catholic,  she 
firmly  resisted  all  efforts  to  proselyte  her,  and  proved  so 
incorrigible,  that  her  husband  took  her  back  to  her  father's 
house,  '^that  she  might  have  peace." 

I  am  often  surprised  to  hear  the  earnestness  and  proprie- 
ty with  which  our  pupils  talk  to  the  women  in  the  meetings 
which  we  hold  at  different  places  in  the  village.  The  rude 
and  uneducated  who  gather  around  them  are  greatly  at- 
tracted by  the  singing ;  and,  when  one  of  the  girls  begins  to 
talk,  they  listen  most  attentively, — partly,  I  think,  from  very 
astonishment  at  seeing  one  of  their  own  kind  doing  such 
a  thing ;  perfectly  aghast,  perhaps,  at  the  thought  that 
black  women  are  something  better  than  cattle,  since  some 


8  LIFE  AND   LIGHT, 

of  them  can  learn  and  talk  like  men.  It  is  so  contrary  to 
the  customs  of  the  people  for  girls  to  go  to  the  houses  of 
others  than  their  relatives,  that  very  few  were  willing  to  go 
out  with  me  at  first.  Now  they  seem  to  feel  a  real  interest 
in  the  work  of  converting  souls,  and  a  strong  desire  for  their 
country-women  to  have  the  light. 

What  pleases  and  encourages  me  most  is  that  these  girls, 
of  whom  such  a  large  majority  come  from  heathen  families, 
are  so  earnest  and  active  for  their  relatives  and  friends. 
Before  this  they  have  only  read  the  Bible  regularly,  and 
prayed  with  the  family  whenever  they  were  permitted,  and 
occasionally  talked  with  those  who  called ;  but,  this  term, 
some  have  said  of  their  own  accord,  that  they  thought  they 
r^ould  get  some  women  to  come  to  hear  them  read  and  tell 
Bible  stories.  After  each  vacation  I  am  more  and  more 
compelled  to  believe  that  our  scholars  are,  many  of  them, 
doing  a  great  work  in  their  heathen  homes,  — even,  in  some 
cases,  so  changing  them  that  they  can  be  no  longer  called 
heathen.  Having  had  this  experience  of  being 'home  mis- 
sionaries, if  Providence  should  place  them  in  positions  of 
acknowledged  Christian  workers,  it  does  seem  as  though 
they  would  have  a  better  preparation  than  those  who  have 
never  had  their  sympathy  and  interest  called  out  by  actual 
knowledge  of  the  nature  of  heathenism. 


CHINA. 

LETTER  FROM  MISS  PAYSON. 

We  give  below  extracts  from  a  letter  from  Miss  Payson, 
dated  Foochow,  June  27,  1872 :  — 

"  The  last  day  of  our  school-year  comes  next  week,  on 
the  fifth  of  July.    It  is  a  sort  of  examination-day;  a  few  of 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  PAYSON.  9 

the  missionaries,  and  two  or  three  native  preachers,  coming 
in  to  form  an  audience.  The  older  girls  will  recite  Bible 
lessons  in  classical  language,  as  well  as  colloquial,  and  will 
also  be  examined  in  arithmetic  and  astronomy.  We  have 
an  orrery,  which  was  presented  to  the  school  by  friends  in 
America ;  and  I  find  it  very  useful  in  teaching  the  scholars 
about  the  sizes  and  relative  positions  of  the  planets. 

CHINESE    ASTRONOMY. 

"The  common  people  here,  as  well  as  the  majority  of 
the  literati,  are  ignorant  enough  to  believe  that  an  eclipse 
of  the  moon  is  caused  by  the  malevolent  endeavors  of  a 
huge  dragon  to  devour  it.  They  are  also  so  childish  as  to 
issue  forth,  when  such  an  event  occurs,  armed  with  vessels 
of  tin  and  brass,  and  with  any  number  of  gongs,  C3nnbals, 
and  bells,  making  the  night  hideous  with  their  din,  with 
the  intent  of  frightening  away  the  intrusive  monster.  If 
any  thing  could  drive  away  the  offender,  such  a  charivari 
as  they  give  him  ought  certainly  to  do  it ;  and  it  is  but 
just  to  say,  that,  after  several  hours  of  persistent  effort, 
the}^  always  succeed  in  accomplishing  their  design.  Hav- 
ing been  taught  such  astronomical  science  as  this,  it  could 
hardly  be  expected  that  the  school-girls  should  very  readily 
appreciate  or  understand  the  new  departure  the  science 
takes  when  it  gets  into  the  hands  of  foreigners.  They 
seem  to  enjoy  the  study,  however,  and  certainly  have  learned 
enough  already  to  acquit  the  abused  dragon  of  all  unfriend- 
ly designs  upon  her  Majesty  the  moon.  I  like  the  names 
by  which  we  designate  the  planets  here  better  than  those 
used  in  the  English  text-books.  Venus  we  call  King  Ling, 
or  'the  golden  star;'  and  Mars,  Hwi  Ling,  or  'the  fire 
star;'  Neptune  we  naturally  style  'the  ocean  ruler;'  and 
Saturn  is  'the  sky-king  star.'  So  much  for  our  as- 
tronomy. 


10  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 


FEELING   AFTER    GOD. 

• 

"  Last  week  I  went  to  see  an  old  woman  eiglity-three 
years  of  age,  who  is  very  poor  and  infirm.  The  honse 
where  she  lives  all  alone  is  a  mere  hovel,  containing  one 
room ;  and  her  bed  is  sheltered  from  the  rain,  which  enters 
through  the  many  crevices  in  roof  and  wall,  by  a  strip  of 
coarse  matting  suspended  by  strings  at  the  four  corners,  be- 
tween the  roof  and  the  bed.  Three  or  four  smoke-begrimed 
ancestral  tablets  stand  in  a  dignified  row  on  a  rickety 
table  near  the  head  of  the  bed ;  and  a  few  incense-sticks  in 
a  wooden  cup  are  offering  them  silent  homage.  But  the 
tablets  and  the  incense-sticks  seem  to  do  very  little  towards 
comforting  the  poor  old  woman  in  her  desolation ;  and,  in  my 
frequent  calls  upon  her,  I  have  often  urged  her  to  burn  them, 
or  cast  them  away,  and  trust  in  God  alone.  She  never  con- 
sents to  such  a  disposal  of  them,  but  still  seems  interested 
in  what  I  say  to  her  concerning  Bible  truths,  and  pleased 
when  I  speak  of  praying  with  her  before  leaving.  She 
assures  me  that  she  prays  to  God  very  often  since  I  have 
taught  her  about  him,  and  entreats  him  to  let  her  die  soon, 
that  she  may  be  released  from  her  misery.  There  are  always 
tears  in  her  eyes  at  these  times,  and  such  a  pitiful  sadness 
in  her  tones,  that  I  can  hardly  refrain  from  weeping  with 
her.  A  boy  about  fourteen  years  old,  a  relative  of  hers, 
who  was  in  the  room  one  day  when  she  was  telling  me 
about  her  frequent  prayers,  immediately  remarked,  ^Yes, 
that  is  so :  she  prays  all  the  time.'  • 

"  Very  ignorant  though  she  may  be,  and  only  half  ready 
to  give  hp  her  trust  in  her  idols,  is  it  not  possible  that  the 
good  God,  who  will  not  break  the  bruised  reed,-  will  have 
pity  on  this  poor  woman,  hear  her  prayers,  and  save  her 
soul  wKen  out  of  such  depths  she  cries  unto  him  ?  " 


NEW   YEAR'S  GREETING.  11 


iht\  '^n\  at  m^tf 


We  wish  to  make  our  most  profound  salaams  to  each  one 
of  our  patrons  on  this  bright  morning  of  the  glad  new 
year.  We  hope  our  welcome  will  be  none  the  less  cordial 
because  we  have  not  waited  for  the  boisterous  winds  of 
March  to  speed  us  on  our  way ;  and,  if  you  will  receive  us, 
we  shall  be  happy  to  appear  before  you  each  month  through- 
out the  year.  Four  years  ago  we  started  out  our  little  mes- 
senger, not  at  all  sure  that  it  would  find  a  lodgement  amid 
the  great  flood  of  reading  that  occupied  the  minds  of  the 
American  people,  but  hoping  at  least,  like  Noah's  dove,  to 
bring  back  one  little  olive-leaf  as  a  token  that  God  had  re- 
membered us  in  loving-kindness.  We  did  not  venture  to 
send  you  our  own  thoughts  and  opinions;  but  we  have  en- 
deavored to  give  you,  without  comment  or  embellishment, 
our  missionaries'  own  words. 

But  new  applicants  have  been  knocking  at  our  doors, 
asking  for  an  opportunity  to  plead  for  their  fresh  and  untried 
fields.  From  Spain  they  want  to  tell  us  of  the  children 
that  have  been  gathered  into  a  boarding-school  in  Bar- 
celona ;  and  Japan  sends  the  tidings  that  government  and 
people  alike,  with  wonderful  earnestness,  are  seeking  edu- 
cation for  the  daughters  in  their  land.  Our  Constantinople 
Home  will  soon,  we  trust,  have  much  to  send  us  of  the  moral 
and  mental  training  which  the  Turkish  girls  receive ;  and 
ere  long  the  Home  among  the  Dacotah  Indians  will  have 
its  tale  to  relate  of  success  or  failure. 

We  would  not  say  nay  to  these  anxious  applicants,  and 
we  would  not  for  the  world  refuse  admittance  to  our  dear 
old  friends  from  Harpoot,  Madura,  Inanda,  and  other  sta- 


12  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

tions.  What  could  we  do  ?  We  asked  guidance  of  our 
heavenly  Father;  and  we  cannot  but  think  that  he  sent 
the  answer  from  the  East  and  the  West,  and  in  our  own 
hearts  too,  —  "  Make  the  Quarterly  a  Monthly."  To  enable 
us  to  do  this  successfully,  we  ask  the  cordial  co-operation 
of  all  our  friends,  both  at  home  and  abroad.  We  ask  that 
any  practical  hints  or  suggestions,  any  gratifying  successes, 
which  may  stimulate  others  to  make  similar  attempts,  be 
sent  us  for  publication.  Not  to  add  too  much  to  the  already 
heavy  burdens  of  our  missionaries,  we  ask  their  personal 
friends  in  this  country  to  send  us  any  letters  they  may  re- 
ceive containing  interesting  incidents  or  information  in 
regard  to  their  special  labors. 

Although  twice  as  much  matter  will  be  given  during  the 
year  as  before,. it  has  been  thought  best  not  to  increase  the 
subscription-price ;  but,  in  order  to  meet  the  additional  ex- 
pense, we  do  wish,  most  earnestly,  to  increase  the  list  of  sub- 
scribers. In  this  we  need  the  assistance  of  every  member  of 
every  auxiliary  society  connected  with  our  Board.  We  hope 
no  one  will  think  this  request  is  made  to  her  neighbor,  or  to 
some  mythical  individual  in  a  distant  town.  We  appeal  to 
you  yourself,  dear  friend,  to  do  what  you  can  in  your  own 
church,  and  in  your  own  little  circle  of  acquaintances.  But 
most  of  all  we  need  long-continued  supplication  at  the 
throne  of  grace  for  a  blessing  on  our  periodicals  and  on 
all  departments  of  our  work.  The  fervent  prayer  of  the 
righteous  availeth  much ;  and,  to  secure  concert  of  action 
in  this  regard,  we  would  like  to  ask  all  the  members  of  our 
churches  to  set  apart  a  quiet  hour  on  every  sabbath  evening, 
from  five  to  six  o'clock,  to  plead  with  our  heavenly  Father 
for  his  special  favor  and  guidance.  Of  ourselves  we  can  do 
nothing;  but  He  who  holds  the  power  chooses  to  work 
through  woman's  weak  hands, — yours  and  ours,  dear 
friends ;  and  how  shall  we  answer  to  him  if  they  be  idle  or 
reluctant  ? 


NOVEMBER  MEETING.  13 

NOVEMBER   MEETING.       . 

The  regular  quarterly  meeting  of  the  W.  B.  M.  was  held 
in  the  Old-South  Chapel,  on  Tuesday,  Nov.  5,  Mrs.  Albert 
Bowker  presiding. 

Our  limits  forhid  our  giving  more  than  the  main  feature  of 
the  meeting,  which  was  the  presentation  of  the  claims  of  the 
Constantinople  Home.  Letters  from  missionaries,  strongly 
indorsing  the  enterprise,  were  followed  by  an  earftest  appeal 
from  the  president,  which  closed  with  these  words  :  — 

"Miss  Fidelia  Fisk,  on  her  arrival  in  Smyrna  thirty  years 
ago,  was  deeply  affected  by  the  moral  condition  of  the  people. 
'  Had  I  ten  thousand  lives,'  she  wrote,  ^  I  would  gladly  give 
them  all  away  to  help  raise  these  degraded  ones.  But  they 
are  very  difficult  of  access.'  On  reaching  Constantinople, 
by  special  favor  she  was  permitted  to  go  into  the  mosque  of 
St.  Sophia.  Writing  of  the  impression  made  upon  her  by 
the  poor  deluded  people,  she  exclaimed,  '  Oh,  how  my  heart 
did  weep  over  them  in  their  lost  and  ruined  state  !  Oh  that 
God  were  worshipped  there  by  sincere  and  humble  hearts  ! ' 

"  With  what  joy  would  this  dear  saint  have  hailed  the 
wonderful  opportunity  that  is  now  presented  to  us !  Her, 
prayers  and  ours  are  answered  in  the  request  that  comes  to 
us  from  these  very  men  and  women  for  the  education  of 
their  daughters.  Shall  we  not  be  willing  to  fulfil  our 
prayers  ?  Shall  we  be  found  wanting  when  the  door  is 
opened  wide  before  us  ?  Have  we  no  tear  to  shed,  no  heart 
to  work,  no  means  to  give,  for  these  Armenian  women  ?  " 


TO   PATRONS. 
Under  the  new  arrangement,  the  financial   year  of 
"  Life  and  Light "  will  commence  in  January,  instead  of 
March  as  heretofore.     To  all  those  whose  subscriptions  ex- 

2 


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LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


pire  in  September,  1873,  tlie  numbers  will  be  continued 
through  the  year  on  the  receipt  of  twenty-five  cents  addi- 
tional. 

It  is  very  desirable  that  all  subscriptions  should  date 
from  'January  or  July  j  and,  as  our  payments  are  to  be  in- 
variably made  in  advance,  immediate  renewals  are  earnestly 
requested. 

It  has  been  our  custom  to  send  extra  copies  of  our  quar- 
terlies to  each  Auxiliary  Society  and  Mission-Circle  ;  but,  as 
the  monthly  issue  involves  so  large  an  increase  in  expendi- 
ture, we  know  our  friends  will  not  wish  us  to  burden  our 
treasury  with  this  gratuitous  distribution.  These  numbers 
will  therefore  be  discontinued  in  the  future. 


EECEIPTS   OF  THE  WOMAJS^'S  BOAED  OF 
MISSIONS. 

November,  1872. 
MRS.  HOMER  BARTLETT,  Treasurer. 


Auhurn.  —  A\\K.,  Mrs.  H.  B.  Pulsifer, 

Sec,  $15. 

Bangor.  — By  Mrs.  Gr.  W.  Pickering, 
a  voluntary  oftering  by  Alice  Side- 
linker,  ten  years  old,  $1.2.5. 

Bath.  —  Aux.  Central'Ch.,  Mrs.  A.  J. 
Fuller,  Treas.,  for  support  of  Miss 
Baker,  at  Mardin,  $300. 

Ellsworth.  —  Prayer  Circle  Aux., 
Miss  L.  L.  Phelps,  Ti'eas.  $5.75; 
*' Cup-bearers,"  25  cts.  —  $6. 

Total,  $322.25. 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Hanover.  —  Aux.,  Sarah  F.  Sanborn, 

Sec,  $42. 

VERMONT. 

Vershire.  —  Cong.  Ch.,  a  few  ladies, 
$6. 


MASSACHUSETTS. 

Amherst.  — AvLs..,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Allen, 
Treas.  (of  which  $25  by  Mrs.  Luke 
Sweetser  to  constitute  herself  a  L. 
M.),  i6115.55. 

Boston.  —  For  silver  coin  and  ring, 
$5.25;  pin,  $2.50;  Old  South  Ch., 
"  L.F.B.,"  to  constitute  Miss  Blake 
of  Barcelona,  Spain,  a  L.  M.,  $.30; 
Berkeley-street  Church,  ''From 
one  who  lores  Christ  and  his  work- 
ers," $10  ;  Central  Ch.  Mission- 
Circle,  "Merry  Workers,"  $5. — 
$52.75. 

Burlington.  —  Aux.,  by  Mrs.  Hud- 
son, Pres.,  $30. 

Chelsea.  —  Aux.,  add.,  Miss  L.  W. 
Stone,  $1;  Mrs.  P.  G.  Atwood,  $1. 
—  $2. 

Edf/artown.  —  Cong.  S.  S.,  for  Miss 
Parmelee's  school,  $33. 

Groveland.  —  Ladies   of  Cong.  Ch. 


RECEIPTS. 


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and  Soc,  $15.50;  M.  S.  Atwood, 
Esq.,  balance  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Laura  S.  Atwood  a  L.  M.,  $9.50.  — 

r25. 

Uolbrook.  —  Moses  French,  Esq.,  to 

constitute      Mrs.      Elizabeth      Gr. 

French  a  L.  M.,  $25. 
nopkinton.  — Sale  of  quilt,  $2.50. 
I])swidi.  —  '"Mother  and  Me,''  $1. 
Lancaster.  —  Sewing  -  Circle     Cong. 

Ch.,  Miss  M.  A.  Keyes,  Treas.,  to 

constitute     Mrs.   A.   P.   Marvin    a 

C.  M.  $25. 
Monson.  —  Aux.,  add.,  an  invalid's 

oflering,  $2. 
Newton.  — Eliot  Ch.,  towards  salary 

of  Miss  Sissou  at  Madura,  $34. 
Reading.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Leathe, 

Treas.,  $16. 
Springfield.  —  Aux.,  Olivet  Church, 

Mrs.   Homer  Merriam,  Treas.  (of 

which  $25  by  Mrs.  Walter  H.  Bow- 

doin  to  constitute  herself  a  L.  M.), 

$61.05. 
-SaZem.— Crombie-streetCh.S.  S.,  for 

pupil  in  Miss  Bissell's  school,  $30. 
Stoneham.  —  Mrs.     Peter       Green, 

$4.50. 
Westford.  —  \Jn\or\  Ch.,  $13.25. 
Wrentham.  —  Aus..,  Miss  Emily   S. 

Shepard,  Treas  ,  $37.50. 
Wellesleij  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  P.  W.  Dana, 

for  two  pupils  iu  mission-schools, 

$70.  Total,  $605.60. 


C.  HOME  BUILDING-FUND. 

Wellesley.  —Aux.,  $100. 
Hochester.  —  Mrs.  C.  T.  Leonard,  by 

Mrs.  Theophilus  King,  $30. 
.Sos toft.  — Union  Ch.,  Mrs.  A.   Van 

Wageneu,  $50;  Mrs.  D.  Coit  Scud- 

der,  $10. 
Boston  E.  —  "  M.E.F.,"  $2. 

CONNECTICUT. 

Middletoion.  —  'FirBt  Cong.  Ch., 
Aux.,  Mrs.  Mary  B.  Hazen,  Treas. 
(of which  $25  by  "A  Friend"  to 
constitute  Mrs.  E.  P.  Barrows  a 
L.  M.),  $31.50. 

Milford.  —¥\Y&i  Cong.  Ch.,  $10. 

Newton.  — Cong.  Ch.,  $8.50. 

Norioich.  —  Secondi  Cong.  Ch..  Aux., 
Add.,  Mrs.  J.  D.  Coit,  Treas.,  $11. 

Futnam.—^'  Mission-AVorkers,"  $54. 
Total,  $115. 

C.  HOME  BUIL,DING-FUND. 

Eampton.  —  By  Mrs.  Copp,  Mrs. 
ilonry  G.  Taintor,  $20. 


NEW  YORK. 

Brooklyn.  —  South  Cong.  Ch.  Ladies' 

Benevolent  Soc,  S25,  of  which  to 

constitute  Mrs.  Edwin  L.  Childs   a 

L.M.,  27.40. 
Cazenovia.  —  Pres.    of    S.    S.,    for 

pupil     in  Miss    Payson's     school, 

China,  $40. 
CatskilL.  —  Miss  Julia    R.    Day,   to 

constitute  herself  a  L.  M.,  $25. 
Franklin.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  S.  J.  Hough, 

to  constitute  their  Vice-Pres.,  Mrs. 

S,  G.  Cowles,  a  L.  M.,  $25. 

Total,  $117.40 

PHILADELPHIA   BRANCH   SOCIETY. 

Philadelphia.  —  "  Morning  Stars," 
for  "  bara  Bedroysan,'-  Bible-read- 
er, C.  Turkey,  $29;  "Golden 
Links,"  $5;  Sixteen  ladies,  $16; 
Moutclair,  N.J.,  Woman's  Miss. 
Soc.  (of  which  to  consiitute  Miss 
Myra  Proctor  a  L.  M.),  $54.75; 
Jersev  City  Woman's  Miss.  Soc, 
$34.80 ;  Orange,  N.  J.,  Trinity  Cong, 
Ch.  Woman's  Miss.  Soc,  $19; 
"Orange-buds,"  $5;  E,  Orange 
Woman's  Miss.  Soc,  $56. 

Total,  $219.55. 
OHIO. 

Gambier.  —  Ladies' Miss.  Soc,  Cong. 

Ch.,  by  Miss  Jennie  Carlish,  $10. 
Portsmouth.— First  Pres.  Ch.,   for 

support  of  a  pupil  at  Harpoot,  $30. 
Total,  $40. 

ILLINOIS. 

Chicago.  —  Semnd  Pres.  Ch.,  Olivet 
Mission-Circle,  for  pupil  at  Har- 
poot, $41. 

CALIFORNIA. 

Oakland.— Aux.,  Mrs.  M.  P.  Cole, 
Treas.,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Sarah  M. 
McLean,  Mrs.  Harriet  B  Willard, 
Mrs.  Maria  G.  Walker.  Mrs.  Helen 
Howell,  Mrs.  Edna  M.  Watkius, 
Mrs.  Sarah  Perkins,  Mrs.  Abigail 
B.  Hujit,  Mrs.  Maria  C.  Kittredge, 
L.  M.'s.,  $200. 
Total  of  regular  sub- 
scriptions   $1,708.80 

For  subscription   to 

"C.Home" 212.00 

For  subscriptions  to 
Quarterlies,      "  L. 

and  L." 185.17 

For  subscription  to 

Quartcrhes,  "Echoes"  3.00 

Total  for  month  . . .  .$2,108.97 


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LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


©hituarg 


MRS.    LINUS    CHILD. 

By  Mrs.  Dr.  Anderson. 

As  the  Directors  of  the  Woman's  Board  met  together  for  special 
business  on  Friday,  Nov.  15,  their  hearts  were  saddened  by  finding 
themselves  again  bereaved.  Mrs.  Linus  Child  had  died  the  day 
before. 

Mrs.  Chrld  has  been  identified  with  this  work  from  the  beginning, 
and  has  seldom  been  absent  from  its  meetings.  Indeed,  she  was  one 
of  the  "two  or  three"  who  met  together  to  pray  for  wisdom  in  this 
matter,  before  any  movement  was  made  towards  the  organization  of 
a  Woman's  Board  of  Missions.  Her  interest  in  foreign  missions 
dates  back  many  years;  and  she  fully  sympathized  with  her  large- 
hearted  husband  in  the  many  and  great  services  which  he  rendered 
to  this  cause.  They  together  attended  the  annual  meetings  of  the 
A.  B.  C.  F.  M.,  with  an  interest  which  was  strengthened  by  fre- 
quent and  unusual  opportunities  for  acquaintance  with  missionary 
work.  Pleasant  me.aories  cluster  around  the  social  interviews  of 
past  days. 

Our  sister  was  also  deeply  interested  in  the  prosperity  of  the 
Church  at  home;  and  others  were  stimulated  by  her  example  in 
attending  upon  the  stated  meetings  for  prayer  and  praise. 

Her  sore  bereavement  in  the  loss  of  her  husband  greatly  quick- 
ened her  preparation  for  the  heavenly  home.  From  that  time  she 
seemed  to  turn  her  thoughts  from  earth;  and  her  cheerful  endurance 
of  a  painful  sickness,  her  patience,  her  kind  regard  for  the  comfort 
of  .those  around  her,  were  some  of  the  fruits  of  this  new  consecra- 
tion. The  anticipation  of  meeting  those  who  had  gone  before,  and 
of  being  present  with  the  Lord,  led  her  to  welcome  the  summons 
which  called  her  home.     Thus 

"  They  are  gathering  homewarcl  from  every  land, 

One  by  one; 
As  their  weary  feet  touch  the  shining  strand, 

One  by  one, 
Their  brows  are  enclosed  in  a  golden  crown, 
Their  travel  stained  garments  are  all  laid  down; 
And,  clothed  la  while  raiment,  they  rest  on  the  mead, 
Where  the  Lamb  loveth  his  chosen  to  lead 

One  by  one." 

As  we  were  feeling  the  pressing  responsibilities  of  duties  and 
plans  at  our  meeting,  we  felt  that  one  of  our  number  was  resting  in 
the  green  pastures,  and  beside  the  still  waters,  of  the  heavenly  land. 


J  ^i^r^^s^^^^    ^  A^^^ 


Miiiii;iM^iHi 


CEYLON. 
WORK  IN  A  HIGH-CASTE  VILLAGE. 

We  gave  in  the  September  number  an  account  by  Miss 
Hillis  of  a  school  under  her  care  in  a  fisher-village  in  the 
vicinity  of  Batticotta.  The  following  statement  relating 
to  her  work  in  a  high-caste  village,  a  mile  or  two  from  the 
station,  will  be  read  with  equal  interest :  — 

"  Many  of  the  people  are  Brahmins  and  temple-keepers ; 
others  are  rich,  influential  balahlas,  and  all  strong  heathen. 
During  the  last  seven  moiiths  I  have  spent  sabbath  after- 
noons, in  company  with  one  of  the  Christian  women  of  the 
Batticotta  church,  in  visiting  from  house  to  house,  and  have 
never  been  more  interested  in  any  village  or  work.  We 
have  been  received  as  cordially  in  the  Brahmin  families  as 
in  others.  In  only  one  instance  have  we  been  refused  ad- 
mittance ;  and  that  family,  after  a  few  weeks,  invited  us  to 
visit  them,  and  we  had  a  very  pleasant  talk  with  the  women. 
In  these  calls  I  have  thrown  the  responsibility  on  the  native 
Christian  w^omen  as  far  as  possible.  They  are  graduates  of 
Oodooville,  somewhat  advanced  in  years,  two  of  them 
widows,  and  in  all  respects  fitted  to  interest  and  instruct 
those  whom  we  usually  meet. 

"The  Brahmins  are  plainly  the  nobles  of  the  land.  In 
some  of  their  houses  are  women  whose  native  grace,  digni- 
ty, and  refinement  of  manner,  are  wonderful.  They  are 
very  neat.  The  clothes  of  the  men  are  always  of  a  snowy 
2  17 


18  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

whiteness ;  and  the  houses  and  yards  would  do  credit  to  a 
good  housekeeper  in  America.  The  women  and  girls  wear 
a  great  deal  of  jewelry ;  hut  it  does  not  seem  so  much  out 
of  taste  as  you  would  suppose.  Their  bracelets  are  usually 
of  ebony  and  gold^  very  tasteful  in  design ;  their  ear-jewels, 
necklaces,  and  ornaments  for  the  head,  of  gold,  pearls,  and 
rubies.  Their  brilliant  cloths  are  very  becoming  to  their 
dark  complexions.  They  are  woven  of  rich  materials,  often 
of  silk,  with  what  seems  to  be  threads  of  gold  and  silver, 
and  have  a  rich,  gorgeous  beauty  truly  Oriental.  No  West- 
ern style  of  dress  admits  of  such  exquisite  taste  in  its 
arrangement  as  these  Eastern  robes,  which  are  only  a  single 
piece  of  cloth  perhaps  ten  yards  in  length. 

'^  In  my  school  in  this  village  I  have  had  fifteen  girls,  —  all 
but  two  from  high-caste  families.  I  wish  you  could  see 
them.  I  don't  love  them  any  more  than  those  in  the  low- 
caste  fisher-village  :  but  to  a  stranger  they  would  certainly 
be  more  interesting ;  and  they  give  me  much  less  trouble 
than  the  neglected  little  ones  of  the  over-burdened  mothers 
of  the  poorer  class. 

"  Instead  of  having  to  be  brought  to  school  every  day,  I 
always  find  them,  with  their  hair  smooth,  and  their  faces 
bright  and  clean,  waiting  for  me.  During  one  week  there 
were  daily  services  in  the  temple,  and  I  supposed  the  school 
would  be  broken  up  until  after  close  of  the  festival.  But  the 
children  were  punctual  as  ever ;  and,  after  two  or  three  days, 
I  asked  them  how  it  was  that  they  were  not  at  the  temple. 
'  Oh ! '  said  one  of  the  brightest  girls,  '  we  go  very  early,  and 
then  run  very  fast  to  school.'  Although  I  have  said  nothing 
to  them  about  rubbing  ashes,  they  rarely  come  in  with  any  on 
their  foreheads ;  and,  when  they  do,  the  signs  of  disapproval 
among  the  others  are  so  strong  that  it  is  all  quickly  wiped  off. 
They  have  taken  so  much  interest,  especially  in  learning 
hymns  and  the  lyrics,  and  in  learning  the  letters  too,  that  I 


TURKEY.  19 

feel  very  hopeful  in  regard  to  this  school.  The  parents  also 
have  seemed  very  much  interested ;  and  I  cannot  hut  believe 
that  some  of  these  women,  and  many  of  the  children,  will 
be  brought  to  accept  the  truth  as  it  is  in  Jesus.  I  hope 
that  you  will  remember  them,  and  pray  that  their  feet  may 
soon  be  turned  from  the  weary  path  in  which  the  mothers  of 
this  dark  land  have  trod  for  so  many  centuries." 


TUEKEY. 
LITTLE  EVANGELISTS. 

BY  MISS  E.  T.  MALTBIE. 

The  girls  in  our  school  at  Samokov,  besides  attending 
the  weekly  prayer-meetings,  sometimes  visit  among  the 
people.  Yesterday  they  were  admitted  into  the  Bulgarian 
nunnery,  which  contains  about  one  hundred  nuns.  Some 
of  them  seem  much  interested  in  the  Bible  ;  but  their 
minds  are  very  dark.  The  priests  who  attend  service  there 
entered  into  conversation  with  our  teacher,  and  asked  a 
great  many  questions  about  the  Protestant  faith.  There  is 
evidently  an  under-current  of  honest  inquiry  to  know  what 
and  where  is  truth ;  but  fear  of  persecution  smothers  it. 

The  efforts  made  by  the  girls  to  reach  others  is  produc- 
tive of  good  to  themselves.  Some  little  Christians  seem 
to  improve  every  opportunity  to  win  others  to  share  with 
them  the  glorious  salvation  of  Christ.  We  call  them  our 
"Little  Evangelists."  One  of  them  said,  not  long  ago, 
"  When  I  see  those  who  know  nothing  of  Jesus,  I  can  but 
tell  them  what  I  know  and  feel."  So,  when  beggars  or 
poor  villagers  come  into  the  yard,  we  often  see  the  little 
band  gathered  about  them,  telling  them  the  "  old,  old 
story  "  that  is  so  new  and  strange  to  them. 


20  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


%m\i{   mptimnl 


Two  years  ago  the  missionary  love  and  zeal  of  the 
women  in  our  Western  churches  were  represented  for  the 
first  time  in  this  publication.  With  the  beginning  of  this 
third  year  of  our  connection  with  it,  a  new  arrangement  is 
adopted.  It  is  proposed  that  this  little  messenger  shall 
visit  our  friends  monthly,  carrying,  as  heretofore,  recent 
intelligence  from  our  missionaries,  with  such  facts  and 
suggestions  relating  to  our  work  in  general,  as  may  seem 
adapted  to  awaken  and  stimulate  love  for  the  cause  which 
we  seek  to  promote.  The  Treasurer's  monthly  statement 
of  receipts  will  henceforth  be  included  in  its  pages,  so  that 
we  hope  to  present  a  more  full  and  just  account  of  the 
work  of  our  Board,  both  at  home  and  abroad,  than  has 
been  possible  under  the  former  arrangement.  The  number 
of  pages  assigned  to  our  department  in  each  issue  is  less 
than  formerly ;  but  the  aggregate  during  the  year  will  be 
double  the  number  appropriated  to  our  use  in  previous 
years. 

We  commend  anew  this  important  agent  in  our  work  to 
the  cordial  and  personal  support  of  all  our  friends,  as  it 
goes  forth  from  time  to  time  on  its  special  mission.  The 
new  plan,  involving  an  increased  expenditure  of  money, 
time,  and  labor,  brings  also  an  increase  of  responsibility 
upon  those  who  have  advocated  a  more  frequent  issue,  and 
an  obligation  on  their  part  to  do  all  that  lies  in  their  power 
to  enlarge  its  sphere  of  usefulness. 

We  earnestly  ask  your  co-operation  in  our  efforts  to  add 
life  and  freshness  and  power  to  its  words,  that  the  cause  in 


REPORTS  FROM  AUXILIARIES.  21 

behalf  of  wliicli  it  speaks  may  have  a  warmer  place  in  the 
hearts  of  our  Christian  sisters,  and  its  claims  upon  their 
love  and  ardent  devotion  may  be  more  generally  felt  and 
acknowledged. 

Now  is  the  time,  too,  for  vigorous  effort  to  extend  its  cir- 
culation. Let  each  auxiliary  commit  the  work  of  adding 
to  its  list  of  subscribers  to  orxC  or  more  of  its  members, 
who  will  undertake  it  because  of  the  love  they  bear  to 
Christ,  and  their  desire  to  awaken  a  wider  and  more  intelli- 
gent interest  in  the  extension  of  his  kingdom.  We  are 
convinced  that  our  subscription-list  can  be  greatly  increased 
by  systematic,  persevering  effort  on  the  part  of  those  to 
whom  such  service  properly  belongs,  —  the  members  of  our 
auxiliary  societies. 

As  our  new  year  commences  now  with  January,  sub- 
scriptions should  be  sent  at  once  to  Secretary  W.  B.  M., 
Missionary  House,  Boston. 

All  communications  relating  to  the  Western  Department 
may  be  addressed  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Greene,  Evanston, 
Illinois. 


EEPORTS  FEOM  AUXILIAEIES. 

A  LARGE  number  of  reports  were  received  at  the  time  of 
our  annual  meeting  from  auxiliary  societies  which  could 
not  be  represented  by  delegates.  A  few  of  these  were  read ; 
but  most  of  them  were  reluctantly  omitted  on  account  of 
the  pressure  of  other  subjects  of  interest  nnd  importance. 

We  give  here  a  few  brief  extracts  only,  wishing  that  our 
space  would  admit  more  of  them. 

From  Yankton,  Dacotah  Territory,  we  have  the  following 
earnest  words  :  — 

"  I  am  glad  to  report  an  increase  in  membership  and  in 


22  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

interest,  witTi,  of  course,  a  corresponding  increase  in  con- 
tributions. The  number  of  names  in  our  hooks  is  twenty- 
nine.  The  average  attendance  at  our  monthly  meetings  is 
eight ;  but  we  have  such  delightful  meetings,  that  I  am  sure 
the  attendance  must  grow  larger  all  the  time. 

"The  amount  of  contributions  since  January  is  $34.71 ; 
and  it  is  probable  that  the  amount  will  be  doubled  by  the 
close  of  the  year.  The  number  of  subscribers  for  '  Life  and 
Light '  is  eighteen, 

"  At  our  meeting  in  May  a  desire  was  expressed  that  the 
Home-field  should  share  in  the  prayers  and  gifts  of  the 
Ladies'  Missionary  Society.  It  was  distinctly  felt  and  un- 
derstood that  the  joining  of  the  two  fields  meant  that  our 
contributions  should  at  least  be  doubled ;  and  it  seems  to 
me  that  they  should  be  yet  more  increased,  since  the  more 
we  try  to  do  for  others  in  this  wide,  wicked  world,  the  more- 
we  find  we  can  do,  because  the  more  we  are  willing  to  do. 

"  So  we  look  for  a  large  and  healthful  growth  of  the  mis- 
sionary spirit  in  our  church ;  and  so  may  it  be,  for  what  is 
one's  religion  good  for  if  it  is  not  about  all  ^missionary 
spirit'?" 

From  Fairfax,  lo.,  we  have  the  following  statement:  — 

"  Our  society  was  organized  in  1869.  At  present  we 
have  twenty-five  members.  Our  monthly  meetings  are  not 
very  well  attended,  as  the  members  live  at  a  distance  from 
one  another ;  but  many  are  deeply  interested  in  the  cause 
of  missions.  We  have  enjoyed  the  labors  of  two  missiona- 
ries from  a  foreign  field,  — E-ev.  Ozro  French  from  India,  and 
Kev.  John  White  of  the  Mendi  Mission  in  Africa.  Though 
both  are  dead,  the  interest  in  missions  awakened  by  tliem 
still  remains. 

"  We  hav6  a  band  of  little  helpers,  who  meet  at  the  par- 
sonage the  first  Saturday  of  each  month.  The  girls  work 
an  hour,  and  bring  in  their  offerings,  which  are  their  own 
earnings,  at  each  meeting." 


RECEIPTS. 


23 


The  auxiliary  connected  with  the  Western  Female  Semi- 
nary, Oxford,  0.,  reports  as  follows :  — 

"  Our  society  last  year  numbered  a  hundred  and  thirty- 
five  members.  The  united  contributions  of  teachers  and 
pupils  amounted  to  two  hundred  and  thirty  dollars.  Our 
monthly  meetings,  conducted  by  different  sections  of  the 
school,  increased  in  interest  toward  the  close  of  the  year,  — 
one  reason  being  the  rich  outpouring  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
which  awakened  all  our  hearts  to  warmer  sympathy  with 
the  Lord's  work  and  his  workers  everywhere  ;  and  another, 
the  fact  that  one  of  our  senior  class  was  looking  forward  to 
a  home  on  missionary  ground  within  a  few  months.  One 
of  our  teachers  of  last  year  has  also  responded  to  the  call 
for  more  laborers  in  the  far  corners  of  the  Lord's  vineyard, 
and  is  under  appointment  from  the  Baptist  board,  expect- 
ing to  sail  for  Burmah  the  last  of  October.  We  pray  that 
the  Holy  Spirit  may  be  with  you  in  your  meeting,  guiding 
you  to  right  decisions,  and  filling  your  hearts  with  faith  and 
gladness.'' 


RECEIPTS  OF  THE  WOMAN'S  BOARD   OF  MISSIONS 
FOR  THE  INTERIOR. 

For  Novembke,  1872. 

MRS.  FRANCIS  BRADLEY,  Treasubee. 


OHIO. 

Oar/ord.  —  Female  Seminary  Aux., 
by  Miss  Lizzie  K.  Peabody,  $60.50. 

Tallmadge.  —  Aux.,  Mary  C.  Ash- 
man, Treas.,  $13.70.      Total,  $74.20. 

MICHIGAN. 

Goodrich.  ^Mi&B  Sarah  Campbell, 

$1. 
Jackson.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.   George   H. 

Lathrop,  Trea?  ,  $150. 
So.  Boston.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  S.  McKin- 

ney,  Treas.,  $13.  Total,  $164. 


iLLmois. 

Beardstown. —  Aux.,    Mrs.    L.    E. 

Waldo,  Treas.,  $6.75. 
Beecher.  —  Mxs.  T.  L.  Miller,  $1. 
Chicago.  —  New  -  England  Church, 

Aux.,  towards  salary  of  Miss  Cha- 

pin,  Mrs.  Max  Hjortsberg,  Treas., 

$40.83. 
Creston.  —  Aux.,  by  Mrs.  C.  Cod- 

dington,  $10. 
Elgin.  —  Aux.,   Mrs.   G.  P.    Lord, 

Treas.,  $8.87. 
Ontario.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  M.  I.  Leffing- 

well,  Treas.,  $12. 


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LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


Plainfield.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Lizzie 
Uoyce,  Treas.,  $6. 

Quincey.  —  Aux.  for  support  of  Miss 
Evans  of  No.  China,  Mrs.  E.  Lit- 
tlPlield,  Treas.,  $50. 

Rockford.  —  Junior  class  and  teach- 
er 'for'  support  of  a  pupil  in  the 
Samokov  school,  $44;  senior  class 
and  teacher,  for  support  of  a  pupil 
in  Miss  Porter's  school  at  Peking, 
$40;  by  Miss  Anna  P.  Lill,  $84; 
Aux.,  Mrs.  I.  Harding,  Treas., 
$112.55.  Total,  $332. 

WISCONSIN. 

Delevan.— Aux.,  for  support  of 
Bible  Reader  in  Madura  Mission, 
Mrs.  R.  Coburn,  Treas.,  $20. 

Fort  Atkinson.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  F.  H. 
Montague,  Treas.,  $18.66. 

Green  Bay.  —  Pres.  Church  S.  S.  for 
a  child  in  Miss  Porter's  school  at 
Peking,  by  Mr.  B.  Butler,  $40. 

Janesville.  —  Mrs.  Rev.  L.  Whiting, 
to  complete  contribution  for  life- 
membership  of  her  second  daughter, 
Mrs.  Charles  McKeen  Duran,  of 
Eldora,  lo.,  $17. 

New  Chester.  —  Aux.,  by  Frances  C. 
Perkins,  $3. 

Plymouth.  —  Anx.,  Mrs.  I.  N.  Powell, 
Treas.,  $5.60. 

iJacine.— Mrs.  S.  A.  Sage,  $1. 

Ripon.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  L.  A.  Dawes, 
Treas.,  to  constittite  Miss  Irene  Wil- 
cox L.  M.,  $25. 

Waukesha.  — Ava..,  Miss  E.  D.  Flin- 
tham,  Treas.,  $20.25. 

Wauwatosa.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Susan  Q-. 
Warren,  Treas.,  $13.25. 

West  Salem.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  M.  L. 
Clark,  Treas.,  $20.50.   Total,  $184.28. 


IOWA. 

Anamnsa.—  AvLX.,  Mrs.  I.  S.  Stacey, 
$50. 


I  Agency  City. — Aux.,  Mrs.  M.  Wier, 

!      Treas.,  $20.50. 

1  Davenport.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  S.  F.  Smith, 

1      Treas.,  $27.05. 

'  Denmark.  —  Aux., $28.18;  Children's 

Mission  Circle,  $3.78.  —  $32.56. 
Dubuque.  —  Aux.,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
S.W.Millard  L.M.,  $25;  Mission 
Circle,  $75.  — $100. 
Fairfield.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  David  Web- 
ster, Treas.,  $14.50. 
i  Fairfax.  —  Aux.,  Mrs .  L-  M.  Hedges, 
Treas.,  $19. 
Grinnell.  —  Church  Miss.  Soc,  $12; 
Cong.  Ch.  Soc,  $9;  the  remainder 
by  Woman's  Miss.  Soc,  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Charlotte  Hillyer  L.  M. 
of  the  A.B.C.F.M.,  $130. 
Iowa    Falls.  —  Aux.,    Mrs.    H.   L. 

Clarke,  Treas.,  $18.30. 
McGregor.—  Aux.,  to  be  applied  to 
the  support  of  preachers'  wives  in 
Harpoot.Mrs.  R.  Grant,  Treas. ,$16. 
Monticello.  — Aux., yLis.  I.  R.  Still- 
man,  Treas.,  $12.50. 
Toledo.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  E.   N.  Barker, 
Treas.,  $17.50.  Total,  $457.81. 


MINNESOTA. 

Hamilton.  —  Aux.,  Miss  C.  I.  Ander- 
son, Treas.,  $9.50. 

Minneapolis.  — Aux.,  to  assist  the 
New-England  Church  of  Chicago  in 
payment  of  Miss  Chapin's  salary, 
(of  which  $5  is  from  Mrs.  Charles 
A.  Borey  to  complete  her  own  life- 
membership,  $25  from  Mrs.  E.  H. 
Allison  to  constitute  Miss  Emily  I. 
Gray  L.M.,  $50  constitutes  Mrs. 
L.  B.  Graham  and  Mrs.  George 
Conant,  L.M.'s),  $80. 

Rochester.  — Aus..,  Mrs.  I.  Edgar, 
Treas.,  $16.60.  Total,  $106 

Total,  $1,318.27. 


MISS  MAEY  E.  GKEENE, 

EVANSTON,  ILL. 

Editress  of  the  Western  Department, 


o^XvAli"////^ 


w^Q)m 


Mil  AIS  Mils 


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


1873. 


MOEE  FEEQUENT  ECHOES. 


'EAR  CHILDEE:Nr,  —Did  you  ever  go  to 
the  White  MountainSj  and,  out  on  a  cer- 
tain lake  there,  hear  a  blast  from  a  hun- 
ter's horn  echo  from  mountain  to  mountain, 
till  it  sounded  like  sweetest  music  ?  Just 
such  music  we  have  heard  many  times 
since  we  first  sent  out  our  "Echoes  from 
Life  and  Light,"  two  years  and  a  half 
ago.  We  promised  then  to  echo  the  cry 
from  heathen  children,  their  grateful  thanks 
and  fervent  greetings  ;  but  we  didn't  expect  such  pleasant 
returns.  The  low  murmur  of  the  little  "Eills,"  the  hum 
of  the  "Busy  Bees,'^  the  strong  notes  of  the  "Gospel- 
Trumpeters,"  and  the  sweet  tones  of  the  "Little  Night- 
ingales," have  delighted  our  ears ;  while  our  hearts  have 
been  gladdened  by  many  a  "Willing  Helper"  and  "Merry 
Worker."  We  have  also  had  money  brought  into  our 
treasury  that  came  from  very  strange  things,  —  such  as 
missionary  eggs  and  potatoes,  hens,  grape-vines,  and  flower-, 
bulbs,  and  last,  though  not  least,  from  the  dear  mission- 

25 


26  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

circles  whose  fairs  and  various  entertainments  have  brought 
nearly  three  thousand  dollars  in  1872  alone. 

We  wish  to  thank  our  little  friends  with  all  our  hearts 
for  these  things,  and  then  —  we  want  to  ask  for  more.  We 
will  try  to  give  you  as  much  as  we  can  in  return.  The 
grown  people  have  asked  for  a  visit  from  "  Life  and  Light " 
once  a  month;  and  as  we  have  often  thought  that  the 
"  Echoes  "  from  it  must  have  grown  so  faint  in  the  long 
three  months  of  silence,  that  the  children  have  almost  for- 
gotten to  listen  for  them,  we  are  glad  to  send  them  monthly 
too.  We  hope  you  will  recognize  your  old  friend  in  its  new 
dress  ;  and  now  we  want  you  all  to  help  us  make  its  pages 
bright  and  sunny.  Send  us  word  when  you  have  thought 
of  any  new  ways  of  earning  money,  or  of  any  thing  you 
can  do  for  the  heathen  children ;  and  don't  be  afraid  to  ask 
questions,  we  shall  be  glad  to  answer  them  all. 

It  won't  be  very  long  before  you  little  people  will  no 
longer  echo  what  your  fathers  and  mothers  say;  and 
we  want  your  voices  to  be  strong  and  clear  to  plead  for 
those,  who,  like  the  little  ones  on  the  cover,  are  coming  to 
the  dear  Saviour  for  the  bread  of  life. 


LITTLE  NASLfi. 

BY   MISS   PHEBE    L.    CULL. 


I  WOULD  like  to  tell  you  about  little  Nasle,  the  first 
child  who  came  to  our  school  as  a  boarder.  She  is  a  very 
beautiful  and  interesting  girl,  the  daughter  of  an  Armenian 
merchant  in  Hiddin.  She  seemed  quite  happy  in  her  play, 
but  would  grow  very  sad  as  night  came  on.  Her  large  dark 
eyes  would  fill  with  tears ;  and  she  would  sob,  ^^Metera  mon, 
Metera  mon  !  "  "  My  mother,  my  mother ! "  The  night  before 
school  was  to  open,  she  cried  very  hard  for  a  long  time. 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  27 

After  we  had  tried  many  ways  of  comforting  and  diverting 
her,  Mrs.  Baldwin  began  to  reason  with  her,  talking  in 
Armenian. 

"Tell  me,"  she  said  to  the  child,  "what  do  you  wish  to 
do?" 

"  I  want  to  go  to  my  mother." 

"  But  it  is  impossible  for  you  to  go  to-night :  there  is  no 
train,  and  no  one  to  go  with  you.  If  you  will  stop  crying, 
we  will  talk  about  what  can  be  done  ;  but  I  cannot  under- 
stand you  unless  you  are  quiet."  The  tears  were  instantly 
dried,  the  sobs  hushed ;  and  she  began  to  talk  very  rapidly. 

"  I  want  a  letter  written  to  my  father,"  she  said.  "  Tell 
him  to  send  some  one  for  me  at  once.  All  the  neighbors 
said  it  was  a  shame  to  send  such  a  little  child  away  from  her 
mother ;  and  my  mother  herself  said  she  should  die  if  I 
came  away.  Didn't  all  the  others  die?  And  I  am  the 
only  one  that  is  left.  Wasn't  I  getting  along  very  well  at 
school  before  ?     To  be  sure  I  was." 

By  this  time  she  had  become  quite  excited ;  but,  when 
she  was  assured  that  word  should  be  sent  to  her  father,  she 
went  quietly  to  bed,  and  slept  soundly  all  night.  The  prom- 
ised letter  was  written ;  but  there  were  no  more  violent  sob- 
bings. Kasle  made  up  her  mind  to  wait  patiently  for  the 
answer ;  and,  before  it  came,  she  had  grown  quite  happy 
and  contented,  and  was  soon  the  life  of  the  house.  A  few 
days  ago,  there  came  a  telegram,  saying  that  ISTasle's  father 
was  very  ill,  and  that  she  must  be  sent  home  at  once.  We 
did  not  tell  her  of  her  father's  illness,  only  that  he  had 
sent  for  her.  She  was  very  quiet,  but  did  not  look  happy ; 
and,  when  we  bade  her  good-by,  the  tears  were  just  ready 
to  start  again.  She  was  very  susceptible  to  religious  im- 
pressions. The  Greek  teacher,  Miss  Chrysoula,  had  a  brief 
illness ;  and  Nasle  said  afterward  to  the  pastor's  wife,  "  Of 
course.  Miss  Chrysoula  got  well.  Didn't  we  pray  for  her  ? 
And  doesn't  God  answer  prayer  ?  '^ 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  29 

TUEKISH    SCENES. 

NUMBER  ONE. 

BY   MISS    MARY    G.    HOLLISTEK. 

Dear  Children,  —  Come  with  me  in  fancy  across  the 
Atlantic,  over  the  Mediterranean,  past  Malta  and  the  Gre- 
cian Islands,  till  we  come  to  the  land  of  the  people  we  call 
Turks.  I  am  going  to  take  you  four  or  five  days'  journey 
into  the  interior,  to  a  place  called  Aintab  ;  but  we  will  talk 
about  the  queer  way  of  travelling,  the  wild-looking  Arabs  we 
meet,  and  the  strange,  strange  country  and  people  some  other 
time.  As  we  ride  through  the  streets  of  this  Eastern  city, 
the  muleteers  utter  fearful  oaths  about  the  animals  and 
our  baggage.  Little  boys  and  girls  with  red  caps  and  bright- 
colored,  though  ragged,  coats  and  dresses  on  call  out  after 
us  with  the  greatest  gusto,  "  Bodvelli  sam  yeh  / ''  "  May 
the  desert  winds  blow  on  you ! "  while  the  women,  all 
muffled  up  in  white  from  head  to  foot,  uncovering  one  eye 
enough  to  get  a  glimpse  of  us,  explain  to  each  other  that 
"  the  strangers  have  come  from  a  country  they  call 
'Amelica.'"  One  says,  as  the  sun  is  just  sending  his  last 
rays  down  through  the  dingy  streets,  "  Oh  !  they  are  sun- 
worshippers,  been  out  to  see  the  setting  sun." 

"  Ya,"  says  another,  and  stands  quite  lost  in  wonder  at 
the  sight  of  the  "  Amelicans." 

"  No,  no ! "  exclaims  a  third :  "  that's  the  teacher  who  takes 
girls  into  her  house  ;  got  lots  of  money  ;  wouldn't  wonder 
if  she  were  a  bey's  daughter." 

And  now,  after  haps  and  mishaps,  we  ride  through  the 
outer  door  of  Aintab  Seminary,*  and  find  ourselves  in  the 
courtyard,  where  we  are  greeted  by  a  score  of  bright,  happy 
girls,  all  calling  out,  "  Hosh  geldin  .^"  "  Welcome  !  "  Some 
day  you  must  know  all  about  our  school ;  but  first  we  will 
see  how  they  spend  the  sabbath  in  this  strange  city. 

*  See  No.  2  in  the  picture. 


30  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

In  the  morning,  a  little  after  sunrise,  in  the  large  church 
near  by,  our  people  —  young  and  old,  gray-haired  men  and 
women,  as  well  as  little  boys  and  girls  —  gather  together 
for  the  lessons  of  the  day ;  and  that  is  our  sabbath  school. 
Sitting  around  their  teachers  in  semicircles  on  the  floor, 
they  sing  such  hymns  as  "Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee,"  and 
then  recite  lessons  from  the  Bible.  The  lesson  lasts  a  long 
time ;  for  the  children  have  no  little  papers  and  pleasant 
books  in  their  homes,  and  their  mothers  were  not  brought  up 
in  a  Christian  land,  so  they  cannot  tell  them  sweet  stories 
of  Christ  and  the  olden  time.  At  noon  you  will  hear  a  wild 
cry,  which,  perhaps,  you  have  noticed  before,  from  the  tall 
minarets.  That  is  to  tell  the  people  that  it  is  time  for 
prayer  again ;  for  the  Moslems  call  out  from  these  minarets 
five  times  a  day,  over  and  over  again,  ^^  Allah  ekher, 
Allah  ekh&r,  Alia  la  il  Allah  f''  At  ^  this  call  we  go  to 
church,  and  once  again  in  the  afternoon,  an  hour  and  a  half 
before  sunset.  In  the  evening,  after  prayers,  our  school- 
girls—  the  same  ones  your  pennies  help  to  educate  —  come 
to  talk  with*  their  teachers  about  the  way  of  salvation. 

There  is  one  we  call  Merroosh.  I  speak  of  her  not  because 
she  is  so  much  better  than  the  others,  but  because  the  change 
in  her  was  more  decided.  Though  a  Protestant,  she  had 
never  been  to  our  service  more  than  two  or  three  times,  and 
knew  very  little  of  Christ  and  his  salvation ;  but  she  learned 
very  rapidly,  and  soon,  Pharisee-like,  thought  herself  as  good 
as,  and  perhaps  a  little  better  than,  most  Christians.  But  after 
a  time  the  Spirit  showed  her  her  sin  and  pride ;  and  then  she 
was  very  earnest  to  learn  about  Christ,  and  his  invitations 
to  sinners  to  come  and  find  forgiveness  and  rest.  She  is  now 
a  true  Christian,  and  will  soon  go  out  to  tell  those  of  Christ 
who  know  nothing  about  him  except  the  name. 

The  muezzin  calls  out  the  last  prayer  of  the  day  from  the 
minarets :  and  our  sabbath  of  rest  in  Aintab  is  ending. 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  31 

MISSION-CIRCLES. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

Maine.  —  Bangor.  —  "  Alice  Sidelinker,"  $1.25. 

Ellsworth.—'' Prayer-Circle,"  $5.75  ;  "Cup-bearers,"  .25. 
Mass.  —  Boston.  —  Central  Church,  "  Merry  Workers,"  65. 

Edgartown.  —  Congregational  Sabbath  School,  $33. 

Ipswich.  —  "  Mother  and  Me,"  $1. 

Salem.  —  Crombie-street  Sabbath  School,  $30. 
Conn.  —  Putnam.  —  "  Mission- Workers,"  $54. 
New  York.  —  Cazenovia.  —  Presbyterian  Sabbath  School,  $40. 
Illinois.  —  Chicago.  —  Olivet  Mission  Circle,  $41. 

PHILADELPHIA   BRANCH. 

"  Morning-Stars,"  $29.    "  Golden  Links,"  $5.    "  Orange-Buds,"  $5. 


DOUBLE    ACROSTIC. 


Mt  first  is  what  heathen  girls  use  for  a  chair; 
My  second's  a  name  oft  repeated  in  prayer; 
My  third  you  should  do  with  your  pennies  each  week  ; 
My  fourth  is  a  language  the  Turks  sometimes  speak  ; 
My  fifth  is  a  maiden  who  Moses'  life  shared 
While  for  his  great  mission  on  earth  he  prepared ; 
My  sixth  may  we  hear  when  we  ask  who  will  send 
To  my  seventh  glad  tidings  of  Africa's  friend. 
That  dark-minded  heathen  my  eighth  may  become ; 
Quick  fingers  oft  work  for  my  ninth  here  at  home; 
Though  my  tenth,  long  and  painful,  to  idols  be  given, 
'Twill  not  save  from  my  last,  nor  fit  one  for  heaven ; 
My  whole  is  a  messenger  cheery  and  bright, 
That  monthly  we  hope  will  be  seen  with  delight. 

My  whole  is  made  up  of  initials  and  finals,  both  reading  downwards. 


32  CHILDREN'S  QUARTERLY. 

BY   ME3.    C.   B.    DANA. 

Come,  come,  come,  your  pennies  bring; 
Now  to  Jesus  give  them  all : 
He  whose  love  is  strong  and  true, 
He  who  died  for  me  and  you, 
Waits  to  save  and  bless  the  heathen  children  too. 

Yes,  our  Jesus  died  to  save  them  ; 
Bought  their  pardon  with  his  blood  : 
To  fulfil  his  last  command, 
Let  Christ's  faithful  servant  stand, 
And  proclaim  his  love  in  every  heathen  land. 

Who  will  carry  forth  the  tidings, 
Tell  the  story  of  the  cross, 
Sowing  precious  seed  with  tears, 
Rt;api ng  fruit  in  after-years, 
Leading  dying  souls  to  Christ  in  heathen  lands  ? 

Come  then,  come,  your  pennies  bring ; 
To  all  lands  the  Bible  send  ; 
Everywhere  the  gospel  spread, 
Till  God's  holy  word  is  read. 
And  from  every  heart  and  tongue  his  praise  ascend. 

This  can  be  sung  by  the  children  to  the  chorus,  "  Tramp,  tramp, 
tramp,  the  boys  are  marching." 


We  hope  many  of  our  young  friends  will  be  able  to  send 
US  answers  to  the  acrostics  and  puzzles  of  various  kinds 
that  we  shall  give  occasionally  in  our  little  monthly.  We 
ask  their  assistance,  too,  in  supplying  the  puzzles.  For 
every  one  that  is  sent  us,  and  accepted,  we  shall  be  happy 
to  furnish  the  author  with  a  copy  of  "Echoes"  for  a  year; 
and  we  will  do  the  same  to  the  boy  or  girl  who  will  forward 
to  us  the  greatest  number  of  correct  answers. 


3rOH  W01fl.H< 


Vol.  III. 


FEBRUARY,  18T3. 


No.  2. 


TURKEY. 

MISSIONARY    CALLS. 

BY    MISS    SEYMOUR. 

I  HAVE  just  returned  from  a  short  tour  in  the  villages 
with  Mr.  Wheeler ;  and  I  will  try  and  tell  you  some  of  its 
incidents  while  they  are  fresh  in  my  memory. 

AVe  spent  our  third  night  away  from  Harpoot,  at  Kempt,  a 
notoriously  wicked  place.  The  truth  had  apparently  gained 
no  foothold  there ;  and  the  prospect  did  not  look  very  en- 
couraging to  our  preacher  and  his  nice  little  wife,  one  of  our 
scholars.  As  we  were  asking  about  the  people,  he  spoke  of 
the  richest  family  in  the  place,  in  which  were  sixty  souls : 
there  were  three  grandfathers  and  three  grandmothers, 
married  sons  and  grandsons  amounting  to  fifteen,  with 
wives  and  children  making  up  the  remainder.  One  of  the 
priests  of  the  village  belongs  to  this  family. 

.q  33 


34  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

When  Mr.  "Wheeler  said,  "  We  must  do  something  to  wake 
up  the  people  here,  suppose  we  go  to  this  house  and  call," 
I  must  confess  my  heart  sank  within  me  at  the  proposition 
to  go  to  a  priest's  house.  But  I  did  not  know  what  the 
Lord  might  do  for  us  ;  and,  silently  committing  ourselves  to 
his  special  protection  and  guidance,  I  followed  Mr.  Wheeler 
through  the  mud  and  the  crowd  of  barking  dogs,  till  we  ar- 
rived at  the  door.  ,  The  preacher  and  his  wife  also  accompa- 
nied us.  We  first  entered  a  long  stable,  at  one  end  of  which, 
on  a  raised  platform,  several  men  were  sitting.  Though 
they  are  said  to  be  the  richest  people  in  the  place,  there  were 
no  external  signs  of  wealth,  except  the  long  rows  of  cows, 
buffaloes,  and  donkeys  quietly  munching  their  food  in  the 
same  room  with  their  masters. 

On  seeing  us,  one  man  said,  "Let  the  women  go  to  the 
women's  department,"  and  then  led  the  way  to  the  place 
where  the  wives  and  children  were  congregated.  He 
ushered  us  into  a  large,  low  room,  looking  as  much  like  a 
cellar  as  any  thing  else,  —  the  walls,  floor,  and  ceiling  all  of 
earth,  without  an  article  of  furniture,  or  a  carpet  on  the 
cold  floor.-  The  women  were  scattered  here  and  there  ;  some 
caring  for  their  children,  some  picking  cotton  from  the  pod, 
all  very  busy.  As  nobody  rose  to  welcome  us,  I  went  for- 
ward to  one  of  them  and  said,  "  We  heard  that  you  had  a 
large  house  and  a  great  many  people  in  it ;  and  we  thought 
we  would  like  to  come  and  see  you."  She  then  brought  a 
soiled  mat,  put  it  down  on  the  floor,  and  we  seated  ourselves. 
They  almost  all  had  large  piles  of  cotton  in  the  pod  before 
them ;   and,  as  I  spoke  about  their  work,  one  said,  — 

"  This  pile  I  must  finish  to-day.  We  each  have  our  daily 
share  measured  out  to  us." 

"  Who  portions  it  out  ?  "  I  asked. 

"  Our  medsera,''^  she  answered,  meaning  "  our  great  ones," 
and  referring  to  their  husbands. 


MISSIONARY  CALLS.  35 

A  man,  who  had  evidently  been  drinking,  came  in  often 
to  see  what  we  were  doing,  and  several  times  pushed  his 
little  girl  across  the  floor  to  us,  saying,  — 

'^  There  is  a  scholar  for  you.     Teach  her  to  read." . 

Markarid,  the  preacher's  wife,  said  pleasantly,  — 

»"  Yes,  I  will,  if  you  will  give  me  a  book." 

"If  you  want  these  women  to  read,  you  must  give  them 
a  Testament  all  round,"  he  answered. 

I  read  to  them  the  parable  of  the  rich  man  who  resolved 
to  pull  down  his  barns,  and  build  greater.  One  woman  said, 
"You  have  nothing  in  the  world  to  do  ;  but,  if  we  should  sit 
down  and  reaik,  what  would  become  of  the  mending,  and  the 
children,  and  the  cattle  ?"  Markarid  attempted  my  justi- 
fication ;  but  I  don't  think  she  made  much  impression. 
Just  then  a  message  came  from  Mr.  Wheeler,  saying  he  was 
ready  to  go.  He  said  he  thought  it  advisable  to  leave,  as  a 
soldier  had  just  come,  saying  that  guests  of  distinction 
had  arrived,  and  were  already  at  the  gate. 

Saturday  we  reached  Harboosie,  where  we  were  to  spend 
the  sabbath.  The  people  there  have  done  nobly.  Their 
large  new  chapel  was  built  with  some  aid  from  the  Board; 
but  the  addition,  containing  a  study  for  their  pastor,  two 
sitting-rooms,  a  kitchen,  a  summer-room,  with  a  girls'  school- 
room besides,  was  an  enterprise  entirely  of  their  own. 
Oh,  how  it  rejoices  our  hearts  to  see  marks  of  progress  and 
refinement  in  their  homes !  The  walls  of  the  pastor's  sit- 
ting-room were  adorned  with  a  large  map  of  the  world,  very 
nicely  painted  on  cloth  by  the  pastor  himself;  a  plan  of 
Solomon's  temple  .in  colors,  sketched  by  his  daughter  Ha- 
toon  while  in  our  school  last  summer ;  and  near  this  a  flower- 
picture,  composed  mainly  of  marigolds  and  four-o'clocks. 

Hatoon  and  Sarra,  her  mother's  sister,  both  our  pupils, 
were  overjoyed  to  conduct  me  on  Monday  morniiig  to  their 
new  schoolroom,  and  show  me  their  twenty-four  scholars. 


36  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

all  girls.  As  this  was  only  tlie  first  week,  tliey  were  hoping 
the  number  would  increase.  The  enthusiasm  of  these  dear 
girls  did  me  good,  believing,  as  I  do,  that  their  joy  in  this 
work  springs  from  love  to  Christ.  The  boys'  school,  too, 
has  a  wide-awake  Christian  teacher.  Three  of  the  large 
boys  were  not  provided  with  books ;  and  no  amount  of  talk- 
ing on  the  part  of  teacher  or  pastor  could  persuade  their 
parents  to  buy  them.  These  men  came  in  on  Saturday  with 
quite  a  company  of  others;  and  the  brethren  made  no 
scruple  of  openly  speaking  about  these  derelict  fathers. 
Mr.  Wheeler  kindly  asked  one  of  them  to  sit  down  by 
him,  and  said,  —  • 

"Now,  if  a  vartabed  (bishop)  had  come  to  this  place  fif- 
teen years  ago,  would  you  have  been  sitting  by  him,  as  you 
do  now  beside  me  ?  " 

"]Sr6,"  was  the  answer. 

"  AVhere  ^ould  you  have  been  ?  " 

"Meekly  standing  over  there  by  the  door,"  said  another. 

"  And  what  makes  the  difference  ?  "  asked  Mr.  Wheeler. 
"'  Is  it  not  the  gospel  that  makes  men  of  you  ?  "  He  then 
went  on  to  speak  of  their  pastor,  whom  they  all  delighted  to 
honor,  and  asked  what  placed  him  head  and  shoulders  above 
all  the  people.  The  man  could  not  but  acknowledge  that 
religion  and  intelligence  had  given  him  this  pre-eminence. 
It  did  not  need  much  more  argument  to  convince  the  father, 
that,  by  withholding  the  needed  books,  he  was  standing  in 
the  way  of  his  son's  advancement. 

"But,  Bodvelli,''  one  brother  laughingly  persisted,  "the 
vartaheds  now  permit  the  common  people  to  sit  down  in 
their  presence." 

"  Yes,"  said  Mr.  Wheeler.  "  But  why  ?  Because  they 
are  afraid  they  will  lose  jou  all  if  they  don't." 

Yesterday  I  saw  a  bright  girl  whom  I  remembered  as  a 
beginner  in  reading  last  winter ;  but  on  inquiry  I  found  her 


ZARIIOUni'S  LETTER.  37 

mother  had  sold  the  book,  thinking  it  wasn't  worth  while 
for  a  girl  to  read.  I  expressed  my  sorrow  for  this  to  the 
mother,  who  was  standing  near,  when,  with  a  gesture  of 
impatience,  she  took  hold  of  my  fur  collar,  and  said,  — 

•'  You  have  time  to  read.  You  come  here  in  your  comfort- 
able clothes ;  but  look  at  the  difference  ! "  And  she  held  up 
one  corner  of  her  tattered  dress. 

"  Ah  !  my  sister,"  I  replied,  "  you  have  well  said  there  is  a 
great  difference ;  but  what  makes  it  ?  It  is  just  this  same 
blessed  gospel,  that  brings  light  and  comfort  and  peace  to 
all  who  will  accept  it.  My  clothes  are  better  than  yours, 
my  home  is  far  pleasanter,  and  I  expect  I  am  much  hap- 
pier than  you ;  and  why  ?  It  is  not  that  I  am  naturally  any 
better ;  but  these  are  some  of  the  blessings  the  gospel  brings 
to  men  ;  and  I  have  come  from  a  gospel  land  to  try  and  per- 
suade you  to  read  this  Bible,  to  love  and  obey  its  precepts." 
The  woman  promised  me,  before  I  left,  that  her  daughter 
should  have  another  book,  and  begin  to  read. 

Pray  much,  dear  sisters,  for  the  women  of  this  land. 
Some  are  chosen  and  dear  to  the  heart  of  Jesus.  I  believe 
he  has  his  elect  among  those  who  still  sit  in  darkness. 

ZzUlHOUHI'S   LETTEE. 

We  are  indebted  to  the  ladies  of  the  New-Haven  Branch 
for  the  following  letter,  written  to  one  of  their  auxiliaries 
by  a  Bible-reader  under  the  care  of  Mrs.  Leonard  of  Mar- 
sovan :  — 

Iff/  beloved  Sisters  in  Christ,  —  I  have  long  desired  to 
write  you  a  letter  of  thanks  for  your  having  shown  love 
very  great  in  sending  us  your  beloved  ones.  They  are  also 
much  beloved  by  us ;  and,  for  the  advancement  of  Christ's 
kingdom  and  the  salvation  of  never-dying  souls,  they  labor 
unceasingly.  From  you  and  from  them  we  are  very  thank- 
ful to  know  that  you  not  only  remember  us,  but  that  you 


38  LIFE  AND  LIGHT, 

have  a  care  for  other  parts  of  the  world.  This  love  is  very 
wonderful.  Behold,  my  dearly  loved  Mrs.  Leonard  and 
Miss  Fritcher,  when  I  was  a  weak,  ignorant  girl,  cared  for 
me,  and,  bringing  me  into  school,  labored  for  my  improve- 
ment. I  was  unworthy  such  blessings ;  and  I  confess  with 
grief,  that,  on  account  of  much  weakness,  I  did  not  gain  as 
mucli  knowledge  as  I  desired.  Yet,  however  much  I  grieve 
on  this  account,  I  also  have  great  joy  that  the  Lord  is 
pleased  to  use  such  a  weak  servant  in  his  service.  Thanks 
be  to  his  holy  name,  that  such  an  ignorant  one  as  myself  is 
permitted  to  labor  in  his  vineyard,  and  that,  by  your  help 
and  Mrs.  Leonard's  encourasrement,  I  have  commenced  this 
blessed  work  ! 

It  may  be  interesting  to  you  to  hear  something  of  the 
places  in  which  I  have  labored.  Seventeen  months  ago  I 
went  to  Hodji  Keng;  and  the  preacher  of  the  place  welcomed 
me  gladly  to  his  home.  As  I  found  opportunity,  I  visited 
from  house  to  house,  and  was  everywhere  received  with 
kindness,  and  entreated  to  repeat  my  visits.  Thus  they 
showed  me  mucli  love,  and  listened  gladly  to  what  I  had  to 
say.  Passing  by  the  church  one  day,  I  saw  the  priest  sit- 
ting by  the  door,  and  giving  instruction  to  the  women.  My 
ear  caught  these  words,  "  It  is  not  well  that  women  learn 
to  read." 

Hearing  that,  I  could  not  remain  silent,  but,  drawing 
near,  said  to  the  priest,  — 

"  Why  !  do  you  think  that  women  have  no  souls  ?  " 

"  No/'  he  replied.  "  I  do  not  think  this ;  but  their  hearts 
and  natures  are  very  bad." 

"Then,"  said  I,  "it  is  the  more  necessary  that  they 
should  learn  to  read,  that  they  may  improve." 

To  this  he  was  not  able  to  give  answer ;  and  I  contin- 
ued, "  In  the  sight  of  God  all  souls  are  equal.  Is  it  not 
sufficient  that  you  have  walked   in  darkness  thus  long? 


ZARHOUHI'S  LETTER.  d9 

I  entreat  you  to  leave  siicli  vain  ideas,  and  to  study  the 
word  of  God.  You  remember  you  must  give  an  account 
of  the  manner  in  which  you  teach  this  people." 

Many  opportunities  like  this  I  had  of  talking  to  the  peo- 
ple ;  but  finally,  on  account  of  much  weakness,  I  was  obliged 
to  return  to  Marsovan.  In  a  few  weeks  I  went  to  Urjice 
Rupii.  There  also  I  found  many  friends,  and  labored 
among  them  with  much  love.  The  kindness  I  met  every- 
where, and  the  joy  that  filled  my  heart  while  there,  I 
cannot  express  with  my  weak  pen.  Wherever  I  went,  the 
women  would  gather  around  me  and  listen  with  tearful  eyes 
to  the  words  of  life.  I  remained  there  three  months.  My 
parting  with  them  was  very  trying.  The  women  escorted 
me  out  of  the  city ;  and  many  tears  were  shed  as  we  sepa- 
rated. 

After  a  while  it  was  thought  best  that  T  should  accom- 
pany my  sister  and  brother-in-law  to  Amasia,  that  we  might 
labor  together  there.  When  I  reached  there,  I  opened  a 
school  for  small  girls.  I  commenced  with  two  pupils ;  but, 
increasing  from  day  to  day,  it  finally  numbered  thirty-two. 
On  account  of  the  great  heat  there,  I  have  come  to  Marsovan 
for  a  short  vacation ;  but,  if  the  Lord  will,  I  intend  to  re- 
turn soon. 

Thus  you  see,  that,  wherever  I  have  been,  there  is  much 
work  ;  but  the  laborers  are  few.  Let  us,  therefore,  pray  the. 
Lord  to  raise  up  laborers  to  enter  into  this  great  work.  But 
I  must  not  write  more  :  however  much  I  may  write,  I  can- 
not make  known  all  the  love  and  desire  of  my  heart.  My 
heart  is  full  of  joy  always,  that  I  am  permitted  to  labor  in 
this  blessed  work ;  and,  with  thanks  to  jovl  for  your  kind 
help,  I  send  loving  salutations  to  you  all,  and  to  all  the 
friends  of  my  beloved  Mrs.  Leonard.  From  your  weak 
sister  in  Christ, 

Zarhouhi. 


40  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

INDIA. 
A  THOUGHT  FOR  MOTHERS. 

BY   MRS.    CAPRON". 

"  Suffer  little  children  to  come  unto  me  "  are  the  ten- 
der, gracious  words  with  which  the  Saviour  would  win  the 
heart  of  each  mother  who  has  earnest  aspirations  for  her 
child.  If  the  mother  draws  confidingly  near  her  Lord,  the 
child  will  not  he  afraid  of  him.  Think  of  the  young  heart 
that  so  readily  hlossoms  into  the  prayer,  "Bless  papa, 
mamma,  and  me,"  and  then  think  of  the  child  whose  reli- 
gious training  consists  in  being  taught  to  put  its  hands 
together  before  the  grotesque  idol  Pulliar.*  If  the  Hindoo 
mother  is  earnest  in  her  religion,  •  she  has  unweariedly 
taught  her  little  one  to  remember  the  idol  when  he  passes 
by  it,  and  to  do  it  reverence.  And  then,  on  special  days,  he 
is  made  to  bring  his  little  offering.  He  must  pour  oil  over 
the  already  filthy  head,  and  put  a  garland  around  its  neck, 
and  spread  fruits  before  it,  and  the  child  shares  in  the  ser- 
vice. Just  in  proportion  to  her  fervor,  is  her  influence  over 
her  little  one. 

Thoughtful  mother,  is  there  not  here  a  lesson  for  you  ? 


CHINA. 

LETTER  FROM  MISS  ANDREWS. 

Ix  a  letter  from  Miss  Andrews,  dated  Tungcho,  Sept.  2, 
1872,  after  speaking  of  the  daily  routine  of  her  life,  inter- 
rupted by  the  heat  of  summer,  she  says,  — 

"  Some  time  in  June  last,  I  made  a  visit  which  was  very 
agreeable  to  me,  and  may  be  of  interest  to  you.     It  was  to 

*  See  page  58. 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  ANDREWS.  41 

the  native  town  of  my  Bible-reader,  Mrs.  Tsua, — a  large, 
pleasant  village  called  Ts^nlingchwang.  I  went  to  the 
place  last  year,  going  and  returning  the  same  day,  as  it  is 
only  about  seven  miles  from  here.  But  Mrs.  Tsua  was 
anxious  that  we  should  remain  longer  this  time,  so  that  her 
relatives  might  have  an  opportunity  to  hear  the  truth,  free 
from  the  crowd  of  outsiders,  who  always  gather  at  our  com- 
ing. She  was  sure  her  aunt  would  gladly  give  us  a  place  in 
her  house  for  the  night ;  and  we  accordingl}^  devoted  two 
days  to  the  trip,  Mrs.  Sheffield  going  with  us. 

"  The  visit  was  much  more  satisfactory  than  the  others 
had  been,  because  there  was  a  better  chance  for  quiet 
teaching.  We  had  a  great  many  listeners  all  the  time  ; 
some  lingering  till  nine  o'clock  in  the  evening,  and  others 
coming  before  six  the  next  morning.  As  a  good  deal  of  the 
curiosity  about  us  had  passed  away,  we  were  able  to  talk 
more  about  the  truth,  and  less  about  other  things.  One* 
pleasant  little  incident  of  the  visit  was  that  we  held  family 
prayers  the  morning  we  were  there.  All  the  household, 
consisting  of  an  old  lady,  her  son,  his  wife,  and  two  children, 
were  present,  and  two  or  three  neighboring  women  came  in, 
notwithstanding  the  early  hour, — half-past  five.  It  was 
the  first  time,  I  suppose,  that  the  voice  of  prayer  had  ever 
been  heard  in  the  village.  I  was  pleased  with  the  quiet, 
respectful  way  in  which  they  listened  ;  and  it  was  gratify- 
ing to  think,  that,  for  once  at  least,  a  Christian  service  took 
the  place  of  idol  worship.  They  have  a  large  Buddha  in 
the  house,  to  which  they  burn  incense  daily  ;  but  we  were 
glad  to  see  that  they  seemed  quite  convinced  of  the  folly 
of  it,  and  almost  ready  to  give  it  up.  The  old  lady,  her 
son,  and  daughter,  appeared  ill  at  ease  while  they  listened  to 
the  truth ;  and  they  took  man}^  little  opportunities  during 
the  two  days  to  talk  with  Mrs.  Tsua  about  destroying  the 
idol,  evidently  feeling  that  they  ought  to  do  so,  but  shrink- 


42  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

ing  from  the  consequences  of  such  a  step,  —  the  scorn  and 
ridicule  of  their  neighbors.  She  knew  well  how  to  sympa- 
thize with  and  advise  them ;  for  she  had  passed  through 
the  same  hard  struggle  herself  three  or  four  years  ago. 
Most  earnestly  we  sought  to  convince  them  that  their  false 
worship  was  not  only  follj^,  but  sin  against  God ;  and  our 
constant  prayer  since  has  been,  that  they  might  have  grace 
to  put  away  the  sin,  and  turn  to  him.  I  wish  I  could  tell 
you  that  they  had  made  such  a  decision  ;  but  we  have  just 
heard  from  there,  and  the  idol  still  stands.  I  suppose  we 
cannot  understand  how  much  it  costs  to  take  such  a  step. 

"  Of  all  the  people  who  seemed  interested  in  hearing  us, 
the  one  who  especially  attracted  me  was  a  blind  man,  —  a 
fortune-teller,  I  learned  afterward,  —  a  young  man  with  a 
bright,  quick  mijid,  who  listened  with  an  eagerness  I  have 
rarely  seen  in  China,  taking  in  the  truth  so  readily,  and 
seeming  so  hungry  and  thirsty  for  it,  that  it  was  a  real 
pleasure  to  talk  with  him.  He  came  in  the  first  day,  just 
as  I  had  opened  my  Bible  to  read  the  account  of  the  blind 
man  who  was  healed  at  the  gate  of  Jericho.  I  don't  know 
what  effect  that  incident  had  upon  him  ;  for  he  said  nothing, 
and  I  did  not  speak  with  him  that  day,  though  he  staid 
till  late,  listening  while  we  conversed  with  otliers.  But 
the  next  morning  he  came  early  before  many  had  gathered, 
and  sat  by  me  for  more  than  two  hours  while  I  read  and 
talked  with  him  about  Jesus  and  the  way  of  salvation. 
He  asked  no  questions  about  any  thing  else,  and  seemed  to 
care  for  nothing  but  the  truth  ;  and  when  I  stopped,  feel- 
ing that  he  had  already  heard  more  than  he  could  remem- 
ber, he  asked  for  the  books,  that  the  teacher  of  the  village 
might  read  to  him  when  we  were  gone.  The  best  of  it 
was,  that  he  appeared  to  listen  not  as  to  a  pleasant  story, 
but  as  to  something  he  himself  needed  and  wanted.  He 
said  he  should  come  to  Tungcho  to  hear  more  of  the  truth, 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  ANDREWS.  43 

as  did  a  number  of  others  who  became  interested.  Mrs. 
Sheffield  and  I  had  many  pleasant  talks,  sometimes  with  a 
crowd,  and  again  with  only  two  or  three. 

''  I  saw  more,  during  this  visit,  of  Mrs.  Tsua's  power  in 
teaching  and  talking  than  I  have  ever  seen  before  ;  and  I 
was  very  much  pleased  with  the  good  judgment  she  showed 
in  answering  their  objections,  as  well  as  with  her  knowl- 
edge of  the  truth,  and  readiness  in  explaining  it.  S\ie  has 
an  experience  of  her  own,  from  which  she  draws  freely  ;  and 
she  speaks  with  an  earnestness  that  seems  to  come  from  a 
warm  heart.  Of  course  there  are  many  places  where  she 
understands  the  wants  and  needs  of  the  people  better  than 
we  can  do,  and  knows  how  to  meet  them.  I  was  only  con- 
firmed by  the  experience  of  those  two  days,  in  the  opinion  I 
have  long  held,  that,  with  God's  blessing,  she  may  make  a 
very  efficient  helper. 

^'  It  is  a  relief  and  a  comfort  to  me,  when  weary  and  cast 
down,  to  know  that  hearts  at  home  can  understand  and 
realize  something  of  the  burdens  that  rest  upon  us,  and  are 
bearing  them  with  us  in  prayer.  Our  great  need  is  of 
God's  Spirit  to  breathe  upon  these  dead  that  they  may 
live.  Oh  !  dear  sisters  who  have  wrestled  with  God  and 
prevailed  many  times,  I  beg  of  you  pray  for  us ;  wrestle 
with  us  for  this  great  blessing  till  it  come  !  Oh !  pray  that 
we  may  not  be  left  alone,  that  the  blessing  may  not  be  long 
delayed,  and  that  our  faith  fail  not  in  the  waiting." 


'Faith,  mighty  Faith,  the  promise  sees. 

And  looks  to  that  alone ; 
Laughs  at  impossibilities, 
And  cries,  It  shall  be  done." 


44  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


l|l(tt^f|    ttt    %i^\^. 


WEEKLY-PLEDGE   SYSTEM. 
LETTER    FROM    A    CO-WORKER. 

Dear  Wo77ia7i^s  Board,  —  We  have  been  trying  for  a 
whole  year  to  establish  a  society  auxiliary  to  yours  in  our 
little  town.  We  have  appointed  officers,  enrolled  twenty- 
six  members,  and  employed  two  self-denj^ing  young  ladies 
as  collectors.  They  have  called  a  few  tunes  on  every  mem- 
ber, and  at  the  close  of  the  year  made  up  the  aggregate  of 
our  contributions  fortj^-eight  dollars.  To  gather  this  small 
sum,  two  educated  young  women  have  toiled  forty  hours,  — 
four  working-days,  —  having  called  on  ten  ladies  three 
times. 

Is  there  a  way  to  save  all  this  time  and  travel  ?  We 
have  heard  of  "  The  Weekly-Pledge  System ;  "  and  we  have 
thought  it  might  increase  our  contributions,  and  oblige  each 
one  to  be  her  own  collector.  Now,  we  want  to  know  partic- 
ularly about  this  system.  Is  there  any  unnecessary  machi- 
nery about  it  ?  Do  ladies  find  it  easier  to  give  a  little  each 
week  than  to  lay  aside  a  certain  amount  for  the  year?  Do 
they  ever  forget  to  bring  the  money  at  the  end  of  the 
month  ?  Our  collectors  have  called  many  times  when  the 
lady  did  not  have  the  money  by  her,  but  would  send  it 
next  week,  and,  after  next  week,  the  call  had  to  be  re- 
peated; and  3^et  we  believe  that  every  member  of  our 
auxiliary  societ}^  loves  the  missionary  cause.  A  dear  sister 
told  me  3"esterday,  that  she  liad  received  a  sum  of  money 
unexpectedly,  and  that  she  wished  to  give  it  at  once,  before 


LETTER  FROM  A   CO-WORKER.  45 

it  was  used  for  any  thing  else.     Have  others  had  the  §ame 
experience  ? 

Please  write  us  all  about  it,  and  oblige, 

A    Co-WORKER. 

This  letter,  received  a  day  or  two  since,  brings  to  notice 
^^The  Weekly-Pledge  System,"  upon  which  so  many  of  our 
friends  wish  information,  that  we  take  the  opportunity  of 
answering  it  for  the  benefit  of  others. 

In  these  days  of  many  charities,  conscientious  giving  has 
come  to  be  a  very  important  matter ;  and  it  seems  strange 
that  people  otherwise  exact  and  methodical  should  leave 
this  duty  so  much  to  chance  or  impulse.  What  plan  can 
be  adopted  that  shall  systematize  benevolence,  and  place  it 
on  a  firm  basis  ?  We  turn  to  our  infallible  guide,  and  there 
we  find  written,  "  Upon  the  first  day  of  the  week,  let  every 
one  of  you  lay  by  him  in  store,  as  God  has  prospered  him." 
What  could  be  plainer  or  more  practical  ?  —  to  remember  on 
the  sabbath  how  God  has  blessed  us  during  the  week,  and  to 
return  to  him  a  tithe,  be  it  large  or  small,  of  what  he  has  given 
us.  Any  thing  that  may  be  a  means  of  hastening  these 
millennial  givings  deserves  attention  ;  and  such  we  consider, 
in  a  small  degree  perhaps,  our  weekly-pledge  envelopes. 
The  habits  of  those  who  are  mothers  now  may  mould  the 
principles  of  the  men  and  women  of  the  next  generation ; 
but  the  present  benefits  of  the  system  are  by  no  means 
small. 

We  sympathize  most  heartily  with  the  trials  of  collectors, 
having  ourselves,  when  inexperienced,  gone  the  distance  of 
a  mile  and  back,  six  times,  to  obtain  a  dollar  subscription. 
With  what  perfect  ease  could  the  donor  herself  have  taken 
one  of  the  little  envelopes  to  the  treasurer,  at  the  monthly 
meeting  of  the  auxiliary,  or  the  church  prayer-meeting; 
thus  saving  twelve  miles  of  weary  walking,  and  the  often 


46  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

uncomfortable  feeling  that  the  collector  herself  is  a  "  beg- 
gar/' and  asking  a  personal  favor. 

The  '^  machinery  "  of  the  plan  is  very  simple.  It  may 
require  a  little  more  thought  and  attention  than  merely  to 
pass  over  a  dollar  or  two  when  it  is  asked  for,  sometimes 
scarcely  knowing  for  what  it  is  intended.  But  is  this  an 
objection  ?  Is  it  not  better  that  even  a  small  sum  of  money 
should  be  given  intelligently,  and  followed  with  prayer, 
that  it  may  accomplish  the  good  for  which  it  is  designed  ? 
For  the  forgetful  ones,  the  waiting  envelope  is  a  reminder 
that  cannot  easily  pass  unnoticed.  It  may  be  overlooked, 
it  is  true;  but  experience  has  proved  that  the  delinquents 
are  few ;  and  even  the  careless  gradually  fall  into  the  rou- 
tine, so  tliat  it  gives  but  little  inconvenience  to  the  treas- 
urer. 

Then  there  is  another  consideration :  we  women  are  but 
gleaners  in  the  Master's  field  as  yet,  although  it  does  seem 
as  if  he  looked  upon  us  with  a  favorable  eye,  and  was  let- 
ting fall  the  handfuls  for  us ;  and  we  think  the  envelopes 
are  admirably  adapted  to  receive  small  sums  of  money 
that  would  otherwise  slip  from  the  purse  unheeded.  Many 
of  our  friends  —  lukewarm  ones,  perhaps  —  who  might  think 
a  dollar  a  year  quite  enough  for  the  Woman's  Board,  but 
who  would  find  it  no  hardship  to  drop  a  five-cent-piece  once 
a  week  into  an  envelope,  might  be  surprised,  at  the  end  of 
the  year,  to  find  they  had  given  more  than  twice  as  much 
as  they  intended.  But  it  is  not"  necessary  to  confine  our- 
selves to  small  sums.  Could  not  the  dear  sister  whom  God 
had  so  prospered  that  she  had  a  large  amount  to  be  given 
"  before  it  was  used  for  any  thing  else  "  place  it  securely  in 
her  envelope,  where  it  is  no  more  hers  than  what  she  has 
actually  paid  out  for  household  expenses  ? 

Indeed,  among  those  who  have  tried  the  system,  there 
seems  to  be  but  one  opinion,  —  that  it  is  simple,  easy,  and 


RECEIPTS. 


47 


effective ;  that  the  contributions  are  larger,  and  more  easily 
gathered,  than  under  any  other  arrangement ;  and  we  take 
the  liberty  of  answering  our  friend's  letter  in  this  public 
way,  that  we  may  most  earnestly  recommend  it  to  all  our 
auxiliaries. 


EECEIPTS   OF   THE   WOMAN'S  BOAED   OF 

MISSIONS. 

From  Dec.  1,  to  Dec.  20,  1872. 
MRS.  HOMER  BARTLETT,  Treasurer. 


Auburn.  — Aus..,  Mrs.  H.  B,  Pulsifer, 
Sec,  ^6.50. 

RocUancl.  —  Aux.  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  A.  Pierce  of  Erzroom, 
Turkey,  and  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Love- 
joy,  L.  M's.,  $50.  Total,  $56.50. 


NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Campion.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  Bartlett, 
Treas.  (of  which  $25  to  constitute 
Mrs.  E.  H.  Hodgdon  L.  M.).  $38. 

Claremont.  —  E.  L.  Goddard  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  xl.  B.  Gr.  Emerson  L. 
M.,  $25. 

Conway  N.  —  Mrs.  M.  C.  Morrill,  to 
complete  L.  M.  made  by  her  to 
Mrs.  Susan  M.  Eastman,  $5. 

Hampton.  —  Aux.,  for  Mrs.  Ed- 
wards's school,  $15.  Total,  $83. 


VERMONT. 

Craftsbury  N".  — Mrs.  D.  W.  Loomis, 
to  con.-?titute  Mrs.  Sarah  E.  French 
L.  M.,  $25. 

Middlebury.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  H. 
Ladd,  Treas.  (of  wliich  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Joseph  Steele  and  Mrs. 
E.  P.  [looker  L.  M's.),  $110;  S.S. 
(of  which  for  support  of  Mariam  of 
Ho^hi),  $30  ;  Mrs.  C.  H.  Ladd 
and  Mrs.  Carrie  K.  Webber,  for 
"x\  gavan  "  at  Constantinople  Home, 
$115.— $255. 

Monfpelier.—Aux.,  Mrs.  A.  J.  Howe, 
Treas.  for  B.  il.  '•  Ahilabai,"  $35. 


Pifisford.  — By  ^ra.R.  T.  Hall,  la- 
dies of  Cong.  Soc,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Jane  A.  Powers  L.  M.  $25. 

Itutland.  —  Aux..  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. 

St.  Johnsbury  —  S.  Cong.  Church,  by 
Thos.  L.  Hall,  Treas.,  $.50. 

Verijennes.  —  Aux,,  $107;  mission 
circle,  "'Cheerful  Givers,"  $10. — 
$117.  Total,  $717.15. 

C.  HOME  BUILDING-FUND. 

iJwiZanr/.— Mrs.  C.  H.  Ladd,  $25; 
Mrs.  H.  T.  Ketchell,  $25. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Boston.  — Islrs.  H.  W.  D.araon,  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  W.  W.  Thompson  of 
Napa,  Cal.,  L.  M.  $25;  Park- 
street  Ch.,  Mrs  Worcester,  $1; 
Old  South  Ch.,  '-L.  F.  B.»  month- 

•  ly  contribution,  and.  with  a  former 
one,  to  constitute  Miss  Talcott  of 
ISr.  Haven,  and  Miss  L.  A.  Hale  of 
Salem,  L.  M's.  $30.  —$56. 

-Ceypr///.-— Centre viile  Mission  Circle, 
by  Miss  M.  E.  Price,  $30. 

Brnintree  E.  —  M.ra.  S.  J.  Holbrook, 
$3. 

Cambridge.  —  Shepard  Ch.  S.  S.,  Mr.^. 
E.  S.  Johnson's  class,  "  Willing 
Helpers,"  $5. 


48 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


Dunstable.— Cong.  Ch.  and  Soc,  $3. 

Greenfield.  — 'Hi-^.  H.  M.  Ball,  S5. 

Ho2}kinton.  —  "  Little  Workers,"  $25. 

Leominster.  —  Evan.  Cong.  Ch.,  $10. 

Lynn.  —  N.  Ch.  Aux.,  for  Mrs.  Ed- 
wards's school,  $51.35. 

Newton  Centre.  —  Aux..  $10. 

Sale7n.  —  Taher\Mic\e  Ch.  S.  S., "  Will- 
ing Helpers,"  for  a  pupil  in  Mrs. 
Edwards's  school  at  Inanda,  S.  A., 
$30. 

Springfield.  —  Young  Ladies'  Mis- 
sion Soc,  Miss  M.  C.  Calhoun, 
Treas.,  $10.50. 

Toionsend  Centre.  —  Mrs.M.  A.  Ber- 
tram, Treas.,  $60. 

Winchendon.  —  Mrs.  C.  W.  Bowker, 
Treas.,  $66.80. 

Wrentham.  —  Aux.,  additional.  $1. 

Weymouth.  —  ^''  Mite  for  India,"  $1. 

Williamsburg.  —  Aux.,  Miss  S.  M. 
Carter,  Sec,  $25. 

Yarmouth.  — Mission-Circle,  $2.22. 

Total,  $394  87. 

C.  HOME  BUILDING-FUND. 

Peabody.  —  "Morning-Star  "  ^Mission- 
Circle,  proceeds  of  a  fair,  §300. 

Boston.  —  Chambers  -  street  Chapel 
Mi.ss.  Circles,  $01.33;  "  A  Friend," 
Central  Ch.,  $-:5. 

CONNECTICUT. 

flarf/oj'fZ.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  Charles  A. 
Jewell,  Treas.,  Fourth  Ch.,  $25; 
Wethersfield-ave.  Ch.,  $31;  Mrs. 
A.  Dunham,  Park  Ch.,  $10;  Pearl- 
street  Ch.,  $106  (of  which,  by  Mrs. 
E.  A.  Hubbard,  $.'5  to  constitute 
Miss  Hattie  E.  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  ,  S2So  (of  which 
by  friends  to  constitute  Mrs.  E.  H. 


Richardson  L.  M.J  "A  Friend," 
$25,  to  constitute  MIrs.  Josiah  Tyler 
L.  M.,  Mrs.  Isaac  Wright,  $2.H  to 
constitute  herself  L.M.,  and  Mrs. 
Edwin  S.  House,  $25,  to  constitute 
herself  L.  M.),  the  same  also  in- 
cluding salary  of  Miss  C.  P.  D  wight, 
for  1873,  their  missionary  at  Sivas, 
W.  Turkey,  $452. 
Prosi^ecj;.  — Cong.  Ch.,  $9. 

Total,  $461. 

C.  HOME  BUILDING-FUND. 

Hartford.  — Tflra.  H.  A.  Perkins, 
$100;  Mrs.  Joseph  Cone,  $20;  Mrs. 
E.  G.  Howe,  $10;  Mrs.  William 
Thompson,  SIO;  Mrs.  Brownal,  $2; 
Miss  Douglass,  $5;  Cash,  $16. 

NEW  YORK. 

Brasher  Falls.  — 8.  S.,  for  Harpoot 
Female  Seminary,  $10.  ' 

Brooliyn. —  Mrs.  Loomis  and  Misa 
Pratt,  for  pupil  at  Harpoot,  $30. 

Saratoga  Springs.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  H. 
M.  Thornton,  Treas  ,  ^22. 

Total,  $62. 

ILLINOIS. 

Alton.  —  "  A  Friend,"  $10. 


MINNESOTA. 

Hutchinson. —  Cong.  Ch.,  $3. 

C.  HOME  BUILDING-FUND. 

Minneapolis. —  "  M.  Y.  L."  $5. 

Subscriptions $1,787.52 

C.  Home  Building-fund     (i04..33 

Quarterlies,"  L.and  L."    268.50 

"Echoes"..        2.48 

Envelopes 20.75 

Total  for  month $2,6S3  58 


1^^  Specimen  copies  of  *' Echoes"  have  been  sent  very 
generally  to  superintendents  of  sabbath  schools  ;  and,  as 
the  primary  work  of  the  Woman's  Board  is  to  create  a 
missionary  spirit  among  the  young,  we  trust  all  our  friends 
will  interest  themselves  to  introduce  the  little  magazine 
into  the  schools  with  which  they  are  connected. 


iiiiMPiiSiaiii 


CENTRAL    TURKEY. 


HADJIN  WEDDINGS. 


BY    MRS.    J.    L.    COFFIXG. 

It  is  the  sabbath,  and  we  are  quietly  reading  in  the  house, 
when  suddenly  a  noise  is  heard,  and  we  hurry  to  the  door. 

Twenty  young  men  or  more  are  coming  down  the  steep 
hill,  driving  before  them  as  many  animals,  loaded  with 
wood.  They  are  singing  the  ditties  of  the  country,  clap- 
ping their  hands,  and  hurrahing :  so  that  their  noise  has 
reached  us  at  the  distance  of  half  a  mile. 

What  can  it  all  mean  ?  Do  you  see  that  tent  on  a 
neighboring  roof?  To-morrow  morning  there  is  to  be  a 
wedding  in  that  house ;  and  these  are  friends  of  the  bride- 
groom, who  went  with  him  yesterday  for  wood.  They  have 
stopped  now  in  that  turn  of  the  road;  and  the  bridegroom 
will  treat  them  to  strong  drink.  Then  they  will  make  even 
more  noise  than  before. 

One  horse  with  his  load  has  parted  from  the  rest,  and 
approaches  the  city  by  a  different  road.  That  goes  to  the 
house  of  the  bride  ;  the  others  to  the  groom's  house.  This 
is  a  custom  to  which  newly-married  people  even  in  our  own 
land  would  not  object.  Who,  under  such  circumstances, 
would  not  welcome  a  present  of  fifteen  or  twenty  loads  of 
wood? 

"But  why  do  they  bring  it  on  the  sabbath?"  The 
priests  tell  them  that  their  weddings  are  their  most  holy 
rites,  and  that  whatever  is  done  for  a  wedding  on  the  sab- 

4  49 


50  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

batli  is  lawful.  The  wood  has  reached  its  destination,  and 
the  sound  of  rejoicing  is  heard  in  the  house :  but  it  has  not 
the  sound  of  innocent  joy,  of  pleasure  unmixed  with  sin ; 
and  we  turn  away  in  disgust. 

It  is  Monday  morning.  The  first  rays  of  light  are  just 
breaking  over  the  hills :  what  can  have  waked  us  at  this 
early  hour  ?  There  is  the  sound  as  of  a  great  hotel-gong 
and  a  dozen  cow-bells.  The  priest,  and  the  groom's  friends, 
have  come  to  take  the  bride  to  the  church. 

Two  hours  have  passed,  and  again  the  gong  is  heard. 
We  reach  the  window  just  as  the  crowd  is  passing.  It  is 
headed  by  the  music-makers,  and  a  priest  in  a  long,  black 
robe,  with  a  greasy  black  cap  on  his  head.  Next  comes  the 
groom,  and  at  his  side  the  groomsman,  a  lad  of  ten  or 
twelve  years,  who  has  acted  as  sponsor  at  the  church. 
They  are  dressed  in  dirty,  light-colored  silk  robes,  the  prop- 
erty of  the  church,  which  have  been  used  for  this  purpose 
for  years.  Next  in  order  comes  a  crowd  of  men  in  their 
rough,  every-day  dress,  then  the  women,  and  last  the  bride 
on  horseback. 

Let  us  follow  them  into  the  home  of  the  groom,  and 
observe  the  ceremonies,  which  are  the  same,  it  is  said,'  as 
have  been  performed  on  all  similar  occasions  for  hundreds 
of  years.  The  groom  has  passed  up  the  stairs,  and  stands 
at  the  door,  with  his  hands  folded  across  his  breast,  looking 
at  the  ground.  Thus  he  must  stand  till  the  guests  are  all 
seated,  and  the  bride  has  passed  into  the  room  beyond. 

She  has  just  now  entered.  Is  she  handsome  ?  Her  face 
is  closely  veiled ;  and  even  the  groom  himself  cannot  answer 
the  question.  Friends  are  preparing  the  breakfast  under 
the  tent.  See  the  display  of  copper  dishes !  It  would 
seem  useless  to  try  to  count  them,  they  are  so  numerous. 
Yet  we  cannot  infer  from  this  fact  that  the  family  is  rich. 
All  the  friends,  near  and  more  remote,  have  lent  their  cop- 


EADJIN   WEDDINGS.  51 

per  for  the  occasion.  Neither  does  it  imply  that  a  variety 
of  food  is  provided.  The  entertainment  is  a  simple  one, 
—  merely  cracked  wheat,  with  melted  hutter  poured  over  it. 
Not  a  woman  is  expected  to  sit  down  at  the  table.  They 
will  all  he  served  in  that  dark  room.  It  is  considered  a 
great  shame  for  men  and  women  to  eat  together.  Even 
husband  and  wife  cannot  do  it.  The  groom  and  grooms- 
man must  stand  at  one  side,  in  their  silk  robes,  with  their 
hands  folded,  and  look  on. 

When  the  breakfast  is  over,  the  bride  is  brought  forth, 
still  closely  veiled ;  and,  while  an  old  man  plays  on  a  tam- 
bourine and  sings  a  low  song,  she  and  her  maids  dance, 
going  through  with  the  most  ridiculous  motions.  The 
groom  in  the  mean  time  is  taken  into  the  room,  and  stands 
peeping  through  a  crack  in  the  door.  An  old  man  now 
steps  forward,  and  sings  out,  ''  A  thousand  blessings  to  her 
be  given  !  Here  her  mother  gives  four  pounds  to  the 
handful."  He  then  lets  fall  a  handful  of  small  coins,  the 
whole  not  amounting  to  a  sixpence  in  value.  In  a  few 
moments,  he  lets  fall  another  handful  on  her  head,  saying, 
"  A  thousand  blessings  to  her  be  given  !  Here  her  brother 
gives'four  pounds  to  the  handful."  Thus  he  goes  through 
the  whole  list  of  her  friends  ;  and  the  tambourine-player 
picks  up  the  small  coins,  and  thus  gets  his  pay.  This  goes 
on  at  intervals,  day  and  night,  for  three  days. 

Weddings  seldom  take  place  in  the  town,  except  in  the 
months  of  July  and  August ;  but  they  are  very  numerous 
daring  these  two  months.  The  headman  told  me,  that, 
when  he  was  married,  there  were  eight  other  couples  stand- 
ing on  the  floor,  besides  those  that  were  married  in  the  other 
churches  the  same  morning. 

When  will  these  superstitious  ceremonies  give  place  to 
Christian  services  ?  these  low  ditties  to  holy  songs  ?  How 
shall  the  change,  be  brought  about  ?  The  means  to  be  used 
are  plain  j  but  I  must  leave  them  for  another  letter. 


B2  LIFS  AND  LIGHT. 

EUROPEAN  TUEKEY. 
LETTER  FROM  MRS.   MUMFORD. 

We  are  permitted  to  make  the  following  extracts  from  a 
letter,  addressed  by  Mrs..  Mumford  of  Samokov  to  our 
auxiliary  in  Oberlin,  0.,  under  date  of  Sept.  30,  1872 :  — 

"Two  of  tlie  missionaries  have  just  returned  from  a  tour 
of  four  weeks  among  the  different  villages  and  cities  where 
our  booksellers  have  been,  and  where  more  or  less  of  the 
truth  has  been  preached.  They  are  encouraged  by  what 
they  saw  and  heard  of  the  progress  of  the  work.  In 
Merechleri,  where  there  was  persecution  last  spring,  the 
Lord's  truth  is  marching  right  on.  One  whole  ward  of  the 
city  is  now  Protestant ;  and  the  meetings  are  so  fully 
attended,  that  a  larger  room  must  be  provided  for  them. 
We  learn  from  a  bookseller  who  has  just  come  in  from  a 
tour,  that  in  another  large  village,  where  much  seed  has 
been  sown,  persecution  has  begun.  Will  you  not  pray  for 
these  two  places,  that  those  who  are  now  called  to  suffer  for 
Christ's  sake  may  stand  firm  ?  If  they  will  only  stand, 
the  Lord  will  pour  out  his  grace  in  great  power  upon  the 
people  ;  and  their  ^  righteousness  will  go  forth  as  a  lamp  that 
burneth.'  We  have  never  seen  it  fail  here.  But,  if  they 
are  fearful  and  fall,  the  light  becomes  darkness,  —  darkness 
that  can  be  felt,  as  it  were. 

"  The  missionaries  report,  that,  in  almost  every  place  vis- 
ited by  them,  the  women  plead  for  a  Bible-woman  to  come  and 
read  the  Word  to  them.  How  my  heart  swells  at  the  vast- 
ness  of  the  field  and  the  blessedness  of  the  work !  It  seems 
to  me,  that,  while  learning  the  language,  I  am  in  the  posi- 
tion of  Paul  before  he  received  his  sight.  I  wonder  if  he 
did  not  feel  that  he  could  hardly  endure  to  stay  idle  so 
long.  I  am  exceedingly  anxious  that  these  girls  under  our 
care  should  feel  the  importance  of  the  work  they  are  to  do 
for  this  peoDle." 


ENCOURAGEMENTS   TO  MISSIONARY  EFFORT.       53 


JAPAN. 

ENCOURAGEMENTS    TO    MISSIONARY   EFFORT. 

A  YOUNG  missionary  in  Japan  writes  as  follows  of  the 
joy  she  finds  in  her  new  life  :  — 

"  The  little  taste  of  missionary  work  which  we  have  had 
in  our  morning  prayers  has  made  it  easy  for  me  to  under- 
stand how  very  hard  it  must  be  for  a  missionary  to  tear 
himself  away  from  his  work.  You  do  not  know  how  differ- 
ent the  Bible  seems  as  we  read  it  with  those  who  hear  it 
for  the  first  time.  The  words  have  been  so  familiar  to  us 
from  the  time  we  were  little  children,  that,  as  we  read  them, 
we  do  not  take  in  their  full  meaning ;  but,  when  trjdng  to 
give  them  to  another  in  a  strange  tongue,  we  get  many  new 
thoughts  for  ourselves,  and  realize  more  than  ever  before, 
that  the  Bible  can  never  become  an  old  book." 

The  following  extract  from  a  letter  dated  Nov.  1  is  of 
special  interest,  as  illustrating  the  progress  of  ideas  in  that 
land,  and  the  confidence  felt  by  some,  at  least,  in  our  mis- 
sionaries :  — 

"Yesterday  we  received  a  call  from  the  Daisakan,  the 
fifth  yaconin  in  rank  in  this  region.  He  is  very  anxious 
that  we  should  take  his  little  son,  eight  years  old,  into  our 
family,  and  bring  him  up  as  we  would  our  own  children, 
Keeping  him  with  us  ten  years,  and  teaching  him  as  well  as 
we  can  the  Christian  religion.  He  hopes  that  by  that  time 
he  will  understand  enough  about  it  to  teach  his  own  coun- 
trymen. A  few  years  ago,  I  imagine,  no  Japanese  official 
would  have  made  a  similar  request," 


54  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


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We  have  received  from  our  auxiliary  in  Elyria,  0.,  a 
very  interesting  and  suggestive  report  of  the  work  of  that 
society  during  the  last  year.  Their  annual  meeting  was 
held  Dec.  13.  One  of  the  officers  writes  of  it  as  follows : 
"  Our  meeting  was  attended  hy  more  than  a  hundred  ladies, 
including  several  from  Oberlin,  Cleveland,  East  Cleveland, 
Milan,  Vermilion,  and  other  towns  in  the  vicinity.  Mrs. 
Haskell  of  Eski  Zagra  spoke  to  us  for  an  hour,  telling  of 
her  ten  years  in  Bulgaria,  and  showing  us  how  hopeful  and 
blessed  is  the  work  of  the  missionary,  entering  as  it  were, 
even  now,  into  the  inheritance  by  sharing  the  Master's  work. 
She  spoke  of  the  need  of  more  missionaries,  urging  the  sub- 
ject on  those  present,  though  with . hesitation,  she  said; 
since  the  call  must  come  from  the  Spirit,  who  would  lead  to 
a  true  and  righteous  decision  any  soul  who  would  listen  to 
his  pleadings.  Delegates  from  other  societies  spoke  briefly; 
but  one  short  afternoon  seemed  to  pass  all  too  quickly." 

Our  correspondent  adds,  "  I  have  secured  thirteen  more 
subscribers  for  ^  Life  and  Light '  this  week,  and  that  was  by 
no  great  exertion,  —  only  carrying  my  pencil  and  paper  to  a 
sewing-society,  where  we  were  preparing  clothes  for  Sunday- 
school  scholars,  and  asking  such  ladies  as  I  met  to  take  it." 

Are  there  not  others  who  will  at  least  do  as  much  as  this 
for  increasing  the  circulation  of  our  magazine  ?  We  ask 
it  that  the  many  Christian  women  connected  with  our 
Western  churches,  who  have  never  yet  heard  of  the  open- 
ings and  calls  for  their  assistance  in  spreading  the  gospel 
in  heathen  lands,  may  become  united  with  us  in  heart  and 
in  active  effort. 


HAVE    YOU  A   BOX?  55 


HAVE  YOU  A  BOX  ? 

A  COLLECTOR  ill  one  of  our  auxiliaries  said  to  a  lady 
friend  the  other  day,  "  I  am  getting  quite  discouraged  about 
our  society.  We  have  not  made  up  the  salary  for  our  mis- 
sionary, and  so  many  are  excusing  themselves,  at  this  holi- 
day season,  from  their  monthly  payments." 

'^  Oh,  don't  be  disheartened  !  "  exclaimed  the  other. 
"  The  salary  must  be  all  paid,  everybody  agrees  to  that ; 
and  there  is  something  in  our  box  that  can  go  towards  it." 

"What  is  your  box?" 

"  Why,  we  always  keep  a  box  into  which  each  one  of  the 
family  puts  a  penny,  a  quarter,  or  a  dime,  whenever  it  can 
be  spared,  for  general  benevolent  purposes ;  and  it  is  very 
convenient  in  emergencies.  Of  course,  this  is  all  aside  from 
our  regular  contributions  :  we  design  it  for  special  calls." 

"  A  very  good  plan,"  said  the  collector.  "  I  will  suggest 
it  to  others."  And  when  her  friend,  at  their  next  meeting, 
handed  her  two  dollars  as  an  extra  contribution  from  "  the 
box,"  it  was  so  practical  a  proof  of  the  excellence  of  the 
plan,  that  it  seemed  worth  while  to  give  it  wider  mention.. 

Some  time  since,  in  another  family,  the  little  daughter 
wished  to  join  the  Ladies'  Society,  whose  meetings  she 
often  attended  with  her  mother  (they  had  no  Children's 
Band).  But  she  did  not  know  how  she  could  earn  the  dol- 
lar, so  that  it  should  be  her  "very  own"  to  give.  Her 
mother  provided  a  pretty  box,  promising  that  each  of  the 
family  would  occasionally  contribute,  and  allowing  her  to 
tell  their  intimate  friends,  as  they  came  in,  the  object  of 
this  new  mantle-ornament.  A  few  months  afterward,  on 
the  child's  birthdaj^,  the  box  was  opened,  and  all  but  a  few 
cents  of  the  requisite  amount  found  within,  —  all,  too,  in 
small  bits ;  a  fifteen-cent  scrip  being  the  largest  piece.  So 
Susy's  membership  was  her  birthday- gift. 


56 


LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 


Try  it,  friends.  There  is  practical  truth,  as  well  as 
shrewd  sense,  in  the  old  Scotch  proverb,  "  Many  a  little 
makes  a  mickle." 

It  teaches  the  children  too.  If  they  regularly  and  ha- 
bitually give  of  their  own,  they  will  not  fail  to  learn  for 
what  they  are  thus  denying  themselves,  and  what  are  the 
needs  of  those  to  whom  they  give.  Let  the  habit  of  be- 
nevolence be  fixed  in  youth,  and  there  will  not  be  the 
ignorance  of  after  years  which  is  at  present  one  of  the 
hardest  obstacles  we  have  to  encounter  and  overcome  in. 
our  home  work.  E. 


RECEIPTS  OF  THE   WOMAN'S  BOARD    OF  MISSIONS 
FOR   THE   INTERIOR. 

From  Dec.  1,  to  Dec.  21,  1872. 

MRS.  FRANCIS  BRADLEY,  Treasurer. 


PninesinUe.  —  Anx.,    Mrs.    Ella    D. 
Everett,  Treas.,  $21. 


MICHIGAN. 

East  Saginatv.  —  Anx.,  for  support 
of  Miss  Diament,  Mrs.  A.  L.  Coats, 
Treas.,  $112. 

Hudson.  — Auk.,  for  support  of  Bible- 
Reader  in  Marasii  (iu  comiection 
with  the  Royal  Oak  Aux.),  Mrs.  B. 
D.  Conkliug,  Treas.,  $11. 

Total.  $123. 

ILLINOIS. 

Alton.  — Church  of  Redeemer.  Aux., 
for  support  of  Bible-Reader  in  Har- 
poot,  Mrs.  Whittlesey,  TreAs.,  $17. 

Vhicago. — First  Church  Aux.,  for 
support  of  Miss  Patrick,  Mrs. 
Yates,  Treas.,  i$55;  47th-street  Ch., 
Aux.,  Mrs.  L.(;.  Purington,  Treas., 
$16.20:  New-E  inland  Church,  Aux. 
for  support  of  Miss  Chapin,  Mrs. 
Max  Iljortsberg,  Treas.,  $26.80. 


Uiide  Pnrk.  —  "  Busy  Gleaners."  for 
Bible-Reader  and  pupil  in  Ilarpoot, 
by  Mrs.  S.  P.  Farrington,  $75. 

Peru.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  M.  Brewster, 
Treas.,  $6  72.  Total,  $196.72. 

WISCONSIN. 

Bloominqtnn.  —  Aux.,    Mrs.    E.    C. 

Tracey,  Treas.,  $5. 
Whitewater.— Aux.,  for  support  of 

Miss  Taylor  of  Madura,  Miss  M.  V. 

Hall,  Treas.,  $45.  Total,  $50. 


Oscaloosa.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Kate  A. 
Trask,  Treas.,  $36. 

Polk  City.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  W.  Ro- 
gers. Treas.,  $6. 

Waterloo.  — Aux.,  to  be  applied  to 
the  support  of  Mrs.  Cofiing's  school 
in  Marash,  and  to  a  Bible-Reader 
in  Zeitoon,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Leavitt, 
Treas.,  $47.19, 

Witt(  mberg  —  Aux.,  Miss  Dorcas  D. 
Hanger,  Treas.,  $9.60.  Total,  $98.79. 
Total,    $489.51, 


^BQ)m 


Feb,  Pdbushed  by  the  Woman's  Board  op  Missions. 


1873. 


THE    LITTLE   PEACEMAKERS. 


BY    MISS    SEYMOUR. 

E  you  should  hear  the  happy  voices  of  our 
Harpoot  school-girls,  as  I  do  now,  you  would 
not  think  they  needed  very  much  pity.  It  is 
Saturday  ;  and  they  are  as  busy  as  bees,  wash- 
ing, sweeping,  and  cooking.  I  never  saw  so 
many  girls  together,  where  there  was  such  per- 
fect harmony.  All  last  year  and  this,  not  oae 
came  to  us  with  a  complaint  against  another. 
I  had  forgotten  —  two  girls  came  to  our 
room  not  long  ago,  with  very  sad  faces,  having  been  de- 
puted by  the  others  to  tell  us  «what  they  thought  we  ought 
to  know.  A  new  scholar  had  been  taking  their  things,  and 
then  telling  lies  to  screen  herself.  They  said  they  had 
talked  and  prayed  with  her ;  but  they  finally  felt,  that,  for 
the  good  of  the  school,  it  ought  to  be  known.  Kohar,  the 
native  teacher  who  stays  with  the  girls,  said  she  wondered 
at  the  kindness  and  wisdom  they  showed  in  dealing  with 
her.  This  has  been  the  the  first  case  of  theft  since  I  have 
been  here ;  and  I  hope  it  will  be  the  last. 

57 


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THE  IDOL  PULLIAR.  59 


THE    IDOL   PULLIAE. 

BY   MRS.    CAPRON. 

This  is  a  Hindu  idol,  known  in  the  missions  of  Sontliern 
India  as  Pulliar,  or  the  god  of  wisdom,  and  in  Northern 
India,  as  Ganecha.  Sitting  in  state  like  this,  or  perched  on 
a  stone  just  within  the  barred  door  of  a  little  temple,  or 
dumped  down  by  the  roadside,  grim  and  greasy  with  dust 
and  oil,  it  may  always  be  known  by  its  elephant's  head  and 
trunk.  Whether  hidden  behind  the  closed  door,  or  in  sight 
by  the  roadside,  the  devout  Hindu  always  folds  his  hands  in 
worship  as  he  passes  by  it. 

This  is  the  idol-god  that  presides  over  the  schools  of 
India.  Think  of  school-boys,  with  their  Palmyra-leaf 
school-books  slung  over  their  shoulders,  running  along  to 
school,  and  stopping  in  their  talk  to  pay  worship  to  such 
an  uncouth  image  as  this  !  This  idol  sits,  also,  in  a  niche 
at  one  end  of  the  schoolroom  ;  and  each  boy,  as  he  enters, 
pays  salute  to  it.  As  a  boy  takes  up  his  arithmetic,  he 
offers  a  prayer  to  Pulliar  that  he  ma}^  be  helped  to  learn 
and  remember  the  thirty  Palmyra-leaf  pages  of  this  study. 

On  special  occasions,  the  people  may  be  seen  breaking 
cocoanuts  before  this  idol,  and  pouring  the  fragrant  milk 
over  his  hideous  head.  You  may  sometimes  see  a  family 
making  a  feast  to  it.  One  has  put  a  garland  of  the  white 
jessamine  over  its  neck;  another  has  filled  the  air  with 
the'fragrance  of  the  burning  sandal-wood  taper.  "When  the 
feast  has  been  prepared,  a  small  portion  is  set  before  the 
idol,  which  the  crows  take  away  with  a  grateful  caiu. 

At  night  the  priest  lights  the  arch  of  lamps  above  the 
idol's  head.  In  a  little  temple,  one  dim  lamp  burns  all  the 
night ;  and  the  roadside  god  is  left  in  darkness.     Better  if 


60  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

all  the  idols  were  left  in  darkness,  or  buried  from  sight  for- 
ever. 

This  Hindu  mother  is  teaching  her  child  to  'kneel  down, 
and  put  its  hands  together  in  worship,  just  as  your  mother 
teaches  you  to  pray  to  your  heavenly  Father.  The  heathen 
child  has  no  sweet  Bible-stories  to  tell  him  of  the  dear 
Saviour.  It  is  all  darkness  to  him,  until  some  one  brings 
the  Bible  to  him,  and  teaches  him  to  love  the  only  true  God. 


TUEKISH  SCENES. 

NUMBEB    TWO. 
BY    MISS    M.    G.    HOLLISTER. 

In  my  last  I  left  my  little  friends  in  Aintab,  at  the 
seminary. 

Now  we  will  start  out  on  a  trip  to  the  mountain  villages. 
With  faces  set  toward  the  sunlit,  snowy  peaks,  off  on  our 
galloping  horses,  over  the  plains  where  the  oleander,  sy- 
ringa,  and  morning-glories  grow, — oh!  that  will  be  fine 
indeed!  But  wait  one  moment.  Here's  our  bedding  to 
pack,  a  whole  tableful  of  food  and  cooking-utensils  to  find 
a  place  for  on  the  back  of  some  of  these  restless  mules ; 
and  you  yourselves,  brave  as  you  may  be,  won't  ride  the 
prancing  little  pony,  but  fix  yourselves  in  those  boxes 
swung  across  the  animal's  back.  Those  are  mafas^  as  the 
native  people  call  them,  — just  large  enough  for  one  to  ride 
in  each.  As  we  start  down  the  street,  and  the  assistant 
teacher  appears  round  the  corner,  "  There  go  the  mirabets 
(nuns),  and  here  comes  the  mirahet^s  old  shoe,"  sings  out 
one   of    our  street-boy   friends,    and     then,   quicker   than 


TURKISH  SCENES.  Gl 

tliouglit,  dodges  out  of  sight  to  the  tune,  "  The  gowers  are 
coming." 

And  now,  after  many  escapes,  having  been  swung  against 
the  walls  of  the  narrow  streets,  and  nearly  upset  by  a 
donkey-train,  with  a  few  scratches  and  bruises  we  are  safe 
on  the  plain,  with  a  long  day's  journey  before  us.  The  first 
hour  or  two  there  is  some  joking  and  laughing  ;  but  finally 
we  all  settle  down  into  tlie  caravan-rate  of  travel.  Hour 
after  hour  we  creep  along  over  the  plain,  up  and  down  the 
long  limestone  hills,  till  we  are  all  glad  to  come  in  sight  of 
a  village,  where  we  may  rest  for  the  night.  When  we  dis- 
mount, groups  of  ragged  men,  women,  and  children  stand 
around  our  company,  looking  on  in  stupid  wonder.  They 
are  rough  people,  who  never  heard  of  the  Saviour,  —  such 
people  as  he  used  to  see,  no  doubt,  when  he  was  on  earth. 
Many  of  them  are  shepherds  ;  but  they  don't  know  that  just 
as  they  themselves  go  out.  on  the  mountains,  and  call  their 
sheep  around  them  to  keep  them  from  harm,  the  good 
Shepherd  is  tr3''ing  to  call  them  to  himself.  And,  if  we 
begin  to  tell  them  of  this,  they  will  shrug  their  shoulders, 
and  turn  away,  or  begin  to  dispute  about  a  few  paras  of 
money. 

But  we  must  think  of  what  we  are  to  do  for  the  night. 
The  only  place  we  have  is  a  house  made  of  straw,  or,  at  best, 
a  room  with  walls,  floor,  and  roof  of  mud,  with  a  hole  in  the 
centre  for  the  smoke  to  escape.  AVith  our  travelling-beds 
set  up  amid  the  noisy  villagers,  the  horses,  and  the  mules, 
we  try  to  sleep  ;  but  damp  bedding  and  the  insects  keep  our 
w^eary  eyelids  wide  open,  till  morning  light  tells  us  it  is 
time  to  be  on  our  way  again.  Such  nights  as  this,  when  I 
have  listened  to  the  barking  of  the  dogs,  and  the  scolding 
of  the  women,  how  often  have  I  thought,  that,  if  the 
children  of  America  oould  see  these  people  as  I  see  them, 
they  would  forget  to  be  discontented  and  disobedient,  since 


62  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

God   has    given    them    such    pleasant    homes    and    kind 
parents. 

With  all  the  clamor  they  contrive  to  make  night  and  day, 
you  will  never  hear  a  joyous,  ringing  laugh  from  any  one  of 
them.  Think  of  that,  children,  who  laugh  and  play  from 
morning  till  night,  —  think  what  a  gloomy  life  they  must 
lead,  with  never  a  kind  word  or  a  winning  smile  from  a 
gentle  mother!  Think  what  it  would  be  to  he  in  their 
places,  and  what  you  can  do  to  help  them  out  of  such  a  life 
into  something  higher  and  better  ! 


MISSION-CIRCLES. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 


Vermont.  —  Rutland.  —  Congregational  Sabbath  School,  $102.55. 

Vergennes.  —  "  Cheerful  Givers,"  $10.00. 
Massachusetts.  —  Beverly.  — Centreville  Mission-Circle,  $30.00. 

Boston.  —  Chambers-street  Chapel,  Mission- Circles,  $61,33. 

Cambridge.  —  "  Willing  Helpers,"  $5.00. 

Hopkinton.  —  "  Little  Workers,"  $25.00 

Peabody.  —  ''  Morning  Stars,"  $300.00. 

Salem.  —  "  Willing  Helpers,"  $30.00. 

Yarmouth.  —Mission-Circle,  $2.22. 
New  York. — Brasher  Fa//s.—  Sabbath  School,  $10.00. 


MISSION- WOEKERS. 


Among  the  best  of  our  mission-circles,  we  can  most 
truly  say,  are  the  "  Mission- Workers,''  in  Putnam,  Conn. 
Ileal  little   workers  they  are  too,  if  we   may  judge  from 


MISSION -WORKERS.  63 

the  results  that  come  to  us  now  and  then.  Their  last 
undertaking  was  a  very  pleasant  sale  :  and  we  think  they 
must  understand  how  to  work  among  the  hearts  of  their 
friends;  for  their  letter  says,  "We  opened  our  doors  at 
half-past  seven,  and  in  two  hours  every  article  was  gone 
from  the  tables.  We  hoped  to  realize  twenty-five  dollars  ; 
but,  to  our  great  delight,  we  send  you  fifty-four." 

Just  about  a  year  ago  they  had  a  very  successful  enter- 
tainment, an  account  of  which  we  have  had  quite  a  long 
time,  trying  to  find  a  place  for  it  in  "  Echoes."  Now  that 
the  merry  Christmas  holidays  are  over,  we  doubt  not  many 
little  people  are  wishing  to  do  something  for  their  mission- 
circle.  We  givo  the  programme  the  "  Mission- Workers  " 
used,  thinking  it  may  be  of  some  assistance. 

PART   FIRST. 

Onward,  Christian  Soldiers  .....       Chorus. 

In  School-Days Recitation. 

Soldiers  for  Jesus Chorus. 

A  Trap  to  catch  a  Sunbeam Recitation. 

Sunbeams Trio  and  Chorus. 

Recording  Angels         .......  Dialorjue. 

The  Children's  Temple 

PART    SECOND. 

Merry  Songs Solo  and  Chorus. 

Lift  up  your  Voice Solo  and  Chorus. 

The  Chamois-Hunter  ......  Recitation. 

From  Highways  and  Hedges        .....       Chorus. 

Reading  of  Report       ......... 

Contribution  Song       .         .         .         .         .         Solo  and  Chorus. 

The  Parable  of  the  Virgins 

The  Best  Use  of  a  Penny Recitation. 

The  Band  of  Virtues 

We  are  Marching  Onward Chorus. 


64  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

BY    MRS.    C.    B.    DANA. 

Now  let  us  for  Afric's  and  India's  need 

Our  pennies  most  cheerfully  give ; 
Supporting  the  schools  that  the  children  may  read  : 
Cheerfully,  cheerfully  give ! 
Chorus.  —  Cheerfully,  gratefully,  lovingly  give 
For  children  less  favored  than  we ; 
Obeying  the  golden  rule  Jesus  has  given, 
Whose  love  is  so  boundless  and  free. 

IIow  burdened  these  children  to  mission-schools  go ! 

Cheerfully,  cheerfully  give ! 
No  wonder  their  progress  in  letters  is  slow  : 

Cheerfully,  cheerfully  give ! 
Chorus  —  Cheerfully,  gratefully,  lovingly  give,  &c. 

Their  patient  school-teacher,  with  loving  heart  full, 
Has  left  her  bright  home  far  away, 

To  carry  to  India  the  home  and  the  school : 
For  all  mission-teachers  we  pray. 
Chorus.  —  Cheerfully,  gratefully,  lovingly  pray,  &c. 


EXIGMA. 

I  AM  composed  of  sev^nroen  letters. 

Mv  '-i,  3,  15,  1,  2,  3,  10,  are  the  children  for  whom  we  are  laboring. 

My  15,  5,  10,  1,  11,  14,  is  a  city  of  which  we  have  recently  heard. 

My  2,  9,  4,  3,  and  my  4,  9,  1,  2, 3,  12,  are  beautiful  words  not  found 
in  heathen  tongues. 

My  12,  9,  6,  15, 12, 13,  is  used  by  little  Spanish  girls  in  their  prayers. 

My  4,  11,  2,  9,  4,  3,  1,  was  the  founder  of  a  great  religion. 

My  17,  9,  12,  11,  16,  is  used  by  his  followers  for  a  Bible. 

My  10,  15,  1,  8,  9,  16,  7,  are  those  whom  Christ  commanded  us  to 
teach. 

My  whole  is  a  place  to  invest  pennies,  where  interest  is  returned  a 
hundred-fold. 


3rOH  WOMAH. 


Vol.  III. 


MARCH,  1873. 


No.  3. 


AFRICA. 

TWO   MARRIAGES. 
BY   MRS.    MELLEJT. 

One  beautiful  morning  in  the  autumn,  we  heard  that  a 
prominent  man,  whose  kraal  was  in  sight  of  our  house,  was 
that  day  to  take  another  wife.  Of  course  great  prepara- 
tions had  been  made,  —  a  large  quantity  of  beer  brewed,  and 
one  or  two  oxen  slaughtered ;  a  dance,  a  feast,  and  various 
heathen  festivities,  were  expected.  At  such  times  every 
one  must  wear  his  best  attire.  That  of  the  men  consists 
of  an  apron  made  of  the  skin  of  the  goat  or  some  wild 
animal ;  and  they  sometimes  have  profuse  ornaments  of 
brass  rings,  feathers,  and  beads.  The  girls  who  are  guests 
usually  have  a  piece  of  new  blue  cloth  for  the  occasion. 
This,  with  strings  of  beads,  is  their  only  clothing. 

But  I  was  about  to  speak  of  the  young  girl  who  was  to 

6  65 


66  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

be  married  to  this  old  man.  We  heard  a  great  noise  of 
singing  and  shouting ;  and,  on  looking  out,  I  saw  a  number 
of  people  driving  four  or  five  head  of  cattle,  and  in  front 
of  them  was  the  bride  who  had  been  sold,  or  rather  ex- 
changed, for  the  cattle.  Instead  of  a  white  veil,  or  wreath 
of  orange-blossoms,  her  hair  was  all  shaved  off,  with  the 
exception  of  a  tuft  on  the  crown  of  her  head,  which  was 
filled  with  a  kind  of  unctuous  red  clay,  —  the  badge  that 
showed  that  she  was  a  wife.  A  skirt  made  of  cow's  skin 
indicated  that  she  was  an  Umfazi  woman,  instead  of  a  girl ; 
and  the  bridal  dress  was  an  apron  of  buckskin  ornamented 
with  brass  buttons,  tied  under  her  arm,s,  and  hanging  to 
her  knees',  while  arms,  ankles,  and  forehead  were  adorned 
wijili  beads.  A  blanket,  two  pieces  of  cloth,  and  two  mats, 
completed  her  trousseau.  As  the  procession  passed,  my 
girls  looked  very  sad,  and  one  of  them  said,  — 

"  If  the  missionaries  had  never  come  here,  that  would 
have  been  our  fate." 

I  asked  if  they  knew  the  girl ;  and,  to  my  surprise,  they 
replied,  — 

"  It  is  Unozindhow,  the  one  who  ran  away  at  the  time 
of  her  engagement,  and  came  here  for  protection." 

"  But,"  said  I,  "  did  not  her  friends  promise  her,  if  she 
would  go  home  she  need  not  marry  this  man  ?  " 

"Yes,"  they  answered.  "For  a  little  while  they  were 
quiet :  but  Usokusanduka  had  paid  the  cattle ;  and  he  de- 
manded them  or  the  girl.  Her  father  thought  more  of  the 
cows  than  of  his  daughter;  and  she  was  whipped,  and 
driven  away  to  the  man  she  despised." 

The  missionary,  on  hearing  this,  immediately  mounted  his 
horse,  and  rode  to  the  kraal,  not  to  interfere,  for  that  he  had 
no  right  to  do,  but  simply  to  find  out  if  the  girl  was  there 
against  her  will,  and  to  offer  her  protection.  On  reaching 
the  place,  he  inquired  if  the  report  he  had  heard  was  true. 
They  denied  every  charge,  saying,  "  Ask  Unozindhow." 


TWO  MARRIAGES.  67 

"  I  have  not  been  whipped/'  she  exclaimed.  "  I  am  here 
willingly." 

"  I  know  you  have  been  whipped,  and  are  afraid  to  own 
it,"  said  the  missionary. 

Sho  stoutly  denied  having  been  troubled  in  any  way. 

"Very  well,"  was  the  reply:  "if  you  prefer  to  remain, 
you  can  do  so.  I  came  to  tell  you  that  you  can  have  shel- 
ter under  my  roof  if  you  wish." 

The  missionary  then  left  them ;  and  the  people  continued 
their  dancing. 

The  next  morning,  before  light,  Unozindhow  knocked  at 
the  kitchen-door.  You  may  be  sure  our  native  girls  gave 
her  a  warm  welcome.  They  cut  off  her  red  top,  gave  her 
soap  and  water  for  a  bath,  lent  her  clothing  ;  and  I  found 
her  neatly  clad,  and  as  quietly  at'  work  as  if  she  were  a 
regular  inmate  of  the  household.  She  said  she  waited  till 
the  people  were  merry  with  their  beer,  then  slipped  away, 
and  hid  herself  in  a  large  ant-hole,  where  she  spent  the 
night  in  a  very  uncomfortable  plight.  Her  friends  were 
not  long  in  finding  her  at  our  house.  They  scolded,  threat- 
ened, and,  if  they  could  have  laid  hold  of  her,  would 
have  dragged  her  away.  Then  they  coaxed,  promised,  and 
begged  her  to  come  and  speak  to  them  ;  but  she  wisely  kept 
within  doors,  and  they  dared  not  enter.  She  had  been  de- 
ceived once,  and  knew  too  well  what  would  be  her  fate  if 
she  went  home.  On  being  asked  why  she  denied  having 
been  whipped,  she  replied,  — 

"  For  the  reason  you  said  yesterday,  —  I  was  afraid.  I 
knew,  too,  that,  if  my  persecutors  thought  I  was  there 
against  my  will,  I  should  be  closely  watched." 

She  lived  with  me  two  years,  and  was  always  a  good, 
faithful  girl.  She  learned  to  sew  very  nicely,  to  repeat  the 
Lord's  Prayer,  the  Commandments,  the  whole  of  the  Scrip- 
ture Catechism  in  the   Tract  Primer,   and  many  hymns. 


68  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

After  a  wliile,  she  became  engaged  to  a  Christian  young 
man  belonging  to  the  Verulam  Wesleyan  Station.  Th^n 
she  went  home  to  dig  a  garden,  and  raise  corn,  as  is  the 
custom  among  all  Christian  natives :  the  produce  they  are 
allowed  for  their  own  use  after  marriage.  She  came  -regu- 
larly to  the  church  services  and  pra^^er-meetings,  and  often 
an  hour  in  the  afternoon  to  sew  or  read,  always  bringing  as 
many  with  her  as  she  could  persuade  to  come.  She  also 
taught  her  little  sister  to  read,  and  to  repeat  many  of  the 
hymns  she  had  learned. 

When  the  time  arrived  for  her  to  be  married,  we  all  took 
great  pleasure  in  assisting  her.  This  time  her  wedding- 
dress  was  of  white  muslin ;  and  in  her  outfit  she  had  two 
print  dresses,  two  suits  of  under-clothes,  stockings  and 
shoes,  and  various  other  necessary  articles.  The  day  before 
her  marriage,  when  she  came  to  say  good-by,  she  was  very 
sad  because  she  had  left  her  home  and  friends,  and  was  now 
really  to  be  separated  from  them :  even  the  heathen  are  not 
entirely  without  natural  affection.     I  said,  — 

^'  Are  you  not  glad  that  you  are  not  married  to  Usoku- 
sanduka,  living  with  other  wives,  amid  filth  and  wretched- 
ness ?  You  are  going  to  a  good  man.  I  think  you  will  be 
happy ;   and  I  trust  you  will  be  a  useful  wdfe." 

"  I  am  thankful,"  she  replied ;  ^'  and  I  know  to  wdiom  I 
owe  my  blessings.  I  am  sorry  for  my  sisters ;  but  I  am 
more  sorry  that  they  are  willing  to  live  as  they  do.  If  they 
loved  Christ,  he  would  free  them  from  their  bondage." 

This  is  one  of  our  greatest  trials,  —  to  see  them  contented 
with  their  condition.  We  pity  them,  and  try  to  tell  them  of 
the  Saviour  who  died  to  save  them.  ■  But  they  are  like  people 
in  Christian  lands :  very  few  believe  the  gospel,  and  accept  it. 
Many  more  assent  to  what  the  missionaries  tell  them,  and 
mean  some  time  to  become  Christians ;  but  far  more  love 
their  own  heathen  customs,  and  cling  to  them. 


LETTER  FROM  MISS    WILLIAMS.  69 

TUKKEY. 
LETTER  FROM  MISS  WILLIAMS. 

We  have  received  from  Miss  Williams  of  Marasli  the 
following  pleasant  communication,  dated  June  25,  1872  :  — 

"Thinking,  perhaps,  you  will  be  interested  in  hearing 
some  little  account  of  the  closing  exercises  of  our  school,  I 
have  determined  to  lay  aside  all  other  duties  this  morning, 
and  write  you  of  the  occasion.  I  wish  I  could  give  you 
some  idea  of  our  appearance,  gathered  in  the  j'-ard  under 
the  shade  of  three  wide-spreading  fig-trees,  with  matting 
spread  over  the  branches  to  shield  us  entirely  from  the 
burning  sun,  making  quite  a  cool,  refreshing  place  for  the 
audience,  closely  seated  on  the  ground.  Flowers  in  abun- 
dance made  it  cheery  and  inviting.  On  one  side  the  girls, 
thirty  in  number,  sat  looking  very  fresh  and  attractive  in 
their  new  calico  dresses  ;  and  the  knowledge  that  each  one 
had  made  her  own  dress  in  the  sewing-class  added  much 
to  their  value.  I  am  sure  their  bright  happy  faces  would 
have  rejoiced  your  hearts,  could  j^ou  have  been  numbered 
among  those  four  hundred  listeners. 

'•  Besides  the  examinations  in  their  various  studies,  and 
the  singing  of  the  translation  of  some  of  our  familiar 
hymns,  there  was  one  exercise  that  pleased  the  people  very 
much.  It  was  a  dialogue,  prepared  and  spoken  by  eight  of 
the  pupils,  showing  forth  some  of  their  foolish  customs  in 
their  entire  want  of  respect  for  women  and  girls,  and  ob- 
jections to  educating  tliem  to  occupy  any  place  of  useful- 
ness in  life.  It  was  an  amusing  thing ;  and  all  listened  with 
mncli  interest,  feeling  the  force  and  truth  of  the  application 
more  than  we  could  have  even  hoped  they  would. 

"Five  faithful  and  very  promising  girls  received  gradu- 
ating certificates,  and,  although  we  felt  we  could  illy  spare 


70  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

their  influence  and  help  in  many  ways,  our  hearts  are  re- 
joiced to  see  in  them  every  indication  of  becoming  valuable 
laborers  for  the  Master.  During  the  past  winter,  Thursday 
afternoon  has  been  set  apart  for  them  to  visit,  and  hold 
meetings,  among  the  women  of  the  city.  With  the  help  of 
our  assistant  native  teacher,  they  have  visited  two  hundred 
and  eighty  houses,  and  conducted  eighty  meetings  for 
prayer.  They  will  now  begin  work  at  once  for  the  women 
in  the  city  and  surrounding  villages. 

"  I  think  I  have  told  you  of  the  four  village-girls,  whom 
it  seemed  as  if  the  Lord  sent  to  us  this  year,  as  they  came 
without  any  effort  on  our  part,  and  urged  us  to  receive  them. 
It  was  an  entirely  new  experiment;  but,  through  much 
striving  to  rub  out  the  teachings  of  their  earlier  years,  we 
leel  that  it  has  proved  far  more  of  a  success  than  we  could 
have  expected.  Others  are  now  begging  to  come  ;  and,  to 
meet  this  want,  we  have  concluded  to  open  a  boarding-school, 
where  they  can  be  trained  under  our  care.  We  have  for 
our  native  teacher  a  most  excellent  and  reliable  Christian 
girl,  who  will  be  in  our  house,  and  relieve  us  of  much 
anxiety.  I  think  these  people  feel  that  sending  their 
daughters  away  from  home  for  even  a  few  months,  and  only 
one  day  distant,  is  a  most  momentous  affair,  —  much  more 
to  them  than  our  coming  here  is  to  us  and  our  loved  ones. 
This  is  not  to  be  wondered  at  when  we  think  how  ignorant 
these  villagers  are  of  the  outside  world,  and  that  they  have 
always  feared  the  people  around  them ;  but  the  most  mourn- 
ful of  all  reasons  is,  that  they  know  so  little  of  true  trust  in 
the  Saviour. 

"  Will  you  specially  remember  in  prayer  these  girls  and 
their  parents,  that  they  may  all  be  blessed  in  this  great 
event  of  their  lives,  and  not  less  earnestly  pray  that  the 
Lord  will  teach  us  to  train  those  who  are  constantly  looking 
to  us  for  guidance. 


ANNUAL  MEETING.  71 


^ttt(   '^iit\    at    1{^it|4> 


ANNUAL  MEETING. 

The  Fifth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Woman's  Board  of 
Missions  was  held  in  Park-street  Church,  Boston,  Tuesday, 
Jan.  7,  at  ten,  a.m. 

The  President,  Mrs.  Albert  Bowker,  commenced  the  exer- 
cises by  reading  that  passage  from  the  E-evelation,  where 
Christ  is  exhibited  as  setting  before  his  followers  an  ^'open 
door."  After  singing  by  the  audience,  and  prayer  by  Mrs. 
Edwin  Wright,  the  Kecording  Secretary  presented  her 
Annual  Report,  which  was  accepted. 

Mrs.  Homer  Bartlett,  Treasurer,  made  a  statement  of 
receipts  for  the  year  as  follows :  — 

Donations $33,641.84 

For  Const.  Home 3,526.06 

Pledged  for  do 8,400.00 

Quarterlies 3,331.64 

after  which  a  committee  on  nomination  of  officers  was  ap- 
pointed to  report  at  the  afternoon  session. 

Notice  was  given  by  Mrs.  Edwin  Wright,  that,  at  the  next 
public  meeting  of  the  society,  she  should  move  the  amend- 
ment of  Art.  7  of  the  Constitution,  by  striking  out  the 
last  clause ;  and  notice  was  also  given  by  Mrs.  Homer  Bart- 
lett of  her  intention  to  propose  a  change  in  the  time  of  the 
Annual  Meeting. 

A  very  interesting  letter  from  Miss  Proctok  of  Aintab, 
the  first  missionary-lady  who  ever  addressed  an  annual 
meeting  of  the  W.  B.  M.,  was  read  by  Mrs.  George  Gould  j 


72  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

wlien  Mrs.  Capron,  recently  returned  to  tills  country,  nar- 
rated in  her  own  graphic  style  —  to  which  we  make  no  at- 
tempt to  do  justice  —  some  of  her  personal  experience  in  the 
work  in  India.  She  described  her  visits  among  high-caste 
women,  and  showed  how  valuable  may  be  the  assistance  of 
native  Christian  women,  mentioning  the  faithful  labors  of 
her  own  Bible-reader,  who  continues  during  her  absence  to 
make  visits  three  times  a  week.  Mrs.  Capron  closed  with 
an  account  of  the  triumphant  death  of  a  native  Christian 
woman,  whose  parents  had  died  in  heathenism,  who,  when 
her  sufferings  were  most  intense,  said,  "  My  divine  Master, 
as  much  as  thou  wilt.  For  me  to  live  is  Christ ;  but  to  die 
is  —  oh,  it  is  gain  ! "  and  thus  she  passed  to  her  home. 
Meeting  then  adjourned  till  two  o'clock. 

AFTERNOON. 

The  afternoon  session  was  opened  by  singing  the  Coro- 
nation Hymn  ;  and  prayer  was  offered  by  Miss  Melinda  Ran- 
kin. The  Committee  on  Nominations  reported,  through  Mrs. 
Colesworthy,  in  favor  of  continuing  the  old  board  of  ofi&eers. 
Her  report  was  accepted,  and  the  officers  re-elected. 

REPORTS    OF    DELEGATES. 

Mrs.  Edwin  Wright  read  the  report  of  the  Philadel- 
phia Branch,  whose  numbers  have  steadily  increased,  till 
they  now  have  twenty-three  societies  of  young  and  old 
under  their  care,  and  whose  receipts  have  reachect  a  sum 
beyond  the  figures  to  which  they  modestly  aspired  for  the 
year.  The  report  of  the  New-Haven  Branch  was  pre- 
sented by  its  delegate,  Mrs.  Cowles,  which  showed  rapid 
growth  both  in  numbers  and  interest  during  the  year. 
They  have  now  under  their  care  thirty-seven  auxiliaries, 
many  of  them  working  with  great  zeal  in  the  good  cause. 


ANNUAL  MEETING.  73 

This  interest  is  largely  owing  to  personal  application  to 
every  female  church-member;  and,  with  tlie  object  of  the 
society  fully  explained,  largely-awakened  interest,  as  well 
as  liberal  donations,  have  followed.  From  one  small  church 
of  only  a  hundred  and  four  female  members,  there  have 
been  received  a  hundred  dollars  from  the  pledge  of  two 
cents  a  week.  During  the  year,  four  young  missionaries, 
three  of  them  ladies,  have  gone  from  within  their  bounds. 
Mrs.  Thompson  of  Hartford,  Coxx.,  gave  no  formal  report 
from  the  seven  organizations  of  that  city,  but  with  stirring 
words  spoke  of  the  honor  of  being  co-workers  with  Christ, 
and  the  duty  of  entering  the  "open  door"  which  he  had  set 
before  us,  and  which  no  man  can  shut.  She  hoped  to  report 
more  progress  next  year. 

Mrs.  George  Gould  read  reports  from  auxiliaries  in  Mid-* 

PLEBURY,    Vt.,    WiLLIAMSTOWN,    MaSS.,  WoiiURX,  MxVSS., 

Keene,  N.H.,  Hyde  Park,  Mass.,  Newburyport,  Mass., 
Vergexxes,  Vt.,  Montreal,  Canada,  Syracuse,  N.Y., 
and  Cambridgeport  and  Walpole,  IMass.,  which  in  many 
instances  indicated  marked  progress. 

Miss  Carrie  Borden  from  Fall  E,iver,  in  reporting  their 
auxiliary,  said,  "If  the  president  of  our  society  could  speak 
to  you  through  me,  I  believe  she  would  give  you  the  same 
message  which  she  sent  a  year  ago  to  her  own  children  in 
great  affliction :  '  The  Saviour  can  hear  our  prayers  for  you, 
though  the  ocean  divides  us.'  So  the  Lord  Jesus  can  hear 
our  prayers  for  our  missionary  sisters  before  they  know  we 
pray."  Miss  Borden  spoke  of  the  interest  felt  in  the  work 
at  Harpoot,  under  their  missionary.  Miss  Seymour,  and  the 
pleasure  anticipated  from  the  more  frequent  issue  of  our 
periodicals.  Mrs.  Wilkinson  from  Providexce,  E.L,  re- 
ported their  auxiliary  of  four  hundred  members,  represent- 
ing seven  churches,  as  in  a  flourishing  condition,  having 
surmounted  obstacles  which  met  them  at  the  beginning; 


74  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

and,  encouraged  by  tokens  of  increasing  interest,  they  hope 
this  year  to  form  a  Rhode  Island  Branch. 

Mrs.  Scudder  read  report  of  the  auxiliary  in  Norwich, 
Coxx.,  from  which  it  was  "evident  that  the  interest  in 
woman's  part  in  the  foreign  work  is  increasing;  '^  and  from 
PoiiTSMOUTH,  N.H.,  where  they  have  interesting  monthly 
meetings,  have  adopted  the  weekly-pledge  system,  and 
hope  to  aid  in  the  formation  of  two  or  three  auxiliaries  in 
adjoining  towns  very  soon.  In  Winchester,  one  of  the 
objects  of  the  society  is  the  cultivation  of  the  missionary 
spirit  in  the  hearts  of  the  children  and  youth,  which  has 
been  remarkably  well  attained.  Mrs.  Fisher  from  Hollis- 
TON  reported  an  auxiliary  of  seventy  members,  which  had 
been  in  operation  two  years.  Mrs.  Merrill  from  Hut- 
•LAND,  Vt.,  represented  their  society  in  a  flourishing  condi- 
tion, having  sixty  members,  and  fourteen  mission-circles. 
Mrs.  Colesworthy  from  East  Boston  reported  that  .the 
interest  of  the  "Madura  auxiliary,"  connected  with  the 
Maverick  Church,  has  been  transferred  the  past  year  from 
Miss  Smith  to  Miss  Sisson,  which  has  been  greatly  aug- 
mented by  the  reading  of  her  first  letter.  Successful 
efforts  are  now  being  made  to  increase  the  circulation 
of  "  Life  and  Light,"  which  has  numbered  sixty  copies 
from  the  beginning,  with  a  hundred  and  twenty-five  of  the 
"Echoes."  Miss  Brackett  from  Springfield  reported 
an  auxiliary  recently  formed  from  six  congregational 
chu relies,  and  one  memorial  church,  with  every  prospect 
of  a  vigorous  prosecution  of  the  work.  Miss  Gould  of 
Portland,  Me.,  reported  their  auxiliary  of  four  hundred 
and  thirty-three  members  among  eight  churches,  with  a 
steadily  growing  interest  in  the  cause.  Miss  Rice  from 
Darien,  Conn.,  spoke  of  the  work  of  their  society  as  mainly 
characterized  by  growth.  Starting  a  year  ago  with  six 
^  members,   they  have  added  twenty-two  to  their  number, 


ANNUAL  MEETING.  75 

one  of  whom,  Miss  C.  L.  Noyes,  lias  left  tliem  for  the  for- 
eign field.  Mrs.  Giles  Merrill  from  St.  Alban's,  Vt.,  spoke 
of  their  auxiliary  as  owing  its  birth  to  the  ladies'  prayer- 
meeting,  and  had  been  constantly  nurtured  by  the  same 
influence.  Miss  Howe  from  Newton  reported  an  aux- 
iliary of  forty -five  members  recently  formed  in  the  Eliot 
Church,  with  very  hopeful  prospects  of  future  enlargement. 
Mrs.  Horton  from  Wellesley  gave  an  affecting  narrative 
of  the  consecration  hj  a  mother  of  her  child,  who  was  dan- 
gerously sick,  should  her  life  be  spared,  and  the  subse- 
quent recognition  of  the  vow  by  the  daughter,  and  its 
acceptance  by  the  Lord,  although  forgotten  by  the  mother. 
Miss  Mary  E.  Greene  from  Evanston",  III.,  brought  to 
us  "  the  most  cordial  greetings  of  the  W.  B.  M.  I.,  rejoicing 
in  the  eminent  success  with  which  God  has  crowned  the 
efforts  of  the  W.  B.  M.,  and  joining  with  full  hearts  and 
earnest  hands  in  this  work,  which  yields  such  abundant 
blessings  to  us  at  home,  as  well  as  to  those  in  whose 
behalf  we  labor."  Here  the  audience  rose,  and  joined  in 
singing,  — 

"  Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds." 

Mrs.  Bartlett  reported  New  Year's  offerings  of  several 
hundred  dollars,  one  hundred  of  which  was  for  the  Constan- 
tinople Home,  "from"  J.  E,.,  "for  the  privilege  of  attend- 
ing this  meeting."  The  ever  welcome  voice  of  Mrs.  Dr. 
Anderson  was  heard  in  a  few  brief  utterances,  enforcing 
the  personal  duty  of  all  to  help  on  the  Kedeemer's  king- 
dom. Alluding  to  a  sermon  of  the  previous  sabbatli  from 
the  text,  "By  whom  shall  Jacob  arise?"  she  said,  "As  I 
have  been  listening  to  the  reports  of  delegates  from  differ- 
ent churches,  and  looking  upon  the  interested  faces  before 
me,  the  thought  has  come,  'By  whom  shall  Jacob  arise?' 
and  the  answer  is,  By  every  member  of  every  church  in  our 


76  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

land.  Each  one  has  a  part  in  this  great  work  to  do ;  and, 
in  each  individual  case  where  nothing  is  done,  it  suffers 
loss.  If  all  present,  and  all  the  churches  represented  here, 
will  arise,  and  at  once  hegin  to  labor  for  the  conversion 
of  heathen  women,  a  great  onward  movement  will  be 
made.  May  every  one  with  us  to-day,  not  only  gird  herself 
anew  for  the  service  this  j^ear,  but  endeavor  to  interest 
the  church  with  which  she  is  connected  in  this  missionary 
work ! " 

Mrs.  Bruce  from  the  Mahratta  Mission,  who  had  been 
nine  years  in  the  field,  gave  an  interesting  account  of  the 
work  among  the  high-caste  women,  whom  they  visit  some- 
times in  their  houses,  and  sometimes  in  their  door-yards; 
and  amoug  the  common  people,  whom  they  may  meet 
in  their  fields  or  threshing-floors.  The  Hindus  are  very 
fond  of  music ;  and  frequently,  when  the  women  gatlier 
around  them  with  little  children  in  their  arms,  the  singing 
of  Watts's  beautiful  cradle-hymn  has  often  the  double  effect 
of  literally  hushing  both  women  and  children.  Mrs.  Bruce, 
after  alluding  to  a  letter  recently  received  from  Mrs.  Bissell, 
read  extracts  from  "  The  Bombay  Guardian,"  showing  the 
progress  of  the  revival  there,  and  closed  with  an  earnest 
exhortation  to  personal  consecration  to  this  blessed  work, 
and  the  giving  of  our  children,  too,  if  we  would  have  our 
skirts  free  from  the  blood  of  souls  in  the  great  day  of 
account. 

Miss  Melinda  Eaxkix  from  Mexico  gave  a  deeply 
interesting  account  of  the  struggles  she  experienced  in 
early  life,  before  carrying  out  her  ardent  desire  to  proclaim 
the  glorious  gospel  of  the  Son  of  God  in  heathen  lands. 
That  portion  of  Scripture  in  which  the  apostle  says,  "God 
hath  set  the  members  every  one  of  them  in  the  body  as  it 
hath  pleased  him,"  and  that  "the  members  which  seem  more 
feeble  are  necessary,"  satisfied  her  mind  that  there  was 


ANNUAL  MEETING.  77 

work  in  the  kingdom  of  Christ  for  women  to  do.  Accord- 
ingly, in  1841,  without  knowing  exactly  where  God  had 
appointed  her  a  place,  slie  obeyed  the  command,  "  Go  forth  ! " 
and  in  Mexico,  the  field  to  which  her  steps  had  been 
directed,  her  divine  Master  had  not  bid  her  labor  in  vain. 
Knowing  from  her  own  experience,  not  only  the  value,  but 
the  absolute  necessity,  of  a  home  under  missionary  control, 
in  which  to  perform  missionary  labor,  Miss  Kankin  made  a 
most  emphatic  appeal  in  behalf  of  the  Constantinople  Home, 
now  so  happily  commenced.  She  said,  "In  giving  my  ex- 
perience on  this  subject,  I  have  a  definite  object,  —  that  of 
deepening  the  impression  upon  your  minds  of  the  great 
necessity  of  immediate  and  energetic  action  in  securing  the 
means  for  your  "  Home  "  in  Constantinople.  At  the  time 
I  felt  the  absolute  need  of  such  a  home,  I  had  no  mission- 
ary organization  of  ladies  to  which  to  appeal,  but  was 
obliged  to  suspend  my  work,  and  come  to  the  United  States, 
and  make  personal  solicitations  for  my  darling  object.  I 
found  insuperable  barriers  to  obtaining  the  necessary  funds, 
and  nought  but  the  full  and  firm  conviction  that  God  had 
put  the  work  into  my  hands  enabled  me  to  persevere  to  its 
full  accomplishment.  I  beg  of  you  to  be  willing  to  make 
personal  sacrifices,  if  it  be  necessary,  to  raise  the  means. 
Give  until  you  feel !  Our  Saviour  felt  what  he  did  for  us; 
and,  if  we  are  his  true  followers,  we  must  exemplify  his 
spirit.  May  we  all  strive  to  obtain  the  welcome  plaudit 
on  the  great  day  of  decision,  '  She  hath  done  what  she 
could.' ^' 

It  was  then  moved  that  a  vote  of  thanks  be  presented  to 
the  proprietors  of  Park-street  Church  for  the  repeated  use 
of  their  house  of  worship,  and  also  thanks  for  hospitality 
extended  to  delegates.     Meeting  closed  with  the  doxology. 

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


78 


XIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


EECEIPTS  OF  THE  WOMAN'S  BOAKD  OF 
MISSIONS. 

From  Dec.  20  to  Jan.  1  Inclusive. 

MRS.   HOMER  BARTLETT,   Treasurer. 


NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

New  Ipswich.  — Aux.,  Miss  M.  F. 
Taylor,  Treas.,  of  which  to  const. 
Mrs,  George  Barrett  L.  M.,  $26.25. 

VERMONT. 

Dorset.  — By  Mrs.  Moore,  ladies  of 
Cong.  Soc,  of  which  to  const.  Miss 
Carrie  G-.  Pratt  L.M.,  $46. 

St.  Johnsbury.  —  N.  Cong.  Ch.  Aux., 
by  lyiiss  Anna  L.  Blodgett,  $64.10. 

Total,  $110.10. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Ashland.  —  Mrs.  S.  N.  Cutler,  to  const, 
herself  L.M,  $25. 

Boston.  —  Park-st.  Ch.,  Miss  Millett, 
$1 ;  Mrs.  A.  Siraonds,  $5.  —  $6. 

B.  Highlands.  —  Eliot  Ch.,  by  Mrs.  R. 

»   Anderson,  Treas.,  $12. 

Cambridge.  — ^hi^'pardi  Ch.,  "Little 
Workers,"  by  Miss  Rogers,  for  a 
pupil  in  Mrs.  Edwards's  school,  $30. 

Foxboro'.  —  Ladies  of  Cong.  Ch.,  to 
const.  Mrs.  Chas.  Morse  L.  M.,  $25. 
'ffatchville.  —  A.B..  Perry,  $4. 

Hadley,  S.  —  ^it.  Holyoke  Fem,  Semi- 
nary, a  monthly  concert  collection, 
$16. 

Newbnryport.  — Mrs.  W.  F.  Sweetser, 
towards  L.  M.  for  Mrs.  E.  D.  Sweet- 
ser, $10. 

Truro.  —Miss  I.  B.,  to  const.  Mary  E. 
Noble  of  Truro  L.  M..  $25. 

Worcester.  —  "  Seek  and  Save  "  Soc, 
$5. 

Westfield.  —  1st  Cong.  Ch.  Aux.,  Miss 
F.  E.  Vining,  Treas.  (of  which  $25  by 
Mrs.  E.  R.  Van  Deusen  to  const, 
herself  L.M),  $100. 

Weymouth.  —  Aux.,Miss  H.  P.  Vick- 
ery,  Treas.,  $12.50;  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Loud's  S.  S.  class,  $5.  —  $  17.50. 

Total,  $275.50, 

C.  Home  Building  Fund. 
Old  Cambridge.—"-  A  Friend,"  $2. 
B.  Highlands.  — Righldud  Ch.  S.  S., 


Mrs.  Cogswell's  class 
offering,  $4. 


a  Christmas 


CONNECTICUT, 

Bromfield.  —  Cong.  S.  S.,  Mrs.  Je- 
rome's class  for  pupil  in  girls'  B. 
echool,  Madura,  $30. 


Columbia.—  By  Rev.  F.  D.  Avery,  five 
subscribers  of  $1  each,  $5. 

Glastenbury.  —  Anx.Mra.  Dr.  J.  Kit- 
tredge,  Pres.,  $150.05;  Juvenile 
Miss.  Soc,  Mrs.  Dr.  J,  Kittredge, 
Pres.,  $25.  — $175.05. 

Hebron.  —  Aux.,  by  Mrs.  George  S. 
Dodge  (of  which  $25  by  Mrs.  G. 
S.  Dodge  to  const,  herself  L,  M,), 
$42.25, 

Neio  Haven.  —  Branch,  Mrs.  R.  P. 
Cowlcs,  Treas.  (of  which,  for  Mrs. 
Edwards's  salary,  their  missionary 
at  Inanda.  $432  25;  three  B.  readers 
at  Marsovan,  $150;  two  B.  readers 
at  Madura, $100 ;  ten  pupils  at  Marso- 
v.in.  $400;  sixteen  pupils  at  Madura, 
$480;  two  pupils  at  Foochow,  $80; 
one  pupil  at  Aliraednuggur,  $30:  one 
pupil  at  Inanda,  $30;  salary  of  A. 
Boderica,  N.  teaclier  at  Marsovan, 
$110:  for  Miss  Clark's  school  at 
Broo'sa,  $315),  $2,133.  Also  a  pri- 
vate remittance  to  Mrs.  Leou^lrd  of 
Marsovan,  $55.  Total,  $2,440.30. 

NEW  YORK. 

Smyrna.  —  1st  Cong.  Ch.  S,  S,  for 
pupil  at  Harpcot,  $30. 

Union  Falls. — Mrs.  F.  B.  Duncan, 
$5;  M.  B.  Duncan,  $3;  E.  B.Dun- 
can, $2.  —  $10. 

Westmoreland.  —  Anx.,  Mrs.  A.  M. 
Deane,  Sec,  and  Treas,,  $18. 

Total,  $58,00. 

OHIO. 

Farmington,    W.  —  E,  D.  and  Miss 

Page,  $1, 
Salem.  —  Mrs,  D,  A.  Allen,  towards 

L.M.   $5. 
Windham. — Young   Ladies'    Circle, 

by  Mis.  James  Shaw,  towards  Miss 

Baker's  salary,  $100.  Total,  $106. 

Quarterlies    since    Dec  20, 

$82  50;  bound  vols.  $11,.       $93.50. 
C.  Home  Building  fund. . . .  6.15. 

Total  for  subscriptions  since 

Dec,  20  to  Jan,  1 3,016.00. 

$3,115.65. 
Amount  for  December  pre- 
viously reported $2,683.58, 

Total  for  December $5,799.23. 


RECEIPTS. 


79 


From  Jan.  1  to  Jan.  20. 


Bath.  —  XviTi.,  Central  Ch.  S.  S.,  to- 
wardri  salary  of  Miss  Baker  in  Syria, 
$22.38. 

Gardiner.  — M.\m  C.  M.  Bryant.  $2. 
Total,  $24.38. 


NE-W  HAMPSHIRE. 

^eene.  —  2d  Cong.  Ch.  Aux.,  Miss  F. 

M.  Rand,  Treas.  ("of  which  to  const. 

Mrs.  Isa  Duren  L.  M.),  $61.60. 
Lebanon,  JF.  — Aux.,  towards  support 

of    a    pupil    in    Mrs.    Edwards's 

school,  $12. 
Nashua.  — An^.,  Mrs.  R.  T.  Smith, 

Treas.,  $44.66;PearlSt.S.8.$21.16. 

—  $65.82.  Total,  $139.42. 

i^as/ma.  — Aux.,  Juvenile  Fair  for  C. 

Home  Building  Fund,  $186.77. 


VERMONT. 

St.   JoJmsbury.—  ^^  A  Thank  Offer- 
ing," $25. 
Eutland.  — Aux.,  addl.,  $3. 

Total,  $28.00. 

C  Home  B  uilding-Fund. 

Middlebury.  — Miss  Jane's ichola,  $2^. 

Rutland.  —Miss  Helen  C.  Page.  "  in 
Memoriam,"  $200;  Mrs.  J.  H.  Gould- 
Ing,  $3;  Mrs.  S.  R.  Day,  $5.  — $8. 

St.  Alban's.  —  M.rs.  Gyles  Merrill, 
$100.  Total,  $333.00. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Andover,  N.  —  L.  L.  Mitchell,  $1. 

Auburndale.  — Juvenile  Miss.  Soc, 
Carrie  Snow,  Treas.,  $4. 

Boston.  —  Mrs.  Bryant,  $5 ;  Mrs.  Mor- 
land,  $5;  "  Persus,"  $1;  Old  South 
Ch.  Interest,  in  part,  on  "  Sarah  Bald- 
win Fund."  $120;  "  L.  F.  B  ," 
monthly  sub.,  and  to  const.  Mrs. 
Joshua  W.  Davis  of  Boston  L.  M., 
$30;  Thos.  J.Hadley,  to  const.  Mrs. 
Melissa  R.  Hadley  L.M.,  $25;  Mrs. 
Mary  A.  Pitkin,  $25;  Miss  C  P. 
Lillie,  5;  Miss  J.  M.  Noble,  $1; 
(Old  South,  $206);  Union  Ch.,  to 
const.  Misses  Martha  and  Kate  Wil- 
liams of  B.  Highlands  L.  M's.,  also 
Misses  Carrie  Snow  and  Hattie 
Gulick  of  the  S.  Islands  L.  M's., 
$100;  Shawmut  Ch.,  "A  Friend," 
$2;  Park-st.  Ch.,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Co- 
burn,  $10;  Mrs.  Allen,  $4;  Miss 
Dicks,  $1.  — $334. 


Boston,  E.—'M.ayeT\ckCh.,  "Maver- 
ick Rill,"  by  Miss  Nellie  P.  Nor- 
cross,  $23;  Mrs.  S.  J.  Price.  $1.  — 
$24. 

Boston,  S.  — E.-st.  Aux.,  Mrs.  D.  F. 
Wood,  Treas.,  $7. 

Boston  Highlands.  — Wiioi  Ch.  Aux., 
Mrs.  R.  Anderson,  Treas.,  $29; 
"  Star  Circle,"  $9.15 ;  "Zulu  Mission 
Band,"  $2.67.  — $40  82. 

Cambridge.— ^''  Franklin's  Mite  Box," 
$1.50. 

Clinton.  —  Aux.,  for  pupil  in  Miss 
Blake's  school  at  Barcelona,  Spain, 
$37.73. 

Cambridgeport.  —  Miss  Mary  M.  Gil- 
bert, $5. 

Dedham.  —  Miss  Chickering,  $1. 

Falmouth.  — Miss  M.  Freeman,  $1; 
Mrs,  Bourne,  $2;  others,  $1.50.— 
$4  50. 

Fall  i^iver.- Aux. .Miss  J.  SBrayton, 
Treas..  salary  in  full  of  their  mission- 
ary, Miss  H.  Seymour,  in  Syria, 
$350;  also  two  pupils  at  Ilarpoot, 
$60.  — $410. 

Hopkinto7i.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  E.  Plimp- 
ton, Troas.,  $32  50. 

Hubbardston.—  S.  S.  for  pupil  InMar- 
sovan  school,  $15. 

Hyde  Part.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  Wm.  Stur- 
tevant,  Treas.,  $18. 

Haverhill.  — W.  Cong.  Ch.,  Young 
Ladies'  Miss.  Soc,  $10. 

Hatchville.  —  Mrs.  A.  H.  Perry,  $4. 

Ipswich.  —  '^  Friends.^'  $7.47. 

Indian  Orchard.  — Mrs.  J.  S.  Harris, 
$4. 

Ludlow.  —  Aux.,  of  which  to  const. 
Mrs.  Laura  Cushman  L.  M.,  $27.75. 

Lincoln.  —  Aux.,  of  which  to  const. 
Mrs.  Mary  Rice  L.  M.,  $31. 

Leominster.  —  Aux.,  Miss.  S  M.  Has- 
kell, Treas.,  for  Mrs.  Edwards's 
school,  $17. 

Milton.  — Mrs  S.  B.  Crehore,  $1  25. 

Medjleld—Mra.  and  Miss  Ellis,  $3. 

Mar blehead.  — Mrs.  11.  Hooper  and 
the  Misses  Hooper,  $4. 

Medioay,  W.  —  R.  W.  Deans,  $1. 

3Ial den.  —  Anx.,  for  Bible  Reader, 
"Parkeum,"  at  Madura,  $40. 

Heading.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Leathe, 
Treas.,  $20. 

Readville.  —  Mrs.  A.  B.  Cozzens, 
$1.25. 

Itoxbury,  W.  —  Aux.  Soc,  $11.10. 

-S/te/fiMrne.  — Ladies'  Miss.  Soc,  by 
L.  F.  Bishop,  Treas.,  $4. 

Southampton. — Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  Z. 
Judd.,  Treas.  (of  which  to  const. 
Mrs.  (Dea.)  Saml.  Lyman  L.  Mj, 
$36.50. 


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LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 


Walpoh.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  M.  B.  Johnson, 
Treas.,  $34.46.  of  which  to  const. 
Mrs.  James  Ellis  and  Mrs.  Relief 
Baker  L.  M's.;  "  Little  Gleaners," 
$5  54.— $70. 

Willi'omstown.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  S. 
Chadbourne,  Treas.  (of  which  to 
const.  Mrs.  Mark  Hopkins  L.  M.); 
"  A  Friend,"'  by  Mr.s.  C.  Stone,  four 
silver  quarler.s.  — $38.25. 

Worcester.  —  F'lQilmont  Ch.,  Deacon 
S.  Knowlton,  $50;  Mrs.  Preston 
Cnmmings,  $"'0.  —  $30. 

Westfield.  —  Norman  Leonard,  to 
const,  his  wife  L.  M.,  $25. 

Woburn.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  (J.  S.  Adkins, 
Treas.  (of  which  $25,  by  C  S.  Ad- 
kins, Esq.,  to  const,  bis  wife  L.  M  ), 
$26.  Total,  $1,378.62. 

C.  Home  Building  Fund. 

Boston.  —  "  A  Missionary  Teacher," 
$l;Mrs.  Freeman  Allen,  $200;  Mrs. 
C  A.  (Saml.  Sen.)  Johnson,  $250; 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Pitkin,  $25;  ''A 
Friend."  Central  Church,  $20. 

Falmouth.  —  Miss  Robinson,  $5;  "A 
Friend,"  $5.  — $10 

GrantviUe.  —  "  A  Friend,"  $1. 

Milton.  —  Mrs.  S.  B.  Crehore,  $5. 

Newton.  —  Mrs.  J.  R.  Crane,  $5. 

Winchester.  —  ''  A  Friend,"  $7. 

Quinci/,  Aux.  Soc,  61.65 

Total,  $535.65. 

RHODE   ISLAND. 

Paintuclcet.  —  "  Cheerful  Helpers," 
for  papil  iu  Mrs.  Biss>ell's  school, 
$30. 

COKXECTICUT. 

Burnside.  —  "From      A      Friend," 

$1  50. 
Harifird— Aux.,       Mrs.       Charles 

Jewell,  Treas.,    "Weiliersfield-ave. 

Cli.,  balance  of  B.  r'  ader's  salary, 

$5  50;Pearl-st.  Ch.,$J;  Centre  Ch., 

$4.50;  S.  Ch.  S.  S.,  for  B.  reader, 

"Radka    Repajee,"    at     Ahmed- 

nug,!?ur,  $40.  — $50. 
Stxm ford.  — Mrs.  6.  M.  Bean,  $5. 
Windsor  Hill,   E.  —  Mrs.    Blary  C. 

Rayuolds,  to  const,  herself  L.  M., 

$25. 
Waterhury. —  An   Epis'copalian  for 

school  at  Marsovau,  $i<'. 

Total,  $100.50. 


LONG  ISLAND   AND   NKW   TORK. 

Flushing.  —  Williams's  Memorial 
Association  Congl.  Ch.,  Mrs.  P.  G. 
Qjimby  with  privious  contribu- 
tions, to  const.  31rs.  A.E.  Leavitt 
L.M.,  $17.50. 

Geneva,  N.  Y.  —  Mrs.  Sarah  M.  Web- 
st*  r,  $5. 

Rensselaer  Falls.  — 'Mrs.  Rockwood,- 
.«1.40;  Mrs.  Murdock,  $1.  — $2  40. 

Utica.  —  Miss  Mary  A.  Lord,  to  con- 
stitute herself  L.  M.,  $?5. 

Rochester.  —  "A  Friend,"  $25. 

Watertown.  —  Mrs.  S.  H.  Morgan, 
%l.  Total,  $75.90. 


C.  Home  Building  Fund. 
Plattsburg.  —  Mrs.  G.  W.  Dodge,  $5. 

OHIO. 

Cleveland.  —  Aux.,  $59. 
Cincinnati.- lja,nQ    Seminary,     for 
pupil  in  Jlrs.  Edwards's  school,  $30. 
Youngstown.  —  First  Pres.  Ch.,  $14. 
Total,  103.00. 

ILLINOIS. 

Chicago.  —  Misses  Ives  and  Parring- 
ton  for  pupil  at  Marsovan,  $lu; 
Mrs.  Pitkiu,  $1.  Total,  $11.00. 

WISCONSIN  AND   MINNESOTA. 

Kenosha.  — Mrs.  Noble,  50  cts. 
Faribault.  —  Lily   L.  Frink's   earn- 
ings, $8.  Total,  $8.50 

IOWA. 

Iowa  Falls.  —  Mites  from  the  infant 

class,  $1. 

Subscriptions  and  donations 
from  Jan.  1  to  20 $1,900.-32 

To  C.  Home  Building-fund  1,110.42 

Periodical 411.75 

"         Echoes 28.25 

Due    and    since    paid    for 

Quarterlies  of  lt?72 50.50 

Due    and    since    paid    for 

Echoed  of  li.72 8.00 

Total     receipts     from    1st 
to  20th  Jan $3,509.24 


^^^^ 


itl«piiiii^l 


INDIA. 

AN  IMPRESSIVE  SIGHT. 

BY   MISS    S.    POLLOCK. 

The  first  few  months  of  my  life  in  India  were  spent  in 
the  city  of  Madura.  In  April  occurred  the  great  annual 
festival,  when  the  marriage  of  the  goddess  Menarchi  is  cele- 
brated. It  was  the  hot  season,  when  the  tropical  sun  poured 
down  his  fiercest  rays,  and  every  thing  was  parched  and 
dry.  The  Pigai  River,  which  in  the  rainy  season  is  a  wide, 
deep  stream,  rolling  on  toward  the  sea,  was  then  a  broad 
bed  of  sand,  bordered  on  either  side  by  large,  beautiful 
groves  of  the  cocoanut-tree,  and  traversed  only  by  a  narrow 
rivulet  in  the  middle. 

During  the  first  days  of  the  feast,  strangers  came  pouring 
into  the  city,  and  straggling  about  the  mission  compound. 
On  the  morning  of  the  third  day,  the  sound  which  reached 
us  from  the  river  was  "  the  voice  of  a  great  multitude,  as 
the  sound  of  many  waters."  In  the  afternoon.  Miss  Tay- 
lor, an  older  missionary  lady,  and  myself,  wishing  to  see 
something  of  the  crowd,  hired  a  man  with  his  oxen  to  take 
us  through  the  city.  It  was  a  sight  I  shall  never  forget. 
Once  outside  the  compound,  we  were  in  the  midst  of  a 
crowd  such  as  it  would  be  almost  impossible  to  depict,  — 
men  laughing,  shouting,  buying,  and  selling;  jugglers  with 
their  tricks  ;  dancers  in  their  fantastic  dresses  and  jingling 
bells ;  musicians  with  their  tom-toms,  flutes,  and  other  in- 
struments ;  and  the  great  car  with  horses  mounted  on  the 

6  81 


82  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

summit,  covered  with  gay  streamers,  and  with  great  cables 
attached,  just  as  it  had  returned  from  making  the  circuit  of 
the  city.  On  through  the  streets  we  went,  amid  a  sea  of 
human  beings.  A  few  friendly  natives  went  before  us,  and 
opened  the  way  until  we  reached  the  river.  Here,  too,  as 
far  as  the  eye  could  reach  up  and  down,  that  great  bed  of 
sand  was  covered  with  men  and  women,  oxen  and  bandies, 
bundles  of  straw,  and  smoking  rice-pots,  where  the  many 
strang'ers  were  preparing  the  evening  meal.  Some  fortu- 
nate boys  were  devouring  green  mangoes  with  keenest 
relish ;  while  directly  in  front  were  carts  so  full  of  unclothed 
juveniles,  that,  as  we  looked  in  upon  them  from  behind, 
they  seemed  nothing  but  a  confused,  inextricable  mass  of 
black  legs,  arms,  and  faces. 

Hearing  that  the  grand  ceremonies  of  the  evening  were 
to  take  place  two  miles  down  the  river,  we  recrossed,  and, 
passing  through  the  city,  went  in  that  direction  whither  the 
crowd  was  tending.  We  saw  the  gaudy  pavilions,  the  sense- 
less idols,  covered  with  gold,  silver,  and  jewels,  mounted 
upon  the  silver  horses,  and  carried  about  by  the  excited 
crowd.  The  torchlight  threw  a  wild  glare  over  the  scene. 
But  my  interest  centred  in  the  mass  of  people.  Such  a 
sea  of  living  creatures  I  have  never  looked  upon  before  or 
since.  During  the  course  of  that  afternoon  and  evening,  we 
drove  through  miles  of  streets ;  and  almost  every  foot  of  the 
way  was  covered  with  human  beings.  It  was  to  me,  not  a 
pleasure  excursion,  but  one  of  pain.  The  whole  city  of 
Madura  had  emptied  its  population  into  the  streets  ;  and  to 
this  was  added  thousands  upon  thousands  from  all  the  cities 
and  villages  in  the  region. 

The  thought,  that  in  all  this  mass  there  were,  perhaps,  not 
a  dozen  souls  who  believed  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that 
all  that  hurrying  crowd  were  hastening  to  a  black  eternity, 
oppressed  me  so  painfully  I  could  hardly  bear  to  speak. 


AN  IMPRESSIVE  SIGHT.  83 

Dark  and  terrible  doubts  ruslied  over  me  with  overwhelming 
force ;  and  I  reached  home  wearied,  and  almost  ill,  from  the 
excitement  of  those  hours  spent  at  a  heathen  festival. 

I  believe  that  God  intended  to  teach  me  a  lifelong  lesson 
of  the  crying  need  of  India's  millions ;  and  may  he  grant 
that  I  never  forget  it ! 


CHmA. 
EXTRACT   FROM  MISS   f'ORTER'S  JOURNAL. 

Miss  Porter,  in  one  of  her  letters,  relates  an  incident 
which  shows  some  of  the  difficulties  with  which  our  mis- 
sionaries contend,  and  also  illustrates  the  power  of  the  truth, 
spoken  tenderly  and  in  love,  to  melt  ev^n  stubborn  hearts. 
She  says,  — 

^^  Two  or  three  of  our  pupils  leave  this  year  to  return  to 
their  sad,  wicked  homes.  They  are  not  Christians ;  and  you 
can  think  with  what  anxiety  and  sorrow  I  look  forward  to 
their  going.  I  talked  with  one  of  them  last  sabbath,  and 
tried  to  tell  her  something  of  the  danger  of  delay,  the  dan- 
ger of  slighting  the  offered  love  of  Christ.  She  is  a  proud 
girl,  more  than  usually  lady-like  in  her  appearance,  yet 
reserved,  even  with  her  companions :  so  that  it  was  particu- 
larly hard  for  me,  with  my  stammering  tongue,  to  speak  to 
her ;  and  personally,  individually,  I  liad  not  done  so  before. 
I  was  prepared  for  an  utterly  careless  answer,  or  even  a 
rebuff;  and  I  was  not  disappointed.  A  half  laugh  was  the 
only  reply  to  my  first  question ;  but  there  was  an  air  almost 
of  defiance,  which  led  me  to  think  that  she  was  learning 
something  of  the  power  of  the  truth,  —  so  far,  at  least, 
that  she  knew  it  must  be  resisted. 

"I  said  a  few  earnest  words  to  her,  and  was  about  to  send 


84  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

her  away  witJi  the  sad  conviction  that  it  had  been  in  vain, 
and  with  a  realization,  snch  as  I  never  had  before,  of  the 
hopeless  condition  of  those  who  will  not  come  to  Christ  that 
they  may  have  life.  My  manner  must  have  shown  some- 
thing of  my  feeling,  and  softened  her  for  a  moment.  She 
burst  into  passionate  tears,  and  sobbed  out,  '  Oh,  pray  for 
my  mother,  that  God  will  make  her  willing  to  have  me 
believe  !     I  cannot:  she  will  hate  me  if  I  do.' 

"  Poor  child :  poor  mother !  I  do  pray  for  them,  and  ask 
God  to  lielp  me  to  believe  and  labor,  as  well  as  pray.'' 


TUEKEY. 
LETTER  FROM   MISS  VAN    DUZEE. 

"  Wheit  school  closed,  I  intended  to  visit  each  one  of  the 
native  Christian  women  at  our  station  as  soon  as  possible  ; 
but  other  plans  have  prevented.  Messrs.  Parmelee  and  Cole 
were  to  visit  Ordo  in  a  few  weeks;  and  there  were  reasons 
why  it  seemed  de.sirable  for  them  to  go  entirely  over  land,  and 
by  a  new  road,  making  the  journey  a  kind  of  exploring  tour. 
I  did  not  feel  like  attempting  such  an  expedition  so  late  in 
the  fall,  but  wished  much  to  visit  Ordo,  as  there  was  much 
work  to  be  done  there,  and- my  former  experience  in  the 
village  had  been  very  encouraging. 

"  We  were  expecting  a  young  man,  who  has  often  accom- 
panied us  on  our  tours,  to  preach  at  Erzroom ;  and  it  was 
proposed  that  I  should  go  with  him  to  Ordo,  and  come  back 
with  the  missionaries  on  their  return.  Travelling  in  this 
way  would  be  an  experiment ;  but  after  consideration  it 
was  thought  to  be  a  safe  one,  and  I  was  willing  to  try  it; 
the  more  so  as  I  had  been  over  the  road  in  the  spring,  and 
knew  it  all.  It  was  the  new  wagon-road.  The  khans  were 
good,  my  horse  was  trusty,  and  the  man  faithful. 


LETTER  FROM  MISS   VAN  DUZEE.  85 

"  I  left  Erzroom  on  Tliursday,  Oct.  24,  and  arrived  at 
Trebizond  the  next  week,  on  Frida}^,  having  had  a  highly 
prosperous  journey.  The  next  Monday  night  we  took 
a  Russian  steamer  for  Ordo,  expecting  to  reach  that  place 
the  next  morning.  Just  before  the  boat  started,  the  cap- 
tain expressed  doubt  about  touc-hing  at  Ordo,  as  the 
weather  looked  stormy  ;  but  our  tickets  were  bought,  it  was 
after  dark,  and  we  could  only  take  the  chances.  Though 
the  weather  was  not  bad  in  the  morning,  the  boat  sailed  hj 
our  landing-place.  The  captain  then  said  that  at  Samsoon 
we  should  find  another  Russian  steamer  bound  for  Trebi- 
zond, on  which  he  would  put  us  at  his  own  expense,  and 
that  would  leave  us  at  Ordo.  Just  as  we  came  into  the  har- 
bor we  met  the  vessel  steaming  out.  My  heart  sank  fast. 
It  was  hard  to  think  of  coming  into  a  strange  city  alone 
with  an  inexperienced  native,  especially  as  I  had  always 
heard  of  it  as  a  very  unhealthy  place.  But  the  Lord  was 
better  than  my  fears ;  and,  while  we  were  rowing  to  shore, 
our  boatmen  answered  our  inquiries  as  to  whether  there 
were  Protestants  in  the  city,  and  also  told  us  where  the 
missionaries  usually  stopped  '  during  tlieir  visits.  So  we 
were  very  comfortably  situated. 

"  There  was  a  storm  at  Constantinople,  and  boats  could 
not  leave :  so  we  waited  nearly  a  week  for  one  which 
would  convey  us  to  our  place  of  destination.  Monday  night, 
Nov.  11,  to  our  great  joy,  we  arrived  here  safe  and  well. 
We  met  one  of  the  native  brethren  on  the  beach,  so  we 
had  no  difficulty  in  finding  the  house  where  we  were  to 
stay.  Here  I  am  now  living  in  a  native  family,  and  very 
much  in  the  native  style.  I  have  found  four  women,  wives 
of  the  brethren,  whom  I  am  teaching  to  read.  When  I 
leave,  the  man  who  came  with  me  will  give  them  lessons. 
I  visit  them  in  their  homes  every  day,  and  hope  my  stay 
here  will  not  be  without  fruit." 


86  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


l^mif   fepatlment. 


WORDS    OF   CHEER. 

We  make  tlie  following  extracts  from-  a  letter  placed  in 
our  hands,  from  Hudson,  Ohio  :  — 

"  You  will  be  glad  to  learn  that  we  have  a  membership 
of  between  sixty  and  seventy  in  our  society,  and  that  we 
h'ave  collected  thirty  dollars  in  four  meetings.  But  the  most 
encouraging  feature  of  our  enterprise  is  the  lively  interest 
and  unity  of  feeling  manifested  by  Christian  women  of  all 
denominations  in  missionary  subjects.  At  our  monthly 
meetings,  after  the  opening  devotional  services,  and  the 
transaction  of  any  business  that  may  come  before  the  so- 
ciety, a  history  of  some  one  of  the  missions  of  the  American 
Board  is  read  as  prepared  by  one  of  the  members.  This  is 
followed  by  such  recent  intelligence  as  has  a  bearing  upon 
the  mission  we  are  studying. 

"  The  envelopes  seem  admirably  adapted  to  cultivate  a 
liabit  of  systematic  giving.  We  have  sent  specimens  of 
them  to  several  churches  in  neighboring  towns ;  and  ono 
of  our  ladies  has  an  appointment  to  meet  the  ladies  of  one 
of  these  churches  to  assist  them  in  organizing  a  missionary 
society." 

This  encouraging  statement  from  Ros>eville,  111.,  has  a 
speeial  value  as, coming  from  one  of  our  younger  auxiliaries, 
and  suggesting ^ome,me;thods  for  extending  an  interest  in 
missioufbry  .subj  ects :  ^- 

"  Lastt/June,  with  many  naisgivings,  a  society  of  nine  mem- 
bers was  oirganized,  auxiliary  to  the  W.  B.  M.  I.  Only  a  few 
of  the  ladies  iknew  any  thing  oi^Lks>  work  of  this  organization, 


RECEIPTS. 


87 


and  many  doubted  the  propriety  of  the  movement.  But 
earnest  labor,  and  tlie  active  circulation  of  some  copies  of 
'■  Life  and  Light/  increased  ouj:  numbers  to  twentj'- ;  and  at 
our  September  meeting  a  fair  was  proposed  as  a  means  of 
awakening  additional  zeal. 

"We  entered  upon  it  with  some  fear  and  trembling,  but 
persevered,  and,  in  response  to  our  invitation,  received  aid 
from  many  ladies,  not  jQt  members:  so  that  at  last  we  had 
a  very  good  display  of  articles. 

"  A  pleasant  niglit  and  a  full  house  exceeded  our  highest 
expectations ;  and  we  realized,  in   all,  more   than  seventy* 
dollars. 

"  The  ladies  prepared  a  basket  quilt,  with  the  name  of 
the  donor  written  on  each  bl*)ck,  which  they  then  bought, 
and  presented  to  the  pastor's  wife  as  a  memorial  of  their 
first  missionary  eifort.  We  acknowledge  the  Lord's  hand 
in  our  success,  and  thank  him  for  his  goodness,  while  we 
pray  for  his  blessing  on  our  offering.'^ 


RECEIPTS  OF   THE  WOMAN'S   BOARD   OF  MIS- 
SIOKS   FOR   THE   INTERIOR. 

From  Dec.  21,  1872,  to  Jan.  15,  1873, 
MRS.  FRANCIS  BRADLEY,  Treasurer. 


OHIO. 

Centre  Belpre.  —  JJmon  Centre  S.  S. 

Soc,  Mrs.   E.   M.  Goodno,  Treas., 

$27.10. 
Eh/ria.  —  Aux..,  for  salary  of  Miss 

MaltbiCjMrs.  Geo.  H.Ely,  Treas., 

$75, 
Medina.  — Anx,  to  be  applied  to  the 

Samokov  school,  Mrs.  H.  E.  How- 
ard. $10. 
Oberlin.  —  Aux.,  for  salary  of  Mrs. 

Mumford,   and  to'  constitute    Mrs. 

L.  Hubbard  L.  M.,  Miss  Emily  E. 

reck,  Treas.,  $25.         Total,  $13,7.10.. 


Fort  TFayne.  —  Aux.y  ©.f  which  $25 
from  "  A  Friend  "  constitutes  Mrs. 
Ruth  B.  Fairbank  L.  M.,  Miss  Laura 
C.  Kimball,  Sec,  $30.S0. 


MICHIGAN. 

East  Saginaio.  —  Aux.,  to  complete 
the  support  of  Miss  Diament  for 
1872,  Mrs.  A.  L.  Coates,  Treas,^ 
$11-1. 


88 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


ILLINOIS. 

Amhoij.  —  Aux.,  $14,  Sunday  School, 
$10.12,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Andruss,  Treas., 
$24.12. 

Blue  Island.  —  Mrs.  S.  F.Dickinson's 
contribution,  $2.30. 

Champaign.  —  Aux.,  $10  of  which  is 
from  Rev.  T.  Volontine  as  a  Christ- 
mas offering  in  memory  of  his  wife, 
to  be  applied  to  the  support  of  a 
pupil  in  Samokov,  Mrs.  Plank, 
Treas.,  $20. 

Chicago.  —  Union  Park  Church  Aux., 
for  support  of  Miss  Rendall.  of 
which  $25  is  from  Mrs.  8.  A.  Kent 
to  constitute  Mrs.  B.  B.  Boynton 
L.  M.,Mrs.  Geo.  Sherwood,  Treas., 
$218.24. 

Chicago.  —  First  Church  Aux.,    for 

•  support  of  Miss  Patrick,  to  const. 
Mrs.  Keller,  Mrs.  H.  Moore,  Mrs. 
M.  Reed.  Mrs.  Danforth.  Mrs.  Tay- 
lor, L.  M's  ,  and  Miss  Sarah  Slos- 
eom  by  Mrs.  Orton's  Bible  Class, 
Mrs.  E.  I.  Yates,  Treas.,  $152. 

Danvers.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  M.  Hastings, 
Treas.,  $5.70. 

Evanston.  —  Aux.,  for  support  of 
Miss  Porter,  Miss  M.  White,  Treas., 
$75.60. 

Farmington.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  M.  I. 
Esbin,  Treas.,  $50. 

La  Moile.  —  Mrs.  I.  R.  Jones,  $10. 

Payson.  —  Awx.,  of  which  $15  from 
Miss  E.  Scarborough  to  complete 
Miss  Electa  Scarborough's  life- 
membership,  Miss  Ellen  Thomp- 
son, Treas.,  $17.50. 

Princeton.  —  Amx.,  Mrs.  Converse, 
Treas.,  $6. 

Boseville.  —  Aux.,  to  be  applied  to  the 
Samokov  school,  Mrs.  Mary  A. 
Wykoff,  Treas.,  $50. 

Waverley.  —  Aux.,  for  support  of 
Miss  Evans,  and  to  constitute  Mrs. 


C.  I.  Salter  L. 
Treas.,  $33. 


M. 


Mrs.  I.  Sackett, 
Total,  $664.46. 


WISCONSIN. 

•Clinton.  —  Cong.  Sunday  School  for  a 

pupil  in   Miss    Porter's    school  at 

Peking,  $10. 
Gay^s  Mills.  —  Aux.,  for  a  pupil    in 

Miss  Porter's  school,  by  Mrs.  T. 

W.  Gay,  $4.20. 
Janesville. —  Wright  Mission  Band, 

to  const.  Mies  Ella  De  Baum  L.  M. 

Miss  Ella  I.  Cutting,  Treas.,  $25. 
Lancaster.  — Amx.,M.v8.  C.E.  Eaton, 

Treas.,  $32. 
Stoughto7i. —  Aux.,  $9;  S.  S.  Society, 

$3.74;  total,  $12.74.        Total,  $83.94. 

IOWA. 

Jielle  Plaine.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  J.  Lane, 
Treas.,  $12. 

Decorate.  —  Aux  ,  $5;  "Little  Help- 
ers," $2.52.  — $7.52. 

Muscatine.  — Young  Ladies'  Mission 

,  Circle,  to  constitute  Mrs.  W.W. 
McQuesten  and  Miss  Emma  Olds 
L.  M's.,  Emma  Olds,  Sec,  $50. 

Polk  City. —  Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  M.  Rogers, 
Treas.,  $Q.  Total,  $75.52. 

MINNESOTA. 

Medford.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  I.  G.  Brown, 
Treas.,  $5. 

Winona.  —  Aux.,  for  support  of  Miss 
Van  Duzee,  Miss  S.  H.  Hatch, 
Treas.,  $100.  Total,  $105.00. 

MISSOURI. 

Kidder.  — Aux.,  MXsB  H.  E.  Temple, 

Treas.,  $5. 
Windsor.—  Aux.,  $5.       Total,  $10.00. 
Total,  $1,218.82. 

Evanston,  Jan.  15, 1873. 


\\\\\ll/'/////^. 


M^UiCH.       Published  by  the  "Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 


1873. 


SCHOOLHOUSE  GODS. 

E  give  our  little  friends  this  extract  from 
one  of  Mr.  "W.  H.  Ballantine's  letters, 
to  show  them  from  what  foolish  customs 
their  pennies  are  saving  the  Hindu  boys 
and  girls :  — 


"  You  would  laugh  if  you  were  to  go 
into  our  school.  We  have  no  desks  and 
no  benches.  The  boys  sit  in  three  long 
rows,  cross-legged,  on  our  earth  floor ;  and 
before  each  one  is  a  piece  of  board.  They 
sprinkle  some  sand  on  this;  and  then  with  a  sharpened 
stick  they  make  letters  and  figures  very  nicely. 

"  In  the  Hindu  schools,  boys  worship  their  slates.  They 
put  some  red  powder  on  it ;  and  the  teacher  tells  them  it  is 
a  god,  and,  if  they  worship  him,  he  will  help  them  to  learn 
fast.  At  first  my  boys  brought  their  red  powder ;  but  they 
soon  found  that  we  did  not  believe  in  such  gods.  Boys  in 
these  schools  also  worship  their  teacher.  Every  one,  as  he 
goes  out,  falls  down  and  kisses  the  teacher's  feet.  He  tells 
them  that  he  is  holy,  and,  if  they  worship  him,  it  is  the  same 
as  to  worship  God.     My  boys  know  better  than  to  do  this." 

89 


90 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


THE  CONTRAST.  91 


THE  CONTKAST. 


BY   MRS.    TYLER. 


Who  is  this?  A  Zulu  chief  of  South-eastern  Africa. 
His  name  is  Umtimuni.  I  once  saw  him  looking  just  as 
he  appears  in  this  picture,  decked  in  his  heathen  finery. 

Birds'  feathers  of  various  kinds  adorn  his  head ;  strips  of 
long-haired  goat-skirfs,  his  arms  and  knees ;  tails  of  gray 
monkeys,  interspersed  with  beads  and  brass  buttons,  other 
parts  of  his  body.  Does  he  not  look  savage  as  he  points 
with  one  hand  to  some  distant  object,  while,  with  the  other, 
he  hold  his  ox-hide  shield  and  spears  ? 

One  of  his  followers  in  the  background  is  jumping  up, 
and  kicking  his  shield,  to  see  how  smart  he  can  appear  in 
the  presence  of  his  Majesty. 

The  home  of  this  chief  you  would  not  consider  very 
royal  in  appearance.  It  is  called  a  kraal,  which  is  a  collec- 
tion of  grass-covered  huts  arranged  in  a  circle.  Approach- 
ing them  from  a  distance,  you  would  say  they  resemble  hay- 
stacks. The  door  is  about  two  feet  high  ;  but  even  a  chief 
does  not  consider  it  beneath  his  dignity  to  creep  in  on  his 
hands  and  knees.  This  he  learns  to  do  with  greater  ease 
than  you  would  imagine,  always  observing  Zulu  etiquette, 
which  requires  that  a  man  creep  out,  as  well  as  in,  head 
first.  A  missionary  of  my  acquaintance,  ignorant  of  this, 
thought  he  could  get  out  more  easily  feet  .first,  but  was 
pulled  back,  and  forgiven  that  once  for  such  a  breach  of 
politeness. 

The  huts  contain  only  the  simplest  articles  of  necessity, 
—  pots  for  cooking,  made  of  clay,  but  answering  the  purpose 
very  well,  wooden  milk-pails  bored  from  a  log,  wooden 
spoons  with  long  handles,  gourds  of  sour  milk,  snuff-boxes 


92 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


of  various  patterns,  bundles  of  tobacco  to  be  ground  into 
snuff,  mats  to  sleep  on,  and  wooden  pillows. 

The  food  is  principally  of  Indian  corn,  pumpkins,  and 
sweet-potatoes. 

The  name  of  Jesus  is  never  heard  in  these  miserable 
homes,  and  not  a  book  is  to  be  seen.  Oh  !  it  would  indeed 
sadden  you  to  visit  such  a  place,  although  it  is  the  residence 
of  a  chief,  who  is  considered  a  great  man  among  his  own 
people. 


Now  see  what  the  gospel  can  make  of  such  a  savage  and 
such  a  home  :  let  us  turn  to  the  other  picture.  It  is  that  of 
Kev.  James  Dube,  the  son  of  a  chief,  but  a  Christian  pas- 
tor. You  see  he  is  similar  in  form ;  but  how  different  his 
dress  !     When  he  became  a  Christian,  he  wished  to  wear 


THE  CONTRAST.  93 

civilized  clothing ;  for  civilization  and  Christianity  go  hand 
in  hand.  Had  he  not  heen  taught  by  the  missionaries,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Lindley,  he  would  probably  have  grown  up  in 
heathenism,  and  we  might  have  seen  him  to-da}'',  like  Um- 
timuni,  wearing  his  shins,  and  brandishing  his  spears  and 
sliield.  Now  he  can  read,  write,  sing,  preach,  and  pray.  I 
wish  you  could  see  how  much  true  nobility  there  is  about 
him,  and  how  earnestly  and  faithfully  he  exhorts  his  country- 
men to  love  and  serve  the  blessed  Jesus.  He  lives  happily 
with  one  wife,  and  brings  up  his  children  in  a  Christian 
manner. 

Let  us  visit  him  at  his  home.  We  shall  not  be  , obliged 
to  creep  in  at  his  door,  but  can  walk  straight  in,  as  you  are 
accustomed  to  do  at  home.  There  are  chairs,  tables,  dishes, 
beds,  and  other  signs  of  comfort.  There  are  also  books  ar- 
ranged neatly  upon  the  hanging-shelf;  and,  if  you  have 
time,  you  may  hear  one  of  his  children  read  a  chapter  or 
hymn.  You  take  leave  of  this  family  with  a  feeling  of 
real  respect  and  love  for  them. 

Children,  and  grown  people  too,  sometimes  ask.  What  do 
the  missionaries  who  leave  their  country  and  friends,  and 
go  far  away  to  live  among  lieathen  people,  do  ?  And  where 
does  all  the  money  that  we  give  go  to  ?  I  think  these  pic- 
tures tell  you  better  than  words.  When  we  go  to  the 
heathen,  we  find  them  as  degraded  and  savage-looking  as 
Umtimuni.  When  we  leave  them,  we  expect  some  of  them 
to  be  like  Mr.  Dube.  But  it  takes  a  long  time  for  a  whole 
nation  to  be  taught,  and  a  longer  time  for  them  to  be  will- 
ing to  give  up  their  heathen  customs  and  prejudices:  so  we 
hope  you  will  not  be  "  weary  "  in  your  giving,  but  remem- 
ber that  every  cent  helps.  It  has  its  own  little  mission. 
God  knows  how  to  count  it,  though  it  lies  in  the  midst  of 
heaps  of  others  ;  and  he  will  bless  you  according  to  your 
love  and  self-denial  in  giving. 


94  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

MISSION-CIRCLES. 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

New  Hampshire.  —  Nashua.  —  Juvenile  Missionary  Society,  $186.17. 
Massachusetts.  —  Auburndale. — Juvenile  Missionary  Society,  S4.00. 

Boston  (East).  — "Maverick  Rill,"  $23.00. 

Boston  Highlands.  —  "Star  Circle,"  $9.15;  "Zulu  Mission  Band," 
$2.67. 

Cambridge.  —  Shepard  Church,  "  Little  Workers,"  $30 ;  Frankie':j 
Mite-box,  $1.50. 

Winchester.  —  "  Seek  and  Save  Society,"  $5.00. 

Walpole.  —  "Little  Gleaners,"  $5.54. 
Rhode  Island. — Pawtucket. —  "  Cheerful  Helpers,"  $30.00. 
Ohio.  —  Windham.  — Young  Ladies'  Circle,  $100.00. 
Iowa.  —  Iowa  Falls.  —  Mites  from  the  Infant  Class,  $1.00. 
Minnesota.  —  Lillie  L.  Frink's  earnings,  $8.00. 


"WHAT   CAN  CHILDREN  DO  FOR  MISSIONS?" 

This  question  came  up  in  a  Sunday  school  in  Kans*is. 
The  superintendent  proposed  that  each  scholar  plant  a  little 
piece  of  ground,  sell  the  vegetables  raised  on  it,  and  give 
the  money  to  foreign  missions.  The  children  were  de- 
lighted, and  succeeded  so  well  in  their  gardening  as  to 
bring  in  tlie  first  summer  about  twent}^  dollars. 

The  second  year  hens  and  chickens  were  counted  in  ;  the 
eggs  being  sold  for  the  same  good  object.  One  little  girl, 
too  small  to  take  care  of  a  garden,  picked  up  chips  for  her 
mother,  and  so  earned  her  missionary  money.  That  year 
the  children  raised  twenty-four  dollars. 

The  third  year  a  little  pig  came  in  for  a  share  of  the 
honors.  It  was  left  motherless,  and  could  only  be  brought 
up  "on  a  bottle."  The  children  took  this  care  of  it,  with 
the  promise  that  it  should  be  a  missionary  pig. 


A   CHRISTMAS  OFFERING.  95 

There  was  one  restless  boy  who  is  seldom  still  two  min- 
utes at  a  time.  He  earned  thirty  cents  by  sitting  still  thirty 
minutes ;  and  every  one  thought  it  was  hard-earned  money. 

A  little  girl  had  a  peach-tree  given  her  by  her  father, 
and  all  its  fruit  ripened  for  missionaries. 

That  year  the  children's  "  garden-money  "  amounted  to 
thirty-five  dollars,  and  was  sent  to  Harpoot. 

This  3^ear  the  children  have  again  been  busy  among 
goodly  rows  of  peas,  beets,  potatoes,  sweet-potatoes,  turnips, 
and  peanuts,  to  say  nothing  of  a  strawberry-bed;  part  of  the 
berries  being  sold,  and  quarts  of  them  sent  to  sick  friends. 
.  These  children  have  never  had  a  public  sale ;  but  each 
family  has  brought  the  proceeds  of  its  garden  to  a  Sunday- 
school  missionary  concert. 

This  was  a  simple  way  of  doing  what  seemed  a  duty,  and 
proved  a  pleasure. 

The  church  to  which  this  Sunday  school  belonged  was 
three  years  ago  a  home-missionary  church.  What  Sun- 
day school  will  next  year  follow  these  willing  workers  into 
the  vineyard  of  the  Master,  and  cultivate  a  little  garden- 
spot  for  the  Lord  of  the  harvest  ? 


A  CHRISTMAS   OFFERING. 

Among  your  many  plans  to  surprise  your  dear  ones  with 
Si.  me  loving  gift  when  the  glad  Christmas-time  came  round, 
how  many  of  you,  dear  children,  thought  to  ask,  "What 
shall  I  give  to  Jesus  ? '' 

In  our  Sunday  school  we  have  a  little  group  of  girls  who 
have  gathered  round  their  teacher  from  sabbath  to  sabbath 
of  the  year  just  closed,  to  hear  the  sweet  story  of  the  birth 
at  Bethlehem,  and  the  death  on  Calvary,  of  Him  who  gave 
his  life  for  them.     Their  hearts  and  hands  were  opened  to 


96  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

give  something  to  fliis  dear  Saviour;  and  their  pennies 
have  been  gathering  from  week  to  week,  until  they  reached 
at  Christmas-time  the  sum  of  four  dollars.  "  Where  shall 
we  send  it  ?  "  they  asked ;  and  we,  knowing  how  pleasant 
it  would  be  for  the  children  to  have  a  share  in  building  the 
"  Constantinople  Home/'  have  sent  it  there.  Are  there  not 
other  little  mission-circles  and  Sunday-school  classes  who 
will  go  and  do  likewise  ? 


ACROSTIC. 

We  are  indebted  to  Miss  G for  the  following  acros- 
tic, which  we  are  happy  to  give  to  our  young  readers :  — 

1.  Some  islands  in  the  Pacific  Ocean. 

2.  Something  forbidden  in  the  Commandments. 

3.  A  country  often  mentioned  in  the  Bible,  now  flie  residence  of 
many  American  missionaries. 

4.  A  tree  which  grows  in  the  East. 

5.  Something  worshipped  by  the  heathen. 

6.  A  mountain  near  Jerusalem. 

7.  A  great  and  wicked  city  mentioned  in  the  Bible. 

8.  A  learned  and  eloquent  man  who  lived  in  the  time  of  St.  Paul. 

9.  A  people  to  whom  one  of  Paul's  epistles  is  addressed. 
10.  The  best  time  to  serve  Christ. 

The  initials  of  the  above  spell  something  which  every  boy  and  girl  in 
the  land  can  be. 


ANSWER  TO   DOUBLE  ACROSTIC. 

We  have  received  from  the  Eughaper  Mission-Circle, 
Boston,  the  correct  answer  to  the  double  acrostic  in  the 
January  number :  — 

1.  Mat.  2.  Allah.  3.  Give.  4.  Arabic.  5.  Zipporah.  6.  "I.  I. 
7.  Natal.     8.  Enlightened.     9.  Fair.     10.  Obedience.     11.  Euin. 

The  initials  make  magazine  for ;  and  the  finals,  the  ehildren,  —  maga- 
zine for  the  ddldren. 


iroB  wan j.ir. 


Vol.  III. 


APRIL,  1873. 


No.  4. 


TUEKEY. 


OUTLOOK  FROM  BITLIS. 


BY   MISS    M.    A.    C.    ELY. 


Cordial  greetings  to  all  our  dear  friends  on  this  bright, 
sweet  morning !  I  have  taken  my  writing-materials,  and 
come  out  to  a  lovely  little  spot,  which,  though  quite  near 
our  house,  is  very  retired,  and  has  the  choicest  surround- 
ings. It  is  a  little  elevated  plateau,  from  which  we  can 
obtain  many  and  superb  views  of  our  romantic  city,  as  w^ell 
as  breathe  some  of  the  pure,  fresh  air  from  the  near  moun- 
tains opposite.  On  one  hand,  far  below,  are  "  the  mar- 
kets," —  places  quite  wrapped  in  mystery  to  us  ladies,  having 
never  visited  them ;  but,  looking  on  the  low  flat  roofs  of 
the  rude  shops  only  from  afar,  we  have  drawn  striking  con- 
trasts with  the  elegant  stores  in  America.  Meandering 
through  the  narrow  valley  v/inds  the  swift  Bitlis  River, 
7  97 


^5  LIFE  AXD  LIGHT. 

roaring  and  rushing  wildly  over  its  rocky  bed,  supplying 
thousands  of  dwellers  on  its  banks  with  cleansing  and  in- 
vigorating waters.  On  the  natural  terraces  which  lie  one 
above  another  back  from  the  river  rise  rough  but  substan- 
tial buildings,  tier  after  tier ;  the  roofs  of  one  row  of  houses 
being  on  a  level  with  the  floors  of  those  next  above. 
Here  and  there  a  minaret  or  mosque  lifts  its  lofty  tower  or 
conspicuous  dome  far  above  its  surroundings,  reminding 
one  that  the  doctrines  of  Mahomet  have  wide  prevalence. 

The  numerous  trees  and  gardens  which  surround  the 
widely-scattered  homes  of  Bitlis  give  it  a  very  fresh  and 
beautiful  appearance,  quite  unlike  the  compact  and  largely 
barren  look  of  most  Oriental  cities.  Almost  countless 
mountain-springs  supply  the  city  with  excellent  water,  —  a 
fact  of  the  greatest  importance  in  this  climate,  where  rain 
does  not  fall  for  two  or  three  months.  The  sound  of  dash- 
ing water  comes  pleasantly  to  my  ear ;  and,  glancing  across 
the  valley,  I  see  the  white  foam  of  a  high  cascade,  as  it 
breaks  over  the  rugged  rocks,  rushing  impetuously  on  till 
it  is  lost  in  the  river  below.  It  is  a  pleasant  sight  and 
sound,  quite  in  contrast  with  another  which  breaks  on  my 
ear,  —  that  of  a  Turkish  wedding.  On  the  roof  of  the  first 
house  below,  on  this  steep  bank,  is  gathered  a  crowd  of 
gayly-dressed  Turks,  the  most  of  whom  are  dancing  in 
their  strange  way  to  the  monotonous  drumming  of  the 
musicians.  This  savors  of  heathenism.  On  every  hand 
Nature  exhibits  beauty  and  strength ;  but,  alas  !  the  fallen 
race  of  Adam  betrays  in  every  clime  the  blight  and  the 
misery  of  sin. 

But  I  am  lingering  in  my  purpose  to  tell  you  of  my 
recent  visit  to  some  of  the  villages  in  our  field,  in  company 
with  Mr.  Knapp  and  the  Bitlis  pastor.  Starting  in  the 
morning,  we  reached  by  early  twilight  the  Koordish  vil- 
lage where  we  were  to  spend  the  night.     Our  host,  having 


OUTLOOK  FROM  BITLIS.  99 

heard  of  our  coming,  met  us  in  tlie  outskirts  of  the  town, 
and,  kindly  walking  by  my  donkey,  prevented  the  furious 
dogs  from  troubling  me.  In  front  of  the  house  where  we 
stopped  was  a  small  portico,  in  whose  shade  three  or  four 
young  buffaloes  were  eating  their  evening  meal  of  coarse 
grass  :  they,  however,  soon  vacated  the  place  in  our  favor. 
We  sat  in  the  portico  till  quite  overcome  by  sleep  and 
fatigue,  and  retired  to  our  little  curtained-off  rooms  inside. 
The  impure  air  and  great  heat  caused  by  the  presence  of 
eight  or  ten  buffaloes,  and  four  horses,  that,  with  our  host  and 
family,  shared  with  us  the  sole  room  of  the  house,  rendered 
our  rest  any  thing  but  refreshing.  We  rose  before  day- 
light, and  vastly  enjoyed  getting  out  to  the  porch  again,  and 
breathing  the  sweet  pure  air  of  the  wide  "  out  o'  doors." 

Gladly  bidding  our  host  a  cordial  "  remain  in  peace,"  we 
resumed  our  journey.  For  two  or  three  hours  we  had  good 
roads  and  good  weather.  We  passed  near  the  edge  of  a 
large  swamp,  in  which  were  revelling  multitudes  of  wild 
ducks  and  geese.  They  made  the  air  ring  with  their 
sonorous  cries,  and,  darting  hither  and  thither  among  the 
tall  reeds  and  rushes,  cut  the  water  into  transient  lines  of 
foam,  marking,  for  a  moment,  the  way  they  had  gone. 
Farther  on,  we  noticed  a  large  tract  of  rich  green  meadow, 
covered  with  rolling  hillocks,  a  little  like  small  waves  of 
the  sea.  It  was  the  work  of  the  meadow-mole,  regular, 
graceful,  and  complete. 

Suddenly  large  drops  of  rain  began  to  fall ;  and  we 
donned  our  rubber  suits  as  quickly  as  possible.  The  clouds 
grew  darker  and  thicker  ;  and  it  soon  became  evident  that 
a  rainy  day  was  before  us.  As  there  was  no  village  for 
hours,  we  were  obliged  to  journey  on  in  the  storm,  which 
was  dreary  work,  especially  as  the  roads  became  very 
muddy  and  uncomfortable.  Long,  deep  ditches,  full  of 
water,   stretched  every  now   and  then  directly  across   the 


100  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

road,  and,  having  steep  slippery  banks,  were  most  trying  to 
the  horses.  We  pushed  on  as  vigorously  as  possible,  and, 
after  a  wearisome  day,  reached  Havadorie.  At  this  village, 
about  two  years  since,  was  formed  the  second  church  in  the 
Bitlis  field.  The  first  thing  I  heard  in  the  morning  was 
the  sound  of  heavy  rain  beating  on  the  roof.  It  had  become 
quite  cold ;  and  we  could  scarcely  keep  warm  by  the  scanty 
fire  made  of  roots  of  trees  crowded  into  a  small,  rickety 
stove,  which  seemed  to  emit  vastly  more  smoke  than  heat. 

In  the  course  of  a  few  hours,  the  rain  abated ;  and  we 
visited  the  village  school,  held  in  a  small  room  built  by  the 
native  brethren.  They  brought  the  stones  on  hand-sleds 
from  the  mountain-sides,  and,  with  their  own  unskilled 
hands,  laid  up  the  rough  walls.  There  was  no  plaster,  or 
floor  other  than  genuine  mother-earth  itself.  On  this  was 
spread  a  few  coarse  reed-mats,  where  sat  a  dozen  or  more 
boys,  and  the  same  number  of  girls.  These,  by  their 
bright,  intelligent  faces,  and  prompt,  correct  answers,  showed 
that  the  light  that  giveth  life  had  penetrated  into  their 
young  hearts.  We  also  visited  several  houses.  In  some 
we  found  children  trying  to  keep  warm  by  standing  in  the 
ground  ovens,  where  fire  is  built  once  a  day  to  cook  food. 
The  next  day  we  spent  in  going  from  house  to  house,  and 
in  visiting  the  rock}"  village  graveyard,  where  lie  buried 
two  earnest  Christian  preachers,  whose  influence  and  labors 
have  had  much  to  do  in  kindling  bright  lights  on  that 
mountain-top.  There  they  rest,  waiting  the  call  of  the 
resurrection  morning  ;  and  then  we  know  they  will  clearly 
see  the  King  in  his  beauty,  and  all  the  wondrous  glories  of 
the  heavenly  home,  which  by  faith  they  saw  dimly  while 
yet  afar  off". 

The  next  day  we  went  to  Dorkevank.  The  people 
greeted  us  with  the  utmost  cordiality.  Very  soon  the 
helper's  room  was  crowded  with  a  quiet,  listening  multitude ; 


OUTLOOK  FROM  BITLIS.  101 

and  close  by  my  side  had  gathered  a  group  of  women.  I 
said  to  one  of  them,  "  Will  you  take  me  to  your  house,  or 
to  one  of  your  neighbors'  ?  "  She  eagerly  led  the  way ;  and 
I  was  soon  seated  in  her  court  with  a  large  and  attentive 
audience,  to  which  I  was  invited  to  "preach."  I  gladly 
accepted  the  invitation.  When  we  told  the  people  that 
we  must  leave  in  an  hour  or  two,  they  seemed  much  disap- 
pointed at  our  short  stay,  and  said,  "  Well,  we  must  at 
least  have  a  meeting  before  you  go."  The  Bitlis  pastor  led 
the  meeting,  — one  of  the  most  impressive  I  ever  enjoyed. 
As  I  saw  with  what  intensity  of  earnestness  the  people 
listened,  and  noticed  the  longing,  craving  look  in  many 
tearful  eyes,  oh,  how  my  soul  was  stirred  within  me  ! 

The,  next  village  we  visited  was  Horundjayvank.  I 
fancy  the  name  is  very  significant ;  but  I  do  not  know  its 
derivation.  It  is  a  most  dilapidated,  and  indeed  a  bank- 
rupt village.  Our  helper  told  us  that  every  one  was  in 
debt,  and  heavily  so.  Said  he,  "Their  chief  food  is  sour- 
krout  with  millet-bread  crumbed  into  it ;  and,  if  any  person 
is  seen  dressed  in  a  new  garment,  he  is  considered  rich." 
The  appearance  of  the  place,  as  we  approached,  confirmed  all 
the  forlorn  statements  in  regard  to  it.  Large  numbers  of 
noisy  storks,  from  their  huge  nests  in  the  tops  of  the  slender 
poplars,  seemed  to  be  keeping  up  a  perpetual  dirge  over  the 
place.  Every  thing  was  dreary  and  gloomy.  The  slow, 
vacant  stare  of  the  children,  the  dull,  meaningless  talk  of 
the  people,  all  combined  to  witness  against  those  dead  forms 
of  religion  which  are  daily  practised  in  their  old,  tumble- 
down church. 

Did  time  permit,  I  would  like  to  add  some  account  of 
other  visits  and  of  my  return  journey.  In  many  villages, 
more  or  less  preparatory  work  has.  been  done,  and  the  good 
seed  scattered  ;  and  let  me  most  earnestly  beg  your  prayers 
for  the  presence  of  the  life-giving  Spirit  in  this  wide  and 
interesting:  field. 


102  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

LETTER  FROM  MISS  BUSH. 

In  a  letter  dated  Harpoot,  Sept.  17,  1872,  Miss  Bush 
writes,  — 

"This  has  heen  a  busy  summer  of  teaching,  although 
our  school  has  heen  smaller  than  usual,  numbering  thirty- 
one  pupils.  A  great  deal  of  sickness  among  the  women 
and  their  children  has  somewhat  hindered  their  advance- 
ment. Early  in  August  it  was  decided  that  the  first  class 
in  the  theological  seminary  should  receive  diplomas,  and 
leave  for  their  fields  on  the  fourth  of  September.  As  this 
would  take  away  all  our  women,  we  decided  to  have  exami- 
nation the  third  of  that  month.  This  left  little  time  for 
preparation  ;  but  the  day  found  us  ready,  and  we  have  never 
liad  pleasanter  or  more  successful  exercises.  I  am  sure  our 
friends  in  America  would  have  been  interested  in  the  fluent 
recitations  of  the  scholars  in  Miss  Seymour's  Bible-class, 
who  were  able  to  tell  the  whole  story  from  Genesis  to  First 
Samuel.  The  arithmetic  and  algebra  classes  did  finely;  and 
time  would  fail  me  to  tell  of  the  learned  discoursing  on 
natural  philosophy  and  other  studies.  The  funny  dialogue 
between  Madam  Obstinate  and  her  maid-servant,  written 
and  recited  by  two  of  the  girls,  would  have  male  you  laugh 
heartily ;  while  the  sweet  valedictory  read  by  our  dear  Har- 
rum  would  have  touched  your  heart,  and  moved  you  to 
tears. 

"  The  evening  before  examination-day,  a  number  of  our 
women  and  girls  came  to  our  ro9m,  ^  for  a  visit,'  they  said. 
Very  soon  one  of  their  number  rose,  and  read  to  us  a  little 
note  full  of  affection  and  gratitude,  signed  by  all  present, 
and  handed  us  each  a  breastpin  as  'a  token  of  their  love.' 
The  gifts  were  not  expensive ;  but  the  love  was  more  valua- 
"ble  than  gold  and  silver.  They  asked  us  to  pray  with  them, 
and  then  bade  us  a  tearful  good-by.     We  hope,  that,  out  of 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  BUSH.  103 

our  thirty-one  pupils,  all,  save  five,  are  Christians ;  and  we 
helieve  that  they  go  forth  sincerely  desirous  of  laboring  for 
Christ.  Two  of  them  have  gone  with  their  husbands  as 
missionaries  to  Koordistan. 

"  I  have  wondered  sometimes  if  our  friends  really  under- 
stood who  these  Armenians  are,  —  what  their  circumstances 
and  religion.  We  read  in  their  history  that  the  founder 
of  their  nation  was  Haig,  the  son  of  Zogarmah.  At  the 
time  of  the  Tower  of  Babel,  when  the  tongues  were  con- 
founded, a  certain  Bel  wished  to  be  supreme  ruler;  but  Haig 
would  not  submit  to  him.  After  a  war,  in  which  Haig  con- 
quered, he  and  his  followers  became  an  independent  nation, 
established  in  the  north-east  corner  of  Turkey  in  Asia. 
They  were  called  Armenians  in  honor  of  Armenag,  the  son 
of  Haig,  a  most  distinguished  man.  In  the  year  351  B.C. 
they  were  conquered  by  Alexander  the  Great,  and  from  that 
time  to  this  have  been  under  subjection,  always  oppressed 
and  down-trodden.  Can  we  wonder  that  the  mass  of  them 
are  poor  and  ignorant  ?  For  one  reason  they  deserve  our 
interest  and  sympathy.  In  spite  of  false  religions,  ever 
abounding  around  them,  they  have  preserved  the  name  of 
Christian,  as  rightfully  belonging  to  their  nation.  But,  alas  ! 
the  ancient  purity  of  their  faith  is  gone. 

"Entering  any  of  their  old  churches,  we  might  imagine 
ourselves  standing  in  one  belonging  to  the  Roman  Catholics. 
There  is  the  altar  with  its  long  candles,  the  smoke  of  the 
swinging  incense  filling  the  air.  The  image  of  the  Virgin 
and  the  crucified  Christ  receive  daily  worship ;  while  choirs 
of  boys  and  robed  priests  chant  the  service  in  an  unknown 
tongue,  —  the  old,  unspoken  Armenian.  That  which  would 
seem  strange  to  us  would  be  the  bright  dresses  of  the  men, 
who  sit  on  the  floor  in  the  body  of  the  house,  and  the  white- 
sheeted  women  in  the  gallery.  The  latter  come  chiefly  to 
gossip,  and  plan  marriages.     How  can  they  do  better  when 


104  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

they  cannot  understand  a  word  of  the  service  ?  It  is  to  try- 
to  make  them  believe  in  a  heart-religion  of  faith  that  we 
have  come  to  labor  among  them. 

"Kot  many  stones'  throw  from  where  the  cross  crowns 
the  dome  of  the  old  Christian  church  rises  the  slender  min- 
aret of  the  Mohammedan  mosque,  from  which,  three  times  a 
day,  a  man  proclaims,  that  ^  there  is  no  God,  but  God,  and 
Mohammed  is  his  prophet,'  and  calls  all  the  faithful  to  prayer. 
But  alas  for  the  faithful !  While  the  Armenians  are  increas- 
ing, and  growing  rich,  getting  possession  of  the  fields  and  of 
business,  besides  learning  more  and  more  of  what  it  is  to 
lay  up  treasures  in  heaven,  the  Turks  are  rapidly  diminish- 
ing in  numbers,  owing  to  their  laziness  and  vice  of  all  kinds. 
Being  obliged  to  serve  as  soldiers  also  prevents  the  build- 
ing-up of  a  growing  business.  Many  are  losing  faith  in 
their  religion,  and  becoming  infidels.  It  is  a  sad  thought, 
that  we  are  surrounded,  day  by  day,  by  crowds  of  Moham- 
medans for  whom  we  can  do  nothing  but  pray.  They  will 
not  receive  the  Word ;  and,  when  some  are  convinced  of  the 
truth,  they  dare  not  turn  Chi^stians,  lest  they  be  put  to 
death. 

"Not  long  ago,  in  Constantinople,  a  young  Greek  wished 
to  turn  Turk  for  the  sake  of  marrying  a  beautiful  Turkish 
girh  The  father  of  the  girl  kept  him  shut  up,  lest  his 
friends  should  steal  him  away  to  prevent  the  change  in  his 
religion.  The  higli  Turkish  authorities  did  not  see  fit  to 
interfere,  and  hinder  his  imprisonment;  but  when,  soon 
after,  a  Turkish  girl  wished  to  become  Christian  for  the 
sake  of  marrying  a  Christian  man,  they  felt  constrained  to 
oppose  the  step  by  force. 

"  The  oppression  of  the  Turks  is  not  so  great  as  it  was 
formerly.  I  believe  that  every  religion  has  its  representa- 
tive man  at  the  capital  to  care  for  its  interests,  and  a  chosen 
man  from  all  sects  sits  also  in  the  meglis,  or  pacha's  politi- 


THE  CONSTANTINOPLE  HOME.  105 

cal  councils.  We  hear,  now  and  then,  of  the  terrible  deeds 
of  the  Koords,  whom  the  Turks  find  it  hard  to  keep  in  sub- 
jection. The  other  day  a  Koordish  chief  was  hung  in  the 
city,  who,  it  was  said,  had  committed  over  a  hundred  mur- 
ders. Before  his  execution,  he  bathed  himself,  the  Koran 
was  read,  and  he  repeated  a  number  of  prayers,  kneeling 
with  his  face  towards  Mecca.  It  was  supposed,  that,  after 
these  holy  exercises,  he  went  to  heaven. 

"  Pray  much  for  Turkey,  that  soon  there  may  be  an  up- 
rising among  the  Turks,  and  many  may  embrace  the  truth ; 
that  the  Armenians  may  turn  from  their  cold  and  dead 
religion  of  forms  to  one  of  the  heart  5  and  that  the  chapel 
on  the  hill,  which  has  neither  cross  nor  minaret,  may  be 
always  full  of  warm  and  earnest  Christians." 

From  "  The  Harpoot  News,"  a  little  paper  published  by 
the  missionaries  in  Harpoot,  we  cull  the  following  mention 
of  "  Praying  Amie,"  introduced  to  our  readers  in  the  June 
and  September  numbers  of  ^'  Life  and  Light :  "  — 

"  Koordish  Amie  was  received  to  the  Harpoot  church  on 
Sunday,  Dec.  15.  She  is  teaching  a  girls'  school  in  Cen- 
tral Harpoot.  Yusuf  Agha,  chief  of  her  tribe,  has  been  ap- 
pointed by  the  sultan,  pacha  of  his  district,  and  has  now 
replied  to  our  letter,  and  requests  a  teacher  for  his  people." 

THE  CONSTANTINOPLE   HOME. 

Miss  R  apple  ye  writes  from  Constantinople,  under  date 
of  Jan.  14,  1873:  — 

"  We  are  thinking  and  planning  very  much  now  about 
our  new  building.  The  great  problem  is,  how  to  secure  the 
greatest  number  of  conveniences  and  advantages  at  the 
least  possible  cost.  I  often  think  of  the  interested  workers 
across  the  seas,  picturing  to  themselves  the  Home  building, 
in  beautiful  proportions,  with   attractive  exterior  and  com- 


106  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

modious  interior,  and,  having  gazed  in  admiration  on  the 
imaginary  structure,  thanking  the  One  who  directed  cheer- 
ful givers  to  consecrate  some  of  their  wealth  to  this  purpose. 
May  not  the  prayer  be  added,  0  Lord,  let  thy  Spirit  come 
and  sanctify  to  thy  glory  the  work  thou  didst  commit  to 
the  hands  of  thy  unworthy  servants  ! 

"  I  am  in  no  place  so  happy  as  in  the  schoolroom  ;  and  I 
miss  the  scholars  in  these  vacation  days.  I  told  them  not 
to  take  their  books  home  with  them,  but  to  spend  their  time 
in  resting.  They  asked,  with  some  concern,  if  they  might 
not  take  their  Bibles.  Their  love  and  reverence  for  the 
word  of  God  aifords  a  good  foundation  for  their  instruction 
in  useful  things.  The  band  of  twenty-five  girls  cannot  be 
increased  in  our  present  quarters. 

"  I  am  very  sure,  that,  if  benevolent  people  only  knew 
how  much  of  good  this  enterprise  promises,  no  other  appeal 
would  be  needed.  May  the  Lord  direct  all  who  can  to  re- 
turn into  his  treasury  a  portion  of  that  which  he  has  given 
them,  so  that  the  great  end  —  the  hastening  of  the  day  of 
his  triumph  on  tLe  earth  —  shall  be  most  surely  attained!" 

In  another  letter  Miss  Eappleye  says,  — 

"Yesterday  a  Greek  gentleman,  passing  onr  door,  stopped 
to  inquire  about  our  school,  and,  without  coming  in  to  see 
the  accommodations,  begged  that  we  would  take  his  daugh- 
ters. We  have  no  provision  for  Greeks,  and  cannot  have 
any  at  present ;  but  it  is  evident  that  such  material  is  at 
hand  when  we  can  use  it.     Every  thing  encourages  us." 

Kev.  M.  H.  Hitchcock,  also  writes,  — 

"There  is  one  green  spot  in  Constantinople,  an  oasis  in 
the  great  desert,  a  bit  of  paradise  in  a  vast  wilderness,  -■ — 
the  Home.  Miss  Eappleye  will  compel  success.  Such  un- 
ceasing industry,  such  wisely-directed  effort,  will  not  be  in 
vain.  There  is  no  doubt  about  filling  up  whatever  building 
we  erect,  as  soon  as  it  is  completed." 


EXTRACT  FROM  MISS  TOWNSHEND'S  LETTER.      107 

CEYLOK 
EXTRACT  FROM  MISS   TOWNSHEND'S  LETTER. 

We  are  glad  to  give  below  the  testimony  of  a  sister  mis- 
sionary to  the  beautiful  character  of  one  whose  pleasant 
face  many  of  our  readers  will  remember  to  have  seen  in 
our  rooms,  and  in  our  public  gatherings :  — 

''At  sea,  June  3,  1872,  Miss  Laura  P.  Smith  fell  asleep 
in  Jesus  after  years  of  suffering,  and  a  trying  final  illness. 

" '  Can  you  conceive  of  Laura's  being  able  to  do  all  she 
wants  to?  '  was  the  question  that  was  asked  by  an  intimate 
friend  the  first  time  we  met  after  this  sad  intelligence 
reached  us  in  Ceylon,  where  she  had  been  with  her  parents 
the  last  two  years.  Though  enduring  constant  pain,  her 
thoughtful  love  found  so  many  ways  of  helping  others,  that 
we  wondered  how  she  could  do  more,  even  if  she  were  in 
health.  Our  native  pastor  preached  a  memorial  sermon 
from  the  text,  '  She  hath  done  what  she  could;'  and  all  who 
knew  her  felt  that  it  was  a  just  tribute. 

"  The  providence  of  God  ordained  that  her  home  wnile 
here  should  be  in  connection  with  a  girls'  boarding-school 
of  twenty  pupils,  to  whom  she  was  the  unconscious  teacher 
of  many  lessons,  such  as  only  those  who  have  graduated  in 
a  school  of  suffering  are  fitted  to  impart. 

"It  was  no  negative  submission  with  which  she  bore  her 
trials,  but  a  spirit  of  constant  outgoing  love  for  others. 
She  individualized  each  girl  in  the  school,  though  unable  to 
see  enough  of  them  to  learn  their  faces,  and  listened  with 
such  interest  to  every  report  of  a  prayer-meeting  or  con- 
versation held  with  them,  that  it  was  a  pleasure  to  detail  it 
to  her. 

"Dear  sister !  we  miss  her  sadly ;  and  yet  we  rejoice  for 
her  that  she  is  with  the  Saviour  she  loved,  free  to  serve  him 
without  pain  or  alloy." 


108  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


%tix\  at 


A  WOED  FROM  THE   TREASUEER. 

It  was  remarked  at  tlie  late  Annual  Meeting,  that,  on 
every  previous  anniversary,  we  had  received  a  communica- 
tion from  some  member  of  the  society  recently  deceased. 
The  treasurer,  among  a  large  number  of  sealed  envelopes 
handed  her  that  day,  containing  moneys  for  the  society, 
found  one,  on  her  return  home,  with  a  black  margin,  from 
the  3'oung  daughter  of  one  of  our  most  active  and  loving 
vice-presidents,  who  was  called  to  her  heavenly  home  last 
spring.  It  speaks  so  forcibly  of  a  Christian  mother's  faith- 
fulness, and  so  sweetly,  with  all  the  freshness  and  ardor 
of  youth,  breathes  forth  its  spirit  of  consecration,  we  hope 
some  kindred  spirit  may  be  quickened  by  its  perusal  to  a 
brighter  and  holier  life.  L.  F.  B. 

Yermoxt,  Jan.  6,  1873. 

My  dear  Mrs.  Bartlett,  —  You  know  that  my  dear 
mamma  has  gone  to  Jesus.  I  write  this  note  wishing  to 
tell  you  that  I  want,  as  far  as  possible,  to  fill  my  dear 
mamma's  place  in  doing  for  the  heathen  women  in  whom 
she  was  so  much  interested. 

With  the  help  of  my  papa,  I  send  the  enclosed  two 
hundred  dollars  for  the  Woman's  Board.  Remember  me 
as 

Your  little  friend, 

H.  C.  P. 


THE   WOMAN'S  BAPTIST  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY.      109 


THE  WOMAN'S  BAPTIST  MISSION AEY  SOCIETY. 

"The  Helping  Hand/'  the  bright  little  organ  of  the 
Woman's  Baptist  Missionary  Society,  appears  this  j^ear  in 
a  new  dress,  and  in  connection  with  "  The  Macedonian,'^ 
instead  of  "  The  Missionary  Magazine,"  as  heretofore.  In 
the  January  number  we  find  a  resume  of  the  work  of  the. 
society  the  past  year.  They  have  now  under  their  care 
nine  missionaries  and  four  Bible-women  in  Burmah,  beside 
quite  a  number  of  pupils  in  the  mission-schools  in  tliat 
country.  The  growth  of  the  organization  seems  to  have 
been  quite  remarkable,  and  indicates  that  it  will  not  be  long 
before  they  may  call  themselves  a  strong,  right  arm,  instead 
of  "  the  helping  hand."  May  God  speed  their  every  enter- 
prise, till  the  gospel  light  shall  illumine  every  household  on 
the  globe ! 

. o  «  ^ 

RECEIPTS   OF   THE   WOMAN'S   BOARD   OF 
MISSIONS. 

Erom  Jan.  20,  to  Feb.  18. 


MRS.   HOMER  BARTLETT,   Treasurer. 


Bethel.  — lilrs.  Sarah  J.  Chap- 
man, to  constitute  Mrs.  Mary 
J.  Garland  L.  M.,  ^ 

Bangor.  —  Mrs.  E.  G.  Thurston, 
Treas., 

Gorham.  —  Avix.,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  L.  Z.  Ferris  L.  M., 

Garland.  —  "A  Mother  in 
Israel,"  by  her  pastor, 

Yarmouth.  —  Mrs.  Abbott, 


14.00 


1.5  00 
1  00 


Total,        $81  Od 
C.  Home  Fitnd. 
Xennebunk.  —  UvB.  A.  S.  Hill,       $2.00 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Berlford.  —  'La.dics  of,  by  Mrs. 
Charles  Gage,  to  constitute 
MiasMary  F.  Cutler  L.  M.,        $25  40 

Chester.  —  "  A  Mite,"  2.00 


Exeter.  —  With  previous  don;» 
tions,  to  constitute  Miss  Lucy 
M.  Boardmau  L.  M.,  $12.75 

Francestown.  —  Aux.,  Mr.s.  E.  J. 
Donnel,  Treas.  (of  which  $25 
to  constitute  Mrs.  Henry  Mar- 
den  of  Turkey  L.  M.), 

PUdnfield.  —  iirs.  Hannah  Ste- 
vens, to  constitute  herself  and 
Mrs.  Hannah  K.  Gage  of 
Auburn,  N.Y.,  L.  M.'s, 


55.00 


50.00 


Total, 


$U5.15 


VERMONT. 

Bristol.  —  Mrs.  Philena  Morgan,   $2.00 
Charlotte.  —  Mrs.  A.  L.  Torrey,'  10.00 
Burke,  East.  — M.r6.  B.  F.  Har- 
vey, 5.00 
New  Haven.  —  Mrs.  E.  H.  Meach- 

am,  to  constitute  herself  L.  31.,    25.00 
St.     Johnsbury.  —  Aux.,     addi- 


110 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


tional  $1;  Ladies  of  S.  Cong. 
Ch..  by  T.  L.  Hall,  $25,  $26.00 

Wallingford.  —  Edwin  Martin- 
dale,  to  constitute  his  wife 
L.  M.,  $25;  ladies  of,  $31  (of 
which  to  constitute  Mrs.  Har- 
vey Button  L.  M.),  56.00 


Total,        $124.00 

C.  Home  Building- Fund. 

Rutland.  —  Aux.,     Mrs.     Mary 
•    Green,  Treas.,  of  which  $25  to 
constitute  Mrs.  M.  A.  Foot  L. 
M.;  total  for  C.  Home  Build- 
ing, $41.00 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Andover.  —  Amx..,  Mrs.  E.  C. 
Pearson,  Treas.,  $72.55 

Amherst,  S.  —  Ladies'  Benevolent 
Society,  aux.,  Miss  E.  Dick- 
ip.son,  Trca.'^.,  to  constitute  Miss 
S.M.Nash  L.  M.,  25.00 

Ashfield.  —  Mrs.  Perry,  1.00 

Bedford.  —  Aux.,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Clarissa  F.  Stearns  L.  M.,  25.00 

Bridgewater.  —  "Messenger 
Birds,"  $7.16;  •' Angel  Boy's  " 
pennies  .31,  7.47 

Boston.  — Uvs.  "J.  C.  H.," 
subscription  in  pari-,  $100 ;  Miss 
S.  Farrington,  $2;  Mrs.  Hale, 
$1 ;  Old  South  Ch., "  L.  F.  B.,'> 
monthly  subscription,  $30; 
Mrs.  S.  Kent,  $2;  by  Mrs. 
Sarah  Ilobnrt,  Mrs,  Peter  Ho- 
bart,  Jr.,  $15;  Miss  S.  E.  Ho- 
bart,  $10  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Mary  E.  Field  of  Leverett, 
Mass.,  L.  M.,  contents  of 
Fannie  Haushton's  "Bank," 
$1.29;  Mrs,  Charles  E.  Barry,, 
to  constitute  herself  L.  M., 
$25;  ($83.29,  Old  South), 
Union  Ch.,  aux.,  additional, 
$4;  Park-street  Ch  ,  Mrs. 
John  Gilbert,  $10;  Mrs.  H. 
Fi-ost,  $10;  Mission -box  of 
Charhe  and  Eddie  Spring,  Bos- 
ton, for  1872,  $1.08;  Central 
Cli.,  Miss  L.  Thompson,  $50,     261.37 

Boston,  East.  —  Mrs.  C.J.  Mor- 
rison's Missionary  Circle, 
"  Buds  of  Promise,"  1.60 

Boston  Highlands.  —  Vine-street 
Ch.,  Mrs.  Fifield,  $4;  Walnut- 
avenue  Ch  ,  Mrs.  A.  W.  Tufts, 
Treas.,  of  which  $5  by  Mrs.  C. 
O.  Tufts,  $11.00.  15.00 

Coleraine.  —  Mrs.  E.  H.  Strong,       1.50 

Chelsea.  —  Chestnut-street  Ch., 
Mrs.  J.  Sweester,  $5;  Mrs. 
Tilden,  Mrs.  Stowe,  Miss 
Stowe,  $1  each,  8.00 


Chicopee.  — By  L.  A.  Moody, 
subscriptions  received,  $3.50 

Concord.  — S.  S.  Missionary 
Association!  Miss  M.  Munroe 
Sec  ,  for  pupil  at  Oodooville, 
Ceylon,  30.00 

Charlestoion.  —  Mrs,  Gage,  $1; 
Mrs,  Tufts,  $1,  2.00 

Dedham.—  '^A  Friend,"  $3; 
Ladies  of  Rev.  J.  Edwards' 
Ch.,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Alfred 
Downing  and  Mrs.  C.  Wether- 
bee  L.  M.'s,  $60,  63,00 

Dorchester.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  H. 
Preston,  Treas.,  of  which  by 
$50  Miss  E.  R.  Shaw  consti- 
tutes Mrs.  T.  C.  Shaw  and 
Miss  E.  H.  Howe  L,  M.'s ;  Mrs. 
E.  Torrey  by  $50  constitutes 
Miss  L.  Davenport  and  Miss 
L.  E.  Baldwin  L.  M.'s;  Mrs. 
W.  Wales,  $25  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Wm.  Q.  Wales  L  M.;  S. 
8.  Rev.  J.  H.  Means'  Ch.,  to 
support  a  pupil,  $30,  285.00 

Everett.  — Aux.,  3.00 

Framingham. — Aux.,  Mrs.  L.  R. 
Eastman,  Treas.,  Plymouth 
Ch.,  Ladies' Missionary  Society,  25.00 

Fall  Itiver.  —  Aux.,  omitted  with 
their  contribution  last  month  to 
send  the  name  of  Mrs.  Fidelia 
B.  Derfee,  who  constituted  her- 
self L.  M. 

Foxborough.  — Mrs.  Daniels 
Carpenter,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Asahel  Dean  L.  M.,  25.00 

Fitchhurg.  —  C.  G.  Ch.,  aux., 
Anna  S.  Haskell,  Treas.,  5.00 

Greenwich.  —  Aux.,  wiih  pre- 
vious donations,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  M.  S.  W.  Blodgett  L.  M.,    15.00 

Harwich. — Mrs.  Sarah  Long,         1.50 

Jamaica  P  I  ain.  — ''  Wide 
Awakes,"  Central  Ch.,  S.  S., 
$14.12;  Emma  and  Eddie 
Gould,  doll's  sale,  $8.20,  22.32 

Littleton.  —  Annie  M.  Manning, 
to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,         25.00 

Lynn.  —  Mrs.  Hill,  1.00 

Lexington.  —  Aux.  and  Hancock 
Sewing  Circle,  JVIiss  E.  A. 
Baker,  Treas.,  6G.00 

Melrose.  —  Aux.,  towards  salary 
of  native  teacher,  9.00 

Milton.  —First  Ch.,  aux.,  for 
pupil  in  Miss  Blake's  school 
at  Barcelona,  Spain,  40.00 

Millbury.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  H. 
Peirce,  Treas.,  12.00 

Norton.- 'iiUss  M.  E.Atkinson, 
$5;  Wheaton  Female  Semi- 
nary, aux.,  by  IMrs.  C.  C. 
Metcalf,  Treas.,  $17.25;  22.25 

Southbridge.  —Mrs.  S.  Marsh,        1.00 

Saugus   Centre.  — Cong.  6.   S., 


BECEIPTS. 


Ill 


two  classes  by  Mrs.  F.  V. 
Teuney,  $11.15 

Uxhridge .  —  Mrs .  T .  B  i  scoe ,  .60 

Worcester. — Piedmont  Ch.,  Dea- 
con S.  Knowlton.  $5;  Porae- 
roy  Knowlton,  $5.50,  10.50 

Wrentham.  —  '^li&s  Cynthia 

Hawes,  to  constitute  Misses 
Julia  ttnd  Jemima  Hawes  L. 
M.'s,  $50;  aux  society,  $1.50,     51.50 

Westboro'.  —  A  widow  of  eighty- 
eight  years  of  age,  1.00 

Wakefield.  —  "  Misaion  Helpers," 
Dora  Freeman,  Treas.,  for 
pupil  at  Ahmednuggur,  India,    30.00 

Wohurn.  —  Mrs.  H.  S.  Tuttle,  3.00 

yarmow^/i.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  B.  Ual- 
let,  Treas.,  7.50 

Total,  $1,195.21 
C.  Home  Building- Fund. 
Boston.  — Mvs.  M.  H.  Simpson, 
$250;  Miss  Ann  Newman, 
$100;  Mrs.  A.  D.  Lock  wood, 
$100;  B.  F.  VVhittemore,  Esq., 
$100;  Mrs.  Mary  H.  Webber, 
$50;  Mrs.  A.  W.  Stetson,  $50; 
"J.  W.  B.,"  $25;  Madame 
ijecor,  $1;  Mt.  Vernon  Ch., 
S.  S.,  $55;  Mrs.  E.  Coverly, 
$10,  $741.00 

Cambridge.  —  Shepard  Ch.,  5.00 

Dorchester.  —  8.  JS.  lie  v.  J.  H. 
Means' Ch.,  $95;  Village  Ch., 
aux.,  $50,  145.00 

Fitchburg.  —  C.  C.  Ch.,  6.00 

Fall      River.  —  Mrs.      Kichard 

Borden,  500.00 

Framiiigkam.  —  Aux.,  60.00 

Jamaica       Plain.  —  Mrs.      Dr. 

Wood,  25.00 

Newton.  —  Bessie  Ely,  two  years 

old,  1.00 

Newton,  W. — Friends,  10.35 

Wakefield.  —  "•  Mission  Helpers,"  15.00 
Willlmmstown.  —  >♦  A  Friend,"         1.00 

Total,        $l,4y8.a5 

RHODE   LSLAND. 

Newport.  — Awx.,  $286;  S.  S., 
$161.7?;  "A  Friend,"  $13.23; 
by  Mrs.  C.  C.  Hammett,  Sec, 
total  for  salary  of  Miss  Payson, 
their  mis.-^ionary  in  China,      $461.00 

Providence.  —  •'  From  a  Friend,"  10.00 

Total,        $471.00 

CONNECTICUT. 

Darien.  —  Aux.,  $18;  "Busy 
Bees,"  $3.18;  Mrs.  M.  E. 
G  leas  on,  Treas.,  41.18 

Groton.  —  First  Cong.  Ch.,  S.  S., 
by  John  J.  Copp,  Superintend- 
ent, penny  collections,  15.00 


JTartford.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  H. 
Hunt,  to  constitute  Miss 
Louisa  Root  L.  M.,  $25.00 

Jeicett  City.  — By  Mrs.  M.  H. 
Mathewson,  Treas.,  Lisbon 
Society,  ladies,  10.50 

Neiu  London.  —  Aux.,  First 
Cong.  Ch.,  Mrs.  C.  C.  Field, 
Treas.,  117  00 

Simsbury.  —  "  A  Friend,"  20.00 


Total, 


5228.68 


NEW  YORK. 

Carlisle.  —  Aux.,  Cordelia  A. 
Green,  Treas.  (of  whith  $25 
to  constitute  Mannie  H.  Per- 
kins L.  M.),  $40.00 

Frcdonia.  —  Aux.,  Miss  M.  L. 
Stevens,  Treas.,  S.  S.,  Miss 
Johnson's  class,  $3.09;  Miss 
Noble's  class,  $1.58:  Miss 
Stevens' class,  $1.25;  Friends, 
$11.58,  17.50 

Oswego.  —  Cong.  Ch.  S.  S.,  by  H. 

E.  Denton,  Treas.,  3.00 
Poughkeepsie.  —  Aux.,  by  Miss 

F.  A.  Beardeley,  Tr-^ias.,  35.50 

Total,        $96.00 


NEW  JERSEY. 

Montclair.  —  Young  Ladies' 
Zenana  Society,  $.37.71 

Newark.  —  A  missionary 
widow's  thank-oflering,  20.00 

Total,        $57.71 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Cannonsburg.  —  Mrs.  M.  H. 
Foley,  $10.00 

Philadelphia  Branch.  —  Mrs. 
Helen  M.  Wright,  Treas.,  W. 
M.  Societv,  Washington,  D.C  , 
$41.10;  "Orange Buds" fcr Re- 
becca, $14.74;  Paterson,  N.J., 
"Mountain  Crystals,"  $7.80; 
Piiiladelphia  "Golden  Links," 
for  Miss  Blake,  Barcelona, 
Spain,  $100;  Frankliuville,  W. 
M.  Society,  $1.66;  "Carrier 
Doves,"  Philadelphia  for  '^Ag- 
avan,"  Constantinople,  $21.50; 
Mis.  Dr.  Hill,  $20;  Mrs.  Mc- 
Leod,  $5:  Mrs.  Daniel  Marsh, 
$5;  Mrs.  A.  R.  Perkins,  $5,       221.80 


Total,        $231.80 

C.  Home  Building- Fund. 

Mrs.  Ed.  Sweet,  Mt.  Elias,  N.J.,!  100.00 

Mrs.  Dr.  Bush,  New  York.  10.00 

A  Lady  Friend,  Philadelphia,  1.00 


N.   CAROLINA. 

Baleigh.-'K,  P.  Hayes, 


$1.00 


n2 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT, 


OHIO. 
Randolph.  —  '•  A  Friend,"  $1.00 

Morgan.  —  Mrs.  and  Jliss  Grow,     2.00 
Youngstoton.  —  Quarterly  remit- 
tance to  1873,  by  P.  Y.  Cald- 
well. 35.85 


Total,        $38.85 


ILLINOIS. 

Jacksonville.  — Mrs.       J. 
Woods, 


$5.00 


MINNESOTA. 
Faribault.  — 'Lily  L.Fvixik,  $2.00 

Total     of    subscriptions     from 

Jan.  20,  to  Feb.  18,  $2,677.40 

Donations  to  C.  Home  Build- 
ing-Fund.  1,652.35 
"  Life  and  Light,"  91)1.25 
«'  Echoes,''  115.85 
'•  Life  and  Light "  due  for  1872,  60.45 
"  Echoes "                "      "■     "         26.50 


Total,        $5,523.80 


NEW  HAVEN  BRANCH. 


DECEMBKR. 

Bratiford^  North.  —  Aux.,  Miss 
Bunnel,  Treas.,  $7.00 

Washington.  —  Aux.,  Rev.  Mrs. 
Cotton,  Treas.,  30.00 

JANUARY. 

West  Haven.  — O.ik  Hill  Sem- 
inary, i\Irs.  Atwater,  principal 
($25  of  wliich  TO  constitute 
Mrs.  S.  E.  W.  Atwater  L.  M.; 
also  $25  from  Mission-Circle 
for  support  of  Emma  Atwater, 
in  Jlrs.  Cliandler's  school,  Ma- 
dura), $50.00 

Fair  Haven.  —  Aux.,  First  Cli., 
Mrs.  W.  Hcmmingway,  Sec, 
$5;  "Friend,"  $3.  8.00 

Cornwall.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  H.  C. 
Monson,  Treas.,  for  support 
of  girl  in  Marsovan  ($2  of 
which  from  Mission  Circle),        42.00 

Litchfield.  —  Aux.,n.  13.  Elliott, 
Treas.,  20.00 

B  r  idgeport.  —  Aux.,  Mrs .  E . 
Sterling,  Trras.,  Ihtir  first 
quarterly  pavmeut  towards 
support  "of  Miss  Andrews  in 
China,  $25  of  it  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Laura  Sherman  L.  M., 
also  $5  toward  L.  M.  of  Mrs. 
James  C.  Loomis,  115.00 

Southbury.  —  For  support  of 
girl  in  ioochow  Mission,  40.00 

FEBRUARY. 

Derby.  — A\\:&.,  Mrs.  W.  H. 
Sawyer,  Treas.,  $50.50 

New  Haven. —  Centre  Ch.,  aux., 
Miss  S.  Bradley,  Treas.,  $7; 
North  Ch.,aux.,  Mrs.  A.  3IcAl- 
lister,  Treas.,  from  -'Silver  Star 
Circle,"forsupport  of  two  girls 
in  Marsovan,  $70;  Third  Ch., 
aux.,  Mrs.  H.  Beebe,  Treas., 
$58  (•■*20  of  it  from  Infant 
Class  to  support  Lizzie  Wil- 
cox at  Ahmednuggur  in  India), 
$:-'5  from  Sunday  scliool,  to- 
wards support  of  girl  in  Mar- 
sovan, and  $10  from  Mrs.  A.  C. 
Wilcox  towards  Bible-reader 
in  Marsovan,  170.00 


Bridgeport.  —  Credit  towards 
their  second  quarterly  pay- 
ment, $30;  one  gold  ring  by 
the  hand  of  Itev.  Mrs.  Ladd, 
from  a  lover  of  the  cause  of 
missions;  New  Haven,  Third 
Ch.,  a  lady  in  payment  toward 
the  purchase  of  the  ring,  $5.      35.00 


Total, 
C.  Home  Fund. 


$595.50 


OCTOBER. 

Winsted,  West.  — Miss  M.  E. 
Beardsley  $■',();  Mrs.  Caroline 
Lawrence,  $25,  55.00 

New  Haven.  —  Centre  Ch.,  Mrs. 
Sam  Noyes,  $10;  Miss  Marga- 
rett  Townsend,  #20 ;  ftlrs.  Mary 
S.  Peck,  $25;  Third  Ch.,  Miss 
Chandler,  $5;  ladv,  $10;  Mrs. 
J.  S.  Dobson,  $10;  Mrs.  Skin- 
ner, $1;  lady  unknown,  $1; 
Miss  Ferguson,  Third  Ch.,  $1 ; 
unknown,  $5;  unknown,  $3; 
Mrs.  E.  C.  Kimball,  $5; 
College  Chapel,  Mrs.  Pres. 
Woolsev,  $10;  Mrs.  Wooster 
Hotchkiss,  Centre  Ch.,  $100,     206.00 

Nortvich.- Miss  Emily  Gilman,     5.00 

Milford.  —  Mr.  John  Benjamin,      1.00 

NOVEMBER. 

Haven,  East.—  Mrs.  H.  C.  Hurd,  $1.00 
Neto  Haven.  — Rev.  Jlrs.  G.  P. 

Fouddeu,  Ch  of  Redeemer,  15.00 
UnionviUe.  — Seven     ladies     by 

Mrs.  James  A.  Smith,  —  Mrs. 

Hayden,  $3;  Mrs.  Frisbie,  $2; 

Mrs.  Chamberlain,  $2;  Mrs.  E. 

Sanford,    .50;    Mrs.    A.    Hill, 

$1;    Mrs.   Mills,   $10;    M.  M. 

Smith,    $25;     from    a  friend, 

by  Mrs.  James  A.  Smith,  .f20, 

Fh:BRUARY. 

Neio  Haven.  — Mrs.  O.  P.  Hub- 
bard, Centre  Ch.  (which  also 
constitutes  Henrietta  W.  Hub- 
bird,  and  Annie  M.  Haugh- 
tou  L.  M.'s),  $50.00 

Total,        $396,50 


''^^ 


iftiiiiiip^^»si 


TUEKEY. 

VISIT   TO  BANSKO. 

BY    MISS    MALTBIE. 

I  WAS  encouraged  and  stimulated  by  my  visit  to  Bansko. 
Ko  missionary  lady  had  been  there  before,  and  the  women 
received  me  with  much  joy.  They  said  many  times,  *^  It 
must  be  from  love  that  you  came  such  a  long,  wearisome 
journey  to  see  us." 

We  had  some  precious  meetings  with  the  women  :  in 
some  instances,  nearly  forty  came  together  for  prayer  and 
the  study  of  God's  word.  We  thought  little  of  the  priva- 
tions of  our  journey,  our  hearts  were  so  filled  with  joy  at 
the  sight  of  what  God  had  wrought  in  that  village.  It 
was  touching  to  see  the  anxiety  of  the  women  to  show 
tbeir  love  to  us,  bringing  us  their  little  gifts,  often  of  fruits 
or  flowers. 

Almost  the  first  question  when  they  met  us  was,  "  Have 
you  a  father,  mother,  brothers,  and  sisters  ? "  When  I 
told  tliem  of  my  aged  parents,  they  exclained,  "  How  much 
they  must  love  Jesus  to  permit  you  to  leave  them,  when 
you  could  be  such  a  comfort  to  them  in  their  old  age  ! " 

These  people  are  very  poor,  and  work  hard  to  get  suf- 
ficient food ;  "  for  there's  little  to  earn,  and  many  to  keep." 
They  go  to  the  fields  as  soon  as  it  is  dawn.  Either  the 
mother  or  a  daughter  usually  stays  to  guard  the  house. 
In  visiting  the  sick,  we  found  some  who  had  learned  to  trust 
8  113 


114  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

in  Jesus'  love,  and  others  wlio  cursed  God  because  he  had 
thus  afflicted  them.  I  shall  never  forget  the  quiet  face  of 
one  poor  woman  who  has  been  sick  twenty  years.  She 
listened  eagerly  to  the  reading  of  the  Bible,  and  said  she 
felt,  that,  though  she  was  so  poor  and  ignorant,  the  Saviour 
did  not  despise  her,  but  very  often  made  her  wretched 
home  glorious  with  his  presence. 

I  was  greatly  pleased  with  what  I  saw  of  the  good  in- 
fluence exerted  by  our  school-girls  in  their  own  homes. 
They  carry  their  cleanly  habits  with  them,  and  are  dutiful 
and  obedient  to  their  parents. 

Marika  has  just  returned  from  neighboring  villages, 
where  she  has  been  doing  Bible-work,  much  encouraged  in 
the  Lord.  In  laboring  for  others,  she  has  herself  been 
greatly  blessed.  INIay  the  faith  of  our  Christian  friends  at 
home  be  greatly  increased  as  they  pray  for  us  ! 

Miss  Beach  has  kindly  furnished  for  our  use  the  follow- 
ing translation  of  an  account  of  the  same  trip,  given  by 
Elenka,  a  native  teacher,  who  accompanied  Miss  Maltbie  :  — 

^'Two  days  after  the  close  of  Annual  Meeting,  we 
started  for  Bansko ;  Miss  Maltbie  riding  her  horse,  while 
the  pastor  of  the  Bansko  church,  his  wife  and  child,  and 
myself  rode  in  a  ^talika/  or  native  carriage.  When  we 
reached  our  stopping-place  at  night,  we  were  so  tired,  we 
did  not  care  to  eat,  but  went  at  once  to  bed ;  and,  though 
the  khan  was  full  of  fleas,  we  slept  well.  The  second  night 
we  stayed  at  Djumaj^a,  a  village  where  there  has  been 
much  persecution  of  Protestants.  I  rejoiced  greatly  to  see 
how  the  truth  has  begun  its  good  work  there.  One  Protes- 
tant brother  has  suffered  much  ;  and  now  his  wife  has  left 
him.  He  spoke  of  his  experience,  and  of  the  joy  he  felt 
because  he  was  persecuted  as  a  Christian.  While  he  talked, 
his  face  was  radiant  with  the  ^  peace  that  passeth  all  un- 
derstanding.'    While  I  listened,    I  wanted   to   remember 


VISIT  TO  BANSKO.  '  115 

every  word,  that  I  miglit  repeat  them  to  every  one  I  saw. 
Evidently  this  disciple  was  very  near  his  Saviour.  He 
had  been  turned  out  of  his  horoe,  and  obliged  to  stay  at  a 
khan ;  but,  while  we  were  in  the  village,  he  was  cast  out 
of  the  khan  also. 

"  Thus  far  we  had  journeyed  in  talikas ;  but  now  we  had 
a  climb  of  ten  hours  up  the  mountain  before  us,  and  must 
ride  upon  horses.  You  know  how  timid  I  am,  and  what  a 
trial  it  was  to  think  of  riding  on  horseback.  I  could  not 
calm  myself  during  the  whole  ride  suflSciently  to  enjoy  the 
beautiful  scenery  which  lay  all  about  us.  When  finally  we 
reached  the  foot  of  the  mountain  on  the  other  side,  the  day 
was  far  spent ;  and,  as  the  khan  was  still  distant,  we  de- 
cided to  camp  out,  spreading  our  beds  upon  the  grass ;  but 
we  could  not  sleep  much.  After  four  hours'  ride  in  the 
morning,  we  arrived  at  Bansko,  but  so  very  tired  we 
longed  to  lie  down  and  rest.  Yet  how  could  we  when 
everybody  wanted  to  see  us  !  We  went  to  Katarinka's 
house,  where  we  found  a  room  in  order  for  us ;  and  you  can 
understand  how,  in  our  utter  weariness,  it  seemed  the  most 
beautiful  room  in  the  world. 

"  It  was  Saturday  when  we  reached  Bansko.  Sabbath 
morning  we  went  to  church.  I  cannot  tell  you  what  joy 
and  thankfulness  filled  my  heart  when  I  saw  eighty  persons 
gathered  there,  all  Bulgarians.  I  felt  then,  how  strong  is 
the  Lord,  and  how  great  is  that  love  which  he  has  shown 
toward  our  nation.  Oh,  how  great  is  the  good  which  the 
missionaries  have  done  us  !  How  has  our  Heavenly  Father 
blessed  their  efforts  for  the  salvation  of  souls ! 

"  I  went  almost  every  day  to  read  the  Bible,  and  talk 
among  the  women.  I  found  many  living,  active  Christians. 
Among  other  pleasant  things  was  the  meeting  with 
George  —  formerly  a  member  of  the  school  at  Philippopolis 
—  and  Magdalena  his  sister,  once  a  pupil  in  the  school  at 


116  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

Eski  Zagra.  George  is  a  great  sufferer.  He  is  not  able 
to  walk,  and  probably  never  will  be ;  but  he  has  a  peaceful 
trust  in  the  Lord,  and  by  his  grace  lives  as  a  devout  Chris- 
tain.  Magdalena  is  a  lovely  Christian.  She  said,.  ^  I  used  to 
be  afraid  of  God,  and  for  that  reason  wished  to  serve  him ; 
but  now  I  serve  him  because  I  love  him,  and  wish  him  to 
do  with  me  as  seems  good  to  him.'  They  have  a  Christian 
mother ;  but  their  father  is  an  opposer,  though  he  was  one 
of  the  very  first  who  understood  the  truth. 

"  Our  stay  seemed  very  short,  though  we  spent  three 
weeks  there.  The  women  showed  their  love  for  us  in  many 
ways  ;  and,  when  we  started  for  home,  they  accompanied  us 
sorrowfully  on  our  way  out  of  the  village." 

LETTER  FROM  MRS.   COFFING. 

Some  incidents  of  a  visit  to  Zeitoon  are  thus  related  by 
Mrs.  Coffing:  — 

"We  visited  eight  houses,  reading  and  explaining  va- 
rious passages  in  the  Bible,  and  endeavoring  to  clear  up 
some  practical  points  in  the  minds  of  those  wliom  we  met. 
Our  audiences  in  the  different  houses  varied.  Sometimes 
we  had  five  or  six,  then  nine  or  ten,  and  once  twenty  at- 
tentive listeners.  I  never  so  felt  the  force  of  our  Lord's 
words,  —  '  The  harvest  truly  is  plenteous  ;  but  the  laborers 
are  few.'  We  talked  with  at  least  twenty  women,  who  are, 
I  believe,  sincere  seekers  after  the  truth:  but  they  are 
bound  in  the  iron  chain  of  custom  that  forbids  their  talk- 
ing with  a  man ;  and  they  dare  not  go  to  the  native  preacher 
for  the  light  they  so  much  need  and  desire. 

"  One  woman  said  she  was  so  glad  we  had  come  !  adding 
that  she  had  attended  the  Protestant  meetings  not  because 
she  was  convinced  that  they  were  right,  but  she  saw  that 
her  '  husband's  face  was  becoming  sour;'  and,  on  asking 
him  the  cause,  he  replied,  '  I  am  troubled  because  you  do 


LETTER  FROM  MRS.    C OFFING.  117 

not  go  with  me  to  cliurcli.'  —  ^  Then  I  will  go  with  you/  she 
said.  We  had  occasion  more  than  once  to  say  to  her, 
'  Thus  saitli  the  Lord  ; '  and  it  seemed  to  he  the  end  of  all 
strife  in  her  mind.  We  asked  if  the  new  hride  went  to 
church.  '  No/  she  has  heen  married  only  three  weeks ! ' 
We  told  her  that  the  Bible  nowhere  said  that  a  bride 
should  stay  at  home  six  months  or  a  year,  but  that  we 
were  commanded  not  to  'forsake  the  assembling  of  our- 
selves together,'  which  command  was  addressed  to  brides 
as  well  as  to  others.  '  Is  that  so  ?  '  she  asked.  The  next 
sabbath  the  bride  was  at  church. 

''  Another  woman  said,  '  I  wish  I  could  read  for  myself ! 
You  say  one  thing,  it  looks  all  right  to  me  ;  but,  when  I  go 
to  my  father,  he  says  it  is  a  lie.  How  can  I  know  what  is 
right  ?  I  want  to  go  in  the  right  way ;  but  how  can  I  find 
it  ? '  Still  another  said,  '  Oh,  you  turn  my  heart  upside 
down  !  I  am  thinking,  thinking,  and  thinking.  It  is  all 
mixed.  Are  you  right,  or  were  our  fathers  right  ?  How 
can  I  tell  ?  '  We  answered,  '  The  Book  is  right.'  — '  But  I 
cannot  read  it.' 

"  A  little  after  seven,  sabbath  morning,  twenty-six  wo- 
men came  to  the  preacher's  house  ;  and  we  talked  with  them 
an  hour  and  a  half.  They  asked  all  sorts  of  questions, 
most  of  which  were  answered  by  reading  a  passage  from 
the  Bible.  At  eleven  we  went  to  the  cliapel,  and,  to  my 
great  surprise,  found  seventeen  women  tliere.  After  ser- 
mon they  came  again  to  the  house  of  the  preacher,  and 
called  for  us.  Another  hour  and  a  half  we  read  and  ex- 
plained. At  four  we  had  the  communion-service.  Two 
were  admitted  to  the  church,  and  two  children  were 
baptized.  We  were  very  tired  at  the  close  of  the  day,  and 
would  have  been  glad  of  a  quiet  evening.  Yet  again, 
after  dark,  the  hungry  souls  came  in ;  and  we  could  not 
send  them  away  empty. 


118  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


t^xim^l 


The  following  pleasant  and  encouraging  words  are  taken 
from  reports  of  the  Annual  Meetings  of  auxiliaries  that 
have  come  to  us  within  the  last  month. 

From  the  society  in  Polk  City,  lo.,  we  hear  that  all 
the  ladies  connected  with  the  church  are  members  also  of 
the  missionary  society.  One  of  the  officers  writes,  "  Our 
public  meeting  on  the  evening  of  the  first  sabbath  in  Janu- 
ary was  a  successful  one.  Papers  had  been  prepared  by 
the  ladies,  giving  an  account  of  the  W.  B.  M.  L,  telling  of 
the  work  done  by  our  teachers  and  Bible-readers  in  foreign 
lands,  explaining  also  our  work  here,  and  giving  a  clear 
statement  of  the  claims  of  the  missionary  cause  upon  the 
Christian  women  of  this  countrj''.  We  had  a  crowded 
house,  and  many  heard  for  the  first  time  of  this  work. 
We  purpose  soon  to  form  a  mission-circle  for  young  people." 

The  secretary  of  another  small  band  of  zealous  workers 
says,  "  At  our  meeting  to-day,  the  same  board  of  officers 
was  chosen  for  the  new  year.  Eight  ladies  were  present, 
though  the  weather  was  severely  cold.  Our  president  rode 
three  miles  from  the  prairie  for  tlie  sake  of  attending  the 
meeting.  The  report  from  Elyria  was  read,  and  found  help- 
ful, as  suggesting  new  plans  for  work.  The  thought  that 
what  God  had  enabled  us  to  do  was  being  used  to  stir  up 
others  in  the  work  filled  us  with  surprise,  and  also  made  us 
feel  how  much  more  we  ought  to  do  for  him  this  new  year. 
It  seems  as  if  new  strength  to  do  were  given  us  this  after- 
noon ;  and  out  of  our  delightful  meeting  we  went  baptized 
with  fresh  zeal  and  interest."' 


BEOEIPTS. 


119 


RECEIPTS  OF  THE  WOMAN'S  BOARD   OF  MIS- 
SIONS FOR   THE   INTERIOR. 

From  Jan.  15,  to  Feb.  15,  1873. 
MRS.  FRANCIS  BRADLEY,  Treasurer. 


Hudson.  —  Aux.,    Miss    Agnes 

E.  Scott,  Treas.,  $24.70 

Marietta. — Aux.,  to  constitute 

Mrs.  W.  P.  Putnam  and  Mrs. 

]:.  A.  Tenney  L.  M.'f,  Mrs.  J. 

L.  Mills,  Treas.,  60.00 

Oherlin.  —  Aux.,  for    salary    of 

Mrs.    Mumford,    Miss    E.    E. 

Peck,  Treas.,  25.00 

TaUmadye.  —  AviK.,  20.27 

Total,        $119.97 

MICHIGAN. 

Alpena.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  W.  H. 
Potter,  Treas.,  $44.00 

Arm  Arbor.  —  Aux.,  in  aid  of 
the  school  at  Bitlis,  and  to 
constitute  Mrs.  Darius  ^Vood 
a  L.  M.,  Mrs.  H.  L.  Hubbard, 
Treas.,  24.00 

Detroit.  —  Aux.,  to  complrte 
Mrs.  Coffing's  salary  for  1872 
(of  which  $25  from  Mrs. 
Augustus  Carrier  to  consti- 
tute herself  a  L.  M.,  the  re- 
mainder, with  other  eontribu- 
tions,  constitutes  Mrs.  H.  C. 
Watson,  Mrs.  A.  Wilkins, 
Mrs.  Stephen  Griggs,  and  Mrs. 
T.  K.  Adams,  L.  JI.'s),  Mrs.  E. 
C.  Hinsdale,  Treas.,  98.47 

Flint.  —  Aux.,  for  the  support 
of  a  native  assistant  teacher 
at  Samokov,  Mrs.  M.  L. 
Lovell,  Treas.,  76.00 

Kalamazoo.  — Aux.,  for  the  sal- 
ary of  first  assistant  tcaclier 
in  school  at  Marash,  Mrs.  O. 
S.  Dean,  Treas.,  38.00 

Total,        $280.47 
ILLINOIS. 

Blue  Island.  —  Mrs.  and  Miss 
Massey  and  Miss  Mary  Black,    $6.00 

C7tesfer^eZd.  — Aux.,L."M.  Law- 
son,  Treas.,  10.75 

Chicar/o.  —  'Mrs.  Prof.  J.  T. 
Hyde's,  family  contribution- 
box,  6.50;   New-England   Ch. 


aux.,  for  salary  of  Miss  Cha- 
pin,  Mrs.  M.  Hjortsberg, 
Treas.,  $53.4-3;  First  Ch.  aux., 
f  r  salary  i.f  Miss  Patrick  (of 
which  $25  from  Mrs.  E.  A. 
Billings  to  constitute  herself  a 
L.  ]M.),  Mrs.  CH.  Whittlesey, 
Treas.,  $120 ;  Tabernacle 
Circle,  aux..  Mrs.  A.  E.  Foss, 
Ti oas.,  $24  66 ;  8.  S.  Faithful 
Band,  $3;  Leavitt-street  Ch., 
Mrs.  Moses  Smith,  Treas. 
$75  ;  Plymouth  Ch.  aux., 
$29.25,  $195.34 

Eh/in.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  G.  P.  Lord, 
treas.,  14.10 

Evanston.  —  Mrs.  E.  W.  Blatch- 
ford,  $30;  the  young  ladies  of 
the  First  Cong.  Ch.,  $35;  Mrs. 
Moses  Smith  of  Chicago,  §5, 
for  the  usi^  of  Mrs.  Mumford 
and  Miss  Maltbie  in  aid  of  the 
girls  of  Samokov,  70.00 

Lisbon.— AMx.y  Miss  L.  S.  Lang- 
don,  Treas.,  24.50 

Oak  Park.  —  Aux.,  for  school  at 
Manissa,  by  Mrs.  Thomas  Ai- 
ken, to  constitute  Mu-s  E.  R. 
Humphrey  a  L.  M.,  75  98 

Odell.—  Aux.,  Mrs.  B.  F.  Hotch- 
kiss,  Treas.,  7.50 

Sandwich.  — Anx.  ($-30  of  which 
is  fur  the  support  of  Balabai 
of  the  Mahratta  Mission),  by 
Mrs.  H.  P.  Crasper, 


48.26 
$558.93 


WISCONSIN. 


Appleton. — Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  F. 
Atkinson,  Treas.,  $22.88 

Beloit.  —  First  Church,  aux., 
Mrs.  A.  L.  Chapin,  Treas., 
$42.93;  Mrs.  S.  M.  Clary,  $5; 
Mrs.  H.  P.  Strong,  $3,  50.93 

Delevan.  —  Aux..  to  complete 
the  salary  of  Bible-reader  in 
the  Madura  Mission,  20.00 

Fond  du  Lac.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  W. 
B.  Barker,  Treas.,  35.85 

Pri7iceio7i.  —  llr3.  C.  D.  Rich- 
ards, 1.00 


120 


LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 


Eipon.  —  Aux.,  by  Mrs.  L.  A. 

Dawes,  $25.00 

Shebot/gan.—  Aux.,  by  Mrs.  H. 

M.  Ledyard,  15.67 

Total,        $171.3.3 

IOWA. 

Algona. — Aux.,  by  Mrs.  J.  E. 

Stacey,  $4.00 

Anamosa.  — Aux.,    Jennie    H. 

Chapman.  Treas.,  20.88 

Boiceri's  Prairie.  —  A  few  la- 
dies, by  Miss  M.  J.  Smith,  2.00 
Chester.  —  Aux.,    Miss    C.    A. 

Carter.  Treas.,  12.11 

Fairfield.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.    David 

Webster,  Treas.,  11.75 

Greene  Mountain.  —  Aux.,  Mrs. 

N.  S.  Chase,  Treas.,  12.50 

Independence.  —  Aux.,  by  Mrs. 

Brownell,  7.36 

Lyons.  —  Aus...   for  support  of 

Miss  Laura  Day,  Mrs.  S.   J. 

Smith,  Treas.,  64.00 

Muscatine.  —  "  Seeds  of  Mercy,"  5.00 
AIcGregor.  —  Aux.,  for  the  Har- 

poot  field,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Merrill, 

Treas.,  10.00 


Total,    $149.60 


MINNESOTA. 

Clearumter.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  L.  M. 
Stearns,  Treas.,  $16.09 

KANSAS. 

Manhattan. — Aux.,  to  be  ap- 
plied to  girls'  schools  at  out- 
stations  at  Harpoot,  by  Mrs. 
T.  A.  Moses,  $23.25 

DAKOTA. 

Yankton.  —  Aux..,  for  the  sup- 
port of  a  Bible-reader  in  Har- 
poot, and  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Stewart  Sheldon  aL.  M.,  Mrs. 
S.  F.  Ward,  Sec,  $45.54 


Yazoo 
Combs, 


MISSISSIPPI. 
City.  —  Mrs.       A. 

NEW  YORK. 


$12.00 


Warsaio.  —  ^.  S.  of  Cong.  Ch., 
lor  Marash  Seminary,  $35.00 


Total, 


$1,412. 


We  ask  once  more  that  secretaries  of  auxiliary  societies 
receiving  letters  from  missionaries  of  the  W.  B.  M.  I.  will 
forward  them  to  the  editress  of  the  "  Western  Department/^ 
that  selections  may  be  made  for  publication.  We  cannot 
secure  the  object  of  this  little  periodical  without  such 
records  of  missionary  life ;  jet  we  would  not  add  unneces- 
sarily to  the  care  and  labors  of  our  sisters  in  heathen  lands. 
W^ill  not  personal  friends  of  our  missionaries  also  give  us 
assistance  of  this  kind?  All  such  communications  shall  be 
promptly  returned. 


Mil  41B  llvSlf. 


April.        Published  by  the  "Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 


1873. 


TALKING  PAPEE. 


BY  MRS.  STURGIS. 

OME  of  our  natives  on  the  Island  of  Ponape, 
in  the  Pacific  Ocean,  are  greatly  delighted 
when  they  have  learned  to  read  and  write  a 
little.  They  sometimes  write  to  a  friend 
they  are  going  to  visit,  and  then  themselves 
carr}^  the  letter,  and  read  it  to  him.  At  first, 
they  thought  it  very  strange  that  paper 
could  be  made  to  talk.  A  missionary  once 
sent  four  watermelons  by  a  native  to  a  fel- 
low missionarj^  on  another  part  of  the  island. 
The  man,  while  on  the  road,  being  hot  and  tired,  ate  one  of 
the  melons,  taking  the  precaution  first  to  hide  the  letter 
under  a  stone.  When  the  remaining  melons  and  the  let- 
ter were  delivered  to  the  missionary,  he  asked,  — 

"Where  is  the  other  melon  ?     There  were  four  sent." 
The  poor  native  was   greatly  astonished.     Pointing  to 
the  letter,  he  said,  — 

"How  can  that  tell  you  ?  It  didn't  see  me  eat  the  melon ; 
for  I  hid  it  under  a  stone." 

121 


MARATHI   WOMEN.  123 

MAEATHI  WOMEK 

BY    MRS.    H.    J.    BRUCE. 

This  picture  represents  some  Hindu  women,  resting  for 
a  few  moments  in  the  midst  of  their  daily  labors.  They 
have  a  brown  skin  ;  but  their  features  are  not  very  unlike 
our  own.  Their  faces,  however,  show  the  marks  of  toil 
and  degradation  and  heathenism. 

They  have  coarse  baskets  on  their  shoulders,  made  of 
sticks  woven  together,  which  are  useful  for  carrying  vege- 
tables, fuel,  or  earth,  as  occasion  requires.  When  filled, 
they  are  always  carried  on  the  head ;  and  these  women 
have,  consequently,  fine,  erect  forms.  Their  minds,  how- 
ever, are  not  developed  in  proportion.  They  know  very 
little  of  the  world  outside  of  their  own  village  or  district, 
as  very  few  of  them  are  able  to  read ;  and  most  of  them 
are  in  total  ignorance  concerning  the  true  way  of  salvation. 

Their  principal  garment  is  a  piece  of  native  cloth,  seven 
or  eight  yards  long.  It  is  sometimes  white,  but  more  gen- 
erally red,  green,  or  blue.  This  cloth  requires  no  making 
up,  but  is  all  ready  for  use  when  purchased  from  the  mer- 
chant —  a  great  convenience  to  these  people,  few  of  whom 
know  how  to  sew.  The  fashion  of  this  garment  never 
changes  ;  but  the  rich  and  poor  may  each  be  suited,  as 
there  is  a  great  variety  of  fabrics.  Some  are  very  costly 
and  beautiful,  having  borders  inwrought  with  threads  of 
gold  and  silver ;  while  others  are  so  strong  and  coarse,  that 
they  may  be  purchased  for  one  or  two  dollars,  and  will  last 
a  laboring  woman  five  or  six  months.  Besides  this,  they 
have  a  short-sleeved  under-garment,  fitting  the  waist ;  and 
the  bracelets  are,  in  their  opinion,  as  indispensable  as  a 
long  sleeve  or  under-sleeve  with  us.  Without  them,  they 
feel  naked  and  ashamed,  they  say.     These   bracelets   are 


124  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

sometimes  made  of  silver,  and  sometimes  of  glass,  accord- 
ing to  the  wealth  of  the  wearer ;  but  there  is  no  clasp  or 
fastening  to  them.  The  hand  must  be  compressed  when 
the  bracelets  are  put  on ;  and  this  is  done  bj  the  dealers  of 
whom  the  ornaments  are  purchased.  The  nose-ring  is  also 
indispensable  to  married  women  and  married  girls,  and  is 
inserted  into  tlie  left  cartilage  of  the  nose.  Many  of  them 
are  very  large,  with  pearls  or  rubies  set  in  them.  You 
will  wonder  how  they  can  eat  with  these  great  rings  dan- 
gling before  their  mouths.  They  are,  however,  no  serious 
impediment,  as,  when  the  head  is  bent  in  eating,  the  ring 
also  falls  forward.  Necklaces  and  ear-rings  are  very  com- 
mon, as  well  as  anklets  and  toe-rings ;  and  the  rich  wear 
gold  and  silver  ornaments  in  the  hair. 

Two  of  these  women,  you  will  observe,  have  a  long, 
straight  mark  on  the  forehead ;  and  those  who  are  most 
jealous  for  the  honor  of  their  gods  are  most  careful  not  to 
omit  this  sign  of  their  religion.  The  Brahminee,  or  high- 
caste  women,  are  much  superior  in  their  condition  and 
manner  of  life  to  the  common  laboring-classes,  and  are  re- 
markable for  their  cleanliness.  The  brass  plates  on  which 
they  eat,  and  their  cooking  utensils,  are  kept  scrupulously 
clean.  They  wash  their  clothes  frequently,  bathe  the  body, 
and  comb  the  hair,  every  morning  before  breakfast,  as  a 
rule,  after  which  the  Izunhu,  or  red  powder,  is  applied  to 
the  forehead.  The  men  also  wear  a  similar  mark,  even 
those  who  acknowledge  that  their  gods  are  false  ;  for  they 
do  not  like  to  break  up  this  old  custom,  and  give  their 
friends  occasion  to  inquire  what  new  thing  has  happened : 
so,  while  they  freely  admit  that  Christianity  is  true,  they 
at  the  same  time  bear  the  mark  of  the  deceiver  in  their 
foreheads.  Oh,  when  shall  the  time  come  that  the  Bedeem- 
er's  name  shall  be  inscribed  there  instead,  and  they  shall 
be  known  and  read  of  all  men  as  disciples  of  the  meek  and 


TURKISH  SCENES.  125 

lowly  Jesus !  When  women  shall  be  elevated  to  their 
proper  position  as  wives  and  mothers,  then  will  a  brighter 
day  dawn  upon  India.  Even  now,  we  trust,  ''  the  morning 
light  is  breaking,"  and  rejoice  that  the  prejudices  against 
female  education  in  that  land  are  beginning  to  give  way. 
Let  us  not  cease  to  pray  and  labor  in  their  behalf,  with 
faith  and  hope. 


TUEKISH    SCENES. 

NUMBEK   THREE. 

BY   MISS    HOLLISTER. 


The  gold  and  crimson  light  of  the  setting  sun  is  falling 
on  the  mountain-tops,  and  lighting  up  the  heavy  clouds  in 
the  west.  Fields  of  wheat,  and  vineyards,  scattered  here 
and  there,  tell  us  we  are  coming  near  one  of  tlie  villages 
we  started  to  visit.  Soon  straggling  companies  of  vil- 
lagers, calling  out,  "  Welcome,  welcome  !  "  each  one  insist- 
ing on  taking  us  to  his  own  house,  make  us  feel  that  we 
are  at  least  among  friends.  "Here,  Bodvelli,  here's  the 
place  to  stop  !"  ''No,  no,"  shouts  another:  "  come  over  to 
this  house !  "  "  Here,  Mariam,"  to  his  wife,  "  go  and  get 
some  sour  milk ;  for  khanum's  tired  and  hungry,"  calls  a 
third;  and  so  on.  Amid  the  noise  of  men  and  boys,  shout- 
ing to  one  another  to  see  which  can  make  the  most  ado 
about  our  coming,  we  stop  to  rest  somewhere,  thankful 
even  to  sit  down.  As  we  enter  the  house  of  our  host,  the 
women  draw  their  handkerchiefs  about  the  face  a  little 
closer,  and  shrink  away  as  if  they  should  not  be  seen,  ex- 
cept over  the  fire,  cooking  the  evening  meal.  How  queer 
they  look  with  their  tall  head-dresses,  their  silver  trinkets 
strung  on  the  head  and  hair,  their  odd-looking  garments, 
and  bungling  girdles  ! 


126  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

After  a  while,  I  begin  to  talk  with  those  around  me  as  a 
means  of  becoming  acquainted  with  the  village,  and  of 
making  plans  for  reaching  some  of  the  little  folks,  and 
some  of  the  women  too,  on  the  morrow.  Before  very  long, 
a  great  burly-looking  boy,  the  eldest  hopeful  of  the  family, 
perhaps  feeling  he  is  not  showing  off  his  learning  as  he 
ought,  interrupts  me  by  asking,  — 

"  What's  the  name  of  your  country  ?  " 

"  America." 

" Amelica,  boys ;  d'ye  understand?  There  they  are  all 
bodvellis  and  khanums  and  teachers.  How  big  is  it,  kha- 
num  ?     Most  as  big  as  Aintab ;  isn't  it  ?  "  he  adds. 

I  tell  him  it  is  somewhat  larger :  whereupon  he  informs 
his  brothers,  and  others  standing  about,  that  the  country 
we  are  talking  of  lies  as  far  off,  and  is  as  large  possibly, 
as  Constantinople ;  and  then,  bethinking  himself  of  his 
tobacco,  — 

"  Here,  Mennoosh,  bring  me  my  pipe  ! "  he  calls  out  in  a 
lordly  tone  to  his  sister ;  and  as  she  comes  up  meekly 
bringing  the  pipe,  "  There  now,  go  and  draw  the  water  !  " 
he  calls  out  again.  He  commands ;  she  obeys.  That's  the 
way  the}^  do  in  Turkey.  The  fathers  and  sons  do  the  or- 
dering, the  mothers  and  daughters  do  the  drudgery,  with 
never  a  kind  word.  Perhaps  some  little  boys  who  read 
this  would  like  this  way  of  doing  things;  but  I  do  not. 
If  I  were  in  the  girls'  places,  I  should  want  to  be  helped 
by  my  brothers  ;  and,  if  I  were  in  the  boys'  places,  I  should 
surely  wish.to  help  my  sisters.  I  should  like  to  go  with 
them  to  church,  instead  of  going  alone,  taking  the  best 
seats  in  front  of  the  preacher,  leaving  them  to  sit  back  of 
all  the  rest,  where  they  cannot  hear,  or  else  not  go  at  all. 
But  the  people  in  Turkey  are  not  like  us ;  and  I  really 
don't  know  what  we  shall  do  to  make  them  think  more  of 
their  mothers  and  sisters. 


MISSION 'WORKERS.  127 

MISSION-CIECLES. 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

Massachusetts.  —  Brklgewater.  —  "Messenger  Birds,"  $7.16;  "An- 
gel Boy's  pennies,"  .31. 
Boston.  —  Contents   of  Fannie  Haughton's  Bank,  $1.29:  Charlie 

and  Eddie  Spring's  Mission-Box  for  1872,  $1.08. 
East  Boston.  —  "  Buds  of  Promise,"  $1.60. 
Jamaica   Plain. — "Wide  Awakes,"   $14.12;    Emma   and   Eddie 

Gould's  Doll's  Sale,  $8.20. 
Wakefield.  —  "  Mission  Helpers,"  $30.00. 
Connecticut.  — Darien.  — "  Busy  Bees,"  $3.18. 
New  York.  —  Fredonia.  —  Mrs.  Johnson's  Class,  $3.09;  Miss  Noble's 

Class,  $1.58;  Miss  Stevens's  Class,  $1.25. 
Philadelphia    Branch.  —  "Orange    Buds,"    $14.74;     "Mountain 
Crystals,"  $7.80;    Golden    Links,   $100.00;    "Carrier  Doves," 
$21.50. 


MORNING  GLORIES. 

Our  little  friends  at  the  West  seem  to  be  fruitful  in 
pretty  and  odd  devices  for  obtaining  missionary  money. 
Not  the  least  attractive  of  their  plans  is  the  following:  — 

"Mrs.  Hubbard,  of  the  Tabernacle  Church,  Chicago, 
has  a  class  of  a  hundred  girls,  who  call  themselves  *Tlie 
Faithful  Band.'  They  are  steady  contributors  to  foreign 
missions.  But,  as  their  means  are  small,  she  hit  upon  the 
simple  device,  last  spring,  of  lending  each  one  a  little  pack- 
age of  morning-glory  seeds,  the  increase  to  be  returned  to 
her  for  sale  in  the  fall.  The  result  was  many  windows  cur- 
tained, many  piazzas  garlanded,  with  green,  many  happy 
hours  of  the  girls  among  their  flowers,  and  several  pounds 
of  seed.  The  store  which  had  contracted  for  the  crop  is  in 
ruins  :  but  the  seed  is  safe,  and  for  sale ;  and  in  due  time  the 
girls'  missionary-box  will  be  some  dollars  richer  for  this 
happy  and  productive  venture." 


128  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT, 

BY    MRS.     E.     0.     WHEELER. 

I  WAS  not  born  of  earth ; 

My  substance  never  grew; 
And  where  I  had  my  birth 

No  mortal  ever  knew. 

When  sun  and  moon  revealed 
Creation's  ample  space, 

My  form  was  still  concealed  ; 
On  earth  it  had  no  place. 

My  nature  and  my  name 
No  patriarch  could  telt ; 

No  Jewish  legend  spread  my  fame. 
Though  Moses  knew  me  well. 

Low  at  his  feet  I  lay, 

His  precious  life  to  save  ; 

And  oftentimes  his  word  doth  say 
I  kept  him  from  the  grave. 

But  when,  on  Pisgah's  dome, 
He  viewed  the  landscape  o'er. 

My  melting  form  soon  found  a  tomb. 
And  earth  knew  us  rio  more. 


ANSWER  TO  ENIGMA. 

The  Missionary  Bank. 

Correct  answers  to  the  enigma  in  the  February  number  have  come  to 
us  from  Miss  Amy  Neate,  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  and  S.  P.  C,  Southbury, 
Conn.  We  wish  also  to  acknowledge  enigmas  sent  us  by  M.  C.  C, 
Southbury,  Conn.,  S.  J.  W.,  Grinnell,  lo.,  and  W.  W.  C,  Burke 
Vt.  We  are  very  glad  to  receive  them,  although  we  cannot  find  room 
for  all  in  this  number ;  and  we  would  suggest  to  our  young  friends  that 
the  enigmas  and  acrostics  should  have  missionary  subjects  as  far  as 
possible. 


SrOH  W QM1.M. 


Vol.  III. 


MAY,  1873. 


No.  5. 


TUEKEY. 

CASTING  LOTS. 
BY    MISS    HATTIE    SEYMOUR. 

Mr.  Wheeler  and  I  have  just  returned  from  Malatia, 
after  an  absence  of  nine  days.  The  weather  has  been 
charming  for  touring :  for  six  weeks  we  have  had  no  rain. 
It  was  like  a  taste  of  home  to  see  the  gardens  and  trees, 
and  abundance  of  waier,  in  Malatia.  The  pastor  of  the 
church  there,  and  his  wife,  are  both  graduates  of  our  school : 
their  oldest  daughter  and  son  have  been  in  Harpoot  for 
two  years, — one  in  our  seminary,  the  other  in  the  normal 
school.  It  is  very  gratifying  to  us  that  the  preachers 
trained  here  are  the  ones  most  anxious  to  commit  their 
children  to  us,  and  consecrate  them  to  the  Lord's  work. 
This  last  year  eleven  of  our  girls  were  daughters  of  old 
pupils. 

9  129 


130  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

There  is  still  another  graduate  of  our  school  in  Malatia, 
—  Marine,  a  Bible-reader.  We  visited  together  among  the 
women,  many  of  them  Armenians,  whom  she  was  teaching 
to  read.  I  could  see  how  much  faith  and  patience  a  Bible- 
woman  needs  in  her  work.  Marine  not  only  reads  and 
prays  with  those  whom  she  visits,  but  she  gives  them  les- 
sons, beginning  with  the  alphabet.  Unless  they  are  pecu- 
liarly earnest,  they  are  inclined  to  draw  back  after  a  short 
trial,  seeing  their  slow  progress,  and  hindered,  perhaps,  by 
large  families  and  much  housework.  Marine  goes  among 
them  as  one  having  authority:  she  seems  to  reprove,  re- 
buke, and  exhort  with  all  long-suffering ;  and  they  look  up 
to  her  with  respect.  She  holds  meetings  with  them  twice 
every  week,  and  has  a  large  Bible  class  on  the  sabbath. 
The  pastor  depends  much  upon  her.  At  stated  times  they 
two  closely  question  each  woman  of  the  congregation  about 
her  spiritual  state  and  the  performance  of  her  religious 
obligations. 

I  had  three  meetings  with  the  women  while  in  Malatia. 
On  the  sabbath  a  large  company  of  them  came  together 
in  the  chapel ;  the  Protestants  bringing  with  them  many  of 
their  relatives  and  friends  who  still  cling  to  the  old  religion. 
I  talked  to  them  from  the  words,  "Lord,  teach  us  how  to 
pray."  They  know  little  of  what  real  prayer  is.  In  the 
Armenian  church  they  listen  to  the  priest  as  he  rapidly 
chants  the  prayers  in  a  language  they  do  not  understand, 
make  the  required  prostrations  and  responses,  and  the  task 
is  over.  They  have  comparatively  no  knowledge  of  the 
blessed  privilege  of  talking  with  God  while  they  are  at 
work,  of  making  their  wants  known  to  him  at  all  times 
and  in  all  places. 

While  we  were  in  Malatia,  Mr.  Wheeler  was  called  upon 
to  settle  a  question  which  had  agitated  the  church  for  a 
year.     A  daughter  of  one  of  the  prominent  members  was 


CASTING  LOTS.  131 

engaged  to  be  married  to  a  young  man,  also  a  Christian. 
From  the  account  we  heard  of  the  affair,  it  would  seem  that 
the  suit  had  been  pressed  hard  by  the  young  man's  friends, 
—  of  course,  he  was  not  an  actor,  —  and  consent  had  been 
rather  reluctantly  given.  The  girl  received  the  pledges  of 
betrothal  usual  among  Protestants  in  this  land,  —  a  Bible 
and  a  string  of  gold  coins.  She  wore  the  coins  on  her 
head,  thus  publicly  acknowledging  the  engagement. 
After  a  while  the  pledges  were  returned  by  her  father  and 
brothers.  As  it  is  considered  a  great  sin  here  to  break  such 
a  compact,  the  church  at  once  took  up  the  cause,  to  a 
man,  sided  with  the  discarded  lover,  and  for  a  year  had 
been  in  a  constant  state  of  excitement.  The  father  and 
brothers  were  suspended  from  the  church,  as  it  was  sup- 
posed, probably  justly  so,  that  they  were  the  guilty  party. 
When  the  trouble  first  began,  the  girl  told  Marine  that  it 
was  her  wish  to  marry  the  young  man;  but  her  feelings 
had  become  alienated  through  the  influence  of  her  friends. 

A  meeting  of  church-members  was  called  while  we  were 
there ;  and  as  the  father  had  said,  "  Let  her  do  as  she 
pleases,"  it  was  decided  that  the  matter  must  be  settled 
that  evening.  She  is  a  slender,  dark-eyed  girl,  about  fif- 
teen or  sixteen  years  of  age.  The  responsibility  being 
thrown  upon  her,  she  evidently  did  not  like  to  say  "Yes," 
and  yet  she  feared  that  the  dissension  in  the  church  would 
continue  and  increase  if  she  said  "No."  She  repeatedly 
said,  "  I  do  not  know  what  to  say :  if  I  only  knew  what 
the  will  of  the  Lord  was,  1  would  gladly  do  it."  They 
passed  her  over  into  my  hands  for  a  while ;  and  she  looked  so 
pale  and  distressed,  I  could  but  pity  her.  Thinking  that  if 
she  accepted  him  it  would  only  be  because  she  feared,  if  she 
did  not,  it  would  be  a  sin,  I  did  not  urge  her  either  way, 
only  telling  her  she  ought  to  make  her  choice  that  evening. 
The  longer  she  waited,  the  more  undecided  she  seemed. 


132  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

We  sat  up  till  two  o'clock,  the  brethren  meanwhile  becom- 
ing violently  excited  against  the  father  and  brothers.  The 
two  parties  mutually  recriminated  each  other,  talking  so 
angrily  and  boisterously,  that  we  shut  the  windows,  lest  the 
noise  should  be  heard  in  the  street. 

At  last  Mr.  Wheeler  proposed  that  the  girl  should  decide 
by  casting  lots.  She  seemed  greatly  relieved,  and  gladly 
consented,  saying  she  should  feel  that  the  Lord  had  chosen 
for  her.  All  having  promised  to  abide  by  the  lot,  Mr. 
Wheeler  took  two  volumes  of  "Barnes'  Notes"  from  the 
bookcase,  in  one  of  which  he  wrote  io,  or  "  yes  "  and  in 
the  other  cha,  which  is  the  Armenian  for  "  no."  These 
were  laid  upon  the  table  ;  and  the  girl  was  called  in  to  make 
her  selection.  Mr.  Wheeler  offered  prayer  that  the  Lord 
would  manifest  his  will.  The  room  was  as  still  as  death  as 
she  walked  up  and  took  the  book  in  which  was  written 
"  no." 

The  pastor  and  brethren  were  evidently  very  much  dis- 
appointed; but  they  showed  an  excellent  spirit,  and  submit- 
ted with  a  grace  I  hardly  think  they  would  have  exhibited, 
if  it  had  not  been  for  the  wearisome  siege  of  seven  hours 
through  which  we  had  passed.  Mr.  Wheeler  gave  the 
companj^  some  good  advice  respecting  the  obligation  to 
consult  their  daughters  before  betrothal,  and  enlarged  upon 
the  sin  of  breaking  engagements  without  good  reason. 
Thus  was  this  affair  settled  that  had  brought  great  reproach 
upon  the  Protestants  :  even  the  Turks  came  to  talk  with 
us  about  it.  It  may  seem  a  strange  way  to  determine 
such  a  question ;  but,  in  view  of  all  the  circumstances,  I 
think  it  was  most  wisely  managed.  All  angry  feeling  ap- 
peared to  subside  at  once.  Both  parties  said,  "  It  is  the 
the  Lord  who  has  spoken ;  and  we  accept  his  decision."  We 
were  particularly  anxious  that  the  question  should  be  settled 
at  once,  because  we  had  seen  some  tokens  of  the  Spirit's 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  GR IS  WOLD.  133 

presence  in  the  meetings  ;  and  we  wished  to  enter  upon  the 
services  of  the  sabbath  with  the  great  stumbling-block  re- 
moved. It  was  a  day  of  tender  interest :  every  watchful 
heart  must  have  recognized  a  heavenly  influence  in  the 
marked  stillness  and  attention  of  the  congregations. 

Dear  sisters,  we  are  strongly  feeling  our  need  of  the  help 
of  the  Holy  Spirit  in  our  work.  On  a  sabbath  evening, 
before  we  went  to  Malatia,  one  of  Mr.  Finney's  sermons, 
from  the  text,  "  Be  ye  filled  with  the  Spirit,"  was  read 
aloud  to  our  circle.  It  came  home  with  wonderful  power  to 
all  our  hearts.  Then  a  letter  from  Mr.  Barnum,  written 
from  New  Haven  during  the  meeting  of  the  Board,  stirred 
us  deeply.  He  said  it  was  the  grandest  meeting  he  ever  at- 
tended ;  that  all  the  exercises  indicated  the  conscious  want 
of  the  help  of  God's  Spirit  in  the  prosecution  of  mis- 
sionary work.  Will  you  not  pray  earnestly  that  this  one 
great  blessing  may  be  poured  out  richly  upon  us  ? 

LETTER  FROM  MISS  GRISWOLD. 

We  ask  our  readers  to  notice,  in  the  following  letter  from 
Miss  Griswold  of  Csesarea,  the  indications,  that,  little  by  little, 
the  old  prejudices  are  giving  way  to  gospel  influences :  — 

"  The  work  among  the  women  in  Talas  is  going  surely 
forward.  They  are  not  so  slow  to  receive  the  truth  as  to 
acknowledge  it.  Many  of  them  know  the  priests  are  not 
true  shepherds,  yet  they  fear  them.  The  large  hall  in  our 
house  is  now  used  for  a  chapel ;  and  the  women's  side  is 
always  filled,  sometimes  crowded,  —  mostly  with  the  Greek 
women  in  the  neighborhood.  Their  feelings  toward  us  have 
changed  very  much  during  the  last  two  years :  they  are 
now  very  friendly  and  respectful,  often  visiting  us  in  a 
neighborly  fashion,  and  receiving  us  kindly  when  we  call 
on  them.     We  are  much   interested   in   an  Armenian,  a 


134  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

widow.  Slie  came  to  tlie  chapel  a  few  times,  and  to  the 
weekly  meeting  for  women  twice,  avowing  herself  a  Prot- 
estant. For  this  her  father  whipped  her,  and  ordered  her 
not  to  come  here  again.  She  cannot  disobey  him,  and  does 
not  appear  with  us  publicly,  but  continues  firm.  Another 
woman,  whose  husband  is  away,  hearing  that  he  had  be- 
come a  Protestant,  came  quietly  to  church,  and  is  not  afraid 
to  be  called  one  of  us.  These  instances  are  very  encour- 
aging to  us  from  the  fact  that  so  many  persecute  their  hus- 
bands with  such  severity. 

"We  have  been  much  pleased  with  the  conduct  of  a 
young  student  and  his  wife  from  Talas.  He  declared  his 
purpose  of  studying  for  the  ministry  in  the  fall;  and  his 
wife  with  her  little  child,  notwithstanding  the  violent  oppo- 
sition of  her  mother-in-law,  determined  to  accompany  him 
to  the  city.  When  he  returned  for  their  bedding,  his  moth- 
er refused  to  give  it  to  him.  He  came  to  us  in  despair; 
but  Mr.  F.  encouraged  him  to  be  patient,  and  the  next  day 
his  mother  yielded.  They  had  all  lived  as  one  family  at 
home,  and  his  wife  knew  very  little  of  care ;  but  afterwards 
she  was  obliged  to  sell  her  gold  to  help  eke  out  the  family 
expenses.  I  think  at  that  time  she  had  scarely  any  knowl- 
edge of  the  truth,  but  was  devoted  to  her  husband. 

"  Last  week  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bartlett  and  myself  took  a  trip 
to  Moonjoosoon,  a  village  about  four  hours  from  Talas.  There 
is  a  small  church  there,  with  an  earnest,  faithful  pastor. 
They  are  just  finishing  a  new  chapel,  —  a  plain  but  substan- 
tial structure,  with  schoolrooms  on  the  lower  floor.  The 
brethren  have  given  many  days'  work  to  it ;  and  the  pastor 
has  superintended  it  with  untiring  zeal.  All  seemed  to 
take  great  satisfaction  in  it.  One  improvement  we  were 
pleased  to  see :  there  was  no  gallery  for  the  women,  who 
are  usually  huddled  like  so  many  sheep  into  a  place  where 
it  is  almost  impossible  to  hear  any  thing  from  the  pulpit. 


LETTER  FROM  MRS.   GILES.  135 

The  pastor  had  a  struggle  for  it;  and  I  think  the  turning 
of  the  scale  was  the  donation  of  five  pounds  from  one  of 
the  missionaries,  on  condition  that  there  should  be  no  such 
gallery.  The  brethren  are  good  Christians ;  but  they  are 
not  quite  reconciled  to  the  ^  new-fangled  notion '  of  women 
being  seen.  One  of  the  sons  of  our  host  had  been  recently 
married;  and  we  were  surprised  to  see  the  bride  quietly 
moving  about  with  her  face  exposed,  and  speaking  aloud  in 
the  presence  of  her  father  and  mother.  It  was  quite  re- 
freshing. She  was  the  niece  of  the  pastor,  and  had  been 
instructed  by  him  ;  and,  though  her  father-in-law  thought 
it  not  quite  proper,  he  yielded  until  they  should  go  to  Con- 
stantinople. 

"  There  is  a  very  pleasant  band  of  sisters  at  Moonjoosoon, 
who  seemed  delighted  to  see  us,  and  took  much  pains  to  en- 
tertain us.  We  noticed  especially  their  neatness  and  the 
fine  appearance  of  their  children.  Another  delightful 
thing  was,  that  not  one  of  them  asked  us  what  the  latest 
fashions  were,  or  how  our  dresses  were  made.  All  spoke 
of  trying  to  interest  their  neighbors  both  hy  precept  and 
example,  and  seemed  determined  to  do  what  they  could." 


From  the  same  station  Mrs.  Giles,  under  date  of  Feb. 
21,  writes :  — 

''  There  never  was  a  time  in  our  field  when  so  many  wo- 
men were  anxious  to  learn  to  read.  We  are  employing  some 
of  our  scholars  to  teach  them,  at  the  small  compensation  of 
four  cents  a  month  for  each  pupil.  One  girl  gives  lessons 
to  seven  women,  from  three  to  five  times  a  week.  We  are 
also  using  the  same  agency  to  relieve  our  Bible- woman,  that 
she  may  have  more  time  for  her  legitimate  work.  She  is 
instructed,  however,  to  have  a  careful  supervision  over  these 
young  workers. 


136  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

CHIKA. 
CALL  FOR  PRAYER. 

Ix  a  recent  letter  to  one  of  the  auxiliaries  of  the  New 
Haven  Branch,  Miss  Andrews,  after  speaking  of  her  busy 
life  in  Tungcho  both  in  "rest-time'^  and  '' work- time/' 
closes  with  the  following  earnest  appeal :  — 

"  You  ask  what  you  can  do  for  me  —  with  money,  nothing. 
Perhaps  my  work  for  women  will  demand  money  when  it 
becomes  more  regular  and  systematic ;  but  that  is  in  the 
future.  The  best  disposal  of  funds  is,  often,  to  place  them 
in  the  hands  of  those,  who,  seeing  the  whole  field,  can  best 
judge  where  they  are  most  required.  But  there  is  one 
thing  I  do  most  earnestly  beseech  you  and  your  society  to 
do  ;  that  is  to  help  me  with  your  prayers.  I  need  that  as- 
sistance all  the  time.  Our  great  want  is  God's  Spirit,  and 
you  know  the  power  of  prayer  to  bring  that  blessing. 

"  The  real  trials  of  a  missionary's  life  are  not  in  outward 
circumstances,  but  in  heart-sorrows.  Prayers  apparently 
unanswered  ;  time  and  strength  spent  seemingly  in  vain  ; 
disappointed  hopes ;  coldness  of  heart  where  we  looked  for 
warm  love ;  hypocrisy  where  we  thought  was  truth  ;  love  of 
money  where  we  thought  was  love  of  Christ ;  holding  up 
the  Saviour  before  blinded  eyes ;  telling  his  story  to  hearts 
that  do  not  feel ;  striving,  wrestling,  to  save  souls  from  the 
grasp  of  Satan ;  putting  forth  every  power  to  sustain  weak, 
trembling  Christians,  and  then  seeing  them  fall ;  working 
and  praying  on  day  after  day ;  sowing  much,  and  reaping 
little  ;  feeling  so  powerless  when  Satan  seems  so  strong, 
—  these  are  the  things  which  try  our  souls,  that  wear  out 
our  strength,  and  even  life  itself^  and  would  kill  our  faith, 
were  we  not  kept  by  the  power  of  God.  Sisters,  pray  for 
us.  If  you  love  perishing  souls,  if  you  love  Jesus  and  his 
work,  pray  for  us  ! " 


STONY  PLACES.  137 

AFEICA.. 
STONY  PLACES. 

We  give  below  a  glimpse  of  tlie  daily  labor  of  one  of  our 
devoted  missionaries  in  South  Africa,  Miss  Hance :  — 

"  I  would  like  to  tell  you,  this  evening,  something  of  the 
way  I  have  spent  the  afternoon  among  the  station  people. 
At  the  first  place  I  visited,  the  mother  had  gone  out  to  work 
in  the  field,  leaving  her  house  in  the  greatest  disorder.  I 
tried  to  persuade  the  oldest  child,  a  girl  of  ten  years,  to 
give  some  sort  of  tidiness  to  the  house  before  the  mother's 
return,  telling  her  I  would  call  as  I  came  back.  I  then 
went  on  to  see  an  old  woman  who  is  not  able  to  go  to 
church.  I  read,  and  she  repeated  after  me,  the  sixth  chap- 
ter of  Matthew. 

"  My  third  visit  was  at  the  house  of  one  who  has  long 
been  taught,  and  who,  we  have  felt,  was  almost  persuaded 
to  be  a  Christian ;  but  still  he  has  delayed.  The  wife  was 
at  home,  and,  while  telling  me  of  her  little  child  and  his 
cunning  ways,  said,  ^His  father  prays  night  and  morning 
now ;  and  my  little  boy,  just  after  he  rises  in  the  morning, 
and  before  he  will  lie  down  at  night,  will  say,  "  Tula  si  ya 
bandaeza,'^  —  "Keep  still :  we  pray,"  —  and  will  not  be  quiet 
until  his  request  is  granted.'  At  the  next  place  I  found 
three  strong  men  sitting  in  the  most  indolent  way  on  the 
floor,  amusing  themselves  with  idle  talk,  and  taking  snuff, 
A  woman  sat  near  the  door,  holding  her  baby,  and  sewing. 
As  I  could  not  have  an  interview  with  her  alone,  I  tried 
to  enter  into  conversation  with  them.  I  told  them  of  the 
industry  of  people  in  other  lands,  and  of  the  comforta- 
ble homes  they  gained  by  it.  They  seemed  interested, 
asked  many  questions;  and  I  only  wish  it  might  have  some 
influence  with  them. 


138 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


"There  is  a  great  work  here  for  woman,  although  attended 
with  many  difficulties  and  discouragements ;  and  I  would 
that  I  could  tell  you,  how,  in  days  of  weakness  and  despond- 
ency, we  are  helped  over  the  stony  places  by  the  thought 
that  you  in  America  love  this  work,  and  are  carrying  it  to 
the  same  God,  who  cares  for  it  more  than  we  can,  and  who 
will,  it  may  be,  in  answer  to  the  pleadings  of  Christians, 
consent  to  bless  even  the  little  I  may  do.'' 


§ttt|       ife^        at        l{|Jttff 


THE  HOUR  OF  PRAYER. 

*^  When  the  hosts  of  Israel  and  Edom  were  about  to  per- 
ish of  thirst  in  the  wilderness,  in  obedience  to  the  divine 
command  they  made  the  valley  full  of  ditches  ;  and,  at  the 
hour  of  prayer  and  humble  recognition  of  God,  the  water 
came."  A  perishing  world  waits  for  the  water  of  life :  in 
many  places  the  channels  so  freely  opened  are  only  waiting 
for  the  outpouring  of  the  Holy  Spirit  in  answer  to  the 
prayers  of  believing  souls.  At  the  meeting  of  the  board  in 
New  Haven,  a  key-note  was  struck,  that  found  an  echo  in 
almost  every  heart  as  soon  as  it  was  touched.  Erom  the 
four  quarters  of  the  globe,  with  an  intensity  of  earnestness 
never  experienced  before,  we  are  asked  to  "besiege  the 
throne  of  grace,  that  this  best  of  blessings  may  be  wonder- 
fully granted  to  all  mission-fields." 

Constant  requests   come   fifom   Turkey  that  we   should 


THE  HOUR   OF  PRAYER.  139 

"  pray  for  the  preachers  and  teachers,  that  they  may  be 
earnest  and  faithful  in  winning  souls  to  Christ;  for  all 
who  profess  to  love  our  Lord,  that  others,  taking  knowledge 
of  them,  will  know  they  have  been  with  Jesus  ;  for  those 
who  are  suffering  persecution,  that  they  may  be  strong,  and 
enabled  to  endure  unto  the  end."  Mrs.  Wheeler  writes, 
^•Dear  sisters,  I  wish  I  could  come  into  some  of  your 
meetings,  and  ask  you  to  pray  for  us.  The  week  of  prayer 
has  passed,  and  we  in  this  city  not  blessed.'^  She  also  asks 
even  the  little  children  to  cover  their  pennies  with  their 
prayers.  From  Africa  comes  the  cry,  "Do  pray  for  the 
people  here  ;  for  we  feel  that  the  Spirit  of  God  alone  can 
open  their  blind  eyes,  and  unstop  their  deaf  ears."  And  on 
another  page  we  have  from  China  the  urgent,  almost  pas- 
sionate appeal  of  Miss  Andrews,  closing  with,  "  Sisters, 
pray  for  us  !  If  you  love  perishing  souls,  if  you  love  Jesus 
and  his  work,  pray  for  us  !  " 

Our  missionaries  go  forth,  a  little  band  of  men  and 
w^omen,  to  change  the  habits,  the  long-established  religions, 
the  ancient  customs,  of  millions  of  people.  Can  we  wonder, 
that,  in  their  "utter  powerlessness,"  they  long  for  help  from 
Him  who  holds  the  nations  in  a  balance  ?  Believing  that 
this  world-wide  call  is  the  Spirit's  invitation,  and  that  there 
is  special  power  in  united  prayer,  we  ask  our  friends  once 
more  to  remember  the  hour  set  apart  for  this  purpose,  —  from 
five  to  six  on  sabbath  evening.  We  have  received  assur- 
ance that  it  is  observed  by  a  few  Christian  women  here  and 
there ;  but  may  it  not  be,  that  quietly,  at  the  appointed 
time,  there  shall  go  up  from  a  whole  continent  a  volume  of 
prevailing  prayer  ? 

"  Jesus,  the  Lord,  will  hear 
His  chosen  when  they  cry : 
Yes,  though  he  may  a  while  forbear, 
He'll  help  them  from  on  high." 


140  LIFE  AND  LIGHT, 


OUR  NEW  EOOMS. 


Ox  the  morning  of  the  17th  of  February,  a  few  friends 
met  for  a  simple  service  of  dedication  of  the  new  rooms 
of  the  Woman's  Board  in  the  Congregational  House. 

After  the  opening  exercises,  the  president,  Mrs.  Albert 
Bowker,  gave  a  brief  but  very  interesting  account  of  the 
providential  way  in  which  the  first  growing  wants  of  the 
society  were  met  by  the  opening  of  the  little  room  in  Pem- 
berton  Square,  measuring  twelve  feet  by  eleven,  and  of  the 
work  that  had  been  accomplished  there.  Recognizing  the 
same  guiding  hand  on  this  occasion,  she  closed  with  a  trib- 
ute of  thanksgiving  and  praise  to  Him  who  had  so  blessed 
the  society,  and  once  more  provided  the  much  needed  ac- 
commodations for  its  constantly-increasing  operations. 

Mrs.  Tyler  of  the  Zulu  Mission  spoke  of  the  importance 
to  the  missionary  ladies  of  some  central  point  through 
which  they  could  communicate  with  the  women  of  the 
churches,  and  to  which  they  could  turn  for  relief  and  assist- 
ance. As  tidings  came  to  them  in  distant  lands  of  the 
breaking-up  of  home  after  home,  it  was  a  great  comfort  to 
feel,  that,  in  one  place  at  least,  a  welcome  was  awaiting 
them,  and  in  one  place  they  were  sure  of  sympathy  in  all 
their  joys  and  sorrows.  Personally  she  rejoiced  in  the  privi- 
lege of  carrying  back  to  Africa  the  remembrance  of  the 
new  home  of  the  Woman's  Board,  and  of  telling  the  friends 
there  of  the  love  and  tenderness  constantly  flowing  from  it. 

Mrs.  Gyles  Merrill  of  St.  Alban's,  who  had  come  more 
than  a  hundred  miles  through  the  winter  snows  to  attend 
the  meeting,  felt  amply  repaid  by  what  she  had  learned  of 
the  progress  of  the  work ;  and,  as  she  hoped  soon  to  have  a 
Branch  Society  in  Vermont,  she  was  glad  to  find  the  con- 
necting link  between  the  laborers  at  home  and  those  in  the 
foreign  field  so  pleasantly  established.     Several  other  la- 


RECEIPTS. 


141 


dies  expressed  great  gratification  at  the  prosperity  of  the 
society,  especially  at  the  enlargement  of  accommodations 
so  much  desired ;  and  the  meeting  closed  with  prayer,  con- 
secrating the  rooms,  and  all  connected  with  them,  to  the 
sending  of  the  gospel  to  heathen  women. 

The  new  apartments  are  airy  and  commodious ;  and  we 
have  reason  to  thank  the  good  Father  that  the  lines  have 
fallen  to  us  in  such  pleasant  places. 


EECEIPTS   OF   THE   WOMAN'S   BOARD   OF 
MISSIONS. 

From  Feb.  18,  to  March  18. 

MRS.   HOMER  BARTLETT,   Treasurer. 


MAINE. 

Amherst.  — 'Mrs. .  Loring,  $2.50; 
♦*  A  Friend,"  25  cents, 

Biddeford.—  Towards  constitut- 
ing S.  L.  Jordan  L.  M., 

Brunswick.  —  Aux.,  Miss  S.  P. 
Newman,  Trcas., 

Ellsworth.  —  JKss  L  L.  Phelps, 
Treas.,  Prayer  Circle,  «G.35; 
»'  Cup-Bearers,"  $1, 

Holden.—Aviii..., 

N.  r«rmo'W^/i. —  "  A  Friend," 

WatervUle.  —  George  and  Frank 
Herrick, 


$2.75 
10.00 
72.00 


7.35 
2.50 
1.50 

2.00 


Total,        $98.10 

C  Home  Building-Fund, 
WatervUle.  —  Aux.  Society,  $21.52 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Bennington. —  Mrs.  C.  P.  Whitte- 
more,  and  members  of  her  S  S. 
class,  for  Miss  Proctor'^  work,  $10.00 

Exeter.  —  "  Cheerful  Givers," 
Mission  Circle,  3.50 

Nashua.  — Avl-hl..,  by  Mrs.  R.  T. 
Smith,  $21.27;  First  Ch.,  Mis- 
sion Circle,  $17.49,  .38.70 

New  Alstead.  —  '•  A  Little  Work- 
er," .50 

New  Ipswich.  —  Aux.,  additional,    1.00 


Portsmouth.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  N.  B. 
Colman,  Treas.,  Miss  Caroline 
Martin,  to  constitute  herself 
L.M.,  $25;  aux.,N.  Cong.  Ch., 
Mrs.  Joshua  Brooks,  towards 
L.  M.,  $10,  $.35.00 

Total,        $88.76 
C.  Home  Building- Fund. 
N.    Conway.  — '^  A  Friend,"  by 


Miss  Merrill 


$2.00 


VERMONT. 


Brandon.  —  Ladies  of  Cong.Ch., 
by  Mrs.  Reynolds,  ^30.00 


Fairlee.  —  Mrs.  Kibbey, 

Georgia.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Gilbert, 
Sec,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Mary 
J.  Jackson  L.  M.. 

Grafton.  —  "  Friends," 

Peacham.  —  Mrs.  E.  C.  Chamber- 
lin,  to  constitute  her  daughters, 
Misses  Laura  B.  and  Abbie  M. 
Chamberlin,  L.  M.'s, 

St.  Alban's.  — Mrs.  Harris, 

St.  Johnshury.  —  Ladies  of  S. 
Cong.  Ch., 

Townsend,  W.  —  "  A  Friend," 

Vergennes.—  Cong.  S.S.,  for  pu- 
pil at  Harpoot, 


1.00 


25.00 
7.00 


50.00 
2.00 


27.85 
,50 


40.00 


Total,       $183.35 


142 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


MASSACHUSETTS. 

Amesbury,  W.  —  Aux.,  Miss 
Haskell,  Treas.,  $10.40 

Andover.  —  'MTii.  S.  H.  Taylor,  $5; 
Miss  C.  R.  Jackson,  $5,  10.00 

Bradford.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  A. 
Hammond,  Treas.,  25.00 

^ererZ?/.  —  Aux.,  Dane-street  Ch., 
Mrs.  8.  VV.  Clark,  Treas.,  of 
which  to  constitute  Mrs.  Mary 
S.  Jones,  3Iis8  Adelia  E. 
Coffin,  and  Mrs.  Clarissa 
Remmonds  L.  M.'s;  "A 
Friend,"  Dane-street  Ch.,  to 
constitute  Mrs.  Augusta  Lau- 
phear  L.  M.,  $25,  130.00 

BrooJcline.  —Aux.,  Harvard  Ch., 
Miss  M.  G.  Stoddard,  Treas., 
of  which  $25  by  Mrs.  S.  A. 
Robinson  to  constitute  herself 
L.  M.,  $:52;  Harvard  Ch.,  S.S. 
Mission  Circles,  "Haltoon 
Geragosian,"  $5;  "Hope 
Circle,"  $5;  "Buds  of  Prom- 
ise," $5;  "Gleaners,"  $5.50; 
"Violets,"  $5;  *•  Cheerful 
Givers,"  7.25  (and  of  this  class 
four  little  girls  under  ten  years 
of  age  have  procured  four 
subscribers  to  "Life  and 
Light");  total  for  a  pupil  at 
Harpoot,  82.75,  64.75 

Boston.  —  Mrs.  Lucretia  P. 
Howe,  $100  additional ;  Sarah, 
Fannie,  Helen,  $5;  "Little 
Sunbeams,"  %{-.  Central  Ch., 
Miss  M.  Child's  S.  S.  class, 
'•  Busy  Bees,"  Master  B.  E. 
Bates,  Trea'.,  $8;  Mt.  Vernon 
Ch.,  E.  S.  Tobey,  jun.  Treas., 
—  thirteen  ladies,  #1  each 
($1'^) ;  Miss  Reed,  Miss  Irvine, 
Miss  Wilder,  Mrs.  Barnes,  Mrs. 
Chandler,  Mrs.  Ellis,  Miss 
Quiun,  Miss  Howe,  Mrs.  John- 
ston, two  friends,  $2  each, 
($22);  Miss  Mutter,  $4:  Mrs. 
Ayres,  lirs.  Parkhurst.  $5eiich 
($10);  Mrs.  Hall,  $10;  Mrs. 
Warren,  $10;  Mrs  AVinslow, 
$15 ;  Mrs.  Dorus  Clark,  to  consti- 
tute Miss  Ellen  S.  S.  Clark  L.  M., 
$25;  "  A  Friend.'  $25;  others, 
$3.05,  —  137.05 ;  Berkeley- 
street  Ch.,  by  Mrs.  Leavitt, 
S1.50  ;  Shawmut  Ch..  "A 
Friend,"  to  constitute  Miss  H. 
S.  Proctor  L.  M.,$25;  Union 
Ch.,  additional,  by  Mrs.  Charles 
Scudder.  $74;  Old  South  Ch., 
"L.  F.  B.,"  monthly  subscrip- 
tion, to  constitute  Miss  Susan 
E.Manning.  L.  M.  $30;  Febru- 
ary subscription  to  constitute 
Miss  Fannie  E.  Hauehton  L. 
M.;  Mrs.  H.C.Porter,  $2;   L. 


S.  Cragen,  Esq  ,  $10;  by  collec- 
tions Misses  Gilbreth,  Barry, 
Haughton,  Jellison,  Tead,  and 
Brewster,  Miss  Abbie  WaHey, 
Treas.,  $207  50  (viz.,  Mrs. 
Charles  Stoddard,  $25  to  con- 
stitute Miss  Charlotte  A. 
Jellison  L.  M.;  Miss  Charlotte 
Goodnow,  to  constitute  herself 
L  M.,  $25;  Mrs.  C.A.Johnson, 
$25;  Mrs.  Samuel  Johnson, 
jun.,  $10;  Mrs.  Charles  Blake, 
$10;  the  Misses  Hill,  $10; 
Mrs.  8.  R.  Payson.  $10;  Mrs. 
P.  Sprague,  $5;  Mrs.  E.  C. 
Milliken,  $5;  Mrs.  C.  H. 
Browne,  $5:  Mrs.  J.  D. 
Thompson,  $5:  Mrs.  G.  W. 
Blagden,  $5;  Mrs.  Buck,  $5; 
Miss  Mary  Fowler,  $5;  Miss 
Payson,  $5;  MifS  IM.  J.  Al  en, 
$5;  the  Misses  Walley,  $5; 
Mrs.  Avery  Plummer,  $5  ;  Mrs. 
J.  B.  Kimball,  $5  ;  "  A  Friend," 
$5;  Mrs.  E.  C.  Johnson,  §5; 
Mrs.  J.  L.  Barry,  $5;  Miss  M. 
Harris,  $5;  Mrs.  C.  Morss,  $5; 
the  Misses  Thayer,  $5;  Mrs.G. 
Rogers,  $3  ;  Mrs.  VV.  Fisher, 
$3  ;  Mrs.  B  Perkins  and  daugh- 
ter, $8;  Miss  Crocker.  83  ;  Mrs. 
Jellison,  $2;  3Iis8  Jellison,  .$2; 
Mrs.  Palmer,  $2;  Mrs.  Ban- 
croft, S2;  Mrs.  Coverly,  $2; 
Miss  Barry,  $2;  Mrs.  Spear, 
$2;  Mrs.  Hunkins,  $2;  Old 
South,  Mrs.  Wetherbee,  $2; 
Mrs.  N.  Gibbs,  $2;  Mrs. 
Greenough.  $2;  others,  $23.50) ; 
$.309.50  (.^169.29,  previously 
acknowledged,  and  ,§370 
pledged  for  general  work,  not 
including  interest  on  Baldwin 
fund,  or  subscriptions  to  C. 
Home  Building),  $664.05 

Boston,  5^. —  Philips  Ch.,  aux., 
Mrs.  J.  Drake,  Treas.,  for  sup- 
port of  Miss  Phoebe  L.  Cull  at 
Manissa,  and  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Lizzie  K.  Balle,  Mrs.  Nancy  D. 
Burrage,  and  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
H.  Angier  L.  M.'s,  Mrs.  A.  D. 
Burnham,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
E.  M.  C.Mills  L.  M.,  Mrs.  M. 
H.  Alden.  to  constitute  Miss 
Sarah  B.  Alden,  Mrs.  J.  Drake, 
to  constitute  Mrs.  Sarah  K. 
Dawson  and  Miss  Margaret 
Kyle  L.  M.'s.  Mrs.  Calvin 
Shepard,  to  constitute  Miss 
Sarah  M.  Dawson  L.  M.,  Mrs. 
Alvan  Simonds,  to  constitute 
Miss  Amelia M.  Hinckley;  Dea- 
con Alvan  Simonds,  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Lucy  E.  Lincoln  L. 
M.,  460.50 


BECEIPTS. 


143 


Cambridge.  —  "  Jewel  Seekers," 
$2.50,  "Willing Helpers," $10, 
with  previous  donations,  to 
constitute  Mrs.  E.S.Johnson 
L.  M.,  $12.50 

Chelsea.  —  Chestnut-street  Ch., 
aux.,  Mrs.  Tenney,  $1;  Miss 
M.  E.  Brooks,  $150;  Miss  S. 
R.  Brooks,  $1 ;  Mrs.  Allen,  $1 ; 
Grade  B.  Allen,  $3;  "A 
Friend,"  $2,  9.50 

Cojicord.  —  Anx., 'Kiss  M.  Mun- 
roe,  Sec,  of  which  to  consti- 
tute their  pastor's  wife  L.  M., 
Mrs.  H.M.  Grant,  30.00 

Egremont,  S. —  Collections  S.S., 
W.  E.  Phelps,  Treas  ,  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  A.  G.  Dickinson 
and  Mrs.  Martha  B.  Dalzell  L. 
M.'s,  50.00 

Greemoich. — Aux.,  additfonal,       5.00 

Hinsdale.  —  Mrs.  E.  Flint,  Treas., 
of  which  to  coastitute  Mrs. 
Sarah  Warriner  L.  M.,  $54.50; 
"Mountain  Kill,"  E.  Taylor, 
Treas.,  $6.02,  60.52 

Holliston.  —  Mission-  Circle, 
«■  Open  Hands,"  12.44 

Hyde  7^«r^•.  — Nellie  Tyler's 
doll's  missionary-box,  .25 

Haverhill.  —  «'  A.  M.  S.,"  2.00 

Hopldnton.  —  Aux.,  with  pre- 
vious contribution,  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Mary  S.  Ide  L.  M.,         3.55 

Jamaica  Plain.  —  Minnie  Gil- 
bert's candy  money,  3.50 

Lovg  Meadow.  —  Ladies  of  S.  S.,  38.50 

Middlehorouqh.  —Aux.,  Mrs.  P. 
B.  Drake,  Treas.,  30.00 

Millbury. —  "Light  Bearers," 
Miss  M.  E.  Goddard,  Pres., 
proceeds  of  sale,  100.00 

Norton.  —  Wheaton  Female 

Seminiiry,  with  previous  con- 
tributions, to  constitute  Miss  F. 
M.  Emerson  L.  M.,  7.75 

Newhuryport.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  H. 
A.  Ingraham,  Treas.,  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Dr.  S.  J.  Spaulding, 
Mrs.  Joseph  Moulton,  Mrs.  Dr. 
J.  P.  Cleaveland,  the  latter  by 
her  daughter,  «S75;  "  Bellville  " 
Mission  -  Circle,  to  support 
native  teacher  at  Bitlis,  $61; 
pupil  in  Mrs.  Edwards'  school, 
$:i0,  166.00 

Peahody.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  G. 
Smith,  Treas.,  for  Misses  Ely's 
school,  113.85 

Somerville.  —  Franklin-s  t  r  e  e  t 
Ch.,  young  ladies'  sewing-cir- 
cle, proceeds  of  sale,  200.00 
Somerville,    N.  —  Ladies     of 

Broa'dway  Ch.,  4.00 

Springfield.  —  Aux,  Miss  H.  S. 
Buckingham,  Treas.,  Memorial 


Ch  ,  to  constitute  Mrs.  W.  S. 
EustJs  L.  M.,  South  Ch.,  to 
constitute  Miss  H.  S.  Bucking- 
ham L.  M.,  Mrs.  Ethan  Chapin, 
to  constitute  herself  L.  M., 
Mrs.  A.  F.  Cowles,  to  consti- 
tute herself  L.  M.,  $100.00 

Taunton,  E.  —  Mrs.  Reed's  S.  S. 
clasps,  3.00 

Uxhridge. — Young  ladies'  Mis- 
sionary Society,  14.50 

Wohurn.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Adkins, 
Treas.,  20.00 

Worcester.  —  "Seek  and  Save" 
Society,  5.00 

Winchendon,  —  From  one  who 
loves  the  cause,  5.00 

Winchester. —Auk.,  IVHss  Cha- 
pin. Treas.,  Mrs.  N.  W.  C. 
Holt,  to  constitute  Miss  L. 
Jennie  Sanderson  L.  M.,  25.00 

Ware.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  William 
Hyde,  Treas.,  94.40 

Total,        $2,480.46 

C.  Home  Building-Fund. 

Boston.  —  Park-street  Ch.  S. 
S.,  George  W.  Coburn,  Supt., 
$88.06;  Old  South  Ch.  S. 
schools,  by  M.  Merrill,  Supt.,  186.30 
58.21;  Mrs. Daniel  T.  Colt,  $40, 
Brookline.— Harvard  Ch.,  aux.,  $100.00 
Neioton    Centre.  —  Mrs.    A.    F. 

Wardwell,  100  00 

Peabody.  — Aux.,  01.81 

irare.  —  Aux.,  11.00 

Whitijisville.  —  'M.ra.  Charles  P. 

Whitin,  100.00 


CONNECTICUT. 

Colchester.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Wheel- 
er, Treas.,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
H.  E.  Hyde,  Mrs.  W.  E. 
Gillette,  and  Mrs.  Fanny  S. 
Curtis  L.  M.'s,  also  $25  by  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Clark  to  constitute 
her  daughter,  Mrs.  Mary  E. 
Clark,  L.M.,  $100.00 

Glastonbury.  —  Aux.,  by  Rev.  E. 
Kittrdege,  26.00 

Hartford.  —  Aux.,  Park-street 
Ch.,  $99.75;  Centre  Ch..  addi- 
tional, $5;  Asylum  Hill  Ch., 
$112.20,  216.95 

Neio  London.  —  Second  Cong. 
Ch.,  aux.,  by  Miss  Lucy  P. 
Butler,  89.25 

New  Haven.  —  Mrs.  M.  Arm- 
strong, to  constitute  Miss  E.  L. 
Armstrong  L.  M.,  25.00 

Poquonock.  —  "A  Friend,'-  5.00 

Stafford  Springs.  —  Aux.,  Miss 
S.  M.  Dennis,  Treas.,  26.30 


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South    Britain.  —  Mrs. 
Place, 


Daniel 


$5.00 


Total,        $493  50 
C.  Home  Building-Fund. 
'Colchester.  — Aux.,  $9.00 

Gui  ford. —  S.S.,  Miss  Dudley's 

class,  2.00 

W.    Winsted.  —  'Miss  Martha  E. 
Beardslcy,  1,000.00 

LONG  ISLAND  AND  NEW  YORK. 

Fhishing.  —  Mrs.  E.  W.  Gilman,    $1.50 


Norwich.  —  Cong.  Ch.  S.  S.  for 

pupil  at  Harpoot, 
Rochester.  —  Plymouth  Ch.   S.S., 
Richmond.  —  Four     little    girls, 

•'  Happy  Workers  "  circle, 
Syracuse.  —  By  Miss  M.  Fritcher, 

Treas.,  aux..  for  salary  of  Miss 

A.  E.   Fritcher  at  Marsovan, 

Turkey, 


.30.00 
10.00 


15.00 


345.00 


Total,        $401.50 

OHIO. 

Cleveland.  — VUmonih.  Ch.  S.S., 

for  pupil  at  Harpoot,  $40.06 

Randolph.  —  "  A  Friend,"  1.00 

Windham.  — Yonng  ladies'  mis- 
sionary circle,  towards  salary 
of  Miss  Closson,  33.85 


Total, 


$74.91 


Ann  Arbor. 


MICHIGAN. 

—  For  schools. 


IOWA. 

Eldora.  —  M.  W.  Eastman, 


$24.00 


;100 


CALIFORNIA. 

San  Francisco.  — Wi&s.  S.  Earle, 
Trea.s  ,  towards  salary  of  Miss 
Rappelye,  at  Constantinople,   $50.00 


Subscriptions, 
C.  Home  Building, 
'Life  and  Light," 
'«  Echoes," 

<'  Life  and  Light "  due  in  1872, 
'•Echoes"                  "    "     " 
Weekly  pledges. 

3,895.58 

1.593.62 

994.05 

144.81 

56.50 

3.50 

22.85 

Total  for  month, 

$6,710.91 

N.B.  —  Miss  Margaret  S.  Hender- 
son, and  Miss  Jennie  E.  Miner 
were  made  Life -Members  of 
the  W.  B.  M.  by  the  New 
Haven  branch.  Mrs.  Hotch- 
kiss  of  New  Hampshire,  by  her 
recent  donation,  constitutes 
Mrs.  William  A.  P.  Martin  of 
Pekiu,  China,  Misses  M.  A. 
Tucker  and  M.  B.  Shipman  of 
New  Haven,  and  Mrs.  S.  P, 
Giddings  of  Washington,  D.C., 
Life-Members. 


Note.  — The  donation  of  Mrs.  Edward  Sweet,  mentioned  in  the  April  num- 
ber, should  have  been  reported  as  from  Montclair,  N.J.,  instead  of  Mt.  Elias. 


REPORT   OF   CONTRIBUTIONS  RECEIVED    BY   THE 
TREASURER  OF   THE  NEW  HAVEN  BRANCH. 


FEBRUARY. 

Norwalk.— A\x^.^  Mrs.  E.  E. 
Raymond.  Treas.,  First  Cong. 
Ch.  Assoc,  for  support  of  pu- 
pil at  Constantinople  Home 
($50.25  of  which  from  the  ladies' 
Ch.  Assoc,  $50  from  '-May 
Flower  Mission  Band,"  and 
$12  private  donation),  $112.25 

Westbrook.  —  Aux.,  Miss  E.  C. 
Kimball,  Treas.,  for  support 
of  girl  in  Miss  Payson's  school, 
Fouchow, 

Woodbury.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  John  T. 
Ward,  Treas.,  to  complete 
payment  for  support  of  girl  in 
Miss  Clark's  school  in  Broosa, 


40.00 


500 


Xeio  Haven.  —  Centre  Ch. 
Julia  Dickerman, 


MARCH. 


Mrs. 


$5.00 


Neto  Haven.  — Centre  Ch..  Mrs. 
D.  C.  Collins,  to  constitute  her 
daughter,  Miss  Edith  Collins, 
L.  M.,  $25;  Centre  Ch.,  Miss 
Susan  Bradley.  Treas.,  $13.82; 
Centre  Ch.,  Mrs.  Frances  P. 
Gilbert, for  C.  Home  Fund,  and 
also  to  constitute  herself  and 
Miss  R.  G.  Bacon  L.  M.'s,  $50,    88-82 


Total,       4251.07 


iiiiiii:PiMiiiiii 


AFEICA. 

EXTRACT  FROM  A  LETTER  FROM  REV.  M.  W.  PINKERTON. 

From  a  private  letter  from  Kev.  M.  W.  Pinkerton,  of  the 
mission  to  the  Zulus  of  South  Africa,  we  are  privileged  to 
glean  the  following  facts  relating  to  that  country  and 
people,  and  the  work  of  the  missionaries  among  them. 
The  letter  is  dated  Umtwalumi,  Sept.  9,  1872 :  — 

"From  Durbin  we  went  north-east  to  Umvoti,  famous 
the  world  over  as  the  place  where  Mr.  Grout  labored  so 
long,  and  built  up  the  largest  and  most  civilized  mission- 
station  among  the  Zulus,  and  where  Mrs.  Lloyd  buried 
her  husband  and  child,  and  then  took  up  the  work  herself 
A  Zulu  said  to  me  of  Mrs.  Lloyd,  'She  loved  us  people 
greatly,  and  taught  us  with  all  her  might.'  Mr.  Lloyd's 
grave  is  close  by  the  door  of  the  church  at  Umvoti,  where 
he  asked  to  be  buried,  that,  though  he  was  never  able  to 
preach  to  them  in  their  own  tongue,  his  tombstone  might 
remind  them  of  his  desire  to  do  so.  Our  journey  was  in 
the  dead  of  winter,  —  a  very  different  winter  from  that  of 
Wisconsin.  At  Umvoti  we  had  green  corn  fresh  from  the 
garden  in  July,  the  month  that  corresponds  to  your  Jan- 
uary. We  saw  no  frost  in  Durbin  in  June.  Flowers  are 
always  in  blossom ;  and  a  good  variety  of  wild-flowers  may 
be  seen  at  any  season  of  the  year. 

"  A  friend  in  America  requested  me  to  write  the  differ- 
ence  between  a   Zulu  and  a  Kaffir.     The  name  Zulu  is 

10  145 


146  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

specific,  denoting  a  division  of  the  great  Kaffir  race,  who 
occupy  all  this  part  of  Africa,  north-east  of  Cape  Town : 
hence  the  term  Zulu  Kaffir  is  used  to  indicate  both  the 
species  and  genus.  The  Hottentots  are  a  people  living  at 
Cape  Town,  entirely  different  from  the  Kaffir,  more  white 
than  black,  and  inferior  in  every  respect  to  the  Kaffir 
tribes.  The  Kaffirs  are  properly  a  black  race,  though  with 
slight  variations  in  color. 

"  I  have  begun  to  hold  meetings  at  the  house  of  one  of 
the  principal  chiefs.  He  is  anxious  to  have  his  people 
taught.  They  gather  in  the  council  hut,  which  is  a  large 
grass  bee-hive,  with  a  high  door  for  its  only  opening.  They 
carry  in  a  chair  for  me ;  and  the  congregation  sit  on  the 
ground  around  me.  I  teach  the  children  the  Ten  Command- 
ments and  the  Lord's  Prayer  from  a  Zulu  Primer,  and  tell 
them  about  some  of  the  persons  mentioned  in  the  Scrip- 
tures. Then  the  men  come  to  hear  the  preaching.  They 
keep  model  order,  and  are  very  attentive.  In  going  about 
among  the  homes  of  the  people,  I  find  the  noble  savage  in 
all  his  nobility,  also  the  demon  in  man  fallen  from  the 
knowledge  of  God.  The  first  chapter  of  Romans  describes 
well  the  '  noble  savage  *  of  this  land,  as  also  the  coolies  of 
India,  of  whom  we  see  many  on  the  plantations.  Yet  they 
are  human;  and  the  story  of  the  cross  will  lift  them. 
My  prayer  is  for  words  to  tell  them  this  story.  I  feel  that 
my  life-work  is  just  begun.  Remember  in  your  prayers 
the  work  of  the  Lord  among  the  Zulus." 

EXTRACT  FROM  A  LETTER  FROM  MRS.  PINKERTON. 

In  the  Sunday  school  I  have  a  class  of  women  who 
cannot  read.  I  am  trying  to  teach  them  two  verses  every 
Sunday  by  having  them  repeat  the  verses  after  me.  Then 
I  say  a  little  about  what  they  have  learned.     Some  of  the 


LETTER  FROM  MRS.   PINKERTON.  147 

boys  and  girls  are  very  tardy :  so  one  Sunday  1  took  my 
pencil  and  paper,  and  sat  near  the  door,  and,  as  the  tardy 
ones  came  in,  wrote  down  their  names.  At  the  close  of 
school,  Mr.  Wilder  told  them  I  was  very  much  troubled  by 
their  tardiness,  and  he  hoped  I  would  not  have  to  put  down 
their  names  again.  When  Monday  came,  I  went  in  and 
found  every  one  there.  Many  bright  eyes  and  happy  faces 
turned  toward  me  as  I  entered  the  chapel,  seeming  to  say, 
"  See,  I  am  here  !     I  am  not  tardy  to-day." 

Three  or  four  days  after  I  began  to  keep  house  at  Umt- 
walumi,  a  girl  came  into  my  kitchen,  and  said  she  wanted 
to  come  and  live  at  the  station  in  order  to  learn.  I  asked 
her  if  her  father  was  willing  she  should  come.  The  only 
answer  I  could  get  was,  "  I  tohl  them  I  wanted  to  come,  and 
was  coming."  All  she  had  on  was  a  piece  of  cloth  around 
her  body.  I  cut  her  out  a  garment,  and  gave  her  the  first 
sewing-lesson.  The  next  day  her  father  came  into  my 
kitchen  in  a  great  rage,  and  wanted  the  girl.  I  called  her ; 
for,  when  she  saw  her  father  coming,  she  had  run  away  to 
hide,  and  at  my  call  she  came  with  great  fear.  Her  father 
was  very  angry,  and  tried  to  use  violence.  This  my  hus- 
band would  not  allow.  At  last,  after  a  long  talk  with  the 
girl,  he  told  her  she  might  go  home  and  talk  the  matter 
over ;  and,  if  she  still  wanted  to  come  back  to  the  station,  she 
might  come.  So  she  went  home  with  her  father.  I  thought 
he  would  talk  her  out  of  it ;  but  the  next  day,  about  noon, 
she  came  back,  looking  very  happy.  Before  I  go  on  with 
the  story,  let  me  tell  you  that  her  father  had  engaged  this 
girl  of  fourteen  years  to  an  old  man  whose  children  are 
married.  The  old  Kaffir  law  was,  that  a  man  might  demand 
for  his  daughter  as  many  head  of  cattle  as  he  chose  of  the 
man  who  wished  to  marry  her.  The  English  did  not  think 
best  to  take  this  heathen  practice  entirely  from  them,  but 
told  them  they  could  only  demand  ten  head. 


148  LIFE   AND  LIGHT. 

After  the  girl  had  been  with  me  two  days,  her  mother 
came  to  my  window  with  a  big  stick  in  her  hand.  We 
were  both  sewing,  and  the  girl  was  very  much  frightened. 
My  husband  was  at  the  seaside,  Mr.  Wihier  also  away  ;  and 
I  called  Mrs.  Wilder.  As  the  woman  was  determined  to 
come  in,  Mrs.  Wilder  had  the  girl  go  out  on  the  veranda. 
Her  mother  sprang  upon  her,  threw  her  down,  and  began  to 
beat  her.  We  then  sent  for  the  native  teacher  by  one  of 
the  children,  and,  as  that  was  not  sufficient,  for  the  princi- 
pal man  on  the  station.  They  had  to  put  the  woman  out 
by  force.  The  chief  was  called  in  to  settle  the  matter,  and 
the  girl  still  remained  with  me.  She  is  a  good  girl,  anxious 
to  learn,  and  already  very  useful.  Her  willingness  to  be 
taught  makes  us  hopeful  that  we  shall  do  her  good.  Pray 
for  me  that  I  may  have  patience  with  her. 


CHINA. 

LETTER  FROM  MISS  CHAPIN. 

I  NEVER  before  had  such  a  sense  of  the  utter  powerless- 
.ness  of  human  instrumentality,  without  the  Spirit's  in- 
fluences, to  reach  the  hearts  of  men,  as  I  have  since  I  came 
to  China.  I  think  it  is  true  that  these  people  are  pecu- 
liarly unimpressible,  and  that  the  harvest-time  for  laborers 
m  this  field  has  not  yet  arrived.  We  are  sowing  seed ;  and 
though,  occasionally,  a  few  ripe  ears  are  gathered  in,  yet, 
for  the  most  part,  we  are  not  permitted  to  see  the  results  of 
our  labors.  It  certainly  requires  strong  faith  to  be  able  to 
work  on  cheerfully  and  hopefully  with  so  little  visible  re- 
sult :  yet,  since  God  works  by  means,  we  believe  that  he  is 
using  the  efforts   now  put  forth   as   a  preparation   for  his 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  CHAP  IN.  149 

own  coming.  We  feel  that  it  should  be  the  burden  of  our 
prayers,  and  entreat  that  all  our  friends  at  home  will  join 
their  petitions  with  ours,  that  the  Lord  will  appear  quickly 
for  our  help.  We  know  that  he  is  able  to  bring  these  hard, 
proud,  stubborn  hearts  to  himself.  We  have  the  command 
from  the  Master,  "  Go  ye  into  all  the  world,  and  preach  the 
gospel  to  every  creature  ; "  and  also  the  promise,  "  Lo,  1  am 
with  you  alway,  even  to  the  end  of  the  world."  Certainly, 
with  such  a  helper,  we  have  reason  enough  to  be  hopeful 
and  courageous  and  strong. 

We  have  lately  a  good  deal  to  encourage  us  in  one  re- 
spect. The  women  who  come  to  us  for  instruction  are  from 
a  much  better  class  than  have  ever  before  been  in  the  habit 
of  coming ;  and  some  of  them  seem  very  much  interested 
in  what  they  hear,  and  in  learning  to  read.  Last  spring  a 
whole  family,  consisting  of  a  father  and  mother,  with  two 
sons  and  their  wives,  came  into  the  church  together.  They 
continue  to  attend  our  services  very  regularlj^,  and  seem 
eager  to  advance  in  Christian  knowledge.  The  three  women 
are  very  diligent  in  their  efforts  to  learn  to  read;  and  they 
make  very  good  progress,  especially  the  youngest  of  the 
three,  wliose  advancement  seems  rather  remarkable,  when 
we  remember  how  short  a  time  she  has  been  studying. 
The  family  seem  very  happy  in  their  relations  to  one  an- 
other; more  like  a  foreign  f[imily  in  this  respect  than  any 
other  household  I  have  seen  in  Ciiina. 

We  are  grateful  for  these  tokens  that  God  is  working 
with  us ;  yet  we  long  for  more  evidence  of  the  Spirit's  power 
among  us,  not  only  in  bringing  the  heathen  to  be  willing 
to  listen  to  the  truth,  but  in  enabling  those  who  profess  to 
be  Christians  to  lead  more  consistent  lives,  and  to  be  more 
earnest  and  loving  in  their  efforts  to  win  souls  to  Christ. 
I  trust  you  will  not  cease  to  remember  us  in  your  prayers. 


150  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

CEYLOK 
LETTER  FROM  MISS   HILLIS. 

The  following  extracts  are  taken  from  a  letter  addressed 
by  Miss  Hillis  to  the  Society  of  Inquiry  connected  with 
Iowa  College.    The  letter  is  dated  Tillipally,  Oct.  14,  1872. 

*'  In  the  mission-schools  in  Jaffna  there  are  about  six 
thousand  children.  These,  and  also  the  two  girls'  boarding- 
schools,  receive  grants  from  government.  The  new  governor 
visited  Jaffna  in  May,  and  expressed  much  interest  in  the 
work  of  these  missions,  visiting  the  schools,  and  calling 
with  his  suite  on  the  mission-families.  Some  of  our  num- 
ber, whose  memories  hold  the  events  of  the  fifty  years  of 
the  mission's  existence,  were  reminded  of  the  very  different 
bearing  of  the  governor  who  ruled  the  island  during  the 
early  days  of  their  residence  here.  They  landed  one  or 
two  days  before  his  predecessor  retired,  and  from  him  re- 
ceived permission  to  remain.  When  the  new  governor 
learned  this  fact,  he  was  greatly  displeased,  and  made  an 
effort  to  send  them  away ;  but,  failing  to  accomplish  his  ob- 
ject, he  gave  a  reluctant  consent,  saying  they  could  stay 
till  they  all  died,  but  no  others  should  ever  join  them.  Dr. 
Spaulding  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  company. 
They  have  welcomed  half  a  dozen  or  more  companies  since 
then,  and  still  live  ;  while  the  governor  died  so  long  ago, 
that  few  would  remember  that  he  ever  lived. 

"  The  heathen  festivals  have  been  largely  attended  this 
year.  One  of  the  most  famous  temples  is  about  a  mile 
from  the  Tillipally  station.  Its  annual  festival  was  cele- 
brated in  May,  continuing  three  weeks.  It  ended  with 
drawing  the  car,  and  carrying  the  idol  to  bathe  in  the 
waters  of  the  Ganges  that  flow  from  a  spring  in  the  sand 
at  low  tide.    A  few  yards  from  our  door  is  a  large  tamarind- 


RECEIPTS. 


151 


tree,  the  supposed  residence  of  a  devil,  or  some  blood-loving 
spirit.  A  few  months  ago  the  anjiual  offerings  of  goats 
and  fowls  were  made.  They  were  first  carried  to  a  temple 
not  far  distant,  where  a  procession  was  formed  soon  after 
midnight.  A  large  crowd  had  gathered  when  they  reached 
the  tree.  The  ceremonies  were  performed  in  a  tent  erected 
there  for  the  purpose.  Before  the  animals  were  slain,  they 
were  waved  before  the  tree  by  the  priest.  On  account  of 
this  feature  of  the  ceremony,  reminding  one  of  the  wave- 
offering  of  the  Jews,  I  tried  to  learn  the  significance  of 
.the  rite  ;  but  no  one  could  give  any  other  reason  than  that 
their  forefathers  always  did  so." 


|(^m4   |[^|iarJme«t. 


THE  WOMAN'S  BOAED  OF  MISSIONS  FOK  THE 
INTERIOR. 

Receipts  from  Feb.  15,  to  March  15,  1873. 
MRS.  FRANCIS  BRADLEY,  Treasurer. 


.ffenf.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  Mary  A. 
Bell,  Sec,  $15.00 

Marietta.  — k-nyi.,  to  be  applied 
to  the  support  of  Sitka,  Bible- 
reader  at  8amokov,  and  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  John  M.  Eells  L. 
M.    Mrs.  J.  L.  MUla,  Sec,  25.00 

Ox/ord.  —  Female  Seminary, 
aux.,  by  Miss  L.  K.  Peabody,      5G.62 

Painesville.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Ella  D. 
Everett,  Treas.,  84.00 

Total,       $180.62 

INDIANA. 

Fort  TPa2/n€.  — Plymouth  Ch.,S. 


S. 


$14.00 


MICHIGAN. 

Jackson. — Aux.  (of  which  $25  ia 
from  Mrs.  Elihu  Cooley  in 
memory  of  her  sister,  Mrs.  F. 
W.  Swift  of  Detroit,  $25  from 
Mrs.  L.  H.  Field,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  L.  T.  Osborn  L.  M.,the 
remainder  to  constitute  Mrs. 
O.  C.  Mosher,  Mrs.  M.  J. 
Morrill,  Mrs.  B.J.  Billings,  and 
Mrs.  Charlotte  S.  Gibson  L. 
M.'s),  Mrs.  G.  H.  Lathrop, 
Treas.,  $150.00 

Owosso. — Aux.,  by  Mrs.  E.  F. 
Guile,  39.23 


Total,        $189.23 


152 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


ILLINOIS. 

Alton.— X\x:s..,  for  support  of 
Bible-reader  in  Harpoot,  Jby 
Mrs.  S.  A.  Whittlesey,  $17.00 

Chicago.  — ¥iYst  Ch.,  aux.,  for 
the  support  of  Miss  Patrick, 
Mrs.  C.  H.  Whittlesey,  Treas., 
$51;  New  Eugland  Ch.,  aux., 
for  support  of  Miss  Chapin, 
Mrs.  Max  Hjortsberg,  Treas  , 
$(59.33;  Union  Park  Ch.,  aux., 
for  Miss  Kendall's  salary  for 
1873;  with  $25  Mrs.  A.  Blake 
constitutes  herself  L.  M.;  $25 
from  Mrs.  J.  L.  Pickard,  to 
constitute  her  daughter,  Miss 
Fannie  M.  Pickard,  L.  M. ;  $25 
from  Mrs.  F.  W.  Fisk,  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  Lucretia  AmbroL-e 
Walker  L.  M.;  $25  from  Mrs. 
Aaron  Bliss  and  daughters  in 
memory  of  tlieir  daughter  a  d 
sister,  Mrs.  Martlia  Bliss  Dick- 
inson, Mrs.  George  Sherw  'od, 
Treas.,  159.86 

Geneva.  —  Ans.  ,  to  be  applied 
to  the  salary  of  teacher  for 
Miss  Porter,  Mrs.  Alice  E.  Coe, 
Treas.,  7.50 

Glencoe.  —  Ans..,  Mrs.  S.  T. 
Lockwood,  Treas.,  22.25 

Odell  —Aux.,  by  Mrs.  B.  F. 
Hotchkiss,  5.00 

Princeton.  —  Au-x. ,  Mrs.  A.  P. 
Converse,  Treas.,  16.50 

i?osem7/e.  —  Aux.,  for  the  Samo- 
kov  school,  by  Mrs..  M.  A. 
Wyckoff,  29.14 


Mrs.  Betsey  G.  Wheeler  L. 
M  's  (of  this  sum  $5  is  to  be 
applied  to  the  Constantinople 
Home),  by  Mrs.  S.  M  Jerome,    50  00 

Koshkoniong.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Abel 
Slocrrm,  Treas.,  17.31 

Menabha.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  A.  E. 
Rounds,  Treas.,  4.30 

Sharon.  — An-x..,  by  Mrs.  N.  S. 
Young,  6.00 

Waukesha.  — Aux.,  with  pre- 
vious contributions,  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Charles  W.  Camp 
L.  M.,  Miss  E.  D.  Flintham, 
Sec,  10.00 

Whitewater.  —  Aux  ,  Miss  M.  V. 
Hall,  Treas.,  10  00 


Total, 

IOWA. 

Aux.,  Mrs.  T. 


$100.46 


F. 


$377.58 
WISCONSIN. 

GrtJ/'s  Mills.  —  S.  S.,  to  be  applied 
to  Miss  Porter's  school,  by  Mrs. 
T.  W.  Gay,  $2.85 

Janesville.— Aux..  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Esther  S.  AVhiting    and 


Davenpo7't. 
Smith.  Treas.,  $28.15 

Iowa  City.  —  Aux.,  to  be  applied 
to  the  support  of  Miss  Hillis, 
by  Mrs.  Sarah  C  Parker,  31.00 

Independence.  —  S.S.,  by  Mrs.  A. 
M.  Bissell,  1.70 

Stellapolis.  —  Children's  Mis- 
sionary Society,  by  Mi-s.  H.  S. 
Clark,  7.00 

Total,        $67.85 
KANSAS. 

Manhattan.  —  Aux,  to  be  ap- 
plied to  girls'  schools  at  out- 
stations  at  Harpoot,  Mrs.  F. 
A.  Moses,  Treas.,  $1.25 

CONNECTICUT. 

East  Hampton.  —  *'•  Earnest  Mis- 
sion Helpers,"  Miss  Edith 
Bowles,  Treas  ,  to  be  applied 
to  Miss  Porter's  school  at  Pe- 
king, 5.00 

Total,       $9.35.99 


A   WORD    FEOM    IOWA. 

Chester,  Id. 
I  REJOICE  very  much  that  "  Life  and  Light "  is  to  be  a 
monthly,  and  should  not  feel  that  I  could  do  without  it,  even 
if  the  subscription-price  were  doubled.  It  is  to  me  the 
most  interesting  missionary  paper  that  I  have  ever  seen ; 
and  I  hope  its  circulation  may  be  greatly  increased. 


^^.vMSi-'// 


5lAY. 


Published  bv  the  Wo.man's  Board  of  Missions. 


"TPIE  HINDU   CHEISTMAS." 


BY  W.  H.  BALLANTTNE. 

WOULD  like  to  tell  you  about  one  of  tlie 
Hindu  festivals  in  Bombay.  It  is  called  JS^cif/ 
Fauchmi;  or,  "The  Serpent's  Feast  on  the 
Fifth  Day."  It  is  a  great  day  for  the  children, 
who  receive  presents  of  toys  and  sweetmeats, 
are  dressed  in  their  best  clothes,  and  pla}'^  all 
day  in  the  streets.  Indeed,  it  is  the  Hindu 
Christmas  ;  but  it  is  kept  in  honor  of  Satan,  in- 
stead of  the  Saviour.  The  Hindus  pray  to 
wicked  spirits  only  on  that  day.  Early  in  the  morning  the 
men  go  about,  carrying  snakes  in  baskets  from  house  to 
house ;  and  everywhere  the  women  bow  down  before  them, 
offering  milk  and  candy,  and  giving  presents  to  the  snake- 
charmers  who  bring  them. 

Very  near  to  my  house  are  some  large  rocks,  much 
washed  and  hollowed  out  by  the  water,  when,  in  former 
years,  the  sea  used  to  cover  most  of  the  ground  where  Bom- 
bay now  stands.  In  a  certain  hole  in  one  of  these  rocks, 
tradition  says  the   old   serpent   of  all   lives.      They   have 

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154  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AKD  LIGHT. 

built  a  stone  vault  over  it,  and  smeared  the  sides  of  the 
hole -with  red  paint,  as  they  do  every  thing  which  they  hold 
sacred.  About  noon  people  begin  to  come  to  this  place, 
bringing  milk,  flowers,  and  copper  coins  ;  and,  by  six  o'clock 
in  the  evening,  the  crowd  is  so  great,  that  mounted  police- 
men are  required  to  keep  them  from  trampling  down  each 
other,  so  eager  are  they  to  make  their  offerings  to  the  Devil. 
They  come  up,  and  throw  their  flowers  down  before  the  hole 
under  the  vault,  pour  out  their  milk  upon  the  flowers,  then 
joining  their  hands,  and  raising  them  to  their  foreheads, 
they  say  a  short  prayer  to  the  spirits,  and  go  away. 

At  one  of  these  festivals  a  little  distance  off,  I  preached 
to  a  large  company,  telling  them  the  story  of  our  first 
parents ;  that  it  was  the  serpent  who  tempted  men  to  sin 
against  God,  and  called  upon  them  to  turn  from  their  ene- 
my to  their  true  friend  and  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ. 


ECHO  FEOM  THE  HAEPOOT  BELL. 

BY  MRS.  WHEELER. 

Dear  Children,  —  Are  you  listening  for  an  echo  from 
the  money  that  some  little  girls  in  Boston  sent  to  help 
place  a  bell  on  the  Central  Harpoot  Church?  If  so,  listen  ; 
and  the  bell  will  ring  out  "  A  happy  new  year  ! ''  to  you  all. 

I  wish  you  could  all  come  and  see  what  a  neat,  nice-look- 
ing church  we  have,  and  hear  the  sweet  tones  that  call  the 
people  to  worship  God,  and  hear  about  Jesus  !  Perhaps,  if 
you  should  come,  you  would  say,  "What  does  Mrs.  Wheeler 
mean  by  calling  this  church  nice  ?  Has  she  never  seen  any 
of  the  handsome  ones  in  America,  that  she  calls  this  build- 
ing nice  ?  No  paint,  not  even  pews,  only  a  few  cushions 
and  coarse  carpets  for  the  people  to  sit  upon!"     But  this 


ECBO  FROM  THE  HARPOOT  BELL.  155 

church  is  as  good  for  the  people  here  as  yours  in  Boston  is 
for  you  ;  and  they  are  delighted  with  it.  I  wish  you  could 
have  seen  their  joy  when  Mrs.  Allen  gave  them  a  carpet 
for  the  pulpit  and  stairs,  and  when  I  stained  the  pulpit  and 
sofa  the  color  of  black  walnut !  An  excellent  woman,  who 
had  given  all  the  money  she  could  for  the  building,  brought 
me,  one  day,  a  piece  of  silk  and  linen  damask,  which  had 
been  left  her  by  some  rich  friend,  and  said,  "  Can  you  use 
this,  Hanum  ? "  I  covered  two  of  our  old  cane-seated 
chairs  with  it,  and  made  them  look  quite  "elegant." 
Enough  remained  to  cover  the  top  of  the  Bible-stand  ;  and  I 
trimmed  the  edge  with  red  fringe  such  as  is  used  here  for  the 
trappings  of  horses.  Eughaper,  the  one  who  brought  this 
offering  to  Jesus,  as  did  Mary  of  old,  was  greatly  pleased. 
When  the  church  was  nearly  finished,  the  money  failed  us  ; 
and  we  feared  that  it  might  remain  some  time  unplastered 
on  the  outside  ;  but  the  women  made  an  earnest  effort,  and 
in  various  ways  raised  the  necessary  means. 

After  what  they  had  done,  it  was  hard  to  get  what  was 
required  for  the  bell.  We  were  encouraged  by  hearing 
that  some  dear  children  in  Boston  had  been  working  for 
it ;  and  the  women's  societies,  "  Morning  Star ''  and 
"  Jacob's  Well,"  held  a  fair,  raising  about  twenty  dollars. 
Many  cut  off  little  gold  and  silver  ornaments  ;  and  one  bride 
gave  a  silver  necklace  that  belonged  to  her  dead  mother. 
The  result  was,  that  the  bell  was  in  its  place  to  ring  on  the 
first  sabbath  of  the  new  year;  and  I  believe  it  will  do 
much  to  fill  the  church  with  real  earnest  worshippers. 

But  what  we  want  most  is,  that  Jesus  should  come  and 
dwell  in  it.  Will  you  not  pray  for  this,  dear  children? 
How  it  would  rejoice  us  all  to  know  that  those  who  worked 
for  the  bell  had  a  meeting  in  some  good  lady's  parlor  to 
pray  for  a  blessing  on  this  part  of  our  city !  We  want  you 
to  cover  your  pennies  all  over  with  prayers. 


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AFRICAN  TRAVELLING.  157 

AFRICAN  TRAVELLING. 

BY    MRS.    TYLER. 

Some  j^ears  ago  this  African  picture  was  described  in  "  Tlie 
Missionary  Herald ; "  but,  as  few  of  the  children  who  will  read 
this  probably  saw  it  then,  I  will  tell  you  what  it  all  means. 

In  the  foreground  you  see  a  boy  standing  against  a 
wheel,  who,  by  his  appearance,  seems  to  explain  at  once 
that  he  is  learning  to  use  white  men's  tools;  for  what  did 
he  know  about  a  wagon-wheel  before  the  missionary  went 
there  ?  His  only  mode  of  travel  was  on  foot.  Another  is 
sitting  on  a  pile  of  wood  ;  and  this  is  not  a  very  uncommon 
occurrence,  even  when  the  photographer  does  not  wish  to 
take  his  picture  ;  for  he  knows  he  has  cut  wood  enough  for 
to-day,  and,  like  his  countrymen  generally,  ^'he  takes  no 
thought  for  the  morrow." 

Kext  we  see  six  covered  wagons,  with  twelve  oxen  for 
each,  because  the  roads  in  that  country  are  so  bad,  and  the 
wagons  so  heavy,  that  this  is  the  number  usually  required. 
You  will  wonder  why  they  are  all  assembled  here.  It  is  a 
time  of  famine  ;  and  the  owners  have  been  to  a  distant  place 
where  they  could  obtain  some  corn,  which  they  have  brought 
to  sell  to  their  hungry  friends.  I  have  often  seen  more 
than  that  number  of  wagons  standing  in  a  yard,  which  the 
missionaries  and  their  families  have  used  to  convey  them  to 
the  annual  meeting.  A  tedious,  disagreeable  way  of  travel- 
ling you  will  think;  but  the  fifty  children  or  more  who  some- 
times were  present  did  not  think  so.  They  were  so  happy 
to  meet  once  a  year,  to  join  in  various  games,  to  talk  over 
the  events  of  the  past  year,  and  to  form  plans  for  the  future, 
that  they  were  always  glad  when  the  time  came  for  the 
journey.  These  wagons  are  fitted  up  with  beds  and  pro- 
visions for  the  way;  and,  if  the  family  is  not  too  large,  they 


158  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

ride  comfortably  at  the  rate  of  twenty  miles  a  day.  Tliey 
have  the  advantage  of  getting  fresh  air,  and  a  good  view  of 
the  country  through  which  they  pass,  which  you  have  not  in 
the  railroad  cars ;  and  they  can  get  out  at  any  time  to 
gather  flowers  and  ferns  by  the  way. 

But  I  must  speak  of  the  most  interesting  portion  of  the 
picture,  —  the  missionary's  house,  with  its  thatched  roof, 
standing  against  the  beautiful  mountains  in  the  distance, 
the  place  where  the  people  far  and  near  love  to  resort,  not 
always  to  hear  of  Jesus,  I  am  sorry  to  say,  but  to  see  their 
teacher,  whom  they  love  and  respect  most  sincerely.  I  often 
used  to  think  it  must  seem  like  an  oasis  in  their  dreary  life  to 
come  occasionally  into  the  brightness  of  a  missionary's  house ; 
and,  whenever  I  saw  them  in  their  own  miserable  huts,  I  left 
them  with  the  determination  to  make  their  visits  to  us  as 
pleasant  as  possible.  If  we  could  only  bring  the  love  of 
Jesus  into  their  hearts,  how  much  brighter  even  those  dark 
huts  would  become !  That  is  what  the  missionaries  are 
trying  to  do;  and  we  are  very  glad  when  the  children  help 
us  by  their  prayers  and  efforts  to  send  forth  more  teachers. 


MISSION-CIECLES. 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

MxiSE.  —  EUsivorth.  —  "  Prayer  Circle,"  $6.35  ;  "  Cup-Bearers,"  $1.00. 

WaterviUe.  —  Greorge  and  Frank  Herrick,  $2. 
New  Hampshire.  — Exeter.  —  "  Cheerful  Givers,"  $3.50. 

New  Alstead.  —  A  Little  Worker,  50  cents. 
Massachusetts.  —  Brookline.  —  Harvard  Church,  "  Hattoon  Gerago- 
sian,"  $5  ;  "  Hope  Circle,"  $5 ; "  Buds  of  Promise,"  $5  ;  "  Glean- 
ers," $5.50;  "  Violets,"  $5;  "  Cheerful  Givers,"  $7.25. 
Boston.  —  Central    Church,  "  Little   Sunbeams,"    $4.00  ;    "  Busy 

Bees,"  Benj.  E.  Bates,  jun.,  Treas.,  $8.00. 
Ca7w6nc?^e.  —  "  Jewel  Seekers,"  $2.50;  "  Willmg  Helpers,"  $10.00. 
Hinsdale.  —  "  Mountain  Rfll,"  $6.02. 


'^  WHAT  LITTLE  HANDS  CAN  DO."  159 

Holliston.  —  "  Open  Hands,"  $12.44. 

Hyde  Park.  —  Nellie  Tyler's  Doll's  Missionary  Box,  25  cents. 

Jamaica  Plain. — Minnie  Gilbert's  Candy  Money,  $3.50. 

Millhury.  —  "  Light  Bearers,"  $100.00. 

Newburyport.  —  "  BelleviMe  Mission-Circle,"  $91.00. 

Somerville.  —  "  Square  Circle,"  $200.00. 

Worcester.  —  "  Seek  and  Save  Society,"  $5.00. 
New  York.  —  Richmond.  —  "  Happy  Workers,"  $1 5.00. 
Ohio.  —  Windham.  —  Young  Ladies'  Mission-Circle,  $74.91. 
Indiana.  —  Fort  Wayne,  —  Plymouth  Church  Sabbath  School,  $14.00. 
Wisconsin.  —  Gay's  Mills  Sabbath  School,  $2.85. 
Iowa.  —  StellapoHs. — Children's  Missionary  Society,  $7.00. 

Independence. —  $1.06,    the   contents   of   little  Jennie   B's.   bank, 

who  went  to  the  happy  land   nearly  four  years  ago ;  25  cents 

from  Lizzie  C.  ;  25  cents  from  Charlie  B. ;  14  cents  from  S.  S. 

class. 

Connecticut.  — East  Hampton.  —  "  Earnest  Mission  Helpers,"  $5,00. 


"WHAT  LITTLE  HANDS   CAN  DO." 

"This  motto,  in  large  gilt  letters,  was  placed  on  the 
wall  of  the  Congregational  chapel  in  Oakland,  Cal.,  last 
Friday.  The  occasion  was  the  annual  fair  of  the  young 
girls  of  the  congregation  in  the  interest  of  foreign  missions. 
The  ladies  of  the  church,  two  years  ago,  formed  a  society 
auxiliary  to  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  in  Boston.  A 
little  later,  a  girl's  mission-circle  was  formed  to  aid  the  same 
organization,  and  last  November  held  a  fair,  netting  about 
two  hundred  dollars.  On  Friday  of  last  week,  they  made 
their  second  offering  with  gratifying  success.  In  addition 
to  the  tables  of  the  mission-circle,  was  one  filled  with  the 
handiwork  of  the  ^  Busy  Bees,'  —  a  class  of  seventeen  little 
girls,  who  have  been  working  for  the  past  six  months.  As  a 
result  of  their  labors,  they  find  the  sum  total  of  their  net  gains 
to  be  a  hundred  and  thirty-five  dollars,  which  is  certainly 
a  most  satisfactory  showing.      Among  the  articles  offered 


160  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

for  sale  was  a  crib-quilt,  the  work  of  the  youngest  hands,  — 
little  girls  of  five  and  six  years  old.  This  is  made  of  tiny 
bits  of  Marseilles,  sewed  with  infinite  patience  and  skill,  and 
afterwards  quilted  by  older  hands.  Miss  Kappleye,  who, 
two  years  since,  went  from  Oakland  to  Constantinople,  has 
there  successfully  established  a  girls'  boarding-school  of  a 
high  order;  and  the  'Busy  Bees'  design,  with  her  permis- 
sion, to  assume  the  expense  of  one  of  her  pupils  Their 
zeal,  industry,  and  perseverance  are  worthy  of  the  imitation 
of  older  Christians." 

The  above  account  was  sent  to  us  a  few  weeks  since ;  and 
we  are  very  happy  to  show  our  young  friends  the  way  in 
which  "  The  Busy  Bees  "  in  California  make  golden  honey 
for  the  missionary  cause. 


ENIGMA. 

My  13,  3,  9,  6,  19,  16,  10,  was  one  of  the  three  divisions  of  Palestine. 

Mv  1,  5,  11,  14,  I  hope  no  boy  or  girl  who  reads  this  is. 

My  15, 18,  2,  17,  10,  God  sent  to  the  Israelites  in  the  wilderness. 

My  12,  20,  8,  is  something  of  God's  which  is  always  upon  us. 

My  5,  10,  4,  1,  14,  11,  was  a  great  and  good  man  who  suffered  per- 
secution because  he  was  faithful  in  prayer. 

My  7,  19, 14,  12, 11,  20,  tells  us  how  God  gives  us  blessings,  and  .how 
we  should  give  to  others. 

My  whole  is  the  name  of  a  school  for  girls  in  a  heathen  land. 


ANSWER  TO   ACEOSTIC. 

Missionary. 

We  have  received  correct  answers  to  the  acrostic  in.  the  March  num- 
ber, from  E.  R.  T.,  Bedford,  N.H. ;  S.  P.  C,  Southbury,  Conn. ;  C. 
A.  M.,  Darien,  Conn. ;  and  C.  F.  S.,  Boston,  Mass.  Also  additional 
answers  to  the  enigma  in  the  February  number  from  E,  R.  T.,  Bedford, 
N.H. ;  J.  H.  B.,  East  Windsor  Hill,  Conn. ;  C.  F.  S.,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
and  C.  G.,  St.  Alban's,  Vt. 

We  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  new  enigmas  from  C.  A,  M.,  Darien, 
Conn.,  and  J.  H.  B.,  East  Windsor  Hill,  Conn. 


iroH  waifi.ic. 


Vol.  III. 


JUNE,  1873. 


No.  6. 


TUEKEY. 
ORIENTAL  SCENES. 

BY    MISS    C.    O.    VAN    DUZEE. 

• 

You  will  wonder  from  what  out-of-ttie-way  place  I  am 
writing.  Well,  it  is  an  out-of-the-way  place  in  real  earnest. 
I  don't  believe  it  was  ever  put  down  on  a  map.  Indeed, 
you  cannot  see  the  village  until  you  are  very  near  it ;  and 
then  it  has  more  the  appearance  of  a  cluster  of  huge  ant- 
hills than  any  thing  else.  Nevertheless  I  am  here  in  the 
"ant-hills,"  and  find  plenty  of  work  to  do  among  the  in- 
habitants. Mr.  Pierce  and  I,  with  a  man  to  take  care  of 
our  horses,  left  Erzroom  on  Monday,  Jan.  20,  and  arrived 
here  the  next  night,  having  travelled  thirty-one  miles. 

During  the  first  three  days  of  my  stay  there  was  a  wedding 
in  progress.  The  bride  was  loaded  down  with  silver  orna- 
ments hung  on  her  forehead,  ears,  and  neck  in  profusion  ; 
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162  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

and  fastened  to  her  waist  behind  was  a  great  quantity  of 
black  fringe.  She  wore  a  long  red  broadcloth  garment, 
which  reached  nearly  to  her  feet.  On  her  head  were 
several  veils,  —  first,  a  red  cotton  handkerchief  falling  down 
to  her  feet ;  another  in  front  covering  her  face  and  hands  ; 
a  white  muslin  strip  hanging  down  at  the  sides ;  then  a 
red  handkerchief  again,  just  appearing  under  a  yellow  one, 
and  both  falling  nearly  to  the  waist.  On  the  top  of  all  was 
a  sort  of  bead  mat  fringed  with  red  and  yellow  tassels. 
Altogether  she  looked  quite  like  a  mummy;  and  I  don't 
believe  any  American  man  could  be  persuaded  to  marry  such 
a  figure.  The  bridegroom  was  wonderfully  arrayed  in  red 
silk  and  broadcloth  garments  coming  nearly  to  the  floor. 
There  was  a  good  deal  of  trouble  in  persuading  the  two  to 
join  hands ;  and  they  would  not  answer  the  questions 
at  all. 

After  the  ceremony,  there  were  some  congratulations  to 
tne  friends  of  the  couple ;  and  they  were  then  escorted  to 
the  house  of  the  bridegroom's  brother,  which  was  to  be  their 
home.  Instead  of  musical  instruments  and  dancing,  which 
are  usual  on  such  occasions  among  those  of  the  old  faith, 
we  had  sacred  music.  We  of  the  bride's  company  had  for 
our  wedding-banquet  eggs  fried  in  butter,  dried  plums 
stewed  with  butter  poured  over  them,  sour  milk,  and 
cheese.  While  we  ate,  the  bride  sat  just  behind  us,  and 
did  not  touch  a  mouthful.  Whenever  any  one  entered  the 
room,  she  arose,  and  did  not  sit  down  till  told  to  do  so ;  but, 
if  either  of  her  husband's  brothers  came  in,  she  was 
obliged  to  stand  till  they  left.  When  coffee  was  passed, 
I  drank  one  cup,  and  gave  the  second  to  her.  I  knew  that 
it  was  against  their  customs,  but  that  they  would  excuse 
me  for  any  breach  of  their  etiquette.  She  passed  it  to  her 
mother-in-law.  They  wanted  me  to  have  another;  but 
I  told  them  I  should  give  it  to  her.     They  said  she  would 


ORIENTAL  SCENES.  163 

not  drink,  because  both  of  her  husband's  brothers  were 
in  the  room  :  so  I  rose  and  held  my  shawl  before  her,  which 
amused  them  so  much,  that  they  told  her  to  drink. 

Every  day  I  have  been  to  two  or  three  houses,  reading 
and  explaining  the  Bible  to  attentive  listeners,  although 
generally  to  few  at  a  time.  They  are  busy  at  their  work 
in  the  morning,  and  are  obliged  to  see  to  their  children  in 
tlie  evening,  leaving  only  the  short  afternoons  in  which  to 
do  any  thing.  There  is  one  thing  that  is  troubling  me 
very  much,  —  I  cannot  bring  the  women  and  girls  to- 
gether in  any  one  place.  The  girl  who  is  just  married 
cannot,  according  to  their  customs,  go  to  meeting  for  a  year. 
There  is  also  one,  who  is  engaged,  who  must  not  for  any 
purpose  enter  the  house  of  the  young  man  to  whom  she  is 
betrothed,  or  those  of  any  of  his  relatives.  For  the  same 
reason,  his  mother,  sisters,  and  sister-in-law  cannot  go 
where  they  will  see  her,  until  they  have  given  her  a  gold- 
piece  of  more  or  less  value.  They  are  too  poor  to  give  it : 
so  there  is  an  end  to  meetings  where  all  shall  be  present. 
I  tell  them  that  such  customs  are  wrong  when  they  interfere 
with  spiritual  things.  I  am  trying  to  persuade  them  to 
break  over  them,  but  think  it  doubtful  whether  I  succeed. 
At  the  woman's  meeting,  Thursday,  six  or  eight  were  pres- 
ent, and  paid  good  attention.  When  I  gave  opportunity 
for  others  to  pray,  one  of  them  repeated  the  Lord's  prayer, 
and  said,  "There,  I'm  through;  now,  Mariam,  you  pray." 
She  said  it  sincerely,  without  thinking  it  was  improper. 

We  call  our  accommodations  here  good ;  but  you  will 
wonder  with  what  I  compare  them  to  call  them  so.  The 
room  is  large,  with  only  a  hard  dirt-floor,  partly  covered 
with  rush-matting :  the  last  is  the  home  for  quantities  of 
fleas.  The  light  is  from  a  hole  above,  some  fifteen  inches 
square,  and  covered  with  oiled  paper ;  so  that  never  a  ray 
of  sunlight  can  enter  the  room.     The  walls  are  of  rough 


164  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

stone  laid  in  mud.  The  roof  is  of  sticks,  with  straw  and 
dirt  on  top ;  and  every  little  while  the  dirt  comes  rattling 
through  here  and  there,  around  the  room :  sometimes,  in 
the  morning,  I  find  it  in  my  hair.  This  is  the  home  of  our 
helper,  his  wife,  child,  and  sister.  The  room  is  also  the  vil- 
lage schoolroom  in  the  daytime ;  and  there  are  over  twenty 
scholars  who  come. 

One  of  the  best  Protestant  women  in  the  village  has  just 
died,  and,  very  happily,  in  a  way  that  will  do  much  good. 
One  elderly  woman  said  she  never  saw  such  a  death  before. 
It  is  the  custom  here  for  every  one  to  go  and  see  a  sick 
person  ;  so  that  people  were  constantly  coming  and  going. 
The  day  previous  to  her  death  she  talked  in  a  whisper 
from  morning  till  night.  Some  of  the  time  she  was  saying 
the  last  words  to  friends,  and  then,  again,  preaching  to  those 
of  the  old  church  who  were  about  her.  The  old  belief  is, 
that  one  must  talte  the  communion  just  before  death  in 
order  to  go  to  heaven.  She  wanted  it,  but  did  not  urge  the 
matter,' and  said  to  those  around  her,  '^  The  communion 
will  not  save  one  ;  for  Judas  took  it,  and  went  and  hanged 
himself  afterwards,"  adding,  •'  my  hope  is  in  Jesus ;  don't 
pray  that  I  may  get  well,  but  that  I  may  go  to  be  with 
Jesus."  She  left  five  children,  and  gave  directions  about 
them  all ;  and  also  made  presents  to  each  one  of  her  friends. 
All  this  is  very  unusual  among  the  villagers.  The  funeral 
took  place  in  three  hours  after  death ;  and  the  body  Avas 
only  wrapped  in  a  cloth  for  burial.  Women  never  go  to 
the  grave,  so  that  I  had  an  opportunity  to  talk  to  over 
twenty ;  and  tlie  next  day  the  same,  for  many  came  to 
sympathize  with  the  friends. 

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


MAHRATHI  BIBLE-WOMEN.  165 

INDIA. 

MAHRATHI    BIBLE-WOMEN. 

BY    MRS.    FAIRBANK. 

At  the  close  of  this  old  year  (1872),  I  will  endeavor 
to  give  you  a  short  account  of  the  Bible-women  under 
my  charge.  Druipataba  is  still  laboring  with  her  associate, 
Vithabai,  at  Wadale  and  in  the  neighboring  villages. 
Yamunabai  and  her  associate  Gangubai  are  at  Barhanpur. 
During  the  past  two  months,  these  four  hired  a  cart 
belonging  to  a  Christian  widow,  and  went  on  a  preach- 
ing tour  among  villages  fifteen,  twenty,  and  thirty  miles 
from  their  homes.  One  of  the  colportors  of  the  Bombay 
Tract  Society  joined  them  as  a  sort  of  head  and  protector 
for  the  company.  They  were  very  successful  in  interesting 
the  women.  Even  those  of  high  caste  invited  them  to  their 
houses  by  night  to  tell  them  of  Jesus,  and  especially  to  sing 
to  them  of  him.  These  Hindus  are  very  fond  of  songs, 
and  will  listen  to  them  when  they  will  not  hear  any  kind  of 
talking. 

The  colportor  says  that  a  great  many  women  have  heard 
of  a  Saviour  for  the  first  time  during  this  tour.  Sometimes 
they  visited  three  villages  in  a  day ;  and  at  others  they  were 
compelled  to  stay  three  days  in  one  place.  In  one  village, 
the  women  at  first  declared  that  they  should  have  no  dishes 
to  use,  as  they  did  not  wish  to  be  defiled  by  persons  who 
were  in  the  habit  of  eating  with  the  lowest  castes.  After  a 
while,  one  woman  thought  better  of  it,  and  began  to  help 
them.  This  made  the  others  angry  ;  and  they  talked  to  her 
very  bitterly.  Just  then  an  old  woman  came  among  them, 
who  told  them  they  were  crazy ;  that  these  were  God's  people, 
and  they  must  help  them.     To  her  they  listened,  and,  when 


166  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

night  came,  provided  oil  for  a  light,  so  that  the  Bible- 
women  could  read  and  sing  to  them.  Then  they  begged 
them  to  stay,  and  would  liardly  let  tliem  go  after  they  had 
remained  three  days. 

The  Christian  widow  whose  cart  the  women  took  on  their 
tour  said  to  me,  "  I  had  to  stay  by  the  stuff,  and  guard  it, 
though  I  ached  to  go  with  them.  The  only  time  that  I  had 
any  opportunity  to  hear  them  was  when  they  had  companies 
at  night  where  we  stopped.  Once,  when  I  told  tliem  that  I 
did  wish  I  could  go  with  them,  Yamunabai  said  to  me,  ^  Yes, 
you  go,  and  I  will  stay  and  guard.'  But,''  said  she,  "  I 
could  not  let  her  do  it ;  for  she  was  the  leader  of  the  others, 
and  I  cannot  make  much  of  a  talk.  But,  oh,  how  I  wish  I 
had  known  of  these  things  in  my  earlier  days  !  I  spent  a 
great  deal  of  money  for  my  husband's  sickness  on  these  stone 
idols,  and  it  was  all  for  nought.  If  I  had  only  spent  it  for 
the  Lord,  I  should  have  rejoiced;  but  I  did  it  in  ignorance." 

This  preaching  tour  has  been  an  experiment,  and  I  wait 
to  see  what  the  result  will  be.  The  women  seem  to  have 
enjoyed  it  highly ;  and  I  hear  glowing  accounts  of  the  in- 
terest manifested  on  the  part  of  their  listeners.  They  will 
now  return  to  their  homes,  and  continue  the  regular  routine 
of  work  in  the  villages  near  them.  They  go  on  foot  to 
places  from  two  to  nine  miles  away. 

Two  other  Bible-women  —  Bhadhabai  and  Gajibai  —  are 
employed  in  Ahmednuggur.  It  would  do  your  hearts  good 
to  see  Gajibai  read  her  Testament.  She  is  over  sixty  years 
of  age  ;  for  she  remembers  the  taking  of  this  Ahmednuggur 
fort  by  the  English  in  the  beginning  of  this  century.  Her 
eyesight  is  so  good  that  she  wears  no  spectacles.  She  sits 
down  with  her  New  Testament,  and  acts  it  out  with  her 
hands  as  she  reads.  Many  a  time  I  have  heard  her  say, 
"Oh,  I  wish  I  were  a  man,  that  I  might  get  up  in  the 
great  assemblies,  and  give  them  a  piece  of  my  mind!" 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  TOWNSHEND.  167 

Khadhabai  is  not  to  continue  a  Bible-reader  any  longer, 
as  we  .think  she  is  not  quite  the  one  for  us  to  employ.  It 
is  a  matter  of  no  little  thought  and  care  to  select  the  ones 
best  fitted  for  this  work.  We  want  them  well  educated, 
and  yet  well  reported  of  in  the  community.  There  are 
women  who  know  how  to  make  an  excellent  talk  ;  but  they 
cannot  exemplify  their  teaching  in  their  own  lives.  The 
average  number  that  these  Bible- women  have  addressed  in 
the  course  of  a  month  has  been  two  hundred  persons  in 
seventeen  visits.  In  the  tour  that  the  four  women  made, 
they  visited  thirty-two  villages  in  a  month  ;  and  their  audi- 
ences numbered  twelve  hundred  and  forty-three  persons. 

I  believe  the  day  will  come  when  we  shall  see  a  different 
state  of  things  here.  It  seems  as  if  the  Lord  was  preach- 
ing to  these  people  by  his  judgments.  Last  year  we  had 
famine,  no  rain ;  and  a  great  many  fields  remained  unsown. 
This  year  we  had  a  good  early  crop  ;  and  the  latter  one  was 
finer  than  any  we  have  had  for  ten  years  :  but  in  one  night 
a  hard  frost  cut  down  hundreds  of  fields,  and  dashed  the 
hopes  of  many,  many  people.  Yes,  the  Lord  knows  best 
what  is  good  for  you  and  for  us ;  and  he  will  work  for  his 
people. 


CEYLOK. 

LETTER  FROM  MISS  TOWNSHEND. 

Our  school  was  to  have  closed  March  29  for  the  long  va- 
cation ;  but,  as  we  heard  that  the  new  governor  was  to 
visit  the  station  on  the  first  of  April,  we  prolonged  the 
term  a  little,  that  he  might  see  what  we  were  doing  in  the 
way  of  instruction.  He  spent  four  or  five  days  in  this 
province,  and  showed  much  more  interest  in  the  missionary 


168  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

and  educational  operations  than  has  ever  been  exhibited  by 
any  governor  before,  calling  at  all  the  mission-stations,  and 
visiting  every  boarding-school.  The  natives  were  nearly 
crazy  with  delight  that  he  noticed  them  so  much. 

He  came  here  about  five  in  the  afternoon,  with  nine  gen- 
tlemen in  his  train.  After  a  few  minutes^  chat,  they  went 
down  to  the  schoolhouse,  where  the  girls  and  teachers  were 
in  their  places.  We  have  a  good  many  maps  and  charts,  a 
fine  large  globe  ;  and  I  ornamented  the  room  with  these  as 
well  as  possible ;  there  were  some  beautifully-executed  ex- 
amples on  the  board;  and  the  pupils  were  a  very  bright, 
intelligent-looking  company :  so  I  do  not  think  it  was  an 
empty  compliment,  when  he  said  the  Udupitty  school  was  a 
fine  sight.  It  has  been  a  new  experience  in  our  schools  for 
the  last  two  years  to  receive  grants-in-aid  from  government. 
They  are  examined  annually  by  the  appointed  official ;  and 
the  grant  is  made  according  to  results.  Last  year  this 
school  of  twenty-five  scholars  received  twenty- three  pounds 
sterling ;  this  year  I  think  it  will  be  as  much  as  a  hun- 
dred and  fift}''  dollars.  The  native  examiner  of  schools  for 
this  region  is  an  excellent  Christian  man,  educated  by  this 
mission ;  and  he  is  filling  his  position  well.  He  spent  a  day 
in  our  school  last  month.  The  examination  was  a  written 
one,  and  lasted  from  five  in  the  morning  till  four  in  the 
afternoon.  We  do  not  know  the  result,  as  he  is  not  allowed 
to  show  his  marks. 

The  last  term  of  school  was  quite  a  hard  one,  as  there  was 
some  confusion  in  the  family,  and  several  of  the  girls  were 
sick.  One  lovely  young  Christian,  whom  we  have  been  keep- 
ing here  vacations,  because  her  father  is  determined  to  have 
her  marry  a  heathen,  lay  on  a  mat  for  two  months  with  a 
slow,  lingering  sickness.  She  was  so  patient  and  submissive 
under  it  all,  that  I  was  reminded  of  a  mature  saint  rather 
than  a  young  convert  from  heathenism.     Once  when  I  ex- 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  TOWNSHEND.  169 

pressed  my  sympathy  for  her,  she  sweetly  replied,  that  the 
Lord  was  correcting  her  life.  She  is  well  now ;  and  her 
friends  are  so  kind  to  her,  that  she  is  going  home.  Taken 
as  a  whole,  we  have  had  a  very  happy  and  prosperous  3^ear 
of  school.  The  scholars  have  given  as  little  trouble  as  the 
same  number  of  girls  could  anywhere. 

More  than  all  else,  the  blessing  of  the  Lord  has  been  with 
us ;  and  we  have  good  evidence  that  the  majority  of  the 
pupils  have  begun  a  new  life.  I  say  this  with  trembling, 
because  I  fear  to  boast  of  success.  But  I  have  heard  one 
after  another  express  the  belief  that  t\\ej  had  found  pardon 
for  their  sins,  until  there  are  not  more  than  five  or  six  left 
who  do  not  have  such  a  hope  ;  and,  as  I  watch  the  changed 
lives  of  these  young  girls,  I  cannot  but  feel  that  the 
Lord  is  with  us.  We  are  blessed  in  having  a  faithful 
Christian  teacher,  who  converses  personally  with  each  girl 
once  or  twice  during  the  term;  and  the  native  pastor  is 
very  watchful  and  helpful  to  them. 

A  few  sabbaths  before  Mr.  Smith  went  away,  we  had  a 
very  interesting  day  at  the  station.  It  was  communion 
season,  when  all  the  Christians  came  in  from  the  out- 
stations  ;  and  two  of  the  school-girls  joined  the  church.  One 
is  an  ardent  little  creature,  full  of  life  and  affection,  who 
has  endured  untold  ridicule  and  abuse,  and  dared  the  hatred 
of  her  friends,  in  taking  this  step.  She  first  called  her 
father  to  her,  and  told  him  she  had  decided  to  profess  Chris- 
tianity, and  she  hoped  he  would  not  oppose  her.  A  heathen 
uncle  came  in  during  the  communion  service,  and  was  very 
angry  that  she  presumed  to  do  in  his  presence  what  she 
knew  would  displease  him.  Our  older  girls  are  fast  finish- 
ing their  course  here,  and  dropping  off  to  become  the  centres 
of  domestic  circles  of  their  own.  Three  such  bade  us  good- 
by  this  term,  —  dear  good  Christian  girls,  who  have  been  a 
great  comfort  here,  and  of  whom  I  have  high  hopes  of  use- 
fulness in  their  future  lives. 


170  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

THE  DACOTAH  HOME. 

BY  REV.  A.  L.  RIGGS. 

A  TEAR  ago,  an  urgent  appeal  was  made  by  the  Kev.  Mr. 
Riggs  for  the  means  to  establish  a  boarding-school  for  girls 
in  the  Santee  Agency,  Nebraska.  In  the  progress  of  civil- 
ization, the  Indians  have  located  in  the  farming  districts ; 
and  their  scattered  condition  demands  such  a  school  for  the 
education  of  their  daughters.  At  the  time  the  request  was 
made,  the  Woman's  Board  made  an  appropriation  of  fifteen 
hundred  dollars  for  the  purpose ;  and  we  are  glad  to  give 
our  readers  the  following  account  of  the  progress  already 
made :  —  • 

"I  gladly  comply  with  your  request  to  have  some  infor- 
mation about  the  '  Girls'  Home '  which  we  are  trying  to 
establish  at  this  place.  It  was  an  unexpected  pleasure  when 
I  heard  that  your  society  had  identified  itself  with  this  new 
enterprise.  We  have  no  report  to  make,  as  yet,  about  the 
Home  as  a  school ;  for  the  building  is  not  completed.  It  is 
enclosed ;  the  floors  are  laid;  and  the  partitions  are  partly  up. 
In  the  progress  of  the  building  we  changed  the  plan,  so  as 
to  secure  room  for  six  or  eight  more  girls,  if  it  becomes  neces- 
sary. This  will  make  our  full  accommodation  sufficient  for 
eighteen  or  twenty. 

"  It  is  not  meant  to  have  a  boarding-school  in  the  ordi- 
nary sense.  We  aim  chiefly  to  reach  those  who  are  on 
the  verge  of  young  womanhood,  and  who  need  to  be  taken 
and  trained  a  year  or  two,  to  save  them  from  hasty  mar- 
riages, or  a  worse  fate,  and  to  fit  them  to  take  charge  of  the 
homes  they  soon  may  have.  In  doing  so,  we  shall  be  care- 
ful not  to  educate  them  out  of  the  sphere  in  which  they 
must  live :    consequently  we  mean  to  have  every  thing  as 


THE  DACOTAH  HOME.  171 

plain  and  economical  as  they  should  have  it  at  home.  We 
hope  to  teach  them  some  of  the  arts  and  manners  of  living 
and  housekeeping.  Together  with  their  instruction  in  the 
home  industries,  the  girls  will  carry  on  some  studies  in  the 
day-school  of  the  mission.  We  have  hitherto  been  doing 
what  we  can  in  this  domestic  training,  hut  under  many 
disadvantages.  We  have  introduced  sewing  and  knitting 
in  connection  with  the  day-school;  and  have  also  taught 
quite  a  number  of  women  to  make  light  bread,  which  they 
now  prefer  to  their  solid,  greasy  cakes.  They,  in  turn, 
have  taught  others. 

"During  the  winter  term  just  closed,  we  had  a  sewing- 
class  of  fifteen,  who  attended  regularly,  and  finished  for 
themselves  sets  of  quite  useful  garments.  A  little  instruc- 
tion in  simple  embroidery  also  delighted  them  much.  Last 
fall  we  had  several  applications  for  admission  to  our  Home 
from  those  at  a  distance,  though  only  a  rumor  of  what  we 
were  doing  had  gone  out.  Every  day  makes  it  more  certain 
that  we  began  this  enterprise  not  a  bit  too  soon.  I  most 
earnestly  hope  we  may  be  able  to  open  the  doors  of  the 
new  building  early  next  autumn.  Will  you  not  make  it 
possible  ? '' 

Under  another  date  Mr.  Eiggs  says,  "As  we  depend 
largely  on  native  helpers  in  the  extension  of  our  work,  we 
must  have  the  training  of  their  wives.  Only  the  other 
day,  in  talking  with  a  young  man  whom  we  thought  admi- 
rably fi.tted  for  an  assistant  at  Fort  Lully,  we  found  a  draw- 
back in  his  incompetent  wife." 


The  little  poem  on  the  next  page,  written  by  one  of  our 
missionary  teachers,  gives  a  glimpse  of  inner  life  that 
cannot  fail  to  touch  a  responsive  chord  in  the  heart  of  every 
mother  and  daughter  who  reads  it. 


172  LIFE  AND  LIGHT, 


%  S^HS^^i^r's  ponging. 


Five  years  to-day,  dear  mother, 

Since  last  I  saw  thy  face  : 
Oh  for  one  quiet  hour  with  thee 

To-day  in  the  dear  old  place ! 
In  the  sofa's  comer,  mother, 

My  hand  clasped  close  in  thine, 
rd  lay  my  head  where  it  oft  has  lain, 

And  tell  thee,  line  by  line, 
The  history  of  these  years,  mother,  — 

These  pilgrim  years,  so  long : 
'  A  stranger  in  a  strange  land," 

What  easy  words  in  song  ! 
I  cannot  write  it,  mother ; 

I  have  no  pen  to  trace 
The  shadow  of  the  sombre  nights. 

Or  sunshine  of  glad  days. 
Above  all's  written,  niother; 

And  some  time,  if  God  please, 
Beside  the  living-water  streams. 

Under  the  healing  trees, 
We'll  take  that  record,  mother. 

And  turn  its  pages  o'er : 
We  shall  know  their  hidden  meaning  then 

As  we  cannot  know  before. 
There'll  be  leisure  there,  dear  mother, 

And  words  we  shall  not  need. 
As,  with  quickened  heart-perceptions,  then 

Life's  record-book  we  read. 
And  the  Saviour'll  be  there,  mother ; 

And  he  will  make  it  clear : 
We  shall  thank  him  then  for  that  which  now 

Causeth  the  bitter  tear. 
I  thank  my  God  to-day,  mother. 

For  countless  mercies  shown  : 
He  hath  not  left  me  friendless  here, 

A  stranger  and  alone. 
I've  a  happy  home,  dear  mother, 

A  blessed  work  to  do  ; 
And  loved  ones  are  around  me  still. 

Though  none  can  be  like  you. 
I'll  gird  anew  my  armor. 

And  still  pursue  my  way ; 
For  hope  and  gratitude  and  trust 

Do  fill  my  heart  to-day. 


RECEIPTS. 


173 


#tttf  1|l0if|   at   1{mtf4. 


We  are  sorry,  and  yet  glad,  to  say  that  our  receipts  this 
month  have  crowded  out  other  interesting  home  mattei 
which  we  would  like  to  have  given  our  readers. 


THE  WOMAN'S  BOAED  OF  MISSIONS. 

Receipts  from  March  18  to  April  18  inclusive. 
MRS.   HOMER  BARTLETT,   Treasurer. 


MAINE. 

East  Sumner.  —  JVIi-a.  Amasa 
Loring,  $1.00 

Jlockland.  —  Anx.,  2.00 

Thomasto7i.  —  Aux.,  to  consti- 
tute L.  M.  Mrs.  J.  K.  Mason,      25.00 

Tremont.  —  "A  Friend,"  $1; 
Katie  P.,  $1,  $2.00 

Total,        $30.00 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Derrij.  —  Mrs.  JohnPatton,  to 
constitute  herself  L.  M.,  $25.00 

Exeter.  —  Aux.,  to  constitute  L. 
M.,  Miss  Elizabeth  A.  Chad- 
wick,  25.00 

Francistown.  —  Aux.,  3.00 

Stratham,  —  Aux.,  21.50 

Total,        $74.50 
VERMONT. 

Cambridge.  — Mrs.      Mary     C. 

Turner,  $5.00 

Greensborough.  —  Mrs.    E.    M. 

Wild,  1.00 

St.  Johnsbury.  —  Young  Ladies' 

Missionary    Society,    towards 

support  of  pupil  at  Harpoot, 


Total, 


9.00 
$15.00 


C.  Home  Building- Fund. 
Rutland.  — Aux.,  of  which   $10 
from  Mrs.  George  A.  Merrill,  $64.25 


MASSACHUSETTS. 

Ayer.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  C.  Tenney, 
Treasurer,  $19.48 

Braintree.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  J. 
Ward  Childs,  Treasurer,  15.00 

Brookline.  —  Harvard  Ch.  S.  S., 
"Lilies  of  the  Valley,"  $5; 
"  Charity  Circle,"  $5,  "  10.00 

Barre.  —  Mrs.  A.  Adains,  1.00 

Boston  Highlands. —EViot  Ch., 
'•  Little  Sowers," to  constitute 
L.  M.  Miss  Elizabeth  E.  Back- 
up, $25;  aux.,  $10;  Charlie 
B.,  62  cts.;  total,  $35.62. 
Walnut-avenue  Ch.,  Mrs.  A. 
W.  Tufts,  Treasurer,  Mrs. 
Hurlbut  and  Mrs.  Pray,  $5 
each;  four  ladies,  $1  each; 
total,  $14.  Highland  Ch., 
aux.,  to  constitute  1^.  M.  Mrs. 
H.  L.  Howell,  $25;  S.  N. 
Stockwell,  Esq..  to  constitute 
L.  M.'s  Misses  Millie  W.  and 
AddieL.  Sfockweli,  $50;  other 
contributions,  $12;  Mr.  Wis- 
wall's  S.S.  class,  for  Mrs. 
Ed«wards' school,  $9.50;  total, 
$95.50,  146.12 

Boston.  —  Misses  H.  S.  Proctor 
and  Polly  Harper,  $1  each; 
"A  Friend,"  $2.50;  Miss  R. 
L.  Bates,  towards  support  of 
pupil,  $7;  total  $11.50.  Old 
Colony  8.  S.,  for  pupil  in  Mrs. 
Edwards'  scnool,  $:i0;  Union 
Ch.,  Mrs.  H.  M.  Parsons,  $5; 


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Shawmut  Ch.,  by  Mrs.  J.  S. 
Ambrose,  $86.50  (of  which  Miss 
C.  Knapp,Mrs.  C  Galloupe,  and 
Mrs.  S.  Emery,  $5  each) ;  total, 
$86.50.  Central  Ch.,  Mrs. 
James  Bird,  $5;  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Tilton,  Mrs.  M.  J.  Cutler,  Mrs. 
John  White,  Miss  Hermon, 
Mrs.  Kollins,  $2  each:  eight 
ladies,  $1  each;  total,  collected 
by  Miss  Rollins,  $23.  Mrs.  W. 
S.Houghton,  $25;  Miss  Carl- 
ton, $15  ;  Mrs.  J.  N.  Denison, 
Miss  Denison,  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Davis,  $10  each;  Mrs.  Treat, 
$6;  Mrs.  Thompson,  Mrs. 
Garratt,  Miss  Keep,  $5  each; 
Mrs.  Kead,  $2.50;  Mrs.  Potter, 
Miss  Topliff,  Miss  Martha 
Clapp,  Mrs.  George  Sears, 
Miss  Hunt,  $2  each;  eight 
ladies,  $1  each;  total,  collect- 
ed by  Miss  Denison,  $111.50. 
Mrs.  Bates,  Mrs.  W.  O.  Gro- 
ver,  $50  each;  Mrs.  Joseph 
White,  $15;  Mrs.  E.  B.  Bige- 
low,  Mrs.  James  White,  Mrs. 
Kendall,  Mrs.  Graves,  $10 
each;  Mrs.  T.  H.  Russell,  Mrs. 
Tuxbury,  Mrs.  Sears,  Mrs. 
Batcheller.  Mrs.  R.  H.  White, 
$5  each;  Miss  Wiswell,  Mrs. 
E.  Kelley,  $3  each;  Mrs.  Ten- 
ney,  Mrs.  Leland,  Mrs.  E. 
Page,  $2  each;  nine  ladies,  $1 
each ;  total,  collected  bv  Miss 
Moulton,$201.  Mrs.  R.'South- 
wick.  Miss  Lydia  Soule,  $5 
each;  Mrs.  Plympton,  Mrs. 
Goldthwait,  $2  each;  six 
ladies,  $1  each;  total, collected 
by  Miss  Wilbur,  $20.  "  Little 
Sunbeams,"  $1.20;  Missionary 
Circles,  for  support  of  Miss 
Farnum,  Nicomedia.  $379  50. 
Total.  $7.36.20.  Old  South  Ch., 
interest  in  part  on  legacy  of 
Mrs.  Sarah  Baldwin,  $330,  $1,199.20 
Boston,  East.  —  Maverick  Ch., 
Madura,  aux.,  Miss  E.  Ham- 
met,  Treasurer,  Mrs.  A.  Bow- 
ker,  to  constitute  L.  M.'s  Mrs. 
William  Butler  and  Miss  Kate 
Marden,  $50 ;  •'  A  Frieud,"  $70, 
of  which  to  constitute  L  M.'s 
Mrs.  D.  W.  Waldron,  and  Miss 
Mary  A.  Fales;  Mrs.  l^uther 
Hall,  to  constitute  L.  M.  Mrs. 
Luther  A.  Hall,  $25;  Mrs. 
Paul  Curtis,  $20;  Mrs.  J.  J. 
Fales,  Mrs.  Luther  Wright, 
$15  each;  Mrs.  Gregory,  Mrs. 
Collamore,  Mrs.  J.  Robbins, 
Mrs.  T.  Demond,  Mrs.  D.  Folts, 
Mrs.   M.    Googins,    Mrs.    G. 


James,  Mrs.  A.  J.  Brown,  Mr. 
C.  W.  Dimick,  $5  each;  Miss 
M.  Webb,  $4;  Miss  E.  Rob- 
bins,  Mrs.  S.  Delano,  Mrs.  Bar- 
ton. Mrs.  D.  W.  Waldron,  Mrs. 
C.  F.  Robinson,  Mrs.  Little- 
field,  $3  each;  Mrs.  Fletcher, 
Mrs.  Denham,  Mrs.  C.  P.  Ens- 
worth,  Mrs.  R.  W.  Hilliard, 
Mrs.  W.  M.  Delano,  Mrs.  An- 
derson, Mrs.  J.  M.  Coles- 
worthy,  Mrs.  E.  Mc  Pherson, 
Mrs.  J.  N.  White,  $2  each; 
and  sixty-eight  $1  each. 

$348.00 
Chelsea.  — Mrs.  S.  N.  Tenney, 

$2;  WinnisimmetCh.,$4.  6.00 

Chicopee.  — Aux.,  additional,         1.00 
Dorchester.  —  Aux.,  additional, 

by  Mrs.  Elbridge  Torrey,  10.00 

East   Ahington.  —  Mrs.    J.    H. 

Jones,  2.00 

East  Hampton.— U..  E.  Leonard,  5.00 
Foxhorough.  —  "A  Friend,''  1.00 

Graniville.  —  M.TS.    F.  B.    Per- 
kins, 2.00 
Hyde     Park.  —  Nellie     Tyler's 

doll's  missionary-box,  1.50 

Haverhill.  — h.  P.  W.,  50  cts.; 

North  Ch.,  aux..  $45,  45.50 

Hatfield.  —  "  Hatfield  Gleaners," 
to  constitute  L.  M.  Rev.  J.  P. 
Skeele.  25.00 

Ipswich.  —  First  parish,  Mrs.  Z. 

Cushings'S.S.  class,  5.00 

Middleborough.  —  Aux.,     addi- 
tional, 15.00 
Middleton.  —  Anx.,  of  which  $25 
to  constitute  L.  M.  Mrs.    H. 
W.  Merriam,                                  31.00 
JSTatick.  —  Two  ladies,  2.00 
Newton.  —Aux.,    Miss    M.    C. 
Howe,  Treasurer,  for  support 
of  Bible-reader  in  Caesarea,       50.00 
North  Beverly.  — Mrs.  Kebecca 
Conant,  with  previous  contri- 
bution to  constitute  herself  L. 
M.,                                                 15.00 
Newtonville.  —  Aux.,  Miss  E.  A. 

Goodale,  Treasurer,  25.00 

.Rearfin^r.  — Aux.,  additional,  4.00 

Sivampscott..  —  Mrs.  C.  A. 
Torrey,  constituted  L.  M.  by 
her  husband,  25.00 

Springfield.  —  Aux. ,  towards 
support  of  Miss  Talcott  of 
Japan  (of  which  $25  from  Miss 
Mary  D.  Chapin  to  constitute 
L.  M.  Miss  M.  C.  Calhoun; 
Mrs.  George  Merriam,  to  con- 
stitute herself  L.  M.,  $25 ;  Mrs. 
D.  B.  Wesson,  to  constitute 
herselfL.  M.,  $25,)  360.00 

Southampton.  —  Jane  I.  Judd's 
S.S.  class,  1.10 


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Weymouth  and  Braintree. — 
Aux.,  Mis3  H.  M.  Khines, 
Treasurer,  $21.00 

West  Medway.  —  Mrs.  C.  H. 
Deans,  $5; '"Olive  Plants," 
sabbath  penny  collections  for 
Miss  Seymour's  school,  "  in 
memory  of  Miss  Warfield," 
$3.50,  8.50 

West  Springfield.  —  "  Mite 
Gatherers "  for  mission- 
schools,  60.00 

West  Hampton. — Mrs.  Ansel 
Clapp  and  daughters,  $7; 
collections  by  Miss  Hattie  F. 
Clapp,  $6.50,  13.50 

Worcester.  —  Mrs.  M.  C.  Spaul- 
ding,  3.00 

Winchester. —  '''Seek  and  Save 
Society,"  Ellen  C.  Holton's 
doll's  missionary-box,  .50 

West  Newton.  —  S.  S.  for  pupil 
in  Miss  Fritcher's  school,  30.00 


Total,       $2,516.40 

C.  Home  Building- Fund. 

Auburndale.  —  ••*  Friends,"  of 
which  $25  from  Mrs.  Pearson 
to  constitute  L.  M.  Mary  S. 
Pearson,  $55.00 

Boston  Highlands.  —  Highland 
Ch.,  aux.,  $10;  Mr.  Hosford's 
S.S.  class,  $3;  Miss  Metcalfs 
class,  $3,  16.00 

Boston.  —  Union  Ch.,  Mrs.  H. 
M.  Parsons,  $25;  Mrs.  M.  S. 
White,  $5;  total,  $30.  Central 
Ch.  mission-circles,  $.383.79,       413.79 

Cambridgeport.  —  Prospect- 
street  Cong.  S.S.  25.00 

lalmouth.  —  A  few  ladies,  25.00 

Wellesley.  —  "  A  Friend,"  50.00 

RHODE  ISLAND. 

Pawtuchet.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Mary 
Read,  Treasurer,  $214.25 

CONNECTICUT. 

Colchester.  —  Aux.,  additional,     $2.25 
Groton.  —  Two  members,  2.00 

Greenwich.  —  Aux.,  to  consti- 
tufe  L.  M.  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Webb,  $25;  for  "  Zaibai," 
Bible-reader,  $.37 ;  clothing  for 
Bible-readers.  $20,  82.00 

Killingly.  —  A.  life-member,  5.00 

New  London.  —  Mrs.  M.  S.  Har- 
ris, for  pupil  in  Miss  Ursula 
Clarke's  school,  30.00 

New  Haven.  — Branch    Society, 

Mrs.  R.  P.  Cowles,  Treasurer,  268.50 
Old  Lyme.  —  Aux  ,  to  constitute 
L.  M  's,  Mrs.  A.  M.  Brainerd 
and  Mrs.  Reuben  Tinker,  50.00 


So.     Britain.  —  Miss      N,      P. 

Mitchell,  $10  00 

Waterbury.—Virs.  R.  "VV.  Carter,  9  00 
Wolcottville.  —  AvL^..  10.00 


Total,        $468.75 
C.  Home  Building- Fund. 
Southhury.  —  "  A  Friend,"  $10.00 

NEW  YORK. 

^M&Mrn.  — Mrs.  C  Diwev,  $10.00 

Suugerties.  —  Mrs.  F.  W.  Dan- 
ielson,  to  constitute  herself 
L.  M  ,  25.00 

Syracuse.  —  Aux.,  additional,  .25 

Total,        $35.25 
C  Home  Building- Fund. 
Albany.  —  Aux.,     Mrs.     M.     J. 
Bradley,  Treasurer,  $100.53 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Philadelphia  Branch.  —  Mrs. 
Helen  M.  Wright,  Treasurer, 
Montclair,  N.  J.,  aux.,  Mrs. 
Samuel  Holmes,  to  constitute 
L.  M.  Miss  May  Holmes,  $25; 
Mrs.  Edward  Sweet,  to  consti- 
tute L.M.  Miss  Annie  Bull,  $25 ; 
Mrs.  Frederick  Bull,  to  consti- 
tute L.  M,  Mrs.  Edward  Sweet. 
$25;  others,  $64  50;  ladies  of 
Cong.  Church,  $82.75;  total, 
$222.25.  Newark,  N.J.,  aux., 
Belleville  avenue  Ch.,  $80; 
'•Dew-Drops,"  $23;  total, 
$103.  Vineland.N.  J.,  aux.,$7; 
Orange,  N.  J.,  aux.,  $20; 
"  Orange-Buds,"  $10.50;  total, 
$.30.50.  Jersey  City,  N.  J., 
aux.,  $50.  Pateison,  N.  J., 
aux.,  for  support  of  girl  in 
Turkey,  $.30;  "  Mountain  Crys- 
tals," $3.30;  total,  $.33..30. 
Philadelphia,  "  Snow-Flakes," 
$8;  "Morning  Star,"  $1.20; 
"Carrier-Doves,"  balance  for 
Agawam,  $8.50;  Mrs.  Burdett 
Hart,  $5;  annual  members, 
$5;  Mrs.  T.  J.  Jones,  to  con- 
stitute L.  M.  Mrs.  Helen  M. 
Wright,  $25;  Mrs.  Charles 
Burnhara,  to  constitute  L  M. 
Miss  Georgie  Burnham,  $25; 
total,  $77.70.  Baltimore,  Md., 
aux.,  $160 ;  "Baltimore 
Bees,"  $160;  tetal,  $.320. 
Washington,  D.  C  ,  aux., 
$44  50;  Mrs.  L.  I.  Chickerino', 
to  constitute  herself  L.  M., 
$25;  total,  $69.50,  $913.25 

C.  Home  Building- Fund. 

Philadelphia  Branch.  —  Mont- 
clair,    N.   J.,    Mrs.     Samuel 


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LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


Holmes,  $100  ;  Jersey  City, 
N.  J.,  Mrs.  Mary  I.  Wilcox, 
$20;  PliMadelphia,  "Golden 
Links,"  $75,  $195.00 


Cincinnati.  — ^ev.  B.  P.  Ayde- 

lott,  D.D..  to  constitute  L.  M. 

Miss  Jennie  E.  Scott,  ^ 

Moss  Run.  —  M.  B.  Fay, 

Yellow  Springs.  —  Mrs.    E.    F. 

Chandler, 


50.00 
1.00 


10.00 


Total,        $41.00 
INDIANA. 

Fort  Wayne.  — Miss  Sarah  J. 
Hume's  S.S.  class,  for  pupil  in 
Mrs.  Bissell's  school,  Ahmed- 
nuggur,  $15.00 

ILLINOIS. 

sterling.  —  "  A  Friend,"  $1.00 

^v^scoNSIN■. 

C.  Home  Building- Fund. 

Janesville,  $5.00 


KANSAS. 

Junction     City  —  Rev.     Isaac 
Jacobus,  $3.00 

NEBRASKA. 

Weeping      Water.  — "  H.     M.'s 
wife,"  $1.50 

CANADA. 

Perth,  Province  Ontario.  —  Mrs. 
Dr.  Rugg,  $4.26 

FOREIGN  LANDS. 

Turhey,  Constantinople.  —  Rev. 

J.  K,  Greene  and  wife,  "  thank 

offering,"  $29.12 

Australia,  Penshurst,    Victoria. 

—  John  Makichan,  14.51 

Sandwich  Islands,  Honolulu. — 

"Woman's  Board  of  the  Pacific,  533.25 

Total,        $570.88 

Subscriptions,  $4,910.04 

C.  Home  Building-Fund,  959  64 

'-  Life  and  Light,"  719  03 

"Echoes,"  92.11 

"  Life  and  Light,"  due  in  1872,       31.00 
'•Echoes,"  "        '•  8.00 


Total, 


$6, 


.72 


REPORT  OF   CONTRIBUTIONS  RECEIVED  BY   THE 
TREASURER  OF  THE  NEW  HAVEN  BRANCH. 


MARCH. 


Mrs. 


Meriden.  —  Cong.  Ch. ,  aux 
Frank  Ivps,  Treasurer,  Sll.OO 

New  Haven.  —  Howard-avenue 
Ch..  aux.,  75  cts.;  Centre  Ch., 
aux.,  $20, 

Birmingham.  —  Aux.,  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  John  Willard 
L.  M., 

West  Haven.  — Aux., 

East  Haddam.  —  First  Cong. 
Ch.,  Mrs.  Amasa  Day,  Treas- 
urer, 

Plynwuth.  —  Two  ladies, 


20.75 


25.00 
75.05 


10  50 
10.00 


APRIL. 
Bridgeport. — Aux.,    balance  of 
second  quarterly  payment  for 
support  of  Miss  Andrews  in 
China.  $85.00 

North  Brand  ford.  —  Aux.,  7.50 

New  Milford.  —  AuK.,  27.00 


Northford  —Aux.,  3.50 

Neio  Preston.  —  Aux.,  Miss 
Averill,  Treasurer,  16.00 

Fair  Haven.  —  Aux.,  First  Ch., 
"  Pearl-Seekers."  5.00 

Nero  Haven.  —  College  -  street 
Ch.,  aux.,  Mrs.  Munson  Brad- 
ley, to  constitute  herself  L.  M., 
$25;  Mite-chest,  $2;  College 
chafjel,  $5,  32.00 

Cheshire.  —  Aux.,  Miss  H.  E. 
Calhoun,  Treasurer,  of  which 
$25  from  Mrs.  E.  Bull  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  J.  M.  Woolcott 
L.  M.,  54.00 

Total,        $383.30 

C.  Home  Building- Fund. 
New  Haven.  — 'Mrs.  Swift,  $5.00 

Milford.  —  Mrs.  Sarah  P.  Ben- 
jamin, 5.00 


TREASURER'S    ADDRESS. 
1^"  Please  address  Mrs.  Homer  Bartlett,  Koi  1  Congre- 
gational House,  Beacon  Street,  Boston. 


iiiiaii^pMii^Si 


CHIKA. 

LETTER    FROM    MISS     PORTER. 
SUFFERING   FOR    CHRIST's    SAKE. 

We  make  the  following  brief  extracts  from  recent  let- 
ters written  by  Miss  Porter  of  Peking  to  the  Evanston 
auxiliary :  — 

"  Dr.  Blodget  and  Mr.  Smith  spent  nearly  a  month  visit- 
ing places  in  the  south-west  portion  of  this  province,  where 
there  are  those  who  have  heard  the  truth.  They  found  a 
number  of  interested  inquirers  ;  and  seven  or  eight  persons 
were  baptized.  Last  week  a  man  came  up  from  one  of  the 
villages  to  report  two  cases  of  persecution,  and  to  beg 
some  help  from  the  missionaries.  Two  women  who  have 
heard  the  truth  from  the  native  Christians,  and  learned  to 
love  it,  are  very  cruelly  treated  by  their  husbands  on  this 
account.  The  one  of  whom  the  young  man  especially 
came  to  tell  us  had  been  beaten  again  and  again  for 
refusing  to  worship  the  household  gods ;  and  her  husband 
seems  resolved  to  take  her  life  if  she  will  not  comply 
with  his  wishes. 

"  Think  of  it,  dear  sisters !  —  a  poor,  ignorant  country- 
woman, unable  to  read  a  word,  knowing  only  so  much  of 
the  gospel  as  she  has  learned  from  the  lips  of  converts  who 
are  themselves  very  far  from  being  well  instructed,  and 
from  the  teachings  of  God's  Spirit  in  her  heart,  enduring, 
12  177 


178  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

without  flinching,  beatings  which  left  her  unconscious,  ap- 
parently dying,  rather  than  take  the  attitude  of  devotion 
before  the  gods  of  her  people,  to  which,  from  her  childhood, 
she  has  been  taught  to  bow.  Ah  !  shall  they  not  rise  up 
from  the  east  and  from  the  west  to  condemn  us  ? 

"  It  was  hard  to  send  the  man  back  with  no  other  mes- 
sage than  exhortations  to  '  endure  to  the  end ; '  but  we 
have  no  power  to  help,  save  by  our  prayers.  This  may  be 
the  beginning  of  the  sifting  of  our  little  church  in  China. 
We  can  trust  God's  ways  of  working,  and  only  ask  that  we 
his  missionary  servants,  and  those  among  this  people  who 
are  led  to  believe  through  our  word,  may  wait  with  child- 
like hearts  his  will,  ready  to  witness  for  him  by  lives  of 
active  service,  or  by  suffering,  and  ^  laying  down  our  lives,' 

if  need  be,  for  his  sake." 

"Peking,  Nov.  16,  1872. 

"  The  days  go  on  quietly,  not  uneventfully,  but  marked 
by  few  incidents  in  our  circle  and  our  work  of  much  in- 
terest to  those  outside  of  it. 

"I  think  I  wrote  you  of  the  good  work  which  Mr. 
Blodget  reported  when  he  returned  from  the  country. 
Among  the  persons  baptized  were  several  women  in  a  little 
village  near  Li  Chi,  where  there  was  before  a  number  of 
professing  Christians.  Of  all  these  not  one  can  read  ;  and 
there  is  no  one  to  teach  them.  Dr.  Blodget  and  I  talked 
the  matter  over,  and  decided  to  send  for  a  woman  who  was 
with  me  all  last  winter,  and  whom  I  spent  a  good  deal  of 
time  in  instructing,  and  see  if  she  would  go  to  them  as  a 
Bible-reader.  She  has  only  a  little  knowledge,  but  can 
read  fairly  the  simplest  colloquial  books,  and  will  be  able 
to  teach  those  still  more  ignorant  than  herself.  She  came 
into  the  city  on  Tuesday,  and  Wednesday  morning  started 
on  her  southward  journey.  We  sent  by  her  a  letter  to  the 
little  company  of  believers  at  Li  Chi,  recommending  her  to 


LETTER   FROM  MISS    CLAGHORN.  179 

their  confidence  and  care.  I  hope,  if  she  prove  faithful 
and  useful,  the  native  Christians  will  be  able  to  support  her. 
She  is  a  quiet,  pleasant  woman,  and  one  in  whom  I  have 
much  confidence.  Few  events  in  my  missionary  life  have 
given  me  more  pleasure  than  being  able  to  send  off  such  a 
one  to  labor  among  her  own  people.  Still  with  much  hope 
there  is  mingled  no  little  fear." 

LETTER  FROM  MISS  CLAGHORN. 

Miss  Claghorn  of  Foochow,  China,  sailed  from  San 
Francisco  last  October  in  company  with  a  large  number 
of  missionaries  of  different  denominations.  In  a  recent 
letter  announcing  her  safe  arrival  upon  her  field  of  labor, 
she  refers  thus  to  a  brief  visit  in  Japan  :  — 

"  Our  stay  in  Japan  was  full  of  pleasure,  sight-seeing,  and 
meeting  with  the  various  missionaries  stationed  at  different 
ports.  A  meeting  which  we  all  attended  in  Yokohama, 
sabbath  evening,  was  as  wonderful  as  it  was  pleasant.  It 
was  wonderful  to  see  twenty-seven  missionaries  from  the 
fields  of  Siam,  China,  and  Japan,  met  together  on  that 
heathen  shore  to  talk  of  what  God  has  wrought,  and  to 
receive  encouragement  for  the  future.  I  felt  that  what  I 
had  missed  in  not  meeting  with  more  Christian  friends 
before  leaving  America  was  made  up  to  me  in  that 
meeting. 

"Monday  a  party  of  eight  went  to  Yeddo  on  the  rail- 
road. That  day  was  crowded  so  full  of  novel  sights,  that 
it  is  difficult  to  recall  any  thing  distinctly.  But  what 
shall  I  say  of  the  loveliness  we  found  as  we  voyaged  through 
the  inland  sea  of  Japan,  and  at  Kobe  and  Nagasaki,  where 
we  saw  more  Christian  friends?  'Twas  a  delightful  va- 
riety in  the  level  life  of  the  first  part  of  our  sea-voyage." 

Of  her  arrival  at  Foochow  she  says,  — 


180  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

"'Twas  sabbath  evening  when  we  landed  in  Foochow. 
The  next  morning  Mr.  Woodin  and  Dr.  Osgood  came  over 
to  escort  me  to  Ponesang.  Here,  then,  at  noon,  I  found 
myself  in  Mr.  Woodin's  family,  just  two  months  from  the 
time  I  loft  my  father's  house  in  America.  I'm  entirely 
content,  and  glad  I  came." 


TUEKEY. 

LETTER  FROM  A  BIBLE-READER. 

Miss  Bush  of  the  Harpoot  Mission  has  kindly  forwarded 

to  us  this  translation  of  a  letter  addressed  to  Miss  Seymour 

and  herself  by  a  Bible-reader  supported  by  our  auxiliary  in 

Alton,  111. :  — 

Adish,  Dec.  31,  1872. 

Modest  axd  desirable  Benefactors,  —  Lo !  it  is 
nearly  two  months  that  we  are  at  the  village  of  Adish ;  but  I 
have  not  done  any  special  work.  The  reason  is  that  there 
are  no  earnest  people  here,  and,  if  there  were,  they  would 
fear  their  husbands  exceedingly,  because  many  of  them  are 
at  Constantinople ;  and  if  any  one  of  the  women  is  bold 
enough  to  come  near  us,  or  to  learn  to  read,  immediately 
the  villagers  write  their  husbands  that  they  may  not  see  the 
women's  faces  any  more.  With  whomsoever  I  have  spoken, 
and  whomsoever  I  have  invited  to  read,  has  given  me  this 
or  a  like  answer. 

The  women  of  this  village  have  almost  lost  their  free- 
dom. No  one  is  able  to  do  any  work  of  herself.  They  are 
also  very  superstitious  and  miserable.  They  do  not  know  any 
thing  about  their  salvation :  they  have  only  learned  a  few 
things  from  their  old  creeds.     What  they  have  learned,  they 


LETTER  FROM  A  BIBLE-READER.  181 

keep  with  care.  Tliey  know  nothing  about  religion,  and  do 
not  care  to  learn.  They  are  so  superstitious,  that  they  put 
the  sayings  of  the  priest  above  those  of  God.  They  have 
not  much  idea  of  sin.  Every  one  esteems  herself  righteous 
if  she  accomplishes  certain  things;  that  is  to  say,  keeps 
fasts,  and  gives  alms,  &c.  One  woman  said,  "  I  am  miserable. 
I  have  no  money  to  give  to  the  bishop,  or  to  give  alms,  that 
I  shall  not  go  to  hell.  The  rich  are  comfortable  in  this 
life,  and  in  the  coming  one  also,  because  they  are  able  to 
give  alms." 

Another  woman  spoke  these  words  when  we  were  read- 
ing the  word  of  God:  "They  have  no  use,  those  vain 
words  that  are  written  there."  She  esteemed  the  words 
of  God  as  useless ;  and,  when  we  said  that  God  spoke  them, 
she  made  it  out  that  God  speaks  vain  things.  For  this 
state  of  things  we  sorrow  much,  and  are  troubled. 

We  are  comfortable  and  well,  and  desirous  of  your  com- 
fort and  health.  It  is  my  special  entreaty,  that,  for  us  and 
this  village,  you  be  prayerful,  that  the  Lord  may  see  a 
great  work  in  this  village.  Although  the  people  are  many 
and  superstitious,  and  sitting  in  darkness,  yet  they  are  all 
the  more  needy  of  salvation.  You  already  know  your 
scholar's  weakness.  Oh !  my  beloved  teachers,  sometimes 
remember  me  in  your  prayers,  that  possibly  the  Lord  may 
encourage  me,  and  make  me  hopeful,  because  in  this  village 
there  is  more  work  for  me  [than  in  the  one  where  she  for- 
merly was]  ;  for  there  are  many  women  here.  Almost  four- 
fifths  are  women,  and  one-fifth  men.  Speak  special  saluta- 
tions to  Mrs.  Allen  and  Mrs.  Wheeler  from  me.  Let  them 
also  pray  for  us. 

I  remain  the  one  waiting  for  your  prayers, 

Your  grateful  scholar. 

Sultan  Bedrosian. 


182  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


"^m^  ^^ptlnt^ni 


From  Miss  Evans  of  Painesville,  0.,  we  have  received 
tlie  following  statement  of  the  admirable  plan  adopted  in 
the  Lake  Erie  Seminary  for  awakening  interest,  and  enlist- 
ing the  co-operation  of  all  the  pupils,  in  missionary  work:  — 

"My  attendance  upon  the  meeting  of  the  Woman's 
Board  of  Missions  at  E,ockford  gave  the  impulse  to  a  more 
earnest  effort  in  behalf  of  the  missionary  cause  in  our  semi- 
nary family,  —  over  one  hundred  in  number.  Hitherto  we 
had  observed  monthly  concerts  of  prayer  for  missions  on 
the  first  sabbath  evening  of  each  mouth ;  teachers  and 
scholars  relating  items  of  interest,  and  praying  together 
with  warm  and  tender  hearts.  But  the  interest  of  many 
of  the  teachers  in  the  dear  old  American  Board  was  so 
great,  our  Holyoke  training  had  made  us  so  familiar  with 
its  work  and  workers,  and  some  of  us  have  so  many  per- 
sonal friends  in  its  ranks,  that  we  were  in  danger  of 
forgetting  other  organizations.  To  avoid  this  danger,  and 
to  increase  the  interest  of  all  our  scholars,  the  following  plan 
was  formed,  and  has  proved  successful. 

We  have  organized  four  branch  societies,  —  the  Congrega- 
tional, with  forty-two  members ;  the  Presbyterian,  with 
thirty-one  members ;  the  Episcopal,  eighteen ;  and  the 
Methodist,  eleven. 

The  officers  of  these  societies  are  chosen  from  among  tlie 
young  ladies  ;  though  the  teachers  attend  the  meetings,  and 
are  members. 

I  attend  the  meetings  of  the  Episcopal  society,  as  there 
is  no  teacher  of  that  denomination  in  the  school,  and  have 


RECEIPTS.  183 

been  greatly  interested  in  the  plans  of  the  Woman's  Asso- 
ciation,  auxiliary  to  the  Board  of  Missions,  of  that  church. 

The  branch  societies  hold  their  meetings  on  the  last 
sabbath  evening  of  each  month,  study  together  the  mission- 
fields  and  the  history  of  the  missions  of  their  own  denomi- 
nation, communicate  facts  from  their  missiouary  periodicals, 
and  appoint  reporters  for  the  monthly  concert,  still  held  on 
the  first  sabbath  evening  of  each  month,  which  is  literally 
a  concert  in  whicli  the  different  branches  unite. 

Periodicals  of  the  different  woman's  missionary  societies 
are  taken  by  nearly  all  our  scholars.  The  monthly  offerings 
are  brought  to  these  meetings,  and  accounts  kept  by  the 
treasurer  of  each  society.  Last  term  the  contributions  were 
devoted  to  the  cause  of  home  missions  in  the  different  de- 
nominations, and  to  the  freedmen,  with  an  additional  offer- 
ing by  the  united  family  to  the  Bethel  Mission  School  in 
Cleveland.  During  the  remainder  of  the  year,  our  gifts  will 
all  be  for  foreign  missions. 

By  these  methods  we  hope  to  excite  in  these  young  girls 
a  wider  and  .deeper  interest  in  the  cause  of  Christ  at  home 
and  abroad,  and  to  train  them  for  efficient  service  in  future 
years.  Already  some  are  looking  at  the  foreign  work  in  a 
new  light,  and  considering  its  claims  upon  themselves. 
Wherever  they  may  be,  we  hope  that  the}'  will  be  missiona- 
ries. 


RECEIPTS   OF   THE   WOMAN'S   BOARD   OF 
MISSIONS   FOR   THE  INTERIOR. 

From  March  15,  to  April  15, 1873. 

MRS.  FRA.NCIS  BRADLEY,  Treasurer. 

OHIO.  I      Corresponding  Secretary,        $100.00 

East    Cleveland.  —  Aux,,  to  be  I  Elyria.  —  Anx.,    for    salary   of 
appropriated  to  the  Samokov  Miss  Maltbie,  by  Mrs.  G.  H. 

school,    Mrs.  M.  B.  Lukens,  I      Ely,  60.00 


184 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


Hudson.  — Aux.,  Miss  Agues  E. 

Scott,  Treasurer,  $9.05 

Oherlin.  —  An-x..,  for  support  of 

Mrs.  Mumford,  Miss  Emily  E. 

Peck,  Treasurer,  50.00 


Total,        $219,05 

MICHIGAN. 

Detroit.  —  An-x...,  for  support  of 
Mrs.  Coffing,  $82.36 ;  from 
Second  Cong.  Ch.,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  S.  A.  Carrier,  Miss  A.  B. 
Clarke,  and  Mrs.  L.  N.  Clarke, 
L.  M.'s,  $03.15;  from  First 
Cong.  Ch.,  to  constitute  Miss 
Anna  E.  Babcock  and  Miss 
Nettie  A.  Bissell  L.  M.'s,  Mrs. 
E.  C.  Hinsdale,  Treasurer,      $145.51 

Grand  Rapids.  — Aux.,  for  sup- 
port of  Bible-reader  at  Nico- 
media,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Willsou, 
Treasurer,  23.00 

Royal  Oak.  —  Aux.,  by  Mrs.  E. 
N.  Porter,  6.00 


Total,        $174.51 
ILLINOIS. 

Amboy.  —  Aux.,  to  be  applied  to 
the  work  at  Saraokov,  by  Mrs. 
W.  B.Andruss,  $18.00 

Blue  Island.  —  Ladies  of  Cong. 
Cliurch,  12  13 

Champaign. — Aux.,  for  school 
at  Samokov,  Mrs.  P.  W.  Plank, 
Treasurer,  10.00 

Chesterfield.  —  Aux.,  L.  M.  Law- 
son,  Secretary,  10.40 

Chicago.  —  Virat  Ch.,  aux.,  for 
support  of  Miss  Patrick,  Mrs. 
C  H.  Whittlesey,  Treasurer, 
$73;  Forty-seventh-street  Ch., 
for  support  of  Bible-reader  at 
Marsovan,  Mrs.  L.  C.  Puiing- 
ton.  Secretary,  ,$13.30;  Union 
Park  Ch.,  aux.,  for  support  of 
Miss  llendall,  Mrs.  George 
Sherwood,  Treasurer,  $31.90; 
Tabernacle  CIi.,  "Faithful 
Band,"  avails  of  morning-glory 
seeds,  $1,  119.26 

Evanston.  —  Awsi.,  S104.50,  S.S. 
of  Cong.  Ch.,  $50,  botli  to  be 
applied  to  the  support  of  Miss 
IMary  Porter  of  Peking;  $5 
from  "Busy  Bees,"  to  be  ap- 
plied to  the  support  of  the 
youngest  pupil  in  Miss  Porter's 
school,  219.50 

Galesbnrg. —  Aux.,  Mrs.  H.  S. 
Hurd,  Treasurer,  20.00 

07itario.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  Edward 
Crane,  Treasurer,  12.00 

Payson.  —  Aux.,  by  Miss  Ellen 
Thompson,  8.00 


Peru.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  M.  Brew- 
ster, Treasurer,  $7.72 

Provide7ice.  —  Aux.,  hy  Mrs.  H. 
B.  Gulliver,  12.25 

Waverly.  —  Aux.,  to  be  applied 
to  the  support  of  Miss  Evans, 
and,  with  previous  contribu- 
tions, to  constitute  Mrs.  -J.  H. 
Brown,  Miss  Fanny  A.  Thayer, 
and  Mrs.  Julia  Sacket,  L.  M.'s, 
Mrs.  Julia  Sacket,  Treasurer,     25.00 


Total,        $474.76 
WISCONSIN. 

Clinton.  —  S.S.,  for  pupil  in  Miss 
Porter's  school  at  Peking",         $10  00 

Columbus. —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Mar- 
garet Smith,  Treasurer,  11.50 

Delevan.  — Auk. ,  Mrs.  R. 
Coburn,  Treasurer,  15.00 

Geneva  Lake.  — Auk.,  to  be 
applied  to  the  support  of 
Auka  of  the  Samokov  school, 
Mrs.  Price,  Treasurer,  30.35 

OaJcfield.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  Large, 
Treasurer,  6.26 

JFauwatosa.  —  Aux.,  Miss  S.  G. 
Warren,  Treasurer,  5.00 


Total,        $78.11 


IOWA. 

Aux.,  for  support  of 


Chester. 
Miss      Maltbie,      Mrs"  John 
Lightner,  Treasurer,  $11.60 

Denmar/c  — Aux.,  of  which  $25 
constitutes  Mrs.  Nancy  B. 
Hitchcock  of  Park  Hill, 
Clierokee  Nation,  a  L.  M., 
Miss  M.  E.  Day,  Treasurer,         35.41 

Des  3Toines.  — Aux.,  for  salary 
of  Miss  Hillis  of  Ceylon,  43.0C 

Glenwood.  —  Aux. ,$14.40;  Mrs. 
Bosbyshell's  infant  class,  $1; 
Mrs.  C.Kockweil'8class,60cts; 
Mrs.  C.  W.  Cooley,  Secretary,    16.00 

Grinnell.  — Cong.  Ch.,  Mis- 
sionary Society,  $24.50;  aux., 
Mrs.  C.  L.  Schuyler,  Treasu- 
rer, 47.50 

Ogden  Station.  —  Aux.,  for  sup- 
port of  pupil  in  Mrs.  Bissell's 
school  at  Ahmednuggur,  Mrs. 
A.  M.  Palmer,  Treasurer,  32.00 

Polk  City.— Aux.,  Mrs.  C. 
Rogers,  Secretary.  7.50 

Sabula.—  Aux.,  Mrs.  H.  H. 
Wood,  Treasurer,  11.90 

Sibley.  —  "  Osceola  Helpers,"  by 
Mrs.  E.  Dean,  5  00 

Total,       234.11" 


$1,180.54 


SM 


Junk. 


Published  by  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 


1873. 


PICTURE-TEACHING. 


BV    MRS.    STURGIS. 

F  you  will  look  oq  your  maps,  dear  children, 
you  will  see  in  the  Pacific  Ocean  a  number  of 
islands  that  make  the  country  of  Micronesia. 
For  the  next  two  or  three  months,  we  would 
like  to  call  this  first  page  the  "  Island  Corner  " 
of  the  "  Echoes,"  in  which  you  will  find  some 
little  thing  about  their  inhabitants.  Mrs. 
Sturgis  of  Micronesia  writes  :  — 

"  It  is  a  great  assistance  to  the  natives  here, 
in  understanding  the  Bible,  to  have  some  pictures  of  animals, 
and  learn  something  about  them.  One  of  our  good  deacons,  a 
middle-aged  man,  learned  to  read  the  Gospels  well  enough 
to  teach  a  few  natives  who  met  together  every  sabbath  for 
worship.  One  day  he  taught  them  about  Christ's  entry 
into  Jerusalem,  and  said  he  was  riding  on  a  sheep.  A  young 
girl  in  the  congregation  assured  him  it  was  not  a  sheep,  but 
a  kind  of  horse.  The  poor  deacon  was  greatly  mortified, 
and  came  twelve  miles  to  us,  bright  and  early  on  Monday 
morning,  to  inquire  which  was  right." 

185 


CHINESE  CHAPELS.  187 

CHINESE  CHAPELS. 

BY    MRS.    H.    A.    BALDWIN". 

How  funny  it  is  to  ride  in  a  little  house  on  men's 
shoulders !  It  almost  seems  like  children's  play.  But 
away  over  the  blue  ocean,  in  China,  where  the  tea  grows, 
there  are  very  many  people  who  never  ride  in  any  other 
way ;  and  a  carriage-ride  to  them  would  be  as  great  a  nov- 
elty as  a  sedan-ride  would  be  to  you.  I  have  never  visited 
Peking,  dear  children,  and  so  can  tell  you  nothing  from 
personal  observation  about  the  chapel  on  the  right  of  this 
picture ;  but  I  know  about  those  in  other  parts  of  China. 
The  seats  in  the  one  of  which  I  am  now  thinking  were 
just  unpainted  benches  without  backs.  The  missionary 
used  to  fasten  his  text,  written  in  large  characters,  on  the 
wall  behind  him,  so  the  people  could  see  as  well  as  hear 
it,  and  then  talked  to  them  in  the  strange  Chinese  language. 
I  must  tell  you  of  a  chapel  at  the  Ponasang  Station,  Foo- 
chow.  It  has  no  stained  glass,  —  not  a  bit,  —  nor  cushioned 
seats,  nor  carpeted  aisles,  nor  splendid  organ.  Still  we 
thought  it  very  neat,  with  its  white  walls  and  arched  win- 
dows, and  long  rows  of  seats  with  hacks  ;  and  we  know  it  is 
far  better  than  the  houses  of  the  poor  people  who  come  in 
to  hear  the  preaching.  It  must  seem  to  them  like  a  kind  of 
little  paradise  as  they  drop  in  on  a  warm  summer's  day. 
You  would  not  notice  much  that  is  strange  about  this  church, 
except  the  long  row  of  blinds  reaching  from  the  platform 
down  to  the  door.  There  is  a  row  of  seats  behind  this 
screen,  designed  for  women,  as  it  would  be  exceedingly  im- 
proper for  some  classes  of  them  to  appear  in  public  with 
men.  I  said  the  blinds  would  look  strange ;  but  the  men 
would  look  stranger  still,  with  their  loose  garments,  thick- 
soled  shoes,  and  their  hair  braided  with  silk  in  a  cue,  that  is 


188  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

sometimes  wound  about  their  heads,  and  sometimes  dangles 
almost  to  their  heels.  You  look  around  the  room,  and  you 
see  one  poor  man  with  his  load.  He  was  trotting  along 
past  the  church,  with  his  burden  across  his  shoulder,  when 
hearing  the  singing  through  the  open  doors,  and  feeling 
tired,  he  thought  he  would  just  stop  a  minute.  He  listens 
with  a  wondering  stare  at  the  curious-looking  foreigner,  who 
has  now  commenced  preaching,  and  then  puts  down  his  load, 
exclaiming,  "^'  ^ Kong  pang  wa,^^  "He  speaks  our  dia- 
lect "  !  Here  are  two  men  talking  aloud ;  and  the  chapel- 
keeper  is  trying  to  make  them  keep  still.  Here  is  another 
man  listening  intently  to  what  the  preacher  says ;  and  now 
and  then  he  nods  his  head,  saying,  "  Yes,''  or  "  Of  course 
it's  so,"  or  "  It's  reasonable."  But  a  new  thouglit  strikes 
him ;  and,  right  in  the  midst  of  the  sermon,  he  says  to  the 
missionary,  "  Teacher,  how  long  is  it  since  you  came  to  this 
country  ? "  The  missionary  stops  preaching  to  tell  him, 
that,  after  tlie  service  is  over,  there  will  be  an  opportunity  for 
a  chat.  Behind  the  screen  are  a  few  women ;  and,  as  the 
Chinese  are  very  fond  of  hair-dressing,  tliese  have  theirs 
nicely  arranged,  and  decked  7/ith  flowers.  One  or  two  of 
them  have  small  feet.  There  are  also  present  several  girls. 
Those  who  look  so  neat  and  intelligent  are  children  from 
the  boarding-school,  carefully  watched  over  by  the  foreign 
lady  in  charge,  and  by  their  energetic  Chinese  matron. 
The  pupils  who  have  been  longest  in  the  school  have  learned 
chapter  after  chapter  in  the  Testament,  besides  many  hymns. 
Will  they  grow  up  like  the  heathen  around  them  ?  If  you 
were  a  little  heatlien  girl  in  China,  what  would  you  wish 
Christian  girls  in  America  to  do  for  you  ? 


Go  tell  of  salvation  so  joyful  and  free, 
Procured  when  our  Jesus  expired  on  the  tree.* 


MISSION-CIRCLES.  189 


MISSION-CIRCLES. 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

Maine.  —  Tremont.  —  Katie  P.,  $1. 

Massachusetts.  —  Brookline.  —  Harvard   Church   Sunday   School, 
"  Lilies  of  the  Valley,"  $5  ;  "  Charity  Circle,"  $5. 
Boston  Highlands.  —  Eliot  Church,  "Little  Sowers,"  $25  ;  Charlie 

B.,  62  cents. 
Boston.  —  Old   Colony   Sunday    School,    $30;    Central    Church, 
"Little  Sunbeams,"  $1.20;  Missionary  Circles,  proceeds  of  Fair, 
$863.29. 
Hyde  Park.  —  Nellie  Tyler's  Doll's  Missionary  Box,  $1.50. 
Hatfield.  —  "  Gleaners,"  $25. 
West  Medway.  —  "  Olive-Plants,  $3.50. 
West  Springfield.  —  "  Mite-Gatherers,"  $60. 

Winchester.  —  Ellen  C.  Holton's  Doll's  Missionary  Box,  50  cents. 
West  Newton.  —  "  Congregational  Sunday  School,  $30. 
Philadelphia    Branch.   —  Newark,   N.  J.,    "  Dew-Drops,"    $23. 
Orange,  N.J.,  "  Orange-Buds,"  $1 0,50.     Paterson,  N.J.,  "  Moun- 
tain Crystals,"  $3.30.    Philadelphia,  "  Snow-Flakes,"  $8 ;  "  Morn- 
ing Star,"  $1 .20 ;  "  Carrier  Doves,"  $8.50 ;  "  Golden  Links,"  $75. 
Baltimore,  Md.,  "  Baltimore  Bees,"  $160. 
Illinois.—  C/«*ca^o. —  " Faithful  Band,  $1." 

Evanston.  —  Sunday  School,  $50 ;  "  Busy  Bees,"  $5. 
Wisconsin.  —  Clinton  Sunday  School,  $10. 

Iowa. —  Glenivood. —  Mrs.   Bosbyshell's  Infant   Class,   $1;    Mrs.   C 
Rockwell's  Class,  60  cents. 
Sibley.  —  "  Osceola  Helpers,"  $5. 


SOMETHIIsrG  TO   DO. 

We  hope  the  following  account  of  a  successful  sale,  sent 
us  by  a  friend,  will  be  suggestive  to  the  little  people,  whose 
great  want  is  expressed  by  the  title. 

I  suppose  many  if  not  all  of  my  young  readers  have 
heard  the  little  Sunday-school  song,  — 

"  There'll  be  something  in  heaven  for  children  to  do." 


190  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

No  doubt  there  will  be  something  for  us  all  to  do  there ;  for 
who  could  be  truly  happy  with  "  nothing  to  do  ?  "  When 
I  visited  a  little  fair,  or  "  Children's  Sale  "  as  it  was  called, 
held  on  April  2  at  Central  Church,  in  Boston,  I  thought 
to  myself,  "  There  is  work  for  children  to  do  for  Jesus  this 
side  of  heaven,  which  will,  by  the  power  of  God,  be  made 
the  means  of  leading  many  souls  in  distant  lands  to  him/^ 

It  was  pleasant  to  hear  the  sound  of  happy  voices,  and  to 
see  the  young  people  running  to  and  fro ;  and  I  felt  grateful 
for  the  privilege  of  witnessing  the  pretty  scene.  Visitors  at 
the  fair  who  partook  of  the  nice  refreshments  were  prompt- 
ly served  by  young  misses  in  peasant  costume, —  members 
of  the  mission-circles.  I  said  to  a  friend  who  sat  by  me, 
"  Who  is  this  one  bringing  me  an  ice-cream  ?  "  —  "  She  is 
one  of  our  ^  Busy  Bees.'  You  may  know  she  loves  flowers 
by  the  pretty  nosegay  she  wears  on  her  dress."  —  "  Oh,  yes ! 
and  she  gathers  honey  too,  or  rather  sweet  enjoyment,  in 
this  labor  of  love." 

Presently  another  attracted  my  attention ;  and  I  asked, 
"Is  this  another^  Bee'?" 

"  No.  We  have  quite  a  swarm  of  little  bees ;  but  this 
is  one  of  our  ^  Merry  Workers.' " 

"  He  looks  merry ;  and  I  know  he  loves  the  work,  he  is 
so  happy  and  gay." 

"  Yes,"  replied  my  friend,  "  it  is  as  true  of  children  as 
of  ourselves,  that  labor  for  Jesus,  and  cheerful  offerings  for 
his  sake,  always  bring  us  joy." 

I  said,  "  Do  tell  me  about  your  other  circles." 

"  We  have  one  called  '  Eugharpers.'  " 

"  Oh !  I  shall  remember  that  from  the  very  oddity  of  it. 
Point  out  some  of  its  members." 

My  friend  showed  me  several  of  them  running  hither  and 
thither,  making  their  "  willing  hands  "  do  the  bidding  of 
their  "  willing  hearts." 


SOMETniNG   TO  DO.  191 

"  It  is  pleasant,"  she  said,  "  to  recognize  these  happy 
bands  by  different  names ;  but  I  assure  you  they  are  quite 
united  in  their  noble  work.  We  have  still  another  circle, 
called  the  ^  Little 'Sunbeams/  " 

Ah  !  that  brings  thoughts  of  something  we  all  know 
about.  What  would  this  world  be  without  beams  from  the 
bright  and  glorious  sun?  May  not  these  "Little  Sun- 
beams "  shed  far  abroad  their  rays  of  light  from  the  "  Sun 
of  righteousness  "  by  their  offerings  and  labors  for  the  poor 
heathen  in  distant  lands  ? 

Both  boys  and  girls  worked  earnestly  before  the  sale,  and 
made  themselves  useful  in  many  ways.  The  children  found 
kind  friends,  who  had  once  been  scholars  in  this  sabbath 
school,  to  aid  them  in  their  work.  Money  and  fancy  articles 
were  generously  contributed.  A  post-office  was  tempora- 
rily erected ;  and  every  one  who  was  willing  to  pay  the 
required  postage  received  a  letter.  Judging  by  the  roars 
of  laughter  that  followed  the  reading  of  some  of  them,  I 
concluded  they  did  not  contain  bad  news.  The  fragrance 
and  beauty  of  the  rare  flowers  nmde  one  forget  the  chilling 
rain  out  of  doors,  and  think  of  a  perpetual  summer. 

"  The  old  woman  was  there  who  lived  in  a  shoe,"  and 
"had  so  many  children  she  didn't  know  what  to  do."  No 
wonder  that  one  so  burdened  with  family  cares  made  up 
her  mind  to  go  to  the  fair,  and  try  by  her  winning  manner 
and  pleasant  face  —  which  seemed  young  and  fair  in  spite 
of  her  huge  ruffled  cap  and  ponderous  spectacles  —  to  in- 
duce kind  people  to  adopt  some  of  her  little  ones.  All  who 
took  her  children  paid  her  money;  but  she — unselfish  lit- 
tle woman  —  sent  it  all  to  the  missionaries.  So  the  united 
labors  of  mission-circles  and  Christian  friends  brought  them 
in  about  eight  hundred  and  sixty  dollars,  after  paying  all 
expenses.  Wasn't  that  a  nice  sum  to  raise  for  our  Wo- 
man's Board  of  Missions  ?  S.  G. 


192  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

ACEOSTIC. 

RT    CHARLIE    MEAD.* 

My  first  is  disagreeable  in  winter,  and  pleasant  In  summer. 

My  second  is  what  the  Bible  commands  children  to  do. 

^ly  third  is  a  noted  French  general  who  died  in  1759. 

My  fourth  is  a  book  in  the  New  Testament. 

My  fifth  is  a  country  in  North  Africa. 

My  sixth  is  a  farming-implement. 

^ly  seventh  is  a  European  sea. 

My  eighth  is  a  State  south  of  Washington  Teiritory. 

My  ninth  is  a  bird  whose  home  is  in  the  Marion  Islands. 

My  tenth  is  one  of  God's  messengers  mentioned  in  the  Bible. 

My  eleventh  is  a  fruit  coming  from  Africa. 

My  twelfth  is  a  noted  tree  in  Pennsylvania. 

My  thirteenth  is  in  great  demand  in  summer. 

My  fourteenth  is  a  substance  first  used  in  Russia  for  ornamental  pur- 
poses. 

My  fifteenth  is  the  name  of  an  ocean. 

My  sixteenth  is  the  name  of  a  man  that  once  spent  a  night  with  St. 
Paul  in  an  uncomfortable  position. 

My  seventeenth  was  head  and  shoulders  above  his  brethren. 

My  eighteenth  is  a  cape  in  Smith's  Sound. 

Jly  nineteenth  is  a  river  in  South  Africa. 

My  twentieth  is  the  first  explorer  of  mountain-tops  mentioned  in  the 
Bible. 

My  twenty-first  is  a  race  of  conquerors  that  flourished  in  the  fifth 
century. 

My  whole  is  an  organization  that  does  a  great  deal  of  good. 


iJSTSWER  TO   BIBLICAL  KIDDLE. 

Manna. 

"We  have  received  a  correct  answer  to  the  biblical  riddle  in  the  April 
number  from  A.  N.,  Pittsfield,  Mass. ;  also  additional  answers  to  the 
acrostic  in  the  March  number  from  A.  N.,  Pittsfield,  Mass. ;  R.  W.  R., 
Homer,  N.  Y. ;  C.  L.  B.,  East  Hampton,  Conn. 

Wc  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  new  acrostics  from  R.  W.  R.,  Homer, 
N.  Y.;  A.  C,  Auburndale,  Mass.;  and  an  enigma  from  S.  W.  S.,  Apple- 
ton,  Wis. 

*  Only  ten  years  old. 


^QU  WOM&W. 


Vol.  III. 


JULY,  1873. 


No.  7. 


TURKEY. 
AMONG  THE  VILLAGES. 

BY    MRS.    WHEELER. 

About  twenty  miles  to  the  south-east  of  Harpoot  is 
the  large  village  of  Ichmeh,  nestled  close  under  the  snow- 
capped summits  of  old  Taurus.  It  takes  its  name  from 
a  beautiful  fountain,  said  to  be  sacred  to  the  Virgin  Mary, 
that  flows  out  of  the  ground  under  an  old  Armenian  church. 
On  reaching  the  place,  I  went  into  this  church,  black 
with  the  smoke,  not  of  fires,  but  of  candles.  The  pictures 
on  the  walls  were  so  discolored,  that  we  could  with  difficulty 
distinguish  that  one  was  the  Virgin  ;  and  I  think  another 
was  Christ  wearing  the  crown  of  thorns.  A  candle  was 
let  down  through  an  opening  in  the  floor;  and  we  saw  the 
clear  cold  water  gurgling  up  through  what  seemed  to  be 
a  stony  bottom.     The  people  say  that  the  water  is  warm  in 

13  193 


194  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

winter,  and  cold  in  summer :  and  we  judge  it  must  be  so ; 
for  we  saw  the  women  standing  in  the  outer  basin  washing. 
This  is  the  great  village  wash-tub;  and  every  Saturday 
scores  of  young  women,  rich  and  poor  alike,  are  seen  here 
busily  at  work  preparing  clean  garments  for  the  sabbath. 
We  might  not  like  such  an  arrangement;  but  it  is  the 
fashion,  and  these  brides  of  from  twelve  to  thirty  years  of 
age  have  a  merry  time  over  it.  You  will  say  that  it  is  a 
strange  place  for  brides  ;  but  all  the  married  women  are 
called  such  here ;  and  it  is  not  an  easy  thing  to  be  one,  even 
in  a  rich  family.  The  hardest  work  is  given  to  them  ;  and 
they  are  the  servants  of  the  household.  Even  when  a  man 
loves  his  wife,  he  does  not  dare  interfere  with  any  of  his 
mother's  orders.  Has  she  not  been  a  bride  in  her  day  ? 
"  I  am  glad  I  was  not  born  in  Turkey  "  is  often  on  the  lips 
of  foreign  ladies ;  but,  as  we  go  .among  the  people,  we  can 
see  that  things  are  changing,  even  in  petrified  Turkey. 

The  Saturday  after  our  arrival  was,  as  usual,  baking  and 
washing  day ;  and,  if  we  called  at  the  houses,  we  must  see 
the  women  in  the  kitchen,  just  as  we  saw  the  brides  at  the 
"  wash-tub."  We  saw  them  making  bread  in  their  peculiar 
manner.  One  woman  was  forming  the  dough  into  balls, 
and  passing  it  to  another  sitting  before  a  low  round  table  : 
she  in  turn  rolled  it  out  thin,  and  gave  it  to  a  third,  who 
sat  near  an  oven  made  in  the  earth.  This  oven  had  been 
heated ;  and  the  coals  remained  in  the  bottom  while  the 
bread  was  baked  on  the  sides :  when  done,  it  was  taken  by 
still  another  woman,  and  placed  on  a  clean  cloth  spread  on 
the  floor. 

At  the  sound  of  the  board  used  as  a  bell,  we  made  our 
way  to  the  Protestant  chapel,  which  was  well  filled,  al- 
though it  was  Saturday  evening.  The  warm-hearted  and 
beloved  pastor  greeted  us  very  cordially ;  and  the  earnest 
prayers  and  remarks  showed  that  God  had  some  sincere 


AMONG   THE   VILLAGES.  195 

worshippers  there.  The  sabbath  brought  a  crowd  to  hear 
the  gospel  preached ;  so  that  the  women  literally  trod  one 
upon  another.  The  windows  were  open,  or  we  should  have 
found  it  hard  to  breathe.  After  the  noon  •  service,  the 
women  met  with  me  for  a  praj^er-meeting;  and  I  think 
there  were  two  hundred  and  fifty  present,  including  the 
children. 

During  the  week  I  went  with  two  of  the  sisters  into 
quite  a  number  of  houses.  The  nearest  one  was  ^'  Prot. 
Markareed's,"  who  was  the  first  to  become  a  Protestant 
among  tlie  women.  She  soon  learned  to  read  her  Bible  ; 
and  taking  it  in  her  apron,  with  her  primer,  she  went 
from  house  to  house  to  persuade  others.  They  laughed 
at  her ;  but  it  made  no  difference.  She  worked  on  till  a 
pastor  came,  and  a  church  was  built ;  and  now  Prot.  Marka- 
reed  sits  down  with  forty  members  at  Christ's  table.  In 
another  house  there  was  a  family  of  forty-seven  souls  that 
attracted  me  much.  One  of  the  young  men  became  inter- 
ested in  the  truth,  causing  no  small  stir;  for  this  is  the 
village  where  some  have  filled  their  ears  with  clay,  lest  they 
should  hear  about  this  strange  religion  of  the  Americans. 
Soon  the  mother  of  the  young  man  was  moved  by  the 
sweet  words  the  son  brought  home  from  the  preacher,  and 
secretly  went  to  hear  for  herself,  crouching  down  behind 
a  wall  so  as  not  to  be  seen  by  her  brother-in-law.  She  was 
to  be  one  of  the  earnest  workers  in  that  church ;  and  we 
believe  the  Lord  called  her.  She  was  the  leader  in  a  great 
house ;  and  how  could  she  find  time  to  read  ?  But  Prot. 
Markareed  had  not  labored  in  vain.  A  fire  was  burning  in 
that  mother's  soul,  that  could  only  be  quenched  by  the 
water  of  life  from  the  fountain-head.  She  knew  God's  word 
would  lead  her  to  that  fountain ;  and  she  took  her  prim.er 
with  her  to  her  daily  toil,  hiding  it  under  the  table  where 
she  rolled  her  bread,  and  drawing  it  out,  when  no  one  was 


196  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

near,  to  find  a  few  words  to  think  of  wliile  she  worked. 
Now  she  reads,  writes,  sings,  and  is  an  honor  to  any  land 
or  people.  Her  oldest  son  is  one  of  the  deacons  of  the 
Ichmeh  church  ;  another  will  be  its  second  pastor  ;  and  her 
youngest  is  given  to  Christ.  Her  daughter-in-law  is  also 
a  member  of  the  church  ;  and  her  husband  told  me  he  hoped 
soon  to  be  of  their  number.  The  oldest  brother's  wife  lis- 
tened to  the  others,  and  longed  to  go  to  hear  for  herself; 
but  her  husband  said,  "  If  you  do,  I  will  beat  you."  The 
desire  would  not  leave  her,  and  she  ventured  to  disobey ; 
but  who  should  meet  her  as  she  came  from  the  house  of 
prayer  but  her  husband  ?  She  said  to  me,  ''  I  trembled,  as, 
on  reaching  home,  he  took  my  hand  in  his,  and  a  stick  in 
the  other  ;  but  I  said  not  a  word.  I  was  very  much  fright- 
ened, because  I  knew  I  had  disobeyed  him  ;  but,  when  he 
saw  my  fear,  he  smiled,  and  said,  '  I  won't  beat  j^ou,'  and 
dropped  my  hand."  This  woman  is  now  a  church-member  ; 
and  Paul  her  husband  will  soon  follow  her  to  the  Lord's 
table.  All  that  keeps  him  away  is  his  quick  temper.  Thus 
the  little  leaven  has  leavened  that  great  house,  till  the  old 
man  of  sixty  or  seventy  years,  and  the  little  child  of  as  many 
months,  sing  the  sweet  songs  of  the  Christian  together. 
Yes,  they  sing,  ^'Oh,  happy  day  that  fixed  my  choice  !" 

To  "be  continued.) 

THE  CONSTANTINOPLE  HOME. 
BY   MISS    C.    L.    NOYES. 

The  following  letter  was  received  from  Miss  ISToyes,  who 
left  us  in  October  last,  purposing  to  go  to  Aintab  to  assist 
Miss  Proctor.  She  stopped  at  the  Constantinople  Home, 
intending  to  take  a  few  days  of  rest  only ;  but  the  need 
of  assistance  at  the  home  was  so  great,  that,  at  the  request 
of  the   mission,  her  stay  has   become  permanent.     "After 


THE  CONSTANTINOPLE  HOME.  197 

speaking  of  her  safe  arrival  and  her  kindly  welcome,  she 
says,  — 

"  Your  chief  interest  is  doubtless  in  the  school ;  and  of 
that  I  will  tell  you  as  best  I  can.  There  is  the  same  daily 
routine  with  us  as  with  you,  and  little  of  note  in  the  line 
of  scholarship.  Those  readers  of  '  Life  and  Light '  whose 
field  of  labor  is  in  the  schoolroom  understand  how  slight 
the  marks  of  progress  are  in  most  children,  indicated, 
often,  by  things  unnoticed  by  a  casual  observer,  but  sure 
signs  of  improvement  to  a  teacher.  The  daily  increase 
of  attention  to  the  details  which  make  good  behavior, 
the  brightening  of  the  eye  when  new  ideas  take  posses- 
sion of  the  mind,  even  the  change  in  tones  of  voice, 
all  tell  in  which  direction  habits  are  strengthening,  and 
give  encouragement  as  truly  as  the  greater  signs  which  are 
not  seen  every  day.  The  school  has  been  quite  full ;  but, 
as  hardly  a  week  passes  without  applications  for  admit- 
tance, we  have  made  arrangements  to  take  one  or  two  more, 
and  are  expecting  them  within  a  few  days. 

"  If  you  could  look  in  upon  our  girls  at  this  time,  the 
last  hour  on  Thursday  afternoon,  you  would  find  them  busily 
sewing  on  various  kinds  of  work.  During  these  sewing- 
hours,  two  afternoons  in  the  w^eek,  the  conversation  is  in 
English  :  consequently  it  is  not  always  very  animated,  or 
continued  long  on  one  subject.  They  are  a  very  indus- 
trious, pleasant  company ;  and  I  know  of  no  family  where 
the  members  live  more  harmoniously :  I  have  yet  to  hear 
of  a  quarrel,  or  an  unkind  word,  among  them.  One  day 
during  the  winter,  Mrs.  Riggs  invited  us  to  come  with  the 
girls,  and  make  her  a  little  visit,  which  we  all  enjoyed  very 
much.  Pride  is  wrong,  I  know;  but  I  think  we  might  be 
pardoned  for  being  satisfied  with  the  propriety  of  their 
conduct  on  that  and  similar  occasions.  Last  week  they 
came  down  into  the  parlor  for  a  social  evening.     A  part  of 


198  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

tlie  entertainment  was  music  by  the  girls ;  two  playing  the 
organ  while  we  sang,  and  six  performing  on  the  piano. 
Some  of  them  were  only  beginners,  and  favored  us  with 
the  changes  on  do,  re,  mi,  to  quite  a  sufficient  extent ;  but 
they  did  their  best,  and  what  more  could  they  do  ? 

''  Looking  upon  this  as  a  missionary  school,  you  will 
wish  for  something  concerning  the  spiritual  interests  of 
the  institution.  Instruction  is  faithfully  given  in  the 
Bible,  both  from  the  Old  and  New  Testaments ;  the  hymns 
familiar  to  us  all  these  many  years  are  sung  and  repeated 
daily ;  and,  besides  the  regular  preaching  by  an  earnest  man 
of  their  own  nation,  Dr.  Wood  comes  in  on  sabbath  even- 
ings, and  speaks  familiarly  with  them  from  some  passage 
of  Scripture,  or  relates  some  incident  likely  to  interest 
them.  Tliey  seem  to  love  their  Bible  lessons,  and,  when 
told  at  vacation  not  to  carry  their  books  home,  anxiously 
inquired  if  they  might  not  take  their  Bibles.  Several  of 
them  are  in  the  habit  of  teaching  their  brothers  and  sisters, 
and  little  companions,  the  hymns  and  lessons  they  have 
learned  at  school ;  but,  further  than  this,  I  do  not  know  as 
we  have  evidence  that  more  than  one  or  two  are  true  chil- 
dren of  God.  Much  as  we  may  pray,  and  faithfully  as  we 
may  labor,  we  must  wait  God's  time  for  results ;  and  that 
is  not  always  in  the  present.  "VYe  greatly  desire  and  hope, 
that,  before  they  leave  us,  each  one  of  these  dear  girls  may 
learn  to  exercise  saving  faith  in  Christ.'^ 


AFRICA. 

LETTER  FROM  MRS.  EDWARDS. 

Mrs.  Edwakds  of  Inanda,  South  Africa,  in  a  recent 
letter  to  one  of  our  auxiliaries,  thus  writes  of  the  remark- 
able religious  awakening  in  her  school :  — 


LETTER  FROM  MRS.    EDWARDS.  199 

"  Not  long  since  we  called  the  girls  into  the  schoolroom, 
and  asked  those  who  were  members  of  the  church  to  rise. 
We  knew  who  they  were,  but  thought  it  best  to  make  the 
request ;  and  three  rose.  Then  a  call  was  made  for  those 
who  believed  themselves  to  be  Christians,  but  who  had  not 
united  with  the  church.  Of  these  there  were  eleven.  We 
appointed  nine  o'clock  on  sabbath  morning  to  meet  these 
fourteen,  and  learn  something  of  their  thoughts  and  feel- 
ings ;  also  to  know  surely  what  first  directed  their  attention 
to  their  lost  condition,  and  turned  them  to  a  living  Saviour. 
Three  of  them  attributed  their  interest  to  conversations 
with  different  people ;  and  all  the  others  referred  their 
awakening  to  the  influence  of  the  girls  in  the  school :  they 
had  talked  with  them,  and  taken  them  out  into  a  quiet 
place  to  pray  with  them. 

"  There  remained  twenty-four  who  were  still  in  their 
sins.  We  met  these  in  the  afternoon,  and,  after  a  little 
conversation,  requested  those  who  were  thinking  about  the 
matter,  and  who  sincerely  wished  to  become  followers  of 
Christ,  to  rise.  Twenty-one  stood  up  ;  their  countenances 
indicating  the  truthfulness  of  the  act.  You  can  imagine 
the  thrill  of  joy  the  last  occasioned ;  and  as  they  passed 
out  one  by  one,  the  cheeks  of  some  bearing  evidence  of 
their  feeling,  my  heart  said, '  I  thank  thee,  Father,  that  I  am 
here!'" 

In  another  letter,  Mrs.  Edwards  writes,  — 

"  Seven  of  the  youngest  girls  were  missing  yesterday 
when  the  bell  rang ;  and  I  went  to  see  what  they  were 
doing.  I  found  them  seated  in  the  tall  grass,  holding  a 
prayer-meeting  all  by  themselves.  They  were  singing  a 
hymn  very  solemnly ;  and  one  of  them  had  a  few  leaves  of 
a  Testament  in  her  hand. 

"  I  do  not  like  to  say  that  the  foreign  work  is  more  im- 
portant or  pressing  than  the  home  work  ;  but  there  is  much, 


200  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

very  much,  to  be  done  here.  Two  sabbaths  ago  Miss 
Lindley  and  I  went  with  James,  the  native  pastor  at  Inan- 
da,  into  the  Umgeni  Valley  to  hold  a  service  with  the 
people  who  might  assemble.  We  stopped  at  a  clump  of 
trees  that  afforded  a  pleasant  shade,  and  sat  down  on  the 
grass  to  wait  for  a  congregation.  About  a  hundred  gath- 
ered together,  although  we  saw  but  three  or  four  habita- 
tions on  the  way.  Many  young  girls  were  there,  whose 
only  clothing  consisted  of  aprons  fastened  around  their 
waists  by  a  cord,  to  which  was  attached  behind  a  little 
piece  of  fringe.  Yet  they  seemed  eager  to  learn  to  read. 
Some  of  them  could  spell  already  ;  having  been  taught  at 
the  sabbath  school  here,  or  at  the  school  in  the  Umzenyati 
Valley,  —  a  distance  of  three  or  four  miles  from  their  homes." 


SPAIN. 

THE  BARCELONA  BOARDING-SCHOOL. 

We  make  the  following  extracts  from  a  recent  letter  from 
Miss  Blake,  an  English  lady  connected  with  the  school  at 
Barcelona  under  the  care  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Gulick  :  — 

'•'  Our  school  opened  about  six  months  ago  in  the  hands 
of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Gulick.  We  have  had  much  interruption 
on  account  of  not  being  able  to  procure  desirable  premises 
until  within  a  month.  An  entire  house  has  now  been 
secured  in  the  best  locality  possible  for  the  work,  which 
enables  us  to  avoid  the  opposition  of  the  Romanists,  caused 
by  coming  in  contact  with  them  when  living  in  flats,  or, 
as  they  are  called  here,  Fisas.  Our  girls,  numbering 
twelve,  are  progressing  favorably  in  their  studies,  when  we 
take  into  consideration  the  short  time  they  have  been  with 


THE  BARCELONA   BOARDING-SCHOOL.  201 

US,  and  the  class  to  which  they  belong.  The  ignorance 
of  the  poorer  people  in  Spain  is  something  deplorable. 
Scarcely  nine-tenths  of  the  people  can  either  read  or  write. 
With  the  blessing  of  Grod,  a  better  day  is  dawning  on 
Spain.  There  is  perceptible  a  desire  for  instruction,  and  a 
growing  improvement  in  the  character  of  the  girls  of  our 
school.  They  are  fond  of  their  Bibles,  and  it  is  an  evident 
pleasure  for  them  to  attend  meetings  for  worship  ;  but  as 
yet  there  is  no  anxiety  evinced  for  their  own  souls. 

"  The  week  of  special  prayer  with  which  this  year  com- 
menced was  a  very  refreshing  time.  It  was  our  first  in 
Barcelona,  and  has  been  a  season  to  be  remembered.-  Night 
after  night  we  met  in  the  different  mission-rooms  in  turn. 
There  was  great  simplicity  and  fervency  in  prayer  on  the 
part  of  the  Spanish  Christians  and  other  brethren,  and 
most  solemn  attention  from  the  unconverted.  Our  mis- 
sionaries, seeing  so  much  interest,  proposed  a  second  week, 
with  the  addition  of  preaching  services.  The  Lord  was 
very  gracious  :  the  rooms  were  always  well  filled,  some- 
times crowded.  Many  heard  for  the  first  time  in  their 
lives  the  way  of  salvation,  and  evidently  were  much  im- 
pressed. We  have  not  heard  of  any  immediate  conversions  ; 
but  we  trust  Him  who  has  said,  ^  My  word  shall  not  return 
unto  me  void.' 

"  It  is  indeed  a  blessed  boon  to  know  there  are  dear  ones 
in  America  remembering  us  in  prayer  before  the  mercy- 
seat  of  the  God  of  all  grace  ;  and  we  are  expecting  great 
results  in  answer  to  your  petitions  for  this  poor,  distracted, 
priest-ridden  country,  —  a  country,  physically  speaking, 
favored  by  God  above  any  other  in  Europe.  Oh  for  the 
sunshine  of  Jesus'  love  beaming  in  their  hearts  with  only 
a  tenth  part  of  the  strength  with  which  the  material  sun 
beams  on  their  glorious  landscapes,  vineyards,  and  olive- 
yards  ! " 


202  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 


LETTER  FROM   MRS.   GULICK. 

We  are  permitted  to  make  extracts  from  a  private  letter 
from  Mrs.  William  Gulick,  dated  Santander,  Feb.  3,  1873. 
After  mentioning  their  unsuccessful  search  for  a  room  in 
which  to  hold  their  sabhath  services,  she  says,  — 

"  Our  meeting  yesterday  was  in  a  grain  store-room, 
which  happened  to  be  empty,  on  the  first  floor  of  this 
house.  It  was  swept  and  dusted,  and  the  seats  arranged, 
although  they  did  not  more  than  half  fill  the  room.  At 
half-past  two  I  went  down,  and  found  some  twenty  men 
and  women  in  the  front-seats.  One  of  the  women  turned 
round  to  me,  and  said,  ^  Last  Sunday  we  were  the  last  in,  so 
we  did  not  see  any  thing :  this  Sunday  we  resolved  to  be 
in  time.'  I  have  no  idea  how  long  they  had  been  sitting 
there.  By  the  time  the  services  commenced,  the  large 
room  was  filled  ;  and  some  were  perched  upon  a  ladder 
standing  in  one  corner,  so  that  they  could  see  and  hear. 
The  crowd  extended  out  into  the  hall,  and  even  into  the 
street ;  many  going  away  for  want  of  room. 

"  You  would  have  been  surprised  at  the  quiet  and  order 
which  prevailed.  Only  once  was  there  any  movement ;  and 
that  was  when  some  persons  whose  curiosity  was  satisfied 
wished  to  pass  out  through  the  crowd.  There  was  no 
attempt  at  counting  the  numbers ;  but  we  estimated  that 
there  were  about  two  hundred  and  fifty  in  the  room  itself. 

"  Catholic  churches,  as  you  know,  are  filled  with  images 
of  Christ,  the  Virgin,  and  the  saints.  One  woman  asked 
if  we  were  not  at  least  going  to  have  a  Christ  to  aid  us  in 
our  prayer;  for  how  could  we  pray  with  such  fervor  if 
Christ  in  his  sufferings  were  not  represented  before  us  ? 
Another,  in  looking  around  yesterday,  remarked,  ^  They 
have  not  got  their  Christ  yet.'  " 


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MEETING   OF  THE  PHILADELPHIA  BRANCH. 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  Branch  of  the 
W.  B.  M.,  which  met  in  Baltimore  April  16  and  17,  was  at- 
tended by  about  fifty  delegates  from  the  associate  societies. 
A  very  kindly  welcome  was  given  by  the  president  of 
the  Baltimore  society ;  and  beautiful  flowers  added  their 
greeting.  The  meeting  was  duly  organized ;  Mrs.  Burdett 
Hart  of  Philadelphia  presiding.  The  receipts  reported 
from  the  twelve  associate  societies  reached  nearly  three 
thousand  dollars-;  which  sum  it  is  confidently  expected  to 
complete,  several  life-memberships  being  offered  in  response 
to  an  appeal  from  the  president,  and  other  sums  promised 
to  supply  the  deficit. 

A  meeting  for  the  mission-circles  was  addressed  by  Dr. 
Bush.  Dr.  Chester  of  the  Madura  Mission,  and  Dr.  Bush, 
addressed  a  general  missionary  meeting  in  the  evening. 
Miss  West  described  her  work  in  Turkey,  and  testified  to 
the  compensations  in  missionary  labors.  The  "fellow- 
ship-meeting," which  closed  the  session,  was  a  new  feature, 
and  called  out  many  suggestions,  with  strong  desires  to 
arouse  greater  interest  in  this  precious  work  for  heathen 
women.  Anna  P.  Halsey,  Cor.  Sec. 


We  have  also  been  cheered  by  a  communication  from  this 
Branch,  announcing  that  its  members  hope  to  raise  a  thous- 
and dollars  for  the  Constantinople  Home  in  addition  to 
their  other  work. 


204  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


MEETING   OF   THE   NEW-HAVEN  BEANCH. 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  New-Haven  Branch  of 
the  W.  B.  M.  was  held  in  the  Centre  Church,  New 
Haven,  Tuesday,  May  6.  The  day  was  the  most  per- 
fect of  the  season. 

The  morning  session  was  opened  with  prayer,  and  a 
short  address  hy  Eev.  John  Chandler,  who  is  soon  to  re- 
turn to  his  native  India  to  enter  upon  missionary  labors 
there. 

Eeports  for  the  year  were  given  by  the  Recording  and 
Home  Secretaries  and  by  the  Treasurer ;  which  showed  a 
considerable  increase  in  the  number  of  auxiliaries  and  in 
the  receipts  of  the  Treasury.  Mrs.  Tyler  of  the  Zulu 
Mission,  about  to  return  to  Africa,  was  unexpectedly  with 
us,  and  said  a  few  words  of  farewell,  and  of  gratitude  for  all 
the  kindness  that  had  been  shown  her.  The  remainder 
of  the  morning  w^as  devoted  to  hearing  reports  from  our 
auxiliaries,  in  which  were  manifested  a  zeal  and  interest 
in  the  work  very  gratifying  to  all  our  hearts.  At  the 
opening  of  the  afternoon  session,  Rev.  Edward  Chester  of 
India  roused  us  with  his  words  of  hearty  approval,  and 
held  up  before  us  the  great  work  still  to  be  accomplished. 
A  letter  was  read  from  Mrs.  Leonard  of  Marsovan,  with 
extracts  from  the  journal  of  Zahouhi,  one  of  our  Bible- 
readers,  showing  us  something  of  the  precious  work  she  is 
doing  in  the  villages  of  that  vicinity.  Mrs.  Schneider  of 
Turkey  gave  a  thrilling  account  of  the  perils  encountered 
by  herself  and  husband  in  a  village  near  Broosa.  Though 
threatened  with  danger  on  every  hand,  they  had  been  pre- 
served from  harm,  and  God  had  blessed  them  in  the  dis- 
arming of  opposition,  the  gathering  of  a  congregation,  and 
the    establishment   of    a   school.      The   repeating   of    the 


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205 


Lord's  Prayer  in  Mahratta,  and  the  singing  of  the  hymn, — 

"  I'm  a  pilgrim,  and  I'm  a  stranger," 

in  the  same  language,  by  some  of  our  missionary  ladies, 
gave  a  pleasant  variety  to  the  exercises. 

Mrs.  Baldwin  of  Foochow,  China,  then  spoke  of  her  work 
in  the  girls'  hoarding-school  at  that  place,  and  of  the  indif- 
ference which  still  exists  in  the  minds  of  the  Chinese  to 
the  education  of  their  daughters.  She  read  extracts  from 
letters,  and  closed  by  repeating  the  Lord's  Prayer  in  Clii- 
nese. 

Mrs.  Eansom,  one  of  the  officers  of  the  Woman's  Union 
Missionary  Society  of  New  York,  attended  the  meeting, 
and  expressed,  through  Mrs.  Hubbard,  the  sympathy  and 
interest  of  herself  and  her  associates  ;  showing,  that,  how- 
ever different  in  name,  the  work  is  one. 

The  meeting  was  closed  by  singing  a  part  of  the  hymn,  — 

"  All  hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name." 

Abbie  p.  Ferguson,  Bee.  See. 


THE  WOMAN'S  BOAED  OF  MISSIONS. 

Eeceipts  from  April  IS  to  May  19. 
MRS.   HOMER  BARTLETT,   Treasurer. 


Auburn.  —  Anx.,  M.  E.  Ride- 
out,  Treasurer,  S37  00 
Bangor.  —  Aux.,  69  35 
Portland.  —  Aux.,  Miss  E,  M. 
Gould,  Treasurer,  of  which 
$25  from  Mrs.  William  H. 
Fenn  to  constitute  L.  M. 
Mrs.  Sarah  D.  Riggs,             353  75 


Total, 


$460  10 


NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Exeter.  —  "  Cheerful  Givers,"  SI  00 

New  Ipswich.  —  "A  FrienJ,"    10  00 
Straiham.  —  Miss    Annie     E. 

VViggin,  1  00 

Total,        $12  00 
C.  Home  Building-Fund. 
Manchester.  —  First  Cong  Ch., 
aux.,   Mrs.   H.    R.    Pettee, 


Treasurer, 


$60  00 


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LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


VERMONT. 

iucZfow.  —  Cong.  Ch.,  ^12  00 

3fontgoinery     Centre,  —  Miss 

M.  A.  Paiue,  75 

Springfield.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  H. 
J.  Cobb,  Treasurer,  to  con- 
stitute L.  M.  Mrs.  Maria  T. 
Herrick,  25  00 


Total.        $37  75 

C.  Home  Building -Fund. 

Rutland.  —  Aux.,  Nancy 
Green,  Treasurer,  addition- 
al, S2  00 

St.  Alban's.  —  By  Mrs.  Giles 
Merrill,  200  00 

MA  SS  ACHUSETT3. 

Ayer.  — Aux.,  IMrs.  J.  C.  Ten- 
uey,  Treasurer,  additional, 
to  constitute  L.  M.  jMrs.  E. 
_H.  Sawtell,  $5  52 

Billerica.  —  Aux.,  S.  B.  Work, 

Treasurer,  13  00 

Brookjield.  —  Mrs.  A.  C. 
Blai;chard,  to  constitute 
L.  M.'s  Miss  Abby  F.  Blan- 
chard  and  Mrs.  'Annie  E. 
Blanchard,  50  00 

Boston.  — l\v^.  D.  C.  S.,  $0; 
"A  Tribute,"  So;  "A 
Friend,"  $2;  total,  812. 
Berkeley-street  Ch.,  ;$31.30. 
Mt.  Vernon  Ch.,  E.  S.  To- 
bey,  jun..  Treasurer,  Mrs. 
Henry  W.  Richardson,  S3; 
Mission-Circles'  sale,  for 
schools  of  India,  $360.12; 
total,  $363.12.  Old  South 
Ch.,  "L.  F.  B,"  monthly 
contribution,  $30.  Shaw- 
mut  Ch.  (a  mother  and 
daughter),  $5,  441  42 

Boston,  East.  —  Maverick  Ch., 
"  Zulu  Helpers,"  for  Mrs. 
Edwards'  school,  17  17 

Boston  Highlands.  —  Eliot  Ch., 
aux.,  by  Mrs.  R.  Anderson,    10  00 

Boston,  South.  —  Phillips  Ch., 
aux.,  additional,  2  00 

Cambridge.  —  Shepard  Ch., 
''  An  Offering,"  1  00 

Chelsea.  —  Chestnut-s  t  r  e  e  t 
Ch.,  Miss  P.  C.  Engles's 
S.S.  class,  "  Busy  Bees,"         5  00 


Clinton.  —  Aux.,  for  Bible- 
Reader  at  Harpoot,  $38.04; 
towards  constituting  L.  M. 
l\Irs.  Emma  T.  Clark,  $20; 
Miss  Sawyer's  infant  school, 
for  same  object,  $5,  $63  04 

Dorchester.  —  Aux.,  addition- 
al, collected  by  Miss  Emma 
Cnrruth  for  salary  of  Miss 
Clarke,  $126,  making,  with 
previous  contribution,  $381. 
Village  Ch.,  aux.,  Miss  H. 
D.  Hutchinson,  Treasurer, 
towards  support  of  their  pu- 
pil in  Const.  Home,  $46,      172  00 

Grafton.  —  Aux.,  15  00 

Hyde    Pari. —Nelly   Tyler's 

dolls'  missionary-box,  25 

IlolUston.  —  Aux.,'  Mrs.  F.  F. 
Fisk,  Treasurer,  for  pupil 
in  Mrs.  Bissell's  school, 
Ahmednuggur,  30  00 

Ipsicich.  —  First  Parish,  a  few 
ladies,  by  Mrs.  Morong,  of 
which  $25  to  constitute  L. 
II.  Miss  Lucy  H.  Brown,        30  00 

Littleton.  —  Aux  ,  towards 
constituting  L.  M.  Mrs. 
Shatruck  Hartwell,  19  00 

Leominater.  —  Mrs.  C.  H. 
Reckard,  5  00 

Lynn.  —  First  Ch.,  S.S.  class- 
es of  Mr.  Horton  and  Mr. 
Patten,  for  Bible-reader,       50  00 

Montague.  —  Aux.,  11  00 

Medway^ — Aux.,  Mrs.  T.  R. 
Fairbanks,  Treasurer,  of 
which  $25  to  constitute 
L.  M.  Mrs.  A.  P.  Phillips,      43  00 

Middleboro.''  —  Miss  King- 
man's S.S.  class,  1  10 

Newton.  —  "  A   Friend,"    $5 ; 

"A  Friend,"  $10,  15  00 

Northamptim.  —  Mrs.  A.  Ly- 
man, $100;  "A  Friend," 
$100;  Miss  M.  Cook,  $1; 
Edwards  Ch.,  aux.,  to  con- 
stitute L.  M.'s  Mrs.  Gordon 
Hall  and  Mrs.  Sidney  E. 
Bridgman,  $50,  251  00 

Nantucket.  —  Mrs.  E.  P.  Fear- 
ing, to  constitute  herself 
L.  M.,  25  00 

Ntwtunville.  —  Mrs.  Packard,      1  00 

New  Bedford.  —  Pacific  Cong. 
Ch.,  ladies,  to  constitute 
L.  M.  Mrs.  H.  M.  Stowe,        25  00 


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Plymouth.  —  Mrs.  Jane  B. 
Gordon,  to  constitute  L.  M. 
Miss  Mary  Lincoln,  Hing- 
ham,  Mass.,  $25  00 

Peppei'ell.  —  N.   M.  Murdock, 

.  "  An  Offering,"  1  25 

Reading.  —  Aux.,  additional, 
Mrs.'  J.  B.  Leatlie,  Treas- 
urer, 13  00 

Southbridge.  —  Mrs.  S.  M. 
Lane,  5  00 

Springfield. — Aux.,  balance 
for  Miss  Talcott's  salary, 
$40;  Mrs.  Daniel  Gay,  $1,     41  00 

So.  Amherst.  —  Ladies'  Bene- 
volent Society,  to  consti- 
tute L.  M.  Mrs.  E.  P.  Cross- 
man,  25  00 

Stvampscott.  —  Cong.  C  h., 
aux.,  Rev.  Henry  W.  Jones, 
to  constitute  L.  AL  Mrs. 
Hannah  E.  Jones,  25  00 

SaugusCentre.  —  "A  Friend," 
to  constitute  L.  M.  Mrs. 
Francis  V.  Tenney,  25  00 

Salem. — Crorabie-street  Ch., 
aux.,  for  Mrs.  Edwards' 
school,  60  00 

Uxbridge,  —  "  A  Fiieud,"  1  00 

Winchester.  —  Aux.,  Miss 
Elizabeth  I).  Chapin,  Treas- 
urer, of  which  Mrs.  Charles 
Conant,  $25,  and  Mrs.  M. 
A.  Herrick,  $25,  to  consti- 
tute theoiselves  L.  M.'s, 
$100;  "Seek  and  Save  So- 
ciety," Miss  L.  Jennie  San- 
derson, Treasurer,  $100,      200  00 

Worcester.  —  Union  Ch.,  La- 
dies, by  Mrs.  Charles  Wash- 
burn, of  which  $25  from 
Mrs.  R.  P.  Dunn  to  consti- 
tute herself  L.  M. ;  Mrs.  C. 
F.  Washburn  $25  to  con- 
stitute herself  L.  M. ;  Mrs. 
David  Woodward  $25  to 
constitute  herself  L.  M.,       267  00 

WilUnsonville.  —  Mrs.  W.  R. 
Hill,  to  constitute  herself 
L.  M.,  25  00 


Total,        $2,014  75 

C.  Home  Building-Fund. 

Boston.  —  Berkeley-street  Ch., 

Mrs.  B.  S.  Snow,  $2;  Union 

Ch.,  Mrs.  Eliza  Ford,  $125; 


Mrs.  Alex.  Strong,  $25; 
total,  $150.  Inmates  of 
Penitent  Females'  Refuge, 
$25,  $177  00 

Boston.,  East.  —  Maverick  Ch., 

"  Zulu  Helpers,"  100  00 

Boston  Highlands.  —  Highland 
Ch.,  Children  of  Maternal 
Association,  $1:  Miss  Hall's 
S.S.  class,  $2;  aux.,  $7,        10  00 

Lynn  — First  Cong.  Ch  ,  Mrs. 
James  Flint's  S.S.  school, 
"  Mayflowers,"  5  00 

Northampton.  —  Edwards 
Ch.,  aux.,  46  79 

Salem.  —  Tabernacle  Ch., 
aux.,  "  A  Friend,"  to  con- 
stitute L.  M.  Miss  Eliza  F. 
Punchard,  25  00 

Wtllesley.  —  Aux.,  additional,  23  55 

Woburn.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  S. 
Adkins,  Treasurer,  25  00 

RHODE    ISLAND. 

Providence.  —  Martha,  $10  00 

CONNECTICUT. 

Enfield.  — Mr>i.  L.  P.  Terry,     $5  00 
Greenwich.  —  "  Bearers       o  f 
Light,"  towards  support  of 
pupil    in    Mrs.     Edwards' 
school,  25  00 

Middletown.  —  South  Cong. 
Cli.,  Mrs.  N.  C.  Stiles, 
Treasurer,  of  which  $75  to 
constitute  L.  M.'s  Mrs.  Net- 
tie H.  Taylor,  Mrs.  Charles 
F.  Browning,  and  Miss  M. 
A.  Baldwin,  109  00 

Norfolk.  —  "  A  Friend,"  5  00 

New  Haven.  —  Mrs.  John  Fitch, 
for  pupil  in  Mrs.  Edwards' 
school,  30  00 

Poquonoch.  —  "A  Friend,"         5  00 


Total,        $179  00 

NEW  YORK. 

Flushing.  —  First  Cong.  Ch., 
aux.,' Miss  P.  G.  Quimby, 
Treasurer,  to  constitute  L. 
M.  Mrs.  R.  Treadwell,  25  OQ 

C.  Home  Building-Fund. 
FranUin.  —  Aux.,  $50  00 

Flushing.  —  Aux.,  First  Cong. 
Ch.,  'Miss  P.  G.  Quimby, 
Treasurer,  20  00 


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IOWA. 

MaquoJceta.  —  Mrs.  C.  L.  Mc- 

Cloy,  $1  00 

Off  den  Station.  —  For  support 
of  pupil  in  Ahmednuggur,     32  00 

Total,        $33  00 

CAIiTFOBNTA. 

Oakland.  —  Aux.,  towards 
support  of  Miss  Rappleye 
of  Constantinople,  of  which 
"  Western  Echoes,"  $242,  $400  00 


SOUTH   AFRICA. 

Mapumtdo.  —  ilrs.   Sarah    L. 
Abraham,  by  flowers,  $6  50 

Total,         $406.50 

Subscriptions,  $3,178  10 

C.  Home  Building-Fund,         744  34 
"  Life  and  Light,"  216  75 

"  Echoes,"  57  53 

"  Life  and  Light,"  due  in  1872,    8  25 
Bound  volumes,  7  50 


Total,        $4,212  47 


REPORT  OF   CONTRIBUTIONS  RECEIVED  BY   THE 
TREASURER  OF  THE  NEW-HAVEN  BRANCH. 


APRIL,  since  12th  inst. 

New  Haven.  —  College  chapel. 
Miss  Thacher,  lYeasurer, 
Mrs.  T.  D.  Woolsev,  for 
Con.  Home,  $10;  Mrs.  S.  I. 
Silliman,  to  constitute  her- 
self L.  M.  ($5  having 
been  previously  given), 
$20;  Mrs.  Catherine  Dill, 
to  make  herself  L.  M., 
$25,  $55  00 

Easton.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Gris- 
wold.  Treasurer,  20  77 

East  Haven.  —  Aux.,  Mrs. 
Thompson,  Treasurer,  $70; 
$16  of  which  from  mission- 
circle  "  Little  Workers,"        70  00 

Littlejield.—Anx.,  Mrs.  Elliot, 

Treasurer,  20  30 

MAT. 

Ewerton.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Annie 
Alford,Treasurer,$12 ;  New- 
Haven  College  chapel,  aux., 
Mids  Thacher,  Treasurer, 
Miss  Mary  P.  Salisbury ,$20; 
Church  of  the  Redeemer, 
aux.,  Mrs.  Fairchild,  Treas- 


urer, $147.50,  $35  of  which 
from  Mrs.  Fairchild's  S.S. 
class,  $179  50 

Plymouth.  —  Anx.,  $8;  Tay- 
lor Ch.,  aux.,  $3.80,  11  80 

Northjield.  — Aux.,  Miss  Mary 
Peck,  Treasurer,  $40.25; 
Temple-street  Ch.,  aux., 
Mrs.  M.  E.  Cassell,  Treas- 
urer, $20,  60  25 

Branford.  —  Mrs.  Anna  Bab- 
cock,  Treasurer,  $41.79; 
Dwight-place  Ch.,  aux., 
$111,  $25  of  which  to  con- 
stitute Miss  M.  E.  Baldwin 
L.  M.,  152  79 

East  Haddam.  —  Aux.,    Mrs. 

Amasa  Day,  Treasurer,  5  00 

Meriden.  —  First    Ch.,    aux.,  - 
Miss   Rosa  Hinman,  Treas- 
urer, $100.13;   Centre   Ch,, 
aux,,  Mrs.  F.  T.  Ives,  Treas- 
iirer,  $40.00  140  13 

Fair  Haven.  —  Second  Ch., 
aux.,  Miss  Abbott,  Treas- 
urer, 3  00 


Total, 


$718  54 


TREASURER'S    ADDRESS. 

^^  Please  address  Miss  Emma  Carruth,  Acting  Treas- 
urer, ISTo.  Ij  Congregational  House,  Beacon  Street,  Boston. 


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TURKEY. 


A  TRIBUTE   OF   LOVE. 

Though  more  than  a  year  lias  passed  since  Miss  Rey- 
nolds entered  into  rest,  her  memor}'-  is  fresh  in  the  hearts 
of  many  Bulgarian  daughters.  The  question  is  often 
asked,  concerning  those  who  have  devoted  their  lives  to 
missionary  work,  but  are  soon  called  up  higher,  "  Where- 
fore was  this  waste  ?  "  These  extracts  from  Elenka's  letter 
may  help  to  show  whether  those  precious  lives  have  been  a 
'^  waste." 

More  than  that,  the  dear  mothers,  who,  for  Jesus'  sake, 
have  sent  forth  their  daughters  to  labor  in  distant  parts  of 
his  vineyard,  may  find  comfort  in  the  testimony  of  this  one 
redeemed  soul  to  the  value  of  such  service. 

M.  B.  H. 
ELENKA^S  LETTER. 

Dear  Miss  Reynolds'  Father  and  Sister,  —  How 
I  would  love  to  write  you  this  letter  in  English,  because 
then  truly  I  should  feel  that  I  talked  with  you !  When  we 
received  the  news  about  our  beloved  teacher,  whom  we 
had  hoped  to  see  once  more  among  us,  that  she  had  gone  to 
her  heavenly  rest,  I  sorrowed  much,  and  deeply  felt  her 
loss.  I  loved  her  very  much,  and  love  her  relatives  :  so  I 
wanted  to  write  to  you  to  show  that  I  sympathize  with 
you. 

14  209 


210  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

Altliough  I  am  so  far  away,  sometimes  it  seems  to  me 
that  I  am  very  near,  —  that  there  is  a  tie  in  my  heart  which 
binds  me  to  some  beyond  the  sea ;  and  this  has  come  about 
through  the  labors  of  your  beloved  daughter,  who  taught 
me  to  love  my  Saviour,  and  those  who  love  him,  of  what- 
ever nation  they  may  be.  I  should  like  to  tell  you  how 
Miss  Reynolds  led  me  to  know  my  Saviour,  in  whom  now  I 
greatly  rejoice. 

I  was  one  of  her  first  pupils.  I  liked  to  go  to  her  room 
and  talk  with  her,  but  did  not  think  she  could  separate  me 
from  the  w^orld  I  loved  so  well.  I  promised  my  mother, 
because  she  told  me  not  to  go  often  to  her,  that  I  would  not 
become  a  Protestant.  The  first  question  she  asked  me  was 
"  Do  you  love  Jesus  ?  "  As  I  heard  this,  I  did  not  know 
what  to  reply,  and  said  nothing.  After  two  days,  she  called 
me  to  her  side,  and  again  asked  me  the  same  thing.  I 
told  her  that  I  loved  him  very  little.  Then  she  showed 
me  how  blessed  it  is  to  love  Jesus  and  live  for  him.  She 
told  me  I  must  not  delay,  but  give  myself  into  the  hands 
of  Him  who  taketh  away  the  sins  of  the  world. 

She  did  not  leave  me  till  she  had  kneeled  with  me,  and 
committed  me  into  the  hands  of  Jesus.  Oh,  what  did  I 
feel !  I  went  home,  but  had  no  peace.  I  constantly  heard 
that  question ;  and  indeed  it  did  not  leave  me  till  I  felt  that 
I  did  love  Jesus,  and  wished  to  live  for  him. 

How  dear  she  became  to  me  then  !  I  had  not  a  more  pre- 
cious friend  on  earth,  and  was  happiest  when,  found  close  to 
her  side,  I  heard  her  talk  of  Christ's  love,  and  of  the  joy 
that  awaits  all  who  are  bought  with  the  blood  of  the  Lamb. 
She  labored  not  only  for  my  soul,  but  also  for  my  body. 
When  she  saw  that  I  was  sick,  she  let  me  leave  my  les- 
sons, put  me  on  her  bed,  and  tried  to  get  me  to  sleep  with 
her  light  hand,  which  many  times  took  the  pain  from  my 
head. 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  RENDALL.  211 

As  I  look  back,  and  see  how  she  sustained  and  encouraged 
me,  I  cannot  tell  you  how  grateful  I  am  that  Miss  Rey- 
nolds came  and  lived  among  us,  and  that  God  permitted 
me  to  know  her.  May  God  give  you  a  hundred-fold  in 
this  life  for  what  you  have  given  for  him  ! 

Your  unknown  friend  who  loves  you  much. 

Elenka. 

■ » ■ ■ 

LETTER   FROM  MISS   RENDALL. 

The  following  incidents  of  a  tour  are  given  by  Miss 
Mary  E.  R-endall  of  Battalagundu,  Madura  Mission,  India, 
in  a  letter  received  recently  by  the  ladies  of  Union  Park 
Church,  Chicago. 

The  first  date  is  "  Veraparndie  Village,  thirty  miles  from 
home,"  Dec.  12,  1872. 

"We  have  camped  down  in  this  large  village,  just 
where  they  hold  their  weekly  fairs.  All  yesterday  and  to- 
day I  have  been  surrounded  by  a  crowd  of  most  inquisitive 
faces ;  and  my  tongue  and  hands  liave  been  going  at  their 
utmost  speed.  Here  I  am  an  early  riser  from  stern  neces- 
sity ;  for  I  can  do  no  more  than  complete  a  hurried  toilet 
before  a  large  congregation  is  waiting  to  see  me.  These  are 
all  of  the  poorer  classes,  doing  coolie  work,  and  are  on  their 
way  to  the  fields.  Their  flow  of  questions  about  my  his- 
tory and  my  whole  life  forms  such  a  steady  stream,  that 
I  must  let  it  run  on,  and  empty  itself  a  little,  before  I 
can  begin  to  moralize.  At  last  I  tell  them  of  the  heav- 
enly home,  —  a  home  prepared  for  every  one  who  will 
enter  it  by  the  true  way.  It  seems  to  me,  that  if  any  per- 
sons in  the  whole  world  would  long  for  a  change,  and  desire 
to  enter  such  an  Eden,  these  poor  women  must,  who  have 
no  joy,  comfort,  or  rest  in   this  life  :    so  I  always  describe 


212  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

heaven  to  them.  Toward  noon  the  higher  and  better 
classes  come.  This  is  their  leisure  hour.  Beautiful  wo- 
men many  of  them  are,  with  necklaces  of  gold,  ear-rings, 
nose-jewels,  and  other  outer  adornments  in  abundance.  I 
almost  always  persuade  them  to  come  into  the  tent,  and  sit 
down. 

"Last  night,  during  a  moonlight  service  held  in  the 
open  air  by  my  father  and  his  helpers,  I  struck  a  sudden 
friendship  with  a  merchant's  wife.  As  I  sat  in  tlie  bandy, 
listening  to  the  words  said,  a  pleasant  voice  called  gently 
to  me.  I  turned,  glad  to  have  some  one  to  talk  to.  The 
speaker  had  a  bright,  intelligent  face  ;  and  we  soon  became 
familiar.  She  could  not  understand  what  I  came  to  India 
for.  I  asked  her  if  she  knew  about  our  Saviour,  and  the 
home  he  had  prepared  for  us.  She  had  never  heard  of 
these  things  ;  and  I  told  her  I  had  come  to  tell  her  about 
them.  She  listened  quietly,  and  before  we  parted  offered 
me  some  betel-leaf.  This  is  always  a  sign  of  friendship, 
quite  essential  according  to  their  rules  of  hospitality. 

"Dec.  19.  —  Last  Sunday  I  had  a  very  interesting  meet- 
ing, with  the  largest  audience  I  ever  spoke  to.  I  visited  an 
old  woman  who  has  learned  to  read  since  she  became  a 
Christian.  She  is  a  widow,  and  lives  with  her  three  sons. 
I  went  into  their  clean,  large  house,  and  perched  myself 
upon  an  elevated  place  to  which  they  motioned  me.  Be- 
fore my  old  friend's  lesson  was  finished,  the  room  was  filled 
with  heathen  women,  all  of  the  same  caste.  I  should 
think  there  were  sixty  present.  I  told  them  of  the  best 
Friend,  and  why  he  was  better  and  dearer  than  all  others. 
Two  white-haired  old  women  listened  without  a  motion,  all 
through  my  talk,  and  said  they  would  never  call  on  Ispa- 
ran  again,  but  would  say  Jesus,  and  ask  him  to  care  for 
them,  and  help  them,  and  take  them  to  heaven.  0  that 
they  may  truly  receive  liim  as  their  Saviour ! 


EDITORIAL.  213 


Since  our  Annual  Meeting  last  November,  the  Woman's 
Board  of  Missions  of  the  Interior  has  added  three  names  to 
the  list  of  its  missionaries,  —  Miss  Martha  J.  Lindley,  as- 
sisting Mrs.  Edwards  in  her  school  at  Inanda,  South  Africa; 
Miss  L.  C.  Parsons,  who  is  to  be  associated  with  her  parents 
in  work  in  Nicomedia,  Western  Turkey ;  and  Miss  Julia 
E.  Dudley,  who  sailed  early  in  March  for  the  new  and 
promising  field  of  labor  in  Japan. 

We  have  also  taken  up  new  responsibilities  in  connec- 
tion with  mission-school  work,  pledging  ourselves  to  meet 
the  expense  of  the  boarding  department  recently  added  to 
Mrs.  Coffing's  school  at  Marash,  Central  Turkey,  and  also 
to  furnish  the  amount  required  for  the  school  in  Erzroom, 
Eastern  Turkey,  together  with  the  salaries  of  several  na- 
tive teachers  connected  with  different  missions. 

With  these  additional  calls  upon  our  treasury,  we  watch 
with  interest  the  statement  of  receipts  published  from 
month  to  month  in  these  pages,  trusting  that  it  may  prove 
that  the  pledge  to  raise  fifteen  thousand  dollars  during  the 
current  j^'ear,  given  with  so  much  unanimity  and  enthusiasm 
at  Hockford,  was  no  mere  form  of  words. 

Half  of  our  financial  year  closed  with  the  first  of  May. 
Not  quite  half  the  sum  pledged  has  found  its  way  to  our 
treasury.  Though  the  advance  upon  the  amount  received 
during  the  corresponding  months  of  the  previous  year 
has  been  considerable,  yet,  without  prompt  personal  effort 
upon  the  part  of  our  friends,  the  year  may  close  without 
the  attainment  of  the  end  at  which  we  aim. 

But  these  offerings  of  money  —  upon  which  God  in  his 
providence  has  made  us,  to  some  extent,  dependents  in  the 


214  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

work  of  making  known  the  gospel  of  his  Son  —  are  not  the 
only  gifts  which  he  requires,  or  that  we  have  promised  to 
bestow  at  his  bidding.  Our  hearts,  with  their  wealth  of 
love  and  sympathy  and  prayer, — have  they  been  given 
without  reserve  to  Christ's  service  ? 

Does  our  observance  of  the  sabbath-evening  hour,  so 
generally  set  apart  by  different  denominations  for  prayer  in 
behalf  of  missionaries  and  their  work,  testify  to  our  devo- 
tion to  the  interests  of  Christ's  kingdom,  and  the  earnest- 
ness with  which  we  watch  for  its  full  coming  ? 

Does  our  sympathy  and  love  for  those  whom  God  has 
honored  as  his  messengers  to  those  miserable  homes,  made 
cheerless  and  desolate  by  the  blighting  influence  of  Pagan- 
ism or  a  corrupt  Christianity,  bring  us  often  together  to  talk 
of  their  work,  to  listen  to  the  record  of  their  labors,  to  be 
cheered  by  their  words  of  encouragement,  or,  feeling  the 
pressure  of  their  cares  and  burdens,  to  bear  them  on  our 
hearts  before  him  who  is  an  almighty  Helper? 

We  may  make  a  record  of  our  contributions  of 
money,  and  perhaps  estimate,  to  some  extent,  the  amount 
of  seed  it  will  enable  us  to  sow  ;  but  who  can  measure  the 
boundless  influence  of  these  other  gifts,  or  the  value  of  the 
harvest,  which,  under  God's  blessing,  they  may  secure  to 
his  glory,  even  from  our  slow  and  imperfect  planting  ? 


ANNIVERSARY  SOCIABLE. 

The  following  brief  notice  of  the  anniversary  exercises 
of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  of  Missouri  has  been 
forwarded  to  us  :  — 

The  Anniversary  Sociable  of  the  Woman's  Board  of 
Missions  of  Missouri,  given  on  Eriday  evening,  April  11,  in 
the  parlors  of  Dr.  Post's  church,  St.  Louis,  was  an  occasion 
of  rare  pleasure  to  all  who  attended. 


MISSIONARY  ADDRESS.  — RECEIPTS.  215 

Reports,  speeches,  and  essays  were  agreeably  interspersed 
with  music  suited  to  the  occasion,  and  followed  by  an  ele- 
gant and  bountiful  collation,  prepared  by  the  ladies  of  the 
several  churches  of  the  city"  connected  with  this  Board. 

The  society  has  now  been  in  operation  for  two  years ; 
and  the  Treasurer's  Report  shows  the  amount  received  from 
membership-fees  and  contributions  during  that  time  to  be 
^618.98.  The  Board  has  recently  assumed  the  support  of 
Miss  E.  A.  Claghorn  of  Foochow,  South  China. 


MISSIONARY  ADDRESS. 

The  forcible,  stirring  words  addressed  by  Rev.  J.  H. 
Taylor  of  Lake  Forest,  111.,  to  the  Woman's  Pres.  Board 
of  Missions  of  the  North-west,  at  their  recent  Annual 
Meeting  in  Chicago,  have  been  published  in  pamphlet-form. 
Through  the  kindness  of  the  officers  of  that  Board,  we  are 
enabled  to  supply  members  of  our  auxiliary  societies,  and 
others  wishing  for  copies,  at  a  trifling  expense. 

Orders  addressed  to  either  of  the  Secretaries  of  the 
W.  B.  M.  I.  will  be  promptly  filled. 


RECEIPTS   OF   THE  WOMAN'S   BOARD   OF 
MISSIONS   FOR   THE  INTERIOR. 

From  Aprii-  15  to  May  15, 1873. 
MRS.  FRANCIS  BRADLEY,  Treasurer. 


OHIO. 


Belpre.  —  Aux.,  for  support  of 
pupil  in  Miss  Porter's  school 
at  Peking,  Mrs.  S.  B. 
Clarke,  Treasurer,  $20  00 

Kent  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Bell,  Treasurer,  15  26 

Milan.  —  Mission  Band,  for 
support  of  Bible-reader  un- 
der Mrs.  Bissell,  at  Ahmed- 
nuggur,  by  Miss  Eliza  T. 
Wilbur,  45  57 

Total,        $80  83 


MICHIGAN. 

Hudson.  —  Aux.,  for  support 
of  Bible-reader  in  Marash, 
Mrs.  E.  M.  Hubbard,  Treas- 
urer, $9  00 

Beuzonia.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  S.  A. 
Waters,  Secretary,  16  00 


Total,        $25  00 


Alton.  —  Aux.,  for  support  of 
Sultan     Bedrousin,    Bible- 


216 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


reader  at  Harpoot,  and  for 
school  at  out-station,  $15  70 

Chicago.  —  First  Ch.,  aux., 
for  support  of  Miss  Patrick 
(of  which  $13  from  Mrs.  C. 
H.  Whittlesey,  with  previ- 
ous contributions,  consti- 
tutes Mrs.  Mary  Ellen  Whit- 
tlesey a  L.  M.),  $42;  New- 
England  Ch.,  aux.,  "  M.  E. 
B.,"  for  work  among  wo- 
men in  Japan,  $75;  Ply- 
mouth Ch.,  aux.,  Mrs.  I.  S. 
Haven,  Treasurer,  $25,         142  00 

Crete.  —  From  ladies  of  Cong. 
Ch.,  by  Mrs.  E.  S.  Cushing,  10  00 

Dover.  —  Aux.,   Miss  Marcia 

Allen,  Secretary,  13  00 

Elgin.  —  Aux.,  for  support  of 
Miss  Dudley  of  Japan,  Mrs. 
G.  P.  Lord,  Treasurer,  32  82 

Evanston.  —  Mrs.  E.  H.  Cra- 
ven, for 'support  of  a  pupil 
in  Miss  Porter's  school,  40  00 

Geneva.  —  Aux.,  for  support 
of  a  native  teacher  for  Miss 
Porter  at  Peking,  Mrs.  A. 

E.  Coe,  Treasurer,  12  00 
Genesee.  —  "  Missionary  Rill," 

for  support  of  a  pupil  in 
Mrs.  Coffing's  school  at  Ma- 
rash,  by  Mrs.  M.  P.  Ford,         7  30 

Glencoe.  —  Anyi.,  Mrs.  S.  T. 
Lockwood,  Treasurer,  12  70 

Jacksonville.  —  Cong.  S.S.,  to 
be  sent  to  Mrs.  Smith  for 
the  support  of  a  pupil  in 
the  school  at  Ahmednuggur,  10  00 

Lawn  Eidge.  —  Cong.  Ch., 
Mrs.  Wessensie,  $5;    Miss 

F.  Wetmore,  $1.50,  6  50 
Oah  Park.  —  Aux  ,  for  school 

at   Manissa,    Mrs.    Thomas 

Aiken,  Treasurer,  84  58 

Oneida.  —  ^Irs.     Sophia     W. 

Ford,  5  00 

Mendola.  —  Aux.,     Mrs.     W. 

Blakeslee,  Treasurer,  10  00 

Paxton.  —  Aux.,         $9.20; 

"  Cheerful  Givers,"  $2,  bv 

Julia  W.  Lit*:e,  "    11  20 

Princeton.  —  Aux,,  Mrs.  A.  P 

Converse,  Treasurer,  7  40 


Total, 
Evanston,  May  15, 1873. 


$420  20 


WISCONSIN. 

Fond  du  Lac.  —  Aux.,  to  be 
applied    to    ]\Irs.    Coffing's 
school  at   Marash,  Mrs.  M. 
^B.  Barker,  Treasurer,  $28  30 

IOWA. 

Des  Moines.  —  S.  S.  for  sup- 
port of  a  pupil  in  Miss  Por- 
ter's school,  bv  Mrs.  M.  R. 
Miles,  '  $35  00 

Fairfield.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  David 

Webster,  Treasurer,  11  50 

Garner.  —  "A  Friend,"  2  00 

Green  Mountain.  —  Aux., 
which,  with  other  contribu- 
tions, constitutes  Mrs.  H.  M. 
Stewart  a  L.  M.,  Mrs.  N.  S. 
Chase,  Treasurer,  6  25 

Independence.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  B. 

S.  Brownell,  Treasurer,  8  00 

Monticello.  —  Aux.,  by    Mrs. 

J.  R.  Stillman,     .  9  40 

Muscatine.  —  "  Seeds  of  Mer- 
cy," 1  67 

Orjord.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Fay- 
ette Hurd,  Treasurer,  12  10 

Seneca.  —  Mrs.  S.  A.  Little- 
field.  $3;  Mrs.  Richmond, 
25  cts.,  3  25 

Sibley.  —  Mrs.  Ellen  P.  Dean, 
a  thank-offering  for  health,      5  00 

Toledo.  —  Aux.,  for  salary  of 
^Irs.  Coffing's  native  assist- 
ant teacher,  Mrs.  E.  N.  Bar- 
ker, Secretary,  42  60 


Total, 


$136  77 


MINNESOTA. 


Winona.  —  Aux.,  for  salary  of 
Miss  Van  Duzee,  Miss  Sa- 
rah T.  Hatch,  Treasurer,   $100  00 

3IISSOURI. 

Breckenridge.  —  "  Earnest 
Workers,"  $5  00 

NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Franklin.  —  S.S.  for  support 
of  a  pupil  in  Miss  Patrick's 
school  at  Erzroom,  by  Mrs. 
L  N.  Blodgett,  $14  50 

NEW  YORK. 

E.  Palmyra.—  Laura  E.  Dada,  $5  00 


Total,        $815  60 


Mil  hmw  MtSf, 


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


1873. 


THE  HINDU  CAKPENTER. 

BY    REV.    H.    J.    BRUCE. 

N  every  Indian  village  of  any  considerable 
size,  you  may  find  the  principal  department  of 
industry  well  represented.  If  you  wish  to 
call  the  carpenter,  the  blacksmith,  the  silver- 
smith, the  shoemaker,  the  tailor,  the  weaver, 
the  potter,  the  shepherd,  the  "dairyman,  or  the 
farmer,  he  will  generally  come  at  your  bidding, 
and  be  willing  to  do  your  work  for  a  very 
small  compensation.  But  you  must  not  expect 
too  much  from  any  of  them.  Their  work  is  generally  very 
rude  when  compared  with  the  skilled  labor  of  Europe  or 
America.  For  instance,  if  the  carpenter  knows  how  to 
build  the  simple  houses  in  which  his  people  live,  to  make 
and  repair  the  ploughs  and  other  tools  of  the  cultivator, 
to  erect  the  frames  over  the  wells  by  which  the  water 
for  irrigating  the  gardens  is  raised,  and  to  do  the  other 
ordinary  work  of  the  villagers,  he  thinks  it  is  all  that  he 
needs  to  know ;  and  he  is  perfectly  contented  with  his  con- 
dition.    There  are,  however,   in  the  larger  cities,  a  good 

217 


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ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


many  workmen  who  are  able  to  do  very  good  work ;  but 
they  have  probably,  for  the  most  part,  acquired  their  skill 
through  contact  with  Europeans. 


You  see  in  the  picture  the  ordinary  tools  of  the  carpen- 
ter. A  plane,  saw,  chisel,  hammer,  and  adze  constitute 
his  principal  outfit.  With  these  slung  in  a  bag  over  his 
shoulder,  he  goes  oif  to  his  daily  toil.  His  manner  of  using 
his  tools  is  different  from  any  thing  you  will  see  in  this 


THE  HINDU  CARPENTER,  219 

country.  If  lie  wishes  to  plane  a  board,  he  first  places  it 
upon  the  smooth  surface  of  the  ground,  or  perhaps  upon 
another  board,  and  then  sits  down  \ipoii  it^  and  pushes  his 
plane  before  him.  In  this  way  he  of  course  loses  all  the 
strength  of  his  lower  limbs,  as  well  as  the  freedom  of 
motion  which  the  standing  position  would  give  him ;  and, 
to  compensate  for  this  loss,  he  must  have  another  person 
to  help  him.  The  second  person  also  sits  down  on  the 
board,  in  front  of  the  first,  and  seizes  hold  of  a  stick  which 
is  fastened  across  the  forward  end  of  the  plane.  While, 
then,  the  carpenter 2;?(^5Ae5,  his  assistant  ^;?iZ/5;  and,  between 
them  both,  they  succeed,  at  length,  in  making  the  board 
tolerably  smooth. 

Honesty  does  not  always  form  a  prominent  part  in  the 
composition  of  the  Hindu  carpenter.  I  have  often  been 
obliged  to  count  out  the  nails  and  screws  and  other  mate- 
rials placed  in  the  hands  of  my  workmen,  and  hold  them 
responsible  for  every  one,  lest  they  should  appropriate  them 
to  their  own  use,  and  then  come  back  for  more. 

You  will  wonder  what  the  man  in  the  engraving  can  be 
doing,  with  his  tools  all  piled  up  together  upon  a  bed  of 
flowers,  and  with  a  dish  of  food  in  his  hands.  He  is  offer- 
ing to  them  his  accustomed  worship,  and  praying  that  tliey 
may  help  him  to  gain  his  livelihood.  He  feels  that  he  is 
dependent  upon  his  tools  for  his  daily  food  ;  and  so  he 
regards  them,  as,  in  some  sense,  his  god,  and  brings  to  them 
his  offering  of  food  and  cocoanuts  and  roses.  Although 
he  may  frequently  pray  to  his  tools,  yet  there  is  one  day  in 
the  year  when  he  is  expected  to  bring  a  more  formal  offer- 
ing to  them.  And  not  the  carpenter  only,  but  every  Hindu 
who  gains  his  livelihood  by  any  kind  of  labor  or  trade, 
observes  this  festival  day  by  worshipping  that  by  means 
of  which  he  gets  a  living.  Thus  the  farmer  bows  down 
to  his  plough  and  hoe  and  harrow,  the  blacksmith  to  his 


220  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

hammer  and  anvil,  the  learned  Brahmin  to  his  pen  and 
ink  and  paper,  and  the  banker  to  his  money.  You  see 
that  the  chief  motive  in  all  this  is,  that  they  may  "  get  a 
living."  The  description  Paul  gives  of  those  "  whose  god  is 
their  belly  "  well  applies  to  the  Hindus  ;  for  although  their 
gods  and  goddesses  are  innumerable,  yet  self  is  the  prin- 
cipal one.  A  common  proverb  in  their  language  is,  "  First 
the  belly,  and  then  god."  How  thankful  we  should  be  that 
the  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ  gives  us  a  higher  and  nobler 
motive  to  action,  a  more  worthy  object  of  worship,  and  the 
precious  hope  of  a  blessed  immortality  beyond  the  grave ! 


MISSIOXAKY  PIGEONS. 

BY  MRS.  EDWIN  WRIGHT. 


'' What's  the  matter  with  my  birdie?"  asked  Mrs.  B. 
of  her  little  daughter,  whom  she  suprised,  perched  in  the 
easy-chair,  with  feet  tucked  under  her,  head  propped  upon 
her  hand,  mouth  drawn  into  a  tiny  pucker,  and  her  eyes 
sad  almost  to  the  point  of  tears. 

^'  I  was  thinking."  And  down  flew  the  little  feet ;  and 
with  one  bound  she  was  in  her  mother's  arms,  tightly  clasp- 
ing her  neck. 

"Thinking  what?" 

"  That  I  wished  I  could  wake  up  to-morrow  as  big  as  you 
and  Aunt  Clara,  so  that  I  could  sew  things  for  the  poor, 
and  pray  in  the  meetings  as  you  and  she  do  ;  and  then,  per- 
haps, Jesus  might  love  me,  and  give  me  a  name  all  my  own 
on  a  white  stone,  such  as  the  minister  told  us  about  the 
other  day." 


MISSIONARY  PIGEONS.  221 

"  Suppose  you  could  do  all  tliis,  and  ever  so  much  more, 
and  still  be  our  dear  little  pet,  would  not  that  answer  as 
well?" 

"  Oh,  yes  !  but  how  could  I  ?  I  don't  know  how  to  sew, 
and  can  pray  only  such  little  bits  of  prayers  that  the  ladies 
wouldn't  ask  me  ;  "  and  the  little  lids  drooped  again,  and 
the  whole  face  saddened. 

"We'll  talk  about  it  another  time,  dearie ;  but  just  now' 
look  out  of  the  window  at  those  beautiful  pigeons.  See 
what  lovely  colored  feathers  they  have  around  their  necks. 
Coo,  coo  !  do  you  hear  that  contented,  low  murmur  ?  It 
is  all  the  noise  they  can  make ;  and  yet  pigeons  have  some- 
times been  of  great  service." 

"  0  mother  !  how  could  they  ?  " 

"  Some  of  them  can  fly  very  high  and  swiftly  ;  and,  if 
they  have  been  well  fed  and  cared  for,  they  dearly  love 
their  homes,  and  if  carried  even  to  very  long  distances, 
and  then  suffered  to  escape,  will  take  a  straight  line  of 
flight  back  to  them  again.  Don't  you  remember  that  papa 
read  to  us,  some  time  since,  of  carrier-pigeons  that  flew 
from  Paris  when  it  was  surrounded  by  the  German  army, 
carrying  news  from  the  poor,  besieged,  suffering  people  ?  " 

"  How  could  they  when  Coo,  coo  !  is  all  they  can  say  ?  " 

Those  who  used  them  fastened  letters  around  their  necks, 
and  then  let  them  fly.  Up,  up  they  went  into  the  sky,  and 
sailed  along  so  innocently,  that  the  enemy  never  suspected 
the  mischief  t\\Qj  might  cause.  ISTow,  my  little  one,  be 
satisfied  to  coo,  and  only  coo,  and  maybe  our  dear  Lord 
will  find  a  way  to  make  you  as  useful  as  the  carrier- 
pigeons." 

It  was  already  Mary's  bedtime ;  and  she  went  to  sleep 
with  the  longing  to  do  some  great  thing  all  overlaid  with 
the  gentle  cooing  of  the  pigeons,  Avho,  though  smaller  than 
she,  could  do  so  much  good.     And  now  for  the  dream  that 


222 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


worked  its  way  in  and  out  of  the  chambers  of  her  little 
brain,  touching  here  a  spring,  and  there  another. 

See  her  as   she   lies  sweetly  sleeping.     Just  above  her 


head,  one  dear  dove  brooding  over  her,  —  for  you  know  the 
Holy  Spirit  came  to  Jesus  in  the  form  of  a  dove ;  and  the 


MISSIONARY  PIGEONS.  223 

Holy  Spirit  it  is  that  suggests  all  our  good  thoughts,  —  and 
another  sitting  upon  her  very  feet.  This  one  seemed  to  say, 
"  Here  I  am,  Mary  :  tie  your  message  around  my  neck,  and 
tell  me  where  to  drop  it ;  and  I  will  carry  it  swift  as  the 
wind  itself."  And  then  the  brooding  dove  said,  "  Message, 
jNtary,  and  fly  far  away  ?  What  message  is  like,  Jesus  loves 
you,  Jesus  saves  you  ?  And,  if  a  dove  can  fly  swift  as 
the  wind,  send  him  over  the  oceans,  and  bid  him  drop  his 
good  words  in  every  land,  until  all  the  people  can  say,  — 


*'  *  Jesus  loves  me,  this  I  know  ; 
For  the  Bible  tells  me  so.'  " 


The  other  little  dove,  assenting  with  coo,  walked  close  to 
her  hand,  as  though  he  only  waited  her  pleasure. 

As  soon  as  she  awoke,  and  recalled  her  dream,  little  Mary 
stole  into  her  mother's  bed,  awoke  her  with  kisses,  and  told 
her  story.  "  Eun  to  the  table,"  said  her  mother,  "  and  get 
the  ^  Echoes ; '  and  I  will  try  to  help  you  understand  it. 
See  those  winged  little  ones  flying  to  us  with  a  printed 
scroll,  '  Go,  preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature.'  They 
have  wings  like  a  dove  ;  and  yet  they  look  very  like  little 
girls.  I  think  it  must  mean  a  mission-circle ;  and  see,  on 
on  this  page,  the  name  of  one  is  '  Carrier-Doves.'  Now,^ 
how  would  you  like  to  gath<?r  the  little  girls  together,  and 
form  a  mission-circle,  and,  as  you  would  not  like  the  very 
same  name,  call  yours  '  Missionary  Pigeons  '  ?  " 

"  0  mother,  mother !  can  I  have  one  like  the  ^Willing 
Workers'  in  Mr.  Day's  church?"  and  the  dancing  feet  and 
clapping  hands  evinced  her  great  delight.  Some  time  I 
think  you  will  hear  from  the  "  Missionarv  Pigjeons  ;  "  for 
their  message  will  soon  be  on  its  way,  borne  by  the  white 
sails  that  in  the  distance  look  like  doves  skimming  the 
ocean. 


224  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

MISSION-CIRCLES. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

New  Hampshire.  —  Exeter.  —  "  Cheerful  Givers,"  $1.00. 

Franklin.  —  Congregational  Sabbath  School,  $14.50. 
Massachusetts.  —  Boston.  —  Mt.    Vernon    Church    Mission-Circles, 
$360.12. 

East  Boston.  —  "  Zulu  Helpers,"  $117.17. 

Chelsea.  —  "  Busy  Bees,"  $.5.00. 

Clinton.  —  Miss  Sawyer's  Infant  Class,  $5.00. 

Hude  Park.  —  Nellie  Tyler's  Doll's  Missionary-Box,  .25. 
Winchester.  —  "  Seek  and  Save  Society,"  $100.00. 

Lynn.  —  "  Mayflowers,"  $5.00. 
Connecticut.  —  Greemoich.  —  "  Bearers  of  Light,"  $25.00. 
California.  —  Oakland.  —  "  Western  Echoes,"  $242.00. 
Ohio.  —  Milan.  —  "  Mission  Band,"  $45.57. 
Illinois.  —  Geneseo.  —  "Missionary  Rill,"  $7.30. 

Jacksonville. —  Congregational  Sabbath  School,  $10.00. 

Paxton.  —  "  Cheerful  Givers,"  $2.00. 
Iowa.  —  Des  Moines.  —  Congregational  Sabbath  School,  $35.00. 

Muscatine.  —  "  Seeds  of  Mercy,"  $1.67. 
Missouri. — Breckenridge.  —  "Earnest  Workers,"  $5.00. 


AN  IOWA  MISSION-CIRCLE. 

In  this  very  little  village,  on  one  of  these  broad  prairies, 
across  tlie  "  Father  of  Waters,"  we  organized,  some  months 
ago,  a  children's  mission-circle;  and  since  that  time  the  lit- 
tle folks  have  been  earning  and  saving  pennies  for  the  mis- 
sionary box.  At  our  last  meeting,  the  pennies  were  counted ; 
and,  as  the  result,  I  enclose  for  your  Board  (W.  B.  M.  I.) 
seven  dollars.  This  is  but  a  mite ;  but  to  these  children, 
whose  pennies  are  so  scarce,  it  seems  quite  a  sum. 

They  have  resorted  to  various  means  for  getting  the 
money,  such  as  missionary  hens  and  ducks.  Some  did  er- 
rands. Johnnie  picked  up  chips  and  cobs.  One  little  girl 
sold  her  piece  of  pie  at  dinner  to  her  older  brothers. 
Thus  they  have  collected  this  small  sum ;  and  they  have 
been  rewarded  in  the  growing  interest  they  feel  iu  the 
cause  of  missions.  H.  S.  C. 

Stellapous,  Io. 


3rOH  WOMJ.If. 


Vol.  III. 


AUGUST,  1873. 


No.  8. 


TUEKEY. 


THE   WEEKLY  PLEDGE   IN   MARDIN. 


BY   MISS    1.    C.    BAKER. 


A  TEAR  and  eiglit  months  ago  some  of  our  Protestant 
women  in  Mardin  formed  a  benevolent  society ;  each  mem- 
ber pledging  herself  to  give  half  a  cent,  a  cent,  or  two  cents 
weekly ;  the  richest  woman  gave  no  more  than  two.  The 
missionary  ladies  and  teachers  joined  the  society  to  encour- 
age and  direct  the  women.  With  the  funds  collected  this 
year,  besides  giving  an  equal  sum  to  the  poor,  we  have  sup- 
ported a  Bible-woman  three  days  each  week,  who  goes  from 
house  to  house  teaching  women  to  read,  herself  reading  the 
gospel,  and  praying  when  she  is  allowed  to  do  so.  At  one 
time  she  had  fifty  pupils ;  but  a  number  were  so  frightened 
by  threats  of  excommunication  from  the  church,  that 
they   gave   up   their   lessons.     She   now   has   thirty-three 


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226  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

scholars,  the  majority  of  whom  are  papists.  Twelve  have 
begim  to  read  the  Testament,  and  are  making  fair  progress. 

Last  week  I  went  the  rounds  with  this  Bible-woman, 
visiting  nearly  all  her  pupils ;  and  I  was  very  much  pleased 
with  what  I  saw.  Everywhere  Saidie  was  cordially  re- 
ceived. The  women  at  once  left  their  sewing,  spinning,  or 
house-work,  bringing  their  Testaments  or  Primers  to  take  a 
lesson ;  and,  when  she  herself  read  and  explained  to  them, 
they  listened  with  quiet  attention.  By  none  was  Saidie 
welcomed  more  gladly  than  by  a  widow  and  her  daughter 
who  are  papists.  The  daughter  had  finished  the  Primer, 
and  was  about  to  buy  a  Testament,  when  some  of  the  neigh- 
bors reported  her  to  the  priest.  He  at  once  asked  her  why 
she  read  with  the  "  Prots,"  when  her  own  church  had  four 
schools  ;  and  told  her  she  must  have  no  books  belonging  to 
the  Protestants.  She  asked  him  for  a  Testament ;  and  he 
gave  her  a  book  of  prayers  to  the  Virgin  Mary,  telling  her, 
that,  when  she  had  read  that,  he  would  give  her  a  Testament. 
He  probably  will  not  do  it.  How  can  men  call  themselves 
ministers  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  yet  withhold  the  bread  of  life 
from  starving  souls  ? 

You  in  America  cannot  easily  understand  the  ignorance 
of  women  in  this  land,  even  of  those  in  the  old  church  that 
are  called  by  the  name  of  Christ.  One  of  these  asked  me, 
the  other  day,  "  Why  did  Christ  die  ?  "  And  when,  in  reply, 
I  quoted,  "  Thou  shalt  call  his  name  Jesus,  for  he  shall  save 
his  people  from  their  sins,"  telling  her  in  simple  language 
of  the  broken  law,  an  offended  God,  and  the  need  of  one  to 
"make  peace"  between  man  and  his  Maker,  she  said,  "I 
never  understood  it  before."  I  was  amazed ;  but  this  is  only 
one  of  many  cases.  All  this  fearful  ignorance  is  owing  to 
the  absence  of  the  Bible.  As  it  gradually  comes  to  be  in 
the  hands  of  the  common  people,  there  must  be  a  change 
in  the  condition  of  things  here. 


EXTRACTS  FBOM  LETTERS  FROM  MISS  ELY.      227 

I  have  great  hope  from  Saidie's  work.  She  is  not  edu- 
cated, she  is  not  strong  mentally ;  but  she  reads  the  Word, 
God's  chosen  instrument  in  the  salvation  of  men ;  she 
teaches  others  to  read  what  God  has  said  shall  not  return 
unto  him  void.  Will  you  not  pray  that  he  will  make  this 
same  Word  the  means  of  saving  many  souls  through  her 
efforts  ?  Her  work  is  not  easy  in  any  respect :  she  needs 
large  patience  and  the  constant  guidance  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 
It  is  also  very  wearisome  to  the  flesh  ;  for  her  pupils  are 
scattered,  and  most  of  the  streets  of  Mardin  are  very  steep 
and  rough.  Besides  these  things,  it  is  considered  a  reproach 
for  a  woman  to  go  about  as  Saidie  does  ;  but  for  Christ's 
sake  she  takes  up  the  cross  and  follows  the  Lord,  if  by  any 
means  she  may  win  some  souls  to  him. 

EXTRACTS  FROM  LETTERS  FROM  MISS  ELY. 

It  is  pleasant  to  recognize  in  the  following  extracts  from 
Miss  Ely's  letters,  and  in  the  fact  that  she  was  supported  by 
our  late  treasurer,  Mrs.  Bartlett,  several  links  in  the  great 
chain  of  events  by  which  the  world  is  to  be  converted,  —  the 
generous  gifts  of  those  who  remain  at  home,  the  patient, 
intelligent  labor  of  the  missionary,  and  the  earnest  though 
sometimes  faltering  work  of  the  native  Christian.  Writing 
from  Van,  she  says,  — 

"  The  door  for  the  entrance  of  gospel  truth  in  this  city 
has,  by  repeated  providences,  and  through  light  shed  from 
neighboring  fields,  been  widely  opened.  Scarcely  a  sabbath 
has  passed  since  the  arrival  of  the  missionaries  last  October, 
without  seeing  a  few  at  least,  and  often  a  goodly  number, 
gathered  to  hear  the  word  of  truth.  We  have  three  meet- 
ings each  week,  attended  by  from  two  or  three  to  more  than 
a  dozen  women,  who  generally  pay  good  attention.  Nearly 
every  day  companies  of  women  come  to  see  us  and  our 


228  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

houses.  They  are  greatly  interested  in  my  piano  ;  and  we 
try  to  make  the  most  of  their  visits  by  reading  and  talking 
to  them.  Their  universal  testimony  is  in  favor  of  truth 
and  righteousness ;  but  they  plead  inability  to  do  the  things 
becoming  godliness,  and  are  in  a  sad  state  of  coldness  and  in- 
difference. We  pray  that  the  Spirit  may  come  and  quicken 
their  stolid  hearts,  and  teach  them  of  a  judgment  to  come. 

"  Our  school  in  Bitlis  has  continued  in  session  under  the 
care  of  an  assistant.  We  hear  pleasant  reports  of  our 
dear  girls,  and  we  are  especially  gratified  at  the  letters  we 
receive  from  them.  The  tone  of  many  of  them  leads  us  to 
hope  that  they  are  striving  more  and  more  faithfully  to  live 
Christian  lives,  and  to  prepare  themselves  for  usefulness." 

In  a  letter  dated  Bitlis,  April  22,  Miss  Ely  says,  — 

"I  am  happy  to  improve  the  earliest  opportunity  to  tell 
you  of  our  safe  return  to  our  home  and  work  here.  It  is  a 
week  yesterday  since  we  arrived.  We  spent  the  preceding 
sabbath  at  Tadvan,  a  village  five  hours  distant  from  Bitlis, 
where  we  had  abundant  opportunity  to  talk  with  the  women, 
and  to  visit  them  at  their  homes. 

"  The  sabbath  was  the  one  called  by  the  Armenians  '  The 
Day  of  Tree  Ornaments,'  because  it  occurs  at  the  time  that 
the  willows  and  early-flowering  trees  begin  to  blossom.  There 
is  a  curious  rite  celebrated  on  this  day,  of  which  I  had  heard 
indistinct  accounts  before  ;  but  at  this  village,  where  only  a 
single  house  is  Protestant,  I  saw  the  actual  observance  of 
it.  The  people  carry  bundles  of  willow-branches  to  their 
churches,  where  the  priests  read  and  pray  over  them ;  then 
each  person  receives  a  bit  of  willow,  and  takes  it  home  with 
him  to  throw  in  among  his  stores  of  wheat,  flour,  and  bread. 
The  more  ignorant  believe  that  this  'blessed  willow'  will 
prevent  the  speedy  exhaustion  of  their  stores. 

"  On  Monday  morning  we  left  Tadvan,  and  came  to  this 
city.     The  air  was  mild  and  balmy,  —  more  like  June  than 


MAT  MEETING.  229 

April.  The  roads  were  dry,  and  prettily  strewn  by  the 
side  with  flowers.  There  seemed  no  drawback  to  the  joyful, 
grateful  thoughts  which  were  filling  our  minds.  About 
noon  we  caught  the  first  glimpse  of  the  scattered  city.  A 
little  later,  before  we  had  reached  any  of  the  houses,  we 
came  to  groups  of  our  scholars,  who,  with  some  of  the 
sisters,  had  come  out  to  meet  us.  Their  greetings  of  wel- 
come, and  the  sight  of  their  faces  bright  with  undisguised 
joy,  did  us  good,  and  found,  as  you  may  readily  imagine.  % 
cordial  response  in  our  own  hearts.  Arrived  at  our  house, 
one  of  the  first  to  say,  '  You  have  come  in  peace,'  was  a  dear 
aged  mother  in  Israel,  who  added,  '  I  have  prayed  the  Lord 
to  permit  me  to  see  your  faces  again  before  I  died ;  and  he 
has  heard  my  prayers.' 

"The  helpers  and  their  wives  are  just  returning  from 
their  winter's  work  in  the  villages.  Two  new  pupils  from 
a  distant  part  of  our  field  have  arrived,  and  appear  quite 
contented  in  the  school;  another,  who  was  with  us  two 
years  since,  has  returned.  We  earnestly  beg  you  will  pray 
for  the  conversion  of  the  scholars  under  our  care,  and  for 
the  advancement  of  Christ's  kingdom  in  the  homes  of  our 
poor  sisters  in  Bitlis." 


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MAY  MEETING. 

The  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  held  its  usual  meeting 
during  anniversary  week,  at  Mount  Vernon  Chapel,  Thurs- 
day, May  29,  at  10,  a.m.  Unlike  former  May  meetings, 
which  have  partaken  of  the  joyousness  of  spring,  this  one 


230  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

was  shrouded  in  funereal  gloom,  and  became  the  sad  memo- 
rial service  of  one  of  the  most  loved  and  valued  members 
of  the  Board,  —  Mrs.  Homer  Bartlett. 

The  president,  Mrs.  Albert  Bowker,  in  a  voice  tremulous 
with  emotion,  read  the  hymn,  which  was  sung  by  the 
audience,  — 

"Jesus,  while  our  hearts  are  bleeding 
O'er  the  spoils  that  Death  has  won, 
"We  would  at  this  solemn  meeting 
Calmly  say,  '  Thy  will  be  done,'  "  &c. 

The  passage  of  Scripture  selected  for  the  occasion  was 
the  account,  from  the  eleventh  chapter  of  John,  of  the  visit 
of  Jesus  to  Martha  and  Mary  after  their  bereavement. 
Allusion  was  made  to  the  fountain  of  comfort  opened  in  this 
record  of  our  Saviour's  life,  and  the  streams  of  consolation 
which  have  flowed  thence  in  every  age  to  afflicted  souls. 
"  In  it,"  said  Mrs.  Bowker,  "  how  clearly  are  life  and  im- 
mortality brought  to  light.  From  the  time  of  the  utterance 
of  these  glorious  truths  until  now,  as  often  as  a  believer 
has  slept  in  Jesus,  surviving  friends  have  heard  the  same 
assertion,  and  received  the  same  challenge,  'I  am  the 
resurrection  and  the  life  :  whoso  liveth  and  believeth  in  me 
shall  never  die.  Believest  thou  this  ? '  Yea,  Lord,  we 
believe.  We  rejoice  to-day  that  Jesus  still  lives,  and  that 
he  is  with  us  as  a  sympathizing  friend.  He  who  groaned 
at  the  grave  of  Lazarus,  who  wept  with  the  sisters  of 
Bethany,  is  present  in  our  assembly  to  hear  our  sighs,  to 
count  our  tears,  and  to  give  '  unto  them  that  mourn  beauty 
for  ashes,  the  oil  of  joy  for  mourning,  and  the  garments  of 
praise  for  the  spirit  of  heaviness.'  We  would  gladly  bear 
a  message  from  our  departed  sister  to  this  meeting ;  but 
the  nature  of  her  sickness  precluded  the  possibility  of  our 
seeing  her.  Denied  this  privilege,  we  recall  a  significant 
incident  that  occurred  during  the  past  year.     A  short  time 


MAY  MEETING.        '  231 

before  the  last  annual  meeting  of  tlie  A.  B.  C.  F.  M., 
while  waiting  in  the  depot,  she  intimated  that  she  had  a 
request  to  make  ;  but  not  until  the  locomotive  was  in  sight, 
when  there  could  be  no  opportunity  for  explanation,  did 
she  give  utterance  to  her  wish  to  repeat  the  hymn  "  One 
sweetly  solemn  thought "  at  Our  meeting  in  New  Haven.  No 
one  who  heard  it  then  will  forget  the  pathos  and  power 
with  which  it  was  recited;  and  the  recent  providence  would 
indicate  that  it  was  done  under  the  influence  of  an  almost 
prophetic  inspiration.  As  we  gather  this  morning,  our 
hearts  are  truly  bleeding  under  this  sore  bereavement ;  but 
we  remember  that,  while  we  miss  the  loved  form  and  pres- 
ence here,  — 

**' '  On  the  golden  streets  the  holy  people 

Are  passing  to  and  fro, 
And  saying,  as  they  meet,  Kejoice,  another 

Long  waited  for  has  come  : 
The  Saviour's  heart  is  glad ;  a  weary  sistei 

Hath  reached  her  Father's  home.' " 

The  hymn  referred  to  was  then  chanted  by  a  few  ladies, 
led  by  Mrs.  Caswell ;  prayer  was  then  offered  by  Mrs.  J.  A. 
Copp,  when  Mrs.  Caprox,  from  India,  turned  the  thoughts 
of  the  meeting  toward  the  missionary  field,  and  with  her 
usual  magnetism  attracted  to  herself,  and  the  work  she  repre- 
sented, the  heartfelt  interest  and  sympathy  of  all  present. 
Addressing  the  audience  as  under  equal  obligation  t<j 
heathen  women  with  herself,  she  proceeded  to  describe  her 
methods  of  labor;  the  endeavor  to  lodge  in  darkened  minds 
some  seeds  of  tnith  which  might  finally  bear  fruit  unto 
eternal  life,  and  the  discouragement  arising  from  the  fre- 
quent doubt  and  uncertainty  respecting  the  results  of  long- 
continued  efforts.  Giving  many  graphic  incidents  of  mis- 
sionary life,  she  closed  by  enforcing  the  personal  obligation 
of  each  one  to  sustain  by  much  prayer  those  w^honi  they  had 
sent  out  to  do  their  work. 


232  LIFE  AND    LIGHT. 

Mrs.  Stanley  of  China,  in  a  very  interesting  address, 
spoke  of  the  work  upon  which  she  had  entered  eleven  years 
ago,  as  having  been  one  of  seed-sowing;  but  that  among 
the  hundreds  to  whom  they  had  spoken  of  their  sinfulness, 
they  often  could  not  tell  where  the  seed  had  lodged.  She 
related  facts  showing  eagerness  to  receive  instruction,  and 
alluded  to  encouraging  news  from  their  field,  received  by 
the  last  mail.  Women  from  thirty  to  seventy  years  of  age 
learn  five  verses  a  week  in  the  Bible;  and  if,  during  that 
time,  they  forget  a  character,  the}^  will  walk  three  good 
miles,  and  cross  a  river,  to  be  sure  they  have  made  no  mis- 
take. Like  the  preceding  speaker,  Mrs.  Stanley  urged  ear- 
nest, faithful  prayer. 

Miss  West,  from  Turkey,  drew  a  vivid  picture  of  the  Turk- 
ish Empire  before  "the  dayspring  from  on  high  had  visited 
them."  Their  so-called  Christian  churches  were  essentially 
corrupt ;  woman  was  a  slave,  and  sunk  in  degradation ; 
there  was  no  sabbath  of  rest ;  little  of  love,  and  no  Chris- 
tian love ;  but  when  God's  spirit  was  breathed  over  that 
great  deep,  woman  came  up  ;  she  rose  in  rank,  was  appre- 
ciated more  and  more ;  and  now  husbands  and  wives  live 
together  in  love;  they  teach  their  little  ones;  and  it  is 
sweet  to  drop  in  upon  such  a  family,  and  behold  what  a 
transformation  the  gospel  of  Christ  has  made. 

After  the  hymn  "Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave,  but  we  will 
not  deplore  thee,"  Mrs.  Edwin  Wright  introduced  the  fol- 
lowing resolutions. 

Whereas  it  has  pleased  our  heavenly  Father  to  remove  by 
death  Mrs.  Homer  Bartlett,  one  of  the  founders  of  this  Board  of 
Missions,  and  who  officially,  with  singular  fidelity,  has  ever  held  a 
prominent  position  in  all  its  work  and  counsels ; 

Resolved,  That  in  this  afflictive  dispensation  we  mourn  the 
loss  of  our  esteemed  associate,  who,  by  a  Christian  walk  with  us 
of  unswerving  integrity,   discretion,  large-hearted  benevolence, 


MAY  MEETING.  233 

missionary  zeal,  and  unwearied  labors,  —  scattering  everywhere 
"the  leaves  of  the  Tree  of  Life  for  the  healing  of  the  nations," — 
has  vron  our  sincere  respect  and  heartfelt  afiection. 

Resolved,  That,  in  view  of  this  bereavement,  we  will  cherish 
the  memory  of  our  late  beloved  treasurer,  emulate  her  virtues, 
and  strive  to  imitate  the  bright  example  of  one,  who  has  made  the 
world  the  better  by  having  lived  in  it. 

Moving  the  adoption  of  the  resolutions,  Mrs.  Wright  re- 
marked, "  They  embody  but  very  feebly  our  real  feeling  in 
regard  to  the  dear  friend  who  has  just  left  us.  What  she 
was  to  us  in  counsel,  in  untiring  devotion  to  her  work,  in 
enthusiasm  respecting  it,  in  liberality  toward  it,  and  influ- 
ence for  it,  we  cannot  express  ;  but  it  remains  for  us  but  to 
have  faith  and  exercise  it,  that  God  may  glorify  himself 
through  this  deep  trial.  Sustained  by  the  blessed  word,  '  I 
can  do  all  things  through  Christ,  who  strengtheneth  me,'  let 
each  of  us  do  what  lies  in  our  power  to  make  good  the  place 
which  she  so  nobly  filled.  Let  those  who  have  money  be 
stimulated  by  her  liberality,  and  give  as  God  hath  blessed 
them ;  those  who  have  enthusiasm  for  the  work,  communi- 
cate it ;  those  who  have  influence,  use  it ;  those  to  whom 
God  has  given  power  in  prayer,  pour  forth  their  souls  in 
their  closets  ;  and  those  who  have  words  of  encouragement, 
counsel  and  cheer,  utter  them  in  our  midst.  Thus  may  the 
seed,  sown  in  the  burial  of  this  dear  mortal  body,  spring 
again  into  newness  of  spiritual  life,  the  harvests  of  which 
shall  not  be  measured  or  fully  gathered  until  we  meet  to- 
gether, redeemed,  around  the  throne  of  Him  to  whom  the 
ends  of  the  earth  shall  be  given  for  his  inheritance.'' 

The  resolutions  were  unanimously  adopted,  and  the  meet- 
ing closed  with  the  doxology. 

Mrs.  J.  A.  Copp,  Recoi^ding  Secretary. 


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Died,  in  Boston,  May  27,  1873,  Mrs.  Louisa  Fowler, 
wife  of  Hon.  Homer  Bartlett. 

After  a  severe  and  protracted  sickness,  the  beloved  Treas- 
urer of  the  Woman's  Board  fell  into  a  long  and  heavy  sleep, 
and  awoke  in  heaven.     Glad  surprise  ! 

"  Her  few  brief  hours  of  conflict  past, 
She  finds  with  Christ  deep  rest  at  last ; 
She  breathes  in  tranquil  seas  of  peace  : 

God  wipes  away  her  tears  ;  she  feels 

New  life,  that  all  her  languor  heals ; 
The  glory  of  the  Lamb  she  sees. 

"  A  shoreless  ocean,  an  abyss 
Unfathomed,  filled  with  good  and  bliss. 
Now  breaks  on  her  enraptured  sight : 

She  sees  God's  face  ;  she  leameth  there 
What  this  shall  be,  to  be  his  heir,  — 
Joint  heir  with  Christ  her  Lord,  in  light." 

Mrs.  Bartlett  was  a  native  of  Albany,  N.Y.,  where,  in 
early  life,  she  was  distinguished  for  active  ben€volence.  The 
Divine  Spirit  led  her  away  from  the  gay  world,  whose  un- 
refrcshing  streams  failed  to  satisfy  her  craving  soul.  She 
made  a  public  profession  of  religion  in  183 1  ;  and  in  1844  was 
united  by  marriage  to  Hon.  Walter  Hubbell,  a  Christian  law- 
yer of  Canandaigua,  N.Y.  Her  home,  ever  characterized  by 
refinement,  culture,  and  the  Christian  graces,  was  blessed  by 
the  gift  of  a  beautiful  child  of  rare  promise,  a  treasure  lent  for 
a  few  years,  and  then  recalled.  Subsequently,  as  wave  after 
wave  of  affliction  rolled  over  her,  the  foundation  was  laid  in 
bitter  soul-struggles  for  a  fuller  consecration  of  heart  and  life 
to  Jesus,  which  resulted  in  a  deep,  rich  Christian  experience. 

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m  ME  MORI  AM,  235 

As  friend,  daughter,  husband,  and  parent  were  successively 
torn  from  her  embrace,  she  heard  above  the  billows  of  grief 
her  Father's  voice,  sajdng,  "  Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am 
God  ;  "  and  in  breathing,  "  Thy  will  be  done,"  she  found  that 

"  Earth  has  no  sorrow  that  Heaven  cannot  heal." 

Coming  out  of  the  depths  of  the  sea  of  trouble,  she  longed  to 
testify  to  the  power  of  the  cross,  and  that  the  love  of  Christ 
had  brought  her  to  the  sweet  haven  of  peace  and  rest  in  him. 

Twelve  years  ago  she  came  to  Boston,  as  the  wife  of  Hon. 
Homer  Bartlett ;  and,  during  this  lapse  of  years,  their  hospita- 
ble home,  in  its  order,  beauty,  faithful  ministries,  domestic 
joys,  and  Christian  atmosphere,  has  denoted  the  presence  of  a 
superior  presiding  genius.  Regarding  this  city  as  the  place 
of  her  adoption,  Mrs.  Bartlett  united  with  the«  Old  South 
Church,  and  became  one  of  its  most  devoted  and  useful  mem- 
bers. She  identified  herself  with  many  benevolent  enterprises, 
and,  by  an  eminently  social  and  genial  manner,  won  the  love 
and  esteem  of  a  large  circle  of  appreciative  friends. 

The  crowning  work,  however,  of  her  life,  opened  before 
her  in  April,  1867.  As  tidings  were  being  borne  on  almost 
every  breeze  from  foreign  shores,  that  barriers  were  breaking 
down  which  had  impeded  the  giving  of  the  gospel  to  heathen 
women,  she  recognized  the  guiding  hand  of  her  Father,  and 
felt  her  responsibility,  as  never  before,  to  obey  the  last  com- 
mand of  her  "risen  Lord."  Forming  an  acquaintance  with  a 
Christian  sister,  who  had  also  received  from  the  Holy  Ghost 
the  same  call,  she  united  with  her  in  strenuous  efforts  to 
arouse  an  increased  missionary  zeal  and  activity  among  Chris- 
tian women,  in  behalf  of  their  sex  in  heathen  lands.  A  con- 
certed plan  for  correspondence  and  visitation  was  adopted, 
preparatory  to  an  attempt  to  organize  a  work  for  this  purpose 
throughout  our  American  Zion.  A  stated  meeting  of  prayer 
was  held  in  her  parlors  to  implore  divine  wisdom  and  direc- 
tion. Eight  months  were  spent  in  communication,  by  letter  or 
personal  calls,  with  the  secretaries  of  foreign  missionary  so- 
cieties, with  returned  missionaries,  and  the  wisest  counsellors 
of  the  churches.  The  American  Board  alone  responded  by 
formal  propositions,  ^  showing  how  the  Christian  women  of 
their  churches  could  co-operate  with  them  in  attaining  the 
proposed  end. 

In  186S  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  was  organized  ;  and 


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236  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

Mrs.  Bartlett  was  chosen  Treasurer,  an  office  she  continued  to 
fill  with  singular  ability  until  her  death.  She  brought  to  this 
service  talents,  means,  influence,  and  enthusiasm  ;  and  to  give 
"  Life  and  Light  "  to  heathen  women  became  the  glorious 
work  which  filled,  expanded,  rejoiced,  and  purified  her  soul. 
It  is  a  great  consolation  to  her  bereaved  associates  that  her 
official  duties  proved  to  her  a  powerful  means  of  grace. 

She  possessed  in  an  unusual  degree  the  art  of  conversing 
and  writing  well,  and  greatly  promoted  our  work  by  a  constant 
home  and  foreign  correspondence.  One  of  our  auxiliaries  has 
furnished  us  with  the  following  extract  from  a  letter,  written 
by  her  just  before  her  fatal  illness  :  — 

"  Oh  how  delightful  it  will  be  when  at  home,  from  the  ever- 
lasting hills,  we  recall  the  way  we  have  been  led  to  the  dear 
spirits  surrdunding  us  ;  every  thing  which  has  seemed  to  make 
us  to  differ  being  removed, — prejudices  of  education,  posi- 
tion, or  peculiarities  of  temper  and  disposition,  all  dissolved 
in  the  great  salvation,  —  and  we  meet  rejoicing  as  redeemed 
souls." 

To  her  intimate  friends  alone  was  revealed  her  interior  life, 
from  whence  flowed  all  the  outgoings  of  her  being  ;  and,  if 
the  nature  of  the  spring  is  determined  by  the  quality  of  the 
streams,  shall  we  not  judge  that  the  fountain  within  was  full 
of  the  "  Waters  of  Life  "  .-*  She  could  say  with  the  Psalmist, 
"  All  my  springs  are  in  Thee  ; "  but  the  "  Angel  "  keeps  the 
record,  and  we  may  not  open  the  leaves.  Nothing  in  the  way 
of  duty  was  too  small  for  her  to  do  well ;  and  nothing  too 
large,  in  the  same  order,  for  ner  to  attempt.  With  equal 
assiduity  she  would  attend  to  u  domestic  obligation,  or  touch 
a  chord  the  vibrations  of  which  would  be  felt  in  distant  lands. 

ller  most  familiar  co-laborers  noticed,  on  many  occasions 
during  the  past  year,  an  earnestness  of  word  and  action,  as 
though  some  angel  voice  whispered,  "  Work  while  the  day 
lasts,  for  the  night  of  death  cometh."  At  the  meeting  of  the 
Board  in  the  autumn,  at  New  Haven,  she  repeated  in  a  very 
impressive  manner  the  beautiful  hymn  of  Phcebe  Gary,  — 

"  One  sweetly  solemn  thought  ; " 

and  while  with  much  pathos  she  slowly  measured  the  words, — 

•'  For  it  maybe,  I'm  nearer  home, 
Nearer  now  than  I  think," 


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237 


a  fear  was  excited  for  a  brief  moment  that  they  might  prove 
prophetic. 

The  tidings  of  her  death  will  stir  regret  in  many  missionary 
circles ;  while  in  Bitlis  and  Van,  Turkey,  where  Miss  Ely,  the 
teacher  of  her  adoption,  has  successfully  labored,  her  name 
will  be  mentioned  with  quivering  lips,  tearful  eyes,  and  deep 
affection. 

She  has  perpetuated  her  interest  in  our  cause  by  the  bequest 
of  five  thousand  dollars  to  our  permanent  fund  ;  while  she  has 
left  us,  in  the  formation  and  nurture  of  our  enterprise,  a  deposit 
of  sacred  trust  never  to  be  forgotten,  but  to  be  preserved 
and  developed  for  coming  generations.  To  Christian  women 
she  will  ever  continue  to  speak  in  behalf  of  their  heathen 
sisters  by  an  example  of  steadfast  faith,  cheerful  fidelity,  and 
zealous,  self-denying,  persistent  labors,  so  long  as  "  Woman's 
Boards  "  exist. 

▼Vhen  the  consciousness  is  forced  upon  us  that  we  shall  see 
her  no  more,  we  mourn  that  our  earthly  communion  is  ended, 
but  we  rejoice  that  her  fellowship  above  is  perfected. 

"  Ay,  for  the  God  we  know  is  on  that  shore,  — 
The  God  of  whose  attractions  we  know  more 

Than  of  those  who  may  appear 

Nearest  and  dearest  here. 
Oh  I  is  He  not  the  life-long  friend  we  know 
More  privately  than  any  friend  below? 

"  So  not  alone  we  land  upon  that  shore  ; 

'Twill  be  as  though  we  had  been  there  before : 

We  shall  meet  more  we  know 

Than  we  can  meet  below, 
And  find  our  rest  like  some  returning  dove, 
And  be  at  home  at  once  with  our  Eternal  Love." 


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238 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


WOMAN'S  BOAKD   OF  MISSIONS. 


Receipts  from  May  19  to  June  18. 


MRS.  BENJAMIN  E.  BATIiS,  Treasurbb. 


MAINE. 

Waldoboro'.  —  Miss  Eliza  Clays 
and  Mrs.  Sarah  Demuth,  |l 
each, 

TVaterville.—Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  S. 
Cameron,  Treasurer,  with  pre- 
vious contribution,  to  consti- 
tute L.  M.  Mrs.  E.  S.  Came- 


$2  00 


rou, 

Total, 

24  50 

$26  50 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Campton. 

lett,  to  c( 
Portsmou 

"Roger 
Temple.  - 

Society, 

—  Miss  Eunice  Bart- 
institute  herself  L.  M . , 
i/e.  — North  Cong.  Ch. 
d  Mission  Circle," 

-  Female     Missionary 

Total, 

$25  00 

30  00 

8  50 

$63  50 

C.  Home  Building- Ftmd. 
Keeve.  —  Sunday  School  of  First 
Cong.  Ch.,  $100 


VERMONT. 

Brattlehoro\ — Central  Ch.  aux.. 
Miss  J.  Kuech,  Treasurer,  of 
which  $75  to  constitute  L.  M.'s 
Mrs.  O.  Slate,  Mrs.  J,  Steeu, 
Mrs.  James  F.  Esty,  ! 

St.  .Jolmsbury.  —  South  Cong. 
Ch., 

West  rowns7ie/ifZ.  —  S.S., Willie 
Taft,  Treasurer, 


Total, 


10 

$95 


C.  Home  Building- Fund. 
Burlington.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  H. 
Worcester,  Treasurer,  $125 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Adams,  North.  —  The  Ladies* 
Benevolent  Society,  $15 

Amesbury.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Ed- 
win W.  Osgood,  Treasurer, 
of  which  $25  to  constitute  L. 
M.  Mrs.  P.  S.  Boyd,  28 

Amesbury,  West. —  Aux.,  46 


Boston. — Union  Ch.,  of  which 
$15  from  Mrs.  Alex.  Strong, 
$22.  Mt.  Vernon  Ch.,  "A 
Lady,"  $150.  Park-street  Ch., 
collected  by  Mrs.  J.  K.  Wig- 
gin,  $214.50;  Mrs.  L.  A. 
Baldwin,  $1;  total,  $215.50. 
Berkeley-street  Ch.,  addition, 
al,  $1.  Shawmut  Ch.,  Mrs. 
Stone,  $5;  "A  Lady,"  $1; 
total,  $6.  Miss  Lydia  Cook, 
$3;  "E.  L.  R.,"  $2;  "A 
Friend,"  $40,  $291  00 

Boston  Highlands.  —  Eliot  Ch., 
by  Mrs.  E.  H.  Anderson,  10  GO 

Cambridgeport. — Aux.,  Mrs. 
Benj.  Tilton,  Treasurer,  $150; 
Prospect-street  Ch.,  "  Wiyuh 
Workers,"  $10.28,  160  28 

Chelsea.  —  Chestnut-street  Ch., 
aux.,  Mrs.  C.  H.  Newell, 
Treas.,  $35.75;  "A  Friend,' 
$2;  Central  Ch.,  by  Mrs.  Ed- 
win Carr,  $100,  137  75 

Clinton.  —  Aux.,  of  which  $15 
from  Mrs.  Winter's  S.S.  class, 
$10  by  the  Society,  to  consti- 
tute L.  M.  Mrs.  Eliza  Sawyer, 
$6.70  towards  the  support  of 
a  pupil  at  Barcelona,  Spain,        31  70 

Dedham. — Mrs.  Gr.  N.  Farring- 
ton,  2  00 

Foxbord'. — Mrs.  Daniels  Car- 
penter, to  constitute  L.  M.'s 
Mrs.  C.  E.  Carpenter,  Mrs.  M. 
A.  Prescott,  Mrs.  S.  A.  Alden, 
Mrs.  A.  F.  Bartlett, 


Grantville.  —  "  Sallie,  Fannie, 
and  Helen," 

Hadley,  South. —  'Sit.  ITolyoke 
Fem.  Sem.,  Miss  Elizabeth 
Blanchard,  Treasurer,  for  sal- 
ary of  Miss  Fannie  E.  Wash- 
bui'n  of  Marsovan,  of  which 
$25  from  Miss  J.  E.  Ward,  to 
constitute  L.M.  Miss  S.  Grace 
Peckham, 

Eamptoii,  West.  — "Urs.  V.  A. 
Jewett, 

Hanover.  — Mis.  Uev  T.  D.  P. 
Stone, 

Haverhill  — M.iss  E.  B.  Knight, 

Hiibbardston.  —  S.  S.,  towards 
support  of  a  girl  at  Marsovan, 


100  00 
5  00 


405  00 


1  00 
5  00 


50 


RECEIPTS, 


239 


Xawrewce.— Central  Ch.,  Mrs. 
Beni.  CooUdge,  $10  00 

Leominster.  — 'Ht,  M.  C.  Bou- 
tell's  S.  8.  class,  towards  the 
support  of  a  pupil  in  Miss 
Proctor's  school,  35  40 

Maiden.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Jennie  E. 
Holm,  Treasurer,  for  support 
of  Marta,  Bible-reader,  Ilar- 
poot,  .40  00 

Medway,  West.  —  To  constitute 
L.  M.  Mrs.  Ellen  B.  Begur, 
$25;  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Ide,  $10,       35  00 

ALmtugue.  —  Aux.,  with  previ- 
ous contribution,  to  constitute 
L.  M.  Mrs.  Edward  B.  Norton,'    16  00 

Northampton.  —  "A  Thauk-Of- 

fering,"  10  00 

Paxton.  —  AViTi.,  10  00 

Salishury.  — AviX.t'KrB.  E.  A. 
Colby,  Treasurer,  9  00 

Sherhurn.  —  Mrs.  Aaron  Green- 
wood, $2;  Mrs.  J.  D.  Coo- 
lidge,  $1,  3  00 

Shreioshury.  —  "  Little  S  u  n  - 
beams,  2.50 

Southampton.  —  Aux.,  Miss 
Jane  Z.  Judd,  Treasurer,  of 
which  $25  to  constitute  L.  M. 
Miss  Jane  Z.  Judd,  40  85 

Spencer.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  S.  C. 
Dyer,  Treasurer,  10  00 

Weymouth.  —  Mrs.  Z.  B.  Loud,       5  00 

Weymouth,  South.  —  Aux.,  for 
support  of  a  pupil  in  Mrs. 
Gulick's  school,  Barcelona, 
Spain,  40  00 

Whitinsville. — Aux.,  Mrs.  C. 
E.Whitin,Treasurer,  of  which 
$25  from  Mrs.  Laselle,  to  con- 
stitute  L.  M.  Miss  Kate  W. 
Laselle;  also  $25  from  Mrs. 
Paul  Whitin,  to  constitute  L. 
M.  Miss  Emily  Fletcher,  90  00 

Wilmington.  —  Aux.,  to  consti- 
tute L.  M.  Miss  Lucinda  E. 
Robie,  *  25  00 

Winchendon.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  C. 
W.  Bowker,  Treasurer,  with 
previous  contribution  to  con- 
stitute L.  M.'s  Mrs.  S.  I.  Hall, 
Miss  Ella  Balcom,  Mrs.  C.  W. 
Bowker,  16  00 

Yarmouth. — "  Little  Sea-Birds," 
$2.50;  aux.,  Mrs.  B.  Hallett, 
Treasurer,  $8.50,  11  00 

Total,      $1,657  48 
C.  Home  Building- Fund. 
Andover.  —  Mrs.  H.  N.  Fay,  to 

constitute  herself  L.  M.,  $25  00 

Boston.  — 0\6.  South  Ch.,  Mrs. 
Alpheus  Hardy,  to  constitute 
L.  M.'s  Mrs.  Samuel  H.  Tay- 
Ibr   of  Andover,  Mass.,  and 


Mrs.  Elizabeth  C  Wheeler  of 
Lincoln,  Mass.,  $100;  "E.  L. 
R,"  $2;  '"A  Friend,"  $25; 
The  Mothers'  Meeting  of  the 
Shawmut  Mission,  $5 ;  Union 
Ch.,S.S.,  $100;  Young  Ladies' 
Mission-Circle,  proceeds  o  f 
fair,  $220 ;  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Bri- 
ant,  $5;  "A Friend," $50;  "A 
dying  remembrance,"  $o0,      $537  00 

Cambridgeport.  —  Mr.  Chas.  S. 
Williams,  of  which  $25  to  con- 
stitute L.  M.  Mrs.  Ella  F.  M. 
Williams,  30  00 

Hadley,  South. —  "A  Young 
Lady,"  1  25 

Haverhill.  —  "  A  Friend,"  200  00 

Med  ford.  —  "  McCoUum  Mis- 
sion-Circle,"  35  00 

Neivton.  —  Mrs.  Alfred  B.  Ely, 
$100 ;  Eliot  Ch  ,  aux.,  Miss  M- 
C.  Howe,  Treasurer,  $300,         400  00 

Eoxhury,  West.  —  Mrs.  John 
Pearce,  $25 ;  Miss  Joy,  $25,        50  00 

S^ft^em.  — Miss  Emma  P.  Newell,      5  00 

Si>merviUe.  —  L.  Gulliver,  E?q., 
to  constitute  L.  M.  Miss  Evie,     25  00 

Wellesley.  —  Mrs.  Pauline  A. 
Durant,  216  00 

CONNECTICUT. 

Hartford.  — QoxMh    Ch.,    Mrs. 

Chas.  H.  Smith,  $10  00 

Woodstock,  No.  —  ••  A  Friend,"    10  00 


Total, 


820  00 


C.  Home  Building-Fund. 

New-Haven  Branch.  —  Miss 
Henrietta  W.  Hubbard,  Treas., 
Norwalk,  aux..  Miss  C.  E. 
Raymond,  Treasurer,  $112.25; 
Bridgeport,  aux.,  Mrs.  Ed. 
Sterling,  Treasurer,  $70 ;  West 
Meriden,  aux.,  Miss  Emma 
S.  Butler,  Treasurer,  $100.13; 
New  Britain,  aux..  Miss  Alice 
G.  Stanley,  Treas.,  $111.05; 
Milford,  Mrs.  Sarah  P.  Benja- 
min, $5;  New  Haven,  College 
Chapel,  Mrs.  S.  D.  Woolsey, 
$10;  Center  Ch.,  Mrs.  Swift, 
$5;  Third  Ch.,  Mrs.  Landfear, 
$2 ;  Miss  M.  F.Mather,  pledged 
last  October,  $25;  Appropri- 
ated  from  General  Funds  by 
vote  of  the  Branch,  June  10, 
$559.57,  $1,000  00 

Haddam,  East. —  A  legacy  of 
the  late  Mrs.  Sarah  B.  Par- 
sons, by  Rev.  H.  M.  Parsons, 
ex.,  500  00 

NEW  YORK. 

Brasher  Falls.  —  S.  8.,  for  sup- 
port of  pupil  in  Harpoot 
Seminary,  10  00 


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LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


Westmoreland.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  A. 
M.  Deane,  Treasurer,  addi- 
tional, $10  00 

Neio  York  Ctf?/. —  "  Cheerful 
Workers,"  Misa  Laura  Wbit- 
temore,  Treasurer,  for  sup- 
port of  Mrs.  Chandler's  Hin- 
doo girls'  school,  Madura, 
$138;  To  the  girls'  boarding- 
school,  Barcelona,  Spain,  in 
memory  of  Dea.  Henry  C. 
HaU,  $210,  348  00 


Total, 


$368  00 


Kew 
Workers, 


C.  Home  Building-Fund. 
Yo  rJc    City.  — ' '  Cheerful 


$177  42 


PENNSYLA'^ANIA. 


Philadelphia  Branch.  —  Mrs. 
W.  E.  C.  Wright,  Treasurer, 
Washington,  D.C.  Mrs.  S.  C. 
Pomeroy,  to  constitute  L.  M. 
Mrs.  W.  P.  Drew,  $25;  Mrs. 
F.  H.  Smith,  to  constitute  her- 
self L.  M.,  $25;  "Ivv-Leaves 
for  Agawan,"  $166.50;  Wo- 
man's  Missionary  Societj% 
$25;  Orange,  N.J.,  aux.,  $30; 
East  Orange, Grove-street  Ch., 
aux.,  $37.50;  Baltimore,  aux., 
$86.50;  Collected  at  Annual 
Meeting,   $21.18;   Newark, 


N.J.,  "Workers  for  Jesus,"  for 
Mrs.  Chapin's  school,  China, 
$50;  First  Cong.  Ch.,  aux., 
$95;  Philadelphia,  Mr.  Nel- 
son F.  Evans,  to  constitute  L. 
M.  Mrs.  Evans,  $25;  Mrs.  Sin- 
clair, Mrs.  Elwell,  $10  each, 
$20 ;  Mrs.  McLeod,  Mrs.  Shep- 
pard,  Mrs.  Coane,  Mrs.  Fisk, 
Mrs.  C.  A.  Newman,  $5  each, 
$25,  $631  68 

C.  Home  Building-Fund. 

Pliiladelphia  Branch.  —  Jersey 

Citv,     "Earnest     Workers," 

$100;   Philadelphia,  Mrs.    R. 

W.  Hart,  $10,  $110  00 


NEW  JERSEY. 

New    Providence. — Miss    Re- 
becca Kerr, 

MINNESOTA. 

Northfield.  —  Cong.  Ch., 

Subscriptions, 

C.  Home  Building-Fund, 

Legacy, 

"  Life  and  Light," 

"Echoes," 


$1  CO 


$10  00 


Life  and  Light' 
1873, 


previous  to 


TO  PATRONS. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Woman's 
Board  of  Missions,  held  June  16,  Mrs.  Benjamin  E.  Bates 
was  appointed  Treasurer  of  the  society  in  place  of  Mrs. 
Homer  Bartlett ;  and  Miss  Emma  Carruth,  Assistant  Treas- 
urer. Letters  may  be  addressed  to  either  of  these  ladies, 
No.  1,  Congregational  House,  Beacon  Street,  Boston. 

In  making  out  checks,  it  is  very  desirable  that  persons 
who  remit  money  should  add  the  title  of  Treasurer,  or  As- 
sistant Treasurer,  to  the  name. 


iitiisp2i!i»Miii 


yr^ 


TURKEY. 


LETTER  FROM  MRS.  COFFING. 

We  give  this  month,  instead  of  short  extracts  from  sev- 
eral missionary  letters,  a  long  letter  from  Mrs.  Coffing,  which 
illustrates  some  of  the  difficulties  met  by  her  in  her  efforts 
to  awaken  an  interest  among  the  village  people,  in  the  edu- 
cation of  girls,  and  also  the  pressing  demand  for  more 
laborers  in  that  field,  if  work  there  is  to  be  successfully 
prosecuted. 

"We  spent  one  week  longer  in  Hadjin  than  we  had 
intended,  hoping  that  the  commissioners  appointed  to  form 
the  church  and  ordain  the  pastor  would  come ;  but,  having 
learned  from  Mr.  Montgomery  that  they  would  not  probably 
come  till  October,  we  left  there  Aug.  14. 

"We  came  only  two  hours  out  that  evening;  the  pastor 
elect  and  the  teacher  accompanying,  and  staying  the  first 
night  with  us.  In  the  morning  we  parted  with  them, 
expecting  to  spend  the  night  in  Geksun.  E-ain  prevented, 
however ;  and  we  camped  out  under  some  trees  two  hours 
from  the  village,  and  went  in  the  next  morning.  We  spent 
two  hours  at  the  house  of  a  Marashite,  the  son  of  a  man  who 
once  said  there  should  never  be  two  Protestants  in  Marash ; 
yet  he  has  lived  to  see  two  large  churches  built  there,  one 
of  them  nearly  joining  his  own  house. 

"  The  son,  in  whose  house  we  now  found  ourselves  honor- 
ed guests,  has  a  daughter  whom  I  have  tried  to  get  into  our 

16  241 


242  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

school.  Again  and  again  have  I  gone  to  his  house,  hoping 
to  find  him,  but  never  had  the  pleasure  of  looking  him  in 
the  face  till  I  met  him  in  Geksun.  He  had  a  generous  break- 
fast prepared  for  us ;  and,  while  we  were  eating,  I  told  him  I 
was  visiting  the  villages  in  the  interest  of  education,  and  at 
the  right  moment  asked  him  if  he  thought  it  a  proper  thing 
for  us  to  go  into  these  villages  for  girls,  and  leave  his  daughter 
in  Marash  uneducated.  He  replied  tliat  he  was  just  going 
to  ask  that  question  himself.  I  assured  him  that  the  fault 
did  not  lie  at  my  door.  After  taking  coffee,  some  one  of  our 
number  said  we  ought  to  be  going.  I  said,  ^No:  I  have  not 
yet  finished  my  work  here.  I  want  this  friend  to  promise 
me  that  he  will  write  to  Marash,  commanding  that  his 
daughter  shall  be  sent  to  school  this  winter.'  He  answered, 
'  I  will  give  her  myself  when  I  come.'     We  will  see  ! 

"  We  were  so  belated  by  this  unexpected  entertainment, 
that  we  did  not  reach  Tarpooz  till  Saturday  morning :  but 
we  were  content ;  we  were  working  by  the  way.  Tarpooz 
is  a  village  of  about  tliree  hundred  Mussulman  houses,  and 
seventy  Armenian,  and  is  seven  hours  west  of  Albustan.  It 
has  a  small  Protestant  community  ;  and  a  few  men  and  three 
or  four  women  are  members  of  the  Albustan  church.  But 
all  the  instruction  they  have  had  for  five  years  is  what  a 
student  could  give  them  in  two  vacations  of  ten  weeks  each  ; 
and  they  have  fallen  into  a  miserable  state.  They  have 
quarrelled  with  one  another.  Some  have  returned  to  the 
Armenians,  because,  they  say,  there  is  no  union  among  the 
brethren ;  others  because  they  have  been  oppressed  by  Pro- 
testants, and  thus  the  name  is  in  disgrace.  We  tried  to 
talk  with  the  Armenian  women,  but  were  so  often  told 
that  the  Protestant  women  were  no  better  than  they,  that 
we  heartily  wished  that  work  there  had  been  delayed  until 
it  could  be  thoroughly  prosecuted,  and  the  people  well 
grounded  in  the  truth.     The  reasons  for  it  thus  being  left 


LETTER  FROM  MRS.    COFFIN G.  243 

for  five  years  were,  first,  the  want  of  a  proper  man  to  send 
tliere;  and  the  next,  want  of  funds.  But  I  think  the  true 
reason  is,  tlie  missionaries  have  not  known  the  actual  state 
of  things  there,  simply  because  they  are  so  confined  by 
their  school  duties,  that  it  is  impossible  for  them  to  give 
the  out-stations  the  attention  they  need. 

"We  staid  in  Tarpooz  till  Wednesday  evening,  but  were 
unable  to  get  the  promise  of  even  one  girl  for  the  school. 
Among  the  Protestants  there  was  but  one  girl  old  enough, 
and  she  was  engaged.  The  girl  is  very  anxious  to  go,  and 
her  father  and  mother  are  anxious  to  have  her;  but  her  in- 
tended husband  is  unwilling.  Learning  that  they  were  not 
to  be  married  for  eighteen  months,  I  called  on  him,  and 
talked  to  him  more  than  an  hour,  trying  to  persuade  him  to 
let  her  go  for  one  year.  After  bringing  forward  all  the  rea- 
sons he  could  against  her  going,  he  said,  'You  almost  per- 
suade me;'  and  finally  rose  up,  saying  he  could  not  answer 
my  arguments;  they  were  all  good  and  right,  and  he  must 
go,  or  he  should  promise  to  allow  her  to  go  to  school.  So  I 
was  obliged  to  leave  the  matter.  The  girl  is  bright  and 
good,  and  I  am  anxious  to  have  her  come  on  her  own 
account,  but  more  desirous  because  it  would  do  the  village 
good  to  have  the  ice  thus  broken.  The  example  would  be 
worth  more  than  it  would  cost.  The  pastor  here  promises 
to  go  over  again  before  school  commences,  and  make  one 
more  effort ;    but  I  fear  it  will  be  a  fruitless  one. 

'^  But,  although  no  one  was  willing  to  send  a  daughter  to 
Marash,  yet  all,  Armenians  and  Protestants,  pleaded  for  a 
female  teacher,  for  a  girls'  school  in  their  own  village ;  and 
many  of  the  women  seemed  anxious  to  learn  to  read.  But 
what  could  I  do  for  them?  There  is  no  home  into  which 
I  could  put  one  of  our  girls ;  and,  if  there  were,  I  had  not 
the  means  to  support  her.  The  brethren  are  poor.  One 
of  them  said,  that  if  six  hundred  piasters  passed  through 


244  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

liis  hands  in  the  year  he  thought  he  had  done  a  fair  busi- 
ness (twenty-two  piasters  make  one  dollar  in  gold).  They 
promise  four  hundred  piasters  a  year  for  a  preacher.  It 
would  cost  many  times  that  sum  to  support  a  man  among 
them ;  but  I  have  no  doubt  that  a  really  honest,  working 
man  would  lead  them  to  increase  the  amount  paid  for  this 
purpose  from  year  to  year  till  the  whole  would  be  assumed 
by  them.  Shall  the  whole  village  be  left  to  die  in  their 
sins,  because  eight  men  cannot  at  once  pay  the  expense  of 
a  preacher  ?  I  think  not ;  and  I  shall  use  all  my  influence 
to  have  a  man  sent  there  at  once.  And  if  one  is  sent,  there 
will  be  a  request  presented  to  the  Woman's  Board  for  nine 
hundred  piasters  for  a  girls'  school  at  Tarpooz. 

"With  all  their  faults,  they  deserve  praise  for  having 
maintained  sabbath  services  and  faithfully  paid  their  tithes 
up  to  the  present  time.  They  have  nearly  completed  a 
chapel,  to  meet  the  expense  of  which  they  have  already 
paid  two  thousand  piasters.  Silver  and  gold  I  have  not 
now ;  but  my  prayers  and  influence,  in  the  name  of  Jesus, 
I  will  use  for  them.'' 


1{mi{   m^Minml 


The  opportunities  afforded  by  the  Annual  Meetings  of 
State  Associations  and  Conferences  held  at  this  season,  for 
communicating  with  pastors  and  with  ladies  from  different 
parts  of  these  interior  States,  with  reference  to  our  work 
for  Christ  in  foreign  lands,  have  been  gladly  improved  the 
present  year,  and  attended  by  many  encouraging  indications. 


ANNUAL  MEETINGS.  245 

INDIANA. 

The  number  of  ladies  from  a  distance  attending  the  meet- 
ing held  at  Elkhart,  Ind.,  May  16,  was  not  large,  but  a  good 
degree  of  interest  was  manifested.  Many  of  the  pastors 
connected  with  the  Association  expressed  a  strong  desire  to 
know  more  of  the  object  of  our  organization  and  our  plans 
for  work.  In  compliance  with  an  earnest  invitation  re- 
ceived from  them,  a  statement  relating  to  this  subject  was 
made  before  the  Association. 

Several  pastors  pledged  themselves  to  take  active  meas- 
ures at  once  for  forming  societies  auxiliary  to  the  W.  B.  M. 
I.  in  their  own  churches.  One  society  of  sixty  members 
has  since  been  reported  as  organized  in  Michigan  City,  the 
result  in  a  great  measure  of  interest  awakened  on  that 
occasion. 

MICHIGAN. 

The  following  report  of  the  meeting  in  Michigan  has 
been  forwarded  to  us  by  an  officer  of  our  Board,  who  was 
present,  and  took  part  in  the  exercises  :  — 

"  At  tlie  Ladies'  Missionary  Meeting,  held  in  connection 
with  the  General  Association,  at  Lansing,  May  22,  it  was  re- 
solved to  form  a  State  Missionary  Society  'for  the  purpose 
of  aiding  in  the  formation  of  local  Woman's  Missionary 
Societies  auxiliary  to  the  W.  B.  M.  I.'  A  Central  Secre- 
tary, Mrs.  H.  S.  Hubbell  of  Ann  Harbor,  was  elected,  and 
committees  appointed,  consisting  of  four  ladies  from  each 
local  conference,  whose  duty  shall  be  to  correspond  with 
some  person  in  each  church  in  which  a  Woman's  Missionary 
Society  is  not  already  formed. 

"  Mrs.  Dr.  Walker  of  the  Gaboon  Mission  was  present,  and 
gave  us  an  interesting  account  of  her  labors  in  Africa ;  and 
Mrs.  Saunderson  allowed  us  a  glimpse  of  the  toils  and 
pleasures  of  Home  Missionary  life." 


246  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


ILLINOIS. 

At  the  meeting  held  in  Elgin,  111.,  May  29,  nearly  one 
hundred  ladies  listened  with  close  attention  to  Mrs.  Smith's 
statement  of  the  claims  of  woman's  work  in  Missions  upon 
the  love  and  prayers  and  liberal  contributions  of  the 
women  of  our  Western  churches.  Mrs.  Walker's  sketch  of 
the  history  of  the  Gaboon  Mission,  and  incidents  of  her  life 
wliile  connected  with  it,  awakened  much  interest. 

Reports  from  several  auxiliary  societies  were  presented, 
and  valuable  testimony  was  given  to  the  usefulness  of  "Life 
and  Light"  in  preparing  the  way  for  new  auxiliaries,  and  in 
maintaining  an  interest  in  missions  where  it  had  already 
been  awakened.  Twenty  new  subscriptions  were  received 
for  the  periodical ;  while  a  number  of  ladies  promised  to  in- 
troduce it  to  their  friends,  and  secure  their  names,  if  pos- 
sible, as  subscribers. 

OHIO. 

The  Executive  Committee  appointed  by  the  ladies  con- 
vened a  year  ago  at  Marietta  addressed  a  circular,  several 
weeks  since,  to  the  pastors  of  Congregational  churches 
throughout  the  State,  asking  them  "to  advise  the  women 
of  their  churches  to  send  one  or  more  delegates  to  the  meet- 
ing of  ladies  to  be  held  in  East  Cleveland  during  the  ses- 
sion of  the  General  Conference."  As  the  result  of  this  and 
other  efficient  measures  adopted  by  this  committee,  the  rep- 
resentation at  the  meeting  held  June  11  and  12  was  quite 
general  from  all  parts  of  the  State. 

After  the  organization  and  introductory  devotional  ser- 
vices, the  report  of  the  State  Committee  for  the  year  was 
presented.  Then  followed  reports  from  twenty  or  more 
societies  auxiliary  to  the  W.  B.  M.  I.,  some  of  them  of 
great  interest  and  quite  suggestive.  A  half  hour  spent  in 
prayer  and  conference  at  the  opening  of  the  afternoon  ses- 


RECEIPTS. 


247 


sion  gave  tone  to  the  exercises  which  followed.  Mrs. 
Haskell's  touching  narrative  of  the  faith  and  love  exhibited 
by  some  of  the  native  Christians  in  Turkey,  and  the  fervid 
appeal  of  Mrs.  Stanley  for  prayer  in  behalf  of  the  perish- 
ing heathen,  will  not  soon  be  forgotten  by  those  who  listened 
to  them. 

The  length  of  time  devoted  to  the  meeting  in  this  State, 
a  day  and  a  half  being  fully  occupied  with  its  exercises  ; 
the  large  attendance ;  the  promptness  with  which  expenses 
incurred  by  the  Executive  Committee  in  their  work  were 
met ;  and  other  practical  expressions  of  love  for  the  cause, 
—  made  this  occasion  one  of  marked  interest  and  of  special 
promise. 


EECEIPTS   OF   THE   WOMAN'S   BOAED   OF 
MISSIONS   FOE,   THE  INTEEIOE. 

From  Mat  15  to  June  15, 1873. 
MRS.  FRANCIS  BRADLEY,  Treasurer. 


AtiKtinburg.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  S.  W. 
Streeter,  Treasurer,  $26  00 

Cleveland.  —  Univereity  Heights 
Ch.,  aux.,  Mrs.  W.  H.  War- 
ren,  Secretary, 

Edinhurfi .  —  AvLH.t  Mrs.  L.  M. 
Geer,  Treasurer, 

Uliji-ia.— Mrs.  Heman  Ely, 
towards  redeemiug  the  $15,000 
pledge, 

Lafayette.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  H.  B. 
Frazer,  President, 

Madison.  —  Ladies'  Benevo- 
lent  Society,  $25;  Ladies' Mis- 
sionary Society,  $13.90, 

Marietta.  — Anx.,  for  support 
of  Sitka  Bible-reader  at  Samo- 
kov,  and  to  constitute  Mrs. 
Charles  A.  Stanley  a  L.  M., 
Mrs.  J.  L.  Mills,  Treasurer,        25  00 

Oherlin.  —  Aux.,  for  support  of 
Mrs.  Mumford,  and  to  consti- 
tute Miss  Emily  E.  Peck  a 
L.  M., 

Oxford.  —  Female  Seminary, 
aux.,  by  Miss  Peabody, 


25  00 
10  00 


28  00 
10  00 


38  90 


25  00 


67  00 


PainesvUle.  —  Aux.,  for  support 
of  Miss  Parsons,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  John  F.  Brooks  a  L.  M., 
$45.50;  Lake  Erie  Seminary, 
Ella  L.  Edwards,  Secretary, 
$50,  $95  50 

Salem.— Mra.  D.  A.  Allen,  75 

State  Ex.  Com.  —  To  defray  ex- 
penses of  delegate  from  Chi- 
cago to  Cleveland,  22  00 

Tallmadge.  —  Aux.,  Mary  C. 
Ashmun,  Secretary,  24  40 


Total, 


$397  55 


>nCHIGAN. 

Armada.  —  Aux.,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Eliiah  Burke  a  L.  M., 
Mrs.  E.'W.  Preston,  Treas- 
urer, $25  00 
Collins.  — M.rs.  J.  S.  Matthews,  2  00 
South  Boston.  —  Aux.,  with 
other  contributions,  to  consti- 
tute Mrs. Lucy  A.Wood  a  L.M., 
Mrs.  S.  McKijiney,Trea8urer,     13  00 


Total, 


$40  00 


248 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


ILLINOIS. 

Canton.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Harriet 
Vittum,  Secretary,  $10  10 

Chicago.  —  First  Ch.,  aux.,  for 
support  of  Miss  Patrick,  $25 
of  which  from  Mrs.  Charles 
Culver,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Sa- 
rah A.  Manville  a  L.  M., 
$54;  New  England  Ch.  aux., 
for  support  of  Miss  Cha- 
pin,  $30.73;  Union  Park  Ch., 
aux.,  for  support  of  Miss  Ken- 
dall, $69.50;  47th.street  Ch., 
aux.,  $10  of  which,  from  "  E. 
G.  I.  and  M.  L.  P.,"  complete 
the  support  of  a  pupil  in  Miss 
Fritcher's  school  at  Marsovan, 
$25;  Leavitt-street  Ch.,  aux., 
to  constitute  Mrs.  J.  M.  Bush- 
nell  and  Mrs.  M.  B.  Doane 
L.  M.'s,  $50,  229  23 

Elmwood. — Mrs.  LydiaHotch- 
kiss,  3  00 

Evanston.  —  "  Little  Workers," 
for  children's  work  in  Japan,      10  00 

Glencoe. — Mrs.  S.  C  Bartlett, 
for  the  school  of  Miss  Porter 
in  Peking,  25  00 

Jacksonville.  —  Aux.,  for  the 
support  of  Miss  Evans  of  Tung 
Chow,  China,  Miss  Emily  Ad- 
ams, Treasurer,  •     10  00 

Rockford.  —  Second  Ch.,  aux., 
Mrs.  W.  A.  Talcott,  Treas- 
urer, 30  14 

Total,  $317  47 


WISCONSIN. 

Bloomington.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  E. 
C.  Tracy,  Treasurer,  6  00 

Delaware.  —  Aux.,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  P.  A.  Buchanan  and  Mrs. 
E.  A.  Coburn  L.  M.'s,  Mrs. 
Coburn,  Treasurer,  59  37 

Depere. — Aux.,  for  pupil  in 
Samokov,  Mrs.  E.  T.  Sprague, 
Treasurer,  7  65 

Jiinon.  —  Aux.,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Anna  L.  Merriam  a  L. 
M.,  Mrs.  Lucy  A.  Dawes, 
Treasurer,  25  00 

Sparta.  —  Aux.,  for  support  of 
two  pupils  in  the  school  at 
Manissa,  24  25 

Waukesha. — Aux.,  to  be  ap- 
plied to  the  support  of  a  pupil 
in  Mrs.  Tvler's  school,  Africa, 
Mrs.  C.  W.  Camp,  Treasurer,    16  00 


Total, 


$138  27 


IOWA. 

Grinnell.  —Aux.,  $94;  S.S.  $31, 
Mrs.  E.  S.  Schuyler,  Treas.,  $125  00 

Keokuk.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  R.  A. 
Wesson,  Treasurer,  10  00 

Mc  Gregor —  Aux.,  for  Harpoot 
field,  Mrs.  R.  G-rant,  Treas- 
urer, 9  00 

Po^k  City.— Aux.,  Mrs.  Char- 
lotte  Rogers,  Treasurer,  7  50 

Sibley.  —  "A  small  offering  for 
the  Lord  from  a  young  friend," 
$15.60;  another,  40  cents,  16  00 

Wittemberg. — Aux.,  Miss  D. 
D.  Hanger,  Treasurer,  13  15 

Total,  $180  65 

MINNESOTA. 

Duluth. — Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  Kim- 
ball, Treasurer,  $17  35 

Minneapolisi.  — Aux.,  to  be  ap- 
plied to  the  support  of  Miss 
Chapin  of  China,  and  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  Lucy  A.  Gris- 
wold  a  L.  M.,  Mrs.  G.  Conant, 
Treasurer,  40  00 

Wnsioja.—Mvs.  E.  A.  Shedd, 
to  constitute  herself  a  L.  M.,       25  00 


Total, 


$82  35 


MISSOURI. 

St.  Louis.  —  Woman's  Board  of 
Missions  for  Missouri,  to  com- 
plete the  first  year's  support  of 
Miss  Claghorn  of  China,  of 
which  $25  from  Mrs.  Andrew 
Pierce,  to  constitute  herself  a 
L.  M. ;  $25  from  Mrs.  Emily 
P.  Kimball,  to  constitute  Mrs. 
T.  M.  Post  a  L.  M.,  Mrs.  N. 
R.  Collins,  Secretary,  $75  00 


KANSAS. 

Jostine.  —  "  A.  D." 


$2  00 


NEW  YORK. 

White  Plains.  — Mra.  Gail  Bor- 
den,  to  constitute  Mrs.  A.  B. 
Church  of  Elgin,  111.,  a  L.  M.,   $25  00 

Algova. — Aux.,  to  be  applied 
to  the  salary  of  Miss  Claghorn,    10  00 

$35  00 
NORTH  CAROLINA. 

Allemance.  —Miss  E.  W.  Doug- 
lass, 5  00 

Total,       $1,273  29 
Evanston,  June  16, 1873. 


Mi'/'A 


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


NUMBEEING   HAIRS. 


BY  MRS.  STURGIS. 

^RS.  STURGIS,  in  one  of  her  letters, 
describes  a  sabbatli  school  in  Microne- 
sia, where  the  men  in  their  calico  shirts 
and  cotton  pantaloons,  and  the  women 
in  clean  dresses,  with  their  hair  neatly 
twisted  into  a  knot  behind,  sit  on  the 
floor  in  groups  of  six  or  eight,  studying 
their  Testaments  and  Primers,  or  sing- 
ing hymns.  Then  she  tells  us  one  of 
the  many  queer  ideas  the  natives  have 
about  Bible  verses,  as  follows  :  — 

"  After  a  short  recess  they  came  together,  —  the  men  in 
one  room,  and  the  women  in  another ;  and  all  who  chose 
told  what  they  could  remember  of  the  morning  sermon. 
One  man  spoke  of  the  interest  he  had  felt  in  the  explana- 
tion of  the  text,  ^  The  hairs  of  your  head  are  all  numbered.' 
He  said  he  could  uuderstand  how  God  could  number  a 
person's  hairs  when  they  were  all  straight ;  but  that  he 
could  do  it  when  they  were  as  curly  as  on  some  of  their 
heads  was  indeed  wonderful. 

249 


250  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

THE  DYING  BEAHMIN. 

BY  MRS.  CAPRON. 

This  poor  man  has  come  to  the  hour  of  his  death.  Did 
you  ever  hear  any  one  telling  about  the  dying-hours  of  one 
whom  you  knew?  When  you  heard  how  he  seemed  to  find 
Jesus  beside  him,  did  it  not  seem  to  you  safe  and  blessed  ? 
Many  such  have  gone  joyfully  to  heaven  with  Jesus  as  a 
present  guide  ;  and  many  in  India  have  died  and  are  dying 
as  you  see  this  heathen.  His  friends  see  that  his  last  hour 
is  come ;  and,  if  he  is  on  a  bed  or  on  a  mat,  he  must  be 
removed,  and  laid  on  the  ground,  a  cloth  that  has  never 
been  worn  having  been  spread  for  him.  The  dying  man  is 
then  made,  if  possible,  to  repeat  certain  prayers,  which  are 
supposed  to  secure  forgiveness  of  sins. 

Finally  a  cow  is  led  into  the  room.  This  is  a  sacred  ani- 
mal among  the  Hindus,  and  is  to  lead  the  departing  soul 
out  of  this  world  to  whatever  world  it  is  destined  to  go. 
The  cow  is  decorated  with  garlands  ;  and  on  her  horns  are 
rings  of  brass  or  gold.  A  new  cloth  is  laid  upon  her  ;  and 
she  is  led  to  the  dying  man,  who  takes  hold  of  her  taih 
When  he  is  no  longer  able  to  keep  his  hold,  his  nearest  rela- 
tive aids  him  until  the  last  breath  shows  tliat  the  soul  has 
gone  from  this  life.  Prayers  are  chanted  that  the  cow  may 
conduct  him  by  a  blessed  path  to  a  better  land. 

Think  of  this  strange,  lonely  death,  and  then  think  of  the 
death  of  one  whom  Jesus  loves,  as  he  looks  forward  to  see- 
ins;  face  to  face  his  risen  Lord. 


"  Anywhere  with  Jesus,  for  it  cannot  be 
Dreary,  dark,  and  desolate  where  he  is  with  me. 
He  will  love  me  alway,  every  need  supply : 
Anywhere  with  Jesus  should  I  live  or  die." 


THE    DYING-    BRAHMm. 


261 


252 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


THE   WORSHIP   OF   BUDDHA. 


In  the  far-off  land  of  India,  of  which  the  readers  of 
"Echoes''  have  heard  so  much,  the  people  worship  a  god 
whose  name  is  Buddha.  They  say  that  he  lived  in  four  hun- 
dred millions  of  worlds  before  he  came  to  this  one ;  that  he 
first  made  his  appearance  as  a  worm,  then  became  a  fly,  a 
fish,  some  kind  of  an  animal,  and  finally  a  man;  that,  when 
he  was  born,  he  immediately  exclaimed,  ^'  ^STow  I  am  the 
noblest  of  men.  This  is  the  last  time  I  shall  be  born.'' 
What  reasons  do  you  think  they  give  for  his  being  a  god  ? 
That  he  made  this  beautiful  world,  and  every  thing  in  it  ? 
That  he  is  a  kind  and  loving  father  to  all  his  creatures  ? 
Not  at  all.  They  think  he  is  divine  because  he  was  nine 
cubits  high  ;  because  his  ears  were  long  enough  to  touch 
his  shoulders  ;  because  his  hands  reached  to  his  knees,  his 
fingers  were  all  of  the  same  length,  and  he  could  touch  the 
end  of  his  nose  with  his  tongue.  When  he  was  forty-five 
years  old,  as  a  reward  for  his  great  holiness,  he  was  annihi- 
lated ;    and  now  his  images  must  be  worshipped  until  the 

next  Buddha  appears, 
which  will  be  in  seven 
or  eight  thousand 
years.  Some  of  these 
images  are  very  large ; 
and  beautiful  temples 
are  built  to  hold  them. 
To  take  care  of  these, 
and  especially  to  dis- 
pose of  the  hundreds 
of  offerings,  requires 
a  great  many  priests. 
In  the  picture  you  see  one  of  them  as  he  sits  waiting  for 
worshippers.     With  a  fan  before  his  face,  he  is  supposed 


THE    WORSHIP   OF  BUDDHA. 


>53 


to  be  entirely  absorbed  in  reading  the  sacred  books,  until 
lie  is  called  upon  to  assist  in  some  ceremony.  Often  there 
are  several  of  them  reading  aloud  at  the  same  time.  Do 
you  think  there  can  be  much  solemnity  about  it  ? 

In  this  next  picture  we  see  the 
priest  as  he  goes  abroad  :  and  he  looks 
like  quite  an  imposing  person.  The 
two  cloths  he  has  on  —  one  wound 
about  his  body,  and  the  other  thrown 
over  his  shoulder  —  are  of  bright  yel- 
low ;  and  he  seldom  wears  any  thing 
on  his  feet  to  protect  them  from  the 
burning  soil.  He  keeps  the  hair  on 
his  head  and  eyebrows  shaved  close  to 
the  skin.  But  he  doesn't  allow  a  bar- 
ber to  touch  it ;  he  is  entirely  too 
sacred  for  that :  it  must  be  done  by 
another  priest.  Every  morning,  as 
soon  as  daylight  appears  in  the  sky, 
he  takes  a  dish  covered  with  a  white 
cloth,  and  goes  about  from  house  to 
house  for  rice.  No  matter  how  poor 
a  family  may  be,  they  manage  to  lay  aside  during  the  day 
some  rice  or  fruit  or  money  for  him  the  next  time  he 
comes.  When  any  thing  is  put  into  his  dish,  the  person 
who  gives  it  stands  with  folded  hands  to  receive  a  benedic- 
tion, which  is  generally  a  promise  of  some  reward  for  his 
goodness  in  feeding  the  priest. 

Whenever  he  goes  on  a  journey,  he  carries  the  circular 
fan  which  he  has  in  his  hand ;  and  his  religion  requires  him 
to  hold  it  so  near  his  face,  that  he  cannot  see  more  than  a 
^'bullock's  length"  of  the  road  on  which  he  is  travelling. 
He  considers  himself  superior  to  all  human  beings,  never 
condescending  to  notice  the  people  who  bow  reverently  be- 


254  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

fore  liim  as  lie  passes  along ;  and  no  one  is  allowed  to  sit  in 
his  presence.  When  he  goes  to  proscribe  for  a  sick  person, 
a  chair  is  brought  outside  the  house,  covered  with  white 
cloth  ;  and  all  stand  about  him,  while  one  of  the  family 
kneels  before  him,  or,  standing  behind  his  chair,  whispers  in 
his  ear  the  complaint  of  the  sick  man.  How  would  you 
like,  dear  children,  to  be  obliged  to  treat  your  kind 
l^astor  with  all  this  ceremony  ?  Isn't  it  much  pleasanter 
to  have  him  take  you  hy  the  hand,  and  listen  kindly  when 
you  tell  him  about  your  studies,  3'our  trials,  or  3'our 
pleasures  ? 

There  is  a  very  precious  relic  which  was  preserved  at  the 
time  Buddha  was  annihilated,  and  is  worshipped  by  millions 
of  people,  or,  as  the  Hindus  say,  by  three  worlds.  What 
do  you  think  it  is  ?  It  is  one  of  his  teeth  !  A  large,  bell- 
shaped  building  was  erected  near  a  temple  to  hold  this 
wonderful  thing  ;  and,  when  it  was  put  in  its  place,  there  was 
said  to  be  a  terrible  earthquake,  which  made  the  hair  of 
the  spectators  stand  on  end. 

Here  is  a  j^icture  of  the 
tooth ;  and  I  think  you 
will  say  that  it  looks  more 
as  if  it  belonged  to  an  ele- 


phant than  to  a  man.     It 

,  seems   like    nothing^    more 

1 

than  a  piece  of  ivory  very 
much  discolored;  but  when, 
on  great  occasions,  the  priests  exhibit  it  to  the  peo2:>le 
carefully  placed  on  golden  lotus-leaves,  thousands  throng  to 
see  it,  making  the  most  adoring  gestures,  and  filling  the  air 
with  their  shouts. 

I  wonder  if  our  little  friends  ever  think  of  the  simple 
beauty  of  our  blessed  gospel,  and  how  much  it  helps  them 
to  grow  into  true   and  noble  men   and  women.     Will  you 


A  CKNO  WL  EDGMENTS.  —  ENIGMA.  255 

not  try,  dear  children,  to  send  it  to  the  millions  of  heathen 
boys  and  girls,  who  know  no  religion  but  the  senseless, 
degrading  mockery  I  have  tried  to  describe  ? 


MISSION-CIRCLES. 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

New  Hampshire.  —  Portsmouth.  — Rogers  Mission-Circle,  S3O.O0. 
^Massachusetts.  —  Boston.  —  Union  Church  Mission- Circle,  $220.00. 

Cambridgepwt.  —  Prospect-street     Church,     "  Wiyuh      Workers," 
$10.28. 

Grantville.  —  "  Sallie,  Fannie,  and  Helen,"  $5.00. 

Medford.  —  "  McCollom  Mission-Circle,"  $35.00. 

Shrewsbury.  —  *'  L  ttle  Sunbeams,"  $2.50. 

Yarmouth.  —  "  Little  Sea-Birds,"  $2.50. 
New  York.  — New -York  C%. —  "  Cheerful  Workcsrs,"  $525.42. 
Philadelphia   Branch. —  "Ivy  Leaves,"  $165..50;    "Workers  for 
Jesus,"  $50.00 ;  "  Earnest  Workers,"  $100.00. 


ENIGMA. 

BY    M.    C.    C. 

I  AM  composed  of  thirty-two  letters. 

My  3,  2,  20,  9,  was  the  grandmother  of  Timothy. 

My  6,  7,  14,  4,  13,  28,  was  a  religious  poet. 

My  19,  25,  17,  18,  27,  21,  is  not  as  desirable  as  a  good  name. 

My  12,  5,  24,  31,  was  the  beloved  disciple. 

My  12,  16,  17,  29,  1,  11.  20,  31,  32,  is  the  name  of  a  lady  missionary 
in  Central  Turkey,  that  we  see  in  "  Life  and  Light." 

My  22,  30,  31,  32,  17,  18,  10,  is  a  place  in  China. 

My  8,  15,  22,  24,  is  the  name  of  a  book  in  the  Old  Testament. 

My  16,  7,  23,  is  what  some  little  girls  do  to  get  pennies  for  the 
heathen. 

My  whole  is  what  we  all  should  strive  to  be. 


256  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


nrsl^xp  0f  i\t  Cru^  ®0lr. 


While  heathen  children  vainly  bow 

To  gods  of  wood  and  stone, 
Our  hearts  in  adoration  now 

Look  up  to  Thee  alone. 

Ko  smoking  incense  here  we  burn, 

No  lighted  candles  flame  : 
Our  waiting  eyes  to  heaven  we  turn, 

And  ask  in  Jesus'  name. 

And  He  who  suffered  on  the  cross 

Looks  down  in  pity  now ; 
And  God,  for  Jesus'  sake,  accepts 

Our  penitential  vow. 

For  Christ's  dear  sake  our  sins  forgiven. 

Our  hearts  created  new. 
We'll  walk  the  narrow  way  to  heaven, 

And  beckon  others  too. 

For,  while  we  strive  and  watch  and  pray 

To  keep  our  actions  pure, 
God's  Spirit  in  our  hearts  will  stay, 

To  make  the  effort  sure. 

For  all  who  hear  the  gospel  call. 

Oh,  give  us  faith  to  pray, 
That  they  and  we  may  come  to  God 

Through  Christ,  the  living  way ! 


AKSWEK  TO  ENIGMA. 


Inanda  Female  Seminary. 

We  have  received  correct  answers  to  the  enigma  in  the  May  number 
from  A.  B.  H.,  Indian  Orchard,  Mass. ;  B.  B.  W.,  Hartford,  Conn. ; 
H.  A.  R.,  Boston,  Mass. ;  S.  P.  C,  Southbury,  Conn. ;  "  Little  Pil- 
grims," Belleville  Sabbath  School,  Newburyport,  Mass. ;  C.  F.  S., 
Boston,  Mass. ;  A.  E.  N.,  Pittsfield,  Mass. ;  H.  S.  C,  Williamstown, 
Vt. ;  W.  W.  H.,  Winchester,  Mass. 


won  W QMAM, 


Vol.  III. 


SEPTEMBER,  1873. 


No.  9. 


CHINA. 

GLEAMS   OF    SUNSHINE. 

BY   MISS    ANDREWS. 

Two  or  three  facts  have  come  to  my  knowledge  recently, 
which  have  greatly  encouraged  me,  making  me  feel  that  the 
seed  we  are  sowing  is  not  all  lost.  We  have  need  to  count 
all  the  gleams  of  sunshine  when  there  is  so  much  of  dark- 
ness all  around  us.  A  woman  by  the  name  of  Sun,  who 
has  been  sewing  for  us,  and  has  learned  to  read  a  little, 
has  manifested  a  good  deal  of  interest  in  our  religion.  I 
think,  for  some  time  past,  that  she  has  been  fully  convinced 
that  what  we  teach  is  truth,  and  has  had  a  desire  to  follow 
it.  At  the  last  Chinese  new  year,  when  the  "kitchen  gods" 
are  always  burned,  and  new  ones  set  up  in  their  places,  she 
told  me  she  had  ceased  to  worship  hers,  and  did  not  intend 
to  have  one  in  the  house  any  longer.  However,  when  the 
17  257 


258  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

day  came,  lier  husband  insisted  on  setting  up  the  new  god ; 
and  she  was  unable  to  prevent  it.  But  her  little  girl,  one 
of  my  Sabbath  class,  —  a  bright,  independent  child,  yet  al- 
ways so  restless  and  inattentive,  that  I  had  some  doubts  as 
to  whether  she  had  ever  gained  a  single  idea  of  the  truth, 
—  protested  against  it,  telling  her  father  that  it  was  not  a 
god  at  all,  it  was  nothing  but  a  sheet  of  paper  with  a  picture 
on  it ;  that  it  was  wrong  to  worship  it,  and  God  would  be 
angry.  The  mother  and  child  at  last  gained  their  point ; 
and  the  idol  was  destroyed. 

Some  time  afterward,  the  youngest  child  in  the  family 
was  taken  very  sick,  so  that  they  feared  it  would  die.  The 
doctress  that  was  called  asked  at  once  where  their  god  was, 
and  assured  them,  that,  unless  a  new  one  was  immediately 
set  up,  there  was  no  hope  of  the  child's  life ;  telling  them 
of  a  little  girl  whom  we  had  taught  to  read,  who  had  died 
four  years  before,  undoubtedly  because  her  mother  had  de- 
stroyed their  "  kitchen  god."  The  father,  greatly  alarmed 
by  this  story,  and  fearing  for  the  life  of  his  child,  sent  at 
once  for  a  new  idol,  and  established  it  in  its  place,  where  it 
has  remained  ever  since;  though  the  mother  refuses  to  wor- 
ship it,  and  gives  the  praise  of  her  child's  recovery  to  God 
alone.  She  says  she  has  prayed  daily  for  a  long  time; 
and  a  few  weeks  ago,  at  one  of  our  little  weekly  meetings 
for  women,  she  offered  a  short,  simple,  earnest  prayer  that 
pleased  me  much.  She  had  appeared  unusually  interested 
during  the  meeting,  in  our  talk  about  the  words,  "  Behold  I 
stand  at  the  door,  and  knock ; "  and,  in  a  little  conversation 
wliich  I  had  with  her  afterward,  she  told  me,  with  tears  in 
her  eyes,  that  she  did  want  to  be  a  Christian;  but  her  hus- 
band would  keep  the  idol  in  the  house,  and  she  couldn't 
help  it.  She  seemed  to  think,  that  while  the  false  god  had 
its  place  in  her  home,  even  tliough  unworshipped  by  her, 
God  would  not  accept  her  service.     She  appeared  greatly 


GLEAMS  OF  SUNSHINE.  259 

relieved  and  very  liappy,  when  I  told  her,  if  it  was  kept  con- 
trary to  her  wishes,  and  she  steadily  refused  to  worship  it, 
that  its  being  there  would  not  he  counted  a  sin  to  her,  and 
she  could  still  serve  the  Saviour.  Poor  woman  !  She 
will  not  find  it  easy  to  follow  Jesus  in  the  face  of  her  hus- 
band's opposition  and  the  ridicule  of  her  friends  and  neigh- 
bors ;  but  she  seems  to  have  great  strength  of  will.  And,  if 
she  does  indeed  love  the  Saviour,  I  trust  he  will  give  her 
grace  to  live  a  Christian  life,  and  to  bear  all  for  him. 
Pray  for  her. 

During  the  past  winter,  my  Bible-reader,  Mrs.  Tsua,  has 
had  a  long  and  very  dangerous  sickness  ;  so  that  for  some 
time  we  did  not  think  it  possible  she  could  recover :  she 
herself  feels  almost  as  if  she  had  been  raised  from  the 
dead.  She  has  frequently  been  very  sick  before,  and  has 
always  manifested  a  great  fear  of  death ;  but,  all  through 
this  last  sickness,  her  heart  was  kept  in  perfect  peace,  rest- 
ing in  the  Saviour. 

I  think  I  must  have  written  you  last  autumn  of  a  Sab- 
bath class  of  little  girls  which  I  had  just  started.  I  have 
kept  it  up  during  the  winter  and  spring ;  and  I  think  it 
promises  well.  Most  of  the  pupils  come  from  heathen 
families ;  and  their  parents  are  easily  frightened  by  any 
thing  they  hear  said  against  us.  Once  or  twice  I  have 
lost  about  half  my  scholars  through  a  few  words  spoken  by 
some  one  who  knew  nothing  about  us,  except  that  we  were 
foreigners,  and  therefore  to  be  feared  or  hated.  Some- 
times, after  a  few  weeks,  as  the  alarm  passes  away,  the 
children  come  back ;  but  I  cannot,  of  course,  expect  to  keep 
up  a  very  regular  class,  so  long  as  the  parents  have  no 
interest  in  the  truth,  nor  desire  to  have  their  children 
taught.  The  little  girls  seem  to  enjoy  it  very  much  ;  and 
the  hour  I  spend  with  them  is  to  me  one  of  the  pleasantest 
of  the  week.     They  are  gathering  up  a  little  store  of  Bible 


260  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

verseSj  learning  one  each  Sabbath  ;  and  it  pleases  me  to  see 
how  anxious  they  are  to  remember  them.  I  have  the 
verses  written  in  Chinese  on  the  picture-cards  which  I  give 
them ;  and  in  this  way  a  few  of  the  precious  words  are 
finding  entrance  into  their  homes,  to  be  read,  it  may  be, 
by  some  to  whose  hearts  the}'"  will  come  as  a  message  from 
God.  They  are  also  learning  the  language  of  prayer,  and 
something  of  its  meaning,  I  hope ;  and  slowly,  very 
slowly,  they  are  gaining  a  little  knowledge  of  the  great 
truths  of  the  Bible.  Will  you  not  join  with  us,  dear 
friends,  in  praying  that  the  scattered  seed  may  not  be 
lost  ?  It  is  a  great  joy  to  us  to  know  that  your  prayers 
go  up  with  ours  for  the  coming  of  God's  Spirit  in  this 
land. 


TUEKEY. 
AMONG  THE  VILLAGES. 

BY    MRS.  WHEELER. 
(CONCLUDED.) 

We  know  our  readers  will  be  glad  to  join  Mrs.  Wheeler 
once  more  in  her  visits  among  the  women  in  the  village  of 
Ichmeh.  We  regret  that  the  account  of  them  could  not  be 
continued  in  the  last  number. 

"  In  one  house  we  found  an  old  lady  from  another  village, 
who  was  quite  haughty  at  first,  saying,  — 

"  ^  I  am  as  good  as  you  Prots.  Of  course,  reading  the 
Bible  is  a  good  thing:  we  have  the  Bible  in  our  churches.' 

"  'Do  you  understand  the  ancient  Bible  when  read  ?  ' 

"  '  No.' 

"  '  Then  I  will  read  it  to  you  in  English.  Do  you  under- 
stand that  ?  But  it  is  the  Bible.  Now  I  will  give  you  the 
same  in  your  spoken  language.    Do  you  know  what  I  read  ? ' 


AMONG   THE   VILLAGES.  261 

"After  awhile  she  became  very  kind  and  gentle,  and 
listened  earnestly  as  I  told  her  we  must  look  to  Jesus  as  our 
only  perfect  example ;  that  to  be  a  Protestant  was  not  to 
be  a  Christian  ;  that  we  must  be  like  Jesus  Christ. 

"  In  another  house  we  saw  an  old  woman,  who  was  sure 
she  should  go  to  heaven,  saying,  '  I  will  take  Christ  by  the 
collar,  and  go  in.  I  will  not  stay  out.'  It  is  not  of  much 
use  to  try  to  influence  such  persons  ;  but,  as  the  room  was 
partly  filled  with  women  who  had  come  in  to  hear  us,  I 
talked  with  them  about  the  way  to  heaven,  repeated  a  part 
of  the  fourteenth  chapter  of  John,  and  prayed  with  them. 
The  old  lady  listened  to  all  I  said;  and  it  is  not  impossible 
for  God  to  bless  the  words  spoken,  even  to  her. 

"  We  visited  one  place  where  we  found  poverty,  it  is  true, 
but  something  also  that  refreshed  our  souls.  It  was  the 
home  of  priest  Emanual,  his  wife,  and  six  children.  There 
were  no  carpets  nor  cushions,  except  a  few  that  we  should 
call  rags ;  but  every  thing  looked  clean,  even  though  the 
floor  was  of  mud,  and  the  house  small.  They  brought  a 
cushion  from  another  room  for  me,  probably  a  part  of  their 
bedding  ;  and  the  mother  received  us  with  a  cheerful  smile. 
The  father  was  not  there.  His  work  is  weaving,  for  which 
he  gets  twelve  cents  a  day.  Once  he  was  the  respected 
priest  of  that  part  of  the  village ;  but  the  Protestant  Bible 
found  its  way  into  the  house.  It  was  God's  word,  why 
shouldn't  they  read  it  ?  They  hurried  the  little  ones  to 
bed ;  and,  when  no  eye  but  God's  could  see,  the  priest  brought 
out  the  concealed  book,  and  read  it  with  his  wife  night  after 
night.  The  Holy  Spirit  blessed  the  words,  and  they  wept 
over  them  together.  But  there  was  joy  in  heaven  ;  and  joy 
came  to  these  weeping  ones.  Jesus'  love  was  sweeter  than 
the  priest's  office  ;  and  the  noble  wife  said,  ^  Let  us  cling  to 
the  religion  taught  in  the  Bible.     I  will  take  your  hand, 


262  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

and  beg  from  house  to  house,  but  will  go  to  the  old  church 
no  more.' 

"  Of  course,  this  made  a  great  excitement;  and  persecu- 
tion followed.  The  people  called  ^  Prot '  after  them  wher- 
ever they  went.  The  priests  and  vartabeds  cursed  them 
publicly.  They  were  hungry  and  cold;  but  the  Bible  with 
all  its  rich  comfort  remained  to  them.  Their  relatives  up- 
braided, and  the  people  hissed  at  them  when  they  went 
abroad  ;  but  they  reviled  not  again.  The  persecution  has 
ceased ;  but  the  good  wife  thinks  they  are  still  in  danger. 
The  hope  of  a  large  salary  is  held  out  to  tempt  him  to  re- 
turn to  the  priest's  office.  He  seems  determined ;  but  we  feel 
that  God  alone  can  keep  him.  Several  priests  who  became 
Protestants  have  gone  back  for  the  '  loaves  and  fishes  : '  but 
these  have  remained  firm  for  five  or  six  years ;  and  we  trust 
they  will  continue  to  the  end.  The  wife  said,  'We  are 
weak;  pray  for  us.'  The  cross  which  these  'little  ones'  are 
called  to  bear  is  a  heavy  one ;  but  I  am  sure  Jesus  will  help 
them. 

''  I  will  tell  you  of  my  visits  to  the  three  Kohars  (jewels), 
and  then  we  will  leave  Ichmeh  for  a  time.  One  of  these 
Kohars  is  almost  blind,  and  cannot  read  God's  word ;  but 
she  is  a  member  of  the  church  here,  and  I  have  no  doubt 
she  is  being  polished  for  the  Master's  crown  in  heaven. 
She  is  a  widow,  yet  gives  her  tenth,  and  has  consecrated  her 
little  girl  to  Christ.  She  sends  her  to  the  village  school 
every  day,  that  she  may  be  ready  to  go  to  the  Harpoot  Sem- 
inary when  she  is  old  enough.  The  second  Kohar  is  quite 
an  old  lady,  who  also  loves  Jesus.  A  little  boy  from  the 
school  gives  her  lessons ;  and  she  is  learning  to  read  the 
Bible  for  herself.  The  third  is  a  rather  thoughtless  young 
woman,  who  cares  more  for  the  things  of  this  world,  and 
thinks  she  has  enough  to  do  without  reading.  She  belongs 
to  that  class  who  say,  '  How  can  I  attend  to  these  things  ? 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  TOWNSHEND.  263 

You  who  have  nothing  to  do  can  be  religious  :  I  am  a  bride, 
and  liave  to  work.'  So  you  see,  Satan  puts  just  the  same 
falsehoods  into  the  mouths  of  some  here  as  he  does  in 
America,  —  '  No  time  to  do  what  God  requires.'  Ah  !  this 
^ jewel'  is  lost  in  the  rubbish  of  this  world,  when  God  in- 
tended it  should  shine  for  ever  and  ever  in  heaven." 


CEYLON. 
LETTER  FROM  MISS   TOWNSHEND. 

Shall  I  introduce  you  to  the  first  graduating  class  of 
the  Udupitty  Female  Boarding  School  ?  Of  the  seventeen 
girls  who  joined  the  school  at  its  opening,  five  years  ago, 
seven  only  have  remained  to  complete  the  regular  course  ; 
perhaps  I  ought  to  say  six,  because  the  seventh  has  dropped 
back  into  another  class.  Their  names  are  Kebekah  Tun- 
kum,  Julia  Sinnatunkutchy,  Laura  Sinachy,  Eunice  Sinna- 
pille,  Maria  Tunkum,  and  Marnickum  Catharine  —  all 
Christians,  and  all  but  Maria  going  back  to  heathen  homes. 
Kebekah  and  Julia  live  in  a  large  village  about  five  miles 
from  here,  near  the  houses  of  our  catechist  and  school- 
teacher, who  are  the  only  Christian  people  there.  Julia 
has  already  commenced  a  school  in  her  father's  house. 

In  the  last  one  of  the  many  class  and  general  prayer 
meetings  held  during  the  closing  week  of  school,  each  one 
repeated  a  verse  for  us  to  remember  as  her  favorite  passage 
of  Scripture.  Bebekah's  was,  "  Ye  shall  be  hated  of  all 
men  for  my  name's  sake;  but  he  that  endureth  to  the  end 
shall  be  saved."  Oh,  how  much  more  she  knew  of  the 
truth  of  the  former  part  of  this  verse  than  we  do !  She  is 
an  orphan,  -living  with  her  married  sisters,  who  are  very 
cold  toward  us  when  we  go  there;  and  we  may  be  sure  she 


264  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

has  little  sympathy  from  them.  Julia  repeated,  "  As  I  was 
with  Moses,  so  I  will  be  with  thee.  I  will  not  fail  thee  nor 
forsake  thee." 

Laura,  who  lives  near  us,  is  a  poor  friendless  little  thing; 
her  mother  and  many  other  relatives  having  died  of  cholera 
six  years  ago.  She  is  ardent  and  earnest  in  her  piety,  and 
conscientious  in  all  she  does.  It  was  a  long  time  before 
she  could  hope  that  she  was  a  Christian,  because  the  good 
feelings  she  had  when  she  was  reading  the  Bible  and  pray- 
ing "wouldn't  stay."  Her  father  is  kind  to  her,  but  he  is 
away  much  of  the  time ;  and  her  sisters  are  very  bitter  in 
their  hatred  of  her  Christianity.  I  wish  I  could  give  the 
story  in  her  own  words,  —  her  distress  about  the  salvation 
of  her  friends,  her  anxiety  that  she  may  be  patient  and 
strong  under  all  difficulties,  and  her  fear  about  the  future. 
When  she  pra3^s,  it  seems  as  though  her  very  life  would  go 
out  in  petitions  for  help.  Her  verse  was,  "  Love  is  as  strong 
as  death."  Eunice,  her  cousin,  lives  near  here  also.  She  has 
no  trouble  at  home,  and  is  a  quiet,  sweet-dispositioned  girl. 
She  repeated,  "  Be  thou  faithful  unto  death,  and  I  will  give 
thee  a  crown  of  life." 

Maria,  whose  parents  became  Christians  soon  after  she 
did,  is  older  than  the  others,  and  has  always  been  a  very 
faithful  ally  in  all  my  work  for  the  pupils  or  the  women  in 
the  village.  She  is  very  fond  of  the  Scriptures,  and  seems 
to  know  them  almost  by  heart ;  though  she  could  scarcely 
read  when  she  came  to  us.  AVhen  in  school,  she  was  con- 
tinually putting  Bible  questions  to  the  groups  of  girls  about 
her;  and  when  the  scholars  were  seated  together,  sewing, 
she  would  often  say,  "Ammah,  please  ask  us  Bible  ques- 
tions." I  frequently  took  her  out  with  me  to  talk  to  the 
women  in  the  village ;  and,  though  she  thus  violated  the  cus- 
toms of  the  people,  her  evident  piety  and  singleness  of  pur- 
pose  prevented  all  remark.     She  was  always  glad   to  be 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  TOWNSBEND.  265 

asked  to  go ;  and  no  one  objected  to  it.  Her  talent  for  the 
work  was  quite  remarkable.  She  would  talk  for  fifteen  or 
twenty  minutes,  witliout  the  least  hesitation,  so  earnestly, 
so  affectionately,  and  yet  so  clearly  and  simply,  that  women 
who  had  never  had  a  dozen  thoughts  in  their  lives  would 
listen  with  breathless  attention  ;  and  then  she  would  go  to 
another  place  and  do  the  same,  without  repeating  any 
thing  she  had  previously  said.  She  knew  whereof  she 
affirmed  when  she  testified  for  a  living  Saviour  and  to  the 
vanity  of  idol  worship.  Her  verse  was,  "  Who  shall  sepa- 
rate us  from  the  love  of  Christ  ?  ^'  Marnickum  is  an  orphan, 
with  no  friends;  her  father  and  step-mother  having  died 
during  the  last  year.  She  repeated,  "  I  am  thy  part  and 
thine  inheritance." 

I  would  rather  these  girls  had  left  school  to  be  married 
and  mistresses  in  their  own  homes,  than  to  return  to  the 
seclusion  of  their  parents'  houses.  They  can  probably  do 
more  good  as  they  are ;  but  they  will  need  more  grace  to 
conduct  themselves  wisely.  The  seventeen  original  mem- 
bers of  the  school  are  all  scattered  now :  twelve  of  them 
belong  to  the  family  of  Christ  on  earth.  We  hear  most 
encouraging  accounts  of  those  who  have  left  us  before  this 
time.  Those  especially  who  are  in  their  own  homes  are 
doing  an  important  work  in  inducing  different  members  of 
the  household  to  attend  church,  and  renounce  idol  worship. 

Here  I  must  close.  The  women  of  the  villages  who  hear 
the  gospel  from  us  and  from  others  are  usually  attentive 
and  respectful ;  but  they  often  have  an  air  of  sufferance,  as 
if  they  were  doing  us  a  favor  by  giving  us  an  opportunity 
to  discharge  our  duty.  Oh !  when  I  look  about  me,  I  feel 
that  I  have  indeed  gone  down  into  the  pit ;  and  I  look  up 
to  you  who  are  in  the  light  and  atmosphere  of  Christianity 
for  the  succor  of  your  prayers.  Are  you  realizing  our 
needs,  dear  friends,  and  asking  for  souls  from  Ceylon  ? 


26Q  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


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NEW  BRANCHES. 

We  are  very  glad  to  announce  to  our  readers  that  a 
tliird  branch  society,  connected  with  the  Woman's  Board, 
was  organized  on  the  10th  of  June  in  Middlebury,  Vt. 
About  two  hundred  ladies  were  present ;  and  after  a  few 
earnest  words  from  Mrs.  Gyles  Merrill  of  St.  Albans,  and 
others,  the  vote  of  delegates  from  auxiliaries,  on  the 
question,  "  Shall  Vermont  be  a  Branch  ? "  was  in  the 
affirmative.  A  constitution  was  adopted,  and  the  following 
officers  chosen  :  Mrs.  Luther  Daniels,  President ;  Mrs.  J. 
H.  Goulding,  Secretary;  Mrs.  George  H.  Fox,  Treasurer. 
Rutland  was  selected  as  the  place  for  the  headquarters  of 
the  society.  Owing  to  the  lateness  of  the  hour,  the  choice 
of  a  vice-president  for  each  county,  and  other  busi- 
ness, was  postponed  till  the  first  meeting  that  should  be 
called  by  the  president.  The  prompt  arrangement  for  a 
meeting  at  Rutland,  July  30,  gives  promise  of  a  vigorous 
prosecution  of  the  work  throughout  the  State.  We  wish 
to  offer  congratulations  to  our  friends  there,  that  they  are 
sharing  more  and  more  in  the  privileges  of  missionary 
labor,  and  to  bid  them  the  heartiest  of  welcomes  as  the 
Vermont  Branch  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 

The  ladies  connected  with  our  auxiliaries  in  Maine  also 
held  a  very  interesting  meeting  at  the  State  conference  in 
Gorham,  June  26  ;  and  a  committee  of  five  was  appointed 
to  take  measures  for  the  formation  of  a  Maine  Branch. 
As  the  requisite  number  of  auxiliary  societies  is  already 
obtained,  we  trust  we  shall  soon  have  the  opportunity  of 
extending  to  them  a  formal  recognition. 


WHO   WILL  HELP?  267 

WHO   WILL  HELP? 

BY   MRS.    DR.    ANDERSON". 

When  we  came  together  on  the  morning  of  our  anniver- 
sary meeting,  May  29,  our  hearts  were  bowed  down  in 
sorrow;  for  we  had  just  heard  of  the  death  of  our  beloved 
treasurer.  The  words  of  King  David  came  at  once  to 
mind.  As  he  mourned  for  Abner,  he  said,  "Know  ye  not 
that  there  is  a  prince  and  a  great  man  fallen  this  day  in 
Israel  ?  And  I  am  weak  this  day."  So  we  may  say  to 
each  other,  "Know  je  not  that  a  princess  lias  fallen  this 
daj'  ?  and  we  are  weak."  Not  only  are  our  liearts  saddened, 
our  hands  are  weakened.  Mrs.  Bartlett  has  been  to  us  a 
tower  of  strength  from  the  beginning  of  our  work  in  tliis 
organization.  She  has  not  only  taken  the  charge  of  all  our 
financial  business,  which  was  no  small  task;  but  she  has 
been  wise  in  counsel,  and  always  ready  with  her  large 
warm  heart  to  sympathize,  to  encourage,  to  aid  the  cause 
in  every  way  in  her  power ;  and  well  may  we  say,  "  We  are 
weak." 

Where,  now,  shall  we  turn  for  aid  ?  We  must  not  falter 
in  this  work.  It  is  the  Lord's  work ;  and,  could  our 
departed  sister  speak  to  us,  how  earnestly  would  she  say, 
"  Go  forward :  it  is  for  the  conversion  of  heathen  women 
you  are  laboring." 

Even  with  Mrs.  Bartlett's  efficient  aid,  we  have  felt  the 
need  of  more  strength  in  our  executive  department.  We 
have  willing  hearts,  devoted  and  efficient  workers ;  but  we 
have  frail  bodies,  family  cares,  many  social  and  church 
duties  ;  and  the  work  is  great,  —  at  times  too  heavy  for  us. 
We  do  not  feel  alo?ie  like  Elijah  ;  for  we  know  there  are 
seven  thousand  sisters  in  our  churches  whose  hearts  are 
with   us,  and  who,  with  a  little  more    sanctified  courage. 


268  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

would  come  forward ;  and  then  all  the  work  could  be  well 
and  easily  done.  There  is  a  large  amount  of  educated 
female  talent  in  oar  churches  which  is  unemployed,  lan- 
guishing and  dwarfed  for  want  of  useful,  hexilthful  devel- 
opment. 

We  ask  for  volunteers,  and  can  testify  that  this  is  a  good 
service.  Who  has  ever  been  heard  to  regret  service  done 
for  Christ's  sake  ?  and  who,  in  future  ages,  will  regret  hav- 
ing their  name  recorded  in  the  history  of  the  conversion  of 
the  world  ? 

Very  often  the  remark  is  made  by  younger  Christians, 
"  I  desire  to  be  more  useful,  but  do  not  know  what  to  do." 
When  Saul  was  converted*,  he  prayed  with  great  sincerity 
and  earnestness,  "  Lord,  what  wilt  thou  have  me  to  do  ?  '' 
If  the  daughters  of  our  churches  will  in  like  manner  ask 
the  Lord  what  he  would  have  them  to  do,  and  with  conse- 
cration and  earnestness  will  do  the  first  and  humblest 
duties  that  lie  in  their  path,  the  Lord  will  assuredly  lead 
them,  in  the  ways  of  his  providence,  to  abundant  labors  in 
his  vineyard,  in  some  way  connected  with  the  conversion 
of  the  world. 


"NEAKEE,  HOME." 

BY    MRS    CAPROiT. 

Ix  Eocky  Hill,  Conn.,  May  15,  Mrs.  J.  C.  Smith  of  the 
Ceylon  Mission. 

In  Boston,  May  27,  Mrs.  Homer  Bartlett. 

These  two,  who  are  now  numbered  among  the  sainted 
dead,  had  a  part  in  the  meeting  of  the  Woman's  Board  in 
New  Haven,  never  to  be  forgotten  by  some  of  us.  All  who 
were  there  will  remember  that  crowded  church.  The 
missionaries'  prayer-meeting  had  delayed  the  missionary 


"NEARER  home:*  269 

ladies  until  after  the  meeting  had  begun;  and  they  all 
stood  together  in  the  centre  aisle,  already  lined  on  each 
side  with  seats,  every  one  of  which  was  filled.  But  they 
were  eager.  Mrs.  Smith  was  standing  beside  me ;  and  we 
were,  for  the  first  time,  comprehending  these  scenes  of 
which  we  had  heard.  I  had  learned  to  love  her  in  her 
Ceylon  home.  I  found  her  in  London  bereaved  of  the 
daughter  who  was  accompanying  her  to  America.  She 
found  comfort  in  telling  me  all  about  the  last  days,  and  the 
ocean  burial.  It  was  like  this  mother  to  say  to  her  dying 
child,  — 

"  I  have  always  thought  that  I  should  like  to  send 
messages  to  my  friends  in  heaven  ;  and,  if  you  should  meet 
any  of  them,  you  may  tell  them  what  I  say."  And  so,  the 
messages  all  delivered,  the  precious  child  laid  them  up  in 
her  memory  saying,  "  I  will  remember,  mother ;  but  I  shall 
give  3^our  love  to  Jesus  first,  because  I  know  that  you  love 
him  best."  Another  daughter  was  waiting  to  welcome  her 
to  her  home  in  this  country  ;  and  in  one  month  she,  too, 
passed  into  the  skies. 

It  was  while  we  were  standing  in  the  crowded  aisle,  and 
while  I  was  caring  for  her  little  strength,  that  Mrs.  Bart- 
lett  began  to  read  a  note  which  had  accompanied  a  dying 
gift  to  the  Woman's  Board.  It  was  from  this  daughter 
who  had  just  gone  to  heaven  ;  but  the  mother  nerved  her- 
self to  calmness,  until  Mrs.  Bartlett,  laying  down  the  note, 
began  in  a  singularly  sweet,  clear  voice,  quivering  with 
feeling,  as  if  it  were  an  inspiration,  to  repeat  the  hymn,  — 

"  One  sweetly  solemn  thought." 

Then,  covering  her  face  with  both  hands,  she  sobbed  out 
her  grief,  while  we  all  were  hushed  by  that  voice  which 
went  through  all  the  lines,  to  the  faith  and  trust  of  the 


270 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


ending.  It  was  prophetic  to  them  both  ;  and  the  one,  with 
her  patient  waiting  ended,  now  walks  beside  tlie  crystal 
sea  with  the  other,  whose  life  was  so  full  of  vigor,  cheerful 
hope,  and  enthusiastic  service  for  her  Lord. 

[Tlie  two  articles  above  were  sent  us  for  the  August 
number,  but  were  omitted  for  want  of  room.] 


WOMAN'S  BOARD  OF  MISSIONS. 

Receipts  from  June  18  to  July  18. 
MRS.  BENJAMIN  E.  BATES,  Treasurer. 


$10  00 


59 


7  35 


21  50 
10  00 


2  00 


MAINE. 

Bethel.  — "^orih  Parish,  aux., 

Ca^tine.  —  Aws..,  Mrs.  L.S.Ad- 
ams, Treasurer, 

Ellsworth.— Frnyer  Circle,  aux., 
Miss  L.  L.  Phelps,  Treasurer, 
$6.25;  "Cup  Bearers,"  60 
cents;  "Young  Reapers,"  50 
cents, 

Freeport,  South.  — Anx.,  addi- 
tional,  to  constitute  L.  M.  Mrs. 
Ellen  M.  Ilsley, 

Saccarappa.  —  Praying  Circle, 
aux., 

Waterford.  —  Rev.  J.  A.  Doug- 
lass, 


Total,  $110  74 

C.  Home  Building-Fund. 
Gorhnm.  —  Au'x.,   $4,   making, 
with  previous  contribution  of 
$26,  $30,  4  00 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Hompton. — Aux.,  Miss  O.  "W. 
Neal,  Treasurer,  semi-annual 
amount  towards  support  of 
pupil  in  Mrs.  Edwards's 
school,  $15  00 

ffenniJcei-.  —  Coug.  Ch.,  9  00 

Keene.  —  Aux.,  1st  Cong.  Ch.,        41  00 
Mason  Village.  —  Miss  Carrie  8. 
Tarbell,   to   constitute   L.  M. 
Miss  EUza  Barbour,  25  00 


Total,  $90  00 

C.  Home  Building-Fund. 
Nashua.  —  Pearl-street  S.  S.,        29  10 


VERMONT. 

Castleton.  —  Mrs.  Maynard,  $2  00 

Plymouth.  ■  -  Mrs.  Abigail  Bald- 
win, 4  00 
St.  Albans.— Yirst  Cong.  Ch., 
aux.,  Mrs.  C.  F.  Safford, 
Treasurer,  of  which  $150  to 
constitute  L.  M.'s  Mrs.  Van 
Norden,  Mrs.  Ellen  Chester 
Harris,  Mrs.  George  McGow- 
an,  Mrs.  Abbie  Clark,  Mrs,  C. 
D.  Fuller,  Mrs.  W.  P.  Ohus- 
stead,                                            240  00 

Total,  $246  00 

C.  Home  Building-Fund. 
Pownal.  —  tlrs.  Sereno  Rood,         2  00 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Afhol  Depot.  —  Cong.  Ch.,  $10  00 

Auburndale.  —  Mission  -  Circle, 
Miss  Carrie  Snow,  Treasurer, 
additional,  1  00 

Baldioinsville.  —  Mrs.  Stillman 
Norcross,  2  00 

Billerica.  —  Mrs.  Whitman,  $1 ; 
Mrs.  Wright,  $2;  Mrs.  Ma- 
thews, $1,  4  00 

Boston.  —  Miss  S.  L.  Ropes,  $10 ; 
"A  Friend,"  $5;  Berkeley- 
street  Ch.,  Miss  Katherine  L. 
Bates,  additional  towards  the 
support  of  pupil  in  Mrs.  Ed- 
wards's school,  $8;  Mt.  Vernon 
Ch.,  Mrs.  Edw.  S.  Tobey,  $1; 
Union  Ch.,  Mrs.  Sarah  C.  Ro- 
gers, to  constitute  herself  L. 
M.,  $25,  49  00 


RECEIPTS. 


271 


Boston  Highlands .  —  Eliot  Ch., 
aux.,  by  Mrs.  R.  Anderson, 
$12;  "Bird  8eed"bytwolittle 
cousins,"  75  cents ;  "  Star  Cir- 
cle, $9:  total,  $21.75,  Vine- 
street  Ch.S  S.,  penny  contribu- 
tion of  Infant  Class,  $6.50,         $28  25 

Braintree.  —  Young  People's 
Mission  Society,  Mrs.  J.  Ward 
Childs,  President,  towards 
support  of  pupil  in  Barcelona, 
Spain,  30  00 

Cambridge  —  "  Willing  Help- 
ers,"  additional  towards  sup- 
port of  pupil  in  Mrs.  Ed- 
wards's school,  10  00 
Cambridgeport.  —  Mrs.  W.  H. 
Hidden,  5  00 

Clinton.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Hattie  M. 
Haskell,  Treasurer,  16  63 

Coleraiae.  —  Miss  Rebecca  Al- 
len, 2  00 

Dedham.  —  Sarah's  mite-box 
towards  support  of  pupil  in 
Mrs.  Tyler's  school,  Zulu 
Mission,  Africa,  9  41 

Z>o?'c/ies^er.  —  Village  Ch.,  for 
pupil  in  Mrs.  Edwards's  school,  30  GO 

Falmouth.  —  "A  Friend,"  to 
constitute  L.  M.  Mrs.  Abby  L. 
Hanfordof  UnionsvillCjN.Y.,     25  00 

Fitchburg.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Anna 
S.  Haskell,  Treasurer,  to  con- 
stitute  L.  M.'s  Mrs.  H.  M. 
Tyler,  Mrs.  Samuel  Hawes, 
Mrs.  Amelia  Upton,  78  00 

Haverhill.  —  West  Haverhill 
Beneficent  Society,  50  80 

Jamaica  Plain.  —  Mrs.  Gould's 
S.S.  class,  $9,68;  Willie  San- 
ger's savings  and  earnings,  52 
cents ;  Mrs.  MarciaB.  Lincoln, 
and  Mrs.  John  Duff,  to  consti- 
tute  themselves  L.  M.'s,  $50; 
aux,,  Miss  M.  A.  Brackett, 
Treasurer,  $204,35,  264  55 

Lakeville.  —  Mrs.  C.  L.  Ward, 
$10;  "  Friends  of  the  Cause," 
$6.03,  16  63 

Lawrence.  —  Axxx.,  Mrs.  J.  L. 
Partridge,  Treasurer,  of  which 
$75  to  constitute  L.  M.'s  Mrs. 
Allen  Wilson,  Miss  Persia  B. 
Berry,  Miss  Louise  M.  Var- 
ncy,  102  00 

Leominster.  —  Mrs.  Conant's 
8.  S.  class,  4  00 

Lenox.  —  Mrs.  Amos  S.  Wash- 
burn, Mrs.  Laura  W,  Bios- 
eom,  to  constitute  themselves 
L.  M.'s,  50  00 

Lowell.  —  Aux.,  to  constitute 
L,  M.  Mrs.  Eden  B.  Foster,         25  00 

Millbury.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  H. 
Peirce,  Treasui-er,  with  pre- 


vious contribution,  to  consti- 
tute L.  M.'s  Mrs.  Henry  C. 
Hall  of  Poughkeepsie,  N.Y., 
Miss  Delia  C.  Torrey,  $38  00 

Neioburyport.  —  North  Ch. 
Mission  Circle,  for  support  of 
two  pupils  in  Mrs.  Edwards's 
school.  60  00 

Newtonville.  — Aux.,  additional,  75 

JVeiofon  Centre.  —  "An  Aged 
Friend,"  50 

Norton.  —  Wheaton  Fern.  Sem. 
teachers  and  pu))ils,  to  consti- 
tute L.  M.  Miss  Mary  B. 
Briggs,  26  00 

Southboro\  —  FUgrim  Ev.  Ch.; 
Mrs,  Colby's  S.  S.  class  to- 
wards support  of  pupil  in 
Ahmednuggur,  10  25 

Stoclcbridge. — Anna  J.  Whit- 
ney, 2  00 

Well esley.  — Cong.  S.  S,,  for  Bi- 
ble-reader  in  Ceylon,  50  00 

lFiuchester.  —  "Bvek  and  Save 
Society,"  Miss  L.  Jennie  San- 
derson, Treasurer,  for  gladio- 
lus-bulbs,  16  50 

Worcester.  —  Mr.  Pomroy 
Knowlton,  $8 ;  Mr.  E.  H,  San- 
ford,  for  pupil  in  Mrs.  Ed- 
wards' school,  $30,  38  00 

Total,        $1,053  67 
C.  Home  Building- Fund. 

Andover.  —  Mrs.  William  Ab- 
bot, $5  00 

Boston.  —  Mrs.  Buck,  $50 ;  Mrs. 
8.  D.  Smith,  $100;  Mt,  Ver- 
non Ch.,  "A  Friend,"  $25; 
Mrs.  W.  O.  Grover,  $100; 
Mrs.  Daniel  T.  Coit,  $600. 
Shawmut  Ch.,  Mrs  Frederick 
Jones,  $300 ;  Mrs.  H.  H.  Hyde, 
$100;  total,  $400,  Central 
Ch.,  Mrs,  Ben),  E.  Bates, 
$100;  Mrs.  William  Hough- 
ton,  $300;  Mrs.  Charles  W. 
Freeland,  $100;  Mrs.  Linus 
Child,  $50,  total ;  $550,  Union 
Ch.,  Mrs.  Charles  Scudder, 
$50,  1,775  00 

Boston,  ^rtS^.— Maverick  Ch., 
Mrs,  Albert  Bowker,  500  00 

Clinton. — Aux,,  Miss  Hattie 
M,  Haskell,  Treasurer,  18  09 

Z>o'c7ies^er.  — Village  Church,      10  00 

Falmouth. — Mrs.  C.  T.  Jen- 
kins, 10  00 

Full  River.  —  Miss  Carrie  Bor- 
den, 200  00 

Jamaica  Plain.  —  Mrs.  John 
Duff,  100  00 

Maynard.  —  Mrs.  Lucy  May- 
nard,  10  00 


272 


LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 


Newhuryport.  —  CampbeH  Mis- 
sion Band,  $75 ;  aux.,  Mrs. 
H.  A.  Ingraham,  Treasurer, 
$200,  $275  00 

Northampton.  —  Mrs.     A.     L. 

WilUston,  200  00 

Roxbury,  fTesf.  — Mrs.  N.  G. 
Clark,  100  00 

Woburn.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  S.  Ad- 
kins,  Treasurer,  31  75 

RHODE  ISLAND. 

Proviflence.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Anna 
T.  White,  Treasurer,  Benefl- 
V  cent  Cb.,  $212;  Central  Ch., 
$204.05;  Union  Ch.,  ^30; 
Union  Ch.  S.S.,  $28.95  for  the 
support  of  Miss  Harriet  Ash- 
ley, Ahmednuggur,  575  00 


Total, 


$575  00 


C.  Home  Building-Fund. 
"A Friend,"  $5  00 

Providence.  —  Aux.,  "  Willing 
Hands,"  $279;  Beneficent  Ch., 
Mrs.  Newell  Clark,  to  consti- 
tute L.  M.  Mrs.  A.  T.  Gurnsey 
of  Lake  City,  Minn.,  $25 ;  "  A 
Friend,"  $1;  Union  Ch.,  $5.10; 
Union  S.S.,  $21.05;  Washing, 
ton  Village,  $14;  Free  Ch., 
$25;  Elmwood,  $5;  Pilgrim 
Ch.,  of  which  $25  from  Miss 
E.  C.  Shepley  to  constitute  L. 
M.  Miss  Mary  B.  Shepley,  $72 ; 
Mrs.  A.  L.  Whitman  of  Gro- 
ton,  Conn.,  $1;  "A  Friend," 
$4,  452  15 

CONNECTICUT. 

Hartford.  — Mrs.  Oliver  Parish, 
to  constitute  L.  M.'s  her 
daughters,  Mrs.  Harriet  L.  P. 
Talcott,  Mrs.  Ella  E.  P.  Cook,    50  00 

Middletown.  —  Kn^.,  1st  Cong. 
Ch.,  Mrs.  Mary  B.  Hazen, 
Treasurer,  of  which  $25  from 
Mrs  R.  T.  Lord  of  Picrmont, 
N.Y.,  to  constitute  L.  M.  Miss 
EUzabeth  T.  Spring,  and  $5  by 
Mrs.  E.  H.  Goodrich,  50  45 

Neio  Haven  Branch. -^^iisB 
Henrietta  W.  Hubbard,  Treas- 
urer, Mrs.  Henry  White,  to 
constitute  L.  M.  Mrs.  Charles 
White,  25  00 

New  London.  — 2d  Cong.  S.S., 
for  Mrs.  Chandler's  school,      '    40  00 

North  Greenwicli.  —  Miss  Jane 
M.  Alcott,  to  constitute  L.  M. 
Miss  Elizabeth  T.  Bronson  of 
Bristol,  25  00 

West  Wlnsted.  —  A\xx.,  Miss  M. 
P.  Hinsdale,  Treasurer,  17  00 


Wolcottville.  —  Aux.,  Miss  S. 
C.  Ayard,  Treasurer,  $10  00 

Total,  $217  45 

C.  Home  Building-Fund. 
Middletown.  —  Aux.,  $3  00 

New  Haven  Branch. —'Norw&l^ 
aux.,  Mrs.  C.  E.  Raymond, 
Treasurer,  to  constitute  L. 
M.'s  Mrs.  Sallie  Stuart,  Mrs. 
T.  B.  Butler,  Mrs.  Abby 
Starr,  Miss  Juliette  Betts,  100  00 

NEW  YORK. 

Homer.  —  Cortland  Academy, 
Cecelia  Mission  Band,  22  65 

New- York  City.  —  Ur.  D.  B. 
Hixon,  for  the  **  Warfield 
Scholarship,"  Harpoot  Fern. 
Sem.,  30  00 

Total,  $52  65 

C.  Home  Building-Fund. 
New- York  C%.  —  Mrs.  E.  W. 
Chester,  $5  00 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Philadelphia     Branch.  —  Mrs. 
E.  C.  Wright,  Treasurer, 


W 

Newark,  N.J.,  Mrs. 
tham,  to  constitute 
L.  M., 


Robo- 
herself 


25  00 


Total,  $25  00 

ILLINOIS. 

Evnnston.  —  "  E.  G.  I."  and 
"  M.  L.  P."  towards  support  of 
pupil  in  Miss  Fritcher's  school, 
Marsovan,  $10  00 

Sterling.  —  "  A  Friend,"  1  00 


Total, 

WISCONSIN. 

Waiikesha.  —  For  the  education 
of  pupil  in  Mrs.  Tyler's  school, 
Africa, 


$11  00 


$16  00 
$16  00 


Total, 

IOWA. 

Garnoville.  — Mrs.  L.  A.  Sack- 
ett,  $1  00 


Mrs.  James  Preece, 


1  GO 


Total,  $2  00 

Subscriptions,  $2,399  51 

C.  Home  Building-Fund,  3,835  09 

"  Life  and  Light,"  213  00 

"Echoes,"  15  18 

"Life  and  Light"  previous  to 
1873, 

Total, 


TUEKEY. 

LETTER    FROM    MISS    PATRICK. 

We  are  permitted  to  make  the  following  extracts  from 
a  letter  from  Miss  Patrick  of  Erzroom  to  the  Woman's 
Missionary  Societ}'-  of  the  First  Congregational  Church, 
Chicago,  dated  Aug.  20,  1872:  — 

"  Perhaps  you  would  like  to  know  something  of  the  city 
in  which  I  live.  The  plain  of  Erzroom  is  about  forty  miles 
long,  and  is  entirely  surrounded  by  lofty  barren  mountains. 
Near  the  south-east  end,  and  about  three  miles  from  the 
mountains,  is  the  city  of  the  same  name.  From  a  distance, 
it  appears  like  a  great  brown  spot  upon  the  plain,  relieved 
only  by  the  minarets  and  towers  which  abound  here,  as  in 
most  Oriental  cities. 

"Erzroom  is  very  compactly  built,  being  onlj^  about  a 
mile  and  a  half  in  diameter,  and  containing  nearly  sixty 
thousand  people.  The  houses  are  so  closely  crowded 
together,  that  it  is  difficult  to  tell  where  one  begins,  and 
another  ends.  They  are  built  chiefly  of  stone  and  mud,  but 
sometimes  of  sun-dried  brick.  The  entrance  of  an  ordinary 
house  is  dark  and  narrow,  with  no  floor.  Doors  open  from 
it  into  apartments  occupied  by  different  families.  Every 
family  has  a  doon,  or  cooking-room,  which,  in  most  cases,  is 
covered  with  a  conical-shaped  roof,  built  of  logs,  and  termi- 
nating in  a  small  opening  upon  the  outside  roof,  which  fur- 
nishes light  for  the  room. 

18  273 


274  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

''■  At  one  side  of  the  room,  under  the  chimney-place,  is  a 
deep  hole  in  the  ground,  in  which  they  bake  bread.  High 
up  upon  the  wall  is  a  shelf,  upon  which  their  small  collec- 
tion of  dishes  is  kept.  Kows  of  large  earthen  jars  are 
arranged  around  the  sides  of  the  room.  If  the  occupants 
are  poor,  a  small  raised  platform  at  one  side  of  the  room  is 
appropriated  to  the  reception  of  visitors.  Here  rugs  and 
cushions  are  placed  to  make  it  as  comfortable  as  possible. 
Others  who  can  afford  it  have  a  small  parlor  in  addition 
to  this  common  family- room.  The  higher  rooms  jut  out 
upon  the  roof  very  irregularly  :  indeed,  there  is  not  the 
slightest  order  in  the  arrangement  of  buildings  in  Turkey. 
Some  of  the  streets  are  wide  ;  while  others  are  so  narrow, 
tiiat  a  tall  man,  standing  in  the  middle,  can  touch  the 
buildings  on  both  sides. 

"  All  the  refuse  matter  of  the  city  is  thrown  into  the 
streets,  and  furnishes  food  for  the  dogs,  of  which  there  are 
thousands.  Each  dog  has  his  own  street-corner,  where  he 
lives.  If  he  ventures  into  another  street,  he  is  immediately 
pursued  by  all  the  dogs  upon  whose  domain  he  has  tres- 
passed, until  he  retreats  in  despair.  During  the  summer 
they  manage  to  obtain  a  miserable  subsistence  ;  but  in  the 
winter  they  die  by  hundreds.  They  do  not  much  resemble 
our  household  pets  at  home ;  and  from  seeing  them  I  can 
understand  the  extreme  coiitempt  with  which  dogs  are 
referred  to  in  the  Bible.  The  Turks  consider  them  holy, 
and  do  not  allow  them  to  be  killed. 

"  Although,  as  I  said,  sixty  thousand  people  are  crowded 
into  Erzroom,  the  living  population  is  far  outnumbered  by 
the  dead.  It  is  sad  to  think  of  the  thousands  who  have 
died  without  any  knowledge  of  Jesus,  and  of  the  thousands 
who  are  now  living  in  ignorance  of  him,  yet  whom  we  can- 
not reach." 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  CHAPim  275 

CHINA. 

LETTER  FROM  MISS   CHAPIN. 

One  of  our  Christian  girls  in  the  school  at  Peking  has 
recently  been  betrothed  to  one  of  the  boys  in  the  school  at 
Tung  Chow,  who  is  studying  with  the  hope  of  becoming  a 
preacher. 

All  the  girls  who  have  hitherto  gone  out  from  our  school 
have  married  heathen,  and  we  have  generally  lost  sight  of 
them,  or,  if  not,  they  have  given  us  very  little  comfort. 
Often  they  have  seemed  to  lose  their  interest  in  the  truth ; 
and,  in  cases  where  they  have  made  some  effort  to  maintain 
a  Christian  life,  it  has  been  against  such  fearful  odds,  that 
it  has  appeared  as  if  nothing  short  of  a  miracle  could  keep 
them  from  falling.  They  are  never  allowed  to  come  to 
church  ;  and  they  visit  us  but  seldom.  In  some  instances, 
their  Christian  books  are  taken  from  them ;  so  they  have 
nothing  to  help  them  forward  in  their  religious  life,  but 
every  thing  to  hinder. 

This  girl  who  has  lately  been  betrothed  gives  more  evi- 
dence, we  think,  of  being  actuated  by  true  Christian  motives 
than  most  of  our  pupils. 

A  few  weeks  ago,  her  courage  and  adherence  to  principle 
were  severely  tested.  An  aunt  of  hers,  of  whom  she  was 
very  fond,  died.  It  is  the  universal  practice  among  the 
Chinese,  when  any  one  dies,  for  all  the  friends  to  assemble 
at  the  house  of  the  deceased,  and  spend  days  (weeks  and 
months  if  they  can  afford  it)  alternately  wailing  and  feast- 
ing. The  aunt  lived  at  the  house  of  the  girl's  mother ;  and 
the  friends  were  all  very  earnest  to  have  her  come  home. 
As  they  were  poor  people,  the  mourning  did  not  last  more 
than  three  or  four  days.  Miss  Porter  did  not  think  it  best, 
under  the  circumstances,  to  forbid  the  girl's  going,  but  left 


276  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

her  to  decide  tlie  question  under  the  guidance  of  her  own 
judgment  and  conscience.  She  knew  that  her  refusal  to  go 
would  displease  her  friends,  and  perhaps  bring  upon  her  the 
charge  of  lack  of  affection  for  her  aunt.  Besides  that,  most 
young  people  enjoy  such  times  of  excitement ;  and  we  should 
not  have  been  at  all  surprised  if  the  girl  had  decided  to  go. 
But  she  felt  there  would  be  danger  of  compromising  her 
Christian  character,  and  so  made  up  her  mind  to  go  only 
for  one  day,  when  all  the  girls  had  a  holiday,  and  most 
of  them  went  home.  She  would  not  go  even  to  the  burial 
services,  lest  she  should  be  required  to  take  part  in  some 
heathen  ceremony.  We  felt  much  encouraged  by  her  firm- 
ness amid  the  influences  which  were  brouglit  to  bear  upon 
her.  She  let  her  friends  know,  too,  that  she  was  not  pre- 
vented from  going  home  by  her  teachers,  but  that  the  decis- 
ion was  her  own. 

We  have  strong  hopes  that  the  proposed  union  will 
be  a  happy  one.  We  feel  that  every  Christian  home  estab- 
lished in  China  must  exert  a  powerful  influence  for  good, 
and  trust  the  time  is  not  far  distant  when  there  will  be 
many  such  centres  of  light  scattered  among  these  dark, 
degraded  communities. 


japa:n". 

SCENES   IN  YEDDO. 

The  general  desire  to  know  more  of  Japan  and  its  peo- 
ple leads  us  to  give  the  following  items  from  a  recent  letter 
from  a  missionary  of  the  Presbyterian  Board,  as  illustrat- 
ing some  of  the  customs  and  superstitions  of  the  country :  — 

"  There  is  nothing  imposing  about  the  buildings  of 
Yeddo,  excepting  the  temples ;  and  they  are  not  visible  from 
the  streets,  but  must  be  approached  by  long  avenues.    There 


SCENES  IN  YEDDO.  277 

are  many  large  parks  surrounding  the  houses  formerly  occu- 
pied by  the  daimios  and  their  retainers ;  but  these  are  en- 
closed by  high  walls,  with  huge  solid  gates,  so  that  it  is 
impossible  to  see  the  interior  without  climbing  some  hill 
or  tower. 

"  We  visited  the  spot  where  once  stood  the  castle  of  the 
Tycoon,  which  was  burned  during  the  late  war.  The  situa- 
tion is  elevated ;  and  from  a  tower,  still  standing,  there  is  a 
fine  view  of  the  whole  city  and  bay.  The  castle  was  sur- 
rounded by  four  high  walls  and  moats.  The  outer  one  in- 
cluded a  considerable  part  of  the  city ;  while  the  innermost 
one  enclosed  only  the  castle  and  grounds.  The  moats  are 
to  be  drained ;  and  workmen  are  now  employed  in  tearing 
down  the  walls,  and  preparing  the  stone  for  building  purposes. 
The  grand  old  gates  are  taken  down,  and  the  bronze  stripped 
from  them.  One  cannot  but  regret  to  see  these  evidences 
of  the  former  grandeur  of  the  city  so  recklessly  destroyed. 

"  On  Saturday  we  went  with  a  number  of  our  friends  to 
Asakusa,  in  the  northern  part  of  Yeddo,  where  there  is  a 
large  temple.  It  is  a  favorite  resort  of  the  Japanese  ;  and, 
as  this  was  a  festival  day,  there  were  crowds  of  gayly- 
dressed  men,  women,  and  children,  in  the  streets  and  tea- 
houses. Our  first  visit  was  to  the  temple.  The  god  to 
whom  it  is  dedicated  occupies  the  most  prominent  position 
in  it ;  but  there  are  other  minor  deities  stationed  at  various 
points.  I  was  particularly  interested  in  watching  the  peo- 
ple around  a  wooden  lido  called  the  'pain  god.'  A.nj  one 
with  a  headache,  or  pain  in  the  arm  or  leg,  or  any  other 
part  of  the  body,  comes  and  strokes  the  idol,  and  then,  with 
the  same  hand,  rubs  the  place  where  the  pain  is  felt.  The 
image  has  been  rubbed  so  much,  that  the  nose  and  other 
features  are  nearly  obliterated. 

''Another  god,  and  the  pillar  near  which  it  stands,  are 
covered  with  pieces  of  paper.     On  these,  prayers  had  been 


278  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

written,  after  which  they  were  chewed,  and  thrown  at  the 
idol.  If  they  stick,  it  is  a  sign  that  the  prayers  are  received, 
and  will  be  answered ;  but,  if  they  fall  to  the  ground,  the 
conclusion  is,  that  the  god  will  not  grant  the  requests. 

"Near  the  temple  is  a  collection  of  what  are  called  ^wax 
figures,^  though  they  are  really  made  of  clay  or  something 
of  the  sort.  They  are  arranged  in  groups,  and  represent 
scenes  connected  with  the  history  of  the  god  of  the  temple. 

"  Several  times  our  progress  from  place  to  place  was  in- 
terrupted by  the  approach  of  a  large  car  drawn  by  oxen ; 
the  people,  sometimes  even  the  children,  assisting.  Upon 
the  car  was  borne  the  Q^gj  of  some  person  distinguished 
in  Japanese  history.  One  was  the  figure  of  a  venerable  old 
man,  with  long  white  hair  and  beard,  carrying  a  baby  under 
his  arm.  This,  we  were  told,  represented  an  officer  of  high 
rank,  who,  while  the  empress  was  gone  to  the  war,  took  care 
of  her  baby  for  her. 

"The  missionaries  in  Yeddo,  with  their  knowledge  of  the 
language,  have  great  opportunities  for  usefulness.  I  en- 
joyed hearing  a  class  of  twelve  girls  chant  the  Lord's  prayer, 
and  sing  in  their  own  language.  J.  h.  s. 


m^   mpMml 


Has  not  the  following  letter  some  practical  suggestions 
or  many  of  our  readers  ? 

"Last  evening,  at  our  church  prayer-meeting,  a  part  of 
which  was  devoted  to  talk  about  missions,  one  of  our  ladies 
spoke  of  sacrifices  for  Christ,  quoting  the  remarks  of  one 
who,  at  the  State  S.  S.  Convention  a  few  weeks  since,  ex- 


N  0  TICE.  —  RE  CEIP  TS. 


279 


pressed  her  determination  '■  to  wear  one  bonnet  less,  or  to  do 
with  one  dress  less,  this  year/  that  she  might  have  more  to 
give  to  the  cause  of  missions. 

"The  instrument  was  a  weak  one,  but  it  seems  that  the 
Lord  used  it ;  for  to-day  a  precious  little  girl  who  gave  her 
heart  to  Jesus  last  winter  came  to  me,  saying  that  her 
mamma  was  expecting  to  get  her  a  new  dress  in  the  fall, 
costing  two  dollars  a  yard,  but,  hearing  what  was  said  at  the 
meeting  last  night,  she  had  concluded  'to  do  with  one  dress 
less/  and  this  for  Christ's  sake. 

"  Dear  child  !  it  brought  the  tears  to  my  eyes  as  I  told 
her  it  was  noble,  and  God  would  bless  her  for  it. 

M.  G.  M." 


NOTICE. 


The  Annual  Meeting  of  The  Woman's  Board  of  Mis- 
sions of  the  Interior,  will  be  held  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  on 
Wednesday  and  Thursday,  Nov.  5,  6. 

Secretaries  of  auxiliary  societies  are  especially  requested 
to  bear  this  statement  in  mind,  and  see  that  delegates  are 
appointed,  and  reports  prepared  to  represent  their  respective 
societies  on  that  occasion. 


RECEIPTS   OF   THE   WOMAN'S   BOAED   OF 
MISSIONS   FOR   THE  INTERIOR. 

From  Jutte  15  to  July  15, 1873. 
MRS.  FRANCIS  BRADLEY,  Treasurer. 


OHIO. 

Hudson.— Au-K..,  A.  E.  Scott, 
Treasurer,  $7  50 

Huntington.  —  Two  friend?,  by 
Mrs,  H.  C.  Haskell,  towards 
support  of  Domna  iu  Sama- 
kov  school,  25  00 

Oherlin.  —  Aux.,  to  be  applied 
to  the  eupport  of  Mrs.  Mum- 


ford,  and  to  constitute  Mrs,  A. 

A,  F.  Johnston,   Mrs.  L,  M. 

Boise,      and      Mrs.      George 

Kinney  L.  M.'s,  Atiss  Emily 

E,  Peck,  Treasurer.  $100  00 

Oxford.  —  Female     Seminary, 

auxiliary,  71  97 

Painesville.  —  Aux,,  for  salary 

of  Miss  Parsons  ($25  of  which 


280 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


constitutes  Mrs.  H.  E.  Mosely 
a  L.  M. ;  $11  is  from  a  cliil- 
dren's  society  at  Parkman),      $97  00 


Total, 


$301  47 


MICHIGAN. 


Detroit.  —  By  Mrs.  Freeland,  for 
the  purchase  of  a  saddle  for 
Mrs.  Cofiing,  collected  by 
Miss  Lucy  Sanborn,  $17;  W. 
M.  S.  of  Grand  Rapids,  $10; 
Mrs.  D.  M.  Ferry  of  Second 
Cong.  Ch.,  Detroit,  $23,  to 
constitute  Mrs.  D.  B.  Miller  a 
L.  M. ;  Miss  Lucy  Sanborn  is 
also  constituted  a  L.  M.,  $50  00 

Geneseo.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  F. 
Guile,  Treasurer,  34  46 

Grand  Rapids.  —  Anx.,  for  sal- 
ary of  Bible-reader  in  Nicome- 
dia,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Willson,  Sec,     24  00 

Muskegon.  —  Aux.,  Miss  C.  M. 
Gustin,  Secretary,  7  20 

^orih  Adams.  —  Aux.,  Mrs. 
Aylesworth,  17  60 


Total, 


$133  26 


Amhoy.  —  Aux.,   and  S.  S.    by 

Mrs.  Andruss,  $21  00 

Champaign.  —  Aux.,  for  Sama- 
kore  school,  Mrs.  P.  W.  Plank, 
Treasurer,  10  00 

Chicago.  —  First  Ch.,  aux.,  for 
Miss  Patrick's  salary,  Mrs.  C. 
H.  Whittlesey,  Treasurer, 
$74;  Leavitt-street  Ch.,  aux., 
to  constitute  Mrs.  Sarah  M. 
Rose  a  L.  M.,  by  Mrs.  Moses 
Smith,  $3i ;  New-England  Ch., 
aux.,  for  salary  of  Miss  Cha- 
pin,  Mrs.  Hjortsberg,  Treas.,      43  67 

Danvers.  —  Aux.,  Mabel  Has- 
tings, Treasurer,  8  20 

Evauston.  — Aux.,  for  salary  of 
Miss  Porter  (Mrs.  Edward 
Chester  of  Dindigul,  India,  is 
by  a  friend  constituted  L.M.), 
Miss  Minnie  White,  Treasurer,    77  85 

Fa.rmington.  —  Aux.,  $25  of 
which  constitutes  Mrs.  L.  B. 
Tnylor  a  L.  M.,  Mrs.  M,  J. 
Ervin,  Treasurer,  40  00 

Geiieseo.  —  Aux.,  Clara  B. 
Perry,  Treasurer,  24  14 

Iloytetnn.  —  S.  S.  Miss'y  Soc, 
$T;  Mrs.  Persis  Denton,  $10, 
by  Mrs.  H.  W.  Wells,  17  00 

Jacksonville.  — Aux.,  for  salary 
of  Miss  Evans;  Mrs,  M.  J. 
Adams,  Treasurer,  35  00 

Lisbon.  —  Aux.,    $17;     "Busy 

Bees,"    $14;     Mrs.     Adaline 

EVANSTON,  July  16, 1873. 


McEwen  completes  her  life 
membership,  and,  with  pre- 
vious contributions,  Mrs.  A. 
W.  Curtis  is  constituted  a  L. 
M.,  Miss  L.  S.  Langdon, 
Treasurer,  $31  00 

Payson.  —  Aux.,  Ellen  Thomp- 
son, Treasurer,  9  00 

Roseville.  —  Aux.,  for  the  Sama- 
kov  school,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Wy- 
koff.  Treasurer,  8  00 

Springfield.  —  Aux.,  for  salary 
of  Miss  Evans,  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Smith,  Treasurer,  65  00 

Wa.verlij.  —  Aux.,  for  the  salary 
of  Miss  Evans,  $30  of  which 
is  for  1874,  37  00 


Total,        $534  86 


WISCONSIN. 

Appleton.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  A.  L. 
Smith,  Treasurer,  $30  00 

Berlin.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Luzelia 
White,  21  00 

Bowen^s  Prairie.  —  Aux.,  Miss 
M.  J.  Smith,  5  00 

Fort  Atldnson.  —  Aux.,  Mrs. 
F.  H.  Montague,  Treasurer,        18  78 

Menasha.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  A.  E. 
Rounds,  Troas.,  7  07 

Milwau  k  ee.  —  Spring-street 
Cong.  Ch.,  aux.,  for  the  salary 
of  Marika  Genchora  of  Sama- 
kov,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Booth,  Treas- 
urer, 63  75 

Oshlcosh.  —  "  Golden  Chain,"  by 
Mrs.  E.  B.  Chamberlain,  4  45 

Whitewater.  —Aux.,  for  salary 
of  Miss  Taylor  of  the  Madura 
Mission,  with  previous  contri- 
butions, to  constitute  Mrs. 
John  M.  Clark  and  Mrs.  A.  G. 
Leland  L.  M.'s,  Miss  M.  V. 
HaU,  Treasurer.  40  00 


Total,        $190  05 


Denmark.  —  Aux.,  Mary  E. 
Day,  Treasurer,  $29  20 

Grinnell.  —  Cong.  Ch.  and  soci- 
ety for  salary  of  Miss  Hillis, 
T.  H.  Bixby,  Treasurer,  64  73 

Total,        $93  93 

MINNESOTA. 

Lake  Preston.— Awx.,  Mrs.  E. 
W.  Kellogg,  Treasurer,  5  00 


Total,  $1,258  57 


Mfl  41B  MSSf, 


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


1873. 


AN  AFEICAiT  CHUECH. 


BY    MISS    M.    W.    TYLER. 

N  the  next  page,  dear  children,  you  will  see 
a  picture  of  the  meeting-house  at  Aman- 
zimtote.  It  is  made  of  brick,  is  sixty  feet 
long  and  thirty  wide,  and  is  neatly  plas- 
tered and  whitewashed.  The  roof  is  of 
thatch-grass,  which  is  much  used  throughout 
the  colony.  It  is  especially  interesting  as 
being  the  first  church  built  and  paid  for 
almost  entirely  by  the  natives  themselves. 

As  a  first  step,  all  the  men  and  boys  upon 
of  whom  perhaps  two-thirds  were  between  the 
ages  of  fourteen  and  twenty-one  —  agreed  to  two  months' 
labor.  During  that  time,  they  made  and  burned  the  brick, 
cut,  rafted  over  the  'Umkomazi  Eiver,  and  drew  to  the 
station  (a  distance  of  twenty  miles)  all  the  timber,  and 
laid  up  the  walls  as  far  as  the  windows.  When  the  two 
months  had  expired,  a  number  were  obliged  to  return  to 
their  employers,  whose  service  they  had  left  for  the  speci- 
fied   time.       The    others    remained,    finished    the    walls, 

281 


the  station 


~  ■"OT^?' 


LL 


^^ 


I  111!; 


iiiiSi 


ill'' 

!i'  li^^ 


i!llil>li    If: 


I'IFj'  f 


^.  e 


^3: 


'"flillt 


AN  AFRICAN  CHURCH.  283 

thatched  the  roof,  and  completed  the  inside  work.  The 
wooden  steeple  was  the  gift  of  an  English  gentleman  re- 
siding in  Durban. 

In  this  church  was  made  the  first  contribution  for  the 
support  of  native  missionaries,  which  has  grown  into  an 
efficient  home  missionary  society.  Inside,  the  house  is 
finished  with  a  simple  pulpit,  plain  but  neat  seats ; 
and  it  looks  like  the  country  churches  in  America.  The 
ceiling  is  composed  of  coarse  matting  made  by  the  women 
for  the  purpose ;  and  I  used  to  think,  as  I  gazed  up  at  it, 
old  and  worn  as  it  was,,  how  acceptable  a  gift  it  must  have 
been  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  as  showing  the  love  of  the 
poor  and  humble  towards  him.  The  pews  in  this  church 
are  not  sold;  and  those  who  enter  in  are  gladly  welcomed, 
and  made  to  feel  that  there  is  room  for  all  in  God's  house. 

The  view  of  the  Amanzimtote  station,  from  a  hill  near 
by,  is  most  charming.     Come,  and  eijjoy  it  with  me. 

We  look  down  upon  the  church,  raising  its  spire  towards 
the  sky.  Below  it  is  the  house  of  Rev. William  Ireland,  the 
principal  of  the  boys'  seminary,  the  white  walls  of  which 
peep  forth  from  a  luxuriant  growth  of  English  ivy.  Higher 
up  on  the  hill  is  Mr.  Pixley's  house,  .also  ivy-covered ;  and 
beyond  is  the  new  seminary,  now  the  central  object  of 
attraction.  The  many  who  study  there,  we  trust  and 
pray,  will  go  forth  to  tell  of  the  Saviour,  of  whom  they 
themselves  have  heard  in  the  meeting-house  at  Amanzim- 
tote. 

It  is  nearly  three  years  since  I  have  visited  this  station, 
and  there  have  been  many  changes  since  then ;  but,  oh ! 
how  I  wish  you  could  have  attended  the  annual  meeting 
of  the  missionaries  there  in  1870 !  On  Sunday,  not  only 
the  church,  but  also  the  old  seminary  building  (a  part  of 
which  shows  in  the  picture)  and  the  little  school-house, 
were    crowded   with    attentive    native    listeners,    eagerly 


284 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


catching  the  words  of  those  who  addressed  them  from  full 
aud  loving  hearts.  The  afternoon  communion  service  was 
also  very  touching,  when  native  Christians,  with  the  mis- 
sionaries and  their  children,  came  together  to  commemorate 
Jesus'  dying  love. 

I  am  sure  that  all  that  is  wanting  in  beauty  and  elegance 
about  the  church  you  would  at  once  forget,  and  think  only 
of  those  upturned,  earnest  faces,  upon  which,  thank  God ! 
the  ''  light "  has  now  "  shined." 


ORIENTAL   SALUTATIOITS. 

I    WONDER  how  some  of    the   little   readers   of  "The 
Echoes,"  who  think  it  a  great  trial  to  be  obliged  to  stop 

long  enough  in  their 
play  to  say  ^'Good-morn- 
ing," or  to  take  off  their 
hats  when  they  enter  a 
lady's  parlor,  would  like 
to  go  through  tiresome 
forms  like  these  men  in 
the  jiicture.  According 
to  Oriental  customs, 
when  two  most  intimate 
friends  meet  in  the 
street,  the  younger  must 
take  the  hand  of  the 
elder,  and  press  it  to  his 
heart,  his  lips,  and  his  forehead,  with  strong  expressions  of 
good-will.  When  any  one  enters  a  room  in  Turkej^,  all 
the  people  in  it  immediately  rise,  while  he  goes  through 
this  same  form  to  each  one  ;  and,  after  he  has  taken  his 
seat,  the  ceremony  is  repeated.     Sometimes,  when  a  room 


GATHERED  PEARL.  285 

is  full,  the  man  gives  and  receives  as  many  as  fifty  salaams, 
before  he  is  fairly  seated  and  at  his  ease. 

Two  Arabs  chancing  to  meet  will  kiss  each  other's 
hands  ten  times,  each  time  asking  the  question,  "  How  art 
thou  ? "  In  some  places  there  twenty  different  ways  of 
saying  good-morning.  Each  expression  has  its  own  appro- 
priate answer,  as  when  a  person  says,  "  May  your  day  be 
white  !  "  The  reply  is,  "May  yours  be  like  milk!"  Perhaps 
oae  says,  "  Good-morning  !  "  The  other  responds,  "  May 
your  day  be  enriched  !  "  "  By  seeing  you,"  replies  the  first ; 
and  the  other  adds,  "  You  enlighten  the  house  by  your 
presence." 

Of  course,  all  these  forms  are  very  foolish,  and  often  used 
by  those  in  a  state  of  deadly  hatred  toward  each  other ; 
yet  I  think  we  may  learn  a  lesson  of  never-failing  polite- 
ness even  from  the  heathen.  Then,  too,  the  Bible  tells  us 
to  "  be  courteous  "  and  "  kind  one  to  another,"  "  in  honor 
preferring  one  another." 


GATHEEED  PEAEL. 

BY    MISS    PAYSON. 


I  WOULD  like  to  give  you  an  account  of  a  little  blind 
girl  connected  with  our  school,  who  was  taken  from  us  by 
death  not  long  since.  Her  name,  Sik  Ohio,  signifying 
"Gathered  Pearl,"  was,  I  think,  not  wrongly  given.  Lov- 
ing angels,  I  trust,  bore  her  spirit  up  to  heaven  as  a  pearl 
gathered  to  add  beauty  to  the  Saviour's  crown.  In  that 
day  when  he  makes  up  his  jewels,  this  little  one  may  be 
to  him  as  bright  and  precious  as  any.  She  was  found  on 
the  hillside  outside  our  mission  compound,  one  cold  No- 
vember morning  just  three  years  ago.  She  was  half- 
starved,  as  well  as  blind,  and  too  weak  to  walk;  though, 


286  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

from  a  written  paper  found  pinned  to  her  ragged  garments, 
we  learned,  that,  according  to  Chinese  reckoning,  she  was 
just  five  years  old.  Her  mother  was  dead,  so  her  father 
wrote ;  and  he,  being  too  poor  to  support  the  child,  begged 
the  kind  foreigners  to  take  pity  on  her. 

Tli-e  school-matron  cared  for  the  helpless  little  being 
with  a  mother's  tenderness ;  and  after  some  months  she 
became  comparatively  quite  strong  and  well.  Kind  and 
gentle  in  her  disposition,  she  was  a  favorite  with  the  older 
girls,  who  taught  her  many  hymns  and  passages  of  Scrip- 
ture. She  had  thus  learned  about  seventy  hymns,  repeating 
one  to  me  each  Sabbath  evening  when  the  other  pupils  recit- 
ed their  Bible  lessons.  She  could  say  the  Lord's  Prayer  and 
the  Ten  Commandments  without  hesitation,  and  also  three 
or  four  chapters  of  the  Gospel  of  Matthew.  Her  memory 
was  very  retentive;  and  she  committed  these  things  much 
more  readily  than  older  children  in  the  school,  who  could 
see.  She  was  taught  to  pray  soon  after  she  came  here, 
and  would  never  retire  at  night  without  i-epeating  her  little 
prayer. 

One  evening,  not  long  before  she  die<3,  on  going  to  her 
sleeping-room  to  see  how  she  was,  I  found  her  on  the  floor 
by  the  bedside  unfastening  her  shoes ;  and,  supposing  she 
had  already  prayed,  I  lifted  her  on  to  the  bed.  But  a  moment 
after,  as  I  turned  to  leave,  I  found  her  on  the  floor  again, 
kneeling  at  her  devotions.  She  took  her  meals  by  herself, 
her  food  being  placed  on  a  low  bench  in  front  of  her  little 
chair.  As  soon  as  it  was  brought,  and  the  matron  said, 
"  Sik  Chio,  here  is  your  rice,"  the  little  child,  without 
waiting  to  be  told,  would  cover  her  sightless  eyes  with 
her  tiny  hands,  and  ask  God's  blessing  on  her  food. 

We  did  not  think  that  she  would  die,  though  she  had 
been  ill  two  weeks,  till  the  day  before  she  was  taken  away. 
She  then  refused  to  eat,  could  not  hear  a  word  that  was 


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.  287 

said  to  lier ;  and  toward  evening  the  little  sufferer,  without 
a  thought  of  death,  sank  into  a  quiet  slumber,  from  which, 
soon  after  midnight,  she  passed  gently  and  unconsciously 
into  that  last  long  sleep  that  knows  no  waking.  This 
'•  little  blind  sister,"  as  she  was  often  called  by  the  Chinese, 
was  scarcely  seven  years  old  at  her  death,  and  so  diminu- 
tive in  size  as  to  appear  much  younger.  Her  short  life  was 
a  useful  one,  I  think,  in  its  influence  on  her  schoolmates; 
and  older  persons  could  not  fail  to  notice  the  look  of  patient 
cheerfulness  which  rested  on  her  countenance.  Children 
of  her  age  are  usually  buried  here  without  the  least  cere- 
mony ;  the  body  being  wrapped  in  an  old  mat  or  cast-off 
garment,  and  carried  away  —  where,  none  but  the  rough 
grave-digger  knows.  But  our  Gathered  Pearl  had  a 
Christian  burial ;  a  coffin  neatly  covered  with  white,  her 
Sunday  garments  fresh  and  clean,  and  flowers  between 
her  folded  hands. 

I  miss  the  child  in  her  accustomed  seat  and  from  the 
Sabbath  evening's  recitation;  but  I  do  not  grieve  that  she 
was  taken  thus  early  from  out  midst.  I  rejoice  to  think 
of  her  as  a  white-robed  angel,  with  opened,  beaming 
eyes,  — 

"  Who  walks  in  soft,  white,  tender  light 
About  the  golden  streets." 

Dear  young  reader,  if  ever  you  should  go  to  heaven,  you 
will  find  many  "  Gathered  Pearls  "  among  the  Saviour's 
precious  gems.  Oh,  it  will  be  sweet  to  behold  them  as 
they  shall  shine  forever  to  his  praise !  and  sweeter  still  to 
find  one  set  in  Jesus'  crown  through  your  instrumentality, 
your  prayers,  your  efibrts,  or  your  money. 

"  He  who  hath  and  will  not  give 
The  light  of  life  to  all  that  live, 
Himself  shall  lose  the  way." 


288  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

MISSIOK-CIECLES. 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

Maine.  —  Ellsworth.  —  "  Cup-Bearers,"  .60 ;     "  Young  Reapers,"  .50. 
Massachusetts. — Anbumdale  Mission-Circle,  $1.00. 

Boston     Hlfjhlands.  —  "Bird-Seed,"    by   two   little    cousins,     .75; 
"  Star-Circle,"  $9.00. 

Cambridge.  —  "  Willing  Helpers,"  $10.00. 

Dedham.  —  Sarah's  mite-box,  $9.41. 

Jamaica  Plain. —  Willie  Sanger's  savings  and  earnings,  .52. 

Ne.whuryport.  —  North    Church  Mission-Circle,  $00.00;     Campbell 
Mission-Circle,  $75.00. 

Winchester.  —  "  Seek  and  Save  Society,"  gladiolus-bulbs,  $16.00. 
Rhode  Island. —  Providence. — "  Willing  Hands,"  $279.00. 
New  York.  —  Homer.  —  Cecilia  Mission-Circle,  $30.00. 
Ohio. — Parhnan.  —  Children's  Society,  $11.00. 
Illinois.  —  Evanston.  —  Little  Workers,  $10.00. 

Hoyleton.  —  S.  S.  Missionary  Society,  $7.00. 

Lisbon.  —  Busy  Bees,  $14. 
Wisconsin.  —  Oshkosh.  —  Golden  Chain,  $4.45. 


ENIGMA. 

BY  JULIA   H.    BANCROFT. 

I  AM  composed  of  seventeen  letters. 

My  14,  2,  8,  is  the  name  of  a  man  mentioned  in  the  Bible. 

My  17,  2,  13,  is  a  personal  pronoun. 

My  9,  3,  13,  6,  4,  8,  9,  16,  is  the  name  of  one  of  Longfellow's  poems. 

My  9,  11,  1,  10,  is  what  God  is. 

My  1 5,  9,  7,  5,  is  a  fancy. 

My  whole  is  a  promise  from  God  to  missionaries. 


ANSWER  TO   ACEOSTIC. 

Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 

We  have  received  correct  answers  to  the  acrostic  in  the  June 
number  from  B.  E.  B.,  Boston,  Mass.;  L.  J.,  Montclair,  N.  J. ;  and 
H.  F.  P.,  Andover,  Mass. 


WQn  WOMAM, 


Vol.  III. 


OCTOBER,  1873. 


No.  10. 


CHINA. 

THE  QUEEN  OF  HEAVEN. 
FROM    MRS.    CHAPIn's    JOURNAL. 

The  people  are  preparing  for  the  worship  of  the  Queea 
of  Heaven  in  a  few  days.  I  saw  cars,  priests,  and  ban- 
ners to-day;  and  I  hope  I  shall  see  the  grand  procession, 
for  it  promises  to  be  very  fine.  The  building  in  which  we 
have  held  our  English  service  is  the  Temple  of  the  Queen 
of  Heaven ;  and  we  have  been  obliged  to  leave  it.  My 
chair  was  kept  waiting,  this  morning,  for  a  mandarin  and 
his  long  procession  of  waiters  to  pass.  What  fat,  lazy- 
looking  fellows  these  mandarins  are  ! 

April  22.  —  The  city  is  in  a  great  commotion  ;  the  country 
people  pour  in  ;  and  the  streets  are  crowded  with  worship- 
pers. I  went  into  the  temple  with  Mr.  Chapin.  What  a 
sight!     The  great  court-yard,  —  roofed  with  matting,  and 

19  289 


290  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

hung  with  lanterns  — was  arranged  for  a  theatrical  perform- 
ance. It  was  thronged  with  people ;  and  all  manner  of 
things  were  exposed  for  sale.  One  could  easily  see  that 
money,  not  worship,  had  drawn  many  of  them  to  the  place. 
The  temple  was  filled  with  the  smoke  of  incense ;  and  the 
priests  looked  heated  and  tired.  One  was  beating  a  large 
drum  ;  and  others  were  selling  incense,  sweeping,  waiting 
upon  the  women  who  came  to  the  service,  and  keeping 
back  the  crowd  of  loungers  from  the  door.  I  saw  no  men 
taking  part  in  the  ceremonies :  so  I  suppose  they  leave  the 
worship  of  the  Queen  of  Heaven  to  the  women.  Poor 
things !  They  would  come  in,  prostrate  themselves 
before  the  enormous  image,  then  rise,  take  a  bundle  of 
incense-sticks,  and  go  to  the  back-part  of  the  room  to 
w^orship  other  idols.  On  either  side  of  the  large  one  were 
arranged  several  others.  One,  called  "  the  guardian  of 
children,"  had  a  great  many  boys  and  girls  around  her,  —  on 
her  arms,  knees,  and  hands.  Oh  that  I  may  be  spared  to 
teach  even  one  little  child  that  this  dumb,  senseless  block 
can  do  nothing  for  him ! 

April  26.  —  The  rain  to-day  makes  some  doleful  faces, 
because  to-morrow  the  Queen  of  Heaven  is  to  go  abroad; 
or,  rather,  the  great  image  is  to  be  taken  out  for  its  yearly 
airing.  Balconies  have  been  constructed  ail  along  the 
streets  through  which  it  is  to  pass ;  and  great  preparations 
have  been  made  for  the  event.  The  tailor  said  he  could 
not  come  to  us  to-morrow.  I  asked  him  if  he  were  going  to 
worship  the  idol.  He  said.  No,  the  old  woman  did  that; 
but  he  wished  to  see  the  procession. 

April  27.  —  The  Chinese  have  had  their  wish  and  their 
grand  procession.  I  cannot  begin  to  describe  all  I  have 
seen  this  beautiful  day.  I  had  hard  work  not  to  be  a 
Chinaman.  I  do  not  mean  that  I  felt  any  disposition  to 
worship  che  senseless  idol ;  but  I  could  not  help  catching 


THE   QUEEN  OF  HEAVEN.  291 

the  spirit  of  the  occasion.  It  has  been  a  universal  holiday. 
It  was  said  that  the  image  was  to  pass  at  one  o'clock ;  and 
by  that  time  the  streets  were  densely  packed  with  people. 
None  but  poor  women  walk  any  distance  from  their  houses 
here ;  but  the  ladies  were  brought  in  chairs,  and  put  in  the 
stores,  where  seats  had  been  arranged  for  them.  The  fronts 
of  these  stores  can  usually  be  taken  down ;  and,  as  far  as  we 
could  see,  they  were  filled  with  women  and  children,  while 
a  great  many  men  and  boys  were  standing  on  the  tops  of 
the  houses.  I  took  my  baby,  and  went  into  the  chapel, 
and  staid  more  than  four  hours.  A  screen  was  put  up  at 
a  little  front-window,  where  I  could  see,  and  not  be  seen ;  for, 
if  I  raised  it,  we  soon  had  a  crowd  about  us.  I  think  baby 
and  I  could  easily  have  started  an  opposition  to  the  Queen 
of  Heaven.  Every  thing  eatable  seemed  to  be  in  the 
street,  and  everybody  appeared  hungry. 

All  the  afternoon  the  sights  passed  by.  I  should  think 
it  was  much  like  a  circus.  There  was  a  fine  car,  some 
thirty  feet  high,  made  of  glass  and  wood,  hung  with  beau- 
tiful lanterns,  and  containing  a  large  censer.  There  were 
six  or  eight  large  birds  (imitations,  of  course)  twenty  feet 
high,  and  enormous  lions,  —  some  in  cars,  and  some  repre- 
sented as  dancing.  There  were  in  succession  nearly  a 
dozen  bamboo-poles,  fifty  or  sixty  feet  high,  decked  with 
flags  and  canopies  used  by  men  in  a  variety  of  clever  per- 
formances. There  were  hideously-dressed  stilt- walkers, 
men  and  boys  dressed  as  women  and  girls,  and  bands  that 
made  any  thing  but  music.  I  had  quite  agreeable  com- 
pany in  some  women  who  had  a  seat  in  our  chapel-door. 
I  feel  that  this  day  has  done  me  good :  it  has  not  been 
mere  sight-seeing.  I  have  learned  more  of  the  people, 
their  tastes  and  manners,  than  I  could  ordinarily  in  a  long 
time  ;  and  I  believe  I  have  felt  a  new  desire  to  bring  souls 
to  the  knowledge  of  the  true  God. 


292  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

Evening,  ten  o'' clock.  —  We  have  just  looked  out  once  more. 
Still  the  crowd  waits ;  still  the  players  go  by,  and  with  them 
many  things  that  look  like  the  household  furniture  of  the 
idol  queen.  Oh,  such  quantities  of  lanterns  !  —  from  magni- 
ficent ones  down  to  little  bits  of  things  costing  less  than  a 
cent. 

April  28.  —  We  are  told  that  the  idol  passed  at  three 
o'clock  this  morning.  Now  the  city  will  settle  down  to 
quiet  again,  and  the  dust  settle  on  the  senseless  block  of 
wood. 


TUEKEY. 
LETTER  FROM  MISS   CULL. 


We  have  received  the  following  pictures  of  Turkish  life 
from  Miss  Cull,  who  is  stationed  at  Manissa,  but  who  has 
been  in  Athens  for  a  few  months,  pursuing  the  study  of  the 
Greek  language  :  — 

"One  morning  Mrs.  Greene,  Mrs.  Baldwin,  and  I 
arranged  to  visit  our  Turkish  neighbor  next  door  to  us. 
Taking  with  us  Lizzie  and  Fannie  Greene  (two  sweet  little 
girls,  both  since  taken  to  a  better  world),  and  Nectar,  the 
pastor's  wife,  we  set  forth.  We  threw  shawls  over  our 
shoulders,  but  wore  nothing  on  our  heads.  As  we  stood 
waiting  at  the  gate.  Nectar  told  us  that  we  must  wear 
something  on  our  feet  that  we  could  take  off  before  enter- 
ing the  house  ;  and  we  went  back  for  rubbers,  although 
they  were  not  all  necessary  for  the  few  steps  that  we  had 
to  walk.  The  door  in  the  high  wall  enclosing  our  neigh- 
bor's premises  stood  open,  as  usual;  but  the  old  black  man 
who  generally  sat  just  within  was  not  visible.  We  entered ; 
and  crossing  a  paved  yard,  shut  in  on  three  sides  with  tlie 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  CULL.  293 

^alls  of  a  large  building,  we  turned  to  the  right,  and,  mak- 
ing our  way  through  a  little  passage,  came  to  another  paved 
yard  similar  to  the  first.  We  had  arrived,  at  last,  at  the 
part  of  the  house  occupied  by  the  woman  we  wished  to 
visit.  The  little  heiress  of  the  estate,  a  child  of  three  or 
four  years,  was  waiting  to  take  her  daily  ride  on  horseback. 
When  she  rides,  one  man  holds  her  on  the  horse,  another 
leads  the  animal,  and  a  little  girl  follows  with  an  umbrella. 
Lizzie  and  Fannie  ran  up  to  her,  and  one  of  them  offered 
her  flowers ;  but  she  frowned,  and  turned  away  her  head. 
The  servant  reproved  her,  telling  her  to  take  the  flowers ; 
and  she  at  last  accepted  them  with  a  very  ungracious  air. 

"  After  going  up  some  stone  steps,  and  along  a  gallery,  a 
servant  approached,  and  conducted  us  into  a  room  having  in 
its  centre  a  fountain  playing  into  a  marble  reservoir  full  of 
water.  A  lamp  was  suspended  from  the  ceiling  just  above 
it.  There  were  eight  windows  in  the  room ;  and  drawn  to 
the  side  of  each  was  a  curtain  made  of  some  bright  figured 
stuff,  trimmed  with  a  fringe,  to  match.  The  sides  of  the 
room  looked  as  though  freshly  whitewashed;  the  ceiling 
was  bright  yellow  ;  and  the  floor  was  made  of  blocks  of 
marble.  There  were  niches  and  alcoves  in  the  walls,  on  the 
shelves  of  which  were  dishes  of  candy  and  sweetmeats, 
tiny  coffee-cups,  and  spoons. 

"  The  woman  who  first  came  in  made  the  usual  salaam, 
touching  first  her  breast,  and  then  her  brow,  with  her  hand, 
and,  seating  herself  in  a  chair  on  the  opposite  side  of  the 
room,  soon  busied  herself  with  her  crocheting.  Soon  the 
lady  of  the  house  entered.  She  was  a  very  large  woman, 
about  forty  years  old,  with  an  oval  face,  fresh,  clear  com- 
plexion, dark-gray  eyes,  straight  black  hair  nearly  covering 
her  ears,  and  cut  short  in  the  neck.  A  kerchief  of  bright 
colors  was  arranged  with  graceful  effect  upon  her  head :  for 
ornaments  she  wore  ear-rings  and  a  heavy  gold  chain.     She 


294  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

had  on  a  long  quilted  sack  of  some  bright  material;  and 
the  dress  appearing  beneath  was  a  purple  merino,  gathered 
around  each  ankle.  Her  3'ellow  slippers,  with  pointed,  up- 
turned toes,  she  dropped  upon  the  floor  as  she  seated  herself 
on  a  divan,  and  drew  a  chair  toward  her  that  she  might 
rest  her  feet  on  its  rounds.  A  servant  brought  her  a  ciga- 
rette, of  which  she  drew  a  few  whiffs,  then  smiled,  and 
talked  with  great  animation. 

"  We  saw  many  servants  moving  about :  one  of  them 
brought  us  candies,  and,  immediately  afterwards,  coffee  in 
pretty  porcelain  cups  resting  in  vases  like  silver  holders. 
In  the  conversation  between  Nectar  and  the  lady  of  the 
house,  our  religious  belief  was  mentioned.  An  old  woman 
sitting  near  the  door  exclaimed,  ^  Why,  these  are  not  idola- 
ters !  they  don't  worship  idols,  do  they  ? '  And  then  Nectar, 
in  her  pleasant,  easy  way,  explained  our  Protestantism.  An 
interesting  young  girl  took  us  about  the  house  according  to 
the  custom  of  the  country.  We  went  through  large  unfur- 
nished halls  out  on  a  back  gallery,  and  looked  down  on  a 
plat  of  ground,  with  orange-trees  scattered  here  and  there. 
The  large  empty  rooms,  and  every  thing  about  the  place,  had 
a  neglected,  desolate  look :  we  were  not  taken  into  the  rooms 
occupied  by  the  numerous  household.  After  seeing  what 
they  chose  to  show  us,  we  descended,  bade  adieu  to  the  lady, 
Kectar  kissing  her  hand,  and  took  our  leave. 

"  The  next  day  we  went  to  pay  some  visits  in  the  Greek 
and  Armenian  quarter  of  the  town.  One  of  the  houses  at 
which  we  called  belonged  to  a  Protestant  communicant 
named  Zerio.  His  wife  still  retains  her  connection  with 
the  Armenian  Church.  A  father  with  his  two  sons  and 
their  wives  occupy  the  house ;  and  we  found  the  women 
busy  at  their  work  in  a  little  room  next  the  ground,  the 
door  standing  open  into  a  neat,  pretty  yard.  Pastened  to 
the  wall  on  one  side  were  a  great  many  spindles  full  of  cot- 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  CULL.  295 

ton ;  and  just  before  them  was  a  frame  similar  to  the  reed  of 
a  hand-loom.  A  little  girl  in  the  room  was  winding  spin- 
dles; and  in  one  corner  was  a  loom  close  to  the  floor.  The 
father  came  in,  seated  himself  at  this  loom,  and,  after  a  few 
seconds  with  his  cigarette,  began  to  weave.  The  work  had 
been  suspended  when  we  entered;  and  we  were  about  being 
taken  to  the  little  sitting-room,  when  we  begged  that  we 
might  have  chairs  in  the  yard.  While  Mrs.  Baldwin  talked 
with  the  woman  in  Armenian,  they  brought  us  an  infusion 
of  prunes  in  water  that  formed  a  very  pleasant  drink.  Af- 
ter a  time,  Zerio  came  in.  He  said  that  he  was  teaching 
his  wife  to  read,  and  asked  her  to  bring  her  book  and  let 
Mrs.  Baldwin  hear  what  progress  she  had  made.  Her  face 
flushed,  and  she  looked  down  shyly  for  a  moment,  but  went 
for  her  book,  and  showed  by  her  reading  and  spelling  that 
she  had  made  a  good  beginning. 

*'  When  we  left,  Zerio  accompanied  us  a  part  of  the  way. 
As  we  passed  into  the  street,  a  woman  living  in  an  adjoin- 
ing house  rudely  accosted  us,  telling  us  not  to  come  into 
that  neighborhood  again,  because  we  made  them  sin.  •  Nec- 
tar quietly  replied  that  we  could  not  make  them  sin,  and 
told  the  woman  that  the  wrong  was  with  her.  ^  Why,  what 
do  I  do  ?  '  she  demanded.  ^  You  meddle  with  your  neigh- 
bors' affairs,'  was  the  reply. 

"  As  we  passed  along  the  streets  on  our  way  home, 
through  open  gates  we  saw  many  people  sitting  at  their 
little  hand-looms,  or  busy  in  other  ways  preparing  thei;r 
cotton  fabrics :  some  were  seated  outside  with  their  knit- 
ting. Many  things  relative  to  the  domestic  life  of  the  peo- 
ple in  this  land  differ  from  the  impressions  I  had  formed 
concerning  them  before  coming  here.  There  is  much  more 
of  real  comfort,  more  of  neatness  and  industry,  than  I  had 
expected  to  find.  None  the  less  painful  is  the  lack  of  all 
spiritual  life,  the  undisciplined  will,  the  untrained  intellect. 


296  LIFE  AND  LIGHT, 

I  think  these  deficiencies,  this  utter  want  of  any  true  soul 
living,  is  felt  the  more  keenly  that  outward  appearances  are 
at  first  so  promising." 

THE   CONSTANTINOPLE   HOME. 

Rev.  Dr.  Wood  of  Constantinople,  in  a  recent  letter, 
thus  speaks  of  our  home  school  in  that  city  :  — 

"  The  annual  examinations  of  the  home  school  occurred 
July  18.  The  friends  of  the  pupils  'and  invited  guests 
attended  in  such  numbers  as  to  crowd  the  apartments. 
The  exercises  were  in  the  highest  degree  satisfactory ;  the 
girls  being  self-possessed,  and  acquitting  themselves  well. 
After  the  opening  hymns  and  prayer,  the  time  was  occu- 
pied with  recitals  of  passages  from  the  New  Testament, 
and  questions  on  Old-Testament  history.  Then  followed 
examinations  in  the  various  studies,  recitations  of  poetry, 
reading  of  compositions,  and  playing  on  the  piano  and 
parlor  organ.  The  exercises  were  also  interspersed  with 
singing  in  English  and  Armenian. 

"  At  the  close,  brief  congratulatory  speeches  were  made 
by  Eev.  Dr.  Hamlin,  Prof.  Hogopsos  Djejisian  of  Robert 
College,  and  Pastor  Garabed  of  Nicomedia.  After  a 
prayer,  the  company  adjourned  to  the  paved  court  in  the 
rear  of  the  house  to  witness  an  exhibition  in  calisthenics, 
Ydiich  was  quite  astonishing  to  a  large  proportion  of  the 
beholders.  The  gratification  of  the  parents  and  friends  of 
the  pupils  was  expressed  in  strong  terms  ;  and  the  impres- 
sion on  all  was  most  favorable.  The  lady  principal  and 
her  associates  could  not  but  feel  rewarded  for  the  patient 
and  efficient  toil  which  was  needful  for  the  progress  in 
study,  and  which  had  produced  the  effects  on  manners  and 
character  attested  by  what  was  seen  throughout  the  day." 


LETTER  FROM  MRS.    GULICK.  297 

SPAIN. 

LETTER    FROM  MRS.    GULICK. 

Mrs.  Luther  Gulick  has  sent  us  the  following  commu- 
nication from  Barcelona.  Speaking  of  the  boarding-school 
there,  she  says,  — 

"We  have  had  twenty  different  pupils,  —  ten  in  the  board- 
ing department,  and  ten  day-scholars :  they  are  bright,  in- 
telligent girls,  most  of  them  in  advance  of  common  Spanish 
women  in  general  education.  One  is  a  member  of  the 
church  :  we  hope  that  two  others  are  Christians  ;  and  still 
others  have  expressed  a  desire  to  be  such,  although  we  do 
not  see  the  evidences  we  wish  in  their  daily  life.  The  par- 
ents are  very  anxious  that  their  daughters  should  improve 
in  every  variety  of  needle-work;  but  they  think  the  time 
nearl}?-  wasted  that  is  spent  over  their  books.  The  girls 
have  a  sufficient  appreciation  of  instruction  on  the  sewing- 
machine,  and  are  very  glad  to  learn  to  play  on  the  piano, 
and  to  read  and  speak  English.  They  all  assist  in  the  do- 
mestic work  of  the  family,  showing  commendable  improve- 
ment in  this  respect.  They  are  required  to  pay  what  they 
can,  and  perhaps  have  done  as  much  as  we  ought  to  expect. 

"Although  unable  to  accomplish  what  I  desire  in  the 
school  on  account  of  ill  health,  I  have  found  visiting  among 
the  poor  a  benefit  to  me.  For  two  months  past  I  have  been 
out  several  times  a  week  for  that  purpose,  besides  having 
frequent  meetings  for  the  women  in  our  own  parlor.  Oh  ! 
how  thankful  I  am  to  be  able  to  speak,  though  in  broken 
language,  of  the  simple  plan  of  salvation  !  The  attendance 
varies  from  twenty  to  forty.  Indifference  to  Homanism 
we  often  meet,  as  well  as  infidelity.  Both  are  more  difficult 
to  encounter,  according  to  our  experience,  than  open  hea- 
thenism.    Religious  words  are   on  every  one's  lips.     '  May 


298  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

God  bless  and  reward  you  ! '  '  I'm  well,  thanks  to  God  ! '  ' For 
the  love  of  Jesus,'  and  like  expressions,  resound  constantly 
in  our  ears,  meaning  absolutely  nothing.  We  use  the  same 
precious  words ;  and  it  is  hard  to  make  them  realize  that  we 
do  mean  something  by  them ;  that  the  love  of  Jesus  is  a 
power  within  us,  and  we  wish  it  to  be  so  with  them. 

"  Shall  I  tell  you  of  a  family  living  near  us  where  I  like 
to  visit,  though  as  yet  we  see  no  fruit  of  the  seed  sown  ? 
They  are  in  a  very  small  basement,  only  two  steps  down 
from  the  street ;  and  the  light  comes  in  the  one  door.  The 
occupant,  a  cobbler,  has  his  utensils  and  low  work-bench  at 
one  end  of  the  room.  He  is  an  intelligent,  thoughtful 
man.  The  worn  face  of  his  wife  rouses  my  sympathy  as 
she  stitches  monotonously  on  bands,  bindings,  and  buttons, 
while  her  three  little  children  hang  round  her  knees.- 

'^  A  pleasant  word  at  the  door,  the  other  day,  about  the 
children,  was  quickly  answered,  and  a  willing  assent  given  to 
a  proposition  to  read  a  little  in  the  Bible.  The  mother  placed 
the  only  spare  chair  for  me  close  beside  herself.  I  began  with 
the  story  of  Nicodemus,  because,  at  a  previous  visit,  the  man 
had  said  his  creed  was,  'Do  good,  do  nothing  wrong  ; '  and, 
as  he  had  always  obeyed  it,  he  believed  he  should  be  saved. 
So  we  read  how  Christ  told  the  Jewish  ruler  that  even  he 
must  be  born  again,  and  that  the  new  birth  was  of  the 
Holy  Spirit.     Like  Kicodemus,  this  good  man  said,  — 

"  '  How  can  these  things  be  ?  We  are  not  able  to  under- 
stand these  deep  mysteries.' 

"  '  Is  it  possible,'  I  replied,  Hhat  God  has  made  us,  given 
us  understanding  for  other  things,  and  yet  not  endowed 
us  with  power  to  comprehend  his  word,  which  is  also  his 
gift?' 

"  He  listened  attentively  ;  and  I  tried  to  press  home  the 
truth,  urging  him  to  read  the  Bible  now  that  it  was  free  to 
all.     He  said  that  he  did  not  attend  the  Papal  Church,  nor 


LETTER  FROM  MRS.    GULICK.  299 

believe  in  it ;  and  yet  he  had  had  all  his  children  baptized, 
for,  if  he  did  not,  they  would  not  go  to  heaven. 

"  ^  Why/  said  I,  '  will  God  punish  our  little  children,  if, 
through  their  parents'  fault,  they  are  not  baptized  ? ' 

"  ^  They  will  not  be  sent  to  the  infernal  regions,'  he  an- 
swered, ^  but  to  Mount  Olympa.' 

"Again  I  referred  him  to  the  Bible,  where  no  such  teach- 
ing can  be  found,  saying,  — 

"  '  There  are  but  two  places  for  souls  after  death ;  and  the 
blessed  Jesus  saves  the  little  ones  who  die,  by  his  own  pre- 
cious blood.  They  are  redeemed  by  him,  although  they 
cannot  believe.  We  can  and  must  believe  if  we  would  be 
saved ;  but  we  are  no  more  able  to  work  out  our  salvation 
alone  than  a  helpless  child.' 

"  The  man  occasionally  stopped  his  work  to  listen  and 
answer.  The  poor,  wearied  woman  said  nothing;  but,  taking 
the  baby  on  her  lap  to  quiet  him,  she  $ewed  on  in  silence, 
—  stitch,  stitch,  stitch.  May  the  words  reach  her  heart 
through  God's  blessing ! 

"  I  came  in  from  my  visits  this  afternoon  with  mingled 
feelings  of  sorrow  and  joy.  We  first  went  to  see  a  woman 
who  came  to  our  house  recently,  after  our  Sunday  meeting, 
to  inquire  what  we  believed  concerning  the  Virgin  Mary 
and  the  saints.  Accepting,  to-day,  her  invitation  to  call,  we 
found  her  busy  superintending  work  in  a  small  factory, 
where  balls  of  white  and  colored  cotton  were  reeled,  and 
stamped  with  a  veritable  '  Paris '  mark.  When  I  said, 
'■  But  it  is  not  French  cotton,  is  it  ? '  she  merely  answered, 
'No,  but  it  is  exactly  the  same  ;  and  everybody  does  it.' 

'•'She  kindly  showed  us  her  different  specimens,  and  then 

took  us  into  the  room  where  several  girls  were  busy  reeling 

'the  cotton  balls.     After  examining  the  work,  I  asked  the 

woman  if  she  had  thought  much  of  our  conversation  the 

other  day  about  the  Saviour  and  the  Virgin. 


300  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

"^Yes/  she  replied;  ^but  I  am  too  old  to  change  my 
belief.  I  have  always  knelt  and  bowed  in  the  church  when 
the  'Hail,  Mary'  was  sung,  and  worshipped  her  image  in 
my  room ;  and  I  want  to  rest  in  that.' 

'^ '  But,'  said  I,  '  why  bow  to  Mary  ?  She  cannot  save  us  ; 
and,  if  she  knows  how  people  worship  her,  she  is  very  sorry.' 

"  '  Why  so  ?  '  she  asked  in  surprise. 

"  'Because  she  is  only  a  human  being.  God  made  her; 
and  she  called  Jesus  her  Saviour.  She  was  truly  "blessed 
among  women."  But  she  was  only  a  woman  ;  and  we  are 
commanded  in  the  Bible  not  to  worship  any  creature  or  any 
image  :  it  is  idolatry.' 

"  She  gave  polite  attention  to  what  I  said  ;  and  the  girls 
all  listened  eagerly,  frequently  stopping  their  wheels,  and 
putting  in  a  word  of  remark,  or  an  explanation  of  my  broken 
language.  My  proposal  to  read  a  little  from  the  Bible 
in  my  hands  she  declined,  saying  there  were  many  neigh- 
bors in  the  vicinity  who  would  not  like  it ;  but?  the  girls 
must  come  to  our  meeting,  and  learn  some  of  these  things. 
We  had  a  few  words  about  saints,  and  the  importance  of 
preparation  for  death,  because  there  was  no  hope  of  a 
change  afterward,  no  purgatory,  and  respecting  confess- 
ing to  sinners  like  ourselves,  instead  of  to  God  alone.  Do 
you  wonder  that  we  felt  joy  at  the  privilege  of  speaking  in 
this  way,  while  our  hearts  ached  over  the  gross  darkness 
of  these  precious  souls  ? 

''  We  are  constantly  meeting  cases  where  the  once  wor- 
shipped image  of  the  Virgin  is  now  used  by  the  children 
as  a  doll.  Many  have  given  up  the  confessional,  and  do 
not  go  to  mass.  The  light  is  slowly  spreading :  the  darkness 
will  be  gone  when  we  all  work  with  our  might,  continuing 
in  prayer,  and  waiting  for  God's  blessing.  We  long  to 
see  the  harvest ;  but  that  is  not  for  us :  we  can  leave  it 
safely  with  the  blessed  Master,  the  Lord  of  the  harvest." 


RECEIPTS. 


301 


uti  %n\   at    if^ttff 


WOMAN'S  BOARD   OF  MISSIONS. 


Receipts  from  July  18  to  Aug.  18. 


MRS.  BENJAMIN  E.  BATES,  Treasurer. 


MAINE. 

Waterville.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  C. 
Cameron,  Treasurer,  with  pre- 
vious  contribution  to  consti- 
tute  L.M.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  R. 
Doolittle,  $24  50 

Wells.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Samuel 
Lindsay,  Treasurer,  30  00 


Total, 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 


$54  50 


Eaymovd.  —  Aux,,  1st  Cong. 
Church,  Mrs.  C.  A.  Shepard, 
Treasurer,  5  50 


Total, 


$5  50 


VERMONT. 

Vermont  Branch.— Mrs,.  George 
H.  Fox,  Treasurer,  St.  Al- 
ban's,  Mrs.  Gyles  Merrill  to 
constitute  L.  M.  Miss  Gould- 
ing  of  Rutland,  $25;  St. 
Johnsbury  Young  Ladies'  Mis- 
sionary Society,  of  which  $9 
towards  support  of  pupil  iu 
Miss  Seymour's  school,  Har- 
poot,  $30  for  support  of  pupil 
at  Ahmednuggur,  and  $30  for 
pupil  at  Inanda,  Africa,  $94  00 

St.  Johnsbury.  —  South  Church,   21  31 

Total,         $115  31 
C.  Home  Buildivg-Fund. 
Vermont     Branch.  —  Rutland, 
Mrs.  Luther  Daniels,  $10  00 

MASSACHUSETTS.  ^ 

^«s<on.  — A  Thank  Offering,  $1  00 
Andover. —  Miss  Lizzie  Pearson, 

$5 ;  Free  Ch.  Ladies,  $70,  75  00 

Boston. —A    Friend,     $10;     A 

Friend,  $5;  A  Friend,  1.25,  16  25 
Boston,  South.  —  Miss  Farring- 

ton,  •  2  00 

Bradford.  —  Bradford    Female 

Seminary,  30  00 


BrooJcfield,  North.  —  Mary  E. 
King's  mite-box,  $      50 

Clinton.  —  Aux.,  MissHattieM. 
Haskell,  Treasurer,  16  47 

Gra/<07J.  —  Miss  Henrietta  Den- 
nis, 2  00 

Hatjield.  —  Axxx.,  Miss  Augusta 
A  Porter,  Treasurer,  93  25 

JI/<irs^^eW.  — Mrs.M.F.  Alden,      5  00 

Mutjjiard.  —  "Rising  Star  Cir- 
cle," Miss  Lewis's  S.  S.  Class,      8  00 

MedJield.  —  M.i-s.  F.  D.  Ellis,  5  00 

New  Bedford.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  K. 
H.  Bartlett,  Treasurer,  Miss 
Parmelee's  salary,  $347,87; 
1st  Congregational  Ch.,  $5,        352  87 

Newhuryport,  — Whitefield  Ch., 
Tyler  Mission-Circle,  pro- 
ceeds of  fair  for  Mrs.  Tyler's 
school,  25  00 

Newton,  West.  —  Miss  Helen  F. 
Clark,  Treasurer,  for  support 
of  pupil  in  Miss  Clark's  school, 
Broosa,  40  00 

Satein. — Tabernacle  Ch.,  Aux., 
Miss  Sarah  P.  Chamberlain, 
Treasurer,  of  Avhich  $50  for 
the  support  of  Mrs.  Tsua,  Bi- 
ble-Reader, 100  00 

Southampton. — Aux.,  Miss 
Jane  Z.  Judd,  Treasurer,  2  00 

Springfield.  —  Aux.,  Miss  H.  S. 
Buckingham,  Treasurer,  $400 ; 
"  Little  Helpers,"  Miss  Flora 
M.  Castle,  Secretary,  $5,  405  00 

Weymouth.  —  "E.  B.  R.,"  to 
constitute  L.  M.  Miss  Helen 
M.  Rhines,  25  00 

WilUarasburg.  —  Aux. ,  Mi's. 
William  E.  Bardwell,  Treas- 
urer, to  constitute  L.  M.'s  Mrs. 
T.  M.  Carter,  Mrs.  WilUam 
E.  Bardwell,  50  00 

Whitinsville.  —  Aux.,  Mr  a. 
Charles  P.  Whitin,  to  consti- 
tute L.  M.  Miss  Amy  E.  Halli- 
day  of  Brooklyn,  25  00 

Total,      $1,279  34 


302 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


C.  Home  Building. Fund. 

Andover.— Old  South,  Aux.. 
Mrs,  Caroline  L.  Smith,  $50  00 

Boston.— F&v^  St.  Ch.,  Mrs. 
Ezra  Farnsworth,  $250;  Cen- 
tral Ch.,  Mrs.  John  Denison, 
$100 ;  Mrs.  Mary  S.  Bishops, 
$25,  375  00 

Boston  Highlands.  —  Eliot  Ch., 
Mrs.  E.  H.  Anderson,  25  00 

Haverhill.  — M.vs.  Susan  E.  Ste- 
vens' dying  remembrance,  of 
which  $25  to  constitute  L.  M. 
Mrs.  Mary  P.  Goodhue,  80  00 

3/i7^o?t.  — Mrs.  John  W.Brooks,  100  00 

Winchester.  —  "  J.  A.  H.,"  5  00 

Wohurn. -^LiBS  Etta  E.  Adkins' 
mite-box,  1  50 

Hubbardston.  —  Legacy  of  Miss 
Hannah  Bennett  by  William 
Bennett,  Executor,  200  00 

CONNECTICUT. 

Bozrah. — Aux.,  Miss  A.  A. 
Maples,  Treasurer,  of  which 
$25  to  constitute  L.  M.  Miss 
Hannah  Maples,  $27  00 

Greemoich.  —  Awx.,  Mrs.  Moses 
Cristy,  Treasurer,  for  support 
of  Mary  Smith,  Bible-Reader, 
India. 

Guilford.— Mrs.  LucyE.  Tuttle, 

Hartford.  —  Mrs.  Catherine  K. 
Hiilyer,  to  constitute  L.  M. 
Miss  Clara  E.  Hiilyer, 

Norioichtown.  —  "  I^athrop  Me- 
morial Society,"  Mrs.  William 
R.  Potter,  Treasurer, 

Plainfield.  —  Ladies  of  1st  Con- 
gregational Society, 


47  00 
25  00 


25  00 


39  00 

20  00 


Total,         $183  00 


C.  Home  Building-Fund. 
Higganum.  — Mrs.     Hiram 
Brooks,  $5  00 

NEW  YORK. 

Corning.  —  Mrs.  Kate  P.  W^il- 
liams,  10  00 

Cnwn  Point.  —  "Willing 
Hearts,"  70  00 

Osivego.  —  Congregational  Ch.,      67  70 

Spencerport.  —  Ladies'  Society, 
for  support  of  pupil  in  Har- 
poot  Sem.,  30  00 

Westmoreland.  —  Aux.,  Mrs. 
A.  M.  Deane,  Treasurer,  8  00 


Total, 

185  70 

MICHIGAN. 

LitchfieM.  —  C.  A.  Turrell's 

S. 

S.  Class, 

5  00 

Total, 

$5  00 

CALIFORNIA. 

San  Francisco.  —  Aux.,  to  con- 

stitute L.  M.  Miss  Sarah  Cum- 

mings,    $25;    Mrs.    Lucy 

L. 

Bancroft,  to  constitute  L. 

M. 

Mrs.  E.  D.  Sawyer,  $25, 

50  00 

Total, 

$50  00 

Subscriptions, 

$1,878  35 

C.  Home  Building-Fund, 

601  50 

Legacy, 

200  00 

"  Life  and  Light," 

129  00 

"Life   and  Light"  previous 

to 

1873, 

3  25 

"  Echoes," 

2  25 

"  Echoes  "  previous  to  1873, 

30  76 

Bound  vols.  "  Life  and  Light 

'» 

10  50 

Weekly  Pledge, 

28  00 

Total,      $2,883  51 


A  QUESTION. 

Will  you  give  your  attention  for  a  moment,  dear  reader, 
wliile  we  ask  you  one  question  ?  Have  you  paid  for  your 
"Life  and  Light"  this  year?  If  not,  is  there  any  thing 
to  prevent  your  doing  so  at  once  ?  Fifty  cents  may  seem 
but  a  trifle;  yet,  if  the  two  tliousand  people  who  are 
owing  it  would  send  us  even  this  small  sum,  it  would  make 
a  most  substantial  addition  to  our  treasury.  Will  you  not 
see  to  it,  dear  friend,  that  your  duty  is  done  in  this  matter 
without  further  delay  ? 


IN  MEMORIAM,  303 

MRS.  LOUISA  F.  BARTLETT. 

'  It  may  be  I  am  nearer  home,  — 

Nearer  now  than  I  think  !  " 
Thy  sweet  sad  words  when  last  we  met, 

There,  pausing  on  life's  brink. 
Thy  eyes  seemed  gazing  into  heaven ; 

Tones  tremulant  and  grave 
Thrilled  every  heart.     Ah  !  could  it  be 

Thou  wert  stepping  near  death's  wave  1 

And  yet  in  this  foreseeing  mood 

There  was  to  thee  no  gloom  : 
A  swift-winged  presence  hovered  near, 

And  beckoned  thee  to  come. 
And  the  "  sweetly  solemn  thought  " 

Which  thou  couldst  not  from  us  hide 
Was  glory  of  thy  Father's  "  house  " 

That  shone  from  o'er  the  tide. 

Up  rose  the  radiant  towers 

Of  the  "  many  mansions  "  bright, 
As  the  longed-for  heavenly  city 

Filled  thy  enraptured  sight. 
Near  seemed  the  promised  kingdom, 

Swift  coming,  earth  to  fill : 
Thy  work  was  done  ;  to  lay  life  down 

Was  joy  —  at  Jesus'  will. 

Missed  from  thy  chosen  life-work, 

Garnered  in  useful  prime, 
Still  live  thy  prayers  and  deeds  of  love 

To  bless  full  many  a  clime. 
And  "  better  it  is  to  be  with  Christ," 

Loved  one,  —  far  better  for  thee  ; 
But  who  shall  bear  thy  mantle,  and  speed 

Glad  tidings  o'er  land  and  sea  ? 

Mrs.  E.  C  Pearson. 


304  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

BY   MRS.    EDWIN  WRIGHT. 

Eccl.  ix.  10. 

Days  come  and  go  ;  time  flies  apace : 

What  will  the  heavenly  record  be 
For  us,  the  heirs  of  truth  and  grace,  — 
For  yoa  and  me  ? 

What  is  our  service  ?  —  each  and  all. 
With  talents  gifted,  great  or  small, 
And  heavenly  wisdom  full  and  free 
To  you  and  me. 

The  work  we  see,  or  hands  may  find, 

Whate'er  it  is,  where'er  it  be. 

Faithful  to  do  it,  Lord,  are  we,  — 

Both  you  and  me  "? 

Our  strong  supports,  our  earthly  stays, 

Have  passed  from  'neath  our  mortal  gaze  : 
From  out  their  graves  what  words  shall  be 
For  you  and  me  ? 

"  Although  the  pall  of  darkness  droops 
O'er  mount  and  valley,  land  and  sea. 
Through  you  may  yet  uplifting  be," 
Through  you  and  me. 

From  her,  exchanging  cross  for  crown. 

The  mantle  dropped,  the  won;  laid  down. 
This  call  is  plain  as  plain  can  be 
To  you  and  me. 

That  influence,  time,  that  "  treasure  lent  " 

To  Him  devoted,  for  Him  spent. 
Should- be  the  offering  glad  and  free 

Of  you  and  me.  » 


:^iittitt^PMiii 


INDIA. 
LETTER  FROM  MISS  HILLIS. 

Our  last  letter  from  Miss  Hillis  was  written  from  Batti- 
cotta,  but,  for  various  reasons,  it  has  seemed  best  to  change 
her  location ;  and,  under  date  of  May  8,  she  writes  thus,  of 
the  work  among  the  women  and  girls  of  Tillypally  and  vi- 
cinity, to  the  Grinnell  Woman's  Missionary  Society :  — 

"My  chief  perplexity,  this  year,  has  arisen  in  trying  to 
decide  upon  the  best  plan  for  the  out-work.  Is  it  best  to 
go  from  village  to  village,  giving  the  truth  once  to  many  ? 
or  will  more  good  be  done  by  going  often  to  a  few  villages, 
and  giving  regular  instruction  to  a  comparatively  small 
number  ?  This  has  been  the  constantly  recurring  ques- 
tion. 

"  Looking  at  the  great  multitude  of  women  who  could  say 
with  truth,  '  There  is  no  one  who  cares  for  my  soul,'  the 
first  impulse  is  to  try  and  reach  all ;  but  looking  at  the  ex- 
perience of  others,  and  remembering  how  few  even  in  Chris- 
tian lands  are  savingly  impressed  by  once  hearing  the 
truth,  it  has  seemed  best  to  adopt  the  latter  plan ;  and,  for 
some  months,  I  have  spent  the  greater  part  of  the  time  in 
a  few  villages,  holding  only  occasional  meetings  in  other 
places. 

"  Half  a  mile  from  the  mission-house  is  a  carpenter  village, 
in  which  I  have  been  specially  interested,  and  which  I  call 
my  parish.     Soon  after  I  came  to  Tillypally,  the  teacher  of 

20  305 


306  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

the  out-scliool  went  with  me  through  the  village,  introducing 
me  to  the  mothers  of  his  pupils.     Among  these  women  I 
found  one  who  had  attended  the  station-school  years  ago, 
and  had  kept  up  her  knowledge  of  reading,  so  that  she 
could  still  read  quite  well  in  the  New  Testament.     Two  or 
three  large   girls,  her  relatives,  were  willing  to   be  taught. 
I  found,  too,  that  one  or  two  married  women  were  also 
inclined  to  learn :    so  I  offered  to  give  her  sixpence  per 
month  for  each  married  woman  or  large  girl  whom  she 
could  persuade  to. join  the  class.     Soon  after  she  began  to 
teach,  her  husband  was  taken  sick,  and  died  suddenly,  leav- 
ing her  with  seven  children  to  provide  for.     She  was  poor  ; 
and  I  suppose  some  of  those  who  became  connected  with 
the  class  about  this  time  were  influenced  by  a  desire  to 
help  her.     But  though  this  may,  at  first,  have  been  the  rea- 
son of  their  wishing  to  study,  their  interest  Las  increased, 
and  most  of  them  have  made   good  progress.  .  The  class 
now  numbers  fourteen  :   ten  are  married  women  with  chil- 
dren always  in  their  arms.     Yet  they  sit  down  with  the  lit- 
tle ones  in  their  laps,  or  clinging  to  them,  and  spell  and 
read  so  patiently,  and  are  so  willing  to  be  corrected  and 
taught,  that  I  have  felt  there  was  hope  that  the  same  do- 
cile, child-like  spirit  would  lead  them  to  listen  to,  and  re- 
ceive, the  more  important  instruction  which  we  are  trying 
to  give.     Twice  a  week  I  examine  them,  and  assign  a  new 
lesson,  which  the  teacher  assists  them  in  preparing.     Once  a 
week  she  comes  to  the  mission-house,  and  has  a  Bible-lesson. 
"We  have  meetings  also  at  the  house  of  the  teacher. 
Either  the  Bible-woman,  or  the  wife  of  the  native  pastor,  goes 
with  me,  and  conducts  these  meetings  ;  and,  when  I  have 
been  away,  they  have  gone  alone.     I  usually  visit  this  vil- 
lage early  in  the  morning,  starting  out  about  six,  spending 
from  one  to  two  hours  there,  and  returning  before  the  heat 
is  very  great. 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  HILLIS.  307 

"  This  plan  leaves  the  afternoon  free  for  work  in  other 
places ;  and  it  is  also  the  most  convenient  arrangement  for 
the  women.  The  custom  of  the  country  is  to  take  food 
about  eight  o'clock,  or  later ;  and,  as  the  breakfast  always 
consists  of  cold  rice  prepared  the  night  before,  the  women 
do  nothing  for  two  or  three  hours  after  getting  up,  and  are 
always  ready  to  give  me  their  undivided  attention.  So 
these  early  morning  talks,  I  often  think,  are  the  best  part  of 
the  day's  work.  Usually  there  are  from  three  to  seven  or 
eight  women  present,  not  unfrequently  two  or  three  men, 
and  always  children  old  enough  to  understand  the  simple 
yet  grand  truths  of  the  gospel,  even  though  uttered  by  such 
a  stammering  tongue  as  mine. 

"  While  I  see  no  evidence  of  the  Spirit's  saving  power, 
there  is  a  growth  in  knowledge,  and  a  serious,  earnest  man- 
ner in  listening  and  in  asking  questions,  that  has  been 
very  encouraging.  At  the  last  meeting  I  could  not  but  con- 
trast the  quiet  demeanor  of  all  present  with  the  almost  rude 
behavior  of  the  same  women  the  first  time  they  heard  the 
Bible-women  pray,  a  few  months  ago.  There  is  an  idea 
among  the  people,  that  only  those  who  go  to  the  boarding- 
schools  can  become  Christians ;  that  the  Bible  and  Christi- 
anity, and  even  reading,  are  only  for  the  educated :  so  it  has 
been  a  constant  surprise  to  me  that  so  many  are  willing  to 
subject  themselves  to  the  ridicule  which  they  are  liable  to 
meet.  If  they  can  read  as  boarding-school  girls  can,  we 
hope  they  will  see  that  they  can  also,  like  them,  become 
Christians  ;  and  this  has  been  one  reason  for  teaching  them. 
Study  gives  a  stir  to  their  thoughts,  too,  and  will  help  them 
to  shake  off  that  mental  torpor  which  is  only  a  less  hin- 
derance  to  their  receiving  the  truth  than  a  sinful  heart. 

"  In  a  Vallahla  village  I  have  a  class  of  four,  whom  I  see 
occasionally,  and  about  a  dozen  girls  in  different  places,  who 
have  studied  in  the  station-schools,  but  are  now  too  old  to 


308  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

attend.  Every  year  girls  are  leaving  the  school  who  have 
learned  to  read,  and  have  had  daily  religious  instruction  be- 
side attending  the  sabbath-school  and  church  services.  It 
seems  very  important  to  follow  up  the  impressions  they 
have  received  before  they  are  lost  in  the  ignorance  and 
darkness  of  their  heathen  homes  ;  and  I  have  tried  to  do 
something  in  this  way.  Many  of  the  children  are  inclined 
to  Christianity,  but,  leaving  just  as  they  become  old  enough 
to  think  seriously,  are  almost  inevitably  lost  to  the  Church. 
I  am  more  and  more  inclined  to  believe,  however,  that  they 
may  be  brought  to  a  decision  before  leaving  us,  if  teach- 
ers are  faithful,  and  if  the  Christian  women  can  be  led  to 
take  them  into  their  hearts,  and  give  them  something  of  the 
sympathy  and  watch-care  of  mothers  in  Christ ;  and  I  do 
believe  they  will.  When  the  teachers  of  the  village  schools 
awake  to  any  thing  like  a  true  apprehension  of  their  power 
and  privilege,  we  may  feel  that  the  day  is  breaking. 

"  The  mission  built  a  small  bungalow  in  the  compound  a 
few  months  since  ;  and  twelve  girls  meet  there,  whom  I  in- 
struct two  hours  each  day.  This  gives  me  an  opportunity 
to  become  acquainted  with  the  school-books  and  the  meth- 
ods of  instruction  in  the  out-schools.  My  moonsTiee  re- 
lieves me  when  necessary  ;  and  I  shall  gradually  give  the 
teaching  entirely  into  his  hands.  They  are  all  promising 
girls,  and  I  have  enjoyed  the  time  spent  with  them  very 
much.  They  have  a  prayer-meeting  every  Wednesday,  in 
which  they  manifest  a  lively  interest ;  and  I  hope  that  two 
of  them  are  really  Christian  children. 

"Your  assurances  of  interest  in  the  work  here,  and  the 
knowledge  that  you  are  praying  for  these  women  and  girls, 
has  been  full  of  comfort  and  encouragement  to  me ;  and  I 
think  I  never  go  to  the  villages  without  resting,  to  some 
extent,  on  them.  Prayer  is  worth  so  much  more  than 
work !     I  have  looked  anxiously  over  the  revival  records  of 


EXTRACTS  FROM  MISS  PORTER  *S  LETTER.       309 

the  winter,  hoping,  that,  through  the  quickening  of  the 
Church  at  home,  the  blessing  might  come  to  us.  We  only 
need  the  Spirit's  influences,  and  the  parched  ground  shall 
become  a  pool,  and  the  thirsty  land  springs  of  water." 


CHINA. 
EXTRACTS  FROM  MISS  PORTER'S  LETTER. 

The  following  interesting  items  are  gathered  from  one 
of  Miss  Porter's  recent  letters  :  — 

"  The  Chinese  new  year  occurred  on  the  27th  of  January, 
this  year;  and  two  days  earlier  we  dismissed  our  school  for 
the  winter  holidays.  The  printing  of  the  New  Testament 
had  just  been  completed  at  our  press ;  and  Mr.  Hunt  bound 
a  number  of  copies  for  me,  that  we  might  have  them  for 
prizes  at  the  close  of  the  term.  I  gave  nine  to  the  girls. 
How  I  wish  you  could  have  seen  their  delight !  They  actu- 
ally embraced  the  books.  One  or  two  of  them  sat  down  on 
the  floor,  and  rocked  back  and  forward  without  saying  a 
word,  but  looking  so  glad  !  The  pleasure  arose  in  very  small 
measure  from  their  appreciation  of  the  sacredness  of  the 
word;  but  they  were  rich  and  proud  and  glad,  — just  as  we 
were  when  we  received  our  first  Bible.  I  distinctly  remem- 
ber mine,  and  the  feeling  of  awed  delight  with  which  I  re- 
garded it. 

"  Among  the  pleasantest  features  of  our  work  this  winter 
is  the  weekly  class  at  the  North  Chapel.  Miss  Chapin  and 
I  take  turns  in  conducting  it.  Five  women  are  learning  to 
read,  all  of  whom  are  diligent  and  in  earnest.  After  hear- 
ing their  lessons  w4  read  and  explain  a  few  verses  of  Scrip- 


310  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

ture  to  them,  and  have  a  familiar  talk  about  what  we  have 
been  studying. 

^' Among  these  women  is  the  wife  of  a  teacher  employed  in 
Mr.  Holcombe's  boys'  school.  The  children  of  this  family, 
including  two  little  girls  who  are  members  of  our  school, 
were  baptized  a  few  weeks  ago  at  the  father's  desire.  I 
was  much  gratified  to  find  that  their  mother  made  no  op- 
position. I  am  suj*e  her  feeling  toward  Christianity  has 
greatly  changed  within  a  few  months ;  and  I  can  but  hope 
that  her  heart  is  opening  to  the  truth.  She  told  me  an 
amusing  incident,  the  other  day,  of  her  youngest  daughter's 
endeavor  to  present  the  advantages  of  Christianity  to  her 
grandmother. 

^'  The  child  is  a  bright  little  creature,  eight  years  old,  full 
of  zeal  in  whatever  she  undertakes,  and  quite  a  pet  with  us 
all.  She  was  walking  one  day  with  her  grandmother,  when 
she  broke  out  abruptly,  '  Grandmamma,  when  you  die,  you 
will  go  to  hell ;  but,  when  I  die,  I  shall  go  to  heaven.'  The 
old  lady  stopped,  and,  looking  at  the  child,  asked  what  she 
meant.  *  Why,'  she  said,  ^  people  who  worship  idols  can't 
go  to  heaven.  You  don't  believe  in  the  true  God  :  how  can 
he  save  you  ?  But  I  pray  to  Jesus  :  so  I  shall  go  there.' 
The  child  grew  so  vehement,  and  her  grandmother  so  in- 
dignant, as  she  went,  on,  that  quite  a  crowd  collected  about 
them ;  and  they  were  obliged  to  stop  talking  to  get  away 
from  them.  A  little  thing,  and  certainly  not  at  all  in  the 
way  in  which  we  like  to  think  the  children  make  known 
the  truth  ;  but  God  might  use  just  such  a  word  to  awaken 
thought,  and  prepare  the  way  for  his  message. 

"  After  the  Annual  Meeting  of  the  mission,  which  will  be 
held  in  a  few  weeks,  my  brother  and  I  are  hoping  to  make 
a  tour  in  the  southern  part  of  the  province,  where  there  are 
a  good  many  women  already  baptized,  and  others  who  are 
interested  in  the  truth." 


HOME  DEPARTMENT.  311 


Ifamif   ^^pt'Jment. 


A  VERY  interesting  report  of  the  meeting  held  by  our 
Iowa  auxiliaries,  in  connection  with  the  meeting  of  the 
General  Association  of  tliat  State,  at  Burlington,  came  to 
us  too  late  for  insertion  with  notices  of  similar  meetings  in 
other  States. 

As  it  has  since  been  published  in  "  The  Missionary  Pa- 
per," No.  21,  we  make  but  this  brief  reference  to  it  here,  and 
add  the  inquiry,  whether  it  is  not  possible  to  secure  a  more 
general  attendance  upon  such  meetings,  as  they  occur  from 
time  to  time  in  different  parts  of  our  field,  especially  from 
the  neighboring  churches. 

Personal  intercourse  with  those  who  have  themselves 
come  in  contact  with  heathenism,  and  endeavored  to  loosen 
its  hold  upon  human  hearts,  and  remove  its  terrible  blight, 
will  do  more  than  almost  any  other  means  to  dissipate  the 
mist  and  vagueness,  which,  in  many  minds,  hang  about  the 
work  of  Christ  in  distant  lands  and  among  strange  people. 
Even  those  who  are  most  deeply  interested  in  the  cause  will 
find  their  love  and  faith  and  courage  quickened  by  the  op- 
portunity for  conference  in  regard  to  these  great  interests ; 
and  we  have  the  precious  record  that  the  Lord  listens  to 
those  who  speak  often  to  one  another  of  him,  and  who 
think  upon  his  name. 

The  treasurer  of  a  small  auxiliary  in  Illinois,  enclosing 
five  dollars,  bears  this  testimony  to  the  value  of  one  depart- 
ment of  our  work  :  — 

"  This  makes  seventeen  dollars  for  this  year ;  nearly,  if 
not  quite,  all  of  which  I  am  confident   would  never  have 


312 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


found  its  way  into  tlie  Lord's  treasury  had  it  not  been  col- 
lected for  this  purpose.     May  we  have  hearts  to  do  more  ! '' 


BECEIPTS   OF  THE  WOMAN'S  BOAED   OF 
MISSIONS   FOR  THE  INTEEIOE. 

From  July  15  to  Aug.  15,  1873. 
MRS.  FRANCIS  BRADLEY,  TREi^  SURER. 


OHIO. 

Charleston.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Celia 
Smith,  Sec,  $11  50 

Cleveland  Heights.  —  Mission- 
Circle,  by  Mrs.  W.  H.  Warren,      3  22 

Elyria.  —  Aux.,  for  salary  of 
Miss  Maltbie,  by  Mrs.  Or.  H. 
Ely,  75  00 

Kent.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Bell, 
Secretary,  15  00 

Total,         $104  72 


Or Zamf.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  A.  D. 
Benedict,  Treasurer,  $30  00 

MICHIGAN. 

Detroit.  — Aux.,  2d  Ch.  consti- 
tutes Mrs.  Hannah  B.  Butler 
a  L.  M.;  Ist  Ch.,  Bessie  S. 
Freeland  and  Abbie  D.  Baker 
L.  M.'s,  Mrs.  E.  C  Hinsdale, 
Treasurer,  $81  65 

Kalamazoo.  —  Michigan  Fern. 
Sem,,  by  Miss  J.  Fisher,  8  00 

Olivet.  —  Aux.,  Anna  V.  Kelley, 
Treasurer,  35  00 

Rovieo.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  M.  J. 
Brabb,  Treasurer,  50  00 


Total,  $174  65 

ILLINOIS. 

Alton.  — Aux.,  forschool  at  out- 
station  near  Harpoot,  Mrs. 
Ellen  M.  Pierce,  Treasurer.      $13  35 

Blue  Island. — Aux.,  $17,98; 
Willie  and  Lettie  Sage,  20 
cents,  18  18 

Clifton.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  A.  R. 
Taft,  Secretary,  9  50 

Chesterfield.— Aux.,  Miss  L.M. 
Lawson,  Treasurer,  15  00 

Earlmlle. — Aux.,  Mrs.  A.  A. 
Dole,  Treasurer,  10  00 

Elgin.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  G.  P.  Lord, 
Treasurer,  29  34 

EVANSTON,  Aug.  15, 1873. 


Geneva.— Aux.,  Mrs.  A.  E. 
Coe,  Treasurer, 

Glencoe.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  S.  T. 
Lockwood,  Treasurer, 

Hinsdale.  — M-vs.  R.  P.Bascom, 

Odell.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  Hotchkiss, 
Treasurer, 

Princeton.  —Aux.,  which,  with 
previous  contributions,  consti- 
tutes  Mrs.  Eliza  GUlmore  and 
Mrs.  Amelia  F.  Bangs  L.  M.'s, 
Mrs.  A.  P.  Converse,  Treas., 

Providence.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  H.  B. 
Gulliver,  Treasurer, 


10  00 
5  00 


85 


9  00 
5  00 


Total, 

WISCONSIN. 


$131  42 


Janesville.  —  "  Workers  for  Je- 
sus," for  the  sick  girls  of  Sam- 
okov,  by  Mrs.  T.  L.  Hoppin,      $2  00 

Menashn. — Mrs.  Basselt,  for 
Miss  Porter,  1  00 

Stonghton.  —  Aux.,  $6;  S.  S. 
Mission  Society,  $3,  9  00 

Wauwalosa.— Aux.,  S.  G.  War- 
ren.  Treasurer,  8  00 

Total,  $20  00 

IOWA. 

Davenport.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  S.  F. 

Smith,  Treasurer,  $22  00 

Decorah.  —  "  Cheerful  Givers,"  6  00 
Fairfield.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  David 

Webster,  Treasurer,  18  75 

Laheville.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.   J.  R. 

Upton,  Treasurer,  1  00 

Lima. — Mrs.  George  Nash  and 

Mrs.  S.  D.  Holms,  2  00 

McGregor.  — Aux.,  for  the  Har- 

?oot    field,    Mrs.    R.    Grant, 
reasurer,  10  00 

Polk  City.  — "The  Buds  of 
Promise,"  by  Mrs,  C.  C.  Ro- 
gers, 


Total, 
Total, 


5  00 

$64  75 
$525  54 


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October.        Published  bv  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions.  1873. 


LITTLE   MARTHA. 


BY   MRS.    GULICK. 

OMjE  of  our  readers  may  remember  a  little 
Chinese  girl  who  was  rescued  from  death  by 
Mrs.  John  Gulick,  one  of  our  missionaries, 
and  taken  into  her  family.  Her  adopted 
mother  tells  us  the  following  story :  — 

"  Our  little  Martha  has  learned  some  texts, 
such  as,  ^  Ask,  and  ye  shall  receive ; '  '  What- 
soever ye  shall  ask  the  Father,  in  my  name,  he 
will  give  it  you; '  and  I  hope  she  is  truly  one 
of  our  Saviour's  lambs.  During  our  voyage 
from  England  to  New  York,  the  engine  broke  while  there  was 
a  severe  storm ;  and  we  were  aroused  in  the  middle  of  the 
night.  I  told  Martha  to  get  up  immediately,  and  dress,  be- 
cause an  accident  had  occurred,  and  we  didn't  know  what 
might  be  the  result.  She  was  very  much  alarmed  and  ex- 
cited, and  said,  ^  Mamma,  why  do  you  not  pray  to  Jesus  ? 
He  can  take  care  of  us.     I  want  to  pray  to  Jesus  before  I 

dress.' 

313 


314  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE   AND  LIGHT. 

"  We  knelt  down,  and  together  prayed  that  our  Father 
would  keep  us  from  all  harm.  She  then  arose,  dressed 
quite  calmly,  and  lay  down  again.  Soon  afterward,  we 
heard  a  noise  that  we  thought  might  be  the  pumping  of 
water  from  the  hold;  and  the  idea  was  suggested  that  the 
vessel  was  leaking.  As  soon  as  Martha  noticed  that  we 
were  alarmed,  she  said,  ^  Mamma,  you  are  losing  faith.  We 
have  asked  Jesus  to  help  us,  and  take  us  to  dry  land ;  and 
won't  he?' 

"  God  heard  the  prayer,  and  brought  us  safely  to  land. 
'  According  to  thy  faith  be  it  unto  thee.'  If  any  of  you, 
dear  children,  should  at  any  time  be  tempted  for  a  moment 
to  think  that  God  doesn't,  answer  your  prayers,  remember 
the  promises,  and  pray  more  earnestly  for  faith.'' 


A  CHINESE   GODDESS. 

BY    MRS.    STANLEY. 


Yes,  dear  childreu,  a  Chinese  goddess !  and  the  very  one, 
too,  who  is  supposed  by  the  Chinese  to  watch  and  guard  little 
children  like  you.  Think  of  calling  such  an  uncouth-looking 
image  mother  I  Yet  this  is  her  name  (translated) ;  and  to  her 
care  the  heathen  mothers  of  China  commit  their  babes,  mak- 
ing her  offerings  of  food,  paper,  or  artificial  money,  with  can- 
dles and  incense.  As  soon  as  the  little  ones  can  walk  and 
talk,  they  are  taught  to  bow  and  worship  before  the  shrine  of 
"  Neang-neang,"  thanking  her  for  past  mercies,  and  asking 
for  health  and  long  life;  and  thus  they  continue  to  do 
month  after  month,  and  year  after  year.  At  the  age  of  six- 
teen they  pass  from  childhood  to  manhood  and  womanhood. 
Though  unlovely  and  unlovable,  "Keang-neang"  receives 


A   CHINESE  GODDESS.  315 

honors    and   offerings    above   other    gods    and     goddesses. 


Sometimes  she  is  represented  standing.     In   one  hand  she 
holds  a  sharp  sword :  with  this  she  is  supposed  to  ward  off 


316  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

evil  spirits  who  wish  to  bring  harm  to  those  under  her  care 
and  protection.  In  the  other  hand  is  a  horn,  which  calls  to 
her  aid  a  large  company  of  assistant  goddesses.  She  is  also 
represented  as  you  see  in  the  picture.  In  every  house  she 
has  a  niche ;  and  many  handsome  temples  are  reared  to  her 
in  various  cities  of  the  empire.  The  fifteenth  of  the  first 
month  is  her  birthday ;  and  mothers  and  children,  from 
near  and  far,  make  pilgrimages  to  her  temple.  It  costs  a 
great  deal  of  time  and  money  to  worship  idols.  Every  day, 
when  the  money  is  counted  out  for  the  family  marketing, 
an  allowance  is  made  for  fresh  incense  to  be  burned  before 
the  idols  and  tablets  in  the  house.  Then  there  are  the  neigh- 
borhood deities  :  to  these  each  family  contributes  regularly, 
to  say  nothing  of  feast-days  and  numerous  costly  proces- 
sions. Think  how  full  the  Lord's  treasury  would  be  if 
every  person  in  your  village,  town,  or  city,  dropped  in  some- 
thing every  day,  and,  as  they  went  to  and  from  their 
homes,  remembered  that  they  gave  to  the  Lord  with  their 
neighbors  collectively,  and  then  cheerfully  cast  in  a  thank- 
ofi'ering  as  a  town  and  nation !  How  long  would  "  dark- 
ness cover  the  earth,  and  gross  darkness  the  people "  ? 
And  now,  children,  as  you  look  at  this  strange  picture,  I 
want  you  to  compare  your  condition  with  that  of  the  chil- 
dren of  China.  To  the  tender  care  of  a  loving  Saviour  your 
precious  mothers  commit  you  every  day.  Do  you  love  and 
serve  him  as  faithfully  as  the  heathen  children  fear  and 
serve  their  gods  ?  If  you  do,  your  hearts  will  be  filled  with 
love  and  pity  for  them ;  and  nothing  that  Jesus  asks  you  to 
do  for  the  enlightenment  of  these  diirkened  ones'  hearts  will 
seem  too  much  or  too  hard  for  you. 

"  Children  of  this  favored  land, 
Give  to  Jesus  heart  and  hand  : 
Heart  to  love,  and  heart  to  do 
Whatso'er  He  findeth  you." 


TURKISH  SCENES.  317 

TURKISH  SCENES. 
NUMBER   EOUR. 

BY   MISS    M.    G.    HOLLISTER. 

[We  know  that  the  children  who  accompanied  Miss  Hol- 
lister  on  her  trip  to  Aintab,  in  the  January  number  of 
^'  Echoes,"  will  be  glad  to  join  her  once  more  on  her  way  to 
Kerkhan  and  Marash.] 

"After  two  days'  journey  from  Aintab,  we  stand  looking 
out  over  a  long,  narrow  plain.  In  front  of  us  —  seemingly 
only  a  little  way,  but  in  reality  three  long  weary  hours  dis- 
tant —  rise  some  mountains,  hundreds  and  hundreds  of  feet 
high,  — so  high,  and  so  bare  of  trees,  that  we  wonder  if  any 
thing  can  live  on  them.  Just  at  the  foot  of  one  of  them  you 
see  a  little  dark  spot  with  some  green  around  it ;  and  away 
up  on  the  side,  looking  as  if,  some  day,  it  might  slide  down 
into  the  valley  below,  you  see  another.  One  is  Marash,  a 
large  city  where  some  of  our  missionaries  live ;  and  the 
other  is  Kerkhan,  a  place  where  they  go  when  they  are 
tired  of  the  hot  weather  in  summer,  when  they  put  all  the 
little  folks  in  those  boxes  called  mafas  on  the  animals,  and 
then,  mounting  their  horses,  set  out  behind  the  rest  of  the 
caravan  to  go  to  the  mountains. 

"  Oh  !  it's  fun  to  be  little  folks  in  those  days,  —  to  have 
a  muleteer  to  lead  the  donkey,  and  pick  all  the  wild  flowers 
for  you,  till  you  have  so  many  that  you  don't  know  what 
to  do  with  them.  It  is  so  nice  to  sing  all  the  way,  while 
the  animal  in  the  lead  goes  swinging  the  melodeon  against 
the  rocks,  and  the  next  one  throws  off  the  load  that  has  the 
crockery  in  it,  and  goes  careering  over  the  stones.  But 
for  some  reason  the  grown  people  look  very  tired,  as  if  they 
didn't  like  it  quite  so  well.  Then  Kerkhan,  you  know,  is 
the  place  where  there  are  beautiful  fountains  full  of  cool, 
sparkling  water  coming  down  from  the  snows  of  the  Tau- 


318  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

rus.  Out  here  in  the  vineyards,  in  the  orchards,  and  around 
the  fountains,  Lizzie  and  Willie,  with  Marian  and  Lucia, 
Gricoe  and  Hagop,  and  —  but  I  mustn't  tell  any  more  of 
their  names,  perhaps  they  might  not  like  it — can  build 
mud-houses,  fly  paper-kites,  or  sail  mimic  boats  till  Zera, 
the  servant,  comes  out  to  tell  them,  '  Mamma  wants  you  for 
a  lesson.'  But  summer,  with  its  cherries  and  peaches, 
plums  and  grapes,  doesn't  last  the  year  round :  so  we  must 
bid  adieu  to  Kerkhan,  with  its  little  meetings  of  preachers, 
teachers,  and  missionaries,  with  its  days  of  study  in  prepa- 
ration for  winter-work  for  the  older  people,  and  its  fun  and 
frolic  for  the  rest. 

^'  Coming  nearer  to  Marash,  and  looking  up  to  the  city 
before  us,  how  strange  it  seems,  —  great  gloomy  mosques, 
with  their  tall  minarets,  and  here  and  there  a  few  Armenian 
churches,  the  houses  all  looking  like  so  many  beehives  built 
on  the  hillsides.  Away  off  upon  the  steep  mountain  are 
vineyards  and  orchards.  On  another  side  are  those  sad- 
looking  burial-grounds,  with  no  trees  or  flowers,  only  crum- 
bling stones.  Oh  !  how  it  makes  one  think  of  the  poor 
people  who  have  no  hope  of  one  day  rising  again  to  live 
with  Christ!  This  burial-ground  seems  just  like  their 
gloomy  faith.  Sometimes  the  priests  go  out  to  read  prayers 
over  the  dead  ;  and  there,  too,  the  women  go  to  wail  their 
sad,  sad  cries  over  those  who  have  gone.  Ah !  if  they  only 
knew  more  of  the  Saviour  who  once  stood  by  the  grave  of 
a  friend  weeping ;  how  he  said,  ^  Thy  brother  shall  rise 
again ; '  how  he  '  bore  our  griefs,  and  carried  our  sorrows,' — 
I  think  they  would  not  wail  over  the  graves  so  bitterly.  I 
remember  once,  when  there  was  a  great  drought,  and  people 
thought  there  would  be  a  famine,  how  they  went  out  in 
large  numbers  to  the  burial-ground,  and  prayed  for  rain. 
They  seemed  to  think  God  would  hear  them  sooner  if  they 
prayed  among  the  graves." 


MISSION-CIRCLES.  —  GLADIOLUS-BULBS.  319 

MISSION-CIECLES. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

Massachusetts.  —  Brookjkld,  North.  —  Mary  E.  King's  mite-box,  .50. 

Maijnard.  —  "  Rising  Star  Circle,"  $5.00. 

Newburyport.  —  "  Tyler  Mission-Circle,"  $25.00. 

Woburn.  —  Miss  Etta  E.  Adkins'  mite-box,  $1.50. 
New  York.  —  Crown  Point.  —  "  Willing  Hearts,"  $70.00. 
Ohio.  —  Cleveland  Heights  Mission-Circle,  $3.22. 
Illinois.  —  Blue  Island.  —  Willie  and  L6ttie  Sage,  .20. 
Wisconsin.  — Janesville.  —  "  Workers  for  Jesus,"  $2.00. 

Stoughton.  —  S.  S.  Missionary  Society,  $3.00. 
Iowa.—  Decorah.  —  "  Cheerful  Givers,"  $0.00. 


GLADIOLUS-BULBS. 

If  ever  there  was  a  mission-circle  riglitly  namedj  .we 
think  it  is  the  Seek  and  Save  Society  in  Winchester, 
-its  members  are  so  wide  awake  in  seeking  for  large  things, 
and  so  careful  in  using  small  ones.  Their  last  endeavor 
was  in  this  wise :  a  kind  friend  presented  to  half  a  dozen 
of  them  some  gladiolus-bulbs,  saying,  "If  you  will  plant 
these  in  your  gardens,  you  will  soon  have  some  beautiful 
flowers ;  and  in  the  autumn,  when  you  take  up  the  root, 
you  will  find  two  or  three  bulbs  instead  of  one.  You  can 
sell  these  new  ones,  and  we  will  have  the  money  for  our 
mission-circle."  What  a  delightful  and  easy  way  of  earn- 
ing money !  Before  night  every  one  was  planted  in  the 
richest  bit  of  soil  that  could  be  found ;  and  never  was  ten- 
der blade  watched  for  with  more  earnestness  than  those 
that  sprung  from  these  little  brown  bulbs. 

But,  of  course,  this  couldn't  be  confined  to  a  few.  All  the 
others  wanted  to  do  the  same  thing.  The  boys  said,  "The 
girls  have  it  all  their  own  way  with  the  patchwork  and  the 


320  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

aprons ;  but  we  can  do  this  as  well  as  they."  So  it  came 
about  that  our  friend^s  door  was  besieged  with  little  people 
asking  for  bulbs ;  and  it  wasn't  long  before  bits  of  money 
came  flying  back  to  the  donor,  lighting  upon  her  in  the 
street,  in  church,  and  all  sorts  of  places. 

Some  of  the  results  of  this  effort  are  brilliant  flowers  in 
many  a  garden  and  dooryard,  many  a  loving  thought  and 
prayer  for  children  in  heathen  lands  called  forth  by  them, 
and  sixteen  dollars  in  our  treasury. 


ACROSTIC. 

BY    MISS    ALICE    KIMBALL. 


My  first  is  a  woman  who  had  weak  eyes. 

My  second  is  a  child  who  came  near  dying  for  want  of  water. 

My  third  is  something  God  promised  should  never  come  again. 

My  fourth  is  one  who  was  tempted  by  a  serpent. 

My  fifth  is  the  father  of  our  race. 

My  sixth  is  the  first  ship-builder  mentioned  in  the  Bible. 

My  seventh  is  one  of  whom  it  is  said  that  she  made  clothes  for  the 
poor. 

My  eighth  was  a  female  shopkeeper. 

My  ninth  is  a  boy  who  came  near  being  slain,  but  was  saved  through 
Grod's  direct  interference. 

My  tenth  is  the  name  of  the  Being  we  most  reverence. 

My  eleventh  is  the  mother  who  cut  her  boy's  coats. 

My  twelfth  is  a  place  of  worship. 

My  whole  is  an  interesting  magazine. 


ANSWER  TO  ENIGMA. 

Followers  of  Jesus  Christ  while  young. 

We  have  received  correct  answers  to  the  acrostic  in  the  August  num- 
ber from  S.  P.  C,  Southbury,  Conn.  ;  H.  M.  G.,  Auburndale,  Mass. ; 
C.  M.  W.,  Milwaukee,  Wis. ;  A.  B.  H.,  Indian  Orchard,  Mass.  Also, 
to  the  one  in  the  June  number,  from  S.  P.  C,  Southbury,  Conn. 


FOB  WOMAIC, 

Vol.  III.  NOVEMBER,  1873. 


No.  11. 


TUEKEY. 
A    TRIUMPH    OVER    DEATH. 


BY    MISS    HATTIE    SEYMOUR. 

SixcE  our  school  opened  in  April,  Paris,  one  of  the  girls 
from  our  seminar}',  has  left  us  to  join  the  ransomed  throng 
above.  Her  life  and  death  give  us  no  room  to  doubt  that 
she  is  now  one  of  that  happy  company.  This  vras  her 
third  year  with  us ;  and  I  think  we  never  had  occasion  to 
reprove  her.  Her  lessons  were  always  well  learned,  espe- 
cially in  the  Bible  and  history  classes.  I  used  to  tell  the 
girls,  that,  when  Paris  failed,  I  knew,  without  asking,  that 
there  was  a  good  reason  for  it.  When  I  came  home  from 
Diarbekir  in  the  spring,  after  an  absence  of  six  weeks, 
Paris  was  greatly  altered.  She  had  never  been  sick  a  day 
before  :  but  she  was  now  very  much  wasted,  and  her  face 

21  321 


322  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

was  almost  colorless.  She  had  had  chills  and  fever ;  and  a 
cough  had  fastened  itself  upon  her.  Her  home  is  just 
opposite  the  school ;  and,  for  a  few  weeks  after  its  opening, 
she  came  over,  though  she  had  hardly  the  strength  to 
walk.  She  was  soon  compelled  to  give  up  coming ;  and 
her  mother  told  me,  that,  after  she  was  ohliged  to  lie  in  bed, 
she  could  hear  the  bells  ring  for  the  changing  of  classes, 
and  would  say,  "  Now  the  girls  are  going  to  the  grammar 
class,"  or  to  such  and  such  a  recitation.  She  had  a  great 
desire  for  an  education,  and  every  day  in  school  was 
precious  to  her ;  yet  I  never  heard  her  murmur  in  her  sick- 
ness. She  seemed  to  be  lifted  above  the  world,  and  to 
be  hungering  only  after  more  of  Christ's  presence. 

It  was  soon  evident  to  us  all  that  she  had  quick  con- 
sumption. She  received  very  calmly  the  announcement 
that  she  would  probably  never  be  well,  saying,  "Last 
night  I  thought  much  about  death,  and  the  thoughts  came 
very  sweet  to  me."  She  was  greatly  troubled  in  breathing, 
and  often  looked  up  as  if  to  heaven,  and  exclaimed,  "  When 
shall  I  go  there  ?  When  shall  I  reach  you  ? "  The 
day  but  one  before  her  death,  she  frequently  said,  "I  go  to 
my  Lord.  Jesus  calls  me,  and  I  go  to  him ;  but,  my  mother, 
you  must  not  cry  :  I  do  not  wish  you  to.  I  go  :  my  Lord 
calls  me.  This  world  gives  no  happiness  to  me  :  it  is  not 
necessary  to  me." 

At  evening  she  requested  that  Pastor  Marderos  might  be 
called,  and  asked  that  these  two  hymns  should  be  sung, 
"My  days  are  gliding  swiftly  by,"  and  "Jerusalem,  my 
happy  home."  When  the  pastor  had  read  the  Twenty-third 
Psalm  he  asked,  "  Do  you  fear  death,  Paris  ?  "  —  "  Oh,  no  ! " 
she  replied,  "  not  at  all."  She  greatly  delighted  in  a  sweet 
Armenian  hymn,  often  repeating  it  during  her  sickness. 
It  was  also  one  of  Miss  Warfield's  favorites.  The  following 
is  a  translation  :  — 


A   TRIUMPH  OVER  DEATH.  323 

"  Jesus,  help  me  ! 
Very  weak  I  am  ; 
Gladly  now  I  eome  to  thee, 
As  thou  bidst  me  come. 

Jesus,  help  me ! 

Knowledge  I  have  none  : 
Earnest  prayer  I  make  to  thee 

That  thou  my  teacher  be. 

Jesus,  help  me ! 

Full  of  sin  I  am  : 
My  wicked  heart  I  give  to  thee, 

That  thou  make  it  clean. 

Jesus,  help  rae ! 

What  I  need  thou  knovv'st : 
Ever  will  I  look  to  thee 

For  thy  constant  aid." 

About  fifteen  minutes  before  her  death,  she  asked  that 
those  around  her  should  sing, "  I'm  a  pilgrim,  and  I'm  a  stran- 
ger ; "  then  she  said,  "  Come  to  me,  mother."  Her  mother 
asked,  "  Do  you  wish  some  water?"  —  "^tTo,"  she  replied,  "I 
do  not  need  any  thing  :  I  am  going  to  Jesus,"  and  then  add- 
ed, "  I  come,  because  thou  sayest,  *  Come ! ' "  Thrice  repeat- 
ing the  words,  "  I  come,  I  come,  I  come  !  "  her  happj^  spirit 
took  its  flight  to  Him  who  was  indeed  calling  her,  and 
who  was  waiting  to  receive  her.  It  did  not  seem  like  death 
to  me,  but  was  like  a  happy  translation. 

We  had  looked  forward  to  a  life  of  usefulness  for  her  on 
earth,  when  her  piety  and  talents  should  all  be  employed 
in  her  Master's  service ;  but  he  himself  plucked  the  flower, 
and  we  can  only  say,  "  It  is  well."  We  praise  God  that  he 
takes  from  our  number  only  those  whom  he  has  renewed  by 
his  grace.  Eejoice,  dear  friends,  that  you  have  had  some 
part  in  fitting  this  sweet  girl  for  heaven.    You  need  not  be 


324  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

ashamed  of  your  work ;  and  will  you  not  pray  that  this 
glimpse  into  the  heavenly  world  which  has  been  vouchsafed 
to  us  may  be  the  means  of  quickening  both  teachers  and 
scholars  ? 

A  TRIP   TO    SUNGURLIO. 

BY   MISS    GRISWOLD. 

It  was  a  bright  day  in  November,  and  the  distance 
was  only  twelve  hours  from  Yozgat.  We  were  very  cer- 
tain we  could  reach  Sungurlio  by  nightfall,  to  attend 
the  ordination  of    the  pastor  over  the    church   there   the 

next  day.     At  dawn  we  were  mounted;  Mrs.   G on 

her  coal-black  horse,  with  Marian,  a  little  girl  we  were 
sending  to  Marsovan  school,  comfortably  perched  behind 
her,  Garabed  (our  native  attendant)  and  myself  on  horses 
that  could  scarcely  be  called  fast,  as  the  result  of  the 
day's  journey  will  show. 

Our  way  led  over  solitary  mountains,  on  the  edge  of  pre- 
cipices, through  deep  valleys,  and  in  one  instance  through 
a  charming  grove  of  trees.  We  overtook  a  Turkish  officer, 
who  accompanied  us  for  a  few  hours,  but  who  left  us  at  a 
little  village,  nestled  down  among  the  hills,  which  was 
called  half-way  from  Yozgat.  It  was  nearly  two  in  the 
afternoon  when  we  reached  this  stopping-place ;  and,  wait- 
ing only  for  a  hasty  lunch,  we  pushed  on,  hoping  to  arrive 
at  Sungurlio  the  same  night  if  possible.  The  prospect  was 
becoming  dubious.  The  shadows  began  to  lengthen ;  and  a 
passing  traveller  told  us  we  were  yet  four  or  five  hours 
from  our  destination.  Our  horses  were  growing  weary,  and 
ourselves  no  less  so ;  yet  we  must  not  dismount,  as  that 
would  delay  us  so  long.  At  length  we  had  the  satisfaction 
of  seeing  the  sun  go  down,  seemingly  quite  heedless  of  our 
forlorn  condition,  while  we  were  still  plodding  along,  with 


A   TRIP   TO  SUNGURLIO.  325 

all  hope  of  reaching  our  journey's  end  that  night  utterly 
extinguished.  The  stars  came  out  one  by  one,  and  the 
pale  moon  shone  on  our  pathway.  We  had  already  been 
eleven  hours  in  the  saddle ;  and  it  seemed  as  if  we  could 
scarcely  sit  on  our  horses  much  longer,  when  we  saw  a 
company  of  men,  some  on  donkeys,  some  on  foot ;  and,  con- 
quering the  rising  fear  that  possibly  they  might  be  robbers, 
we  boldly  asked  them  the  distance  to  the  next  village. 
"  One  hour."  Hope  began  to  revive.  We  should  have  a 
place  to  fay  our  heads  after  all ;  and,  straining  our  eyes^ 
we  imagined  we  saw  a  light  in  the  distance.  But  it  seemed 
like  a  will-o'-the-wisp :  the  more  we  tried  to  reach  it,  the 
more  it  seemed  to  recede. 

Finally  we  came  to  the  edge  of  a  stream  to  be  forded, 
not  very  deep  or  formidable,  but  whose  steep  banks  cer- 
tainly did  not  look  very  inviting  to  descend  and  scramble 
up  in  the  dim  light  of  the  moon;  but  it  must  be  crossed 
in  order  to  reach  the  little  mud  village  just  beyond. 
Garabed  preceded  us,  and  seemed  to  be  getting  up  the 
bank   safely,   although  the  sight  of  his  horse  sinking  so 

deeply  in  the  mud  was  not  very  inspiriting.     Mrs.  G 

followed,  and  I  brought  up  in  the  rear.  When  about  half- 
way up  the  bank,   Mrs.  O 's  horse,   annoyed  by  the 

brushing  of  Marian's  dress  against  his  heels,  rendered  her 
seat  rather  unsteady.  With  the  instinct  of  self-preservation, 

she  clung  to  Mrs.  G ;  and  over  they  both  went  into  the 

mud.  At  this  juncture  all  the  dogs  arrived  at  the  scene 
of  the  catastrophe,  and  commenced  such  a  howling  and 
barking,  that  it  rendered  our  already-excited  horses  still 
more  restive ;  and,  considering  discretion  the  better  part 
of  valor,  I  jumped  off,  and  took  my  horse  by  the  bit. 

In  this  interesting  predicament  we  caught  sight  of  two 
or  three  men,  whom  Garabed  asked  to  call  off  the  dogs,  and 
show  us  a  room.     After  considerable  urging,  not  to  say 


326  LIFE  AND  LIGHT, 

ordering,  they  came  leisurely  along,  and  piloted  us  among 
the  deep  pits  which  indented  the  whole  village,  to  the 
guest-room.  To  this  we  were  refused  admission,  as  it  was 
already  full.  Was  there  no  other  room  ?  In  another  part 
of  the  village  was  an  old  man  who  sometimes  took  in 
travellers :  so  we  wended  our  way  thither,  and  sat  down  on 
a  wood-pile,  while  some  one  went  for  the  key.  The  owner 
was  not  disposed  to  unlock  the  doors  to  such  suspicious- 
looking  travellers  as  we,  but  was  finally  persuaded,  and  we 
entered  triumphantly.  We  were  strangers  in  a  Turkish 
village,  and  it  would  scarcely  be  safe  to  exhibit  ourselves  in 
our  real  characters :  so  we  enveloped  our  faces  with  our 
white  veils,  and  evaded  as  much  as  possible  all  questions 
respecting  our  relationship  with  each  other. 

It  is  needless  to  describe  our  room,  —  the  usual  mud  floor 
and  walls,  a  fireplace  at  one  end,  and  exit  into  the  stable 
at  the  other,  a  hole  in  the  wall  (about  a  foot  square)  for  the 
window,  and  the  room  already  taken  possession  of  by  the 
fleas.  After  what  seemed  an  interminable  time  to  us 
hungry  ones,  our  host  brought  in  a  round  table  about  a 
foot  high,  and  placed  on  it  something  intended  for  bread, 
some  soured  milk,  and  grape-juice  boiled  down,  which, 
with  eggs,  completed  our  repast.  We  then  called  for  beds 
(which  might  have  been  filled  with  chips,  for  softness),  and, 
committing  ourselves  to  our  heavenly  Father's  care,  lay 
down  to  stay  until  morning.  At  last  the  dreary  night 
ended,  and  morning  dawned  as  serenely  as  though  no 
sleepless  traveller  had  longed  for  its  coming.  Kot  much 
time  was  wasted  in  breakfasting;  but  we  were  off  as  early 
as  possible,  and  in  three  hours  rode  into  Sungurlio. 

AVe  had  a  very  interesting  time  at  the  ordination  of  the 
pastor  ;  and  our  party,  re-enforced  by  several  native  pastors 
and  preachers,  besides  one  missionary,  started  on  the  return 
trip,  taking  two  days  for  it.     We  spent  the  night  at  the 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  SISSON.  327 

house  of  a  rich  Turkish  bey,  whose  lordly  hospitality  con- 
trasted fiivorably  with  our  former  experience.  In  the 
morning  we  accepted  a  cordial  invitation  to  visit  his 
harem,  in  another  part  of  the  building,  where  we  found  a 
delicious  breakfast,  of  bread  with  fresh  cream,  honey,  and 
meat,  awaiting  us ;  and  we  were  attended  by  the  youngest 
of  his  four  wives,  a  beautiful  Circassian.  They  assured  us 
they  never  left  their  apartments,  and  were  delighted  to  see 
us,  visitors  were  so  rare.  Receiving,  at  last,  permission  to 
withdraw,  we  again  set  out,  visiting,  on  our  way,  some  very 
interesting  ruins.  The  bass-reliefs  cut  in  the  solid  rock  on 
every  hand,  the  numberless  caves  here  and  there,  and  the 
picturesqueness  of  the  scenery,  invited  us  to  linger ;  but 
the  sun  was  riding  high,  and,  tearing  ourselves  away, 
nightfall  found  us  at  Yozgat,  worn  and  weary,  and  some- 
what doubting  the  feasibility  of  another  such  adventure. 


INDIA. 
LETTER  FROM  MISS   SISSON. 

How  rapidly  the  days  and  months  have  flown  !  I  can 
scarcely  realize  that  the  anniversary  of  my  leaving  America 
is  so  near.  I  can  never  forget,  how,  when  the  last  faint 
speck  of  shore  faded  from  my  gaze  as  the  good  ship  bore 
us  outward,  the  thought  came  to  me,  "  Now,  dear  Jesus,  I 
have  only,  only  thee."  Then,  in  the  solemn  hush  of  my 
own  soul,  came  the  sweet  reply,  "  I  will  be  all :  fear  not." 
And  the  trembling  left  me,  and  I  was  stayed  on  him.  I 
think  the  record  of  that  hour  is  on  high  ;  fori  can  truly  say 
that  I  have  lacked  nothing  since.  My  progress  in  the  lan- 
guage is  very  slow ;  but  every  one  is  so  patient  with  me,  and 
most  of  all  the  dear  Lord  himself,  that  I  feel  encouraged  to 


328  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

think  I  shall  eventually  be  fitted  into  the  niche  for  which 
he  has  designed  me.  In  the  mean  time,  it  is  my  delight  to 
do  those  bits  of  work  which  he  sends  in  my  way. 

I  would  like  to  tell  you  of  my  first  city  work.  I  had  been 
out  with  Mrs.  Chandler  before  ;  but  one  day  I  started  out, 
alone  with  a  Bible-woman  who  could  speak  a  little  English, 
to  call  on  a  j^oung  Brahmin  woman  who  had  sent  an  invita- 
tion to  the  Missi  Amool  to  visit  her.  Her  husband,  an 
educated  man,  who  frequently  calls  on  the  missionaries,  had 
been  often  asked  to  allow  his  wife  to  come  also ;  and  at  last 
she  did  so.  She  was  a  pretty,  womanly  body,  and  ex- 
pressed great  pleasure  in  her  visit,  saying  she  had  been  two 
years  trying  to  persuade  her  husband  to  let  her  come. 
From  that  time  she  has  been  much  interested  in  her  books, 
studying  with  the  greatest  avidity.  She  bought  a  large  copy 
of  the  family  Bible,  and  began  to  read  it  in  course.  The 
Bible-woman  suggested  that  she  should  commence  with  the 
life  of  Christ  in  the  Gospels ;  but  she  said.  No.  She  was 
determined  to  know  it  from  the  beginning. 

Well,  thither  I  went  with  my  Bible-woman.  Lukshama 
met  us  at  the  door  of  her  room  ;  and  after  salaams,  shaking 
my  hand  heartily,  and  drawing  it  through  her  arm,  she  led 
me  to  a  chair,  and  seated  me,  with  as  much  cordiality  and 
grace  as  any  American  lady.  Think  of  this  from  a  Brali- 
minee,  who,  a  few  years  ago,  would  have  felt  herself  defiled 
by  the  least  contact  with  a  poor  outcast  like  myself!  I 
asked  for  the  other  wife,  —  as  there  were  two  of  them  ; 
and  she  came  forward  with  her  books,  well  pleased  that  she 
also  was  to  receive  a  share  of  my  attentions.  Being  of  a 
plain  appearance,  and  less  intelligent  than  Lukshama,  she 
had  not  so  much  favor  with  her  lord ;  and  ill-usage  had 
taught  her  to  expect  little  from  other  sources.  Oh  the 
heartaches  and  the  tragedies  that  are  shut  up  in  many  of 
these  Hindoo  houses,  where  the  wife  is  a  slave,  and  the 
husband  a  tyrant  1 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  SISSON.  329 

Plainly  Lukshaina  was  mistress  of  tlie  occasion  ;  and  her 
studies  and  needle-work  must  be  examined  first.  "  Now 
shall  I  read  you  a  chapter  in  the  Bible  ?  ''  she  said,  evi- 
dently very  proud  of  her  treasure ;  for,  lavish  as  they  were 
with  jewelry,  to  spend  much  money  for  books  was  a  new 
idea  to  them.  Then  came  the  other  poor  little  wife  with 
her  humbler  attainments  ;  but  how  she  brightened  as  I  com- 
mended her  diligence  and  progress  !  My  heart  warmed 
towards  the  two  young  women  upon  such  a  different  footing 
in  that  household,  yet  fellow-travellers  to  a  judgment-seat 
before  which,  side  by  side,  they  must  stand,  and  receive 
recompense  for  the  deeds  done  in  the  body.  I  longed  to  tell 
them  clearly  of  that  only  righteousness  which  can  avail  in 
that  great  day;  but  that  was  reserved  for  the  Bible-woman. 
Almost  before  we  were  aware,  twilight  was  stealing  upon 
us,  and  we  were  obliged  to  leave.  Many  salaams,  the  inter- 
change of  good  wishes,  and  my  reception  of  fruit  and 
flowers  at  their  hands,  preceded  our  departure.  Lukshama 
had  previously  announced  her  desire  to  attend  Mrs.  Chan- 
dler's weekly  prayer-meeting  for  women,  and,  in  answer  to 
my  inquiry,  replied  eagerly  that  she  should  come  the  next 
afternoon.  She  accompanied  me  to  the  door,  and  gave  me 
a  warm  invitation  to  call  again. 

After  this  Lukshama  continued  so  diligent  in  the  perusal 
of  her  Bible,  that  she  excited  the  wrath  of  her  sister,  as  she 
calls  her  husband's  other  wife,  who  told  her  that  learning 
to  read  had  spoiled  her  ;  that  she  did  nothing  but  read  that 
Christian  book.  But  this  did  not  seem  to  daunt  her-;  and 
she  wrote  Mrs.  Chandler  a  letter,  saying  that  she  was  daily 
reading  the  Scriptures,  and  praying  to  the  true  God ;  and 
that  she  was  giving  lessons  to  three  others.  Later  accounts 
speak  of  her  refusing  to  obey  her  husband's  command  to 
offer  sacrifice  to  idols,  saying  she  believed  there  was  only 
one  true  religion,  and  that  was  in  the  Bible.     Her  husband 


330  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

said  he  did  not  object  to  her  reading  the  Bible  ;  but  she 
must  not  believe  in  Jesus  Christ,  — that  he  would  not  allow. 
"  Now,"  she  says,  "  what  shall  I  do  ?  You  tell  me  I  can- 
not be  saved  unless  I  believe  in  Jesus  Christ ;  and  my  hus- 
band forbids  it."  These  poor,  timid  women,  subject  all 
their  lives  to  every  word  of  their  husbands  as  if  to  the  law 
of  the  Medes  and  Persians  —  what  but  the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord  can  give  them  courage  to  fly  in  the  face  of  it? 

It  is  something  appalling  to  me  to  think  of  the  millions 
who  daily  bow  the  knee  to  senseless  blocks  of  wood  and 
stone  and  metal,  and  who,  by  their  narrowness  of  intellect 
and  impurity  of  heart,  verify  the  word,  "  They  that  make 
them  are  like  unto  them."  As  we  stand  on  these  shores  of 
time,  thousands  of  these  darkened  souls  daily  cross  the 
river,  passing  on  to  their  eternity.  Who  are  they,  who, 
sitting  comfortably  at  home,  signed  with  the  cross  and  the 
blood  of  Christ,  have  never  gone  so  far  as  to  ask  the  ques- 
tion, "  Am  I  my  brother's  keeper  ?  "  Do  they  know  what 
that  cross  and  blood  signify  ?  A  love  unto  death  for  the 
humblest,  most  abject  child  of  man.  "Ah,"  says  one,  "if 
I  were  only  sure  where  the  Lord  wanted  me  in  his  work, 
and  what  he  wanted  me  to  do !  "  Dear  child  of  God,  if 
thou  art  fully  consecrated  to  anything  which  he  shall  point 
out,  and  on  thy  knees  inquiring,  thou  shalt  know. 


*  Oh  stay  not !  time  is  passing ; 

Work  while  'tis  called  to-day  : 
Thousands  of  heathen  perish 

Each  hour  that  you  delay. 

They  die  -without  the  knowledge 
Of  God's  most  holy  word, 

Without  the  hopes  you  cherish 
In  Christ  our  gracious  Lord." 


REVIVAL  INCIDENTS.  331 

AFEICA. 

REVIVAL  INCIDENTS. 

RY    MRS.    EDWARDS. 

In  a  letter  dated  May  22,  Mrs.  Edwards  gives  some 
additional  incidents  of  the  revival  in  her  school  the  pre- 
vious winter,  as  follows  :  — 

"  One  day  I  found  seven  little  girls  seated  in  some  tall 
grass,  with  a  few  leaves  of  a  New  Testament,  and  two  or 
three  hymn-books,  looking  so  grave,  one  would  think  they 
were  at  a  funeral.  One  of  them  was  so  earnest  in  prayer, 
that  some  of  the  older  girls  said,  *  It  makes  our  consciences 
whip  us  to  hear  that  child  pray.  We  don't  pray  that  way.' 
For  two  weeks,  one  of  the  pupils,  a  daughter  of  our 
pastor,  seemed  to  be  in  the  depths.  To  my  question, 
^  How  is  it,  Nemagugu,  with  your  heart  ? '  she  replied  in 
English,  '  If  I  pray,  oh,  it  is  dreadful ! '  But  there  came  a 
change ;  and  her  face  was  almost  radiant.  A  week  after- 
ward five  or  six  of  the  girls  came  to  tell  me  how  happy 
they  were,  how  anxious  they  were  for  one  member  of  the 
school  who  shocked  them  by  the  hardness  of  her  heart  and 
her  wicked  speeches.  Lessons  were  better  learned,  and 
duties  more  faithfully  performed.  All  had  expressed  a 
hope  that  God  had,  for  Christ's  sake,  pardoned  their  sins ; 
and  the  interest  continued  till  the  close  of  the  term,  when 
they  went  to  their  homes  for  three  months. 

"  For  several  sabbaths  some  of  the  girls,  accompanied  by 
Miss  Lindley  or  myself,  and  Mr.  Dube,  or  one  of  the  lay 
preachers,  have  gone  down  into  the  Umgeni  Valley  to  meet 
a  congregation  of  a  hundred  or  more  from  the  kraals ;  and 
only  one  man,  beside  the  teachers,  in  European  clothing. 
There  are  many  young  girls  among  them  who  wish  to  be 
Christians." 


332  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


H\     at     Iftliq^. 


Among  the  days  of  pleasant  memories  in  the  history 
of  the  Woman's  Board,  the  25th  of  August  last  will  al- 
ways he  one  of  the  pleasantest.  In  an  "upper  chamher"  in 
the  Congregational  House,  a  few  friends  came  together  on 
that  day  to  say  farewell  to  five  young  ladies  soon  to  sail  as 
missionaries  to  different  foreign  fields. 

Mrs.  Albert  Bowker  presided :  and  at  her  right  sat  Miss 
Susan  E.  Howland,  who  w^as  to  join  her  parents  in  Ceylon, 
there  to  be  associated  with  Miss  Hillis  in  work  among  the 
women  ;  Miss  Corinna  Shattuck,  sent  out  by  the  Woman's 
Board  of  the  Interior  to  assist  Miss  Proctor  in  her  labors  at 
Aintab,  Turkey ;  Mrs.  Cora  Welch  Torason,  rejoicing  in 
restored  health,  which  would  enable  her  soon  to  take  up  her 
residence  in  the  Home  in  Constantinople ;  Miss  Sarah  F. 
Norris,  a  medical  lady  who  was  to  join  Mrs.  Harding's  fam- 
ily in  Bombay ;  and  Miss  M.  E.  Gouldy,  destined  for  a  new 
field  in  Japan.  Mrs.  Bowker  read  a  portion  of  Christ's 
last  discourse ;  and  after  a  few  exceedingly  happy  remarks 
on  the  fulness  of  Christ,  his  sufficiency  in  all  times  of  trial 
and  loneliness,  a  letter  was  read  from  Mrs.  Dr.  Anderson, 
containing  congratulations  and  a  hearty  God-speed  to  her 
"  young  sisters  in  the  missionary  work."  The  missionaries 
under  appointment  then  said  a  few  words  expressing  the 
joy  and  fear  of  their  hearts  in  the  near  prospect  of  entering 
upon  their  important  work,  and  earnestly  asked  the  prayers 
of  Christians  in  America,  that  they  might  have  wisdom, 
faith,  and  courage  in  every  time  of  need. 

Mrs.  Gulliver,  of  the  Woman's  Board,   in  reference  to 


OUR    WORK  AT  HOME.  333 

Miss  Howland,  spoke  of  the  glad  fruition  of  lier  mother's 
hopes,  —  expressed  years  ago  when  leaving  her  children  in 
this  country  to  be  educated,  —  in  the  fact,  that,  during  the 
present  year,  three  of  her  children  were  to  return  to  India  as 
missionaries.  Mrs.  Schneider  of  Turkey  carried  Miss  Shat- 
tuck  with  her  in  imagination  on  the  way  to  Aintab,  pictur- 
ing to  her  the  cordial  welcome  of  Miss  Proctor  and  her 
school-girls.  Mrs.  Bliss  of  Constantinople  spoke  of  the  great 
success  of  the  Home  in  that  city,  assuring  Mrs.  Tomson 
that  a  warm  place  was  awaiting  her  in  the  Home  and  in 
the  hearts  of  the  missionaries;  and  Mrs.  Ballantine  gave 
Miss  Norris  a  mother's  welcome  to  her  daughter's  home  in 
Bombay,  speaking  of  the  great  advantage  her  medical 
knowledge  would  give  her  in  reaching  the  homes  of  the 
people.  Miss  Mary  Susan  Eice,  whose  feeble  health  would 
not  allow  her  to  sit  through  the  meeting,  came  in,  for  a  few 
moments,  to  say  sweet  words  of  cheer  and  counsel  to  her 
young  friends,  and  to  bear  her  testimony  to  the  pleasures 
and  privileges  of  missionary  life.  Mrs.  Miron  Winslow  spoke 
of  the  delightful  unity  of  the  work,  —  that  those  at  home  and 
abroad  could  labor  for  the  same  great  end,  though  conti- 
nents lay  between  them.  Mrs.  Walker  of  Auburndale, 
whose  heart  and  home  are  always  open  to  missionary  chil- 
dren, mentioned  some  of  the  compensations  of  a  life  in 
heathen  lands,  and  closed  by  saying,  that,  if  the  way  were 
open,  she  thought  she  could  go  alone  to  her  chosen  field. 

At  the  close  of  the  meeting  the  company  adjourned  to 
another  room,  where  a  collation  was  spread,  and  an  hour  or 
two  was  spent  in  social  intercourse.  The  occasion  was  a 
delightful  one  in  all  respects,  and  will  long  be  remembered 
by  all  who  participated. 


334 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


Jfautell  Sleeting. 

BY   MISS    H.    WHITE. 

They  gathered  in  that  cheerful,  hallowed  room, 

A  goodly  company,  whose  names  and  deeds 

Resound  throughout  the  earth  they  strive  to  bless  : 

They  gathered  there  to  meet  a  youthful  band, 

Nurtured  with  tenderness,  and  gifted  rare, 

Who  —  listening  to  the  blessed  Saviour's  call, 

"  Go,  teach  all  nations,"  and  to  the  answering  cry 

From  Eastern  climes,  where  sin  and  ignorance  reign 

Had,  with  a  calm  resolve  and  cheerful  trust, 

Yielded  their  services,  their  lives,  their  all, 

To  seek  their  sisters  in  degraded  homes, 

And  lead  them  in  the  paths  of  truth  and  peace. 

Yes,  they  had  sacrificed  the  joys  of  home. 
Of  kindred,  culture,  taste,  and  native  land, 
All  hopes  of  ease  and  comfort  here  below. 
Resolved  to  break  fell  Superstition's  chain. 
And  tell  their  sable  sisters  of  the  cross. 
And  Him  who  died  thereon  their  souls  to  save. 

There  were  the  service-worn  in  the  same  cause. 
Who  told  them  of  the  need  of  patient  toil. 
And  of  the  sweet  rewards  that  spring  alone 
From  bringing  erring  ones  to  paths  of  peace. 
And  also  of  the  joys  to  them  assured, 
"  The  hundred-fold,"  in  place  of  all  resigned 
For  Jesus*  and  the  blessed  gospel's  sake. 

The  ascending  Saviour's  precious  pledge  was  read, 
"Lo,  I  am  with  you,"  and  the  assurance  blest, 
If  they  were  faithful,  with  them  to  abide. 

Oh  !  with  what  fervency  was  Heaven  invoked 
To  grant  them  strength  for  every  trying  scene, 
To  bless  and  guide  and  guard  them  to  the  end. 

Then  with  united  voices,  tremulous. 

They  sang  that  sweetly  solemn,  parting  hymn,  — 

"  I  go  in  heathen  lands  to  dwell : 

My  native  land,  farewell,  farewell ! " 

Go  forth,  ye  loved  ones,  to  your  chosen  work  ; 
Faint  not  amid  the  perils  of  the  deep  ; 
Heed  not  the  scorching  rays  of  India's  sun. 
The  arid,  barren  sands  of  Afric's  plains, 


RECEIPTS. 


335 


Nor  yet  the  Papist's  threat,  nor  Moslem's  power, 

But  leave  your  trusting  souls  in  Jesus'  hands  ; 

Cast  all  your  trophies  at  his  sacred  feet. 

And  should  some  sudden  stroke  cut  short  your  days. 

Or  in  some  fevered  clime  life  ebb  away ; 

Or  should  your  longing,  anguished  hearts  e'er  pine 

For  kindred,  sympathy,  or  native  land,  — 

Look  upward,  and  behold  your  waiting  crown, 

Glistening  with  precious  gems  so  rich,  so  rare, 

Ill-shapen  once,  but  found  so  beauteous  there,  — 

Souls  but  for  you  ne'er  lighted  with  a  ray 

Of  earthly  joy  or  heaven's  eternal  day. 


WOMAN'S  BOAED  OF  MISSIONS. 


Receipts  from  Aug.  18  to  Sept.  18. 


MRS.  BENJAMIN  E.  BATES,  Treasurer. 


MAINE. 

Bath.  —  Central  Cong.  Ch.,  aux., 
Mrs,  Dr.  A.  J.  Fuller,  Treas- 
urer,  $25;  "  Little  Kills,"  Mrs. 
G.H.  Palmer,  Treasurer,  $15,  $40  00 

Washington.  —  A  Friend,  5  00 

Whiting.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Lizzie 
A.  Lincoln,  Treasurer,  11  00 

Woolwich.  — A  Friend,  by  Mrs. 
J.  A.  Copp,  3  00 


Total, 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

FranlcUn. — Mrs.     George    W. 

Nesmith, 
Kensington.—  "  Willing  Work- 

ers,"  $5;  A  Friend,  $5, 
Aft.  Fer»on.  — M.  E.  Conant, 
Nashua.  —  Aux.,    Mrs.    R.  T. 

Smith,  Treasurer, 
North  Hampton.  — Aux.,  Mrs. 

M.  H.  Smith,  Treasurer, 
Sfilisbury.  —  "  Kearsarge," 
Stratham.  — By  the  Cong.  Ch. 

and  Society,  to  constitute  L. 

M.  Miss  Antoinette  Bartlett, 
Windhain.  —  AYoxmg  Friend, 


00 


$3  00 


10  00 

5  00 


12  00 
1  00 


25  00 
94 


Total,        $97  98 
C.  Home  Building-Fund. 
Claremont.  —  Cong.     Sabbath    ' 
School,  $10  00 

VERMONT. 

Vermont  Branch. 
Springfield.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  H.  J. 
Cobb,  Treasurer,  $20  00 


St.  Johnsbury.  —  South   Cong. 
Ch.,  $18  90 


Total, 


90 


C.  Home  Building- Fund. 
Norwich.  —  Mrs.  Dea.  God- 
dard,  Mrs.  Henry  Goddard, 
Mrs.  H.  S.  Clark,  Mrs.  Throck- 
morton, Mrs.  Dea.  Dutton,  $1 
each,  $5  00 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Boston. — A  Friend,  50  cents; 

Shawmut  Ch.,   "L,"  $13;    X 

Friend,  $250,  $263  50 

Boston    Highlands. — "A.    H. 

C,"  50 

Clinton.  —  Aux.,  Miss    H.    M. 

Haskell,  Treasurer,  31  08 

East    Hampton.  —  Aux,,    Mrs. 

A.  M.  Colton,  Treasurer,  122  21 

Grantville.  —  Sallie,  Fannie,  and 

Helen,  5  00 

Groton,  —  Aux.,    Mrs.    J.    F. 

Robbins,  Treasurer,  10  00 

Housatonic.  —  Cong.    Ch.    and 

Society,  "  25  00 

HoUiston.  —  "The       Open 

Hands,"  31  25 

Lee. — Aux.,  Mrs.  John  L.  Kil- 

ton,  Treasurer,  of  which  $30 

for  suppoi't  of  Emily,  pupil  in 

Mrs.    Edwards's  school,    and 

$175    to    constitute     L.    M.'s 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  Bradley,  Mrs. 

Lucy  C.  Bosworth,  Miss  M. 

Eliza  Gibbs,  Miss  Nancy  F. 


336 


RECEIPTS. 


Smith,  Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Dowd, 
Mrs.  Julia  Oakley,  Miss 
Emeline  Merrill,  $210  00 

Lincoln. — Mrs.  H.  J.  Richard-     • 
eon,   $3;  Cong.  S.S.,  for  sup- 
port of  pupil  in  Miss  Payson's 
school,  $40,  43  00 

Maiden.  —  A  Young  Lady,  1  00 

Millbury.  —  S.  S.  of  1st  Cong. 
Society,  25  00 

Xeicburypnrt.  —  "  M.  F.  F.,"  5  00 

Sutton.  —  Mrs.  M.  A.  Tracy,         20  00 

Topsfield.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Jacob 
Foster,  Treasurer,  towards 
support  of  teacher  iu  Mrs. 
Edwards's  school,  60  00 

Uxbridcie.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Lorin 
B.  Ta'ft,  Treasurer  (of  which 
$25  to  constitute  L.  M.  Mrs. 
"VVilliamCapron),  $38.75;  First 
Cong.  Ch.  Infant  S.  S.  Class, 
by  Miss  L.  A.  W.  Capron,  $3,     41  75 

Wellesley.—**  Penny-Gatherers," 
$5.25;  Lizzie  Fuller's  Mission- 
ary Fair,  $3,  8  25 

Wenham.  —  Ladies  of  Cong. 
Ch.  and  Society,  16  20 

West  Amesbun/. — Aux.,  Mrs. 
George  W.  Ricker,  Treasurer, 
with  previous  contributions  to 
constitute  L.  M.'s  Mrs.  Wm. 
H.  Haskell,  Mrs  Wm.  Gunni- 
son, Mrs.  A.li.  Goodwin,  Mi's. 
Lewis  Gregory,  27  38 

litest  Boxford.  —  Mrs.    C.  E. 
Park,  6  00 

West  Newton.  —  Aux.,  Miss  H. 
M.  Clark,  Treasurer,  3  00 

West  Tisbury.  —  Urs.  S.  P. 
Adams,  1  00 

Whitiny.  —  A  class  of  four  little 
boys  to  send  testaments  to 
heathen  children,  50 


Total,        $955  Qi 

C.  Home  Building- Fund. 

Ayer.  —  Mrs.  J.  C.  Tenney's 
'S.  S.  class,  $4  00 

Boston.  —  Old  South  Ch.,  Mrs. 
Charles  Stoddard,  $500;  the 
late  Mrs.  Homer  Bartlett, 
$500;  A  Friend,  $10,  1,010  00 

Woburn.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Adkins, 
Treasurer,  20  00 

RHODE  ISLAND. 

Pawtucket.  —  Mr.  John  Gulli- 
ver, to  constitute  1j.  31.  Mrs. 
Gulhver,  $25  00 


Total,        $25  00 


CONNECTICUT. 

Bolton.  —  Cong.  Ch.,  $21  00 

Darie7i.—  0x  Ridge  S.  S.,  for 

Mrs.  Edwards's  school,  10  GO 

Putnam.  —  Aux.,  25  00 

Stafford  Springs.  —  Aux.,  Mrs. 

S.  M.  Dennis,  Treasurer,  21  50 


Total,        $77  50 
NEW  TOKK. 

i^wZ/o«.  —  Pres.  S.  S.,  for  sup- 
port  of  pupil  in  Miss  Fritcher's 
school,  $35  00 


Total,        $35  00 
C.  Home  Building- Fund. 
Geneva.  — Miss  Mary  Fowler,    $100  00 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Prentiss  Vale.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  E. 
B.  Prentiss,  Treasurer,  $11  35 


Total,        $11  35 
OHIO. 

CooZmZZe.  —  Estate   of  Rev.  F. 

Bartlett,  to  constitute  L.  M. 

Miss  M.  M.  Crear,  $25  00 

Gambler.  —  Aux.,  Miss  Jennie 

Carlisle,    Treasurer,    for  the 

mission  in  India,  15  00 


Total,        $40  00 

ILLINOIS. 

Ravenswood. — Mrs.  J.  L.  Bar- 
rows, $4  50 


Total, 

WISCONSIN. 


$4  50 


Oshlcosh.  —  Mrs.  Lucy  Bartlett, 
to  constitute  herself  L.  M.,        $25  00 

Viroqua.  —  Juvenile  Missionary 
Circle,  towards  support  of 
Miss  Hillis  of  Ceylon,  16  38 

Waukesha.  —  Four  little  girls  of 
the  Welsh  Tabernacle,  5  00 

Total,        $46  ;^8 

Subscriptions,  $1, 

C.  Home  Building-Fund,  l! 

"  Life  and  Light," 
"Life  and  Light "  previous  to 

1873, 
"Echoes," 

"Echoes  "  previous  to  1873, 
Bound  volume  of   "  Life  and 

Light," 


391  23 
149  00 

116  ro 

13  00 
2  :»8 
2  13 


Total,        $2,677  84 


Wksi^^^^  femmimi  t 


^Ir^mm^^ 


AFEICA. 
SEEVICE  IN  A  NATIVE  CHAPEL. 

I  HxWE  just  returned  from  a  service  in  the  chapel,  and 
think  you  will  be  interested  in  a  description  of  the  building, 
and  of  the  people  who  worship  there  every  Sunday. 

The  chapel  was  built  by  the  E.ev.  Mr.  Stone,  who  lived 
here  twenty  years.  It  is  about  sixty  feet  from  the  station- 
house,  in  a  straight  line.  And  now,  as  we  are  at  the  door, 
we  will  enter.  If  you  have  a  long  dress,  I  advise  you  to 
hold  it  up;  for  the  floor  is  the  earth,  cemented  with  a  prepa- 
ration made  from  cow's  dung. 

The  roof  is  thatched;  but  there  is  no  ceiling.  Next  to 
the  thatches  are  the  heavy  beams,  not  smooth  and  painted, 
but  rough,  just  as  they  were  taken  from  the  woods.  The 
walls  are  cemented.  Six  windows,  three  on  a  side,  give  us 
light.  Around  the  sides,  and  scattered  here  and  there,  are 
benches  made  of  rough  planks,  with  sticks  in  each  end  for 
legs. 

But  our  attention  is  called  to  those  who  occupy  these 
benches  every  sabbath.  On  one  side  are  the  men,  on  the 
other  the  women.  Here  and  there  among  them  are  un- 
clothed people  from  the  native  kraals.  But  scan  the  station- 
men,  or  believers.  They,  of  course,  are  clothed ;  and  in 
many  of  their  faces  you  see  energy,  intelligence,  manliness. 

On  the  other  side,  the  women  would  attract  your  eye  in 
their  neat  calico  dresses.  They  are  of  all  ages,  from  the 
infirm  old  lady  to  the  bright  little  girl  by  her  side.     If  we 

337 


338  LIFE  AND  LIGl^T. 

turn  to  the  heathen  women,  the  sight  is  not  so  pleasant. 
Some  of  them  are  entirely  destitute  of  clothing :  others 
wear  a  small  blanket  fastened  around  the  lower  part  of  the 
body.  Their  faces  are  painted  with  red  clay,  from  the  ear 
to  the  chin,  on  both  sides.  Some  paint,  also,  around  the 
eyes  and  nose.  Keeds  or  sticks  a  foot  long,  and  as  large 
round  as  your  finger,  are  in  their  ears.  Brass  bands  are 
worn  on  ankles  and  wrists ;  and  bands  of  grass  encircle  the 
upper  part  of  the  arms.  They  grease  their  bodies  from 
head  to  foot,  and  fix  up  their  woolly  hair  in  all  kinds  of 
shapes.  The  women  bring  their  babies  with  them.  They 
are  always  tied  to  the  back  of  the  mother  with  a  piece  of 
cow-skin,  their  little  feet  sticking  out  at  each  side. 

But  they  have  taken  their  places  by  this  time  ;  and  we 
will  see  who  is  to  speak  to  them  from  the  word  of  God.  It 
is  a  native  by  the  name  of  David.  He  gives  out  a  hymn ; 
and  they  all  stand  and  sing  heartily  native  words  to  the 
tune  of  "  Zion."  They  are  fond  of  music ;  and  many  of 
them,  with  training,  make  good  singers.  David  then  gives, 
not  what  would  be  called  a  sermon,  but  a  good  Methodist 
talk.  The  congregation  numbers  sixty  or  seventy,  and  is 
very  orderly.     After  another  hymn,  they  go  out. 

The  native  pastor  here  is  an  energetic  man  of  about  forty- 
five  years  of  age.  He  has  a  great  deal  of  ability,  and  has 
more  influence  with  the  people  than  a  missionary  could, 
because  he  understands  them  better.  L.  M.  P. 


CHmA. 
LETTER  FROM  MRS.  WALKER  * 

FoocnOAV,  May,  3873. 

It  will  not  take  long  to  report  all  the  visits  I  have  made 
with  Mrs.  Osgood,  Miss  Payson,  and  Mrs.  Hartwell.     Once 

*  Formerly  Miss  Claghom. 


LETTER  FROM  MRS.    WALKER.  339 

we  were  invited  into  a  house  which  we  were  passing,  asked 
to  sit  down,  and  offered  tea,  and  tobacco  in  a  large  brass 
pipe.  The  school-matron  had  taken  some  Scripture  pic- 
tures, which  Miss  Payson  showed  to  the  crowd ;  for,  as  usual 
when  foreigners  call,  the  neighbors  are  called  in,  and  a 
crowd  of  men  and  boys  follow.  The  matron,  who  would 
make  a  good  preacher,  explained  the  pictures  clearly  and 
earnestly.  It  was  interesting,  to  one  who  could  understand 
few  of  the  words,  to  watcli  the  different  expressions  of  coun- 
tenance. That  of  the  man  of  the  house  seemed  full  of 
sympathy  at  the  story  of  the  crucifixion. 

When  Mrs.  Hartwell  goes  out  to  the  Sanitarium  on  Mt. 
Kushan,  I  shall  have  charge  of  a  day  school  of  about  eight 
pupils,  taught  by  a  Chinese  girl.  My  chief  work  for  a  long 
time  will  be  the  study  of  the  language. 

We  cannot  go  anywhere,  in  city  or  country,  without  en- 
countering much  that  is  unpleasant  in  the  way  of  filth, 
stench,  and  vermin.  If  it  is  true  that  "  you  may  estimate 
the  civilization  of  a  people  by  the  quantity  of  soap  they 
use,"  then  these  Chinese  are  far  behind  in  civilization. 

You  wished  to  hear  of  the  scenery  about  Foochow. 
While  almost  all  the  buildings  are  strange,  the  "eternal 
hills "  are  very  like  those  at  home,  and  yet,  old  as  they 
are,  always  present  a  new  and  varied  picture.  Opposite  us, 
on  a  branch  of  the  Min,  is  Kushan,  rising  three  thousand 
feet.  Other  mountains  are  fifteen  hundred  or  two  thou- 
sand feet  high  ;  but  in  the  foreground  are  many  smaller 
ones.  It  would  never  do  for  any  one  to  come  here  with 
superstitious  fears  of  death  and  the  grave  ;  for  every  hill  is 
covered  with  graves  of  different  forms,  some  of  them  quite 
extensive,  and  a  very  common  form  is  the  Omega  shape. 
The  Chinese  have  no  superstitious  fears,  and,  it  would  seem, 
but  little  reverence  ;  for  the  children  play  among  these 
graves,  while  the  older  ones  gamble,  or  sell  their  wares,  over 
them. 


340  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

JAPAK 
LETTER  FROM  MISS  DUDLEY. 

Arema,  July  23,  1873. 

...  It  seems  hardly  possible  that  we  have  been  in  Japan 
nearly  four  months.  The  time  has  been  so  filled  with  new 
sights  and  sounds,  that  it  has  passed  quickly.  My  voyage 
of  twenty-eight  days  on  the  steamer,  with  Miss  Talcott,  was 
pleasant ;  and  our  home  has  been  at  Mr.  Davis's. 

Of  my  first  impressions  of  the  country  it  seems  late  to 
speak  now ;  but  I  can  say  that  the  beauty  which  at  first  sur- 
prised me  grows  with  my  life  here.  These  mountains,, 
covered  with  richest  green,  the  countless  streams  and  wa- 
terfalls, and,  most  beautiful  of  all,  the  blue  water  of  the  bay, 
dotted  with  the  white  sails  oi  t\\Q  junk,  make  a  picture  one 
cannot  easily  tire  of. 

In  May  we  went  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Davis  to  Kioto.  A 
novel  ride  we  thought  it ;  the  first  twenty-eight  miles  by 
steamer,  then  the  remaining  forty  by  the  little  man-power 
carriages. 

The  exhibition  was  well  worth  visiting ;  but  to  us  the 
whole  country''  was  little  less  so.  There  were  fine  lacquered 
and  bronze  pieces  belonging  to  the  Mikado,  paintings  and 
embroideries  on  silk,  the  weaving  of  magnificent  silk  bro- 
cfide,  and  the  making  of  china,  that  interested  us  much. 
The  city  is  full  of  wonders.  These  grand  old  temples  —  oh, 
what  churches  they  would  make!  We  long  and  pray  for 
tlie  time,  when,  instead  of  the  voices  of  the  priests  as  they 
lazily  drone  over  the  prayers  they  but  half  understand,  the 
blessed  truth  of  a  living,  loving  Saviour,  may  be  spoken  to 
this  people.  Few  visit  the  temples ;  and  the  only  religion 
they  have  seems  to  have  but  slight  hold  on  them. 

We  returned  to  Osaca  by  little  boats,  on  the  River  Yado. 
The  Japanese,  as  a  people,  seem  to  live  a  free  and  careless 


AFTER   MANY  DAYS.  341 

life.  But  little  is  expected  of  the  women.  Most  of  them 
can  read  a  little ;  and  their  bright,  intelligent  faces  leave 
little  doubt  of  their  capability  of  learning.  Some  of  the 
girls  are  very  pretty.  Their  dress,  with  few  alterations, 
will  make  a  desirable  one  for  this  warm  climate.  The  fami- 
ly of  one  of  the  ex-damios  is  quite  interesting.  They  lost 
a  little  one  in  the  spring.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Davis  were  with 
them.  We  assisted  in  preparing  the  little  body  for  the  grave, 
as  we  would  at  home ;  and  it  was  buried  instead  of  burned. 
They  seemed  comforted  as  they  listened  to  Jesus'  words, 
"  Suffer  little  children  to  come  unto  me ;"  and  we  i^ray  that 
this  little  one,  who,  we  believe,  is  with  Jesus,  may  be  the 
means  of  bringing  those  who  loved  her  to  him. 

I  do  not  find  the  language  very  difficult ;  have  translated 
two  easy  little  Readers  into  Japanese,  and  finished  my  first 
Japanese  book  of  simple  sentences.  But  we  are  advised 
to  make  it  our  first  object  to  speak. 

We  read  "  Life  and  Light  "  with  interest.  That  in  every 
part  of  the  world  there  are  hearts  that  work  and  pray  for 
this  cause,  is  a  comfort  and  help  to  us. 


mt\   mmimyil 


AETER  MANY  DAYS. 

More  than  thirty  years  ago  the  wife  of  an  American 
missionary  in  the  East  took  into  her  family  a  little  Syrian 
maid  to  wait  upon  her  children,  and  to  be  taught,  at  the 
same  time,  of  the  way  of  the  Lord.  For  three  or  four  years 
the  girl  remained  under  the  iirfluence  of  her  kind  mistress; 
then  ill-health  compelled  the  missionary's  return  to  his  na- 


342  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

tive  land,  where  he  was  for  many  years  a  faithful  pastor. 
Death  removed  him  in  the  midst  of  his  usefulness;  but  the 
lonely  wife  has  found  many  ways  of  doing  good  in  the  com- 
munity where  she  and  her  daughters  have  found  a  pleasant 
home.  And  to  this  home  there  has  lately  come  a  letter 
from  the  far-off  land,  from  the  hand  of  the  little  maid,  now 
grown  to  the  estate  of  a  Christian  matron.  Thus  she 
writes :  — 

"  Many  years  have  passed  since  we  have  heard  from  each 
other;  yet  you  have  not  forgotten  me,  nor  have  I  forgotten 
you.  ...  I  can  never  pay  the  kindness  that  you  have 
showed  me.  You  have  taken  me  from  darkness  to  light. 
I  hope  the  Lord  will  recompense  you  in  my  place. 

"J[  think  you  like  to  hear  something  about  my  family. 
The  Lord  has  given  me  three  daughters  and  four  sons. 
Your  namesake  is  about  twelve  years  old,  and  is  attending 
the  American  female  school,  which  was  under  my  care,  but 
is  now  in  the  hands  of  three  American  young  ladies,  and 
my  husband  is  helping  them.     They  are  doing  good. 

..."  If  you  look  back  at  ^  little  Lulu,'  you  will  find  her 
now  a  woman  of  gray  hair,  her  children,  like  olive-plants 
around  her,  hoping  that  they  may  be  the  children  of  the 
Lord.  Also  I  have  an  adopted  son  with  my  family.  My 
brothers  are  spared  to  me,  and  love  us  all.  It  is  the  pleas- 
antest  time  when  we  go  and  visit  them.     They  ask  about 

you  often.      This   summer  we  spent  in  A .     I  never 

went  to  it  since  the  time  I  spent  it  with  you,  about  thirty 
years  ago.  When  I  first  saw  the  house  you  lived  in,  though 
it  is  changed,  and  much  larger  than  it  was,  but  the  thought 
was  fresh  of  all  the  pleasant  hours  we  spent  together,  and 

of  him  who  has  gone  to  his   Saviour.      A is    much 

changed.  Thirty  European  families  of  different  kinds  were 
spending  the  summer  in  it ;  and  the  carriage-road  is  in  the 
midst  of  it.     The  country  is  changing,  and  the  light  is 


ANNUAL  MEETING.  343 

spreading  on  tlie  plains  and  on  the  mountains.     There  are 
about  twelve  Protestant  churches.     We  have  a  large  one  in 

B ,  near  the  old  mission-house,   after  the  fashion  of 

American  churches,  and  a  town-clock  sent  from  America 
for  the  tower.  The  present  missionaries  are  reaping  the 
seed  that  the  first  missionaries  have  sown  with  fatigue.  It 
is  pleasant  to  see  that  their  labor  is  not  gone  in  vain." 
.  After  writing  of  the  sabbath  and  day  schools,  she  adds  in 
closing,  "  Since  you  left  me,  the  Lord  has  taken  me  up  and 
given  me  the  kindest  of  husbands.'^  Promising  to  "tell 
more  of  the  particulars  of  this  country  and  of  the  works  of 
the  Lord  in  it,"  she  subscribes  herself,  "  Your  child.  Lulu 
A." 


ANNUAL  MEETING. 

The  Fifth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  the 
Interior  will  take  place  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  on  Wednesday 
and  Thursday,  Nov.  5  and  6.  Auxiliary  societies  will 
please  appoint  delegates  to  that  meeting,  prepared  with 
brief  written  reports  of  their  work  for  the  year. 

Sept.  19. — Owing  to  the  serious  illness  of  Mrs.  Post, 
the  Annual  Meeting  will  be  transferred  from  St.  Louis  to 

Chicago. 

■  ■ » 

MISSIONARY  MEETING  IN  CHICAGO. 
We  have  only  space  to  mention  the  meeting  at  Union- 
park  Church,  Sept.  12,  when  Mrs.  Edkins  of  Peking, 
China,  told  us  of  her  Girls'  Boarding  School,  and  also  re- 
ported the  kindred  work  of  our  own  dear  young  ladies  there. 
She  belongs  to  the  London  Missionary  Society;  and  our 
grateful  interest  will  follow  her  home  to  England  and  back 
to  China.  We  wish  that  all  our  country-women  could  be 
electrified  by  her  zeal. 


344 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


RECEIPTS   OF  THE   WOMAN'S   BOARD  OF 
MISSIONS   FOR  THE  INTERIOR. 

From  Aug.  16  to  Sept.  15,  1873. 
MRS.  FRANCIS  BRADLEY,   Treasurer. 


ILLINOIS. 

Chicago.  —  Plymouth  Ch.  Mis- 
sionary  Society,  by  M  r  s. 
Leake,  $20  00 

Naperville. — Aux.,  Mrs.  Wil- 
lard  Scott,  21  60 

Quincey.  —  Aux.,  for  Miss 
Evans's  salary,  40  00 

Eockford.  —  Coug.  S.  S.,  by  W. 
Do'bson,  for  support  of  pupil 
in  Mies  Proctor's  school  at 
Aintab,  40  00 

Waukegan. — Aux.,  Mrs.  H.  E. 
Partridge,  28  00 

Total,        $149  60 

OHIO. 

Conneaut.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  L. 
Keyes,  Treasurer, '  $32  00 

Lodi.  —  Young  Woman's  Mis- 
sionary Society,  Mrs.  S.  K. 
Robbins,  14  00 

Mount  Vernon.  —Aux.,  Mrs.  E. 
C.  Flank,  27  70 

Tallmadge.  —  Aux.,  Mary  C. 
Ashman,  11  50 


Total,        $85  20 

MICHIGAN. 

Jackson.  —  Aux.,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  Susan  Wilcox,  Mrs. 
Delia  Cole,  Mrs,  Rebecca 
Sherwood,  and  Mrs.  Sarah 
Porter,  L.  M.'s,  Mrs.  G.  L. 
Lathrop,  Treasurer,  $100  00 

Royal  OoJc.  —  Amx.,  for  B.  R. 
in  Marash,  Mrs.  E.  M.  Porter, 
Treasurer,  6  50 

Total,        $106  50 


WISCONSIN. 

Depere.  —  Mrs.  H.  I.  Wheeler,  $8  60 
Fond  du  Lac.—Anx.,  $39.40; 

"  Willing  Helpers,"  $7,  46  40 

Menasha.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  A.  E. 

Rounds,  2  70 

Ripon.  —  Aux.,    to    constitute 

Mrs.  Amanda  Judd  and  Mis. 

Mary  W.  Shaw,  L.  M.'s,  Miss 

Irene  Wilcox,  Treasurer,  50  00 

Sheboygan.  —Aux.,  Mrs.  George 

C.  Cole,  19  60 

Total,        $127  30 


Anamosa.  —  Aux.,  Jennie  H. 
Chapman,  $33  79 

Chester.  —  Ladies'  Missionary 
Society,  for  tTie  support  of 
Miss  Esther  Maltbie  of  Samo- 
kov,  28  00 

Polk  City. —Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  C. 
Rogers,  Treasurer,  4  25 

Total.        $66  04 


MINNESOTA. 

Hamilton. — Woman's  Mission- 
ary Society,  Miss  C.  J.  Ander- 
son, $13  00 

KANSAS. 

Osweqo.  —  Proceeds  of  a  straw- 
berry-bed,  $5;  from  the  chil- 
dren's peach-trees,  $2,  $7  00 

Total,        $554  64 


Miss  Corinna  Shattuck,  who  sailed  on  Aug.  21, 1873, 
for  Aintab,  Turkey,  has  been  adopted  by  the  Woman's 
Board  of  the  Interior. 


Mil  AM®  liI6Hf« 


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


VISIT  TO  A  COUNTEY  SCHOOL. 


if^^^3 


BY   MISS   PAYSON. 


O-MOEROW,"  said  I  to  Mrs.  Tsua,  the  matron 
Qf  my  boarding-school,  "we  will  start  early, 
and  go  to  see  the  school  in  Kuai  Seu."  Mrs. 
Tsua  said,  "  Ho, "  which  meant  about  the 
same  as  "Very  well,  I'll  be  ready:  "  so  next 
morning,  bright  and  early,  oif  we  started. 
This  village  is  six  miles  from  my  house,  and, 
of  course,  I  had  to  ride.  In  a  carriage  ?  Oh, 
no  !  We  do  not  have  such  things  here.  I 
haven't  seen  a  carriage  for  more  than  four  years.  ■  I  rode  in 
a  sedan-chair,  fastened  to  two  long  bamboo-poles,  which  two 
Chinamen  carried  on  their  shoulders.  For  nearly  a  mile 
we  went  through  such  narrow,  crowded  streets,  that;  if  you 
had  taken  a  morning's  walk  through  them  once,  you  would 
never  wish  to  do  it  again.  At  last  we  came  to  the  long 
stone  bridge  which  crosses  the  river,  and  was  built  years 
and  years  ago.  Under  it  were  a  great  many  Chinese  ships, 
called  "junks,"  with  narrow  red  flags   flying  from  their 

345 


346  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

masts,  and  two  round,  staring  eyes  painted  on  each  side  of  the 
prow.  The  Chinese  think  it  is  not  safe  to  sail  in  a  ship 
without  eyes,  because  it  cannot  see  which  way  to  go. 

It  was  early  in  the  day ;  and,  as  we  took  the  road  along 
the  river's  bank,  we  met  numbers  of  country  people,  men 
and  women,  with  poles  on  their  shoulders,  at  each  end  of 
which  were  well-filled  baskets,  some  with  oranges,  some 
with  flowers  for  the  idol  temples,  others  with  vegetables  or 
live  chickens  and  ducks.  The  people  here  have  no  oxen 
or  horses  to  carry  their  heavy  loads,  but  do  every  such  thing 
themselves.  When  they  carry  building-stones  and  tea-chests 
that  are  very  weighty,  the  pole  is  carried  by  two  men,  the 
burden  hanging  between  them.  Sometimes  the  load  is  a 
squealing  black  pig,  tied  to  the  middle  of  the  pole,  and 
hanging  down  from  it  in  such  a  fashion  as  no  pig,  however 
good-natured,  would  like  very  long.  Now  and  then  my 
chair-bearers  stopped  to  rest  at  the  tea-houses  by  the  road- 
side. They  smoked  their  pipes,  drank  one  or  two  cups  of 
tea,  and  then  were  ready  to  go  on  again. 

After  a  ride  of  nearly  two  hours,  we  entered  the  village 
where  the  school  was  kept.  It  was  not  a  very  pretty  place ; 
not  one  white  cottage,  not  a  flower-garden  in  it,  nothing 
in  front  of  their  houses  but  hard  trodden  earth,  where  chil- 
dren, dogs,  and  pigs  scrambled  round  together,  happy 
enough  perhaps,  but  not  very  clean.  How  we  did  wind 
about  to  find  the  house !  Up  one  street,  and  down  another, 
till,  in  the  narrowest  and  darkest  of  the  lanes,  —  so  it 
seemed  to  me,  —  we  stood  suddenly  before  the  open  door  of 
the  schoolroom.  It  was  kitchen  and  sitting-room  besides  ; 
as  the  teacher  and  her  husband  lived  there,  and  had  only 
one  other  room,  which  was  a  sleeping-apartment. 

Going  in,  I  found  ten  children,  —  five  girls  and  five  boys, 
—  sitting  on  high  stools  without  backs,  and  studying  aloud, 
as  is  the  custom  here.     The  teacher,  a  pleasant  Christian 


VISIT  TO  A   COUNTRY  SCHOOL.  347 

woman,  about  thirty  years  old,  seemed  quite  glad  to  see  us, 
but  ran  at  once  into  her  bedroom  to  put  a  bunch  of  arti- 
cial  flowers  in  her  hair.  The  Chinese  women  are  very 
particular  about  their  hair,  which  is  perfectly  black  and 
glossy  ;  and  they  never  like  to  see  guests  till  they  have 
pinned  a  small  bouquet  on  each  side  of  their  heads.  The 
ten  children  stopped  their  studies  when  we  went  in,  and 
stared  at  me  with  all  their  eyes.  The  teacher  asked  a 
neighbor,  who  had  followed  us  in,  to  hold  her  baby,  that 
she  might  begin  immediately  to  make  a  cup  of  tea.  As 
soon  as  it  was  made,  she  gave  it  to  me,  and  then  brought  a 
pipe,  which  I  declined,  but  which  Mrs.  Tsua  took  grate- 
fully, and,  I  presume,  felt  quite  rested  on  account  of  it. 
She  had  walked  all  the  six  miles ;  was  tired  and  footsore 
doubtless,  because,  much  of  the  way,  she  had  carried  her 
shoes  in  her  hand,  that  she  might  not  wear  them  out  in 
walking. 

After  I  had  eaten  a  cake  from  the  plateful  which  the 
teacher  had  sent  out  and  bought,  I  said,  "  Now  I  would 
like  to  have  the  scholars  repeat  their  lessons."  Each  recited 
alone :  so,  one  by  one,  they  came  up  to  me ;  and  turning 
their  backs,  as  is  the  Chinese  custom  at  recitation,  they 
rattled  off  their  lessons  at  railroad  speed.  They  seemed  to 
have  learned  them  by  rote,  and  not  to  know  much  about  the 
meaning  of  them.  Two  or  three  of  the  youngest  were 
learning  to  read,  and  only  pointed  out  a  few  characters  from 
the  book,  just  as  children  in  America  do,  who  are  studying 
the  alphabet.  I  cautioned  the  older  ones  about  reciting  so 
fast,  and  then  preached  a  sort  of  little  sermon  to  them  all, 
about  loving  Jesus,  and  being  careful  to  say  their  prayers, 
not  to  deceive,  or  tell  lies.  After  this  we  sang  two  or  three 
hymns,  such  as  "Come  to  Jesus,"  "Jesus  loves  me." 

Several  outside  women  had  come  in,  and  were  whispering 
to  one  another  about  my  dress  and  looks,  while  I  urged 


348  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

them  to  worship  the  true  God.  When  I  rose  to  go,  they 
followed  me  to  the  door,  saying,  "Walk  slowly,  walk  care- 
fully." I  found  my  chair-bearers  in  the  street,  and  we  were 
soon  on  our  way  home. 


MISSION-CHUKCH  IN  INDIA. 

BY    MRS.    E.    E.    WASHBURN. 

This  picture  represents  a  building  such  as  is  used  in  the 
Christian  villages  of  India  for  a  schoolhouse  during  the 
week,  and  a  church  on  the  sabbath.  It  is  covered  with  a 
straw  thatch,  the  upper  ends  of  which  are  bound  together 
into  a  ridge  at  the  top.  The  little  windows  have  no  glass 
in  them,  nothing  but  coarse  Venetian  shutters ;  and  the 
floors  and  walls  are  of  mud.  A  table,  a  chair,  and  a  lamp, 
with  the  addition  of  a  few  mats  for  the  people  to  sit  upon, 
constitute  the  furniture  of  the  church. 

The  missionaries,  on  their  visits  to  the  villages,  make  these 
churches  their  headquarters;  and  in  them  they  examine 
schools,  receive  the  people,  give  medicine,  and  hold  meet- 
ings. From  these  centres  they  go  out  among  the  people  to 
tell  them  of  Jesus  and  his  love  for  them.  The  children  in 
India  have  not  Christian  parents  to  instruct  them,  as  you 
have,  dear  children.  Tlieir  fathers  and  mothers  teach  them 
to  say  the  names  of  their  favorite  deities  as  soon  as  their 
lips  can  utter  any  thing ;  and  their  mouths  are  filled  with 
false  and  impure  stories.  The  grown  people  make  offerings 
to  their  gods,  and  perform  a  variety  of  ceremonies  in  their 
worship ;  and  the  children  learn  to  do  the  same.  These  gods 
are  without  number.  Everywhere  along  the  roadside,  and 
at  the  corners  of  the  streets,  you  see  images  set  up  for  the 
worship  of  the   passer-by ;    and  each  one  of  these  has  its 


350  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

priest^  who  daily  anoints  it  with  oil,  twines  a  garland  of 
fresh  flowers  around  its  neck,  and  smears  it  with  sacred 
ashes. 

They  know  not  a  better  way.  Of  the  Saviour  who  said, 
"Suffer  little  children  to  come  unto  me,"  and  who,  when 
upon  earth,  took  them  in  his  arms,  and  blessed  them,  they 
have  never  heard,  except  as  they  have  been  told  of  him  by 
the  missionaries  sent  to  them  from  Christian  lands.  Will 
you  not,  then,  my  little  friends,  give  your  pennies,  your 
prayers,  and  yourselves  to  the  great  work  of  making  known 
the  love  of  Jesus  to  the  perishing  ones  in  India? 


MISSION-CIRCLES. 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

Maine.  —  Bath.  —  "  Little  Rills,"  $15.00. 

Whiting.  —  Four  little  boys,  .50. 
New  Hampshire.  —  Kensington.  —  "  Willing  Workers,"  $10.00. 
Massachusetts.  —  GrantvUle.  —  Sallie,  Fannie,  and  Helen. 

Holliston.  —  "  The  Open  Hands,"  $31.25. 

Welleslei/.  —  "  Penny  Gatherers,"  $5.25 ;  Lizzie  Fuller's  Missionary 
Fair. 
Wisconsin.  —  Viroqua.  — Juvenile  Missionary  Society,  $16.38. 

Waukesha.  —  Four  little  girls,  $5.00. 


WATERING  AND  BEING  WATERED. 

As  this  is  the  season  in  which  we  hope  many  of  our 
young  friends  are  planning  the  winter's  work  for  their  mis- 
sion-circles, we  think  they  may  find  suggestions  in  the 
following  gleanings  from  an  article  in  ^'  The  New-Yorli 
Observer,"  sent  us  by  a  friend :  — 

Some  months  ago  sixteen  young  school-girls  connected 
with  the  congregation  of  the  Broadway  Tabernacle  Church 


WATERING  AND    BEING    WATERED.  351 

in  this  city  (Eev.  Dr.  Taylor's),  of  tlieir  own  motion  formed 
an  association  for  the  purpose  of  doing  something  to  promote 
the  cause  of  missions.  They  agreed  each  to  pay  into  the 
treasury  of  the  association  two  cents  a  week ;  hut  honorary 
members  were  allowed  to  be  enrolled,  without  taking  part 
in  the  meetings,  on  the  payment  of  two  dollars  a  year. 
After  conference  with  the  Woman's  Board,  thej'  engaged  to 
become  responsible  for  the  support  of  a  school  for  girls  at 
Madura,  in  India,  and  immediately  set  themselves  to  work 
with  their  own  hands  to  provide  the  means.  They  met 
regularly  once  a  fortnight  at  first,  and  after  a  time  once  a 
week,  to  prepare  useful  and  fancy  articles  for  a  domestic 
fair,  receiving  contributions  and  aid  from  various  friends, 
but  retaining  the  responsibility  and  management  of  the 
whole  affair  in  their  own  hands.  They  became  deeply 
interested  in  their  work,  and  also  in  the  object,  as  the 
result  will  show. 

The  fair,  to  which  only  the  congregation  of  the  Broad- 
way Tabernacle  were  specially  invited,  was  held  in  the  social 
parlors  of  the  church  ;  and  a  large  assembly  was  present  to 
testify  their  interest  in  this  youthful  undertaking.  Every 
thing  was  conducted  with  the  utmost  propriety,  and  it  was 
in  all  respects  a  pleasant  social  gathering.  As  one  of  the 
results,  the  young  ladies  realized  from  the  articles  sold  six 
hundred  dollars  above  all  their  expenses. 

But  one  of  the  most  precious  fruits  of  this  enterprise  is 
yet  to  be  mentioned.  As  these  young  ladies  began  to  work 
with  their  hands  for  the  daughters  of  the  heathen  far  away, 
as  they  talked  and  thought  of  the  object  they  had  in  view, 
their  own  hearts  became  more  deeply  touched  with  a  sense 
of  the  need  of  a  personal  interest  in  that  Saviour  whom 
they  were  seeking  to  make  known  to  others  ;  and,  of  the  six- 
teen who  compose  the  association,  seven,  within  these  few 


352  ECHOES  FS03I  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

months  in  which  they  have  been  thus  engaged,  liave  given 
evidence  of  conversion,  and  have  been  admitted  to  the  com- 
munion of  the  church,  the  most  of  them  on  the  last  sabbath. 
So  speedily  has  the  promise  been  fulfilled,  "  He  that  water- 
eth  shall  be  watered  also  himself." 

We  make  this  record  to  show  what  youthful  hearts  and 
hands  may  do  in  a  good  cause,  and,  commending  the  exam- 
ple to  others,  would  express  the  hope  that  it  may  be 
followed  in  the  same  spirit,  carried  out  with  the  same  pro- 
priety, and  attended  with  the  same  blessed  results. 


ENIGMA* 

I  AM  composed  of  twenty  letters. 
My  3,  11,  5,  9,  was  a  good  old  patriarch. 
My  1,  5,  2,  12,  was  a  wicked  king  of  Israel. 
My  15,  7,  18,  5,  19,  12,  was  the  name  of  a  great  people. 
My  12,  10,  18,  4,  is  a  name  of  God. 

My  6,  19,  1,  is  an  answer  to  the  first  clause  of  the  third  verse  in  the 
sixteenth  chapter  of  Job. 
My  4,  5,  20,  15,  19,  12,  was  the  name  of  one  greatly  beloved  of  God. 
My  whole  is  the  nursery  of  the  church. 


ANSWER  TO  ENIGMA. 

"  Lo,  I  am  with  you  alway." 

We  have  received  correct  answers  to  the  enigma  in  the  September 
number  from  C.  A.  M.,  Darien,  Conn. ;  S.  C.  B.,  Belleville,  N.J. ;  A. 
H.  K.,  Auburndale,  Mass. ;  E.  E.  A.  and  A.  E.  N.,  Pittsfield,  Mass. 

*  Composed  by  two  little  boys  aged  six  and  eight  years. 


Vol.  III. 


DECEMBER,   1873. 


No.  12. 


TURKEY. 
THE   CONSTANTINOPLE   HOME. 
LETTER   FROM    MISS    RAPPLEYE. 

In  a  letter  dated  July  8,  Miss  Rappleye  gives  the  follow- 
ing report  of  our  Constantinople  Home  :  — 

"  With  true  gratitude  to  the  Preserver  of  life  and  health, 
I  am  happy  to  record  the  fact,  that  no  serious  sickness  has 
visited  your  Home  in  Constantinople;  neither  has  any 
difficulty  in  disciplining  its  members  arisen  to  mar  the 
peacefulness  of  its  daily  routine.  Occasional  visits  have 
been  received  from  friends  in  America,  and  from  those 
interested  in  the  work  of  training  the  young  in  this  land. 
These  visits  have  done  much  to  induce  the  pupils  to  be 
thorough  in  their  studies,  and  to  give  them  more  intelligent 
views  of  Christian  benevolence. 

^'  The  number  has  not  exceeded  twenty-five,  as  we  had  not 
28  853 


354  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

room  for  more ;  but  some  of  the  applicants  were  of  a  desira- 
ble class.  We  had  one  from  a  Turkish  family,  and  several 
from  among  the  Greeks.  The  signs  are  hopeful  that  such 
patronage  will  come  to  us  even  before  we  are  ready  for  it ; 
and  this  strengthens  our  faith  in  the  tottering  and  speedy 
downfall  of  the  mighty  power  of  Islamism,  that  keeps  so 
large  a  part  of  the  human  race  in  bondage. 

"  We  are  now  about  moving  to  a  larger  house  in  Scutari. 
I  confess  that  I  should  have  much  more  enthusiasm  in 
making  a  change,  if  we  were  going  to  our  new  and  perma- 
nent home ;  but  it  seems  best  to  take  this  intermediate  step : 
hence  I  can  undertake  it.  The  healthier  climate  and  larger 
accommodations  in  Scutari  are  so  desirable,  that  other  con- 
siderations must  yield. 

"  We  do  not  forget,  during  the  busy  days  of  school-life, 
that  the  aim  of  all  our  efforts  should  be  to  inspire  a  love 
and  respect  for  higher  spiritual  life  in  the  hearts  of  all  over 
whom  we  have  any  influence.  This  responsibility,  if  fully 
realized,  would  be  crushing ;  but  sustained  by  your  prayers, 
and  the  encouragement  of  so  many  of  God's  dear  ones  in 
all  parts  of  our  native  land,  we  work  hopefully  and  cheer- 
fully. The  daily  growth  is  hardly  perceptible ;  but,  when 
comparisons  are  made  between  periods  of  time  months 
remote  from  each  other,  the  result  is  often  very  gratifying. 
Ourfirst  pupil  —  an  awkward,  cross-eyed,  uninteresting  child, 
and  even  very  ill  tempered  —  is  now  a  pet  in  the  school.  I 
saw  her  mother  not  long  since ;  and  she  was  filled  with 
wonder  at  her  daughter's  improvement,  especially  in  dispo- 
sition. The  child  said  to  her  one  day,  ^  Love  Jesus  ?  Of 
course,  I  love  Jesus ;  and  I  love  everybody,  because  I  love 
Jesus.' 

^*  The  first  hour  in  the  morning,  during  which  familiar 
conversation  upon  the  practical  duties  of  Christian  life  is 
encouraged,  is  perhaps  the  most  satisfactory  of  any  in  the 


LETTER  FROM  MRS.   BLISS.  355 

week,  except  the  one  on  sabbath  morning,  when  we  all  assem- 
ble for  social  prayer.  The  evidences  given  then,  and  at 
other  times,  make  me  hope  that  many  of  the  pupils,  I 
think  I  can  say  a  majority,  have  really  begun  to  have 
experimental  knowledge  of  the  better  way." 

LETTER  FROM   MRS.   BLISS. 

Mrs.  Edwin  Bliss,  for  thirty  years  connected  with  the 
mission  in  Constantinople,  now  in  this  country,  has  kindly 
sent  us  a  short  sketch  of  the  aims  and  practical  workings 
of  the  Home.  After  a  brief  history  of  its  commencement, 
she  says,  — 

"For  the  first  year.  Miss  E-appleye's  imperfect  knowledge 
of  the  language  prevented  her  from  accomplishing  what 
she  desired;  but  at  the  last  examination,  in  July,  all  were 
delighted.  A  larger  number  of  natives  were  present  than 
on  any  previous  occasion.  One  pastor  was  heard  saying  to 
another,  'There  never  was  such  an  examination  in  Constan- 
tinople before ; '  to  which  the  other  replied,  '  No  :  it  is  won- 
derful.' Miss  E-appleye  is  indeed  remarkably  efficient,  both 
in  general  management  and  in  instruction.  She  allows 
nothing  done  half  way ;  and  by  example,  as  well  as  precept, 
teaches  what  is  needed  more  than  book  knowledge,  —  a 
prompt  and  unhesitating  performance  of  every  duty.  We 
feel  that  the  school  is  accomplishing  more  than  we  could 
have  hoped.  A  missionary  lady  of  some  experience  was 
amazed  as  she  visited  it,  and  said  she  would  not  have 
believed  it  possible  that  Armenian  girls  could  be  trained  to 
such  promptness  and  accuracy. 

"  The  building  first  occupied  would  only  accommodate 
twenty-five  pupils,  and  the  last  year  applications  have  been 
refused.  It  was  then  proposed  that  a  building  be  erected 
for  the  school.      A  suitable  place  was  found,  and  terms 


356  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

agreed  upon ;  but  to  arrange  the  titles,  in  connection  with  a 
government  like  that  of  Turkey,  would  require  months  at 
least.  A  house  was  therefore  rented  for  the  time ;  and  by 
our  last  information  Miss  Eappleye  had  taken  possession, 
and  was  succeeding  in  arranging  it  very  attractively  for  her 
school.  The  new  place  is  in  Scutari,  on  the  Asiatic  side  of 
the  Bosphorus.  It  is  believed  to  be  in  one  of  the  most 
healthful  portions  of  the  cit}^ ;  and  the  house  is  located  in 
the  midst  of  the  most  respectable  part  of  the  Armenian 
population.  It  is  but  three  doors  from  the  place  where 
they  hope  eventually  to  have  the  school,  and  will  accommo- 
date double  the  number  they  have  hitherto  been  able  to 
receive. 

"  At  present  the  school  is  necessarily  confined  to  Arme- 
nian girls.  Much  desire  is  felt  to  receive  other  nationali- 
ties, who  already  apply,  especially  the  Greek ;  but  such  an 
arrangement  would  be  difficult  for  want  of  a  common 
language.  The  matter  is  still  under  consideration;  and  it 
is  earnestly  hoped  that  some  way  will  be  devised  to  meet 
the  perplexity.  The  school  differs  from  others  in  being  a 
paying  school.  Every  pupil  is  expected  to  be  paid  for  by 
somebody ;  but  the  terms  are  low,  and  not  now  equal  to  the 
expense. 

"  The  common  branches  of  an  English  education  are 
given  to  the  girls,  together  with  religious  instruction,  sing- 
ing, and  needle-work.  They  frequently  write  letters  and 
compositions  in  English;  and  the  handwriting  of  some  of 
the  pupils  is  remarkable.  Particular  attention  is  paid  to 
giving  the  pupils  correct  and  lady-like  manners ;  and  calis- 
thenic  exercises  are  a  new  and  very  attractive  feature  to 
those  who  visit  the  school. 

"There  is  hardly  time  yet  to  speak  of  results.  One 
pupil  has  gone  out  as  a  pastor's  wife,  and  is,  I  understand, 
filling  well  her  place.     None  have  yet  completed  the  course 


LETTER  FROM  REV.   DR.   SEELYE.  357 

of  study ;  but  we  are  hoping  the  time  is  not  far  distant 
when  some  of  the  older  pupils  will  be  prepared  to  become 
wives  and  teachers,  reflecting  credit  upon  their  instructors, 
and  aiding  in  the  spread  of  an  enlightened  Christian 
womanhood  in  Turkey." 

LETTER  FROM  REV.   DR.   SEELYE. 

To  the  foregoing  letters  we  are  glad  to  be  allowed  to  add 
the  testimony  of  Rev.  R.  H.  Seelye  of  Haverhill,  Mass., 
who  gives  us  his  impressions  of  the  Home  and  its  prospects, 
as  follows :  — 

"  It  was  my  good  fortune,  in  May  last,  to  spend  a  few  days 
in  Constantinople ;  and,  during  that  period,  I  passed  a 
night  on  the  premises  purchased  as  a  site  for  the  Home, 
at  Scutari,  across  the  channel  from  the  old  city,  as  Brook- 
lyn is  from  New  York.  It  comprises  about  half  an  acre  of 
ground  in  the  midst  of  the  sixty  thousand  inhabitants  that 
compose  that  part  of  the  city ;  and  I  was  charmed  with  the 
spot.  It  seemed  to  me  that  it  would  be  difficult,  if  not 
impossible,  to  find  in  that  vicinity  a  more  sightly,  beauti- 
ful, healthful,  and  convenient  location,  a  property  so  ex- 
tensive, so  valuable,  and  at  the  same  time  so  cheap  at  the 
price,  as  that  which  your  friends  had  then  bargained  for.  It 
was  evident,  that  while  laboring  in  spiritual  things,  and 
devoting  themselves  to  untiring  effort  for  the  upbuilding 
of  a  kingdom  which  is  not  of  this  world,  our  missionary 
brethren  at  Constantinople  were  not  wanting  in  practical 
business  capacity  and  worldly  wisdom. 

"  It  was  also  my  happiness  to  attend  a  morning  session 
of  the  Home  school,  which  was  then  in  the  Stamboul  quar- 
ter of  the  city,  under  the  charge  of  Miss  Rappleye.  I  shall 
not  soon  forget  the  delight  I  experienced  in  witnessing  the 
exercises  of  the  pupils.      After  reading  the  Scriptures  in 


358  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

Armenian  and  in  English,  they  recited,  from  memory,  dif- 
ferent portions,  especially  of  the  New  Testament ;  and  one 
of  them  gave  the  whole  of  the  eighteenth  chapter  of  St. 
Matthew's  Gospel.  Some  of  them  wrote  in  English,  on 
the  blackboard,  exhibiting  a  neat  and  beautiful  chirography, 
as  well  as  a  proficiency  in  this  (to  them)  foreign  language. 
An  exercise  in  geography  interested  me  exceedingly.  The 
lesson  on  maps  of  different  quarters  of  the  globe  was  given 
them  in  the  form  of  a  game  ;  all  that  took  an  active  part 
exhibiting  a  lively  interest  to  the  end,  with  much  and  mi- 
nute knowledge  of  the  subject.  When  I  reflected  that  this 
was  in  the  capital  of  the  Turkish  empire,  —  from  which  a 
pasha  had  been  sent  to  Jerusalem,  who  had  expressed  his 
belief  that  *  the  sacred  rock  under  the  dome  of  the  mosque 
of  Omar,  on  Mount  Moriah,  lies  on  the  top  leaves  of  a  palm- 
tree,  from  the  roots  of  which  spring  all  the  rivers  of  the 
earth,'  —  I  could  not  but  feel  that  these  young  ladies,  drawn 
as  they  were  from  the  different  nationalities,  and  grades  of 
society,  might  yet  have  an  important  part  to  perform  in  the 
regeneration  of  Turkey.  It  is  evident  that  such  a  training 
as  they  are  receiving  in  the  truths  and  duties  of  religion, 
in  Christian  thought,  morals,  and  manners,  in  Christian 
ideas  of  the  household,  the  domestic  state  and  relations, 
must  lead  to  results  both  wonderful  and  blessed  in  the 
future  of  those  young  women,  and  in  the  society  of  which 
they  are  members. 

"  I  understood  that  the  school  was  but  one  feature  of  the 
work  undertaken  by  the  Woman's  Board  in  Turkey,  —  a 
work  which  in  its  several  branches  was  and  is  greatly 
needed,  and  which  no  other  organization  can  so  well  per- 
form. I  wish  I  could  impart,  especially  to  those  who  have 
the  means  at  their  command,  my  own  sense  of  the  impor- 
tance of  the  operations  of  the  Woman's  Board  at  Constan- 
tinople.     I  am  confident  that  in  that  case  its  treasury 


**  REJOICING  IN   TRIBULATION."  359 

would  not  long  be  without  the  sum  needed  for  the  erection 
of  the  contemplated  building  and  the  energetic  prosecution 
of  the  work. 

"  That  your  society  may  have  means  in  abundance,  and 
be  greatly  prospered  in  its  undertakings,  is  my  sincere  and 
earnest  prayer/' 

"REJOICING  IN  TRIBULATION." 

BY    MRS.    C.    R.    ALLEN. 

If,  as  the  shades  of  evening  shut  out  the  day,  you  will, 
in  imagination,  go  with  me  to  the  village  of  Porchenj, 
five  miles  from  the  city,  and  enter  the  humble  abode  of  a 
poor  widow,  you  will  see  something  to  cheer  you,  and 
strengthen  your  faith.  The  room  is  varnished  with  the 
soot  of  many  years ;  and  the  dim  light  in  the  centre  does 
but  little  towards  dispelling  the  darkness  that  reigns.  Here 
a  company  of  fifty  have  already  gathered.  On  an  elevated 
place  by  the  side  of  the  fireplace,  which  consists  of  a 
hole  dug  in  the  earth,  sits  a  woman  of  some  fifty  years. 
She  is  supported  by  hard  cushions,  and  has  over  her  ema- 
ciated limbs —  a  quilt,  shall  I  call  it?  rather  the  remains 
of  one.  But  please  mark  well  her  countenance.  A  holy 
joy  beams  from  every  feature  as  she  takes  my  hand,  and, 
raising  her  eyes  to  heaven,  exclaims,  ^'Praise  the  Lord  for 
his  goodness  to  me !  How  good  he  has  been  to  me  !  I 
praise  him  for  the  special  favor  of  this  evening :  I  cannot 
understand  it,  it  is  wonderful ! "  There  are  gatherings  for 
prayer  every  evening ;  and  it  so  happens,  that,  now  that  the 
time  has  come  to  have  one  at  her  house,  the  missionaries 
are  present. 

The  meeting  begins  with  a  hj^mn  and  prayer;  and  Mr. 
Allen  reads  the  fourteenth  chapter  of  John.     She  joins  him, 


360  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

repeating  to  herself,  word  for  word,  to  the  middle  of  the 
chapter;  and  all  through  the  exercises  she  seems  to  be  on 
the  mount  of  transfiguration.  The  children's  favorite  hymn 
says,  "  There  is  a  happy  land,  far,  far  away,"  which  may 
be  true  in  the  abstract ;  but  surely  there  are  times  when 

"  Heaven  comes  down  our  souls  to  meet, 
And  glory  crowns  the  mercy-seat." 

At  the  close  of  the  meeting  she  takes  Mr.  Allen's  hand, 
and,  with  tearful  eyes,  thanks  him  for  bringing  the  gospel 
to  her,  and  again  thanks  her  Father  in  heaven  for  remem- 
bering her,  a  poor,  ignorant  woman. 

This  woman  has  been  an  invalid  for  years.  The  brethren 
took  turns  in  carrying  her  on  their  backs  to  chapel  on  the 
sabbath  as  long  as  she  was  able  to  go.  They  rem.arked  to 
me,  that  they  considered  it  a  privilege  to  do  this,  for  her 
presence  was  a  blessing  to  their  souls.  The  past  year  she 
has  been  confined  to  the  house,  patiently  waiting  for  the 
Master's  call.  She  is  extremely  poor,  being  dependent  on 
the  charity  of  the  church  for  her  daily  bread ;  but  the  con- 
stant testimony  of  her  lips  and  life  is,  that  God  has  been 
good  to  her ;  and  now,  in  her  poverty  and  weakness,  she 
cheers  herself  with  the  prospect  of  what  is  before  her.  She 
longs  to  behold  that  Saviour  who  has  redeemed  her,  but  is 
willing  to  wait  and  suffer  so  long  as  her  heavenly  Father 
wills.  Her  lamp  is  trimmed  and  burning:  she' only  lingers 
to  hear  that  the  "  Bridegroom  cometh."  She  cannot  read, 
though  she  has  repeatedly  tried  to  learn ;  yet  she  seems 
familiar  with  the  word  of  God,  repeating  from  the  Gospels 
and  Epistles  with  the  readiness  of  one  who  has  searched  the 
Scriptures  from  early  youth.  A  few  years  since  she  was  in 
comparative  darkness.  "How  ignorant  I  was,"  said  she, 
"till  the  missionaries  came  to  our  village,  and  preached  the 


LETTER  FROM  MISS  PAYSON.  361 

gospel !  I  did  not  know  I  was  a  sinner,  and  I  might  have 
died  in  my  sins,  and  been  lost;  but  God  in  his  mercy 
thought  of  me,  and  revealed  to  me  the  way  to  be  saved." 
This  seemed  to  impress  her,  that  God  had  singled  her  out, 
among  so  many.  She  was  such  a  *'poor,  ignorant  crea- 
ture," how  was  it  that  he  had  remembered  her  ? 


CHINA. 
LETTER  FROM  MISS  PAYSON. 

On  our  last  communion  sabbath,  the  first  day  of  June, 
my  heart  was  filled  with  more  glad  and  grateful  thoughts 
than  I  can  express ;  for  on  that  occasion  five  of  my  school- 
girls were  baptized,  and  publicly  consecrated  themselves  to 
the  Saviour.  The  sight  amply  repaid  me  for  the  many  sad 
and  discouraging  days  which  have  come  to  me  in  this 
heathen  land ;  and  from  my  inmost  heart  I  thanked  God, 
and  took  courage.  These  five  girls  are  all  over  thirteen 
years  of  age ;  are  quite  intelligent,  especially  so  far  as  Bible 
truth  is  concerned ;  and  they  are  rather  attractive  in  looks 
and  manners.  I  am  also  glad  to  say  that  there  are  at  pres- 
ent thirty  pupils  connected  with  the  school,  —  all  the  build- 
ing will  accommodate. 

One  of  the  graduates,  who  left  three  years  ago,  has  been 
the  subject  of  frequent  prayer  on  the  part  of  some  members 
of  the  mission,  lest  she  should  be  compelled  to  become  the 
wife  of  a  heathen.  Her  relatives,  greedy  of  gain,  have 
been  determined  to  marry  her  to  the  highest  bidder,  irre- 
spective of  his  moral  character,  or  fitness  as  regards  age  or 
education.  When  she  entered  the  school,  ten  or  twelve 
years  ago,  these  relatives  gave  a  written  promise  not  to 
betroth  her  without  the  approval  and  consent  of  the  mission- 


362  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

aries.  But  they  have  been  quite  unmindful  of  this  promise, 
and  would  have  married  her  long  since  to  a  heathen,  could 
they  have  found  one  able  and  willing  to  give  the  required  sura, 
— one  hundred  and  forty  dollars.  Reports  had  come  to  me  so 
many  times,  that  Mi  Ohio's  fate  was  decided,  — that  she  was 
immediately  to  be  betrothed  to  some  worthless  person,  —  that 
I  had  almost  given  up  expecting  any  thing  better ;  and  my 
faith  in  praying  for  her  had  grown  very  weak.  Not  long 
ago,  however,  she  became  engaged  to  a  Christian,  a  literary 
man,  in  every  way  worthy  of  her ;  and  three  weeks  since  she 
was  married  to  him.  If  we  had  chosen  the  husband  our- 
selves, we  could  hardly  have  secured  a  better  one  for  her.  I 
cannot  help  seeing  God's  hand  in  all  this,  and  feeling  that 
he  has  graciously  answered  our  prayers.  How  disinclined 
we  are  to  wait  for  God's  blessing  to  come !  How  impatient 
are  we  often  if  our  prayers  are  not  answered  at  once  ! 

I  made  a  call  recently  on  a  blind  man,  who  has,  in  years 
past,  suffered  greatly  from  inflammatory  rheumatism,  so 
that  his  hands  are  quite  distorted,  rendering  him  incapable 
of  doing  any  thing  for  his  own  support.  His  feet,  also,  are 
somewhat  deformed.  He  usually  receives  what  I  have  to 
say  in  a  half-jocose  wa}^,  and  invariably  replies,  "What  I 
need  is  cash,  not  doctrine."  He  is  very  poor,  but  not  worse 
off  than  his  neighbors.  He  has  one  brother,  who  makes 
tobacco-pipes  of  bamboo  for  a  living,  and  earns  enough  to 
furnish  the  blind  man  with  a  sufficiency  of  food  and  tolera- 
ble clothing.  During  this  call,  I  urged  him  to  pray  to  the 
true  God,  who  had  great  pity  for  him  ;  then  I  told  him  of 
my  sisters  in  the  far-off  foreign  country,  and  that  I  had 
written  to  them  about  him.  "  I  told  them,"  said  I,  "  thai 
you  were  blind  and  lame,  and  did  not  yet  believe  in  Jesus. 
I  received  an  answer  a  few  days  ago,  saying  they  had  prayed 
for  you  very  often,  and  asking  if  you  had  not  begun  to  love 
your  Saviour.     It  seems  strange  to  me,  that,  though  people 


A   MOTHER'S  FAREWELL.  363 

on  the  other  side  of  the  world  care  so  much  ahout  your  soul, 
you  are  unwilling  to  pray  for  yourself.  I  should  be  so  very 
glad  if  I  could  write  to  my  sisters,  and  tell  them  you  had 
done  so."  His  only  answer  was,  "I  don't  know  how  to 
pray."  —  "  But  I  will  teach  you,"  I  said.  "  You  need  only 
say  a  few  words  ;  just  these,  — '  I  beg  thee,  0  Lord,  to  pity 
me  a  sinful  man.' "  —  "  Oh,"  he  replied, "  I  cannot  remember 
it."  But  he  made  the  remark  good-naturedly  ;  and,  while 
we  were  talking  to  some  other  people  near  the  door,  I  heard 
him  say  to  himself  several  times,  "Write  letter,  write 
letter  !  "  as  if  the  fact  that  any  one  took  sufficient  interest 
in  him  to  write  about  him  had  touched  his  heart.  I  left 
him  with  a  half-discouraged  feeling ;  but  still  I  hope  some 
day,  if  not  just  now,  the  words  of  that  little  prayer  may  be 
the  rift  in  the  cloud  by  which  the  light  of  heaven  may 
shine  down  into  his  soul. 


%  Moi^fc's  jFarttotU. 

ThisJittle  poem,  written  by  the  mother  of  a  misBionary,  was  sent  us  as  a 
response  to  •'  A  Daughter's  Longing,"  in  the  June  number. 

Out  from  my  hands,  my  arms,  my  sight, 

Out  from  my  sheltering  care, 
But  into  the  tender  hands  of  God, 

My  darling,  I  leave  thee  there. 
If  in  the  darkness  there  were  no  light, 

Kevealing  the  form  divine, 
I  could  not,  I  could  not,  withdraw  my  claim : 

My  daughter  would  still  be  mine. 
But  One  I  behold  with  crown  of  thorns. 

And  hands  where  tlie  nails  were  driven  : 
His  tender,  beseeching  eye  reminds. 

My  life  for  them  was  given. 


364  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

Under  that  gaze  so  mournful,  sweet, 

I  sink,  submissive  still. 
Take,  dearest  Lord,  my  life,  my  all, 

And  work  out  thy  perfect  will. 
So,  dear  delight  of  heart  and  home, 

Bright,  joyous,  and  loving  cliild. 
Remember,  that  when  thy  mother  gave, 

Through  blinding  tears  she  smiled. 
The  ebbing  hfe  may  the  sooner  waste, 

The  trembling  heart  grow  still ; 
But  rest  and  blessedness  will  come 

In  suffering  all  God's  will. 
Come  close  to  me  once  more,  my  child, 

And  receive  my  last  embrace, 
While  tearfully,  yearningly,  I  gaze 

On  that  dear,  beloved  face,  — 
That  face  that  came  like  light  from  heav( 

To  brighten  our  earthly  way, 
And  brighter,  lovelier,  dearer  still, 

Has  seemed  to  us  every  day. 
Out  of  my  anguished  heart  I  cry 

To  Him,  all  good,  all  wise, 
"  Dear  Lord,  accept  the  gift  1  bring, 

My  precious  sacrifice." 
And  still  I  hold  thee  ;  flesh  is  weak. 

And  heart-pangs  rend  me  sore  ; 
And  I  am  sorrowing  most  of  all 

That  thy  face  I  shall  see  no  more. 
But  go,  my  darling :  upon  thy  head 

I  lay  my  blessing  down ; 
There  it  shall  rest  till  both  of  us 

Obtain  the  heavenly  crown. 
There  Itt  it  rest,  —  thy  mother's  prayers. 

Thy  mother's  hand  of  love,  — 
Till,  after  a  while,  that  mother's  hand 

Shall  beckon  thee  up  above. 


THE  RHODE-ISLAND  BRANCH.  365 


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This  number  of  "  Life  and  Light "  closes  its  first  year  as 
a  monthly ;  and  we  wish  to  thank  our  friends  for  the  pat- 
ronage and  encouragement  we  have  received.  Its  circula- 
tion has  increased  from  seven  to  eleven  thousand ;  and 
although,  with  the  large  expense  of  the  frequent  issue,  and 
so  small  a  subscription-price,  it  cannot  be  pecuniarily 
profitable,  yet  we  feel  that  the  cause  has  been  benefited 
by  a  more  general  dissemination  of  missionary  intelligence. 
The  same  increase  in  subscribers  another  year  will  place 
the  magazine  on  a  firm  footing  ;  and  we  earnestly  hope  our 
friends  will  assist  us  in  accomplishing  this  object. 

The  "  Echoes  "  also  have  met  with  much  favor  with  the 
children ;  but  we  wish  to  have  them  more  generally  intro- 
duced into  sabbath  schools.  We  shall  send  specimen  copies 
to  the  superintendents ;  but,  through  tlie  multiplicity  of  tlie 
cares  of  these  ofiicers,  we  fear  they  may  be  consigned  to  the 
waste-basket,  and  we  wish  to  ask  you,  dear  reader,  to  attend 
to  the  matter  in  your  own  school.  If  each  one  considers 
this  request  addressed  to  her  neighbor,  it  is  useless  to  make 
it.  Do  it  yourself,  dear  friend,  and  do  not  wait  for  others. 
It  would  be  better  for  the  superintendent  to  have  a  dozen 
reminders  than  none  at  all. 


THE  EHODE-ISLAND  BRANCH. 

It  is  with  sincere  gratitude  and  pleasure  that  we 
announce  to  our  readers  the  formation  of  the  fourth  branch 
of  the  Woman's  Board,  in  Rhode  Island.    Although  there  are 


366  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

but  a  small  number  of  churches  under  its  jurisdiction,  the 
friends  who  have  labored  with  untiring  zeal  for  this  result 
were  rewarded  by  its  successful  organization  on  the  9th  of 
October  last,  with  the  following  officers,  —  Mrs.  William  J. 
King,  President;  Mrs.  Constantine  Blodgett  of  Pawtucket 
and  Mrs.  Jeremiah  Taylor,  Vice-Presidents ;  Mrs.  H.  W. 
Wilkinson,  Corresponding  Secretary;  Miss  Charlotte  E. 
Leavitt,  Recording  Secretary ;  Miss  Ellen  M.  Haskell,  Home 
Secretary;  Miss  Anna  T.  White,  Treasurer.  The  head- 
quarters are  to  be  in  Providence,  where  all  but  one  of  these 
ladies  resides. 

We  wish  to  offer  our  congratulations  to  this  new  branch, 
and  to  bid  its  members  a  most  cordial  welcome  to  the  labors, 
the  blessings,  and  the  privileges  of  work  for  heathen  women. 
Of  their  future  prosperity  we  cannot  doubt,  if  we  may  judge 
from  the  earnest  spirit  exhibited  in  their  first  Annual  Report, 
which  closes  as  follows: — 

"  When  each  church  in  our  State  is  represented  by  ear- 
nest, loving  hearts,  even  if  only  the  mites  are  added  which  to 
our  heavenly  Father  were  so  precious,  then,  and  then  only, 
can  we,  by  united  prayer  and  effort,  hope  to  do  all  the  Mas- 
ter requires  of  us." 


WOMAN'S  BOARD   OF  MISSIONS. 

Receipts  from  Sept.  18  to  Oct.  18. 
MRS.  BENJAMIN  E.   BATES.    Treasurer. 


MAINE. 

Ellsworth.  —  Prayer-Circle, 
aux.,  Miss  L.  L.  Phelps, 
Treasurer,  $6.95 ;  "  Cup-Bear- 
ers,"  .50;  '*  Young  Reapers," 
$1.05.  $8  50 

Rockland.  —Aux.,  to  constitute 
L.  M.'s  Mrs.  Abbie  Fessenden 
and  Mrs.  Ruth  Litchfield,  50  00 


South     Bridgton.  —  lSlary     F. 

Farnham,  $5  00 

Union.  —  "  Little  Workers,"  1  00 

Total,        $64  60 

C.  Home  Building- Fund. 
Gorham— Aux.,  $1.00;  "Mis- 
sion-Workers,"  proceeds    of 
fair,  $60,  $67  00 


RECEIPTS. 


367 


NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Francistown.  —  Aux.,  Mra.  E. 

Donald,  Treasurer, 
JiTeene. —  Arthur  D.  Osborne's 

missionary  hen, 
Kingston.  —  Aux., 


$6  00 


5  00 
10  00 


Total  $21  00 

C.  Home  Building-Fund. 
Salisbury.  — A.  S.  Corser,  $1  10 

VERMONT. 

Vermont  Branch.— Mra.  George 
H.  Fox.  Treasurer ;  North 
Bennington,  Aux.,  Miss  So- 
phia Park,  Treasurer,  $46; 
Greenborough,  Aux.,  Mrs.  J. 
A.  Goss,  Treasurer,  $11; 
North  Craftsbury,  Aux..  Mrs. 
E.  P.  Wild,  Treasurer,  $\5,      $72  00 

St.  Alban's.  — First  Cong.  Ch. 
Aux.,  Mrs.  C.  F.  Safford, 
Treasurer,  ■  6  00 

Total,        $78  00 
C.  Home  Building- Fund. 
Vermont  Branch.  —  Brattle- 
boro',  Aux.,  $50  00 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

J5os<on.  —  Berkeley-Street  Ch., 
family  missionary  concert, 
$y:  Miss  Catherine  L.  Bates, 
additional  towards  support  of 
pupil  JuMrs. Edwards's  school, 
$7;  Mt.  Vernon  Ch.,  Edith 
A.  Brown's  sale. $13.50;  Shaw- 
mut  Ch.,  ••  L  "  $50,  $79  50 

Brookfiel'l.  —  Urs.  A.  C.  Blan- 
chard.  to  constitute  L.  M. 
Mrs.  M.  L.  Coit,  Salem,  Mass.,    25  00 

Chelsea.  —  Chestnut-street  Ch., 
aux.,  25  25 

Clinton.  — Anx..,  55 

Everett.  — i5.TS.  Benjamin  Od- 
lin,  10  00 

Grantville.  —  Aux..  Miss  Kate 
E.  Lee.  Treasurer,  of  which 
^.30  lor  the  support  of  Ba-lu 
native  teacher  in  Ahmednug:- 
gur ;  $30  for  Miss  Fairoanks's 
school;  $25  to  constitute  L.M. 
Miss  Sarah  F.  Batchelder,  85  00 

Granby.  —  Aux.,  of  which  $75 
to  constitute  L.  M.'s  Mrs.  Al- 
vin  Terry,  Mrs.  Samuel  B. 
Dickinson,  Mrs.  George  N. 
H.  Smith,  80  45 

HoUiston.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  F.  F. 
Fisk,  Treasurer,  towards  sup- 
port of  pupil  in  Miss  Sey- 
mour's school,  Harpoot,  25  00 


Ipsioich.  —  First  Ch.  Mission- 
Circle,  $15  00 

Leverett.  —  Church  and  Society,      1  00 

Lowell.  —  Aux.,  to  constitute 
L.  M.  Mrs.  Owen  Street,  25  GO 

Medway,  West.  —  ''  B.  E.  M."        10  00 

Monson.  —  Aux.,  of  which  $25 
from  Mrs.  Andrew  Porter  to 
constitute  L.  M.  Mrs.  Lucy  L. 
Sigourney  of  Oxford,  Mass.    74  00 

A^ewburyport.  — Aux.,  Mr  A.  H. 
A.  Ingraham,  Treasurer, 
towards  Mrs.  Tomson's  sala- 
ry, 200  00 

Newton.  West.  —  Aux.,  3  60 

iVor«^6oro'.  — Evangel.  Cong. 
Society,  a  Friend,  2  00 

Norton.  —  Trin.  Cong  Ch.  Mra. 
E.  B.  Wheaton,  50  00 

Norton.  — Mrs.  C.  C.  Metcalf, 
to  constitute  L.  M.  Miss  Ann 
E.  Carter,  25  00 

Beading.  —  "  Reading  Rill," 
proceeds  of  fair  for  support  of 
teacher  in  the  Constantinople 
Home,  182  00 

Total,      $918  25 
C.  Home  Building- Fund. 
Cambridge  — Shepard  Church, 

a  Friend,  $1  00 

Maiden.  — S.  S.  of  Trin.  Cong. 

Ch.,  25  00 

Watertown.  —  Aux.,  Miss  C.  A. 
Green,  Treasurer,  25  00 

RHODE   ISLAND. 

C.  Home  Building- Fund. 

Providence,  —  Aux.,  Miss  Anna 
T.  White,  Treasurer ;  Charles- 
street  Ch..  $20;  a  Friend,  $1,  $21  00 

Peacedale. —  Sabbath  School,      33  74 

CONNECTICUT. 
Andover.  —  Mrs.  J.  C.  White,      $3  00 
Griswold.  —  Ladies  of  1st  Cong, 

Ch.,  10  00 

New  Haven  Branch.  — Miss  H. 
W.  Hubbard,  Treasurer; 
Bridgeport,  Aux.,  Mrs.  Edw. 
Sterling,  Treasurer,  towards 
Miss  Andrews's  salary,  $115; 
East  Haddam,  Aux.,  Mrs. 
Amasa  Day,  Treasurer,  of 
which  $25  from  a  Friend,  to 
constitute  L.  M.  Mrs.  Emily 
E.  McCall,  31  10;  East  Hamp- 
ton, by  Mrs.  B.  A.  Smith, 
$10;  East  Haven.  Aux.,  "  Lit- 
tle Workers,"  Mrs,  H.  C. 
Hurd,  Treasurer,  for  support 
ot  pupil  in  Mrs.  Chandler's 
school,  $40;  Lifchfield,  Aux., 
Mrs.  H.  B.  Elliot,  Treasurer, 


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LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


$33.20;  Middle  Haddam, 
Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  P.  Herrick, 
Treasurer,  $10;  New  Haven, 
College-street  Ch.,  Aux., 
"  Cheerful  Workers,"  Miss  M. 
Bryan,  Treasurer,  to  support 
pupil  in  Mrs.  Chandler's 
school,  $30;  Howard-avenue 
Ch.,  Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  S.  Minor, 
Treasurer,  a  Friend,  $2 ;  New 
Preston,  Anx.,  Miss  Ellen  M. 
Averill,  Treasurer,  towards 
support  of  pupil  in  Mrs. 
Chandler's  school,  S27.95; 
North  Branford,  Aux.,  Miss 
H  W.  Bunnel,  Treasurer,  $7; 
Oxford,  Aux.,  $'-i5;  Plymouth, 
Aux.,  Mrs.  Horace  Fenn, 
Treasurer,  Mrs.  Wm.  Bull,  to 
constitute  L  M.  Miss  Eliza 
Bull,  and  for  Miss  Talcott, 
Japan,  $25;  South  Britain, 
Mrs.  C.  B.  Downs,  to  consti- 
tute L.  M.  Mrs.  J.  St«anley 
Wakelee  of  New  Haven,  and 
towards  support  of  pupil  in 
Mrs.  Cliandler's  school,  $25; 
Washington, Aux.,  Mrs.  Lucy 
E.Colton.  Treasurer,  of  which 
$10  towards  constituting  L.M. 
Mrs.  J.  C.  Calhoun,  $17;  Wa- 
tertown,  Aux  ,  Mrs.  W.  S. 
Munger, Treasurer, $  10  ;Wind- 
sor,  Mrs.  Henry  Barber,  to 
constitute  L.  M.  Miss  C.  L. 
Barber,  and  towards  support 
of  pupil  in  Mrs.  Chandler's 
school,  $25;  Woodbury, Anx., 
Mrs.  John  T.  Ward,  Treas- 
urer, towards  support  of  pupil 
in  Miss  Clarke's  school,  Ma- 
nissa.  $18,  .S451  25 

Nor ivich.  — Second  Cong.  Ch., 
Mrs.  George  D.  Coit,  Treas- 
urer, of  which  $50  from  Mrs. 
Gen.  Williams  to  constitute 
L.  M.'s Mrs.  Martha  P.  Foster 
and  Mrs.  E-  W.  Farnsworth,   160  10 


Total,       $62i  35 
C.  Home  Building-Fund. 
New  Haven  Branch. 
Fair  Haven.  —  First  Ch.,  Aux., 
••  Lilies  of  the  Valley,"  Miss 
Fannie  Rice,  Treasurer,  $50  GO 

Milford.  —  Mrs.  Sarah  P.  Ben- 
jamin, 10  00 

Total,         $60  00 


NEW  YORK. 

Buffalo.  — TAts.  R.  W.  Ban- 
croft, to  constitute  L.  M.  Miss 
M.  P.  Ames,  Springfield,  Vt.,  $25  00 

Saratoga  Springs.  — Aux.,  22  00 


Total, 


$47  00 


C.  Home  Building- Fund. 
New    York  City.— Mrs.  John 

Slade,  $25  00 

Flushing,  L.I.  —  Aux.,  Miss  P. 

G  Quimby,  Treasurer,  6  00 

OHIO. 

Windham. —  Young  Ladies' 
Mission  Band,  Mrs.  W.  A. 
Higby,  Treasurer,  towards 
salary  of  Miss  Sarah  A.  Cios- 
sou,  $68  00 

Total,        $68  00 

WISCONSIN. 

liacine.— "Mrs,  Chas.  E.  Jewett,  $25  00 


Total,        $25  00 

MINNESOTA. 

Minneapolis.  —  A  Friend,  .50 

Total,  .50 

CANADA. 

Montreal.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Winks, 
Treasurer,  $388  94 


Total,       $.388  94 


TURKEY. 

Bitlis.  — Misses  Ely  for  Bitlis 
girls'  school,  and  to  consti- 
tute L.  M.  Miss  Alzina  M. 
Knapp,  $25  00 


Total,  $25  00 

Subscriptions,  $2,260  54 

C.  Home  Building-Fund,  313  84 

"  Life  and  Light,"  185  84 

"  Echoes,"  11  5i0 

Weekly  Pledge,  12  46 


Total,    $2,783  88 


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TURKEY. 


WOMAN'S   WORK  IN  MARASH. 


[Mrs.  Coffing's  Report,  1872-73.] 

.  .  .  At  Jerebakaii,  Eve  Avakiyan  has  taught  a  small 
mixed  school  and  eight  women  ;  also  working  faithfully  from 
house  to  house. 

In  Hadjin  the  Bible-reader  has  given  lessons  to  twenty- 
five  women,  visiting  at  least  twenty  of  them  daily  ;  and  the 
girls'  school  has  averaged  twenty-five  for  six  months,  some 
of  the  girls  being  quite  large.  Both  these  workers  have 
had  their  strength  taxed  to  the  utmost,  reading  and  explain- 
ing the  Scriptures  to  real,  serious  inquirers;  while  the 
women  who  regularly  attend  the  chapel  services  have  in- 
creased from  eight  to  twenty-nine  since  last  July;  and  our 
last  letter  from  there  gives  us  the  hope  that  some  of  them 
have  passed  from  death  to  life. 

In  October,  1872,  we  sent  one  of  our  high-school  gradu- 
ates to  Albustan.  When  she  had  been  there  a  month,  the 
pastor  wrote  that  she  had  over  thirty  girls  and  fifty  women. 
We  at  once  wrote  that  she  must  drop  the  women,  as  no 
human  being  could  do  justice  to  so  many.  The  school  has 
kept  its  numbers ;  and  though  we  cannot  speak  from  per- 
sonal observation,  as  we  do  of  the  other  places,  all  our  reports 
have  been  most  favorable. 

At  Zeitoon,  a  graduate  of  the  middle  school  teaches  a 
mixed  school  of  fifty-five  scholars ;  some  of  the  boys  being 

24  369 


370  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

larger  than  herself.  But  she  retains  perfect  control  of 
them,  and  has  them  all  well  classified.  Not  more  than 
twenty  of  these  are  the  children  of  Protestant  families ; 
yet  thirty  of  them  attend  the  sabbath  school,  and  Miss 
Williams  says  she  has  succeeded  in  teaching  them  to  sing 
better  than  any  native  she  has  seen. 

The  Bible-reader  has  seventeen  regular  scholars.  These 
she  visits  in  their  homes  four  days  in  the  week.  On 
Wednesday  they  all  come  to  her ;  and,  having  read  their  les- 
sons, they  have  a  general  exercise  in  reading,  figures,  and 
singing,  after  which  they  have  a  Bible-lesson  (Old  Testa- 
ment) and  a  prayer-meeting.  Most  of  the  seventeen  have 
either  finished  the  primer,  or  are  now  reviewing  it.  When 
a  woman  has  reviewed  the  primer,  her  husband  gives  her  a 
hymn-book. 

The  teacher,  on  entering  a  house,  asks,  "  Have  you  pre- 
pared your  lesson  ?"  If  the  answer  is  a  negative  one,  she 
replies,  "  Then  I  have  no  work  here,"  and,  turning,  goes 
on  to  the  next  house.  In  these  visits  she  finds  opportunity 
to  read  to  ten  or  twelve  other  women  almost  every  day. 
Sabbath  morning,  in  the  chapel,  she  gives  them  a  lesson  from 
the  catechism ;  at  noon  she  meets  them  in  a  private  house, 
going  to  a  different  one  every  sabbath,  and  thus  reaching 
many  who  would  not  come  to  the  chapel.  The  sabbath  we 
were  there,  twenty-six  were  present  at  tiiis  meeting.  The 
lessons  are  from  the  New  Testament.  In  the  afternoon  all 
again  attend  the  preaching  at  the  chapel.  The  women  who 
regularly  attend  now  number  twelve,  some  of  whom  give 
good  evidence  that  they  love  Jesus.  The  success  of  these 
girls  in  the  out-stations  more  than  meets  our  highest  expec- 
tations. .  .  .  To  raise  up  move  such  workers  is  our  chief  work. 
In  many  of  our  out-stations  they  are  our  only  hope ;  for 
we,  not  having  Armenian,  and  the  women  understanding 
no  Turkish,  can  do  little  for  them  directly.     We  feel,  how 


MEETING   AT  MINNEAPOLIS.  371 

ever,  that  we  ought  not  only  to  go  and  start  them  in  the 
work,  but  ought  to  visit  them  once  or  more  during  the  year. 
They  are  too  young  and  inexperienced  to  be  left  for  nine 
months  or  a  year  without  oversight.  We  shall  therefore 
need  to  spend  a  larger  sum  in  touring  than  we  have  spent 
hitherto. 

In  the  city  of  Marash  ten  females  teachers  have  been 
employed,  the  people  paying  eight  of  them  ;  and  the  school 
committee  also  {promises  to  assume  the  salary  of  one  teacher 
in  the  high  school,  from  Jan.  1,  1874. 


|((rttt4    ^e|iorJ«rt«t, 


MEETING  AT   MINNEAPOLIS. 

The  fifth  public  meeting  of  the  Woman's  Board  of 
Missions,  in  connection  with  the  Annual  Meeting  of  the 
A.  B.  0.  F.  M.,  was  held  at  the  Centenary  Church,  Thurs- 
day morning,  Sept.  25,  1873,  Mrs.  Moses  Smith  of  Chicago, 
presiding. 

The  meeting  was  opened  by  singing, — 

"  Kindred  in  Christ,  for  his  dear  sake 
A  hearty  welcome  here  receive,"  — 

followed  by  the  reading  of  part  of  the  seventeenth  chapter 
of  John.  Prayer  was  offered  by  Mrs.  Bowker,  President  of 
the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions,  who  also  gave  the  opening 
address.  She  presented  the  salutations  of  the  Boston 
Board,  and  expressed  their  sympathy  in  the  common  cause  ; 
and  then  gave  a  concise  review  of  the  formation  of  the 
various  women's  foreign  missionary  societies  throughout  the 
land.     The  inquiry  often  made,  "What  need  of  woman's 


372  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

boards  ?  "  was  satisfactorily  answered ;  and  it  was  stated, 
that,  as  heathen  women  are  now  accessible,  the  condition  of 
the  unevangelized  world  demands  tliem ;  the  Church, 
Christian  women  (the  children  of  the  Church),  need  them? 
and  the  great  Head  of  the  Church  has  inaugurated  them. 
An  interesting  account  of  the  work  that  has  been  accom- 
plished by  them,  both  in  the  home  and  foreign  depart- 
ments, was  given,  showing  great  success  in  each,  which  wa;- 
attributed  to  the  divine  blessing.  In  closing,  Christian 
women  were  earnestly  urged  to  consecrate  themselves  anew 
to  this  cause,  and  to  unite  in  strenuous  efforts  to  secure  an 
auxiliary  in  every  church;  then  will  these  "Women's 
Boards"  prosper  gloriously  in  the  work  whereto  they  were 
called. 

After  singing,  "  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  come,"  the  audience 
listened  to  Mrs.  S.  C.  Bartlett  of  Glencoe,  111.,  former  presi- 
dent of  the  W.  B.  M.  I.  Slie  gave  interesting  statistics  of 
the  work  being  done  by  this  Board.  She  said,  that,  two  years 
ago,  the  Board  resolved  to  raise  fourteen  thousand  dollars ; 
but  they  did  not  work  hard,  and  at  their  annual  meeting  at 
Eockford,  last  fall,  found  they  fell  short  of  that  sum.  At 
that  meeting  they  passed  no  resolution  to  try,  but  pledged 
themselves  to  raise  fifteen  thousand  dollars  this  year.  The 
year  would  close  in  November,  and  they  lack  four  thousand 
•dollars ;  but  the  harvest-time  is  not  ended.  And  she  closed 
with  an  appeal  to  all  who  had  not  done  all  they  could,  to 
.come  up  to  their  help,  and  redeem  the  pledge. 

A  letter  was  then  read  from  Miss  Chapin  of  North 
China,  giving  an  account  of  the  baptism  of  a  little  girl,  and 
•urging  the  young  women  of  this  land  to  consecrate  them- 
selves to  the  work  of  missions. 

Mrs.  Capron  of  the  Madura  Mission  gave  an  intensely 
interesting  account  of  her  labors.  She  said  she  had  no 
•"  success  "  to  report ;   but,  after  she  had  finished,  some  of 


MEETING   AT  MINNEAPOLIS.  373 

her  auditors  felt,  that,  if  this  was  not  success,  the  word 
had  higher  meaning  for  her  than  for  them,  especially  after 
her  touching  story  of  the  poor  pariah  girl,  who  entered  her 
school  to  the  great  disgust  of  the  old  scholars  of  higher 
caste,  hut  who  left  it  at  length  to  become  a  power  among 
the  women  of  the  city,  among  whom  slie  organized  a  prayer- 
meeting,  which  she  still  leads, 

Mrs.  Washhurne  of  the  Madura  Mission  gave  in  a  few 
words  some  items  of  great  interest,  as  showi]igthe  supersti- 
tion of  the  Mohammedans.  They  had  at  one  time  a  flour- 
ishing school,  composed  largely  of  such;  but  on  re-opening 
the  school,  after  the  Christmas  festival,  none  of  these  were 
present.  On  inquiry,  they  found  that  it  had  been  reported 
that  the  missionaries  put  something  into  the  Cliristmas- 
cakes  to  make  them  all  Cl:iristians  ;  and  it  was  months 
before  the  idea  could  be  removed,  and  tlie  pupils  allowed  to 
return. 

Mrs.  Walker  of  the  Gaboon  Mission,  Africa,  spoke  of 
the  difference  in  the  work  of  this  mission  from  that  of 
others.  When  they  began  their  labors,  there  was  no  writ- 
ten language.  They  still  have  no  literature  nor  science  : 
but  the  African  has  now  the  light  of  intellect  in  his  eye ; 
while  their  audiences,  at  first  meagre  and  scarcely  clothed, 
are  now  large,  appropriately  "  clothed,  and  in  their  right 
minds. '^ 

Mrs.  E/obbins  of  Zulu  Land  felt  like  exclaiming,  "  All 
hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name !  "  She  ascribed  the  wonder- 
ful change  among  that  people  of  Africa,  not  to  missionary - 
labor,  but  solely  to  the  wonderful  power  of  that  '•'  name 
above  every  name."  She  said,  that,  when  her  little  daugh- 
ter died,  the  natives,  who  had  been  fond  of  the  child,  did  not 
come  to  the  funeral;  and  she  wondered  why.  But  the  day 
following  they  came,  two  by  two,  and  sat  in  th.e  yard  in 
silence  for  a  little   time;   then   left,  and  others   took   their 


374  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

places.     It  was  their  customary  way  of  expressing  sympa- 
th\',  and  reminds  one  of  the  friends  of  Job. 

Mrs.  Thomas  Riggs,  who  has  just  joined  the  Dacotah 
Mission,  not  yet  counting  herself  worthy  to  be  called  a  mis- 
sionary, spoke  of  her  joj^  at  being  sent  forth,  and  asked  for 
some  one  to  join  her  in  the  labor  and  reward.  Mrs.  Capron 
instantly  rose,  and,  coming  forward,  said,  that,  if  she  was 
not  pledged  to  India,  she  would  gladly  go,  and  be  a  mother 
to  her. 

Miss  Anderson  of  Michigan,  under  appointment  to 
Mexico,  spoke  of  happiness  in  accepting  her  work,  did  not 
count  herself  a  martyr  in  any  sense,  and  begged  the  prayers 
of  those  present,  who  were  equally  responsible  with  her  for 
her  success. 

Wolcott's  hymn,  "  Christ  for  the  world  we  siog,  the 
world  to  Christ  we  bring,"  was  then  sung;  and  Mrs.  Khea 
of  Persia  was  introduced.  She  spoke  with  her  wonted 
enthusiasm  of  Persia's  connection  with  Bible  history,  its 
natural  beauty,  its  fearful  famine.  In  that  famine  the 
Lord  came.  American  money  bought  bread  for  Persia : 
American  missionaries  distributed  it,  telling  the  poor  peo- 
ple first,  midst,  and  last,  of  the  Bread  of  life.  The  famine 
was  the  wedge  to  the  Persian  empire. 

The  closing  praj^er  was  oftered  hy  Mrs.  Prof.  Bartlett;  and 
the  Doxolog}^  closed  a  meeting  of  deep  and  lasting  interest. 

In  the  absence  of  the  recording  secretary  of  the  W.  B. 
M.  I.,  on  account  of  her  illness,  we  are  indebted  for  the 
report  from  which  the  above  notice  is  taken,  to  Miss  Emily 
J.  Gray  of  Minneapolis,  who  was  appointed  secretary  foj 
the  day. 

Miss  Lizzie  Bishop  of  Northfield,  Minn.,  responded  to 
the  call  of  Mrs.  Kiggs  at  Minneapolis,  and  has  gone  with 
her  to  Fort  Sully  to  be  an  assistant  teacher  among  the 
Dacotah  Indians. 


RECEIPTS. 


375 


RECEIPTS   OF   THE   WOMAN'S   BOARD   OF 
MISSIONS   FOR    THE   INTERIOR. 

From  Sept.  15  to  Oct.  15,  1873. 
MRS.   FRANCIS   BRADLEY,    Treasurer. 


OHIO. 

Atwater.—  Aux.,  Mrs.  A  E. 
Hutchinson,  Treasurer,  $8  00 

Belpre.  —  S.  S.  Missionary  So- 
ciety, 40  00 

Cleveland  Heights.  —  Mission- 
ary Society  for  school  at  Ma- 
rash,  Mrs.  \V.  H.  Warren, 
St^cretary,  20  00 

Elyria— Aux.,  $75  for  salary 
01  MissMaltbie;  $40  from  S. 
S.  for  pupil  in  Miss  Maltbie's 
school,  115  00 

Kent.  — Aux.,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Bell, 
Treasurer,  15  00 

Lafayette.  — Aux.,  for  work  at 
Samokov,  Mrs.  E.  J.  Phinney, 
Treasurer,  7  50 

Madison.  —  Aux.,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  M.  M.  Laird  a  L.  M.,Mr8. 
H.  E  Hendry,  Treasurer,  25  31 

Oberlin.  —  Aux.,  for  salary  of 
Mrs.  Mumford,  and  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  Henry  Vreits  a 
L.  M.,  Mrs.  E.  E.  Peck,  Treas- 
urer, 35  00 

Total,       $265  81 
MICHIGAN. 

East  Saginaw.  —  Aux.,  for  sal- 
ary of  Miss  Corinna  Shattuck 
of  Aintab,  $95  00 

Grand  Rapids.  —  Aux.,  for  sal- 
ary of  Bible-reader  in  Nico- 
media,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Willson, 
Treasurer,  26  52 

Kalamazoo.  —  Aux.,  for  school 
at  Marash,  Mrs.  L.  Cahill, 
Secretary,  38  00 

Ouiosso.  —  Aux.,  to  complete 
the  support  of  school  at  Talas 
for  1872,  26  26 

S.  Boston.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  8.  Mc- 
Kinney,  Treasurer,  8  00 

Vermontville.  —  Aux.,  for  a 
printing  press  for  Mr.  Wat- 
kins,  missionary  at  Gaudala- 
jara,  Mrs.  H.  G.  Barbour,  36  17 

Total,       $229  95 


Michigan  City.  —  Aux.,  for  pu- 
pil in  Samokov,  and  to  consti- 


tute Mrs.  Hannah  A.  Messen- 
ger L.  M., 

Portland.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  A.  L. 
Gipe, Treasurer, 


$26  00 


30  00 


Total,         $56  00 

ILLINOIS. 

Blue  Island.  — Aux.,  $12  89 

Canton.  — Anx.,  Mrs.  C.  J. 
Graham,  Treasurer,  30  00 

Chicago. —  Union  Park  Ch., 
Aux.,  for  support  of  Miss 
Kendall.  $51. U5;  47th  St.  Ch., 
Aux.,  to  constitute. with  other 
contributions,  Mrs.  L.  Moody 
a  L.  31.,  $i0;  Plymouth  Ch., 
Aux.,  $29.75;  Tabernacle  Ch. 
"Faithful  Band,"  $2;  1st 
Ch.,  Aux..  for  Miss  Patrick's 
salary,  $5;  from  Mrs  Boying- 
ton,  completes  the  life-mem- 
bership of  Aliss  Lottie  Boy- 
ington,  $99,  197  70 

Champaign.  —  Aux,  for  the 
Samokov  school,  Mrs.  P.  W. 
Plank,  Treasurer, 

Chesterfield.  —  Aux..  Miss  L.  M. 
Lawson,  Treasurer, 

Geneseo  —Aux.,  $9.25;  "Mis- 
sionary Kill,"  for  pupil  in  Mrs. 
Cotfing's  school,  $7  70, 

Galesbarg.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  H.  S. 
Hurd, 

Jacksonville.  —  Aux.,  for  salary 
of  Miss  Evans,  Mrs.  M.  E. 
Woodard,  Treasurer, 

Je^ersow.  — Aux,  $3.44;  "Will- 
ing Workers.''  $2.50, 

Mendota.  —  Aux,  Miss  W. 
Blakeslee,  Treasurer, 

Payson.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Ellen 
Thompson,  Treasurer, 

Princeton.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  Con. 
verse,  Treasurer, 

Rockf or d.  — Aux..  for  pupil  in 
Brid^rman  school,  Mrs.  Hard- 
ing, Treasui-er,  $40;  seminary 
teachers  and  pupils,  $44;  lor 
pupil  at  S»irnokov,  $40 ;  for  pu- 
pil inBridgraan  school,  125.50,  249  50 

Roseville.  —  Aux.,  for  pupil  in 
Samokov,  Mrs.  J.  A.Gordon, 
Treasurer,  8  75 


10  00 

9  50 

16  95 

55  58 

50  00 

5  94 

10  00 

14  15 

11  50 

376 


LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 


Wheaion.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  M. 
Chapman,  Treasurer, 


WISCONSIN. 

Gay's  Mills.  — S.  S.,  by  Mrs.  T. 
W.  Gay, 

Geneva  Lake.—  Auk.,  for  salary 
of  Anka  of  Samokov  scliool, 

Milwatikee. —  S>priug-streetCh., 
Aux.,  for  Marika  Geuchova's 
support,  Mrs.  I.  H.  Booth, 
Treasurer, 

liipon.—  Aux.,  to  constitute 
Mrs.  .Julia  Phelps  a  L.   M., 

Waukesha  —Aux.,  with  previ- 
ous contributions  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Vernon  Tichenor  a 
L.  M., 

Whitewater.  —  Aux.,  for  salary 
of  Miss  Taylor,  $15;  Willing 
Workers,  .75, 


Belle  Plain e.— Auk.,  Mrs.  E 
J.  Lane,  Treasurer, 

Cli7iton.  — First  Congregation 
al  Ch.,  Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  D 
Woodvvorth,  Treasurer, 

Des  Moines.  — Fly  mouth  Ch  , 
Aux., for  Miss  Hillis's  salary 
Mrs.  M.  R.  Miles,  Treasurer, 

Denmark.  — Aux.,  $28;  to  con 
stitute  Mrs.  Philip  James  £ 
L.  M.,  $15.50  from  the  chil 
dren's  society,  Mi2S  Brackett, 
Treasurer, 

Garner.  — Mrs.  E.  R.  Wells, 

Green  Mountain.  —  Aux.,  Mrs. 
N.  S.  Chase,  Treasurer, 

GrinnelL—  Aux.,  for  Miss  Hil- 
lis's salary,  Mrs.  E.  S.  Schuy- 
ler, Treasurer, 

Independence. — Aux.,  Mrs.  M. 
A.  Ross,  Treasurer, 

Lyons.  —  Aux..  Jor  salary  of 
Miss  Day,  Mrs.  D.  S.  Balch, 
Treasurer, 

Monticello.  —  Aux.,  Mrs.  J.  R. 
Stillman,  Treasurer, 

Ocheydam.  Osceola  Co.  —  Uni  on 
S.  8.,  Erama  M.  Boyd,  Treas- 
urer, 

Oscaloosa.  —  Aux.,  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Kate  A.  Trask  a 
L.  M., 

Folk  City.  — Aux..  Mrs.  C.  C. 
Rogers,  Treasurer, 

Sibley.  — Aux..  $1;  a  wedding- 
fee,  $2;  children's  box,  $4.64, 

Staceyville. — Aux. ,$25  of  \v  iiieh 
constitutes  Mrs.  Charles  Han- 

EVANSTON,  Oct.  15,  1873. 


$6  00 
^599  56 

$6  33 

20  00 

17  00 

25  00 

20  00 

15  75 

M04  OS 

$10  00 

20  00 

45  00 

43  50 
5  00 

12  00 

65  00 

12  25 

40  00 

13  65 

.80 

25  00 

5  00 

7  64 

cock  a    L.    M.,   Mrs.   F.   A. 

Guernsey,  Treasurer,  $40  00 

Wittemberg.  —  Aux.,  with  pre- 
vious contributions  to  consti- 
tute Mrs.  Jane  R.  Pogue  a  L. 
M.jMrs.D.  Hanger, Treasurer,    10  05 

Total,       $354  89 

MINNESOTA. 

Claremont.  —  Mrs.  Dodge  and 
children,  $4  00 

Minneapolis.  —  Plymouth  Ch., 
Aux.,  Mrs.  E.  H.  Allison,  Sec- 
retary, 83  00 

Wasioja.  —  To  constitute  Mary 
Alice  Pardee  and  Lizzie  Em- 
ma Alden  L.  M.'.s,  by  their 
errandmother,  50  00 

Winor,a.  —  Aux.,  for  sa'ary  of 
Miss  Van  Duzee,Miss  Hatch, 
Treasurer,  75  00 

Total,       $212  00 

3IISSOUKI. 

St.  Louis.  —  Woman's  Board  of 
Missions  for  Missou)  i,  for  the 
second  year's  salary  of  Mrs. 
Ada  Claghorn  Walker  of 
China,  Mrs.  N.  R.  Collins, 
Secretary,  $250  00 

Total,       $250  UO 

KANSAS. 

Cawker  C//?/ .  —  A  u  x . ,  M r s .  H . 
H.  Barr,  Treasurer,  $1  50 

Total,  $1  50 

MAINE. 

Andover. — Cong.  Ch.,  for  salary 
of  Miss  Hillis,  by  James  L. 
Hill,  $13  68 

Total,         $13  68 

CONNECTICUT. 

East  Hamptcn.  —  " 'Earnest 
Mission  Helpers,"  for  a  pupil 
in  the  Bridgman  school,  95  50 

Total,  $5  50 

NEW  YORK. 

Angola.  —  For  the  salary  of 
Mrs.  Ada  Claghorn  Walker, 
of  Foochow,  by  Mrs.  G.  W. 
Vining,  $7  fO 


Total, 


$7  00 


CALIFORNIA. 

Santa  Barbara.  —  Aux .,  to  con- 
stitute Mrs.  Charles  E.  Huse 
a  L.  M.,  by  Mrs.  J.  W.  Hough,  $25  00 

Total,   $2,124  97 


Mil  41D  iiemt. 


Dec. 


Published  by  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 


1873. 


THE   MORNING   PEAYEE   TO   A   MUD   GOD. 


BY    MRS.    CAPRON. 

*E  are  in  India,  and  taking  a  walk  in  early 
morning.  We  are  come  to  the  bank  of 
the  river.  Everybody  else  seems  to  be 
there  also.  Women  are  filling  their 
vessels  of  shining  brass  or  red  eartli 
with  water,  and,  stopping  perhaps  for  a 
little  gossip,  raise  them  to  the  tops  of 
their  heads,  and  walk  away  to  their 
houses.  The  washermen  are  come  with 
their  great  bundles  of  clothes,  and  we  hear  the  splash  as 
they  beat  tliem  upon  the  smooth,  flat  stones.  Here  and 
there  a  morning  bath  is  going  on ;  and  not  in  all  the  long, 
hot  day  to  come  will  there  be  such  a  busy  time  as  now. 

But  here  are  some  men*  who  are  worshipping  idols  ;  and 
we  may  go  near  enough  to  hear  and  look  on.  These  two 
men  are  worshippers  of  the  God  Siva.  We  know  this  by 
the  three  marks  that  we  see  on  the    forehead    and    arms. 


*  See  picture  on  the  following  page. 


377 


THE  MORNING  PRAYER    TO   A   MUD-GOD.         379 

They,  however,  mumble  so  rapidly  all  that  they  say,  that 
we  could  not  distinctly  understand  them,  did  we  not  know 
that  all  these  men  say  the  same  thing  every  single  time. 
Let  us  watch  one  of  them.  He  takes  some  water  from  the 
ground,  and  mumbles,  — 

"Reverence  to  thee,  Siva!  I  take  this  lump  of  clay." 
Shaping  it  in  his  hands,  he  addresses  the  image,  — 
"  Siva,  I  make  thy  image.  0  god !  enter  into  this  im- 
age ;  take  life  within  it.  Constant  reverence  to  thee, 
whose  form  is  radiant  as  a  mountain  of  silver,  lovely  as 
the  crescent  of  the  moon,  resplendent  with  jewels.  Ap- 
proach, rest  and  tarry  here." 

The  image  being  now  formed,  he  places  it  on  the  ground, 
and  presents  water  to  it.  He  has  also  other  offerings,  which 
we  see  him  spread  before  it.  Then  kneeling,  and  folding 
his  hands,  he  prays,  — 

"I  offer  thee  water  from  the  Ganges  to  wash  thy  feet. 
Praise  to  thee,  Siva.  I  bring  thee  water  to  wash  thy 
hands.  Smell  this  sandal-wood.  Take  these  flowers  and 
leaves.  Accept  the  incense  and  flame.  Consume  this  of- 
fering of  mine." 

Now  he  offers  flowers  all  around  the  image,  beginning  at 
the  east.  As  an  act  of  merit,  he  repeats  the  name  of  Siva 
as  often  as  he  can,  keeping  account  on  his  fingers.  Now 
he  bows,  folds  his  hands,  strikes  his  cheeks,  and  finall}^  we 
see  him  gather  together  all  the  flowers,  and  throw  them 
into  the  water. 

He  takes  the  image  in  his  hands,  and  prays  it  to  bless 
him  for  the  day ;  and  then  he  throws  it  away.  If  we  go  to 
find  it,  we  find  the  soft  mud  crumbled  in  pieces. 

He  has  finished  his  morning  prayer ;  and,  filling  his  vessel 
with  water,  he  walks  away  to  his  house,  satisfied,  and  even 
proud  of  his  faithful  devotions. 

And  we,  as  we  turn  thoughtfully  away,  —  shall  we  not 
remember  the  words  of  the  Lord  Jesus  ?  — 


380 


ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


"But,  \Yhen  ye  pra}^,  use  not  viiin  repetitions  as  the 
heutlien  do;  for  tliej  think  that  they  shall  be  heard  for 
their  much  speaking.  Be  not  ye  therefore  like  unto 
them.'' 


TRAVELLING  IN   CEYLON. 


nV    liKV.    J.     C.    SMITH. 

This  picture  represents  a  kind  of  carriage,  soniewliat 
similar  to  those  used  in  INLidras  and  Madura,  drawn  by  an 
ox  or  by  a  pair  of  oxen.  Passengers  sit  on  a  mat  or  rug 
on  the  bottom  of  the  vehicle :  the  driver  sits  on  the  tongue 
in  front,  near  the  oxen,  and  often  urges  them  on  by  pulling 
their  tails.  A  more  common  and  convenient  style  of 
carriage  for  travelling  in  Ceylon  is  much  like  an  ox-cart  in 
this  country.  AYhen  it  is  used  by  the  missionaries  on 
their  tours,  they  put  straw  in  the  bottom  for  springs,  and  a 


nUINGJNG   RAIN.  381 

mattress  upon  tlie  straw;  tliiis  fitting  up  a  sleeping-place, 
sitting-room,  and  parlor.  Sometimes  it  answers  for  a  pulpit, 
from  wliicli  they  preach  to  those  who  gather  round  them  by 
the  way. 

In  1862  I  travelled  a  hundred  miles  on  the  road  from 
Jaifna  to  Kondy  in  compan}'  with  another  missionary.  We 
had  each  an  ox-cart  of  the  kind  described,  and  an  extra  one 
to  carry  provisions  and  baggage.  There  being  no  hotels  on 
the  road,  it  was  necessary  to  carry  not  only  our  food  and 
bedding,  but  also  kitchen-utensils,  and  crockery  for  the 
table,  as  we  do  not  adopt  the  native  custom  of  eating  with 
our  fingers  from  a  leaf.  We  preferred  sleeping  in  our  own 
apartments  to  any  we  found  on  the  way.  Our  cooking 
arrangements  and  dining-place  were  extemporized  in  the 
shade  of  large  trees ;  wiiile  for  tables  and  seats  our  boxes 
were  our  only  resort.  If  any  of  the  children  are  envious 
of  the  missionary  who  can  thus  travel  in  a  foreign  country, 
let  them  go  some  day,  and  try  it  for  themselves. 


BRINGING   RAIN. 

UY    MISS    CLOHSON-. 

Shall  I  tell  you  how  troubled  we  have  all  been  in 
Talas,  fearing  there  might  be  great  sufl\iring  among  the 
poor?  In  the  winter  we  had  very  little  snow,  and  this 
spring  almost  no  rain  ;  so  that  there  is  no  prospect  of  rais- 
ing any  wheat.  There  has  been  quite  a  panic;  and  the 
people  have  been  trying  all  sorts  of  ways  to  bring  rain. 

A  short  time  ago  a  boy  went  through  the  streets  with  a 
sieve  on  his  head;  and  all  the  people  went  out  with  buckets 
of  water,  which  they  poured  through  it:  as  that  had  no 
effect,  they  went  about,  and  collected  seventy  small  stones, 


382  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND   LIGHT. 

wrote  something  on  them,  and  threw  them  into  the  water: 
still  no  rain.  They  burned  seven  insects,  and  afterward 
some  snakes:  but  all  in  vain.  A  Mussulman  took  the  bones 
of  a  buffalo,  and,  after  writing  on  them,  burned  them  on  a 
mountain.  Some  Greeks  went  up  on  a  mountain  near 
here,  and  fasted  and  prayed ;  and  then  the  Greeks  and 
Armenians  did  the  same  thing  together,  hoping  there  might 
be  one  good  man  among  them  whose  prayer  would  be 
answered ;  but  they  were  disappointed.  Finally  they 
said,  that  if  the  Protestants  would  go  with  them,  and  if 
their  prayers  were  heard,  they  would  believe  them  to  be  in 
the  right  way,  and  would  join  them.  Some  said  that  our 
being  here  was  the  reason  of  the  drought. 

There  was  a  very  strong  south  wind,  and  every  thing  was 
dying.  The  leaves  of  the  trees  turned  yellow ;  and  those  who 
had  wheat  and  flour  asked  such  a  price  for  it,  that  the 
government  forbade  its  being  sold.  There  really  was  great 
suffering.  Everybody  asked  us  to  pray,  saying  that  our 
prayers  would  be  answered.  Last  week  the  rains  began. 
Although  just  in  this  region  the  wheat  is  all  spoiled,  there 
will  be  enough  raised  in  other  parts  of  the  country  to  sup- 
ply the  wants  of  the  people. 

It  has  made  us  very  sad  to  see  what  ideas  the  people 
had  of  God,  and  to  see  the  spirit  of  those  who  had  the  flour 
in  their  possession.  They  were  just  as  anxious  not  to  have 
rain  as  the  others  were  for  it.  One  man  made  a  cradle  of 
dough ;  and,  every  time  the  wind  and  clouds  came  up,  he 
had  his  wife  put  it  in  the  window,  and  rock  it,  to  scatter 
t\\Q  clouds.  Another  dug  up  a  skull,  and  threw  it  in  the 
water.  Thank  God  every  day  of  your  lives,  dear  children, 
that  you  were  not  born  in  Turkey.  You  cannot  be  too 
grateful  for  all  he  has  done  for  you.  Pray  for  the  women 
and  children  here;  and  pray  for  me,  that  I  may  be  more 
earnest  and  faithful  in  working  for  them. 


MISSION-CIRCLES.  383 

KILLING   EACH   OTHER. 

BY    MISS    BAKER. 

In  our  school  at  Mardin,  Turkey,  are  some  very  queer 
little  girls.  As  the  Arabic  has  it,  they  "kill"  eacli  other 
a  great  deal,  meaning  they  quarrel.  They  said,  "  At  the 
other  school  the  teacher  used  to  kill  us  wlien  we  acted  so; 
hut  here  we  know  you  won't  kill  us,  and  we  do  worse.'' 
Then  we  told  them  that  the  next  time  we  heard  of  their 
killing  each  other,  those  who  had  any  part  in  it  could  not 
come  to  school  for  a  week.  At  this  they  opened  their  eyes 
very  wide,  and  we  have  heard  no  complaints  since. 


missio:n'-circles. 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS* 


Maine.  —  Ellsworth.  —  "  Cuy>Bearers,"  .50 ;  "  Young  Reapers,"  $1.05. 

Union.  —  "  Little  Workers,"  $1.00. 

Gorham.  —  "  Mission- Workers,"  $66.00. 
New  Hampshire.  —  Keene.  ■:— Anh.\w  D.  Osborne's   missionary  hen. 

$5.00. 
Massachusetts.  —  Reading.  —  "  Readino^  Rill,"  $182.00. 
Connecticut.  —  East  Haven.  —  "  Little  Workers,"  $40  00. 

Neiu  Haven.  —  College-street  Church,  "  Cheerful  Workers,"  $30.00. 
■   Fair  Haven.  —  "  Lilies  of  the  Valley,"  $50.00. 
Ohio.  —  Elyria.  —  Sabbath  school,  $40.00. 

Belpre.  —  Sabbath-school  Missionary  Society,  $40.00. 

Lodi,  —  Young  Women's  Missionary  Society,  $14.00. 
Illinois.  —  Chicago.  —  Tabernacle  Church,  "  Faithful  Band,"  $2.00. 

Geneseo.  —  "  Missionary  Rill,"  $7.70. 

Jefferson.  —  "  Willing  Workers,"  $2.50. 

Rockford.  —  Sabbath  school,  $40  00. 
Wisconsin.  —  Fond  du  Lac.  —  "  Willing  Helpers,"  $7.00. 

Gay's  Mills.  —  Sabbath  school,  $6.33. 

*  A  donation  of  $5.00  from  the  "  Little  Helpers,"  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  should 
have  been  acknowledged  in  the  October  number. 


384  ECHOES  FROM  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 

Iowa.  —  Denmark.  —  "  Children's  Society,"  $15.50.    ' 

Sibley.  —  "  Children's  Box,"  $4.64. 

Ocheijdam,  Osceola  County.  —  Union  Sabbath  school,  .80, 
Connecticut.  —  East  Hampton.  —  "  Earnest  Mission  Helpers,"  $5.50. 


Bust  hands,  with  hearts  awake, 
Something  do  for  Jesus'  sake. 
Work  for  Jesus,  here  and  there. 
Crowds  our  pathway  everywhere; 
Deeds  of  kindness  to  be  done, 
With  loving  words  for  every  one. 

In  our  work  and  in  our  play 

Jesus  sees  us  eveiy  day  ; 

Watches  every  action  true; 

Sees  the  motive  through  and  through, 

Watches  like  no  other  friend, 

Ever  near  us  to  the  end. 

Let  us  return  his  loving  thought ; 
Think  of  Jesus  as  we  ought ; 
Do  for  his  sake  what  we  know 
Will  please  the  blessed  Saviour  so ; 
And  in  study,  work,  or  play, 
We  may  serve  him  every  day. 


ANSWER  TO   ACROSTIC. 

"  Life  and  Light." 

We  have  received  correct  answers  to  the  acrostic  in  the  October  num- 
ber from  L.  L.,  Hartford,  Conn. ;  E.  R.  T.,  Bedford,  N.  H. ;  L.  A.  L., 
Spencef,  Mass. ;  N.  B.  H.,  Winchester,  Mass.;  M.  J.  W.,  Holliston, 
Mass. ;  and  A.  E.  N.,  West  Pittsfield,  Mass. 


SIXTH  ANNUAL  REPORT 


WOMAN'S  BOAED  OF  MISSIONS. 


PRESENTED  AT 


Its  g^nnual  Ht^^tmj, 


IN  PARK-STREET  CHURCH,  BOSTON, 


JANUARY   6,  1874. 


BOSTON: 

PRESS  OF  RAND,   AVERT,   &  CO.,  117  FRANKLIN  STREET. 
1874. 


omKun  §0arir  ai  "^mxaxiB 


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. 


President. 

Mks.  albert  bowker. 


Vice-Presidents. 

Mrs.  R.  ANDERSON,  Boston  Highlands. 
"    S.  B.  TREAT,  Boston. 
"    N.  G.  CLARK,  West  Roxbury. 
*■'    CHARLES  STODDARD,  Boston. 
"    WM.  W.  WILLIAMS,  Norwich,  Conn 
"    O.  P.  HUBBARD,  New  Haven,  Conn. 
"    WLLLIAM  H.  FENN,  Portland,  Me. 


Mrs.  RICHARD  BORDEN,  Fall  River,  Ms. 

"  GYLES  MERRILL,  St.  Albans,  Vt. 

"  C.  P.  BUSH,  New  York. 

"  BURDETT  HART,  Fair  Haven,  Conn. 

"  R.  E.  COLE,  Oakland,  Cal. 

"  LUTHER  DANIELS,  Rutland,  Vt 

"  EDWARD  ROBIE,  Greenland,  N.H. 


Mks.  WILLIAM  J.  KING,  Providence,  R.I. 

Corresponding  Secretaries. 

Mrs.  DAVID  C.  SCUDDER,  Boston. 

Miss  ELLEN  CARRUTH,  Dorchester. 

Mrs.  EDWIN  WRIGHT,  Boston. 

Recording  Secretary. 

Mrs.  J.  A.  C0PP,:Chel8ea,  Mass. 

Home    Secretary. 

Miss  ABBIE  B.  CHILD,  Boston. 

Treasurer. 

Mrs.  BENJAIMIN  E.  BATES. 

Assistant  Treasurer. 

Miss  EMMA  CARRUTH. 

Auditor. 

JOSHUA  W.  DAVIS,  Esq.,  Boston, 

Directors. 

Mrs.  MIRON  WINSLOW. 
"    CHARLES  SCUDDER. 
"    M.  H.  SIMPSON. 


"    DANIEL  SAFFORD. 
«    HENRY  F.  DURANT. 
"    LEMUEL   E.CASWELL. 
"    WILLIAM  S.  HOUGHTON. 
Miss  CARRIE   BORDEN. 


Mrs.  S.  BRAINARD  PRATT. 

"    A.  B.  HALL. 

"    DANIEL  T.  COIT. 

"    JEROME  W.  TYLER. 

"    RICHARD  H.  STEARNS. 

"    J.  S.  AMBROSE. 

"    LEMUEL  GULLIVER. 
Miss  HETTY  S.  B.  WALLEY. 


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


ANNUAL    EEPOET. 


By  the  swift  progress  of  time  we  are  brought  to  the  close  of 
another  year,  and,  under  the  hand  of  a  beneficent  Providence, 
have  been  enabled  to  prosecute  our  work  with  augmented 
means  and  results. 

As  we  again  assemble  in  this  familiar  spot,  we  are  painfully 
reminded  of  the  absence  of  one  who  has,  until  now,  been  a 
"partaker  of  our  joy"  on  these  anniversary  occasions,  and 
whose  unfailing  presence  has  added  interest  to  our  meetings,  as 
her  indefatigable  labors  have  contributed  materially  to  our  suc- 
cess. The  official  title  appended  to  the  name  of  Mrs.  Homer 
Bartlett  by  no  means  measured  her  service  to  this  society. 
"Instant  in  season  and  out  of  season"  in  every  endeavor  to 
carry  forward  its  work,  she  was  more  than  its  Treasurer,  and, 
while  she  carefully  guarded  as  a  sacred  deposit  the  gifts 
intrusted  to  her  keeping,  was  lavish  of  her  own  ;  and  whether 
the  demand  was  upon  her  time,  her  pen,  her  voice,  or  her  purse, 
she  gladly  honored  every  draft.  We  can  never  forget  her 
earnest  appeals  at  some  of  our  public  meetings,  when  "  grace 
was  poured  upon  her  lips,"  and  overcame  her  natural  reluc- 
tance to  speak ;  nor  the  magnetic  effect  of  her  great  love  to 
Christ,  which  was  not  less  emotional  than  steady,  and  which, 
though  briefly  expressed,  brought  heart  after  heart  into  quick 
sympathy  with  her  own.  Sharing  largely  in  the  preliminary 
work  which  resulted  in  the  organization  of  this  society,  watch- 
ing with  others,  unto  prayer,  for  the  developments   of   Provi- 


dence,  her  attachment  to  it  was  deep  and  abiding;  and  every 
intimation  of  duty  in  regard  to  it  was  at  once  accepted  as  a 
privilege.  A  young  missionary  in  India  thus  writes :  **  Mrs. 
Bartlett  expressed  herself  to  me  as  being  powerfully  influenced 
by  the  hopes  of  the  gospel,  saying  with  tears  she  did  not  know 
how  to  be  sufficiently  grateful  that  Christ  had  *  brought  life 
and  immortality  to  light.'  This  thought  of  bliss  beyond 
seemed  to  speed  her  in  all  her  effi^rts  to  win  souls  to  Christ  and 
heaven."  It  was  hard,  indeed,  to  resign  to  the  grave  this 
valued  member  of  our  Board,  and  much-loved  personal  friend ; 
but  we  may  not  repine,  since  her  Father  and  ours  hath  re- 
quired it. 

And  yet  again,  even  since  the  preceding  sketch  was 
penned,  we  have  been  called  to  surrender  to  the  grasp  of 
death  one  of  the  fairest  ornaments  of  our  assemblages,  and  one 
of  our  most  efficient  helpers.  Descended  from  an  honored  mis- 
sionary ancestry,  Mrs.  George  Gould  possibly  inherited  that 
love  for  the  work  which  led  her  to  consecrate  herself  to  it  in  her 
youth,  —  a  love  which  she  did  not  yield,  though  called  in  the 
providence  of  God  to  relinquish  the  work.  In  the  midst  of 
social,  domestic,  and  maternal  duties,  which  she  faithfully  and 
wisely  discharged,  she  was  quick  to  respond  to  every  call  result- 
ing from  her  official  connection  with  our  Board.  Her  voice, 
silent  now,  has,  in  our  public  m.eetings,  fallen  like  clear, 
sweet  music  upon  our  ears ;  her  heart,  now  motionless,  has 
throbbed  in  sympathetic  joy  or  sorrow  with  ours  :  but  that  heart 
beats  with  unknown  joy,  and  that  voice  rings  with  yet  clearer 
tones,  as  she  joins  the  heavenly  host  in  ascriptions  of  praise  to 
her  Bedeemer. 

MEETINGS. 

The  meetings  of  the  society  have  been  well  sustained  during 
the  past  year,  and  have  been  greatly  favored  by  the  presence  of 
returned  missionaries,  whose  stirring  addresses  and  interesting 
narratives   have  imparted  valuable  information,  and   awakened 


increased  sympathy  for  their  work.  Indeed,  missionaries  who 
return  home  seeking  rest  often  find  it  in  other  forms  of  labor ; 
and  they  perhaps  accomplish  some  of  their  most  useful  results 
by  making  "missionary  tours"  among  the  churches,  and 
arousing  them  to  a  sense  of  their  duty  to  the  heathen. 

The  monthly  meetings  of  the  executive  committee,  having 
been  found  insufScient  for  the  objects  in  view,  are  now  held 
semi-monthly;  being  very  punctually  attended,  and  highly 
prized  as  a  means  of  spiritual  enjoyment  and  refreshing. 

Farewell  services  were  held  in  August,  in  behalf  of  five 
young  ladies  who  were  about  to  sail  for  their  distant  fields  in 
Ceylon,  Turkey,  India,  and  Japan.  Missionary  matrons  were 
there  with  words  of  counsel  and  encouragement  to  their  youthful 
sisters.  Two  female  seminaries,  one  of  them  intimately  con- 
nected with  the  missionary  work,  were  represented  by  present 
and  former  principals ;  and,  as  these  led  in  prayer,  it  seemed  as 
if  the  ends  of  the  earth  were  brought  together,  and  our  fellow- 
ship with  Christ,  and  his  followers  all  over  the  globe,  was  com- 
plete. 

Grateful  mention  should  here  be  made  of  the  pleasant  and 
commodious  room  in  the  new  Congregational  House,  generously 
assigned  for  our  use  by  the  Prudential  Committee  of  the 
American  Board.  Convenient  of  access,  as  well  as  in  appoint- 
ments, it  admirably  serves  our  purpose,  and  has  been  the 
iuvitino-  centre  where  the  friends  of  our  Board  have  loved  to 
gather. 

TREASURY. 

The  receipts  of  our  treasury  *  increase  with  each  year,  but 
do  not  meet  the  demands  of  the  advancing  work.  We  are 
sorry  to  say,  that,  as  yet,  we  have  but  one-half  the  sum  neces- 
sary for  the  building  of  our  new  Home  in  Constantinople. 
Were  but  a  small  portion  of  tbe  money  which  is  expended  on 
the  costly  fabrics  of  the  East  devoted  to  the  nobler  purpose  of 

*  $65,683. 


instramentally  providing  its  millions  with  the  "  robe  of  Christ's 
righteousness,"  how  soon  should  we  hear  the  click  of  the 
needed  twenty-five  thousand  dollars  dropping  into  our  hands  ! 


LIFE   AND    LIGHT.' 


The  more  frequent  issue  of  ''Life  and  Light,"  entered  upon 
last  year,  we  believe  has  been  very  acceptable  to  our  sub- 
scribers. The  increased  labor  in  preparing  the  publication  has 
been  cheerfully  given ;  but  we  acknowledge  considerable  dis- 
couragement in  consequence  of  the  insufficient  number  of 
subscribers  to  defray  the  cost.  Many  of  those  akeady  on  our 
roll  are  apparently  forgetful  that  the  very  insignificance  of  the 
price  makes  it  the  more  necessary  that  it  should  be  punctually 
received.  Let  us  imitate  our  Western  sisters  in  the  pledge  at 
their  recent  annual  meeting,  that  each  subscriber  should  secure 
one  more  ;  then,  if  all  promptly  pay,  our  expenses  will  be 
met,  and  we  shall  be  spared  further  embarrassment. 

BRANCHES. 

It  is  our  privilege  to  report  the  addition  of  four  new  branch 
societies  during  the  year.  That  in  Vermont,  organized  at 
Middlebury  in  June,  has  been  remarkably  successful,  owing  to 
the  vigor  with  which  its  measures  have  been  prosecuted.  By 
circulars  widely  distributed,  they  elicited,  at  their  annual 
meeting  in  October,  a  representation,  by  letter  or  delegate,  from 
nearly  every  county  in  the  State ;  and  a  vice-president  for  each 
county  was  elected,  who  pledged  herself  to  see  that  application 
should  be  made  to  every  church  in  the  county.  The  Rhode- 
Island  Branch  was  formed,  at  the  cost  of  much  persistent 
effort,  in  October  last.  With  patience  of  hope,  and  unquench- 
able  zeal,  they  have  surmounted  the  many  difficulties  in  their 
way,  and  are  neither  least  nor  last  in  the  sisterhood  of  State 
organizations.  It  is  pleasant  to  refer  this  result  to  the  interest 
excited   by  our  first   public   meetmg   in   connection   with   the 


American  Board  at  Norwich,  Conn.,  and  to  know  that  the  fire 
kindled  at  that  altar  has  been  communicated  from  one  to 
another,  till  at  length  a  large  portion  of  the  State  is  aglow  with 
love  to  the  missionary  work.  Under  the  disadvantage  of  a 
severe  storm,  the  Maine  Branch  was  organized  in  Portland, 
Nov.  12 ;  and,  although  the  number  present  was  necessarily 
small,  it  is  thought  that  a  foundation  was  laid  for  thoroughly- 
organized  work  throughout  the  State.  On  the  succeeding  day, 
Nov.  13,  at  a  large  and  enthusiastic  meeting  of  ladies  from 
all  parts  of  the  State,  at  Portsmouth,  the  New-Hampshire 
Branch  was  formed,  with  the  determination  to  secure  an 
auxiliary  in  every  church.  The  annual  meetings  of  the  Phila- 
delphia and  New-Haven  Branches,  held  respectively  in  Balti- 
more and  New  Haven,  were  occasions  of  great  interest, 
embracing  in  their  influence  a  large  circle  of  churches.  The 
public  meetings  of  so  large  societies  will  hereafter  form  a 
proimnent  feature  in  the  extension  of  our  home-work  ;  and  it  is 
with  gratitude  to  God  that  we  acknowledge  the  great  encourage- 
ment and  support  we  have  already  derived  from  our  six  im- 
portant branches. 

Second  only  to  branches  in  influence  and  contributions  are 
a  number  of  strong  auxiliaries,  composed  of  several  churches. 
That  in  Hartford  continues  its  generous  aid ;  and  the  six 
churches  in  Springfield  have  united  in  an  auxiliary,  which  has 
raised  during  the  year  more  than  fourteen  hundred  dollars ;  and, 
with  the  approbation  of  their  pastors,  they  are  putting  forth  vig- 
orous efforts  to  form  a  branch.  In  Lowell  and  Worcester 
similar  auxiliaries  have  been  formed,  with  promise  of  similar 
results. 

Our  Mission-Circles  are  marvels  of  efficiency  ;  their  contri- 
butions for  the  last  twelve  months  amounting  to  nearly  seven 
thousand  dollars.*  If  the  devotion  of  these  young  workers 
grows  with  their  growth,  we  may  safely  leave  the  cause  of  mis- 

*  $6,878.12. 


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sions  in  their  keeping,  and  in  the  mean  time  might  ourselves 
learn  a  valuable  lesson  from  their  example. 

MISSIONARIES. 

The  number  of  our  missionaries  has  considerably  enlarged 
during  the  year.  Besides  sending  out  six  young  ladies,  we 
have  adopted  several  married  ladies  already  in  the  field,  who 
are  doing  special  work  among  the  women.  Those  who  have 
gone  out  are,  — 

Miss  E.  S.  Talcott  and  Miss  M.  E.  GtOuldy,  for  Japan. 

Miss  Sarah  F.  Norris,  M.D.,  Bombay. 

Mrs.  Cora  Welch  Tomson,  Constantinople  Home. 

Miss  Carrie  E.  Strong,  Mexico ;  and 

Miss  Susan  R.  Rowland,  who  returns  to  her  parents  in  Cey- 
lon, to  be  associated  with  Miss  Hillis  in  her  work  for  women. 
We  cannot  help  sympathizing  in  the  joy  that  must  pervade  that 
distant  home  as  those  toil-worn  parents  welcome  their  daughter, 
as  they  have  recently  welcomed  a  son,  to  their  hearts  not  only, 
but  to  their  work,  —  a  work  which  they  doubtless  love  the  more 
as  the  time  draws  near  when  they  themselves  must  lay  it  down. 
It  is  an  interesting  fact,  that  Miss  Julia  Guhck  of  the  Sandwich 
Islands,  under  appointment  for  Japan,  is  to  be  accompanied  by 
her  father  and  mother,  who  will  join  their  son  already  there. 
How  wonderfully  rich  is  the  experience  of  that  aged  pair,  who, 
after  being  permitted  to  witness,  and  bear  a  part  in,  the  Chris- 
tianization  of  one  nation,  are  suffered  to  behold  the  planting  of 
the  cross  by  their  children  in  another ! 

The  faithful  labors  of  our  missionaries  in  their  various  fields 
have  been  attended  with  encouraging  results,  and  in  some  in- 
stances, under  special  outpourings  of  the  Spirit,  have  been  re- 
warded by  numerous  conversions.  Mrs.  Edwards  writes  from 
Inanda,  South  Africa,  "  The  year  has  been  remarkable  for  the 
amount  and  earnestness  of  prayer  on  the  part  of  a  few  Chris- 
tian girls,  and  the  professed  conversion  of  the  remaining  twenty- 
six."     At  a  later  date  she  says,  '*We  are  now  enjoying  in  a 


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special  manner  the  favor  of  our  blessed  Lord.  The  girls  hold 
daily  prayer-meetings ;  and  the  feature  which  is  most  encoura- 
ging is  the  evidence  of  concern  for  wrong-doing.  It  is  delight- 
ful teaching  when  we  have  the  present  state  of  feeling."  Miss 
TowNSHEND  writes  from  Ceylon,  "  The  blessing  of  the  Lord 
has  been  with  us ;  and  there  is  good  evidence  that  a  majority  of 
the  pupils  have  begun  a  new  life,  one  after  another  expressing 
the  belief  that  they  have  found  pardon  for  their  sins,  until  there 
are  not  more  than  five  or  six  who  do  not  have  such  a  hope.  As 
I  watch  the  changed  life  of  these  young  girls,  I  cannot  but  feel 
that  the  Lord  is  with  us."  Miss  Payson,  from  Foo  Chow, 
says,  "At  our  last  communion  sabbath,  my  heart  was  filled 
with  more  glad  and  grateful  thoughts  than  I  can  express ;  for 
on  that  occasion  five  of  my  girls  were  baptized,  and  publicly 
consecrated  themselves  to  the  Saviour.  The  sight  amply  re- 
paid me  for  the  many  sad  and  discouraging  days  which  have 
come  to  me  in  this  heathen  land ;  and  from  my  inmost  soul  I 
thanked  God,  and  took  courage." 

The  female  mind  seems  gradually  awaking  from  the  stupidity 
of  generations;  there  being  increased  readiness  to  hear  the 
truth,  while  the  desire  to  learn  to  read  is  becoming  more  com- 
mon. We  hear  by  Mrs.  Kaynolds  from  the  city  of  Van  in 
Turkey,  that  "the  work  among  the  women  is  very  pleasant, 
and  a  good  deal  encouraging.  It  is  the  seed-time,  and  we  re- 
joice in  the  opportunities  constantly  afforded  to  scatter  the  Word." 
Mrs.  Chapin  of  China  says,  that,  during  a  recent  trip,  "  we 
ladies  met  and  talked  with  a  great  many  women.  Some  heard 
most  eagerly.  We  long  to  go  to  them  again.  There  is  promise 
of  just  as  much  work  as  we  can  do.  Miss  Andrews  has  lain 
upon  her  bed,  and  planned  it  for  the  coming  year,  every  hour  of 
which  is  laid  out,  if  Cod  gives  her  strength."  Mrs.  Giles 
writes  from  Cassarea,  "There  never  was  a  time  in  this  field 
when  so  many  were  anxious  to  learn  to  read.  We  are  employ- 
ing some  of  our  scholars  to  teach  them,  that  the  Bible-women 
may  have  more  time  for  their  legitimate  work."     Mrs.  Wheeler, 


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speaking  of  Ichmeh,  a  place  a  few  miles  distant  from  Harpoot, 
says,  '*  The  sabbath  brought  a  crowd  to  hear  the  gospel  preached, 
so  that  the  women  literally  trod  one  upon  another ;  and  after  the 
noon  service  they  met  me  for  a  prayer-meeting,  two  hundred 
and  fifty  being  present,  including  children."  With  so  much 
blessing  upon  their  efforts,  we  do  not  wonder  at  the  content  and 
satisfaction  they  feel  in  their  work.  One  says,  *'  I  have  no  per- 
sonal burden  or  grief  in  all  that  makes  life  to  me  in  this  dark 
land,  only  a  growing  sense  of  the  great  privilege  of  being 
here."  Another,  "  As  I  sat  surrounded  by  those  dear  girls, 
some  of  whom  were  rejoicing  in  childlike  faith,  I  felt  I  could 
ask  for  no  greater  earthly  bliss  than  to  labor  in  just  Such  a  work 
as  this ;  and  my  heart  was  full  of  praise  for  the  unspeakable 
privilege.  Miss  Talcott,  who  has  within  the  year  left  us  for 
Japan,  says,  "  I  do  believe  that  missionaries  are  the  happiest 
people  in  the  world,  or  that  only  those  who  are  wholly  devoted 
to  Christ's  own  work  at  home  or  abroad  are  really  happy.  I 
never  realized  until  lately  how  rich  is  the  Saviour's  promise  to 
those  who  give  up  home  and  friends  for  the  gospel's  sake.  It  is 
not  to  make  it  all  up  to  them,  but  to  give  them  a  hundred-fold 
in  this  life^ 

It  is  well  that  we  should  be  reminded  that  scarcely  a  letter 
comes  to  us  from  missionary  ground  that  does  not  contain  an 
urgent  plea  for  prayer.  Let  the  closet  of  each  one  of  us  bear 
witness,  in  the  year  to  come,  that  this  plea  has  not  been  in 
vain. 

HOMES. 

The  lease  of  the  building  occupied  by  the  Home  at  Constan- 
tinople having  expired,  another  one  of  larger  size,  and  in  a 
healthier  location,  has  been  hired  for  two  years.  It  is  very 
near  the  site  of  the  new  Home  to  be  erected  so  soon  as  a 
perfect  title  to  the  land  which  it  is  to  occupy  can  be  secured. 
It  is  earnestly  hoped,  that,  by  the  time  it  shall  be  required,  our 
building-fund  will  have  reached  the  estimated  cost  of  the  work. 


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The  school,  under  the  able  management  of  Miss  Rappleye,  has 
won  for  itself  an  enviable  reputation ;  and  its  advantages  are 
so  much  appreciated  as  to  render  its  accommodations  insuffi- 
cient for  those  who  have  already  applied  for  admission.  Com- 
mendable proficiency  in  their  studies  is  made  by  the  Armenian 
girls,  some  of  whom  are  of  brightest  promise ;  while  the  atten- 
tion given  to  the  religious  instruction  imparted  each  day  has 
awakened  the  "  hope  that  many  of  the  pupils  have  really 
begun  to  have  experimental  knowledge  of  the  better  way." 
The  importance  of  the  institution  as  "  an  aid  in  spreading  an 
enlightened  Christian  womanhood  in  Turkey"  cannot  be  over- 
estimated ;  and  we  have  testimony  to  this  effect  from  missionaries 
in  the  region,  and  from  Christian  travellers,  who  have  become 
familiar  with  its  management  and  results. 

The  breaking-out  of  the  small-pox,  last  fall,  at  the  Santee 
Agency,  has  retarded  the  opening  of  the  Home  in  Dakota  : 
some  who  were  to  have  entered  it  have  been  removed  to  their 
home  above.  The  girls  who  are  here  to  be  trained  for  domestic 
life,  it  is  hoped,  will  contribute  materially  to  the  elevation  of 
their  race  by  exemplifying  in  their  own  well-regulated  homes 
the  beneficial  effects  of  Christianity.  In  the  day-school  con- 
nected with  the  mission,  this  training  has  been  attempted ;  and 
sewing,  knitting,  and  the  making  of  bread,  have  been  taught 
to  a  number  of  girls,  who,  in  turn,  have  taught  others.  Says 
Rev.  Mr.  Higgs,  "  Although  only  a  rumor  of  what  we  were 
doing  had  gone  out,  we  have  had  several  applications  for 
admission  ;  and  every  day  makes  it  more  certain  that  we  began 
this  enterprise  none  too  soon." 

SCHOOLS. 

The  year  has  witnessed  considerable  expansion  in  the  depart- 
ment of  schools.  Thirteen  seminaries  and  twenty  smaller 
schools  are  now  on  the  list  of  those  supported  by  our 
Board ;  and  our  work  in  this  direction  is  assuming  great  im- 
portance.     Reports   given  from   time   to   time  of  the   higher 


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schools  carry  the  conviction  that  they  are  conducted  with 
singular  ability  and  fidelity.  It  is  true  that  the  teachers  some- 
times faint  under  physical  weariness  and  temporary  discourage- 
ment ;  yet,  with  a  heroism  worthy  of  their  work,  they  persevere 
in  their  efforts  to  plant  the  precious  seed,  and,  as  might  be 
expected,  are  frequently  permitted,  here  and  there,  to  bring  in 
their  sheaves  with  rejoicing.  The  progress  in  knowledge  made 
by  the  pupils  is  amazing ;  and,  as  religious  and  moral  instruc- 
tion underlies  it  all,  the  graduates  usually  go  forth  preachers 
of  righteousness,  as  well  as  teachers  of  knowledge.  Indeed,  in 
many  instances,  vacations  are  spent  by  older  girls  in  teaching 
women  and  children  to  read ;  and,  assisted  by  some  native 
teacher  or  Bible-woman,  they  often  hold  meetings  for  prayer 
and  instruction. 

Let  Miss  Proctor,  who,  besides  her  school  at  Aintab,  has 
the  general  superintendence  of  fourteen  others,  tell  us  of  one 
—  taught  for  the  last  three  years  by  graduates  of  Aintab  — 
whose  examination  she  recently  attended.  She  says,  "  As  a 
result  of  three  years'  labor,  a  class  of  five  have  graduated, 
having  completed  their  books  on  arithmetic,  geography, 
physiology,  and  grammar ;  reading  Turkish  both  in  the 
Armenian  and  Arabic  character ;  and  having  had  excellent 
Bible-lessons.  They  have  no  schoolhouse,  and  so  have  met 
under  a  tree  in  summer,  and,  in  winter,  in  a  shed-like  room, 
whose  only  comfort  is  a  huge  fireplace.  The  examination 
was  held  under  a  large  walnut-tree.  A  few  boards  had  been 
arranged  against  the  fence,  on  which  were  hung  blackboards 
and  maps.  On  a  long  bench  in  front  of  these  sat  fifteen 
girls  and  eight  boys,  neatly  dressed ;  and,  on  mats,  a  company 
of  eighty  or  ninety  spectators.  Near  the  trunk  of  the  tree  was 
the  teacher's  table,  with  its  vases  of  flowers  and  its  bell.  As 
for  the  rest,  imagine  any  well-trained  American  school,  —  perfect 
obedience  to  the  little  bell,  good  recitations,  excellent  compo- 
sitions, and  lively  dialogues  and  singing."  Miss  Proctor  adds, 
"  I  think  I  have  not  had  so  satisfied  a  feeling  since  I  came  to 


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Turkey."  In  Ilarpoot,  at  a  recent  examination  of  one  of  the 
schools  under  the  care  of  Miss  Seymour  and  Miss  Bush,  the 
first  class  were  questioned  in  Bible  history,  in  reference  to 
the  kings  and  the  prophets.  "  They  gave,  from  memory,  the 
names  of  the  kings  of  Judah  and  Israel,  and  the  prophets 
contemporary  with  them ;  giving,  also,  a  short  account  of  the 
character  and  history  of  each,  and  ended  with  the  carrying 
of  the  ten  tribes  into  captivity.  They  know  a  good  deal 
more  about  the  Bible,"  says  Miss  Seymour,  "than  do  many 
graduates  from  schools  in  America." 

The  development  of  Christian  character  is  in  some  instances 
quite  remarkable.  During  the  exercises  of  a  day  of  prayer  in 
the  same  school,  one  said  she  was  "longing  for  the  days  to 
hasten  on,  that  she  mlgkt  go  to  her  village,  and  tell  of  the  love 
of  Christ;  "  another,  that  she  had  had  "  such  a  view  of  Christ's 
mercy  and  love,  that  it  seemed  as  If  her  heart  could  not  contain 
it,  and  she  wished  she  could  tell  to  all  the  world  what  a  love 
he  had."  Still  another  says,  in  a  letter  translated  by  her 
teacher,  "I  greatly  desire  to  labor  in  the  work  of  the  Lord, 
and  now  already  I  have  begun  so  to  do.  I  beseech,  that,  if 
you  please,  you  be  prayerful  for  me,  that  I  may  be  able  by  my 
good  example  to  lead  others  to  Christ,  and  that  I  myself  may  be 
a  fruitful  laborer." 

Beautiful  instances  of  resignation  in  sickness,  and  triumph 
over  death,  are  not  uncommon,  giving  extreme  testimony  to 
the  power  of  religion  to  disarm  death  of  its  sting,  —  the  more 
impressive  from  their  contrast  to  similar  scenes  in  heathenism. 
Miss  Townshend  says  of  a  girl  who  lay  on  a  mat  for  two 
months  with  a  lingering  sickness,  "She  was  so  patient  and 
submissive  under  it  all,  that  I  was  reminded  of  a  mature  saint, 
rather  than  young  convert  from  heathenism.  Once,  when  I 
expressed  my  sympathy  for  her,  she  replied  that  the  Lord  was 
correcting  her  life."  Of  one  who  died  in  Harpoot,  her  teacher 
said,  "  It  did  not  seem  like  death  to  me,  but  was  like  a  happy 
translation." 


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How  complete  this  record  !  and  what  may  we  not  expect  from 
such  scholars  !  When  we  consider  their  number  and  character ; 
their  proficiency  in  learning  and  biblical  knowledge ;  their 
love  to  Christ,  and  their  great  desire  to  communicate  that  love 
to  others ;  their  present  influence  in  the  homes  of  their  parents ; 
their  future  influence  as  teachers,  and  heads  of  families,  —  it  is 
difficult  to  estimate  the  good  to  be  accomplished  through  the 
instrumentality  of  our  forty-five  schools ;  and,  if  we  do  nothing 
more  than  sustain  their  faithful  teachers,  it  would  be  sufficient 
object  for  the  organization  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 

BIBLE-WOMEN. 

The  labors  of  the  Bible-women,  though  humble,  bear  no 
unimportant  part  in  the  dissemination  of  the  truth.  A  letter 
from  one  of  them  will  suffice  as  an  example  :  — 

''  When  I  first  came  to  Egin,  all  was  quiet :  but,  when  I 
commenced  to  teach  the  women  to  read,  a  storm  of  persecution 
arose ;  and  men,  women,  and  children  called  after  me  in  the 
streets,  using  very  improper  language,  and  sometimes  throwing 
stones.  I  often  felt  discouraged ;  yet  I  ceased  not  to  labor  as  I 
had  opportunity,  giving  lessons  to  the  women,  who  came  unwill- 
ingly at  first.  But  blessed  be  our  Lord,  who  leaves  not  his 
people  comfortless  or  unrewarded,  now  I  am  very  joyful  that 
these  once  cold  sisters  come  with  great  joy  to  their  lessons,  and 
are  very  zealous  in  learning  to  read.  They  are  also  present  at 
all  the  early  morning  prayer-meetings,  which  they  very  much 
love.  We  have  seven  sisters  and  nine  brethren  who  are  firm. 
Ten  women  and  six  girls  come  daily  to  me  for  lessons ;  and  the 
work  is  very  sweet  to  me." 

The  success  which  has  attended  the  work  of  this  society  during 
the  year  suggests  special  thanksgiving  to  Almighty  God,  and 
calls  for  renewed  activity  in  an  enterprise  which  he  has  so 
signally  blessed.  Many  women  in  heathen  lands  are  this  day  in 
the  enjoyment  of  the  equal  rights  and  privileges  of  Christian 


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homes,  who  owe  their  improvement  to  the  instrumentalities  put 
forth  by  this  and  kindred  societies.  In  humble  dependence 
upon  the  divine  blessing,  let  us,  in  the  time  to  come,  redouble 
our  efforts  to  multiply  such  homes ;  and  may  the  diligent  hand 
never  fail,  till  the  whole  wilderness  of  heathendom  ' '  shall 
blossom  as  the  rose  "  ! 

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


EEPOKTS   OF  AUXILIARIES. 

[The  following  condensed  reports  of  auxiliaries  were  originally  prepared 
as  a  part  of  the  report  of  the  annual  meeting,  to  be  published  in  *'  Life  and 
Light,"  but  were  excluded  for  want  of  room.  —  Recording  Secrktary.] 

Mrs.  Hooker,  reporting  the  Springfield  auxiliary,  said  that 
the  Holy  Spirit  had  laid  upon  their  six  churches,  not  a  burden, 
but  a  labor  of  love.  They  had  assumed  the  support  of  Miss 
Talcott  of  Japan,  and  were  taking  measures  for  the  formation 
of  a  branch. 

Mrs.  Thompson,  representing  the  six  or  seven  churches  united 
in  the  Hartford  auxiliary,  reported  a  contribution  of  $992.00, 
supporting  Miss  Townshend  of  Ceylon,  three  Bible-readers,  and 
a  pupil  in  Miss  Townshend's  school.  She  spoke  of  the  blessed- 
ness of  using  all  our  talents  in  the  service  of  Christ,  and,  in  view 
of  the  shortness  of  time,  the  importance  of  doing  with  our  might 
what  our  hands  find  to  do. 

Miss  Johnson  of  the  Framingham  auxiliary,  which  had  been  or- 
ganized two  years,  said  their  receipts  had  been  more  than  doubled 
the  last  year,  and  that  $50  had  been  contributed  to  the  Con- 
stantinople Home. 

Miss  Wood,  formerly  of  the  mission  at  Antioch,  reported  for 
Keene,  N.H.,  that  an  auxiliary  of  more  than  one  hundred 
members  had  been  recently  formed,  and  efforts  would  be  made 
at  the  coming  conference,  in  June,  to  secure  a  county  auxiliary. 


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A  juvenile  society  has  also  been  formed,  which  meets  twice  a 
month  for  work,  having  assumed  the  support  of  a  native  teacher. 

The  Bridgeport  auxiliary,  reported  by  Mrs.  Pettingill,  sec- 
retary, was  organized  in  November,  1872  ;  and  was  an  outgrowth 
of  the  meeting  of  the  Woman's  Board,  held  in  connection  with 
the  meeting  of  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.  in  New  Haven  the  month 
previous.  In  a  few  weeks  they  enrolled  three  hundred  and 
nine  members,  and,  the  following  year,  assumed  the  support  of 
Miss  Andrews  in  China.  A  mission-circle  was  formed  in  Feb- 
ruary, under  the  name  of  "  Willing  Workers,"  which  had  raised, 
since  that  time,  nearly  $400.00,  chiefly  by  means  of  a  fair, 
conducted  entirely  by  themselves.  Notwithstanding  the  finan- 
cial panic,  which  has,  perhaps,  affected  Bridgeport  as  much 
as  any  place,  they  intend  to  continue  Miss  Andrews's  support 
indefinitely,  and  this  in  a  place  where  very  little  interest  has 
been  previously  felt  in  missions. 

Miss  Borden  reported  the  Fall-Biver  auxiliary,  organized 
four  years  ago.  Assuming  the  support  of  Miss  Seymour  at 
Harpoot,  they  had  said  to  her,  "  Ninety-seven  sisters,  members 
of  the  Fall-River  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  rejoice 
in  the  privilege  of  calling  you  their  missionary,  and  wish  to 
assure  you  of  their  love,  their  warmest  sympathies,  and  their 
prayers."  Quickly  came  the  response,  **  Ninety-seven  new 
sisters  !  How  my  dear  Lord  is  fulfilling  to  me  the  promise  of 
the  hundred-fold!  "  This  was  the  beginning  of  a  correspond- 
ence which  has  been  a  source  of  joy  and  blessing.  Since  their 
organization,  they  have  been  going  on  systematically,  paying 
their  missionary's  salary  one  year  in  advance ;  and  have  formed 
a  children's  band  under  the  banner  "  Willing  Helpers,"  who 
support  two  scholars  in  Harpoot  female  seminary.  This  band  is 
under  the  charge  of  young  ladies  appointed  by  the  society,  who 
have  been  diligent  in  efforts  to  instruct  and  interest  the  children, 
and  in  helping  them  to  raise  money.  For  two  years  delightful 
entertainments  have  been  given,  for  which  original  dialogues  were 
prepared,  and  mingled  with  singing,  recitations,  &c.     On  one 


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of  these  occasions  a  motto-exercise,  arranged  with  emblematical 
flowers  and  Scripture-texts,  was  beautifully  rendered.  The  con- 
tributions of  the  auxiliary  and  mission-circle  for  the  five  years, 
including  $700.00  for  the  Constantinople  Home,  have  been 
$3,010.00. 

Newburyport  auxiliary.  Miss  Susan  N.  Brown,  secretary, 
has  been  organized  nearly  five  years,  with  a  growing  interest  in 
the  work.  They  have  contributed  $200.00  to  the  Constantino- 
ple Home  building-fund,  besides  assuming  the  support  of  Mrs. 
Tomson  at  the  same  Home.  By  a  visit  to  them,  Mrs.  Tomson 
has  personally  enlisted  a  deep  sympathy  with  herself,  and  interest 
in  her  work.  .  Four  mission-circles  are  connected  with  their 
society,  whose  joint  contributions  amount  to  $276.00,  which,  with 
the  auxiliary,  make  the  year's  contribution  from  Newburyport 
$751.00. 

The  Jamaica-Plain  auxiliary,  S.  K.  AYendell,  secretary,  — 
under  affliction  in  the  loss  of  their  beloved  president,  Mrs. 
Greorge  Gould,  —  report  their  most  prosperous  year  ;  having,  by 
the  introduction  of  the  weekly  pledge  system,  increased  their 
annual  contributions  from  less  than  $100.00  to  $356.00  ;  and 
have  assumed  the  support,  in  part,  of  Mrs.  Bissell  at  Ahme^- 
nuggur.  Their  increased  interest  is  largely  due  to  the  loving 
influence  and  heartfelt  enthusiasm  of  Mrs.  Gould  ;  and  her 
death  casts  a  shadow  over  their  prospects  for  the  future. 

Connected  with  the  Maverick  Church,  East  Boston,  are 
three  organizations:  the  first,  the  "Madura  Auxiliary,"  com- 
posed of  adults,  contributing  $348.00  towards  the  support  of  Miss 
Sisson,  missionary  in  India  ;  second,  the  "  Zulu  Helpers,"  com- 
posed of  young  ladies,  who,  by  means  of  a  novel  and  interesting 
public  entertainment,  have  raised  this  year  $117.00  ;  third,  the 
"  Maverick  Rill,"  comprising  children  of  both  sexes,  who  have 
contributed  more  than  $20.00,  which,  with  $500.00  for  the 
Constantinople  Home,  makes  the  whole  amount  nearly 
$1,000.00. 

Melrose  auxihary,  Mrs.  L.  A.  Randall,  secretaiy  and  treas- 

2 


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urer,  was  formed  two  years  since,  with  fifty-five  members,  the 
contributions  of  the  first  year  having  been  appropriated  to  the 
support  of  a  native  teacher  at  Harpoot. 

Broadway  Church,  Norwich,  Conn.,  reported  by  Mrs.  F.  G. 
Hutchison,  has  been  organized  three  years,  with  sixty  members, 
and  raised  $107.00  last  year  by  means  of  missionary-boxes 
placed  in  the  church.  They  were  addressed  at  their  annual  meet- 
ing in  May  by  Mrs.  Capron,  who  left  a  lasting  impression  :  they 
hope  to  do  more  the  coming  year. 

Spencer  (Mass.)  auxiliary  was  formed  ten  months  since  in 
consequence  of  interest  awakened  by  the  circulation  of  "  Life 
and  Light,"  and  the  faithful  and  persistent  efforts  of  one  lady 
amidst  many  discouragements,  who  had  been  renewedly  baptized 
with  a  missionary  spirit  at  the  last  annual  meeting  of  the 
Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 

Cambridgeport  auxiliary,  Miss  H.  L.  Burrage,  secretary, 
is  composed  of  Prospect-street,  Pilgiim,  and  Stearns-Chapel 
Churches,  with  a  membership  of  one  hundred  and  thirty-seven, 
and  contributed  the  last  year  $150.00,  besides  $75.00  for  the 
Constantinople  Home. 

The  Winchester  auxiliary,  Mrs.  N.  W.  C.  Holt,  secretary, 
has  maintained  its  organization  the  past,  year  with  its  usual 
efficiency,  numbering  seventy-four  members,  and  contributing 
1253.00,  which  has  been  the  spontaneous  offering  of  hearts  joy- 
fully enlisted  in  the  wurk  of  missions.  The  "  Seek-and-Save  " 
society  among  the  children  is  their  active  coadjutor,  their  offer- 
ings having  been  $127.00;  and  the  two  support  Miss  Hattie  G. 
Powers  at  Aintab. 

Wellesley  auxiliary,  Miss  A.  Chafifin,  secretary,  was  organ- 
ized more  than  five  years  since,  numbering  fifty-eight  members, 
with  much  increase  of  interest  and  contributions.  The  sabbath 
school  connected  with  the  church  contribute  $50.00  for  the 
support  of  a  Bible-reader.  The  '.'Penny-Gatherers"  of  the 
same  place,  Mrs.  Dana,  president,  hold  meetings  of  an  hour 
once  a   fortnight,  and  biing  to  the  mission-box  their  pennies ; 


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and  an  earnest  effort  is  made  to  awaken  an  intelligent  interest 
in  the  missionary  work. 

Walpole  auxiliary,  Mrs.  M.  B.  Johnson,  secretary  and 
treasurer,  enlists  the  sympathies  of  most  of  the  female  members 
of  the  church,  and  comprises  thirty-eight  members,  remitting,  this 
year,  $75.00. 

New-Bedford  auxiliary,  Mrs.  George  W.  Ellis,  secretary,  is 
composed  of  ladies  of  the  three  Congregational  churches,  num- 
bering a  hundred  and  fifty  members,  with  an  outgrowth  of  a 
mission-circle,  named  "Union  Workers,"  whose  activity  has 
made  up  for  the  waning  zeal  of  the  older  persons. 

Dorchester  Village  Church  auxiliary.  Miss  Josephine 
Wright,  assistant  secretary,  formed  two  years  ago  at  a  meeting 
addressed  by  Mrs.  George  Gould,  comprises  forty-six  members, 
supporting  a  Turkish  widow,  now  in  Constantinople  Home,  pre- 
paring for  a  teacher. 

Greenwich  (Conn.)  auxiliary  consists  of  one  hundred  and 
twenty  members,  and  has  raised  more  than  $100.00. 

Cambridge-Union  auxiliary,  consisting  of  Shepherd-Memori- 
al, North-Avenue,  and  East-Cambridge  Churches,  has  con- 
tributed $263.00  for  the  support  of  Miss  Bliss  at  Sivas.  Three 
mission-circles — "  Little  Workers,"  "  Willing  Helpers,"  and 
"  Jewel-Seekers  "  —  have  given  $65.00  during  the  year. 

Manchester  (N.H.)  auxiliary,  Mrs.  Thomas  Dunlap,  secre- 
tary, has  been  organized  a  year  and  a  half,  with  a  membership  of 
sixty.  They  are  becoming  thoroughly  aroused  to  the  work,  and 
hope  to  do  much  the  coming  year.  A  mission-circle  of  "  Beady 
Helpers  "  has  just  sent  its  contribution  of  $5.00. 

Darien  (Conn.)  auxiliary,  Mrs.  Mead,  secretary,  started  a 
year  since  with  six  members,  and  now  numbers  thirty-eight.  They 
support  two  pupils  in  Mrs.  Edwards's  school  at  Inanda,  and 
another  in  Mrs.  Blake's  school  at  Barcelona,  at  a  cost  of 
$100.00.  They  rely  on  the  weekly  pledge,  which,  in  addi- 
tion to  a  membership-fee,  is  paid  at  their  monthly  meetings.  A 
mission-circle  connected  with  the  sabbath  school,  named  "  Busy 


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Bees,"   though  small  in  numbers,  is  very  enthusiastic  in  the 
work. 

Bangor,  Me.  Meetings  of  this  auxiliary  have  been  held 
monthly,  and  have  been  very  interesting.  The  attendance  has 
been  small,  and  the  interest  rather  in  the  earnest  affection  of 
the  few  than  in  the  general  attendance  of  the  many.  Much 
interest  is  felt  in  the  Dakota  mission  through  frequent  commu- 
nications from  Mrs.  Biggs,  a  sister  known  and  loved  by  them 
all.  Other  missionaries  with  whom  they  are  personally  ac- 
quainted also  favor  them  with  letters. 

SOCIETIES   AUXILIARY  TO   THE  W.  B.  M. 

Albany,  N.  Y.  :  Mrs.  Isaac  Edwards,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  John  E.  Brad- 
ley, Sec'y ;  Mrs.  William  L.  Learned,  Treas. 

Amesbury,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  David  Batchelder,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Edwin 
Osgood,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

Amherst,  Mass.  :  Miss  Mary  I,  Cooper,  Sec'y. ;  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Allen,  Treas. 

Amherst  (South),  Mass.  :  Ladies'  Benevolent  Society,  Miss 
Emily  Dickinson,  Treas. 

Amherst  (East),  Mass.  :  Congregational  Church  Sewmg-Cir- 
cle. 

Andover,  Mass.  t  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. 

Assabet,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  L.  Maynard,  Sec'y;  Mrs.  S.  M.  Stone, 
Treas. 

Auburndale,  Mass.  :  Miss  Hattie  Gulick,  Sec'y. 

Ayer,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  J.  C.  Tenny,  Treas. 

Barre,  Vt. 

Bedford,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Edward  Chase,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Charles 
Lunt,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

Bedford,  N.H.  :  Presbyterian  Church,  Mrs.  Charles  Gage. 


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Belle  Valley,  Penn.  :  Mrs.  George  J.  Russell,  Sec'y. 

Belpre,  0.  :  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.  Vernon  Church,  Mrs.  B.  P.  Brown. 

Boston,  Mass.  :  Park-street  Church,  Mrs.  M.  H.  Simpson. 

Boston,  Mass.  :  Old  South  Church,  Mrs.  Charles  Stoddard. 

Boston,  Mass.  :  Shawmut  Church,  Mrs.  J.  S.  Ambrose. 

Boston,  Mass.  :  Union  Church,  Mrs.  Charles  Scudder. 

Boston  (Highlands),  Mass.  :  Eliot  Church,  Mrs.  Bufus  An- 
derson. 

Boston  (Highlands),  Mass.  :  Highland  Church,  Mrs.  H.  L. 
Howell. 

Boston  (Highlands),  Mass.  :  Vine-street  Church,  Mrs.  J.  0. 
Means. 

Boston  (Highlands),  Mass.  :  Sabbath-school  Class  of  Mr. 
William  Callander,  Miss  Mary  J.  Bouell,  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. 
Maples,  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. 


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Braintreb  and  Weymouth,  Mass,  ;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Loud,  Pres. ; 

Miss  H.  M.  Rhines,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Brookline,   Mass.  :    Mrs.   William  T.   Eastis,    Pres. ;    Mrs. 

J.   W.   Tyler,  Vice-Pres. ;    Mrs.   Langdon  S.  Ward, 

Sec'y ;  Miss  Mary  G.  Stoddard,  Treas. 
Burlington,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  L.  R.  Hudson,  Pres.  and  Treas. ; 

Miss  M.  A.  Butler,  Sec'y. 
Cambridge,  Mass.  :    Mrs.  A.  McKenzie,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  L.  R. 

Pearson^  Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  Perley  Morse,  Treas. 
Cambridge  (East),  Mass.  :  Miss  L.  Munroe. 
Cambridgeport,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  W.  S.  Karr,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  Phil- 
ip Greeley,  Vice-Pres. ;    Mrs.  H.  T.  Burrage,  Sec'y  ; 

Mrs.  Benjamin  Tilton,  Treas. 
Castile,  Wyoming  Co.,  N.Y.  :  Miss  Kittie  V.  Cochran,  Sec'y. 
Chelsea,  Mass.  :  Chestnut-street  Church. 
Chelsea,  Mass.  :  Broadway  Church,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Copp. 
Clearwater,  Minn.  :  Mrs.  L.  M.  Stearns,  Sec'y. 
Cleveland,  0.  :  F^rst  Congregational  Church,  Miss  Sarah  E. 

Sheldon,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  M.  A.  Loomis,  Treas. 
Clinton,  Mass.  :  Miss  S.  M.  Haskell,  Sec'y. 
Colchester,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  S.  G.  Willard,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  W.  E. 

Gillette,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  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. 
Conway,  Mass.  :   Mrs.  M.  S.  Eastman,  Pres.  ;   Mrs.  H.  D. 

Perry,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Arthur  Shirley,  Treas. 
Darien,  Conn.  :    Miss  E.  A.  Rice,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  M.  E.  Mead, 

Sec'y ;  Mrs.  N.  Gleason,  Treas. 
Dedham,  Mass.  :  Miss  M.  C.  Burgess,  Pres. 
Dorchester,  Mass.  :  Miss  Ellen  Carruth,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  E.  H. 

Preston,  Treas. 
Dorchester,  Mass.:  Village  Church,  Mrs.  William  B.  Clarke, 

Pres.;    Mrs.    S.  Louise    Hurd,  Sec'y;   Miss   H.    D. 

Hutchinson,  Treas. 


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East  Cleveland,  0. :  Mrs.  F.  E.  Tuttle,  Pies. 

East  Hampton,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Samuel  Williston,  Pres. ;  Mrs. 

A.  M.  Colton,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Elmira,  N.Y.  :  Female-College  Christian  Association. 
Everett,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Charles  Atwood,  Sec'y;  Miss  E.  Whit- 

temore,  Treas. 
Fair  Haven,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  W.  S.  Hawkes,  Pres.  ;  Miss  Geor- 

gie  Fairfield,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Susie  P.  Wilcox,  Treas. 
Falmouth,  Mass.  :  Miss  Susie  Taylor,  Sec'y. 
Fall  River,   Mass.  ;  Miss  Carrie  Borden,  Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  S.  J. 

Brayton,  Treas. 
Fayetteville,  N.Y.  :  Miss  Alice  Lee,  Sec'y. 
FiTCHBURG,  Mass.  ;  Miss  Anna  T.  Haskell,  Treas. 
Flint,  Mich.  :  Ladies'  Missionaiy  Society. 
Flushing,  L.I.  :  Miss  P.  B.  Quimby,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  A.  M.  Pren- 
tiss, Sec'y ;  Mrs.  M.  L.  Williston,  Treas. 
FoxBOROUGH,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Bernard  Paine,  Pres. ;  Miss  Sarah  S. 

Carey,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Asahel  Dean,  Treas. 
Framingham,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  J.  W.  Clark,  Pres.  ;  Miss  M.  B. 

Marshall,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Franklin,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  William  M.  Thayer. 
Franklin,    N.Y.  :  Mrs.    Charles   A.    Douglass,    Sec'y;  Mrs. 

Simon  P.  Smith,  Treas. 
Fredonia,  N.Y.  :  Miss  Martha  L.  Stevens,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Gambia,  0. 

Glastenbury,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  Dr.  J.  Kittredge. 
Gloversville,  N.Y. 
Grafton,  Mass.  •  Mrs.  L  E.  Windsor,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Mc- 

Kenzie. 
Granby,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  John  Church,  Treas. 
Grantville,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  C.  T.  Wilder,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Kate  R. 

Lee,  Treas. 
Granville,  0. :  Congregational  Sunday  School,  E.  C.  Blan- 

chard,  Treas. 
Greenwich,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  L.  A.  Pomeroy,  Sec'y. 


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Greenwich,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  Benjamin  "Wright,  Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  Moses 
Cristy,  Treas. 

G-RiswoLD,  Conn  :  Mrs.  D.  R.  Tyler,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Kate  North 
rup,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

GrROTON  Junction,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  H.  Frye,  Sec'y. 

Hampton  (East),  Mass.  :  Mrs.  G.  W.  Andrews^  Sec'y;  Mrs. 
Philo  Bevin,  Treas. 

Hartford,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  Dr.   Thompson,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  C.  A. 
Jewell,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

Hatfield,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Skeel,  Pres. ;  Miss  Mary  A.  Billings, 
Sec'y  ;  Miss  Abbie  Graves,  Treas. 

Haverhill,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Luther  Johnson,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

Hebron,  Conn.  :   Mrs.  Jasper  Porter,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  George  S. 
Dodge,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

Hinsdale,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Ephraim  Flint,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

HoLBROOK,  Mass.  :  Miss  S.  J.  Holbrook,  Treas. 

Holliston,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Perry,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  John  M.  Batchel- 
der,  Sec'y ;  Miss  M.  E.  Cutler,  Treas. 

Homer,  N.Y.  :  Mrs.  R.  R.  Green,  Pres. 

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  Church. 

Jamaica  Plain,  Mass.  :  Central  Congregational  Church,  Miss 
M.  A.  B.  Brackett,  Treas. 

Jewett,  N.Y. :  Presbyterian  Church,  A.  Montgomery,  Treas. 

JoNESBOROUGH,  Tenn.  *.  Mrs.  S.  J.  Rhea. 

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.  Par- 
tridge, Treas. 

Lee,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  John  Kilbon. 


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Leominster,  Mass.  :  Miss  S.  M.  Hasliell,  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.  Mathewson. 
Littleton,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  J.  C.  Hougliton,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Longmeadow,  Mass.  :  Miss  Mary  Lawton,  Treas. 
Lowell,   Mass.  :  Mrs.  Nathan  Crosby,  Pres.;  Mrs.   Hall  D. 

Rice,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  George  Stevens,  Treas. 
Ludlow,  Mass.  :    Mrs.   C.   L.    Cusbman,  Pres. ;  Mrs.   Gillen 

Atchison,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Lyme,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  A.  M.  Brainerd,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  Nathaniel  S. 

Lee,  Sec'y. 
Lynn,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  James  M.  Whiton,  Pres. ;    Mrs.  L-a  0. 

Severance,  Treas. 
Malden,  Mass.  :  Miss  Phebe  Marsh,  Sec'y ;   Miss  Jennie  E. 

Holm,  Treas. 
Maynard,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  A.  M.  Hazlewood,  Sec'y. 
Medway,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  A.  P.  Phillips,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  T.  R.  Fair- 
banks, Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Medina,  0. 
Melrose,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Julia  Spaulding,  Pres. ;    Mrs.  L.  A. 

Randall,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
MiDDLEBOROUGH,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  P.  B.  Drake,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Rich- 
ard Cobb,  Sec'y ;  Miss  NelHe  Rich,  Treas. 
MiDDLETON,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  H.  W.  Merriam,  Pres. ;    Mrs.  C.  G. 

Metcalf,  Sec  y  ;  Miss  Sarah  Phelps,  Treas. 
MiDDLETOWN,  CoNN.  I  First  Congregational  Church,  Miss  M.  B. 

Hazen,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
MiDDLETOWN,  CoNN. :  South  Congregational  Church,  Miss  Sarah 

Tappan,  Sec'y. 
MiLLBURY^  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Stacy  Fowler,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  Charles  H, 

Pierce,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Milton,  Mass. 
MoNsoN,  Mass.  ;  Mrs.  N.  M.  Field,  Treas. 


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Montague,  Mass. 

Mt.  Morris,  N.Y.  :  Laura  H.  Ford,  Sec'y. 

Montreal,  Canada  :  Mrs.  P.  D.  Brown,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  George 

Winks,  Treas. 
New  Bedford,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  John  Hopkins,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam Dana,  Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  R.  W.  Bartlett,  Treas. 
Newburyport,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Z.  P.  Banister,  Pres. ;  Miss  S.  N. 

Brown,  Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  H.  A.  Ingraham,  Treas. 
New   London,  Conn.  :  Second  Congregational    Church,    Mrs. 

William   H.  Chapman,  Pres.  ;  Miss  Julia  Jennings, 

Sec'y ;  Miss  Mary  E.  Potter,  Treas. 
Newport,   B.I.  :  Mrs.   Dunn,  Pres. ;  Mrs.   C.   E.   Hammett, 

Sec'y ;  Mrs.  T.  Thayer.  Treas. 
Newton,  Mass.:    Mrs.   George   L.   Trowbridge,  Pres. ;    Miss 

Martha  C.  Howe,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Newton  Centre,  Mass.  :  Miss  Hattie  J.  Kingsbury,  Sec'y  ; 

Mrs.  H.  Prescott,  Treas. 
Newton  (West),  Mass.  :  Miss  Helen  P.  Clark,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Newtonville,  Mass.  :  Miss  Eiiza  A.  Goodell. 
North  Adams,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Lewellyn  Pratt,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  James 

T.  Bobinson,  Vice-Pres. ;  Mrs.   W.    W.  Butler,  Sec'y 

and  Treas. 
North  Brookfield,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Sarah  B.  Beed,  Treas. 
North  Conway,  N.H.  :  Miss  M.  C.  Merrill. 
Northampton,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  William  H.  Stoddard. 
North  Haverhill,  N.H.  :    Mrs.   Calvin  Terry,   Pres.;    Miss 

Harriet  M.  Teiry,   Sec'y ;    Mrs.    Moses   C.   Kimball, 

Treas. 
Norton,  Mass.  :  AVheaton  Female  Seminary,  Mrs.  C.  C.  Met- 

calf,  Treas. 
Norwich,  Conn.  :  Mrs.   Alvan  Bond,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  M.  M.  G. 

Dana,    Vice-Pres. ;    Mrs.  E.  B.  Huntington,  Sec'y  ; 

Mrs.  George  D.  Coit,  Treas. 
Norwich,    Conn.  :  Broadway    Church,   Mrs.    George  Bipley, 

Pres. ;    Mrs.  William  Hutchison,  Sec'y ;    Miss  Emily 

Norton,  Treas. 


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Norwich  Town,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  H.  P.  Arms,  Pres. ;   Mrs.  Wil- 
liam E,.  Potter,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Old  Lyme,  Conn. 
Orland,  Ind.  :  Ladies'  Missionary  Society,  Miss  F.  Bradley, 

Treas. 
Oswego,  N.Y. 

Otto,  Penn.  :  Mrs.  E.  B.  Prentiss,  Treas. 
Paxton,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Ellis,  Pres. ;  Mr^.  A.  H.  Rogers, 

Sec'y;  Mrs.  A.  M.  Goodnow,  Treas. 
Peabody,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Richard  Smith,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Portsmouth,  0.  :  Presbyterian  Sabbath  School,  R.  Bell,  Treas. 
PouGHKEEPsiE,  N.Y.  I  Mrs.  Samuel  D.  Backus,  Pres.  ;    Miss 

Fannie  A.  Beardsley,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Randolph  (East),  Mass.  :  Miss  Carrie  L.  Russell,  Sec'y;  Miss 

Sarah  J.  Holbrook,  Treas. 
Reading,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Mark  Temple,  Pres. ;  Miss  M.  E.  Pratt, 

Sec'y ;  Mrs.  J.  B.  Leathe,  Treas. 
RoxBURY  (West),  Mass.:   Mrs.  N.   Gr.    Clark,  Pres.;    Mrs. 

Richard  B.  Smith,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Salem,  Mass.  :  Tabernacle  Church,  Miss  Emma  H.  Short,  Sec'y; 

Miss  Sarah  P.  Chamberlain,  Treas. 
Salem,  Mass.  :  Crombie-street  Church,  Miss  Abbie  L.  Pierson, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Salisbury,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  E.  0.  Jameson,  Sec'y ;   Mrs.  A.  E. 

Colby,  Treas. 
Saratoga  Springs,  N.Y.  :  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. 
SiMSBURY,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  H.  M.  Tomlinson,  Pres.  ;   Miss  Lizzie 

Haskins,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Smyrna,  N.Y.  :  S.  S.  Missionary  Society. 
Somerville,  Mass.  (  Winter  Bill),  Mrs.  Lemuel  Gulliver,  Pres. : 

Mrs.  W.  E.  Jones,    Sec'y;    Mrs.   W.  H.  Hodgkins, 

Treas. 


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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. 
Spencer,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Erastus  Jones,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  S.  C.  Dyer, 

Sec'y;  Mrs.  0.  J.  Brewer,  Treas. 
Spencerport,  N.Y. 
Springfield,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Josiah  Hooker,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  W.  T. 

Eustis,  Vice-Pres. ;  Mrs.  E.  A.  Hubbard,  Sec'y  ;  Miss 

Buckingham,  Treas. 
Stafford  Springs,  Conn.  :  Mrs.  S.  H.  Seward,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  S. 

M.  Dennis,  Treas. 
Stonington  (North),  Conn.  :  Miss  Emmeline  S.  Miner. 
Swampscott,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Wheeler,  Treas. 
Syracuse,  N.Y. :  Plymouth  Cong.  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. 
Upper  Aquebogue,  N.Y.  :  Mrs.  T.  M.  Benedict,  Pres. ;   Miss 

Melinda  J.  Young,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Uxbridge,  Mass.  :  Mrs   Lorin  Taft,  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.  William 

a.  Tuttle,  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,  Yt.  :  Mrs.  Dr.  0.  W.  Drew,  Sec'y. 
Watertown,  Mass  :  Mrs.   Edwin   P.   Wilson,  Pres.  ;   Miss 

Caroline  A.  Green,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Wellesley,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Charles  B.  Dana,  Treas. 


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West  Amesbury,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Hoyt,   Pres.  ;  Mrs. 

Lewis  Gregory,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  George  W.  Ricker,  Treas. 
West  Boylston,  Mass. 
Westfield,  Mass.  :    First  Congregational  Church,  Miss  Fannie 

E,  Yining,  Treas. 
West  Hampton,  Mass.  :  Miss  Hattie  F.  Clapp,  Sec^y  and  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. 
Whitinsville,  Mass.  :  Miss  F.  A,  Batcheler,  Sec'y ;  Miss  E. 

M.  Fletcher,  Treas. 
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  B.  Fames,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Winchendon,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  C.  L.  Beals,  Sec'y;  Miss  S.  B. 

Upham,  Treas. 
Winchester,  Mass.  :   Mrs.  N.  W.  C.  Holt,  Sec'y;    Miss  Eliza- 
beth D.  Chapin,  Treas. 
Windham,  Portage  Co.,  0. :  Miss  Mary  A.  Clark,  Sec'y. 
WoBURN,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  Thomas  Bichardson,  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.  :  Mrs.  Charles  Washburn,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  C. 

M.  Lamson,  Vice-Pres. ;  Mrs.  G.  W.  Phillips,   Sec'y; 

Miss  F.  W.  Sweetzer,  Treas. 
Weentham,  Mass.  :  Miss  Emily  S.  Shepard,  Treas. 
Yarmouth,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  J.  W.  Dodge,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Benjamin 

Gorham,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Bangs  Hallett,  Treas. 
Youngstown,  0.  :   Mrs.  P.  I.  Caldwell,  Treas. 


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MISSION-CIRCLES. 

AssABET,  Mass.:  Missionary  Rill. 

AuBURNDALE,  Mass.  :  Juvenile  Missionary  Society. 

Bath,  Me.  :  Little  Rills. 

Beverly,  Mass.  :  Centreville  Mission-Circle. 

Boston,  Mass.  :  Four  Circles  (Central  Church). 

"  "        Forty  Circles  (Chambers-street  Chapel). 

«  «         Two  Circles  (Old  South  Church). 

"  "         Young  Ladies'  Mission-Circle  (Union  Church). 

Boston  Highlands  :  Little  Sowers. 
"  "  Star  Circle. 

"  "  Zulu  Mission-Circle. 

Boston  (East)  :  Zulu  Helpers. 
"  "  Maverick  Rill. 

"  "  Buds  of  Promise. 

Bridge  water,  Mass.:  Messenger-Birds. 
Brookline,  Mass.  :  Treasure-Seekers. 
"  "        Lilies-of-the-Valley. 

"  "         Gleaners. 

"  "         Violets. 

"  "         Hope  Circle. 

"  "         Buds  of  Promise. 

«  "         Cheerful  Givers. 

«  «         Charity  Circle. 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  :  Armstrong  Mission-Circle. 
Cambridge,  Mass.  :   Jewel-Seekers. 
"  "  Little  Workers. 

"•  «         Willing  Helpers. 

Cambridgeport,  Mass.  :  Wiyuh  Workers. 
Chelsea,  Mass.  :  Busy  Bees. 
Claremont,  N.H.  :  Merry  Workers. 
Crown  Point,  N.Y.  :  Willing  Hearts. 
Danvers,  Mass.  :  Cheerful  Givers. 
Darien,  Conn.  :  Busy  Bees. 

"  ''         Doers  of  the  Word. 

East  Braintree,  Mass.  :  Monatiquot  Circle. 
Ellsworth,  Me.  :  Cup-Bearers. 


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Ellsworth,  Me.  :  Young  Reapers. 

Everett,  Mass.  :  Everett  Crusaders. 

Exeter,  N.H. :  Cheerful*  Givers. 

Fall  River,  Mass.  :  The  Willing  Helpers. 

FiTzwiLLiAM,  N.H. ;  Kessab  Mission-Circle. 

Flushing,  L.T.  :  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. 

Hatfield,  Mass.  :  Hatfield  Gleaners. 

Hinsdale,  Mass.:  Mountain  Rill. 

Holliston,  Mass.  :  Open  Hands. 

Hopkinton,  Mass.  :  Little  Workers. 

Ipswich,  Mass.  :  First-Church  Mission-Circles. 

Jamaica  Plain,  Mass.  :  The  Wide- Awakes. 

Kensington,  N.H.  :  Willing  Workers. 

Killingly,  Conn.  :  Dayville  Youths'  Mission-Circle. 

Lawrence,  Mass.  :  The  Little  Nightingales. 

Leominster,  Mass. 

Lincoln,  Mass.  :  Cheerful  Givers. 

Lynn,  Mass.  :  Mayflowers. 

Malden,  Mass.:  Star  Mission-Circle. 

Maynard,  Mass.  :  Rising  Star. 

Mkdford,  Mass.  :  McCoUom  Mission-Circle. 

Millbury,  Mass.:  Light-Bearers. 

Montague,  Mass. 

Nashua,  N.H.  :  Messenger-Birds. 

New  Bedford,  Mass.  :  The  Union  Workers. 

Newburyport,  Mass.  :  Belleville  Mission-Circle. 

"  "  North-Church  Mission-Circle. 

"  "  Campbell  Mission- Circle. 

"  "  Tyler  Miss'on-Circle. 

New- York  City  :  Cheerful  Workers. 
Norridgewock,  Me.  :  Busy  Bees. 
North  Bridgewater,  Mass.  :  Messenger-Birds. 
Oakland,  Cal.  :  Western  Echoes. 
Peabody,  Mass.  :  Morning  Stars. 


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Portsmouth,  N.H.  :  Rogers  Mission-Circle. 

Putnam,  Conn.  :  The  Mission- Workers. 

Randolph,  Mass.  :  Cheerful  Givers. 

Reading,  Mass.  :  Reading  Rill. 

Richmond,  N.Y.  :  Happy  Workers. 

Rockland,  Me. 

Salem,  Mass.  :  Willing  Helpers. 

Shrewsbury,  Mass.  :  Little  Sunbeams. 

SoMERViLLE,  Mass.  :  Square  Circle. 

South  Freeport,  Me.  :  Snow-Birds. 

South  Weymouth,  Mass.:  Union  Mission-Circle. 

Springfield,  Mass.  :  Little  Helpers. 

Swampscott,  Mass.  :  Busy  Workers. 

Wakefield,  Mass.  :  Mission-Helpers. 

Walpole,  Mass.  :  Little  Gleaners. 

Wellesley,  Mass.  :  Penny- Gatherers. 

West  Amesbury,  Mass. 

West  Medway,  Mass.  :  Olive-Plants. 

West  Springfield  Mass.  :  Mite- Gatherers. 

Weymouth,  Mass.  :  Mrs.  J.  W.  Loud's  Sabbath-school  Class 

Winchester,  Mass.:  Seek-and-Save  Society. 

Windham,  O.  :  Young  Ladies'  Mission-Circle. 

WoBURN,  Mass.  :  Woburn  Workers. 

Worcester,  Mass.  :  Seek-and-Save  Society. 

Underhill  Flat,  Vt.  :  Mountain  Daisies. 

Union,  Me.  :  Little  Workers. 

Yarmouth,  Mass.  :  Little  Sea-Birds. 


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REPORT  OF  THE  PHILADELPHIA   BRANCH. 


OFFICERS. 

President. 

Mrs.  BuRDETT  Hart,  Fair  Haven,  Conn. 


Vice-Presidents. 

Miss  Anna  P.  Halsey,  Orange,  N.J 
Mrs.  H.  C.  Lockwood,  Baltim're,  Md 
Mrs.  Wm.  B.  Brown,  Newark,  N.J. 
Mrs.  G.  E.  Adams,  Orange,  N.J. 
Mrs.  G.  B.  WiLLCOX,  Jersey  City,  N.J 


Mrs,  S.  C.  POMEROY.Washingt'n,  D.C. 
Mrs.  J.  E.  Tyler,  Vineland,  N.J. 
Mrs.  Ray  Palmer,  Newark,  N.J. 
Mrs.  Allan  McLean,  E.  Orange, N.J. 
Mrs.  Justin  Snow,  Paterson,  N.J. 


Mrs.  Julius  H.  Pratt,  Montclair,  N.J. 

Corresponding:  Secretaries. 

Miss  E.  L.  Goodell,  Phila.,  Pa.  I  Miss  Mary  G.  Story,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Miss  Anna  Hodges,  Wash'gtcn,  D.C. '  Mrs.  N.  F.  Evans,  1524  N.  15th  St.,  Phil. 

Treasurer. 

Mrs.  W.  E.  C.  Wright,  1410  North  19th  St.,  Philadelphia. 


Twice  during  the  past  year  (at  Baltimore  and  Montclair) 
the  Philadelphia  Branch  has  met  in  full  session,  and  reported 
its  progress,  seizing  the  occasion  for  taking  counsel  together, 
and  having  meetings  each  time,  "  where  friend  held  fellowship 
with  friend  around  one  common  mercy-seat" 

Our  territory  is  so  large,  that  we  sometimes  fear  the  mission- 
ary spirit  loses  force  in  diffusing  itself  over  so  great  an  extent, 
including  many  States  and  several  degrees  in  latitude  and  longi- 
tude. Started  in  Philadelphia,  it  "  takes  root  downward,"  even 
to  our  country's  capital,  and  "bears  fruit  upward"  among 
the  churches  in  New  Jersey.  We  would  fain  report  some 
additions  as  to  still  further  enlarged  borders,  so  aggressive  are 
we ;  but  some  of  our  new  churches  plead  for  a  longer  exercise  of 
the  "  charity  that  begins  at  ^ome."  Delaying  only  our  desired 
welcome  to  new  auxiliaries,  we  now  give  ourselves  to  the  work 
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of  '*  lengthening  the  cords  and  strengthening  the  stakes  "  already 
fixed,  thus  hoping  to  grow  firmer  in  our  own  foundations,  more 
strongly  fastened  in  the  parent  stock,  and,  closely  abiding  in  "the 
true  Vine,"  seeking  to  "  bear  fruit  "  for  the  Master. 

Our  **  knocking  for  admittance  at  Japan's  old  doors"  has 
resulted  in  having  them  opened  to  us;  and  Miss  Gouldy,  who 
won  our  love  and  trust  before  leaving  home,  is  already  stationed 
at  Osaka,  learning  the  language,  and  working  for  us  there.  Her 
support  is  mainly  provided  by  the  "  Golden  Links  and  Mont- 
clair  Blossoms,"  both  circles  so  deviceful  and  zealous  in  their 
efforts,  that  the  means  thereby  attained  are  not  surprising. 

Miss  Proctor  and  her  school  at  Aintab  we  count  as  our 
especial  missionary  possession.  From  her  own  lips  our  societies 
and  mission-circles  are  soon  to  have  the  privilege  of  hearing 
how  it  fares  with  her  pupils,  many  of  whom  her  pen  has  already 
graphically  described  to  us. 

Our  sympathies  turn  strongly  towards  the  Constantinople 
Home,  in  which  we  already  have  some  shares;  the  branch  hop- 
ing to  furnish  some  rooms  from  the  coming  year's  contributions. 
One  society  proposes  to  take  a  room  there  on  its  own  account. 

The  societies  report  increased  membership,  and  larger  contri- 
butions ;  one  secretary  mentioning  the  adoption  of  the  envelope 
system  as  a  help  towards  a  larger  and  surer  collection.  In  our 
mission-circles  we  see  the  most  vitality,  proving  to  us,  their 
seniors,  that  "  a  little  child  shall  lead  them."  Honorary  member- 
ships are  solicited  by  many  of  them  from  their  older  friends ; 
one  circle  counting  forty.  With  fairs,  festivals,  sewing-circles, 
and  many  other  forms  of  active  and  the  sometimes  harder 
passive  service,  these  earnest  workers  for  Jesus,  whether  they 
be  Buds,  Blossoms,  or  Leaves,  with  their  honey-gathering  Bees, 
Snow-Flakes,  Dew-Drops,  or  Crystals,  utilize  their  powers,  and 
show  themselves  all  desirous  to  be  Helping  Hands  in  the 
common  cause,  and  Carrier-Doves  to  bear  the  gospel  message 
to  "  earth's  remotest  nations." 

"  Life  and  Light  "  is  welcomed  this  year  among  us  by  several 


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new  subscribers ;  and  some  of  its  precious  words  to  tbe  home- 
workers  come  with  unction  from  the  earnest  lips  which  speak 
them. 

The  Philadelphia  Branch  owes  its  existence  largely  to  the 
faithful  efforts  of  Mrs.  Burdett  Hart,  who  consents,  though 
removed  from  the  centre,  still  to  cultivate  it ;  and  the  following 
visible  results  witness  her  success. 

Mrs.  Wright,  the  Treasurer,  reckons  the  offerings  made  for 
the  past  (our  third)  year  as  $3,010.23 ;  making  a  steady 
advance  of  $1,000  for  each  year. 

May  our  hopes  for  a  great  increase  '*  change  to  glad  fruition  "  ! 

Anna  P.  Halsey. 


AUXILIARY   SOCIETIES. 

Philadelphia,  Penn.  :  Mrs.  W.  E.  C.  Wright,  Pres. ;  Mrs. 
John  McLeod,  Vice-Pres. ;  Mrs.  Austin  W.  Goodell, 
Rec.  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  W.  E.  C.  Wright,  Treas. ;  members, 
100. 

Philadelphia,  Penn.  :  "  Golden  Links"  —  Mrs.  J.  F.  Stone, 
Pres. ;  Miss  Anna  B.  Stephens,  Sec'y ;  Mary  G.  Skillman, 
Treas. ;  members,  20. 

Philadelphia,  Penn.  :  "  Carrier-Doves.''  —  Miss  Emma  L.  Good- 
ell, Pres. ;  Miss  Minnie  Hart,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Helen  Craw- 
ford, Treas. ;  members,  20. 

Philadelphia,  Penn.:  ^^Snow-Flakes/*  —  This  Mission-Circle 
consists  of  the  entire  infant  school  of  the  Central  Con- 
gregational Church ;  members,  35. 

Washington,  D.C.  :  Mrs.  S.  C.  Pomeroy,  Pres.;  Mrs.  O.  O. 
Howard,  Mrs.  J.  E.  Rankin,  Vice-Pres.;  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Chickering,  Sec'y;  Mrs.  D.  C.  Patterson,  Treas.;  mem- 
bers, 50. 

Washington,  D.C. :  ^'Ivy-Leaves/' ,Pres.;  Miss  Liz- 
zie Coleman,   Sec'y;  Fannie  Chickering,  Treas.;  mem- 


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Jersey  City,  N.J. :    Mrs.  G.  B.  Willcox,  Pres. ;   Mrs.  Leavitt 

Bartlett,  Vice-Pres. ;  Mrs.  Dr.  J.  W.  Hunt,  Sec'y ;  Mrs. 

Milton  Speers,  Treas. ;  members,  50. 
Jersey  City,  N.J. :  ^^  Earnest  Workers."  —  Mifs  Annie  AVhite, 

Pres.;    Miss  Ella  Douglass,  Sec'y;    Miss  Lela  Hinds, 

Treas. ;   members,  60. 
Newark,  N.J. :    1st    Cong.    Cliurcli,  Mrs.  William    B.   Brown, 

Pres. ;  Mrs.  E.  F.  S.  Dougherty,  Vice-Pres. ;  Mrs.  L.  P. 

Taft,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  William  Jube,  Treas. ;  members,  72. 
Newark,  N.J. :  "  Workers  for  Jesus," —  Mrs.  M.  M.  Brown,  Pres. ; 

Miss  H.  N.  Dougherty,  Vice-Pres. ;  Miss  Josie  Courier, 

Sec'y ;  Miss  Annie  Robotham,  Treas. ;  members,  30. 
Newark,  N.J.:    Belleville-avenue    Church,  Mrs.   Bay   Palmer, 

Pres.;    Mrs.  George  M.  Boynton,   Sec'y;  Miss  Hattie 

Palmer,  Treas. ;  Mrs.  J.  H.  Denison,  Asst.  Treas. ;  mem- 
bers, 30. 
Newark,  N.J. :  ^^ Dew-Drops"  —  Miss  Sarah  A.  Holmes,  Pres.; 

Miss  Carrie  Burnett,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Hattie  Denison,  Treas. ; 

members,  14. 
Orange,  N.J. :  Mrs.  George  E.  Adams,  Pres. ;  Miss  Anna  P. 

Halsey,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Dr.  W.  Pierson,  Treas. ;   members, 

32. 
Orange,  N.J. :  ''  Orange-Buds."  —  Mrs.  Jacob  L.  Halsey,  Pres. ; 

Miss  Sarah  R.  Adams,  Vice-Pres. ;  Miss  Mary  L.  Adams, 

Sec'y ;  Miss  Mary  F.  Quimby,  Treas. ;  members,  40. 
Baltimore,  Md.  :    Mrs.  H.   C.  Lockwood,  Pres. ;   Mrs.   C.  P. 

Osborne,  Vice-Pres.  ;  Mrs.  Martin  Hawley,  Sec'y ;  Mrs. 

Sydney  Turner,  Treas. ;  members,  25. 
Baltimore,  Md.  :  ^^Baltimore  Bees."  —  Miss  Lottie  Martins,  Pres. ; 

Miss  Emma  Waterhouse,  Vice-Pres. ;  Miss  Alice  Weaver, 

Sec'y ;  Miss  Mabel  Latham,  Treas. ;  members,  20. 
East  Orange,  N.J. :    Mrs.  W.   G.  Boyce,  Pres.;    Mrs.  Allan 

McLean,  Vice-Pres. ;  Mrs.  C.  E.  McKay,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  A. 

P.  Mitchell,  Treas.;  members,  31. 
East  Orange,  N. J. :   '^Helping  Hands." —  Miss  May  Mitchell, 

Pres.;  Miss  Mary  Pearsy,   Sec'y;   Miss  Hattie  Ashby, 
Treas. ;  members,  6. 
Paterson,  N.J. :  Miss  Enuna  Cripps,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Justin  Snow, 
Sec'y  and  Treas. 


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Paterson,  N.J.  :    "  Mountain  Crystals."  —  Miss   Eliza   Roberts, 

Pres. ;   Miss  Alice    Chase,   Sec'y;   Miss   Emma  Flavel, 

Treas. 
MoNTCLAiR,  N.J; :  Mrs.  A.  H.  Bradford,  Pres. ;   Mrsl  Edward 

Sweet,  Vice-Pres. ;   Mrs.  Samuel   Holmes,  Sec'y ;    Miss 

Lucy  Rodman,  Treas. ;  members,  21. 
MoNTCLAiR,  N.J.:  "•  Montclair  Blossoms r — Miss  Gertrude  C.  Pratt, 

Pres. ;  Miss  Grace  Bird,  Vice-Pres. ;  Miss  Nellie  Holmes, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. ;  members,  24. 

REPORT   OF   THE  NEW-HAYEN   BRANCH. 


OFFICERS. 

President. 

Mrs.  O.  P.  Hubbard,  61  Grove  Street. 
Vice-Presidents. 
Mrs.  T.  D.  WoOLSET,  250  Church  Street. 
Mrs.  D,  Murdoch,  58  Trumbull  Street. 
Mrs.  S.  Harris,  144  College  Street. 
Corresponding  Secretary. 
Mrs.  H.  D.  Hume,  15  Home  Place. 
Home  Secretaries. 
Mrs.  O.  H.  White,  35  Howe  Street. 
Mrs.  G.  P.  Prudden,  Box  2,016  P.O. 
Recording  Secretary. 
Mrs.  Wyllys  Peck. 
Treasurer. 
Miss  Henrietta  W.  Hubbard,  61  Grove  Street. 
Auditor. 
Roger  S.  White,  Esq.,  69  Church  Street. 


The  ladies  of  the  New-Haven  Branch,  while  still  desiring 
something  better,  and  more  in  accordance  with  the  greatness  of 
the  "  land  to  be  possessed,"  are  happy  to  be  able  to  report  a 
membership  of  about  three  thousand,  with  eighty-seven  life- 
members. 

"We  have  at  present  forty-six  auxiliaries ;  and,  as  we  are  con- 
stantly adding  to  the  number,  do  not  think  it  too  much  to  expect 
one  from  every  church  in  our  part  of  Connecticut. 


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From  our  treasurer  we  learn,  that,  during  the  eight  months  of 
the  current  year,  we  have  received  over  four  thousand  dollars ; 
and  that,  by  special  donation,  the  fifteen  hundred  dollars  of 
Mrs.  Bradley's  legacy  has  been  made  up. 

We  support  two  missionaries,  five  Bible-readers,  one  native 
teacher,  thirty-eight  pupils  in  boarding-schools  ;  and  have  given, 
the  past  year,  $1,575.00  to  the  Constantinople  Home. 

During  the  year,  five  missionaries  have  gone  from  our  branch, 
four  directly  from  New  Haven,  to  labor  for  Christ  in  foreign 
fields. 

Three  of  the  number  went  out  single,  leaving  their  pleasant 
homes  and  large  circles  of  friends ;  but,  with  firm  faith  and 
unwavering  zeal,  are  devoting  themselves  to  the  service  of  the 
Master. 

The  largest  of  our  auxiliaries  has  three  hundred  and  nine 
members.  Many  copies  of  *' Life  and  Light"  are  taken;  one 
hundred  and  eighteen  reported  from  one  organization.  One 
hundred  and  fifty-six  out  of  the  two  hundred  and  ninety-four 
Congregational  churches  of  the  State  we  have  already  com- 
municated with  by  letter.  These  letters  contained  appeals  to 
the  women  and  children  of  these  churches  for  help  in  sending 
the  gospel  to  the  women  and  children  in  heathen  lands.  Aid 
was  also  offered  in  organizing  auxiliaries,  hopeful  indications 
fostered,  wavering  purposes  established,  and  many  letters 
answered.  First  among  helpful  influences  has  been  the  fre- 
quent forwarding  of  missionary  letters  to  our  auxiliaries.  As 
many  as  two  hundred  and  twenty-five  have  been  sent  by  one  of 
our  vice-presidents. 

We  wish  to  acknowledge  the  importance  of  our  mission-circles, 
as  well  as  their  material  aid,  —  eighteen  already  connected  with 
our  branch ;  and  we  hope  their  number  will  continue  to  increase. 

We  not  only  find  ourselves  more  zealous  and  more  earnest  in 
our  great  work  by  the  love  and  patient  perseverance  of  these 
fresh  young  spirits,  but  when  we  consider  the  influence  upon 
themselves,  and  upon  every  life  that  shall  in  any  way  touch 


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theirs,  who  shall  dare  to  estimate  the  result  ?  and  who  will  not 
desire  to  turn  the  attention  of  the  **  lambs  of  the  fold  "  to  com- 
mence at  once  in  this  sweet  service  for  the  Master  ? 

Our  meetings  are  held  monthly,  except  during  midsummer, 
and  with  an  Increasing  interest  and  attendance.  They  have 
been  rendered  interesting  by  reports  from  auxiliaries,  by  con- 
stant communications  from  missionaries  and  pupils  supported  by 
us,  and  by  pleasant  addresses  from  a  number  of  missionary 
ladies. 

The  close  of  the  third  year  of  our  existence  as  a  society  leads 
us  to  pause,  and  look  back  over  the  way  in  which  the  Lord  has 
led  us.  The  last  year  has  been  one  of  growth  and  blessing : 
we  have  been  able  to  extend  our  labors,  and  can  now  clasp 
hands  in  Christian  love  with  many  more  than  we  did  a  year  ago. 
We  never  expected  such  hearty,  joyous  responses  as  have  come 
from  our  appeals,  such  gratitude  for  opportunity  to  share  in  the 
work,  such  desire  to  know  more  of  it,  such  efficiency  in  devising 
and  executing  plans  for  its  advancement. 

In  looking  out  upon  the  year  that  lies  before  us,  and  upon  all 
that  we  hope  to  accomplish,  we  would  also  look  up  to  Him 
without  whose  blessing  we  labor  for  nought ;  and,  above  all,  let 
us  pray  for  those  who  have  gone  to  the  front,  that  the  Lord  will 
strengthen  their  hands  and  their  hearts^  and  work  in  them  and 
through  them  to  the  saving  of  many  souls. 


AUXILIARY   SOCIETIES. 

Bridgeport  :  Mrs.  C.  R.  Palmer,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Henry  Jones, 
Yice-Pres.  ;  Mrs.  W.  W.  Pettingill,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Ed- 
ward Sterling,  Treas. 

Birmingham  :  Mrs.  William  T.  Bacon,  Pres. ;  Miss  E.  E.  K. 
Hawley,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

Branford  :  Mrs.  E.  C.  Baldwin,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  Lynde  Frisbie, 
Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  Anna  Babcock,  Treas. 

Cornwall  :  Mrs.  A.  N.  Prince,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  H.  C.  Munson,  Sec'y 
and  Treas. 


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CoLEBROOK :  Mrs.  Henry  Russell. 

Cheshire  :  Mrs.  John  M.  Wolcott,  Pres.  and  Cor.  Sec*y ;  Miss 

Harriet  E.  Calhoun,  Rec.  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Derby:  Miss  Jennie  M.  Sawyer,  Pres.;  Mrs.  Warren  H.  Saw- 
yer, Sec'y  and  Treas. 
East  Haven  :   Mrs.  D.  W.  Havens,  Pres. ;   Mrs.  H.  C.  Hurd, 

Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Ellsworth  Thompson,  Treas. 
Easton  :  Mrs.  Rufus  Wheeler,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Martin  Dudley,  Sec*y ; 

Mrs.  Lewey  Griswold,  Treas. 
East  Haddam  :  Mrs.  E.  E.  McCall,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  Amasa  Day, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Fair  Haven:   First  Church,  Mrs.  H.  T.   Staats,   Pres.;    Mrs. 

Willis  Hemingway,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Fair  Haven  :  Second  Church,  Mrs.  J.  S.  C.  Abbott,  Pres. 
Litchfield  :    Mrs.    George    C.    Woodruff,  Pres. ;    Mrs.    H.   B. 

Elliott,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Meriden  :    First   Church,    Mrs.    N.    B.    Wilder,   Pres. ;    Mrs. 

William  Gaylord,  Cor.  Sec'y ;  Miss  Rosa  Hinman,  Rec. 

Sec'y  ;  Miss  Emma  S.  Butler,  Treas. 
Meriden  :     Centre    Church,  Mrs.    Edward  Hungerford,    Pres.  ; 

Mrs.  E.  A.  Winslow,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Frank  Ives,  Treas. 
Madison:  Mrs.  J.  T.  Lee,  Pres.;  Mrs.  D.  Tuttle,  Cor.  Sec'y; 

Miss  Lizzie   Lee,   Rec.  Sec'y;    Mrs.   Samuel  Griswold, 

Treas. 
Middle  Haddam  :  Mrs#E.  P.  Herrick. 
North  Branford  :   Mrs.  Alpheus  Stillson,  Pres.  ;   Miss  Mary 

E.  Whedon,  Sec'y ;  Miss  N.  W.  Bunnel,  Treas. 
Northford  :  Mrs.  G.  DeF.  Folsom,  Pres. ;  Miss  Mary  M.  Maltby, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
New  Milford  :   Mrs.  J.  B.  Bonar,  Pres. ;   Mrs.  Isaac   Bristol, 

Yice-Pres. ;    Miss   Charlotte  M.   Bennett,   Sec'y ;  Miss 

Carrie  C.  Mygatt,  Treas. 
Northfield  :  Miss  Elizabeth  Camp,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Laura  Catlin, 

Sec'y ;  Miss  Mary  Peck,  Treas. 
New  Britain  :  Mrs.  S.  N.  Lee,  Pres. ;  Miss  Alice  G.  Stanley, 

Treas.  and  Rec.  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  William  B.  D wight,  Cor. 

Sec'y. 
New    Haven  :     Centre     Church,  Mrs.    C.   E.    Collins,    Pres.  ; 

Mrs.  Wooster  Hotchkis,  Vice-Pres. ;  Miss  Julia  Twining, 

Sec'y  ;  Miss  Susan  Bradley,  Treas. 


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New  Haven  :  College-street  Church,  Mrs.  Luman  Cowles,  Pres.  ; 

Mrs.  W.  R.  Guernsey,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
New  Haven  :  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  Mrs.  Lewis  Fitch,  Pres. ; 

Mrs.  George  P.  Prudden,  Vice-Pres. ;  Mrs.  William  H. 

Fairchild,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
New  Haven  :  Dwight-place  Church,  Mrs.  C.  S.  Fabrique,  Pres.  ; 

Mrs.  I.  Whittlesey,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  L.  C.  Pratt,  Treas. 
New  Haven  :  Davenport  Church,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Partridge,  Pres. ; 

Mrs.  F.  W.  Pardee,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
New  Haven  :  Howard-avenue  Church,  Mrs.  O.  H.  White,  Pres. ; 

Mrs.  E.  S.  Minor,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
New  Haven  :  North  Church,  Mrs.  Henry  N.  Day,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  S. 

L.  Cady,  Sec'y;  Mrs.  A.  McAllister,  Treas. 
New  Haven:  Third  Church,  Mrs.  David  Murdoch,  Pres.;  Mrs. 

H.  Beebe,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
New    Haven  :    Temple-street  Church,   Mrs.    M.  R.  Cromwell, 

Pres. ;  Mrs.  M.  E.  Cassell,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
New  Haven  :  Yale-college  Church,  Mrs.  T.  D.  Woolsey,  Pres. ; 

Miss  A.  Thacher,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
New  Preston  :  Mrs.   Samuel  J.  Averill,  Pres. ;  Miss  Ellen  M. 

Averill,  Treas. ;  Miss  H.  P.  Burnham,  Sec'y. 
NoRWALK  :    First  Church,  Mrs.  Lewis  J.    Curtiss,  Pres. ;  Miss 

Harriet  Scott,  Vice-Pres. ;  Miss  C.  E.  Raymond,  Treas. 

and  Cor.  Sec'y ;  Miss  E.  W.  Brown,  Home  Sec'y. 
Oxford  :  Mrs.  John  Churchill,  Pres. ;  Mrs.   N.    J.  Wilcoxen, 

Rec.  Sec'y;  Mrs.  William  Clarke,  Treas. 
Plymouth  :  Mrs.  Aaron  D.  Wells,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  George  Langdon, 

Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Horace  Fenn,  Treas. 
Riverton  :  Mrs.  Arba  Alford,  Pres. ;  Miss  Annie  Alford,  Sec'y 

and  Treas. 
SouTHBURY  :  Mrs.  Hartwell,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Hooker,  Sec'y 

and  Treas. 
Thomaston  :  Mrs.  Joseph  W.  Backus,  Pres. ;  Miss  Abbie  Potter, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
West  Haven  :  Mrs.  James  B.  Reynolds,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  H.   L. 

Peet,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
West  Haven  :  Oak-hill  Seminary,  Mrs.  E.  W.  Atwater,  Pres. ; 

Miss  Maria  Carpenter,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Woodbury  :  Mrs.  Hotchkiss,  Pres. ;  Miss  Maria  Cogswell,  Sec*y ; 

Mrs.  John  Ward,  Treas. 


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Westbrook  :   Mrs.   Reuben    Stannard,   Pres. ;    Mrs.   Elizabeth 

Kimball,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Washington  :  Mrs.  Gold,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  Lucy  E.  Colton,  Sec'y 

and  Treas. 
Watertown  :    Miss    Abbie    Woodward,   Pres. ;    Mrs.    P.     S. 

Birkenmayer,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  W.  S.  Munger,  Treas. 


MISSION-CIRCLES. 


Bridgeport:    ^^  Willing  Workers,"  Miss  M.  E.   Sanford,  Pres. ; 

Miss  Bertha  Sterling,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Cornwall  :    "  Hillside    Workers,"    Sarah    Cole,    Pres. ;   Mary 
Dudley,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

East  Haven  :  "  Little  Workers,"  Miss  Lillie  Pardee,  Pres. ; 
Miss  Eva  Bradley,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Lula  Woodward,  Treas. 

Fair  Haven  :  "  Pearl- Seekers,"  Carrie  Gladden,  Sec'y  ;  Hattie 
Higgins,  Treas. 

Fair  Haven:  ^^  Lilies-of-the-Valley,"  Etta  Sanford,  Sec'y; 
Fanny  Rice,  Treas. 

Meriden  :  "  Cheerful  Givers." 

NORWALK :  "  May-Flowers." 

New  Haven  :  North  Church,  "  Home-Workers  "  of  Mrs.  Cady's 
School,  Miss  Cady,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

New  Haven  :  Davenport  Church,  "  Cheerful  Givers,"  Mrs.  F.  W. 
Pardee,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

New  Haven:  North 'Church,  ^^  Silver  Star  Circle"  Miss  Lula 
McAlister,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

New  Haven  :  Third  Church,  "■  Youths'  Mission  Circle,"  Miss 
Rose  Stevens,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

New  Haven  :  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  ^'■Mrs.  Fairchild's  Class." 

New  Haven  :  College-street  Church,  "  Cheerful  Workers,"  Miss 
Mary  Bryan,  Sec'y  and  Treas.  "  The  Reapers,"  Wil- 
liam A.  Rogers,  Sec'y  and  Treas.  "  No.  9  Circle,'^  Hattie 
Mason,  Sec'y ;  Mattie  Hills,  Treas.  "  Givers  on  Trust," 
Dr.  H.  Carrington,  Sec'y  and  Treas.  "  Miss  G.  Peck's 
Circle,"  Miss  Hattie  Arnold,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

RiVERTON :  "  The  Gleaners." 


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REPORT  OF  VERMONT  BRANCH. 


OFFICERS. 

President. 

Mrs.  Luther  Daniels. 

Vice-Presidents. 


Mrs.  RuFUS  CLA.RK,  South  Hero,  for 

Grand-l8le  County. 
Mrs.  E.  P.  Wild,  North  Craftsbury, 

for  Orleans  County. 
Mrs.  C.    C.    TORREY,    Charlotte,  for 

Chittenden  County. 
Mrs.  H.  Fairbanks,  St.  Johnsbury, 

for  Caledonia  County. 
Mrs.   J.  COPELAND,  Waterbury,  for 

"Washington  County. 
Mrs.  Aldace  Walker,  Wallingford, 

for  Rutland  County. 
Miss  Sophia  Park,  Bennington,  for 

Bennington  County. 


Mrs.    Gyles  Merrill,  St.  Albane, 

for  Franklin  County, 
Mrs.  Samuel  R.  Hall,  Brownington, 

for  Essex  County. 
Mrs.  Clement  Porter,  Stowe,  for 

Lamoille  County. 
Mrs.    C.  H.  Ladd,  Middlebury,    for 

Addison  County. 
Mrs,  Deacon  Pritchard,  Bradford, 

for  Orange  County. 
Mrs.  J.  G.  Hale,  Chester,  for  Windsor 

County. 
Mrs.  G.  M.  Chandler,  W.  Brattle- 
borough,  for  Windham  County. 


Secretary. 

Mrs,  J.  H,  GOULDING. 
Treasurer. 

Mrs.  George  H.  Fox. 

Auditor. 

Mrs.  William  B.  Mussey, 


In  the  month  of  June,  1873,  a  meeting  was  called  by  the 
women  of  Vermont,  at  Middlebury,  to  decide  upon  the  practi- 
cability of  forming  a  branch  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions, 
which  resulted  in  the  organization  of  the  Vermont  Branch  of  the 
Woman's  Board  of  Missions.  Its  first  annual  meeting  was  held 
at  Rutland,  in  October  ;  at  which  time  its  auxiliaries  numbered 
but  fourteen.  A  full  and  enthusiastic  meeting  at  that  time  awoke 
in  many  hearts  a  desire  to  do  more  for  the  loving  Master  than 
they  had  ever  done.  Immediately  on  the  return  of  the  ladies 
present  to  their  homes,  there  began  to  be  seen  the  fruits  of  the 
meeting  by  the  formation  of  new  auxiliaries  in  various  places ; 


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and  tlie  interest  Las  been  steadily  increasing,  till  the  number  has 
reached  thirty-seven. 

At  its  annual  meeting,  the  branch  became  responsible  for  the 
payment  of  three  hundred  dollars  for  the  support  of  the  Misses 
Ely  of  Bitlis,  Turkey ;  and  pledged  the  mission-circles  for  three 
hundred  dollars  more,  to  be  divided  between  the  school  in  Udu- 
pitty,  Ceylon,  under  the  care  of  Miss  Townshend,  and  the  one  in 
Foochow,  China,  under  Miss  Payson.  A  large  delegation  from 
Vermont  attended  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Woman's  Board 
in  Boston,  and  were  so  deeply  interested  in  its  proceedings  as  to 
pledge  themselves  to  pay  five  hundred  dollars  for  the  finishing 
and  furnishing  of  the  dining-room  in  the  "  Constantinople 
Home." 

The  vice-presidents,  one  for  each  county,  feel  deeply  the 
responsibility  of  interesting  all  the  churches  in  their  respective 
counties  to  form  auxiliaries.  Since  the  formation  of  the  branch, 
its  treasurer  has  received  $1,345.89,  $102.00  of  which  is  for 
the  Constantinople  Home,  and  $214.00  for  difi'erent  mission- 
schools.  The  society  has  but  just  made  a  beginning  ;  but  it  is 
hoped,  that,  before  another  year  shall  come  around,  the  sympathies 
of  a  large  number  will  be  enlisted  to  join  in  this  glorious  work. 

Mrs.  Luther  Daniels,  President. 


AUXILIARY  SOCIETIES. 

Bennington  :  Mrs.  C.  B.  Hurlbert,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  W.  S.  Southworth, 

Sec'y ;  Miss  Sophia  Park,  Treas. 
Brattleborough  :    Miss    Orrin   Slate,  Pres. ;     Miss    Rebecca 

Crosby,  Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  Charles  Rice,  Treas. 
Brookfield  :  Mrs.  William  A.  Buskee. 
Burlington:   Mrs.   G.   G.  Benedict,   Directress;  Mrs.  Henry 

Torrey,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  J.  H.  Worcester,  Treas. 
Charlotte  :   Mrs.   E.  H.  Wheeler,  Directress ;  Miss  Orphena 

Newell,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 


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Chelsea  :  Mrs.  E.  K.  Herrick,  Sec'y. 

Chester  :  Mrs.   J.  G.   Hale,  Directress ;  Mrs.  J.  S.  Chapman, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Colchester. 

Cornwall  :  Mrs.  Henry  Lane. 
Dorset  :  Mrs.  G.  M.  Sykes,  Directress ;  Miss  C.  G.  Pratt,  Sec'y ; 

Mrs.  John  Moore,  Treas. 
East  Hardwick  :  Mrs.  Charles  J.  Bell,  Sec'y. 
Eastburgh:  Mrs.  E.  H.  Perkins,  Directress;  Mrs.  S.  H.  Dow, 

Treas.;  Mrs.  A.  B.  Swift,  Sec'y. 
Franklin  :  Mrs.  G.  K.  Munsell,   Directress ;  Mrs.   Kitty  Bell, 

Sec'y ;  Mrs.  Carrie  Shedd,  Treas. 
Georgia  :    Mrs.  Lewis  Ladd,  Pres. ;  Miss  L.  M.  Gilbert,  Sec'y  ; 

Miss  Ellen  Ballast,  Treas. 
Greensborough  :  Mrs.  A.  W.  Wild,  Directress. 
Lower  Waterford  :  Miss  L.  M.  Church,  Sec'y. 
Ludlow  :  Mrs.  N.  N.  Albee,  Directress ;    Mrs.  M.  N.  Goddard, 

Treas. ;   Miss  Mary  Pierce,  Sec'y. 
Lyndon  :  Mrs.  J.  S.  Whitman. 
Manchester  :  Mrs.  Mary  B.  Barnes,  Treas. 
Montpelier  :  Mrs.  E.  J.  Howe,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
MiDDLEBURY  :  Mrs.  Joseph  Steele,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Abbie  Beckwith, 

Vice-Pres.  ;  Mrs.  C.  H.  Ladd,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Newbury  :  Mrs.  William  R.  Shedd,  Sec'y. 
New  Haven  :  Mrs.  Frances  K.  Knowlton,  Directress ;  Mrs.  Edson 

A.  Dowd,  Treas. ;  Mrs.  Louisa  W.  Barrows,  Sec'y. 
North  Craftsbury  :  Mrs.  E.  P.  Wild,  Sec'y. 
Orwell  :  Mrs.  Edgar  Hill,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  O.  H.  Bascom,  Treas. ; 

Mrs.  Job  Hall,  Sec'y. 
PiTTSFORD  :  Mrs.  Russell  L  Hall,  Pres. ;   Mrs.  Newton  Kellogg, 

Sec'y. 
Rutland  :  Mrs.  J.  G.  Johnson,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  L.  E.  Roys,  Vice- 
Pres.  ;  Miss  M.  E.  Daniels,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Nancy  Green, 

Treas. 
Sheldon  :  Mrs.  O.  A.  Potter,  Directress ;  Mrs.    Dr.  Langdon, 

Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  John  Draper,  Treas. 
Springfield  :  Mrs.  E.  M.  Keyes,  Directress  ;  Mrs.  H.  J.  Cobb, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
St.  Albans  :  Mrs.  M.  A.  Smith,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  C.  F.  SafFord,  Sec'y 

and  Treas. 


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St.  Johnsburt  :  North  Church,  Mrs.  J.  Balch,  Directress  ;  Mrs. 

Sarah  Dana,  Sec'y. 
St.  Johnsbury  :   South  Church,  Mrs.  Sarah  P.  Colby,  Sec'y. 
SwANTON :  Mrs.  E.  Ranslow,  Pres. ;  Miss  C.  Bullard,  Sec'7  and 

Treas. 
TowxSHEND  :  Mrs.  Ira  K.  Batchelder. 
Vergennes  :  Miss  A.  E.  Huntington,  Pres. ;  Miss  M.  J.  Strong, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Wallingford  :  Mrs.  Edwin  Martindale,  Directress;   Mrs.  John 

Scribner,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
West  Brattleborough  :  Mrs.  C.  H.  Merrill,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  John 

Dunklee,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Frances  Cutter,  Treas. 
Windsor  :  Mrs.  J.  Freeman,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  L.  J.  Mclndoe,   Sec'y  ; 

Miss  S.  A.  White,  Treas. 


MISSION-CIRCLES. 


Rutland  :    Willing  Helpers. 

*'  Little  Gleaners. 

"  Wayside  Gleaners. 

"  AVilling  Hands. 

"  Little  Sowers. 

"  Busy  Bees. 

"  Busy  Larks. 

•    *'  Pearl- Seekers. 

"  Cheerful  Givers. 

"  Children  of  the  Light. 

"  Loving  Hearts. 

"  Juveniles. 
Vergennes  :   A  Little  Rill. 


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REPORT  OF  THE  RHODE-ISLAND   BRANCH. 


OFFICERS. 

President. 

Mrs.  William  J.  King. 
Vice-Presidentg. 

Mrs.  CONSTANTiNE  Blodgett,  Pawtucket. 
Mrs.  Jeremiah  Taylor,  Providence. 
Corresponding  Secretary. 

Mrs.  H.  W.  WlLKINSOK, 

Recording  Secretary. 

Miss  Charlotte  E.  Leavitt. 

Home  Secretary. 

Miss  Ellen  M.  Haskell. 

Treasurer. 

Miss  Anna  T.  White. 


The  Woman's  Board  of  Missions,  ever  since  its  organization, 
has  had  the  earnest  support  of  a  few  in  Rhode  Island,  who  have 
tried  to  awaken  an  interest  throughout  the  State.  At  a  crowded 
and  very  enthusiastic  meeting  of  the  W.  B.  M.,  held  in  connec- 
tion with  the  annual  meeting  of  the  American  Board  at  Norwich, 
in  1868,  an  urgent  appeal  was  made,  that  those  present  should 
carry  home  the  spirit  of  Christ's  love  that  seemed  to  fill  all 
hearts,  and,  as  far  as  possible,  to  form  auxiliaries  to  co-operate  with 
that  society  in  the  glorious  work  of  teaching  heathen  women. 
Several  ladies  from  Providence  were  present  at  that  meeting ;  and, 
as  a  result,  an  auxiliary  was  formed  in  the  following  January. 

Mr.  Snow's  visit  at  the  second  annual  meeting  of  this  aux- 
iliary will  long  be  remembered.  From  that  time,  a  new  era 
seems  to  have  dawned  upon  the  society.  A  large  attendance  is 
reported  at  each  meeting;  and  the  interest  manifested  in  the 
churches  greatly  increased.  During  the  year  1871  the  support 
of  Miss  Harriet  S.  Ashley  of  Ahmednuggur  was  assumed,  and 
the  intimate  relation   thus   established   with   the   mission-work 


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created  a  deeper  consciousness  of  personal  responsibility  and 
obligation  to  it. 

During  the  past  year,  efforts  have  resulted  in  the  formation  of 
twenty-two  auxiliaries  and  mission-circles  in  the  State ;  and  at 
the  annual  meeting  in  October,  1873,  a  branch  was  organized 
in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  parent  society.  The 
amount  of  money  received  in  1873  amounted  to  $1,317  ;  and  the 
branch  has  pledged  for  the  coming  year  the  support  of  Mrs.  S. 
W.  Tyler  of  South  Africa,  Miss  Harriet  S.  Ashley  of  Ahmed- 
nuggur,  India,  seven  out-station  schools  under  the  care  of  Miss 
Proctor  of  Aintab,  two  scholarships  in  the  school  at  Foochow, 
China,  and  the  amount  necessary  for  the  finishing  and  furnish- 
ing of  one  of  the  parlors  and  the  bath-room  in  the  Constanti- 
nople Home. 

Through  the  branch  organization,  more  efficient  work  and 
greater  success  is  hoped  for  than  ever  before.  When  each 
church  in  the  State  is  represented  by  earnest,  loving  hearts,  even 
if  only  the  mites  are  added  which  to  our  heavenly  Father  were 
so  precious,  then,  and  then  only,  can  we,  by  united  prayer  and 
effort,  hope  to  do  all  that  is  required  of  us. 


AUXILIARY   SOCIETIES. 

Bristol  :  Mrs.  B.  B.  Coggeshall,  Pres. ;  Miss  H.  P.  Wardwell, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Bristol  :    Charles-street  Church,  Mrs.  B.  H.  Gladding,  Pres. ; 

Mrs.  William  Copp,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Bristol:  Elmwood   Church,  Mrs.   J.   Taylor,   Pres.;   Miss  M. 

Taylor,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Central  Falls  :  Mrs.  Joseph  Wood,  Pres. ;  Miss  Louise  Tracy, 

Sec'y ;  Miss  Ellis,  Treas. 
Chepachet:  Mrs.  Paris  Irons,  Pres.;  Mrs.  George  H.  Brown, 

Sec'y ;  Miss  Ruth  Irons,  Treas, 
East  Providence  :   Miss  Alice  Carpenter,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  William 

EUis,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 


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Pawtucket  :  Miss  Jennie  Clapp,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

Peace  Dale  :  H.  Booth,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

Providence  :   Beneficent  Church,  Mrs.  S.  H.  Nickerson,  Pres. ; 

Mrs.  William  A.  Spicer,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Providence  :  Central  Church,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Talcott,  Pres. ;  Mrs. 

M.  I.  Fuller,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  H.  N.  Lathrop,  Treas. 
Providence  :   Union   Church,  Mrs.   Kingsley   Twining,    Pres. ; 

Miss  R.  E.  Chase,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Providence:   Free    Evangelical   Church,  Mrs.    H.   Newcomb, 

Pres. ;  Miss  Esther  Francis,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Lucy  Kellogg, 

Treas. 
Providence  :  Pilgrim  Church,  Mrs.  E.  A.  Laurie,  Pres.  ;  Mrs. 

A.  W.  Alexander,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Mary  B.  Shepley,  Treas. 


MISSION-CIRCLES. 

Elm  WOOD  Workers  :  Miss  Melissa  Colwell,  Pres. ;  Miss  Bertha 

Whitmarsh,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Penny-Givers  :  Miss  Mary  Danforth,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Cheerful  Helpers  :  Miss  S.  Blodget,  Pres. ;  Miss  Maggie  C. 

Clapp,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Penny-Gleaners  :  Mrs.  M.  A.  Richardson,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
The  Little  Wilkinsons  :  Miss  Anna  R.  Wilkinson,  Sec'y  and 

Treas. 
Beneficent  Foreign  Mission-Circle  :   Mrs.  E.  R.  Holden, 

Pres. ;   Miss*Mira  Moulton,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Annie  Mason, 

Treas. 
Willing  Hands  :   Mrs.   Jacob   Symonds,   Pres. ;   Mrs.    George 

Harris,  Sec'y. 
Mission-Helpers  :  Miss  Abbie  S.  Fifield,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
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REPORT  OF  THE  MAINE  BRANCH. 


OFFICERS. 
President. 

Mrs.  William  H.  Fenn,  39  Deering  Street,  Portland. 
Tice-Presidents. 


Mrs.  J.  B.  Foster.  Bangor,  Penob- 
scot-County  Conference. 

Miss  Martha  U.  Hathaway,  Skow- 
hegan,  SomerBet-County  Conference. 

Mrs.  George  B.  Barrows,  Fryeburg, 
Union-County  Conference. 

Mrs.  John  A.  Ross,  Belfast,  Waldo- 
County  Conference, 

Mrs.  Charles  Whittier,  Dennys- 
ville,  Washington  -  County  Confer- 
ence. 


Mrs.    William    Sleeper,    Caribou, 

Aroostook-County  Conference. 
Mrs.  Horatio  Ilsley,  So.  Freeport, 

Cumberland-County  Conference. 
Miss  Clara  A.  Goodenow,  Farming- 
ton,  Franklin-County  Conference. 
Mrs.   James   Cameron,   Waterville, 

Kennebec-County  Conference. 
Mrs.  Edward  Buck,  Bucksport,  Han- 
cock-County Conference. 
Mrs.  David  Garland,  Bethel,  Ox- 
ford-County Conference. 

Corresponding  Secretaries. 
Miss  Sophia  Spofford,  Rockland. 

Mrs.  Burke  F.  Leavitt,  Cushman  Street,  corner  of  Lewis  Street,  Portland. 

Home   Secretary. 

Miss  Maria  D.  Gould,  148  Pearl  Street,  Portland. 

Treasurer. 

Mrs.  Woodbury  S.  Dana,  42  High  Street,  Portland. 

Auditor. 

Mr.  Edward  Gould. 


During  the  last  few  years,  an  inereasmg  interest  in  the 
Woman's  Board  of  Missions  has  shown  itself  by  the  formation  of 
auxiliaries  in  different  parts  of  the  State  ;  and  the  desirableness 
of  concerted  action  has  made  itself  felt  more  and  more.  At 
the  Maine  Conference  of  Congregational  Churches  in  June,  1873, 
a  meeting  of  these  scattered  societies  was  held  to  consider  the 
subject  of  forming  a  State  branch.  It  was  decided  to  organize 
such  a  society ;  and  the  work  of  preparing  a  constitution  was  left 
with  a  committee.  In  November  a  meeting  was  held  in  Port- 
land, the  constitution  adopted,  and  the  officers  chosen.  A  vice- 
president  was  taken  from  each  county  in  the  State,  and  there 
was  assigned  to  her  the  work  of  interesting  the  churches  in  her 


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county  In  the  formation  of  new  societies,  and  it  was  also  made 
incumbent  upon  her  to  see  that  at  least  one  missionary  meeting 
should  be  held  in  connection  with  the  county  conference.  In 
this  way,  it  is  hoped  to  bind  together  all  parts  of  the  State  into 
one  circle  of  concentrated  effort ;  while  the  secretaries  will  keep 
the  communication  open  between  the  auxiliaries  and  the  fields  of 
labor. 

It  is  almost  too  soon  to  see  the  fruits  of  our  labors,  as  the  first 
county  meeting  was  held  only  so  lately  as  January,  1874,  in 
connection  with  the  Cumberland  Conference,  at  Portland.  Still 
this  meeting,  though  in  rather  an  inaccessible  part  of  the  city, 
was  largely  attended,  and  full  of  interest;  and  we  can  but  hope 
that  the  cause  of  missions  has  received  a  fresh  impetus. 

As  to  our  distinctive  work  :  we  have  chosen  the  schools  at 
Mardin  and  Umzumbe,  and  the  girls'  school  of  the  Japan 
mission  ;  the  whole  cost  of  these  being  $1,010,  which  is  as  much 
as  we  can  pledge  for  the  coming  year.  Let  us  trust,  that,  during 
the  course  of  it,  there  may  be  so  much  done  among  us  that  we 
may  reach  out  to  greater  work,  and,  in  so  doing,  have  our  hearts 
open  to  receive  the  greater  blessing. 

Maria  D.  Gould,  Home  Secretary. 


AUXILIARY   SOCIETIES. 

Auburn  :  Mrs.    Samuel  Pi^^kard,   Pres. ;    Miss    Mary   Rideout, 

Treas. ;  Mrs.  J.  R.  Learned,  Sec'y. 
Augusta  :  Mrs.  J.  M.  Haynes,  Pres. ;  Miss  Annie  Craig,  Sec'y 

and  Trcas. 
Bangor  :  Mrs  James  Crosby,  Miss  Sophia  Stackpole,  Mrs.  George 

W.  Pickering,  Mrs.  Albert  Dole,  Mrs.  Charles  G.  Stearns, 

Mrs.  Edward  Kent,  Mrs.  J.   B.  Foster,  Directois ;  Mrs. 

Emma  L.  Duren,  Sec'y;  Mrs.  E.  G.  Thurston,  Treas. 
Bath  :  Mrs.  William  Hart,  Pres. ;  Miss  Emma  R.  Patten,  Sec'y ; 

Mrs.  A.  J.  Fuller,  Treas. 
Bath:  '' Little  Rills.'* 
Bethel  :  Mrs.  David  Garland,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  T.  H.  Chapmas,  Sec'y ; 

Miss  Sarah  K.  Gould,  Treas. 


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Brunswick;  Mrs.  Joseph  McKeen,  Pres. ;  Mrs.   J.   S.  Sewall, 

Sec'y  ;  Miss  Sarah  P.  Newman,  Treas. 
Castine  :  Mrs.  S.  Adams,  Treas. 
Cumberland  Centre. 
Deer  Isle  :  Mrs.  Huston,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Joseph  Pressy,  Sec'y  and 

Treas. 
Ellsworth :  "  Young  Ladies'  Prayer-Circle"  Miss  S.  L.  Phelps. 
Ellsworth :  "  Cup-Bearers'' 
Falmouth  :  Mrs.  Clara  Young,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Joanna  York,  Treas. ; 

Miss  Katie  E.  Andrews,  Sec'y. 
Falmouth  (West)  :  Mrs.  Edw.   Crabtree,  Pres. ;  Miss  Lily  M. 

Newman,  Sec'y;  Mrs.  Fred.  Hall,  Treas. 
Freeport    (South),   Mrs.  Horatio    Hsley,   Pres.;    Mrs.    Abbey 

Torrey,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Freeport  (South)  :  Mission-Circle,  "  Snow-Birds,^*  Miss  M.  P. 

Soule,  Directress. 
GoRHAM  :   Mrs.    L.  T.  Ferris,  Pres. ;   Mrs.  Caroline   F.  Smith, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
GORHAM  :  "  Mission-  Workers." 
HoLDEN :  Miss  Ellen  V.  Cogswell,  Sec'y. 
NoRRiDGEWOCK  :  "  Busy  Bees." 
Portland  :  Mrs.  Charles  Lord,  Pres. ;  Miss  E.  M.  Gould,  Sec'y 

and  Treas. 
Rockland  :  Mrs.  J.  E.  Hall,  Pres. ;  Miss  Sophia  Spofford,  Sec'y 

and  Treas. 
Rockland  :  "  Golden  Sands." 
Saccarappa:   Mrs.  S.    L.  Bowler,  Pres.;   Mrs.  H.   P.  Murch, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Thomaston  ;    Mrs.    S.  R.  Mason,  Pres.  ;    Mrs.   H.  R.  Ludwig, 

Sec'y ;  Mrs.  S.  F.  Keene,  Treas. 
"Union  :  Mission- Circle. 
Waldoborough. 
Water viLLE  :*  Mrs.  E.  S.  Cameron,  Pres. ;   Miss  Clara  T.  Alden, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Wells  :  Mrs.  Samuel  Lindsay,  Treas. 
Winslow. 
Whiting:  Mrs.  C.  A.  Chase,  Pres. ;  Miss  L.  O.  Bell,  Sec'y;  Mrs. 

E.  A.  Lincoln,  Treas. 


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REPORT  OF  THE  NEW-HAMPSHIRE  BRANCH. 


OFFICERS. 

President. 

Mrs.  Edward  Robie,  Greenland. 
Vice-Presidents. 

Mrs.  Edward  P.  Kimbai-l,  Rockingham  County. 

Mrs.  Gertrude  Blakely,  Grafton  County. 

Secretary. 

Mrs.  Helen  C.  Knight,  Portsmouth. 

Treasurer* 

Miss  Abbt  McIntire,  Exeter. 


New  Hampshire  has  not  yet  much  to  report  but  an  earnest 
spirit  to  bear  her  part  in  the  great  missionary  enterprises  of  the 
day. 

The  auxiliary  of  Portsmouth  sent  letters  to  the  auxiliaries  of 
the  State  and  to  other  churches,  inviting  Christian  women  to  a 
missionary  conference  in  November.  Many  came  ;  and,  under 
the  pressure  of  the  great  motives  presented  on  that  occasion,  a 
branch  was  formed,  under  which  the  churches  could  work  more 
efficiently  and  sympathetically  than  they  could  otherwise  do. 

Circulars  have  been  sent  out.  Several  new  auxiliaries  have 
been  formed.  Each  large  auxiliary  is  extending  its  influences 
to  the  churches  round ;  and  much  systematic  work  is  laid  out  for 
the  coming  year.  The  branch  has  assumed  the  support  of  Miss 
Sarah  F.  Norris,  medical  missionary  in  Bombay,  India,  and 
the  expense  of  finishing  and  furnishing  one  of  the  parlors  in  the 
Constantinople  Home,  beside  the  other  pledged  work  of  some  of 
the  auxiliaries.  Wherever  it  is  understood,  the  branch  has  been 
cordially  welcomed  ;  and  we  confidently  expect  that  the  Chris- 
tian women  of  our  State  will  be  behind  no  others  in  Christian 
consecration  and  generous  giving. 

H.  C.  Knight,  Secretary. 


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AUXILIARY   SOCIETIES. 

Atkinson  :  Miss  Mary  E.  Kelly,  Mrs.  George  Knight,  and  Mary 

A.  Page,  Committee. 
Campton  :  Mrs.  Quincy  Blakely,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  I.  B.  Hadley,  Vice- 

Pres. ;  Mrs.  S.  C.  Willey,  Sec'y ;    Mrs.  David  Bartlett, 

Treas. 
Candia  :  Mrs.   George  E.  Lovejoy,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  H.  M.  Eaton, 

Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Candia  :   Young  Ladies'  Mission-Circle,   Miss  Addie  S.   Lang, 

Pres. ;  Miss  Alice  Crane  and  Etta  F.  Patten,  Vice-Pres. ; 

Emma  Heally,  Sec'y  ;  Abbie  L.  Page,  Treas. 
Durham. 
Exeter  :  Miss  Mclntire,  Pres. ;  Miss  L.  M.  Boardman,  Sec'y  and 

Treas. 
Exeter  :   "  Cheerful  Givers,"  a  band  of  little  ones. 
Epping. 
FiTZWiLLiAM :  Mrs.  Norton,  Pres.  ;  Mrs.  Herkness,  Sec'y  ;  Mrs. 

Catlin,  Treas. 
Francestown  :  Mrs.   R.  B.  Fairbanks,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  E.  J.  Don- 

nell,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 
Greenland  :  Mrs.  Robie,  Pres. ;  Miss  Mary  Holmes,   Sec'y  and 

Treas. 
Hampton  :  Mrs.  James  Perkins,  Pres. ;  Miss  L.  E.  Dow,  Sec'y ; 

Miss  Ora  Neal,  Treas. 
Hampton  Falls  :  Mrs.  George  H,  Pratt,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  George  A. 

Hogg,  Sec'y ;  Mrs.  John  W.  Fogg,  Treas. 
Hanover  :   Mrs.   S.    P.   Leeds,   Pres. ;   Mrs.    E.   D.    Sanborn, 

Sec'y ;  Miss  S.  L.  Smith,  Treas. 
Keene  :  1st  Church,  Mrs.  E.  Cook,  Directress;  Miss  L.  M.  Boies, 

Sec'y ;  Mrs.  S.  A.  Gerrold,  Treas. 
Keene  :     2d  Church,   Mrs.   Leach,   Pres. ;    Mrs.  N.   R.    Cook, 

Sec'y ;   Mrs.  Rand,  Treas. 
Keene  :   "  Young    Ladies'    Mission-Circle,"    Mrs.     Richardson, 

Pres. ;  Miss  Etta  Humphrey,  Sec'y ;  Miss  Edna  Richards, 

Treas. 
Kensington  :  Mrs.  Anna  Hobbs,  Pres. 
Manchester  :    Mrs.  Horace    Pettee,    Pres. ;   Mrs.  Holmes   R. 

Pettee,  Treas. ;  Miss  B.  B.  Shepherd,  Sec'y. 


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Nashua  :    Mrs.  John  Lane,  Pres. ;   Mrs.  K.  T.   Smith,  Treas. ; 

Miss  S.  W.  Kendall,  Sec'y  ;  a  juvenile  circle  also,  called 

"  Messenger  Birds." 
North  Hampton  :   Mrs.  T.  Y.  Haines,  Pres. ;   Mrs.  Abraham 

Drake,  Sec'y;  Mrs.  M.  H.  Smith,  Treas. 
New  Ipswich  :  Mrs.  Newton  Brooks,  Pres. ;   Miss  Mary  Locke, 

Treas. 
Portsmouth  :  Mrs.  F.  W.  Rogers,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Kimball,  Sec'y 

and  Treas. 
Portsmouth:  "  Rogers  Mission-Circle,"  Miss  S.  Rogers,  Pres. ; 

Emma  Grace,  Sec'y. 
Plaistow:    Mrs.  C.  Terry,  Pres.;    Miss  Hettie  Terry,  Sec'y; 

Mrs.  A.  Kimble,  Treas. 
Raymond:  Mrs.  H.  Sargent,  Pres.;  Mrs.  F.  George,  Treas. 
Salmon  Falls  :  Mrs.  Mallory,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  Fernald,  Vice-Pres. ; 

Mrs.   J.  L   Converse,  Treas. ;  Mrs.  George  E.   Butler, 

Sec'y. 
Stratham  :  Miss  Nettie  Bartlett,  Pres. ;  Mrs.  John  M.  Tomp- 

son,  Sec'y  ;  Miss  Olivia  Lane,  Treas. 
West  Lebanon  :   Mrs.   Samuel  T.  Wood,  Pres. ;    Mrs.  Hiram 

Orcutt,  Sec'y  ;  Mrs.  Carpenter,  Treas. 


TREASURER'S  REPORT. 

expenditures    of   the   WOMAN'S   BOARD    OF    MISSIONS    FOR 
THE  YEAR  ENDING  DEC.  31,  1873. 

ZULU  MISSION. 

Salary  of  Mrs.  Mary  K.  Edwards,  for  1874,  $441  00 

"     Miss  Gertrude  R.  Hance,  for  1874,  441  00 
General  expenses  of  Mrs.  Edwards's  School  at 

Inanda,  for  1874,  641  00 

Salary  of  Mrs.  Laurana  W.  Mellen,  441  00 

"     Mrs.  Susan  W.  Tyler,  441  00 

Girls'  School  at  Urazumbi,  1873, 1874,  677  00 


$2,982  00 


EDKOPEAN    TDRKEY. 

Mrs.  Isabella  G.  Clarke,  $363  00 


$363  00 


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-VTESTERN    TURKEY    MISSION. —CONSTANTINOPLE    HOME. 

Salary  of  Mrs.  Cora  "Welch  Tomson,  for  1874, 

$484  00 

"     Miss  Julia  A.  Rappleye,  for  1874, 

484  00 

"     Miss  Charlotte  L.  Noyes,  for  1874, 

484  00 

Male  teacher,  for  1874, 

146  00 

Female  " 

175  00 

Rent  for  Home  Building,  for  1874, 

726  00 

Books,  &c., 

60  00 

Total  for  Home, 

$2,559  00 

NICOMEDIA. 

Salary  of  Miss  Laura  Farnham,  for  1874,  $363  00 

C^SAREA. 

Salary  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Giles,  for  1874, 
'•     Miss  Sarah  A.  Closson,  for  1874, 

MARSOVAN. 

Salary  of  Miss  Eliza  Fritcher,  for  1874, 

"     Miss  Fannie  E.  Washburn,  for  1874, 
Girls'  Preparatory  School,  for  1874, 
Crirls  in  the  Boarding-School,  for  1874, 
General  expenses  of  the  Boarding -School, 
Salary  of  Mrs.  Amelia  A.  Leonard, 
Three  Bible-women, 

SIVA3. 
Salary  of  Miss  Flavia  S.  Bliss,  for  1874, 
Girls'  School,  for  1874, 

MANISSA. 

Salary  of  Miss  Phebe  L.  Cull,  for  1874, 

«'     Miss  Ursula  C.  Clarke,  for  1874, 


363  00 

303  00 

303  00 

303  00 

175^0 

872  00 

247  00 

303  00 

120  00 

303  00 

175  00 

363  00 

363  00 

4,556  00 

Total,  Western  Turkey,  $7,115  00 


CENTRAL  TURKEY.  —  AINTAB. 

Salary  of  Miss  Myra  A.  Proctor,  for  1874,  $363  00 

«'     Miss  Hattie  G.  Powers,  for  1874,  363  00 

Female  Boarding-School,    twenty-four  girls,  two 

teachers,  steward,  matron,  823  00 

Fourteen  village  schools,  303  00 

MARASH. 

Salary  of  Miss  Mary  S.  WiUiams,  for  1874,  $400  00 


1.852  00 


400  00 
Total,  Central  Turkey,  2,252  00 


EASTERN    TURKEY. —BITLIS. 

One-half  salary  of  Misses  C.  and  M.  Ely,  for  1874,  $332  00 

Bible- woman, 

Three  common  schools  for  girls. 

Girls'  Boarding-School,  assistant  teacher. 

Incidentals, 

Eight  pupils, 


648  00 


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HARPOOT. 

Salary  of  Miss  Harriet  Seymour,  for  1874,  $332  00 

*'      Miss  Caroline  E.  Bush,  for  1874,  332  00 

Five  Bible- women,  128  00 

Female  Seminary,  twenty  girls,  in  part,  440  00 

♦'              "         twelve  women,  in  part,  204  00 

Assistant  teacher,  40  00 

Incidentals,  31  00 

Salary  of  Mrs.  Caroline  R.  Allen,  332  00 

Salary  of  Mrs.  Susan  A.  Wheeler,  332  00 


Salary  of  Miss  Olive  L.  Parmelee,  for  1874, 

"      Miss  Sarah  Sears,  for  1874, 
Two  Bible-women,  for  1874, 
Girls'  school,  fifteen  pupils,  for  1874, 
Five  women,  for  1874, 
Assistant  teacher,  for  1874, 
Salary  of  Oosee,  for  187^ 
Miscellaneous, 


$2,171  00 


1,412  00 
Total,  Eastern  Turkey,  $4,131  00 


MAHRATTA    MISSION. 

Salary  of  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Bissell,  for  1874,  Ahmed- 

nuggur. 
Salary  of  Miss  Harriet  S.  Ashley,  for  1874, 
'♦     Mrs.  Anna  M.  Park,  Sholapoor, 
"     Miss  Sarah  F.  Norris,  M.D.,  Bombay, 
Miss  Ashley's  assistant  teacher,  Pundit, 
Bible-women, 
Girls'  school,  teachers, 
Pupils,  $276;  incidentals,  $20, 

MADDRA    MISSION. 

Salary  of  Mrs.  Sarah  B.  Capron,  for  1874, 
"     Miss  Elizabeth  Sisson,  for  1874, 
Five  Bible-women, 
Girls'  Boarding-School,  fifty  pupils. 
Two  teachers, 

Hindoo  Girls'  School,  Madura, 
Mrs.  Charlotte  H.  Chandler, 

CEYLON    MISSION. 

Salary  of  Miss  Eliza  Agnew,  for  1874, 

"     Miss  Harriet  E.  Townshend,  for  1874, 
**     Miss  Susan  K.  Rowland, 

Three  Bible-women, 

Oodoopitty  Female  Seminary, 


$551  00 

651  00 

651  00 

551  00 

66  00 

440  00 

200  00 

296  00 

$551  00 

441  00 

140  00 

388  00 

112  00 

290  00 

551  00 

$551  00 

551  00 

551  00 

120  00 

551  00 

3,206  00 


2,531  00 


2,324  00 


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FOOCHOW    MISSION. 

Salary  of  Miss  Adelia  M.  Pay  son,  for  1874,  $545  00 

Girls'  Boarding-School,  for  1874,  800  00 

Salary  of  Mrs.  Lucy  E.  Hartwell,  485  00 

NORTH-CHINA    MISSION. 

Salary  of  Miss  Mary  E.  Andrews,  for  1874,  $485  00 

Assistant  teachers,  85  00 

One  female  helper,  61  00 


JAPAN 

MISSION. 

Salary  of  Miss  Eliza  Talcott, 

$606  00 

"     Miss  M.  E.  Gouldy, 

606  00 

Three  teachers,  $91  each, 

273  00 

Girls'  school, 

121  00 

MEXICO    MISSION. 

Salary  of  Miss  Carrie  M.  Strong,  $300  00 

SPAIN    MISSION. 

Salary  of  Mrs.  Alice  G.  Gulick,  $660  00 

DAKOTA    MISSION. 
Matron,  $400;  general  expenses,  $500,  $900  00 


$1,830  00 


631  00 


1,606  00 


300  00 


660  00 


900  00 


Total  appropriations,  $30,831  00 

Outfits  and  travelling-expenses  for  missionaries,  2,517  55 

Invested  from  Permanent  Fund,  4,757  50 

HOME    DEPARTMENT. 

Puhlishing  "  Life  and  Light,"  including  services 

at  office,  $6,578  63 

Printing  and  advertising,  postage  and  incidentals,       928  56 

Weekly  Pledge  envelopes,  86  00 

7,593  19 

Balance  in  treasury  Dec.  31,  1873,  of  which  $4,137.82  is 
reserved  for  outfits,  travelling-expenses,  and  Con- 
stantinople Home  Building-Fund,  and  $27,541.16  is 
for  Constantinople  Home  Building-Fund,  temporarily 
invested,  31,678  98 


$77,378  22 


RECEIPTS    OF    THE    WOMAN'S    BOARD    OF    MISSIONS  FOR   THE 
YEAR   ENDING    DEC.  31,  1873. 

Balance  in  treasury  Dec.  31,  1872,  $11,695  09 

Subscriptions  and  donations  in  1873,  36,706  90 

Legacy  of  Mrs.  Homer  Bartlett,  5,000  00 


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Legacies  and  donations  for  Constantinople  Home  Building-Fund, 
Receipts  from  back  dues  on  Quarterlies, 
Receipts  from  "  Life  and  Light"  and  "Echoes," 
Interests  received  on  temporary  investments, 
"Weekly  Pledge  envelopes, 


Jan.  3, 1874.  —  I  have  examined  the  accounts  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  "Woman's 
Board  of  Missions,  and  find  them  correct;  showing  a  balance,  in  addition  to  the 
Permanent  Fund,  of  thirty-one  thousand  six  hundred  and  seventy-eight  and 
ninety-eight  hundredths  dollars  due  the  society. 

J.  W.  DAVIS.  Auditor, 


$16,346  13 

521  66 

6,056  97 

1,001  80 

49  67 

$77,378  22 

MISSIONARIES    SUPPORTED  BY  THE   WOMAN'S 
BOARD. 

ZULU   MISSION. 

Mrs.  Mary  K.  Edwards,  Inanda.  Supported  by  the  New- 
Haven  Branch. 

Miss  Gertrude  R.  Hance,  Umvoti.  Supported  on  General 
Fund. 

Mrs.  Laurana  W.  Mellen,  Umzunduzi.  Supported  on  Gen- 
eral Fund. 

Mrs.  Susan  W.  Tyler,  Umzunduzi.  Supported  by  the  Rhode- 
Island  Branch. 

EUROPEAN-TURKEY   MISSION. 

Mrs.  Isabella  G.  Clark,  Samokov.  Supported  on  General 
Fund. 

western-turkey    MISSION. 

Miss  Flavia  S.  Bliss,  Sivas.  Supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in 
Cambridge,  Mass. 

Miss  Ursula  C.  Clarke,  Manissa.  Supported  by  the  Auxil- 
iary in  Dorchester,  Mass. 

Miss  Sarah  A.  Closson,  Caesarea.  Supported  by  the  Aux- 
iliary in  Windham,  O. 

Miss  Phebe  L.  Cull,  Manissa.  Supported  by  the  Auxihary  in 
South  Boston,  Mass. 


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Miss  Laura  Farnham,  Bardesag.  Supported  by  the  Mission- 
Circles  in  Central  Church,  Boston,  Mass. 

Miss  Eliza  Fritcher,  Marsovan.  Supported  by  the  Auxiliary 
in  Syracuse,  N.Y. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Giles,  Caesarea.  Supported  by  the  Auxiliary 
in  Clinton,  Mass. 

Mrs.  Amelia  A.  Leonard,  Marsovan.  Supported  on  General 
Fund. 

Miss  Charlotte  L.  Notes,  Constantinople.  Supported  by 
the  Auxiliaries  in  Norwich,  Conn.,  and  Winchendon, 
Mass. 

Miss  Julia  A.  Rappleye,  Constantinople.  Supported  on 
General  Fund. 

]VIrs.  Cora  W.  Tomson,  Constantinople.  Supported  by  the 
Auxiliary  in  Newburyport,  Mass. 

Miss  Fannie  E.  Washburn,  Marsovan.  Supported  by  Mount- 
Holyoke  Female  Seminary. 

CENTRAL-TURKEY   MISSION. 

Miss  Ellen  M.  Pierce,  Aintab.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 

Miss  Hattie  G.  Powers,  Aintab.  Supported  by  the  Auxiliary 
in  Winchester,  Mass. 

Miss  MyRA  a.  Proctor,  Aintab.  Supported  by  the  Philadel- 
phia Branch. 

Miss  Mary  S.  Williams,  Marash.  Supported  on  General 
Fund. 

EASTERN-TURKEY  MISSION. 

Mrs.  Caroline  R.  Allen,  Harpoot.  Supported  on  General 
Fund. 

Miss  Caroline  E.  Bush,  Harpoot.  Supported  by  the  Aux- 
iliary in  Rochester,  Mass. 

Miss  Charlotte  E.  Ely,  Bitlis.  In  part  supported  by  the 
Vermont  Branch. 

Miss  M.  A.  C.  Ely,  Bitlis.  In  part  supported  by  the  Vermont 
Branch. 

Miss  Olive  L.  Parmelee,  Mardin.  Supported  by  the  Aux- 
iliary in  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Miss  Sarah  Sears,  Mardin.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 


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Miss  Hattie  Seymour,  Harpoot.     Supported  by  the  Auxiliary 

in  Fall  River,  Mass. 
Mrs.  Susan  A.  Wheeler,  Harpoot.     In  part  supported  by  the 

Auxiliary  in  Bath,  Me. 

MAHRATTA    MISSION. 

Miss  Harriet  S.  Ashley,  Ahmednuggur.      Supported  by  the 

Rhode-Island  Branch. 
Mrs.    Mary    E.    Bissell,    Ahmednuggur.      Supported  by  the 

Auxiliary  in  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass. 
Miss    Sarah   F.   Norris,  M.D.,  Bombay.      Supported  by  the 

New-Hampshire  Branch. 
Mrs.  Anna  M.  Park,  Sholapoor.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 

MADURA   MISSION. 

Mrs.  Sarah  B.  Capron,  Mana,  Madura.  Supported  on  General 
Fund. 

Mrs.  Charlotte  H.  Chandler,  Madura.  Supported  on  Gen- 
eral Fund. 

Miss  Elizabeth  Sisson,  Madura.  Supported,  in  part,  by  the 
Auxilliary  in  East  Boston,  Mass. 

CEYLON    MISSION. 

Miss  Eliza  Agnew,  Uduville.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 
Miss  Susan  K.  Howland,  Udupitty.       Supported  on  General 

Fund. 
Miss  Harriet  E.  Townshend,  Udupitty.      Supported  by  the 

Auxiliary  in  Hartford,  Conn. 

FOOCHOW  mission. 

Mrs.  Lucy    E.  Hartwell,  Foochow.      Supported  on  General 

Fund. 
Miss  Adelia  M.  Payson,  Nantai.     Supported  by  the  Auxiliary 

in  Newport,  R.I. 

NORTH-CHINA   MISSION. 

Miss  Mary  E.  Andrews,  Tungcho.  Supported  by  the  New- 
Haven  Branch. 


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JAPAN   MISSION. 

Miss  Mary  E.  Gouldy,  Osaka.     Supported  by  the  Philadelphia 

Branch. 
Miss  Julia  E.  Gulick,  Osaka.     Suppoited  on  General  Fund. 
Miss  Eliza  Talcott,  Kobe.      Supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in 

Springfield,  Mass. 

mission   to   SPAIN. 

Mrs.  Alice  Gordon  Gulick,  Santander.     Supported  on  Gen- 
eral Fund. 

mission   to   MEXICO. 

Miss  Carrie   M.  Strong,   Monterey.      Supported   on   General 
Fund. 


SCHOOLS   SUPPORTED  BY  THE  WOMAN'S    BOARD. 

ZULU   MISSION. 

School  at  Inanda,  under  care  of  Mrs.  Edwards.     Supported 

by  Scholarships. 
School  at  Umzumbi,  under  care  of  Mrs.  Bridgman.     Supported 

by  the  Maine  Branch. 

western-turkey  mission. 

The  Constantinople  Home,  under  care  of  Misses  Rappleye, 
Noyes,  and  Tomson.  Supported  by  Scholarships  and 
General  Fuud.  Native  male  teacher,  supported  by  the 
Sabbath  School  in  Reading,  Mass. ;  native  female  teacher, 
by  the  Auxiliary  in  Winchendon,  Mass. 

School  in  Marso van,  under  care  of  Miss  Fritcher.  Supported 
by  New- Haven  Branch  and  Scholarships.  Native  teacher 
supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in  Beverly,  Mass. 

Preparatory  School  in  Marsovan. 

School  in  Sivas,  under  care  of  Miss  Bliss.  Supported  on 
General  Fund. 

School  in  Talas,  under  care  of  Miss  Closson.  Supported  on 
General  Fund. 


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CENTRAL-TURKEY  MISSION. 

School  at  Aintab,  under  care  of  Miss  Proctor.  Supported  by 
the  Philadelphia  Branch. 

Fourteen  Village  Schools,  under  care  of  Miss  Proctor.  Sup- 
ported, in  part,  by  the  Rhode-Island  Branch. 

eastern-turkey  mission. 
School  at  Harpoot,  under  care  of  Misses  Seymour  and  Bush. 

Supported  by  Scholarships. 
School  at  Mardin,  under  care  of  Misses  Parmelee  and  Sears. 

Supported  by  the  Maine  Branch. 
School  at  Bitlis,  under  care  of  Misses  Ely.     Supported  by  the 

Auxiliary  in  Peabody,  Mass.     Native  teacher  supported 

by  Belleville  Mission-Circle,  Newburyport,  Mass. 

mahratta  mission. 
School  at  Ahmednuggur,  under  care  of  Mrs.  Bissell.     Sup- 
ported by  Scholarships. 

MADURA   mission. 

School  at  Madura,  under  care  of  Mrs.  Chandler.  Supported 
by  the  New-Haven  Branch,  and  the  Auxiliary  in  Mon- 
treal, Canada. 

Hindu  Girls'  School  at  Madura,  under  care  of  Mrs. 
Chandler.  Supported  by  the  "  Cheerful  Workers,"  in 
Tabernacle  Church,  New-York  City. 

CEYLON   mission. 

School  at  Udupitty,  under  care  of  Miss  Townshend.  Sup- 
ported by  Vermont  Branch,  Scholarships,  and  General 
Fund. 

FOOCHOW  MISSION. 

School  at  Foochow,  under  care  of  Miss  Payson.  Supported 
by  Vermont  Branch,  Scholarships,  and  General  Fund. 

JAPAN  mission. 
School  at  Osaka,  under  care  of  Miss  Gouldy.     Supported  by 
the  Maine  Branch. 

DAKOTA    mission. 

Home  among  the  Dakota  Indians.  Supported  on  General 
Fund. 


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NATIVE  TEACHERS   AND  BIBLE-READERS. 

EUROPEAN   AND   WESTERN   TURKEY  MISSION. 

Ghulu    Dudu,  at    Caesarea.      Supported    by  the  Auxiliary    in 

Newton,  Mass. 
Mariam  Dudu,  at  Nigdi.     Supported  by  a  Sabbath-school  Class 

in  Winchester,  Mass. 
Zahouhi,  at  Marsovan.     Supported  by  the  New-Haven  Branch. 
Horessima,  at  Marsovan.     Supported  by  the  New-Haven  Branch. 
Excipit,  at  Marsovan.     Supported  by  the  New-Haven  Branch. 

CENTRAL-TURKEY   MISSION. 

Turfanda  Boghosyan,  at  Killis.     Supported  by  a  Sabbath-school 

Class  in  Lynn,  Mass. 
Mariam  Yarzhoohee,  at  Aintab.     Supported  by  the  Philadelphia 

Branch. 
Mariam  Varlarasyan,  at  Aintab.     Supported  by  the  Philadelphia 

Branch. 
Mariam  Boghosyan,  at  Aintab.     Supported  by  the  Philadelphia 

Branch. 
Hanum  Bagdoyan,  at  Aintab.     Supported  by  the  Philadelphia 

Branch. 

EASTERN-TURKEY   MISSION. 

Mariam,  at  Harpoot.  Supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in  Northamp- 
ton, Mass. 

Marta,  at  Arabkir.     Supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in  Maiden,  Mass. 

Varta  at  Shuhagi.     Supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in  Chelsea,  Mass. 

Susig,  at  Ichme.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 

Mariam,  at  Hoghi.  Supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in  Middlebury, 
Vt. 

Bible-Reader,  at  Chemsigesek.  Supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in 
Clinton,  Mass. 

Two  Bible-Readers,  at  Mardin.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 

Bible-reader,  at  Bidis.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 

MAHRATTA    MISSION. 

Ahilabai,  at  Ahmednuggur.  Supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in 
Middlebury,  Vt. 


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Subabai,  at  Ahmednuggur.  Supported  by  Mrs.  R.  P.  Reed, 
Chelsea,  Mass. 

Krishnabai,  at  Mandogan.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 

Zanakabai,  at  Mandogan.  Supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in  Green- 
wich, Conn. 

Pritabai,  near  Ahmednuggur.  Supported  by  the  South  Church, 
Hartford,  Conn. 

Samanabai,  at  Wadale.  Supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in  Norwich 
Town,  Conn. 

Gangabai,  at  Satara.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 

Drupatabai,  at  Wadale.  Supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in  Bruns- 
wick, Me. 

Drupatabai  Uarayan,  Rahuri.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 

Balubai,  at  Ahmednuggur.  Supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in 
Grantville,  Mass. 

Ashabai,  at  Ahmednuggur.  Supported  by  the  Sabbath  School  in 
Weathersfield-avenue  Church,  Hartford,  Conn. 

Sitabai,  at  Ahmednuggur.  Supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in  New- 
ton Centre,  Mass. 

Shetiba  Phakira,  at  Ahmednuggur.  Supported  by  the  Auxiliary 
in  Framingham,  Mass. 

Babajee  Ramjee,  at  Ahmednuggur.  Supported  on  General 
Fund. 

Jamanabai,  at  Bombay.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 

Kasubai.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 

Yesabai.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 

Gyanakabai.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 

Bahebai,  in  South  District.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 

MADURA    MISSION. 

Gnanaperahasen,  at  Madura.  Supported  by  the  New-Haven 
Branch. 

Samathanum,  at  Madura.     Supported  by  the  New-Haven  Branch. 

Annamal,  at  Battalagundu.  Supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in 
Claremont,  N.H. 

Annamal,  at  Mandapasalie.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 

Parkeum,  at  Pasumalai.     Supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in  Hart- 
ford, Conn. 
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Parkeum,  at  Madura.     Supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in  Maiden, 

Mass. 
Anatye,  at  Madura.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 

CEYLON    MISSION. 

Sarah  K.  White,  at  Uduville.  Supported  by  the  Sabbath  School 
in  Wellesley,  Mass. 

Mary  Smith,  at  Uduville.  Supported  by  the  Auxiliary  in  Green- 
wich, Conn. 

One  Bible-Reader,  at  Uduville.     Supported  on  General  Fund. 

NORTH-CHINA   MISSION. 

Mrs.  Tsua,  at  Tungcho.  Supported  by  the  Tabernacle  Church, 
Salem,  Mass. 


CONSTITUTION  OF  THE  W.  B.  M. 

Article  I.  —  The  officers  of  this  Corporation  shall  be  a  Pres- 
ident, Vice-Presidents,  Recording  Secretary,  two  or  more 
Secretaries  for  Correspondence,  a  Treasurer,  twelve  or  more 
Directors,  and  an  Auditor,  who  shall  be  a  gentleman.  The 
Presidents  of  all  Branch  Societies  shall  be  Vice-Presidents  of 
the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions.  All  these  officers,  with  the 
exception  of  the  Auditor,  shall  constitute  a  Board  of  Directors, 
five  of  whom  shall  be  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business. 
Honorary  Vice-Presidents  may  be  appointed,  with  the  same 
privileges  as  the  above-named,  except  that  they  will  not  be 
members  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  All  the  foregoing  officers 
shall  hold  their  offices  until  the  first  Tuesday  of  January  follow- 
ing the  time  of  their  election,  or  till  others  be  chosen. 

Art.  II.  —  The  Secretaries  and  Prudential  Committee  of  the 
American  Board  will  constitute  an  advisory  board;  and  all 
missionary  candidates  will  be  referred  to  them  for  approval 
before   appointment  by  the  Directors.     Missionaries  supported 


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by  tbis  Board  will  be  required  to  make  frequent  reports  to  the 
Corresponding  Secretaries. 

Art.  III.  —  Regular  monthly  meetings  of  the  Board  of  Direct- 
ors will  be  held  on  the  first  Monday  of  every  month.  Meetings 
of  the  Society  for  business,  the  communication  of  intelligence,  and 
suitable  religious  exercises,  shall  be  held  in  Boston  on  the  first 
Tuesdays  of  January  and  April,  Thursday  of  Anniversary 
Week,  and  the  first  Tuesday  in  November.  The  January 
meeting  shall  be  observed  as  an  anniversary  ;  when  the  Annual 
Report,  prepared  by  the  Rcording  Secretary,  shall  be  read,  and 
officers  elected.  Notice  of  the  hour  of  the  day,  and  the  place 
of  holding  these  meetmgs,  shall  be  inserted  once  previously  in 
•*  The  Congregationalist." 

Art.  IV.  —  Special  meetings  of  this  Society  may  be  called  at 
any  time,  by  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  by  a  notice 
published  once  in  said  "  Congregationalist,"  publication  of  said 
notice  to  be  at  least  one  week  before  the  day  of  holding  said 
meetings. 

Art.  V.  —  The  Board  of  Directors  shall  have  full  power  to  do 
all  matters  and  things  necessary  to  carry  into  effect  the  objects 
and  purposes  of  this  Society  as  set  forth  in  the  third  section  of 
its  act  of  incorporation ;  and  the  acts  and  doings  of  said  Board 
of  Directors  shall  have  the  same  validity  and  eflfect  as  if  done 
and  transacted  by  the  Corporation  itself  at  any  regular  meeting. 

Art.  VI.  —  The  payment  of  one  dollar  annually  shall  consti- 
tute memberships  and  twenty-five  dollars,  life-membership. 

Art.  VII.  —  Any  number  of  ladies  contributing  not  less  than 
ten  dollars  annually  may  form  a  society  auxiliary  to  the 
Woman's  Board  of  Missions,  by  the  appointment  of  a  Director, 
Secretary,  and  Treasurer,  who  shall  constitute  a  local  Executive 
Committee ;  the  particular  name  and  terms  of  membership  to 
be  fixed  by  each  society  for  itself.  Auxiliary  societies,  not 
less  than  twenty  in  number,  may  become  a  branch  of  the 
Woman's  Board  of  Missions,  with  powers  to  choose  such 
officers,  or  make  such  regulations,  —  not  inconsistent  with  this 
Constitution,  —  as  they  may  wish. 


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Art.  YIII.  —  Recognizing  the  duty  of  educating  our  youth 
in  the  spirit  of  missions,  this  Society  will  encourage  the  formation 
of  mission-circles  among  the  children  and  youth  in  our  churches, 
to  collect  funds,  and  disseminate  missionary  intelligence.  Any 
number  of  Sunday-school  children,  or  any  class  in  a  Sunday 
school,  that  shall  contribute  annually  not  less  than  five  dollars, 
may  form  a  mission-circle,  under  a  name  of  their  own  choosing, 
by  appointing  some  one  of  their  number  to  act  as  Secretary 
and  Treasurer.  * 

Art.  IX.  —  All  persons  who  became  life-members  of  the 
Woman's  Board  of  Missions  by  the  payment  of  twenty-five 
dollars,  under  its  organization  as  it  existed  before  the  passage 
of  said  act  of  incorporation,  shall  be  considered  life-members 
of  this  Society,  with  the  same  rights  and  privileges  as  the 
payment  of  a  like  sum  would  now  confer  under  this  Corporation. 

Art.  X.  —  This  Constitution  may  be  altered  at  any  regular 
meeting,  by  a  vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  members  present ;  notice 
of  their  intention  to  propose  any  alteration  having  been  given 
at  a  previous  meeting. 


BY-LAWS. 

Article  I.  —  Every  meeting  of  the  Society  and  of  the  Board 
of  Directors  shall  be  opened  with  prayer  and  the  reading  of  the 
Scriptures.  The  minutes  of  the  previous  meeting  shall  be  read 
and  approved,  unless  otherwise  ordered.  * 

Art.  II. ' —  The  Board  of  Directors  shall  appoint  annually,  at 
the  meeting  in  February,  a  Publishing  and  Editorial  Committee, 
also  Committees  on  Finance  and  Nomination.  The  Finance 
Committee  shall  have  a  general  supervision  of  the  finances,  and 
shall  devise  and  recommend  measures  for  increasing  the  receipts. 

Art.  hi.  —  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Treasurer  to  invest 
the  funds  of  the  Society  in  the  safest  and  most  productive  form ; 
but  no  investments  shall  be  made  or  changed  by  her  without  the 
concurrence  of  the  Finance  Committee. 


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Art.  IV.  —  All  bills  for  current  expenses  shall  be  approved 
either  by  the  Treasurer  or  President. 

Art.  V.  —  Branch  societies,  and  auxiliaries  not  connected 
with  branches,  shall  be  required  to .  present  their  annual  reports 
to  the  parent  society  on  or  before  the  first  Tuesday  in  December. 

Art.  YI.  —  All  branch  societies,  and  auxiliaries  not  con- 
nected with  branches,  will  be  held  responsible  for  work  assumed 
by  them  until  due  notice  shall  be  given  to  the  parent  society. 
Branch  societies  shall  make  remittances  as  often  as  once  a 
quarter  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  parent  society. 

Art.  Vir. — The  financial  year  shall  close  on  the  fifteenth 
day  of  December. 

Art.  VIII.  —  No  business  shall  be  brought  before  a  public 
meeting  of  the  Society  that  has  not  been  previously  submitted  to 
the  Board  of  Directors. 

Art.  IX.  —  These  By-Laws  may  be  amended  at  any  meet- 
ing of  the  Board  of  Directers  by  a  vote  of  two-thirds  of  the 
members  present,  notice  of  the  proposed  change  having  been 
given  at  the  previous  meeting. 


CONSTITUTION  FOR  AUXILIARIES. 

Article  I. — This  Society  shall  be  called  *' The  Woman's 
Missionary  Society,"  auxiliary  to  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 

Art.  II.  —  The  officers  of  this  Society  shall  be  a  Directress, 
Secretary,  and  Treasurer,  chosen  annually. 

Art.  III.  —  The  object  of  this  Society  shall  be  the  collection 
of  money  for  missionary  purposes,  and  the  cultivation  of  a 
missionary  spirit  among  its  members. 

Art.  IV.  —  All  money  raised  by  this  Society  shall  be  sent 
to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions,  for  the 
purposes  of  their  organization. 

Art.  V.  —  Any  person  may  become  a  member  of  this  Society 
by  the  payment  of annually. 


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CONSTITUTION   FOR   MISSION-CIRCLES. 

Article  I.  —  An  association  of  youth  remitting  annually 
not  less  than  five  dollars  to  the  Treasurer  of  W.  B.  M.  shall 
constitute  a  Mission-Circle. 

Art.  II.  —  A  Circle  raising  sufficient  funds  to  sustain  a 
Native  Bible-Reader,  or  to  educate  a  pupil  in  any  of  the  Mission- 
Schools,  can  specify  any  field  occupied  by  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M. 

Art.  III.  —  Each  Circle  shall  be  designated  by  an  appropri- 
ate name  ;  and  shall  appoint  a  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  to  whom 
due  acknowledgment  can  be  returned  by  the  Society. 


PLEDGE  FOR  MISSION-CIRCLES. 

We  desire  to  help  in  sending  the  gospel  to  heathen  children, 
that  they  may  learn  about  Christ,  who  died  to  save  them. 

We  promise  to  give  one  cent  a  week  to  the  missionary-box, 
and  to  come  together  once  a  month  to  work  for  the  cause,  and 
to  hear  about  missions. 

(Signed) 


PUBLICATIONS. 

The  following  leaflets  have  been  issued  by  the  Woman's 
Board,  designed  to  assist  those  who  wish  to  promote  the  work 
of  the  Society.  They  will  be  furnished  gratuitously  in  small 
quantities :  when  ten  or  more  are  desired,  they  may  be  obtained 
at  very  reasonable  prices. 

Historical  Sketch  of  the  Woman's  Board. 

The  Need  of  a  Woman's  Board. 

An  Organization  in  Every  Church. 


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A  New  Study  for  Female  Seminaries. 

The  Best  Modes  of  raising  Money. 

The  Children's  Army :  how  shall  we  lead  it  ? 

The  Work  of  the  Bible-Women. 

Hints  for  Meetings. 

Go  Forward. 

*'  She  has  done  what  she  thought  she  couldn't." 

children's  series. 
Koordish  Amie. 
Children's  Work. 
Child  Faith. 
Jesus'  Lambs. 

LIFE   AND    LIGHT    FOR    WOMAN, 

A  missionary  magazine,  published  by  the  Woman's  Boards  of 
Missions,  containing  interesting  accounts  of  the  progress  of  the 
work  for  heathen  women  both  at  home  and  abroad.  Terms  fifty 
cents  a  year  in  advance.  This  magazine  has  been  issued 
monthly  only  since  January,  1873;  and  we  have  every  reason 
to  think  that  its  more  frequent  visits  have  been  welcomed  in 
many  Christian  homes.  Pecuniarily  it  has  not  been  as  success- 
ful as  we  could  wish.  With  the  number  of  subscribers  in  1873, 
if  every  subscription  were  paid,  the  amount  received  would  be 
$6,056.97.  By  our  Treasurer's  Report,  it  will  be  seen  that  the 
expense  of  its  publication  was  $6,578.63,  leaving  a  deficiency 
of  $521.66.  Making  allowance  for  those  unavoidably  or  care- 
lessly delinquent,  for  the  increasing  expense  of  cuts,  or  other 
improvements  desirable  to  be  made,  a  much  larger  subscription- 
list  is  required  to  place  the  magazine  on  a  permanent  basis. 

These  facts  speak  for  themselves ;  and  it  is  hoped  that  it  is 
only  necessary  to  place  them  before  our  auxiliaries  to  insure  the 
hearty  co-operation  of  all  their  members  in  promoting  this  most 
important  instrumentality  in  carrying  on  the  work  of  the 
Woman's  Board. 


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We  wish  to  bespeak  for  "Echoes,"  also,  a  larger  drculation 
among  the  children  in  our  sabbath  schools.  It  is  the  only 
juvenile  missionary  publication  in  our  denomination ;  and  we  hope 
through  its  pages  to  reach  and  interest  the  young,  on  whom 
depends  the  future  of  foreign  missions. 


POSTAGE-RATES. 

Letters  for  missionaries  of  the  Board  may  be  sent  to  the 
Secretary  W.  B.  M.  at  the  Congregational  House,  Boston, 
where  mails  are  made  up  every  Tuesday  afternoon  for  all  mis- 
sions except  those  at  China  and  Japan.  Letters  should  be  in 
Boston  Tuesday  forenoon.  Postage  can  be  prepaid  by  sending 
currency  with  the  letter,  and  at  the  following  rates  per  half- 


ounce  :  — 

Constantinople     .    .    .    .11  cts. 

Nicomedia 19  " 

Eski  Zagra,  Samokov, 

Broosa,  and  Manissa    .  24  " 
Sivas,  Caesarea,  Marsovan, 

and  Erzroora    .    .    .    .  33  " 

Bitlis .41  " 


Harpoot,  Mardin,  and  Van,  56  cts. 
Central-Turkey  Stations  .  56  " 

South  Africa 28   " 

India  and  Ceylon     .     .     .  22  " 
China  and  Japan      ...  10  .*' 
Sandwich  Islands  and  Mi- 
cronesia   6  " 


As  letters  are  sent  in  packages  from  the  Missionary  Rooms, 
the  postage  on  those  of  less  or  greater  weight  is  in  the  same 
proportion. 

Letters  for  China  and  Japan  go  by  steamer  mail  from  San 
Francisco,  and  leave  the  Congregational  House  on  or  about  the 
20th  of  each  month. 


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LIFE-MEMBERS    MADE   IN  1873. 


Adkins,  Mrs.  C.  S. 
Alexander,  Mrs.  L.  0. 
Alden,  Mr8.  S.  A. 
Alden,  Mis-s  Sarah  V. 
AUen,  Mrs.  B.  R. 
Allen,  Miss  Edith 
Ames,  Miss  M.  P. 
Angler,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  H. 
Armstrong,  Miss  E.  L. 
Atwater,  Mrs.  S.  E.  W. 
Atwood,  Mrs.  George  P. 
Backup,  Miss  Elizabeth  E. 
Bacheler,  Miss  Clemmie  E. 
Baile,  Mrs.  Lizzie  K. 
Baker,  Mrs.  Relief 
Balcora,  Miss  Ella 
Baldwin,  Miss  L.  E. 
Baldwin,  Miss  M.  A. 
Barry,  Mrs.  Charles  E. 
Barrows,  MissMattie 
Barrows,  Mrs.  Charles  D. 
Barbour,  Miss  Eliza 
Bartlett,  Mrs.  Eunice 
Bartlett,  Mrs.  A.  F. 
Bartlett,  Miss  Antoinette 
Bartlett,  Mrs.  Lucy 
Bardwell,  Mrs.  William  E. 
Batchelder,  Miss  Sarah  F. 
Beane,  Mrs.  E.  R. 
Beckwith,  Mrs.  Juline 
Berry,  Miss  Persis  B. 
Bigelow,  Miss  Lizzie 
Bingham,  Mrs.  Ira 
Bissell,  Mrs.  Augustus 
Blanchard,  Miss  Annie 
Blanchard,  Miss  Abby 
Blodgett,  Mrs.  M.  S.  W. 
Blossom,  Mrs.  Laura  "W. 
Boardman,  Miss  Lucy  M. 
Bowker,  Mrs.  C.  W. 
Boyd,  Mrs.  P.  S. 
Bosworth,  Mrs.  Lucy  C. 
Brainerd,  Mrs,  A.  M. 
Bradley,  Mrs.  Mary  A. 
Bridgman,  Mrs.  Sidney  E. 
Briggs,  Miss  Mary  B. 
Brooks,  Mrs.  Deacon  Joshua 
Brown,  Miss  Lucy  H. 
Bronson,  Miss  Elizabeth  T. 
Browning,  Mrs.  Charles  H. 
Buckingham,  Miss  H.  S. 
Burrage,  Mrs.  Nancy  D. 
Button,  Mrs.  Harvey 
Butters,  Miss  Mary  Ann 
Butler,  Mrs.  William 
Calhoun,  Miss  M.  C. 
Cameron,  Mrs.  E.  S. 
Capron,  Mrs.  S.  B. 
Carpenter,  Mrs.  C.  E. 


Carter,  Mrs.  T.  M. 
Carter,  Miss  Ann  E. 
Ohadwick,  Miss  Elizabeth  A- 
Chaffin,  Mrs.  Caroline  A. 
Chaffin,  Miss  Adelia 
Chamberlin,  Miss  Laura  B. 
Chamberlin,  Miss  Abby  M. 
Chamberlain,  Mrs.  A.  S. 
Chapin,  Mrs.  M.  A.  T. 
Chapin,  Mrs.  Ethan 
Clark,  Miss  Ellen  S.  S. 
Clark,  Miss  Mary  L. 
Clark,  Mrs.  Mary  E. 
Clark,  Mrs.  Abby 
Cleaveland,  Mrs.  Dr.  J.  P. 
Coffin,  Miss  Adelia 
Coffin,  Mrs.  H.  R. 
Colt,  Mrs.  M.  L. 
Conant,  Mrs.  Rebecca 
Conant,  Mrs.  Charles 
Cook,  Mrs.  Ella  E.  P. 
Cowles,  Mrs.  A.  F. 
Crear,  Miss  M.  M. 
Crossman,  Mrs.  E.  P. 
Cummin gs.  Miss  Sarah 
Curtis,  Mrs.  Fannie  S. 
Currier,  Miss  Fannie 
Cushman,  Mrs.  S.  R. 
Cushman,  Mrs.  Laura 
Cutler,  Miss  Mary  F. 
Dalzell,  Mrs.  Martha  B. 
Dana,  Miss  Mary  L. 
Daniels,  Miss  Mary 
Danielson,  Mrs.  F.  W. 
Davenport,  Miss  Louise 
Davis,  Mrs.  Joshua  W. 
Dawson,  Mrs.  Sarah  K. 
Dawson,  Miss  Sarah  M. 
Day,  Miss  Alice  M. 
Deane,  Mrs.  Asahel 
DeForrest,  Mrs.  Hattie  F. 
Dexter,  Mrs.  L.  P. 
Dickinson,  Mrs.  Samuel  B. 
Dickinson,  Mrs.  A.  Gr. 
Doolittle,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  R. 
Douglass,  Mrs.  Jane 
Downing,  Mrs.  Alfred 
Dowd,  Mrs.  Sarah  A. 
Duff,  Mrs.  John 
Dunn,  Mrs.  R.  P. 
Durfee,  Mrs.  F.  B. 
Duren,  Mrs.  Isa. 
Eastman,  Mrs.  L.  R.,  jun. 
Ellis,  Mrs.  James 
Elwell,  Mrs.  W.  S. 
Emerson,  Miss  F.  M. 
Esty,  Mrs.  James  F. 
Eustis,  Mrs.  W.  S. 
Evie,  Miss 


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aasre,  Mrs.  H.  K. 
Gallott,  Mrs.  Nathan 
Garland,  Mrs.  Mary  J. 
Gibbs,  Miss  M.  Eliza 
G-iddings,  Mrs.  S.  P. 
Gillette,  Mrs.  W.  E. 
Goodhue,  Mrs.  Mary  P. 
Goodnow,  Miss  Charlotte 
Goodwin,  Mrs.  A.  E. 
Goulding,  Mrs.  J.  H. 
Grant,  Mrs.  H.  M. 
Gregory,  Mrs.  Lewis 
GulSver,  Mrs.  John 
Gulick,  Miss  Hattie 
Gunnison,  Mrs.  William 
Gurnsey,  Mrs.  A.  T. 
Hadley,  Mrs.  Melissa  R. 
Hale,  Mrs.  E. 
Hall,  Mrs.  Luther  A. 
Hall,  Mrs.  Gordon 
Hall,  Mrs.  S.  I. 
Hall,  Mrs.  Henry  C. 
HaUiday,  Miss  Amy  E. 
Hanford,  Mrs.  Abby  L. 
Harris,  Mrs.  Ellen  Chester 
Haughton,  Miss  Fannie  E. 
Haskell,  Mrs.  William  H. 
Hartwell,  Mrs.  Lucy  E. 
Hawes,  Mrs.  Samuel 
Hawes,  Miss  Julia 
Hawes,  Miss  Jemima 
Herrick,  Miss  Maggie  F. 
Herrick,  Mrs.  Maria  T. 
Herrick,  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Hyde,  Mrs.  H.  E. 
Hill,  Mrs.  W.  R. 
Hillyer,  Miss  Clara  E. 
Hinckley,  Miss  Amelia  ^. 
Holbrook,  Miss  Jennie  Louise 
Howe,  Miss  E.  H. 
Howell,  Mrs.  H.  L. 
Hopkins,  Mrs.  Mark 
Ide,  Mrs.  Mary  S. 
Hsley,  Mrs.  Ellen  M. 
Jackson,  Mrs.  Mary  J. 
Jellison,  Miss  Charlotte  A. 
Jencks,  Miss  E.  Frances 
Johnson,  Mrs.  Sarah  Barstow 
Johnson,  Mrs.  E.  S. 
Jones,  Mrs.  Hannah  E. 
Jones,  Mrs  Mary  S. 
Judd,  Miss  Jane  Z. 
Kimball,  Miss  Ehzabeth  C. 
Kittredge,  Mrs.  C.  J. 
Knapp,  Miss  Alzina  M. 
Knight,  Mrs.  Helen  C. 
Kyle,  Miss  Margaret 
Lanphear,  Mrs.^Augusta 
Lang,  Mrs.  Galvin 
Laselle,  Miss  Kate  W. 
Leavitt,  Mrs.  A.  E. 
Lee,  Mrs.  J.  N. 
Leet,  Miss  Carrie 
Leonard,  Mrs.  Norman 
Lincoln,  Mrs.  Lucy  E. 
Lincoln,  Mrs.  Marcia  B. 
Lincoln,  Miss  Mary 


Litchfield,  Mrs.  Ruth 
Lord,  Miss  Mary  A. 
Lyman,  Mrs.  Samuel 
Manning,  Mrs.  Ann  C. 
Manning,  Miss  Susan  E. 
Manning,  Miss  Annie  M. 
Maples,  Miss  Hannah 
Marshall,  Miss  Alice 
Marden,  Mrs.  Henry 
Marden,  Miss  Kate 
Martindale,  Mrs.  Edwin 
Martin,  Miss  Caroline 
Martin,  Mrs.  William  A.  P. 
Martin,  Mrs.  H. 
Mason,  Miss  J.  K. 
May,  Mrs.  Emma  E. 
McGowan,  Mrs.  George 
McKoon,  Mrs.  M.  P. 
Meacham,  Mrs.  E.  H. 
Melius,  Miss  Maria  L. 
Merriam,  Mrs.  H.  W. 
Merriam,  Mrs.  George 
Merrill,  Mrs.  George 
Merrill,  Miss  Emeline 
Merrill,  Mrs.  Thomas 
Mills,  Mrs.  E.  M.  C. 
Morse,  Mrs.  E.  A. 
Moulton,  Mrs.  Joseph 
Nash,  Miss  S.  M. 
Nichols,  Miss  Mary  H. 
Norton,  Mrs.  Edward  B. 
Oakley,  Mrs.  Julia 
Ohnstead,  Mrs.  W.  P. 
Patton,  Mrs.  John 
Pearson,  Miss  Mary  S. 
Pease,  Miss  Julia 
Peckham,  Miss  S.  Grace 
Perkins,  Miss  Nannie  H. 
Phillips,  Mrs.  A.  P. 
Porter,  Mrs.  Jasper 
Prescott,  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Proctor,  Miss  H.  S. 
Punchard,  Miss  Eliza  P. 
Raynolds,  Mrs.  Mary  C. 
Reed,  Mrs.  Edward  A. 
Remmonds,  Mrs.  Clarissa 
Reynolds,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  E. 
Rhines,  Miss  Helen  M. 
Rice,  Mrs.  Mary 
Rice,  Miss  Louise  S. 
Richardson,  Mrs.  Mary  E. 
Riggs,  Mrs.  Sarah  D. 
Robie,  Miss  Lucinda  E. 
Robinson,  Mrs.  S.  A. 
Rogers,  Mrs.  Sarah  C. 
Root,  Miss  Louise 
Sanderson,  Miss  L.  Jennie 
Sawtell,  Mrs.  E.  H. 
Sawyer,  Mrs.  E.  D. 
Sawyer,  Mrs.  Eliza 
Saunders,  Mrs.  George  P. 
Scott,  Miss  Jennie  E. 
Sears,  Miss  Addle  L. 
Segur,  Mrs.  Ellen  B. 
Shaw,  Mrs.  S.  V. 
Shepley,  Miss  Mary  B. 
Shirley,  Mrs.  Arthur 


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Short,  Miss  Emma 
Sigoui-ney,  Mrs.  Lucy  L. 
Skeele,  Rev.  J.  P. 
Slate,  Mrs.  O. 
Smith,  Mrs.  Nancie 
Smith,  Mrs.  Greorge 
Smith,  Miss  Nancy 
Smith,  Mrs.  Eunice 
Snow,  Mies  Carrie 
Spaulding,  Mrs.  Dr.  S.  J. 
Spaulding,  Mrs.  Emma 
Spear,  Miss  Sarah 
Spencer,  Miss  Sarah  F. 
Spring,  Miss  Elizabeth  T. 
Stacy,  Mrs.  Joanna  R. 
Stearns,  Mrs.  C.  F. 
Stearns,  Mrs.  H.  P. 
Steen,  Mrs.  J. 
Stebbins,  Mrs.  E. 
Stevens,  Mrs.  Hannah 
Stockwell,  Miss  Millie  W. 
Stockwell,  Miss  Addie  L. 
Stowe,  Mrs.  H.  M. 
Street,  Mrs.  Owen 
Talcot,  Mrs.  Harriet  L.  P. 
Taylor,  Mrs.  Nettie  H. 
Taylor,  Mrs.  Samuel  H. 
Tenney,  Mrs.  Francis  V. 
Terry,  Mrs.  Alvin 
Tinker,  Mrs.  Reuben 


Torrey,  Mrs.  Delia  C. 
Torrey,  Mrs.  C.  A. 
Treadwell,  Mrs.  R. 
Tucker,  Miss  M.  A. 
Tuttle,  Mrs.  Salome  A. 
Tweed,  Mrs.  Harrison 
Tyler,  Mrs.  H.  M. 
Upton,  Mrs.  Amelia 
Van  Norden,  Mrs. 
Varney,  Miss  Louise 
Wales,  Mr.  William  Q. 
Walcott,  Miss  Nellie 
Waldron,  Mrs.  T.  W. 
Ward,  Mrs.  C.  L. 
Warriner,  Mrs.  S. 
Washburn,  Mrs.  Amos 
Washburn,  Mrs.  C.  F. 
Webb,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Wesson,  Mrs.  D.  B. 
Wetherbee,  Mrs.  C. 
Wheaton,  Mrs.  E.  B. 
Wheeler,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  C. 
Williams,  Miss  Martha 
Williams,  Miss  Kate 
Williams,  Mrs.  Ella  F.  M. 
Willey,  Miss  M.  A. 
Wilson,  Mrs.  Allen 
Woodward,  Mrs.  David 
Worcester,  Mrs.  Catherine  F. 


LIFE-MEMBERS  THROUGH  THE   PHILADELPHIA 
BRANCH. 


Barnum,  Mrs.  M.  E. 
Bull,  Miss  Anna 
Burnham,  Miss  Georgia 
Carpenter,  Miss  M.  C. 
Chickering,  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Drew,  Mrs.  W.  P. 
Evans,  Mrs.  N.  F. 
Hawley,  Mrs.  R.  K. 
Holmes,  Miss  May 
Osborne,  Mrs.  C.  P. 
Proctor,  Miss  Myra 


Robotham,  Mrs. 
Rodman,  Miss  L. 
Skilhnan,  Miss  E.  F. 
Smith,  Mrs.  F.  H. 
Snell,  Mrs.  Monroe 
Stephens,  Miss  Anna  B. 
Stevens,  Miss  M.  M. 
Stowe,  Mrs.  Dr.  J.  F. 
Sweet,  Mrs.  Edward 
Whitney,  Mrs. 
Wright,  Mrs.  W.  E.  C. 


LIFE-MEMBERS  THROUGH  THE  NEW-HAVEN 
BRANCH. 


Atwater,  Mrs.  S.  E.  W. 
Bacon,  Miss  R.  Q-. 
Baldwin,  Miss  Mary  E- 
Benjamin,  Mrs.  Sarah  P. 
Benjamin,  Miss  A.  A. 
Bliss,  Miss  S.  A. 
Bonar,  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Booth,  Mrs.  S.  H. 
Bristol,  Mrs.  J.  B, 
Cady,  Mrs.  S.  L. 


Clark,  Mrs.  E.  L. 
Coe,  Mrs.  B.  H. 
Collins,  Miss  Edith 
Cowles,  Mrs.  R.  P. 
Dickerman,  Mrs.  Julia 
Dickerman,  Mrs.  Lizzie 
Dill,  Mrs.  James  H. 
Fabrique,  Mrs.  Charles 
Ferguson,  Miss  A.  P. 
Fitch,  Mrs.  Lewis 


Giddings,  Mrs.  S.  P. 
Gilbert,  Mrs.  F.  P. 
Hague,  Mrs.  Benjamin 
Harris,  Mrs.  Samuel 
Haughton,  Miss  Annie 
Heerman,  Mrs.  E.  L. 
Henderson,  Miss  Maggie 
Hooker,  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Hotchkiss,  Mrs.  Wooster 
Hubbard,  Mrs.  O.  P. 
Hubbard,  Miss  H.  T. 
Hubbard,  Miss  U.  W. 
Hurd,  Mrs.  H.  C. 
Ives,  Mrs.  William  L. 
Leflangwell,  Miss  S.  B. 
Leonard,  Mrs.  A.  A. 
Martin,  Mrs.  W.  A.  P. 
Minor,  Miss  J.  B, 


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Mygatt,  Miss  0.  C. 
Prudden,  Miss  L.E. 
Reynolds,  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Sherman,  Mrs.  L.  B. 
Shipman,  Miss  M.  B. 
Silliman,  Mrs.  S.  I. 
Stevens,  Miss  Rose 
Street,  Mrs.  A.  R. 
Tucker,  Miss  M.  A. 
Tuttle,  Mrs.  George 
■Welle,  Mrs.  George 
White,  Miss  Lota 
T\Tiite,  Mrs.  O.  H. 
Willard,  Mrs.  John 
WilUams,  Miss  S.  G. 
Wolcott,  Mrs.  J.  M. 
Woolsey,  Miss  M.  P. 
Woolsey,  Miss  Edith.