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Neibuhr  Mrs  G  H  juiS6 


FRANK  WOOD,  PRINTER,  BOSTON. 


CONTENTS. 


IXDiA.— Links  — No.  2  ...  81 
Turkey. —  Extiacts  from  a  Letter 

from  3Iiss  31.  E.  Sheldon  .  .  84 
We.st  Ckxtral  Africa. —  Letter 

from  Mrs.  Wm.  E.  Fay       .      .  85 


The  Work  of  the  Missionary  Com- 
mittee    .      .      .      .  '  ,      .  88 
Work  for  Young  People  for  1887     .  91 

^itr        at  i^mt. 

Annual  .Meeting   92 

Annual  Meeting  of  the  New  York 

State  Branch   100 

Receipts   101 


IXDiA.—  Letter  from  Mrs.  Sarah  H. 

Jones      ......  105 

Turkey. —  Letter  from  Mrs.  Bar- 

num  1 

'i\m^  Ifepartmtnt. 

To  the  Y'oung  Ladies'  Societies      .  icj 

Two  Life  Memberships  .  .  .  U'.i 
Studies  in  Missionary  History:  — 

Japan.— No.  2      .      .  *  .      .  ir; 
In  Memoriam— Mrs.  Chas.  G.  Ham- 
mond   114 

Receipts   115 

Japan  117 

Annual  Report  of  Home  Secretary  .  118 


For  any  of  our  Auxiliaries  or  Mission  Circles  who  may  wish  to  adopt  the  weekljr- 

8 ledge  system,  we  have  prepared  envelopes,  which  may  be  procured  by  application  to 
16  Secretary  W.  B.  M.,  Congregational  House,  Beacon  Street,  Boston;  or  to  the  Secre- 
tary W.  B.  M.  I.,  53  Dearborn  Street,  Chicago. 

Large  envelopes,  40  cents  per  hundred;  small  envelopes,  15  cents  per  hundred. 
Samples,  with  circular,  furnished  gratuitously. 
JtS"  Missionary  Banks,  extensively  used  by  the  children,  may  also  be  obtained  for  t«a 
•ents  each,  on  application  to  the  above  address. 


Lettebs  to  the  Treasury  of  the  "Woman's  Board  of  Missions,  should  be  addressed  to 
Miss  Emma  Carruth,  1  Congregational  House,  Boston,  Mass. 

All  checks  should  be  made  payable  to  Miss  Emma  Carruth,  Treasurer  W.  B.  M. 

Letters  to  the  Treasury  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  of  the  Interior,  should  b« 
Addressed,  and  checks  made  payable  to,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Leake,  218  Cass  Street,  Chicago,  111. 


Addkess:  Miss  E.  Habsiet  Stanwood,  1  Congregational  House,  Boston. 


EXSTEBN. 

Mrs,  Albert  BowKEB.     Mrs.  Johx  Cummixgs.         Miss  Ellen  CABRcrrH 
Mrs,  Lemuel  Guluveb.  Mrs.  S.  B.  Pratt.  Mrs.  Helen  C.  Knight. 

Mrs.  J.  A.  Copp.  Mrs.  Daniel  Lothrop. 

Miss  Abbik  B.  Child,  Editor,  Congregational  House,  Beacon  Street. 

INTEBIGB. 

Mrs.  G.  B.  WiLLCOX.  Mrs.  J.  F.  Temple. 

.   Mrs.  J.  E.  Miller.  Miss  Saeah  Pollock. 

Letters  relating  to  the  subscription  list  of  Life  and  Light,  should  be  addressed  Seo. 
retary  of  L^fe  xiVD  Light,  Congregational  House,  Beacon  Street,  Boston. 

Literary  communications  for  the  Department  of  the  Interior,  should  be  addressed  tm 
Mrs.  G.  B.  WiLLCOx,  53  Dearborn  Street,  Chicago.  HI. ;  those  for  the  Department  of  th« 
Pacific,  should  be  sent  to  Miss  Lucv  M.  Fav,  901  Sutter  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Vol.  XVII.  MAECH,  1887.  No.  3. 

INDIA. 

LINKS -No.  2. 

BY  MRS.  W.  B.  CAPRON. 
The  following  I  have  taken  from  my  portfolio,  written  in  lead-pencil,  and 
dated  July,  1875:— 

Five  years  ago,  as  I  was  one  day  visitiiij]^  a  sick  infant,  I  was 
asked  to  go  to  a  Brahmin  lawyers  lionse  and  see  his  sick  child. 
I  consented,  and  found  that  the  "child"  was  a  young  man  about 
twenty-five,  in  the  last  stages  of  consumption.  I  liave  often 
recalled  that  visit,  and  wondered  if  the  world's  Redeemer,  in  his 
need  of  some  one  to  carry  a  message  of  his  saving  love  and  power, 
had  responded  to  the  weak  faith  of  that  dying  man,  and  kindled 
it  into  saving  faith;  and  if  somewhere  among  the  eternal  hills  I 
should  ever  see  him  again, — would  he  ever  tell  me  that  Jesus  had 
paid  his  debt,  and  had  met  him  on  his  very  dying  day  with  salva- 
tion and  heaven  ? 

What  if  I  had  not  gone  that  morning?  One  day.  two  months 
after  our  return  from  America,  a  young  brother  of  the  consump- 
tive called.  I  had  not  seen  him  for  three  years,  and  had  been 
wondering  why  he  had  not  given  us  a  welcome.  He  gave  the 
reason. 


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"  I  have  been  away  from  this  place,  having  been  employed  as 
a  clerk.  My  fathei-  sent  for  me  to  come  home.  Do  you  remem- 
ber," he  continued,  "coming  to  our  house  some  years  ago  to  see 
my  brother,  who  soon  after  died?" 

"Certainly,"  I  replied;  "I  could  not  forget  that  visit  if  I  would." 

"Now,"  he  went  on  to  say,  "my  only  other  brother  has  come 
to  the  same  age,  and  has  been  brought  home  from  the  Cumbum 
Valley,  and  is  just  as  he  was.  He  has  sent  me  to  ask  if  you  will 
come  and  see  him  this  afternoon." 

"  I  can  come,"  I  replied  ;  "  but  if  he  is  like  your  other  brother 
I  could  not  hope  to  help  him  get  well." 

Speaking  very  rapidly  he  continued:  "My  brother  knows  a 
great  deal  —  I  mean  that  he  has  read  many  of  your  kind  of  books. 
It  is  not  medicine,  but  to  see  you,  that  he  wants." 

So  I  went.  It  was  the  same  house  —  the  same  dignified  father  at 
the  door  —  the  same  mother  bursting  into  tears  as  she  saw  me.  A 
young  sister  had  grown  into  beautiful  womanhood ;  but  that  young 
man,  very  like  his  brother,  wasted  and  panting,  with  large,  search- 
ing eyes,  was  not,  apparently,  so  nearly  through  with  life. 

I  sat  down  on  a  couch  beside  him ;  I  had  never  seen  him  before. 
"  Well,  my  young  friend,"  I  said,  "  I  have  been  here  before,  on 
very  mucli  such  an  errand." 

"I  know  it.  I  remember  it  well.  I  have  always  remembered 
it.  You  did  not  see  me.  I  stood  out  of  your  sight,  behind  that 
pillar  there,  and  I  heard  every  word  that  you  said.  Your  visit 
did  my  brother  great  good.  I  knew  that  you  would  come  and  see 
me  if  I  asked  you.    I  want  you  to  come  often." 

I  told  him  frankly  that  nothing  could  save  him  from  ere  long 
making  that  great  change  called  death,  but  what  might  be  to  him, 
if  he  would,  an  entrance  into  immortal  life.  If  I  came  often,  my 
one  purpose  would  be  to  make  him  know  a  free  salvation  and  a 
living  Saviour  ready  to  save.  His  "  Thank  you,"  and  an  expressive 
smile,  were  the  only  responses. 

It  was  most  trying  to  endure  the  restraint  of  his  mother's  pres- 
ence, and  especially  that  of  his  grand  father.  He  was  a  polite  old 
man,  but  sat  directly  in  front  of  me,  and  was  looking  at  me  all  the 
time.  I  could  not  expect  much,  if  any,  response  from  my  listener 
before  such  an  audience.  His  time  was  short,  and  whether  he 
revealed  his  feelings  or  not,  I  must,  with  my  own  clearer  light,  see 
Him  who  is  invisible,  and  see  him  then  and  there,  and  try  to  lead 
a  blinded  soul  to  feel  after  him. 

Dear  ciiild  of  God,  where  were  you  then  with  your  prayer  of 
faith  that  could  bring  the  blessing  down  ?  The  Lord  would  have 
answered  it.  I  needed  it.  Surely  this  soul  reaching  out  for  help 
needed  it. 


LINKS. 


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He  was  a  rare  listener,  and  often  said,  "True;"  I  understand 
you;"  but  the  lips  revealed  nothing  more.  When  I  arose  to  leave, 
he  eagerly  asked  vt^hen  I  would  come  again.  The  daughter  called 
the  father,  who,  with  the  usual  ceremony,  brought  in  a  large  brass 
salver  with  rock-candy,  areca  nut,  and  betel  leaf,  which  I  duly 
honored,  and  left. 

I  had  made  two  more  visits,  and  had  been  fettered  by  the  same 
group,  when  one  morning  he  was  announced  as  being  at  our  own 
door.  In  his  restlessness  he  had  fancied  going  to  a  village  five 
miles  up  the  river,  where  his  father  owned  a  house,  and  where,  on 
higher  land,  the  air  would  be  more  dry.  His  family  gratified  him, 
and  were  going  with  him.  He  was  on  his  way,  but  wished  to  see 
me,  to  know  if  I  would  come  so  far  to  see  him  should  he  send  for 
me.  I  promised  to  do  so,  and  two  days  after  his  brother  brought 
his  message  and  carried  back  the  promise  that  I  would  come  on 
Friday  afternoon. 

A  mere  cart-path  on  the  uneven  bed  of  the  river  is  the  usual 
way  to  the  village.  The  thoughtful  villagers,  knowing  that  this 
would  be  a  hard  ride,  had  proposed  that  I  take  the  road  along  the 
side  of  the  river  until  I  came  to  the  crossing  opposite  the  village, 
from  which  they  would  send  a  native  cart  to  meet  me,  as  better 
adapted  to  the  rough  road  than  the  slender  wheels  of  my  convey- 
ance. This  was  'ione;  and  not  only  were  men  sent  to  ease  the 
wheels  over  the  places  of  jolting,  but  festoons  of  leaves  were  hung 
across  the  street;  "  for  this,"  they  said,  "  is  your  first  visit." 

I  took  note  of  this  with  much  hopefulness,  for  it  assured  me 
that  I  should  not  suffer  interruption  in  what  I  had  determined  to 
do.  I  felt  sure  that  this  would  be  the  last  meeting  on  earth,  and 
nothing  that  I  could  do  must  be  left  undone.  The  journey  had 
been  too  much  for  him,  and  he  was  evidently  aware  that  he  was 
near  death. 

In  trying  to  show  him  how  to  give  himself  to  Christ,  I  asked 
him  if  it  was  any  rest  or  comfort  to  him  that  I  was  in  the  village. 

"  Eest  and  comfort! "  said  he.    "  How  can  I  tell  what  a  rest! " 

If  I  could  only  have  such  a  bright  response  should  I  ask  him  if 
he  had  found  rest  in  Christ,  what  a  load  of  anxiety  would  be  taken 
away.  I  told  him  that  the  One  whose  presence  in  that  village,  in 
that  house,  by  our  side,  I  had  longed  for,  was  my  Saviour,  and 
would  be  his  Saviour.  I  was  now  going  to  tell  this  very  Saviour 
what  I  wanted  for  him,  and-.thus  he  would  be  better  able  to  ask 
for  himself. 

"  Do,  do ;  I  want  that ! "  was  his  reply. 

We  were  in  a  wide  passage-way  leading  from  the  front  to  the 
back  veranda.    Six  or  eight  men  were  talking  softly  on  the  front 


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one,  and  I  gently  pushed  to  the  door;  some  women  were  on  the 
one  behind,  and  I  asked  the  mother  to  partly  close  the  door.  She 
only  was  with  us. 

I  said,  "  I  am  now  going  to  ask  the  Lord  Jesus,  sent  from 
heaven,  to  save  us  from  our  sin,  and  bring  us  safely  to  God  and 
heaven,  to  save  you." 

"  A  great  comfort,"  w^as  his  response.  So  I  prayed ;  and  after 
every  sentence  he  would  say,  "Lord,  this  is  what  I  want;"  "Do 
so,  O  Lord;"  "Yes,  yes,  even  so;"  "  For  me,  also;"  "True,  true." 

Mediator  I  have  found  to  be  a  favorite  word  among  my  Hindu 
friends,  and  using  the  expression,  "A  Mediator  between  God,  so 
holy  and  awful  in  his  glory,  and  us,  even  this  soul  here,  art  thou, 
and  we  cling  to  thee,"  he  fervently  responded,  "  I  do!  I  do!" 

I  never  was  in  such  a  scene  in  my  life.  So  long  as  this  voice 
sounded  in  my  ears,  so  long  I  felt  as  if  I  were  holding  him  by  the 
kand,  and  as  if  every  step  were  bringing  him  nearer  the  waiting 
Saviour. 

When  I  arose  from  my  knees,  his  eyes  were  closed  and  his  hands 
folded.  Both  doors  had  been  opened,  and  all  who  were  without 
had  come  in.  As  I  looked  at  the  row  standing  behind  me,  and 
recognized  those  between  whom  and  myself  had  been  a  special 
experience,  I  thought  of  the  words,  "And  they  shall  come  from 
the  east  and  from  the  west,  and  from  the  north  and  from  the 
south,  and  shall  sit  down  in  the  kingdom  of  God." 

Not  a  word  was  spoken.  I  laid  my  hand  upon  the  forehead  of 
the  precious  young  friend.  He  opened  his  eyes  and  looked 
intently  at  me,  and  then  closed  them. 

I  was  guided  across  the  river  in  silence,  and  a  quiet  salaam 
ended  the  visit  to  that  village.    Sunday  noon  he  died. 

(  To  be  continued.) 

■  

TURKEY. 

EXTRACTS  FROM  A  LETTER  FROM  MISS  M.  E.  SHELDON. 

Miss  Sheldon,  who  sailed  for  Turkey  in  September  last,  gives  her  first 
impressions  as  follows :  — 

It  has  occurred  to  me  to  write  you  of  my  first  impressions.  I 
hardly  know  where  to  begin.  In  the  first  place,  I  am  surprised  at 
the  natural  beauty  of  the  place ;  for  around  the  collection  of  tile- 
roofed  houses  and  poorly  laid  streets  is  a  circle  of  hills,  with 
their  constant  variation  of  light  and  shade,  upon  which  I  delight 
to  look.    Again  I  was  surprised  in  the  house  itself.    Our  rooms 


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are  pretty,  comfortable,  and  American-like.  I  wish  you  could 
look  into  our  sitting-room,  where  I  am  writing,  and  see  the  effect 
of  the  new  carpet.  The  other  furniture  consists  of  two  divans, 
wide  and  comfortable,  a  book-rack,  an  organ,  tables,  our  two  rat- 
tan rocking-chairs,  easy-chairs,  etc.  The  walls  are  smooth  and 
white,  and  prettily  ornamented  with  pictures  and  brackets,  gifts 
from  Miss  Farnham's  friends  in  America.  On  the  balcony  open- 
ing from  the  room  are  rows  of  plants,  several  still  in  bloom.  Our 
own  rooms  are  also  i)retty,  and  the  schoolroom  is  very  cheerful, 
with  its  American  desks,  etc.  I  have  been  much  attracted  to  the 
girls,  who  seem  bright  and  lovable.  Those  I  have  in  organ  lessons 
are  doing  well,  and  the  whole  school  is  making  good  progress  in 
singing.  Of  other  studies,  which  as  yet  I  cannot  understand,  I 
have  good  reports.  The  people  are  very  friendly  and  cordial, 
doing  their  share  toward  making  me  feel  at  home.  Every  one  in 
America  and  along  the  way  had  spoken  in  ways  that  prepared  me 
for  hardships,  and  I  have  been  agreeably  surprised  on  every  side. 
I  think  I  must  guard  against  being  too  comfortable,  rather  than 
being  uncomfortable. 

Doubtless  you  have  heard  that  my  journey  ended  safely 
November  2d.  It  was  a  delightful  experience  from  beginning  to 
end,  rich  in  opportunities  for  seeing  and  hearing  those  things  of 
which  we  read. 

My  welcome  here  was  very  cordial,  from  Miss  Farnham  herself 
to  the  smallest  child  in  school.  My  goods  all  arrived  two  or 
three  weeks  before  I  did,  and  Miss  Farnham,  Mrs.  Parsons,  and 
Miss  Lizzie  had  unpacked,  so  that  I  found  everything  ready  to  my 
hand  when  I  went  to  my  room  to  change  my  dress  upon  arriving. 
From  the  very  first  I  have  felt  at  home,  and  have  been  very  happy. 
My  content  has  doubtless  been  the  greater,  because  in  a  very  few 
days  I  was  able  to  begin  regular  work  in  music,  both  with  the 
school  for  singing  drill,  and  with  the  pupils  who  take  organ  les- 
sons. The  hours  which  are  devoted  to  study  form  a  pleasant 
change  from  the  other  work,  which  is  restful  in  its  turn,  so  that 
neither  drags.  I  can  imagine  it  would  be  very  hard  to  be  sur- 
rounded with  work,  and  yet  have  nothing  to  do  except  study, 
because  of  the  need  of  a  medium  of  communication. 


WEST  CENTRAL  AFRICA. 
LETTEE  FROM  MRS.  WM.  E.  FAY. 
{Concluded  from  the  January  number.) 
There  are  many  things  I  would  like  to  tell  you  about  our 
journey, —  of  my  tepoia  men,  their  names,  and  what  they  are  like; 


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of  their  kindness  to  me,  and  their  various  ways  of  entertaining 
me,  like  bringing  me  wild  flowers  and  singing  to  me ;  but  I  might 
tire  you.  .  .  . 

Bailundu,  July  24th. —  O  how  delightful  it  is  to  be  in  Bailundu, 
and  to  be  in  the  very  house  Mr.  Fay  built,  years  ago!  It  seems  so 
pleasant  to  be  in  a  house  again;  for,  though  made  of  mud,  it  does 
not  seem  like  a  mud  house.  The  Stovers  have  taken  a  great  deal 
'  of  trouble  to  arrange  it  for  us.  We  found  matting  on  the  floors, 
curtains  up,  a  cupboard,  and  a  stove  set  up  with  a  fire  in  it. 
Wasn't  that  delightful?  Yes,  and  a  table  and  some  chairs,  so 
that  all  \Ye  had  to  do  was  to  make  ourselves  at  home  immediately. 
It  seems  too  good  to  be  true!  Now  for  work:  here  are  our  dishes, 
and  I  will  have  the  pleasure  of  unpacking.  My  husband  and  my- 
self had  our  first  supper  to-night  at  our  own  table,  and  in  honor 
of  the  occasion  I  took  out  our  prettiest  dishes;  and  as  we  hadn't 
much  to  put  on  them  we  feasted  on  the  pretty  designs.  I  opened 
a  can  of  cherries,  and  with  bread  they  were  delicious.  We  shall 
try  to  make  our  house  as  much  like  home  as  possible,  opening 
many  of  the  pretty  things  we  brought  with  us,  which  will,  in  a 
measure,  serve  to  take  away  some  of  the  longings  for  the  home  I 
have  left,  that  will  come  over  me  sometimes,  in  spite  of  all  I  can 
do.  I  wish  all  the  dear  friends  could  see  us  comfortably  settled 
here  for  the  present;  but  as  that  cannot  be,  think  of  us,  and  pray 
for  us. 

August  11th. —  Mr.  Saunders  and  Mr.  Fay  have  returned  ,from 
their  trip  to  Bihe  a  whole  week  earlier  than  we  exj)ected  them. 
The  scene  changes  now,  and  it  means  pack  up  in  a  hurry,  bake 
bread  enough  for  a  week,  and  be  off  in  four  or  five  days.  I  will 
tell  you  the  result  of  the  visit  to  Bihe.  The  gentlemen  reached 
there  Thursday  the  12th.  They  went  first  to  King  Jamba  Yamina, 
who  would  not  listen  to  their  going  to  Kapakos,  a  part  of  Bihe, 
neither  would  he  allow  them  to  go  to  Sakagala.  They  left  the 
king  much  disappointed.  The  next  day  they  were  no  more  suc- 
cessful. The  king  seemed  determined  they  should  go  no  farther 
than  Kanondongo,  which  is  the  same  place  where  they  attempted 
to  settle  before.  They  preferred  not  to  build  there,  as  timber  is 
scarce,  and  there  are  fewer  people,  but  it  was  decided  best  to 
occupy  it.  In  three  days  we  shall  move  on,  and  then  for  two 
months  of  tent-life,  while  our  houses  are  going  up.  We  shall  begin 
■work  as  soon  as  possible  with  the  children,  as  the  king  and  sev- 
eral head-men  have  intimated  their  wish  to  send  their  children  to 
the  school.  This  will  retard  our  building,  but  Mr.  Saunders  feels 
it  very  important  to  work  with  the  people  at  once,  teaching  and 


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preaching;  and  as  soon  as  it  is  best,  they  will  go  out  on  preaching 
tours. 

Before  we  leave  Bailundu,  I  should  like  to  have  you  take  a 
peep  at  our  present  home.  You  enter  our  kitchen,  dining-room, 
sitting-room,  and  parlor  as  soon  as  you  cross  the  threshold,  and 
I  hope  it  will  seem  as  pleasant  to  you  as  it  did  to  me  when  I  first 
entered  it.  Look  down,  and  you  will  find  a  reed  matting  on  the 
floor;  look  up,  and  you  will  find  the  same  overhead.  Do  not  criti- 
cise the  walls  if  they  are  uneven,  for  they  are  of  mud,  and  the 
masons  used  their  hands  for  trowels.  Don't  be  alarmed  if  you 
see  a  spider  the  size  of  half  a  dollar, 'for  this  is  something  you 
must  get  used  to,  and  you  are  at  perfect  liberty  to  use  your  slipper 
or  a  broomstick  in  retarding  its  progress.  These  are  not  the  only 
ornaments  on  our  walls,  for  here  on  a  palm-rib  pole  is  suspended 
our  indispensable  kitchen  furniture, —  anything  of  tin  or  wooden 
ware  that  will  hang;  and  if  you  find  it  dusty,  don't  blame  our 
faithful  boy,  but  rather  the  living  creatures  overhead,  who  seem 
to  delight  in  making  nocturnal  visits ;  whether  snakes,  or  rats,  or 
lizards  I  am  not  sure,  but  it  is  something  that  visits  my  pantry 
and  runs  off  with  my  food.  Do  you  wonder  what  our  food  is? 
Sometimes  canned  oysters,  sometimes  codfish ;  chickens,  when  we 
can  get  them,  and  eggs;  and  we  have  a  very  nice  plum,  called  by 
the  natives  olohingo,  which  serves  as  a  relish.  Our  salmon,  that 
we  thought  would  taste  so  nice,  did  not  come ;  and  our  tea  and 
small  groceries  were  coolly  dropped  on  the  way  by  a  man  who 
suddenly  decided  to  return  to  Benguela,  but  would  bring  the  box 
whenever  he  came  back.  We  think  it  doubtful  whether  we  ever 
see  it  again;  and  as  our  coffee  and  tea  are  in  the  box  also,  we  must 
at  present  live  by  eating,  rather  than  drinking.  One  reason  why 
we  wish  to  be  settled  is,  to  be  housed  before  the  rainy  season; 
another  is,  to  prepare  our  garden,  so  that  while  you  dear  ones  in 
the  home-land  are  shivering  in  winter,  we  will  be  enjoying  our 
peas,  green  corn,  new  potatoes  and  tomatoes,  and  perhaps  lettuce 
and  cucumbers. 

Later. —  Since  last  writing  I  have  attended  two  Sabbath  services, 
our  evening  service  being  one  of  prayer  for  special  guidance,  help, 
and  protection ;  for  though  we  are  not  in  any  present  or  personal 
danger,  much  wisdom  must  be  used  in  dealing  with  the  people. 


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 <-♦->  

THE  WORK  OF  THE  MISSIONARY  COMMITTEE. 

BY  MISS  A.  K.  HARTSHORN. 
The  following  paper  given  at  a  convention  of  Christian  Endeavor  Societies 
in  Eastern  Massachusetts,  is  so  suggestive  as  to  the  relation  of  these  organ- 
izations to  the  foreign  missionary  work  and  to  the  Woman's  Board,  we  give 
it  entire  for  the  benefit  of  our  readers:— 

Our  Coustitutioii  says,  "  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  Committee 
to  provide  for  an  occasional  missionary  meeting,  to  interest  the 
members  of  the  Society  in  a^l  ways  in  missionary  topics,  and  to  aid 
in  any  manner  which  may  seem  practicable  the  cause  of  Home  and 
Foreign  Missions."  Here  is  a  broad  field  of  labor.  Surely  this 
Committee  has  abundant  opportunity  for  work. 

The  question  is  often  asked,  ''How  can  we  interest  our  mem- 
bers in  missions,  and  how  can  we  make  them  want  to  come  to  mis- 
sionary meetings  as  much  as  to  any  of  the  others."  In  the  brief 
time  allotted  to  this  paper,  only  a  few  suggestions  can  be  offered. 
Give  just  as  many  a  part  in  the  meeting  as  possible.  Some  can 
read  a  selection  here  who  find  it  hard  to  say  a  word  of  their  own. 
This  is  a  good  time  for  such  to  learn  to  use  their  voices,  when  they 
do  not  feel  special  responsibility  for  the  selection  made.  Give  in- 
formation as  well  as  entertainment  at  these  meetings,  but  put  the 
information  in  an  interesting  form.  Have  a  good,  bright  mission- 
ary story  read.  Sometimes  have  a  question-box  started  at  one 
meeting,  the  answers  to  be  given  at  the  next.  Let  the  Missionary 
Committee  talk  up  the  meeting  with  the  members  as  they  meet 
from  time  to  time.  If  they  know  of  any  who  make  it  a  practice  to 
stay  away  when  the  missionary  evening  comes,  send  them  notes 
of  invitation;  give  just  those  something  to  do.  If  they  have  a 
part,  they  cannot  help  but  feel  some  interest  in  that  one  meeting 
at  least.  Use  all  the  legitimate  ways  you  can  think  of  to  draw  the 
young  people  of  the  church  to  these  meetings. 

Perhaps  I  cannot  do  better  than  to  give  a  brief  account  of  a 
Christian  Endeavor  missionary  meeting  I  once  attended.  The 
subject  was  China,  j^fter  the  opening  exercises  some  one  asked, 
"  What  route  do  we  take  in  going  from  Boston  to  China?  "  From 
the  opposite  side  of  the  room  came  the  answer.  Then  followed  in 
rapid  succession,  as  if  the  persons  had  just  thought  to  ask  a  dozen 
or  more  questions,  such  as,  "  How  large  is  China?  Have  the  peo- 
ple strange  customs  ?   What  is  their  home  life?   Are  they  a  relig- 


THE  WORK  OF  THE  MISSIONARY  COMMITTEE.  89 


ious  people?  What  has  the  Christian  world  done  for  China? 
When  did  China  first  hear  of  Christ?  "  Tliesc  questions  and  answers 
had  been  prepared  by  the  Committee,  and  <^iven  out  beforehand. 
It  took  time,  but  it  paid.  A  set  of  Chinese  pictures  was  shown 
illustrating  the  manner  and  customs  of  the  Cliinese.  A  very  en- 
tertaining letter  from  a  lady  missionary  in  Foochow  was  read,  that 
told  of  the  formation  and  growth  of  a  Christian  Endeavor  Society 
there.  A  quartette  rendei-ed  two  beautiful  songs,  and  one  young  lady 
sang  a  solo.  The  meeting  ended  with  the  reading  of  a  story,  called 
"The  Other  Girl's  Work."  It  was  an  interesting  meeting,  and  I 
am  sure  no  one  could  have  gone  away  thinking  otherwise. 

As  the  company  lingered  for  a  talk  after  the  meeting,  one  of 
the  Committee  was  heard  to  say  to  another,  "Now  what  shall  we 
do  for  our  next  meeting;  it  comes  in  five  weeks,  you  know  ?  " 

It  is  good  and  profitable  to  have  these  interesting  meetings,  but 
this  is  only  a  small  part  of  the  duty  of  this  Committee,  as  set 
before  them  in  the  constitution.  They  are  not  only  to  hold  mis- 
sionary meetings,  but  they  are  to  "  aid  in  any  manner  which  may 
seem  practicable,  the  cause  of  Home  and  Foreign  Missions."  Just 
how  are  they  to  do  this  ?  The  answer  seems  to  be,  through  the 
missionary  work  of  the  Church.  Are  the  churches  doing  all  they 
can  in  the  way  of  missionary  work  ?  And  are  the  Christian  En- 
deavor Societies  doing  their  part  in  the  missionary  work  of  their 
own  churches  ?  Is  there  a  Mission  Circle  in  your  church  ?  If 
there  is  one,  is  it  in  a  flourishing  condition?  Is  the  Christian  En- 
deavor Society  helping  it  in  all  the  ways  that  it  can  ?  How  many 
members  of  the  Society  are  members  of  the  Circle?  Do  all  the 
Missionary  Committee  belong  to  it  ?  If  not,  here  is  just  the 
chance  for  this  Committee  to  work.  Join  the  Circle,  and  give  it 
your  enthusiastic  support.  Do  not  try  to  engineer  it,  for  it  is  prob- 
ably well  organized  already,  but  do  all  you  can  to  induce  those  in 
the  Society  who  are  not  already  members  to  join  it  with  you.  If 
there  is  no  Mission  Circle  in  your  church,  start  one.  Do  not  let  it 
be  said  that  there  is  a  Christian  Endeavor  Society  satisfied  with  its 
work,  while  there  is  no  Mission  Circle  in  their  church.  Do  not 
try  to  make  the  Endeavor  Society  into  a  Mission  Circle,  for  that  So- 
ciety has  work  to  do  in  many  directions,  but  form  one  from  any 
young  people  in  the  church,  whether  in  the  Society  or  not,  and 
take  this  as  part  of  the  work  that  the  Society  gives  you  to  do  for 
the  church. 

Make  the  Mission  Circle  auxiliary  to  the  Woman's  Board  of 
Missions  or  the  Woman's  Home  Missionary  Association,  and  you 
will  be  more  interested  and  enthusiastic  if  you  are  a  part  of  one 
of  these  large  missionary  societies. 


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LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


Let  me  tell  you  what  one  Missionary  Committee  did  to  increase 
the  interest  in  their  church.  We  felt  here,  in  Phillip's  Church, 
South  Boston,  that  we  might  do  a  good  deal  more;  and  so  our 
Missionary  Committee  consulted  with  our  pastor's  wife,  and  with 
her  consent  and  approval  an  invitation  was  given  to  all  who  would 
like  to  be  doing  more  missionary  work  to  meet  at  the  pastor's 
house.  A  large  number  gathered  on  the  evening  appointed,  and 
after  a  little  talk  it  was  voted  to  organize  a  Mission  Circle.  Then 
came  the  question,  ''What  shall  we  work  for?"  A  good  many 
were  strongly  in  favor  of  Home  Missions,  and  felt  that  while  there 
was  so  much  to  be  done  at  home,  they  need  not  do  much  for  Foreign 
Missions ;  but  the  Committee  felt  they  were  trying  to  do  the  Master's 
work  according  to  his  directions,  and  they  could  not  find  any  verse 
in  the  Bible  that  said,  "  Goye  into  all  the  United  States  and  preach 
the  gospel,  and  there  will  be  time  enough  for  all  the  rest  of  the 
world  afterward."  It  was  finally  agreed  that  they  should  work 
for  both.  The  question  then  came  up,  •*  Kow  can  we  be  auxiliary 
to  both  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  and  the  Woman's  Home 
Missionary  Association  ?  "  After  a  little  inquiry  we  found  the 
following  plan  to  be  the  easiest  and  best.  First,  we  chose  our  of- 
ficers. President,  Yice-President,  Secretary,  and  Treasurer,  for 
the  Foreign  Society,  and  made  our  plans  for  work.  After  this  was 
arranged  satisfactorily  to  all,  we  voted  to  adjourn,  and  were  at 
once  called  to  order  again  to  organize  our  Home  Missionary  Society. 

We  chose  a  new  set  of  officers,  and  as  the  same  young  ladies 
were  members  of  both  Circles,  there  were  no  conflicting  plans.  We 
arranged  that  the  Home  and  Foreign  Circles  should  hold  their 
meetings  alternately  once  a  month.  We  have  a  membership  fee  of 
ten  cents  for  the  Foreign  Society,  which  will  bring  in  the  money 
necessary  to  make  us  auxiliary  to  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions, 
while  our  Home  Missionary  fee  will  come  in  some  other  way. 

The  Home  Missionary  Society  has  sent  one  of  its  members 
South,  to  see  something  of  the  work  among  the  Freedmen,  and  she 
will  tell  them  all  about  her  visit  at  the  next  meeting.  The  Foreign 
Society  sent  some  one  to  Ceylon,  to  see  what  our  missionary,  Miss 
Leitch,  was  doing.  Although  these  young  ladies  will  only  take  the 
trip  on  paper,  we  expect  such  interesting  stories  of  their  visits  that 
our  hearts  will  be  stirred,  and  we  shall  be  more  anxious  to  help  in 
the  work  than  ever. 

We  are  delighted  with  our  plan,  and  with  the  perfect  harmony 
which  it  assures  us  in  the  two  distinct  Societies,  and  we  rejoice  in 
the  prospect  of  increasing  interest  in  the  needs  of  our  own  country 
and  of  the  whole  world. 


WORK  FOR  YOUNG  PEOPLE. 


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WORK  FOR  YOUNG  PEOPLE  FOR  1887. 

The  officers  of  the  Woman's  Board  wish  to  propose  that  the 
younf?  ladies  connected  with  it,  both  as  societies  and  as  individu- 
als, shall  undertake  the  following  work  in  1887:— 

Enlargement  of  the  Kioto  Home,  at  a  cost  of     .      .      .  $1,100 
The  running  expenses  of  the  Training-School  for  Nurses 

in  Kioto   900 

Medical  Work  in  Bombay,  under  the  care  of  Miss  Condict,  1,000 
Finishing  Rooms  in  Enlargement  of  Inanda  Seminary. 

Four  Lower  Rooms,  at  $150  each   600 

Eight  Upper  Rooms,  at  $125  each   1,000 

The  Kioto  Home,  it  will  be  remembered,  was  built  in  1876,  with 
centennial  offerings  from  the  children,  and  there  has  been  a  Chris- 
tian girls'  school  within  its  walls  from  that  time  to  the  present. 
About  a  year  ago  this  school  was  reorganized,  with  Miss  Clarkson, 
—  now  Mrs.  Cady, — so  well  and  pleasantly  known  to  so  many 
young  ladies  in  this  country,  at  its  head,  and  Miss  Hooper  as  as- 
sistant. Under  their  joint  management  the  school  has  had  a  most 
successful  year,  and  a  very  pressing  call  has  come  for  enlargement, 
at  a  cost  of  $1,100.  This  is  an  absolute  necessity  for  the  health  and 
comfort  of  both  teachers  and  scholars,  and  the  provision  for  the 
many  who  are  applying  for  a  place  in  the  school.  Those  who  were 
children  eleven  years  ago  are  young  ladies  now,  and  we  wish  to 
ask  them  for  another  offering  for  this  work  in  Kioto,  one  of  the 
largest  and  most  influential  cities  in  Japan.  The  amount  will  be 
divided  into  shares  of  $10  each,  so  as  to  place  it  within  the  reach 
of  all,  and  we  feel  sure  of  a  response  from  the  young  ladies.  We 
feel  sure  also  that  those  who  have  contributed  to  the  building  for 
the  Training-School  for  Nurses  in  the  same  city,  will  be  glad  to 
help  in  the  running  expenses ;  while  those  who  have  been  so  much 
interested  in  medical  work,  will  be  glad  of  the  opportunity  afforded 
by  the  providential  opening  in  Bombay.  We  are  happy  to  state  that 
five  hundred  of  the  thousand  dollars  needed  have  been  already 
pledged  by  the  young  ladies  in  our  Worcester  County  Branch. 

Of  Inanda  Seminary  we  need  not  speak  at  length.  Its  history 
and  remarkable  success  are  well  known  to  the  regular  readers  of 
Life  and  Light.  Is  it  not  sufficient  to  say,  that  the  missionaries 
fear  an  epidemic  similar  to  the  one  which  so  injured  the  school  two 
years  ago,  if  the  over-crowded  state  of  the  rooms  should  be  con- 
tinued ?  We  should  be  glad  to  have  the  rooms  named  in  any  way 
desired  by  the  donors.  We  can  think  of  no  better  memorial  for  a 
loved  daughter,  mother,  or  sister  than  in  a  building  where  Afri- 
can girls  may  be  taught  the  way  of  life.    Africa  needs  Chfistian 


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mothers  aud  teachers.  Are  there  not  mauy  who  will  do  something, 
however  small,  to  supply  them  ? 

We  propose  that  the  remainder  of  this  enlargement  shall  be 
provided  for  by  the  children  who  have  done  so  well  for  the  build- 
ing at  Kusaie  the  past  year.  Mr.  Kilbon,  one  of  the  missionaries 
of  the  x\-nierican  Board,  has  kindly  made  out  a  schedule  of  the  dif- 
ferent parts,  which  we  hope  will  be  talcen  up  as  rapidly  as  possible. 
We  know  that  many  little  Light-Bearers  will  wish  to  have  a  part 
in  sending  gospel  light  into  the  Dark  Continent,  aud  in  helping 
little  African  girls  to  know  and  love  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ. 

The  schedule  is  as  follows: — 

GRANT  FOR  EXTENSION  OF  INANDA  SEMINARY. 
^ric^'s.— 75,000  bricks  at  $15  per  M  §1,125  $1,125 


Brick  Layer.—  16  2-3  square  yards  foundation  at  60  cts.,  10 

160  square  yards  9-incli  wall,  at  50  cts.     ...  80 

100  square  yards  14-inch  wall,  at  60  cts.    ...  60 

Chimney  '   5 

  155 

Carpentry.  -  6  window  frames  at  $5   $30 

12  new  windows  and  frames  at  ?10    ....  120 

20  doors  and  frames  at  §10   200 

150  square  yards  roofing,  lumber,  covered  iron, 

and  work,  $l..iO  per  square  yard  ....  225 

Stairway         ....    *   30 

PZwmWnt/.— Eave-spouting,  and  leaders  to  tank    .      .  15 


 620 

§1,900 


ANNUAL  MEETING. 

The  Nineteenth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Mis- 
sions, was  held  in  the  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  New  Haven,  Conn., 
Wednesday  and  Thursday,  January  12tli  and  loth.  For  the  third 
time  in  its  history  the  Board  accepted  an  invitation  to  hold  its 
annual  gathering  with  one  of  its  Branches,  and  again  rejoiced  in 
the  cordial  welcome  from  those  thoroughly  awake  to  promote  its 
interests,  the  large  hospitality  afforded  to  nearly  two  hundred 
delegates  and  missionaries,  and  the  unflagging  attention  to  details 
that  add  so  much  to  the  real  success  of  a  meeting.  The  familiar 
snowstorm"  had  spent  itself  on  the  previous  Sabbath,  and  the 
bright  skies  and  crisp  winter  air  were  all  that  could  be  desired. 


ANNUAL  MEETING. 


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WEDNESDAY  MORNING. 

The  devotional  meeting?  on  Wednesday  morning,  led  by  Mrs. 
Wilde,  President  of  the  Vermont  Branch,  was  largely  attended, 
and  formed  a  fitting  preparation  for  the  exercises  of  the  day.  The 
regular  session  was  opened  at  ten  o'clock  by  the  President,  Mrs. 
Albert  Bowker,  who  gave  as  the  key-note  of  the  meeting  the 
words  of  the  Prophet  Daniel  on  the  coming  kingdom  —  the  ever- 
lasting dominion  which  shall  not  pass  away,  and  his  kingdom 
which  shall  not  be  destroyed  —  a  prophecy  in  whose  fulfillment  we 
are  privileged  to  have  a  part.  After  devotional  exercises,  and  the 
reading  of  the  minutes  of  the  last  annuaj  meeting,  a  very  graceful 
welcome  was  given  by  Mrs.  Burdett  Hart,  President  of  the  New. 
Haven  Branch,  with  a  cordial  response  by  the  President  of  the 
Board.  Miss  Stanwood  then  gave  a  message  from  Rev.  Dr.  Clark, 
of  the  American  Board,  who  said,  "Please  present  my  cordial  sal- 
utations to  the  ladies  at  the  meeting,  and  tell  them  there  was 
never  greater  need  of  work  and  workers  than  there  is  to-day. 
The  chief  advance  that  has  been  made  the  last  three  years  has 
been  through  the  Woman's  Boards.  I  do  not  think  any  work  is 
dearer  to  the  heart  of  our  Lord  himself  than  the  work  of  the 
Woman's  Boards."  The  annual  report  was  presented  by  the  Record- 
ing Secretary,  Mrs.  S.  B.  Pratt,  of  Boston.  After  a  brief  reference 
to  the  home  department,  she  invited  the  audience  to  attend  with 
her  the  annual  meetings  of  the  different  missions.  With  great  skill 
and  interest  she  brought  out  the  salient  points  in  each,  making  a 
record  of  unusual  progress,  wonderful  openings,  and  a  loud,  in 
some  cases  an  almost  despairing,  cry  for  reinforcements.  The 
report  of  the  treasury,  given  by  Miss  H.  W.  May,  Assistant  Treas- 
urer, showed  the  receipts  of  the  year  to  be  $106,509.57. 

The  missionary  address  of  the  morning  was  given  by  Mrs.  S. 
M.  Schneider,  of  Constantinople,  who  began  by  contrasting  the 
state  of  things  during  her  early  missionary  life  and  the  present. 
In  1848,  when  she  first  went  out,  there  were  no  schools,  no  col- 
leges, no  teachers,  no  women  who  could  read.  Now,  in  1887, 
there  are  33  churches,  4,300  church-members,  4,325  scholars  in 
schools,  colleges,  and  seminaries.  Then,  superstition  and  igno- 
rance, ridicule,  and  hatred  of  Christian  missionaries;  now,  schools, 
churches,  quiet  behavior,  and  pleasant  welcome  of  missionary  or 
teacher.  In  1880.  after  a  visit  in  America.  Mrs.  Schneider  returned 
to  Constantinople  for  city  missionary  work.  She  began  by  en- 
gaging a  house  in  Gedik  Pasha,  and  picking  up  a  few  little  waifs 
in  the  street,  and  singing,  talking,  and  praying  with  them.  Soon 
these  children  drew  others,  and  through  them  their  parents  became 


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interested;  and  it  was  not  long  before  not  only  one  house  was 
filled,  but  it  became  necessary  to  hire  another;  and  in  these  two 
houses,  every  Sunday,  were  gathered  over  one  hundred  people, 
old  and  young,  of  various  nationalities —  Turkish,  Armenian,  Bul- 
garian, and  Greek.  Besides  the  Sundary  services,  Mrs.  Schneider, 
and  her  associate.  Miss  Gleason,  spent  much  time  in  the  distribu- 
tion of  tracts,  in  superintending  an  evening-school  and  two  coffee- 
rooms  supplied  with  religious  and  secular  reading,  often  proving  a 
center  for  much  religious  discussion  besides,  and  social  evenings 
in  their  own  parlor,  made  attractive  with  books,  music,  and  occa- 
sional lectures.  Prayer  was  offered  by  Miss  Gilman,  of  the  Eastern 
Connecticut  Branch,  and  the  meeting  adjourned  till  two  o'clock. 


WEDiq^ESDAY  AFTERNOOlSr. 

The  session  for  Wednesday  afternoon  was  arranged  especially 
for  young  ladies,  and  the  church  was  crowded  to  its  utmost  ca- 
pacity, many  standing  in  the  aisles  nearly  through  the  exercises. 
The  reports  of  Branches  given  on  Wednesday  afternoon  and 
Thursday  morning  will  be  deferred  to  the  next  number.  A  paper, 
"What  One  Other  Girl  Did,"  by  Mrs.  Daniel  Lotlirop,  was  read 
by  Miss  Cady,  of  New  Haven.  It  was  a  gracefully  written 
sketch,  showing  how  an  earnest  young  wife,  in  spite  of  her  hus- 
band's protest,  won  for  the  mission  work  the  leader  of  a  coterie 
of  fashionable  young  girls  for  the  mission  work,  and  eventually 
her  followers  with  her.  The  sentence,  "  Into  the  beauty  of  your 
life  let  some  beautiful  thought  for  others  come,"  proved  to  be 
the  seed-thought  which,  in  time,  transformed  a  gay,  thoughtless 
life  into  one  of  earnest  service.  Mrs.  Capron,  of  the  Madura  Mis- 
sion, spoke  briefly  to  the  representatives  of  mission  circles  present, 
on  the  real  meaning  of  gifts  and  prayers  for  foreign  missions.  She 
described  the  four  Hindu  girls'  schools  under  her  care  in  Madura, 
with  their  three  hundred  and  fifty  pupils,  and  the  wonderful  ben- 
efits that  came  to  them  through  a  Christian  education,  and  of  the 
power  of  gospel  truth  upon  their  lives.  She  also  spoke  of  her  own 
joy  in  the  thought  that  she  could  say,  as  did  our  Lord,  "I  have 
given  them  thy  Word." 

The  singing  of  a  hymn  was  followed  by  a  most  interestmg 
address  by^Mi'ss  G.  R.  Hance,  of  the  Zulu  Mission.  For  sixteen 
years  her  work  has  been  largely  among  the  kraals,  and  she  told  a 
touching  story  of  her  efforts  among  them.  For  a  whole  year  she 
went  in  and  out  of  the  dark,  smoky  huts,  trying  to  rouse  the  women 
from  their  degradation,  with  no  apparent  results.  At  last  the 
light  began  to  dawn  on  their  dark  minds;  the  religious  meetings 


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held  with  them,  at  first  despised  and  ridiculed,  began  to  be  toler- 
ated, and  finally  welcomed  as  bright  spots  in  their  lives.  Then  fol- 
lowed the  school  and  the  chapel,  built  under  her  personal  super- 
intendence she  herself  measuring  the  land  and  bringing  the  thatch 
for  the  roof;  children  grew  interested  in  their  studies,  were  sent  to 
Inanda  Seminary,  and  became  teachers  and  heads  of  Christian 
households.  Many  of  the  women,  also,  who  seemed  hopelessly 
sunk  in  degradation  and  filth,  began  to  appreciate  the  better  way, 
and  to  live  earnest  Christian  lives.  The  address  abounded  in 
pathetic  incidents  of  the  waking  up  of  the  immortal  souls  in  these 
women,  and  the  great  change  that  was  wrought. 

The  next  speaker  was  Mrs.  Cora  von  Milligen,  formerly  a  mission- 
ary of  the  Board  in  the  Home  at  Constantinople,  and  now  a  resident 
in  that  city,  who,  in  a  most  persuasive  manner,  presented  the  needs 
and  the  joys  of  foreign  missionary  life  to  the  young  ladies  present. 
While  earnest  work  was  needed  everywhere,  there  was  no  field  in 
which  there  were  greater  opportunities  for  usefulness,  or  greater 
scope  for  the  highest  powers.  The  trials  and  privations  of  mis- 
sionary life,  great  though  they  were  at  times,  almost  invariably 
sunk  into  insignificance  in  comparison  with  the  true  enjoyment  of 
such  service.  Even  in  the  separation  from  friends,  there  was  a 
compensation  in  the  enriching  of  the  lives  of  those  who  stay,  as 
well  as  those  who  go,  A  convincing  testimony  to  the  truth  of  this 
statement  was  the  trial  it  was  to  those  who  had  ever  tasted  the  joy 
of  the  work,  to  be  kept  away  from  it,  their  hearts  always  remaining 
in  their  beloved  mission-field.  Those  who  felt  they  were  not  qual- 
ified to  undertake  so  great  a  work,  were  urged  to  let  it  be  known 
that  they  were  willing  to  serve  the  Master  whenever  needed,  and 
to  let  others  judge  of  their  fitness. 

A  solo,  "Heavenward,"  very  beautifully  rendered  by  Miss 
Hazlet,  was  followed  by  an  address  by  Miss  Alice  E.  Freeman,  of 
Wellesley  College.  Standing  as  she  did  as  an  embodiment  of 
higher  education,  and  representing  an  institution  where  six  hun- 
dred girls  were  preparing  for  their  life-work,  every  word  went 
straight  to  its  mark,  and  commanded  tlie  closest  attention  of  the 
large  audience.  As  she  dwelt  upon  the  desire  to  make  their  lives 
"tell,"  which  she  found  in  so  many  girls  under  her  charge,  upon 
the  nobility  aud  significance  of  a  life  of  self-forgetf ulness,  and 
upon  the  "brave,  sweet  lesson  "  of  consecrated  living,  urging  those 
present  to  choose  "  what  will  larit,"  there  was  manifest  a  quick  re- 
sponse in  many  a  young  face  before  her.  She  spoke  of  the  great 
satisfaction  of  the  twenty-six  Wellesley  students  who  were  in  for- 
eign missionary  service,  in  contrast  with  the  emptiness  and  vague 
unrest  of  a  life  of  ease  at  home,  and  urged  the  Board  to  make  large 


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demands  on  the  college,  that  the  students  might  have  the  opportu- 
nity for  this  high  service. 

WEDNESDAY  EVENING. 

At  the  public  meeting  in  the  evening,  at  which  Eev.  J.  E.  Todd 
presided,  about  1,000  people,  were  present. 

After  Scripture  reading,  and  prayer  by  Rev.  ISTewman  Smyth, 
D.D.,  Kev.  J.  E.  Twitchell,  D.D.,  of  the  D wight  Place  Church, 
delivered  an  address  of  welcome. 

After  bidding  the  representatives  of  the  Board  a  hearty  wel- 
come to  the  city  of  New  Haven,  the  homes  and  hearts  of  its  people, 
he  spoke  eloquently  of  woman's  work  in  the  church,  in  Bible  times, 
in  the  different  historical  eras  of  the  last  eighteen  hundred  years ; 
and  of  the  great  need  of  the  united  effort  of  all  the  Christian 
women  who  form  the  constituency  of  the  Board  for  the  missionary 
work  of  the  present  day. 

Rev.  Lucius  O.  Lee,  of  Marash,  Turkey,  gave  a  very  clear  and 
interesting  resume  of  the  condition  of  things  in  Turkey,  and  of  the 
effect  of  missionary  work  there. 

Turkey  is  one  of  the  dark  nations,  and  until  recently  death 
hung  over  the  person  who  would  change  his  religion.  It  contains 
that  great  political  center,  Constantinople,  upon  which  Russia  looks 
with  greedy  eye,  on  account  of  its  maritime  advantages.  The  peo- 
ple of  Turkey  are  the  most  cultivated  in  the  world.  Their  religion 
is  Mohammedanism.  Our  chief  work  has  been  among  the  Arme- 
nians. There  are  about  3,000,000  of  them  in  Turkey,  and  about 
1,500,000  in  Russia.  They  are  principally  merchants,  and  it  is  said 
that  so  sharp  at  trade  are  they,  that  should  you  confine  a  Jew  and 
an  Armenian  in  one  room,  each  with  an  equal  sum  of  money,  the 
Armenian  would  have  all  the  money  by  eventide. 

For  thirty  years  the  Christian  religion  has  been  spread  about 
Turkey;  but  it  is  impossible  to  give  direct  reports  of  the  good 
effects  reached.  There  are,  however,  indirect  effects.  Sunday  is 
quietly  kept,  and  the  priests  are  better  educated.  There  are  also 
great  religious  movements,  wherein  the  people  refuse  to  attend 
services  unless  the  priest  preaches  in  a  language  they  understand. 
Our  Bible  Society  at  Constantinople  has  distributed  some  2,000,000 
"Bibles  through  the  country,  and  our  paper  is  published  in  four 
different  languages,  with  over  100,000  paid-up  subscriptions.  We 
have  to  work  against  the  Government,  which  acknowledges  that 
the  Christian  religion  is  doing  more  to  undermine  it  than  any 
other  instrument.  With  all  this,  however,  the  thousands  of  Bibles 
which  are  being  annually  bought  and  read  in  secret  will  work  out 
the  salvation  of  the  people. 


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The  closing  address  was  by  Judson  Smith,  D.I).,  of  Boston, 
Secretary  of  the  American  Board,  who  began  by  saying :  — 

"  The  sight  of  your  numbers  and  the  sense  of  your  earnestness 
are  almost  a  new  revelation  of  the  power  and  promise  that  are  in 
the  Woman's  Board.  Whatever  else  about  our  missionary  work 
may  be  doubtful  or  perplexing,  wc  always  find  in  this  Board  a  sure 
dependence  and  a  strong  support.  As  1  look  into  your  faces  and 
consider  whence  you  came,  what  plans  and  deliberations  engage 
you  here,  and  to  what  labors  you  will  soon  return,  and  when  1 
think  of  all  that  this  devotion  is  yielding  in  the  foreign  field,  and 
how  much  more  it  promises  to  yield, —  for  myself  and  for  my  asso- 
ciates, and  in  the  name  of  the  American  Board,  I  give  you  our 
heartiest  God-speed." 

He  then  went  on  to  speak  of  the  growth  of  missions  in  this  cen- 
tury, of  their  influence  in  the  political  questions  of  the  day,  and  of 
the  providential  way  in  which  women  had  been  brought  into  the 
work. 

Statistics  and  written  reports  will  never  give  a  correct  idea  of 
the  work  and  good  done.  The  result  of  the  work  done  by  women 
is,  that  the  homes  within  the  circle  of  the  influence  of  our  women 
missionaries  are  becoming  Christian  homes.  But  in  looking  for- 
ward, we  seem  to  have  only  gained  a  footing.  Between  us  and 
our  accomplished  desire  there  are  many  years  of  ceaseless  toil. 
The  millions  of  those  who  confront  us  is  almost  appalling,  and  the 
number  is  greater  than  when  we  began,  seventy-five  years  ago. 
Victory  at  last  shall  come.  It  is  not  our  place  to  congratulate 
ourselves  on  the  work  that  is  done,  but  to  gird  on  our  garments 
anew.  This  is  the  spirit  in  which  we  are  to  go  forward,  and  in 
which  the  victory  is  to  be  won. 

A  hymn  was  sung,  and  after  a  short  prayer  by  Be  v.  Burdett 
Hart,  D.D.,  the  doxology  was  sung,  and  the  congregation  was  dis- 
missed. 

THURSDAY  MOKNING. 

A  delightful  devotional  meeting  led  by  Mrs.  H.  D.  Hume,  Sec- 
retary of  the  New  Haven  Branch,  closed  at  ten,  at  which  time  the 
regular  session  began.  The  President  added  to  the  thought  of  the 
previous  day  on  the  coming  kingdom,  that  of  womanly  sacrifice  for 
the  work  as  exemplified  in  the  devotion  of  Mary  to  our  Lord  while 
on  the  earth,  saying  that  the  tears  and  the  efforts  spent  on  his  little 
ones  would  be  just  as  dear  to  him  as  was  the  ministering  to  his  per- 
sonal wants.  Reports  of  branches  were  followed  by  greetings  from 
other  Boards.  Cordial  expressions  as  to  the  oneness  of  the  work 
in  all  societies,  and  the  bonds  of  sympathy  that  brought  all  nearto- 


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gether,  were  given  by  Mrs.  Scales,  of  Missouri,  for  the  Woman's 
Board  of  the  Interior,  by  Mrs.  O.  W.  Gates  for  the  Baptist  Board, 
and  Mrs.  Turner  for  the  Presbyterian  Woman's  Foreign  Mission- 
ary Society,  who  chanced  to  be  in  the  audience ;  greetings  from  the 
Woman's  Board  of  the  Pacific  were  sent  by  letter. 

After  the  singing  of  a  hymn,  a  paper,  "For  Such  a  Time  as 
This,"  was  given  by  Miss  E.  Harriet  Stanwood,  of  Boston.  She 
spoke  of  what  had  been  accomplished  for  the  different  peoples 
among  whom  missionaries  have  labored,  in  elevating  their  social 
condition,  in  education,  in  medical  work,  especially  by  woman,  and 
in  the  victory  over  so  many  languages.  This  was  shown  to  be  but 
a  beginning  of  the  work  accomplished.  The  paper  will  be  given 
in  full  in  Life  and  Light. 

The  next  speaker  was  Mrs.  L.  S.  Gates,  of  the  Maratha  Mission. 
She  commenced  by  saying  that  if  she  were  addressing  a  company 
of  Maratlii  women,  she  would  endeavor  to  attract  their  attention 
by  singing;  she  then  sang,  very  sweetly,  one  of  the  plaintive  native 
lyrics,  and  went  on  to  speak  of  the  encouraging  prospect  of  the 
gospel  in  her  mission.  She  pictured  the  various  Sabbath-gather- 
ings, ranging  from  the  handful  of  women  in  a  small  village,  to  the 
large  congregations  in  the  church  in  Ahmednagar,  which  can  seat 
a  thousand  people,  and  w.here  six  or  seven  hundred  meet  to  cele- 
brate the  Lord's  Supper.  The  eagerness  with  which  some  of  the 
women  sought  these  meetings,  was  instanced  by  one  who  walked 
twelve  miles  on  Saturday  night  to  attend,  returning  on  Sunday 
night,  to  be  ready  for  work  on  Monday  morning.  She  also  de- 
scribed the  interesting  scenes  when  offerings  were  made  for 
Christian  work,  some  bringing  money,  some  sheep,  chickens, 
cocoanuts,  fruits,  according  as  the  Lord  had  prospered  them. 
She  closed  with  an  affectionate  greeting,  which  she  was  commis- 
sioned to  bring  to  the  women  in  America  from  the  Christian 
women  in  India. 

The  closing  address  of  the  morning  was  by  Miss  M.  L.  Page,  of 
Smyrna.  In  the  most  charming  way  she  led  the  audience  into  the 
old  city  of  Smyrna,  saying  she  did  not  know  which  would  surprise 
them  most,  the  long  line  of  camels,  with  their  burdens,  in  the 
streets,  or  the  horse-cars  that  ran  along  beside  them ;  the  unfamiliar 
costumes  of  the  Turks  and  Armenians  of  the  interior,  or  the  men 
and  women  dressed  in  the  latest  fashions  from  Paris.  In  the  mids^t 
of  this  cosmopolitan,  worldly  city,  the  girls'  school  was  established 
in  1881,  and  now  numbers  54  pupils,  mostly  Greek  and  Armenian. 
Incidents  were  told  of  the  devotion  of  the  pupils  to  the  school, 
their  faithfulness  in  study,  their  strenuous  efforts  to  provide  the 
ways  and  means  to  overcome  the  opposition  of  their  friends  to 


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remain  in  it,  and  of  the  earnest,  religious  spirit  that  prevails. 
Miss  Page  also  spoke  of  the  importance  of  the  kindergarten  work^ 
under  the  care  of  Miss  Bartlett,  in  Smyrna,  where  an  influence  is 
gained  over  quite  young  children  when  it  is  comparatively  easy  to 
turn  their  minds  in  the  right  direction,  and  where  promising 
scholars  are  prepared  for  the  boarding-school.  She  spoke  of  the 
great  joys  of  missionary  life,  and  appealed  to  the  young  ladies 
present  to  give  themselves  to  the  foreign  work.  A  proposition  for 
young  ladies'  and  children's  work  for  1887,  which  will  be  found 
on  another  page,  was  then  made  by  the  Home  Secretary ;  prayer 
was  offered  by  Mrs.  Palmer,  of  Springfield ;  and  the  meeting  ad- 
journed till  two  o'clock. 

THURSDAY  AFTERNOON. 

The  afternoon  session  opened  with  singing,  after  which  the  of- 
ficers for  the  ensuing  year  were  elected  —  the  only  change  being  the 
addition  of  Mrs.  Jeremiah  Taylor  to  the  Board  of  Directors.  The 
recent  death  of  Mrs.  W.  S.  Houghton,  one  of  the  Directors,  was  al- 
luded to  in  the  annual  report,  and  the  sad  event  cast  a  shadow  over 
all  the  meetings. 

The  first  address  of  the  afternoon  was  by  Mrs.  S.  B.  Capron, 
who  held  every  eye  and  every  heart  in  the  large  audience  as  she 
told  of  her  work  among  the  women  in  Madura.  The  three  great 
principles  which  she  laid  down  for  her  labors  with  them  were, 
"  Doing  what  the  Lord  and  Master  wanted ;  unfaltering  faith  in  the 
success  of  the  work;  and  confidence  in  the  power  of  the  women  of 
India  to  work  for  themselves  when  the  time  comes." 

She  related  one  touching  incident  after  another  of  tiie  way  in 
which  they  received  the  gospel,  showing  its  thorough  adaptation 
to  their  needs,  and  their  simple  faith  in  its  teachings,  although 
prevented  from  confessing  Christ  before  men.  Their  desire  for  de- 
finite ideas  of  truth,  was  evidenced  in  the  question  of  a  Hindu  woman, 
"  In  the  day  of  judgment  shall  you  stand  with  India  or  America?" 
The  mingling  of  the  gospel  hymns  of  her  Sabbath-school  under 
the  shadow  of  Menarchi's  temple,  with  the  din  of  idol  worship, 
she  believed  to  be  a  prophecy  of  future  triumphs  in  India.  The 
motto  which  had  given  her  courage  in  her  labors  was  inspiring  for 
others,  "  Go  and  speak  bright  and  shining  words  for  me,  and  I 
will  do  the  rest." 

The  next  speaker  was  Pundita  Ramabai,  whose  history  is  so 
well  known  to  our  readers.  Once  more,  her  slight  figure  draped 
from  head  to  foot  in  her  white  sarree^  the  brave  little  woman  told 
the  pathetic  story  of  the  wrongs  of  her  countrywomen;  the  evils 
of  child-marriage  and  enforced  widowhood,  which  sometimes  drive 


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tbem  to  burst  the  bonds  that  crush  them,  leading  them  to  suicide, 
crime,  or  a  life  of  shame,  although  many  persevere  in  their 
honorable,  upright  lives,  and  compel  the  respect  of  those  about 
them.  Her  appeal  to  Christian  women  to  "  send  your  good  re- 
ligion, your  religion  that  makes  yovi  so  large-hearted  and  noble, 
to  my  people,  to  help  one  hundred  and  twenty-two  million  of 
women  to  escape  from  their  suffering,"  will  long  be  remembered 
by  all  present. 

This  was  followed  by  a  very  earnest  address  from  Miss  Gouldy, 
of  Japan.  She  took  the  appeal  for  more  workers  for  Japan,  by 
Mr.  De  Forest,  in  the  January  number  of  Life  and  Light,  and, 
''reading  between  the  lines,"  made  a  most  forcible  plea  for  rein- 
forcements in  this  important  crisis  in  the  history  of  the  Japanese 
nation.  A  paper,  Do  It  With  Thy  Might,"  by  Miss  Abbie  B.  Child, 
a  resolution  of  thanks,  and  other  business,  closed  a  meeting  of  ex- 
ceptional interest  throughout  its  five  sessions. 


ANNUAL  MEETING  OF  NEW  YORK  STATE  BRANCH. 

The  pleasant  town  of  Lockport  welcomed  the  Eleventh  Annual 
Meeting  of  the  New  York  Branch,  October  27th.  By  abundantly 
providing  for  many  more  delegates  than  were  present,  its  warm- 
hearted Christian  people  proved  themselves  "not  forgetful  to 
entertain  strangers." 

The  First  Annual  Meeting  was  held  there,  triumphing  in  the 
Lord  that  the  struggle  of  the  Branch  for  an  existence  had  become 
a  victory.  Now,  though  not  keeping  pace  in  strength  and  num- 
bers with  her  desires,  her  societies  and  finances  have  increased 
more  than  fivefold. 

The  Branch  supports  seven  missionaries,  having  shares  in 
boarding  and  day  schools  aiid  the  Foochow  Medical  Dispensary, 
besides  supporting  scliolarshii)S  and  Bible-women. 

The  reports  of  secretaries  and  vice-presidents  showed  a  general 
increase  of  interest  throughout  the  Branch,  and  the  organization 
of  sixteen  new  societies. 

An  interesting  and  suggestive  paper  upon  "  Forming  Young 
Ladies'  Societies,"  was  read  by  Mrs.  Cunningham,  of  West  Groton. 
Greetings  from  the  Woman's  Board  were  given  in  a  pleasing  man- 
ner by  Miss  Stanwood,  in  addition  to  which  she  spoke  of  the 
urgent  and  pressing  need  of  the  work  in  the  churches  at  home,  as 
well  as  in  the  fields  abroad. 

Miss  Holmes,  of  Binffliamton,  presented  the  needs  of  Foochow 
iu  a  clearly  and  forcibly  written  paper.    She  showed  that  the 


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work  already  done  by  Dr.  Kate  WoodhuU  and  her  sister,  is  snffi- 
cient  {Tuaiantee  Lliat  all  the  funds  put  into  their  hands  will  be 
wisely  and  efficiently  used  to  carry  forward  the  work  of  healinf? 
both  the  bodies  and  souls  of  those  hitherto  ignorant  and  mis- 
guided people. 

Mrs.  Haines,  of  Lockport,  led  a  short  consecration  service. 
The  thought  was  based  upon  the  consecration  of  priests  to  their 
service,  and  the  heritage  of  God's  people  to  be  kings  and  priests 
unto  God. 

Mrs.  Knapp  gave  an  added  interest  and  inspiration  to  the 
meeting  by  an  account  of  the  years  of  service  of  herself  and  hus- 
band in  Bitlis,  Turkey,  emphasizing  the  fact,  as  proved  by  tlieir 
experience  and  that  of  many  others,  that  the  money  expended, 
the  self-sacrifice  and  tlie  labor,  pay. 

The  meeting  was  a  good  and  helpful  one,  yet  the  shadow  of  a 
sense  of  loss  had  been  over  all  its  sessions,  on  account  of  the  resig- 
nation and  absence  of  the  President,  Mrs.  Bradley,  and  the  Treas- 
urer, Mrs.  Norton,  to  whose  faithful  and  efficient  services  for  eight 
years  Mrs.  Cunningham  presented  a  testimonial,  which  was 
accepted  by  a  rising  vote. 

Mrs.  Calvin  Haines,  of  Lockport,  was  elected  President,  Miss 
Clara  A.  Holmes,  of  Bingham  ton.  Treasurer,  and  Mrs.  Theodore 
R.  Davis,  of  Brooklyn,  Secretary,  of  Mission  Circles. 

The  thanks  of  the  meeting  were  extended  to  the  ladies  of 
Lockport  for  their  cordial  hospitality,  and  to  those  who  had  kindly 
added  to  the  interest  of  the  meeting  in  the  service  of  song  and  in 
other  ways.  The  meeting  closed  with  the  hymn,  "  Blest  be  the 
tie  that  binds."  A.  P.  W. 


WOMAN'S  BOARD  OF  MISSIONS. 


Receipts  from  Dec.  18,  1886,  to  JarVy  1,  1887. 
Miss  Emma  Carruth,  Treasurer. 


MAINE. 


MASSACHUSETTS. 


West  Pembroke.— A.  Friend, 


$  35 


Andover  and  W olmrn  Branch.— 


Cfiester. —M.iss  Emily  J.  Hazel- 
ton, 


NKW  HAMPSHIRE. 


Totalj 


Total, 


$1  00 


$1  00 


$  35 


Miss  K.  F.  Wilder,  Treas. 
Walcefield,  Aux.,  of  wh.,  $25 
const.  L.  M.  Mrs.  John  W. 
White,  and  prev.  contri. 
const,  t,.  iNl.  Mrs.  E.  C.  Poland, 
$45;  Hedford,  Pine-Xeedles 
M.  C,  SIO;  LowHl,  Paw- 
tncket,  Anx.,  $42;  First  Ch., 
Aux.,  $111.57;  Dracnt,  Central 
Ch.,  Anx.,  $10;  Andover, 
Aux,,$203.50;  Burlington, Aux., 


102 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT.  • 


$15.10;  Winchester,  Aux.,  of 
wh.  $25  by  Mrs.  M,  A.  Herrick, 
const,  L.  M.  Mrs.  Clara  H. 
Herrick,  $104;  Medford,  Mys- 
tic Cong.  S.  S.,  $2.25;  West 
Medford,  Cong.  Ch.,  $10;  Mai- 
den, Aux.,  $21,  $574  42 
East  Billerica.—ChiMvew,  50 
Ham2)shire  Co.  Branch.— Miss 
I.  Gr.  Clarke,  Treas.  East 
Amherst,  Aux.,  $14;  North- 
ampton, First  Ch.,M.  C..$100, 
M.  B.,  $25,  139  00 
Middlesex  Union  Conf.  Asso.— 
Mrs.  A.  R.  Wheeler,  Treas. 
Littleton,  Aux.,  10  00 
Newbury  port. —A  Friend,  25 
Norfolk  and  Pilgrim  Branch.— 
Mrs.  F.  Shaw,  Tieas.  Wey- 
mouth and  Braintree,  Aux., 
$14;  Brockton,  Aux.,  $50; 
Braintree,  Aux.,  $3,  Happy 
Workers,  $10;  Quincy,  Aux., 
$10,  87 
Suffolk  Branch.— M\ss  M.  B. 
Child,  Treas.  Boston,  Union 
Cli.,  Aux.,  $50,  Central  Ch., 
Aux.,  $87;  South  Boston, 
Phillips  Ch.,  S.  S.,  $100;  Rox- 
bury,  Walnut  Ave.  Ch.,  Aux., 
of  wh.  $100  const.  L.  M. 
Miss  Louise  H.  Blaney, 
$102.30,  Inr.nanuel  Ch.,  Aux., 
$40.G3,  Eliot  Ch.,  Aux.,  $3; 
Dorchester,  A  Friend,  $5, 
Second  Ch.,  Aux.,  $109.G0, 
Junior,$43.27;  WestRoxbury, 
So.  Evan.  Ch.,  Aux.,  $2, 
Jamaica  Plain,  Wi  de- 
Awakes,  $60 ;  Cambridgeport, 
Miss  E.  S.  Frothingham's  S. 
S.  Ch.,  Pros|)ect  St.  Ch.,  $2; 
Newton,  Aux.,  $300;  Auburn- 
dale,  Aux.,  Thank-ofE..  $24.85, 
Willing  Hands,  $5;  MissL.S. 
Mitchell,  $1;  Dedhara,  Aux,, 
$182;  Franklin  Wide-A wakes, 
$50,  Mary  Warfield  Miss'y 
Soc'y,  const,  L.  M.  Miss  Rena 
Bullard,  $25,                       1,192  G5 

Total,         $2,003  82 


CONNECTICUT. 

Clintonville.—G.  S.  V., 
Windsor  Locks.— A  Friend, 

Total, 


NEW  YORK. 


$5  00 
4  40 


$9  40 


East  Blomfield. —L.a.dies'  F.  M. 

Soc'y,  $G  75 

PeMn.— Abigail  Peck,  5  00 


Total, 


$11  75 


Pomeroy.—  Ladies  of  Welsh 
Cong.  Ch.,  $9  40 


Total, 


$9  40 


MICHIGAN. 

Grand  Ledge.— A  Friend,  $  90 

Total,  $  90 

WISCONSIN. 

Whittlesey.— Miss  Flora  Hale,     $5  00 
Total,  $5  00 

CANADA. 

Prescott,   Out.  —  Mrs.    G.  C. 
Adaius,  $10  00 


Total, 


General  Funds, 
Leaflets,  - 


Total, 


$10  00 

$2,051  62 
8  50 

$2,060  12 


Receipts  from  Jan'y  1  to  Jan'y  18, 1887. 


Castine.— Desert  Palm  Soc'y,  $20  00 
Maine  Branch. —  Mrs,   W.  S. 

Dana,  Treas.     Auburn,  Y.  L. 

M.  B.,  const.  L.  M.  Mrs  F.  S. 

Root,  $25 ;  Calais,  Aux. ,  $10.06 ; 

Scarboro,  Y.  L.,  Aux.,  $25.00; 

North  Bridgton,  Ladies,  $10; 

Bangor,  .Aux.,  $24;  Madison, 

Aux.,  $8  ;  Corhani,  Aux.,  $50; 

Saco,  Aux., $3. 75;  Waterville, 

Aux., $23.25,  S.  S.  Centre  Ch., 

$8.03;  Machias,  Aux.,  $17.45; 


Portland,  Y.  L.  M.  B.,  const. 
L.  M.  Miss  Ella  F.  Gerrish, 
$25 ;  Aux,,  New  Year's  Thank- 
off,,  $70,  Second  Parish  Ch., 
Aux.,  $97.50,  Busy  Bees,  $5, 
State  St.  Ch.,  Aux.,  $25,        $427  04 


Total,  $447  04 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE, 

Fitzwilliam.—A  B'riend,  $  40 

Westmoreland.— A  ¥\  ieni\,  100 

Total,  $1  40 


RECEIPTS. 


103 


VERMONT. 

Vermont  Branch.— Mrs.  T.  M. 
Howard,  Treas.  Burlington, 
Aux,,  S25;  Dorset,  Aux.,  of 
wh.  $25  const.  L.  M.  Mrs.  H. 
B.  Kent,  S41.50;  Jamaica, 
Sunbeam  Band,  $20;  Mont- 
pelier,  Bethany  Ch.  S.  S., 
$8.53;  New  Haven,  Aux.,  of 
wii.  $25  const.  L.  M.  Mrs. 
Hutjh  rotter,  $29.50;  North- 
tield,  Aux.,  $17;  St.  Johns- 
bury,  No.  Ch.,  Boys'  Miss'y 
Soc'y,  prev.  contri.  const.  L. 
M.  iVliss  Harriet  Parsons,  $20; 
Townshcnd,  Aux.  and  S.  S., 
const.  L.  M.  Miss  Annie  M. 
Howard,  $25;  AVest  Glover, 
Aux.,  $13;  Williamstown, 
Aux.,  $6,  $205  53 


Total, 


MASSACHUSETTS. 


$205  53 


Andoverand  Woburn  Branch.—  . 
Miss  E.  F.  Wilder,  Treas. 
Lexington,  Hancock  Ch., 
Aux.,  $12.98;  North  Woburn, 
Aux.,  $10;  Reading,  Aux.,  $15; 
West  Medford,  Morning  Star, 
M.C.,$15 ;  MedfordjMcCollom, 
M.  C,  $30,  $82  98 

Arjer  Junction.— Mrs.  A.  S.  Hud- 
son, 2  10 

Barnstable  Branch.— Miss  A. 
Snow,  Treas.  Yarmouth.Aux.,  18  42 

Berkshire  Bra7ich.—Mrs.  S.  N. 
Russell,  Treas.  Curtisville, 
Aux.,  $17.50;  Dalton,  Aux., 
$26.87;  Hinsdale,  Aux.,  of  wh. 
$6.38  a  Thank-off.  from  three 
ladies,  $24.49;  Egierometha 
Soc'y*  $23;  Housatonic,  Aux., 
$23.99,  Berkshire  Workers, 
of  wh.  $25  const.  L.  M.  Miss 
Evelyn  Hitchcock,  ?i87 ;  Pitts- 
field,  First  Ch.,  $8.81 ;  West 
Stockbridge,  Aux.,  $21.75,       233  41 

Dalton.— Mrs.  Zenas  M.  Crane,    50  00 

Essex  North  Branch.—  Mrs. 
A.  Hammond,  Treas.  Ames- 
bury,  Aux.,  $82;  Bradford, 
Aux.,  $5,  87  00 

Essex  South  Branch.  —  Miss 
S.  W.  Clark,  Treas.  Boxford, 
Earnest  Workers,  $22.37; 
Gloucester, Aux.,  $65 ;  Middle- 
ton,  Junior  Aux.,  $20,  CI.  of 
Boys,  Cong.  S.  S.,  $5,  112  37 

Hampshire  Co.  Branch.— Miss 
I.  G.  Clarke,  Treas.  Amherst, 
Ruby  Harding  M.B.,  $39.31; 
North  Hadley,  Aux.,  prev. 
contri.  const.  L.  M.  Miss 
Maria  Comins,$G;  Williams- 
burgh,  M.  C,  $25,  Aux.,  of  wh. 
$50  by  Mrs.  Helen  E.  James, 


const.  L.  M's  Mrs.  Helen 
Field,  Miss    Mary  Annette 
Warner,  $06.60,  $136  91 

LouclL—Khk  St.  Ch.,  56  66 

Miflburi/.— Mrs.  Rob't  Jones,  60 
North  J{cverh/.  —  \  Friend,  25 
Norfolk  and  J'ilr/riin  Branch.— 
Mrs.  F.  Shaw,  Treas.  Plynip- 
ton,    Aux.,  $10;  lling'ham, 
Aux.,  $37,  47  00 

Old  Colony  Braiich.— Miss  F. 
J.  Runnells,  Treas.  Fall 
River,  Willing  Helpers,  38  00 

Itochestcr.— Mrs.  W.  P.  Ha.skcll,  1  00 
Springfield  Brancli.— Miss  H. 
T.  Buckingham,  Treas. 
Chicopee,  Third  Ch.,  Aux., 
$15,  Busy  Bees,  const.  L.  M. 
Mrs.  Herbert  Macy,  $45; 
Springfield,  First  Ch.,  Aux., 
$50.02,  Mr.  T.  W.  Ellis,  const. 
L.  M.  Mrs.  T.  W.  Ellis,  $25, 
South  Ch.,  Aux.,$88.71,Junior 
Aux.,  $31.37,  255  10 

Suffolk  Branch.— Miss  M.  B. 
Child,  Treas.  Boston,  Mrs.  F. 
W.  Carruth,  $20,  Mt.  Vernon 
Ch.,  Aux.,  3Iis.  E.  K.  Alden, 
const.  L.  M.  Miss  Agnes  Cut- 
ter, $25;  New  Old  So.  Ch., 
Light-Bearers  Club,  $8,  Shaw- 
mut  Ch.,  Y.  L.  M.  C.,  const. 
L.  M's  Mrs.  Charlotte  M. 
Farusworth,  Miss  Laura  B. 
White,  Mrs.  Lilian  W.  Adams, 
$215;  South  Boston,  Phillips 
Ch.,  Aux.,  Miss  Lucinda 
Smith,  const.  L.  M.  Miss  Car- 
rie H.  Conley,  $25;  Roxburv, 
A  Friend,  .i?2.50;  Eliot  Cli., 
Aux.,  $10.80,  A  31ite-box,  $3; 
Chelsea,  Central  Ch.,  Aux., 
$11;  Cambridgeport,  Pros- 
pect St.  ,Ch.,  Aux.,  $125.61; 
Cambridge,  Y.  L.  Aux.,  Pil- 
grim Ch.,  $54.75;  Brighton, 
Y.  L.  M.  C,  $30;  Newton,  A. 
C.  Warren,  $1;  Hyde  Park, 
Aux.,  $90.10;  Auburndale, 
Aux.,  $16.61 ;  Walpole,  Aux,, 
$50;  M.  C,  $5;  Dedhara, 
Asylum  Dime  Soc'v,  $3.78,  697  15 
Worcester.  Mrs.  A.'E.  P.  Per- 
kins, 4  40 
Worcester  Co.  Branch.— Mrs. 
C.  A.  Lincoln,  Treas.  North- 
bridge,  Rockdale  Willing 
Workers,  $100;  Spencer,  Aux., 
$75;  Ware,  Aux.,  $99.20,  Y. 
L.  M.  S.,$10;  W^arren,  Aux., 
$10.50;  Whitinsvillc,  Aux., 
$50;  Worcester,  Union  Ch., 
Aux.,  $174.44,  Salem  St., 
Woman's  Miss'y  Soc'y,  $11.20,  .530  34 


Total, 


$2,351  69 


Legacy  of  Mrs.  Fanny  A.  Bar- 
rett, Boston,  $102  67 


104  LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


RHODE  ISLAND. 

Rhode  Island  Branch. —  Miss 
A,  T.  White,  Treas.  Provi- 
dence, Nortli  Cli.,  Bible  CI., 
$'25;  Miss  Anna  Thompson, 
$1,  .1?26  (10 


Total, 


CONNECTICUT. 


00 


Eastern  Conn.  Branch.— M\ss 
M.  I.  Lockwood,  Treas,  Led- 
yard,  Newell  Soc'v,  f5.45; 
Taftville,  Aux.,  f 29120;  Nor- 
wich, ]Jroadway  Ch.,  Aux., 
$10,40;  Helpnip;  Hands,  $30, 
Second  Ch.,  Aux.,  $134.24; 
Thompson,  Y.  L.  M.  C,  $5; 
Scotland,  Miss'y  Soc'y,  $10; 
New  London,  First  Ch.,  Aux., 
$64.«,  Second  Ch.,  Aux., 
$44.25;  Mystic  Bridge,  Aux,, 
$7,70;  Waurefjan,  Aux.,  prev, 
contri.  const,  L.M.  Mrs,  Hulda 
M.  Burdick,  $22,  $362  65 

Hartford  Branch  —Miss  Anna 
Morris,  Treas.  Granbv,  Aux., 
$19;  Hartford,  Asvluni  Hill 
Ch..  $274.46,  Centre'cih.  S.  S., 
$29,  M.  C,  $5.46,  Pearl  St,  Ch., 
S,  S.,.S40;  Plain  ville,  Treasure- 
Seekers,  $15;  Rock  ville.  Aux., 
$32,  Earnest  Seed-Sowcrs,$15, 
Little  Helpers,  $10;  South 
Coventry,  Aux.,  $14;  West 
Hartford,  Aux.,  $90;  Wind- 
sor,Aux,,$50;  Windsor  Locks, 
Aux  ,  .*31.10,  A  Friend,  $60,     685  02 

N'ev;  T/afm.— Thank-otf.,  50 

New  Haven  Bi'anch.— Miss  J. 
Twining,  Treas.  Bridgeport, 
Aux.,  $20.03;  Harwinton, 
Aux,,  $20;  Middletown, -First 
Ch.,  Aux,,  of  wh.  $25  const, 
L.  M.  Mrs,  Mary  E.  Cum- 
mings,  .'ii!35,  Ten  Times  One 
Circle, $5 ;  New  Britain,  South 
Ch.,  Aux.,  $91,  Standard- 
Bearers,  S20,  Little  Helpers, 
$5;  New  Haven,  Centre  Ch,, 
Aux.,$3D3.71 ;  Redding, Ready 
Folks,  .IfSO;  Sherman,  Aux., 
$14.25;  Southport,  First  Ch., 
S.  S.,  $30;  Stratford,  Alpha 
l^and,  $20;  W.ishington, 
Aux.,  .?44.50;  Wnterbury, First 
Ch„  Aux.,  .«?28.50;  AVilton, 
Morning  Star,  $9;  Light- 
Bearers, 86. 15;  AVinsted,Aux,, 
$56.98,  829  72 

W ether sfield.— Miss  M.  W.  W^ol- 
cott's  S.  S,  CI.,  10  00 


Total, 

NEW  YORK, 


$1,887  89 


Nero  York  State  Branch.— Miss 
C.  A,  Holmes, Treas.  Albany, 


M.  C,  $30;  Berkshire,  Aux,, 
$40 ;  Bristol  Centre,  Aux.,  $15 ; 
Canandaigua,  Aux.,  $150; 
Norwich,  Aux.,  $40.77;  Os- 
wego, Aux.,  $40;  Rochester, 
Mt.  Hor,  jNIiss'y  Friends,  $10; 
Smyrna,  Aux.,  $40;  Sher- 
burne, Little  Lights,  $15 ;  Ex., 
$80.77,  $300  on 

Alalone.— Mrs.  Mary  K.  Weatl,  25  00 
New   York  City.— Sliss  A.  W. 

Deane,  1  40 

Rochester.  —  Little  Helpers, 
Plymouth  Ch.,  S.  S,,  $5,  In- 
fant Dept.,  $1,  6  00 

Total,  $332  40 


ALABAMA. 

Talladega.— luiltle  Helpers,        $5  00 
Total,  $5  00 

KANSAS. 

Ottawa.— A  Friend,  $  05 

Total,  $  05 

NEBRASKA. 

W averly.—A  Friend,  $  50 

Total,  $  50 

CALIFORNIA. 

Santa  Barbara.— Mrs.  M.  E. 
Cummings,  $15  00 

Total, 

OREGON. 

East  Portland.  — First  Cong. 
Ch., 


Total. 


$15  00 


$1  30 
$1  30 


Waterville.  —  Ladies'  Miss'y 
Soc'y,  Cong.  Ch,,  $8  10 


General  Funds, 

Leaflets, 

Legacy, 


Total,  $8  10 

$5,283  90 
67  78 
102  67 

Total,         $5,454  35 


Miss  Harriet  W,  May. 

Ass't  Treas. 


LETTER  FROM  MRS.  SARAH  H.  JONES. 

Battalagundu,  Madura,  So.  India, 
October  8,  1886. 

You  ask  me  to  tell  you  of  myself  and  my  surroundings,  my 
home  and  work, —  so  you  must  pardon  a  seeming  egotism  in  my 
reply. 

Since  Mrs.  Capron  left  us,  last  April,  I  have  been  in  charge  of 
the  Bible-women's  work,  which  has  been  so  dear  to  her,  and  has 
had  so  much  of  her  care.  I  felt  before  taking  it  that  my  cares 
were  already  all  I  could  well  attend  to,  but  have  been  able  to  do 
more  than  I  hoped.  My  own  health  has  been  better  than  at  any 
time  since  coming  to  India;  and  the  delicate  baby  girl,  on  whose 
account  I  was  obliged  to  spend  so  much  of  last  year  away  from 
Madura  City,  has  been  kept  from  any  particular  illness.  I  try  to 
go  with  the  Bible-women  three  afternoons  in  a  week,  unless  some 
special  interruption  prevents;  but  you  may  judge  that  my  pro- 
gramme is  liable  to  variation  when  I  say  that  I  have  as  yet  never 
been  able  to  go  out  more  than  two  afternoons  with  them  in  one 
week.  They  and  I  have  a  meeting  together  every  Sunday  noon, 
and  most  of  them  join  our  meeting  for  the  Christian  women,  on 
Friday  afternoon:  in  this  meeting  they  are  a  great  help  to  me. 

In  one  afternoon  I  can  visit  three  or  four  houses, —  or  if  there 
are  many  women  present  who  can  read,  only  two.  I  go  from  half- 
past  three  to  half-past  five,  as  the  women  are  at  liberty  at  tliat 
time,  and  the  heat  is  a  little  less  than  earlier  in  the  day.  We  go 
to  some  fine  large  houses,  and  to  some  very  poor  liuts,  which 
hardly  deserve  the  name  of  home.  Sometimes  in  winding,  narrow 
lanes,  where  there  is  only  room  to  go  singly,  we  find  the  best 
houses  of  all.  We  usually  find  the  women  dressed  in  their  best, 
and  wearing  all  their  jewels,  and  with  Bibles  or  reading-books  in 
their  hands.  I  always  hear  them  read,  the  first  thing,  and  after- 
ward have  a  little  talk  with  them.  The  other  day  I  went  to  the 
house  of  a  woman  in  good  circumstances.  She  had  a  family  of 
little  children,  and  was  neither  young  nor  clever,  but  she  read  her 
page  in  the  Angel's  Message  with  an  earnestness  which  struck  mo. 

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106 


LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


Afterward  she  repeated  numbers  of  Bible  verses,  and  the  prayers 
she  used  morning  and  evening.  She  said  to  me,  "  Ammail,  I  have 
too  much  to  do  to  tliink  much  about  education,  but  I  felt  that  I 
must  know  the  Lord.  They  told  me  I  should  learn  about  him, 
and  I  am  learning ;  I  cannot  tell  you  what  a  desire  I  have  to  know 
the  Lord." 

The  same  day  I  went  to  see  a  beautiful  woman  of  the  silk- 
weaver  caste;  she  was  beautifully  dressed,  and  painted  and  be- 
jeweled  as  if  for  a  wedding.  Her  old  mother  sat  on  the  mat  be- 
side her,  and  occasionally  asked  her  to  repeat  a  verse  as  she  read. 
Before  I  left,  she  begged  me  to  teach  her  a  prayer.  She  said  she 
had  tried  to  learn  the  Lord's  Prayer,  but  could  not.  She  was  not  a 
disciple,  but  she  wanted  a  little  prayer  which  she  might  use  many 
times  in  a  day.  I  told  her  to  say,  "Lord  Jesus,  send  tliy  Holy 
Spirit  to  teach  me  through  my  Word  "' ;  and  the  Bible-woman  says 
she  never  opens  her  book  to  read  without  that  prayer. 

I  find  it  hard  to  choose  special  cases  to  bring  to  your  notice,  be- 
cause each  is  so  interesting  to  me  in  its  own  way.  I  think  always 
of  the  last  one,  most. 

One  afternoon  I  went  out  with  a  Bible-woman  whose  name  was 
Spiritual  Light.  In  the  first  house  to  which  she  took  me  there  was 
only  one  woman  to  read.  The  house  stood  back  from  the  street, 
and  had  a  quiet  court,  shaded  by  a  big  pumpkin-vine.  It  was  cool 
and  stil'l,  and  the  woman,  whose  name  meant  "Golden  Mother," 
read  of  Adam  and  Eve  and  the  fall  in  the  garden.  Then  she  re- 
peated many  Bible  verses,  beginning  with  "  God  so  loved  the 
world,"  etc.  I  talked  with  her  of  the  coming  of  sin  into  the 
world,  which  had  made  the  coming  of  a  Saviour  necessary.  As 
we  went  in,  my  companion  told  me  she  had  asked  the  woman  next 
in  order,  whose  name  meant  "  Speech,"  to  go  to  the  schoolhouse 
to  read,  as  her  own  home  was  dirty  and  noisy,  and  to  be  reached 
only  by  going  through  a  yard  full  of  cattle.  However,  we  met  her 
in  the  street,  and  she  urged  us  to  go  to  her  house,  saying  the  men 
were  away  and  the  cattle  tied.  She  placed  a  box  for  me  to  sit  on, 
and  read  hesitatingly  and  uncertainly,  but  with  evident  pride  and 
satisfaction,  the  story  of  the  feeding  of  the  five  thousand.  She 
had  also  learned  some  verses,  which  she  repeated.  But,  mean- 
while, a  crowd  of  people,  evidently  Mohammedans,  had  collected, 
and  w^ere  noisy,  though  good-natured.  After  we  left,  the  Bible- 
woman  told  me  that  at  this  place  a  month  before,  the  reader  had 
been  insulted  and  driven  away  by  the  Mohammedans,  and  that  this 
woman's  husband  had  torn  up  and  thrown  into  the  dust-heap  her 
Bible.  This  was  the  reason  she  had  not  desired  us  to  go  there. 
When  she  next  met  "Speech,"  she  told  her  that  her  husband  had 


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been  close  at  hand  during  the  visit,  and  had  only  asked  why  she  had 
not  given  the  lady  some  milk.  The  next  house  was  a  fine  large  one 
in  the  tailor  part  of  the  town.  It  was  occupied  by  several  families. 
Four  women  came  to  read  to  me,  all  but  one  reading  from  the 
Bible.  All  the  women  and  children  of  the  house  gathered  about, 
and  the  door  was  shut  and  locked  to  prevent  others  entering,  for 
the  old  woman  said  she  wanted  to  hear  all  the  lady  said,  and  she 
could  not  if  she  w^ere  busy  keeping  out  children  and  dogs.  One 
girl  repeated  Bible  verses  and  Psalms  till  we  had  no  time  to  hear 
more.  There  was  much  moving  about,  but  the  older  women,  who 
could  not  read  a  word,  sat  at  my  feet  all  the  time,  nodding  assent 
to  all  my  words.  When  we  left  the  house  a  storm  was  gathering. 
I  had  heard  some  peals  of  thunder,  so  I  got  into  my  bullock-bandy 
and  hurried  home,  very  weary  and  exhausted,  to  find  the  little 
ones  waiting  for  mamma  and  her  needed  care,  and  I  wished  most 
earnestly  for  one  who  could  give  all  her  time  and  strength  to  this 
one  branch  of  work,  instead  of  having  it  a  side  issue. 

Sometimes  our  experiences  are  of  an  amusing  kind,  as  was  our 
call  at  a  rich  silk-weaver's  home  a  few  days  ago.  The  master  of 
the  house  was  at  home,  and  insisted  upon  showing  us  his  new 
home,  with  its  European  furnishings,  telling  us  at  every  turn  how 
much  Mrs.  Capron  had  liked  him,  and  how  sorry  she  had  been  to 
leave  without  seeing  this  home.  These  people  never  tell  us  how 
much  they  like  the  missionaries;  it  is  always  how  fond  the  mis- 
sionaries are  of  them.  This  man  placed  two  chairs,  and  said,  "  Sit 
down," — all  the  English  he  knew;  then,  with  much  ceremony,  he 
took  a  big  bunch  of  keys  and  produced  from  a  cupboard  a  can  of 
French  perfumery,  and  insisted  upon  pouring  some  over  our  hands. 
He  evidently  meant  to  treat  us  in  genuine  European  fashion.  Miss 
Houston  was  with  me,  and  shared  my  amusement. 

Through  this  city  hundreds  of  women  are  regularly  reading  the 
Bible,  and  the  result  must  one  day  be  seen.  Many  of  them  talk 
like  Christians,  but  they  are  ignorant  of  the  first  principles  of 
Christian  life  or  belief.  Many  of  them  seem  to  have  a  sincere, 
humble  belief  in  the  Saviour,  but  they  do  not  understand  about 
the  Christian  Church,  and  see  no  reason  to  join  the  body  of  believ- 
ers of  all  castes  and  kinds  who  make  up  our  churches,  while  many 
would  gladly  accept  baptism  at  their  homes,  Perhaps  most  of 
them  will  openly  join  us  only  after  the  men  of  their  families  have 
done  so. 


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LETTER  FROM  MRS.  BARNUM. 

This  letter  completes  the  story  begun  in  November  Life  and  Light. 

Yan,  Turkey,  Sept.  23,  1886. 

Dear  Friends:  In  my  last  letter  I  gave  a  half  promise  to  tell 
you  something  of  this  city  and  of  the  work  here.  The  city  of  Yan 
is  situated  near  the  lake  of  the  same  name.  It  lies  along  the  side 
of  a  large  rock,  which  rises  abruptly  from  the  plain  about  300 
feet,  and  which  has  the  remains  of  a  wall  and  fortifications. 
Some  of  them  are  in  a  pretty  good  state  of  preservation,  and  are 
now  occupied  by  Turkish  troops.  In  old  Armenian  books  Yan  i& 
called  the  city  of  Semiramis,  and  is  said  to  have  been  built  by  her^ 
A  little  stream  a  few  hours  distant  is  still  called  by  her  name. 

In  various  places  on  the  castle-rock  are  inscriptions. 

The  population  of  Yan  is  estimated  at  from  30,000  to  40,000,  of 
whom  the  greater  number  are  Armenians. 

The  region  about  here  is  said  to  be  the  Togarmah  of  the  Bible: 
see  Genesis  x.  3  and  Ezekiel  xxvii.  14.  Lake  Yan,  5,000  to  6,000 
feet  above  the  sea,  is  deeply  sunk  among  the  mountains.  It  is 
about  seventy-five  miles  long,  and  has  no  outlet.  The  views  along 
its  shores  are  very  beautiful. 

The  city  proper  has  a  double  wall,  and  several  gates  for  entrance. 
From  the  city,  extending  up  the  plain  three  or  four  miles,  ar& 
houses  and  gardens,  with  broad  streets  lined  with  trees,  which  give 
this  part  of  Yan  a  pretty  appearance,  and  beyond  and  all  around 
are  mountains,  with  here  and  there  a  village  or  a  monastery. 

The  missionaries  live  in  the  "gardens,"  about  three  miles  fronx 
the  city,  and  here  they  have  established  a  boys'  and  girls'  school. 

At  present  there  is  but  one  missionary  family  here,  that  of  Dr. 
Raynolds.  Two  ladies  from  America,  Misses  Kimball  and  John-- 
son,  have  charge  of  the  girls'  boarding  and  day  school. 

The  work  here  was  commenced  in  1872,  by  three  missionaries 
and  their  families.  Now  there  is  a  little  church  of  thirty-eight 
members,  of  whom  eight  are  women.  But  .some  of  the  church- 
members  have  moved  to  other  places,  and  those  here  are  scattered, 
some  living  in  the  city,  others  in  the  gardens.  Since  we  have  been 
here  Dr.  Raynolds  and  Mr.  Barnum  have  taken  turns  in  going  to 
the  city  on  the  Sabbath,  as  meetings  are  held  in  both  places,  the 
largest  congregation  being  here. 

The  work  among  the  women  has  not  made  so  much  advance  as 
we  could  wish,  although  Mrs.  Raynolds  has  labored  hard  among 
them;  now,  her  health  will  not  allow  her  to  do  much,  though  she 
has  a  "mite  society,"  and  holds  meetings  when  she  can.  The 
wives  of  some  of  the  brethren  still  cling  to  the'old  church.  Recently^ 


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one  of  the  cliurch-members  and  his  wife  were  blessed  by  the  birth  of 
their  first  child,  and  they  desired  to  present  the  child  themselves 
for  baptism;  but  one  day  some  of  the  old  female  relatives  suddenly 
rushed  off  with  the  little  one,  while  the  father  was  away  and  the 
mother  in  bed,  and  had  it  baptized  by  the  priests. 

But  the  leaven  is  working.  It  may  be  slowly,  but,  I  believe, 
surely,  and  some  day  these  women  will  awake  from  this  dead 
formalism  and  superstition  into  the  life  and  liberty  of  the  gospel. 
Pray  for  them. 

Yan  is  the  youngest  mission  in  our  mission,  and  being  in  the 
lieart  of  Armenia,  the  national  (Armenian)  feeling  is  very  strong. 
In  this  region  some  of  its  ancient  kings  are  said  to  be  buried. 
There  are  many  monasteries  here,  and  feasts  and  holy  days  abound, 
so  that  the  work  seems  more  difficult  than  in  most  places.  The 
missionaries  live  in  the  gardens,  because  they  found  the  city  so 
very  unhealthy,  but  they  are  here  in  the  midst  of  a  large  Armenian 
population.  We  expect  to  start  for  Harpoot,  October  4th ;  reach- 
ing there  in  eighteen  or  twenty  days. 


TO  THE  YOUNG  LADIES'  SOCIETIES. 

Dear  Girls  :  Among  your  plans  for  the  new  year,  have  you 
arranged  for  union  meetings  of  your  societies?  By  associations, 
or  by  groups  of  six  or  twelve,  I  hope  you  will  all  meet  at  least 
once  this  year.  It  will  be  an  inspiration  to  spend  a  day  together 
discussing  plans  and  experiences.  Your  hearts  will  burn  within 
you  as  you  rehearse  to  one  another  Scripture  lessons  or  heart  ex- 
periences that,  having  greatly  helped  one,  should  be  shared  by 
many.  And  the  social  tea-hour  will  not  be  half  long  enough  for 
making  acquaintances  and  exchanging  greetings.  Let  me  tell  you 
how  the  Juniors  in  this  neighborhood  help  each  other.  The  meeting 
of  the  Young  Ladies'  Societies  in  Chicago  and  vicinity,  was  held 
in  Plymouth  Church,  Tuesday  afternoon  and  evening,  January  11th, 
and  brought  together  representatives  of  many  different  societies. 
Mrs.  Lyman  Baird,  long  identified  with  the  work  of  the  Juniors,  pre- 
sided in  the  afternoon,  and  Mrs.  Normand  S.  Patton,  the  president 
of  the  Young  Ladies'  Society  in  the  New  England  Church,  in  the 
evening.  The  secretaries  of  the  various  societies  gave  short,  sug- 
gestive reports;  one  of  the  Union  Park  girls,  Miss  Florence  Ho- 


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mer,  read  a  paper,  "  How  the  Kingdom  Comes,"  wliicli  you  must 
all  see  some  time,  and  the  Statement  of  Work  for  the  year,  prepared 
by  Miss  Mary  H.  Porter,  was  read.  The  question-box,  opened  by 
Miss  Wingate,  brought  out  answers  witty  and  wise,  and  Miss  Amy 
Blatcliford  led  a  half-hour  of  prayer.  This  closed  the  afternoon 
session.  But  many  a  lesson  of  consecration,  of  faithfulness,  of 
courage,  and  of  high  resolve  had  fallen  from  lips  whose  low, 
sweet  tones  are  seldom  heard  outside  the  home-walls.  Here  are 
some  of* the  questions:  — 

Question. — When  shall  monthly  pledges  be  paid  ? 

Answer. — Regularly  every  month.  If  paid  all  at  once  at  the 
close  of  the  year,  we  get  only  one  twelvth  of  the  blessing  that 
comes  from  paying  regularly  twelve  times  a  year. 

Question. —  Do  these  words,  The  President  shall  have  a  general 
oversight  of  all  the  work  of  an  auxiliary  "  mean  that  she  shall  do  all 
the  work,  prepare  programmes,  solicit  funds,  call  on  absent  mem- 
bers, etc.  ?" 

Answer. — The  President  is  the  executive  oflScer  whose  duty  it  is 
to  see  that  the  Programme  Committee,  the  Solicitors,  the  Look-out 
Committee,  the  Life  and  Light,  3Iission  Studies,  and  all  other  com- 
mittees, do  their  work  faithfully. 

Question. —  Should  the  success  of  a  society  be  measured  by  the 
amount  of  its  contributions  ? 

Answer. — Rather  by  the  growth  in  pray  erf  ulness  and  self-denial 
of  its  members. 

Question. —  Is  there  any  royal  road  to  success  in  missionary 
work  ? 

Ansioer. — Good  earnest  work  with  hands,  and  head,  and  heart. 
Remember  the  three  H's. 

Question. —  Would  it  not  be  better  to  evangelize  America  before 
sending  the  gospel  abroad  ? 

Answered  by  a  young  man,  who  said  we  should  have  to  wait  as 
long  as  the  Irishman  who  had  determined,  finding  his  new  boots 
very  tight,  not  to  put  them  on  till  he  had  worn  them  a  few  days. 

Question. —  What  part  should  young  men  take  in  foreign  mis- 
sionary work  ? 

Answered  by  a  young  man,  who  said  they  would  gladly  do  any- 
thing the  young  ladies  asked  of  them.  Dear  girls,  I  hope  you  will 
be  able  to  convince  them  that  something  more  than  that  is  laid  upon 
them  as  their  duty.  If  not,  what  will  become  of  the  American 
Board  when  these  young  men  are  the  older  men? 

Question. —  Why  does  the  ten-dollar  bill  given  for  foreign 
missions  look  so  ipuch  larger  than  the  one  we  spend  for  our- 
selves? 


TO  THE  YOUNG  LADIES'  SOCIETIES. 


Ill 


Question. — What  does  the  urgent  call  for  more  missionaries  mean 
to  those  of  lis  -vvho  cannot  go? 

Leaving  these  last  two  questions  for  you  to  answer  for  your- 
selves, dear  girls,  I  turn  to  Miss  Porter's  statement,  wliich  was  so 
tender  and  earnest  in  its  appeal  that  I  must  copy  a  part  for  you, 
hoping  that  you  will  be  led  to  send  for  it  to  53  Dearborn  Street, 
and  study  it  for  yourselves. 

"  The  w^ord  Pontiff  is  said  'to  be  derived  from  Pons,  a  bridge, 
and  facere,  to  make,  because  the  first  bridge  over  the  Tiber  was 
constructed  and  consecrated  by  the  High-Priest,  and  from  it  he 
received  his  title;'  so  '  Pontifex  Maximus,'  the  religious  head  of 
the  old  Eoman  people,  meant  simply  'Supreme  Bridge-builder.' 
Let  us  consider,  beloved,  '  partakers  of  the  heavenly  calling,  the 
apostle  and  Pligh-Priest  of  our  profession,  Christ  Jesus.^  Was  he 
not  in  very  truth  the  Pontifex  Maximus  ?  Are  we  not  blessed  in 
that  he  has  called  us  to  be  co-workers  with  him,  not  in  bridging 
the  vast  chasm  between  sinning  souls  and  God, —  that  he  has  done 
once,  and  perfectly, —  but  in  making  the  high-ways  over  which 
messengers  may  go,  bearing  the  precious  tidings  of  his  finished 
work,  and  telling  those  who,  but  for  our  labors,  might  never  hear 
the  glad  tidings  that  for  them,  too,  there  is  an  open  way  to  their 
Father's  love,  their  Father's  house.  I  wish  we  might  carry  into 
our  work  for  the  coming  year  more  constantly  than  ever  before, 
the  remembrance  of  the  fundamental  truths  upon  which  it  is  built. 

"  While  watchful  in  our  methods  and  fertile  in  expedients,  let  us 
be  yet  more  careful  of  our  spirit,  making  our  simplest  service 
real,  by  connecting  it,  by  a  living  trust,  with  the  service  of  our 
Lord.  It  is  only  so  that  we  can  raise  it  from  worrying,  harassing 
drudgery,  to  strong,  helpful,  uplifting  ministry. 

"  'Heartily,  as  unto  the  Lord,  and  not  unto  men !'  How  clouds 
and  perplexities  are  dissipated  by  that  thought!  How  it  drives 
back  from  our  lips  the  impatient,  fretful  wish  that  we  were 
'other  than  we  are,'  had  larger  means,  wider  opportunities, 
greater  abilities,  and  checks  the  '  I  cannot,'  replacing  it  by,  '  I 
can  do  all  things  through  Christ,  which  strengtheneth  me.' 

"It  is  our  pride,  not  our  humility,  which  holds  us  back  from 
many  a  service  we  might  render.  Our  plea  of  inability,  truly  in- 
terpreted, means,  '  I  cannot  do  it  so  as  to  gain  the  admiration 
which  I  crave,  so  I  am  not  willing  to  try.' 

"  Honestly,  dear  girls,  how  many  of  the  omissions  of  the  past 
year  came  from  such  pride  ? 

"Now,  cannot  we  leave  this  at  our  dear  Lord's  feet,  and  begin 
the  New  Year  ready,  through  his  grace,  to  do  whatever  he  sets 
before  us  with  our  might.  If  not  in  tlie  best  way,  in  our  best. 
Perhaps  in  the  end,  some  of  that  which  we  account  least,  may 
prove  the  pure  gold;  while  that  which  we  regard  as  more  worthy, 
may  be  consumed  with  the  wood,  hay,  and  stubble." 

After  giving  the  items  of  special  work  as  presented  in  our  Feb- 
ruary number,  and  many  interesting  facts  about  them,  Miss  Por- 
ter's paper  closed  with  these  words,  which  I  hope,  dear  girls,  you 
will  read  to  all  your  older  friends  who  want  to  see  just  where  their 
money  is  spent,  and  feel  no  interest  in  giving  to  the  General  Fund. 

"  FoK  General  Fund,  $2,419.80.  Two  thousand  four  hundred 
dollars!  More  than  a  fourth  of  the  year's  pledge  for  General 
Fund !   What  does  it  mean  ?   Just  this,  dear  girls,  that  we  believe 


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in  the  coming  of  Christ's  kingdom;  believe  that  the  new  year  is 
to  bring  fresh,  imperative  demands,  and  that  there  must  be  money 
in  the  treasury  to  meet  them.  AVe  believe  that  doors  will  be 
opened,  when  it  will  not  be  a  question  whether  we  shall  enter  now 
or  later,  but  which  we  must  enter  now  or  never. 

''Durincij  our  Civil  War,  one  of  the  divisions  of  the  engineering 
department  was  known  as  the  'Construction  and  Repair  Corps.' 
It  was  most  valuable  at  critical  times,  when  loss  was  imminent  — 
absolutely  essential  to  prevent  failure.  Its  cost  to  the  Government 
was  two  million  of  dollars  per  month.  Much  of  its  most  impor- 
tant work  was  done  on  bridges.  Are  you  not  willing  to  stand 
ready  for  the  missionary  emergency  ?  Rather,  will  you  not  rejoice 
that  you  may  be  the  ones  to  respond  when  the  urgent  call  for 
immediate  outlay  comes  ? 

'•A  large  General  Fund  is  not  only  desirable,  it  is  absolutely 
indispensable  to  the  strong,  aggressive  work  of  an  organization 
whose  agencies  reach  around  the  world.  '  But,'  do  you  still  ask, 
'why  should  this  be  given  to  us  9  "Why  not  give  it  to  the  Senior 
societies,  and  let  us  have  specillc  work  ? '  Let  the  beloved  apos- 
tle answer:  'I  have  written  unto  you,  young  (wo)men,  because  ye 
are  strong.^  We  believe  not  only  in  the  coming  of  Christ's  king- 
dom, but  in  you,  as  ready  to  do  those  things  which  will  hasten  it. 
We  believe  that  the  knowledge  and  love  you  have  been  gaining  by  the 
study  of  the  last  few  years,  has  been  preparing  you  to  break 
away,  more  and  more,  from  work  for  'our  missionary,'  or  even  — 
although  that  was  a  long  step  in  advance  —  for- '  our  Bridge.'  and 
to  give  gladly  and  largely  for  the  needs  of  the  world,  Without 
knowing  in  advance  to  what  special  object  your  gift  is  to  be  appro- 
priated. As  we  thus  trust  you,  we  ask  confidence  in  return.  Like 
the  rank  and  file  of  an  army,  you  must  believe  in  your  leaders, 
and  follow  loyally  their  planning.  With  God's  blessing  upon  your 
work  and  ours,  we  shall  at  the  years  close  'rejoice  together,' 
and  over  nothing  more  heartily  than  in  what  we  have  been  per- 
mitted to  do  with  your  General  Fund. 

"  Just  one  word  more.  Year  after  year  you  have  watched  the 
rearing  of  your  Bridge.  Into  it  have  gone  your  interest,  your 
contributions,  your  prayers,  until  it  has  become  a  very  real  thing 
to  some  of  you.  Has  nothing  come  back  to  you  over  it  ?  Have 
you  not  seemed  to  see  heathen  women  beckoning  ?  Have  no  ap- 
peals from  China,  India,  Africa,  or  the  islands  of  the  sea  moved 
across  it  and  stopped  at  your  very  heart's  door?  Has  it  been 
easier  to  give  than  to  listen  ?  Oh!  if  that  voice,  which  if  you  are 
indeed  His,  you  know,  calls  you  by  name,  hasten  to  answer,  '  Rab- 
boni;'  and  if  he  reply,  'Go  quickly  and  tell,'  still  do  not  shrink, 
for  with  the  command  comes  the  strength,  with  the  '  high  calling ' 
the  promise,  '  I  will  be  w-ith  thee ;  I  will  comfort  thee.'  " 

It  was  an  inspiration  to  our  girls  in  Chicago  to  read  Miss 
Porters  paper  toirether:  and  then  the  evening  meeting,  which  was 
mostly  occupied  bv  Dr.  Davis,  of  Japan,  thrilled  them  with  a  new 
sense  "of  the  needs  of  the  heathen  world,  of  the  compensation 
that  comes  to  every  faithful  missionary,  and  of  the  necessity  laid 
upon  each  one  to  consider  the  question,  "  Shall  I  go?" 

M.  J.  W. 


STUDIES  m  MISSIONARY  HISTORY. 


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TWO  LIFE  MEMBERSHIPS. 

Two  life  members  lately  received  to  our  Board  have  opened 
wellsprings  in  our  hearts.  One  joins  us  in  the  sweetest  of  fellow- 
ships to  a  woman  who,  though  still  young,  has  known  the  joys  and 
sorrows  of  daughter,  wife,  mother,  and  widow  in  an  East  Indian 
home,  and  has  learned  that  it  is  only  the  gospel  message  that  has 
made  our  homes  so  different.  Her  response  may  suggest  thoughts 
for  others  who  hold  the  same  relation  to  us. 

553  North  16th  Street,  Philadelphia,  Dec.  9,  1886. 
To  the  President  of  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  of  the  Interior: 

Dear  Madam,— The  certificate  constituting  me  a  member  for  life  of  the 
W.  IJ.  M.  I.,  came  to  my  hand  on  the  6th  inst.  It  was  very  kind  of  you  to  give 
me  tlie  privilege  of  being  a  member  of  your  body,  and  a  co-worker  in  the 
rich  harvest-field  of  God.  I  accept  the  i)rivilege  with  many  thanks,  but  not 
without  some  hesitation.  It  is  a  great  responsibility,  and  a  greater  undertak- 
ing than  I  can  compi-ehend.  I  had  no  wish  to  join  any  body,  having  very 
little  confidence  in  myself  about  being  able  to  fulfill  the  rules  and  regulations. 
But  as  this  has  comeunlooked  for,  it  seems  to  be  the  Lord's  wish  that  I  should 
he  one  of  you,  and  I  will  do  my  best  in  my  own  sphere  of  work  to  fulfill  the 
duty  of  a  life  member  of  your  body,  trusting  that  you  will  pray  God  to  give 
me  the  strength  and  grace  to  do  so. 

With  gratitude  for  having  granted  me  the  privilege,  and  with  respect,  I 
remain. 

Truly  yours,  Ramabal 

The  other  life  membership  came  to  one  whose  tiny  hand  was 
already  in  that  of  the  angel  who  was  waiting  to  lead  her  to  the 
home  above.  For  a  few  short  hours  Baby  Mabel  was  our  young- 
est life  member,  but  she  will  learn  it  first  from  angel  teachers,  or 
from  that  mother  who,  while  sweetly  resigning  her  to  their  train- 
ing, reaches  after  her  with  such  love  and  longing  that  her  thoughts 
must  be  audible  to  the  finely-tuned  ears  of  the  angel  child.  To 
that  mother,  she  is  a  member  of  our  missionary  family  forever  and 
ever.  Safe  in  God's  keeping,  she  seems  to  send  messages  which 
the  mother  ponders  in  her  heart.  She  calls  her  to  remember  the 
little  ones  across  the  seas  never  fostered  and  cared  for  as  she  was. 
She  whispers,  "  As  your  love  for  me  can  never  die,  so  Christ,  who 
loves  liis  own,  will  love  them  to  the  end.  Seek  out  and  help  his 
own  in  other  lands."  Thanks  be  to  God  for  these  blessed  children 
whose  angels  always  behold  the  face  of  our  Father  which  is  in 
heaven. 


STUDIES  IN  MISSIONARY  HISTORY. 
JAPAN  — No.  2. 

Japanese  Superstitions  and  Worship:  See  "Japanese  Summer 
Ketreat,"  Life  and  Light,  1886. 

Work  at  Kioto  :  Girls'  School ;  Kioto  College.  Mission  Studies^ 
March. 

Osaka  Station :  Girls'  School.  * 
Work  Among  Women:  See  Mission  Studies,  Marcli. 
Churches :  See  Annual  Keports  of  A.  B.  C.  F.  M. ;  3Iission  Stud- 
ies, March. 

Medical  Work :  Annual  Eeports  of  A.  B.  C.  F.  M. 

Story:  "Four  Days'  Joy  at  Joshu,"  American  Board  Mission 
Letter  Series;  "  The  First  Protestant  Baptisms  in  Japan,"  Mission- 
ary Herald,  January,  1887. 


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A  new  Training-School  for  Japan :  In  what  part  of  the  Empire  ? 
How  is  it  supported?  What  influences  led  to  its  establishment? 
See  Herald,  January,  1887. 

Northern  Japan  Mission:  Has  any  church  been  organized  ? 

What  is  the  outlook  f 


MRS.  CHARLES  G.  HAMMOND. 
'<  Enter ,thou  into  the  joy  of  thy  Lord." 

No  one  who  had  the  privilege  of  looking  at  the  beautiful  face  of 
Mrs.  Charlotte  B.  Hammond  in  her  last  sleep,  could  doubt  the  full- 
ness of  her  joy.  Dressed,  by  her  own  request,  in  white,  she  seemed 
in  very  truth  ready  for  a  bridal. 

Seldom  is  death  so  robbed  of  its  terrors.  It  was  a  quiet  sleep, 
and  she  awaked  on  the  other  side.  The  dreaded  transition  she 
never  realized.  Thus  gently  doth  the  Father  guard  even  the  fears 
of  his  beloved. 

A  false  step,  a  fall,  a  broken  hip,  six  weeks  of  patient  suffering 
upon  her  bed,  tell  the  story  of  her  last  illness. 

Mrs.  Hammond  was  born  in  Whitestown,  N.  Y.,  in  1807.  Among 
her  familiar  friends,  especially  the  children,  of  whom  she  was  very 
fond,  she  was  always  called  "  a  Valentine,"  and  there  will  be 
many  heartfelt  regrets  on  Feb.  14,  1887,  that  "Grandma"  Ham- 
mond's eightieth  birthday  can  never  be  celebrated. 

Before  her  marriage,  which  was  in  her  twentieth  year,  she 
made  a  public  profession  of  religion,  uniting  with  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  her  native  town.  This  profession  she  honored  by  a  most 
consistent  life  at  her  home  in  Canandaigua,  then  in  Detroit,  and 
later  in  Chicago,  where  she  removed  with  her  family,  in  1852. 
When  the  New  England  Church,  Chicago,  was  organized,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Hammond  were  among  its  first  members,  and  the  church  has 
lost,  in  their  death,  two  of  its  most  earnest,  devoted,  and  loving 
supporters,  whose  places  it  will  be  hard  to  fill. 

Mrs.  Hammond  always  held  an  official  position  in  the  W.  B.  M. 
I.  She  was  its  first  Treasurer,  and  after  that  followed  the  work  of 
the  Board,  either  as  Manager  or  Vice-President,  with  undiminished 
interest,  although  for  many  years  prevented  by  infirmity  from  at- 
tending the  meetings. 

On  her  table  by  the  side  of  her  Bible  one  could  always  find  the 
latest  issue  of  Life  and  Light  and  Mission  Studies,  and  it  is 
doubtful  if  ever  a  number  of  either  was  laid  aside  without  a  second 
reading. 

In  the  death  of  Mr.  Hammond,  six  years  after  their  golden  wed- 
ding, she  lost  the  strong  arm  upon  which,  with  perfect  confidence 
and  affection,  she  had  leaned  so  long.  "How  can  I  live  without 
my  husband's  prayers  "  was  her  plaintive  cry,  and  yet  no  word  of 
complaint  ever  parsed  her  lips.  She  drank  the  bitter  cup  without 
a  murmur,  only  saying,  when  younger  friends  were  called  from 
earth,  "  I  wonder  why  1  am  left  so  long  ?"  The  blessed  memory 
of  those  two  lives,  so  touchingly  one,  will  always  abide  with  their 
large  circle  of  friends.  As  another  has  said  of  them,  "  Like  Zach- 
arias  and  Elizabeth,  they  were  both  blameless  before  God." 

E.  M.  B. 


RECEIPTS. 


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WOMAN'S  BOARD  OF  THE  INTERIOR. 

Mrs.  J.  B.  LEAKE,  Tkeasurek. 
Receipts  from  December  18, 1886,  to  Ja>-uary  18,  1887. 


ILLINOIS. 

Branch.— Mrs.  W.  A.  Talcott, 
of  Rockford,  Treas.  Ashkiim, 
80  cts. ;  Champaign,  10;  Clif- 
ton, 2;  Chicago,  Mrs.  C,  1, 
First  Ch.,  of  wh.  25  from  Mrs. 
B.  M.  Frees,  to  const,  self  L. 
M.,  73.80,  Union  Pk.  Ch.,  of 
wh.  Mrs.  H.  W.  Rice  25,  to 
const.  L.  M,  ISIiss  Re\)ecca  M. 
Oaks,  Mrs.  Ralph  Greenlee 
25,  to  const.  L.  M.  Miss  Ger- 
trude Greenlee,  Mrs.  A.  Far- 
rar  25,  to  const.  L.  M.  Miss 
Cora  Randall,  75,  Western 
Ave.,  Ch.,  29.44,  Leavitt  St. 
Ch.,  4.40,  South  Ch.,  14.50; 
Dovmer's  Grove,  3.87;  Elgin, 
12.70;  Galesburg,  First  Ch.  of 
Christ,  37.50;  Galva,  41.30; 
Geneseo,  52;  La  Grange,  5; 
Moline,  18.10;  Oak  Park, 
29.10 -yPayson,  16 ;  Springfield, 
Mrs.  C.  L.  P.,  5;  Sycamore, 
of  wh.  6  is  for  Mrs.  Skeels' 
INI  e  m  or  i  al ,  14;  Wa  uponsi  e 
Grove,  10;  Wilmette,  9.S0,       465  96 

Jctnior:  Chicago,  First  Ch., 
120.70,  Union  Pk.  Ch.,  62.92, 
Lincoln  Park  Ch.,  9;  Glencoe, 
5;  Greenville,  W;  Granville, 
25;  Port  Byron,  7;  Pavens- 
wood,  25;  Rockford,  First 
Ch.,  20.74;  Wtjoming,  Light- 
Bearers,  5.40,  291  76 

Juvenile:  Ashkum,  Buds  of 
Promise, 65 cts.,  Ca We, Gospel 
Messengers,  15;  Chicago, 
Western  Ave.,  Star  Soc,  18; 
Elgin,  Acorn  Mission  Band, 
25;  Geneseo,  Jug  and  Envel- 
ope Band,  10,  68  65 


Total. 


826  37 


IOWA. 


Branch.— Mrs.  E.  R.  Potter, 
of  Grinnell,  Treas.  Alden, 
2..50;  Burlington,  15;  Des 
Moines,  Plymouth  Ch.,  18.14; 
Grinnell,  11 ;  Lyo7is,  14  ;  Mon- 
tour, 9  71;  Stuart,  10;  Bed 
Oak,  25,  105  35 

Junior:  Decorah,  10;  Grinnell, 
14.15;  Marion,  20\  Marengo, 
Bertha  Pearse,  25  cts.,  44  40 


Total, 


149  75 


1  GO 


KANSAS. 

Oneida.—  Miss  Lina  Neely, 

Total,  1  oa 

MICHIftAN. 

Branch.— Mrs.  Charles  E.  Fox, 
of  Detroit,  Treas.  Alpena,  13 ; 
Benzonia,  11;  Calumet,  15; 
Ceresco,  6.63:  Charlotte,  19; 
Chelsea,  19 ;  Detroit,  First  Ch., 
124.65,  Woodward  Ave.  Ch., 
45;  Dowagiac,  4.50;  Grand 
Blanc,  19.35;  Grand  Bapids, 
First  Ch.,  100;  Alx>ine  and 
Walker,  \5.:i0;  Kalamazoo,^', 
Lansing,2;  Memphis,^;  Sand- 
stone,U;  Stanton,  Taw- 
as  City,  1.90;  Vermontville, 
8.50 ;  W est  Adrian,  5 ;  Ypsil- 
anti,  25,  477  65 

Junior:    Detroit,   First  Ch., 

100;  Woodward  Ave.  Ch.,  125,  225  CO 

Juvenile;  Detroit,  First  Ch., 
Sunbeam  Band  and  Oppor- 
tunity Club,  25;  Grand  Blanc, 
Willing  Workers,  2.10 ;  Grand 
Rapids,  South  Ch.,  Sunbeam 
Band,  2;  Stanton,  5;  Tawas 
City,  6,  40  10 

Sunday-Schools:  Detroit, 
Trumbull  Ave., 


Total, 


6  00 
74^73 


MINNESOTA. 

Branch.— Mrs.  E.  M.  Wil- 
liams, of  Northfield,  Treas. 
Austin,  5.75 ;  Medford,  75  cts. ; 
Northfield,  57.55;  Ortonville, 
3;  Omatonna,  12;  Zumbrota, 
7, 

Junior:  Northfield,  Carleton 
College  Aux., 


Juvenile:  Austin,  Scatter 
Good  Soc,  19;  Northfield, 
Willing  Workers,  52.44;  Or- 
tonville, S.  S.,  7.50, 


86  05 


69  49 
69  4& 


Total, 


rs  94- 
234  48 


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LIFE  AND  LIGHT. 


MISSOUKI. 

Branch.— Mrs.  J.  H.  Drew, 
3101  Washington  Ave.,  St. 
Louis,  Treas.  Kansas  City, 
First  Ch.,  45;  St.  Louis,  First 
Ch.,  Thank-oflenng,  12.64, 
Pilo-rim  Ch.,  35.50, 

Junior:  St.  Louis,  Hyde  Paik 
Gleaners,  4,  iMlnnie  Brown 
Memorial  Fnnd  5,  Thank- 
offering,  1, 

JrvEXiLii:  St.  Louis,  Hyde 
Park  jVIorning  Star  Band, 


93  14 


10  00 
1  20 


Total, 


104  34 


Jiinings.— Mrs.  S.  A.  Wallace's  . 
S.  S.  Class,  9,  9  00 


Total, 


NEBRASKA. 


9  00 


Woman's  Missionary  Associ- 
ation.—Mis.  Geo.  W.  Hall,  of 
Omaha,  Treas.  Albion,  3; 
Fontenelle,  1;  Lincoln,  1.25; 
Monroe,  1 ;  Nebraska  City, 
8;  Omaha,  St.  Marv's  Ave., 
21.10:  Omo/ia,  First  Ch., 30.25; 
President,  2;  Sunlight,  1; 
Steele  City,  Mrs.  Dresser,  10; 
SiJringfield,  Minnie  Brown 
Memorial  Fnnd,  6,  84  60 

Juvenile:  Gloversville,  Mis- 
sion Band,  1.20;  Nebraska 
City,  Mission  Band,  3.41; 
Omaha,  Zion's  Cadets,  5; 
York,  Mission  Band,  64,  cts.,     16  01 

Total,  100  61 

Less  expenses,  61 
Branch  Total,  100  00 
F.  N. 

6  85 


Nebraska    City.— Mrs 
Lawrence, 

Total, 


106  85 


OHIO. 

Branch.— Mrs.  Geo.  H.  Ely, 
of  Elvria,  Treas.  Chatham, 
10;  Hudson,  10;  She^eld,  10; 
Springfield,  IC;  Steuben,  10,     56  00 

Junior:  Elyria,Y.  L.  S.,10; 
Marietta,  First  Ch.,  Y.  L.  S., 
65,  75  00 

Juvenile:  Medina,  Girls'  M. 
B.,  1;  Mt.  Vernon,  Willing 
Workers,  3,  Acorn  Band,  3,        7  00 

Si^ND  ay-Schools  :  Kinsman, 
15.90;  Unionville,  3.G6,  19  56 


ROCKY  MOUNTAIN. 

Branch.— Mrs.  H.  R  Jones,  of 
South   Pueblo,  Col.,  Treas. 
Denver,  First  Ch.,  100,  West 
Ch.,  10,  110  GO 

Jt^VENiLE :  X)enwr,  Second  Ch., 
Happy  Helpers,  5  00 


Total, 


115  00 


SOUTH  DAKOTA. 

lied  field,  S.  S.,  Harvest  Home,      8  29 
Total,  8  29 

WISCONSIN. 

Bkanch.— Mrs.  R.  Coburn,  of 
Whitewater,  Treas.  Bloom- 
inqton,  10;  Beloit,  ¥'\rst  Ch., 
28.88;  Beloit,  Second  Ch., 
17.G9;  Bloomer,  3.30;  Big 
Spring,  70  cts.,  Evansville, 
6;  Friendship,  10  cts  ,  Green 
Bay,  35;  Grand  Rapids,  6; 
Ladoga,  10;  Mt.  Zion,  3; 
Madison,  29;  Nexv  Chester, 
2.30;  Ripon,2b;  Stoughton,^ ; 
Virogua,  8,  186  57 

Junior:  New  Lisbon,  Y.  P.,         1  00 
Morning  Star:  Milwaukee, 
Grand  Ave.,  S.  S.,  6  28 


Total, 
Less  expenses, 

Branch  Total, 


193  85 
13  86 


179  99 


 . — A  Friend,  per  Mrs. 

J.  Porter,  const.  L.  M.  Miss 
Carrie  J.  Abbott  and  Miss 
Alice  Palmer,  50  00 


Total. 


FLORIDA. 


229  99 


Ta77ipa. — Mrs,  Jeremiah  Por- 
ter.const.  L.M.  Mrs.  Charlotte 
W.  Avers  and  Mrs.  Caroline 
A.  Pettingill,  50  00 


Total, 


MISCELLAN-EOUS. 

Sale  of  leaflets,  18.78;  of  "The 
Orient  and  Its  People,"  1;  of 
collection  envelopes,  4.40, 


50  00 


24  18 
24  18 


Total, 

Receipts  for  month,  2,770  79 

Previously  acknowledged,  3,566  69 

Total  since  Oct.  21,  .  $6,337  48 


JAPAN. 

Miss  Gunnison  writes  of  the  vacation  travels  of  some  of  her  associates:— 
I  HEARD  a  very  touching  little  incident  which  occurred  in  a 
town  where  they  held  meetings  with  the  women.  There  was  one 
bright  little  woman  who  was  full  of  love  and  zeal,  tlie  love  in  her 
heart  beaming  from  her  eyes.  Her  life  previous  to  her  becoming 
a  Christian  was  a  very  unhappy  one;  but  since  the  love  of  Christ 
has  entered  her  heart  and  life,  joy  has  entered  also.  The  morning 
the  ladies  were  to  take  their  departure,  this  dear  little  woman  came 
to  them  and  said, '  'I  wanted  to  give  you  something,  but  could  not  find 
anything  that  seemed  appropriate,  so  will  you  accept  this  ?  "  With 
these  words  she  dropped  ten  cents  into  their  hands.  .  .  .  Surely 
the  Lord  will  bless  that  gift,  and  the  ladies  will  devote  it  to  the 
Lord's  work. 

Would  that  more  love  could  accompany  our  gifts! 

It  seems  to  us  who  are  in  Japan,  that  it  is  more  important  that 
Christianity  should  be  carried  forward  with  all  possible  haste  here, 
at  present,  than  in  any  other  heathen  country  in  the  world,  in  order 
to  keep  pace  with  the  great  social  and  intellectual  advancement  of 
the  people. 

It  appears  evident  that  before  many  years  have  passed,  Japan 
will  be  known  as  a  Christian  nation.  Whether  this  change  will  be 
merely  one  of  the  head,  unaccompanied  by  the  heart,  only  our 
Heavenly  Father  knows.  But  how  great  is  the  responsibility  of 
those  who  have  been  born  and  raised  under  the  light  of  the  gospel! 

....  Every  one  can  do  something  for  the  Master  to  help  in  evan- 
gelizing the  wprld.  .  .  .  There  is  a  grand  opportunity  for  kinder- 
garten work  in  several  places  in  our  mission,  and  we  are  longing 
for  some  one  to  take  up  this  important  department.  It  could  be 
done  without  a  knowledge  of  the  language  by  working  through  the 
native  teachers  who  understand  English. 

Miss  Gunnison  reports  additions  to  the  Kobe  School,  and  adds:— 
With  this  large  increase  in  the  number  of  our  pupils,  we  feel  a 
greater  increase  of  our  responsibility.  Just  so  many  more  souls 
given  into  our  charge  to  win  for  the  Lord!  Dear  friends,  let  us 
have  your  earnest  prayers.  These  souls  are  under  your  keeping  as 
well  as  ours. 

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ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  HOME  SECRETARY. 

In  the  light  and  shadow  of  encouragement  and  discouragement, 
Ave  survey  our  home  field  at  the  close  of  the  thirteenth  year  of  our 
existence  as  a  Board  of  foreign  missions.  For  the  evidences  of  an 
iiwakened  interest,  here  and  there,  in  missionary  work  in  those 
hitherto  indifferent;  for  the  new  fields  brought  under  cultivation; 
for  the  increased  activity  in  some  of  our  societies,  showing  a  love 
of  missions  to  be  taking  deeper  root  in  their  heart, —  we  thank  God, 
and  take  courage.  But  when  we  consider  how  disproportionate 
the  progress  made  has  been  to  our  hopes  and  plans  at  the  begin- 
ning of  the  year,  and  confront  the  fact  that  a  large  proportion,  if 
not  a  majority,  of  the  women  of  our  churches  are  not  in  active 
sympathy  with  foreign  missionary  work;  that,  having  eyes  to  see, 
they  see  not  the  duty  of  reaching  out  a  helping  hand  to  heathen 
perishing  for  the  bread  of  life;  having  ears  to  hear,  they  hear  not 
their  cry,  nor  the  voice  of  the  Master,  "  Go  preach  my  gospel  to 
every  creature," — this  aspect  of  the  home  field  discourages.  It 
does  reveal  formidable  obstacles  in  our  path,  and  overburdens  the 
eomparative  few  seeking  to  evangelize  the  world, —  a  duty  laid 
upon  all  alike. 

After  giving  information  concerning  our  thirty-two  auxiliary  societies, 
Mrs.  Warren  alludes  to  the  growth  and  prosperity  of  the  Oregon  and  Wash- 
ington Territory  Branch,  and  continues:  — 

We  rejoice  in  this  evidence  of  vitality  in  the  churches  of  that 
region,  and  are  sure  that  a  reflex  blessing  will  come  to  them  in  the 
broadening  and  deepening  of  their  Christian  life.  In  this  State 
there  are  several  towns  in  which  we  have  helpers  who  are  waiting 
for  the  time  when  they  may  organize  a  missionary  society,  with 
reasonable  hope  of  its  continued  existence.  We  regret  to  report 
that,  so  far  as  is  known  to  the  secretaries,  only  one  senior  society 
has  been  gained  during  the  year,— that  of  Pasadena.  The  larger 
number  of  our  auxiliaries  we  believe  to  be  in  good  working  order, 
and  some,  by  unwearied,  persistent,  and  prayerful  labor,  have 
become  notable  factors  in  Christian  work  in  their  respective  local- 
ities. Others  have  a  struggling  existence.  Unable  to  maintain 
regular  meetings,  they  do  not  keep  abreast  of  the  times  in  mis- 
sionary intelligence,  and  they  lack  the  enthusiasm  and  stimulus 
that  comes  from  frequent  contact  with  fellow-workers.  That  viq 
may  have  a  better  insight  of  the  discouragements  of  some  in  their 
efforts  to  keep  alive  a  missionary  society,  I  quote  from  a  letter 
received  from  a  lady  who  is  herself  a  warm  friend  of  missions. 
She  writes:  *'Our  auxiliary  hardly  deserves  the  name.  We  have 
had  no  regular  meetings  for  a  year.    There  was  a  call  for  a  meet- 


ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  HOME  SECRETARY. 


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ing  last  week;  but,  as  usual,  no  one  came,  so  it  passed  over.  Then 
I  took  letters  received  from  the  President  and  Secretary  of  the 
Board,  some  mission  papers,  and  went  personally  to  those  whom 
I  knew  to  be  interested  in  the  work,  collected  twelve  dollars,  and 
got  a  new  subscriber  for  Life  and  Light,  which,  I  hope,  will  be 
circulated  and  read.  It  is  easier  to  get  money  than  the  time  and 
interest  to  attend  a  meeting.  We  try  to  circulate  missionary  pub- 
lications each  month,  but  they  are  not  read  with  any  zeal  to  get 
information,  but  are  laid  aside  till  called  for." 

This  lady's  experience  is  not  solitary,  but  has  too  many  coun- 
terparts in  other  places.  It  will  be  seen  what  difficulties  lie  in  the 
way  of  disseminating  missionary  intelligence,  and  where  it  is  lack- 
ing we  shall  vainly  look  for  any  real  awakening  of  the  missionary 
spirit.  How  to  get  such  knowledge  before  the  people  who  seek  it 
not,  is  a  problem  to  be  w^orked  out.  In  this  emergency  we  must 
appeal  to  the  pastors  of  our  churches.  Without  their  help  and 
their  earnest,  hearty  co-operation,  we  see  little  or  no  prospect  of 
success.  And  so  we  urge  them  to  call  attention  to,  and  explain  the 
object  and  work  of,  the  Woman's  Board,  that  their  people  be  not 
ignorant  of  the  progress  of  Christ's  kingdom  in  heathen  lands, 
and  their  own  relation  to  that  progress.  In  no  instance  known  to 
us  where  a  pastor  has  made  it  a  matter  of  personal  interest  so  to 
instruct  his  people,  has  an  appeal  in  behalf  of  i&ceign  missions 
failed  of  a  generous  response. 


One  line  of  the  work  done  in  the  last  year,  and  which  has 
thrown  much  labor  on  the  secretaries,  was  the  attempt  to  obtain 
from  the  Sunday-schools  of  the  State  $500  for  the  running  expenses 
of  the  Morning  Star. 


If  the  result  of  this  effort  has  been  disappointing  in  falling 
short  of  the  desired  amount,  yet  in  another  aspect  has  it  been 
most  gratifying.  A  large  number  of  schools  quickly  responded, 
and  sent  their  gifts  in  a  spirit  that  places  them  among  the  givers 
that  the  Lord  loveth.  Many  of  these  were  the  schools  of  our  little 
home  missionary  churches,  stretching  out  for  the  first  time  helping 
hands  in  obedience  to  the  command,  "Go  teach  all  nations!"  A 
little  school  in  Marysville  of  twelve  or  fifteen  Chinese,  out  of  their 
poverty  gave  $5.85— one  evidence  of  the  truth  of  the  assertion  that 
*'  when  the  heathen  come  into  the  light,  they  are  more  Christian 
than  we  in  their  conceptions  of  duty  and  privilege,  and  shame  us 
by  their  giving."  The  Sunday-school  in  Pasadena,  just  organized, 
and  in  pressing  need  itself,  did  not  hesitate  to  send  its  first  collec- 
tion ($8)  to  speed  on  the  missionary  ship.    Other  similar  examples 


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of  giving  might  be  cited,  but  time  forbids.  From  a  large  number 
of  Sunday-schools  have  started  these  little  rills  of  benevolence. 
Let  us  pray  that  these  newly  opened  fountains  may  continue  to 
flow  till  they  fill  the  ever-widening  channels  of  Christian  giving. 

Grateful  mention  is  made  of  the  thriving  "Young  Ladies'  Branch"  and  of 
the  budding  activities  of  our  juvenile  bands,  and  the  report  continues:  — 

We  have  taken  some  account  of  the  past,  and  given  a  partial 
survey  of  our  gleaming  fields ;  let  us  take  a  wider  view,  and  con- 
sider what  are  our  possibilities  of  growth. 

In  this  State  we  count  115  Congregational  churches,  with  a 
female  membership  of  4,500,— probably  a  little  more.  Of  these, 
34  are  self-supporting,  leaving  81  home  missionary  churches. 
Many  of  these  are  without  a  church-building,  worshiping  in  a 
hall  or  schoolhouse.  And  all  have  need  of  more  money  than 
they  can  command,  to  build  a  church,  it  may  be,  tb  support  the 
pastor,  and  to  meet  the  necessities  of  the  Sabbath-school. 

If  "  America  Christianized  means  the  world  Christianized,"  as 
many  believe,  of  what  superlative  importance  is  the  work  which 
these  home  missionary  churches  are  seeking  to  do!  And  if  some 
believe  that  they  can  better  promote  the  advancement  of  Christ's 
kingdom  by  bestowing  all  they  have  to  give  on  his  work  at  home, 
it  need  not  in^ply  an  indifference  to  foreign  missionary  work. 
Still,  it  may  be  asked,  is  not  this  a  narrow  view  of  Christian  duty? 
If  God  has  opened  doors  of  opportunity  in  all  lands  for  the  en- 
trance of  the  gospel,  will  he  not  demand  that  his  people  put  forth 
the  power  to  enter  those  doors  and  secure  the  triumph  of  his 
kingdom  ?  Can  the  poorest  of  us  afford  to  have  no  direct  share  in 
this  grandest  of  all  work  ? 

We  cannot  turn  away  from  the  pitiful  cries  for  help  that  come 
to  us  from  the  dreadful  deeps  and  woods  of  heathenism.  "  Tell 
them,"  said  a  poor  heathen  woman  to  a  missionary  friend,  ''that 
we  are  dying  fast.    Ask  them  to  send  the  gospel  faster." 

Our  home  missionary  churches  may  not  have  large  gifts  to  be- 
stow acco«-ding  to  worldly  standards  of  measurement,  but  let  them 
not  withhold  their  gifts  because  they  must  be  small.  If  the  mites 
we  give  are  according  to  our  ability,  and  truly  represent  self-denial 
and  sacrifice,  the  Lord  of  the  treasur.y,  who  always  measures  the 
gift  by  the  sacrifice  it  costs,  will  bless  both  the  gift  and  the  giver. 
The  faithful  gathering  of  little  gifts  brings  no  insignificant  results. 

E.  A.  W. 


RCFUS  ANDERSON. 
N.  G.  CLaKK. 
K.  K.  aLDEN. 
JUDSON  SMITH. 


President. 

MRS.  ALliF.Rr  BOWKER. 

Vice-Presideuls. 

MRS.  JOHN  O.  MKAN.S. 
•'     E.  E.  ST  KONG. 

WM.  KINPAID. 
"     LEMUEL  GULLIVER. 


MRS.  CHARLES  STODDARD. 
'•     GYLES  MERRILL. 
'•     E.  H.LAY. 


Honorary  Vice-Pregidents. 


MISS 
MRS. 


A.  P.  HALSEY. 
BURDETT  HART. 
A.  W.  WILD. 
J.  G.  VOSE. 
WM.  H  KKNN. 
S.  P.  LEEDS. 
CLARA  S.  PALMER. 


MRS.  CH.iS.  A  JEWELL 
MISS  K.  S.  GILMAN. 
MRS.  CALVIN  HAINES. 

"     OKLaNDO  Mason. 

"      LEWIS  MERRIAM. 

"     W.  H.  STODDAKD. 

"      FREDERIC  HOLMES. 
MRS.  R,  B.  BAKER. 


MRS.  JOSHUA  COIT. 

"     E.  J.  QIDDING8. 

"     E.  N.  HORTON. 

"     A.  H.  JOHNSON. 

"     L.  P.  WARNER. 
MISS  SUSAN  N.  BROWN. 
MRS.  HARRISON  TWEED. 


Corresponding  Secretaries. 


MRS.  J.  A.  HASKELL,  Boston. 
Recording  Secretary. 

MRS.  S.  BRAINARD  PRATT,  Boston. 

Home  Seicretary. 

MISS  ABBIE  B.  CHILD,  Boston, 

Sec.  Bureau  of  Exchange. 

MISS  E.  Harriet  STANWOOD,  Boston. 


I        MRS.  J.  FREDERIC  HILL,  Cambridge. 

Treasurer. 

MISS  EMMA  CARRUTH,  Boston. 

Assistant  Treasurer, 

MISS  HARRIET  W.  MAY,  Boston. 

Auditor. 

J.  A.  PELT,  Esq.,  Boston. 


MRS.  J.  A.  COPP. 

"    HENRY  F.  DURANT. 
MISS  ELLEN  CARRUTH. 
MISS  CARRIE  BORDEN. 

"  HET'l'Y  S.  B.  WALLEY. 
MRS.  JOHN  F.  COLBY. 


Directors. 

MRS.  JOHN  CUMMINGS. 

"    A.  C.  THOMPSON. 

"    S.  H.  HAYES. 

"    JOS.  feTEDMAN. 

"  GEO.  W.  COBURN. 
MISS  M.  C.  BUHGESS. 

"    L.  M.  ORDWAY. 


MRS  HENRY  D.  NOYES. 

"  FRANK  WOOD. 

"  P.  A.  CHADBOURNE. 

"  DANIEL  LOTHROP 

"  S.  E  HERRICK 

"  R  R  MEREDITH. 

"  JEREMIAH  TAYLOR. 


MRS.  JOSEPH  HAVEN. 
"     S.  J.  HUMPHREY. 
"     FRANCIS  BRADLEY. 
"     HEMAN  ELY. 
"     ZACHARY  EDDY. 
"     A.  L.  CHAPIN. 
"     L.  KASSICK. 

LYJIAN  BAIRD. 
"  S.  B.  KELLOGG. 
"  E.  P.  GOODWIN. 
"     G.  F.  MAGODN. 


President. 

MRS.  MOSES  SMITH,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Vice-Presidents. 

MRS.  F.  A.  NOBLE. 

"     N  A.  HYDE. 

"  C.G.HAMMOND. 

"     S.  C.  BARTLETT. 

"     H.  E.  BAKER. 
MISS  M.  J.  EVANS. 

"     SARAH  POLLOCK, 
MRS.  J.  W.  PICKET!  . 

"     E.  S.  CHESBROUGH, 

"     MARY  L.  HULL. 

"     J.  F.  DUDLEY. 

"     G.  H.  IDE. 


MRS.  S.  W.  EATON. 

"  H.  M.  SCUDDER. 

"  J.  B.  ANGELL. 

"  RALPH  EMERSON. 

"  M.  J.  P.  HATCH. 

"  E.  M.  ELDER. 

"  A.  T.  HALE. 

"  8.  C.  DEAN. 

"  S.  C.  TUN  NELL. 

"  J.  G.  MERRILL. 

"  S.  S.  H.  CLARK. 


Secretaries. 

MRS.  E.  W.  BLATCHFORD,  375  La  Salle  Av.,  Chicago.  MRS.  J.  F.  TEMPLE.  352  Michigan  Av.,  Chicago. 
MR9.G.B. WILLCOX,612  Wash'ton  Boule vard,Chicago.  MISS  M.  D.  WINGATE,  53  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago. 

Recording  Secretary. 

MISS  M,  D.  WINGATE,  53  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago,  III. 


Treasurer. 

MRS.  J.  B.  LEAKE,  218  Cass  St.,  Chicago,  ni. 


REV.  G. 


MRS.  C.  H.  CASE. 

"  A.  E.  NUTT. 

"  L.  H.  BOUTELL. 

"  ROBERT  HILL. 

"  H.  M.  HOBART. 

'«  J.  H.  PHILLIPS. 

"  WM.  H.  RICE. 

"  G.  W.  COLMAN. 

"  J.  N.  STEELE. 


Board  of  managers. 

MRS.  S.  R.  HAVEN. 
"     B.  F.  LEAVITT. 
"     S.  S.  ROGERS. 

MISS  H.  M.  BLISS. 

MRS.  J.  E.  MILLER. 
"     S.  I.  CURTISS.  >' 
"     0.  M.GILBERT.  ./ 
"     J.  H.  HOLLISTER. 
"     WM.  A.  TALOOTT. 

State  Secretaries. 


Auditor. 

F.  SAVAGE,  Chicago,  111. 


J.  H.  CLARK. 
J.  C.  FRENCH, 
r.  S.  BARTLETT. 
G.  M.  CLARK. 
CHAS.  LATTIMER. 
L.  D.  NORTON. 
GEO.  N.  BOARDMAl 
E.  G.  CLARK. 


MRS.  M.  L.  MEAD,  Highland  Lake.  Colorado. 
MISS  S.  E.  JUDD,  Fargo,  North  Dakota. 
MRS.  JOSEPH  WARD,  Yankton,  Dakota. 
MRS.  W.  A.  MONTGOMERY,  Chicai-'O,  111. 
MISS  E..  B.  WARREN,  T^rre  Haute.  Ind. 
MRS.  L.  F.  PARKER,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 
MRS.  P.  P.  HOGBIN,  Sabetha.  Kansas. 


MRS.  GEO.  R.  GOLD.  Flint,  Mich. 
MRS.  HENRY  PLAN  I',  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
MRS.  C.  C.  SCALES,  St.  Louis.  Mo. 
MRS.  E.  H.  BAKER,  Nebraska. 
MISS  E.  E.  METCALP,  Hudson,  Ohio. 
MISS  A.  B.  SEWELL,  Stoughton,  Wis. 


Office,  Rooms  30  and  31,  No.  53  Dearborn  Street,  Chicago. 


FOR  WOMAN. 

PUBLISHED      MONTHLY  • 

BY  THK 

WOMAN'S    BOARDS   OF  MISSIONS. 

CO-OPERATING  WITH  THE 

American  Board  of  Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions. 


TERMS: 

Sixty  Cents  a  Year  in  Advance 


CONSTITUTION  FOR  AUXILIARIES  OF  THE  W.  B.  M. 

I Article  I.— This  Society  shall  be  called  "The  Woman's  Missionakt 
Society,"  auxiliary  to  the   Branch  of  Woman's  Board  of  Missions. 

Art.  II.—  The  ofl&cers  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 
foreign  missionary  purposes,  and  the  cultivation  of  a  missionary  spirit  among 
it*  members. 

Art.  IV. —  AU  money  raised  by  this  Society  shall  be  sent  to  the  Treasurer 

of  the  Branch  of  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.   

FORMS   OF  BEQUEST. 

In  making  devises  and  legacies,  the  entire  corporate  name  of  the  particular 
Board  which  the  testator  has  in  mind,  should  be  used  as  follows: — 

For  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions,  incorporated  in  Massachusetts,  : 
in  1869:  ; 

I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions,  the  sum  of   j 

 ,  to  be  applied  to  the  Mission  purpose;^  set  forth  in  i  ^s  Act  of  Incorpora- 
tion, passed  by  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts,  in  the  year  1869. 

For  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  of  the  Interior,  incorporated  in 
Illinois,  in  1873: 

I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions  of  the  Interior,  i 

the  sum  of  ,  to  be  applied  to  the  Mission  purposes  set  forth  in  th«  j 

Act  of  Incorporation,  passed  by  the  Legislature  of  Illinois,  in  1873.  I 


Entered  at  the  Post-Offlce  at  Boston,  Mass.,  as  second-class  matter,  in  accordance  with  Section  199  of  the  Postal  Law  at 
Regulations,  and  admitted  for  transmission  through  the  mails  at  second-class  rate.