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Thirty-Sixth  Annual  Report 

Woman's 

Foreign  Missionary 

Society 


METHODIST-EPISCOPAL  CHURCH 


Room  611  150  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York. 


I904-I901) 


CONTENTS 


Page. 

Act    of    Incorporation 306 

Addresses    of    Officers 3 

Addresses  of  Branch  Officers  68 

Appropriations    for    1905-1906  226 

Summary  of    254 

Bequests  in  1904-1905    278 

By-Laws  of  G  eneral  E  xecu- 

tive  Committee 298 

By-Laws     of     Woman's     For- 
eign   Missionary    Society...  286 
Committees  for   1905-1906    ...  7 
Committee  of  Reference,  Re- 
port of    33 

Constitution     Publica  tion 

Committee,  Report  of 39 

Constitution    279 

Proposed  changes  in 30 

Memorials    31 

Woman's    Foreign    Mission- 
ary  Society — 

Auxiliary  Societies 301 

District  Association    305 

Young  People's   Societies.  .  .  .  302 

King  s   Heralds    303 

Correspondents,    Official    ...  3 

Disbursements    36 

Executive  Committee  Meeting 

Officers   and   Delegates 8 

Thirty-Sixth   Session — 

Minutes   of    10 

Resolution    of     34 

Sessions   of    6 

Treasurer's    Report    37 

Folts   Mission  Institute — 

Report   of    117 

Foreign   Money    311 

Forms    for   Will.    Devise    and 

Annuity    309 

Foreign  Work- — ■ 

When  and  by  Whom  Opened  120 
Report  of — 

Africa    224 

Bulgaria    210 

China — 

North    China    163 

Central   China    174 

West  *China    168 

Foochow    177 

Hing-Hua     183 

India — 

North     India     121 

Northwest  India    127 

South   India    133 

Bombay    140 

Central   Provinces    138 

Bengal     145 

Burma    148 

Italy    220 

Japan    193 

South    Japan     197 


Page. 

Korea    188 

Malaysia    150 

Mexico    204 

Philippine    Islands 154 

South  America    207 

Switzerland    and    Germany  222 

Headquarters 116 

Home  Work,  Report  of — 

New    England    71 

New  York 73 

Philadelphia 76 

Baltimore     78 

Cincinnati 81 

Northwestern    84 

Des    Moines    87 

Minneapolis    89 

Topeka    92 

Pacific    95 

Columbia  River    98 

German  Work,  Report  of.  .    100 
Scandinavian   Work,  Report 

of   103 

Young  People's  Work — 

Report  of   106 

Children's  Work,  Report  of  109 
Literature    Committee,    Re- 
port of 47 

Membership     and     Scholar- 
ships       311 

Medical  Statistics — 

Between      page      185      and  186 
Missionaries — 

In  active  service 259 

Sent   since    organization.  .  .    2  72 

Deceased 2  71 

Accepted  but  not  appointed  270 

Resolutions  of    46 

Questions    to    Applicants...    258 
Postage  to  Foreign  Lands.  .    311 

Real  Estate,  List  of 255 

"  "       Report    of 46 

Receipts  since  Organization  115 
Receipts     from     October     1, 

1904,  to  October  1,  1905..      13 
Reports   of  Committees — 

Publication 39 

Missionary   Candidates    ...      42 

Resolutions    42 

Report  of — 

Publisher    64 

Woman's  Missionary  Friend  57 
Frauen-Missions  Freund.  .  60 
Children's   Missionary   Fr'd     60 

The    Study    62 

Zenana   Paper    67 

Standing     Committees     and 

their   Duties    72 

t  r  e  a  sl'rers  in  foreign 
Fields    4 


Motto,  "SAVED  FOR  SERVICE" 


Thirty-Sixth  Annual  Report 

Woman's 
Foreign  Missionary  Society 


METHODIST-EPISCOPAL  CHURCH 


Room  611  150  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York. 


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I  904-  I  905 


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Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society 

METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH. 


President— Mrs.   C.  D.  Foss,  2043,  Arch  St.,   Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Secretary — Mrs.  C.  W.  Barnes,  Deleware,  Ohio. 
Treasurer— Mrs.  J.  M.  Cornell,  560  West  26th  St.,  New  York  City. 
General  Counsel— Lemuel  Skidmore,  67  Wall  St.,  New  York  City. 

Corresponding  Secretaries: 

Miss  Mary  B.  Holt,  4  Berwick  Park,  Boston,  Mass. 

Mrs.  J.  M.  Cornell,  5C0  West  26th  St.,  New  York  City. 

Miss  C.  J.  Carnahan,  Shady  Ave.,  and  Walnut  St.,  E.  E.  Pitts- 
burg, Pa. 

Mrs.  E.  B.  Stevens,  604  Thompson  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Mrs.  F.  P.  Crandon,  1414  Forest  Ave.,  Evanston,  111. 

Mrs.  W.  B.  Thompson,  Bedford,  la. 

Mrs.  I.  W.  Joyce,  310  Groveland  Ave.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Miss  Ella  M.  Watson,  1701  S.  17th  St.,  Lincoln,  Neb. 

Mrs.  S.  F.  Johnson,  5  Ford  Place,  Pasadena,  Cal. 

Mrs.- A.  N.  Fisher,  214  Twelfth  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
General  Secretaries: 

German  Work — Miss    Louise    C.  Rothweiler,    123    Mithoff    St., 
Columbus,  O. 

Scandinavian  Work — Mrs.  Andrew  Farrell,  741  Case  St.,  St.  Paul, 
Minn. 

Young  People's  Work — Miss  Clara  M.  Cushman,  20  Richardson 
St.,  Newton,  Mass. 

Children's  Work — Mrs.  Lucie  F.  Harrison,  21  Oberlin  St.,  Wor- 
cester, Mass. 
Literature  Committee: 

Mrs.  Wm.  A.  Gamble,  Avondale,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Miss  Kate  E.  Moss,  3024  Park  Ave.,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Knowles,  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 

Official  Correspondents. 

North  and  Central  China,  and  South  America,  Mrs.  Cornell. 
Korea,  Germany  and  Switzerland,  Miss  Rothweiler. 
Mexico  and  Japan,  Miss  J.  Carnahan. 
Foochow  and  South  India,  Mrs.  Stevens. 
North  India  and  South  Japan,  Mrs.  Townley. 


4  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Italy,  Bulgaria  and  West  China,  Mrs.  Crandon. 

Bombay  and  Africa,  Mrs.   Thompson. 

Malay  and  Philippines,  Mrs.  Joyce. 

Northwest  India,  Miss  Watson. 

Bengal  and  Burma,  Mrs.  Johnson. 

Central  Provinces  and  Hing  Hua,  Mrs.  Fisher. 
Treasurers  in  Foreign  Fields. 

North  India,  Mrs.  Ruth  C.  Thoburn,  Naini  Tal,  India. 

Northwest  India,  Miss  Anne  E.  Lawson,  Ajmer,  Rajputani,  India. 

South  India,  Miss  Catherine  Wood,  Haiderabad,  Deccan,  India. 

Central   Provinces,   Mrs.  Alma  H.    Holland,   Hawa   B'agh,   Jabalpur, 
India. 

Bombay,  Miss  Christine  H.  Lawson,  Telegaon,  Poona  DisLict,  India. 

Bengal,  Miss  Elizabeth  Maxey,  150  Dharamtala  St.,  Calcutta,  India. 

Burma,  Miss  Luella  Rigby,  Rangoon,  Burma. 

Malaysia,  Miss  Sophia  Blackmore,  Singapore,  Sts.  Settlement. 

Philippines,  Miss  Marguerite  Decker,  214   Nozaleda,   Manila,   P.  Is. 

North  China,  Mrs.  Charlotte  M.  Jewell,  Peking,  China. 

Central  China,  Miss  Clara  E.  Merill,  Kiu  Kiang,  China. 

West  China,  Miss  Helen  R.  Galloway,  Chung  King,  China. 

Foochow,   Miss  Elizabeth   M.   Strow,   Foochow,   China. 

Hing  Hua,  Miss  Pauline  E.  Westcott,  Hinghua,  via  Foochow,  China. 

Korea,  Miss  Josephine  O.  Paine,  Seoul,  Korea. 

North  Japan,  Miss  S.  Hampton,  Hakodati,  Japan. 

Central  Japan,  Mrs.  Frances  Soper,  Aoyami,  Tokio,  Japan. 

South  Japan,  Miss  Elizabeth  Russell,  Nagasaki,  Japan. 

Mexico,  Miss  Laura  Temple,  Appartado,  2033  Mexico  City,  Mexico. 

Buenos  Ayres,  S.  A.,  Miss  Mary  F.  Swaney,  1449     Calle     Laprida, 
Rosario  de  Santa  Fe,  Argentine  Republic,  S.  A. 

Montevideo,   Miss   Lizzie  Hewitt,   257  Calle   San   Jose,   Montevideo, 
S.  A. 

Peru,  Miss  Elsie  Wood,  Lima,  Peru,  S.  A. 

Bulgaria,  Miss  Kate  B.  Blackburn,  Lovetch,  Bulgaria. 

Italy,  Miss  Martha  Ella  Vickery,  Crandon  Hall,  via  Veneto,  Rome, 
Italy. 

Africa,  Miss  Susan  Collins,  Malange,  Angola,  Africa. 

East  Africa,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Springer,  Old  Umtali,  Rhodesia,  Africa. 

Switzerland,  Mrs.  Anna  Spoerri,  Zeltweg,  Zuerich,  Switzerland. 

North  Germany,  Mrs.  Wunderlich,  Tilsiter  Str.,  1415  Berlin,  O.,  Ger- 
many. 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  SOCIETY  5 

PERIODICALS. 

Woman's  Missionary  Friend. 

Editor,  MISS  ELIZABETH  C.  NORTHUP,  3G  Bromfield  St.,  Boston, 
Mass. 

Der  Frauen-Missions-Freund. 

Editor,  MISS  A.  M.  ACHARD,  Roselle,  111.,  P.  O.  Box  96. 

Children's  Missionary  Friend. 

Editor,  MRS.  O.  W.  SCOTT,  Newton  Upper  Falls,  Mass. 

The  Study. 
Editor,  MRS.  MARY  ISHAM,  University  PL,  Lincoln,  Neb. 

General   Literature. 
Editor,  MISS  E.  C.  NORTHUP,  77  Crescent  St.,  Waltham,  Mass. 

Publisher,  MISS  P.  J.  WALDEN,  36  Bromfield  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Board  of  Managers  of  the  Corporation  for  1905. 

MRS.  O.  GREEN,  ESTHER   E.  BALDWIN, 

MARY  L.  DENLER,  SARAH   K.   CORNELL 

MARY  J.  ANDERSON,  HELEN   V.   EMANS, 

ANNIE   R.  GRACEY,  ANNA  W.   GIBSON, 

ORDELIA  M.   HILLMAN,  ELLIN   J.   KNOWLES, 

CARLOINE  LEAYCRAFT,  LOUISE  H.  NORTH, 

MARY  A.  PRIEST,  MARY  M.  QUEAL, 

SUSAN   A.    SAYRE,  JENNIE   B.   SPAETH. 
FANNIE  J.  SPARKES, 

Committee   of   Reference. 

The  President  of  the  Society,  and  the  Corresponding  Secretaries 
of  the  several  Branches  constitute  a  committee  of  reference. 

All  communications  to  be  brought  before  the  Woman's  Foreign 
Missionary  Society  in  the  interim  of  the  General  Executive  Com- 
mittee, should  be  addressed  to  the  Secretary  of  this  committee,  Miss 
Ella  M.  Watson,  1701  S.  17th  St.,  Lincoln,  Neb. 


WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


SESSIONS  OF  THE 

General  Executive  Committee. 


PLACE. 

PRESIDENT. 

SECRETARY. 

1- 

-1870, 

Boston,   Mass. 

Mrs.  Dr.  Patten,       Mrs.  W.  F.  Warren 

2- 

-1871 

,  Chicago,  111. 

"    Bishop  Kingsley, 

"     W.  F.  Warren 

3- 

-1872, 

,  New  York  City. 

"    Bishop  Clark, 

"     W.  F.  Warren 

4- 

-1873, 

Cincinnati,  O. 

"    L.   D.   McCabe, 

"     R.  Meredith. 

5- 

-1874, 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

"    F.  G.  Hibbard, 

"     J.  H.  Knowles. 

6- 

-1875, 

Baltimore,  Md. 

"    F.  A.  Crook, 

"     R.  R.  Battee. 

7- 

-1876, 

Washington,  D.  C 

.      "    F.  G.  Hibbard, 

"     W.  F.  Warren. 

8- 

-1877, 

Minneapolis,  Minn- 

"    Dr.  Goodrich, 

"     L.  D.  Williams 

9- 

-1878, 

Boston,  Mass. 

"    W.  F.  Warren, 

"     J.  T.  Gracey. 

10- 

-1879, 

Chicago,  111. 

"    G.  M.  Steele, 

"     L.  H.  Daggett. 

11- 

-1880, 

Columbus,  O. 

"    W.  F.  Warren, 

"     J.  T.  Gracey. 

12- 

-1881, 

Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

"    F.  G.  Hibbard, 

"     A.  Lowrey. 

13- 

-1882, 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

"    W.  F.  Warren, 

"    J.  T.  Gracey. 

14- 

-1883, 

Des  Moines,  la. 

"    L.  G.  Murphy, 

"     J.  T.  Gracey. 

15- 

-1884, 

Baltimore,  Md. 

"    W.  F.  Warren, 

"     J.  T.  Gracey. 

1C- 

-1885, 

Evanston,  111. 

"    I.  R.  Hitt, 

"   F.  P.  Crandon. 

17- 

-188G, 

Providence,  R.  I. 

"    W.  F.  Warren, 

"     J.  H.  Knowles. 

18- 

-1887, 

Lincoln,  Neb. 

Miss  P.  L.  Elliott, 

"     J.  T.  Gracey. 

19- 

-1888, 

Cincinnati,  O. 

Mrs.  Bishop  Clark, 

"     J.  T.  Gracey. 

20- 

-1889, 

Detroit,  Mich. 

"    I.  N.  Danforth, 

"     J.  T.  Gracey. 

21- 

-1890, 

Wilkes-Barre,  Pa. 

"    W.  F.  Warren, 

"     J.  T.  Gracey. 

22- 

-1891, 

Kansas  City,  Mo. 

"    J.  J.  Imhoff, 

"     J.  T.  Gracey. 

23- 

-1892, 

Springfield,  Mass. 

"    W.  F.  Warren, 

"    J.  T.  Gracey. 

24- 

-1893, 

St.  Paul  Minn. 

"    Wardell  Couch, 

"    J.  T.  Gracey. 

25- 

-1894, 

Washington,  D.  C. 

"    A.  H.  Eaton, 

"     J.  T.  Gracey. 

2C- 

-1895, 

St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Miss  E.  Pearson, 

"    J.  T.  Gracey. 

27- 

-189G, 

Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Mrs.  S.  L.  Baldwin, 

"     J.  T.  Gracey. 

28- 

-1897, 

Denver,  Colo. 

"    C.  D.  Foss, 

"     J.  T.  Gracey. 

29- 

-1S98, 

Indianapolis,  Ind. 

"    C.  D.  Foss, 

'     J.  T.  Gracey. 

30- 

-1899, 

Cleveland,  O. 

"    C.  D.  Foss, 

:'     J.  T.  Gracey. 

31- 

-1900, 

Worchester,  Mass. 

"    C.  D.  Foss, 

'     J.  T.  Gracey. 

32- 

-1901, 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

"    C.  D.  Foss, 

'     J.  T.  Gracey. 

33- 

-1902, 

Minneapolis,  Minn. 

"    C.  D.  Foss, 

'     J.  T.  Gracey. 

34- 

-1903, 

Baltimore,   Md. 

"    C.  D.  Foss, 

'     J.  T.  Gracey. 

35- 

-1904, 

Kansas  City,  Mo. 

"    C.  D.  Foss, 

'     J.  H.  Knowles. 

3G- 

-1905, 

New  York  City. 

"  C.  D.  Foss, 

C.  S.  Nutter. 

COMMITTEES  FOR  1905-1906  7 

Committees  for  1905-1906. 


COMMITTEE   OF   REFERENCE. 

Mrs.  C.  D.  Foss,  Chairman,  2043  Arch  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Miss  Ella  Watson,  Secretary,  1701  S.  17th  St.,  Lincoln,  Neb. 

CONSTITUTIONAL  PUBLICATION  COMMITTEE. 

Mrs.  C.  D.  Foss,  Chairman. 

Miss   M.  E.  Holt,   Secretary,   4   Berwick   Park,  Boston,   Mass. 

COMMITTEE  ON  LITERATURE. 

Mrs.  William  Gamble,  759  E.  Ridgeway  Ave.,  Avondale,  Cincinnati  O. 

Term  expires  1906. 
Miss  Kate  Moss,  Maryville,  Mo.     Term  expires  1907. 
Mrs.  J.  H.  Knowles,  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York.     Term  expires  1908. 

RAILROAD  COMMITTEE. 

Mrs.  R.  E.  Clark,  760  Touhy  Ave.,  Chicago,  111 
Miss  P.  J.  Walden,  36  B'romfield  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

COMMITTEE  ON  BY-LAWS. 

Mrs.  W.  B.   Thompson,  Bedford,  Iowa,  Chairman. 

Mrs.  C.  D.  Foss. 

Miss  M.  E.  Holt. 

Mrs,  M.  S.  Huston,  Washington,  D.  C. 

COMMITTEE  ON  REAL  ESTATE  AND   TITLES. 

Mrs.  W.  B.  Davis,  Clifton,  Cincinnati,  O. 
Mrs.  C.  D.  Foss. 

COMMITTEE    ON   FIELD   SECRETARY. 

Mrs.. Sarah  C.  Legg,  Chairman,  5  Claremont  St.,  Worcester,  Mass. 
Mrs.  M.  S.  Huston. 


WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Officers  and  Delegates  of  the  General 
Executive  Committee 

WOMAN'S  FOREIGN   MISSIONARY  SOCIETY,  1905 


President,  Mrs.  C.  D.  Foss,  2043  Arch  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Secretary,  pro  tern,  Mrs.  C.  S.  Nutter,  St.  Albans,  Vt. 
Assistant  Secretary,  Miss  Juliette  Smith,  Boston,  Mass. 
Treasurer,  Mrs.  J.   M.  Cornell,  5G0  West  26th   St.,  New   York. 
New  England  Branch,  Miss  M.  E.  Holt,  Mrs.  J.  S.  Wadsworth,  Miss 

E.  M.  Owen. 
New  York  Branch,     Mrs.  J.  M.  Cornell,     Mrs.  Z.  P.  Dennler,  Mrs. 

Charles  Gibson. 
Philadelphia  Branch,  Miss  C.  J.  Camahan,  Mrs.  A.  M.  S.  Hopkins, 

Miss  E.   A.   Fowler. 
Baltimore   Branch,   Mrs.  E.  B.   Stevens,  Mrs.   S.  M.  Hartsock,  Mrs. 

W.  E.  Moore. 
Cincinnati  Branch,  Mrs.  L.  L.  Townley,  Mrs.  A.  J.  Clark,  Miss  Mary 
E.  Bannister. 
Northwestern  Branch,  Mrs.  F.  P.  Crandon,  Mrs.  C.  W.  Fowler,  Mrs. 

T.  W.  North. 
Des  Moines  Branch,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Thompson,  Mrs.  L.  L.  Long,  Mrs. 

T.  A.  Corken. 
Minneapolis  Branch,  Mrs.  I.  W.  Joyce,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Clapp,  Mrs.  E.  G. 

Lindsay 
Topeka  Branch,  Miss  E.  M.  Watson,  Mrs.  E.  R.  Imboden,  Mrs.  Mary 

Isham. 
Pacific  Branch,  Mrs.  S.  F.  Johnson,  Mrs.  H.  A.  B'irdsall,  Mrs.  J.  M. 

Lombard. 
Columbia  River  Branch,  Mrs.  A.  N.   Fisher,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Smith,  Mrs. 

H.  O.  Kimball. 
Secretary  of  German  Work.— MISS  LOUISE  C.  ROTHWEILER,  123 

Mithoff  St.,  Columbus,  O. 
Secretary  of  Scandinavian  Work.— MRS.  ANDREW  FARRELL,  741 

Case  St.,   St.   Paul,   Minn. 
Secretary  of  Young  People's  Work— MISS  CLARA  M.   CUSHMAN, 

Newton,  Mass. 
Secretary  of  Children's  Work— MRS.  L.  F.  HARRISON,  21  Oberlin 
St.,  Worcester,  Mass. 


OFFICERS  AND  DELEGATES 

Literature  Committee: 

Miss  Kate  E.  Moss,  3024  Park  Ave.,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Mrs.  Wm.  A.  Gamble,  Avondale,   Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Knowies,  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 

Editor   Woman's   Missionary   Friend 
Miss  Elizabeth  C.  Northup,  3G  Bromfleld  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Editor  Frauen  Missions  Freund 
Miss  Amalie  M.  Achard,  Roselle,  111. 

Editor  Children's  Missionary  Friend 
Mrs.  O.  W.  Scott,  Newton  Upper  Falls,  Mass. 

Editor  of    Literature 
Miss  Elizabeth  C.  Northup,  3G  Bromfleld  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 
Publisher — Pauline  J.  Walden,  3G  Bromfleld  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


OFFICE 

OF   THE  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY   SOCIETY 

Room  Gil,  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  City. 


All  information  of  a  general  character  can  be  obtained  of  the 
Secretary. 

The  Room  is  to  be  the  depository  of  a 

(1)  Card  Register  of  each  Missionary. 

(2)  File  of  the  health  certificates  of  all  Missionaries,  as  well 
as  other  papers  pertaining  to  them. 

(3)  List  of  outgoing  Missionaries  and  their  destination. 

(4)  All  information  relative  to  outgoing  and  incoming  Mission- 
aries, finding  them  boarding  places  in  New  York,  securing  passage, 
attending  to  their  money  matters,  baggage,  freight,  etc.,  etc. 

(5)  Bureau  of  information  for  good  speakers,  especially  for 
Student  and  Young  People's  Missionary  Assemblies. 

MISS  GRACE  TODD,  Office  Secretary  Pro  Tern. 


10 


WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


Official  Minutes  General  Executive  Committee 

THIRTY-SIXTH  SESSION. 


FIRST  DAY'S  PROCEEDINGS. 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  26,  1905. 

The  thirty-sixth  annual  session  of  the  General  Executive  Com- 
mittee of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  was  opened  at 
St.  Paul's  Church,  New  York  City,  on  Thursday  morning,  October 
26th,  1905,  at  9  o'clock. 

The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  the  President  of  the  So- 
ciety, Mrs.  C.  D.  Foss.  After  singing  the  hymn  "Jesus  Shall  Reign," 
Mrs.  W.  B.  Davis  of  Cincinnati  read  a  portion  of  the  twelfth  chapter 
of  Romans  and  offered  prayer.  Announcement  was  made  by  the 
President  of  the  severe  illness  of  Mrs.  J.  T.  Gracey,  so  long  Record- 
ing Secretary  of  the  Society,  rendering  her  presence  impossible. 
On  motion  of  Mrs.  W.  B.  Thompson,  Mrs.  C.  S.  Nutter  was  elected 
Secretary,  pro  tern.  After  the  seating  of  the  delegates,  the  roll  was 
called  by  the  Secretary  as  follows: 

President,  Mrs.   C.  D.  Foss. 

Secretary,  Mrs.  C.  S.  Nutter. 

Treasurer,'  Mrs.  J.  M.  Cornell. 


New  England  Branch: 

Miss  M.  E.  Holt. 

Mrs.  J.  S.  Wadsworth. 

Miss  E.  M.  Owen. 
New  York  Branch: 

Mrs.  J.  M.  Cornell. 
.    Mrs.   Z.    P.   Dennler. 

Mrs.  Charles  Gibson. 
Philadelphia  Branch: 

Miss  C.  J.  Carnahan. 

Mrs.  A.  M.  S.  Hopkins. 

Miss  E.  A.  Fowler. 
Baltimore   Branch: 

Mrs.  E.  B.  Stevens. 

Mrs.  S.  M.  Hartsock. 

Mrs.  W.  E.   Moore. 


Cincinnati  Branch: 

Mrs.  L.  L.  Townley. 

Mrs.  A.  J.  Clark. 

Miss  Mary  E.  Bannister. 
North  Western  Branch: 

Mrs.  F.  P.  Crandon. 

Mrs.  C.  W.  Fowler. 

Mrs.  T.  W.  North. 
Des   Moines   Branch: 

Mrs.  W.  B.  Thompson. 

Mrs.    L.   L.   Long. 

Mrs.  T.  A.  Corken. 
Minneapolis  Branch: 

Mrs.  I.  W.  Joyce. 

Mrs.  W.  J.  Clapp. 

Mrs.  E.  G.  Lindsay. 


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Topeka  Branch:  German  Secretary: 

Miss  E.  M.  Watson.  Miss  L.  C.  Rothweiler. 

Mrs.  E.  R.  Imboden.  Scandinavian  Secretary: 

Mrs.   Mary   Isham.  Mrs.  Andrew  Farrell. 

Pacific.  Branch:  Young  People's   Secretary: 

Mrs.  S.  F.  Johnson.  Clara  M.  Cushman. 

Mrs.  H.  A.  Birdsall.  Children's  Secretary: 

Mrs.  J.  M.  Lombard.  Mrs.  Lucie  F.  Harrison. 

Columbia  River  Branch:  Literature  Committee: 

Mrs.  A.  N.  Fisher.  Miss  E.  C.  Northup. 

Mrs.  J.  A.  Smith.  Mrs.  W.  A.  Gamble. 

Mrs.  H.  D.  Kimball.  Miss   K.    E.   Moss. 

Brief  remarks  were  made  by  the  President,  referring  to  the 
changes  in  the  official  ranks  brought  about  by  illness  and  affliction. 
The  Secretary  presented  a  paper  signed  by  the  members  of  the 
Board  of  Managers  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
authorizing  the  holding'  of  this  meeting  in  the  city  of  New  York  at 
this  time.  It  was  voted  that  notice  of  this  be  spread  upon  the  Min- 
utes. 

The  Standing  Committees  were  appointed  as  follows: 

Committee  on  Finance,  the  Branch  Corresponding  Secretaries. 

Committee  on  By-Laws,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Thompson,  Mrs.  C.  D.  Foss, 
Miss  M.  E.  Holt,  and  Mrs.  M.  S.  Huston. 

Publication  Committee. 
New  England,  Miss  Etta  M.  Owen. 
New  York,  Mrs.  Charles  Gibson. 
Philadelphia,  Miss  Emma  A.  Fowler. 
Baltimore,  Mrs.  S.  M.  Hartsock. 
Cincinnati,  Mrs.  A.  J.  Clark. 
North  Western,  Mrs.  T.  W.  North. 
Des  Moines,  Mrs.  L.  L.  Long. 
Minnesota,  Mrs.  E.  G.  Lindsay. 
Topeka,  Mrs.  Mary  Isham. 
Pacific,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Lombard. 
Columbia  River,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Smith. 

Missionary  Candidate  Committee. 
New  England,  Mrs.  J.  S.  Wadsworth. 
New  York,  Mrs.  Z.  P.  Dennler. 
Philadelphia,  Mrs.  A.  M.  S.  Hopkins. 
Baltimore,  Mrs.  W.  E.  Moore. 
Cincinnati,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Bannister. 
North  Western,  Mrs.  C.  W.  Fowler. 
Des  Moines,  Mrs.  T.  A.  Corken. 
Minnesota,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Clapp. 
Topeka,  Mrs.  E.  R.  Imboden. 
Pacific,  Mrs.  H.  A.  Birdsall. 
Columbia  River,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Smith. 


12  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

By  request  of  their  respective  Branch  Secretaries,  Dr.  Sheldon, 
Misses  Paine,  Hartford,  Danforth  and  Crowell,  Mrs.  Legg  Branch 
President,  Mrs.  Williston  Branch  Treasurer,  and  Miss  Juliette  Smith 
were  seated  with  the  New  England  delegation;  Misses  Lauck, 
Gregg,  Manning  and  Aaronson  with  the  Des  Moines;  Mrs.  Eaton, 
Branch  President,  Mrs.  Rawlings,  Branch  Treasurer,  Mrs.  Hill, 
Secretary  of  the  Home  Department,  Mrs.  Summers,  Mrs.  Taneyhill, 
Mrs.  Richardson,  Mrs.  Davidson,  and  the  Misses  Pierce,  Bride, 
Thomas,  Bender  and  Sherman  with  the  Baltimore;  Mrs.  Turner, 
and  the  Misses  Livermore,  Spaulding,  Holland,  and  Baker  with 
the  Topeka;  Miss  Holman,  Mrs.  Pilkington  and  Mrs.  Masters  with 
the  Pacific;  Mrs.  Van  Kirk,  Mrs.  Davis,  Mrs.  Miles,  Mrs.  Knox,  Miss 
Hunnings  and  Miss  Laura  White  with  the  Philadelphia;  Mrs.  W. 
B.  Davis,  Mrs.  Thomas,  the  Misses  Mary  Means,  Alice  Means,  Seeds, 
Frey,  and  Ayers  with  the  Cincinnati;  and  Mrs.  R.  E.  Clark,  and  the 
Misses  Baker,  Bohannon,  Martin,  Logeman,  Creek,  Ellis,  and  Dr. 
Martin  with  the  North  Western. 

Memorials  were  presented  by  the  Baltimore,  Cincinnati  and 
New  York  Branches.  On  motion  these  were  referred  to  a  special 
committee  to  be  appointed  by  the  Chair. 

By  action  of  the  Committee,  the  Program  was  accepted  as 
printed  fixing  the  opening  hour  at  9  o'clock  and  the  time  of  ad- 
journment at  12:30. 

The  report  of  the  Reference  Committee  was  read  by  the  Sec- 
retary. The  President  noted  the  appointment  of  Miss  Ella  Watson 
as  Secretary  of  the  Reference  Committee  in  the  place  of  her  sister 
Miss  Matilda  Walson.  On  motion  of  Mrs.  Crandon,  the  report  was 
accepted,  with  the  proviso  that  matter  demanding  action  by  the 
Executive  Committee  be  brought  up  later  in  the  meeting. 

It  was  ordered,  on  motion  of  Mrs.  Crandon,  that  the  Treasurers' 
Reports  be  deferred  till  after  the  reading  of  the  Home  Reports. 

The  Reports  of  Home  work  were  then  presented  by  the  Branch 
Secretaries;  all  were  of  a  cheering,  hopeful  character.  The  Reports 
of  the  Treasurers  of  the  various  Branches  were  given  as  follows: 


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Receipts  from  Oct.  1,  1904  to  Oct.  1,  1905: 

New  England  branch $  46,449.00 

New   York   branch 82,926.00 

Philadelphio   branch    56,855 .  81 

Baltimore  branch   22,668 .  61 

Cincinnati   branch    72,495 .  57 

North    Western    branch 129,617.38 

Des    Moines    branch 55,205.44 

Minneapolis  branch   22,259 .  70 

Topeka   branch    33,782 .  03 

Pacific  branch   18,632 .  00 

Columbia  River  branch 8,052.01 


Total  $548,943 .  55 

Amount  received  1903-04 $534,040 .  17 

Increase    $  14,903 .  38 

The  doxology  was  sung  in  gratitude.     The  following  telegram 
from  the  Board  of  Bishops  was  read: 
Mrs.  C.  D.  Foss: — ■ 

Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  St.  Paul's  M.  E.  Church, 
New  York,  "Your  Bishops  send  you  cordial  congratulations  and 
bid  you  God-speed  in  your  great  work. 

J.  M.  Walden,  Secretary." 

Mrs.  Foss  announced  the  following  Committee  on  Memorials: 

Mrs.  C.  W.  Fowler,  North  Western  Branch. 

Mrs.  J.  S.  Wadsworth,  New  England  Branch. 

Mrs.  E.  R.  Imboden,  Topeka  Branch. 

The  regular  order  of  business  was  suspended  for  introductions 
and  announcements.     The  following  missionaries  were  presented: 

From  India,  Misses  English,  Holman  and  Gregg. 

From  China,  Drs.  Hoag  and  Martin  and  Misses  Hartford,  White, 
Martin,  Adams  and  Todd. 

From  Japan,  Misses  Bender  and  Seeds. 

From  Korea,  Misses  Frey  and  Paine. 

From  the  Straits  Settlements,  Miss  Ellis. 

From  the  Philippines,  Miss  Spaulding. 

Under  Appointment,  Misses  Crowell,  Creek,  and  Logeman. 

Rev.  O.  W.  Scott  of  the  New  England  Conference  and  Rev. 
Mr.  Caswell  were  introduced.  Announcements  were  made  by  Mrs. 
E.  M.  F.  Miller,  chairman  of  the  local  committee  of  entertainment. 

The  first  day's  session  was  closed  with  prayer  by  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Scott. 


14  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

SECOND   DAY'S   PROCEEDINGS. 


FRIDAY,  OCTOBER  27,  1905. 


The  General  Executive  Committee  met  for  its  second  day's  ses- 
sion at  9  o'clock,  with  the  President  in  the  chair.  The  devotional 
exercises  were  in  charge  of  the  representatives  of  the  Philadelphia 
Branch. 

The  Secretary  called  the  roll,  after  which  the  Minutes  were 
read,  and  approved. 

On  motion  of  Miss  Carnahan,  Mrs.  H.  C.  Sheafer,  alternate  took 
the  place  of  Mrs.  A.  M.  S.  Hopkins,  absent  for  a  few  days. 

Miss  Juliette  Smith  of  Boston,  was  elected  assistant  secretary. 
By  request  of  their  Branch  Secretaries,  Mrs.  Herben,  Secretary 
of  the  Home  Department,  was  seated  with  the  North  Western  dele- 
gation; Mrs.  Wilson,  Branch  Treasurer,  with  the  Philadelphia;  and 
Mrs.  William  Butler  and  Miss  Butler,  Secretary  of  the  Home  De- 
partment, with  the  New  England  Branch. 

The  regular  order  of  business  was  resumed.  The  report  of  Ger- 
man work  was  read  by  Miss  L.  C.  Rothweiler  (See  report.)  Mrs. 
W.  B.  Thompson  moved  that  the  order  of  the  day  at  10:30  Tuesday 
be  the  discussion  of  a  change  in  the  "Constitution  regarding  the  for- 
mation of  a  German  Branch. 

The  report  of  Scandinavian  work  was  read  by  Mrs.  Andrew 
Farrell.  (Ses  report.)  These  reports  were  accepted  to  be  inserted 
in  the  General  Executive  Report. 

Miss  Clara  M.  Cushman  being  detained  by  illness,  the  report  of 
Young  People's  Work  was  deferred. 

Mrs.  L.  F.  Harrison  presented  the  Report  of  Children's  work. 
(See  report.)  This  was  accepted  and  referred  to  the  Publication 
Committee. 

At  this  point,  Mrs.  William  Butler  was  seen  in  the  audience  and 
it  was  voted  that  she  be  conducted  to  a  seat  on  the  platform. 

Miss  M.  E.  Holt,  Secretary,  read  the  Report  of  the  Constitu- 
tional Publication  Committee  which  was  adopted.  (See  report.) 
Miss  Walden,  Publisher,  presented  her  report,  which  was  accepted 
and  referred  to  the  Publication  Committee.     (See  report.) 

Mrs.  Hartsock  moved  and  it  was  so  ordered  that  Miss  Ellen  C. 
Parsons,  editor  of  "Woman's  Work  for  Woman"  and  author  of 
Christns  Liberator,    be  introduced. 

Miss  Parsons  gave  a  few  words  of  hearty  greeting. 


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The  report  of  the  Woman's  Missionary  Friend  was  read  by  the 
Editor,  Miss  Hodgkins.  (See  report.)  The  report  of  the  Children's 
Missionary  Friend  by  its  editor,  Mrs.  O.  W.  Scott.  (See  report.) 
These  reports  were  accepted  and  referred  to  the  Publication  Com- 
mittee. Miss  A.  M.  Achard,  editor,  reported  for  the  German  paper. 
(See  report.)  The  report  was  accepted  as  was  also  the  Zenana 
Paper  report  read  by  Miss  Holt.  (See  report.)  The  report  of  the 
"Study"  was  given  by  Miss  Northrup.  (See  report.)  It  was  ac- 
cepted and  referred  to  the  Publication  Committee.  As  this  com- 
pleted the  regular  order  of  the  day's  program,  miscellaneous  busi- 
ness was  called  for. 

Reporters  of  this  meeting  for  the  Church  papers  were  appointed 
as  follows: 

Zion's  Herald,  Mrs.  Wadsworth. 

Northwestern  Christian  Advocate,  Miss  Baker. 

Epworth  Herald,  Mrs.  Herben. 

New  York  Christian  Advocate,  Mrs.  Knowles. 

World  Wide  Missions,  Mrs.  Knowles. 

Central  Advocate,  Miss  Baker. 

Western  Advocate,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Davis. 

Philadelphia  Methodist,  Mrs.  Sheafer. 

Baltimore  Methodist,  Mrs.  Hill. 

Michigan  Advocate,  Miss  Baker. 

California  Advocate,  Mrs.  Pilkington. 

Pittsburg  Advocate,  Miss  Fowler. 

German  Christian  Advocate,  Miss  Achard. 

Methodist  Advocate  and  Journal,  Miss  Bannister. 

Iowa  Methodist,  Miss  Moss. 

Pacific  Advocate,  Mrs.  Fisher. 

Mrs.  Cornell  moved  that  power  of  attorney  be  granted  to 
Bishops  Warne  and  Robinson  who  shall  jointly  be  attorneys  of  the 
Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  to  conduct  and  manage  all 
matters  and  things  relating  to  the  property  of  the  Society  at  Dar- 
jeeling,  Bengal,  India,  known  as  Queen's  Hill  Girls'  High  School. 
This  was  carried. 

On  motion  of  Mrs.  S.  F.  Johnson,  it  was  voted  that  a  Com- 
mittee on  Resolutions  be  appointed   by  the   chair. 

Miss  Moss  represented  the  literature.  Mrs.  Crandon  presented 
the  following  resolution: 

Resolved.  That  the  Branch  Treasurers  be  instructed  to  furnish 
to  their  Corresponding  Secretaries  true  copies  of  their  reports  be- 


16  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

fore    they    leave    for    the    General    Executive    Committee    Meeting. 
Said  reports  shall  include: 

1.  Balance  on  hand  at  the  close  of  the  previous  year. 

2.  All  money  raised  for  the  Foreign  Work  and  for  the  Contin- 
gent Fund. 

3.  All  disbursements  and 

4.  Balance  on  hand  at  the  close  of  the  year.  The  only  item  to 
be  presented  to  the  General  Executive  Committee  shall  be  the  actual 
receipts  of  the  year. 

The  amendment  of  Mrs.  Stevens  that  the  Resolution  should 
be  embodied  in  the  By-laws  was  accepted  by  Mrs.  Crandon  and 
it  was  so  ordered. 

This  was  afterwards  by  vote,  on  motion  of  Miss  Watson,  refer- 
red to  the  Committee  on  By-laws. 

Mrs.  Crandon  then  presented  a  second  Resolution  as  follows: 

Resolved.  That  no  memorials,  or  other  new  business  be  intro- 
duced  later   than   the   Tuesday   sessions.     This   was   adopted. 

The  President  appointed  the  following  Committee  on  Resolu- 
tions: 

Miss  Fowler,  Philadelphia  Branch. 

Miss  Bannister,  Cincinnati  Branch. 

Mrs.  Lombard,  Pacific  Branch. 

Mrs.  S.  N.  Damon  of  this  city,  fraternal  representative  of  the 
New  York  Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union,  representing 
26,000  Christian  women  of  the  Empire  State  brought  greetings  from 
that  organization.  She  gave  a  brief  outline  of  the  work  and  ex- 
pressed a  desire  that  God's  blessing  might  be  upon  the  Woman's 
Foreign  Missionary  Society  in  its  effort  to  bring  this  world  to  the 
feet  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ. 

Mrs.  Foss  responded  in  a  few  appropriate  remarks. 

A  beautiful  hymn,  in  native  dialect,  was  rendered  by  Dr.  Sheldon 
of  Bhot,  India. 

Mrs.  Fisher  read  a  communication  from  Bishop  Bashford,  con- 
taining recommendations  in  regard  to  the  work  in  foreign  fields. 
This  was  referred  to  the  Finance  Committee.  Mrs.  Stewart  of  the 
local  committee  introduced  the  following  missionaries. 

Miss  Mannning,  West  China. 

Miss  Dreibelbies,  Central  China. 

Mrs.  Meek,  Malaysia. 

Announcements  were  made,  the  doxology  was  sung  and  the 
meeting  closed  with  prayer  by  Mrs.  Butler. 


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THIRD  DAY'S  PROCEEDINGS. 
SATURDAY,   OCTOBER   28,   1905. 


The  third  day's  session  of  the  General  Executive  Committee 
opened  at  9  o'clock,  the  President  in  the  chair.  The  delegates  from 
Minneapolis  Branch  had  charge  of  the  devotional  exercises.  After 
calling  the  roll  the  minutes  were  read  and  approved.  Mrs.  John- 
ton  moved  that  Mrs.  O'Neal  be  permitted  to  take  part  in  the  dis- 
cussions and  it  was  so  voted.  Miss  Carnahan  requested  that  Misses 
Purdy  and  Dunmore  be  seated  with  the  Philadelphia  delegates.  Mrs. 
Townley  asked  that  Mrs.  J.  F.  Fisher  sit  with  the  Cincinnati  dele- 
gates. Mrs.  Crandon  invited  all  missionaries  present  to  meet  with 
the  Branch  Coi responding  Secretaries,  Monday  afternoon  at  5 
o'clock. 

Miss  E.  C.  Northup  read  the  report  of  the  Literature  Committee. 
(See  report.)  The  financial  statement  of  the  Literature  Committee 
was  read  by  Miss  Moss.  (See  report.)  These  were  accepted  and 
referred  to  the  Publication  Committee.  The  report  of  Japan  literary 
work  was  read  by  Miss  Northup  and  accepted.  (See  report.)  The 
official  correspondence  was  then  taken  up  and  Miss  Holt  read  the 
North  China  report,  giving  part  of  her  time  to  Dr.  Martin  of  North 
China.  Miss  Laura  White  of  Central  China  represented  the  work 
there  in  place  of  the  official  correspondent,  Mrs.  Cornell.  West 
China  report  was  read  by  Mrs.  Crandon  after  which  Miss  Manning 
was  introduced.  Miss  Hartford  by  request  of  the  official  correspon- 
dent, Mrs.  Stevens,  represented  the  work  at  Foochow.  The  Sec- 
retary read  a  letter  of  greeting  to  this  meeting  from  the  mission- 
aries at  Foochow  through  Miss  Longstreet.  Hing  Hua  was  repres- 
ented by  Miss  Hartford  at  the  request  of  Mrs.  Fisher,  official  cor- 
respondent. These  reports  were  accepted,  to  be  prepared  for  publi- 
cation  in  the  Annual   Report.     (See  reports.) 

Miscelaneous  Business.  Mrs.  Thompson  reported  for  the  Com- 
mittee on  By-Laws.  Item  one,  having  to  do  with  the  contract  with 
missionaries  was  adopted. 

Item  two,  combining  section  5  and  6  of  Article  X,  was  adopted. 

Item  three,  relating  to  the  salaries  of  missionaries,  after  dis- 
cussion, was,  on  motion  of  Mrs.  Crandon  referred  back  to  the  com- 
mittee. 

Miss  Watson,  Secretary  of  the  Reference  Committee  presented 


18  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

one  item  from  her  report  for  action,  under  Rates  of  Annuities  and 
moved  the  adoption  of  the  item  which  called  for  the  striking  out 
of  the  last  sentence,  "The  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society- 
does  not  spend  money  so  contributed  while  the  annuitant  lives,  but 
invests  it  in  good  securities."  This  was  not  carried.  Mrs.  Johnson 
then  moved  the  insertion  of  the  words,  "unless  so  requested  by  said 
committee."  The  discussion  was  participated  in  by  Mrs.  Townley 
and  Mrs.  Crandon,  the  latter  suggesting  the  addition  of  the  words 
"in  this  country"  be  added.  This  was  ^fcepted  by  Mrs.  Johnson 
and  the  motion  prevailed. 

The  following  resolution  was  presented  by  Mrs.  Cornell  and 
adopted: 

Resolved.  That  the  President  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  be  requested 
to  apply  to  the  Legislature  of  New  York  state  for  an  amendment 
to  the  charter  of  the  Society  that  will  give  to  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee the  ruling  authority  and  the  power  to  meet  in  any  state  to 
transact  any  necessary  business  pertaining  to  the  Society. 

The  report  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Mission- 
ary Society  was  read  by  Mrs.  Cornell  and  accepted.     (See  report.) 

The  following  Auditors  were  appointed  by  the  President: 

Mrs.  J.  E.  Leaycraft,  Mrs.  F.  M.  North,  Mrs.  C.  H.  Buck. 

The  literature  was  represented  by  Miss  Northup  after  which 
the  following  members  of  the  Local  Committee  were  introduced: 

Mrs  E.  M.  F.  Miller,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Miller,  Mrs.  J.  E.  Leaycraft, 
Miss  Andrews,  Mrs.  Robert  Bagnell,  Mrs.  E.  J.  Palmer,  Mrs.  W.  I. 
Haven,  Mrs.  Baird,  Miss  E.  P.  Chase. 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Knowles,  chairman  of  the  program  committee  was 
introduced  and  made  announcements  for  Sunday.  Mrs.  Lemuel 
Bangs  (aged  91)  president  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Home 
for  the  Aged,  was  introduced,  also  Mrs.  Cobb,  Associate  Secretary 
of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Missions,  M.  E.  Church  South. 

The  following  missionaries  were  presented  to  the  Committee: 
Miss  Holland,  under  appointment  to  Bombay  Conference,  Mrs. 
Turner,  under  appointment  to  Sironcha  and  Miss  Purdy  of  Mexico. 

After  singing  the  doxology  the  Committee  adjourned. 


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FOURTH  DAY'S  PROCEEDINGS. 


MONDAY,  OCTOBER  30,  1905. 


The  General  Executive  Committee  convened  at  the  usual  hour, 
the  President  in  the  chair.  The  representatives  from  Baltimore 
Branch,  conducted  the  devotional  exercises.  After  calling  the  roll, 
the  Minutes  were  read,  corrected  and  approved. 

The  following  is  a  brief  report  of  the  Anniversary: 

The  Anniversary  service  was  held  in  St.  Paul's  Church,  Sunday 
evening,  Mrs.  Foss  presiding.  Mrs.  J.  H.  Knowles  read  the  55th 
chapter  of  Isaiah.  Mrs.  William  Butler  offered  prayer.  The  choir 
of  the  Church  rendered  excellent  music.  A  report  of  the  year's 
work  was  read  by  the  Secretary,  Mrs.  C.  S.  Nutter.  Dr.  George 
Heber  Jones  of  Korea,  spoke  of  "The  Triumphs  of  Christian  Women 
in  Heathen  Lands."  A  collection  was  taken  and  the  benediction 
was  pronounced  by  Dr.  Leonard. 

Mrs.  Joyce  moved  that  a  telegram  of  love  and  sympathy  be  sent 
to  Mrs.  Gracey,  Recording  Secretary.  This  was  carried  by  a  rising 
vote.  By  request  of  Mrs.  Crandon,  Miss  Llewellyn  of  Italy  was 
seated  with  the  delegates  from  the  Northwestern  Branch. 

Mrs.  Thompson  reported  for  the  Committee  on  By-Laws: 

Item  1,  recommending  the  striking  out  of  Sec.  1  of  Article  X, 
was  adopted  after  some  discussion. 

Item  2,  combining  Sections  2  and  3  of  Article  X,  was  adopted. 

Item  3,  regarding  special  application  of  the  missionaries  for 
funds,  was  recommitted. 

Item  4,  relating  to  the  Field  Reference  Committee,  item  5,  to 
estimates  and  item  6,  to  furlough,  were  adopted. 

Mrs.  E.  G.  Lindsay,  Secretary,  presented  a  partial  report  of  the 
Publication  Committee.  This  report  embodied  nine  items,  of  which 
the  first  eight  were  adopted  with  very  little  discussion. 

The  ninth  item  recommending  an  appropriation  of  $150  for 
Scandinavian  literature,  gave  rise  to  discussion.  Miss  Holt  moved 
to  amend  by  substituting  $125  in  place  of  $150.  This  was  seconded. 
Mrs.  Farrell  spoke  of  the  necessity  of  an  increase  of  literature  for 
her  people.  On  request  of  Miss  Holt,  Miss  Walden  gave  reasons 
for  economy  at  the  Publication  Office.  The  amendment  was  not 
supported  and  the  item  was  adopted. 

On  motion  of  Miss  Holt,  the  fourth  item     in     the     Proposed 


20  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Changes  in  Constitution,  notice  of  which  was  given  at  the  meeting 
of  1904,  was  adopted,  transferring  paragraph  1  under  Requirements 
of  Missionary  Candidates  in  the  By-Laws,  to  the  Constitution,  said 
paragraph  to  be  section  4  of  Article  VII,  the  present  section  4  be- 
coming section  5,  &c. 

Mrs.  Thompson  moved  the  adoption  of  the  third  item  under 
Proposed  Changes  in  Constitution,  by  which  Article  VI.  section  1, 
of  the  Constitution  would  read,  "The  Committee  of  Reference  shall 
be  composed  of  the  President  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  and  the  Branch  Corresponding  Secretaries."  This  was  car- 
ried. 

It  was  moved  by  Mrs.  Thompson  that  the  first  item  under  the 
same  head,  amending  Article  V,  section  1,  of  the  Constitution  be 
adopted. 

Mrs.  Fisher  moved  to  lay  it  on  the  table  and  it  was  so  ordered. 

The  report  of  Young  People's  Work  was  then  given  by  Miss 
Cushman.  (See  report.)  This  was  accepted  and  referred  to  the 
Publication  Committee. 

The  Official  Correspondence  was  resumed. 

The  report  of  the  work  in  Mexico  prepared  by  Mrs.  Keen,  was 
read  by  Miss  Carnahan. 

By  consent,  Miss  Purdy  of  Mexico,  was  allowed  part  of  the  time. 
The  report  of  South  America  was  read  by  Miss  Holt,  those  of  Bul- 
garia and  Italy  by  Mrs.  Crandon.  Miss  Llewellyn  supplemented 
the  Italy  report. 

Miss  Ida  V.  Jontz,  the  president-elect  of  Folts  Mission  Institute, 
was  introduced  to  the  Committee  and  reported  for  that  institution. 
She  was  followed  by  Miss  Brainerd,  one  of  the  Trustees,  who  spoke 
in  behalf  of  its  financial  interests. 

The  time  for  introductions  having  arrived,  the  following  were 
presented  to  the  Committee: 

Miss  Aaronson,  missionary  under  appointment. 

Mrs.  J.  F.  Willing  of  New  York,  Dr.  A.  B.  Leonard,  Secretary  of 
the  General  Missionary  Society,  and  Dr.  S.  J.  Herben,  editor  of  Ep- 
worth  Herald. 

Miss  Hartford  called  special  attention  to  the  sale  of  drawn  work 
in  charge  of  Miss  Jean  Adams.  Mrs.  Harrison  advertised  the  litera- 
ture for  children.  Notices  were  given  and  the  Committee  adjourned 
with  prayer  and  benediction  by  Dr.  Leonard. 


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FIFTH   DAY'S  PROCEEDINGS. 


TUESDAY,  OCTOBER  31,  1905. 


The  General  Executive  Committee  convened  at  9  o'clock,  the 
President  in  the  chair. 

The  devotional  exercises  were  in  charge  of  the  Pacific  Branch 
delegates.  After  the  roll  call  the  Minutes  were  read,  corrected  and 
approved. 

A  report  of  the  Committee  on  By-Laws  was  given  by  Mrs. 
Thompson.  The  first  item  calling  for  the  striking  out  of  the  para- 
graph preceding  section  1  of  Article  X  was  adopted.  Item  2,  calling 
for  the  rearrangement  of  sections  11  and  12  of  Article  X  and  item 
3,  regarding  the  return  of  missionaries,  section  16  of  same  Article, 
were  adopted.  Item  4,  relating  to  the  salaries  of  missionaries,  sec- 
tion 21,  Article  X,  caused  discussion. 

Mrs.  Crandon  moved  to  amend  by  making  the  salaries  for  Italy, 
$700  instead  of  $600.  This  amendment  was  accepted.  On  motion 
it  was  voted  to  strike  out  the  clause,  "$50  additional  in  Bombay  City 
for  house  expenses," — this  item  and  the  matter  of  house  expenses 
in  Yokohama  to  be  left  to  the  Finance  Committee.  Mrs.  Isham 
moved  to  amend  the  last  part  of  the  section,  by  making  exception 
in  case  of  those  who  are  in  English  work.  This  amendment  was 
lost.     The  item  was  then  adopted  as  amended. 

Item  5,  relating  to  the  expense  for  outfit  and  furniture  was 
adopted,  the  suggestion  of  Mrs.  Crandon  that  the  words  "not  less" 
be  inserted,  making  the  phrase  read,  "not  less  than  $100  for  outfit" 
being  accepted. 

Item  6,  recommending  that  the  section,  "Official  Relation  of 
Lady  Missionaries"  be  stricken  from  the  By-Laws,  to  be  elsewhere 
inserted  in  the  Annual  Report,  with  appropriate  title,  was  adopted. 

A  partial  report  of  the  Missionary  Candidate  Committee  was 
presented  by  the  Secretary,  Mrs.  Imboden,  recommending  for  ac- 
ceptance the  following  candidates: 

Miss  Grace  Dillingham,  Miss  Minnie  Viola  Taylor,  Miss  Emily 
Irene  Haynes,  from  the  New  York  Branch;  Miss  Alberta  Sprowles, 
Miss  Grace  E.  Hawley,  the  Misses  Rosalie  and  Celinda  Cook,  from 
the  Philadelphia  Branch;  Miss  Edith  Burt  from  the  Northwestern 
Branch;  Miss  Florence  Ethel  Smith,  from  the  Minneapolis  Branch. 
After  representation  by  their  respective  Corresponding  Secretaries 
and   some   others,   these  candidates  were   accepted. 


22  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

At  10:30  the  order  of  the  day  as  voted  by  the  Committee  on 
Friday,  the  presentation  of  the  German  work,  was  taken  up.  Mrs. 
Crandon  moved  the  adoption  of  the  Second  item  under  the  Proposed 
Changes  in  Constitution,  recommending  the  formation  of  a  German 
Branch.  Seconded  by  Mrs.  Thompson.  Miss  Rothweiler  gave  rea- 
sons for  asking  for  this  change,  presenting  both  the  advantages  that 
would  be  gained  and  also  some  of  the  difficulties  to  be  overcome. 
Mrs.  Lindsay,  Mrs.  Thompson,  Mrs.  Townley,  Mrs.  Hartsock,  Mrs. 
O'Neal,  Mrs.  Gamble,  Mrs.  Fisher,  Mrs.  Johnson,  Miss  Northup,  Mrs. 
Crandon  and  others  took  part  in  the  discussion,  each  expressing 
her  own  views.  Miss  Rothweiler  answered  the  objections  that  had 
been  advanced  by  the  different  speakers.  The  question  was  then 
called  for  and  on  motion  of  Miss  Holt  a  vote  by  ballot  was  ordered. 
Miss  Owen  and  Mrs.  Isham  were  appointed  tellers.  Ballots  were 
distributed  and  later  the  result  was  announced  as  follows: 

Total  number  of  votes  cast,  36. 

Necessary  to  make  the  change,  27. 

For  German  Branch,  22. 

Against  German  Branch,  14. 

Three-fourths  of  the  number  present  and  voting  being  necessary, 
the  change  in  Constitution  was  not  effected. 

At  this  point  Bishops  Andrews  and  Fowler  were  introduced, 
also  Dr.  George  B.  Smyth  of  the  General  Missionary  Society,  each 
briefly  addressing  the  Committee. 

On  motion  of  Mrs.  Townley  it  was  fixed  that  the  order  of  the 
day  at  10:30,  on  Wednesday  should  be  the  report  of  the  Committee 
on  Headquarters  for  the  Society. 

The  following  were  then  introduced:  Mrs.  Ruth  Sites  Brown, 
Miss  Van  Marter  of  the  Woman's  Home  Missionary  Society,  Mrs. 
Huston  of  Washington,  Mrs.  Bishop  Robinson  of  India  and  Miss 
Katherine  L.  Hill,  under  appointment  to  India. 

Announcements  were  made  by  Mrs.  Knowles  who  also  reported 
as  a  result  of  the  Sunday  service,  one  hundred  new  members  se- 
cured and  contributions  of  $318. 

The  following  resolution  was  presented  by  Miss  Watson: 

Whereas,  after  twenty-three  years  of  effective  service  as  Rec- 
ording Secretary  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  Mrs. 
J.  T.  Gracey  feels  herself  unequal  for  the  duties  and  responsibili- 
ties of  this  office,  we  do  with  regret  for  this  necessity  and  with 
heartfelt  appreciation  of  her  years  of  efficient  service,  extend  sym- 


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pathy  to  her  in  her  illness  and  pray  for  her  speedy  restoration  and 
yet  years  of  service  for  the  missionary  cause.  This  was  adopted 
by  a  rising  vote. 

Mrs.  Crandon  then  made  mention  of  India's  Jubilee  next  year, 
and  of  the  request  that  a  representative  be  sent  from  the  Society. 
She  moved  that  Mrs.  C.  D.  Foss,  President,  be  the  delegate  from  the 
Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society.  The  motion  was  carried  by  a 
rising  vote  and  she  was  elected.  Mrs.  Foss  acknowledged  this  ac- 
tion of  the  committee  in  brief  words. 

Notices  were  given  and  the  session  adjourned  with  benediction 
by  Dr.  Smyth. 


SIXTH   DAY'S  PROCEEDINGS. 


WEDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER  1,  1905. 


The  General  Executive  Committee  assembled  at  the  usual  hour, 
Mrs.  Foss  presiding. 

The  representatives  from  New  England'  Branch  conducted  the 
devotional  exercises.  After  the  calling  of  the  roll,  the  Minutes  were 
read  and  approved.  By  consent  Mrs.  F.  J.  Masters  was  seated  as 
delegate  from  Pacific  Branch  in  place  of  Mrs.  Birdsall,  obliged  to 
leave  on  account  of  illness. 

By  request  of  the  President,  special  prayer  was  offered  by  Mrs. 
Stevens  in  behalf  of  Miss  Bertha  Creek,  sailing  that  morning  for  her 
field  of  labor  in  India. 

A  message  from  Mrs.  L.  A.  Alderman  was  given  by  Dr.  Sheldon. 
It  was  then  voted  that  greetings  should  be  conveyed  to  former 
Branch  Corresponding  Secretaries  as  follows:  To  Mrs.  Alderman 
of  the  New  England  Branch  by  Miss  Holt,  to  Mrs.  Keen  of  the  Phil- 
adelphia Branch  by  Miss  Carnahan,  to  Mrs.  Cowen  of  the  Cincin- 
nati Branch  by  Mrs.  Townley,  to  Mrs.  Winchell  of  the  Minneapolis 
Branch  by  Mrs.  Joyce. 

A  partial  report  of  the  Publication  Committee  was  given  by 
the  Secretary,  Mrs.  Lindsay.  This  was  considered  item  by  item 
and  the  nine  recommendations  presented  relating  to  the  publica- 
tions of  the  Society  were  adopted  without  discussion. 

Mrs.  Thompson  reported  for  the  Committee  on  By-Laws  as  fol- 
lows: 


24  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Item  1,  referring  to  the  solicitation  for  special  funds  by  mission- 
aries, Article  X,  section  7. 

Item  2,  Article  X,  section  4,  substituting  a  new  paragraph  for 
one  adopted  on  a  previous  day. 

Item  3,  striking  out  "Instructions  to"  in  title  of  Article  X. 

These  items  were  adopted. 

Item  4,  recommending  the  striking  out  of  the  whole  of  section 
24,  Article  X,  caused  discussion. 

By  consent,  Misses  Bender,  Todd,  Gregg,  Paine  and  Manning, 
missionaries,  participated.  The  motion  to  adopt  the  item  did  not 
prevail. 

The  hour  of  10:30  having  arrived  the  order  of  the  day  as  voted 
was  taken  up.     The  following  report  was  read  by  the  Secretary: 

The  Committee  appointed  by  the  General  Executive  Commit- 
tee at  Kansas  City,  1904;  to  investigate  the  subject  of  establishing 
a  headquarters  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  beg 
leave  to  report: 

After  careful  consideration  of  the  subject,  and  consultation 
with  persons  of  judgment  and  experience,  the  Committee  recom- 
mends the  establishment  of  central  headquarters  at  the  Methodist 
Book  Concern  in  the  city  of  New  York. 

The  Committee  also  recommends  a  salaried  Secretary,  who 
shall  have  charge  of  the  headquarters.    Respectfully  submitted, 

MRS.  WM.  B.  DAVIS. 
MRS.  JOHN  LEGG. 
MRS.  F.  P.  CRANDON. 
MRS.  J.  M.  CORNELL. 
MRS.  C.  D.  FOSS. 

By  consent,  Mrs.  Davis,  chairman  of  the  committee,  read  the 
series  of  resolutions  presented  at  the  meeting  at  Kansas  City  and 
made  explanations. 

It  was  then  moved  and  seconded  that  headquarters  be  estab- 
lished as  recommended  by  the  committee.  Mrs.  Cornell,  Miss  Holt, 
Mrs.  Stevens,  Mrs.  Townley,  Miss  Northup,  Mrs.  Joyce  and  Mrs. 
Johnson  took  part  in  the  debate,  all  being  in  favor  of  the  proposi- 
tion. The  question  was  called  for  and  the  motion  was  carried. 
Mrs.  Gamble  moved  the  employment  of  a  salaried  secretary.  This 
motion  prevailed  without  discussion.  Mrs.  Townley  presented  the 
following  resolution:  That  instead  of  the  assessment  of  1  1-2  cents 
per  adult  membership  of  each  Branch,  as  heretofore,  there  be  an 


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assessment  of  one  per  cent  of  the  total  receipts  of  each  Branch, 
to  meet  the  general  expenses  of  the  society.  Miss  Watson  offered  a 
substitute:  That  there  be  an  assessment  of  2  1-2  cents  per  mem- 
ber exclusive  of  children's  organizations.  This  was  discussed  to 
some  extent  but  was  not  carried.  The  resolution  presented  by 
Mrs.  Townley  was  adopted.  On  motion  of  Mrs.  Crandon  it  was 
voted  that  the  committee  on  headquarters  be  continued  to  arrange 
the  necessary  details. 

Bishop  Burt  was  then  introduced  and  gave  information  con- 
cerning the  work  of  the  society  in  Europe. 

Mrs.  Wm.  B.  Davis  was  elected  to  represent  the  society  at  the 
Interdenominational  Conference  of  Woman's  Boards  of  the  United 
States  and  Canada,  to  be  held  at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  in  February,  1906. 

Miss  W.  R.  Lewis  was  elected  a  member  of  the  committee  on 
program  for  the  Summer  school  at  Northfield,  Mass. 

A  legal  document  calling  for  power  of  attorney  for  Miss  Kate 
B.  Blackburn,  of  Bulgaria,  for  the  administration  of  certain  prop- 
erty in  that  country,  was  read  by  Mrs.  Cornell,  and  on  motion  the 
petition  was  granted. 

Miss  Watson  moved  that  the  Committee  proceed  to  the  election 
of  officers,  and  it  was  so  ordered.  Miss  Fowler  and  Mrs.  North 
were  appointed  tellers  and  the  ballots  were  distributed. 

Dr.  Eckman,  pastor  of  the  church,  was  introduced,  and  briefly 
addressed  the  Committee. 

Rev.  Mr.  Barrett,  of  Christiania,  Norway,  and  Rev.  A.  M.  Trel- 
stad,  pastor  of  the  Norwegian  church,  Brooklyn,  were  also  pre- 
sented. 

On  motion  of  Mrs.  Crandon  it  was  voted  that  whenever  a  vote 
by  ballot  is  taken,  the  delegates  rise  and  stand  till  their  ballots  are 
deposited. . 

Mrs.  T.  C.  Bliss,  of  the  Foreign  Mission  Industrial  Association, 
was  introduced  and  represented  her  work. 

Miss  Holt  presented  the  following: 

Resolved,  That  we  extend  most  hearty  thanks  to  Mr.  Lemuel 
B.  Skidmore  for  legal  advice  so  graciously  and  generously  rendered 
during  many  years  in  the  administration  of  the  business  affairs  of 
our  society.  We  ask  that  he  be  appointed  as  Counsel  of  the  Wom- 
an's Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
his  name  and  address  to  be  placed  in  the  Annual  Report.  This  was 
adopted. 


26  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Invitations  for  the  next  annual  meeting  of  the  General  Execu- 
tive Committee  were  then  extended  by  Miss  Watson  for  the  To- 
peka  Branch,  the  pla  e  not  fixed,  by  Mrs.  Lombard  for  the  Pacific 
Branch,  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  and  by  Mrs.  Crandon  for  the  North- 
western Branch,  at  Springfield,  111.  On  motion  the  invitation  from 
Topeka  Branch  was  accepted  with  words  of  appreciation  for  the 
other  invitations. 

The  report  of  the  tellers  was  given,  the  vote  being  practically 
unanimous:  President,  Mrs.  C.  D.  Foss;  Recording  Secretary,  Mrs. 
C.  W.  Barnes;  Treasurer,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Cornell,  and  these  officers  were 
declared  elected. 

Announcements  were  made,  and  after  singing  the  doxology  the 
meeting  adjourned. 


SEVENTH   DAY'S  PROCEEDINGS. 


THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  2,  1905. 


The  General  Executive  Committee  convened  at  9  o'clock,  the 
President  in  the  chair.  The  devotional  exercises  were  in  charge  of 
the  delegates  from  Topeka  Branch.  The  calling  of  the  roll  was 
omitted.     The  Minutes  were  read  and  approved. 

A  statement  was  made  by  Mrs.  Joyce  regarding  property  in 
the  Philippines.  She  asked  the  appointment  by  this  Committee 
of  a  third  trustee,  and  nominated  Rev.  George  A.  Miller  for  the 
position.     The  nomination  was  confirmed. 

Mrs.  Isham  presented  the  following  proposed  new  By-Law: 

Each  German  and  Scandinavian  Conference  may  report  and 
send  money  to  one  Branch  only,  and  that  the  one  in  which  it  has 
the  largest  constituency,  and  moved  its  adoption.  Discussion  fol- 
lowed in  which  Mrs.  Lindsay,  Miss  Rothweiler,  Mrs.  Thompson,  Mrs, 
Crandon  and  Mrs.  Farrell  took  part.  It  was  moved  to  amend  by 
striking  out  the  word  "money."  This  amendment  was  laid  on  the 
table.  After  further  discussion  the  question  was  called  for.  Miss 
Holt  moved  to  lay  it  on  the  table,  and  this  motion  was  carried. 

A  partial  report  of  the  Publication  Committee  was  presented 
by  the  Secretary.  Item  1,  recommending  Mrs.  Mary  Isham  as  editor 
of  The  Study,  was  adopted.  Item  2,  relating  to  the  exhibit  of  litera- 
ture, curios,  etc.,  was  adopted.  Item  3,  that  the  committee  on  By- 
Laws  should  furnish  type  written  copies  of  proposed  changes  to  the 


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members  of  the  Executive  Committee  was,  on  motion,  laid  on  the 
table.     The  report  was  then  adopted  as  a  whole.     (See  report.) 

The  Missionary  Candidate  Committee  recommended  the  ac- 
ceptance of  the  following  candidates:  Leona  Aileen  Ormrod  and 
Mildred  Simonds,  from  Des  Moines  Branch;  Lydia  Ethel  Wallace, 
from  Baltimore  Branch;  Jessie  L.  Marsh  and  Gertrude  Strawick, 
from  Northwestern  Branch;  Alice  Brethorst,  from  Minneapolis 
Branch.  These  were  accepted  and  the  report  of  the  Committee 
adopted  as  a  whole. 

The  following  resolution  was  then  offered:  The  Candidate 
Committee  recommend  that  the  Publication  Committee  furnish  the 
Corresponding  Secretaries  a  uniform  summary  report.  Adopted. 
This  was  afterwards  by  vote  referred  to  the  Constitutional  Publi- 
cation Committee. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Real  Estate  was  given  by 
Mrs.  Davis.  (See  report.)  This  was  adopted  and  the  continuance 
of  the  Committee  ordered. 

Voted,  to  dispense  with  further  reading  of  foreign  reports, 
all  to  be  approved  and  published  in  the  Annual  Report  of  the  So- 
ciety. 

The  following  resolution  was  presented  by  Mrs.  Fisher: 
Whereas,  Bishop  Bashford  calls  special  attention  to  the  indebt- 
edness of  $100,000  resting  on  the  properties  of  the  Woman's  For- 
eign Missionary  Society  in  its  various  foreign  fields,  suggesting 
the  advisability  of  keeping  the  income  of  the  Society  in  advance 
of  the  demands,  and 

Whereas,  The  Methodist  Semi-Centennial  in  India,  190C,  and  the 
China  General  Centennial,  1907,  offer  exceptional  opportunity  to  in- 
crease contributions,  therefore, 

Resolved,  (1)  That  we  state  the  fact  of  the  indebtedness.  (2) 
That  we  urge  regular  contributors  to  increase  their  gifts  twenty 
per  cent  during  the  two  years  to  cover  the  debt.  (3)  That  we  call 
for  the  same  percentage  of  increase  in  membership.  (4)  That  we 
set  forth  the  objects  to  be  attained,  first  in  the  December  number 
of  the  Friend,  and  immediately  thereafter  in  a  free  leaflet  for 
general  distribution.     Adopted. 

Notice  of  proposed  changes  in  the  Constitution  were  given  by 
Mrs.  Hopkins,  Miss  Carnahan,  Mrs.  Thompson  and  Mrs.  Hartsock. 
(See  report.) 

It  was  moved  and  carried  that  Item  5  of  Proposed  Changes  in 


28  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Constitution,  by  which  the  words  "not  less  than  ten  managers"  be 
inserted  in  Article  7,  section  2,  be  adopted. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Memorials  was  read  by  Mrs. 
Wadsworth.  The  first  item  relating  to  a  time  limit  for  the  Standard 
Bearers,  after  discussion,  was  referred  to  a  special  committee  to 
be  appointed  by  the  chair,  to  report  at  the  next  annual  meeting. 
The  first  item  of  the  second  memorial  regarding  the  duties  of  the 
Secretaries  of  the  Home  Department,  was  discussed.  By  consent, 
Mrs.  S.  J.  Herben,  Secretary  of  the  Home  Department  of  North- 
western Branch,  and  Mrs.  J.  H.  Knowles,  spoke  on  this  question. 
Others  who  took  part  were  Mrs.  Thompson,  Mrs.  Fowler,  Mrs. 
O'Neal  and  Mrs.  Crandon.  The  motion  to  lay  on  the  table  was 
finally  carried.  Items  2,  3,  4  and  5  were  accepted  without  discus- 
sion and  the  report  was  adopted  as  a  whole. 

On  motion  it  was  voted  that  when  the  session  adjourn  it 
should  be  to  meet  at  2  o'clock. 

The  following  resolution  was  introduced  by  Mrs.  Joyce: 
Whereas,     There  is  a  growing  desire  among  our  sisters  in  the 
European  Conferences  for  information  on  missionary  lines,  and 
Whereas,     They  wish  to  form  organizations,  therefore, 
Resolved,     That  we  request  Mrs.  Wm.  A.  Burt,  wife  of  Bishop 
Burt,   to   act  as  the   representative   of  the  Woman's   Foreign   Mis- 
sionary Society  in  Europe,  and  furnish  the  necessary  information. 
Adopted. 

Mrs.  Mary  Fisk  Park  was  introduced  and  gave  greetings  from 
the  Woman's  Home  Missionary  Society.  Miss  Evans,  publisher, 
and  Miss  Guernsey,  editor  of  literature,  Woman's  Home  Missionary 
Society,  were  also  introduced.  Announcement  of  literature  was 
made  by  Miss  Northup. 

On  motion  of  Miss  Holt,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Knowles,  of  New  York, 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  Literature  Committee  from  the  Eastern 
section. 

Mrs.  Bishop  Newman  was  presented  to  the  Committee.     Mrs. 
Ruth  Sites  Brown  spoke  in  behalf  of  the  work  of  Miss  Jean  Adams. 
Miss    Owen   and   Mrs.   Farrell   were   excused  from   further  at- 
tendance. 

The  session  was  dismissed  with  the  benediction  by  Dr.  Stone. 

Thursday  Afternoon,  November  2,  1905. 
The    Committee   was   called    to   order   by   the   President   at   2 
o'clock.     Delegates   from  the  Northwestern  Branch  conducted  the 
devotional   exercises. 


OFFICIAL  MINUTES  29 

The  committee  on  time  limit  of  the  Standard  Bearers  was  ap- 
pointed by  the  President  as  follows: 

Miss  C.  M.  Cushman,  Mrs.  John  Legg,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Durrell. 

The  following  resolution  was  presented  by  Miss  Moss: 

Whereas,  The  industrial  work  is  of  so  great  importance  and 
of  growing  proportions, 

Resolved,  That  we  appoint  a  committee  of  three  who  in  con-' 
ference  with  a  committee  from  the  Conference  under  consideration, 
shall  determine  where  industrial  work  shall  be  opened,  the  char- 
acter of  that  work  and  the  disposal  of  such  work.  On  motion  this 
was  referred  to  the  Branch  Corresponding  Secretaries. 

By  consent,  Mrs.  R.  E.  Clark  introduced  the  subject  of  a 
souvenir  spoon  for  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society.  On 
motion  it  was  voted  that  the  society  have  such  a  spoon  and  that 
the  design  proposed  be  recognized  as  the  official  spoon  of  the 
Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 

The  nominations  of  Miss  Louise  C.  Rothweiler  as  Secretary  of 
German  Work,  and  Mrs.  Andrew  Farrell  as  Secretary  of  Scandina- 
vian Work,  were  confirmed.  Miss  C.  M.  Cushman  was  elected  Sec- 
retary of  Young  People's  and  Standard  Bearers'  Work,  and  Mrs. 
L.  F.  Harrison  Secretary  of  Children's  Work,  the  Secretary  casting 
the  ballot.     The  Railroad  Committee  was  re-elected. 

Miss   Nettie  B.   Prather  was  elected  Field  Secretary. 

Mrs.  John  Legg  and  Mrs.  M.  S.  Huston  were  appointed  Commit 
tee  on  Field  Secretary. 

The  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Corporation  for  1906  was  elected. 

The  Secretary  was,  by  vote,  granted  permission  to  edit  the 
Minutes  for  the  Annual  Report. 

Resolutions  offered  by  the  missionaries  present  were  read  by 
Miss  Grace  Todd.     Adopted.     (See  report.) 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Resolutions  was  read  by  Miss 
Fowler  and  adopted  by  a  rising  vote.     (See  report.) 

Miss  Holt  presented  the  following  resolution: 

Resolved,  That  the  delegates  and  missionaries  in  attendance 
at  the  meeting  of  the  General  Executive  Committee  in  St.  Paul's 
Church,  New  York  City,  desire  to  express  their  appreciation  of  the 
courtesy  extended  to  them  by  the  Methodist  Social  Union  in  the 
reception  given  in  their  honor.  We  are  grateful  not  only  for  the 
delightful  evening  spent  at  Hotel  Manhattan,  but  also  for  the  cor- 
dial sympathy  shown  toward  the  work  in  which  we  are  engaged,  as 


30  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

indicated  by  the  greeting  of  Bishop  Fowler,  and  the  interest  mani- 
fested by  the  President  and  individuals. 

This  was  adopted  by  a  rising  vote  and  the  Secretary  requested 
to  send  a  copy  to  the  President  of  the  Social  Union. 

The  appropriations  for  1906  were  then  called  for  by  the  Presi- 
dent and  were  read  by  the  Branch  Corresponding  Secretary  as 
follow?: 

New    England   Branch $44,836.00 

New  York  Branch   84,560 .  00 

Philadelphia    Branch    56,500 .  00 

Baltimore   Branch    18,000 .  00 

Cincinnati  Branch    66,373 .  00 

Northwestern  Branch   123,450.00 

Des   Moines  Branch    58,000.00 

Minneapolis   Branch    21,320 .  00 

Topeka    Branch    31,000.00 

Pacific   Branch    19,690.00 

Columbia    River   Branch 8,500.00 


$532,229.00 
On  motion  of  Miss  Watson  it  was  voted  to  add  $10,000  for  the 
Young  People's  Thank  Offering  at  Peking,  and  $1,000  for  the  Chil- 
dren's Thank  Offering  for  Aizawa,  Japan,  making  the  total,  amount 
of  appropriations  $543,229.00. 

This  concluded  the  business  of  the  Committee. 
Mrs.  J.  H.  Knowles  conducted  the  impressive  closing  service, 
and  the  thirty-sixth  session  of  the  General  Executive  Committee 
then  adjourned. 

MRS.  C.  S.  NUTTER,  Secretary  Pro  Tem. 
MRS.  JULIETTE  SMITH,  Assistant  Secretary. 


PROPOSED   CHANGES   IN   CONSTITUTION. 

Notice  of  the  following  changes  in  Constitution  were  given  at 
the  General  Executive  Committee  meeting  held  in  New  York  City, 
1905: 

1.  Article  5,  Section  1,  to  read,  The  management  and  general 
administration  of  the  affairs  of  the  Society  shall  be  vested  in  a 
General  Executive  Committee  consisting  of  a  President,  Recording 
Secretary,   Treasurer,  the   Corresponding  Secretary,   President  and 


MEMORIALS  31 

Treasurer,   with   two    delegates    from   each   Branch.      (Mrs.    S.    M. 
Hartsock.) 

2.  I  hereby  give  notice  that  at  the  next  annual  meeting  of  the 
General  Executive  Committee  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 
I  or  someone  in  my  place  will  move  the  following  change  in  the 
Constitution: 

Article  V,  Section  1  of  Thirty-fifth  annual  report,  to  strike  out 
the  word  "and"  before  the  words  Secretary  of  Scandinavian  Work, 
and  to  insert  after  the  words  Secretary  of  Scandinavian  Work,  the 
words  "Secretary  of  Young  People's  and  Standard  Bearer  Work  and 
Secretary  of  Children's-  Work."     (Miss  Carrie  Carnahan.) 

3.  I  wish  to  give  notice  that  I,  or  someone  in  my  place,  will, 
at  the  next  annual  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee,  move  to 
amend  Article  VII  of  the  Constitution  by  adding  to  Section  1  im- 
mediately following  the  words  "for  districting  the  territory  of  the 
Church,"  the  words  "provided"  that  when  the  Branch  boundaries 
divide  a  Conference,  it  shall  be  permitted  that  Conference  to  be- 
come affiliated  entirely  with  the  Branch  in  which  the  largest  part  of 
the  Conference  territory  lies.     (Mrs.  A.  S.  Hopkins.) 

4.  At  the  General  Executive  Meeting  for  1906  the  following 
change  of  Constitution  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  will  be  asked  for,  viz.:  That 
the  closing  paragraph  of  Art.  VI  of  the  Constitution  which  is  en- 
titled "Literature  Committee"  and  reads  "There  shall  be  a  Litera- 
ture Committee  of  three  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  provide  all  the 
literature  of  the  Society  except  the  periodicals  and  General  Execu- 
tive Committee's  Report"  be  stricken  out.  Also  in  accordance 
therewith  to  so  change  Sec.  8  of  that  portion  of  Art.  VI  which  is 
entitled  "Constitutional  Publication  Committee"  that  it  shall  read 
"If  the  office  of  editor  or  publisher  becomes  vacant  during  the 
year  this  Committee  shall  have  the  power  to  fill  the  vacancy." 

Further,  in  accordance  with  the  foregoing,  to  change  Sec.  1 
of  Art.  V  of  the  Constitution  by  striking  out  the  words  "the  Litera- 
ture Committee"  immediately  following  the  words  "two  delegates 
from  each  Branch."     (Mrs.  W.  B.  Thompson.) 


REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  MEMORIALS. 
From  New  York  Branch. 
1.     That   the    General    Executive    Committee    shall    define    the 
duties  of  the  office  of  Secretary  of  the  Home  Department. 


32  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

2.  That  an  age  limit  may  be  fixed  for  membership  in  Young 
Women's  Societies  and  Standard  Bearers. 

From  Baltimore  Branch. 

The  Baltimore  Branch  in  annual  session  convened  presents  to 
the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  the  following  statement 
and  request  with  the  prayer  that  some  definite  action  may  be  taken 
upon  the  subject  at  this  annual  meeting.  The  difficulty  which 
exists  in  persuading  our  young  women  to  pass  into  the  senior 
auxiliaries  gives  rise  to  the  grave  apprehension  that  Standard 
Bearers  will  continue  Standard  Bearers  for  life  and  that  conse- 
quently the  time  will  come  when  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  with  its  Constitution  and  membership  of  two  cents  a  week 
will  no  longer  exist,  five  cents  a  month  having  become  the  estab- 
lished terms  of  membership.  In  view  of  this  danger  we  pray  that 
a  time  limit  be  fixed  for  membership  in  the  Standard  Bearers'  or- 
ganization. 

Referred  to  a  special  commitee  appointed  by  the  chair. 

REPORT  OF  SPECIAL  COMMITTEE. 

Your  Committee  recommend  that  the  matter  of  age  limit  of 
members  of  Standard  Bearer  Companies  and  Young  Women's  So- 
cieties be  left  to  the  discretion  of  the  local  auxiliary,  which  shall 
urge  the  older  members  to  transfer  their  membership  to  the  aux- 
iliary. 

Duties. — -The  Secretary  of  the   Home  Department  shall 

(a)  Bear  the  same  authoritative  relation  to  the  home  work 
that  the  Corresponding  Secretary  sustains  to  the  foreign  work. 

(b)  Collect  quarterly  and  annual  reports  from  the  heads  of  all 
departments  of  the  home  work  to  transmit  to  the  Corresponding 
Secretary. 

(c)  Present  a  report  to  the  quarterly  and  annual  meetings 
of  the  Branch. 

(d)  Furnish  the  Corresponding  Secretary  with  the  annual  sta- 
tistical report. 

(e)  Be  ex-officio  member  of  the  Branch  Missionary  Candidate 
Committee  of  which  the  Corresponding  Secretary  is  chairman. 

(Report,  Page  258,  last  line.) 

(f)  And  perform  such  other  duties  as  each  Branch  may  define. 

MRS.  CHARLES  W.  FOWLER,  Chairman. 

MRS.  HIRAM  IMBODEN. 

MRS.  JULIAN  S.WADSWORTH,Secretary. 


REFERENCE  COMMITTEE  33 

Reference  Committee 


May  15th  the  Committee  met  in  Metropolitan  Church,  Wash- 
ington, all  but  the  two  secretaries  on  the  Pacific  Coast  present. 
A  resolution  was  adopted  asking  Foreign  Treasurers  to  furnish 
three  copies  of  estimates  properly  approved  and  printed,  in  uniform 
size,  to  each  corresponding  secretary,  so  that  they  shall  be  recived 
by  September  first,  and  one  dozen  copies  to  be  sent  Mrs.  Gracey,  sec- 
retary of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society.  They  must  give 
the  number  of  Bible  women  and  scholarships  in  each  and  estimates 
for  same. 

A  uniform  credential  for  the  use  of  all  missionaries  was  ordered, 
also  a  committee  was  appointed  to  prepare  a  plan  for  a  Manual. 

The  following  named  candidates  were  accepted:  Miss  Jessie  L. 
Marsh,  Miss  Catherine  L.  Hill,  Miss  Alta  Newby,  Miss  Hilma 
Aaronsen,  Miss  Anne  May  Wells,  Miss  Mary  Simester,  Miss  Grace 
Hollister,  Miss  Minnie  Logeman,  Miss  Helen  W.  Wittie,  Miss  Bertha 
Creek,  Miss  Julia  I.  Kipp,  Miss  C.  May  Widney,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Turner. 
Provision  was  made  for  the  return  of  two  Japnese  young  women 
who  have  been  studying  in  this  country,  Miss  Ogisawasa  and  Miss 
Shibata. 

Information  was  received  from  Peking,  China,  to  the  effect  that 
the  indemnity  money  will  cover  the  expense  of  the  Sleeper  Memorial 
Hospital. 

A  Resolution  was  adopted,  That  no  Branch  shall  pledge  itself 
for  any  new  building  in  the  foreign  field,  without  the  consent  of  a 
majority  of  the  Finance  Committee,  also  that  every  building  project 
undertaken  by  the  Society  shall  be  paid  for  pro  rata  by  all  the 
Branches,  assessment  being  proportioned  to  the  receipts  of  the 
Branches.  Exceptions  may  be  made  in  the  case  of  Memorial  Build- 
ings by  vote  of  the  Finance  Committee. 

Article  10,  Sec.  5  of  the  By-Laws  was  recommended  to  the  at- 
tention of  the  missionaries.  The  following  appeals  for  needed  help 
were  considered: 

Another  doctor  for  Chang  Li,  and  $1,800  for  a  Bible  Training 
School  and  Bible  Woman's  Home;  $10,000  for  a  hospital  at  Shan 
Tung,  and  $6,000  for  a  Home,  and  attention  called  to  the  debt  of 
$11,500  now  on  the  Peking  School;  a  new  missionary  for  Fukuoka 
and  an  evangelist  for  Kumamoto;  for  $4,000  to  enlarge  the  Isabella 
Thoburn  College,  and  for  a  Kindergarten  and  Normal  teacher  in 
order  to  secure  a  Government  grant;  for  $75  interest  on  the  Bur- 


34  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

mese  School  Building;  for  $43,000  to  erect  new  buildings  in  Hako- 
dati   ($33,000  allowed,  to  include  furnishing.) 

Permission  was  granted  the  Des  Moines  Branch  to  build  the 
Elizabeth  Pearson  Home  at  Thandaung. 

The  secretaries  were  advised  to  use  their  personal  influence 
with  their  missionaries  to  correct  the  present  evils  in  the  matter 
of  furloughs  at  the  end  of  five  years. 

Because  of  debts  on  property  in  India  it  was  decided  to  incur 
no  more  obligations  for  the  purchase  of  property  until  our  present 
indebtedness  is  cancelled. 

The  Cincinnati  Branch  was  authorized  to  erect  the  Lillian  Harris 
Memorial  Hospital  in  Seoul,  Korea. 

Permission  was  given  the  Young  People  to  make  their  Thank 
Offering  apply  on  the  Peking  School  debt,  and  that  the  Children's 
be  devoted  to  Aizawa  day  school  property. 

Expressions  of  appreciation  for  courtesies  received  were  given 
and  the   Committee   adjourned   sine  die. 

MARY  S.  HUSTON, 

Secretary  pro  tern. 


RESOLUTIONS  ADOPTED  BY  GENERAL  EXECUTIVE 
COMMITTEE. 

Permanent  Fund  for  Folts  Institute. 

Whereas,  The  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  has  received 
the  magnificent  gift  of  Folts  Institute  at  Herkimer,  N.  Y.,  believing 
that  it  should  become  a  great  factor  in  our  work;  therefore, 

Resolved,  That  we  recommend  that  a  fund  called  the  "Perma- 
nent Scholarship  Fund"  be  raised  to  provide  for  the  expenses  of 
such  pupils  of  Folts  Institute  as  are  unable  to  meet  their  expenses, 
and  that  we  recommend  this  apportionment:  one  hundred  dollars 
for  each  District  of  the  New  England,  New  York,  Philadelphia,  Bal- 
timore and  Cincinnati  Branches;  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  Con- 
ference in  the  Northwestern  Branch;  fifty  dollars  for  each  Confer- 
ence in  the  Des  Moines,  Minneapolis  and  Topeka  Branches,  and  one 
hundred  dollars  each  for  the  Pacific  and  Columbia  River  Branches — 
to  be  raised  within  three  years.  We  further  recommend  that,  as 
far  as  practicable,  gifts  from  individuals  rather  than  from  auxiliaries 
be  solicited  in  the  raising  of  this  fund.     (1901.) 


Resolutions  35 

Resolved,  That  we  recommend  that  missionary  candidates  shall 
be  required  to  attend  our  Foreign  Missionarv  Training  School,  Folts 
Mission  Institute,  at  Herkimer,  N.  Y.,  for  at  least  one  year.  In 
exceptional  cases  the  Branch  standing  committee  on  candidates 
shall  have  power  to  suspend  the  rule. 

Resolved,  That  we  recommend  that  returned  missionaries  spend 
at  least  six  months  at  the  Institute.     (1903.) 

Status  of  Native  Workers. 

Whereas,  The  number  of  native  and  Eurasian  workers  coming 
to  our  home  colleges  for  training  is  yearly  increasing,  and 

Whereas,  We  realize  that  the  status  of  these  workers,  and  thei" 
remuneration  is  a  question  of  such  grave  importance  to  the  work  at 
present,  as  well  as  to  the  future,  when  the  native  church  must  .ts- 
sume  the  obligations  which  we  create,  and 

Whereas,  The  law  of  supply  and  demand  should  determine 
values  rather  than  personal  predilections,  therefore,  be  it 

Resolved,  I.  That  we  recommend  that  the  Eurasian,  Anglo 
Indian  and  native  workers  educated  in  foreign  lands,  be  returned  to 
their  respective  fields  as  Christian  workers  in  the  employ  of  the 
Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  and  not  as  fully  accredited 
missionaries,  unless  the  Conference  to  which  they  go,  by  a  two-thirds 
vote  request  such  a  relation. 

II.  That  the  remuneration  of  such  workers  shall  be  determined 
by  the  finance  committee  of  the  Woman's  Conference  with  which 
these  workers  are  affiliated. 

III.  That  we  recommend  that  those  who  contemplate  the  edu- 
cation of  native,  Eurasian  or  Anglo-Indian  women  in  the  Methodist 
Schools  of  our  home  land,  be  required  to  secure  the  approval  of  the 
Woman's  Conference  within  whose  borders  such  students  reside. 

Signed  by  Missionaries. 

Adopted  by  General  Executive  Committee.  (1903) 
Our  Special  Work. 
Whereas,  We,  your  representatives  on  the  foreign  field  recog- 
nize that  close  personal  touch  is  necessary  in  order  to  awaken  and 
continue  interest  in  mission  work,  and 

Whereas,  The  present  method  of  carrying  on  one  form  of  special 
work,  namely  the  attachment  of  individual  givers  at  home  to  an 
individual  protege  on  the  foreign  field  is  often  productive  of  many 


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WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


harmful  influences  and  results,  both  upon  the  givers  at  home  and 
the  proteges  in  the  foreign  field,  aside  from  the  great  labor  involved 
in  the  necessary  correspondence,  and 

Whereas,  This  system  is  detrimental  to  the  fundamental  prin- 
ciples of  our  Christian  service  in  that  such  gifts  frequently  prove 
to  have  been  of  a  merely  temporal  and  philanthropic'  character  in- 
stead of  being  offerings  made  to  the  Lord  Christ,  and  to  the  gen- 
eral advancement  of  His  Kingdom, 

Therefore,  Resolved,  (1)  That  the  missionary  be  made  the  liv- 
ing link  between  the  givers  at  home  and  the  foreign  field,  whose 
support  shall  be  assigned  to  the  various  Conferences  and  Districts, 
and  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  write  regularly  to  her  constituency 
letters  which  may  be  multiplied  and  sent  to  each  Auxiliary. 

(2)  That  Bible  readers,  teachers  and  scholarships,  so  far  as 
possible,  be  paid  from  the  regular  funds  as  apportioned  to  the  dif- 
ferent Branches  and  Conferences. 

Signed  by  Missionaries. 

Adopted  by  General  Executive  Committee.  (1901) 


DISBURSEMENTS   OF   THE   WOMAN'S    FOREIGN   MISSIONARY 
SOCIETY,   OCTOBER   1,   1904-OCTOBER   1,   1905. 


Countries 

India 

Malaysia 

Philippines 

China 

Korea    

Japan   

Mexico    

South  America    

Bulgaria 

Italy 

Africa    

Switzerland,    N.    Germany 

Norway , 

Miscellaneous    , 

*  Out-going    Missionaries, 
Home  Salary , 

Total    

*Three  Branches. 


General  Work  I   Bldgs  &  Debts 


Total 


$182,841.9.2 

12,453.80 

3,016.85 

92,622.76 

16,414.60 

57,661.36 

22,136.08 

13,126.20 

3,760.00 

7,316.00 

1,745.30 

325.00 
26,312.79 

6,880.02 


$   9,998.00 

1,000.00 

835.00 

16,814.75 

1,065.00 


10,516.00 
2,203.83 


17,869.88 
100.00 


$192,839.92 
13,453.80 

3,851.85 
109,437.51 
17,479.60 
57,661.36 
32,652.08 
15,330.03 

3,760.00 
25,185.88 

1,845.30 

325.00 
26,312.79 

6,880.02 


$446,612.68      |      $   60,402.46      |      $507,015.14 


TREASURER'S  REPORT  37 

Treasurer's  Report 


Mrs.   J.    M.   Cornell,   in   Account   with   the   Woman's   Foreign   Mis- 
sionary Society. 

October  1st,  1904,  to  October  1st,  1905. 

RECEIPTS. 

From  assessment  of  iy2  cent  per  member. 

New  England  Branch  $    170 .  00 

New  York  Branch  400.00 

Philadelphia  Branch  236.00 

Baltimore  Branch 82 .  00 

Cincinnati  Branch 285 .  00 

Northwestern    Branch    533 .  00 

Des  Moines  Branch 214 .  00 

Minneapolis  Branch 100 . 00 

Topeka  Branch  118 . 00 

Pacific  Branch 49.00 

Columbia  River  Branch  27.00 

$2,214.00 

Extra   assessment    for    Midyear    Reference    Committee    Meeting    in 
Washington,  D.  C,  May  15,  1905. 

New  England $17 .  00      Northwestern $67 .  00 

"New  York 42.00      Des  Moines 25.00 

Philadelphia 32.00      Minneapolis   11.00 

Baltimore  13.00      Topeka 13.00 

Cincinnati 35.00  255.00 


Total  receipts  for  year  closing  Oct.  1st,  1905..  $2,469.00 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Balance  due  Treasurer  for  year  closing  Oct.  1,  1904  $    283.45 

Expenses  to  General  Executive  Meeting  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri. 

President $      45 .  00 

Recording  Secretary  60 .  00 

New   England;    Sec'y,   2   delegates,  3  missionaries      356.80 

New  York; ,  2  delegates,  2  missionaries..      183.70 

Philadelphia;  ,  2  delegates 98.50 

Baltimore;  Sec'y,  2  delegates 135.00 

Cincinnati;  Sec'y,  2  delegates,  3  missionaries 179.60 

Northwestern;  ,  2  delegates,  2  missionaries      139.95 

Des  Moines;  ,  2  delegates,  5  missionaries. .        68.45 


38  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


Minneapolis;  Sec'y,  2  delegates,,  3  missionaries....  125.21 

Topeka;  Sec'y,  1  delegate  . . . . 26.00 

Pacific;   Sec'y,  1  delegate  162 . 50 

Columbia  River;   Sec'y,  1  delegate 135 .  50 

Secretary  of  German  Work 22 .  00 

Secretary  of  Scandinavian  Work 27.20 

Superintendent  of  Young  People's  Work 59.00 

Superintendent  of  King's  Heralds  and  Little  L.  B.  54.85 

Railroad  Secretary  and  extra  fares r . .  43.90 

Editor  of  Annual  Report 13.10 


Total  expenses  Kansas  City  Executive  Meeting  $1,936.26 

Recording  Sec'y,  Postage,  stationery,  telegrams..  17.46 
Superintendent   King's   Heralds  and   Little    Light 

Bearers,  postage,  printing,  etc 24.65 

Expenses  of  President  and  nine  Secretaries  to  Reference  Committee 
Meeting  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

President $4.00      Cincinnati   $20.00 

New  England Northwestern 

New  York 10.00      Des  Moines 60.00 

Philadelphia 6.00      Minneapolis   64.00 

Baltimore    2.00      Topeka 70.00 


Official  stationery 


$    236 

2, 

.00 
.00 

$2,499. 
2,469, 

S2 
.00 

Total  Disb'ments  for  year  closing  Oct.  1,  1905 
Receipts  for  year  closing  Oct.  1,  1905 

Balance  due  Treasurer  Oct.  1,  1905 $      30 .  82 

Audited  and  found  correct,   October  23,  1905. 

CAROLINE  C.  LEAYCRAFT, 
MRS.  C.  H  BUCK, 
LOUISE  M.  NORTH. 


At  the  session  of  the  General  Executive  Committee  held  in  Phil- 
adelphia, 1901,  the  following  resolution  was  adopted: 

Resolved,  That  in  order  to  meet  the  traveling  expenses  of  of- 
ficers, dolegates  and  missionaries  to  the  General  Executive  meetings 
and  other  legitimate  expenses  in  connection  with  the  general  work 
of  the  Society,  it  was  voted  that  a  sum  equal  to  one  and  one-half 
cents  per  member,  not  including  young  women's  and  children's  so- 
cieties shall  be  paid  by  the  branches  annually  to  the  general  treas- 
urer of  the  Society. 


PUBLICATION  39 

Reports  of  Committees 


PUBLICATION. 

I. 

Resolved,  That  the  "Woman's  Missionary  Friend,"  the  "Chil- 
dren's Missionary  Friend,"  and  the  "Frauen  Missions  Freund,"  have 
our  hearty  commendation  and  support;  that  they  are  admirably 
adapted  each  to  its  constitutency;  and  that  they  are  important 
factors  in  creating  interest  and  enthusiasm  in  our  work  wherever 
read. 

II. 

Resolved,  That  the  rallying  cry  for  our  "Woman's  magazines  for 
the  year  shall  be  "30,000  subscribers  to  the  'Woman's  Missionary 
Friend,'  and  5,000  to  the  'Frauen  Missions  Freund!'" 

To  this  end  we  recommend  that  Branch  Secretaries  of  Litera- 
ture, and  superintendents  of  periodicals,  conference  and  district 
omicers  make  the  circulation  of  our  periodicals  objects  of  especial 
attention;  and  that  they  do  systematic  work  for  increasing  sub- 
scriptions, laying  upon  agents  in  auxiliaries  the  responsibility  for 
such   increase. 

III. 

Resolved,  That  we  recommend  the  acceptance  of  the  following 
offer  made  by  the  publisher  of  the  "Friend,"  "for  every  five  new 
subscribers  or  every  fifteen  renewals,  one  free  copy  of  the  Woman's 
Missionary  Friend  will  be  given.  For  every  ten  new  subscribers 
one  free  copy  of  "Christus  Liberator." 

IV. 

Resolved,  That  necessary  space  in  the  "Friend"  be  given  to  the 
"Birthday  Missionary"  enterprise;  that  three  columns  each  month 
be  allowed  for  Young  People's  work  and  one  column  each  quarter 
be  given  to  the  General  Secretary  of  Children's  work. 

V. 

Resolved,  That  we  heartily  congratulate  the  Superintendent  of 
the  German  constituency  upon  the  increase  in  the  number  of  sub- 
scriptions to  the  "Frauen  Missions  Freund,"  which  is  more  than 
double  that  of  any  previous  year,  and  call  attention  to  the  follow- 
ing offer  of  the  publisher:  one  free  copy  of  the  "Freund"  for  every 
five  new  subscribers,  and  one  free  copy  of  the  "Freund"  for  fifteen 
renewals. 


40  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

VI 

Resolved,    That    we    congratulate    the    Children's    Missionary 
Friend  upon  its  growth  in  popularity  and  its  increase  of  subscribers. 

We  recommend  to  the  president  of  each  auxiliary,  that  she 
appoint  an  agent  in  her  society,  who  shall  be  unceasing  in  her 
efforts  to  place  this  periodical,  the  only  children's  foreign  missionary 
paper  in  our  church,  in  every  Sunday  school  and  in  other  children's 
organizations.  To  accomplish  this  result,  and  reach  the  desired 
number  of  subscribers,  50,000,  the  following  offer  made  by  the 
publisher,  is  commended;  "for  every  fifteen  new  subscribers  to  the 
"Children's  Missionary  Friend,"  one  copy  of  the  little  book,  "Twelve 
Round  the  World  Stories"  will  be  given  free;  for  every  ten  renewals 
one  free  copy  of  the  paper  will  be  given." 

VII. 

Resolved,  That  the  Study  with  its  many  carefully  selected  facts 
is  invaluable  to  our  work.  We  recommend  that  it  continue  to 
strive  to  meet  the  need  of  both  auxiliary  and  program  maker. 
We  urge  that  a  more  definite  effort  be  made  to  increase  its  circula- 
tion. 

VIII. 

Resolved,  That  we  rejoice  in  the  success  of  the  "magazine  fund" 
of  the  Woman's  Missionary  Friend  and  urge  that  one  or  more  mag- 
azines be  provided  for  every  missionary. 

IX. 

Resolved,  That  we  appreciate  the  success  of  our  Literature  Com- 
mittee in  providing  so  many  valuable  pages  of  instructive  matter, 
and  commend  them  for  their  prompt  publication  of  the  study  helps 
for  the  coming  year. 

Resolved,  That  we  recommend  for  reappointment  as  auditor, 
Mr.  A.  S.  Weed,  with  an  expression  of  our  appreciation  of  his 
services. 

Resolved,  That  on  account  of  the  resignation  of  our  able  editor, 
Miss  Hodgkins,  we  nominate  Miss  Elizabeth  Northup  as  editor  of 
the  Woman's  Missionary  Friend.  We  further  nominate  Miss  A.  M. 
Achard  as  editor  of  the  Frauen  Missions  Freund;  Mrs.  O.  W.  Scott 
as  editor  of  the  Children's  Missionary  Friend;  Mrs.  Mary  Isham 
as  editor  of  The  Study,  Miss  Elizabeth  Northup  as  editor  of  "Liter- 
ature;" and  Miss  Pauline  J.  Walden  as  publisher. 

Resolved,  That  we  recommend  the  following  salaries  to  be  paid 
for  the  ensuing  year:     To  the  editor  of  the  Woman's  Missionary 


PUBLICATION  41 

Friend,  $700.00;  to  the  editor  of  Literature,  $300.00;  to  the  editor  of 
the  Children's  Missionary  Friend,  $300.00;  to  the  editor  of  the  Frauen 
Missions  Freund,  $250.00;  to  the  editor  of  The  Study,  $100.00;  to  the 
publisher,  $700.00. 

Resolved,  That  the  following  appropriations  be  allowed  for 
special  contributions:  To  the  editor  of  the  Friend,  $75.00;  to  the 
editor  of  Literature,  $75.00;  to  the  editor  of  Children's  Friend,  $25.00. 

Resolved,  That  realizing  the  great  importance  of  the  Scandi- 
navian work,  still  in  its  infancy,  we  recommend  that  the  treasurer 
of  the  Minneapolis  Branch  be  authorized  to  draw  on  the  funds  of 
the  publishing  house  for  $150.00  to  be  used  in  the  interest  of  litera- 
ture for  the  Scandinavian  work,  and  expended  at  the  order  of  a  com- 
mittee composed  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Minneapolis  Branch  and 
the  Secretary  of  the  Scandinavian  work. 

Resolved,  That  the  money  raised  by  children's  organizations  be 
reported  quarterly  by  the  Branch  Treasurers  in  the  "Children's  Mis- 
sionary Friend." 

Resolved,  That  we  recommend  the  issuing  of  25,000  copies  of  the 
Secretary's  Annual  Report  to  be  distributed  as  free  leaflets  to  aux- 
iliaries, the  Conference  Secretaries  furnishing  a  copy  to  each  pastor. 

Resolved,  That  we  recommend  that  the  number  of  copies  of  the 
Annual  Report  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  pub- 
lished, be  limited  to  the  estimated  needs  of  the  various  Branches. 
We  earnestly  request  that  special  effort  be  made  to  place  these 
reports  in  the  hands  of  the  conference  and  district  secretaries,  at 
the  earliest  possible  date. 

Whereas,  Notwithstanding  the  lowered  price  of  the  new  calen- 
dar, it  retains  its  excellent  character,  we  recommend  that  it  be 
given  a  place  in  every  home. 

Resolved,  That  we  recommend  that  such  portions  of  the  col- 
lection of  missionary  curios,  mounted  literature,  etc.,  as  are  not 
loans  to  this  annual  meeting,  be  turned  over  to  the  Central  Head- 
quarters of  the  society,  as  a  part  of  its  equipment;  said  collection 
to  serve  as  the  nucleus  of  a  permanent  exhibit,  which  shall  be  added 
to  by  the  society  as  opportunity  offers,  and  to  be  loaned,  for  cost  of 
transportation,  to  the  General  Executive  Committee,  and  whenever 
desired. 

MRS.   MARY  ISHAM,  Chairman. 
MRS.  EFFIB  G.  LINDSAY,  Secretary. 


42  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

MISSIONARY   CANDIDATES. 

The  applications  and  endorsements  of  the  following  candidates 
were  received  and  recommended  by  the  committee: 

New  York  Branch — Miss  Emily  Irene  Haynes,  Nunda,  N.  Y.; 
Miss  Grace  Louise  Illingham,  Passaic,  N.  J.;  Miss  Minnie  Viola 
Taylor,   Tioga  Co.,   Pa. 

Philadelphia  Branch — Misses  Celinda  Cook  and  Rosalia  Cook, 
Greenville,  Pa.;  Miss  Grace  E.  Hawley,  Chicago,  111.;  Miss  Alberta 
Sprowles,  Frankford,  Pa. 

Baltimore  Branch — Miss  Lydia  Ethel  Wallace,  Toronto,  Can- 
ada. 

Northwestern  Branch — Miss  Edith  Burt,  Munich,  Germany; 
Miss  Jessie  L.  Marsh,  Charlotte,  Mich.;  Miss  Gertrude  Strawick, 
Chicago,  111. 

Des  Moines  Branch — Miss  Alice  Brethorst,  Lennox,  S.  D.;  Miss 
Leona  Aileen  Ormrod,  Hampton,  la.;  Miss  Mildred  Simonds, 
Fayette,  la. 

Minneapolis  Branch — Miss  Florence  Ethel  Smith,  Woonsocket, 
S.  D. 

Mrs.    Z.    P.   Dennler,    Chairman. 
Mrs.  H.  Imboden,  Secretary. 


RESOLUTIONS. 

"Paul  may  plant  and  Apollos  may  water,  but  God  giveth  the 
increase." 

With  songs  of  thanksgiving  we  lay  at  the  Master's  feet  our 
offering  for  the  year,  nearly  fourteen  thousand  dollars  in  advance 
of  our  gleanings  last  year. 

A  strong  minor  chord  pervades  our  song,  for  with  humiliation 
we  realize  that  the  Lord  standing  over  against  the  treasury  cannot 
say  of  each  one  of  us,  "She  hath  done  what  she  could."    Therefore, 

Resolved,  That  during  the  coming  year  our  work  shall  have  in 
it  more  personal  effort  and  sacrifice. 

Resolved,  We  recognize  with  heartfelt  appreciation  the  immense 
amount  of  time,  energy  and  strength  that  have  been  expended  dur- 
ing the  year  by  our  Executive,  Branch,  Conference,  District  and 
Auxiliary  officers'  and  members,  in  pursuance  of  this  work. 

Whereas,  Mrs.  Sarah  L.  Keen,  Secretary  of  Philadelphia  Branch, 
has  been  detained  from  this  meeting  by  illness, 


RESOLUTIONS  43 

Resolved,  That  we  regret  her  absence  and  constantly  realize 
our  loss  in  being  deprived  of  her  strong,  loving,  wise  counsel,  and 
pray  that  she  may  be  speedily  restored  to  health  and  strength. 

Resolved,  That  in  accepting  the  resignation  of  our  secretary, 
Mrs.  J.  T.  Gracey,  we  are  profoundly  grateful  for  the  twenty-three, 
or  more,  years  of  faithful,  effective,  service  rendered  by  her  to  the 
Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  and  shall  always  recognize  the 
touch  of  her  moulding  hand  in  our  work.  Our  prayer  will  be  that 
her  health  may  soon  be  restored. 

Whereas,  Mrs.  Charlotte  O'Neal,  secretary  of  the  Pacific  Branch 
and  known  and  loved  throughout  the  West  as  "The  Mother  of  Mis- 
sionary effort,"  has  resigned  her  office, 

Resolved,  That  we  tender  her  honor,  love  and  reverence  for  the 
seventeen  years  of  faithful,  efficient  and  arduous  labor  she  has  given 
our  society  and  are  sure  that  as  she  rests  awhile  the  "Peace  which 
passeth  understanding"  will  be  hers. 

Resolved,  That  in  the  resignation  of  Miss  Matilda  Watson,  for 
many  years  the  able  secretary  of  the  Topeka  Branch,  our  society 
has  sustained  a  very  great  loss  which  is  only  mitigated  by  the  fact 
that  her  sister,  Miss  Ella  Watson,  has  been  elected  to  her  place. 
The  former  secretary  will  be  followed  by  the  love  and  good  wishes 
of  her  colaborers  and  will  see  the  fruit  gathered  from  her  seed 
sowing. 

Rsolved,  That  we  are  most  happy  to  greet  at  this  Executive,  the 
venerated  founder  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  Mrs. 
William  Butler.  We  greatly  appreciate  her  inspiring  "Review  of 
Fifty  Years  of  Methodist  Missions  in  India."  Her  presence  with 
us  has  been  a  benediction. 

Resolved,  That  with  grateful  hearts  we  record  the  fact  that 
death  has  not  entered  the  ranks  of  our  beloved  missionaries  this 
year,  and  pray  that  their  iives,  so  useful  at  home  as  well  as  abroad, 
may  continue  precious  in  the  sight  of  Him  who  said,  "The  Lord  shall 
preserve  thee  from  all  evil,  the  Lord  shall  preserve  thy  soul."  We 
will  pray  continually  for  the  safety  of  those  just  leaving  the  home 
land  as  well  as  for  those  already  on  the  field. 

Resolved,  To  Louise  Manning  Hodgkins,  who  voluntarily  retires 
from  the  editorship  of  the  Woman's  Missionary  Friend,  we 
express  our  heartiest  appreciation  of  the  twelve  years  of  splendid 
work  she  has  given  that  paper,  making  it  the  peer,  if  not  the  super- 
ior, of  any  periodical  of  its  kind.  In  whatever  work  she  engages 
we  bid  her  a  hearty  "God-speed." 


44  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Resolved,  To  Elizabeth  C.  Northup,  newly  elected  editor  of  the 
Woman's  Missionary  Friend,  we  extend  our  cordial  greetings  and 
wish  her  constantly  increasing  success  in  this  new  field  of  labor. 

Resolved,  In  the  sudden  and  startling  home  going  of  our  be- 
loved coworker,  Mrs.  Mary  C.  Nind,  we  rejoice  because  she  is  now 
rejoicing  forevermore ;  but  we  weep  because  without  her  our  hearts 
are  lonely.  We  will  strive  to  follow  her  last  injunction  and  "Keep 
on  working  and  working  and  working  and  praying  and  praying  and 
praying  until  the  kingdom  of  God  shall  come." 

Whereas,  During  the  past  year  two  of  the  Founders  of  the 
Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  Mrs.  Thomas  Rich,  and  Mrs. 
Thomas  Kingsbury,  have  entered  into  eternal  rest, 

Resolved,  That  we  remember  with  gratitude  the  work  done  by 
them  and  realize  that  they  have  helped  make  possible  the  achieve- 
ments of  today. 

Resolved,  That  in  the  translation  of  our  beloved  Bishop  Joyce, 
we  recognize  the  fact  that  we  have  lost  a  warm  friend  and  co- 
worker. Our  prayers  and  sympathies  are  with  those  who  were 
nearest  and  dearest  to  him,  and  who  are  so  bravely  working  on  as 
he  did  to  "Make  Jesus  King." 

Resolved,  That  we  gratefully  acknowledge  the  words  of  greeting, 
encouragement  and  commendation  spoken  to  us  at  this  Executive 
meeting  by  Bishops  Andrews,  Fowler  and  Burt. 

Resolved,  That  we  express  our  great  pleasure  in  the  skillful, 
just  and  courteous  rulings  of  our  president,  Mrs.  Cyrus  D.  Foss, 
while  conducting  the  business  sessions  of  this  Executive  Committee. 

Resolved,  That  we  highly  appreciate  the  services  of  Mrs.  Nutter 
and  her  valuable  assistant,  Miss  Juliette  Smith,  secretaries  .pro  tern 
of  this  meeting;  we  commend  Mrs.  Nutter's  excellent  Annual  Re- 
port, necessarily  prepared  under  adverse  circumstances. 

Resolved,  We  rejoice  in  the  news  of  Russia's  proffered  freedom, 
and  that  everywhere  new  doors  are  being  opened  to  our  work  fore- 
telling the  not  distant  time  when  monarchs  and  kings  will  acknowl- 
edge the  reign  of  the  "Prince  of  Peace." 

Whereas,  The  use  of  intoxicating  liquors  is  one  of  the  greatest 
hindrances  to  missionary  work  in  this  and  every  land,  we  rejoice 
in  the  advanced  step  taken  by  our  sister  denomination,  the  Presby- 
terian church,  in  now  having  a  "Permanent  Committee  on  Tem- 
perance," which  is  doing  excellent  work;  also  in  the  fact  that  our 
co-workers  of  the  Woman's  Home  Missionary  Society,  at  their  recent 


RESOLUTIONS  45 

Annual   Meeting,   created   a   new   department   with   a   secretary  of 
Temperance. 

Resolved,  That  we  heartily  commend  and  indorse  the  action 
of  our  last  General  Conference,  in  authorizing  a  temperance  society 
as  one  of  the  regular  organizations  of  each  church. 

Resolved,  That  we  fail  to  find  words  strong  enough  with  which 
to  express  our  appreciation  of  and  thanks  to  Mrs.  E.  M.  F.  Miller, 
and  her  numerous  committees,  who  for  six  months  have  worked 
and  planned  for  our  comfort  with  such  wonderful  success.  We  will 
often  pray  that  the  Holy  Spirit  may  be  poured  on  them  and  their 
households  in  great  abundance  and  that  they  may  be  kept  "as  the 
apple  of  His  eye,"  and  "In  the  hollow  of  His  hand." 

Resolved,  That  we  express  to  the  Methodist  Social  Union  of 
New  York  City,  our  sincere  appreciation  of  the  reception  tendered 
us  at  Hotel  Manhattan  and  of  the  cordial  welcome  extended  on  that 
occasion. 

Resolved,  That  our  sincere  thanks  be  tendered  the  Pastor  and 
Trustees  of  beautiful  St.  Paul's  church  for  their  kindly  hospitality. 
To  our  hosts  and  hostesses,  to  all  the  committees,  named  and  un- 
named, that  have  planned  for  our  comfort  with  minutest  detail,  to 
the  pages,  ushers,  organist  and  sweet  singers,  to  the  sexton,  the 
city  press,  the  railroad  secretary  and  the  railroads;  to  Mrs.  Joseph 
F.  Knapp  for  her  invitation  to  a  reception  at  her  residence,  Hotel 
Savoy,  which  serious  illness  obliged  her  to  withdraw,  to  the  com- 
mittee on  recreation  for  the  opportunity  of  seeing  a  part  of  New 
York  by  automobile,  and  to  each  and  every  one  who  in  the  slight- 
est degree  contributed  to  the  success  of  this  meeting,  we  tender 
fervent,  heartfelt  thanks  and  the  wish  that  our  meeting  may  be 
followed  by  an  unprecedented  outpouring  of  God's  Spirit  upon  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  churches  of  New  York  City. 

Resolved,  Now  as  we  separate  one  from  another,  that  our  work 
in  the  coming  year  shall  be  performed  with  the  zeal  and  earnest- 
ness which  would  characterize  it  if  we  knew  this  year  would  be 
our  last  one  of  earthly  service,  and  that  we  will  strive  for  higher 
ideals  of  duty,  deeper  consecration  and  a  mightier  baptism  of  the 
Spirit  of  the  Lord. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

MISS  EMMA  A.  FOWLER. 
MRS.  C.  C.  LOMBARD. 
MISS  MARY  E.  BANNISTER. 


46  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

MISSIONARIES'  RESOLUTIONS 

Whereas,  We,  the  missionaries  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society,  assembled  at  the  meeting  of  the  General  Executive 
Committee  in  session  in  New  York  City,  have  been  the  recipients  of 
lavish  hospitality  and  many  kindly  courtesies,  therefore, 

Resolved,  That  we  express  our  sincere  appreciation  of  all  that 
we  have  received,  and  extend  our  hearty  thanks  to  our  hostesses, 
who  have  so  generously  opened  their  homes  to  us,  to  the  commit- 
tees that  have  made  every  arrangement  for  our  comfort  and  con- 
venience and  provided  recreation  in  a  pleasant  automobile  ride 
around  the  city,  and  to  the  Methodist  Social  Union  for  the  delightful 
reception  tendered  us  at  the  Manhattan  Hotel;  that  we  also  express 
our  appreciation  of  the  opportunities  granted  us  for  representing  our 
work  in  the  churches  of  New  York  and  adjoining  cities,  and  of  the 
kind  and  patient  hearing  that  has  been  given  us  at  the  various  meet- 
ings of  the  Committee. 

The  love  and  sympathy  that  have  so  aboundingly  been  extended 
to  us  have  encouraged  and  strengthened  our  hearts,  and  the  Chris- 
tian fellowship  that  we  have  enjoyed  with  those  of  like  precious 
faith  has  been  a  lofty  inspiration.  For  all  that  we  have  received 
during  this  meeting  we  render  thanks  to  the  Giver  of  every  good 
and  perfect  gift,  and  to  those  chosen  by  Him  to  be  channels  of  His 
blessings. 

Secretary  ELIZABETH  R.  BENDER,  Tokyo,  Japan. 
MARTHA  A.  SHELDON,  Bhot,  India. 
LAURA  M.  WHITE,  Chin  Kiang,  China. 
Chairman  GRACE  TODD,  China. 


ON  TITLES  TO  DEEDS  OF  PROPERTY  IN  FOREIGN  LANDS. 

The  committee  on  Real  Estate,  beg  leave  to  report — progress. 
It  is  very  slow,  because  it  takes  so  long  to  send  a  letter  to  foreign 
fields  and  get  a  response.  Sometimes  the  Committee  have  written 
four  or  five  letters  before  getting  any  answer. 

The  Committee  are  encouraged  by  the  fact  that  some  of  the 
foreign  conferences  are  reporting  the  real  estate  of  the  Woman's 
Foreign  Missionary  Society  in  their  printed  reports — showing  that 
our  missionaries  are  beginning  to  realize  the  importance  of  putting 
these  facts  in  reference  to  our  real  estate  into  legal  shape. 

We  bespeak  the  patience  of  the  General  Executive  Committee, 
feeling  sure  that  in  time  with  "line  upon  line  and  precept  upon 


LITERATURE  47 

precept,"  your  Committee  on  Real  Estate  will  in  time  secure  all 
our  deeds  of  property,  worded  "in  t  ust  for  the  Woman's  Foreign 
Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  United  States 
of  America." 

Respectfully  submitted, 

MRS.  WM.  B.  DAVIS, 
MRS.  CYRUS  D.  FOSS, 

Committee 


CONSTITUTIONAL  PUBLICATION. 
The  Constitutional  Publication  Committee  met  at  the  close 
of  the  session  of  the  General  Executive  Committee  in  Kansas 
City,  Mo.,  Nov.,  1904,  and  organized  with  Mrs.  L.  L.  Keen,  Chair- 
man and  Mary  E.  Holt,  Secretary.  A  meeting  was  held  in  May, 
1955,  at  Washington,  D.  C,  in  connection  with  that  of  the  Reference 
Committee. 

The  semi-annual  reports  of  the  publisher,  editors  and  literature 
committee  were  presented  and  accepted. 

A  vote  of  thanks,  was   extended  to  Miss  F.  J.  Baker  for  her 
work  in  editing  the  35th  Annual  Report  of  the  Society. 

Because  of  the  continued  illness  of  Mrs.  Gracey,  Miss  Baker 
was  chosen  to  edit  the  36th  Annual  Report  of  the  Society. 

It  was  ordered  that  a  card  of  credentials  for  the  use  of  mis- 
sionaries  be   prepared   and   printed. 

MARY  E.  HOLT,  Secretary. 

Elected  at  New  York: 

Mrs.   Cyrus   D.  Foss,   Chairman. 

Mary  E.  Holt,  Secretary. 


LITERATURE. 
If  the  work  of  the  Literature  Department  for  the'  past  year 
were  to  be  characterized  in  a  single  word,  that  word  would  be— 
expansion.  Never  in  our  history  has  so  large  an  output  been  is- 
sued from  the  publishing  office,  and  perhaps  in  no  year  has  there 
been  a  more  all-round  development  of  varying  phases  of  our  work. 
This  new  literature  has  also  been  carefully  and  systematically  ad- 
vertised, and  from  all  parts  of  the  country  come  reports  that  the 
buying  and  circulating  of  the  literature  is  on  the  increase.  That 
more  might  and  should  be  done  in  this  line  is  unquestionably  true, 
but  the  signs  are  everywhere  encouraging. 


48  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

The  output  for  the  year  may  be  classified  in  different  ways 
There  has  been,  for  example,  a  large  amount  of  material  on  Japan, 
comprising  stories,  entertainments,  recitations,  music,  accounts  of 
our  schools,  and  descriptive  leaflets.  The  Prayer  Calendar  and  the 
set  of  Japanese  postcards  also  belong  in  this  section.  There  has 
been  a  large  issue  of  supplies,  such  as  mite  boxes,  topic  slips,  cer- 
tificates, and  various  kinds  of  cards,  envelopes  and  blanks.  The 
interests  of  the  children  and  young  people  have  been  considered, 
and  one  field,  the  Philippines — hitherto  somewhat  neglected — has 
been  reinforced  by  two  new  leaflets  and  several  reprints. 

The  work  in  general  has  been  grouped  about  the  year's  course 
of  study.  This  made  it  necessary  to  reinforce  the  supply  of  litera- 
ture on  Japan,  with  twenty-six  publications  (including  reprints)  as 
a  result.  Including  the  Prayer  Calendar  for  1905,  the  total  number 
of  pages  on  Japan  is  1,153,840.  Last  year  the  total  output  for  China 
was  470,000  pages,  giving  an  increase  for  Japan  considerably  above 
fifty  per  cent.  This  literature  is  especially  attractive  in  appearance, 
as  befits  material  pertaining  to  the  beauty  loving  Japanese. 

Lest  undue  emphasis  should  seem  to  have  been  laid  upon  the 
United  Study  theme,  let  us  turn  to  the  list  of  leaflets  on  other 
subjects.  Here  we  find  a  total  of  2,132,100  pages  (new  and  re- 
prints), an  increase  over  last  year  of  683,840  pages.  Among  these 
are  a  Christmas,  an  Easter,  and  a  Thank  Offering  leaflet;  a  Korean 
entertainment,  a  Mexican  impersonation,  a  mite  box  exercise,  and 
a  mite  box  folder;  two  leaflets — "Dr.  Martha  Sheldon  and  her  Siege 
of  Tibet,"  and  "Our  Chentu  Outpost" — showing  our  gradual  ap- 
proaches, from  two  entrances,  to  the  no  longer  closed  land;  sev- 
eral narrative  leaflets,  of  which  "First,  the  Kingdom  of  God,"  is  a 
type;  and  "A  Little  Friend  in  Africa"  and  "Social  Life  of  African 
Women,"  looking  forward  to  next  year's  course  of  study. 

Of  supplies,  topic  slips,  cards,  etc.,  430,000  pages  have  been  is- 
sued, with  28,800  pages  in  Japanese  postcards, — several  editions  of 
the  last  named  being  called  for.  The  grand  total  from  the  Boston 
office — exclusive  of  periodicals — thus  becomes  3,744,740.  In  this 
miscellaneous  literature  are  two  items  of  special  interest.  One,  is 
the  four-page  leaflet,  announcing  our  courses  of  study  for  children 
and  young  people,  10,000  of  which  were  sent,  on  request,  to  the 
General  Secretary  of  the  Epworth  League  ior  distribution  among 
Methodist  young  people.  The  other  is  the  revised  catalogue  of  24 
pages  which  has  come  out  since  October  first,  but  is  now  in  the 
hands  of  our  constituency.     In  addition  to  this,  there  have  been 


LITERATURE  49 

issued  since  October  first,  1,499,000  pages  which  do  not  properly 
belong  in  the  report.  They  are  noted  merely  to  explain  that  the 
change  of  the  time  of  beginning  the  course  of  study  from  January 
to  October  preceding,  has  brought  added  demands  upon  the  pub- 
lishing office  and  the  Literature  Committee.  For  this  reason  the 
Prayer  Calendar  for  1906,  by  vote  of  the  committee,  and  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  recommendation  of  last  year's  Executive  Com- 
mittee, has  been  made  smaller  in  size  and  price. 

Our  German  constituency  has  issued  180,800  pages  of  literature, 
including  its  annual  report,  an  advance  of  73,200  over  last  year. 
The  annual  report  of  our  Scandinavian  work,  with  its  total  of 
80,500  pages  and  its  pictures  of  secretary  and  missionaries,  is  an 
attractive  product,  indicative  Of  enterprise  and  good  taste. 

From  our  Japanese  headquarters  is  sounded  the  same  note  of 
advance.  In  leaflets,  including  the  ever  popular  Tokiwa  cook  book, 
there  is  an  increase  of  over  fifey  per  cent,  the  number  of  pages 
being  1,021,000.  In  the  output  of  decorative  cards,  which  seem  to 
be  so  pleasing  to  the  Japanese,  there  have  been  942,000  copies.  The 
titles  of  a  few  are  suggestive,  showing  that  our  workers  have  their 
fingers  on  the  pulse  beat  of  the  popular  heart;  here  we  have  "The 
Victory  Card,"  "The  Most  Dangerous  Gun,"  the  series  of  "Comfort 
Cards" — so  sorely  needed  in  Japan's  broken  homes;  the  "Scripture 
Railway  Cards,"  and  the  "Soldier  Cards."  Three  calendars  find  a 
ready  market  with  this  constituency,  and  this  year  there  were  issued 
the  "Peace  Calendar,"  the  "Bible  Precepts,"  and  the  "Bible  Text 
Roll."  All  of  this  is  a  living  work  and  we  have  reason  to  take 
pride  in  it. 

The  statistics  collected  by  the  Branch  Secretaries  of  Litera- 
ture also  show  on  advance,  a  few  items  of  which  may  be  briefly 
summarized.  We  hear  continually  a  call  for  free  literature,  yet  the 
figures  show  that  at  least  1,707,468  pages  of  free  literature  were 
distributed  last  year  and  completeness  is  not  claimed  for  this  sum- 
mary. The  sales  of  Dux  Christus  amount  to  10,588  copies  this 
year,  as  against  9,771  of  Rex  Christus  in  1904.  With  this  must  be 
taken  into  account  the  sales  of  the  young  people's  text  book,  Sun- 
rise in  the  Sunrise  Kingdom,  figures  for  which  have  not  been  ob- 
tained. The  sale  of  the  Prayer  Calendar  has  also  advanced  many 
points.  A  new  item  of  great  interest  is  the  report  of  missionary 
volumes  in  the  various  libraries  connected  with  our  churches. 
Here  the  figures  show  a  count  of  more  than  8,000,  and  although 


50  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

these  returns  are  very  inadequate,  they  are  encouraging  as  show- 
ing the  growing  and  widespread  interest  in  missionary  literature. 
While  we  may  take  pardonable  pride  in  the  scope  and  quality 
of  our  output,  we  place  ever  first  its  aim, — to  spiead  the  news  of 
the  Kingdom  and  advance  our  Heavenly  Father's  business. 
Respectfully  submitted, 

ELIZABETH    C.   NORTHUP, 
Chairman  Literature  Committee. 

FINANCIAL   REPORT   OF    LITERATURE. 

From  October  1,  1904,  to  October  1,  1905. 

By  Cash  Paid  for  Printing  Leaflets $2,020 .  5G 

Manuscript    59 .  00 

Cuts     126.32 

$2,205.88 

Printing    Calendars    1,075.00 

Design    for    Calendars 20.00 

Express    on    Calendars 45. 3G 

$1,040. 3G 


Printing    Leaflet    Report 10G.75 

Express  on  Leaflet  Report...        16.75 


King's  Herald  Literature 71.50 

King's    Herald    Badges 187.50 

King's   Herald    Mite    Boxes...        83.20 


$123.50 


$324.20 

L.    L.    Bearer    Literature 32.00 

L.  L.  Bearer  Enrollment  Cards        91.04 

$123.04 

S.    Bearer    Supplies 214 .  48 

S.  Bearer  Mite  Boxes 63.70      $278.18 

Helps    and   Hooks 740.49 

Gen.    Oonf.    Express 34.96 

Wrapping  Paper,  Twine,  Etc.        46.03 

Office   Help    867.09 

Editor's  Salary  and  Postage..      714.50 
Trav.  Expenses  of  Lit.   Com.      109.80 

$2,512.87 

$8,321.61 


LITERATURE 


51 


To  Cash  Rec'd  for  Literature  and  Books $4,485.55 

"      "  "  Calendar    1,231.90 

Leaflet    Report    150.90 

"      "  "  K.  Herald   Supplies    588.88 

"  L.   L.   Bearer   Supplies 358.51 

Standard  Bearer   Supplies 172.22 


$6,987. 9G 


Cash  Deficit 


$1,333.65 


Value  of  Literature  on  Hand   $1,545 .  00 

Bills  Due  on  Literature   960 .  25 


Cash   Deficit 


Net  Balance 


$2,505.25 
1,333.65 

$1,171.60 


PUBLICATIONS  IN   JAPANESE. 

October,  1904— September,  1905. 

Books  and  Tracts.  Copies.     Pages  in  each.  Total  Pages. 

Tokiwa  Cook  Book   1,000  150  150,000 

Manual    for    Bible-women 500  67  33,500 

Manual  for  S.  S.  Teachers 500  40  20,000 

Character  Talks,  Enlarged    500  49  24,500 

The  Story  of  Jonah 1,000  15  15,000 

The   Story   of  Daniel    1,000  18  18,000 

A  Soldier's  Sermon   10,000  32  320,000 

Lessons  from  Silk  Worms    2,000  10  20,000 

The  Mysterious  Guest   2,000  17  34.000 

What  is  God?    5,000  9  45,000 

Where  is  God?    5,000  8  40,000 

Christmas  Gifts,  Third  Edition.   2,000  8  16,000 

Not  a  Sinner,  Third                 "   .   5,000  7  35,000 

The  Name  of  Power,  Second  "   .10,000  11  110,000 

Chained  to  a  Pipe,  Second     "   .10,000  7  70,000 

To  the  Unknown  God,  2nd        "   .   7,000  7  15,000 

Who   Made   the    Sun?   2nd     "   .   5,000  3  15,000 

Where  Found,  No.  II 2,000  3  6,000 


69,500 


461 


1,021,000 


52  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


Cards.  Packets. 

Victory  Cards  in  Two  Editions 

New  Year  Pledge   

The  Most  Dangerous  Gun 

Topical   S.  S.   Cards 5,000 

Comfort   Cards    

Scripture  Railway  Cards,  3d  Edition.      200 

Soldier   Cards,    2nd   Edition 5,500 

Easter   Morning,   2nd   Edition 

The  Walk  to  Emmaus,  2nd  Edition 

No  Evil  Card,  2nd  Edition 

Cross  and  Crown  Card,  2nd  Edition 

Serpent  in  the  Wine  Bottle,  2nd  Edi.     400 
Bible  Bookmarks,  No.  I,  4th  Edition     100 


Sets. 

Copies. 

.... 

8,000 

5,000 

5,000 

50,000 

500,000 

1,000 

5,000 

2,000 

20,000 

10,000 

360,000 

.... 

2,000 

.... 

2,000 

.... 

5,000 

5,000 

2,000 

10,000 

5,000 

11,200  65,000  942,000 

Calendars.  Copies. 

Peace    Calendar    1,400 

Bible   Precepts    1,100 

Bible  Text  Roll,  No.  II 1,000 


3,500 


In  addition  to  the  above,  two  complete  catalogues  have  been 
issued,  one  in  English,  1,100  copies,  and  the  other  in  Japanese,  1,000 
copies.  Of  special  advertisements,  350  have  been  issued  in  English 
and  11.460  in  Japanese. 

Eleven  thousand  four  hundred  and  sixty  copies  of  the  Tokiwa 
have  been  published,  the  largest  issue  yet  made  in  any  one  year, 
being  nearly  a  thousand  copies  monthly.  This  would  be  a  small 
circulation  in  America,  but  is  good  for  a  Christian  and  a  Woman's 
magazine  in  Japan.  Very  few  of  the  Christian  papers  published  in 
Japan  have  yet  succeeded  in  obtaining  a  circulation  of  over  a  thou- 
sand copies,  and  one  of  the  two  secular  Woman's  magazines  pub- 
lished in  Tokyo  had,  up  to  a  few  months  ago,  a  circulation  of  only 
700  copies  monthly.  I  have  not  noted  it  among  our  Japanese  ex- 
changes lately,  so  it  may  be  out  of  circulation  entirely  now. 

We  have  done  a  good  deal  of  printing  the  past  year,  which  does 
not  appear  in  the  above  report,  in  response  to  requests  for  parts 
and  wholes  of  various  publications  in  special  form  to  meet  some 
particular  need. 


LITERATURE  53 

On  account  of  the  extensive  distribution  of  literature  to  sol- 
diers, the  single  orders  of  the  year  have  been  much  larger  than 
ever  before,  and  we  have  felt  metamorphosed  at  times  into  a 
purely  packing  establishment. 

As  it  is  living  work,  each  year  must  necessarily  record  ex- 
pansion  and   growth.  Respectfully   submitted, 

GEORGIANA  BAUCUS, 


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Study  courses  .  55 

United  Study  of  Missions 


TOPICS  FOR  AUXILIARIES. 


Text   Book,   Christus   Liberator. 
An    Outline    of    Study    of    Africa. 

OCTOBER. — Woman's  Work  for  Women  in  Japan*  (Dux 
Christus,  Chapter  V.)  Looking  into  Tibet.  "The  India  Approach," 
Dr.    Martha    Sheldon.     "Our   Chentu    Outpost." 

NOVEMBER.— Forces  in  the  Conflict.  (Dux  Christus,  Chapter 
VI.)     "Crandon  Hall  and  Italy's  Daughters." 

DECEMBER.— The  Dark  Continent.  Chapter  I.  A  Map  Journey. 
"Social  Life  of  African  Women."     "Christmas  Rosary." 

JANUARY. — The  Nile  Country,  Abyssinnia,  North  Africa. 
Chapter  II.  "Only  a  Woman."  The  Lady  of  the  Book.  ("Mary 
Louisa  Whately.") 

FEBRUARY.— West  Africa.  Chapter  III.  "Witch  Doctors  and 
Charms."     "The  Women  of  Liberia."'    Bishop  Hartzell's  Parish. 

MARCH.— What  we  do  in  Mexico.  Thank-Offering.  "A  World 
of  Gratitude." 

APRIL. — East  Africa.  Chapter  IV.  "Brass  Rods  and  Beads." 
Easter  Chimes. 

MAY. — Congo  State  and  Central  Africa.  Chapter  V.  "Moffat 
and  Livingstone." 

JUNE. — South  Africa.  Chapter  VI.  A  Palaver  with  the  Young 
People.     "Graduation  Scenes  in  Other  Lands." 

JULY. — Veranda  Meeting.  Birthday  Missionaries  as  Guests  of 
Honor.     Our  Mission  Fields  in  South  America. 

AUGUST.— Bulgaria:  Methodist  Women.  North  of  the  Balk- 
ans.    Systematic  Giving. 

SEPTEMBER.— India  Jubilee:  Entering  the  Field.  Isabella 
Thoburn.     Dr.  Clara  Swain. 

*Topics  appearing  in  quotation  marks  are  the  titles  of  leaflets. 
YOUNG   PEOPLE'S   COURSE. 
Text    Book,    Christus   Liberator. 

OCTOBER.— On  to  Tibet  with  Dr.  Martha  Sheldon!  Our  Chentu 
Outpost. 

NOVEMBER.— Crandon  Hall  and  Italy's  Daughters.  Our  Pek- 
ing Thank-Offering:      Planning   the  Work. 


§6  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

DECEMBER.— "Christmas  Rosary."t  The  Dark  Continent. 
Chapter  I.    "Social  Life  of  African  Women."    Holiday  Budget. 

JANUARY. — Recruiting  Rally.  The  Nile  Country,  Abyssinia, 
North  Africa.  Chapter  II.  "Moffatt  and  Livingstone."  Quiz  on 
Annual  Report. 

FEBRUARY.— "Witch  Doctors  and  Charms."  West  Africa. 
Chapter  III.    "The  Women  of  Liberia."    Bishop  Hartzell's  Parish. 

MARCH. — Quarterly  Muster.  Our  Next  Door  Neighbor.  Mexi- 
can Festival:     "Las  Posadas." 

APRIL. — Easter  Chimes.  "Brass  Rods  and  Beads."  East  Afri- 
ca.    Chapter  IV. 

MAY. — Our  Peking  Thank-Off ering:  Working  the  Plan.  Congo 
State  and  Central  Africa.     Chapter  V. 

JUNE. — A  Palaver  with  the  Auxiliary.  South  Africa.  Chapter 
VI.     "Graduation  Scenes  in  Other  Lands." 

JULY. — Veranda  Party.  "Story  of  the  Standard  Bearers." 
Telephone   Talks  with   Standard   Bearer  Missionaries. 

AUGUST. — By  Tent  and  Campfire.  Best  Missionary  Stories. 
My  Favorite  Missionary  and  Why. 

SEPTEMBER.— Quarterly  Muster.  Mite  Box  Opening.  India 
Jubilee:  Entering  the  Field.  Isabella  Thoburn.  Dr.  Clara  M. 
Swain. 

tTopics  in  quotation  marks  are  titles  of  leaflets.  "Las  Posadas" 
is  an  entertainment. 

Send  to  Depots  of  Supplies  for  pink  slips  containing  this  outline. 


TOPICS   FOR  KING'S   HERALDS   AND  ALL   CHILDREN  WORK- 
ING FOR  FOREIGN  MISSIONS. 
October     — Japan  No.  VI.     Missions  of  Today. 
November — Japan  No.  VII.     Promise  of  Tommorrow. 
December — The  World's  Glad  Christmas. 

A  Little  Missionary  in  Black  and  White.  (The  Bible.) 
January  — Africa  No.  I.  The  Great  Dark  Continent.  Review  of  1905 
February  — ^Africa  No.  II.     The  People. 

March       — Africa  No.  III.  Our  Friends,  the  Children.  Thank  Offering 
April         — An   Easter  Program.     Bulgaria. 
May  — Africa  IV.  A  Flying  Visit  to  Egypt. 

June         — More  Boys  and  Girls  We  Ought  to  Know. 
July  —Bells,  the  Stories  They  Tell. 

August     — Africa  No.  V.    Under  the  Shadow. 
Sept'mber — Africa  No.  VI.     Missions  and  Missionaries. 


WOMAN'S  MISSIONARY  FRIEND  57 

REPORT  OF  THE  WOMAN'S  MISSIONARY  FRIEND. 
1904 1905. 


God  has  so  arranged  the  chronometry  of  life  that  there  are 
thousands  of  silent  moments  between  striking  hours.  It  is  in  these 
silent  moments  that  the  work  of  the  secretaries,  literature  commit- 
tee, publisher  and  editors  is  done. 

The  past  year  has  not  been  unlike  its  predecessors  in  happy 
service.  No  special  change  has  marked  the  conduct  of  your  maga- 
zine, but  the  editor  has  tried  to  make  every  issue  fully  justify  its 
appearance.  Since  this  is  the.  last  report  the  present  incumbent  is  to 
give  you  she  may  be  permitted  to  review  somewhat  the  period  of 
twelve  years  during  which  it  has  been  her  happy  privilege  to  edit 
the  Woman's  Missionary  Friend. 

During  the  first  twelve  years  the  subscriptions  in  toto  amounted 
to  202,388.  (This  was  in  part  a  circulation  list.)  The  second  period 
is  exact  and  shows  that  there  were  241,314  paid  subscriptions.  The 
third  and  last  period  of  twelve  years,  from  1894-1905,  gives  us 
262,394  paid  subscriptions,  a  gain  of  over  60,000  on  the  first  twelve 
years,  and  nearly  21,000  on  the  second.  The  average  of  the  first 
twelve  years  is  16,865;  the  second  twelve,  20,107;  the  last  twelve, 
21,876.  During  the  thirty-six  years  of  its  successful  existence  the 
magazine  has  grown  from  an  eight  page  to  a  forty  paged  magazine, 
more  than  half  of  this  advance  having  been  made  under  the  honored 
editorship  of  Mrs.  Harriet  Merrick  Warren.  The  present  adminis- 
tration has  seen  the  name  of  the  magazine  changed  from  The 
Heathen  Woman's  Friend  to  The  Woman's  Missionary  Friend;  the 
separation  of  The  Study  from  the  magazine  and  issued  as  a  leaflet 
with  successful  independence;  the  introduction  of  the  Postoffice  Box, 
the  Young  People's  Department,  the  columns  for  the  Study  outline 
and  Literature  Committee,  the  establishment  and  report  of  the  Ma- 
gazine Fund,  the  establishment  and  report  of  Birthday  Missionaries, 
the  regular  report  of  Folts  Institute,  and  the  Tidings  page. 

The  suggestion  for  the  badge,  seal  and  crest  started  in  the 
Friend,  also  for  historical  reference  the  illustrated  series  of  all  our 
mission  schools  to  the  present  date. 

CONTRIBUTIONS. 

The  contributions  for  the  past  twelve  years  have  included  such 
names  as  Bishops  Thoburn,  Bashford,  Foss,  Vincent,  Oldham  and 
Warne,  Louise  Chandler  Moulton,  Katharin  Lee  Bates,  Frances  E. 


58  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Willard,  Emily  Huntington  Miller,  Alexander  McKenzie,  Dr.  W.  F. 
Warren,  Dr.  Dennis,  Dr.  Wortman,  Frederic  Lawrence  Knowles, 
Amos  Wells,  Delia  Lyman  Porter,  Madame  Takeda,  F.  H.  Dilling- 
ham, C.  F.  Wilder,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Knowles,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Cheney,  and 
a  score  more  whom  limits  of  space  refuse  to  record.  The  small 
honorarium  offered  for  articles,  we  hope  may  be  increased  next  year. 
MAGAZINE  FUND. 

This  Fund,  started  by  the  editor  in  1898^  largely  from  her  own 
exchanges,  has  grown  to  a  subscription  of  148,  an  advance  of  12  dur- 
ing the  past  year.  These  magazines  include  every  fine  periodical  in 
our  country.  The  Century,  McClure's,  The  Atlantic  Monthly  are  the 
most  popular. 

PRESENT   STATUS. 

The  subscriptions  for  the  year  1905  are  as  follows: 

New  England  Branch   2,135 ; 

New  York  Branch 2,986 ; 

Philadelphia  Branch 2,807 ; 

Baltimore  Branch 7G3; 

Cincinnati  Branch 2,983 ; 

Northwestern  Branch   5,890; 

Des  Moines  Branch  2,398 : 

Minneapolis  Branch ' 649 ; 

Topeka  Branch 1,272 ; 

Pacific  Branch  650 ; 

Columbia  River  Branch  415; 

It  is  to  be  hoped  that  with  the  impetus  that  may  come  from  a 
new  hand,  the  subscription  list  of  the  new  year  may  be  brought  to 
thirty  thousand  in  1906. 

The  editor  would  express  her  hearty  thanks  to  the  constituency 
in  this  final  report  for  their  unwavering  loyalty  and  the  unrivaled 
opportunity,  in  a  life  not  niggardly  in  its  opportunities,  that  the  edit- 
ing of  the  little  magazine  has  afforded  her.  That  the  future  may 
hold  for  them  and  for  the  publication  so  dear  to  the  heart  of  every 
W.  F.  M.  S.  woman  new  successes  born  of  larger  consecration  and 
more  devout  zeal  she  earnestly  prays.      Respectfully  submitted, 

LOUISE  MANNING  HODGKINS. 


;  increase. . . . 

....  50 

;  decrease. . . . 

....  62 

;  decrease. . . . 

....  75 

;  increase.... 

. . . .  44 

88 

;  decrease .... 

....162 

:  decrease .... 

....162 

. ...  41 

.."..  37 

;  increase. . . . 

21 

;  increase. . . . 

. ...  31 

WOMAN'S  MISSIONARY  FRIEND  59 

TABLE   OF   SUBSCRIPTIONS   TO   THE  WOMAN'S  MISSIONARY 
FRIEND  FROM  1869-1905. 

1870  3,000. 

1871 21,000. 

1872  : — 22,000. 

1873' 24,000. 

1874  25,000. 

1875  16,000. 

1876  17,313. 

1877  16,000. 

1878  14,074. 

1879  13,388. 

1880  15,606. 

1881  18,007. 

1882  20,020. 

1883  19,571. 

1884 20,045. 

1885 19,816. 

1886  19,456. 

1887  19,987. 

1888  19,907. 

1889  * 19,834 

1890 19,236. 

1891  20,401. 

1892  21,512. 

1893 21,529. 

1894  21,617. 

1895  20,411. 

1896  19,146. 

1897  19,026. 

1898  20,858. 

1899  21,812. 

1900  22,720. 

1901 —21,447. 

1902  23,538. 

1903  24,120. 

1904 24,184. 

1905 23,402. 


60  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

THE  FRAUEN-MISSIONS-PREUND  FOR  1905. 

Our  Heavenly  Father  has  been  very  good  to  us  during  the  past 
year  and  has  blessed  the  work  of  the  faithful  women  who  have 
the  cause  of  Foreign  Missions  on  their  hearts.  He  gave  us  a  com- 
paratively large  increase.  When  this  German  paper  was  started 
nineteen  years  ago  it  was  not  expected  that  it  would  have  a  very 
large  list  of  subscribers,  that  would  not  be  possible  for  a  mission- 
ary paper  written  in  a  foreign  tongue,  but  it  was  hoped  that  it 
would  help  to  interest  our  German  women  in  this  great  cause. 
Surely  it  has  fulfilled  its  destiny  and  the  large  increase  in  member- 
ship and  gifts  is  partly  due  to  the  distribution  of  missionary  knowl- 
edge through  its  pages.  This  child  is  gradually  outgrowing  its  coat. 
It  pinches  in  some  places.  We  have  been  wondering  if  the  dress 
really  ought  to  be  enlarged,  but  are  awaiting  developments  in  the 
German  work.  We  are  sure  that  the  organization  of  a  German 
Branch  would  soon  make  a  larger  garment  a  necessity. 

We  are  now  issuing  eight  pages  per  month  except  twice  a 
year,  when  we  issue  twelve  pages.  Our  subscription  list  numbers 
4,480,  an  increase  of  109  over  last  year.  May  the  Lord  bltess  all 
that  help  to  make  the  "Frauen  Missions  Freund, '  may  its  useful- 
ness ever  increase  and  help  thousands  of  German  women  who  love 
the  W.  F.  M.  S.  and  the  cause  it  represents. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

AMALIE  M.  ACHARD,  Editor. 


REPORT   OF   THE  CHILDREN'S  MISSIONARY  FRIEND. 

We  come  to  this  sixteenth  anniversary  of  the  children's  Mis- 
sionary Friend  with  grateful  hearts,  for  the  past  year, — thanks  to 
our  loyal  workers, — has  been  a  good  one.  Perhaps  you  will  re- 
member that  our  last  report  noted  a  slight  decrease  in  subscrip- 
tions, but  we  now  rejoice  over  an  increase  of  1,647,  which  gives  a 
total  of  31,051  for  the  year  ending  October  first  This  is  a  good 
step  toward  the  50,000  we  confidently  expect  to  see  as  soon  as  we 
fully  appreciate  the  value  of  the  "child  in  the  midst." 

This  children's  paper  is  unique  in  its  object — as  is  all  mis- 
sionary literature — and  perhaps  you  would  like  to  know  just  what 
this  object  is.  First  of  all,  then,  it  is  to  give  its  readers  a  correct, 
idea,  and  knowledge  of  foreign  missions  in  an  attractive  form. 
Children  learn  the  boundaries  of  foreign  countries  at  school  from 


FRAUEN-MISSIONS-FREUND  61 

globe  and  map,  and  the  names  of  rivers,  mountains,  and  cities, — 
but  what  about  the  people?  If  I  were  to  tell  the  mothers  of  these 
children  that  geography  was  a  useless  study,  fancy  their  astonish- 
ment! But  if  location  and  natural  features  are  essential,  how  much 
more  desirable  is  a  knowledge  of  the  people  who  wander  beside  the 
rivers  and  climb  the  mountains.  This  knowledge  the  Children's 
Friend  tries  to  impart  through  pictures,  stories,  and  sketches  of 
foreign  life, — which  no  missionaries  can  tell  better  than  our  own. 

A  few  weeks  ago  the  King's  Heralds  were  given  paper  and 
pencils  and  asked  to  write  what  they  knew  about  Japan.  The  re- 
sult you  see  in  your  Branch  folios;  and  with  all  deference  to  faith- 
ful superintendents,  we  feel  sure  that  the  paper  furnished  the 
larger  part  of  information  such  as  led  one  surprised  mother  to 
say:  "I  never  could  have  told  as  much  about  Japan  as  my  Helen 
has  written." 

In  this  great  humanizing  age  it  is  our  privilege  to  thus  intro- 
duce to  the  children  of  happy  America  their  less  happy  neighbors 
in  the  Orient,  and  to  teach  thereby  the  spiritual  significance  of  all 
missionary  work.  Help  ,us  to  do  this  by  putting  the  little  Friend 
into  their  hands. 

Our  object  is  also  to  report  home  work,  and  many  a  discour- 
aged band  finds  new  inspiration  in  reading  of  those  who  have 
achieved  success.  Mrs.  Harrison's  Portfolio  combines  these  reports, 
while  close  following  the  Portfolio  comes  the  list  of  gifts. 

The  children  have  now  a  fine  orphanage  at  Bareilly,  a  large 
share  in  the  Chemulpo  Home,  the  school  in  Hai  Tang,  and  a  good 
beginning  on  a  school  in  Japan,  the  whole  aggregating  more  than 
$12,000.  What  do  yau  see  in  these  buildings?  Simply  stones,  and 
bricks,  and  boards?  I  see  confectionery,  and  peanuts,  gum  and  ice 
cream — all  sorts  of  luxuries  which  children  love — for,  while  all  chil- 
dren do  not  rise  to  heights  of  self-denial,  many  do,  and  I  assure 
you  there  are  sacred  pennies  and  dimes  and  dollars  in  those  build- 
ings across  the  sea.  There  is  no  suspicion  of  "tainted  money" 
here!  Have  your  children  contributed  a  share?  Then  there  is 
that  fascinating  page  of  Little  Light  Bearers  that  no  one  misses, 
which  is  also  a  help  to  your  treasuries.  We  have  given  84  pictures 
of  life  members  during  the  last  missionary  year,  and  that  does  not 
cover  the  entire  number  made  by  the  Branches.  Our  publisher  has 
kindly  taken  on  the  extra  expense  of  these  reproductions,  and  you 
can  repay  her  only  by  sending  in  new  subscriptions  enough  to  bal- 
ance the  account! 


62  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

We  cannot  take  time  to  tell  more  fully  the  objects  of  this 
paper,  but  please  take  a  copy  from  our  literature  table  and  ex- 
amine for  yourselves.  We  hope  you  will  like  it,  but  we  also  hope 
you  will  not  be  satisfied  with  it.  We  hope  you  will  say:  "What 
can  we  do  as  a  society  to  so  increase  the  number  of  subscribers 
that  we  may  have  a  magazine  with  a  bright  cover,  filled  with  more 
and  better  stories,  sketches,  pictures  and  poetry — a  magazine  so 
good,  in  short,  that  it  will  appeal  to  every  child." 

It  is  a  great  thing  to  place  your  hand  ever  so  lightly  upon 
the  destiny  of  nations  that  are  rising  to  meet  God's  design  for 
them,  but  it  is  a  greater  thing  to  place  many  little  hands  upon  the 
keyboard  and  teach  them  to  bring  harmony  out  of  confusion  and 
discord.  Respectfully  submitted, 

MRS.  O.  W.  SCOTT,  Editor. 


THE   STUDY— OCTOBER,   1904— OCTOBER,  1905. 

The  subscription  returns  for  The  Study  show  a  decrease  of 
3,856,  the  first  in  its  history.  Let  the  fact  be  thus  boldly  stated, 
and  then  mitigating  circumstances  may  be  discovered  to  make  the 
culprit's  case  appear  less  worthy  of  condemnation. 

First  in  the  list  of  reasons  may  be  suggested  the  abundance  of 
material  that  has  been  available  concerning  Japan.  As  the  litera- 
ture report  will  show,  considerably  more  than  a  million  pages  have 
been  issued  from  our  own  publishing  office  alone,  and  the  secular 
publications  have  been  filled  with  the  doings  of  the  Island  Empire. 
Hence  the  material  contained  in  The  Study  has  been  less  neces- 
sary to  program  makers. 

Second,  our  young  women  were  given  another  text  book  last 
year,  as  an  experiment,  and  the  different  chapter  arrangement  made 
The   Study  of  little  value  to  them. 

Third,  our  bright  women,  like  the  Athenians  of  old,  are  con- 
tinually desiring  some  new  thing,  and  it  is  entirely  possible  that 
The  Study,  in  its  present  form,  has  fulfilled  its  usefulness  and  that 
the  time  is  ripe  for  change. 

There  is  still  another  explanation,  which  is  worthy  of  careful 
consideration.  It  has  been  the  aim  of  the  present  editor  to  change 
gradually  the  character  of  The  Study,  making  it  a  leaflet  for  pro- 
gram committees,  filled  with  suggestions,  summaries,  and  references 
to  appropriate  leaflets  and  other  literature — thus  pointing  out  the 
way  and  leaving  the  work  to  be  done  by  the  committee  and  mem- 


THE  STUDY  63 

bers  of  the  society.  A  publication  of  this  sort  would  not  be  so  well 
adapted  to  general  use,  as  an  exercise  to  be  read  through  in  the 
meeting.  Hence  it  is  not  surprising  to  have  societies  reporting 
that  where  once  they  subscribed  for  a  dozen  copies,  they  now 
take  but  one  or  two  for  the  program  committee. 

The  significance  of  figures  depends  largely  upon  their  interpre- 
tation, and  it  seems  reasonable  to  claim  that  a  shrinkage  of  this 
sort  may  be  regarded  as  encouraging  rather  than  discouraging,  for 
it  indicates  an  intellectual  advance.  If  the  members  of  our  socie- 
ties are  doing  active  work  for  themselves  in  lines  of  study,  it  is  far 
better  than  that  they  should  merely  read  through  a  leaflet,  with 
brains  sometimes — it  is  to  be  feared — offering  passive  resistance  to 
its  contents.  If  The  Study  has  succeeded  in  becoming  really  a 
study,  then  even  a  larger  decrease  might  be  endured  with  courage. 

There  is  no  doubt,  however,  that  The  Study  should  be  more 
widely  circulated  among  our  auxiliaries  and  young  people's  socie- 
ties, for  in  too  many  instances  it  is  not  known.  It  is  quite  in  order, 
therefore,  to  commend  Topeka  and  Pacific  Branches,  where  an  in- 
crease has  been  made,  and  to  exhort  all  the  rest  to  renewed  effort 
during  the  coming  twelve  months  in  behalf  of  this  interpreter  of  the 
program  for  the  year. 

The  following  is  a  tabulated  list  cf  the  past  year's  subscrip- 
tions: 

New   England    2,490 ; 

New   York    4,291 ; 

Baltimore    1,014 ; 

Philadelphia    4,113; 

Cincinnati    4,358 ; 

Northwestern      7,287; 

Des   Moines    4,112 ; 

Minneapolis 1,054 ; 

Topeka    2,994; 

Pacific    931; 

Columbia   River    » 791; 

Respectfully  submitted, 
ELIZABETH  C.  NORTHUP,  Editor, 


decrease. . . . 

....171 

decrease. . . . 

758 

o 

decrease . . . . 

....421 

....988 

.  ...893 

decrease. . . . 

....456 

....293 

increase. . . . 

....204 

increase. . . . 

....  56 

decrease 

.  . . .  91 

64  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

REPORT  OF  PUBLISHER. 

With  four  editors,  each  to  represent  her  own  periodical,  it  seems 
unnecessary  for  me  to  make  any  preliminary  report  to  my  financial 
statement,  only  to  express  my  gratitude  for  the  privilege  of  nine 
months  of  rest  which  you  so  kindly  granted  me,  and  which  I  have 
conscientiously  used  to  the  best  advantage  to  prepare  me  for  better 
service.  Nothing  can  compare  with  active  work  in  the  Master's 
Vineyard,  but  sometimes  He  calls  "Come  ye  yourselves  apart  and 
rest  awhile,"  and  be  goes  with  us  in  these  quiet  times,  and  relieved 
from  the  constant  strain  of  daily  duties,  we  get  a  different  view 
of  our  work,  and  return  better  equipped  for  service.  I  wish  to 
bear  testimony  to  the  cordiality  with  which  the  dear  women  of  the 
Pacific  Branch  received  me  to  their  hearts  and  homes,  so  that  it 
was  impossible  for  me  to  feel  lonely,  and  I  advise  any  who  have 
need  of  rest  to  go  to  this  beautiful  land  among  these  dear  women, 
and  on  the  return  home  to  go  north  to  the  Columbia  River  Branch 
and  receive  the  same  cordial  welcome  from  the  dear  sisters  of 
the  Columbia  River  Branch. 

The  year  has  been  one  of  constant  activity  in  the  Publication 
Office  and  I  desire  here  to  say,  that  a  more  willing,  capable  and 
faithful  corps  of  helpers  could  not  be  found  in  any  office  than  is 
found  in  the  Publication  Office  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society. 

To  give  you  a  little  idea  of  what  has  passed  through  the  office 
during  the  year  I  give  the  following  statement: 

The  aggregate  subscriptions  of  the  periodicals  is  92,370,  making 
a  total  number  issued  1,223,200,  a  circulation  of  101,933  per  month. 
The  total  pages  of  the  periodicals  is  20,617,000.  The  number  of 
pages  of  leaflets  is  3,673,340,  which,  with  the  periodicals  and  reports, 
the  total  output  of  the  Publication  Office  this  year,  has  been  26,097,- 
340,  an  average  of  2,174,770  per  month. 

A  communication  was  sent  to  the  Branch  Annual  Meetings  by 
the  Publisher  urging  the  increase  of  subscriptions  to  all  periodicals, 
giving  a  statement  that  only  one-sixth  of  our  members  take  the 
Woman's  Missionary  Friend, — an  average  of  only  three  and  one- 
half  to  each  auxiliary.  A  special  proposition  was  made  for  the 
Woman's  and  Children's  Missionary  Friend,  which  will  be  found  in 
each  of  the  papers,  and  we  hope  that  this  will  stimulate  the  local 
agents  and  all  who  are  interested  in  our  periodicals  so  that  we  can 
have  30,000  for  the  Woman's  Missionary  Friend  and  50,000  for  the 
Children's  Missionary  Friend. 


PUBLISHER  G5 

PAULINE  J.  WALDEN,  PUBLISHER,  IN  ACCOUNT  WITH  WOM- 
AN'S FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY  FROM  OCTOBER 
1,  1904,  TO  OCTOBER  1,  1905. 

To  Cash  on  Hand $4,038.31 

Rec'd  for  Subscriptions  to  W.  M.  F. .  .$11,116.23 

'C.M.F...     3,075.97 
"       "  "  F.  M.  F...      1,034.66 

"       "  "  The    Study...        855.07 

■  $16,081.93 


Literature    6,987.96 

Annual  Reports    1,012 .  47 

W.  F.  M.  S.  Badges 741.20 

L.  M.   Certificates 6 .  00 

Advertising    394 .  01 

Int.  on  Loans  and  Deposits  238.06 

Waste  Paper  2.85 


By  Cash  Paid  for  Woman's  Miss.  Friend $7,739.61 

"       "  Editor's  Salary  and  Postage        743.36 


Children's  Missionary  Friend     3,132.62 
Editor's  Salary  and  Postage.        312.98 


Frauen  Missions  Friend....        928.87 
Editor's  Salary  and  Postage.        257.14 


The  Study    870.36 

Editor's  Salary  and  Postage       102.50 


Annual  Reports    1,174 .  45 

Literature  Expenses   8,321.61 


Publisher's  Salary   437 .  50 

Office  Expenses    826 .  97 


$2,394.59 
$29,502.79 

$8,482.97 

$3,445.60 

$1,186.01 

$      972.86 

$  9,496.06 

$  1,246.47 


Badges,   Sales,  Etc 1,267.75 

Advertising    134 .  80 

Swedish  Editorial  Work 62.50 


66 


WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


Annuity  Blanks,  Etc 

Gift  to  Baltimore  Branch... 

Traveling  Expenses  of  Edi- 
tors and  Publisher  to  Gen. 
Ex.   Com 


14.84 
13.28 


$  1,493.17 


167.57 


On   Hand    

Oct.  1.  1905. 

Examined  and  Approved 
SUBSCRIPTIONS    TO 


New  England  Branch. 

New  York 

Philadelphia 

Baltimore 

Cincinnati 

Northwestern 

Des  Moines 

Minneapolis 

Topeka 

Pacific 

Col.  River 

Scattering    . . . 

Foreign 


Oct.  4,  1904. 


2,994.08 

PAULINE  J.  WALDEN,  Publisher. 
:  ALONZO  S.  WEED,  Auditor 

PERIODICALS    OCT.    1,    1905. 
W.  M.  F.     C.  M.  F.      F.  M.  F.  The  Study. 


2,135 

3,825 

48 

2,490 

2,986 

4,748. 

277 

4,291 

2,8d7 

2,858 

67 

4,113 

763 

1,247 

60 

1,014 

2,938 

3,041 

269 

4,358 

5,628 

6,744 

897 

7,287 

2,398 

2,776 

686 

4,112 

649' 

1,534 

758 

1,054 

1,272- 

1,994 

653 

2,994 

esa 

915 

182 

931 

415 

886 

62 

791 

396 

172 

27 

2 

365 

311 

494 

23,402 

31,051 

4,480 

33,437 

24,184 

29,404 

4,371 

37,293 

Dec.  782     Inc.  1,647        Inc.  109  Dec.  3,856 
PAULINE  J.  WALDEN,  Publisher. 


ZENANA  PAPER  67 

ZENANA  PAPER. 
During  the  year  we  have  tried  to  give  our  best  to  the  Rafiq-i- 
Niswan,  and  from  Hindoos  and  Mohammedans  have  received  words 
of  no  small  encouragement. 

From  Bhot,  Godola,  and  my  Bible-women  we  have  received 
original  articles  for  the  paper. 

"We  attempted  to  improve  the  paper  by  enlarging  the  size,  but 
after  one  issue  concluded  to  keep  the  old  form  and  add  four  pagei 
of  reading  matter.    The  Rafiq  now  has  sixteen  pages. 

The  Literature  Commimttee  of  the  W.  F.  M.  S.  of  America 
have  requested  me  to  prepare  a  short  history  of  the  paper  from  its 
beginning,  which  we  hope  to  do  early  next  year. 

About  100  new  subscribers  have  been  added  to  the  list  this 
year.  L.   H.   MESSMORE. 

FINANCIAL  REPORT. 

Balance  Oct.  1,  1904 $573.67 

Received  from  New  England  Branch $600.00 

Philadelphia  Branch   250 .  00 

"  "       Baltimore    Branch    87 . 5'jO 

"  "      Northwestern    Branch    75.00 

"      B.  R.  Cowen,  Int  on  investments..   642.00 

$1,654.50 


$2,228.17 


Forwarded  to  India  for  Four  Editions  of  Zenana 

Paper    $940 .  00 

Forwarded  to  India  for  Marathi  Editions  of  Zenana 

Paper 250.00 

$1,190.00 

Balance  Oct.  1,  1905 $1,038.17 

SARAH  L.  KEEN,  Treasurer. 


68  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


BRANCH  OFFICERS 


OF  THE 

WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY  OF  THE 
METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH. 


I.  NEW  ENGLAND  BRANCH. 

New  England  States,  President,  Mrs.  John  Legg,  5  Claremont 
St.,  Worcester,  Mass.;  Corresponding  Secretary,  Miss  Mary 
E.  Holt,  4  Berwick  Park,  Boston,  Mass.;  Secretary  of  Home 
Department,  Miss  Clementina  Butler,  Newton  Centre, 
Mass.;  Treasurer,  Mrs.  B.  T.  Williston,  3  Monmouth  St., 
Somerville,  Mass.;  Secretary  of  Young  People's  Work,  Mrs. 
Miranda  C.  Packard,  Medford,  Mass. 

II.  NEW  YORK  BRANCH. 

New  York  and  New  Jersey.  President,  Mrs.  S.  L.  Baldwin, 
1218  Pacific  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.;  Corresponding  Secretary, 
Mrs.  J.  M.  Cornell,  560  West  26th  St.,  New  York  City;  Sec- 
retary of  Home  Department,  Miss  Willie  R.  Lewis,  83  West 
Washington  Sq.,  New  York  City;  Recording  Secretary, 
Mrs.  J.  H.  Knowles,  Room  401,  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York; 
Treasurer,  Mrs.  J.  Summer  Stone,  1895  Madison  Ave.,  New 
York  City;  Secretary  of  Young  People's  Work,  Mrs. 
Charles  Spaeth,  135  Meigs  St.,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

III.  PHILADELPHIA,  BRANCH: 

Pennsylvania  and  Delaware.  President,  Miss  Susan  E.  Lodge, 
1720  Arch  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  Corresponding  Secretary, 
Emeritus,  Mrs.  S.  L.  Keen,  1209  Arch  St.,  Philadelphia; 
Corresponding  Secretary,  Miss  Carrie  Jay  Carnahan,  Shady 
Ave.  and  Walnut  St.  E.  E.  Pittsburg,  Pa.;  Secretary  Home 
Department,  Mrs.  Webster  H.  Pearee,  3909  Pine  St.,  Phil- 
adelphia, Pa.;  Recording  Secretary,  Mrs.  Amos  Wakelin, 
200  Bullitt  Bld'g.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  Treasurer,  Mrs.  T.  H. 
Wilson,  Lawnhurst,  Fox  Chase,  Philadelphia;  Secretary  of 
Young  People's  Work,  Mrs.  P.  P.  Strawinski,  414  Church 
St.,    Huntingdon,   Pa. 

IV.  BALTIMORE   BRANCH: 

Maryland,  District  of  Columbia,  Eastern  Virginia,  North 
Carolina,  South  Carolina,  Georgia  and  Florida.  President, 
Mrs.  A.  H.  Eaton,  "The  Lafayette,"  804  N.  Carrolton  Ave., 


BRANCH   OFFICERS  69 

Baltimore,  Md.;  Corresponding  Secretary,  Mrs.  E.  B.  Ste- 
vens, G04  Thompson  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md.;  Secretary  Home 
Department,  Mrs.  S.  A.  Hill,  2513  Madison  Ave.,  Baltimore, 
Md.;  Recording  Secretary,  Mrs.  D.  C.  Morgan,  Blooming- 
dale  Road.,  S.  Walbrook,  Maltimore,  Mr.;  Treasurer,  Mrs. 
J.  S.  Rawlings,  20G  Woodlawn  Road,  Roland  Park,  Md.; 
Secretary  Young  People's  Work,  Mrs.  E.  L.  Harvey,  1314 
13th  St.  N.   W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

V.  CINCINNATI  BRANCH. 

Ohio,  West  Virginia,  Kentucky,  Tennessee,  Alabama  and  Mis- 
sissippi. President  Emeritus,  Mrs.  Wm.  B.  Davis,  Clifton, 
Cincinnati,  O.;  Corresponding  Secretary  Emeritus,  Mrs.  B. 
R.  Cowen,  Walnut  Hills,  Cincinnati,  O.;  President,  Mrs. 
Philip  Roetinger,  229  Springfield  Ave.,  Wyoming,  O.;  Cor- 
responding Secretary,  Mrs.  L.  L.  Townley,  237  Burns  Ave., 
Wyoming,  O.;  Secretary  of  Home  Department,  Mrs.  R.  L. 
Thomas,  792  McMillan  St.,  Walnut  Hills,  Cincinnati,  O.; 
Recording  Secretary,  Mrs.  C.  W.  Barnes,  Delaware,  O.; 
Receiving  Treasurer,  Mrs.  John  C.  Kunz,  511  Broadway, 
Cincinnati,  O.;  Disbursing  Treasurer,  Mrs.  C.  C.  Boyd,  1536 
Greenup  St.,  Covington,  Ky.;  Secretary  of  Young  People's 
Work,  Mrs.  Calista  M.  Courtenay,  205  Woodlawn  Ave., 
Zanesville,  O. 

VI.  NORTHWESTERN  BRANCH: 

Illinois,  Indiana,  Michigan  and  Wisconsin.  President  Emeri- 
tus, Mrs.  Isaac  R.  Hitt,  Washington,  D.  C;  President,  Mrs 
A.  W.  Patten,  616  Foster  St.,  Evanston,  111.;  Corresponding 
Secretary,  Mrs.  F.  P.  Crandon,  1414  Forest  Ave.,  Evanston, 
111.;  Secretary  of  Home  Department,  Mrs.  Stephen  J.  Her- 
ben,  1906  Orrington  Ave.,  Evanston,  111.;  Recording  Secre- 
tary, Mrs.  L.  H.  Jennings,  1460  Graceland  Ave.,  Chicago, 
111.;  Treasurer,  Mrs.  B.  D.  York,  231  Hancock  Ave.,  Detroit, 
Mich.;  Assistant  Treasurer,  Mrs.  J.  Dunn,  36  Woodward 
Ave.  Terrace,  Detroit,  Mich.;  Secretary  of  Young  People's 
Work,  Mrs.  E.  Hale  Vollintine,  1021  Granville  Ave.,  Chi- 
cago, 111. 

VII.  DES  MOINES  BRANCH: 

Iowa,  Missouri,  Arkansas  and  Louisiana.  President,  Miss 
Elizabeth  Pearson,  1100  High  St.,  Des  Moines,  la.;  Corre- 
sponding Secretary,   Mrs.   W.   B.    Thompson,   Bedford,  la.; 


70  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

"Secretary  of  Home  Department,  Miss  Villa  M.  Patten, 
Muscatine,  la.;  Recording  Secretary,  Mrs.  B.  M.  Gatchell, 
Des  Moines,  la.;  Treasurer,  Mrs.  E.  P.  Fritz,  147  Chestnut 
St.,  Dubuque,  la.;  Secretary  of  Young  People's  Work,  Mrs. 
Martha  Stahl  Beall,  Mount  Ayr,  la. 

VIII.  MINNEAPOLIS  BRANCH: 

Minnesota,  North  and  South  Dakota.  President,  Mrs.  M.  C. 
Landis,  1503  Clinton  Ave.,  Minneapolis,  Minn.;  Correspond- 
ing Secretary,  Mrs.  C.  W.  Joyce,  310  Groveland  Ave.,  Min- 
neapolis, Minn.;  Secretary  of  Home  Department,  Mrs.  A.  J. 
Thorne,  3031  First  Ave.  S.,  Minneapolis,  Minn.;  Recording 
ing  Secretary,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Fitz,  739  Hague  Ave.,  St.  Paul, 
Minn.;  Treasurer,  Mrs.  C.  W.  Hall,  3206  Second  Ave.  S., 
Minneapolis,  Minn.;  Secretary  Young  People's  Work,  Mrs. 
J.  P.  Jenkins,  407  W.  10th  St.,  Sioux  Falls,  S.  D. 

IX.  TOPEKA  BRANCH: 

Kansas,  Nebraska,  Colorado,  Wyoming,  Utah,  New  Mexico, 
Indian  Territory,  Oklahoma  and  Texas.  President,  Mrs. 
Emma  A.  Imboden,  210  North  Emporia  Ave.,  Wichita,  Kas. ; 
Corresponding  Secretary,  Miss  Ella  M.  Watson,  1701  S. 
17th  St.,  Lincoln,  Neb.;  Recording  Secretary,  Mrs.  E.  L. 
Madison,  Manhattan,  Kas.;  Treasurer,  Mrs.  A.  M.  Davis, 
1701  K  St.  Lincoln,  Neb.;  Secretary  of  Young  People's 
Work,  Mrs.  Jennie  S.  Rinker,  2G3G  N   St.,  Lincoln,  Neb. 

X.  PACIFIC  BRANCH: 

California,  Nevada  and  Arizona.  President,  Mrs.  George  B. 
Smythe,  2505  Hearst  Ave.,  Berkley,  Cal.;  Corresponding 
Secretary,  Mrs.  S.  F.  Johnson,  5  Ford  Place,  Pasadena,  Cal.; 
Associate  Corresponding  Secretary,  Mrs.  Charlotte  O'Neal; 
Recording  Secretary,  Mrs.  J.  R.  Umsted,  3036  Hoover  St., 
Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  Treasurer,  Mrs.  Z.  L.  Parmelee,  S. 
Pasadena,  Cal. 
XL     COLUMBIA    RIVER    BRANCH: 

Montana,  Idaho,  Washington  and  Oregon.  President,  Mrs. 
M.  C.  Wire,  Eugene,  Ore.;  Corresponding  Secretary,  Mrs. 
A.  N.  Fisher,  214  Twelfth  St.,  Portland,  Ore.;  Recording 
Secretary,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Saylor,  871  S.  First  St.,  Portland, 
Ore.;  Treasurer,  Mrs.  M.  E.  Whitney,  704  South  I  St.,  Ta- 
coma,  Wash.;  Secretary  of  Young  People's  Work,  Mrs.  E. 
E.  Upmeyer,  Harrisburg,  Ore. 


NEW  ENGLAND  BRANCH  71 

REPORT  OF  HOME  WORK 


NEW  ENGLAND  BRANCH.   . 
Includes  the  New  England  States. 

President — MRS.  JOHN  LEGG,   5  Claremont  St.,  Worcester,  Mass. 
Corresponding  Sec.  Emeritus— MRS.  L.  A.  ALDERMAN,  Hyde  Park, 

Mass. 
Corresponding  Secretary— MISS  MARY  E.  HOLT,  4  Berwick  Park, 

Boston,  Mass. 
Secretary  of  Home  Department— MISS     CLEMENTINA     BUTLER, 

Newton  Center,  Mass. 
Recording  Secretary— MRS.  CHARLES  E.  MANN,  Maiden,  Mass. 
Treasurer— MRS.  B.  T.  WILLISTON,  3  Monmouth  St.,  Somerville, 
Mass. 
One  year  ago  the  representatives  of  New  England  Branch 
gathered  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  ventured  on  the  great  advance  of 
$4,000  over  the  record  of  the  previous  year.  The  step  was  taken 
in  the  same  spirit  of  faith  in  God  and  the  Methodist  women  of 
New  England.  We  know  that  the  faith  dictates  this  step  has  not 
been  misplaced.  God  has  indeed  opened  the  hearts  of  our  women 
so  that  they  have  responded  nobly  to  the  call  for  more  funds  where- 
with to  carry  on  this  work.  Especially  gratifying  is  the  generous 
advance  in  the  Thank-offering  receipts.  Above  the  encouragement 
that  comes  to  us  from  the  success  of  raising  the  funds  is  the  joy 
of  having  adopted  two  birthday  missionaries  during  the  year.  Of 
these  Miss  Mary  A.  Simester,  is  now  on  her  way  to  the  distant 
station  of  Chentu,  in  West  China.  Miss  Bessie  P.  Crowell  will  soon 
go  to  her  appointment  in  India.  The  Day  of  Prayer,  Good  Friday, 
was  observed  in  many  auxiliaries. 

The  new  membership  crusade,  initiated  immediately  after  the 
last  annual  meeting  was  a  great  blessing.  All  but  four  officers  of 
the  Branch  reported  having  enlisted  a  new  member.  The  plea  was 
then  sent  down  to  the  auxiliary  membership. 

Zion's  Herald  has  continued  its  courtesy  of  affording  us  a 
column  once  a  month,  which  has  been  filled  with  items  from  the 
field.  It  has  also  presented  for  us  letters  from  Misses  Chisholm, 
Mudge  and  Hemingway. 

The  increase  of  auxiliary  speakers  has  undoubtedly  had  much 
to   do   with   the   happy   financial   results   of   the   year.     Miss   Dan- 


72  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

forth's  service  as  Field  Secretary,  has  been  a  great  blessing.  Miss 
Dodge  made  an  extended  trip  in  behalf  of  the  work  among  the 
young  people  and  children,  which  resulted  in  a  goodly  extension 
of  interest.  The  condition  of  the  work  among  the  young  people 
is  very  encouraging  and  we  believe  that  our  members  and  Standard 
Bearers  are  becoming  more  intelligent  givers  through  the  increase 
of  the  study,  and  excellent  programs  have  been  given.  Membership 
contests  have  been  held  in  both  auxiliary  and  young  people's  so- 
cieties with  gratifying  results.  The  children's  work  is  prosperous 
and  the  reports  show  large  increase  in  both  membership  and  collec- 
tions. 

Our  Depot  of  Supplies,  removed  to  larger  quarters,  has  had  a 
successful  year.  The  sales  of  literature  have  increased  especially 
along  the  line  of  the  mission  Study  course. 

During  the  year  we  have  been  called  upon  to  mourn  the  loss 
of  the  fellowship  of  two  of  the  founders  of  our  society,  members 
of  the  New  England  Branch,  Mrs.  Thomas  A.  Rich  and  Mrs 
Thomas  W.  Kingsbury.  "While  Mrs.  Rich  was  for  many  years 
absent  from  our  meetings  because  of  illness,  Mrs.  Kingsbury's 
active  interest  kept  up  to  the  very  last  and  she  will  be  greatly 
missed  from  our  midst. 

Our  number  of  missionaries  has  been  increased  by  two,  and 
we  now  have  twenty-one  on  our  list. 

Miss  Hartford  has  returned  to  the  home  land  after  her  second 
term  of  service,  for  much  needed  rest.  Dr.  Sheldon  is  now  with 
us  but  hopes  to  return  shortly  to  her  work  on  the  northern  borders 
of  India.  Miss  Kneeland  has  regained  health  and  strength  and 
will  soon  go  to  Mexico.  Miss  Paine  has  been  with  us  since  last 
winter  and  soon  returns  for  her  third  term  of  service  in  Korea. 

Miss  Hemingway  returned  to  Malaysia  last  March  and  was  ap- 
pointed   to   Kuala    Lumpur. 

We  are  glad  to  report  that  Miss  Marriott,  after  a  rest  in  Japan, 
has  taken  up  her  work  again  in  Deh-hua,  China,  with  renewed 
zeal  and  hope. 

Our  annual  meeting  was  attended  by  larger  numbers  than  ever 
before  and  was  full  of  enthusiasm.  A  spirit  of  deep  consecration 
characterized  all  the  sessions  and,  in  the  quiet  of  the  closing  hour, 
as  all  knelt  together  in  prayer  for  strength  and  guidance,  we 
felt  that  God  was  indeed  in  our  midst. 

MISS  MARY  E.  HOLT, 
Corresponding  Secretary. 


NEW  YORK  BRANCH  73 

TREASURER'S  REPORT. 

Balance,   Oct.   1,   1904 $  5,771 .  56 

Received  Oct.  1,  1904  to  Oct.  1,  1905 ?  46,449.00 

Lapsed   Annuity    1,000.00 

47,449.00 

$53,220.56 
Disbursements    ,18,595 .95 

$  4,624.61 

Transferred  to  Annuity  Fund 3,007 .  22 

Balance,  Oct.   1,   1905 $  1,617 .  39 

(MRS.)  BELLE  A.  WILLISTON,  Treasurer. 


NEW  YORK  BRANCH. 
Includes  New  York  and  New  Jersey. 

OFFICERS. 

President — Mrs.  S.  L.  Baldwin,  1218  Pacific  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Corresponding  Secretary— Mrs.  J.  M.  Cornell,  560  West  26th  St., 
New  York  City. 

Secretary  of  Home  Department — Miss  W.  R.  Lewis,  S3  West  Wash- 
ington PI.,  New  York  City. 

Recording  Secretary — Mrs.  J.  H.  Knowles,  Room  401,  150  Fifth  Ave., 
New  York  City. 

Treasurer— Mrs.  J.  Sumner  Stone,  1S95  Madison  Ave.,  New  York 
City. 

Secretary  of  Young  People's  Work — Mrs.  Charles  Spaeth,  135  Meigs 
St.,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


The  shadow  has  been  very  heavy  this  first  year  without  our 
leader,  Mrs.  Skidmore.  For  thirty  years  her  thorough  knowledge, 
rare  wisdom  and  broad  sympathy  have  been  laying  the  foundation, 
guiding  the  work  and  workers  on  both  sides  of  the  sea.  We  dare 
not  stop  to  grieve  over  our  failures,  we  can  only  trust  them  in  the 
hands  of  the  Father  who  was  her  guide  and  who  promises  wisdom 
according  to  our  need. 

The  sudden  death  of  Miss  Miles  in  May,  added  another  shadow. 
For  the  thirty  years  she  had  been  so  close  to  Mrs.  Skidmore  in  her 


74  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

care  for  the  Special  Work  that  she  knew  the  detailed  history  of 
every  foreign  mission  and  worker.  Her  carefully  kept  records  of 
almost  1,000  individual  cases  have  been  invaluable  to  Mrs.  Preston, 
who  was  appointed  to  the  work  at  the  June  quarterly  meeting. 

One  of  the  brightest  lights  in  the  year  has  been  the  increased 
knowledge  of  the  foreign  need  brought  to  the  hearts  of  the  women 
throughout  our  territory  by  our  Field  Secretary,  Miss  Hughes,  our 
returned  missionaries.,  and  our  home  workers.  As  a  result  of  their 
efforts  we  are  able  to  report  73  new  organizations,  4,G74  new  mem- 
bers and  $3,166. 

The  steamship  Manchuria  late  in  September  took  across  the 
Pacific  Miss  Jennie  Hughes  to  Central  China,  Miss  Hortense  Long 
to  Kagoshima  and  Dr.  Li  Bi  Cu  to  Foochow.  A  friend  from  Cali- 
fornia writes  that  Dr.  Li  proves  to  the  world  at  large  what  the 
Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  is  worth  to  women  in  China. 

Miss  Elizabeth  Nicholls  has  returned  to  her  work  in  Bombay, 
and  Miss  Maxey  to  Calcutta,  both  of  them  strengthened  and  re- 
freshed by  their  vacation,  while  they  brought  closer  to  our  hearts 
the  needs  of  the  women  and  girls  in  Bombay  and  Bengal. 

We  have  welcomed  home  for  a  well  deserved  rest  our  own 
Birthday  missionary,  Dr.  Lucy  Hcag,  who  went  to  China  in  1872, 
Miss  Dreibelbies  from  Kiukiang,  Miss  Loper  from  North  India,  and 
Mrs.  Meek  from  Malaysia.  Two  of  our  missionaries  have  changed 
their  relation  to  our  society,  Mrs.  Rasmussen  having  married  Mr. 
Springer  last  New  Year  day,  continues  the  work  in  Umtali.  In 
August,  Miss  Marguerite  Glenk  from  Kucheng  was  married  and  is 
now  living  in  Fall  River,  Mass. 

Twelve  of  our  missionaries  are  supported  by  their  home  Con- 
ferences or  Districts,  eight  by  Young  People's  Societies,  four  by 
individual  churches,  three  by  special  individuals.  One  district  at 
home  gives  a  thousand  dollars  annually  to  support  a  native  district 
in  India.  Four  assistant  teachers  are  cared  for  by  groups  of 
workers  at  home. 

An  additional  $2,000  was  given  this  year  by  a  friend  in  Cen- 
tral New  York  Conference  to  the  Perpetual  Bible  Woman's  Fund. 

Our  headquarters  and  depot  of  supplies  becomes  each  year  a 
center  of  greater  activity  and  interest.  The  routine  work  increased 
so  rapidly  this  past  year  that  our  efficient  secretary,  Miss  Cole, 
could  not  do  it  alone  and  an  assistant  became  a  necessity. 

The  Literature  Committee  reports  a  handsome  advance  in  the 
sales  of  literature  and  a  large  amount  of  free  literature  distributed. 


NEW  YORK  BRANCH  75- 

Through  the  generosity  of  a  friend  nearly  80,000  free  leaflets  have 
been  sent,  out  during  the  year. 

The  conditions  of  our  Young  People's  Work  is  best  shown  by 
quoting  from  the  report  of  our  Branch  Superintendent,  Mrs.  Charles 
Spaeth.  "We  have  305  organizations  of  young  women  and  Standard 
Bearers,  with  a  membership  of  8,823,  a  net  gain  of  45  organizations 
and  1,034  members.  Early  in  the  year  it  became  apparent  that  the 
rich  soil  which  we  have  to  cultivate  in  the  field  of  young  people's 
work  was  producing  a  crop  of  leaves  out  of  proportion  to  the  fruit. 
A  pruning  process  was  at  once  begun.  The  membership  lists  of 
many  organizations  have  been  cut  down.  So  far  as  we  know  we 
have  eliminated  all  union  organizations,  not  counting  their  mem- 
bership when  their  dues  are  distributed  among  parish  work  or  di- 
vided between  home  and  foreign  missions.  We  have  remaining  an 
army  well  equipped,  earnest,  enthusiastic,  loyal.  At  the  center 
there  is  felt  from  the  farthest  outpost  the  buzz  and  stir  of  activity, 
the  desire  to  serve. 

Last  year  we  began  to  realize  our  aim  of  a  young  people's 
missionary  in  the  field  for  every  conference  in  the  Branch.  Erie 
was  reported  as  having  undertaken  the  support  of  Miss  Leona  Va- 
sileva  in  Bulgaria.  New  York  and  Wyoming  united  to  send  Miss 
Saxe  to  India.  Early  this  year  Northern  New  York  assumed  the 
responsibility  for  Miss  Miller's  support,  and  Troy  adopted  Miss 
Weaver.  Elmira  district  supports  Toku  Yoshizawa  of  Hirosaki, 
Japan.  The  feature'  of  the  work  in  Newark  and  Genesee  Confer- 
ences has  been  the  preparation  for  the  outgoing  of  their  mission- 
aries, Jennie  V.  Hughes  and  Dr.  Li  Bi  Cu. 

While  the  support  of  the  missionaries  is  the  paramount  duty 
of  the  young  people,  money  is  given  for  the  support  of  85  indi- 
vidual cases  under  special  work.  Three  societies  have  paid  this 
year  $75  on  the  Folts  Permanent  Fund.  The  attention  of  many  of 
our  girls  is  being  turned  towards  Folts  Institute,  and  wq  are  look- 
ing for  volunteers  for  the  field  as  the  movement  deepens  and 
broadens. 

Because  so  much  of  the  growth  of  the  Young  People's  move- 
ment is  due  to  Miss  Hughes,  we  wish  here  to  make  grateful  ac- 
knowledgement of  her  service.  With  "lips  touched  with  a  live 
coal  from  off  the  altar"  she  went  up  and  down  encouraging  tired 
workers,  securing  new  ones  and  enriching  our  treasury.  Of  the  73 
new  organizations  reported  this  year,  nearly  half  of  them  are  the 
result  of  her  labors.     True  to  her  conviction  that  God  has  a  work 


76  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

for  her  in  the  foreign  field  to  which  He  was  calling  her,  she  turned 
from  the  need  here  of  such  help  as  she  has  rendered  and  went  to 
meet  in  the  power  of  the  Spirit  the  greater  need  abroad.  She  takes 
with  her  the  love,  loyalty"  and  prayers  of  the  entire  Branch. 

The  increased  representation  of  young  people  on  District  pro- 
grams is  notable.  For  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the  Branch 
an  evening  rally  was  held  in  connection  with  the  March  quarterly 
meeting." 

CHILDREN'S  WORK. 

Four  thousand  children  are  enrolled  as  King's  Heralds  and 
Little  Light  Bearers,  an  increase  of  430,  with  19  new  organizations 
and  eleven  new  Life  Members;  they  have  raised  $500  for  the  Hai- 
tang  Orphanage.  This  department  under  the  leadership  of  Mrs.  H. 
C.  Learn,  elected  at  the  recent  Branch  Annual  Meeting  to  the 
office  of  Superintendent,  will  add  still  greater  successes  to  its  al- 
ready excellent  record  under  the  direction  of  Miss  Maud  Saxe. 

Our  receipts  from  the  Conference  have  been  over  $73,000,  $4,000 
in  advance  of  last  year.  We  have  received  in  bequsts  $0,000,  but  a 
decrease  of  $0,000  in  special  gifts  brings  our  total  receipts  almost 
$2,000  less  than  in  1904  and  $2,000  less  than  our  appropriations, 
thereby  delaying  the  payment  of  some  of  our  pledges  made  for  the 
year  just  closed. 

SARAH   KEEN  CORNELL. 
TREASURER'S  REPORT. 
Receipts  from  Oct.  1st,  1904,  to  Oct.  1st,  1905.  .  $82,926.00 

Deficit  October  1,  1904 $  749.26 

Disbursements  for  Year 81,759.06 

Total   Disbursements    $82,508 .  32 

Balance  October  1,  1905 $      417.68 

KATE  E.  STONE,   Treasurer. 


PHILADELPHIA  BRANCH. 
Includes  Pennsylvania  and  Delaware. 

OFFICERS. 

President — Miss  Susan  C.  Lodge,  1720  Arch  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Corresponding  Secretary,  Emeritus — Mrs.  S.  L.  Keen,  1209  Arch  St., 

Philadelphia.  Pa. 
Corresponding   Secretary — Miss   Carrie   Jay  Carnahan,   Shady  Ave 

and  Walnut  St.  E.  E.  Pittsburg.  Pa. 


PHILADELPHIA    BRANCH  77 

Secretary  of  Home  Department — -Mrs.  Webster  H.  Pearce,  3909 
Pine  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Recording  Secretary — Mrs.  Amos  Wakelin,  200  Bullitt  Building, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Treasurer— Mrs.  T.  H.  Wilson,  Lawnhurst,  Fox  Chase,  Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 


Reviewing  the  past  year  in  Philadelphia  Branch,  we  look  back 
upon  some  anxieties,  but  upon  no  discouragements.  When  Moses 
recounted  the  leading  of  the  Israelites  out  of  Egypt  info  Canaan, 
he  recalled  both  the  miraculous  deliveries,  and  the  stinging  trials, 
telling  them  that  the  heavenly  manna  and  the  fiery  serpent  were 
sent  that  God  might  humble  them,  and  that  He  might  prove  them,  to 
do  them  good  at  their  latter  end,  that  they  might  never  say  in  their 
hearts  that  their  own  strength  had  brought  them  into  the  good 
land,  but  remember  that  it  was  the  Lord  alone  who  gave  them 
power  to  get  wealth  and  peace. 

Through  the  ill  health  of  some  of  our  devoted  workers,  and 
the  passing  away  of  others,  we  at  times  have  wondered  how  the 
work  could  go  on;  but  were  sure  that  God  was  in  the  testing.  We 
have  taken  ourselves  to  earnest,  persistent  prayer,  confident  that 
the  work  was  the  Lord's,  and  He  would  keep  it  "night  and  day." 
He  is  "the  faithful  God  who  keepeth  covenant  and  mercy  with  them 
that  love  Him  and  keep  His  commandments,  to  a  thousand  genera- 
tions." 

Our  two  missionaries,  who,  from  our  meeting  last  year  went 
out  to  do  our  Lord's  bidding,  one  to  China,  and  one  to  Mexico,  have 
also  met  their  time  of  testing,  but  neither  regret  the  step  taken, 
nor  looks  back  with  longing  to  the  easier  life  of  home. 

MOVEMENTS  OF  MISSIONARIES. 
During  the  year  Miss  Hewett  returned  to  Japan,  and  was  ap- 
pointed to  Sendai  in  the  Central  division.  Four  of  our  missionar- 
ies are  home  on  health  leave,  Miss  Kyle  of  Pauri,  India;  Miss 
White,  of  Central  China;  Miss  Dunmore  and  Miss  Purdy,  of  Mexico. 
Miss  Katharine  Ledyard  Hill  is  under  appointment  to  Lucknow, 
India,  and  is  expecting  to  sail  in  a  few  days,  and  four  others  have 
told  us  of  God's  call  to  them  to  go  to  the  uttermost  parts  of  the 
world  to  tell  the  story,  when  circumstances  shall  open  their  waj- 
to  go. 


78  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Several  Christmas  boxes  have  gone  to  make  glad  the  hearts 
of  the  little  ones  in  our  schools. 

Last  year  was  the  first  that  we  had  ventured  to  name  a  defi- 
nite sum  for  our  Thank  Offering,  and  the  pledge  of  $10,000  has 
been  met.  A  bequest  from  Mrs.  Ford  of  Pittston,  Wyoming  Con- 
ference, equal  in  amount  to  that  received  from  Mrs.  Bennett's  be- 
quest, enables  us  to  complete  the  Bennett-Ford  Hospital  at  Tai  An 
Fu  in  Shantung,  China,  for  which  only  a  two-thirds  estimate  was 
asked  last  year.  Our  faithful  Mrs.  Crcmham,  of  Wilmington,  Del., 
who  for  many  years  had  carried  the  mission  cause  in  her  heart, 
left  the  society  a  bequest  of  more  than  eight  hundred  dollars,  and 
one  or  two  small  legacies  have  helped  *us  through  some  difficult 
places.  Through  all  these  circumstances  abroad  and  at  home,  ever 
speaking  in  our  ears,  ever  calling  to  our  consciences,  we  hear  the 
slogan  of  the  early  church:  "Be  not  weary  in  well  doing,  for  in 
due  season  ye  shall  reap  if  ye  faint  not." 

S.   L.   KEEN. 

TREASURER'S  REPORT. 

Receipts  from   Conferences    $49,820 .  5.4 

Bequests,  special  gifts  and  annuity 7,035.27 


Total  receipts    $5G,855 .  81 

Balance  October  1,  1904 20,543 .  84 


Grand    total     $77,399.65 

Disbursements    $60,672.34 


Balance  October  1,  1905 ,-. $16,727.31 

MRS.  THOMAS  H.  WILSON,  Treasurer. 


BALTIMORE  BRANCH. 

Includes  Maryland,  District  of  Columbia,  Virginia,  North  and  South 
Carolina,  Georgia  and  Florida. 

OFFICERS. 
President — Mrs.  A.  H.  Eaton,  804  Carrollton  Ave.,  Baltimore. 
Corresponding  Secretary — Mrs.  E.  B.  Stevens,  604  Thompson  Ave , 

Baltimore. 
Secretary  Home  Department — Mrs.  S.  A.  Hill,  2513  Madison  Ave., 

Baltimore. 


BALTIMORE  BRANCH  79 

Recording    Secretary — Mrs.    D.    C.    Morgan,    Bloomingdale    Ave.,    S. 

Walbrook,   Baltimore. 
Treasurer — Mrs.  J.  S.  Rawlings,  206  Woodlawn  Road,  Roland  Park, 

Baltimore,  Md. 
Treasurer  Contingent  Fund— Mrs.  Wm.  M.  Winks,  37  E.  North  Ave., 

Baltimore. 
Agent  Bureau  of  Supplies — Miss  Baldwin,  1404  Bolton  St.,  Baltimore. 


As  we  review  the  year  just  closed  we  see  much  that  excites 
gratitude  and  "fills  our  tongue  with  singing,"  for  "the  Lord  hath 
done  great  things  for  us;   whereof  we  are  glad. 

Beginning  with  a  larger  appropriation  than  the  Branch  had 
ever  made  ($16,578),  we  are  most  happy  to  report  to  this  meeting 
$4,539  in  advance  of  that  sum,  and  this  without  any  large  gift  and 
only  one  small  bequest  ($iu0).  We  trace  this  result  to  the  heart 
searching  Bible  lessons  and  addresses  of  our  president;  to  th» 
new  and  better  methods  introduced  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Home 
Department,  and  the  fidelity  and  devotion  of  the  confei^ence  and 
district  secretaries.  The  fruitage  is  seen  in  a  more  general  recog- 
nition by  the  auxiliaries  of  the  fact  that  success  or  failure  rests 
with  them,  and  closer  attention  to  details  is  paid  by  the  officers. 
All  the  ordinary  agencies — conference  anniversaries  and  camp- 
meetings;  echo  meeting  of  the  last  General  Executive,  repeated 
many  times,  have  been  made  use  of  with  gratifying  rsults.  The 
annual  excursion  on  the  bay  grows  in  popularity  and  enriches  our 
contingent  treasury.  This  contingent  fund  meets,  and  must  meet, 
our  running  expenses,  for  we  are  under  a  moral  obligation  to  send 
to  the  foreign  field  all  money  not  solicited  for  expenses. 

Miss  Thomas'  basket  by  its  articles  of  beauty  and  utility  has 
nearly  reached  the  $5,000  mark  at  which  she  aims. 

Our  young  women  were  so  generally  organized  into  auxiliar- 
ies and  our  children  into  bands,  and  had  assumed  obligations  they 
could  not  ignore,  that  the  later  organizations  known  as  Standard 
Bearers  and  King's  Heralds  have  not  made  the  rapid  growth  that 
they  have  in  other  Branches.  But  we  report  fifteen  companies  of 
Standard  Bearers  and  thirty-seven  bands  of  King's  Heralds  and 
758  Little  Light  Bearers. 

Gains  in  auxiliaries  must  come  chiefly  from .  the  one  Confer- 
ence that  is  wholly  ours,  and  not  from  the  three  small  ones  that 


80  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

are  ours  only  in  part.  So  an  increase  of  six  auxiliaries,  while 
gratifying  to  us,  may  seem  very  small  to  you.  Virginia  and  Florida 
are  the  only  coast  states  in  which  we  have  auxiliaries;  three  in 
Virginia,  two  in  Florida,  but  an  increase,  though  small,  in  Confer- 
ence collections  indicates  a  growing  interest.  The  Branch  has  pub- 
lished the  third  edition  of  Sooboonagam  Ammal — 5,000  copies;  and 
beside  the  annual  Easter  leaflet  has  issued  an  appeal  by  the  Presi- 
dent for  1,500  new  members;  by  the  Corresponding  Secretary  an 
Open  Letter;  A  Gleaning  from  the  Communicant  (a  little  journal 
published  quarterly  by  this  church),  and  a  History  of  Bhimabai, 
one  of  Miss  Harvey's  Bible-women.  The  Easter  leaflet  asked  for 
much  the  largest  offering  made  by  the  Branch  ($3,200)  to  complete, 
as  we  hoped,  the  Raipur  buildings.  We  lack  $115  of  the  full  amount 
asked  for.  Our  Depot  of  Supplies  still  abides  in  Strawbridge  Guild 
House,  by  the  courtesy  of  pastor  and  trustees  of  the  church.  We 
are  indebted  to  Miss  P.  J.  Walden  for  a  file  of  twelve  handsomely 
bound  volumes  of  our  official  organ — Woman's  Missionary  Friend, 
thus  more  than  making  good  in  that  direction  the  loss  inflicted  by 
the  fire.  The  only  itinerary  made  in  the  Branch  was  by  Miss 
Glenk,  who  spent  two  weeks  in  Wilmington  Conference.  We  have 
received  valuable  service  from  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Budisill,  Dr.  D.  S. 
Spencer,  Dr.  T.  J.  Scott,  Mrs.  J.  E.  Robinson,  Miss  Holman,  and 
Dr.  Li  Bi  Cu.  No  resident  in  Baltimore  Branch  has  presented  her- 
self as  a  candidate  for  foreign  work,  but  we  are  assisting  Topeka 
Branch  to  send  one  to  Sironcha,  India,  and  we  have  returned  to 
Yokohama  Miss  Lan  Ogasawasa,  to  take  charge,  under  Miss  Amy 
G.  Lewis,  of  the  Tobe  School,  a  memorial  to  Miss  Maud  E.  Simons. 
The  history  of  our  year  is  brilliant  in  instances  of  noble  serving 
and  generous  giving.  A  young  woman's  auxiliary  in  Washington  is 
an  illustration.  At  the  beginning  of  the  year  the  treasurer  expressed 
to  me  her  fear  that  they  would  fall  behind  in  their  receipts,  as 
they  were  putting  a  new  organ  in  the  church.  Well!  When  the 
organ  was  in  they  were  so  happy  over  it  that  their  Easter  offering 
was  $75.75 — more  than  three  times  larger  than  the  year  before. 
They  rejoiced  so  over  it  that  their  mite  boxes  turned  $111.78  into 
the  treasury,  and  their  total  for  the  year  is  $380,  every  cent  of  it 
a  free  will  offering  with  the  exception  of  $9.00  from  sales  they  made 
from  Miss  Thomas'  basket.  Every  officer  in  the  auxiliary  is  a 
wage  earner;  out  at  work  each  day,  and  so  their  time  is  limited. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

E.  B.  STEVENS. 


CINCINNATI  BRANCH  81 

TREASURER'S  REPORT. 

Balance  Oct.  1,  1904   $6,545.40 

Receipts  from  Oct.  1,  1904,  to  Oct.  1,  1905 22,668.61 


$29,214.07 
Disbursements    23,160 . 5  S 


Balance  .  Oct.  1,    1905    $6,053 .  49 

MRS.  J.  S.  RAWLINGS,  Treasurer. 


CINCINNATI  BRANCH. 

Includes   Ohio,  West  Virginia,  Kentucky,  Tennessee,  Alabama  and 

Mississippi,  with  Headquarters  at  Cincinnati. 

OFFICERS. 
President  Emeritus — Mrs.  Wm.  B.  Davis,  Clifton,  Cincinnati,  O. 
Corresponding  Secretary  Emeritus — Mrs.  B.  R.  Cowen,  Walnut  Hills, 

Cincinnati,   O. 
President — Mrs.  Philip  Roettinger,  229  Springfield  Ave.,  Wyoming.O. 
Corresponding   Secretary — Mrs.   L.   L.     lownley,   237    Burns    Ave., 

Wyoming,  O. 
Secretary  of  Home  Department — Mrs.  R.  L.  Thomas,  792  McMillaa 

St.,  Walnut  Hills,  Cincinnati,  O. 
Recording  Treasurer — Mrs.  J.  C.  Kunz,  511  Broadway,  Cincinnati,  O. 
Disbursing  Treasurer — Mrs.  C.  C.  Boyd,  1536  Greenup  St.,  Coving- 
ton, Ky. 
With  hearts  full  of  gratitude  we  present  the  report  of  the  Cin- 
cinnati Branch.  All  through  the  year  the  leading  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  has  been  manifest.  It  was  with  fearful  hearts  we  took  up 
the  work  as  the  two  officers  who  had  been  at  the  helm  for  thirty- 
five  years  retired  from  office — but  not  from  the  work;  for  whatever 
of  success  has  attended  our  efforts  we  owe  it  to  Providential 
guidance  and  the  sympathy  and  advice  of  those  whose  years  of  ex- 
perience and  love  for  the  work  has  made  them  pre-eminently  fit  for 
the  task  which  they  have  undertaken.  The  zeal  and  devotion  of  the 
home  constituency  has  been  a  constant  inspiration  and  it  is  also 
their  consecration  of  time  and  talents  and  means  which  makes  this 
record  possible. 

The   Branch  was   unusually  fortunate   in  having   Bishop   Tho- 
burn,  of  India;   Mrs.  F.  D.  Gamewell,  China;   Mrs.  Lucie  Harrison, 


82  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Superintendent  of  K.  H.  and  L.  L.  B.,  and  Prof.  Herbert  Welch, 
President  of  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  who  gave  the  anniversary 
address,  as  speakers  at  the  Annual  Meeting  recently  held  in  Cleve- 
land. The  result  of  Mrs.  Harrison's  presentation  of  the  children's 
work  was  the  election  of  Mrs.  J.  T.  Fisher,  of  Cleveland,  as  Secre- 
tary of  King's  Heralds  and  Little  Light  Bearers. 

Thus  Cincinnati  Branch  has  for  the  first  time  her  complement 
of  officers,  a  Secretary  of  Young  Woman's  work,  and  Standard  Bear- 
ers having  been  elected  one  year  ago.  The  Society  has  been  in- 
creased by  615  new  members,  although  there  has  been  a  decrease 
in  the  number  of  auxiliaries,  and  a  decrease  of  82  in  Woman's  Mis- 
sionary Friend. 

The  Young  Woman's  and  Standard  Bearers'  work  has  been  in- 
creased by  both  organizations  and  members,  while  the  King's 
Heralds  lead  with  30  new  organizations,  499  new  members  and  an 
increase  of  942  (and  500  more  secured  at  Annual  Meeting)  sub- 
scribers to  the  Children's  Missionary  Friend.  The  Little  Light 
Bearer  roll  is  increased  by  454.  Subscriptions  to  German  Freund 
increased  by  53. 

The  day  of  fasting  and  prayer  was  a  benediction  to  all  who 
observed  it  and  its  influence  was  manifest  in  the  returns  on  Thank 
Offering  day,  as  well  as  in  the  spirit  of  self-denial  and  consecra- 
tion which  made  these  returns  what  they  were.  The  thank  offering 
was  devoted  to  the  establishment  of  the  Lillian  Harris  Memorial 
Hospital  in  Seoul,  Korea. 

At  headquarters  the  work  is  constantly  increasing.  The  effi- 
cient Secretary  of  Literature,  Mrs.  J.  C.  Harper,  and  the  office  sec- 
retary, Miss  Startsman,  are  indefatigagle  workers  and  have  made 
the  record  what  it  is. 

Many  of  our  missionaries  have  been  adopted  by  the  different 
districts  during  the  year;  and  the  custom  is  growing,  with  much 
interest  and  enthusiasm  as  a  result.  Mrs.  W.  O.  Semans  who  for  a 
half  score  years  has  conducted  the  business  of  the  Central  Ohio 
Conference  was  obliged  through  ill  health  to  give  up  her  position 
of  Conference  Secretary.  This  was  greatly  regretted  by  the  whole 
Barnch  and  resolutions  of  the  love  of  her  district  secretaries  and 
of  all  others  connected  with  her  in  her  work  were  adopted. 

The  resignation  of  Mrs.  L.  H.  Wilson  as  Kentucky  Conference 
Secretary  was  also  a  matter  of  deep  regret.  She  had  the  confidence 
and  love  of  all  her  co-workers  and  her  place  will  be  hard  to  fill. 


CINCINNATI  BRANCH  83 

The  five  new  missionaries  sent  out  during  the  year  have  all 
been  above  the  appropriations.  The  great  need  of  a  teacher  in  the 
new  college  in  Mexico  City  inspired  the  appointment  of  our  first 
"Birthday  Missionary,"  Miss  Grace  A.  Hollister,  who  is  now  at  her 
post  and  rendering  valuable  service. 

Owing  to  a  crisis  in  the  work  in  Korea,  Miss  Jessie  B.  Marker 
was  sent  to  Chemulpo  in  September. 

Miss  Finlay  went  to  the  assistance  of  Miss  Seeds  at  Fukuoka, 
and  Miss  Cody  to  establish  a  training  class  for  kindergartners  at 
Nagasaki. 

Dr.  Mary  Ketring,  after  years  in  the  homeland,  left  in  February 
as  a  representative  of  the  Cincinnati  Branch,  to  assist  Dr.  Edmonds 
in  the  7/m.  A.  Gamble  Memorial  Hospital  in  Chung  King,  China. 

Dr.  Ernsberger,  Miss  Young  and  Miss  Jewell,  who  were  home 
on  furlough,  have  returned  to  their  respective  fields,  while 
Miss  Ayers  and  Miss  A.  Means  are  upon  the  eve  of  sailing. 

Miss  Bing  has  been  changed  from  school  to  evangelistic  work. 
Miss  Alexander,  formerly  at  fappora,  has  been  transferred  to  Hiro- 
saki,  Japan,  while  Miss  McHose  goes  from  Sing  Iu  to  Tientsin, 
China,  and  Miss  Swormstedt  from  Inhambane  to  Umtali. 

Miss  Mary  Means,  Miss  Seeds  and  Miss  Frey  are  home  for  a 
respite  and  we  welcome  them  to  this  meeting. 

Word  has  been  received  of  the  serious  illness  of  Miss  Buch, 
and  Miss  Hamer  under  appointment  to  Sironcha,  India,  will  not  be 
able  to  leave  for  another  year.  For  both  these  we  pray  a  speedy 
return  to  health. 

Our  latest  recruit  is  Miss  Margaret  Crabtree,  who  will  leave  be- 
fore the  close  of  the  year  for  Manila,  to  assist  Miss  Decker  in  the 
Training  School,  and  thus  our  Branch  will  once  more  have  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  Philippine  Islands. 

The  special  gift  of  $4,600  by  one  of  our  members  has  enabled 
the  erection  of  the  Bungalow  in  W.  C.  and  the  missionaries'  home  in 
Chemulpo. 

TREASURER'S  REPORT. 

Balance  on  hand  Oct.  1,  1904 $6,836 .  78 

Received  from  Mrs.  Kunz   $72,451.27 

By  rebate 44 . 30 

Total  Receipts    $79,332.35 


84  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Total   Disbursements    65,355 .  95 


Balance  on  hand  Oct.  1,  1905 $13,970.40 

Branch    Contingent    $552 .  G7 

Folts    Institute    171.15 

MRS.  JNO.  KUNZ,  Receiving  Treasurer. 

MRS.  CHARLES  C.  BOYD,  Disbursing  Treas. 


NORTHWESTERN  BRANCH. 

Includes  Illinois,  Indiana,   Michigan   and  Wisconsin. 

OFFICERS. 

President  Emeritus — Mrs.  Isaac  R.  Hitt,  Washington,  D.  C. 
President — Mrs.  Amos  W.  Patten,  616  Foster  St.,  Evanston,  111. 
Corresponding   eScretary — Mrs.    F.    P.    Crandon,    1414    Forest   Ave., 

Evanston,  111. 
Secretary  of  Home  Department— Mrs.  Stephen  J.  Herben,  1906  Or- 

rington  Ave.,  Evanston,  111. 
Recording    Secretary — Mrs.   L.   H.    Jennings,    1460    Graceland    Ave., 

Chicago,  111. 
Treasurer— Mrs.  B.  D.  York,  231  Hancock  Ave.,  Detroit,  Mich. 
Assistant    Treasurer — Mrs.   J.    Dunn,    36   Woodward    Ave.    Terrace, 

Detroit,  Mich. 


In  contemplating  the  record  of  the  past  year,  we  are  con- 
strained to  consider  it  as  having  been  full  of  privileges,  plenteous 
In  occasions  of  good,  and  richer  in  known  duty  than  the  years 
which  have  preceded.  The  overflowing  riches  of  God's  grace  have, 
many  times,  impelled  the  weary  heart  to  make  pause  and  to  cry 
out  to  the  triumphant  soul,  "Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and  forget 
not  all  His  benefits."  Repeatedly,  messages  of  tenderness  and 
words  of  cheer  have  come  from  the  missionaries,  to  brace  the 
heart  and  strengthen  one's  faith  in  the  blessed  "tie  that  binds," 
and  in  countless  simple,  homely  ways  God  has  permitted  this  ele- 
ment of  joy  to  be  infused  into  the  daily  life,  to  brighten  the  path- 
way and  to  make  the  cup  overflow  with  these  added  drops  of  sweet- 
ness. Especially  close  has  been  the  co-operation  of  Branch  officers 
who  continue  with  one  exception  in  their  familiar  places.  Mrs. 
Abel  Bliss,  for  sixteen  years  officially  connected  with  the  Branch 
work  as  Rock  River  Conference  Secretary,  and  in  later  years  as  a 
most  efficient  Home  Secretary,  removes  to  a  southern  state  within 


NORTHWESTERN  BRANCH  85 

the  territory  of  the  Cincinnati  Branch,  to  which  we  commend  her 
most  affectionately. 

Mrs.  S.  J.  Herben,  though  but  recently  returned  to  our  Branch, 
In  which  she  received  her  first  impulses  to  work  and  first  training 
in  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  was  elected  to  succeed 
Mrs.  Bliss. 

Mrs.  Prentice,  though  a  "shut  in"  for  the  entire  year,  has 
faithfully  continued  her  work  as  secretary  of  Special  Work,  and 
has  written  and  distributed  hundreds  of  letters  to  missionaries  and 
patrons. 

The  same  commendation  may  be  given  to  the  secretaries  of 
Young  People  and  Standard  Bearers  and  of  the  King's  Heralds  and 
Little  Light  Bearers. 

A  new  significance  has  been  given  to  the  initials  of  the  society 
in  the  opening  of  a  department  especially  for  Women  From  Many 
Schools.  This  promising  work  has  for  its  motive  the  intimate  ac- 
quaintance with  those  Methodist  young  women  who  enlist  as  Student 
Volunteers  in  the  colleges  and  higher  institutions  of  learning 
throughout  the  Branch,  to  inform  them  concerning  the  progress  of 
the  W.  F.  M.  S.  and  to  help  them  in  intelligent,  definite  preparation 
for  missionary  service.  In  addition  to  the  medical  scholarships  oc- 
cupied, a  scholarship  in  Albion  College,  Mich.,  and  the  free  scholar- 
ships in  Northwestern  University,  a  new  offer  has  been  gratefully 
received  from  the  Chicago  Training  School  to  give  two  annual  schol- 
arships, including  board  and  room,  to  missionary  candidates  in  this 
Branch. 

The  gains  have  exceeded  the  losses  this  year.  In  new  auxiliaries 
we  have  26,  with  a  gain  in  numbers  of  401,  bringing  the  membership 
up  to  33,773.  Though  there  is  a  decrease  in  the  number  of  Young 
Women  and  Standard  Bearers  reported,  we  are  assured  that  they  are 
not  lost  to  mission  work  and  interests,  but  have  transferred  their 
membership  to  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  or  to  the 
missionary  organizations  among  the  young  people  under  the  Mission- 
ary Society  of  our  church.  The  King's  Heralds  show  an  increase  of 
39  societies  and  884  members.  The  Little  Light  Bearers  report  21 
new  societies  with  476  members.  Thank  offering  receipts  $26,693, 
an  increase  of  $2,502.  The  pledge  made  for  Crandon  Hall  at  the 
Branch  meeting  one  year  ago  has  been  raised,  and  a  special  effort  to 
secure  new  missionaries  and  their  support  for  five  years  has  been 
inaugurated  which  it  is  hoped  will  be  effective  in  placing  an  in- 
creased number  of  young  women  in  the  field. 


86  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

The  department  of  Literature  has  shown  steady  advance,  and 
the  increasing  demand  at  large  assemblies  other  than  our  own  show 
a  decided  gain  which  is  gratifying.  The  work  at  Branch  Headquar- 
ters continues  to  grow  under  the  efficient  care  of  the  office  secretary 
and  the  active  zeal  of  the  committee  in  charge. 

The  interest  in  the  week  of  prayer  for  missions  at  the  Christ- 
mastide  grows  steadily,  and  the  results  are  felt  in  newer  purposes 
and  deeper  devotion.    The  offering  was  $3,841,  a  gain  of  $528.54. 

The  financial  report  shows  a  slight  decrease.  This  does  not, 
however,  come  from  lessened  receipts  from  our  auxiliaries,  but 
from  the  smaller  amount  received  through  bequests  and  annuities. 

Within  the  year  we  have  been  privileged  to  send  out  three  new 
missionaries.  Dr.  Esther  Gimson  to  hospital  work  in  Bareilly,  India, 
Mrs.  Harriet  L.  R.  Grove  to  Calcutta,  and  Miss  Helen  A.  Witte  to 
Chentu,  West  China.  After  furloughs,  all  too  brief,  Miss  Mary  E. 
Melton  has  returned  to  Nagasaki,  Japan,  Miss  Miriam  Forster  to 
Asansol,  India,  and  Miss  Lizzie  Hewett  to  Montevideo,  South  Amer- 
ica. Those  who  are  at  home  on  furlough  are  Miss  Lizzie  Martin  and 
Dr.  Emma  Martin,  from  Tientsin,  China,  Miss  May  McKinley,  of  Dar- 
jeeling,  India,  and  Dr.  Luella  Masters,  from  Foochow.  The  wedding 
bells  rang  for  Miss  Decker,  of  Chung  King,  in  November  last  and 
she  became  the  wife  of  Rev.  James  Beech  of  Chentu. 

Twice,  as  the  year  drew  to  its  close,  a  beloved  comrade  entered 
that  low  tent  whose  curtains  never  open  outward.  Mrs.  Lewis  Mere- 
dith, first  president  of  the  first  auxiliary  west  of  the  Alleghanies, 
and  the  first  home  secretary  of  the  Branch,  who  in  the  sunny  clime 
of  California  when  the  new  day  dawned  for  her;  when  the  heavens 
became  brighter,  and  the  face  of  God  smiled  the  sweet  welcome  home 
to  another  soul  triumphant.  Our  "Little  Mother"  Nind,  to  whom 
morning,  noon  and  night  were  but  measures  in  a  ceaseless  song  of 
victory,  had  but  tasted  the  rest  of  the  still  retreat  when  the  mys- 
terious chariot  of  fire  paused  at  her  chamber  door.  So  close  was 
ithe  inner  bond  with  eternal  life  preserved,  that  no  pulse  beat  of 
that  happy  heart  was  repressed.  From  following  the  footprints  of 
her  Master  in  her  daily  life  she  was  lifted  up  from  earth  that  she 
might  see  Him  face  to  face.  "The  souls  of  the  righteous  are  in  the 
hand  of  God.    They  are  in  peace." 

MISS  F.  P.  CRANDON, 

Corresponding  Secretary. 


DES  MOINES  BRANCH  87 

TREASURERS  REPORT. 

Balance  in  General  Fund  Oct,  1st,  1904 $11,710.88 

Total  Receipts  Oct.  1st,  1904,  to  Oct.  1st,  1905 129,617.38 

From  Benefits,  Annuities  and  Gifts 8,954 . 51 


Grand  Total  ' $149,282 .  77 

Total  Disbursements  for  year  1904-5 137,126.47 

Balance,  including  Annuity  and  Investment  Fund $12,156.30 

Transferred  to  Annuity  Fund $1,100 .  00 

Transferred  to  Invested  Fund   2,500 .  00 

Total  Transferred  for  Year 3,600.00 

Balance  in  General  Fund  Oct.  1st,  1905. $8,554.51 

MRS.  LAURA  C.  DUNN, 

MRS.   BERTRAND  D.   YORK,  Treasurers. 


DES  MOINES  BRANCH. 
-  Includes  Iowa,  Missouri,  Arkansas  and  Louisiana. 
OFFICERS. 
President — Miss  Elizabeth  Pearson,  1100  High  St.,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 
Corresponding  Secretary — Mrs.  Wm.  B.  Thompson,  Bedford,  Iowa. 
Secretary  of  the  Home  Department — Miss  Villa  M.  Patten,  Musca- 
tine, Iowa. 
Recording  Secretary — Mrs.  B.  M.  Gatchell,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 
Treasurer — Mrs.  E.  P.  Fritz,  Dubuque,  Iowa. 
Secretary  Young  People's  Work — Mrs.  R.  S.  Beall,  Mt.  Ayr,  Iowa. 


When  the  lowly  Moabitess  went  forth  to  the  harvest  field  the 
Master  said  to  His  reapers,  "Let  her  glean  even  among  the  sheaves 
and  reproach  her  not;  and  let  fall  also,  some  of  the  handfuls  of  pur- 
pose for  her,  and  leave  them  that  she  may  glean  them,  and  rebuke 
her  not."  The  Lord  of  our  harvest  hath  put  of  this  same  generous 
spirit  upon  those  among  whom  we  have  been  gleaning,  and  our  bas- 
kets have  come  in  filled  with  golden  grain,  so  that  we  have  no  lack; 
all  our  need  has  been  supplied. 

In  the  middle  of  the  year  we  found  our  accounts  much  more 
seriously  overdrawn  than  ever  before,  and  we  felt  that  deliverance 


88  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

could  come  from  God  alone.  The  eleventh  day  of  August  was  fixed 
upon  as  a  day  of  fasting  and  prayer,  and  earnest,  believing  hearts 
waited  upon  Him.  At  the  end  of  the  year  the  treasurer's  report 
showed  that  the  victory  was  greater  than  we  had  expected,  and  we 
have  a  balance  with  which  to  begin  again.  The  Annual  meeting, 
crowring  the  year  of  such  blessing,  was  a  time  of  joyous  thanks- 
giving-. 

In  several  particulars,  the  work  in  Des  Moines  Branch  manifests 
vigorous  life,  viz.:  in  the  yearly  round  of  profitable  district  meetings, 
some  thirty  in  number,  in  the  many  Thank  Offering  and  other  public 
meetings  held  by  auxiliaries,  in  the  goodly  gains  in  membership,  and 
in  the  sales  of  literature  and  supplies,  amounting  to  $1,700.  These 
figures  are  not  only  an  indication  of  missionary  interest,  but  a  pledge 
of  its  increase.  We  note,  however,  with  concern  some  weak  points 
in  our  defenses;  for  instance,  the  too  brief  lists  of  subscriptions 
to  our  periodicals,  and  the  lack  of  some  one  to  care  for  and  lead 
on  in  the  work  among  children. 

Our  largest  building  enterprise  reached  completion  last  Decem- 
ber in  the  dedication  at  Hyderabad,  India,  of  a  pair  of  excellent 
buildings  for  the  Girls'  Boarding  School.  The  good  home  of  the 
missionary  and  her  assistants  is  a  delight,  and  the  school  building, 
with  its  large,  well  ventilated  classrooms,  furnished  with  good  desks 
from  America,  leaves  little  to  be  desired. 

It  is  a  great  satisfaction  to  have  this  excellent  school  so  well 
housed. 

A  wise  mother  in  the  olden  time,  pointing  to  her  sons,  said: 
"These  are  my  jewels,"  and  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
prizes  similarly  its  daughters,  whom  it  sends  forth  to  the  distant 
and  difficult  fields  of  service.  In  the  matter  of  new  missionaries, 
God  has  not  left  himself  without  witness  in  our  Branch.  Within  the 
year  several  names  have  been  added  to  our  list,  besides  those  who 
went  out  immediately  after  the  close  of  our  last  session.  Miss 
Newby  sailed  in  June  for  Nan  Chang,  Central  China,  to  the  assistance 
of  Miss  Ogburn  in  the  Stephen  L.  Baldwin  Memorial  School,  and  in 
September  Misses  Wells  and  Hitchcock  left  for  the  needy  station 
Chung  King,  West  China.  Still  another,  Miss  Aaronson,  leaves  in  a 
few  days  for  service  in  the  Girls'  High  School,  Calcutta,  India. 

Misses  Phelps  and  Daniel,  at  the  close  of  needed  furlough,  return 
to  Japan,  and  Miss  Lauck  to  India.  Misses  Gregg  and  Manning  have 
recently  come  home  for  their  first  vacation,  from  Muttra,  India,  and 
Chung  King,  China,  respectively. 


MINNEAPOLIS  BRANCH  89 

This  brief  report  presents  but  a  few  of  the  many  points  of 
interest  in  our  work.  The  year,  as  memory  holds  it  fast,  glows  with 
a  luster  "above  the  brightness  of  the  sun,"  for  He  has  walked  among 
ms,  and  though  our  path  led  through  strait  places,  our  feet  stum- 
bled not. 

For  these  precious  lessons  of  faith  for  rich  i  aterial  gifts,  for 
richer  gifts  vouchsafed  in  bright,  young  lives  devoted  to  the  service 
of  our  God,  for  His  matchless  grace  which  has  upheld  and  made  us 
to  triumph,  we  render  joyful,  humble  praise  to  His  excellent  name. 

MRS.  WM,  B.   THOMPSON, 

Corresponding  Secretary. 
TREASURER'S  REPORT. 

Receipts  Oct.  1,  1904,  to  Oct.  1,  1905 $55,205.44 

Disbursements    53,173 .  45 

Balance $  2,031 .  99 

MRS.  E.  P.  FRITZ,  Treasurer. 


MINNEAPOLIS  BRANCH. 
Includes  Minnesota  and  the  two  Dakotas. 

OFFICERS. 
President— MRS.   M.    C.    LANDIS,    1505    Clinton    Ave,    Minneapolis, 

Minn. 
Corresponding  Secretary— MRS.  C.  W.  JOYCE,  310  Groveland  Ave., 

Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Secretary  of  Home  Department— MRS.  A.  J.  THORNE,,  3031  First 

Ave.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Recording  Secretary— MRS.  J.  H.  FRITZ,  729  Hague  Ave.,  St.  Paul, 

Minn. 
Treasurer — MRS.  C.  W.  HALL,  3206  Second  Ave.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 


The  Minneapolis  Branch  is  small  numerically  and  financially. 
Much  of  its  territory  is  missionary  ground,  but  we"  have  a  fruitful 
soil  for  the  development  of  large  possibilities  in  the  near  future. 

We  closed  our  twenty-second  year  with  rejoicings  over  victories 
won  and  advance  on  many  lines.  The  year  has  been  full  of  anxious 
thought  and  careful  planning  by  our  faithful  Conference  and  District 
Secretaries  for  advancement  and  for  strengthening  of  weak  places; 


DO  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

they  have  been  rewarded  by  meeting  in  full  all  our  appropriations, 
with  a  small  balance  with  which  to  begin  the  year.  Our  Annual 
Branch  meeting  held  in  Fowler  Church,  Minneapolis,  was  the  best 
in  our  history.  Three  full  days  were  given  to  business  and  methods 
of  work,  with  several  fine  papers  on  different  phases  of  our  problems. 
The  three  evening  services  were  full  of  interst.  We  began  with 
a  reception,  address  of  welcome  and  response,  all  exceptionally 
well  rendered. 

Miss  Ella  Manning  from  our  far  away  mission  in  West  China, 
gave  us  a  glimpse  of  the  vastness  and  the  immense  possibilities 
of  that  great  field.  One  evening  was  too  short  to  give  us  an  ade- 
quate conception  of  the  open  doors  and  opportunities  for  seed 
sowing  which  will  soon  ripen  into  abundant  harvests. 

Dr.  Henry  Leuring  of  Malaysia,  gave  us  an  evening  of  intense 
interest-  in  portraying  the  needs  of  the  unsaved  world,  especially  of 
the  condition  of  women  and  why  we  should  send  them  the  Gospel 
message.  All  who  were  privileged  to  hear  him,  resolved  to  do  more 
and  better  work  for  missions. 

Miss  Blackstock  is  our  only  missionary  at  home,  her  heart  is 
calling  her  back  to  Japan. 

Miss  Rouse,  after  giving  ten  years  of  faithful  service  for 
China's  daughters,  was  married  in  August  to  Dr.  Keene  of  South 
Dakota,  they  have  located  in  Spokane,  Washington.  We  give  them 
our  blessing,  and  pray  Heaven's  choicest  blessings  upon  their 
lives. 

Miss  Whittaker  our  birthday  missionary,  sailed  for  Rangoon, 
Burma,  last  November.  She  is  happy  in  the  school  work  and  making 
good  progress  in  the  language. 

The  persistent  and  earnest  pleadings  for  another  worker  in 
the  Training  school  in  Manila,  so  aroused  our  sympathy  and  in- 
terest, that  we  searched  among  all  the  Branches  for  the  one  to  go 
in  place  of  Miss  Spaulding  who  was  compelled  to  come  home  on 
account  of  ill  health.  We  found  Miss  Marguerite  Decker  on  the 
Pacific  Coast,  one  ready  and  willing  to  go,  and  well  fitted  for  that 
important  field.  'Miss  Decker  sailed  for  Manila  the  27th  of  May, 
and  was  most  joyfully  welcomed  July  5th.  She  writes  most  en- 
thusiastically of  that  great  field. 

Miss  Grandstrand  of  Lindstrom,  Minn.,  was  graduated  from  the 
Chicago  training  school  last  May,  and  sailed  for  Pakur,  India,  in 
August.     Miss  Grandstrand  goes  out  at  her  own  expense  and  sup- 


MINNEAPOLIS  BRANCK.  91 

ports  herself  while  on  the  field.  Her  work  will  be  under  the  auspices 
of  the  Branch. 

There  are  two  accepted  candidates  who  are  taking  a  special 
course  in  Bible  study,  and  hope  to  be  sent  out  the  last  of  the  year. 

We  lose  by  removal,  our  Superintendent  of  Children's  work, 
and  her  successor  has  not  yet  been  found, 

We  have  great  need  of  leadership  among  our  auxiliaries  and 
young  people.  We  want  a  Field  Secretary  for  constant  travel 
throughout  our  Branch  in  the  interests  of  our  work. 

One  of  the  most  interesting  and  helpful  features  of  our  annual 
meeting  was  the  afternoon  with  our  young  people,  who  had  entire 
charge  of  the  program.  This  department,  if  fully  organized,  will 
prove  one  of  our  strongest  and  best  arms  of  service  for  the  develop- 
ment of  the  home  side  of  the  work.  We  covet  the  energy  and 
enthusiasm  of  our  young  people  for  this  world  wide  Evangelism. 

A  day  of  prayer  for  the  work  and  the  workers  was  most  profit- 
able and  helpful. 

The  Bureau  of  supplies  has  been  well  patronized  and  more  lit- 
erature sold  than  in  any  previous  year.  135,000  pages  of  free  litera- 
ture were  distributed.  We  have  not  increased  in  as  many  lines 
as  we  had  hoped,  but  we  look  into  the  coming  year  with  confidence 
that  we  will  do  better  work  and  advance  in  interest  and  zeal 
more  than  ever  before  in  our  history.  "It  is  not  by  might  nor  by 
power,  but  by  My  Spirit  saith  the  Lord."  In  that  Spirit  we  are 
trusting. 

MRS.  C.  W.  JOYCE, 

Corresponding  Secretary. 
TREASURER'S  REPORT. 

Balance  from  Oct.  1st,  1904 $      146 .  26 

Receipts  from  Oct.  1st,  1904  to  Oct.  1st,  1905 $22,259.76 

Total   cash  and  receipts $22,405.96 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

For  the  Foreign  field $18,996 .  30 

Contingencies 1,938 .  01 

Total  disbursements   $20,934 .  31 

Balance  Oct.  1st,  1905 $  1,431.65 

MRS.  C.  W.  HALL,  Treasurer. 


92  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

TOPEKA  BRANCH. 

Includes  Kansas,  Nebraska,  Colorado,  Wyoming,  Utah,  Texas,  Okla- 
homa, Indian  Territory  and  New  Mexico. 

OFFICERS. 
President— MRS.   EMMA   A.   IMBODEN,   210   North   Emporia  Ave., 

Wichita,  Kan. 
Corresponding   Secretary— MISS   ELLA   M.   WATSON,    1701    South 

Seventeenth  Street,  Lincoln,  Neb. 
Recording  Secretary— MRS.  ETTA  L.  MADISEN,  Manhatten,  Kan. 
Treasurer— MRS.  ANNETTE  M.  DAVIS,  1701  K.  St.,  Lincoln,  Neb. 


The  twenty-second  year  in  the  history  of  Topeka  Branch,  has 
not  been  an  exception  to  the  goodness  and  mercy  of  God.  He  has 
been  better  to  us  than  all  our  fears,  yea  than  all  our  hopes  and 
we  rejoice  in  the  larger  receipts,  increased  membership  and  a 
greater  number  of  missionaries  in  the  field.  Nine  months  ago  when 
a  change  in  the  office  of  Corresponding  Secretary  was  imperative, 
to  some  of  us  at  least,  it  seemed  that  disaster  might  overtake  us. 
But  more  and  more  are  we  learning  that  the  Lord's  work  is  not 
dependent  for  success  upon  the  strength  of  any  human  hand,  nor 
the  guidance  of  any  human  mind,  however  strong  and  true. 

We  closed  last  year  with  Miss  Imhof  outward  bound,  returning 
to  Japan,  Miss  Varney  preparing  to  sail  for  a  second  term  of 
service  in  China,  and  the  faces  of  Miss  Henry,  Miss  Clippenger,  Miss 
Swan  and  Miss  Morgan  set  for  the  first  time  toward  India. 

That  these  good  women  accomplished  the  long  jorney  by  sea 
and  land,  reaching  their  destination,  without  accident  and  in  health, 
is  a  reason  for  gratitude. 

The  news  had  also  come  of  the  serious  illness  of  Miss  Spaulding 
in  rianila,  and  a  little  later  the  tidings  that  she  had  been  ordered 
home.  We  rejoice  in  having  her  with  us  today,  almost  restored 
to  health  to  encourage  our  hearts  by  telling  of  the  work  in  the 
Philippines. 

Eight  years  ago  at  our  annual  gathering  we  said  good-bye  and 
bade  Cod  speed  to  Miss  Livermore,  goint  to  India.  After  these 
years  inwhich  she  has  wrought  well,  a  workman  that  needeth  not 
to  be  ashamed,  she  is  with  us  to  tell  of  the  condition  of  woman- 
kind in  a  land  where  Christ  is  not  known. 

Within  the  twelve  months,  God's  call  has  sounded  in  the  ear  of 


TOPBKA  BRANCH  93 

Other  young  women  gladly,  "Here  am  I,  send  me,"  two  of  whom 
will   sail   next  week  for   India. 

A  few  weeks  since  we  sent  to  Japan,  Miss  Suye  Shibata,  a  young 
woman  who  came  from  her  native  land  five  years  ago  to  more 
thoroughally  prepare  herself  for  a  life  work.  In  June  she  graduated 
from  the  New  England  Conservatory  of  music,  the  first  Japanese  to 
receive  a  diploma  from  that  institution  and  most  fitting  is  her 
appointment  as  teacher  of  music  in  our  school  at  Aoyama,  Tokyo. 

The  Christmas  offering  inaugurated  a  year  ago  and  the  adoption 
of  Miss  Morgan,  as  our  Christmas  missionary,  has  proven  a  great 
success,  bringing  into  the  treasury  more  than  $1,300.  This  report 
indicates  that  the  women  of  Topeka  Branch,  while  planning  for  gifts 
for  friends  and  loved  ones,  have  not  forgotten  the  one  whose  com- 
ing they  celebrate,  Jesus  Christ,  the  greatest  gift  to  all  mankind. 

Our  treasury  has  been  enriched  because  earth  is  made  poorer 
by  the  going  home  of  some  of  Cod's  saints,  whose  last  thought  and 
dying  petition  was  for  the  continuance  of  success  of  the  Woman's 
Foreign  Missionary  Society.  Miss  Fuller  who  gave  fruitful  years  to 
India,  and  in  her  last  will  bequeathed  her  all  to  the  organization 
which  she  represented, — eleven  hundred  dollars  has  been  realized 
with  a  possiblity  of  two  or  three  hundred  more.  Fifteen  hundred 
has  come  from  the  estate  of  Mrs.  Eliza  J.  Chrisman  of  Topeka;  four 
hundred  from  that  of  Mrs.  Virginia  Mitchell,  Marion,  Kansas;  and 
one  hundred  from  that  of  Mrs.  Leah  J.  Locke,  Crete,  Neb.  A  good 
woman  in  setting  her  house  in  order  for  the  next  world  has  paid 
into  the  treasury  $1,000. 

The  out-put  from  our  Bureau  of  Supplies  increases  year  by 
year  and  the  interest  in  the  United  Study  grows  as  is  evidenced 
by  the  sale  of  1,124  copies  of  "Dux  Christus."  The  only  discourag- 
ing note  we  have  to  sound  is  a  decrease  of  47  subscribers  to  the 
Woman's  Missionary  Friend.  This  is  sufficient  cause  for  chagrin 
and  humiliation. 

The  work  among  the  young  people  and  children,  our  hope  for 
the  future,  has  made  steady  progress  and  from  the  respective  Sup- 
erintendents we  hear  of  numbers  of  new  organizations.  The  year 
has  had  more  of  joy  than  sadness,  but  with  our  round  the  world 
constituency,  we  have  experienced  a  common  sorrow  in  the  going 
hence  of  Mrs.  Mary  C.  Nind.  There  were  present  at  our  annual 
meeting  representatives  from  auxiliaries  organized  by  Mrs.  Nind, 
more  than  thirty  years  ago  and  to  whom  she  has  been  a  source 
of  inspiration  and  strength. 


94  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

We  might  have  known  that  in  the  eternal  fitness  of  things  Mary 
C.  Nind  would  not  take  any  ordinary  road  to  Heaven.  A  chariot  of 
fire  was  a  fitting  ascension  for  one  of  such  fiery  zeal.  We  cannot 
believe  that  her  activities  have  ceased,  though  we  shall  greatly 
miss  her  bodily  presence. 

Another  friend,  true  and  tried  who  but  recently  received  his 
coronation,  is  Bishop  Joyce.  In  his  busy  life  never  too  busy  to  give 
time  to  the  consideration  of  the  interests  of  the  Woman's  Foreign 
Missionary  Society,  and  how  frequently  within  our  territory  has 
he  responded  to  calls  for  addresses  at  conference  anniversaries,  and 
ever  prodigal  of  his  strength  were  there  a  possibility  for  the 
advancement  of  the  work. 

The  annual  meeting  was,  as  has  been  each  preceeding,  the  best 
in  our  history. 

The  children's  meeting  and  young  people's  rally,  were  of  unus- 
ual interest. 

We  were  fortunate  in  having  as  speakers  in  addition  to  our 
missionaries,  Mrs.  Lydia  Wilkinson,  Miss  Melva  Livermore,  Miss 
Winifred  Spaulding,  Rev.  Geo.  B.  Smyth,  Rev.  Geo.  H.  Jones,  Rev. 
J.  O.  Denning  and  Rev.  Don  Nichols. 

Such  is  the  record,  incomplete  though  it  be,  of  the  year's 
work. 

We  are  glad  to  have  had  a  part  in  such  blessed  service. 
"Soon  may  the  last  glad  song  arise, 
Through  all  the  armies  of  the  skies, 
That  song  of  triumph  which  records, 
That  all  the  earth  is  now  the  Lord's." 

MISS  ELLA  M.  WATSON, 

Corresponding  Secretary. 

TREASURER'S  REPORT. 

9 

Oct.   1,   1904;    Oct.   1,   1905. 

Balance,    Oct.    1,    1904 $  8.904.82 

Receipts 33,782 .  03 


Total,  including  balance $42,686.85 

Disbursements    35,441 .  82 


Balance,  Oct.  1,  1905 $  7,243.03 

MRS.  A.  M.  DAVIS,  Treasurer. 


PACIFIC  BRANCH  95 

PACIFIC  BRANCH. 

Includes  California,  Arizona  and  Nevada. 

OFFICERS. 

President— MRS.  GEORGE  B.  SMYTH,  2505  Hearst  Ave.,  Berkely, 

California. 
Corresponding   Secretary— MRS.    S.   F.   JOHNSON,    5   Ford    Place, 

Pasadena,  California. 
Associate  Corresponding  Secretary— MRS.   CHARLOTTE   O'NEAL, 

Pasadena,  California. 
Recording  Secretary— MRS.  J.  R.  UMSTED,  3036  Hoover  St.,  Los 

Angeles,  California. 
Treasurer — MRS.  Z.  L.  PARMELEE,  South  Pasadena,  California. 


"Hitherto  the  Lord  has  helped  us,"  and  many  proofs  of  His  help- 
ful presence  have  been  given  us  in  the  good  year  1905.  Ourp  rogress 
has  hot  been  rapid  nor  our  advance  as  great  as  we  had  hoped  for, 
yet  we  are  grateful  that  the  fruitage  of  our  year's  work  has  not 
been  insignificant. 

One  of  our  best-beloved,  Mrs.  Lewis  Wright  of  Pomona,  one 
whose  life  and  services  seemed  so  necessary  to  the  prosperity  of 
the  Pacific  Branch,  was  called  to  her  heavenly  home  in  March. 

Rev.  A.  C.  Haggard  our  faithful  and  generous  friend,  received 
his  crown  and  heard  the  "well-done"  welcome,  since  last  we  met  in 
annual  session.  Property  worth  nearly  $15,000  for  the  endowment 
of  a  professorship  in  Lucknow  College,  has  been  given  us  by  the 
godly  man. 

Our  increase  in  organizations  and  membership  has  not  been 
as  great  as  in  others  years.  Seven  new  auxiliaries  and  23  new 
Young  People's  Societies  make  a  total  increase  of  30.  Considering 
that  many  of  the  District  Superintendents  of  Young  People's  Work 
did  not  fairly  get  to  work,  the  increase  in  their  work  is  most  grati- 
fying. Our  receipts  have  been  encouraging  all  the  year,  and  if  our 
needs  did  not  multiply  so  rapidly  we  would  be  in  good  financial 
condition. 

But  "the  reapers  overtake  the  sowers"  and  our  balance  did  not 
justify  a  large  increase  in  our  appropriations. 

The  United  Study  was  generally  followed  by  our  people  and  we 
believe  the  interest  in  all  our  literature  is  hopefully  increasing. 

Miss  Spaulding  and  Dr.  Sheldon  and  Miss  Means  rendered  effi- 
cient service  at  Thank  Offering  meeting.     Their  ministrations  left 


96  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

a  gracious  influence  wherever  they  spoke,  or  sung  and  our  work 
was  left  better  and  stronger  because  of  their  helpful  services. 

Misses  Hughes,  Long  and  Sites,  and  Dr.  Li  Bi  Cu  spent  Sunday, 
Sept.  24th  with  us,  to  the  delight  and  profit  of  our  people. 

We  are  especially  favored  by  having  with  us  for  a  few  months 
Dr.  and  Mrs.   Schwartz  of  Japan. 

Our  own  missionaries  have  had  a  successful  year.  Miss  Hol- 
brook  has  had  fine  opportunities  for  reaching  the  people  of  Japan,  by 
her  ministrations  to  the  soldiers  in  hospitals,  and  to  their  families. 
Miss  Collins  has  had  sickness  in  her  home  and  one  of  her  precious 
children  died.  We  are  hoping  to  send  her  a  helper  very  soon,  who 
in  addition  to  being  a  college  and  Normal  School  graduate  is  a 
trained  nurse,  and  will  we  hope   do  a  great  work  for  Africa. 

Dr.  Taft  has  had  to  do  double  duty  since  her  beloved  Dr. 
Hoag's  return  home.  She  has  found  it  necessary  to  confine  her 
services  to  her  own  Methodist  work.  Heretofore  she  and  Dr.  Hoag, 
have  treated  missionaries  of  other  Boards. 

Our  Rajputana  girls,  Dr.  Beck  and  Miss  Hart,  are  facing  a 
terrible  famine.  They  write  that  already  the  water  tanks  are  many 
of  them  dry  and  the  natives  are  leaving  their  homes  to  wander 
about  the  country,  in  search  of  food  and  drink.  We  thought  when 
we  sent  Miss  Marble  to  India  a  year  ago,  that  she  would  be  sta- 
tioned in  the  North  India  Conference,  but  she  was  needed  elsewhere 
and  now  we  have  all  three  of  our  missionaries  in  Northwest  India 
Conference.  She  is  very  happy  in  her  home  in  Meerut  and  is  in  love 
with  her  work  and  fellow-workers. 

Miss  Parker  has  been  in  charge  of  Manila  Training  School  all 
the  year  and  has  given  general  satisfaction,  although  she  has  been  in 
ill  health  much  of  the  time.  She  has  given  six  years  to  work  in 
the  Philippines  and  must  take  her  furlough  next  spring. 

Miss  Holman  is  rapidly  recovering  her  health  and  strength, 
and  will  probably  return  to  India  this  winter. 

Miss  Celesta  Easton  who  served  us  in  India  for  several  years, 
has  been  waiting  at  the  bedside  of  her  invalid  mother  for  years. 
God  has  called  the  sufferer  home  and  Miss  Easton  will  be  ready  to 
return  to  her  work  this  winter,  if  the  money  to  send  her  can  be 
secured.  The  India  missionaries  stand  ready  to  welcome  her  back. 
We  need  the  money  for  her  support  and  for  that  of  our  new  mission- 
ary to  Africa. 

We  need  women  to  fill  our  offices,  especially  the  offices 
of  Young  People's  and  Juvenile  Work,  who  have  time  and  health 


PACIFIC   BRANCH  9? 

and  push  and  aggressiveness.  We  have  found  no  patent  method 
by  which  this  work  will  run  itself.  The  women  who  undertake 
it  cannot  accomplish  what  ought  to  be  done  by  sitting  at  home  and 
writing  letters.  Reports  are  good,  but  if  nothing  is  done  to  enthuse 
and  increase  the  work,  there  will  soon  be  nothing  to  report.  We 
want  a  band  of  District  Superintendents  who  will  go  after  these 
young  people  and  children  and  keep  in  constant  touch  with  them  all. 
We  all  need  to  pray  more.  We  have  not  tested  the  power  of 
prayer.  If  we  had  we  would  have  clearer  visions  of  duty  and  would 
receive  all  that  we  need  from  Him,  who  is  "able  to  do  exceeding 
abundantly  above  all  we  can  ask  or  think." 

Our  annual  meeting  was  held  in  Pomona,  California,  Oct.  4, 
1905,  and  was  large  and  enthusiastic.  Its  important  features  were 
a  lantern  slide  lecture  by  Dr.  H.  W.  Schwartz  of  Japan,  an  inspiring 
address  by  Miss  Emily  Wheeler  of  the  American  Board,  and  the 
retirement  of  the  Branch  Secretary,  and  the  election  of  Mrs.  S.  F. 
Johnson  to  the  vacant  office.  In  laying  down  the  work  that  has 
been  such  a  delight  and  that  had  grown  so  dear  to  her,  the  retiring 
Secretary  rejoices  that  her  precious  charge  has  fallen  into  such 
vigorous  and  competent  hands.  May  Cod  bless  and  greatly  prosper 
the  work  of  Pacific  Branch  in  all  its  future. 

CHARLOTTE   O'NEAL, 

Corresponding  Secretary. 

TREASURER'S  REPORT. 

Receipts  from  Conference,  Oct.  1,  1904  to  Oct.  1,  '05 $18,132.00 

Receipts  from  annuity 500 .  00 


Total    Receipts    $18,632 .  00 

Deficit  Oct.   1st,   1904 $      134.28 

Disbursements   18,440 .  11 


Total  $18,632 .  00 

Balance  Oct.  1,  1905 59 .  61 

MRS.  Z.  L.  PARMELEE,  Treasurer. 


98  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

COLUMBIA   RIVER   BRANCH. 

Includes  Washington,  Idaho,  Montana,  and  Oregon. 

OFFICERS. 

President— MRS.    M.   C.   WIRE,   Eugene,   Oregon. 

Corresponding   Secretary— MRS.    A.    N.   FISHER,    214    Twelfth   St., 

Portland,  Oregon. 
Recording   Secretary— MRS.  W.   H.   SAYLOR,  871   South  First  St., 

Portland,  Oregon. 
Treasurer— MRS.  M.  E.  WHITNEY,  704  South  I  St.,  Tacoma,  Wash. 


The  year  1905  is  notable  in  the  history  of  the  Pacific  Northwest. 
Those  giant  numerates  erected  above  Portland  Heights  to  blaze 
against  the  evening  sky,  signal  a  date  of  such  local  significance 
that  the  country  at  large  and  nations  afar  have  noted  its  import 
and  paid  it  tribute.  Hence  the  missionary  record  of  Columbia 
River  Branch  cannot  be  considered  without  taking  into  -account  the 
Lewis  and  Clark  Centennial  Exposition.  In  a  new  country  an 
event  of  this  character,  involving  history  of  historic  pioneer  days 
and  prophecy  of  future  empire,  must  of  necessity  largely  absorb 
the  attention  of  the  people,  to  the  possible  temporary  waiving  of- 
claims  of  a  wider  nature.  So,  although  our  hope  for  marked  advance 
along  every  line  of  our  Branch  work  has  not  had  full  fruition,  there 
is  more  than  usual  reason  for  thanksgiving  for  the  degree  of  suc- 
cess attained.  Whatever  has  been  accomplished  is  due,  on  the 
human  side,  to  a  deep  and  abiding  devotion  to  the  world-wide 
cause  of  the  Master — which  is  a  safer  basis  for  future  calculations 
than  larger  increase  under  unusually  stimulating  circumstances. 

Ten  new  auxiliaries  have  been  added  during  the  year,  all  in 
small  churches  where  a  few  devoted  women  have  become  surety  for 
the  undertaking.  For  four  of  these  organizations  we  are  indebted 
to  Miss  Livermore,  who  tarried  along  her  homeward  journey  from 
India  for  a  glimpse  of  her  Western  relatives  and  thus  became  a 
blessing  to  others.  Never  has  any  missionary  passed  our  way  who 
has  made  a  deeper  spiritual  impression  or  presented  more  forcibly 
the  wondrous  power  of  the  Gospel  in  a  pagan  land. 

Our  greatest  advance  has  been  among  young  people.  Two  new 
factors  contributed  to  increased  activity  in  this  direction — the 
election  of  a  Branch  Superintendent  who  has  brought  strength  of 
heart  and  brain  to  bear  on  the  task  of  building  up  this  important 


COLUMBIA  RIVER  BRANCH  99 

division  of  our  forces,  and  the  fresh  incentive   to  effort  that  the 
outgoing  of  a  new  missionary  affords. 

The  number  of  Standard  Bearers  has  been  increased  by  nearly 
one  thousand,  under  the  inspiration  of  providing  the  support  of 
Miss  Laura  Austin,  who  has  been  commissioned  to  evangelistic  work 
in  Gujarat,  India. 

Our  King's  Heralds  Bands  have  also  grown  and  the  number  of 
Little  Light  Bearers  Life  Members.  Among  the  latter  is  a  unique 
trio  of  beautiful  boys — three  brothers  with  one  and  the  same  happy 
birth. 

The  receipts  are  less  by  a  small  sum  than  those  reported  one 
year  ago,  yet  they  show  a  substantial  gain  from  ordinary  sources, 
the  amount  of  the  preceding  year  having  been  augmented  by  two 
large  gifts  for  specific  purposes. 

The  Annual  meeting  was  held  in  Salem,  Oregon,  a  location  well 
adapted  to  incite  to  brave  endeavor,  since  hard  by  is  the  sacred  en- 
closure of  Lee  Mission  Cemetery,  where  sleep  the  band  of  heroes 
who  wrought  so  well  for  church  and  for  state  in  the  days  when 
all  the  region  was  foreign  mission  ground.  By  happy  coincidence 
the  date  of  the  meeting  covered  the  time  fixed  upon  by  the  Com- 
mission on  Aggressive  Evangelism  for  special  prayer  for  the  out- 
pouring of  the  Holy  Spirit  and  the  revival  of  the  work  of  God. 

And  truly,  in  no  former  Branch  Meeting  has  the  voice  of 
prayer  risen  so  frequently  or  the  spirit  of  devotion  so  controlled 
all  the  proceedings.  The  consecration  service  led  by  the  Branch 
Treasurer,  in  connection  with  the  consideration  of  appropriations, 
was  such  as  to  lay  the  responsibility  of  the  work  on  all  hearts  and 
to  result  in  the  ananimous  decision  to  place  the  amount  of  our 
figures  considerably  in  advance  of  the  receipts  of  the  present  year. 

The  nearly  unexpected  presence  of  Mrs.  Williams  Rouse  Keens 
and  the  tarrying  of  our  own  Miss  Austin  on  the  eve  of  her  departure 
for  the  foreign  field,  lent  more  than  ordinary  charm  to  the  gather- 
ing and  supplied  the  living  links  with  China  and  India,  that  will 
strengthen  future  effort  in  their  behalf. 

We  go  forward  into  another  year,  confident  that  its  record  will 
far  exceed  that  of  any  now  passed. 

MRS.   A.   W.  FISHER, 

Corresponding  Secretary. 


100  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

TREASURER'S  REPORT. 

Balance  on  hand  October  1,  1904 $  2,088 .  10 

Receipts  from  Octoberl,  '04  to  Oct.  1,  1905 8,052.01 


Total $10,140.11 

Disbursements   $  7,855.99 


Balance  on  hand  October  1,  1905 $  2,2284 .  12 

MRS.  M.  E.  WHITNEY,  Treasurer. 


German  Work 


He  who  led  us  in  former  years  and  helped  us  in  many  diffi- 
culties has  been  with  us  and  has  helped  us  during  the  past  year. 
Although  we  cannot  report  great  advance,  we  feel  that  it  is  a 
cause  for  gratitude  that  our  recipts  show  a  small  increase  when 
we  had  feared  that  the  unusually  large  receipts  of  last  year,  tracea- 
ble largely  to  the  visits  of  Miss  Nicholaisen  in  three  of  our  Con- 
ferences, would  be  followed  by  a  decrease  this  year.  These  Confer- 
ences did  fall  back,  so  also  thcjse  in  Europe,  but  others  made  such 
advances  that  these  losses  were  not  only  covered  but  our  totals 
show  an  advance  of  $415.18. 

The  largest  bequest  that  has  ever  come  to  our  German  Work 
came  to  us  this  year.  It  amounted  to  $600.00.  This  was  sent  in 
in  several  installments,  giving  no  clue  as  to  who  the  donor  might 
be  until  with  the   last  remittance  the  information  came. 

We  are  grateful  for  our  corps  of  faithful  Conference  Secre- 
taries, without  whose  help  this  work  could  not  have  been  done. 
For  the  first  time  for  a  number  of  years  no  change  has  been 
made  necessary  by  death  or  other  causes.  With  but  three  excep- 
tions they  are  pastors'  wives  who,  as  we  all  know,  are  usually  over- 
burdened with  their  own  church  work,  but  they  have  bravely  taken 
up  and  carried  this  work,  giving  to  it  untiring  energy.  A  few  of 
them  have  succeeded  in  interesting  their  membership,  both  young 
and  old,  in  mission  study  as  never  before.  As  a  result  our  sales  of 
literature  have  increased. 

We  labor  under  peculiar  difficulties  in  regard  to  supplying 
suitable  study  helps  and  other  leaflets.  A  large  number  of  our 
members  are  able  to  use  and  many  prefer  to  use  the  English  helps, 
but  there  still  remains  a  large  number,  and  many  of  them  our  most 
earnest   and    faithful   members,   who   cannot   derive   much    if   any 


GERMAN  WORK  101 

benefit  from  anything  in  the  English  language,  whether  written  or 
spoken,  and  for  them  we  must  provide  something.  The  "Study" 
is  given  in  full  in  our  German  "Freund,"  and  last  fall  we  published 
a  sixteen  page  leaflet  on  Japan,  the  first  one  which  was  distinctively 
in  connection  with  the  study.  Another  on  Africa  is  soon  to  follow. 
Besides  this  two  other  leaflets  were  published  and  4,000  copies  of 
our  Annual  Report.  Of  the  latter  1,600  were  sold,  the  remainder 
being  used  for  free  distribution.  The  increased  sale  of  reports  is, 
we  believe,  an  index  of  the  interest  which  many  have  in  our  work. 

The  need  of  an  Agent  of  Supplies,  who  could  relieve  the  secre- 
tary of  this  part  of  the  work,  had  long  been  felt  and  we  are  happy 
to  say  that  we  have  succeeded  in  securing  the  gratuitous  services 
of  a  young  lady  who  proves  herself  very  efficient  and  who  is  glad 
thus  to  be  able  to  do  something  to  help  the  work  of  the  Woman's 
Foreign  Missionary  Society. 

We  are  glad  to  be  able  to  report  another  increase  in  the  sub- 
scription list  of  the  Freund.  The  number  of  subscribers  in  Amer- 
ica equals  72  per  cent  of  our  membership  in  America. 

The  matter  of  German  Branch  has  again  been  discussed  and 
voted  upon.  Two  hundred  and  five  auxiliaries,  representing  a 
membership  of  5,209,  participated  in  the  vote,  which  resulted  in 
3,761  in  favor  of,  and  775  against  the  formation  of  a  German  Branch. 
In  none  of  the  Conferences  was  there  a  majority  against  the  mat- 
ter, two  Conferences  did  not  report  a  single  vote  in  opposition,  and 
several  others  less  than  one-half  of  their  vote.  The  question  was 
again  submitted  to  the  ministers  of  our  ten  conferences  in  the 
United  States.  Their  vote  stands  the  same  as  last  year,  that  is, 
6  conferences  favor  and  4  oppose  the  forming  of  a  German  Branch. 
Or,  to  bring  it  in  another  form,  82  per  cent  of  the  vote  cast  in  aux- 
iliaries and  over  75  percent  of  our  active  ministry  favor  the  forma- 
tion of  a  German  Branch.  We  have  prayed  that  the  Lord  may  direct 
us  in  this  matter,  bringing  to  pass  that  which  seemeth  best  to  Him. 

It  is  a  source  of  gratification  and  of  hope  for  the  future  that 
several  of  our  German  girls  are  at  present  engaged  in  special  prepa- 
ration for  work  under  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 
We  know  that  the  more  representatives  of  German  Methodism  we 
can  have  in  the  foreign  field,  the  more  will  the  interest  at  home 
grow.  Relying  on  the  promises  of  the  Master  we  look  happily  for- 
ward to  the  work  of  another  year.  Respectfully  submitted, 

LOUISA   C.   ROTHWEILER, 

Secretary  of  German  Work. 


102 


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SCANDINAVIAN  WORK  103 

Scandinavian  Work 

Includes  21  States. 


Another  year  has  gone  and  we  bring  you  our  third  annual  re- 
port. It  is  expected  of  us  and  rightly  so  that  our  work  should 
prosper  year  by  year.  We  admit  that  the  growth  has  not  been 
rapid  so  far,  but  nevertheless  we  are  glad  that  we  can  report  a 
slight  increase.  We  realize  that  when  a  society  has  existed  for 
some  time  the  requirements  grow  and  consequently  the  work  and 
care  of  the  officers  increase.  But  we  look  up  to  God  from  whom 
comes  help,  comfort  and  strength. 

Central  Conference  takes  the  lead  this  year  as  well  as  last  in 
contributing  money.  I  ascribe  this  largely  to  the  fact  that  Miss 
Swan  went  out  on  the  missionary  field  from  Chicago  where  she  was 
so  well  known.  She  received  $200.00  towards  her  traveling  ex- 
penses and  $75.00  towards  her  outfit.  Miss  Swan  is  well  pleased 
with  her  lot  as  missionary  in  Pakur.  Mrs.  Culshaw  writes  that  she 
will  be  an  efficient  worker  when  she  has  learned  the  language. 
In  this  conference  we  have  a  good  worker  in  the  Conference  Sec- 
retary. She  has  made  every  effort  to  accomplish  th  best  results  in 
her  Conference. 

The  Northern  Conference  has  not  succeeded  in  raising  as  large 
an*  amount  of  money  as  last  year.  There  have  been  a  few  auxil- 
iaries which  have  nlot  sent  their  dues  this  year,  but  we  do  not 
think  they  intend  to  abandon  the  work.  The  Conference  Secretary, 
Mrs.  G.  B.  Kallstedt,  on  account  of  ill  health,  moved  to  Kingsburg, 
Cal.,  in  April.  We  felt  the  loss  very  keenly,  she  being  an  able  sec- 
retary. I  was  fortunate,  however,  in  securing  Mrs.  M.  Weber  from 
Minneapolis  to  take  her  place.  She  has  proved  herself  competent 
for  the  rsponsibility  and  full  of  enthusiasm  for  the  work.  A  num- 
ber of  auxiliaries  in  this  Conference  had  farewell  receptions  in 
March  for  Miss  Granstrand  and  contributed  $53.75  towards  her 
outfit.  Miss  Granstrand  started  out  for  Pakur,  India,  the  first  of 
April,  but  stopped  in  San  Francisco  until  the  16th  of  August.  Then 
her  journey  towards  India  was  resumed.  Her  last  letter  to  me  was 
written  on  board  the  steamer  Siberia,  which  was  nearing  Japan. 

In  the  Western  Conference  I  have  made  a  change  this  year. 
I  have  secured  a  separate  secrtary  to  care  for  the  auxiliaries  be- 
longing to  Des  Moines  Branch.  I  am  sure  that  this  arrangement 
will  prove  more  satisfactory  to  both  branches.    Miss  Gabrielson  of 


104  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Lincoln,  Neb.,  gave  us  the  month  of  July  to  work  in  this  Confer- 
ence and  spent  the  time  in  Iowa  and  Kansas.  She  organized  seven 
new  auxiliaries  in  Iowa,  which  made  an  addition  of  92  members  to 
Des  Moines  Branch,  and  four  new  auxiliaries  with  64  members  in 
Kansas,  an  addition  to  Topeka  Branch.  This  makes  11  auxiliaries 
and  156  members  added  to  the  Western  Conference  this  year. 

Eastern  Conference  reports  less  money  contributd  this  year, 
but  I  believe  all  the  auxiliaries  are  trying  their  best  to  keep  up 
interest.    The  Conference  Secretary  tries  to  encourage  every  society. 

California  District  reports  a  few  more  members  and  some  in- 
crease in  money.  The  District  Secretary  has  served  faithfully  and 
reported  promptly.  In  San  Francisco,  Ookland  and  Kingsbury  the 
societies  had  receptions  for  Miss  Granstrand  before  she  left  for 
Pakur. 

Our  editor  has  kept  up  her  four  columns  of  missionary  litera- 
ture semi-monthly  in  our  church  paper,  which  has  proved  interest- 
ing and  helpful. 

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taken  in  the  camp  meetings.  A  tent  has  been  used  in  some  meet- 
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When  we  sum  up  the  year's  account  we  find  that  we  have 
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crease of  $400.67. 

I  have  written  353  letters  besides  quite  a  few  postals.  My 
prayer  for  God's  blessing  on  the  work  has  followed  every  letter 
written.  I  am  trusting  in  my  Savior  and  look  up  to  Him  for 
guidance  in  the  future. 

MRS.  A.  FARRELL,  Secretary. 


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106  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Young  People's  Work 


BRANCH  SUPERINTENDENTS. 

New  England — Mrs.  Miranda  C.  Packard, 

Medford,  Mass. 
New  York — Mrs.     Charles     Spaeth,     135 

Meigs  St.,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
Philadelphia— Mrs.  P.  P.   Strawinski,  414 

Church  St.,  Huntingdon,  Pa. 
Baltimore— Mrs.  E.  L.  Harvey,  1314  13th 
St.,  N.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Cincinnati — Mrs.  Calista  M.  Courtenay,  205  Woodlawn  Ave.,  Zanes- 

ville,  Ohio. 
Northwestern — Mrs.   E.   Hale  Vollintine,   1021   Granville  Ave.,   Chi- 
cago. 
Des  Moines — Mrs.  Martha  Stahl  Beall,  Mt.  Ayr,  Iowa. 
Minneapolis— Mrs.  J.  P.  Jenkins,  407  W.  Tenth  St.,  Sioux  Falls,  S.  D. 
Topeka — Mrs.  Jennie  S.  Rinker,  2G3G  N.  St.,  Lincoln,  Neb. 
Columbia   River — Mrs.  E.  E.  Upmeyer,  Harrisburg,  Oregon.* 


There  has  been  a  deepening  of  interest,  in  the  work  of  the 
young  people  and  more  perfect  organization  of  many  societies,  that 
cannot  be  reported  in  figures.  Much  culling  has  been  done,  and 
dead  timber  removed,  so  that  our  figures  represent  real  live  work 
and  workers.  Over  the  grave  of  nearly  every  society  that  has 
been  dropped  from  the  list  as  dead,  might  be  erected  a  cold  gray 
slab,  bearing  in  black  letters  this  pitiful  inscription,  "This  society 
ought  to  be  alive.  It  died  for  lack  of  love  and  care  from  one  woman. 
It  is  to  be  regretted  that  nobody  cared,  enough  to  save  it." 

There  is  still  the  same  crying  need  of  a  supervisor,  for  the 
young  people  as  well  as  the  children,  in  every  church. 

There  is  a  growing  feeling  that  it  is  not  enough  to  pay  one's 
dues,  and  much  special  work  is  being  taken.  This  is  a  natural 
outgrowth  of  good  care. 

We  report,  1,663  organizations,  with  a  membership  of  42,950. 
50  missionaries  are  assigned  to  our  care,  besides  71  B'ible  women, 
269  scholarships,  190  orphans,  14  day  schools,  8  teachers,  4  widows, 
3  hospital  beds. 


YOUNG  PEOPLE'S  WORK  107 

In  most  cases  the  young  people  have  joined  with  the  auxiliaries 
in  their  Thank  Offerings,  and  it  is  impossible  to  tell  how  much 
they  have  given.  In  fact  four  of  the  larger  branches  have  not 
reported  the  special  work  taken  by  the  young  people,  and  our 
figures  should  be  much  larger  than  they  are. 

I  would  request  our  committees  on  special  work  to  give  the 
branch  superintendents  of  young  people's  work  lists  of  special  ob- 
jects to  be  taken,  that  they  may  inform  their  workers  what  is 
available,  referring  them,  of  course  to  the  committee  for  arrange- 
ments. 

Every  Branch  but  the  Pacific  has  elected  Branch  Superinten- 
dents, who  have  proved  to  be  valiant  leaders  for  ou»*  hosts.  They 
have  helped  each  other,  in  many  ways,  especially  by  exchange  of 
all  helps  issued.  Miss  Walden  has  kindly  put  their  names  on  her 
mailing  list,  and  copies  of  new  helps,  as  issued,  have  gonf>  directly 
to  them,  from  the  Publishing  office. 

Most  of  the  Branches  have  granted  an  appropriation  of  money 
for  the  use  of  the  Superintendent,  in  pushing  her  work,  and  many 
helpful  leaflets  have  been  issued  for  Branch  use. 

New  York  Branch  granted  $150.00  this  year,  requesting  their 
superintendent  to  use  part  of  it  in  going  to  the  Northfield  Meeting. 
Generous  sowing,  brings  generous  reaping.  After  dropping  off  1,000 
doubtful  members,  New  York  still  has  the  largest  membership,  num- 
bering 8,823  members,  and  shows  the  largest  net  increase  of  1,034 
members,  and  45  in  organizations  the  total  number  being  305. 

Miss  Jennie  Hughes,  their  field  secretary,  did  splendid .  work 
for  the  young  people,  organizing  35  new  societies. 

No  true  mother  is  ever  selfish,  and  our  auxiliaries  do  not  mean 
to  be,  but  they  are  prone  to  say  to  the  speakers  who  come  to  them, 
"We  want  you  to  build  up  the  auxiliary."  I  would  plead  earnestly 
that  the  young  people  may  have  their  fair  share  of  the  speakers  and 
public  meetings. 

It  was  a  great  joy  to  have  the  Peking  debt  of  $10,000,  as- 
signed to  us  for  a  general  Thank  Offering,  upon  which  we  can  all 
unite  in  one  grand  effort. 

50,000  dainty  cards  containing  a  picture  of  the  school,  and  a 
bright  red  brick  have  been  issued,  to  be  sold  at  ten  cents  each. 
Dollar  certificates  are  ready  for  those  who  give  $1.00  or  sell  bricks. 
Any  one  giving  ten  dollars  may  name  a  chair  in  the  school,  the 
gift  of  $50.00  names  a  dormitory,  and  $1,000  a  large  schoolhoom. 
Thank  offering  leaflets  and  envelopes  have  been  issued.     By  the  com- 


108  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

bined  use  of  these  helps  we  hope  to  lift  the  debt.  An.  average  of 
25  cents  per  member  will  do  it.  Treasurers  should  take  great 
care  to  report  the  money  given  properly. 

This  year  we  propose  to  join  with  the  mother  societies  and  use 
"Christus  Liberator,"  as  our  text-book.  The  pink  slips  which  our 
publisher  makes  free,  contain  our  program,  which  is  bright  enough 
for  any  young  woman's  club. 

A  question  that  comes  with  increased  force  is,  How  shall  we 
induce  more  of  our  young  women  to  take  and  read  the  "FRIEND?"  I 
would  suggest  that  we  have  Young  People's  department  of  four 
pages,  in  which  shall  be  grouped  the  material  that  particularly 
appeals  to  young  women  sixteen,  eighteen  and  tyenty  years  of  age, 
as  well  as  the  practical  helps  from  .the  General  Secretary.  With  such 
a  department  containing  the  brightest  missionary  news,  short  stories, 
now  and  then  a  new  song  or  piece  of  music,  and  exercises  ap- 
propriate for  programs,  could  we  not  urge  the  paper  upon  our  young 
women  with  even  more  enthusiasm  than  now,  and  if  they  know  that 
they  have  their  own  department  will  they  not  be  more  apt  to  take 
up  their  mother's  paper,  and  at  least  read  that  part?     I  think  so. 

Again,  as  last  year,  I  beg  that  space  may  be  given  our  Branch 
Superintendents,  in  each  branch  quarterly,  to  be  headed  with  the 
small  flag,  and  the  words  YOUNG  PEOPLE'S  WORK.  Some  who 
will  not  wade  through  long  reports,  will  be  caught  by  the  flag,  and 
read  about  their  own  work. 

Several  of  the  Branches  where  the  question  has  been  disputed, 
have  taken  action  allowing  our  delegates  a  vote,  in  the  annual 
meeting.    This  seems  to  me,  right  and  just. 

Much  time  and  thought  has  been  given  in  trying  to  evolve  best 
plans  for  reporting  our  work.  Personally,  I  regard  our  Superinten- 
dents, as  assistants  to  the  regular  secretaries,  and  think  they 
should  report  to  them.  The  auxiliary  is  the  mother  of  the  house- 
hold, the  young  women  are  the  older  daughter,  King's  Heralds  the 
younger  daughter  and  the  Little  Light  Bearers,  the  baby.  The 
mother  is  responsible  for  her  family  and  should  report  the  whole 
to  the  district  secretary.  The  young  women  should  report  to  the 
auxiliary,  and  to  the  district  superintendent. 

We  greatly  need  a  system  of  uniform  blanks,  throughout  the 
Branches  for  our  work. 

A  delicate  question  for  which  I  cannot  as  yet  see  a  definite  so- 
lution, is  that  of  the  age  limit.  It  is  easy  to  say  to  a  girl  fifteen, 
"You  are  now  old  enough  to  be  a  Standard  Bearer,"  but  who  is 


CHILDREN'S  WORK  109 

wise  enough  to  know,  at  just  what  time  to  say  to  our  young  women, 
you  must  now  join  the  auxiliary?"  The  question  is  many  sided  and 
very  complicated.  In  many  cases  our  auxiliaries  meet  in  the  after- 
noon, when  many  young  women  are  busy.  In  some  cases  they  prefer 
the  methods  of  the  younger  society.  I  repudiate  the  insinuation  that 
our  young  women  wish  to  remain  in  the  younger  society,  because 
they  do  not  wish  to  pay  the  "two  cents  per  week." 

I  would  urge  our  young  women  to  join  the  auxiliary,  just  as 
soon  as  it  seems  to  be  for  the  good  of  the  cause. 

We  close  the  year  with  gratitude   for  its  victories,   and   look 
out  into  the  new  year,  knowing  "It  is  better  farther  on." 

CLARA  M.  CUSHMAN, 

General   Secretary. 


Report  of  Children's  Work 

BRANCH   SUPERINTENDENTS. 

New  England,  Mrs.  S.  F.  Durgin,  19  Cottage  Street,  Cambridge, 
Mass.;  New  York,  Mrs.  H.  C.  Learn,  Room  401,  150  Fifth  Avenue, 
New  York;  Philadelphia,  Mrs.  P.  P.  Strawinski,  414  Church  Street, 
Huntington,  Pa.;  Baltimore,  Mrs.  W.  E.  Moore,  524  Carrollton  Ave- 
nue, Baltimore,  Md.;  Cincinnati,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Fisher,  Cleveland,  O.; 
North  Western,  Mrs.  W.  E.  Whitcomb,  730  Winthrop  Avenue,  Chi- 
cago, 111.;  Minneapolis,  Mrs.  B.  E.  Fielder,  81  Arthur  Avenue  S.  E., 
Minneapolis,  Minn.;  Topeka,  Miss  Susie  Sweet,  Topeka  Avenue, 
Topeka,  Kan.;  Columbia  River,  Mrs.  E.  E.  Upmeyer,  Harrisburg, 
Oregon. 

Visitors  upon  entering  the  study  of  the 
late  C.  H.  Spurgeon  would  see  the  walls  lit- 
erally covered  with  pictures  of  children. 

These  were  all  pictures  of  his  twin  boys 
taken  at  different  times. 
It  is  said  with  great  pride  this  eminent  divine  would  point  out 
the  growth  and  development  of  his  children  from  time  to  time. 

It  is  with  something  of  Spurgeon's  pride  that  your  secretary 
presents  to  you  from  year  to  year  the  growth  and  development  of 
our  little  people. 

That  the  Branches  might  be  interested  in  working  for  one  aim 
the  following  standard  was  set  before  them  at  the  beginning  of 
the  year: 


110  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

1.  An  average  of  ten  Little  Light  Bearers  to  an  auxiliary  in 
each  district. 

2.  A  club  of  at  least  ten  subscriptions  to  the  Children's  Mis- 
sionary Friend  in  every  church  where  there  is  an  auxiliary. 

3.  One  Life  Member  of  King's  Heralds  or  Little  Light  Bearers 
in  every  district. 

Toward  the  close  of  the  year  report  blanks  were  sent  to  the 
District  Secretaries  or  Superintendents  through  the  Branch  Super- 
intendents asking  in  connection  with  the  above  the  following  addi- 
tional questions: 

1.  Number  of  King's  Herald  organizations  and  membership. 

2.  New  organizations. 

3.  What  is  the  outlook  in  your  district  for  children's  work? 

These  report  blanks  were  to  be  filled  out  by  the  District  Sec- 
retary and  returned  to  the  Branch  Superintendent,  who  would  place 
them  in  the  Branch  Folio. 

BRANCH  FOLIOS. 

These  Folios  may  be  seen  in  the  Exhibit.  Special  attention  is 
called  to  the  Northwestern  Branch  Folio,  which  is  a  perfect  mine  of 
information  concerning  the  work  of  that  Branch.  Many  of  the 
others  are  exceedingly  attractive  and  interesting,  containing  not  only 
statistics  but  suggestions  from  some  of  their  best  leaders,  papers 
from  some  of  their  King's  Heralds,  pictures  of  the  Life  Members 
and  other  pictures  relating  to  the  work. 

Northwestern  Branch  has  the  banner  on  life  memberships,  re- 
porting 64  new  ones  this  year,  and  the  New  England  second  with 
22.  Total  of  Life  Members  reported  during  the  year,  145,  against  80 
last  year,  and  175  new  Bands. 

While  a  few  districts  came  very  near  the  mark,  I  have  not 
heard  of  one  which  has  met  all  three  requirements,  but  we  will 
hopefully  try  the  same  standard  one  more  year  with  only  one  addi- 
tional  request    (the  most  important   of  all)    A   SUPERVISOR   OF 

CHILDREN'S  WORK  IN  EVERY  AUXILIARY. 
We  hope  every  Branch,  Conference  and  District  officer  will 
keep  this  office  continually  before  the  auxiliaries  until  the  time 
comes  when  supervisors  are  elected  just  as  regularly  as  secretaries 
and  treasurers.  No  one  thing  could  brighten  the  outlook  for  chil- 
dren's work  as  much  as  this,  for  the  work  of  the  Supervisor  is  to 
have  the  oversight  of  the  children's  work,  securing  leaders  if  neces- 
sary and  reporting  regularly  to  the  auxiliary,  thus  constantly  keep- 


CHILDREN'S  WORK  111 

ing  before  the  auxiliary  the  fact  that  it  is   always  her  place   to 
mother  the  King's  Heralds  and  Little  Light  Bearers. 
BRANCH   SUPERINTENDENTS. 

This  Branch  officer  is  the  medium  through  whom  the  General 
Secretary  can  reach  the  Branches.  The  work  is  greatly  retarded 
when  this  office  is  not  filled.  Six  of  the  Branches  re-elected  their 
superintendents — one,  New  York  Branch,  has  elected  Mrs.  H.  C. 
Learn  in  place  of  Miss  Maude  E.  Saxe,  resigned,  and  one,  Cincinnati 
Branch,  has  elected  a  superintendent  for  the  first  time,  Mrs.  J.  F. 
Fisher,  of  Cleveland. 

Your  Secretary  had  the  privilege  of  attending  the  Cincinnati 
Branch  annual  meeting  this  year.  The  Lord  had  in  answer  to  the 
earnest  prayers  of  many  prepared  the  way  for  the  presentation  of 
children's  work.  The  women  of  this  splendid  branch  are  thoroughly 
aroused  and  I  believe  we  may  expect  great  things  from  them  through 
the  efforts  of  their  new  superintendent.  Nearly  all  present  pledged 
themselves  to  an  active  interest  in  the  work.  At  one  of  the  ses- 
sions subscriptions  were  taken  for  500  copies  of  the  Children's  Mis- 
sionary Friend.  This  will  bear  fruit,  and  is  a  good  example  for 
other  Branch  meetings  to  follow.  I  believe  in  no  way  can  one  dollar 
be  expended  which  will  bring  such  rich  results  in  our  work  as  in 
subscribing  for  a  club  of  ten  copies  of  this  charming  little  paper. 
It  delights  and  instructs  the  children  and  splendidly  equips  a 
leader  for  her  work.  I  regret  to  say  three  of  the  Branches  are 
without  superintendents.  I  hope  the  leaders  in  these  Branches  will 
earnestly  pray  and  work  till  one  is  secured. 

Your  Secretary  has  prepared  the  following  supplies  this  year: 

1.  "A  Quick  Trip  to  Japan"  entertainment  with  a  bulletin  or 
poster  intended  to  help  advertise,  and  a  small  leaflet  called  "Sug- 
gestions." 

2.  A  Thank  Offering  Easter  postcard. 

3.  Thank  Offering  letters  and  envelopes  for  Aizawa,  Japan,  the 
object  given  us  for  the  children's  Thank  Offering  this  year. 

This  last  letter  is  more  elaborate  than  we  generally  intend  to 
produce  for  the  Thank  Offering,  yet  the  interest  which  it  has  al- 
ready awakened  promises  a  rich  harvest. 

New  attractive  invitations  for  Little  Light  Bearer  receptions 
and  a  program  by  Mrs.  Scott  have  also  been  issued  this  year. 

A  hand  book  for  workers  among  the  King's  Heralds  and  Little 
Light  Bearers  is  in  process  of  preparation.  This  will  aim  to  contain 
concise  information  concerning  children's  work — a  description  of  all 


112  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

helps  and  supplies  and  a  list  of  the  best  leaflets,  entertainments,  etc. 
I  would  like  to  see  a  plan  inaugurated  in  the  Little  Light 
Bearer  work  whereby  visitors  would  distribute  missionary  litera- 
ture to  interest  the  little  ones  and  the  mothers,  something  after  the 
Home  Department  plan  of  the  Sunday  School,  also  at  the  same  time 
circulating  little  envelopes  for  an  offering.  I  hope  this  plan  may 
be  developed  the  coming  year. 

HAI  TANG. 
Over  three  thousand  dollars  for  the  building  at  Hai  Tang'  has 
been  raised  by  the  children's  Thank  Offering.  This  took  them 
nearly  three  years.  The  "sections  of  wall"  with  the  names  of  the 
children  upon  the  pages  have  been  bound  and  the  book  is  in  the 
Exhibit.  It  will  be  sent  to  Hai  Tang  to  be  kept  in  this  new  building 
in  which  the  children  will  always  feel  a  loving  interest. 

The  reports  which  have  come  to  me  from  the  various  Branches 
in  the  three  years  are  as  follows: 

New  York $803 .  39 

New  England    510 .  14 

Philadelphia    408.24 

Northwest 375 .  15 

Topeka   337.87 

Cincinnati 232 .  63 

Des  Moines    222 .  03 

Columbia  River   69.00 

Pacific 15.80 

Minneapolis   13 .  75 

Baltimore 12 .  00 

REPORTS. 

In  my  judgment  the  Branch  Treasurers  should  be  requested  to 
send  direct  to  the  editor  of  the  C.  M.  F.  the  report  of  the  children's 
Thank  Offering  quarterly.  This  would  be  much  more  reliable  than 
the  present  method. 

FREE  SUPPLIES. 

These  are  especially  needed  in  the  children's  work.  Wonderful 
returns  come  from  a  judicious  use  of  free  helps  in  this  department. 

I  would  therefore  most  earnestly  request  that  the  Branches 
vote  to  make  the  following  supplies  free. 

Enrollment  Cards,  Record  Books,  Hints  on  Best  Methods  and 
leaflet,  Beginning  in  the  Cradle,  or  Why  Be  a  Little  Light  Bearer, 
for  Little  Light  Bearers. 


CHILDREN'S   WORK  113 

Organization  Blanks  and  Plans,  Membership  Cards  and  Dollar 
Brigade  Certificates  for  King's  Heralds,  and  also  Mite  Boxes  and 
Thank  Offering  letters  for  both  King's  Heralds  and  Little  Light 
Bearers.  This  is  a  modest  request.  Most  of  the  Branches  are  al- 
ready doing  this.    Some  are  wisely  doing  much  more. 

An  additional  appropriation  ought  always  to  be  made  for  the  use 
of  the  Branch  Superintendent. 

CHILDREN'S  MISSIONARY. 
A  children's  missionary  for  the  Branch  is  a  good  way  to  inter- 
est the  King's  Heralds  and  the  Little  Light  Bearers,  as  the  dues 
can  be  used  for  her  support.    I  trust  this  method  will  be  generally 
adopted. 

Gratifying  reports  have  come  from  Branches  of  sectional  meet- 
ings, children's  workers  conferences  and  children's  meetings.  Any 
meeting  of  our  society,  whether  a  Branch,  Annual,  Quarterly  or 
District  meeting,  which  does  not  give  something  of  inspiration  or 
help  in  the  line  of  children's  work  is  incomplete,  and  sure  to  be  a 
disappointment  to  the  ever  increasing  number  who  are  especially 
interested  in  children's  work. 

"There  are  sheaves  pushing  higher  and  faster, 
And  age  has  more  branches  and  roots; 
But  dearer  are  none  to  the  Master, 
Than  childhood  in  blossoms  and  fruits." 

Respectfully  submitted, 

LUCIE  F.  HARRISON, 
Secretary  of  Children's  Work, 


114 


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116  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Regarding  Headquarters  for  the  Woman's  For- 
eign Missionary  Society. 


Mrs.  Wm    B.  Davis. 

WHEREAS — The  Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  attended  to  all  the  duties  of  sending  out  our  Missionaries, 
until  it  became  too  arduous;   and 

WHEREAS— The  New  York  Branch  then  added  this  work  to 
their  own  Branch  work,,  and  have  for  years  courteously  taken 
the  burden  of  seeing  the  Missionaries  of  all  our  Branches  off  for 
their  various  destinations,  finding  them  good  boarding  places  while 
in  New  York,  securing  their  passage,  attending  to  their  money 
matters,  their  baggage,  their  freight,  etc.,  etc.,  and 

WHEREAS — In  these  later  years,  the  burden  of  this  work  has 
been  divided  between  the  New  York  Branch  and  the  Missionary 
Society — therefore,  it  is 

RESOLVED — That,  while  thanking  these  organizations  for  their 
varied  and  arduous  work,  we,  the  General  Executive  Committee,  feel 
that  the  time  has  now  come  when  we  should  have  a  Headquarters 
for  our  Society. 

We  are  an  immense  business  firm,  with  an  income  of  over  half 
a  million  dollars.  Is  any  business  firm  in  America,  with  such  an 
income  and  such  varied  and  responsible  work,  carrying  on  its  busi- 
ness without  a  headquarters? 

RESOLVED— That  this  Headquarters  shall  be  in  New  York 
City,  in  a  room  rented  for  the  purpose  from  the  Book  Concern,  it 
practicable. 

This  Headquarters  shall  be  a  central  Bureau  of  Information  to 
which  anyone  can  apply  for  news,  knowledge  of  the  foreign  field 
and  of  the  home  land. 

(1)  To  relieve  the  Missionary  Society  and  the  New  York 
Branch  of  their  duties  relative  to  the  outgoing  and  the  incoming 
Missionaries. 

(2)  To  keep  a  card  register  of  each  Missionary  of  the  Woman's 
Foreign  Missionary  Society,  so  that  her  whole  history  may  be 
furnished  at  short  notice. 

(3)  To  keep  the  Health  Certificates  and  Testimonials  of  all 
the  Missionaries  on  file. 

(4)  To  keep  in  touch  with  each  Branch,  so  as  to  know,  each 


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season,  just  how  many  Missionaries  are  going  out,  so  as  to  arrange 
and  adjust  the  departure  in  companies  as  far  as  possible. 

(5)  In  order  to  keep  the  work  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society  before  Methodist  young  women,  the  Secretary  shall 
keep  in  touch  with  the  Student  Volunteer  Movement  in  Col- 
leges where  young  women  are  in  attendance.  She  shall  also  attend 
the  Student  and  Young  People's  Missionary  assemblies,  to  keep  the 
Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  before  possible  candidates 
for  the  foreign  field. 

RESOLVED— That  the  Secretary  shall  be  the  Editor  of  the 
Annual  Report  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 

RESOLVED — That  a  committee  of  five  shall  be  appointed  to  in- 
vestitage  the  subject  of  a  place  for  Headquarters  and  a  Secretary, 
the  cost  of  both,  and  report  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Woman's 
Foreign  Missionary  Society,  after  having  been  presented  at  the 
spring  meeting  of  the  REFERENCE  COMMITTEE. 

The  above  paper  was  presented  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  Nov.  3, 
1904,  and  was  referred  to  a  committee  consisting  of: 

Mrs.  Wm.  B.  Davis,  Mrs.  Legg,  Mrs.  Crandon,  Mrs.  Cornell,  Mrs. 
C.  D.  Foss. 


FOLTS  MISSION  INSTITUTE. 

During  the  past  year  Folts  Mission  Institute  has  suffered  a 
great  loss  in  the  resignation  of  its  president,  Mrs.  Mary  Swail  Wil- 
kinson, who  on  Aug.  5  became  the  wife  of  Rev.  Marcus  L.  Taft, 
D.  D.,  of  China.  During  the  three  years  of  her  presidency  the  school 
almost  trebled  its  enrollment,  and  the  course  of  study  was  raised. 
Nowhere,  outside  of  a  Theological  school,  can  a  more  thorough 
course  of  study  be  had  to  prepare  one  for  Christian  work.  The 
Department  of  Old  Testament  and  Comparative  Religions  is  taught 
by  Miss  Lillian  Bren  Miller,  (B.  R.  P.),  who  has  been  a  student  in 
the  Chicago  Divinity  School  and  is  a  graduate  of  Hartford  Theo- 
logical Seminary. 

Miss  Rose  C.  Talbott  (B.  S.),  a  graduate  of  Ohio  Wesleyan 
University,  is  the  new  teacher  who  takes  up  the  New  Testament 
work  and  Church  History.  Miss  Jennie  M.  Bingham,  who  has  been 
in  the  school  for  a  number  of  years,  will  this  year  take  up  some  of 
the  outside  field  work  besides  doing  some  Bible  teaching. 

The   Kindergarten  Department  is  under  the  direction  of  Miss 


118  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Elizabeth  Beaman,  a  graduate  of  Teachers'  College,  Columbia  Uni- 
versity. 

Instrumental  music  is  taught  by  Mrs.  Nellie  Piper  Drake,  who 
has  had  this  work  for  several  years. 

Miss  Mary  V.  Fox,  a  graduate  of  Crane  Normal  Institute  of 
Music  and  the  Potsdam  Normal  and  Training  School,  teaches  voice 
culture. 

Elocution  and  Physical  Culture  are  taught  by  Miss  Rose  Fritz, 
a  graduate  of  Neff  College  of  Oratory. 

Miss  Elizabeth  du  Fresne  Tyler,  of  the  Boston  Cooking  School, 
In  addition  to  her  duties  as  matron,  teaches  Domestic  Science. 

The  Departments  of  Religious  Pedagogy  and  Sociology  will 
this  year  be  under  the  direction  of  the  president,  the  latter  being 
largely  lecture  work  by  outside  lecturers. 

The  school  has  been  fortunate  in  having  the  following  persons 
for  special  lectures  during  1904-5:  Mrs.  Frank  W.  Crisman,  M.  D., 
six  medical  lectures;  Mr.  William  George,  "The  George  Junior 
Republic;"  Dr.  J.  C.  Carson,  "Educational  Possibilities  of  Defec- 
tives;" Rev.  Chas.  E.  Hamilton,  D.  D.,  Commencement  Address; 
Rev.  Gideon  F.  Draper,  D.  D.,  "Japan;"  Miss  Willma  H.  Rouse,  six 
lectures  on  "China;"  Bishop  J.  C.  Hartzell,  "Preparation  for  the 
Field;"  Mr.  Edward  P.  St.  John,  two  lectures  on  the  "Graded  Sunday 
School;"  Miss  Martha  Hixson,  four  lectures  on  "Missionary  Meth- 
ods;" Miss  Frances  Walkley,  six  lectures  on  the  "Teacher  Training 
Class  and  Primary  Methods;"  Rev.  W.  D.  Marsh,  D.  D.,  one  lecture 
on  "Browning"  and  a  course  of  eighteen  lectures  on  the  Epistle  to 
the  Romans. 

It  is  gratifying  to  note  that  each  year  there  is  a  larger  propor- 
tion of  college  women  making  up  the  student  body. 

The  course  of  study  has  been  raised  this  fall  (1905)  by  putting 
in  Comparative  Religion,  Sociology  and  Bookkeeping  as  required 
studies.     These  had  heretofore  been  electives. 

The  outlook  was  never  better.  There  are  opportunities  for 
enlarging  the  work  in  two  directions,  thus  meeting  the  present 
needs  in  the  foreign  field.  The  first  is  along  the  line  of  evangelis- 
tic work,  as  young  women  are  needed  who  can  go  not  only  as 
teachers  but  as  working  evangelists.  The  second  is  in  preparing 
young  women  in  the  kindergarten  department  to  go  out  not  only  as 
kindergarten  teachers  but  as  training  teachers  who  can  train  na- 
tive workers. 


WOMAN'S  FOREIGN    MISSIONARY   SOCIETY  119 

The  demand  is  more  and  more  for  well  equipped  workers.  Our 
school  is  aiming  to  meet  this  demand  by  a  threefold  preparation 
on  the  part  of  its  students — the  mental,  physical  and  the  spiritual. 
So  far  as  possible  it  is  desired  that  the  students  shall  have  had  at 
least  some  college  work,  though  the  course  is  arranged  for  those 
who  have  had  High  School  work  only.  Much  attention  is  given  to 
the  care  of  the  health.  The  physical  culture  work  is  under  the  di- 
rection of  a  specialist  and  the  students  are  expected  to  spend  some 
time  out  of  doors  each  day.  But  much  as  we  value  the  mental  and 
physical  preparation,  we  realize  that  these  are  not  sufficient,  but 
there  is  needed  more  than  anything  else  the  spiritual  preparation. 
"It  is  not  by  might,  nor  by  power,  but  by  my  Spirit,  saith  the  Lord." 
And  so  we  pray  that  the  Holy  Spirit  may  direct  in  all  the  affairs  of 
this  great  work.  Respectfully  submitted, 

IDA  V.  JONTZ,  President. 


120  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

ASIA. 

The  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  commenced  work  by 
sending  in  18C9,  Miss  Isabella  Thoburn  and  Miss  Clara  A.  Swain, 
M.  D.,  to  India. 

November  29,  1859,  the  first  Methodist  Girls'  Boarding  School 
was  opened  by  the  Misses  Sarah  and  Beulah  Woolston,  who  had 
been  sent  to  China  by  the  Ladies'  China  Missionary  Society.  In 
1871,  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  adopted  them,  and 
also  sent  Miss  Maria  Brown  (Davis)  and  Miss  Mary  Q.  Porter 
(Gamewell),  to  Peking. 

The  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  commenced  work  in 
Japan  in  1874,  by  sending  Miss  Dora  Schoonmaker  (Soper),  to 
Tokyo. 

The  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  commenced  work  in 
Korea  in  18S5,  by  sending  Mrs.  Mary  B.  Scranton,  to  Seoul. 

AFRICA. 

The  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  commenced  work  in 
Africa  in  1S74.  In  1874  Miss  Mary  Sharp  who  had  been  sent  out 
by  the  Missionary  Society  that  year,  was  adopted,  and  in  1879,  Miss 
Emma  Michener  was  sent  to  Monrovia. 

SOUTH  AMERICA. 

The  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  commenced  work  in 
1874  in  South  America  by  sending  Miss  Lou  B.  Denning  and  Miss 
Jennie  M.  Chapin  to  Rosario. 

MEXICO. 

The  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  commenced  work  in 
Mexico  by  sending  in  1874  Miss  Mary  Hastings  and  Miss  Susan 
Warner  (Densmore),  to  Mexico  City. 

BULGARIA. 

The  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  commenced  work  in 
Bulgaria  in  1874.  A  Boarding  School  for  girls  was  opened  by  Rev. 
D.  C.  Challis  in  November,  1880.  In  1884  the  Society  sent  Miss  Lin- 
na  Schenck  to  Lovetch. 

ITALY. 

The  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  commenced  work  in 
Italy  in  1874,  and  in  1885  sent  Miss  Emma  Hall  to  Rome. 

PHILIPPINE  ISLANDS. 

The  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  commenced  work  in 
Manila  in  1S99,  by  sending  out  Miss  Julia  Wisner,  Mrs.  Annie 
Norton,  M.  D.,  Miss  Mary  Cody  and  Mrs.  Cornelia  Moots. 


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Report  of  Foreign  Work 


OFFICIAL  CORRESPONDENCE. 


INDIA. 

NORTH  INDIA  CONFERENCE 

Organized  as  a  Conference  in  1864. 

Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Work  Commenced  in   1869. 

Official  Correspondent,  Mrs.  L.  L.  Townley. 


MISSIONARIES. 

Bareilly — Fannie  M.  English,  Margaret  Lewis,  M.  D.,  E.  Gim- 
son,  M.  D. 

Eudaon — Laura  Wright,  M.  E.  Ruddick. 

Lucknow — -Florence  Nichols,  Elizabeth  Hoge,  Eva  M.  Hardie, 
Helen  Ingram,  Lilavati  Singh,  Ruth  E.  Robinson,  Alice  M.  Northrup, 
Ada  Mudge,   Katherine   Ledyard   Hill. 

Moradabad— *Alice  Means,  *Mary  Means,  Lois  M.  Buck,  Mary 
Henry. 

Naini   Tal — Sarah  A.  Easton,  Rue  E.  Sellers,  Nora  B.  Waugh. 

Pauri — *Theresa  J.  Kyle,  Mary  Wilson. 

Pithoragarh — Annie  Budden,  *Martha  Sheldon,  M.  D.,  Lucy  W. 
Sullivan. 

Sitapur — *Ida  Grace  Loper. 

Wives  of  Missionaries  In  Charge  of  Work. 

Mrs.  S.  Knowles,  Mrs.  L.  S.  Parker,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Messmore,  Mrs. 
J.  H.  Gill,  Mrs.  C.  L.  Bare,  Mrs.  F.  L.  Neeld,  Mrs.  J.  Blackstock, 
Mrs.  L.  A.  Core,  Mrs,  J,  W.  Robinson,  *Mrs.  J.  N.  West,  Mrs.  G.  C. 
Hewes,  Mrs.  D.  L.  Thoburn,  Mrs.  S.  S.  Dease,  Mrs.  F.  Chew,  Mrs. 
B.  T.  Bradley,  Mrs.  G.  W.  Guthrie,  Mrs.  P.  S.  Hyde,  Mrs.  T.  C.  Bad- 
ley,  Mrs.  R.  I.  Faucett. 
*  Home  on  leave. 


NAINI  TAL.  Miss  Easton  reports  a  successful  year  at  Welles- 
ley.  The  arrival  of  Miss  Waugh  saved  Miss  Sellers  to  the  work. 
Beside  the  three  missionaries  there  are  12  other  teachers  all  born 
and  mostly  educated  in  India.  Next  year  will  be  Wellesley's  Silver 
Anniversary.     While  Bishop  Warne  was  at  Naini  Tal,  protracted 


122  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

meetings  were  held  and  quite  a  large  number  of  the  girls  were 
converted  and  are  bringing  forth  the  fruits  of  righteousness.  The 
native  work  is  confined  to  the  Zenanas,  day  schools  and  Sunday 
schools  in  all  of  which  great  work  has  been  accomplished. 

BAREILLY.  The  work  in  the  Orphanage,  one  of  our  most 
important  institutions  has  gone  on  successfully.  All  the  girls  sent 
up  for  the  Government  Middle  Examination  passed.  The  year 
closed  with  225  on  roll.  In  the  summer  vacation,  22  of  the  girls 
were  married  and  double .  that  number  could  have  been  "given 
away"  as  this  place  is  known  far  and  wide  throughout  the  land 
as  the  place  where  the  best  wives  are  to  be  had.  The  sheltered 
orphan  girl  goes  out  into  the  world — into  heathen  villages  many 
of  them,  and  there  to  set  up  a  Christian  "home" — a  word  not 
found — unknown — in  the  Hindustani  language.  The  city  and  mohul- 
la  work,  with  the  day  and  Sunday  schools,  zenana  and  village 
work,  all  with  the  one  object  to  make  known  the  love  of  Christ, 
means  much  for  the  incoming  of  Christ's  Kingdom  among  the 
many  who  love  to  listen  to  the  old,  old  story. 

ZENANA  MISSION  HOSPITAL.  Last  year  there  were  11,717 
new  patients  in  the  dispensary,  21,419  visits  made,  while  318  calls 
were  made  at  the  Bungalow  outside  of  dispensary  hours,  making  a 
total  of  22,211  patients  seen.  All  suitable  cases  receive  medicine  to 
last  four  or  five  days;  so  during  the  year  300,000  doses  of  medicine 
were  dispensed.  The  money  received  for  dispensary  work  was  $800, 
the  helpers  being  a  medical  assistant,  one  pupil  nurse  and  one  com- 
pounder. Last  year  there  were  696  calls  on  patients  in  their  own 
homes  for  which  $580  was  received  in  fees;  and  in  addition  $200  was 
received  in  donations  and  for  private  rooms,  all  of  which  has  been 
used  in  meeting  general  expenses  and  in  adding  24  iron  beds,  bed- 
ding and  hospital  clothing. 

During  the  first  two  months  of  this  year  the  in-patient  work 
was  almost  closed  on  account  of  necessary  repairs;  and  later  the 
plague  drove  about  one-half  the  population  from  the  city.  These 
facts  account  for  the  report  of  less  work  this  year  than  last;  yet 
now  they  seldom  have  less  than  40  patients  daily  and  often  from 
100  to  175  daily  during  the  busiest  seasons.  In  the  seven  months 
of  1905,  January  1st  to  August  1st,  dispensary  4736  new  patients 
with  781  visits,  hospital  150  in-patients,  95  operations,  outside 
calls  200,  and  350  girls  examined  in  the  schools. 

At  the  joint  commission  on  medical  work  held  in  Bareilly  in 


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July  plans  for  enlarging  the  medical  work  were  made.  It  was 
proposed  to  have  a  Training  class  for  the  wives  of  the  men  in  the 
Theological  School  that  would  fit  them  to  treat  simple  diseases 
among  the  women  and  children  in  the  circuits;  where  they  may 
be  sent — often  far  from  medical  aid.  In  this  class  girls  also  can 
receive  training,  preparatory  to  attending  a  medical  college;  and 
others  can  be  trained  for  nurses.  Dr.  Gimson  was  a  welcome  ad- 
dition to  this  department  of  work.  The  school  for  the  wives  of 
the  students  in  the  Theological  School  with  the  kindergarten  an- 
nex, is  a  very  important  part  of  the  work  in  Bareilly. 

SHAHJAHANPUR.  The  Girls'  Boarding  School  has  gone  on 
increasing  in  importance,  training  girls  for  the  Master's  service. 
Miss  Organ's  failing  health  will  necessitate  a  change  here.  The 
city  and  village  work  and  "Home  for  Homeless  Women"  are 
valuable  auxiliaries  in  leading  heathen  women  to  give  up  the 
worship  of  idols.     The  number  of  Christian  homes  is  increasing. 

PITHORAGARH.  The  evangelistic  work  under  Miss  Budden's 
supervision  has  been  wide  in  its  extent  and  rich  in  returns.  She 
reports  an  itinerary  of  almost  six  months  constant  work.  556 
villages  visited  and  thousands  of  souls  individually  told  of  the  love 
of  Christ  and  his  power  to  forgive  sins.  There  were  25  in  the 
Training  School  last  year,  not  one  of  whom  had  to  be  rejected. 
The  institutional  work  consisting  of  farming,  cattle  raising,  girls, 
and  boys'  boarding  schools,  day  schools,  hospitals  and  dispensary 
work  as  well  as  the  Woman's  Home,  with  its  70  inmates,  ten  of 
whom  are  blind,  is  under  Miss  Sullivan's  supervision  and  she  re- 
ports a  good  year  in  all  departments. 

BHOT.  This  work  on  the  border  of  Thibet  is  being  honored  of 
God  and  souls  are  being  born  into  the  kingdom  in  this  land  so 
long  closed  to  the  Gospel.  Miss  Brown  and  Miss  Sullivan  went 
into  Thibet  without  any  difficulty  and  traveled  about  fifteen  miles 
beyond  the  border,  distributing  Scripture  portions  and  tracts. 

DWARAHAT.  The  work  here  has  been  held  by  the  Misses 
Seymour,  one  teaching  the  Girls'  school,  the  other  in  general  work. 
The  girls  of  the  Boarding  school  deny  themselves  a  part  of  their 
regular  food;  that  is,  every  day  from  their  daily  allowance  of 
ata,  they  keep  out  one  handful  and  collect  it  in  a  bag,  then  every 
Saturday  this  is  weighed  and  the  price  given  to  them:  this  they 
give  in  Sunday  school  collections.  The  girls  also  collect  the 
pickings  of  their  rice  and  this  is  bought  from  them  for  about  Rs  3 


124  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

a  year.  They  give  this  as  follows:  Rs  1  each  for  Children's  Day, 
the  Annual  Missionary  Chanda  and  the  Woman's  Foreign  Mission- 
ary Society:  this  year  as  there  was  a  "Bible  Sunday"  to  give 
to,  the  girls  have  worked  in  the  garden  and  earned  the  extra  rupee. 
One  of  the  girls  was  sent  from  this  school  to  the  Agra  Medical 
College  this  summer. 

THE  GARHWAL  DISTRICT.  Work  is  carried  on  among  the 
villages  with  difficulty  as  many  places  are  so  inaccessible  that 
the  work  must  be  left  largely  with  the  native  helpers.  Still  many 
lights  are  shining  in  the  mountain  villages  where  there  are  those 
who  have  accepted  the  true  light  of  the  world.  The  Girls'  Boarding 
School  and  Orphanage  prepares  workers  for  this  mountain  district. 

The  MORADABAD  DISTRICT  is  a  very  large  one  and  the  work, 
with  the  exception  of  Moradabad  city,  is  mostly  among  the  villages 
and  smaller  cities  of  Amroha  and  Sambhal.  This  work  necessarily 
suffered  from  the  absence  of  Miss  Means  and  the  illness  of  Miss 
Buck.  There  is  great  opportunity  for  evangelistic  work  and  the 
necessity  for  this  work  has  been  emphasized  this  year  as  it  has 
been  found  that  much  of  the  opposition  to  Christian  work  has 
come  from  the  women.  The  Girls'  school  did  well  in  the  Middle 
Examination  passing  all  of  the  girls  sent  up,  and  a  class  of  13 
girls  have  commenced  studying  in  the  High  School  division.  When 
Bishop  Thompson  visited  India  he  said  he  envied  the  workers  sta- 
tioned at  Sambhal  where  the  Hindoos  expect  the  sinless  incarna- 
tion to  appear — where  Christians  can  tell  the  people  that  the 
"sinless  incarnation"  has  come.  A  faithful  band  of  Bible  Women 
give  this  message  from  day  to  day  in  this  old  interesting  City. 

THE  BIJNOUR  DISTRICT  has  interesting  work  in  nine  cir- 
cuits where  the  Bible  Women  work  among  Christians  and  non- 
Christians.  The  Girls'  Boarding  School  continues  to  send  out 
workers  for  this  needy  field.  In  the  Zenana  work  fruit  has  ap- 
peared in  the  case  of  a  young  woman  who  seems  to  be  living  a 
true  Christian  life  in  her  heathen  home;  and  it  is  hoped  that  she 
may  be  the  means  of  leading  many  others  to  Christ. 

BTJDAON.  The  District  work  with  a  native  Presiding  Elder  is 
carried  on  in  8  circuits.  One  of  the  most  efficient  workers  died 
with  plague  and  the  work  in  many  places  has  been  hindered  by 
the  ravages  of  this  terrible  disease.  Still  the  Evangelistic  band 
of  workers  have  been  able  to  do  much  good  work  in  many  places. 
The  Girls'  Boarding  School  is  increasing  in  numbers  as  more  prov- 


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ision  is  being  made  for  the  education  of  boys.  The  parents  object 
to  having  the  girls  educated  unless  their  boys  can  have  the  same 
privileges. 

PILIBHIT  DISTRICT.  This  work  is  in  charge  of  a  native 
Presiding  Elder  and  his  wife.  Miss  Budden  with  her  band  of 
workers  visited  some  of  the  places  in  the  cold  weather  and  Mrs. 
Mansell  has  given  what  help  she  could. 

HARDOI.  The  Girls  Boarding  School  with  its  sixty  girls  gath- 
ered from  the  nine  circuits  is  doing  very  important  work  in  the 
District  where  a  few  years  ago  there  were  no  women  or  girls  who 
could  read.  The  Christians  are  rejoicing  in  the  gift  of  money  from 
a  Los  Angeles  lady,  to  build  a  new  church  which  is  very  much 
needed.  The  District  work  is  of  special  interest  as  it  is  carried 
on  among  many  classes  of  people,  some  of  whom  are  specially  ac- 
cessible. 

THE  OUDH  DISTRICT— is  very  large  reaching  into  the  bor- 
ders of  Nepal  where  there  is  an  interesting  girls'  school,  supported 
by  the  girls  in  the  Bareilly  Orphanage. 

GONDAH.  The  Girls'  Boarding  School  had  77  girls  on  the 
scholarship  roll.  Beside  the  regular  course  of  study  they  are  taught 
plain  and  fancy  sewing  and  drawn  thread  work.  Two  girls  from 
this  school  are  attending  the  Muttra  Training  School  to  further 
prepare  themselves  for  their  life  work.  Miss  Scott  reports:  "We 
were  pleased  to  notice  at  the  Woman's  Annual  District  Conference 
that  nine  of  our  former  girls  were  present  and  are  engaged  as 
Bible  Women  in  this  large  Oudh  District,  two  also  who  are  engaged 
as  teachers  in  this  school;  and  our  thoughts  went  out  to  others — 
some  entirely  alone  in  a  heathen  community —  and  especially  one 
engaged  in  the  Dufferin  Hospital  work."  The  addition  to  the  Home 
is  just  completed,  but  they  are  not  through  building  yet  as  a  dor- 
mitory is  greatly  needed.  The  school  dining  room  where  the  corn 
is  ground  and  the  drinking  water  is  sheltered  from  the  heat  and 
rain  still  serves  as  a  dormitory.  Miss  Scott  must  return  next  year 
and  another  be  sent  to  take  this  work.  One  hundred  and  twenty 
houses  in  the  city  and  suburbs  are  visited  regularly  where  an  in- 
terest is  shown  in  learning  to  read  and  write — the  people  wishing  to 
learn  Roman  Urdu  so  that  they  can  read  the  Bible  and  sing  the 
songs.  Good  work  has  been  done  in  the  villages  around  Gonda: 
70  places  have  been  visited  where  tracts  and  Gospels  have  been 
given  to  those  who  could  read. 


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SITAPUR.  The  Girls'  School  which  last  year  was  closed  on 
account  of  the  plague  has  completely  recovered  from  the  effects 
of  the  panic,  with  ten  more  than  last  year  enrolled  and  the  higher 
section  larger  than  for  some  years.  Nine  have  united  with  the 
church  in  full  connection  and  13  on  probation.  This  school  is  a 
valuable  auxiliary  to  the  district  work,  many  having  gone  out 
within  the  past  two  or  three  years  as  Bible  readers,  and  are  doing 
efficient  work. 

LUCKNOW.  The  Isabella  Thoburn  College  continues  to  gain 
praise  by  passing  girls  sent  up  for  Government  examination.  They 
are  rejoicing  now  in  having  passed  all  the  girls  sent  up  for  the 
B.  A.  examination. 

Miss  Singh  writes:  "The  Annual  Class  Day  of  the  College  was 
held  in  February,  in  the  Harriet  Warren  Memorial  Hall  which 
was  beautiful  that  day  with  floral  decorations  in  white  and  gold, 
the  College  colors.  Sir  James  La  Touche,  the  Governor  of  the 
Province  presided;  and  we  also  had  the  honor  of  having  with  us 
Mr.  Orange,  the  Director-General  of  Education  for  all  India.  There 
were  the  usual  numbers  on  the  program,  essays,  choruses,  de- 
bates, etc.  There  was  an  essay  on  astronomy  with  a  chart  of  blue 
and  gold  to  represent  the  starry  firmament.  The  Governor  was  so 
pleased  with  the  exercises  that  the  following  week  he  had  the 
building  grant  Rs  11000,  sent  to  us  in  cash.  It  had  been  promised 
in  installments,  in  the  course  of  two  years.  Practically  all  the 
College,  Normal  and  Entrance  Class  girls  belong  to  the  college 
Young  Women's  Christian  Association.  God  has  blessed  them 
greatly  this  year  in  deepening  their  spiritual  life  and  in  increasing 
their  efficiency  as  Christian  workers.  Eighty  of  the  graduates  from 
the  College  are  today  working  as  assistant  missionaries  in  different 
parts  of  India,  Burmah  and  Ceylon." 

Miss  Brouse  reports:  "The  average  attendance  in  the  Girls' 
Schools  is  190,  100  of  whom  are  boarders.  Eleven  were  sent  up  for 
Government  examinations  of  whom  10  passed.  In  the  Middle  ex- 
amination one  of  our  girls  headed  the  Province  and  five  took 
scholarships,  while  in  the  High  School  one  of  our  girls  came  out 
second  in  the  list.  This  was  cause  for  rejoicing  as  her  competitors, 
over  1400  in  number,  were  mostly  boys.  The  Junior  Young  Women's 
Christian  Association  meetings  have  kept  the  girls  in  touch  with 
missionary  needs.  The  Sunday  prayer  meetings  have  been  very 
helpful  and  a  real  improvement  in  the  spiritual  intelligence  of  the 


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girls  as  well  as  in  earnest  Christian  living,  is  clearly  seen.  In  1903 
Government  officially  recognized  the  courses  of  study  offered  for  the 
Normal  department  and  provided  certificates  to  be  given  on  the 
completion  of  a  two  years'  course.  Four  candidates  have  thus  far 
passed  this  examination  and  it  is  expected  seven  will  appear  next 
year.  Besides  these  students  taking  the  regular  course,  there  have 
been  seven  girls  during  the  year  taking  kindergarten  training  only. 
Besides  the  training  in  theory  and  practice  both  in  kindergarten 
and  Normal  methods,  the  course  of  study  includes  mathematics, 
English  and  science  work  in  High  School  or  College  classes." 

Home  for  Homeless  Women.  Miss  Hardie  writes;  "Thirty- 
eight  women  have  this  year  found  a  home  with  us  and  a  larger 
number  than  usual  have  been  passed  on:  some  to  service  and  others 
for  whom  marriages  have  been  arranged,  to  homes  of  their  own. 
At  present  there  are  23  in  the  home,  three  of  whom  are  children. 
The  improvement  in  some  of  the  women  has  been  marked.  A  num- 
ber have  been  taught  to  make  point  lace  and  requests  are  coming 
in  for  women  to  teach  this  work  in  other  Homes.  Some  have  be- 
come proficient  in  drawn  thread  work  while  plain  sewing  is  taught 
to  all.  Three  hours  daily  are  spent  in  study,  one  of  our  blind  women 
teaching  orally  those  who  are  unable  to  learn  to  read.  Miss  Guthrie 
has  charge  of  the  zenana  village  work  and  day  schools  and  reports 
all  these  departments  as  prospering  and  bringing  forth  rich  results. 
Mohammedans  as  well  as  Hindus  are  accepting  Christ  many  being 
persecuted,  disowned  and  cast  out  by  their  people.  May  God  help 
them  to  stand  firm  for  Him  to  the  end." 


NORTHWEST   INDIA  CONFERENCE. 


Organized  as  a  Conference  in  1892. 
Official  Correspondent,  Ella  M.  Watson. 

MISSIONARIES. 
Ajmer: — Anna  E.  Lawson,  Mary  A.  Hart 
Aligarh: — Laura  G.  Bobenhouse. 
Brindaban: — Emma  Scott,  M.  D. 
Cawnpore: — Rose  M.  Pyne,  Lydia  Pool. 
Meerut: — Annie  S.  Winslow,  Elizabeth  Dana  Marble. 
Muttra: — Isabel  McKnight,  Agnes  E.  Saxe. 
Home  on  Leave: — Anna  M.  Gallimore,  Melva  A.  Livermore,  M. 
Eva  Gregg,  Charlotte  T.  Holman. 


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Wives  of  Missionaries  in  Charge  of  Work: — Mrs.  P.  M.  Buck, 
Mrs.  H.  J.  Wilson,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Thomas,  Mrs.  J.  C.  Butcher,  Mrs.  R. 
Clancey,  Mrs.  J.  T.  Robertson,  Mrs.  C.  Worthington,  Mrs.  D.  C. 
Clancy,  Mrs.  G.  E.  Stokes,  Mrs.  H.  R.  Calkins,  Mrs.  F.  P.  Fisher, 
Mrs.  J.  B.  Baker,  "Mrs.  T.   S.   Molesworth. 

AJMER.  Miss  Holman's  illness  and  subsequent  home-going 
left  a  vacancy  in  the  Ajmer  school.  Miss  Lawson  was  sent  from 
Phalera  to  take  charge,  and  the  opportune  coming  of  Miss  Hart  of 
the  Pacific  Branch,  was  a  delight  to  all. 

Dr.  Beck,  who  up  to  the  year  1905  was  stationed  at  Ajmer, 
says  of  this  Girls'  School:  "It  has  been  our  privilege  this  year 
to  become  better  acquainted  with  the  individual  girls  than  we  ever 
have  been  able  to  do  before.  In  the  drawing-room  of  our  bungalow 
this  summer,  we  held  class  prayer  meetings,  a  special  class  attend- 
ing each  Sunday.  Never  have  we  seen  the  presence  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  more  clearly  manifested  than  in  those  meetings.  There  were 
very  few  indeed  who  went  away  without  receiving  definite  spiritual 
blessings.  Several  girls  were  happily  converted  while  sitting  in  the 
services." 

In  addition  to  her  medical  work,  Dr.  Beck  was  given  charge  of 
the  Ajmer  City  District  work.  She  says  of  one  of  her  Bible- 
readers: 

"Harriet,  our  cheery,  happy  worker,  has  lent  us  most  valuable 
assistance  this  year.  She  has  a  way  of  attracting  the  people  to 
her  smiling  face,  a  happy  manner,  a  few  commonplace  remarks, 
and  her  hearers  are  ready  to  listen  to  the  Gospel  presentation. 
She  went  with  us  one  day  to  a  large  muhalla.  With  a  Sunday 
School  lesson  chart  before  her,  she  gave  a  talk  which  held  her  large 
audience  of  men,   women  and  children   an  hour." 

PHALERA.  "The  work  of  the  Educational  Department  in  the 
Girls'  Orphanage  shows  steady  progress,  as  nearly  all  the  classes 
were  promoted  at  the  annual  examination.  For  the  first  time,  many 
of  our  older  girls  have  taken  the  All-India  Sunday  School  examina- 
tion, and  we  were  delighted  at  the  results;  for  they  did  very  well 
indeed,  one  girl  having  answered  every  question  correctly.  Their 
knowledge  of  the  Bible,  and  the  improvement  in  their  singing,  is 
a  matter  of  great  satisfaction,  as  special  stress  has  been  put  upon 
these  most  important  things." 

ALLAHABAD.  How  nobly  Mrs.  D.  C.  Clancy  has  worked.  With- 
out  dormitories,   or   store-rooms,   or   school-rooms,   or  any   of  the 


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necessaries  to  the  proper  care  of  a  school,  she  has  done  her  best 
for  the  famine  girls  under  her  care.  The  time  has  come  when  she 
must  have  help.  Not  only  a  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
Missionary  is  needed  here,  but  property  and  dormitories  and  store- 
rooms for  the  proper  equipment  of  a  school.  Allahabad  is  the  head 
of  a  District,  and  should  have  a  Girls'  School.  The  famine  girls 
of  '97,  who  still  remain  with  Mrs.  Clancy,  should  after  all  these 
years,  be  properly  housed.  Living,  eating,  and  sleeping,  reciting, 
studying,  sewing,  and  nursing  the  sick  in  one  little  room,  has  long 
enough  been  our  disgrace  in  Allahabad.  The  need  here  is  great. 
Mrs.  Clancy  says: 

"We  greatly  need  money  to  build  a  good  girls'  school,  with 
proper  sleeping  dormitories,  a  school-room,  clothes-room,  etc.  At 
present  we  have  one  dormitory  not  very  large.  The  grounds  are 
very  confined.  There  is  no  school-room  at  all.  The  classes  have 
to  be  cfowded  into  a  small  verandah.  Allahabad  is  one  of  the  prin- 
cipal stations  of  India,  and  it  should  have  a  good  Methodist  girls' 
school.     With   proper  buildings,  we  could  get  a  lot  of  girls." 

ALIGARH.  The  Woman's  Industrial  Home,  under  Mrs.  Mat- 
thew's efficient  management,  is  turning  out  cooks,  teachers,  Bible- 
readers,  wives  of  preachers  and  pastor-teachers.  It  also  carries  on 
a  large  industrial  work,  such  as: — cloth-weaving,  lace-making,  bas- 
ket-weaving, and  gardening.     Mrs.  Matthews  writes: 

"Six  of  our  older  girls  are  teachers  now,  and  are  a  great  help. 
Two  of  them  went  to  the  Brindaban  mela.,  and  did  excellent  work. 
It  has  been  yery  encouraging  to  see  the  spiritual  growth  in  these 
young  people  for  whom  we  have  prayed  and  laboured,  and  who  are 
now   prepared   for   this   great  work. 

"Last  August  I  attended  the  Summer  School  and  District  Con- 
ference at  Muttra  with  some  of  our  pupil-teachers.  I  met  several 
of  our  girls,  who  had  been  inmates  of  our  Home,  and  who  were 
married  to  pastor-teachers.  My  heart  rejoiced  to  hear  them  give  the 
report  of  the  work  in  which  they  were  engaged.  These  were  poor 
ignorant  girls  when  they  came  to  us  a  few  years  ago.  They  were 
converted  at  some  special  meetings  Bishop  Warne  had  with  our  peo- 
ple. They  were  married  shortly  after,  and  are  now  working  as 
Evangelist  Teachers." 

In  the  Girls'  Orphanage,  Miss  Bobenhouse  has  had  a  good  year, 
she  says: 

"Each  year  adds  new  interest  to  the  work.  Nothing  is  more 
fascinating  than  the  study  of  child-development.     The  wonder  and 


130  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

delight  are  increased  when  we  see  the  minds  of  children,  whose 
early  years  were  spent  in  total  ignorance  and  heathenism,  suddenly 
open  and  expand  and  eagerly  grasp  for  knowledge.  To  see  eyes 
brighten,  and  faces,  once  sad  and  hopeless,  light  up  with  a  new 
expression  of  intelligence,  is  a  joyful  experience.  I  shall  never  for- 
get the  weary  look  upon  the  faces  of  some  little  ones  who  were 
brought  to  me  during  the  last  famine.  Afterwards,  when  I  heard 
them  laughing  happily  as  they  played,  their  laughter  was  music  to 
my  ears.  I  have  marvelled  at  the  mental- development  of  some  of 
these  girls,  and  the  readiness  with  which  they  grasp  spiritual  truth." 

CAWNPORE.  Here  the  Girls'  High  School  (English),  as  usual, 
has  had  a  successful  year.     The  Superintendent  says: 

"Last  year  four  candidates  were  presented  for  the  Government 
High  School  examination,  and  all  passed.  This  is  the  largest 
class  ever  presented  for  that  examination  by  this  school.  It  may 
be  of  interest  to  the  friends  of  the  school  to  know  where  these 
voung  ladies  are  now.  Miss  Rae  is  doing  successful  work  with 
us  as  teacher  of  the  First  Standard;  Misses  Alice  Kouwen  and  Amy 
Mooney  are  studying  in  the  Blackstone  Institute,  Muttra,  prepara- 
tory to  entering  Mission  work;  and  Miss  Abercrombie  is  helping  her 
mother  at  home." 

In  the  native  girls'  school,  Mrs.  Worthington  and  her  faithful 
assistants  have  done  good  work.     Mrs.  Worthington  says: 

"Our  girls  grind,  cook,  plaster  the  walls  and  floors  of  the  entire 
boarding  house;  keep  clean  their  school-house,  mend  and  make 
their  own  clothes.  Our  girls  are  also  liberal  givers.  I  have  been 
surprised  often  to  see  how  readily  they  have  brought  out  from 
their  little  store,  their  pice  for  collection;  some  have  worked  to  earn 
money  to  be  able  to  give,  and  sometimes  my  heart  has  ached  to  see 
them  give  their  hard-earned  little  all,  never  having  anything  to 
buy  sweets." 

Mrs.  Calkins,  in  charge  of  the  Cawnpore  city  work,  says: 

"The  patience  and  love  of  our  women  have  brought  their  own 
fruit,  for  through  much  sorrow  and  sickness,  we  are  still  able  to 
send  in  a  goodly  report.  Since  October  the  plague  has  raged,  and 
entire  families  have  been  swept  away.  It  has  been  pitiful  to  go 
through  certain  districts,  and  hear  the  words,  "Closed!  Closed!; 
(Band!  Band)  House  after  house  locked,  and  the  tenants  either  dead 
or  gone,  until  the  scourge  shall  have  passed  over.  Several  schools 
were  entirely  broken  up.  Out  of  a  family  of  eleven,  the  mother 
alone  was  left.    Another  poor  mother  with  two  beautiful  daughters, 


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just  ready  for  baptism,  snatched  away  in  a  day.  Notwithstanding 
all  this,  God  has  given  us  seventeen  baptisms,  new  houses  are 
opened,  and  many  are  calling  to  us,  more  than  we  can  take  care 
of,  unless  the  number  of  workers  is  increased." 

In  the  District  work,  ever  faithful  Mrs.  Robertson,  has  wrought 
well,  notwithstanding  the  demands  made  upon  her  time  as  the  wife 
of  a  pastor-in-charge  of  a  large  English-speaking  Church. 

MEERUT.  In  the  Meerut  District,  the  "village  conquest"  has 
been   pushed   with    indefatigable   earnestness. 

"The  record  of  the  year's  work,  is  one  of  effort  more  than  of 
accomplishment,  of  desires  and  hopes  not  fully  realized. 

"But  the  reward  of  our  endeavor  has  been  a  better  knowledge 
of  the  work,  born  of  experience,  and  a  stranger  desire  than  ever 
to  push  the  village  conquest.  Many  are  the  opportunities  opening 
up  before  us.  Resources  are  at  our  command  which  at  first,  to 
us,  as  to  Elisha's  servant,  were  invisible. 

"Of  the  sixty-four  preachers'  wives,  Bible  Readers,  and  Evan- 
gelist Teachers  under  our  charge,  we  have  come  to  know  person- 
ally all  but  two;  of  the  forty-five  stations  where  they  live,  we  have 
visited  all  but  four.  In  addition  to  this  with  the  help  of  our  work- 
ers, we  have  told  the  Gospel  story  to  Hindus,  Mohammedans,  and 
Christians  in  one  hundred  and  sixty  different  villages. 

"The  influence  of  the  Girls'  School  is  being  felt  more  and  more 
throughout  the  District.  The  object  of  the  school  is  to  gather  in, 
and  to  educate  the  daughters  of  the  native  Christians,  and  such 
others  as  may  come  to  the  school,  preparing  them  either  for  advanc- 
ed study  and  preparation,  which  will  make  them  more  efficient 
teachers  and  evangelists;  or,  to  send  them,  after  a  few  years,  back 
to  their  homes,  better  able  to  exert  a  Christian  influence  in  their 
villages. 

Through  Government  aid,  fees,  and  other  sources,  the  school 
collected  during  the  year  One  Thousand,  Three  Hundred  (1,300) 
Dollars;  Eight  Hundred  and  Forty-Nine  (849)  Dollars  of  this  was 
a  special  building  grant." 

MUTTRA.  The  important  points  of  the  Muttra  District  during 
the  past  year,  have  been: 

First, — The  remarkable  health  of  the  girls  in  the  Institutions. 
Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the  plague  has  surrounded  every 
one  of  the  schools,  there  has  not  been  a  death  from  this  fearful 


132  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

disease  in  one  of  the  Institutions  of  the  District.  This  is  cause  for 
continued  praise  by  the  Missionaries,  and  for  increasing  wonder 
and  interest  and  opportunities  among  the  heathen. 

Second,- — The  Agra  Medical  School,  which  was  formerly  under 
a  joint  Committee  from  the  North  and  North  West  India-  Confer- 
ences, has  been  reorganized,  and  is  now  to  be  under  a  Board  of 
Trustees. 

Third, — The  increased  number  and  the  efficiency  of  the  students 
of  the  Muttra  Training  School,  necessitate  another  Missionary,  that 
one  may  be  set  free  to  direct  Evangelistic  work.  With  the  students 
at  work  in  turns,  a  Misionsary  could  get  out  over  the  entire  District 
among  the  seven  thousand  Christian  women  living  in  the  villages. 
The  students  need  the  training,  and  the  people  need  the  help. 

Miss  Saxe's  knowledge  of  kindergarten  has  enabled  her  to  be- 
gin kindergarten  work  in  the  Boarding  School,  in  the  Summer 
School,  and  also  to  introduce  some  teaching  in  kindergarten  meth- 
ods in  the  Training  School. 

Miss  Scott  has  been  able  during  the  past  year  to  secure  the 
Bengali  Assistant,  for  whom  she  has  been  working  and  praying 
for  years.  "We  are  so  thankful  to  have  a  good  Bengali  worker, 
who  can  help  these  poor,  neglected,  deserted  Bengali  widows.  The 
people  are  learning  to  know  her,  and  have  confidence  in  her.  Many 
of  them  come  now  to  visit  her,  and  her  work  is  growing  in  the  city. 
She  visits  regularly  sixty-five  homes;  goes  on  certain  days  to  the 
bathing  places  and  temples,  where  she  meets  many  women.  She  is 
an  old  experienced  worker,  and  knows  well  how  to  deal  with  all 
classes.     We  are  continually  thankful  to  have  her." 

The  District  work  has  been  greatly  interrupted  by  the  plague, 
but  this  awful  calamity  has  turned  the  attention  of  the  heathen 
to  the  Christians  and  Christianity,  as  almost  nothing  else  could. 

THE  PUNJAB.  Although  this  is  practically  a  new  field,  yet 
Mrs.  Thomas  writes: 

"In  the  Lahore  Circuit  we  have  witnessed  wonderful  results. 
During  the  present  year  nearly  eight  hundred  have  been  baptized 
from  raw  heathenism.  It  is  not  difficult,  I  am  sure,  for  our  friends 
at  home  to  realize  what  immense  responsibilities  these  victories 
force  upon  us  and  upon  our  workers.  These  babes  in  Christ  must 
be  taught  and  cared  for  most  diligently;  else  our  work  goes  for 
naught. 

"In  one  place  which  we  visited,  we  were  greeted  by  more  than 
three  hundred  Christian  men,  women  and  children,  who  sat  with 


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us  all  day  listening  eagerly  to  our  teaching,  and  joining  heartily 
in  our  Christian  hymns  and  prayers.  And  at  the  close  of  the  day, 
they  made  a  free-will  offering  out  of  their  poverty,  for  the  support 
of  the  Gospel,  and  then  pleaded  with  us  to  take  their  girls  and 
boys  and   educate  them." 


SOUTH    INDIA    CONFERENCE. 


Organized  as  a  Conference  1876.     Reorganized  1886. 

Official  Correspondent,  Mrs.  E.  B.  Stevens. 

MISSIONARIES. 

Bangalore: — Urdell  Montgomery. 

Hyderabad: — Catherine  Wood,  Alice  Evans. 

Kolar: — Fannie  F.  Fisher,  Florence  Maskell. 

Madras: — Grace  Stephens. 

Nadiad: — Ada  Holmes,  Cora  Morgan. 

Ralpur: — Grace  Harvey. 

Raichur: — Grace  Woods,  Norma  Fenderich. 

Sironcha: — Maud  Hamer,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Turner. 

Vikerabad: — Elizabeth  Wells. 

Wives  of  Missionaries  in  Charge  of  Work: — Mrs.  Gilder,  Mrs. 
Batstone,  Mrs.  Ernsberger,  Mrs.  Scharer,  Mrs.  Butterick,  Mrs. 
Grose,  Mrs.  Baker,  Mrs.  Rudisill,  Mrs.  Garden. 

BANGALORE.  Baldwin  Girls'  High  School,  the  only  free  Pro- 
testant School  for  girls  in  Southern  India,  was  never  in  so  flourish- 
ing a  condition  as  just  now.  Miss  Clippenger's  coming  seemed  to 
inspire  the  people  with  confidence  and  both  boarders  and  day  pupils 
increased  rapidly.  Her  failure  in  health  so  soon  upon  her  arrival, 
necessitating  her  return  home,  was  a  great  blow  to  our  work  in 
Bangalore.  It  is  believed  that  if  the  Society  will  speedily  fill  the 
vacancy  Miss  Clippenger's  return  has  made,  the  people's  confidence 
will  be  renewed,  and  Miss  Montgomery  encouraged. 

KOLAR.  Miss  Fisher's  heart  is  full  of  praise  and  gratitude 
to  God  for  His  Goodness,  and  the  definite  leadings  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 
The  spiritual  life  of  the  girls  is  more  marked  than  it  has  ever  been, 
and  they  are  glad  of  any  opportunity  given  to  serve  Jesus.  Four 
of  the  girls  have  been  married  and  have  gone  out  to  make  Christian 
homes.  Of  the  eleven  who  married  last  year,  ten  are  serving  ths 
Mission  as  Bible  Women  or  Teachers,  and  yet,  says  Miss  Fisher, 
"we  cannot  supply  the  demand  for  Christian  workers."  Since  the 
first  of  January  twenty-one  girls  have  been  received  into  the  Orj 


134  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

phanage,  making  one  hundred  and  fifty-four  now  with  us,  and  we 
are  expecting  more,  as  we  are  in  the  midst  of  famine.  Four  of 
the  six  girls  who  appeared  last  year  for  the  Government  examina- 
tion passed,  and  seven  will  appear  this  year.  All  our  teachers  are 
government  certificated,  and  excellent  work  is  being  done  in  the 
school-room.  We  have  organized  a  High  School  Class.  High  gov- 
ernment officials  who  have  visited  the  school  have  spoken  commend- 
ably  of  it.  Eight  widows  are  now  in  the  Widows'  Home;  all  able  to 
work  and  earn  their  living,  except  one,  who  is  consumptive,  and 
she  takes  care  of  the  children  while  the  mothers  are  at  work. 

Deaconess  Home  cottage  is  completed  and  occupied.  This  new 
building  is  composed  of  three  bed-rooms,  and  is  occupied  by  six 
assistants.  The  building  has  been  erected  by  money  from  the 
government  grants,  by  little  things  sold,  and  by  savings  here  and 
there,  the  missionaries  are  happy  to  do  something  without  asking 
the  Society  for  money.  The  life  of  a  most  valuable  missionary,  as 
well  as  the  lives  of  her  flock,  call  for  something  better  in  the  line 
of  medical  attendance  than  the  services  of  an  inebriate  who  cannot 
be  trusted  in  anything  he  says.  Miss  Fisher  acknowledges  the  good- 
ness of  God  in  every  department  of  work. 

Miss  Maskell,  reporting  for  zenana  and  village  work,  says: 

"Never  has  my  heart  been  so  encouraged,  so  hopeful  with  regard 
to  this  work,  as  now.  The  women  in  town  and  village  were  never 
before  so  eager  for  the  glad  tidings.  There  have  been  many  bap- 
tisms, as  the  result  of  meetings — many  of  them  in  the  open  air, 
held  by  Miss  Maskell,  the  Bible  women  and  older  girls  of  the  school. 
The  way  Christians  pray — addressing  an  unseen  Being  as  though  he 
stood  before  one — impresses  them  very  much.  416  zenanas  and  62 
villages  are  now  visited  by  Miss  Maskell  and  her  helpers,  and  7 
day  schools  are  under  her  care.  She  has  made  pupil-teachers  of 
the  more  advanced  girls.  Sunday  schools  for  Brahmins  and  Hindus 
are  doing  well,  and  so  is  the  one  recently  opened  for  Mohammedans, 
and  it  has  an  attendance  of  from  twenty-five  to  thirty." 

BIDAR.  Here  a  small  work,  comparatively,  is  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Mrs.  Batstone.  She  employs  seven  Bible  women,  and  looks 
after  4  day  schools. 

HYDERABAD.  If  the  measure  of  difficulty  encountered  in  the 
construction  of  a  work  is  what  entitles  it  to  be  known  as  gigantic, 
then  surely  gigantic  may  well  be  applied  to  Christian  work  in  this 
stronghold  of  Mohammedanism.  But  line  upon  line,  precept  upon 
precept,  here  a  little  and  there  a  little  in  the  Boarding  School  and 


SOUTH  INDIA  CONFERENCE  135 

Orphanage  and  zenanas,  in  the  9  day  schools  are  making  breaches 
in  the  wall,  and  some  glad  day  He  whose  right  it  is  to  reign  will 
reign  even  in  Hyderabad.  Very  few  of  the  girls  in  the  school  or 
Orphanage  in  Hyderabad  who  have  been  convinced  that  Jesus  is 
the  Saviour  of  the  world,  have  the  courage  to  openly  declare  it, 
and  meet  the  fierce  persecution  which  is  sure  to  follow,  but  there 
have  been  a  few  notable  exceptions.  The  bright  Sunday  School 
cards  distributed  in  the  homes,  and  picture  rolls  hung  on  the  wall 
of  the  school-room  are  contributing  to  success.  Poor  little  chil- 
dren, born  to  drudge  all  day,  that  they  may  put  food  enough  in 
their  bodies,  so  that  they  may  live  to  drudge  the  next  day,  are 
attracted  to  the  day  school,  and  imbibe  enough  Christian  truth  to 
repeat  it  in  the  homes,  and  so  the  truth  spreads.  An  Indian  Chris- 
tian lady  who  visits  in  the  Zenanas  on  business  for  the  Begum,  told 
Bishop  Oldham  that  there  she  had  heard  the  children  from  the  little 
schools  repeating  the  Scriptures  and  singing  the  hymns.  More 
than  200  such  children  are  helping  the  kingdom  to  come.  Six  Bible 
women  visit  in  231  homes,  and  in  them  they  are  reaching  regularly 
at  least  700  women.  A  woman's  Bible  was  thrown  in  the  fire  by 
her  angry  husband.  She  hides  the  charred  leaves  in  her  bosom,  so 
rich  are  they  with  the  precious  promises  written  by  the  prophets. 

MADRAS.  Eventful  as  is  every  year  of  Miss  Grace  Stevens' 
life,  this  last  one  will  rank  as  superlative.  Oh,  that  there  were 
more  time  to  give  you  its  story!  In  December  she  wrote  of  a 
very  happy  Christmas,  spent  with  her  large  family  in  the  compound, 
gratifying  them  with  a  dinner  of  "duck  curry,"  and  a  Christmas 
tree  in  the  evening.  Later  of  her  enjoyment  of  conference  at  Kolar; 
then  of  baptisms  in  her  drawing  room;  of  the  great  interests  that 
filled  hearts  and  hands  as  the  New  Year  dawned.  In  February  of 
her  birthday  celebration;  its  decorations,  music,  gifts:  those  that 
most  touched  her  heart  coming  from  the  poor  villagers,  eggs,  veget- 
ables, measures  of  grain;  of  the  opening  in  the  evening  of  the  High 
Caste  Girls'  School.  In  May  of  her  visit  to  Darjeeling,  of  the  help 
that  dear  Sooboo--gave  her,  relieving  her  of  much  of  the  care  of 
the  converts  in  the  Nicodemus  Home.  Of  the  class  and  prayer 
meetings  she  held  with  tnem;  of  her  faithful  work  in  the  villages, 
attended  frequently  by  persecution.  With  the  word  that  came  in 
August  that  Sooboo — was  Kidnapped,  followed  soon  after  by  "she 
was  not  abducted,"  you  all  have  heard,  and  it  is  too  painful  to  re- 
hearse. Thank  God  for  the  later  word  received  by  me  while  in 
Branch  Annual  Meeting,  "Returned."    How  glad  we  were  to  respond 


136  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

with  a  shout,  "Hallelujah!"  What  led  the  misguided  woman  to 
leave  the  Mission  we  do  not  now  know;  that  will  come  later. 
Cholera  came  into  her  home  in  August,  and  a  very  valuable  assist- 
ant, after  a  few  hours'  of  suffering,  entered  into  rest. 

RAICHUR.  The  greatly  needed  land  for  erection  of  buildings 
has  not  been  secured.  So  crowded  for  room  is  Miss  Woods  that 
classes  are  studying  or  reciting  on  her  right  hand  and  her  left,  aua 
it  is  a  problem  how  to  accommodate  the  associate  missionary — 
should  she  be  sent — that  the  growing  work  demands.  But  the  truth 
is  spreading.  Under  a  tree  by  the  wayside,  near  a  shrine  where 
on  his  mud  throne  some  heathen  deity  presides,  the  children  are 
taught:     "Thou  shalt  not  have  any  gods  but  me." 

VIKERABAD.  Miss  Wells  reports  a  prosperous  year,  and  sends 
in  increased  estimates  for  scholarships  and  Bible  women,  also 
$7,500  for  buildings.  In  the  enclosure  which  she  rents  is  a  Mo- 
hammedan tomb  which  makes  the  place  a  favorite  resort  for  holding 
each  March  the  Tiger  Man  Festival.  So  at  night  500  or  600  men, 
with  masked  faces,  half  naked  bodies,  painted  to  represent  stripes 
of  the  tiger,  frenzied  with  religious  zeal  and  drink,  rush  in  witn 
their  so-called  musical  instruments,  and  make  night  hideous.  As 
no  harm  has  come  to  her  from  it  in  either  of  the  two  years,  she 
says  she  is  not  afraid,  but  it  certainly  makes  her  feel  queer  and  is 
most  unpleasant. 

MEDICAL  WORK.  Itinerating  is  such  a  habit  in  this  great 
Gujerat  District  that  even  the  medical  work  itinerates  also.  How- 
ever, Dr.  Tuttle  is  convinced  that  this  method  has  had  sufficient 
trial  to  prove  it  decidedly  unsatisfactory.  In  these  two  years  she 
has  treated  about  seven  uiousand  patients  and  it  is  readily  to  be 
seen  that  her  work  has  suffered  vast  disadvantage  for  lack  of  a 
hospital  where  proper  care  might  have  been  given.  Much  of  Dr. 
Tuttle's  work  is  minor  surgery,  she  has  had  twenty  cases  in  a  day. 
Many  of  these  need  hospital  treatment.  It  should  be  located  at  a 
central  point,  easily  accessible  to  the  people.  It  is  an  institution 
which  is  sorely  needed  in  this  physician's  work  among  suffering 
women  and  children. 

GODHRA.  GIRLS'  ORPHANAGE.  Miss  Abbott  reports,  "There 
has  not  been  many  changes.  The  results  of  annual  examinations 
were  very  satisfactory  and  we  hope  for  a  grant-in-aid.  Our  indus- 
trial work  has  developed  and  become  quite  a  feature  of  the  school. 
The  kindergarten  and  physical  culture  departments  have  improved 


SOUTH  INDIA  CONFERENCE  137 

under  the  new  assistant.     Many  of  the  girls  have  made  good  prog- 
ress in  the  spiritual  life. 

Our  great  need  is  a  school-house  and  it  seems  that  we  must 
have  that  if  the  work  is  to  make  any  iurther  progress.  Sitting  on 
open  verandas  through  heat,  cold,  dust  and  rain  is  not  conducive 
to  good  health  or  good  work."  Miss  Curts  is  associated  with  Miss 
Abbott  in  the  work  of  this  orphanage. 

EVANGELISTIC  WORK.  Mrs.  Bancroft  reports  Godhra  circuit 
as  moving  steadily  forward,  but  is  saddened  at  the  sight  of  the  vast 
harvest  with  so  few  reapers.  There  are  two  good  Bible  women  at 
work  but  their  number  should  be  multiplied. 

Miss  Abbott  has  supervision  of  six  Bible  women  on  Thasra  cir- 
cuit, which  embraces  about  one  hundred  villages  wnere  work  is 
opened.  She  herself  has  visited  all  the  chief  points  several  times. 
There  is  much  eagerness  to  hear  the  Gospel;  and  many  are  turning 
from  their  idols.  A  missionary  who  could  give  all  her  time  to 
this  work  is  greatly  needed  as  the  Bible  women  need  much  instruc- . 
tion  and  help. 

NADIAD.  Here  the  evangelistic  work  is  in  the  hands  of  Misses 
Holmes  and  Morgan.  There  is  daily  work  in  nine  mohullas  of  the 
city  and  several  villages  near.  Miss  Holmes  has  fine  helpers;  she 
holds  a  weekly  prayer  meeting  for  women  which  has  proved  a 
blessing.  She  rejoices  in  her  work  and  in  the  knowledge  that  the 
women  of  India  are  coming  to  the  true  light.  At  Mahuda  a  "Jubiiet, 
church"  is  to  be  built  by  the  missionaries;  the  need  is  so  great  iof 
a  place  of  worship  for  the  converts. 

Miss  Morgan  finds  this  work  both  interesting  and  hopeful;  she 
will  be  glad  to  get  the  language  so  that  she  may  tell  the  sweet  story 
herself.  She  has  twenty-two  helpers  who  work  among  the  women, 
and  carry  on  day  schools  for  the  children.  Winter  campaigns  re- 
lating to  the  Jubilee  are  planned  in  the  hope  of  strengthening  the 
Christians  and  reaching  many  others. 

Finally  a  list  of  some  of  the  many  appealing  needs  of  this  great 
and  rapidly  developing  conference:  Four  or  five  new  missionaries, 
including  a  deaconess  for  Grant  Road  church,  Bombay,  large  num- 
bers of  Bible  women  and  evangelistic  teachers,  property  for  the 
Telegaon  and  Godhra  schools,  and  funds  for  an  English  school  at 
Bombay,  for  the  Poona  debt  and  for  a  hospital  for  Gujerat. 


138  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

CENTRAL    PROVINCES   CONFERENCE. 

Organized  1905. 
Official  Correspondent — Mrs.  A.  N.  Fisher. 

MISSIONARIES. 

Jabalpur: — Louisa  Heafer,  Nettie  M.  Hyde,  Mrs.  A.  H.  Holland. 

Khandwa: — Anna  R.  Elicker,   Mabel  Lossing. 

Raipur: — Emily  L.  Harvey. 

Sironcha: — Mrs.  M.  A.  Turner. 

Wives  of  Missionaries  in  Charge  of  Work: — Mrs.  G.  K  Gilder, 
Mrs.  C.  B.  "Ward,  Mrs.  V.  G.  McMurray,  Mrs.  W.  D.  Waller,  Mrs. 
Martha  Day  Abbott. 

The  Central  Provinces  Mission  Conference  was  organized  by 
Bishop  Warne  at  Khandwa  in  January  of  the  present  year.  This  is 
the  eighth  Methodist  Episcopal  Conference  in  India.  It  is  made 
up  of  what  was  formerly  the  Central  Provinces  district  of  of  Bombay 
Conference  and  the  Godavery  and  Raipur  districts  of  South  India 
Conference.  The  territory  covers  an  area  of  about  134,000  square 
miles  and  includes  a  population  of  nearly  13,000,000.  Indications  of 
a  remarkable  movement  toward  Christianity  give  promise  that  this 
will  become  one  of  the  greatest  fields  in  all  the  Indian  empire. 

The  Woman's  Conference  was  organized  at  the  same  time,  with 
Mrs.  Warne  presiding,  and  their  First  Annual  Report  has  been 
issued. 

BASIM.  Mrs.  McMurry  has  had  charge  of  the  work  in  this 
station  for  the  past  year,  though  at  the  sacrifice  of  physical  strength 
that  might  well  be  employed  in  the  care  of  her  own  little  ones  and 
in  the  assistance  of  her  husband  in  the  boys'  school.  A  passing 
missionary  writes  that  this  is  the  neediest  place  in  the  conference. 
Two  missionaries  should  be  sent  to  care  for  the  orphanage  and  the 
large  evangelistic  field  in  the  region.  It  is  especially  important  as 
a  center  from  which  must  be  drawn  workers  in  the  Marathi  country. 

KAMPTI — A  day  school  and  zenana  and  village  work  are  car- 
ried on  at  this  point.  We  glean  from  the  published  report  of  Mrs. 
Waller  that  great  credit  is  due  her  assistant,  Mrs.  Butterfield,  for 
the  success  of  the  work.  The  school  has  an  average  attendance  of 
fifty.  Requests  come  from  surrounding  villages  for  schools  to  be 
opened,  which  the  lack  of  means  forbids.  In  the  zenanas  the  Gospel 
message  is  eagerly  received,  and  there  are  some  who  are  Christians 
at  heart  though  in  prison  still. 


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SIRONCHA — The  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  owns  a 
good  property  in  Sironcha,  a  large  compound  of  about  thirty  acres, 
with  commodious  buildings,  but  since  Miss  Fuller's  death  the  prob- 
lem has  been  to  supply  the  missionaries  who  may  make  this  the 
strategic  center  for  as  large  work  as  is  possible.  Mrs.  Turner  has 
recently  been  appointed  to  this  station  and  will  soon  sail  for  her  new 
field,  where  it  is  hoped  another  new  missionary  may  join  her  later. 

JABALPUR — Our  largest  and  best  equipped  work  in  the  con- 
ference is  at  Jabalpur.  Since  Miss  Hyde's  return  from  furlough  Miss 
Heafer  has  given  attention  to  the  evangelistic  and  zenana  work. 
Her  six  Bible-women  visit  regularly  one  hundred  and  fifty  houses 
where  they  are  eagerly  welcomed.  Miss  Hyde  and  Mrs.  Holland 
have  large  plans  and  hopes  for  the  Orphanage,  with  its  231  girls. 
Miss  Hyde  writes:  "We  feel  that  we  must  have  a  High  School 
and  a  Bible  Training  School  for  these  Central  Provinces,  and  as 
this  is  the  largest  and  oldest  school,  with  large  classes  from  which 
to  form  a  nucleus,  we  propse  to  get  these  under  way  this  year." 
She  rejoices  in  having  as  assistants  four  fine  Indian  Christian 
young  women,  one  of  whom  comes  to  them  from  the  Isabella  Tho- 
burn  College.  Permission  has  been  granted  to  name  this  institution 
the  Johnson  Boarding  School  and  Orphanage,  in  honor  of  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  T.  S.  Johnson,  whose  friendly  aid  has  been  invaluable. 

KHANDWA — The  Orphanage  contains  about  120  girls.  Miss 
Elicker  has  been  gladdened  by  the  coming  of  Miss  Lossing,  who 
will  have  charge  of  the  educational  work.  As  for  Miss  Lossing,  she 
writes:  "I  am  so  glad  I  am  here.  India  is  a  satisfying  place  if 
one  wants  her  life  to  count.  I  would  not  be  anywhere  else  if  I 
could." 

Mrs.  Martha  Day  Abbott  has  charge  of  the  evangelistic  work 
on  the  circuit  and  notes  encouraging  facts.  Concerning  her  annual 
visitation  of  the  villages  she  says:  "Taking  tents  and  all  neces- 
saries, we  live  in  the  villages  for  a  season.  With  able  native 
preachers  to  assist,  we  give  out  the  word  by  preaching,  singing, 
and  distribution  of  Scripture  portions,  and  a  good  magic  lantern  is 
an  aid  in  the  evening  meetings.  We  hail  these  times  as  blessed 
opportunities  to  strengthen  the  weak  and  awaken  the  indifferent. 
At  such  times  we  are  given  a  glance  at  the  whitened  fields." 

NARSINGHPUR — Mrs.  Felt  reports  of  the  evangelistic  work 
under  her  care:  "We  have  not  yet  seen  the  fruit  we  wish  to  in 
this  circuit,  yet  we  are  confident  of  several  things,  that  hearts  are 


140  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

responding  to  the  truth,  that  people  are  more  ready  to  hear  it, 
that  the  Bible  is  being  read  as  never  before,  and  that  the  Lord  of 
Hosts  is  with  us."  All  the  women  workers  are  from  the  Jabalpur 
and  Khandwa  Orphanages. 

Raipur — The  new  buildings  so  long  and  so  sorely  needed  for 
orphans  and  widows  are  at  last  in  process  of  erection.  Miss  Har- 
vey writes:  "The  building  work  requires  close  and  constant  over- 
sight to  prevent  dishonest  work,  but  I  am  glad  all  the  day  long  and 
count  the  extra  burdens  a  real  joy,  so  happy  am  I  in  the  prospect 
of  sometime  getting  away  from  the  overcrowded  and  unhealthy 
quarters." 

Concerning  the  work  of  the  Bible-women  in  this  district,  Mrs. 
Gilder  writes:  "We  have  many  signs  of  promise,  especially  in  the 
eagerness  of  the  village  women  to  hear  the  Gospel  story.  I  am 
planning  to  help  the  Bible-women  in  their  studies  of  the  course 
adopted  by  our  Woman's  Conference,  in  order  that  they  may  be 
fully  equipped  for  their  important  work." 


BOMBAY  CONFERENCE. 


Organized  as  a  Conference  in  1892. 
Woman's  Work  Commenced  in  1884. 
Official  Correspondent,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Thompson. 
MISSIONARIES. 
Baroda: — Mary  E.  Williams,  Mary  B.  Tuttle,  M.  D. 
Bombay: — Helen  E.   Robinson,   Elizabeth     W.     Nicholls,   Joan 
Davis. 

Godhra: — Anna  A.  Abbott,  Kate  O.  Curts. 
Nadiad: — Cora  Morgan,  Ada  Holmes. 

Poona: — Mrs.  S.  W.  Eddy,  Estelle  M.  Files,  Fannie  A.  Bennett. 
Telegaon: — Christina  H.  Lawson. 

Wives  of  Missionaries  in  Charge  of  Work: — Mrs.  E.  B.  Frease, 
Mrs.  W.  H.  Stephens,  Mrs.  L.  E.  Linzell,  Mrs.  A.  W.  Mell,  Mrs.  W. 
E.  Bancroft,  Mrs.  A.  E.  Ayres,  Mrs.  Effie  P.  Fisher,  Mrs.  A.  A. 
Parker. 


BOMBAY,  BOWEN  CHURCH.  Miss  Davis  has  had  a  good  year 
in  the  deaconess  work  in  connection  with  this  church.  She  re- 
roprts:  "In  over  eleven  hundred  calls  made  within  the  year,  I  find 
that  our  church  and  Sabbath  School  stand  among  the  people  for 


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pure,  strong  Christian  living.  Especially  do  I  note  the  effect  of 
total  abstinence  teaching  among  the  little  ones,  some  of  them  ob- 
jecting to  spirituous  liquors  as  medicine,  and  warning  older  mem- 
bers of  the  family  who  were  taking  it  under  a  physician's  direc- 
tions. Our  church  is  indeed  a  leaven  among  this  great  English 
population."  She  rejoices  that  several  of  their  members  have  heard 
and  answered  the  call  to  devote  themselves  wholly  to  Christian 
work. 

GRANT  ROAD  CHURCH.  A  strong  plea  comes  from  this 
church  for  a  deaconess  to  assist  in  reaching  the  great  numbers  of 
people  in  its  wide  and  very  promising  field.  The  pastor  is  also 
presiding  elder  of  a  large  district,  and  can  do  little  of  pastoral 
work,  and  the  deaconess  is  greatly  needed.  It  is  believed  that 
after  three  or  four  years,  the  salary  could  be  provided  from  local 
sources. 

A  very  urgent  appeal  is  made  and  with  most  excelent  reason,  for 
an  English  school  for  Bombay,  for  the  training  of  the  children  of 
our  own  people  and  many  others.  The  need  of  such  a  school  is 
apparent  at  a  moment's  reflection.  To  commit  the  early  years  of  the 
lives  of  children  of  Methodist  homes  to  influences  unsympathetic, 
even  if  not  openly  antagonistic  toward  the  spirit  and  aims  of  Meth- 
odism, is  not  only  presumably  hazardous  in  the  extreme,  but  it  is 
even  now  in  this  very  city  of  Bombay,  working  out  its  legitimate 
results  in  the  diverting  of  bright,  promising  young  people  from  the 
membership  and  work  of  our  church.  Not  one  more  year  of  such 
wasteful  economy  should  be  permitted  in  that  great  center. 

POONA,  TAYLOR  HIGH  SCHOOL.  A  year  of  rich  blessing 
here  is  reported.  The  number,  both  of  boarders  and  day  pupils 
has  increased,  and  prospects  are  good  for  still  further  gains.  Fin- 
ances are  also  improving;  the  patronage  of  this  school  must  come 
largely  from  the  middle  classes,  but  it  is  this  class  which  gives 
large  promise  of  results  in  the  matter  of  supplying  mission  helpers. 
A  very  blessed  work  of  grace  has  been  enjoyed  which  has  wrought 
real  transformation  in  hearts  and  lives.  This,  the  missionaries  in 
charge  take  as  the  seal  of  divine  approval  of  the  school,  and  its 
continuance  is  their  highest  aim.  If  only  the  school  were  free  from 
the  crushing  debt  which  has  long  burdened  it,  the  outlook  would 
become  more  bright. 

ANGLO-INDIAN  GIRL'S  HOME.  Mrs.  Hutchings  gratefully 
records  a  year  of  rich  blessing.    The  work  has  been  well  done  and 


142  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

most  of  the  children  passed  in  their  studies.  With  few  exceptions, 
health  has  been  good  and  in  spiritual  things  the  gifts  of  the  Lord 
have  been  beautiful.  "With  regard  to  our  finances,  not  one  word 
has  failed  of  His  good  promise.  We  are  intensely  grateful  to  the 
Lord  and  all  those  friends  whose  hearts  he  has  touched,  for  the 
sympathy  and  help  we  have  received  this  year." 

MARATHI  DISTRICT.  CITY,  DAY  AND  SUNDAY  SCHOOLS. 
Miss  Robinson  reports  four  of  these,  enrolling  one  hundred  and 
ten.  This  indicates  missionary  access  to  a  goodly  number  of  homes 
where,  especially  in  times  of  trouble  and  affliction,  the  message  may 
the  more  surely  find  welcome.  The  ever  recurring  hindrance  aris- 
ing from  the  child-marriage  system  prevents  the  long  continuance 
of  the  girls  in  the  school,  and  the  securing  of  results  in  the  measure 
desired;  nevertheless  the  work  pays.  In  her  work  among  the  wom- 
en the  missionary  finds  a  field  which  especially  invites  personal 
dealing.  It  is  difficult  to  get  the  women  to  come  with  regularity  to 
public  meetings,  but  a  quiet  conversation  concerning  the  good  news 
of  salvation  usually  finds  a  willing  listener.  Incident  after  inci- 
dent shows  the  blessed  results  of  the  meeting  "where  two  or  three 
are  gathered  together  in  the  name  of  the  Lord." 

EVANGELISTIC  WORK.  Miss  Nicholls  reports,  "Much  of  our 
time  is  taken  up  in  visiting  among  a  class  of  people  quite  bitter 
against  Christianity.  An  illustration  of  this  will  be  found  in  a 
family  which  has  been  visited  for  some  time.  The  father  is  a  direct 
descendent  of  Mohammed,  but  he  and  the  whole  family  are  con- 
vinced that  Christ,  and  not  Mohammed,  is  the  one  through  whom 
salvation  is  to  be  obtained.  The  man  has  often  come  to  our  bunga- 
low at  night  to  talk  of  things  concerning  the  truth.  One  night  the 
entire  family  came;  the  day  for  baptism  was  arranged,  all  was 
ready,  but  the  Mohammedans  got  word  of  it,  filled  the  house,  threat- 
ened them  with  abuse  and  death  if  such  a  step  was  taken."  What 
courage  they  need  to  make  the  open  confession.  There  is  much 
restlessness  upon  the  part  of  the  people;  many  are  throwing  away 
their  idols  but  as  yet  fear  to  confess  Christianity.  The  work  among 
the  low  caste  people  is  constantly  advancing. 

THE  WOMAN'S  FRIEND,  Marathi  Edition,  went  down  for  a 
time  with  the  bank  failure  last  year,  but  has  happily  reappeared. 
The  paper  needs  the  help  of  new  and  attractive  cuts  with  which  to 
illustrate  articles  that  without  them,  fail  of  making  the  impression 
they  should  make.  This  little  messenger  ought  to  be  better  out- 
fitted for  attaining  its  beautiful  possibilities. 


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TELEGAON.  The  experiment  of  last  year  resulted  in  the  re- 
moval of  the  Boarding  School  from  Bombay  to  this  place,  and  thus 
far  there  has  been  an  apparent  improvement  in  the  health  of  the 
pupils.  The  large  per  cent  of  passes  in  examinations  indicates  good 
work. 

The  success  of  the  vegetable  garden  last  year  led  to  larger  ven- 
tures in  that  line  this  year,  as  the  indications  are  that  the  soil 
is  suited  to  such  enterprise.  A  season  of  special  meetings  in  April 
resulted  in  spiritual  quickening  in  the  lives  of  many  of  the  girls, 
and  on  Easter  several  were  oaptized.  Some  of  the  pupils  are  teach- 
ing in  schools  for  Hindu  girls  in  the  town,  and  others  go  out  at 
times  with  the  Bible  woman  to  the  villages  to  tell  the  Gospel  story, 
which  finds  ready  listeners.  This  is  a  good  drill  ground  for  these 
young  soldiers. 

EVANGELISTIC  WORK,  in  Mrs.  Fisher's  charge  has  neces- 
sarily been  limited  to  a  small  area  as  there  were  no  appropriations 
for  traveling  expenses.  The  missionary  is  studying  the  language, 
and  if  she  can  have  means  and  helpers  for  work  among  women  and 
girls,  the  great  Marathi  field  around  Telegaon,  now  so  neglected 
and  desolate,  will  rejoice  and  blossom  as  the  rose. 

POONA  CITY  SCHOOLS,  and  Evangelistic  Work.  Mrs.  Stephens 
in  charge. 

The  plague  and  small-pox  carried  away  several  of  the  pupils 
but  the  schools  were  not  suspended.  Fearful  havoc  was  wrought 
in  the  city,  yet  our  workers  went  on  in  the  midst  of  it,  meeting 
many  sad  cases,  sometimes  finding  but  one  or  two  left  from  large 
families.  The  district  work  is  increasing,  some  fifty  villages  being 
visited  by  cart  and  train.  The  work  is  among  both  Marathi  and 
Hindustani  people.  The  latter  keep  their  women  and  even  their 
little  daughters  after  bethrothal  at  as  early  as  eight  years  of  age, 
in  strict  seclusion.  In  the  midst  of  such  monotony  what  an  event 
is  the  visit  of  the  Bible  woman. 

The  Rice  Memorial  Dispensary,  also  in  Mrs.  Stephen's  care  is 
doing  good  work.  The  compounder  takes  drugs  to  many  villages 
and  this  helps  to  open  doors  to  the  evangelist.  There  have  been 
many  baptisms  and  the  condition  is  hopeful. 

HINDUSTANI  ZENANA  WORK.  Mrs.  Vardon  reports:  "The 
word  of  God  has  been  regularly  taught  in  forty-four  homes  and 
the  majority  of  the  women  take  a  keen  interest,  earnestly  seeking, 
information  and  we  feel  sure  that  some  have  taken  Jesus  as  their 
Saviour.     Our  hearts  were  much  encouraged  on  learning  that  a  worn- 


144  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

an  whom  we  had  visited  ail  the  year,  openly  prayed,  as  she  was 
dying  of  plague,  for  the  forgiveness  of  her  sins  and  that  she  might 
be  taken  home  for  Jesus'  sake. 

GUJERAT  DISTRICT.  BARODA.  Miss  Williams  sounds  a  hap- 
py, hopeful  note  in  view  of  present  and  prospective  blessings. 
Abundant  rains  have  assured  a  good  harvest,  and  are  the  occasion 
of  rejoicing.  The  new  buildings  are  a  joy;  there  is  good  health 
and  improvement  in  all  lines.  Numbers  are  increased  notwithstand- 
ing the  losses  that  are  constantly  recurring.  Nearly  every  pupil 
who  has  married  is  a  teacher  or  Bible  woman. 

Industrial  work  has  made  a  good  beginning;  numbers  of  the 
girls  are  learning  weaving  or  some  other  useful  work.  This  seems 
a  happy  family  from  the  prankish  little  nursery  people  to  their 
elders,  but  there  are  pathetic  life-stories  both  past  aud  future,  for 
many  of  these  girls.  It  is  a  pitiless  storm  that  beats  upon  girl- 
life  in  a  heathen  land.  Numbers  of  Miss  Williams'  girh  have  found 
in  cnrist  a  personal  Saviour. 

WOMAN'S  EVANGELISTIC  TRAINING  SCHOOL.  This  insti- 
tution now  becomes  a  part  of  the  Florence  B.  Nicholson  School  of 
Theology.  Mrs.  Fisher  says  that  many  of  the  students  remain  for 
the  year  instead  a  few  months  as  formerly,  and  thus  have  much 
better  opportunities.  The  new  buildings  are  going  up  and  will  soon 
be  occupied;  the  work  will  then  have  two  departments,  one  for 
ordinary  village  workers,  the  other  for  those  further  advanced  who 
will  remain  in  school  for  a  period  of  years.  Much  is  to  be  hoped 
from  this  training  school. 

EVANGELISTIC  WORK.  Mrs.  Frease  and  Mrs.  Linzell  have 
charge  of  the  work  in  groups  of  circuits  including  many  villages. 
They  have  more  than  forty  helpers  and  the  work  grows  beyond 
expectation.  A  period  of  persecution  affected  the  work  among  the 
women  but  the  Christians  were  faithful.  Recently,  two  whole  vill- 
ages came  to  the  pastor  asking  for  a  teacher  as  they  all  wanted 
to  become  Christians.  At  midnight  two  of  the  brethren  were  met 
on  a  lonely  road  by  two  persons  who,  they  found  were  candidates 
for  baptism  who  had  come  a  long  way  and  were  too  late  for  the 
service.  They  consented  to  wait  for  the  ordinance  until  the  next 
visit.  The  work  is  being  blessed,  yet  it  is  trying  and  laborious, 
as  witness  a  trip  made  by  Mrs.  Frease,  thirty  miles  over  a  rough, 
hard  road,  with  a  wet  towel  to  her  head,  as  it  was  one  hundred 
and  five  in  the  shade.  Mrs.  Linzell  speaks  of  the  method  of  estab- 
lishing circuit  centers  to  which  may  come  the  village  Christians 


BENGAL  CONFERENCE  145 

who  are  unable  to  read;  the  native  helper  and  his  wife  meet  with 
them  read  and  pray  with  them.  The  hearts  of  the  missionaries 
are  filled  with  praise  to  note  how  manifestly  the  blessing  of  God 
rests  upon  the  labors  of  these  lowly,  simple-hearted  servants  of 
his. 


BENGAL  CONFERENCE. 


Organized  1886. 

Reorganized  1893. 

Woman's  Work  Opened   1882. 

Official  Correspondent,  Mrs.  Charlotte  O'Neal. 

MISSIONARIES. 

Asanol: — Miriam  Forster. 

Calcutta: — Elizabeth  Maxey,  Kate  A.  Blair,  Jennie  Moyer,  Nian- 
ette  Henkle,  Rosa  M.  Pyne,  Susanna  Stumpf,  Hilma  A.  Aaronsen, 
Mrs.  L.  M.  R.  Grove. 

Darjeeling: — Emma  L.  Knowles,  Bertha  Creek. 

Pakur: — Pauline  Grandstrand,  Hilda  Swan. 

Wives  of  Missionaries  in  Charge  of  Work: — Mrs.  F.  W.  Warne, 
Mrs.  J.  Culshaw,  Mrs.  W.  P.  Byers,  Mrs.  Ada  Lee,  Mrs.  J.  P.  Meik, 
Mrs.  Beals. 

ASANSOL.  Miss  Forster's  return  was  hailed  with  delight.  She 
has  120  girls  in  school,  increased  from  twelve  six  years  ago.  Last 
year  property  was  purchased  in  a  fine  site  on  a  hill  at  the  outskirts 
of  Asansol  and  now  the  Ladies'  Home  for  the  workers  is  built.  It 
is  a  large,  convenient  building.  Cottages  are  to  be  put  up  for  the 
school  girls  in  order  for  practical  home  training.  A  building  for 
class-rooms  including  a  kindergarten  hall  is  now  a  necessity.  This 
will  cost  $3,000.  Miss  Hodgkins  has  kindly  promised  to  furnish  the 
desks.  Other  friends  are  providing  the  cottages.  Miss  Swinnerton 
has  reopened  the  day  school  for  high-caste  girls.  Twenty  widows 
are  trained  and  cared  for  in  the  Home.  Occasionally  one  of  them 
is  married.  The  Christian  community  grows,  and  God's  favor  is 
with  the  workers  in  sustaining  grace. 

MAZAFFARPUR.  Shortly  after  the  opening  of  the  year  Mr. 
Denning  followed  his  wife  to  America.  Mazaffarpur,  in  charge  of 
Rev.  W.  D.  Beals  and  wife.  Mrs.  Beals  is  a  daughter  of  Bishop 
Robinson,  and  was  no  novice  in  work  in  India  and  knew  almost 
instinctively  just  how  to  lay  her  hand  on  the  helm  and  guide  sue- 


146  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

cessfully  the  work  from  which  Mrs.  Denning  had  been  so  suddenly 
called,  by  the  illness  of  her  child.  The  work  was  opening  up  well 
when  suddenly  the  plague  broke  out  in  the  school  and  one  of  the 
most  promising  girls  died  with  it,  and  in  spite  of  all  precautions, 
another  girl  was  stricken,  but  with  God's  blessing  and  the  faithful 
nursing  of  Miss  Peters  she  recovered. 

The  girls  were  kept  in  tents  for  a  month,  while  the  school 
was  thoroughly  disinfected  and  all  danger  of  contagion  was  past. 
We  will  all  agree  with  Mrs.  Beals,  that  Miss  Peters  is  a  heroine. 
Going  out  last  year  she  has  from  the  beginning  faced  difficulties 
that  would  have  discouraged  a  heart  less  brave  than  hers.  Left 
alone  by  Mrs.  Denning's  enforced  absence,  with  the  country,  language 
and  people  all  new  and  strange  to  her  and  with  the  nearest  Ameri- 
can missionary  300  miles  from  her,  she  has  conquered  difficulties 
and  won  for  herself  a  place  among  our  bravest  and  best  in  India. 

The  school  is  growing  in  numbers  and  fifteen  of  the  girls  have 
organized  themselves  into  a  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
Auxiliary. 

Mrs.  Beals  in  charge  of  zenana  work  has  had  but  one  good 
helper  since  March,  and  has  not  been  able  to  do  the  work  she  saw 
on  every  hand.  The  Training  School  pupils  are  making  fine  prog- 
ress in  their  studies  and  some  of  the  more  advanced  ones  are 
going  out  in  little  bands  holding  Sunday  Schools. 

DARjEELING.  Beautiful  for  situation  and  healthful  in  climate, 
Darjeeling  is  a  choice  location  for  a  Christian  school  for  girls  of 
English  as  well  as  Asiatic  parentage.  The  necessity  for  and  import- 
ance of  such  a  school  is  clearly  proven  by  the  many  testimonials 
that  come  from  the  patrons  of  the  school,  as  to  the  mental  and 
moral  improvement  of  their  daughters.  Christian  parents  especial- 
ly, prize  highly  the  privilege  of  having  their  daughters  under  the 
spiritual  influence  of  this  Home,  and  non-Christians  give  strong 
testimony  as  to  the  improvement  in  study  and  aeportment  of  their 
children.  In  the  High  school  department  there  are  five  fine  looking, 
noble  girls  preparing  themselves  for  useful  lives.  The  domestic 
side  of  the  school  work  deserves  more  than  a  passing  mention, 
with  children  of  ages  ranging  from  5  to  18  years,  many  of  whom 
have  never  learned  to  do  anything  for  themselves,  the  task  of  train- 
ing them  to  habits  of  neatness  and  helpfulness  for  themselves  and 
for  others  is  a  difficult  one,  yet  our  missionaries  are  patiently 
and  lovingly  working  wonderful  transformations  in  this  important 
line. 


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PAKUR  BOARDING  SCHOOL.  Opened  with  80  girls  with  a 
prospect  of  100  before  the  year  closes.  A  fine  kindergarten  de- 
partment of  50  pupils  is  cared  for  by  two  teachers. 

The  old  tumble  down  building  has  been  deserted  and  the  chil- 
dren are  comfortable  and  happy  in  their  new  home. 

The  missionaries  Home  is  so  far  completed  that  the  first  story 
can  be  occupied.  Mrs.  Culshaw  is  much  pleased  with  Miss  Swan 
and  her  work. 

There  are  eight  Bible  women  on  the  Pakur  circuit  and  three  at 
Bolpur.  One  of  these  is  a  Santal,  through  whom  they  hope  to  reach 
the  Santal  women.  The  work  is  reaching  out  to  the  villages  about 
Pakur.  Day  schools  have  been  established  in  three  villages  and 
Sunday  schools  in  eleven  villages.  In  one  of  the  villages  a  Santal 
Methodist  Episcopal  church  has  been  built,  the  first  of  its  kind  in 
all  India.  There  has  been  70  baptisms  during  the  year.  The  uplook 
and  outlook  of  the  Pakur  work  is  most  inspiring. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Culshaw  are  careful  and  conscientious  money- 
spenders,  and  tireless  and  enthusiastic  workers.  May  their  tribe 
increase. 

The  Tumluk  work  goes  on  as  usual.  Miss  Blair  and  her  Bible 
women  have  about  50  houses  where  they  visit  regularly. 

Miss  Moyers  schools  begun  in  Hindu  temples  are  outgrowing 
their  quarters.  Sne  will  return  to  America  this  year  and  some  one 
must  be  found  to  take  her  place. 

CALCUTTA.  Mrs.  Lee's  work  is  all  doing  well.  Miss  Eddy  is 
in  charge  of  the  Dennett  Training  School  and  is  highly  commended 
by  her  co-laborers.  The  150  girls  in  her  school  do  their  own  cooking 
by  turns  and  make  their  own  clothes.  The  Government  has  sub- 
stantially aided  this  school  during  the  year. 

Miss  Cooper  is  training  ten  women  in  kindergarten  methods 
and  Miss  Bannerjee,  B.  A.,  has  68  little  kindergartners  in  her  school, 
32  of  whom  are  Hindus. 

Miss  Maxey  has  returned  to  Calcutta  and  will  take  charge  of  the 
Deaconess  Home,  which  has  been  efficiently  presided  over  by  Miss 
Pritchard.  Miss  Stumpf  lives  in  the  Home  and  has  charge  of  the 
Orphanage.  She  has  been  seriously  handicapped  in  her  work 
through  lack  of  funds  and  has  reduced  the  number  of  orphans  to 
23,  and  even  yet  is  embarrassed  for  lack  of  funds  to  support  the 
girls. 

The  Bengal  Finance  Committee  discussed  the  closing  of  the  Or- 
phanage.   They  found  that  arrangements  could  be  made  for  20  of 


148  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

them  in  other  Protestant  free  schools  and  the  remaining  three  could 
be  transferred  to  the  Calcutta  Girls'  School.  Miss  Stumpf's  Hindu- 
stani work  has  been  interfered  with  by  the  plague,  yet  has  held 
its  own  despite  of  obstacles. 

The  CALCUTTA  GIRLS'  SCHOOL.  Miss  Henkle  in  charge, 
opened  with  107  boarders.  For  lack  of  room  the  little  boys  are 
being  sent  to  other  schools.  Provision  for  a  better  housing  of  this 
school  is  an  imperative  need.  The  Government  inspector  says,  "the 
present  Kindergarten  building  is  not  a  fit  place  for  the  education 
of  60  or  70  children"  and  that  "the  Boarding  School  dormitories  are 
over-crowded"  and  unless  we  soon  furnish  increased  accommoda- 
tions he  threatens  to  close  the  school.  As  this  school  is  an  im- 
portant feeder  to  our  work,  in  providing  mission  workers,  we  can- 
not afford  to  have  it  closed. 

KIDDERPORE.  An  intensely  interesting  report  comes  from 
Mrs.  Shaw,  in  reference  to  Kidderpore  work.  The  wide-open  doors, 
the  eager  inquiries  about  the  way  of  salvation,  the  new  openings 
on  every  hand  make  this  a  place  of  great  promise  and  we  can 
well  understand  how  Mrs.  Shaw  would  be  grieved  exceedingly  to  see 
the  work  closed  by  her  removal  to  another  place  by  the  Conference. 
She  writes:  "I  cannot  tell  you  how  I  have  been  impressed  with 
the  hunger  and  soul-need  of  these  poor  women  who  sit  in  darkness." 

Her  detailed  reports  of  the  work  of  new  Bible  Women,  and  her 
Dock  work,  where  men  and  women  attend  together  the  open  air 
exangelistic  services  give  one  glimpse  of  the  mighty  need  in  Kid- 
derpore. These  Dock  laborers  come  in  from  the  Central  Provinces 
and  remain  for  a  year  or  two  and  then  return  to  their  homes  with 
their  earnings. 


BURMA   MISSION   CONFERENCE. 


Organized   1901. 
Official  Correspondent,  Mrs.  Charlotte  O'Neal. 

MISSIONARIES. 

Rangoon: — Josephine  Stahl,  Carrie  Foster,  Luella  Rigby,  Grace 
Stockwell,  Lotta  M.  Whittaker. 

Thandaung: — Fannie  A.  Perkins,  Charlotte  J.  Illingworth. 

RANGOON.  The  Girls'  School  opened  with  a  considerable  de- 
crease in  attendance,  but  with  a  marked  increase  of  spiritual  life. 
The  decrease  in  numbers  was  the  result  of  removals  of  families 


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from  the  city.  The  evangelistic  spirit  that  prevailed  was  the  result 
of  believing  prayer.  The  girls  are  developing  in  Christian  character 
in  a  most  encouraging  way,  nearly  all  of  them  lead  in  prayer  or 
testimony  at  their  League  meetings. 

Early  in  the  year,  Bishop  Robinson  held  a  service  in  the  school 
and  sereval  of  the  younger  children,  were  converted.  One  of  the 
teachers  who  had  been  a  Catholic  was  converted  at  this  meeting 
to  the  great  joy  of  our  missionaries. 

Plague  broke  out  in  Rangoon  later  in  the  year  and  prevented 
the  filling  up  of  the  school  that  the  teachers  had  hoped  for.  People 
were  afraid  to  send  their  children  into  Rangoon,  because  of  it, 
and  the  day  school  being  in  a  part  of  the  city  where  plague  was 
most  rife,  and  lost  a  number  of  pupils  also.  This  desease  in  num- 
bers effects  the  income  of  the  schools  and  some  necessary  repairs 
has  increased  the  expenses  somewhat.  We  should  cheerfully  meet 
this  deficiency,  for,  in  a  careful  administration  of  funds,  no  one 
can  excel  our  beloved  Miss  Stahl. 

Miss  Foster  writes  most  hopefully  of  the  Girls'  School  and  men- 
tions personally  several  of  the  older  girls  who  are  developing  into 
bright,  helpful  women. 

Miss  Whittaker  has  fitted  into  her  place  so  easily  and  naturally 
that  she  seems  already  like  a  veteran. 

Miss  Rigby  gives  an  interesting  account  of  the  conversion  of  a 
Chin.  The  Chins  are  a  hhl  race,  who  have  so  long  been  subjugated 
by  the  Bumans,  that  they  meekly  say,  "I  am  not  a  Burman,  I  am 
only  a  Chin."  They  are  not  Buddhists  but  sacrifice  animals  to  ap- 
pease evil  spirits.  The  Chin  convert  named  above,  is  the  head-man 
of  a  village  100  miles  from  Rangoon.  A  native  preacher  visited  him 
and  taught  him  the  way  of  salvation  through  Jesus  Christ.  When 
he  decided  to  be  baptized  he  and  his  wife  went  down  to  Rangoon 
and  spent  three  days  searching  for  our  missionaries.  They  were 
eager  to  learn  and  were  radiantly  happy  when  at  last  they  were 
baptized,  but  insisted  on  returning  home  to  teach  his  people  and 
said,  "We  will  shut  out  evil-doers  and  study  the  Bible  and  keep 
the  Sabbath,  and  by  and  by  we  shall  be  a  Christian  community." 
His  name  is  My  Toung,  which  means  Mr.  Basket.  May  he  indeed 
be  a  basket  to  carry  the  Bread  of  i_afe  to  his  people. 


150  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

MALAYSIA   CONFERENCE. 


Organized  as  a  Mission  in  1887. 

As  a  Mission  Conference  in  1893. 

Reorganized  as  a  Conference  in  1904. 

Official  Correspondent,  Mrs.   I.  W.   Joyce. 

MISSIONARIES. 

Singapore: — Sophia  Blackmore,  Mary  D.  Lily,  R.  Luella  Ander- 
son, Miss  Harding,  assistant. 

Penang: — Clara  Martin,  Mary  A.  Olson. 

Kuala  Lumpur: — Edith  Hemingway. 

Taipeng: — Ethel  Jackson,  Evelyn  Toll. 

Wives  of  Missionaries  in  Charge  of  Work: — Mrs.  B.  F.  West, 
Mrs.  G.  F.  Pykett,  Mrs.  S.  A.  Buchanan,  Mrs.  W.  P.  Rutledge. 


MALAYSIA  MISSION,  is  in  mourning  today.  Mrs.  Mary  C.  Nind, 
its  founder,  royal  patron  and  steadfast  friend  is  here  no  more.  Full 
well  we  know  the  story — how  Bishop  Harris  returning  from  a  tour 
of  the  world  reported  Singapore  as  the  wickedest  place  hu  had  seen 
and  how  earnest  pleas  came  from  Dr.  Oldham,  who  had  just  entered 
that  field,  for  help.  The  plea  was  laid  before  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee in  session  at  Evanston  in  1885,  but  the  Committee  were 
obliged  to  report  that  pressing  as  was  the  need  they  could  not  incur 
the  added  expense.  'Twas  then  that  the  sublime  faith  of  Mrs.  Nind 
proved  equal  to  the  emergency  and  she  offered  to  become  responsible 
for  the  undertaking,  pledging  and  subsequently  paying  $3,000 
through  the  Minneapolis  Branch  for  this  Mission.  But  the  money 
that  Mrs.  Nind  gave  represented  the  smallest  part  of  the  work  for 
that  mission.  How  later  in  answer  to  prayer,  Sophia  Blackmore 
was  sent  from  Australia  to  lay  its  foundations  and  develop  its  work. 
From  the  hour  she  took  it  on  her  heart,  she  never  ceased  to  labor 
and  pray  and  plan  for  its  establishment  and  its  prosecution  and  its 
success.  When  ten  years  later  she  was  permitted  to  visit  the  mis- 
sion and  see  some  of  the  fruit  of  the  vine  she  had  planted,  her  joy 
was  so  great  as  to  banish  sleep  and  she  spent  a  night  in  praise 
and  thanksgiving.  That  her  interest  never  ceased  is  evident  from 
the  fact  that  the  last  appeal  she  made  in  the  Friend  which  reached 
its  readers  after  she  was  in  heaven,  was  for  help  to  send  another 
missionary  to  Malaysia. 

Among  the  last  letters  received  from  Malaysia  was  one  from 


MALAYSIA  CONFERENCE  151 

Miss  Anderson  setting  forth  the  needs  of  Ipoh.  She  concluded  by 
saying,  "Tell  Mrs.  Nind  they  are  waiting  for  her  to  send  some 
one  to  Ipoh." 

Malaysia  mission  was  founded  by  Bishop  Thoburn  with  W.  F. 
Oldham,  now  one  of  the  Bishops  of  India,  as  the  first  missionary. 
In  1887,  Miss  Sophia  Blackmore  was  appointed  the  first  representa- 
tive of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  and  is  now  the 
senior  missionary  in  point  of  service.  Our  commodious  Mary  C. 
Nind  Deaconess  Home,  on  a  beautiful  hill,  houses  four  missionaries 
and  fifty  girls,  the  youngest  of  whom  is  a  baby.  An  addition  to 
the  home  is  greatly  needed,  a  place  especially  for  the  sick,  who 
ought  to  be  provided  for  both  for  the  comfort  and  convenience  of 
the  children  as  well  as  the  missionaries.  As  it  now  is  when  any 
are  sick  they  have  to  be  cared  for  in  the  already  over  crowded 
rooms  of  the  missionaries.  One  thousand  dollars  will  complete  the 
needed  improvements  and  be  of  untold  blessing  to  the  work  and 
workers.  Will  not  some  of  the  Lord's  stewards  to  whom  much  has 
been  given,  heed  this  call  for  this  imperative  need?  Miss  Lily  has 
had  a  most  successful  year  with  the  Methodist  Girls'  School.  There 
are  150  enrolled  with  a  daily  attendance  of  about  130..  There  art, 
ten  tear.hers  and  assistants.  Two  of  the  girls  have  been  transferred 
to  Penang  and  are  teaching  in  Miss  Olson's  school. 

There  are  difficulties  in  the  way  of  securing  good  teachers  for 
this  school  which  are  very  discouraging.  A  Normal  Training  School 
is  almost  a  necessity,  either  one  for  the  mission  schools,  or  all 
should  be  required  to  take  some  training  in  the  Government  Schools 
— and  that  means  an  advance  in  salaries  and  an  increase  in  ap- 
propriations. 

THE  BIBLE  TRAINING  SCHOOL  is  under  the  care  of  Mrs. 
B.  F.  West  and  progress  has  been  made,  notwithstanding  the 
difficulties  in  the  way.  The  women  who  come  use  three  different 
dialects,  so  that  Mrs.  West  really  has  to  know  all  three  dialects 
in  order  to  train  these  women  for  service.  This  is  a  very  important 
branch  of  the  work  and  greatly  needed. 

Mrs.  Oldham  writes:  "Miss  Salome  Fox,  a  girl  who  was  con- 
verted in  the  early  days,  has  for  many  years  done  house  to  house 
visitation  amongst  the  Malay-speaking  Chinese  women.  Christina, 
one  of  the  girls  from  the  Deaconess  Home,  is  beginning  to  help 
in  this  work,  but  what  are  two  workers  amongst  so  many  needy 
women!    I  spent  a  day  with  Miss  Fox,  and  as  we  went  from  house 


152  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

to  house  my  heart  was  greatly  stirred,  we  were  so  warmly  welcomed 
and  kindly  received.  These  are  women  of  means,  and  consequently 
of  leisure,  and  often  the  ones  who  keep  the  brothers,  sons  and 
husbands  from  deciding  for  Christ,  yet  the  precious  seed  God  has 
given  us  to  sow  finds  lodgement  in  the  heart,  and  Miss  Fox  is 
summoned  to  death-beds  where  she  has  again  and  again  helped  to 
mako  reconciliation  between  these  souls  and  the  Saviour,  and  heard 
glad  testimony.  In  some  of  these  homes  schools  are  being  held 
for  the  little  people  in  the  neighborhood.  Would  that  there  were 
a  dozen  more  like  Miss  Fox  in  the  city  of  Singapore." 

THE  TELOK-AYER  GIRLS'  SCHOOL  has  been  rapidly  advanc- 
ing under  Miss  Anderson's  wise  and  careful  leadership.  There  are 
five  teachers.  One,  Miss  Pauline  Yezelman,  has  been  with  us  from 
the  beginning.  She  has  proved  a  very  reliable  woman.  We  owe 
the  teachers  a  debt  of  gratitude  who  have  continued  with  us  so 
many  years  on  low  salaries,  especially  Misses  Pauline  and  Florence 
Yezelman. 

Miss  ^nderson  will  come  home  in  March  having  given  six  years 
to  this  work  in  Malaysia.  A  new  missionary  is  needed  at  once  for 
this  very  important  and  vital  work  among  the  Chinese.  There 
is  an  urgent  need  that  one  should  go  this  fall.  Miss  Anderson 
pleads  for  a  missionary  and  a  building  to  house  the  Telok-Ayer 
work,  then  adds,  "poor  Ipoh."  How  much  they  need  a  deaconess 
there.    A  home  has  been  built  and  awaits  the  coming  of  a  worker. 

Mrs.  Rutledge  at  Ipoh  is  teaching  120  children  with  only  one 
assistant,  has  four  boarders  and  looking  after  the  interests  of  her 
own  home.  This  is  too  much  for  any  woman  to  do  in  such  a  trying 
climate.     Surely  some  one  must  go  to  this  needy  place,  also. 

KUALA  LUMPUR  SCHOOL  has  had  an  increase  over  last  year 
of  grant-in-aid  of  $300  which  speaks  well  for  the  faithful  work  done 
by  Mrs.  Meek,  who  has  worked  untiringly  for  the  native  people. 
Her  heart  was  gladened  by  the  kind  words  and  beautiful  gifts 
given  her  by  the  native  people,  showing  their  appreciation  of  the 
work  done  for  them.  Mrs.  Meek  is  now  at  home  and  Miss  Heming- 
way has  most  enthusiastically  taken  up  this  work.  She  has  started 
a  Boarding  School  and  asks  for  the  needed  outfit  for  this  new 
enterprise. 

MALACCA.  Mrs.  Shellebear  has  been  doing  house  to  house 
visitation,  holds  open  air  schools  besides  other  forms  of  mission 
work.  She  has  been  most  fortunate  in  securing  Miss  Pugh  who  has 
been  employed  by  the  Bible  Society,  but  is  now  desiring  to  take  up 


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direct  missionary  work.  "She  has  been  in  Malacca  four  years,  is 
acclimated,  has  made  a  thorough  study  of  the  Malay  language  and 
is  a  capable  consecrated  woman.  God  gives  her  access  to  Malay 
homes  and  hearts."  She  is  a  missionary  on  the  field,  ready  for 
work.  Who  will  adopt  her?  The  only  expense  will  be  $450  per 
year  for  her  support.  The  field  is  very  inviting  and  they  are 
pleading  for  a  worker. 

PENANG.  Miss  Martin  has  been  itinerating  in  company  with 
Miss  Jackson.  They  found  some  very  interesting  material  for  future 
development.  Miss  Martin  is  beginning  to  feel  at  home  in  the  Chin- 
ese language.  Miss  Olson  is  becoming  proficient  in  Malay  and  has 
charge  of  the  day  school.  There  are  24  boarders  in  the  home.  The 
work  is  growing  and  a  third  missionary  will  soon  be  needed  in 
Penang.  The  Alexander  Home  is  doing  excellent  work  in  caring  for 
homeless  women  and  orphan  children.  Mrs.  Pykett  is  an  untiring 
worker  and  is  a  true  mother  in  Israel. 

THE  SANITARIUM  is  proving  a  wonderful  blessing  to  the 
tired  missionary.  Miss  Blackmore  says  it  will  add  two  years  more 
to  each  missionary's  term  of  service.  Miss  Olson  says  she  feels 
like  a  new  missionary  since  her  return  from  the  hills. 

TA1PENG.  Miss  Jackson  and  Miss  Toll  are  making  a  good  rec- 
ord of  advancement.  Miss  Jackson  working  in  the  Cninese  dialect 
with  a  good  Bible  woman  and  Miss  Toll  has  the  school  work  which 
is  "growing  and  bids  fair  to  be  a  Christian  center  for  disseminating 
Gospel  truth."  This  is  where  Mrs.  Curtis  did  such  heroic  work,  and 
laid  the  good  foundations  on  which  Miss  Jackson  and  Miss  Toll  are 
building.  Taipeng  is  the  place  where  once  a  year  all  the  mission- 
aries go,  for  from  there  our  sanitarium  "Epworth  Heights"  is 
reached.  Miss  Jackson  must  receive  the  parties,  house  them  ior 
a  day  or  more,  and  make  all  arrangements  for  the  hill-climbing. 
She  has  rare  executive  ability  and  is  not  only  equal  to  the  task 
but  seems  to  enjoy  it.  She  is  studying  Chinese  and  does  evangelis- 
tic work.  Miss  Toll  has  the  school,  and  has  taken  Tamil  for  her 
vernacular:  it  is  a  very  difficult  language,  and  if  she  masters  it  she 
will  occupy  an  unique  place,  for  Mrs.  Pykett  is  the  only  one  who 
speaks  Tamil.  The  Tamils  are  coming  over  in  large  numbers,  and 
many  of  them  are  Christians,  representing  all  the  denominations 
of  Southern  India.    We  must  provide  religious  instruction  for  them." 

BORNEO.  Mrs.  Hoover  writes:  "Our  Bible  woman  has  visited 
three  settlements  on  the  Rejang  River,  Sarawak,  Borneo,  twenty- 
one  times.     She  has  done  a  lot  of  visiting  among  the  women  at 


154  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Ka  Pho.  She  has  held  thirty-five  prayer  meetings,  thirteen  in  the 
homes  of  the  people.  Fifty-three  women  were  taught  by  her  during 
the  year.    Sixty-three  children  were  taught  to  read" 

The  imperative  needs  of  Malaysia  are,  first,  a  missionary  im- 
mediately to  take  Miss  Anderson's  place  at  Kuala  Lumpur.  We 
urgently  ask  that  someone  be  sent  soon.  We  cannot  afford  to  drop 
this  very  important  work,  and  Miss  Anderson  cannot  remain  longer. 

Secondly,  a  deaconess  at  Ipoh.  We  hope  Dr.  Leuring  may  be 
able  to  find  the  right  one  while  he  is  on  furlough. 

Thiraly,  a  missionary  for  Malacca.  Miss  Pugh  is  there  and  is 
being  supported  by  the  missionaries.  We  ought  to  assume  aer  sup- 
port. 

Fourthly,  an  addition  to  the  Deaconess  Home. 

May  the  Lord  hear  our  petitions  and  grant  our  requests. 


PHILIPPINE  ISLANDS  MISSION. 


Organized  as  a  Mission  in  1904. 
Official  Correspondent,  Mrs.  C.  W.  Joyce. 

MISSIONARIES. 

Manila: — *Miss  Winnifred  Spaulding,  Miss  Lizzie  Parks,  Miss 
Louise  M.  Decker,  Miss  Margaret  M.  Crabtree. 

Wives  of  Missionaries  Who  Assist  in  Woman's  Work:  Mrs. 
Homer  C.  Stuntz,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Rader,  Mrs.  Ernest  S.  Lyons,  Mrs. 
Klinefelter,  Mrs.  Cheneweth. 

*  Home  on  Leave. 


The  cheering  news  of  the  growth  of  Protestantism  in  the 
Philippines  is  most  helpful  and  encouraging.  The  work  is  hindered 
only  by  lack  of  workers.  No  other  mission  field  has  made  the  rapid 
advance,  as  has  the  work  in  this  Island  Empire  during  the  past  four 
years.  Every  avenue  leading  to  light,  knowledge  and  helpfulness 
is  crowded  with  earnest  seekers  after  truth.  The  churches  are 
packed  with  devout  worshippers,  the  Sunday  Schools  filled  with 
children  eager  to  be  taught  the  way  of  life.  Our  Woman's  Training 
School  is  packed  with  bright  earnest  young  women  anxious  for  the 
knowledge  that  will  prepare  them  for  useful,  helpful  lives. 

MISS  SPAULDING  of  the  Topeka  Branch,  was  compelled 
to  return  home  on  account  of  ill  health  and  is  slowly  gaining  in 
strength  in  the  home  land  While  awakening  interest  and  arousing 
enthusiasm  among  our  people  as  to  the  needs  of  the  work  in  the 


PHILIPPINE  ISLANDS  MISSION.  155 

Philippines.  We  pray  that  she  may  soon  regain  her  usual  health. 
Miss  Lizzie  Parks,  who  is  supported  by  the  Pacific  Branch,  took 
charge  of  the  Training  School  and  has  most  successfully  carried 
on  the  work.  The  school  year  opened  in  May  with  eighteen  girls 
in  the  Classes.  The  wives  of  the  missionaries  are  rendering  most 
efficient  aid  in  teaching  a  number  of  classes  daily.  The  Deaconess 
Home  is  too  small  to  carry  on  this  important  training  school.  A 
Deaconess  Training  School  building  is  a  necessity.  Mr.  Harris  of 
Chicago  has  generously  offered  to  contribute  $5,000  toward  such  a 
building,  if  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  will  contribute 
a  similar  sum.  The  amount  has  been  pledged  and  we  hope  the 
"Harris  Memorial  Deaconess  Training  School"  will  soon  become  a 
factor  for  good  in  training  native  teachers  for  the  great  harvest 
fields. 

The  Minneapolis  Branch  was  fortunate  in  securing  Miss  Mar- 
guerite M.  Decker  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  a  trained  nurse  and  Deac- 
oness for  the  Principal  of  the  Training  School  in  Manila.  Miss 
Decker  is  exceptionally  well  prepared  for  this  very  important  work. 
Miss  Decker  sailed  for  Manila,  May  27th  and  arrived  July  5th  and 
was  accorded  a  royal  welcome. 

Miss  Decker  writes  most  enthusiastically  of  the  outlook  and  its 
promise  for  future  development.  She  says,  "I  am  glad  you  sent  me 
to  Manila.  I've  never  been  so  enthused  over  anything  in  all  my 
past  experience,  as  over  this  work.  And  it  looks  so  hopeful.  These 
dear  people!  I  love  them  already  as  I  have  never  loved  my  work 
before,  (and  I  thought  I  had  always  given  to  my  work  all  that  I 
possessed)  but  this  is  different.     I  am  so  glad  to  be  here." 

A  friend  of  Dr.  Stuntz,  as  well  as  a  friend  of  humanity,  has 
recently  offered  $9,000,  gold,  to  open  up  Medical  work  among  the 
women  and  children  in  Manila.  He  does  not  want  any  of  this  fund 
used  for  buildings.  Dr.  Stuntz  very  kindly  turned  over  this  fund  to 
the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  and  congratulates  the 
society  in  sending  such  a  capable  trained  nurse  as  Miss  Decker  so 
that  she  can  begin  the  work  at  once.  The  work  will  be  commenced 
on  a  small  scale  and  as  it  is  developed  and  nurses  are  trained,  a 
Hospital  building  may  be  needed. 

Miss  Crabtree  of  the  Cincinnati  Branch  will  go  to  assist  Miss 
Decker  in  the  training  school  this  fall,  but  another  trained  nurse 
is  needed  for  this  new  department  of  helpfulness  and  blessing  to 
the  poor  of  Manila. 


156  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

At  Dagupan  in  the  north  a  most  urgent  plea  is  made  for  a 
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CHINA. 


NORTH    CHINA   CONFERENCE. 

Woman's  Work  Organized  in  1871. 

Conference  Organized  in  1893. 

Official  Correspondent,  Mary  E.   Holt. 

MISSIONARIES. 
Peking: — Mrs.  Charlotte  M.  Jewell,  Gertrude    Gilman,    Effie  G. 
Young,  L.  Maude  Wheeler,  Anne  D.  Gloss,  M.  D. 

Tientsin: — *Lizzie  E.  Martin,  M.  I.  Stevenson,  M.  D.,  Prances  O. 
Wilson,   *Emma  E.  Martin,  M.  D.,  Lottie  McHose. 
Ch'ang  Li:— Ella  E.  Glover,  Edna  G.  Terry,  M.  D. 
Shan  Tung: — Anna  E.  Steere,  Rachel  R.  Benn,  M.  D.,  Sue  L. 
Koons,  M.  D. 

*  Home  on  leave. 


PEKING.  The  two  schools  of  Peking  and  Ch'ang  Li  are  still 
combined  in  the  new  building  in  this  city.  From  Mrs.  Jewell's 
report  we  quote  the  following:  "School  closed  a  month  after  con- 
ference. A  class  of  eight  girls  was  graduated.  Shortly  after  the 
close  of  school  one  of  them  was  married  to  a  young  Methodist 
preacher  two  returned  to  the  school  as  teachers,  and  the  other 
five  have  been  teaching  in  women's  and  children's  schools  in  differ- 
ent parts  of  the  Conference.  At  their  graduation  we  ventured  upon 
unwonted  publicity  for  Chinese  girls  in  that  we  held  the  exercises 
in  the  church  and  invited  native  women  rather  promiscuously  and 
men  with  some  discretion.  The  girls  came  upon  the  platform  with 
composed  dignity  and  gave  their  essays  without  any  indication  of 
flight  or  faint.  It  was  a  glimpse  of  a  current  of  progress  that  is 
setting  forward  here  and  which  will  have  much  to  do  with  the  re- 
making of  China.  The  Chinese  are  waking  up  to  the  fact  that  to 
have  a  strong  nation,  there  must  be  strong  women  and  that  crippled 
mothers  cannot  produce  a  nation  of  strong  men.  The  President  of 
the  Board  of  Revenue  came  to  visit  our  school.  He  was  evidently 
interested  in  all  that  he  saw,  but  what  called  forth  an  exclamation 
of  the  heartiest  approval  was  the  fact  that  every  one  of  the  girls 
had  natural  feet.  Many  inquiries  regarding  the  school  and  its 
course  of  study  are  made  by  well-to-do  people,  who  are  looking 
towards  a  broader  life  for  their  women. 


164  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Fourteen  girls  without  homes  remained  at  the  school  through 
the  summer.  They  enjoyed  the  school  basement  which  is  probably 
one  of  the  coolest  places  in  Peking  during  the  summer  and  is 
never  cold  in  winter. 

When  school  re-opened  Sept.  20th,  and  the  long  line  of  girls 
came  filing  in  from  the  train  just  at  dark,  we  breathed  a  little 
prayer  of  thanksgiving  that  everything  was  in  order.  The  girls 
who  had  remained  during  the  summer  had  everything  prepared  in 
the  dormitory  and  dining-room  for  a  cordial  welcome.  For  various 
reasons  fifty-one  of  the  former  pupils  did  not  return,  but  enough 
new  girls  have  entered  to  make  the  total  enrollment  for  the  year 
one  hundred  and  ninety-one. 

There  seems  to  be  a  difference  of  opinion  in  the  Conference 
as  to  the  feasibility  of  introducing  the  study  of  English  throughout 
the  school.  This  year  the  experiment  has  been  tried  of  allowing 
any  girl  who  had  reached  the  High  School  Grade  to  study  English 
if  she  wished  to  do  so  and  would  furnish  her  own  text-books.  Be- 
low this  grade  any  girl  could  take  English  by  paying  a  moderate 
price  for  it.  The  result  is  thirteen  out  of  forty-seven  in  the  High 
School  are  studying  English  and  they  are  doing  good  work.  One 
man,  an  educated  Christian,  has  contributed  more  to  the  school 
this  year  than  his  daughter's  full  board  and  tuition  and  three  other 
pupils  who  are  from  the  official  class  have  paid  full  board  and  tuition. 
It  was  thought  by  some  that  the  question  of  class  distinction  would 
be  an  effectual  barrier  against  bringing  this  class  of  girls  into 
a  school  of  just  "common  folks,"  but  it  has  proved  no  barrier  at 
all.  The  culture  of  these  common  girls  quite  commands  the  re- 
spect of  others.  Of  these  three  girls  one  proved  unworthy  and 
was  dismissed,  while  the  other  two  are  lovely  girls  much  liked 
by  all. 

More  has  been  done  for  self-support  in  the  school  than  ever 
before.  The  native  teachers  who,  with  one  exception,  are  graduates 
of  the  school  are  doing  faithful  work.  One  of  them  regularly  gives 
back  to  the  school  a  tithe  of  her  salary.  Under  Miss  Wheeler's 
capable  instruction  nineteen  girls  are  making  satisfactory  progress 
in  organ  practice. 

The  Christmas  boxes  were  a  great  help  at  the  Christmas  cele- 
bration, which  as  a  Christmas  tree  proved  as  enjoyable  to  the  little 
Chinese  children  as  to  those  in  our  own  land." 

A   year   ago  Miss  Gilman   enlisted   a  band   of   forty   Standard 


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Bearers.  Monthly  meetings  are  held  and  mission  study  is  pursued 
in  which  the  girls  are  much  interested.  During  the  recent  Con- 
ference at  the  anniversary  of  the  auxiliaries  of  the  Woman's  For- 
eign Missionary  Society  there  was  much  enthusiasm  over  the  col- 
lection. The  auxiliary  has  given  a  good  sum  and  the  Standard 
Bearers  $46. 

Nine  little  girls  have  united  with  the  church  this  year. 

Mrs.  Jewell,  at  the  close  of  her  report,  laments  the  existence 
of  debt  on  the  school-building.  We  earnestly  hope  that,  during 
the  coming  year,  this  debt  may  be  cancelled  through  the  gifts  of 
our  Young  People  to  whom  this  is  assigned  for  their  Thank- 
Offering. 

"The  new  Sleeper  Davis  Memorial  Hospital,"  Dr.  Gloss  writes, 
"is  a  beautiful  building  and  will  be  quite  finished  this  fall.  Dr. 
Hopkins  has  worked  hard  on  it  and  our  Society  owes  him  a  great 
debt  of  gratitude." 

The  plan  of  the  new  hospital  differs  from  the  old  one  in  having 
foreign  instead  of  native  wards.  This  change  is  made  because, 
with  the  hot  water  heating  plant,  the  whole  building  can  be  heated 
with  one  fire.  There  are  rooms  for  two  physicians.  At  present 
the  new  Training  School  is  used  for  wards  and  the  Dispensary 
for  isolation  wards.  Dr.  Gloss  reports  the  Dispensary  practice  as 
somewhat  smaller  than  formerly  but  more  difficult.  There  are  some 
free  Chinese  Dispensaries,  one  German  and  one  run  by  the  English 
army,  which  do  not  charge  any  gate  fee  as  we  do  and  therefore 
draw  off  some,  especially  the  easy  cases.  The  clinic  has  been  very 
interesting.  Some  have  come  from  the  upper  middle  class,  have 
paid  for  their  medicines  and  taken  an  interest  in  the  girls'  school. 
From  such  families  through  this  channel  no  doubt  children  will 
come  into  the  girls'  school.  There  seems  to  be  a  disposition  on 
the  part  of  some  of  the  well-to-do  Christians  to  help  in  the  support 
of  the  hospital. 

Dr.  Headland  has  made  many  calls  among  the  very  highest 
class  of  Chinese  who  send  for  her  socially  as  well  as  professionally 

A  union  Medical  school  for  women  in  Peking  is  proposed,  the 
equipment  to  be  furnished  by  our  mission.  Four  students  are  wait- 
ing to  enter  such  a  school,  three  of  whom  are  Methodists  from 
our  own  school.  As  this  school  cannot  be  organized  this  year,  a 
course  for  nurses  will  be  arranged  and  the  girls  put  to  work  in 
the  hospital.     Mrs.   Phoebe  Li  is  still  the  Bible-woman,  teaching 


166  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

and   preaching   in    the   Dispensary   which,    practically,   is   a   street 
chapel. 

Dispensary  treatments    6,420 

House  patients    86 

Outcalls 638 

Fees   $290.00 

TIENTSIN.  In  the  Training  School  there  has  been  this  year 
twenty-one  women  from  eighteen  to  sixty  years  of  age.  The  women 
studied  hard.  The  revival  services  held  by  Drs.  Pyke  and  Hobart, 
did  much  towards  deepening  the  spiritual  life  of  these  women. 
In  the  industrial  work  the  women  have  shown  a  very  pleasing  spirit, 
both  toward  the  work  and  in  their  relations  to  each  other.  Fol- 
lowing the  week  of  prayer  there  was  a  gracious  revival  among 
the  churches  in  Tientsin  and  a  number  of  our  women  were  con- 
verted. Dr.  Martin  reports  for  the  medical  work  an  increase  in 
the  number  of  ward  and  dispensary  patients  in  the  Isabella  Fisher 
Hospital.  At  the  new  dispensary  at  West  City  the  clinics  have 
grown  in  numbers,  the  attendance  being  from  fifty  to  one  hundred. 
Many  have  heard  the  Gospel.  Each  patient  receives  a  ticket  with 
a  number  -on  which  is  printed,  "Come  unto  me  all  ye  who  labor 
and  are  heavy  laden  and  I  will  give  you  rest." 

Hospital  and  West  City  Dispensary  treatments 5,936 

Ward  patients    185 

Country  and  home  treatments 1,589 

Fees  received  in  United   States  gold $205 .  00 

It  is  proposed  to  establish  in  Tientsin  an  Anglo-Chinese 
school.  The  Chinese  officials  and  men  of  wealth  are  demanding 
western  education  for  their  girls  and  the  opening  of  such  a  school 
will  be  a  fine  opportunity  to  reach  the  Chinese  upper  classes  with 
the  Gospel. 

Bishop  Bashford  has  transferred  Miss  McHose,  whose  health 
demanded  a  change,  from  Foochow  to  take  charge  of  this  new 
work. 

CH'ANG  LI.  Miss  Glover  reports  thirty-six  women  in  the 
Training  Scohol.  The  Industrial  work  has  been  faithfully  carried  on 
through  the  year  by  Mrs.  Davis.  No  one  has  yet  finished  the  course 
of  study.  There  are  many  interesting  things  to  be  told  of  these 
lives  so  common-place  and  yet  so  full  of  pathos.  It  seems  to  be 
an  understood  thing  among  the  most  of  the  candidates  for  the 
Training  School  that  they  are  to  unbind  their  feet,  and  so  several 


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had   on   the   Christian   shoes  when  they  came   while   others  went 
to  work  very  soon  to  make  theirs. 

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characters,  but  we  believe  that  even  the  most  stupid  of  them  have 
learned  some  lessons  of  the  Great  Teacher.  Five  of  the  women 
joined  the  church  on  probation,  and  seven  were  baptized  and  re- 
ceived into  full  membership.  Mrs.  Glover  has  made  short  trips  on 
the  District  visiting  twelve  villages  in  two  weeks.  One  of  the 
most  notable  events  of  the  year  was  the  holding  of  a  ten  days' 
meeting  for  the  women  of  Ch'ang  Li.  Three  meetings  were  held 
each  day.  Mrs.  Jewell  conducted  a  class  in  Bible  study  each  morn- 
ing. Towards  evening  a  prayer-meeting  was  held  and  the  last  one 
held  on  the  hillside  was  a  very  precious  one. 

Not  a  little  work  has  been  done  by  the  wives  of  pastors  and 
presiding  elders.  The  native  women  on  two  districts  have  con- 
tributed $25  (gold)  to  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 
Dr.  Terry  made  one  country  trip  in  the  autumn  and  later  two 
other  short  ones,  making  the  total  number  of  places  visited  twenty- 
three. 

The  trip  taking  two  large  towns  north  of  Ch'ang  Li  and  the 
outlying  villages  was  full  of  encouragement,  showing  the  pos- 
sibilities for  work  in  that  region.  Nowhere  are  found  more  intelli- 
gent women  than  in  those  villages  among  the  hills. 

The  hospital  and  dispensary  records  show  an  increase  over 
last  year.  Dr.  Terry  makes  a  strong  appeal  for  a  helper  so  that  she 
may  be  free  for  medical  work  and  visitation  in  the  country. 

T'AI  AN.     Miss  Steere  writes:  — 

"With  two  teachers  and  forty-one  pupils  I  have  been  able  to 
carry  out  a  plan  I  had  for  the  school,  viz.,  not  to  fill  my  time  with 
regular  classes,  but  to  leave  myself  free  to  visit  the  classes  at 
any  time. 

This  has  been  our  best  year. — The  first  class  to  go  to  the  Peking 
High  School  is  ready.  There  are  only  three  girls  in  the  class,  but 
they  are  all  old  lady  Wang's  grand-daughters.  They  have  done 
good  work,  passed  creditable  examinations  and  they  are  good  Chris- 
tian girls.  The  teachers  are  good.  Seven  pupils  have  joined  the 
church  on  probation  and  Junior  Leagues  have  been  organized,  and 
much  interest  shown  in  the  weekly  prayer  meeting.  In  four  years 
we  have  grown  from  fifteen  to  forty-one  pupils  with  a  prospect  of 
a  larger  number  next  year.     The  prospects  for  the  Training  School 


168  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

were  not  good  at  first,  but  during  the  year  nine  women  came.  Old 
Mrs.  Chao  of  the  wonderful  head  dress  granted  by  imperial  per- 
mission for  a  long  life  of  widowhood  and  her  daughter-in-law  were 
even  more  enthusiastic  than  last  year,  and  it  was  an  eventful  Sun- 
day, when  the  former  was  baptized  and  received  into  full  connection 
in  the  church  at  her  own  request. 

THE  LETTIE  MASON  QUINE  DAY  SCHOOL  has  grown  con- 
siderably.    The  teacher  is  a  daughter  of  old  lady  "Wang." 

Dr.  Benn  rejoices  in  the  coming  of  a  colleague,  Dr.  Koons,  and 
the  new  Priscilla  Bennett  Hospital,  which  is  rapidly  approaching 
completion.  Dr.  Benn  writes:  "Many  pilgrims  have  stopped  by 
our  gate  to  listen  to  Mang  Lao  T'ai  T'ai,  or  have  gone  in  to  drink 
tea  with  her  and  listen  to  her  messages  of  love.  Many  of  them 
have  also  come  to  us  for  treatment.  Two  priests  from  the  Great 
Temple  and  one  priest  from  the  Temple  of  punishments,  have  been 
among  our  patients.  There  have  been  many  hopeless  cases  and 
among  them  a  number  of  lepers.  The  evangelistic  results  of  medi- 
cal work  cannot  be  tabulated." 

Dispensary    prescriptions    2,513 

House   patients    28 

Outcalls  43 

Fees  received  in  United  States  gold $44.13 

From  Grandma  Wang's  report  we  quote:  "When  the  Doctor 
came  back  I  went  with  her  into  the  country,  visiting  all  our 
Shantung  stations,  the  doctor  curing  the  sick  and  I  preaching  the 
Gospel.  I  am  now  eighty-two  years  old.  The  Lord's  great  mercy 
and  favor  are  still  shown,  in  that  I  am  still  able  to  read  His 
word,  and  serve  Him  as  a  Bible-woman." 


WEST  CHINA  CONFERENCE. 


Woman's  Work  Commenced  1882. 

Discontinued  1885,  Re-opened  1894. 

Official  Correspondent — Mrs.  Frank  P.  Crandon. 

Missionaries: — Miss  Clara  Collier,  Miss  Helen  Galloway,  *Miss 
Ella  Manning,  Miss  Dorothy  Jones,  Agnes  Edmonds,  M.  D. 

En  Route: — Miss  Mary  A.  Simester,  Miss  Annie  M.  Wells,  Miss 
Mary  Ketring,  M.  D.,  Miss  Helen  A.  Witte,  Miss  Frances  Hitchcock. 

*  Home  on  leave. 


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Wives  of  Missionaries: — Mrs.  M.  M.  Canright,  Mrs.  P.  B.  Manly, 
Mrs.  M.  J.  Curnow. 


CHUNG  KING.  The  present  situation  of  our  missionary  in- 
terests in  West  China  has  been  so  clearly  set  forth  by  Bishop  Bash- 
ford  in  his  official  letter  to  the  Secretaries,  that  I  have  adopted  some 
portions  of  that  letter  as  affording  the  best  possible  statement  of 
what  is  being  done  and  what  is  needed  to  be  done  in  that  locality. 
He  says: 

"By  agreement  with  the  other  missionary  societies  in  West 
China,  we  have  been  given  for  our  field  from  twelve  to  eighteen 
thousand  square  miles  of  the  Szchuan  Province.  Our  territory  which 
extends  from  Chunghing  to  fifty  miles  beyond  Chentu,  embraces 
the  Chentu  plain  and  is  by  far  the  richest  territory  in  the  Province. 
Consequently  with  less  than  one-tenth  of  the  territory,  we  have  fully 
one-third  of  the  population,  or  from  twenty  to  twenty-five  million 
people.  We  have  now  fewer  missionaries  in  the  Province  than 
any  one  of  three  or  four  other  societies,  but  on  account  of  our 
superior  location,  secured  because  we  entered  the  field  at  an  early 
date,  we  have  more  Chinese  workers  than  all  the  other  Protestant 
missions  combined.  These  others  societies  naturally  covet  our  terri- 
tory, and  will  speedily  press  in  upon  us,  unless  we  can  re-inforce  our 
workers.  It  would  be  wicked  for  us  to  play  the  part  of  the  dog 
in  the  manger,  and  refuse  to  allow  other  societies  to  enter  the 
field,  unless  we  are  ourselves  prepared  to  take  care  of  the  millions 
entrusted  to  our  keeping. 

"Mrs.  Bashford  and  I  traveled  between  five  hundred  and  a 
thousand  miles  by  chair  and  boat  in  the  Szchuan  Province.  I 
passed  through  cities  of  thirty  or  forty  thousand  inhabitants, 
where  men  told  me  that  they  had  never  heard  the  "Jesus  doctrine" 
before,  and  begged  us  to  send  some  one  to  teach  them  the  way 
more  perfectly.  Our  West  China  Mission  increased  its  membership 
in  1904,  forty  per  cent.  You  will  be  surprised  to  know  that  ninety 
per  cent  of  our  members  are  men  and  only  ten  per  cent  are  women 
and  children.  You  will  also  be  surprised  to  know  that  while  prob- 
ably only  ten  to  twenty  per  cent  of  the  men  in  China  can  read  and 
.write,  yet  ninety  per  cent  of  the  men  applying  for  membership 
in  the  church,  could  both  read  and  write,  and  we  have  insisted 
that  the  other  ten  per  cent  shall  learn  to  read  the  New  Testament 
before  they  are  received  into  full  membership.    I  found  the  various 


170  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

chapels  where  I  preached,  full  of  men,  with  from  two  or  three,  up 
to  eight  or  ten  women  in  an  inner  court.  I  often  asked  where  the 
wives  and  children  were,  and  told  them  that  they  could  have  no 
true  church  unless  their  wives  and  children  were  converted  and 
brought  into  Christian  fellowship.  They  answered  that  their  wives 
had  unbound  their  feet,  but  that  they  had  no  one  to  teach  them 
the  "Jesus  doctrine."  Often  the  men  seemed  very  eager  that  some 
one  should  be  sent  to  teach  the  wives  and  children;  but  with  from 
two  to  ten  families  often  living  together,  and  with  the  older  people 
in  complete  control  of  such  families,  it  is  almost  impossible  for 
the  men  to  establish  family  prayers,  or  to  teach  their  wives  and 
children  at  home." 

Miss  Manning,  one  of  the  missionaries  assigned  to  duty  in 
West  China  is  now  at  home  on  furlough.  While  she  was  in  China, 
her  time  was  chiefly  occupied  in  superintending  and  carrying  on 
the  "Woman's  Training  School."  When  it  became  necessary  for 
Miss  Manning  to  return  to  America,  the  Woman's  Training  School 
had  to  be  closed  as  there  was  no  one  in  the  mission  station  who 
could  take  up  and  care  for  the  work. 

An  additional  missionary  has  been  appointed  and  is  now  en 
route  for  the  station,  but  as  she  has  as  yet,  no  familiarity  with 
the  Chinese  language,  she  will  not  for  the  present  be  available  for 
this  particular  service.  While  this  situation  in  regard  to  the 
training  school  is  much  to  be  regretted,  we  get  some  satisfaction 
out  of  the  fact  that  when  Miss  Manning  can  return  to  her  work,  she 
will  not  be  single-handed,  and  in  the  future,  if  one  of  the  workers 
is  compelled  to  be  absent,  the  operations  of  the  school  will  not 
necessarily  be  entirely  suspended.  This  is  an  arrangement  greatly 
to  be  desired. 

Our  congratulations  have  been  duly  extended  to  Miss  Decker, 
whose  marriage  was  celebrated  last  November. 

Mingled  with  those  congratulations  were  many  twinges  of  re- 
grot,  that  one  of  the  results  of  this  otherwise  auspicious  event,  was 
(be  transfer  of  Miss  Decker  from  Chung  King  to  Chentu. 

Miss  Jones  has  succeeded  to  the  work  which  had  been  conducted 
by  Miss  Miss  Decker  and  she  has  now  the  entire  charge  of  the 
school. 

Owing  to  the  crowded  condition  of  the  compound  in  Chung 
King,  the  location  became  unsanitary  and  a  number  of  the  students 
in  the  boarding  school  suffered  from  illness  in  various  forms.    The 


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( 
situation  became  so  serious  that  it  was  at  last  decided  to  abandon 

the  compound  entirely  and  remove  the  school  to  the  country. 

The  "Friend's  Mission"  had  a  property  located  about  two  miles 
up  the  liver  from  our  station,  on  which  they  had  built  a  house  that 
v.as  at  the  time  referred  to,  unoccupied.  This  house  and  grounds 
were  rented  and  Miss  Jones  decided  to  sacrifice  her  own  home  and 
the  companionship  of  her  associates  for  the  welfare  of  her  wards. 
The  school  was  removed  to  the  new  site  by  the  river  side  and  though 
it  is  a  somewhat  lonely  place  and  perhaps  not  so  safe  as  we  could 
wish,  the  change  has  proven  to  be  beneficial  to  most  of  the  students. 
The  removal  was  not  however,  made  quite  soon  enough.  Two  of 
the  students  died  from  illness  which  seemed  to  have  been  occasioned 
by  the  unsanitary  condition  of  the  building  in  which  the  school  was 
first  conducted. 

At  present  there  are  thirty-eight  girls  in  the  school,  of  whom 
Miss  Jones  writes  as  follows:  "It  would  be  difficult  to  find  a 
more  helpful  and  lovable  band  of  little  helpers  anywhere  than 
we  have  here.  Though  many  doors  of  opportunity  have  been  closed 
to  us,  because  of  our  inability  to  speak  the  language  fluently,  the 
door  of  prayer  has  always  been  ajar,  and  we  have  had  a  most 
blessed  year,  because  of  God's  gracious  presence.  In  every  extremity 
the  Lord  has  brought  us  deliverance.  He  has  strengthened  our 
hands,  He  has  healed  our  illnesses,  He  has  given  us  the  spirit 
of  helpfulness,  and  He  has  enabled  us  to  realize,  that  they  who  trust 
in  Him,  are  like  "Mount  Zion  which  cannot  be  moved." 

It  is  very  evident  that  a  new  property  must  be  secured  if  we 
are  to  continue  our  school  at  Chung  King.  Neither  the  present 
house  nor  the  grounds  are  adequate  for  its  present  accommodation. 
The  play  ground  is  a  space  whose  dimensions  are  only  ten  by 
thirty  feet. 

No  recent  report  has  been  received  from  Dr.  Edmonds.  That 
fact  is  doubtless  attributed  to  the  severe  and  dangerous  illness  from 
which  she  suffered.  In  a  report  sent  at  an  earlier  date  in  the  year, 
she  writes  as  follows: 

"In  the  spiritual  progress  of  our  work  there  has  been  much  to 
encourage  us.  The  patients  who  have  been  able  to  receive  it,  have 
carried  on  a  regular  Bible  study  under  the  direction  of  our  hospital 
Bible  woman.  She  has  given  her  afternoons  to  the  patients  in  the 
hospital,  and  her  mornings  to  those  who  come  to  the  clinic,  teach- 
ing them  as  they  awaited  their  turn  to  go  into  the  consulting  room. 


172  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

It  is  absolutely  impossible  to  judge  intelligently  as  to  how  much 
of  the  truth  is  appreciated  or  accepted  by  these  clinic  patients,  for 
they  are  constantly  changing.  But  we  are  not  without  the  evidence 
of  some  fruit  from  these  labors.  "We  have  had  the  joy  of  seeing 
some  darkened  souls  come  into  the  light  and  liberty  of  the  Gospel 
of  Peace.  We  have  seen  the  idols  cast  away  and  Christ  given  the 
supreme  place  in  the  household,  through  the  influence  of  hospital 
teaching.  Whi'e  we  would  gladly  witness  a  much  greater  response 
to  our  instruction,  we  have  an  abundant  assurance  that  "our  labors 
are  not  in  vain  in  the  Lord." 

CHENTU  The  woman's  work  in  Chentu  still  continues  to  be 
cared  for  by  Mrs.  Canright.  About  thirty  girls  have  been  crowded 
into  tbe  small  room  which  is  used  for  a  day  school.  The  children 
are  industrious,  intelligent  and  happy.  They  are  very  fond  of  the 
hymns  which  they  have  been  taught,  and  passers-by  often  stop 
to  stare  alter  the  crowd  of  little  girls  coming  out  of  the  gate  on  to 
the  busy  street,  still  singing — "I  am  so  glad  that  our  Father  in 
Heaven;"     "Jesus   Loves   Me"   and   other  hymns. 

A  new  hospital  in  Chentu  will  soon  be  opened  by  Dr.  Canright. 
In  this  institution  there  will  be  a  woman's  ward,  which  Dr.  Canright 
is  very  anxious  that  we  shall  equip. 

During  the  last  four  years,  the  progress  of  our  work  in  Sui-ling, 
both  in  regard  to  the  intellectual  development  and  as  to  the  spirit- 
ual life  and  character  of  the  women  to  whom  we  minister,  has  been 
most  satisfactory  and  full  of  encouragement.  Mrs.  Curnow  and 
our  Bible  women  have  held  weekly  meetings  with  the  native  women. 

The  dedication  of  the  church  at  Sui-ling  took  place  at  the  time 
of  a  great  festival,  when  crowds  of  pilgrims  come  to  the  city  to  burn 
incense  at  the  shrine  of  the  goddess  of  Mercy.  Mrs.  Curnow  took 
advantage  of  this  opportunity  to  hold  special  services  in  the  church 
for  ten  days.  During*  this  time  thousands  of  women  heard  the 
Gospel  story  for  the  first  time,  and  our  own  people  were  blessed 
and  strengthened  in  their  religious  faith  and  practice. 

Mrs.  Manly  writes  from  Tozcheo — "The  year  was  begun  with 
a  text — There  is  no  restraint  with  the  Lord  to  work  by  many  or 
by  few."  This  was  at  once  our  inspiration  and  our  support.  It  gave 
to  all  of  us,  courage  to  go  forward  and  attempt  much  for  God  among 
the  women  of  these  districts,  even  if  our  force  of  workers  consisted 
of  only  one  foreign  woman  missionary  and  one  Bible  woman,  and 
the  field  comprises  six  cities  and  many  villages.    Tozcheo  being  the 


WEST  CHINA  CONFERENCE  173 

place  of  residence  of  Mrs.  Manly  has  naturally  received  the  greater 
amount  of  attention,  and  hence  here  have  developed  the  most  satis- 
factory results.  The  women  who  have  attended  our  services  have 
increased  in  numbers  and  in  knowledge  and  in  faith.  They  have 
been  regular  attendants  at  the  Sabbath  services  and  the  weekly 
class  meeting,  which  has  increased  one  hundred  per  cent  during  the 
last  year. 

"The  Bible  woman  has  been  self-sacrificing  in  her  devotion  to 
the  work  assigned  to  her,  and  incessant  in  seeking  after  those  who 
show  any  interest  in  their  salvation.  She  is  an  efficient  laborer 
with  me  in  the  Gospel." 

The  great  progress  of  the  anti-foot  binding  movement  is  worthy 
of  note.  It  is  not  uncommon  to  see  little  girls  from  all  grades  of 
society  with  natural  feet,  while  a  large  number  of  women  have 
discarded  the  bandage  and  adopted  such  shoes  and  stockings  as  are 
used  in  civilized  countries. 

The  appeals  for  re-inforcement  in  this  great  and  promising 
field  have  been  earnest,  important  and  pitiful.  Miss  Galloway  wrote 
during  the  summer: 

"What  would  I  not  give  if  I  had  the  power  to  transport  some 
of  our  sisters  at  home  into  our  midst,  to  show  them  these  broad 
fields,  white  already  to  the  harvest,  the  grain  falling  to  the  ground 
and  spoiling  for  lack  of  hands  to  gather  it.  After  one  look,  they 
would  go  home  with  hearts  so  full  that  they  would  cry  out  from 
the  housetops — send  more  laborers  to  West  China. 

No  demand  is  more  urgent  or  more  reasonable,  or  offers  greater 
opportunities  than  those  which  come  from  West  China.  More 
women  misionaries  for  West  China  is  echoed  and  re-echoed  in  every 
report  which  comes  from  our  own  representatives,  from  the  superin- 
tending Bishop,  from  the  native  workers,  and  from  all  who  under- 
stand the  situation.  What  shall  be  the  response?  We  have  done 
something — not  much — but  yet  something  to  supply  that  work,  and, 
today  Hie  missionaries  who  have  been  holding  the  fort  almost  alone, 
and  whose  hopes  have  been  disappointed,  and  whose  eyes  have 
grown  weary  looking  for  help  which  they  needed  so  much,  but  which 
came  not  are  now  rejoicing  and  happy  because  five  additional 
missionaries  who  have  been  assigned  to  the  West  China  field,  are 
entering  upon  the  long  journey  up  the  Yangtse  River,  and  are  com- 
ing to  their  relief  and  support.  May  a  gracious  Providence  have 
that  little  band  in  His  keeping,  guard  them  against  every  danger, 


174  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

give  to  them  journeying  mercies,  and  bring  them  safely  to  their 
journey's  end. 

Five  missionaries  is  not  a  large  contribution  to  a  situation 
where  the  demand  is  literally  for  hundreds  of  workers,  but  it  is 
at  least  a  step  in  the  right  direction,  and  it  is  hoped  that  it  may  be 
followed  by  many  successive  steps  of  the  same  sort. 

In  regard  to  West  China,  right  earnestly  would  we  emphasize 
the  exhortation — "Pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  th*».c 
He  will  send  more  laborers  into  the  harvest." 


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Woman's  work  organized  in  Kiu  Kiang  1874,  in  Chinkiang  1884,  in 
Nanking  1887,  in  Wuhu  1897,  in  Nanchang  1903. 

Official  Correspondent,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Cornell. 

MISSIONARIES. 

Chinkiang: — *Lucy  H.  Hoag,  M.  D.,  Mary  C.  Robinson,  *Laura 
M.  White,  Gertrude  Taft,  M.  D.,  Grace  A.  Crooks. 

Nanking: — Ella  C.  Shaw,  Sarah  Peters,  Edith  M.  Crane,  Alice 
Peters. 

Wuhu: — Emma  E.  Mitchell. 

Kiukiang: — Clara  E.  Merrill,  Mary  Stone,  M.  D.,  Anna  Stone, 
*Carrie  J.  Dreibelbies,  Thirza  M.  Pierce,  La  Dona  Deavitt. 

Nanchang: — Gertrude  Howe,  Ida  Kahn,  M.  D.,  Kate  L.  Ogborn, 
Alta  Newby,  Jennie  V.  Hughes. 


*  Home  on  leave. 


CHINKIANG.  Miss  Robinson  writes,  "We  are  all  working 
towards  self-support  but  at  best  it  will  be  only  a  nominal  affair 
until  the  country  is  more  settled  and  sentiment  more  in  favor  of 
tbe  education  of  girls.  We  have  seen  some  dark  days  with  our  big 
family,  but  the  mercies  have  been  far  greater  than  the  afflictions." 
The  school  has  been  under  our  jurisdiction  for  21  years.  Its  popu- 
larity makes  imperative  the  call  for  larger  quarters.  Some  ad- 
joining property  has  been  bought  and  needs  to  be  walled  in  to 
prove  ownership." 

Dr.  Taft  writes  how  desperately  a  new  hospital  and  dispensary 


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are  needed  in  Chinkiang.  The  operating  room  is  less  than  nine 
feet  wide  and  the  small  wards  so  full  of  beds  that  the  air  at  night 
becomes  very  close  and  unhealthy.  Negotiations  are  being  made  for 
a  piece  of  property  adjoining  the  hospital  which  they  earnestly 
hope  they  will  be  able  to  buy  when  they  can  secure  it. 

The  need  for  trained  nurses  is  also  very  great.  The  two  now 
there,  Miss  Chang  and  Miss  Liu,  are  women  who  have  to  be  in- 
cessantly watched.  Dr.  Hoag  who  has  been  in  service  32  years  re- 
turned this  spring  for  a  vacation.  It  was  nine  years  since  she 
had  been  home  and  she  greatly  needed  the  change  and  rest.  The 
fact  that  there  has  been  an  increase  of  88  in-patients  over  last 
year  is  an  encouraging  one  in  itself  and  the  total  increase  of  visits 
to  the  hospital  is  1287. 

The  evangelistic  work  is  most  closely  connected  with  the  medi- 
cal work  and   Miss  Hu,  the  Bible  woman  has  sole  responsibility. 

Prayer  service  starts  each  morning  and  from  10  to  3  every  day 
Miss  Hu  preaches  in  the  dispensary.  She  also  prays  and  visits 
with  the  in-patients  in  the  afternoons  and  has  charge  of  the  evan- 
gelistic meetings   for  women  and  children  in   the   street  chapel. 

NANKING.  The  cry  from  Nanking  is  for  new  and  larger  build- 
ings for  the  Girls'  Boarding  school.  Miss  Shaw  writes,  "Our  school 
has  opened  and  we  are  badly  overcrowded.  Some  girls  have  been 
turned  away.  Today  three  mothers  came  with  their  daughters  who, 
they  said,  must  come  to  school;  their  bethrothed  husbands  had 
been  educated  abroad  and  they  demanded  education  for  their  wives. 
I  felt  I  could  not  refuse  them."  Miss  Shaw  tells  of  a  suitable  piece 
of  property  that  can  be  had  for  a  reasonable  price.  She  begs  for 
the  money  for  this  and  for  a  building. 

The  teaching  force  has  been  strengthened  by  the  coming  of  Miss 
Alice  Peters.  She  began  at  once  to  teach  English  and  after  Miss 
White's  departure,  took  some  of  the  music  pupils. 

This  year  was  distinguished  by  having  the  first  graduating 
class.  The  exercises  were  held  in  the  church  and  two  promising 
young  women  received  diplomas. 

Miss  Ren  with  the  assistance  of  a  pupil,  Miss  Chen,  has  kept 
the  Bible  Woman's  Training  school  running  smoothly.  There  are 
now  five  regularly  employed  Bible  women,  each  doing  work  in  her 
native  place. 

A  letter  from  Miss  Peters  says,  "We  are  greatly  in  need  of  an 
evengelistic  missionary  for  our  country  itinerary  work.    This  work 


176  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

has  been  much  neglected.  Classes  and  churches  once  flourishing 
are  now  languishing,  and  if  not  watched,  they  will  relapse  into 
heathenism. 

KIU  KIANG.  In  Kiu  Kiang  the  school  is  acquiring  an  excellent 
reputation  under  the  wise  discipline,  and  up  to  date  methods  of 
Misses  Merrill  and  Pierce.  Pupils  are  stimulated  to  good  endeavor 
by  the  vision  of  a  new  high  school  building  growing  up  and  especial- 
ly by  the  high  ideals  set  before  them,  in  the  lives  of  Dr.  and  Miss 
Stone. 

In  the  ELIZABETH  SKELTON  DANFORTH  MEMORIAL  HOS- 
PITAL, Dr.  Stone  is  priviliged  to  do  more  than  ten  thousand  acts  of 
kindness  a  year  to  the  dispensary  patients  that  throng  the  waiting 
rooms.  The  hospital  is  always  badly  overcrowded  and  must  be 
enlarged. 

Moreover  a  home  for  Dr.  and  Miss  Stone  is  imperatively  needed. 
Given  to  hospitality,  their  tiny  rented  house  fairly  overflows  with 
guests,  native  preachers  and  their  wives;  Chinese  ladies  who  would 
not  honor  foreigners  with  their  presence,  officials  and  their  retinue. 
One  progressive  official  wished  his  daughter  to  take  a  journey  of 
four  hundred  and  fifty  miles  to  see  Dr.  Stone  for  the  inspiration 
she  would  receive. 

The  WOMAN'S  TRAINING  SCHOOL  is  in  charge  of  Miss  Anna 
Stone.  She  says  of  the  women  of  the  school:  "They  are  most 
grateful  for  the  privilege  of  being  here.  I  wish  you  could  see  how 
happy  they  are  and  how  they  try  to  do  their  best  in  everything." 

Miss  Deavitt  who  went  out  to  Wuhu  last  year  has  been  trans- 
ferred to  Kiu  Kiang  to  take  charge  of  the  orphans  during  the  ab- 
sence of  Miss  Dreibelbies  in  America. 

NANCHANG.  The  Baldwin  Memorial  School  has  enjoyed  ex- 
ceptional favor  from  the  beginning.  Miss  Ogborn  has  been  carry- 
ing the  burden  of  it  alone,  but  now  rejoices  in  the  assistance  of 
Miss  Newby,  sent  out  by  the  Des  Moines  Branch. 

Miss  Howe  has  charge  of  evangelistic  work  and  day  schools. 
Because  of  her  unusual  knowledge  of  Chinese  she  has  been  re- 
quested by  the  Central  Methodist  Episcopal  Conference  of  China, 
to  devote  as  much  of  her  time  as  is  possible  to  translating. 

The  medical  work  opened  and  carried  on  by  Dr.  Kahn,  has  been 
almost  self-supporting,  the  receipts  covering  all  expenses  but  the 
rent  of  the  house.  Progressive  Chinese  have  promised  to  donate 
land  and  to  build  a  hospital.  It  is  only  fair  that  our  Society  should 
do  their  part  in  building  a  home  for  Miss  Howe  and  Dr.  Kahn. 


FOOCHOW  CONFERENCE  177 

The  victory  of  Japan  over  Russia  brings  fresh  problems  to 
workers  in  Central  China.  Hitherto  Christianity  and  education 
have  gone  hand  in  hand.  Now  the  Japanese  are  pointing  out  to 
eager  China  a  new  road  to  gigantic  civilization,  not  by  way  of  the 
cross. 

Today  in  our  endeavors  to  help  the  east  we  may  be  savin, 
west;  for  a  civilized  agnostic  China  will  be  a  menace  to  the  w 


FOOCHOW   CONFERENCE. 


Organized  as  a  Conference  in  1877. 

Woman's  Work  Commenced  by  Baltimore  Ladies'  China  Missionary 

Society  in  1858. 

Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  Commenced  Work  in  1871. 

Official  Correspondent,  Mrs.  E.  B.  Stevens. 

MISSIONARIES. 

Foochow: — C.  L.  Jewell,  J.  A.  Bonafield,  E.  Lyon,  M.  D.,  Hu 
King  Eng,  M.  D.,  Phoebe  Wells,  Phoebe  Parkinson,  F.  Plumb,  J. 
Adams,  Mrs.  S.  E.  Tippet,  E.  M.  Strow,  May  Li  Hu,  Mae  Chisholm. 

Ming  Chiang: — M.  E.  Carleton,  M.  D.,  M.  Peters,  I.  Longstreet. 

Ku  Cheng: — G.  B.  Travis,  F.  V.  Lorenz. 

Ngu  Cheng: — M.  Allen,  M.  Glassburner,  Li  Bi  Cu,  M.  D. 

Hok  Chiang:— L.  A.  Trimble,  C.  M.  Bartlett. 

long  Bing: — *M.  Hartford,  A.  Linam. 


*  Home  on  leave. 


FOOCHOW.  At  October  Conference,  1904,  Miss  Bonafield  and 
Miss  Plumb  were  appointed  to  the  Girls'  Boarding  School;  but 
just  after  the  opening  of  the  spring  term  Miss  Bonafield  left  for 
Kucheng  to  get  somewhat  acquainted  with  Miss  Hartford's  great 
evangelistic  work  in  three  large  districts.  Miss  Hartford's  furlough 
was  long  over  due  and  she  greatly  needed  the  change;  this  left  very 
heavy  work  brought  upon  Miss  Plumb,  but  with  the  Father's  help 
and  the  assistance  of  Miss  May  Hu,  who  is  a  very  capable  worker, 
she  has  been  able  to  send  in  a  very  fine  annual  report.  She  pre- 
faces it  with  a  great  longing  that  the  young  women  at  home  could 
know  the  blessedness  of  this  work  for  the  Master:  then  would 
there  be  many  more  laborers  in  China's  great  harvest  field.     The 


178  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

fall  term  had  an  enrollment  of  140  which  the  spring  term  increased 
to  149.  Of  this  number  30  are  boarders,  18  day  pupils,  making  48 
girls  not  on  scholarships.  At  the  Chinese  New  Year  many  pupils 
who  had  finished  the  two  years'  course  of  study  in  the  day  school  or 
in  the  Mary  E.  Crook  Children's  Home,  were  adimtted.  In  the  fall 
term  they  had  to  combat  a  long  siege  of  measles  and  other  illnesses, 
but  all  recovered.  Christmas  was  a  delightful  season.  The  present 
that  gave  greatest  pleasure  was  the  return  of  Miss  May  Hu  after 
nearly  five  years  spent  in  study  and  in  training  in  the  United  States. 
They  tasted  too,  the  more  blessedness  of  giving,  contributing  money 
to  help  a  poor  blind  girl. 

A  class  that  graduated  at  the  Chinese  New  Year  was  the  largest 
that  ever  graduated  at  this  school.  Of  the  graduates  three  are 
studying  medicine;  one  is  taking  kindergarten  training;  another 
has  entered  the  seminary  and  the  others  are  helping  in  the  boarding 
school.  The  revival  meetings  were  a  source  of  power,  and  the  bene- 
fit has  been  seen  in  many  directions,  notably  in  an  increasing  inter- 
est in  the  Young  Woman's  Christian  Association  and  the  organiza- 
tion of  a  company  of  Standard  Bearers. 

SEMINARY.  Miss  Parkinson  writes  of  the  Foochow  Seminary: 
Last  year  we  enrolled  about  40  pupils;  not  all  at  one  time  as  our 
building  will  not  accommodate  more  than  30..  If  we  had  had  more 
room  we  could  have  doubled  the  number  and  I  know  that  next  term 
I  must  refuse  a  number  who  have  applied  for  admission.  The  stud- 
ents have  done  good  work  and  it  is  a  pleasure  to  be  with  them. 

DAY  SCHOOLS.  There  has  been  an  increase  of  th^ee  to  tne 
number  of  day  schools,  making  a  total  of  16,  all  in  good  condition. 

WOMAN'S  TRAINING  SCHOOL.  No  report  of  the  year's  work 
in  the  school,  to  which  Miss  Wells  was  appointed  in  Miss  Jewell's 
absence,  has  been  received.  But  I  hazard  nothing  by  saying,  in 
view  of  the  excellent  condition  in  which  Miss  Wells  found  the  school, 
and  the  energy  and  devotion  she  brought  to  it,  it  has  been  a  good 
year. 

CHILDREN'S  HOME,  MARY  E  CROOK  MEMORIAL:  Mrs.  Su- 
san E.  Tippet,  in  charge,  is  living  on  the  second  floor  of  the  school 
building  and  the  room  adjoining  hers  is  the  nursery.  She  says 
she  has  the  most  "homey"  feeling  she  has  had  for  years.  "In  all 
we  have  cared  for  42  children  who  belong  to  us,  and  from  15  to  20 
boarders  beside.  Seven  of  our  own  have  died,  all  of  them  babies. 
There  has  been  much  sickness  and   the  numbers  are  diminished. 


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The  girls  have  developed  spiritually  and  are  learning  to  overcome 
deceit  and  untruthfulness.  The  kindergarten  has  flourished  with  70 
children,  most  of  them  from  outside  homes,  some  of  them  heathen 
homes,  and  into  these  the  Gospel  has  gone  via  the  kindergarten. 
On  the  street  corners  we  have  seen  the  children  playing  kindergar- 
ten games  and  have  heard  them  singing  kindergarten  songs." 

INDUSTRIAL  WORK.  The  demands  of  this  work  carried  by 
Miss  Jean  Adams,  self  supporting  missionary,  have  become  so 
heavy  as  to  enforce  her  return  to  the  United  States  for  a  time  to 
ir,ake  sales  for  the  beautiful  work  done  by  the  150  women  who  thus 
procure  a  living. 

Miss  Chisholm  has  been  associated  with  Miss  Adams  in  this 
service  and  her  absence  leaves  Miss  Chisholm  to  take  full  charge  of 
the  industrial  and  evangelistic  work  for  the  women  and  to  supervise 
the  finishing  of  the  Voman's  Home.  Miss  Chisholm  has  completed 
her  first  vise's  course  of  study,  conducted  religious  sei  vdees  in  Dr. 
Hu's  Hospital  and  has  been  a  general  helper.  Her  voice  is  in  re- 
quisition wherever  song  is  fitting,  and  she  is  a  general  favorite  with 
sister  missionaries. 

NGU-CHENG.  Conference  appointments  read  "Ngu-cheng  Medi- 
cal Work  to  be  supplied."  This  was  done  in  the  May  meeting  of 
the  Reference  Committee,  by  the  appointment  of  Dr.  Li  Bi  Cu. 

Miss  Allen  says  of  the  boarding  school:  "It  has  had  an  at- 
tendance of  60  girls.  14  came  from  Hai-tang,  2  from  another  island 
near  Hai-tang — the  first  ones  from  that  island  to  enter  a  boarding 
school.  It  is  considered  a  great  event  not  only  by  the  girls  but  by 
the  entire  island.  Eight  girls  graduated  this  year,  four  of  them 
from  Hai-tang.  With  one  exception  they  are  all  teaching.  The 
younger  girls  are  interested  in  the  Junior  League  cared  for  by  the 
Misses  Bartlett  and  Glassburner,  while  the  older  ones  belong  to  the 
Epworth  League  and  are  active  in  the  spiritual  department,  going 
with  students  from  the  Woman's  School,  Sundays,  into  the  nearby 
villages  for  religious  service. 

MEDICAL  WORK.  Dr.  Lyon  in  charge  of  Liang-au  Hospital, 
says,  "Our  work  does  not  vary  much  from  year  to  year.  Miss 
Wells  having  taken  charge  of  the  Woman's  School  could  give  but 
partial  attention  to  the  evangelistic  part  of  our  work — directing  the 
Bible  women.  Our  students,  led  by  the  Holy  Spirit,  have  entered 
into  closer  communion  with  Him,  and  their  half-hour  evening  prayer 
meetings   for   God's   blessing   upon    Christian   work    have   brought 


180  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

blessings  to  themselves.  Two  of  our  students  have  been  to  Amoy 
and  have  seen  a  new  and  more  modern  hospital.  I  took  one  to 
Shanghai  when  I  went  to  the  medical  convention,  where  are  two 
newly  built  up-to-date  hospitals  and  it  did  her  good  to  see  them. 
Students  returned  filled  with  enthusiasm  and  want  that '  we,  too, 
keep  up-to-date.  They  have  been  a  great  help  to  me  as  I  have  tried 
to  do  better,  more  thorough,  more  asceptic  work.  I  have  deviated 
from  the  old  plan  of  allowing  each  patient  to  bring  her  own  food 
and  keep  it  by  her  bedside  lest  it  be  stolen.  Of  course  our  patients 
are  less,  as  some  hospitals  refuse  to  change.  But  we  do  better  work: 
our  wards  and  our  kitchen  are  cleaner  and  as  far  as  I  can  discover 
our  patients  are  happier." 

THE  CITY  HOSPITAL.  Dr.  Hu  King  Eng  occupies  the  new 
little  house  on  Black  Rock  Hill  where  the  air  is  pure  and  sweet. 
Being  near  the  spot  where  the  new  hospital  is  to  stand  she  can 
watch  its  construction — something  much  to  be  desired.  Referring  to 
the  proverb  that  filial  piety  is  chief  of  all  the  virtues,  and  tn^- 
.  universal  display  of  that  virtue  by  the  wearing  mourning  garment 
for  a  long  period  after  the  death  of  a  parent — the  well  to  do  and 
most  influential  making  themselves  look  the  most  hideous — she  says, 
"I  did  not  after  the  death  of  my  dear  mother  make  myself  hideous; 
I  dressed  in  white  with  sackcloth  shoes.  Nevertheless  I  had  to 
keep  myself  behind  the  scenes  for  I  was  told  if  I  went  to  the  homes 
of  the  people  I  might  bring  death  to  them.  So  I  was  called  only  to 
very  serious  cases,  the  friends  saying  to  each  other  'death  is  sure  to 
come,  so  let  us  call  Dr.  Hu.'  Thank  God  that  all  these  patients 
were  restored  to  health.  The  number  of  hospital  in-patients  is  less 
than  last  year;  the  new  plan,  paying  ten  cents  per  day  for  board,  I 
am  convinced  is  shutting  out  the  very  rich  and  very  poor.  A  unique 
feature  of  Christmas  entertainments  in  Foochow  is,  that  guests  ask 
to  be  invited,  and  if  one  is  unable  to  accept  the  invitation,  he  or 
she  comes  afterward  for  some  'left  over,  happiness."  All  of  Dr. 
Hu's  invited  guests  came  except  one  old  woman  too  ill  to  attend; 
but  the  next  evening  at  ten  o'clock  she  appeared  and  apologizing 
asked  if  she  was  too  late  to  get  some  of  the  'left  over'  happiness. 
There  was  plenty  for  her  and  she  was  made  happy. 

Quite  a  good  many  Vegetarians  have  been  taken  in  for  treat- 
ment this  year.  One  woman  who  was  healed  and  converted  a  few 
years  ago,  has  brought  in  a  number.  The  ignorance  of  parents 
in  raising  their  children  is  one  of  the  appalling  things  Doctor  meets. 


FOOCHOW  CONFERENCE  181 

A  little  fellow  of  two  years,  suffering  from  wine  and  tobacco  on 
which  he  had  been  fed,  was  brought  in;  Doctor  put  him  on  low  diet 
and  little  of  it  and  his  friends  were  amazed  that  "nothing  to  eat" 
made  him  well. 

Patients  in   Hospital 954 

In  Dispensary  15,630 

In  homes   620 

Total 17,204 

Total  number  who  have  heard  the  Gospel  through  her  medical 
work:   46,032. 

LEPER  WORK.  Beyond  any  other  class  of  people  do  the  poor 
lepers  appeal  to  the  sympathy  and  practical  help  of  Christianity, 
and  none  are  more  appreciative  of  what  is  done  for  them  than  are 
these  poor  sufferers.  In  the  leper  village  near  Foochow  where  a  few 
friends  of  Miss  Wells  purchased  land  and  built  a  fine  little  chapel 
and  home  for  the  native  workers,  the  work  has  had  a  prosperous 
year.  There  are  more  than  50  boys  and  girls  in  attendance  at  the 
day  school.    There  have  been  a  number  of  baptisms. 

MING-CHIANG.  THE  GOOD  SHEPHERD  HOSPITAL, 
NATHAN  SITES'  MEMORIAL.  Dr.  Carleton  says  the  number  of 
patients  attending  the  dispensary  this  year  has  increased  more  than 
500,  and  she  notes  a  greater  willingness  to  pay  the  small  fee  required 
to  buy  medicines,  bandages,  etc.  Visiting  out-patients  is  seldom  sat- 
isfactory as  the  call  is  only  to  those  who  are  desperately  ill.  A  little, 
perhaps,  has  been  gained  in  people  recognizing  that  the  Doctor  is 
uniformly  successful  in  treating  Christian  families.  They  fail  to 
recognize  that  a  call  for  the  Doctor  must  come  early,  and  that  the 
case  must  be  given  entirely  into  her  hands.  Rains — unprecedented 
even  in  China — have  prevented  many  from  entering  the  hospital  as 
patients  the  rain  not  ceasing  for  twenty-four  hours  in  seventy 
days. 

STUDENTS.  When  work  was  resumed  last  fall  there  was  but 
one  student.  Two  graduates  from  the  Foochow  boarding  school 
have  entered  to  take  the  course.  Miss  Longstreet  has  continued 
to  give  music  lessons  to  the  senior  students  and  to  play  the  organ 
in  the  more  important  services.  Doctor  has  conducted  a  class  in 
Bible  study  with  the  matron  and  students.  She  has  made  two 
thorough  trips  over  the  district.  Dr.'  Carleton  says  she  believes 
hospital  work  should  be  and  in  most  instances  is  a  true  nursery  of 


182  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

the  church.    Gospel  seed  has  here  been  scattered  with  liberal  hand. 
Doctor's  statistics: 

Dispensary  patients  4,194 

In  patients  66 

Visits   203 

WOMAN'S  SCHOOL.     Miss  Mary  Peters,  in  charge. 

In  this  school  20  or  more  women  are  being  prepared  to  serve 
as  teachers  or  Bible  women.  These  teachers  are  Bible  women 
in  a  way  for  the  Bible  is  the  main  study  in  all  the  schools.  Many 
of  the  students  being  bread-winners  at  home  and  knowing  that 
their  course  must  be  short,  apply  themselves  diligently  to  their 
books  and  make  fine  progress.  Of  all  mission  work  none  is  of  more 
importance  than  that  done  by  Bible  women;  no  better  place  to  hide 
the  leaven  than  in  the  home.  There  are  15  Bible  women  on  the 
district. 

The  GIRL'S  BOARDING  SCHOOL  and  DAY  SCHOOL.  Miss 
Longstreet  appointed  to  this  work  says,  November  14th,  I  moved 
into  eight  small  rooms  back  of  the  church;  reserved  two  for  my  own 
use,  the  school  had  six.  The  number  of  pupils  was  15,  just  as 
many  as  the  house  would  hold.  We  were  a  crowded  but  exceedingly 
happy  family.  My  girl  teacher  has  proved  a  jewel,  with  her  con- 
secrated heart  and  happy  spirit.  In  March  the  number  had  so  in- 
creased partitions  were  removed,  making  three  rooms  into  one  for 
school  room  and  dining  room  combined.  Two  rooms  were  rented 
of  a  neighbor  for  bed  rooms.  It  is  interesting  to  see  the  rapid  men- 
tal development  of  the  girls  when  they  enter  the  school.  There 
is  nothing  in  Chinese  books  which  calls  forth  a  child's  imagination 
or  imparts  practical  knowledge.  In  Genesis  class  one  day  they  were 
talking  about  the  stars,  how  large  they  were,  etc.,  and  a  fourteen 
year  old  girl  said — "O,  yes!  I  suppose  one  star  is  as  large  as  this 
room" — my  tiny  sitting  room.  The  older  girls  from  sixteen  to  eigh- 
teen have  developed  spiritually  to  a  marked  degree.  The  chorus 
class  has  done  good  work.  We  want  to  give  our  girls  the  best  we 
can  along  all  lines,  but  we  covet  for  them  most  of  all  that  they 
may  love  Christ  and  bring  their  people  to  Him. 

DAY  SCHOOLS.  The  number  this  year  is  ten  and  I  hope 
later  to  open  more.  Now  that  they  have  boarding  school  to  look 
forward  to  they  have  a  greater  incentive  to  study  than  before. 

NGU-CHENG.  In  the  training  school  22  women  have  been 
learning  to  read,  write  and  think;   and  the  latter  has  not  been  the 


HING-HUA  CONFERENCE  183 

easiest  part  of  the  task.  Study  of  the  Bible  occupies  the  chief  place 
in  the  curriculum,  though  they  study  geography,  physiology  and 
primary  astronomy.  Miss  Glassburner  has  been  a  great  help  in 
teaching  the  women  to  sing.  As  the  term  was  closing  measles 
entered  the  school  but  Dr.  Hung,  a  graduate  from  the  Foochow 
Hospital,  took  the  sick  ones  in  hand  and  they  were  soon  well. 

THE  ROMANIZED  SCHOOL  is  a  great  blessing.  Some  of  the 
women  who  enter  here  know  very  little  of  Christianity  though 
they  are  by  name  Christians.  The  Bible  is  a  sealed  book,  they 
being  unable  to  read;  but  after  two  terms  in  school  they  can  read 
very  well  any  book  printed  in  Romanized.  Much  of  Miss  Trim- 
ble's time  and  strength  have  been  given  to  the  three  great  districts 
to  which  she  was  appointed:  Ngu-Cheng,  Hok-Chiang,  and  Hai- 
Tang.  She  held  evangelistic  services  for  the  women  on  every 
circuit  of  the  district.  A  wonderful  work  requiring  infinite  love 
and  patience!  With  what  skill  she  went  over  and  over  the  plan 
of  salvation,  leading  the  women  slowly  and  carefully  out  of  the 
darkness  into  His  marvellous  light.  And  with  what  blessed  results! 
I  leave  Miss  Hartford's  work  to  be  represented  by  herself  as  I 
nave  not  received  the  annual  report. 


HING-HUA  CONFERENCE. 


Organized  as  a  Conference  in  1896. 
Official  Correspondent — Mrs.  A.  N.  Fisher. 


MISSIONARIES. 
Hing-Hua: — Elizabeth  W.  Varney,  Minnie  E.  Wilson,  Pauline  E. 
Westcott,  Mary  M.  Thomas. 

Sing-iu:     E.  J.  Betow,  M.  D.;  Martha  Lebeus,  Martha  Nicolaisen 
Ing-Chung: — Althea  W.  Todd,  Jessie  A.  Marriott. 


At  the  annual  session  of  the  Woman's  Conference  of  1904,  Mrs. 
Bashford  was  chosen  to  preside,  and  her  gracious  direction  of  the 
proceedings  was  thoroughly  appreciated.  Her  closing  message  is 
here  cited  in  part  as  indicating  the  spirit  which  characterized  the 
review  of  the  year's  work: 

"There  has  been  one  Scripture  text  that  has  come  to  me  during 
my  stay  here  with  new  impression,  'Thou  shalt  call  thy  walls  Sal- 
vation and  thy  gates  Praise.'     This  great  wall  that  surrounds  your 


184  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

city  greatly  impresses  me.  Walls  are  for  safety,  for  protection. 
We  may  think  of  every  day  as  walled  about  with  the  presence  of 
God,  so  we  are  safe.  We  go  through  the  morning  gate  to  begin 
the  day  and  the  evening  gate  to  close  the  day.  If  we  begin  the  day 
with  praise  for  His  goodness  to  us  and  end  it  with  praise,  our  days 
will  be  blessed." 

So  the  little  company  of  missionaries  entered  the  gate  of  a  new 
year  with  praise,  and,  amid  all  the  vicissitudes  of  a  work  far  be- 
yond their  physical  powers,  pressed  on  to  its  close  with  praise. 
The  HingHua  mission  has  prospered  notwithstanding  its  urgent 
need  of  reinforcement.  Five  new  missionaries  are  required  to 
avert  the  possible  fatal  overstrain  of  those  on  the  field,  or  to  pre- 
vent retreat  from  promising  undertakings.  A  missionary  in  writing 
on  this  subject  says:  "Really,  it  becomes  a  question — shall  we 
work  to  the  very  limit  of  our  strength  and  go  home  broken  down, 
or  shall  we  leave  undone  the  hundred  things  that  wear  on  the  nerve 
and  brain  and  do  only  what  our  strength  will  allow?" 

Surely,  there  should  be  no  occasion  for  such  questioning  for 
lack  of  laborers! 

.  HING-HUA— Miss  Varney's  return  from  furlough  afforded  relief 
to  Miss  Westcott  in  the  Hamilton  Girls'  Boarding  School,  which  con- 
tinues to  flourish  and,  year  by  year,  to  send  forth  girls  trained  for 
Christian  service.  In  addition  to  their  duties  in  this  school,  these 
ladies  have  charge  of  the  day  schools  in  the  district. 

Miss  Wilson  reports  a  good  year  in  the  Woman's  Bible  Training 
School  of  thirty  students.  Four  women  finished  the  regular  course, 
with  the  best  record,  both  in  studies  and  visiting,  of  any  class  en- 
tered. While  Miss  Thomas  has  given  her  attention  to'  the  acquire- 
ment of  the  language,  she  has  assisted  somewhat  in  the  care  of 
this  school,  thus  releasing  Miss  Wilson  once  or  twice  during  the 
year  for  inspection  of  the  work  of  the  Bible-women  on  the  district. 
Could  there  be  one  missionary  for  country  evangelism  and  one  for 
the  city,  to  work  daily  with  these  women  from  the  Training  School 
as  they  go  out  into  the  homes,  they  would  become  much  more  skill- 
ful workers,  and  hundreds  would  be  won  to  Christ  in  the  place  of 
tens. 

SING-IU — This  station  has  lost  one  of  its  workers  through  the 
transfer  of  Miss  McHose  to  North  China  for  health  reasons,  which 
leaves  Miss  Nicolaisen  alone  in  charge  of  the  growing  Isabel  Harf 
Boarding  School.  She  reports  progress  in  the  studies  and  spiritual 
life  of  the  girls  and  manifold  grace  for  her  own  task. 


HING-HUA  CONFERENCE  185 

Miss  Lebeus,  in  pursuing  her  evangelistic  work,  has  been  "in 
journeyings  often,  in  perils  of  waters,  in  perils  in  the  wilderness, 
in  weariness  and  painfulness."  The  tales  of  her  experiences  when 
overtaken  by  floods  of  rain,  in  crossing  mountain  torrents  and 
scaling  slippery  precipices,  are  thrilling.  Of  these  she  says: 
"Country  trips  in  China  during  rainy  season  are  jolly  when  you 
write  them  up  several  weeks  later,  after  your  aches  and  pains 
have  left  you,  your  wet  and  torn  clothes  are  washed  and  ironed  and 
mended,  and  you  have  enjoyed  warm  and  regular  meals  for  a 
season." 

Nevertheless,  she  deems  it  worth  all  the  toil  and  privation  to  be 
able  to  carry  the  Gospel  message  to  the  multitudes  who  have  not 
before  heard.  The  Margaret  E.  Nast  Hospital  is  completed  and 
finely  equipped,  and  will  be  opened  this  fall,  with  Dr.  Betow  in 
charge.     This  is  the  only  hospital  in  the  region. 

ING-CHUNG — The  situation  here  remains  practically  unchanged. 
More  room  is  needed  for  the  schools.  Miss  Todd  and  Miss  Marriott 
have  waited  in  vain  for  the  coming  of  the  missionaries  who  should 
be  preparing  to  take  their  places  in  the  near  future  when  their  fur- 
loughs must  be  granted.     Who  will  go?    Who  will  send? 


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188  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

GOREA. 


Woman's  Work  Commenced  in  1885. 

Official  Correspondent,  Louise  C.  Rothweiler. 

MISSIONARIES. 

Seoul: — Mrs.  M.  F.  Scranton,  Josephine  O.  Paine,  Lulu  E.  Frey, 

Mary  R.  Hillman,  Ella  A.   Lewis,  Margaret  J.  Edmunds,   Minerva 

Guthapfel,  Mary  M.  Cutler,  M.  D.,  Emma  Ernsberger,  M.  D. 

Peng  Yang: — *Ethel  M.  Estey,  Henrietta  P.  Robbins,  Rosetta  S. 
Hall,  M.  D.,  Esther  K.  Pak,  M.  D. 

Chemulpo: — Lulu  A.  Miller,  Jessie  B.  Marker. 


*  Home  on  leave. 


During  the  beginning  of  the  conference  year  the  work  in  the 
northern  part  of  the  country  seemed  to  be  somewhat  disturbed  by 
war  conditions,  but  in  a  short  time  those  who  had  fled  in  terror 
returned,  all  fear  was  dispelled  and  work  has  gone  on  since  as 
if  there  had  been  no  war  except  that  prices  of  everything  have 
so  advanced  that  many  problems  and  difficulties  have  arisen,  be- 
cause of  the  increased  expense. 

The  loss  of  so  many  of  the  brightest  and  best  trained  helpers 
who  had  emigrated  to  Hav/aii,  is  of  course  still  felt,  and  the  total 
inadequacy  of  the  missionary  force  impresses  itself  more  and  more 
upon  our  workers,  so  that  at  times  they  seem  to  be  almost  in  despair. 
Each  one  is  doing  not  only  a  full  share  of  work  but  often  the 
work  of  several;  the  letters  that  have  come  appealing  for  new 
workers  are  pathetic. 

Spiritually  the  past  year  has  been  one  of  special  blessings. 
Dr.  Hardie,  who  seems  to  be  a  specially  chosen  instrument  for 
evangelistic  work,  with  Rev.  Moose,  both  of  the  Methodist  Church 
South,  held  special  revival  services  in  First  Church,  Seoul,  in 
Pyeng  Yang,  and  in  some  other  places,  which  were  accompanied  by 
such  outpourings  of  the  Spirit  as  had  not  been  witnessed  in  Korea 
before.  Those  who  had  long  been  in  the  church  and  who  were  con- 
sidered as  our  most  faithful  Christians  received  new  revelations 
of  sin  that  still  remained  in  their  hearts,  those  who  had  been 
Christians  in  name  only,  all  sought  cleansing  and  forgiveness. 
Missionaries,  teachers,  Bible  women,  the  girls  in  the  Boarding 
School  and  others  were  so  blessed  that  the  effect  has  been  felt 
through  the  year. 


KOREA  CONFERENCE  189 

The  Annual  Meeting,  or  rather  the  Conference  of  last  Spring, 
was  a  marked  one,  not  only  because  for  the  first  time  presided  over 
by  Bishop  Harris,  but  because,  as  with  one  impulse,  all  seemed  to 
be  filled  with  a  desire  for  greater  unity  in  work  with  other  mis- 
sions. 

This  was  not  the  case  simply  with  our  own  mission  but  the 
same  thought  seemed  to  fill  the  minds  of  the  members  of  the 
different  missions.  By  leading  men  and  women  the  conviction  was 
expressed  that  better  work  could  be  done,  as  well  as  strength  and 
money  saved,  by  uniting  forces  in  carrying  on  educational,  medical 
and  literary  work  especially,  but  also  in  the  evangelistic  work.  All 
seemed  to  feel  that  this  movement  was  not  of  man  but  of  the  Lord. 
Several  of  our  ladies  wrote  that  it  seemed  as  if  the  millennial  were 
dawning. 

The  oft  repeated  plea  for  a  new  hospital  for  our  medical  work 
seems  to  be  more  likely  to  be  answered  than  heretofore.  A  begin- 
ning at  least  has  been  made  in  securing  funds  for  this  much 
needed  building  and  the  medical  force  in  Seoul  most  earnestly 
prays  that  the  matter  will  be  carried  to  completion  very  speedily. 

The  munificence  of  Mrs.  Gamble  has  made  possible  the  erec- 
tion of  the  much  needed  Home  in  Chemulpo.  The  war  caused  great 
rise  in  the  price  of  building  as  well  as  in  everything  else  and  it 
would  have  been  utterly  impossible  to  go  on  with  the  building  as 
planned  for  if  she  had  not  been  ready  to  supplement  her  gift  by  an- 
other large  sum.  It  is  reported  as  being  a  very  satisfactory  build- 
ing and  was  to  be  ready  for  occupancy  by  the  middle  of  November. 

The  return  of  Dr.  Ernsberger  from  her  furlough  brings  some 
relief  to  Dr.  Cutler,  who,  in  addition  to  her  heavy  work,  has  added 
the  task  of  going  during  Dr.  Ernsberger's  absence  twice  a  week  to 
the  East  Gate  Dispensary.  Miss  Edmonds  is  going  forward  with 
her  Training  School  for  nurses,  having  five  young  women  in  train- 
ing. She  holds  them  strictly  to  high  ideals,  .hoping  in  time  to  have 
native  nurses  who  shall  be  just  as  faithful  and  just  as  reliable  as 
any  American  trained  nurse.  She  as  well  as  Dr.  Cutler  are  working 
under  great  difficulties  as  the  present  hospital  is  utterly  inadequate 
in  room,  sanitation  and  equipment  so  that  patients  have  often 
had  to  be  transported  to  the  Presbyterian  Hospital  or  be  tur&ed 
away.  An  epidemic  of  scarlet  fever  in  the  boarding  school,  to- 
gether with  the  already  far  too  heavy  work  of  the  hospital  and 
dispensary,  made  the  transfer  of  Miss  Lewis  from  the  evangelistic 


190  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

work  to  assistant  in  the  medical  work  necessary.  Of  the  medical 
work  in  Pyeng  Yang,  Mrs.  Hall  says:  "At  the  time  of  our  last 
report  dispensary  and  hospital  work  seemed  practically  closed 
by  the  war,  women  and  children  had  fled  when  the  Japanese 
soldiers  came.  It  seemed  safer  for  Dr.  Pak  and  the  two  helpers 
to  take  their  well  earned  vacation  in  their  native  city,  Seoul.  The 
missionaries  remaining  in  the  city  gave  confidence  to  the  natives 
so  that  they  soon  came  flocking  back.  As  the  war  moved  north 
patients  came  as  before  and  I  missed  my  helpers,  but  our  blind 
pupil  teacher  and  Miss  Robbins  helped  me.  Miss  Robbins  put  so 
much  heart  and  thought  into  her  work  that  I  have  since  then  coveted 
a  foreign  worker  very  much  for  the  hospital.  8638  cases,  almost 
double  the  number  of  last  year,  have  been  treated.  The  receipts, 
$190.00  (gold),  are  triple  those  of  the  previous  year,  82  patients 
in  one  day  has  been  the  highest  number  reached.  Much  curva- 
ture of  the  spine  is  caused  here  by  carrying  babies  on  the  back 
from  the  time  they  are  ten  days  old.  Five  women  were  converted 
during  their  stay  in  the  hospital.  The  dispensary  Bible  woman 
made  99G  visits  in  the  homes  of  patients  and  sold  254  books. 
Dr.  Hall  begs  that  she  may  have  a  foreign  assistant  to  superin- 
tend  the   nursing   and   that   an   evangelistic   worker   be   sent. 

In  the  three  dispensaries  and  two  hospitals  which  we  sustain 
in  Korea,  13,446  patients  were  treated  during  the  year. 

Special  Work.  The  Boarding  School  in  Seoul  opened  last  fall 
under  the  most  favorable  circumstances  spiritually,  both  teachers 
and  pupils  had  received  such  blessings  that  they  entered  the  work 
of  the  year  as  never  before,  but  still  it  was  a  year  of  special  trials. 
Grace  Moon,  a  most  reliable  native  helper,  was  obliged  to  leave  to 
go  with  her  husband  to  Hawaii,  it  was  long  before  her  place  was 
satisfactorily  filled.  At  last  just  the  one  for  the  place  seems  to 
have  been  found,  an  earnest,  true  Christian,  one  of  the  best  edu- 
cated women  that  Korea  affords,  able  to  command  the  respect  and 
obedience  of  the  girls.  Her  history  is  so  remarkable  that  it  seems 
as  i"  the  Lord  had  been  preparing  her  for  years  for  this  work. 
""  .d  epidemic  of  scailet  fever  above  mentioned  caused  Miss  Frey 
much  anxiety,  and  resulted  in  the  death  of  two  of  the  girls.  Self- 
support  is  being  pushed  as  much  as  possible.  It  is  a  pleasure  to 
note  that  gratitude  is  shown  by  some  of  the  girls  in  a  very  sub- 
stantial manner,  during  the  year  two  of  them  having  taught  without 
pay  in  their  home  village  to   which  they  had  returned  from  the 


KOREA  CONFERENCE  191 

school,  saying  that,  as  they  had  received  so  much  they  could  not 
do  else  than  help  others. 

Our  building  has  been  pronounced  the  best  built  of  any  in 
Seoul. 

There  is  an  increased  desire  on  the  part  of  the  people  for  edu- 
cation for  their  girls  and  so  day  schools  are  being  called  for.  We 
hope  the  day  is  not  far  distant  when  a  system  of  Christian  day 
schools  with  a  common  course  of  study,  will  give  us  schools  for 
every  Christian  community  and  also  suitably  located  schools  of 
higher  grade.    There  are  at  present  20  day  schools  with  380  pupils. 

We  must  not  forget  the  very  interesting  school  for  blind 
girls  that  Mrs.  Hall  carries  on.  The  first  received  is  making 
good  progress  and  is  teaching  others.  Industrial  work  has  been 
done  which  cared  for  one-sixth  of  the  cost  of  maintaining  the 
school,  another  sixth  was  provided  by  natives. 

Evangelistic  Work.  In  this  department  the  greatest  successes 
as  well  as  the  greatest  needs  are  found.  As  already  noted  above, 
a  special  outpouring  of  the  Spirit  was  experienced  at  different 
places.  One  of  the  most  remarkable  features  of  the  work  has 
been  the  development  of  individual  women.  A  poor  widow  who 
had  been  greatly  blessed  in  Dr.  Herdie's  meetings,  soon  afterwards 
came  saying  that  she  felt  she  must  tell  others  of  this  wonderful 
power  which  the  indwelling  of  the  Spirit  gives  for  victory  over 
sin.  Since  then  she  has  traveled  over  a  large  part  of  the  district, 
visiting  the  churches  and  proving  herself  such  a  blessing  to  them 
that  they  request  that  she  come  again.  All  this  has  been  done 
without  receiving  a  cent  from  us  to  defray  her  traveling  expenses. 

Misses  Miller  and  Hillmann,  spent  the  winter  in  conducting 
classes  for  women  at  different  points  on  the  district.  This  district, 
lying  mostly  on  islands,  must  be  traveled  by  boat  which  is  both 
expensive  and  difficult.  The  work  on  this  district  has  made 
splendid  progress  and  the  result  of  the  classes  held  is  shown  in 
the  development  of  more  intelligent  home  life  and  a  deeper  personal 
experience.  In  the  Chemulpo  church  alone,  91  women  have  given 
their  names  as  inquirers  during  the  year.  Mrs.  Cable  has  also 
greatly  benefited  the  work  by  the  long  itineraries  she  has  made 
with  her  husband. 

Misses  Estey  and  Robinson  held  similar  classes  on  the  Northern 
District.  At  one  of  these  classes  held  in  Pyeng  Yang,  130  women 
were  enrolled,  one  of  whom  had  walked  273  miles  to  attend.    Al- 


192  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

together  31  classes,  lasting  generally  two  weeks,  were  held  with 
a  total  attendance  of  550.  Four  Bible  Institutes  where  350  women 
received  instruction,  were  held.  On  the  Northern  District,  Mrs. 
Morris  has  traveled  over  1600  miles  with  her  husband,  instructing 
the  women  wherever  possible  besides  helping  in  the  city  work  in 
which  Mrs.  Follwell  also  rendered  very  efficient  help. 

Before  being  called  to  the  help  of  the  medical  work  Miss 
Lewis  traveled  on  the  South  District.  Mrs.  Alice  Hammond 
Sharp  has  also  spent  a  great  deal  of  time  in  country  work  on  this 
district,  where  the  outlook  is  very  promising  and  the  need  of  more 
help  is  great. 

We  cannot  give  the  exact  number  of  women  in  the  churches, 
but  as  near  as  can  be  told  from  a  careful  estimate  there  have 
been  5G00  women  under  instruction  during  the  past  year.  When 
we  remember  that,  with  very  few  exceptions,  these  women  are 
mothers  or  grandmothers  who  are  influencing  the  coming  genera- 
tion we  know  that  a  great  many  more  than  5600  are  being  instructed 
in  the  way  of  the  Lord.  Again  and  again  the  plea  is  sent  for  the 
missionaries  to  come  and  instruct,  but  because  of  the  lack  of  work- 
ers many  of  these  calls  cannot  be  answered.  May  we  not  hope 
for  reinforcements  during  this  year? 


KOREA   SCHOOL   STATISTICS. 
Seoul: — Boarding  School,   50  pupils. 
Miss  Josephine  O.  Paine,  Superintendent. 


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JAPAN. 


Woman's  Work  Commenced  in  1874.     Organized  as  a  Conference 

in  1884. 

Official  Correspondent,  Mrs.  S.  L.  Keen. 

Missionaries. 

Tokyo: — M.  A.  Spencer,  H.  S.  Ailing,  Georgiana  Weaver,  E.  M. 
Soper,  M.  Lee. 

Yokohama: — Mrs.  C.  W.  Van  Petten,  G.  Baucus,  E.  Dickinson, 
N.  M.  Daniel,  A.  B.  Slate. 

Hakodati: — M.  S.  Hampton,  A.  Dickerson,  F.  Singer. 

Hirosaki:— E.  J.  Hewett,  M.  B.  Griffiths. 

Nagoya: — A.  P.  Atkinson,  R.  J.  Watson,  E.   Holbrook. 

Sendai: — C.  A.  Heaton,  Frances  E.  Phelps. 

Sapporo: — L.  Imhoff,  B.  Alexander,  A.  V.  Bing. 

Home  on   Leave. 
Elizabeth  R.  Bender,  Ella  Blackstock. 

Missionaries'  Wives   In   Charge   of  Work. 
Mrs.   Mary  Holbrook   Chappel,   Mrs.   C.   W.   Huett,   Mrs.   Julius 
Soper,  Mrs.  F.  N.  Scott,  Mrs.  C.  N.  Bertels,  Mrs.  Fannie  Alexander 
Wilson 


The  labor  of  our  brave  missionaries  in  the  field  of  Japan 
through  the  past  year  has  been  much  increased  by  the  added 
responsibilities  and  opportunities  brought  to  all  by  the  progress 
of  the  war  with  Russia.  One  earnest  woman  writes;  "The  war 
has  brought  us  face  to  face  with  such  extraordinary  responsi- 
bilities and  opportunities  that  we  are  almost  dazed  by  them;  sol- 
diers so  eager  for  Christian  literature  that  they  are  fairly  ready 
to  mob  a  missionary  for  the  possession  of  the  Gospel  and  the 
tracts  which  she  may  hold  in   her  extended  hands." 

The  incidents  of  the  work  growing  out  of  the  conditions  of 
war  are  most  touching  and  inspiring.  We  have  heard  of  the 
brave  soldiers  in  the  field,  but  not  so  many  stories  have  been 
told  of  the  despairing  women  who  were  left  at  home.  One  such 
attempted  to  take  her  own  life  at  Sapporo,  and  was  rescued  and 
visited  by  our  Christian  workers  and  taught  the  sweet  story  of 
the    Gospel.      She   is    now    seeking   the    comfort    of   the    Christian 


194  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

religion  and  says  she  would  never  have  given  way  to  despair  had 
she  known  of  this  Saviour  before. 

The  work  in  detail  at  the  points  where  our  schools,  hospitals 
and  Bible  women  arS  doing  such  noble  work,  shows  at  each  point 
eager  seekers  after  knowledge  among  the  Japanese,  and  an  ever- 
increasing  demand  for  more  facilities  in  the  way  of  buildings  and 
appliances  for  the  work  in  evangelistic,  academic  and  industrial 
lines. 

"There  are  twenty-two  missionaries  in  the  field,  representing  the 
Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society.  There  are  three  large  board- 
ing schools,  with  nearly  six  hundred  pupils,  seven  day  schools,  one 
training  school  for  Bible  women,  with  forty  pupils,  two  schools  for 
the  blind,  containing  thirty  students,  two  kindergartens,  with  over 
a  hundred  pupils.  These  missionaries  have  the  supervision  of  forty 
Bible  women,  and  work  in  and  out  of  sixty  churches,  and  the  thous- 
ands of  homes  opened  through  the  schools.  They  publish  a  wom- 
an's magazine,  and  much  other  literature  for  women  and  children. 
All  these  responsibilities  rest  upon  the  women  of  this  conference, 
and  the  need  for  more  workers  is  imperative." 

HAKODATE.  At  the  girls'  school  the  report  of  the  work  of 
the  year  is  full  of  encouragement,  and  the  joy  that,  while  new 
pupils  are  being  received,  almost  beyond  the  possibilities  of  ac- 
commodating them,  many  conversions  are  taking  place  among  the 
day  pupils,  and  a  Christian  influence  is  thus  being  carried  to 
the  heathen  homes  as  well  as  the  benefits  of  education.  Over  five 
hundred  are  reached  by  Gospel  teachings,  and  at  Christmas 
time  twenty-two  pupils  were  baptized. 

The  kindergarten  is  full  to  overflowing.  The  hospital  room, 
which  had  to  be  turned  into  a  class  room,  is  very  much  missed, 
but  with  great  faith  the  teachers  look  forward  to  the  new  building, 
saying;  "We  believe  that  our  Heavenly  Father  knoweth  the  needs 
of  the  Hokkaido  and  that  he  will  supply  them  according  to  His 
will." 

In  the  musical  department  the  work  has  been  most  enthus- 
iastic. The  Hallelujah  chorus  has  been  learned  and  sung  again 
and  again.  One  of  the  native  teachers  has  gone  to  the  charge  of 
the  work  in  the  Girls'  School  at  Fukuoka.  Many  entertainments 
have  been  arranged,  particularly  the  song  service  and  magic  lan- 
tern entertainments  on  Christmas  night,  with  pictures  of  the  birth 
and  life  of  Christ.     A  benefit   entertainment  was   given  for   the 


JAPAN   CONFERENCE  195 

families  of  soldiers.  One  former  pupil  writes;  "The  first  thing  the 
Hakodate  girls  do  when  they  come  together  in  a  strange  place  is 
to  sing  the  dear  songs  we  learned  in  the  Hakodate  school." 

City  evangelistic  work  in  Hakodate  is  very  much  aided  by  the 
unconscious  work  of  the  children  in  bringing  the  truth  of  the  Gospel 
to  their  homes  in  song  and  story  learned  at  school. 

HIROSAKI.  At  Hirosaki  Mrs.  Alexander  had  charge  of  the 
school  for  the  past  year  and  also  of  the  kindergarten.  The  school 
has  flourished  in  spite  of  many  changes  and  much  dependence  upon 
native  teachers.  One  father,  himself  a  teacher,  though  not  a 
Christian,  brought  his  daughter  to  the  Girls'  School  in  prefer- 
ence to  the  Government  High  School  for  Girls,  because,  he  said, 
"I  believe  her  heart  as  well  as  her  mind  will  receive  training 
here." 

It  was  expected  that  the  present  building  would  be  enlarged 
but  this  plan  had  to  be  abandoned  for  lack  of  funds.  During  the 
year  163  have  been  enrolled,  9  of  whom  now  graduate,  five  from 
the  academic  and  four  from  the  sewing  department,  only  two  of 
whom  have  not  yet  openly  confessed  Christ  as  their  Saviour.  Daily 
Bible  instruction,  evangelistic  talks,  work  of  the  King's  Daughters, 
temperance  society  work,  all  have  been  instrumental  in  bringing 
many  to  Christ. 

TOKYO.  "This  is  the  finest  mission  compound  in  the  East," 
said  Bishop  Thoburn,  when  he  first  saw  Aoyama,  Tokyo.  The  Aoya- 
ma  Jo  Gakuin,  has  made  wonderful  progress  in  the  past  year. 
Two  hundred  and  eight  pupils  have  been  enrolled,  and  twenty-five 
have  just  been  graduated.  Four  graduates  in  higher  English  of  a 
year  or  so  since,  are  now  successful  teachers,  and  one  has  passed 
the' examination  by  which  she  receives  a  license  to  teach  English 
in  the  Government  schools.  The  religious  life  of  the  girls  was 
greatly  stimulated  by  the  meetings  held  during  the  week  of  prayer, 
when  Bishop  Harris  was  present,  and  many  were  led  to  consecrate 
their  lives  to  evangelistic  work.  At  Christmas  time  the  pupils 
cheerfully  gave  up  receiving  their  usual  gifts  to  devote  the  money 
to  the  religious  work  among  the  Japanese  in  Korea,  and  the  same 
pupils  also  gave  ten  dollars  and  more  to  purchase  comforts  for 
the  soldiers. 

Physical  culture  is  developing  the  physique  of  the  pupils,  and 
the  exhibition  of  their  skill  in  athletic  games  was  highly  praised 
by  those   who   were   invited  to   witness   them.     God   has   greatly 


196  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

blessed  the  work  of  the  native  teachers,  and  through  their  efforts 
Government  recognition  has  been  obtained  for  the  intermediate 
course  of  study.  The  industrial  school  has  been  ably  carried  on. 
There  are  seventy-six  pupils  and  thirteen  graduates,  all  of  whom 
are  Christians.  The  entire  year  has  been  marked  by  a  very 
earnest  spirit   of  industry   and   self-sacrifice. 

"The  war,  instead  of  hampering  the  Lord's  work,  as  was  feared 
it  might,  has  greatly  increased  our  opportunities." 

The  superintendent  of  B'ible  women,  gives  the  following  in- 
cident of  her  work  in  Nishio;  "It  had  been  said  that  the  war  was 
interfering  sadly  with  the  church  work.  It  has  always  been  difficult 
to  overcome  the  prejudices  of  the  people  in  this  town,  but  when 
this  war  with  a  so-called  Christian  country  began,  they  said  that 
the  Christians  were  friends  of  Russia,  and  the  more  timid  Christ- 
ians came  to  church  more  seldom,  and  everything  languished.  But 
that  has  all  come  right  again,  and  now  things  are  going  on  as 
well  as  usual.  Recently  the  brother  of  one  of  our  members,  a 
young  officer,  was  killed  in  battle,  and  a  great  military  funeral 
was  held,  thousands  of  people  attending.  And  that  funeral  was 
conducted  by  our  Presiding  Elder  and  pastor.  It  was  wonderful 
that  such  a  thing  could  take  place  in  Nishio." 

SENDAI.  An  incident  of  Miss  Heaton's  work  at  Sendai  shows 
how  the  work  of  the  Bible  women  is  blessed.  During  the  latter 
part  of  January  at  night  at  Morioka,  one  of  their  earnest  Christians 
went  to  the  parsonage  in  deep  distress.  She  told  the  pastor  that 
when  she  first  became  a  believer  she  was  very  happy,  but  for 
sveral  days  she  had  been  troubled  by  the  knowledge  that  sin  had 
power  over  her.  They  read  together  many  passages  of  God's 
Word,  and  he  showed  her  that  the  blood  of  Jesus  could  free  her 
from  sin's  power.  After  a  time  she  was  able  to  understand,  and 
surrendering  her  will,  received  the  desired  blessing.  She  was  so 
happy  that  she  stayed  for  several  hours  all  the  time  talking  and 
praising  God  for  her  wonderful  joy  and  peace.  The  next  morning 
she  returned,  bringing  fifty  dollars  for  the  new  church  as  a  thank 
offering,  for  the  unspeakable  peace  of  God,  which  filled  her  heart. 

YOKOHAMA.  Miss  Georgiana  Baucus  tells  in  an  interesting 
way  how  she  saved  her  conference  publication,  Tokiwa,  from  im- 
pending disaster  by  devoting  one-half  of  the  proceeds  of  her  sub- 
scriptions during  the  summer  months  to  the  relief  of  the  families  of 
soldiers.     The  material  of  her  paper  was  also  made  to  harmonize 


SOUTH  JAPAN  CONFERENCE  197 

with  the  spirit  of  war  times,  and  Japanese  heroes  and  the  work 
being  done  for  soldiers  in  Japan  were  well  written  up.  Any  illus- 
trations which  could  be  borrowed  from  the  war  for  religious  teach^ 
ing,  were  much  appreciated.  For  instance,  Miss  Dickerson's  plan 
of  the  "Port  Arthur  of  the  human  heart."  Many  other  attractive 
forms  of  Christian  literature  were  published  by  this  enterprising 
missionary  editor  and  her  assistants. 

The  report  of  the  Japan  Woman's  Conference  is  the  most  able 
presentation  of  the  work  that  our  noble  women  are  doing  in  the 
field.  The  spirit  of  the  workers  who  are  there  to  train,  as  well  as 
that  of  the  native  workers  who  have  been  trained,  is  one  of  entire 
consecration  to  the  will  of  God,  and  also  of  enthusiasm  and  faith 
in  the  work  of  each  school  and  evangelistic  labor  they  under- 
take. Ever  and  again  the  hearts  of  our  ladies  are  cheered  by  visits 
of  friends  from  the  home  land,  who  take  pains  to  look  into  the 
work  of  the  mission  stations  as  they  pass  by  upon  their  travels, 
and  sometimes  an  unexpected  gift  thus  finds  its  way  into  the 
hands  of  the  missionary  to  whom  it  means  the  possibility  of  en- 
larging or  continuing  some  cherished  piece  of  work,  which  was 
threatened  on  account  of  scarcity  of  funds.  Truly  the  women  who 
publish  the  tidings  in  Japan  are  earnestly  fulfilling  the  Master's 
commands  to  labor  while  it  is  yet  day.  May  the  Lord  continue  to 
enrich  their  toil  with  His  blessing. 

By  HARRIET   P.   SANBORN. 


SOUTH    JAPAN. 


Organized  as  a  Mission  Conference  in  1899 

Womans'  Work  Commenced  in  1879. 
Official  Correspondent,  Mrs.  L.  L.  Townley. 

MISSIONARIES. 

Nagasaki: — Elizabeth  Russell,  Lola  M.  Kidwell,  Mariana  Young, 
Mary  Melton,  Mabel  Davison,  Hester  A.  Thomas,  Mary  A.  Cody. 

Fukuoka: — *Leonora  Seeds,  Mabel  K.  Seeds,  Alice  Finlay. 

Kagoshima: — Jennie  M.  Gheer,  Lida  B.  Smith,  F.  Hortense 
Long. 


This  Conference  includes  the  Island  of  Kiushiu,  the   southern 
most   of  the   four   large   islands   of  the   Japanese   Empire   with   a 


198  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

population  of  over  7,000,000,  and  the  other  islands  belonging  to 
Japan  lying  south  and  west  of  the  main  island,  including  Formosa 
and  the  Loo  Choo  group. 

FUKUOKA.  Ei-wa  Jo  Gakko.  The  past  school  year  has  been 
the  most  prosperous  in  its  history  both  in  increase  of  numbers  and 
increase  of  conversions  among  the  girls.  In  the  Spring  term  alone 
we  had  more  conversions  than  any  previous  entire  year.  This 
perhaps  is  because  we  had  more  new  girls  to  enter  in  the  Spring 
term.  Out  of  more  than  40  new  students,  20  gave  their  hearts 
to  God.  In  the  other  two  terms  we  had  eight  conversions  all  of 
whom  have  been  baptized.  Many  of  the  conversions  among  the 
new  girls  are  due  to  the  influence  of  the  Christian  girls  and  the 
lives  they  live. 

It  has  been  the  most  prosperous  year  in  the  history  of  the 
school  in  another  way.  We  are  being  recognized  not  only  by  our 
own  Church  and  other  Christians  as  an  educational  center,  but 
the  non-Christian  element  so  recognizes  us.  This  means  much  for 
Christianity,  when  the  city's  educational  authorities  recommend 
girls  to  come  to  us  because  of  our  high  standard  of  both  education 
and  morals,  the  latter  of  course  taught  through  the  Bible. 

In  June  we  had  our  first  graduates  from  the  present  course 
of  study  which  is  of  academic  grade,  a  class  of  five.  One  of  these 
graduates  is  now  at  Kwassui,  two  remain  with  us  as  teachers,  and 
the  other  two  are  employed  otherwise  in  our  immediate  work. 

Evangelistic  Work.  In  the  N.  Kiushiu  District,  Miss  Hettie 
Thomas  has  had  charge  of  the  evangelistic  work.  The  nine  Bible 
women  employed  have  all  done  good  work.  An  innovation  was 
made  last  Fall  in  the  establishment  of  a  Foreign  Cooking  Class  and 
a  Foreign  Sewing  School.    Mrs.  Fretz  writes: 

"Twice  a  month  a  number  of  Japanese  women  come  to  my 
home  and  spend  the  whole  afternoon,  their  desire  being  to  receive 
instruction  in  foreign  cooking,"  my  purpose  in  receiving  them,  to 
teach  them  of  Jesus;  they  are  willing  to  listen  to  the  Gospel  in 
order  to  learn  how  to  cook  foreign  food.  I  am  willing  to  teach 
cooking  if  by  that  means  I  can  gain  access  to  those  who  other- 
wise never  have  the  influence  of  Christian  people.  They  have 
heard  of  Christianity — they  think  of  it  as  a  "new  religion"  but  be- 
yond this  have  no  knowledge  of  it  or  of  its  teachings.  Becoming 
acquainted  with  them  in  this  way  affords  occasion  for  calling  upon 
them  in  their  homes  and  gradually  forming  a  friendship  which 
brings  with  it  great  responsibility  and  golden  opportunity  for  Chris- 


SOUTH  JAPAN  CONFERENCE  199 

tian  influence.  Seated  at  their  work  these  forty-five  women  make  a 
beautiful  picture,  and  their  sweet  quiet  voices,  their  quaint  cos- 
tumes and  their  exquisite  politeness  make  them  very  attractive. 
The  Bible  woman  after  reading  the  Scripture  and  leading  in 
prayer  takes  about  half  an  hour  in  which  to  explain  about  God  and 
his  wonderful  love  to  all  mankind.  To  these  women,  who  from 
childhood  have  known  nothing  but  Buddhism,  it  must  be  a  strange 
experience.  That  they  are  willing  to  hear  the  gospel,  even  as  a 
means  to  an  end,  is  encouraging.  But  we  have  had  greater  cause 
for  joy  as  not  long  since  one  woman  asked  for  private  instruction  in 
the  Bible;  and  still  others  have  asked  the  privilege  of  coming 
early  and  studying  the  Bible.  Sixteen  of  these  women  are  now 
inquirers.  So  even  while  cooking  is  the  attraction  at  these  meet- 
ings we  are  hoping  that  the  Spirit  of  our  Father  may  speak 
through  us  and  thus  these  women  may  accept  Christ."  The  six 
Sunday  schools  in  Fukuoka  have  grown  marvelously  both  in  num- 
bers and  interest.  Not  only  little  children,  but  high  school  girls 
attend,  as  well  as  the  mothers,  and  sometimes  the  fathers  of  the 
children. 

NAGASAKI.  Kwassui  Jo  Gakko.  In  some  respects  Kwassui 
has  never  had  a  better  year.  The  enrollment  of  280  exceeds  any 
previous  year  and  it  is  a  matter  of  sincere  regret  that  applicants 
have  been  turned  away  because  the  house  which  20  years  ago  was 
thought  entirely  too  large,  is  quite  too  small  for  20th  Century 
demands.  The  school  has  been  crowded  all  the  year;  too  many  for 
the  buildings  and  teaching  staff.  The  conditions  brought  about 
by  the  war  have  increased  the  Industrial  Department  to  its  utmost 
capacity.  This  department  was  organized  in  1881  and  it  is  a  pleas- 
ure to  have  such  privileges  to  offer,  now  that  girls  are  looking  for 
ways  of  support.  In  this  department,  where  Japanese  and  foreign 
sewing,  embroidery,  drawn  work  and  wood  carving  are  taught  girls 
have  gone  out  to  do  independent  work,  to  work  in  families  or  teach. 
Miss  Russell  writes,  "Commencement  closed  our  work  on  the  29th 
and  we  had  a  pleasant  week.  I  wish  I  could  send  you  some  speci- 
mens from  our  Art  and  Industrial  Departments.  The  great  piece 
in  wood  carving  was  a  pulpit  set  which  went  to  the  new  church 
at  Sappora.  Our  only  graduate  this  year  was  from  the  Industrial 
Department,  but  next  year  we  shall  have  some  College  girls  if  all 
goes  well." 

Last  year  there  was  no  revival,  but  almost  every  Sunday  some 


200  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

one  would  join  the  church:  this  year  a  revival  began  almost  with 
the  opening  of  the  school  and  those  who  joined  the  church  last 
year,  who  thought  church  membership  enough,  were  converted,  with 
16  others.  The  whole  number  of  Christians  in  the  school  is  127. 
Kwassui  is  a  class  meeting  school;  with  12  classes  made  up  from 
the  students  and  teachers,  all  well  attended  once  a  week. 

Although  not  a  school  exercise,  a  Patriotic  Society  among  the 
students  is  a  very  interesting  variation  in  school  life.  Three 
families  have  been  adopted  by  the   Society. 

December  1st,  Kwassui  celebrated  her  Silver  Anniversary. 
The  two  teachers  first  sent  out  to  open  the  school  were  there 
together.  It  was  a  delightful  occasion;  many  pleasant  surprises 
came  with  it;  and  surely  it  reflected  much  credit  upon  the  alumnae 
connected  with  the  school,  as  well  as  upon  those  scattered  abroad 
in  Japan  and  America. 

There  are  17  Sunday  Schools  in  this  City  of  Nagasaki  and  two 
in  suburban  centers  directly  carried  on  by  the  Japanese  teachers 
and  older  students  of  Kwassui.  These  schools  have  had  an  aver- 
age attendance  of  from  20  to  75  at  each  center,  according  to  school 
and  location.  Bibles,  Hymn  books,  tracts  and  cards  have  been 
given  out  during  the  year;  an  occasional  member  has  been  brought 
into  the  church,  and  the  children  of  the  common  people  have 
heard  gladly  "the  old,  old  story." 

"To  one  conversant  with  the  best  and  brightest  side  of  life  in 
Japan  some  of  the  sights  witnessed  in  the  slums  of  the  open  port 
of  Nagasaki  would  be  almost  incredible — ignorance,  degradation, 
desolation,  poverty  and  practically  a  total  ignorance  of  God  and  his 
wonderful  Gospel  of  full  salvation." 

KWASSUI  DISPENSARY.  During  the  year,  3154  patients  have 
been  treated  to  whom  have  been  given  9656  prescriptions.  There 
has  been  no  epidemic  of  any  kind  if  we  except  a  light  one  of 
smallpox,  which  broke  out  among  the  refugees  returned  from  Man- 
churia and  Vladivostock,  after  the  war  began,  which  was  promptly 
checked,  622  vacination  were  made  and  314  free  visits  paid,  all  of 
them  to  famalies  of  soldiers.  There  have  been  229  insane  patients; 
several  have  been  apparently  cured  and  many  more  could  be  per- 
manently helped  if  there  were  only  some  place  where  they  could 
be  placed  under  care,  and  controlled. 

KOGA  GIRLS  HOME.  There  are  28  girls  in  the  Home.  The 
matron  and  teachers,  with  2   or  3   of  the   older  girls  carry  on  a 


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Sunday  school  in  the  house  to  which  the  children  of  the  neighbor- 
hood are  invited.  They  have  a  class  meeting  every  Sunday  evening 
and  prayer  meeting  on  Friday   evening. 

When  in  1879  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  began 
its  work  in  Kiushiu,  there  was  no  school,  no  Bible  women,  no 
Sunday  schools — now  we  have  2  schools  of  high  grade,  one  of  them 
college  grade,  1  night  school  for  girls  and  women,  15  B'ible  women, 
24  Sunday  Schools,  38  meetings  for  women  and  classes  for  Bible 
study  held  regularly,  several  auxiliaries  to  our  Woman's  Foreign 
Missionary  Society,  besides  a  goodly  number  of  meetings  and  differ- 
ent kinds  of  work  that  no  report  can  cover.  Early  in  the  year  the 
support  of  one  of  the  Bible  women  was  assumed  by  the  church 
in  Nagasaki  in  which  she  had  been  working.  This  is  a  step  forward 
and  we  shall  rejoice  when  every  church  in  Japan  is  able  to  sup- 
port, not  only  its  own  Pastor,  but  its  own  Bible  woman  as  well. 

Mies  Gheer  reports:  "Visits  have  been  made  during  the  year 
to  every  place  where  we  have  work  in  the  District.  Most  of  them 
have  been  visited  several  times.  One  tour  of  six  weeks  was  made 
last  autumn.  When  I  could  do  so  I  stopped  here  and  there  at 
tea  houses,  by  the  road  side,  on  the  sea  shpre,  in  the  hotels  or 
wherever  I  could  talk  to  the  people  about  Jesus  and  the  Christian 
religion,  giving  them  tracts  and  texts  of  Scripture  selected  and 
printed  especially  for  this  purpose.  Occasionally  I  had  an  audience 
of  only  one,  but  almost  always  from  10  to  40  or  50  persons  would 
gather  to  listen;  and  at  different  times  and  places  there  were 
between  one  and  two  hundred  people  standing  or  sitting  quietly  by, 
listening  to  all  I  said.  Some  days  I  stopped  only  a  few  times; 
other  days  I  would  have  the  opportunity  of  speaking  to  20  or  more 
such  companies.  Everywhere  the  people  heard  with  respectful  at- 
tention, only  once  or  twice  was  anything  unpleasant  said  or  done." 

KUMAMOTO.  In  this  city  which  is  one  of  the  largest  in 
Kiushiu,  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  has  no  mission- 
aries and  the  Conference  again  urges  the  sending  of  a  worker  to 
develop  the  work  in  this   field  which  is  ripe  to  the  harvest. 

An  earnest  appeal  has  been  made  for  several  years  for  two 
missionaries  to  open  work  in  Formosa.  This  island  which  is  about 
the  size  of  all  Kiushiu,  has  not  yet  been  entered  by  our  church  or 
the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  although  there  are  sever- 
al families  belonging  to  our  church  who  have  for  some  time  been 
asking  that  pastors  and  Christian  teachers  be  sent  among  them. 


202  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Thus  far  these  calls  have  been  unanswered  and  we  have  neither 
work,  nor  workers  on  the  island. 

This  S.  Kiushui  District  embraces  within  its  limits  a  vast  area. 
It  has  not  perhaps  so  many  of  the  large  cities  as  some  other  parts 
of  Japan,  though  the  three  largest  cities  of  the  island,  Nagasaki, 
Kagoshima  and  Kumamoto  are  within  its  bounds,  but  it  is  dotted 
all  over  with  larger  or  smaller  towns,  villages  and  communities  of 
farmers,  fishermen  and  other  folks.  There  are  thousands  of  these 
towns  where  the  Gospel  has  never  been  preached,  there  are  hun- 
dreds of  thousands  of  the  people  who  have  never  heard  anything 
of  the  Saviour's  words.  There  are  hundreds  of  square  miles  where 
no  teacher  of  Christianity  either  lives,  or  even  occasionally  visits 
to  tell  the  people  there  of  God. 


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MEXICO. 


Woman's  Work  Commenced  in  1874. 
Official   Correspondent,  Mrs.  S.  A.  Keen. 

MISSIONARIES. 

Mexico  City: — Harriet  L.  Ayers,  Laura  Temple,  Grace  Hol- 
lister. 

Pachuea: — *Ida  Bohannon,  Helen  Hewitt 

Puebla: — Anna   R.   Limberger,    *Caroline   M.   Purdy. 

Guanajuato: — *Effie  M.  Dunmore,  Ella  E.  Payne,  Celinda  Cook, 
Rosalia  Cook. 


*Home  on  Leave. 


MEXICO  CITY.  The  work  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  in  Mexico,  begun  thirty-one  years  ago,  has  a  record  of  steady 
growth,  improvement  and  enlarging  influence.  In  Mexico  City  we 
now  have  a  large  commodious,  handsome  building,  with  every  de- 
partment from  kindergarten  to  college  course.  The  new  enterprise 
has  an  enrollment  of  175,  of  whom  sixty  are  boarders,  and  is  at- 
tracting pupils  of  a  higher  social  position  than  formerly,  because 
of  its  advanced  curriculum,  and  attractive  exterior.  The  Bible  is 
read,  and  Christian  hymns  sung  daily;  the  boarders  have  their  own 
Epworth  League  services,  and  attend  the  Mission  church  on  the 
Sabbath.  The  fence  around  the  external  of  the  Institute  has  yet 
to  be  built,  and  the  chapel  is  not  at  all  completed,  being  left  in  the 
rough  until  sufficient  funds  are  in  hand  to  furnish  these  without 
borrowing.  Ten  thousand  dollars  are  yet  needed  to  pay  the  debt 
and  complete  the  building  as  it  now  stands.  American  teachers, 
Miss  Smith  and  Miss  Allen  are  employed,  besides  the  Mexican 
professors,  and  the  principal,  Miss  Temple,  considers  the  outlook 
promising  in  a  high  degree. 

PACHUCA.  The  second  school  in  order,  instituted  at  Pachuea, 
with  perhaps  not  so  large  number  of  boarders  as  some  of  the  in- 
stitutions, has  the  largest  day  school  in  the  Mission,  and  its  influ- 
ence in  this  mining  town,  is  felt  all  through  the  city. 

PUEBLA  has  been  most  successful  in  securing  self  support, 
which  last  year  amounted  to  over  $6,000.  The  English  department 
has  been  entirely  self  sustaining  from  its  first  inception,  and  three 


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additional  American  teachers,  besides  the  missionaries,  teach  the 
primary,  drawing  and  English  departments.  Typhoid  fever  attacked 
two  of  the  teachers,  and  for  a  time  caused  much  anxiety  and  much 
additional  work  for  the  well  ones.  Miss  Purdy  was  ordered  home, 
several  months  of  complete  rest  being  found  necessary  to  secure  her 
complete  recovery.  The  pupils  of  this  school  manifest  a  high  ap- 
preciation of  the  efforts  to  train  them  in  Christian  womanhood,  form 
ing  themselves  into  associations  for  the  upbuilding  of  character  even 
among  the  younger  children,  who  have  banded  together  to  practice 
obedience  and  good  order.  The  Alumni  Association  supports  a 
scholarship  in  the  school,  and  its  members  put  in  practice  the 
spirit  of  helpfulness  learned  in  their  school  days. 

GUANAJUATO,  still  struggles  with  the  inconvenience  of  an  un- 
finished building,  and  the  devastating  flood  which  swept  down  the 
mountain  early  in  July,  greatly  damaged  floors  and  partitions,  un- 
dermining the  corridors  and  some  rooms.  Money  is  needed  for 
repairs  and  finishing  the  building,  but  we  thank  a  kind  Providence 
that  notwithstanding  considerable  loss  of  life  followed  the  course 
of  the  waters,  all  the  inmates  of  our  school  were  spared. 

Eight  day  schools  in  different  towns  in  the  Republic  are  sus- 
tained by  the  Society,  and  we  are  asked  to  open  six  new  ones.  These 
centres  of  Christian  witnessing  cannot  do  otherwise  than  have  a 
very  decided  influence  in  overcoming  the  prejudices  of  the  people, 
and  giving  a  truer  estimate  of  those  who  read  the  Bible  for  them- 
selves, and  learn  that  there  is  but  cne  meditator  between  God  and 
man. 


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SOUTH  AMERICA. 


Woman's    Work    Organized    in    1874. 

Conference  Organized  in  1893. 
Official  Correspondent,   Mary  E.   Holt. 

MISSIONARIES. 
Rosario: — Mary  F.  Swaney. 
Buenos  Ay  res: — Eleanor  Le  Huray. 
Montevideo: — Elizabeth  Hewett,  Susan  A.  Walker. 
Lima,  Peru:     Elsie  Wood,  Bertha  Wood. 

BUENOS  AYRES.  Miss  Le  Huray  reports  as  follows:  "For 
many  reasons  our  school  year  has  been,  financially,  a  good  one. 
Our  enlarged  accommodations  allow  us  to  take  in  more  boarders 
so  that  our  family  including  the  thirteen  girls  on  scholarships, 
numbers  some  thirty.  We  have  not  as  many  day  scholars  as  we 
would  like  to  see.  The  medical  inspector  of  the  school  board  visited 
us  a  short  time  ago.  He  was  very  much  pleased  with  our  large 
piece  of  ground,  the  arrangements  of  the  school  rooms,  bath  rooms 
and  so  on,  and,  on  leaving,  congratulated  us  on  having  one  of 
the  best  schools  in  the  city.  "Were  it  not  for  the  question  of 
religion"  he  said,  "you  would  not  be  able  to  accommodate  all  who 
would  come  to  you." 

The  teaching  force  is  the  same  as  last  year  with  one  exception. 
We  have  a  young  German  Argentine  girl  in  place  of  one  who  married 
last  year.  We  are  fortunate  in  being  able  to  get  good  normal 
teachers  in  the  city,  but  in  the  provinces  and  smaller  towns  where 
we  have  work  they  are  not  so  easily  obtained.  For  this  reason 
we  wish  to  train  good  teachers  to  be  sent  out  to  these  places. 

Our  closing  exercises  held  in  the  English  church  were  very 
interesting.  We  charged  a  small  admittance  and  cleared  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty  dollars  which  went  to  aid  a  self-supporting  native 
congregation. 

Our  Bible-woman  supported  by  Mrs.  Newman's  fund  is  an 
Italian  woman  of  middle  age  belonging  to   our   Italian   Mission. 

Our  prospects  for  next  year  are  excellent.  At  the  expiration 
of  our  lease  of  this  property  which  still  has  three  years  to  run, 
we  hope  to  be  very  firmly  established." 

The  enrollment  for   the  year  has   been   102.     Of  this   number, 


208  WOMAN'S   FOREIGN    MISSIONARY    SOCIETY 

thirteen  have  scholarships  and  twelve  are  boarders.  There  are 
eight  teachers,  two  Normal  students  and  one  Bible  woman.  All 
attend  the  daily  Bible  lesson  and  the  mid-week  prayer  meeting. 

Miss  Le  Huray  expresses  great  pleasure  in  having  Bishop  and 
Mrs.  Neely  as  residents  near  the  school,  and  in  them  she  finds 
kind  and  sympathetic  friends. 

ROSARIO.  The  schools  continue  about  the  same  in  the  number 
of  pupils.  Miss  Swaney  says:  "The  Charity  School  is  always  full 
and  always  turning  away  applicants,  especially  in  the  lowest  grades. 
The  enrollment  has  been  155  and  there  might  have  been  another 
hundred  if  we  had  had  the  room  and  the  teachers.  The  law  obliges 
parents  to  have  their  children  in  some  school.  They  like 
our  discipline  and  teaching,  and  many  of  them  care  so  little 
for  any  religious  belief  that  they  are  willing  to  risk  our  teaching 
the  Scriptures.  It  is  different  with  the  pay  schools.  The  wealthy 
families  are  drawn  to  the  schools  of  the  "Holy  Union  of  the  Sacred 
Hearts"  which  are  well  equipped.  Our  pupils  come  from  the  less 
wealthy  and  the  poor  families.  The  pay  school  has  eighty-seven 
girls,  a  small  gain  over  the  previous  year. 

The  teaching  is  in  Spanish  in  the  two  schools  and  in  the  Sunday 
Schools.  The  Scriptures  and  our  hymns  are  in  daily  use.  English 
sewing  and  house  work  on  a  small  scale  are  taught.  We  have  ten 
girls  on  scholarships,  two  of  whom  are  pupil  teachers." 

During  the  strikes  and  labor  troubles  prices  of  everything 
went  up,  and  consequently  $100  for  a  scholarship  is  no  longer  enough 
to  feed  and  clothe  a  girl.  Both  Miss  Swaney  and  her  sister  have 
economized  "cruelly"  and  yet  there  is  a  deficit  which  they  deplore. 

The  new  building  is  commenced  and  will  proceed  as  long  as  the 
money  holds  out.  The  plan  is  to  secure  first  good  dormitory  room 
for  paying  boarders  and  to  adapt  other  parts  of  the  house  to  the 
immediate  necessity.  Much  new  furniture  will  be  needed  and  an- 
other missionary  should  be  sent  who  will  be  in  readiness  to  relieve 
Miss  Swaney  by  and  by. 

Teachers  and  helpers,  9;  Scholarships,  11;  Day  Schools,  2; 
Pupils,  222;   Sunday  Schools,  2. 

MONTEVIDEO.  We  rejoice  that  the  long-standing  debt  on  this 
property  is  cancelled,  the  final  payment  having  been  made  this 
year.  During  Miss  Hewett's  absence  in  the  homeland,  Miss  Walker 
has  had  entire  charge  of  the  school,  fulfilling  her  duties  in  a 
highly  acceptable  and  painstaking  manner.     Miss  Hewett  returned 


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in  the  middle  of  this  year  and  resumed  the  Treasurer's  work  in 
addition  to  her  duties  in  the  school,  all  of  which  Miss  Walker  had 
heroically  carried  under  very  trying  circumstances.  The  effect  of 
last  year's  Revolution  is  still  felt,  not  only  in  business  circles 
and  other  enterprises,  but  in  the  school  in  which  there  is  a  decrease 
in  numbers  and  a  consequent  decrease  in  tuition  fees. 

Miss  Hewett  further  reports  a  slight  increase  in  numbers  this 
second  semester  which  encourages  the  hope  that  next  year  a  great 
advance  may  be  made.  She  says:  "With  our  new  buildings  which 
were  voted  last  year  at  Kansas  City  and  which  we  expect  to  have 
completed  the  last  of  February,  we  shall  be  able  to  accommodate 
more  boarders  and  shall  then  be  able  to  make  that  department 
a  financial  help  to  the  school;  and  what  is  of  more  importance,  to 
reach  a  larger  number  of  homes  with  the  Gospel  message.  In 
the  morning  prayers  which  Miss  Walker  conducts,  the  boarders 
give  their  Bible  lessons,  and  during  the  day  it  is  interesting  to 
note  how  they  apply  these  lessons,  selected  by  themselves,  as  they 
reach  the  difficult  places.  Our  Roman  Catholic  day  pupils  are 
manifesting  an  increased  interest  in  spiritual  things.  A  weekly 
prayer  meeting  which  I  have  started  for  Spanish  girls  is  attended 
by  a  large  number  of  Romanists.  The  Woman's  Christian  Temper- 
ance Union  work  of  this  city  is  closely  connected  with  our  school 
work  and  the  meetings  are  kept  up  as  circumstances  permit." 

The  number  of  pupils  now  enrolled  in  the  school  is  150;  number 
of  teachers,  10.  As  both  Spanish  and  English  are  taught,  a  larger 
number  of  teachers  is  required.  Another  missionary  is  earnestly 
desired. 

PERU.  Our  Society  began  work  in  Peru  in  1891,  with  one 
missionary.  Since  1903  there  have  been  two  representatives  of 
the  Society  in  this  field.  Miss  Elsie  Wood  writes  as  follows: 
"Aside  from  the  help  these  missionaries  give  to  the  regular  meet- 
ings of  the  church,  temperance  society,  Sunday  Schools  in  both 
Callao  and  Lima  (seven  miles  apart)  and  Junior  and  Epworth 
Leagues  in  Callao,  their  work  has  been  in  the  schools.  In  Callao 
there  is  a  system  of  schools,  so  a  child  can  enter  the  mission 
kindergarten  at  four  years  of  age,  go  through  the  grades  and  gradu- 
ate at  seventeen,  with  a  High  school  diploma.  The  High  school  is 
the  only  one  for  girls  in  the  whole  republic.  •  There  have  been 
twenty-three  girl  graduates,  thirteen  of  whom  are  teaching  in  the 
mission.  In  the  school  in  Lima  there  are  one  hundred  and  thirty- 
five  girls  in  the  primary  or  grammar  grade  work  and  nine  in  the 


210  WOMAN'S   FOREIGN    MISSIONARY    SOCIETY 

first  year  of  the  High  school  work.  The  school  is  almost  entirely 
self-supporting.  In  the  boarding  department  there  are  twenty-five 
boarders,  some  of  whom  have  come  ten  or  twelve  days'  journey  to 
attend  the  school.  We  have  girls  from  the  best  families  and  also 
some  from  the  very  worst.  We  need  buildings  to  accommodate  the 
school  which  has  outgrown  its  present  quarters." 


BULGARIA. 


Woman's  WTork  Commenced  in  1884. 
Constituted  a  Mission  Conference  in  1892. 
Official  Correspondent,  Mrs.  F.  P.  Crandon. 

Missionaries: — Miss  Hate  Blackburn,   Miss  Dora  Davis. 


Good  news  is  always  expected  from  Bulgaria,  and  this  year's 
report  in  no  way  disappoints  our  expectations.  It  is  true  that  our 
schools  in  that  locality  do  not  multiply  as  they  have  clone  at  some 
other  stations,  but  the  school  which  we  do  maintain  at  Lovetch 
is  an  apt  demonstration  of  what  can  be  done  in  the  way  of  giving 
Christian  training  to  Bulgarian  girls.  The  success  of  this  enterprise 
suggests  an  inquiry  as  to  the  wisdom  of  extending  the  work  which 
is  being  so  vigorously  and  admirably  prosecuted  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Miss  Blackburn  and  Miss  Davis.  Perhaps  the  money  which 
is  available  for  appropriation  this  year,  is  too  limited  to  admit  of 
any  larger  contributions  for  this  station,  but  it  is  difficult  to  find 
a  more  promising  field  of  work  than  is  presented  in  Bulgaria. 

The  attendance  at  the  Lovetch  school  is  limited  only  by  the 
accommodations  which  the  building  affords.  Every  inch  of  space  is 
utilized  and  it  impossible  to  provide  for  the  girls  who  are  clamor- 
ing for  admission.  A  class  of  seven  students  was  graduated  last 
June.  These  girls  represented  five  different  cities  and  villages, 
and  come  from  homes  representing  varied  conditions  and  varied 
employments.  The  father  of  one  of  the  girls  is  a  member  of  the 
National  Assembly,  another  is  a  prominent  merchant,  a  third  is 
an  army  officer,  and  the  others  though  less  prominent,  are  none  the 
less  honored  and  respected. 

Great  profit  has  been  derived  throughout  the  year  from  month- 
ly lectures  accompanied  by  stereopticon  views.  An  hour  each 
month  has  been  devoted  to  literary  exercises,  including  readings, 
declamations  in  French,  English  and  Bulgarian,  original   composi- 


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tions,  music,  etc.  The  Government  School  Inspector  Visited  the 
school  on  one  cf  these  occasions  and  he  was  a  most  attentive 
listener.  At  the  close  of  the  entertainment,  he  expressed  himself 
as  delighted  with  the  program  and  requsted  a  copy  of  it  to  be  sent 
to  the  National  Assembly  as  he  wished  to  call  the  attention  of  the 
Assembly  to  what  he  had  seen  and  heard,  because  in  this  line  of 
work  they  had  never  yet  succeeded  in  their  State  schools.  The 
following  day  he  visited  the  regular  classes  and  upon  his  departure 
said — "I  am  leaving  with  the  most  favorable  impressions  of  your 
school  and  your  methods." 

Another  interesting  and  encouraging  item  of  school  life  is  the 
organization  of  an  alumnae  association  by  the  graduates  of  the 
school.  The  wife  of  the  present  Mayor  of  Lovetch  is  one  of  its 
members.  Much  interest  and  enthusiasm  has  been  manifested  in 
the  new  organization  and  it  will  undoubtedly  prove  of  great  valu'd 
to  both  school  and  alumnae." 

Miss  Lookanova,  for  seven  years  a  valued  member  of  the  faculty, 
was  married  last  year  to  an  estimable  young  Protestant  and  has 
removed  to  Chicago  where  they  still  reside.  Her  place  has  been 
filled  by  Miss  Rainova,  one  of  the  graduates  possessed  of  rare 
qualities  of  gentleness  and  refinement. 

Miss  Gutt,  for  two  years  the  excellent  music  teacher,  was  mar- 
ried at  the  close  of  the  last  school  year  and  now  graces  the  home  of 
a  rising  young  lawyer  of  Sofia. 

Miss  Blackburn  says:  "All  things  considered,  we  have  never 
had  a  more  satisfactory  year  than  the  last.  In  the  matter  of  scholar- 
ship, the  classes  compare  favorably  with  those  of  preceding  years; 
the  deportment  cf  the  pupils  deserves  unusual  praise,  and  the  health 
of  both  teachers  and  pupils  has  been  excellent." 

"Spiritually  there  has  been  much  to  encourage  us.  There  has 
been  an  unusually  large  attendance  and  active  interest  in  the 
class  meetings.  A  number  of  new  members  have  joined  the  Epworth 
League.  Live  prayer-meetings,  a  Bible  class  studying  "The  Apos- 
tolic Church,"  and  eight  girls  received  as  probationers  into  the 
church,  are  among  our  successes." 

"The  local  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  completed  the 
systematic  study  of  "Rex  Christus."  The  Thank  Offering  was  more 
than  double  that  of  any  preceding  year  and  the  contributions  to 
the  Bible  work  amounted  to  about  $50.00.  Throughout  the  mission 
there  has  been  an  increased  interest  manifested  in  woman's  work 
and   our  Bible   woman  has   received     unstinted     praise     from   the 


212  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

pastors.  At  present  in  addition  to  the  Bible  woman  supported  by 
the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  two  women  who  are  en- 
tirely dependent  on  the  money  received  from  the  Bulgarian  auxil- 
iaries, are  at  work  in  the  adjacent  villages. 

We  are  all  familiar  with  the  fact  that  the  church  has  looked 
upon  our  mission  in  Bulgaria  as  an  unpromising  field  and  that  it 
has  not  had  strong  support  from  our  Society;  but  one  or  two  in- 
stances that  Miss  Davis  has  reported,  clearly  indicate  that  the  seed 
that  has  been  sown  has  not  all  fallen  upon  stony  ground.  She 
writes:  "We  were  making  a  little  holiday  trip  to  a  neighboring 
monastery,  and  on  the  way  we  stopped  in  a  little  shop  to  see  a 
man,  a  maker  of  wooden  bottles.  While  talking  with  him  we 
noticed  a  Bible  lying  on  a  shelf.  Upon  inquiry  we  found  that  he 
was  a  diligent  reader  of  the  Book,  and  not  only  that,  but  he  had 
read  it  to  his  neighbors,  and  had  sold  thirty  Bibles  to  them.  The 
village  where  this  man  lives  is  four  or  five  hours  distant  by  carriage 
from  Lovetch  and  no  preacher  of  our  mission  is  located  in  that 
region,  but  the  teaching  and  influence  of  the  Lovetch  school  had  in 
some  way  reached  this  workman  and  the  Bible  had  become  his 
instructor  and  his  friend." 

"Another  man,  a  member  of  our  church  has  during  the  summer 
been  acting  as  a  colporter.  He  reported  that  he  had  met  with 
a  ready  demand  for  Bibles  and  especially  for  copies  of  the  New 
Testament.  He  had  sold  many  copies  in  places  where  he  had 
been  told  that  no  one  would  purchase  them." 

We  have  much  to  encourage  us  in  our  work  in  Bulgaria,  but 
if  we  desire  that  its  influence  shall  be  increased  and  that  the  mis- 
sion here  shall  become  such  a  center  of  power  as  it  ought  to  be, 
we  must  add  to  the  number  of  our  missionaries  and  broaden  the 
basis  of  our  activities.  The  very  success  of  the  mission  is  the 
source  of  its  present  embarrassment.  Its  accommodations  have 
become  entirely  inadequate  to  the  demand  of  the  station.  Some  way 
ought  to  be  found  for  meeting  the  present  demands.  Enterprises 
such  as  we  are  conducting  can  never  remain  stationary.  Failure 
to  prepare  the  way  for  further  expansion  means  inevitably,  the 
losing  of  the  advantages  "already  secured." 

Miss  Blackburn  closes  her  report  with  these  encouraging  words: 
"With  a  new  superintendent  on  the  field,  a  Bishop  of  rare  ability 
and  experience  in  charge,  and  with  a  full  assurance  of  the  Divine 
presence  aDd  guidance,  we  go  forward  joyfully  and  hopefully." 


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ITALY. 


Organized  as  a  Conference  in  1881. 

Woman's  Work  Commenced  in  1886. 

Official  Correspondent,  Mrs.  F.   P.   Crandon. 

MISSIONARIES. 
Rome: — M.  Ella  Vickery,  Eva  Odgers,     Agnes     A.     Llewellyn, 
Edith   M.   Swift,   Edith   Burt. 


CRANDON  INSTITUTE.  No  educational  work  which  is  being 
carried  on  under  the  auspices  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society,  has  been  more  uniformly  successful,  or  has  furnished  more 
satisfactory  results,  than  that  which  has  been  conducted  by  Miss 
Vickery  in  the  girls'  school  at  Rome.  The  opposition  with  which 
this  enterprise  has  had  to  contend  from  the  date  of  its  inception, 
has  been  both  open  and  insidious.  There  was  no  possible  hope 
of  success  for  this  work  except  that  which  was  based  on  the 
excellence  of  the  educational  facilities  which  the  Institute  afforded, 
and  the  absolute  honesty  and  genuineness  of  the  methods  adopted 
in  both  the  departments   of  administration   and   instruction. 

Wisdom,  moderation  and  courage  have  uniformly  characterized 
its  management,  with  the  result  that  the  confidence  of  a  once  hostile 
community  has  been  secared,  and  it  now  enjoys  a  most  flattering 
patronage,  a  large  portion  of  which  comes  from  a  clientage  that  has 
no  sympathy  with  its  religious  purpose  or  teachings. 

Indeed  so  far  as  religious  doctrines  or  methods  are  concerned, 
there  can  never  be  any  accord  between  what  Crandon  Institute 
stands  for  and  the  teachings  and  practices  of  those  who  constitute 
an  overwhelming  majority  of  the  surroundings  populace.  The  re- 
spect which  the  Institute  receives,  is  a  compliment  to  its  integrity 
and  to  its  persistence.  We  expect  it  to  commend  itself  more  and 
more  to  the  intelligence  and  to  the  moral  perceptions  of  the  citizens 
of  Rome,  and  our  faith  in  its  ultimate  establishment  as  an  import- 
ant factor  in  the  educational  and  religious  forces  of  the  "Ancient 
City,"  is  made  more  sure  and  steadfast  by  every  report  which  comes 
from  the  active  workers  in  the  school,  or  from  those  casual  or 
interested  visitors  who  become  acquainted  with  its  operations. 

The  report  of  Miss  Vickery  concerning  the  acts  and  doings  and 


ITALY   CONFERENCE  215 

achievements  of  the  year,  is  in  all  respects  so  admirable,  that  I 
cannot  do  better  than  quote  those  paragraphs  which  relate  to  the 
topics  in  which  the  Executive  Committee  is  especially  interested. 
She  writes: 

"In  all  that  relates  to  the  superior  quality  of  the  instruction 
which  it  offers,  the  high  grade  of  the  teachers  that  it  employs,  and 
the  honors  gained  by  the  pupils  in  the  Government  examinations, 
Crandcn  Institute  has  again  this  year,  held  its  place  in  the  fore- 
most ranks  of  educational  organizations.  The  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction,  and  the  various  government  officials  and  in- 
spectors, have  awarded  it  unstinted  praise,  and  have  moreover  em- 
phasized their  approval  of  its  methods  and  its  curriculum  by  enroll- 
ing their  daughters  as  it&  pupils." 

The  number  of  boarders  remains  the  same  as  last  year.  In  this 
department  no  increase  was  possible,  as  all  the  available  accommo- 
dations had  previously  been  occupied.  The  number  of  day  pupils 
has  been  increased,  the  total  enrollment  having  been  more  than 
three  hundred  and  the  average  attendance  two  hundred  and  eighty- 
seven.  The  kindergarten  has  been  especially  well  attended.  The 
Institute  is  fortunate  in  having  loyal  and  devoted  teachers,  whose 
earnest  and  conscientious  work  ensures  good  results.  With  the 
assistance  of  the  pupils  of  the  Music  School,  Mile.  DeLord  has  given 
a  series  of  entertainments,  the  proceeds  of  which  have  furnished 
a  fund  for  aiding  the  poor  people  of  the  church,  and  has  provided 
clothing  and  many  useful  articles  for  the  poor  boys  of  the  Recrea- 
toria." 

"The  large  reception  room  in  Crandon  Hall  has  been  converted 
into  a  chapel,  where  the  teachers,  the  boarders  and  day  pupils  as- 
semble for  service  every  morning.  Frequently  we  have  a  short 
address  from  some  visiting  missionary  or  minister  of  the  Gospel. 
The  resident  teachers  take  their  turn  in  holding  evening  prayers, 
and  their  earnest  words  have  helped  very  much  in  teaching  the 
girls,  to  understand,  appreciate  and  appropriate  the  salvation  which 
the  Saviour  offers,  and  beget  a  desire  to  read  and  obey  His  Word. 
Often  the  impressive  hymns,  sung  at  this  service,  reach  hearts  that 
have  remained  closed  to  all  other  spiritual  influences,  and  dispel 
the  indifference  in  which  some  of  the  girls  strive  to  encase  them- 
selves." 

"As  in  other  years,  the  Kings'  Daughters'  circles  have  been 
Aery  active.  Every  Thursday  they  visit  the  homes  of  the  poor, 
carrying  material  aid  and  comfort  and  cheer  to  the  sufferers,   in- 


21C  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

stilling  hope  and  new  courage  into  the  hearts  of  those  who  are 
sick,  over-burdened  and  sad.  When  we  see  these  girls  gladly  mak- 
ing personal  sacrifices  in  order  that  they  may  help  others  less 
fortunate,  we  rejoice  that  they  have  grasped  something  of  che  Christ 
spirit  and  are  learning  to  walk  in  the  footsteps  of  Him  who  went 
about  doing  good. 

"Five  families,  who  in  placing  their  children  under  our  instruc- 
tion, asked  that  they  might  not  be  allowed  to  hear  the  sermons  of 
a  Protestant  minister,  have  now  granted  permission  for  them  to 
attend  our  church.  Sometimes  we  feel  that  the  results  of  our  work 
are  far  short  of  our  desires,  but  we  are  consoled  with  the  thought 
that  truth  always  moves  at  a  slow  pace,  and  that  often  great  and 
lasting  results  follow  the  smallest  beginnings.  It  is  our  prayer 
that  year  by  year,  the  young  women  who  will  go  from  our  doers 
to  take  their  places  in  the  struggle  of  life,  may  be  well  grounded 
in  faith  in  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  nobly  inspired  by  His  teachings, 
trained  to  the  consecration  of  all  their  activities  to  the  good  of 
Italy  and  of  the  human  race." 

To  this  report  of  Miss  Vickery's  I  desire  to  add  a  few  extracts 
from  an  admirably  written  article  from  the  pen  of  Mrs.  Fidelia 
Buttz  Clark: 

"A  good  work  is  known  by  its  results.  Questions  such  as 
this  are  often  asked:  "What  is  Crandon  Hall  doing  for  the  evan- 
gelization of  Italy?"  As  this  is  naturally  the  direct,  ultimate  and 
sole  aim  of  the  institution,  we  are  happy  to  take  this  opportunity 
of  bringing  various  facts  to  the  attention  of  the  thousands  of  friends 
who  are  interested  in  the  school.  Crandon  Hall  brings  Christian 
influence  to  bear  upon  three  hundred  girls  and  young  women  who 
come  to  it  as  pupils  each  year.  Naturally  the  influence  is  more 
direct  and  convincing  when  exerted  upon  those  who  live  in  the 
building.  Still  it  cannot  fail  to  be  felt  by  the  hundreds  who  enter 
its  doors,  by  the  families  of  pupils  from  whom  the  prejudice  so  uni- 
versal against  Protestants  here,  is  removed,  and  by  the  large  circle 
of  acquaintances  which  each  family  represents.  Unconsciously  to 
themselves,  the  young  women  mingle  with  members  of  the  Evan- 
gelical churches  and  imbibe  the  principles  of  our  religion.  The 
next  generation  will  show  this.  In  Italy  especially,  it  is  true  "That 
a  little  leaven  leaveneth  the  whole  lump."  Little  by  little,  as 
gradually  and  as  noiselessly  as  the  rock  is  worn  away  by  the  gentle 
lapping  of  the  waves,  the   Gospel  is  entering  the  hearts  and   the 


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lives  of  the  Italians  through  Christian  influence  over  her  young 
women  and  men.  Crandon  Hall  in  these  few  years  of  its  existence 
shows  practical  results,  and  its  pupils  are  passing  on  the  benefits 
received  there,  to  others  in  various  parts  of  the  world.  One  young 
woman  has  been  teaching  for  two  years  in  a  Wesleyan  school  in 
Bristol,  England;  six  are  becoming  known  for  their  writings  and 
the  high  moral  tone  of  their  productions  are  in  a  measure  the  out- 
growth of  ideals  formed  while  in  the  school;  twelve  are  teaching 
in  Government  schools  in  Italy,  four  in  private  institutions.  One  is 
in  our  Methodist  school  in  Livorno,  and  one  graduate  remains  in 
Crandon  Hall.  A  graduate  in  music  may  soon  go  to  Bulgaria  to 
accept  a  position  in  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  work 
in  Lovetch.  Another,  after  occupying  a  position  as  matron,  has 
gone  to  New  York  for  training  as  a  deaconess,  two  graduates  are 
married  and  have  formed  homes  of  their  own.  An  effort  has  been 
made  to  teach  a  practical  application  of  Christianity  to  daily  living 
— not  so  much  creed  as  action.  All  the  pupils  join  in  prayers  and 
the  Bible  readings.  Signor  Bani,  the  pastor  of  the  Italian  church, 
talks  each  Sunday  morning.  These  addresses  have  been  exceedingly 
interesting  and  helpful.  An  unusually  good  spirit  prevails  among 
the  girls  and  a  sincere  desire  to  help  others  to  be  kind  and  patient 
for  the  love  of  Christ. 

These  are  a  few  of  the  results  and  aims  of  Crandon  Hall.  It 
deserves  the  support  of  the  church,  both  moral  and  financial.  Its 
position  is  ideal,  its  scope  the  highest  imaginable,  its  corps  of  teach- 
ers able  and  consecrated.  Bishop  Burt  who  saw  in  every  stone  laid 
in  the  building,  the  fulfillment  of  a  noble  ideal  writes  thus:  "There 
is  no  one  institution  in  our  church,  whether  at  home  or  abroad, 
which  needs  and  merits  the  confidence  and  hearty  support  of  our 
people  more  than  Crandon  Hall  at  Rome.  It  is  scarcely  six  years 
old,  and  yet  it  has  already  accomplished  wonders  in  the  Christian 
education  of  girls  and  young  ladies,  in  enlarging  the  sphere  of  in- 
fluence of  our  church  in  Italy  and  in  providing  for  its  own  financial 
support.  I  doubt  if  any  other  school  of  our  church  has  a  more 
brilliant  record,  especially  when  we  take  into  account  that  Crandon 
Hall  is  in  Rome,  where  every  malignant  art  has  been  assiduously 
used  to  thwart  its  purposes,  nullify  its  influence  and  destroy  its 
very  existence.  It  has  proved  that  it  is  of  God  by  its  power  of 
resistance  and  by  its  marvelous  development  for  good.  The  future 
of  Italy  depends  on  the  evangelical  enlightenment  and  education 
of  women  in  order  that  they  may  be  freed  from  priestcraft.     Cran- 


218  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

don  Hall  is  the  only  institution  of  its  kind  in  the  very  heart  of 
popery.  Though  in  Rome,  its  influence  for  the  highest  type  of 
Christian  civilization  is  felt  throughout  the  whole  country;  it  is  one 
of  the  strategic  schools  of  our  church  in  her  worldwide  mission. 
Three  noble  women,  Miss  Vickery,  Miss  Llewelyn  and  Miss  Swift, 
with  their  faithful  associates  are  doing  there  a  work  which  com- 
mands the  admiration  of  all  who  love  the  cause  of  Christ.  They  are 
few  against  hundreds  of  nuns  furnished  with  an  abundance  of  money. 
In  giving  these  girls  a  Christian  education,  we  are  anticipating  the 
problems  of  the  future  and  saving  the  nation.  How  I  wish  we  had 
about  twenty  such  institutions  in  Europe." 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Northwestern  Branch  in  1904,  it 
was  determined  to  cancel  if  possible,  the  debt  remaining  on  Cran- 
don  Hall.  Literature  concerning  the  work  of  the  institution  and 
its  value  to  the  missionary  enterprise  was  freely  circulated,  and 
though  there  was  no  representation  from  the  school  or  from  Italy, 
to  personally  impress  upon  the  various  contributing  congregations 
the  value  of  this  educational  work  and  tell  of  its  inspiring,  wholesome 
influence  among  a  people  to  whom  a  Christian  faith  was  a 
new  and  strange  doctrine,  and  the  money  asked  for  was  to  be 
applied  to  the  payment  of  a  debt — a  fact  which  is  seldom  an  in- 
spiration to  generous  giving — yet  the  loyal  and  true  women  through- 
out the  Branch,  responded  grandly  to  the  appeal  that  had  been 
sent  forth, .  and  the  result  was  a  Thank  Offering  which  amounted 
to  $20,000.  This  amount  would  have  been  increased  by  $G,500  but 
for  the  fact  that  in  three  conferences,  the  Thank  Offering  collection 
was  appropriated  to  other  interests.  The  property  of  the  Institute 
continues  to  increase  in  value.  A  purchaser  stands  ready  to  pay 
us  for  it  $110,000.  This  is  just  about  double  the  amount  that 
the  Society  has  invested  in  it.  If  another  site  for  the  school  could 
be  purchased  and  a  more  extensive  and  commodious  building  erect- 
ed and  paid  for  with  this  sum,  it  would  perhaps  be  a  wise  policy 
to  change  locations.  But  no  other  location  which  is  equally  desirable 
for  school  purposes  is  now  available,  and  for  the  present  no  such 
change  will  be  made.  As  it  is,  all  the  pupils  who  can  be  cared  for 
are  received,  and  though  a  large  number  of  applicants  must  needs 
be  turned  away,  and  though  we  would  most  gladly  provide  for  all 
who  want  to  come,  still  we  are  unwilling  to  risk  a  removal  to  an 
ineligible  quarter. 

VIA  GARIBALDI.     The  home  school  for  girls  in  Via  Garibaldi, 


ITALY   CONFERENCE  219' 

constantly  increases  in  numbers,  in  efficiency  and  reputation.  For 
some  ur  known  reason  the  report  of  Miss  Odgers  the  Principal,  has 
not  yet  been  received.  The  information  which  it  is  now  possible 
to  give  concerning  the  work,  has  been  gleaned  from  letters  which 
have  been  received  at  various  times  during  the  year.  The  school  is 
very  much  crowded,  but  Miss  Odgers  says:  "I  want  to  admit  all 
that  I  can  for  every  year  counts  with  these  girls.  When  I  see  how 
different  in  every  desirable  characteristic  the  girls  are,  who  have 
been  educated  in  our  school,  from  other  girls  in  the  same  social 
class,  and  realize  what  the  training  here  has  done  for  them,  and 
that  through  them  the  gracious  influence  of  the  Christian  faith  and 
teaching  is  being  felt  in  the  little  towns  from  which  they  come, 
or,  when  I  remind  myself  that  as  the  wives  of  Christian  pastors 
stationed  in  the  Methodist  churches  scattered  throughout  the  King- 
dom, they  will  become  a  potent  influence  in  bringing  in  the  day  of 
Italy's  redemption,  my  heart  prompts  me  to  receive  every  girl  who 
presents  herself  at  my  door,  and  to  do  for  her  all  that  our  facilities 
makes  it  possible  for  us  to  do.  One  of  the  graduates  of  1904  is 
teaching  a  day  school  in  a  new  station  opened  by  Mr.  Wright,  the 
Presiding  Elder.  In  this  school  the  Bible  is  read  daily  and  its 
teachings  are  emphasized  and  enforced.  Another  from  the  same 
class  has  married  an  Italian  minister,  and  is  now  in  the  United 
States  where  her  husband  has  been  appointed  as  pastor  to  the 
people  who  have  come  from  their  own  land.  The  sewing  teacher 
who  had  been  a  Roman  Catholic,  united  with  the  Methodist  church 
on  probation  at  Easter,  as  did  also  a  number  of  the  school  girls  at 
the  same  time. 

The  Creche  still  continues  the  good  work  begun  in  1S96,  and 
a  hundred  poor  children  are  gathered  there  daily  to  be  fed,  taught 
and  cared  for. 

AUSTRIA.  A  Bible  woman  has  been  employed  in  Trieste, 
Austria.  She  is  doing  good  work  among  the  people,  but  has  been 
subjected  to  great  persecution.  The  authorities  of  the  city  are  doing 
all  in  their  power  to  suppress  the  work  of  our  church.  Under  the 
provisions  of  the  Austrian  law,  the  children  of  such  parents  as 
have  forsaken  the  Catholic  Church  must  remain  Catholics  until 
they  become  fourteen  years  old.  Pastors  representing  evangelical 
denominations  have  been  prohibited  from  holding  religious  meetings 
or  Sunday  Schools,  and  in  one  instance  from  even  assuming  the 
title  of  a  Methodist  preacher.     This  preacher  is  not  allowed  to  enter 


220  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

a  hospital  to  minister  to  the  sick  or  the  dying,  or  to  accompany 
the  dead  to  the  cemetery.  The  little  chapel  has  been  closed  and 
the  faithful  Christians  are  meeting  for  worship  in  private  homes 
behind  closed  doors. 

Miss  Fraisse,  our  Bible  woman  visits  among  the  people  and 
is  gaining  their  confidence.  She  is  also  working  among  the  chil- 
dren, striving  to  so  teach  them  that  they  may  grow  up  to  be  con- 
sistent and  devout  followers  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

PAPAL  LANDS.  It  is  greatly  to  be  regretted  that  our  church 
people,  and  to  some  extent  the  membership  of  our  society,  mani- 
fest so  little  interest  in  the  missionary  work  which  is  being  prose- 
cuted in  Papal  lands.  The  condition  of  the  people  to  whom  we 
minister  is  as  pitiable  as  that  of  the  heathen  in  India,  or  China, 
or  Japan.  They  are  as  ignorant  as  any  people  on  earth  and  the 
superstition  and  degradation  of  these  countries,  is  appalling.  Many 
of  our  missionaries  from  China  and  India,  when  they  have  witnessed 
the  superstitious  practices  and  ceremonies  of  these  people,  say  that 
the  heathen  practices  of  the  Hindus  and  Buddhists,  are  not  more 
meaningless  or  degrading.  In  many  of  these  countries  the  Bible 
is  a  prohibited  book.  It  is  not  very  long  ago  that  it  was  ordered 
to  be  burned  in  the  streets  of  one  of  the  principal  cities  of  Mexico. 
Images  and  relics  are  worshipped  in  their  churches  just  as  idols 
are  worshipped  in  heathendom.  The  second  Commandment  has  been 
entirely  cut  out  of  the  Decalogue,  and  the  tenth  Commandment  has 
been  divided  into  two  parts  in  order  to  keep  the  number  good. 
Ancient  heathen  idols  have  been  found  on  the  altars  of  many  church- 
es and  are  worshipped  under  the  name  of  some  canonized  saint.  It 
is  well  known  the  ancient  statue  of  Jupiter  now  bears  the  name 
of  St.  Peter  and  is  worshipped  daily  by  the  throngs  who  crowd 
into  St.  Peter's,  and  yet  many  of  us  seem  to  think  that  these  people 
do  not  need  any  religious  instruction. 

ITALY.  Notwithstanding  the  apathy  of  the  church  and  the 
various  missionary  organizations  in  regard  to  our  missions  in  Papal 
lands,  there  are  many  encouraging  aspects  to  our  work  in  Italy. 
And  first  let  it  be  noted,  that  there  is  an  increasing  spirit  of  liber- 
ality and  religious  toleration  among  the  non-official  classes  of  the 
people.  Experience  has  demonstrated  that  the  doctrines  which  are 
taught  and  the  principles  which  are  inculcated  by  the  missionaries 
tend  to  promote  the  good  order  of  society  and  sobriety  and  industry 
among  the  people.     The   mission   people   and  the   mission   schools 


ITALY  CONFERENCE  221 

are  never  disturbers  of  the  peace  and  good  order  of  the  community. 
The  sympathy  and  helpfulness  which  constantly  attend  the  ministra- 
tions of  our  teachers  and  physicians  and  our  pastors  do  win  the 
hearts  of  the  people,  and  they  do  come  to  believe  that  the  mission- 
ary effort  is  inspired  by  unselfishness  and  a  genuine  love  of  the  peo- 
ple, and  having  secured  their  confidence  the  way  is  opened  to  their 
enlightenment  and  conversion.  Then  education  is  more  and  more 
widely  disseminated  and  the  mission  schools  afford  the  best  facilities 
for  instruction,  which  the  people  can  command.  The  children  come 
to  us  to  be  taught,  they  are  influenced  by  the  spirit  and  the  atmo- 
sphere of  the  schools,  and  gradually  but  surely,  the  pupils  them- 
selves become  efficient  missionaries  in  the  social  circles  where  they 
move. 

Tha  spirit  of  inquiry  is  constantly  becoming  more  and  more  ag- 
gressive. Both  men  and  women  attend  the  services  in  the  mission 
churches.  They  listen  attentively,  they  ponder  over  what  they  hear, 
and  they  come  again  and  again  asking  questions  and  seeking  explan- 
ations concerning  the  new  faith  which  has  arrested  their  attention, 
and  out  of  all  this  inquiry  and  investigation,  there  eventually  comes 
conviction  of  the  truth  and  then  acceptance  of  the  instruction. 
The  people  read  the  Bible  and  the  religious  literature  which  the 
mission  workers  freely  distribute  among  them.  The  experience  of 
very  many  years  confirms  the  belief  that  God's  word  will  work 
its  own  way  into  the  heart  of  any  one  who  will  study  it  and  seek 
for  enlightenment.  Those  who  will  candidly  read  the  Bible  and 
receive  its  teachings  with  an  unprejudiced  mind,  will  be  brought  to 
a  knowledge  of  the  truth.  Then  our  people  commend  themselves 
to  the  confidence  and  appreciation  of  the  communities  in  which  they 
live.  One  of  our  Italian  pastors  is  practically  the  superintendent  of 
all  the  schools  in  a  city  of  about  6,000  inhabitants,  and  a  Christian 
woman  has  been  appointed  a  teacher  in  one  of  the  municipal  schools, 
and  in  the  same  town  the  common  council  donated  a  lot  for  a 
site  for  a  Protestant  church  near  the  center  of  the  city. 

The  progress  of  Protestant  Christianity  in  Italy  has  attracted 
the  attention  of  the  Pope  himself,  and  he  has  appointed  a  com- 
mittee of  five  Cardinals  to  consider  what  steps  ought  to  be  taken 
in  opposition  to  the  missionary  enterprises  which  have  been  estab- 
lished in  Italy.  But  no  opposition  can  avail  to  stay  the  progress  of 
evangelical  religion  in  Italy.  Of  course  forcible  opposition  is  not 
to  be  thought  of  and  in  the  intellectual  and  spiritual  conflicts  which 


222 


WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY   SOCIETY 


may  ensue,  truth  and  righteousness  will  ultimately  prevail.  If  the 
cause  which  we  have  espoused  is  founded  on  the  eternal  principles 
of  right,  its  triumph  is  as  certain  as  that  God  lives  and  reigns  over 
the  inhabitants  of  the  earth.  The  fair  land  of  Italy  will  be  redeemed. 
The  gentiles  shall  behold  its  light  and  kings  come  to  the  brightness 
of  its  rising. 


ITALY  CONFERENCE  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 


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SWITZERLAND  AND   NORTH   GERMANY. 


Official   Correspondent,   Louisa   C.   Rothweiler. 

After  a  number  of  years  of  continual  increase  in  receipts  from 
our  sisters  in  Germany  and  Switzerland  we  are  sorry  to  report  a 
decrease.  This  is  no  doubt  in  part  due  to  the  heroic  efforts  that 
are  being  made  in  some  places  to  support  their  own  work  instead 
of  applying  to  us  for  help,  and  in  part  to  the  fact  that  some  larger 
special  gifts  that  came  for  a  few  years  as  a  result  of  the  visit  of 
Miss  Lebeus  to  many  of  our  congregations  there,  have  gradually 
stopped,  but  also  because  one  of  the  most  generous  patrons  of  our 
society  in  North  Germany  was  lately  called  home  to  her  re- 
ward. We  hope  that  the  special  efforts  which  our  leaders  there 
are  planning  for  the  coming  year  will  result  in  a  great  increase 
of  interest. 

One  very  hopeful  sign  in  North  Germany  is  the  success  with 
which  several  Standard  Bearer  Bands  have  been  organized  among 
the  young  women  of  the  churches.  Others  are  being  planned  for. 
In  order  to  hold  the  interest  of  these  Bands  permanently  it  will  be 
absolutely  necessary    to   assign   to  them   a   share   in  a  missionary, 


SWITZERLAND  AND  NORTH  GERMANY  CONFERENCES  223 

one  who  will  keep  in  touch  with  them  and  let  them  know  what 
she  is  doing.  A  sister  of  Dr.  Luering,  of  Ipoh,  has  been  instru- 
mental in  creating  much  of  this  interest,  and  her  Band  is  very  anx- 
ious to  have  their  money  go  to  the  support  of  some  one  on  his 
district. 

The  appropriations  given  to  North  Germany  and  Switzerland 
have  been  used  to  the  best  possible  advantage,  giving  just  enough 
to  stimulate  the  people  to  do  their  utmost  to  raise  the  remaindr 
ncessary  to  support  the  visiting  deaconesses  employed. 

In  North  German  Conference  two  are  employed,  one  at  Schnee- 
berg,  the  other  at  Chemnitz^  Both  have  done  faithful  work,  the 
one  in  the  former  place  has  had  an  especially  successful  year.  She 
relates  very  interesting  cases  where  families  and  individuals  have 
been  converted  and  brought  into  the  church. 

Of  the  four  deaconesses  employed  in  the  Switzerland  Confer- 
ence there  is  one  each  in  Adlisweil,  Herisau,  Lausanne  and  Zurich. 
While  all  have  done  good  work,  the  one  in  Lausanne  has  had  the 
most  interesting  work,  as  she  gives  a  part  of  her  time  to  the  su- 
pervision of  a  Home  for  Working  Girls.  This  has  not  only  been  a 
refuge  for  girls  when  out  of  employment  and  destitute,  but  many 
have  been  glad  to  avail  themselves  of  the  opportunity  of  having 
a  safe  home  and  boarding  place.  A  goodly  number  have  been 
saved  from  a  life  of  sin,  brought  to  a  knowledge  of  sins  forgiven 
and  have  united  with  our  church.  Others,  while  they  have  not 
taken  a  decisive  step,  have  been  influenced  for  good.  Last  Christ- 
mas invitations  were  sent  to  all  who  had  been,  either  for  a  longer 
or  a  shortr  time,  inmates  of  the  Home,  to  come  to  a  celebration 
there.  With  those  in  the  home  at  the  time  and  the  members  of 
the  local  organization  of  young  ladies,  some  200  gathered.  Some  of 
these  who  had  not  been  attending  the  church  services  for  some 
time  have  since  then  again  come.  Only  our  Father  above  knows 
of  all  the  good  done  at  this  one  station  by  this  sister.  Herisau, 
where  a  very  little  support  was  given,  has  decided  henceforth  to 
support  their  worker  themselves,  so  as  to  let  the  other  three  places 
have  a  little  more  help,  which  they  stand  in  sore  need  of. 

Thanking  sincerely  for  what  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  has  done  for  our  work  among  the  Germans  in  Europe,  both 
conferences  ask  that  the  same  appropriation  be  given  them  for 
next  year. 


224  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

AFRICA. 


Work  Opened  in  1899. 

Official  Correspondent,  Mrs.  Wm.  B.  Thompson. 

Missionaries: — Quessua,    Susan    Collins;    Old    Umtali,    Virginia 
Swormstedt. 


The  places  in  this  great  land  at  which  our  Society  is  at  work 
are  literally  very  few  and  very  far  between. 

The  three  stations  reported  one  year  ago  have  divided,  strange 
to  say,  to  two.,  one  on  the  east  coast  and  one  on  the  west. 

When  and  where  has  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
ever  before  spread  such  a  statement  upon  its  courageous  records, 
as  that  of  abandoning  a  station  where  the  whole  continent  could 
muster  but  three?  The  very  words  seem  the  knell  of  dear  hopes  and 
priceless  possibilities.  Some  day,  maybe,  the  record  will  be  oblit- 
erated from  memory,  or  better  still,  the  lost  territory  may  be 
recovered. 

Which  one  of  the  sweet  shimmering  lights  has  in  dishearten- 
ment  slipped  out  from  dark  Africa's  tiny  constellation?  Inhambane 
"was"  and  so  it  bears  a  resemblance  in  at  least  this  one  point  to 
its  classic  predecessor,  Troy.  Miss  Swormstedt  was  sad  at  the 
thought  of  leaving  the  station  and  work  to  which  she  was  at  first 
assigned,  but  for  various  reasons  it  seemed  the  wise  course. 

OLD  UMTALI  to  which  she  is  now  transferred  has  the  advant- 
age, not  only  of  a  more  healthful  climate,  being  three  thousand 
five  hundred  feet  above  the  sea,  but  also  of  a  developing  work  which 
demands  an  increase  in  our  force. 

The  tide  of  popular  sentiment  has  turned  and  now,  native  girls, 
recently  so  hard  to  induce  to  come  to  the  school  are  coming,  and 
the  girls'  school  at  Hartzelle  Villa  is  a  reality,  although  still  in 
the  day  of  small  beginnings.  Bishop  Hartzell  had  made  over  to  us 
one  of  the  houses  and  some  of  the  land  granted  by  the  Government 
to  our  church.  The  house  is  a  valuable  one  of  brick  with  iron  roof. 
It  contains  several  rooms  and  a  veranda.  When  needed  repairs  are 
made  it  will  be  very  well  suited  to  our  use.  It  is  located  apart 
from  the  other  houses  in  a  beautiful  spot  at  the  foot  of  the  moun- 
tain overlooking  a  large  and  fertile  table-land  bordered  by  peaks 
rich  in  gold. 


AFRICA  CONFERENCE  225 

Ovr  grounds  have  ample  garden  room.  A  new  building  will  be 
needed  for  the  girls,  and  for  this,  with  repairs  and  other  improve- 
ments, two  thousand  five  hundred  dollars  are  asked — in  addition 
to  some  funds  now  on  hand. 

A  new  missionary  also  is  needed  as  a  co-worker  for  Miss  Sworm- 
stedt,  who  is  the  sole  representative  of  our  Society  since  the  mar- 
riage of  Mrs.  Rasmussen  to  Mr.  Springer  of  the  Missionary  Society. 

Mrs.  Springer  has  rendered  valuable  service  to  mission  work 
by  the  preparation  of  a  vocabulary  and  grammar,  and  she  will  make 
other  contributions  to  the  equipment  of  our  missionaries  by  doing 
needful  translating.  Her  circular  letters  are  valuable,  throwing 
much  light  upon  the  needs  of  that  land,  bringing  its  conditions  to 
our  attention  in  an  appealing  way.  Very  pathetic  are  the  life-stor- 
ies being  lived  by  some  of  those  poor  girls.  One  day  the  uncle  of 
one  came  and  demanded  her.  His  father  had  given  her  mother 
to  her  father  who  had  never  paid  for  her  and  this  daughter  was 
to  be  sold  to  pay  the  debt — and  the  cattle  for  which  she  would  be 
sold  were  to  be  used  in  paying  off  another  and  similar  debt.  The 
girl  refused  to  go  and  a  way  out  of  the  difficulty  was  happily  found. 

QUESSUA.  For  the  work  at  this  west  coast  station,  adequate 
materials  for  preparing  a  report  are  not  at  hand.  In  May,  Bishop 
Scott  sent  this  appeal  from  Monrovia.  "I  am  here  in  Africa  doing 
my  best  to  carry  forward  the  work  assigned  me  by  the  church.  I 
write  at  this  time  to  make  formal  request  of  the  Woman's  Foreign 
Missionary  Society,  for  a  worker  for  this  field.  I  desire  to  open  a 
school  for  girls  as  soon  as  may  be,,"  Later  he  speaks  of  securing 
a  new  two  room  school  building  in  Krootown,  one  of  the  largest 
native  towns  on  this  coast,  where  there  is  the  greatest  possible 
opportunity  to  accomplish  a  magnificent  work.  The  town  is  a  suburb 
of  Monrovia  and  is  under  the  influence  of  civilization. 

The  Bishop  calculates  that  the  expense  incident  to  the  opening 
of  the  work  will  be  really  small — and  pleads,  "If  you  can  help  me, 
do  not  fail  to  do  so." 

What  shall  be  our  response  to  the  plea  from  the  good  man? 
His  words,  "If  you  can  help  me"  touch  the  heart.  How  often  in 
all  the  long  years  has  such  a  cry  been  uttered  by  eager,  trembling 
lips,  by  out-stretched,  appealing  hands.  How  far  more  often  has  it 
perished  mute  in  the  longing  heart,  and  how  long  has  been  delayed 
the  answer  to  these  appeals  from  this  "far,  forgotten  land." 
"How  long,  oh,  how  long!" 


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WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


Appropriations  for  1905-1906 


WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY  OF  THE 
METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH 


NEW  ENGLAND   BRANCH. 
North  India. 

tfaini    Tal,    Schools,    convey- 
ance,  teachers    (one-half)..?    104 

Dwarahat,    First    assistant.'..  240 

Three  scholarships,   $20....  60 

Pithoragarh,    Assistant,    Miss 

McMullen 240 

Conveyance    60 

Two    Scholarships,    $20 40 

Shot,  Repairs   67 

Bible-woman    -  4 

Expenses    to    Conference...  33 

Medical    Supplies 50 

Dr.   M.  A.   Sheldon,   home  sal- 
ary,   cne   quarter 88 

Bareilly,  One  hospital  bed...  20 

Twenty   scholarships,    $15..  300 

Shahjahanpur,     Miss     C.      M. 

Organ   650 

Four  scholarships,  $15 60 

Moradabad,   First   assistant.  .  300 
Filtv   scholarships,    $15....  750 
Two  Agra  Medical   scholar- 
ships      80 

Twelve  city  schools 16  S 

Inspectress     60 

Conveyance    84 

Bible-women     104 

Mrs.    Parker's    itinerating.  .  33 

Assistant  for  city  work...  200 

Rent    100 

Repairs     250 

Sambahl,  District  work 1,100 

Mrs.  Core's  itinerating 33 

Bijnour,    Second    assistant.  .  .  220 

Twelve  scholarships,  $15...  180 

City    workers    160 

Conveyance    66 

Circuit      Bible-women      and 

teachers    75 

District  Work — 

Basti   88 

Dhanpore  and  Sherkot 145 

Mandawar   80 

Nagina     130 

Najibabad    125 

Nurpur   110 

Seohara    80 

Mrs.    Gill's   itinerating 50 


Lucknow,  Miss  F.  L.  Nichols.  600 

Miss    A.    Mudge 600 

Two   memorial   scholarships  80 

Scholarships    60 

Debt    (in    part) 845 

Budaon,  Miss  E.  M.  Ruddick.  400 

Itinerating     30 


Total  for  North  India.  $9,422 
Northwest  India. 

Cawnpore,  Miss  B.  F.  Crowell, 
salary  and  out  going  ex- 
penses     800 

First  assistant    220 

Two   one-half   scholarships.  80 

Ten    scholarships,    $15 150 

New  roof  (in  part) 85 

Meemt,   First   assistant 240 

Muttra,   First   assistant 240 

Conveyance    37 

Thirteen   scholarships,    $15.  195 

Total      for      Northwest 

India   $2,047 

South  India. 

Hyderabad,  City  schools 275 

Mrs.   Somerville    260 

Conveyance    25 

Four    scholarships,    $2u....  80 

Madras,  Miss  D' Jordan 260 

Miss  Young 260 

Conveyance    80 

Ten    scholarships,    $20 200 

Meenambal    100 


Total   for   South  India.  $1,540 
Central  Provinces. 

Basim,  Assistant 200 

Bible-women     and     convey- 
ance       184 

Forty-eight  scholarships,$15  720 

Raipur,  Miss  E.  L.  Harvey...  600 

Conveyance    60 

Rent    50 

Total  for  Central  Prov- 
inces     $1,814 


APPROPRIATIONS   FOR  1905-1906 


227 


Bombay. 

Telegaon,    Five    scholarships, 
$20     


100 


Total  for  Bombay $100 

Bengal. 

Darjeeling,        Miss        B.        D. 
Knowles,        salary       and 

home-coming    650 

Total  for  Bengal $650 

Malaysia. 

Singapore,       Seven       scholar- 
ships,   $20    140 

Miss  Meyer    240 

Rent,   Teluk  -nyer   School..  ISO 

Conveyance    120 

Teacher    90 

Penang,   First   teacher 180 

Kuala    Lumpur,    Miss     E.     A. 

Hemingway   450 

Conference      and      Finance 

Committee  Expenses. ...  30 

Vernacular   teacher    48 

Contingencies    90 

Repairs   on   house 90 

Furniture     100 

Philippines,    Building    100 

Total  for  Malaysia  and 

Philippines $1,858 

North  China. 

Peking,  Miss  Erne  G.  Young.  .  750 

Miss  G.  Gilman 650 

Tartar  city   day   school....  60 

Hospital    current    expenses.  300 

Thirty   scholarships,    $30...  900 

One    medical    student 50 

Ch'ang-hi,  Dr.   E.   G.   Terry..  650 

Miss   E.    E.    Glover 750 

Day   schools    100 

Training    school     300 

Hospital  and  dispensary.  . .  275 

Country    medical    work.  .  .  .  150 

Nineteen   scholarships,    $30.  570 

Conference    Minutes    20 


Total   for  North  China,$5,525 


Central  China. 

Nanking,  Day  school. 
Seven  scholarships, 


!5. 


40 
175 


Total  for  central  China.  $215 
West  China. 

Chung  King,  Bible-woman.  .  .  35 

Itinerating 10 

Four    scholarships,    $20 80 

Chentu,  Miss  C.   J.   Collier.  .  .  650 

Miss   M.   A.    Simester 525 

Five  scholarships,    $20 100 

Two  one-half  scholarships.  20 


Rent   and    repairs 35 

Two  hospital   beds,   $40 80 

Total  for  West  China.  .$1,535 
Foochow. 

Foochow,    Miss    E.    M.    Chis- 

holm    (in  part) 200 

Twelve  scholarships,  $20...  240 

One    orphan 30 

Ku  Cheng,  Woman's  school..  150 

Bible-women    50 

Day  school    25 

Repairs 25 

South   Yen   Ping,   Miss   M.    C. 

Hartford,  home  salary. . .  350 

Hai   Tana.  Woman's  school..  300 

Bible-women    50 

Day  schools  and  traveling.  90 

Conference  Minutes 10 


Total  for  Foochow $1,520 

Hing  Hua. 

Ing  Chung,  Miss  A.  M.  Todd.  600 

Miss  J.   A.   Marriott 600 

Bible-women   75 

Conference  expenses   10 


Total    for   Hing   Hua.. $1,2 8 5 

Korea. 

Seoul,  Miss  J.  O.  Paine 700 

Twelve  scholarships,  $35...  420 

House  steward   50 

Fuel   (one-half) .■ 175 

West  Gate  day  school 40 

Repairs,    Scran  ton    Home.  .  75 

Gateman,   Mrs.   Scranton...  50 

Keeson,    Mrs.    Scranton....  50 


Total    for    Korea $1,560 

North  Japan. 
Hakodate,   Teacher    of   litera- 
ture          270 

Teacher,  1st  and  2nd  grades      115 
Seven    scholarships,    $40...       280 

Building     1,105 

Hirosaki,     Teacher,     3rd     and 

4th    grades    100 

Assistant    60 

Bible-woman,     Mrs.     Taku- 

sari    90 


Total  for  North  Japan.. $2, 020 
Central  Japan. 
Tokyo,  A  o  y  a  m  a,    Science 

teacher     235 

Eight  scholarships,    $40....       320 
Two       industrial       scholar- 
ships             80 

Yokohoma,       Preparatory 

teacher    75 

Ground   rent    60 

Insurance 200 


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WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


Fuel  and   lights 75 

Bible-woman,  Mrs.  Inagaki.  90 

Samabukicho    day    school..  650 

Seven    scholarships,    $40...  280 

Blind   school    (in   part)  ....  25 

Literary    work 40 

Nanoya,  Translation  teacher.  150 

Sewing    teacher    200 

Matron     100 


Total  for  Central  Japan.$2,580 
South  Japan. 
Nagasaki,  Seven  scholarships, 


280 


Total  for  South  Japan.  $280 
Mexico. 
Mexico  City,  Miss  B.  E.  Knee- 
land,  salary  and  outgoing  825 
Three   scholarships    $50....  150 

Bible-woman 105 

School    supplies    100 

Miraflores,  Native  teacher.  .  .  250 

Assistant 225 

Pachuca,    Native    teacher,    M. 

Orozco    250 

Assistant    io0 

One  scholarship    50 

"Water  Tax  and  Repairs. ...  80 

Puebla,  Miss  J.  Palacios 500 

Three  scholarships,   $50....  150 

Total  for  Mexico $2,885 

South  America. 

Buenos  Ayres,  Rent 200 

Assistant    teacher    200 

One  scholarship    83 

Rosario,  Assistant 400 

Repairs    and    taxes 200 

School    supplies    30 

Furniture 50 

Two   scholarships,    $100....  200 

Montevideo,   One    scholarship.  100 

Taxes    150 

Insurance 27 

School    supplies    100 

Building   650 

Total  for  South  Amer- 
ica    $2,390 

Bulgaria. 
Lovetch,    Matron    and    other 

service    220 

Two   scholarships,   $45 90 

Taxes    25 

Land   4  5 


Total   for  Bulgaria....     $360 
Italy. 
Rome,     Via     Garibaldi,     Five 


Scholarships,    $50. 


250 


Total    for  Italy    $250 


SUMMARY. 

North  India $9,422 

Northwest  India 2,047 

South  India 1,540 

Central  Provinces,  India....  1,814 

Bombay,  India 100 

Bengal,  India   650 

Malaysia  and  Philippines...  1,858 

North  China    5,525 

Central  China 215 

West    China    1,535 

Foochow,  China   1,520 

Hing  Hua,  China 1,285 

Korea    1,560 

North  Japan   2,020 

Central  Japan 2,580 

South  Japan    280 

Mexico    2,6<i5 

South  America   2,390 

Bulgaria     360 

Italy    250 

Total   $39,836 

Thank  Offering  for  India.  .  .  5,000 

Grand    total    $44,836 

NEW  YORK  BRANCH. 
North  India. 

Naini   Tal,  Bible-women $64 

Mrs.  Newman's  Bible-wom- 
an      50 

Rent  for  B.-W.   Home 33 

Dwarahat,  Two   scholarships, 

at  $20 40 

Medical    scholarship    40 

Pithoragarh,     Eight     scholar- 
ships at   $20 160 

Support    of   women 100 

Industrial  work    320 

Miss  Annie  Budden,  Salary.  600 

Asa.stant,  Miss  Ellen -Hayes  300 

Village   school    20 

Training   class    67 

Bible-women   100 

Conveyances    80 

Itinerating 100 

Mrs.   Newman's  Bible-wom- 
en      100 

Bareilly,      Orphanage,      First 

assistant    300 

Second   assistant    ....".....  240 

Third    assistant    220 

117    scholarships    1,755 

City  schools 100 

Mohulla  and   village   work.  165 

Bible-women    160 

Conveyance    160 

Special  Bible-woman 25 

Itinerating    (Sader  Bazar)  16 

Woman's    school,    teachers.  120 

Books  and   incidentals 12 

Shahjahanpur,     West,     Bible- 
women     72 

Mrs.    Neeld's    itinerating.  .  .  50 
Shahjahanpur,  East,  Four  Bi- 
ble-women      120 


APPROPRIATIONS  FOR  1905-1906 


229 


Conveyance    60 

Widows     40 

Repairs     20 

City   schools    40 

Katra  Circuit   60 

Thera  Bajhera  Circuit 45 

Faridpur   Circuit    64 

Pauri,   Six  scholarships 120 

Mrs.  Newman's  Bible-wom- 
an "Sarah"    50 

Mrs.  Newman's  Bible-wom- 
an "Eleanor  Gill" 50 

Moradabad,  Five  scholarships  75 
Evangelistic   work,    convey- 
ance       75 

Bible-women    80 

Medicines     25 

Repairs  on  school  building.  50 

Budaon  District,  Bible-women  800 

Bijnour,   Two    scholarships.  .  .  30 

Pilibhit  District   1,060 

Haraoi,   Thirteen  scholarships  260 

Bible-women  and  medicines  180 

Mrs.    Tupper's    itinerating.  .  28 

Sandila,   Bible-woman    ....  68 

Safipur,    Bible-woman    ....  60 

Sandi,   Bible-woman    52 

Mallawan,    Bible-woman...  68 

Bilgram,   Bible-women    ....  80 

Unao,    Bible-woman    80 

Pahani,  Bible-woman    68 

Shahabad,  Bible-woman  .  .  .  124 

Summer   School    30 

Lucknow,     B.      W.      Caroline 

Richards     40 

Conveyance    100 

Zenana    and    village    work, 

Bible-women   144 

Conveyance    80 

Circuit  Bible-women 60 

Sitapur,  Miss  Ida  G.  Loper.  .  .  600 

Eight   Scholarships    120 

B.   W.   Georgiana  Dempster  40 

Bahraich,  Schools    80 

Conveyance    90 

Rent    40 

Bible-women   100 

Kaisarganj     Circuit     Bible- 
women   68 

Bhinga    Circuit 96 

District   itinerating    .......  40 

Miss    P.    M.    English,    salary 

and    return    900 


Total    North    India.  ..  $12,129 

Northwest  India. 

Phalera,   One   scholarship.  ...  15 

Allahabad,  Eight  scholarships  120 

Assistant    220 

Cawnpore,  Thirty-three  schol- 
arships      495 

High    School,    Two    scholar- 
ships      160 

City  Bible-women    100 

District    B.    W.    and    itiner- 
ating     330 


Meerut,  Eight  B.  W.  and  itin- 
erating       200 

Muttra   District,   Agra   Assis- 
tant     240 

Three      Bible-women,      con- 
veyance, etc   75 

Day   schools    44 

Ground   rent    44 

Brindaban,  Two   Bible-women  84 
Bengali   Evange^st    (half)  .  120 
Muttra,  Miss  Agnes  Saxe.  .  .  .  600 
Five    Native   scholarships.  .  100 
Boarding  school,  five  schol- 
arships   75 

Two   District   Bible-women.  50 


Total      for     Northwest 

India $3,072 

South  India. 

Bangalore  District. 

Kolar,    Eighteen   scholarships, 

$20     360 

Miss  Lena  Davies   240 

Munshi    19 

Conveyance    50 

Two   Bible-women    48 

Hyderabad  District,  Assistant, 

Miss  Reilly    260 

Conveyance    (partial) 50 

Secunderabad,  Bible-woman.  .  40 

Bowenpalli    school     80 

Madras  District,  Taxes  (half)  65 

6S    scholarships,    $20 1,360 

Matron    200 

Three  city  and  nine  village 

schools    468 

Miss   Lewis    220 

Miss    Brown's    successor.  .  .  220 

Munshi    20 

Bible-women    120 

Conveyances    160 

Nicodemus     Home,      "Parva- 

thy"    40 

Raichur  District,  Four  Bible- 
women    100 

Belgaun   day   school 50 

Raichur      boarding     school, 

Mrs.    Wellis     240 

Miss    Thoy    (half)     90 

Munshi     25 

Twenty   scholarships,    $20..  400 

Bible-woman,  Martha 50 

Village    school    25 

'  Total  for  South  India.  .$5,000 
Central  Provinces. 
Narsingpur,  Bible-woman  and 

conveyance    250 

Bombay    Conference. 
Bombay,  Miss  Elizabeth  Nich- 

olls    650 

Miss  Helen  Robinson 650 

Assistant    240 

Mrs.   Bhimjibhoy    160 

Emily    Bai    Abraham 80 


230 


WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


Mrs.  Nathan   94 

Two  Bible-women 100 

Conveyances    130 

City   schools    100 

Repairs  to  Zenana  Home.  .  200 

Taxes  and  insurance 160 

Itinerating 25 

Telegaon,   School,   Miss  C.   H. 

Lawson 600 

Assistant  matron 52 

Nurse    40 

38    scholarships   at    $20....  760 

Cart  and  bullocks 200 

Eno    Circuit,    Bible-women.  100 

Poona,  Miss  Estelle  Files....  500 

11    scholarships   at   20 220 

Taxes    85 

Gujarat    District,    Three    Ah- 
medabad    Evangelistic 

teachers    56 

Itinerating    (Mrs.   Ward  ...  25 

Baroda,  20   scholarships,   $20.  400 

Godhra,  Miss  Kate  Curts 600 

15  scholarships  at  $20 300 


Total    for   Bombay $6,527 

Bengal  Conference. 

Asansol,    Three     scholarships 

at    $20    60 

Bolpur,  Pour  Bible-women...  160 

Two   teachers   $40 80 

Tv/o   teachers    40 

Two  Jhees  24 

Five  village   schools 20 

Repairs "   20 

Driver  and  bullocks 46 

Calcutta,  Miss  Storrs, vacation 

trip    50 

Five  orphans  at  $40 200 

Miss  Elizabeth  Maxey 325 

Deaconess  Home,   rent 400 

Hindustani    work,    toucher's 

salary    67 

(Miss  Stumpf),   Bibie-wom- 

an    67 

Rent  Jhees    50 

Incidentals     16 

Bengali    work,      Mrs.      Lee, 

horse   and   gharry 75 

Four    Bible-women 180 

Eight    scholarships    200 

Shoju   Otego   scholarship.  .  .  15 

Pakur,  10  scholarships  at  $20  200 
Tamluk,    Miss    Jennie    Moyer, 

home  salary    350 

Expense  of  return  to  U.  S.  .  300 

Teachers   and   Jhee 140 

District  schools  and  Sunday 

schools     80 

Bible-women    and    scholar- 
ships      55 

Total  for  Bengal $3,2^U 


Burma. 

Rangoon,  Emma  Kunzl 80 

Total   for  India $29,378 

Malaysia. 
Singapore,    Teluk    Ayer  girls' 

school   Missionary    450 

Vernacular  teacher   48 

Kwala  Lumpur,  Scholarships.  50 

Matron    72 

Insurance 50 

Repairs   (partial) 30 

Total  for  Malaysia $700 

Philippines    250 

North  China 
Peking,     Mrs.     Charlotte     M. 

Jewell   650 

20  scholarships  at  $30 600 

Rondout  day  school    50 

Bible-woman,  Phoebe  Li...  40 

Bible-woman,  Mrs.  Liu  Chao  40 

Training  school  teacher. ...  40 

One    medical    student 50 

Ch'angli,   Eleven    scholarships 

at  $30   330 

Bible-woman,      Mrs.      Ch'in 

Tang 40 

Bible-woman,      Mrs.      Chou 

Wang     40 

Tientsin,    Bible-woman,     Mrs. 

Kuo    Wei 40 

Shan-Tung,  Bible-woman,  Old 

Lady  Wang 40 

Bible-woman,     Mrs.     Clara 

Wang    40 

Mrs.   Liu  Chi   Hsien 40 

Publishing  Conference  Min- 
utes    (partial) 20 

Total  for  North  China. $2,060 
Central  China. 

Chinkiang,    Dr.    Lucy    Hoag, 

home  salary    350 

Return   to   China 300 

14    Scholarships  at   $25 350 

Medical  work    200 

Nanking,  Four  scholarships  at 

$25     100 

One   Bible-woman    20 

Wuhu,   Miss  Emma   Mitchell.  650 

Bible-woman     40 

Bible-woman,  Cheng  Sze  Mo  40 

City    evangelistic   work.  ...  50 

Two  day  schools 80 

Day   School   rent    25 

House   rent    100 

Gateman     25 

Kiu   Kiang,   Miss   Dreibelbies, 

home  salary    350 

Return  to  China 300 

Twelve  scholarships  at  $25.  300 
Toward  furnishing  S.  A.  R. 

Fish    school 200 

Two  day  schools 80 

Two  Bible-women   80 


APPROPRIATIONS   FOR  1905-1906 


231 


Miss  La  Dona  Deavitt 650 

Nanchang,     Miss     Jennie     V. 

Hughes 550 

Ten  Scholarships  at  $25...  250 

Four  day  schools  at  $40...  160 


Total  for  Central  China.  $5,250 
Foochow    Conference. 

Foochow,    Woman's    Training 

school    60 

Romanized  school    50 

Miss  Phoebe  Wells'  salary.  600 

Four    Bible-women 100 

Miss         Florence         Plumb, 

home   salary    350 

Expenses  of  return  to  New 

York    300 

Girls'    School,    seven    schol- 
arships  at   $20 140 

Six  orphans  at  $30 ISO 

Miss    Young    (conditional)  .  470 

Miss    Elizabeth    Strow 600 

Business   Agent's   expenses.  30 

Repairs  Tai  Maiu  Home.  .  .  50 
Mingchiang,.     Dr.       May      E. 

Carleton    750 

Medical  Students   125 

Medical    assistant    60 

Hospital  expenses    500 

Annie    Fealing    30 

Watchman   26 

Repairs    50 

Kucheng,  Miss  Grace  Travis.  600 

Messenger,    etc 50 

Woman's  school    (half)  ....  150 
Eie:ht  day  schools  and  trav- 
eling      200 

Eight    Bible-women 200 

Boarding        School,         Five 

scholarships,    $20 100 

Repairs 50 

Furniture   50 

North   long   Bing,    Miss   Alice 

Linam     600 

Messenger,    etc 50 

Woman's    training    school..  200 

Repairs   and  rent    (partial)  50 

Insurance 85 

Ngu-cheng,  Li  Bi  Cu,  M.  D.  .  200 

Total  for  Foochow.  ...  $7,055 


Hinghua    Conference. 

Sieng   Iu,    Orphan 

Hinghua,  Two  Bible-women. 


20 
50 


Total   for  Hinghua....       $70 

Korea. 

Seoul.  Eiva  Haktung,  Sixteen 

Scholarships    at    $35 560 

Eunman  Teacher,  Isabel...  60 
Chong     Dong,     Bible-woman, 

Theresa    50 

Bible-woman,    Delia    50 


Hospital,    Miss    Mary    Cut- 
ler, M.  D 700 

Eight  free  beds  at   $35 280 

Repairs  and  incidentals.  .  . .  165 

Drugs   and   instruments....  250 

Mrs.   M.   F.    Scran  ton 500 

Bible-woman,  Hanna  Chung  50 

Bible-woman,  Alice  Barr.  .  .  50 

Bible-woman,  Melissa  Pak.  50 

Bible-woman,   Sarah  Kim..  50 

Sang   Dong   day   school....  50 

Muchinai    day   school 50 

Fuel   for  day  schools 25 

School  supplies,  books,   etc.  25 
Kong  Ju.  Mrs.   Sharp's  itiner- 
ating     100 

Pyen      Yang,    Miss    Henrietta 

Robbins     700 

Miss   Robbins'    itinerating.  .  200 
Miss  Robbins,   Bible-woman  50 
Ethel    M.    Estey,    home   sal- 
ary      350 

Return   passage   to  America  350 
Miss    Estey's    Bible-woman, 

Ham  Chong,  D.   S 50 

Fuel     and     supplies,     Ham 

Chong    day    school 25 

Pveng  Yang  home  repairs.  50 
Mrs.  Rosetta  S.  Hall,  M.  D.  700 
Drugs    and    incidentals    .  .  .  150 
Hospital  and  dispensary  as- 
sistants       200 

Hospital   Bible-woman 50 

Hospital    matron    50 

Hospital    repairs    50 

Hospital    fuel    150 

Hospital  in  patients 100 

Blind   class    60 

Blind  class  teacher 40 

Chinnampo    day    school.  ...  50 
Chinnampo   day  school  fuel 

and   supplies    25 

Chemulpo.  Miss  Lula  Miller.  .  750 

Miss   Miller's   itinerating.  .  .  150 

Bible-woman,   Helen    50 

Bible-woman,  Helena   50 

Kang     Wha     Bible-woman, 

Frances    Mary    50 

Balance   cost   of  well 20 

Medical    traveling    75 

Freights  and   Duty 100 

Printing  reports    30 

New    Missionary    1  OuO 

Total   for   Korea $8,740 

North    Japan. 

Hakodate,     Caroline     Wright 
Memorial  school,  Miss  M. 

S.    Hampton    750 

School  ground  rent 90 

Insurance     90 

School    repairs    100 

Fifteen   scholarships   at   $40  600 

Teacher,  Chinese,  Mr.  Uno.  350 

Matron    115 

Two  pupil  assistants  at  $60  120 


232 


WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


Kindergarten,     First    assis- 
tant     90 

Industrial  and  Blind  School 

teacher    60 

Indusrial   and   Blind  School 

rent    25 

City      "W  ork,      Bible-woman 

a       Teachers'  House  rent  40 

Bible-woman,  Mrs.  Yamako  90 

Travel,  tracts,  etc 25 

Hirosaki,    Teachers,    1st    and 

2nd  Grades   60 

Eighth  Grade    365 

Sewing    110 

Sewing,    First  assistant.  .  .  .  100 

Sewing,    Second   assistant.  .  60 

Drawing    60 

Kindergarten,    Miss    Yoshi- 

zawa    180 

Aomori,    Bible-woman 90 

Nurse    Girls'    School 60 

Yoshida  Children's  Meetings  30 

Monthly    Meetings    (travel)  30 


Total  for  North  Japan. $3,6 6 5 

Sendai,    Bible-woman 90 

Tokyo,  Miss  Georgia  Weaver.  700 

Insurance 150 

Four  Scholarships  at  $40.  .  .  160 
Harrison    Memorial    Indus- 
trial   School,    two    schol- 
arships      80 

Higgins   Memorial   Training 

school,   two   scholarships.  SO 

Yokohama  Blind  school.  ...  25 

Tokyo,    Bible-woman 90 

Bible-woman,   Mita 90 

Bible-woman,   Odawara    ...  90 
Literary  Work,   Tokiwa.  ...  150 
Nagoya,  Miss  Anna  Atkinson  700 
Teachers,  History  and  Geo- 
graphy      300 

Teachers,    Intermediate    de- 
partment      160 

Teachers,  two  assistants.  .  .  150 

Two    scholarships    80 

Bible-woman,  Second  Church  90 

District   travel    70 

Total  for  Central  Jap- 
an      $3,255 

South  Japan. 

South    Kiushiu   District,    Miss 

Gheer    700 

Miss  Lida  Smith 700 

Miss  Hortense  Long 587 

Miss        Gheer's        assistant, 

Miss  Nakamura 50 

Tracts,    literature,    etc 50 

S.    S.   and   Supplies 50 

District     and      City     travel 

and  work   300 


Kagoshima        house        rent, 

taxes  and   repairs 200 

Bible-woman,       Kumamoto, 

Mrs.    Oshima    125 

Bible-woman,        Yatsushiro, 

Miss  Matsunobo 90 

Bible-woman,    Omura,    Mrs. 

Yamaki     100 

Bible-woman,  Kokubo,  Miss 

Nakanishi    100 

Bible-woman,       Kagoshima, 

Mrs.  Tsuchihashi    110 

Bible-woman,      Kagoshima, 

Mrs.    Kubo    60 

Bi  Die-woman,      Loo      Choo, 

Miss   Hori    100 

Loo  Choo,  Miss  Yoneyama.         50 

Bible-woman,      Loo      Choo, 

Miss  Ito   35 

Fukuoko,  Two  scholarships  at 

$40     80 

Nagasaki,      Fifteen      scholar- 
ships   at    $40    600 

Miss   Davison,   half   salary.       350 

Teacher,     Japanese     litera- 
ture           250 


Total  for  South  Japan. $4, 687 
Mexico. 

Mexico      City,      Miss       Laura 

Temple    750 

Miss  Allen 500 

Normal     Dept.,     Prof.     Cer- 
vantes Imaz    300 

French,    Prof.    Mons.    Mau- 

ries    180 

Insurance     75 

Seven   scholarships   at    $50.  3oU 
Mrs.  Newman's  Bible-wom- 
an      50 

Treasurer's   expenses    60 

Pachuca,  Elisa  Salinas 200 

Kindergarten  assistant,  Au- 
rora  Varela    150 

Three   scholarships   at   $50.  150 
Mrs.   Newman's  Bible-wom- 
an      50 

Puebla,  Miss  M.   Tovar 150 

Miss  Manriquez    180 

Matron    200 

Four  Scholarships  at  $50..  200 

Repairs  on  Roof 70 


Total   for   Mexico    ....$3,615 
South  America. 

Buenos    Ayres,     House     Rent 

(partial)     750 

Miss   Eleanor  Le  Huray.  .  .  750 

Assistant  teacher 400 

Servants     275 

Taxes    and    repairs 200 

Physician     75 

School    supplies    200 


APPROPRIATIONS  FOR  1905-1906 


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Mrs.  Newman's  Bible-wom- 
an    50 

Eight   scholarships   at    $85.  670 

Matron's    assistant    50 

Montevideo,     Mrs.     Newman's 

Bible-woman     50 

Rosario,   Furniture  for  school  65 

Peru,  Lima,  Miss  Elsie  Wood  750 

Total  for  South  Amer- 
ica    |4,285 

Bulgaria. 

Lovetch,     Miss     Llavka     Get- 

cheva    225 

Miss  Leona  Vasileva 200 

One  scholarship    45 

Taxes    25 


Total   for  Bulgaria.  ...     $495 

Italy. 

Home,  Isabel  Clarke  creche.  .  150 
Via    Garibaldi    School,    Five 

scholarships   at   $50 250 

Matron    and    assistant 200 

Day    teachers    100 

Crandon  Hall,  Mary  Barratt  150 
Trieste,   Miss  Fraisse    (par- 
tial)       50 

Total  for  Italy $900 

A  frica. 

Quessua.  One  scholarship.  ...  20 

Ole    Umtali,   General   work.  .  .  115 

Medical    supplies    10 

Two  scholarships   40 

Total     for    Africa $185 

SUMMARY. 
India. 
North    India    Conference.  .  .  .$12,129 

Northwest  India  Conference.  3.072 

South    India    Conference....  5,000 

Central  Provinces  Conference  250 

Bombay    Conference 6,527 

Bengal    Conference    3,220 

Burma   Conference    80 

Total    for  India $30,278 

Malaysia   Conference    700 

Philippine  Conference 250 

China. 

North   China  Conference.  .  .  .  $2,060 

Central  China  Conference...  5.250 

Foochow  Conference   7,055 

Hing  Hua  Conference 70 

Total    for    China $14,435 

Korea. 
Korea   Conference    8,740 

Total    for    Korea $8,740 


Japan. 

North  Japan  Conference.  ...  3,665 

Central  Japan  Conference.  . .  3,225 

South  Japan  Conference. . . .  4,687 

Total    for    Japan $11,577 

Mexico    3,615 

South  America,  Buenos  Ayres  3,420 

Montevideo    50 

Rosario     65 

Peru    750 

Total  for  South  Amer- 
ica        $4,285 

Bulgaria    495 

Italy    900 

Afric'a    185 

Total $75,460 

Thank  Offering. 

(Amount    conditional    upon    collec- 
tions.) 

India.  Lucknow  College 2,080 

Cawnpore   School   roof.,..  200 

Telegaon  School 1,630 

Pakur   School    270 

China.   Chinkiang   School   re- 
pairs      500 

Foochow,     Miss       Adams' 

Home    500 

Japan,  Hakodate   School....  2,720 
South    America,    Montevideo 

School 1,600 

Mexico,    College    fence 500 

Total     $10,000 

Grand    Total     $85,460 

APPROPRIATIONS    FOR    PHILA- 
DELPHIA  BRANCH. 

North  India. 

Dvoarahat.   scholarships $60 

Lobha,   Circuit  Work 25 

Pithoragarh.  scholarships    (5)  100 

SuDDort  of  Women   (5) 100 

Bible-women     40 

Bareilly,    scholarships     195 

Students'      wives      scholar- 
ships      72 

Kindergarten     72 

Mrs.    Mansell's    itinerating.  13 

Pauri,  scholarships    3u0 

Miss   Kyle,   home  salary.  .  .  300 

Assistant 240 

Medical    scholarships    40 

Village    schools    (4) 100 

Bijnour,    scholarships    105 

Lucknow,    Salary   Miss   K.   L. 

Hill    500 

Furniture   and  Passage.  .  .  .  150 

Salary  Miss  Blackstock.  .  .  .  300 

Medicines   and   Doctor 125 

Isabella     Thoburn      College 

(Conditional)    1,560 


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WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


City    schools    and    convey- 
ances    150 

Gonda,    First    assistant 240 

Scholarships    (10)    150 

Conveyance    35 

Bible-women    1 1  6 

Conveyance    80 

Balrampur     130 

Total  for  North  India. $5,358 

Northwest  India. 

Phalera,  Support  of  "Women.  .  45 

Repairs    20 

Allahabad,    scholarships 90 

Assistant    160 

Conveyance    75 

Bible-women    250 

Itinerating  and  Wheel  Tax.  50 

Agra,   Medical    Home 360 

Brindaban,  Bengali  Evangelist  1^0 
Muttra,     Bible-women     under 

Mrs.    Clancey    350 

Itinerating 50 

Lahore,  Bible-women    150 

Cawnpore,    Native    school....  225 

Bible-women    88 

English   School   roof 135 

Total      for      Northwest 

India $2,168 

South  India. 

Kolar,    Scholarships 80 

Partial   Support  Miss  Linda 

Lewis    60 

Day    schools     (2) 100 

Salary    Miss    Fenderich.  .  .  .  600 

Hyderabad.  Scholarships  (5)  .  100 

Bible-women     230 

Conveyance     (partial) 50 

Raichur,    Assistant 180 

Scholarship    100 

Bible-women     100 

Conveyance     100 

Total    for  South  India.  $1,700 
Central  Provinces. 

Chota   Chindwara,   School....  24 

Bible-women     (2)     48 

Jubalpur,  .Salary  Miss  Haefer  600 

Assistant    120 

Bible-women    (3) 120 

Conveyance    30 

Total        for        Central 

Provinces     $942 

Bombay. 

Bombay,       English       Worker, 

Miss   Forbes    280 

Poona,  Bible-women    75 

Mrs.    Stevens'    Itinerating.  .  100 

Baroda,  Salary  Miss  Williams  600 

First    assistant     200 


Second    assistant    200 

Matron     *  240 

Scholarships 2,300 

Taxes    and    insurance    ....  200 

Interest    300 

Pundit     40 

Scholarships  district  Train- 
ing  school 500 

Teacher 60 

Assistant     40 

Taxes  and  expenses 100 

Medical    assistant    280 

Godhra,    Scholarships     100 

Total    for    Bombay $5,61f 

Bengal. 

Calcutta,  For  Miss  Storrs   ...  25 

Total  for  Bengal $25 

Burma. 

Thandaung,    Salary    Miss    II- 

lingworth     600 

Scholarships    120 

Total  for  Burma $720 

Malaysia. 

Singapore,  Salary  Bible-wom- 
an,  Miss  Fox    200 

Chinese    Bible-woman.    Sia- 

un-Kam    72 

Scholarships    160 

Rent  Bible  Training  School  150 

Contingencies    50 


Total  for  Malaysia $632 

North    China. 

P. king.   Scholarships    (4) 120 

Tientsin,   Gate  keeper 40 

Bible-woman,     Mrs.     Wang 

Wang    40 

Shan  Tung,  Salary  Dr.   R.  H. 

Benn     750 

Salary  Dr.  S.  L.  Koons.  .  .  .  650 

Scholarships    (7) 210 

Repairs     100 

Hospital    current    expenses.  275 

Country  travel    100 

Drugs    and    instruments.  .  .  300 
Dr.    S.    L.    Koons'    traveling 

expenses     50 

Total  for  North  China.  $2,635 
Central   China. 

Chin  Kiang,  Laura  M.  White, 

Home   Salary    350 

Scholarships    (6)     150 

Evangelistic    work    15 

Nanking,  Scholarships    (4)...  100 

Kiu  Kiang,  Scholarships    (7).  175 

Bible-women    40 


Total   for  Central   China    $830 


APPROPRIATIONS   FOR   1905-1906 


235 


Foochow. 

Foochow,  Watchman    50 

Repairs     50 

Orphans    150 

Conference   Seminary    150 

Hospital,    medical    scholar- 
ships  (2)    80 

Salary,     Dr.    Hu 450 

Assistant    50 

Medical  Student   40 

Instruments     50 

Matron     25 

Repairs     50 

Watchman     50 

Industrial   Home    500 

Ku   Cheng,  Bible-women 100 

Scholarships    180 

Scholarships    in    Deaf    and 

Dumb  dep't    50 

Printing    Conference      Min- 
utes       10 

Total   for  Foochow $2,035 

Korea. 

Seoul.    Scholarships    (7) 245 

Bible-woman,    Hannah 50 

Shares      Nurses'       Training 

School     (6) 210 

Insurance     20 

Substitute  for  Mary  Whang  50 
Salary    Miss   Guthapfel    .  . .  700 
Miss     Guthapfel's     itinerat- 
ing       100 

Miss  Guthapfel,  Bible-wom- 
an      50 

Bible-woman,  Drusilla  LI..  50 

•Mrs.    Miller's   itinerating.  .  .  75 

Day  School  Kang  Syo 50 

Fuel  and  supplies 25 

Dav      school      Pong      Mong 

Dong     50 

Fuel   and  supplies 25 

Day  school,   Laura  Arner.  .  50 

Fuel   and  supplies    25 

Pyeng  Yang,  Bible-woman ...  50 

Bible-woman's    Institute    .  .  40 

Salary  Dr.   E.  K.   Pak 240 

Chemulpo,   Gateman 50 

Total    for   Korea $2,155 

North  Japan. 

Sappora, .    Bible-woman,     Ka- 

bato     90 

Hakodate,   Salary   Miss   Dick- 

erson     700 

Salary  Miss  Singer 750 

Ladies'  Home  ground  rent.  30 

Ladies'   Home   insurance.  .  .  15 

Ladies'    Home    repairs 50 

Scholarships    (9)    360 

Teacher,    sewing     and     eti- 
quette       60 

Teacher   Kindergarten    ....  215 

First   assistant 75 

Blind    School     150 


Hirosaki,  Repairs    25 

Teacher,    First    and    Second 

grades     65 

Tracts    and    Gospels 30 

Sendai,  Salary  Miss  Hewett.  .  700 

Total   for  North  Japan.  .$3,315 
Central  Japan. 

Tokyo,     Salary     Miss    M.     A. 

Spencer     700 

Salary  Miss  M.  E.  Soper.  .  .  700 

Scholarships  (12)  480 

Teacher  250 

Assistant    ., 60 

Asakusa  day  school 400 

New  desks 80 

Day    school    visitor 90 

Travel     40 

Travel    of    District    Super- 
intendent      100 

Miss    Sprowles,    salary    and 

passage     800 

Yokohama,  salary   Miss   Slate  700 

Bible-woman,     Mezukaido..  90 

Bible-woman,    Oiso    90 

Bible-woman,   Lotsuyo    ....  90 

Tokiwa  and   literature 100 

Nagoya,  Bible-woman,  Nishlo  90 

Total    for  Central  Japan. $4, 860 

South  Japan. 

Moji.   Bible-woman,    Mrs.   Ta- 

kamori    90 

Kagoshima,     Bible  -woman 

Mrs.  Ayabe    85 

Nagasaki,  Scholarships    (5)..  200 

Orphanage    (1)     40 


Total  for  South  Japan.  $415 
Mexico. 
Mexico    City,    Sarah    L.    Keen 
College,      Teacher,      Miss 

Davila     240 

Professors  Science  and  Lit- 
erature       360 

Matron     240 

Scholarships    250 

Puebla.    salary    Miss    Limber- 

ger     750 

Salary  Miss  Purdy    750 

Teacher,    Miss    Duarte 240 

Bible-woman     105 

Salarv,    Book-keeper    75 

School    supplies    80 

Scholarships    250 

Guanajuato,        salary        Miss 

Payne   750 

Misses     Cook,     salary     and 

passage    900 

Water  Tax  and  Repairs...  80 

First  assistant 210 

Scholarships    150 

Miss    Dunmore,    home    sal- 
ary       350 


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WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


Bible  Training  scholarships  100 
San     Vincenti,     Teacher     and 

supplies     200 

Tetela,    Teacher     180 

Total    for    Mexico $6,260 

South    America. 

Buenos    Ayres,    Scholarship.  .  83 

Rent    200 

Teacher    200 

Rosario,      Toward      furniture 

for   Building    48 

Peru,     Salary     Miss     Bertha 

Wood,   half  year 375 

Total  for  South  Amer- 
ica       5906 

Bulgaria. 

Hotantse.   Teacher    80 

Bible  Work   120 

Land    Improvement    25 


Total   for  Bulgaria....     $225 
Italy. 
Rome,    Via    Garibaldi    Schol- 
arships            200 

The    Creche     125 

Total  for  Italy $325 

Philippines. 
Manila,     Toward      land     and  . 

bunding    250 


Total   *or  Philippines..  $250 
SUMMARY. 

North    India    $5,358 

Northwest   India    2,168 

South    India    1,700 

Central    Provinces     942 

Bombay    5,615 

Bengal    25 

Burma    720 

Malaysia    632 

North    China     2,635 

Central    China    830 

Foochow     2,035 

Korea    2,155 

North  Japan    3,315 

Central    Japan 4,860 

South  Japan    415 

Mexico    6,2 'jO 

South   America   906 

Bulgaria     225 

Italy    325 

Philippines     250 

Total     $41,371 

Contingent     1,410 

Conditional    1,229 

$11,000 

Thank   Offering    ..'...  14,000 

Grand   Total    $58,000 


BALTIMORE   BRANCH. 

North  India. 

Naini   Tal,   Schools  and   Con- 
veyance       $103 

Dwarahat,    Scholarships    ....  80 

Bible-women    60 

Itinerating     25 

Pittwragarh,    Bible-women...  40 
Bareilly,      Scholarships      and 

orphans     165 

Moradabad,  Scholarships    1 06 

Lucknow,  Miss  Ruth  E.  Rob- 
inson's  Salary    600 

Miss  Hart,    Scholarship....  26 

Isabella   Thoburn   College      .  .  500 

Gonda,    Scholarships    105 


Total  for  North  India.  $1,809 
Northwest  India. 
Aligarh,     Bible-woman       and 

conveyance     83 

Muttra,      Bible-woman        and 

conveyance     110 

Total      for      Northwest 

India     $193 

Central  Provinces. 

Sironcha,  Mrs.   Turner's   Out- 
going   Expenses     225 

Conveyance    30 

Scholarships     80 

Land    Tax     15 

Jabalpur,    Scholarship    20 

Raipur.  Manuel   assistant.  .  .  .  260 

Scholarships    500 

Conveyances    60 

Bible-women     100 

Wells  and  fencing 500 

Mrs.   Gilder's   itinerating.  .  .  50 

Bible-women     80 

Buildings    1,500 

Total  for  Central  Prov- 
inces      $3,420 

South  India. 

Kolar,    Scholarships    $260 

Day   Schools    100 

Miss    Linda    Lewis'    Salary 

(partial)     65 

Hyderabad,  City  Schools 80 

Miss  Murray     (assistant)  .  .  260 

Miss  Ross    (assistant) 260 

Matron    (partial)     100 

Scholarships    80 

Vikerabad.   Bible-women    ....  72 
Madras,  Miss  Grace  Stephens' 

salary    400 

Miss    Grace    Stephens'    as- 
sistant       180 

Scholarships    700 

Elizabeth    56 

Guilford   School   and   Bible- 
women    80 


APPROPRIATIONS   FOR   1905-1906 


237 


Sooboonagam   Ammal    124 

Venka  Bai 40 

Taxes    65 

Raichur,    Scholarships    100 

Kent  and  Repairs    300 

Total   for   South   India:$3,322 

Bombay    Conference. 

Poona.   Mrs.    Stephens'    itiner- 
ating       $25 

Scholarship      in        Training 

school    40 

Frederick  Rice  Mem.  Com- 
pounder and  Bible-wom- 
an       50 

Keeper  of  bullock  and  cart  65 

Drugs     100 

Rents    60 

Bible-women     65 

Telegaon,  Scholarships   120 

Total    for    Bombay $525 

North    China. 

Peking,    Scholarships    180 

Total  for  North  China.  $180 
Central   China. 

Chin-kiang,     Scholarships.  .  .  .  1j0 

Medical   work 100 

Kiu-kiang,    Scholarships    ....  150 

Total  for  Central  China.  $350 
Foochow    Conference. 
Foochow,    Woman's    Training 

school    40 

Hospital    Bible-woman 2  5 

Leper    work 60 

Miss   Chisholm's  salary    (in 

part) 400 

Girls'   boarding   school....*.  240 

Medical   students    80 

City   Hospital   expenses....  100 

Medical    student 40 

Mrs.     sippet's    salary 600 

Orphans     330 

Miss    Jeanne    Adams'    work 

for  widows    221 

Miss  L.  Ethel  "Wallace,  out- 
going and  expenses 1,000 

Ming.         Chiang,        Woman's 

Training    school 150 

Hospital   expenses    50 

Matron  and  Bible-woman.  .  25 
Kucheng..    Day      school      and 

travel    200 

Bible-women     50 

Nr.   long  Bing,  Bible-women..  50 

Official    expenses    20 

Publishing  Conference  Min- 
utes       10 

Total   for    Foochow   Con- 
ference     $3,691 


Hing  Hua  Conference. 

Hing     Hua,     Juliet        Turner 

School     300 

Juliet   Turner   scholarships.  20 
Sieng    lu,    Scholarships    (Isa- 
bel   Hart    School) 60 

Total    for   King   Hua..  $380 

Korea. 

Pyeng   Yang,  Day  school 60 

Seoul,  Scholarships   315 

Matron     50 

Aogi  day  school 40 

Miss  E.  A.   Lewis'  salary..  7^  J 

Hospital  bed   35 

Total    for   Korea    $1,200 

North    Japan. 

Hakodate,     Scholarships 120 

Pupil  assistant   60 

Akita     Bible-woman 90 

Total   for  North   Japan  $270 
Central  Janan. 

Tokyo,  Aoyama,  scholarships.  200 

Industrial  School   40 

Teacher  of  Penmanship.  ...  65 
Teacher  of  Embroidery.  ...  75 
Miss  Bender's  home  salary.  225 
Miss   Bender's    return    pas- 
sage   (conditional)     275 

Yokohama,   Miss   Amy   Lewis' 

salary    700 

Fuel  and   lights 50 

Tobe    school    300 

Poor  school   60 

Taxes    65 

Miss   Tan    Ogosawari's    sal- 
ary       200 

Total  for  Central  Japan. $2,255 

South  Japan. 

Nagasaki,    Scholarships 120 

Primary   teacher    55 

Total  for  South  Japan.  $175 

Itahi. 

Rome.  Mrs.   Mando 95 

Creche     35 

Total    for    Italy $130 

Mexico. 

Mexico,     Scholarships 100 

Total    for    Mexico $100 

SUMMARY. 

North    India    $1,809 

Northwest    India    193 


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WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


Central   Provinces    3,420 

South  India 3,322 

Bombay    525 

North  China    180 

Central    China    350 

Poochow,    China    3,691 

Hing    Hua,    China     380 

Korea    1,200 

North    Japan    270 

Central    Japan    2,255 

South  Japan   175 

Italy    130 

Mexico    100 

Total $18,000 

CINCINNATI    BRANCH. 

North  India. 

Naini  Tal,  Miss  Waugh 600 

Pithoragarh,  Miss  Oram 240 

Woman  in  Home 25 

Pour   Village   schools 80 

rwo  Bible- women    40 

Bareilly,    Orphanage    scholar- 
ships       255 

City   school    35 

Assistant,    Mrs.    Tucker....  300 

Eight     Bible-women 200 

Shahjahanpur,  First  assistant  240 

Second   assistant    180 

Scholarships     (60) 900 

Nine    Bibie-women    225 

Bareilly    District 320 

Moradabad,  Miss   Buck    500 

Rent    100 

Assistant    '. 240 

Repairs     150 

Scholarships    (24)    360 

Itinerating    100 

Medicines    25 

Bible-woman    z5 

Miss  Alice     Mean's     salary 

and  travel    900 

Miss     Mary     Mean's     home 

salary   350 

Budaon,  First  assistant 240 

Scholarships    135 

Bijncur,  Scholarships    225 

Lucknow,  College    scholarships  60 

Secretary's    salary 200 

Persian    Teacher's    salary..  100 

College   debt    2.000 

High    School,      18     scholar- 
ships      360 

First    assistant     300 

Second   assistant    300 

Home   for   Homeless   Wom- 
en, Miss  Hardie 400 

Assistant    240 

Conveyance    50 

Matron  and  Teacher 225 

Repairs     40 

Scholarships,    five    at    $15..  75 

Sitapur,    First    assistant 220 

Boarding    School,    60    schol- 
arships at   $15 900 


Zenana  work,  conveyance.  .  120 

Assistant    200 

Bible-women     .  . 60 

Gonda,  Boarding  School,  Miss 

Scott,   home   salary 3  50 

Travel     300 

Second   assistant    200 

Conveyance    67 

Scholarsnips,   28  at  $15....  420 

Repairs  and  medicines 35 

Nawabganj    Bible-woman..  E>3 

Oua,i  District,  Miss  Hoge.  .  .  .  400 

Assistant    240 

Itinerating     100 

Conveyance     90 

Bible-women     14u 

Medicines      50 

Marietta,    Bible    Woman...  25 

Colonelganj    40 

Bara    Banki    254 

Lakhempur    120 

Sidhauli    100 


Total   for  North  India.  $15,824 
Northwest  India. 

Phalera,  Circuit  Bible-woman  20 

Cawnpore,  Second  assitant    .  .  200 
Brindaban,        Medical      work, 

Dr.   Scott    600 

Medicines     334 

Assistant    200 

Compounder    40 

Nurse    30 

Servants     24 

Six   Beds    120 

Conveyance     75 

Itinerating     34 

Rescue   Work    90 

Muttra,     Scholarships     Train- 
ing  school    • .  80 

Boarding    School    300 

Cawnpore,  New  roof 100 

General  Evangelistic  teach- 

ews   and   Summer    Schools  1,125 

Contingent     34 

Total      for      Northwest 

India     $3,406 

.    South  India. 

Bangalore,   Scholarships    (2)  .  80 
Mrs.    R.    David's    Canarese 

assistant     200 

Miss   P.    Davias'    Tamil   as- 
sistant      200 

Munshi     40 

Conveyance     60 

Kolar,   Miss    Smith 220 

Orphanage   scholarships (24)  480 

Day   school    , 50 

Bidar,   Two   day   schools 50 

Hyderabad,  Ten  scholarships.  200 
Vikerabad,      Eleven      scholar- 
ships      220 

Land   Tax    60 

Nine    Bible-women    216 

Conveyance     50 


APPROPRIATIONS  FOR  1905-1906 


239 


Bclgaum,     Mrs.     Ernsberger's 

itinerating    50 

Raichur,    7  y2    scholarships...  150 

Total   for   South  India.  $2,326 
Central  Provinces. 

Sironcha,      Six      Bible-women 

(conditional)     150 

Six    scholarships    120 

Raipur,  House  rent 160 

Matron    240 

Assistant  Miss  Thomas.  ...  260 

Six    scholarships 120 

Munchi     40 

Total  for  Central  Prov- 
inces      $1,090 

Bombay. 
Poona,   Taylor     High     School 

scholarships    60 

Mrs.    Eddy     600 

Marhati  Evangelistic  work.  265 

Baroda,  Thirteen   scholarships  260 

Two  scholarships   30 

Total    for    Bombay $1,215 

Bengal. 

Asansol,   One    scholarship.  ...  15 
Darjeeling,  Queens   Hill,   Miss 

Wisner     600 

Calcutta,  Miss  Lee's  work.  .  .  500 
Pakur,  Sixteen  scholarships..  320 
Two  Bible-women  and  con- 
veyance       160 

One  Bible-woman  for  Ram- 
pore  Hat    40 

Pour  Village   schools 110 

Tirhoot,   Mrs.    Beal's   work.  .  .  50 

Tamluk,  uand  rent  and  taxes  25 

Miss  Blair 400 

Two  scholarships 40 

Bible-women     120 

Conveyance    40 

Total    for   Bengal    $2,570 

Burma. 

Rangoon,   Two   scholarships.  .  40 

Malaysia. 
Singapore,    Deaconess      Home 

repairs    25 

Thirteen    Scholarships    260 

Miss    Norris    150 

One  Scholarship  in  Training 

school    20 

Taxes    30 

Teluk  Ayer,   Miss  Anderson  350 

Travel     300 

General    Work    200 

Penang,  Day  school  teacher.  .  3  80 

Contingencies    100 

Tamil  scholarships    (10)...  ISO 

Sanitarium  transit 100 


Total    for    Malaysia. .  .$1,895 


Philippines. 

Manila,   Two  .  scholarships.  .. .  80 

New    Missionary    1,125 

Matron    30 

Home    1,000 


Total   tor  Philippines.  .  $2,235 
North  China. 

Peking,.  Twenty-six     scnolar- 

ships    780 

Tientsin,    Miss    McHose 650 

Day    schools    50 

Watchman     10 

Bible-woman,  Chao 40 

Crangli,   +  ive    scholarships.  .  .  150 
Tsun      Hua      District      day 

school    50 

Bible-woman     40 


Total  for  North  China.  $1,770 

West  China. 

Chung  King,  Dr.  Ketring.  .  .  .  050 

Insurance    50 

Furniture   and   repairs t>0 

Bedding   and   gowns 50 

Hospital    Bed    15 

Scholarships    40 

Bible-women    and    expenses  40 
Chentu,  Two  scholarships....  40 
Suiting,  Bible-woman  and  ex- 
penses       40 

Total   for  West  China $975 

Foochow. 

Foochow,  Miss   Jewell    600 

Woman's     Training     School 

(14)     ♦ 280 

Romanized  School    100 

Repairs     60 

Nine    Bible-women    225 

Miss  Bonafleld    600 

Scholarships    (33)    660 

Tai  Main  repairs   50 

Two   Medical   students 80 

Biblical  scholarships 70 

Total  for  Foochow $2,725 

Hing  Hua. 

Hing    Hua,     Hamilton     Girls' 

School 160 

Training  school,  12  scholar- 
ships      288 

Leper  Day   schools 200 

Bible-women    and    expenses 

of   travel    350 

Day  Schools  and  travel.  ...  550 

Miss  Thomas    600 

Sieng  Iu,  Woman's  School.  .  .  400 

Day  Schools  and  traveling.  425 

Miss   Lebeus    600 

Dr.  Betow   600, 

Medical    Missionary    1,000 


240 


WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


Scholarships    

One    hospital    bed. 


280 
20 


Total    for   Hing   Hua.  . $5,793 
North  Japan. 

Sappora,   Miss    Bing 700 

District     Bible-woman 9u 

Ladies'      Home,      rent     and 

repairs    300 

Travel    of    District    Supt.  .  .       100 
Caroline    "Wright    Memorial 

School,   five  scholarships.       200 
Hirosaki,  Miss  Alexander.  .  .  .       700 
Furnishing  New  Home  (con- 
ditional)             100 

Tokyo,    Aoyama,    Jo    Gakuim, 

Eight    scholarships    320 

Teacher    sewing     and     eti- 
quette           130 

Teacher    Drawing    60 

Matron    75 

Sunday    School    work 30 

Harrison    Memorial    Indus- 
trial   School,     teacher     in 

sewing    80 

Evangelistic   work,   two   Bi- 
ble-women    in       Shinam, 

and    expenses    250B 

Travel      25|- 

Bible-woman     40 

Mrs.      Chappel's       Mothers' 

Meetings     2Q 

Yokohama,  Higgins  Memorial 
Training        School,        two 

scholarships     80 

Blind  School    25 

Nogova,  Teacher  drawing  and 

penmanship    125 


Total   for  North  Japan. $3, 450 
South  Japan. 
South    District. 

Nagasaki,   Bible-woman,    Mrs. 

Watanahe    100 

Sendai..    Bible-woman,      Mrs. 

Takunani     100 

Kagashima-        Bible  -  woman, 

Mrs.    Webara    60 

Nagasaki,     Kwassui     scholar- 
ships        800 

Miss   Thomas    700 

Miss    Kidwell    -  750 

Miss  Russell    750 

Miss    Young    700 

Miss  Cody 662 

fciencT    teacher    300 

Translation     100 

Chinese   literature    100 

Art   department    250 

Industrial    department    ....  120 

Ground   rent    175 

Insurance     175 

Dispensary     100 

Repairs     300 


Water   rent    40 

Orphanage  scholarships.  .  .  .  400 

Interest     70 

Kindergarten    supplies    ....  50 
North    District. 

Miss  Leonora   Seeds 700 

Bible-woman,  Fukuoka.Mrs. 

Kato    120 

Bible-woman,      Moji,      Miss 

Mizuta    85 

Bible-woman,    Omuta,    Miss 

Omura    120 

Bible-women,      Wakamatsu, 

Mrs.    Saruta    120 

City  S.  schools 30 

District    travel    100 

Tracts  and  Bibles 30 

Miss    Reed's    assistant 50 

Bible-women  in   North  Dis- 
trict       75 

Fukuoka,    Teachers'    salaries.  800 

Six  scholarships 240 

Fukuoka,   Teachers'    Salaries.  80 j- 

Six  Scholarships   240 

Insurance     120 

Miss    Finlay    550 


Total  for  South    Japan .  $9,942 

Korea. 

Seoul,  Ewa  Haktang  scholar- 
ships      455 

Gateman     50 

Books    and    stationery 50 

Chong     Dong,      Bible-woman, 

Susanna    50 

Bible-woman     50 

t-Tospital  and  Nurses'  Train- 
ing School,  Miss  Ed- 
munds       700 

Baldwin      Dispensary,      Dr. 

Ernsberger     700 

Bible-woman     50 

Disnensarv   assistant    75 

Fuel     75 

Gateman     5j 

Repairs     75 

Drugs  and  Instruments.  ...  150 

Insurance     52 

Day   school    40 

Sang  Dong,   Mrs.    Sharp's   Bi- 
ble-woman       50 

Pyeng  Yang,  Home  and  Hos- 
pital insurance    75 

Chemulpo,  Bible-woman,  Pris- 

cilla     50 

Bible-woman,   Hannah    ....  50 
Miss    Hillman's    travel    and 

home   salary    650 

Miss  Marker   550 

Furniture     100 

Itinerating     100 

Day   School    60 

Supplies    25 

Mrs.    Cable's    itinerating.  .  .  35 

Total   for  Korea    $4,717 


APPROPRIATIONS  FOR  19C5-1906 


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Mexico. 

Mexico,  Miss  Hollister   650 

Miss   Lopez    210 

Miss    Valesco    210 

Porter     210 

Sewing    teacher    90 

Cook    90 

Taxes    200 

Five    scholarships    250 

Miss   Ayres   and   travel....  810 

Bible-woman     50 

Puebla,  Miss   Palacios    500 

Music  Teacher    120 

Porter     140 

Taxes    240 

School    supplies    100. 

Repairs     180 

Roof    100 

Orizaba,  School   supplies 60 

Porter     60 

Guanajuato,    Bible-woman...  50 

Total    for    Mexico $4,320 

Italy. 

Isabel  Creche,  Day  Nurserv  90 
Via   Garibaldi,    three   schol- 

raships     150 

Total    for    Italy $240 

Africa. 

Umtali.  Miss    Swormstedt.  .  .  .  500 

Twelve  Scholarships    240 

Total   for   Africa $740 

SUMMARY. 

North    India    $15,824 

Northwest    India    3,406 

South    India    2,326 

Central   Provinces    1,090 

Bombay    1,215 

Bengal     2,570 

Burma    40 

Malaysia    1,895 

Ph.lippines     2,235 

North  China    1,770 

West    China    975 

Poochow     2,725 

Ring  Hua    5,793 

Japan    3,450 

South  Japan    9,942 

Korea    4,717 

Mexico     4,320 

Italv      240 

Africa   740 

Total    $66,373 

NORTHWESTERN    BRANCH. 

North  India. 

Dwarahat.    Second    assistant.  200 

Scholarships    180 

Bible-women     60 

Pithoraaarh.    First    assistant.  240 

Scholarships    320 


Second   assistant    240 

Woman's    home    50 

Medical  work    200 

Hospital  repairs 100 

Medicines  for  village  work.  20 

Bible-women     80 

Bareilhj.   Dr.    Lewis    650 

Dr.    Gimson    000 

Assistant     220 

Medical   work   and   repairs.  550 

Support    of    beds 240 

Nurses    160 

Medical    scholarships    80 

Bible-women  in  hospital...  50 

Scholarships    525 

Rebuilding     Physician's 

Home    4,000 

Pauri,   Miss   Wilson    600 

Second   assistant    220 

Scholarships     240 

District  Bible-women    350 

••.edical   B.ole-women 60 

Medic.nes    and    itinerating.  120 

Moradabad,  Second  assistant.  240 

Scholarships    345 

Training     Class 120 

Circuit   and   village  work.  .  2vU 

District     Bible-women 420 

Repairs    on    house 150 

Budaon,    Miss    Wright 400 

Second   assistant    200 

Scholarships    225 

Day      school      and      zenana 

work    100 

Conveyances     and    itinerat- 
ing      140 

Bible    woman     and    village 

work     280 

Biinour,    First    assistant 240 

Scholarships    225 

Medicine     20 

Bible-women     75 

Lucknow,    Miss    Singh     (par- 
tial)       300 

Miss   Northrup    600 

Winslow    scholarship    75 

0  Farwell    scholarship    50 

"  Kindergarten    assistant    .  .  .  300 

High    School   assistant 300 

Blind   women    75 

Isabella   Thoburn   College..  3,2o0 

Gonda,  Assistant 220 

Scholarship    20 

Bahraich.     Bible-women 50 


Total  for  North  India.$19,000 

Northivest  India   Conference. 

Phalera.    Miss    Greene 600 

Miss   Ellis    500 

Traveling       expenses       and 

furniture     40o 

Assistant    220 

Scholarships    30 

Repairs     .  .  : 100 

Allahabad,    Scholarships 345 

tawnpore,  Mrs.  Worthington.  400 

Rent  and  taxes    50 


242 


WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


Scholarships    495 

Day   schools    75 

Wheel   tax  and  conveyance  35 

Village  and  mohulla  work.  250 

Meerut,   Scholarship    20 

Bible    readers   and   itinerat- 
ing       600 

Aligarh,       Boarding        School 

scholarships     2,790 

Industrial    scholarships    ...  765 

Poor  women    495 

Mrs.  Matthews   400 

Assistant,  Miss  Murray.  .  .  .  240 

Brindaban,  Zenana  assistant.  200 

Muttra,  Repairs   100 

Blackstone  Institute. 

Munshis  and   incidentals...  80 

English  scholarships 180 

Evangelistic  band    50 

Hindustani    scholarships.  .  .  345 
Training      school      scholar- 
ships      45 

Second  assistant    200 

Zenana  assistant,  Miss  Her- 
ring      220 

District  Miscellaneous. 

Bible-women    75 

Cawnpore,    high    school,    new 

roof    250 

New  missionary,  Miss  Loge- 

man     500 

Outfit,     traveling     expenses 

and  furniture    600 

Total      for     Northwst 

India     $11,655 

South  India  Conference. 

Kolar,  Miss  Fisher $600 

Miss  Peters i-60 

Miss   Lewis    .  220 

Mrs.   Hall,   matron 200 

Scholarships     ..    ..  1,000 

Miss  Curtiss    1*0 

Bible-women    50 

Brahmin  day  school. 120* 

Munshis    and    conveyance.  .  140 

Madras,  Scholarships    400 

Miss   Doyle    .  260 

Special   appropriation 40 

Miss  Zuluka  Doyle 26o 

Bible-women 120 

Conveyances    10C 

Nicodemus    Home     ( C/nga- 

mah)     40 

Raichur,  Miss  Woods 600 

Miss    Thoy    100 

Total    for    South    India 

Conference    $4,550 

Bombay    Conference. 

Poona,  First  assistant 250 

Domestic  department    100 

Taxes y0 

Scholarships    , ,  go 


Miss   Bennett    400 

Bombay,  Miss  Chovey   160 

Bible-women,      conveyances 

and    itinerating    250 

Taxes   and   insurance 165 

Telegaon,   Miss   Strip 220 

High   school   teachers 225 

Scholarships    800 

Godhra,  Miss  Abbott    400 

Household   expenses    100 

First  assistant    220 

Second   assistant    200 

Matron    240 

Repairs     100 

Medicine  and  doctor 100 

Conveyance     120 

Pundit    . : 80 

Scholarships    800 

School-house    (new) 1,400 

Total  for  Bombay  Con- 
ference     So, MO 

Bengal  Conference. 

Asansol.  Miss   Forster 600 

Miss   Vernieux    100 

Miss   Douglass    120 

Miss   Hoskings    200 

Miss  Moore    160 

Girls'   cottages    (2) 600 

Repairs    and    taxes 100 

Bible-women     120 

Conveyance     50 

Scholarships    1,200 

Teacher,   Lucy    40 

Calcutta,  Orphanage 360 

Interest  on  deaconess  home  400 
Lizzie       Johnson's       Bible- 
women    100 

Mrs.    Lee's    assistant 230 

DarjeeUng,  Miss  Creek    500 

Traveling       expenses       and 

furniture    425 

Pakur,     Miss      Swan,     salary 

(partial)     200 

Scholarship    20 

Bible-woman    40 

Muzefferpur,   Miss   Peters....  600 

Zenana  assistants    480 

Scholarships    900 

Bible-women    160 

Repairs     100 

Taxes  and   land   rent 65 

Day   schools    180 

Conveyances    150 

Matron    200 

Training   school    20 

New   conveyance    150 

Total    for   Bengal $8,630 

Burmah  Conference. 

Rangoon,   Miss   Stahl 600 

Malaysia   Conference. 

Singapore,   Matron    75 

Scholarships    100 

Contingencies    100 

interest     75 

Mary  C.  Nind  Home 1.000 


APPROPRIATIONS  FOR  1905-1906 


243 


Taipeng,    Miss   Jackson 600 

Miss    Toll    600 

Personal   teachers    95 

Conference       and       finance 

committee    expenses    ....  65 

Scholarships    200 

Assistant  teacher 225 

Paintiner  and  insurance.  ...  140 

Bible-woman     60 

Conveyance    75 

Repairs   on    school    building  40 

Total  for  Malaysia.  . .  .$3,450 

North  China  Conference. 

Peking,    Dr7"Gloss77r.7?7.'".T"  $650 

Miss    Wheeler    650 

Scholarships    450 

Lettie    Mason      Quine      day 

school    60 

Medical  students    50 

Tientsin,   Dr.      Martin,      home 

salary   175 

Traveling  expenses    300 

Medical   work    150 

Miss    Martin,   home  salary.  175 

Traveling  expenses    300 

Chang -li,    Country    evangelis- 
tic work    100 

Tai-an-Fu,    Miss    Steere 650 

Scholarships    1,050 

Country   day   schools 100 

Lettie      Mason     Quine   day 

school    25 

Bible-woman,  Mrs.  Kao....  40 

Training  school    100 

Conference      traveling      ex- 
penses     50 


Total  for  North  China.$5,075 

Central  China   Conference. 

Chin  Kiang,  Miss  Robinson.  .  750 

Miss   Crook    650 

Scholarships    225 

Bible-woman     40 

Wind   mill    100 

Nanking.   Miss    Shaw 650 

Miss  Peters   650 

Miss   Alice  Peters 650 

Miss  Crane    650 

Scholarships    625 

Bible-woman's  school 300 

Day   schools    120 

Bible-women    80 

Kiukiang.   Miss   Merrill 650 

Miss  Pierce   650 

Scholarships    350 

Woman's  school    300 

Day   school    40 

Hospital    building    :    1,000 

Drugs    500 

Furniture    for    Fish    Memo- 
rial      250 

Furniture  for  Miss  Merrill.  100 

Nanchang,    Miss    Howe 750 

Dr.  Kahn 450 


Rent    300 

Miscellaneous. 

Treasurer's  Expenses 20 

Total  for  Central  China  $10,850 
West  China. 

Chuna   King,   Miss   Jones....  650 

Scholarships    260 

Painting,     repairs     and  in- 
surance       130 

Medicines     300 

Instruments     50 

Furniture,  repairs    and     in- 
cidentals       150 

Hospital  beds    65 

Bible-women   70 

Itinerating     50 

Vhentu,    Miss   Witte 525 

Furniture    100 

Traveling    expenses    400 

Scholarships    120 

Day  school    50 

Bible-woman    and    itinerat- 
ing       50 

Rent  and  repairs 40 

Hospital    beds    80 

Su.-ing,  Rogers'   day  school..  50 

Bible-woman     40 

Tsicheo,      Bible-woman      and 

itinerating    80 

Total  for  West  China,   $3,260 
Foochow    Conference. 
Foochow,   Hospital   evangelis- 
tic work 50 

Seminary  scholarships 50 

Boarding      school      scholar- 
ships       220 

Day   school   and  itinerating  400 
Lettie     Mason      Quine   day 

school    30 

Dr.   Lyon   750 

Hospital  expenses   950 

Hospital    repairs    150 

Insurance     75 

Orphanage     270 

Ming  Chiang,  Miss  Peters.  ...  600 

Miss  Longstreet   600 

Boarding    school    240 

Day  schools  and  traveling.  .  325 

Bible-women     300 

Training     and     Romanized 

school    200 

Repairs    and    furniture....  200 

Watchman     25 

Kucheng,    Romanized     station 

class    300 

Boarding    school    280 

North    long    Bing,     Boarding 

school    420 

Training   class    120 

Day    school    and    traveling.  IdO 

Bible-women     225 

South  long  Bing,  Day  schools 

and  traveling    200 


244 


WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


Miscellaneous. 

Conference  Minutes 25 

Mary  Clarke  Nind  Evangel- 
istic   fund    3,000 


Total    for    Foochow.  .  $10,185 

Hing  Hua  Conference. 

Hhin   Hua.  Miss  "Wilson    ....  500 

Miss    Westcott    500 

Boarding    school     200 

Bible-women     250 

Bible  -  women's         Training 

class    100 

Packard     Home,       painting 

and  repairs    150 

Sieng    Iu,    Scholarships 100 

Hospital    beds     80 

Ing   Chung,   Boarding   school.  40 

Bible-women    200 

Day  school  and  traveling.  .  125 

Building  (Special  Gift) 80 

Miscellaneous. 

Conferences  expenses    25 

Total    for   Hing   Hua..  $2, 750 
Japan  Conference. 

Hakodate,    scholarships 240 

Teacher  mathematics    270 

Teacher    history,    etc 145 

Teacher  preparatory   145 

Hirosaki,    teacher    kindergar- 
ten       125 


Total  for  North  Japan.  $925 
Central  Japan. 

Sendai,  Miss  Heaton 700 

Bible-woman     40 

District  work    100 

Aovama.  Miss  Ailing    700 

Miss  Bullis    600 

Outfit     and     travelling     ex- 
penses      350 

Repairs     150 

Watchman     : 55 

Scholarships 680 

Chinese   teacher    270 

Literature  teacher   100 

Translation    teacher    200 

English  teacher    200 

Primary    teacher    115 

Assistant  teacher 60 

Normal   teacher    200 

Fukuaawa,   Day   school 400 

Desks    150 

Yokohama.  Mrs.  Van  Petten.  700 

TmjpI   and   lights 150 

Painting  and   repairs 100 

Books,    tracts   and   travel..  90 

Scholarships    280 

Theology  teacher 180 

Music  teacher   80 

Sowing         and  etiquette 

teacher    90 

Day  schools,     Aizawa     and 

Kanagawa     400 


Kanagawa  rent    90 

Dav      school      visitor      and 

travel    160 

Mothers'   meetings    20 

Blind   school    50 

Taxes    25 

1\  a^oya,    Repairs    and     insur- 
ance       175 

Mathematics     and     science 

teacher    200 

Literature   and    composition 

teacher    200 

Music  teacher 180 

Assistant    teacher    75 

Bible-woman,    First   Church  90 

Bible-woman,  Toyahashi   . .  90 

City   Work    40 

Miscellaneous. 

Miss  Baucus'  work 90 


Total  for  Central  Japan   $8,625 
South  Japan  Conference. 

Fukuoka,   Miss    Seeds    700 

Native  teachers    125 

Scnolarships    280 

Repairs     120 

Book  and  industrial  fund.  .  50 
Matron    and    night    watch- 
man       100 

Bible-woman     at     Hakata, 

Mrs.    Sakamoto    85 

Bible-woman  at  "Wakamat- 

su,   Miss  Saruta   75 

Bible-woman        at      "Waifu, 

Miss    Takamatsu     90 

Nagasaki,   Miss   Melton 700 

Scholarships    200 

Mathematics  teacher    400 

Bible   school   assistant 100 

Primary   teacher    50 

City  work    150 

Total  for  South  Japan.  $3,225 

Korea. 

Seoul,  Repairs    250 

Insurance     175 

Fuel     175 

Scholarships    280 

Visiting  nurse 50 

Pyeng  Yang,  day  school 85 

Total    for   Korea $1,015 

Philippines. 

Manila,   Scholarships    40 

Taxes    50 


Total   for   Manila 
Mexico. 


P90 


Mexico      City,      Kindergarten 

teacher,   Miss  Valvende. .  225 

Assistant  teacher 180 

Medical  attendance   75 


APPROPRIATIONS   FOR   1905-1906 


245 


Scholarships    300 

I  achuca.   Miss   Bohannon....  750 

Miss   Hewitt    750 

Miss    Garcia,    1st    Grade...  210 
Miss  Lopez,   2nd  Grade....  210 
Miss   Chagoyan,   Kindergar- 
ten       250 

Miss  Jiminez,  music  teacher  160 

Miss   Guzman,   matron 250 

School    and   dormitory   sup- 
plies       200 

Porter 115 

Repairs     125 

Scholarships    100 

Purbla.   Normal    teacher 250 

Kindergarten     200 

Dormitory    supplies     25 

Scholarships    200 

Guanajuato,    Primary   teacher  210 
Kindergarten     and     sewing 

teacher    180 

School  supplies 3  00 

Porter 9(j 

Scholarships    150- 

Miraflores,  Sewing  and  draw- 
ing teacher    180 

Furniture   and   supplies....  100 

Anizaco,   School   and   supplies.  450 

Tlarcata,    School      and      sup- 
Plies    230 

Tetela.  School   and  supplies.  .  375 

Leon.   Scholarship    50 

Bible-woman     50 

Total  for  Mexico .$6,740 

South   Ameria. 

Montevideo.   Miss    Hewett.  .  .  .  750 

Miss   Walker    750 

Assistants    1,000 

Scholarships    200 

Bible-woman     50 

Taxes    and    repairs 350 

Porter    100 

Rozario,  Scholarships 500 

Teachers     900 

Buenos  Ayres,  Rent    350 

Scholarships    200 

Total  for  South  Amer-^ 
ica    $5,150 

Bulgaria. 

Lovetch.  Miss  Blackburn   ....  600 

Miss   Davis    600 

Miss   Raichera    330 

Miss  Diem    170 

Sewing  and  drawing  teacher  200 

Incidentals  and  repairs....  150 

Traveling  expenses    50 

Books  and  apparatus 50 

Scholarships    240 

Bible-woman     50 

Purchase    of   land 150 

Total   for  Bulgaria .  .  .  .$2,590 
Italy. 
Rome.    Crandon      Hall,      Miss 

Vickery     700 


Miss    Swift    700 

M'dle  De  Lord 500 

Scholarships     200 

Via   Garibaldi.  Miss  Odgers.  .  700 

Teachers    500 

Taxes   and   insurance 300 

Repairs     200 

Scholarships    350 

Industrial   department    ....  200 

Trieste,  Miss  Fraisse 75 

Total   for   Italy    $4,425 

Switzerland. 

Bible-women   and  work....  150 


North  Germany. 
Bible-women   and  work. 


125 


Africa. 

Quessua,    Scholarships ISO 

SUMMARY. 

North    India    $19,000 

Northwest   India    11,655 

South  India 4,550 

Bombay    6,500 

Bengal    8,630 

Burma     600 

Malaysia    3,450 

North    China     5,075 

Central    China    10,850 

West  China   ■ 3,260 

Foochow     10,185 

Hing   Hua    2,750 

Japan    8,625 

Sotu.-srn   Japan    3,225 

Korea    1,015 

Philippines     90 

Mexico    6,740 

South  America   5,150 

Bulgaria     2,590 

Itaiy    4,425 

Switzerland    150 

North  Germany    125 

Africa     180 

Contingent     4,630 

Grand  Total    $123,450 

DES    MOINES    BRANCH. 

North  India. 

Pithoragarh,   scholarships    ...  $320 

Pauri,  scholarships 220 

Bareilly,    scholarships 150 

Shajahanpur ,    scholarships    .  .  300 

Moradabad.   Third   assistant.  .  200 

Scholarship    90 

Repairs     40 

Budaon.    scholarships 150 

Repairs     33 

Lucknr  w,    Miss    Sircar 360 

.'otal    for   North  India.  $1,863 


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WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


Northwest  India. 

Ajmere,    Miss   Lawson 600 

Phalera,  scholarships 60 

tawnpore,  Miss  Pool 600 

Miss    Pyne    600 

Scholarships       Girls'       high 

school    560 

Roofing    110 

Kasgang.    Bible-women,     con- 
veyance and  itinerating.  .  700 
Meerut.    Second    assistant.  ...  240 

Scholarships    180 

Aligarh,    Miss   Bobenhouse .  .  .  600 
Bible-women     and     convey- 
ance       80 

Muttra,   Assistant    214 

Scholarships  (training 

school)    140 

Scholarships  (boarding 

school)     60 

Bible-women    (District)....  400 

Delhi,   Bible-women    90 

iviiss    Lauck,     passage    and 

salary    900 

Total  for  N.-W.  India.  $6,134 

South  India. 

Kolar,    Scholarships 360 

Miss    Maskell     600 

Bible-women     144 

Conveyances    100 

Tent     100 

Miss     Linda     Lewis     (part 

salary)      75 

Day   school    50 

Hyderabad,  Miss  Wood 600 

Conveyance    75 

Miss   Smith    260 

Miss  Evans    600 

First  assistant    260 

Miss    Phillips    260 

Miss     Birt     260 

Matron    100 

Scholarships    1,000 

Conveyance    50 

Vikarabad.   Miss   Wells 600 

Scholarships    500 

-ouse   rent    100 

Evangelistic   assistant    ....  260 

Bible-women    120 

Conveyances    50 

Total   for  South  India.  $6,524 

Central  Provinces. 

Jabalpur,    Miss    Hyde 600 

Scholarships    3,500 

Mrs.    Holland    600 

Bible-women    240 

Conveyance    30 

Assistant  for  Bible  training 

school    200 

Conveyance    40 

Khandwa,    Miss    Elicker.  .  .  .  .  600 

Miss  Lossing 600 


First  assistant    200 

Scholarships    1,200 

Evangelistic    assistant 100 

Bible-women    100 

Training   class    50 

Itinerating     30 

Burhanpur,  Bible-women   ....  96 
Narsingpur,  Bible-women  and 

conveyance     300 

Total  for  Central  Prov- 
inces     $8,486 

Bombay. 

Bombay,  Bible-women    80 

Godhra,    scholarships 200 

Total    for    Bombay $280 

Bengal. 

Calcutta.    Miss    Henkle    (half 

salary     300 

Miss  Aaronson,  passage  and 

salary 600 

Miss  Stumpf    600 

Pakur.    scholarships    280 

Asavsol,    scholarships     120 

Bible-woman,    Mrs.    Mondol  20 

Total    for    Bengal $1,920 

Burma. 

Ranaoon.   Miss   Foster    600 

Miss    Stockwell     600 

Lease,         Burmese         girls' 

scnool    100 

Scholarship    Burmese    girls' 

school    120 

Miss     Rigbv,     passage     and 

home  salary    700 

Itinerating    50 

Pnndav   schools    z5 

Bible-women      80 

Villaere  schools   25 

Village    Schools    25 

Than  da  una.  Miss  Perkins.  .  .  .  600 

Scholarships    280 

New  Building 7,000 


Total  for  Burma $10,180 

North  China. 

Peking,  scholarships 360 

Tientsin.   Miss   Wilson 650 

Training   school    150 

Country  work   40 

Bible-woman,   Mrs.   Fu-Li..  40 

Ch'ank    Li.    scholarships 210 

Shantung,  scholarships 60 

Total   for  North   China.  .  $1,510 

Central  China. 

Kin  Kiang,  Dr.  Stone 450 

Nurses  and  employees 150 

Board   for  poor  patients...  50 


APPROPRIATIONS  FOR  1905-1906 


247 


Scholarships,  girls'  school..  275 

Nan  Chang,  Miss  Ogborn   ...  750 

Miss   Newby    545 

Scholarships    600 

Bible-women     80 

Total        for        Central 

China    $2,900 

West  China. 

Chung  King,  Miss  Galloway. .  650 

Dr.    Edmonds    650 

Medicines 200 

Bedding,    etc 100 

Helpers   ana   servonts 70 

Hospital    beds    30 

Incidentals     50 

Scholarships    240 

Insurance,   painting,   repairs  30 
Miss  Manning,  home  salary 

and    return    700 

Miss    Wells     545 

Miss    Hitchcock    545 

Woman's  Training  school.  .  t>0 

Itinerating     75 

Bible-woman     35 


Total   for  West  China. $3,970 
Foochow. 

Foochow,  Miss  Hu    150 

Scholarships  (boarding 

school)     400 

Miss   Sia    150 

Seminary    30 

Bible-women    50 

Orphans    60 

Yen  Ping,  Emma  Fuller  girls' 

school    building    1,000 

Ngu  Cheng,  Miss  Trimble.  .  .  .  600 

Miss   Allen    , 600 

Miss    Glassburner    600 

Miss   Bartlett    600 

Woman's    school     400 

Bible-women     400 

Romanized  Station  class.  .  .  200 

Day  schools  and  traveling.  480 

Girls'    boarding    school 900 

Repairs     50 

Hai  Tang,  Woman's   school..  100 

Bible-women    150 

Day    schools    and    traveling  330 

Boatman     30 

Insurance     50 

Publishing  Conference  Min- 
utes       20 

Total  for  Foochow  Con- 
ference     $7,350 

Hing  Hua. 

Sing  Iu,  scholarships 120 

Bible-women     50 

Hospital    bed    20 


Total  for  Hing  Hua. . .    $190 


North  Japan. 

Hakodate,    scholarships....  120 

Teacher    (Translation)     ...  145 

Teacher   (Japanese)    145 

Hirosaki,    Miss    Griffiths 700 

Repairs    (on    old   home)  ...  25 

Bible-woman     90 

Travel,      district       superin- 
tendent      75 

Teacher,    7th  Grade    360 


Total  forNorth    Japan  .$1,660 
Central  Japan. 

Sendai,    scholarships    500 

Teachers  and  supplies 225 

Bible-woman,    Sakuyama...  90 

Tokyo,  Miss   Phelps    700 

Travel 25 

Aoyama,    scholarships    ....  280 

Teacher    (Mathematics)     ..  235 


Total        for        Central 

Japan    $2,055 

Mexico. 

Mexico,  scholarships   200 

Light     180 

Puebla,  scholarships   200 

Roof    30 

Ayapango,    Miss    Cruz    Za- 
pata       180 

Miss  Lidia  Flores 100 

School  supplies  and  rent.  .  .  60 

Tezontepec,   teacher   and   sup- 
plies      300 

Orizaba,    Rent    150 

Total  for  Mexico $1,400 

South  America. 
Rosaria,  furniture   40 

Total  for  South  Amer- 
ica          $40 

Italy. 

Rome,    Via    Garibaldi,    schol- 
arships            200 

Total    for   Italy $200 

Africa. 

Quessua,    scholarships    120 

Total  for  Africa $lz0 

SUMMARY. 

North    India    $1,863 

Northwest   India    6,134 

South  India 6,524 

Central    Provinces    8,486 

Bombay    280 

Bengal    1,920 

Burma    .1.0. .,j 


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WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


North  China    1,510 

Central    China    2,900 

West    China    3,970 

Foochow     7,350 

Hing  Hua    ±20 

North    Japan     1,660 

Central    Japan    2,055 

Mexico    1,400 

South  America   40 

Italy    200 

Africa     120 

Contingent    1,253 

Grand  Total    $58,000 

MINNEAPOLIS  BRANCH. 

North  India. 

Pithoragarh,   scholarships $200 

Bareillij,    scholarships    120 

Bijnour,  scholarships    45 

Budaon,    scholarships     180 

Pauri,  scholarships    80 

Gonda,   scholarships    120 

LucknoWj      Deaconess      Home 

scholarships     32 

Deaconess    Home    wall....  125 
Debt    on    Isabella    Thoburn 

College    520 


Total   for  North  India.  $1,422 
Northwest  India. 

Ajmeer,    scholarships    180 

Phalera,  Repairs    40 

Allahabad,  scholarships    45 

Cawnpore,    High    School,    half 

scholarship     40 

Cawnpore,  Share  in  new   roof         50 

Muttra,   Two    teachers CO 

Boarding      school      scholar- 
ships             90 

First    assistant,    Miss    Ogil- 

vie    240 

Punjab  District,  Lahore,  four 

Bible-women     120 

Four   day  schools  and   itin- 
erating           100 

Mussoarie,   Three    Bible-wom- 
en   and    itinerating 140 

Deoband,    Two      Bible-women 

and    itinerating    90 

Roarku,    Seven     Bible-women 

and  itinerating 200 

Delhi    District,    Multan,    Two 

Bible-women   60 


Total    for   North  India. $1,455 
South  India. 

Kolur,  Five  scholarships 100 

Two  Bible-women   48 

New    Conveyance    '  46 

Madras,  Elizabeth  Harrison.  .  20 


Total   for  South  India. $3,085 


Central  Provinces. 

Jabbalpur,  Two  scholarships.  40 

Patan,    Four    Bible-women...  80 

Total  for  Central  Prov- 
inces      $120 

Bombay. 

Two  day  schools    200 

Mrs.  Vardon's  Bible-woman 

and   itinerating    125 

Poona,   Mrs.    Stephens'    Bible- 
women    100 

Mrs.        Stephens'       summer 

school     25 

Mrs.  Stephens'  itinerating.  .  50 

Miss    Thoy    240 

Bullock  cart    25 

Telagaon,    scholarships 220 

Total    for    Bombay.  .  .  .  $985 

Bengal. 

Pakur,  Ten   scholarships 200 

Ten    widows    100 

Matron    120 

New   building    500 

Total    for    Bengal $920 

Burma. 

Rangoon,  Miss  Whittaker .  . .  .  600 
One   Burmese   scholarship.  .  20 
Thandaung,      Three      scholar- 
ships      120 

Total    for    Burma $740 

Malaysia. 

Singapore,    Miss    Blackmore.  .  $450 

Miss    Harding,    assistant...  250 

Conveyanca     120 

Scholarships     280 

Bible  Training  school,   Five 

scholarships     100 

Bible    training    school,    con- 
tingencies       50 

Methodist      Girls'        school, 

Four    teachers    540 

Taipeng,  Contingencies   ....;.  100 

Matron    60 

One   Bible-w-man    00 

'iwo   teachers    300 

Painting  day  school 100 

Conveyance 75 

Penang,    Miss    Martin 450 

Matron    90 

Twenty  Scholarships 400 

Insurance     49 

Two  Bible-women    96 

Miss   Olson    450 

Miss   Olson,    teacher 48 

One    teacher    120 

Caretaker     60 

Watchman     60 


APPROPRIATIONS  FOR   1905-1906 


249 


Interest    (conditional) 
Rent    for    Bible-women 
Transit  to  Conference. 
Publishing    Minutes    .  . 
Sanitarium    transit    .  .  . 


120 
24 
50 
20 

100 


Total    for    Malaysia.  .  .$4,622 
Philippines. 

Manila,  Miss  Decker 750 

Three   scnolarships    120 

Contingencies    75 

■Emergency     175 

North   District,   Miss   Stixrud, 

traveling  expenses 375 

Training   School   Building..  1,350 

Total  for  Philippines.  .$2,845 

Central   China. 

Chin-Kiang,      Pour      scholar- 
ships      100 

Kui  Kiang,  Anna  Stone 450 

Itinerating     .■ 60 

Assistants    100 

One  day  school    40 

Rent    75 


Total  for  Central  China  $825 
West  China. 

Chung-king,     Three     scholar- 
ships       60 

Three  hospital  beds 45 

Hospital   work    80 

Bible-woman     30 

Itinerating   and   day    school  85 

Xniling,   Day  school   building  lu~ 

Total  for  West    China..  $400 

Foochow. 

Woman's    Training    school.  40 

Girls'    Boarding    school....  160 

Three  medical   students....  100 

One    orphan     30 

Ku  Cheng,  Miss  Lorenz 600 

Four   day   schools 100 

Two   Bible- women 50 

Two  Deaf  and  Dumb  pupils  50 

Scholarships    660 

Repairs    50 

Furniture     50 


Total   for  Foochow $5,960 

Hing  Hua. 

Hamilton   Girls'    School....  140 

Being  Iu,  Miss  Nicholaisen.  .  .  500 

Support    of    beds 540 

Scholarships    240 

Conference  expenses    20 

Total    for   Hing  Hua..  $1,4  40 


Japan. 

N.   Japan,    .Hakodati,     Three 

scholarships     120 

Central   Japan,    Tokyo,      Miss 

Lee    700 

Watchman     35 

Insurance   and  repairs 130 

Ten   scholarships    400 

Bight  teachers    540 

Matron     65 

Blind  school    25 

Publication    25 

Total    for    Japan $2,040 

Korea. 

Three    Scholarships    105 

One   Bible-woman    50 

One   teacher    60 

Total    for   Korea $215 

Bulgaria. 

Lovetch,  One  Scholarship....  45 

Total  for  Bulgaria....  $4  5 

South  America. 

Buenos  Ayres,  One  schol- 
arship     ioo 

Rosario,  Furniture     for     new 

building    20 

Montevideo,      new        building 

(conditional)     400 

Total  for  S.  America..  $    520 

SUMMARY. 

North    India    $1,422 

Northwest   India    1,,on 

Central  Provinces    

South  India 208 

Bombay    9°5 

Bengal    9^0 

Burma    » 740 

Malaysia    4'o^c 

Philippines     2,845 

Central  China 825 

West    China    400 

Foochow     l,Sd0 

Hing    Hua     1,440 

Korea     215 

North  Jpan    120 

Central   Japan    1,920 

Bulgaria     45 

South    America    520 

Contingencies    508 

$21,200 
Miss    Adams,    Home,    condi- 
tional      120 

Provisional   Thank   Offering.  680 

Grand  Total    $22,000 


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WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


TOPEKA  BRANCH.  ? 
North  India  Conference. 

Pithoragarh,    scholarships    ...  100 

Bible-women   20 

Pauri.    Scholarships    100 

Bible-women   50 

Moradabad,     salary     of     Miss 

Henry     400 

Repairs     60 

Budaon,  scholarships    195 

Itanuija,   Bible-women 75 

Lucknow,    Bible-women 100 

Sitapur,     Bible-women 170 

Rae   Bareilly.   Bible-women..  255 

Itamuja,    Bible-woman     ...  75 

Lucknow,    debt,    conditional..  650 


Total   for  N.   India $2,475 

Northwest  India  Conference. 

Ajmer,   scholarships    1,020 

City  Evangelist    60 

Bible-women     and     convey- 
ance       195 

Bible-women   192 

Itinerating     25 

Phalera,  scholarships    810 

Women     60 

Circuit    Bible-women 100 

Bible-women    116 

Cawnpore.   Repairs  on   roof.  .  20 

Meerut,   Miss    Livermore,    sal- 
ary and  return 600 

Miss    Winslow,    salary 600 

Howard    Plested    Memorial 

school,    scholarships 1,005 

Bible-women     810 

Muttra.    Miss    McKnight 400 

Scholarships    195 


Total  for  N.-W.   India.  $6,208 
South  India. 

Bangalore,      Miss      Montgom- 
ery's   salary    600 

Rent    500 

Day  school 120 

Bible-women    190 

Kolar.    scholarships     240 

Assistant    60 

Bidar.    day    schools 100 

Bible-women    140 

Conveyance    40 

Belgaum.    Bible-women 250 

District  Bible-women    50 

Miss     Holland,     outfit     and 

passage    and    salary 900 


Total   for  South  India.  $3,190 

Central  Provinces. 

Sironcha,  Assistant   $220 

Pundit     40 

Conveyance     50 

Bible-women   185 


Mrs.    Turner's    salary    and 

outfit   650 

Raipur,  Bible-women    80 

Scholarships    100 

Itinerating  by  Mrs.   Gilder.  50 

Total  for  Central  Prov- 
inces     $1,375 

Bombay    Conference. 

Baroda,   Scholarships   90 

Keep    of    ponies 160 

Rent    of    bungalow 100 

Dispensary     50 

Nurse    40 

Compounder    100 

Drugs    300 

Dr.  Tuttle,   salary 600 

District   Hospital,    building.  1,000 

Godhra,   scholarships    500 

Nadiad,  Miss   Morgan,   salary  400 

Conveyance 300 

Itinerating     160 


Total    for    Bombay $3,S00 

Bengal  Conference. 

Asansol,   Bible-women    40 

Calcutta,    Four    schools 170 

Two  Bible-women   80 

Travel     20 

Kidderpore,    Teacher    40 

Assistant    160 

Hindustani  Work,  Two  Bible- 
women    60 

Two   teachers    60 

Rent    20 

Conveyance    40 

Assistant    160 

Anna   J.    Thoburn    .Deacon- 
ess  Home,    building   fund  1,000 

Pakur,   Miss   Swan,    salary.  .  .  300 

Scholarships    SO 

Santal    Bible-women 32 

Rampore   Hat,    Bible-women.  40 

Total    for   Bengal    $2,300 

Burma. 

Rangoon,  land  lease   100 

Scholarships    160 

Total   for   Burma    $260 

Malaysia. 

Penang,  Matron   $   150 

Total  for  Malaysia.  .  .  .     $150 

Philippines. 

Manila,  Miss  Spaulding,  home 

salary     300 

Scholarships    120 

New   building    1,000 

Total  for   Philippines.  .$1,420 


APPROPRIATIONS  FOR  1905-1906 


251 


North  China. 

Tientsin.  Dr.   Stevenson 650 

Medicines    150 

Scholarships    180 

Watchman    20 


Total   for  North  China.  $1,000 
Central   China. 

China  Kiang,  Scholarships.  .  .  200 

Repairs     50 

Nanking,  Bihle-women   120 

Itinerating     60 

Kui  Kiang,  Scholarships 250 

Bible-women     40 

Total        for        Central 

China    $720 

Foochow    Conference. 

Foochoio,  scholarships    120 

Seminary  scholarships    ....  25 

Conditional    150 

Kucheng,  scholarships    400 

Bible-women     175 

North      long      Bing     District, 

Biule-women     100 


Total    for    Foochow    $970 

Hing  Hua  Conference. 

Hing  Hua.  scholarships $560 

Miss  Varney's  salary 600 

Sieng    In.    hospital    beds 180 

Scholarships    20 

Total    for   Hing   Hua..  $1,360 

Japan  Conference. 

Sanpora,  Miss  Imhof    7u0 

Rent    150 

Assistant    90 

Sunday  school,    rent 15 

City  work    10 

Otaru.  Bible-woman 90 

Hakodate,   scholarships    240 

Sunday   School,  rent 35 

Marioku,  Bible-woman 90 

Tokyo,    scholarships    200 

Miss  Shibati    300 

Penmanship     80 

Yokohama.  Bible-women    ....  80 

'iagoya,  Miss  Watson 700 

School    supplies    60 

Scholarship    40 

Total    for    Japan $2,880 

South  America. 

Rosario,  Miss  Swaney,  salary  $750 

Scholarships    400 

Assistant    240 

Matron    450 

Repairs    and    taxes 200 

Interest     500 


Furniture     155 

Cook    180 

School    supplies    50 


Total  for  S.  America.  .$2,925 

SUMMARY. 

North    India    $2,475 

Northwest   India    6,208 

South  India 3,190 

Central   Provinces    1,375 

Bombay    3,800 

Bengal     2,302 

Burma    260 

Malaysia    150 

Philippines     1,420 

North  China    1,000 

Central  China 720 

Foochow     970 

Hing    Hua     1,360 

Japan    2,880 

South  America   2,925 

Contingent   965 

Grand  Total    $31,000 

PACIFIC  BRANCH. 

North    China. 

Bhabar,  Bible-women   $110 

Divarahat,    Scholars    40 

Pithoragarh,   Scholars    200 

Bible-women     80 

Bareilly,  Scholars    120 

Pauri,   Scholars    140 

Moradabad,   Scholars    150 

Bible-women     75 

Budaon,  Scholars 180 

Bijnour,    Scholars    60 

Hardoi,  Scholars    330 

Itinerating     30 

Lucknow,  Inspectress   60 

Sitapur,  Scholars 120 

Assistant    180 

Gonda,  Scholars 150 

Barabanki,  Bible-women    ....  60 


Total   for  N.   India $2,085 

Northwest  India. 

Ajmere,  Miss  Hart's  salary.  .  600 

Scholars    1,125 

First  assistant    200 

Second   assistant    180 

Miss    Holman's    home    sal- 
ary       300 

Phalera,   Dr.    Beck's   salary.  .  600 

Meuicines     200 

Assistant    100 

Itinerating     70 

Scholars     1,350 

Widows     150 

Repairs     50 

Rajputana,  Bible-women   ....  300 

Meerut,   Miss   Marble's  salary  600 

Scholars   75 

Bible-women   125 


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Cawnpore,   Scholars    435 

Bible-women    100 

Repairing  roof    40 

Aligarh,   Scholars    60 

Muttra,    Training    scholars.  .  .  35 

Lahore,  Bible-women   100 

Roorke,    Bible-women    125 

Total  for  N.-W.  India.  $6,920 

South  India. 

Kolar,   Scholars    100 

Day   school    50 

Hyderabad,   Scholars    60 

Madras,  Scholars  100 

Raichur,  Bible-women    75 

Belgaum,   Bible-women        ...  25 

Total  for  South   India..  $410 

Bengal. 

Asansol,   Scholars    100 

Pakur,    Scholars    500 

Building    230 

Calcutta,   child  widows    45 

Total  for  Bengal $875 

Burma. 

Rangoon,  Burmese  school.  .  .  .  200 

Day  school    25 

Thandaung,   Scholars 8fl 

Total  for  Burma $305 

Central  Provinces. 

Kampti,    Assistant    250 

Bible-women     140 

New    Tonga     80 

Schools    160 

Deficit    50 

Raipur,  Bible-women    60 

Total  for  Central  Prov- 
inces      $740 

Bombay. 

Baroda,    Scholars    15 

Central  China. 
Chin    Kiang,    Dr.    Taft's    sal- 
ary       600 

Medicines     100 

Scholars    150 

Kiu    Kiang,    Hospital     Bible- 
woman    30 

Total        for        Central 

China    $880 

Foochoio. 

Foochow,   Orphanage    120 

Bible-women     35 

Minchiang,  Scholars    100 

Kucheng,  Day  schools 100 

Bible-woman     25 


long   Bing,   Bible-women    ...      200 
Hai   Tang,   Bible-women    ....         95 

Total  for  Foochow....     $775 

Ring  Hua. 

Hing  Hua,  Scholars    120 

Sing  Iu,  Scholars    180 

Bible-woman     .  .  .  .■ 25 

Hospital  bed    20 

Total    for   Hing   Hua..     $345 

West  China. 

Chentu,  Scholars    $14o 

North  China. 

Peking    60 

Japan. 

Nagoya,  Miss  Holbrook's  sal- 
ary  and   return   passage.  $675 

Bible-woman     75 

Tokyo,  Bible-woman    40 

Hirosaki,   Sunday   schools....  30 

South  Japan. 

Scholars     $80 

Total    for    Japan $900 

Philippine  Islands. 

Manila,   Miss     Parke's     home 

salary    and    passage $600 

Scholars 40 

Total      for      Philippine 

Islands    $640 

Africa. 

Quessua,  Miss  Collins'  salary    $450 

New  missionary 900 

Scholars    160 

Total    for   Africa $1,510 

Korea. 

Chemulpo.   Bible-woman    ....         50 
Seoul,   Scholars 70 

Total  for  Korea $120 

Mexico. 

Pachuca,  Scholars  $100 

Norway. 

Christiana,      Mrs.      Newman, 

Bible-woman 50 

South  America. 
Rosario,   Furniture    $12 


APPROPRIATIONS   FOR   1905-1906 


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SUMMARY. 

North    India    $2,085 

Northwest    India    6,920 

South  India 410 

Bengal    875 

Burma     305 

Central   Provinces    740 

Bombay    15 

central  China 880 

Foochow     775 

Hing  Hua    345 

West  China 140 

North  China    60 

Japan     900 

Pnilippine  Islands    690 

Africa      1,560 

Korea    120 

Mexico    100 

Norway    50 

South  America    12 

Contingent      518 

Total     $17,500 

Conditional,    Manila    1,000 

Conditional,    new   missionary        800 
Cond.tional,  Lucknow  College        390 

Grand  Total    $19,690 

COLUMBIA    RIVER    BRANCH. 


North  India. 

Dwarahat,  Scholarships  .  .  . 
fithoragarh,  Scholarships  .  . 
Bareilly,   Scholarships    .  . .  . . 

Budaon,    Scholarships     

Shajuhanpur,    Scholarships    . 

Lucknow,  Mrs.   Ward    

Isabella   Thoburn   College. 
Gonda,   Pupils  and  teachers. 


$40 

60 

75 

60 

75 

160 

145 

105 


Total    for   North    India..  $720 

Northwest  India. 

Meerut,    Scholarships    $450 

Agra,    Medical    scholarship.  .  .  30 

Muttra,   Scholarships    90 

Aligarh,    Scholarships    180 

Cawnpore,    Roof    10 


Total  for  N.-W.  India.  $760 

Central  Provinces. 

■Jabalpur,     Scholarships $40 

Bombay    Conference. 

felegaon,  Scholarships    100 

dannahbai,  Abraham    72 

Baroda,    Orphanage    40 

Godhra,    Orphanage    180 

Guinarat,  Village  work 1,700 

Miss    Holmes    400 

Itinerating     160 


Rent    120 

Miss   Austin    500 

Itinerating    80 

Total    for    Bombay $3,352 

Malaysia. 

Singapore,  Miss  Lilly $450 

Conveyance    120 

Kindergarten    supplies    ....  50 

Scholarships    120 

Teacher    72 

BiDle    Training   school 65 


Total    for    Malaysia...  $877 
China. 

North    China,    Peking,    Schol- 
arships      30 

Building,    conditional    50 

Foochow,     Scholarships 40 

Miss   Parkinson    600 

Seminary    work    and    schol- 
arships      145 

Buila.ng     1,000 

Bible-woman     25 

Ku   Cheng,    Scholarships 40 

Sieng  Iu,   Bible-women    50 

Scholarships     60 

Hospital    beds     40 

Total  for  China $2,080 

Japan. 

Yokohama,   Scholarships    ....  $80 

Literary    work     25 

Tokyo,    Industrial    school....  120 

Teacher  in  wood  carving.  .  .  40 

Hakodate,  Scholarships    80 

Hirosaki,    Prize    scholarships.  40 

Kindergarten   teacher    60 

Total   for  Japan    $445 

South  America. 

Rosario     $10 

Montevideo     50 


Total  for  S.  America..  $60 

Philippines. 

Manila,   Building    $50 

SUMMARY. 

North   India    $720 

Northwest    India     760 

Bombay    3,352 

Central   Provinces    40 

Malaysia    877 

China    2,080 

Japan    445 

South  America   60 

Philippines     50 

Contingent     116 

Grand  Total    $8,500 


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BELONGING    TO    THE    WOMAN'S    FOREIGN    MISSIONARY    SO- 
CIETY OF  THE  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH. 


North  India. 

Almorah.     Bpworth     Sanita- 
rium      $2,830 

Bareilly    Hospital    13,000 

Bareilly    Orphanage  11,000 
Bhot,    at    Dharchula,     Flora 

Deaconess'    Home    ....  1,900 

Chandra,    Deaconess'    Home.  1,000 

Bijnour,  Boarding'  School...  3,000 

Budaon     5,650 

Gonda     2,5u0 

Hardoi,   Boarding   Home.  .  .  .  3,000 
Lucknow,    Isabella     Thoburn 

College  and  High  School  53,334 

Moradabad     9,500 

Naini   Tal,  Boarding  School.  30,000 

Wellesley   Hospital    1,000 

Pauri.  Boarding  School  and 

Orphanage     11,000 

Pithoragarh,  Boarding  School 

and     Woman's     Home.  .  .  .  6,441 
Shajahanpur,     Bidwell     Me- 
morial School  and  Bunga- 
low      7,000 

Sitapur-j   Boarding   School.  .  .  8,801 

Total     $170,956 

North  West  India. 

Agra,   Medical    Home $2,720 

Ajmer,  Boarding  School  and 

Marks    Hall     13,335 

Aligarh,  Louisa  Soule's  Or- 
phanage        12.52S 

Brindaban,       Mabel       Calder 

Home  and  Dispensary....      4,600 

Cawnpore,  Hudson  Hall  and 

English    School     23,300 

Meerut.  Howard  Plested  Me- 
morial School    10,860 

Muttra,   Blackstone   Institute   16,800 

Phalera,  Orphanage  and  In- 
dustrial   School     7,600 

Total      $91,743 

South  India. 

Haiderabad,    Stanley    Home. $10,000 
Zenana    Home    6,000 

Kolar,  Wm.  Gamble  Dea- 
coness'   Home    5,000 


Orphanage       and       Darby 

Hall     5,000 

Widows'    Home    2,103 

Madras.  Harriet  Bond  Skid- 
more  School,  Baltimore 
Memorial  Home  and 
Northwestern  Memorial 
Home    33,333 

Raipur    500 

Sironcha,      Mary      J.      Clark 

Memorial     6,800 

Vicarabad    1,000 

Total     $69,736 

Bombay. 

Baroda.    Orphanage     $22,000 

Bombau.      Boarding      School 

and    Home     25,000 

Stevens    Hall     16,666 

Khandwa     500 

Jubalpur,      Orphanage      and 

Boarding    Scnool    12,000 

Deaconess  Home    5,000 

Total     $81,166 

Bengal. 

Asansol,  Widows'   Home....    $1,500 
Evangelistic   Home    1,000 

Darjeeling.  Queen's  Hill 
School  (Crandon  Hall, 
The  Repose,  Almira 
Hall  and  Pierce  Build- 
ing)         33,000 

Muzefferpur,     Dispensary....     3,516 

Total      $39,016 

Burma. 

Rangoon.    High    School $40,000 

Charlotte   O'Neal   Institute   30,000 
E.    Rangoon,   Burmese   Girls' 

School      600 

Pegu,    Mission    150 

Total      $70,750 

Malaysia. 

Kuala    Lumpur,    School $15,000 

Penang     7,000 


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Singapore,     Mary     C.     Nind 

Home     \    25,000 

Singapore-School    70,750 

Taipinff,   School    10,000 

Total      $64,500 

North  China. 

Peking     $19,000 

Tientsin.  Isabel    Fisher   Hos- 
pital,   etc    19,000 

Tsxm  Hua    S.000 

Total      $46,000 

Central   China. 

Nan   Chang,      Baldwin      Me- 
morial      $10,000 

Chin    Kiang.    Home,     School 

and    Hospital    13,316 

Kiu      Kiang.      Elizabeth      S. 

Danforth    Hospital    4,000 

The    Home     3,500 

The    Kiu    Kiang    Boarding 

School     2,500 

The    Kiu    Kiang    "Woman's 

Bible   Training   School..      2,500 
The  Kungling   Day   School        250 
Nan  King, The  Adeline  Smith 
Home  and  Arvilla  Lake 
School     7,000 

Total     $43,066 

West  China. 

Chung    King,    Flora    Deacon 

ess  Home 5,300 

Holt    Boarding    School 1,100 

Wm.  A.  Gamble  Hospital.  5,950 

Bungalow     

Chang    Li,    Hospital 1,250 

Total     $13,600 

Foochow. 

Foochow,     Boarding     School 

and    Residence $14,000 

Woman's         School         and 

Residence     4,500 

Liang-au      Hospital        and 
Woolston  Memorial  Hos- 
pital  and   Residence....    11,100 
Mary    E.    Crook    Memorial 

Orphanage    3,100 

Hok    Chiang,    School 4,500 

Ku  C    eng.   School 3,950 

Woman's    Training    School     2,250 
School    Compound    722 

Total      $44,122 

Hing  Hua. 

Hing    Hua.      Juliet      Turner 

Memorial    School    $3,300 

Hamilton  Boarding  School      S  500 
Home    5,'500 


Day      School      and      Bible 

Woman's    Home    500 

Anton    513 

Sieng  In.  Isabel  Hart  Memo- 
rial   School    5,400 

Frieda       Heim       Woman's 

Training  School    2,000 

Margaret  E.  Nast  Hospital   10,000 

Total $35,713 

Korea. 

Seoul.    Home    and    School.  .  $13,000 

Dispensarv     600 

East   Gate,  Scran  ton    Home  2,000 

East    Gate    Dispensary.  .  .  300 

East  Gate,  Baldwin  Chapel  250 

Pyeng    Yang,    Home,    Hospi- 
tal   and    Dispensary.  ...  1,500 

Total     $17,650 

North  Japan. 

Hakodate,  Shcool  and  Home.$13,500 
Hirosaki,  Home    1,000 

Total     $14,500 

Central  Japan. 

Nagoya     $8,600 

Sendai,     Ladies'     Home    and 

Industrial     School 5,000 

Tokyo,  Industrial  School.  .  .  .  3,000 

Abyama    20,000 

Tsukiji    8,500 

.Asakusa   Day    School 500 

>  okohama.  Maud  E.   Simons 

Memorial     4,000 

Higgins     Memorial     Home 

and    Training    School...  12,500 

Yamabukicho.     School 1,200 

Kanagawa,    Kindergarten.  50 

Don  Tarbox  School 200 

Total     $63,550 

South  Japan. 

Fukuoka     $12,000 

Koga,    Orphanage    5,000 

Nagasaki,  Home  and   School   50,000 

Total      $67,000 

Mexico. 

Guanjuatn.  School    $10,000 

Mexico    Citv.   Orphanage....    50,000 

Mirapores,  School    1,000 

Pachuca,    School    20,000 

Puebla,    Normal    Institute.  .    25,000 

Total     $106,000 

South  America. 
Montevideo,        School        and 

xiome    $22,700 

Rosario,   Home    9,3o0 

Total      $32,000 


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Bulgaria. 

Lovetch,   School   and   Home.    $6,500 

Italy. 

Rome.   Crandon   Hall $75,000 

Home    20,000 

Total     $95,000 

United   States. 

Herkimer,      N.      Y.,      Folts 

Mission    Institute     $50,000 

Endowment     70,000 

Permanent  Fund    45,000 

Total    $124,500 

SUMMARY. 

North   India    Conference. ..  $170,956 

North    West    India 91,743 

South    India    69,736 

Bombay    81,116 


Bengal    39,016 

Burma    70,750 

Malaysia    64,500 

North  China    46,000 

Central    China    42,750 

West  China 13,600 

Foochow     44,122 

Hing  Hua 35,713 

Korea     17,650 

NorLh    Japan     14,500 

Central    Japan    63,550 

South  Japan    67,000 

Mexico     106,000 

South    America    32,000 

Bulgaria     6,500 

Italy    95,000 

United  States    124,500 

Total $1,296,702 

MRS.  WM.  B.  DAVIS, 
MRS.  CYRUS  D.  FOSS, 
Committee  on  Titles  of  Real  Estate. 


258  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

QUESTIONS  TO  MISSIONARY  APPLICANTS. 


1.  Do  you  trust  that  you  are  inwardly  moved  by  the  Holy  Ghost 
to  take  upon  you  the  work  of  a  foreign  missionary? 

2.  Do  you  desire  and  intend  to  make  this  your  life  work,  and 
are  you  willing  to  labor  in  any  field? 

3.  Have  you  an  experimental  knowledge  of  salvation  through 
the  atonement  of  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord? 

4.  Have  you  an  earnest  desire  to  win  souls  to  Christ,  and  how 
has  this  desire  been  manifest  in  the  past? 

5.  Are  you  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  do 
you  believe  in  its  doctrines  as  set  forth  in  Part  1,  Chapter  1,  of  the 
Discipline? 

6.  Have  you  a  thorough  English  education? 

7.  Have  you  studied  Latin  or  any  modern  language;  what  pro- 
ficiency have  you  made,  and  do  you  readily  acquire  the  same? 

8.  In  what  schools  have  you  taught  and  with  what  success? 

9.  Have  you  a  knowledge  of  music,  either  vocal  or  instrumen- 
tal? 

10.  What  is  the  condition  of  your  health? 

11.  Do  you  easily  adapt  yourself  to  people  and  circumstances? 

12.  Have  you  ever  been  married;  if  so  is  your  husband  living? 

13.  Will  you  answer  by  testimonials  to  each  of  these  questions? 

14.  Remarks. 


The  new  official  spoon  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  So- 
ciety has  on  the  end  of  the  handle  a  fac  simile  of  the  badge  which 
has  the  cross  over  the  world,  next  the  Standard  Bearers'  pennant 
with  a  part  of  it  reaching  on  the  under  part  of  the  handle.  Then 
the  King's  Heralds'  trumpet  finds  a  place,  and  near  the  bowl  of  the 
spoon  is  the  Little  Light  Bearers'  candle.  A  picture  of  a  church 
is  in  the  bowl.  Underneath  are  the  words  "Tremont  St.  Church, 
Boston."     Above  "W.  F.  M.  S.     Organized  1869." 


For  jeweled  badges  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
apply  to  Mrs.  R.  E.  Clark,  760  Touhy  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 


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Sent  Out  From  America  or  Employed  by  the  Women's  Foreign 
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ceased; f  Daughters  of  Missionaries.     Name  in  italics  is  married 
name.     Abbreviations,  in  parenthesis,  indicate  Branch. 


Date  of 
App'm't 
1905 
1901 

1878 
1900 
1882 

r 
s 
m 

1903 
1888 
1894 
1894 
1900 
1882 
1888 
1905 
1886 
1895 

r 

m 

1904 

1890 
1902 

s 

m 

1900 

m 

1902 

1889 

1890 

m 

1890 

1901 
1896 

1882 

m 

1904 

1888 
1888 
1892 
1872 

r 
m 

1887 
1889 
1888 
1897 

NAME  and  branch. 
Aaronsen,  Hilma   (Des  M.) 
Abbott,    Anna   Agnes,    (N.- 

W.) 
Aorams,  Minnie  F.    (1898) 
Adams,    Jean 
Akers,    L.    Stella,      M.      D. 

Perkins       (1885) 
Alexander,  Bessie   (Cin.) 
Allen,  Belle  J.    (Cin.) 
Allen,  Mabel   (Des  M.) 
Ailing,  Harriet  S.    (N.-W.) 
Anderson,  Luella  R.    (Cin.) 
Atkinson,   Anna  P.    (N.  Y.) 
Atkinson,    Mary- 
Austin,  F.  Laura  (C.  R.) 
Ayers,   Harriet  L.    (Cin.) 
Barrow,   Mrs.    M.   L.,   M.   D. 

(King)   1900 
Bartlett,    Carrie     M.      (Des 

M.) 
Baucus,  Georgiana 
Beard,      Bertha      (Gasson) 

(1903) 
Beazell,  Laura  E.  (Andres) 

(1903) 
Beck,      Edna     L.,      M.      D. 

(Pacif.) 
Bender,       Elizabeth       R. 

(Balto.) 
Bengel,    Margaret     (Jones) 

( 1892) 
Benn,     Rachel     R,     M.     D. 

(Phila.) 
Bennett,  Fannie  A. (N.-W.) 
Benthein,   E.   W.    (N.  W.) 
Benton.   J.    Emma    (Elmer) 

(1885) 
Betow,    Emma     J.,     M.     D. 

(Cin.) 
Bing,  Anna  V.    (Cin.) 
Black,   Lillian  A.    (1889) 
BxacKburn,  Kate  B.  (N.W.) 
Blackmar,  Louisa    (Gilder) 

(1900) 
Blackmore,  Sophia  (Min.) 
Blackstock,  Ella  (Minn.) 
Blair,  Kate  A.    (Cin.) 
Bobenhouse,  Laura  G.  (Des 
M.) 


Date  of 
App'm't 
1900 

1888 
1897  dis 
1888  m 
1897  m 

1899 

m 

1871 

m 

1891 

r 

1880 
1904 
1905 
1900 

t 
t 

m 

1898  dis 
1905  + 
1879  r 

1894 

m 

1875 
1876 

d 
m 

1898 

m 

1838 
1887 

d 

1903 
1<W4 

1904 

d 
r 

laS4 

r 

1894 

m 

1879 
1904 
1900 
1895 
1901 
1894 

r 
r 

m 

1873 

m 

NAME   AND  BRANCH. 

Bohannon,  Ida  (N.W.) 
Bonafleld,  Julia   (Cin.) 
Boss,    Harriet    (1898) 
Bowen,   Mary  E.    (1898) 
Bowne,   Ida  May    (Manfre) 

(1903) 
Brouse,    Louise    T.     (Cook) 

(1905) 
Brown,        Maria        (Davis) 

(1874) 
Bryan,    Mary     E.     M.     D.. 

(1897) 
Budden,  Annie   (N.  Y.) 
Buck,  Lois  M.    (Cin.) 
Bullis,    (N.  W.) 
Bumgardner,        Lucy        E. 

(Morton)    (1903) 
Burman,    Matilda   C. 
Burt,  Edith    (N.  W.) 
Bushnell,    Kate    C,    M.    D. 

(1882) 
Butcher,      Annie      (Hewes) 

(1896) 
Campbell,  Lettia  A.    (1878) 
Carey,     Mary     F     .(Davis) 

(1880) 
Carver,  Margaret  B.   (Erns- 

berger) 
Carroll,   Mary  E.    (1897) 
Carleton,    Mary    E.,    M.    D. 

(N.    Y.) 
Cartwright,  Ida  May  (1904) 
Chapin,   Jennie  M.    (1890) 
Chisholm,        Emma        Mae 

(Balto.   &  N.  E.) 
Christians.     Mary,     M.     D. 

(1891) 
Christiansen     Christine 

(Ashe)    (1896) 
Clemens,    Mrs.    E.   J.  (1881) 
Clippinger,   Frances    (1905) 
Codv,   Mary    (Minn.)    1904 
Collier,    Clara   J.    (N.    E.) 
Collins,    Susan    (Pacif.) 
Collins,  Ruth  H.   (Thoburn) 

(1899) 
Combs,      Lucinda,      M.      D. 

(Strittmater)     (1878) 


MISSIONARY  DIRECTORY 


273 


Date  of 

App'm't      NAME    AND  BRANCH. 

18d4   m  Corey,     Katharine,     M.     D. 

{Ford)    (1888) 
1905  Crabtree,        M.        Margaret 

(Cin.) 

1892  to  Craig,       Frances       (Smith) 

(1895) 

1904  Crane,  Edith  M.    (N.  W.) 

1905  Creek,   Bertha   (N.  W.) 

1904  Crooks,  Grace  A.    (N.  W.) 
x892  dis  Crosthwaite.Isabella    (1893) 
1895   to  Croucher,    Miranda    (Pack- 
ard)   (1903) 

1905  Crowell,   Bessie  F.    (N.  E. ) 
1S95  Curts,  Kate  O.   (N.  Y.) 

1893  Cutler,  Mary  F.,  M.  D.    (N. 

y.) 

1SS0   r     Cushman,    Clara    (1889) 

1890  r     Daily,   Rebecca    (1897) 
1888  r     Danforth,    Mary   A.    (1893) 

1898  s     Daniel,  Nell  M.   (Des  M.) 

1895  to  Dart,     Jennie     M.,     M.     D. 

(Dease)    (1898) 
1893   d     Davis,  Mrs.  Anna  L.   (1904) 

1900  Davis,   Dora   (N.  W.) 

1902  Davis,  Joanna,    (Des  M.) 

1903  f     Davison,  Mabel    (N.  T.) 
1888   m  Dav,    Martha    E.     (Abbott) 

(1894) 

1896  to  Deaver,  Ida  C.    (1897) 
1903  Deavitt,   La   Dona    (N.   T.) 

1899  to  Decker,    Helen   M.    (Beech) 

(1904) 
1*05  Decker,        Marguerite       M. 

(Minn.) 
1884  r     DeLine.   Sarah  M.    (N.  W.) 

(1895) 

1891  r     DeMotte,    Mary    (Doering) 

(1892) 
1874  r     Denning,  Lou  B.    (1889) 
1882   to  DeVine,     Esther    J.     (Will- 
iams)   (1891) 
1888  Dickerson,  Augusta (Phila.) 

1897  s     Dickinson,   Emma  E. 

1893   to  Diem,        Lydia        (Wengel) 
(1898) 

1893  r     Donahue,    Julia    M.,    M.    D. 

vj.897) 
1884  d     Downey,   Clara  A.    (1896) 
1899  Dreibelbeis,    Caroline       (N. 

Y.) 

1890  r     Dudley,   Hannah   (1891) 

1891  Dunmore,  Effie   (Phila.) 

1894  r     Easton,    Celesta    (1900) 

1878  Easton,  S.  A.   (Cin.) 
1902  Eddy,  Mrs.  S.  M.   (Cin.) 

1901  Edmonds,   Agnes  M.,   M.   D. 

(Des  M.) 

1902  Edmunds,        Margaret       J. 

(Cin.) 
1894  Elicker,  Anna  R.    (Des  M.) 

1897   m  Elliott,      Martelle      (Davis) 

(lyu4) 

1879  to  Elliott,   Margaret    (Wilson) 

(1883) 


Date  of 
App'm't 
1895  d 

1886 
1900 
1884 
1899 

r 

1888 
1900 
1895 
1883 
1899 

r 
d 

TO 

1903 

1892 

TO 

1887 
1888 
1887 
1905 
1884 

r 
r 

TO 

1896 
1890 

TO 

1893 
1902 
1898 
1889 

r 
m 

1891 
1893 
1886 

188/ 
1894 

r 
d 

1897 
1878 

r 

1881 
1904 

d 

1896 
1903 

1898 

TO 

1885 

1892 
1900 

TO 

1880 

TO 

1895 
1905 

r 
s 

1894 
1876 

d 

1899 
1889 
1905 
1878 

s 

d 

NAME   AND  BRANCH. 

Elliott,    Mary    C.     (Steph- 
ens)   (1886) 
Elliot,    Mary    J.    (1890) 
Ellis,   Ida    (1886)     (N.   W.) 
English,  Fannie  M.   (N.  Y  ) 
Ernsberger,    Emma,    M.    D. 

(Cin.) 
Ernsberger,  I..  M.  D.  (1900) 
Estey,   Ethel  M.    (N.   Y.) 
Evans,  Alice  A.   (Des  M.) 
Everding,   Emma  J.  (1892) 
jiiwers,  Harriet  C.    (Lyons) 

(1900) 
Fenderich,         Norma         H. 

(Phila.) 
Ferris,    Emma    E.    (Shella- 

bear)    (1897) 
Field,  Nellie  H.   (1888) 
Files,  Estelle  M.   (N.  Y.) 
Fincham,    Ella   B.    (1894) 
Finlay,    Alice    (Cin.) 
Fisher,    Elizabeth     (Brew- 
ster)   (1888) 
Fisher,  Fannie  F.   (N.  W. ) 
Forbes,    Ella   R.    (Phillips) 

(1894) 
Foster,  Eva  M.    (1895) 
Foster,   Carrie    (Des   M. ) 
Forster,    Miriam    (N.   W. ) 
French,    Anna   S.    (Freyer) 

(1895) 
Frey,    Cecelia  M.    (1894) 
Frey,   Lulu  E,    (Cin.) 
Fuller,  Delia  A.    (1901) 
Gallimore,    Anna    (Bait.) 
Galloway,    Helen    R.    (Des 

M.) 
Gheer,  Jennie  M.    (N.  Y.) 
Gibson,  Eugenia   (Mitchell) 

( 1882 ) 
Gilchrist,  Ella,  M.   D.(1884) 
Gimson,  Esther,  M.  D.    (N. 

W.) 
Gilman,  Gertrude    (N.  E.) 
Glassburner,      Mamie        F. 

(Des  M.) 
Glenk,  Marguerite  E.   (Bur- 
ley.)    1905. 
Gloss,  Anna  D.,  M.  D.    (N. 

W.) 
Glover,  Ella  E.    (N.  E.) 
Goetz,     Adeline      (Guthr'r) 

(1901) 
Goodenough,  Julia        E. 

(Hudson)     (lSSe^ 
Goodin,   E.    S.    (1899) 
Grandstrand,         Pauline 

(Minn.) 
Green,  Lily  D.    (N.  W.) 
Green,    Lucilla    H.,    M.    D. 

(Cheney)    (1878) 
Gregg,  Mary  E.    (Des  M.) 
Griffiths,  Mary  B.  (Des  M.) 
Grove,  L.  R.  Mrs.    (N.  W.) 
Guelphi,   Cecilia    (1886) 


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Date  of 

App'm't      NAME    AND  BRANCH. 

1903  Guthapfel,        Minerva        L. 

(Phila.) 
1888   m  Hale,    Lillian      G.       (Scott- 
Welday)    (1894) 

1885  r     Hall,   Emma  M.    (1900) 
1905  Hamer,  Maud   (N.  W.) 

1883  dis  Hamisfar,    Florence  N.,    M. 

D.    (1886) 

1900  in  Hammond,   Alice  J. (Sharp) 

(1903) 
1892  r     Hammond,        Rebecca        J. 

( 1899) 
1881  Hampton,  Minnie  S.  (N.  Y.) 

1895  Hardie,    Eva   M.    (Cin.) 

1892  m  Harrington,     Susan     (Cons- 

land)     (1893) 
1895  d     Harris,  Lillian,  M.D.(1902) 
1891  m  Harris,  Mary  W.    (Folwell) 

(1894) 

1893  r     Harris.    Nellie    M.    (1895) 

1904  Hart,  Mary  Ames   (Pacif.) 
1887  Hartford,  Mabel  C.   (N.  E.) 

1884  Harvey    Emily  L.    (N.   E.) 
1874  d     Hastings,   Mary    (1898) 

1891  Heafer,  L.    (Phila.) 

1893  Heaton,  Carrie  A.    (N.  W.) 

1892  m  Hebinger,         Josephine 

(Snuggs)    (1894) 
1884  m  Hedrick,    .M.      C.       (Miles) 

(1890) 
1898  Hemingway,    Edith   A.    (N. 

1901  Henkle,  Nianette   (Des  M.) 
1904  Henry,  Mary   (Top.) 

1884  Hewett,  Ella  J.    (Phila.) 

1886  Hewett,    Lizzie    (N.    W.) 

1904  Hewitt,  Helen   (N.  W.) 

1878  d     Higgins,   Susan  B.    (1879) 

1905  Hill,      Katherine      Ledyard 

(Phila.) 

1900  r     Hillman,  Mary  C.    (1905) 
1905         Hitchcock,  Frances  H.(Des 

M.) 
1872         Hoag,  Lucy  H.(  M.  D.,    (N. 

Y.) 
1895   m  Hodge,  Emma,  M.  D.  (Wor- 

rall)    (1899) 
1892  Hoge,  Elizabeth   (Cin.) 

1901  Holbrook,  Ella  M.    (Pacif.) 
18/8   m  Holbrook,    Mary   J.    (Chap- 
pell)    (1890) 

1900         Holman.        Charlotte        T. 

( Pacif. ) 
1905  Holland,' A.    J.    (Top.) 

1904  Holland,      Mrs.     Alma     H. 

(Des   M.) 

1905  Holmes,  Ada    (C.   R.) 
1905         Hollister,  Grace  (N.  W.) 
1877  m  Howard,    Leonora,     M.     D., 

(King)    (1884) 

1887  r     Howard,  Meta,  M.  D.(1889) 

1879  r     Howe,  Delia  A.    (1882) 
1872         Howe,   Gertrude    (N.   W.) 
1881  wi  Hoy,   Ellen     I.      (Lawson) 

(1884) 


1897 
1898 

1889 
1899 

1902 
902 

1884 
1883 
1903 
1894 


Date  of 

App'm't      NAME   AND  BRANCH. 

1895  Hu,      King     Eng,      M.      D. 

(Phila.) 

1904  Hu,   May  L.    (Des  M.) 
1883   m  Hogoboom,     Marion    (1884) 

1887  d     Hughes,     Mary      (Ernsber- 

ger)   1890) 

1905  Hughes,   Jennie  V.    (N.   Y. ) 

1883  m  Hyde,  Laura,  M.  D.(Foote) 

(1886) 

1888  m  Hyde,    Minnie    J.    (Wilson) 
(1894) 

Hyde,  Nettie  M.   (Des  M.) 
Illingworth,     Charlotte 

(Phila.) 
Imhof,  Louisa    (Top.) 
Ingram,  Helen  (Minn.) 
Jackson,   C.  Ethel    (N.  W.) 
Jakobson,  Alma  (Keventer) 

(1904) 
Jewell,   Carrie  I.    (Cin.) 
Jewell,  Mrs.  C.  M.    (N.  Y.) 
Jones,  Dorothy  (N.  W.) 
Johnson,  Anna 
1888  in  Johnson,     Ella      (Kinnear) 

(1893 ) 

1896  f     Kahn,  Ida,  M.  D.    (N.  W.) 
1886  m  Kaulbach,    Anna    L.     (Wil- 
son)   (1889) 

1892   m  Keeler,   Anna  C.    (Manson) 
(1899) 

1880  dis  Kelly,  Luella    (1885) 
1891  r     Kemper,    Harriet    (1895) 

1891  m  Kennedy,    Mary   E.    (Core) 

(1894) 

1881  d     Kerr,   Harriet   (1886) 
1888-1905  Ketring,      Mary,      M.      D. 

(1893) 

1894  Kidwell,    Lola    May    (Cin.) 

1895  m  Kissack,  Sadie  E.   (McCart- 
ney)   (1896) 

Kneeland,     Bertha    E.     (N. 

E.) 
Knowles,  Emma  L.  (N.  E.) 
Koons,      Sue      L,      M.      D. 

(Phila.) 
Kurtz,    Alice    W.     (Phila.) 

(1903) 
Kyle,    Theresa    J.     (Phila.) 
189V  dis  Lamb,  Emma  L.    (1899) 

1884  r     Latimer,    Laura    (1888) 

1892  Lauck,  Ada  J.   (Des  M.) 

1885  m  Lauck,       Sarah       (Parson) 
(1888) 

Lawson,  Anna  E.  (Des  M.) 
Lawson,   Christine    (N.   Y. ) 
Lay  ton,    M.    E.    (1892) 
Lebeus,  Martha    (Cin.) 
1894  m  Lee,    Irene    E.     (Ver Mehr) 

(1901) 
1903         Lee,   Mabel    (Minn.) 
1884  LeHuray,   Eleanor    (N.  Y.) 

1873  m  Leming,   Sarah    (Shepherd) 

(1875) 
1898         Lewis,  Amy  G.  (Bait.) 
1891         Lewis,  Ella  A.   (Bait.) 


1900 


1881 
1904 


1902 
1885 


1886 
1892 
1878  d 
1898 


MISSIONARY  DIRECTORY 


275 


Date  of 
App'm't 
1901 


NAME   AND  BRANCH. 

Lewis,   Margaret  D.,   M.   D. 

(N.  W.) 
Li  Bi  Cu,  M.  D.    (N.  T.) 
Lilly,   Mary  B.    (Col.  R.) 
Limberger.Anna    R.  (Phila) 
Linam,  Alice   (N.  Y.) 
Livermore,  Melva  A.  (Top. ) 
Llewellyn,  Alice  A.    (N.W.) 
Livingstone,    Kate 
Logeman.   Minnie    (N.    W. ) 
Long,    Hortense,    (N.    T. ) 
Longstreet,  Isabella  D.   (N. 

W.) 
Loper,    I.    Grace    (N.   Y.) 
1874  mf  Lore,   Julia  A.,   M.   D.    (¥c- 

(Grew)    (1876) 
Lorenz,  Frieda  V.   (Minn.) 
Lossing.  Mabel   (Des  M. ) 
Loyd,   Mary  De.  F.    (1902) 
Lyon,   M.  Ellen,   M.   D.    (N. 

W.) 
M-anning.   Ella    (D.   M.) 
1884  mf  Mansel,    Hester    V.     {Mon- 
roe)   (1889) 
1894   m  Marks,   Lillian  R.    (Kelley) 

(1903) 
Marble,     Elizabeth       Dana 

(Pacif.) 
Marriott,  Jessie  A.    (N.  E.) 
Martin,   Clara    (Minn.) 
Martin,     Elizabeth    E.     (N. 

W.) 
Martin,    Emma    E.    M.    D. 

(N.    W.) 
Maskell, Florence    (Des  M.) 
Mason,       Letitia,       M.     D. 

(Quine)    (1875) 
Masters,      Luella,      M.      D. 

(1905) 
Maxey,    Elizabeth    (N.    Y.) 
1888  m  McBurnie,    Susan       (Bond) 

(1894) 
1886  r     McDowell,      Kate,      M.      D. 

(1891) 
1893   m  McGregor,      Kate,      M.      D. 

(.Boomer)     (1895) 
1904  McHose,  Lottie  (Cin.) 

1883  m  McKesson (Conkling)  (1886) 
1900  d     McKibben, Martha  L.(1900) 
McKinley,  Mary  B.   (N.W.) 
McKnight,    Isabel    (Top.) 
McMillan,      Carrie    (Buck) 

(1872) 
Means,   Alice    (Cin.) 
Means,    Mary    (Cin.) 
Meek,  Mrs.  Mary  C.  (1905) 
Mekkelson,  Josephine  (1902) 
Melton,   Mary  E.    (N.  W.) 
Merrill,  Clara  E.   (N.  W.) 
Meyer,  Fannie  E.   (1903) 
Michener,   Emma    (1881) 
Miller,    Lulu   A.    (N.    Y.) 

1900  m  Miller,    Martha   J.    (Jones) 

(1904) 
1886  dis  Miller,    Oriel    (1889) 

1901  r    Miller,  Sara  H.   (1903) 


1905 

IS  97 

1S90 

1895 

1897 

1901  s 

1899 

1905 

1905 

1898 

1898 


1904 
1904 
1884  d 
1890 

1899 


1904 

1901 
1897 
1900 

1900 

1898 
1874  d 

1892  r 

1888 


1900 
1901 
1871 

1897 
1896 
1900  r 
1900  d 
1897 
189o 
1894  r 
1880  d 
1901 


Date  of 

App'i 

n't 

1888 

1873 

d 

1902 

1900 

r 

1900 

r 

1904 

1899 

19^i 

t 

1878 

r 

1892 

r 

1905 

1898 

r 

1896 

1894 

1880 

d 

1899 

1903 

t 

1900 

r 

1900 

1891 

1876 

d 

1903 

1900 

r 

1894 

m 

1904 

1892 

1900 

1888 

d 

18S9 

r 

1899 

1903 

1903 

1890 

3888 

m 

1904 

1903 

1894 

1888 

1S89 

1897 

m 

1902 

1900 

t 

1903 

1896 

m 

1871 

m 

1886 

r 

1878 

r 

1872 

d 

lS9o 

1902 

1900 

m 

1884 


NAME   AND   BRANCH. 

Mitchell,  Emma  L.   (N.  Y.) 
Monelle,       Nancy,     M.     D. 

(Mansell)    (1874) 
Montgomery,  Urdell   (Top.) 
Moore,  Alice  M.    (1903) 
Moots,  Mrs.  Cornelia (1902) 
Morgan,   Cora    (Top.) 
Moyer,  Jennie  E.    (N.   Y. ) 
Mudge,   Ada,    (N.   Y.) 
Mulliner,    Clara    (1883) 
Neiger,   Lillian    (^S^ 
Newby,  Alta   (Des  M. ) 
Newton,   Marion    (1902) 
Nicholls,  Elizabeth  W.    (N. 

Y.) 
Nichols,  Florence  L.  (N.E.  j 
Nickerson,  Florence  (1887) 
Nicholaisen,        Martha      L. 

(Minn.) 
Northrup,  Alice  M.    (N.W.) 
Norton,     Anna     J.,     M.     D. 

(1905) 
Odgers,  Eva  (N.  W.) 
Ogborn,  Kate  L.    (Des  M.) 
Ogden,   Henrietta  C.  (1889) 
Olsen,    Mary   E.    (Minn.) 
Organ,    Clara   M.    (1905) 
Otto,      Alice-     M.      (Selby) 

(1900) 
Payne,  Ella  E.  (Phila.) 
Paine,  Josephine  O.   (N.E.) 
Pak,   Mrs.   Esther  Kim,   M. 

D.    (Phila.) 
Par  doe,   Mary  E.  V.  (±892) 
Parker,  Theda  A.    (1893) 
Parkinson,  Phoebe  A.    (Col. 

R.) 
Parkes,    Lizzie    (Pacif.) 
Pennington,   Emma  (Phila.) 
Perkins,    Fannie     A.      (Des 

M.) 
Perrine,  Florence  (Mansell) 

(1894) 
Peters,  Alice  (N.  W.) 
Peters,  Jessie  (N.  W. ) 
Peters,  Mary  (N.  W.) 
Peters,  Sarah  (N.  W.) 
Phelps,  Frances     F.      (Des 

M.) 
Pierce,        Nellie        (Miller) 

(1905) 
Pierce,  Thirza  M.    (N.  W.) 
Plumb.  Florence  J.   (N.W.) 
Pool,  Lydia  S.    (Des  M.) 
Porter,   Charlotte  J.    (1901) 
Porter,   Mary     Q.      (Game- 
well)     (1882) 
Pray,   Susan,  M.   D.    (1887) 
Priest,   Mary  A.    (1880) 
Pultz,   Elizabeth   M.  (1877) 
Purdy,  Caroline  M. (Phila. ) 
Pyne,    Rosa   M.    (Des   M.) 
Rasmussen,    Mrs.    Helen   E. 

(Springer)    (1905) 
Reed,   Mary 


276 


WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


Date  of 

App'm't      NAME   AND  BRANCH. 

1900  Rigby,    Luella    (Des    M.) 

1902  Robbins,  Henrietta  (N.Y.) 
11903   f     Robinson,    Helen    (N.    Y.) 

1884  Robinson,  Mary  C.  (N.W.) 
1900  f  Robinson,  Ruth  B.  (Bait.) 
1889   m  Rogers,     Anna     M.      (F'ur- 

ness)    (1890) 
18.87  r     Rothweiler,  Louise        C. 

(1898) 
1S94   m  Rouse,    Wilma   H.    (Keene) 

(1905) 
1S81  d     Rowe,    Phoebe    (1898) 

1900  m  Rowley,   Mary  L.    (Wilson) 

(1904) 
1905  Rubright,    Caroline  (Phila.) 

1901  Ruddick,      Elizabeth      May 

(N.    E.) 
18S7   m  Rulofsen,    G.    M.     (Thomp- 
son)   (1888) 

1879  Russell,  Elizabeth   (Cinn.) 
1895  r     Russell,   Martha  H.    (1897) 

1899  m  Samson,     Carrie     J.      (Sun- 

der)   (1903) 

1904  Saxe,  Agnes  E.    (N.  Y.) 
1S84   d     Schenck,   Linna   M.    (1892) 
1S74   m  Schoonmaker,  Dora  (Soper) 

(1879) 
18S9  Scott,   Fannie  A.    (Cinn.) 

1889  Scott,  Frances  A.  (Cinn.) 
18S5  Scranton,    Mrs.    M.    F.    (N. 

E.) 

1880  d     Sears,   Annie  B.    (1895) 

1890  Seeds,  Leonora  H.    (Cinn.) 

1902  Seeds,    Mabel    K.    (N.W.) 

1889  s     Sellers,   Rue  E.    (Cinn.) 
lS79d«'s  Sharpe,    Mary    (1883) 

1887  Shaw,   Ella  C.    (N.   W.) 

1888  s     Sheldon,   Martha  A.    M.   D. 

(N.  E.) 

1890  m  Sherwood,    Rosetta,    M.    D. 

(Hall)     (1892-1896) 
1895   m  Shockley,  Mary  E.   (Doane) 
(1904) 

1902  d     Sia,    Mabel    (1903) 

1903  ?•     Siddall.   Adelaide    (1904) 

1905  Simester,  Marv   (N.  E.) 
1SS9   d     Simons     Maud   E.    (1898) 
1893          Singer,  Florence  E.  (Phila) 

1900  Singh,    Lilavati    (N.    W.) 
1S91  f     Sites,     Ruth    M.      (Brown) 

(1895) 

1901  Slate,  Anna  B.    (Phila.) 

1885  Smith  Lida  B.  (N.'Y.) 
1S9G   r     Soderstrom,    Anna    (1901) 
1903   f     Soper,  Maude  E.   (Phila.) 
1900  r     Southard,  Ada  J.    (1905) 
1870  r     Sparkes,    Fannie   J.    (1891) 
1S78  m  Sparr,  Julia,  M.  D.   (Coffin) 

(1884) 

1902  Spaulding,    Winifred  ( Top. ) 
lS9fi   m     Spear,   Katherine  A.    (Col- 
lier)    (1900) 

1880   m  Spence,   Mattie   B.    (Perrie) 
(1883) 


Date  of 

App'm't      NAME   AND  BRANCH. 

1S96  r     Spencer,  Clarissa  H   (1901) 
187S  Spencer,  Matilda  A.  (Phila) 

1892  Stahl,  Josephine  (N.  W.) 

1892  mi  Stanton,  Alice  M.  (Wood- 
ruff)    (1899) 

1900  m  Stearns    Mary  P.    (Badley) 

(1903) 
1SS9  Steere,  Anna  E.    (N.  W.) 

1892  Stephens,    Grace    (Bait.) 

1895  Sterling,    Florence    (Lenth) 

(1897) 
1890  Stevenson,    Ida    B.,    M.    D. 

(Top.) 

1901  m  Stockwell,     Emma     (Price) 

(1903) 

1901  Stockwell,  Grace    (Des  M.) 
1904  Stone,    Anna    (Minn.) 

1896  Stone,    Mary,    M.    D.     (Des 

M.) 
1904  Strow,  E.  M.    (N.  Y.) 

1902  Stumpf,    Susanna    M.    (Des 

M.) 
1SS8  s     Sullivan     Lucy    (Cinn.) 
1869  r     Swain,    Clara    A.,      M.      D. 

(1896) 
1S7S  Swaney,   Mary  F.    (Top.) 

1902  Swift,  Edith  M.    (N.  W.) 

1903  Swormstedt,      Virginia      R. 

(Cinn.) 

1895  Taft,        Gertrude,      M.      D. 

( Pacif . ) 

1889  m  Taylor,  Martha  E.  (Calla- 
han)   1893) 

1903  Temple,  Laura  (N.  Y.) 
1887  Terry,    Edna    G.,       M.      D. 

(N.    E.) 
1869  d     Thoburn,    Isabella    (1901) 

1904  Thomas,    Mary   M.    (Cinn.) 

1903  Thomas,  Hester  A.    (Cinn.) 

1889  mi  Thompson,      Anna      (Steph- 

ens)    (1895) 

1890  r     Thompson,   E. 

1871   m  Tinsley, Jennie     M.  (Waugh) 

(1876) 
1901  Tippet,   Mrs.   Susan    (Bait.) 

1895  Todd,    Althea   M.    (N.   E.) 

1897  Todd,  Grace   (1898) 

1904  Toll,  Evelyn    (N.  W.) 
1874  m  Trask,    Sigourney,      M.      D. 

(Cowles)    (1885) 
1903  Travis,   Grace   B.    (N.   Y.) 

1889  Trimble,  Lydia  A.  (Des  M.) 
1895  r     Trvon,    Elizabeth    (1900) 

1890  m     Tucker,      Grace       (Tague) 

(1896) 
1882  r     Turney,   Mrs.  L.  M.    (1881) 
190z   m  Turner,   Sarah  B.    (Parker) 

(1904) 
1903  Tuttle,    Mary    B.,      M.      D., 

(Top.) 
1SS9   m  Van    Dorsten, Amelia,  (Laiv- 

ver)    (1900) 
1887  d     Vance,  Mary  A.    (Belknap) 

(1892) 


MISSIONARY  DIRECTORY 


277 


Date  of 
App'm't 
1881 

1898 
1891 
1896  r 
1904 
1S90  to 

1880  m 

1874  to 

1883 
1904  + 
1902 
1901 

1895 
1905 
1902 

1881  f 

1903  f 
1891 
1876  m 

1904 
1896  hi 

1892  m 

1901  to 

1900 


NAME   AND  BRANCH. 

VanPetten,    Mrs.    Carrie  (N. 

W.) 
Varney,    L.   W.    (Top.) 
Vickery,  Ella  M.    (N.  W.) 
Waidman,  Isabel    (1899) 
Walker,  Susan  (N.  W.) 
Walton,     Ida    B.     (Multer) 

(1891) 

Ellen  (Fox) 


Susan  (Densmore) 


Warner, 

(1885) 
Warner, 

(1890) 

Watson,   Rebecka    (Top.) 
Waugh,    Nora   Belle    (Cin.) 
Weaver,   Georgia    (N.   T.) 
Wells,  Elizabeth     J.      (Des 

M.) 
Wells,    Phebe    (N.    Y.) 
Wells,  Anna  May  (Des  M.) 
Westcott,    Pauline    E.     (N. 


W.) 

Wheeler, 

(1893) 

Wheeler, 


Frances    (Verity) 


Maud    (N.   W.) 
White,    Laura    M.    (Phila.) 
Whiting,      Olive       (Bishop) 

(1882) 
Whittaker.Lotta  M.  (Minn.) 
Widdineld.jc  lora    M.  ( Chew ) 

(1898) 
Wilkinson,   Lydia   M.    ( Wil- 
kinson)   (1905) 
Williams,    Christiana ( H all) 

(1902) 
Williams,  Mary  E.   (Phila.) 


Date  of 

App'm't      NAME   AND  BRANCH. 

1896  to  Wilson,    Fannie    C.     (Alex- 

ander)   (1900) 

18S9  Wilson,    Frances     O.     (Des 

M. 

1SS9  m  Wilson,  Mary  E.  (Buchan- 
an)    (1896) 

1S93  Wilson    Minnie  E.    (N.  W.) 

1894  f     Wilson,    Mary   E.    (N.   W.) 
1901  Winslow,  Annie  S.    (Top.) 
1885         Wisner,  Julie  E.    (Cin.) 
1905         Witte,   Helen    (N.    W.) 
1903   f     'Wood,   Bertha  L.    (Phila.) 
1892  Wood,   Catherine    (Des  M.) 
1889   f     Wood,  Elsie   (N.  T.) 

1901  Woods,  Grace  W.   (N.  T.) 

1880  d     Woodworth,    Kate    (Quinn) 

( 1883 ) 
1871  d     Woolston,    Beulah    (1S86) 
1S7  8  d     Woolston,  Henrietta,  M.  D. 

(1879) 
1871  r     Woolston,  Sarah  H.    (1896) 

1895  Wright,  Laura  S.  (N.  W.) 
1880  r  Yates,  Elizabeth  U.  (1885) 
1892  Young,    Effle   G.    (N.    E. ) 

1897  Young,    Marianna    (Cinn. ) 
1S9S  d     Zentmire,  Cora    (Brewster) 

(1900) 

Missionaries    497 

Medical   58 

Married    99 

Retired 62 

Self-Supporting    10 

Daughters  of  Missionaries 19 

Deceased    37 

ismissed 7 


Bequests  in  1904-1905 


Name  Residence  Branch  Amount 

Mrs.     Brewster     Lowell,    Mass    New  England. ..$3,955.08 

Mrs.    M.    A.    Pike Wayne,    Maine New   England...     100.0 

Mrs.    Roberts Biddford,   Maine New  England...     500.0 

Gifts     (Miscellaneous)     New   England..  3,000.00 

Mr.    Alfred    Y.    Atwood Elmira,    N.    Y New  York   2,000.00 

Mrs.     Sarah    Boughton New  York   1,289.98 

Mrs.    Charles   W.    Brown    Oswego,    N.    Y New  York  1,500.00 

Estate   of  Mrs.    Rosamond   Brad- 
ley      Ticonderoga,    N.    Y.. New  York   41.40 

Mrs.    Amanda    I*.    Bryan Valley  Falls,    N.   Y..New  York   952.50 

Mrs.     Samuel    Call     Syracuse,    N.    Y New  York   25.00 

Mrs.    Maria   Howell    Pulton,    N.    Y New  York   952.50 

Mrs.    Judith    L.    Hunt W.     Frankfort,  N.  Y.  New  York  100.00 

Mrs.   Harriet   E.    Lewis Madison,    N.    \ New  York  100.00 

Mrs.    Harriet  C.    McMichael Seneca    Palls,    N.    Y.New  York   476.25 

Mrs.   Sarah  A.  J^angford  Palmer.    New    York    City New  York   1,273.53 

Mrs.    J.    M.    Reid New    York    City New    York    ....      959.00 

Mrs.    Margaret    Peacock    Ocean   Grove.    N.    J..  New  York   25.00 

Mrs.    Abigail    M.    Whitehead Rochester,    N.    Y New  York  95.00 

Mr.    Henry    Browns    Wyoming,    Pa Philadelphia  ...       95.00 

Mrs.    Mary    E.    Cronhaven Wilmington     Philadelphia  ...      859.66 

Miss    Ellen    Ford    Wyoming Philadelphia  ...  4,207.03 

Name    unreported    Baltimore.  100.00 

Stephen    C.    Frampton    Reynoldsburg,  O Cincinnati    500.00 

Mrs.    P.    C.    Dukes    Dukes    Chapel,    O....  Cincinnati    ....       500.00 

Mrs.    Wm.    A.    Gamble    Cincinnati,    O Cincinnati    4,100.00 

John   Linebaugh    Grove    City,    O Cincinnati    1,887.01 

Mrs.    T.    H.    D.    Harrold Rock    River,     O Cincinnati    1,250.00 

Albert    E.    Miller    Arcadia,     O Cincinnati    250.00 

Mrs.    Abigail    Vannosen    Michigan     Northwestern    .     191.80 

Mrs.    Alice    H.    Chipman    Petoskey,     Mich Northwestern    .      600.00 

Miss    Marie    St.    Phillips Ionia,     Mich Northwestern    .1,102.52 

Isaac   Vincent    Michigan     Northwestern    .     949.05 

Esther    P.    Turner    Michigan!    Northwestern    .       95.25 

Miss    Lillie    Hollister    Mishawaka,     Ind Northwestern    .       25.00 

Mr.    L.    A.    Cropper    New    Britton,    Ind...Nortnwestern    .     342.25 

Mrs.    Lizzie    Funk    Bloomington,     111 Northwestern    .       50.00 

Mrs.    Amanda    Dunlap    Illinois     Northwestern    .       46.25 

Mrs.   J.    T.    Berry    Illinois     Northwestern    .      100.00 

Mrs.    i^aura    Calder    Evanston,    111 Northwestern    .     355.00 

Mrs.    M.    P.    Meredith    Oak    Park,     111 Northwestern    .     500.00 

Rev.    John    Olmstead    Appleton,     Wis Northwestern    .     216.39 

Mrs.    Nancy    Mason    Illinois     Northwestern    .       31.11 

John   Engelbrec-t    Osage    Bluff,    Mo Des  Moines 600.00 

Name    unreported    Des  Moines 500.00 

Mrs.    Eliza   Chrisman    Topeka,     Kans Topeka   1,500 

Mrs.    V.    Mitchell    Marion,     Kans Topeka   400.00 

Miss    Delia    A.    Fuller    Boulder,     Colo Topeka    1,110.75 

Mr.    and   Mrs.   J.    W.   Allen Rochester,    Minn    ...Minneapolis    ...      100.00 

Mrs.    Averill    Buffalo,     Minn Minneapolis    ...       95.00 


Total    $39,604.31 


Constitution 

OF  THE 

WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY     OF     THE     METH- 
ODIST EPISCOPAL  CHURCH. 


ARTICLE  I.— NAME. 
This  organization  shall  be  called  "THE  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN 
MISSIONARY     SOCIETY     OF     THE     METHODIST     EPISCOPAL 
CHURCH." 

ARTICLE  II.— PURPOSE. 

The  purpose  of  this  Society  is  to  engage  and  unite  the  efforts  of 
Christian  women  in  sending  missionaries  to  the  women  in  foreign 
mission  fieldts  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  in  supporting 
them  and  native  Christian  teachers  and  Bible  readers  in  those  fields 
and  all  forms  of  work  carried  on  by  the  Society. 

ARTICLE  III.— MEMBERSHIP. 

The  payment  of  one  dollar  annually  shall  constitute  Member- 
ship, and  twenty  dollars  Life-Membership.  Any  person  paying  one 
hundred  dollars  ishall  become  a  Manager  for  Life,  and  the  contri- 
bution of  three  hundred  dollars  shall  constitute  the  donor  a  Patron 
for  Life. 

ARTICLE  IV.— ORGANIZATION. 

The  organization  of  this  Society  shall  consist  of  a  General  Ex- 
ecutive Committee,  Co-ordinate  Branches,  District  Associations,  Aux- 
iliary Societies,  to  be  constituted  and  limited  as  laid  down  in  subse- 
quent articles. 

ARTICLE  V.— GENERAL  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE. 

Section    1.     The    management    and    general    administration    of 


280  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

the  affairs  of  the  Society  shall  be  vested  in  a  General  Executive 
Committee  consisting  of  a  President,  Recording  Secretary,  Treas- 
urer, the  Corresponding  Secretary  and  two  delegates  from  each 
Branch,  the  Literature  Committee,  Secretary  of  German  work  and 
the  Secretary  of  Scandinavian  work.  The  President,  Recording  Sec- 
retary, Treasurer,  and  Secretaries  of  German  and  Scandinavian 
Work  shall  be  elected  annually  by  the  General  Executive  Committee. 
The  two  delegates  and  reserves  shall  be  elected  at  the  Branch  An- 
nual Meetings.  Said  committee  shall  meet  in  Boston,  the  third  Wed- 
nesday in  April,  1870,  and  annually,  or  oftener,  thereafter,  at  such 
time  and  place  as  the  General  Executive  Committee  shall  annually 
determine. 

Section  2.  The  duties  of  the  General  Executive  Committee 
shall  be: 

First.  To  take  into  consideration  the  interests  and  demands  of 
the  entire  work  of  the  Society  as  presented  in  the  report  of  the 
Branch  Corresponding  Secretaries  and  in  the  estimates  of  the  needs 
of  mission  fields;  to  ascertain  the  financial  condition  of  the  Society; 
to  appropriate  its  money  in  accordance  with  the  purposes  and  method 
therein  indicated;  to  devise  means  for  carrying  forward  the  work  of 
the  Society;  fixing  the  amounts  to  be  raised,  employing  new  mis- 
sion aries,  designating  their  field  of  labor,  examining  the  reports  of 
those  already  employed,  and  arranging  with  the  several  Branches 
the  work  to  be  undertaken  by  each. 

Second.  To  transact  any  other  business  that  the  interests  of 
the  Society  may  demand,  provided  all  the  plans  and  directions  of  the 
Committee  shall  be  in  harmony  with  the  provisions  of  the  Constitu- 
tion. 

ARTICLE  VI.— PERMANENT  COMMITTEES  OF  WOMAN'S  FOR- 
EIGN MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

REFERENCE  COMMITTEE. 

1.  The  Committee  of  Reference  shall  be  composed  of  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  and  the  Branch 
Corresponding  Secretaries. 

2.  It  shall  meet  immediately  after  the  adjournment  of  the  Gen- 
eral Executive  Committee,  and  organize  by  the  election  of  a  Chair- 
man and  Secretary. 

3.  All  cases  of  emergency  that  would  come  before  the  General 
Executive  Committee,  arising  in  the  interim  of  itts  sessions,  shall  be 


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submitted  to  this  committee,  and  decided  by  a  majority  vote. 

4.  The  Chairman  shall  send  each  resolution  that  is  submitted 
to  the  committee  to  each  member,  and  when  all  have  returned  their 
votes,  the  Recording  Secretary  shall  declare  the  result,  and  record 
both  resolutions  and  votes. 

5.  The  committee  shall  present  a  full  report  of  its  action  during 
the  year  to  the  General  Executive  Committee  for  approval  and  per- 
manent record. 

6.  Thie  committee  shall  hold  a  semi-annual  meeting,  at  such 
time  and  place  as  shall  be  designated  by  the  Chairman  and  Secretary. 
The  expenses  of  this  meeting  shall  be  paid  from  the  general  treasury. 

CONSTITUTIONAL  PUBLICATION  COMMITTEE. 

1.  This  committee  shall  be  composed  of  the  President  of  the 
Society,    and   the   Branch   Corresponding   Secretaries. 

2.  It  shall  meet  and  organize  immediately  after  the  adjournment 
of  the  General  Executive  Committee,  by  the  election  of  a  Chair- 
man and  Secretary. 

3.  All  cases  of  emergency  concerning  publications,  arising  in 
the  interim  of  the  .sessions  of  the  General  Executive  Committee, 
shall  be  submitted  to  the  Constitutional  Publication  Committee,  and 
the  case  shall  be  decided  by  the  majority  vote. 

4.  This  committee 'shall  take  charge  of  the  missionary  period- 
icals of  the  Society  and  arrange  for  the  publication  of  an  annual 
report  of  the  work  of  the  Society,  and  shall  have  supervision  of 
all  business  concerning  the  publications.  This  committee  ishall 
report    annually    to    the    General   Executive    Committee. 

5.  The  publisher  shall  give  the  Chairman  an  itemized  report 
of  the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  the  periodicals  properly  audited, 
by  the  first  of  October.  If  she  finds  it  necessary  to  deviate  from 
the  published  instructions  of  the  General  Executive  Committee,  .she 
shall  lay  the  matter  before  this  committee,  and  be  subject  to  its 
direction.  She  shall  report  semi-annually  to  the  Constitutional 
Publication  Committee. 

6.  A  committee  of  three  shall  be  appointed  annually  by  the 
Constitutional  Publication  Committee,  to  whom  shall  be  intrusted 
the   investment  and  control  of   the   funds   of  these   publications. 

7.  The  publisher  shall  commence  and  close  her  financial  year 
with  October  1. 

8.  If  the  office  of  editor,  publisher  or  member  of  Literature 


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Committee  becomes  vacant  during  the   year  this  committee  shall 
have  the  power  to  fill  the  vacancy. 

LITERATURE  COMMITTEE. 

There  shall  be  a  Literature  Committee  of  three  whose  duty  it 
shall  be  to  provide  all  the  literature  of  the  Society,  except  the 
periodicals  and   General  Executive   Committee's   report. 

ARTICLE— VII— CO-ORDINATE    BRANCHES. 

Section  1.  Co-ordinate  Branches  of  this  Society  on  their 
acceptance  of  this  relationship  under  the  provisions  of  the  Con- 
stitution, may  be  organized  in  accordance  with  the  following  gen- 
eral plan  for  districting  the  territory  of  the  Church. 

Name.  States  Included.  Headquarters. 

New  England  Branch Boston,  Maps. 

New  England  States. 

New  York  Branch New  York,  N.  Y. 

New  York,  New  Jersey. 

Philadelphia  Branch Philadelphia,   Pa. 

Pennsylvania  and  Delaware. 

Baltimore  Branch   Baltimore,  Md. 

Maryland,  District  of  Columbia,  Eastern  Virginia,  N.  and  S. 
Carolina,   Georgia   and   Florida. 

Cincinnati   Branch Cincinnati,   O. 

Ohio,   West   Virginia,    Kentucky    and    Tennessee. 

Northwestern    Branch Chicago,    111. 

Illinois,    Indiana,    Michigan,    Wisconsin. 

Des  Moines  Branch Dee  Moines,  Iowa. 

Iowa,  Missouri,  Arkansas  and  Louisiana. 

Minneapolis  Branch Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Minnesota,  North  and   South  Dakota. 

Topeka   Branch Topeka,    Kan. 

Kansas,  Nebraska,  Colorado,  Wyoming,  Utah,  Texas, 
New  Mexico  and  Oklahoma. 

Pacific    Branch Los    Angeles,    Cal. 

California,   Nevada,    Arizona,    and   Hawaii. 

Columbia    River    Branch Portland,    Ore. 

Montana,  Idaho,  Washington  and  Oregon. 
This  plan,  however,  may  be  changed  by  an  affirmative  vote  of 


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three-fourths  of  the  members  of  the  General  Executive  Committee 
present  at  any  annual  meeting  of  the  same. 

Sec.  2.  The  officers  of  each  Branch  shall  consist  of  a  Presi- 
dent, one  or  more  Vice-Presidents,  a  Recording  Secretary,  a  Cor- 
responding Secretary,  a  Treasurer,  an  Auditor  and  such  other  of- 
ficers as  shall  be  necessary  for  the  efficient  work  of  the  Branch. 
These  with  the  exception  of  Auditor,  shall  constitute  an  Executive 
Committee  for  the  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the  Branch,  nine 
of  whom  shall  be  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business.  These 
officers  shall  be  elected  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Branch,  and 
shall  continue  in  office  until  others  are  chosen  in  their  stead. 

Sec.  3.  The  Executive  Committee  shall  have  supervision  of 
the  work  assigned  to  the  Branch  by  the  General  Executive  Com- 
mittee, provide  for  all  the  needs,  and  receive  reports  from  all  forms 
of  work  carried  on  by  the  Society,  which,  by  the  plan  of  the  General 
Executive  Committee,  are  to  be  supported  by  the  Branch. 

Sec.  4.  Each  Branch  shall  appoint  a  standing  committee  of  not 
less  than  five,  of  which  the  Branch  Corresponding  Secretary  shall 
be  chairman,  who  shall  investigate  the  case  of  any  candidate  within 
the  limits  of  the  Branch,  and  shall  supply  such  candidate  with  blank 
for  health  certificate  and  constitutional  questions,  to  be  filled  out  and 
answered  by  her;  and  when  practical  a  personal  interview  shall  be 
had  with  the  woman  by  two  or  more  of  the  committee  before  her 
papers  are  forwarded  to  the  Reference  Committee,  or  the  Commit- 
tee appointed  at  the  General  Executive  meeting.  The  Correspond- 
ing Secretary  of  the  Branch  presenting  missionary  candidates  shall 
have  a  personal  interview  with  each  woman  presented  before  her 
final  appointment  to  a  foreign  field. 

Sec.  5.  No  Branch  shall  project  new  work,  or  undertake  the 
support  of  new  missionaries,  except  by  the  direction  or  with  the 
approval    of   the   General   Executive    Committee. 

Sec.  6.  Each  Branch  may  make  such  By-Laws  as  may  be 
deemed  necessary  to  its  efficiency,  not  inconsistent  with  this  Con- 
stitution. 

ARTICLE   VIII.— DISTRICT    ASSOCIATIONS. 

District  Associations  shall  be  formed  wherever  practicable; 
said  associations  to  have  supervision  of  all  auxiliaries  within 
their  limits. 


284  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

ARTICLE  IX.— AUXILIARY   SOCIETIES. 

Any  number  of  women  who  shall  contribute  annually  may 
form  a  society  auxiliary  to  that  Branch  of  the  Woman's  Foreign 
Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episfcopal  Church,  within 
whose  prescribed  territorial  limits  they  may  reside,  by  appointing 
a  President,  one  or  more  Vice-Presidents,  a  Recording  Secretary, 
a  Corresponding  Secretary,  a  Treasurer,  and  Supervisor  of  Chil- 
dren's work,  who  together  shall  constitute  a  local  Executive  Com- 
mittee. 

ARTICLE  X.— RELATING  TO  THE  MISSIONARY  AUTHORITIES 
OF   THE   CHURCH. 

Section  1.  This  Society  shall  work  in  harmony  with  and  under 
the  supervision  of  the  authorities  of  the  Missionary  Society  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  The  appointment,  recall,  and  remun- 
eration of  missionaries,  and  the  designation  of  their  fields  of  labor 
shall  be  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the 
Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  annual 
appropriations  to  mission  fields  shall  be  submitted  for  revision  and 
approval  to  the  general  Missionary  Committee  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church. 

Sec.  2.  All  missionaries  sent  out  by  this  Society  shall  labor 
under  the  direction  of  the  particular  Conference  or  Mission  of  the 
Church  in  which  they  may  be  severally  employed.  They  shall  be 
annually  appointed  by  the  President  of  the  Conference  or  Mission, 
and  shall  be  subject  to  the  same  rules  of  removal  that  govern  the 
other  missionaries. 

Sec.  3.  All  the  work  of  the  Woman's  Society  in  foreign  lands 
shall  be  under  the  direction  of  the  Conferences  or  Missions  and 
their  committees  in  exactly  the  same  manner  as  the  work  of  the 
Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  the  Super- 
intendent or  Presiding  Elder  having  the  same  relation  to  the  work 
and  the  person  in  charge  of  it  that  he  would  have  were  it  a  work 
in  the   charge  of  any  member  of  the  Conference  or  Mission. 

Sec.  4.  The  funds  of  the  Society  shall  not  be  raised  by  col- 
lection/s  or  subscriptions  taken  during  any  of  our  regular  church 
services,  nor  in  any  Sunday-School,  but  shall  be  raised  by  such 
methods  as  the  Constitution  of  the  Society  shall  provide,  none  of 
which  shall  interfere  with  the  contributions  of  our  people  and  Sun- 
day-Schools for  the  treasury  of  the  Missionary  Society  of  the  Meth- 


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odist  Episcopal  Church;  and  the  amount  so  collected  ishall  be  re- 
ported by  the  pastor  to  the  annual  Conference,  and  be  entered  in 
a  column  among  the  benevolent  collections  in  the  Annual  and  Gen- 
.eral  minutes. 

Sec.  5.  Section  4  of  this  Article  shall  not  be  so  interpreted  as 
to  prevent  the  women  from  taking  collections  in  meetings  con- 
vened in  the  interests  of  their  societies;  nor  from  securing  mem- 
berships and  life  memberships  in  audiences  where  their  work  is 
represented,  nor  from  holding  festivals,  or  arranging  lectures  in 
the  interest  of  their  work. 

ARTICLE    XI.— CHANGE    OP    CONSTITUTION. 

This  Constitution  may  be  changed  at  any  annual  meeting  of 
the  General  Executive  Committee,  by  a  three-fourths  vote  of  those 
present  and  voting,  notice  of  the  proposed  change  having  been  given 
at  the  previous  annual  meeting;  but  Article  X  shall  not  be  changed 
except  with  the  concurrence  of  the  General  Conference  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church. 


By-Laws 

OF  THE 
WOMAN'S    FOREIGN    MISSIONARY    SOCIETY. 


-OFFICERS. 


The  officers  of  this  Society  shall  be  a  President,  a  Recording 
Secretary  and  a  Treasurer,  who  shall  be  elected  by  ballot  at  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  Society. 

II.— DUTIES  OF  OFFICERS. 

1.  The  President  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the  Society 
and  with  the  Recording  Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  have  power 
to  transact  all  business  of  an  executive  character  arising  between 
the  annual  meetings. 

2.'  The  Recording  Secretary  shall  keep  a  full  record  of  all 
proceedings  of  the  General  Executive  Committee  of  the  Woman's 
Foreign  Missionary  Society,  and  place  the  same  in  the  safe  of  the 
Publication  Office. 

She  shall  present  at  the  anniversary  of  the  Society  a  report 
of  the  year's  work.  She  shall  also  forward  to  our  foreign  treasurers, 
as  soon  as  practical  after  adjournment  of  the  General  Executive 
Committee,  a  copy  of  the  appropriations  for  each  mission. 

3.  The  Treasurer  shall  receive  and  disburse  all  money  paid 
into  the  general  fund  pro  rata  by  the  several  Branches,  for  the 
general  expenses  of  the  Society.  She  shall  also  have  charge  of 
all  money  received  from  gifts  and  legacies  to  the  Society  not  spe- 
cifically devised  to  any  Branch,  holding  such  funds  subject  to  the 
order  of  the  Reference  Committee. 

III.— BRANCH  CORRESPONDING  SECRETARIES. 

I.  The .  Branch  Corresponding  Secretaries  shall  superintend 
all  the  interests  of  their  respective  Branches;  conduct  the  cor- 
respondence of  the  Society  with  foreign  missionaries;  be  present 
at  all  Branch,  annual,  and  quarterly  meetings,  and  present  a 
quarterly  report  cf  the  work  of  in-  Branch,  and  give  to  the  public, 


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or  direct  to  be  given  all  communications  and  plans  of  the  business 
of  their  respective  Bra  aches. 

2.  Each  Corresponding  Secretary  shall  be  required  to  furnish  in 
her  report  to  the  General  Executive  Committee  the  following  items: 
number  of  auxiliary  societies,  members,  life  members,  honorary 
patrons  and  managers,  subscribers  to  the  Woman's  Missionary 
Friend  and  the  receipts  of  the  Treasurer.  In  her  report  of  the  for- 
eign work  she  shall  include  the  number  of  missionaries,  Bible  read- 
ers, boarding  schools,  and  orphans  supported  by  her  Branch. 

IV.— BRANCH   TREASURERS. 

1.  Branch  Treasurers  shall  be  required  to  publish  quarterly  in 
the  Woman's  Missionary  Friend  their  reports  of  moneys  received. 

2.  The  financial  year  of  the  Society  shall  commence  October  1. 
Branch  Treasurers  will  close  their  accounts  for  the  year  by  Sep- 
tember 30. 

3.  The  money  received  from  annual  memberships  shall  not  be 
used  to  make  life  members,  managers  or  patrons.  Life  member- 
ships shall  be  made  by  the  payment  of  twenty  dollars,  given  specifi- 
cally for  that  purpose.  If  in  installments,  the  final  payment  shall 
be  made  as  soon  as  practicable,  and  the  membership  reported  as 
complete  only  when  that  has  been  done;  all  the  installments  to  be 
credited  on  the  Treasurer's  book  and  acknowledged  in  the  Woman's 
Missionary  Friend. 

4.  In  case  any  Branch  is  unable  to  meet  the  obligations  it  has 
assumed,  any  other  Branch  may,  by  the  action  of  the  Executive 
Board,  be  permitted  to  use  its  surplus  funds  in  aid  of  the  Branch 
deficient.- 

5.  Any  bequest  or  donation  made  to  the  Woman's  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society  shall,  unless  otherwise  specified  by  the  donor,  be 
paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Branch  within  whose  bounds  the 
donor  resided  at  the  time  of  death. 

V.— SECRETARY   OF  LITERATURE. 

There  shall  be  a  Secretary  of  Literature  elected  by  each  Branch, 
whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  assist  the  Literature  Committee  through 
correspondence,  by  suggestions,  by  presenting  the  needs  of  their  re- 
spective Branches,  and  aiding  in  any  other  way  the  Literature  Com- 
mittee may  desire.  It  shall  also  be  the  duty  of  the  Branch  Litera- 
ture Secretary  to  advance  the  interests  and  increase  the  circulation 


288  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

of  our  literature  and  publications  in  every  possible  way.  She  shall 
have  charge  in  connection  with  the  Literature  Committee  of  the 
exhibition  and  sale  of  our  literature  at  the  various  public  gatherings 
and  conventions  throughout  the  country,  the  expenses  to  be  borne 
by  the  Branch  where  the  convention  meets.  When,  as  frequently  oc- 
curs, the  Epworth  League,  Student  Volunteer,  or  other  convention  is 
held  outside  of  our  own  country,  this  duty  shall  belong  to  the 
Standing  Literature  Committee. 

VI.— GENERAL  SECRETARIES.' 

There  shall  be  a  General  Secretary  of  Young  People's  Work, 
and  a  General  Secretary  of  Children's  Work  who  shall  be  elected 
annually  by  ballot  by  the  General  Executive  Committee. 

VII.— FIELD   SECRETARIES. 

Field  Secretaries  may  be  employed  to  travel  throughout  the 
Society  for  the  promotion  of  the  work.  They  shall  be  elected  an- 
nually by  ballot  by  the  General  Executive  Committee. 

VIII.— FOREIGN   TREASURERS. 

1.  The  Foreign  Treasurers  shall  forward  their  estimates,  prop- 
erly approved  and  printed,  if  possible,  to  each  Corresponding  Sec- 
retary before  October  1. 

2.  The  Treasurers  in  the  foreign  field  are  instructed,  upon  re- 
ceiving remittances,  to  forward  immediately  receipt  for  same;  also 
to  forward  semi-annually,  January  1  and  July  1,  a  financial  state- 
ment together  with  the  balance  in  United  States  currency  to  the 
Branch  Corresponding  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  Any  appropriation 
which,  for  any  reason,  is  not  required  on  the  field,  shall  be  so  re- 
ported by  the  Treasurer  on  each  April  1  and  October  1. 

3.  The  appropriations  for  the  foreign  fields  shall  be  paid  on 
the  basis  of  the  currency  of  the  country,  the  exchange  therefrom 
accruing  to  our  treasury  with  the  exception  of  the  salaries  of  the 
missionaries,  and  buildings,  which  shall  be  paid  on  the  basis  of 
American  gold. 

4.  The  funds  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  shall 
be  entirely  under  the  control  of  the  General  Executive  Committee, 
to  be  used  only  for  the  purpose  designated  by  that  Committee.  Our 
missionaries  shall  not  exceed  in  expenditure  the  amount  appropri- 
ated   by   the   General    Executive   Committee.     Emergencies   arising 


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during  the  year  can  be  met  only  by  application,  properly  endorsed 
by  the  missionary  authorities,  to  the  Committee  of  Reference. 

5.  If  any  surplus  funds  remain  in  the  Foreign  Treasuries  from 
unused  appropriations,  exchange,  or  other  source,  they  must  be  re- 
ported to  the  Branches,  and  held  subject  to  the  order  of  the  Secre- 
tary of  the  Branch  from  whose  moneys  they  accrue. 

IX.— OFFICIAL  CORRESPONDENCE. 

The  Branch  Corresponding  Secretaries  shall  correspond  with 
the  missionaries,  so  as  to  be  able  to  present  a  full  report  of  the  work 
in  each  mission,  such  information  to  be  presented  to  the  General 
Executive  Committee,  the  fields  assigned  to  the  several  Secretaries 
to  be  arranged  by  themselves. 

X— MISSIONARIES. 

1.  Missionaries  shall  devote  their  entire  time  and  attention  to 
their  legitimate  work  and  shall  report  each  quarter  to  the  Corres- 
ponding Secretary  having  supervision  of  the  same,  and  to  the  Pre- 
siding Elder  of  their  respective  districts. 

2.  They  shall  incur  no  expense  which  has  not  been  authorized 
by  the  General  Executive  Committee  and  they  shall  credit  to  the 
Society  all  donations  received  for  the  support  of  their  work  and 
annually  report  the  same  with  their  financial  statement. 

3.  They  shall  not  apply  to  private  sources  for  financial  aid 
without  the  sanction  of  the  General  Executive  Committee.  All  so- 
licitations for  funds  shall  be  made  through  the  proper  official  author- 
ities. 

4.  Medical  missionaries  shall  keep  an  itemized  account  of  all 
receipts  and  disbursements,  and  report  them  quarterly  to  the  Treas- 
urer of  the  Mission,  any  surplus  being  remitted  to  the  Woman's 
Foreign  Missionary  Society.  Medical  outfit  provided  by  the  Society 
shall  be  the  property  of  the  Society. 

5.  The  following  contract  shall  be  entered  into  by  each  mis- 
sionary and  the  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  Branch  employing 
her: 

"I, Corresponding  Secretary  of  the Branch 

of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Church  covenant  and  agree  on  the  part  of  the  Woman's  Foreign 

Missionary  Society  to  pay  the  traveling  expenses  of . , 

a  missionary  in  the  employ  of  the Branch,  from  her 


290  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

home  to  her  field  of  labor  and  her  salary  from  the  time  of  reach- 
ing the  field  at  the  rate  of  $ for  the  first  year  and  there- 
after at  the  rate  of  $ per  annum.     I  further  agree  to  pay 

her  return  passage  and  home  salary  as  provided  in  the  By-Laws 
relating  to  those  matters." 

"I, ,  a  missionary,  agree  to  give  at  least  five  years 

of  continuous  service  as  a  single  woman  to  the  work  of  the  Woman's 
Foreign  Missionary  Society  in  any  field  to  which  I  may  be  sent  and 
failing  in  this,  to  refund  the  amount  of  outfit  and  passage  money.  I 
also  agree  to  conform  to  all  the  rules  and  regulations  of  said  So- 
ciety while  in  its  employ." 

6.  The  salaries  of  missionaries  going  to  the  field  after  October, 
1901,  either  as  new  or  returned  missionaries,  shall  include  all  ex- 
penses hitherto  classed  as  incidentals  and  shall  be,  in  Africa,  $500; 
Bulgaria  $600;  Foochow  and  Hinghua  $600;  North,  Central  and  West 
China  $650;  India  $600;  Italy,  Japan  and  Korea  $700;  Malaysia  $450; 
Mexico,  the  Philippines  and  South  America  $750.  The  first  year's 
work  of  a  new  missionary  shall  be  so  planned  by  the  mission  that 
the  major  part  of  her  time  shall  be  given  to  the  study  of  the  lan- 
guage and  the  first  year's  salary  shall  be  one-sixth  less  than  the 
full  regular  amount  except  in  the  case  of  those  whose  full  salary 
does  not  exceed  $500.  Medical  missionaries  shall  from  the  first  re- 
ceive full  salary. 

7.  Each  new  missionary  may  be  provided  with  not  less  than 
$100  for  personal  outfit,  and  if  necessary,  $100  for  furniture,  the  fur- 
niture to  be  the  property  of  the  Society. 

8.  Missionaries  shall  not  adopt  any  child  as  their  own.  They 
shall  not  bring  to  this  country  foreign-born  girls  or  helpers  except 
upon  recommendation  of  the  Field  Reference  Committee  of  the  Con- 
ference in  which  they  reside  and  permission  of  the  Reference  Com- 
mittee of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 

9.  Estimates  and  all  other  matters  requiring  the  action  of  the 
General  Executive  Committee  shall  be  presented  through  the  Wo- 
man's Annual  Conference  or  meeting  of  the  mission  or  such  com- 
mittee as  they  may  appoint. 

10.  Each  foreign  conference  and  mission  shall  have  a  Field 
Reference  Committee  to  be  elected  annually,  whose  duty  shall  be  to 
consider  all  matters  of  general  interest  arising  during  the  interim 
of  their  annual  meetings. 

11.  Estimates    for    Bible    women    and    zenana    workers    shall 


BY-LAWS  291 

include  the  expense  of  conveyances,  munshis  and  teachers,  and 
those  for  scholarships,  the  cost  of  fuel,  lights,  medicines  and  the 
minor  expenses  necessary  in  the  maintenance  of  the  schools 

12.  (a)  The  Field  Reference  Committee  of  each  Conference  and 
mission  shall  consider  the  need  of  furlough  or  home  leave  upon  the 
part  of  the  missionaries  within  its  bounds  and  shall  as  occasion  may 
require  forward  its  recommendations  concerning  individual  cases  to 
the  Reference  Committee  which  shall  fix  the  time  of  such  furlough 
or  home  leave  and  notify  the  Secretary  of  the  Field  Reference  Com- 
mittee. 

(b)  In  case  of  emergency  demanding  immediate  return  home 
upon  the  part  of  a  missionary  she  shall  bring  a  certificate  of  dis- 
ability from  a  physician  and  the  superintendent  of  the  mission. 

(c)  A  missionary  returning  from  the  field  for  any  other  reason 
than  that  of  ill  health  shall  secure  permission  of  the  General  Exe- 
cutive Committee  through  the  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the 
Branch  employing  her. 

(d)  The  liability  of  the  Society  for  the  necessary  traveling  ex- 
penses of  furlough  or  home  leave  shall  depend  upon  conformity  to 
the  regulations  of  this  section. 

13.  In  all  cases  where  the  relations  of  the  missionary  to  the 
Society  are  harmonious  her  home  salary  the  first  year  shall  be  $350. 
If  her  health  requires  her  to  remain  longer  in  this  country  the  sec- 
ond year's  home  salary  shall  be  $300.  If  her  detention  for  a  longer 
period  is  necessary  her  case  shall  be  in  the  hands  of  her  Branch 
for  adjustment. 

14.  Each  missionary  shall  attend  the  first  session  of  the  Gen- 
eral Executive  Committee  held  after  her  return  from  the  foreign 
field  and  her  traveling  expenses  to  and  from  the  place  of  meeting 
shall  be  reckoned  upon  the  same  basis  and  paid  from  the  same 
fund  as  those  of  members  of  the  body. 

15.  The  return  of  a  missionary  to  the  field  after  home  leave 
shall  be  submitted  to  the  Reference  Committee,  by  the  Correspond- 
ing Secretary  of  the  Branch  employing  her,  and  shall  be  determined 
by  a  majority  vote.  Such  application  shall  be  accompanied  by  a  new 
medical  certificate. 

16.  All  missionaries  and  assistants  whose  homes  are  in  the  for- 
eign field  shall  defray  their  own  furlough  expenses,  and  during  their 
furlough  shall  receive  an  amount  equal  to  half  their  respective  sal- 
aries when  in  active  service. 


292  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

17.  If  there  prove  to  be  a  manifest  unfitness  for  missionary  la- 
bor, the  General  Executive  Committee  may  cancel  its  obligations  to 
a  missionary  whom  it  has  appointed,  three  months'  notice  having 
been  given  to  such  appointee  by  the  Committee  of  Reference,  re- 
turn passage  to  be  paid  by  the  Society,  provided  she  return  at  the 
expiration  of  the  three  months. 

18.  All  rules  pertaining  to  the  relations  of  the  Woman's  For- 
eign Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  with  its 
missionaries  shall  be  published  in  the  general  annual  report. 

19.  We  accept  the  relation  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  to  the  authorities  of  the  Church,  and  to  our  workers  in  the 
field,  as  interpreted  by  the  delegated  conference  in  India,  in  their 
sesion  of  1881,  as  follows: 

Whereas,  Certain  usages  have  grown  up  and  been  found  accept- 
able and  successful  in  connection  with  our  older  mission  field  in 
India,  we  deem  it  expedient  to  formulate  the  same  in  the  following 
rules: 

1.  In  general:  The  position  of  a  lady  missionary,  placed  in 
charge  of  work  in  connection  with  any  of  our  circuits  or  stations,  is 
the  same  as  that  of  a  second  missionary  or  "junior  preacher"  to 
whom  special  work  is  assigned. 

2.  In  particular:  The  general  plan  of  work,  such  as  establish- 
ing new  schools,  employing  and  dismissing  head  teachers,  arrang- 
ing terms  of  tuition,  board,  etc.,  and  preparing  a  course  of  study, 
when  these  matters  are  not  fixed  by  the  Educational  Committee, 
selecting  classes  of  people  among  whom  work  may  be  more  success- 
fully carried  on,  arranging  dispensaries  and  deciding  the  proportion 
of  medical  work  to  be  given  to  natives  and  Europeans,  Christians  and 
non-Christians,  etc.,  all  such  general  plans  shall  be  arranged  by  the 
lady  in  charge  of  the  special  departments  of  work,  after  free  consul- 
tation with  the  Superintendent  or  Presiding  Elder. 

3.  The  lady  missionary  in  charge  of  work  has  full  liberty  to 
do  the  work  assigned  her  in  her  own  way,  and  to  carry  out  the  in- 
ternal arrangement  of  her  department  in  the  manner  ■  which  she 
deems  best  adapted  to  secure  success. 

4.  The  relation  of  the  Superintendent  or  Presiding  Elder  to  the 
work  under  the  charge  of  a  lady  is  the  same  as'  it  would  be  were 
it  under  the  charge  of  a  member  of  conference — he  having  a  general 
advisory  supervision,  auditing  the  accounts  (when  not  done  by  trus- 
tees), making  suggestions,  etc.,  exactly  as  with  all  the  other  work 
of  his  district. 


BY-LAWS  293 

5.  Lady  missionaries  in  charge  of  work,  and  all  missionaries  of 
the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  are  appointed  by  the  Pres- 
ident of  Conference,  at  the  same  time  and  in  the  same  manner  that 
the  appointments  of  Conference  are  made.  Should,  however,  a  Pres- 
ident of  Conference  at  any  time  decline  to  so  appoint,  the  Super- 
intendent or  Presiding  Elder  in  Council  will  arrange  the  same. 

.G.  All  new  buildings  or  expensive  repairs  or  changes  shall  re- 
ceive the  sanction  of  Superintendent  or  Presiding  Elder,  even  though 
no  appropriations  of  money  be  asked. 

7.  A  class  of  laborers  is  employed  in  our  work,  known  as  "as- 
sistants." In  the  employment  or  dismissal  of  these  ladies,  the  con- 
sent of  the  Superintendent  of  Mission  or  of  the  Presiding  Elder  must 
be  secured.  They  may  be  transferred  by  the  Presiding  Elder,  with 
the  consent  of  the  lady  in  charge  of  the  department  in  which  they 
are  employed.  When  these  lady  assistants,  being  members  of  our 
Church,  by  several  years  of  faithful  service;  have  come  to  be  re- 
ceived as  belonging  permanently  to  our  body  of  laborers,  they  may, 
on  the  recommendation  of  the  Woman's  Society,  when  such  exists, 
or  by  quarterly  Conference,  be  formally  recognized  by  Conference, 
and  appointed  the  same  as  women  missionaries  are. 

8.  In  case  of  a  transfer  of  a  woman  missionary  or  an  "assis- 
tant," from  one  Conference  or  charge  to  another,  a  written  permis- 
sion shall  be  secured,  signed  by  Superintendent  or  Presiding  Elder 
in  whose  jurisdiction  the  person  may  be  employed,  when,  accord- 
ing to  the  condition  of  Rule  7,  the  engagement  may  be  completed. 

XL— MISSIONARY  CANDIDATES. 

1.  A  missionary  candidate  must  believe  herself  Divinely  called 
to  the  work  of  a  foreign  missionary,  and  assert  her  belief  that  she 
is  actuated  only  by  a  desire  to  act  only  in  accordance  with  God's 
will. 

2.  She  must  indicate  her  ability  to  work  in  a  foreign  field  by 
Christian  usefulness  at  home. 

3.  She  must  declare  her  intention  to  make  foreign  missionary 
work  the  service  of  her  effective  years,  and  agree  to  give  at  least 
five  years  of  continuous  service,  as  a  single  woman,  to  the  work  of 
the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  unless  prevented  by  ill- 
health;  this  is  not  to  be  understood  in  the  sense  that  the  obligation 
to  remain  in  the  field  ceases  at  five  years,  but  that  her  obligation 
to  refund  passage  and  outfit  money  is  binding  for  that  length  of 


294  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

time;    she  must  also  assert  her  willingness  to  labor  in  any  field, 
though  her  preference  is  always  to  be  taken  into  account. 

4.  The  age  of  candidates  must  not  be  less  than  twenty-five 
years,  or  more  than  thirty  years.  A  special  facility  in  acquiring 
languages,  or  call  to  English  work,  may  be  considered  sufficient  rea- 
son for  deviation  from  this  rule. 

5.  Financial  and  executive  ability,  and  power  of  adaptation  to 
circumstances,  are  essential  qualifications. 

G.  She  must  present  a  certificate  of  health  from  a  competent 
physician,  and  give  satisfactory  answers  to  the  medical  questions 
authorized  by  the  General  Executive  Committee  of  the  Woman's 
Foreign  Missionary  Society. 

7.  After  the  adoption  of  a  missionary  candidate,  she  shall  be 
regarded  as  under  the  direction  of  the  General  Executive  Committee 
and  of  the  Committee  of  Reference,  in  the  interim  of  the  sessions  of 
that  committee. 

8.  The  case  of  any  accepted  candidate  not  sent  out  during  the 
year,  shall  be  brought  before  the  General  Executive  Committee  at  its 
next  session. 

9.  The  application  of  a  missionary  candidate  with  correspond- 
ing testimonials  shall  cover  the  following  particulars:  Health,  adap- 
tability to  people  and  circumstances,  executive  ability,  intellectual 
qualities  and  culture,  religious  experience  and  usefulness,  and  gen- 
eral fitness  for  the  work. 

First.     Health,  attested  by  a  properly  certified  health  certificate. 

Second.  Personal  religious  experience.  Belief  in  the  doctrines 
and  identification  with  the  membership  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  experience  and  efficiency  in  Christian  work,  conviction  and 
call  to  missionary  work,  and  the  intention  to  give  to  it  the  service 
of  her  life. 

Third.  Testimonials  are  further  necessary  as  to  grade  of  schol- 
arship, whether  it  includes  the  study  of  Latin  or  any  modern  lan- 
guage, with  facility  in  its  acquirement;  knowledge  of  music,  vocal 
or  instrumental.     Diploma  of  Scholarship. 

Certificate  of  experience  and  success  in  teaching. 

Fourth.  Testimonials  are  also  required  as  to  executive  ability, 
adaptability  to  people  and  circumstances,  and  whatever  personal 
qualities  are  necessary  for  greatest  efficiency  in  Christian  work. 

XIL— PUBLICATIONS  OF  THE  SOCIETY. 

1.     The  Periodicals  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society 


BY-LAWS  295 

shall  be  known  as  the  Woman's  Missionary  Friend,  Children's  Mis- 
sionary Friend,  Der  Frauen  Missions  Freund  and  The  Study. 

2.  The  editors  and  publisher  shall  be  elected  annually  by  the 
General  Executive  Committee. 

3.  In  the  interim  of  the  sessions  of  the  General  Executive  Com- 
mittee, the  management  of  the  society's  periodicals  shall  be  under 
the  control  of  the  Publication  Committee  provided  by  the  Constitu- 
tion. 

4.  The  proceedings  of  the  General  Executive  Committee  shall 
be  reported  in  the  December  number  of  the  Woman's  Missionary 
Friend,  excluding  appropriations  and  unimportant  details. 

5.  The  minutes  of  the  General  Executive  Committee  shall  be 
incorporated  in  the  Annual  Report. 

G.  The  postage  and  traveling  expenses  of  the  editors  of 
Woman's  Missionary  Friend,  Children's  Missionary  Friend,  Frauen 
Missions  Freund  and  The  Study  and  publisher  of  these  papers,  and 
members  of  the  Literature  Committee,  to  and  from  the  sessions  of 
the  General  Executive  Committee,  shall  be  paid  from  the  funds  of 
these  publications. 

7.  In  no  case  shall  the  amount  used  in  publishing  interests,  or 
for  any  other  demands,  infringe  upon  a  capital  of  $5,000  to  be  re- 
tained in  the  treasury  of  the  Society's  publications. 

8.  There  shall  be  a  Constitutional  Publication  Committee,  con- 
sisting of  the  Corresponding  Secretary  of  each  Branch,  to  take 
charge  of  the  missionary  periodicals  of  the  Society  and  to  arrange 
for  the  publication  of  an  annual  report  of  the  work  of  the  Society. 
This  committee  shall  report  annually  to  the  General  Executive  Com- 
mittee. 

9.  The  territory  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
shall  be  divided  into  three  sections:  The  Eastern  section  to  be 
composed  of.  New  England,  New  York,  Philadelphia  and  Baltimore 
Branches;  the  Central  section,  Cincinnati  and  Northwestern 
Branches;  the  Western  section,  Minneapolis,  Des  Moines,  Topeka, 
Pacific  and  Columbia  River  Branches. 

10.  The  Literature  Committee  shall  be  nominated  by  the  dele- 
gates from  the  above  sections,  and  elected  by  the  General  Executive 
Committee  for  a  term  of  three  years  on  the  rotation  plan.  The 
Committee  shall  report  to  the  mid-year  meeting  of  the  Constitutional 
Publication  Committee,  to  the  Annual  Meeting  and  to  the  General 
Executive  Committee. 


296  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

When  the  Epworth  League,  Student  Volunteer  or  other  Conven- 
tion is  held  outside  our  own  country  the  exhibition  and  sale  of  our 
literature  shall  be  under  the  supervision  of  the  Literature  Commit- 
tee, the  expenses  to  be  met  from  the  treasury  of  the  Woman's  For- 
ign  Missionary  Society. 

XIII—  ZENANA  PAPER. 

1.  The  Constitutional  Publication  Committee  shall  take  charge 
of  the  funds  raised  for  the  endowment  of  the  Zenana  Paper  and  con- 
trol of  their  investment  and  expenditure,  and  have  the  general  super- 
vision of  the  interests  of  the  paper. 

2.  The  Corresponding  Secretary  of  each  Branch  shall  have  the 
control  of  the  investment  of  the  funds  raised  for  the  support  of  the 
Zenana  Paper  within  the  bounds  of  her  Branch,  with  the  approval  of 
the  Constitutional  Publication  Committee;  the  interest  on  invest- 
ment to  be  paid  semi-annually  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Zenana  Paper. 

3.  The  Woman's  Conference  in  India  shall  nominate  a  commit- 
tee consisting  of  five  persons,  three  ladies  and  two  gentlemen,  one  of 
whom  shall  be  the  publisher,  to  supervise  the  interests  of  the  paper 
and  arrange  with  the  Press  Committee  for  editing  and  publishing 
the  Zenana  Paper  in  the  various  languages  and  dialects  required; 
these  nominations  to  be  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Constitutional 
Publication  Committee  in  America. 

4.  The  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society  in  India  shall  send  an  Annual  Report  of  the  Zenana 
Paper  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Constitutional  Publication  Committee, 
with  the  amount  of  circulation  and  items  of  interest,  in  time  to  be 
presented  to  the  Annual  Meeting  of  the  General  Executive  Commit- 
tee  in  America. 

5.  The  Treasurer  in  India  of  the  funds  of  the  Zenana  Paper, 
shall  furnish  the  Constitutional  Publication  Committee  an  Annual 
Report  of  the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  said  paper,  in  time  to  be 
presented  to  the  General  Executive  Committee  meeting  in  America. 

G.  A  report  of  the  Zenana  Paper  shall  be  published  in  the  An- 
nual Report  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 

7.  The  Treasurer  of  the  Zenana  Paper  funds  in  America  shall 
send  the  interest  on  the  investments  direct  to  the  Treasurer  of  the 
Zenana  Paper  in  India,  only  upon  order  of  the  Chairman  of  the  Con/ 
stitutional  Publication  Committee. 


BY-LAWS  297 

XIV.— ANNUAL   MEETINGS. 

The  General  Executive  Committee  of  the  Woman's  Foreign 
Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  is  hereby 
authorized  to  hold  its  Annual  Meetings  either  within  or  without  the 
bounds  of  the  State  of  New  York,  and  at  such  times  and  places  as 
said  Committee  may  determine;  said  Committee,  at  its  Annual  Meet- 
ing in  each  year  shall  appoint  a  President,  Treasurer,  Recording 
Secretary  and  other  officers  of  the  Society  according  to  its  best 
judgment. 

XV— BY-LAWS. 

These  By-Laws  may  be  amended  at  any  meeting  of  the  General 
Executive  Committee  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the,  members  present. 

OFFICIAL  RELATIONS  OF  LADY  MISSIONARIES. 

1.     Definition  of  relations  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 

Society,  as  given  by  the  Bishops  in  May,  1881. 

"To  the  ladies  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society: 

"To  your  questions  we  respectfully  reply  as  follows: 

1st.    We  take  the   liberty  to  refer  you  to  our  action   bearing 

date  November  22,  1877,  a  copy  of  which  is  as  follows: 

TEACHERS  IN  MISSION  SCHOOLS. 

"1.  In  the  judgment  of  the  Bishops  it  is  not  within  the  right 
of  the  Superintendent  of  the  mission  to  remove  lay  teachers  from 
the  schools  to  which  they  have  been  appointed,  nor  to  interfere 
authoritatively  with  the  internal  arrangements  of  the  schools,  unless 
such  right  be  expressly  granted  by  the  missionary  authorities  at 
New  York. 

"2.  In  case  of  difference  between  appointee  and  the  Mission 
(including  the  Superintendent),  which  cannot  be  adjusted  between 
the  parties  without  unreasonable  delay,  we  recommend  that  such 
difference,  with  the  papers  and  facts,  be  referred  by  the  parties  to 
the  Bishop  in  charge  for  final  decision. 

"3.  It  is  our  judgment  that  the  missionaries  sent  by  the  Wom- 
an's Foreign  Missionary  Society  should  be  permitted  to  be  present 
at  the  meetings  of  the  mission  and  to  speak  on  all  matters  relating 
to  their  work.  Most  respectfully  and  sincerely, 

WILLIAM  H.  HARRIS." 


By-Laws  of  the^General  Executive 
Committee 


BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GENERAL  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE. 

I.  The  General  Executive  Committee  shall  convene  not  later 
than  the  last  week  in  October. 

II.  The  annual  meetings  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  shall  be  held  at  such 
places  as  the  said  committee  shall  elect. 

III.  The  President  and  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  Branch 
within  whose  precincts  the  meeting  of  the  General  Executive  Com- 
mittee is  to  be  held,  shall  fix  the  date  of  the  meetings  of  said  Com- 
mittee, and  arrange  for  the  anniversary  exercises. 

IV.  The  Branch  Corresponding  Secretaries  shall  meet  at  least 
three  days  before  the  time  of  the  meeting  of  the  General  Executive 
Committee  for  the  purpose  of  nominating  the  members  of  the 
Standing  Committees,  and  planning  work  for  its  session,  and  report 
the  same  at  the  opening  of  said  Committee. 

V.  The  traveling  expenses  of  President  and  Recording  Secre- 
tary shall  be  paid  by  Treasurer  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society. 

VI.  The  order  of  business  shall  be  as  follows: 

1.  Calling  the  roll. 

2.  Appointment  of  standing  committees,  i.  e.,  Committee  on 
Publication,  Committee  on  Finance,  Committee  on  Application  of 
Missionary  Candidates,  Committee  on  By-Laws. 

3.  Reception  of  Memorials  and  Petitions. 

4.  Reports  of  Corresponding  Secretaries. 

5.  Report  of  Committee  of  Reference. 

G.     Report  of  Constitutional  Publication  Committee. 

7.  Reports  of  Editors  and  Publishers. 

8.  Reports  of  Official  Correspondents  and  presentation  of  in- 
formation from  foreign  work. 

9.  Fixing  place  for -next  meeting. 

10.     Election  of  President  and  Secretary,  who  shall  continue  in 
office  until  the  appointment  of  their  successors. 


BY-LAWS  OF  GENERAL  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE         299 

11.  Notice  of  constitutional  amendments. 

12.  Miscellaneous  business. 

13.  Reports   of   Standing  Committees   daily;    immediately   after 
reading  minutes. 

VI.     The  rules  of  order  shall  be  as  follows: 

1.  Each  session  shall  open  and  close  with  devotional  exercises. 

2.  All  resolutions  to  be  discussed  shall  be  presented  in  writing. 

3.  No  member  shall  be  granted  leave  of  absence  except  by  a 
vote  of  the  entire  body. 


Standing  Committees  and  their  Duties 


I.     ON  PUBLICATIONS. 

1.  To  this  Committee  shall  be  referred  all  reports  of  agents  and 
editors  and  of  the  Literature  Committee  of  the  Woman's  Foreign 
Missionary  Society. 

2.  This  committee  shall  carefully  examine  the  receipts  and  ex- 
penditures of  each  department  and  as  far  as  possible  determine  the 
source  of  any  unnecessary  and  undue  expense. 

3.  It  shall  nominate  agents  and  editors  and  recommend  amount 
of  salary  to  be  paid  to  each. 

4.  It  may  recommend  the  authorization  of  certain  amounts  con- 
sidered necessary  to  secure  satisfactory  results  in  the  issuing  of 
periodicals  and  other  literature,  being  always  careful  to  observe  the 
requirement  in  Article  IX,  Section  7  of  By-Laws  of  Woman's  Foreign 
Missionary  Society. 

5.  As  far  as  possible  it  shall  consider  the  literary  matter  of  all 
publications. 

II.     ON    MISSIONARY    CANDIDATES. 

1.  This  Committee  shall  examine  and  report  upon  all  the  testi- 
monials of  missionary  candidates  that  are  presented  at  the  General 
Executive  session. 

2.  It  shall  consider  all  matters  relating  to  native  assistants  and 
workers  that  may  be  brought  before  the  Executive  Committee. 

3.  All  reports,  or  memorials  concerning  Folts  Institute  shall  be 
referred  to  this  committee. 

III.     BUILDING  COMMITTEE. 
There  shall  be  a  standing  Building  Committee  in  each  foreign 
mission  and  Conference,  elected  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  General 
and  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Societies. 

IV.     REFERENCE  COMMITTEE. 
This  committee  shall  consist  of  the  President,  and  the  Branch 
Corresponding   Secretaries. 

SUPPLEMENTAL. 
All  nominations  not  provided  for  in  the  duties  of  Standing  Com- 
mittees shall  be  made  by  the  Committee  of  Reference  or  be  offered 
through  a  special   committee   appointed  at  the  General  Executive 
Committee  then  in  session. 


Constitution  for  Auxiliary  Societies 


Auxiliaries  are  expected  to  labor  in  harmony  with,  and  under  the 
direction  of  the  Branch. 

ARTICLE  I.— NAME. 

This  organization  shall  be  called  The  Woman's  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society  of Auxiliary  to  the 

Branch  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church. 

ARTICLE  II.— PURPOSE. 

The  purpose  of  this  Society  shall  be  to  aid  its  Branch  in  inter- 
esting Christian  women  in  the  evangelizing  of  heathen  women  and  in 
raising  funds  for  this  work. 

ARTICLE  III.— MEMBERSHIP. 

Any  person  paying  a  regular  subscription  of  two  cents  a  week,  or 
one  dollar  per  year,  may  become  a  member  of  the  Woman's  Foreign 
Missionary  Society.  Any  person  contributing  five  dollars  per  quar- 
ter for  one  year,  or  twenty  dollars  at  one  time,  shall  be  constituted 
a  Life  Member. 

ARTICLE  IV.— FUNDS. 

All  funds  raised  under  the  auspices  of  this  Society  belong  to  the 
Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  and  shall  not  be  diverted  to 
other  causes. 

Remittances  shall  be  forwarded  quarterly  to  the  Conference 
Treasurer. 

ARTICLE  V.— OFFICERS   AND  ELECTIONS. 

The  officers  of  this  Society  shall  be  a  President,  one  or  more 
Vive-Presidents,  a  Recording  Secretary,  a  Corresponding  Secretary, 
a  Treasurer  and  Supervisor  of  Children's  Work,  who  shall  constitute 
an  Executive  Committee  to  administer  its  affairs.  Managers  and  Su- 
perintendents of  departments  of  work  may  be  added  as  needed. 
These  officers  shall  be  elected  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Society. 
ARTICLE  VI.— CHANGE  OF  CONSTITUTION. 

This  constitution  may  be  changed  at  any  annual  meeting  of  the 
General  Executive  Committee  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  by  a  three-fourths  vote  of  those  present  and  voting,  notice  of 
the  proposed  change  having  been  given  to  the  Branches  before  April 
1  of  that  year, 


Constitution  for  Young  People's  Societies 

OF   THE 
WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 


'       ARTICLE  I.— NAME. 

This  organization  shall  be  called  The  Young  Woman's  Foreign 
Missionary  Society,  or  Standard  Bearer  Company  of  the  Woman's 

Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Church,  Auxiliary  to 

the    Branch  of  the  Woman's  Foreign   Missionary 

Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

ARTICLE  II.— PURPOSE. 

The  purpose  of  this  organization  is  to  interest  young  people  in 
Foreign  Missions  and  to  support  the  work  of  the  Woman's  Foreign 
Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 
ARTICLE  III.— MEMBERSHIP. 

Any  person  may  become  a  member  of  this  organization  by  pay- 
ing not  less  than  five  cents  a  month,  or  may  enroll  as  a  Standard 
Bearer  by  signing  the  following  pledge: 

"In  remembrance  of  our  Father's  love  and  in  loyalty  to  the  great 
commission  of  our  King,  I  will  give  five  cents  a  month  as  dues  to  the 
Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  to  aid  in  sending  the  Gospel  to  the  Christless  millions." 

The  payment  of  fifteen  dollars  shall  constitute  Life  Membership. 
ARTICLE  IV.— BADGE. 

The  badge  of  this  organization  shall  be  the  Church  pennant  pin. 
Members  paying  one  dollar  per  year  may  wear  the  Woman's  Foreign 
Missionary  Society  badge  if  preferred.  Neither  badge  should  be 
worn  by  any  person  not  paying  dues. 

ARTICLE  V.— FUNDS. 

Funds  raised  under  the  auspices  of  this  Society  belong  to  the 
Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  and  shall  not  be  diverted  to 
other  causes.  Remittances  shall  be  forwarded  quarterly  to  the  Con- 
ference Treasurer. 

ARTICLE  VI.— OFFICERS  AND  ELECTIONS. 

The  officers  of  this  organization  shall  be  a  President,  two  or 


CONSTITUTION   FOR   KING'S   HERALDS  303 

more  Vice-Presidents,  a  Recording  Secretary,  a  Corresponding  Sec- 
retary and  a  Treasurer,  who  shall  be  elected  at  the  annual  meeting 
of  the  organization  and  constitute  an  Executive  Committee  to  ad- 
minister the  affairs  of  the  same.  Superintendents  of  departments 
may  be  added  as  needed. 

ARTICLE  VII.— CHANGE  OF  CONSTITUTION. 
This  Constitution  may  be  changed  at  any  annual  meeting  of  the 
General  Executive  Committee  by  a  three-fourths  vote  of  those  pres- 
ent and  voting,  notice  of  the  proposed  change  having  been  given  to 
the  Branches  before  April  1  of  that  year. 


Constitution  for  King's  Heralds 


ARTICLE   I.— NAME. 

This  organization  shall  be  called  the  King's  Heralds  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  be  under  the  supervision  of  the 
auxiliary  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  in  the  said 
church,  if  any  exist;  otherwise  under  the  especial  supervision  of 
the  district  secretary  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 

ARTICLE  II.— OBJECT. 

The  object  of  this  organization  shall  be  to  promote  missionary 
intelligence  and  interest  among  the  children  and  to  aid  in  the  work 
of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church. 

ARTICLE  III|— MEMBERSHIP. 

Any  child  between  the  ages  of  eight  and  fourteen  may  become 
a  King's  Herald  by  the  payment  of  two  cents  a  month.  The  pay- 
ment of  ten  dollars  shall  constitute  a  child's  life  membership. 

ARTICLE  IV.— OFFICERS. 

The  officers  of  this  organization  shall  be  a  superintendent,  presi- 
dent, two  vice-presidents,  recording  secretary,  corresponding  secre- 
tary, treasurer  and  agent  for  the  Children's  Missionary  Friend. 
ARTICLE  V.— MEETINGS. 

Meetings  of  this  organization  shall  be  held  on  the 


S04  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

of  each  month.     The  officers  shall  be  elected  semi-annually,  at  the 
September  and  March  meetings. 

ARTICLE   VII.— BADGE. 

The  badge  of  this  organization   shall   be   a  silver  button   with 
"King's  Heralds"   in  blue  lettering. 


PLAN  OF  WORK  FOR  LITTLE  LIGHT  BEARERS. 

Children  under  eight  years  of  age  may  be  enrolled  as  Little 
Light  Bearers  by  the  payment  of  twenty-five  cents  annually,  receiv- 
ing the  enrollment  card  as  a  certificate  of  membership. 

The  payment  of  ten  dollars  shall  constitute  Life  Membership. 

DIRECTIONS. 

The  Superintendent  elected  by  the  Woman's  Auxiliary  shall  have 
charge  of  the  work  for  Little  Light  Bearers  and  plan  for  the  collect- 
ing of  dues,  remitting  and  reporting  quarterly  through  the  regular 
channels,  arrange  for  the  annual  public  meeting,  keep  an  accurate 
record  in  the  Little  Light  Bearers'  Record  Book  and  report  regularly 
to  the  Woman's  Auxiliary. 


Constitution  for  District  Association 


ARTICLE  I.— NAME. 

This  association  shall  be  called  The District 

Association    of   the   Woman's    Foreign    Missionary    Society   in    the 
Conference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

ARTICLE  II.— PURPOSE. 

The  purpose  of  this  association  shall  be  to  unite  the  auxiliaries 
of  the  district  in  an  earnest  effort  for  the  promotion  of  the  work 
of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 

ARTICLE  III.— MEMBERSHIP. 

All  members  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  in 
District  shall  be  considered  members  of  this  Association. 


ARTICLE  IV.— OFFICERS. 

The  officers  of  this  Association  shall  be  a  President,  three  or 
more  Vice-Presidents,  a  Corresponding  Secretary,  a  Recording  Sec- 
retary, a  Treasurer  and  Superintendent  of  Young  Woman's  Work, 
and  of  Children's  jvork,  who  shall  constitute  the  Executive  Commit- 
tee to  administer  the  affairs  of  the  district. 

ARTICLE  V.— MEETINGS. 

There  shall  be  an  annual  meeting  of  the  District  Association, 
when  reports  shall  be  received  from  all  auxiliaries  in  the  district, 
missionary  intelligence  be  given  and  necessary  business  transacted. 

ARTICLE  VI.— CHANGE  OF  CONSTITUTION. 

This  Constitution  may  be  changed  at  any  annual  meeting  of  the 
General  Executive  Committee  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  by  a  three-fourths  vote  of  those  present  and  voting,  notice 
of  the  proposed  change  having  been  given  to  the  Branches  before 
April  1  of  that  year. 


Act  of  Incorporation 


..  i 


State  of  New  York, 
City  and  County  of  New  York, 

We,  the  undersigned,  Caroline  R.  Wright,  Anna  A.  Harris,  Sarah 
K.  Cornell  and  Harriet  B.  Skidmore,  of  the  City  of  New  York,  and 
Susan  A.  Sayre,  of  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  being  all  citizens  of  the< 
United  States  of  America,  and  citizens  of  the  State  of  New  York,  do 
hereby,  pursuant  to,  and  in  conformity  with  the  Act  of  the  Legisla- 
ture of  the  State  of  New  York  passed  on  April  12th,  1848,  entitled 
"An  Act  for  the  incorporation  of  benevolent,  charitable  and  mis- 
sionary societies:"  and  the  several  acts  of  the  said  Legislature 
amendatory  thereof,  associate  ourselves  together  and  form  a  body 
politic  and  corporate,  under  the  name  and  title  of  "The  Woman's 
Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church," 
which  we  certify  is  the  name  or  title  by  which  said  society  shall 
be  known  in  law.  And  we  do  hereby  further  certify  that  the  particu- 
lar business  and  object  of  said  Society  is  to  engage  and  unite  the 
efforts  of  Christian  women  in  sending  female  missionaries  to  women 
in  foreign  mission  fields  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  in 
supporting  them  and  native  Christian  teachers  and  Bible  readers  in 
those  fields. 

That  the  number  of  managers  to  manage  the  business  and  affairs 
of  said  Society  shall  be  seventeen,  and  that  the  names  of  such  man- 
agers of  said  Society,  for  the  first  year  of  its  existence,  are:  Lucy 
A.  Alderman,  Sarah  L.  Keen,  Ellen  T.  Cowen,  Hannah  M.  W.  Hill, 
Mary  C.  Nind,  Elizabeth  K.  Stanley,  Harriet  M.  Shattuck,  Isabel  Hart, 
Caroline  R.  Wright,  Harriet  B.  Skidmore,  Rachel  L.  Goodier,  Annie 
R.  Gracey,  Harriet  D.  Fisher,  Sarah  K.  Cornell,  Anna  A.  Harris,  Or- 
delia  M.  Hillman  and  Susan  A.  Sayre. 

That  the  place  of  business  or  principal  office  of  said  society  shall 
be  in  the  City  and  County  of  New  York,  in  the  State  of  New  York. 
Witness  our  hand  and  seal  this  20th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1884. 

CAROLINE  R.  WRIGHT,  (Seal) 

ANNA  A.  HARRIS, 

HARRIET  B.  SKIDMORE, 

SUSAN  A.   SAYRE, 

SARAH  K.  CORNELL. 


ACT  OF  INCORPORATION  307 

State  of  New  York,  ) 

ss 
City  and  County  of  New  York.       \ 

On  the  20th  day  of  December,  1884,  before  me  personally  came 
and  appeared  Caroline  R.  Wright,  Anna  A.  Harris,  Harriet  B.  Skid- 
more  and  Sarah  K.  Cornell,  to  me  known,  and  to  me  personally 
known  to  be  the  individuals  described  in  and  who  executed  the  fore- 
going certificate,  and  they  severally  duly  acknowledged  to  me  that 
they  executed  the  same. 

ANDREW  LEMON, 
Notary's  Seal.)  Notary  Public  (58), 

New  York  County. 


City  of  Brooklyn, 
State  of  New  York,  County  of  Kings, 

On  the  22nd  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1884,  before  me  came  Susan 
A.  Sayre,  to  me  known,  and  known  to  me  to  be  one  of  the  individuals 
described  in  and  who  executed  the  foregoing  certificate,  and  duly 
acknowledged  to  me  that  she  executed  the  same. 

F.  G.  MINTRAM, 
Notary  Public  for  Kings  County. 
[NOTARY    SEAL..] 


State  of  New  York,  \ 
County  of  Kings,  j" 
I,  Rodney  Thursby,  Clerk  of  the  County  of  Kings  and  Clerk  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  the  State  of  New  York,  in  and  for  said  county 
(said  court  being  a  Court  of  Records),  Do  Hereby  Certify,  that  F.  G. 
Mintram,  whose. name  is  subscribed  to  the  Certificate  of  Proof,  or 
acknowledgment  of  the  annexed  instrument  and  thereon  written, 
was  at  the  time  of  taking  such  proof  or  acknowledgment,  a  Notary 
Public  of  the  State  of  New  York,  in  and  for  said  County  of  Kings, 
dwelling  in  said  County,  commissioned  and  sworn,  and  duly  author- 
ize to  take  the  same.  And,  further,  that  I  am  well  acquainted  with 
the  handwriting  of  said  Notary,  and  verily  believe  the  signature  to 
the  said  Certificate  is  genuine,  and  that  said  instrument  is  executed 
and  acknowledged  according  to  the  laws  of  the  State  of  New  York. 

In  Testimony  Whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  offixed 
the  seal  of  the  said  County  and  Court,  this  24th  day  of  December, 
1884. 

[SEAL.] 


308  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Certificate  of  Incorporation,  December  27,  1884. 
I,  the  undersigned,  one  of  the  Justices  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
the  State  of  New  York,  for  the  First  Judicial  District,  do  hereby  ap- 
prove the  within  certificate,  and  do  consent  that  the  same  be  filed 
pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  an  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  the  State 
of  New  York,  entitled,  "An  Act  for  the  incorporation  of  benevolent, 
charitable,  scientific  and  missionary  societies,"  passed  April  ^th, 
1848,  and  the  several  Acts  extending  and  amending  said  Act.  Dated 
New  York,  December  26,  1884. 

ABM.  R.  LAWRENCE,  J.  S.  C. 


State  of  New  York,  ) 

County  and  City  of  New  York,       f 

I,  James  A.  Flack,  Clerk  of  the  said  City  and  County,  and  Clerk 
of  the  Supreme  Court  of  said  State  for  said  County,  do  certify  that  I 
have  compared  the  preceding  with  the  original  Certificate  of  In- 
corporation of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the 
Methodist.  Episcopal  Church,  on  file  in  my  office,  and  that  the  same 
is  a  correct  transcript  therefrom,  and  of  the  whole  of  such  original. 
Endorsed,  filed  and  recorded,  December  27th,  1884,  1  hour,  25 
minutes. 

In  Witness  Whereof,  I  have  hereunto  subscribed  my  name,  and 
affixed  my  official  seal,  this  12th  day  of  November,  1888. 

rSEAL]  JAMES  A.  FLACK,  Clerk. 


BOARD  OF  MANAGERS  OF  THE  CORPORATION,  1896-97. 
HARRIET  B.  SKIDMORE,  SARAH   K.   CORNELL, 

SUSAN    A.    SATRE,  MARY  H.   BIDWELL, 

ELLIN   J.    KNOWLES,  ANNIE   R.  GRACEY, 

ORDELIA  M.   HILLMAN,  JULIA  L  McGREW, 

HELEN   V.    EMANS,  ETTIE  P.  BALDWIN, 

ANNA  A.   HARRIS. 


BOARD  OF  MANAGERS  OF  THE  CORPORATION  FOR  1905-06. 
MRS.    O.    GREEN,  ESTHER  E.    BALDWIN, 

MARY  J.  ANDERSON,  SARAH   K.   CORNELL, 

MARY  L.  DENLER,  HELEN   V.    EMANS, 

ANNIE  R.  GRACEY,  ANNA   W.    GIBSON, 

ORDELIA  M.  HILLMAN,  ELLIN  J.    KNOWLES, 

CAROLINE   LEAYCRAFT,  LOUISE  H.  NORTH, 

MARY  A.   PRIEST,  MARY    M.    QUEAL, 

SUSAN  A.   SAYRE,  JENNIE   B.    SPAETH, 

FANNIE  J.  SPARKES. 


OFFICIAL  RELATIONS  309 

OFFICIAL  RELATIONS  OF  LADY  MISSIONARIES. 

1.     Definition  of  relations  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 

Society,  as  given  by  the  Bishops  in  May,  1881. 

"Ta  the  ladies  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society: 

"To  your  questions  we  respectfully  reply  as  follows: 

1st.       We  take  the  liberty  to  refer  you  to  our  action  bearing 

date  November  22,  1877,  a  copy  of  which  is  as  follows: 


TEACHERS  IN  MISSION  SCHOOLS. 

"1.  In  the  judgment  of  the  Bishops  it  is  not  within  the  right  of 
the  Superintendent  of  the  mission  to  remove  lay  teachers  from  the 
schools  to  which  they  have  been  appointed,  nor  to  interfere  authori- 
tatively with  the  internal  arrangements  of  the  schools,  unless  such 
right  be  expressly  granted  by  the  missionary  authorities  at  New 
York. 

"2.  In  case  of  difference  between  appointee  and  the  Mission 
(including  the  Superintendent),  which  cannot  be  adjusted  between 
the  parties  without  unreasonable  delay,  we  recommend  that  such 
difference,  with  the  papers  and  facts,  be  referred  by  the  parties  to 
the  Bishop  in  charge  for  final  decision. 

"3.  It  is  our  judgment  that  the  missionaries  sent  by  the  Wom- 
an's Foreign  Missionary  Society  should  be  permitted  to  be  present 
at  the  meetings  of  the  Mission  and  to  speak  on  all  matters  relating 
to  their  work.  Most  respectfully  and  sincerely, 

WILLIAM  L.,  HARRIS." 


FORMS  OF  WILL,  DEVISE  AND  ANNUITY. 
FORM  OF  BEQUEST. 

I  hereby  give  and  bequeath  to  the  "Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,"  incorporated  under  the 

laws  of  the  State  of  New  York Dollars  to  be 

paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  Society,  whose  receipt  shall  be  suffi- 
cient acquittance  to  my  executors  therefor. 


FORM  OF  DEVISE  OF  REAL  ESTATE. 

I  hereby  give  and  devise  to  the  "Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church"  (describe  land,  etc.,  in- 
tended to  be  given  to  the  Society)  and  to  their  successors  and  as- 
signs forever. 


310  WOMAN'S  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

Mrs.  J.  M.  Cornell,  560  W.  26th  Street,  New  York,  is  the  Treas- 
urer of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  with  power  to 
sign  release  to  executors,  through  whom  the  Society  may  receive  be- 
quests and  to  perform  such  other  acts  as  are  required  by  the  Act 
of  Incorporation,  and  which  cannot  be  legally  executed,  by  Branch 
Treasurers. 

Note. — Prompt  notice  of  all  bequests  and  devises  should  be  given 
to  the  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  Branch  within  which  the 
donor  resides. 


FORM  OF  ANNUITY. 

Whereas, of 

has  donated  to  and  paid  into  the  treasury  of  the  Branch 

of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church  the  sum  of  Dollars. 

Now,  therefore  the  said  Branch  of  the,  Woman's  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  in  consideration 

thereof,  hereby  agrees  to  pay  to  said during 

natural  life  interest  on  the  aforesaid  sum  at  the 

rate  of per  cent,  per  annum,  payable  semi-annually, 

said  payments  to  cease  on  the  death  of  said 

and  the  said  sum  donated  by as  aforesaid  is  to  be  con- 
sidered as  an  executed  gift  to  said  society  and  to  belong  to  said 
Society  from  this  date,  without  any  amount  or  liability  therefor. 

Branch  of  the  Woman's 

Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  by 


RATES  OF  ANNUITIES. 


Where  it  is  practical,  in  the  place  of  making  a  bequest,  it  is  far 
better  to  convert  property  into  cash  and  place  the  same  in  the 
treasury  of  the  Missionary  Society  at  once,  on  the  annuity  plan.  By 
so  doing  all  possibility  of  litigation  is  avoided  and  a  fair  income  is 
assured.  The  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  does  not  spend 
money  so  contributed  while  the  annuitant  lives,  unless  so  requested 
by  said  annuitant,  but  invests  it  in  good  securities  in  this  country. 

The  following  rates  are  given: 

To  persons  from  50  to  55  years  of  age 4       per  cent. 

To  persons  from  56  to  60  years  of  age 4%  per  cent. 

To  persons  from  61  to  65  years  of  age 5       per  cent. 

To  persons  from  66  to  70  years  of  age 5%  per  cent. 

To  persons  70  years  and  over 6       per  cent. 

Special  cases  shall  be  arranged  for  by  the  Branch  committees 
having  in  charge  bequests  and  annuities. 

This  plan  removes  all  risk  of  broken  wills  through  skill  of  law- 
yers and  uncertainty  of  courts. 


MISCELLANEOUS  311 

MEMBERSHIPS  AND  SCHOLARSHIPS  IN  THE  WOMAN'S  FOR- 
EIGN MISSIONARY  SOCIETY. 

The  payment  of  one  dollar  a  year,  or  two  cents  a  week,  consti- 
tutes membership. 

The  payment  of  twenty  dollars  constitutes  a  person  a  life  mem- 
ber. 

The  payment  of  one  hundred  dollars  constitutes  an  honorary  life 
manager. 

The  payment  of  three  hundred  dollars  constitutes  an  honorary 
life  patron. 

Scholarships  vary  from  twenty  to  eighty  dollars. 

Bible-women's  salaries  vary  from  twenty  to.  one  hundred  dollars, 
according  to  experience  in  work. 


POSTAGE  TO  FOREIGN  LANDS. 

The  rates  of  postage  to  Mexico  are  the  same  as  in  the  United 
States.  To  all  other  points  where  our  missionaries  are  stationed 
letters  weighing  half  an  ounce  are  five  cents;  newspapers  one  cent 
for  each  two  ounces;  postal  cards  two  cents.  Foreign  postal  cards 
may  be  procured  at  any  postomce.  All  foreign  postage  must  be 
fully  prepaid. 


FOREIGN  MONEY. 


INDIA.  A  Pice  is  one-fourth  of  an  anna,  or  about  two-thirds  of 
a  cent.  An  Anna  is  worth  one-sixteenth  of  a  Rupee.  The  Rupee 
varies  in  value,  and  is  worth  about  33  cents. 

JAPAN.  A  yen,  whether  in  gold  or  silver,  differs  slightly  in 
value  from  the  gold  and  silver  dollar  in  the  United  States,  being  of 
less  value.     There  are  one  hundred  sen  in  the  yen. 

CHINA.  A  cash  is  one  mill.  The  tael  is  worth  in  gold  about 
$1.15.     The  Mexican  dollar  is  also  used  in  China. 


OFFICE  OF  THE 

Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society 

Room  6n,  150  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City 


All  information  of  a  general  character  can  be  obtained  of  the 
Secretary. 

The  Room  is  to  be  the  depository  of  a 

(1)  Card  Register  of  each  Missionary. 

(2)  File  of  the  health  certificates  of  all  Missionaries,  as  well 
as  other  papers  pertaining  to  them. 

(3)  List  of  outgoing  Missionaries  and  their  destination. 

(4)  All  information  relative  to  outgoing  and  incoming  Mission- 
aries, finding  them  boarding  places  in  New  York,  securing  passage, 
attending  to  their  money  matters,  baggage,  freight,  etc.,  etc. 

(5)  Bureau  of  information  for  good  speakers,  especially  for 
Student  and  Young  People's   Missionary  Assemblies. 

MISS   GRACE   TODD, 

Office  Secretary  Pro  Tern. 


PUBLICATION    OFFICE 

36  Bromfield  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 
MISS  PAULINE  J.    WALDEN, 
Send  all  orders  for  Periodicals  to  above  address. 


DEPOTS  OF  SUPPLIES. 

New  England  Branch — Mrs.  Julia  F.  Small,  Room  16,  36  Brom- 
field Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

New  York  Branch— Miss  Anna  L.  Cole,  Room  401,  150  Fifth 
Avenue,  New  York. 

Philadelphia  Branch — Miss  Hannah  Bunting,  1018  Arch  Street 
Philadelphia. 

Baltimore  Branch — Miss  Maria  Baldwin,  118  E.  Baltimore  St. 
Baltimore,  Md. 

Cincinnati  Branch — Miss  Frances  Davis,  57  Washington  Street 
Room  408,  Chicago,  111. 

Des  Moines  Branch — Miss  Mary  Q.  Evans,  105  N.  Mulberry  St. 
Maryville,  Mo. 

Minneapolis  Branch — Mrs.  L.  F.  Cole,  416  E.  14th  Street,  Min 
neapolis,  Minn. 

Topeka  Branch— Miss  M.  D.  Thackara,  1303  T  St.,  Lincoln,  Neb 

Pacific  Branch — Miss  Josephine  Crum,  254  E.  23rd  St.,  Los  An 
geles,  Cal. 

Columbia  River  Branch — Miss  Annie  Farrel,  231  West  Park 
Street,  Portland,  Oregon. 

German  Work — Miss  Lena  Bauer,  22  Lincoln  Place,  Chicago,  111. 


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