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WOMAN'S WORK
Conducted by Mlaa Ovrfte Lee OampbelL
PRAYER.
"Take time to be holy, speak
oft with the Lord," and bo our
busy days are transmuted to His
ways.
MONEY ? HOW THEY GOT IT.
The neat little Apron is sent to you.
And this is what we wish ypu to do:
The little pocket you plainly see.
For a special purpose is meant to be.
Now measure your waist-line, inch by
inch,
And see that the measure does not
pinch ;
For each small inch you measure
round,
in the pocket let a penny be fouud.
The game is, you will admit,
You waist your money, we pocket it.
And the money the pockets so freely
pay.
Will help Ellerbe Presbyterians to
Build their Church.
This clever rhyme was printed on
paper cut In the form of an apron,
on which was sewe<? a little pocket.
The rest explains itself.
This happened somewhere among
the bright women of North Carolina.
SOME CHINEHE WOMEN.
This was the moaning for the pray
er meeting of the native women, and
many had come laden with poverty
and even hunger ? had come for spirit
ual refreshment. Some of the charac
ters you must meet:
Near the front is "Treasure," who
would not give up praying to the true
God and was crippled for life by the
merciless blows of her brother-in-law.
The cry of her heart is, "Pray for
my son, that he may continue faith
ful."
Nearby is a Buddhist nun, who has
run away from the monastic life, and,
is now seeking peace through the God
of the foreigners.
And the good Bible woman a few
seats away. When she was a girl, in
order to save the rest of the family
from starvation, she had been pawned
for $12! Do you Americans think you
know anything about poverty?
And there was the demon worship
per, who in some of her frenzies had
tried to climb ladders of knives, and
walk over burning coals, and once had
slashed her tongue as we could see.
While others were talking, she
dropped on her knees, and they said,
"Whenever she feels the old demon
frenzy coming on her, she drives it
away with prayer."
The next woman, called "Flower,"
was sold by her mother when only
a few weeks old for two cents, because
a fortune-teller had prophesied that
this girl baby would bring bad luck
to the brother just older than herself,
("iris are of no consequence, and she
must be gotten out of the way as
quickly as possible, and she was sent
to the house of her motiier-in-law be
fore she was three months old, for
tunately for her a good mother-in-law,
and together they had been leading
Christian lives.
The next one is "Keepsake," who
started life in a very luxurious way,
but later had to work at all sorts of
drudgery and toll, pounding rice, feed
ing pigs, carrying water, washing, and
cooking, for a family of more than
a dozen.
Then "Silver Flower." She is
standing and talking of the faith of
Abraham. She has been sold three
times: first by her mother to a hus
band. Then by this husband to a
gambler. Then by this gambler be
cause he needed money. Sold this
time to a kindly man, but other trials
came, the birth of daughters, and the
death of sons, poor crops and much
poverty. But the love of Jesus had
come to her as a balm for every
wound.
And there is "Fragrant Liove," who
has prayed her husband Into the king
dom, and led many others.
And on the faces of all is the light
that comes from the peace of God
that passeth all understanding. ? Se
lected and adapted.
(To make an effective program of
these items, have eight women dressed
as Chinese, and each give her own ex
perience.)
GRANDMOTHER DZKX'H WEDDING
CHAIR.
Grandmother Dzen is one of God's
own saints, whom we met in Hang
chow, China, and who is the means
of strengthening the faith of many
there and all over this Southland
where some of our Misisonaries have
told her story.
The "bones of the story" of her
life are these: ? (let some loving heart
fill it in). Grandmother Dzen has
been for many years a loving and loyal
Christian. She takes God at His
word. She believes in prayer. She
is a tither, a real one, who talks up
this wonderful thing that she believes
in. She has "provoked very many"
into similar paths of righteousness.
Grandmother Dzen is widely known
as a marvel, because she and her
daughter-in-law enjoy living together.
She has built herself a house "for the
glory of God" and for her own home.
She has lost her only son. She
has been educating ber daughter at
Holyoke College!
Grandmother Dzen has in this house
that she built a special room that she
has dedicated to the use of God's
work, and in this -room seven days in
the week there is a meeting of. some
kind for prayer, learning, or praise ?
a church in the hous*..
And Grandmother Dzen says that
all her business success comes from
the Lord; and, she believes, all be
cause she tithes all her income. In
deed, she has reached the "Plus
tithe" long ago.
Them that honor Him will He|
honor. We thank God for Grand
mother Dzen.
BAGS FOR THK OH1NESK SCHOOL..
We asked for little sewing bags
for the splendid little Chinese girls
in a village school in the faraway part
of China. And they came, yes, came
by dozens, from sisters, aunts, girls
and cousins.
We asked for twenty-four. Many
twenty-fours came. But not one has
been wasted. And there came dolls,
scrapbooks, handkerchiefs, picture
books, candy, and other things.
This little school in mind at the
time of the asking had only twenty
four little scholars. But many, many
other scholars have been made happy
by these gifts. A lot were sent to
Korea, and many lots to different parts
of China; and some that came too
late to get to China were sent to six
home mission schools on this side of
the sea.
These bags were so pretty, and
showed so much love that we want all
the workers to know how much hap
piness they will carry with them to
the'r faraway destination. Each one
was packed up with a quiver of the
heart, and with deep pleasure, know
ing just how much they were needed
where they were going.
Some came too late for Christmas
over there, but the news has come
that they can be used very well at
the Chinese New Year, which is more
than a month after ours; and so
there will be many more little bags
used than were calculated for, accord
ing to the first plan.
And the boys that put in the dimes,
must feel that their part was very im
portant, and . was used to get other
things for the Christmas Tar-away.
The flower seed we hope to hear
from before the summer is over, as
they are beautifying the school yard
in that little Chinese village in the
North Mission.
The real appreciation from China
and Korea cannot reach ue for many
weeks yet, but knowing of the sincer
ity of their thanks, this message is
sent to all those who had a part in
making this possible. It was verily
a work of love, love to the Chinese
The Wedding Chair.
?Courtesy Woman's Press.
Now how does Grandmother Dzen
do all this? She has as her sole prop
erty, possession, and support, her all,
this wonderful "Wedding Chair,"
shown in the picture. This she rents
for all the weddings in the families
ol her friends, and Chinese weddings
are many.
girls, and love to the gentle Saviour
who loves them too, and He known,
f
FORD YOB, ARKANSAS
"You are responsible, (or the
Woman's Page In the Presbyterian of
the South. It certainly Is a great
benefit and help to many of up It
would be hard for me to get along
without the Presbyterian of the South,
and especially the Woman's Page."
HUN RISK IN AZTEC LAND.
This is a most interesting book on
Mexico, our Southern sister. It is
written by Rev. William A. Ross, of
our Mission in that country. He
has made careful rusearch into the
history of the country and shows that
it had a remarkable civilization and
a well developed religion in the days
which long preceded the civilization
of many other countries. He gives
a brief but clear outline of the
development of the country as race
after race of people occupied it long
before the Spanish invasion.
In the same way he presents the
present condition of the country as
to its material and religious matters.
Mexico is a wonderful country, little
known and little understood by the
outside world, and the reader of this
book will probably have his eyes
opened as they have not been before.
Mr. Ross's special object in writing
this book is to tell of the mission work
done by our country. This he does
in a very attractive way. Beginning
with Dr. A. T. Graybill, wiio began
his work in Mexico in }874, he
sketches the lives of each of the thir
ty-seven representatives of our Church
in that land, and tells of their work.
He also tells of the work of the na
tives who have been won by the mis
sionaries and who have devoted them
selves to evangelizing their fellow
countrymen.
Many personal sketches are given
as the author in a charming way tells
of many individual ca?es In which the
rough diamonds with which that
country abounds have been polished
for the Master's crown by the work
of the missionaries.
Our work was first in the North
ern part of the country, but a few
years ago it was decided to redistrlct
the country among the churches, and
our field was assigned in the South
ern part of Mexico. Mr. Ross shows
the reason for this, and also shows
that, while a good work was done
in our first field, our representatives
are doing a better work in their new
field of operations; and that* the op
portunities there are almost unlimited,
and the results are very encourag
ing.
We recommend this book to any
one who is Interested in Mexico or in
foreign missions. It is the study book
in foreign missions for the Woman's
Auxiliary for this winter.
It may be purchased from
the Presbyterian Committee
of Publications, Richmond,
Va. The price is 50 cents
in paper and 75 cents in
cloth.
THE MYSTERY OF SUF
FERING.
By Miss Kate M. Hunt.
(Indebtedness acknowl
edged to Watson's Exposi
tion of Job.)
Until the Son of God
comes himself to clear the
mystery of the sufferings of
God's people who love to
serve Him, we can never
clearly understand it.
The whole contention of
the Book of Job is that man
fails in the intellectual ap
prehension of the ways of God.
The main problem is to recon
cile the Justice of Divine Providence
with the sufferings of the good, so
that man may believe in Ood in the
sorest afflictions, believe in His Jus
tice, love and mercy.
Anfl Ood does not leave Himself