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Show Paotingfu WOMANS WORK 55 Panttttgfti Station Report of Woman's Work Up to the last of April, seventy one clays had been spent in touring, including Miss Phelps' first experience of a week out, when she gave promise of happy, fruitful work in this linein the future. The rest of the touring has been accomplished by Miss Chapln's faithful, untiring, self-sacrificing efforts. Seventy one villages have been visited and yet not nearly the whole field covered. Never before have we been more impressed with the opportunities in the new places and the need of teaching and helping the Christians in the old places, - especially as the Catholics are not only industriously taking in converts from the heathen, but buying over many from our people. In this year of flood and famine prices, it is not strange that only those who are really grounded in their faith can resist the four dollars a piece given them wdien they have read through the first Roman Catholic book. While careful not to let it seem like that use of money, we have been able to quietly give help to a good many destitute families, when out touring, aside from the general relief work done by the church. Mention should be made of the industrial work planned, executed and financed by Miss Chapin last spring and early summer, in an effort to help the poor women from the famine district to help themselves. A manager was employed to look after finances, make purchases, etc., and basket making, thread spinning and manufacturing men's garments were the lines of work attempted. As a financial venture, the work was not expected to recommend itself, but more wanted to come than could be accommodated. Those who were received were helped over a hard time, and were taught something of Christianity. SCHOOT <\ ^u l y o n e d a y s c n ° o 1 c a n b e r e P o r t e d " t n a t at Nan I, - which has done good work. There have been about forty girls in our Paotingfu boarding and day school, which has been in charge of Miss Chapin, while we have had sixteen in the union school at the Presbyterian compound, and five at Peking in College, academy and kindergarten train- |
