Life and light for woman . it was a time of refreshing. Eleven girls united with the church during theyear. Miss Chandler writes of the school at Battalagundu :— Reduced government grants necessitated reduced numbers in our school, sowith the opening of the year 188S the sixth standard class was sent to theGirls Normal School at Madura, and some elementarv scholars refused admis- THE MADURA GIRLS BOARDING SCHOOL. 251 sion, so that our average number has been only about 40, against 53 of theyear preceding. The class work has been unusually successful, as all of the39 girls presented before the
Life and light for woman . it was a time of refreshing. Eleven girls united with the church during theyear. Miss Chandler writes of the school at Battalagundu :— Reduced government grants necessitated reduced numbers in our school, sowith the opening of the year 188S the sixth standard class was sent to theGirls Normal School at Madura, and some elementarv scholars refused admis- THE MADURA GIRLS BOARDING SCHOOL. 251 sion, so that our average number has been only about 40, against 53 of theyear preceding. The class work has been unusually successful, as all of the39 girls presented before the Deputy Inspector passed his examinations. The want of a general and marked work of the Spirit among us, though acause of sorrow, has not prevented spiritual growth in individuals, and hasbeen an incentive for much prayer and personal Christian endeavor on thepart of schoolmistresses. The fact that a large number of the girls are onlytwelve years or younger, may partially account for the small proportion GIRLS IN THE MADURA SCHOOL AT THEIR DOMESTIC WORK. Of the schools in general the last report of the mission says :— One of the hopeful agencies for spreading the truths of the gospel amongthis people is the school. In the one hundred and seventy-six schools whichare scattered over the whole Madura District, the Bible is daily taught, prayerdaily offered, and daily are impressions made which but for the agency of theschool would be unknown. To these schools come both the Christian and theheathen. The Christian, that he may learn to read the precious message ofGods love to man ; for we find that though the gospel takes hold of the un- 252 LIFE AND LIGHT. lettered, untutored heart, yet more satisfaction and more usefulness is attainedif at least there is sufficient education to enable the newcomer to read. Theheathen comes, whose father would resent and bitterly oppose his enteringa Christian church or attending a religious service, yet, on account of in-crea
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