Missionary Visitor, The (1912) . Chou therewas one with an enrollment of abouttwenty girls. When the Revolution camethis school, as all others, was closed. Afew of the natives asked that we openup a school and teach them, but we wereneither ready nor allowed to return tothe city. So the opportunity to reachthis class has been lost for the great part of real and honest workin enlightening the minds and hearts ofthe women of China has been done bythe different missions. Some of thesehave labored for more than fifty years,and the results show how well worthwhile it is to educate the C
Missionary Visitor, The (1912) . Chou therewas one with an enrollment of abouttwenty girls. When the Revolution camethis school, as all others, was closed. Afew of the natives asked that we openup a school and teach them, but we wereneither ready nor allowed to return tothe city. So the opportunity to reachthis class has been lost for the great part of real and honest workin enlightening the minds and hearts ofthe women of China has been done bythe different missions. Some of thesehave labored for more than fifty years,and the results show how well worthwhile it is to educate the Chinese are capable and could easily standside by side with the girls of our home-land. After all has been told, the greatmass are still illiterate. In Ping TingChou and the numerous villages roundabout I have not met one native womanwho can read and write. Whenever wehand them tracts the answer invariablycomes: I do not recognize charac-ters. This condition is most deplorable. 284 The Missionary Visitor September1912. Chinese Laborers. Only by counting years can we call themmature. In all other respects they are infants without any knowledge. Is this reform really appreciated? Inmany places it is not; but the few whohave received just a little light are hun-gering and thirsting for a deeper infill-ing. Two of the girls who have cometo our home for regular lessons suddenlyceased coming. We did not know likely an influential friend warnedthe parents of the harm the angry spiritswould surely bring upon them, unlessthey immediately discontinued inter-course with the foreigners and run aftertheir religion. After several monthshad passed, one morning early these twocame again and studied most eagerly fortwo hours, then quickly ran away, as iffearing being caught. They had runaway from home to come to one returned and openly took upthe regular studies. She of her own ac-cord unbound her feet. Along witheducation this reform will come, too, for it is no
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