/ CIHM idicrofiche Series (Monographs) - A .. — . -. .■_#.. ICMH Collection de c. 5 (monographies) € * > ■/ --:i ^ - ■ ■ ■!.- ■ ■ i Canadian Inttitut* for Historical l\1icroraproductiont / Inttitot Canadian da microraproductiona hiatoriquaa • ■...'■■.■■ ■ ■ . /; : — :^i...__: — _ * TflChnical and BiMiofraplite Not** / NoMt ttchniqiMt tt biblio9f«phiquM Tht Ihttitut* hM ammpttd to obtain the bMt oriflinal copy avaiUbla for filming. Ftaturat of this dopy vihkh may ba bibliographitelly uniqiM, which may altar any of tha imagas in tha raprpduction. or which may tiflnif icantly changa tha usual rriathod of filming, ara chackad balow. . L'Inttitut a microfilm* l« maillaur aiiamplaira qu'il lui a 4t4 ponibia 4a M procurar. La< cMtails da eat aiiamplaira i|ui tont paut-itra uniqua* du point da vua btbliographiqua, qui pauvant modifiar una imaga raproduita. ou qui paovaht axigar una modification d«ns la mithoda normata da f ilmaga'tont indiqui* ciHkMout. □ Colourad covars/ Couvertura^la coulatir D Covars damagad/ Couvarfura andommagtf □ Covari-rastorad and/or laminatad/ Couvartura rattauria at/ou palliculia □•Coyar titJa missing/ La titra da couvartura manqua □ Colourad pagas/ Pagas da cotilaur Qr damagad/ andommagaas O Pagas rastorad and/or laminatad/ Pagas rastaurAas at/ou paHiculAas Pagas discolourad. stainad or f oxad/ Pagas dicolorias, tachatAas ou piquias Colourad maps/ Cartas gfographiquas an eoulaur^ □ Pagas datachad/ Pagas d«tach«as iques □ Colourad ink (i.a. oth«r than blua or black)/ Encra da coulaur 10X t4X 18X ^ 1/ □ Showthrough/ transparanca Quality of print varies/ Qualita in*gala da I'iiiiprassion Continuous pagination/ Pagination continue !• j Includes index(es)/ II Comprend un (das) index" Title on header taken from: / Le titre de I'en-tftte provient: ; □ Title page of issue/ Page de titretle la livraison ^ ■''■■■. I |4Caption of issue/ I I Titre de depart de la liyraison' □ Masthei^/ Gene . .T' Generigue (periodiques) de la livraison 22X XX 12X 16X SOX 24 X 28X 32X *<^g!'. -^. Th« copy fllmad h«r» ha« b#«h raproducad thank* to tha ganaroalty of : TlMUNittdChHrch«fCM«laArcliivM *':■'■: Vietwli llRivMiity Arahiim L'ay Tha iiTiagat appaaring hara ara tha.baat quality poasibia conaidaring tha condition and lagibility of tha original copy and in Iteaping vvith tha . filming contract apacificationa. Laa piMI del con film Original cofAft% in printad papar covara ara f ilmad baginning with tha front covar and andlng on . tha laat paga with a printad or illuatratad impraa* aion, or tha back covar whan appropriata. All pthar original oopiaa ara f ilmad baginning ort tha firat paga iXrith a printad «r Illuatratad Imptaa- aion, Idd anding, on tha laat paga with a printad or illuatratad Impraaaion.. Laa pap par dan d'in plat orig prai d'in lad ami Thcrlaat racordad frama on aach microficha ahati contain tha symbol — »> (moaning "CON- TINUED"), or tha aymbol V (maaning "ENb"), whichavar applias. Uni den cas: ayrr Maps, platast charts, etc., may be filmed at different reduction ratios. Those too large ,ro bo entirely included in one exposure are filmed beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames as required. The following diagrams illustrate the method: 4* Wl Lea film Lori 'rapi del et d d'in illua ■\. ^. • " . . • ** ;■'■:■;•• ' :-2-: 3 . -A ':■ ' ,■^■.■ ■ ' '■ ■ ■' 'in :■ ■'■"/ ■ ■■:■■'■ 7i ^';:;^ 1 :■::;■ :>: 2:' : t U\ J 4 5 ^ ".■ ■ - ,v ■■■N,. -T^. id thanks :|uality igibility th» L'exarhplair* filmA fut raproduit grAca A la ' / g«n#rotiti da: < Tfct Uwlml Chuirdi ef C|Mii 2.—*' That the W. F. M. S. had last year a surplus of |15,000, and the year before of $10,000 ; and is draining the resources of the Church." ■/; ■;;•';. \:. a; ■■;.,- :-.c. ..•■',. :■'■..■■:...:■ Answer. —It is true that at the close of last year the W. F. M. S. had in their treasury $15,000, and the year before $10,000, over and above what was needed to pay their indebtedness to the Foreign Mission Oommij;tee for the work undertaken by the Society during the year juat then expired, accordingto the estimates. The surplus agio ■•/ /■ T| J.\ J. --.2-T was, however^ only apparent, for at the tim« of thc( meeting of the General Asaembly,. three months' salaries, andall other otirrent eX* , * penses, connected with our department of the work, were'due ;^and the l^boiety, by votct^of the Annual Meeting, handed over the sums \ referred to as "surplus money" to the Financial Agent of the Church, so that he might be able to pay the expenses of our part of the work, a» the iteniH fell due, an far an the. money would ij». Form- erly the Foreign Mission Committee not only met their own expen- ■ ses but were obliged to meet the demands of our work as" they fell due with borrowed money, on Which a high rate of interest had to be paid. We were, therefore, truly glad when the state of the funds 1 ^ enabled us to place a few thousands in the General Treasurer's hands to help pay our part. For the remainder of the year money had still to be borrowed toj^ay the salaries of the missionaries sup- ported by t^W. F. M. S. As to " draining the resources of the Church," it mig|)it as well be said, that a child who has been given a corner of hii father's garden to care for as his spiecial work is draining the resources of the home in devoting time and attention to it. The W. F. M. S. ig the child of the Church. The foreign work for women and children and for thiB Indians in our own North-west was given to us 6y the . Church as our special part, and» weon for the , pa«t five year> !?3,:W0. 4.— "The inBuenoe of a Christian home is boiintlloBS ; a mar-> ried woman's intluenoe hr exoe«
  • •: \ — 4 ^ > them for their own uke, and foir all they are doing in their own fphere to build up the (jord'i Kingdom, and wo regret excvcdtngly that luoh a oompariion has been made They themselvea would be the very lait personi to advance euoh a olaim. It ii <|uite true that a few of them, who are free to engage in special work, have clone, and are doing, a great deal. Were the services of such to be recog- nized by the W. F. M. 8. paying a part of their hustiauds' salaries it is easy to see how it would place those other wives, who are equally in earnest, equally competent, it may be, but occupied with their families. In an unpleasant and false position. 80 unpleasant and so false a position was it felt to be that when the sulijoot was before the Society some years ago, more than one of our missionaries, wives, and also some of the husbands, expressed their distaste for any such arrangement. 5 — ^" Women cannot do pioneer work. Men must open up new stations.'' , Answer.— Single women are frequently able to carry on mission work at certain stations without an ordained missionary being obliged to live also at that station. As to the assertion that the W. F. M. 8. is not fulfilling the object for which it was organized, the answer is to be found in an official letter from Rev. R. P. McKoy, published in Tho Cauxula PreHhyterian of March 27th, 1895, and in the Annual Reports of the Foreign Mission Committee to the General Assembly. ^'^ » ,■ ■ ' ■ ■ - PRftss OF THE Canada Presbyterian, Toronto. .'■'.■ ■ ;_ - ■'■-^-;. .; ; , ■--, ■■ . r ■'■ -. :- :. . ■ ' - ■ ' , ■. ■ ' " ■'' ^'■- '■ ■■ ■". " '■ ■ ' ■ ': ■'■ '• ' ■ ".■■*■*..'"■ -...'■."''' ■■'... . ■ . * .'■■ . -. ■■>' ■^ :V ,'. ■% \. • '.■■•' ' .♦ ', — . . . . „ . — . , . — . _ • • • v I ■ • . ' i f ■ ■■ ■ ,• \ ■ ' * ' / '■ - . -V '^ ' ■ • ■ ' ■'■■■ ^_ '* '^^H ^^^^^^^^W^ * • : ' ■ ' :^^l ^^^r ' ' -■ '.V^^^H ^W \: • '* V ■ ^^B ^^^m ^^^^^ '' '-' .^^^^^1 ■* f ,■ . - ■'■'.■,■■ 'wi^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * ^ . , . . ■ ■ ■ ■ ,A. ■ ,■ " ■ ^ ■ ' . ■ ■ " '■■ " .1 — ,-.- -"• '■■■-. it. - . ^ , ■\^~...^^,: ;v:^ " » -.-y;-- -,'..■■; . ■, ■ ■ '^■■' '-,-'■ x- ;-- "~— -L::_.:;__i_,.v---, ■■ ■"■■■•' * ' ■ . .■ ■ ^ ■ ^ V .. . » •v^ ''^X,, .'■>-'■"■ '■' ■:■: . i' : ^ I * '■"::..-:.■ ■':'■:■' — . •' ' ' "' _ .; /<"■.