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Show The Woman's Home Missionary Society So-ciety of the Methodist Episcopal Church has just closed its session in Philadel-delplua, Philadel-delplua, and before closing appropriated $3,535 for work among the Mormons. The intention is no doubt good, but what the result will be is hard to say. It reminds re-minds us of an attempted good" work in another field. If we remember rightly, wme years ago Lady Barker,in an article in some English review.spoke of missionary mission-ary work in South Africa, and said that some societyvery similar to this society, sent out calicoes to dress the natives in with the hope of civilizing and Christianizing Christian-izing them. On the Sunday following the arrival of the goods, the natives, with a truly fashionable instinct came to church with all their calico dresses on i r wmmm their heads,but their bodies were clothed as was Adam's before he sinned. Wc trust that thi3 $3,535 for Mormon work will not be expended in attempting to civilize the Mormons by dress. |