One Out of Every Five by Mrs. F. Howard Taylor

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 15, 1906

One Out of Every Five

By Mrs. F. Howard Taylor

ONE fifth of all the women of the world are found in the homes of China. One baby girl out of every five is cradled in a Chinese mother's arms, unwelcomed and unloved, unless by that poor mother's heart.

One little maiden out of every five grows up in ignorance and neglect, drudging in the daily toil of some poor Chinese family, or crying over the pain of her crippled feet in the seclusion of a wealthier home. Among all the youthful brides who day by day pass from the shelter of their childhood's home, one out of every five goes weeping in China to the tyranny of the mother-in-law she dreads, and the indifference of a husband she has never seen.

One out of every five, at the close of earthly life, passes into the shadow and terror that surround a Chinese grave, never having heard of Him who alone can rob death of its sting. One fifth of all the women are waiting, waiting, in China, for the Saviour who so long has waited for them.

What a burden of responsibility does this lay upon us—the women of Christendom!—Mrs. F. Howard Taylor.