Section of Unsigned Letter
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Title
Section of Unsigned Letter
Subject
Christian converts; Hysteria; Christianity and other religions--Chinese
Description
This appears to be page twenty of an unsigned letter. The author is contemplating if A Lin is still a believer. She and her daughter A Tsit went to Hong Kong, then went to stay with her sister-in-law who is the wife of a wealthy Chinese Christian. It seems the wife gave a great deal to the missionaries, money and food, but the husband did not approve, so she became mildly hysterical.
Creator
Noyes, Harriet Newell
Source
Loose, The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection
Publisher
Unpublished
Date
Unknown
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Language
eng (English)
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Text
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noyes_c_cor_645
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A Lin has wavered back and forth
at first she was 7/10 a believer. Then she
gradually veered around to 7/10 the
other way, her daughter A Tsit has
never faltered in her allegiance
When the school closed for this vacation
ALin went with Hoong Sin Shang to
Hong Kong, and she said to her that
perhaps she would "[u] get it [/u]," and then
of course she and her daughter
would not come back to teach in
the T.L.S. She went to stay for
a few days with her sister-in-law who
is the wife of a wealthy Chinese Christian.
She had been attending the Meetings
for weeks every evening from six-o-clock
until midnight, and was deeply
involved. She had given a great deal
of money, food, and a sewing machine
&c &c to these "[u] Missionaries [/u]".
Her husband had just returned
from a tour around the world, and
he did not approve, and told her
they would just pray together at
home, but she at once went into the
most dreadful state of hysterics, and it
seemed as though she had lost her
reason entirely. They were devoted to
each other and her husband was
greatly distressed. She was distressed
for his unbelief, and was really wild
would seize him by the head with
both hands, and shake him.
20 阿琳起初摇摆不定，
她是 7/10 的信徒。
然后她逐渐转向7/10，
她的女儿A Tsit从来没有动摇过她的忠诚当学校因这个假期关闭时，
Alin和Hoong Sin Shang一起去了香港，
她对她说也许她会“明白了，
”然后她和她的女儿当然不会回来在 T.L.S. 教书。
她去和她的嫂子住了几天，
嫂子是一个富有的中国基督徒的妻子。
从每天晚上六点到午夜，
她都参加了几个星期的会议，
并且深深地参与其中。
她给了这些“传教士”很多钱、食物、缝纫机等。
她的丈夫刚刚环游世界回来，
他不同意，
并告诉她他们在家一起祈祷，
但她立刻进入了最可怕的歇斯底里状态，
似乎她已经输了完全是她的理由。
他们彼此忠诚，
她的丈夫非常苦恼。
她心疼他的不信，
真狂野的会用双手抓住他的头，
摇晃他。
A Lin has wavered back and forth
at first she was 7/10 a believer. Then she
gradually veered around to 7/10 the
other way, her daughter A Tsit has
never faltered in her allegiance
When the school closed for this vacation
ALin went with Hoong Sin Shang to
Hong Kong, and she said to her that
perhaps she would "[u] get it [/u]," and then
of course she and her daughter
would not come back to teach in
the T.L.S. She went to stay for
a few days with her sister-in-law who
is the wife of a wealthy Chinese Christian.
She had been attending the Meetings
for weeks every evening from six-o-clock
until midnight, and was deeply
involved. She had given a great deal
of money, food, and a sewing machine
&c &c to these "[u] Missionaries [/u]".
Her husband had just returned
from a tour around the world, and
he did not approve, and told her
they would just pray together at
home, but she at once went into the
most dreadful state of hysterics, and it
seemed as though she had lost her
reason entirely. They were devoted to
each other and her husband was
greatly distressed. She was distressed
for his unbelief, and was really wild
would seize him by the head with
both hands, and shake him.
20 阿琳起初摇摆不定，
她是 7/10 的信徒。
然后她逐渐转向7/10，
她的女儿A Tsit从来没有动摇过她的忠诚当学校因这个假期关闭时，
Alin和Hoong Sin Shang一起去了香港，
她对她说也许她会“明白了，
”然后她和她的女儿当然不会回来在 T.L.S. 教书。
她去和她的嫂子住了几天，
嫂子是一个富有的中国基督徒的妻子。
从每天晚上六点到午夜，
她都参加了几个星期的会议，
并且深深地参与其中。
她给了这些“传教士”很多钱、食物、缝纫机等。
她的丈夫刚刚环游世界回来，
他不同意，
并告诉她他们在家一起祈祷，
但她立刻进入了最可怕的歇斯底里状态，
似乎她已经输了完全是她的理由。
他们彼此忠诚，
她的丈夫非常苦恼。
她心疼他的不信，
真狂野的会用双手抓住他的头，
摇晃他。
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Noyes, Harriet Newell, “Section of Unsigned Letter,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed April 20, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/706.