1 40 1004 https://noyesletters.org/files/original/d8e3382dc54d78dd08464b03dbd26c44.pdf 2b5cbd282a517f2c4e458575f4b8ded0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Miscellaneous Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Description An account of the resource This collection includes various disparate materials including a scrapbook, sketches of the Noyes home in Canton (Guangzhou), China, and a travel itinerary. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Subject The topic of the resource Marriage; Clergy; Travel; Government publications; Missionaries; Agreement; Scrapbooks; Paper; Lists; Essays Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1831-1889 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The State of Ohio Medina County [symbol] Be it remembered that at a Jan of the Court of Common Pleas began and held at the Courthouse is the town of Medina within and for the County of Medina, on Monday the Seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one, by and before the Hon Reuben Wood President of the third judicial circuit of the Courts of Common Pleas in said State, and the Hon Frederick [?Brown?] and Reuben Smith associate Judge of said County, holding said court, then and then came the Rev. Varnum Noyes and made appli- cation for a license to solemnize marriages in said State. And the said Noyes having [?prudent?] credentials of his being a regular ordained Minister of the Gospel he is hereby licenced to solemnize marriages in said State, in conformity with the statue in such case made and provided. In testimony whereof I [?hereunto?] sign my [Note: page damaged] said South of Medina [Note: written horizontal] Rev. Varnum Noyes Stark County Ohio [symbol] I certify that the within license was this day provided and entered upon record in my Office January 3th 1826 [?M. Myers Clerk?][Note: signature] [Note: written in modern script in blue pen] 1831 俄亥俄州麦地那县 [符号] 请记住，在 1 月 普通上诉法院开始 并在法院举行的是 麦地那镇内和为 麦地那县，周一 十一月七日，在我们这一年 主一千八百三十一，由 在尊敬的鲁本伍德总统面前 普通法院第三巡回法院 请求在上述状态，和尊敬的弗雷德里克 布朗和鲁本史密斯的副法官 说县，举行说法院，然后，然后 Varnum Noyes 牧师来了，并申请了在 国家说。和说诺伊斯有 他是一名普通的被任命部长的证书 他特此获准宣读福音书 在上述国家结婚，符合 在这种情况下制作和提供的雕像。 我在此签署我的证词 [注意：页面损坏]说麦地那南部 【注：横写】 牧师 Varnum Noyes Stark 俄亥俄州 [符号] 我证明内部许可证是这个 在我的办公室提供并记录在案的日期 1826 年 1 月 3 日 M. Myers 文员 [注：签名] [注：用蓝笔以现代字体书写] 1831 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource License to Solemnize Marriages to Varnum, January 3, 1826 Subject The topic of the resource State courts; Judges; Marriage celebrants; Ministers Description An account of the resource This certificate recognizes that in the Court of Common Pleas in Medina, Medina County, Honorable Reuben Wood, President of the Third Judicial Circuit of the Court, and Honorable Frederick Brown, Associate Judge of Medina County approved Varnum's application to solemnize marriages in the State of Ohio on account of his credentials and status as a Minister of the Gospel. M. Myers, clerk, certifies the document. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource [?Myers, M?] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Loose, The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1831-11-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_909 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant <a href="https://www.geonames.org/5162512/medina.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Medina</a><br /><a href="https://www.geonames.org/5172936/stark-county.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stark</a> marriage ministers officials https://noyesletters.org/files/original/4cb79ee8096ce4c8a79806a400473a42.pdf 8209455364908fabf26974c894807e25 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence - Miscellaneous Description An account of the resource These are various letters either to or from members of the Noyes family. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Missionaries; Letters; Family; Children; Travel; Presbyterian Church; Missionary settlements; Societies Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1831-1918 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Waterford, N. Y. April 27th 1888 My Dear Miss Hattie, It is with genuine sorrow we learn of your dear father's death. As yet we have heard none of the partic- ulars, and do not know whether it had come unexpectedly or not. Please accept for your self, and all the members of your family our warmest sym- pathy in your sad bereavement We feel especially grieved for poor Henry. It will add so much to his grief to feel that he was so near and yet could not have the melancholy pleasure of bidding him farewell. Maria hoped to write, and I am so sorry she could not as she could do it so much better than I. These few hur- riedly written words cannot convey to you one half of what we feel for you all. We will think of you often, and pray for you during these trying days. Please give much love and sympathy to all the family. And believe me, Lovingly Your, Mary Anderson. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mary Anderson to Hattie, April 27, 1888 Subject The topic of the resource Death; Family; Grief; Sisters-in-law Description An account of the resource This is a letter from Mary Anderson to Hattie, giving her condolences for the loss of Varnum Noyes. She says it must be quite hard for Henry and the whole family is thinking of them. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anderson, Mary Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 27, 1888 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_541 death fathers grief https://noyesletters.org/files/original/fa7bc983c31ae2391833025887884ddb.pdf 2b974f57357b8ac887e24c9c325a0ffc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence - Miscellaneous Description An account of the resource These are various letters either to or from members of the Noyes family. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Missionaries; Letters; Family; Children; Travel; Presbyterian Church; Missionary settlements; Societies Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1831-1918 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 4 began our long journey across the trackless deep. It was a lovely Sabbath morning, at seven o'clock all who cared to do so gathered in the Reading Hall where a communion service was held. It was dear to our hearts and a fitting way to begin our voyage. When we left the land behind us, we also left the sunshine with it. We were now in clouds and storm. Such is life "Sunshine and Shadow" that by the way was the sub- ject of my graduating Essay years ago. The clouds and storms did not seem to damp the spirits of the 14 children on board. They were happy and frolicsome all the way over. They played in cor- ridors a good deal because the decks were wet and cold. we find the same kind of people on shipboard as we find in cities and towns at home, in fact human nature is more amplified on ship board than on land. Quite a cranky lady lived next door to us, not a lover of children, I judge. One day I heard her say, "Dorothy, where is your cabin"? Dorothy told her. "And where is your cabin Catherine"? Catherine enlightened her. "Now you go right over there and race and squeal as 5 loudly as you like. I feel [u]sure[/u] your mothers will be [u]delighted[/u] to hear you". The weather was very rough. That first night I came out of my berth twice but landed on my feet. There were 40 missionaries on board, but it was several days before we saw them at table. Miss Noyes and I are both good sailors and we were always on hand at meal time. The motion of the steamer, however was not pleasant it pitched and made us feel tired. It was very heavily laden and was deep down in the water. There were only about four pleasant days all the the way over to Yoko- hama. Tuesday Oct 11th was a lovely day, during all its hours we were passing the Aleution Islands, so close that we could see them very plainly. They looked almost as beautiful as the Inland Sea, one was covered with snow which glis- tened in the sun. That evening we crossed the meridian and dropped out the Wednesday. I said sadly to myself, "Good-bye America and all the dear ones, we are now on the side of the world, Good-bye for a season." To our surprise we ran into the tail end 6 of a typhoon coming up from the South and we were only ten degrees from the center of it. We did not go forward, as the Captain did not wish to get nearer the center. Can anything seem more helpless than a frail ship out in mid ocean in black darkness of night in a fearful storm the waves dashing over it and ready to swallow it up, the wind screeching and howling around it, its dim lights casting but a faint glimmer over the boiling waters. Only a few planks between those on board and death. It makes one realize one's entire dependence on God. Human help is not available I thought, as I sat there of the Disciples being in like circumstances, how they ran to Jesus with their trouble + be helped them at once by rebuking the winds + waves and there was a great calm. This he did the second time when he came to them walking on the sea. It came to me very forcibly then that Jesus was not on our ship in bodily presence, but none the less he was there and his power to help was just the same as it was when his disciples called upon him for help. So I asked him to send this 7 wind elsewhere and calm this turbid sea and that I [u]believed[/u] in his power to do it. I retired then feeling peaceful and trustful and slept soundly all night. The next morning, I looked through the port just in time to see the sun rise out of the water like a great red ball. The sea was quite calm. Hurriedly dressing, I went out to the end of the deck facing the sun and held a little praise service all to myself. It is interesting as we near Yokohama to see the lights from rocky points winking to us ^out of the darkness They seems to say "keep away from here, do not come too near we are not safe." Yokohama, Kobe, Moji and Shanghai would greatly interest you as they did me 40 years ago, they are not so quaint to-day, but they are an old story to us + we want to hurry by and get home and see what Canton has in store for us. At last, we are nearing it. It is six in the morning, but not too early to keep back our girls. There they stand lined up on the wharf. Tears spring to our eyes as we see them. Bless their dear hearts. The boat touches the wharf, there is a grand rush we are 8 together again. It is something like a mother coming home to her children again after a long absence. We are escorted home where the rest of the school, standing waiting at the door give us a loving welcome. After breakfast we are taken around the buildings to see what has been done, then to chapel prayers where we must each say a few words to the three-hundred and thirty bright girls seated before us looking eagerly as us. It is all so dear. While the school is in session we rest in our rooms. We are invited for the evening to a Reception in Assembly Hall where the girls, who are very fond of the drama play Penelope in English it is done with great credit to themselves. Refreshments were served. On Friday afternoon a grand Reception was given in our honor. Both Foreigners and Chinese were included in the invitations. This gave us an opportunity to meet all our friends. In the evening we took dinner with the Teachers of the True Light. Tuesday the 8th we were invited to a Reception and play at the True Light Middle School on Paak-Hok-Tung. Saturday the 12th The True Light Alumnae, having waited for our return, gave a banquet at Hotel Asia. 9 We were also entertained at the Consulate by Consul + Mrs Bergholz his Mother, where each of the ten guests was presented with a handsome hand bag of black satin + gold as a souvenir, by the Consul himself. On the 25th of November the Chinese and many of the Foreigners celebrated the 40th anniversary of my ar- rival in Canton. I shall always have pleasant recollections of the kind words spoken and the many kindnesses re- ceived on that day. The 24th + 25 of Nov. this year came on the same days of the week as they did in 1881. I arrived in Hong Kong on Thanksgiving Day and I have been thankful through all the 40 years that my lot has been cast among this people. My friends are you growing weary of this recital; We have settled down to work. The weather is fine, windows and doors all open. It is Chrysanthemum season. The houses and gardens ^are full of them and lovely roses. It is also orange season. Surely our compensations are great. I send my warm Christmas Greetings to all. If any were left out in the distribution of cards it was not meant to be so. I re- 10 membered those to whom I sent cards myself. I did not ask Miss Noyes a single name. I soon shall know you all, and I wish to be [u]one[/u] of [u]you[/u], In loving Christian fellowship Electa M. Butler. 4 开始了我们穿越无轨的漫长旅程 深的。这是一个可爱的安息日早晨， 七点钟，所有愿意这样做的人都聚集在一起 在阅览室里举行圣餐 举行了服务。这是我们心中的挚爱 以及开始我们旅程的合适方式。 当我们把土地抛在身后，我们 也留下了阳光。我们现在 在云和风暴。这就是生活“阳光 和影子”，顺便说一句，这是我几年前毕业论文的主题。 云和风暴似乎没有 打湿了14个孩子的精神 木板。他们快乐而嬉戏 一路过来。他们在走廊玩得很好，因为甲板 又湿又冷。我们发现相同 我们发现船上的那种人 在家乡的城镇，其实是人类 自然在船上更加放大 比在陆地上。真是个脾气暴躁的小姐姐 住在我们隔壁，不是爱人 孩子们，我判断。有一天，我听到她说， “多萝西，你的小屋在哪里？”多萝西告诉 她。 “你的小屋凯瑟琳在哪里？” 凯瑟琳启发了她。 “现在你向右走 在那里比赛和尖叫 5 随心所欲地大声。我确信你的 妈妈们会很高兴听到你的话”。 天气非常恶劣。那 第一天晚上我两次从卧铺里出来 但落在我的脚上。有 40 船上有传教士，但有几个 几天前我们在餐桌上看到他们。诺伊斯小姐 我都是好水手，我们都是 用餐时间总是在手边。议案 蒸笼，但是不愉快 它使我们感到疲倦。它是 负载很重，内心深处 在水里。只有大约四个 愉快的日子一直到横滨。 10 月 11 日星期二是一个可爱的日子 白天，在我们经过的所有时间 阿留申群岛，离我们如此之近 可以很清楚地看到它们。他们看起来 几乎和内海一样美丽， 一个被雪覆盖着，在阳光下闪闪发光。那天晚上我们 越过经络辍学 周三。我伤心地对自己说：“再见 美国和所有亲爱的，我们是 现在在世界的一边，再见 一个赛季。” 令我们惊讶的是，我们跑到了尾端 6 来自南方的台风 而我们离这里只有十度 它的中心。我们没有前进，因为 船长不想靠近中心。 有什么比这更无助的事情吗？ 一艘虚弱的船在黑色的海洋中 可怕的暴风雨中的黑夜 海浪冲过它，准备好 吞下去，风在呼啸 并在它周围嚎叫，它昏暗的灯光 投射但微弱的微光 沸水。之间只有几块木板 那些在船上和死亡的人。它使 一个人意识到自己完全依赖于 上帝。人工帮助不可​​用 我想，当我坐在那里的时候，门徒们正在 在类似的情况下，他们如何跑向耶稣 解决他们的麻烦+立即得到帮助 通过斥责风+浪和那里 非常平静。这是他做的第二次 当他走到他们面前的时候 大海。那时它非常强烈地出现在我身上 耶稣没有身体上在我们的船上 存在，但他仍然在那里 他帮助的力量是一样的 就像他的门徒呼唤 他寻求帮助。所以我让他寄这个 7 风在别处平息这浑浊 海，我相信他的力量 做。我退休了，然后感觉很平静 和信任，睡得很香 夜晚。第二天早上，我翻阅了 港口正好可以看到太阳 像大红色一样从水中升起 球。海面相当平静。 匆匆穿好衣服，我出去了 面向太阳的甲板末端并保持 一点点赞服务都给自己。 我们在横滨附近很有趣 看到岩石点的灯光闪烁 从黑暗中对我们说他们似乎在说“远离 从这里，不要靠得太近，我们不安全。” 横滨、神户、门司、上海 会像他们一样让你很感兴趣 40年前的我，他们没那么古怪 今天，但它们对我们来说是一个古老的故事， 我们想快点回家 看看广州为我们准备了什么。 最后，我们正在接近它。它是六个 早上，但不要太早来阻止我们 女孩们。他们站在那里排成一排 码头。当我们看到时，泪水涌上眼眶 他们。祝福他们亲爱的心。小船触动 码头，我们有一个盛大的赶路 8 再度携手。有点像妈妈 经过一段时间后再次回到她的孩子身边 久违了。我们被护送回家 学校的其他人，站在门口等着 门给我们一个亲切的欢迎。早餐后 我们被带到建筑物周围看看有什么 已经完成，然后去教堂祈祷 我们每个人都必须对他们说几句话 三百三十个聪明的女孩子坐下 在我们面前热切地看着我们。都是这样 亲。在学校上课期间，我们 在我们的房间休息。我们被邀请 晚上在大会堂举行招待会 那些非常喜欢戏剧的女孩们 用英语玩佩内洛普就完成了 非常感谢自己。刷新评论是 服务。周五下午盛大 招待会以我们的名义举行。两个都 外国人和中国人都被列入 邀请。这给了我们一个机会 认识我们所有的朋友。晚上我们带了 与真光导师共进晚餐。 8 号星期二，我们被邀请参加一个 真光中心的接待和玩耍 Paak-Hok-Tung 上的学校。星期六 第十二届真光校友，等待 为了我们的回归，在亚洲酒店举行了宴会。 9 我们也在领事馆得到了款待 由领事和他的母亲伯格霍尔兹夫人在哪里 十位客人中的每一位都被介绍了 带着帅气的黑色手包 缎+金作为纪念品，由领事提供 自己。 11月25日 中国人和许多外国人 庆祝我抵达广州40周年。我将永远拥有 美好的回忆 那天说的和收到的许多善意。 11月24日至25日 今年恰逢 一周，就像他们在 1881 年所做的那样。我到了香港 感恩节那天，我一直在 感谢所有 40 年来 我的命运已投在这群人中间。 我的朋友们，你是否越来越疲倦 这场独奏会；我们已经安顿下来 去工作。天气很好，窗户 和门都打开了。是菊花 季节。房子和花园里到处都是 他们和可爱的玫瑰。它也是橙色的 季节。我们的补偿当然是 伟大的。我送上我温暖的圣诞问候 对所有人。如果在分发中遗漏了任何内容 卡片本不该如此。我记得 10 我寄卡片的人 我。我没有问诺伊斯小姐 单名。我很快就会知道 你们所有人，我希望成为你们中的一员， 在爱的基督徒团契中 Electa M.巴特勒。 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Section of Letter from Electa M Butler Subject The topic of the resource Travel; Children; Steamboats; Jesus Christ--Presence; Anniversaries Description An account of the resource In this partial letter, Electa writes about her journey from America back to Canton. At one point during her travel, a typhoon came up from the South and Electa realized an individual's dependence on God. She knew that Jesus was not physically there, but felt that his spirit and presence would help them. When arriving in Canton, Electa celebrated the 40th anniversary of her being in China. She made her way to Hong Kong on Thanksgiving Day. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Butler, Electa M Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Loose, The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence - Miscellaneous Description An account of the resource These are various letters either to or from members of the Noyes family. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Letter II At five o'clock in the afternoon of August 3rd Miss Noyes and I embarked on the Steamer Powan, the night boat for Hong Kong, where we were to connect with the Glengyle bound for Japan. The evening was fine, and after the Powan had dropped down stream beyond the noise and din of the city, a sense of rest and peace filled our souls, we felt that we had left all care and anxiety behind us and we resolved that as far as was possible we would let it stay behind us and devote ourselves to gaining strength for future use. When we retired at an early hour there were no indications of storm, we were therefore greatly surprised to be aroused between two and three o'clock in the morning and told that we must go ashore as speedily as possible as a typhoon was expected and the steamer would move off to a safer anchorage. We looked out and found that we were at the wharf in Hong Kong. The distance between the two cities is 95 miles and the large river steamers run down in about eight hours. The light of the moon was brilliant and the night seemed the personification of peace, however, after a second reminder that all passengers 3 must go on shore we summon- ed coolies to carry our lug- gage, and seating ourselves in rickashas we enjoyed a moonlight ride along the Praya to the "Hong Kong Hotel" All sounds were hushed only the water in the Bay seemed dis- turbed. There was to be heard the ominous moan which precedes a storm. As the waves rose and fell the moonbeams caught them giving them the appearance of lamps of golden light appear- ing and disappearing. Arriving at the Hotel we tried to piece out our broken rest. Before daybreak there were seasons of wind and rain followed by a lull which is a sure indication of a typhoon 4 and it was not long before the blow began in earnest. After day break we could see the typhoon signals on the flagstaff at the summit of Victoria Peak. As the storm increased in violence our minds be- came disturbed as to what had better be done under the circumstances. The Glengyle lay far out in the Bay, the time of sailing was at day break the next morning, the prospect of spending the night in the harbor with a typhoon blowing was not a pleasant one. While we were trying to decide whether we should face the typhoon or wait two weeks longer for another steamer 5 a messenger came to our room to announce that the steam launch conveying passengers from the Hotel to the Glengyle would leave at an earlier hour than usual because the increasing violence of the storm would make it dangerous to venture out later. We were obliged to decide at once. After a great deal of hesitation we made up our minds to go. Our tickets were bought, our plans made and we would not draw back if it seemed to be the Lord's plan to give us some rough weather. We descended into the cabin of the launch after being nearly blown off our feet in reaching it, and we were rolled and pitched and 6 tossed up and down like rubber balls as our energetic little launch made its way from the shore to our ship. We are good sailors and did not feel in the least seasick but not so with Madame Du- mas, the one lady passenger beside ourselves. The anchors held our good ship very steady through the hours of a boisterous night. The next morning after some delay we sailed out of the harbor although the signals denoting rough weather were still up. When we finally cleared the hills that shut in the beautiful harbor of Hong- Kong, old ocean treated us to a cool reception, by one swish of her garments she sent a cold wave over us as we eat just 7 inside the door of the Saloon drenching us from head to foot and we retired to our cabin rather "under the weather" at this unexpected rebuff. At Amoy where we hoped to spend a few hours with the Misses Talmage and other missionary friends we were disappointed in not being permitted to go ashore on account of quarantine regu- lations. The clean sunny island on which Amoy is built had not escaped the "Destruction that wasteth at noonday." Here as elsewhere the Bubonic Plague was hold- ing high carnival. The sky hung over the place red and threatening as we sailed away in the evening. The 8 captain said he did not like the look of it, it foreboded storm. His prediction was soon fulfilled, the storm broke upon us about half past eleven that night and continued two days and two nights. We soon realized that we were in the most severe typhoon of the season and we were in the China Sea. We could not have chosen a worse place in which to meet a typhoon. The China Sea is so filled with hidden rocks and so many vessels have been wrecked on them that many of the rocks bear the names of the ships that they have destroyed. One peculiarity of this storm was the unceasing, pitiless blinding 9 rain that obscured everything beyond the steamer from view. The second night of the storm it was impossible for the Captain to keep his bearings. It was dangerous to go forward The Captain told us in the early part of evening not to feel alarmed if the steamer stop- ped as he expected to take soundings every two and a half hours, but as the night wore on, we stopped every five minutes and we did not need to be told that we were in great danger. As the steamer stood still in the terrible storm and the electric whistle sent forth an unearthly screech it seemed like some powerful animal brought 10 to bay. So strong apparently when in the quiet harbor near land, but so helpless and such a speck on the ocean in a storm like this. Near midnight as I sat alone in the dining saloon the passengers being too ill to leave their berths, and Miss Noyes weak from recent ill- ness and naturally of a more trustful temperament, was sleeping peacefully through all the din and war of the elements, the sound of broken crockery and the play of hide and go seek among the various articles of loose furniture I expected to hear at any moment the ship bump against a rock. And yet it seemed to me scarcely 11 possible that the Lord would bring her back from the very gate of heaven to cast her into the deep. But we know "God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform, and we are some- times at a loss to understand His dealings with His children. It was just possible that at midnight there would be a change in the weather and as I sat there I prayed that it might be so, that at twelve o'clock we might have some sign, the moon, the stars or some- thing to guide us to our desired haven. Then I went to our cabin and peered throug the port confidently expecting to see the moon or stars, but the wind shrieked, the pitiless 12 rain beat against our brave ship and the hungry waves rolled up mountain high eager to swallow us down. The thought passed through my mind "It is not the will of the Father to answer 'Yes' to my prayer, if we go down we shall also ascend and soon be with Him. I will leave the care of the ship with the Lord and the Captain." I lay down and almost immediately fell asleep. In less than ten minutes I was nearly pitched on the floor, everything was rolling, it seemed as if the timbers of the ship were parting asunder. There was a scream from Madame's room and general confusion we did not know until the 13 the next morning that at exact- ly midnight the Captain sighted the beacon light from a light house and when things seemed to the passengers to be going to pieces, he was turning his ship in the direction of this great boon to the sea- faring man which had given him his bearings and enabled him to go steadily forward until we reached Shanghai the next day. The care of our Heaven ly Father thus manifested toward us filled our souls with joy. His promise was verified "Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me and I will hearken unto you." During our 14 short stay in Shanghai we called at the Mission Press. We were told that the typhoon had gone inland but would possibly come out again and find us at sea. This was not very reas- suring, but although the weather was rough we had no further trouble from typhoons. Nearing Nagasaki we passed Pappenburg, from the summit of which thous- ands of the early Christians were hurled into the sea and perished for their faith The harbor of Nagasaki is considered one of the finest in the world. It is surrounded by wooded hills on which the town is built. The ships 15 usually coal hear. The coal from the great junks is passed from hand to hand up the sides of the steamer, the work being done mainly by women, and it is astonish ing how quickly it is done. We enjoyed a few hours visit with Miss Bing and other missionary friends in the Methodist School which is beautifully located on the Bluff overlooking the Bay. Passing through the Straits of Shimonosaki we entered the beautiful Inland Sea and spent the hours of a quiet Sabbath day in sailing through one of the loveliest water gardens in the world. It is studded with picturesque little islets which have grown up out of the sea. The 16 surface of the water is dotted with scores of little boats, their square shined sails gleaning in the sunlight, but the curious Japanese styles are gradually giving place to boats of more modern fashion but not as pretty. As our ship went steadily onward in her course, she passed between serated hills where the cur- rent was so strong that it seemed as if it would send her against their jagged edges. We watched with breathless interest, but just as she seemed about to strike, she would make a sharp turn and we were safe in mid stream again. At Kobe we stopped long enough to visit the Congregational 17 school under the American Board and dined with Miss Brown of that mission a graduate of Wilson College Chambersburg Pa. and a class- mate of Miss Julia Henry of our mission. Miss Kaimoto is now one of the faculty of the school in Kobe. Three other Japanese ladies dined with us one of whom is President of the [?W.C.P.U.?] in Japan. We continued our journey hindered by storm and wind finally were overjoyed to leave the ship to proceed on its way without us while we found shelter at number 2 Bluff in Yokohama where we rested a few days from the fatigue of our boisterous passage. August 25th found us our way 18 to Karuizawa, this time by rail. It seemed like coming back to civilization again to be able to take a seat in a railway car although Japan cars differ vastly in comfort and convenience from American coaches. We had planned to go earlier but another severe storm of wind and rain delayed us. We learned afterwards that those who went up on that day were obliged to walk five miles in rain and darkness and through a tunnel because there was a wash out on the road. Our train ran to Karuizawa slowly up grade to a distance of three thousand feet above sea level and though twenty-six tunnels, one 19 being of considerable length but presently our little English made engine came panting and puffing out into a broad open plain which we could not see for darkness and our ever present accompaniment of rain. Dr Alexander, a mission- ary of long standing who was at the station waiting the arrival of a friend, very kindly procured rickashas for us and we were soon on our way to the village which was a mile distant from the station. The rain and darkness made the ride seem long, but present ly we turned toward a square frame cottage from which streamed friendly lights and the sound of familiar voices came pleasantly to our ears. The shafts were put 20 down, the oilcloth protecting us from the rain, removed, and we found ourselves in the midst of friends, some of whom were from Canton. Our host and hostess came out to Japan as missionaries six years ago and we were fellow passengers on the same steamer. We received a warm welcome and at once felt delightfully at home and thus began a month of unalloyed enjoyment the memory of which will not lost its fragrance for months to come. We were soon refreshed by food and warmth, and were hushed to sleep by the music of a babbling brook which found its way from its mountain 21 home and passed the rear of the cottage as it ran joy- ously on in its course to the sea. During the night the rain ceased and the mists sought their home in the clouds. As we looked out in the early morning, the ris- ing sun of a new day had just placed a crown of glory on the head of Asama Yama an active volcano a few miles distant. Many of the visitors to Karuizawa climbed to the top of this volcano which is eight thousand feet high and looked down into its yawning crater which is two thousand feet across and six hundred feet deep. We wished very much to follow their example, but by the time we were equal to such 22 a climb, it was too late in the season and the government authorities would not permit any one to ascend the mountain "Little Asama" stands so near to the larger mountain that the two seem to be clasping hands like parent and child On the left and much nearer to us stands Mt. Honarii or (Lone Mountain). These mountains rising from a broad plain, which must in time past have been a lake, are conspicuous objects in the landscape. The cloud effects over their summits are ever varying and wonderfully beautiful. It was our practice to look at Asama the last thing at night and the first thing in the morning Indeed our eyes were turned 23 in that direction most of the time during the month of our stay in this delightful place The plain on which we were living was like a garden of flowers and covered with high waving grass. We were told that during the season there were as many as two- hundred specimens of wild flowers to be found in the vicinity of Karuizawa. The plain is traversed by several small streams of swiftly flowing water which have their sources in the mountains Less than a mile North of us began the village street which ended in the beautiful Usui Pass leading up to the top of the mountain. Many of the summer residents had built their cottages on 24 the flat plain others had chosen the hillsides, while still others preferred to be hidden away in sequestered little groves. The four corners of these frail little structures were fastened down securely by strong cables to stakes driven deep into the ground a precaution necessary to pre- vent them from being blown away by the strong winds that prevail at times. Tall mountains can be seen in the distance lifting their heads to the skies. The exhilerating air soon gave us strength to walk miles without fatigue. A favorite walk led us Westward, past one of the little groves mentioned and down into a ravine where 25 stood the springhouse and by its side bubbled up the largest, deepest and coolest of Springs, the water was cold and delicious and we drank it "raw." It required not a little courage to do this because in Canton we drink only the boiled rainwater. The spring was the fountain head of a noisy brook that soon lost itself from view in its onward way to the sea. The springhouse was Spotless- ly clean and the milk. We noticed some fine looking cattle feeding on the side of Honarii which seemed to justify the statement of their owners viz. "The cows are all healthy with no diagnosis to be blamed" Leaving this shady retreat we were soon in the beautiful 26 walk at the base of Honarii giving ourselves up to the delight of gathering wild flowers and to memories of the long ago when we were little girls of ten summers running through the woods in search of winter green berries and acorns with little caps on. Six years ago I went with my Mother to visit an Aunt, the two sisters took me to visit a third, the youngest sister. Our way lay through the woods and by the side of fields of ripe grain, my enthusiasm for the sights and sounds of nature had not abated. My Aunt was rather surprised at my oft repeated exlama- tions of delight. I said to her, "Aunt, this world is [u]very[/u] beautiful. Wipe out all the 27 sin and misery and it seems to me we could scarcely desire a better place in which to live" She for answer repeated, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him". One afternoon we climbed to the top of Honarii and were surprised to find its sum- mit shaped like a basin showing that at one time it was an active volcano. The side towards the South was nearly perpendicular and near the summit on this side was a small cave. The young and romantic members of our household crept cautious ly around the brow of the 28 mountain, entered the cave which was just large enough to allow them to sit snugly to-gether and eat their luncheon. It mattered not to them that the clouds lowered and finally emptied themselves in a copious shower sending the young explorers home limp and bedraggled. It was great fun. One of the recreations of Karui zawa is horseback riding. The horses are small self willed and rather vicious. Those used by the government are large fine looking animals import ed from other countries. Miss Noyes is an equestrienne and as this form of exercise was recommended to her as being highly beneficial she availed herself of the 29 opportunity to gratify her love of riding. A small gray horse was brought for her use which preferred his still and provender to cantering aimlessly through fields of waving grass which he was not permitted to graze. One day after trying in vain to induce her to turn homeward, he sud- denly plunged down an embankment but she was too well versed in the man- agement of horses to be unseated. Through my field glass only her curly head could be seen as it bobbed up and down with the rapid motion of the horse. The animal itself being hidden by the tall grass intervening between 30 us. We afterwards learned that this horse was dubbed "Balaam's Ass" because of his obstinacy and that few of the ladies were willing to ride him. Many of the horses are objects of pity. They are misshapen and ill fed creatures used as packhorses going patient- ly up and down the slip- pery mountain paths too heavily laden. We saw five hundred pounds fastened on the back of one of these small horses, and this weight was to be carried over the mountain, we were not sur- prised to hear that the poor animal fell under its bur- den before reaching its des- tination. The Japanese are not more thoughtful of 31 their women folk. They too carry on their backs most extraordinary burdens. We stopped one slender little woman who, looked, as she came down the mountain, like an anima- ted bundle of charcoal, and found to our great surprise that she was carrying one hundred and thirty pounds of charcoal in an oblong basket strapped on her back. I could not raise it from the ground. This woman was not an exception to the general rule, we saw others every day. At the entrance to a beauti- ful grove of tall trees stands a quaint structure called "Union Church" erected 32 by Missionaries. Grand meetings are held here during the summer months attended by hundred of missionaries. We were not in time for them but the first Sabbath of our stay in Karuizawa be- tween three and four hundred people gathered in this quiet little temple to worship God and we listened to a most able discourse delivered by Dr. Ashmore of Swatow from the text "Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus through out all ages." In the after- noon we enjoyed a Service of Song in the same place. While listening to several Solos sung to the accompaniment of the organ and four stringed 33 instruments, our eyes turned to the open windows through which we could see the bright sunlight shining through the tops of the tall cryptome- rias, and the low voiced murmur of the pines blend- ed with the melody within. Everything was light and gladness I wonder if there were other hearts in that congregation as thankful as ours were when we bowed our heads and sent up a prayer of gratitude to God for this break in our lives of toil. This "Light after darkness." Rest and good air soon gave Miss Noyes strength to accompany on every excur- sion indeed I made but one without her and that was to "Prospect Point" from the 34 summit of which we could look down upon the jagged tops of the tunneled mountains Seen by our friends seat- ed at the breakfast table at home, we seemed not larger than specks on the horizon. Excursion to the "Lava Beds" Among the excursions to objects of interest beyond Karuizawa the one to the "Lava Beds" will ever be memorable to those who participated in it. On a beautiful morning we started off mounted on horses and in fine spirits. We were not long in discovering that our horses were bad tempered and vicious. This was especial ly true of those ridden by Prof. Watkins and Miss Noyes. The pirouetting of these horses and the coolness of 35 their riders under the circum stances, would have delight- ed the heart of any show- man. As for the rest of us, we kept well out of their way and implored them to keep at a safe distance from us. Brave little Daisy Staniland a child of eight years who was mounted on a packhorse talked about the viciousness of these horses for days after. She would say "Miss Noyes' horse was so bad O-----h, so bad^" But it was not to either of these two horses that we owed the one accident of our trip but to the bony packhorse ridden by Miss Polk M.D. which had called forth our commiseration. We did not suppose it had enough 36 spirit left in it to kick and yet while she was walking for a little while, it suddenly threw up its heels striking Prof. Woodworth who was riding immediately in the rear inflicting a wound below the knee. Some one laughingly told Dr. Polk that if she had been riding the horse could not possibly have raised his feet more than two or three inches from the ground and Prof. Woodworth would have been spared several days of discomfort. The point in this joke lay in the fact that Dr. Polk's avoirdupois was rather out of proportion to the size of the nag which she rode. After ascending a mountain, we crossed a plateau, wound round 37 the base of Asama Yama and entered a deep wood where seated on a mossy bank by the side of an ice cold spring we ate our luncheon and then climbed up and looked off over vast fields of scoria piled up like great boulders of rock between which were openings that seemed to have no bottom, and we were obliged to step very carefully to avoid falling through. This scoria was thrown out of the crater of Asama one- hundred and twenty-five years ago in a melted stream of lava which rolled over miles until it covered acres of ground. More recent shak- ings of Mother Earth piled it up in these great boulders 38 which seem so wonderful. The afternoon was wa- rming and the mists began to chase each other down the mountain sides as we turned our horses' heads homeward We had accomplished little more than half the distance down the mountain when the sky grew black, the wind blew and the rain fell. We had little to pro- tect us from inclement weather and in a short time we felt very uncomfort able. Anxiety of mind because of the risk to miss Noyes and little Daisy made the way home seem intermin- able. When about a mile from home the betto stopped to feed his horse and I became separated from the other m 39 members of our party, they went around a longer way to avoid a broken bridge, but when I understood that this longer way ran parallel with the railroad track, I succeeded in making the betto know that I preferred to risk the danger of a broken bridge rather than travel near the railroad. There are few things I fear more than the "locomotive," and this fear is in- tensified when seated on an obstinate horse. When we reach- ed the place where the bridge had been, he came to my side with his lantern and pointing to the horn of the sad- dle motioned to me to hold on which I did and we were soon safe on the other side. I was the first to 40 reach home, the others soon followed. Our poor little drooping Daisy was taken in charge by Miss Gates M.D. A drink of hot milk a warm bath and a night's refreshing sleep warded off all evil effects and the morning light found us none the worse for our "exertion." The "Heavenly Needle." This is considered the highest point in the vicinity of Karui- zawa. From the summit of this mountain two seas may be seen on a clear day. Our way led up through the "Usui Pass" giving us a fine view of the plain below us and lofty mountains in the distance. Twice in our ascent we crossed a rapid 41 stream of water descending to the plain below. At the head of the Pass we came out into a little village and ascending a long flight of stone steps to an old temple we stood in its door- way and enjoyed a fine view of serrated mountains which alone would have re- paid us for our day's tramp Leaving the village we descended by a narrow path way into a deep gorge where we found another spring the facsimile of the one at the foot of Honarii. Returning to the village we again ascended the stone steps, passing through the temple grounds we saw a splendid large tree several hundred years old. A path in the rear of the 42 grounds led up the moun- tain to a high plateau which seemed several miles in length, after crossing this we began the ascent of the "Needle." We enjoyed a succession of fine mountain views during the day but we failed to catch a glimpse of the two seas. As we reached the point of the needle the mists rolled down into the valleys and plain far below us obscuring every object from view and we were up in the clouds. We returned home in the even- ing feeling well repaid for our nine miles' walk. What we saw, and what we felt that day can not be set down on paper 43 It may be compared to a dream of beauty or a strain of unwritten music. "The Monastery in the Rock" An hour's ride by rail carried us through ever changing and beautiful scenery calling forth many exclamations of delight and expressions of regret that we could not linger in some of the beau- tiful places we were passing At the village of Komoro we left the train. The monastery in the Rock was several hours climb from the village. Two very bony pack horses without saddles were the best Komoro could do for us in the way of loco- motion. In mercy to these jaded quadrupeds only our two young Japanese girls and 44 the invalids were permitted to ride in turn. The recent floods had carried away the bridge spanning a rapid river, we therefore, traveled much out of our way to find a suspension bridge farther down the stream. The climb up the mountain was steep and long but when we reached the sum- mit whata feast was spread before us; above, below and around us was nature's table of good things. Every appoint ment perfect as only the hand of God can fashion things, not a flaw in any- thing. Standing on this pin- nacle in the quiet hush of nature, it seemed difficult to realize that sin and misery and death were rife 45 in such a world of beauty but it is only too true "The trail of the serpent is over all," We had climbed so high that the Monastery which stands on a high elevation, seen from where we were standing seemed to be in a valley below us, we descended to it and found it an object of inter- est well worth a visit. We would gladly have spent hours in this cool retreat but the sun warmed us to turn our faces homeward. We wished to return by a shorter route, the bettos needed considerable persuasion before they were willing to try it. They were afraid that when we reached the river there would be no means of cross- [Note: cut off] [?46?] ing and we would be obliged to retrace our steps. We were willing to run the risk, hoping thereby to save several miles of travel. Our party con- sisted of ladies exclusively, feeling tired of the obstinacy of the bettos I remarked that it seemed rather better to me, to have some gentlemen with us as "[u]they could make them go[/u]" As events shaped themselves this remark was remembered with much amusement. Miss Noyes said she thought we were getting along very well. When we reached the river we found that a ferry boat was making regular trips across. It was pro- pelled by some of the men poling and others pulling 47 hand over hand on a rope which was stretched from shore to shore. The water being high and swift there was a spice of danger in this mode of crossing which made it all the more interesting to some of our number. We noticed as we started out in the morning another party com- posed of ladies and gentlemen who seemed bound for the same destination. When we reached Komoro on our return we found this same party waiting for the train at the station and we learned that the ferrymen at the river had refused to take them over for less than two and a half dollars for each person. Not willing to pay such a price, they had 48 turned back and had spent the day in walking about the streets of Komoro and visiting its shops. Our party horses included crossed the river for one dollar and a half. I had to admit that in this instance gentlemen were too expensive and I joined in the amuse- ment that my remark had caused. "Nevertheless" I believe that men [u]are[/u] useful [u]sometimes[/u]. On the night of the sixth of September we were kept awake by a terrible storm of wind and rain which continued all night. About two o'clock in the morning the roof of the house nearest ours was blown off. It was occupied by ladies and 49 they and all their belongings were drenched. Bridges were swept away, trees uproot and small streams changed into torrents. Railroad communication was cut off and those who wished to return home before the end of the month were obliged to use packhorses to transport themselves and their luggage across the mountain. Our thoughts went out as never before to those "who had gone down to the sea in ships" I think that we shall never forget to "Cry unto the Lord to make the storm a calm unto them and bring them unto their desired haven." Those who spent last summer in 50 Karuizawa say that they were treated to an Earthquake once a week, but this year there were none, and Miss Noyes still remains a stranger to the sensation felt while the Earth is trembling beneath one's feet As for myself I feel quite satisfied with my experi- ence of four Earthquakes when I was in Japan eleven years ago. As September drew to a close the summer residents returned to their homes and their cottages were closed for another year. Our house was emptied of its guests and finally our host and hostess re- turned to Tokyo and left us in possession of the 51 house a we wished to remain two weeks longer We began housekeeping and found it great fun to use what little Japanese we had picked up with the aid of a dictionary. When we be- came too much entangled we ran down to Mr and Mrs Van Horn, the one remaining family being familiar with the language they kindly unraveled all mysteries for us. The nights and morning were quite cold. The clouds and mists often enveloped us, but we were not lonely on the contrary we enjoyed every moment whether in sunshine or cloud. We were to cook in turn but 52 the open charcoal furnaces were very troublesome and gave Miss Noyes too much hard work for an invalid. Being a "butler" I naturally manipulated them more easily and we made a different division of labor. I did the cooking and she washed the dishes. This arrangement suited me much better even as a "grown up" I like to shirk dish washing. We visited many of the homes from which the summer occupants had gone. Miss Noyes said they seemed like "Nests from which the birds had flown" Karuizawa boasts of one hotel. During the month of September it 53 was well filled with soldiers suffering from Beri Beri. Their garments were white and their faces grayish yellow. The officers dressed in European costume and wore trailing swords. Every evening these soldiers marched along the street two and two trying to keep step to a doleful ditty which we were told was a national air. Their diminu tive statue and military caps much too large for their heads made them seem like boys "playing soldier" At each Port on our way up to Japan, several small Medical men filed up the gangway and stepped on deck to inspect the ship. The ship's doctor tall 54 and broad shouldered tower ed above them and look- ing down from his lofty height submitted good- naturedly to their inspec- tion. They are not, however lacking, in cleverness and efficiency. Excursion to "Ko Say" Ko Say is five miles from Karui- zawa. Our interest in it centered mainly in the fact that Miss Rowe an English lady of our acquaintance has made this her home for several summers. Three years ago she started out one morning to walk to a village not far distant and lost her way. She wander ed about four days without seeing a living soul and having nothing to eat. She 55 is quite deaf and nearly blind. There was a typhoon and she had nothing but a fallen tree for shelters. Finally shoeless, hatless, her clothing torn she found her way back and fell ex- hausted at the door of the home where she had been staying. The people were at first afraid of her, but after they had decided that she was not a "fox," they nursed her very carefully back to health. We found Ko Say a delightfully romantic place The road to it led over a moun- tain and through the woods which had begun to change their robes of green for the richer tints of Autumn. After our return we began making preparations for our 56 departure from Karuizawa He would gladly have spent more time here but I wished very much to take Miss Noyes to Nikko and other places which I visited alone, eleven years ago, and we wished to return to Canton in time for the reopening of the Seminary. The morning of our departure was clear and Asama put on, for us, her robes of deep blue and wore her crown of glory as when we first saw her and we looked at the beautiful picture until the train enter- ed the first tunnel and then it became a pleasant memory of the past. Electa M Butler Canton China 信二 下午五点 8 月 3 日 Noyes 小姐 我开始了 汽船Powan，夜晚 船去香港，在哪里 我们要联系 格伦盖尔开往 日本。晚上 很好，之后 波万摔倒了 流过噪音和 城市的喧嚣，一种感觉 安息与平安充满了我们 灵魂，我们觉得我们有 留下所有的关心和焦虑 在我们身后，我们解决了 尽可能 我们会让它留在后面 我们并致力于 为了获得力量 未来使用。 当我们退休时 凌晨没有 风暴的迹象，我们 因此感到非常惊讶 在两个和之间被激起 凌晨三点 并告诉我们必须去 尽快上岸 预计会有台风 蒸笼会移动 前往更安全的锚地。我们 向外看，发现 我们在码头 在香港。距离 两市之间是95 英里和大河 汽船在 大约八小时。 月光是 辉煌，夜晚似乎 和平的化身， 然而，一秒钟后 提醒所有乘客 3 必须上岸我们召集了苦力来搬运我们的行李，自己坐下 在rickashas，我们享受了 月光骑行沿海傍 到“香港酒店”全部 声音被安静了只有 海湾的水似乎受到了干扰。必须听到 不祥的呻吟 暴风雨来临之前。作为 海浪起起落落 月光抓住了他们给予 他们的出现 金色的光芒出现又消失。 到达我们尝试过的酒店 拼凑出我们破碎的休息。 天亮之前有 风雨季节 随后是一个平静，这是 台风的确定迹象 4 不久之前 打击是认真开始的。 休息后我们可以 看台风信号 在旗杆上 太平山顶。 随着风暴的增加 在暴力中我们的思想是—— 对什么感到不安 最好在下完成 情况。这 格伦盖尔位于很远的地方 海湾，航行的时间 下一个是天亮 早上，前景 在 有台风的港口 吹得不愉快 一。当我们试图 决定我们是否应该面对 台风或等待两周 另一个蒸笼的时间更长 5 一位信使来到我们的 宣布的余地 蒸汽发射输送 旅客从酒店到 Glengyle 将离开 比平时早一个小时 因为越来越多的暴力 风暴将使 冒险出去很危险 之后。我们不得不决定 立刻。经过很多 我们犹豫不决 我们的心思要去。我们的门票 被买了，我们的计划已经制定 我们不会退缩 如果它似乎是主的 计划给我们一些粗略的 天气。我们下降到 发射后的机舱 几乎被我们吹倒 在达到它的过程中，我们是 滚动和倾斜和 6 像上下翻腾 橡皮球作为我们的精力充沛 小发射成功了 从岸边到我们的船。 我们是优秀的水手并且做到了 丝毫没有晕船的感觉 但杜马斯夫人不是这样，一位女乘客 在我们身边。锚点 保持我们的好船非常稳定 通过喧闹的几个小时 夜晚。之后的第二天早上 我们航行了一些延误 海港虽然有信号 表示恶劣的天气是 仍有上涨。当我们终于 清除关闭的山丘 美丽的港湾—— 孔，古老的海洋对待我们 一个很酷的招待会 嗖嗖嗖嗖的衣服，她送了一个 当我们吃的时候，寒潮袭来 7 沙龙门内 从头到脚淋湿我们 我们回到我们的小屋 而是“在天气下” 这出乎意料的回绝。 在我们希望去的淘大 花几个小时与 错过Talmage和其他 我们曾是传教士朋友 失望于没有 获准上岸 检疫规定的帐户。干净的阳光 厦门所在的岛屿 建没逃过 “浪费的破坏 中午。”这里和其他地方一样 鼠疫正在举行盛大的狂欢节。天空 悬在红色的地方， 在我们航行时威胁 晚上离开。这 8 队长说不喜欢 它的样子，它预示着 风暴。他的预测是 很快就实现了，暴风雨 大约一半突然袭击我们 那天晚上十一点 并持续了两天 两个晚上。我们很快意识到 我们在最 本季强台风 我们在中国海。 我们不能选择 一个更糟糕的地方 遇到台风。中国海 充满了隐藏的岩石 很多船只都有 被他们摧毁了 许多岩石承受着 他们的船名 已经破坏。一 这场风暴的特点是 无情无情的致盲 9 遮蔽一切的雨 从视图之外的蒸笼。 比赛的第二晚 暴风雨是不可能的 船长保持他的方位。 前进很危险 船长很早就告诉我们 晚上的一部分不感觉 如果汽船按照他的预期停下来，他会惊慌失措 每两个和一个探测 半小时，但作为夜晚 穿在身上，我们停止了每一个 五分钟，我们做到了 不需要被告知我们 处于极大的危险之中。 当汽船站着 仍在可怕的风暴中 和电哨 发出一个超凡脱俗的 尖叫声似乎有些 强大的动物带来 10 到海湾。明明这么强 当在安静的海港 靠近陆地，但如此无助 和这样的斑点 在这样的风暴中的海洋。 像我一样接近午夜 独自坐在餐厅沙龙里 乘客病重 离开他们的铺位，小姐 诺伊斯因最近的疾病而虚弱，自然是 更信任的气质， 睡得很安详 通过所有的喧嚣和 元素之战 餐具破碎的声音 和捉迷藏的游戏 去寻找各种 散件家具 我希望在任何时候都能听到 船颠簸的那一刻 靠在一块岩石上。但是 在我看来几乎没有 11 可能主 会把她从 天堂之门 把她扔进深渊。但 我们知道“上帝在一个 神秘的方式他的奇迹 表演，我们有时不知所措 他与他的孩子们的交往。 这是可能的 午夜时分 将是一个变化 天气和我坐在那里 我祈祷它可能 就这样，在十二点钟 我们可能有一些迹象， 月亮，星星或其他东西来引导我们到达我们想要的 避风港。然后我去了我们的 机舱并通过 港口自信地期待看到 月亮或星星，但 狂风呼啸，无情 12 雨打败了我们的勇敢 船和饥饿的海浪 高山卷起 急于把我们吞下去。 念头穿过 我的心“这不是意志 父亲回答“是” 我的祈祷，如果我们下去 我们也将上升和 很快与祂同在。我会 离开这艘船 与主和 船长。”我躺下， 几乎立刻跌倒 睡着了。在不到十 分钟我几乎被投球 在地板上，一切都是 滚动，似乎 船的木材是 分道扬镳。那里 是夫人的尖叫声 房间和一般混乱 我们不知道，直到 13 第二天早上，正是午夜时分，船长 看到信标灯 从灯塔和 当事情似乎 乘客要去 碎片，他正在转动他的 船的方向 这对航海的人来说是一个巨大的恩惠 给了他他的方位 并让他去 稳步前进，直到我们 下一个到达上海 天。我们天堂的关怀 父亲就这样显现 向我们充满了我们的灵魂 高兴地。他的承诺是 验证“那么你们 呼唤我，你们 会去祈祷 我和我会听 你。”在我们的 14 我们在上海短暂停留 召见使团 按。我们被告知 台风已经进入内陆 但可能会来 再次出去，找到我们 海。这不是很让人放心，但尽管 我们遇到的天气很糟糕 没有进一步的麻烦 台风。 临近长崎，我们 经过帕彭堡，从 数千名早期基督徒的峰会 被抛入海中 为他们的信仰而死 长崎港 被认为是最好的之一 在世界上。它被包围 在树木繁茂的山丘上 城镇建成。船只 15 通常在这里使用煤炭。煤炭 从大船是 相传 在蒸笼的两侧， 主要做的工作 由女性，这是令人惊讶的 完成的速度有多快。 我们享受了几个小时 拜访冰小姐和其他人 传教士朋友 卫理公会学校是 位于美丽的 布拉夫俯瞰海湾。 穿越海峡 我们进入的下崎的 美丽的内海 并花了几个小时 航行中安静的安息日 通过最可爱的人之一 世界上的水上花园。 它布满了如画的 有的小岛 从海中长大。这 16 水面点缀着 带着几十条小船， 他们方方正正的帆 在阳光的照耀下， 但是好奇的日本人 风格逐渐赋予 更多船只的地方 现代时尚，但不如 漂亮的。当我们的船离开时 在她身上稳步前进 当然，她在 锯齿状的山丘，那里的水流很强，以至于它 好像它会发送 她反对他们的锯齿状 边缘。我们观看了 令人窒息的兴趣，但只是 正如她似乎即将 罢工，她会做一个 急转弯，我们很安全 再次在中游。 在神户我们停了很久 足以参观公理会 17 美国名下的学校 董事会和用餐 那次任务的布朗小姐 威尔逊学院毕业生 宾夕法尼亚州钱伯斯堡和我们的朱莉娅·亨利小姐的同学 使命。海本小姐是 现在是该学院的教员之一 神户的学校。其他三个 与日本女士共进晚餐 我们其中一位是 W.C.T.U.在日本。 我们继续我们的旅程 受暴风雨阻碍 终于喜出望外船舶继续其 当我们发现时没有我们的方式 在 2 号布拉夫避难所 在我们休息的横滨 几天的疲劳 我们热闹的通道。 8 月 25 日找到了我们的方向 18 到轻井泽，这次是 轨。好像来了 再次回到文明 能够坐在 铁路车虽然日本 汽车的舒适度差异很大 和方便 美国教练。我们有 计划早点去，但 又一场强风暴 风雨延迟 我们。后来我们了解到 那些上去的人 那天有义务 在雨中步行五英里 和黑暗和通过 一条隧道，因为有 在路上洗了个澡。 我们的火车跑到轻井泽 慢慢提升到远处 三千英尺以上 海平面虽然 二十六条隧道，一条 19 相当长 但现在我们的小英语 让发动机喘不过气来 并膨胀成一个广阔的 开阔的平原，我们可以 看不见黑暗和我们的 永远存在的伴奏 雨。亚历山大博士，一位长期存在的传教士， 在车站等候 朋友的到来，非常亲切 为我们采购了人力车和 我们很快就要到了 一英里的村庄 离车站较远。 雨和黑暗造就了 旅程似乎很长，但现在 我们转向一个广场 框架小屋从中 流媒体友好的灯光 和熟悉的声音 我们的声音很愉快 耳朵。轴被放置 20 下来，油布保护 我们从雨中，被移除， 我们发现自己在 朋友中间，有些 其中来自广州。 我们的主人和女主人 来到日本 六年前的传教士 我们是同行的乘客 在同一个蒸笼上。 我们收到了一份温暖 欢迎并立即感受到 在家里愉快地 就这样开始了一个月 纯粹的享受 其中的记忆将 没有失去它的芬芳 几个月来。我们曾经 很快就被食物和 温暖，并被沉默 听着音乐入睡 咿呀学语的小溪找到了 从它的山上 21 回家并经过后方 小屋欢快地奔向 海。在夜间 雨停了， 迷雾在寻找他们的家 云。当我们向外看时 清晨，新的一天初升的太阳已经 刚刚放了一顶荣耀的冠冕 在浅间山的头上 几英里外的一座活火山 遥远。许多 轻井泽的游客攀登 到这座火山的顶部 这是八千 脚高，俯视 它打哈欠的火山口是 两千英尺宽 六百英尺深。我们 非常希望跟随 他们的榜样，但由 我们平等的时候 22 一次攀登，为时已晚 季节和政府 当局不允许 任何上山的人 “小浅间”就这么站着 靠近大山 两人似乎紧紧相拥 像父母和孩子一样的手 在左边和更近的地方 对我们来说，就是 Mt. Honarii 或 （孤山）。这些 山从山上升起 广阔的平原，必须在 过去是一个湖，是 显眼的物体在 景观。云的影响 越过他们的顶峰 变化多端 美丽的。这是我们的做法 最后看浅间 晚上的事情和 早上的第一件事 确实我们的目光转向了 23 在那个方向大部分 我们一个月的时间 留在这个令人愉快的地方 我们所在的平原 生活就像一个花园 鲜花和覆盖着 高挥舞的草。我们曾经 告诉这个赛季 野生动物标本多达两百件 可以在里面找到花 轻井泽附近。这 平原被几条横穿 迅速的小溪流 流水有 他们在山上的来源 向北不到一英里 我们开始了村街 以美丽结束 臼井峠通往 山顶。 许多夏季居民 他们的小屋建在 24 其他人拥有的平坦平原 选择了山坡，而 还有一些人喜欢隐藏 在与世隔绝的小地方 格罗夫斯。四个角 这些脆弱的小结构 被牢牢固定 通过强大的电缆到木桩 深入地下 防止它们被炸毁的必要预防措施 被强风吹走 有时盛行。 可以看到高大的山脉 在远处举起他们的 前往天空。这 令人振奋的空气很快就给了 我们有力量走几英里 没有疲劳。 最喜欢的散步带领我们 向西，过去的其中之一 提到的小树林和 下到山沟里 25 站在弹簧屋和 在它的身边冒出 最大、最深、最酷 斯普林斯的水是 又冷又好吃，我们 “生”喝。它需要 没有一点勇气去做这件事 因为在广州我们喝酒 只有煮沸的雨水。 春天是喷泉 一条嘈杂的小溪的头 很快就从视野中消失了 它继续通往大海。 泉水屋一尘不染，还有牛奶。 我们注意到一些好看的 牛费叮在一边 Honarii似乎证明了 他们的所有者的声明 即。 “奶牛都很健康 没有诊断可归咎于“ 离开这个阴暗的避难所 我们很快就在美丽的 26 走在Honarii脚下 尽情享受 采集野花和 对很久以前的回忆 当我们还是十岁的小女孩时 夏天贯穿 寻找冬天的树林 绿色浆果和橡子 小帽子。六年 以前我和妈妈一起去的 探望阿姨，两人 姐妹们带我去看了第三个， 最小的妹妹。我们的方式 穿过树林和 在成熟的田野旁 五谷，我的热情 的景象和声音 自然并没有减弱。我的 阿姨有点意外 在我经常重复的喜悦感叹中。我对她说， “阿姨，这个世界很 美丽的。抹去一切 27 罪恶和苦难以及它 在我看来，我们几乎不能 渴望一个更好的地方 住哪”她回答 重复，眼睛没有 见过，也听过，也没有 已经进入了内心 人的事 已经为他们准备好了 爱他的人”。 一天下午，我们爬到 Honarii的顶部并且是 惊讶地发现它的山顶形状像一个盆地 一次表明 那是一座活火山。这 朝南的一侧是 几乎垂直并且 在这一边的山顶附近 是一个小山洞。年轻人 和浪漫的成员 我们家小心翼翼 躺在额头周围 28 山，入洞 这只是大 足以让他们坐下 紧紧地聚在一起吃 他们的午餐。这很重要 对他们来说不是云 降低并最终清空 自己在一个丰富的淋浴 派遣年轻探险家 家里一瘸一拐，衣衫褴褛。 这是非常有趣。 轻井泽的娱乐活动之一是骑马。 马是小任性的 而且相当恶毒。那些用过的 由政府大 漂亮的动物进口 来自其他国家的编辑。 诺伊斯小姐是一名马术运动员 并且作为这种锻炼形式 被推荐给她 作为非常有益的 她利用了 29 满足她的机会 爱骑。一个小的 灰马被带来 她喜欢他的使用 仍然和证明 漫无目的地慢跑 挥舞着的草地 他不被允许 轻擦。尝试一天后 徒劳地诱使她 转身回家，他突然坠落 路堤，但她是 太精通马匹的管理 坐下。通过我的 场玻璃只有她的卷曲 头可以看作它 上下摆动 的快速运动 马。动物本身 被高大隐藏 中间的草 30 我们。后来我们了解到 这匹马被称为 “巴兰的屁股”，因为他 固执和那少数 女士们愿意 骑他。许多 马是怜悯的对象。 他们畸形 和吃得不好的动物 驮马也耐心地在滑溜溜的山路上走来走去 重载。我们看到了五个 百磅紧固 在其中之一的背面 小马，这个重量 将被结转 山上，我们听到穷人并不感到惊讶 动物在到达目的地之前就承受了它的负担。日本人是 没有更多的考虑 31 他们的妇女民间。他们也 最背负 超乎寻常的负担。 我们停下了一个纤细的 小女人，看起来， 当她下楼时 山，像一捆活生生的木炭， 发现我们伟大的 令她惊讶的是 背着一百 三十磅木炭 在一个长方形的篮子里 绑在她的背上。我 无法从 地面。这个女人是 也不例外 一般规则，我们看到其他人 每天。在美丽的高大树林的入口处矗立着 一个古朴的结构，叫做 “联合教堂”竖立 32 传教士。盛大 会议在这里举行 在夏季的几个月里 百人出席 的传教士。我们曾经 不及时，但 我们的第一个安息日 三四点之间留在轻井泽 百人齐聚 在这个安静的小庙里 敬拜上帝和我们 听了一个最能 发表的话语 Swatow 的 Ashmore 博士来自 文本“愿荣耀归于他 借着基督耶稣的教会 所有年龄段的人。”下午，我们享受了 同一个地方的歌。尽管 听几首独唱 伴随着 风琴和四弦 33 乐器，我们的目光转向 通过打开的窗户 我们可以看到明亮的 阳光透过 高大的隐球菌的顶部，以及低沉的声音 松树的低语与里面的旋律融为一体。 一切都很轻松 高兴我想知道是否有 其他的心在里面 会众感激不尽 我们是当我们鞠躬时 发了一个祈祷 为此感谢上帝 打破我们辛劳的生活。 这“黑暗之后的光明”。 早点休息和好空气 给了诺伊斯小姐力量 陪伴我的每一次远足 机智吼她，那是 从“展望点” 34 我们可以参加的峰会 看不起锯齿状的 隧道山的顶部 坐在早餐桌旁的朋友看到 家，我们似乎并不大 比地平线上的斑点。 游览“熔岩床” 在对象的游览中 轻井泽以外的兴趣 “熔岩床”的那个 将永远难忘 参加的人 在里面。在一个美丽的 早上我们开始了 装在马上和 好精神。我们不是 很早就发现我们的 马脾气不好 和恶毒的。这很特别 对那些骑马的人来说是真的 沃特金斯教授和诺伊斯小姐。这 这些马的旋转和 凉爽的 35 他们的骑手在这种情况下，会让任何表演的心都高兴—— 男人。至于我们其他人， 我们远离他们 方式并恳求他们 保持安全距离 从我们这里。勇敢的小雏菊 八岁的孩子 年谁被安装在 驮马谈到了 这些马的恶毒 几天后。她会说 “诺伊斯小姐的马是如此 糟糕哦，太糟糕了”但它 不是这些中的任何一个 我们欠的两匹马 我们旅行的一次意外 但对于瘦骨嶙峋的驮马 由波尔克小姐 M.D. 骑乘。 它唤起了我们的 怜悯。我们没有 假设它受够了 36 精神留在里面踢和 然而在她走路的时候 一会儿，突然 奋起直追 Woodworth 教授 立即骑在 后部在下方造成伤口 膝盖。有人笑着说 告诉波尔克博士，如果她有 一直骑马可以 不可能提高他的 超过两三英尺 离地英寸 伍德沃思教授会 幸免于难 不舒服的日子。点在 这个笑话在于 波尔克博士的 avoirdupois 是 反而不成比例 她的唠叨的大小 骑。登顶后 山，我们越过 高原，缠绕 37 浅间山基地 进入了一片深林 坐在长满苔藓的地方 冰边的银行 寒冷的春天，我们吃了我们的 午餐然后爬上去 抬头望去广阔 矿渣堆积起来 像巨石一样 之间有开口 那似乎没有 底部，我们有义务 小心翼翼地避免 跌倒。这个 炉渣被扔出 浅间一号陨石坑—— 一百二十五 多年前在融化的溪流中 滚滚数英里的熔岩 直到它覆盖了几英亩 地面。地球母亲最近的震动堆积如山 在这些巨石上 38 这看起来太棒了。 下午开始变暖，薄雾开始 互相追逐 当我们转身时，山边 我们的马头回家 我们没有取得什么成就 超过一半的距离 下山的时候 天空变黑了， 风吹雨打 跌倒了。我们没有什么可以保护我们免受恶劣的影响 天气和简而言之 那时我们感到很不舒服。内心的焦虑 因为有错过的风险 诺伊斯和小雏菊 回家的路似乎没有尽头。当大约一英里 从家里打赌停止了 喂他的马，我变成了 与对方分开 米 39 我们党的成员，他们 走了更长的路 避免断桥，但 当我明白这 更长的路平行运行 随着铁轨，我 成功地制作了 打赌知道我更喜欢 冒着危险 断桥而不是 在铁路附近旅行。有 没有什么比我更害怕的了 “机车”，这种恐惧在坐在 固执的马。当我们到达—— ed桥的地方 曾经，他来到我的 站在他的灯笼旁边 指着马鞍的喇叭示意我坚持住 我做了，我们是 很快就安全了 边。我是第一个 40 到家，其他人 很快跟进。我们的穷人 下垂的小雏菊是 由小姐负责 盖茨 M.D. 一杯热饮 挤个热水澡和一个 夜晚清爽的睡眠 挡住了所有邪恶的影响 和晨光 发现我们并没有变得更糟 为了我们的“努力”。 “天针”。 这被认为是最高的 点在轻井泽附近。从山顶 此山两海可 在晴朗的日子里可以看到。 我们一路向上 “臼井通行证”给了我们一个 下面平原的美景 我们和高山在 距离。在我们的两次 上升我们穿过了一个急流 41 水流下降 到下面的平原。在 我们来的垭口头 到一个小村庄 并登上长途飞行 通往旧石阶的石阶 寺庙我们站在门口，享受美好 锯齿状山脉的景色 仅此一项就可以偿还我们一天的流浪汉 离开村庄，我们 沿着狭窄的小路下降 进入一个深深的峡谷 我们找到了另一个春天 那个人的传真 霍纳里的脚下。返回 我们再次登上的村庄 石阶，路过 通过寺庙场地 我们看到了一棵壮丽的大树 几百岁。 后面的一条小路42 地面将山带到高原 这似乎有几个 英里长，之后 穿过这个我们开始了 “针”的上升。我们 享受了一连串的罚款 期间的山景 一天，但我们没能赶上 两海一瞥。 当我们达到目的时 针的迷雾 滚入 山谷和平原远 在我们下面遮蔽每一个 从视图中的对象，我们 在云端。我们 晚上回到家感觉还不错 为我们九英里的步行路程。 我们看到了什么，以及什么 我们觉得那天不能 写在纸上 43 它可以比作一个 梦见美丽或压力 不成文的音乐。 《岩石中的修道院》 搭乘铁路一小时 我们通过不断变化和 美丽的风景在召唤 发出许多感叹 喜悦和表达 遗憾的是我们不能 在我们经过的一些美丽的地方流连忘返 在小诸村 我们下了火车。这 岩石修道院是 几个小时从 村庄。两个很骨 没有鞍的驮马 是最好的小诸可以 为我们做运动的方式。怜悯这些 疲惫的四足动物只有我们的 两个年轻的日本女孩和 44 残疾人被允许 轮流骑行。最近的 洪水冲走了 横跨急流的桥 河流，因此，我们旅行 远远超出我们的方式 找一座吊桥 更远的河流。 爬上山 陡峭而漫长，但 当我们到达山顶时，盛宴席卷而来 在我们之前;上面，下面和 我们周围是大自然的餐桌 的好东西。每一次约会都是完美的 上帝之手可以时尚 东西，不是任何东西的缺陷。伫立在这石峰之上，静谧安详 自然，似乎很难 认识到罪和 苦难和死亡盛行 45 在这样一个美丽的世界 但这太真实了 “蛇的踪迹是 总而言之，”我们已经攀登 如此之高，以至于修道院 它站在高处 海拔，从哪里看 我们站着似乎 在我们下方的山谷中， 我们下降到它和 发现它是一个值得一游的有趣对象。 我们很乐意花费 在这个凉爽的撤退中度过几个小时 但太阳温暖了我们 把我们的脸转向家。 我们希望返回 更短的路线，需要下注 之前有相当大的说服力 他们愿意尝试。 他们害怕当 我们到了那里的河边 不会是穿越的手段 [注：截断] 我们将不得不 追溯我们的脚步。我们曾经 愿意冒险，希望 从而节省几英里 旅行的。我们的派对 专门为女士服务， 厌倦了固执 我评论的赌注 似乎相当 对我更好，有一些 先生们和我们一样“他们 可以让他们走“作为 事件塑造了自己 这句话被记住了 很开心。 诺伊斯小姐说她认为 我们相处得很好。 当我们到达 河我们发现了一个渡轮 船定期 穿越。它是由一些男人推动的 极化和其他拉动 47 把手放在绳子上 这是从 岸到岸。水 又高又快 有一种危险的味道 在这种穿越模式中 这使得这一切 对某些人来说更有趣 我们的号码。我们注意到 当我们开始 早上另一个由女士们和先生们组成的聚会 谁似乎注定要一样 目的地。当我们到达 我们返回时发现的小诸 同一方等待 车站的火车和 我们得知摆渡人 在河边拒绝 以低于 两美元半 每个人。不愿意 付出了这样的代价，他们 48 转过身来 花了一天的时间走路 关于小诸的街道 并参观其商店。 我们的派对马包括 一个人过河 美元半。我有 承认在这种情况下 先生们太贵了 我也加入了我的评论所带来的乐趣 造成的。 “尽管如此”我相信 男人有时很有用。 在第六天晚上 九月，我们被保留 被一场可怕的风暴惊醒 风雨中 持续了一夜。关于 凌晨两点 最近的房子的屋顶 我们的被吹走了。它是 被女士们占据 49 他们和他们的所有财物 被淋湿了。桥梁 被冲走，树木 连根拔起的小溪流 变成了洪流。 铁路通讯是 切断和那些希望 在结束前回家 本月有义务 使用驮马运输 他们自己和他们的行李 穿过山。 我们的想法消失了 以前从未对那些“曾经 乘船下海” 我想我们永远不会 忘记“向主呼求 使风暴平静下来 并将他们带到 他们想要的避风港。” 那些花费 去年夏天在 50 轻井泽说他们 被地震了 每周一次，但今年 没有，小姐 诺伊斯仍然是一个 陌生的感觉 当地球在 颤抖脚下 至于我自己，我觉得很 对我四次地震的经历感到满意 我十一岁在日本的时候 几年前。 随着九月接近尾声 夏季居民 回到了他们的家 他们的小屋是 又关闭了一年。 我们的房子被清空了 它的客人，最后 我们的主人和女主人回到东京离开了 我们拥有 51 我们希望的房子 再多两周 我们开始做家务 发现它很棒 有趣的使用什么小 我们挑选的日语 在一个帮助下 字典。当我们变得太纠结 我们跑到先生和 范霍恩夫人，那个 剩下的家人 熟悉语言 他们很好地解开了一切 对我们来说是个谜。 夜晚和早晨 很冷。云 雾气常常笼罩 我们，但我们并不孤独 相反，我们很享受 每时每刻，无论是在 阳光或云。我们 轮流做饭，但 52 开放式木炭炉 很麻烦而且 给了诺伊斯小姐太多 为病残而努力。 作为“管家”我自然 更多地操纵他们 很容易，我们做了一个 分工不同。 我做饭，她 洗了碗。这个 安排适合我 甚至作为一个更好的 “长大了”我喜欢推卸责任 洗碗。 我们参观了许多 来自的房屋 夏季住户有 走了。诺伊斯小姐说 他们看起来像“巢 鸟儿从中得到 飞翔的轻井泽 拥有一家酒店。期间 九月它 53 充满了 士兵患上 贝里贝里。他们的衣服 是白色的，他们的脸 灰黄色。官员 身着欧式服装 并穿着拖曳的剑。 每天晚上这些士兵 沿着街道行进 两个和两个试图保持 踏上悲伤的小曲 我们被告知是 国航。他们的小 国家雕像和军事 帽子对他们来说太大了 头让他们看起来 像男孩子“当兵” 在我们向上的每个港口 到日本，几个小 医务人员提交了 舷梯和踩上去 甲板检查船舶。 船上的医生高 54 和宽肩塔 ed 在他们上方，从他的高处俯视 身高好心地接受了他们的检查。然而，它们不是 缺乏，在聪明和 效率。 游览“Ko Say” Ko Say 距离轻井泽 5 英里。我们对它的兴趣 主要集中在事实 那位罗小姐会说英语 我们认识的女士 已将这里作为她的家 几个夏天。三 几年前，她开始 一天早上步行到 不远处的村庄 迷失了方向。她徘徊 ed 大约四天没有 看到一个活生生的灵魂和 没有东西吃。她 55 耳聋，几乎 瞎的。有台风 而她除了一个 为避难所倒下的树。 终于脱鞋，脱帽， 她发现她的衣服被撕破了 她在回来的路上筋疲力尽地倒在了门口 她曾经去过的家 停留。人们在 一开始怕她，后来怕了 他们决定让她 他们不是一只“狐狸” 她非常小心地回 健康。我们找到了 Ko Say 一个令人愉快的浪漫地方 通往它的路翻过一座山，穿过树林 已经开始改变 他们的绿色长袍 秋天的色彩更加浓郁。 回来后我们开始 为我们做准备 56 从轻井泽出发 他很乐意 在这里花了更多时间，但 我非常希望 带诺伊斯小姐去日光 和我其他地方 十一年前独自拜访， 我们希望回到 广州及时复工 的神学院。 我们出发的早晨 很清楚，浅间穿上， 对我们来说，她的深蓝色长袍 戴上她荣耀的冠冕 当我们第一次见到她时 我们看着美丽的 直到火车进入第一个隧道和 然后它变成了一个愉快的 过去的记忆。 Electa M 巴特勒 中国广东 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter III by Electa M. Butler Subject The topic of the resource Proverbs, Japanese; Cryptomeria; Daimyo; Railroads--Japan; Hotels--Japan; Buddhism--Rituals--Texts; Buddhist sculpture; Chashitu (Japanese tearooms); Mosses; Equestrian accidents Description An account of the resource This letter opens with a Japanese proverb and recounts a journey through the "River of the Great Valley". A local Daimyo cultivated many cryptomeria trees in the surrounding area. Electa details how her company reached a well-kept hotel in Nikko before they set out closer to the River. There were many Buddhist statues and texts, which disturbed her. They eventually reach a tearoom near the "Mist Waterfall". They next lodge in a Yumoto hotel, even better maintained than the last. They continued along the River and collected moss for their Christmas decorations. As they began the return trip to Nikko, Electa was thrown from their horse and may have dislocated joints. They passed chestnut trees and attended another tea house before returning to Nikko. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Butler, Electa M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Loose, The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n. d. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence - Miscellaneous Description An account of the resource These are various letters either to or from members of the Noyes family. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Missionaries; Letters; Family; Children; Travel; Presbyterian Church; Missionary settlements; Societies Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1831-1918 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Letter II At five o'clock in the afternoon of August 3rd Miss Noyes and I embarked on the Steamer Powan, the night boat for Hong Kong, where we were to connect with the Glengyle bound for Japan. The evening was fine, and after the Powan had dropped down stream beyond the noise and din of the city, a sense of rest and peace filled our souls, we felt that we had left all care and anxiety behind us and we resolved that as far as was possible we would let it stay behind us and devote ourselves to gaining strength for future use. When we retired at an early hour there were no indications of storm, we were therefore greatly surprised to be aroused between two and three o'clock in the morning and told that we must go ashore as speedily as possible as a typhoon was expected and the steamer would move off to a safer anchorage. We looked out and found that we were at the wharf in Hong Kong. The distance between the two cities is 95 miles and the large river steamers run down in about eight hours. The light of the moon was brilliant and the night seemed the personification of peace, however, after a second reminder that all passengers 3 must go on shore we summon- ed coolies to carry our lug- gage, and seating ourselves in rickashas we enjoyed a moonlight ride along the Praya to the "Hong Kong Hotel" All sounds were hushed only the water in the Bay seemed dis- turbed. There was to be heard the ominous moan which precedes a storm. As the waves rose and fell the moonbeams caught them giving them the appearance of lamps of golden light appear- ing and disappearing. Arriving at the Hotel we tried to piece out our broken rest. Before daybreak there were seasons of wind and rain followed by a lull which is a sure indication of a typhoon 4 and it was not long before the blow began in earnest. After day break we could see the typhoon signals on the flagstaff at the summit of Victoria Peak. As the storm increased in violence our minds be- came disturbed as to what had better be done under the circumstances. The Glengyle lay far out in the Bay, the time of sailing was at day break the next morning, the prospect of spending the night in the harbor with a typhoon blowing was not a pleasant one. While we were trying to decide whether we should face the typhoon or wait two weeks longer for another steamer 5 a messenger came to our room to announce that the steam launch conveying passengers from the Hotel to the Glengyle would leave at an earlier hour than usual because the increasing violence of the storm would make it dangerous to venture out later. We were obliged to decide at once. After a great deal of hesitation we made up our minds to go. Our tickets were bought, our plans made and we would not draw back if it seemed to be the Lord's plan to give us some rough weather. We descended into the cabin of the launch after being nearly blown off our feet in reaching it, and we were rolled and pitched and 6 tossed up and down like rubber balls as our energetic little launch made its way from the shore to our ship. We are good sailors and did not feel in the least seasick but not so with Madame Du- mas, the one lady passenger beside ourselves. The anchors held our good ship very steady through the hours of a boisterous night. The next morning after some delay we sailed out of the harbor although the signals denoting rough weather were still up. When we finally cleared the hills that shut in the beautiful harbor of Hong- Kong, old ocean treated us to a cool reception, by one swish of her garments she sent a cold wave over us as we eat just 7 inside the door of the Saloon drenching us from head to foot and we retired to our cabin rather "under the weather" at this unexpected rebuff. At Amoy where we hoped to spend a few hours with the Misses Talmage and other missionary friends we were disappointed in not being permitted to go ashore on account of quarantine regu- lations. The clean sunny island on which Amoy is built had not escaped the "Destruction that wasteth at noonday." Here as elsewhere the Bubonic Plague was hold- ing high carnival. The sky hung over the place red and threatening as we sailed away in the evening. The 8 captain said he did not like the look of it, it foreboded storm. His prediction was soon fulfilled, the storm broke upon us about half past eleven that night and continued two days and two nights. We soon realized that we were in the most severe typhoon of the season and we were in the China Sea. We could not have chosen a worse place in which to meet a typhoon. The China Sea is so filled with hidden rocks and so many vessels have been wrecked on them that many of the rocks bear the names of the ships that they have destroyed. One peculiarity of this storm was the unceasing, pitiless blinding 9 rain that obscured everything beyond the steamer from view. The second night of the storm it was impossible for the Captain to keep his bearings. It was dangerous to go forward The Captain told us in the early part of evening not to feel alarmed if the steamer stop- ped as he expected to take soundings every two and a half hours, but as the night wore on, we stopped every five minutes and we did not need to be told that we were in great danger. As the steamer stood still in the terrible storm and the electric whistle sent forth an unearthly screech it seemed like some powerful animal brought 10 to bay. So strong apparently when in the quiet harbor near land, but so helpless and such a speck on the ocean in a storm like this. Near midnight as I sat alone in the dining saloon the passengers being too ill to leave their berths, and Miss Noyes weak from recent ill- ness and naturally of a more trustful temperament, was sleeping peacefully through all the din and war of the elements, the sound of broken crockery and the play of hide and go seek among the various articles of loose furniture I expected to hear at any moment the ship bump against a rock. And yet it seemed to me scarcely 11 possible that the Lord would bring her back from the very gate of heaven to cast her into the deep. But we know "God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform, and we are some- times at a loss to understand His dealings with His children. It was just possible that at midnight there would be a change in the weather and as I sat there I prayed that it might be so, that at twelve o'clock we might have some sign, the moon, the stars or some- thing to guide us to our desired haven. Then I went to our cabin and peered throug the port confidently expecting to see the moon or stars, but the wind shrieked, the pitiless 12 rain beat against our brave ship and the hungry waves rolled up mountain high eager to swallow us down. The thought passed through my mind "It is not the will of the Father to answer 'Yes' to my prayer, if we go down we shall also ascend and soon be with Him. I will leave the care of the ship with the Lord and the Captain." I lay down and almost immediately fell asleep. In less than ten minutes I was nearly pitched on the floor, everything was rolling, it seemed as if the timbers of the ship were parting asunder. There was a scream from Madame's room and general confusion we did not know until the 13 the next morning that at exact- ly midnight the Captain sighted the beacon light from a light house and when things seemed to the passengers to be going to pieces, he was turning his ship in the direction of this great boon to the sea- faring man which had given him his bearings and enabled him to go steadily forward until we reached Shanghai the next day. The care of our Heaven ly Father thus manifested toward us filled our souls with joy. His promise was verified "Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me and I will hearken unto you." During our 14 short stay in Shanghai we called at the Mission Press. We were told that the typhoon had gone inland but would possibly come out again and find us at sea. This was not very reas- suring, but although the weather was rough we had no further trouble from typhoons. Nearing Nagasaki we passed Pappenburg, from the summit of which thous- ands of the early Christians were hurled into the sea and perished for their faith The harbor of Nagasaki is considered one of the finest in the world. It is surrounded by wooded hills on which the town is built. The ships 15 usually coal hear. The coal from the great junks is passed from hand to hand up the sides of the steamer, the work being done mainly by women, and it is astonish ing how quickly it is done. We enjoyed a few hours visit with Miss Bing and other missionary friends in the Methodist School which is beautifully located on the Bluff overlooking the Bay. Passing through the Straits of Shimonosaki we entered the beautiful Inland Sea and spent the hours of a quiet Sabbath day in sailing through one of the loveliest water gardens in the world. It is studded with picturesque little islets which have grown up out of the sea. The 16 surface of the water is dotted with scores of little boats, their square shined sails gleaning in the sunlight, but the curious Japanese styles are gradually giving place to boats of more modern fashion but not as pretty. As our ship went steadily onward in her course, she passed between serated hills where the cur- rent was so strong that it seemed as if it would send her against their jagged edges. We watched with breathless interest, but just as she seemed about to strike, she would make a sharp turn and we were safe in mid stream again. At Kobe we stopped long enough to visit the Congregational 17 school under the American Board and dined with Miss Brown of that mission a graduate of Wilson College Chambersburg Pa. and a class- mate of Miss Julia Henry of our mission. Miss Kaimoto is now one of the faculty of the school in Kobe. Three other Japanese ladies dined with us one of whom is President of the [?W.C.P.U.?] in Japan. We continued our journey hindered by storm and wind finally were overjoyed to leave the ship to proceed on its way without us while we found shelter at number 2 Bluff in Yokohama where we rested a few days from the fatigue of our boisterous passage. August 25th found us our way 18 to Karuizawa, this time by rail. It seemed like coming back to civilization again to be able to take a seat in a railway car although Japan cars differ vastly in comfort and convenience from American coaches. We had planned to go earlier but another severe storm of wind and rain delayed us. We learned afterwards that those who went up on that day were obliged to walk five miles in rain and darkness and through a tunnel because there was a wash out on the road. Our train ran to Karuizawa slowly up grade to a distance of three thousand feet above sea level and though twenty-six tunnels, one 19 being of considerable length but presently our little English made engine came panting and puffing out into a broad open plain which we could not see for darkness and our ever present accompaniment of rain. Dr Alexander, a mission- ary of long standing who was at the station waiting the arrival of a friend, very kindly procured rickashas for us and we were soon on our way to the village which was a mile distant from the station. The rain and darkness made the ride seem long, but present ly we turned toward a square frame cottage from which streamed friendly lights and the sound of familiar voices came pleasantly to our ears. The shafts were put 20 down, the oilcloth protecting us from the rain, removed, and we found ourselves in the midst of friends, some of whom were from Canton. Our host and hostess came out to Japan as missionaries six years ago and we were fellow passengers on the same steamer. We received a warm welcome and at once felt delightfully at home and thus began a month of unalloyed enjoyment the memory of which will not lost its fragrance for months to come. We were soon refreshed by food and warmth, and were hushed to sleep by the music of a babbling brook which found its way from its mountain 21 home and passed the rear of the cottage as it ran joy- ously on in its course to the sea. During the night the rain ceased and the mists sought their home in the clouds. As we looked out in the early morning, the ris- ing sun of a new day had just placed a crown of glory on the head of Asama Yama an active volcano a few miles distant. Many of the visitors to Karuizawa climbed to the top of this volcano which is eight thousand feet high and looked down into its yawning crater which is two thousand feet across and six hundred feet deep. We wished very much to follow their example, but by the time we were equal to such 22 a climb, it was too late in the season and the government authorities would not permit any one to ascend the mountain "Little Asama" stands so near to the larger mountain that the two seem to be clasping hands like parent and child On the left and much nearer to us stands Mt. Honarii or (Lone Mountain). These mountains rising from a broad plain, which must in time past have been a lake, are conspicuous objects in the landscape. The cloud effects over their summits are ever varying and wonderfully beautiful. It was our practice to look at Asama the last thing at night and the first thing in the morning Indeed our eyes were turned 23 in that direction most of the time during the month of our stay in this delightful place The plain on which we were living was like a garden of flowers and covered with high waving grass. We were told that during the season there were as many as two- hundred specimens of wild flowers to be found in the vicinity of Karuizawa. The plain is traversed by several small streams of swiftly flowing water which have their sources in the mountains Less than a mile North of us began the village street which ended in the beautiful Usui Pass leading up to the top of the mountain. Many of the summer residents had built their cottages on 24 the flat plain others had chosen the hillsides, while still others preferred to be hidden away in sequestered little groves. The four corners of these frail little structures were fastened down securely by strong cables to stakes driven deep into the ground a precaution necessary to pre- vent them from being blown away by the strong winds that prevail at times. Tall mountains can be seen in the distance lifting their heads to the skies. The exhilerating air soon gave us strength to walk miles without fatigue. A favorite walk led us Westward, past one of the little groves mentioned and down into a ravine where 25 stood the springhouse and by its side bubbled up the largest, deepest and coolest of Springs, the water was cold and delicious and we drank it "raw." It required not a little courage to do this because in Canton we drink only the boiled rainwater. The spring was the fountain head of a noisy brook that soon lost itself from view in its onward way to the sea. The springhouse was Spotless- ly clean and the milk. We noticed some fine looking cattle feeding on the side of Honarii which seemed to justify the statement of their owners viz. "The cows are all healthy with no diagnosis to be blamed" Leaving this shady retreat we were soon in the beautiful 26 walk at the base of Honarii giving ourselves up to the delight of gathering wild flowers and to memories of the long ago when we were little girls of ten summers running through the woods in search of winter green berries and acorns with little caps on. Six years ago I went with my Mother to visit an Aunt, the two sisters took me to visit a third, the youngest sister. Our way lay through the woods and by the side of fields of ripe grain, my enthusiasm for the sights and sounds of nature had not abated. My Aunt was rather surprised at my oft repeated exlama- tions of delight. I said to her, "Aunt, this world is [u]very[/u] beautiful. Wipe out all the 27 sin and misery and it seems to me we could scarcely desire a better place in which to live" She for answer repeated, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him". One afternoon we climbed to the top of Honarii and were surprised to find its sum- mit shaped like a basin showing that at one time it was an active volcano. The side towards the South was nearly perpendicular and near the summit on this side was a small cave. The young and romantic members of our household crept cautious ly around the brow of the 28 mountain, entered the cave which was just large enough to allow them to sit snugly to-gether and eat their luncheon. It mattered not to them that the clouds lowered and finally emptied themselves in a copious shower sending the young explorers home limp and bedraggled. It was great fun. One of the recreations of Karui zawa is horseback riding. The horses are small self willed and rather vicious. Those used by the government are large fine looking animals import ed from other countries. Miss Noyes is an equestrienne and as this form of exercise was recommended to her as being highly beneficial she availed herself of the 29 opportunity to gratify her love of riding. A small gray horse was brought for her use which preferred his still and provender to cantering aimlessly through fields of waving grass which he was not permitted to graze. One day after trying in vain to induce her to turn homeward, he sud- denly plunged down an embankment but she was too well versed in the man- agement of horses to be unseated. Through my field glass only her curly head could be seen as it bobbed up and down with the rapid motion of the horse. The animal itself being hidden by the tall grass intervening between 30 us. We afterwards learned that this horse was dubbed "Balaam's Ass" because of his obstinacy and that few of the ladies were willing to ride him. Many of the horses are objects of pity. They are misshapen and ill fed creatures used as packhorses going patient- ly up and down the slip- pery mountain paths too heavily laden. We saw five hundred pounds fastened on the back of one of these small horses, and this weight was to be carried over the mountain, we were not sur- prised to hear that the poor animal fell under its bur- den before reaching its des- tination. The Japanese are not more thoughtful of 31 their women folk. They too carry on their backs most extraordinary burdens. We stopped one slender little woman who, looked, as she came down the mountain, like an anima- ted bundle of charcoal, and found to our great surprise that she was carrying one hundred and thirty pounds of charcoal in an oblong basket strapped on her back. I could not raise it from the ground. This woman was not an exception to the general rule, we saw others every day. At the entrance to a beauti- ful grove of tall trees stands a quaint structure called "Union Church" erected 32 by Missionaries. Grand meetings are held here during the summer months attended by hundred of missionaries. We were not in time for them but the first Sabbath of our stay in Karuizawa be- tween three and four hundred people gathered in this quiet little temple to worship God and we listened to a most able discourse delivered by Dr. Ashmore of Swatow from the text "Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus through out all ages." In the after- noon we enjoyed a Service of Song in the same place. While listening to several Solos sung to the accompaniment of the organ and four stringed 33 instruments, our eyes turned to the open windows through which we could see the bright sunlight shining through the tops of the tall cryptome- rias, and the low voiced murmur of the pines blend- ed with the melody within. Everything was light and gladness I wonder if there were other hearts in that congregation as thankful as ours were when we bowed our heads and sent up a prayer of gratitude to God for this break in our lives of toil. This "Light after darkness." Rest and good air soon gave Miss Noyes strength to accompany on every excur- sion indeed I made but one without her and that was to "Prospect Point" from the 34 summit of which we could look down upon the jagged tops of the tunneled mountains Seen by our friends seat- ed at the breakfast table at home, we seemed not larger than specks on the horizon. Excursion to the "Lava Beds" Among the excursions to objects of interest beyond Karuizawa the one to the "Lava Beds" will ever be memorable to those who participated in it. On a beautiful morning we started off mounted on horses and in fine spirits. We were not long in discovering that our horses were bad tempered and vicious. This was especial ly true of those ridden by Prof. Watkins and Miss Noyes. The pirouetting of these horses and the coolness of 35 their riders under the circum stances, would have delight- ed the heart of any show- man. As for the rest of us, we kept well out of their way and implored them to keep at a safe distance from us. Brave little Daisy Staniland a child of eight years who was mounted on a packhorse talked about the viciousness of these horses for days after. She would say "Miss Noyes' horse was so bad O-----h, so bad^" But it was not to either of these two horses that we owed the one accident of our trip but to the bony packhorse ridden by Miss Polk M.D. which had called forth our commiseration. We did not suppose it had enough 36 spirit left in it to kick and yet while she was walking for a little while, it suddenly threw up its heels striking Prof. Woodworth who was riding immediately in the rear inflicting a wound below the knee. Some one laughingly told Dr. Polk that if she had been riding the horse could not possibly have raised his feet more than two or three inches from the ground and Prof. Woodworth would have been spared several days of discomfort. The point in this joke lay in the fact that Dr. Polk's avoirdupois was rather out of proportion to the size of the nag which she rode. After ascending a mountain, we crossed a plateau, wound round 37 the base of Asama Yama and entered a deep wood where seated on a mossy bank by the side of an ice cold spring we ate our luncheon and then climbed up and looked off over vast fields of scoria piled up like great boulders of rock between which were openings that seemed to have no bottom, and we were obliged to step very carefully to avoid falling through. This scoria was thrown out of the crater of Asama one- hundred and twenty-five years ago in a melted stream of lava which rolled over miles until it covered acres of ground. More recent shak- ings of Mother Earth piled it up in these great boulders 38 which seem so wonderful. The afternoon was wa- rming and the mists began to chase each other down the mountain sides as we turned our horses' heads homeward We had accomplished little more than half the distance down the mountain when the sky grew black, the wind blew and the rain fell. We had little to pro- tect us from inclement weather and in a short time we felt very uncomfort able. Anxiety of mind because of the risk to miss Noyes and little Daisy made the way home seem intermin- able. When about a mile from home the betto stopped to feed his horse and I became separated from the other m 39 members of our party, they went around a longer way to avoid a broken bridge, but when I understood that this longer way ran parallel with the railroad track, I succeeded in making the betto know that I preferred to risk the danger of a broken bridge rather than travel near the railroad. There are few things I fear more than the "locomotive," and this fear is in- tensified when seated on an obstinate horse. When we reach- ed the place where the bridge had been, he came to my side with his lantern and pointing to the horn of the sad- dle motioned to me to hold on which I did and we were soon safe on the other side. I was the first to 40 reach home, the others soon followed. Our poor little drooping Daisy was taken in charge by Miss Gates M.D. A drink of hot milk a warm bath and a night's refreshing sleep warded off all evil effects and the morning light found us none the worse for our "exertion." The "Heavenly Needle." This is considered the highest point in the vicinity of Karui- zawa. From the summit of this mountain two seas may be seen on a clear day. Our way led up through the "Usui Pass" giving us a fine view of the plain below us and lofty mountains in the distance. Twice in our ascent we crossed a rapid 41 stream of water descending to the plain below. At the head of the Pass we came out into a little village and ascending a long flight of stone steps to an old temple we stood in its door- way and enjoyed a fine view of serrated mountains which alone would have re- paid us for our day's tramp Leaving the village we descended by a narrow path way into a deep gorge where we found another spring the facsimile of the one at the foot of Honarii. Returning to the village we again ascended the stone steps, passing through the temple grounds we saw a splendid large tree several hundred years old. A path in the rear of the 42 grounds led up the moun- tain to a high plateau which seemed several miles in length, after crossing this we began the ascent of the "Needle." We enjoyed a succession of fine mountain views during the day but we failed to catch a glimpse of the two seas. As we reached the point of the needle the mists rolled down into the valleys and plain far below us obscuring every object from view and we were up in the clouds. We returned home in the even- ing feeling well repaid for our nine miles' walk. What we saw, and what we felt that day can not be set down on paper 43 It may be compared to a dream of beauty or a strain of unwritten music. "The Monastery in the Rock" An hour's ride by rail carried us through ever changing and beautiful scenery calling forth many exclamations of delight and expressions of regret that we could not linger in some of the beau- tiful places we were passing At the village of Komoro we left the train. The monastery in the Rock was several hours climb from the village. Two very bony pack horses without saddles were the best Komoro could do for us in the way of loco- motion. In mercy to these jaded quadrupeds only our two young Japanese girls and 44 the invalids were permitted to ride in turn. The recent floods had carried away the bridge spanning a rapid river, we therefore, traveled much out of our way to find a suspension bridge farther down the stream. The climb up the mountain was steep and long but when we reached the sum- mit whata feast was spread before us; above, below and around us was nature's table of good things. Every appoint ment perfect as only the hand of God can fashion things, not a flaw in any- thing. Standing on this pin- nacle in the quiet hush of nature, it seemed difficult to realize that sin and misery and death were rife 45 in such a world of beauty but it is only too true "The trail of the serpent is over all," We had climbed so high that the Monastery which stands on a high elevation, seen from where we were standing seemed to be in a valley below us, we descended to it and found it an object of inter- est well worth a visit. We would gladly have spent hours in this cool retreat but the sun warmed us to turn our faces homeward. We wished to return by a shorter route, the bettos needed considerable persuasion before they were willing to try it. They were afraid that when we reached the river there would be no means of cross- [Note: cut off] [?46?] ing and we would be obliged to retrace our steps. We were willing to run the risk, hoping thereby to save several miles of travel. Our party con- sisted of ladies exclusively, feeling tired of the obstinacy of the bettos I remarked that it seemed rather better to me, to have some gentlemen with us as "[u]they could make them go[/u]" As events shaped themselves this remark was remembered with much amusement. Miss Noyes said she thought we were getting along very well. When we reached the river we found that a ferry boat was making regular trips across. It was pro- pelled by some of the men poling and others pulling 47 hand over hand on a rope which was stretched from shore to shore. The water being high and swift there was a spice of danger in this mode of crossing which made it all the more interesting to some of our number. We noticed as we started out in the morning another party com- posed of ladies and gentlemen who seemed bound for the same destination. When we reached Komoro on our return we found this same party waiting for the train at the station and we learned that the ferrymen at the river had refused to take them over for less than two and a half dollars for each person. Not willing to pay such a price, they had 48 turned back and had spent the day in walking about the streets of Komoro and visiting its shops. Our party horses included crossed the river for one dollar and a half. I had to admit that in this instance gentlemen were too expensive and I joined in the amuse- ment that my remark had caused. "Nevertheless" I believe that men [u]are[/u] useful [u]sometimes[/u]. On the night of the sixth of September we were kept awake by a terrible storm of wind and rain which continued all night. About two o'clock in the morning the roof of the house nearest ours was blown off. It was occupied by ladies and 49 they and all their belongings were drenched. Bridges were swept away, trees uproot and small streams changed into torrents. Railroad communication was cut off and those who wished to return home before the end of the month were obliged to use packhorses to transport themselves and their luggage across the mountain. Our thoughts went out as never before to those "who had gone down to the sea in ships" I think that we shall never forget to "Cry unto the Lord to make the storm a calm unto them and bring them unto their desired haven." Those who spent last summer in 50 Karuizawa say that they were treated to an Earthquake once a week, but this year there were none, and Miss Noyes still remains a stranger to the sensation felt while the Earth is trembling beneath one's feet As for myself I feel quite satisfied with my experi- ence of four Earthquakes when I was in Japan eleven years ago. As September drew to a close the summer residents returned to their homes and their cottages were closed for another year. Our house was emptied of its guests and finally our host and hostess re- turned to Tokyo and left us in possession of the 51 house a we wished to remain two weeks longer We began housekeeping and found it great fun to use what little Japanese we had picked up with the aid of a dictionary. When we be- came too much entangled we ran down to Mr and Mrs Van Horn, the one remaining family being familiar with the language they kindly unraveled all mysteries for us. The nights and morning were quite cold. The clouds and mists often enveloped us, but we were not lonely on the contrary we enjoyed every moment whether in sunshine or cloud. We were to cook in turn but 52 the open charcoal furnaces were very troublesome and gave Miss Noyes too much hard work for an invalid. Being a "butler" I naturally manipulated them more easily and we made a different division of labor. I did the cooking and she washed the dishes. This arrangement suited me much better even as a "grown up" I like to shirk dish washing. We visited many of the homes from which the summer occupants had gone. Miss Noyes said they seemed like "Nests from which the birds had flown" Karuizawa boasts of one hotel. During the month of September it 53 was well filled with soldiers suffering from Beri Beri. Their garments were white and their faces grayish yellow. The officers dressed in European costume and wore trailing swords. Every evening these soldiers marched along the street two and two trying to keep step to a doleful ditty which we were told was a national air. Their diminu tive statue and military caps much too large for their heads made them seem like boys "playing soldier" At each Port on our way up to Japan, several small Medical men filed up the gangway and stepped on deck to inspect the ship. The ship's doctor tall 54 and broad shouldered tower ed above them and look- ing down from his lofty height submitted good- naturedly to their inspec- tion. They are not, however lacking, in cleverness and efficiency. Excursion to "Ko Say" Ko Say is five miles from Karui- zawa. Our interest in it centered mainly in the fact that Miss Rowe an English lady of our acquaintance has made this her home for several summers. Three years ago she started out one morning to walk to a village not far distant and lost her way. She wander ed about four days without seeing a living soul and having nothing to eat. She 55 is quite deaf and nearly blind. There was a typhoon and she had nothing but a fallen tree for shelters. Finally shoeless, hatless, her clothing torn she found her way back and fell ex- hausted at the door of the home where she had been staying. The people were at first afraid of her, but after they had decided that she was not a "fox," they nursed her very carefully back to health. We found Ko Say a delightfully romantic place The road to it led over a moun- tain and through the woods which had begun to change their robes of green for the richer tints of Autumn. After our return we began making preparations for our 56 departure from Karuizawa He would gladly have spent more time here but I wished very much to take Miss Noyes to Nikko and other places which I visited alone, eleven years ago, and we wished to return to Canton in time for the reopening of the Seminary. The morning of our departure was clear and Asama put on, for us, her robes of deep blue and wore her crown of glory as when we first saw her and we looked at the beautiful picture until the train enter- ed the first tunnel and then it became a pleasant memory of the past. Electa M Butler Canton China 信二 下午五点 8 月 3 日 Noyes 小姐 我开始了 汽船Powan，夜晚 船去香港，在哪里 我们要联系 格伦盖尔开往 日本。晚上 很好，之后 波万摔倒了 流过噪音和 城市的喧嚣，一种感觉 安息与平安充满了我们 灵魂，我们觉得我们有 留下所有的关心和焦虑 在我们身后，我们解决了 尽可能 我们会让它留在后面 我们并致力于 为了获得力量 未来使用。 当我们退休时 凌晨没有 风暴的迹象，我们 因此感到非常惊讶 在两个和之间被激起 凌晨三点 并告诉我们必须去 尽快上岸 预计会有台风 蒸笼会移动 前往更安全的锚地。我们 向外看，发现 我们在码头 在香港。距离 两市之间是95 英里和大河 汽船在 大约八小时。 月光是 辉煌，夜晚似乎 和平的化身， 然而，一秒钟后 提醒所有乘客 3 必须上岸我们召集了苦力来搬运我们的行李，自己坐下 在rickashas，我们享受了 月光骑行沿海傍 到“香港酒店”全部 声音被安静了只有 海湾的水似乎受到了干扰。必须听到 不祥的呻吟 暴风雨来临之前。作为 海浪起起落落 月光抓住了他们给予 他们的出现 金色的光芒出现又消失。 到达我们尝试过的酒店 拼凑出我们破碎的休息。 天亮之前有 风雨季节 随后是一个平静，这是 台风的确定迹象 4 不久之前 打击是认真开始的。 休息后我们可以 看台风信号 在旗杆上 太平山顶。 随着风暴的增加 在暴力中我们的思想是—— 对什么感到不安 最好在下完成 情况。这 格伦盖尔位于很远的地方 海湾，航行的时间 下一个是天亮 早上，前景 在 有台风的港口 吹得不愉快 一。当我们试图 决定我们是否应该面对 台风或等待两周 另一个蒸笼的时间更长 5 一位信使来到我们的 宣布的余地 蒸汽发射输送 旅客从酒店到 Glengyle 将离开 比平时早一个小时 因为越来越多的暴力 风暴将使 冒险出去很危险 之后。我们不得不决定 立刻。经过很多 我们犹豫不决 我们的心思要去。我们的门票 被买了，我们的计划已经制定 我们不会退缩 如果它似乎是主的 计划给我们一些粗略的 天气。我们下降到 发射后的机舱 几乎被我们吹倒 在达到它的过程中，我们是 滚动和倾斜和 6 像上下翻腾 橡皮球作为我们的精力充沛 小发射成功了 从岸边到我们的船。 我们是优秀的水手并且做到了 丝毫没有晕船的感觉 但杜马斯夫人不是这样，一位女乘客 在我们身边。锚点 保持我们的好船非常稳定 通过喧闹的几个小时 夜晚。之后的第二天早上 我们航行了一些延误 海港虽然有信号 表示恶劣的天气是 仍有上涨。当我们终于 清除关闭的山丘 美丽的港湾—— 孔，古老的海洋对待我们 一个很酷的招待会 嗖嗖嗖嗖的衣服，她送了一个 当我们吃的时候，寒潮袭来 7 沙龙门内 从头到脚淋湿我们 我们回到我们的小屋 而是“在天气下” 这出乎意料的回绝。 在我们希望去的淘大 花几个小时与 错过Talmage和其他 我们曾是传教士朋友 失望于没有 获准上岸 检疫规定的帐户。干净的阳光 厦门所在的岛屿 建没逃过 “浪费的破坏 中午。”这里和其他地方一样 鼠疫正在举行盛大的狂欢节。天空 悬在红色的地方， 在我们航行时威胁 晚上离开。这 8 队长说不喜欢 它的样子，它预示着 风暴。他的预测是 很快就实现了，暴风雨 大约一半突然袭击我们 那天晚上十一点 并持续了两天 两个晚上。我们很快意识到 我们在最 本季强台风 我们在中国海。 我们不能选择 一个更糟糕的地方 遇到台风。中国海 充满了隐藏的岩石 很多船只都有 被他们摧毁了 许多岩石承受着 他们的船名 已经破坏。一 这场风暴的特点是 无情无情的致盲 9 遮蔽一切的雨 从视图之外的蒸笼。 比赛的第二晚 暴风雨是不可能的 船长保持他的方位。 前进很危险 船长很早就告诉我们 晚上的一部分不感觉 如果汽船按照他的预期停下来，他会惊慌失措 每两个和一个探测 半小时，但作为夜晚 穿在身上，我们停止了每一个 五分钟，我们做到了 不需要被告知我们 处于极大的危险之中。 当汽船站着 仍在可怕的风暴中 和电哨 发出一个超凡脱俗的 尖叫声似乎有些 强大的动物带来 10 到海湾。明明这么强 当在安静的海港 靠近陆地，但如此无助 和这样的斑点 在这样的风暴中的海洋。 像我一样接近午夜 独自坐在餐厅沙龙里 乘客病重 离开他们的铺位，小姐 诺伊斯因最近的疾病而虚弱，自然是 更信任的气质， 睡得很安详 通过所有的喧嚣和 元素之战 餐具破碎的声音 和捉迷藏的游戏 去寻找各种 散件家具 我希望在任何时候都能听到 船颠簸的那一刻 靠在一块岩石上。但是 在我看来几乎没有 11 可能主 会把她从 天堂之门 把她扔进深渊。但 我们知道“上帝在一个 神秘的方式他的奇迹 表演，我们有时不知所措 他与他的孩子们的交往。 这是可能的 午夜时分 将是一个变化 天气和我坐在那里 我祈祷它可能 就这样，在十二点钟 我们可能有一些迹象， 月亮，星星或其他东西来引导我们到达我们想要的 避风港。然后我去了我们的 机舱并通过 港口自信地期待看到 月亮或星星，但 狂风呼啸，无情 12 雨打败了我们的勇敢 船和饥饿的海浪 高山卷起 急于把我们吞下去。 念头穿过 我的心“这不是意志 父亲回答“是” 我的祈祷，如果我们下去 我们也将上升和 很快与祂同在。我会 离开这艘船 与主和 船长。”我躺下， 几乎立刻跌倒 睡着了。在不到十 分钟我几乎被投球 在地板上，一切都是 滚动，似乎 船的木材是 分道扬镳。那里 是夫人的尖叫声 房间和一般混乱 我们不知道，直到 13 第二天早上，正是午夜时分，船长 看到信标灯 从灯塔和 当事情似乎 乘客要去 碎片，他正在转动他的 船的方向 这对航海的人来说是一个巨大的恩惠 给了他他的方位 并让他去 稳步前进，直到我们 下一个到达上海 天。我们天堂的关怀 父亲就这样显现 向我们充满了我们的灵魂 高兴地。他的承诺是 验证“那么你们 呼唤我，你们 会去祈祷 我和我会听 你。”在我们的 14 我们在上海短暂停留 召见使团 按。我们被告知 台风已经进入内陆 但可能会来 再次出去，找到我们 海。这不是很让人放心，但尽管 我们遇到的天气很糟糕 没有进一步的麻烦 台风。 临近长崎，我们 经过帕彭堡，从 数千名早期基督徒的峰会 被抛入海中 为他们的信仰而死 长崎港 被认为是最好的之一 在世界上。它被包围 在树木繁茂的山丘上 城镇建成。船只 15 通常在这里使用煤炭。煤炭 从大船是 相传 在蒸笼的两侧， 主要做的工作 由女性，这是令人惊讶的 完成的速度有多快。 我们享受了几个小时 拜访冰小姐和其他人 传教士朋友 卫理公会学校是 位于美丽的 布拉夫俯瞰海湾。 穿越海峡 我们进入的下崎的 美丽的内海 并花了几个小时 航行中安静的安息日 通过最可爱的人之一 世界上的水上花园。 它布满了如画的 有的小岛 从海中长大。这 16 水面点缀着 带着几十条小船， 他们方方正正的帆 在阳光的照耀下， 但是好奇的日本人 风格逐渐赋予 更多船只的地方 现代时尚，但不如 漂亮的。当我们的船离开时 在她身上稳步前进 当然，她在 锯齿状的山丘，那里的水流很强，以至于它 好像它会发送 她反对他们的锯齿状 边缘。我们观看了 令人窒息的兴趣，但只是 正如她似乎即将 罢工，她会做一个 急转弯，我们很安全 再次在中游。 在神户我们停了很久 足以参观公理会 17 美国名下的学校 董事会和用餐 那次任务的布朗小姐 威尔逊学院毕业生 宾夕法尼亚州钱伯斯堡和我们的朱莉娅·亨利小姐的同学 使命。海本小姐是 现在是该学院的教员之一 神户的学校。其他三个 与日本女士共进晚餐 我们其中一位是 W.C.T.U.在日本。 我们继续我们的旅程 受暴风雨阻碍 终于喜出望外船舶继续其 当我们发现时没有我们的方式 在 2 号布拉夫避难所 在我们休息的横滨 几天的疲劳 我们热闹的通道。 8 月 25 日找到了我们的方向 18 到轻井泽，这次是 轨。好像来了 再次回到文明 能够坐在 铁路车虽然日本 汽车的舒适度差异很大 和方便 美国教练。我们有 计划早点去，但 又一场强风暴 风雨延迟 我们。后来我们了解到 那些上去的人 那天有义务 在雨中步行五英里 和黑暗和通过 一条隧道，因为有 在路上洗了个澡。 我们的火车跑到轻井泽 慢慢提升到远处 三千英尺以上 海平面虽然 二十六条隧道，一条 19 相当长 但现在我们的小英语 让发动机喘不过气来 并膨胀成一个广阔的 开阔的平原，我们可以 看不见黑暗和我们的 永远存在的伴奏 雨。亚历山大博士，一位长期存在的传教士， 在车站等候 朋友的到来，非常亲切 为我们采购了人力车和 我们很快就要到了 一英里的村庄 离车站较远。 雨和黑暗造就了 旅程似乎很长，但现在 我们转向一个广场 框架小屋从中 流媒体友好的灯光 和熟悉的声音 我们的声音很愉快 耳朵。轴被放置 20 下来，油布保护 我们从雨中，被移除， 我们发现自己在 朋友中间，有些 其中来自广州。 我们的主人和女主人 来到日本 六年前的传教士 我们是同行的乘客 在同一个蒸笼上。 我们收到了一份温暖 欢迎并立即感受到 在家里愉快地 就这样开始了一个月 纯粹的享受 其中的记忆将 没有失去它的芬芳 几个月来。我们曾经 很快就被食物和 温暖，并被沉默 听着音乐入睡 咿呀学语的小溪找到了 从它的山上 21 回家并经过后方 小屋欢快地奔向 海。在夜间 雨停了， 迷雾在寻找他们的家 云。当我们向外看时 清晨，新的一天初升的太阳已经 刚刚放了一顶荣耀的冠冕 在浅间山的头上 几英里外的一座活火山 遥远。许多 轻井泽的游客攀登 到这座火山的顶部 这是八千 脚高，俯视 它打哈欠的火山口是 两千英尺宽 六百英尺深。我们 非常希望跟随 他们的榜样，但由 我们平等的时候 22 一次攀登，为时已晚 季节和政府 当局不允许 任何上山的人 “小浅间”就这么站着 靠近大山 两人似乎紧紧相拥 像父母和孩子一样的手 在左边和更近的地方 对我们来说，就是 Mt. Honarii 或 （孤山）。这些 山从山上升起 广阔的平原，必须在 过去是一个湖，是 显眼的物体在 景观。云的影响 越过他们的顶峰 变化多端 美丽的。这是我们的做法 最后看浅间 晚上的事情和 早上的第一件事 确实我们的目光转向了 23 在那个方向大部分 我们一个月的时间 留在这个令人愉快的地方 我们所在的平原 生活就像一个花园 鲜花和覆盖着 高挥舞的草。我们曾经 告诉这个赛季 野生动物标本多达两百件 可以在里面找到花 轻井泽附近。这 平原被几条横穿 迅速的小溪流 流水有 他们在山上的来源 向北不到一英里 我们开始了村街 以美丽结束 臼井峠通往 山顶。 许多夏季居民 他们的小屋建在 24 其他人拥有的平坦平原 选择了山坡，而 还有一些人喜欢隐藏 在与世隔绝的小地方 格罗夫斯。四个角 这些脆弱的小结构 被牢牢固定 通过强大的电缆到木桩 深入地下 防止它们被炸毁的必要预防措施 被强风吹走 有时盛行。 可以看到高大的山脉 在远处举起他们的 前往天空。这 令人振奋的空气很快就给了 我们有力量走几英里 没有疲劳。 最喜欢的散步带领我们 向西，过去的其中之一 提到的小树林和 下到山沟里 25 站在弹簧屋和 在它的身边冒出 最大、最深、最酷 斯普林斯的水是 又冷又好吃，我们 “生”喝。它需要 没有一点勇气去做这件事 因为在广州我们喝酒 只有煮沸的雨水。 春天是喷泉 一条嘈杂的小溪的头 很快就从视野中消失了 它继续通往大海。 泉水屋一尘不染，还有牛奶。 我们注意到一些好看的 牛费叮在一边 Honarii似乎证明了 他们的所有者的声明 即。 “奶牛都很健康 没有诊断可归咎于“ 离开这个阴暗的避难所 我们很快就在美丽的 26 走在Honarii脚下 尽情享受 采集野花和 对很久以前的回忆 当我们还是十岁的小女孩时 夏天贯穿 寻找冬天的树林 绿色浆果和橡子 小帽子。六年 以前我和妈妈一起去的 探望阿姨，两人 姐妹们带我去看了第三个， 最小的妹妹。我们的方式 穿过树林和 在成熟的田野旁 五谷，我的热情 的景象和声音 自然并没有减弱。我的 阿姨有点意外 在我经常重复的喜悦感叹中。我对她说， “阿姨，这个世界很 美丽的。抹去一切 27 罪恶和苦难以及它 在我看来，我们几乎不能 渴望一个更好的地方 住哪”她回答 重复，眼睛没有 见过，也听过，也没有 已经进入了内心 人的事 已经为他们准备好了 爱他的人”。 一天下午，我们爬到 Honarii的顶部并且是 惊讶地发现它的山顶形状像一个盆地 一次表明 那是一座活火山。这 朝南的一侧是 几乎垂直并且 在这一边的山顶附近 是一个小山洞。年轻人 和浪漫的成员 我们家小心翼翼 躺在额头周围 28 山，入洞 这只是大 足以让他们坐下 紧紧地聚在一起吃 他们的午餐。这很重要 对他们来说不是云 降低并最终清空 自己在一个丰富的淋浴 派遣年轻探险家 家里一瘸一拐，衣衫褴褛。 这是非常有趣。 轻井泽的娱乐活动之一是骑马。 马是小任性的 而且相当恶毒。那些用过的 由政府大 漂亮的动物进口 来自其他国家的编辑。 诺伊斯小姐是一名马术运动员 并且作为这种锻炼形式 被推荐给她 作为非常有益的 她利用了 29 满足她的机会 爱骑。一个小的 灰马被带来 她喜欢他的使用 仍然和证明 漫无目的地慢跑 挥舞着的草地 他不被允许 轻擦。尝试一天后 徒劳地诱使她 转身回家，他突然坠落 路堤，但她是 太精通马匹的管理 坐下。通过我的 场玻璃只有她的卷曲 头可以看作它 上下摆动 的快速运动 马。动物本身 被高大隐藏 中间的草 30 我们。后来我们了解到 这匹马被称为 “巴兰的屁股”，因为他 固执和那少数 女士们愿意 骑他。许多 马是怜悯的对象。 他们畸形 和吃得不好的动物 驮马也耐心地在滑溜溜的山路上走来走去 重载。我们看到了五个 百磅紧固 在其中之一的背面 小马，这个重量 将被结转 山上，我们听到穷人并不感到惊讶 动物在到达目的地之前就承受了它的负担。日本人是 没有更多的考虑 31 他们的妇女民间。他们也 最背负 超乎寻常的负担。 我们停下了一个纤细的 小女人，看起来， 当她下楼时 山，像一捆活生生的木炭， 发现我们伟大的 令她惊讶的是 背着一百 三十磅木炭 在一个长方形的篮子里 绑在她的背上。我 无法从 地面。这个女人是 也不例外 一般规则，我们看到其他人 每天。在美丽的高大树林的入口处矗立着 一个古朴的结构，叫做 “联合教堂”竖立 32 传教士。盛大 会议在这里举行 在夏季的几个月里 百人出席 的传教士。我们曾经 不及时，但 我们的第一个安息日 三四点之间留在轻井泽 百人齐聚 在这个安静的小庙里 敬拜上帝和我们 听了一个最能 发表的话语 Swatow 的 Ashmore 博士来自 文本“愿荣耀归于他 借着基督耶稣的教会 所有年龄段的人。”下午，我们享受了 同一个地方的歌。尽管 听几首独唱 伴随着 风琴和四弦 33 乐器，我们的目光转向 通过打开的窗户 我们可以看到明亮的 阳光透过 高大的隐球菌的顶部，以及低沉的声音 松树的低语与里面的旋律融为一体。 一切都很轻松 高兴我想知道是否有 其他的心在里面 会众感激不尽 我们是当我们鞠躬时 发了一个祈祷 为此感谢上帝 打破我们辛劳的生活。 这“黑暗之后的光明”。 早点休息和好空气 给了诺伊斯小姐力量 陪伴我的每一次远足 机智吼她，那是 从“展望点” 34 我们可以参加的峰会 看不起锯齿状的 隧道山的顶部 坐在早餐桌旁的朋友看到 家，我们似乎并不大 比地平线上的斑点。 游览“熔岩床” 在对象的游览中 轻井泽以外的兴趣 “熔岩床”的那个 将永远难忘 参加的人 在里面。在一个美丽的 早上我们开始了 装在马上和 好精神。我们不是 很早就发现我们的 马脾气不好 和恶毒的。这很特别 对那些骑马的人来说是真的 沃特金斯教授和诺伊斯小姐。这 这些马的旋转和 凉爽的 35 他们的骑手在这种情况下，会让任何表演的心都高兴—— 男人。至于我们其他人， 我们远离他们 方式并恳求他们 保持安全距离 从我们这里。勇敢的小雏菊 八岁的孩子 年谁被安装在 驮马谈到了 这些马的恶毒 几天后。她会说 “诺伊斯小姐的马是如此 糟糕哦，太糟糕了”但它 不是这些中的任何一个 我们欠的两匹马 我们旅行的一次意外 但对于瘦骨嶙峋的驮马 由波尔克小姐 M.D. 骑乘。 它唤起了我们的 怜悯。我们没有 假设它受够了 36 精神留在里面踢和 然而在她走路的时候 一会儿，突然 奋起直追 Woodworth 教授 立即骑在 后部在下方造成伤口 膝盖。有人笑着说 告诉波尔克博士，如果她有 一直骑马可以 不可能提高他的 超过两三英尺 离地英寸 伍德沃思教授会 幸免于难 不舒服的日子。点在 这个笑话在于 波尔克博士的 avoirdupois 是 反而不成比例 她的唠叨的大小 骑。登顶后 山，我们越过 高原，缠绕 37 浅间山基地 进入了一片深林 坐在长满苔藓的地方 冰边的银行 寒冷的春天，我们吃了我们的 午餐然后爬上去 抬头望去广阔 矿渣堆积起来 像巨石一样 之间有开口 那似乎没有 底部，我们有义务 小心翼翼地避免 跌倒。这个 炉渣被扔出 浅间一号陨石坑—— 一百二十五 多年前在融化的溪流中 滚滚数英里的熔岩 直到它覆盖了几英亩 地面。地球母亲最近的震动堆积如山 在这些巨石上 38 这看起来太棒了。 下午开始变暖，薄雾开始 互相追逐 当我们转身时，山边 我们的马头回家 我们没有取得什么成就 超过一半的距离 下山的时候 天空变黑了， 风吹雨打 跌倒了。我们没有什么可以保护我们免受恶劣的影响 天气和简而言之 那时我们感到很不舒服。内心的焦虑 因为有错过的风险 诺伊斯和小雏菊 回家的路似乎没有尽头。当大约一英里 从家里打赌停止了 喂他的马，我变成了 与对方分开 米 39 我们党的成员，他们 走了更长的路 避免断桥，但 当我明白这 更长的路平行运行 随着铁轨，我 成功地制作了 打赌知道我更喜欢 冒着危险 断桥而不是 在铁路附近旅行。有 没有什么比我更害怕的了 “机车”，这种恐惧在坐在 固执的马。当我们到达—— ed桥的地方 曾经，他来到我的 站在他的灯笼旁边 指着马鞍的喇叭示意我坚持住 我做了，我们是 很快就安全了 边。我是第一个 40 到家，其他人 很快跟进。我们的穷人 下垂的小雏菊是 由小姐负责 盖茨 M.D. 一杯热饮 挤个热水澡和一个 夜晚清爽的睡眠 挡住了所有邪恶的影响 和晨光 发现我们并没有变得更糟 为了我们的“努力”。 “天针”。 这被认为是最高的 点在轻井泽附近。从山顶 此山两海可 在晴朗的日子里可以看到。 我们一路向上 “臼井通行证”给了我们一个 下面平原的美景 我们和高山在 距离。在我们的两次 上升我们穿过了一个急流 41 水流下降 到下面的平原。在 我们来的垭口头 到一个小村庄 并登上长途飞行 通往旧石阶的石阶 寺庙我们站在门口，享受美好 锯齿状山脉的景色 仅此一项就可以偿还我们一天的流浪汉 离开村庄，我们 沿着狭窄的小路下降 进入一个深深的峡谷 我们找到了另一个春天 那个人的传真 霍纳里的脚下。返回 我们再次登上的村庄 石阶，路过 通过寺庙场地 我们看到了一棵壮丽的大树 几百岁。 后面的一条小路42 地面将山带到高原 这似乎有几个 英里长，之后 穿过这个我们开始了 “针”的上升。我们 享受了一连串的罚款 期间的山景 一天，但我们没能赶上 两海一瞥。 当我们达到目的时 针的迷雾 滚入 山谷和平原远 在我们下面遮蔽每一个 从视图中的对象，我们 在云端。我们 晚上回到家感觉还不错 为我们九英里的步行路程。 我们看到了什么，以及什么 我们觉得那天不能 写在纸上 43 它可以比作一个 梦见美丽或压力 不成文的音乐。 《岩石中的修道院》 搭乘铁路一小时 我们通过不断变化和 美丽的风景在召唤 发出许多感叹 喜悦和表达 遗憾的是我们不能 在我们经过的一些美丽的地方流连忘返 在小诸村 我们下了火车。这 岩石修道院是 几个小时从 村庄。两个很骨 没有鞍的驮马 是最好的小诸可以 为我们做运动的方式。怜悯这些 疲惫的四足动物只有我们的 两个年轻的日本女孩和 44 残疾人被允许 轮流骑行。最近的 洪水冲走了 横跨急流的桥 河流，因此，我们旅行 远远超出我们的方式 找一座吊桥 更远的河流。 爬上山 陡峭而漫长，但 当我们到达山顶时，盛宴席卷而来 在我们之前;上面，下面和 我们周围是大自然的餐桌 的好东西。每一次约会都是完美的 上帝之手可以时尚 东西，不是任何东西的缺陷。伫立在这石峰之上，静谧安详 自然，似乎很难 认识到罪和 苦难和死亡盛行 45 在这样一个美丽的世界 但这太真实了 “蛇的踪迹是 总而言之，”我们已经攀登 如此之高，以至于修道院 它站在高处 海拔，从哪里看 我们站着似乎 在我们下方的山谷中， 我们下降到它和 发现它是一个值得一游的有趣对象。 我们很乐意花费 在这个凉爽的撤退中度过几个小时 但太阳温暖了我们 把我们的脸转向家。 我们希望返回 更短的路线，需要下注 之前有相当大的说服力 他们愿意尝试。 他们害怕当 我们到了那里的河边 不会是穿越的手段 [注：截断] 我们将不得不 追溯我们的脚步。我们曾经 愿意冒险，希望 从而节省几英里 旅行的。我们的派对 专门为女士服务， 厌倦了固执 我评论的赌注 似乎相当 对我更好，有一些 先生们和我们一样“他们 可以让他们走“作为 事件塑造了自己 这句话被记住了 很开心。 诺伊斯小姐说她认为 我们相处得很好。 当我们到达 河我们发现了一个渡轮 船定期 穿越。它是由一些男人推动的 极化和其他拉动 47 把手放在绳子上 这是从 岸到岸。水 又高又快 有一种危险的味道 在这种穿越模式中 这使得这一切 对某些人来说更有趣 我们的号码。我们注意到 当我们开始 早上另一个由女士们和先生们组成的聚会 谁似乎注定要一样 目的地。当我们到达 我们返回时发现的小诸 同一方等待 车站的火车和 我们得知摆渡人 在河边拒绝 以低于 两美元半 每个人。不愿意 付出了这样的代价，他们 48 转过身来 花了一天的时间走路 关于小诸的街道 并参观其商店。 我们的派对马包括 一个人过河 美元半。我有 承认在这种情况下 先生们太贵了 我也加入了我的评论所带来的乐趣 造成的。 “尽管如此”我相信 男人有时很有用。 在第六天晚上 九月，我们被保留 被一场可怕的风暴惊醒 风雨中 持续了一夜。关于 凌晨两点 最近的房子的屋顶 我们的被吹走了。它是 被女士们占据 49 他们和他们的所有财物 被淋湿了。桥梁 被冲走，树木 连根拔起的小溪流 变成了洪流。 铁路通讯是 切断和那些希望 在结束前回家 本月有义务 使用驮马运输 他们自己和他们的行李 穿过山。 我们的想法消失了 以前从未对那些“曾经 乘船下海” 我想我们永远不会 忘记“向主呼求 使风暴平静下来 并将他们带到 他们想要的避风港。” 那些花费 去年夏天在 50 轻井泽说他们 被地震了 每周一次，但今年 没有，小姐 诺伊斯仍然是一个 陌生的感觉 当地球在 颤抖脚下 至于我自己，我觉得很 对我四次地震的经历感到满意 我十一岁在日本的时候 几年前。 随着九月接近尾声 夏季居民 回到了他们的家 他们的小屋是 又关闭了一年。 我们的房子被清空了 它的客人，最后 我们的主人和女主人回到东京离开了 我们拥有 51 我们希望的房子 再多两周 我们开始做家务 发现它很棒 有趣的使用什么小 我们挑选的日语 在一个帮助下 字典。当我们变得太纠结 我们跑到先生和 范霍恩夫人，那个 剩下的家人 熟悉语言 他们很好地解开了一切 对我们来说是个谜。 夜晚和早晨 很冷。云 雾气常常笼罩 我们，但我们并不孤独 相反，我们很享受 每时每刻，无论是在 阳光或云。我们 轮流做饭，但 52 开放式木炭炉 很麻烦而且 给了诺伊斯小姐太多 为病残而努力。 作为“管家”我自然 更多地操纵他们 很容易，我们做了一个 分工不同。 我做饭，她 洗了碗。这个 安排适合我 甚至作为一个更好的 “长大了”我喜欢推卸责任 洗碗。 我们参观了许多 来自的房屋 夏季住户有 走了。诺伊斯小姐说 他们看起来像“巢 鸟儿从中得到 飞翔的轻井泽 拥有一家酒店。期间 九月它 53 充满了 士兵患上 贝里贝里。他们的衣服 是白色的，他们的脸 灰黄色。官员 身着欧式服装 并穿着拖曳的剑。 每天晚上这些士兵 沿着街道行进 两个和两个试图保持 踏上悲伤的小曲 我们被告知是 国航。他们的小 国家雕像和军事 帽子对他们来说太大了 头让他们看起来 像男孩子“当兵” 在我们向上的每个港口 到日本，几个小 医务人员提交了 舷梯和踩上去 甲板检查船舶。 船上的医生高 54 和宽肩塔 ed 在他们上方，从他的高处俯视 身高好心地接受了他们的检查。然而，它们不是 缺乏，在聪明和 效率。 游览“Ko Say” Ko Say 距离轻井泽 5 英里。我们对它的兴趣 主要集中在事实 那位罗小姐会说英语 我们认识的女士 已将这里作为她的家 几个夏天。三 几年前，她开始 一天早上步行到 不远处的村庄 迷失了方向。她徘徊 ed 大约四天没有 看到一个活生生的灵魂和 没有东西吃。她 55 耳聋，几乎 瞎的。有台风 而她除了一个 为避难所倒下的树。 终于脱鞋，脱帽， 她发现她的衣服被撕破了 她在回来的路上筋疲力尽地倒在了门口 她曾经去过的家 停留。人们在 一开始怕她，后来怕了 他们决定让她 他们不是一只“狐狸” 她非常小心地回 健康。我们找到了 Ko Say 一个令人愉快的浪漫地方 通往它的路翻过一座山，穿过树林 已经开始改变 他们的绿色长袍 秋天的色彩更加浓郁。 回来后我们开始 为我们做准备 56 从轻井泽出发 他很乐意 在这里花了更多时间，但 我非常希望 带诺伊斯小姐去日光 和我其他地方 十一年前独自拜访， 我们希望回到 广州及时复工 的神学院。 我们出发的早晨 很清楚，浅间穿上， 对我们来说，她的深蓝色长袍 戴上她荣耀的冠冕 当我们第一次见到她时 我们看着美丽的 直到火车进入第一个隧道和 然后它变成了一个愉快的 过去的记忆。 Electa M 巴特勒 中国广东 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter II by Electa M. Butler, n. d. Subject The topic of the resource Steamboats; Travel; Typhoons; Hotels; Quarantine; Plague; Mass media in missionary work; Coal; Schools; Methodist Church; Equestrian accidents; Presbyterian church buildings; Natural disasters; Japanese language Description An account of the resource Electa M. Butler writes about her journey with Miss Noyes from China to Japan. They experienced an awful typhoon in the China Sea and they could not go ashore in Amoy (Xiamen) because of quarantine regulations due to the Bubonic plague. She describes the Nagasaki bay and how coal is loaded by women. She recounts their stay at Karuizawa near Mount Asama including a description of the landscape, geography, architecture, the treatment of women and animals, and a discussion of recreational activities such as horseback riding. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Biographies, Obituaries, and Memorials Description An account of the resource These are various materials from the Noyes Collection that provide information about the births, marriages, and deaths of the Noyes family, as well as other details of their lives. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1794-1914 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Noyes, Harriet Newell Noyes, Henry Halsey Noyes, Henry Varnum Subject The topic of the resource Life; Newspapers; Obituaries; Death; Biography; Women missionaries; Missionaries; Anniversaries; Family; Plague; Birthdays; Marriage Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document [Note: Written in four columns, columns indicated by spaces between lines] CELEBRATION The Fiftieth Anniversary of Miss Harriet Noyes' Arrival in Canton, China The True Light Seminary has just passed thru one of the most interesting events in its history, viz. The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Miss Noyes' arrival in Canton, China. The Chinese looked forward to the celebration for months before the time. I was constant- ly besieged to tell them what was pre- cious enough to give to their dear Miss Noyes. When told that she would not wish them to spend so much money for her, they said, "Oh, but we must--noth- ing is too good for her." Never have I witnessed greater enthus- iasm over anything than was manifested in their preparations to do honor to their beloved Miss Noyes. They took possesion of the lower rooms in our dwelling, and soon they looked like the apartments of an Egyptian princess, filled as they were with cut flowers. Every variety of Chrysanthemums and lovely roses being in evidence. The walls were covered with red and gold banners on which were embossed felicitous in- scriptions and the names of the donors. On the floor and leaning against the walls were beautiful panels incased in in- laid pearl frames. The table and piano were covered with costly gifts, conspic- uous among them were brass trays and bowls, silver articles, embroideries and bric-a-brac. In a neat little case was a medal from Governor Chue sent from Peking. When he was in Canton last year, he visited True Light and presented Miss Noyes with a large panel on which he wrote with his own hand, "Miss Noyes is the Pan Koo from beyond the seas who came to China to uplift her daughters." Pan Koo was a famous woman who did much for the women of her own country. The school wished to give Miss Noyes a dress worthy of the occasion, they pur- chased a beautiful gray flowerd satin with a faint tinge of green. Some of the former pupils said, "She must have a long fur coat to protect her from adverse winds, an umbrella to ward off rain and too much of the sun, and a camphor wood chest to pack away the things from moths." The very best of these articles were presented to her. A tailor was em- ployed to make the dress and coat and when they saw her arrayed in them on the days of the celebration their eyees glowed with satisfaction. My heart was deeply touched by the love showered upon her. It seemed em- inently fitting and lovely. It brought to mind the Centurion, who called Jesus to heal his servant, and the elders who he sent, said to Jesus that he was worthy for whom he should do this "for he loveth our nation and hath buit a us a syna- gogue." Miss Noyes has given her life to the women and girls of China. She has never spared herself. She is worthy of of their love and gratitude, and I was glad to see them pour it upon her without stint. [Note: In pencil Jan 14, 1868] Letters were sent out to as many of the pupils of former years as could be reached, inviting them to return for the celebration. One floor of the True Light building was set aside for their accommo- dation. It was truly inspiring to see their faces once more. No longer young and girlish but bearing the marks of deep experience along life's journey. Monday. Jan. 14th, the day Miss Noyes arrived in Canton (fifty years ago) a great meeting in her honor was held in the Second Presbyterian Church of Canton The auditorium was beautifully decorated with flowers, flags and banners. On the rostrum Miss Noyes sat be- tween representatives of the Chinese government and the United States Consul Keintzleman. Speeches from these gen- tlemen were interpreted by Rev. James McClure Henry. Mrs. San, who came to the school in its infancy and has been connected with it as scholar and teacher every since, gave history of its growth from year to year. Rev. William Dean Noyes was on the program for an address, but unfortunately was detained at home by sickness Many letters of congratulation were sent in and read to the audience. Miss Noyes responded in her happy easy way. The students then rose and sang. Have you never heard of True Light That's a shame, that's a shame If you never heard of True Light You're to blame, you're to blame Don't take a map for we're on the map We're here to prove it, what a snap. Oh, Miss Noyes is the founder Don't you know, don't you know Right in the city of Canton Yes it's so, yes it's so We learn to know and love our fellow men For Miss Noyes has taught us and she can. (This was modeled after a Mt. Holyoke song.) In the evening the grounds in front of our dwelling were packed with people to witness a play given by the students to represent the changes in the five decades. It was greatly appreciated. It seemed wonderful to me when I remembered that scarcely twenty years ago it was almost impossible to induce a girl to speak above a whisper and in dialogue they were stiff and unnatural. In this short time they have acquired ease, grace and re- sourcefullness. The evening closed with beautiful fire works. In one piece, a star Miss Noyes' face appeared. --- Second Day Jan. 15, 1918. Our school accompanied us across the Pearl River to our fine new building. The location is called "The White Crane's Nest." Our dear girls who left us to enter this higher grade welcomed us and showed us every attention into their power. It was a mutual joy to be together again After going over the building we sat down to luncheon. While partaking of lunch, lit- tle congratulatory speeches were made and twice the students rose and sang, songs in which Miss Noyes' name was mentioned several times. At 2 P. M. the large Assembly Hall was packed with students and guests. On the rostrum sitting at Miss Noyes' right and left were representatives from all the Christian Schools in Canton. The exer- cises consisted of speeches, songs and music discoursed by the band. One very beautiful song was the Alumnae sung to Miss Noyes. I have not the translation here, but the last lines were: "Hurrah, hurrah we are True Light scholars Miss Noyes, Miss Noyes." One woman in the audience was found to be one of the first four pupils who came to the school. There was also one of the second year’s pupils present. These two were brought forward to the rostrum amid deafening applause. From the second story verandas we witnessed a fine Calisthenic drill. The girls formed the figures 1868 the year of Miss Noyes’ arrival in Canton, and 1918 the present year. Standing in line they sang: 1868 that was the year she came 1918 she’s workiug just the same Half a hundred years has given her fame Oh who is she? and who is she? Miss Noyes is her name. Keeping in step they went thru the mo- tions of sowing the seed, watering it, weeding, harvesting it and gathering it in. This was intended to be symbolic of what Miss Noyes has done. They marched off the g ound to the music of the band in five rows. Each girl produced a square piece of paper which she carried over her head. The first row was red, the second row was yellow, the third row was blue, the fourth row was white and the fifth row was black. Thus was formed the Chinese national flag. As we watched them we recalled the time more than thirty years ago when we introduced calisthenics in the school. What hard, uphill work it was. At first the scholars refused to take them, and their parents said they were afraid it would loosen their bones. So we bided our time until common sense came to the rescue, and now behold the fruit of our labor. A most interesting feature of the after- noon’s exercises was the unveiling of the memorial tablet, presenting to the women of China the fine new building of the True Light, given by the generous donor in memory of her own and her husband's mother, Martha and Mary. The inscrip- tion on the beautiful tablet is in the words—"To the glory of God and in the memory of Martha M. Barber and Mary G. Marr of America. Who like Martha ana Mary of Bethany loved the Lord Jesus and strove to make their homes His abid- ing place. These two buildings are rected by a daughter, and hereby dedi- cated to the women of China.” It seems that new blessings must come to the True Light with the gift thus given by one of the Lord’s own in memory of two other chosen ones who have entered into their inheritance and are “ever with the Lord.” It was felt by all that it was a most hap- py addition to the pleasure of the occas- ion that Mrs. Barber’s niece, Miss Margaret Maun, was present and unveiled the tablet and in fitly chosen words, presented it to the women of China. The gift which we hope will mean so much in the future to China’s daughters was received in their name by Miss San a former student of True Light, and now a graduate of Mt. Holyoke College, and a member of the faculty of True Light. Thus ended two wonderful days, Janu- ary 14 and 15, 1918. One of the speakers said that a degree should have been conferred for fifty years of such service, but Miss Noyes said ofter- wards that the highest degree that the very highest institution could give would not be a thousandth paat as precious as these two davs and the memory of the love and appreciation expressed. We both thought of the Society at home which has kept so closely in touch with the True Light since its establish- ment in 1872. The True Light was one of the first special objects taken up bythe Mission- ary Society of Philadelphia. The first letter received from the foreign field by the Philadelphia Board in 1871 was from Miss Noyes telling of the plan to open the school for women and girls, and asking the Womens’ Board to take up the sup- port of the school, which they did, mak- ing the True Light Seminary one of the’ very first special objects of the Philadel- phia Board. This sketch would not be complete, if I failed to speak of the banquet given to Miss Noyes vy the Presbyterian Mission Tuesday evening, Jan. 18th. The tables were beautifully decorated with roses and lighted by candles only, They were set in the form of H. N. The missionaries long- est on the field were placed nearest Miss Noyes. The others marched in to music and sat down where they happened to be when the music ceased. They looked very pretty coming in. In front of Miss Noyes was a very large cake ornamented with flowers and fifty candles, Rev. James McClure Henry was Toast Master. There were many good stunts as the even- ing progressed and all united in pronoun- cing the banquet a grand success. At the close of our annual mission meeting Jan. 17th, Rev. James McClure Henry, the chairman, rose and said; “You will all, I know, unite with me in giving honor to the first lady in the land (applause) and wish to show your apprcciation of her many years of, faith- ful service.” He then on behalf of the mission presented to her a beautiful long silk quilted robe, expressing the hope that its warmth and comfort might often remind her of their affection fer her, Miss Noyes in response said that she had recently read of an occasion when some of Gen. Grant’s friends decided to give him a loving cup. They selected one of his friends. a comrade in arms, to pre- sent this gift. When the time came for the presentation, all gathered round, ex- pecting to hear some interesting reminis- cences, but the old soldier, taking the cup in his hand, said to the General, ---‘‘Here’s the cup," and the General responded with “Thank you.” Realizing that the time had come in the course of the Mission meeting when words should be few (applause), the dis- cussions had been unusually lengthy, she wished in a few words to say, how over whelming the many beautiful gifts received and kind words spoken, had been, and felt that they should be justly shared with others who had been asso- ciated with her in the work. She wished for each one of those present, fifty years of service on the Mission field, and that their fiftieth anniversaries might be as happy and frought with as many precious memories as her own had been. Electa M, Butler. 【注：分四栏写，栏位用行间空格表示】 庆典 五十周年 哈里特·诺伊斯小姐的 抵达广州， 中国 真光神学院刚刚 通过最有趣的之一 其历史上的事件，即。庆典 诺伊斯小姐五十周年纪念 抵达中国广州。中国人 期待庆祝活动 几个月前的时间。我一直被围困着告诉他们什么是珍贵的，可以送给他们亲爱的小姐 是的。当被告知她不会 希望他们花这么多钱 他们说，“哦，但我们必须——没有什么对她来说太好了。” 我从未见过对任何事情表现出更大的热情 在他们准备兑现他们的 亲爱的诺伊斯小姐。 他们占领了较低的房间 在我们的住所里，很快他们看起来像 埃及公主的公寓， 装满了切花。 各种菊花和 可爱的玫瑰就是证据。墙壁 被红色和金色的横幅覆盖 上面刻有吉祥的铭文和捐助者的名字。 在地板上，靠在 墙壁是镶嵌在珍珠框架中的漂亮面板。桌子和钢琴 摆满了昂贵的礼物，其中显眼的是黄铜托盘和 碗、银器、刺绣和 小玩意儿。在一个整洁的小盒子里是一个 朱总督奖章发自 北京。他上次在广州的时候 年，他拜访了真光并提出了 诺伊斯小姐有一块大面板 他亲笔写道：“诺伊斯小姐 是海外的盘古 来中国是为了抚养她的女儿们。” 潘古是一位著名的女性 对她自己国家的妇女来说。 学校希望给诺伊斯小姐一个 礼服配得上这个场合，他们买了一件漂亮的灰色花缎 带着淡淡的绿色。某些 以前的学生说：“她一定有很长的 皮大衣保护她免受不利影响 风，一把雨伞，用来挡雨 太多的阳光和樟木 收拾东西的箱子 飞蛾。”这些文章中最好的 被呈现给她。裁缝是他们—— 专门制作这件衣服和外套， 当他们看到她穿着他们 庆祝的日子他们的眼睛 满意地发光。 我的心被深深触动 爱洒在她身上。似乎是—— 恰到好处又可爱。它带来了 想起百夫长，他叫耶稣 医治他的仆人和他的长老 差遣，对耶稣说他是配得的 他应该为谁做这件事“因为他爱 我们的国家已经为我们建立了一个联结 gogue。” 诺伊斯小姐已经把她的生命献给了 中国的妇女和女孩。她有 从来没有放过自己。她值得 他们的爱和感激，而我 很高兴看到他们把它倒在她身上 没有限制。 [注：铅笔 1868 年 1 月 14 日] 信件被发送给尽可能多的人 往年的学生 到达，邀请他们返回 庆典。真光一层 建筑物被留作他们的住宿 日期。看到真的很感动 他们的脸再次出现。不再年轻 和少女，但带有深刻的印记 在人生的旅途中体验。 周一。 1 月 14 日，诺伊斯小姐的日子 到达广州（五十年前）很棒 以她的名义举行的会议在 广州第二长老会 礼堂装饰得很漂亮 用鲜花、 旗帜和横幅。 诺伊斯小姐坐在讲台上—— 华人代表 政府和美国领事 肯茨勒曼。这些世代的演讲 詹姆斯牧师解释了这些问题 麦克卢尔亨利。三夫人来了 这所学校处于起步阶段并一直 作为学者和老师与之相关 从那以后，讲述了它的成长史 年复一年。 威廉·迪恩·诺伊斯牧师在 一个地址的程序，但不幸的是 因病被关在家中 收到了很多贺信 发送给观众阅读。错过 诺伊斯以她轻松愉快的方式回应。 然后学生们起立唱歌。 你没听说过真光吗 太可惜了太可惜了 如果你从未听说过真光 怪你，怪你 不要拿地图，因为我们在地图上 我们来这里是为了证明这一点，真是太棒了。 哦，诺伊斯小姐是创始人 你不知道，你不知道吗？ 就在广州市 是的，是这样，是的，是这样 我们学会了解和爱我们的同胞 因为诺伊斯小姐教会了我们，她可以。 （这是模仿 Mt. Holyoke 的歌曲。） 傍晚时分，前面的场地 我们的住所挤满了人 目睹学生们表演的戏剧 代表了这五个十年的变化。 非常感谢。看起来 当我想起那件事时，我觉得很美妙 大约二十年前，几乎是 不可能诱使女孩在上面说话 他们在耳语和对话中 僵硬而不自然。在这短短的时间里 他们获得了轻松、优雅和重新 源源不断晚上结束了 美丽的火作品。一颗星 诺伊斯小姐的脸出现了。 --- 第二天 1918 年 1 月 15 日。 我们学校陪我们走过 珠江到我们精品新楼。这 位置被称为“白鹤的 巢。”我们亲爱的女孩离开我们进入 这个更高的年级欢迎我们并展示了 我们每一个注意力都转化为他们的力量。它是 再次在一起是一种共同的快乐 翻过我们坐过的大楼 午餐。吃午饭的时候，点着—— 致贺词 两次学生站起来唱歌， 诺伊斯小姐名字的歌曲 多次提到。 下午 2 点，大礼堂 挤满了学生和客人。上 坐在诺伊斯小姐右边的讲台上 剩下的是所有的代表 广州的基督教学校。练习包括演讲、歌曲和 乐队讲的音乐。一个很 美丽的歌是校友唱给 诺伊斯小姐。我没有翻译 在这里，但最后几行是：“万岁， 万岁我们是真光学者小姐 诺伊斯，诺伊斯小姐。” 观众中一名女性被发现 成为最早来的四个学生之一 去学校。还有一个 二年级学生在场。这两个 被带到主席台上 震耳欲聋的掌声。 从二楼的阳台我们 见证了一场精美的体操训练。这 女孩组成的数字 1868 年 诺伊斯小姐抵达广州，1918 年 今年。他们排队 唱： 1868 那年她来了 1918 年她的工作还是一样 半个世纪赋予了她名声 哦，她是谁？她是谁？ 诺伊斯小姐是她的名字。 他们步调一致地进行播种、浇水的动作， 除草，收获和收集 in. 这是为了象征 诺伊斯小姐做了什么。 他们从地面上向 五排乐队的音乐。每个女孩 制作了一张方形纸 她举过头顶。第一行 是红色的，第二排是黄色的， 第三排是蓝色的，第四排是 白色，第五排是黑色。因此 形成了中国国旗。 当我们看着他们时，我们想起了 三十多年前，当我们 在学校介绍了健美操。 这是多么艰巨、艰巨的工作。首先 学者们拒绝接受他们，并且 他们的父母说他们害怕 会松动他们的骨头。所以我们出价 我们的时间，直到常识来到 拯救，现在看看我们的果实 劳动。 后一个最有趣的功能- 中午的练习是揭幕 牌位，赠送给妇女 中国精品新楼 光，由慷慨的捐助者提供 对自己和丈夫的记忆 妈妈，玛莎和玛丽。铭文—— 美丽的平板电脑上的化是在 话——“为了上帝的荣耀和在 Martha M. Barber 和 Mary G. 的记忆 美国的马尔。谁喜欢玛莎安娜 伯大尼的马利亚爱主耶稣 并努力使他们的家园成为他的常驻—— 荷兰国际集团的地方。这两座建筑是 由一个女儿纠正，并在此献身 迎合中国女性。”它似乎 新的祝福必须降临到真实的 用其中一个人给予的礼物点亮 主的，以纪念另外两个 被选中的人进入了他们的 继承并“永远与主同在”。 所有人都觉得这是对场合乐趣的最幸福的补充—— 巴伯夫人的侄女玛格丽特小姐 Maun 出席并揭开了这款平板电脑的面纱 并用恰当的语言把它呈现给 中国的女人。 我们希望的礼物是这样的 中国女儿的未来 被三小姐以他们的名义收到 曾经是真光的学生，现在 霍利奥克山学院的毕业生，以及 真光系的成员。 1918 年 1 月 14 日和 15 日这两个美好的日子就这样结束了。 一位发言者说，学位 应该被授予五十年 这种服务，但诺伊斯小姐经常说—— 病房的最高程度， 最高机构可以给予 不比千分之一珍贵 这两天的记忆 表达了爱和欣赏。 我们都想到了社会 保持如此密切联系的家 真光自 1872 年成立以来。 真光是最早的之一 费城传教士协会使用的特殊物品。首先 外地来信 1871 年的费城委员会是从 诺伊斯小姐讲述了开馆的计划 妇女和女童学校，并要求 妇女委员会接受了学校的支持，他们这样做了，mak- ing真光神学院之一’ 费城委员会的第一个特殊对象。 这个草图是不完整的，如果 我没说给 诺伊斯小姐与长老会传道会 1 月 18 日星期二晚上。桌子 用玫瑰装饰得很漂亮， 只用蜡烛点亮，它们被设置在 H. N. 传教士的形式 球场上的 est 被放置在离小姐最近的位置 是的。其他人跟着音乐走 并在他们碰巧在的地方坐下 当音乐停止时。他们看起来 进来很漂亮。在小姐面前 Noyes 是一个非常大的蛋糕装饰 带着鲜花和五十支蜡烛，牧师。 詹姆斯麦克卢尔亨利是吐司大师。 随着晚上的进行，有许多精彩的特技表演，并且都团结在代词中- 宴会圆满成功。 在我们的年度任务结束时 1 月 17 日会议，詹姆斯·麦克卢尔牧师 董事长亨利站起来说： “你 我知道，所有人都会与我联合给予 向第一夫人致敬 着陆（掌声）并希望展示你的 感谢她多年的忠实服务。”然后他代表 任务赠送给她一个美丽的长 丝绸绗缝长袍，表达希望 它的温暖和舒适可能经常 提醒她他们对她的爱， 诺伊斯小姐回应说，她 最近读到一个场合 格兰特将军的一些朋友决定 给他一个爱的杯子。他们选择了一个 他的朋友。一位战友，献上这份礼物。时机成熟时 演示文稿，所有人都聚集在一起，前- 期待听到一些有趣的回忆—— 几分钱，但老兵，拿着杯子 他手里拿着，对将军说：“这是 杯子”，将军回答 用“谢谢”。 意识到时机已到 代表团会议的过程 话应该很少（掌声），讨论的时间异常冗长，她 想说几句话，怎么结束 淹没了许多美丽的礼物 收到并说好话，有 曾经，并且觉得他们应该是公正的 与工作中与她有联系的其他人分享。她希望 在场的每一个人，五十年 在任务领域的服务，以及 他们的五十周年可能是 快乐而烦恼着尽可能多的珍贵 和她自己一样的记忆。 Electa M Butler Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of Harriet Noyes' Arrival in Canton, China Subject The topic of the resource Anniversaries; Women missionaries; Missionaries; Students; Gifts Description An account of the resource This typed piece, written by Hattie's close friend and fellow missionary, Electa M. Butler, recounts the celebration of her fifty years as a missionary in China, as well as some of her accomplishments during her time as a missionary. Electa specifically highlights the differences Harriet has made amongst female students. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Butler, Electa M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Loose, The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918-01-14 1918-01-15 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_misc_947 anniversaries Christianity clothing girl students officials party Presbyterian Church presents singing women missionaries https://noyesletters.org/files/original/bebf0a8a1c5cfb425d38d2184793cd7d.pdf 607ee9acdb721916a6a535fa72ae6e06 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence - Miscellaneous Description An account of the resource These are various letters either to or from members of the Noyes family. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Missionaries; Letters; Family; Children; Travel; Presbyterian Church; Missionary settlements; Societies Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1831-1918 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document REPUBLIC OF CHINA Government Headquarters Canton May 16, 1923 Miss H. N. Noyes & Miss E. M. Butler "True Light" Seminary Canton Dear Misses Noyes & Butler, On the eve of your departure for America, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, on behalf of the Cantonese people, desires to express his appreciation of the exceptional service which/you have jointly rendered in the cause of education here. It seems to him that you leave behind an enduring memorial in the 6000 pupils who have been trained at the "True Light" Seminary. He wishes you a plea- sant voyage Home. Yours very faithfully Eugene Chen Secretary to Dr. Sun Yat-sen 中华民国 政府总部 广州 1923 年 5 月 16 日 H. N. Noyes 小姐和 E. M. 巴特勒小姐 “真光”神学院 广州 亲爱的诺伊斯和巴特勒小姐， 在你出发前夕 美国，孙中山医生，代表 广东人，表达欲望 他对卓越服务的赞赏 哪个/您在该事业中共同作出的 这里的教育。 在他看来，你 留下不朽的纪念 6000名学员已接受培训 “真光”神学院。 他希望你恳求—— 桑特航程回家。 你非常忠实 尤金陈 孙中山先生秘书 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Eugene Chen to Miss H. N. Noyes & Miss E. M. Butler, May 16, 1923 Subject The topic of the resource Sun, Yat-sen, 1866-1925; Christian education of girls; Missions--Study and teaching; Education--China Description An account of the resource This letter is to thank Miss Noyes and Miss Butler for their good work at the True Light Seminary on behalf of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chen, Eugene Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 16, 1923 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_544 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant <a href="https://www.geonames.org/1809858/guangzhou.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Guangzhou</a><br /><a href="https://www.geonames.org/1814991/people-s-republic-of-china.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Republic of China</a> school women missionaries https://noyesletters.org/files/original/60c56a7ca7a652187e85020ae454da49.pdf 62af380c4225b305facccb9b74e13420 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence - Miscellaneous Description An account of the resource These are various letters either to or from members of the Noyes family. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Missionaries; Letters; Family; Children; Travel; Presbyterian Church; Missionary settlements; Societies Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1831-1918 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document New York March 17th '86. Miss Hattie Noyes Canton China. My dear Miss Noyes, It gives me pleasure to inform you that at the meeting of the Board last Monday your application for leave of absence was cordially granted. I think that your faithful labors during these nine or ten years have entitled you to it, especially as you have been more or less under great excitement and heavy strains. I am in the midst of many things, and can only write briefly now but I wish again to assure you of my great interest in your school and to congratulate you upon the success which your last letter recounted With kind regards to your sister and to the Mission circle I remain, Sincerely yours F. F. Ellinwood 纽约 86 年 3 月 17 日。 海蒂·诺伊斯小姐中国广州。 我亲爱的诺伊斯小姐， 我很高兴地通知您， 在上周一的董事会会议上， 您的请假申请得到了热烈的批准。 我认为您在这九年或十年中的忠实工作使您有资格获得它， 尤其是当您或多或少处于极大的兴奋和沉重的压力之下时。 我正忙于许多事情， 现在只能写简短的文章， 但我想再次向您保证， 我对您的学校非常感兴趣， 并祝贺您在上一封信中所讲述的成功， 向您的姐姐和学校致以诚挚的问候 传教圈我留下， 真诚的你的 F. F. Ellinwood Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from F. F. Ellinwood to Harriet Noyes, March 17, 1886 Subject The topic of the resource Leave of absence; Missionary women; Schools Description An account of the resource F. F Ellinwood informs Hattie that the Board approved Harriet's request for leave of absence. He congratulates Harriet for her work and the school's success. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ellinwood, F. F. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03-17-1886 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_546 women missionaries https://noyesletters.org/files/original/3f0e03343307972dc936071db2ca07ed.pdf 152318d4927847a4dd3c64ecba686a41 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence - Miscellaneous Description An account of the resource These are various letters either to or from members of the Noyes family. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Missionaries; Letters; Family; Children; Travel; Presbyterian Church; Missionary settlements; Societies Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1831-1918 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document New York March 12th 1886. Miss Hattie Noyes Canton China. My dear Miss Noyes, I received your very interesting letter I am glad that you took up the matter of the Christmas offering in your school. I am delighted with the results which have come in from all sides. I think that we shall make it a world wide offering and one that shall accomplish great good. People are poor in the mission fields but they are not made power by what they give. On the other hand they are richer and I think that the error of the past in mission work has been that of carrying the people too much in our arms. Thank the girls for me for what they have done in the Christmas offering though it should be understood by them that the gift is not to me or to the Board but to Christ himself whose birthday our Christmas celebrates. I rejoice in the good fruits which you are turning out of your school it is taking its place among the best institutions of the kind that we have anywhere. The testimony which is given by many all goes one way namely that it is a most valuable institution. I judge from what you say or rather what you do not say that your sister's health is pretty fair. Please remember me to her very kindly and also to Miss Butler We shall see what we can do about sending more helpers when we come to our estimates. Your application for leave of absence will be presented next Monday. I think you have a good claim to come home. I will write you immediately of the result. Very truly yours F. F. Ellinwood 纽约， 1886 年 3 月 12 日。 Hattie Noyes 小姐广州中国。 我亲爱的诺伊斯小姐， 我收到了你非常有趣的来信， 很高兴你在学校处理了圣诞礼物的事情。 我对来自各方的结果感到高兴。 我认为我们将把它变成一个世界范围的产品， 并实现伟大的利益。 人们在宣教领域很穷， 但他们并没有因他们的奉献而获得力量。 另一方面， 他们更富有， 我认为过去在宣教工作中的错误是我们把太多的人抱在怀里。 为我感谢女孩们在圣诞节奉献中所做的一切， 尽管她们应该明白， 礼物不是给我或董事会， 而是给我们圣诞节庆祝生日的基督本人。 我为您从学校结出的好成果感到高兴， 它正在我们任何地方拥有的最好的机构中占据一席之地。 许多人给出的证词都指向一个方向， 即它是一个最有价值的机构。 我从你说什么或者不说什么来判断你姐姐的健康状况还不错。 请记住我对她和巴特勒小姐的好意。 我们会在估算时看看我们能做些什么来派遣更多的帮手。 您的请假申请将于下周一提交。 我认为你有一个很好的要求回家。 我会立即把结果写给你。 非常真正属于你的 F. F. Ellinwood Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from F. F. Ellinwood Subject The topic of the resource Christmas; Leave of absense; Missions--Study and teaching; Missionary women Description An account of the resource Ellinwood writes to Hattie saying that he is glad she took up the Christmas offering at the school. He talks about mission people and that the error of the past "has been that of carrying people too much." He congratulates her on her work with the school and says it is one of the very best. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ellinwood, F. F. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 12, 1886 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_545 Christmas missionaries https://noyesletters.org/files/original/75bacbde24005c084fbb783ee60c4c48.pdf 54702917c0c75d13d96f84f2d76c1922 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence - Miscellaneous Description An account of the resource These are various letters either to or from members of the Noyes family. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Missionaries; Letters; Family; Children; Travel; Presbyterian Church; Missionary settlements; Societies Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1831-1918 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document JOHN CALVIN ELLIOTT 17 FIFTH STREET S. E. WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 31, 1914, DEar Miss Noyes BE sure we sympathize with you sister in the loss of your brother HEnry. Someway the world seems Emptier though I have not seen him for so many years. I went with him and Cynthia to see their friends in NEw Jersey and saw them safely on the ship for China. I have from that day watched with deepest interest all his great work. What a power he has been in transforming an Empire. His works do follow him. Let us rejoice and be comforted. Sincerely yours J C Elliott 约翰·卡尔文·艾略特 第五街 17 号 华盛顿特区。 1914 年 1 月 31 日， 亲爱的诺伊斯小姐 请确保我们同情你 妹妹失去了你的兄弟亨利。 不知何故，世界似乎更空了 这么多年我都没有见过他。 我和他和辛西娅一起去看看他们的 新泽西的朋友，安全地看到了他们 在中国的船上。 我从那 他全心全意地注视着这一天 做得好。 他有多大的力量 在改造一个帝国。 他的作品 跟着他。 让我们欢欣鼓舞 得到安慰。 您忠诚的 J·C·埃利奥特 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from John Calvin Elliott to Miss Noyes, January 31, 1914 Subject The topic of the resource Death; Travel; Missionaries Description An account of the resource J. C. Elliott consoles Miss Noyes after the death of Henry. John and Cynthia went with Henry to New Jersey, and he also watched him depart for China. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elliott, John Calvin Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Loose, The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1914-01-31 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITES STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_886 death missionaries https://noyesletters.org/files/original/0dd90eda20e6df1f79f9693c9e2aacf4.pdf 1615b0ea8a4f61abc4147d2989e6d2b4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence - Miscellaneous Description An account of the resource These are various letters either to or from members of the Noyes family. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Missionaries; Letters; Family; Children; Travel; Presbyterian Church; Missionary settlements; Societies Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1831-1918 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document [Note: Additional note written sideways in the margin of page one] If you see my Wadsworth friends remember me affection ately to them. Let me know how they get along ------ Sarah Metcalf married to Mr [?Spaulding?] of Salmon falls he was ordained last winter. Esq Luthers daughter. Medway July 4, 1848. Dear Brother & Sister Noyes I am ashamed and know it is too bad I have not answered your letter before this. I have no very good excuse to offer for my neglect. I have been thinking I would write next week these three months- I have had a good deal to do this spring and summer. I am in hopes, I shall have some more leisure. I let Sarah go into the straw shop after the winter school finished, she boarded with me, she was unwell the months of April and May with the rheumatism. I moved the 2 week in May into my new house on the other side of the road; we carried all our things in our hands & on a wheelbarrow which made it quite as hard for me, as though I had moved farther as I had my work to do (Sarah being unable to assist me) I had to carry across the road a great many times. Mrs Mason has been very much occupied and confined for several months, on account of the feebleness of old Mrs Mason. she dont do any of her work. Sister has to do all for her she is not willing to have any body live with her so Mrs Mason has to go over and look after her a great many times in a day. She dont complain of anything but weakness, she is very much emaciated. I dont think she will live long-- Our brothers and sisters are in there usual health. [?Dr?] Clark is rather better on the whole. Sarah married Mr Basset and has gone to Killingly to live with the old folks. Sarah Eaton came home the last of May, I hardly know whether to say she is better or not. she dont appear at all ^[as] she used to- George Fisher, Mr Amos Fishers only son, remain ing child, is failing in a consumption, he is a yearl older than Orion is engage to Harriet Har ding. Adaliza Clark has a fine large healthy daughter 3 or 4 months old. she seems very well. Capt Portridges wife is rather feeble -- Dr Ide[?f?] is rather feeble he preaches most of the time. Jacob has been very sick with the rheumatic fever. Mr Sanford after his return seemed much better, but he has had some ill turns this year, he is very careless, and always will be, it is natural to him. Mrs Sanford has about done going out for the present --- There is no special attention to the subject ^[of religion] in this town, the ^[people] seem very much engaged in the world, in build ing houses. I never knew so many new houses going up as at the present time in the village, a large Hotel 5 stones high where the old one stood- A most splendid store front of Mr Sanfords, owned by Amos Fisher to be occupied by Abram Harding when completed It is as splendid a building as I ever saw -- Orion is still in Mr Blakes store in the village Henry is at home- Gilbert has worked for Mr Mason, he will finish the last of this month- and have 3 or 4 weeks to fix up my things before he goes to school. I think of sending him to Andover to Phillips academy the 1st of Sept. I have concluded it will be best for me to stay at home, and let Gilbert board out as it is so much work for me to move to get fixed. Changes are a great tax upon my health [--I like my new hab--] Gilbert thinks it is best for him to board; and is willing to go alone. Last Sabbath he made a public profession of religion O that he may not be deceived but be a firm pillar in the church of God. He has had very little leisure this year for reading or writing he thinks when he has more leisure he will write to his cousins-- Fay & Elmira go to school. Elmira studies Colburns Arithmetic, Geography. Fay, Emmersons Arithmetich, Halls Geography, and, sings a good deal If Martha and Hatty were here, he would sing them a good many tunes. He reads very well in the Bible, commits easy, speaks rather long [?yet?], is a little mis chievious, loves to go to school, wears home the medal every week I have just asked him what I should write to you, he says "that I am a good boy, for I will be a good boy." -- We all want to see Emily we remem- ber her little prattle can she [?scots?] any yet--? I like my new house much, it has six rooms, two on each floor all finished it is 18 feet by 24 -- end to the road, stairs on the front entry Excellent water, a brass kettle set in the wood house 4 apple trees large enought & bear apples a front yard large enough to raise a few vegatables I hope you will not do as I have done to you but write if not but a few lines. We all unite in love to you & yours C.W. Fay [Clara Walker Fay, husband Rev. Gilbert Otis Fay, sister or cousin of Lois Walker Noyes] Medway NY 10 July 11 Rev Varnum Noyes Seville Medina Co Ohio. [注：附加说明写在第一页页边空白处] 如果你看到我的沃兹沃思朋友记得我的感情 对他们很晚。让我知道他们是怎么相处的------ 莎拉·梅特卡夫嫁给了鲑鱼瀑布的斯波尔丁先生，他最后被任命 冬天。 Esq路德的女儿。 1848 年 7 月 4 日，梅德韦。 亲爱的诺伊斯兄弟姐妹 我很惭愧并且 知道这太糟糕了，我还没有回你的信 在这之前。我没有很好的借口可以提供 因为我的疏忽。我一直在想我会 下周写这三个月-我有 今年春天和夏天有很多事情要做。 我满怀希望，我将有更多的空闲时间。 之后我让莎拉去稻草店 冬季学校结束，她和我一起寄宿，她 4 月和 5 月身体不适 风湿病。我在 5 月搬了 2 周 进入我在另一边的新房子 路;我们把所有的东西都拿在手里& 在一辆独轮车上，这让它变得非常困难 对我来说，好像我已经走得更远了 要做的工作（莎拉无法帮助我） 我不得不背着很多东西过马路 次。梅森太太忙得不可开交 并被关押了几个月，因为 梅森老太太的虚弱。她不 做她的任何工作。姐姐必须为她做一切 她不愿意让任何身体与她同住 所以梅森太太必须过去照顾她 一天很多次。她不抱怨 除了虚弱之外，她非常憔悴。 我不认为她会长寿——我们的兄弟和 姐妹们都在那儿，身体健康。克拉克医师相当 整体上更好。莎拉嫁给了巴塞特先生并拥有 去杀戮与老人住在一起。莎拉伊顿 五月最后一天回家，我几乎不知道要不要 说她好不好。她根本没有出现 习惯了阿莫斯·费舍尔先生的独子乔治·费舍尔， 孩子，消费失败，他是 比 Orion 大一岁的人与 Harriet Harding 订婚。 阿达丽莎克拉克有一个很好的大健康 女儿三四个月大。她看起来很好。 波特里奇上尉的妻子相当虚弱——Ide 医生相当虚弱 他大部分时间都在讲道。雅各布有 风湿热病得很重。桑福德先生 他回来后似乎好多了，但他已经 今年有些不顺，他很粗心，而且 永远都是，这对他来说很自然。桑福德夫人有 关于目前外出的事——没有 特别关注这个小镇的宗教主题， 人们似乎非常热衷于建造房屋。 我从来不知道有这么多新房子要开 到现在为止，村里有一家大酒店 5 块石头高，旧石头所在的地方 - A most 阿莫斯拥有的桑福德先生的华丽店面 完成后，费舍尔将被艾布拉姆·哈丁占领 这是我所见过的最壮丽的建筑——猎户座 还在亨利村的布莱克斯先生店里 在家——吉尔伯特曾为梅森先生工作，他将 完成本月的最后一个 - 并有 3 或 4 周 在他上学之前把我的东西收拾好。我 考虑把他送到安多弗去菲利普斯学院 9 月 1 日。我已经得出结论，这将是最好的 我呆在家里，让吉尔伯特照原样登机 这么多的工作让我搬家来修好。变化 对我的健康造成很大负担[--我喜欢我的新住所--] 吉尔伯特认为他最好上船。并且愿意 一个人去。上个安息日他做了一个公开的职业 哦，他可能不会被欺骗，而是被 在上帝的教会中坚固的支柱。他已经很 今年很少有闲暇阅读或写作 他认为当他有更多的空闲时，他会写 给他的表兄弟们——Fay 和 Elmira 去上学。埃尔迈拉 研究 Colburns 算术，地理。费伊，埃默森 Arithmetich, Halls Geography，而且，唱得不错 如果玛莎和哈蒂在这里，他会唱歌 很多曲调。他在圣经中读得很好， 容易犯错，说话有点长，有点淘气， 爱上学，把奖章戴回家 每周我都问他我应该写什么 他对你说：“我是个好孩子，因为我会成为一个好孩子 男孩。”——我们都想见艾米丽，我们记得她的小闲谈，她 [无法辨认] 还——？ 我很喜欢我的新房子，它有六个房间，两个 每一层都完成了，它是 18 英尺乘 24 英尺——到 道路，前面入口的楼梯 优秀的水，黄铜 水壶放在木屋里 4 棵苹果树足够大 & 在大到可以养几只的前院种苹果 蔬菜 我希望你不要像我对你那样做，但是 如果不是，写几行。我们都团结在爱你和你的 C.W.费伊 [Clara Walker Fay，丈夫吉尔伯特 Otis Fay 牧师，Lois Walker Noyes 的姐姐或堂兄] 纽约梅德韦 10 7 月 11 日 瓦努姆·诺耶斯牧师 塞维利亚 麦地那公司 俄亥俄州。 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from C.W. Fay to Brother and Sister Noyes, July 4, 1848 Subject The topic of the resource Moving, Household; Procrastination; Education; Children; Construction Description An account of the resource In this letter from Clara Walker Fay (wife of Rev. Gilbert Otis Fay; sister or cousin of Lois Walker) to Lois and Varnum Noyes, C.W. says that she meant to write sooner, but has been busy moving house. She discusses how her neighbors and mutual acquaintances are doing, particularly referring to their health. She also writes about her children and how they are doing in school. She concludes by sending her regards and giving further details about their new home. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fay, Clara Walker Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Loose, The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1848-07-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_940 buildings children construction health houses illness leisure marriage school towns https://noyesletters.org/files/original/7ecb281d2f43b8c3b912fdb5d0c0a372.pdf c4c8271ada1d6b2fcf39ed1f940b1682 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence - Miscellaneous Description An account of the resource These are various letters either to or from members of the Noyes family. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Missionaries; Letters; Family; Children; Travel; Presbyterian Church; Missionary settlements; Societies Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1831-1918 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Beatty Hall Dec 7th 1864 Dear Hattie I met Mr Albree on the street a few minutes ago - He wished me to write to you to come on immediately, Miss Wittenmyer expects to be through here in 3 or 4 days I don't suppose you will be able to come till next week of course. If there is anything to prevent your coming right on let me know it at once If I hear [^nothing] from you I will expect you next Monday or Tuesday. There is a train starts from Wooster [?at?] 1/2 past 8-o-clock A M & gets here at 10 minutes past 3 [u]PM[/u] The Cleveland train leaves Cleveland at 8 A M & gets here at 3-o clock & 40 minutes I will try & be at the [u]Allegheny City[/u] depot at 3-o-clock so as to meet you If there is nothing in your trunk which you will wish to use while here [--perhaps--] you had better have it checked in Pittsburg as it will then will be at the right peace to start on the Central Road. Albree says it will be better for you if you can, to be here so as to go with Miss Wittenmyer as she can get you [u]free[/u] transportation on the rail road. My box has'nt yet arrived - Bring the express receipt if you have it although I expect the box will be here before you are I expect to go with you . If anything should happen so that I was not at the depot when you come - if you leave a note at [u]Kindes Blairs[/u] Eating Establishment I will get it at [illegible] (or at Box 630 Post Office). [Note: written horizontally across page 2) 1/2 Past 5 P M: or be there yourself. That is where I eat- an then at 8 A M, 1/2 past 12 & 1/2 past 5, expect however to meet you at the depot Yours HM [Note: Additional note on page one] Blairs Eatting House is only a few stops from the depot up Federal street towards the market house is a large 4 story brick building You can't miss it - If you can't do better you can find your way to Mrs Thompsons's They will be glad to see you Yours HM 比蒂大厅 1864 年 12 月 7 日 亲爱的海蒂 我认识了 Albree 先生 街上几分钟 以前 - 他希望我写 让你马上来， Wittenmyer 小姐希望 三四天后到这里 我不认为你会 下周可以来 当然。如果有什么 防止你正确 马上让我知道 如果我什么都没听到你的消息，我会 期待你下周一或 周二。有火车 从伍斯特开始 上午 8 点过 1/2 下午 3 点过 10 分钟到这里 克利夫兰火车离开 早上 8 点的克利夫兰 在这里 3 点钟和 40 分钟 我会尝试并在 阿勒格尼市仓库在 3点钟以便与你见面 如果你的里面什么都没有 您想要的行李箱 在这里使用，也许你有 最好在匹兹堡检查 因为它将在 对和平开始上 中央路。阿尔布里 说 对你会更好 如果可以的话，就在这里 和维滕迈尔小姐一起去 因为她可以让你自由 上的运输 铁路。我的盒子没有 还没到——带上 快递收据，如果你有 虽然我期待盒子 会比你早到 我希望和你一起去。 如果有什么事发生 所以当我不在仓库时 你来了 - 如果你在 Kindes Blairs 饮食机构 我会在 [无法辨认]（或 Box 630 邮局）拿到它。 [注：横写在第 2 页上） 1/2 下午 5 点过去：或者你自己去。那是我吃饭的地方——一个 然后在上午 8 点，12 点过去 1/2 和 5 点过去 1/2，但预计会见面 你在仓库 你的 HM [注：第一页的附加说明] 布莱尔斯吃 房子只是一个 几站 仓库起来 联邦街 朝向 市场房子 是一个大的 4 层 砖砌建筑 你不能错过 - 如果你不能 把你做得更好 可以找到你的 去夫人的路 汤普森 他们会 很高兴见到你 你的 HM Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from HM to Hattie, December 7, 1864 Subject The topic of the resource Restaurants; Travel; Railroad trains; Luggage Description An account of the resource In this letter, HM writes to Harriet, directing her to Allegheny City from Wooster by train. He also gives her other navigational tips. HM will retrieve any checked luggage at Kindes Blair's Eating Establishment. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource HM Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #3 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-12-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_877 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant <a href="https://www.geonames.org/5177358/wooster.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wooster</a><br /><a href="https://www.geonames.org/5150529/cleveland.html">Cleveland</a><br /><a href="https://www.geonames.org/5206379/pittsburgh.html">Pittsburgh</a> travel https://noyesletters.org/files/original/0d1865201ff68f0c7321ffa6949eed25.pdf ff97050401a32555bedc46d6619c33aa Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence - Miscellaneous Description An account of the resource These are various letters either to or from members of the Noyes family. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Missionaries; Letters; Family; Children; Travel; Presbyterian Church; Missionary settlements; Societies Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1831-1918 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document [u] Dear [/u] [u] Girls [/u] It will not be necessary for me to write anything scarcely as Henry goes with these letters. He took this Steamer so as to stop at Honolulu you will get a telegram from him before this reaches you. His going by this steamer has hurried him somewhat. I have been up with him all day packing He is out now making calls Dr McCandless goes with him and I suppose Olivia will be with you very soon and wait there to meet him It is not necessary for me to go into all the whys and wherefores as to why Dr McCan dlass had gone to America You will not I hope mind his coming very much. He and Olivia will have so much to say to each other that if you can give them a place in which to say it no doubt that will be about all they will desire. We do not know any thing about the future plans yet but it looks now as though they would be married in America. Henry has been look ing over his things to day and is now nearly through everything I hope he can come down to morrow early so we will have a little time together We may go to Hongkong with the party Dr Grant from Amoy is here came to day on the Str. and will go down to morrow night so we shall be a party of 4 About the little things we sent home. The wooden pillow is for father also Dr Kerr sends him his cane. Edward I hope can wear the straw slippers. I send a little glass curio to him also. To see its beauty you must [?land?] the first square of glass down flat upon the second and then the upper one seems to fall to the bottom. To Em and Sarah some pieces of embroidery in fact the square Mary can have and I believe I put in a piece for Clara. It is old but the ladies here get plush or satin and put with it and make very pretty tides sewing lace all around the edge Or they cut away the foundation and transfer it to this satin or plush sew on the flowers or butterflies and it is very pretty. The pearl sleeve buttons are for Clara, the four collar studs are for the four sisters the fan may be given to [--Cla--] Sarah I mean. If I send those buttons to Hattie she will give them away to someone else, but all these things are Chinese and she will soon be back here. Dear Sisters, Mattie has left this space and I will fill it up We will miss Bro Henry but we are glad that you will see him. If you take care of him the trip home will do him much good. If we could only go with him! but that would be too much happiness. We are not making great calculations but we hope to be with you sometime & we hope Father will be there to give us his blessing. It will be a great trial for Mattie to part with Henry but I tell her she must be happy at his going and she is but she loves so strongly. With much love to all Your affect. Bro J.G. Kerr 亲爱的姑娘们， 我不需要写任何东西， 因为亨利带着这些信走了。 他带着这艘汽船在檀香山停下来， 你会在电报到达你之前收到他的电报。 他经过这艘轮船， 让他有些匆忙。 我整天都和他在一起打包他现在出去打电话麦坎德利斯医生和他一起去我想奥利维亚很快就会和你在一起等着见他我没有必要去追究所有的原因和原因至于麦坎德拉斯医生为什么去美国， 我希望你不会很介意他的到来。 他和奥利维亚会有很多话要说， 如果你能给他们一个可以说的地方， 毫无疑问， 这将是他们想要的一切。 我们对未来的计划一无所知， 但现在看起来他们好像会在美国结婚。 亨利今天一直在看他的东西， 现在几乎完成了所有我希望他明天早点下来， 所以我们会有一点时间在一起我们可能会和聚会一起去香港， 来自厦门的格兰特医生今天来了在海峡上。 明天晚上下楼， 所以我们将成为 4 人的聚会 关于我们送回家的小事。 木枕头是给父亲的， Kerr 博士还送他手杖给他。 爱德华我希望能穿上草鞋。 我也送了一个小玻璃古玩给他。 要看到它的美丽， 您必须将第一个正方形玻璃平放在第二个正方形上， 然后上面的玻璃似乎掉到底部。 给 Em 和 Sarah 一些刺绣， 实际上是 Mary 可以拥有的方形刺绣， 我相信我为 Clara 放了一些刺绣。 它很旧， 但是这里的女士们会用毛绒或缎子把它放在一起， 然后在边缘缝上蕾丝， 做出非常漂亮的潮汐， 或者他们切掉粉底， 把它转移到花或蝴蝶上的缎子或毛绒缝上， 这非常漂亮的。 珍珠袖扣是给克拉拉的， 四个领扣是给四姐妹的， 粉丝可能会送给莎拉。 如果我把这些纽扣寄给海蒂， 她会把它们送给别人， 但所有这些都是中国的， 她很快就会回到这里。 亲爱的姐妹们， 玛蒂离开了这个空间， 我会填补它我们会想念亨利弟兄， 但我们很高兴你能见到他。 如果你照顾他， 回家的旅行会对他有很大的好处。 如果我们只能和他一起去！但这太幸福了。 我们没有做很大的计算， 但我们希望有一天能和你在一起， 我们希望父亲会在那里给我们祝福。 对玛蒂来说， 与亨利分手将是一次很好的考验， 但我告诉她， 她一定很高兴他的离开， 她很高兴， 但她爱得如此强烈。 非常爱你所有深情的 J.G. 弟兄。 克尔 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from J.G. Kerr to the Girls Subject The topic of the resource Islands of the Pacific; Travel; Marriage; Gifts Description An account of the resource John Glasgow Kerr writes to his sisters-in-law. Henry is getting on a steamer soon to go to Honolulu. Dr. McCandlass has gone to America which is where Olivia will meet him. There is to be a wedding. Dr. Kerr describes the gifts being sent home and wishes that he and Mattie could come home too. He says that she will miss Henry very much. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, John Glasgow Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_525 family presents https://noyesletters.org/files/original/c77913c0d9e27a3fa9f10f90d0916006.pdf aa450dc3aa5137179f41e5e6be8a6e23 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Biographies, Obituaries, and Memorials Description An account of the resource These are various materials from the Noyes Collection that provide information about the births, marriages, and deaths of the Noyes family, as well as other details of their lives. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1794-1914 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Noyes, Harriet Newell Noyes, Henry Halsey Noyes, Henry Varnum Subject The topic of the resource Life; Newspapers; Obituaries; Death; Biography; Women missionaries; Missionaries; Anniversaries; Family; Plague; Birthdays; Marriage Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document permitted to enter upon such a voy- age to-day. He reached his destina- tion at Canton, with varying exper- iences, 110 days afterward. Since that time he has devoted his energies to all the routine, and drudgeries, and the thousand and one other things that a missionary has to do. He first had to learn one of the most difficult languages for a foreigner to acquire. At different times in his work he had to be printer, and pub- lisher, and translator, and interpeter, and preacher, and itinerant Christian worker, and teacher, and professor, ending up finally at the head of the theological seminary. He became a worthy successor of such men as Morrison, Williams, Bridgman, Hap- per, Lowrie, and others whose names are household words in missionary circles. Our own church cannot help but feel a pardonable pride in our miss- ionary record, having sent at least six missionaries into the foreign field, doubtless a record that is surpassed by few if any churches in the Synod upon some of the new movements of of Ohio. And we are more than proud of the record the same miss- ionaries have made, of which Dr. Noyes heads the list. In the introduction of one of his Monday lectures, Joseph Cook makes use of the following language. “In the Sistine chapel, at Rome, Michael Angelo has represented the creation of man, the picture exhibits a divine form floating in infinite space, and extending a hand toward the upraised hand of Adam. The man lies almost prone upon the earth. He is a body but not yet a soul, and, although the members of his form are complete, symmetrical, majestic, they do not yet feel their unity with each other. A spark passes from the divine forefin- ger to the suppliant, limp, passive hand of man, and the different mem- bers of his form are unified by the soul.” Then he adds in substance, Human- ity; is that body; the different nations are its members; the finger is God’s hand; and the spark is Christianity. The world embraces the body of hu- manity. But that body is not yet un- fied by a universal or cosmopolitan faith. It remains for Christianity as the instrument or spark in God’s hand of unifying these different and now discordant elements, by giving to them a soul which shall unite them in a living, active, universal faith and reliance upon the only living and true God. And our good brother whose mem- ory we revere to-day claims a share of our reverence and gratitude for the accomplishment of this great work. Truly his life and services give a practical illustration to us that “the field is the world.” Extracts From Letters From Mrs. J. G. KERR. Canton Jan. 22nd, 1914. My dear Sisters; Our precious brother is at rest in heaven. The mortal frame lies in its last dreamless sleep, the busy hands are folded and _ his speaking eyes are closed never to look upon us in this world. Only a little more than a week ago he said to me “If we go home in May it seems as though we will hardly have time to get ready.” I do not think he ever gave up the thought of going home. It was wonderfuf how his courage held out and his interest in everything about him and in everything pertaining to mission work continued until the very last. The community did not realize he was so near death nor did he. He was chosen president of the Medical Missionary Society at its annual meeting, the day before he died. It was suggested by one of the mem- bers that he was going home on furlough and the reply was, “That does not make any difference, we wish him for our pres- sident.” Dr. Boyd told him of this the morning of the day he died. I think it was only for an hour or two that he thought he would not get well. When William told him he was going soon he sent his good-bye to those he loved in America and to the Mission. After he had sent his good-bye in Eng- lish he spoke in Chinese but could not be understood. We watched by his bedside during his last hours, the doctor said he did not suffer pain it was utter exhaust- ion, not pain, the tired heart ceased to beat that was all and we could not tell the exact moment when the soul took its flight. Our hearts are full of thankfulness that God has given us such a brother to give back to him, a shock of corn fully ripe. We met his translator this morning at whose side he has worked for years and he broke down compietely and wept un- restrainedly. How the Chinese loved him! Canton, Jan. 23rd. 1914 Miss Harriet Noyes. Dear Ones at Home:— Today we have laid brother Henry to rest beside Richard whom he loved so dear- lv and they are together with the other dear ones in the Many Mansions of our Father’s house. This morning the casket was placed in the lower hall and hundreds of the Chinese have looked upon his face and the thought expressed was, he looks so happy, he looks as though he was in Heaven. A great many flowers have been sent in by friends and by the Chinese, wreaths and other designs, The Chinese sent the wreaths, many of them had colored flow- ers but the others were all white. A very large cross of white camellias and green leaves was given by his students and a beautiful cross was given by the True Light Seminary students. We procured white chrysanthemums and tied them with white ribbon and placed them on the casket with the cross from the Seminary. I brought from home a few heads of ripened wheat and tied them with ribbon the same shade and placed them in the casket. It seemed as though it would give him pleasure it he could know it for he loved the dear old place. The funeral services were held in the Memorial church the church was crowded and floral tributes were everywhere. The services were partly in English and partly in Chinese. Rey. J. J. Boggs and Rev. James M. Henry members of the faculty conducted the part in English and two of Henry’s former students Rev. Wong Yuk Shung our pastor in the second church, and Rev. Mo Man Ming professor in Fati college the part in Chinese. The services were beautiful and most impressive, every thing just as we would have chosen to have it. The cemetery is nearly five miles from the church but about six hundred went out there. The procession was such as has never been seen before people wondered who it could be who was being laid away with such honors. I wish you could have seen the procession as it came to the cemetery. We had gone out in chairs and could see them coming, the road was filled as far as you could see it. The students of Fati walked, some be- fore the casket carring six white banners like scrolls on which were inscribed the main facts of his life and work and the others followed. The casket was carried into the ceme- tery by six bearers—Rev. G. H. McNeur of the New Zealand mission, Rev. E. B. Ward of the United Brethren mission, both of whom teach in the Fati College, Rev. Mr. Nelson of the American Board, Rev. Mr. Pratt of our mission, and two Chinese pro- fessors in the college. A double male quartette sang “Saved by Grace.” It was a lovely quiet afternoon, the sun shone through the trees and all nature was at peace as we left the grave of our loved one covered with flowers. January 27th, I have sent you a cable- gram, “Henry passed away January twenty first.” I handed it in here at ten minutes to six this afternoon and if delivered prompt- ly you will receive it about noon. (The cablegram was received in Se- ville at 11 A. M. Jan. 27th.) Feb. 5th. The evening I sent the cablegram I sat up until midnight when I thought it would be sure to reach you. We know you received it and forward- ed it for the Board cabled back “Sympathy and prayers” which message we received Thursday evening, Jan. 29th. You now sorrow with us that we shall see his face no more and rejoice in the perfect happiness that we know is his. Memorial Services ^[in Seville] In Memory of Rev. Henry V. Noyes, of Canton, China A large and interested audience as- sembled in the Presbyterian Church last Sunday morning in observance of a memorial service in memory of Rev. Henry V. Noyes, D. D., of Canton, China, who went out from his church nearly fifty years ago, devoting his life and energies in the broad field of missionary work, and who passed peacefully to his reward a few weeks ago. The church was beautifully decor- ated with flowers artistically arranged by loving hands, as a token of friend- ship, affection, and good will toward the family now bereft of this loved brother, whilst the choir rendered very impressively the music that was used at his funeral services in China. The following biographical sketch, prepared by the. Rev. Arthur J. Brown, D. D., Secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions, was read: The death of Rev. Henry Varnum Noyes, D. D., of Canton, China, Jan. 21st. marked the passing from earth of a great figure in the Mission work of China. Dr Noyes was one of the veteran missionaries. He was born at Seville, Ohio, April 24th. 1836 and educated at the Western Reserve College and the Western Theological Seminary, having been graduated from these institutions in 1861 and 1865 respectively. In the early part of his senior year in the Seminary, Nov. 7th. 1864, he was appointed a foreign missionary, and a year after his graduation he married Miss Cyn- thia C. Crane, of Jackson, Ohio., and he and his wife set their face toward China. They had to make the jour- ney in a slow, uncomfortable, sailing vessel, with very few of the conven- iences with which such a trip can now be made, sailing Feb. 3, 1866, They were 110 days in “reaching Canton, a journey involving much hardship that can now be luxuriously made in 25 days. The conditions of life in China at that time were also trying. The young missionaries found a small group of associates and a comparative handful. of Chinese Csristians, and they had to live among a population then notorious for its turbulence and hostility to foreigners. Two years after his marriage he was bereaved by the death of his wife. The young missionary, however, applied himself to his work with great devotion. He studied not only the language, but the manners and customs and relig- ious conditions of the people. His ac- tivities were varied and in evry de- partment he showed himself a master mind. He was a diligent and success- ful evangelistic preacher of the gos- pel, doing abundant work of an apos- tle in sheperding the young churches and counselling the Chinese ministers and other workers. He became pro- foundly interested in educational work, clearly realizing that the church could never be established in China until it had an educated min- istry. He was therefore, foremost in developing upon the island of Fati in Canton, a group of institutions, which included an elementary school, a high school, an academy, a normal school, a Bible training school, and a theo- logical seminary. He was for many years the president of these institu- tions, and after they had attained a development which called for separ- ate admistration, he became president of the Theological Seminary, which post he held at the time of his death. He added to these multifarious labors a large amount of literary work. In collaboration with others, he prepared a Chinese Concordance of the New Testament, commentaries on a considerable part of the Old Tes- tament, and upon several of the books of the New Testament. He aided in the translation of the Old Testament and in the revision of the translation of the New Testament and he wrote scores of magazine art- icles. At various times during his life in China he identified himself with almost every movement for the Christian welfare and help of the Chinese. In February 1876, he married Miss Arabella Anderson, a member of the Siam Mission, with with whom he spent many happy years, and who survives him. Their union was blessed with two children, both of whom grew up to become missionaries. One, Richard V., died after a short missionary career which gave promise of large usefulness, and the other, Rey. William D. Noyes, is now a mem- ber of the Mission, and the principal of the boys’ Academy with which his father was so long connected. At the ripe age of seventy-eight, after half a century of conspicuiously useful service for Christ in China, Dr. Noyes was called to his heavenly home. He was one of the Old Guard in China, and only three of the large number of missionaries connected with the Presbyterian work in China are still living. He saw Christian work in South China grow from small to great proportions. and he was him- self one of the great factors in that growth. A man of conservative tem- perament, who looked with concern later date, he was also a man of large heart and generous sympathies. He was a kindly man, a consecrated man, a preacher, an educator, an author. a scholar, a man whose life was so in- terwoven in the development of the kingdom of God in the metropolis of China, and who was such a recognized leader in that development that the history of mission work in China can never be adequately written without reference to his large contribution to it. While the Board deeply mourns his departure from earth, it neverthe- less recognizes the divine fitness of things in translating to the larger and clearer life of the world to come, a man who has served his own gener- ation by the will of God with such eminent fidelity and success, and who having arrived at an age when bodily powers become feeble, and earthly life was beginning to be that of pain and weakness, was taken at the ripe age of nearly four score, full of years and honors. The Board makes rev- erent mention of its gratitude to God for such a life, and for a death which our Christian faith ought to consider a normal translation. The Board extends its deep sym- pathy to the bereaved widow and fam- ily and to the mission, which has lost the one who was regarded by every member as a 'father in Israel.” Sincerely Yours, Arthur J. Brown. The pastor of the church, Rev. C. F. Carson, then spoke at length, of which the following is a brief resume of his impressive words. “In view of the passing of this Christian mission- ary, whose biography we have just heard from one who has known him officially for so many years, I have thought it would be appropriate to consider as our theme—The field in which our brother was called to labor, and in the cultivation of which he spent his eventful life. Let us consider therefore these words from St. Matthew’s Gospel,— The field is the world—Mat. 13:38. To-day we meet 2 a memorial ser- vice in honor of one who was at one time an honored resident of this community and a faithful and devout member of this church. But years ago he became imbued with a larger vision and went out from us, that he might become more useful and even more honored in devoting the ener- gies of his life in the broader field of missionary work. Like the great apostle to the Gentiles, he must have asked himself, “Lord what wilt thou have me to do?” And like the same apostle he faltered not when the finger of Providence pointed to the foreign field. Willingly and promptly he sacri- ficed home associations, separated himself from the friends of youth, and took his departure to a foreign country, not knowing what might be- fall him there, whilst he was deeply impressed with the conviction that he might be the instrument in the hand of God, of bringing to a heathen people a knowledge of the gospel of the Son of God. In view of the character of the work accomplished by our departed brother, it seems to me that the text of Scripture I have announced is very appropriate to this occassion. And I am quite sure had he been consulted in regard to a service of this kind, nothing would have pleased him more than the exaltation of the work in which he was so deeply concerned and to which he devoted the energies of his life. Surely his consecration, his life, and his work, give to us an illustration in concrete form, that “the field is the world.” It was as late as 1858, or only eight years before Dr. Noyes entered upon his work, that the celestial Em- pire of China was actually thrown open to Christian evangelization and work. And who can say what the influences for good of his nearly fifty years of service has actually accom- plished, as he taught in the schools and preached in the chapels, and dis- cussed in the markets, the great truths of the religion of Jesus the world’s Christ. Perhaps in those years he had many converts to the faith. But that, great as it is in itself, is only small in comparison with the larger and more extended influence of these same converts, in an ever widening influence, until it permeates that whole region of the heathen word. In the past few years China has been thrown open to Christian influence as it never was before. Though at present that influence seems to be suffering under a partial eclipse, or a passing cloud, yet it is only seeming or temporary after all. And after the eclipse is over, and the cloud is past, the great Sun of Rightenousness with healing on his wings, will con- tinue to shed his rays of gospel light over that land, now bedarkened with superstition, and ignorance, the blighting of heathenism, and false re- ligion of every kind, and shine too with an ever brightening lustre, until the whole heathen world shall rejoice in the blessed radiance of gospel truth and the Christian can say of that land, as Isaiah said of the people of his day, “Arise, shine; for thy light has come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.” Our brother and fellow church member gave, nearly fifty years ago a practical response to this call of the Master. He with four other mission- aries set sail from their native land on the sailing barque, “Benefactor,” a vessel so small, and insignificant, and unseaworthy, as would not be + upon some of the new movements of 今天获准进入这样的航程。 110 天后，他带着不同的经历到达了目的地广州。自从 那一次他倾注了所有的精力 对所有的例行公事和苦差事， 一千零一个 传教士必须做的事情。 他首先必须学习最 外国人难学的语言 获得。在他的不同时期 他必须成为印刷商、出版商、翻译和解释者， 和传教士，和巡回的基督徒 工人，老师，教授， 最终排在首位 神学院。他成为了一个 这些人的当之无愧的继任者 莫里森、威廉姆斯、布里奇曼、哈珀、劳瑞和其他名字 在传教士中家喻户晓 界。 我们自己的教会不能不 为我们的错过感到可原谅的自豪- 离子记录，至少已发送 六位传教士进入外地， 无疑是一个被超越的记录 大会上的少数教会（如果有的话） 在一些新的运动 俄亥俄州。我们不仅仅是 以同样的记录为荣 ionaries 做了，其中博士。 诺伊斯位居榜首。 在介绍他的一位 周一讲座，约瑟夫库克让 使用以下语言。 “在 西斯廷教堂，在罗马，迈克尔 Angelo 曾代表创作 人，图片展示了一个神圣的 漂浮在无限空间中的形式，和 向举起的人伸出一只手 亚当之手。男人几乎说谎 俯卧在地球上。他是一个身体 但还不是一个灵魂，而且，虽然 他的形式的成员是完整的， 对称的，雄伟的，他们还没有 感受他们彼此的团结。一个 火花从神圣的食指传递给祈求者，软弱无力，被动 人的手，他的形体的不同成员由 灵魂。” 然后他在实质上添加了人性；是那个身体；不同的民族 是其成员；手指是上帝的 手;火花是基督教。 世界拥抱人类的身体。但那个身体还没有—— 由普遍的或世界性的 信仰。对于基督教来说，它仍然是 上帝的工具或火花 统一这些不同的和 现在不和谐的元素，通过给予 对他们来说，一个将他们团结起来的灵魂 以活生生的、积极的、普遍的信仰和 依靠唯一活着的和真实的 上帝。 我们今天崇敬的记忆中的好兄弟要求分享 我们的崇敬和感激之情 这个伟大的成就 工作。真正的他的生活和服务 给我们一个实际的例子 “田野就是世界”。 信件摘录 来自 J. G. KERR 夫人。 广州 1914 年 1 月 22 日。 我亲爱的姐妹们； 我们宝贵的兄弟在天堂安息。 凡人的身躯在它最后的无梦中 睡觉，忙碌的双手合十，他的 说话的眼睛是闭着的从不看 在我们这个世界上。只有一点点 一周前，他对我说：“如果我们 五月回家 好像我们 几乎没有时间准备。”我 不要认为他曾经放弃过这个想法 回家。 令人惊奇的是他的勇气是如何保持的 出去和他对一切的兴趣 他以及与他有关的一切 任务工作一直持续到非常 最后的。 社区没有意识到他是 如此濒临死亡，他也没有。他被选中 医疗布道会会长 社会在其年度会议上，这一天 在他死之前。 是其中一位成员建议的—— 他要休假回家 回答是：“那不 有什么不同，我们希望他成为我们的总统。”博伊德博士告诉他这 他死的那天早上。 我想只有一两个小时 他认为他不会好起来的。 当威廉告诉他他要去的时候 很快他就向那些他 爱在美国和传教。 在他用英语道别之后—— lish 他会说中文但不会 明白了。我们在他的床边看着 在他生命的最后几个小时，医生说他 没有遭受痛苦它完全筋疲力尽- 离子，不是疼痛，疲惫的心不再 击败这就是全部，我们无法分辨 灵魂起飞的确切时刻。 我们的心中充满了感恩 上帝给了我们这样一个兄弟 回到他身边，一粒完全成熟的玉米。 我们今天早上在 他为谁工作了多年 他争先恐后地崩溃了，哭了起来—— 克制地。中国人多么爱他！ 广州，1 月 23 日。 1914年 哈里特·诺伊斯小姐。 亲爱的在家的人： 今天我们让亨利兄弟 在他深爱的理查德身边休息，他们和另一个在一起 在我们的许多豪宅中的亲爱的 父亲的房子。 今天早上，棺材被放入 下层大厅和数百个 中国人看着他的脸， 表达的想法是，他看起来如此 高兴，他看起来好像在 天堂。 送了很多花 由朋友和中国人，花圈 和其他设计，中国人派出了 花圈，其中许多有彩色的花朵，但其他的都是白色的。一个很白色山茶花和绿色的大十字架 叶子是他的学生和一个 美丽的十字架是真主赐予的 光神学院的学生。 我们采购了白菊花和 用白丝带将它们系好并放置 他们在棺材上，十字架来自 神学院。我从家里带了一些 成熟的小麦头并绑起来 与丝带相同的阴影并放置 他们在棺材里。好像 这会让他很高兴，他可以 知道这一点，因为他爱这个可爱的老地方。 葬礼在 纪念教堂教堂拥挤 到处都是鲜花。 服务部分以英语和 部分中文。 雷伊。 J. J. Boggs 和 Rev. James M. 亨利学院的成员进行了 英语部分和亨利的两部分 往届学生黄玉松牧师 我们在第二间教会的牧师，牧师。 法蒂学院莫曼明教授 中文部分。 服务很漂亮，最 令人印象深刻，每一件事都和我们一样 选择拥有它。 墓地距离近五英里 教堂，但大约六百人去了 在那里。 游行是从未有过的 在人们想知道谁之前就已经看到了 可能是和谁一起被解雇 这样的荣誉。我希望你能看到 游行队伍来到墓地。 我们坐在椅子上出去了，可以看到 他们来了，路已经满了 如您所见。 法蒂的学生走了，有些是—— 抬着六面白旗的棺材前 就像上面刻着 他的生活和工作的主要事实和 其他人紧随其后。 棺材被抬进墓地—— 由六名持有者承接——Rev. G. H. McNeur 新西兰传教士，E. B. Ward 牧师 联合弟兄会的使命，两者 在法蒂学院任教的牧师先生。 美国委员会的纳尔逊，牧师先生。 我们的使命的普拉特和两个中国亲 学院的教授。 一个双男四重奏演唱“Saved 格蕾丝。” 那是一个可爱安静的下午， 阳光穿过树木和所有 当我们离开坟墓时，大自然很平静 我们所爱的人长满鲜花。 1月27日，我给你发了一封电报—— 克，“亨利在一月份去世 二十一。” 我十分钟交到这里 今天下午六点，如果及时送达，您将在中午左右收到。 （电报是在 Se- 1 月 27 日上午 11 点在维尔市举行。） 2 月 5 日。 那天晚上我发送了我坐的电报 直到半夜我才想到 一定会联系到你的。 我们知道您收到并转发- 为董事会编辑，回电“同情 和祈祷”我们收到的信息 1 月 29 日星期四晚上。 你现在和我们一起悲伤，我们将 不再看他的脸，并为之欢欣鼓舞 我们知道是他的完美幸福。 塞维利亚追悼会纪念中国广州的亨利五世牧师 大量感兴趣的观众 在长老会教堂 上周日早上，为了纪念 纪念牧师的追悼会。 亨利五世诺伊斯，D.D.，坎顿， 从他的教堂出去的中国 近五十年前，献身于 广泛领域的生命和能量 传教工作，谁通过 和平地给他几个星期的回报 前。 教堂装饰得很漂亮—— 与艺术布置的鲜花一起吃 用爱的双手，作为朋友的象征—— 船舶、感情和善意 这个家庭现在失去了这个爱 兄弟，当合唱团演奏时 令人印象深刻的音乐是 在中国的葬礼上使用。 下面的传记草图， 编写的。牧师亚瑟 J。 Brown, D. D., 董事会秘书 外国使团，读到： 亨利·瓦纳姆牧师逝世 Noyes, D. D.，来自中国广州，1 月 21 日。标志着从地球的过去 宣教工作中的杰出人物 中国的。诺伊斯博士是其中之一 资深传教士。他出生 4 月 24 日，俄亥俄州塞维利亚。 1836 年和 在西部保护区接受教育 学院与西方神学 神学院，已毕业 从这些机构于 1861 年和 分别为 1865。在早期 他在神学院的大四， 11 月 7 日。 1864年，他被任命为 外国传教士，一年后 毕业时他娶了辛小姐 thia C. Crane，来自俄亥俄州杰克逊市，和 他和他的妻子面向 中国。他们不得不在缓慢、不舒服的航行中完成旅程 船，几乎没有这样的旅行现在可以提供的便利 1866 年 2 月 3 日启航，他们 在“到达广州，一个 旅途艰辛 现在可以在 25 年豪华制造 天。中国的生活条件 当时也在努力。这 年轻的传教士发现了一个小 一组同事和一个比较 少数。中国基督教徒，和 他们必须生活在人群中 然后以其动荡和臭名昭著 对外国人的敌意。两年 婚后他失去了亲人 由于他妻子的死。年轻人 传教士，然而，应用自己 以极大的热情投入到他的工作中。他 不仅研究了语言，但是 人民的风俗习惯和宗教状况。他的活动五花八门，在每个部门他都展示了自己是一位大师 头脑。他是一位勤奋而成功的福音布道者—— pel，在牧养年轻的教会方面做了大量使徒的工作 并为中国部长提供咨询 和其他工人。他对教育产生了浓厚的兴趣 工作，清楚地意识到 教会永远不可能建立在 中国直到它有一个受过教育的事工。因此，他首先在 在法蒂岛发展 广州，一组机构，其中 包括一所小学、一所高中 学校，学院，师范学校， 一所圣经培训学校和一所神学院。他为很多人 多年来，这些机构的总裁，在他们获得了 发展需要单独管理，他成为总统 神学院的，其中 他去世时担任的职务。 他在这些五花八门的 从事大量文学工作 工作。与他人合作， 他准备了一个中文索引 新约，注释 在旧约的相当一部分，以及在几个 新约书卷。他 协助翻译旧文 遗嘱和修订 新约的翻译 他写了几十篇杂志文章。在他的不同时期 在中国的生活，他认同了自己 几乎每一个动作 基督徒的福利和帮助 中国人。 1876年2月，他与小姐结婚 阿拉贝拉·安德森，成员 暹罗使命，与他一起度过 许多快乐的岁月，谁还活着 他。他们的结合很幸运 两个孩子，他们都长大了 成为传教士。 一个，理查德五世，在短暂的 传教事业带来了希望 有很大的用处，另一个， 雷伊。 William D. Noyes，现在是传教团成员，也是校长 他所在的男子学院 父亲是那么久的联系。 在七十八岁的时候， 经过半个世纪的显着 在中国为基督提供有用的服务，博士。 诺伊斯被召唤到他的天堂 家。他是老卫兵之一 在中国，只有三个大型 连接的传教士人数 与长老会在中国的工作 还活着。他看到了克里斯蒂安 华南工作从小做起 比例很大。而他就是他—— 自我是其中的重要因素之一 生长。一个性情保守的人，一脸担忧 后来，他也是一个大人物 心和慷慨的同情。他 是一个善良的人，一个奉献的人， 传教士、教育家、作家。一个 学者，他的生活与世界的发展如此交织在一起 上帝的国度在大都市 中国，谁如此受认可 这一发展的领导者 中国宣教的历史可以 没有 提到他的巨大贡献 它。在董事会深切哀悼之际 他离开地球，但它承认了神圣的适合性 翻译成更大的东西 未来世界的更清晰的生活，一个 以上帝的旨意为自己这一代人服务的人 杰出的忠诚和成功，以及谁 到了肉体的年龄 权力变得微弱，世俗 生活开始是痛苦的 和弱点，在成熟时被采取 年龄近四分，满岁 和荣誉。董事会虔诚地提到对上帝的感谢 为了这样的生活，为了这样的死亡 我们的基督教信仰应该考虑 一个正常的翻译。 董事会向失去亲人的寡妇和家人以及失去亲人的使团深表同情 被每个人尊重的人 成员作为“以色列的父亲”。 您忠诚的， 阿瑟·J·布朗。 教会牧师 C. F. 卡森，然后详细地谈到， 以下是一份简短的简历 他令人印象深刻的话。 “鉴于 这位基督教传教士的逝世，我们刚刚了解了他的传记 从认识他的人那里听说 正式这么多年，我有 认为这将是适当的 以我们的主题为主题——领域 我们的兄弟被召唤去工作， 在他的栽培中 度过了他多事的一生。 因此，让我们考虑这些 圣马太福音中的话—— 场就是世界——马特。 13:38。 今天我们遇到了 2 一场追悼会，以纪念一位曾在 1 岁 时间是这个的荣幸居民 社区和一个忠实而虔诚的人 这个教会的成员。但是年 以前他被一个更大的 异象离开我们，他 可能会变得更有用甚至 更加荣幸地奉献能源 他在更广泛的领域中的生活 传教工作。和伟人一样 外邦人的使徒，他必须有 问自己：“主，你想要什么？ 有我的事吗？”和一样 使徒他没有动摇 普罗维登斯的手指指向 国外领域。他心甘情愿地和迅速地牺牲了家庭协会，分开了 自己从青年朋友那里， 并把他的离开带到了一个外国 国家，不知道那里会发生什么事，而他正深深地 对他的信念印象深刻 可能是手中的工具 上帝的，带给异教徒的 人们对福音的认识 神的儿子。 鉴于该人的性格 我们死者完成的工作 兄弟，在我看来，文字 我宣布的经文非常 适合这种场合。和我 我很确定是否咨询过他 关于此类服务， 没有什么能让他高兴 不仅仅是对工作的提升 他深感忧虑 并为之倾注了精力 他的生活。肯定是他的奉献， 他的生活，他的工作，给了我们一个 具体形式的插图，即 “田野就是世界。” 迟到了 1858 年，或者只是 诺伊斯博士进入八年前 在他的工作中，中国的天朝帝国实际上被抛出 向基督教福传和 工作。谁能说什么 对他近五十岁的影响 多年的服务实际上已经完成，因为他在学校任教 并在教堂里讲道，并展示 在市场上被诅咒，伟大的 耶稣的宗教真理 世界的基督。 或许那些年他 许多皈依信仰的人。但 它本身就是伟大的，它只是 与较大的相比较小 以及这些更广泛的影响 同样的皈依者，在不断扩大的 影响，直到它渗透到 异教词的整个区域。在 过去几年中国一直 向基督教的影响敞开 以前从来没有过。虽然在 目前这种影响似乎是 在偏食下受苦，或 飘过的云，却只是看似 还是暂时的。之后 日食结束了，云是 过去，正义的伟大太阳 带着治愈的翅膀，将继续散发出他的福音之光 在那片土地上，现在被 迷信和无知， 异教和各种错误宗教的败坏，也发光 一直散发着耀眼的光芒，直到 整个异教世界都将欢欣鼓舞 在福音的祝福光辉中 真理和基督徒可以说 那片土地，正如以赛亚所说的人民 他的时代，“起来，发光；为你 光来了，荣耀 主复活在你身上。” 我们的兄弟和同胞教会 近五十年前，会员给了 对这一呼吁的实际回应 掌握。他与其他四位传教士从他们的故乡启航 在帆船上，“恩人”， 一个如此渺小和微不足道的容器， 并且不适合航行，因为不会 + 关于一些新的运动 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Extracts from Letters from Mrs. J. G. Kerr, January 22, 1914, and "Memorial Services in Memory of Rev. Henry V. Noyes, of Canton, China" Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Noyes, Harriet Newell Unknown Subject The topic of the resource Death; Missionaries; Death notices; Memorial service; Funeral service; Christianity; God; Duty; Vocation Description An account of the resource These two typed sheets include extracts of letters from Martha and Harriet and a paper about the memorial services held for Henry, although some writing with an unknown author precedes both of these excerpts. The letter from Mattie is addressed to her sisters and notify her family in the United States of Henry's death. Henry died shortly after being elected the president of the Medical Missionary Society. Harriet writes to the "Dear Ones at Home" with similar sentiments to Mattie, but outlines how the Chinese reacted to his death more thoroughly, as well as the decor for mourning. The last page, the paper on the memorial services, goes into detail about the decoration and program of Henry's funeral service. It also catalogs Henry's life and his work with the Canton Mission. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Loose, The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1914-01-22 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_misc_948 Bible cemetery Christianity death funerals medical missionaries meetings missionaries missionary work https://noyesletters.org/files/original/6061abe154a2f5d4ec3ddd51ff0ec1e0.pdf 2976476070ba17905acc4b221f69dea8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document [Note: &c is transcribed as etc] March 5th /74 Dear Father, I will begin my first letter for this mail to you. We are again doomed to disap- pointment in regard to the arrival of our letters. The mail steamer is due here and we have not yet been apprized of its arrival in Yoka- hamma. Today is Hatties birth- day and the school girls have been bringing in flowers fruit nuts etc etc. in celebration thereoff. Henry got her a box of [u]jack straws[/u] like the ones at home which she says she ex- pects she will keep until some little boy or girl wants them more than she does. We sometimes have the little people of the mis- sion come in to see us and they are very nice for them. Have had a very warm day for the 5th of March and Lucy has put on a percale dress, but I am still wearing my black and white one if Father remembers what that is. Henry has been away writing for A Mr Vroo- man all day. The American consul here had proved a failure He has discharged his duties with such a want of justice that at last the foreign commu- nity sent a petition to the Con- sul General desiring his removal. He came down from Shang- hai to investigate the case and Henry has been copying some of the evidence to send to Washington. What a blessing it would be if we could have christian men in these officies of government or at least men of some moral principal The foreign community prove great obstacle in the work of Missions Truly they enter not into the kingdom themselves and those who would enter in they hinder March 11th still no mail but we hope to get it by Saturday in time at least to acknowledge the letters if we can not answer them. You at home have no man[--n--]er of idea what our mails are to us Our letter are every- thing. You will believe this when I tell you that since coming here I love to write just because I shall have an answer. Well I did not mean to put the above in quite so selvish a way for that is hardly the only reason, at any rate it is far from the only reason I write home. I must tell you that last sabbath I did the first piece of mission- ary work I have done since my arrival It is on this wise. The pupils in the boarding school spend most of their time studying the Bible and Hattie hears them repeat their lessons twice a week on Wednesday[--s--] and sabbath. This takes at least 1 1/2 hours each time, sabbath morning at 10 she goes to sabbath school then follows Chinese service until 12 We come home and have lunch and then she has thus far spent the time until half past two visiting her day school hearing their Bible lessons and having a prayer- meeting with them and all the women who will come in Then she comes [--in--] back to the boarding school hears their lessons and has a prayer meeting with these also. Then follows dinner and we afterwards go down to Dr Kerr's [Note: Letter continues sideways on page one] Oh Father you can have the satisfaction of knowing that Henry and Hattie are doing a noble work here and in that upper home there will be many who will bless you for sending them to teach them the way of life If you could see how it all is here [--you--] it would help you to bear this long weary separation. It is delight- ful for [--you--] s to know we will be together some= time. We will think of that rather then the earthly side of the picture. And it will not be so very long before Henry & Hattie will go home and that will be delight for you all Good night. I know we are remembered in your prayers. [Note: Letter concludes sideways on page two] I must tell you that in the mail before the last I sent a letter to Marlboro and then sent another last time thinking I had not written so there may be some repetition Your loving daughter Mattie [注：&c 转录为 etc] 3 月 5 日 /74 亲爱的父亲， 我将开始写给您的这封邮件的第一封信。 对于我们的信件的到来， 我们再次注定要失望。 邮船要到这里了， 我们还没有收到它到达横滨的通知。 今天是海地的生日， 女学生们都带来了鲜花水果坚果等来庆祝。 亨利给她买了一盒杰克吸管， 就像家里的那种， 她说她希望她会一直保存到某个小男孩或女孩比她更想要它们。 我们有时让传道部的小人物来看我们， 他们对他们很好。 3 月 5 日度过了非常温暖的一天， 露西穿上了一件薄纱连衣裙， 但如果父亲记得那是什么， 我仍然穿着我的黑白相间的。 亨利整天都在为弗鲁曼先生写作。 在这里的美国领事被证明是失败的。 他履行职责时缺乏正义， 以至于外国社区最终向总领事递交请愿书， 要求将他免职。 他从上海下来调查此案， 亨利一直在复制一些证据以发送到华盛顿。 如果我们在这些政府机构中能有基督徒男子或至少有一些道德准则的人， 那将是多么幸福他们阻碍了 3 月 11 日仍然没有邮件， 但我们希望在星期六之前及时收到邮件， 如果我们无法回复， 至少可以确认这些信件。 你在家里根本不知道我们给我们的邮件是什么 我们的信就是一切。 当我告诉你， 自从来到这里我就喜欢写作， 因为我会有一个答案， 你会相信这一点。 好吧， 我并不是有意以如此自私的方式来表达上述内容， 因为这并不是唯一的原因， 无论如何， 这远非我写回家的唯一原因。 我必须告诉你， 上个安息日我做了我到达后所做的第一件传教工作。 这是明智的。 寄宿学校的学生大部分时间都在学习圣经， 海蒂听他们在星期三和安息日每周重复两次课程。 每次至少需要 1 1/2 小时， 安息日早上 10 点她去安息日学校， 然后跟着中文服务直到 12 点我们回家吃午饭， 然后她一直到两点半去她的走读学校听她们的圣经课， 并与她们和所有将要进来的妇女举行祷告会 然后她回到寄宿学校听她们的课， 也与她们举行祷告会。 然后是晚餐， 然后我们下楼到克尔医生那里 [注：信在第一页继续横着写] 哦， 父亲， 你可以满意地知道亨利和海蒂在这里做着崇高的工作， 在那个上层家里会有很多人会祝福你派他们去教导他们的生活方式 如果你能看到这一切都在这里， 它会帮助你忍受这漫长而疲惫的分离。 很高兴知道我们会在一起一段时间。 我们会想到这一点， 而不是图片的地球方面。 用不了多久， 亨利和海蒂就会回家了， 这对你们来说会很开心， 晚安。 我知道我们在你的祈祷中被铭记。 [注意：信在第二页横着结束] 我必须告诉你， 在上一次之前的邮件中， 我给万宝路寄了一封信， 然后最后一次又寄了一封信， 以为我没有写， 所以可能会有一些重复你亲爱的女儿玛蒂 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to her Father, March 5th, 1874 Subject The topic of the resource Birthdays; Women in missionary work; Letter writing; Consuls Description An account of the resource Martha writes to her father about the tardiness of the mail steamer from Yokohama. Today is Hattie's birthday and some of the scholars have come over to gift her flowers, fruits, and nuts. The American consul has proved a failure and many wish for his removal. Henry has been copying evidence to send to Washington. Mattie talks about how much the letters mean to her while abroad. She goes on to praise Harriet and Henry on their missionary work and talks about Harriet's weekly schedule. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-03-05 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_486 birthdays clothing girl students missionary work officials politics presents routines school students teachers women missionaries https://noyesletters.org/files/original/95712b492dde9a2678b812f3c9ae4713.pdf 0467d592c125d61520150c8fb24bb3bd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Canton China Oct 12th /74 My dear Em, This is the first time I have taken up a pen for more than a week which is rather an unusual thing since I came to China The ladies and their gentleman friend missionaries to siam have been with us since our return from Macao but left this morning so one shall settle down into the old programme again I suppos I always begruge the time given to company because it hinders our study of the language and we can only progress slowly at best but I suppose it is all in a lifetime as the saying is. We had a very pleas- ant time with them. We received our home letters this afternoon and for once we were surprised most agreeably by their reaching us 4 days sooner than was expected I can not tell how nice it seemed to know that the dear ones at home were so much better. It helps us wonderfully when we get such news . But I should think you would be quite overcome with such an amount of company. Vacation has proved a change but you can hardly call it a rest. So Frank thinks his adversisement will set things right does he? - I received a letter from Maggie Beattie by this mail and she tells me she is again out of em- ployment. I am so very sorry for her but she does not utter a complaining word about the matter. Mr Baston has also been obliged to say good bye to the superintendancy . I shall not know just how everything is there now that new faces occupy the places of the corps I was so long associated with. Becca sloan is not now troubled with such "pigeon" as school boards. Miss B---also mentions that the Presbytery is about trying Proff. Dieffendorf How very sad is would be if he should be deposed from the minist[--e--]ry but that seems in no wise impossible Whatever may be his future course I can not help thinking he has been the means of a great deal of good in years agone. Now Em, we have been gathering up news from different sources and taking all things into consideration we are forced to conclude we have a pretty gifted sister. I took up a copy of the Herald and Presbyter a few days ago and read an account of the Commencement exercises at -W- wherein your performance was pronounced excellent while noth- ing was said of any other - of course we could but consider this very complimen- tary to the person in question .I also understand that lawyer McSweeney said he did not think a man in Wooster could do as well just think of that But Maggie wrote the best news of all and that was that our precious sisters influence over her class mates had been wonderfully blessed in reference to their spiritual welfare .Oh Em how nice it was that you could be there and see all your associate graduates brought to Christ I am sure it will always be a pleasant remembrance. If you do teach school it will be nice if you must be away from home to go back to W. We shall wait anxious by for letters to hear how things are settled for the coming year. However it is, it will be just what is best. I am certain and that is such a comfort. Clara writes she came out 2nd in Harmony class much to her surprise - and much to our gratification. Dear me what sisters I have and they are not a bit proud I would not trade off the [u]brothers[/u] and sisters in the "home on the hill" for any that I ever knew that's sure Today it is just a year from the last sabbath I spent at home considering the day of the month I can never forget that day nor just how everything seemed In imagination I often hear the Organ as it sounded on that morning but I have no recollection of the sermon Then in the afternoon you marked the pieces in ChangedCross and Bible my poor bible was considerably injured at Macao but I always think when I look at it that our lives were saved that we might do something for these heathen and it is a pleasant thought I do not know whether this will find you at home or not but will send it to Seville. If you go into "that school" we shall want to hear all about it. Tomorrow our new church is to be dedicated and we are so sorry Henry can not be here Received a letter from him to-day and he is not coming home until the middle of Nov. Dr Ellinwood and Nevins also another physician advises his stay says he ought not to preach any for 5 or 6 months. The trouble is in his throat but if it can be stopped there will not prove serious. Otherwise he is very well. Lucy is still all right physically and understands taking care of number one very well. Hattie is fairly commenced on another term of school but the scholars are not all back yet. As for me I commenced reading Mark today. hope I shall get through it a [Note: written sideways in right margin] little more spedily than I did Mathew. [Note: Letter concludes sideways on page one] somebody wrote to us that Maggie McDowell is about to marry Dr Beach How she can do that is more than I can imagine I can hardly expect she will be happy in the new relation. I receive a letter from Mattie Patton last mail and find she is now in Wadsworth. Clara wrote of your picnic on the 23rd I am so glad you had such a nice time I wrote a letter which was to reach you in time to make me one of the company but I guess I did not reach you in time Well no matter of was not much loss. I must say good night. It is still [u]warm weather[/u] but our nights are growing cool. Your loving sister Em -- Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Em, October 12, 1874 Subject The topic of the resource Friendly visiting; Fluency (Language learning); Women in higher education; Throat--Diseases Description An account of the resource Mattie writes to her sister Em about their recent visitors. There was a group of missionaries from Siam who just left to go to Macau. She is glad they left because it is much easier to learn the language and get things done when there are no visitors. She congratulates Em on her commencement speech for Wooster which she read about in the Herald and Presbyter. She mentions Clara's schooling and that Henry is having some throat issues. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-10-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_487 Bible friends missionaries sisters visitors https://noyesletters.org/files/original/24d5668d386740e66e9ea673e6706306.pdf bc4f1e58d3128c920d01767490329941 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Canton China Apr 13th /75 Dear Sister Sarah Can I ask to impose a scribble upon my sister in the city Methinks I hear her say yes so I will forth with proceed to do so. To- morrow is mail morning and nothing done yet as the old woman says. To tell the truth we have been having Mrs Dr House and Miss Ander son with us for the last 2 weeks who came up for rest and change and what with visiting shopping receiving company the time has gone on wings I tell Lucy study is thrown in at the corners I know you would love both the Bankkok missionaries very much indeed Mrs House has such a pleasant bland face her hair is very gray but she wears 9 curls on each side of her face which indeed are very pretty. Miss Anderson is a dear little girl one feels like petting just as sweet as possible she is It has rained almost all the time since their com ing and for their sakes we have watched the clouds hoping it would clear off as far as I am personally concerned I would like the wet-season to continue a month longer and thus shorten the summer. Henry feels the warm weather very much and I am so glad he has but one more sum mer in Canton before the home going. They think a little of taking Bankkok in the route if they can Mrs House has given Hattie a gauze dress or rather the ma- terial for one like the one we sent Em. We sent some summer silk home for Clara and Mary in a box which Lucy was sending to Wooster hope they will get them in time to have made for the com- mencement at Wr if they would like them. If they do not say anything about it in their letters do not tell them they are coming as we would like to surprise them The ma terial is dark blue We thought we would not say anything about it but I happened to think perhaps if some of you were aware of the fact it might save them buying some. I wrote by the last mail to Mrs More of Columbus and hope the Columbus Soc, or Sabbath School or something will support a scholar in our school here just so I can feel a little con nection with you there I was not a little surprised to hear of Miss Cornell's marriage, know she will make a nice wife. I did hope to have written to those Columbus pupils but now there will not be time to do so before the term closes. Oh if we could do all they wanted to would it not be nice but never expect now to do that Do tell the dear girls I have not forgotten them but often think and pray for them. I can not think of Cousin's family eating at the table in the teacher's dining room but know they had reasons which made the plan seem best. Your housekeeper is quite young only 25 I think you said I suppose from what you write Miss Shrom is not a permanent arrange- ment at C. Well so the world goes. Our new bride and groom seem very happy indeed so far hope the brightness will last always. Tomorrow the daughters leave for Amer- ica and I think they mean to stop in Wooster so you or at least some of the farm- ing will probably see them [Continued vertically on the first page] If I can I will put in a little letter to cousin Adelia dear little girl to write to me. I have been hoping to hear from Medway but have not for a long time. I must say good night as there is one more letter I must write before going to bed. Henry is writing to his children by this mail. Hattie and Lucy to their churches but mine must want another mail. Good night Pleasant dreams Please give my love to all the dear peo ple I know in your great home your sister Mattie 中国广州4月13日 亲爱的姐姐沙拉 我可以要求在城里的姐姐身上涂鸦吗？ 我想我听到她说是的， 所以我会继续这样做。 明天是邮递的早晨， 正如老妇人所说， 什么都没做。 说实话， 在过去的两周里， 我们一直有豪斯博士和安德小姐的儿子陪着我们， 他们来休息和换衣服， 以及参观购物接收公司的时间已经过去了， 我告诉露西的学习已经投入了我知道你会非常喜欢 Bankkok 的两位传教士， 确实， House 夫人有一张如此平淡的脸， 她的头发很灰， 但她的脸两边各有 9 个卷发， 确实非常漂亮。 安德森小姐是一个可爱的小女孩， 她想尽可能地抚摸她的甜蜜自从他们来以来几乎一直在下雨， 为了他们的缘故， 我们看着乌云， 希望就我个人而言它会散去我希望雨季多持续一个月， 从而缩短夏天。 亨利非常喜欢温暖的天气， 我很高兴他在回家之前在广州还有一个夏天。 如果可以的话， 他们会考虑带上班克科克， 豪斯太太给了海蒂一件薄纱连衣裙， 或者更确切地说是我们送艾姆的那件的材料。 我们在一个盒子里给克拉拉和玛丽寄了一些夏季丝绸回家， 露西正在寄给伍斯特， 希望他们能及时得到它们， 以便在 Wr 的毕业典礼上如愿以偿。 如果他们在信中没有提及， 请不要告诉他们他们来了， 因为我们想给他们一个惊喜 材料是深蓝色的 我们原以为我们不会说什么， 但我碰巧想， 如果你们中的一些人是意识到这可能会节省他们购买一些。 我在最后一封邮件中写信给哥伦布的莫尔夫人， 希望哥伦布协会或安息日学之类的机构能够支持我们学校的一名学者， 这样我就可以在那里与你有一点联系。 康奈尔小姐的婚姻， 知道她会成为一个好妻子。 我确实希望写信给那些哥伦布的学生， 但现在在学期结束之前没有时间这样做了。 哦， 如果我们能做他们想做的一切， 那不是很好， 但不要指望现在这样做。 请告诉亲爱的女孩们， 我没有忘记她们， 但经常为她们思考和祈祷。 我想不出表弟的家人在老师餐厅的餐桌上吃饭， 但我知道他们有理由让这个计划看起来最好。 你的管家很年轻， 只有 25 岁到目前为止， 我们的新郎新娘看起来确实很幸福， 希望光明永远持续下去。 明天女儿们动身去美国， 我想她们打算在伍斯特停留， 这样你或至少一些农场的人可能会看到她们 [在第一页垂直续] 如果可以的话， 我会给表弟写一封小信Adelia 亲爱的小姑娘给我写信。 我一直希望收到 Medway 的消息， 但已经很久没有了。 我必须说晚安， 因为我还要在睡觉前写一封信。 亨利正在通过这封邮件给他的孩子们写信。 海蒂和露西去他们的教堂， 但我的必须要另一封邮件。 晚安 美梦 请将我的爱献给我在你伟大的家中认识的所有亲爱的人 你的妹妹玛蒂 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Sarah, April 13, 1875 Subject The topic of the resource Friendly visiting; Women in higher education; Dressmaking; Silk industry--China Description An account of the resource Mattie writes to her sister Sarah about their house guests, Mrs. House and Miss Anderson. They are both missionaries from Bangkok. She wishes the wet-season would last longer, shortening the hot summer. Mrs. House gave Harriet some gauze material to make a dress. They sent some silk back for Clara and Mary to make commencement dresses. She's been in corresponding with friends in Columbus. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1875-04-13 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_488 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant <a href="https://www.geonames.org/1609350/bangkok.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bangkok</a> clothing fabric marriage missionaries presents https://noyesletters.org/files/original/1fb192b4bb3924ac581b126822af1b4b.pdf 6776c686478801a634d876d4ee6497d5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Canton China Sept 4th /75 My dear Clara I suppose this will find you in Wooster again and if Mary is there you may read this to her too We never found out until yesterday who "Clytie" was do not see how we missed of seeing the name of a dear sister written under this "mon de plume" of hers for I always give the Seville Times a thorough looking over but if Clytie appears again she will be noticed I assure you. How do you get time from those hard studies to dabble in Authors ink my dears as industrious as in days of yore Well a happy useful year I trust you will have wherever you may be. [--July--] Sept 8th - Yesterday we got such a nice large package of letters from home and you can not imagine how we en- joyed them. By some mis- take of the post master the large envelope was sent by the post master down to Dr Kerr's and we did not get it until after monthly concert in eve. Yours was sent here that is [u]one[/u] written to me which gave an account of your visit with the Happer girls and after we read that I felt just like a hungry child who had not had enough yet and you can gess what a sur prise it was to find such a nice lot down there. I lay awake [Note: Additional note sideways on page two] It was quite a joke about Mrs McCoy's letter Well I see no way to [?mend?] it but to write another to the veritable Mrs George until very late [u]thinking[/u] of the dear home and how happy you would all be next year Mother says she can hardly help feeling it is ^al most to much to hope for to have a long visit from Henry and Hattie but things at this end look as if there was a good prospect of this wish having gratified. I am so glad you and Mary can arrange to go to Wooster next year. Wish we could have done more for you what was sent seems so little but the will is all right. Did I ever tell you Lucy and I had blue silk skirts like those we sent you and Mary. I do not think I am going to make mine to the best of service it soils more easily than expected. The Wooster items were digested most thoroughly I am very much interested in your account of Miss Thompson perhaps we may welcome her to China some time so Willie Chidester has made up his mind to [?daple?] with this Chinese language some time. Well I think if he should find his way to Canton he would find a warm welcome. We received letters from the Happer family who are now safely at their Uncle's in [?Semn?] [Note: seems to be an abbreviation] she does not seem much better and we can not but have doubts whether a [u]visit home[/u] was the proper medicine If I may be allowed to speak in plain terms I should have prescribed one of the shamin merchants as better able to effect a cure. Now dont speak of it but we felt as if we would like to have you home people [Note: Letter concludes sideways on page one] know the truth in the matter. Hattie's visit will come not in the same Category. They tell me we must send our letters off this morning instead of eve so I am brought to a sudden halt. What a wind you did have I wish I could set those [?Oats?] up all right for poor Edward so you girls are hay makers are you. I could just see old [illegible] standing up on the top when Feath- er came in letting the secret out or at least doing his best in that direction 中国广州 9 月 4 日/75 日亲爱的克拉拉， 我想这会再次在伍斯特找到你， 如果玛丽在那里， 你也可以读给她听。 直到昨天我们才知道“克莱蒂”是谁， 不明白我们是多么想念一个亲爱的姐姐的名字写在她的这个“笔名”下， 因为我总是仔细查看塞维利亚时报， 但如果克莱蒂再次出现， 我向你保证， 她会被注意到。 你如何从那些刻苦的学习中抽出时间涉足作家墨水我亲爱的像过去一样勤奋好吧， 我相信无论您身在何处， 都会度过一个快乐而有用的一年。 9 月 8 日 - 昨天我们从家里收到了这么大一大包信件， 你无法想象我们是多么喜欢它们。 由于邮政局长的一些错误， 邮政局长将大信封寄到了克尔医生那里， 我们直到前夜的每月音乐会后才收到。 你的信是寄给我的， 其中描述了你与哈珀女孩的访问， 在我们读到之后， 我觉得自己就像一个饥饿的孩子， 还没有吃饱， 你可以猜到发现是多么的惊喜那里有这么多好东西。 我睡着了 [注：第二页的附加说明] 关于麦考伊夫人的信真是个笑话 好吧， 我看不出有什么办法可以修补它， 只能给名副其实的乔治夫人写一封信， 直到很晚才想起亲爱的家和多么幸福明年你们都会了 妈妈说她不禁感到， 亨利和海蒂的长期访问几乎是寄予厚望的， 但现在看来， 这个愿望很有可能得到满足。 我很高兴你和玛丽能安排明年去伍斯特。 希望我们可以为您做更多的事情， 发送的东西似乎很少， 但意志是好的。 我有没有告诉过你， 露西和我有蓝色丝绸裙子， 就像我们寄给你和玛丽的一样。 我不认为我会让我的服务达到最佳状态， 它比预期的更容易弄脏。 Wooster 的东西消化得最彻底 我对你对 Thompson 小姐的描述很感兴趣， 也许我们可以欢迎她到中国来， 所以 Willie Chidester 已经下定决心在一段时间内学习这种中文。 好吧， 我想如果他能找到去广州的路， 他会受到热烈的欢迎。 我们收到了哈珀一家的来信， 他们现在安全地在神学院的叔叔家， 她似乎并没有好多少， 我们不禁怀疑回家是否是合适的药物如果可以允许我直言不讳， 我应该规定其中一位沙面商人能够更好地治愈。 现在不要说它， 但我们觉得我们想让你们在家[注：信在第一页横向结束]知道事情的真相。 海蒂的访问将不在同一类别中。 他们告诉我， 我们必须在今天早上而不是晚上送信， 所以我突然停了下来。 你有多大的风啊， 我真希望我能为可怜的爱德华准备好那些燕麦， 这样你们这些女孩就是干草制造商了。 当 Feather 进来时， 我可以看到老 [无法辨认] 站到了顶峰， 或者至少在那个方向上尽了最大的努力 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Clara, September 4, 1875; September 8, 1875 Subject The topic of the resource Silk; Anonyms and pseudonyms; Postal service; Health Description An account of the resource Martha writes to sister Clara about discovering her nom de plume "Clytie", and how the last package of letters from home was mistakenly delivered to Dr. Kerr but have been received since then. Martha explains how happy she was to hear of Clara's time with the Happer girls and that their mother hopes for a visit from Henry and Harriet. She concludes by congratulating Clara on school, complaining about how easily soiled silk skirts are, and discussing the health of a Miss Thompson Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1875-09-04;1875-09-08 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_489 clothing home names sisters https://noyesletters.org/files/original/52f6dfafee521e34cff25df6faec6d2b.pdf f616842053e248592d820358f29eb640 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Canton China Sept 14th /75 My dear Edward I can not tell how long it has been since I have written to my dear eldest brother much longer than I like to think of but this mail shall not go without at least a few lines. I do not like to think of you as so hurried but does seem the fashion in the Noyes family. We do not find any exception to the rule out here though I do not think the Canton air in August at least well adapted to that sort of proceed- ure. One thing we can not push into our heads very fast is this jaw breaking Chinese It is funny to see the "new missionaries come out and plunge into the study of it as if they would have it all in the space of a year or two but the result is the same in all cases we fall into the plod plod which must come sooner or later. I sent a letter to my brothers Sabbath School last mail accompanied by a little paper which perhaps the children will like to see. You will notice it is a new publica tion and only 13 cts. per copy so if they would like to raise money to help us get copies for distri- bution it would be pleasant for us and not a bad plan for them. I take great pleasure in the thought there has been just the change there has in that Sabbath school am sure the pupils appreciate it. How is our good brothers machine progressing? I know it much be a long long undertaking to get such a thing in shape to put before the public but it is in the hands of one gifted with patience who will bring it all outright in the end. How nice it is that Henry and Hattie will see it so soon They often speak of it and they must take a good look at it for me too. Clara wrote in her last of the violent wind which blew down so much fence and all the Oats. Father says they look as if [--the--] a log had been rolled over them Henry remarked when he read the letter I know just what hard work that makes He hopes to try his hand at farming next year. Noon-Just about a minute more to finish this off have to hear the women in school read this afternoon afterwards have a prayer meeting and the mail goes before we are at liberty. We have been so fortunate as to have an opportunity of sending every week for the post I wish it was always so Those Bumon plasters reached me in good order for which I am [u] greatly [/u] [u] obliged [/u] would never have thought of the plan you folks did of bending them I tell Hattie she must take some with her on the home trip and thus save trouble. I wonder if the association {Musscel} is still in operation From accounts received do not imagine you would mourn much if it was not We have just received an invitation from Dr Talmage to go to Amoy for a change but have had our rest this year will lay it by for the future. [Continued vertically on the first page] Good bye dear brother I so often think of that last day I had you with me in Cleveland, it is something I shall always be thank- ful for you could go- I remember every moment every think con- nected with that day with a dis- tinctness which knows no change Do you remem- ber how you drew my head down on your shoulder after the parting at the Depot [--and--] I felt your sympathy and it helped me so very much when I needed help. Dear loved brother given as one of God's rich blessings to us [Continued vertically on the second page] I do hope you will not forget always to tell us about Frank, we are anxious to hear from him by every mail Your loving sister Mattie 中国广州 9 月14 日/75 日亲爱的爱德华 ， 我已经不知道有多久没有给我亲爱的大哥写信了 ， 比我想的要长得多 ， 但是这封邮件至少要写几行。 我不喜欢认为你这么匆忙 ， 但在诺伊斯家族中似乎很时髦。 尽管我不认为 8 月的广州空气至少能很好地适应这种程序 ， 但我们没有发现任何例外情况。 有一件事我们不能很快推入我们的脑海 ， 那就是这个令人瞠目结舌的中文 看到“新传教士出来并投入研究它 ， 好像他们会在一两年内全部掌握 ， 但在所有情况下 ， 结果都是一样的 ， 我们陷入迟早必须到来的单调乏味。 我在最后一封邮件中给我的兄弟安息日学校寄了一封信 ， 附有一张小纸条 ， 也许孩子们会喜欢看。 你会注意到的是一本新出版物 ， 每本只需 13 美分。 因此 ， 如果他们想筹集资金来帮助我们获得分发副本 ， 这对我们来说会很愉快 ， 对他们来说不是一个坏计划。 我很高兴想到有只是安息日学校的变化 ， 我相信学生们会很欣赏它。 我们的好兄弟机器进展如何？我知道要让这样的东西成型并呈现在公众面前是一项漫长的任务 ， 但它在一个有耐心的人的手会带来它到头来都是彻头彻尾的。 亨利和海蒂这么快就看到了 ， 真是太好了。 他们经常谈论它 ， 他们也必须为我好好看看。 克拉拉在她的最后一篇狂风中写道 ， 狂风吹倒了这么多栅栏和所有的燕麦。 父亲说 ， 它们看起来就像是一根圆木压在它们身上。 亨利在读到这封信时说 ， 我知道他希望明年能尝试种田的辛勤工作。 中午——再过一分钟就可以结束这件事 ， 今天下午必须听学校里的女学生读完之后有一个祈祷会 ， 邮件在我们自由之前就发了。 我们很幸运有机会每周发送邮件 ， 我希望它总是这样我告诉海蒂她必须带一些回家旅行 ， 这样可以省去麻烦。 我想知道 {Musscel} 协会是否仍在运作 从收到的帐户中 ， 如果没有 ， 您不会感到非常悲痛 我们刚刚收到 Talmage 医生的邀请 ， 要去淘宝换衣服 ， 但今年我们休息了为未来做好准备。 [第一页垂直续] 再见 ， 亲爱的兄弟 ， 我经常想起我在克利夫兰和你在一起的最后一天 ， 这是我永远感谢你能去的事情——我记得每一刻的每一个想法都与此有关清清楚楚的一天 ， 永远不会改变你还记得在汽车站分手后 ， 你是如何把我的头靠在你肩上的吗？我感受到了你的同情 ， 当我需要帮助时 ， 它对我帮助很大。 亲爱的兄弟 ， 作为上帝赐给我们的丰富祝福之一 [在第二页垂直续] 我希望你不要忘记总是告诉我们关于弗兰克的事 ， 我们渴望通过每封邮件收到他的来信 你慈爱的妹妹玛蒂 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Edward, September 14, 1875 Subject The topic of the resource Fluency (Language learning); Inventions; Travel; Home Description An account of the resource Mattie tells her brother Edward about her progress in Chinese and how many of the new missionaries falsely think that it will only take a year or two to learn. She asks how his machine is progressing and what life is like at home. Harriet and Henry are going to be traveling back home soon. Dr. Talmage invited them to go to Amoy but they have decided to stay put for the time being. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1875-09-14 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_490 brothers farming memories missionaries school https://noyesletters.org/files/original/3d78ba62dd3496384f77956c650c49e8.pdf e508d62261b29147d8cc09c2a61a5e83 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Canton China Sept 29th /75 My dear Sarah I suppose this letter will find you back in Columbus fairly at work upon the 6th 7th which is it year of your labors there. I am so glad you have taken the precaution of having that Cleveland phy- sician examine your throat and trust you are already at least somewhat benefit- ed by it ere this time. Hattie says we are all alike the Noyes family never wanting to take care of no one but I tell her I will make an ex- ception in favor of Em and Frank We were so rejoiced to hear by the last mail that Frank seemed to be really improv ing. I can not tell you how happy I was to hear it. You know it is hard to be so far away when any of the circle are ill. One of our Bible women has made his case a subject of prayer for some time and she was so delighted when I told her he was better. I do sympathize with dear cousin Mary in the loss of a loved sister. How often and sudden- ly she has been called to part with the dear members of a father's household. I am glad you could go down to Massilon at the time of the funeral for I am sure it was a comfort to her. One of our good earnest missionaries of the Weslyian Board is upon the eve of leaving us on account of the entire failure of his health and we feel it is quite doubtful whether he lives to reach England. The weather is still very warm but we look forward with hope to some future date which we trust will bring cool breezes Henry in company with his brother [u] Mr [/u] [u] Henry [/u] has gone to his sun in parish to be away a week and taken our major general Aquey with him so we feel we have lost our protectors though Hattie stands ready to fill the breach. I suppose Mr Henry will take charge of these [u] country [/u] congregations when Henry leaves for America. Quite a party of the Mission community are proposing to take a trip to Lin Chau leaving in about two weeks for an absence of a month I do hope it will do them as much good as it did the Noyes family, this part of it I mean [Continued vertically on the fourth page] Henry has quite a red face really, and we all feel "no end better" as the English would say. I am sure I never want to go to Hong Kong for a change, if I can get into the coun- try. What a time you had plastering &c while at home I know how much pleasure you would feel in doing it thinking next summer would bring you know who back to the home on the hill. We received letters from Mrs Leyen berger by the last mail and she spoke in the warmest terms of her visit to our house. From her account of her health should not think the prospect of her return to China was very bright. Mr Leyenberger proposes to be home in the spring and from letters received we learn Mrs Lyon's health is quite poor. Mr Lyon writes that his sister Cor- nelia wanted to come to China but the Board [--I thin--] declined sending her I think on account of her age. You see where I would have been had I waited a little lon- ger, though we sometimes feel our work here maybe interrupted by a war between China and Great Britain The political sky is certainly threatening and there is trouble among the high officials at Peking. I believe the representa- tive of the British government there drew down his flag and retired from the city refusing to have any thing farther to do with this government until proper concessions were made. The whole difficulty has arisen from the sudden brutal murder of an Englishman in a distant part of this province some months since. We hope matters can be [Continued vertically on the first page] amicably arranged should not think these people would dare venture war with England. Well I much say good night. Tomorrow is Edwards birthday how fast the years fly. Shall I see the dear little [--Chro--] Chron- icle again this year? Please give my love to the pupils I may know still left in the [?Test?] I wonder if you still have your room mate Jennie if not hope you have found one who will [u] add [/u] at [u] least [/u] in some meas- ure to you happiness Please give ever so much love to the teachers, and an especial quantity to the Sups and his family, A kiss for my [Continued written upside down on the first page] dear Sister God bless her and help her to undertake great things for him expecting great [Continued written upside down on the fourth page] things from him. Your loving sister Mattie 中国广州 1875年 9 月 29 日 日亲爱的莎拉， 我想这封信会让你在6 日7 日回到哥伦布正常工作， 这是你在那里工作的一年。 我很高兴你采取了预防措施， 让克利夫兰的医生检查你的喉咙， 并相信这次你至少已经从中受益了。 海蒂说我们都像诺伊斯一家从不想照顾任何人但我告诉她我会破例支持艾姆和弗兰克我们很高兴听到最后一封邮件弗兰克似乎真的在进步.我无法告诉你我听到它有多高兴。 你知道， 当任何一个圈子生病时， 很难离得那么远。 我们的一位圣经女性已经将他的案件作为祷告的主题有一段时间了， 当我告诉她他好多了时， 她非常高兴。 我确实同情亲爱的表妹玛丽失去了一个深爱的姐姐。 多么频繁和突然， 她被召唤与父亲家庭中亲爱的成员分开。 我很高兴你能在葬礼的时候去马西隆， 我相信这对她来说是一种安慰。 卫斯理委员会的一位热心传教士由于健康状况不佳而即将离开我们， 我们认为他是否能活着到达英国是非常值得怀疑的。 天气仍然很温暖， 但我们满怀希望地期待未来的某个日期， 我们相信这会带来凉爽的微风亨利和他的兄弟亨利先生已经去教区晒太阳了一周， 并带着我们的少将 Aquey所以我们觉得我们已经失去了我们的保护者， 尽管海蒂已经准备好填补缺口。 我想亨利先生将在亨利前往美国时负责这些乡村会众。 Mission 社区的相当一部分人提议去林洲旅行， 大约两周后离开一个月， 我确实希望这对他们和 Noyes 一家一样好， 我的意思是这部分[第四页垂直续]亨利的脸真的很红， 我们都觉得“没有尽头更好”， 就像英语所说的那样。 我敢肯定， 如果我能进入这个国家， 我永远不想去香港改变。 你在家里抹灰的时候真是太棒了， 我知道你在做这件事时会感到多么高兴， 因为明年夏天你会知道谁会回到山上的家。 我们收到了 Leyenberger 夫人的最后一封信， 她用她访问我们家时最热情的语气讲话。 从她的身体状况来看， 应该不会认为她回国的前景非常光明。 Leyenberger 先生提议在春天回家， 从收到的信件中我们得知 Lyon 夫人的健康状况很差。 里昂先生写道， 他的妹妹科妮莉亚想来中国， 但董事会拒绝送她， 我认为是因为她的年龄。 你知道如果我再等一会儿我会在哪里， 虽然我们有时觉得我们在这里的工作可能会被中英之间的战争打断。 政治天空肯定是威胁， 北京的高级官员之间也有麻烦。 我相信那里的英国政府代表降下他的旗帜并从这座城市退休， 拒绝与这个政府有任何进一步的关系， 直到做出适当的让步。 整个困难源于几个月后在该省偏远地区突然残忍地谋杀了一名英国人。 我们希望事情可以[第一页垂直续]友好地安排， 不要认为这些人敢与英国开战。 好吧， 我说晚安。 明天是爱德华兹的生日， 岁月过得真快。 今年还能再看亲爱的小编年史吗？请把我的爱献给那些我可能知道还留在考试中的学生我想知道你是否还有你的室友珍妮如果没有希望你找到一个至少在某种程度上为你增加幸福的人请给我如此多的爱老师们， 特别是给 Sups 和他的家人， 给我的一个吻 [继续倒写在第一页] 亲爱的姐妹上帝保佑她， 帮助她为他承担伟大的事情， 期待伟大 [继续倒写在第四页]他的事情。 你亲爱的妹妹玛蒂 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Sarah, September 29, 1875 Subject The topic of the resource Health; Physicians; Death; Travel; War; Missionaries Description An account of the resource Martha writes to her sister Sarah about Sarah's choice to see a doctor about her throat, Frank's seemingly improving health, the death of one of their cousins, and the rising tensions between England and China. She discusses the health and travels of some other missionaries and notes that Edward's birthday is the next day. She ends by inquiring after Sarah's roommate Jennie and hoping that if Sarah has gotten a new roommate it is one who brings her happiness. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1875-09-29 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_491 birthdays brothers health imperialism missionaries murder politics prayer sisters war https://noyesletters.org/files/original/a59869df38021e08eb77f19d02745842.pdf 4031601b7dcb2f8dfd11404de424e2ce Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Canton China Oct 13th /75 My dear Edward This I must say at the commencement is in- tended for a birthday letter although it does not bear date of Sept 30th I did begin one the eve after but was feel- ing rather tired and Hattie took it upon herself to advise me to go to bed which I did in a spirit of dutiful obe- dience and the result is the letter reamins in its un- finished state until this present time so I have con- cluded it is best to begin another hoping that late is better than never. You see are like George Washington can not tell a lie but I did think of you ever so much on your birthday and hope this year may be one of great usefulness and blessing to my dear brother. The years seem to fly so fast on this side of the world we hardly take note of them but by their departure It is almost two years since I bid you good bye at Cleveland and I have often said to Hattie if I were going home with her it would seem as though I had hardly been away. But sometimes I long to see the dear ones if it could be done have been at home in spirit this week almost constantly as every event of this time two years ago stands out as clearly in memory as if it had been yester- day. They speak in almost every letter of your machine and I am so glad it is now ready for the pattent. Should think you would feel as if you had lost something when it is fairly finished. Every account speaks of it as likely to prove a success and I feel so rejoiced that you could keep at it until it was completed, sometimes felt afraid you might be temp- ted to give it up for I know it has been a great deal of work We only count 9 months now until Henry and Hattie leave and I feel a little as Father did before I left America I am rea- dy to say good bye when the time comes / I have begun taking lessons in taking accounts and think I can make it go though I do not advise the business as Hattie does. Our thoughts lately have been filled up with the state of affairs be- tween England and China and we did not know but we would be driven out of Canton to take refuge in Hong Kong or Japan in case war was declared but things have come to a sort of settlement for the present though as yet it is but a compromize The Chinese will do nothing until pushed into it though in this case it seems as though Eng- land courted war rather than attempted to avoid it. There has been considerable excitement in the winds of the Chinese but it is hard for them to get hold of real facts as their papers are not extensively circulated In this matter it is well it is so. I can not bear to think of such a nation as England bring her armies over to fight with this poor heathen people. What [Continued vertically on the first page] ever you may read in the papers about it do not feel concerned about us as we would be safe. I do not im- agine there is immediate danger of trouble at any rate. I hope you were able to get your Sabbath School li- brary changed so the children can have new books It was nice you had a visit from cousin George and Cordelia I suppose Cous- in Maria did not stop in Ohio this year Well I must say good night May my dear brother have many happy useful years added added to his life is the wish of his loving sister Mattie 中国广州 1875年10月13日 我亲爱的爱德华 我必须在毕业典礼上说这是一封生日信， 虽然它没有注明日期为 9 月 30 日， 但我确实在之后的前夜开始了一封， 但感觉很累， 海蒂接受了她自己建议我上床睡觉， 我本着尽职尽责的精神这样做， 结果这封信一直处于未完成的状态， 直到现在， 所以我得出结论最好开始另一个， 希望迟到总比绝不。 你看就像乔治华盛顿不能说谎， 但我确实在你生日那天想起了你， 希望今年对我亲爱的兄弟有很大的用处和祝福。 在世界的这一边， 岁月似乎过得如此之快， 我们几乎没有注意到他们， 但他们离开了。 自从我在克利夫兰向你告别已经快两年了， 我经常对海蒂说， 如果我要和她一起回家好像我几乎没有离开过。 但有时我渴望见到亲爱的人们， 如果可以做到的话， 这周几乎一直都在家里， 因为两年前这个时候的每一件事都像昨天一样清晰地在记忆中突出。 他们几乎在你机器的每一个字母中都说话， 我很高兴它现在已经准备好申请专利了。 应该认为当它完成时你会觉得好像你失去了一些东西。 每个帐户都说它很可能证明是成功的， 我很高兴你可以一直坚持到它完成， 有时害怕你可能会想放弃它， 因为我知道这是很多工作 我们现在只算 9 个月， 直到亨利和海蒂离开， 我感觉有点像父亲在我离开美国之前所做的那样我准备好在时机成熟时说再见/我已经开始学习会计课程并认为我可以做到尽管我不像海蒂那样为企业提供建议。 最近我们的思绪被英国和中国之间的事态填满， 我们不知道， 但我们会被赶出广州避难到香港或日本， 以防宣战， 但事情已经发展到了虽然目前还只是一种妥协， 但中国人不会采取任何行动， 除非被推入其中， 尽管在这种情况下， 英国似乎在寻求战争而不是试图避免战争。 中国人的风里有相当大的兴奋， 但他们很难掌握真实的事实， 因为他们的论文没有广泛传播。 在这件事上， 它是这样的。 我不忍心想到英国这样的国家带着她的军队来与这些可怜的异教徒作战。 你可能在报纸上读到的[在第一页垂直续]的内容并不担心我们， 因为我们会很安全。 无论如何， 我不认为会有直接的麻烦危险。 我希望你能改变你的安息日学图书馆， 这样孩子们就可以有新书了 很高兴你有乔治和科迪莉亚表弟的来访 我想玛丽亚表妹今年没有在俄亥俄州停留 好吧， 我必须说晚安， 愿我的亲爱的兄弟有许多快乐有用的岁月为他的生活增添了许多快乐的妹妹Mattie的愿望 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Edward, October 13, 1875 Subject The topic of the resource Home; Patent laws and legislation; Imperialism Description An account of the resource Mattie writes to her brother Edward to wish him a happy birthday and remark how quickly the years have passed since she left home. The years are passing quickly, and although Henry and Hattie are going home in 9 months, Mattie feels like it is too soon to return for her. She congratulates him on his patent and hopes it becomes very successful. Mattie also talks about worried that the English will come to Canton and whether or not they would have to leave. She assures him she is safe and she isn't too concerned about it. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1875-10-13 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_492 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant <a href="https://www.geonames.org/6269131/england.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">England</a> birthdays brothers imperialism inventions politics tensions war https://noyesletters.org/files/original/25f0e6b1943d7ae07fa959f0af3101a6.pdf a3e32722f5faa629edc8e7102a1ade95 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Canton China Feb 12th /76 My own dear Mother, My heart longs for a talk with you my precious mother to night ere I sleep. It is the Sabbath and we have sung our Sabbath evening hymn and said good night so I am alone. The last week has been one full of new cares and new expe- riences it seems as if a year had passed over my head since last Monday eve. Tues eve brought letters from Bankok announcing Henry's marriage I had so earnestly hoped after the home letters arrived some thing would occur to delay these but Dr Happer came in Tues eve saying "I have got them" having of course not the least idea what they contained. The commu- nity here could not have been more surprized, they can hardly credit it even yet. I think the people here after [u] our [/u] [u] arrival [/u] gave up all idea of Henry's ever desiring to marry. I have thought of all our dear ones in the home almost constantly during the week, but I never never felt so alone with Jesus. Oh Mother he can help in whatever betides. You must miss dear dear Frank so very very much. I think of all Hannah's things there and how every article which belonged to our precious Frank will bring him to mind We can not have that feeling here, our surroundings have no such associations Do you remem- ber how bright and cheerful he was the day I was packing up to come to China? Every thing about that day in reference to him is a happy recollection, and you know it was my last. But oh Mother is it not a comfort to you and Father that God gave you a son to train for him and now you have returned the precious gift. You were the parents of one who is now a redeemed spirit and is it not a blessed thought. When you enter those golden gates he will be there to welcome you. I love to think of him as before the throne, no more pain or sorrow for the last [u] enemy [/u] has been [u] overcome [/u]. It must have been a shock that he at the last went so suddenly. I see you all just how it was. But Clara did not speak of Edward and Father as being in the room when Frank died. Where were they? And oh I am so anxious to know how my mother was sustained amid so much anxiety care and sorrow. Are you feeling as well as usual Please do tell me all about all [--the--] everything it is such a comfort to know. I have felt afraid some of you might be sick after it was all over. When this reaches you you will be almost counting the days until Henry and Hattie get home. Oh I am so happy you can have them they will be a comfort and help. They have grown in a deep Christian experience during their life here. The lessons of the first two years have left their impress upon Henry and they both say they do not feel as if any trial or change now could take them unawares. I feel within my self that I am changing, but dear Mother the last two years have revealed my character to me in a light wholly unex- pected. It is not necessary to recount my strugles with my own heart, but I feel I am being lifted out of them now and I hope [u] Self [/u] will never again have the dominion over me it has all my life had. I did not know the pride and weakness that lay concealed in my character, probably not concealed to others but to a great extent hidden from me But it is such a happiness that Jesus knows it all knows just how much help we need from him. My dear brother is now forever free from sin and we can not for a moment wish him back. We have another tie to the heavenly land and bye and bye we shall all be there. [Continued vertically on the first page] Do not think for a moment from anything I have said your daughter is unhappy. God has been very good to me to let me come here, and I have everything to make me happy. And now I must say good night, as it is late Do take good care of yourself and rest when you feel tired or worn out. May the Lord comfort you all in the hours of sadness, and loneliness that will come some- times when you think of the missing one. "Only gone up higher" let us think of that. I often think of what we said about my remain- ing at home until the missionaries came so we could all be together One link would have been gone. Your loving daughter Mattie 中国广州 1876年 2 月12 日 日我亲爱的母亲， 我的心渴望在我入睡前与我亲爱的母亲彻夜交谈。 今天是安息日， 我们唱了安息日晚会赞美诗并说晚安， 所以我一个人。 过去的一周充满了新的关怀和新的经历， 从上周一晚上开始， 我似乎已经过了一年。 周二前夕带来了来自班克的信件， 宣布亨利的结婚， 我非常希望在家庭信件到达后会发生一些事情来推迟这些， 但哈珀医生在周二前夕进来说“我收到了”当然不知道里面有什么.这里的社区非常惊讶， 他们甚至还不能相信它。 我想我们到达后这里的人都打消了亨利想要结婚的念头。 在这一周里， 我几乎时时刻刻都在想家中所有亲爱的人， 但我从未感到与耶稣如此孤独。 哦， 妈妈， 他可以在任何事情上提供帮助。 你一定非常非常非常想念亲爱的弗兰克。 我想起了汉娜那里的所有东西， 以及我们珍贵的弗兰克的每一篇文章都会如何让他想起我们这里不能有那种感觉， 我们的环境没有这样的联想你还记得我收拾行李那天他是多么的开朗和快乐来中国？那天关于他的每一件事都是令人愉快的回忆， 你知道那是我的最后一次。 但是哦， 母亲， 上帝给了你一个儿子为他训练， 这对你和父亲来说不是一种安慰， 现在你已经归还了珍贵的礼物。 你是一个现在被救赎的灵魂的父母， 这不是一个有福的思想吗？当你进入那些金色的大门时， 他会在那里欢迎你。 我喜欢把他想象成王位前的他， 不再为最后一个敌人被战胜而痛苦或悲伤。 他最后走得这么突然， 一定很震惊。 我看到你们都是这样的。 但弗兰克去世时， 克拉拉并没有说爱德华和父亲在房间里。 他们在哪里？哦， 我很想知道我的母亲是如何在如此多的焦虑和悲伤中度过的。 你感觉和往常一样好吗？请告诉我所有的一切， 让我感到很欣慰。 我一直担心你们中的一些人在这一切结束后可能会生病。 当这件事传到你手上时， 你几乎要数着亨利和海蒂回家的日子了。 哦， 我很高兴你能拥有它们， 它们将是一种安慰和帮助。 他们在这里的生活中， 在深厚的基督教经验中成长。 前两年的教训给亨利留下了深刻的印象， 他们都说他们不觉得现在有任何考验或改变会让他们措手不及。 我觉得我自己正在改变， 但亲爱的母亲在过去的两年里以一种完全出乎意料的方式向我展示了我的性格。 没有必要用我自己的心来讲述我的挣扎， 但我觉得我现在正在摆脱它们， 我希望自我永远不再拥有我一生所拥有的统治权。 我不知道隐藏在我性格中的骄傲和弱点， 可能没有向别人隐藏， 但在很大程度上对我隐藏了但这是一种幸福， 耶稣知道它知道我们需要他多少帮助。 我亲爱的兄弟现在永远摆脱了罪恶， 我们一刻也不能希望他回来。 我们与天堂土地有另一个联系， 再见， 再见， 我们都会在那里。 [第一页垂直续] 我说你女儿不高兴了， 别想了。 上帝对我很好， 让我来到这里， 我拥有让我快乐的一切。 现在我必须说晚安， 因为已经很晚了。 当你感到疲倦或疲惫时， 请好好照顾自己并休息。 愿主在悲伤和孤独的时刻安慰你们所有人， 当您想到失踪的人时， 有时会感到孤独。 “只会更高”让我们想到这一点。 我经常想起我们所说的关于我在传教士到来之前留在家中这样我们就可以在一起了 一个链接会消失的。 你亲爱的女儿玛蒂 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to her Mother, February 12, 1876 Subject The topic of the resource Missionaries' spouses; Marriage service; Death; Grief; Family; Heaven; Future life Description An account of the resource This letter covers two big events in the Noyes family's lives: Henry's second marriage and the death of Frank. People thought because Harriet and Mattie came to China, Henry would not get married again. It was a happy surprise for Mattie. She asks her mother for more details about Franks's death and hopes the family can find some peace. She looks forward to them all meeting again in heaven. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1876-02-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_493 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant <a href="https://www.geonames.org/1609350/bangkok.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bangkok</a> brothers Christianity marriage mothers singing https://noyesletters.org/files/original/2c9dae5118da948f29754627f5756cdb.pdf 38e7afd99ca95a7461b5acc34c64902b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Canton China March 27th /76 My dear Edward It seems a long time since I have written to you and I know I am in your debt but you know every letter home means all. March 30th You see I did not make much of a beginning the other evening but I am quite sure of not being interrupted this morning as it is quite early and the Chinese seldom come in before breakfast. The mail goes to morrow morning so we have only one day more for writing. The boy of whom I spoke in Mother's letter left us yesterday morning. He goes to California leaving himself in debt here to the amount of $100, a large sum for a youth like him It does seem a pity so many leave China when they might do so much good here and settle down in California doing anything they can find to to do to support themselves. One of the native assistants who had already begun to preach, left us in this way about a year since and was obliged to learn the teachers trade for want of something better is still in that employment I suppose Of course the mission there can not give employment to to all the church members who emmigrate from Canton this the result. I think I must tell you a little experience I had the other day going to one of my day schools I was carrying in one hand some books, a little bag and a bottle of [u] Iodine [/u] which the last teach- er had been waiting for some days. Just before reaching the school house a lot of boys very small most of them crowded about me in loudest tones de- manding I would give them books. I said you can not read can you? They assured me they could all the time pulling at my books until I thought they would have some of them in [u] twain [/u]. I said [u] stop [/u] [u] wait [/u] you must not act so at the same time taking one from the pile opened it and began asking them what is this character, and this and this. Of course they did not know By this time a good number of men had joined the company and were laughing at the failure of the boys. Of course I had forgotten all about the poor innocent bottle and the [Written vertically] boys did not so much as know there was one when all of a sudden down it went striking the stone pavement [?showering?] the bottle in an instant while the contents fairly covered the feet of those boys, scarcely one escaping Well they got on [u] yellow [/u] [u] stockings [/u] rather suddenly as you can imagine. You should have seen their looks of dismay, surprise, and consternation, I think they concluded I was some sort of a magician while I would but stand and laugh heartily at their expense. They looked at their bare discolored feet, and then at me, seemed just about struck dumb with amase. I told them to fi ti {in a hurry} wash them which they did of course to no purpose. I assured them [--not--] they need not be frightened it would not hurt them, but would not come off for a good many days. Although I have been to this same school twice since have not seen even the shadow of one of my boisterous friends. I could hardly keep my gravity even after begin- ning to hear the lessons but the poor teacher did not enjoy the joke as well as myself for she was in sad need of the medicine. I told Dr Kerr of my original plan of [Continued vertically on the first page] Our instruments are all out of [--ord--] order from the wet weather except the one in the parlor, the other morning while playing at prayers for the school my fingers fairly slipped off the keys they were so moist. Good for the instrument isn't it? It seemed nice to hear from Mr Leslie again I shall never forget just how you both looked the night I came from Cleve- land as I saw you from the broad stair Well good bye again. Can it be when this reaches you the other brother and sister will be at home Mattie 中国广州 1876 年 3 月 27 日 我亲爱的爱德华 好久没有给你写信了， 我知道我欠你的债， 但你知道每封信都意味着一切。 3 月 30 日 你看， 前几天晚上我没有好好开始， 但我很确定今天早上不会被打扰， 因为时间很早， 中国人很少在早餐前进来。 邮件到明天早上， 所以我们只剩下一天的时间来写信了。 我在母亲的信中提到的那个男孩昨天早上离开了我们。 他去了加利福尼亚， 让自己在这里欠下了 100 美元的债务， 对于像他这样的年轻人来说是一笔巨款去做来养活自己。 一个已经开始讲道的当地助手， 大约一年后就这样离开了我们， 不得不学习教师交易以换取更好的东西， 我想仍然在那个工作我想当然那里的使命不能提供工作对所有从广州移民的教会成员来说， 这是结果。 我想我必须告诉你一个小经历， 前几天我去我的一所走读学校， 我一只手拿着一些书， 一个小包和一瓶碘酒， 最后一位老师已经等了好几天了。 就在到达校舍之前， 很多很小的男孩都挤在我周围， 大声要求我给他们书。 我说你不会读可以吗？他们向我保证， 他们可以一直拉扯我的书， 直到我认为他们会把其中一些书放在一起。 我说等一下， 你不能这样， 同时从一堆中取出一个打开它， 开始问他们这个角色是什么， 这个和这个。 他们当然不知道此时已经有很多人加入了公司， 并在嘲笑男孩们的失败。 当然， 我完全忘记了可怜的无辜瓶子， [竖着写]男孩们根本不知道有一个， 当它突然倒下时， 它撞到石头路面上， 瞬间把瓶子洒了下来， 而里面的东西却完全盖住了那些男孩的脚， 几乎没有人逃跑 好吧， 他们穿上黄色长袜， 就像你想象的那样突然。 你应该看到他们沮丧、惊讶和惊愕的表情， 我想他们认为我是某种魔术师， 而我只会站着， 对他们的牺牲发自内心地大笑。 他们看着他们光秃秃的变色脚， 然后看着我， 似乎被惊得目瞪口呆。 我告诉他们要{匆忙}洗他们， 他们这样做当然是没有目的的。 我向他们保证， 他们不必害怕它不会伤害他们， 但很多天都不会脱落。 虽然我去过同一所学校两次， 但我什至没有看到我一个喧闹的朋友的影子。 即使开始听课， 我也很难保持严肃， 但可怜的老师并不像我一样喜欢这个笑话， 因为她非常需要药物。 我告诉克尔医生我最初的计划 [在第一页垂直继续] 我们的乐器都因为潮湿的天气而坏了， 除了客厅里的那个， 那天早上在为学校祈祷时， 我的手指几乎滑落了钥匙太湿了。 对乐器有好处不是吗？很高兴再次收到莱斯利先生的来信， 我永远不会忘记我从克利夫兰回来的那个晚上， 当我从宽阔的楼梯上看到你们时， 你们俩的样子， 再见了。 会不会是当这件事传到你手上时， 另一个兄弟姐妹会在家呢？ Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Edward, March 27, 1876 Subject The topic of the resource Weather; Letter writing; Iodine Description An account of the resource Mattie writes to her brother Edward apologizing for not writing sooner. She talks about how Chinese people are moving to California and she wishes they would stay and do good work in China. An incident happened the other day while she was walking to the school with books and iodine and a few boys stopped her and tried to take her books. The iodine spilled on them and stained their skin, and they were afraid of her after that. She also comments on the wet weather. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1876-03-27 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_494 books instruments missionaries school teachers https://noyesletters.org/files/original/79e39851c3e2be3feeca4b2e3fd92d50.pdf 743a3a96b92cf0c2ae89592dece0086e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Canton China March 27th /76 My dear Mother, I have a few mo- ments before tea and will spend those talking through the only medium with my precious Mother. How I would love to enter the precious home and beguile if I could for a little while the loneliness of the loved ones there. Perhaps when Henry and Hattie get home they can comfort your sorrowing hearts, but I know the meeting will be mingled with sadness. But dear Mother if we can only think of our sainted one in glory clothed in the robes of the redeemed to go no more out forever will it not help us to rejoice even while we weep Last Sabbath eve while at our missionary services I was thinking of the brother now in heaven and I felt as if I ought to spend my whole life in the service of Jesus for giving me such an assurance that he had received our darling Frank to himself. Only think if he had not been a Christian what a crushing sorrow ours would have been. And then he was spared from the painful continued suffering we would all have feared would certainly be his lot had we known the state of his poor body. It will some time be a glorious body still our dear Frank. What a cord we have to draw us heaven- ward and it will not be very long before we shall all be there I dare not think of what may be in the future of change and death ere I can hope to see my native land again may God give strength to acquiece in his will whatever it may be. It is so nice that Henry and Hattie will see so many still in the "home on the hill" I hope in another month you will have them with you Hattie seems so anxious to reach America had letters last week dated the 29th of Feb at Ceylon. The papers containing the Obituary notice of dear Frank came the day after the other mail and I feared they were lost but by some accident were sent to Mr Henry. The one Emily and Clara wrote was so nice. The quotation, "God's fin- gers touched him and he slept" have seemed present in my mind all the time since I read them. When I got the papers it was Wednesday eve at 8 P.M. just 14 weeks from the time he entered into rest. We are always in our mission prayer meeting at that hour and I love to think of my darling one now far beyond pain and sin, beyond the need of prayer safe in the arms of Jesus. Oh that the Saviour may com- fort you all I know no words of mine can avail. You can not know how I have some- times longed to lay my head in your lap only for a little and mingle my tears with yours. Mrs Happer and Mrs Graves have comforted [u] me [/u] but I can- not speak of this grief before others much and I never go out [u] alone [/u] unless to Mrs Happers, but it is well so far I do not want [Continued vertically on the first page] I was afraid they were spoiled but they seem all right now I must say good night. Hattie wrote the 28 of Feb that she hoped to be in Ohio in 8 weeks. How I wish I knew just when you would see them. Do have Henry see a physician about his throat. They have not written a word about it since they left here. I think so much about dear Aunt Nancy how very very lonely she must be but the sisters will not long be divided Good night dear Mother May God comfort you by giving you himself Your loving daughter Mattie 中国广州 1876那年3月27日 亲爱的妈妈， 我在喝茶前有几分钟时间， 将通过唯一的媒介与我亲爱的妈妈交谈。 如果可以的话， 我多么想进入珍贵的家， 并在一段时间内迷惑那里亲人的孤独。 也许当亨利和海蒂回家时， 他们可以抚慰你悲伤的心， 但我知道会面会夹杂着悲伤。 但是亲爱的母亲， 如果我们只能想到我们的圣人穿着救赎者的长袍永远不再外出， 即使我们在最后一个安息日的前夜在我们的传教服务中哭泣时也不会帮助我们欢欣我在想现在在天堂的兄弟和我觉得我应该一生都在为耶稣服务， 因为他给了我这样一个保证， 他已经接受了我们亲爱的弗兰克。 想一想， 如果他不是基督徒， 我们的悲痛会是多么巨大。 然后， 如果我们知道他可怜的身体状况， 我们都会担心他肯定会遭受痛苦的持续痛苦。 有一段时间它仍然是我们亲爱的弗兰克的光荣身体。 一条绳索将我们拉向天堂， 用不了多久， 我们都将到达那里。 我不敢想象未来会发生什么变化和死亡， 在我希望再次见到我的祖国之前上帝赐力量默许他的旨意， 无论它是什么。 很高兴亨利和海蒂能在“山上的家”里看到这么多人， 我希望再过一个月你能把他们带在身边 海蒂似乎很想去美国， 上周收到了 2 月 29 日在锡兰的信.包含亲爱的弗兰克讣告通知的文件是在另一封邮件之后的第二天寄来的， 我担心它们丢失了， 但由于某种意外， 它们被寄给了亨利先生。 艾米丽和克拉拉写的那篇太好了。 “上帝的手指抚摸着他， 他就睡着了”这句话， 自从我读到它们之后， 似乎一直在我的脑海中浮现。 当我拿到文件时， 已经是星期三晚上 8 点。 距他进入休息时间仅 14 周。 我们总是在那个时候参加我们的宣教祷告会， 我喜欢想到我亲爱的人现在已经远远超越了痛苦和罪恶， 超越了在耶稣怀里安全地祈祷的需要。 哦， 救主会安慰你所有我知道我的话无济于事。 你不知道我有时多么渴望把头靠在你的腿上片刻， 把我的眼泪和你的眼泪混在一起。 哈珀夫人和格雷夫斯夫人安慰了我， 但我不能在别人面前过多地谈论这种悲伤， 我从不单独出去， 除非去哈珀斯夫人那里， 但到目前为止我不想[在第一页垂直续]我害怕他们被宠坏了， 但他们现在看起来很好， 我必须说晚安。 海蒂在 2 月 28 日写道， 她希望在 8 周内到达俄亥俄州。 我多么希望我知道你什么时候会看到他们。 让亨利就他的喉咙去看医生。 自从他们离开这里后， 他们一个字也没写过。 我很想亲爱的南希阿姨， 她一定是多么孤独， 但姐妹们不会分开太久， 亲爱的妈妈， 晚安， 愿上帝赐给你自己， 安慰你你慈爱的女儿玛蒂 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to her Mother, March 27, 1876 Subject The topic of the resource Death; Grief; Family; Heaven; Future life; Home; Obituaries Description An account of the resource Mattie writes to her mother more about Frank's death and how she wishes she could grieve with her family. She is grateful he is not in pain anymore and anticipates seeing him again in Heaven. Harriet and Henry will be home soon and Mattie urges them to have a doctor see to Henry's throat. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1876-03-27 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_495 brothers Christianity death grief home missionaries https://noyesletters.org/files/original/8848d5e3594db9203fe86c0e4148df90.pdf 549a8251da7f74bc7277d92ef61e5736 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Canton China April 12th /76 My precious Father The mail goes to morrow and Lucy and I had been promising our- selves a long evening to write for the mail but have just this moment learned that Mr Vrooman is coming to make us a visit so the letters will not all get written I fear Our American mail is in Hong Kong did so hope it would come up to night so we could answer our letters by this mail. It seems so long to wait two weeks. As I write I hear the noise of workmen in the next house the one at the left of ours. A lot of Portuguese have rented it have a printing press and print a Macau paper I think. Last Sabbath the carpenters were at work all day and the noise of all concerned made it seem like any thing else then the Sabbath. I have shut up my windows on that side of the house and hardly peep out if I do am sure to find some one of the 8 men who are to be our neighbors staring in upon me. I feel sorry for the school girls for they can never use the windows on that side of the building now it is so close to the other. I must tell you of our Missionary Conference which met at Mr Williams last Wednesday eve. Nearly all the missionaries were present and the paper which was read was written upon the subject How or rather what are the best methods to promote the revival of religion among the Chinese. Dear Dr Graves wrote the paper and he is such an earnest worker He dwelt upon [u] individual [/u] [u] effort [/u], not keeping the native Chinese at arms length from us, upon the importance of our own example before them. We are the only ones to whom they have to look as exempli- fiers of the gospel we teach That our own hearts should be filled with the spirit of Christ if we would hope to incite in them a desire to learn the truths we teach And he spoke with mournful emphasis of the many years which had been spent in sowing the seed and the comparatively small results which seemed to have been accomplished. I felt the Spirit was in our midst while he was reading this paper. A breathless silence seemed to rest upon all and when he sat down no one moved no one spoke for some time. Then Mr Whitehead rose but for a moment did not open his lips. Afterwards told us of his own want of faith, how sometimes the pressure of the work rested upon him with crushing weight, and urged upon us all that we examine our- selves to see what was in the way of a blessing, he feared it was our own lack of holiness our own want of purity of motive. Would any of the brethren propose some prac- tical plan which would help forward in the right direction. Some dwelt upon the importance of unity of Spirit, could we not forget differences of opinion in the prayer that God would pour out his Spirit upon Canton A Mission prayer meeting was proposed but for the sake of conveniences part of the [Continued vertically on the first page] One of these sheets is so greased I am quite ashamed to send it. Came from my examining the state of bread and butter in the midst of letter writing. Found there was a pros- pect of a guest to tea. Good night dear Father Do you remember how you laid your hand over mine as I sat by your chair the last Sabbath eve I was at home. I laid mine on the arm of your chair and you put yours over it. I stil feel the pressure of that hand am so glad you did it [Written upside down on the first page] Your loving daughter, Mattie 中国广州 1876 年 4 月 12 日 我亲爱的父亲 邮件将在明天寄出， 我和露西一直承诺要在漫长的晚上给自己写信， 但此刻才得知弗鲁曼先生要来拜访我们， 所以这些信不会全部写好我担心我们的美国邮件在香港， 所以希望它会到晚上， 这样我们就可以通过这封邮件回复我们的信件。 等待两个星期似乎很长。 在我写作的时候， 我听到隔壁房子里工人的噪音， 我们左边的房子。 我想很多葡萄牙人都租用了一台印刷机并印刷了澳门报纸。 上个安息日， 木匠们一整天都在工作， 所有相关人员的喧闹声使它看起来像是安息日以外的任何事情。 我已经关上了房子那一侧的窗户， 如果我确定会发现将成为我们邻居的 8 个男人中的某个人盯着我看的话， 我几乎不会向外窥视。 我为女学生感到难过， 因为他们永远不能使用大楼那一侧的窗户， 因为它离另一侧太近了。 我必须告诉你我们的传教士大会上周三晚上在威廉斯先生开会。 几乎所有的传教士都在场， 所读的论文是关于如何或更确切地说是什么是促进中国人宗教复兴的最佳方法。 亲爱的格雷夫斯博士写了这篇论文， 他是一位非常认真的工作人员， 他强调个人的努力， 而不是让本土华人远离我们， 强调我们自己在他们面前的榜样的重要性。 我们是唯一的人， 他们必须将他们视为我们所教导的福音的典范 如果我们希望激发他们学习我们所教导的真理的愿望， 我们自己的心就应该充满基督的精神。 多年的播种和似乎已经取得的相对较小的结果的悲哀强调。 当他阅读这篇论文时， 我感到圣灵就在我们中间。 所有人似乎都陷入了令人窒息的寂静， 当他坐下时， 有一段时间没有人动弹。 然后怀特黑德先生站了起来， 但有片刻没有张开嘴。 后来他告诉我们他自己缺乏信心， 有时工作的压力如何压在他身上， 并敦促我们大家检查自己， 看看是什么阻碍了祝福， 他担心这是我们自己的缺乏圣洁 我们自己缺乏纯洁的动机。 有哪位弟兄能提出一些切实可行的计划来帮助朝着正确的方向前进吗？有些人谈到灵性合一的重要性， 难道我们不能忘记在祈求上帝将祂的灵倾倒在广州的祷告中的意见分歧吗？提议了一个宣教祷告会， 但为了方便起见， [在第一个垂直继续page] 其中一张纸太油腻了， 我很惭愧地寄出去。 来自我在写信时检查面包和黄油的状态。 发现有客人来喝茶。 晚安， 亲爱的父亲， 你还记得我在家的最后一个安息日前夜， 当我坐在你的椅子旁时， 你是如何把手放在我的手上的。 我把我的放在你椅子的扶手上， 你把你的放在上面。 我仍然感觉到那只手的压力很高兴你做到了[第一页上倒写]你爱的女儿， Mattie Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to her Father, April 12, 1876 Subject The topic of the resource Mail receiving and forwarding services; Construction; Theology; Fathers and daughters Description An account of the resource In this letter to her father, Mattie talks about how long it takes to send and receive letters from home. There is construction happening on the house that is disrupting. Dr. Grave recently read a paper that Mattie found very moving and spiritual. She closes the letter remembering a moment she and her father had before she left. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1876-04-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span>NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</span></a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_496 buildings Christianity construction laborers missionaries https://noyesletters.org/files/original/334e429f01d1f699895cebfb191c45d5.pdf bd5acf21d45e4eff44037a5a2fc037f5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Canton, China Dec 6th /76 My dear Clara I feel like talking a [Note: "1918" written in red pen] little with you this morning wish you could sit down here wouldn't we enjoy a chat in this pleasant little room. Dr Carrow says it cant be very hard to be sick in such a cozy place. There is something more snug and home like about this house than the other mis- sion houses and people seem to enjoy it. It seems so nice in the morning when I come in to see all the dear faces looking down at me from the mantel and I feel almost as if they could talk to me especially Father and Mother who hang so I get an entire front view of them To night is the Missionary Conference at Mr Whiteheads. Just 3 years ago we first met with them in the very same spot. How short the time seems and how surprized I should have been if any one had told me then in what circumstances this day would find me. I know now I depended upon living many years it never seemed as if I would be cut down early. But the Lord's will is mine in the matter so there is no need or room for lamentation Mrs Happer is coming over to keep me company this eve while Lucy is away and I know I shall enjoy it so much. She has not been well for more than a week and I have missed her visits exceedingly. The Dr has not been up for 3 days do not know when I shall see him again rather a change from 2 or 3 visits each day isnt it. He says I am a great deal better. If it were not for pain in my lungs I would seem like my old self. Nothing has prevented me from getting a chair and going out only I promised I would not until he gave me permission which is not yet granted. Our mail will not be here before Saturday 5 weeks since the last letter came. Dont you pity us You must tell Hattie her old cat keeps me company from morning until night, following me about like a dog and lying behind the stove in the mean time. One day when I was ill he was on the bed in front of me when the Dr came and I noticed he sat a little distance from the bed did not exam ine my pulse tongue &c as usual [Written vertically] but after awhile he said he was afraid of the old fellow. I exclaimed "What a man afraid of a cat" which induced him to venture an attempt at feeling the pulse but the minute he touched me puss bristled up and [--flew--] flew out at him teeth and claws combined actually would not let him put his hand on me. Sick as I was I laughed until the tears came, but my friend had to be sent off the bed in disgrace. The other day a lady called who had a little babe 2 months old with her and I took the child in my lap when lo the cat got up at once jumped into the chair walked about pushing this way and that until I was obliged to put baby down and he forthwith ensconced himself in the vacant place. To thing such an odd thing would be jeal- ous. But enough of this. Mr Nevin has gone to Hong Kong has another attack of vertigo. I do pity him so much. Yesterday the school prayer meeting was held in my room, the first time I have met with them for 3 months. My heart does go out in the desire to live longer when I see these people about me for whom I hoped to labor a long time but God knows my heart and we know he accepts the motive. Oh Clara I must tell you what a nice time I have mornings watching the sun rise Can see it as I lie in bed and am always awake at that time. The clouds are oh so beautiful. Their golden brightness seem more like my idea of heaven than any thing else. I thought this morn- ing how much more lovely it was than if the sky had been free from clouds, so the shadows in life, the dark clouds, the trials make the life more beautiful, as the sky is not perfect in that clouds so life is not perfect without sadness and tears, which bye and bye work out for us a far more exceeding good eternal weight of glory. To day our dear AYan is to be married and I can not help constantly thinking and praying [Continued vertically on the first page] for her. Poor child no arm but that of the Almighty can help her the ridicule and persecusion which which falls to her lot. Tell Hattie please that she expects to live quite near Na Momg Ki so I hope we shall not lose sight of her Ahomg was here the other day, poor child she is seeing rather hard times but we hope she will come back into the fold bye and bye. AYan and Aquey both want to go home New Year's do not know what provision they expect to make for us during their absence but no doubt they do. AYan has grown so much during these 3 years his folks will hardly know him. At this moment he is scrubbing around in the hall never saw a boy who took such infinite delight in cleaning wish he could could expend some of his surplus strength in mopping your floors &c. Must close have written this at one sitting and do not feel very tired your loving sister Mattie 中国广州 1876年12 月6 日 我亲爱的克拉拉， 今天早上我很想和你谈谈[注：“1918”用红笔写的] 希望你能坐在这里如果我们不喜欢在这个令人愉快的小房间里聊天的话。 卡罗医生说， 在这样一个舒适的地方生病并不难。 这所房子比其他传教所更舒适和温馨， 人们似乎很喜欢它。 早上进来的时候感觉真好今晚是怀特黑兹先生的传教士大会。 就在 3 年前， 我们在同一个地方第一次见到了他们。 时间看起来多么短暂， 如果有人告诉我， 那一天会在什么情况下找到我， 我会感到多么惊讶。 我现在知道我要活很多年了， 好像我从来没有过早被砍掉。 但在这件事上主的旨意是我的， 所以没有必要也没有哀悼的余地， 哈珀夫人今晚会过来陪我， 而露西不在， 我知道我会非常享受它。 她已经有一个多星期没有好转了， 我非常想念她的来访。 博士已经 3 天没有起床了， 不知道我什么时候才能再见到他， 而不是每天 2 或 3 次访问的变化， 不是吗。 他说我好多了。 如果不是因为我的肺部疼痛， 我会看起来像以前的自己。 没有什么能阻止我得到一张椅子出去， 只有我保证我不会， 直到他给了我尚未批准的许可。 自上一封信寄出后的 5 周后， 我们的邮件将不会在星期六之前到达。 不要可怜我们， 你必须告诉海蒂， 她的老猫从早到晚一直陪伴着我， 像狗一样跟着我， 同时躺在炉子后面。 有一天我生病的时候， 当医生来的时候， 他在我面前的床上， 我注意到他坐在离床有点远的地方， 没有像往常一样检查我的脉搏舌等等 [垂直书写]， 但过了一会儿他说他害怕老家伙。 我惊呼“男人真怕猫”， 这让他冒险尝试摸摸我的脉搏， 但他一摸我， 猫就竖起来飞了出去， 牙齿和爪子结合在一起， 居然不让他把手放在我身上.我病得很重， 我一直笑到眼泪都出来了， 但我的朋友不得不丢脸地被赶下床。 有一天， 一位女士打电话给她， 她带着一个 2 个月大的小宝贝， 我把孩子抱在腿上， 猫立刻起身跳到椅子上， 左右推来推去， 直到我不得不把孩子下来， 他立即在空旷的地方安顿下来。 遇到这种奇怪的事情会嫉妒。 但这足够了。 内文先生已经去香港又发作了眩晕。 我实在是太可怜他了。 昨天学校祷告会在我的房间里举行， 这是我三个月来第一次见到他们。 当我看到这些我希望为他们工作很长时间的人时， 我的心确实渴望活得更久， 但上帝知道我的心， 我们知道他接受了这个动机。 哦， 克拉拉， 我必须告诉你我有多么美好的时光， 早上看着太阳升起 当我躺在床上时可以看到它， 而且那时我总是醒着的。 云朵太美了它们的金色光芒似乎更像我对天堂的看法， 而不是其他任何东西。 今天早上我想， 这比没有云的天空要可爱得多， 所以生活中的阴影， 乌云， 考验使生活更加美好， 因为天空在云中并不完美， 所以没有悲伤和眼泪的生活是不完美的， 它们会为我们带来更美好的永恒荣耀。 今天我们亲爱的AYan要结婚了， 我不禁为她不断地思考和祈祷[在第一页垂直继续]。 可怜的孩子， 只有全能者的手臂才能帮助她摆脱落到她身上的嘲笑和迫害。 请告诉海蒂， 她希望住在 Na Momg Ki 附近， 所以我希望我们不要忘记她 Ahomg 前几天在这里， 可怜的孩子， 她正经历着相当艰难的时期， 但我们希望她能回来再见， 再见。 AYan 和 Aquey 都想回家过年， 不知道他们希望在他们不在的时候为我们准备什么， 但毫无疑问他们会这样做。 在这三年里， AYan 成长了很多， 他的家人几乎不会认识他。 此刻他正在大厅里擦洗， 从来没有见过一个男孩如此热衷于打扫卫生， 希望他能消耗一些多余的力气来拖地板等。 一定要关闭 一口气写了这个， 感觉不太好累了你亲爱的妹妹玛蒂 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Clara, December 6, 1876 Subject The topic of the resource Home; Family; Sick; Disease Description An account of the resource Mattie describes her home as cozy and housing such vibrant pictures of her family that she feels they are with her. She is ill, but the doctor has said she is getting better. Harriet's cat has become attached to her and won't let the doctor touch her. Nevertheless, she is content with life at the moment and ready to go if God calls her home. She later discusses the marriage of some of the local people she interacts with. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections,<a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1876-12-06 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_498 doctors marriage pets visitors https://noyesletters.org/files/original/0f93ebb5ed4e79e3c68c14a078cedfc8.pdf dc29c5293e70d61cd7d2c379a152c14c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Canton China Dec. 1st /76 My darling Sarah How long has it been since I have written to you, so long I cannot tell when I sent you a letter and the same is the case with Em. I suppose this will find you at home and I am rejoiced you are to devote at least part of a year to vacation for you must need it sadly. I wish I could write to Columbus by this mail but if I send a letter to any one outside the family circle it must be to Becca Hower Did you know she had lost her dear little girl the baby it died the last of August and she seems almost heart broken about it. They are about leaving Cleveland going to a place called Parkers Landing in Penn and Mr Hower will be engaged in the oil bus- iness. I do feel so sorry for my dear friend, but it is but another lesson upon the shortness of life. Our dear Miss Whilden you have heard Hattie speak of her no doubt has just received the sad news of the death of her only brother by drown- ing. He was going down the Atlan- tic coast when the vessel encoun- tered a sudden storm or gale rather and he ran up on deck to assist the captain but almost at once was washed overboard. I think afterwards there were others who also lost their lives do not know whether the ship was saved or not Mrs Williams her only sister with her family have just left for the United States on account of her health so dear Miss W seems quite alone. I feel as if I could sympathize with her in a measure although our dear precious Frank did not leave us so suddenly. Only think he has been almost a year in heaven and our band will continue to lessen on Earth but only to unite in the better land. I feel so differently since I have been at the verge of the grave. Death has been always been a subject from which I shrank with a sort of dread, it seemed as if I could never follow the spirit in its upward flight but always thought of the dark grave, the body shut up in its windowless house resigned to decay but now it seems but a mo- ment and we shall be there bow- ing before the throne clad in the white garments of the redeemed Jesus having presented us to the Fath- er without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, saying for this soul I have died, never think of me as being unhappy or lonely the only blessing I could wish for still is to be with the dear ones I love so much and it will not be long we shall be parted. I feel glad when I remember I shall not make the home so desolate if called away for you are now accustom ed to my absence. Why do I write thus God may spare me a long time yet but we can not know how it will be. It is a rainy damp day but I have not felt any evil effects from it, have a little fire however. This morning Lucy brought me a little piece of Herllitope and I have been enjoying its fragrance all the forenoon. Just now the [?Ammah?] wanted to know if it was "good to smell" and I said oh yes, gave it to her and she tried it returning it said, "like bed bugs just the same" I had a good hearty laugh at her opinion. Later- Have just had a call from Mrs Chandler and enjoyed it so much. She seems like an earnest Christian and gave me a little account of her experience as is now wealthy but has lost a husband and only child also all her husbands property but has now married again and is independent They have been away from home since May last and expect to spend another year abroad But I would not change pla- ces with her and if she is as happy as I am I rejoice with her. The Ammah has just brought my chuk in so I sup- pose my next duty is to eat Shall I tell you how much meat I consume in a day. 1 1/3 lbs just think of it I ought to get strong. Now Sarah a word to you you must take care of that throat or it will lead you straight into Consumption As far as I am concerned I do not feel the best of care would have saved my health very long for the Dierhea was the effect of the climate and could only have been warded off in a measure. It was this that took Miss Sellers and Mr Mateer from the field from its effects Mr Capp died and the seed of lung disease were sown [--when--] by a cold I took when crossing the Rocky Mts. which expo sure I could not under [Continued vertically on the first page] the circumstances well avoid, so you see I do not reflect upon myself very much after all. Clara too must not allow her self to suffer from those colds she speaks of, they will injure her in the end. I am anxious to hear further from Hannah Leitzell am so glad Clara could go down and keep house for her a few days It is not a blessing that Frank has taken the step he has. I can scarcely believe the good news must say good night darling sis- ter. That "the Lord God may aways be your refuge and under- neath you the ever- lasting arms" is the prayer of your loving sister Mattie 中国广州 1876 年 12 月 1 日 我亲爱的莎拉 有多久没给你写信了， 太久了， 我不知道什么时候给你写了一封信， 埃姆也是如此。 我想这会找到你在家里， 我很高兴你至少可以花一年的时间去度假， 因为你一定很需要它。 我希望我能通过这封邮件给哥伦布写信， 但是如果我给家庭圈子以外的任何人写信， 那一定是给 Becca Hower 你知道她失去了她亲爱的小女孩， 这个孩子在八月的最后一天去世了， 她似乎几乎心碎了。 他们即将离开克利夫兰， 前往宾夕法尼亚州帕克斯登陆的地方， 而豪尔先生将从事石油业务。 我确实为我亲爱的朋友感到难过， 但这只是对生命短暂的另一个教训。 我们亲爱的惠尔登小姐， 您已经听过海蒂谈到她， 毫无疑问， 她刚刚收到了她唯一的兄弟溺水身亡的悲惨消息。 当船遇到突如其来的风暴或大风时， 他正沿着大西洋沿岸航行， 他跑到甲板上帮助船长， 但几乎立刻就被冲到了船外。 我想后来还有其他人也失去了生命， 不知道这艘船是否得救了威廉姆斯夫人， 她唯一的妹妹和她的家人刚刚离开美国， 因为她的健康， 所以亲爱的 W 小姐似乎很孤单。 我觉得我可以在一定程度上同情她， 尽管我们亲爱的弗兰克并没有这么突然离开我们。 只认为他在天堂已经快一年了， 我们的乐队将在地球上继续减少， 但只会在更好的土地上团结起来。 自从我在坟墓的边缘， 我的感觉如此不同。 死亡一直是我畏惧的话题， 似乎我永远无法追随精神向上飞翔， 但总是想起黑暗的坟墓， 尸体关在没有窗户的房子里， 任凭腐烂但现在似乎只是片刻， 我们将在宝座前鞠躬， 身着被救赎的耶稣的白衣， 将我们呈现给父， 没有斑点或皱纹或任何类似的东西， 说我为这个灵魂死了， 不要想对于不快乐或孤独的我来说， 我唯一希望的祝福仍然是和我深爱的人在一起， 我们很快就会分开。 当我想起我不会让家里变得如此荒凉时， 我感到很高兴， 因为你现在已经习惯了我的缺席。 为什么我这样写， 上帝可能会饶恕我很长时间， 但我们不知道它会如何。 这是一个下雨潮湿的日子， 但我没有感觉到任何不良影响， 但是有一点火。 今天早上， 露西给我带来了一小块黑芥菜， 我整个上午都在享受它的香味。 刚才 Ammah 想知道它是否“好闻”， 我说哦， 是的， 给了她， 她尝试归还它说， “就像臭虫一样”我对她的意见大笑.后来——刚刚接到钱德勒夫人的电话， 非常享受。 她看起来像一个虔诚的基督徒， 向我讲述了她现在富有但失去了丈夫和独生子以及她丈夫的所有财产但现在再次结婚并独立的经历。 他们自去年五月以来一直远离家乡， 希望在国外再呆一年但我不会和她换地方， 如果她像我一样快乐， 我很高兴和她在一起。 Ammah 刚把我的粥送进来， 所以我想我的下一个职责是吃饭， 我告诉你我一天吃多少肉。 1 1/3 磅只是想想我应该变得强壮。 现在莎拉对你说一句话， 你必须照顾好那个喉咙， 否则它会导致你直接进入消耗状态就我而言， 我认为最好的照顾不会让我的健康保持很长时间， 因为 Dierhea 的效果是气候， 只能在一定程度上避免。 正是这种情况导致塞勒斯小姐和马特尔先生因卡普先生去世而离开了现场， 而我在穿越落基山时患的感冒也播下了肺病的种子。 哪次曝光肯定是我不能在[第一页垂直续]的情况下很好避免的， 所以你看我毕竟不是很反省自己。 克拉拉也不能让自己遭受她所说的那些感冒， 他们最终会伤害她。 我很想听听 Hannah Leitzell 的进一步消息， 我很高兴 Clara 能下楼为她管家几天我简直不敢相信这个好消息必须说晚安亲爱的妹妹。 愿“主神远离你， 成为你的避难所， 在你身下是永恒的臂膀”是你慈爱的妹妹玛蒂的祈祷 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Sarah, December 1, 1876 Subject The topic of the resource Death; Drowning; Tuberculosis; Health Description An account of the resource Mattie writes to Sarah about her friend Becca Hower and the death of her little girl. Another friend, Miss Whilden lost her brother. He was swept overboard when his vessel encountered a storm along the Atlantic coast. She reflects on death and her younger brother Frank. She tells her sister how to avoid consumption and informs her of the health of other missionaries. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1876-12-01 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_497 boats Christianity death drowning health https://noyesletters.org/files/original/bea23e838417275eec76045733a25c26.pdf 3256b100beea790eed001a2d8001a0cc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Canton March 21st 1881 My dear Clara & Mary I will economize by writing to you both on one sheet, am a slow letter writer to day. Asam is ma- king me a wrapper flannel [illegible] she does not think is remarkably pretty and I agree with her, best she has managed to interrupt me this afternoon so often I do not seem to have done much. I have set her now to making the button holes which will keep her quiet until time to eat rice Well as Hattie and I say she saves us a good deal of time I so wish she would become a Christian - she is such a nice woman in some ways but does not seem to find her way into the light One of our bible women S Yai the one that looks like Mother is very ill, so ill we fear she will not live but a short time. I cannot ever ask for her life it seems as if it would be so nice for her to go. The two medical women are getting on nicely beginning regular practise. The other day a mandarin's wife sent for Dr Kerr but when he went found her suffering from something that required rather a trying operation to relieve. When she found out what treatment was necessary she refused to have him do it and he sent for one of there women who under his instruction was able after three or four visits to cure the woman It will be very nice to have women to practise. I hope there will be some more bye and bye who will want to study medicine Well the "Semmary" is at last in operation although the number of pupils owing to various causes is not yet very large. Did we tell you we set a new plan on foot at the beginning of this term namely that each pupil should bring$1.00. It has seemed to work to a charm with those that have come. almost every one has paid in promptly but we hear that it keeps some from applying. They have the story exagerated to the tune of every pupil paying$1.58 per month one of the missionaries was telling us the other night Well they will soon get the straight of story. You speak of our second little nephew. I must confess to the astonishing fact of having seen the young gentleman but twice since his birth, [--and--] but hope to get a glimpse of him at least once more before I leave Canton. It is not a very easy matter to see the children for some reason or other, then I was away last Au- tumn until Oct and have not been able to go up to Henry's since. Tuesday of the week of prayer he is now short dresses. I think does not greatly resemble the Noyes family, but was not a bad looking child by any means when I last saw him. How strange it does seem to have you writing about the snow. Your cold winter weather makes me shiver. I will accept your invitation to ride God willing next summer am so anxious to see those fine horses you write about. Tell father & Mother they must take the very best of care of themselves so as to be strong when I come. We have had two beautiful days yesterday and to day - seem delightful after the bitter cold stormy weather that preceeded I do not think Mrs Happer will go home in the Spring although she would very much like to do so [Note: Letter concludes sideways on page one] I hope the dear old home on the hill will be large enough for the five girls this summer I thrill all over sometimes when I think that in three months more I will be at home The str which takes me leaves San Francisco in two weeks. Mary must not get [u]thin[/u] with her mis- sion band. Perhaps I can help her a little bye and bye Lovingly M. Noyes 坎顿 1881 年 3 月 21 日 我亲爱的克拉拉和玛丽 我会在一张纸上写信给你们， 以节省开支， 今天我是个写信慢的人。 阿萨姆正在给我做一件法兰绒包装[无法辨认]， 她认为这不是非常漂亮， 我同意她的看法， 最好是今天下午她设法打断了我， 所以我似乎没有做太多事情。 我现在让她做扣眼， 这样她就可以安静地吃米饭了有些方法， 但似乎没有找到她的方式进入光明 我们的一位圣经女性 S Yai 看起来像母亲的那个人病得很重， 所以我们担心她不会活不过很短的时间。 我永远不能要求她的生活， 似乎她离开会很好。 两位医学女性开始定期练习， 进展顺利。 前几天， 一位官员的妻子派人去找克尔医生， 但当他去的时候， 发现她患有某种疾病， 需要进行一次艰难的手术才能缓解。 当她发现需要什么治疗时， 她拒绝让他去做， 他派了他们的一个女人， 在他的指导下， 经过三四次就诊， 就能治愈女人。 有女人练习会很好。 希望以后有更多想学医的人再见了嘛， 虽然由于各种原因， 学生人数还不是很多， 但“神学院”终于开学了。 我们有没有告诉过你， 我们在本学期开始时制定了一个新计划， 即每个学生应该带 1.00 美元。 它似乎对那些来的人很有吸引力。 几乎每个人都及时付款， 但我们听说它使一些人无法申请。 他们把故事夸大了， 每个学生每月支付 1.58 美元， 其中一位传教士前几天晚上告诉我们， 他们很快就会明白这个故事的真相。 你说的是我们的第二个小侄子。 我必须承认一个惊人的事实， 自从他出生以来只见过这位年轻的绅士两次， 但希望在我离开广州之前至少能再看一眼他。 由于某种原因， 见到孩子们并不是一件很容易的事， 然后我去年秋天一直离开到 10 月， 从那以后就再也无法去亨利家了。 祈祷周的星期二， 他现在穿着短裙。 我认为与诺耶斯一家没有太大的相似之处， 但我上次见到他时无论如何都不是一个难看的孩子。 你写下雪是多么奇怪啊。 你寒冷的冬天让我不寒而栗。 我会接受你的邀请， 让上帝愿意明年夏天骑马， 我非常渴望看到你写的那些好马。 告诉父亲和母亲， 他们必须照顾好自己， 以便在我来时变得坚强。 昨天和今天我们度过了美好的两天——在之前的寒冷暴风雨天气之后看起来很愉快我不认为哈珀夫人会在春天回家， 尽管她非常想这样做一个] 我希望山上亲爱的老家今年夏天能容纳五个女孩 有时当我想到再过三个月我就会在家的时候， 我会激动不已 带我去的 str 两周后离开旧金山. 玛丽不能因为她的传教带而变得瘦弱。 也许我可以帮助她一点再见和再见可爱的 M. Noyes Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Clara and Mary, March 21, 1881 Subject The topic of the resource Sewing; Travel; Home; Fees; Women in medicine Description An account of the resource Mattie says that one of their servants is making her a wrapper flannel. She wishes that she would become a Christian. She talks about the health of one of the local bible women and wishes that there were more women in the field of medicine. They started asking the pupils to bring $1 at the start of the term. It has worked well but prevents some from applying. She is going to be home in three months. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881-03-21 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_500 medical missionaries medical students operations women missionaries https://noyesletters.org/files/original/1d52da007572a05e101b3fa027076706.pdf 3242f1fbd9a9666ba059813ff7a78941 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Oct 18th 1887 Oct-18 Dear Ones at Home, How the days do fly. I do not know at all what becomes of them Have taken a wee bit of paper but I suppose more sheets and smaller will do as much good as less sheets and longer ones. It is rain ing and cooler than we have had it before this many months Am writing in the study with the north window open. Desk in the north west corner. Since the women were promoted to the front wards we have bo to [u] Konging [/u] Their tongues are never still. Mrs Swan who has been a splendid sleeper says they are almost too much for her. We do not hear them at night or in the early morning There are some of the bright est children here, "The hos- pital school" has troops on with such attention as it can get. Have had between 60 and 70 since April and they really get over a good deal of ground considering all things. You must not think of a quiet schoolroom fixed up in proper style with all the appliances of order and comfort and a teacher who could carry a state certificate provided there was a state out here and such things as state certificates. No these little sprigs of humanity sit on the edge of beds, or on the floor in the verandah, or perhaps perched upon the railing or at the top of the stairs or some where and their voices ring out "Yin ti pirls" &c &c Then we can never appear but they want us to give them a king tsai which things {pictures they mean} are you really up stairs and we gen erally do not have time and do not want to travel up after them. These king tsais are a grand help to this new Just do not think it would go on without them Keep a supply on hand thus far but will have to get more soon or we shall be minus. The womens wards are not so full as they have been but the men are here all the same as in the hot weather. Dr Niles came back last Saturday from a country trip of 2 weeks and Dr & Mrs Swan leave next Tues. for a month going with Mr Henry to Lin Chau. We are always on the move here Oh for "a lodge in some vast wilderness" for a little while we some times say to ourselves. But we shall have plenty of time to rest bye and bye The doctor has written a letter fortunately so you will get something 19th I planned to spend yester day on writing letters home but when I got in after singing with the boys found various things to look after took accounts had to look after my new boys Akai is gone, and before I knew it it was dinner time. [Continued vertically on the first page] As the man is waiting. I will try and do more next time. You must think from my letters that Mission work is thrown in God will not require of [u] us [/u] more than we can do. With lots of love Mattie 1887 年 10 月 18 日 亲爱的在家的人们， 日子过得真好。 我根本不知道它们会变成什么样子。 我用了一点纸， 但我想更多的纸和更小的纸和更少的纸和更长的纸一样好。 下雨了， 比这几个月前还凉爽。 我在书房里写字， 北窗打开。 西北角的书桌。 自从这些妇女被提拔到前线病房后， 我们就对孔金不屑一顾。 她们的舌头从未停止过。 睡得很好的斯旺夫人说， 它们对她来说几乎是太多了。 我们在晚上或清晨听不到他们这里有一些最聪明的孩子， “医院学校”有部队在尽其所能得到关注。 自四月以来已经有 60 到 70 次， 考虑到所有事情， 他们真的克服了很多困难。 你一定不要想一个安静的教室， 装修得体， 所有的设备都井井有条和舒适， 还有一个可以携带国家证书的老师， 只要这里有一个国家和国家证书之类的东西。 不， 这些人类的小枝子坐在床边， 或者在阳台的地板上， 或者可能栖息在栏杆上， 或者在楼梯的顶部或者什么地方， 他们的声音响起“Yin ti pirls”等等。 然后我们永远不会出现， 但他们希望我们给他们一个国王蔡， 哪些东西{他们的意思是图片}你真的上楼了， 我们通常没有时间， 也不想跟着他们上楼。 这些 king tsais 对这个新产品有很大的帮助 只是不要认为没有它们就可以继续 到目前为止， 手头有供应， 但必须尽快获得更多， 否则我们将被减去。 女病房没有以前那么满了， 但男病房都像在炎热的天气里一样。 Niles 医生上周六结束了为期 2 周的乡村旅行回来， Swan 医生和夫人下周二离开。 和亨利先生一起去林州一个月。 我们总是在这里移动哦， 为了“在某个广阔的荒野中的一个小屋”， 我们有时会对自己说一会儿。 但是我们会有足够的时间休息再见再见医生已经写了一封信， 所以你会得到一些东西我计划昨天花时间写信回家但是当我和男孩们一起唱歌后发现各种事情要照顾记账必须照顾我的新男孩 Akai 走了， 不知不觉已经到了晚餐时间。 [在第一页上继续垂直] 因为那个人正在等待。 下次我会尝试做更多。 你必须从我的信中想到， 将宣教工作交给上帝， 对我们的要求不会超过我们所能做的。 充满爱的玛蒂 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to "Dear Ones at Home", October 18, 1887 Subject The topic of the resource Schools; Teachers; Women missionaries; Travel; Servants Description An account of the resource Mattie says that she has been working with really smart children at "The hospital school". She describes the classroom as atypical: it does not have what one would expect for it to be comfortable and she even thinks that those who teach do not have appropriate state certificates. In fact, she is not even sure whether a state exists let alone certificates. Mattie believes that the dear ones at home must think that mission work is too complicated just by reading her letters. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1887-10-18 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English); chi (b) (Chinese) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_501 https://noyesletters.org/files/original/a4068b59341ebb34300cda5324ef1e8b.pdf 373b10650d09cbff668c671b0250c8f3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document June 9th 1887 My dear Hattie I know you will be thinking of us to day and the occurrences in that [?Kuk Fan?] house last year at this date. How busy we were, the last day of my maidenhood. We have had much crowded into the past 12 months. First the depart- ure of the two Hatties. then getting a little settled at home the three weeks here during the months of July. arranging and rearranging for a country trip which after all was never taken. Then so much com- pany as we had last year. I could not possibly get through with as much mission and home work now. Though I have the charge of four schools now besides anything I may attempt in the hospital proper. The winter brought so much illness first the German Mission which the Dr visited almost daily for more than two months. Finally one of their men died of fever. The our great anxiety about Mrs Cunning- ham. Afterward the long strain in regard to Miss Butler and she had only been in Macao 4 days when Helen was taken It has been a terrible strain upon the Dr. Twice we feared he was coming down with Typhoid fever He feels it has been a very hard year . But he is now comfortably well. And the 2nd of May we found that our dear little Mother was at rest . H we only learned from that mail through Mrs Graves that you were telegraphed for from Philadelphia -on account of Mothers illness. The suspense of that two weeks preceeding the next mail I can never never forget Imagination could not conceive what the reality could be. Before the mail came I told the Dr that it seemed as though the news of her death would not be so hard as this not knowing. I had those dreaded letters describing her going home and the very next day the Dr was taken so ill that we were all so alarmed about him. I do not know when I ever spent such a day. Every sound dis- turbed him but we could not help him quiet. there was so much going on. I at once decided that if he was not better on Monday that we would go up to Henrys where at least the house could be quiet but he was better ere Monday came. It does not seem possible since then to get rested. A tired body refused to do otherwise than continue to be tired. But the summer is now upon us and no one can expect to be very vigorous. We are neither of us ill and that is a great deal to be thankful for. Our letters of May 5 reaches us last eve. We were so relieved to know that Father was improving. The Dr says he thinks he will go on [--as--] [?gaining?] as the summer advan- ces. You must all be much worn out . But there can not be much rest in the home on the hill. Cousin Maria will be a great comfort to Father I am sure. Olivia will no doubt spend some time there during vacation. She will be in Phil- adelphia probably the coming year. Josie and his wife wrote by the last mail. Josie seems to feel he has done the best thing he can for [Note: Letter concludes sideways on the first page] Mrs Henry [?boys?] are bringing on the dinner so ours will follow suit. I hope we shall not lose Santa sancha this year [illegible] there seems to be some prospect of it. The Children will have gone long before this reaches you I do hope they had a nice time and that all did. It seemed to me as if their coming would [?divert?] you some from the great sorrow which has come upon us God has [illegible] much of mercy with it With love Mattie. 1887 年 6 月 9 日， 我亲爱的海蒂， 我知道你今天会想起我们以及去年这个日子在 Kuk Fan 家发生的事情。 我们是多么忙碌， 我少女时代的最后一天。 在过去的 12 个月里， 我们非常拥挤。 首先是两个海蒂的离开。 然后在七月份的这三个星期里在家中稍微安顿下来。 安排和重新安排一次从未参加过的乡村旅行。 然后和我们去年一样多的公司。 我现在不可能完成那么多的使命和家庭作业。 虽然我现在除了在医院里可以尝试的任何事情之外， 还要负责四所学校。 冬天首先带来了如此多的疾病， 博士几乎每天都访问德国使团， 持续了两个多月。 最后他们的一个人死于发烧。 我们对坎宁安太太的极大焦虑。 后来巴特勒小姐的长期紧张， 海伦被带走时她才来澳门4天， 这对医生来说是一个可怕的压力。 有两次我们担心他会患上伤寒 他觉得这是非常艰难的一年。 但他现在很舒服。 5 月 2 日， 我们发现我们亲爱的小妈妈在休息。 H 我们只是从格雷夫斯夫人那封邮件中得知， 您是因为母亲生病而从费城电报过来的。 下一封邮件前两周的悬念让我永远无法忘记想象无法想象现实会是什么。 在邮件到来之前， 我告诉医生， 她去世的消息似乎不会像不知道那样难。 我收到了那些描述她回家的可怕信件， 第二天医生病得很重， 以至于我们都为他感到震惊。 我不知道我什么时候度过了这样的一天。 每一个声音都扰乱了他， 但我们无法帮助他安静下来。 发生了很多事情。 我立刻决定， 如果他在星期一没有好转， 我们就去亨利斯那里， 至少房子可以安静下来， 但在星期一到来之前他会好一些。 从那时起， 似乎就不可能休息了。 疲倦的身体除了继续疲倦之外拒绝做其他事情。 但是现在夏天已经来临， 没有人可以期望它会非常有活力。 我们俩都没有生病， 这是非常值得感谢的。 我们 5 月 5 日的来信是在前一天晚上寄到的。 得知父亲正在好转， 我们松了一口气。 医生说他认为随着夏天的到来， 他会继续进步。 你们一定都筋疲力尽了。 但在山上的家中不能有太多的休息。 我敢肯定， 玛丽亚表妹会给父亲很大的安慰。 奥利维亚无疑会在假期期间在那里度过一段时间。 明年她可能会在费城。 乔西和他的妻子在最后一封邮件中写道。 乔西似乎觉得他已经为[注：信在第一页横向结束]亨利夫人的孩子们带来了晚餐， 所以我们的孩子们也会效仿。 我希望今年我们不会失去 Santa sancha [无法辨认] 似乎有一些前景。 孩子们会在这到达您之前很久就走了， 我希望他们度过了愉快的时光， 而这一切都做到了。 在我看来， 他们的到来似乎会让你从降临在我们身上的巨大悲伤中转移一些注意力， 上帝对它[难以辨认]有很大的怜悯， 带着爱， 玛蒂。 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Hattie, June 9, 1887 Subject The topic of the resource Death; Diseases; Physicians; Widows Description An account of the resource Mattie reflects on the past year before she got married to Dr. Kerr. She is very busy now that she is in charge of four schools. She says that this past year has been hard on Dr. Twice since there has been a fair amount of illness. She talks about the death of her mother. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1887-06-09 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_502 home illness missionaries seasons https://noyesletters.org/files/original/af4e2cbed3964022b7497e7ebb37552b.pdf 9555153ffb5dc4b40c8adcbb28f7e434 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Oct 10th 1887 Dear Ones at Home A lovely morning Dr Kerr sits at his desk writing to little Hattie and I in the north west corner of the study at the writing desk having a talk with you. In the opposite corner at this present moment is a Chinaman by name "Tam Sz." He was the owner of the house that was burned in Kwai Ping. The mission originally promised to make good the damage or loss to the house in case anything happened to it but went no further. Since the catastrophe more than 8 months ago he has followed Mr Fulton and Dr Kerr like a leech. His demands have been most extravagant His son who is a veratable scamp. The other day he appear ed with a long written statement signed by Mr Fulton and the Dr saying that the Mission would refund all losses of cattle, houses burned by the fire jewelry put at several hundred dollars &c &c He said this was not the original copy but that was in [--Peking--] I mean Kwai Ping The Dr had no idea he had ever signed such a paper and put this away telling them to bring the original. This it proved they could not do and finally were obliged to confess that the thing was a forgery. The mission then had a meeting and told them they had decided they must go before the Consul and take oath that the paper was a forgery and have this written oath sealed with the Consuls seal before anything more could be done They have already been paid quite a sum of money and the house with all that was there in was worth about five hundred They claimed an additional 4 thousand ($4000) They do not seem inclined to go before the Consul It seems before the forgery was discovered they went to him and endeavored to have him ex ercise his authority to make [u] Dr [/u] [u] Kerr [/u] and [u] Mr [/u] [u] Fulton [/u] pay him the sum he demanded. He inquired into the merits of the case and then told him if he appeared there again in that way he should send to the vice ray to have him bambooed as the case stands now it looks very much as if he would not get any thing. The missionaries have had no end of trouble with him. Mr Wisner and his sister are now in Henry's house have not been up since they came but Henry says they will get on very nicely for room. Mr Henrys family are back. Helen is not very strong and it is not thought she ever will be goes about on crutches Mrs Graves has been sick for some weeks with Rheumatism and fever. She is now up at the Consulate Mr Seymour having left for Japan where he expects to meet his family en route for China. Last eve {Sabbath} the minister who was to have preached was not prepared thinking Mr Henry whose turn it would have been had he been here would be on hand but [Continued vertically on the first page] Em and Hattie will have a nice time in the East am sure Clara and Mary mean time looking after home interests after the busy summer the family will seem small. Good bye for this time. I have written to all together Wish I could answer all the good lettes Am so glad to get them Your loving daughter & sister Martha 1887 年 10 月 10 日 亲爱的在家的人们 一个美好的早晨 克尔医生坐在办公桌前给小海蒂写信， 我在书房西北角的写字台上与您交谈。 此时此刻， 对面的角落里站着一个名叫“谭思”的中国人。 他是葵坪被烧的房子的主人。 任务最初承诺如果房子发生任何事情， 会赔偿房屋的损坏或损失， 但没有进一步行动。 自从 8 个多月前的那场灾难以来， 他一直像水蛭一样跟着富尔顿先生和克尔医生。 他的要求是最奢侈的他的儿子是一个名副其实的流氓。 前几天他带着富尔顿先生和博士签署的一份长长的书面声明出现了， 说使团将退还所有损失的牛， 被大火烧毁的房屋首饰价值数百美元等等。 他说这不是原件， 而是那是在葵坪 医生不知道他曾经签过这样的文件， 然后把它放好， 让他们把原件拿来。 这证明他们做不到， 最后不得不承认这东西是赝品。 使团随后开会并告诉他们， 他们已决定必须去领事面前宣誓该文件是伪造的， 并在做任何其他事情之前用领事印章密封这份书面誓言。 他们已经获得了相当多的报酬这笔钱和里面所有东西的房子价值大约 500 他们要求额外的 4 千（4000 美元） 他们似乎不想去见领事 似乎在发现伪造品之前他们就去找他并努力让他行使他的权力， 让克尔医生和富尔顿先生向他支付他要求的款项。 他询问了案情， 然后告诉他， 如果他再次出现在那里， 他应该派总督让他殴打他， 现在看来， 他似乎什么也得不到。 传教士与他有无穷无尽的麻烦。 威斯纳先生和他的妹妹现在在亨利的房子里， 自从他们来之后一直没有起床， 但亨利说他们会很好地找到房间。 亨利先生的家人回来了。 海伦不是很强壮， 而且人们认为她永远不会拄着拐杖走动， 格雷夫斯夫人已经病了几个星期， 患有风湿病和发烧。 她现在在领事馆， 西摩先生已启程前往日本， 他希望在前往中国的途中与家人会面。 上个晚上 {安息日}， 本来要讲道的牧师没有做好准备， 以为如果亨利先生在场， 他会轮到他， 但 [在第一页上继续垂直] Em 和 Hattie 将在东方相信 Clara 和 Mary 会在忙碌的夏天过后照顾家庭利益， 这个家庭会显得很小。 这次再见。 我已经一起写信给大家 希望我能回复所有的好信 很高兴收到你亲爱的女儿和姐姐玛莎 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Martha to "Dear Ones at Home", October 10, 1887 Subject The topic of the resource Liability for fire damages; Forgery; Consuls; Rheumatism; Fever; Travel Description An account of the resource Mattie tells the dear ones at home that a Chinese man's house in Kwai Ping burned down and the mission originally promised to help him with the damages but it did not happen. Consequently, the Chinese man has been demanding the help that was once promised so Mattie describes him as a "leech" whose demands are "extravagant". Apparently, this man's son forged a statement by Dr. Kerr and Mr. Fulton that said that they were going to help. Mrs. Graves has rheumatism and fever. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1887-10-10 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_503 fires illness missionaries money https://noyesletters.org/files/original/98d223e2f648f130586f319846b06e12.pdf 8ed807bd3d38c65d20c9d0da1b2e2e0d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Feb 28th 1889 My dear Clara, The Dr is in Hongkong and will be there at least until Saturday so Dr Niles and I are here in charge on our side of the house It has suddenly grown very cold so we are bundled up under our thickest clothing but this kind of weather will not last very long. Dear dear I wrote a note over to Miss Lewis and the fur at the bottom of my old sacque trimmed with fur which I am at this moment wearing smush ed over the page thus. I have on that green flannel dress too that I got from home and that dress you gave me that I wore when new to Newark as a travelling dress is still able to go to Hongkong as a "travelling" dress if I go down to meet Hattie The patient the Drs is attending has sent up an [Illegible] for me to come to Hongkong and stay a week when she is expected and we may go down on Thurs. and stay until the next Wednesday the day the Str. is advertised, Miss Butler is going is having a new silk dress and bonnet made for the occasion. My wardrobe will consist of said travelling dress my silk just as it was when I came out and that light dress not brown the one trimmed with braid & buttons. It has not been altered either Do you not think your sister is antiquated. Well Hattie will be all right and now I am old folks. Miss Wisner came down yesterday much to the sur prize of us all, as she was only a week in Japan, very sea sick going up and very sea sick coming down so I do not suppose the trip has done her much good. Mr Fulton and family are going home very soon after Hattie arrives. You must be prepared to see [?pleasing?] accounts of them and their work Mrs Fulton plans to leave her baby with some friend or other take the two older children and go on to the Assembly. You will probably see the family some time as they will be in Ashland. I do not suppose we shall send any thing by them as they stop so often by the way. Mrs Hepburn is in Hongkong and is coming up to Canton in a few days. If she comes to us we shall not go to Hongkong so soon probably. We have opened up the school for the year and the hospital work opened with 18 pupils very good for the beginning And they all seemed very much inter ested in the school and very glad it was opened. Have I told you we are to have a new school building small but a great im provement on anything we have had. Will begin it after Hattie comes as the Dr is to go for her and the workmen would be left without a head while he was away I hope it will not prove too much of a pressure upon him Our Commission is next Sabbath do not know of any one from the hospital who wishes to join the church this time think there are some from the school {boarding school} Miss Butler is not very well. We shall all feel relieved when Hattie comes, I do not think Miss Butler could go on much longer and now Sophie is going to leave she is of course under more pressure. I have tried in every way to relieve her of company [Continued vertically on the first page] had not two guest rooms I do not know. I have not said a word about home But you write we are going to take tea at Mrs McCoys We are going to the Social &c &c and I seem to know all about it. I would like to just lie down in that dear little room I had up stairs just for one day and be still. I want some one to just pet me a little this morning just think of that and I nearly 50 years old But if I could see Edward Clara and Mary awhile it would be splendid. [Continuted vertically on the second page] It is wonderful how good God has been to us in keeping us so well [Continued vertically on the third page] I only did not want to be tired when Hattie came Perhaps I can go down Monday for her in any case We had our big wedding here this month too Lovingly Sister Mattie 1889 年 2 月 28 日 我亲爱的克拉拉， 医生在香港， 至少要到周六， 所以我和奈尔斯医生在我们这边负责。 天气突然变得很冷， 所以我们被裹在最厚的衣服里但这种天气不会持续很长时间。 亲爱的， 我给刘易斯小姐写了一张便条， 我的旧长袍底部的毛皮饰有毛皮， 而我此刻正穿着它盖在纸上。 我也有从家里买来的那件绿色法兰绒连衣裙， 还有你给我的那件我刚到纽瓦克时穿的作为旅行装的连衣裙， 如果我去见海蒂， 我仍然可以作为“旅行”装去香港Drs 就诊的病人已经发了一封[Illegible] 让我来香港， 在她预产期的时候住一个星期， 我们可能会在星期四下楼。 并留到下一个星期三的那天。 广告上说， 巴特勒小姐准备为这个场合准备一件新的丝绸连衣裙和帽子。 我的衣橱将包括我出来时的丝绸旅行装和那件不是棕色的浅色连衣裙， 上面有辫子和纽扣。 它也没有改变你不认为你的妹妹是过时的。 好吧， 海蒂会没事的， 现在我老了。 威斯纳小姐昨天下来让我们所有人都感到惊讶， 因为她在日本只有一个星期， 上去很晕船， 下山很晕船， 所以我认为这次旅行对她没有多大好处。 海蒂到达后， 富尔顿先生和家人很快就要回家了。 你必须准备好看到他们和他们的工作令人愉快的叙述富尔顿夫人计划把她的孩子留给一些朋友或其他人带着两个大孩子去参加大会。 您可能会在一段时间内见到这家人， 因为他们将在阿什兰。 我想我们不会让他们送任何东西， 因为他们经常顺便停下来。 赫本夫人在香港， 过几天就要来广州了。 如果她来找我们， 我们可能不会这么快去香港。 我们已经开学了一年， 医院也开学了， 一开始有 18 名学生非常好， 他们似乎都对学校很感兴趣， 也很高兴学校开学了。 我有没有告诉过你， 我们要建造一座小而新的教学楼， 但对我们已有的任何东西都有很大的改进。 将在海蒂来之后开始， 因为博士要去找她， 而他不在的时候， 工人会没有头 我希望这不会对他造成太大的压力 我们的委员会是下一个安息日 不知道任何一位希望这次加入教会的医院的人认为有一些来自学校的{寄宿学校}巴特勒小姐身体不太好。 海蒂来了， 我们都会松一口气， 我认为巴特勒小姐不能再继续下去了， 现在索菲要离开了， 她当然压力更大。 我想尽一切办法让她离开公司 [在第一页垂直续] 没有两个我不知道的客房。 关于家， 我只字未提， 但你写道， 我们要去McCoys 夫人喝茶， 我们要去社交等等， 我似乎知道这一切。 我只想躺在那个可爱的小房间里， 我刚上楼梯一天， 一动不动。 今天早上我希望有人能抚摸我一点， 想想看， 我已经快 50 岁了。 但如果我能看到爱德华克拉拉和玛丽一会儿， 那就太棒了。 [第二页垂直续] 上帝对我们这么好， 真是太好了[第三页垂直续] 海蒂来了， 我只是不想累也许我可以在星期一为她下楼无论如何， 这个月我们也在这里举行了盛大的婚礼， 可爱的玛蒂修女 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Clara, February 28, 1889 Subject The topic of the resource Clothing; Christian education of girls; Missions--Study and teaching; Family; Travel Description An account of the resource Mattie writes to her sister Clara about traveling clothes and the people going to and from Canton. The school has opened up and Mattie is awaiting Harriet's return soon. Everyone working at the school is very tired and Mattie is wishing she could rest with her family. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1889-02-28 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_505 clothing doctors fabric seasickness visitors https://noyesletters.org/files/original/15019812f30e5d64d3c5448b6d0963a3.pdf bb6d7cbdfc4a2a30444b0803b785696f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Hong kong Hotel Aug 12th Dear Mary I just learned that the American mail leaves [Note: written in red, different handwriting] 1889 to morrow so will send a line by it hoping Hattie will do better than I. Thought so much about Mother the 6th of Aug and of Varnum too If Mother had lived she would now have been 79 Life is now going so quickly with us . I feel so fully that the time is short oh so short. But it does not matter if Heaven is at the end of it. I came down with Dr Kerr on Friday last expecting to go back Satur day .But the Dr said when we were safely here we would not have until Monday. First went to the German Mission where we can stay at 1.00 apiece a day. But the wife of the Drs patient wanted him to come to this Hotel so he could be near them and we came last eve {Sabbath} We are at the most aristocratic house here in the city. They [?take?] us one for less than 4.00 per day that is the cheapest and I suppose in some cases the expense is doubled. The house has a host of tourists from the countries of the old and new world as quests people that do not care any thing about the cost of things. I can not feel comfortable and begged the Dr to leave this morning but he said he would be obliged to remain until afternoon His patient pays our expenses here I had a glass of milk for .10 at breakfast. told my husband he should have as much as that for nothing when we went home. Oh girls what a blessing the family life is Nothing could be more heartless and dreadful than to board in such a hotel. No love no care for each other. so much money against so much ac- commodation. But I am glad to have seen it once. I believe as a family we none of us care for [--the--] reputation or friend ship based upon a moneyed value . Of course we know those here are wealthy but one finds more and more that wealth can not by happiness .Our home in Canton is a thousand times nicer than this. Yesterday [u]Sabbath[/u] we had an invitation to dine with one of the Aristocrats of Hong kong who is now on the peak. He is [--now--] one of the Drs friends and I knew his wife in 1877. If it had been any other day we would like to have accepted it but of course could not think of it on Sabbath. It seemed so strange to think he would imagine we would go on Sabbath. I appreciate more and more what a blessing it is to have had such a training that that one not only would not do these things but that we do not feel the least temptation to do them. The Dr is just like our family and it is such a blessing He is utterly fearless always and every where in doing and defending the right. It must be so hard to live a christian life with an unbelieving husband. God pity those who are [?themselves too?]. I wish I could have you all here to day. We would do some right seeing would we not? Olivia went to Macao last Wednesday and I suppose return ed to Canton Friday so she and Dr Niles are having it all go back to Hoi Nan before next Feb. at the earliest . [Note: Letter concludes sideways on page one] I do hope you are better and getting stronger. The last mail brought us no letter from home so we will hope for a double share next time. I came closer to get a little sea air, have not felt no one for a month or twi - but home is a pretty good place after all. With lots of love Mattie 香港酒店 8 月 12 日 亲爱的玛丽 我刚得知美国邮件离开了 [注：用红色写，不同的笔迹] 1889 到明天所以会发一条线希望海蒂比我做得更好。 非常想六号妈妈八月 和 瓦尔努姆 如果 母亲 还活着 她 现在 已经 79 岁 了我觉得时间太短了， 太短了。 但天堂是否在它的尽头并不重要。 上周五我和克尔医生一起下来， 期待周六回去。 但是医生说， 当我们安全地在这里时， 我们要到周一才能回来。 首先去了德国使团， 在那里我们可以以每天 1.00 的价格入住。 但是医生病人的妻子希望他来这家酒店， 这样他就可以靠近他们， 我们是在前一天晚上 {安息日} 我们在这个城市最贵族的房子里。 他们以每天不到 4.00 的价格为我们提供一个， 这是最便宜的， 我想在某些情况下费用会增加一倍。 这所房子有许多来自旧世界和新世界国家的游客， 他们不关心东西的成本。 我感到不舒服， 并恳求医生今天早上离开， 但他说他必须留到下午他的病人在这里支付我们的费用。 早餐时我喝了一杯牛奶 0.10。 告诉我丈夫， 当我们回家时， 他应该白白拥有这么多。 哦， 女孩们， 家庭生活是多么幸福啊， 没有什么比入住这样的酒店更无情和可怕的了。 没有爱就没有互相关心。 这么多钱对这么多住宿。 但我很高兴看到它一次。 我相信作为一个家庭， 我们都不关心基于金钱价值的声誉或友谊。 我们当然知道这里的人很富有， 但越来越多的人发现财富不能靠幸福。 我们在广州的家比这里好一千倍。 昨天安息日， 我们受邀与一位正处于巅峰的香港贵族共进晚餐。 他是博士的朋友之一， 我在 1877 年认识他的妻子。 如果是其他一天， 我们愿意接受它， 但当然不能在安息日想到它。 想到他会想象我们会在安息日去， 这似乎很奇怪。 我越来越感激能接受这样的训练是多么幸福的一件事情， 以至于那个人不仅不会做这些事情， 而且我们也没有丝毫的诱惑去做这些事情。 医生就像我们的家人一样， 这是一种祝福， 他在做和捍卫权利时始终无所畏惧。 和一个不信的丈夫一起过基督徒的生活一定很难。 上帝怜悯那些也是他们自己的人。 我希望今天能有你们所有人在这里。 我们会做一些正确的事情， 不是吗？ Olivia 上周三去了澳门， 我想周五会回广州， 所以她和 Niles 医生最迟要在明年 2 月之前全部回会南。 [注：信在第一页横向结束]我希望你变得更好， 变得更强壮。 上一封邮件没有给我们带来家里的信， 所以我们希望下次能双份分享。 我靠得更近了， 想呼吸一点海风， 已经有一个月或两周没有感觉到没人了——但家毕竟是个不错的地方。 充满爱的玛蒂 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Mary, August 12, 1889 Subject The topic of the resource Death; Heaven; Travel; Tourism; Missionaries; Atheism; Mail service; Aristocracy (social class) Description An account of the resource Mattie confesses that she has been thinking a lot about her mother. She is in Hong Kong with Dr. Kerr and yesterday visited the German mission. Mattie describes the place where they are staying for less than $4.00 per day. The hotel is full of tourists and luxury that make Mattie feel uncomfortable; she values family life now more than ever. Mattie is thankful for the missionary training she has received and the values her family has given her. She thinks that it must be very hard to be married to a man that is an atheist, or simply to be an atheist yourself. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1889-08-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_506 doctors home money mothers https://noyesletters.org/files/original/2019d27cbe4dafbe75361d74565f6855.pdf 0a6b84ae7c7a15e0f56148fe81b2d78f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Text Any textual data included in the document Feb 22nd 1890 My dear Edward It is after 8 oclock and I thought this morning I would write some letters to day but all its hours have gone and pen has not touched paper. Before breakfast spent the time in getting some sewing ready for a woman to whom out of pity I have been giving employment to the past week She is a christian and this has stood in the way of her getting work. She has studied in the school and we hope she may eventually find she can be of service to the hospital patients. The teacher of the hospital school has been laid up the past week from an accident and this woman has been instructing the pupils. We have Feb 22nd Reached this point last night when a note came over from Dr Fulton in reference to an article Dr Niles had sent down from the coun- try for the Medical Journal. I suppose it was hastily written and she wished the two Drs to revise it. Well it did not look a very presentable document after the revising was done and Dr Fulton asked me to copy it This took the remander of the eve, and most of this forenoon. Then last night just before dark a woman came bringing a box for me to take into the hospital school He was a bright pleasant looking little chap but we have no way of having boarders here. so the Dr and myself immediately took a boat and went over to Henry's to see if he could be received into his school. He said "oh yes" so to day after the article in hand was ready for the press the little man and myself went up to [?Han Li Fau?]. He had never been in a boat before, everything he saw on the river was new to him and he was a wide awake boy I tell you. To night he is a mem ber of a Christian school. I could not help praying that he might become a clerestian and do good work for the Master in the years to come. His name is [?A po?]. Now will you not at home pray for him sometimes? We do have disappointments as well as encouragements. A pupil we have been partially supporting for the past two years has gone to his home in Fat shan and word reached us to day that he was not coming back. He was such a good scholar. We will hope he has gained enough knowledge to be saved. Another was take out by his mother and set to work. all unknown to us. We did not find it out for some time thereafter. A third was detected in [--s--] stealing and a second offence made it necessary for him to leave the school. I do hope this one will go on all right The others have all heard the gos pel and know how to worship the one living and true God and that is something. This afternoon we had a service preparatory to the commission to morrow. An old woman who had heard the doctrine in a day school 10 miles away applied for bap tism and seemed to give ev- idence that she was a christian I think 4 rom the school have been examined. None from the hospital but there is a woman here that had she applied I think would have been received. Yesterday in one of the men's ward I met a man who had been here 19 years ago. when he heard the gospel & became a christian. said there was no other in the place where [Note: Letter concludes sideways on page one] here until we go Shanghai. The Dr is feeling better but is not well. I hope this trip will do him some good. Now I must say good night I thought of you when I saw the ses- sion together to day. Hattie came in a moment after meeting. To morrow will be a busy day. Our sabbaths are working days. I often think of home sabbath after noon [u]lovingly[/u] Mattie 1890 年 2 月 22 日， 我亲爱的爱德华 现在已经 8 点钟了， 我想今天早上我会写几封信， 但是所有的时间都过去了， 笔还没有碰过纸。 早餐前花时间为一位女士准备缝纫， 出于同情， 我过去一周一直在为她提供工作。 她是一名基督徒， 这阻碍了她的工作。 她曾在学校学习， 我们希望她最终会发现她可以为医院的病人服务。 医院学校的老师在过去一周因事故而被解雇， 这位女士一直在指导学生。 昨晚我们已经 2 月 22 日到达了这一点， 当时富尔顿医生发来了一张便条， 其中提到了奈尔斯医生从该国寄给《医学杂志》的一篇文章。 我想它是匆忙写的， 她希望两位医生修改它。 好吧， 在修改完成后， 它看起来不是一个非常像样的文件， 富尔顿博士让我复制它。 这花了前夜剩下的时间， 以及今天上午的大部分时间。 然后昨晚天黑前， 一个女人带来了一个盒子， 让我带进医院学校。 他是一个看起来很可爱的小家伙， 但我们这里没有寄宿生。 所以博士和我立即乘船到亨利家， 看看他是否能被学校录取。 他说“哦， 是的”， 所以今天手头的文章准备好出版后， 我和小个子就走到了韩立福面前。 他以前从来没有坐过船， 他在河上看到的一切对他来说都是新的， 我告诉你， 他是一个完全清醒的男孩。 今晚他是一所基督教学校的成员。 我忍不住祈祷他能成为一名牧师， 在未来的岁月里为师父做好事。 他叫阿宝。 现在你有时不在家为他祷告吗？我们确实有失望也有鼓励。 过去两年我们一直部分支持的一名学生去了他在肥山的家， 今天我们得知他不会回来了。 他是一个很好的学者。 我们希望他已经获得了足够的知识来得救。 另一个被他的母亲带走并开始工作。 我们都不知道。 此后一段时间我们没有发现它。 第三人被发现偷窃， 第二次犯罪使他不得不离开学校。 我真的希望这个会一切顺利。 其他人都听过福音， 知道如何敬拜那一位活生生的真神， 那是一回事。 今天下午， 我们为明天的委员会准备了服务。 一位在 10 英里外的走读学校听过教义的老妇人申请了洗礼， 并且似乎提供了她是基督徒的证据， 我想 4 rom 学校已经过检查。 没有来自医院， 但这里有一位女士， 如果她提出申请， 我认为会收到。 昨天在一个男科病房里， 我遇到了一个 19 年前来过这里的男人。 当他听到福音并成为基督徒时。 说在我们去上海之前[注：信在第一页横着结束]的地方没有其他地方。 医生感觉好多了， 但不是很好。 我希望这次旅行能给他带来一些好处。 现在我必须说晚安， 当我今天一起看到会议时， 我想起了你。 海蒂见面后不久就进来了。 明天将是忙碌的一天。 我们的安息日是工作日。 我经常想起中午后的家庭安息日 亲切地 马蒂 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Edward, February 22, 1890 Subject The topic of the resource Christianity in China; Scholarly journals; Schools; Conversion Description An account of the resource Mattie has been getting some sewing ready for a woman she hired out of pity because she has been having a hard time finding a job because she is Christian. Yesterday, Mattie spent most of the day transcribing an article for the Medical Journal that had been revised and annotated by Dr. Fulton. Last night a woman came and asked Mattie to take in a little boy. They do not have enough room so they took it to Henry's and he is now enrolled in a Christian school. She is thrilled about the boy becoming a Christian and contrasts him to other pupils that for different reasons abandoned the school. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1890-02-22 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_507 missionary work school https://noyesletters.org/files/original/ff7f1f9e87371e86eed29a751952dab4.pdf 99ec71f8e0e87543722d77f46a0e0161 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Feb 2nd 1891 My dear Clara Monday more and the letters go to day. Ours came last [?Friday?] bring ing the news of the death of dear Aunt Mason. It seems nice she is safe at home. Mother did not wait long for the others It seems as though she would give an especial welcome to Aunt M. Elmira has her father and Mother now if Henry were only a Christian what a blessed thing it would be. so Mary M and Mary K R - are about to be married. If they get good husbands they will both be nice little wives I should judge and do their past all right. It does seem strange that El miras daughter is old enough to get married. How I would like to see Cousin Gilbert and family. Mary misses Bessie. It seems strange that Adelia is at home and Bessie away. Can not help wishing it were the other way .It is hard for Mary to have it so I am sure. Your last letter made me anxious about you. Those dreadful colds ought not to be They are sure to do a damage to the system. We are suffering considerably from Influenza here in Canton especially among the Children last eve our service was so small, less than we have ever had since my return to China. yet All were here that were able to come .Last week dear little Morris Henry died .He was taken ill two weeks before but the Dr did not feel anxious about him until Monday and he died on Wednesday. He was a [u]beautiful[/u] child full of life and vigor five years of age and had never been ill a day in his life. Jamie and Helen were taken first and he said if he was sick he would not have the Dr nor take any medicine Poor little man he did not suffer very long. From the first he refused food and drink took absolutely nothing except under great pressure and then only a mouth full or two at a time . Dr Kerr was over there almost all the time the last [?2?] days. Monday eve he was seized with Hemorhage from the nose and died Wednes. at 6 PM. Mr Henry had left for the country Monday afternoon. Dr Kerr sent a messenger after him leaving here at 10 P.M. and he got back Tues morn at 6 1/2 A.M. The funeral service was here conducted by Mr Wisner. The coffin was covered and lived here in Miss Pattersons room - and Miss Butler and I arranged the flowers. Every thing was lonely - and I was so glad for Mr & Mrs Henry are so [--asthet--] asthetic in their tastes. It is a sad blow to them. He was such a perfect child in body I mean Julias eyes have failed so she must always wear glasses which is such a trial to Mrs H [Note: Letter concludes sideways on page one] have company. There go our guests off to [illegible] and we shall not see them again until 5 oclock. Am [u]exceedingly[/u] [u]resigned[/u] to the sit- uation. Miss Butler goes away I am going to ask to go over there and spend the day all alone. With love M Kerr {Mattie} You see I myself forget 1891 年 2 月 2 日， 我亲爱的克拉拉， 星期一又来了， 今天来信了。 我们上周五来了， 带来了亲爱的梅森姨妈去世的消息。 看来她在家很安全。 母亲没等其他人等多久 似乎她会特别欢迎 M 姨妈。 埃尔米拉现在有了她的父亲和母亲， 如果亨利只是一个基督徒， 那将是多么幸福的事情。 所以玛丽 M 和玛丽 K R - 即将结婚。 如果他们有好丈夫， 他们都会是好小妻子， 我应该判断并做好他们的过去。 埃尔米拉斯的女儿大到可以结婚了， 这似乎很奇怪。 我多么想见到表弟吉尔伯特和家人。 玛丽想念贝西。 Adelia在家而Bessie不在， 这似乎很奇怪。 不禁希望它是另一种方式。 玛丽很难拥有它， 所以我敢肯定。 你的上一封信让我很担心你。 那些可怕的感冒不应该是他们肯定会对系统造成损害。 我们在广州深受流感之苦， 尤其是在儿童中， 前一天我们的服务如此之少， 比我回国后从未有过的少。 然而所有能够来的人都在这里。 上周亲爱的小莫里斯亨利去世了。 两周前他生病了， 但直到星期一， 医生才对他感到焦虑， 他于星期三去世。 五岁的他， 是一个充满生机和活力的漂亮孩子， 一生中从未生病过一天。 杰米和海伦先被带走了， 他说如果他生病了， 他就不会去看医生， 也不会吃任何药。 可怜的小家伙， 他并没有忍受太久。 从一开始他就拒绝食物和饮料， 除了在巨大的压力下， 他什么都不吃， 然后一次只吃一两口。 在过去的两天里， 克尔医生几乎一直都在那儿。 周一前夕， 他因鼻子上的出血而被抓住， 并于周三去世。 下午 6 点。 亨利先生星期一下午去了乡下。 科尔博士在晚上 10 点离开这里后派了一个信使。 他在周二早上 6 点 1/2 点回来。 葬礼由威斯纳先生主持。 棺材被盖好， 住在帕特森小姐的房间里——巴特勒小姐和我布置了鲜花。 每件事都是孤独的——我很高兴亨利先生和夫人的品味如此美。 这对他们来说是一个可悲的打击。 他是一个完美的孩子， 我的意思是朱莉娅的眼睛已经坏了， 所以她必须总是戴眼镜， 这对 H 夫人来说是一种考验 [注：信在第一页横向结束] 有陪伴。 我们的客人去 [无法辨认]， 我们要到 5 点才能再见到他们。 我非常屈服于这种情况。 巴特勒小姐走了带着爱 M Kerr {马蒂} 你看我自己忘记了 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Clara, February 2, 1891 Subject The topic of the resource Christian communities--United States; Influenza; Cold (Disease); Children--Death; Children--Death--Religious aspects Description An account of the resource In this letter to her sister Clara, Martha goes through acquaintances and friends from Ohio with Clara, telling her how she feels about the updates she's been given. She also tells Clara she hopes she heals from the cold she has and that influenza has spread in Canton. Morris Henry died, a five-year-old who everyone thought would recover. The funeral services for him were lovely and Mr. and Mrs. Henry are very affected. The last section of the letter talks about having company. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1891-02-02 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_508 children death doctors funerals illness marriage https://noyesletters.org/files/original/3fe56fcddfaf5a8711ba50f3c12f396c.pdf d20ace19d14ae779699787b71c2fb556 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Melville House 1104 Mar ket Street June 11th 1892 Dear ones at Home, You will have been for days looking for letters from us ere this reaches you But I have been waiting to know what to write as to our plans. This morning am not in a condition to tell you when we shall leave this city. Arrived on Wednesday. Have found every one gone whom we wished to see almost. The Masters Hartwells, Kerrs, Mr Rhoda the Stubbs family, have seen the Condits, took luncheon with them on Thursday, went from them to call upon the Thomsons who are in Berkley. They leave for Boston a week from to day Saturday Mrs Thomson was away at a meeting but got back before we left. Has spoken 3 times already. Dr Ketchum Angie Blackmans husband is the pastor in their church there. I saw her but not her husband. She looks somewhat as in former years, has 5 children 4 daughters and one son saw one of her daughters. They speak very highly of him as a pas- tor. Were at Mrs Robins yesterday at Luncheon. The Dr is trying to do something towards raising funds for his Asylum. I have not been able to help him any thus far because almost all the ladies are away gone off for the summer. We are just a month too late to see "the foreingers." The Dr called upon the Chinese Consul yesterday and there is to be a called meeting of the six companies to see what can be done. You see my husband is a "do man," the dearest goodest "do man" in the world, and he goes right along through thick an thin without being discouraged at any thing. Said this morning he might have to stay another week here. Getting funds will be a work of time and keep him on the go no one can tell how long, but if life and health is spared we feel he will succeed. We will not in any case now get home before week after next. I do not dare think much about Seville, am so [u] anxious [/u] and so [u] impatient [/u] to see you all. It takes all my resolution to keep saying to your good brother, Stay just as long as you want to but that is just what I do say, hoping all the time it will not be many days more. We had a delightful time at Mrs Prestons. Laura made me think so much of Mary. Was glad to find that they were not poor people. Dear Mary is so brave, bearing her loss with such patience and sweet ness of Spirit, that ones heart goes out to her. She has two of the dearest little darlings ever was. Wants to go back to Tacoma to live "has enough property to support herself and family so it will not be necessary for her to do anything in that line" Walter is a fine business man and [?Tud?] doing well. Both Mrs P and Walter own a farm. Walter owns the house in which they live besides at best a building lot in East Polland, ill church members and doing more or less religious work. I will not write a long letter as we shall hope to get to Seville at least within a short time after its arrival We may be here until some time week after next, but I hope can spend Sabbath 2 weeks from to morrow at Manito Springs. I dreamed last night that Hattie and Miss Butler arrived here en route for China Miss Butler [u] stooped [/u] so and Hattie said she had had an operation upon her heart that the [u] orbit [/u] was to large and had to be shortened. Hattie had grown so wrinkled looked thin. I thought oh if we could only have reached home be fore they started but it is too late to do any thing now they are on the way. [Continued vertically on the first page] We have not yet found any letters from home here for us. Do hope you are all well. The weather is almost cold. Dr is better than when we left China You will be as tonished at our box- es, and our trunk may get to Seville before we do. You see we are coming [u] Harrison [/u] is [u] nom [/u] [u] inated [/u]. If he had only not signed the Chinese exclu sion act Blaine must subside now No chance to be President. With love Mattie 梅尔维尔大厦 1104 市场街 1892 年 6 月 11 日 亲爱的在家的人们， 在收到我们的信件之前， 你们已经找了好几天了， 但我一直在等待知道该写些什么来说明我们的计划。 今天早上我无法告诉你我们什么时候离开这座城市。 星期三到达。 几乎找到了我们希望看到的每一个人。 Masters Hartwells、Kerrs、Rhoda 先生和 Stubbs 一家都看过 Condits， 周四与他们共进午餐， 从他们那里去拜访在伯克利的 Thomsons。 他们从星期六开始每周前往波士顿， 汤姆森夫人出去开会， 但在我们离开之前就回来了。 已经讲了3次了。 Ketchum Angie Blackman 医生的丈夫是他们教堂的牧师。 我看到了她， 但没有看到她的丈夫。 她看起来有些像往年， 有5个孩子4个女儿， 一个儿子看到了她的一个女儿。 他们高度评价他作为牧师。 昨天午餐会在罗宾斯夫人那里。 博士正试图为他的庇护筹集资金。 到目前为止， 我无法帮助他， 因为几乎所有的女士们都出去过暑假了。 我们只是迟到了一个月才能看到“外星人”。 博士昨天拜访了中国领事， 六家公司将召开电话会议， 看看能做些什么。 你看我的丈夫是一个“做人”， 世界上最亲爱的最优秀的“做人”， 他风雨同舟， 从不气馁。 今天早上说他可能要在这里再呆一个星期。 获得资金将是一项需要时间的工作， 让他坚持下去没有人知道多久， 但如果生命和健康得以幸免， 我们认为他会成功。 在任何情况下， 我们现在都不会在下周之前回家。 我不敢多想塞维利亚， 我很焦急， 很不耐烦见到你们。 我下定决心一直对你的好兄弟说， 只要你想留下来， 但我就是这么说的， 希望不会再多几天。 我们在普雷斯顿夫人度过了愉快的时光。 劳拉让我很想玛丽。 很高兴发现他们不是穷人。 亲爱的玛丽是如此勇敢， 以如此耐心和甜蜜的精神承受着她的损失， 以至于人们的心向她倾诉。 她有两个曾经是最亲爱的小宝贝。 想回到塔科马生活“有足够的财产来养活自己和家人， 所以她没有必要在这方面做任何事情”沃尔特是一个优秀的商人， 而图德做得很好。 P 夫人和沃尔特都拥有一个农场。 沃尔特拥有他们住的房子， 除了东波兰的一个建筑地段， 生病的教会成员和或多或少的宗教工作。 我不会写长信， 因为我们希望至少在它到达后的短时间内到达塞维利亚。 我们可能会在这里直到下一周的某个时间， 但我希望从明天起可以在马尼托斯普林斯度过两周的安息日。 昨晚我梦见海蒂和巴特勒小姐在去中国的途中到达这里， 巴特勒小姐弯下腰， 海蒂说她的心脏做了手术， 眼眶太大， 必须缩短。 海蒂长得满是皱纹， 看起来很瘦。 我想哦， 如果我们能在他们开始之前就到家， 但现在他们已经在路上了， 现在做任何事情都为时已晚。 [第一页垂直续] 我们还没有找到任何来自家里的信件给我们。 希望你们一切都好。 天气几乎是冷的。 医生比我们离开中国时好多了。 你会惊讶于我们的箱子， 我们的行李箱可能会比我们先到塞维利亚。 你看我们来了 哈里森被提名了。 如果他只是没有签署排华法案， 布莱恩现在必须平息 没有机会成为总统。 带着爱玛蒂 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to "Dear Ones at Home," June 11, 1892 Subject The topic of the resource Asylums; Missionaries' spouses; Travel; Primaries; Presidents--Election; Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901; Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893; Kerr, J. G. (John Glasgow), 1824-1901 Description An account of the resource Mattie writes this letter home while back in the US, en route home. They have stopped in a city and Dr. Kerr is trying to raise funds there for his asylum. She is trying to let him do his work but is also anxious to get home. She wishes she could have caught Miss Butler and Hattie on their way back to China but it is too late. She mentions in passing at the end the candidates for the 1892 U.S. Election. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1892-06-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_509 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1892 United States Presidential Election friends medical missionaries politics presidents https://noyesletters.org/files/original/fd60f6bc9a409beca261da935dee46d8.pdf 1c8d63e518462f98c4a423daddcd82c9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Feb 13th Dear Clara We received your Sabbath afternoon letter dated Jan 4th Wednes, are again on the anxious seat about you all. But we always want to know the truth of the case whatever it is. We are on the look out for the next mail which will be here in three or four days and we hope to have better news. My cold clings to me most persistently but I hope to get the better of it soon. When you get this it will not be more than a month probably before you will have Hattie with you We expect her to be at home by the last of Apr letters from Macau last eve [?repod?] her as better it is not pleasant to have her away but it can not be avoided As we grow older it seems as though we grow less restive under what we must receive as providential dispensations Hatties nervous system is now we feel the prime difficulty. I cannot say that I feel perfectly at rest about the other trouble but the Dr thinks as far as her kidneys are concerned there is nothing wrong. Rest will do wonders for her if she can only get it. No one here knows of her plans. Under the circumstances it is better so. It will not be divulged here until the last moment, so she will be spared all possible rush and excite ment. No one seems to think of such an outcome. Her being under your brothers care saves a great deal being said. Miss Butler is ready except a few last things which will be quietly attended to. I suppose when they come up from Macau next time they will remain here until they leave for America. It is only 6 weeks and 4 days more before the 1st of April. You must not work hard to get ready for their coming, remember that I hope you will see Dr Niles before her return. We expect she will bring out another Dr {lady} with her in fact the Dr is going to ask the mission to send for one. The little blind girls under my charge while she is away are getting on well. Hope they will continue to do so until she comes back. Everybody looks cold. It is out patient day and no women have come but there will be a plenty as soon as warm weather comes. The hotter it is the more sickness and more work for the Drs. If we go home next year it will help us to get through the months between. You must be as careful of yourselves as pos sible. It is perfectly wonderful how Sarah keeps going I thought years ago she would be obliged to stop and rest. Dear little Sadie Caughey, what a mistake not to tell her her situation and [u] help [/u] [u] her [/u] to look forward to the Change that is so surely com ing. Do they suppose she has had no misgivings herself. If so has she been left to hear them alone. It is such a blessing if she is ready. I can only think of her as a little girl. It is hard Emma can not be with her. These public schools are Cast iron [Continued vertically on the first page] If Sadie is living when this letter reaches you tell her we have thought of and pray for her May she rest in Jesus Arms I have felt Aunt Marians death so much. Lovingly Mattie 2 月 13 日 亲爱的 Clara 我们收到了你们 1 月 4 日星期三的安息日下午的来信， 再次为你们大家感到焦虑。 但我们总是想知道案件的真相， 不管它是什么。 我们正在寻找下一封邮件， 这将在三四天后到达， 我们希望有更好的消息。 我的感冒最顽固地粘在我身上， 但我希望很快能好起来。 当你得到这个时， 可能不会超过一个月你就会有海蒂和你在一起 我们希望她能在四月的最后一个晚上回家这是无法避免的随着年龄的增长， 我们似乎变得不那么不安， 因为我们必须接受天意的安排， 哈蒂斯的神经系统现在是我们感到的主要困难。 我不能说我对其他问题完全放心， 但医生认为就她的肾脏而言， 没有什么问题。 休息会为她创造奇迹， 如果她能得到它。 这里没有人知道她的计划。 在这种情况下， 这样更好。 直到最后一刻才在这里泄露， 免得她心急如焚。 似乎没有人想到这样的结果。 她在你兄弟的照顾下可以节省很多话。 巴特勒小姐已经准备好了， 除了最后几件将被悄悄处理的事情。 我想下次他们从澳门来的时候， 他们会一直留在这里， 直到他们离开去美国。 距离 4 月 1 日还有 6 周零 4 天。 你不必努力为他们的到来做好准备， 记住我希望你能在奈尔斯医生回来之前见到她。 我们预计她会带出另一位博士 {lady} 和她一起， 事实上博士会要求任务派来一个。 她不在的时候， 我负责的盲人小姑娘们相处得很好。 希望他们会继续这样做， 直到她回来。 每个人看起来都很冷。 这是病人的一天， 没有女人来， 但只要天气暖和， 就会有很多。 天气越热， 医生的病就越多， 工作也就越多。 如果我们明年回家， 它将帮助我们度过这几个月的时间。 你必须尽可能地小心自己。 莎拉如何继续前进真是太棒了， 几年前我认为她将不得不停下来休息。 亲爱的小萨迪·考伊（Sadie Caughey）， 不告诉她她的情况并帮助她期待即将到来的变革是多么大的错误。 他们是否认为她自己没有疑虑。 如果是这样， 她就只能独自听到他们的声音。 如果她准备好了， 那真是太幸运了。 我只能把她想象成一个小女孩。 很难艾玛不能和她在一起。 这些公立学校是铸铁的 [第一页垂直续] 如果萨迪在收到这封信时还活着， 请告诉她我们已经想到并为她祈祷 愿她安息在耶稣的怀抱中 我深深地感受到玛丽安阿姨的死。 可爱的玛蒂 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Clara, February 13 Subject The topic of the resource Disease; Women physicians; Sick Description An account of the resource Mattie writes to Clara about the letters they have received recently. Hattie is sick but Martha thinks she would do a lot better with some rest. Dr. Niles is asking for another female doctor to be added to the mission. She writes about Sadie Caughey, who is sick and dying, and her family. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02-13 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_510 doctors illness https://noyesletters.org/files/original/7f3567665c689ef2022f8b56a37bb461.pdf b15c3d92d08cae3135a82089d22d42cc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Canton March 21st My dear Em, It is almost tea time Sat. night and we are going to have beans for supper real beans cooked just as they are at home. You do not know how much pleasure I feel in knowing that one meal in the week is just like that at home. And since Lucy and I came we have instituted the bread & milk e[--a--]ra as Henry says. We had talked about its being very nice to have it after we got home from meeting in the evening so one day while Lucy and I were busy studying Hattie and Hery supped out and bought some bowls and the next Sunday night gave us a little surprise. Henry said it made him feel almost as if he were at home He has been out in the country since last Tuesday and we have had a very rainy week but I am not sure that these boat trips do not do him good although they are not always pleas ant in all respects. It is our rainy season now and we do not look for anything else. Lucy is having a white dress made proposes to trim it with black alapacca braid I have bought 12 yds. of material and we think that we can get a suit apiece or rather two polanaise and one skirt Hattie has a skirt which will do to go with it. Miss Shaw has been unable to do mission work for several weeks has been in bed nearly four but is now beginning to be better and hopes to be up soon. She is troubled with female complaint. I do feel so sorry for her. She is a most devoted missionary and we could ill afford to spare her. Lilly is also somewhat worn out and thinks some of taking a trip. If she does she will probably be away most of the summer. If she should and Miss Shaw should not be well I am afraid we will get into the harness with but small capital in Chinese. We study away everyday but it would take a microscope or something else sometimes to detect any progress. Patience and perseverance are what we need here more than any thing else. I suppose you are or will be almost through your course when you get this We shall think of you so much I do hope we shall know just what day it is the one of commencement and it will be such a pleasure to think of just how it will all be as far as we can. I am so anxious that Mrs Leyenberger should he present and think she will if she reaches home before that time She will have the governor's wife and daughter from Hong Kong as fellow [Continued vertically on the fourth page] passengers as they go home by way of America The Japan had the furniture upholstered in honor of the distinguished personages and had orders not to put on the covers after putting out to sea So much for being persons of note. Hattie has been suffering from tooth ache for a few days suppose it is the damp weather. We received a letter in the last mail from Cousin Horace and his wife. Their prospective son in law Cousin Ellens husband to be is a young naval officer and is now in Chinese waters hopes to visit Canton before his return to America Their letter was written to give us an introduc tion to our future relative. We shall certainly be very glad to see him. They write that cousin Elmira is very feeble I wonder if Aunt Fay saw Mother before she went East. I do hope she did for some how I can not help fearing she will not return to Ohio. I can not realize that E. is so soon to leave us I feel that she has worked too hard. I got quite a long letter from Mrs Hamsher a short time since and she gave me the first news of --- marriage. Em you may think me inquisitive but I do want very much to know what sort of a girl he married and what kind of family she belongs to You say he came very getting brought before Presbytery do you know [Continued on the fourth page] for what [--re--] reason? Please tell me this and [Continued vertically on the first page] I will try and not ask any more questions in that direction Hattie is writing to Maggie Beacom and Lucy home I think so you see our pens are all going. I got Annie's letter and was so surprised that she did not say a word about the death of her brother Jim. I wrote to Becca by the first mail of Feb and I suppose she has received it by this time and I directed it to the care of James Sloan because I was not sure she would be in Ashland. Last Sabbath Mr Parks one of the Weslyian Mission buried a little babe 9 weeks old the third child they have lost within 9 months. They have 9 small children living the oldest about 5 years old and strange to say that have never told them what became of their brothers and sisters the matter is to them a profound mystery I can not see how they can feel that it is right. They have been here [--and go--] 10 years and go home in April not to return [Continued vertically on the second page] It seems such a pity for them to do that now that they have the language so well or I mean he has. The English ladies do not study for the purpose of doing mission work. Well if I write this over the 2nd time you will not be able to read it I fear I am glad you had an easy time about examination and you have our best wishes for your success in whatever you do for commencement your loving Sister Mattie I have [--writing--] written to the [?Brainerd?] Soc. but I [Continued vertically on the third page hope you will read them yourself and not give it into the hands of any of the members as it is not very well done 广州 3 月 21 日 亲爱的 Em， 快到周六下午茶时间了。 晚上， 我们将像在家一样煮豆子作为晚餐。 你不知道我知道一周中的一顿饭就像在家一样， 我感到多么高兴。 自从露西和我来之后， 正如亨利所说， 我们已经建立了面包和牛奶时代。 晚上开会回家后， 我们谈论过它非常好， 所以有一天我和露西忙着研究海蒂， 亨利吃完饭买了一些碗， 接下来的周日晚上给了我们一个小惊喜。 亨利说这让他感觉就像在家一样 自上周二以来他一直在乡下， 我们度过了一个非常下雨的一周， 但我不确定这些乘船旅行对他有没有好处， 尽管它们并不总是在所有方面都取悦蚂蚁。 现在是我们的雨季， 我们不寻找其他任何东西。 露西正在做一件白色的连衣裙， 建议用我买了 12 码的黑色羊驼毛辫来修剪它。 材料， 我们认为我们可以得到一套西装， 或者更确切地说， 两件波兰舞曲和一条裙子海蒂有一条裙子可以搭配它。 肖小姐已经有几个星期无法做宣教工作了， 已经躺了将近四岁， 但现在开始好转， 希望很快能起床。 她为女性的抱怨而烦恼。 我真为她感到难过。 她是一位最忠诚的传教士， 我们负担不起放过她。 莉莉也有些疲惫， 想去旅行。 如果她这样做了， 她可能会在夏天的大部分时间里离开。 如果她应该和肖小姐不应该很好， 我怕我们会用中文但很少的资本进入马具。 我们每天都在学习， 但有时需要显微镜或其他东西才能检测到任何进展。 耐心和毅力是我们在这里最需要的。 我想当你得到这个时， 你已经或即将完成你的课程我们会非常想你， 我希望我们能知道今天是开学日， 想想它是如何开始的， 我会很高兴将尽我们所能。 我非常担心 Leyenberger 夫人是否会出席， 并认为如果她在此之前回家的话她将有来自香港的州长的妻子和女儿作为同胞 [在第四页垂直继续] 乘客， 因为他们通过美国 日本为了纪念尊贵的人物， 把家具装了起来， 出海后还下令不要盖被子。 假设是潮湿的天气， 海蒂已经牙疼了几天。 我们在最后一封信中收到了霍勒斯堂兄和他的妻子寄来的一封信。 他们未来的女婿艾伦的表亲丈夫是一名年轻的海军军官， 现在在中国海域， 希望在他返回美国之前访问广州。 他们写信是为了向我们介绍我们未来的亲戚。 我们一定会很高兴见到他。 他们写道， Elmira 表妹非常虚弱， 我想知道 Fay 姨妈在去东方之前是否见过母亲。 我确实希望她做了一些事情， 我不禁担心她不会回到俄亥俄州。 我无法意识到 E. 这么快就离开了我们， 我觉得她工作太努力了。 不久之后， 我收到了来自 Hamsher 夫人的一封很长的信， 她给了我结婚的第一个消息。 嗯， 你可能认为我很好奇， 但我非常想知道他娶了什么样的女孩， 她属于什么样的家庭你说他很高兴来到长老会你知道[继续第四页]是为了什么原因？请告诉我这一点并[在第一页上继续垂直] 我会尽量不再向海蒂写信给玛吉比科姆和露西家的那个方向提出任何问题， 我想你会看到我们的笔都在用。 我收到了安妮的信， 非常惊讶， 她对她哥哥吉姆的死只字未提。 我在 2 月的第一封邮件中写信给 Becca， 我想她此时已经收到了， 我把它交给了 James Sloan， 因为我不确定她会在阿什兰。 上个安息日， 卫斯理传教士帕克斯先生埋葬了一个 9 周大的小婴儿， 这是他们在 9 个月内失去的第三个孩子。 他们有 9 个小孩， 最大的 5 岁左右， 奇怪的是， 他们从来没有告诉过他们兄弟姐妹的下落， 这对他们来说是一个深奥的谜， 我看不出他们怎么能觉得这是对的。 他们在这里已经 10 年了， 四月回家不回来了 [在第二页垂直续] 现在他们的语言这么好， 或者我的意思是他有， 他们这样做似乎很可惜。 英国女士们学习的目的不是为了传教。 好吧， 如果我第二次写这篇文章， 您将无法阅读它， 我担心我很高兴您在考试中度过了轻松的时光， 并且您祝愿您在毕业典礼上所做的一切都取得成功你亲爱的玛蒂修女我已经写信给布雷纳德协会， 但我[在第三页垂直继续， 希望你自己阅读它们， 不要把它交给任何成员， 因为它做得不太好 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Em, March 21 Subject The topic of the resource Clothing; Presbyterian Church; Presbyterian Church--Government; Women missionaries; Letter writing Description An account of the resource Mattie writes about home traditions they are instating at home and about what they will wear when the rainy season starts. She also writes about updates on their relatives and friends, one of whom has been brought before the Presbytery and Mattie wants to know what for. Mattie talks about disapproving of the Parks family and English lady missionaries. She concludes by saying she wrote to the Brainerd Society but hopes Em reads it instead. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03-21 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_511 death food illness officials study women missionaries https://noyesletters.org/files/original/7cb60c757c262255202bcfc57c244031.pdf d44ee9b6580376b69a0b200178372fd9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Canton China Apr 2nd Dear Ones at Home I have just "had a thought" as mother says and will put it into immediate execution. In the first place I am standing on the upper ver- randah looking out on our street which borders the Canal. It is about 5 P.M. and our study hours are over though we had company this afternoon and I have done almost nothing but more of that [illegible]. I just happened to think I would try and tell you a little about the scene which to night is quite similar to those which usually greet our eyes where we look into the street. Well almost in front of our gate is a bare-foot China man who has brought an enormous basket of flowers - roses [?tube?] roses gerranium leaves and some purple blossoms of whose name I know nothing. He has a whole crowd of people about him men women and children the way they gabble is a warning. Here comes a man with an umbrella over his shoulder carried as a [--shoulder--] so[--u--]lder would carry a gun and shuffling along as though he did not care whether school kept or not I feel sometimes as if I would like to shake a little energy into these people Two men follow each carrying [--m--] two immense baskets each on the end of a long bambo polo thrown across their shoulders They walk as if they had all they could life - poor fellows I pity them If there is any one I do feel sorry for it is the Chinese Coolie There is a big fat man with a long blue gown white stockings and shoes so he belongs to the respectable class {There is Dr Happer knocking at our gate but I will slip be- hind the shutter so he will not see me for I do not want to stop writing and go down to the parlor besides I expect he wants to see Henry and not I Well my fat man with his little bunch of greens or something he will eat with his rice [--has--] is lost in the distance so I have done him. Here comes a wedding chair like the one in our picture at home so I suppose some one is about to {Chut moon} or be married and here behind it follows some of the presents. I have not yet been fortunate enough to see a bridal procession. There is Hattie at the gate waiting for the boy to answer her ring. We ring a bell at the gate rather than door and no one gets onto our premises without permission as the gate is always locked. she has been to visit two women who wish to join the Church but she feels they will need further instruction Here she is up stairs and as is usual in the Noyes family says "Matt what are you doing" whereupon being told replies That is real nice. Clara remembers her experience about the leave she gathered for us and decided I believe that our house was not a very good place to keep secrets. see that man with his cue wound about his head just as a woman at home would do if she were about to go to the wash tub. and carrying a huge hat under his arm like the one in the picture of the little girl we send home. They have such a fashion of going bare-headed and having these big hats with them to use in case of rain. I expect they are heavy for the head should think they would be Here are two women and 3 men standing stock still looking up at me and laughing as though I was one of the funniest objects in the world but I "reckon I am not too good to be looked at" A woman with a baby on her back looks as if she would not object to come in but I do not feel moved to invite her to do so A thorough bath and some clean clothes would be an improvement to both. A poor coolie has just now set down his burden for a moments rest. [--He--] The upper part of his body is wholly innocent of clothing and he has callouses on his shoulders lar'ger then my hand could cover. There goes Dr Happer home If there is not Dr Kerr out there calling up to me He says "if you have 50 cash up there I wish you would throw them down to me. I suppose he wants to get a boat to take him home. I told him we thought of going down to see them after tea but he thanks me Do not need to consult him professionally - which opin[--i--]on I [?beastily?] concur. There are 7 little children squatted down on the sidewalk :cracking nuts I should think from appearances. They look [u]as[/u] if they had just escaped from a porE house wearing shams that resemble Joseph's coat of many colors. There people patch enough but no difference whether the new is like the old cloth or not Here is a boy with two buckets of water The drinking water we use is brought a distance of 3 miles and we pay about 7 cts per week for what we drink There are at this present time or were an instant ago [u]25[/u] people gazing at me with the most undivided attention well 中国广州 4 月 2 日 亲爱的在家的人 我刚刚像妈妈所说的那样“有一个想法”， 将立即执行。 首先， 我站在上层阳台上， 眺望与运河接壤的街道。 现在是下午 5 点左右。 我们的学习时间已经结束， 尽管我们今天下午有同伴， 而我几乎什么也没做， 除了更多[难以辨认]。 我只是碰巧想我会试着告诉你一些关于晚上的场景， 它与我们通常在我们看到街道时映入眼帘的场景非常相似。 好吧， 几乎在我们的门前是一个赤脚的中国人， 他带来了一大篮鲜花——玫瑰管玫瑰天竺葵叶子和一些我不知道名字的紫色花朵。 他周围有一大群人， 男人女人和孩子， 他们喋喋不休的方式是一个警告。 来了一个背着雨伞的人， 肩上扛着伞， 就像士兵提着枪一样， 拖着脚步走着， 好像他不在乎学校是否继续上课我有时觉得我想给这些人注入一点能量两个男人每个人都背着两个巨大的篮子， 每个人都扛在肩上披着一根长长的竹马球的末端他们走路， 好像他们已经拥有了他们所能拥有的一切——可怜的家伙我可怜他们如果有任何一个让我感到难过的人， 那就是中国苦力有一个大胖子， 穿着蓝色长袍， 白色长袜和鞋子， 所以他属于受人尊敬的阶层{有哈珀医生敲我们的大门， 但我会滑到百叶窗后面， 所以他不会看到我， 因为我没有想停止写作， 去客厅， 除了我希望他想见亨利而不是我。 好吧， 我的胖子带着他的一小束蔬菜或他要和米饭一起吃的东西在远处迷路了， 所以我做了他。 家里来了一把像我们照片中的那把的婚礼椅子， 所以我想有人即将{Chut moon}或结婚， 在它后面跟着一些礼物。 我还没有幸运地看到新娘游行。 海蒂在门口等着男孩来接她的戒指。 我们在门口而不是门上按铃， 没有人未经许可进入我们的场所， 因为大门总是锁着的。 她曾拜访过两位希望加入教会的女性， 但她觉得她们需要进一步的指导 她在楼梯上， 按照诺伊斯家族的惯例， 她会说“马特， 你在做什么”， 然后被告知回复 那真是太好了.克拉拉记得她为我们请假的经历， 并决定我认为我们的房子不是保密的好地方。 看看那个男人的头上缠着暗示伤口， 就像家里的女人要去洗脸盆时一样。 腋下夹着一顶大帽子， 就像我们送回家的小女孩照片中的那顶一样。 他们有一种光着头， 带着这些大帽子以防下雨的时尚。 我希望他们的头很重应该认为他们会是这里有两个女人和三个男人站着仍然看着我笑着好像我是世界上最有趣的物体之一但我“认为我不太好被看” 一个背着婴儿的女人看起来好像她不会反对进来， 但我不觉得有什么感动邀请她这样做一个彻底的沐浴和一些干净的衣服对两者都有好处。 一个可怜的苦力刚刚放下他的包袱休息片刻。 他的上半身完全没有衣服， 肩膀上的老茧比我的手还大。 Happer 医生回家了 如果没有 Kerr 医生在外面打电话给我， 他说：“如果你有 50 块现金， 我希望你能把它们扔给我。 我想他想找条船带他回家。 我跟他说我们想喝完茶就下来看看， 但他感谢我不需要专业咨询他的意见， 我急忙同意这个意见， 人行道上蹲着7个小孩子：从外表上看我应该认为是坚果。 他们看起来好像刚从毛孔房子里逃出来， 穿着类似约瑟夫的彩色外套的假货。 那里的人修补得足够了， 但新的是否像旧的布一样， 这是一个男孩， 他拿着两桶水喝着我们使用的水被带到了 3 英里的地方， 我们每周支付大约 7 美分的饮料费用 目前或不久前有 25 个人全神贯注地注视着我 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from "Dear Ones at Home", April 2 Subject The topic of the resource Friendly visiting; Streets; Streets--China; Unskilled labor Description An account of the resource In this letter home, Mattie is describing the things and peoples she sees while standing outside on her verandah. She gives a description of Chinese people walking past and pities many of them, especially coolies. Dr. Happer came to visit and Hattie got home from a visit with women hoping the join the church. She talks about her exchanges with Hattie as she came home and Dr. Kerr as he called up to her. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04-02 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_512 Chinese traditions clothing flowers laborers study https://noyesletters.org/files/original/d0dbfb126ced975a8d8f819827fc0fc9.pdf 04c3c8c45637e1ab57775453f86b2c9c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document April 23rd Dear Mary, Wish so much I could go in and see you all a few minutes this morning. If we really get home in 1891 it will not be so very long but we must none of us set our hearts upon it I am very anxious to get this hospital school settled a little first but feel as if a proper building will do much to settle it. Have such a good teacher now if she can only go on a few years it will be such a blessing [--if--] Am sure a good work can be done here in this direction. Have been out to see the old building coming down. There is a sort of fascination always in watch ing men at work on houses. It is well there is a building between or I might waste some time that way. I do not like to think how rapid are the changes going on in our home and congregation. But if our friends are transferred to heaven it will not be hard for us to say good bye to this world when our turn comes. How glad Mother will be to see Mrs Cary. It seems a little now about our dear ones in heaven like our home on Earth. As we leave it and come here or from here re- turn it is a help to think the other household has the joy of their presence To one of us these home partings are over. Whoever is called first will have the joy of entering in and it will be unaloyed. It seems strange there are so few at home, just the same we have. But it is a family and makes a home. Our eyes from this foreign land constantly turn to that dear spot as our earthly home. Here we are pilgrims and strangers not owning a foot of ground or a roof to cover us. I want to say if you can in any way make that woodland that is sup- posed to belong to me minister to your advantage or comfort, do so. Sarah Mattie says is next to it [--so--] and she is at home so at least 2/3 of it can considered. I am very sorry we could not buy the other share but it seems we can not. Well it is [u] all [/u] [u] right [/u] some way. Poor would we could do [u] something [/u] to help, but it cannot be. Earths shadows and affections are only in that case adding to the lustre of the heavenly crown Earthly honours could not compensate for the glory which will one day be his. God bless him. You write of our new president. It does seem nice to have a Christian man and a Christian woman in the White House. May they be able to preserve their garments without spot. We do not feel that the selection of Secretary of State was a good one. Are afraid of the influence of Blaine. But perhaps it will be all right. Yes again we say it must in some way be all right. I do hope the Admin istration will prove a blessing to the nation. We are awaiting anxiously the stand taken towards China. If some thing is not done the Chinese will do something on this side after awhile. The new railroad out of Yuen Sin has already had an accident in which a number of lives were lost. It occurred as nearly as we can find out because of a drunken Engineer-foreigner It is truly hard for these Chinese to see much Christianity in the April [Note: "April" written in pencil] European Hattie and I went to see a former pupil of the Boarding School who is now lying at the point of death + She has for many years been a professed Christian but those who have seen her lately feel doubtful of her being a true follower of Jesus. Hattie does not know this and I could not tell her. The girl was too far gone to do more than recog nize us and said nothing. Hattie talked with her a little and uttered a few words of prayer when we left her As we came out Hattie said "To think she is going straight into heaven. Would we could all feel she was. * She has taught for the Mission 11 years has had a very worldly mother though a church member, and her husband has used her very badly. Oh the cruelty of loved ones are translated. But it will not always be so. Christ will take possession of this land sometime, but it will not probably be until we are in heaven. Am so glad of what you write about the monument. I do hope to see it sometime. It must be so nice Am so glad it will not grow dim It is only the dear home and our graves which have a magnetism to [Continued vertically on the first page] take up to America If you and they were not there I would feel ready to live and die in China. But you dear ones the old home and the previous graves are there. I feel such a longing to have that Dr see you. Hope God will spare his like to go. But you must keep in mind that in our case there are mis sionnaries to whose interests so do not depend of are to be con sulted on things Love to Edward and you ever so much to hold Mattie [Continued vertically on the second page] Hattie will write of the 20th of April. 4 月 23 日 亲爱的玛丽， 真希望今天早上我能进去见你们几分钟。 如果我们真的在 1891 年回到家， 时间不会那么长， 但我们都不能全心全意。 它。 现在有这么好的老师， 如果她能再上几年， 那将是一件多么幸福的事情。 我相信在这个方向上可以做得很好。 一直在外面看到旧建筑倒塌。 看着男人在房子里工作总是有一种魅力。 很好， 两者之间有一栋建筑物， 否则我可能会浪费一些时间。 我不喜欢认为我们的家庭和会众发生的变化有多快。 但是， 如果我们的朋友都被转移到天堂， 轮到我们的时候， 我们与这个世界说再见并不难。 妈妈见到卡里太太会多么高兴啊。 现在看来， 我们在天堂的亲人就像我们在地球上的家一样。 当我们离开它来到这里或从这里返回时， 想到另一个家庭有他们存在的喜悦对我们中的一个人来说， 这些家庭分离已经结束了。 谁先被召唤， 谁就会有进入的喜悦， 它会是纯洁的。 奇怪的是， 家里这么少， 就和我们一样。 但它是一个家庭， 也是一个家。 我们从这片陌生的土地上的目光不断地转向那个作为我们尘世家园的亲爱的地方。 在这里， 我们是朝圣者和陌生人， 没有一英尺的土地或屋顶来遮盖我们。 我想说， 如果你能以任何方式使本应属于我的林地为你的利益或舒适服务， 那就去做吧。 Sarah Mattie 说就在旁边， 她在家， 所以至少可以考虑其中的 2/3。 很抱歉我们不能购买另一股， 但似乎我们不能。 好吧， 在某种程度上它是可以的。 可怜的我们可以做点什么来帮忙， 但事实并非如此。 地球的阴影和感情只是在这种情况下增加了天冠的光彩。 地球的荣誉无法补偿有一天将属于他的荣耀。 上帝保佑他。 你写我们的新总统。 在白宫有一个基督徒男人和一个基督徒女人似乎很好。 愿他们能无污点地保存他们的衣服。 我们不认为国务卿的选择是一个好的选择。 害怕布莱恩的影响。 但也许一切都会好起来的。 是的， 我们再次说它必须以某种方式是好的。 我确实希望政府将证明对国家的祝福。 我们正在焦急地等待对中国采取的立场。 如果有些事情不做， 中国人会在一段时间后在这方面做一些事情。 由元仙开出的新铁路已经发生事故， 造成多人丧生。 由于醉酒的工程师外国人， 这几乎发生了寄宿学校的人， 现在躺在死亡边缘 + 她多年来一直是一名自称基督徒， 但最近看到她的人怀疑她是否是耶稣的真正追随者。 海蒂不知道这一点， 我也不能告诉她。 这个女孩走得太远了， 除了认出我们之外， 什么也没说。 当我们离开她时， 海蒂和她聊了几句， 并说了几句话当我们出来时海蒂说：“想想她会直接进入天堂。 我们都能感觉到她吗？*她已经为宣教工作了 11 年有一个非常世俗的母亲， 虽然是一名教会成员， 但她的丈夫对她的使用非常糟糕。 哦， 亲人的残酷被翻译了。 但并不总是如此。 基督总有一天会占有这片土地， 但它不会可能要等到我们上天堂了有一种[第一页垂直续] 去美国的吸引力 如果你和他们不在那里， 我会觉得已经准备好在中国生活和死去。 但是你们亲爱的， 老家和以前的坟墓在那里。 我觉得好想让那个医生见你请记住， 在我们的案例中， 有一些传教士的利益不依赖于他们的利益， 他们将就爱爱爱德华和你一直抱着马蒂的事情征求他们的意见 [在第二页上继续垂直] 海蒂将写 20 日四月。 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mattie to Mary, April 23 Subject The topic of the resource Death; Heaven; United States--Foreign relations--China; Christianity--China; Presidents; Hospital schools Description An account of the resource Mattie hopes that she will be able to come home for a visit in 1891. She wants to get the hospital school settled. She discusses death and how comforting it is to know that she (and her family and friends) will be reconnected with loved ones when the time comes. She talks of the new president and about United States and Chinese relations concering Christianity. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04-23 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_513 accident Christianity death friends politics presidents women missionaries