Letter from Henry to Clara, April 14, 1887
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Letter from Henry to Clara, April 14, 1887
Subject
Steamboats; Travel; Telegraph; Disease; Baptism and church membership; Persecution--China
Description
Henry writes to Clara sorry to hear of the illness of Mr. Notestine. Bella plans to travel to San Francisco and eventually to Cleveland. She will send telegraphs ahead of her so that Clara can meet her. Henry reports warmer weather. Helen Henry is confined to her bed and her spine may be suffering, so she will be taken to Macao, as will Dr. Kerr and Mattie. The Fulton's have moved into Dr. Happer's house and the Whites into theirs. Mr. Henry baptized in Shek Lung and Liu Po. Mr. White stayed at San Ui, San Ning, and Hoi Ping coming from Lien Chow where Mr. Wisner and Dr. Swan now stay. Dr. Graves is traveling to Shek Kok and Tsing tin. Dr. Thomson's chapel in Yeung Kong has been stoned.
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Noyes, Henry Varnum
Source
The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #3
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Unpublished
Date
1887-04-14
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eng (English)
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[Note: +c transcribed as etc]
Canton April 14th 188[?7?]
Dear Clara
The last two mails [--have been--]
from home have mentioned the severe
illness of Mr Notestine. I am very
sorry indeed that the people pressed
him so hard with work. When after
long waiting they have got [--st--] such a good
minister they should be careful of
him. What is most in our minds
here is the going home of Bella
and the children. They are getting
ready now and expect to go
by the steamer following the one
that takes this letter which leaves
here April 26th - and is advertised to
[--leave--] arrive at San Francisco May
20th . Bella hopes to arrange to
reach Chicago May 28th spend May 29th
Sabbath there and them start again
Monday May 30th. We have no time
table here so do not know just when
they will reach Cleveland but bella
can telegraph ahead and I hope
some of you can meet [--here--] her
there. I think she has written to
Hattie that she will stop and see
you on the way + give you an opportunity
of seeing her and the children --
How I would like to be at that meeting-
But I will imagine it. It seems to
me that the arrangement wE have
made is for the best and thought
I am sure to feel very lonesome yet
a year will slip away before very
long. I hardly expected when I came
away that I would see father + mother
again but now I am hoping that I
may. The weather is getting
quite warm and being damp
is what we call sticky weather.
Poor little Helen Henry still is confined
to her bed - she has had a long
weary time of it. They are
afraid her spine will be
affected. They hope to take her
to Macao soon. Dr Kerr and
Mattie are also thinking of going for
a short time. The Whites got
off yesterday + to-day with all
their furniture. They have changed
with the Fultons the latter coming
to occupy Dr Happer's old house
We have good news in regard
to the work in the country from
almost every direction. From
the East where Mr Henry made
a [?flying?] visit to Shek Lung and
Liu Po and baptised I think
seven -- from the South where
Mr White spent a month at
the stations in the San Ui +
San Ning + Hoi Ping districts-
from the North West at Lien Chow
where Mr Wisner Dr Swan and
[?Kwan Loy?] have just returned.
8 were baptised at lien Chow
and seven at Sam Kong a f
few miles away + a number of
those baptised are substantial men
of Considerable Education. What
is very unusual in a new
station 8 of those baptised were
women- Dr Graves is away on
a trip to Shek Kok and Tsing tin
He finds the people at Tsing [illegible]
more friendly than he has ever known
them before. Dr Thomson writes from
Yeung Kong that he + his chapel have
had a [?stoning?] but he barely holds
the fort I hope they will be able
to keep on there -- They are [illegible]
changes against him of poisoning
wElls etc etc- He [illegible] there
stone's originiate with the native
doctors whose craft is in danger
Now I must close as I have
other letters to write [illegible] a prayer
meeting to attend this afternoon
Your Aff Bro
-- Henry --
注：andc 转录为 etc]
广州 1887 年 4 月 14 日
亲爱的克拉拉
最后两封邮件
从家里提到了严重的
诺斯汀先生的病。我很
确实很抱歉人们施压
他工作这么努力。当之后
久等了他们有这么好的
他们应该小心的部长
他。我们心中最多的是什么
这是贝拉的回家
和孩子们。他们越来越
现在准备好了，期待去
由跟在后面的蒸笼
拿走这封信
这里是 4 月 26 日 - 广告
五月抵达旧金山
20 日。贝拉希望安排
5 月 28 日到达芝加哥 5 月 29 日消费
安息日在那里，他们重新开始
5月30日星期一。我们没有时间
桌子在这里所以不知道什么时候
他们将到达克利夫兰，但贝拉
可以提前电报，我希望
你们中的一些人可以见到她
那里。我想她已经写信给
海蒂，她会停下来看看
你在路上，给你一个机会
看到她和孩子们——
我多么想参加那个会议——
但我会想象它。似乎
我说我们的安排
制造是最好的和思想
我肯定还是觉得很寂寞
一年会在很早之前溜走
长。我来的时候没想到
离开，我会看到爸爸和妈妈
再次，但现在我希望我
可能。天气越来越
很暖和很潮湿
就是我们所说的粘性天气。
可怜的小海伦亨利仍然被限制
到她的床上——她已经有很长时间了
厌倦了它。他们是
害怕她的脊椎会
做作的。他们希望带走她
很快到澳门。克尔博士和
马蒂也想去
很短的时间。白人得到
昨天和今天和所有人一起休息
他们的家具。他们变了
随着富尔顿后者的到来
占领哈珀博士的老房子
我们有好消息
到国内工作
几乎每个方向。从
亨利先生制造的东部
飞行访问石龙和
刘坡和洗礼我想
七——来自南方
怀特先生在
San Ui 的车站和
新宁区和海平区-
从西北到连州
Wisner 先生 Swan 博士和
君来刚回来。
8人在连州受洗
和七在三孔 a f
几英里外和一些
受洗者是实实在在的人
可观的教育。什么
在一个新的很不寻常
第 8 站受洗的人是
女性——格雷夫斯博士不在
石角及青田之旅
他找到了青城的人[无法辨认]
比他所知道的更友好
他们之前。汤姆森博士从
他和他的教堂拥有的杨岗
有石头，但他几乎没有
我希望他们能够的堡垒
坚持下去——他们[无法辨认]
对他的中毒变化
威尔斯等等等等——他[难以辨认]在那里
石头与当地人的起源
手艺有危险的医生
现在我必须像以前一样关闭
写[无法辨认]祈祷的其他信件
今天下午参加的会议
你的好兄弟
——亨利——
Canton April 14th 188[?7?]
Dear Clara
The last two mails [--have been--]
from home have mentioned the severe
illness of Mr Notestine. I am very
sorry indeed that the people pressed
him so hard with work. When after
long waiting they have got [--st--] such a good
minister they should be careful of
him. What is most in our minds
here is the going home of Bella
and the children. They are getting
ready now and expect to go
by the steamer following the one
that takes this letter which leaves
here April 26th - and is advertised to
[--leave--] arrive at San Francisco May
20th . Bella hopes to arrange to
reach Chicago May 28th spend May 29th
Sabbath there and them start again
Monday May 30th. We have no time
table here so do not know just when
they will reach Cleveland but bella
can telegraph ahead and I hope
some of you can meet [--here--] her
there. I think she has written to
Hattie that she will stop and see
you on the way + give you an opportunity
of seeing her and the children --
How I would like to be at that meeting-
But I will imagine it. It seems to
me that the arrangement wE have
made is for the best and thought
I am sure to feel very lonesome yet
a year will slip away before very
long. I hardly expected when I came
away that I would see father + mother
again but now I am hoping that I
may. The weather is getting
quite warm and being damp
is what we call sticky weather.
Poor little Helen Henry still is confined
to her bed - she has had a long
weary time of it. They are
afraid her spine will be
affected. They hope to take her
to Macao soon. Dr Kerr and
Mattie are also thinking of going for
a short time. The Whites got
off yesterday + to-day with all
their furniture. They have changed
with the Fultons the latter coming
to occupy Dr Happer's old house
We have good news in regard
to the work in the country from
almost every direction. From
the East where Mr Henry made
a [?flying?] visit to Shek Lung and
Liu Po and baptised I think
seven -- from the South where
Mr White spent a month at
the stations in the San Ui +
San Ning + Hoi Ping districts-
from the North West at Lien Chow
where Mr Wisner Dr Swan and
[?Kwan Loy?] have just returned.
8 were baptised at lien Chow
and seven at Sam Kong a f
few miles away + a number of
those baptised are substantial men
of Considerable Education. What
is very unusual in a new
station 8 of those baptised were
women- Dr Graves is away on
a trip to Shek Kok and Tsing tin
He finds the people at Tsing [illegible]
more friendly than he has ever known
them before. Dr Thomson writes from
Yeung Kong that he + his chapel have
had a [?stoning?] but he barely holds
the fort I hope they will be able
to keep on there -- They are [illegible]
changes against him of poisoning
wElls etc etc- He [illegible] there
stone's originiate with the native
doctors whose craft is in danger
Now I must close as I have
other letters to write [illegible] a prayer
meeting to attend this afternoon
Your Aff Bro
-- Henry --
注：andc 转录为 etc]
广州 1887 年 4 月 14 日
亲爱的克拉拉
最后两封邮件
从家里提到了严重的
诺斯汀先生的病。我很
确实很抱歉人们施压
他工作这么努力。当之后
久等了他们有这么好的
他们应该小心的部长
他。我们心中最多的是什么
这是贝拉的回家
和孩子们。他们越来越
现在准备好了，期待去
由跟在后面的蒸笼
拿走这封信
这里是 4 月 26 日 - 广告
五月抵达旧金山
20 日。贝拉希望安排
5 月 28 日到达芝加哥 5 月 29 日消费
安息日在那里，他们重新开始
5月30日星期一。我们没有时间
桌子在这里所以不知道什么时候
他们将到达克利夫兰，但贝拉
可以提前电报，我希望
你们中的一些人可以见到她
那里。我想她已经写信给
海蒂，她会停下来看看
你在路上，给你一个机会
看到她和孩子们——
我多么想参加那个会议——
但我会想象它。似乎
我说我们的安排
制造是最好的和思想
我肯定还是觉得很寂寞
一年会在很早之前溜走
长。我来的时候没想到
离开，我会看到爸爸和妈妈
再次，但现在我希望我
可能。天气越来越
很暖和很潮湿
就是我们所说的粘性天气。
可怜的小海伦亨利仍然被限制
到她的床上——她已经有很长时间了
厌倦了它。他们是
害怕她的脊椎会
做作的。他们希望带走她
很快到澳门。克尔博士和
马蒂也想去
很短的时间。白人得到
昨天和今天和所有人一起休息
他们的家具。他们变了
随着富尔顿后者的到来
占领哈珀博士的老房子
我们有好消息
到国内工作
几乎每个方向。从
亨利先生制造的东部
飞行访问石龙和
刘坡和洗礼我想
七——来自南方
怀特先生在
San Ui 的车站和
新宁区和海平区-
从西北到连州
Wisner 先生 Swan 博士和
君来刚回来。
8人在连州受洗
和七在三孔 a f
几英里外和一些
受洗者是实实在在的人
可观的教育。什么
在一个新的很不寻常
第 8 站受洗的人是
女性——格雷夫斯博士不在
石角及青田之旅
他找到了青城的人[无法辨认]
比他所知道的更友好
他们之前。汤姆森博士从
他和他的教堂拥有的杨岗
有石头，但他几乎没有
我希望他们能够的堡垒
坚持下去——他们[无法辨认]
对他的中毒变化
威尔斯等等等等——他[难以辨认]在那里
石头与当地人的起源
手艺有危险的医生
现在我必须像以前一样关闭
写[无法辨认]祈祷的其他信件
今天下午参加的会议
你的好兄弟
——亨利——
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Noyes, Henry Varnum, “Letter from Henry to Clara, April 14, 1887,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed November 23, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/1005.