Letter from Hattie to Clara, June 8, 1885
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Letter from Hattie to Clara, June 8, 1885
Subject
Letter writing; Christianity; Evangelistic work; Missionaries; Elijah (Biblical prophet)--In the New Testament
Description
In this letter to Clara, Harriet speaks mostly about the recent members of Clara's community that have joined their church. Harriet knows this must make her father very happy. It gives her encouragement in her missionary work. She thinks of everyone as connected in the Christian Church, all impacting each other and inviting new people to join the faith.
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Noyes, Harriet Newell
Source
The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #3
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Unpublished
Date
1885-06-08
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eng (English)
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Canton China
June 8th 1885
My dear Clara -
I have written so hastily
the past few times that I
do not think I have written
anything about the revival
in Seville last winter
I was so very glad to hear
of the blessing you had received
and I can imagine how
much you all enjoyed
the meetings and welcoming
one after another into the
fold. What a wonderful
change it is for any one
who has all his life walked
in the opposite direction to
commence following Jesus.
I never shall forget what
intense delight it gave me
when I went home to see
John High such an earnest
Christian seeming to feel
so much at home in the
home of the Lord. It made
one of the deepest and most
delightful impressions connected
with my home coming which
I always remember as
more like reaching heaven
than anything else on earth
could possible be. And no
doubt one of the joys of heaven
will be the finding there of
some who we hardly expected
would find their way [illegible]
I often think with encouragement
in connection with our
work here of the seven
thousand in the time of
Elijah who had not bowed
the knee to Baal and of
whose existence and
faithfullness he knew nothing.
I am glad that Father
had the joy of seeing such
a good work and I have
not the slightest doubt as
far as human instrumentality
is concerned he had more to
do in procuring the blessing
than any one else. I believe
most fully that at the last
when [u]God[/u] rewards every
one according to his labors -
many will find their rewards
very different from what
they have expected. for no
man can tell where the
influences originate which
lead to certain results. I
was very much impressed
many years ago by an
illustration used by a minister
who preached here. several
times Rev Sholto Douglass
He belonged to the nobility in
England and was a thoroughly
consecrate man like Mr
Mooely. He said that every
soul which was born again
was as it were linked to
Christ by a chain of many
links and usually the one
who formed the last one was
supposed to be the instrument
of the soul's conversion while
the truth was that farther
back some one else had
doubtless formed many links.
of which only God knew.
And so it doubtless is and
however fruitless any of our
efforts to do good may [u]seem[/u]
to be we may surely know
that they are not. I am
glad to have the list of names of
those who have united with the
church. So many of them are
strange to me but perhaps I shall
soon know them . I am so glad
that Will Chambers has take a
decided stand for the right.
You must accept this as an
answer to all the good letters
I have had from you lately
the last one written May 2nd
With much love Ever your aff
Hattie -
中国广州
1885 年 6 月 8 日
我亲爱的克拉拉 -
过去几次我写得太仓促了，
以至于我认为我没有写任何关于去年冬天塞维利亚复兴的文章
我很高兴听到你收到的祝福，
我可以想象一下你们是多么喜欢这些会议，
并一个接一个地欢迎加入会议。
任何一生都走在相反方向的人开始跟随耶稣，
这是何等奇妙的改变。
我永远不会忘记，
当我回家看到约翰·海这样一位热心的基督徒似乎在主的家中感到如此宾至如归时，
给我带来了多么强烈的喜悦。
它给我的回家带来了最深刻和最令人愉快的印象之一，
我一直记得它更像是到达天堂，
而不是地球上的任何其他事物。
毫无疑问，
天堂的乐趣之一就是在那里找到一些我们没想到会找到他们的路的人[无法辨认] 我经常想到与我们在这里工作有关的以利亚时代的七千人，
他们没有向巴力屈膝，
他对他的存在和忠诚一无所知。
我很高兴父亲有幸看到如此出色的工作，
就人类工具而言，
我毫不怀疑他在获得祝福方面比其他任何人都要做更多的事情。
我完全相信，
最后当上帝按着他的劳苦来奖赏每个人时——许多人会发现他们的奖赏与他们所期望的大相径庭。
因为没有人能说出导致某些结果的影响源自何处。
许多年前，
一位在这里传道的牧师使用的插图给我留下了深刻的印象。
好几次 Sholto Douglass 牧师都属于英格兰的贵族，
是一个像穆利先生一样彻底奉献的人。
他说，
每一个重生的灵魂都与基督通过一连串的链条相连，
通常构成最后一个的那个人应该是灵魂皈依的工具，
而事实是更远的某个人无疑形成了许多联系。
其中只有上帝知道。
因此，
毫无疑问，
我们为善的任何努力似乎都是徒劳的，
但我们可能肯定知道它们并非如此。
我很高兴有那些与教会联合的人的名单。
他们中的许多人对我来说很陌生，
但也许我很快就会认识他们。
我很高兴威尔·钱伯斯坚定地支持右翼。
你必须接受这是对我最近从你那里收到的所有好信的答复，
最后一封是 5 月 2 日写的，
非常爱你，
海蒂——
June 8th 1885
My dear Clara -
I have written so hastily
the past few times that I
do not think I have written
anything about the revival
in Seville last winter
I was so very glad to hear
of the blessing you had received
and I can imagine how
much you all enjoyed
the meetings and welcoming
one after another into the
fold. What a wonderful
change it is for any one
who has all his life walked
in the opposite direction to
commence following Jesus.
I never shall forget what
intense delight it gave me
when I went home to see
John High such an earnest
Christian seeming to feel
so much at home in the
home of the Lord. It made
one of the deepest and most
delightful impressions connected
with my home coming which
I always remember as
more like reaching heaven
than anything else on earth
could possible be. And no
doubt one of the joys of heaven
will be the finding there of
some who we hardly expected
would find their way [illegible]
I often think with encouragement
in connection with our
work here of the seven
thousand in the time of
Elijah who had not bowed
the knee to Baal and of
whose existence and
faithfullness he knew nothing.
I am glad that Father
had the joy of seeing such
a good work and I have
not the slightest doubt as
far as human instrumentality
is concerned he had more to
do in procuring the blessing
than any one else. I believe
most fully that at the last
when [u]God[/u] rewards every
one according to his labors -
many will find their rewards
very different from what
they have expected. for no
man can tell where the
influences originate which
lead to certain results. I
was very much impressed
many years ago by an
illustration used by a minister
who preached here. several
times Rev Sholto Douglass
He belonged to the nobility in
England and was a thoroughly
consecrate man like Mr
Mooely. He said that every
soul which was born again
was as it were linked to
Christ by a chain of many
links and usually the one
who formed the last one was
supposed to be the instrument
of the soul's conversion while
the truth was that farther
back some one else had
doubtless formed many links.
of which only God knew.
And so it doubtless is and
however fruitless any of our
efforts to do good may [u]seem[/u]
to be we may surely know
that they are not. I am
glad to have the list of names of
those who have united with the
church. So many of them are
strange to me but perhaps I shall
soon know them . I am so glad
that Will Chambers has take a
decided stand for the right.
You must accept this as an
answer to all the good letters
I have had from you lately
the last one written May 2nd
With much love Ever your aff
Hattie -
中国广州
1885 年 6 月 8 日
我亲爱的克拉拉 -
过去几次我写得太仓促了，
以至于我认为我没有写任何关于去年冬天塞维利亚复兴的文章
我很高兴听到你收到的祝福，
我可以想象一下你们是多么喜欢这些会议，
并一个接一个地欢迎加入会议。
任何一生都走在相反方向的人开始跟随耶稣，
这是何等奇妙的改变。
我永远不会忘记，
当我回家看到约翰·海这样一位热心的基督徒似乎在主的家中感到如此宾至如归时，
给我带来了多么强烈的喜悦。
它给我的回家带来了最深刻和最令人愉快的印象之一，
我一直记得它更像是到达天堂，
而不是地球上的任何其他事物。
毫无疑问，
天堂的乐趣之一就是在那里找到一些我们没想到会找到他们的路的人[无法辨认] 我经常想到与我们在这里工作有关的以利亚时代的七千人，
他们没有向巴力屈膝，
他对他的存在和忠诚一无所知。
我很高兴父亲有幸看到如此出色的工作，
就人类工具而言，
我毫不怀疑他在获得祝福方面比其他任何人都要做更多的事情。
我完全相信，
最后当上帝按着他的劳苦来奖赏每个人时——许多人会发现他们的奖赏与他们所期望的大相径庭。
因为没有人能说出导致某些结果的影响源自何处。
许多年前，
一位在这里传道的牧师使用的插图给我留下了深刻的印象。
好几次 Sholto Douglass 牧师都属于英格兰的贵族，
是一个像穆利先生一样彻底奉献的人。
他说，
每一个重生的灵魂都与基督通过一连串的链条相连，
通常构成最后一个的那个人应该是灵魂皈依的工具，
而事实是更远的某个人无疑形成了许多联系。
其中只有上帝知道。
因此，
毫无疑问，
我们为善的任何努力似乎都是徒劳的，
但我们可能肯定知道它们并非如此。
我很高兴有那些与教会联合的人的名单。
他们中的许多人对我来说很陌生，
但也许我很快就会认识他们。
我很高兴威尔·钱伯斯坚定地支持右翼。
你必须接受这是对我最近从你那里收到的所有好信的答复，
最后一封是 5 月 2 日写的，
非常爱你，
海蒂——
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Noyes, Harriet Newell, “Letter from Hattie to Clara, June 8, 1885,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed May 3, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/433.