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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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights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