Christmas; Leave of absense; Missions--Study and teaching; Missionary women
Description
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
Ellinwood, F. F.
Source
The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #5
Publisher
Unpublished
Date
March 12, 1886
Contributor
Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant
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