Section of Letter from Mattie
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Section of Letter from Mattie
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Women missionaries; Temperance and religion; Mail steamers
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Mattie talks about her students. Some of them are not part of the church yet, but nevertheless she and Hattie still have hope that they will turn to Christianity. She mentions the semimonthly steamer and the enormous size of these ships like "The Peking" for example which is over 6000 tons. She read about the temperance movement in the paper from home. She says they will send over $200 to help with her correspondence's land in Wooster.
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Kerr, Martha Noyes
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Next Sabbath is our Communion
again. There are 9 in the school
whom we feel should come out and
join the church but the opposition
of friends is so great that I fear they
will hardly feel able to take up the
cross. Hattie says she can feel no
doubt they are Christians. One of them
is a member of the class which finishes
the course of study this year and the
only one who is not a church member
I do not know whether I told you
Lucy and myself connected with the
Church last [--Sabbath--] Communion
when there were 5 natives added one
of Hatties girls and the wife of one
of the elders of the Church. An old man
from the country with his son
were among the number and the old
gentleman seemed so earnest.
Monday- I will put a few words to
this this morning. Have concluded
not to study much to day, feel a little
like the ministers that Monday must
be a day of leisure. We received our
mail from home last Friday.
The papers came but no letters so I
imagine they are in San Francisco
awaiting the next steamer or perhaps
you thought we would not have a
semimonthly steamer. I believe
arrangements are now made where-
by the mail comes in regularly every
other Wednesday and leaves every
other Friday. We shall appreciate
it very much for our letters have been
very uncertain thus far since our
arrival. What immense steamers
they propose putting on the line
"The Peking" is something over
6000 tons and the [?Teddo?] not much
smaller. I saw your name in the
paper as taking part in one of the
Temperance meetings in Seville
I can hardly realize the general
commotion existing in America on
the Whiskey question. The papers are
full of it. I can not help thinking
it is under the guidance of the
Spirit and will do away with an im
mense evil in our country. I received
a letter in the last mail from Jennie
Blocker and she spoke of the very poor
health of Mr Barr. I should not think
he could preach much longer.
Our Church building is going on
as fast as possible but we can hardly
have patience to wait for its com-
pletion. The instrument which
was sent out for the school we
proposed to put into it instead but
our school Organ had given out en
tirely so I think we will be obliged
to rescind the motion and appro
priate the new arrival to its orig-
inal purpose. Oh I forgot to tell
you that the little girl we bought
is in my Sabbath school class and
is a bright little pupil. Her Grand
mother has been in this morning
and given me her account of the
lesson of yesterday which I was very
glad to have her do as I could thus
[Written vertically on the fourth page]
find out how much she understood. I will venture to
say I do not feel discouraged. Now I know Hattie and
Henry never wrote anything about the language scarcely
but you know one of my failings is to tell everything.
I feel sure I am often remembered in my precious Father's
prayers and it is a thought I love to cherish.
Now before this paper is full I must tell you I am so
very glad you have that land in your possession at
Wooster We propose to send by the next mail a check of
$200. {two hundred} which will fix matters up about as we
think they should be fixed. Now if you should want ever
to leave Seville you will have a foothold some where
else. I had hoped by this mail to write something
for the home Sabbath school but will not get it
accomplished. I will enclose in this a little paper,
having on it the verse Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and
Thou shalt be saved. The [u] first [/u] [u] thing [/u] I ever attempted to teach
in China. The literal translation is [?Suin?] {faith} 3 ye 2, so 3 {Jesus}
3 tsan 4 then, tak 5, {bes kan} {saved} Begin at the right hand corner
to read. Our little words prepositions &c are at discount in this
[Written vertically on the second page]
land you see. The little marks to us indicate the proper tone
of each syllable. I do hope you will be well and strong
this summer. The home letters are a joy to us the home
people can scarcely appreciate. Your loving
Mattie
下一个安息日又是我们的圣餐。
学校里有9个我们觉得应该出来加入教会，
但朋友的反对太大了，
我担心他们几乎感觉不到背起十字架来。
海蒂说她可以毫无疑问地感觉到他们是基督徒。
其中一个是今年完成学习课程的班级的成员，
也是唯一一个不是教会成员的人我不知道我是否告诉过你露西和我自己在上次圣餐时与教会有联系，
当时增加了 5 个当地人一位哈蒂斯女孩和一位教会长老的妻子。
其中有一位乡下老人带着他的儿子，
老先生显得很认真。
星期一我今天早上会说几句话。
已经总结到今天没怎么学习，
感觉有点像部长们认为周一一定是休闲的一天。
上周五我们收到了家里寄来的邮件。
文件来了，
但没有信件，
所以我想他们在旧金山等待下一个轮船，
或者你可能认为我们不会有一个半月一次的轮船。
我相信现在已经做出安排，
邮件每隔一个星期三定期进出，
每隔一个星期五发出。
我们将不胜感激，
因为自从我们到达以来，
我们的信件一直很不确定。
他们建议在“北京号”航线上放置的巨型汽轮超过 6000 吨，
而泰多号也不小。
我在报纸上看到你的名字参加了塞维利亚的一次禁酒会议，
我几乎无法理解美国在威士忌问题上存在的普遍骚动。
报纸上都写满了。
我不禁想到它是在圣灵的引导下，
将在我们国家消灭一个巨大的邪恶。
我收到了 Jennie Blocker 在最后一封邮件中的一封信，
她谈到了 Barr 先生的健康状况非常糟糕。
我不应该认为他可以讲道更长的时间。
我们的教堂建设正在尽快进行，
但我们几乎没有耐心等待它完成。
原寄给学校的乐器，
我们建议把它放进去，
但我们学校的管风琴已经完全放弃了，
所以我认为我们将不得不撤销这项动议，
并将新来的人归还到原来的目的。
哦，
我忘了告诉你，
我们买的那个小女孩在我的安息日学班上，
是个聪明的小学生。
她的祖母今天早上来了，
她给我讲了昨天的课，
我很高兴让她做，
因为我可以[垂直写在第四页上]了解她的理解程度。
我敢说我并不气馁。
现在我知道 Hattie 和 Henry 几乎从来没有写过任何关于这门语言的文章，
但你知道我的失败之一就是把一切都说出来。
我确信我经常在我宝贵的天父的祈祷中被铭记，
这是我喜欢珍惜的想法。
现在，
在这篇论文写完之前，
我必须告诉你，
我很高兴你在伍斯特拥有那块土地，
我们建议通过下一封邮件寄出一张 200 美元的支票。
{200} 这将解决我们认为应该解决的问题。
现在，
如果您想离开塞维利亚，
您将在其他地方立足。
我曾希望通过这封邮件为家庭安息日学写一些东西，
但不会完成。
我将附在这张小纸上，
上面写着“相信主耶稣基督，
你就必得救”这节经文。
我尝试在中国教的第一件事。
直译是 Suin {faith} 3 ye 2，
so 3 {Jesus} 3 tsan 4 then，
tak 5，
{bes kan} {saved} 从右上角开始阅读。
我们的小词介词等在你看到的[垂直写在第二页]土地上打折。
对我们来说，
小标记表示每个音节的正确音调。
我真希望你在这个夏天变得健康强壮。
家里的信对我们家的人来说是一种快乐，
几乎无法欣赏。
你爱的玛蒂
again. There are 9 in the school
whom we feel should come out and
join the church but the opposition
of friends is so great that I fear they
will hardly feel able to take up the
cross. Hattie says she can feel no
doubt they are Christians. One of them
is a member of the class which finishes
the course of study this year and the
only one who is not a church member
I do not know whether I told you
Lucy and myself connected with the
Church last [--Sabbath--] Communion
when there were 5 natives added one
of Hatties girls and the wife of one
of the elders of the Church. An old man
from the country with his son
were among the number and the old
gentleman seemed so earnest.
Monday- I will put a few words to
this this morning. Have concluded
not to study much to day, feel a little
like the ministers that Monday must
be a day of leisure. We received our
mail from home last Friday.
The papers came but no letters so I
imagine they are in San Francisco
awaiting the next steamer or perhaps
you thought we would not have a
semimonthly steamer. I believe
arrangements are now made where-
by the mail comes in regularly every
other Wednesday and leaves every
other Friday. We shall appreciate
it very much for our letters have been
very uncertain thus far since our
arrival. What immense steamers
they propose putting on the line
"The Peking" is something over
6000 tons and the [?Teddo?] not much
smaller. I saw your name in the
paper as taking part in one of the
Temperance meetings in Seville
I can hardly realize the general
commotion existing in America on
the Whiskey question. The papers are
full of it. I can not help thinking
it is under the guidance of the
Spirit and will do away with an im
mense evil in our country. I received
a letter in the last mail from Jennie
Blocker and she spoke of the very poor
health of Mr Barr. I should not think
he could preach much longer.
Our Church building is going on
as fast as possible but we can hardly
have patience to wait for its com-
pletion. The instrument which
was sent out for the school we
proposed to put into it instead but
our school Organ had given out en
tirely so I think we will be obliged
to rescind the motion and appro
priate the new arrival to its orig-
inal purpose. Oh I forgot to tell
you that the little girl we bought
is in my Sabbath school class and
is a bright little pupil. Her Grand
mother has been in this morning
and given me her account of the
lesson of yesterday which I was very
glad to have her do as I could thus
[Written vertically on the fourth page]
find out how much she understood. I will venture to
say I do not feel discouraged. Now I know Hattie and
Henry never wrote anything about the language scarcely
but you know one of my failings is to tell everything.
I feel sure I am often remembered in my precious Father's
prayers and it is a thought I love to cherish.
Now before this paper is full I must tell you I am so
very glad you have that land in your possession at
Wooster We propose to send by the next mail a check of
$200. {two hundred} which will fix matters up about as we
think they should be fixed. Now if you should want ever
to leave Seville you will have a foothold some where
else. I had hoped by this mail to write something
for the home Sabbath school but will not get it
accomplished. I will enclose in this a little paper,
having on it the verse Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and
Thou shalt be saved. The [u] first [/u] [u] thing [/u] I ever attempted to teach
in China. The literal translation is [?Suin?] {faith} 3 ye 2, so 3 {Jesus}
3 tsan 4 then, tak 5, {bes kan} {saved} Begin at the right hand corner
to read. Our little words prepositions &c are at discount in this
[Written vertically on the second page]
land you see. The little marks to us indicate the proper tone
of each syllable. I do hope you will be well and strong
this summer. The home letters are a joy to us the home
people can scarcely appreciate. Your loving
Mattie
下一个安息日又是我们的圣餐。
学校里有9个我们觉得应该出来加入教会，
但朋友的反对太大了，
我担心他们几乎感觉不到背起十字架来。
海蒂说她可以毫无疑问地感觉到他们是基督徒。
其中一个是今年完成学习课程的班级的成员，
也是唯一一个不是教会成员的人我不知道我是否告诉过你露西和我自己在上次圣餐时与教会有联系，
当时增加了 5 个当地人一位哈蒂斯女孩和一位教会长老的妻子。
其中有一位乡下老人带着他的儿子，
老先生显得很认真。
星期一我今天早上会说几句话。
已经总结到今天没怎么学习，
感觉有点像部长们认为周一一定是休闲的一天。
上周五我们收到了家里寄来的邮件。
文件来了，
但没有信件，
所以我想他们在旧金山等待下一个轮船，
或者你可能认为我们不会有一个半月一次的轮船。
我相信现在已经做出安排，
邮件每隔一个星期三定期进出，
每隔一个星期五发出。
我们将不胜感激，
因为自从我们到达以来，
我们的信件一直很不确定。
他们建议在“北京号”航线上放置的巨型汽轮超过 6000 吨，
而泰多号也不小。
我在报纸上看到你的名字参加了塞维利亚的一次禁酒会议，
我几乎无法理解美国在威士忌问题上存在的普遍骚动。
报纸上都写满了。
我不禁想到它是在圣灵的引导下，
将在我们国家消灭一个巨大的邪恶。
我收到了 Jennie Blocker 在最后一封邮件中的一封信，
她谈到了 Barr 先生的健康状况非常糟糕。
我不应该认为他可以讲道更长的时间。
我们的教堂建设正在尽快进行，
但我们几乎没有耐心等待它完成。
原寄给学校的乐器，
我们建议把它放进去，
但我们学校的管风琴已经完全放弃了，
所以我认为我们将不得不撤销这项动议，
并将新来的人归还到原来的目的。
哦，
我忘了告诉你，
我们买的那个小女孩在我的安息日学班上，
是个聪明的小学生。
她的祖母今天早上来了，
她给我讲了昨天的课，
我很高兴让她做，
因为我可以[垂直写在第四页上]了解她的理解程度。
我敢说我并不气馁。
现在我知道 Hattie 和 Henry 几乎从来没有写过任何关于这门语言的文章，
但你知道我的失败之一就是把一切都说出来。
我确信我经常在我宝贵的天父的祈祷中被铭记，
这是我喜欢珍惜的想法。
现在，
在这篇论文写完之前，
我必须告诉你，
我很高兴你在伍斯特拥有那块土地，
我们建议通过下一封邮件寄出一张 200 美元的支票。
{200} 这将解决我们认为应该解决的问题。
现在，
如果您想离开塞维利亚，
您将在其他地方立足。
我曾希望通过这封邮件为家庭安息日学写一些东西，
但不会完成。
我将附在这张小纸上，
上面写着“相信主耶稣基督，
你就必得救”这节经文。
我尝试在中国教的第一件事。
直译是 Suin {faith} 3 ye 2，
so 3 {Jesus} 3 tsan 4 then，
tak 5，
{bes kan} {saved} 从右上角开始阅读。
我们的小词介词等在你看到的[垂直写在第二页]土地上打折。
对我们来说，
小标记表示每个音节的正确音调。
我真希望你在这个夏天变得健康强壮。
家里的信对我们家的人来说是一种快乐，
几乎无法欣赏。
你爱的玛蒂
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Kerr, Martha Noyes, “Section of Letter from Mattie,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed April 19, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/658.