Section of Unsigned Letter

Section of Unsigned Letter

School construction contracts; Missionaries

This is a section of a letter written by Martha about what is happening in Canton at the time. There is a visitor from New York City who was on Shamin Island, who the author likes. They are waiting for a letter from the recipient. They also write that Henry's school buildings are going to have to redone slightly because some of the work was unsatisfactory.

Kerr, Martha Noyes

Loose, The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection

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he lived After a time a man
came home from California
who had become a believer
and now there is a church there
under the care of the Church
mission. Well so the work goes
on We know not which shall
prosper this or that or whether
both will be alike good. And
it does not matter whether we
know or not God does and that
is enough.
24th Well we will finish this in
time . Yesterday morning Sab.
a young man called whose
name was [?Binley?] - form
N Y City - a merchant there
he came to Canton on Sat.
is a christian, The place where
he was staying on Shamin
he said was not very enjoy
able. That they had all gone
hunting. We asked him to
spend the day with us but he

finally concluded to go to the
English Service in the morn
and come down to tea and be
here at the eve service. Their
dinner was at 8 P.M. so he
would necessarily lose it if he
was here so he came to tea -
Was very pleasant indeed
He may come to tea Wed.
eve. Will be in Canton about
two weeks. We were sorry to
hear of Clara's bad cold - and
we shall be so glad when the
next Steamer arrives for the
last mail brought us nothing
We know you have written
and the letter are some
where en route. The contractor
for Henry's school buildings was
over here this eve. His founda
tions are not very satisfactory and
he is to do some of the work over
much to his disgust. We look
for Dr Niles and Mrs Thwing in
about two weeks. The Thwings will be



他住了一段时间后,
一个人从加利福尼亚回来,
他成为了信徒,
现在那里有一座教堂,
由教会传道部负责。
好吧,
所以工作继续进行我们不知道哪个会繁荣这个或那个,
或者两者是否会一样好。
我们是否知道上帝并不重要,
这就足够了。
24 号 我们会及时完成的​​。
昨天早上安息日,
一个叫宾利的年轻人——来自纽约市——周六来到广州。
是个基督徒,
他说他在沙面岛上住的地方不是很享受。
他们都去打猎了。
我们请他和我们一起度过一天,
但他最终决定早上去英语服务,
然后下来喝茶,
在前夜服务时到这里来。
他们的晚餐是晚上 8 点。
所以如果他在这里他一定会失去它所以他来喝茶 - 确实很愉快他可能会在星期三来喝茶。
前夕。
将在广州大约两周。
听说克拉拉得了重感冒,
我们感到很遗憾——当下一辆汽船到达时,
我们会很高兴,
因为最后一封邮件没有给我们带来任何东西亨利学校建筑的承包商今天晚上在这里。
他的基础不是很令人满意,
他要做一些令他厌恶的工作。
大约两周后,
我们会找到 Niles 医生和 Thwing 夫人。
Thwings 将是

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