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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Henry Varnum Noyes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Noyes, Henry Varnum 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">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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights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/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="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 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-1911 Description An account of the resource These are letters from Henry Varnum Noyes. Many of the letters were written during his time as a missionary in China, and focus on the well-being of his children and his attempts at evangelizing. Subject The topic of the resource Children; Preaching; Clergy; Tracts; Villages; Missionaries; Presbyterian Church; Christianity; Baptism; Converts; Christian converts; Proselytizing 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 Canton July 31st 1879 My dear Bro Edward The mail before the last brought your good long letter and yesterday about 4 PM Father's + Clara's dated June 23 came in. I do not remember who I wrote to last time but think it was Mother and so this time I am going to write to my "big brother" Your letter gave some account of the SS Convention at Akron which must have been quite interesting. I expect they had a grand time at Yosemite this year. I wonder when the Chinese will get up Enthusiasm enough for a Sabbath School Convention. Andrew Happer wrote that in Shanghai he went into Mr Farnham's Sabbath School and there were 286 scholars I guess that is the largest Sabbath School in China. Andrew was very much pleased with it. I [illegible] we have written that he has at last Entered the service of the Customs and gone to Peking. He told Mr Henry that he would be very glad to join the mission if he could see his way clear to do so. He feels that he could not con- scientiously be ordained as a minister. Mrs Happer said that after he left in his letter he asked them to pray for him that he might sometime see his very clear to come back and he a missionary. No missionary in Canton has been more faithful in their work for the last two years than Andrew Happer and we would all be glad to have him here but may be his place is Elsewhere. Good men are certainly needed badly Enough in business circles in this part of the world. Dr Happer has been greatly trouble with his eyes for the last month - has kept in a dark room and seen scarcely any one outside of his own family . The family felt it nearly at the same time. It was prayer meeting there last night but the Dr was not in the meeting. We are having summer weather now. see through June it was very cool but I presume for about six months now we shall find it hot enough. We are all getting along with the summer very well however. Baby feels the heat a good deal - has been [?cutting?] his stomach [?tEeth?] but they are through now and he feels better. He does not walk yet. He is a slow boy in that way. He can clamber up and down stairs and talks considerably but [u]all[/u] in Chinese. I expect to learn a good deal of Chinese from him as he gets older. Bella is about as usual Sarah Anderson seems to be well now - is still here but expects to go North in about 3 weeks We are looking for Mrs Kerr now before a great while I am glad you had a visit from Mr Leyenbarger and am glad they are coming back. I think Mrs L will find Chefoo a much more favorable place for her health than Ningpo. Now I must stop for this time. Next mail [illegible] take Mother's birth day letter Ever so [Note: Letter continues sideways in right margin] much love to you all from Henry -- [Note: Additional note sideways in the left margin] -- Mattie seems to be getting through the Summer very well -- 广州 1879 年 7 月 31 日 我亲爱的爱德华兄弟 之前的邮件 最后带来了你的好长信 昨天下午 4 点左右 克拉拉的日期是 6 月 23 日 我不记得我是谁 上次写信，但认为 是妈妈，所以这次 我要写信给我的“大 兄弟”你的信给了一些 安息日学大会记述 在阿克伦必须有 很有趣。我预计 他们在 今年的优胜美地。我想知道 中国人什么时候起床 安息日的热情足够 学校大会。安德鲁·哈珀 写到他在上海去了 进入法纳姆先生的安息日学 学者286人 我猜那是最大的安息日 中国的学校。安德鲁是 非常满意。我 [无法辨认] 我们已经写到他 终于进入服务了 海关和去了 北京。他告诉亨利先生 他会很高兴 如果可以的话，加入任务 看清楚他这样做的方式。 他觉得自己不能凭良心被任命为 部长。哈珀夫人说 他在信中离开后 请他们为他祈祷 他有时会看到 他很清楚要回来 他是传教士。不 广州传教士有 更加忠实于他们的 过去两年的工作 比安德鲁·哈珀和 我们都会很高兴 让他在这里，但可能在 他的地方在别处。好的 男人当然需要 在商业圈里已经够糟糕的了 在世界的这个地方。 哈珀医生非常 他的眼睛有问题 上个月 - 一直保持在 黑暗的房间，几乎看不见 他自己以外的任何人 家庭。家人感受到了 几乎同时。 这是祷告会 昨晚在那里，但医生 没有参加会议。 我们有夏天的天气 现在。看到六月 很酷，但我想 现在大约六个月，我们 会发现它足够热。我们 都相处融洽 不过夏天很好。 宝宝感觉热度不错 交易 - 一直在削减他的 胃牙，但它们已经通过了 现在，他感觉好多了。他是这样的 还没走路。他是一个慢 男孩那样。他可以爬 上下楼梯和谈话 相当多，但都是中文的。 我希望能学到很多东西 他得到的中文 年纪大了。贝拉和往常一样 莎拉安德森似乎很好 现在 - 还在这里，但预计会去 大约 3 周后向北 我们正在寻找夫人 克尔现在很长一段时间 我很高兴你来访 来自 Leyenbarger 先生和我 很高兴他们回来了。我 认为 L 夫人会找到 Chefoo 一个更有利的地方 她的健康不如宁波。现在我 这次必须停下来。下一封邮件 [无法辨认] 带上母亲的生日信 [注意：字母在右边距中继续横向] 亨利非常爱你们—— [注：左侧页边附加注] -- Mattie 似乎很好地度过了这个夏天 -- 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 Henry to Edward, July 31, 1879 Subject The topic of the resource Sabbath schools; Missionaries; Vision disorders; Children of missionaries Description An account of the resource Henry writes to Edward and says he has received a letter from his father and Clara. A letter from Edward too about the Sabbath School Convention in Akron. Henry heard that Andrew Happer went to a Sabbath school in Shanghai, possibly the largest in China. Everyone hopes he will consider becoming a missionary. Willie has teeth coming in, is learning to walk, and speaks in Chinese. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Noyes, Henry Varnum 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">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #3 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 1879-07-31 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="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="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_675 baby missionary work