Letter from Henry to Ones at Home, May 17, 1882

Letter from Henry to Ones at Home, May 17, 1882

Home; Travel; Young adults in missionary work

In writing to his family back in Seville, Henry remembers how he was so close to home six years ago. He discusses the travel plans of other missionaries, including Mr. Selby and Mr. Marris. There is a young man from California who wishes to travel to China and preach.

Noyes, Henry Varnum

The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #3

Unpublished

1882-05-17

Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant

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Canton May 17th 1882
Dear Ones at Home
It is May 17th and
between 9 and 10-o-clock AM
just about the time that
six years ago we were
drawing near home. My
thoughts have been wandering
away over the intervening
six years to that morning
and that day - and then
to that next May 17th when
we wrote our names on
the tree in the woods.
What a perfect day was
that of the home coming?
and the other one too.
I feel glad even yet as I
think of it that it rained
so that Sarah did not feel
obliged to start back to Columbus

It hardly seems as though
six years had passed away
since then. I hope you
are all having as pleasant
a day as the same day
in 1876.--- Yesterday two of
our Missionaries left for England
one of them Mr Selby has
been out here nearly as long
as I have. The other Mr Marris
has been out a little
more than two years. He
had typhoid fever and
it left him with some liver
trouble. His liver is enlarging
and the doctors advise him
to go home at once. Both
of these missionaries belong to
the English Wesleyan Mission -
Since commencing this
I have been doing considerable

of my day's work. It is now
5-o-clock PM. This forenoon
I was looking over some
sermons written by out na-
tive preachers, and having a
talk with a young man from
California who wishes to preach
here for a time. The Mission
examined him yesterday and
he was received as a native
assistant and is to be under
my care. He comes from Napa
Cal and the minister of the
Pres ch there used to preach in
Cleveland and knows father. I
will quote the beginning of his letter
"My dear Bro Years ago when I had
charge of the Presby ch. of Cleveland Ohio
it was my pleasure + privilege to
know your father as an honored
member of the Presby. It is now my
privilege to write to you in reference
to the Mission work he so loved and also
thereby taught his brethren to love" He

then writes in reference to this
Chinese preacher who had been
working among the Chinese in Napa
for about 4 months ---
After dinner I went in with
this young man to the chapel, then
came back and heard the boys
in the day school recite, and now
am going over to Dr Happers.
May 18th I will finish out this,
this morning just as May 17th
is drawing to a close with you.
Last evening was our Mission
prayer meeting which was
held at Mr White's. We had a
good meeting and after meeting
the two Happer girls and ourselves
remained a little while and
sang as Mr White is a great
lover of music. It has been
very hot the past few days and
we all feel it some. Good
bye for this time with the wish
that you all may be blessed till
May 17th 1883 + ever after
Your Aff -Henry-

[Note: Additional sideways note on page one]
This day was distinguished out here by an
Eclipse of the Sun



广州 1882 年 5 月 17 日
亲爱的在家
现在是 5 月 17 日和
上午 9 点到 10 点之间
就在那个时候
六年前我们是
离家近。我的
思绪一直在徘徊
远离干预
六年后的那个早晨
那天——然后
到下一个 5 月 17 日
我们把我们的名字写在
树林里的树。
多么完美的一天
那个家的到来？
另一个也是。
我仍然感到高兴，因为我
想想下雨了
让莎拉不觉得
不得不开始回到哥伦布

似乎很难
六年过去了
自那时候起。我希望你
都一样愉快
同一天
在 1876 年。--- 昨天的两个
我们的传教士前往英国
其中一个塞尔比先生有
在这里待的时间差不多
就像我一样。另一个马里斯先生
已经出去了一点
两年多。他
得过伤寒和
它给他留下了一些肝脏
麻烦。他的肝脏正在扩大
医生建议他
马上回家。两个都
这些传教士属于
英国卫斯理传道会——
从此开始
我一直在做相当大的

我一天的工作。就是现在
下午 5 点。这个下午
我在看一些
由本地传教士撰写的布道，并具有
和一个年轻人交谈
想要传教的加利福尼亚州
这里有一段时间。使命
昨天检查了他
他被视为本地人
助理，将在
我的关心。他来自纳帕
卡尔和部长
那里的长老会教堂曾经在
克利夫兰和认识的父亲。我
将引用他信的开头
“我亲爱的兄弟
负责俄亥俄州克利夫兰长老会教堂
这是我的荣幸和荣幸
知道你的父亲是一个光荣的人
长老会成员。现在是我的
有幸写信给您参考
献给他如此热爱的宣教工作
从而教会他的弟兄们去爱”他

然后写参考
这位中国传教士
在纳帕的华人中间工作
大约4个月——
晚饭后我和
这个年轻人到教堂，然后
回来听到男孩们的声音
在走读学校背诵，现在
我要去见哈珀斯医生。
5月18日我会完成这个，
今天早上，就像 5 月 17 日一样
与你接近尾声。
昨晚是我们的使命
祷告会
在怀特先生家举行。我们有一个
好的会议和会议后
两个哈珀女孩和我们自己
停留了一会儿，
唱着怀特先生很棒
音乐爱好者。它一直
最近几天很热
大家都感觉到了一些。好的
祝愿这次再见
愿你们都得到祝福，直到
1883 年 5 月 17 日以后
你的-亨利-

[注：第一页的附加侧注]
这一天在这里与众不同
日蚀

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