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out a missionary physician, educated after the American way, to
accompany the preacher, and two wealthy Chinamen there furnish the means
to support the doctor and supply the medicine.
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BUREAU OF WOMAN'S WORK.
MISS D.E. EMERSON, SECRETARY.
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NOTICE OF MEETING OF STATE UNIONS.
An all-day meeting of the Woman's State Home Missionary Organizations
will be held in the Congregational Church at Saratoga, Tuesday, June 3.
The morning session will open at 9:45. This session is for State
officers only. It will be devoted to the transaction of business and the
discussion of methods of work. The committee appointed at the meeting
last June to consider the question of a National Advisory Committee will
present their report and the subject will be fully discussed.
A cordial invitation is extended to all women interested in Homeland
Work to attend the afternoon session, which will open at two o'clock.
Papers upon subjects of vital importance to the work will be presented
by women from different States. The session will close with a
consecration service. It is hoped to make this meeting helpful and
inspiring, as all the others have been.
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A YOUNG COLORED GIRL sought admission into one of our boarding schools,
bringing commendations as to her character. She was received, and an
appropriation was made from the Hand Fund to assist her in her effort
to secure an education. The letter below will explain itself. It gives
an insight of the kindliness of many noble people South toward the
Negro. It also reveals an attitude of mind toward our work in the South
which quite disproves the idea that good people of the South are not in
sympathy with our work. The cases are exceptional where the schools and
the churches of the American Missionary Association have not won both
confidence and gratitude from the intelligent and good among the white
people. This letter is but one expression among many, of the good will
that comes to us as unsolicited testimony to our work. The position and
character of the lady who sent the letter to one of our teachers makes
this graphic and pleasing testimony more valuable.
DEAR MADAME:--I have seen several letters from your pupil A---- B----,
in which she speaks in the highest terms of you, of your generous
kindness and uniform courtesy to her. I am glad A---- has met with s
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