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A Woman Coos Five Thousand
Miles 10 Marry u Man She Nov
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ary to China. Ho was reasonably successful,
but felt in need of wife, and wrote to tho
board requesting them to send him one from
America. The Rov. Dr. Pittman, the score.
tary of the board, being man of very fine
feelings, wrote to Bro. Maclay that it was a
very delicate and difficult matter to select a
wife for another man, and advised him to de-.
fer marriage until "a more convenient season."
when permitted to return to his nativc land
and make choice of one of its fair and worthy
daughters. The Rev. DR.. Kiddcr mombor
Of the board, had moro boldness, however,
and set about the work of wife selecting with
zeal worthy of the most ardent lover
Hc directed his attention particularly to
Miss Sperry, Of Brooklyn, N. j., then on
visit to Newark, N. j., whom he knew to be
every way worthy the love aud confidence of
any man, but more especially of Christian
minister, boing lady of piety.. ..and culture;
but he was somewhat doubtful whether sho
possessed the self. sacrificing spirit of mis-
sionary-to leave her relatives and all she
held dear, and travel thousands of miles to q
land of strangers, where she was not acquain-
ted with living soul, not even the man who
IN this very strange manner had asked her to
become his wife. After tho first surprise, the
lady asked time to consider, the result of
which was acceptance, and she set about pre-
pairing for the long journey.
MIR. Maclay was written tho state of the
casc-there was no telegraph in those days
and 1t may be just at this time he may have
had some misgivings of his mode of action.
Hero was lady coming thousands of miles
to marry him, whom he had never seen, with
whose disposition or temperament he had no
knowledge, and all he had to rely upon was
the recommendation of brother minister!
There is not q man in thousand would be
satisfied with such choice. But then she
was pious and self. sacrifcing how self
was completely thrown in the shade by her
acceptance of such an offer and her going up
on such mission This was the comfort.
the consolation, and the harbingcr of love
and happiness.
And how was it with the young lady
Was she not equally exercised about her po
sition? Did she not frequently, during that
long and hozordous journey, question herself
as to her prudence in accepting the proposal
of marriage in such a second hand way? She
never saw the man that was to be her hus
band; she only knew him by reputation, she
might be unattractive to him, and he repul
sivc to her, when they met for the first time.
At length she arrived at her destination in
China, and the marriage took place at the
house of a brother missionary, and ever since
they have not only lived happily together, but
have been cmincntly successful in their mis-
sonary work The two eldest sons of that
romantic union are now students in the Wes
leyan University at Nliddlctown, Conn, hav
ing graduated at Pennington seminary, N. j.
about year ugo. They are both destined
for the ministry
EB- A London letter of recent date
says: "Thc change Of public opinion in En-
gland respecting the war is surprising. The
Tones has not only taken up the defence of
the Emperor, and proved him to be the most
unselfish, devoted and heroic of soycrcigns,
but it now declares that the French position
is improving every day, while that of The
Germans is every day growing more difficult;
and yesterday, in an able leader, it strenuous
ly opposed the dismembcrment of France as
useless to Germany and cause of future wars
rather than any assurances of peace. Either
the change of public opinion in England
must be even greater than appears on tile sur.
face, or the government is preparing to take
some action. The sympnthies Of England are
very deeply stirred. Nearly two millions cf
dollars have already been contributed to the
relief Of tho wounded It begins to be seen
that power that can destroy the armies
Of France and inclosc Paris in line of steel.
might also, if it wished, scatter it's Uhlans
over England and occupy London. Every
country in Europe is at the mercy of power
that can conquer and dismembcr France, when.
ever ambition or greed shall set it in action.
Every power must arm against it; and ifthat
is not sufficient, every other power must com
bine to limit its cncroachmcnts 1t is evident
that King William believes God has chosen
him to be Emperor of Germany. What Sc
curity have VIC that he will not imagine that
he has mission to extend lis Empire over
Europc?' III u,
IDEA OF DEATH.-That death and sleep