Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-01-10

CHARLESTON, Dec. ls. 1871.

CHARLESTON, Dec. IS, 1871.
IAr. 1;for:-Our object IN trssblinl
yoa with letter i 70 keep those friendl
who arc interested in our welfare inform
ed a to our whereabouts and pgOsPsrity
Before We left Janiata many Of our friends
said to us, drop me line when you an
settled" Well, to do this would require
more time than we are able to give. Tht
thought occurs to Us that we can write
to all BY meane of one letter in your pa
per. Will you. then. give us q corner il
your paper with which was 50 intimate
ly connected at one time
OUR HOME AND OCCUPATION.
After leaving the West in the Spring,
we remained at our paternal home al
Spruce Hill, Juniata county, during the
summer. awaiting the abatement Of the
Yellow Fever in Charleston. We left
your county Nov. eth. and came by Bal.
timore. taking the " Bay Line as it ia
called. This route has the advantage
over all others, because you are taken
down the Bay from Baltimore in one Of
their beautiful and commodious steamers
to Portsmouth. opposite Norfolk. Va,
having the advantage Of good nights
rest and warm breakfast. At Ports
mouth We took the cars for Charleston
BY way Of Weldon, Wilmington, Charles
ton and Florence. TIE railroad fare
from Patterson was S26.5O each. We
left Baltimore on Tuesday at / o'clock
p. NJ, and were in Charleston at A.
NJ, on Thursday.
Here, then, is our home for the pres.
ent. What a contrast between this great
southern city and your quiet village on
the banks of the Juniata. But we must
not here tell that difference for fear we
shall anticipate some Of those subjects
about which we intend to trouble you
in the future. We live in the heart
of the city-in the midst of it's noise
of business There is no danger Of our
becoming lonesome. Our house is large
and pleasant, given US, with its furniture
free of rent. We want for nothing
have all that heart could wish. we have
health and atreugth-plenty to eat,
plenty to drink and plenty to wear
God has granted US at least one great
blessing-our health was never better.
But what is our occupation ?" some
will ask. 1--WE are commissioned by the
Committee of the Presbyterian Church
on Missions to Freedmen to do acerta in
work. That Commission reads You
shall 60 TO Charleston as Minister to
Wallingford Church and Superintendent
to Wallingford Academy" Hence We
are here as missionaries to the Freedmen,
having in charge chuch and school
The residence and school building were
erected by Mrs. Wallingford. Of Pitts
burgb, and called by her name. The
school occupies five rooms on the first
floor. and the church occupies the large
au .ience room on the second floor. The
school is taught by four young ladies'
Misses Lynch and Hutchinson, Of New
York, and Sadie j. Woods and Anna NJ.
Patton, Of Juniata county. Pa. Our
]uty is to attend to the church and at
he same time have care for the acad-
smy. Now shall any one despise Us for
,ur works sake ? Are we not obeying the
of the Master, Go into all the
world and preach the gospel to every
creature T. Will it make any difference
With the matter if these creatures be
black
But our letter is growing too long
For the present, we remain,
Yours truly,
REv. W. A. PATTON.