The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-09-10
Letters from the Old World.
By MISS JENNIE A. NELSON.
NO. xxx.
Sabathu, Northern India,
June 10, 1874.

NO. xxx.
Sabathu, Northern India,
June 10, 1874.
L suppose you have heard befofs
this that I have left Dehra for time,
and am now at work with Mrs. Jan
vier. 1t seems strange, that after
| a separation of so many years we are
laboring together again. I am glad
to say her health is much better, and
she does any amount of work every
pay. We enjoy talking over Hills
boro, and all the news we hear of
the wonderful "Crurade," which
Hillsboro has had the honor of start
ing. We look eagerly for all the
home papers and letters.
Since last; January Mrs. Janvier
and Miss Morrison have been all the
missionaries here. They have been!
earnestly praying that God would
pour out his spirit here upon the
soldiers, and upon her native school.
Miss Morrison invited her brother to
come up and hold some meetings,
and for long time had been pray
ing that he might come, filed with
the Spirit. When I found I was to
come here also, we made our plans
to come at the same time, SO Mr..
Morrison met me at Saharenpore.
Ispent the Sabbath at Ambola
with old Dr. Morrison and his young
wife. While there I went with them
to visit some interesting natives
one man who is anxious to be en-
ightened in the Christian religion,
but like Nicodemus, comes at night |
to talk to Dr. Morrison and is very
much afraid he will be overheard. !
He had invited DIR. and Mrs. Morris
on to his house, and they took me
with them. The man had his wife
come in to see us, which is a very
unusual thing. He said he had
taught her not to be ashamed when
she came to see DIR. Morrison, and
had taught her how to shake hands
He said to Mrs. Morrison, 'tPlease
teach my wife not be Idoltar She
great Idoltar. I tell her not be Idol
tar, but she no mind what I tell her.
DR.. Morrison says there is quite a
spirit of inquiry among the natives,
and they hold secret meetings to talk
over these things. They are yet
afraid to come out openly.
Mr.. M. and 1 left Ambola on Mon
day night in q government convey
ance, and at day-break reached the
foot of the Mountains at a town
called Kalka. After a cup of tea
and toast and some eggs to refresh
us, we began our winding way up
this part of the Himalayas, I in, a
Janpan, Mr.. NJ. on pony, and at
about 10 A. M. reached one of our
Mission Sanitariums, Kassawli, where
we spent the day and night at Mr..
Bergin's, he and his wife having been
driven up by the great heat of the
plains.
Sabathu, where I am now, is
about ten. miles farther into the
mountains, and is many feet lower
than Kassawli. The road from K.
is very pretty one, and the scenery
much more varied than from Kalka
to Kassawli. From X. 1 rode the
pony and Mr.. NJ walked, and when
I got tired I walked too. The pony
is one military friend of Mr.. Ms
has given for the use of the Mission
Ladies at Sabathu, and as the others
have their own horses he falls to me,
I having left mine at Landour to be
sold.
Sabathu is a very pretty little
place, but very quiet. tits military
station, with Her Maiesty's 11th In
fantry stationed here. AS I go to
school every morning, I look down
upon the parade grounds, and it
forms most picturesque scene, the
soldiers in their red coats, white
pants and white hats, mingled with
the green trees and walking or sitting
on the green grass. From here we
can see Kassawi on one side of US;
on the other we have a fine view of
the Snowy Range and Simla, which
is the summer resort of the Indian
Government, and 20 miles still farth-
er into the Mountains. Just in front
of the window where l sit, I can see
small native territory, and the
Palace of the Rajah. His rice fields
look very pretty just now, as we have
had few of the summer rains.
But I must tell you of the answers
to Mrs. JanYier's and Mrs. Morris
on's prayers, in great blessing upon
the soldiers meetings we have had.
Mr.. Morrison commenced holding
meetings about three weeks ago, and
we have had them every night since,
and Gods converting power has
been very manifest. While the Chris
tian men have been revived and the
backsliders reclaimed, some very.
hard cases have been brought into
the fold. Several soldiers come here
every day to learn some new hymns,
and as some are here now I must
stop and go and play for them.
Tho work amono the British SOL