St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-03-17

'"'S' No' itIoi'lIS, weary, Nel re-
hewlng their strength, preaching the
glad tldlngs of ''peace on earth" vet
daily fighting the enemies of the church
both visible and invisible. praying and
hoping, always willing to do, or die in
the service of the Master Some do die.
and not till then do they rest For
even when ''broken down" and laid
aside for rest like the Chapins he
native Christians. the schools. and the
work generally is borne on their hearts.
and anxious thought and daily prayer
given to it. They are working, etiectu-
ally too, in their prayers.
| want to make one more quotation
from that letter. and make Il few re-
marks" thereon. 1t is this "The talk
about missionaries having so many ser
wants, find still ii breastwork behind
which stingy people resort" 1t occur
red to me that perhaps some. who are
not really stingy, take refuge here.
when the contribution box is passed
around; hard working people. who do
not keep servants, and who cannot un-
derstand why missionaries should keep
:" many. Now am going to confess.
for missionaries at large. as well as for
myself. and hope to receive ab>olution
from thei supporters of missionaries.
We d" keep servants to do our work.
and moIe than most of our home ac-
quaintances do. | know one ..single
woman whose household numbers from
one To ten persons. who keeps three
men to do the wOrk-even when the
number dwindlcS down to the one One
of these men. however. is watcr-car-
rler, and coOlie for the girls school on
the premises. There is not work enough
at the school To employ all of one man :
time, and as We must economic some
where. the school economies the mis-
sion funds. and the lady pays two and
a-half men ont of her salary.
This is the confession. Now. for the
explanation. First. as to wages: : The
cook receives $3.50. and each of the
other men about - cents per week. and
board themselves. How much more is
this. than the wages and board of one
good hired girl' at home Secondly.
there is more work in family. NIum-
bers. sly le of living and all the samt)
here, than at home. The houses art.
not :" convenient. no hot and cold
coolies. no bread and meat carts coming
to our doors daily, and no lahor-saviug
machines. Watcr must be brought
from Il distance. both for cooking and
washing, and some one must go to
market daily. Il mile OF more distant
When my cook was told that people at
home think we keep to" many servants,
he said Tell them We have to run legs
Il great deal To do our work" Besides
the marketing and bringing water. cook
ing. washing and ironing. cutting wood.
going t" buy it. and stopping /" >rr it
weighed too. for it is bought hV the
catt! (lt h. instead of by the cord.
milking and churning. Shaking the
cream in Il bottle is chunning.) going
from one to three miles to carry letters.
or get the mail. and all the hnuscwolk
and rrrands generally. besides all this.
two of these men do the work of Il span
OF hoI>cs taking their mistress ont in
her chair, to church. shopping. calling.
OF visiting Chinese women. Walking
ia Il healthy exercise. and this might be
dispensed with. hut an oft Spraincd
ankle, and uneven. stony roads. make
the chair Il necessity.
SO missionary ladies have nothing I"
do? No. nothing but what they came
to do. if they are wise and do not
trouble themselves too much about how
the work is done. and 50 go and do il
themselves. for the sake of having
things more home-like Some of ON
cooks can do most things :" much bet
ter than their mistresscs can. that it is
well to let them have their own WAY
and earn their dollar and l-half week
So there is all the time for schools.
meetings, visiting women in their
homes. and studying Chinese. Would
it he wise for missionary societies To
give their missionaries salaries. by as
much less as they pay their servants.
LAT al l,.i l. D
Farmers. mechanics, etc, work Ia live
to get money To support their family.
Missionaries liv" to work. that is to
preach, teach, make books. etc.
Missionary Societies cannot afford to
send out laboring men and women. on
missionary salaries. But though the
missionaries do not labor with their
hands, it is vet necessary that there he
good cook, Wholesome food. and Il
well ordered house, t" give the strength
and vigor and cquanimity always need
ed by the missionary for the work which
is always on hand. With dyspepsia {"
fight within addition to the devil and
the heathen we might as well be in an
insane asylum, as Oh mission ground for
all the good we can do. Those VIII"
have learned this fact from experience,
think the money paid to capable ser
wants the best kind of an investment.
One can do missionary work much bet
ter. when not like Martha careful and
laI all nt
housekeeping.