Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-08-16
Summer Vacation Of the "Try Company
and little Sisters"

Wednesday afternoon the boys of the
"Try Company" and the girls Of the
"Little Sisters" two working organiza
lions of the First Presbyterian Church
held their final meeting for the summer
season, under the supervision OF Mrs. L,
W. Fletcher. The report showed that
| these two little companies since their or
ganization had raised $75, and it was de-
termined to increase the sum to $50, in or
der to support one of the missionary schools
in China. After this business the two or
CARNATIONS were disbanded until the fall
months. The following are extracts from
a letter written to the two companies by
Miss Helen Kirkland, a missionary in
China, and read at the meeting:
HANacHow, June 18th.
Quite a number of little girls meet me
every afternoon to learn about Jesus and
sing hymns to his praise. One of them is
called Ah-We. She is very bright and
quick and learns very fast. She came last
year for a while. During the cold winter
weather she staid at home but she came
again this year till her father abused her
SO much for coming she was obliged to
give up the pleasure. He is a big rough
man. When it is time for them to meet,
they all collect together and call for each
other and are ready to go with me to the
school house when I come. A number Of
the girls called for Ah-We one day and she
came out to them, but her father cursed
them all, and used such dreadful language
that Ah-We went back into the house and
all the other girls ran away. l feel very
sorry for Ah-We. She loves to come. 4 n
She is a little motherless child and her
father keeps her almost a constant prison
er in a dirty, dark, cOmfOrtless house. If
you agreo to pray with me for this little
girl I believe she will be saved. Three
little sisters come every day, Ai-Kyin, All
hin and Do-din. They are delighted to
come and their father and mother are quite
willing to let them. Then there Ai-fn.
Precious darling! My best loved little
girl. She has never seen these horrid idols,
and it seems to me on this account would
much easier believe in the living God. She
her very wicked or she would not be af1ic-
ted thus. Tell me wha. you do to make
the money for the cause OF Christ and let
me know how much you make. We need
it all. Pray always for this benighted land
and success in our work here. With much
love to you all my dear children.
Yours ~affectiOnately,
HELEN KIRKLAND.
P. S. I am very happy to tell you that
ALIVE now comes regularly. 1 made bold
to 60 to her father and ask him to let her
come. He has been perfectly polite and
kind ever since and never attempts to keep
ALIVE at home. You will all rejoice at
this, and pray that both Ah-we and her
father may be saved. Our Father is ready,
willing and able to do it If zee are faithful.
In another letter to Mrs. Fletcher, Miss
Kirkland says she is associated with Mr..
and Mrs. Stuart, Mrs. Randolph. Mr..
Helm and MI. Painter. Mr. Stuart breaches;
MI. Painter has a boys boarding
school; Mrs. Randolph has a girls board
ing school, and she miss K.) has two
schools and a class for girls and women.
She thinks $50 will support one of the
schools, with from fifteen to twenty chill
dren in it.