Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-05-13
A Letter from Japanese Girl.

Some idea may be formed of the good
work which has been accomplished in
the foreign missionary field by perusal
of the following letter, received by
lady in Charlottesville from japanese
girl, now under instruction in the Mis-
sion School at Yokohama, in which
field Miss Mary Nelson, formerly of
Charlottesville, is laboring with encour-
aging results. The Miss Mary Fletcher
alluded to is the eldest daughter of the
Rev. Patterson Fletcher, formerly pas
tor of "Loch Willow" church in this
county, and now located in Clarksburg,
West Virginia:
AMERICAN MISSION HoME,"(
YOKOHAMA, May IL, 1879. !
My Dear Friend Though cannot
write we'll, L am very glad to write to
you. think you are very lonely with
out your sister. She is very kind to us.
and we all love her very much. I am
learning from her geography, reading,
and spelling. am learning from Mrs
Pierson grammar and history and arith
metic. My home is very far from here,
aud they think the females need not
study any books. but they think that
sewing and spinning are very import
ant for the females. About eight years
ago came up to Toxic, and was won
dering which is the best school for me
to 60. At last our dear loving Father
brought me to this Mission school to
study the Bible, and now I have become
Christian by the blessing of our Heav-
Eoth cfo Inn ~,
this school about three years. lam now
trying to study the Bible very hard, SO
that 1 can bring many souls to Christ
who died for US; and I hope all my
schoolmates will be true followers of Je.
sus Christ. In our school there are thir.
teen Bible readers who go out to teach
the women the love of Jesus and sin
ners salvation. Last Christmas vaca'
ton most of them: went to their homes
to spend their holidays. AS my home
is very far from here, I remained her,
during all the vacation. Generally Bible
readers have meetings among the wo-
men, but they went to their homes. 81
they felt very sorry that they though
they could not have any meetings. Blu
Mrs. PiersOn said they might come ev'
cry Sunday to our school to have meet
ings, so they were very glad of it, anC
we had very nice meetings. Therefore
we hope they won't lose their faith, a
they are very easy to yield to tempta
ton.
This story is quite old, but it is very
interest for us, so wrote in here. and
want to tell you one more thing. Mis-
Fletcher and some of the girls go out o
every Saturday afternoon to invite girl
from the streets to come to our Sunday
school, and there are about forty or fifty
girls who attend it regularly. Last yea
the Christmas tree was established fol
them, and they seemed very much
pleased with it. I hope they will al
ways continue to come to our Sunday
school, and hope they will soon be
Christian.
In our school there are about fifty
boarding scholars. Some of them came
from the country. but most of then
come from TOXIC, and also there arr
about twenty Christian girls, and SOM
are now trying to join the church, 81
please pray for them especially that they
might not lose their faith. I wish you
would come to our Japan and be mis-
sioEary to our people. I want to SCI
you very much in this world, but per
haps we cannot see each other in thi
world, but as we have promise of on
Lord, which vs., II 60 to prepare
place for you" so if we continue to be
lieve in Christ we will meet in Heaven
and how pleasant that time will be
Goodbye.
Your graceful. MAsA ITO.