The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-25
Teaching Children
North Carolina Lady's
uome mission Work.

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..D,sui.e rot the Day of'mail things, >
- vhos. force m may see Illus
80 ,i,iIy. 1t IS especially applicable
rauntry where our natural dl-
and resource. ard popula-
,rr - immense that a thing. or
'~-,,inent. 4 life, or an undertaking,
.5 to-dav is small" may ere to
-rax tie huge in fame, Importance,
o.srth or what not!
W are reminded hereof by witness
he success which has attended the
rt-afone Of our estiraablc little lady
lis 10 make herself useful in Church
,....;.o work. Ii is scarcely more than
,,pths since she undertook to col
funds for a chiidren's scholarship
The Rrideuan Memorial School
.~u.ronaltat Suanghi. China. Few had
Lea she could raise the $40 Deces
for one years tuition. But with
mi pcn aud affectioRate heart. she
listed the better feelings Of the
t...fe ones, and their mothers, until
y ts, many mickles' have made
.Ie" indeed, a. will hereafter
.n.er Tie Young lady who ha.
Ian tbi. wo:k Upon her.elf-w;thou;
,t..tpht or recompense, OF any personal
.r.iieia,iau-is Miss Rebecca Came
Iguyhtcr Of DR.. Nm. Cameron of
t.....fn. We observe that several
Northern church papers a!lude to her
..-L III high :erms. Writing to one Of
az in response to inquiry, She says:
~ wish could tell you all the WAYS
49,, .H, little brave little "M~esssngers
..nl1.cd to make their money. And
could only show YOU all the letter..
We received from the dear little
.r,s-somc printed after the funniest
,r- fashion, which no eyes less loving
,l~r Aunt Beck:e's" could possibly
,.yr decipheied, and some written
,rar,t.la held the little hand, you would
q yidsd betweCa love. laughter, AID
,r. tender, pitiful tears, fer there
- hegn in some of them that inevita
lie human accompaniment, sorrow and
pain.
..The sums sent TO me just as they
we're made. ranged from two cents to
one dollar; never more than that at one
inc from one giyer, though some OF
them, by repeated offerings, have gwen
.. much as three dollars in the five
n.eg. hs that we have been at work.
The bows made their money 1--WE set
nr, with the resolution to do anything
That vas honest no matter how rough
.- di.arrecable-and not TO be asham
ell to tell i'll ~ pIoughing, working II
r.- Garden. minding cattle, cutting
wood. hauling wood, going of errand-,
rolling wood, shoveling snow, making
To- ItedjpC hors.s, greasing shoes,
m.aJiag the baby, brushing their teeth
rgulaIIy. selling rabbit skins, huling
wsIuuts, raising cotton, picking cotton,
making bed quilts, knitting socks,
lining perfect Lessons, standisg head
II ,h,ir classes. and last, and hardest
a.. all. being good boys
.rhe girls made their pennies In as
many. if not more different ways; they
picked up chips, made beds, cleaned
rooms. swept the yard, washed dishes,
l,n.e.{ to cook, made fires, found eggs,
tu.k cafe of the baby, kept house, said
pgrrccr lessons, placticed their music,
learned their letters, learned to sew,
brushed their teeth regularly, picked
cotton, raised cotton, sold eggs, kept
"A missionary hem" and sold her
chickens. denied themselves OF butter
and ,the boys did that tool, waited
ON thclr sisters. ran errands, knit lace,
cr9chettcd trimming and wash rags anc
baby sacQucs, BACKED their father :
boots. kept his office tidy, mended
buggy blankets, look medicine, had
teeth pulled 80 did the boys took
care Of the flowers, hemmed %ruties,
made dresses and aprons, attended to
H., .T-t,r'- F.Tr@ TaI+aI on thor slS
ter. had their hair curled every morn
ing without crying and frstting, de
med themselves, saved pocket money,
broke off bad habits, got up carly in
the morning., saved rags, and were last
ant hes of all! good girls"
Every penny thsy sent was faithfully
earned OF saved out of what was given
to them. They did not intend to do g
clean charity, one that cost them moth
ing. bike asking their parents to give
them money 10 send. for it is neither
lcaerous nor charitable to give othsr
peoples things. They worked and
made, or denied themselves and saved
every single penny that they cont:ibu
tel 10 the education OF their little
Chinese girl.
IF YOU all knew the sturdy plucl.
and fidelity that characterize North Car
o,;ujtns - we'll as | do, YOU would
understand why | feel SO confident.
with the blessing of God, that the will
raise - hat seems like a large sum In two
years tine"
=. Il. The above was written sew
srai months ago. We observe in the
last number of the Church Messenger
that the total membership of the
Band OF Hope" is 5l5, thus far, and
the contributions have reached Sl36,
on the endowment Fund. 1t is quite j
feat 10 nave raised nearly 5000 in chill
dreu's pennies, for a charitable pur-
pose, during an half years time.
CURED OF DRISKISG.-A young friens
OF mine was cured of an Unsuitable thirst
for liquor, which had so Frustrated him