The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-07-02
A WEST VIRGINIA LADY IN
Japan.
INTERESTING NEWS FOR OUR
PEOPLE.
West Virginia Butter I'm that
Coumtr-y.l The Missionary
Work. some hing for our
Church NIemb crs, Veg
etables, Fruits. &c.

work. something Tor our
Church Members. Veg
etables, Fruits. &c.
The following is letter from Miss
+. Russell, Missionary in Japan, to
Mrs. w. N. Stewart, Cedar Valley,
this county. Miss Russell has been
in this county several times, and has
a great many friends and acquaint-
ances here, who no doubt will be
glad to hear from her;
NAGAsAKI, JAPAN,
May goth, 1881.
Dear Mrs.. Stepart 4:
At the very first | want to tell you
that the butter you sent to my sister
reached here in good time. She wrote
me about it.
WEST VIRGINIA BUTTER EXPERIMENT.,
At home butter cost us from moth
ing up to % cents per pound; after
we paid freight and duty on it, it
cost, l think, about 46 or AZ cents
per pound, which is a good deal bet
ter than Is cents; and then it is so
good. We opened jar last week
that tasted as fresh as if it had just
come from the churn, and Miss Sheer
thinks she can smell the clover on it.
The Danish butter comes in tin cans,
and is always good the first meal;
but our experience with it is, that af-
ter that it gets TO be very disagreea-
bIe. was afraid the West Virgin
ia butter would do the same way, but
it does not. / think the reason is
that more than likely the Danish
butter was put up five or six years
ago.
We are getting along very nicely,
have good health, and our work is
prospecting.
The past
WINTER
was one ofunusual severity in South
ern Japan, and thus far the spring
is no warmer than spring usually is
in West Virginia.
VEGETATION.
We have had green peas, potatoes
and cucumbers since the middle Of
April, and this week we have had de
licious Strawberries. japanese straw
berries are not at all good, Americans
will not eat them; but there are two
or three gentlemen here who Guilt
vate the American strawberry, and
this week we have had the pleasure
eff testing the result Of their straw
berry culture. The only discourag-
ing feature abou it, is that after the
second year even these become taste
less, They tell me that this is the
case largely with all kinds of fruit
trees from America. They deterior-
ate after two two or three years.
/ am glad to notice that West Vir
ginia is coming up in
MISSIONARY
contributions. The Church will some
day waken to it's privileges and du-
ties. This matter of taking the
world for Christ is not q denomina-
tional work. Christ knows where
His friends are. do hope they may
he found in strength in the Method
list Church 1t would be sad,I think,
if the NJ. +. Church, with it's proyi-
Dental beginning and wonderful his
tory, in this greatest opportunity
in Church history. would allow some
other to take her crown; but hope
the very best for Methodism.
/ am glad the
MoRGASTowN GIRLS
have become interested in the work.
Mrs. Driven requested me to write TO
them, but she did not give me the
name of the President or Secretary,
and / wrote on guess to Miss Wade,
the one / met at your house. l
supposed she would be in it, but l
could not recall her first name. l
sent it simply to Miss Wade, and en-
closed photograph of the little girl
they are to support. AS you are so
near the Morgantown folks, and no
doubt interested, herewith send you
one. Her name is 0 Kichi San; her
father is of the old Samurai class,
but since the changes of the new
government she is very poor. She
is smart little girl, is beginning to
read English and Chinese, and knows
a good many questions in the cate
chism, and learns one verse in the
Bible for every Sunday morning
Miss Sheer thinks she is the most
lovable little japanese girl we have
had yet. think the girls would love
her if they knew her.
/ hope the Arnettsville Auxiliary
will ''Hold the Fort"
am real sorry to hear about Bro.
Thatcher. / am afraid he has ruined
himself for future usefulness-but |
do not fully understand the whole
case. / do think it such a pity,
though, that some people seem to
throw away their common sense
when the Lord sanctifies them, when
all the time this same common sense
and holiness fit together so admira
bly,. Such exceptional cases, howev-
er, only prove the excellence Of holt
ness, and serve as a caution to us
when the dear Lord gives such great
blessings not to think Of ourselves
more highly than we ought. You see
| have filled this sheet, and must
close. f. RESELL.