Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-07-14
A CORRECTION.

The Christian Herald, of New
York, is a metropolitan paper
which gives large amount of in
formation and helps the spread of
the gospel at home aid abroad,
both UNCONVENTIONAL and union
work. Il very kindly assists the
work of The American Sunday
school union in the United States,
and Territories IN various ways,
the publisher giving at one time
two hundred dollars to support
the work.
Being the missionary of the So
ciety (the Am. S. S. Unionl in this
field | WAS requested to give an
account of the work, in occasional
letters to the paper, from this por-
ton of country, which | have
done. The paper also receives
letters from other missionaries of
the society of the work in their
fields. In recent issues of the
paper some of those have errone-
ously been attributed to me.
| quSte the following from a
Representative OF the society in
New York through whom my let
ters are sent. Speaking in refer
ence to photo of children on
horse back going to Sunday school
for the first time (Which photo he
gave TO the G. H. he writes: sit
was sent to me by one of our
Missionaries in your section of
the country. AS it was mixed in
with your letters etc, they thought
1t was your picture sent on
The G. H. is an illustrated pa
per and | had been requested to
send it some photos. or sketches,
of churches and school houses
where | have labored. | have sent
photo of Mulberry church, and
sketches of the church at Barring,
school house, and of the Sunday
school tent at Indian Springs
the first and last situated in Adair
county, the other two in Knox;
but the other photo above referred
to was not sent by ne.
He writes additionally as fol-
lows: "it seems that the Indian
picture of Mr.. Lanes wo-k got
mixed with your letters and cred.
tied to your work. Last weeks
Issue of the G. Il. had whole
page Tor column rather devoted
to Mr.. Lane, and has one this week
also. Also letter wrongly credit
ed Ito me, 81 in the same way
Mr. Lanes work is in Oklahoma
The allusion of the writer to my
section l suppose refers to the
section of the .. s. known as the
Southwest Department, in the
work of the society, consisting of
the states of Missouri, Arkansas,
Louisiana, Texas and the Indian
Territory.
have called attention to these
mistakes that it may be known
that am not responsible for them.
| was much pleased last year with
a letter written by a representa-
tive Of the Q. Il. requesting me to
distribute fund raised by it for
The relief of flood sufferers, which
L did al Alexandria, Mo-, aiding
36 families, consisting of about
l5S persons while the flood was
on. The representative of the G.
e. wrote me to distribute the
fund and give an account of the
distribution without exaggerating
"heir's breadth;" to which l re-
piled expressing my delight that
they desired the report to be free
from exaggeretion, adding, which
thing | also despise.' My report
of the distribution, with the thanks
of the Mayor and relief committee
was published in full in the G. Ii
This evidence Of the desire of
the paper to be accurate is due to
it while calling attention necessa-
rlly to some errors; and let him
that is free from error and mis-
takes cast the first stone. The
paper should be honored fer its
hberalitv and generosity in help
ing to SOW the seed of gospel truth
IN the destitute and neglected dis
trlcts of our country at large, in
Guiding our own section; aud
grateful and appreciative people
will not soon forget that in their
deep distress in the wild waste of
waves, it sent them food and
raiment, without distiction of race
or creed, when suffering from the
food.
| saw cid men and women, and
widows with helpless children,
and others on whom was the hand |
of disease; [ saw the indescribable
look of father of a family of
nine persons, youched for as
true man, when asked "NNhat do
you need?' The answer, wrung
from his heart was, we need