The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-10
Something Cor Missionary Work.

We give our editorial space this week 20 a
letter fuiI OF interest. and one that should
cause much serious thought to those who
believe in sending the gospel II foreign
lands. X may be matter OF surprise to
many L. Enow that we have heathens in
OUR very midst. out that Nc have Z. most
certainly true While IL is well TO support
our foreign missions. yet II seems that We
would H. doing just good work TO see
that those in our own land had the gospel.
Think NJ a community Who recognize no
SZbbath. never hear the church bells or see
or hear a minister OF the gospel. and this
IL civilized country. surely Il is a matter
Tor sc--ors thought.
II would b. ~ treat advantage to our
''Worr1u's Kingdom ~ more 81 its rem
be-s would wr5;e " descriptive letter. oC
their section - country and % their sur
roundinEs generally II would prove OF inter
est T. many. uho know hut little of the
reSoUracS ~ other sections. only being &c
qua.ntei with their own.
Peters Island. AK ! have written
several times t. our kingdom and met "a
. ulial welcome. bat Il Sas several year
ago. when I livei in Alabama. Now. FG
like to toll the sisters something shout this
new country. not u induce them 20 come
here 20 live. but I think ii pleasant to hear
- other peoples homes IL MAJ make IA
better satisfied with orr own Every coun-
Try has its advantages ard q - fygntas-s,
and / think certain countries suit certain
people. Now. while I'm very pleasantly SIT
uated don't like this country At AL. The
lands are the richest in the world. All
things grow Ia perfection except fruit I've
never seen real fine fruit Of any kind here.
Vgfsa shas - lE--on never Jaw everything
thrive and grow as ID does here In my life.
You NAV laugh At the idea. hut Il does
seem 10 me that even the stock and cattle
grow larger here than anywhere Else We
people III the Delta are used 60 being called
''swampers." for everybody that lives here
must Ice Calt-i by th1t elegant title.
'swamper-' There are very few real old set
tiers living here. Most OF them. ike our
selves. come from the dear old hills Of
Albania. Georgia ar some OF the sister
lands God bless the d.ar Cld hills We
never see one here. anu sometimes feel
like Ia give almost anything TO see n louS,
rel clay hill covered With pines Pines are
another thing unknown here. unless brought
and st out -n the yard for ornament our
uiu5s-. are always preaching 81 mss iOEary
WORK if they only knew II Ihey need not
~ Ep far away rom horne 20 Ind plenty
81 that Eluf ~ vark- In the Delta so little
attention Is pail to religion There ism [
church ryr minister within forty miles
OF E"ra- No Sabbath schools. very few
Scnu. o.. and the rajorits Of the people
don't seem On t-re % improve their en-
,iitlru- TIA. S.fuath j. scarcely more than
anv other iay. The men fish. hCnt or do
anything else they feel inclined To do on
our Lands clay. and the ladies ST passiveiy
~ @fHa see W." e&HFtHEft. set nRARF@ AN@af
children ID iSS- r-rate THAT day Such blot
10 O. ru tr-= 's5rcs. s-I richest Of lands,
II We o,lv had Got-ioving. God-fearing peo-
y" tt .s.u't ise the @rt'Fa lest country on
earth 7 GuT't thiuk thsy are really wicked
TaE.at.---F.I~t GROWN V-g-t'ss-S from force OF
haIFt- A. pIuuk.tf would say we need n
rrrsf deal II ~, --.s.s down here We Ger
taiuIv u.rI e-1'-rftiou Of tho better classes
q Weld -p'i influence over the people.
reduced tho p-opl, financially. They were
Elmr-' rFaey tn ai'a.s'ion tn country, hui
tnl~ F t1" "Ner-nF. cidh 'ome; an----
c-oE~ are very anc-nl"nty 81 land VII
m1Ea 1-- and "a E1'f u two h1les II cotton
pr acre kinv .attrn is the IDOL Of thi-
country Very sttle -ttcEticn is paid e. 2ny
o-la~ crop Won wsI al know | am q
farmer wsfa rv tn. interest 7 manifest N
thr crops Tat and CUR domestic affairs arc
al W- h~V. tr t-sk nr think ~ he-e- We
have fHsairu strictly CIR own. There =
no e1si-ry rn Hr-rp-F Cur time So. when
tr-- etc. then W. are done No seaman or
gossip ever reaches this secluded place
a- mrr tain about their cr'ps AMI last
N"s-r "tHr1 W. ana nfErT - tnes 'nelI.
heads over O. l-ticS- { think this land OF
mills 7-l honey IS >;ill in its infancy. II
wonderful r-.--rtrr.s slrlr,lhcring. and WIZ.
7 can't see. s'- Tho r5ch man can make
mon ~ and tEs poor man cnn soon get m
deTeu. cert This is perfect parad'Se Tor
nav rg q" work Naui- eNp-rt 80 many
negroes woUlI fe considered a drawback by
The northern sisters. but they are necesi-
Sarv evil - our southern people. As Arp.
think it was. -8'1- They are such good
rre in winter and such good shade in
summer
.'Our kingdom isn't as interesting as II
usefi to be- So many use IL "A medium TO
fUt lost friends 1T relatives and 20 make
NGhau-sS. rEru M wig gained all the ben
cit th-y gu no farther They should try
and reEaE the favor conferred hy writing
something ~ interest Tell Of their homes;
give "a Cuod recipe or tell Of their way 10
ru-se flowers or poultry. I'm SURE each one
could aid her mite. IL she would not fol-
low the teachers example OF absorbing all
and giving none. Then. we would have a
kingdom worthy of our queen. / hope the
sisters won't feel offended when I say the
shfliren's psE- Is more interesting than ours.
Some II their letters are really interesting.
j notice good many tell Of places OF In
fereSt they visit. or about their homes Let
US wake, w and 10 better and remember
that the success Of our department depends
on each one doing her Iart. and not leave
Aunt Susie TO do il all. II this letter escapes
the waste basses. I'll write again and tell
about our dreadful overfiows. also about our