The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-08

rheumatism both required medicines that
induced perspiration, and my pajamas
and blankets required frequent changes.
Night and day Hubbard was near me to
lift me out of bed, put on fresh clothing,
and change the blankets. In the morning
he carried me in his arms to his own bed
that might get little change of air and
scenery. If ever | moaned in my sleep he
was at my side, and in every way he
nursed me, as it is generally supposed
only wife or mother or sister can. I was
never very i'll, think. but was very help
less. Nickisson made me rough pair of
clutches, but l was never able to leave the
house till February 1, and then | was car
rled in hammock down to the boats, or
rather canoes. l was anxious to get on
and the canoes, nineteen in all, with about
300 men, were waiting for US. Gordon and
Levin came with me.
The voyage up the lake was very pleas
ant. 1t would have been most delightful
if had been able to walk about when we
landed, but all the way / was so lame that
/ had to be carried to and from the boats
to my tent, and | was only able to substi-
tute sticks for my clutches on the day be-
fore we got here. The boatmen in my
canoe were most kind to me. Those who
were near me attended to all my wants
most thoughtfully, and they used to carry
me in and out of the boat as tenderly as a
baby. 1t was worth being i'll to meet with
so much kindness. But do not imagine I
was ever so i'll, for / was not. Hubbard
declared that l was always in such good
spirits as to make every one cheerful too.
When we got here found that it had been
decided that should remain here (Mango)
and that the other three should go 20 join
solitary missions at out stations The good
brethren here had built me house, and
here | am living in my own house, with
garden attached and three native boys for
servants, and as happy as can be.
think people at home have no idea OF
the magnitude of the work going on here.
The congregations on Sunday amount
from 1850 to 1000 people and nearly the
same number are being instructed on
week days. There is holy communion on
each Sunday, with an average attendance
OF 100. A good many come to church
to pass an examination in two of the
gospels, besides church catechism, etc.,
and many candidates for baptism would
get prizes if suddenly dropped into Sun
day school under examination in Cali
fornia diocese. Since / have been here
there have been adult baptisms on four
Sundays. The numbers baptised have
been respectively, So, so, A on three Sun
DAYS and yesterday the number, believe,
was 65.
AS am still only learning the language
/ keep the registers and do other things OF
that kind, and once fortnight it Is more
than an hours work to enter baptlsms.
This is the work that is going on In Mango
only. There are six missionaries here
now and there are ten at the SIX stations
in the country The church here supports
about 200 teachers who are scattered over
the country doing missionary work.
Gordon has gone to the Islands in the
lakes where there have been only native
teachers, and after due examination he has
baptised 70 people there. So you see work
is being done and much remains to be done.
/ can say I am very glad that / came
here. The people themselves are of a very
nice disposition. They come to see me in
numbers every day, and as they always
carry their books with them, make it
practice to read with nearly all who come.
and they correct my pronunciation
This morning / found fifteen dusky
damsels waiting to see me on nv veranda:
most of them had been to see me before.
and l knew two or three of them we'll.
They are all nice-mannered and have
rather sweet voices. I made out from
them that they were going to a wedding
and wanted to borrow my umbrella for the
bride. Could | resist the appeal of one
lady, let alone fifteen? So thew received
the umbrella and thanked me most nro-
fusely; they then took me by the hands
and felt afraid / was going to be taken to
the church, but they only took me to nv
garden fence, behind which the bride with
Two more companions was modestly wait-
ing: She also thanked me for the nm.
brella, and holding it over her thew went
OIL proudly and happily to the church.
Inc umbrella has since been returned.
A. ]. PIKE.