The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-04-03
A DUBOIS COUNTY MISSIONARY u
FAR OFF INDIA.
An Interesting Letter.

The COURIER has been furnished
with the following letter from Miss
Lily Greene, who went out a. a
To India last year, after
her graduation at DePauw Cniver-
-ity. 1t was written to her father
Mr.. W. ii. III. Greene, OF Boone
and as Miss Greene has
many friends in her native county
of Dubois, where a a child, school
teacher and christian, she endeared
herself to them, it will be read With
interest, and many prayers Will as
cend for her welfare and success:
ALrGARAH. INDIA. Jan. y, 80.
Ny DEAR FArHER:-lt has been
some time since | have written but
| hope YOU have not been uneasy
about me. Ii seems impossible Tor
me to find time to write, and let me
say right here TO not be uneasy
about me at any time, for | am per
fecty safe here, and il any thing
sci us should happen me the
In, ION house in New York City
~ i'll receive cablegram and you
Iwc al receive the word. | am quite
w and only hope to remain SO.
lOIr work here in the mission held
lis very heavy but il l. our own
choice. and we are exceedingly hap
nv in it. and ask no greater prlvil-
eae than 10 remain. Since | last
wrote YOU we have had our Christ
mas festivities, and our new school
building was dedicated. We had
Xmas tree f,r the girls. 1t was moi
Ian evergreen tree, and seemed
. strange to me at first, but when w
sslhad put on all the presents anC
lighted the candles it looked yer,
.Iprettv. The little girls each had
doll. besides picture books and cards
some of them Bibles and hymn
books. the latter We're in their owl
Language of course. Some of In
'lgirls had never seen a doll, and
: was such a pleasure to see the dt
= light of the children, they enloye
1.-The evening 80. One OF my helper
represented Santa Claus and gay
= nuts and pop corn; they were afral
:. of him at first but soon becan
auite delighted. Our school buil'
= ling was dedicated by Bp- Thoburl
We had quite a number OF misslol
slaries present, and great many
1.-THE native gentlemen of the CT.
:. = There we're six hundred people pr
,sent. The last week in Novemb
~ live all attended our yearly Christi;
aELA, it j. something like our can
meetings at home the mlssionarl
live ia tents and the native peop
= in little straw hutS. 1t was held
" a grove about % miles from hel
We went across the country IN car
= thirty of my girls rode in can
" carts and myself with two matt
teachers in bullock carts. II wa
" delightful drive in the beautll
Z, weather. had camera with
= land took some old hcathen temple
and a marriage party. There "
- about one thousand native chr
'ol ,ians on the grounds, aad TIN
- missionaries.
- How glad ann to be here he
ling in this great battle against
= lin its blackest foim. To you "
live in the midst Of Christian CIV
~ ,tion. some Of the dreadful thu
.u' OF this land would seem impo -sit
- But to me they only prove I
- mankind without salvation i ert
! ..llv lost and without hope. The
= will come when the light OF
: blessed gospel shall flood the VIII
land. ! may not see II, but
coming. ann working very b
no" getting ready for ny conference
ANIMATION. Hindi is very easy
now me. but Urder and Persia are
tie more difficult. Will write az
- soon. With love to all. LILY