The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-06-18

said she was sending her children to the
bath. or course you understand that the
bath here is not luxury. l presume they
pay one-half a cent for 1t and 1t is the one
way to combat vermin. The woman had
a strong, even handsome, face. She was
widow with her husband killed In the mas
sacre. came home and told Mrs. Lee her
condition and said that even in the interest
of respectability the woman could not go
around in that way. and as for the children
their rags were curiosties in this place
where good whole garments are the excep-
ton.
Well, you know that wrote you that all
our churches had taken up collections for
the famine sufferers In India, and how the
poor widows gave, some with only one meal
q day. The woman of whom have been
writing has among her other children boy
blind from his birth. He was In church
when the collection was taken and came
home and asked his mother IL they did not
have metallic Il cent? to give. There are
smaller coins, so one metallic was great
deal for him. She told him she had no
money whatever and no way of earning 1t.
| But he persisted that ''those people are
hungry" and said he was going to pray
about 1t, so he prayed the most of that day.
In day or two Turkish neighbor called
the mother to scrub her floor and when she
came home the boy naturally thought his
prayer had been answered, but no. The
Turkish woman had given her nothing, not
even thanks. Mrs. Lee was In that quarter
of the city that week and was impelled to
call on this family. She talked with the
woman about teaching the blind boy knit
ting and heard of his efforts to help the fam
Inc fund, so when she reached home she
sent him two metallics, one to start his
knitting and one to give. 1t Is in just such
ways that fifteen pounds Turkish have been
raised. 1t seems wonderful to us, for 1t has
not come from the rich at all.
l was interrupted by two women who
came for embroidery. They were the wife
and the mother of the teacher Samuel, who
was intending to study in the theological
seminary, but who was especially hunted
that day and forced to see his little boys
killed and then was fayed alive. The wo.
man was crazy afterwards, but l saw no
especial signs of it today. They have moth
ing left. You should have seen their graft
tude to get this work. o, if you can sell
some of 1t what blessing it will be.
1t has been very busy vacation, but
three graduating dresses are pretty well
along and many odds and ends picked up
that were waiting for vacation. Another
woman for embroidery.
How l should like to have been at the
annual meeting-but quite invisible. The
program suggested very fine meeting and
your and your mothers letters confirmed II. |
1t seems odd to speak of my new correspond
ent, because the old one never wrote at all. |
L believe, however, that Pm going to be |
"frald" of such capable woman as you |
represent Mrs. Bradley to be. But you say
other thingsof her that makes me feel sha |
Will be very nice, too.
No American or Constantinopie letters to- |
day. The coast missionaries are greatly |
troubled about us, but everything is perfect |
ly quiet here now. But they at the coast, |
among the Greeks, are in great fear. Where,
when and how will it all end? Please share |
this with Mrs. r. and Mrs. A. wonder if |
it will reach you.
In Miss Hess last letter written May 10,
she says: DR.. Smith wrote that we must
consider what we must do about reducing
our salaries. That is good deal better
than the board taking matters in hand and
cutting us down 10 per cent as they did to
all missionaries last year outside of Asatic
Turkey. But the result is the same, for we
must all volunteer ~ per cent reduction.
Well, this'letter came while Mr.. Nc was in
Aintab and had no idea our salary was to
be changed, and very pressing need came
up Just then, a Bible woman for these
poor inquirng Gregorian women, and
pledged the salary of one for nine months,
about $50. 1t is small sum when one
knows just where it is coming from, but
large one WREN she doesn't; and confess /
don't know.
Amy of the friends of Miss Hess who de-
sire to assist her in the noble work she is
doing can leave contributions at THIS Office
or send same to Mrs. G. b. Radford, 625 ".
Washington Std ..