The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-20
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n letter from kAmaitAn. FaiesCnes D.
been received In Kansas CITY. by Frcf. Az
fred teownsfes. woo has rsiauvse tnere ~
the missionary wcrk- swarms o. iocnsts
have appeared On the sast o. the Joeuaa.
the writer says. ana Al tne nea uvmS -
rae villages oexWeSn hAmans0 ana w
historic river have been ordered GUY ~ tao
governments 70 nent tne1 Ine sneAk
neids are ~ oanoer. An M.eFen9
scrtptaou OF the missionary scnoois sno g
tho natNc cnisdren - &fven y tne Wtsss
er Also Tue ietter 1osaoNe - iuu.
The Letter Fro0 kaAasesnes
While there has bean mucA sickness ~
the VILLAGE. We are thankful that the healeo
Of al u the trainine hons has hspe goed.
The winter has ben : pleasant ca bnt
the rainfAu Il much helow H. average
and the people are hoping thai nero win
come before the dry season really sets h.
With our two ina ciseerns and excellent
arrangements for catching showefA ~
have su6ncsent wator now for our needs
this year. hut we share the wish Of the
abundant. as well as desirlnr them spir1ts
uaily.
Locusts have appeared an the cast Of the
Jordan. and the goyernmant has called out
the men who live In tho villagoa betweau
RAmailah and the Jordan to destroy them.
II these cannot Do the work. thone tviue
here and to the west Of IN VIII alao have
to go. There IL danger that the vase wheat
zelda Of the Hauran may b devastated.
Work In the training home II being done
satisfactortly aud excollently. The Eirls
manifest earnestness and ambition 70 sue
coed in their school work After finiahsne
their duties about the house In the morn
ing, they may b. heard studying their les
sons a. they walk about the playground.
or cit In groups under the trees or under
the sracIcus balcony, The great attrAc-
tfon Ia playtimo Just now b in their sar-
dens for they have sovn the eoada snnt
from New Ensland. and are anx.oualy
waiting for tha f,rst anrNarnncA OF some-
thing green. And not ! leaf appears but
In joyfuily greeted and shown to tia 9TH
era Some Of the little girls have their pa
thence surely taxed. and they have been
known to dir up the seeda TO find out Why
they were % long In growing.
In the peace meetin9s and Christian En-
deavor Society, too, the girls show . xeai-
Gus shirt and enjoy tak.n9 part They
learn many scripture texts and q few days
ago. when visitor was In the school
ROOM each one arose and repeated verse
In English of her own accord and choos-
Ing II was 4 very pretty sight, and the
gentleman said that though he had visited
a great many missions ali over the world
he had never seen this In any Of them.
The Homework 10 done systematically
and thoroughly. every GIRL having her
special duty and attending to Il. Even the
two smallest. 0aeelle Eadie and Anenie
Abou Shaiiah. 6 and 3 years old. may b.
seen busy with short brooma or helping
older ones in their work.
The two sisters. AmaliA and GultAny
Ahdso. lost their mother a few weeks ago.
They are sweet girls. doing their best III
everything. Their father In very anxious
for them to do well. and asked u to give
them special care now that they have no
mother. which Ne assured him wa should
gladly do.
Tho box sent by purchase quarterly
meeting for their school at Ophrah arrived
safely and contained many very useful