The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-09
THE RAIN P0URS DOWN
AND LETTERS POUR IN

soh, the rain. the rain. VIII II never
,top7 This question Is asked by every one.
srd yet IL rains without and within are
u1oans and sad prophesies In regard TO
the crops. the fruit and vegetables And
now comes the doctors warning US not
., eat the vege;ahles-not healthy-too
r,veh water In them. This Is hard. for
there never was such a beautiful display
OF s1od things The wagons that come to
our doors are most inviting looking. such
crfSo white lettuce. fine cabbage. okra. Gu
st.-us.ers. onions. tomatoes. beans. indeed.
.vervthfng ana IN such abundance. Then
comes the fruits We were just an
ticsoatfng such n good time this summer
when the rains have made the fruit al
most tasteiess. and so we are told not 70
eat too much fruit Well. its long lane
that ha= no turning ana we have only
70 BE- patient q little while for We know
'.zH things como (righO 70 those who
wait
while TIE rain has been coming IN n
,Fo~-nonr the letters TO the Kingdom have
come IN foods within doors Guess it
must t-s che effect cf the rainy weather
So many are shut ~ within doors. and
are lonely with nothing 20 do. 50 they
conclude 20 send letter 90 the Kingdom.
Wei. We are glad 20 hear from all. and
WI. trv and got Jus, as many published
~ we have space for: We VIII call II n
letter week and give spacs q the letters.
y we have 20 leave ont other matter
Among the many letters tha thave come
e one that cannot fafi % Interest all.
The sal condition of things IN China
max us send many an anxious thought
20 or missionaries on foreign shores and
any word from them Is eagerly looked for
ward q With Interest.
The letter from Miss Iizzie Thomas
give an Insight into the life of mission
ar. We i1 our own cozy homes can scarce
" realize the harlshlrs that they under
q, and the many sacrifices they make
We hcre the letter vii interest all.
Hiroshima Japan.-Dcar Friends:
Every Sunday. rs I an returning from
Sunday school I think of my friends IN
America and wish that 7 could tell them
the many Interesting things I see and
hear while working among these people.
must confess that many a Sunday
morning an almost tempted % stay al
h1ne. After one has taught all the week
it would re easy IN listen 20 satan a
De- whispers. .'You uee-i the rest. You do
enough IN the week without this long
tourney and hard day" But I declare -
you. dear friends. ! am always glad that I
go. and 4 seems % mo that some especial
Incident occurs on rainy or snowy sun
days -n teach me the beautiful lesson that
when giving seems hardest We receive
cur greatest rec0mpenSe. The village Is
seven miles by rail and twelve hy the
road and Il takes just foTty--five minutes
60 rlle those seven miles Railroad travel
ir Japan Is yet in It's infancy and the
fastest train only makes 80 miles In
eiEAt hours And ! wish you could see
how rha people pack IN. Sometimes there
g. no. standing room IN the third class
and the first and second are fun In pro-
portion Now. when 1 say some times"
] don't mean on excursion days. You
never saw such restless nation They
move from place 20 place and the con-
slant changes n the army serve u foster
the restlessness. In former times the peO-
PIE we're compelled II move every i've
yearF 20 keep down plots and wars.
They don't have any heavy furniture 70
move and they often 40 10 the second
hand shops and dispose Of the few things
thar are in any way troublesome ! try
20 g. 20 nv Sunday school th.rd-class.
because u Is 50 much cheaper, and The
way you people hold on 70 your money
when the church collections are taken
comTels Us 70 pay a great many things
out of our salaries By going third-class
Il on'v costs little over SI5 year, while
recor f-clsss would cost over s..
II rhs summer u Is very well. but In
the winter Il u awful. The oil the women
Use on their hair. the dye used In the
clothing. the smoking and drinking make
q re-kIug atmosphere without the BAD
air expelled from the lungs The smoking.
etc. are as bad IN one as another Men