The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11

pSdre0 In1S morning. Miss Bell Is about
Miss Bell is the daughter Of ]. NJ.
Bell. of 301 Harrison street She has
been IN the Shiloh Mission Training
school since the middle of last June
When Rev. f. w. Sandford came to
Topeka in June, Miss Bell who had
known something of the doctrine he was
promoting, became an ardent supporter
of the religion. and decided to go with
the company Sandford was taking to
the Mission Training school at Shiloh,
Maine
Sanford was never heard Of in To-
peka until his visit here He came TO
Kansas City from Tacoma, Wash, with
a company OF converts in a. special car.
Arrangements had been made to keep
this car for the rest OF the trip to
Shiloh. but through some misunder-
standing this plan was abolished
While in Kansas City a number OF
young women converts to the new faith
Joined the company with the intention
of going to Sandford's school in Maine
The mothers of the young women at
tempted to prevent their going, but
SandfOrd succeeded in getting out OF
town with his converts From Kansas
City he came to Topeka with eight Of
his workers They were in Topeka
they persuaded Miss Bell, Misses Ida
and Cora Miller. who lived on Van
Buren street, and Mr. and Mrs. C T
Matchet TO join the company Matched
North Jackson street.
When Mr.. Bell learned of his daugh-
ter's wish he did not take any meas
ures to prevent her leaving He said
to a State Journal reporter this morn
4 did not forbid my daughter to go.
but told her that If she thought best
she might 60. She seemed determined.
and as she was Of age let her have
her way She always took an interest
in missionary work, and I thought that
perhaps the school might do her good
The first fntfmatiOn that Mr. Bell had
that his daughter was dissatisfied with
the school was when he received a letter
from her about a week ago saying that
she wished to come home
Last Saturday a letter was received
from Sanford announcing the fact that
Miss Bell had run away from the school
on the Monday evening preceding and
that she returned the next morning only
to run away again during the day Some
Of the men at the mission spent the day
in searching the woods on the mission
premises but the search failed to result
in finding her. Soon after telegram
was received from Sandford saying
Your daughter is at a neighboring
town and we'll
After leaving the school Miss Bell went
to Greene. Maine. as the following letter
from F. H Han, pastor Of the NJ z
church Of that city shows. Mr. Hairs
1v the name OF Lizzie Bell came to the
town Of Greene yesterday from M
Sandford's school which is about thirty
miles away.
"She has fallen among kind friends
here and has been taken into a good
home 1 have just had a talk with her
She said she could not stay at the sand
ford school any longer and 50 left last
Tuesday. She desires very much to re-
turn to her home in Topeka She tells
US that she came here last June with a
company Sandford brought here with
him from the west We believe she is
telling the truth. She says she Is willing
to STAY here a while and work to pay her
expenses home. but would rather go d.
rectly home.
I think however. that she ought to
rest for a time and get her mind or from
Sandf0rd's teaching and then perhaps
she would be able to take the trip home.
She IS quite well bodily but the strain
at the school and the teaching has beer
too much for her. I wonder how any
one can 90 there and stand the strain
and come away as well as they went
They can not It is a blessing that she
is away from SandfOrd's school and she
ought never to go back"
Mr. Bell has written the pastor Mr.
T. H Hall. and has made arrangements
for her to return home after rest OF a
week or two.
FFben Sanford was in Topeka IN June
Mr. Bell had just only returned from
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