The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-07-17
sTERLLNG. KENTUeKY x. TUEsDA s.. july 17 1900


HIS ~ tfuc ntViJ3 nttuoukh ~
may sound to some like fiction. The
heroine is = real person, q woman,
VINO, for more than twelve long years,
has been helpless invalid. When not
copfined to her bed, she spends her
time In wheel chair, and has to be
lifted into and ont of il as II she were
baby. Her hands, arms and shout
ders are drawn out of shape and stiff,
so that she can not reach her head,
not having combed her besutiful hair
! In all these years. Much OF the lime
she is almost blind, being entirely de-
prived Of the privilege of reading, and
her sense of hearing Is seriously af-
fected. Surely il there are those who
might excusably feel exempt from
participating in the great work of
saving the lost, this sufferer is one of
the number. But she does not wish TO
be excused Handicapped as she is,
she does an immense amount of work,
and thus, to great extant, fcrssss.ss
her own intense suffering while PLAN
| ming anu praying and and
working for others. She raises money
by selling beautiful and useful little
articles made by the pupils in mission
schools in japan and Korea. Within
the last six yesras she has realized
more than thousand dollars in this
way alone, which has been devoted
to the work in those countries. Be-
sides that, she sends them large coli
lections Of pictures, cards, postage
stamps, dolls of various kinds. and
anything that she thinks will please
and instruct the little ones. Useless as
her hands seem, she nevertheless man
ages to write numerous letters, and
thus keeps in direct communication
with the missionaries. A chapel in
Japan is named for her, and she lie
known and loved in that far-of land,
as we'll as in her own home. All the
missionary societies in her town CO
operate with her, and she assists all,
saying it ia all for Christ. She also
does much for home missions, send
L: LED numerous contributions OF money,
clothing books ana magazines to the
needy districts within her own State.
Through her influence several young
people have decided to give their lives
to the cause of missions, and some of
them are already on the field. one :
mekical missionary in Korea.
Thus her days heightened into
months and years. aud still she keeps
faithfully on--doing what she can.
Often she gets tired and homesick to
be with Jesus, but says she must
patiently await the good Lords time,
and in the meantime she must keep
busy about her fathers business.
Once this great sufferer was beau
tiful girl--the very picture picture o. h,usiiir
aud happiness. i knew her as a school.
mate and loved her. Years rolled by
and / lost trace of her. But one day a
friend was telling me uf the marvel
GUS achievement of this heroic Chris
tian. 1t seemed the merest chance
that she dropped her maiden name !;
but it fell on my ears like a ripple OF
sweet music from the sunny land of
long ago. l could almost hear her
ich, mellow voice floating in merry
laughter thu Ougn ,he OLD school nails
or out across the well-worn grounds.
. timel what changes thou art ever
working.
/ wrote to This friend of nv youth
not half expecting an answer. But ere
long, an answer came, written by
piece-mesl--s beautiful, sffecuonate
letter, as though she Was writing 10 a
sister. she lolu briefly OF her aiflIc-
tons nnd then went on at length de-
SCI ,DiDg her work and ner blesslngs.
She told at the e.. ::::..;:. - ,oung ire
] Just blooming in.c so:;siihhoo,;, her
only child, t ,at had been called from
earth few years ago. Slut ohW
she said, "she seems so near, and Jesus
seems 30 near, and Heaven 80 near;
and am so blessed. l have a good
kind husband, lovely home, and
every body is good to me. can not
enumerate my blessings. Your letter
Is one of mem; tor II is so sweet 10 be
remembered BY tAe old-time friends.
y. cousse, my sufferings are Very
great and am shut in from the world
and never have tue privilege Of at
tending church. But the loving Father
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