Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-06
LETTER FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
Wilmington Kings Daughters Hear From
Friends in the Far-off Country.

wilmington Kings Daughters Hear From
Friends in the Far-off Country.
The following letters have been re-
ceived by the United Circles of Kings
Daughters OF this city:
HuguenotS Seminary, Wellington, Cape
Colony, Africa, Aug. l4..-My Dear
Friends: You Will be glad, no doubt.
to have a personal letter from me, and
from the girl now occupying the Della
ware room at the institution. We
often think of you in loving remem-
brance as wa look at the pretty pictures
and see the many reminders OF your deft
fingers and loving hearts. l wish l
might transport you all, for Kings
Daughters meeting to the little room,
the upper chamber, where your. gifts
are making home for one OF our
dearest girls, Sarah McFerran by name.
She has gladly written the enclosed
note. She is in the Christian Endeavor
Society, as a secretary of our union.
The war made it necessary to close the
school she was in, SO she decided to
fit herself further for work. She is
very capable girl. and will be with us
for another IL months. She could not
have stayed had we not promised her
aid, so we have offered to give her SlOO
for this year, believing it will be
good investment for any Christian
friends who. may want to have share
in the training of ono consecrated
woman. If your sympathies are with
| the Beers in their long struggle you
may like to make some little offering
| towards helping our Delaware girl to
fit herself to do better work amnog the
Bosrs after the war is over. There is
going to be very great need Of saving
the children aud young people. If you
| think Delaware would like share in
this work, | shall be very glad to be
your steward, and pass on your gifts
by helping Sarah McFerran.
At first thoie was another girl in
our Delaware room. Her throat gave
out, and she had to remain at home.
We hope, sometime, she may come back
to US. Her name was Mercy Zeemau.
She was very good girl, also. Think
of the long procession of girls that has
beguu, but we hope will not end, ol
Delaware girls to aid in moulding
Africa. IL sometimes you wonder il il
all pays, remember you are touching
the ends Of the earth in your gifts anc
your prayers, and that only in eternity
can you measure the good you are
doing. ...
Please take this message as my
warmest greeting, and rest assured tina
the Kings Daughters OF Wilmington
Delaware, ato held IN Loving remem
,, brance here in South Africa. Yours il
His Name, Anna NJ. Cummings.
Mrs. Cummings is an instructor a
the seminary, and the following lette
is from the occupant of the Delawar
room there, referred to above:
My Dear Friends: Miss Cumming
has asked me to write to you, and t.
! tell you little about myself. Tit
room that l occupy at the college has
! | believe, been furnished by you. |
! as enjoying its comforts, wish to than
you very much for your kindness.
: wish you could look from this windoy
OF my room, which is situated abo,i
: the centre of the building on the thin
= floor, and see the beautiful view. Righ
in front lies the village in the centr
! of which is seen the tower aud tai
! spire of the Dutch Reformed Church
. In the distance can be seen an immens
rock known as Paarl Rock, at lhe foo
= of which lies the Paarl.
! / have been here nine months. an
enjoy being here very much. My HON
8 ia in the Eastern Province. After
left school | went out teaching, m
!, first situation being in the Colony, an
my next at nglaagte in the Transvaa
5 where l stayed unit the war broke ou
!, Then / came here. | have been study
ing for the intermediate examination
!. and last week we wrote for it. | d
9 not know whether | will pass or no
think very likely you will he il
$ tereated to know thas L am Christia
Endeavorer am very much intereste
y in the Christian Endeavor Societ.
u We have 60 or 10 active members, viii
! there are quite number of associa
\ ones Our meetings are very irteres
ing and very helpful. Thanking yc
J. very much for taking so much intere
:. in me, l remain yours sincerely, Sara
u McFerran.