The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-25
APPEAL FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
Money Needed for n Promising Mis-
Sionary Field.

Money Needed for Promising Mis-
sionary Field.
The following is taken from the South
ern Churchman Of November 18th:
We publish a letter from one who may
| we'll be called Daughter of the King
for her untiring efforts on earth. The
Letter reeGS no comments of ours. The
| Southern Churchman witt gladly receive
AMI fc.ward to Miss Wheat any con-
tr:bI,.cns TO- this laudlble work:
At the entrance to Browns Gap. in the
Blue It;Gse mountains, and tive miles
from Grace A1emcrial church. Lynwood,
Va, but in the same parish, / have a
mission Sunday school OF seventy. The
attendance is good, as well as the close
attention paid to the teaching. This field
Is q most promising one for missionary
work, and there is no church or Sunday
school anywhere near. For nearly year
past I have been holding this Sunday
school in the public school-house, but
having lately been turned out OF that, we
are now located in a nineteen-foot square
cabin, which can, however, be made into
very nice School-roOm.
1t VIII be almost impossible to carry
on this work at all, much less as 1t should
be, without money; in fact, l have only
been enabled to do what have SO tar
by the voluntary contributions of some OF
my personal friends who became interest
ed in my work.
Our woods and mountains are Studded
with huts swarning with children, and it
is with such as these that our two Sun
day schools are filed; and at Browns
Gap many grown people attend. There are
sixty children at the church school. Just
think of great numbers OF children grow
Ing up right here in our midst, with no
religious teaching whatever; no educa-
ton. no principle, and no knowledge of
how to do any work Of any kind beyond
the most primitive makeshifss, and yet
they help to make up the voting citizens
Of our great republic.
Almost all the preaching they ever hear
is from men as ignorant and often as I'M
,srlncioIed as Observation-Disclosures
they call themselves, though some even
assume the title of 'Reverend- Some
weeks ago I accidentally heard the most
incendiary sermon preached to my sun
ady school on the thirteenth chapter Of
l. CORN hians-charity-b youth of
nineteen. calling himself Rev. Mr-.
He murdered the king S English, announ-
ced that all work done for the poor by
the rich came from a mean motive, abused
all educated ministers, and said that all
theological senlinaries turned out more
wickedness than they ever did any good
/
people could ever become any better II
ali the instruction they ever got is only
to be from blind leaders of the blind
For the past seven months our rector,
Rev. c. e. A. Marshall. has been giving
this mission a weekday service once a
Month and they are much pleased with
him. Will NOT the readers of the S.Huthern
Chruchman help the work? We need mon
ey for lamps. oil. fuel. stove, books
tn he n q
clergyman now and then to hold a series
of mission services. Our benches at
present are boards nailed across other
boards turned on their sides.
Were I able, 1 would do it ALL without
begging; but my time is all I have to give
and both the Church Sunday school and
the mission are sadly In need OF money
fully.
I dread to think of how we are to get
presents and candy for $50 children at
Chritmas; and yet that Christmas-tree
is looked forward to and talked about
from one Christmas to the next.
Last year six dollars was given to me
by friends at the General Convention; and
with it I bought sixty presents for the
Church Sunday school-ail novelties,
bought at the ten-cent store In Wash
inson-and the children were delighted
The money for the candy we raised among.
ourselves in the parishes. There are five
of us who teach in the church Sunday
school, of which my father, Rev. Dr..
Wheat. a man of eishty-seven. is super
intendent-and he IS always there, rain
or shine. Two Of these same ladies' have,
for some months past, been going with
me to the mission also
II every reader OF the Southern Church
man would give me even ten cents, and
spend two more to get it to me. it would
give a fund TO work with which would
enable much good to be done.
Yours very truly.
ELEANOR c. WHEAT.
Lynwood, va.
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