St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-22
Liberians Want to Come to America.

AS some OF our readers know Dihdwc
TIVE, the Liberian who is educating him
self at St. Johnsbury Academy, is trying
to raise money to bring one of his friends
to this country and we gladly give space
to the correspondence in relation to this.
The first is letter from Monrovia writ.
to Mr.. TIVE June 2, 1903:
Dear Mr.. TIVE:
l having first opportunity to write
these few lines of mine to inform you
that; | receive your letter and consent
write this letter. on the 2nd day of June
A. d, 1908. But dear TIVE I'm glad to
tell you that my father has been willing
Tor my learning at any where flor me to
go wherever can get chance to attend
SCHOOL, today, but yourself do know
that he is poorman very much indeed
(he is poor and not able to help mel so
be have no power talk about nv learn
ing (education). Now dear TIVE. you are
the person | put hope to help me. l
never get education il you don't help me
now. You are the coolest and the best
est Trend have so | do hope you will
help me. You pay the passage of Sabo
and Maybe to America think you shall
help me also. Is Sabo and Maybe with
you? Tam anxious to see you and the
other boys. Now Tive give me hand
(helplng handy to get to school. I'm
anxious to 60 to school. Oh help me
for your kindness and for because have
no other person to help me now. l have
no good clothes and money in pocket. l
hope you may understanding my brake
(broken) English which | write YOU.
Please send me dictionary to put fn
pocket and fountain pen to write with.
Please write very very quick / want to
see your letter, I'm your friend,
GIDIGBE VIA.
Mr.. 1--WE, who is spending the summer
at ex- Gov. CIRCUITS farm at Derby, writes
as follows to the editor of the GALE
DOMAIN:
Dear Mr.. Stone:
believe you know that have under.
taken to raise money 20 paw the passage
OF a boy in Africa, who wants to come
to this country to be educated. AS his
father is comparatively too poor to help
him. all his expenses are mine, inasmuch
as have undertaken the plan to help
him. His passage from Africa to Eng
land will be $111.84, from England to
America $50; including his expenses in
England, winter clothing and car fare.
the money needed to bring him over will
be about $25O.9S. But as am person.
ally acquainted with preachers and bus
mess men both in London and Liverpool.
can bring the boy through England to
America and complete the work with
only SITS.
have suggested this matter to nv St.
Johnsbury friends, both privately and
openly, and my kind friends of the South
Christian Endeavor Society have under.
taken to raise $50 OF this money. The
sum OF $35 has been already raised, $25
OF which were raised by my classmates
alone. The money already raised is in
charge of Miss Helen Shaw of South
Park, st. ]ohnsbury. What shall we do
about the remaining amount? Shall we,
who pray IN our churches, God save
China, God save India, God save Africa.
yea, God save the heather, turn our
backs on the son Of a heather man. who
is ready to come out of darkness to our
gospel light? 0, my heart longs to get
him out before it is forever late Some
OF my st. Johnsbury friends have under
taken the work; others want to see a
letter from the boy before they Cal, help,
l enclose letter from him written in
English as have asked him to do. He
mas come in contact with missionary,