The Penn's Grove record., 1905-01-13
Jr. League Quilt In China.

About ten years ago the JUrjar League
of Emmanuel Church was SCI 10 work 10
raise money under Mrs. D. W c. Ncln-
tire. A light colored quilt was made
with a large Epworth League badge IN
red on it. About 200 names we're writ
ten Oh it, 1Oc being collected ior each
name. Later so or more names we're put
on.
The quilt was sent through the Won
ans Missionary Society one year ago last
fall to a hospital in Chinkiang China,
where its bright colors will cheer the
sick who are being cured BY Christian
efforts.
Last week the letter publishe3 below
was received together with pictures Of
the hospital and some of Use nurses.
The letter was read in the League last
Saturday.
Chinkiang, China, Nov ~, 1904
To the Junior League,
Emmanuel Church.
DEAR FRIENDs,-You must be wonder
ing why you have received no ,s 81
thanking you for the beautiful Rcd Cross
quilt you sent to our hospital il CAink-
lang. All the other quilts in the box
were given to Miss Robinson school,
except your quilt. AS it was a Red Cross
quilt it could only 60 to a hospita. and
we were very glad to claim for cur o8u
the quilt numbered No. 1853, Sd full OF
names. No doubt they are the name q
the members of your league and it must
be a large n to have so many members.
We have a league here in Chinkiang and
a very large number of Miss RobirsoDa
school girls are members. They hold
meetings regularly every SUNDAY alter
noon, and the Chinese young lady each
ers and the Chinese girls are the officers,
If the day is rainy and we ar unable 10
hold a meeting at the street chapel We
then have the opportunity to attend the
League. Two weeks ago tomorrow they'
held a memorial service in the league Tor
Mrs. Skidmore and it was excelieat.
/ am sending you a photogl OK olt
little hospital, also photogl pa Of our
assistants and a picture ofGlara gou
"Lena'' as we call her. She 81cA q
nice girl yyihatl want you to 1oake her
acquaintance. She is the one that tell
about in the big letter. In this photo
graph you see her ready to write a letter
to Miss Hodges, of Washipeton, D. Q.
Beside her are her silk worms crawling
over the mulberry leaves. Enclosed you
will find a little star made of the-sslk the
worm spun and the little 1oweTs were en-
broidered by LENA. She made il for
me to put in my Bible, but / arr surg she
will not mind if l send it to you She
sews and knits stockings and reads and
writes and is a very busy little girl II
is about a year since she had to 60 70 bee
and she has never sat up since We hop.
that after another year she maybe able &
get up and be perfectly well. We lovt
her SO much and she is well worthy O
the love she receives.
We do thank you for the Red Cros
quilt; for it is such a bright one and 30
Chinese, especially the childfen 90 Tx
t bright pretty things. You uay fee
happy in knowing that you quilt will
; be very useful for many many days &
: covering poor sick women and children
We have such a sad case jus come j
: of a little girl IL years old whose ie
must be cut off because it is all covere
with a big ugly tumor. She would d.
T if it were not done. Now 1 must clos
with love and gratitude to you one an
all. Yours.
u GERrrtru IT,