The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-09-13
INDIA-ALLAHABAD
OUR FAMILY.
Bl MISS ALICE wlsnARr.

ih6 'h W '-dN u l1''i - VI llIc lduhv
in our Woman. Home. 1t has
seemed such happy arrange
ment, and the only way for me to
get away for my vacation. Some
Of our converts have never been
a way from here any distance, and
were consequently so delighted
and excited, that they had their
little rolls of bedding and boxes
all ready the night before, aud
got up at 2:30 IN the morning so
as to be OF. time for the 6:05 train
took them down To the station,
aud we got them settled com fort.
ably IN a clear third class zenana.
garl. Their dear brown faces
were radiant, and every one ia
sisted on kissing me goodbye.
Dear old JesOda dropped kiss
on my thumb in a vain attempt 10
reach my hand, and when she
saw Phagwuntl bold enough to
make dab at my cheek, she said,
"Ah, [ must kiss the Miss Sahlb
goodbye also," and taking my
face in both her hands, printed a
kiss on each ear. They scarcely
knew what they were dong, and
kept saying as the tram pulled
out; "Peace, and many, many
thanks, Miss Sahib, for the vaca-
tion !" The thanks are principal
ly due to Dr.. Nina Mackenzie,
who invited them.
When | returned from the sta.
tion | found choking young
woman waiting to see Miss Rod.
erick, who had tried to help her
several years ago to come here
and confess Christ. The girl had
been prevented in some way, and
has since been studying In Gov
ernment school in LUCKNOW, and
though still Hindu, has very
strong inclinations towards Chris
tianlty. We found that she had
gone to Allahabad for her vaca-
ton, put thought cf going to Luck
now in few days, as the people
with whom she is staying try to
force her to do puja idol worship,
which she will not. At my sug-
gestion that she would visit US
few days, she SAID she would like
to spend her vacation here, and,
to our surprise, comes tomorrow.
Our prayer Is that she may know
and love Jesus Ia such way
while here that she will confess
Him. This would mean giving up
her sch ,larshlp at Lucknow, and
finer prospects materially.
Besides this we have traced,
and hope to have come back to us,
Nellie-who left us after beng
here short time, and for whose
return we have been praying dai
ly. Then from last Sunday noon
to Tuesday, seven came to US
three women and four children.
Two women and one child will be
sent to Calcutta, and the other
with her two children will re.
main with us. You remember
the lovely young Brahmlnee girl
whom the Lord brought to US last
July? This is her mother, who
has been a Christian at heart tor
some months, and since her
daughters death has seemed
drawn nearer TO Christ. She
has been suffering much IN her
home, and though we advised her
to live for Christ there and try to
win her husband and Oldest son,
she felt that for the sake of the
two younger children, she must |
come away. AS you must know,
it is always an anxions and nerve
trying time when woman leaves
her home to become a Christian,
especially a Brahmin. We put it !
all in the Lords hands, and al.
though the family suspected that
she would go, and warned us tnat |
they meant to give US uble,
she was able to get away from the
house quite openly with her two
children, and come to me. | sent |
them all off forty minutes after
wards to Cawnpore IN care Of the
princess" 'Shahyadi, who is a
very calm and resourceful won
IN. 1t was done before the fam.
lily could ward the police and pre-.
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