The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-02
FROM EGYPT.
Letter from Mrs. Bertha Grove Reed,
Daughter OF Rev. J. |. Grove OF
This Place.

Offering sent by the birthday Mission
airy Social held a few weeks ago at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Nc
Quade in Ayr township for mission
work on the "lbis," Mission boat
on the Nile river. -EDIToR.
My DEAR FRIENDS:
How our hearts were
cheered when we heard of the
real interest you people are TAX.
ing in the Mission Work. And
especially the "Ibls." When first
Lille and then Papa wrote of the
social, | could imaglne myself one
of those attending. How we did
enjoy 1t all ! | am sure it has
done great deal of good. And
the offering was so large. l am
sure some people must have
doubled their ages. But we are
very grateful indeed to you all,
and ask the blessing of the Great
Master Himself upon you each
one. He will reward you. He
who says that "a cup cf cold wa
ter given in the name of a disciple
shall in no wise lose its reward. ("
| wish | could take you all with
us on the "Ibis" for a day apd
let you have glimpse into the
village homes | was gong to say,
but | will not call them homes
but houses as they always say.
How welcome we are made and
how eagerly every word we speak
Is heard and treasured up. How
willingly they drop their work
and come to the meetings. Some.
times 1t Is in church, sometimes
IN school house and sometimes
under a big tree in the open air.
But always Gods word is preach
ed and explained and we have his
promise that "It shall not return
unto him void"
Just now my attention is pret-
ty fully Occupied with sorting and
packing the necessary baggage
for the family for three months.
1t means clothing for both cold
and hot weather. Now 1t is quite
cold but IN about month the
winds may change and we shall
have the thermometer in the
nlneties and creeping up until it
may reach one hundred and ten
and more. Then the chlldren's
school books, etc. must go for
lessons must go on all the time.
OF course Mr.. Reed must have
his books, stationery, etc. Sup.
plies of thread, buttons, needles,
pms, ETC., and not to be forgotten,
patches for sundry small pairs
of trousers and other garments.
Also tea, coffee, sugar, soap, etc.,
too numerous tn mention, canned
vegetables, milk, meat, fruit,
dried fruit too, not for constant
use but for days when we can
not get fresh. When we are
among christian people they are
often very generous and give us
gifts of bread, milk, fruit, meat,
etc. Then a very important thing
is the medicine chest. 1t must
be stocked. AS our children are
starting IN a siege of whooplng
cough, a few extras must be adj
ded this year. We take simple
eye medicines, olntments, cathar.
tics, etc. to give away. Last year
two hundred and fifty bottles of
eye water were given away in
one village. But that was unu.
sual.
Now as our boxes must be
ready morrow, you will excuse
me from writing more because |
must get at the packing.
We expect to start next Thurs.
day, February 9th. We take the
train from Fayoum to Wasta,
then change cars and go about
nine hours ride to Albutlg, south
of Asslout. There we take the
ibis" Mr.. and Mrs. McGlll
with little Evelyn have been visit.
ing the villages from Aswan to
Abutig. They have the boat the
day before we take IT. Our work
is to visit from there to Cairo. A
tremendous task. And many
places will have to be passed by