The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-12-11
MISS CLASSBURNER'S
INTERESTING LETTER
Written From Sang lie, China, Where
She is Doing Splendid Work as
a Missionary.
TRAVELS OVER MUCH TERRITORY
Describes Room in Which She is Per-
rnitted to Sleep and Tells Of
Her Many Meetings.
Sang LIE, Sept. 13, 1912.

Sang LIE, Sept. 13, 1912.
Nv Dear Ones at Home:-
I'll just begin my home letter to-
night. Pm in the country. Have just
closed a three days. meeting, but am
staying over day longer so as to be
able to itinerate some with the bible
woman. l am ensconced as cozily as
can be in the cutest little place you
ever saw-a sort of a little gallery
about 10 feet square, at least foot
and half higher than my head in the
highest place, and as much lower than
nv head in the lowest place. The
ascent is by ladder which l am be-
coming quite adept in climbing. Across
one side is my canvas country bed,
with my mosquito net hung above it;
in one of the remaining two corners
is my country basket and in the other
am /. sitting by the light of my Ian
tern and writing to you. l might add
that the railing of my gallery forms
sort of natural shelf or ledge about
six inches wide, on which are arrayed
the following articles, my hymn book,
comb, brush, glass that Grace gave
me. soap, box of matches, bible, IAN
tern, my last home letter and my knit
ting. do not know if have succeed
ed in making you see my little doml-
cile as it is or not, but I'm sure you
cannot guess how comfortable l have
heen here between services, and how
I have slept. There is surely no fear
of a nervous breakdown for any one
who sleeps as ! do.
We have had such a good meeting;
about twenty women who for six hours
a day have simply drunk in the truth.
It has been an inspiration to work
with them, to hold up Christ in His
fullness to them and to feel that the
Holy Spirit was taking the message
home TO their hearts. o, it is a blessed
work. l believe l am just beginning
to realize new depths of blessing in It..
The blood thirsty little mosquitoes
are getting so ferocious that shall
have to seek refuge from their still
letoes within my mosquito net, so
pood night, sweet dreams to you all.
More later.
Sentember 18th. I have just had
INV dinner and it is almost half past
three. l am waiting for the women
to come to start out again. l am to
meet Miss Bartlett and the Sheldons
nv the lakeside at $50 for an outdoor
supper. Just now l feel almost TOO
tired for social stunts of any kind,
hnt of course I'll rally as soon as my
dinner has had time to assimllate. we
visited four villages this morning ana
7 want to visit one more on my way
home this afternoon. A forenoon OF
this kind of work almost overWhelms
one with the glimpses it gives OF the
weed and of the outer inadequacles
of orr means of meeting it. When
the Fathers storehouse is so full and
On many of His children are dying
without the bread of life, it seems a
nity indeed that there are not more
Of the distributing force. Monday
morning I start off bright and early
for a ten days trip, three days meet
ing and day on the road.
was so glad to get your letter OF
August 5th. Miss Bartlett sent it on
70 me out here, but want another al
ready. fear there is something ab-
normal about my craving for home
letters. Seems as though l cannot be
satisfied. haven't heard from the
girls for so long. l wonder If Helen
.nd John are walking yet. A year
400 tomorrow was my last Sunday at
bome-the day that Name Helen
came. We were all at Franks except
mother, and then took Fred to the
train in the evening and afterward
drove over to see Daisy. 1t hardly
soems possible that it has been that
long ago.
sentember 10th. Once more the
soone shifts and am at Tgun Sen.
sot home Saturday night, tired, tired;
TOO tired to sleep, so l was pretty
law Yesterday. Went to church in
tho morning. We got our children's
serv;ces started. The children were
On dear and Miss Bartlett said it made
tho greatest possible difference in the
other service. I stayed at home IN
+he afternoon. Bertha said there were
-. 1eO children at the Sunday