The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-20
BY Mary Alice Hoover.

BY Mary Alice Hoover.
Mrs. Leslie writes that one of the
neediest needs OF their mission sta
ton is a typewriter" observed Mira,
laying down the letter she had been
reading.
az should think sol" Inez's tone
held a shade of indignation. Just
imagine their doing all that CORE
spoIfdence in long hand! She shut
the Life of Paul" she had been
studying, with bang.
"And Julianl is stenographer,
thoughtfully continued Mira.
YES, and with no typewriter to
take with her to India, and no pros
pect of having one, either. It's mad
dening!"
But Mira remained unruffled. 1--WE
must send a typewriter with Juli-
ana" she asserted.
"Send a typewriter with Juliana!
How. l should like to know? The
whole schoolful of us couldn't spare
sixty dollars"
81 know" Mira assented. almost
every one is earning her way, or part
OF. 1t, and it's just holiday time, too,
but
ooh, don't mention Christmas"
groaned Inez. I'm crushed to earth
Secause l can't send any gifts home
this year-just long letters with lots
of love in them. But" she added,
stoutly, eff 1 had anything to give,
I'd rather contribute it toward the
typewriter. l never realized before
how missionaries are handicapped for
the lack of common necessities. 1t
a shame; and yet here are we, a
bunch of us, unable to do thing!'
Mira smiled a prophetic smile. I'VE
are getting ready to help later she
said. "And even now we can pray
for the work. Don't you believe,
Inez. that If we prayed for type
writer we'd get it?''
Inez's face softened. you're
living rebuke to me, Mira" she ex-
claimed, affectionately. 'pm always
looking at my own insufficiency, while
YOU are the persOnification OF the
text: Our sufficiency is from God.
I'm afraid my prayers aren't very
effective, dear but I'm ready to joir
them with yours"
1t was a wholly natural and whole
some thing that these two young wo
men. seniors in the Bible and Socla
Service Training School, should form
a compact of prayer, for faith II
prayer was the oxygen element tina
vitalized the school atmosphere. Sim
ply they knelt and made known thei
request to the everlasting Giver o
all. A member of their class, beauti
full Juliana Weeks, was going to In
dia to meet an emergency call iron
the missionary ranks. The summon
was so urgent, the need so vital, tina
she had decided not to walt to gradu
ate with the others, but was to sail i
lust three weeks. The girls, her as
sociates for many months, were burn
ing with the desire to help in som
way the work to which she was OF
fering her splendid young life. The
had been reading the letter fro1
Mrs. Leslie, a missionary on the fiele
that had fastened Juliana's decision
communication full of the mission
aries successes, their needs and thel
heavy burdens, especially that of
large and necessary correspondence
Now, Juliana, in addition to man
other graces, was a thorough bus
ness girl. with the magic of syste1
in her brain and speed in her finger
TIPS. All that was lacking to max
a perfect secretary for the static
was the typewriting machine. "Lor'
give Juliana a typewriter! We woul
give it if we could, but we have
resources, and so we come to Thee!
pleaded Mira, and added, reverentl
in closing: Cali things whatsoeVt
We pray and ask for, believe that
receive them, and We shall nay
them"
"Now," planned Inez, as they ro'
from their knees, why not ask in
few of the other girls and talk ever
thing over? Perhaps together we ca
think of something to do to help al
swer our own prayers. You go
swer our own prayers. You go ar
ask Mary Barnes, and I'll see u
Dean"
Mira agreed, and five addition