The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
Missionary Who Was Here
Recently Soon to Resume
Her Foreign Work.

hSysbgyS oUgIi. lUl AeSultle
Her Foreign Work.
Many friends in this community
will sbe Interested to learn that Miss
NJ. Emma Haldeman. the returned mis-
sionary from Egypt. who was here q
few months ago. Is preparing to re-
turn to Egypt for the purpose or re-
suming her missionary work there.
Miss Haldeman worked during the
Hamilton meetings here and also
worked with Miss Norma Greenfield.
who is IN charge OF the Tin Plate mis-
sion. rs,
At Tefre Haute.
At present Miss Haldeman Is at her
home at Terre Haute, Ind, preparing
for her departure. She expects to
sail from New York City in d few days.
% for Egypt. She still lacks about
$40 for her expenses and If any Of
her friends here wish to help her out
they can do 80 by, sending. contribu-
tons TOT Mrs. G. C. Allbaugh, sof $50
Mechanic street who Will forward
them. Miss .Haldeman is a native Of
West Virginia : having, been born a.
Silica, Upshur county. A
The 70 blowing article by Miss Halde-
man tells Of her tifA work and future
pans and Is reprinted here at cha re-
quest Of local friends who are inter
ested in her work:
Go ye into all the world and preach
the gospel to every creature. Mark
1876. 10. ] am with you Away,
even unto the end of the world.
Amen. Matt. 1920. Away" liter
al translation, every, day.
The above verses the Lord gave me
when He called me to be a missionary,
and ] saw the heather in every land
a vision, and counted that His COM
mand to preach the gospel to every
creature meant them, and required
obedienc and action at once. I also
believe His promise to be with me
every day, and to. supply all my needs.
Little Education.
Having very little education at this
time. homeless and moneyless, for I
was an orphan. girl, i had been sick
for six years, and considered incur
able by best physicians, not expect
ing to ever see, a well day again. But
the Lord, in answer to prayer, healed
me Of five, complicated diseases, all
glory be to His name. had to go
forth in faith to prepare for the mis-
sion work, and God was also true In
this sending me to the Missionary
Bible Training Institute at Nyack. N.
Y. For four years He always saw; to
1t that the money for board and other
was on hand Just when 1
needed 1t. Often 1t came through let
tiers from strangers as well. as from
friends.
During this training thetLord show
ed me that He would have me go to
Egypt. This meant an entire separa-
ton from all who became SO dear to
me at Nyack, as the Missionary Al
lance had no work in Egypt. Once
more was fully thrown out upon His
promises with none but God to trust
to supply my needs in Egypt. did
not know where one dollar for my
support would come from. But I
would not dfstrust my heavenly faith
er. And o, he was so true, to send
all my support. 1t came through var
ious instrumentalities, both from
friends and strangers. After being
there one year, / was led to believe
God for the support of an orphan girl,
which was $3.50 month. God pros
vided It. He again laid 1t on my heart
to send young woman, a beautiful,
convert, to Bible school, to prepare
her for a Bible woman This was,
$500 per month. Besides, this had
the. support OF my native helper and
which was $500 per month.
The offerings for these needs came in
in sums from $1.00 to 5000, to God be
the glory. /.
Stays Two Years.
Thus spent two precious years
with company of aithful mission
aries in Egypt but to our regret we
had to leave our work there last fall
on account of the war. It was one Of
the saddest days OF my. life to leave
the dear converts and orphan girls.
But now my heart is rejoicing over
the fact that God is opening the way
for me to go back to Egypt, where we
shall be able to take up our work
the contest when It was seen that his
election was improbable. After lear
ing the White House he withdrew to
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