The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-08

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Maysville Church ......... 1880
Maysville Sunday School. 600. 1860
Mill Greek Church ......... 1000
Mill Creek Sunday School. soc. 1000
Minerva Church .............. S.22
Orangeburg Sunday School 80. 1907
If it had not been that some of the
churches increased their offerings this
year this county would not have con-
tinued to call itself living link coun-
ty having its own missionary. We
hope all the Christian churches and
Bible schools will contribute this year
The cause is worthy and the amount
each church gives is small We ought
to feel the duty of supporting the work
| in the heather countries since we
know of the wonderful influence the
church has exerted in this, our coun-
| try. This is the time of the year when
all the churches should plan to raise
their foreign offerings. We have a
letter from Mrs. Buck, which she de-
sires all the members of the Christian
churches in this county to read.
Lu Chow Flu, Anhui. China,
November Z, 1915.
Members of the Christian Church,
Maysvllle, Ky.
Dear Friends:
1t has been some time since | heard
from any of you, but / am going to
give you a report of what | am doing
anyway. My chief business, as yet,
is studying the language, at which
put in from two to four hours a day
with my private teacher Besides this,
| teach three hours of English, one
hour of singing and one of sewing in
the girls school every week. have
learned to love the Chinese girls as
much as | used to love the American
girls when ! taught them. They are
so conscientious in their work. They
have so little done for them in their
homes that they certainly appreciate
anything We can teach them, and are
so anxious to learn.
Since we came home from the noun
tains | have received fifty guests and
made thirty-seven calls. Last week /
entertained two of the highest class
women to foreign tea. They seemed
to enjoy it very much. / felt some
what like a Snowman though, for they
asked me so many questions about our
things and customs. One of the things
that appealed to them most was a
patchwork quilt, the like of which
they had never seen. offered to
teach them to crochet, which seemed
to pleased them very much, but it re-
mains to be seen whether they were
Interested enough to do IL.
l have also entertained the older
school girls and helped Mr.. Buck in
his entertaining. have not been able
to do as much as | would have liked
to do, for we had to move The
Bairds returned from their furlough
and we had to take some rooms in the
hospital, for We have no home pro-
yided for us yet. The rooms here are
very comfortable, but the idea Of liv-
ing in a hospital is rather sickening.
We expect to have our furlough next
year. and then | hope We can get bet
ter acquainted Mr.. Bucks furlougll
was due this year. but he remained
over a year so l could get a better
hold on the language.
II is getting TO be such a comfort
since | can understand some Of what
they say TO me. You have no idea
how dull one feels to have people talk
TO them when they can not understand
or perhaps guess at what they are say,
ing and say yes" when they should
say mo-"
Ii has been a very rainy autumn
which has been a hindrance TO the
work. for the Chinese and especially
the women. will not go out in the rain
l trust that the churches of Mason
county are having a prosperous year
both financially and spiritually. Sin
eerely your co-wOrker on the held,
J NINA VAN CLEAvE BUCK.