The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-10-16
LETTER FROM
DOCTOR n. A. L1CHTWARDT
missionary 20 Meshed)

New York, Sept 23i9i9
lEnroutc to Meshcd)

(EnrOutc 10 MesncuI
To the Friends of Meshcd:
As it will probably be several
months before We reach Mcshcd, and
even longer before letter from
there could come back to you, ! am
writing this short letter TO let you
know that we are at. last after
weeks Of waiting. about to start on
our long journey, leaving New
York on Thursday. September 25th,
on large steamship, which has the
interesting name Of BLACK Arrow.
| just wish that every one of you
could he with us upon each stage
of this journey, as it is sure to be
very interesting and crowded with
new scenes and new people. II you
are interested in following our trip,
you can get out your maps and
trace us going across the broad
Atlantic. through the Straights of
Gibraltar, and up the sunny Medi-
terrancan TO Naples, Italy. From
here another ship will take us
through the Mediterranean again,
beyond Greece. TO that large city
of larger name, COnstantinople.
After this our route is not so I'M
certain. We shall probably go by
boat up through the Black Sca-to
Batum. and from here go overland
through the Caucasus Mountains 10
Baku, that city of oil wells on the
west shore Of the Caspian Sea.
This is our last stop in Europe. and
from this city we shall probably
take a ship across the Caspian Sea
10 a smaller city with an unpro-
nounceable name, KrasnovOdsk,
where we will take the railroad
through Turkcstan to a point just
north of Meshed, where we will get
Off and proceed by a sort of stage
coach to our destination.
wouldn't you enjoy such a Won
derful trip? ! am sure that we all
will but the most wonderful part
will be when we get TO Meshed and
are able to start our ,w'Ork-yours
and mine-among the men and wo-
men, boys and girls, who are in
such great need, yes, of another
doctor, of course, but even more OF
the Great Physician, Jesus. And as
they learn of Christ. they will love
Him and accept Him as their
Saviour.
So am going to ask of you that,
as you follow our journey through
these many lands TO our new home,
Meshed, that you think all of the
time of the thousands Of pepole
there, who have such a great need
of Christ, and to whom we, you at
home, and those of us who are go.
ing out, shall try TO bring the mes
sage of salvation and joy in Christ.
On our journey, I shall try to
write another letter TO you, telling
about the different people we meet,
and the countries through which
we pass. We shall be thinking Of
you very often, and shall hope that
you will occasionally think Of us,
and remember us in your prayers,
that we may be worthy servants of
God, and may do His will at all
times.
IL will he a great JOY to hear from
any of you who will write. If you
have any special questions to ask
about the folks there, the way they
live, or anything at all, just put it
in your letter. and as soon as I can
find out I will tell you. Address
your letters to me. care of Ameri-
can Presbyterian Mission, Meshed,
Persia.
May all of us live very close TO
God that He may work through us
in the homeland, and on the field,
wherever He may have chosen us
TO work.
Very cordially,
H. A. Lichtwardt. VI. d. y