The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-19
MOSCOW MATRON
WRITES FROM CHINA
MRS. JOSHUA JENSEN SENDS
INTERESTING LETTER TO
HER HUSBANDS FOLKS

/ Mr.. and Mrs. S. p Jensen, Well
known pioneers of Moscow, are in re
ceipt of the following very interest
ing letter from the wife of their son
Rev. Joshua Jensen, graduate Of
Moscow schools and the University of
Idaho, who is missionary in the in
terror of China. The letter follows
Kiating, China, Oct. II, 1919
Dear Folks:-I really must not take
much time this morning to write but
/ want to let you know that the parcel
of things you sent us have come and
they came in splendid shape. We are
very much pleased with the things.
They came some little time ago and
Joshua said he was going to write
to his father directly and would tell
you the things had come. He was
rushed every minute before he went
to Kia Kiang and Hong va, so he
could not possibly write Perhaps he
has written while he has been gone
but imagine it is very difficult to
find time for letters when he is hold
ing meetings in the out-stations.
Joshua has been gone two weeks
now and expects to come home next
Monday only to start for Chengtu the
very next morning. He will be gone
at least two weeks more There is
to be big evangelistic campaign for
the Christian leaders in Chengtu and
Joshua is going to attend that. Quite
few of the Chinese workers are go
ing with him.
Joshua left me lots of work to
finish up so I have been very busy
but now | have gotten the most urg-
ent finished up and mailed. The
doctor ordered course of uiniqne
for Ernest and William. He is afraid
they have little malaria in their
blood. Billy still shows some signs
of having sprue but he is not very
bad off now. How glad / will be tho,
if he ever gets back to normal.
The Bradshaws have received a.
telegram saying their steamer sails
two weeks earlier than expected so
they have been hurrying to get off.
They expect to start tomorrow. If
they miss their steamer they may
have to wait months. This steamer
shortage is very trying. l wish
America would hustle up and build a
lot. She isn't exactly poverty strick-
en- and | think it would be a good in
vestment besides being great bene-
fit to humanity.
find that l am turning into sort
of business agency. Since Joshua
left, I have forwarded nearly a
thousand pounds of potatoes to diff
ferent people, also some fruit, and
have ordered eight tubs made Now
am trying to buy a COW. The folks
in Yachow are very hard up for milk.
It takes lot of my time and also
lot of our servants time to weigh |
the things, put them in baskets and
for its transportation and II
have no end of accounts, but it has
to be done by someone.
A very interesting party went thru
Kiating last week. There was Mr..
Jones of the Interchurch World move
nent; an aviator, Mr.. Woods of the
editorial staff of the New York
World and his wife, and DR.. Lewis,
They could not stay
ong. Mr.. Wood was greatly impress
ID by the great future of Szechmen.
He wants to get a railroad built right
Up her, and certainly wish he would.
Also / wish the aviator (whose name
forget) would get his airline put
hru. Won't it be nice when we can
ly home to America once in a while!
expect Joshua will write you as
'oon as he can and tell you Of the