Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-05-05
HETURN TO
MISSION FIELD
Rev. F. J. Fowler and Fami-
" to be Accompanied by
Miss Mildred Burnett

Rev. F. ]. Foyler and family, who
h"ve been in the United States for
: ~0ar will return this month to their
. ssion field in Argentina. Rev.
Fowler has been in that mission field
for fifteen years and has been home
for a year on the vacation that is
Granted every seventh year.
Rev. Fowler and family have been
making their home in Crossville since
their arrival in the States and have
won many friends here who will send
most kindly good wishes with them
10 the home south of the equator.
While here Rev. Fowler kindly fur
nished the Chronicle with several
very interesting articles touching
customs in Argentina and we were
sure the articles were read with
much interest by Chronicle readers.
Mrs. Foyler is sister of G. P.
Burnett and as a result of their stay
here a new recruit for the Baptist
mission field has resulted. Miss Mil
dred Burnett, Oldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. G. P. Burnett, will accom-
pany Rev. Fowler and family on their
return. Miss Burnett has been a
student of Tennessee College, Muir
freesboro, for some two years or lon
ger, but has recently ceased the
studies there to prepare for her
duties in the new field. She is being
sent by the Baptist Foreign Mission
Board and will make her home with
her uncle and AUNT, Rev. D. Fow-
Ter and wife. A part of her duties
will be to teach the Fowler children.
Miss Burnett is a graduate of the
Cumberland High School, is lady
of unusual ability and force and will
carry to the work strong and pleas
ing personality that cannot fail to
"-h much good. .
dcconplie--
Pow Eou,,ou Marty will leave.
in time to attend the BapL... con-
vention that meets in Washington,
d. c., May IL. They will then go
to New York City, from which point
they will sail May 22 They will
pass about five days in Washington
at the convention. They will sail
On the steamship Ebro and will go via
he Panama canal, and it will require
Il days to make the journey, barring
unforeseen delays. They will land at
Chill, and go from there
'ver the Andes mountain by train to
heir mission point. Since it is now
winter in South America and June
S the most severe portion of their
winter, it may cause considerable de-
7y in their reaching their final des-
nations The Andes mountains
re high and the railroads may be
now-blocked and delay may be
aused in that way. Some may won-
er why the Atlantic route was not
hosen so there would have been 40
eed of crossing the Andes in the
inter. When it is known that it
osts almost $1,000 less to go via the
anama canal the reason at once be-
omes clear for routing them that
ay. The cost for the entire party
over $1,000.
Few people realize the amount of
I'd tape necessary to secure passage
} foreign country. The applicant
ust have three pictures taken, one
which goes on their transport and
e remaining two are kept by the
'vernment. Some person must cer.
fly that they have known the o,1;
mt for five years and that ,ho nov
n making application or nossnor+
the person in VIII ,so non,o tho
'sSporC lS requF >sted, that they are
;. 0iiNel Oh y criminal charge, are
~ " N"ei ant and they must sign
eii 20 .ssport and other papers. All
is and more was necessary in the
'se of Miss Burnett, but not so with
eV. Fowler and family as he was
'ldlng passport and he only had
request its renewal, as passports
e not given for longer than six
onths, he having been in this coun-
for longer than that time.