Miss Ellis's MissionSmith, Mary P. Wells (Mary Prudence Wells)
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Miss Ellis's Mission
Smith, Mary P. Wells (Mary Prudence Wells)
Ellis, Sarah, 1835-1885; Home missions -- United States -- Unitarian Church
interesting young convert, a Methodist, in Canada. His intention is
to study for the Unitarian ministry, we having brought him out into
the light. I thought with how much interest he would read that
sermon of Mr. Wendte's.
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APRIL 19, 1885.
Was glad to hear from you again, and find you are in a larger
field. [He had gone to a Pennsylvania city.] Perhaps you may draw
into your church--take it for granted you have gone there to
preach--Universalists and Unitarians.... We shall be glad to loan
you books again as soon as you are ready for them. Have had added
to the library lately "The Origin of the Doctrine of the Trinity,"
by Hugh H. Stannus; "Christ the Revealer," by Thom (both English
works), "The Power of the Spirit of Jesus of Nazareth" and "The
Story of the Resurrection," both by Dr. W. H. Furness, of
Philadelphia,--the latter just published, and he presented the two
to us. Am not quite ready to loan the latter, as I've not read it
myself. If you know or meet with any Germans in your vicinity, we
are soon to have some Unitarian tracts in the German language....
Hope you read with enthusiasm the earnest appeal for ministers at
the East, and also at Meadville, in the "Register" of April 9. We
hope to have two of our correspondents go to Meadville in
September, and hope you may succeed in your desire to get to
Harvard. We had a very pleasant letter from one of our "boys," as
he styled himself, a week since. He is still enjoying his
privileges there.... Hoping to hear from you again, and wishing you
success in your new position, whatever it may be, in which the
Women's Auxiliary Conference join,
Yours truly, SARAH ELLIS.
A gentleman in Mississippi, superintendent of schools in his county,
writes of Miss Ellis as
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