The American Missionary — Volume 35, No. 8, August, 1881Various
Religion
The American Missionary — Volume 35, No. 8, August, 1881
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
Turning to the young giant who stood quietly by, Mrs. Gray asked if
he dared undertake the case, and understood properly what must be
done.
And he proved he did understand perfectly, for not even the famous
Dr. Stuart could more carefully or skillfully have done what was
needed than did Dr. Frank.
Such friends as they grew to be—the dark-skinned, intelligent young
student, and his fair little patient!
One day Gracie said to her father, “Papa, sha’n’t you pay Dr. Frank
just as much for what he has done for me as you should any one
else?”
Mr. Gray thought a moment, then replied:
“Yes, Gracie, I certainly shall; it is only right; he has earned it
as fairly certainly as any one else could have done.”
And what a help and encouragement it was, the handsome sum which
Gracie’s grateful papa paid to Dr. Frank one day. But one other
day, the great tears stood in Dr. Frank’s fine dark eyes, and he
couldn’t say a word for a long time, when Gracie made him a present
of her five dollar bill “to buy a book with, to remember her by,”
she said child-like; but when he could find his voice again, he
said so sadly, that Gracie will never forget it:
“No fear that Dr. Frank will ever forget the first dear white child
who ever gave him kind words and dared trust him. I am very, very
grateful for dear little sissy’s dollars; but oh, the kind words
are the sweetest sounds Dr. Frank has ever heard yet.”
One day Gracie asked her mother if she remembered how proudly she
said she should _always_ like white folks best.
“Yes, I remember,” replied her mother.
“So does God,” said Gracie very gently; “but I’ve been praying Him
to remember it no more, for what _should_ I have done without my
good, kind Dr. Frank?”
* * * * *
RECEIPTS FOR JUNE, 1881.
* * * * *
MAINE, $147.08.
Augusta. Benj. Spaulding $5.00
Bangor. Hammond St. Sab. Sch. 11.00
Blanchard. “D.B.” 10.00
Brunswick. J. W. Perry, _for Wilmington, N.C._ 5.00
East Union. David Fowler 5.00
Ellsworth. Mrs. L. T. Phelps 10.00
Gorham. Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C. and $2.50 _for
freight, for Selma, Ala._ 2.50
Machias. Centre St. Cong. Ch. 5.11
North Yarmouth. Cong. Ch. _for Student Aid,
Selma, Ala._ 27.45
Portland. Ladies’ Aux. H. M. A. of Williston
Ch., Box of C. and $1.52 _for freight, for
Wilmington, N.C._ 1.52
Saint Albans. Rev. W. S. Sewall 6.50
Winterport. Mrs. Dr. E. Manter, _for
California Chinese M._ 52.00
York. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.00
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