The American Missionary — Volume 36, No. 11, November, 1882 — John Shaqi
The American Missionary — Volume 36, No. 11, November, 1882Various
Religion
The American Missionary — Volume 36, No. 11, November, 1882
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
G. A. T. Robinson: “I taught in Georgia near Mr. Jones. The people
are very poor and ignorant. They are not interested in education. A
strong prejudice exists against the public schools. The most of the
people are servants and are content to be such. A teacher is looked
upon as a bad man. I taught in a Baptist Church and they would not
let me teach in the Sunday school. They want me to come back there.”
Ella Jones, from Texas: “I had charge of the girls in the place
where I taught, Huntsville. I made up my mind to live a Christian
life. I taught eight months. I also taught in the Sabbath School.
They wanted me to teach the next year, but I felt that I must
continue my course. I tried to do whatever I did as a Christian.
There were some conversions in my school. How much of this is due
to my influence I do not know.”
Alice Vasser only taught five weeks at Booneville, Tenn. “When I
arrived they had no school-house for me to begin to teach in. They
put a floor in an old house and a roof on it, and I began to teach.
I walked two miles every day. I had fifteen scholars. I feel that
I did some good. The children wanted to learn very much. They were
very anxious to have me come back.”
G. A. McLelland taught at Tiptonville, Tenn. “My school numbered
about sixty. The children were not so far advanced in their books,
but they were more easily managed. I taught in the Sunday-school.
The older people were harder to interest. I got them in night
school. I sang Jubilee songs and told them stories, and thus got
them interested. Fisk University stands very high in the estimation
of the people.”
Henrietta Bailey taught in Mississippi for three months; had a
pleasant school, but did not get her money till after Christmas.
Afterward taught in Lincoln school; had an attendance of
forty-five, an average attendance of thirty-one.
Thus closed a very interesting exercise. Most of the students are
still out teaching. The record of the evening is a fair statement
of the work done by the students of the institution.
* * * * *
PERMANENT TEMPERANCE WORK.
MISS LYDIA P. AULD.
The first of April, 1869, by the advice of our friends in
St. Augustine, Fla., and by express command from the State
Superintendent, who said we were working too hard, we gave up our
night school, relying more upon their judgment than upon our own
view of the case.
The young men in the night class of Miss Bowker (now Mrs. Clift),
expressed a strong desire to meet at least one evening in the week
for instruction. The idea of forming themselves into a temperance
society was suggested to them, and they decided upon a speedy
organization.
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