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Show % 2. sell or burn for fuel. I cannot think of the poor home a we visltea in the region a day's journey west of Lintsing without seeing thin children and weary-faced mothers and the big crocks usually full of yellow millet empty or used to soak the green poplar leaves that made a large bulk of their^ food. Ground bark and peanut shells helped too,but the scantiest bit of grain was stirred into their gruel,and rarely did we sec any bread. It was there that over a hundred women studied during the spring. They had no thread for th» usual weaving,no cloth for making clothes and even tho the church did not yromise and help except the sending of a woman to teach and some one-time school-girls as her helpers,they lived at home and came dally to read. They had had a class and begun to read before the New Years time,and wanted more. You will have heard from Miss Van Kirk directly of the help given some of the ooorest children this winter/^ in the three "Poor Hardens The one at Lintsing grew to over 100. They came such timid pitifulthin little folks and the rosy loving affectionate kiddles that went back to their homes at the end of Llay will always feel that the church Is one of their homes I think. But not all went home*. Poverty is still too threatening. Some who went were given money hela,others are to come for some in a month. And Forty-six of the little girls were moved from the Hospital Court and will live in the 0 big shady yard of the dirl's School this summer. Funds are in hand to keep them that long,and also over |300 Gold which makes it seem hopeful that a plan can be worked out for keeping them longer. They feu re had Kindergarten or primary work this year,they are eager to study,each has her sad little story of the dangers from which she is being g&Y#&~hung« r .beting, early aarriage, slavery and the big question is, "What are we going to do to keep them? How are we going to meet this- chalenge? Sf 'whether they shall stay as a part of the Boarding school, whether as a separate home, that they must be && heat seems certain* Sense of the parents will be able to help i llttl< fter the harvest. Miss VanKlrk has been splendid in her organising aaa .,.cta:age-ment of their whole round of doings-from planning clothes and bedaing and keeping cloth shoes on hand for 100 pairs of buay fe.t,to bathf and hea&~ shavings,well proportioned ®eim®t loving and petting and"doctoring"» The matron bra Wang-mother of Shining f Light and Glory- has haen quite in her M element bestowing beautiful names,and 1 have dee. m . . a „ ej y Also she has loved teaching them hymns and telling them of God,and the older girls are saying, "We fill not .70rship idols again*® The Commencement of our Boarding School is ovtr, dc hi & s®ngs and flowers,esseys and class poems but of course it was the four graduating girls themselves that were sweetest, I think with especial joy af the charm and dignity with which the young teacher,Miss Yu,herself having had only two years of high-school workypresided at the meeting, and of her talk to the A soecial gift for industrial work has"made it possible to keep about twenty of the school girls for half a month of crocheting and so to help them earn tuition money for next fall. Miss Van Kirk and I have gathered togetaer some pictures of Lintsing work # I will waste to each an explanation of boat it is. You will not be using so many for" the report but I think you will be interested in them all. With affectionate greetings to the others at tne Board Rooms Yours Lovingly , _ f . C T |