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Show Morgan Hill, Calif., July 10, 1914. My dear friends: This furlough year has been one of opportunities and privileges and beautiful memories. One large element in making it so is that I have seen such a large number of you who were oíd friends, and have met so man y whom I may count as new friends. My trip East was almost everything I could have asked, ineluding as it did, visits with near friends and relatives and ten days spent in the oíd home at Grinnell Where church and college and friends awakened i precious memories and added beautiful new 6nes. The great Congre-gational Council meeting at Kansas City was among the convention privileges of the trip. This spring I spent two deiightful months in Washington and Oregon, telling in various churches about our work in China. Some two months were occupied with special work in Stanford Medical School clinics. Profitable months they were. There have been many visits to my suppofting church at San José and each will always be a bright place as I recall this furlough year. Especially have I been thankful for the privilege of attending church, of hearipg inspiring music and uplifting ser-mons. You would und^rstand this had you ever been a, member of an English speaking community of six-often only four. All these things have helped to make the year, but best I shall lo ve to recall the quiet en-joyment found in visiting my home people, in getting acquainted with nieces and nephews I had not known or had known as little children, and in learning that the love of those we hold dearest is not lessened by time ór distance. My passage has been engaged on the S. S. Mangolia, sailing from San Francisco Aug. 8th. Many of you have had a part in making this year one of píeasure and profit, and I wish to thank you and ask that you remember, each of you, to pray for our work in Lintsing and for ,us who labor there, that we may have wisdom and faith and love sufficient for the task as-signed us. In farewell greeting I send my Chínese card. Sincerely, ' •. SlTSAN B. TALLMON. |