Mr. Penny, dear sir, we have a nice little church in which we have a splendid Sabbath school, and we have 5 classes my sister is one of the teachers, myself and three little brothers attend the Sunday school and like it very much and we have had three very nice concerts which we injoyd very much, and we have a very nice pastor and we all love him very much because he is so good and kind, and we turn many thanks to that kind and benevolent socitey who assisted us in building our nice little church and we as Sunday school scolars wishes to mak that socitey a christmas presant which will be the sum of 4 dollars and we would like to do more but we are young and weak but we hope by the help of the lord to be strong some day.
from your little friend
Annie E. Porter.
Beach Institute.
MISS G. HUNTER, SAVANNAH.
We are receiving letters from our Northern friends inquiring if we are asleep in Savannah. We repudiate the idea—we are fully wide awake, although our work has not been represented recently in the Missionary.
The weather and sickness prospectus at the beginning of the year promised to be very disastrous to our missionary labors here. Since our return it has rained almost consecutively for three months. Notwithstanding the unusual cold and rain, our school record shows a larger attendance at the Beach Institute than last year.
It is astonishing to us teachers who come from the North, where the children are sent to school clad in rubber clothing in inclement weather, to see these boys and girls, so ill fitted to brave the rain and cold, prompt and punctual in their attendance at the daily sessions. In my department 70 boys and girls meet daily for secular and religious instruction. Several of these children live at a distance of from three to six miles, remaining without luncheon, perhaps after an indifferent breakfast, the entire session. Every day I see new proofs of appreciation in the parents and children: they are beginning to realize the strenuous efforts of missionary labor for their future prosperity and eternal salvation. What more encouragement can we desire—looking into their eager faces all aglow, and seeing the quiet submission at the lack of even the necessary daily comforts that they may feed this great hungry desire for knowledge?