Advice to young sister to follow the "straightforward path of duty, even though the natural feelings of the heart be crucified again & again... should you be called to labor for the perishing destitute beyond the limits of our native land don't say at once, others can do better than you, & excuse yourself on that ground. If others can do better, let them do so, if they will. They are needed & so are you. If you could just look upon the miserable beings which fill the streets of this most favored spot in Africa, I am sure you would feel that there is much work to be done..."
Authors
- Collection
- Aldin Grout Papers
- Format
- Correspondence
- Pages
- 1 p.
- Place Discussed
- South Africa
- Provider
- Digital Commonwealth
- Published in
- South Africa
- Reference
- Local other: mums797-b01-f44-i001
- Rights
- Contact host institution for more information. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries.
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/a3ddb18b5f268023b8d3f3cc22fa7ec5
