[1] We shall greatly rejoice if one comes,
and will love her very much. We ask this, not because we do not love
Miss Fiske. No! no! this is not in our hearts; but she is weak, and
her work is more than she can do alone. We shall expect one to come,
and pray God to bring her to us in safety.
[Footnote 1: Miss Mary Susan Rice, already mentioned in these pages,
went out this same year (1847), from the Seminary in South Hadley.]
"Please remember us in your closets and in your meetings, and ask
your friends to pray for us and for our people. Farewell, beloved
sisters."
The following extracts are from a letter written by them, in 1848,
to Miss Susan L. Tolman, now Mrs. Cyrus T. Mills of the Sandwich
Islands, and formerly of Ceylon:--
"Much love from the members of the Female Seminary of Oroomiah to
you, our dear Miss Tolman. We are very glad to find one who loves us
so much, and prays for us. Our delight in your letter was greater
than we can express. Miss Fiske came in joyfully with it in her
hand, and while she read, it seemed as if you were present, inviting
and drawing us to Christ.
"Give our love to all in your favored school, and ask them to pray
for us.
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