Khetwadi castle, sequel to "Pork and mustard." volII . CHAPTEK VIII A FINANCIAL VENTURE Soon after Bishop Ninde left India, a mis-sionary from Singapore, Mr. Oldham by name,came to Bombay, obtained an interview, andextended to me an urgent inviation to go toSingapore as a medical missionary. He par-ticularly wanted a medical woman who wouldbe willing to accept a regular missionary salaryfrom the Western Branch of the WomansForeign Missionary Society, of the MethodistEpiscopal Church, because that branch hadpledged a sufficient amount of money to sup-port one medical missionary in Singapore, pr
Khetwadi castle, sequel to "Pork and mustard." volII . CHAPTEK VIII A FINANCIAL VENTURE Soon after Bishop Ninde left India, a mis-sionary from Singapore, Mr. Oldham by name,came to Bombay, obtained an interview, andextended to me an urgent inviation to go toSingapore as a medical missionary. He par-ticularly wanted a medical woman who wouldbe willing to accept a regular missionary salaryfrom the Western Branch of the WomansForeign Missionary Society, of the MethodistEpiscopal Church, because that branch hadpledged a sufficient amount of money to sup-port one medical missionary in Singapore, pro-vided a suitable person could be found. Al-though he pressed me very much to accept thisposition, I decHned; teUing him I had come toIndia on the self-supporting basis; and, more-over, that I had no idea Mrs. Prescott orMrs. Nind would consider me a suitable per-son. However, he, together with Dr. Stone,Mrs. Stone, and Miss De Line, urged this mat-ter so strongly that I finally consented, veryreluctantly, to allow Mr. Oldham to write toMrs. Nind as
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