. Christian herald and signs of our times . w me—unfamiliar, alas ! to many. And soit was every day, from dawn till aftersunset, whether at prayer or praise in thelittle chapel, romping on the lawn, diningin the big marquee tent, or flower-gather-ing in the woods—the same constant, con-scientious service was rendered, lookingboth to the bodily and spiritual welfare ofthe little charges. There are abundant evi-dences that the lo\ ing labors of the mis-sionaries have influenced many of thosechildish hearts and lives in a way thatwill outlast all the memories of Mont-Lawn and its pleasant compani
. Christian herald and signs of our times . w me—unfamiliar, alas ! to many. And soit was every day, from dawn till aftersunset, whether at prayer or praise in thelittle chapel, romping on the lawn, diningin the big marquee tent, or flower-gather-ing in the woods—the same constant, con-scientious service was rendered, lookingboth to the bodily and spiritual welfare ofthe little charges. There are abundant evi-dences that the lo\ ing labors of the mis-sionaries have influenced many of thosechildish hearts and lives in a way thatwill outlast all the memories of Mont-Lawn and its pleasant companionships. Our group of portraits in this issue istherefore one which we feel assured willinterest a verv considerable number of thereaders of THE CHRISTIAN HERALD. MissHelen Collins,the Matron, orHouse - Anoth-er, as our chil-dren lovinglycall her, is a na-tive of Brook-lyn. She hasbeen engaged inmissionarywork duringthe last fiveyears, and hada t w o yearstraining coursein the Chris-tian AllianceCollege. MissCollins wasactivelv identi-. r \HES- HER-alls in-d inre ofTeatv of littlen, or theif ariouses thata respon-y_ neces-imposes upon the Matron of theand her energetic corps of mis-assistants. The band of godlywomen, who have performed thesethis season, have done so in thepirit of Christian love and kindness, MATRON COLLINS AND HER MISSIONARY STAFF AT MONT-LAWN 1. Miss Helen Collins, Matron 2. Miss May B. Van Name. 3 Miss Jessie ThomasMiss Esther Bornstein. 6. Miss Lillian Drane. 7. Miss Emma Weidenkopf. 1 9. Miss Bessie Ferris. 10. Miss Lizzie Silhernagel. 11. Miss Eleanor Miss Edith Kelso. ia Miss Antoinette Hughes. Dr. Rosetta S. Mary S. Wright. f iedw i t hthe ex-tensivereliefworkcon-ductedby thisjournalin thewinter of1893, andat thetimewhen ourChildrensHome wasfirst opened in1894. she en-t e r e d as amissi o n a ryhelper, and inthe following year was Assistant Matron. During thewinter months she is engaged in city mis-sion work in New York. Man
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