Missionary, Visitor, The (1907) . o support a mis-sionary in India. An application wassent to the General Mission Board forsome one to go to that field for us, butit was too late to secure one during 1903,so the matter was deferred till the fol-lowing year, during which time we de-cided to support two missionaries. InJune, 1904, Brother and Sister Ross, ofIndiana, were secured and have been la-boring in India for two years, under thesupport of the Circle. It is quite an inspiration to us at hometo get letters from them concerning theirwork. It increases our zeal to know wehave representatives
Missionary, Visitor, The (1907) . o support a mis-sionary in India. An application wassent to the General Mission Board forsome one to go to that field for us, butit was too late to secure one during 1903,so the matter was deferred till the fol-lowing year, during which time we de-cided to support two missionaries. InJune, 1904, Brother and Sister Ross, ofIndiana, were secured and have been la-boring in India for two years, under thesupport of the Circle. It is quite an inspiration to us at hometo get letters from them concerning theirwork. It increases our zeal to know wehave representatives in that benightedland. We believe this has been themeans of helping us to do more in ourown homeland. May we continue togrow in the Spirit and power until thisGospel shall have been preached to theends of the earth. FLORA MAE Founder of the Botetourt Mem-orial Missionary Circle. By President D. Newton subject of this sketch was bornMay 7, 1874, at Daleville, Botetourt Co.,Va. Flora was the second child in a. Botetourt Normal College, Daleville, Va. family of nine children. Her parentswere Benjamin F. Nininger and AnnaMaria (Denton) Nininger. Elder PeterNininger, one of the pioneer preachers ofthe Brethren church in Virginia, was hergrandfather. She was also related tothe Moomaws, Gishs and Dentons,names that have long been connectedwith our much loved fraternity. Flora started to school, about a milefrom her home, at the early age of fouryears, and even at that period showedevidence of superior brilliancy of mind,advancing much more rapidly than thosewho were much older in years. Herprogress in school was so remarkablethat it was the wonder of all who knewher. At the age of fourteen she taughta school in the family with a success thatmight be expected only of one far inadvance of her years. She was one of the first students ofBotetourt Normal College, and gradu-ated in the English-Scientific Course, iria class of three, June, 1893. Not yet be-ing satisfie
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