. Australia's greatest need : with an introductory note by the Archbishop of Brisbane. THE CHURCH AT THE MITCHELL RIVER MISSION. DEACONESS HUCHANAN ON MOA ISLAND The Aboriginals 219 A tiny part of the grass house was par-titioned off as her sleeping apartment, therest served as a living room, but as herlife was devoted wholly to the natives,the room served as chapel, school, hospital,council chamber or adult class-room frommorn till night. How dearly those nativesloved her, and yet in times of trespasshow these big men feared the just stern-ness of the reproof of this frail littlewoman ; but b
. Australia's greatest need : with an introductory note by the Archbishop of Brisbane. THE CHURCH AT THE MITCHELL RIVER MISSION. DEACONESS HUCHANAN ON MOA ISLAND The Aboriginals 219 A tiny part of the grass house was par-titioned off as her sleeping apartment, therest served as a living room, but as herlife was devoted wholly to the natives,the room served as chapel, school, hospital,council chamber or adult class-room frommorn till night. How dearly those nativesloved her, and yet in times of trespasshow these big men feared the just stern-ness of the reproof of this frail littlewoman ; but behind it they were sure ofher loving helpfulness. It seemed as if her spirit was far tooexpansive to be tied to any one might she be found between elevenand twelve oclock at night, in spite ofweak eyes and in spite of clouds of mos-quitoes, writing to her numerous friendsall over the world, including a ChineseBible woman, whom she supported withher money and with whom she regularlycorresponded, believing that the giftwithout the giver was bare . The littledeaconess, as she was called, was a fineillustration of s
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