The book consists of series of letters written by the author to her mother. These letters have been prepared for publication in the hope that they might give some items of information in regard to people of whom little is known, but towards whom, at the present time, the attention of the Christian world is directed. If these letters shall in any degree contribute to increase the interest felt in the missionary work, they will not have been written in vain.Through this work, the author has merely aimed to relate her own every day experience, thinking that she could give a correct idea of their work in India. In this work, she states that it is a blessed privilege to go to the regions beyond, to be pioneers in the work of evangelization; but those that go need to be girt with the 'armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left."
About the Author
The author was a lady missionary who visited India and met its people to impart them secular knowledge and religious instructions. She sailed from Boston in the good ship Niobe, Captain Storer. She was along with the corresponding secretary of their Missionary Board, Dr. Durbin and several others. Their mission commenced in 1856 by Rev. Wm. Butler, who settled in the city of Bareilly, Rohilkhund. Being a missionary, the author was a staunch believer of Christianity. She had firm belief in the Spirit of God and the faithfulness of the Church. Her service was not that of ease and luxury. She was a cultivated, earnest, self-denying, consistent, humble and industrious lady, who had willingly devoted herself to this work. Her work was not always full of hope and enthusiasm, but in order to carry it on successfully, she had a calm, steadfast reliance upon God, which was indispensable.Nevertheless, it had been a glorious work.
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