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Report, so we concluded to wait till the close of our labors and make a general report.
On arrival to this place we did not find everything as are expected, but, true to the cause we had espoused, and with faith in One, who maketh man's extremity His opportunity, we would not relinquish the ground without, at least, a struggle for a foothold.
For two or three weeks we did little but reconnoitre. Then, having obtained a room to live in, and an old dark overroomed log house, we commenced our work of love, sister and I both in the same room.
In a few weeks our numbers increased to one hundred and since Jan, we have averaged about ninety, most of whom