A Catholic Scheme your influence towards the creation of Trust Fund, so that the last state of the orphans may not'be worse than the first, when the present appeal is To the Editor of the "Nowmi-Cinxa Darty News"
Sin-—Some time ago a Missionary Priest came to Shanghai all the from the interior—Sanyuan, Shensi In order to undergo a serious opera Hon, In fact, one of his eyes was While here, he told me humorously and cheerfully something of his life his little outpost. 'To me the frugality and "extreme poverty which he had to live was astounding, Dut he seemed to think nothing it, He Is a" courageous and gallant man, one of many such,—whom Inntimerable obstacles and' dimiculties do not deter from carrying on his Good work. He Is a servant of the oer, and himeelt—Ine poorest of them all, 'A letter has just reached me rom him and T quote it below hoping it may bring some response from those Who might be Interested and who do rot know the conditions under which the missionaries labour, 1 beg your pardon for the trouble 1 am giving you. "Knowing your rea Interest In the Stsslons, 1 moved turn to you and to recommend my as. builders ame or the name. of your relatives. ing you the alvan 10 my) forgotten.
Such a fund could no doubt elicit the promise of small monthly donations from many people until the requisite capital amount had been obtained.
Shanghai, Apr. iantna's donation has been forwarded to St. Tichon's Orphanage.
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