BRO. FORNEY: I am more than ever encouraged to believe that the above mission house should, and can be saved. There is only about $2,700, besides the missionary funds, invested.

      Now, if the house is sold for what we are offered, nearly all the mission fund will be lost.

      So we had better let all remain in the house, and raise the rest of the indebtedness which surely can be done.

      Brother S. Tomlinson writes to me that he is willing to cash off his $100 missionary notes of the Board of Missions will give it to the Mansfield mission. If they will not do that let them receive it and loan it.

      Brother Peter Wright is ready to advance $100 by the first of March to meet the first claim then due, and donate the one-half of it, if the house can be paid for.

      Father Briggle is ready to donate $200, if the house can be paid for. O, brethren, come to the rescue. The house must be saved. I will soon begin a meeting there with this in view. Who will give $50.00, $100 more if the house can be secured? Respond at once, you whom God has entrusted with means. Keep the ball rolling. What thou doest do quickly.

[The Church Advocate 40 (February 16, 1876): 5.]

      Daniel S. Warner's "Mansfield Mission, Again" was first published in The Church Advocate, Vol. 40, No. 42 (February 16, 1876), p. 5. The electronic version has been transcribed from a copy of the article printed from a microfilmed edition of the newspaper held by the State Library of Pennsylvania. Thanks to Adams Memorial Library for arranging for the interlibrary loan, and to St. Vincent College Library for the use of its microfilm reader/printer.

      Inconsistencies in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and typography have been retained; however, corrections have been offered for misspellings and other accidental corruptions. Emendations are as follows:

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 p. 5:      the donate [ to donate
            secured. [ secured?
 

      Addenda and corrigenda are earnestly solicited.

Ernie Stefanik
Derry, PA

Created 21 May 1999.
Updated 15 July 2003.