TomorrowIgointotheschooltoassistmyhus-bandinteachingthesmallerclass
Mills helps Sproat in the classroom
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OurfamilyisnowenlargedbyMr.[EdmundF.]ElyandMr.Air[FrederickAyer]andson,whoarestayingwithusaweekorso,theyappeartobejustmenwalkinginthefearoftheLor
Ely and Ayer visit Mills and Sproat
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WehaveassociatedwithusnowMrSproat&hisw
Hall and Sproat are working together
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itwillbebest,probably,foryoutousethatforpayingallyourexpensesonyourway,tillitisexpanded,andpostponere-'oeivinganyonaccountoftheBoard,tillyouactuallynee
Greene advises Sproat to use his own money until he runs out, and only then to use the Board's money
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GreenetoSproat,Jan27‘“,Boston,18
Greene leaves it up to Sproat to decide if the womyn from his hometown should be his missionary wife
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ThefollowinghoweverIthinkoughttonbe]possessedinsomegoodde-greebyeverymissionaryandmissionary'srifeamongtheheathen,judgingfromthelittleexperienceIhavehadamongourIndianmis-eione
Sproat describes what he feels are the qualities necessary for missionaries
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IquestionmuchwhetheritismydutytoreturntoLaPointet
Sproat isn't sure he wants to return to La Pointe
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Thethoughthasoccurredtomethatsixmonthsspentinthestudyofmedicine,withsomeablepractitioner,wouldbeofgreaterservicetomeasamissionarythananyothercoursewhichIcouldpursue.Willyoupleasewriteandinformmehowtheplanpresentsitselftoyou,andifyouthinkthattherewouldbeanobjectio
Sproat "agrees" with Greene that he would do well at La Pointe, but then "offers" that perhaps he would be more useful longterm if he studied in New England over the winter
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IquestionmuchwhetheritismydutytoreturntoLaPointethis
Sproat tells Greene he's not sure he should return to La Pointe
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SHalltoDavidGreene,LaPointe
Hall apologizes to Greene for sending Sproat to look for help because the Board is so broke
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Determinedthatthebestandmostefficientwayformetodogoodamongthispeoplewasbyitineratingamongthem,asIhavedonefor4weekspast,enteringintotheirhuts,sittingdownamongthem,instructingtheirchildren,andendeavouringtoimparttothemthewordofLife,asGodshallenable
best mode of Christianization for Sproat is to visit all the Natives as individuals, rather than calling them together
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llappearedgladtoseeme,andwillingtohavetheirchildreninstructed.O
Sproat finds that most of the Natives at Sugar Bush are okay with their children being educated at a school
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MrSproatwhohasthechargeoftheschool,hasnointention,sofarasIknow,ofbeingmarried.Hadheawife,Iwouldnotaskforanyotheraidinthepresentscarcityof
Hall wants Sproat to get married
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rsGamagebringsyouthis.Shestillfeels,Ibelieve,astrongdispositiontogooutwithus.Ihaveendeavouredfaithfullyandplainlytorepresenttoherthetrialsandtoilsofmissionarylife,asfarasIknow.Butsheisnotatalldisinheartened[sic
Mrs. Gamage wants to join the missionaries, but Sproat has tried to convince her not to
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nOctoberlast,oneofournumber,aninfantoftenmonnhsold;ardtheonlychildofMr.andMrsSproat,wasremoved_framthisrorldafterashortilln
Mrs. Sproat's child died after sickness
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