All Items 2 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 2 Contributor 2 Lyman, Mary C. 2 Perkins, Justin, 1805-1869 2 Topic 7 Charitable contributions 2 Christianity 2 Correspondence 2 Faith 2 Missions 2 Evangelistic work 1 Returned missionaries 1 show more 2 show fewer Part Of 1 Justin Perkins (AC 1829) Papers 2 Genre 1 Correspondence 2 Subject 7 Christianity 2 Faith 2 Lyman, Mary C. – Correspondence 2 Missions – Charitable contributions 2 Perkins, Justin, 1805-1869 – Correspondence 2 Evangelistic work 1 Returned missionaries 1 show more 2 show fewer Mary C. Lyman letter to Justin Perkins, 1867 November 25 and 28 Lyman, Mary C. Mary C. Lyman letter to Justin Perkins in which Lyman discusses an eighteen month trip to Europe, saying she liked England very much and was very impressed with the full and faithful preaching and comments on the Christian character being as delightful as it was uncommon. Lyman thanks Perkins for his affectionate remembrance of Montreal, promises to share his greetings, and reports on the health of a number of people. She informs Perkins that Dr. Wilkes' church was destroyed by fire while he had been overseas and that they were sharing a church with the American Presbyterians, and shares news of Dr. Wilkes' marriage and travels to England. Lyman also shares the news of the sudden death of Mrs. Sabine, sister of Miss Lyman (Hannah Willard Lyman) and Perkins' friend and classmate (Henry Lyman). Lyman mentions her subscription to the girls school was neglected during her absence and she plans to attend to it. Mary C. Lyman letter to Justin Perkins, 1867 November 25 and 28 Mary C. Lyman letter to Justin Perkins, May 25 and June 12 Lyman, Mary C. Mary C. Lyman letter to Justin Perkins in which Lyman thanks Perkins for his mission work and notes she will communicate that to the Ladies Missionary Society connected with her church and notes that they formerly gave to the Female Seminary but have turned their support to another mission school which has curtailed foreign donations. Lyman references Perkins prospective return to the United States after 35 years of missionary work noting he could do much good in America noting several ways returned missionaries are employed and awaken interest in missionary work. She shares that their new church had opened, talks of faith, and shares her opinions on the view that Christ's cause was retrograding and believes advancement would be more rapid if all who believe were active in the cause. She discusses Dr. Henry Wilkes' attending meetings of the Congregational Union, the Presbyterian Synod, and the Episcopalians. Mary C. Lyman letter to Justin Perkins, May 25 and June 12
