Identifier: 02724878.4705.emory.edu
Title: An autobiography (electronic resource): the story of the Lord's dealings with Mrs. Amanda Smith, the colored evangelist : containing an account of her life work of faith, and her travels in America, England, Ireland, Scotland, India, and Africa, as an independent missionary
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Smith, Amanda, 1837-1915 Thoburn, J. M. (James Mills), 1836-1922
Subjects: Smith, Amanda, 1837-1915 Slaves Women evangelists African American evangelists African American women African Americans Freedmen Underground railroad Slaves' writings, American
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Christian Witness Co.
Contributing Library: Emory University, Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library
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had been on a visit to Bom-bay, and now was returning to her work. January 1st, 1880. Tri^ Lords Word to me this morning is, Lo, I am with you always. I leave for Cawnpore. Watch nightat Dr. Thoburns church at Calcutta. I dine with Brother Good-win, and the Stones, of Ohio. Monday, 5th. Cawnpore. Praise the Lord for this quiet dayof rest. A nice drive to Memorial Gardens. What a sad fate thatof those who sleep there! How dreadful the story of the Cawnporewell, where so many were massacred and thrown in at the time ofthe great Indian mutiny. Wednesday, 7th. Conference opens to-day. A solemn butblessed time. The meeting of so many friends. How much itseemed like home to me. Praisr the Lord! My head is verytired, but my soul is fresh. Thursday, 22nd. Allahabad. Spend the day with BrotherDennis Osborn, Saturday, 24th. My last Saturday in Alahabad. We go tothe Maila. It is like what we would call in this country a fair.Oh, the hundreds of people. Oh, to see the heathen idol worship! (300)
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Amanda Smith. 301 How sad to see the different idols they worship displayed on theirflags and in every possible shape and way. My heart ached, andI prayed to the Lord to send help and light to these poor heathen. Friday, Feb. 13th. Dear Jennie Frow is not so well to-day.God bless her! It is now Jennie Fuller. She was married sincethen. We leave to-day for Nagpore. Praise God for His greatcare over us during the night. We had to drive with the bullocksthis fifty-one miles back to Acola. They had been mending theroad, and there was a great deep gutter about a quarter of a milein length. We had to change our bullocks three times; and thethird time we thought we had got a very stupid driver; we got to aplace where the bullocks would not go on, and the man seemed tobe stupid. Poor Miss Frow remonstrated, and told him to go on;but the bullocks would not go; so we thought we would get out,and see what was the matter. It was very dark, and there were nolights; and when we got out and walked a

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