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    324 ON DISTRICT VISITORS.

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    ¦ ¦ • -* &* - It Is Tlie Fasmon Of Some ...

    in sickness their , sorrow if it is a onl few y brave to inquire ones to for hel them p them ; to a few bear kind up throug words h ;

    t coarsel rouble , bestowed are more . valued The distri by the ct vi poor sitor must than remember costly gifts th , at it is as ey a

    visitor and request y she enters their leave their to cott enter ages . . She She must must choose knock the first afternoon at the door for , If

    her with should draw calls happen , so when as to not she be to partaking is intr not ude likel upon of y a to them meal find ; when or them take should she engaged it enters they o , . ffe she r kindl her must they a

    cup and of with tea thanks or slice of and bread if she and refuses butter it , let must her be with simp great ly car , e that y , ; , she wounds not their feelings . erfulland with interest in

    she quire Once is for addressing inside all the the inmates or cott to confound age , careful she must it not with to che another forget ' y the s . She name must of the show person that - must makherself

    one she has with a them real interest and both in what bdeed concern and s wor them d ; do she what she can e to imtheir condition , but she y must avoid lecturings . Often have

    prove , real we she heard b lad elonged y , a sh poor e . to com us person , and in say she and , is " sit so I like feeling down so " and a . mon Yes so g , , t this us ' am s is , f the ree she , true just is such secret as if a

    never of getting bring at many poor peop souls le to ' s Christ hearts . unless Just he as has a great the love preacher of Christ will

    ing dwelling out their in him hearts , so the to her district unless visitor they will feel never inwardl find y the that poor she open has a -

    real But interest a word , in as them to tract . distributing and this generally falls to the first entered

    portion of the district visitor . We confess when we ¦ assumption upon this duty of superiority it was with in the great distaste performance , there of seemed it . We to did be not an

    neither like tlie cared idea nor of intruding wished for reli them very gious and works received on those them who onl perhaps in dey

    , ference at least to to our many higher tracts rank that . We we had had an seen objection ; they to tracts appeared themselve to our s ,

    j poor udicial judgment in many to ways be too . But sectarian our obj , too ections prejudiced were all , indeed overruled much pre , -

    we leased became with a our tract success distributor : the , tracts and , we were are received free to confess gratefull , were y , except p by one old woman who told us she could not see to read and would lad

    rather not be troubled with them , and the cottagers all appeared g this to see us The and regularity to receive with them which . One the great tracts purpose had to was be changed answered and by

    . the cottages le . to " be You entered must take made us us all much as we more come conversant nowma ' am with , " said the

    ing poor one any old peop woman of us over to . " me No , " good , and how and bad desirable together this , is you . The can , 't very be for cottages

    missjust one those dreads that ent need ering most , the visits very scenes and encouragement one fears falling , The in upon drunkar , are d

    324 On District Visitors.

    324 ON DISTRICT VISITORS .

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1860, page 324, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071860/page/36/