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A Water Mission To Be Run By Steam

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Parent Issue
Day
5
Month
December
Year
1888
Copyright
Public Domain
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Bl'FI'ALO, Deel - Capt. Henrj' Bundy of the gospel sliii) Glad Tidiugs was scen to-day. "We have sold our gospel ship," said the captain, "on nocount of the inission gpreailing on the l.ikes. It was irnpossiblc to rcarh half of those whom wc desired to gather into the folii !y rnpans of a sailinjí vessel, :uul we are DOW Loing to buy h stcaincr to tüke the pi nee of our old s:iiüng vessel and need $8,000 for that purpose. We renlized $1,500 on the .-ale of the old boat and want to raise $1,000 n Buffalo. Of thU amonnt I have a!ready received $700, and I mu.-t get tho reinal n rter by Tnesday, as I thcu leavc f r Cleveland, petrolt, Milwaukee and Chicago on ii sifnllar errancl. We hope to liavt tho 9,000 subscribed by the lirst of the year, so that we can h.ive the new steanivr built and t'annehed by the opeiri ii lz of the ïiavigaüon. 'The way we opérate our musión is to ¦all to the different lalantU, lishing and lumbt-r stations ana cedar eamps, where Uivy are isolated trom churclio. XUe and ihirini; thxt time the (fOfpe! has been pieached to 93,600 soul?, wlio would probably uever nevé r have hcard it had our ship not carrkd it to thiiin. The mission has increased and prospered eacb year, and our prospecte are of the highest."

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Ann Arbor Courier
Old News