[The Women of the Arabs by Henry Harris Jessup]@TWC D-Link bookThe Women of the Arabs CHAPTER VII 26/41
The plan worked admirably, and in 1851, eighty women received instruction and became able to read God's Word.
The Arab girls in Mrs. De Forest's school were called together, and it was proposed that they sew and embroider and send the proceeds of their work to pay the little girl teachers in Aintab.
There were present, Ferha, (joy,) Sara, Saada Sabunjy, Miriam, Khushfeh, Khurma, Mirta, (Martha) Feifun, Katrina, Hada, Sada el Haleby, Esteer, Helloon, Fetny, Akabir, Hamdy, and Liza. The needles were briskly plied, and in due time, two hundred and fifty piastres were collected and forwarded to Aintab.
Mrs.Schneider wrote back thanking the "dear Arab girls." The habits of benevolence thus acquired have continued with the most of these girls until now.
The greater part of them are now church-members and the heads of families. The following letter written by Mrs.De Forest in Feb.
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