_Cumberland Industrial School_
By CLIFFORD G. HOWELL
OUR school was opened February 1. The enrollment has reached thirty; and the students are mostly not of our faith; for, as I have stated before, there are not many of our people here. We do not wish to form a colony, and have earnestly asked the Lord not to permit any to come except those who will be a help to the work, and will themselves be benefited by coming. A short time ago I received a letter from one who had sent to borrow money to help the work here, who said, “I do not know why my heart has been drawn that way.” A little later another letter came saying, “Mrs. ——, the boys, and I will each send you $2.50 — ten dollars in all — to help buy seats; I wish we could pay for all of them.” And March 1 two envelopes came from one whom we have never seen, containing fifty dollars, with the message, “I send you this money for seats in the schoolhouse or church. It is God’s money. I want no thanks. Thank the dear Father. I wish I could do more.” The message and the offering were welcomed with tears of thankfulness, not only because of the good that would be accomplished, but because the dear Father has so large a care for so small a work. I am sure that what he has undertaken he is able to perform, and am deeply thankful to be used of him for the accomplishment of any part of his work. All my advanced pupils are in a class in that wonderful book “Education;” and it is my sincere prayer that some of its holy truths will find a place in the hearts of these young people. Aid us by your prayers. Earleysville, Warren Co., Tenn.