Jessie Blair left New Zealand's shores in August 1899 for Poona, India, arriving in October. She worked as a missionary for the Zenana Bible Mission, spending some months at Mahabeleshwar, and dying in Poona a year later in 1900 of Typhoid. This blog is about a journey to 'find' Jessie.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Why was Jessie's death not recorded in White Already to Harvest?
The "Our Notes" section of each monthly issue of White Already to Harvest is comprehensive in reporting who is convalescing and of what, who is 'on holiday' at Mahabeleshwar "rest" station, and who has "passed on to Glory". Nowhere in the three issues after Jessie's death in October does it mention her death, and yet it was documented in London Missionary Society documents (which will soon be to hand). The Lowe's feature a lot in the newsletter, as do other missionaries who are invited to contribute, but nothing from Jessie...food for thought.
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