Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Laura Francis journal, 4 August 1890-29 May 1891
MLMSS 5279/Item 1
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Laura Francis
240 Forbes St.
Darlinghurst
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Monday August 4th 1890
Opening of our Sisters Home by Mrs S Cowlishaw at 3 oclock in the afternoon; then tea at the Hall, after that the Dedicatory Service
Tuesday 5th Aug.
Spent the morning at home, In the Afternoon (by the kind invitation of Mrs Vickery) even visited with nine in company with Mr & Mrs Taylor then Blue Ribbon Army Rescue Home
Wednesday 6th Aug
Took a young girl to Mrs Marsh’s Rescue Home. In the afternoon attended Mothers meeting
Thursday 7th
This is our first day at Mission work, I visited in company with Sister Athius thirty one homes, we read & prayed in
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many, some promised to come to our Services, distributed 30 tracts
Friday 8th
Made 13 visits, visited a patient in Hospital, Dist 18 Tracts
Sunday 10th
S. School in afternoon, & Junior class after, twenty boys & girls present.
Monday 11th
Visited 24 homes, gave away 26 tracts
Tuesday 12th
Made our first weekly meeting in Mr Taylor’s offices, I felt it to be a very strengthening [indecipherable], visited Morecliff Hospital 24 homes, tracts 20.
Wednesday 13th
12 visits, 15 tracts, attended Mothers meeting, visited a sick woman
Thursday 14th
Called on two poor woman
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at Darlinghurst, found them in great need, gave them some bread & meat, Then visited a sick woman. In the afternoon went to Sydney Hospital
Friday 15th
14 visits, 12 tracts
Sunday 17th
S. School, Junior Class
Monday 18th
13 visits, this was a blessed day, three woman were deeply anxious about their souls salvation, they each promised to come to the services, Dis. 12 tracts
Tuesday 19th
Attended weekly meeting called on the Hon E. Vickery for a parcel of tracts, sat for an hour with a sick woman, made seven
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visits;
Wednesday 20th
5 visits, attended Mothers meeting, held Junior class.
Thursday 21st
6 visits, 2 sick children, visited Sydney Hospital
Friday 22nd
Sat with a sick woman (Mrs Green) Then made seven visits Went with a poor woman to the Police Station to see if we could find any news of her husband who had been missing for more than a week.
Saturday 23rd
Sunday 24th
Five persons were present at the service in Princes St who promised us they would go.
Monday 25th
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Visited a convert, then spent the rest of the day in visiting the parents of the Junior Class.
Tuesday 26th
Attended Weekly meeting Afterwards returned home again
Wednesday 27th
9 visits, attended Mothers meeting, Junior Class, Visited a sick child & sat for an hour with the poor woman who was in trouble about her missing husband.
Thursday 28th
After visiting a sick person I went again in search of news of the husband, but to no avail, further than her is supposed to have ship to some foreign parts. Visited Sydney
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Hospital in the afternoon
Friday 29th
Attending to home duties, In the evening Sis Gannon & I took a young woman to the Salvation Army Rescue Homes.
Saturday 30th
Sunday 31st
Monday 1st September
Visited Morecliff Hospital Made 5 visits. God greatly blest me while visiting one poor woman accepted that Saviour who died, her soul to redeem, she wishes us to pray for her husband, that he may also be lead to Jesus.
Thursday 2nd
Attended weekly meeting 7 visits.
Hudson Taylors bible reading
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Wednesday 3rd
4 visits. Stayed for some time with a woman whose little boy was dying
Attended Mothers Meeting & Junior Class.
Thursday 4th
Spent the morning in visiting four sick people Visited the Hospital in the afternoon.
Friday 5th
At home all day.
Saturday 6th
Sunday 7th
Monday 8th
V. Morecliff Hospital. Left two women under deep conviction. Made 14 visits
Tuesday 9th
Weekly meeting. 9 visits Held our first Cottage Meeting in Chamberlain St.
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not many woman came, but we felt much of our Heavenly Fathers presence.
Wednesday 10th
Nine visits. Mothers Meeting & Junior Class.
Thursday 11th
Ten visits & visited Sydney Hospital
Friday 12th
At Home
Saturday 13th
Sunday 14th
Monday 15th
Visited Morecliff Hospital 13 homes visited & two sick people
Tuesday 16th
Weekly Meeting. Lead the meeting in Chamberlain St visited five homes & one sick woman
Wednesday 17th
9 visits, one sick. Mothers
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Meeting. Junior class
Thursday 18th
Home day
Friday 19th
On my way to my district I meet a poor woman; was made rather an exciting conversion. She told me she was a clergyman’s daughter, drink had been her downfall & she learnt to drink & [indecipherable] at her own father’s table. I tried to persuade her to lead a different life, but she said she was determined to go her own way. After leaving her I visited five homes. & then went to get a little [indecipherable] for a poor woman. Attended Young Womens Prayer Union in the afternoon.
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Saturday 20th
Called on a sick person.
Sunday 21st
Monday 22nd
Visited Morecliff Hospital The remainder of the day & most of the week was spent in obtaining signatures against Mr Mants Sunday Bill.
Tuesday 23rd
Attended Cottage meeting & visited two people.
Wednesday 24th
Mothers Meeting; Junior Class & one visit
Thursday 25th
Visited Hospitals
Friday 26th
Saturday 27th
Sunday 28th
From 28th Sep to 6th of Oct. attending to Home duties.
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Lead Junior class on Wednesday 1st of October
Monday 6th October
Visited Morecliff Hospital Then attended all day of Prayer.
Tuesday 7th
12 visits. Held Cottage Meeting
Wednesday 8th
Attended Mothers Meeting & Junior Class.
Thursday 9th
Friday 10th
Visited 7 homes & attended Young Womans Prayer Meeting
Saturday 11th
Sunday 12th
Monday 13th
Gave a Bible lesson to a poor woman, who had not long been converted
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Tuesday 14th
Wednesday 15th
Thursday 16th
Visited Sydney Hospital
Friday 17th & 18th to 27th of October.
Oct 27th
During the past fortnight I have felt very weak bodily & have had to rest a little; but I thank God that while not able to go out & work he has been very precious to me at home, & has strengthened me in my weakness.
From
Monday 27th
Till “ Nov 3rd
I was helping in a Mission at Manly,
During the week I visited one hundred & ten homes. Two women professed to find Christ in their homes & one took the Pledge
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A great deal of my time was spent in visiting the converts Our meetings right through the weeks were well attended We should liked to have seen more coming out for Jesus; Many were convinced but would not yield. Altogether we had not more than twelve or fourteen who professed to obtain Pardon.
Upon returning home on Monday, I visited with Sis Athius eighteen homes.
Tuesday 4th
Princes St. Sunday School Picnic
Wednesday 5th
V. 9 homes, attended Mothers Meeting & Junior Class.
Thursday 6th
Six visits, Sydney Hospital
Friday 7th
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Thirteen Visits, went to Mr Hudson Taylors meeting in the afternoon
Saturday 8th
Sunday 9th
From Monday 10th to Saturday 15th attending to Home duties, Taking the Junior Class on the Wednesday Afternoon
Monday 17th
Visited Morecliff Hospital on a/c of rain we had to leave off visiting
Tuesday 18th
5 visits, conducted Cottage Meeting.
Wednesday 19th
Wet day –
Thursday 20th
Weekly meeting; made 7 visits with Sis Thomson On my way to lunch I met a poor old woman
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who was quite overcome with bodily weakness & could not get on any further, but had dropped down in the street. Upon talking to her I found that she was trying to get to the steamer, I persuaded her to let me help her, & taking her things & letting her lean on my arm I got her to the boat The poor old thing scarcly knew how to express her thanks. In the afternoon I visited Sydney Hospital
Friday 21st
Went to see the mother of a little boy who was hurt in our Boys Club. I have made 5
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visits & called on two sick women.
Saturday 22nd
Sunday 23rd
Called to see a sick man After Sunday School, I then went to fetch a woman to church who had promised to come during the week. While at church she was lead to see what a miserable sinner she was, but she did not yield that night
Monday 24th
V. Morecliff Hospital & 7 homes
Tuesday 25th
Weekly meeting, made 6 visits, conducted Cottage Meeting.
Wednesday 26th
Two visits, one sick.
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Attended Mothers Meeting lead Junior Class
Thursday 27th
This has been one of my happiest days at visiting The woman who came to Church with me the previous Sunday evening had been thinking over what she had heard their & was very much troubled, she had given away greatly to the drink & I found her very anxious to give it up, after taking & praying with her, she decided to take the pledge, (Also her sister who was staying with her) Poor women, they have seen better days, she told me that she had one sister who was a
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good Christian woman & worked a great deal among the poor, she had often pleaded hard for them; But they would not listen to her now she would not have anything to do with them I could not help feeling (more than ever I felt before what a terrible thing sin is. I had been asked to go & see a poor woman who was in great trouble, over a daughter who had run away from her home, I found her as I had heard & after trying to comfort her & promising to do all I could to help find her daughter I left. In visiting the hospital in the afternoon I was very much blest
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On leaving one of the Wards a poor, sick man called me back, & said “You have prayer meetings in your Hall have you not? I want to ask for your prayers, that I may be able to keep loving my Saviour, I feel it very hard sometimes & I think I will lose my hold of Christ. Do ask them to pray for me.
Friday 28th
Spent most of the day in trying to find traces of the young girl, but could not succeed.
Saturday 29th
Sunday 30th
On returning home from the evening service, found an old women in the
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Part drunk, & singing to the top of her voice to the amusement of a number of men, after talking to her kindly, persuaded her to let us take her to her home.
Monday 1st December
Visited Morecliff Hospital the remainder of the day was spent in folding Gazetts.
Tuesday 2nd
Weekly meeting, 4 visits Attended Cottage Meeting
Wednesday 3rd
Sis Gannon & I took a poor woman to the Prince Alfred Hospital then attended Mothers Meeting & held Junior Class.
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Friday 5th In starting out this morning I went first to see the mother of this young girl who had left her home. She had heard nothing more of her. I then called on a poor mother who had first lost her little baby & I helped her in preparing for the funeral. In the afternoon we held our first open-air service. Before going out Mr Taylor had us all in his office for a few minutes prayer We went out in much fear & trembling, but looking to Jesus Not many came round our ring but numbers stood at the doors & windows. At the close we were asked to go & see a poor woman who had been a missionary for a great many years, she heard us singing in the lane & sent
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for us to come in to her We sang a number of hymns & after praying with her left with the promise to come again
Saturday 6th
Sunday 7th Gave my first address at Prince[indecipherable]
Monday 8th After visiting the Eye Hospital & spending a very happy time with the patients, who look with great delight for Monday morning to come I visited four homes.
Tuesday 9th Council morning & committee meeting to arrange about the Breakfast for the poor. Conducted cottage meeting & visited 7 homes
Wednesday 10th Played for Mrs Hutchinson at the service at Morecliff Hos. I then visited three homes. & went again inquiring for the missing young girl Attended Mother meeting
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& held Junior Class, On returning home in the evening a person met me & told me of a poor woman who was dyeing of consumption, & the family starving for bread After tea I went to see her & found them without a crust of bread & the poor woman lying upon rags. No one to do anything for her, after doing what I could for her & getting the children food left her going again early the next morning.
Thursday 11th Found the woman very low, gave her a good wash, she told me she had not been washed for five or six weeks. Went collecting for our poor breakfast, then spent the remainder of the day with the sick woman
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cleaning her room &c. Helped with the Seamans tea in the evening
Friday 12th Did a few hours collecting for the Breakfast, Lead the open air meeting in Clarence Lane, then sat with the sick woman again
Saturday 13th With the woman from seven oclock in the morning till nearly dinner time Went again in the evening & found her sin being very fast, a day or two ago she was much afraid to die her cry was, Pls if I were only ready. This night while singing & praying with her she was enabled to [indecipherable] put her whole trust in Jesus the change was very great I sat up all night with her, her continual prayer
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was “Jesus take me now". Do come my Jesus" then she would ask for patience to wait & bear her terrible weakness till God saw fit to take her I left her at six oclock in the morning, Sister Gannon taking my place, at about half past eleven news came to say to come, she was dying Her last words were “dear Jesus I’m coming". During the night the poor sorrow stricken husband was lead to give himself to Jesus & resolved by the help of God to be a new man from that [indecipherable]. We did all we could in arranging about the funeral &c. One woman whom we had visited very much when she was in great trouble
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(being very poor,) often said she would so much like to do something in return for our kindness, she could not give money, but she would be pleased to do sewing for us, any time we wanted any done. We were now able to let her help us, for the three children of this poor mother who had just died, were without dresses. We found a number of her dresses, so after picking them to pieces &c w brought them to her & found her only to willing to make them up for the children.
Sunday 14th
Monday 15th Visited Morecliff Hos. & spent the rest of the day in collecting
Tuesday 16th Collecting all the morning
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Visited Prince Alfred Hospital with Sis Gannon in the afternoon
Wednesday 17th Attended Council meeting, Mothers meeting & held Junior Class, & distributed some tickets for the poor breakfast.
Thursday 18th Visited three homes, did a little collecting, & visited Sydney Hospital
Friday 19th Finished up the collecting Attended open air meeting in Hart Street.
Saturday 20th
Sunday 21st
Monday 22nd) Attending to Home work.
Tuesday 23rd)
Wednesday 24th) Helping in preparing for the Breakfast
Thursday 25th Poor Breakfast. Services all day at the Hall.
Friday 26th Boxing Day
Saturday 27th
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Sunday 28th
Monday 29th Visited Morecliff Hos. & five homes.
Tuesday 30th Weekly Council, visited 5 homes. Conducted cottage meeting.
Wednesday 31st Folding Gazettes all day.
1891
January 1st
Thursday. Attended Camp meeting, at Ryde
Friday 2nd Folding Gazetts, all this morning amp; attended open air services in the afternoon
Saturday 3rd
Sunday 4th Gave an address in the S. School
Monday 5th Visited Morecliff, afterwards returned to the
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Hall & spent the rest of the day in helping with Gazetts
Tuesday 6th Picnic at Clifton L. returned in the afternoon to conduct cottage meeting
Wednesday 7th Played for Mr Hutchinson at the service at Morecliff H. held class & attended the Mothers tea meeting in the evening.
Thursday 8th Visited six homes & Sydney Hos in the afternoon.
Friday 9th visited six homes & called at the Bus Office to see a young man (whose mother was dying in Sydney Hospital) to get him to go & see her. & & went in search again for the young girl I was looking for several weeks ago.
Saturday 10th
Sunday 11th
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Monday 12th Vis Morecliff Hos. Spent a very blessed time in the poor homes.
Tuesday 13th Vis two sick persons & two homes. Attended Cottage M. two women decided for Christ. God is greatly blessing us in these meetings.
Wednesday 14th Vis four homes, spent two hours in study. Lead Junior class & held the Evangelistic services at Pruer St
Thursday 15th Vis 5 homes. Sydney Hos. One woman gave herself to Christ.
Friday 16th Vis with Sis Gannon four homes. Attended open air service.
Saturday 17th
Sunday 18th
Monday 19th spent the morning in looking up absent class
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members, visited five homes. In Essex St.
Tuesday 20th Attended Council meeting Seven viz. One sick visit at At Cottage meeting
Wednesday 21st Mr Taylor very friendly gave me this day to spend with a friend.
Thursday 22nd Visited Sydney Hos.
Friday 23rd Had a long talk with a poor woman who was deeply anxious about her souls salvation, but who cannot seem to grasp the truth Made five visits Vis one sick woman. At Open air S.
Saturday 24th
Sunday 25th Gave an address at the evening service at Princes St
Monday 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th & 31st My week in the Home
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Sunday February 1st
Monday 2nd Vis Morecliff Hos. Call to see a child who had been badly burnt. Spent the rest of the day at the Gazetts.
Tuesday 3rd Council Meeting, vis one convert. Went with Sis Thomson to the S Army Rescue Home to see a woman she had brought their the previous day. Attended Cottage Meeting & made 3 visits
Wednesday 4th V. two homes. Held class Meet the girls to help them with there examination lessons
Thursday 5th V. three homes & two sick women. Hospital in the afternoon
Friday 6th Went to see the sick person again, made three other visits, lead open air service
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Saturday 7th Holiness meeting,
Sunday 8th Sat with a poor young man in the Hospital, who was dying & who asked some weeks ago for our prayers.
Monday 9th Morecliff Hospital Found a young girl from the country who had no home here. & no place to stay at. We got a place for her. So here we think she will be likely to get on well.
Tuesday 10th Vis eleven homes; lead cottage meeting in the afternoon
Wednesday 11th Nine visits, attended Mothers meeting, Class meeting. & lead the open air meeting at Princes St for our Evening services.
Thursday 12th Home all the morning visited Hospital in the afternoon.
Friday 13th Spent a good deal of time
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with a poor woman who had just lost her mother¨ attended open air service
Saturday 14th
Sunday 15th Went to get a woman to come to church & sat for an hour with a poor sick woman On returning to the Hall a message had come from the Hospital from the lad I had sat with the previous Sunday & several times during the week, that he wished to see me, I went after the evening services, saw that he would soon be home He wanted to tell me he would meet me on the other shore Poor boy his friends are all living in Scotland, He new no one here. He looked forward so anxiously to going home in the Spring but
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now his words were, I’m going to Mother, but Jesus is going to take me to His Home. He passed away before the dawn of morning.
Monday 16th Vis Morecliff. Sat with two sick woman.
Tuesday 17th Council meeting. Made a wreath for Tommy & attended his funeral.
Wednesday 18th Had several mission letters to write to converts attended Mothers meeting & Junior Class
Thursday 19th Made [indecipherable] visits &c Hospital
Friday 20th Three visits. At open air service
Saturday 21st
Sunday 22nd
Monday 23rd Morecliff Hospital. Folding Gazetts.
Tuesday 24th Weekly meeting. Five visits conducted cottage meeting.
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Wednesday 25th Two visits Mothers M. & Class meeting.
Thursday 26th Three homes. Hospital in the afternoon
Friday 27th V. six homes. Open air service
Saturday 28th
Sunday 1st March Visited a sick woman
Monday 2nd V. Morecliff Hospital & Three homes.
Tuesday 3rd Council meeting. Visited from house to house with hand bills for Temperance meeting. At Cottage meeting & v. 8 homes
Wednesday 4th Out all the morning with hand bills. At Mothers meeting & Junior class.
Thursday 5th Visited a poor woman at Pyrmont & again went to look for the young girl who had been so long missing Hospital in the afternoon
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Friday 6th V. five homes. One sick woman, bring her a little beef tea. Attended open air M.
Saturday 7th
Sunday 8th, 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Home week. Helping several evenings in the mission at Princes St
Monday 16th V. Morecliff H. called at twenty homes to invite them to the services at Prince St.
Tuesday 17th Weekly meeting. Returned home for a little study
Wednesday 18th Took Sis Gannons place at home, Lead my class & took both open air & indoor services at Princes St
Thursday 19th V. twenty homes & Hospital in the afternoon
Friday 20th Home all day doing some writing for the mission
Saturday 21st
Sunday 22nd
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Monday 23rd V. Hospital & two sick woman (Mrs Green & Mrs Brown) & visited with Sis Gannon ten homes.
Tuesday 24th Council meeting, received a letter from the man whose wife had died some two or three months, to say his little boy was dead & would I come & see him I found the poor man very sorrowful, but was glad to hear the he had kept true to his vow he had made at his wifes death bed. He told me what sweet peace he had within.
Lead cottage meeting
Wednesday 25th v. Mrs Green & two other homes, the remainder of the day was given to the gazettes.
Thursday 26th Gazetts all this morning
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Hospital in the afternoon
Friday 27th (Good Friday) Camp meeting at Burwood.
Saturday 28th
Sunday 29th
Monday 30th Mr Taylor has given me a few days holiday to go to Blackheath.
April 1st 2nd
Friday 3rd Visited two homes & attended open air service
Saturday 4th Gave an address at the Holiness Association along with several of the Evangelists
Sunday 5th Addressed the S School at Princes St
Monday 6th Morecliff Hospital; by the consent of the Superintendent I spent this afternoon with a friend
Tuesday 7th Attended Council, afterwards went to get a young girl a
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situation, held cottage meeting & visited four homes.
Wednesday 8th All my time this morning has been given to poor Mrs Green. Afternoon attended Mothers meeting, & Junior Class
Thursday 9th Sis Gannon & I called to see a sick woman, doing what we could for her. Then we made four visits & visited Sydney Hospital in the afternoon
Friday 10th With two sick persons all the morning; in the afternoon we all were helping with the Sailors tea.
Sat 11th
Sunday 12th
Monday 13th Went to Leichhardt on business for Mrs Taylor & spent the rest of the day with her.
Tuesday 14th Workers meeting. Visited one home & visited with Sis Gannon Prince Alfred Hospital.
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Wednesday 15th Three visits. Mothers Meeting & Junior class.
Thursday 16th Visited four homes. Hospital in the afternoon
Friday 17th Called to see a sick woman made two other visits & attended open air services.
Saturday 18th
Sunday 19th
Monday 20th to Sunday 26th Week at home Held Junior Class on Wednesday
Monday 27th Morecliff Hospital, four homes. Got word that Mrs Green had passed away during the night went & helped the daughter all I could.
Tuesday 28th Weekly Council, the rest of the day was spent with Miss Green. The mother had got me to promise to stay with her daughter all I could & go with her to the funeral.
Wednesday 29th With Mrs Taylor all day
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Junior class in the afternoon
Thursday 30th Visited four homes in the morning & went to the Mothers picnic in the afternoon
May 1st
Friday Visited five homes & one sick woman
Saturday 2nd
Sunday 3rd
Monday 4th Vis Morecliff Hospital & made four visits
Tuesday 5th Council meeting. Called on Mr Roades who was in great trouble again. Held cottage meeting & visited a woman in whom I feel very anxious about. She is striving to lead a new life, but her old companions will not leave her alone.
Wednesday 6th Visited two homes & went with a poor woman to Darlinghurst Jail, to see her daughter
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this is the same girl who was lost to her mother some few months ago. She has been sentenced to two months hard labour for stealing. The sisters of Mercy had visited her & got her to promise to go [indecipherable] them to Tempie to there Rescue Home when her sentence had expired.
Thursday 7th Helping with the natives all the morning. Visited the Hospital in the afternoon, one poor woman put her trust in Jesus.
Friday 8th This day has been spent with the natives in helping cloth them &c.
Saturday 9th
Sunday 10th
Monday 11th Went to the Zoological Gardens with the natives. & visited one sick in the evening.
Tuesday 12th Council meeting, attended Cottage meeting, Sis Nichols
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Gannon & I went to North Shore to help in the School Anniversary in the evening.
Wednesday 13th Visited five homes in the morning, & in the afternoon went with the natives to Mr Vic[indecipherable] at Waverley.
Thursday 14th Shoping with some of the native women. Attended Hospital in the afternoon. God is greatly blessing us here another dear woman, who was in great trouble, gave it over to Jesus & trusted him to help her.
Friday 15th All day of prayer at this Hall. Went between the services with Sis Gannon to see two woman.
Saturday 16th
Sunday 17th
Monday 18th Home all day ill.
Tuesday 19th Weekly meeting. Held Cottaage Meeting & paid three visits
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Wednesday 20th five visits. At Mothers meeting & Junior class
Thursday 21st Made six visits & Hospital in the afternoon
Friday 22nd Ten visits had a very happy time in some of the homes. Visited one sick woman
Sat 23rd
Sunday 24th
Monday 25th Queens Birthday held.
Tuesday 26th Workers meeting. Attended Cottages meeting. Called on a sick woman for Rev Orr. In his circuit. Made four other visits.
Wednesday 27th The natives left for New Guinea went to see them off then visited with Sis Nicholls four homes. Attended Mothers meeting & Junior class
Thursday 28th Visited five homes & Sydney Hospital in the afternoon
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Friday 29th Started out early this morning to have a good days work. (so much time has been taken up with the natives that our visiting has been somewhat neglected) visited twenty eight homes & one sick woman. Had one of our best open air services in Hart St.
Saturday 30th
Sunday 31st
June 1st
Monday
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Opening of the Sisters Home
Monday August 4th 1890
It being the wish of the Committee that each sister should keep a record of her work. Although we have not yet entered upon our regular duty. I want to begin my journal from this opening day.
At half past 2 Mr Taylor met the sisters in the dining room to arrange several matters of detail
Then came the Opening celebrations by Mrs Cowlishaw then the great
[Transcribed by Robin Matthews for the State Library of New South Wales]