Identifier: diamondsinrougha00sne (find matches)
Title: Diamonds in the rough, acres and acres of diamonds
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Snead, L. U. (Littleton Upshur)
Subjects: Golden Industrial Institute (N.C.) Appalachians (People)
Publisher: Golden, N.C., The Golden Industrial Institute
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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God, and love ofour fellowmen, we engrave upon these tablets somethingwhich will brighten to all eternity.^^ ANGLO-SAXON BLOOD OF THE MOUNTAINS. Here I am! Look at me! My name Is MasterEgerton Hester. Aly mama was born and raised In themountains of North CaroHna. I am of Scotch and Irishblood, and you know blood tells. Am I not a fine speci-men of physical perfection and baby Intelligence ^ My papa and mama were missionaries In Cuba. Iexpect to be a missionary, too. You will hear from me,some day. I have thousands of poor baby brothers andsisters In the Southern Appalachian Mountains who arenot so blessed as I am. Wont you buy this book for50 cents, so that they, also, may have an opportunity togo to school, to get an education, and learn about Jesus,and be missionaries and real soul-savers, too.^ / am sure you will, when you read It, and look at thepictures. DonU say no; because many will not be blessedIf you do. You can bless them, If you zvill, and then youwill be as happy as I am.
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Only Jesus knows the priceless worth of a little child. God stresses the infiniteimportance, in His word, of saving the lambs; then we will have the old sheep. Thesemountains are full of lambs. They must be saved or lost! Which? 10 The Scope and Needs of theMountain People GREETING: May God bless all our readerswith good health, hope, usefulness, prosperity anda sweet sense of the loving presence of Christ. We trust that this book will free your mind from manymisconceptions about the scope and needs of the Moun-tain people. It will bring you up-to-date in your knowl-edge, and we hope unite you in deepest interest in theirbehalf, for while you are becoming better informed inregard to their condition, your heart cannot but bedrawn closer in unison to the living, loving heart of God,and a burning desire possess your mind to respond tothe urgent call for means to help carry the Gospel ofsalvation and education into these remote Mountainregions. Tens of thousands of the best people of our

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