Longed to travelA Closer LookIt is possible that Mary was quite surprised to find herself married to George and working at a mission school. In addition to her generally low opinion of divinity students, she wrote in an 1859 letter: “Yes, how I would like to hear… the sea. Am not so engrossed in the Mission as not to think of my old favorite, prospective travels! Oh no- you know I never pretend to any missionary spirit — I am interested in the school, of course. But it would be like enacting a farce for me to be a missionary.” To find out about how Mary spent most of her life in mission work, see Mary Whipple: After the Story. |
