ZlDarg /ID. XongDon, /ID. H>. 
 
 Was born in Washington, Pa., on the 17th of 
 October, 1869. Her education was begun in 
 the home, and for several years supplemented 
 by the excellent public school of her native 
 town. Her parents removing to Allegheny City, 
 Pa., she entered third ward preparatory class 
 for the high school, winning the principal’s 
 prize and passing the examination with credit. 
 While in the high school she taught some as a 
 substitute, and after completing the course she 
 was elected a teacher in her home ward. Hav¬ 
 ing at times a difficulty in being able to use her 
 voice so as to be heard in a large room of stu¬ 
 dents, on account of a nervous affection of the 
 vocal organs, she was advised to rest for a sea¬ 
 son. Her brother was in De Land, Fla., preach¬ 
 ing, so she went there and entered a newspa- 
 acquisition she learned the work done by a 
 per office as proof-reader. As an additional 
 compositor. It was during the time of the 
 State Convention held in DeLand, in January, 
 1895, that she made known to a few friends 
 that the desire of her life was to prepare her¬ 
 self for the most effective missionary work. 
 Deciding that a thorough knowledge of medi¬ 
 cine would in many ways increase her useful¬ 
 ness and prove a blessing to many who suffered 
 because of a lack of this knowledge, she en¬ 
 tered a medical college, the Woman’s Medical 
 College of Pennsylvania, located in Philadel¬ 
 phia, Pa., and completed a four-years’ course. 
 While a student in college Dr. Longdon was a 
 member of the Student Volunteer Band, and 
 
was selected and sent by her fellow-students as 
 their delegate and representative to the Inter¬ 
 national Convention held in Cleveland, Ohio, 
 in 1897. As a student of missions and medi¬ 
 cine she gained a cash award which a lady 
 placed in the hand of the chief for distribu¬ 
 tion to a deserving student, also a position as 
 assistant in the chemical laboratory. 
 
 Perhaps the greatest honor conferred was 
 to be elected assistant resident physician 
 in the institution from which she was grad¬ 
 uated, as the experience thus gained will be of 
 such value in her work in India. Her life of 
 faith in preparing for the service is an inspira¬ 
 tion to those who are acquainted with her 
 efforts to be fully equipped. Only by the lov¬ 
 ing aid rendered so generously was this possi¬ 
 ble. Dr. Longdon chose India as her prefer¬ 
 ence for work because of the pressing need. 
 In her life we are able to see the silent work of 
 the members cf the C. W. B. M., for it was the 
 report brought home from a meeting of the 
 Auxiliary by her mother of the condition of 
 the women and children of India, that touched 
 her heart and prompted her to try to relieve 
 them. The glory of being appointed a mission¬ 
 ary by the National Board was crowned when, 
 on her 30th anniversary, she was presented as 
 amissionary at the Jubilee Convention in Cin¬ 
 cinnati, last October, soon to sail for her chosen 
 field. With a faith and trust that comes from 
 a blessed experience she left her native land on 
 the 13th of December for Deoghur, Bengal, 
 India. J. F. L. 
 
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