Author
Amerikan Bord Heyeti (American Board); -
Publication Date
1856-03-10; -
Publication Place
Bebek (Istanbul, Turkey); - -
Subject
Missionaries; -
Type
Book
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
55
Physical Dimensions
Handwriting; -
Library
SALT Research Collections
Library Asset ID
ABARPDR003; -
Record ID
43903
Library Location
SALT Research; -
Date
1856-03-10; -
Notes
Elizabeth Riggs’ Diary, spanning from 1848 to 1856, ages 9-17. The first entry, dated March 11, 1848, is Elizabeth’s ninth birthday. Of the day she writes: 'I finished my Arithmatic [sic] and Catechism. I wish this year to be a good girl and when I die to go to heaven. I hope God will give me a new heart.' The diary is primarily devoted to Elizabeth’s thoughts about her relationship with god and living a Christian life. She hopes that her brothers and sisters will join the “fold of Christ” as well. She wishes “to live as long as God sees fit, that I may do something, however little it be for Him who has done all for me.” (Jan. 4, 1849) On Jan. 16 she writes that she is “to join the church…three weeks from today.” On Feb. 3: “I feel as if it was to [sic] great a privelege [sic] for such as I am.” The second-to-last entry, dated March 7th 1856, contains Elizabeth’s reaction to the death of a Mr. Everett [Joel Everett died Constantinople March 1856]. The final entry, March 10th, reads, “Last day of my seventeenth year.” The overwhelming focus of Elizabeth’s diary during these years is on her ideas about Christianity and how to design her life according to religious principles.; -
