July 1877
Dr Lowrie

Dear brother,
I enclose a copy of a letter to Dr Geary, which please accept instead of a personal communication on the subject, as I am much pressed with other correspondence.

…Miss McBeth’s students were recently here at Portland. Up to a certain degree of attainment they were thoroughly instructed and reflected much credit upon her Christian faithfulness. These pupils produced a very favorable impression upon the large audiences who saw and heard them. They are evidently sincere and in earnest. We have heard of them since they returned to the Reservation as engaged inhlding religious services among their people. We believe that with God’s blessing there is a career of usefulness before them.
Faithfully yours

A.L. Lindsley.

Portland, July 7, 1877
Rev. E.R. Geary D.D.
Eugene City, Oregon

Dear brother,
Mr J. B. Monteith writes to me:
‘The Commissioner informed me that I must reduce the pay of employees by reducing the salaries of each or the discharge of someone. I cannot cut down on the salaries for I am now paying less than any of the Agents around here. Consequently I have to discharge one, and as I am compelled by the law to keep up the two boarding schools, and so much fault has been found with Miss McBeth I have concluded to drop her, hoping you will be able to secure her salary from the Missionary Society, and thus take her school out of the control of the Department. Miss McBeth can do a great good here if allowed to manage her school as a missionary."

[illegible] I add that Miss McB has had repeated interviews with the Agent and has tendered her resignation to be accepted at any time when he should ask for it.

Miss McB is still in my house and I have had frequent conferences with her about her plans. She is wholly devoted to Christian usefulness and gives herself up with unusual self forgetfulness to the leadings of Providence. She will remain with us at least until she hears from the Board. When she left the Reservation on account of the disturbances there she had in her care a class of twelve. They are to be teachers of the Nez Perce nation. The result of some of this lady’s labors you saw here in the young men recently licensed and you are familiar with the whole work. In my estimation no agency upon the Reservation is more useful than hers. Her influence upon the church, especially at Kamiah we have no means of measuring, but I know that it has been inestimable. In view of her success should we not join in requesting that Miss McB be supported by the Board of Fr. Miss?
Faithfully yours in the love of Christ,

A.L. Lindsley