During the winter Mrs. Plaisted, from Maine, has had a day-school for colored children and it has proved a noble work. It has done more than anything else to strengthen the work and gain the confidence and love of the people. I was present at the close of the day-school, and was much gratified to see the progress that had been made.
(Source: The Rev. William Walker, Parochial Report, Mission at Tryon City, Polk County, 1891 Journal of Convention, 130-31)