This book is a personal account of the life and letters of Mary Galloway Giffen, a pioneer missionary of the Associate Reformed Church South who served for nearly seven years. The author sheds light on the challenges and hardships that Giffen faced as a female missionary in the 19th-century South, and offers a detailed analysis of her spiritual journey and her contributions to the Church. The book is a great resource for anyone interested in religious history, particularly the role of women in the Church. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.