Chasing Dreams—To the Wide, Wide World
By Keiko Tanamura
| 1870 | (19 years old) | March: The northwestern branch of the WFMS-MEC is formed (Jennie Willing as correspondence). |
| | | June: Brother Moncena marries Leni Sage, the daughter of a builder. |
| | | September: Dora begins working as a public school teacher (annual salary of $340) in Morris (Grundy County). |
| 1871 | (20 years old) | September: Dora begins assisting Principal H.H.C. Miller as a second-year teacher (annual salary of $375). |
| 1872 | (21 years old) | Dora continues to assist the principal in September. |
| 1873 | (22 years old) | (In February, the ban on Christianity in Japan is lifted) |
| | | July: An appeal for the necessity of missionary work in Japan appears in HWF. |
| | | August: The mission to Japan by the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) begins. |
| | | Dora begins her third year assisting the principal in September. She teaches German on the side (annual salary of $500). |
| | | Autumn? : Dora submits her application to WFMS-MEC to become a missionary. She begins studying music and starts working at Jennie Willing’s office. |
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