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“...INDEX.
PAGE
CHINA.
Missionaries, Position of our Rev. C.
Stedeford ... ... ... ... ... 43
Missions and China. Professor W. E.
Soothill ........................41
National Movement. Rev. F. B. Turner 201
Raine, Nurse ... ... ... ... 16
Students and the Bible. Rev. G. W.
Sheppard ... ... ... ... ... 96
Unknown Chinese Christian ... ... 137
NORTH CHINA,
Banditry in North China. Rev. F. B.
Turner ........... ... ... ... 3
Chinese Hymn-book. Rev. F. B.
Turner ... ... ... ... ... 172
Chu Chia Tsai, Last winter and this at
Rev. D. H. Smith ................48
First Impressions. Rev. H. T. Cook 34
Girls’ School, The Story of Rev. F. B.
Turner ... ... ... ... 52
Lao Ling Hospital. Dr. W. E. Plummer 8
Robson, Dr. J. K. ... ... ... ... 131
,, ,, Rev. E. W. Hirst ... 170
Tongshan College Song. Rev. F. B.
Turner ... ... ... ... ... 195
Work in North China ... ... ... 101
SOUTH-EAST CHINA.
Chang of the Golden Heart. Ladv
Hosie ...........................'.224
Ningpo, Anxious days in Miss M.
Fortune ....”
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“...95
“China and Britain” ... ... ... 95
“The Golden Stool” ... ......115
“The New Africa” ... ... ... 115
“Uganda Contrasts” ... ... 132
“The Master and His Men” ...........134
“From Savagery to Christ” ... ... 136
“Talks on Friends in Africa" ... ... 136
“If I lived in Africa” ... 136
“ Twenty years of Missionary Co-opera-
tion ” 153
“The Call Drum” ............205
“Dawn in Africa” ... ......205
“Big World Picture Book” ... 205
“The Wonderful Island” .............205
PAGE
“ Special Messenger ” ............218
“Everyland” ... ... ... ••• 218
International Review of Missions
33, 82, 176, 230
ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHINA,
Babies in Chinese Hospital ... ... 100
Blind Chinese Girls ... ... ••• 98
Buddhist Priests ... ... ......118
Chinese Mothers and Children ... 35
Confucian Temple ... ... ... 56
Model of Pagoda ... ... ... ... 23
Modern Chinese College Girls ... ... 101
Waiting for the Doctor ... ... ... 128
“Why not leave them alone?” ... ... 50
NORTH CHINA.
Chu Chia Tsai, Outside of Mission
Compound...”
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“...since the
opening of the nineteenth century. Alike
in China and in Africa the native is de-
manding freer and juster industrial con-
ditions, and blaming the foreigner, and
the missionary as foreigner, for his
present disabilities. Graver still are the
political embarrassments. The closer con-
tact of alien races, and the breaking up of
ancient traditions and forms of govern-
ment by the impact of new peoples and
new ideas of rulership, create a problem
of the first magnitude, not only for the
missionary, but for the politician and
statesman. But there is more than this.
In Africa, India, and China we are wit-
nessing, as never before, the emergence
of nationality, a claim for national dis-
tinctness, integrity, autonomy, a demand
for a place in the sun, and a determina-
tion to escape from the bonds of child-
hood, tutelage or servitude. It is a move-
ment which cannot, and ought not to be
arrested. But it is liable to ugly turns.
In China, unfortunately, it is at the
stage of somewhat intractable...”
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“...Banditry in
North China.
GONDITIONS in China as a whole
show little sign of improvement ;
for though here in the extreme
north-east fighting has ceased, the war
in the north-west between the Mukd.en
forces and the Kuo Min Chun is by no
means over. The latter army has been
driven from the formidable Nan Kow
Pass and from its Kalgan stronghold ;
but it seems to have retired in somewhat
good order ; and is said to be in consider-
able strength in the further north-west.
It remains as a menace to the powers-
that-be (if such they may be called) who
now hold Peking.
But while in the north there is now
comparative peace, the fiercest fighting is
raging in Mid-China and the Yangtze
valley between the Cantonese and the
northern armies. It is from day to day
reported, and as often denied, that Wu
Chang and Hankow have fallen to the
Southerners.
Certain it is that a bitter conflict is
being waged, and that it is not unlikely
to involve the whole of China. The
seriousness of the situation may be
judged...”
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“...projects for
wider evangelism. But in spite of these
difficulties we must not despair. We are
the custodians and the messengers of the
evangel, which is the one thing that can
bring to this distracted people peace, har-
mony and security. We must preach it
And duly shall appear,
In verdure, beauty, strength
The tender blade, the stalk, the ear,
And the full corn at length.
Oh for the day when the gospel shall be
everywhere received throughout China,
and every man shall dwell under his own
vine and figtree, none daring to make him
afraid !
From the
Mission House.
The Great In his translation of the
“ I-will-be.” third chapter of the book
of Exodus, with its ac-
count of the burning bush and the call
of God to Moses, Dr. Moffatt renders the
name by which God would be known as
“I-will-be.” “God said unto Moses, I
will-be-what-I-will-be : tell the Israelites
that I-will-be has sent you to them.” The
change from the name “I-am ” to “I-will-
be ” is very significant. The “ I-am ”
suggests absolute...”
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“...From the Mission House
rolling over China. The Government has
resigned because it is bankrupt. The
resignation is tendered to the war-lords
who are the acknowledged masters of the
situation ; which of these war-lords will
become the masters ultimately the fates
will determine. The foreign residents in
China, apart from the missionaries, are in
a state of alarm, and appeal to their re-
spective governments for intervention.
The form of intervention is the difficult
question to decide. It is the duty of the
Governments to protect their own
nationals, and no doubt they will do so.
The fear is that in doing so the wild
action of Chinese communists will pro-
voke disastrous conflict. The deplorable
conflict at Wanshien aroused the bitterest
feeling- among the Chinese and they may
attempt reprisals.
Under these darkening shadows we call
to mind God’s glorious name “ I-will-be. ”
He is with His servants the missionaries,
and with His Church in China, and we
may believe that the time of impending...”
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“...From the Mission House
parations were made for taking over the
city in the name of the Canton Govern-
ment. Among the provisions laid down
one was “that all foreigners be given till
the end of the month to- leave the city ; ”
another was “that no food be sold, and
no service be given to any foreigners.”
Happily, the crisis was averted. It
leaves little doubt as to the kind of treat-
ment missions will receive if the “ Red ”
party become dominant, and it presents
a powerful plea for all Christian people
to pray for China during this critical
period of her history.
Mrs. Hey wood’s We are glad and grateful
Recovery. to report that Mrs. Hey-
wood made a very satis-
factory recovery after her operation. She
left the nursing- home on October 13th,
and a week later she was able to leave
Shanghai by steamer for Wenchow. Mr.
A West African Chieftain.
Heywood writes : “After one of the
calmest voyages ever made by us down
the coast we arrived in Wenchow early
Friday morning, October 23rd, without...”
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“...service to the missionary cause. Three
must be mentioned, however briefly. (1)
The maintenance of the “Missionaries’
Literature Association,” whereby our
missionaries are supplied regularly with
many welcome periodicals. (2) The meet-
ing of missionaries and their families on
their arrival at, and departure from, the
homeland. (3) The conduct, with re-
markable devotion, and without any re-
muneration, of the largest share of the
administration of the Foreign Mission
Committee- work during Mr. Stedeford’s
prolonged absence in China and Africa.
The missionaries love Brother Swallow.
So do we all. May God richly bless him
in the eventide of life.
By Mrs. MACLAURIN.
President of the Women’s Missionary Auxiliary.
It is with very great pleasure that 1
add my tribute to our dear friend, Rev.
J. E. Swallow, on the occasion of his
retirement from the Editorship of the
Missionary Echo.
His loyal service calls for the deepest
gratitude, and we cannot but admire the
fine literary gifts that have made...”
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“...(6s.). Dr.
Maclagan has been a missionary at
Swatow, and is at the present time
Foreign Missions secretary of the Presby-
terian Church of England. He gives a
masterly survey of those forms of religion
and modes of spiritual thought which
have long held sway in China, and seeks
to appraise their value from a Christian
point of view. He holds, as every wise
missionary has held, that Christianity
conserves the best elements of China’s
traditional religion and morality, but
shows nevertheless that we have in Chris-
tianity something better. As a contribu-
tion to our understanding of the present
upheaval in China the book is of im-
mense value. The lesson that we are all
being taught, says Dr. Maclagan, is
that the Church in China must be the
Chinese expression of the Church Catho-
lic. In no small degree we have failed
to promote that expression, probably
more through inadvertence than by de-
sign. Our only hope of obtaining our
objective is to show that by becoming
Christian the Chinese...”
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“...hope and pray that no interest,
local or denominational, will suffer
thereby.
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The Situation in China.
The situation in China causes grave
anxiety among all missionary societies.
Though the anti-foreign movement has
affected us less than the Wesleyan Mis-
sionary Society, the Baptist Missionary
Society, and the China Inland Mission,
we have not been left unscathed by any
means. Mr. Stedeford’s well-informed
comments on another page should be care-
fully read.
We can trust the foreign Governments
not to add any provocation to the already
overheated state to which Chinese mis-
government has brought the country. At
the same time foreign residents must be
given full protection, and we are glad to
know that adequate measures have been
taken. Our own Foreign Office is not
likely to be backward on a matter of this
sort.
Those of us at home, and especially
those who have relatives in China, should
be reassured by the recent articles we
have published by Professor Soothill and
Principal Redfern...”
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“...The Editor to His Readers
largely unprepared for democratic govern-
ment, we ought not to be surprised if
China is finding that it is by much tribu-
lation she is entering her kingdom.
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We warmly commend a book recently
published by the Student Christian Move-
ment at half a crown, entitled “ China To-
day Through Chinese Eyes.” Four years
ago a book was published with the same
title ; the present book is a sequel, bring-
ing the story up to date, and treating
some fresh aspects of the situation. Some
words of Mr. David Z. T. Yui, M.A.,
may well encourage us : “ By suffering
tremendously from the hands of militar-
ists and politicians for these many years
our people’s patience is nearing the ex-
haustion-point, and their desire for
peace, order, and unity is gradually
expressing itself in no uncertain terms.”
© © © ®
To the Front in a Gracious
Enterprise.
St. Paul said to the Church at Corinth :
“You are to the front in everything: in
faith, in utterance, in knowledge, in all
zeal...”
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“...burning out of a home, the
loss of the ploughing cow or distress
caused by flood or hail, etc. There will
probably be preachers calling to make
arrangements for visits to the out-sta-
tions, and there are always a score or
two of “week-end ” visits waiting to be
made by the foreigners, or school matters
to be discussed. Rarely can any work
be done in the study on Mondays. It is
a fatiguing day.
Market-day, one day in six, is worse.
Our village and scholars’ market, a few
minutes’ walk from the mission com-
pound, is the centre to which Chinese,
Mohammedan, and many a Miao and No-
su aborigine come for barter and purchase
of corn, cloth, salt and cattle from a wide
area. The people take advantage of the
market day to visit the teacher on any
matter of business waiting to be settled.!
In addition, it is the weekly pay day. The
dining-room is rarely free of preachers,
teachers and helpers needing cash for
many purposes ; men offering goods for
sale. Masons, carpenters, sawyers, tim-
ber carriers...”
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“...other
five boys in file moved so many packages
on their heads down to King Jimmy.
First went the bath, packed full with
cooking utensils, held secure by a spe-
cially made lid padlocked on either side
(Micklethwaite’spatent), then the “chop”
box trunks, camp-beds, etc. The next
thing was to go to bed and hope for good
weather in the morning. At sunrise we
were up and busy with our final prepara-
tions, and at a quarter past six we went,
a party of four, down to King Jimmy.
There was Willy, the Mission House
general ; Santiggy, the cook, who, given
a match, two sticks, a frying-pan and
some lard, will cook you a meal anywhere
on earth ; our guide, philosopher, and
friend, the Rev. J. B. Nichols, and myself.
It was half-past six when we went
aboard, and we were punctual, though
half an hour late. When Captain Slow
said six o’clock sharp; we knew, of
course, that he meant half-past—human
nature is the same all the world over :
how often have I been saying that since
I came here?
I suppose the...”
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“...Nurse Raine Returns to China
Solo : “We are hungry, what shall we
■do? ”
Chorus : “Steal some chop.”
Solo : “ Where shall we hide it ? ”
Chorus : “Under the sofa.”
Solo : “When Mammy comes.”
Chorus : “I’ll tell um.”
Solo : “When papa comes.”
Chorus : “I’ll tell um.”
After all the relations have thus been
dealt with, the song begins again. I got
up very late next morning, feeling sore-
boned and weary. But still it was Okushe !
Well done !
Nurse Raine Returns
to China.
URSE RAINE leaves for China on
the fifteenth of this month. Our
readers will be interested in the
message from her which follows :
In returning to China for a second
term of service, I do so with a clearer
knowledge of what is before me.
The romantic adventure into the un-
known which buoys up the missionary on
the first trip is absent from the second
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Nurse Ruine.
adventure. Fortunately its place is
usually taken by a great love and ad-
miration for the people and the land of
one’s adoption...”
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“...destination. At the end of two hours we
reached the grass hut in which the young
man was lying.
It was obvious that his femur was
broken. The native in his crude way has
some idea of what to do. They had se-
cured two pieces of bark to act as splints,
and had fastened these bv blades of
grass. I immediately set the fracture,
securing the necessary extension as best I
could with poor materials, and having
finished the job prepared to give them
advice regarding the case.
His home was too far from the mission
for me to attend to him, so I suggested
to the father that the very best thing he
could do would be to take the young man
to Mombasa Hospital, where he could
secure the best treatment possible. This
involved carrying the young man, on an
improvised stretcher, to Mwakerungi,
where they would secure a dhow to cross
to Mombasa. This idea was accepted by
the parents and relatives, and they swiftly
17...”
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“...book. We
know not what it holds for us. Let us
follow “The Christ, the King,” and make
it the best year we have ever lived.
Ada Maclaurin.
From the Council Secretary.
Mrs. Brooks, in asking me to write a
New Year Message to the W.M.A.
Branches, said she was sure there were
some things I should like to tell the
Branches. If I could visit them all, I
should implore them to remember the dire
need of evangelistic missionaries in
China. One woman member of the
Chinese Church to every three men, and
we have only three evangelistic women
missionaries at work in the whole of
China. The missionaries’ wives do yeo-
men service—all honour and thanks to
them—but all of them have more to do
than they can accomplish. Think of
Ningpo—the ante-chamber of Shanghai
for many Chinese—with one woman mis-
sionary as our representative. If branches
will redouble their efforts to make the
needs of our work known, and will, with
great importunity, lay the matter before
our Omnipotent Head, I feel sure the
young women...”
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“...the street and wished they
would visit him. What joy' came into his
face when he saw the bright beams mov-
ing up and down the quilt upon his bed !
A bit of broken glass and a kindly
thought had caused the sunbeam to turn
a corner.
There is always a bit of broken glass
at hand, and many, many hearts are
kind. May they ever remember the power
of little things to reflect the warm sun-
shine of God’s love.
The wife of one of our missionaries
now in England on furlough would like
to take back to China hundreds of vests
made from stocking legs, and bibs made
from towel ends, etc. Bits of broken
Mjss Weeks.
glass, cast aside it may be, but through
them sunshine may reach those in sore
need.
This autumn, Miss Weeks has received
and dispatched a goodly supply of ar-
ticles—brightly coloured dolls and other
toys, handkerchiefs, bags, various gar-
ments, pieces of material, and all sorts of
hospital supplies from sheets to safety
pins. Each gift parcel has its own story.
Here is one.
Week by week...”
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“...touches also the
sense of chivalry. To the charm of the
adventurous is added the appeal of the
chivalrous. It is the chivalrous impulse
that is foremost with the Christian mis-
sionary. He is constrained by the love
of Christ, for whose sake he desires to
help the weak and needy. But the adven-
turous appeal is not negligible. That
difficulties, have to be overcome and dan-
gers faced in the carrying of the good
news is part of the attraction. The
fascination of such a book as “Tight
Corners in China ” lies as much in the
tight corners in which the missionary
found himself as in the purpose for which
he was there.
The abiding interest, the perennial
fascination, of missionary work lies in
the fact that it is an adventure of the soul-
For what is the missionary idea? It is
the idea of winning men and women from
low and unworthy things to things high
and good. It is the hope of establishing
a close relationship between the separated
peoples of the earth, upon the basis of
a common Divine Fatherhood...”
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“...Some Village Christians of Chekiang, China
visitors was the wife of a trader, who
afterwards wrote of her hostess : “ Mrs.
Forsyth is a remarkable woman, living
alone like that. It is wonderful what
some people will do for a hobby.” Hobby !
It is a singular word in such a connec-
tion. For one thing, it seems so
curiously inadequate. Its offence how-
ever lies deeper. To associate such an
idea with the pains and sacrifice of mar-
tyrs and saints is to reveal a mind un-
enviably insensitive.
But the charm abides. The high
adventure that calls for daring, the
chivalrous appeal that asks for service,
still weave their alluring spell and capture
ardent souls. Still men and women caught
by that charm forsake all, and fare forth
with brave hearts to confront the world
with the challenge of Jesus.
Some Village Christians
of Chekiang, China.
Rev. W. R. STOBIE.
Wenchow, 1896-1912,
1918-24.
GHEKIANG is a Chinese maritime
province, south of Shanghai and
nearly twice the size of Belgium.
In many...”
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“...Some Village Christians of Chekiang, China
disease and litigation, all take a big toll of
the population.
The Cedar Creek people are notorious
for the independence of their character,
and, while making brave and steadfast
adherents to the Christian faith—some of
them have been (mown to suffer severe
physical tortures rather than deny that
faith—nevertheless not infrequently they
provide some difficult problems in Church
discipline for their missionaries and their
Chinese ministers. One can recall some
Cedar Creek men whose physical appear-
ance and posture strongly suggest the
upstanding rugged hills amid which they
were bred ; the poise and contour of whose
heads is reminiscent of the upward thrust
of the beetling peaks and crags from the
massive shoulders of their native moun-
tains.
Forty miles up the Cedar Creek the
mountains to the east and west of the
stream recede from each other to form a
somewhat circular and level strath about
three or four miles across. On its eastern
side, where...”
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