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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. © ® ® © 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. © @ © © 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 r '' ...... | Bb kL.JU.. ..... 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...”