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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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“...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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“...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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“...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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“...incident—and which have come under my own observation, I have more to say. This will appear later. From the Mission House. China and the At the Washington Con- British ference in 1922 the Great Memorandum. Powers agreed to take united action, in relation to China, and announced their willing- ness to revise) existing treaties, and their desire to see the development in China of such a stable form of Government, and such a satisfactory system of justice, as would warrant the surrender of the ex- territorial privileges conceded by treaty to foreigners resident in China. The at- tempts made to fulfil these professed aims have proved abortive, chiefly on account of the chaotic condition of the internal affairs of China. In the meantime a powerful anti-foreign movement has de- veloped in China which has directed its hostility chiefly against Great Britain, because foreign interests in China are 80 per cent British. Consequently Great Britain sustains a loss, in commerce and prestige, greater than...”
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“...From the Mission House fully maintain the fight against the South. Canton imposed the surtax in defiance of international treaty, but the Cantonese Government is alarmed at the prospect of their opponents in the North gaining revenue from the same source. The North has the command of the most lucra- tive ports, including Shanghai and Tient- sin, and the Southerners may well feel apprehensive when the North profits by following their method. In inventing their weapon against the foreigner the Can- tonese did not imagine they were placing a more powerful one in the hands of their opponents in the North. Conquest After all, ideas are by Ideas. mightier than military force or financial power, and the chief strength of the Southerners in China consists in the fact that they proclaim a definite programme for the amelioration of China. They propagate a theory of national independence and social reconstruction as the remedy for China’s poverty and misery. It is not surprising that the distracted...”
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“...missionary with a re- cord of fourteen years’ service in connec- tion with the Wesleyan Mission in the Canton District. The present engagement is for one year only, but with the possi- bility of the period being extended. Dr. Hadden arrived at Chu Chia on Novem- ber 20th. When Mr. Turner met him, Dr. Hadden had gone to Peking with the desire to transfer his services to a Man- darin-speaking district. He served in the South1 as the Christian Endeavour repre- sentative of the Irish Methodist Confer- ence, and his retirement evoked the fol- lowing resolution from that Conference : “The Conference returns thanks to Dr. R. P. Hadden for his valuable services as Christian Endeavour missionary for thir- teen years. Dr. Hadden brought to his work outstanding abilities as a medical man, and a spirit continually aflame with devotion to Jesus Christ. In his Chris- tian service rendered in this country, in China, and in connection with the Great War he has proved himself a true man of God, and has served...”
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“...ferred to make ourselves, instead of trust- ting to our horses. Fortunately a Miao village about half-way down the hill served as a resting place, and we were welcomed into one of the huts for lunch. By the time we reached the river level, having shed outer garments on the way owing to the increasing warmth of the air, we were very glad to remount and impression is that China needs to know the Love of God : and how can she learn that better than through, not primarily the teaching, but the active love of Christians ? In conclusion, may I say that the power of loving China is not confined to those working on the mission field. Dr. C. J. AUSTIN. so rest our legs, which were in the “quivery” state such as might be felt after running down a few hundred steps ! Just- at the bottom of our descent was the place where Mr. Parsons is com- mencing a bridge over the river, which would have saved us some fifteen or twenty li of our day’s journey. As the bridge is still in its earliest stages, we had...”
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“...“A God-inspired Expectation, a Holy Patience, has always been the mark of the true believer at the most critical periods in the history of the Church.”—Dr. J. Rendel Harris. Missions and China. Professor W. E. SOOTHILL, M.A. TO write in February on the position of China in March is to don the mantle of the prophet. Whether I wear it or not, I cannot refuse the first call to write from our new editor, to whom I wish all the success of his predecessors. No one must ever dream of supposing that we have laboured in vain in China. “Labour in vain ” is unthinkable in connection with any mission field as a whole. Individuals and periods and stations may seem to fail. Some undoubtedly do fail, for it is true that “we have this treasure in earthern vessels,” sometimes indeed very earthen, but there can be no scrap of doubt that we have the “treasure.” And it is a treasure far more precious than rubies or diamonds : for our treasure is not dead matter, but the miracle of living seed, amazingly potent...”
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“...Conferences and church meetings. That is a matter on which the Conferences in China must be consulted. As to our duty at this end, it is obvious and cannot be ignored ; namely, to stand loyally by our Christian brethren, Chinese and English. The Position of Our Missionaries in China. Rev c*STEDEFORD ANY of our friends are very solici- tous for the welfare of our mis- sionaries in China during the present crisis, and, as some may not realize the precise location of our mis- sions in relation to the civil war, it may be as well to state that our missions in North China and in West China are so far distant from the scene of conflict in Central China that they are not affected by it. They are affected, however, by the tides of national sentiment which sweep over China, but, as far as we are aware at present, those tides have not caused serious disturbances in either North or West China. Our missions in S.E. China around Ningpo and Wenchow will come within the zone of conflict if the Cantonese...”
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“...The Position of Our Missionaries in China those cities fall under the Cantonese it is very probable our missionaries will be compelled to leave. Writing from Wenchow on January 18th, Rev. J. W. Heywood says: “On Sunday morning, January 16th, some 2,000 troops arrived from Ningpo. They came direct by sea on two small Chinese gunboats and four small steamers. They are opposed to Marshal Sun (Marshal Sun is the Shanghai War lord), and retired from Ningpo on the approach of a larger body of Northern troops. They are undoubtedly “Southern.” For the time being they are lodged in the Govern- ment schools. Reports are to the effect that several hundred Southern troops are coming up from Fukien, and are due to arrive here within the next two or three days. On their arrival the city and dis- trict will be proclaimed as being under the rule of the Cantonese.” A postscript added that “another gunboat with 500 Southern troops has arrived in port.” There is, however, no report of the city being actually...”
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“...From the Mission House. British Prestige Many patriotic Britishers, in China. in China and in England, are gravely concerned because they consider the recent surrender of the British concession in Hankow has seriously affected British prestige in China. Many writers to the press pleaded for much stronger action on the part of our Government in order to maintain the prestige of this country. I know the pride with which Britishers greet their flag when it is seen flying against a foreign background, and I can sympathise with the feeling of humiliation and re- sentment aroused by the disrespect to our flag shown by the Chinese in Han- kow. Nevertheless, in my judgment British prestige was greatly enhanced by the restraint and calmness manifested on that occasion. The provocation was great; gunboats lay in the river which could have reduced the city to a ruin, and a single shell would have scattered the frenzied mob. The highest courage is manifested in possessing power and refusing to use...”
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“...Last Winter and This at Chu Chia Tsai already in being, both in China and India an organisation which looks toward the formation of a great National Native Church for each of these lands. The Pope will have his own views of this, of course, but, in his Encyclical, he welcomes, and would have his mission clergy welcome, these aspirations. He says, “ The whole future of the Church is bound up in the creation of a native clergy.” During the summer of 1926 he elevated six Chinese priests to the Episco- pate, and, that the act might have the fullest possible force, he summoned them to Rome and had the consecration in great St. Peter’s. A new departure in- deed, in view of the fact that but one Chinaman had previously been made Bishop in all the centuries of Rome’s work in the Orient. The Pope will not have it that the native clergy are to fill less important ministries than the foreign missionaries. “It would be good policy,” he says, “for the foreign staff to be moving out to break up fresh...”
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“...the two circuits. None came, however, from the Wutingfu Circuit, as the distances were too great for men to come in these troubled times. Thpse who came gained much and asked for another school next year, of two months’ duration. A special feature of the school was the evening meeting, when a series of twenty addresses was delivered on Bible sub- jects. During the last week of the school the students themselves took part. This work needs developing. The strength of country circuits out here in China, as in England, lies with the voluntary workers. Mrs. Smith and I have just returned from a round of some of the country stations. We have had a fine welcome everywhere. Over twenty Christians were ready to receive baptism, and it was with great joy that we received them into the fellowship of the Church. And now it is Christmas-time as I write. To-day the women Christians have their Christmas feast. The men and boys had theirs on Christmas Day. Our work is not easy. We do not wish it so. The...”
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“...The Story of the Girls’ School, North China. Rev. F. B. TURNER. O Memory, fond memory, We bid thee bring us back the years. HE story of the Girls’ School now at Chu Chia Tsai goes back to early days of the North China Mission. With the passing years the effective labour of those who began it is forgotten by, or unknown to, most of those who are now interested in this valuable work. One feels that they should be rescued from oblivion ; and that to- day we should give thanks for those who blazed the trail. It is to be remembered that until some forty years ago the absolute illiteracy of women and girls was universal in China. Occasionally the favourite daugh- ter of a learned man had wheedled her father into permitting her to study with her brothers, but it was the rarest thing to meet with, or even to hear of, a woman who could read and write. This lay heavy on the heart of Mrs. Innocent, the wife of the pioneer of our North China Mission ; and back in the “seventies” of last century she...”