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“...36, 69, 86, 132, 150, 164, 180 General Secretary's Notes, The General Outlook, The 10, 21, 37, 53, 69, 87, 101, 117, 133, 151, 165, 181 Heywood, Revd. J. W.and Mrs. By H.M. Booth 88 Jamaica, Jottings on. By Samuel Wright 54, 65, 91, 97, 121, 152, 161 Letters from China 55, 70, 90, 189, 158, 154 Literary Notices 15, 47, 79 Little Maid, The . y ; : : ; : 122 Little Samuel 3 ; ; i ; ‘ ; 106 Missionaries and Travellers . 3 : ‘| ; 17 Missionaries of the Middle Ages. By John Cuttell 49 77, 113, 170 Missionary and his Inquirers, A : ‘ : 72 Missionary Contributions . 3 ; : : 24 Murdered Millions 121 Old Proverbs illustrated 111 On the Tana River . 182 Our FoREIGN FIELD Central America 8, 51, 67, 84, 149 China 5, 19, 51, 66, 84, 98, 117, 182, 147, 163 Eastern Africa 6, 20, 35, 68, 88, 99, 115, 130, 149, 163, 179 Jamaica . ; : : F 35, 68 Western Africa 20, 86, 68, 83, 178, 179 PERILS oF Waters. By James Roberts. Chap. I, The Departure 25 as II. A Night ina Ranch. 40 i" III...”
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“...OUR FOREIGN FIELD. 5 difficulties to grapple with, and disappoint- ments to bear. Still, che has had things to cheer as well as to depress him. The great success of our Mission in China, ‘the new departure made there by the appoint- U ment of a Medical Mission, the establishment of a Mission in Tikonko, the training of Native ding, zealous toil of our Missionaries in Eastern \frica, and the development of the work in entral America, may be mentioned as things of a cheering and eneouraging kind which occurred during the Turner administration. Nor need we forget the Wesley Memorial Fund, yaised for spiritual aggression at home and abroad. Mr. Turner’s labours in connection with this fund were arduous. He visited seventy Circuits to urge its claims, and its success, which was largely owing to his own exertions, must have cheered him considerably. Although the success was not all that was hoped for, the amount realized has been helpful indeed. I do not enter on any analysis of Mr. Turner’s...”
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“...strongly recommended this to the Admini- | came out here, and for the strength and energy strator at Mombasa, pointing out that it will | be of advantage to residents on the Tana in time of war, and for general communication with Witu and Lamu. Dr. Hoae, of Wenchow, China, reports thai he is very busy with his dispensary work, an that during the last six months he has ha under his care 2,117 new cases, in addition to a large number of old ones, and these numbers are independent of the cases seen at his own house. Dr. Hogg states, in a letter jus received :—“I have indeed cause for deep thankfulness for the way in which I have been assisted and guided at every step since I have enjoyed since I set foot on the soil 0 China; and if the path be at times an uphil one, it has at least been strewn with roses by the sympathy and assistance of kind friends here. The medical work does find a way into the hearts of this very materialistic and con- servative people, and paves the way for a more friendly...”
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“...Whitechapel, where there are aS many Jews as in Jerusalem. Ata recent anniversary he stated that, when the Mission was started, he and a friend were assailed with kettles of boiling water, and cries of “Scald them! Scald them!” Now he is everywhere kindly received : the parents send their children to the Band of Hope, and mani- fest an interest in his work.. ae * * THE progress of our Missions in China is very cheering. Other societies are also receiy- ing showers of blessing. A Missionary, of Foochow, writes: ‘All will rejoice to know of the great awakening which is sweeping over this part of China. We are having a con- | tinuous revival within and without the Church. Every Station has been blessed, many fields have been opened, and for a long time hardly a week has passed without an invitation to begin preaching in some town or village.” Yes, we trust the day is breaking ; Joyful times are near at hand. * * * Mr. JOHN MITCHELL, who has laboured in the West Indies for five years, has left...”
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“...something jolly in everything, like Mark Tapley, you may to a large extent drive away disease. Mr, Wakefield, though not as yet especially suc- «cessful in the gathering together of converts, has nevertheless peformed labours of great value, and ‘holds deservedly the first place among the workers of that Mission Field. Would there were more like him! “After a pleasant day spent in the company of his amiable wife and himself, I returned to Mombasa, encouraged in my projects.” EDITORIAL NOTES. CHINA. “4TN a letter to the Missionary Secretary, Dr. Alfred Hogg, of Wenchow, writes :— “Mr. and Mrs. Heywood are just back from Ningpo, and I welcome the change after two months of solitary life. Not that I was lonely, for I had plenty of work to fill up the time, and, moreover, was engrossed with one or two persecutions that have arisen, and between getting all the details from the @reachers, and keeping the Consul supplied with information, I had my hands full, and ‘ad my hours of study rather...”
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“...begin to civilize first, there will be nothing left to Christianize afterwards.” ‘Tis true ’tis pity and pity ’tis, tis true * * * THE Bible Christians, who are much in evidence in Cornwall and Devon, have Missions in South Australia, Victoria, Queens- land, New Zealand, and China. It has also a REY. W. G. HOWE. See page 20. Gleaner says that one of the brightest signs of the times is the spread of Missionary zeal amongst medical students. Several of the great London hospitals have their Missionary Associations, Out of 400 students connected with the London Hospital, in Whitechapel, 100 are members of the Missionary Association. * * Ey TIENTSIN, the headquarters of the Methodist New Connexion Missions in China, is not only near the seat of war, but is the residence of the Chinese Viceroy, Li Hung Chang. Rev. I. Innocent writes that the foreigners apprehend danger, not so much from the Japanese as from the Chinese soldiers breaking out into .mutiny and becoming a banditti. 4...”
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“.... WITH PERSECUTIONS. 23 “WITH PERSECUTIONS.” BY J. W. HEYWOOD, OF WENCHOW, CHINA. N a letter, part of which appeared in the first number of THE. ECHO, I related that in the chief military yamen an = official declaration was made, that no one employed in the yamen must have any connection with the foreign doctrine. A Mr. Dzang, who was employed as a secretary, was at that time tempted by many friends to break his connection with us as a Christian. He stood firm, and daily bore witness for Christ. Several in the yamen became interested in the gospel. For ten months the not get back his situation, he lost over 100 dollars per year, and also moneys which’ he had lent to the soldiers, whose wages were very irregularly paid. Friends promised that they would regain his situation for him if he would break from Christianity. Roman Catholics tempted him into their fold by saying that the priest could make all right, though the Protestant pastor had neither influence nor power...”
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“...i} | | } | | | | 30 UNDER AN EASTERN. SEY. almost ni/, and the whole place had a most forlorn, neglected, and desolate appearance. The fact is that although Morton was a real good fellow, a rare scholar, and a very genuine Christian and devoted Missionary, he waslabour- ing in the wrong field, and was out of his true element. In China, reasoning and arguing with the Uterati, mastering their language, and exploring their abstruse and obscure philoso- phies, he would have been perfectly at home; but here, amongst the slow and stupid Wazania, he was altogether at adiscount. Their terrible intellectual density, the dogged tenacity with which they clung to their customs and gross superstitions, appalled and wearied him, and worn with continuous fevers, depressed by the fact that the men who had been sent out to him had speedily broken down and returned to Europe shattered, he had gradually sunk down into a condition of physical and mental apathy, and looked upon the conversion of...”
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“...and received an enthusiastic welcome from the Missionaries and the native Christians. | They were sorry to find Mr. Heywood suffering from an attack of malarial fever, but Dr. Hoge was hopeful of aspeedy recovery. Several cases of persecution of the native Christians had arisen, The Consul has rendered great service to the Mission, the persecutors have been punished, and the Christians are receiving protection. The Missionaries are in no fear on account of the war, Mr. Galpin states that ‘China may be compared to a huge body without any connected nervous system, and a deadly foe may be actually destroy- ing the vitals of one province, while the others remain in careless and undisturbed peace.” Tue West Africa District Meeting was held on Wednesday, December 12th, 1894. The Rey. W. Vivian, General Superintendent, presided, The reports from the various Churches were most encouraging. ‘There is an increase in the membership of the district of sixty-four, and an increase in the income of...”
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“...tyranny of Rome, it says, « May the Lord preserve Britain from another Primate like Archbishop Laud,” to which the Editor of the Kcuo responds heartily, “ Amen!” Dr. Newman Hatt is doing splendid work as an evangelist. During the last few months he has been in evidence at Manchester, Hartlepool, Plymouth, Southampton, and many other places. The author of “Come to Jesus” is still telling “the old, old story ” with acceptance and success. Mucu has been said about a message from the Emperor of China. The Empress Dowager had been presented with a copy of the New Testament, and the Emperor sent to obtain for himself a copy of the “Jesus religion book.” The Emperor, Empress, and other Royal person- ages have since then been busy reading the Bible. May the entrance of God’s Word give light. * * # Tora abstinence is adapted to every climate. “ Wherever,” says a competent authority, writing of tropical Africa, “in this country one meets with those mysterious bilious attacks, marked by frightful...”
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“...Streak Tonnes OUR FOREIGN FIELD for their first. acquaintance with Christian truth. Jndeed, to such a high altitude of fame did Ive- land rise in the earlier centuries of the Middle Ages, as the seat of pure scriptural teaching and the centre of missionary propagandism, that it received the honourable appellation of “The Isle of Saints.” Would that it had retained such a proud distinction ! HDITORIAL NOTHS. CHINA. a readers of the Ecuo have already been made aware of the interesting circum- stances connected with the presentation of a New Testament to the Dowager . of China. In a letter to the Editor, Mr. Galpin states a circumstance which is not gener- ally known. ‘The idea of making a present to the august lady was thought of eet by Mrs. Swallow, of our Ningpo Mission, A few days ago Dr. Muirhead, the senior Missionary at Shanghai, in a letter he sent to me, thus refers to this inter- esting fact. He writes: ‘ Your Mission has had high honour in proposing the Empress Dowager’s New...”
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“...54 JOTTINGS China expressly ‘in this capacity, and Dr. Swallow, although a minister, is also a fully quali- fied medical man. The C.M.S. has twenty-nine, and the Free Church of Scotland twenty-eight Medical Missionaries. It has been said that the newest gauge of Christian missionary enterprise, is the measure in which medical skill is allaying itself to the cause of the Cross. * * aK How is it that China has gone down before the flag of Japan “like rice before the harvest knife?” ‘he Christian replies: ‘“ China has been broken down physically and morally by the vice of opium consumption, whilst Japan, what- ever its faults, is free from that curse.” Viewed in this light, it is very painful to know that Eng- land has fostered China’s weakness and degra- dation. ak 3g x Tre population of Tripoli is estimated at over a million souls. The country is under Turkish dominion. Except in the city, the gospel is entirely unknown. * * * Tue old Contingent Fund of the Wesleyan body, which now...”
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“...Don” is lighted by electricity, a beautiful, clear, and soft illumination. This everywhere, cabin, saloon, berth, lavatories, corridors, all are fitted with the electric light. Provision is also made for illumina- ting the whole of the upper deck, when climes are reached in which its cool altitude will be pleasant and refreshing as a parade for passengers. These, then, are our surroundings for the voyage of nearly 5,000 miles as passengers for Kingston, Jamaica. LETTERS. FROM. CHINA. 5 LETTERS FROM CHINA. No. I. HOW IT STRIKES A STRANGER. BY RICHARDS WOOLFENDEN. FAN HE first day of a new year (1895) seems a \ s is fitting occasion to write down one’s first a jg! = Impressions In a new country, and give some little account of the beginnings of a missionary apprenticeship. I landed here a month ago, after a trip which I thoroughly enjoyed, and was received very warmly by Mr. Galpin, and by Dr. and Mrs. Swallow. The first two days were spent in unpacking and looking round. On the...”
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“...after settling themselves in the most comfortable corners, give themselves up to sleep.” How like Jomvu is to England! I think I know some who go to the sanctuary be- cause it isa custom, and I have even heard of some who quietly compose themselves to sleep when the text is given out. CHILDREN'S | | | | PAGE. JHE SINGERS. Mrs. Howe says: “ The children constitute the choir, and sing heartily and well.” I can believe that: Africans often have sweet, melodious voices, Our Missionaries in China are not charmed with the singing of their converts. It would some- times be pleasant to them if they had as little “ music in their soul’ as one of our ministers at home, who said that the grating of a cart wheel was as musical to him as the notes of a piano! The Chinese are not musical. Some notes in our scale they do not sing, and tunes containing’ these they cannot enjoy. But both in. East and West Africa, the natives readily pick up tunes and sing them, as Mrs. Howe says, “heartily and well...”
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“...country of our Hamner in sight, and enter upon anew and untried condition of existence, The condition of mind with which all this is con- templated can be better imagined than described, Expectation runs high; but all is conjecture, This will, however, soon be superseded by ex- perience; yet it was with peculiar emotion that we first beheld the shores of Jamaica. Port Royal is passed, Kingston is in view; and by “Don” 7 a.m. the wharves. had safely landed us at its EDITORIAL NOTES. CHINA. NDER date January 20, 1895, Mrs. Soothill writes from Wenchow: ‘“ We are having beautiful weather here just now, but previously it was very trying, some days so close and muggy, others frightfully cold, the thermometer falling more than 20 degrees in two days. We are all very busy in this out-of-the-way corner of the world. There is a great deal of fever in the city, and quite an epidemic of small-pox, which has carried off a large number of children.” . * co cS A pHeEpLy interesting letter...”
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“...Disestablishment Bill was also approved of. Several Free Methodist ministers attended the Conference, including Revs. Anthony Holliday, Andrew Crombie, and Thomas Law, who is one of the organising scerctaries. FROM CHINA. I prEpty regret to chronicle the death of Rey. Matthias T. Myers, which took place in his own residence at Rochdale on Tuesday, April 2nd. Mr. Myers entered the ministry in 1859, and had laboured hard in the Master’s service. He was a man of indomitable courage and great force of character. He was always faithful to his con- victions. He had more of Luther than of Melancthon in his mental make, and believed, like “the monk who shook the world,” that it is not safe for a man to do anything against his conscience. Servant of God, well done! LEJTERS FROM CHINA. No. I. BY MRS. SOOTHILL (WENCHOW.) sox UR brave: little Bible woman has just \a i returned to the city from three months’ a hard work in the Greenfields district. This journey was undertaken quite at her own...”
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“...siderable alarm. Tele- grams re- ceived since the date of his letter inform us that the triumph of the Govern- ment is com- plete, so that I trust things are again in their normal condition at Bocas. (So threatening was the posi- tion of affairs, that Mr. Proudfoot felt almost thankful for the illness that made Mrs. Proud- foot’s return to England necessary. He had sent away all the Society re- cords, and even the Communion OUR FOREIGN I'lELD. BOCAS DEL TORO. the year.” spiritual work. CHINA. SALT GATE AT NINGPO. vessels, collection baptismal plate. All basin, night | in the hospital. services are, forbidden by an edict commanding | s 2 | people to keep their houses after sunset. “Our — Mission in Bocas,” he says, “ will suffer severely Tamsure we all sympathise with My, Proudfoot in the unhappy circumstances, which have put him in personal peril and hindered his Tw a letter to. the Missionary Secretary, dated Ningpo, Jan- uary 23rd, 1895, the Rev. Dr. Swallow...”
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“...some of the first converts on Sabbath next; make them Methodists, of course. * Another evidence of the rising tide. One of our Ningpo churches finds its own preachers. They have started a ‘Christian Endeavour,’ and have decided that each member must give so many weeks or days to direct evangelistic preaching. They have been asking where they could work to greatest good. We are supposed to know, so intend directing them. One of our principal members, who is English, and principal clerk in the China Merchants 8.8. Company, teaches about thirty young men Hnelish,in addition to his other work. These are lads from the best families in Ningpo, and, of course, pay him well. He will have nothing but Christian books used in his school. He has asked Mrs. Swallow to take them one afternoon in the week, to form them...”
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“...down on the ground, ham-strune him, and then put both his eyes out. Thus the people deal with their criminals when they catch them in the act; yet they are more numerous than ever. One good man said in despair, ‘It is heaven’s will thus to punish us.’ Our circuit is , in the centre of all this crime; yet that must not deter us from doing our inexorable duty. April will soon be here, when we go down to hospital and dispensary for the year. Two more months, then we shall have some idea whether China is to fall to pieces, or come out of this war dismembered. We shall go to our country work without fear. If any injury befall us, do not blame anyone. Pray for us. We believe you do, and answers come to us even in a revival and a grand awakening.” THE GENERAL SHCRETARY’S NOTES We regret to state that the Rev. S. Wright has had several attacks of malarial fever, and acting upon medical advice, is compelled to return home from Jamaica. The Bill for the appointment of a “orporate Body of Trustees...”
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“...are a great many more than 500 thorough abstainers, who do not declare themselves—that is to say, who practise, though they do not preach, medical abstinence.” * * 1k In Madrid, 75 per cent. of the population can neither read nor write. The Church of Rome is in the ascendant there. Does it believe, after all, that ignorance is the mother of devotion? It says practically, “For the soul to be without knowledge is good.” The Bible says it is not. REY. J. W. AND MRS. HEYWOOD, ° OF WENCHOW, CHINA. BY H. M. BOOTH. HOSE who have watched the reports of the Wenchow Mission during the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Soothill, must have been impressed with the judgment, the courage, and the devotion displayed by the Rev. J. W. Heywood, who has been in charge, and who, for a great part of the time, was the only Free Methodist missionary resident in the city. His success, moreover, in all departments of his work—the evangelistic, the pastoral, and the medical—has been most marked. He arrived at Wenchow...”