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“...-- SAS" i 4. China and Japan at W are plow Letter from Dr. Swallow — - : é aay Letter from W. G. Howe — - a LO BRA| Literary Notices. By the Editor - Lost in the Bush. Miscellaneous (Illustrated) - : 41 5D: 86 Mission Life on the Tana River By John Cuttell. Missionary Pioneers. No. 1. Hans Egede and Greenland (Illustrated) - - Sh No. 2 William Carey and India EPO Oi No. 3 Samuel Marsden and New Zea- | land - - E S Be Ofal No. 4. Thos. J. Comber and Central Africa - - - - -151 Mrs. Griffiths, The late. My Visit to Japan. By J. W. (Illustrated) - : £ Heywood 52, 69, 86 Public Worship in China. 29 62; 94, 186 By Thomas Adams Bayley 125 | 45, 78, 102, 157 By Annie Ormerod 150 | % PAGE | My Voyage to Jamaica. By Francis Bavin 33, 49 | Nikko, the City of Temples. By J. W. Heywood - - - - - 153 Opening of Wenchow City Chapel (Illustrated) 17 | Ormerod, The late Rev. Rk. M. By the Editor 161 : Rar AG Fire By Thos. Wakefield, F.R.G.S - E - 162, 182 Our Arrival in China. By Miss A...”
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“...tune they did not know, I was rendering a solo, However, we had a real “good time.” Three christenings and the Sacrament. I dare not attempt to describe the scenery, for it was so beautiful. I arrived home at six o'clock thoroughly tired out, but thank God I have had a good day, and I hope that good may be the result of my first visit to the Ellman Hill and Rock Hail Churches. EDITORIAL NOTES. ‘CHINA. will, I am sure, be much interested in the following communication from Dr. Alfred Hogg to the General Missionary Secretary. * * * “J REecgrveD your last letter at Chefoo in North China, where Mrs. Hogg and I with baby had gone for a change. As both of us were in need of a rest we decided to go up there now in the spring, when there is less pressure of medical work than in the autumn, when everybody is ill and doctors are much in request. Moreover the spring up north is clear, dry, and bracing, while in Wenchow it is damp and prone to mildew. We were delayed some time in Shanghai, partly...”
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“...OUR FOREIGN FIELD. 3 thinking of leaving China before the expiration of the ten years’ term for the purpose of taking a year’s special practice in the points I most need. ‘With an assistant out here for a year or two before I left I could go without leaving a chasm in the work. * * * “JT am very sorry to say that the case of anatomical models which Mr. Bardsley presented to the Hospital has never turned up. The case has gone astray in transmission, and we are trying to trace it. I have felt the want of them very much,” “ * * Rev. W. E. Soorari. writes to the Missionary Secretary. “The work is going on here in a way to cheer the heart of anybody that takes an interest in it. Especially in the Yohtsing Circuit is pros- perity being | experienced. | This Circuit, almost at a standstill three years ago, is giving us great joy. Hundreds are attending service. Most of the young fellows in the newly - started College are from there,and well bred, good mannered young fellows | In...”
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“...* In another communication Mr. Heywood writes “Tt was to anxious to return to China in 1890, when he was beset with grave difficulties. His views on this subject were expressed during our passage out, and oftentimes in letters and conversations after our arrival in China. Hence I felt a deep interest in his schemes long before I thought that I should be called upon to carry out his work. “His idea was that the school should be the means of preparing workers for the Mission. This is also my own ideal of what a Mission boarding school should be. In fact, if I did not feel that: this was pre-eminently the object in view, I would personally ask to be excused all supervision of such a school, and considering the financial difficultiea which beset our Missions I -would set my face against any expenditure in educational work.” * * * Mr. Hrywoon’s views on the educational aspect of Missions in China are fully set forth in a com- munication sent to the Secretary, which I print this...”
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“...Tur past year has wit- nessed many things of sig- nificance in our Mission work. New doors have been opened, new Missionaries have gone forth, and a deepened en- thusiasm has manifested it- self in Mission work over the whole Con- nexion. But greater things remain yet to the admirable address of ‘the chairman, Mr. B. Flower spoke on’‘‘Home Missions,” ‘Mr. F.. W. Steel on “ Relation of the Church to the Foreign Field,” Mr. B, J. Ratcliffe on “ Africa,’ and Mr. R. H. Bowden Shapland on “China.” Hymns_ and solos were interspersed between the several | speeches. From first to last the meeting had the true Missionary ring in it. We are delighted that our students have taken this step. We have long wished they would. The Missionary Anniversaries at the Wesleyan College, Richmond, have for years been amongst the noblest and most inspiring meetings in the great Parent Church of Methodism. We hope this meeting at our own College will become an annual institution, and grow in interest and...”
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“...room, and most tastefully got up. It can be had at 7s. 6d. per hundred. For review of this admir- able booklet see Free Methodist of December 1st, Others are in preparation; the next will be on China, by Rev. F. Galpin. REV. C. H. GOODMAN. Tur thrilling story of our dear. friend’s late captivity in the Mendi country will be published shortly. It is being written by Rev. W. Vivian, F.R.G.S. PRAYER UNION FOR OUR MISSIONS. Tue beginning of a new year is the time for the formation of a prayer union in all our cir- cuits and churches, the object of which shall be to pray for missions and missionaries. ‘Will min- isters and missionaries please take up this appeal. We offer the following as a guide :— “Thy Kingdom come.” “ Without Me ye can do nothing.” First Week (1st to 7th of each Month)—China: Ningpo and Wenchow. Second Week (Sth to 14th), Africa: Hast and West. Third Week (15th to 21st), Jamaica. Fourth Week (22nd to 28th), Home Mission Sta- tions. Fifth Week (29th to 31st), Missions...”
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“...slumbers not nor sleeps.” EDUCATIONAL WORK IN_ CHINA. BY J. W. HEYWOOD. EFORE visiting Japan, I bad come to a f decision on the question of educational work in China, and this decision has been confirmed and _ strengthened by what has been told me _ by Missionaries in this country. The great mistake of Missionary enterprise in Japan has been in devoting too much time, money, and talent to educational work. True, Missionaries in Japan have been, and are, differently situated from those in China. They. have been forced all along to give of their best in intellect, whilst the soul’s needs have had only a secondary attention. This may seem strong, but it is nevertheless true. The Missionaries. are not altogether to blame, for they have been fenced in by Government regulations ; for example: no out-station could be established unless a schvol was first established in which English, etc., was taught several hours a day ! We, in China, are free in many ways. So far there are no Government...”
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“...its branches. My wife takes the outside reading and singing [he had been ill]; I simply explaining the passage quickly. . J. B. Grirritus. MISSION WORK IN AFRICA AND CHINA. I agree with all that you say about good “all- round ” men, and have myself for the past ten years tried to serve the mission in the spirit of your remarks. But on an old-established station like Ribe, with so many interests it is impossible for one man to do everything, I feel that I cannot attend to pastoral, evangelistic, educational, medical, and industrial work at one and the same time, and have other stations to attend to as well, . . But in judging of what has already been done, it must be remembered that for the last ten or twelve years the work of the Ribe station has been upon one man’s shoulders—whether Mr. Carthew or myself, In China, India, and other missionary spheres, [ imagine, skilled labour is easily obtained, dwelling houses can be bought or rented, the people are more or less civilized, and there...”
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“...forthcoming meetings. If conversation lagged, there were always favourite hymns to be sung, and could you have looked in on the interested smiling faces, you would certainly have thought it “ good to be there.” On the Sunday evenivg of Mr. Woodley’s stay, the number of guests was augmented, but the guests were never too numerous for Mrs, Meredith’s hospitality. As was natural, the conversation turned to missions in general, and to China in particular, for, from this highly interesting country, Mr. Woodley had lately returned on furlough. The size of China was first touched upon. “Sir Robert Ball, in his popular lectures, gives a good illustration, to enable his audience to realise the distance of the sun,” said Everard, “we need a similar one in order to comprehend the immensity of the Chinese Empire, and its vast population, “The illustration I refer to,” he continued, | in answer to a query from Mr. Woodley, “is this. If you wished to travel to the sun by rail, and it cost a penny...”
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“...they are less enthu- siastic.” “The differ- ence of climate would operate towards the last named,” said Mr.Mere- dith. “ Certainly, and the differ- ence will be greater in pro- portion to the size of a country, will it not?” was the reply. “ Naturally it would,’ said Everard. “JI was reading the other day that any description of Chinese life and manners must be judged in relation to that part of China avowedly described.” 3 “ Very true,” said Mr. Woodley. “The China of the ports is quite different from that of the interior. Northern and Southern ‘China, Central China, Hastern and Western China, each has its own distinguishing features and peculiarities.”...”
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“...“Yes, and both would be right, probably, as they were in that case.” “I suppose the want of cleanliness is general, and has not been exaggerated ?” said Gladys. “It could hardly be exaggerated,” said Mr. Woodley, “wherever I have been in China, I have found what someone has called ‘the three D.’s,’ Dirt, Decay, and Dilapidation. The Chinese seem destitute of smell, and can live in odours perfectly sickening and disgusting to Kuropeaus.” “ How very dreadful!” said Gladys shuddering. “Tt is at first, I must agree,” said Mr. Woodley, “ but the more ‘ dreadful’ itis, the louder is the call for helpers. For myself I long to return, for we have many Christian friends there, and the gad condition of the poor heathen of China is ever before my eyes. “ China is the most ancient kingdom extant, is it not?” asked one of the friends. “Jt is supposed,” said Mr. Woodley, “that it has existed over 4,000 years in very much the game condition as at present; 2,4U0 B.C. the Chinese came from the south...”
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“...Missionaries who have finished their course, and who by faith and patience now inherit the promises. Some good men, who went out into the Mission field, were obliged to return chiefly through failure of health, and are now doing GOOD WORK AT HOME. Rev. Thomas Wakefield heads the list from East Africa, and with him are Revs. William Yates, James Seden, John Baxter, W. A. Todd, and G. W. Wilson. From West Africa we have Revs. W. Micklethwaite, Silas Walmsley, W. Vivian, and W. §. Micklethwaite. From China we have Frederick Galpin and Richards Wool- fenden. From Jamaica we have Samuel Wright, J. W. Mold, and Geo. Atkinson, who has just returned. Besides these we have a few who preached to their own countrymen in the Southern World. Some of the younger men hope to return to the foreign field, and of all of them we have to say, ‘‘ They did what they could.” I shall not be able to give A PAGE TO EACH of the good men who died in distant lands. Some of them had a very brief course in the foreign field...”
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“...we were bold enough to think all this—and write it ? But please refer to the photo again, to bring me down from the clouds, and let light into your re WENCHOW CITY CHAPEL. unknown friends who have so generously given us £175 of the £250 expended. The rest has been raised on the spot. I think we can say it is the handsomest and most useful building for the money in Free Methodism, and I have niether heard of nor seen any other chapel in China to equal it for the cost. The most beautiful Protestant Mission Church in China is the Methodist Episcopal Church in Peking. It is in the form of a double octagon, one half church the other half school. When thrown together (by sliding shutters) they hold two thousand people, each building holding a thousand, which number they get every Sunday at what they call their Ragged School. The buildings are very beautiful dark minds. The spot on which the chapel is puilt is in the very heart of the city. I once saw on an old map this very...”
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“...service closed with five baptisms, and the Communion of our Lord’s Supper. God gave us His blessing, may it ever abide upon this His House, another token of His love. The only cure for indolence is work; the only cure for selfishness is sacrifice; the only cure for unbelief is to shake off the ague of doubt by doing Christ’s bidding ; the only cure for timidity is to plunge into some dreaded duty before the chill comes on.— Samuel Rutherford. OUR FOREIGN FIELD. 19 EDITORIAL NOTES. CHINA. the Missionary Secretary says :— “We are looking forward expect- antly to Mr. Wilson’s arrival, and especially to the later arrival of the man you will be sending to the school work. The Emperor has undertake just issued the most important edict ever issued in this country. It entirely changes the old system of examinations and necessitates the study of foreign subjects. If we can be ready to undertake this at once there is every hope of getting such a hold upon the better classes that...”
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“...to Jamaica to do his best for the Denominatidn which has done so much for him, and feels quite sure he is in the path of duty in going to our Jamaica Mission.’’ Too much taken up with our work, we may for- get our Master; it is possible to have the hand full and the heart empty. Taken up with our Master, we cannot forget our work; if the heart is filled with His love, how can the hands not be active in His service ?—Adolphe Monod. UGANDA RAILWAY. OUR ARRIVAL IN CHINA. 25 | OUR ARRIVAL IN CHINA. BY MISS ETHEL ABERCROMBIE. “ij N Saturday evening, October 22nd, we reached Shanghai. I felt so sorry to leave the ship, because we had been so happy on board. ala y we went to the hurch in the morning. In the afternoon went to the L.M.S. Compound. After tea at the Union Chapel heard Dr. Wainwright, of Japan, an American, and a fine preacher. After that went to the C.I.M. Evangelistic Meeting. On Tuesday morning (25th), about 6 a.m., we entered at Ching-hae (where there...”
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“...do wee think of it now ey, boy ’ } the foreign and she a J field. I widow; and liad the idea thirdly, as you feel no call to go, I think you may yest assured your work lies at home.” “1 believe it does.” “Certainly, God doesn’t want all His workers in the same part of His vineyard. Those must go to the more remote portions who see the beckoning hand,” said Hugh. “Do you seem drawn to any particular place? ”’ asked John. “ Yes,” if the Committee see fit to send me, I should like to-go{to China, but anywhere will do, I am 1eady.” that gifts of oratory such as you undoubtedly pos- sess would be uncalled for in a _ heathen country.” “ Such gifts as I have, John, have been bestowed upon me to use for Him who gave them, wherever He directs,”’ “Well, good night, Hugh. It is Greek class in the morning, and the gas will be going out directly.” ‘Good night, old fellow. Pray for me that I may be guided aright,” said Hugh, holding out his hand to his friend, an unusual proceeding...”
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“...benefit of (as we proudly assured ourselves) “* sea breezes straight from the Pacific,” a typhoon sprang up. Now one special feature of typhoons is that the wind “bloweth where it listeth,” in any and every direction at the same time, which makes navigation both difficult and dangerous, especially for small craft. It was Sunday morning, and the preacher was just in the middle of his Chinese sermon, when loud cries outside disturbed the usual as well as the Sabbatic calm. Noises, all who live in China are inured to, but there are differences in noises, and in less time than it takes te write, preacher and congregation, English and Chinese, had all rushed outside, and there at the sea-wall, were gazing helplessly at an upturned boat in the river, to which three men were clinging, That cry for deliverance from a watery grave did not fall on unwilling ears, for before we got there a dozen boats from every direction had come almost flying through the water to the rescue, some of them such tiny...”
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“...Spanish tgeneral, with eagle eye but shrunken form, wasted with privation’ and malaria; he seemed depressed and heart-broken, and avoided everyone's company. Two young girls going home after four years’ school-life in England; a couple of young Haytians of position, with French blood in their veins, returning from France, where they -had been cultured and polished by French education and manners. My shipmates were to me a never-failing source of interest and plea- sure. EDITORIAL NOTES. CHINA. | HAVE pleasure in giving some ex- tracts from a letter written by Miss Ethel Abercrombie of Ningpo. Miss Abercrombie says: “ Last Sunday afternoon I went to one of our chapels at Kong-Tong (Hast river) for the first time. It is in the Hast suburb, out- side the city wall, in the midst of a very crowded part. The shops were all open and the workmen busy, just like any other day. I had never before been in such a dirty, evil-smelling part. “Tt was almost like a service in a railway wait-...”
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“...leaflets for free distribution by applying to the Book Room, London. A FREE METHODIST MISSION CRUSADE. A most impassioned appeal has been addressed to the members of our churches through myself. This appeal we have had printed with a “slip” attached, to aid in giving effect to the appeal made. We shall be pleased if our ministers and local secretaries will apply for copies for distribu- tion. Many of our ministers have already done so, | am delighted to say.. The appeal should be read by all. CHINA. ees Dr. Hogg has sent a cheering report of his medical work in Wenchow. He would like to have a good electrical battery for medical use, and wonders if any of the many kind friends in England would like to send him one out. Who will do this little service for our mission, and thus serve Christ in placing in the hands of our de- voted missionary increased power for diminishing the pain of those thousands of men and women who seek his aid. ARRIVAL OF REV. G. W. SHEPPARD AT NINGPO. 25rd, 1898...”
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“...journey to this town usually occupied two days; unless one travelled night and day, and met with favourable winds and tides, when the travelling could be accomplished within 24 hours. Two other missions had attempted to open a station in this rather difficult place, but had failed. One of these missions had given up the task when the middle stage of the route had been reached. Butit is only right to say that this half-measure mission was neither Methodist nor English. Travelling in some parts of China, lodging at night LATER YEARS IN NINGPO. 39 stone and mud, there are two dilapidated and crazy windlasses, which seem to be scarcely strong enough to bear their own weight, they are the very image of hopeless feebleness which constantly threatens instant collapse and disaster, and a new traveller wonders how such ridiculously effete tackle, can be used to haul his boat up the steep bank, and launch it safely in the canal. Sometimes the hawser gives way, but the sticky mud acts as a natural...”