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“...Gleanings from Missionary Correspondence 8, 103 | He was a Leper. By Lucy Soothill - . - 121 In the Lagoon. By John Chinn (Illustrated) 118 Later Years in Ningpo. By Frederick Galpin. Chapter 1. Extension - : 5 - 38 35 2. Overland to Wenchow =} 165 » . 8: The Conversion < of - Two Brothers -- 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...”
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“...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 month. I apprehend that there will be a general concurrence in his view that Missionary money should not be spent in education unless with the ulterior view of benefiting the Mission. Tbelieve that although there may be some needful preliminary outlay the Committee, should it send out men merely as educators, will take care...”
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“...those around us shall be sweeter, stronger, more hopeful. The secret of all true happiness is threefold, to think for others, feel for others, work for others. This must be the habit of our life, we must not wait for some great occasion, but Seize, seize the hour, Ere it slips from you. Seldom comes the moment In life which is indeed sublime and mighty.” * * * 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...”
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“...6 Dr. Swallow says the “ Foreign Community ” have received him very cordially, and he hopes to get help from them for the new Hospital and Mission premises. He further says, “ There has been manifest pro- gress in our Ningpo Churches since I left them, Mr. Heywood’s labours have been Herculean. He has been the man for the place.” This is in- spiring testimony. REV. W. E. SOOTHILL. By the same mail as the Doctor's came a letter from Mr. Soothill, under date of October 20th. The first sentence runs thus:—“The new City Chapel was opened last Sunday. . . The building was crowded, quite 6U0 Christians were present.” Speaking of the early days of our Church in Wenchow, he says, ‘‘ We were less than thirty members in those early days, we are more than 1,000 now. We were less than fifty all told then, we are more than 3,000 now. What hath God wrought?” What indeed! To Him be all the praise. AN APPEAL TO OUR YOUNG MINISTERS. The last Missionary Committee decided that Mr. Soothill’s long and...”
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“...missionary work in China.” With the experience of Missions in Japan to refer to, shall the same blunder be made in China as has been made in this country? It is to be devoutly hoped that we shall escape this danger. ‘My views, which I have expressed to many Missionaries in China, are: “If the demand for educational work is made to any Mission, then it ought to be met in one way and one way only. If the Chinese are so anxious for Western know- ledge, and look upon its acquirement as a means of bettering their position, then they ought to pay for such teaching without any expenditure of Mission funds. If such a school be established under the auspices of any Mission, then, a special man ought to be sent out for the work with the clear understanding that his work is primarily educational, so that there cannot be any criticism or disappointment if the spiritual results are nil. A special fund for educational work might be established only for the purpose that a minimum salary might be guaranteed...”
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“...hereafter to do this with letters containing references to matters of more than momentary importance. THE DAY’S WORK. Between my wife and myself we have seven meetings daily; except on Saturday, when we have only class meeting and outside preaching. We have resumed our work in all 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...”
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“...said the Missionary, “ You will have a long life, my dear. I trust it will be a useful one.” “I wanted very much to ask you about the three religions of the Chinese, but I am afraid I must reserve my questionings,” said Everard, a8 some of the party ruse to go. “It is too bad that weshould have kept you talking so long after your hard day.” “I have enjoyed it, I can assure you,” said Mr. Woodley. “On Tuesday I go to the College to try to influence some of the students to devote themselves to mission work.” The minds of four of the party went straight to the son and brother. Christians though they were, they hoped that he would leave it to some other to answer, “ Here am J, send me.” ; How often: do we find that “The spirit 18 willing, but the flesh is weak.”...”
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“...THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR PAGE 15 . THE. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR PAGE. BY EDWARD ABBOTT. HE Junior Society at Lady Lane & Central Mission, under the leader- ship of Miss Clara Howcroft, the President, has just held its fifth annual bazaar, by which the sum of £19 has been raised, and nearly the whole of this amount has been handed to the Church funds. The miniature stalls were well stocked at the opening of the sale, but a few hours later were nearly empty. The Juniors worked hard and the results were regarded as highly gratifying. Tux Matlock Bridge Society has celebrated its third anniversary. Sermons were preached on Sunday by Mrs. Wilkins of Wirksworth. On Thursday following, a public tea was provided, which -was well attended. An entertainment, consisting of recitations, duets and solos, was given by the members. Mr. Marple, secretary, read an interesting report, and the address was given by Mr. Hawley, of the Farley Hill Society. Worte Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavour...”
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“...men and women who are now working for the Master in distant lands. We must not forget - to pray for these, and we should “follow their faith, considering the end of their conversation, Christ Jesus.” You can read about our living Missionaries in the other pages of the Missronary Eono, but on the “Children’s Page,” this year, I shall speak only of 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...”
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“...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 spot marked with a red...”
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“...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 the Gospel of our blessed Lord shall be supreme in this district in a shorter time than even we dream of; buta line of one of our Chinese hymns comes to my mind ;-— « If we pass this opportunity, and lose this good hour, It is to be feared we shall afterwards pray without benefit. This is our golden hour, and our Mission here is likely to be made or marred by our taking this occasion by the hand promptly. - a * ® I am very sorry that Mr. Soothill has to experi- ence a bitter disappointment in relation to Mr. Wilson, who, as my readers know, is forbidden on medical grounds to carry out his purpose of going to Wenchow, but I insert his letter to shew how urgent is the necessity, and to express the hope that some earnest dnd cultured young man may be inclined to offer his services at once. * * * Dr. Hoge writes...”
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“...before they leave.. Few of them are in lo: ger than a month, put even in this short time many seem to learn a good deal of the doctrine, and they generally buy some books on leaving.” * ® & Tux following cheering items of intelligence At Le Hoe So, almost a definite promise has been made by the literary B.A., of whose baptism I told you in a former letter, to buy and present to the ‘Mission a house suitable for preaching purposes. A widow who was received into the Church this spring, and who has no children, has several times expressed her desire to leave all she possesses at her death to the Mission. She has one or two houses and several acres of land. Ihave asked her to wait a little longer and pray over it, when if she is still of the same mind a deed of gift can be made out.” * * * In another letter Mr. Heywood writes :— “ Around each individual station are scores 0...”
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“...pleasure to know that his words are not returning unto him void, even if they have not quite succeeded in accomplishing the thing whereto he sent them. Our increase is £112 10s. 6}d. on the Colonial churches. Of course, we have no contributions from the Mendi Mission at all. The total income is £523 15s. O4d., giving an average per member of three shillings and tenpence, so that we are not without the expectation of being among the first of the districts to respond to the General Missionary Secretary’s call, Every Society in the district has shared in the increase, and the averages of some are beyond the dreams of Mr. Chapman’s avarice, at least in so far as he has given expression to them. The averages are as follow :— Truscott Memorial Mission... 0-10 114 Freetown South Circuit O° -4 64 Murray Town 3 0 4 3 Bananas 5 0 310 Freetown North ,, 0 38 3% Waterloo 0 2 64 One of our collectors had charge of a small Society which raised in 1897 £2 2s. 5d. After twelve months of hard work the income has...”
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“...members at “Me Hyii,” for the purpose that some time a chapel might be built on it. The singular thing is that we have now got the chapel! About three quarters of a mile from Me Hyii is a temple in which the nun who was at Kyiu En had a great interest. Through her, this temple has been given to our Mission. It is comparatively new, and is worth fully 700 dollars. Two old men who were quite willing that the Temple should be given to the “ Jesus Religion,” shrank from its being so used where it stood, for fear that “wind and water,” emblems of “ Luck” or “Good fortune” would be spoiled. The Temple has been taken down, transferred, and re-built on the site at Me Hyii. The whole cost to the Mission is not more than £19. This is the day of great and marvellous things. God still ry ** Moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform.” MISS ABERCROMBIE. We have received our first letter from our devoted friend, Miss Abercrombie. but deeply interesting. After a few references to the voyage...”
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“...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 is a fort, and where we have a4 mission- chapel), the Ningpo river, it looked so pretty. There...”
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“...must have started at 2 a.m.). They were delighted to see the Doctor. There were many enquiries after Mr. Galpin. Miss Hornby, just before leaving the steamer, fell and hurt herself, she could not walk properly for several days. On landing, Miss Hornby was put into a chair and carried to the ferry, whilst Dr. Swallow, Mr. Hey woodand myself walked... We all got into the “ sampan,” not at all a bad boat. worked and rowed at the end by an oar moved like a pendulum, which acts as a propeller. Our Mission premises were just the other side of the river, and at the gates was quite a crowd to receive us. J have had no end of Chinese callers to see me. Miss Hornby interprets, I smile and say, “ How do you do” and “ Good-bye.” They tell me to go slowly, I shall learn the language bye-and-bye.” “Maen, maen,”’ go slowly, they all say. ‘Then, too, the other missionaries have been calling. My home I like immensely, it is so pretty, and we are just close on to the river at one side, and on the other a...”
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“...36 OUR ‘FOREIGN, FIELD. In a communication addressed to the Editor, Miss Emma Hornby writes : “When your letter reached Ningpo | was travelling on nearly a month’s Mission Tour far inland, where it was almost impossible for a messen- ger to find us. During this time I was living with and like the natives in a rough kind of way. On my return, Mr. Heywood and family went away for several weeks to avoid the intense heat of Ningpo, as Mr. Heywood was not feeling .very _ well. My duty called me to remain, as sickness was rather prevalent, and I had some cases in the hospital requiring very careful attention ; so what with the intense heat, and the night and day duty, and. the church work to attend to, I have not had the time or opportunity to take up my pen. It has been a very hard and trying time, but Jesus has been at hand to bless and guide. One of the telling her they had got all the things ready for her funeral. I should say they seemed to be very much afraid of me lest [ should impart...”
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“...monium, a small portable instrument not inten- ded for the church, brought out by the Rev. Jas. Ellis, a present to him fromafriend. The church is worth a good instrument which we trust will be sent us by some generous home friend who reads this account. The congregation filled the build- ing, which we calculate to seat at its utmost cap- acity about five hundred. It was the largest con- gregation of native Christians it has been my pleasure to look upon in East Africa, all mem- bers of our own mission. ‘The opening hymn— “Jesus shall reign where’er the sun”’—was an- nounced by the Rev. J. B, Griffiths, who after- wards led the congregation in prayer, all joining audibly in the Lord’s Prayer. Then the Hun- dredth Psalm was sung as a chant, and the Apostles’ Creed repeated by the whole congrega- tion. The First Lesson—2, Chron., vi.—was read by the Rev. W. G. Howe, and the Second Lesson—John, iv, 1-26 by the Rev. A. G. Smith. The sermon on Psalm cxxii. 1, “I was glad when they said unto me,...”
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“...he writes, therefore, in a very kindly spirit. The burden of his complaint is that he does not know where to obtain, Rev. TT. Wake- field’s admirable penny history of our East Africa Mission, and says others are ‘in the same boat.” To me this is distressing. The little history has been announced in the Free Methodist, and re- viewed in the same paper, and we ourselves have have called attention to it in our “notes” in the Missionary Ecuo, and it has also been reviewed in its pages. Will all our ministers and friends note that it is published at our own Book Room, and by taking quantities can be had at trade price. _ Y.P.S.C.H., and Young People’s Missionary So- cieties, and Sunday Schools can also have mis- sionary 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...”
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“...My young readers need not be surprised when I inform them that the 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...”