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“...PAGE, 2 PA |, Address to Readers. By the Editor - - - 1 No. 3. Reception at Jomvu - - eae | Alderman Duckworth on Africa - a - 43 No. 4. -Mazeras - a in 2 aS » A Letter from China - iS i i i ee No. 5. Mazeras (Continued) - - = OF A Lost Child. By James Proudfoot -' — - sor6 No. 6. Ribé - i . if = Soe. , 4 ibé i 2 ue ely y A Pathetic Meeting. By William Yates- - 154 ee Cee a No. 8. Farewell to Ribé - - - 161 _ A Story of Bethnal Green. By Lilian Lamb - 137. é ; ‘ : i No. 9. Journey to Golbanti - ~ 177 An Episode in the History of Hymns. By the Editor — - 7 = S = ~ - 77 Our Foreign Field: Editorial Notes, 2, 19, 36, ‘} =Arrival of Rev, Francis Bavin in Jamaica - 15 51, 67, 83, 99, 130, 164, 179 j A Queer Sunday. By William Yates 2 - gg Our Missionaries’ Literature Association - - 170 | Christian Endeavour Page. By J. J. Martin, Our Missions in Mendiland. By James Proud- ; 5 15, 31, 47; 64, 79; 955 T12, 127, 143, 160, foot FE a a i y - 147, 167, 184 ; : : 170, 191 i ; Edward Abbott = ~~....”
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“...and | Benefits of Missions.” Rey. J. J. Martin will I trust that the circulation will continue to in- report the doings of Christian Endeavour. The 4 Q _ Grease. To encourage efforts in this direction, I Editor will address the children and furnish } | desire to say that, despite its considerable cir- Literary Notices. For the lovers of fiction twelve aay 4 culation, the publication of the Missionary EcHo — short stories are provided, while the usual intel- - ‘f is a source of outlay to the Mission Funds. Every ligence columns will contain the most recent i : year there is a deficiency which must Le defrayed information. Other features of the programme ; fl from this source. may be found in the four-page leaflet issued from ~ 4 It is only fair to remember that the publication the Book Room. A # Se ae % of the Ecuo can hardly be expected to become Commending the above statement to the atten- ‘ remunerative under present arrangements: There tion of my readers, and wishing them all “A t is...”
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“...is entitled to the prefix of Honour- } . . . . . . | T may be interesting at the opening of able to his name. Mr. Bavin, having completed another year to give a brief statement as — his first term of service, is entering on a second, to our foreign missions. Our oldest mis- and we all pray that he and his co-workers may } sion is be abundantly blessed in their labours. The JAMAICA. numbers I have quoted include the members on : It was recognized in 1838, and, with a some- the Bocas-del-Toro mission, which lies within ; | what chequered existence, it continues until now. the: bounds of the Colombian Republic. Civil ie t Be EUROPEAN MISSIONARIES IN JAMAICA. : } Brake a pole wir umatenaeniaiaa a aac is te cation Roy CoN Lat CT! ei Mace a SC Rent namERe fey oO Caamn. RR Ae Bees, UE eee ; Pesach cons (eka nate mic bea ober Ace teaitite SST ee OA eat ah kOe eaten ao a aR, CORONER tone Beir 5 AC ee ee OIA aces ey: fe ee ec) Ne aa ee ee nay ROE ee ab Ve b ea eee i LE ie a, a ; Reo Tak OR SETS eos...”
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“...OUR FOREIGN FIELD. 3 ' done the very day I am writing—that the Jamai- have had a succession of devoted ministers, of cans have all been released. Mr. Bavin designs whom the greater part remain unto this present, great mission extension at places situated on the. but “some have fallen asleep.” . To last inland sea known as Chiriqui Lagoon. Ere these Assembly there was reported 2,620 members, notes reach my readers Mr. Bavin will, I trust, with 229 junior members, and 1,013 on trial. have recommenced work after his short furlough We all remember the disturbances in the hinter- in England, and when the civil war is over I land of the colony, and the perils to which Rev. hope he may be able to carry out his purposes. Charles Goodman was exposed. The mission in ro Any of my readers who are familiar with the the Mendiland is being re-established, and during early issues of the’ Missionary EcHo may remem- the year we hope to have interesting accounts ber an interesting account by Rev. James Roberts...”
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“...ee S A continent, a world in itself, China has been for us who could not go. At each place native | 3 i forced into the comity of nations. . It sought to Christians proclaim with _the eloquence and * f f) dwell alone, and was able to supply all its own emphasis of a new life, “ We ‘are their witnesses, j bi i wants out of its own varied and abundant stores, the fruit of their labours.”. To see the mission | i. i I fear it cannot be said that its intercourse with field. is to see as never before the privilege and 7 Ei i foreigners has been an unmixed blessing to it. responsibility of all who know and love the Lord a Be T We have given it Christianity, but. we have Jesus Christ to them who sit, from no fault of : oe i also given it opium. Free Methodism made some their own, in the “region and shadow of death.” es a feeble efforts earlier, but I think we can. date The year will be a happy one if we faithfully @ ie China of Rev. 40 all that in us lies to make...”
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“...SS ay ee a eee SO Ep EE eS Ee ON ea F NEW YEAR IN CHINA 5 ‘success as has attended the Castleford Circuit, The banner has been won at Castleford by and thus the missionary income may be much . Miss Florence Burnill, who collected in 1900 : improved. A6 2s. od, and in 1901, £7 7s. The banner ; SCHEME. : in 1900 for the country Churches was won by L Two silk banners. are provided, one for Master J. W. Bottomley, of Whitwood Mere, the Castleford _and one for the country Who collected #5 ts. 11d. In rgo1 J. W. Bot- * Churches. The highest collector has the banner tomley collected £5 5s. sd., but Master Harold for twelve months. If not less than £5 has been Halliday, of Kippax, collected £5 10s., and obtained, a silver medal, or brooch, with gold thus secured the banner for the country centre (suitably engraved), is also given. Ifthe Churches last year. < banner is won three successive years by. the The photo of Master Halliday and his banner same scholar, it becomes his Own property. . appeared...”
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“...i ; " i ; 6 NEW YEAR IN CHINA: among the “foreigners,” there is an exchange of style is the “open sesamé ” to office. In addition, | the ubiquitous Christmas card. Nor do we neg- he is, alas! an opium-smoker; this, no doubt, th lect the tasting of each other’s pudding. What accounts for his thin, pale face. His robe of i we appreciate most, however, is when our erratic state was of costly sable, and made in the form il little steamer comes, in the very nick of time, of a loose jacket. When he entered his chair ‘ i! bringing loving greetings (and sometimes Christ- to depart I noticed he, aided by his. servant, mas presents!) from afar. It is kis which carefully turned up his coat-tails to avoid sitting ! ti makes our real Christmas! on them! His chair was likewise lined with i But it is of the China New Year I am thinking, fur. th? and of one year in particular, when we’ were, On leaving, these gentlemen, instead of shak- i as the natives say, “ Nyoa-nyieh-zang ”—very lively. ing hands,...”
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“...himself, it is hardly to be di ; eas p 2 aaa te ; exact man; ‘the full man being a well-informed expected that he will willingly carry one for man whose head is stored with useful know- another. The sooner the missionary to the Gallas jeqoe helpful to himself and Sera BeABIBeEO ee his mind of any idea of being a con- others.” The diverse multitude of books for ra oO e Fe 77 7 . . . . . Oe rece ce Ge oe tine Bae te ment : prosperity of his mission. He must remember a ena eee a ae Hae Hi Peeters Bats cally corrupt, there are: others which, if not that his mission is a ministry to shepherds, and vicious, are, to say the least, not virtuous, and if any manual labour is required of them-he contribute nothing towards the building up of cannot reasonably expect his estimates to come moral or Christian character. Quality rather out as satisfactorily as though he had employed than quantity is a sound principle to apply in a batch of quarrymen. ,It is only in cases of ‘selectins your reading. “ Knowledge...”
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“...of the children received into the or- a half millions of souls. Large would seem | bak | phanages of the Irish Presbyterian Mission in too feeble an epithet to describe a city with in- a eli Gujarat and Kiawathen during the famine of habitants almost as numerous as the countries of | : ie t900. I do not know on what terms it is pub- Holland and Belgium combined. In Greater f os tik lished or distributed, but my readers may see London 460 missionaries labour and over £50,000 tH) above whence it issues. The contents of the is annually spent in the work of the Society. i oy pamphlet are bditter-sweet. We have an account The variety of the operations is as remarkable | ‘ iT : of service and suffering, deliverances and death. as their magnitude. Of course, all the agents are : i There are now 1,600 children in the orphanages, engaged in mission work, but 125 are mission- : | and the pamphlet is issued in the hope that the aries to special classes, many of these having been can “cry of the children”...”
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“...wish God-speed to the London City Mission. been sent forth since then, and the heathen are The Deacon's Transformation. A Story of the not all converted yet. He did well, however, to F.C.S.M. By Austen Marston. Leeds: wish to join in the delightful work, and he was James Broadbent and Sons. spared to labour in the West Indies for many This is a service of song which forms the chief years. He was there when the: slaves obtained part of the Song Service Gazette, published in their freedom, and was present at a great watch- November. The readings give a tale of the Free night service held to usher in the day of free- 4 Church Simultaneous Mission, for that is the dom, and when the clock struck twelve, all the ' meaning of the enigmatical initials given above. congregation rose up and sang with might and The denouement is the conversion of a trouble. . main: some, masterful, purse-proud member. If the Praise God from Whom all blessings flow. Simultaneous Mission led to the conversion of Jt was...”
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“...when thou’rt gone | “T wish friends of our mission at home could Sweet, happy thoughts of thee, fe | have witnessed the whole-hearted _ enthusiasm Like fragrant rose-leaves, may be strewn and overflowing joy of our reception by the Upon thy memory people. Many of them came with beaming ‘ | countenances, taking me by both hands, ex- Aviracaeciapiapn cj oui yonie ae pressing their great delight at seeing my. face THERE is a gift that is almost a blow, and | i again. there is a kind word that is munificence; so i “The memory of my brief visit home is like much is there in the way of doing things.— | a pleasant dream; I can hardly realize, now that ArtHur HeEtps. | | I am back again, that I have twice crossed the Atlantic, and attended about sixty services and Sesame aon REMC ER oy a i meetings in the Home Churches. I trust that : our visit will have been of use to the Churches fue Gls TAY Bee OUR LAGE: we have visited, and to our Jamaica mission, Baa aue eens i “The heartiness of our reception...”
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“...ee et | oe — Fs ra f KS AH i 16 THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR PAGE. ‘i | i ; ai MARVELLOUS RESULTS IN CHINA. in every meeting, the preparation and delivery. pe | The latest figures available show 2,500 mem- of addresses. on the prescribed topics, with the Hele | bers and 2,490 on trial; an increase of 423 mem- necessary continuous reading of the Bible, are He bers. These facts were ascertained before the surely the best that can be obtained. The spiri- Hike war. here will probably be a great increase tual atmosphere will preclude mere social sub- Ht now that peace is being restored. The heroism jects and fit thé téacher to win the scholar for ; it of steadfastness will be a good basis for growth. Christ and the Church. Let Sunday School ibe Let us cheer the hearts of our missionaries by teachers put first things first. se le { increased devotion. There is only ome Christian WORTH REPEATING-FROM THE “LB.RA. ! Hit } minister to every 437,500 inhabitants. MESSENGER.” P i { MANCHESTER, 10902. 3 Norrs...”
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“...last Assembly HE and mused in silence for a while, then, turning asked him to visit, with the Missionary Secre- i iit away, he softly said, “ We shall meet again.” tary and Alderman Duckworth, the scene of his itl Looking back on the vista of past years many former labours, although a medical interdict pre- i ii things are visible to me of which younger men vented him from ‘going. I can understand the i may read, but they do not see. The projected shock felt by these two brethren when‘ they e i mission in East Africa; the arrival there of the learned, after their arrival in England, that the rf it missionary expedition; the defection of the Swiss intended companion of their travels had died ere iy students; the failure of Mr. Woolner’s health; their return. But neither they nor we sorrow as tH the early return of Dr. Krapf, by which Mr. others which have no hope, believing “that as 4 iN Wakefield was left alone; the arrival on the Jesus died and rose again, even so them also a scene of Charles...”
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“...journey from Tikonkoh. fri vice at the graveside was conducted by the “Tn the old section of the mission, founded in ae President (Dr. Brook), the Rey. W. Redfern the days of ‘Thomas Truscott, we have finally | y fie closing with the benediction. decided to abandon Senahu. Practically, it has | ae welll a ee.) been abandoned for many,years, but: now. “we aa Bod at give up even the name. A new centre, called | : bk es AE Reet Moyamba, has been chosen. I preached there ~ Fe Ai j on November 24th to seventy Sierra Leoneans | Gs He : : and a countless number of Mendi people. At- E ne Tuer isa great deal of undiscovered country tached to this centre are Bonjama and Paitafu. ry fi within us which would have to be taken into As another station will probably be opened in i hl account in explanation of our gusts and storms. January in the Pangumah section, our Mendi : the —GEORGE ELIOT. is mission will consist of three Circuits, each under Be Hi es 2 es aie Co ' Be : ua F...”
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“...add- from each of the brethren. as to their work. P ing more sections, as the development of these Writing to the Editor of the Free Methodist, the will mean more cost. The more successful our Missionary Secretary says: “After a long and work in Mendiland As, the more it will cost, aS somewhat unpleasant passage, Alderman Duck- there is only a nominal income on the stations. — orth and myself were put on shore at Portland * * * on Thursday, December 26th, and arrived at “Every step in a heathen mission costs money, OUL respective homes about midnight the same To-day I have been purchasing books, slates, day. Both of us were devoutly thankful to our and all the absolutely necessary requisites for Heavenly Father for all the many mercies vouch- three schools, containing in all-150 children. It safed to us in our long journeyings, and for all is easy to multiply stations, and one would fain the prayers offered up on our behalf while absent do so, but the want of elasticity in the home from home...”
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“...own mission stations. momination. The position of the different | ; Ey On-the stations themselves the coming of Mr. stations and the properties which have been ri Wakefield Had given birth to an.a’most rapturous. secured testify to the wisdom and foresight of | 4 a joy. It was pathetic to watch the faces of the the men we have sent out; and under a settled Fi people when they were informed he had been. government such as is being established our op- A unable to come. A gentleman of ,position who portunities for usefulness in the future will be Se Ae was in East Africa during Mr. Wakefield’s resi- greatly increased. On the islands of Pemba and me dence said to Mr. Duckworth and myself that Zanzibar, as well as on the mainland, we had the ie : few men knew Africa between Mombasa and _ privilege of seeing the working of the Church Hie nearly as far north as Aden as Mr. Wakefield. Missionary. Society's. Mission, the Universities | : eB Wherever he went he was respected, and wher- Mission, and...”
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“...going to the North of Letters are just to hand from our brethren, China. . . . My. first impressions of Wen- ve ne Rey. B. J. Ratcliffe, and Rev. chow are very favourable, and I like the arrange- J. H. aay .. ments of the hospital and out-patient department. Mr. Gniffiths reports that he has had a visit . . . Mr. Soothill and I are already good from Sir Charles Eliot since the visit of the depu- friends.” a ae tation. When in Africa Mr, Duckworth and I As we know, first impressions go a long way , ee on Sir Charles about our mission property and mean much. We are thankful for the safe ‘ at Mazeras. He is a highly-cultured gentleman, arrival of Dr. Plummer, and that the new sphere an aoe tee courteous in bearing, and of service has opened to him so very pleasantly. we Sates ge, ee disposed to missions and mis-- For ourselves we believe Dr. Plummer will be a | ore is object in visiting our station was vaiuable addition to our China staff, and that, if to seek the good offices of Mr. Griffiths...”
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“...: ; i ; CEU RANE: The alcaid has left Old Bank in my hands. te For three months we did not hold services, . Brother Schwartz is Inspector of Police. I am Wi every person ran from Old Bank after the battle, quite used to the tossing of Old Bank Channel, Hi and for nearly a month no one slept there. I having crossed it so often of late.’ I hope to be i waited on the alcaid, and asked him for a written able to give a more encouraging report next ‘ i ii promise to go to Old Bank, and to put the mission quarter. . : Hi premises in order, and to invite the people who “You will see by the Jamaica papers what is SI ae were not engaged in the battle to return. Three the political situation... The Government is Hite weeks ago I went, and, with a Jamaican, lived in using a building close to Bocas Church as barracks Heid Old Bank, no one else there. Can you imagine and fort. I am afraid our building will suffer ys ie only two persons sleeping on the Bank “as we jn the event of an attack on Bocas. I...”
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“...morning service they all walked into ; robust. my bedroom to be dressed. Poor things! How Mr. Greensmith keeps quite free from fever, proud they were to be noticed, and just to think and Mr. Proudfoot himself is in good -health. that I was the only woman there among them ! For our missionaries and their work in West’ Oh, that some of the workers from out of the Africa we have, as Churches, much reason to 1.M.A. could be fired with the mission zealand thank God and take courage! offer themselves for work at*Golbanti. ; We have lady missionaries labouring in China, ao a ae and why should we not have them in East Africa? True, there are many discomforts and GIRL=LIFE IN. GOLBANTI. privations at our Golbanti station, but—* He who : By ANNI AEROD: is not teady to preach the Gospel anywhere is fit‘to preach it nowhere.” Donne The Gallas are very proud, overbearing, and ( HAVE been asked to pen a few lines about. a hard race to reach; opposed to anything that ; | our coloured sisters in East Africa...”
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“...of corn and mice spring UP in this boiling weather. He looked at\me pity- with such rapidity that you will hardly recognize ingly for a moment before he replied, ‘ You go” the place. We pass by the little ee . chapella in Belitani? No put bes’ close on top?’ the ee ns turning . Rank o : ae 2 ‘Ves,’ I said, ‘but in hot weather put on thin WEBER i a ee ¢ : uy pee we che clothes; ¢old weather, put on thick ones.’ European air about them. ee pe on ‘S’pose, no got more?’ he said, meaning, I pre- mission church , and school, also Che: nes: ; suited: mote than the one suit.‘ Well,. 1 said, pital, while, about a stone s-throw distant, 1s De ae stop ‘way than look like big fool, a bungalow, the residence of the English mis- boil all away, same like duff in pot. You savvy sionary and his wife, who for five hoe eas ; i duff?? He smiled a wide, comprehensive smile, been stationed in this village. Through their but looked very solemn’ again, saying directly, teaching and influence many. have been per-...”