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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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“...ae 0 eee : | ; t é 4 A NEW YEAR’S GREETING, § i many friends and well-wishers... Mr. Chapman A NEW YEAR’S GREETING. i will give in the Ecuo an account of his visit to BY THE GENERAL. MISSIONARV~ SECRETARY. Eastern Africa, and it will be read with zest as oe | it is expected with hope. This mission was } . | founded in 1862. Rey. Thomas Wakefield was Indian Ocean,- y | one of the first missionaries sent. Although more East. Africa. i i than forty years have passed since he first left To the. Members of our Missionary Society, ‘ ! Ree re oe Tt eG nee “oye Y DEAR FRIENDS,—Though far i eee SOI S-Ob Uns “site nO ORS Er On tne vy \ from home, my thoughts to-day are: y dark continent, but in his native land. But, al- WG) SSE aN aes Sy : my though he remains unto this present, some who f Po NBL OS) ANOSE. an uae Oe is - i followed him died on a foreign shore >< Fe ee eee Eagland eee E i a 2 : enough to send my “New. Year’s- ; Ree, ‘Come to Me,” said Heaven, Greetings” from Leeds, so I send them...”
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“...shook | indeed. ‘This was because we had the then ' hands each with himself, not locking the fingers, i British Consul and his family living in our com- but clasping one hand over the other, first letting i | pound. The Consulate was undergoing repairs. them droop low, then raising them to the height i They needed a temporary dwelling, so Mr. Stobie of the brow, shaking them gently there in im- i kindly gave them his house, and came to live pressive style. : with us meanwhile—we knowing that mission Visits of ceremony of this kind are short and a funds would certainly not suffer thereby. sweet, the sweets being in the form of such light fl j During New Year's week it is the custom of refreshments as candied fruits and similar dain- : j Chinese officials to make calls of ceremony upon. ties. Each of these three officials had eight Hi each other; those of high rank visited the Con- bearers to his sedan chair, and thus made quite i sul also. I had a considerable amount of interest a cavalcade...”
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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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“...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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“...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 in relation health and life are...”
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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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“...the Circuits, and for this, the only way I could manage to keep them clean under God, are indebted, in a large measure, to was by having two washing days in the week, _.. Mr. Greensmith. : and I had to supply them with soap. The custom The ordinary income is again in advance, which was to buy a new cloth, twine themselves in it, makes it £100 more for class and ticket money and wear it until it almost dropped off. When than in 1897. they began to see and feel how much nicer it was ‘ “The Mendi Mission is now started, and we to be clean, they used to buy a farthing’s-worth f have agents at Tikonkoh at last—a catechist or halfpenny-worth of soap every week from my and teacher, with their wives.” Work has been — storeroom. ; commenced at Moyamba, in the Senhu section, It was rather an amusing sight to see about a ~ and Mr. Proudfoot has himself preached there to dozen washing clothes in the one bath. Their a congregation of seventy Sierra Leoneans. Sunday gowns were brought to me to put care-...”
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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-...”
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“...Jesus who shine was missing. loved everyone. Seat One day Gladys was talking to the old man, when suddenly they were startled by a fearful CHAPTER II. yell, shrieks rent the air, followed by a noise of : ¢ firearms. Four days dragged wearily away; still there A few minutes previously Gladys’ ayah was Was No sign of the missing child. Sunshine had on her way to meet her charge, when she saw in indeed disappeared from- the mission house. the distance a number of black figures crossing Search parties had been out every day, but with the hills. She ran-back to the mission house, "0 result, and all night long lights burned in the where Mrs. ‘Wilson looked up from her cooking windows. ; in. surprise. Prayers without number ascended to the “Run, mem-sahib, run; de tribes are com- throne of grace for the missing one. Though ing,” she cried in broken English, followed by parted from those she loved, God was watching, some rapid words in Hindustani. over her, tor “ He that dwelleth in the secret...”
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“...Gladys related all she had He Carefully Kali led Gladys through the long’ passed through since she had left them. Tt was ae grass and tangled brushwood. At first she felt with a heart full of thankfulness the missionary, i fer. ice frightened, until she’ remembered the words, thanked God for taking care of his dear one, and F ; Pe “Thou shalt not be afraid, for the terror by hringing her safe home again. Once more Sun- Wee night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day.” shine had returned to the mission house. Gaz- 3 a “Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me ing up into the sky, he murmured, “Oh, that b a) under the shadow of Thy wings.” For some time men would praise the Lord for His goodness ' ig Ried the child walked silently by the side of the tall and His wonderful works to the children of i fi Indian. They had traversed about three miles men.” _ : tals : Te of jungle when a fierce’ growl startled them, Imiqui was delighted when he heard his little ee and a tiger, waiting for his evening...”
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“...for the New Year. ( P and keep a complete register of the correspond- SUCCESS OF MISSIONS. Ree. ing secretaries of all Societies, whether affiliated It is ‘calculated that there: are in Africa Bee or not. A form for affiliation and a reply post- 1,000,000 Protestant native adherents, of whom tf card is sent to each Society; either can be, but over 190,000 are communicants; more than | Fae i one should be, used by every corresponding 1,200 European missionaries; and some 1,000 | it secretary. mission stations. ie a INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION. WORK TO BE DONE. I | The provision made by the Committee was In Africa, 438 languages and 153 dialects are eo ae more than exhausted by December 24th. The found; into only about seventy of these has any | | ps ae Free Methodist section has now 9,000 members portion of the Bible been translated. Five i a who read the Bible every day, and there are more hundred of them have not even been reduced to | ee than as many more in the “International...”