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: Address.to Readers. By the Editor - = 1 Missionary Gatherings at Exeter Hall 88, 101, 115 ace i
A Few Incidents in 1902. By A. H. Sharman 20 Missionary Life at Bocas-del-Toro. By Alwyn hi i
F Annual Assembly and Missions, The - - 129, 145 J, Ellis i 2 = = * Tae r ih fi
: rs é : My First Experiences of Missionary Life. By ilies ae aa
Battling with a Cyclone. By John Chinn 161 Mrs. China = . 2 5 ze ae | A i
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t aren Fee ee eye ee 184 Our Foreign Field. Editorial Notes, 5, 17, 35, i u di
\ UE Reta eres cee eae 50, 66, 82, 99, 113, 147, 163, 178 nl
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. ee ee a oe 187 Our Missions in Mendiland. By James eh
| 2 3 > 7> 35 79> 9 > > AY) 3 > 2 Proudfoot ax fs es 2 rt = 8, 22 } Lig f ' teas
porconal Treasurers Te hae ‘ 7 Pioneering on the Congo. By Bruce W. Rose : a i ‘
|. Editorial Notes - - - - - 150, 188 70, 106 " uN
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“...Wie | When the Way Opens, 11, 27, 28, 45, 60, Mr, Ling, Pastor of Ningpo - - - 69
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| Gat) tee | 74) 94 Rev. Charles New- - - - - 8
eg Hi a For Love’s Sake, 105, 122, 139,154, 168, 182 Rev. Grisith Jolin, D:D. 3 & “tg
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a a | i Jamaica Day School Teachers - - = - 81 Mr. John Harker - 2 i - Soe
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| Pa f Mombasa Harbour, > ss)2 yee OF Tsang Poa (Mr, Summers) - .- = 10
Hal be Re | Monument to Foreigners—Ningpo - - + 39 Mr, Joseph Calvert- iS 3 2 ee
Lee fale La | New Mission House, Mazeras - - - - 51 Revi Thomas’ Pruscott: y 2 12
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ae | Railway Cutting, Uganda Railway: "= 129 Shaiin. Wifeand Child ./-4o°5 4 ame
j i ag Rev. C. Consterdine, Group - - i pene Rev. James Ellis - - - = MG
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aul i | Siete pct ee ° Revs, J. H. Duerden and J. H. Phillip- |
oe a | Hae | Taking Mr, Phillipson on a Journey- - - 136 Mon daeSwahilimDress aoe) <2 oem
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“...minister as few in our Denomination did. He : fested a desire to break away from heathen OSE eae
felt the sorrow of others, and right nobly did he practices and customs. Mr. Phillipson writes: Sa
; speak the words which made burdens lighter and “ On Sunday last I had for my subject ‘ Choose Bia i y
F hearts more restful. Once and again a cable ye this day whom ye will serve. The remarks i tay
| + ¢ame saying this one and that one had fallen on upon this cccasion: caused him to think more ae et
the mission field, and as often as these crises arose earnestly, and on this day he came for advice, Pap nai
he stood ready with the message of soothing and listened patiently to what I said, and replied ‘I i Ne
: of hope. Many a dark hour, both in our own will break away from all evil, and walk in the ways 4 i" aii
E country and in foreign countries, has been shot of God, if He will help me.’ Here the seed is fi a ite
through with beams of light by the timely words sown upon good ground, and is taking deep...”
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sided over by Mrs. Kipling. Mrs. Swallow gave ITH very great heartiness we wish i at a
a most interesting address on work among the every reader of the MissIoNARY tee i (
. women of China and some of the difficulties of the * Ecuo a very “Happy New Year,” ik oe i
| missionary’s wife. Miss Phythian and Mrs. Craine as well as all our-missionary friends. i a tye
also addressed the meeting. ‘There was a large Do not let any make happiness We st he a
: audience, and great praise is due to the Poynton — the aim of their efforts; if they do they are sure : an He
; friends for the success of the meeting. Collection, to miss it.. The way to be happy is to make the a ee lig
Z#t 18s. 4d. Prayer topic, “Our Missions in happiness of others the aim of daily effort. et ke fi
China.” : During the new year let prayer have a more dis- / tat bea :
; NEWPORT ROAD, CARDIFF. tinct and regular place in our life. However ey
During the month of Noyember two interest- much we may have to do...”
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“...know him was to love him; his inner life was heathen lands by godly men trained in medical
Bah a: ia beautiful and tender. : science.
a ae Now. that “the labourer’s task is o’er,” “he Do our friends know that we need another medi-
bea by a sleeps well,” sure of a resurrection to eternal life cal/man for our China station? Who will say
ca A ha in Christ Jesus his Lord. “Here am 1; send me?” i
a 4 Hi Mr, COUNCILLOR ROBERT BIRD, J.P. sh our one pray God to raise up for us
Hal 4 Wie Though the labourers fail, the Master’s work anorner Medical MIssionarys
a a Ly a cannot pause. As news came from time to time MISSIONARY CONVENTION.
Ca aet E tied from our foreign stations that one of the mission- During the autumn a number of splendid mis-
Ban | a aries had joined the immortals, dear Mr. Hart sionary conventions have been held in different :
re i i i oT would say “It is very sad, very painful; it falls -parts of the Connexion. Many large towns and ;
ri Wl rf iH hard on you, on both of us, but the...”
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“...been made, or those old men who Some of our members are actually starving. She Bel tee
; preferred to remain and die there. This decay pro- appeals for help from the charitable. Small sums ) ani. a
' bably accounts for the very despicable part this i hector wold boakan hear es i on
E once great town took in the raid. Although in BEDE OY ROS Oro WOU Se received. a
: fayour of peace, instead of being’ able to enforce Address, the Rev. W. R. Stobie, Wenchow, ee a
E peace, it was forced into war. China. ere
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oe ie youngest by seven years 0 oa he was four is collected, and many a pound more, is needed |
Bae eel % i i unti e was : rae t 4
Lt \ ee eae ee ee invariably called to carry on missionary work. Suppose father Be {
a | Ha or five, years ol age, hildish lips refused to going to bea missionary, and he was wee a I
a i “Baby ”;* then as Tay : z fee known as to start, new clothes and all; first, he would wa. : }
j ma frame the longer wort Depo id. “I money to take him to China or India or Africa, ee
ae | wade “Ermest.” “T like Ernest,” his father said. ¢ wherever he was going—lots, lots of money to: buy
f | me : ' nes ; on . =“ ;
4 a Pietor Ge My Rot eee ice Was Ge lee Then, if he gave up his place at the |
4 fe. aa : ster. nd an earn : i mn i
ee Ba fe (Mines _ worker for the Master ; d high spirits, mine, he would not have any money of his own,
So | he he grew up, full of fun and frolic and hig poe so he would want money for a house and’ food and
way ati with few grave...”
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“...right, and indeed was instant in every good work. He was deer :
: he was never more wanted than now: But God very diligent, very zealous, and God was with him. bain tik
i is the sovereign disposer of all events, and He ae. it
: doeth all things well. THE WEST LONDON MISSION. ee A
| HIS EARLY LIFE. Mr. Hughes thought much on the fact that the Meath og
Mr. Hughes was born at Carmarthen on Feb- eee seemed to be estranged from the Church Ve eh
~ ruary 8th, 1847. So he was a Welshman, and was of Christ. He believed some special means must a ea
rather proud of this. His father was a good man, be used to “ gather the outcasts in,” and in 1887 ce
a doctor by profession. His grandfather was a there was established the West London Mission, se
Wesleyan minister of great influence in Wales, with St. James's Hall Ass ats (Cones and: Mr. ese at
who is spoken of as a powerful preacher, a great Hughes at ts head. The Rev. Mark Guy Pearse Hie ae
traveller, and a great-soul-winner. His father was was his chief...”
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“...rsary was celebrated on
i i ae Hin: Sik ena. = Start ot the top. Taught by, the iy ea ath, lanes eartonng, to oe
ba ae . ! to an exceedingly i ‘
1 i ie i J Miss : eaIngly good et :
Pa eh aa anuar Epc. Miss Laycock ; Sy 5 meeting, |
ow Han BU ae y 11th.—Bringing Others to Christ— gathering wit and Mr. G. Briggs delighted ee |
ee John i. 4o—55; iv. 28—42 Oana with appropriate solos, and Mi “a
Lan | ial po Ab ate mies : gave with taste an admirab CO eee Myers |
Ry | eee Vipeeies Oly Uh aa is the mission of new J. Harrison, pastor an ion oe ee
1 rt i ee ead ee eae : Follow your “ally. ‘Adaresces ars oe conducted the
Ua ee Miss Vivian's letter responding Secretary for Harding, vice-president Be oy. the Rev: a
— | | aa January 18th Union, and the Rev. J he Bradford CE.
! F rit re eo ee — Sees and (Church SiGacliod He cerning as ee who: also
oe a HL ea _—Ezra iii. 8—13; 1 Tim. iii versary, which ; the Sunday. The anni
ag | eee ie is ; hi Tae sary, which was in every way as eT
Se ee er ts now : =...”
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Pb VOL. 10; NO. 22; FEBRUARY, 1903. OnE PENNY. neal
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PARIS ea Aleta aah aioe the Rev. H. T. Chapman, 4- Newton Grove, ‘ j ae i
ay) 2 NS 4G) a7 ASSAY Seay “\ Leeds. i hi Se
Nudes ie \S (Geist . ae ee iH The letter is as follows: ( a
fe Somes 1 SES BMT arene hts a! eas a
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ees fore the notice of the readers of the MIssIoNARY a a
CHINA. Ecuo the following deserving case, feeling sure it SE oa
HEN the January number of the Mis- will meet with a speedy and hearty response. a tae
SIONARY ECHO was passing through “Cholera has been, and is yet, among us. Its ae ie
the press a letter reached me from ravages have been terrible; it has been an awful : ue
Mrs. Stobie, giving a sad picture of time....”
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“...much. 5 _ business, and on every fitting occasion, she presents
a a “Wishing you all most heartily the “Compli- it in such a way that many are grateful for the
Lie | ei ments of the season,’ : opportunity of contributing to the great missionary
a a : “ Yours respectfully, cause, — :
| nu “ FLORENCE STOBIE.” GOOD NEWS FROM CHINA. :
Ps a DISCOVERIES IN GALLALAND. On New Year’s Eve we received a letter from
oka £ ite The Rev. J. E. Swallow writes to me as follows: the Rev. J. W. Heywood, under date of November
to al “In ‘Chambers’ Journal’ for October it is 25th, announcing the safe arrival of himself and
ame | ai stated on the authority of Mr. J. Faux, who has party in China. They arrived at Ningpo on Nov-
Ae ae : had a long sojourn in the land of the Gallas, that ember toth, six weeks and a day after. saying
: a ke a this East Africa tribe has for centuries practised good-bye at Southampton. ;
id } a vaccination as a preventive af smallpox, and that, Dr. Swallow went down to Shanghai to meet...”
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“...urged with tears and groans and to remember these dear brethren in East Africa Be. ie
pain ! in their prayers. ee pe
MR. T. W. CHAPMAN. WEST AFRICA. He sa
His first China letter was from Ningpo, under Mr. Greensmith wrote a cheery letter from f a (4
date November 2oth. Of the mission he says: Madeira. He was well and in fine spirit. For i He i) ie
‘The mission property is superb.” In all the several days the ss. “ Jebba “ had exceptionally Ane |
_ years we have-known him we have never known rough weather to face. For one or two days ane
him use so many adjectives in the superlative only about four knots .an hour instead of eleven 2 a
degree as in relation to our mission in Ningpo—. were made. agi
the buildings, their situation, the site for the new He had for travelling companions two mission- Ha
| college, and the mission staff—all splendid! Such’ aries of the Methodist Episcopal Church of at
| a testimony filled us with great joy. America. They were going to Liberia, next door” Ter ate...”
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a ik id ot ing letter sore ae sends a deeply interest- “ Boxer” risi 1
| ih Riel a have forwarde ee ee Meret Mission, which We gone oe ESI: has nearly died away v
1 Han || Ee Oue ie d.to the Editor. effects of it are Bublesa cpanel away, yet the z
Bae 5 riend, the Rey. J. B. Nic s miles from here i no htt ry hand. Only. fort ae
tl Ibe been invited to England for Hebe who had pastor of the Chin a town in which lived a nati : \
a Ry eae to Come in cor 5 a change, is not abl a hina Inland Missi a native !
Ha ih nsequence of Eee able © years ago the “ Boxers” ission. About tw 1
OB ey) ae heal Thie 3 of another breakdown i : go the “ Boxers” ca two f
$ | el Oy) iia th. This is a great disappoi down in dragged fas Lhe : came and caught him
{ He Ue Droiarook was “Wise an 2p ne ak Nie Seale a temple, and told him th...”
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: around us. We have had many months of sorrow sailors down below—dead. In one village thirty- Resi
and anxiety.. About thirty people have died in the six people have died in forty-four homes. About Hae aie
street just at the back of our house, some-within twenty thousand people have died these last few eS ae
F a few yards of our kitchen; and in the street at months in Wenchow and district, and perhaps a Nee
E the front several have died. One of the last to million or more throughout China, from the dread- j Poh |
F be taken has been a tall, strong teacher from our ful plague. But the keenest blow to us has been ae a
college, who only died about four days ago. The the death of our chief pastor, who was carried off Tt
- seventy-two coffin shops have hardly been.able to by this disease. He has been taken in the prime i an :
‘ make coffins fast enough. Men have been taken ~ of life, when his services were of the greatest value eat 4
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“...love was also great, 2 villace, where Se ae :
ok Baa ih ; ight. At another village, ys 7 intention.
aa He into. fuller light. — i all but one family is my GS AT TIKONKOH. :
Pa a preached a fortnight ago, . < ce “ Apostles” here at ‘Tikon-
a Rees n’s ° es
| i Bi i attend the services. f t and growing. T have read Rena y remember getting the
e al Pe Thank God, the work = ree: can enivehtey koh after aMboeh GA cke; and the impression
Bae AME 2° Ry : : i glanc¢ 2 s i gh in o : I
ao MANY i : lin China, as in Eng f ; nful ok in Edinburg : very. slight that
oa a a es. touch hard hearts, and he ae es on my mind ve arin first time,
poe at nea ark Be joy and honour to : : ve now read i 3
Rh eae java S a great Joy and hé : : e ctically have d : y Renan were
eo] rt 1 ee souls. ee e hee people in their own tongue th Many of. the points discussed oY - as lotions
aa aa Wentleohl Gonik OF lie : m to me then, while mos Tam
p | es aes wonderful words o unknown dl ae superficially known, so
ae ae rere hardly...”
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“...t OUR MISSIONS IN MENDILAND. 23k ie ol
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remained unread until a few days since. From of regret, and, although one’s newspapers are a He ‘
| which incident one can draw fine lessons on tract | few weeks old, instead of being placed damp from ao a
| distributing. the press on the breakfast-table, there is no need a
Renan rightly ascribes the origin of mission on ¢hat account to tear a tragedy to tatters. Pia
work to Paul, and in saying that mission work The worst features are not in the beginning of ih ti ii 5
preserved Christianity he is quite right. But missionary life. Then it is questionable if any Ba Wo
Paul was not the first Christian missionary, al-. missionary suffers much. His people do. ~ His ; Wea
though one of the first voluntary missionaries. It parents are the ones to be sympathized with, even ante aa
| is no credit to him that he succeeded in making more than “the girl he leaves behind him.” For ee
missionaries by persecuting the infant Church her there is the prospect of...”
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“...immense drainage them very well.
\ 1 i ‘Eig H of population caused by the railway in the neigh- The children assemble in the mission house every
on | Pea bourhood. All young men are employed there, morning at 5.30, when a hymn is sung, a psalm
\ ae 1 from Mattru to Jerrahun, a district contiguous to read, prayer offered, followed by the children 3
: ‘ a Tikonkoh. For several months to come there is joining in the Lord’s Prayer.. The hymns known
ie) cae little hope of any change in the present condition are limited, so far, to the sacréd number of seven,
E Fa | ae of affairs, and children cannot be spared _ for and are ; . ‘
a} ane ‘school. I entirely acquit Sandi of any complicity (1) “ Come to the Saviour. ee 5
ee af a in this matter. He has done what he promised (2) “When He cometh to make up His jewels. 4
tn: aa as far as he could, and has completed this mission (3) “ Pass me not, O gentle Saviour.” |
i Se aie house, which is large enough to accommodate two (4) “Shall we gather at the...”
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“...secretary of the mission to i i‘
punctually at the ringing of a small handbell, when his wife as he left for business in the an
in February, at my last visit, the injunction “ Com- ne morning. ies
| pel them to'come in” had to be very literally in- This was not intended as a “ hit” at her femi- Bai cat
terpreted and acted upon. All Sunday labour. is nine curiosity, but because it was the last day of TT iNet
now completely ended, except for the judging of their self-denial week, and they both hoped that : UE
cases in Chief Sandi’s “barri,” and I do pot see letters would contain contributions. ee
. how that can be stopped at present. Sandi pub- The morning post had brought two postal F Weise HG
lished an edict forbidding all and every Sunday orders, and all sorts of possibilities found shape in Pasa ie
labour, and then, in a few weeks, broke it himself. their hearts. Pp
A great deal of thatch was being carried past the The mission to which they belonged was in a SE Tt
mission land for Sandi’s...”
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“...not be ue eand to give up He, who of oe er such gifts as
a oa pee hould. He may in the plac rosper. ite? wll “HO Ovel F. J. W.
aa) eae “T think I sh is interested i PrOspel: ite” wi ;
a. 1 i eae ything, but.he is in , “widow's m
1 a Ht a es e do a‘ d-come, the last day theirs.
1 ae a i at W ‘ : ha me, si ae —
ow Bay a hae in w ,; Saturday morning y was to be in = C Opens.
| ie ii Pa Now : a k.” The secretary ‘clock p.m. to re When the WV YX iy {
Bait || 1 HN uy c. 5 U a .
mm te of the “wee he mission at 8 0 then their hopes BICKFORD VIVIA
han ie Was nce at t € t until -the # rpunds Y EVELINE 4
ee bea tenda tributions ; bu makes many ro B ee i
: a hae ceive con the postman, who HAPTER II.
| | We centred in . t call. Twelve C 16 BEFORE
mee ft in London. he did not ce oat SHADOWS > Christian parents
ie ay ae am < passed, and not hearc any Chr from
Pe AH : Ten o'clock a t fg knock was 1 HY is it that so who are so very aoe
P 1 en BEY. i at ‘3 f u ildréenaw al iD Gar y =
a a a bei ‘clock came...”
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4 BAO. os v ie Hi ert oPaaeg St a a. $2 ese t We MRD
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a) ; pueeie i 2 ; F agit’ Sea i Leh saat nee a i ai ;
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| ae as Dine See memorable to me as_ up our abode in the mission house at Brown’s Hall. es
| : me e scene of new experiences. It was there The village is situated in a delightful district ; Ha
ee ca 3 negro school; there I first saw, it has an altitude of 1,900 feet, and is surrounded qi
| 7. : ° Rau a RSPR BH
| Genet an christened, and another one buried; by hills and valleys, all covered with beautiful tn
ae ad my net ride of horseback, and there trees and bush. The climate, too, is not unpleas- eet
| xperilence m i i ; : a aoe Wisi bee ;
the Bee its ae...”
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