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“...172 fi; i After the Cyclone. By John Chinn - 11, 21 Meeting of Missionary Committee. By the | L S Be Editor’ - oS - - - - 100, 177 / a An Indian Story - - - - - - 168 ss - y GiNe Missions on the Congo. By B. W. Rose- 58, 122 4 LE Annual Assembly and Missions - - 129 ge / Missionary Conferences - - - - 100, 145 3 Ants. By Mrs. Chinn -. = -. = = 125 a ds os * : : z Missionary Organization in Sunday Schools. F A Visit to Bowron House. By the Editor - QI By James Ellis - es Ss = z ar L A Week’s Mission Tour. By J. H. Phillipson My Visit to Bobuoya. By J. H. Duerden- 55, 70 40, 72, 117 : “ ; ae j My Voyage to Jamaica. By W. Hall - - 150 ( At Duty’s Call. By E. O. Dinsley. a re 1 By JH. D ‘ It . ~ é red Ground. y J. H. Duerden - 17 3 } Chapter 1. The Call - eee ei] ep ; ie ie \ ST he Res : z 4, Our Foreign Field. Editorial Notes 2,17, 50, fens, E 3 9 a BE ae oO wee Bay: ah 66, 83, 115, 130, 146, 162, 178 i dl ; 3.. St. Clair’s First Convert - 5 Sek 3 Sod i 2 2 ee mi a wees 9 Our Missionary ...”
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“...Coolie Carrying Luggage - - - - 116 Higgins, Master William - - - 170. En Route for Bobuoya - - - - - 71 Hornby, Miss (with Chinese Family) - - 84 Golbanti - - - = - - - - 49 King, Rev. Jabez (President) = - - - 161 Group of Galla Women - - - - - O7 Mission Staff, Wenchow - - - 2535 : i Masai Warriors - - - - 102 Shingolo, Galla Boy - - - - - 118 35 Natives - — - - - - - 73 Soothill, Mrs. - - - - - - 37 | Illustrations of Articles on Jamaica 12,-13, 17, Soothill, Rev. W. E. - z 3 - 38 : f Bee pa Swallow, Rev. R., M.D. - - - are eat Illustrations of Tales: “ aS & At Duty’s Call = 8,28, 60; 74, 93, 186 pa pity Bridge 8 1 Se. Far Across the Sea 110, 120, 149.154, 169, 184 Sneinton United Methodist Free Church, Not- ee e tingham- - - - - - - 113 Mission Children at Mazeras - = = - 81 7 The Tanks, Aden - = = < - - 88 New House at Ribé - s = - = - 149 Wenchow College - 5 = = : ===34 Bs Ningpo - - - = = - - - 145 % . a5 es Entrance - - - - 41 Ningpo Dispensary - = 5 a 2 - 165 ; 5 ay i Assembly Hall...”
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“...bee) i a é Macfarlane, “how sweet their memory still.” =m ae Samuel Wright should not be forgotten, al. . a though his. missionary course was brief, and Hate ; ee : uhe died in his native land; and our people oa am ee oo ; never will, nor can, forget our pioneer East ee ; 4 African missionary, the good Thomas Wake. ORS eee ga Soc : field. <5 Pen eRe ers i Changes of various kinds have taken place in i regard to the mission stations. Our colonial Rev. Dr: Swallow. 4 missions—Australia and New Zealand—have : t disappeared, absorbed by the sweep of the move- commence a mission in a region almost a terra: ment for Methodist Union. For the greater good imcognita, but now becoming a highway to the gt as Church of Christ we consented to this Union, centre of the great continent of Africa. a Pash ee Tee lees ee ose _And now I must ask the ministers and members | against English auionGy eect ao Se of the Churches to aid in increasing the cireula- a ROStonc on es, vie ee a SESS tion of the Misstonary...”
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“...2 OUR FOREIGN FIELD. | ebject and aim of the Missionary Ecuo, but it on a bicycle, but in China travelling is done — is not desirable that it should draw extensively on slowly—like nearly everything else. Twenty-five Revert the Mission Funds. It is not reasonable to ex- miles by road is a good day’s work out here. In bee yect—under existing arrangements—that it should these journeys up country I get many varied ex- eer become self-supporting. Subscribers and collec- periences, some are saddening, some are inspir- rs tors of a certain amount are furnished with free ing, and all are instructive. Last spring I went eopies sent monthly by post. The cost of print- to a place called’ Tung-nyue, forty-five miles up | | ing and postage is considerable, and must ever the Wenchow river, then six miles inland. When prevent the EcHo from showing a balance of [I left the river it was rather late in the afternoon, | | profit on the year. But if the circulation could but I thought I should have time to...”
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“...by saying, “I West African stations, their position and distances ‘hope you and yours are all well. I have often from Freetown: thought that it would be nice to know how many For further particulars, please see “ Notes” of sons of the Freé Methodist manse are working. as last month. foreign missionaries. I believe a very high L.M,A. HANDBOOK. ; -percentage.” A valuable booklet has, been prepared to assist It certainly would be interesting to know this, jn the formation and working of Ladies’ Mission- ‘and find in the facts a fulfilment of the Divine ary Auxiliaries. District Missionary Committees i words, “Instead of the fathers shall be the. will find it very useful in organizing the, move- children,” ment. Circuit officers and missionary secretaries will find in it all that is necessary for starting General Missionary Seeretary’s branches fe their circuits, and all L.M.A. officers : would do well to obtain copies for their general i Votes. guidance, to secure as, much uniformity of con-...”
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“...vided the Missionary Committee or -private friends country of late. . 3... j | are willing to raise the balance,” i.e., the balance “During my travels I visited twenty towns, i ; of £2.000. some of which were fairly large. My reception 3 To Mr. Hartley we beg to offer our grateful and was better than I had hoped, and was distinctly: tae hearty thanks. encouraging. ; \ Will our friends take this question to heart? “The day is dawning upon us, and if we can Now is our time in the great empire of China; take up our staff here and have one man moving, iP the door to Western learning is wide’ open, and about, I believe his success is sure, the success of \ the cry for it is earnest. gathering for the harvest. ; REY. F. BAVIN. “Our policy must be less waiting for the “| A couple of days ago we had a most cheering people and constantly going zo them. To go to | letter from our dear friend, he said: “.. . . . their country is well, but to go to their towns and ies Since 1 got my first breath of...”
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“...examples of this ignorance, but 5... Hidkevene feOtieanh repetitions. : j our ets mie poney inc thah wlas. terrible. I am certain that the employment of these or Dudwig Krapf, Mackay. of Uganda, John Bliot, similar methods will result in the removal of much’ ; the ‘ Apostle of the Red Men, David Brainerd, popular ignorance, and will also stimulate an ee ee a ne ya es intelligent interest in the work of bringing the rison, the “ Apostle o ina, udson Taylor, 3. 4° Ay ee e the founder of the China Inland Mission, James mere ta su ie ee i Gilmour, the “ Hero of Mongolia,” William Carey, ( } tthe “ Indian Pioneer,” Reginald Heber, the Bishop | Wenehow—After Three Years. of Calcutta, Alexander Duff, the “ Indian Educa- BY W. R. STOBIE. ‘tionalist,” John Williams and James Chalmers, of pene tthe South Seas—these and ‘many other glorious ‘ N obedience to command, we exterminate mames, that ought to be known to every scholar (Christian) doctrines.” in our schools, are without significance. Even our...”
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“...: Ce csc techno " cs ee | 6 WENCHOW—AFTER THREE YEARS. { f The opening sentence was but the text of the with one teacher. To-day it numbers over eighty. fad orders under which the Boxers, assuming various with three teachers. The girls’ school also reports: hel names, carried on their exterminating work in so am increase of some half-dozen girls and an extra: l many parts of China in r900. Such devices were teacher. In tgoo there were half a dozen youths. ‘| . in frequent evidence then all round about Wen- in my English class; to-day the number iS thirty- i chow, and, as already known, though few here one. Then the whole number of pupils in our it lost their lives, numbers were rendered homeless, city college just exceeded a score, with a Chinese é ii and even more were robbed of the means of ree and a eee teacher. oe ne i gaining an honest livelihood. number 1s sixty-seven, the ages Tanging trom Ht- t iiiie. of the terrible tragedies enacted then. : teen to thirty-three years... Two assistant...”
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“...7 | IR Sid 2 mss as a SE Tek NS Od i 10 LITERARY NOTICES. ; bebit asked St. Clair, as they walked toward Laurel 3 ser QWE; My Cottage : ‘TiTceTaAry “ rave never seen anything like it before. It Ti ow | A i hah is really marvellous how this Tijian mission has J r Phd oO \ | ~ae io = he captured the heart and fired the imagination of a yl SD OTIC aiia the Methodists. I almost wished I was a man ay HN o Sy ge HA this evening that I could go and help in such a (92% SS N= CSS iH glorious work.” 7 ; “ What would your SAY, Agnes, if [ took the Se a a a a same fancy into my head, and thought it my duty ae to offer myself for medical work?” asked St. ——- ait Clair. su 3 : | Agnes Sutcliffe was silent a moment, and then, 27- Winsford’s First Fee. By John Cuttell- aN laying her hand on his arm, with deep emotion, nan A. H. Stockwell, Amen Corner, | | eer eTode EvG./-Price- is. 6d.: net. eat _ “I should say, ‘ Go,’ Fred, even if it broke my Mr. Cutteil is an esteemed contributor of ours, iM heart....”
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“...ela eS See Sec re a Z = : = SE ; a pies se ee SESE Ben ee sees Pe ie AFTER THE CYCLONE. LE A A Visit io Russia. In the Interests of Scripture Ajter the Cyelone. Distribution and Missionary Work among Israel. By Samuel H. Wilkinson. London: BY JOHN CHINN. Mildmay Mission Book Store, Philpot Street, MaRS E. Price 6d. This book interests me in many ways. Mis- Part I. ‘ sions, Israel, Russia, what important interests HE cyclone passed as rapidly almost as gather round each name. Russia plays a great it approached. The wind of Tuesday, part in the world’s history now, and when the August 11th, gradually decreased, Turk is expelled from Europe and Russian fleets even as on the day before it gradually can pass the Bosphorus, it will play a greater. The increased. The rain ‘still poured in conversion of Israel is certain, and the accomplish- copious showers. There was five and. a_ half i ment of that event will be like life from the dead. inches of rain on Stony Hill during the storm, and. Missions...”
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“...and return to Kingston by In 1838 a minister who had left the Wesleyan : n next morning. Cocoanut trees were across body in Jamaica, the Rev. Thomas Pennock, who . the road like sleepers across a railway. had a considerable following, was recognized by It was uncertain how I should find Brother our Annual Assembly, and from that day to this) McLaughlin, and I was prepared for a possible Jamaica has always stood among our foreign ; ~ _ bed upon the floor of any hut. stations. It is our oldest mission. Another mis- ; (Lo be concluded.) sionary who joined him had also gone to Jamaica: t ; \...”
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“...attention to the rules of hygiene. A assemblage. Oh, my dear sir, the feelings of that fuller knowledge of the true conditions of a mis- moment were worth a world. We then sang the sionary’s life may quench the ardour of a few high praises of the great Jehovah, the Triune imaginative zealots, but it will only strengthen and God, and again we prayed, and then concluded intensify the zeal of the real enthusiast. Keep a with the benediction. It was indeed glorious— list of our own! mission stations and the mission- yes, and more than glorious.” aries labouring at each place. ‘Take an interest in Such moments come but seldom in the history them, remembering they are ordinary beings, like _ 5 of the world, and they are highly privileged who ourselves. Some of them are married, and have svitness such a scene. the joy of serving together—or have the additional (To be concluded next month.) trial of separation for some years because of their : —————————— children. In order to arouse this personal...”
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“...In the evening a special : ee nt A. J. Ellis. It stands in a good position, on the ° musical service was held. Sacred solos were ren- * i slope of a hill, in the heart of the village. Be- dered by Mrs. Bavin and Miss Dottie Bavin, and ~ 3 ih : hind the church there is a small dwelling which instrumental duets by Misses M. and E. Bayin. — = | serves for a mission house. It greatly needs On Tuesday, August 4th, a special service was = Mi enlargement and repairs. held at Brittonville, consisting of vocal and in- = \. jae, “It is absolutely necessary that there should be strumental music, recitations, etc. The following = i a good mission house in this circuit. The St. evening the service was repeated at Clare- ss ii Ann’s Circuit consists of four chapels and one mont. These services were held, not only = preaching-room. Three of the chapels, viz., .to help our Churches financially, but also : Claremont, Brittonville and Beecher Town, are to show how much pleasure and enjoyment = ; - substantial...”
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“...working and develop- ~ Bo ban * photographs, of the completion and opening of jing the industrial side of our missions. Let a ii our Missionary College at Wenchow. The Editor trained ministers do the work of the ministry, and! SE) st “ll of the Missionary Ecuo has kindly consented godly men of business, and trained workmen take = i if to make the March number of the Ecuo a special over the industrial side of mission work on its Pe es Wenchow number. The. contributors to this larger basis. This is one of the new forms of Chris- eo il special number will be the Editor of the Miss1on- tian mission work which is to mark the twentieth : ie 2 ARY Ecuo, the Revs. W. E. Soothill and W. R. century of the Christian era. m= ee a Stobie, and the Principal, Mr.. T. W. Chapman, We could supply names of men in our Churches. | : i I M.Sc. The number will be enriched with many who could render this new form of service well eae illustrations. Friends had better order early. if only they would take it up. Will they...”
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“...cee , 2 money already given will be needed for “relief”; ly & as drop ee mae ‘ te es . = oS s ras too thirsty not to acc: e drink 5 -quite half of it has already been so used. Cay a Wee, ee i Wee OD, aa t A i 1 1 even though he hadn’t much. I took some sand- 7 é es “the Y : Just now OUF needs are. great and urgent; then wiches from my valise, and gave one to them, there is the serious deficit on the general account, whjch they appreciated as much as I did the : _.and the special needs both of China—Ningpo © water, and’ Wenchow—and East Africa. We quite ex- “ T’m sorry we has no chair to offer de gentle- pect Mr. Proudfoot, who has arrived in England mun, fur de hur’cane mash dem all up,” and he sae j . x Bone Ea ] alse for a short visit, will have something to say in pointed to a rocker that re er oe oe ‘behalf of the special needs of West Africa. With Never cd, this iscall might, as dase oe : tree trunk. ‘ You have had the ‘hurricane here, : ‘Ae a general and generous uplift of our income...”
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“...escaped. (white man) gi’ me something for me breakfast.” | ; ei Tram car and telegraph services were at a stand- I gave her a coin, saying “ Now, make that go as ; at ae still. Over a hundred persons were killed. All far as it can.” “ Yes, sar, me pinch it, pinch it! ; a ae that I have described took place in from’six to pinch it fe true!” ; Sa ae ‘eight hours by the agency of a revolving wind. You will understand from what I have here said nog Many weeks have passed by since August roth, that our Mission must assume a different and less. ‘t [> and all are getting to realize, as at first it was not fortunate aspect for many months to come, It | ae realized, the full effects of the cyclone. Our salva- would be difficult in their prosperous times to re- aie | : { “ i Ce : 4 4...”
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“...attend meetings because it is their duty, By F. J. W. but in order to make them interested this spur is not sufficient. Plan your meetings well ahead, so that you give Part II. members time to read up for their papers. If @O\ TE majority of Free Methodists have you have not much literary ability in your midst, either a weekly or a monthly income, find a good reader, and let him extract the best and could afford a much larger sum if ae biography Of Bive your the curreny ies a z 2 4 news of some mission field culled from the various it was handed over month by month jonthly magazines. Nearly all missionary socie- than they can possibly do if called or ties provide lantern slides and explanatory read- Ss once a year, The weekly system is worked in ing matter. These form a very pleasant and some of our Sunday Schools, a quarterly one in attractive mode of varying your meetings. others, but there are Churches where there is Ina Sunday School with which I am acquainted neither of these. Mr. J....”
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“...knows these, 1s t a 1 justified in showing the Hindu a better way. But | Mzsseonary Report for the Sierra Leone District ae Hinduism is an ancient religion, having an exten- for the Year ending September 30th, 1902. a ae sive literature in a language long since dead, and Sheffield: J. Robertshaw, Printer. i i a subtle philosophy, or, indeed, ‘several philo- The Sierra Leone report opens with a brief but f ay sophies, and in the-conflict between Hinduism appropriate introduction by the General Mission- eat a and Christianity it is indispensable that some fol- ary Secretary, in which he gives deserved praise :...”
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“...perpetual snow transformed by the regenerating power of the : accepted Gospel of Jesus Christ, as to be as fully ; | —aaeeems entitled to the name “ Christian” as any other of the o:der communities of Christendom ? Dare to Stand lone. What, for instance, about the islands of the ) 2 A South Seas, New Zealand, Madagascar, many parts ‘ of Africa, both on the east and west? And: what | Ou, but Daniel was dear to the angels! about the thousands and tens of thousarids in They who “ have eyes ” India, China, Burmah, the Red Indian settlements Were sent to protect him from troubles of North America and Canada, and the cold Man might devise ; et Greenland ane rane to aoe the Resirine tees : name of Jesus is as sweet and precious and power- BN Ri aes eaoui pane read) ful as it is to us, and who are walking in the Ss a He : ee 1 1 i light even as He is in the light, with a step as uch fret not een if they should miss, here firm as ourselves? Such, indeed, has been the Desire and prize. measure of success...”
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“...e eS Fee ES IE ; = ein i ; => . ie i cae | | 26 THE MISSIONARY'S REWARD. i of its most ardent sympathizers, and upon what is that? Tell me that once more, for I would fain aie | seems to be firm and indisputable data, that ‘be saved, too?” “ These words,” says the mission- Nie | during the nineteenth century, as much was done ary, “ the like of which I had never before heard Ae | for the world’s evangelization by means of. mis- from a Greenlander, penetrated! through my very a: | sionary agencies as was accomplished by the marrow and bone, and kindled my soul into such ‘ Bry | Christian Church during the first three centuries an ardour, that I again gave the Greenlanders an : aie of its existence after it had been established by account of our Lord’s life and death, while the mie Christ and the college of apostles themselves. tears ran down my cheeks.” Sensations of a simi- iB tees But the question here presents itself—to whom lar blissful exultancy filled the soul of the-dying aul | is...”