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“...Dae Se th ; HI Girls Pounding and Grinding Corn at Ribé - 150 Rea 1) Wi lie odes Children - 5 TBE a i | i ee ent nee Pir aauaeyag seats Rey. J. F. Hughes, Mrs. Hughes, and Rev. : a Tt Group of Children, Mazeras - ‘ - 179 E. D. L. Thompson - a e - 170 a ee Pea rs ee ai a Group of Free Methodists, Ningpo - - aay Mr. Railton Yiien, M.A. - - : - 177 = t 4 | | Interior of Mission House, Golbanti - - - 163. River Londiniat - - - - = ENT HE it ut ; Japanase Ladies in Double Jinrikishas - - 39 Sceneonthe UpperTana- - - - - 24 me hs ha Mazeras Band - < = B = - 98 Shih-p’u, China - - - - - - 118 a: i i ial Mazeras, View from ‘Mission House - - --134 View of Creek from Native Jomvu - = = 161 me lhhicw ee so hak Missionary Life in the Bush - 3 5 - 129 Wenchow City Chapel - - = = = SG a SS i i, ‘ Mi-Ao, near Wenchow - - - - - 22 Wenchow District Meeting - - = - 53 - i a ae me a md te eg ee aia 1 Hie Wee (| v= Vii hl i f HY ie ea a) We 5 i rae Hee a te Hak =. i eB His ee...”
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“...message had who, as she has returned to China, will, I hope, i i i i | gone home, and my heart was glad. They con- resume her facile pen. | / : , cluded that it would be well to hear any news | i hs = » concerning this new custom, which the white JAMAICA. } ! | man was so anxious to introduce, but it must be I have received a letter from the Rev. F. | \ i | clearly understood that their mode of life should Bavin, in which he intimates that all the mission i | | Hl not be disturbed by it. I thought to myself, staff are well. Referring to an account of her NHR “You cannot help it if the Word once gets into voyage to Jamaica, by Miss Copestake, which i ‘| ’ the heart.” appears in this month’s Ecuo, he says that it A Thus a few days were spent in establishing a was written by her at Christ Church, on the eve i) | l fe new cause in the country, and in preaching the of her wedding day. “She has come out to Meat Gospel of Christ. i Jamaica to join our mission circle, and share the li i | 5 I felt...”
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“...communion-rail, his little black hands encased in : Hd Bie preferred it to Africa, because, he said, there were white kid gloves, which formed quite a contrast : Ad ae better things to eat, and he could hear more to his swarthy skin! : | a He _ about Jesus. He had his tremblings and fears, We sang a hymn at the wedding, How are Ae / after all. In heathen lands Englishmen are often’ Thy servants blest, O Lord,” and this verse - suspected of having evil-designs on natives. In OCCurs in it: — i i China they think that the English kill children In foreign realmsand lands remote, tan ie to make medicine of them, and in Africa they teu nee Gale pas unticd (i ue have sometimes as foolish fears. Once, after And breathe in tainted air. ; i ae Dado had gone to bed ie oe Soe ss But God saw it meet to call Mrs. Wakefield early i Aer wanted to see the little, black boy. They were bok reen a eG taken upstairs where Dado lay seemingly asleep. Z : (4 AR He was wide awake, but he told the kind friends ee...”
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“...some measure We can imagine what a délightful experience this | Se a He i of consideration to this great and urgent pro- meeting would be. We shall hope to hear some- os ye iat blem there are two standards of obligation. One thing from Mr. Sharrocks, on his return home, | med Wee) standard for the missionary and one for the about his visit and about our mission. | Hg Pe Be) ordinary stay-at-home Christian. The mission- DR. JONES. : Hye Hae ary must, of course, deny himself, expect and In consequence of a dense fog, the s.s. “ Mon- lf i cl accept hardship, and be joyfully content, without — golia,” by which Dr. Jones is travelling to China, : Ih q tie i not a few of the things which those at home did not sail till the day following the one : Ki § i i count a necessity. But by whose authority are announced, viz., December 24th, instead of SS Uf 1 these things demanded from the missionary, while December 23rd. He sent a very cheerful note li ae 4 we at home are excused? If the missionary, by...”
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“...one of the largest congregations in smashed in a Christian’s shop, broken the pulpit, i i 5; j China. and carried off that and the forms to the side of H| Wl : The hospital, under the care of our good Dr. the river, so that when I landed with a boatload | ‘| ( Plummer, continues its beneficent work; it is a of Christians from another ‘place, these things | i Hes centre of light and healing in the darkness and were all scattered about as a kind of intimidation, | We sickness around. A new ward for women has or at least a dubious welcome. I was advised | | ie been opened. It is hoped that the new hospital not to go into the village, but I did not like to . qa i will be built during the coming year. give up the idea, at least until I had seen the i i Ht The good work carried on in the new College people, so I went on and came to the shop which | : i ‘& is also an important branch of our mission work. had just been damaged. The people were all i ik i Many of the students come from the homes...”
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“...others knit tion of the evangelical faith, but points out what Se | or sew. Miss Whymper here provides readings can be done, and ought to be done, in the home, = Pe HE for such occasions. Having read them all, I can the Sunday School, the Bible class, by lessons, By iL truly say that they are admirably fitted for the leaflets and lectures. He finally appeals to the | | Pp Pe purpose intended. They refer to many parts of National Federation of Free Churches, an exist- | ie Fee: | the mission field: India, China, Persia, Uganda, ing institution which supplies all the necessary ; = i ia Wie Madagascar, and other places all pass under machinery for effective dealing with the nation | a) if ABE 6 review. The information supplied is quite up toon this great question. I have been much oS eel He date, and is given in a clear, interesting style. impressed with this book, which I have read with = ir if i i Some of the papers are in the form of dialogues, much approval. I should be glad if all the |...”
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“...my work chiefly lies. I have been an’ who had gone astray. Missionary effort opened = | i Hl | onlooker as they have marched through the the way to the raising of the rude Saxons into a : i iy He) village, led by their teachers, and as they have mighty nation. Missionary ‘effort can, by God’s i ri 4 played their games. I have watched them in the grace, do the same for the simple African. ee iilom HERB dirt E iF I | So a ) = iM hs ith hea OUR FOREIGN | FIELD. = Ne Editorial Notes. : ee: Penh a CHINA. 5 : is 4 : : i ape! N forwarding a contribution for the columns ee Se ee me lh i t | of the ASEM EY Ecuo, the Rev. J. W. “Your letter reached me a week ago when up ih Hf i Heywood writes: : country itinerating. I will get to work upon the : 4 Pa “I have felt very much my lack of supplying sketches of some of our leading. men, and- let a you with material for the Eco. I can only you have them as soon as possible. : Fy i plead that the work here claims so much time “My wife also sends a short account...”
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“...were i i s o noble enterprise, and mourn the waste of so gathered into schools, converts made, a Church | | | Whe ei | much heroism? No! Captain Gardiner’s formed. When these facts were made- known to | | ; eS | prayer, as he lay dying of starvation at Spaniard Dr. Darwin,, he was delighted: said the mission | ‘| 4 | Harbour: “I trust poor Fuego and South — was a grand success, and he became a subscriber | i Hite America will not be abandoned. Missionary to the society as a testimony of the interest he Hi | i seed has been sown, and the Gospel message took in their work. The graves of these heroes | , i ought to follow,” has been answered. It is true were the cradle of the South American Mission- | | Be the aborigines are fast disappearing, and, all ary Society, which-has nearly 60 stations and i || | told, they do not to-day number over 200 per- 129 agents. a i ! I : MATE Ss fs i | i ; WARE ee | THE “GHILDREN S” PAGE i BY THE EDITOR. : | | i : N our Sunday School Hymn Book we find the — even...”
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“...hearty welcome. The I | i t further on. It made no difference. At lightning speakers will be the President (the Rev. Jabez i i i ee speed he would start off, and continue without King), the Rev. W. R. Stobie (China), the Rev. TE ag break, till he was checked for the other to take A. E. Greensmith (West Africa), the Rev. H. T. / | zs .aturn. Both of them were word perfect! Chapman (Foreign Missionary Secretary), Mr. R. HF i ze “To return, however, to the District meetings, Bird (Treasurer), Mr. E. S. Snell (chairman of ait / ee we closed them with Sunday services in the City the London District). It is hoped to make the ] i He ae Church, which was filled with a splendid con- meetings more than ordinarily successful. The 1) ae gregation. In the afternoon three young interest in mission work in our Churches was i preachers took the service, and did themselves never higher than at the present time, and we i; [ <2 credit ; one of them has been out two years on -hope the demonstration will be one...”
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“...bottle con- horrified and disgusted, was at the mission gates. ee taining the gin and poured it over the fruit. At that very moment three of the school au Vat HE HI “OQ Ngewo, here is the death-mat. Into the children were rushing up the hill towards the < a i ground we put it. It contains no man to-day. same entrance, excitedly waving in their hands ae |) 4 eet Find out the man who ought to lie in it, and a kerchief. a | a Ht ei wrap it round him.” “Please, sah,” they breathlessly clamoured, = He ath mie “Tonya-O,” moaned the terrified women. “we have found Yesia’s head-kerchief.” hee HE i “OQ Ngewo, this is the death-knife. Sheathe Tom looked at it. s ba ah it in the heart of the man who has robbed us of It was true. Here was a trace at last. i Hil | Butu.” (Lo be continued.) SS i Hest : ‘ he Hi F i Sse China and up Madagascar I could not but regret the hindrance...”
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“...remarkable thoroughness his sermons and \y a Bn, his scholarship, wide information, acute mind, addresses; and by a sincere belief in the things | | rey : powerful voice, all contributing to his success. which he preaches, he wields an influence unique HT a ui While at Cing-hai a crisis came which might have’ in our Ningpo Mission. It is not surprising that We a altered the whole course of his future career. such gifts have brought him wealth, and no Po ay An uncle of his held the high position of Tao-tai longer is he dependent on his salary as a pastor. | L Bil in one of the cities in the capital province of But still he continues, as we trust he will through- Pe eit China. He had no son, and wished to adopt out his days, to count it an honour to serye i BIH di ain me ; ‘ ; . mle (Pint ie ee...”
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“...members on Thursday mornings on behalf of the i | the Churches generally would succeed in mission- omen in her Bible class. Miss Chapman, of Hi sae ary work as they realized their dependence upon feeds, followed with an able address on | God, and the honour of being fellow workers “Woman's Work in Connection with Missions.” i Hh = together with Him. Mrs. Abercrombie also There was a lack of missionary knowledge, — i) a pleaded for a personal canvass on behalf of the which if it were supplied, would increase our ' i i t MISSIONARY EcuHo, the reading of which would desire to work for and our sympathy with mis- i i} re help to keep alive interest in our missions and ions. The speaker then described the lives of i i Nh missionaries. Miss Phythian was also present on women in China, Africa and India, and men- ; i Be the platform, and, at the request of the presi- tioned the fact that one-third on the mission i al dent, made some remarks. She specially referred field are women. Mrs. Truscott Wood...”
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“...| iis res CHINA. The honour of being the vanguard of the i i are EAVING India, Ceylon, and Burmah, the united missionary forces that have been at work i g oldest of our foreign mission fields, we in the achievement of this great result belongs. i ik & now turn to China, the latest of the unquestionably to the London Missionary th # great continents to throw open its gates Society; for it was under its auspices that the | Hie to the entrance of the Gospel. Until compara- Rev. Robert Morrison went out to China in 1807, i 1) = tively recently, China was looked upon with determined, if it were possible, to take up his Hi Hh : something of the ignorant curiosity with which abode there, and secure a good translation of the i ie = travellers gaze upon the Sphinx of the desert Scriptures into the difficult Chinese language. Wa : near Cairo; vast and mysterious; fixed in the What, in fact, Carey did for India, Morrison did i | = stony lineaments it received before history was for China. By his i...”
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“...doing splendid that witnessed the most complete uprooting—as ae Hae and substantial work in the Ningpo and Wen- it would seem—of the mission work going on He et E chow Districts of China, as the upwards of among them, are now exhibiting the greatest I ci oH 3,000 church-members there, together with the readiness to receive the Gospel, and the most Me Hea i fine educational and medical institutions in this encouraging signs of progress towards the light. I wae year’s statistical report, clearly and gratifyingly After speaking of China our thoughts naturally ia He show. turn to that other interesting field of missionary : ee The foregoing figures give us only an_ enterprise. whose political affairs have of late so | I ah approximate idea of the evangelizing agencies much occupied public attention all over the | i i fe which are at work in the vast empire of China at’ world, : 7 il Hie : the beginning of this present twentieth century. JAPAN, | 4 Meh ih But what, we wonder and ask, will be the...”
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“...Pr . - rf a 7 : Pan Se —= SS ee os, SS SARA Sa ee eH CNT ES ROE. aha. aes = > oy F 4 a ee ie. ca j [ 1 | ie ot) Hey Vera Ties HH I i i b i i 96 CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR PAGE. er eget : a i a June 25th.—Growing up for God.—Eph. iv. 11—16. In the centre, at the top, is a map of China, and i Ml i Lh | Atmosphere is even more needful than soil on each side lists of the denominational mission eRe a | for growth. The Christian grows by the atmo- stations, flanked by photos of the ministers, cut 1 Wiig H Hi sphere of grace in which he lives. St. Paul is fromamissionary magazine. The board is covered HA | Pik He thinking of the growth of the community. The with pictures and printed scraps of paper—all illus- ea a Hi i i individual thrives as he consciously realizes the trating some phase of Chinese life or missions. i i@ HE ie / life of membership and contributes his appro- There is an advertisement of some patent medicine ui Aunt tl priate share to the general good. We cannot printed in Chinese, and...”
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“...Mr. A. Jeffery, Pinxton, takes a deep interest in redeem our poor humanity from being quite com- i oy | our Home and Foreign mission work, and last monplace Our young friend accepts no reward if SEE year he set himself to secure as many weekly in the form of a prize. We rejoice to hear that | | a i ' subscribers of a penny as he could. He did not he is continuing his itinerant missionary labours. ii i os | confine his missionary labours to his own village, Christ “went about doing good.” Our young Hie an but went into the villages round about. In the friend is of the same spirit; he goes about that ae g P § Be ee course of the year he made no fewer than three good may be done! i | Sil m { thousand calls. - His zeal was regulated by know- ‘“FOR CHRIST’S SAKE.” | | iL Seu ledge and conviction; he did not count all grist Two days after the close of the year’s mission- | ) Re ue that came to the mill. On one occasion he ary accounts we received a letter which greatly ROE A : bi ea Mia ite aac:...”
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“...: i ee cheque itself. The writer said: “I was. much tion of our mission work. This is not so, either Hy Hh: interested in reading the description of our native at Ningpo or Wenchow. At Wenchow the Prin- ul i ~ pastor in Ningpo, Mr. Hsii Yii Hsiian, in this cipal conducts a weekly Sunday service in the i I he | month’s (May) Misstonary Ecuo, but was even College, giving an address in addition to the ll ' i more so by the providential openings for Chris- ©*€Tcises of praise and prayer. So far the ah i ae tianizing China, as set forth inthe new and cheap “*P pa ery bes ever een sueetacon We Hl i ; j hie elie : oe é need have little fear that our superintendents or HE 4 : edition of “Pastor Hsi: One of China's Chris. principals in China will ever forget, or give a Au eee tians.’ It has been truly a means of grace to secondary place to, the fact that our Colleges are A. i me. .... . How necessary it is that the Christian mission colleges. : We : Churches and members in their individual capa-...”
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“... the life of a missionary. Were the us to accomplish.” i il a question presented to me in the light I see it now, CHINA. ta CEN ie long ago would I have made up my mind in In a letter from the Rey. A. H. Sharman, our We Bae that direction.’ - esteemed brother says: (ie ARs ties j : eG ate “T think the revival at home has brought us “I often feel I ought to write more often to ae He to the threshold of another and perhaps even the Ecuo, but one does not seem able to. sit Hi at ise ea da Mute eet ME / Bi . . . i { | Lae Mie greater revival abroad. The great war in the down and quietly write about the work. But Gee de East is bound to have very far-reaching influence the knowledge of the Gospel is spreading and 1 eae He in opening the countries directly and indirectly the number of the converts is increasing. We 1 interested to the influence of the Gospel. And “All the mission staff are well, and I trust i Wiese hea 5 : ’ 2 PH cutee as for East Africa, some of the conversations I you are,...”
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“...148. 3d. to the East African Mis- Does He not intend to make us useful in our Hh ee | sion House Fund; £13 os. 8d. has been sent to Home Churches, and helpful in spreading the | Hh ee i the General Fund, and Duke Street, Southport, Gospel abroad? Is He not calling us, who repre- (i a 2 | has contributed 411 8s. 4d. for women’s work in sent the strong Ladies’ Missionary Auxiliaries, Hil ee | China. ‘The increase on the past year amounts to do something to strengthen the hands i a | to £48 10s. 10d. More than 150 garments were of our weaker Ladies’ Missionary Auxiliaries. | | 2 | sent for the mission children at Mazeras. “Union” is in the air; let us lay to heart how i & | Advance all along the line is the burden of the we may unite; not for the sake of power, but for i | & } report. greater usefulness. a z | ROCHDALE DISTRICT. Are there any doubters as to whether the i = ‘ Closing the missionary year is always an Ladies’ Missionary Auxiliaries are raising the i qe ee i anxious time for our...”
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“...poche roe | ‘ bea dha! and “better.” Look up the contrasts between the es a = the a ae ae ee es new and the old covenants. “No work,” says q Paiiade. pT “ Re iLow nono aad ct Be Webs Westcott, “in which I have ever been allowed eae Race are eau OPE : Hi ‘ ibe | to spend many years of continuous labour has von eee ; eee ane BaceD eats pone $ | aa Rie had for me the same intense human interest as °UTV¢Y Of he work of C.E.'in China, Many native eg ee i ee - the study of the Epistle to the Hebrews.” pastors were announced to take part, and C.E. Pea Abigaet qoth.--Mission ‘Work Sniong Women. “ermous Yee Ee pisached im dhe churches of SO | Pe ia seat Acts xvi. 13—18; Titus ii, 3—5. ie ; GAGE iene eoeri Bee FES slaty ORES gh tacts LO OH ea UT Goan cones of great inspiration to our brethren in a ee eda ; ‘ q Phe Ningpo, and we shall look forward to Mr. Hey- on h uaa still more. These women at Philippi are types WODdSPaCCOUnt oF The Gon vention muhichon t S| ti are —contrast Lydia and the poor ...”