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“...| mer s z s 3 ie - 171 Girls’ School, Wenchow Mrs. Soot-
| Boxes, The Adventures of Missionary. bill = Bee ae a = i Gee
| R. Brewin - = 2 Ben 7, 65 Griffith John”: A Review. R. Bréwin 27
Boys’ School, Wenchow A. H. Shar- “Griffith John,” Gems from - - 260, 278
man Se - = = - 74 Heathen Temple, A Message from a
| Champness, Life of Thomas R. R. Brewin - - - - - 133
ss Brewin - - - - - - 210 Honour, A Point of - - - - - 229
/ China and the U.M.C. : 5 : - 229 Incidents from the Field - - - 273
China, Startling Facts about - - 6 «Jn Perils of Robbers.” G. W. Shep-
i China and the Opium Curse. G. W. pard = - - - - S72
| Sheppard = = Be - 40 John,” “Griffith: A Review. R.
| Chinese Anti-Opium Edict - - - 6 Brewin - * = 2 = Sey,
Chinese Woman, The Mrs. Shepnard 196 John,” “Griffith, Gems from -260, 278
| Chinese Constitution, The New § Liu Ka-Kung. W. E. Soothill - - - go
Ba Png chan gee z Z - 257 Keswick Convention. R. Brewin - 235
Ce ee q eae ae ae. 83 Kingston, Impressions of Walter Hall 52...”
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Shanghai Missionary Conference - =~ 178) Dymond. RevesHe. J. = a = = 4
Sheppard, Rev. G. W. (Return to Galpin, Rev. F. - = = = = O07
China) - - E e a - 242 Godfrey, J.P., €.C., Mr. John - 25
Slavery, Redeemed from A. E. Green- Greensmith, Rev. A. E. Sey 4 ASSO
smith - = - - - - 250 Greensmith, Mrs. - - - - - 150
Stylish Affair, A G. O. Heath - - 154 . Griffiths, Rev. J: Boy - - - a 228
Sunday Schools, Coming Changes in Hedley, F.R.G.S., Rev. J. - - - 218
Jeckyeawismec - - 66; 93; 118. Elerron; Reva ji gR.. > - - - 177
Tale of an Organ. Mrs. Soothill ~- 151 Irving, M.A., D.C.L., Rev. D. - - 26
Texts, Missionary J. E, S. - - 262 Lawis, Rev. John F. - - - - 66
“Things Chinese.” W. R. Stobie, 88, Lewin, C.C., Mr. John - - - - 124
105, 129 Lyttle, Rev. William - = 2 =. 172
Throne of China, The Imperial G. W. Morgan, Dr. Campbell = - - 22 TA
Sheppard - - - E = 2c) backer, Rev. Georges: - - - 102
United Methodist Church: First Mis- Paton, D:D: Rev.gJ. G: --...”
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“...country to if it but lead them to Him “Who is the:
commerce and civilization and Chris- Way, the Truth, and the Life.”
Se Se Sse
e e e
Bible Christian By
M e e Cc. STEDEFORD,
1 SSI Of) S ® Secretary.
HE origin of the Bible Christian was opening the way to China. This
China Mission may be traced to conviction deepened during the year,
the influence of the great apostle and was fully confirmed at the following
of the Chinese Empire, the Rev. J. Conference, which will be ever memor-
Hudson Taylor. In response to an in- able on account of the powerful in-
vitation he attended the Conference of fluence which swayed the Assembly
1884, and spoke on the needs and claims when it was decided to open a mission
of China. His words produced a pro- in China and two young ministers (the
found impression, and one young minis- Revs. T. G. Vanstone and S. T. Thorne)
ter (the Rev. T. G. Vanstone) was were set apart as the first missionaries.
moved to offer himself for the work. It In a few minutes the sum of...”
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“...: Bible Christian Missions
| that the seal of Divine favour rested reach Yunnan Fu, their destination,
i | upon the great undertaking. until July oth, 1886. These two breth-
Se | At that time, the province of Yunnan, ren toiled with wonderful devotion and
ie | in the south-west of China, was one of heroism amid darkness which had_ not
3 the least known and most destitute of been relieved by a single gleam of
el all the provinces in China, and, conse- Gospel truth.
a quently, it was decided to establish the In 1887 they were strengthened by
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“...pioneer colleague (the Rev. T. G. —_—_
Vanstone) was not permitted to remain ee
long after him. He was compelled to Be ee
return to England in 1892, on account a Gen base .
of broken health. After a period of PEE ae.
rest he was eager to return, and was SS rere
willing to do so at whatever risks; but _ a ee
medical opinion was decisive against it, ae oe he .
and after four years in one of the home e
orcas he was called to his reward in
1808.
In the meantime another life was laid Deans
‘down for China—that of the Rev. J. :
‘Carter, who, with the Rev. W. Trem- The work on all three stations was
‘berth, left these shores in 1890. While very successfully maintained, and many
at the training home at Ganking Mr. persons became eager listeners to the
‘Carter was seized with fatal illness. In truth; but only few, comparatively,
his last letter, written a few days before were ready to avow their faith by
‘his death, he said: “If I hada thousand baptism. By their kindness, gentle-
lives to give I would...”
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“...move them to the China Inland Mission over, and you will have counted the
| House. Here they remained, homeless living millions of that empire.
and bereft of all their possessions, until What will you do to save them?
July 18th. - An official escort was pro- —F rom“ Woman's Evangel.”
4 vided to accompany them to the coast, :
and they arrived at Hong Kong four &
4 weeks later. At Chao Tong, also, the =
Fl disturbances were so threatening that Chinese Anti-
1 | Mr. and Mrs. Pollard, with the other e ‘ %
ih. missionaries of that station, were com- Opium Edict.
| pelled to retire to the coast. But Mr. fated Sopteciher wih hd eisioted
a | and Mrs. Grist and Mr. Hicks, at Tong from the ‘* Pekin and Tientsin Times”’
Chuan, decided not to leave their sta- of September 22nd, 1906.
tion. They passed through some days Imperial Decree. Sanctioned by the
| and nights of terrible anxiety because Emperor, Empress Dowager, and
| of the mob sine surrounded the Government of China.
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Folding ;
the first and second -Sundays in the (3) Should a Sunday School win the |
New Year? To do this will be helpful, right to hold the umbrella for a second
and a source of blessing to all! term of five years it shall become the
property of the said school.
If any further particulars are needed,
ec “Tn China the most hon- Please write the Foreign Missionary
MISSIONARY ourable presentation of a Secretary, 4. Newton Grove, Leeds.
MYRIAD public character is what
CRUBELLAD they call a ‘myriad name ae eee ce Tae
FOR COM- umbrella.” It is really a : EL! Pee 4 RLS
PETITION IN complimentary banner in See Ga %
OUR SUNDAY the form of an umbrella Be feeee ese as) 3) BS ane eee
Score: fixed on a long bamboo aor oa a eb Ge:
pole. The umbrella is draped with oe ee ee A
curtains of scarlet satin upon which He a) Sea aed eer |
are written, in letters of gold, the ] Be ar oh fi
names of those who have made ees: \ BS ey oe " -
the presentation. It is also decorated | — | & (a ¥ oe
with...”
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“...the Rev.
j through the consideration of the F. Galpin, have given lectures accom-
fact that trade societies and friendly panying them in the Gloucester Street
| ‘societies had their emblems; and at Circuit.
great outlay of time and skill he pre- Mr. French sends a full and accurate
pared a missionary emblem. He got description of the picture, but, really,
‘the pictures chiefly out of the MISSION- it is needless to have this printed, as it
| ARY ECHO, the volumes of which he — speaks for itself. China, Jamaica, East
thas for the last twelve years. Mr. and West Africa, are all included, and
French testifies that he has received a_ the scenes are familiar to our readers.
| great deal of help and inspiration from We thank our friend most heartily for
| the perusal of the ECHO during these placing the original at our disposal. It
years, which fact will be cheering to has been returned to him, and in
| the Rev. J. Kirsop in his retirement. acknowledging its receipt, he says he
Bs “The pictures contained...”
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“...four-fifths of the human race.” Couple
creasing interest in the present day, with this the fact that there never was a
| viz.: What is to be the outcome of time when the Christian Church had set
3 foreign missions in this twentieth cen- before her so many open doors of
| tury? Is there any ground and warrant opportunity for preaching the Gospel
for the confident hope entertained by among the heathen as there are to-day
| many, that before its expiry, India, —that the missionary may practically go
China, Africa, and other portions of the where he will and deliver his message
4 missionary field may be as fully evan- without fear of molestation—and then
gelized, at any rate, as Great Britain say, whether the expectation, that by
| and other Protestant portions of Europe the end of the present century, “the
| and America? : knowledge of the Lord shall cover the
And we ask, why not? Surely the earth as the waters cover the face of
brief survey we have made of what has__ the great deep,” is the mere...”
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Literary Notices
son was enabled, throughout the tempta- MJethodism in Central China. By Rev.
tions of life, to stifle the tendency to GA. ¢ Clayton, “\(C.o Kelly-
sin, or whether he had the father’s Price Is. net.)
tastes. As it is admitted that “a bad This little book is a history of the
inheritance may be modified and im- Wesleyan Methodist Mission in and
proved by a good environment,” * it may around the three great cities, Hankow,
be happily true that the third Dr. Bad- Hanyang, and Wuchang, which are
mane received the necessary modifica- situated on the banks of the “Yang-tze
tion from the influence of his mother. River, in the very centre of China.
Early removed from his father’s baneful The work was begun there by the
influence and example, he grew under Rev. Josiah Cox at the time of the Tai-
the tender hand of a woman of beauti- Ping Rebellion, in the early sixties of
ful spirit, and for this thought we the last century; so it is almost
thank our author. The influence of his...”
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“...Bullock-
a Home account our M.N.C. friends spent Webster, . Ely. , Envelopes to be
| last year £2,101, and closed with a marked, O.EP:
atl balance due to Treasurer of £482. In @ @
‘| the China branch the income was
es Ut} 45,303, and the expenditure 41,194 OPIUM AND LIQUOR.
i more. “A fellow feeling makes one (See page 6).
ai wondrous kind.” From our standpoint OUR real position—and China’s—was
= || they are in the right line, and will be- hit off brilliantly by F. C. G. in the
at come comrades true and loyal: indeed, “ Westminster Gazette.” A Chinaman
ah they surpass us, for they spend one stands face to face with John Bull and
| quarter of their income at home and thus addresses him: “Dlink welly bad
Al three-quarters abroad. The average England side. Opium allee same bad
il per member is 3s. 1d. China side. Chinaman stoppee opium
| 3. Bible Christian. Mr. Stedeford’s ten yea’ time: then sendee missionary
es til article appears in this issue on page 3. man help stoppee dlink England side”...”
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The Imperial Throne By. |
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of China. G. W. SHEPPARD.
HE accompanying illustration is a After the relief of the legations, a
picture of what has been seen by ee the eee ee had to sO
only a very few Europeans. fed” Fi See cae ee he i ee f See
Peking really consists of three cities, ae the first fame the faruidden eee ons |
one within the others—the central one, were left open to those who had Fae
2 : an ae
The Forbidden City "—containing the <, yigorously excluded. It is a matter
Imperial palaces. Only one or two ex- for our shame that there was a fearful
ceptionally-favoured foreigners hadever amount of looting of the imperial
been admitted to the precincts, prior to treasures; but it will be admitted that
the year 1900 (the year of the notorious a pardonable boldness animated the one
Boxer outbreak). (a missionary) who seized the oppor-
AS xr ee ae ee ge ee ee a i |
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“... As soon as order was re- favoured with admission. The picture
i) established, the palace was again is thus a rare and valuable one, perhaps
a(t guarded against intruders, and since, not likely to be rivalled by similar ones
ail there have again been only a very few in our generation.
Hh
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i) Is it to be Forward By
al or Backward ? THE PRESIDENT.
Wi
Hi) HAT is the question which now comes a call for extension and_ag-
ie aE arises when we begin to consider gression in China. China continues to
Sut | our work abroad. It may be said make demands upon our liberality
mil that in some measure the question is which, if they cannot be instantly met,
il already answered; for we have been cannot be ignored. The progress of
i : compelled, our work there
1 partly by lack = makes it im-
Ht | of funds, and — perative, not
HA | partly by the See only to prose-
A peculiar local |e 3. es cee cute the Mis-
Hii circumstances es ee ee | sion with the
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“...blessing. ‘
Se Se Sse
“ Griffith
99% a
John. —A Review. ROBERT BREWIN.
HE jubilee of the Rev. Griffith old type. His name will go down to
John, D.D., as a Chinese mis- . posterity, along with those of Moffat
sionary, has been wisely cele- and Livingstone, and Williams, and
brated by the publication of this large Carey, and Martyn, and Paton, and
and beautifully-illustrated volume. It Wakefield, as that of a man of strong
is the history of the awakening of personally marvellous resource, intel-
China, in the results of which the mis- lectual strength, full religious consecra-
sions of our own and of all the other tion, dauntless courage, unquenchable
branches so greatly rejoice. Dr. Grif- enthusiasm, and joyful willingness to
fith John is still in the ranks of active live or die in the service, and for the
service, is under nomination for the glory, of his Saviour.
Chairmanship of the Congregational He is a Welshman, and was born at
Union, and his doctor thinks fre may Swansea on December...”
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“...first thought of Madagas- the better for seeing you,” he replied,
avi car, but afterwards consented to go to adding: “ Here’s a pretty kettle of fish:
Ail) China. He relates an amusing incident a parcel of d0ys going up and down the
Ht |] about his visit to the mission-house in country preaching, before their mother’s
BHT || London, as he was about to leave Eng- milk is well out of their mouths.” One
| iH} land, with Mr. Williamson as his col- wonders what these two great critics
il league. He says: “While I was short thought of their own wisdom in the
te and slender, Mr. Williamson was very years long afterwards. Let other critics
vt tall, and somewhat commanding in his of very young men beware!
i bearing. Mr. Williamson took the lead, When Mr. Griffith John arrived at
iil| and I followed. Just as I was entering, Shanghai, in China, on September
a | the beadle in charge’ of the door 24th, 1855, after a tedious voyage of
| Hi | eld me, and bade me stop. Mr. 127 days, only the five old...”
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“...department of missionary The Boxer movement of 1900 did not
work. What I feel at this moment is reach Hankow, and none of the London
that if I were back in China I would Missionary Society’s missionaries were
do nothing but preach, preach every- cyt off in -that terrible outbreak,
where and always. I would try and live aithough much mission property was
as intensely as possible in this one thing, Kee Pi hee eae
and care but little whether my life were “STS 27 De eee Hate
long or short.” Then he was a great As in the case of our own missions
missionary pioneer. He travelled thou- at Wenchow and Ningpo, the success
sands of miles in Inland China, where Of the London Society’s missions has,
no missionary had ever been, and he Of late, been astounding, and it is evi-
might almost correctly be called the dent to every student of Chinese mis-
first China Inland missionary. His cen- sions that the greatest things are yet
tral station was at the great city of to come. :
Hankow, on the fine Yang-tze river...”
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“...around the heathen were
tt such a position. At present there are fasting for rain. Constant prayers were
il youths from different aboriginal tribes going up from magicians and devil-
| | Hes studying in this training school, who will drivers at all the important places. No
Wah be prepared to carry the good news to rain had fallen, though it threatened
ali their own people. to do so. The spring crops were in
Al After the Boxer rising, Yunnan danger of being ruined. The school-
i shared with China generally the master suggested that we all repair to
i | qucsene? interest in Christianity. In the temple and pray to the true God
tie the region north of Chao Tong the for rain. I never care much for tests
5 people were eager to receive the truth, of this kind, but on this journey, again
Hh la and the missionaries were welcomed and again, I have seen the hand of God
| | with great demonstrations. This in a marvellous way leading on the
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“...rombie ti Ity, the san G differen
Wi are great are of himself ee contri- wha medical ue ae as sea of
t | urgent! . Our needs ae Dr. John’s Pieauonul 1Za-
1th ; r a w
Hi | : SUE STORY During Gin fe had ne eae Bf Noe
if CHING IN ae the ae we have oes methods ae be the pe
Wy | A. pleasure 1V1 ege a m 9 these rs fer readi
{|i | E Ohie Fi story oe reading ae Se impressed a years > os the
At | ifty Years i Dr. Gri e greatness, th an ever we are
ev. R. War ars in China,” Hifi OL Our , the splendo with th
i LMS. I vardlaw Th ina,” by the Of th own China Mi ur, and the fut x
| | view Mr aE La BuIboEeeoT Oe of the Been we years ef Dey The comeel
| done by an ompson’s book ours to re- Cithe ality does not r. John’s uni
| to mak other.* W. 3 that wil ss 5 r our ow - dwart que
i ake a f e do wish ill be SlOnmarie n work o or belittl
Hi) and to mal ew remarks ish, howeve Saye s, but hel ote Gant e
| Eee ee xs about the I, e both t ps us to mis-
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“...third of the human race—and who have kindling a fire that would light up and
the means, you might give a hint in the. keep warm the hearts of all present. If,
direction of fitting us up with scientific in addition to this, a missionary sermon
apparatus. Anything up to £200.” After were preached occasionally by the
reading “Dr. John’s Fifty Years,” and minister himself, it would be a com-
hearing a lecture by Sir Charles Eliot, paratively easy matter to create and sus-
who has just returned from China, we tain the missionary spirit in the Church
are convinced that what Principal Chap- and congregation. The effect of this
man asks for is an urgent necessity, and on the general contributions of the
for two great reasons: (1) To liberate Churches towards Missions can . be
the mind from superstition; (2) to easily foreseen. Once an intelligent and
equip the native Chinaman for the work prayerful interest in the work is
of the ministry to his own, and, perhaps, generally awakened, there will be...”
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“...MISSIONARY Box.— society—the Baptist. The sum o
A | This is the first missionary collecting £ 13 2s. 6d. was collected in the horn
iy i} box. It was obviously not intended for tobacco box on that occasion.
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at | | fo fo CHINA AND OPIUM.
| Hilt : has been received. The “ Mis- We are intensely interested in the
sii sionary Emblem” is very heartily effort of China to purge herself of a
SE ||| appreciated. mighty curse. Through the kindly aid
4 qi] ANOTHER JANUARY NUMBER. of the Be ee ae Sepa who 7s et
Bil i What a splendid number the editors ‘OWs the battle Hee SU ee
Ait All of the “Methodist Monthly” gave us! able to give our rea ers (on page 40) *
Bi And the portrait of the President was ae eS ok iS nee joe ee a
/ simply charming in its lifelikeness, YouNOW. +€t us Nope they may...”
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