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“...199, 222, 246, 271 i Warning in Rev. R. Brewin - 235 Rev. C. Stedeford 8, 82, 57, 78, i Chinese Student, The Mr. H. S. Red- 104, 180, 158, 175, 200, 224, 247 {\ fern, M.Sc. - = = - - 226 Funds, Our Mission - = a 22250, ‘ 1, | Christian Endeavour, MISSIONARY ECHO Galla and his Wife. Rev. J.H.Duerden 156 night in the Rev. S. Vernon - 48 Gibson at Leeds, Dr. Rev. T. J. Cox 260 | - Christian Endeavour Topics Gifts, Acknowledgment of Mrs. A. F. =| Rev. James Ellis i485) 11631289 Jones - = = Cees oe 89, ; Rey. John Moore - - - - 47 Greetings from Returned Missionaries : | | Rev. G. H. Kennedy - - 191, 235 Rev. J. W. Heywood - 3 = 145 | %| Committee, With the Foreign Mission- Dr. Plummer - - = = - 146 i ary Rev. T. J. Dickinson, 80, 182 Dr. Baxter - = = = p= AG 3 i | Committee, With the Foreign Mission- Rev. W. E. Soothill = e Pee 7 tl i | ary Rev. W. L. Smith - - - 280 Rev. F. J. Dymond - - - 105 | Conference, Missionary Day at - - 169 Rev. F. B. Turner - a = = 133 | Conference, Missionary Meetings...”
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“...e PAGE PAGE Methodism, New History of - - 166, 187 World Missionary Conference, 1910 59, 160 Miao, A Holiday among the Dr. Lilian World Missionary Statistics.. Dr. Grandin - - - = - 16, 41 Leonard 7 - - : SNeQOe Miaoland, A Tour in Rev. F. J. Dymond - - - - - - 143 SAD RDATT Mission Fund, The Rev. E. D. Green 2838 PORTRAITS, MISSIONARY EcHo Night in the C.E. 48 Ambale, W. G. - - - - - 282 Missionary Helps Depot, The - - 157 Bassett, Rev. W. Udy and Mrs. - aie 5 ! Ningpo, Theological Class at Mr. H. Baxter, Dr. - - a0 Sea = - 147 S. Redfern, M.Sc. = - - 229 Bird, J.P., The late Robert - - 59 North China, First Impressions of Borodulu, the Galla King - = - 264 Rev. G. P. Littlewood - _ = 183'°> Butlers). PAM Wisk 2 2908 3 Opium Commission :— Candlin, Rev. G. T. - ie es SEAT. (1) H.E. T’ang K’ai Sun - - 161 Chapman, Rev. Henry T. - = - 219 (2): 11.E. Tong Shao Yi- -. - 164 Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. - — - 0 deg, Physicians, The wise, kind and good Chapman, Mrs. T. W. (deceased) - 273 “Lucy...”
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“...ry | | Table of Dates. Foreword. PART I. From Birth to the Commencement of Missionary Work in Tientsin, 1829 to 1861. 6 Chapter I.—Birth and Early Life. Chap- 3 e ter II. — Apprenticeship in the English Ministry. Chapter III. — The Call. | Chapter IV.—The Choice of the Field. Chapter V.—The Passage Out. Chapter VI.—The Year at Shanghai. A Serious & | Change of Purpose. i PART Il A Story of .. | | Re outeene: COmmencemeHt ee eeion | ork in Tientsin to the eath o e e | Mr. Hall, 1861 to 1878. Mission Work é 1} Chapter VII.—The City of Tientsin. i chapter ae Se ae Peep 4 7. into the Domesticities of a issionary. t ¢ ie Chapter IX.—First Beginnings. Early 1p Nor b bina. i Days in Tientsin. Chapter X. — The ! Study of the Language. Chapter XI.— | The Founding of an English Church. | j Chapter XII.—Exploring and Evangelistic | Tours. Chapter XIII.—The Call to Lao i | Ling. Chapter XIV.—Occupying the New BY i} } Field. Persecution, Bereavement and Es\ Bee Chapter XV. Glee eee \ { 3 apter .—Tientsin...”
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“...| China has at last left the harbour. while Christ came to save the poor, he y and put out to sea. She has launched also died for the rich and the learned. | out into the deep. She is moving with One educated man brought to Christ {| increasing speed, but whither is she may be the means of leading many 5) | going? Who is to tell her of the hidden more to the Saviour. rocks; to point out the deep water; to The finest preacher we have in our A\\ advise her as to the best port for which Wenchow mission—“ Dr. Parker,” so- 1] to steer? God grant she may take called from his resemblance to that | Christ as her pilot, and at last reach great divine—is a scholar, an orator, a | the desired haven. It is impossible for man won from the literary class. So anyone who has lived a few years in we rejoice that the leaders of China China not to be distinctly conscious of are more and more coming to the | a new spirit entering into the life of foreigner for light and help. They are a that great people. Some...”
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“...15). dream of the Editor. He has done it (p ie : i con amore, as a devoted United Method- . Jamaica is o ve land of fl ti It ist. We thank him in the name of our /S Teptesented by a waterfall. It has Wa ae had its dreadful visitation two years Rae ete: ago: the artist shows a ruined church. In the Eastern hemisphere we have East Street Chapel, as it was before the HG Srcaes interest: es earthquake, is daringly placed on part his mea ae Oe tiodany 3 of the continent of South America. * ok The mission boat at the foot with Buddhism is centripetal, but Christianity sail unfurled is typical of our evangel- is centrifugal: it breaks out. For the circle ism! The view of the Reli ions: Of is perfect and infinite in its nature; but it is th : World ls ol ie ; fixed for ever in its size; it can never be € World wa © userul to excite larger or smaller: But the Cross, though deeper devotion to the spirit and com- it has at its heart a collision and a contra- mand of our Lord: “Go YE! diction, can extend...”
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“... remarks about her- na Missionary urge on all our brother self and the work. In the week she | Sunday. ministers and Circuit offi- wrote she had been up country with Hi | cers, to do their absolute Dr. and Mrs. Jones. She had been Hi best to give effect to the Resolution of deeply impressed by what she had seen Hi Conference (page 171 of Minutes) to and heard. The people had given her M1} | make the second Sunday in January a hearty welcome as one “who was go- Ve Missionary Sunday: a day of mission- ing to help them.” But how Miss Mur- A | ary prayer, praise and exhortation. fitt was going to do it, the people ap- ie What a glorious thing it will be for all peared to have only a very vague idea. i} our Churches in city, town, and village They were like those “who were reach- tt | to be singing missionary hymns, offer- ing out to they know not what.” It HI ing missionary prayers, and giving or was so in Athens, in Paul’s day. Miss ‘| listening to missionary expositions. Murfitt is right...”
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“...probably account for it. I have been getting China, this is the book to give them together a few statistics for the Commis. to read! The price is, we believe, sioner of Custonfs here, anent the question, 2s. 6d. Do get it for the young people. who is having to report to headquarters on it. Considerably over a thousand opium Circulation of We called attention to this shops here, some tens of thousands of «6 Missionary subject in the December peel Seer abou ety. per on of Echo ”? number of the MISSION- le entr indulge in it, a rea eal oO s the Dad here uncle cultivation for opium, USED ARY ECHO. We are now . seven-tenths of the amount used is native, : in a position to state de- and it is reported that next year a larger finitely that there are more than eighty amount of land will be put under opium Circuits which receive no copies of the 7...”
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“...Tuesday, December 22nd. il position of agricultural missionary They sailed from Southampton in the ii in East Africa. The candidate N-D.l. steamer “Prinz Regent Luit- i| must be unmarried to begin with, Ppold, which is due to arrive at Shang- il and have a good practical know- hai on January 30th. hi ledge of agricultural work. If a local Since he left his Circuit, Mr. Mylne i | preacher, all the better. The call is has attended several meetings in aid of Hi urgent! Who will go for us? the China Mission. He has visited Al Bideford, Barnstaple, Exeter, Tiver- HY
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“...Missionary Sonnet "ture, one or two missionary books, and church in this country has been tempt- hearing the stirring speeches of mis- ing, yet always I have felt that it was sionaries home on furlough. However, not for me. Hence I have never built that missionary spirit, and that mission- up any hopes of settling down to work ary desire has never left me. Of in the home ministry. course, there have been times when the I looked forward to work in East feeling of a call has not been so strong Africa, and when first I offered for as at other times. For two or three foreign service | mentioned my prefer- years it seemed again asif the idea was ence for that station, at the same time only a dream. But for some time now stating that I was quite willing to go that idea has been dominant in my mind to any other station. Later, when I and has been a controlling power. The offered for Wenchow, China, and was reading of the lives and journals of accepted, I felt the seal had come to such great m...”
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“...have told their tale, and improvements. But this work here was if God’s work for China can be done, amongst a different people, and in a and health regained, here in Shansi, it different language. Itis pleasing, how- jis better than spending a long period ever, to note that the number of stu- in England away from our deepest in- dents has more than doubled during the terests, se se sse Facts about By Rev. W. L. BROADBENT, e Of the Sudan United Mission. Africa. F (From a Leaflet.) HE greater part of colonizable King Mtesa had asked for mission- a Africa is in our hands. Of its aries for his people, who were described 155 million souls we Britons by Stanley as “crafty, fraudful, de- have over forty-seven millions as_ ceiving, lying, thievish knaves, taken our fellow-subjects, and surely we as a whole.” Women and children, as . are responsible in the sight of well as slaves, were property. _ Poly- God for their salvation. Ninety- gamy was common. Witchcraft was five millions of Africa...”
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“...will be noticed All We sincerely trust he will soon be re- from the report that the amount | stored to health. We did not wonder raised during the year is £526, which, a at his breakdown. He would not have with a balance in hand of 41,474, | refrained from his monthly letterif he makes the substantial amount of over H| : could possibly have written it. #2,000. The balance carried forward | * * * * * is $1,685. y an We have been favoured with a copy . : : te = 1} of the report of the Women’s Mission- Mr. Chapman refers on another page ary Auxiliary, M.N.C. section. We _ tothe circulation of this Magazine. We cull the following :— thank him for his strong and earnest i} It is not easy to write the last lines of the appeal. While he gives what we may i Methodist New Connexion Women’s Aux- Call the darker view, let us also recog- || iliary report. We think of the little band nize that certain Circuits do nobly for <1 | 18...”
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“...Wakefield’s refined and gentle tiful hymns), his deep and fervent per- spirit, his unceasing cheerfulness, even sonal piety, his blameless life, his under the most depressing circum- abilities as a preacher, lecturer, and stances, his courage in facing dangers, advocate of the great missionary en- ——— terprise,. as well as his far-seemg wis-— a Thomas Wakefield. Missionary and Geographical. dom, evidenced in the choice and settle- faeces Africa. By E. S. Wakefield. (R.T.S. ment of our various Mission stations, 19...”
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“...the alone, but on April 28th, 1863, he was i Camelford Circuit. In 1859 he was ap- gladdened by the arrival at Ribé of the i pointed to Wadebridge and Bodmin. Rev. Charles New, the brave, heroic, i\| In the year 1861 he offered himself, enthusiastic missionary, who for the | and was accepted, for pioneer mission- next few years laboured with Mr. i ary service in Eastern Africa. His Wakefield like a brother. ‘| mother felt certain that no doctor would Sorrow, as well as hope and joy, iH pass him for residence in a tropical visited Mr. Wakefield and his colleague Hi climate, but she was mistaken. The in the early years of the East African iH) doctor not only said he might go, but Mission. The Rev. Edmund Butter- 1} that he would be the life of the party. worth, of Manchester, a young man of i And so he was, and of many a party great promise, arrived at Ribé in the i long afterwards. spring of 1864, and in six short weeks MW Our first missionaries to East Africa was laid to rest in the low...”
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“...known. The “Mission work, having much endeared herself to the however, had prospered, and there were natives of Ribé, was called to her openings for new stations in more than Saviour on July 16th, 1873,* and Mr. one direction. Duruma was appealing Wakefield was once more left to carry for the Gospel, a good Mission was on the arduous and continually increas- established at Jomvu, and the time ing work alone. seemed now ripening for the commence- Mr. New returned to Eastern Africa ment of a Mission among the Gallas in the year 1874, but, on the way home on the Tana River. Mrs, Wakefield from a missionary journey to Chagga, proved a true helper to her husband in where he had been cruelly treated by all his work, and new missionaries hav- Mandara, the chief, he was smitten ing arrived, the prospects of the East down by fever and dysentery, and, African Mission became very bright * alone and unattended by any but his indeed. native carriers, lay down by the way- The Galla Mission was established...”
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“...i Se i Sy i e e i In Missionary Bookland. a sil Lp aaa i : i Doctor Lee. By Marshall Broomhall, early days in Tientsin, and his conver- i B.A. (China Inland Mission, New- sion under the instrumentality of Mr. li ington Green, London, N., and and Mrs. Woodberry, who thoughtfully il Morgan and Scott. 6d. net.) invited the students to their house. By | The pathetic story of a Chinese and by “Lee, and some fifteen of his | medical student, who became a preacher, classmates, publicly confessed their | and after laborious service for Jesus faith in Christ.” || passed away at the early age of thirty- Then commenced his life as a Hy three. It is a dainty volume, but in- preacher, for which he gave up all pos- itl ternally indicates hurried work, and we _ sibilities in the medical profession. His HI do not wonder when we note that its mission work was greatly blessed, and iH] subject only died in August last, and he was able, in the course of about five | far away in China. — _ years to write his...”
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“...may not live long, Ballard wants to win a soul, another but you will live well, and withal, you will Mr. B (to whom reference is too fre- live gladly. quently made) wants to score a point. cH (2) A Mission to the Transvaal. By The Truth of Christianity. By Lt- Rev. Amos Burnet. Col. W. H. Turton, D.S.0. (Wells _ The author presumably is the hon- Gardner, Darton and Co. 2s. 6d. oured missionary who was in India re- net.) presenting the Wesleyan Society from i Wheok the year 1880. It is mainly concerned We are pleased to note that this book, with the mission during the stirring and which was reviewed by us in May. 1907 terrible times of the war, as the author (page 117), has reached a seventh edi- went out in 1902, It traces the story tion. The work “has been carefully of the founding of the mission, but revised throughout, and x number of The Three years’ war was the last and fresh arguments noticed.” The author crowning misery. . . . For nearly three gratefully notes our previous review, years...”
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“...places being marked. 1] The preface to the large and beauti- Further, the question as to what constituted i fully engraved and printed atlas tells Mission Station was not easy of solution, | us :-— so as to meet the standards of all Societies. tf % fine thenteitt Under these circumstances an _ absolute | Richte ae ri a Pas teen aces equality of treatment has not been possible, ee Ol ese § Chi : Pr. re ca but, generally speaking, it may be under- SES ae ces crab ef Bees a ay the stood that a Station has been regarded as. on a scale of about Torty-seven mules to the that place which has a resident missionary inch; four are of the great Dependencies, DEY RUG POE A le BOE a or missionaries. on a scale of nearly one hundred and twenty ae : miles to the inch; while one is a key-map.” A valuable addition to the atlas itself All the principal Protestant Mission 15 4 full and well-printed index to every stations are marked in red, and so are mame contained in the maps, with the easy to find. The preface...”
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“...figure. Mr. Chang was the Principal i _ of the Training Institute | |! until 1907, when failing 11 KE, _ health necessitated his re- 4 Se fel tirement. In recognition i TRO Ae of distinguished and long- i | eae * continued service the Con- iil stra cal ference of that year voted i | DRAB Ia gig fa Mae =68an annuity for the re- i i ee eee! §=mainder of his life. It i Sr Oe pele Rca Se gladly placed on record | | : eee § its appreciation of emi- Vi EP ae a ee )=nent service rendered to i] ee the mission, and of the Hi ee inspiration which his | ee veautiful life and clo ee cent teaching had im i | Ltr a, a goatee pees §=parted to the Churches. i peepee heey me Ms @ Mr. Chang’s influence 1, a ome can eweeiee Re! § will long continue in the | nomen eee! § services of a noble army i of native preachers nearly ai all of whom have passed. ii (Photo, Rev. J. Hedley. under his gracious instruc- i | Arrival of Rey. J. Hedley and Miss Roebuck at City Wall, tions. : 1 di Yung P’ing Fu; Mrs. Talent had...”
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“...Lae gl ay on ae Baxter comes home sane foe | ee ee = carlicr than was ex- eee OS Oe eee pected partly on ac- ee = count of an opera- RA Pi saa a Ta ieee for one of his chil- . The same, nearer view. Miss Roebuck in chair, (Photo, Rev. J. Hedley. dren, and partly also k Christian friends standing near. : in order that when é , he begins the long- His death took place on November projected task of building hospital, dis- | 17th in the Hospital of the London _ pensary, waiting-rooms, etc., at Wu Mission, Tientsin, where he had been Ting Fu, he may proceed with the work removed for surgical treatment. Mr. without further interruption. Dr. Bax- Chang had been ill for three weeks, ter has rendered excellent service as but it was hoped that by special treat- pioneer of medical work at Yung Ping ment his valuable life would be spared. Fu; but at Wu Ting Fu, because of He was a man of beautiful spirit, and the larger population, and the even of exceptional mental endowments, and more urgent need,...”
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“...—— | Marriage Bells in East Africa. | 2 ve eo, E have received tidings of the When about half a mile from Ribé they i| marriage of the Rev. W. Udy were met by another band, and before Bassett to Miss Bird, which reaching the mission-house they had all took place on December Ist. The mis- the population of Ribé following them i sionary party, which left our shores on and wellnigh shouting themselves November 5th, reached Mombasa on hoarse. the 27th of the same month, and was We wish the bride and bridegroom a met by Messrs. Bassett, Bridgman and pright and happy future,* and that in Lory. The lady who is now Mrs. Bas- their united life they may be made sett was ill the greater part of the way, eminently useful in the work to which but rallied before the end of the voy- they have consecrated themselves. In age. ‘At Mazeras the party was met at the words of Mr. A. C. Benson we turn the railway station by a band of music, {6 our Heavenly Father :-— and accompanied to the house of the Coie...”