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| a Chapman, Rev. Henry T., Resolution Heywood, Departure of the Rev. J. W.
Ba from East Africa - ie s - 179 R. W. Gair - - ct - 30938
7 Chapman, The late Mrs. T, W. - - 8 Heywood, His Farewell -. = = 238
Be Chang-sha, The Riot in F. J. Dymond 187 Hospital Workin ChuChia Dr. Baxter 268
Pe China, The Boys of R. Brewin - - 98 Hudspeth, Farewell to the Rev. W. H. 21
: China, The Girls of R. Brewin - - 249 “His Footsteps in the Sea’? Rev. W.
China, Deputation to (see also Stede- R. Stobie - - - - - (66
Bes ford) Editor - - - - - 209 Innocent, Life of (Reviews) 1, 3, 4 a
| China, The Troubles in West H. Hunt, A Reminiscence of John Rev. J.
£3) Parsons - - - - : - 193 Foulger - - - - = - 69
| China’s Awakening F. J. Dymond - 245 Jamaica District Meeting Charles
i China’s Central City Mrs. Talent 86, 57 Smiths 2s oe oY)
| Chinese Solomon, A Sir J. G. Scott- 87 Japan, Brothers in The Editor - = OAe 41
| China, Church Union in F, J. Dymond 89...”
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“...Money Box, His C.W.S.E, - - 228 — 91, 111, 141, 180, 198, 212, 250, 266, 286
Mosquito or Man The Editor - - 120 Witnesses, My - - - - - 298
New for Children to Do, Something - 295 Women’s Auxiliary 19, 40, 71, 95, 118,
Newspaper in China, The Daily G, W. 142, 208, 224, 251, 276
Sheppard - = - - 267 World Missionary Conference 24, 56,
No-su Work in West China C.E.Hicks 83 114, 188, 181, 183, 186, 187, 214, |
Packer, Appreciations of Rev. G. 172, 210 215, 2385, 300
Packer, Rev. George John Wheatley 171 Young People’s Page 34, 93, 227, 249, 296 |
Packer, Resolution from North China
re Rev. George - - - - 175 PORTRAITS. |
Peace among the Hills C. N. Mylne 283
Penny, The Missionary- - - - 228 Baxter, Drs AK seas aes Ba S880
Poetry :— Baxter, Rev. J. - - - - - 183
China A. J. Santer is a . 39 Blyth, The late Mr. Henry - - = 1929
China’s Awakening Miss S. Ger- Butler, Esq., J.P.. W. H. - - 97, (99
trude Ford - s i fs - 216 Carter, The late John - - - - 217
Medical Missionaries Miss S, Ger- Carthew...”
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“...during the present year will require £16,888.
= That is £2,440 more than was received last year from all sources. Last year
left a deficit of £8,472 18s. 4d., so that unless our income increase we cannot
BS continue our present agencies.
. But we dare not recall our Missionaries, nor close our Chapels, Hospitals,
: or Colleges, therefore we must have more money.
And God has further challenged our United Methodist Church by new
demands upon us.
ze To consolidate our work in China we must have—
A College in North China for the education of our Christian sons ;
A Hospital has long been promised to Wu Ting Fu; |
| Girls’ Schools are pleaded for at Ningpo, Wenchow, Yung P’ing Fu, and
Tong Chuan ;
l Scholarships are required to free education for Christian youths who cannot
Y afford to pay.
a | The responsibility of evangelizing Meru, a newly-opened country in
| t East Africa, has been accepted by our Conference and calls for an immediate
LA \ supply of men and money.
| Whether we shall advance...”
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“...Methodist Church.
—_—_— een
66 é
John Innocent: Three Reviews.
A Story of Mission e
© ° 99
Work in North China. Rev. T. SCOWBY.
(The United Methodist Publishing House, 12 Farringdon Avenue, London, 1909. 3s. 6d.]
E have read this book with spirit, striking personality, and of
profound delight. It comes at more than ordinary power; mag-
a very opportune time. It netic. rather than electric. The late
answers some present-day questions Dr. Joseph Parker said: “John In-
respecting the people of China, and nocent, I remember him well; a
their awakened interest in Christianity. grand Christian. gentleman; a lion-
The information respecting the
customs, religions, and lan- — _
guage of the people will be iam
read with considerable interest. ~ 9) .
Mr. Candlin is well qualified to [ies aes
write on these subjects. He — ee
has lived over thirty years a ‘| seen
busy, eventful missionary life [7 9) | a
in China. His breezy, pointed » ee.
style adds a charm to what he [7s es 3 Be os
writes. He is anacknowledged...”
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“...graphically told in this book. Gant rot a cera
On October 21st, 1859, Mr. Innocent, Ss ee aerating WL ea
: 2 2 vessels liberally contributed, among
with his brave wife and Mr. and Mrs. them ‘beine Sir Robert Hart, the Brit
S| Hall, set sail in “The Heroes of Alma,” {7°". OCDE “Uh the vear 1800 this
6 a ship of an peor ee Bees Union C Harch Was the only Protestaat
Pa voyage, on March 23rd, 1300, the shi . + ° 5
Pa | Ge Scher at Sas. The Beceibe Church in North China. An Anglican
| : : Church was opened in Tientsin in that
to China took nearly half a year; now, ...,
by sea, it takes little more than a month, © 5
my The Siberian Railway has reduced it to “The Roman Catholic Cathedral, the
a little over.a fortnight. The ravages ‘Scene pt the massacre of 1870, he 2
et | of war are graphically described in the he Sate eer Chines aitliout oe
| account of the overthrow of Suchow ment, an act of confiscation which rankled
e1 | during the Tai-ping rebellion. After jn the popular mind, and played...”
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“...Connexion leaders, minis-
missionary anniversary season. If any ters and laymen, in the organization of
of our. supporters feel the need of the mission. This account reminds me
actual information about the field, let of a similar devotion manifested five
eee cae Eee poole at once, and ete at oye peek Joreph co
en carefully read it. : r. Charles Cheetham and others, who
My appeal is directly and specially were the first enthusiastic supporters of
to the mission workers of the late the U.M.F.C. China mission.
UNLE.C, We must at once gain some But the outstanding figure at this
faceat @ceu ang i900 ie period, and throughout this book is
3 ;...”
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“...: xs . , ee ieee ne ig Rowe q
e John Innocent
John Innocent, the first volunteer for Mr. Innocent and his colleague, the
|| work in North China, the young man Rev. W. N. Hall, were in the thick of
| to stand alone! In his private diary this storm centre, and when the city
| he had written: “I can be spared from gates were closed against them, cutting
fe | the ministry in England without any off all communication between natives
ay perceptible diminution of ministerial and British, and preventing all mission-
| agency; whereas every single addition ary work, the missionaries did a splen-
a to the agency in China will increase the did work amongst British seamen then
| probability of her evangelization.” To at Tientsin.
| 4 commence a life’s work with such a The significance of the Great Boxer
|| marked spirit of humility is the best uprising is described by the author, and
e | possible preparation for success. also the remarkable events that have |
| | Practically every side of Mr. Inno-...”
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“...biographer is
drawn into association with mystics who reticent about the parents of Innocent,
were rebels, and soldiers who were but he lifts the veil so that we may
saints. He was the companion of look upon the grandmother to whom the
Muirhead, Edkins, John and Wylie, the missionary was indebted as Timothy to
noble pioneers of Protestant Chris- Lois: this venerable old lady had read
- tianity in China. Through the dark through Dr. Adam Clarke’s Commen-
narrow streets of Tientsin we see him taries—six big volumes—three times
walking at night with the heroic Gor- before her grandson started for China!
don—the soldier having sought the ‘The portrait, which serves as a frontis-
missionary to pay a visit together to piece to the book, reveals to us a strong,
some sick man in the city. A narrative sober, kind and level-headed man—one
which is intertwined with the histories fitted by nature and grace to be a
of these colossal men and movements leader. John Innocent had the ability
cannot be otherwise...”
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“...Yung geous, self-sacrificing and unobtrusive
| P’ing was “a likely place for an inland toils of missionaries’ wives all over
| centre.” Twenty years later this dis- China.
f | trict became the scene of mining works The account of the awakening in }
eer | and other foreign industries, and since Shantung, entitled “The Call to Lao
Bet | 1882 has been’ occupied by our Ling,” is a tale of missionary romance
P| missionaries. “The value of a life and spiritual enthusiasm, reminding us
eT lies in its achievement,’ and the of the wonderful movement among the |
S| great achievement of John Innocent Miao. The stalwart Chinese of the
S| was to choose Tientsin as a strate- North are as susceptible to the evangel
| aa gic centre, and to project the lines as the aborigines of Yunnan and Kwei-
= upon which a strong and healthy mis- Chou. China, however, must be con-
ei | sion could be built. Oh, that some one verted by Chinese, hence a_ well-
| | would treat Yunnan Fu in a similar equipped Training College...”
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“...B Extracts from my Journal
5 statement of these in the Annual Re- be fulfilled. It is intended to print a
| port. As a fact many of them were complete list in the Conference
Re not received until long after its issue; Agenda, which will be transferred to
| some of the promises indeed are yet to the Report for 1910.
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a Extracts from L—By the
: 1 Rev. C. STEDEFORD.
: | mV ourpna e (Deputation to China.)
f IN TANGSHAN CIRCUIT. time, how much our visit signified to
3 . our Chinese churches.
F \° Seer cs cas ee The service commenced with a hymn
fe 7 | of our mission on October 14 two fervent prayers, after which
= | : 20th, the day after our arrival Mr. Candlin~ introduced us, and Mr.
E | in Tangshan. Mr. Candlin had ar- Butler and I addressed the company,
: ranged for us to visit Tao-ti, a station conveying the greeting of the Home
. about six miles distant. Mr. Candlin churches, sympathizing with them in
a on a donkey, Mr. Butler on a pony, their difficulties and persecutions, and
fe...”
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“...Extracts from my Journal
October 27th. Mr. Candlin had to students in residence, and they come
meet the Chinese preachers and settle from different parts of the empire. I
with them prior to the quarterly meet- have dwelt so much upon this because
ing, so we were free to make our ac- it is a small part of a great movement
, quaintance with Tangshan. Tangshan which is showing itself all over China.
is rapidly growing in importance as an Chinese stationmasters and Post Office
industrial centre. It is one of the most managers are required to know Eng-
Europeanized towns in China. The lish. It all goes to corroborate the
three chief factors in producing this statement recently made by the Japan-
result are the Mining Company, the ese prince that England is everywhere
Imperial Railway Company and the governing the world without knowing it.
_ Imperial College. In connection with The next day was given up to the
these works several Europeans are em- quarterly meeting of the Tangshan Cir-
ployed...”
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“...October 30th. The next day we _ prepareda splendid repast. This meal
et were to have an entirely new experi- over, we had to meet the mandarin of
i ence. We rose at five to catch an early the district, who had come several miles
bs / train to Shih-men where a dispensary to add his dignity to the function. It
rE 4 was to be opened. Shih-men is an ex- was our first encounter with a mandarin,
| tremity of the Yung P’ing Circuit, our and we were wishful to know how to
Fe | most northerly Circuit in China. We deport ourselves so as not to offend
| were welcomed at the station by Dr. Chinese taste. We had our instructions
ee | Jones, Mr. Littlewood, a Chinese band and decided to let Mr. Candlin go first,
es and a salute of Chinese crackers. It and simply do as he did. But alas! for
| | was some time before we could believe the best-concerted plans. As Mr.
es we were the centre of all this din and Candlin entered the room to salute the
e | uproar, but everybody seemed to mandarin he did not notice...”
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“...propagandist work is urgently required. adequately play the part of apologist
But the main need is not for a convin- for missions: but who in the C.E.
cing apologetic: it is rather for quiet movement is unable to pray and give
consecration on the part of those who and work? And it may some day trans-
believe that the Lord’s commission is pire that Christian Endeavour will play
still binding. Without ceasing towinre- a prominent part in furnishing workers
cruits for the army of missionary enthu- for China and Africa. What the Stu-
siasts, there is ever more and more need dent Volunteer Movement is doing in
for those who are fully persuaded to the Colleges, C.E. may do amongst the
constantly “vote supplies” for workers non-professional classes. We must
in the foreign field. Now that the give ourselves to prayer, and pray
work has become part of modern Chris- until we give ourselves.
17...”
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“...*An unconscious poetic line—Dr. Smerdon (M.E., Novy-
if points out that for the moment we had ember, 09, p. 249)—detected and expanded.
iB. | forgotten Robert Exley. Our sym- Be EEE
ae) } 1
ail pathy was so great and the pressure of ae
|i time so urgent that the revered name |
E | had completely passed from our
|| memory. Exley passed away June 8th, 4
&| | 1881. His portrait appears in_ our Mi
= | volume for 1906 (page 129), and there, Pei: ie
=| and in his volume, “A Mission in oe ae oe
ei |. China,” the Rev. W. E. Soothill tells ee
ei the story of the sad event. Mr. Galpin ane guide oN
| Breaks) Glan oi Excess
eA | “JT have Exley’s portrait over my study EN ge pee sg
ie fire-place. He was as good and as clever pet eee ty eee a
ie as any of our Wenchow men, and he suffered ses aap. A Re ae sa aes
é| more and endured it nobly.” Core amen ee i. (fh
ey A MISSIONARY CALENDAR. Pie of CaO Na ee .
iE _The Friends Foreign Mission Asso- Legere? ee NN
E | ciation send us a copy of a pretty mis- hae...”
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“...representatives of the
died to live again, and it will be seen late sections of the Auxiliary, convened
from the report below that Mrs. Balk- by the Revs. Henry T. Chapman
will, its secretary, is one of the secre- and G. Packer, was held at_ Shef-
taries of the United Council. The total field November 4th. It was fraught
receipts in its last year were £766, and with special interest inasmuch as
the expenses were only 418 14s. 6d. its object was to elect the first United
The women working in the West China Council of the Auxiliary, whose officers
district supported by this Auxiliary are : —Miss Ashworth, President ; Mrs. In-
Dr. Lilian Grandin, Chao Tong Fu. nocent and Mrs. Wakefield, Vice-Presi-
Miss E. M. Squire, B.A. - dents ; Mrs. Vivian, Council Secretary ;
Miss L. O. Squire, B.A. Miss Stacey, Foreign Correspondent
i : fy Secretary, and Mrs. Balkwill, Publica-
METHODIST FREE CHURCH LADIES’ tion Secretary, had been appointed by
MISSIONARY AUXILIARY, 1899. ee Plymouth poe The Coun-
This has had'a...”
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“...# Women’s Missionary Auxiliary
| more, Mrs. Midgley, Mrs. Capey, Mrs. Miss Stacey stated that in response
be Grimshaw, Mrs. Whyatt, Mrs. Brook, to her appeal she had received 140
ai Mrs. Purvis, Mrs. Butterworth, Miss pounds of goods for China—hospital
|| Weddell, Mrs. Chester, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. supplies, toys, books and wearing ap-
ee | Hall, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Bainbridge, parel, and with one parcel a 45 note
eo | Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Down, was enclosed.
|| Mrs. Grist, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Knight, It was resolved to form an organiza-
| Mrs. Rushworth, and Mrs. Ward. The tion of the Auxiliary in each District,
| President and Secretaries were elected in order to promote deeper and wider
aa to serve on the Foreign Missionary imterest in our foreign missions, and
e Committee. A vote of thanks was to ask for the sympathetic co-operation
e || - accorded to the three General Secre- of all our branch officers to carry this
et) taries for their valuable help in promo- resolution into effect...”
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“...meet- unknown. But such a number bewilders
A ing were held in the Market Street us. Let us reduce it to its simplest terms.
Pa. Church, Wakefield, on November One and one make two. That simple pro-
S 9th. The Rev. S. Pollard preached position covers all. Who is the one? You!
a the afternoon, and was assisted in the Who is the other? The other I have met in
service by the Rev. W. H. Hudspeth, mis- strange places where you were not!
sionary-elect for China. Mr. Pollard de- Can I draw you to the other by some pic-
eer dL Geant ee a tures of life in China? First picture. A
support missions for the sake of the mis- Woman lying on a rough bedstead. Beside
sionaries. All apologetics for missions which her on the floor is a little new-born baby,
did not begin and end with Christ crucified naked, dirty, uncared for. The door is
were absolutely worthless. We sometimes opened. In walks a man and abuses the
heard people quoting what Lord Curzon or woman as she lies there. He is the hus-
the Ex-President...”
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“...Hudspeth; Councillor B.
ee || he stretches out His hands in a convulsive Lockwood, District missionary secretary,
a | way, I can see the print of the nails again. and others. The Rev. George Packer offered
Ea | Then I realize that behind all those, there prayer.
Be) stands One only, and He is our Jesus. So The Rev. W. H. Hudspeth said that very
| often He stands—all alone. And we hear little that was extraordinary attached to his:
ie Him saying again, in words we don’t like decision to go to China. A few years ago
es to hear, “I am treading the winepress a desire to be of use to Jesus Christ made
| alone.” A look of anxious, earnest, eager him become a preacher; the same desire
Be longing is on His face. What is He long- made him later on become a minister; and
| ing for? He is longing for you. Why don’t the same desire now made him become a
| i you go and stand by His side? Are we to missionary. There was no distinction to be
fe | | | let our Christ walk alone through this world? made...”
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“...Farewell to Messrs. Pollard and Hudspeth
of the objects of the valedictory services. land away from everywhere except from
They wished to work their passage out to Heaven. There they built a thatched chapel,
China.* Last night they got as far as Lake a little room for him, and schools for them-
Baikal in Mid Siberia. They were in the selves. The work amongst the Miao was
b tunnels. around that lake. It was a dark only six years old.
} spot. They were very cold and didn’t want Mr. Pollard closed with an appeal to
to stay there. They wanted a good lift that them to do what they could—and to do
night towards the land of sunshine. it for Jesus, who was at the back of all the
g
People, he went on to say, criticized mis- work.
sionary work. They said Chinamen were
| not worth saving. A famous newspaper
correspondent, who-was a doctor, once said HERE FOLLOWED THE LATE
to him that, as a medical man, he knew REY. BRAMWELL DUTTON’S
that opium was a bad thing for anybody VALEDICTORY ADDRESS.
to...”
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“...THE
OF
The United Methodist Church.
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Extracts from By "the |
@ (Deputation to China.)
CHU CHIA. in the trees, the mud-built villages and
November 19th.—There is no virtue the cemeteries surrounded with cypress
in early rising when one sleeps in a_ groves. We covered twenty-four miles
Chinese inn. We rose at 4.30, hadtaken in six hours, and about noon we en-
breakfast and packed up bed and bag- tered Chu Chia, and very soon received |
gage, and were on the road to Chu Chia the warm welcome of Mrs. Hinds, Miss
before 6. The sky was still bright with Turner and Miss Cook, and_experi-
clear shining stars. We welcomed the enced the delightful contrast between
dawn, for the air was keen and cold, the accommodation of boats and inns |
and it was some time after the sun and the genial hospitality of an English
appeared that we were willing to put home. 5
off our warmest wraps and rugs. The There is a large staff of Chinese mis-
\ road was a ;
very good one ,
according to ; ‘ ae ee ee
the...”
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