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ee THE LATE MR. ROBERT BIRD, J.P. MR. JOSEPH HEPWORTH, J.P.
Re Home and Foreign Treasurer (Late U.M.F.C.), 1887—1893 ; 1903—8. Foreign Treasurer (Late M.N.C.), 1897—1908. |
Ke ee | MR, W. H. BUTLER, J.P. MR. JOHN GODFREY, J.P., C.C. :
fee: 2 i Foreign Mission Treasurer, 1909—. Home Mission Treasurer, 1909—. =
Bs | REV. W. R. K. BAULKWILL. COUN. F. E. WEIGHTMAN, J.P.
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“...89 Junior Collectors, Notable :— \e
a China, The Educational Position in Eric Robinson Soe =e 60
W. E. Soothill 2 s - = TAIT Annice Dean - = 7 - - 112
at Circuits, Winter Campaign in S. J. F. B. Chapman - - - - 176
eer! Gee oye - = - - 297 Willie Cloke - - - - - 198
| City Missions, Our “Harbour Light,” Castleford Group - - - - 226 <
e | Se Gee re ee es 81 E. J. Phillips eS es alee 2099
| Committee, With the W. Locke Smith Rochdale Group - - - - 266
|, 192, 292 Willie Drngie 2 eae ony |
en Conference Missionary Day, G. Kilgour 194 Laymen’s Movement in Canada - 229, 261
Conference Missionary Meeting, Editor 208 Light, The Price of A.B.C.- - - 223
a Covenant of Peace, A Editor - - 222 London Meeting - - - - 7, 128
Si Dymond, Rev. F. J. (Farewell) - - 284 Medical Mission Mrs. F. A, Jones 85, 109
Ee} East Africa, Books to read about Men’s Class in Wu Ting Fu Dr. Robson 1138 t
| Editor - 9 = - +: = - 202 Meru and Environs (Map) - =. . = 200
Be East Africa, Development in’ Mrs. Meru, The Call...”
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“...PAGE PAGE |
Mission House at Stone Gateway S. Tientsin Training Institution — J.
Pollard - - - - - - 24 Hedley - - - - - 258, 281
Missionary Report, The F. Hz. Uganda, The Cathedral of - - - 67 |
Robinson - - - - - 288 Watchtower, The Editor’s 18, 38, 60,
; 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...”
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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.
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“...United Methodist Church.
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John Innocent: Three Reviews.
A Story of Mission e
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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...”
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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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“...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
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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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“...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 is an essen-
| manner! tial factor in every mission. It was
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“...be Master, eager to have all used in His
| true to your obligations, to pay your service and for His glory.
bE | debt. At the beginning of this New Year
|| “But I certainly have a right to with- let us all, ministers and people, give
| hold my support if I choose?” You ourselves afresh to our Lord and to the
| certainly have no such right. You may blessed work of saving our fellows
eT withhold your support, it is true, but from sin and death.
fe you have not the right to do so, and in For our mission fields we pray that
ie thus withholding you will be the loser. the year before us may be one of un-
|| In the eyes of God we are debtors to precedented prosperity.
ie | those who have not the Gospel, and
E:: | it is not for us to withhold from them se
| their due. In the name of the Great
el | Redeemer, and of the perishing ones PRIZE OFFER.
Re for whom He died, I ask you to pay fi
Be your debts. A copy of ‘“‘ The Life of John Innocent’’
a 5 Pal was will be given for the best 100-word reason...”
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“...leaden skies :— Yes, while we need more means, we
For the shuttle must travel to and fro, certainly need more prayer.
Tho’ the mists be heavy, and damp, and low. Conference resolution :-—
“A wretched morning,” I turned and said. “The Conference again requests that the
My fellow passenger, raising his head, second Sunday in January be observed year
Made his reply, with his look on the hills, by year in all our churches as a day of
“They don’t say that to-day in the mills. special intercession for Mission work at
You see, sir,” he added, for courtesy’s sake, home and abroad; and desires that on this
“On a day like this the threads don’t break.” day all our ministers preach special mis-
seo rule uk sent sane coe eu a sionary sermons, setting forth the obliga-
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“...We regret to say that we
eo We regret to say that we Ningpo. have not yet secured a
Needed for have not yet received a successor to Dr. Jones,
Beey es reitds Suitable a for medical who retires from Ningpo in the autumn.
mission work in East We earnestly call the attention of our
Africa. Surely there are those who for medical friends to the need of our
Christ’s sake and the Gospel’s,” with Ningpo Hospital. It is a truly distin-
the needed qualifications, are ready to guished position, and offers a splendid
go to Africa, and lay both gifts and held for high Christian service to a
training on the altar of that great con- competent and well-equipped doctor.
tinent’'s needs. Would not this supply We shall be glad to receive applications.
a fitting subject for prayer on Mission- Z
ary Sunday? Wenchow. Our honoured friend. has
“The harvest truly is plenteous, but the Ber z written a beautifully Pain.
labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Stobie. pathetic letter about nin-
Lord of the harvest...”
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“...received in response to the appeal
r losing one of the brightest members of in the “United Methodist” and MIs-
: our little community, one who was SIONARY EcHo. After the most care-
ed making quite a place for herself among ful and searching examination, the Rev.
eet | the women and girls here, and was do- T. M. Gauge, of Scilly Isles, was
aa ing good work among them. How full unanimously, and cordially accepted.
| of loss this year has been to us as a May we ask the prayer of our churches
| mission! In the.former part of the on this appointment? Mr. Gauge will
| year two native ministers died whose sail, D.V., on January 18th, in s.s.
z places are yet unfilled, then Mr. Jones “Princess Alice.”
bs | left us for home, then dear Mrs. Chap-
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Principal We are requested, on be- Ul
Ee T. W. half of our beloved one, °
L. Chapman, to thank very warmly By the Rev. G. PACKER,
: those many friends in the ‘
S| homeland who have remembered him Missionary Secretary.
: in his trial; their letters...”
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“...J Foreign Missionary Secretaries’ Notes of the Month
Yi be promptly made to one or other of the is able to move about the house, but
i y secretaries at Leeds by persons who has to be carried up and down stairs.
/. would like to. attend these meetings. How great a loss this is to the mission
if The usual facilities will be offered by perhaps only few realize. She has long
- the railways. The Central Committee been accustomed to do a great deal
4 is desirous that these meetings should for the Chinese women and girls, and
i be attended by the most representative delighted in the opportunity. And in
| delegation, as only thus can the largest the Tang Shan Circuit such work as she
i and best results be secured.* has hitherto eagerly done is sorely
i a needed. We hope that Mr. Candlin’s
| Dr. : Dr. Marshall, writing from fears will soon be dissipated, and that
Marshall’s his bed at the end of three Mrs. Candlin will be able to take up her
H Tilness. months’ illness, under date useful tasks again...”
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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
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“...professors, a Scotchman, consideration of the best means of
and all we saw showed how determined holding revival services. It was decided
China is to secure the best training for that in each place special prayer-meet-
her sons. Instruction, board and lodg- ings should be held, and a Committee
ing, are given free to any student who was appointed to prepare a plan for an
passes the first examination after ad- interchange of preachers who would
mission, and the period for each stu- follow the prayer-meetings with special
dent is four years. All the lessons are appeals. An earnest spirit character-
given in English so that only students ized the discussion, and all seemed re-
with a knowledge of that language are solved to do their best to help forward
eligible for admission. The Principal the good work. There is great hope
is a Chinaman who was educated in for China when her countrymen are im-
America, and one of the professors is ~bued with this spirit. ,
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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
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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.
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“...so great and the pressure of ae
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|| 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 OWN AY a
= | sionary calendar which they issue at Te fF 1 v7
| 6d., 7d. by post. They will be supplied a a ee
a at 5s. 6d. per dozen post free. No tome Be at) ,
Hi more suitable present to a class in al...”
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