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“...gather about his name, ous questions as to the relation of Chris- BS | ss about the name of a hero-saint, mak- tianity to the War. Is this War a sign ; ing it mightier in death than in life. of the failure of Christianity, and, if so, eae We still have that spiritual atmosphere is it worth while to be anxious as to SP as one of the assets of our work in its spread? ee | China. It will prove to be not the least. Surely this kind of question springs ae | But our loss will inevitably become a out of a misapprehension as to the re- “es call to our Church to give herself to lation of Christianity to the world. It ; ‘| China in greater measure than ever. seems to assume that Christianity is a Even a great memory-cannot fill all the ~world-force in antagonism to other*" : ‘ Bea gaps that have been made. God cannot world-forces, but this is not its attitude ica honour a Church more greatly than by and relation to the world. Christ does 4 we making some portion of His world-field not invade, and...”
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“...that the scene of his departure bouring schoolroom and see there, should have been the place hallowed by among a collection of curios, a hideous his Christlike labours. Henceforth to Chinese idol labelled, “A devil—Bible many of us Stone Gateway will rank Christian trust property.” The subse- among the world’s sacred places. quent tour of the Pollards through the In these pages, at any rate, there is circuits gave a new reality and vividness no need to describe at length the char- to the China Mission in the minds of all acteristics of the truly great missionary who heard them. The second and last whose departure we feel so poignantly furlough repeated this impression, but even in this year of unexampled dis- ’ ona far larger scale. In 1895 and 1806 tress. In “ Tight Corners” the man un- Sam Pollard’s quickening appeals consciously revealed himself more faith- reached few persons outside the denomi- fully than any biographer could depict nation in which he was born. In’1908 him. — His...”
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“...Missions.’’* Se “ HE preceding pages (pp. 2—69) mission fields such as Japan, China, and, el Ee record much serious loss. The except as regards the German missions, Se work of German missions in India, work has been continued for the — | India and Kamerun and of British mis- most part on normal lines. In many ae sions in the Turkish Empire and in instances where loss has come the hour el German East Africa has been for the of trial has revealed unsuspected loyal- Ree time almost completely interrupted. In _ ties and called forth unwonted sacrifices. 4 other parts of the mission field there It is most encouraging that in so many . a has been serious disorganization, de- fields the returns for the circulation of SS pletion of staff and restriction of work. the Scriptures in 1914 should show a oA : Postponement of plans for advance and remarkable increase on all previous re- Se the practice of the most rigid economy cords. In all the principal mission fields a have been the rule throughout the...”
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“...pre- Quality of her- work may be seen in our a pared a new Lantern Lecture, entitled 44 number Fs “Sam Pollard, the South-West China ; = ; Hero.” We hope it will be much used A DELECTABLE TITLE. i aS during the remainder of the winter. At the Roberts Memorial Hospital Sy ‘““THE HOPE OF THE WORLD.”’ (L.M.S.), North China, there was re- Be We have indications that our printing cently a celebration. The gentry attend- oe Harold Copping’s picture (by the kind- ing called the Mission Station “ the com- ae ness of the L.M.S.), has been appreci- pound of those who delight to do good.” = ated. One gentleman writes, zzter a alia: POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN CHINA. ey “You can positively fancy you can hear Early in December there came the ed the Chinese lad speak! The whole com- following statements from two mis- oF a pein is, beautifully thought out, in all gignaries in China: “Things are moving fairly in our work, Be oe A QUAINT EXPERIENCE AT WENCHOW. and eae developaientd ate on in the ‘ In our m...”
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“...part of our Missionary young men from the Wenchow Mission —- Ce last year, and oe yee. cane up to the university centres ex- ave the announcement of our Mis- pyressly for theological training. There sionary Treasurer's munificent endow- dre two: the first, Yao Ji Shung, being men of ten Theological Scholarships. a Nanking ; avid the Sesofte Tung The strategic centre of the missionary Ngoh Ling, being at Peking. ‘ : campaign in China lies in the matter of es f Mr. Y the training of workers. Other phases At the beginning of 1915 Mi. x40 of missionary activity may be more pic- went up to the Nanking Theological torial, but they cannot compare in im- College. We should have preferred to portance with the work of training, for send him to Peking, but, at that time, it contains the very root of the ultimate the educational standard set. at pene success of our missionary enterprise. WS prohibitive, so he entered at Nan- Protestant Missions in China number king and has already taken the first their...”
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“...F | : ; 5 i The Training of Workers, Wenchow f ee under the care of Dr. Candlin. As a Chapman speak of the need of theologi- | U.M. student from the Wenchow Mis- cal training in Wenchow, that Mr. Tung sion he will mingle with the U.M. stu- is now able to go to Peking. dents of the N. China Mission. Mr. Thus it seems that our present ar- : Tung is a Christian of the third genera- rangement for theological students is to ~ tion. He held the Thompson Memorial send them away for training. Yet Scholarship at the Wenchow College Wenchow is a district isolated by its ; until he graduated last year. Whilst at notorious dialect. Chinese from other the College he did good work in the parts coming to Wenchow | stand ee) Boys’ Sunday School, conducted by the aghast and say they never heard such Bs College Y.M.C.A., and in the Students’ barbarian talk, albeit to the “old Wen- é Weeknight Service, where indeed, when — chowite” it is the sweetest-sounding of > wee he was but fifteen or sixteen, he was...”
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“...on tis return from Nanking for his vacation, had Methodist Mission, Wenchow, and ap- ari ee Se ee ee ue poate have mee ssn ofan the teaching, and eladly agreed. Mr. ling: has fate ihc: fo : a ae: Tsie, the school master of the Boys’ through him for the Mission in his work ee eh, a seme fe oO in the College, Y.M.C.A., Boys’ Sunday Entre Gale School, and a recently-formed evening achieved Wes oe fa ses a for Beeeees ane ape tudy for cluded Theology, New Testament In- ie one cannct speak wees Phe troduction, Church History, Homiletics, . ‘ : and the Chinese literary language. ae See ee soe & ie Students and teachers worked with en- Bee ciiGe Tto ga hitched me eG thusiasm, and the results were remark- ee OF ait BY Se SR eine able. At the conclusion questions were Pala or Pang P Chis pinan’s Seholae: set, and, when one remembers that at Bae lia Colle is ie Bene Sus the commencement of the school it was ae éf Nath erates The Mission impossible for these men to compose demves much good every was...”
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“...have lived and sacrificed their SS interested there; I'll pray on like I did lives in the service of the heathen ; and ey - before, and I know it will come to pass Sore a eniit a Ss ae i ee some time.” — - anima: 1 =~ These are only two women amongst devotion. Also for progress in the | scores, mothers of our evangelists, and Tientsin Circuit, China. é aS school children. Bible work amongst — Prayer: That the spirit of interces- es the women is making its appeal, and sion may be poured out upon our whole = with much success amongst some of the Denomination, and that we may see 2) noblest types of womanhood to be greater triumphs in grace in the mission SS found in heathenism. These womenare held both at home and abroad. And a now without any worker amongst them _ that all our missionaries may be guarded — either native or foreign, yet women’s and sustained in their work. — work is of supreme spoT ence. beers Se i can be no permanent work, unless S women’s work is vigorous and active. THE WOMEN’S...”
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“...the By the -_ Secretary’s Field-glass. Rev. ©. STEDEFORD. cae A Coincidence I am indebted to Mr. China. On September 17th, 1915, Mr. and a Prophecy W. J. Luke, B.A, of Pollard died. On September 17th, te Plymouth, for pointing 1888, he wrote a letter which reported out an interesting coincidence and re- the formation of the first Church in con- calling an early utterance of Rev. S. nection with the mission, and the fol- Pollard which, in the light of later de- lowing extract from that letter breathes : velopments, reads something like a pro-. the spirit of prophecy. They were Wey phecy. On September 16th, 1888, the holding a ten days’ mission and spent first Chinese converts were received a whole night in prayer. The next day — ae into fellowship at Yunnan Fu, and the he wrote as follows: first Church was formed in connection “Our night of prayer was a glorious with the Bible Christian Mission in time—I shall never forget it. Our room ; : 34...”
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“...his labours, the mission in am; and we'll have our thousands. That’s a fact. _Wouldn’t you like to have Yunnan teports ps8 adult members, been here yesterday to have seen the bap- J»112 Junior members, and 10,770 mem- tism of our first three converts and thus bers on trial, a total of 17,340. Mr. witness the formation of the first Bible Pollard was not mad when in 1888 he Christian Foreign Church. The first was declared they would have the thousands. an old man, Mr. Vanstone’s teacher, pro- His vision enlarged as the work grew, perly saved. Gladstone says, ‘ Remember and with the thousands actually Seno I say, Remember gathered in he saw the hundreds of unnan, Sept. 16th, 1888. thousands who are yet to come Are ie cat eR Ne cscs A aN there still any seers among us, who can 5 |” gyre ore oe Pex sce these visions, and live and labour Pigs Ate Fade ta es ga eae for their realization? a Oe cate ay ia Rete) == A Conference of the missionaries in 2 Ne ase ES oe ae West China was held in 1908...”
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“...United elt hearts to-day. . . . The best part of Methodist Mission.” : : our work is amongst the women. We ethodist Mission. 3 . . Hi have got the wives and the girls, and they We highly appreciate the spirit which | are magnificent people. . . . I am- prompts this suggestion. At present ee rather hard-hearted myself, but I fell in one or two of our Miao students are ens * love with them. Whenever I appear on supported at the Chentu University by the eae they give acne shate ne ae missionary workers there, and this pro- meetings, an 'e o not aSK me ‘to take : of eS Hit the shee and for . very good reason—you posal gives another proof of the wide- ae cannot find a chair... . We start Spread sympathy excited by the work aa k making the people missionaries. People among the Miao. : are no good unless they are missionaries. Five pounds per annum would main- > We have men who have been drunkards tain a Miao student at the West China os iE who are now preaching Jesus. We also [Union University...”
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“...The Pollard Script jected to the foreigners’ presence up moved an intensely human figure from among those mountain fastnesses. a country where his name will be re- It was in one of these trips that he membered for generations to come, and contracted the typhoid fever which has _ one whose work has done so much to robbed his mission of one of its ablest put the world into touch with a little- and most experienced members, re- known corner of China. fe fe
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“...maintain peace and order.” hands clean from filthy lucre, and I believe the change will be effected prompt to punish other officials, though without any serious disturbance; that | personal friends, when found guilty of our Missions in China will not suffer ; bribery: a man sympathetic and gener- that after a Chinese monarchy has been ous when his people have been in sore established, China will progress rapidly ; distress by famine and floods: and one and as a Mission Field, greater results who knows and appreciates the good than ever may be expected. work being done by Christian Missions. wo \ If _ President Yuan had desired to Since writing the above I find that Mr remain true to the oaths of his office, «°C. Lim, 2 the - November Contene the Monarchical Movement could not porary,” referring to statements in London have gained favour so quickly, if at all. dailies re the restoration of the monarchial He allowed a society quaintly called the regime, writes, “What we have of late Chouanhui...”
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“...A Great Day at Stone Gateway Jesus to turn away for a few moments got their own back again. After three trom the blood-stained plains of Europe cheers for the Republic, for the school, : to hear Himself praised and loved and for the great Church of Christ, the -among the Western hills of so-called rest of the afternoon was spent in drill ' heathen China. and games. At five o'clock the man- At two o’clock there was a novel darin had tea with us, and [am sure the _ feature, which was quite unique in ECHO would not print all the kind — Miao experience. A number of cer- things he said about the U.M. mission- tificates had been prepared to be given aries, who, as agents of our beloved to scholars who had passed their exams church, are working to bring light and with the requisite number of marks. love to all these people. What makes Certificates of this kind had never be- the kind words all the more welcome, is fore been given to Hwa Miao. Mr. the fact that this official from Double Hudspeth...”
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“...con-. reach them. Our own mission has en- my ill Successes. nection with the An- tered heartily into the scheme and is ee ! nual. Meeting of the seeking to revise its educational ey iH West China Christian Educational methods to bring them into line with | Union our School at Chao Tong won the new demands. But what is needed ; eH the third place for Maps, the second for this special work is a trained edu- a | - for Drawing, and the third for Note- cationist to organise and direct it. One BS i= books. The General Secretary con- of the most urgent needs of our mis- ie gratulates Mr.. Dymond upon the suc- | sion in West China at the present mo- S| cess of his school. ment is such an educational expert. It la The West China Christian Educa- is impossible for the ministerial mis- ae || tional Union is co-ordinating the edu- — sionaries to give proper attention to the a || cation given in the various mission educational work, and yet it is most | | schools in West China, and it is hoped essential...”
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“...Innocent was at one time Presi- the foundation of a School in which the dent, and later, Vice-President, of the work of Annie should be carried on. W.M.A.* . This growing force had her At the close of his last furlough, and full sympathy and her practical help. at the close of his useful year as Presi- Indeed Missions constituted her vital dent of Conference, medical men pro- breath: she- lived and prayed and nounced strongly against Mr. Innocent’s worked for them. Now surely, with return to China. This was a great grief fuller vision, she sees something of the to him, to his wife, to the Committee, great work she was permitted to do. and to the Denomination. And yet if he had returned, he would have been ~
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“...as rahe ee, et Me == handling of the case. It is not known bo Pee a eee how he succeeded in retaining his posi- ‘ Ht Ey | : meen are tion. Possibly he has recorded in his f Lee wal Se Ae secret archives: “ With a great sum (in c Loe aay a Chinese dollars) obtained I this free- Re a ae ae dom.” | ie Mission premises at Tong Chia: ‘ soldiers sent to discover where the West China.] poppy was still being cultivated. They i } 56 |...”
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“...life and my father’s were one. She ay { | pioneer of the M.N.C. Missions in that was a true helpmeet in every sense of ey country, ardently supporting her hus- the word, and her love for and interest SS | band in the maturing of his plans, and in the work of our Mission in China was oe in course of time founding and develop- the centre of her thought right up to — ing the work for girls and women which the time when she was first taken ill _ “4 became a distinctive feature of the Mis- on August 6th. Just a few days before — =f sion. Being deeply moved by what she _ that she had sent off a box of her beauti- a saw of woman’s life and of child life’ ful knitting to China to be sold for the | in China, she took up the cause of both, funds of the W.M.A. — Her interest in a and was instrumental with other the Girls’ School in Chu Chia was a workers in founding both boys’ and specially keen, for it was built in | Ss yy girls’ schools, services for women, and. memory of my sister who died, and for...”
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“...appeal for the womanhood of 1 der, glistening, bright. China. : tl How they twinkled when at Moscow Had he lived he would have made a we met some Cantonese Chinese, with name for himself as a writer. He was | whom he immediately entered into con- too busy to give much of his time to | versation. Here he was in all his bril- this, but he had got together dozens of -' Tiance! In a eeeei eens SN PaO ARES EPR ERE SVR ea : | moment the En- me wg ere ry glshman and — oe em at RSE oa ts ot Nomen ne \ Chinese’ were. | Gaus Wea 5 lt! Sees e laughing and | i RE aT s ae chatting as Me ke : i a a4 ; though they had cee .— Eee ee | - °. ‘been friends for #7” i a hl in =a : years, and when > . wa ea a lhl | a policeman mission- Kd ee gles i | HS. ay Ce a A ok ary characteristi- ("aia...”
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“...i Si Thanks to the grace of God stupid people such Hsuen-uei, Ko-kuei,, Chenshsiong, Pih-chieh, )) Sa as we are have not been cast aside by Him: and Lu-tien, these eight places Christians are be such grace was beyond our thought. To-day to be found, and although there are only a few ea | we Nosu'all met together in annual assembly, hundred, nothing formerly was equal to it. i : | formerly had no such gathering. We are by no To-day whilst there is a large number of rh) | means a few people in China, we are the old scholars our teaching staff is insufficient. The 1. B possessors of the land. Afteratime the Chinese grace of Jesus Christ is the source of all this ed | ‘came but had no idea of protecting us, we were grace, and also the kindness of the English a: thrust back and were cursed as being the bar- Conference. The Redemptive Grace of Christ we ie: barians of the Bast and West, spoken of as the cannot possibly pay back, nor shall we forget Pe wild men of the North and South. Afterwards...”