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“...Heywood 97 OME zs Gee and Johns: eae 4 ome A Bee Swallow’s Letter, Mrs. - — - - ae} 160. asses oe EL ears ee \ SS Workers; Wraining of 1) M. Gauge 4) 98) 16h Mies Ae. Savage eee P iy ree Bee ee eat Ja We ein O0d iia, Gc 180 Se A Deal an Tee Mackintoy 121. x ; SS : WEST CHINA. rayer Meeting, e onthily . ‘ see ce Dymond Letter from Mrs. - Getih es tm oi Pave Uns ERS ee ae nae Mey a “it S53 Call to China, My F. R. Craddock - 140 president's Mexsise uihe J. B. Stede- ; ie ee Call to China, My Miss Emily Lewis - 152 fica Ue ati aa neg IR ang Mis SS Polard Dural ofeo.. sale Dymond: =) 27" Ca caca he Power obs. Me iZwener nao be Se Pollard, Samuel H.W. Horwill - - 6 Secretary’s Notes, 3, 21, 34, 52, 69, 85 Hil pet Pollard’s Journey Home, Mrs. - - 38 : 100, 118, 183, 150, 166, 182 ei EN Pollard Script, The = - = - = = 89 Students’ Demonstration’ D. V. God-) a ie Pollard; Samuel .W. H. Hudspeth - 65 fray ge We Os AEA a Ne re a SS Stone Gateway, A Great Day at S. Student Movement, The F. R. Crad- We...”
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“...24 Meru Teacher - - - - a on Shears, Rev. T. D. 3 - = - 145 Meru Cook - - : - : - 18 Yuan Shih Kai, H. E. - a ¥ - 129 Meru Woman Ornamented - 2 = a) Pollard and F. J. Dymond, Revs, S. - 6 x r i WEST AFRICA. Family Group, A. - = - < ~ 145 y OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS. Mendiland Sion A Ore SO ae a NORTH CHINA.. wn * China Continuation Committee - - 189 MisceLeaseOUs. Chu Chia Girls’ School = = - 63 Adams, Grave of John - = i = 171 Peking Univresity Group - « - 165 “Behold My Hands” — - : ~ \.- 128 Unclean Heart, An : = = - 154 “Camden,” John Williams’, The ~ 106 Warsaw, Crossing - - -.. 88 Chinese Proverbs =. - =. =. +, 18! Christ was not known, Where - - sh | Counter-Charms - - - - ~ Y8L SOUTH-EAST CHINA. Pitcairn Island ¥ @ a Me - 170 ¢ Bible School Conference, Kuling - - 26 River of God is full, The - = - 133 : \ Fish, Drying on River Bank bs - 95 Swanwick Summer School - s Se ‘4 tae x P P| A ; 7 os 3 : REAR I Sy SUN erg Me res esa Se eS A ee...”
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“...Alas : Fes ! Eo Orr he See Da Dia sha Cae Sst WC niteg rd rt PUR CRN inde on. OUR sana , at 18 Maintained - Fi ema ss Glee tive sce OER pe if me eee ae 2 IN CHINA: 27 Missionaries, 414. Churches, aM? X35) oS ee 4 ote 5 Hospitals, 2 Colleges, 131 Day Schools, ook on A: f bck Ce eee } Ha : ‘ ; : poem: ie | ee Vo peas , Sa and Chinese Agents, including 6 ordained ee) | CRN abit? | ae der al B Se +s : ae we a i Ni Pastors, 94 Ministers, 69 Catechists, and few a pe are Ree As tA aS K ieee ats: Epeea pagina oo stuatadioneertes us as i] eS 14 Biblewomen. fee ep sees: Pest eee Ben , is Pf a ae Hi : - IN AFRICA: 5 Missionaries, 36 Churches, - jo ee of 5 : p Re MCU eedi a areca artis Ue ag 2s Ri” eels Reet ee 11 ordained Native Pastors, 21 Catechists, ¢iiinisan eae ie MEG Ran ees igh eM — and 29 Day Schools. Our Church at Zi-Chi, S E. China, its 2 i - Whya rf = a Laree ncome j i } ; i 2 i Rican r : ¥) a @ We — . i ee %, S a f Because there are 9 fewer Missionaries than five years ago, as vacancies...”
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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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“...one of the most diff- trodden people, whose hopeless and cult periods of its history, and must de- wretched’condition it would be difficult pend more than ever upon the heroic to imagine. To-day, from the sacred sacrifice and unflinching faith of the spot where the missionary sleeps in people of God. Amid the fears and dis- death may be seen many buildings couragements which assail us let us hear which form one of the largest centres the Voice ofGod commanding us to“ Be of missionary work in China. Many strong and of a good courage.” Moses. thousands of people have experienced had fallen, mighty enemies had tobe the saving power of Christ, and a new overcome, and with these words God day has dawned upon the hills of Yun- heartened Joshua for his great task. In nan. Those hills are consecrated by Christian service we always have the that missionary grave. The one who right to rejoice, but never the right to rests there has claimed that land for repine. Discouragement is disqualifi- Christ...”
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“...many genera- and Mrs. Hicks, as soon as a suitable i tions. It will witness to the supreme supply can be found for his circuit. Mr. } power of the love of Jesus which Hicks offered himself to the last Con- i brought His messenger from the other ference for immediate return, but the i side of the world to make known His lack of funds delayed the acceptance saving mercy to perishing souls. It will of his offer. Mr. Hicks has spent two | witness to the heroism and self-sacrifice terms of service in China, and has a inspired by the love of Jesus. _ Hwa _ record of thorough and conscientious i Miao signifies “The Flowery Miao,” work. He previously served as Prin- | and Mr. Pollard delighted to speak of cipal of the Training Institution, and the i: them as “the flowers of God’s heart.” best Chinese preachers now labouring | He lies amidst those flowers, and as by in the Yunnan District were trained by q Divine Grace they bloom into growing him. Mrs. Hicks did valuable work beauty they will give a...”
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“...obtained from the Book™ One man came a distance of 30 li (10 Room, 12 Farringdon Avenue, E.C., 15 niles) to the services and brought two for Is. 25 for 1s. 6d., and 50 for 2s. 9d. - others for ‘baptism. We are branching The topics may be adopted with great cat also into the surrounding country; advantage in. corinection with the at the village of Liu T’ou Chuang, 12. Church Prayer Meeting, W.M.A., C.E. li away, a room and a compound have Society, and Sunday School. A topic been given to the Mission, a small boys’ is given for each week, a portion of school has been started with a volun- Scripture selected, and a figure shows teer teacher, trained in a Government the page in the 1915 Missionary Report School, and we have the nucleus of a. dealing with the topic chcsen. Our nice country cause quite self-supporting ministers, missionary secretaries, and except for the visits of the Lien Chen other friends are urged to obtain a sup- | preacher. ply of these topic cards and to sell them, “Another...”
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“...Shebbear, he said later, had. many with her hhusband’s evangelistic passion. times saved his life in China. He had | cane not to a away from pons, 1 EU Rey Sa ah _ ANG As SR ut to go straight at it, and often it Reel eat 4 Be Go he ow would disappear. Entering the Civil i wea pom ent er re eee §=— Service, he received an appointment at Ase iy Sel aise oh hes ei the General Post Office, Savings Bank % rhe La payee BE wat 'Q « * i : Cl . dN Aa eres | AL een ete -Department.* His residence at Clap- iS ee ‘eet ee ham brought him under the influence of we PAG LS ee on eres another rare personality. “Those,” he | ea FAP ae” ye has said, “ were the critical years of my { ae ‘laa re et 5 aN i pie 2 . Heke GN eal med v4 ae a life, and I was helped to form what I Tata, ~~ ie ! eee’ believe were right decisions because of a “ —e 5 marie, what Mr. Bourne did and said.” Out in | Aas — ae : wee) = China he faced his own problems with ~~ : Pteei creater courage when he remembered 1 Q : a “ * » how “such...”
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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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“...colours), bandages (6 yards and that they may soon be restored to } ote long, various widths), old linen and cali- health ; and that all our West China I co, wool, cotton thread, stationery, pen- M™Ss1onarles May be sustained and com- | cils and crayons. Further information forted in this time of strain and be. <= can be supplied by Mrs. Brook, United Teavement. — Methodist College, Victoria Park, ( ie Manchester—A. E. H.) “Some a Hundredfold.’ By Marshall ae Broomhall, M.A. (Morgan and i Scott; 3d. net.) I herewith send affectionate and This is the story of Mr. J. R. Adam, hearty greeting to all our members. a co-worker with cur Sam Pollard in We have much to be grateful for in West China, who passed away from his the past, and I am sure that our dear earthly service so sadly on August oth ‘i Master whom we serve will not fail us last. He reached China just a little in days to come. During the year now later than our friend. He has done a -ended our organisation has consider- faithful work,...”
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“...whether it into my room to say that Mr. Pollard was would leave him discouraged and de- going—half an hour afterwards he had pressed. But his missionary _ spirit Bone What a glorious life he lived ! ue triumphs over all these trials. He is packed every day with work for Christ an -e : 3 5 ae United Methodist Mission. He was Go Ro ae eee He soy rilliant. Each day I learnt to love and af te funds to the fullest advant reverence him more. During the five years adequate tunds to the tuliest advantage. we lived together we never had a cross He pleads for a trained educationist word. He was my chief, my leader, and to organize thoroughly the educational right royally he has led me. work of the mission. . . O for an There was an impressive funeral (I was. income equal to our opportunities ! too ill to attend), and he has left thousands ee of sympathetic friends. In the evenings Writing on October 30th Mr. Hudspeth : when I don’t hear his merry laugh and says: “I am considerably better than I : see his...”
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“...| Through the Secretary's Field-glass Signs of The Ningpo District has ‘The Wenchow Rev. T. M. Gauge sends Blessing in not proved to be one of Magistrate on the following account 2 the Ningpo the most fertile fields for the Work of of the high praise be- Be District. missionary toil. The the Mission. stowed by the Wenchow | a people are commercial _magistrate upon the on and materialistic. But showers of bless- work of the mission: . ing are softening the soil and the seed “The recently appointed magistrate, the k ete is entering in. Mr. Lyttle was greatly head official for the county of Wenchow, aa encouraged by the new spirit displayed during a call with which he has just ; Re during one of his recent journeys. He honoured us, expressed his regard for our i fers ; work in such a charming way that it is { bool aay 5: worth putting on record. t NY “ Have “just returned home, after five In the Analects of Confucius, under the : weeks’ up-country journeying, and must section “Concerning ...”
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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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“...and Mrs. Gauge at the | from their work for two months is in_ Girls’ School, with their home duties as itself a difficult undertaking. Some well, have their hands very full. There Res 410 will be needed. Who can help to- is a great and happy, though arduous, a wards the expense of one man? field open to the lady who can devote | Finally, it will be noted that in the herself to the teaching and training of ; above three plans there is no reference the women of the Wenchow Mission. ma] to the training of women. Ina Mission In the first place, they badly need en- like this, remarkable for the number of lightenment, and, in the second piace, women members,* this is, to say the there are many of them who are really S | least, a great pity. This department of eager to study the Word of God and to Ss the work, even if it be only the organis- understand more fully the wonderful —_ a ing of an occasional Bible School, re- Gospel of our Lord. quires. a lady to do it. Mrs. Chapman SoS . Bee SSeS aide...”
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“...procession and a large number of adults. who has championed you when others A few tried to sing, but it is hard work were not so appreciative. He cried as when a lump rises in the throat despite if his heart gould pen and a rose every effort to suppress it. and gave one of the finest tributes to When he first came this way only the Me Folland s Memory that could possi very basest songs were: sung, but now e given. or Stepnen knows the early what a number oF Zion’s armonies are days of our wee Mission, and has been ringing through the land. To-day is a most intimate with Mr.: Pollard all day of tears, red eyes and sobbing ; it’s through the years. 3 hard to sing following the coffin of dear — That night men stayed upon yon hill- Sam Pollard. side watching near the open grave, and Away up through the maize fields he 5° for a few successive nights, lest the was carried, the Chinese carriers wailing tomb be rifled. Among sapling oaks, : a dirge as they trot along until the place surrounded...”
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“...around the grave. uu dear brother Pollard. ‘ : , fe $e Mission Funds Mrs. 1904 ep oa rb 6: 00) j 1 Luke’s name appears in the circuit record 1905 an m3 ae 5d 20 ee } : ti since 1886. As a collector she has laboured 1906 ae se a 6 0 0 : Be continuously since 1895. This year, there- 1907 “is ay ae hea e0: i} fore, she attains her majority. She does not 1908 ee es aos 519 2 zo favour this publicity, but we cannot do less 1909 Bs es Se 518 0 ; i} than recognise her valuable services, and 1910 A an a 6 0 0 ; i thus extend hearty thanks and congratula- 1911 ash...”