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“...Mey | ¢ igre ore ee “8 ' aN 5 me ; Kanai Hy INDEX | 6 = | ein PAGE PAGE Be | i NORTH CHINA. WEST CHINA. China. Bey | i aati Dymond ... veg a aoe oe 8B ‘ Heh Among the Water Miao.. T. H. Darlow... 153 | | S eat, ILLUSTRATIONS. Letters. C: E) Hicks 5.00 <)> ay 168 « | Fenty Fortune-teller...”
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“...: irae oa os of Nations a TARE EEDA Ee acy's Nowa, 3, 16, 20, 40, 64, 63, pads cde cA ee GL | aS ; Secretary’s Notes... 2, 76. 96, 117, 135, 156, 182 Battle i) i | | Be pei : wend NS. HET IEE | Our Missionary ion. 10, 24, 38, 42, 70, a ac Swords hs ae Gee ll | | The Prayer Union ... 78, 98, 125, 137, 166, 185 foe ance in France.) i ae a | i iI Hill 7 7 ’ . Chinese Co Bit t Ea EA iliary ... 11, 23, 35, 47, 59, Phe etl, Ae eed, soe aor ui 150, 170, 187 Great Welle Ching ee oa alee The Needs of China. C.T. Wang... ... Sy A Harvest Ricid ii the Dglomites ... i i | i! ‘ ion Editor... A issionary Reconstruction. Ed ha Ba Ha) ie for Students. H. Deaile cc aa.) POETRY: ta Vickridge ... 10 i iit ; ) The Church Militant. P. Dear a 44,65 Out of the Conflict. ee ve Seoth Oe i a Ah | | py pondon: Meetings Ty. Shaw ? ac 8" phe Lambs of thé vee Ss see aa SAO) TH eRETED RE | A Message in Time of ward: 56 A Song of the Sea. J. E. S. ... ees) EE | aH Bible: Millions of copies... ... 57 aster Chime, 1919...”
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“...i Hi iH 4 outraged Belgium, sank the “ Lusitania,” st h a sean Heke an Ines i iH ! | il and murdered nurse Cavell. In arousing ea ee fey. worn tered for military > vu i ee the moral indignation of mankind they Lena and now -in the higher interests Na | ‘ kindled a fire in which they have \ been fp pty ecu tient 1G voluntesr He { a |e heared: 4 Or missionary work. Several vacancies ae i ie oe : have waited long for the much-needed Hh i 2 Righteousness has: proved its power to. workers. In West China our work is like mn Ht i ; , triumph over all assailants, it has yet to a harvest that partly perishes in the field i ihe i ae prove its efficacy in remedying all the for the lack of reapers. Volunteers are % HH) i i | a evils in the world. “The Sun of Right- required in every barnch of the work ae ar Hl eousness shall arise with healing in His served by ministers, doctors and educa- Henne I i ; wings.” The dominant nation will be the- tionists, whether men or women. We i tH | i nation most loyal...”
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“...Rev. W. A. GRIST. | Wailers © many persons take the trouble to country because it is inhabited by giants iS PA ye ok: 1.) read through the “Report of the and it will be difficult to conquer. As one Me oots Missions’ which isissued annually reads the Missionary Report and things ae by our Home and Foreign Secretaries? of the appalling hardships—gaunt famine Ranh Those who do so have their: reward. It. in the Mazeras Circuit in Africa, floods a He is a garden of nuts. This simile which in North China and brigandage in Yun- iS rae has run off my pen must have grown out nan—and then sees the noble courage with oe tee of the generous tribute paid by our mis- which all our missionaries are facing the aes teah) sionaries in East and West Africa to two most colossal difficulties, he feels that : 2] of their predecessors. In West Africa they are showing the same splendid hero- | i one of our stations is surrounded by a ismas did that dauntless old Hebrew watr- : large thick bush, and hidden away...”
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“...thatthe mie = Bee a Fanen in i i i i is “a splendid church at it we have raee of Yunnan: ther ae ae ee : and race.invest ave a mis Bert : there a | | ieee att ee invest- courage and d sionary of magnificent Ha Hh ‘1 |e are full of music ; we read ihe stations C. E. Hicks le nee a : 5 we rez - s . : k Pane Ea iL : , Fara! Hi Ee of musies we ead the wi ie ae y Suis to superintend the ant ih if! a igs whieh classial eee eee co » acting. as Sank Aaa i i} E ner’s cat ir traini = principal Snel In North China our ae cree missionary une school, and travelling ae TE a BZ sessed by disastrous fede es is ob- land. Yet sithioy Rios ae oS i) i '). evitably by famint s followed in- he su vithout murmur or 4 Ea a | A - e, povert : e sums up the str i a ca Besides wrestling »?P y and disease. © in : strenuous voi or ¢ we : j one plain é of the year 1a ee vik dauntless missi g with these foes our f ee oy ra ‘missionaries launch ments of work previous antcheane i i Hl 3 missionaries launch ne ven eae eo ee here...”
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“...iil Principal’s statement: “We have sup- nearer spiritual comradeship this year by 3 plied several of our country schools with our triple band of sorrow. Dr. Baxter, ei wilt ! men of good Christian character and a the devoted surgeon, gave his life for — eS Lan fair standard of scholarship.” ~With this the Chinese in the North of China. Dr. ae work we connect Dr. Candlin’s influence Savin, that shy, deep-hearted medical — ey. evan at the Theological School at the Peking missionary in Yunnan, just burnt out in ) ee a University. Of the middle year students’ ‘the Master’s service among the peoples — = J class six out of eighteen men are United of South-West China. While in East | Methodists. " Africa, the Rev. W. Udy Bassett, who Our very able general secretary of the is remembered by many as overflowing Z| fee - foreign missions tells us that during with vitality and high spirits, poured out es ee the years of war our income has increased his energy till he had no more strength cp tk £5,807...”
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“...couragement possible to the formation of a 1 4 } God, gives it a religious value which is Provincial Boy Scouts’ Associations and Hl i HH t ; _ of special significance in this superstition- also to take steps tending towards the ERE aay ridden country. training of qualified scoutmasters. The aay Li i i ; Hence it is very gratifying to witness first of these associations to be formed | Ae My: the rapid progress which the Boy Scouts was that of the Province of Kiangsu. it Bh Hl ; Association of China, formally established _ This association shortly after its incep- ey Mi at the above-mentioned Elgin Road tion commenced a summer school for the al Pea School in 1913, -has been able to record training of scoutmasters, which was at- \ Hi in the five years of its existence. Two tended by 198 primary school teachers. aa f | | Wie great Scout Rallies, held in Shanghai in The Governor of Canton is also a keen Cy ene i 1915 and 1917, and also a visit from the supporter of the movement. In Peking ene...”
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“...half-yearly parades our regular practice, Be eae quarters at the College, was inaugurated. aS symbolizing the value of the Boy a _ On this most interesting occasion, in the Scout Movement as a gateway into Chris- : Raa "presence of the British Consul and other an service. , guests, the first batch of twenty boys P.S.—Should there be any Boy Scout Ce ast solemnly took the three-fold pledge and . enthusiasts who after reading’ this article Pa were enrolled as “tenderfeet.” desire to forward the work in China which me ey The College is fortunate in having an it describes they may best do so; by send- i he enthusiastic Christian man’ as scout- ing us camp or other equipment. At the i Fen hee master. Mr. Sze Ping-yu, B.A., though close of the war, which may be upon us * rai - without special training, by giving him- before our worthy Editor enables this re- e Pa Lee self unreservedly to the work, has been quest to see the light,* it ought to be : Paar able to accomplish wonders. He has easy to secure...”
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“...Wu Ting a | IcCtures. MissARMITT. Bible C i Ht Se e Class. a OW would you. lik : g Ht ik Marton tos ere By the Rev. WI RA ATS B Dee house, with a mud ae a I i loor, and lie on a mud-brick b E hav i i Oot! ed? have been holding ; i cal 8 | : eee hen eee rain descended to have W Winter Bible Class Stee ay Hy s PP. ngs rom the roof, which make the men stayed with ‘46 for tl me tn vet Hy 2 - oor damp and the bed miserable. If weeks’ Bible study. - They are a ee ae i ea itiave aoe! boy or girl in China you ates lot, and it is a great piereieenes a vl i ave to go out every day with a teach them. Two or thr eA f ‘ aN ee are ex ~ a ek enon back gathering firewood ingly diligent, and have the cone He il 3 a with not the slightest chance making good local preachers. One spok Aenean ao to school or improving, your at our open-air service last Sunda ee ih mt i | the aie r if you -were a poor girl, all Christ healing the man with the ois ai | Hi : : ay you would have to weave braid, and spoke with such...”
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“...of our W.M.A. Satis ae ERIS thinsorae Bae il ae eu Rac glorious share in this work. CeO ee OE Oe Reet OW Sil Sado e K iia ae Boros as boys. She is grateful for a gift of i: 2 Hail Juria B. i little frocks from London, and will be a he % * glad to have others sent. Any useful 7 BS CUT at Stand by me. thing's for boys or girls will be welcomed; - ae Bas By Mrs. POLLARD. also washing soap, etc. hy Peace !—the seas swept—the mission- Please send direct to Mrs. Worthing- j a aie! aries returning to China, What a jour- ton, Airdrie House, Dresden, Longton, ; ; tt ney of delight for Mr. Hudspeth! Such Stoke-on-Trent. , t i 45 < 1 CPE NEES NO TAN 527 CIES SSe ER a eee ey HAN Nt a good tidings for the Miao! He BOK? * The Monthly aud Sunday Schoo} letters are sent for one ~ ol AM bess ba a ~with his hands well filled. Happy Mr. year to any address on receipt of Is. stamps. 4 San 12 4 = os ee ee sa ae...”
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“...me as ; 3 ve ee ATG EN a Hi fl tH i | ah i A Bm EH Al _ Through the By the a | Hae GM AEE Secretary’s Field-glasses. rev. c. srepEFeRD a The Ordination Our Conference last July, Influenza The influenza scourge, i HI Hi | of Principal on the recommendation of | in China. which has wrought such al iq i qT, W. Chapman, the Wenchow Executive havoc throughout — the ey i MSc. and the Foreign Missions Western world has been hardly less. pre- Puen | vk Committee, heartily re- valent in China. aa i F ecived Principal T. W. Chapman, M.Sc., In Wenchow a great number of people ay Hh A for “non-ministerial ordination as a were affected, and at one time Principal ah i i foreign missionary.”” This status is given Chapman had about one-third of the Col- ta ae oe to approved laymen who, after a period lege students down with it. Bea uy of missionary service, solemnly declare Mr. Sheppard says the epidemic\was SH rf il themselves resolved, in obedience to the — rife throughout his district. In some places...”
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“...two years, and so com- And the sea went on its way. yy | tal mended himself “te~his tutors, that a i a | i ae year and a half in the Seminary There’s a wild sea-shore we le eo was granted him. Yao Ji : In my own poor life ; nd AH 3 ung has also now returned to Wenchow And an ocean’s roar He | 8 and will, we trust, prove of inestimable ; in | ay A os blessing to the Church of Jesus Christ. n its eager strife 5. nH |g | Great economic changes have taken And a storm-wind’s cruel’ sigh: ae ee i 2 China dusing the last decade. | The There’s a thunder-peal as | 3 - actual cost of food-stuffs has gone up And a lightning flash en about 30 pe : 5 een hl i per cent. Duting the same time There’s a ship’s mad 1 a however, the standard of living’ has on Rad ’ B aa ree ee | a | enormously. . While the price of un- pee Shee are ve skilled labour has risen approximately As the days and the years go by. ve Uh a is ae we of food-stuffs, the wages of all z . . " . : a) ae other classes have more or less had...”
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“...people. And I can feel with you for what phings would. follow: Hea was actually ee has happened in China. Though you are and actively opposed to) Christianity, its | < | not citizens of the country, a erat Re teachings, its schools, and its churches ; eS et al keenly as we do. : eee and he wrote against it many pamphlets uf The outlook for China is exceedingly malneh, were; widely eiccHlated and pane 2 dark and very seriously dangerous. considerable influence upon the public < ee China has not had in all her history such mind. To-day he thinks that no other = dangers as she meets with at this time. POW®*T but the power of Christ can make The whole country is torn up by factions; China better and stronger, and he wants = Hi some apparent, others deep in the body be a Christian. : : | politic. And as the result of this internal He represents the changed attitude of = strife there is no spot in China which can Mind towards Christianity among the Be ai be called safe, and where life and property...”
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“...brings richer life to all who |THE word “reconstruction” is in the el | | I ie | Pant ue TG ee aire a eue may be a parrot-cry ; it may ex- BEER | Hi | ristians are indeed few in China in _ press sincerity. a an | 8 | comparison wit ion: : ay Ce omparison with the vast population ; but From the American religious papers we eG the Christian life is now recognised by 2 : fay tay aie i ee learn how , vastly and splendidly the ey Ce Ra Le non-Christians as having’ a richer content . : & ee a te ieee ; Sis A 3 Churches are enlarging their programmes + |) /)))|)) ik than anything which China has hitherto i 2 Ae 1 Bhawan and budgets: Five-year programmes CE LE (3) He will convict our people of their and million-dollar es a proiceene A | 1 Ny Sins. , We are filled with admiration as we aii et ag No richer life can come to China with- contemplate such enterprise and organiza- He i i | out the first step of penitence. There are tion. We may be reminded that America Hi Fee 1 | || oe many things which our...”
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“...we as Hen them. That Sano is now Yee Pity Heatoint Bee | Ne i ; 1 : rary . f ea i by this legacy, for under our regulations eee service to heed this call to greater I a Hi legacies must be invested and only the Ne ee | interest used in current expenditure. DER stated, our staff requires to be ve |e This. is the largest bequest our Foreign strengthened by the addition of the fol- We i : Missions Fund has received for several lowine) wonleers wv Wal i 1g eee Ye teat may of our friends fail North China: An educationist as Prin- i Hi i ah “ to remember the claims of foreign mis- cipal of the proposed College at Hee i a ee La make their bequests. Tong shan, and two lady workers Ha it 2 1e passing of a generous supporter Wenchow : ; Wea HE ‘ . ow : A docto: ; ve i iene -a_ serious loss in income unless the furlough of oe SUPP eae i i We ere is some such’ provision made eae , an WERE a a) a ; < ade. a lady educat a3 Ta a Ae Surely it must be a source of great satis- School me HOnist On Ne a oe legion...”
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“...to put it another way, house of prayer': . . . for My house Hid re ae ee |} __‘that one church gives in one year nearly half shall be called a house of prayer for all a i} ca BS; of the whole of the annual subscriptions of people.—Isa._ 56, 7. Ve a our Church. ; Te a oe ~ At the close of this service, one of_ the Hymns : Ha aa lee Trust Secretaries of the Methodist Episcopal “The heavens declare Thy glory.” a Ut ys 1 Mission Board who. had seen service in India «To Th Oued et) EL a | and China, told us that their Board was 0 ce; ear dear oayrour. ‘ i} an ai} working to raise forty million dollars (equal “Our blest Redeemer . . .” Haag = i to 48,000,000) in five years, for missionary Uarah Aon ae achel SN Chea Tea a ; ' work abroad, and.a like sum for Home Mis- R Ww. Sh i P eae 30 te : Wala deal qi a sion work. “The Presbyterians told them it- ‘S©Y- G. V. Sheppard. Ds goa e enna dV aan aay! ie could. not be done, but having seen the 99, 8-13. Weevil BHAT splendid success that is attending...”
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“...been privi- His work is ended—ours is not! One of leged to receive from him in years past, the ways of accepting our share of the ) ee hy we know he appreciated the lilt of precious responsibility is to read _ this Ebenezer Elliott’s unforgettable hymn, book and welcome its convictions—and ht aut and applied such lines as these to the pay for the said convictions not in money 2 ra Miao : alone, but in prayer and tears for needy, te aint Flowers of Thy heart, O God, are they, : suffering, West China. S: rail Let them not pass, like weeds, away— The illustrations are excellent, and, if z net Their heritage a sunless day : we mistake not, are entirely from Mr. Liana Wediea ve ce DOR _ Pollard’s own photographs. | ae The Rev. Henry Smith gives us a
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“... lots, i like to go and hold meetings among them. — big and little; they mean to build you a a alt They deserve all the help we can give hospital, to send out a clever doctor, to 5 ; them. Our church supports us in such a_ train the good smart school boys to help. ei | poverty-stricken fashion. I see Sherwood ' the doctor, to train Miss Peaceful, Miss oS Eddy is complaining that men will go to Spring Maiden, and others, to nurse the eS ; the Front-in France, but will not go to © sick.”’ i Ee China. He speaks 9 particularly of So many tears will be dried because so ; Y.M.C.A. work, and says: ‘We are many babies, so many mothers) will be a sending fifty men a day for work in saved, and the graves which occupy more | si i: France—that is fifteen hundred in a space than the homes of the living will “i month—hbut for the whole of Asia we are become fewer and’ fewer. =; not going to get fifty workers this year.” To provide the nurses should be the | et I feel a great desire to evangelize the...”
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“...to us to see to Le aes out with various necessaries. The British it that when coolies come from China to — #3 i : Government gave John Chinaman a liberal see for themselves the white | man’s En a eh kit, and from the commencement the country, the wore that our, missiOnate os Pal Government has been most’ genefous in have done out yonder is not undone here. 2 iota its treatment of him, and during his stay I hope, therefore, that the friends at home 5 Cea e in France he has been well accommodated, who have been looking forward’ ‘to. my ey A Rah generously fed and liberally paid. In fact, coming as deputation will possess their % ai ninety-nine per cent of the coolies in souls Seance realizing that here I’m Be Tore ane te a France have been very much more com- doing: very essential Ss tone, work. me ity | Hay fortable here than they would have been From the depot the coolies were sent eu in China, While the coolies were in the Out In companies to different parts of a Heat depot they were paraded...”
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“...still ee corporal who SESE: the kilt is named doing good work. Many of their officers ail Hi 5 Corporal Madame.”’ A rather corpulent are missionaries from China, and it-is to i officer whom I know and who is popular the missionary that the Chinese comes val Wg with his coolies is nicknamed “Plenty beef when he is in trouble. 1 am of the opinion aa eacers * Il not tell you what they call that missionaries have been the backbone re a i | me: it is not exactly flattering! : of the Chinese Labour Corps, and I think a : John has one grave defect. He is a the War Office will support this view. In bane Hit Bs : ’ rogue, and when he is handling provisions the early days missionaries did good work ie We es | he can get away with things in a in recruiting these coolies in Shantung eae decidedly smart. manner. How he and other provinces of Northern China, Paani on H manages it I can’t understand. He will and now that the coolies are here it is ‘our a oa ‘arty goods from one place to another, duty to look...”