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CHINA. Tree Worship among Miao. Rev. W. H.
; “ . 7 9) Dog Pp -PHakac Hudspeth ... vee vee vee we 91
: “Golden eorthe _ a R.. Heber 37 Up country again Rey. K. W. May... 181
; A new and greater China tee w. 41
i China and the English-speaking people. .
SS Rev. G. W. Sheppard ... wee ... 129 EAST AFRICA,
Christ of the Chinese Road, The. Rev. . Discovery of the African 7 147
; J. E. Mackintosh aes wee ve OL oy ° Tider
: Fish stories from China ... = .. 38 Hoping Wilderness, A. Rev. A. J. 164
ie Leper doctor of Hangchow. Lady Hosi 2 * ty tt a ay 7
SN Ecpers in China—a contrast . _ 137 inaystrial training at Meru. Mr. H. 8
2 Kenya. Rev. R. T. Worthington ... 44
. 1 ~ T Rebound for Africa. Rev. R.. T.
: NORTH . CHINA, Worthington vee see eo ... 193
aR At a Shantung Inn. Rev. H. T. Cook 57 Ribe says Good-bye. Rev. A. J. Hop-
: Chinese Mission School from within. kins te tee tee see w- 105
. Rev. H. T. Cook wet wes ... 189
x Craddock, Dr. and Mrs. F. R. w. 282
Si ind...”
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“...89
“China and England” _... .. 118, 174 Ribe girls... ae Ses oe .- 106
“The Seven Lamps of Preaching” ... 132. Ribe household aos oe By w. 185
“What the East is thinking” ... ... 185 Woman carrying water ... oe ... 147
“Enter China”... be so ... 136 Woman hoeing ... oe ie ... 84
“Roads to City of God”... iA ... 158 Workshop, Meru... we wee B8
“The Grace of God and a _ World
Religion ”’ v8 sea oe waar LBB
“Expansion of Islam”... wes ... 156 WEST AFRICA.
“Story of the Miao ” os ves ... 160 :
“The Glory of the Garden”... ... 203 Bandajuma Group Pe a Ls. 228
“Brighter Skies” ... ti oe. ... 207. Bo Church... $e oe a wa 25
“Sam Pollard ” wt @: we ... 211 Bo, street in wes is es ... 122
“A Crusader in Kashmir ”’ ke ... 212 Bo, Conference at ... ar we .. 50
~ “Trail Blazers and Road Makers” ... 218 Bo, future members of ... ves .. 66
Freetown beach a ee wes ».. 16
Freetown, Congo Town bay of .» 124
ILLUSTRATIONS. Freetown Mission house ... es we 24
Futa ... vee wee res ... 201, 202
CHINA, Gbangemma...”
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“...spreading the
Gospel throughout the world? Interest in missions, at home and overseas, is a test of our con-
viction concerning our religious beliefs. Do we believe the world needs Christianity? If we
answer ‘‘yes’’— and can a Christian give any other answer ? —then we must support the miss-
ionary cause.
Will our friends begin to give now? Will they put something aside now? We cannot re-
trench. We are pledged to go forward. We have committed ourselves toadvance. We must
| not fail those in China and Africa who have given up so much for Christ's sake, nor the millions
n those lands who, through us, may come from darkness into light....”
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“...The Leper Doctor of Hangchow
other ways, they react for good upon the They know more than we do of China ;
Church at home. If we support them as they know even more than the news-
they wrestle, they in turn quicken our papers! And they are serene, unhalting,
faith. Our Church would be shorn of dauntless.
: all its glory and half its power if it were Let us pray that God will open the
ie not for our mission fields. way for them to take up their tasks again
= We have tried to appreciate what is soon; and meanwhile how inspiring it is
re happening in China. It is only a glimpse _ to know that the Church in China shines
SS here and there we get of what is taking on, amid the wrecks of war, and the
place ; and the mind of the Chinaman is tumult of an ungoverned people. That
: still a mystery. We know, at any rate, little Church, like the handful of corn on
: that we do not know. the top of the mountains, is the precur-
s But though we see in part, we are sor and the prophecy of a Church one...”
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“...Hangchow
cone of the few in China. Now it was seemed to expect me to go on with her
through visiting Dr. Main’s hospital, to the Leper Asylum, on the_hill-side
when he was a young missionary, that my apart, I am ashamed to say I hesitated.
father was filled with such Christian envy 1 had never seen a leper : my heart failed.
that he determined to get, by hook or She had seen many. To her lepers were
crook, a similar hospital for Wenchow. just like any other fellow human being’s ;
Our first Dingley Hospital was the re- to be cheered by a little attention from
sult ; and Dr. Main’s methods in organi- the outside world, liking small kind-
zation and administration were the nesses like any other sick folk, and es-
models, and still are, on which our _ pecially entitled to them considering the
medical work is run. Incidentally, do awfulness of their affliction and_ their
you know that our Wenchow hospital is segregation. She sent to a Chinese con-
the only one in China that has but the fectioner’s...”
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“...disciples.”
to a ward where one elderly man, with He gave a little smile at me, and we
a fellow-leper sitting beside to help him went on to see his tubercular patients,
if need arose, lay semi-comatose. The for he was in charge of them too. They
footsteps of Dr. Main and Lady Willing- were not easy to visit, either, for many
don had roused him, and he was raising of them had come to hospital too late.
his head with its sightless eyes a little But to those who wonder if mission
from his pillow. One glance at his face work in China has been of any use, I
and I knew that his spirit was loosening _ tell this story of the faith of those scarred
its bands. Dr. Wang stopped and told women singing their hymn, of the dying
him, for he was wondering evidently at leper, of that Chinese Christian doctor
the little commotion, that some foreign serving in that angelic manner.
guests had come to pay a visit and bring I have heard of him again. Three
gifts. Then Dr. Wang looked seriously months after our visit...”
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“...very well
Xe us. As we review the past year and the maintained.
S hazardous time our missionaries in China
es passed through, we are grateful, unspeak- Stations in Last month we reported
; ably grateful, that no untoward event North China the immediate recall of
befel any one of them. We believe the Re-Occupied. our missionaries when
Re opposition encountered last year will they had returned to their
: prove the vitality and vigour of the — station at Chu Chia, in Shantung. The
x Church in China. Last year witnessed ladies being included in the number, it
evacuation, this year will most probably was considered necessary to return to
; see re-occupation. The storm has spent Tientsin without delay. It was then de-
: its fury and the skies are clearing. The cided that the ladies, Miss Turner and
spirit of patience and conciliation will Miss Milburn, should remain in Tientsin,
triumph in China. Truth will defeat and that the men, Revs. D. H. Smith,
| falsehood. We have not yet.cleared all B.D...”
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“...land at Tikonko which Rev. W. Vivian,
great poverty.” in a prophetic spirit, secured for the
In regard to opium, how: sadly China Mission over thirty years ago, is now
has fallen since 1910, when the cultiva- soon to serve its destined purpose.
tion of the poppy was suppressed ! At that
time some Chinese farmers were beheaded Meru ~ The third prize awarded
in their own poppy fields as a punishment Industrial to our Industrial School
for disobeying the decree. I saw the School in connection with the
walls of city gates covered with sur- Success. East African Show = re-
rendered opium pipes. China seemed to flects great credit upon
be delivering herself from her greatest Mr. Clay, and we offer him our hearty
curse. An evil hardly less injurious has congratulations. It is gratifying to -
been stealthily introduced into North know that our school is able to take
China, chiefly by Japanese, in the form a worthy place in comparison with similar
of morphine injections, and it may be | schools...”
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“...and com-
. Hh all our activities. But it has become in- pared him with the raw material, realize
| creasingly evident that we cannot simply the great work of missions.
implant our faith in his heart and_ life . .
and stop there. The Master’s mandate A Fascinating Task.
| is felt to embrace his whole life in all its The education of the native is one of
| : phases, spiritual, moral, physical and the most difficult, and at the same time
| industrial. one of the most fascinating tasks in
WH = The mission schools have been the Africa to-day. How best can the African
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“...Industrial Training at Meru
be changed: from more or less primitive Our First Workshop.
conditions, to conditions in which he will When approaching the Meru mission
be a useful citizen, and, from our stand- you will see on your right a small
point, a Christian citizen? But my object J ooden building about fourteen feet
is to show how the work of the Industrial square, which once did duty as a tem-
School is related to the other work of porary residence for one of our mission-
the Mission, and its part in the general Jigs” This was the workshop, and the
uplift of the African. We want first of craft consisted of Reuben, the present
all to bring the native to realize the jative instructor, together with Baaka,
Fatherhood of God, and to live his life 2, unindentured ‘apprentice. In Septem-
according to the ideal of our Lord and pe, 1996 we decided to take on trial
Saviour Jesus Christ, and the value and 4.6 Nthaka “boys” about seventeen
necessity of religious teaching is at once years of age...”
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“...the glazed doors. We were very gratified
mission school each morning six of the when we found we had secured the third,
older boys for an hour’s work, so as to prize, only being beaten by two Govern-
. find any promising pupils. Several of ment schools. And so at the end of one
SS these were taken on probation; two year one feels, that something has been
: ceased work after a few days, their achieved, and the future is full of hope.
. parents wanting them to look after the
‘ goats, but the others have proved very The Present Workshop.
S good boys, and will, I hope, soon be The workshop accommodation was
i indentured. soon found inadequate, and the new tem-
ce The present staff consists of the native porary shop shown in the photograph has
. instructor, one apprentice improver, five been erected, capable of accommodating
\< indentured apprentices, with seven on twenty apprentices, together with a
S trial. The boys all attend the mission timber store. ‘This shop has been de-
x...”
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The Christ |
e ris 1an Rev. WILLIAM PATON.
World Mission.
(This is the second article dealing with the petition provided by ro. one task ane
main issues which will be presented to the meeting private institutions | makes : we ke ‘ full
of the International Missionary Council, to be Maintaining Christian education aaa
held at Jerusalem from March 24th to April 8th, strength very difficult. Too often effects
1928.) of stress are shown in the gradual secu-
larizing of the tone of the school. In
ll. China it is obvious that the people ape
T4 | the immense importance of national edu-
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, cation and are “determined to use the
HE share taken by missionary schools as the main weapon for the
T organizations throughout Asia and forging: of national character. This has
Africa in the work of education long been the policy of the Japanese
has been, as everybody knows, very people. Here we see plainly developed
large indeed. Until quite lately practi- what is becoming’ visible...”
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“...we send hearty greetings for NORTH CHINA:
» the New Year. Prayer and effort In North China our mission has work
| will make 1928 a year of blessing to us in and around Tientsin, Wu Ting Fu and
all. Prayer inspires effort and hallows Yung Ping Fu, in the province of Chihli.
| it. Effort becomes sacramental when it The work also extends into Northern
| is the outcome of prayer. Shantung.
The missionaries in our North China
@ 8 8 & field are (in the order in which they went
| . to China) :
| Map of China. Rev. ‘rank B. Turner.
| The map of China which is printed Rev. W. Eddon.
on the next page is the work of the Principal H. S. Redfern.
| Rev. W. H. Hudspeth, M.A. Our Miss A. J. Turner.
readers will find it of great value in show- Miss L. Armitt (on furlough).
| ing where our mission stations are. Rev. E. Richards.
| Accompanying the map was the following Rey. D. W. Smith.
| Cee , uc as 5 Miss D. Milburn.
| statement, which will also. be found of Rev. H. T. Cook.
use : Dr. R. P. Hadden.
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“...: The Editor’s Notes
EAST CHINA: An increasing motive was the desire to
Here our mission has work in and help to solve world problems and to
around Ningpo and Wenchow, in the pro- promote good will between nations and’
ace of anc races,
vince of Chekiang. - ® @ ® @
a The -missionaries in :our East China But what is ¢ke motive compelling mis-
S Field are : sionary zeal? What is the one motive
: Rev. J. W. Heywood. alone sufficient and absolutely adequate ?
. Principal Tr. WwW. Chapman (on furlough). Love: love to Christ and Idve to men.
a My A. Stedeford. Loving obedience to Christ as Saviour
Nurse N. B. Raine. and Lord, anda compassionate love of
= Rev. A. A. Conibear. our fellows, whatever their race and
se Nurse B. P. Smith (on furlough). colour, is the all-commanding missionary,
: Miss E. Simpson (on furlough). motive. Any motive short of love is.
e Miss D. Doidge. always on the brink of discouragement
: Miss M. Fortune. . and failure. New conditions may call
Ny Dr. F. S. Dymond (on...”
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“...whilst I | eg S ‘ ag
endeavour to write this article: (1) The | : Maram = Se
future education in our Mendi Mission; > Eee ie
(2) Our hopes ; (3) How these hopes can | Peete se eae 3
be realised. I feel altogether safe when ee a
I say that a glorious day has come at eee Ses as SS
last for the education in our Mendi mis- me | eee
sion field—a day which many desired to | Re ere 8 Ty So a.
see but died without the sight. I give .-. -i eet pe gee Se)
thanks to God for the fact that I shall Be setae ae sl
be spared to see something of the good | ta oe ST
work that is yet to be done at Tikonko—- | A eee. Vy
our present mission centre. Despite the | . i i.e fy
fact that an actual work of the Home Bee ee eo fae Sees
policy has not stood on its feet, yet I ERE it Pe ee) PR Re
fancy I see streaming into the school or BOG a Mae ee Seve 0 2
proposed College at Tikonko boys from | MMM o
our mission schools who are now waiting | gE heen oie) |
anxiously for the establishment of this | SRA cera ae nteregte...”
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“...the
ing for the future enlightenment of native men who have had previous train-
Mendiland can only be realised by the ing at these schools. If ever any success
possession of trained Mendi teachers has been achieved by the scholars who
cx who in their turn will train their country have passed through these schools, that
, folks entrusted to their care. Itis an un- has only been possible because of the
si deniable fact that the future education of | spirit of emulation that exists in the
8 our mission schools and all its attendant scholars as they daily come in contact
circumstances, solely and absolutely de- with their teachers. The father of a
‘ pends on the efficiency of its educators. Mendi boy is always anxious to see his
By We are all looking forward to that day own son become like, if not more, than
SS when the students from the proposed Col- the son of another father who reaps the
lege at Tikonko will stand to witness for benefit of his son’s education. With this
X Christ before their...”
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“...Missionaries Say. Some New Year's Messages.
Great Changes Foreshadowed. We reply that we must have our
Ir is not unlikely that the future of revenge ! How shall we take our revenge?
: missionary endeavour in China will under- By an immediate increase of our Metho-
go a great change. The Chinese are dist forces in China. Tor it 1s not John
asserting themselves and desiring a Chinaman who is our chief enemy, but
si greater share in the direction of church — the evil forces which have enslaved him
ss affairs. The question arises: should and are utilising him as a tool to thwart
‘ self-government be given only in’ pro- and, if possible, defeat, all that makes
“ portion to the attainment in regard to for the uplift and ultimate salvation of
. self-support, or should the grant from the China.
Home Board be entrusted to. the Chinese Some of us can no longer stand up to
SS that they may develop the work of the the demands of this gloricus warfare, Yet,
= Church in their own way and accord- 1 Methodism...”
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“...PAUL.’’
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The Widower Lady
: : HOSIE.
of ‘Tientsin.
NE day in Tientsin I broke my next; but no glasses. So as I was visit-
GQ eye-glasses. Now in the south ing a friend of mine in his neighbourhood
of China there are spectacle-shops -—a young’ Chinese gentleman, Li Cheng,
at every turn and corner: too many by and his wife—I asked Li Cheng after tea
far, one hopes. Every second Southern to come with me to upbraid the spec-
Chinese seems to wear glasses, and one _ tacle-maker in good round Chinese. We
wonders if they really are necessary. arrived at the neatly-kept shop. The
The African of to-day, I hear, is just as
susceptible to their fascination; but :
very sensibly, he wears his round the ‘
back of his neck or under his nose if the : :
glass seriously incommodes him. In the
North of China, however, spectacles are . ii
pleasingly rare. The northern Chinese is Re Peal
a bigger, broader-made man than his se ow
southern brother : is less of a townsman, “i age jee Ser
and has glorious sunlight...”
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“...us like an_ electric
; but with very great dignity, said in his — shock.
~< student’s English, “My wife is died yes- Perhaps speech would be good for
Si terday.” The tears came to his eyes. him. ‘How old was your Within-One? ”
x “But,” he added, “if you will wait five I asked: the polite question China asks.
or ten minutes, your glasses. shall be “Twenty-two: only that,’ he an-
ready.”” I could but thank him. swered, lifting troubled eyes for a
S I sat down, opposite him at a table minute. ;
covered with baize ; and he began to work Alas ; only twenty-two.
SS away with his slender clever fingers, “Tt was a baby?” I queried ; for it so
xs | manipulating the tiny screws under a_ often is, in China.
; ; green-shaded electric lamp. Tor the “Yes, our first,” he answered; “a
: Chinese shop in the big cities and ports little girl, well and healthy, so my
xX - has all the appurtenances of modern mother-in-law says. But I—I cannot
SI material progress. Li Cheng sat near care.” ,
: me, clearing his...”
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“...more applicable: “They wife is only in another of the Father’s
that are whole need not a physician; but’ mansions, and that He will look after
they that are sick.”’ The convicts smiled us both wherever we are—here or there. yl
like children when Mr. Wu asked them if Only, it will be so long before I see her
they had ever gone buying medicines at again. And she was so sweet.”
the medicine-shops when they were feel- He told me he was a member of the :
ing perfectly well: and their faces China Inland Mission Church. I was ‘in i
sobered like children’s when he told them amaze. Like the woman of Samaria, who |
that they were “sick.” took her water-pot to the well and found, 8
I had kept the little Testament in my instead, the Water of Life, I had gone }
hand-bag ever since, though I had never seeking for eye-glasses, and had been |
used it since that morning in Shanghai. vouchsafed a vision of faith, hope and oe
Now I had a use for it in Tientsin. While love.
the thoughts about the prison had...”
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