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SOUTH-EAST CHINA. New Africa, The. Rev. A, J. Hopkins |
i Ancestor Worship: Trial and Triumph To Fulfil or to Destroy... aa .. 82 i
i of Ding Ngoe. Rev. W. R. Stobie... 189 Can Collectivism Survive? ...... 111
a e Brighter Skies in Wenchow. Rev, I. Will Spirituality Survive the Impact
rt Scott a a Se ie ee Ais of the West? ... s a eo ae
1 Men’s Christian Endeavour, Wenchow. Our Missions on the East African ‘
i Reval Scotts ee ee ee 105 Coast. Rev. W. HH. Grist =... 2. 2034
j i | Ningpo District Meeting. Rev. H. Our Mission at Meru. Rev. W. A.
j Tomlinson ae 2 es .. 114 Grist oo ae ee oe ... 228
H Ningpo Re-visited. Principal H.. S. “The eye cannot say to the hand, I
| | / Redfern oe ES et ae TA: have no need of thee,’?’ Mr. H. Clay 48
4 ' Stobie, Rev. W, R. Letter from Ob
hit Wenchow, Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Hey- » WEST AFRICA.
Be wood and Others. Mrs. Soothill ... 44 a Day on the Mende Mission. Rev.
| | Wong Mei Dzing, The Passing of. Rev....”
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“...Universe, A. Rev. ae True- a ILLUSTRATIONS. | i)
Far and Near. Editor. 10, 33, 52, 69, 90, NORTH. CHINA. | |
113, 133, 152, 173, 193, 232 ge is : HW Ae
“Fields white unto harvest.’’ Editor... 201 y peseddcck See re os ee Hy 1
“Gospel according to Easter.’? Editor 41 Gane ”P saa ae THeee aoe oa 13 WW
Griffiths, Retirement of Rev. J. B. ... 169 SE ne eee ie rae | i} i} |
Halifax Conference. A. E. J.C. ... 161 Group of Chinese Children «., ... 198 WH
“International Review of Missions”’ Ice Sledge on Frozen River. ... -- 60 HE |
100. 177, 216 Peking Gate ss Bee fut ieee 22 Hh
Missionary Hymns. Rev. J. Patchett Sailing on Grand Canal ... ie bet We dg
Burt : 91. 151 Smoke Tower Fox Shrines my SSDI: WAT 5
Nameless Cais aoe of ae 2 59 Wu Ting Fu Mission House ... eR STL Hi }
ce a eee eee eee tee i i |
Necessity For Increased Income. Mr. Wa Le
ee Wardersr.. oh a es He 16 SOUTH-EAST. CHINA, i |i
S Camecnne. China. Principal T. W. 164 Coun. Railton Yuan a be aloS Ma |
c President’s Message. Rev. C. Stedeford...”
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“...Councils. Three following words: ‘China needs Christ.
HH secretaries were appointed: Dr. Warns- China needs Christ who is simple and
ah huis, in America, and Mr, J. H. Oldham, not hopelessly entangled in creeds and
i M.A., and Rev. W. Paton, M.A., in dogmas; China needs a Christ who is
} England. natural and not foreign ; China needs a
A still greater achievement at Jeru- Christ who is united and not divided ;
I salem, which more definitely marks the China needs a Christ who is constructive
) opening’ of a new epoch in the mission- and not destructive ; China needs a Christ
i i ary enterprise, was the formulation of who will save and who will be her friend
| ’ the Christian Message in a form which unto the end. : ° Christian mission-
obtained the assent of the assembled aries and Chinese Church workers who
{ representatives. | Those representatives can introduce men and women to the real
i “were gathered from the ancient churches Jesus are needed in China now more than
Hi | -of the West and...”
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“...of A week ago the Rev. leftthem: there is a deepened self-conscious- | | Hh &
Mission Frank Turner sent fus ness; they have probably been touched tH ii +
Property. the cheering news that with nationalist pride and super-sensitive- I | i) | | oe
Dr. C. T. Wang, Foreign ness ;_but they have been glad to welcome i |) |
Minister at Nanking, “desired to return at their missionaries as elder brothers in the HH | ||
once to the Missions all property, situated faith. Mr. and Mrs. Hudspeth took risks Hl | ie
in all parts of China, under control of the which the Consul refused to share, when if i) || Bs
Nationalist Government.’’ This message they resolved to proceed to Chaotong, and vt a
came through the Foreign Minister’s as they reached our several mission eel pe
secretary, Mr. Samuel Shen, who, says ‘ Ht | |
Mr. Turner, is ‘‘an earnest Christian man, HH iil ae
well known to members of the Church in il Hi fs
China.” A similar communication comes | ik | >
from the Rev. J. W. Heywood, who is Hy...”
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“...=H and announcing that the new term of the Sheppard, B.Sc., the son of the Rev. G. W.
oe Girls’ School had begun with ninety pupils. Sheppard, now of the B. & F. Bible Society
i } at Shanghai, will sail from this country on
| Joy in The Rev. J. W. Heywood the S.S. Khiva,”’ January roth, to supply
a Wenchow. writes: “Monday, Oct. for Mr. Redfern at the Tongshan College.
a 29th, was a_red-letter ;
se || day in the history of our Educational In view of the needs of
Hi Wenchow Mission. The s.s. ‘Hae-an’ Work in our Mission in East Africa,
| arrived, with five British missionaries— ast Africa. Mr. W. H. Laughton,
: i Mr. and Mrs. Stobie, Mr. and Mrs. Scott, M.Sc.,ason of the manse,
ee || and Miss Petrie Smith. Mr. Chapman is leaves London on January 18th. By this
i soon to follow... . The welcome they appointment we are trying to meet the
oh a received will long be a pleasant memory, Clamant need in Kenya for the efficient
5 and augurs well for the future. education of the Africans.
ee “ Our...”
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“...ie
different races were represented in the tionalism of the older communities. In i | iia
Council, and that of the two hundred and fact, they regard our divisions as a great i !
fifty delegates two hundred of them were hindrance; one Chinese speaker com- ik ! i} :
nationals from the native churches, it will plained of the one hundred and thirty- el i &
be seen that many elements of discord eight distinct Christian bodies proclaiming iH El
might have operated to make calm delibera- Christ in China, to the vast confusion of | l; i | \z
tion difficult. But the unity of the Council simple minds. But the main impression | i | ‘
Was one of its most striking features. left on the mind by this stimulating book | i Ve
What was the main question discussed is the greatness of the opportunity for the |] Wn
in the Council? Briefly this: Is Chris- presentation throughout the world of WW i
tianity—that is, the revelation of God in evangelical Christianity. If the Church en |i
Christ—something unique...”
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“...that, book has not yet been written: The Mission we feel that we have suffered a
Si | missionary magazines of the world all tremendous loss. Mr. Wong was only
ae | make their contribution to that undying twenty-nine, and was the first Chinese
SH | book. x e = 3 secretary of the Mission. He carried out
( his duties with unswerving loyalty and
“J : Rey. Frank Dymond. tireless energy ; indeed, we had come to
| Rev. Frank Dymond sends us an in- feel that he was one of the mainstays of
| teresting letter from Yunnanfu. He says the Mission. Intellectually endowed above
| i the evangelistic work is most encouraging ; the average, and well trained, he placed
\ the anti-foreign spirit has practically his whole resources at the service of his
at disappeared. There is a wonderful change Master. We sorrow greatly at his early
j in the relation of the people towards the death, for we felt he was a man who
missionaries. would have done great things for China.”
Commenting on a remark made in a ; * 4
previous...”
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“...break and destroy much, it could not and aa
Bae bat; 2 ee oe b a 2 i did not destroy the roots of Christ’s Church a a :
help, but in this respect 1t beleves that set in Wenchow, and already fresh shoots Wea
it is noe blessed to Be than eoec ee are showing fine promise. I | |
oo esr ears The Chinese say how glad they are that ee a
Departure of Missionaries. we have returned to them. Some of them Hie Ht
_Mr. Ronald Sheppard, B.Sc., sails for feared we should not come back, and it is iit | e
North China in the?s.s. “Khiva” on with feelings of deep relief and oy that ti i !
January roth. they welcome us. end
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“...section people who have not heard of the
i | of the Uniting Churches occupying dif- Saviour’s love, or the coming of God's
i i i ferent spheres.in China and Africa, far Kingdom in the world. So with intense
ee | | | i removed, but all touching vitally the reli- interest, news of the work of our mission-
| gious life of the districts that had been aries is followed by young and old ; hearts
i | given us of God for the promulgation of are warmed by contact with them ; souls
t Hi the Gospel, go out in prayer. for them, and Christ’s
| There is a mystic wonderment in the followers long. for the time when all
| ’ great commission Christ gave His dis- nations shall love and serve Him. Sup-
: HW} | ciples that is to bind all people and ported by such loving gifts and prayers,
i 1 | nations to Him. Is it not the keystone our missionary work. in China and Africa
1 | of the Church’s fabric that holds it to- has prospered ; wide-open. doors are still
| | i gether at home?.. The spontaneity of there...”
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“...view of the surrounding islands, the recently by the Edinburgh House Press
| | town part of Hong-kong and the wonderful 4+ two shillings and sixpence, entitled,
ey ||| harbour. “Chinese Realities.” The writer, Mr. John
i “After Hong-kong our next and last Foster, knows China in the south inti-
Se port of call was Shanghai. This we reached mately, and this book is written from his
il i early in the morning of Friday, October home in Canton. A vast scheme of re-
i} | 20th. It took some little time for all our building is taking place in China: Litera-
i party to get their luggage through the ture, social order, religion are all being
i | customs; but finally we proceeded to the ‘built up afresh. According to what plan
ce | Mission Home. After visiting the post and on what foundations ? This is China’s
a office and the shipping offices about our great testing time. A vague Christian
H | tickets for Ningpo, and changing our idealism, which it was once the fashion to
Ss money at the bank, we had...”
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Yunnan Church. Rev. W. H. HUDSPETH, M.A. i a
ANG CHENG HSING, a compara- amazed to discover that many people did i i)
y tively young man of thirty-nine not know there was a Middle School in iW it) :
years of age, may be described as_ this part of our Mission. We have no i} i) a
the Chinese educationist of our West elaborate buildings, and the equipment is A iti sie
China work. A man of sterling charac- most meagre, but each year boys pass i i | ies
ter, of keen intellect and great foresight, through the School and take an honour- | i Og
he is, I think, one of the few in the world able place in the preparatory University Hl i} ze
who has discovered the truth of an old course at Chengtu. ue) |
Chinese. proverb : - Chiien-ts’ai_ ru fen- Mr. Yang is not only a trained teacher, Hy i
tu, reni chih ch’ien chin. “Wealth is he jis also an ordained minister and a Wi ee “3
as dross, righteousness is worth untold gifted preacher. Some...”
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“...Wenchow It is a satisfaction to Hh Hil
sional set-backs, Christian missions will College. learn that the Rev. J. W. Wh A
play a great part in creating a good Heywood and Principal i ; |
.understanding between China and West- 7. W. Chapman have at last succeeded HY TUE
ern nations, and in Africa they will in securing a definite undertaking from | i
materially assist in building up a great the responsible authorities at Wenchow ; Wey i
‘and noble civilization. | PWT 4
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Our We are glad : Hie | i ddd
Educational to note that | 4 )
Work. the outlook in | i i Wh 14]
China is more We | Hf 5
promising .than it has ee, MW |
been for along time. In ee a hw
a recent Conference on | | eee He i e
the Programme for Chris- | geassesseseeasmeseamceremecton LL i ait
| tian Education in China, | iaeeaaaiee saee Ce ae AS ae = iH mt
Dr. E. W. Wallace, who [RRR Se ee fe Heme 1
| has unique qualifications |fRtiaeeitiitteecsnss... . ----aeteeree eee ee
for forming a sound |MRMRA OMG elena We ae
judgment...”
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“...Watch-Tower
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] that the Principal’s house will be Rev. E. I have. the ~Rev.. By
i restored, and that in about three weeks Cocker’s Cocker’s Log-book before
il] later the whole of the school buildings Log-Book. me, so that my imagina-
i will be returned to us. So we may _tion is swiftly transported
i assume that Principal Chapman will have from West China to West Africa. The
Hi re-opened our Christian Middle School | first extract will illustrate the new sym-
: at Wenchow. pathy between Government officials and
i i | missionaries. ‘‘ With some ten other mis-
| Among Of the aboriginal tribes sionaries I am the guest of the Governor,
a] the Miao. of West China, the Rev. We had a long chat before and during
HI W. H. Hudspeth writes : dinner with the acting Aide-de-camp of
My : “Throughout the whole of Miaoland 70 the eee ics. After ene he sat
Al per cent of the Miao have remained true 1" the ay un i nae tes ne ON
| to Jesus Christ. I find that last year in ae crew oe eee oneside mine and
i fifteen...”
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“...Organization. at High Leigh.
i] HE Home Organization Committee nation, a new day of decisive advance.
| 7 recently decided to call together _ First there came the pleas of the mis-
the District missionary secretaries S!onaries, Miss A. J. Turner and Rey.
Hi . (ErenGe = Hist = Leigh: 2 Hoddés- W. Eddon on behalf of China, and Rey.
Sa | ao 2 Bret A. G. V. Cozens speaking for Africa.
= don, was the place chosen, and the con- These were followed by an exhaustive
; ‘| ference met on Monday, January 14th, statement of the problems in both coun-
| 1 and continued till Wednesday, 16th. tries by the President and the secretary.
| With two exceptions all the secretaries The problems outside the mission, and
' were present at this unique gathering, a the problems within, were fully explained.
a | : 3 : We saw the realities of the situation,
i} gathering which will be long remem- ae sor : :
ae Ss. their complexities, the vast background
| bered _by all who were privileged to GF need. We saw that missions must...”
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“...interpreter. ea) |i
of the movement to present the late They assured everybody of their gratitude i Ml fal
Empress Dowager with a copy of the New for such a splendid welcome. They had aa
Testament. Then he further told of an simply felt the call of God, had realised i) |)
anti-Christian magistrate in North China the crying need of China, and could do EW Rs
who persecuted the Christians to such an no other but answer, “ Here am I, send me.”’ ii i yet
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“...staff but by his Chinese contem- reaching forth to those things that are
S| | poraries. before, I press*toward the mark of my |
| It was good to see how those great high calling in Christ Jesus.” How ap- |
i] expectations were realized. He accredi- Propriate that message seemed from such
‘i ted himself as a faithful pastor and @ person at such a time and in such a
: \ 4 zealous worker in every respect. One of place. Young, consecrated, educated
; ; the latest acts of the mission was to China ministering to young China still
Ss make him a general secretary of the bound in ignorance, with the dead hand
i seven circuits, with oversight of all Of the past still upon him, but yet with
2 departments ; ‘an officer through whom some intimation that a new day is dawn-
the foreign missionary could work. Such !9g) an intimation which by itself 1S only
¢ a man was greatly needed, as the demand sufficient to throw them into bewilder-
of the times is that the direct interven: ment and unrest. Would that...”
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The Gospel According to Easter ! i a
brave by daylight and another at night, die and lovely flowers of paradise appear i Hi x
when a river has to be forded, and there out of the earth. We are told that Spitz- b ATA
may be the flickering lights which show bergen will one day bud like an orchard 4 a
that death-dealing spirits are about. But in Devon or a vineyard in Italy. Cer- | i ea
hand in hand they make the awesome _ tainly China, Africa, India, and all peoples a a
journey. At last the mission station is and races will one day bring forth the i | tI Biss
reached. fruits of light, sanctity and peace. i EL Se
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“...and new ones in his speech at the opening that if
Se | have arrived, and even the College has Mrs. Soothill had not started the
ee | 1 | been given back to us—or rather the Girls’ work, Girls’ Schools would not
i} \ “shell” of it, for everything possible has now be in Wenchow.” |
ih been taken away from the inside. The If Mr. Tsie had said Girls’ Day Schools
i Girls’ School has been re-opened, and Ij, eng have cbeen more according he
=e a indebted £9 Mrs. Heywood for a few fact, but the China Inland Mission al-
a particulars. This is what she writes : ready had a flourishing Boarding School
i “After being closed since December, when I began the Day School I loved so
ae 1926, our Girls’ School opened on dearly, and which Mrs. Gauge and Miss
i September Ist without registration. Doidge so ably carried on.
i (if Christian peroels tegister they can- In March next Mr. and Mrs. Heywood |
not teach any Christian doctrine, as I will, alas, have to say good-bye to the
j understand it, and so-we may...”
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“...Chapman concludes his letter with the mirable use of imagination, shouted, Hi ti
cheering assertion that “The Church of “Come on all you soldiers. behind, here i | oi
Christ in China is every day receiving new are a few brigands!”? The answering WHE cat
adherents, and Christianity has now such _ yells of the escort, consisting of two men, HAT | se
a hold on the people that there is little must have seemed like the noise of an ad- I ii ;
fear for the Church in the future.” vancing host, and appalled the brigands, li |
who. fled without waiting to see what the Hy
Our Worthy So far our mission has Dumbers were. It was an alarming ex- Wi
Contribution. not been able to co- Perience, and we hope that Mrs. May was | | 5
operate in any practical OMe the worse for it. | |
way in the work of Higher Education in Hi j
China, though one cannot’ but hope that Freee a Mr. May reports that the |
in the schemes of future co-operation and Tongchuan. work at Tongchuan has Hi HI
correlation of Colleges, we...”
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} unfortunately was unable to be present, wish that this Jast war in Lanchow would it a
and said that he really did not know be the Jast civil war in China, and that Hate
| what would have happened to the poor hereafter the country would enjoy per- HHT)
helpless soldiers but for the timely and petual peace. The presentation closed Wii E
generous help afforded them by the with the taking of a photograph of the HiT 2
| Hospital. party and with refreshments, Hl -
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| Mission, a zealous Moro-mo, I | oe
| since the rebellion. I was assured by one will quietly go about his prayers no Il it
of the Tikonko chiefs a few days ago that matter...”
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