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“...Dymond ------ 45
China, On the Road in North, Rev. W.
Eddon ------ 9
Chinese University, Rev. W. E. Soothill 49
Chapel, The Seventh Edition, Rev. S.
Pollard ------ 25
Christ did for Me, What, Ishiguro - 110
C.E. and Missions, Miss Berkeley - 211
Civilization, The Burden of - - - 116
Colleges, Missionary, Rev. H. T. Chap-
man ------ 160
Committee, With the - - 20, 130, 275
Conference, S.V.M.U., Mr. Craddock- 62
Conference and Missions, Rev. J. A.
Bedward ------ 202
Collectors, Notable :
Morecambe Group - - - - 22
Donald and Marie Rider - - 37
Miss Mabel Martyn - - - 72
May Allenson and Dorothy Crabtree 93
Miss Parker ----- 109
Harold Gooding - - 127
• Kathleen and Phyllis Howarth - 165
Mrs. Hamilton - 179
Penzance Group - - - - 198
Mr. Peckitt ----- 212
Miss May Gill - 212
George and Ronald Nodder - - 232
Miss Daisey Carpenter - - - 256
Ewart Awdas, Sheffield - - - 276
Darkness to Light, From, Dr. Grandin 144
Diary, The Missionary - - - - 101
District Bazaars for Mission Debt :
Sheffield...”
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“...Walker - 201
Deep unto Deep, Miss Sangster - 213
The Price of a Girl, Miss Ford - 226
God’s Surprises, El.Sie - - - 248
William Booth, Owen Seaman,
Esq. - - - - - - 255
Christmas Vision, A, Miss Ford - 273
Do you Believe in Missions? Rev.
W. Hall .......................280
Revolution in China, Record of the - 56
Revolution in China, Further Glimpses
of the...........................112
Robinson Crusoe and Missions, Rev.
H. T. Chapman - - • - 136
Reviews of Missionary Books :
The Call of the Dark Continent - 12
On Foot through China - - - 16
Review of Missions, The Inter-
national - - 38, 104, 207, 261
Giving,‘ Dust of Desire, etc. - - 44
The Peach Garden - - - - 48
“Among the Tribes in South-West
China ” ----- 63
A World-book of Missions - - 65
Hudson Taylor’s Early Years - - 87
God’s Image in Ebony - - - 137
Missionary Methods - - . 148
Lyric Leaves - . - - - - 174
Sun Yat Sen and the Chinese
Revolution ----- 224
A Manual of Evidences - - - 274
A Chinese School - - - - 280
Sandv of Mendiland...”
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“...January, 1912.
Tl>e Rev.
GEORGE PACKER, D.D.
must give; we possess, therefore we
must distribute; we enjoy, therefore we
must share. “ If,” is the noble declara-
tion of Job, “ If I have eaten my morsel
myself alone, and the fatherless hath
not eaten thereof, then let mine arm
fall from my shoulder blade, and mine
arm be broken from the bone.”
A deep and permanent interest in the
missionary work of the church can only
be created and sustained by growing
knowledge. To think about this work
at the mission anniversary, and then
forget it for the next twelve months is
not merely worthless: it is heartless.
Before St. Paul had visited Rome he
knew the names of all the principal
Re▼. George Packer• D.D. (President).
[Favoured by Ed, ״ United Methodist."‘...”
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“...spoken of African tribes who had some
premonition of pale-faced strangers
with good news appearing in their
midst. Judson, unable to enter the
doors of Calcutta, and of Madras,
rudely and violently shut in his face,
went to the Karens and found them
partially prepared to receive him owing
to a tradition that white men were some
day to bring them good tidings. Grif-
fith John met with a prepared people
when, after many endeavours, he ob-
tained access to the interior of China.
Our greatest and most important work
in North China began with the vision
of an old dreamer, and his visit of in-
quiry to Tientsin, and when the evan•
gelists went at his request to Chu Chia
Tsai, the people were eager for the
message they joyfully delivered.
It was from a prayer-meeting held in
the upper room that the first preachers
of the Cross issued, and gathered the
first-fruits of the Jews in the conversion
of three thousand souls. It was by
means of prayer that the Gospel bless-
ings were first received by the...”
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“...our readers, a Prosperous
New Year to the MISSIONARY Echo,
and a year of abundant blessing on all
our mission stations! This fervent wish
is mingled with faith and hope. The
New Year promises to be a memorable
one. Times are moving swiftly and
great changes are transpiring at home
and abroad. In our missionary enter-
prise we begin the year face to face
with great obstacles and great oppor-
tunities. Will this year witness the re-
moval of the financial obstruction which
bars our progress? It will, if the spirit
manifested in some places pervades the
whole Denomination. We hope to see
our income made equal to our expendi-
ture, and any friends who have not
done so cannot begin the year better
than by making a generous promise to
the increase campaign.
How the Happily the revolution
Revolution brought no great alarm
came to our to our missionaries and
Stations in hardly disturbed any of
China. their work. It is wonder-
ful with what promptness,
decision and unanimity the revolution
was effected...”
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“...peacefully into the hands of the revolu-
tionaries.
To Meru The Committee has de-
at Last. cided to send a mission-
ary to Meru next Spring.
Unless we enter Meru our work will
be restricted to the malarious coast re-
gion because the more healthy high-
lands will be divided among the vari-
ous missionary societies by Government
arrangement. To be confined to the
coast while all the great developments
in East Africa were taking place fur-
ther inland would leave us in the most
unpromising locality. The deliberate
judgment of Mr. Griffiths, whose ex-
perience gives great weight to his
words, is thus expressed: “ If we do
not advance and occupy Meru I wish
to say with all( my heart that as a mis-
sion we have no future. We have no
room for expansion where we are, and
there is no field unoccupied excepting
Meru. Your decision to advance, or
not to advance, will decide the fate of
this mission.”
While the call to enter Meru is so
urgent the state of our funds will not
permit us to increase our staff...”
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“...discussed
with amazing boldness. Still business
proceeded as usual, and, saving for
vague rumours, there was no indication
that any revolutionary move would be
initiated.
The Taotai (the chief official of the
city), himself a Manchu, was probably
the first to show apprehension by send-
ing his family away to Shanghai, and a
few days later fleeing thither himself.
Still there was no disorder, or indica-
tion that the city would transfer its
loyalty. Popular interest in the conflict
waging in Central China was intense,
and there was no wavering of sympathy
with the Revolutionists. News of Im-
perial successes at Hankow ; the issuing
by the throne of a self-incriminating
edict, promising all that the reformers
had demanded, failed entirely to effect
any change of sympathy. No one could
say what was going to happen, but that
Ningpo was on the side; of the Revolu-
tionists was clear to everyone.
On Sunday morning the churches
opened their doors for the usual ser-
vices. Congregations were somewhat...”
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“...pect may have changed. At the
moment Peking seems to be paralysed
with fear and dissension. In Central
China fighting still continues. In the
provinces, city after city is transferring
allegiance even as Ningpo has done.
Whatever the outcome, we pray and
hope and believe that the Kingdom is
advancing in the midst of, and indeed
through all, the tumult.
Tlje New Year apd
tbe Nations.
THE old things crumbling and the new fer-
menting
In tumult of unrest ;
The greed of each the good of all preventing ;
North, South and East and West
Fears rife, and nation rising against nation,
Under a sky grown drear
With storm and gloom, the thunder’s habi-
tation—
In such wise dawns the year.
And we, who where the field of harvest whitens
Watch with the labourers few,
Still watch, though night falls and the tempest
heightens,
We tremble, Lord ! we too.
Fails yet, for ever fails our hope, our mission,
And shall despair make dumb,
In this New Year, the lips that made petition
So long, “ Thy Kingdom come...”
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“...On the Road in North China
with cattle. But Gwiyo Kono’s pro-
phecy was fulfilled, the Masai came,
saw, and conquered, and by their con-
stant depredations reduced the Bara-
retta Gallas to the verge of extinction.
Galgalo Buy a Kumbe was a warrior
who led his people out against the
Wakamba.
The pasture land of the two nations
lay close together, and one was always
waiting for a favourable opportunity to
attack the other, and carry off the
cattle. Galgalo was conspicuous for his
bravery as a leader of the Gallas in the
interchange of fights.
Guyo Nyamba is one who stands out
historically from the list of Galla heroes
as being the harasser and devastator of
the maritime regions of East Africa,
where the Persians had settled and
built towns of stone, the houses having
rounded arches, and being of a superior
style of building, as the ruins of to-day
bear testimony.
Guyo was also the opponent of the
Wanyika tribes, who all fled before
him from their original place of habita-
tion to the south...”
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“...On the Road in North China
telligent interest in the services and
church work is unusual and very pleas-
ing. It is at this place where our Anti-
footbinding Society originated, which
now has a roll of ever seventy families
all pledged to do away with that curse
in their own families, and do all they
can to influence others.
About eight li from here is a little
village called Hua Chia where also we
have a church. The principal family
at this place is named “Keng,” and it
is at their place where the services are
held, and where the preacher resides.
Since I returned home trouble has
arisen at this place. Mr. Keng has been
quarrelling with a villager named Wang
about a bit of land. The dispute has
been dragging on for nearly two years,
and several times, at my instigation,
the preacher and others have tried to
make peace but without effect. Matters
have now come to a head. About three
weeks ago, after a severe storm which
destroyed scores of trees, etc., both
these men claimed a tree which...”
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“...The Call of the Dark Continent
and my father, too, is beginning to
believe.”
So the good news spreads among the
Chinese. We may explain Mrs. Ts’ui’s
cure how we will, renewed hope and
more fresh air no doubt played their
part, but we see much in China that
can be accounted for in no other way
than by direct answer to prayers of
simple faith.
•=׳§=’
A Review.
“Tbe Call of We
Barlf Coptipcpt.”*
׳ HIS well-written and beautifully-
illustrated volume on African
missions would be a valuable
addition to Sunday School and mission-
ary libraries, and should be in the
hands of all interested in the uplift of
Africa. It is very clearly printed, has
three excellent coloured maps, and the
price is only one and sixpence.
Among other subjects this interesting
work deals with the early history of
Africa, with its people, with the con-
ditions affecting missionary effort in the
Dark Continent, and has also informing
chapters on methods of work, the diffi-
culties presented by the spread of Mo-
hammedanism...”
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“...profusion), and you
talk, or, rather, are talked at until
supper arrives.
Perhaps the most common question
received is, “ What do you eat ? ” Ah!
that is the question! What do we eat ?
On this point ignorance is certainly bliss.
It does not do to inquire too closely.
Much depends on the status of your
host. Sometimes a goat is sacrificed
to do honour to the foreign teacher.
But more frequently it is an ancient
chanticleer who has cause to rue the
coming of the foreigner.
Age is greatly respected in China,
which is a good thing in itself. But
when you are called upon to partake of
a goat or a rooster who; could tell you,
if they could speak, of things which
happened almost before you vi ere bern,
then you are prepared to concede a
great "deal in favour of youth. If, how-
ever, shortly after your arrival, you
should chance to hear a noise of much
squeaking and grunting, and a dozen
porkers rush by with two or three
natives in pursuit, then you can guess
at the nature of your coming banquet.
Rice...”
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“...I have
no money.” Said a wag who was
standing by. “Yes, Teacher! his money
runs about on four legs, and eats grass.”
The rain has hindered us from doing
much that we should like to have done.
Nevertheless we have been able to visit
over twenty places. Eight of these
were already recognized centres. We
are hoping that before) long some more
of these twenty may also become recog-
nized rallying points for the Nosu who
A Group of No-su Women.
An Illustration from “ Among the tribes in South-West China,” by Samuel R. Clarke. (Favoured by C. I. M.)
This book will be reviewed next month.
14...”
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“...is no reference to our mis-
sions in the North and South-East. It
is specially gratifying that so much
space is given to appreciative remarks
about our West China Mission.
This first book reveals carelessness in
i
Two days from Tong-ch’uan-fu. [From ,,Across China on Foot."
Favoured by Publisher.
16...”
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“...anything but
“ Book I.” The rest is interesting, but
not equally to us. We are reminded
of how much travellers and explorers
are dependent on missionaries for hos-
pitality (and not only in China) when
the author’s record shows that he was
with Mr. and Mrs. Evans from May
2nd, 1909, to January 2nd, 1910. “A
broken arm, dysentery, and malaria.”
We are grateful to the author for his
deep and sincere acknowledgment. He
has learned, as we all have, that:
“ When the power of imparting־ good,
Is equal to the will, the human soul
~ Requires no other Heaven.”
We wish we could spare more space,
but it is impossible. We appeal for the
circulation of the book, and hope for
the future usefulness of the author.
* See Echo, p. 207, 1911.
Hwa Miao boys on.holiday in United Methodist {.From "Across China on Foot.”
Mission House in North-East Yun-nan. Favoured by Publisher.
17...”
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“...the
white missionaries began to lay tentative
fingers on the Gold Coast, they stayed in the
sea towns, and sent black converts to at-
tack the fetishes in the interior.
This is a libel, because so untrue.
The writer, Mr. W. H. Adams, might
have narrowed it by the convenient
phrase, “In my experience.”
THE GROWTH OF A SOUL.
Under the title of “ Hudson Taylor in
Early Years: The Growth of a Soul,”
the first part of the official biography
of this great missionary leader and
founder of the China Inland Mission is
now ready. The record is by Dr. and
Mrs. Howard Taylor.
We have received a copy for re-
view, and we hope to insert the notice
next month.
THE MISSIONARY IDEA IN THE GOSPELS.
In the “ Expository Times ” for No-
vember, Professor the Rev. George
Jackson, B.A., has a long article on
this subject. Professorially critical and
timid in its earlier paragraphs it be-
comes, exultant in its completion. He
seems at first to be feeling his way.
After this he “ gets up into the high
18....”
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“...have envied us our deep sense of com-
radeship with the past, our knowledge of
what Christianity has proved itself to be
over the broad fields of the world’s life? We
have, as they had, the Will of Christ ex-
plicit in one great charge, implicit in all
He said and did; we have also, what they
could not have, the confirmation of the cen-
turies. It is no doubtful venture on which
we are bidden to embark. Not Scripture
only, but Scripture interpreted and made
luminous by history, calls us to the mission-
ary task. On our bowed heads an awful
past has laid its consecrating hands.
“To doubt would' be disloyalty,
To falter would be sin.”
ANOTHER DEGREE.
We are always delighted when mis-
sionaries are honoured by our Univer-
sities. In our report of the Foreign
Missionary Committee we have re-
ferred to the Rev. W. E. Soothill, M.A.
This degree has been conferred upon
him by the University of Cambridge,
and we congratulate our dear friend
most cordially.
A Voluntary Ipccrpe Tax.
A Presbyterian Church...”
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“...claims of circuits
and business ; we are thankful to record
chiefly the latter.
The agenda was not apparently
lengthy, but every item seemed
momentous, and even at six o’clock on
the second day some things had to be
hurried.
CHINA.
The proposal to unite with American
Methodists in the training of Chinese
preachers was favourably received but
deferred for further enquiry, as was
also the question of the employment of
native evangelists, as per Conference
“ Minutes,” p. 227.
Dr. Swallow’s arrival in Ningpo was
reported. The question of a mission-
ary to be added to the staff at Wen-
chow, in consequence of the new work
undertaken by the Rev. W. E. Soothill,
M.A., was anxiously considered. The
resignation of Miss Roebuck was re-
gretfully received. She is remaining in
China as a “ foreign ” nurse.
Thanks were tendered to the Arth-
ington Trustees for grant for Mr. Pol-
lard’s translation work, and it was re-
newed for five years at £200 per year.
The Revs. C. E. Hicks and W. R.
Stobie are to...”
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“...discussion it was
decided to continue our usual ECHO
pages, also the Monthly Letter to the
fourteen Districts which ask for its re-
tention. The “ Messenger ” will be dis-
continued, and a fortnightly column,
kindly offered by the Editor of the
“ United Methodist,” will be utilized
for home and general missionary intelli-
gence, Mrs. Vivian having consented
to take charge of this part of the work.
With much regret we have received
the news of the resignation of Miss
Roebuck, of our North China Mission.
The meetings of the General Mis-
sionary Committee were crowded with
business, but full of interest.
Mrs. Robson writes from Wu Ting
A Gal la Woman. [Photo : Rev. J. H. Phillip son.
(See article p. 7.)
Fu, September 29th, of the very heavy
rains:—
The country has not been so flooded since
before the Boxer time. Travelling is diffi-
cult. For a time it was almost impossible.
Several deaths form drowning were reported.
In two cases “ the only son of his mother.”
We have been sorry for the ...”
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“...sum-
mer is past the winter’s work is planned,
and it will take all our time and thought and
strength. At the quarterly meeting a col-
porteur told me that his wife, who was in
one of our winter classes for a course of in-
struction, is leading a good weekly meet-
ing of women in her own village.
Miss Holt has taken her first lan-
guage examination, but as Mr. Soothill
is now in England does not know re-
suits. Writing of the present crisis in
China she says:—•
November 8th.
No doubt you will be following the ac-
counts of the revolution in China with great
interest. Wenchow went over1 yesterday.
The officials are in hiding, and several will
prebably leave by the steamer as soon as
possible. This morning we got the news
of the fall of Peking, and of the escape of
the little Emperor. I should think the other
Powers will now recognize the new party
as the governing body. There has been
much excitement in Wenchow, but no dis-
turbance, though the latter was feared.
The prisoners have been...”
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