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“...been one of profound gratitude that the Mission Debt was extinguished at the last Con- ference, with some ;£3,000 over, which is kept in reserve, the interest only to be applied to current expenses. It was a great effort, and the response was spirited and general. At the close of the Conference portentous clouds began to gather on the political horizon, and in a few days the storm broke. Since then we have lived in anxiety, and our hearts have been stirred day by day by the stories of carnage and devastation in Belgium and France. So far as we can see any such special effort as that completed in July would have been im- possible during war time. Are we not warranted in believing that a kindly Providence has been over our beloved Church, and this great hindrance to our Missionary operations has been re- moved by God’s guidance and blessing? But debts have a tendency to recur, and in the extensive work we carry on, covering three great Districts in China, that land of many millions, and two...”
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“...and such generous and gracious action would meet at once with human grati- tude and Divine blessing. To present an apologia for Mission enterprise, or to expound its many methods of evangelistic, medical, edu- cational, and philanthropic work, is no more needful than to give a demonstra- tion that the whole of a thing is greater than any of its parts. The development of our work abroad is directly related to that at home, and both grow, or fail, together. A forward policy is the only safe one. To attack is better than merely to defend, and year by year fresh territory should be marked for conquest. Methods are already projected for China, which, when actually brought into operation will have a great influ- ence on the future of that wonderful landi If I might say a word or two to my ministerial brethren, it would be to sug- gest that in the ECHO and the “ Mission Report,” they might find excellent il- lustrations for many pulpit themes, which would tell all the more because of per- sonal...”
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“...Bookland road need not stay more than one night in a Chinese inn; all the remaining nights he can sleep on chapel premises or in the homes of members or en- quirers belonging to the United Methodist Church, excepting that the first two nights would be on China In- land Mission premises. In going from Yunnan Fu to Chen Hsiong: 1904, 16 inns and 3 mission homes; 1914, 1 inn and 18 mission homes. God grant that growth intensively may be as rapid as growth extensively. We are in danger—a very real danger of being swamped with numbers. Luke xi. 2. Booblapd. “With the Bible in Brazil? By Frederick C. Glass. (Illustrated with a map.) (Morgan and Scott; 2s. 6d. net). This is a story of life in Brazil, where, for 15 years, the author has been at work as a colporteur and missionary. His adventures and experiences make thrilling reading, as Rev. J. Stuart Holden remarks in his “Foreword” to the volume. The story of a modern miracle is told—of a leper healed with- out medical aid, of how a revolution...”
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“...triumphs among the Miao folk. In a recent journey, of which we hope a fuller account will be forthcoming, Mr. Hudspeth baptized over 200 people in one day, and when the tour was finished he had added about 400 to the number of baptized Christian Miao. Coining Rev. G. T. Candlin, and Going. D.D., terminated his brief furlough on January gth and sailed for China per the P. and O. S.S. “ Medina” An enthusiastic meet• ing at Fentiman Road bade him farewell. It hqs been a great joy to his old friends, and likewise to a large number of new ones, to see and hear Dr. Cand- lin. His record extends to the early days of the mission in North׳ China, a record in whiefh loyalty, fidelity, and ability have won the highest esteem of all who know him. We pray that his More Jourpeyipgs in Ncsulapd. (Continued). ’HE old gentleman gravely as- sures us that all the people in the city are deeply sensible of the honour we have paid them by condescending to come to their squalid, poverty-stricken little village...”
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“...hoping that this affair would serve to bring to light some budding Sherlock Holmes who would discover the thieves for us. P.S.—It didn’t! [Rev. H. Parsons. A Nosu woman and her son. Tljc Iptcrpatiopal Review of Missions.* LWAYS a distinctive and wel- come feature of the January number is the Editor’s review of the year in the Mission Field. This time it occupies 54 pp. and is as deeply interesting and useful as ever. From Japan to China, to India and Ceylon, through the Moslem World and Africa generally, then away to other fields, as e.g., Jewish Missions, and he returns to the Home base. Dr. Arthur Smith contributes an ar- tide on “ The Christian Church in Changing China,” which reveals a wide experience, and finishes on an optimistic note. The series on “ The Home ministry and Foreign Missions ” is continued by contributions by a Yorkshire vicar, a French pastor and an American Professor. The review, thought slightly less than its predecessor of a year ago, is full of valuable and useful...”
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“...Tbc late Mrs. Capdlip. ׳HE hearts of all the members of our Mission in North China go out in sympathy with our dear old friend and colleague, Rev. G. T. Candlin, in the bereavement which has come to him during his furlough in Eng- land, and while far away from the mem- bers of his family who have settled in the country of his adoption. And it is well that at this time it should be placed on record how much the mission has owed to Mrs. Candlin’s devotion. She so׳ little obtruded herself and the work she did upon the public notice that in our community in England her name is far less associated than it ought to be with our most successful work. It is generally felt that in our Mission operations in North China the most en- couraging feature is our Girls’ School in Lao׳ Ling. It is less known that we are now very largely reaping what Mrs. Candlin has sown. Others have helped forward this work and have found the means for its continuance and extension and for the provision of its excellent...”
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“...spheres of our work. It must be suf- ficient to name the fields and the time of their entry. The Foreign Missions were founded in Jamaica (1838), North China and West Africa (1859), East Africa (1861), South-East China (1864), and South- West China (1885). (The churches in Jamaica are now self-supporting and self-governing). Thus it appears that for seventy-six years the U.M.C. has been seeking to fulfil its Lord’s march- ing orders. ’ In each field we have had “ saints, apostles, and martyrs,” To name a few would be to do injustice to many. We have witnessed wonderful triumphs. A marvellous awakening amongst the Miao tribes in South-West China added 3,000 members to our mission in two years. And we have sorrowed over great disasters. We entered Mendiland, West Africa, in 1892, and the work amongst real heathen seemed ideal: but the whole mission ■was swept away, na- tive ministers and people were killed, By the Rev. J. BARRETT. and our missionary barely escaped with־ his life, in the rebellion...”
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“...Cur Missions ip Cbipa, 1859 to 1915. IT is proposed to illustrate our position and growth in the great empire of China by a series of charts in the following order:— North China (1859). South-East China (1864). South-West China (1885). I.—Tl>c North China Mission• By Mr. T. C. WARRINGTON, M.A. The accompanying diagram sum- marizes the history of what we now call our North China Mission which was be- gun by the M.N.C. in 1862. In this summary, inferences from the diagram are printed in ordinary type, the related events in the history of the mission are printed in italics. 1859 (Oct. 21).—Rev. John Innocent and Rev. T. N. Hall sailed for China. r86o'(Mar. 23).—Arrival at Shanghai. 1861 (April).—Mr. Innocent arrived in Tientsin and was shortly after- wards joined, by Mr. Hall. 1862.—First chapel opened in Tientsin. 1862-65.•—Small beginnings. 1865-70. — Extremely rapid growth. Awakening of Chit Chia, 1866. 1870- 71.—Check. Tientsin massacre, 1870. 1871- 72.—Rapid recovery. 1872- 75.—Steady...”
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“...well-known, and all listened with attentiveness to his solid counsel in this hour of opportunity. Mr. N. S. Lobb, who presented the re- port, specially thanked all the friends who had in any way assisted the students in their Demonstration. Then followed Mr. A. G. Barker, whose subject was announced as “ Now or Never.” He pointed out the unrest now filling the Eastern world, the ad- vance of Japan, the awakening of China, the present divisions in the Mohammedan world. What were the heathen nations thinking about the crisis in the West? He instanced the pitiable spectacle of German mission- aries interned in India, and referred to the present bewilderment of the Chinese. But our humiliation might teach us our duty as never before. This war was teaching us the meaning of sacrifice, and 70...”
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“...Car Missions ip C^ipa, 1859—1916. IT is proposed to illustrate our posi- tion and growth in the great empire of China by a series of charts, in the following order:— North China (1859). See page 56. South-East China (1864). South-West China (1885). II. Tbc South-East China Mission. By THE EDITOR. The diagram below epitomizes the history and progress of the above Mis- sion, comprising the Ningpo and Wen- chow Districts, both in the province of Chekiang. As last month, inferences from the chart are printed in ordinary type, the related events in the history of the Mission in italics. 1864.—Appointment of W. R. Fuller and J. Mara. Mr. Fuller and his fam- ily arrived at Ningpo, Oct. 14th. 1865.—J. Mara, after preparation,arrived j Ningpo, June 12th. First preaching place opened. 1867.—Appointment of the Rev.F.Galpin, Arrived Ningpo, Jan. 9th, 1868. 1874.—Seven stations now reported. 1874.—Appointment of the Rev. Robert Swallow. After preparation arrived Ningpo, July 1875. 1877. —Rev.R.I. Exley...”
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“...account of the Chao- tong Girls’ School and my connec- tion with it. At the time of my arrival on the mission field, my sister Ethel was carrying on the school in the small in- expensive premises which had been put up, when other accommodation proved insufficient for the scholars who came. As an aid to the study of Chinese, I attended the Scripture and certain other classes in the school; also a few of the senior girls read Chinese with me. Gradually, as I was able, I took some part in the teaching. I remember that the girls were very good in making the best of my first crude attempts to speak their language. As time went on, the building proved altogether inadequate, both in extent and condition, until, finally, the foundation collapsed—-the ground being marshy. Thus another and a larger building became an abso- lute necessity, and school was conducted in various small guest-rooms on the mission premises, while my sister, in addition to all her classes, superintended the building of a new school...”
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“...The Education of Girls in West China had about 20 boarders, this number being the most we can accommo- date without over-crowd- ing. There are only two girls being kept from the school funds. Could we afford to accept girls and support them, naturally we might have any num- ber we chose. The an- nual grant made by our missionary society for the ’current expenses of the school, including native teachers’ salaries, was, until quite recently, only about £20 or /,25• Even now that the school has grown so much, we have only gone up to about £50, while just now the grant has been cut down considerably, so that it is only between £30 and ;640. So you see we have to practise strict economy, and can afford to buy no expen- :sive apparatus—in fact, we have to rely upon the resourcefulness of our local carpenter to pre- pare as much as pos- sible. As we have so many poor children attending our school we cannot make fees com- pulsory without shutting the door against them, as well as against those...”
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“...The Observatory in their names. Fifty endowed scholar- ships would supply the most pressing need of our Church in China to-day. Tlie Debt Since the Redruth Con- Fund: Final ference the Debt Fund Statement. has received £269 5s. 5^• This money has come from circuits which could not honour their engagements earlier and we much appreciate their fidelity to their word. The last payment was received on May 1st. The Conference list, inaugurated so splendidly at Halifax in 1913, realized £9,492 7s. 3d., the District efforts brought in a total sum of £18,984 17s. iod.; interest added be- fore the Redruth Conference amounted to £321 13s. 2d., making the grand total sum of £28,798 18 s. 3d. After meeting the debts as they stood at the last Conference there is now a reserve fund in the Bank of £3,200 19s. 4d. We dare not contemplate what would have been our position to-day but for this fine achievement, and every person who had any share in it will find an ample reward in its complete success. We...”
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“...illustrating our position and growth in the great empire of China by a series of charts, in the follow- ing order :— North China (1859). See page 56. South-East China. (1864). See page 72. South-West China (1885). III. Tbc South-West Ch*na Mission. By the Rev. J. A. DOBSON. The diagram below epitomizes the history and progress of the above Mission, com- prising the circuits in the Province of Yunnan. 1884 Rev. J. Hudson Taylor and Mr. Benjamin Broomhall, of the China Inland Mis- sion, addressed the Con- ference on the needs and claims of China. Confer- ence resolved to send tw'o brethren. 1885 Revs. T. G. Vanstone and S. T. Thorne set apart for China. Great en- thusiasm and liberality. A remarkable baptism of the Holy Spirit. They sailed on November 4th. Arrived at Shanghai, December 24׳th. Reached Chao Tong (Yunnan), June 23rd, 1886, nearly eight months after leav- ing England. 1886 Revs. S. Pollard and F. J. Dyrnond sailed for China. Worthy of note that three of the first four mis- sionaries...”
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“...Our Thirty Years in West China “ We claim this city for Thee, Lord Jesus; send a worker to occupy it.” Such would be the simple form of prayer offered by this China Inland Missionary as he knelt for the first time in the remote city of Chaotong. The C.I.M. was only young then, and was just beginning to occupy the vast terri-. tories of China. How little the young missionary thought that, even while he prayed, the answer was being de- veloped. At that very time there was growing in the mind and heart of Bible Christian leaders the conviction that it was time to establish a work among non-Christian peoples, and those events were unfolding which brought the Con- ference into communication with the late Hudson Taylor with׳ the result that the West China Mission was started, and the young man, whom we have seen praying, had the joy of escorting our pioneer missionaries, S. T. Thorne and T. G. Vanstone, into the province. Some years have passed, and again we have the privilege of looking at a...”
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“...Our Thirty Years in West China are willing to come.” True to their word, ere long, they came in embarrass- ing numbers, and took possession of the mission premises. Here then were competitors for Gospel teaching. Learned, shrewd, self-seeking Chinese from the towns and market villages of the north; ignorant, debased, excit- able, Miao from the southern hills. Sad that the Church was not prepared to supply the needs of both. But so it was, and the Conference of 1905 held at Exeter heard the present writer plead- ing that we might go slowly in regard' to the Miao movement in order that the new work among the Chinese might be conserved. This was not to be, how- ever, and perhaps it was not possible for us, with the resources, as man counts, at our disposal, to maintain our work in both fields. The Miao movement cap- tured the Conference by the romance and emotion which marked it, and by the desperate need of the down-trodden grand sphere for hard evangelistic work is discovered—a sphere calculated...”
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“...followed later. Chief interest began to centre in Yunnan. Two sta- tions were occupied, Yunnan Fu and Chao Tong Fu. Of the four mission- aries then toiling there two, Mr. Pollard and Mr. Dymond, are honoured as our veterans in that field to-day. The in- fant mission could then report only six baptized members and 24 Sunday A typical Chao Tong House. {Photo : S. Pollard, [The white is not snow, but sunshine.] scholars. For many years the ground seemed hard and barren. But the work was maintained with undiminished ar- dour both by the toilers in the field and the people at home. •Ten Years Ten years ago the mission Ago. in China could not report more than 59 baptized members, 25 juvenile members, and 205 Sunday scholars. But the Conference of that year received the report of the coming of the Miao. The strange and thrilling story of hundreds besieging the mission premises to learn the Gosnel message stirred the hearts of all. The missionary staff was increased by two and raised to ten. To-day...”
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“...and famine will take the place of harvest. These conditions have made the up-country work of the mission not only increasingly hard but not a little perilous. UNSETTLED STATE OF THE DISTRICT. Our missionaries have had other dangers and difficulties than those aris- ing from severity of weather. Under the new order of government, which has not yet attained to the authority of the old order, nor can it but by slow degrees, the general condition of life in the remoter districts is, from time to time, dangerously disturbed. Wenchow 103 city as well as many of the outlying districts has been seriously attacked by hordes of violent bandits. One of our missionaries who has spent some ten years in Wenchow says the whole atmosphere and general conditions have quite changed since he first went there. Time will doubtless bring smoother and safer conditions, but for the present the work of the Mission has to be done in the face of both difficulty and menace. At one time the scare in the city was so...”
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“...be made. Every year at least £20,000 for Foreign and £10,000 for Home Missions should be raised. He strongly advocated a Layman’s Missionary move- ment. Rev. C. Stedeford (Foreign Mission- ary secretary) said that in view of the extensive scope of their work in China, and the demands created by the new era, the Committee felt it was impera- tive that a well-trained native ministry should be secured. Native preachers should undergo a thorough Biblical and theological training for a course of four years. Scholarships should be granted to more advanced students, who might be trained to great advantage in the Theological Colleges of Peking, Nan- king and Shentu. These colleges were specially named, because of their con- tiguity to our various missionary centres. A Chinese gentleman, Mr. Shan Feng Lung, of North China, had invested 1,000 dollars for the training of native pastors. Mr. Shealey, of California, has also invested 4,000 gold dollars (Ameri- can) with a still further promise of 2,000...”
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“...car- ried into all our churches, and we shall 133 see a revival which will open a new era in our work at home and abroad. More The Conference readily Scholarships, accepted the scheme of scholarships proposed as a means for providing the best training for our preachers in China. We have already announced the splendid gener- osity of George Washington Shealey, Esq., of Kern Co., California, who has executed a Deed of Gift conveying 4,000 dollars (£800) to the work of the Peking University for the purpose of founding six scholarships for the use of United Methodist Mission students. He hopes to endow three more scholarships. There is also an endowed scholarship provided by the gift of £100 by one of our members in North China, Mr. Chang Feng Lung. These noble gifts are fol- lowed by another munificent contribu...”