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¿fJVOVflp X DRAWNBt MAURICE CRECORY. “ Whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved. *

“ .Sow then shall they call on Sim in Whom they have not believed ? and How shall they believe in Him of Whom they have not heard f and How shall they hear without a preacher ? and How shallthey preach except they be sent ? even as it is ivritten How beautiful are the feet o f them that bring glad tidings of good things—Romans x. 13-15. C h in a s M illions <4%

V o l . XI.—N e w S e r ie s .

The W ihd-kuling Towjeb. Bitilt to Oonsbbve the Luck of the To w . Phovuto* or Si-okuen.

1903.

L o n d o n :

MORGAN AND SCOTT, 12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C.

CHINA INLAND MISSION, NEWINGTON GREEN, N. China Inland Mission Founder and Consulting Director ...... J. Hudson Tayloe, m.e.c.s., f.r.g.s. General Director ...... D. E. Hostjs.

London Council. Home Director and Chairman Theodore Howard, Bickley, Kent. Assistant Home Director ... W alter B. Sloan. Richard H. Hill, St. Keverae, Bromley, Kent. Rev. J. J. Luck, M.A., St. Nicholas Vicarage, Gloucester. William Sharp, Woodfield, Beulah Hill, Norwood, S.E. Dr. W. W arren , 22, Dunsmure Road, Stamford Hill, N. P. S. Badbnoch, Conference Hall, Mildmay. C ecil H. P o lh ill, Howbury Hall, Bedford. Hammond Chubb, Home Lea, Bickley, Kent. C olon el J. W. Hogge, 36, Kidbrook Park Road, Blackheath, S.E. Treasurer: Robert Scott. Secretary: F Marcus Wood. Editorial Secretary: Marshall Broomhall, B.A.

Secretary Women's Departrdent: Miss H. E. Soltau, 92, Grosvenor Road, London, ¥. Cashier—Walter Tucker. Office»— China Inland Mission, Newington Green, London, N. Telegraphic Address—Lammermuir, London. Bankers—London and County, 21, Lombard Street, London, E.C. All donations to be addressed to the Secretary. Cheques and Money Orders (payable at G.P.O.) to be made payable to the China Inland Mission, and crossed “ London and County Bank.” It is particularly requested that on every occasion when a Bum of money is sent for transmission to a Missionary as a gift, or for any private p.urpose, it be clearly indicated as for transmission only. But money intended for the support or work of any particular Missionary, or for a Native Helper, or Bible-Woman, or Scholar, or any other Mission object, being practically a contribution to the Mission, should not be marked for transmission, but the desired object indicated only.

North American Council.

Home Director and Chairman H enry W . F rost. Bt Secretary and Treasurer: J. S. Helmer, Toronto, Ont. Treasurer: Horace C. Coleman, Philadelphia, Pa. C .4 'tsi J. 0. Anderson, Toronto, Ont. Rev. D. McTavtsh, D.Sc-, Toronto, Ont. H on. S. H. Blake, K.C., Toronto, Ont. J. D. Nasmith, Toronto, Ont. Wo 3 J. R. Cavers, Galt, Ont. Henry O’Brien, K.C., Toronto, Ont. Rev. T. C DesBarres, M.A., Toronto, Oijt. Rev. H. M. Parsons, D.D., Toronto, Ont. R ev. W . J. E rdman, D.D., Germantown, Pa. Elias Rogers, Toronto, Ont. J. J. Gartshore, Toronto, Ont. Rev. R. A. Torrey, D.D., Chicago, 111. Rev. Elmore Harris, D.D., Toronto, Ont. Rev. Thomas Wardrope, Guelph, Ont. Howard A. Kelly, M.D., Baltimore, Md. Rev. Robert Wallace, Belleville, Ont. Robert Kilgour, Toronto, Ont. T. H. Stark, M.D., Hon. Medical Examiner. The members of the Council meet at Philadelphia or Toronto, as may be most convenient for them ; those meeting at Philadelphia deal with Mission matters in the States, and those meeting in Toronto with Mission matters in Canada.

In the U nited Stat es: I n Canada : 702, Witherspoon Building, Philadelphia, Pa. ' I 507, Church Street, Toronto, Ont. Home 226, W. Chelten Avenue, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.

Australasian Council.

R ev. S. C. K ent. R ev. E. K ing. R ev. D. O’D onnell. R ev. W . H. H osken. R ev. J. Southey. Rev. C. H. Barnes. D r . McColl. R obert Gillespie. Rev. J- Carson.

Hon. Treasurer: D r . J. J. K itchen, 239, Bank Street, South Melbourne. Secretary: C. F. W hitridge.

Office : Australian Deposit and Mortgage Bank Buildings, 267, Collins Street, Melbourne.

Home Centres. Associate Missions. Europe- Europe. ENGLAND— Newington Green, Mildmay, London, n. SCOTLAND— 121, Bath Street, glasgow. SWEDEN— The Swedish Mission in China, Stockholm. GERMANY— LIEBENZELL, WURTTEMBURG. The Swedish Holiness Union, Torp, kumla. SWITZERLAND— St. Chrischona, near Basel. The Scandinavian China Alliance Mission, ■Rortb Bmertca. JÒNÒKPINQ. C A N A D A - 507, Church Street, toronto. NORWAY— The Norwegian Mission in China, Christiana. UNITED STATES- ■Office—702, Witherspoon Building, PHILADELPHIA, GERMANY— The German China Alliance Mission, Seifen- PENN. strasse 5, barmen. Home—226, W. Chelten Avenue, German Town, PHILADELPHIA, Pa. FINLAND— The Free Church Mission, seutula, dickursby. Sustralaeia. Wortb America. AUSTRALIA— 267, Collins Street, Melbourne. NEW ZEALAND— Zealandia Chambers, Dowling Street, dunedin. UNITED STATES—The Scandinavian China Alliance Mission, 1084, TASMANIA— “ Newlands,” hobart. N. Francisco Avenue, chicago, i l l . 1903. Index.

PAGE Aborigines of Kwei-chaii, The ••• ••• 47 Cheh-kiang, Cities of ...... 21 “Alway Rejoicing” ...... 131 Cheh-kiang, Province of ...... 17, 109 Always Praying and not Fainting ...... 29 Chih-li, Province of 99 American Branch of the C.I.M., The ...... 89 China Council 110 Annual Meetings, Report of ••• ••• 71 Conferences...... 54 :, 55 Sir Geo. Williams ... 71 Rev. Jno. Sharp, M.A. 77 Corrections ...... •...... 13, 139 Rev. J. Hudson Taylor Theo. Howard Esq. ... 78 2 (le tte r)...... 72 Dr. G. W Guinness ... 79 Death Rate in China Annual Report ...... 72 Miss S. E. J on es...... 81 Departures for China 14, 28, 4L 56, 129, 144’*158, 172 Rev. J. J. Coulthard ... 72 Mr. Thos. James ...... 82 Designations ...... 14, 41 Mrs. Montagu Beauchamp 74 Dr. Pierson (address Dr. John Anderson ... 76 published separately) Earthly Lord Sect, The ... 37 “ A People prepared for the L oed ” ...... 30 Editorial Notes:— Arrivals from China ...... 28, 56, 84, 129, 172 Affection of Chinese Litigation, Native Chris­ Arrivals in China ...... 14, 28, 56, 70, 84, 129 Christians ... ¿.. 151 tiana and ... 23 Annual Meeting, Our Manchurian Question, Articles on Spiritual and Missionary Subjects :— 37, 50, 64 The...... 139 “ Alway Rejoicing.” By Rev. J. Stuart Holden, M.A. ... 132 Answers to l ’rayer 164 Map of South-West China 125 Always Praying and not Fainting. By Dr. R. A. Torrey 29 A Public Meeting 151 Mar tyrs’Memorial Scheme, Bible in China, T h e ...... “ 145A Retrospect ” in A ...... 139 German Branch of the China Inland Mission, The ... 57 Chinese 150 Missions and Criticism... 150 Missionary Biographies ...... 15 Autumn Departures, The 138 Mission* and Treaty Re­ Notes on 1902...... ••• 1 Baptisms in 1902 50 vision ...... 150 Prayer and China’s Need ...... 43 Bible in China, The 139 Need of More Workers 164 The Marching Orders. By liev. R. F. Horton, D.D. ... ]59 British and Foreign New M ay which is the Typical Christians. By Rev. J. J. Luce, M.A...... 117 Bible Society 51 Old, The ...... 28 “ Call,” The Missionary 65 New Year, The Threshold Australasian Branch of the C.I.M., The ...... 89 Call to Prayer ... 165 of a ... 8 “A very present help in Trouble ” ...... 25 Central China Religious Noteworthy Work on Mis- Tract Society, The 51 sions, A 65 Baptisms ... 14, 28, 41, 56, 70, 84, 129, 144, 158, 172 Chang-chih-tung, H E. 51 Opium Trade, The 9 Baptisms at Nan-pu ...... 149 Cheh-kiang, The Trouble Picture Post Cards 65 in ...... 37 Prayer for Students, Day Baptisms in T’ai-kang and District...... 132 Chinese Government and of ... 23 Bible in China, The ...... 145 Idolatry, The 8 Prayer, The Need of ... 83 Condition of Things, The Presen t Opportunity, Book Notices:—' Present 50 The... 125,139, 164 A Missionary Roll ...... ••• 171 Consular Report of Publication, A New 164 Answered Prayers and Open D o o r s ...... 171 Kiang-si .. 51 Qualifications for Mission­ China and the Chinese...... 171 Council, The Home 50 ary Work ... 37 City of Springs, or Mission Work in Chin-cheu, The ... 13 Correction 139 Railway Extension in Evolution of the Japanese, Social and Psychic ...... 144 Deputation Work 139 China ...... 165 Fire and Sword in Sb a n -SI ...... 70 Dr. Blodget, The Late ... 151 Railways in China 139 From Tien-tsin to Peking ...... 55 Educational Conquest of Reform Movement in Geography and Atlas of Foreign Missions, A ... 65, 128 China ...... 164 China 125 How David Hill followed Christ ...... 128 Educational Reform iu Situation in the Far East 150 Maker of th' New Orient, A ...... 27 China ...... 23 Situation in the North- M aster’s Guide for His Disciples, The ...... 27 Eye-gate 9 West, The ... 36 Missionary Methods in Manchuria ...... 128 Governor of Hu-NaN on Sloan’s Appointment to Missionary Nuggets ...... 27 Missions ...... 125 Assistant Home Missionary Principles and P ra ctice ...... 27 Heathenism, Ethics o f ... 22 Director, Mr. 36 Outline Studies of Mohammedanism ...... 27 Herr Carl Polnick 151 Sloan, Mr. 165 Pastor Hsi...... 164 Home of llest, A New ... 125 Stevenson’s Letters, Mr. Rex Christus : An Outline Study of China...... 171 H o-nan Martyrs, The 125 8, 22, 36, 50, 64 Snapshots from the North Pacific ...... 171 Ho-nan, The Province of 151 Stevenson, Rev. J. W.... 125 Station Class Sketches...... 128 In Memoriam—Mrs. H. Stock, Resignation of Mr. Stedfast unto Death ...... 128 S. Conway ... 139 Eugene 8 The Educational Conquest of the Far East...... 128 In Memoriam— Miss M. Study of Comparative The Light of the Morning ...... 55 A. Gregory... 151 Religions ... 165 These Thirty Years ...... 55 In Memoriam — Miss C. Taylor, Dr. and Mrs. Things as they are ...... ••• ... 128 Karlman 37 Howard 37 Tufts and Tails ...... 171 In Memoriam — Laight, Trans - Siberian Postal Two Heroes of Cathay...... 128 C. H...... 8 Arrangements 150 Via Eastern ...... 128 In Memoriam — Smith, Unrest in the North- Miss Lucy 8 West 22 Books on Missionary Subjects, Some Recent ... 128 In Memoriam —Pastor Viceroy, China’s Greatest 22 Boys, About Chinese ...... 152 Song 37 Viceroy of Si-CHUEN, New 22 Brief Notes of a Journey to Tu-shan, K w e i-c h au ... 45 Items of General Interest Women Candidates De- 9, 51, 65 Department 125 British and Foreign Bible Society’s Work in China 77 Latest Information 124, 138 Wun-chau New Testa­ List of Missionaries, The ment ...... 164 Cash Account for 1902, C.I.M. ••• ••• ••• 112 New ...... 37, 65 Yung-lu, The Death of... 64 Centenary and a Jubilee, A...... 86 Chang Chih-tung, H.E...... 51 Empress Dowager ...... 60 Change of Address ...... ••• 110 Extracts from Letters 12, 40, 119, 142, 153, 170 iv. INDEX.

PAGE Illustrations for Missionary Addresses—continued— Financial Needs ••• ...... 2 New Testament, The Statistics 90, 94, 95, Finances, The Mission ...... 88 Story of a ...... 73 110— 115, 135 New Way Which is the Steamers, Inland River 31 Floods in West and North China ...... 162 Old, The ...... 23 Study of Comparative Foreign Stamps ... 14, 41, 56, 70, 129 Old Mrs. Keu ...... 58 Religions ...... 164 Form of Bequest ...... 130 Opium 9, 24, 37, 41, 45 Su-hai-ching—A Chinese Fuh-kien, Cities o f ...... 137 53, 68, 73,124, 148,145, 149 Convert ...... 148 Our Good Scotch Presby­ “ Suicide Cliff ” ...... 74 uh kien F - , Province of ...... 134 terian ...... 33 SundayataMissionStation 38 Gan-hwuy, Cities of ...... 7 Pair of Chinese Lady’s Sunday Closing ... 169 Gan-hwuy, Province of ...... 3,108 Shoes, A ...... 81 Tactful Move of the Persecuted for Christ’s Empress Dowager, A 158 Geil, Mr. W. E ...... 64 Sake ... 119,143 Telegraphic Service of General Survey of the Field ...... 91 Power of a Blameless China ...... 41 German Branch of the China Inland Mission, The... 57 Life, T h e ...... 69 Terrible Experience, A 170 Prayer and China’s Need 43 Testament for the Hailstorm in Shan-si, A Destructive • • • - • 11 Prayer Answered 134, 162 Chung-kia Tribe ... 155 Hakkas, The...... 59 Prayer, A Remarkable “ The Golden Book of Ho-nan, Province of...... 100 Answer t o ...... 41 Fiesole” ...... 81 Pressed to Preach ... 46 The Marching Orders... 169 u nan H - , Cities o f ...... 35 Progress— A Comparison 73 The Tender Care of God 26 Hu-nan, Province of ...... 31, 107 Promise, A Strengthening 68 Tract Circulation ... 51 Hu-nan, The Work of God in ...... 32 Question and Answer ... 30 Triumphant Death, A 107 Hu-peh, Province of ...... 101 Qualifications for Mis­ Unfaithful Converts ... 138 sionary Work 37 Village Work ...... 141 Illustrations for Missionary Addresses:— Railway, Han-kow and Visit to a Village, A First 47 Canton ...... 31 Voice of Thy Brother’s Aborigines, The ... 76 Educational Conquest Railways in China 139, 165 Blood, The -. 95 Affection of Chinese of China ...... 164 “ Rax me that Bible” 161 Walk to find Christ, A Christians...... 151 Educational Reform ... 23 Reaching the Scholars... 167 Long ...... 32 An Army of Conquest... 161 Electricity in China ... 139 Ready to Hear the Gospel 30 Wang-hwei’s Witness- An Old Man’s Device to Empress Dowager’s Record of a Year’s Work 69 bearing ...... 142 realize Chbibt ... 58 Seventieth Birthday 41 Religious Tract Sooiety 144 Welcomed by the Women 17 Antagonism of Roman­ Enquirer, A Resolute ... 84 Reform Movement ... 125 What has been done ... 94 ists ...... 5,10 Ethics of Heathenism... 22 Religious Life of the What remains to be done 95 An Unprecedented Op- Evangel, an Announce­ Chinese ...... 74 “ Will you iiome ? ” ... 75 portu n ity...... 99 ment, The ...... 160 Return to Hwuy-luh ... 68 Witchcraft, The Gospel An Un worked District 66 Evangelist, An Earnest 141 ‘ Russian Railway Schemes 41 and ...... 13 “ An Utterly Dark Faithful Disciple, A ...40,80 Scripture Circulation... 51 Wonderful Change, A 32 Thing ” —yet Good 79 Faith Triumphant ... 163 Seeking the Truth—A Wreck on the Yang-tz, A 67 Appeal for Help, An ... 76 Five, Mrs.—An Enquirer 119 Boat Story...... 76 Wun-chau New Testa­ Baptisms in Gan-hwuy 5 “ From Jest to Earnest ” 143 Self-Supporting Work.. 108 ment ... 110, 164 Baptisms in Si-chubn 164 Gambler’s Resoluteness 143 Social Life of China ... 74 Yearning for a Saviour 69 Beaten for Christ’s General Survey, A ... 91 Some Enquirers 132, Yellow River—an Illus­ sake...... 13, 24 Generou8 Giving ... 143 334, 149, 153 tration ...... 88 Beginning Work ... 156 Glints of Sunshine ... 68 Bible and Its Message, Governor of Hu -nan on In Memoriam:— A ...... 75, 80 Missions ...... 125 Basnett, Miss R. F. ... 126 Linder, Mrs. L. H. E. 126 Bible in China, The Home in China, Mr. Conway, Mrs. H. S. 139, 140 Sanders, Miss A. ... 126 77, 86, 87, 139, 145, 164 Taylor’s First ... 19 Gregory, Miss M. A. 151, 156 Smith, Miss Lucy C. 8, 12 Bible, The First Chinese 86 Hospital Needed, A ... 81 Jensen, Miss L. ... 126 Wood, Miss G. H. 151 Bible Woman, A ... 142 How a Beginning is Laight, C. H...... 8, 25. Blind Boy, A Friendly 32 Made ...... 47 Boxer Rising, The ... 103 Humped-Backed Man, Items of General Interest:— Boy Named Forty- A Little ...... 32 American Commercial Treaty... 65 Seven, A Little ... 33 H u-nan, Progress in ... 151 Anglo-Japanese Alliance ...... 1 Buddhist Rosary, A ... 81 Income for 1902 ... 72 Appointment of a Consul-General to YUN-NAN ... 50 Buddhist Vegetarian, A 74 Isolation ...... 25 Arrest of Boxers 65 Burning Idols ...... 143 Law of Efficiency, The 160 Chinese Eastern Railway 1 “ Call,” The Missionary 65 Letter from Viceroy Chinese Students at London University ...... 51 Chinese B o y s ...... 152 Ts;en ...... 155 Commercial Treaty ...... 1 Chinese Christian Giving 13 Liberal Hospitality ... 171 Geil’s Tour of Mission Stations, The Rev. E d g a r...... 36 Chinese Colporteur, A 80 Life-long Seeker, A ... 119 Government Restriction re Ladies entering Shan-si, Chinese Imperial Post 155 Litigation ...... 25, 26 Removed Chinese Job, A ...... 169 Macedonian Message, A 30 Kw ang-si R e b e llio n ...... 2. 8 Chinese Lazarus, A ... 55 Martyrdoms, Two More 92 Missions and Treaty Revision...... 150 Chinese Government and Martyrs’ Memorial Pao-ting Fu, Mud Wall built round ...... 51 Idolatry ...... 8 Scheme ...... 139 Peace Protocol, The ...... 1 Church's Greatest Period 160 Mass Movement, A ... 102 Presentation to General M e i ...... 65 Compensation...... 68, 83 Memorial Tablet, A Protest of Foreign Ministers against Appointment of Corruption of Chinese Martyr’s ...... 127 YuLian-san ...... 51 Officials ...... 18 Missionary Biographies 15 Railway Extension in C h in a ...... 165 Cross-bearing—An Um­ Missionary Claim Re­ Rebellion in Kwang-si ...... 52 brella ...... 73 jected, The ... 160 Return of the Chinese C ou rt...... 1 Daily Destruotion of Missions and Criticism 150 Russia and Manchuria ...... 65 Idols ...... 99 Mixed Motives of Candi­ T’ai-p’ing Rebellion ...... 3, 19, 59, 77, 86 Dangers Averted ... 93 dates for Baptism... 46 Tax Riots...... 2 Death-Bed, A Heathen 32 Monument, An Interest­ Telegraph System of China, Transfer of ... 41 Death-Rate in China ... 2 ing ...... 41 Trans-Siberian Postal Arrangements ...... ' 150 Difficulties in Opening Mother, A Grateful ... 80 Trans-Siberian Railway ...... 1,9 Stations ...... 92 Native Contributions ... 135 Tramways in P e k in g ...... 51 Distribution of Scrip­ Neglected People, A ... 47 Yung-lu, The Death o f...... 64 tures ...... 9 New List of Mission­ Early Itinerations in aries ...... 158 Jesuits, The ... 60 Hu -nan ...... 31 New Stations...... 92 Jews in China, a Colony of ... 39 INDEX. v.

PAGE Missionaries, Tidings o f and from - -continued- PA.GE Kang’ Yu-wei, H.E. ••• •• ••• ... 60 Anderson, Geo. A. ... 14 Davies, Miss H ..„ ...41, 64 K a n -s u h , Province of ...... 97 Anderson. Miss Jda ... 129 Davis, C. F. E. and Mrs. Anderson, Dr. and Mrs. 64, 76 K ia n g -s i, Province of ...... 106 8, 24, 103, 118 Anderson, Miss Thor. ... 129 Dickie, F. and Mrs. 129, 143 K ia n g -s u , Province of ...... 101 Andrew, G. and Mrs. Doherty. AY. J. and Mrs. K w a n g -s i , Cities o f ...... 123 3.6, 50, 124 14, 82, 169 K w a n g -s i, Province of ...... 120 Angwin, Miss R. ... 14 Domay, G...... 4 Kwang-tung, Cities of ...... 63 Amiiss, Miss H...... 64 Drake, Miss E...... 22, Argento,A. 58,101,138,154,169 Duffy, A. and Mrs. ... 4 Kwang-tung, Province of ...... 59 Arndtz, Miss J...... 129 Easton, G. !•'. and Mrs. 97, 169 Kwei-chau, Cities of ...... 49 Arnott, Miss R. C. ... 24 Edgar, J. H...... *155 Kwei-chau, Province of ...... 44,104 Bailer, Miss Emily F. ... 155 Embery, W. ,1. ... 54, 106 Bailer, F. W. and Mrs. Emslie, W. and Mrs. Lawsuits, Regarding ••• • • 26 4, 91, 100, 150 4, 14, 28, 109 Letter from Rev. J. Hudson Taylor ...... 72 Bance, Miss H...... 84 EngstrOm, Miss S. ...28, 41 Letter from Viceroy Ts’en, A ...... 154 Barber, E. 0. ... 8, 14, 54 England, IK and Mrs. 1 tl'.i Li Hung Chang, H. E...... 4 Barham, A. H. and Mrs. 13,82 Entwistle, W. E. & Mrs. Basnett, Miss li. F. ... 126 108, 170 Medical Work 8, 79, 80, 95, 103, 120, 124, 166, 167, 169 Batterham, Miss M. ... 97 Ericsson, A...... 14 Medical Work in K’ai-feng Fu 166 Batty, Miss L. A. ... 70 Eriktftou, Miss A. ...28, 41 Missionaries, Alphabetical List of ... 115 Beauchamp, M. and Mrs. Evans, A. E. and Mrs. Missionaries and Stations of C.I.M. 96— 102, 104- -110 28, 36, 64, 74,99,103,118,164 36.41,103,155,162 Belcher, W. M. and Mrs. Fairclough, C...... 36,93 Missionaries New 2 13, 40, 98 Falls, John ...... 4, 168 Missionaries Returned to China 2 Berg, A. and Mr.s. Fearon, Miss M. E. ... 8, 24 Missionaries, Summary of C.I.M. ... 110 22, 28, 41, 142, 153 Fiddler, J. S...... 98 Missionary Biographies 15 Bergling, A. It. mid Mrs. Fishe, C. T. and Mrs. ... 138, 142, 153 8,45, 51, 84. 105, 125, 172 Missionary Societies:— Bergs.tr6m, S. and Jim. 14 Flei8climanu, C. A. ... 28 American Baptist Mission, North ...... 18, 21, 63 Berzelius, Miss I. M. ... 8, 14 Fleming, Miss H. B. ... 12 American Baptist Mission, South ...... 63 Beschnidt, Miss M. ... 155 J’o/lie, E. 30, 84, 99, 124, 142 American Bible Society ...... 94,147 Bevis, E. G...... 13 Ford, H. T. and Mrs. American Board, C.F.M. 63, 135, 137 Bird, Fred ...... 82 8, 17, 24, 124, 132, 134 American Methodist Episcopal Mission ... 5, 18, 21, 132, 135 Black, Miss ...... 1.29 Foucar, H. E. and Mrs. 73 American Presbyterian Mission, North 4, 18, 19, 21, 32 (?), 63 Black, Miss E. ... 13,129 French, Miss E. 8, 40, 54, (i-1 American Presbyterian Mission, South ...... 21, 151 Black, Miss J...... 129 Funk, Miss M. li. ... 70 American Protestant Episcopal Mission Blacklaws, Miss M. W.... 170 Ervhli h, E...... 36,5(1 American Reformed Church ...... "3 1 , 135, 137 Bliisner, F. and Mrs. ... 98 Garland, Miss A. 98, 119, 141 American Scandinavian Congregational ...... 63 Blom, C. ... 13, 101, 124, 142 Garland, Miss S. ... 98- American United Evangelicals ...... 32 Bobby, W. (5. and Mrs. Gates, Miss C...... 8, 24 Baptist Missionary Society ...... 85 4, 36, 155 Gauntlett, Miss E. 8, 54, 66 Berlin M ission ...... 63 Bolling, T. B. J. ... 8, 14 Gibb, G. W. and Mrs. ... 4 Bible Christian Mission ...... 50, 106 Bordson, Miss M. C. ... 84 (¡ibson, Min* A 22, 155- British and Foreign Bible Society 37, 50, 51, 71, 76, 77, Botham, Mrs. T. E. ... 126 Gillies, Robert and Mrs. 4 85, 91, 94, 147 Brauchli, C...... 14 Gilmer. W. T...... 154 Canadian Presbyterian Mission ...... 135 Brock, J. and Mrs. 4, 8, 24 Glanville, Miss E. A. ... 105 Central China Religious Tract Society ...... 51, 91 Broomhall, A. H. & Mrs. Godbold, Miss 13. ... 129 China Missionary Alliance 26 22, 36, 104 Goold, A. and Mrs. ... 97 Christian and Missionary Alliance ...... 5, 7, 121, 151 Broumton, J . F. 36, 44, 64,129 Gough, Miss H. A. ... 64 Christian’s Mission ...... 21 Brown, R. M...... 68 Gracie, A. and Mrs. ... 144 Church Missionary Society 18, 21, 63, 76, 85, 120, 135, 137 Brumisekweiler, Miss E. 36,56 Graham, J. & Mrs. 36, 50, 125 Church of England Zenana Mission .. 137 Burgess, O. and Mrs. ... 97 Grainger, A. and Mrs. 103, 169 English Presbyterian Mission...... 60, 63, 184, 137 Burrows, //. £'...... 14 Gray, A. V...... 4, 5 Foreign Christian Missionary Society ...... 7 Cable, Miss A. M. ... 8, 14 Green, C. H. S. & Mrs. Free Christian Mission,...... 5 Cujander, Miss E. ... 143 8, 24, 50, 68, 99, 119 German Alliance Mission ...... 18, 109 Cane, Miss L. M. ... 151 Gregg, Miss J. G. Independent Workers ... 7, 21 Carlyle, Miss L...... 13 8, 68, 99, 119, 124 International Missionary Alliance ...... 63, 123 Carr, Dr. S. H. ... Gregory, Miss M. A. 151,156 London Missionary Society ...... 31,63, 77,135,137 2, 80, 101, 166 Grierson, R. and Mrs. ... 158 Methodist Episcopal Mission, North...... 7, 137 Carwardine, C. and Mrs. 97 Griffith, M. L. and Mrs. Methodist Free Church Mission ...... 164 Cassels, Bishop W. W. 8, 14, 50, 67, 99, 119 National Bible Society of Scotland .. 31, 32, 91, 94, 137, 147 69, 75, 102, 118, 125, 149, 164 Grundy, W ...... 119 Norwegian Mission ...... 32 Chenery, Charles ... 105 Guinness, Dr. G. W. Presbyterian Church of New Zealand ...... 63 Churcher, Miss E. J. ...22, 24 2,22,64, 79,80,101,140,166 Rhenish Mission ...... 63 Clark, Dr. W. T. 8, 14, 22, 67 Gustafson, Miss A. 28, 155 Reformed Church (Covenanters) ...... 63 Clarke, G. W. and Mrs. 31, 99 UagqvtHl, W.andMrs 142 Religious Tract Society ...... 86 Clarke, S. R. and Mrs. Hall, J. C...... 66, 98 Scandinavian China Alliance Mission 22, 32, 98, 126, 169 8, 47, 91, 105, 155 Hammond. A...... 129 Society for the Promotion of Female Education 63, 137 Clinton, T. A. P. ... 32 Hancock, Miss A. M. ... 54 Society for the Diffusion of Christian and General Coates, C. H...... 129 Hanna, W. J ...... 22, 56 Knowledge among the Chinese ...... 91 Coleman, Miss I. M. ... 97 Hannah, C. B...... 103 Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge 85 Collins, Miss F. L. ...36,56 Harding, D. A. G. Swedish Mission in China ...... Ì, 101 Conway, H. S. and Mrs. 53, 54, 66, 9» Swedish Holiness Union ...... 37, 169 124, 140 Harding, D. J. and Mrs. United Brethren in Christ ...... 63 Cooper, E. J...... 148 24, 105, 124, 143, 155 United Methodist Free Church ...... 21 Coulthard, J. J. and Mrs. Harrison, Miss A. ... 97 Weslëyan Missionary Society 32, 63, 120 3, 4, 64, 72, 129 Hastings, Miss L. ...36,56 Missionaries, Tidings of and from Cox, Dr. G. A. and Mrs. 102 Hayward, J. N. and Mrs. 36 Adam, J. R. and Mrs. ... 47 Allen, Miss Mary ... 28 Cream, Miss S. A. ... 17 Heal, J. A. and Mrs. ... 82 Aldis, Miss K. M. ... 64 Ambler, P. Y...... 54 Crofts, D. W. and Mrs. 14, 169 Heinrichsohn P. K,, .. 84 Aldis, W. H. and Mrs. Andersen, Miss Gina S. Culverwell, Miss F. H.... Herbert, W. T. and Mrs.82,138 55, 103, 169 8, 22, 28, 41 103, 118, 138, 149 Hewett, Dr. J. W. ... 129 Allen, H. A. C. and Mrs. Anderson, C. J. and Mrs. 14 Curtis, H. H. 53, 54, 56, 106 Hewitt, H. J...... 105 24, 53, 105 Anderson, Miss E. 28,109 Darroch, Miss M. ... 4, 41 Higgs, Miss Edith ... 129 vi. INDEX.

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R ill, K. B. J. and Mrs. 28 Miller, G. and Mrs. ... 4 Spiller, Miss E. H. A. 36,56,155 Vale, Jos. and Mrs. 103, 169 Hockman, W. H. 8, 14, 22, 67 Miller. J. B. ... 36, 93 Stâlhaniviar,G. A <$•Mrs. 142 Vogel, Miss E ...... 129 Hogg, Dr. A. and Mrs.... 14 Moodie, R. T. and Mrs. 163 Stark, James and Mrs.... 124 Wallace, Miss E. ... 155 H&gman, N...... 158 Morris, Miss Eva ... 129 Steven, F. A. and Mrs. 84 Wartmann, Miss E. ... 41 Horne, W. S. and Mrs. 171 Moyes, James ... 8, 24, 67 Stevens, C. H. and Mrs. 129 Waters, B. Curtis ... 25 Hoskyn, Miss J. F. Muir, VlissG. M .... 36, 50 Stevenson, J. W. 8, 22, Weber, Miss L. I. ... 161 Wester, W...... 14 8, 22, 41,125, 142, 170 Munch, F...... 28 23, 36, 82, 125, 129 Hoste, D. E. and Mrs. Muller, Qeo...... 14 Stevenson, O. and Mrs. 53 Westwood, W. and Mrs. 36, 64, 87, 155 Murray, Miss C. K. ... 50 Strand, Miss A . ... 169 5, 13, 73 Howell, G. T. and Mrs..,. 89 Murray, E. and Mrs. ... 64 Strong, W. S. 13, 91, 104 Whittome, Miss A. ... 129 Hunt, Miws A...... 119 Nilsun, Ph. and Mrs. ... 169 Swahn, Miss A . 28, 169 Wilcox, J. W. and Mrs. 4 Hunt, E. and Mrs. 138,164 Nordlund. V L. fy Mrs. 14 Talbot, Mrs...... 133 Wilkins, Miss J. M. Hunter, G. W...... 98 Oberg, O. E. and Mrs... 84 Taylor, Ernest H. ... 54 17, 124, 169, 170 Hutson, J. and Mrs. 69, 91,104 Ogden, Miss E. A. 36, 56 Taylor, Dr. F. H. & Mrs. Willett, T. G...... 36 Ingman, Miss E ... 14 Olsen, F and Mrs. ... 156 37, 89, 151 Williams, B T...... 4 James, Miss J. B. 70, 155 Orr-Ewing, A. and Mrs. Taylor, J. Hudson & Mrs. Williams, Dr. and Mrs. James, T. & Mrs. 50, 56, 64, 82 55, 124, 126 72, 86, 164 103,124 Jennings, A. and M rs.... 54 Palmberg, Edwin ... 14 Taylor, Wm. and Mrs. ...143 Williams, Miss F. M. 14,64,170 Jennings, Miss F. G. ...36, 56 Palmberg. Gust. ... 14 Taylor, W. C. and Mrs. 103 Williams, li. 25, 54, 106, 129 Jennings, W. ...25, 103, 162 Palmer. Miss E. 36, 50, 170 Tjader, C. H. and Mrs. 142 Wilson, Miss L. M. ... 8,24 Jensen, Miss A ... 169 Palmer. John and Mrs.... 138 Tomalin, E. and Mrs. ... 163 Wilson, Dr. W. and Mrs. Jensen. Miss L...... 126 Parker, G. and Mrs. ... 101 Torrance, Tbos. 50, 56, 64,103 8, 9, 167 Johanson, Miss II. S. ... 8, 24 Parry, Dr. H. H. and Mrs. Traub, Fred...... 169 Windsor, T. and Mrs. Johnson, Miss E. C. ... 172 82, 104 Trojahn, Miss E. E. V. 129 44, 46, 52, 105 Johnson, Miss T. ... 14 Pearse, E. and Mrs. 4, 139 Triidinger, Miss Lily ... 8,28 Wood, Miss G. H. ... 151 Jones, Miss S. E. 56, 64, 81 Paulson, Ed...... 169 Turner, Miss Sydney ... 28 Wood, Miss Roxie H. Joyce, F. S. and Mrs 101, 169 Peterson,, Miss E. ... 14 Ulff, Miss E. G. ... 28 36, 56, 169 Judd, C. H. and Mrs. ... 31 Pett.ersson, Miss B. M. P. 8,14 Upward; B. W. and Mrs. Wright, Mrs. A. ... 143 Judd, C. Howard ... 54 Phillips, Miss S. A. 12, 97 110, 152, 164, 172 Wupperfeld, H. 103, 118 Judd, Dr. F. H & Mrs. 12 Pike, D. F. ... 45,105 Mission Work in China (Double Number “ C.M.”) 86 Kampmann, F. ...93, 108, 171 Polhill, A. T. and Mrs. Karlsson, A...... 99 8, 22, 41, 103, 167 Notes on 1902 • • • • • • • • • — • • • 1 Keller, Dr.F. A. & Mrs.138,154 Popham, Miss K. ... 105 Klein, H. and Mrs. ... 14 Powell, Robert Opium 9, 24, 37, 41, 45, 53, 68, 73, 124, 143, 145 149 Knight, W. P. and Mrs. 124 2, 39, 80, 101, 166 Knights, Miss A. ... 64 Preedy, Arthur ... 25, 129 Popularity : Its Dangers and Opportunities ... 10 Eohberg, Miss F. T. 8, 28 Pruen, Dr. W. L. & Mrs. J05 Postal Information ...... 172 Kobler, Miss L. E. .. 105 Prytz, Miss F 28, 41 Praise and Prayer, For ... 9, 23, 128, 140, 157, 165 Kolkenbeck, Miss H. M. Pusser, Miss E. 14, 28,155,169 Prayer and China’s Need ...... 43 12, 118, 154 Ramsay, Miss I. W. ... 84 Lack, C. N. and Mrs. 100, 155 Mainsten, Miss M. J. ... 144 Provinces, Review of the ...... 96 Lagergren, Miss S. ... 28 Rasmussen, Miss C. 22, 28 Provinces, The:— Laight, C. H. ... 8, 25 Rasmussen, Miss K. Large, A. W...... 36 41, 64, 154 Cheh-kiang 14, 17, 28, 37, 4=0, 41, 50, 55,56, 70, 76, 81, Lawson, D. and Mrs. Reid, Miss B. ... 14, 155 84, 93, 109, 119, 129, 142,144, 152, 158, 170, 172 11, 99, 148 Reid, Miss H. L. ... 4 C h i h - l i ...... 2, 14, 24, 50, 67, 68, 93, 99,119, 129 Leggat, Miss B ... 133 Menius, V. and Mrs. 22, 41, 56,. F d h -k ib n ...... 18 Lewis, C. G. and Mrs. Rhodes, F. H. and Mrs 53 Gan-hwuy ... 3, 10, 13, 41, 72, 108, 129, 158, 170, 172 8, 44. 52, 105, 124, 142 Richardson, W. and Mrs. 41 H o-Kan 2, 3, 13, 17, 24, 28, 30, 41, 58, 70, 79, 93,100, 129. Linder, L. H. E. Mrs. Robertson, W. W. & Mrs. 132, 144, 154, 158, 166, 170, 172 8,14,126,142 138, 172 H u -n an 14, 28, 31, 44, 51, 56, 84, 91, 93, 106, 129, 154,171 Lindvall, Miss D. ... 8, 28 Robinson, T. A. S. and H u - p e h ...... 3, 14, 41, 100 Lloyd, Miss F. Mrs 36 Kan-suh ... 13, 22, 28, 36, 38, 40, 41, 50. 66, 93, 97, 119, 158 103,118, 149,157 Rogers, Geo. ... 103, 168 Kiang-si 13,14, 28, 41, 50, 55, 56, 106, 119, 129, 142, 144, Lutley, A. and Mrs. Rowe, Miss E. M. 36, 56 158,170, 171, 172 8, 24, 54, 99, 124 Rudland, W. D. & Mrs. 76 Kiang-su ...... 3, 14, 41, 84, 100, 119, 129 Lyons, H. ... 4, 54 Saltmarsli, Miss A. I. ... 55 K w a n g -si ...... 2,8, 44, 52, 93 Maag, Ed...... 28 Sandberg, J. T. 4" Mrs. K w a n g - t u n g ...... 59 Malcolm, W. R. and Mrs. 4 8, 14, 24 Kwei-chau ... 14, 25, 44, 45, 56, 76, 93, 104, 129, 142, 158 Mann, E.J...... 129 Sandeberg, Miss J. a f 28, 41 S h a n -si 2, 11, 14, 22, 24, 36, 40, 41, 50, 54, 56, 64, 66, 70, Manz, F. and Mrs. ... 143 Saiuters, Miss A . 14, 126 93, 98, 129, 142, 148, 154, 158, 168, 170, 172 Marchbank, Miss N. Sanders, A. H...... 53 S h a n t u n g ...... 14, 100, 163 12, 107, 119 Saunders, A. R. and Mrs. Shen-S1 12, 14, 22, 28, 36, 41, 93, 96, 129, 142, 144, 153, Martin, J. B. and Mrs. 36, 102, 119, 164 158, 163 38, 50, 66, 98, 169 Schot pe, F. K...... 84 Si-chuen 2, 12, 13, 14, 22, 24, 25. 28, 36, 41, 50, 55, 56, 69, Mason, H J. ... •• 98 Set pel, Adam ... 14 70, 74, 76, 84, 93, 102, 118, 129, 144, 149, 154,156,162, McCarthy, F. and Mrs.... 158 Selkirk, T. and Mrs. 54, 106 167, 170 McCarthy, J. Seville, G. H. ... 22,56 Y u n -n a n ... 9, 14, 24, 44, 50, 54, 84, 105, 129, 142 4, 53, 64, 105, 124, 138 Seymour, Miss L- • •• 36 McCulloch, R A. .. 8 Sbackleton, Dr. W. 26,103,169 Publications 14, 28, 41, 56, 70, 84, 111, 129, 144, 158, 172 Mclnnes, Miss M. ... 105 Shearer, W. E. ... 8, 100 McIntyre, R. L— ... 82 Shearer, Mrs...... 41 Rebellion in Kuang-si, The ••• ••• ••• 52 McKie.G. and Mrs. ... 8 Shindler, F. E. & Mrs. 54, 138 Religious Tract Society, The ...... 144 McLean, Hector... 54, 106 Simpson, Miss A. M. ... 105 Report, The Annual ...... ••• ••• 72 McLeod, K. and Mrs. ... 55 Slater, Miss A...... 126 Return to Hwuy-luh, The ...... 68 McOwan, B. M. and Mrs. Smith, Miss A. E. 8, 28, 155 41, 56, 129 Smith, Miss E. M. ... 56 Review of 1902, C.I.M...... ••• 87 Meadows, J. J. Smith, G. Cecil and Mrs. 45 Roll Call, The ...... 90 4. 17, 82, 109, 124 Smith, Miss Lucy ... 129 Romanists 5, 10, 37, 38, 45, 60, 73, 84, 91, 93, 107, 109, 125 Meikle, John ...... 170 Smith, Miss Lucy C. ... 8,12 Melville, MiesM. M. ... 156 Söderbom, C. G. & Mrs. ' 28 School Work...... 4, 25, 100, 103, 169 Middleton, R. W. and Söderström Mrs. U. .. 56 Science Lecture at Sui-ting Fu ...... 167 Mrs. ... 124,142 Soltau, Miss M. E. ... 58 Miller, Miss E. M. 64, 155 Sorenson, T. 22, 41, 154 Shanghai Letter, Our ...... 155, 169 IXDEX. vii,

Provinces, The— continued— PAGE Slutions: Tidings o f and from —continued- l‘AGE Shan-si, Province of 98 Shae-ki-tien 80. 101, 124 Ta-t’ong ...... 99 Shan-titng, Proviuce of 100 Shang-hai ... 84, 102 Ta-tsien-lu ...... 154 Shau-ta’ing . . 2S, 107 S h e n -s i, Province of 96 T’ien-t’ai ...... 129 Shau-hing 18, 1!), 109, Tien-tsin ...... 99 S i-c h u e n , Province of 102 124, 129, 144 Ts’in-chau 28,38, 98,119, Stations and Missionaries of C.I.M. 96— 110 Shun-king 25, 56, 103, 141, 158 118,144,155,162 Tsing-kiang-pu 102, 119, 129 Stations: Tidings of and from : Shun-teh ...... 67, 99 Tso-yün ... 70, 99, 172 Si-an Fu ...... 142 Tsun-yi ... 44, 52, 105 An-king... 3,5,13,41,73 Kin-hwR Fu ... 109, 143 Siang-ch’eng- ... 101, 169 Tu-shan 14, 25, 45, 53, An-ren ... 12, 14, 107, 129 Kin-k’i Hien ...... 107 Siang-hien ...... 13 An-ahun ... 44, 56, 105 56, 105, 124, 129, 142, 158 K ’iong-chau ... 84, 104 Siao ahí ... 13, 56, 129 Tung-ohau ...... 153 Bhamo ...... 53, 54, 106 Kiu-kiang ... 107, 129 Sih-chau ... 54, 99, 138 Wan-hien 28. 75,103, 118,129 Ch’sng-sha 31, 51, 108, Kuang-chau 58, 70, 101, Si-hsiang ... 12, 97 Wun chau 14,28,56, 70. 129, 138, 154 129, 138, 154, 158, 169 Si-hua 17, 101,124, 169, 84, 110, 124,129,138, 141, Chang shan ...... 56 Kuang-feng 41, 55, 107, 144 170, 172 152, 158, 164, Chang-shu ... 14, 107 Kuan Hien 56, 69, 70, Sin-an Hien 13, 101, Wu-hu 4, 5, 73,108, 129 Ch’ang-teh 14, 28, 32, 56, 84 104, 144 142, 144 Yang-cliau 84, 102, 129, 155 Chao-ch’eng ... 54, 64 K ’ü-chau ... 41, 109 Sin-chang ... 82, 109 ...... 97 Chau-chíh ...... 97 Yang Hien K u Hien 103, 118, 144 Sin-feng 41, 107, 170, 172 Yang-k’eo ... 41, 144 Chan-kia-k’eo 28, 41, 58, 100 K ü-tsing 24, 53, 105, S i-n in g ...... 98 Yen-ehau ... 36, 87 Chef o o ...... 14, 100, 163 124, 129, 1‘38,143, 155 Sin-tien-tsi ... 118, 170 Yen-cheng ...... 100 Chen-chau 101, 108, 129, 132 K ü - w u ...... 70 Sui Fu ...... 104, 129 Ying-shan 12, 103, 118, Chen-kiang ... 84, 102 Kwang-teh ... 5, 172 Song-yang ...... 158 Ch’eng-ku ... 97, 144 129, 154 Kwei Fu ...... 164 Sui-ting Fu ... 103,167 Yoh-yang ...... 154 Chen-tu ... 2, 25, 56, 103, 169 Kwei-k'i 12, 28, 107, 119, T’ai ohau 28,41, 76,110, Yong-k'ang 41, 109, 129, 141! Cheng-yang-kwan 5, 72, 158 129, 170 129, 169 Yüh-shan ...... 144 Ch’en-chau ...... 93 Kwei-yang ... 44, 105 Tai-ho ...... 73, 108 Yün-ch’eng ...... 142 Chi-chau ...... 129 Lai-an ...... 73, 108 T ’ai-kang 101, 110, 132, 144 Yung-ning-chau 101, 142 Chu-chau Pa ... 109, 129 Lan-chau ... 38, 66, 98 T’ai-ping ... 28, 41, 129 Yung-ain 28, 107, 129, 143 Ch’ung-k’ing 28, 76, 84, Lan-k’i ...... 170,172 Ta-li Fu ... 53,76,106 Yuu-nan Fu 53, 84, 106, 125 104, 144 Lao-ho-k’eu ... 14, 41 Ta-ning ... 66, 99, 124, 154 Y u - w u ...... 99, 148, 158 Han-ch’eng 28, 138,142, Li-an ...... 158 153, 158 Liang-chau 13, 40, 41, 98 Statistics, Rough Summary of Han-chung ... 97, 129, 163 Liang-shan ... 103, 129 I l l Hang-chau 18,19,41,109 Lin-kiang ...... 56 Su-hai-ching : A Chinese Convert ... 148 Han-kow ... 31,102 Long-ch’üen ...... 56 Hiao-i ...... ••• 99 Lu-an (Gan-hwdy) 5, The Marching Orders 159 Hing-an...... 97 10, 73, 108, 170 Ten Days’ Visit to Ta-ih Hien, A ... 156: Hing-i ...... 44, 105 Lu-chau 13, 14, 56, 83, Thibet 9' Ho-chau ... 54, 56, 124 104, 138 Tidings from H o -n a n 58- Ho-k’e o ...... 28, 107, 155 Lung-ts’uan 129, 158, 169 Ho-nan Fu 101, 124, 142 Mei-chau ...... 93 Tong Fu-hsiang, H. E. ... 36, 50- Hong-tong 54, 56, 99, 124 Mei-hien 97,124,142,158 Trip to the Villages South of Ts’in-chau 141 H o-tsin ...... 54, 99 Nan-k’ang ...... 144 Triumphant in Tribulation .. 168 Hsuan-hua ... 99, 129 Nan-king ...... 108 Ts’en Ch’uu-hsuen, H. E., Governor 41, 50, 154 Hwang-yen ... 14, 158 Nan-pu 69, 103, 118, Hwuy-chau 3, 5, 108, 129 138, 144, 149,157 Ts’in-chau : A Mission Station in K a n -s u h 38 Hwuy-luh 2, 68, 99, 119, 124 Ning-hai (Oheh-kjang) Typical Christians 118 Feng-chen ...... 99 55, 70, 84, 110, 129 Feng-hsiang ...... 97 Ning-hai (Shan-tüng) 100 Un worked District, An 66 Feng-hua ...... 110 Ning-kuo 4, 41, 73, 108, 129 Welcomed by the Women of Ho-nan 17 Fu-chau... 124, 143, 144 Ning-po 18, 19, 73, 76, Fu-kiang ...... 66 110, 144 Welcome News from S h a n -s i 54 Fu-shun ... 28, 104, 129 Pa-chau...... 118 What has been Done 94 I-ch’eng ...... 70 Pang-hai ... 44, 105 What Remains to be Done ... 95 I-shi ...... 142 Pao-k’ing Fu 2, 31, 93, Whitridge, Mr. C. F. (Melbourne Secretary) 64 Ih-yang ...... 12, 107 108, 171 Work in Eastern S i-c h u e n , The ...... K’ai-feng Fu 2, 39,79, Pao-ning 55, 69, 70, 103, 118 80, 101, 124, 166 118, 129. 144, 169 Wreck on the Yang-tz, A 67 K’aiHien 70,103,118,144 Peh-kan ... 13, 14, 107 Kan-chau '■ ... 107, 171 P’ing-liang F u ...... 98 Year of Hard W ork and Great Blessing, A 133 K a o -y u ...... 102 P’ing-yang (Cheh-kiang) Yuan Shih-k’ai, H . E...... 51 Kia-ting Fu ... 56, 104:, 144 28, 41, 56, 70, 84. Yu Lian-San, H. E. ... 51 Kien-ch’ang ... 14, 144, 158 • 119, 129 Yung-lu, H . E. 64 Kih-an ... 107, 143, 144 P’ing-yang (S h an -si) Kih-chau ... 54, 99 99, 125, 129, 142, 170 Y u n -n a n , Province of 105 Kih-nan Fu ...... 125 P ’ing-yao 41, 54, 99, 168 Y u n -n a n Province, Quarterly Letter from 53 King-tsi-kwan...... 101 Rao-chau ...... 107 Y u n -n a n Province, Tidings from ... 24 viii. INB EX .

Illustrations.

F rontispiece — Diagrammatic Map o f China.

PAGE p a g e Aborigines of Kwei-chau, One of the ...... 44 Kwei-chau, Diagram Map of ...... 49 Kwei-chau, Map o f ...... 48 Baby Tower, A ...... 76 Barber, Chinese ...... 155 Lu-chau District, Map of ...... 83 Basnett, Miss R. F...... 126 Boat, A Wrecked ...... 67 Man-chu Women in Ho-nan ...... 24 Boys at Play, Chinese ...... 152 Map of Route travelled by Mr. Harding, in Kan-suh 66 Memorial Tablet to Messrs. Bruce and Lowis ... 127 Chapel at An-shun Fu, C.I.M...... 46 Mission House at An-shun Fu, C.I.M...... 47 Chefoo: A Panoramic View ...... 79 Mission House at Gan-k’ing...... 5 Cheh-kiang, Diagram Map of ...... 21 Mission Premises in Germany ...... 58 Cheh-kiang, Map of ...... 20 Mission Staff at K’ai-feng Fu ...... 80 Ch’en-chau City Gate, Hu-nan ...... 33 Mr. Lawson and Su-hai-ching ...... 148 Child’s Grave in Hunan, A...... 31 Mule Litter, Travelling by ...... 142 Chin-tan Rapid, Ascending ...... 162 Chiropodist, Chinese...... 166 On the Banks of the Yang-tz ...... 26 C.I M. Mission House, Newington Green ...... 2 On the way to Ho-nan ...... 133 Cobbler, Chinese ...... 121 Outline Map of China ...... 94 Conway, Mrs. H. S...... 140 Country Scene in North China, A ...... 68 Pass on the Ta-li Fu Road, A ...... 53 Crossing a Ferry, Hu-n a n ...... 40 Pastor Song ...... 37 Crossing the Mountains of Cheh-kiang ...... 170 Revisers of Mandarin Bible ...... 91 Diagrammatic Map of China ...... 95 River Scene in Hu-nan ...... 33 River Scene in China ...... 120 River Scene in Si-chuen ...... 73 Fishing Net, A Chinese ...... 52 Ruined Mission House ...... 148 Flat-bottomed Small Rapid Boat, Fuh-kien 135 Rural Scene in Hu-nan ...... 32 Fu-chau Coolies ...... 135 Fuh-kien, Map o f ...... 136 Scientific Apparatus...... 167 Fuh-kien, Outline Map o f ...... 137 Screen in Front of an Official’s Residence ...... 121 S.E. Corner of Theological College, E.P. Mission, Swatow 61 Gan-hwuy, Diagram Map of ...... 7 Sedan-chair, Travelling by ...... 157 Gan-hwuy, Map of ...... 6 Scene in Cheh-kiang, A River ...... 76 Gateway of a Temple in Si-chuen...... 74 Shrine in Si-chuen, A Wayside ...... 77 Going to School ...... 152 Site of Jewish Synagogue, K’ai-feng Fu, Ho-nan ... 39 Group of Missionaries and Chinese Christians at Lu-chau 82 Smith, Miss Lucy C...... 12 Group of Workers in Gan-hwuy ...... 4 Gregory, Miss M. A...... 156 Tablet Marking Site of Jewish Synagogue, K’ai-feng Group of Chinese Presbyterian Ministers ...... 134 Fu, Ho-nan ...... ' ... 39 Taylor; at present day, Rev. J. Hudson ...... 87 Hoste, D. E...... 88 Taylor ; at the age of twenty, Rev. J. Hudson ... 86 House-boat, Chinese...... 163 Temple in North China, A ...... 11 Hu-nan, Diagram Map of ...... 35 Tinker, An Itinerent Chinese ...... 10 Hu-nan, Map of ... Travelling 34 by Sedan in the Far West of China ... 45 Travelling in Ho-nan ...... 17 Ice-breaking Railway Ferry...... 92 Tutor and Students of Theological College, E.P. Idolatrous Festival ...... 153 Mission, Swatow ...... 60 Idol Procession in Cheh-kiang ...... ■ 19 Imperial Palace at K’ai-feng Fu ...... 80 View from Mission House, at Hwang-yen ...... 18 Improvised Shelter, An ...... 67 Interior of C.I.M. Chapel at T’ai-chau ...... 19 Wall of Gan-k’ing ...... 5 Wayside Rest-house in Si-chuen ...... 75 K’ang, Sitting on ...... 141 Well, A Chinese ...... 120 Kwang-si, Map of ...... 122 Wind-ruling Tower ...... 75 Kwang-si, Outline Map of ...... 123 Women Washing Clothes, Chinese ...... 163 Kwang-tung, Diagram of ...... 59 Kwang-tung, Map of ...... 62Yung-lu, H. E. ... 64 Contents. PAGE Notes on 1902— B y M . B ...... 1 The Province of Gan-hwuy— By J. J. Coidth/inl . . . 3

E d i t o r i a l N o t e s ...... 8

P r a i s e a n d P r a y e r ...... 9 Popularity : Its Dangers and Opportunities— B y J o h n Darroch ...... ••• 1 0 A Destructive Hail-storm in Shan-si— B y Dugald Lawson 11 In Memoriam— Miss Lucy Constance Smith— % I I . E . S . 12 JF.HOVAH-JlREH.

E x t r a c t s f r o m L e t t e r s ...... 12

B o o k N o t ic e ...... ••• ••• 13

D esignations , A r r i v a l s , B a p t is m s , D e p a r t u r e s , P ublications 14

MORGAN AND SCOTT, 12, Paternoster Buildings, London, E.C. China Inland Mission, Newington Green, London, N. China Inland Mission. General Director : J. Hudson Taylor, m.e.c.s.

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London Council. Chairman: Theodore Howard. Robert Scott, Treasurer. William Sharp, Woodfield, Beulah Hill, Norwood, S.E. Richard H. Hill, Deputy Treasurer P. S. Badenoch, Mildmay. Walter B. Sloan, \ „ . . Rev. J. J. Luce, M.A., St. Nicholas Yicarage, Gloucester. F. Marcus Wood, / Benetarte,. Hammond Chubb, Home Lea, Bickley, Kent. Marshall Broomhall, B.A., Editorial Secretary. W . W arren, M.R.C.P. (Ire.) 22, Dunsmure Rd., Stamford Hill, N.

Office Address— China Inland Mission, Newington Green, Mildmay, London, N. Telegraphic Address— Lammermuir, London. Bomkers— London and County Banking Company, Ltd., 21, Lombard Street, London, E.C. Cheques and Money Orders (payable at G.P.O.) to be made payable to W a lte r B.-Sloan, and crossed “ London and County Bank.” It ifl particularly requested that on every occasion when a sum of money is sent for transmission to a Missionary as a gift, or for any •private purpose, it be clearly indicated as for transmission only. But money intended for the support or work of any particular Missionary, or for a Native Helper, or Bible-Woman, or Scholar, or any other Mission object, being practically a contribution to the Mission, should not be marked for transmission, but the desired object indicated only.

DONATIONS RECEIVED IN LONDON DURING NOVEMBER, 1902. For General Fund. Beet. No. £ 8. d. Rect. No s. a. Rect. No. £ 8. d. Rect. No £ 8. d. i Rect. No. £ 8. d. Rect. No. £ 8. d. 1. 6956 0 12 6 6. 7008 1 0 0 11. 7063 0 8 0 14. 7112 1 2 6 20. 7162 0 3 8 27. 7212 1 1 0 6957 3 13 6 7009 1 0 0 7065 20 0 0 15. 7113 0 12 0 7163 0 15 0 7213 1 2 6 6958 1 1 0 7010 5 0 0 7066 10 0 0 7114 5 0 0 7164 0 5 0 7214 2 10 0 6959 1 10 3 7011 2 0 7 12. 7067 1 0 0 7115 0 10 0 7165 1 0 0 7216 0 9 0 6960 1 1 0 7012 0 5 0 7068 0 10 0 7116 0 5 0 7166 0 10 0 7217 0 4 0 6962 0 6 0 7014 0 3 0 7069 7 14 10 17. 7118 0 10 0 M. C. 0 5 0 7218 0 7 0 S. 6964 8 0 0 Legacy. 200 0 0 7070 0 13 0 7119 25 0 0 7168 11 11 7 7219 0 7 6 6965 2 0 0 7016 1 0 0 7071 0 15 0 7120 0 7 6 7169 50 0 0 7220 0 12 0 6966 4 13 0 7017 1 0 0 7073 1 0 0 7121 5 0 0 7170 10 0 0 7221 0 5 0 6967 0 9 10 7018 8 0 0 7074 20 0 0 7122 0 10 0 21. 7172 0 10 0 7222 60 0. 0 6968 3 19 5 7019 30 0 0 7075 30 0 0 7173 1 0 0 7223 0 1 0 “ Of Thine I n 1U1 A UA 6969 1 4 0 7020 5 0 0 7076 25 0 0 Own.” f ° 7174 0 5 0 7224 10 0 0 6970 1 0 0 7021 5 0 0 7077 25 0 0 7124 1 0 0 7175 1 2 0 7225 10 0 0 6971 1 4 2 7022 5 0 0 7078 54 0 0 7125 0 16 0 7176 0 5 0 28. 7226 1 0 0 6972 0 5 0 7023 1 0 2 Rufener. 0 12 8 7127 5 0 0 7177 1 0 0 7227 1 0 0 4. 6973 5 0 0 7. 7024 0 10 0 7080 0 14 0 7128 1 0 0 7178 0 10 6 7229 5 0 0 6974 0 5 0 7026 0 4 0 7081 1 5 0 7129 0 10 0 7179 1 0 0 7230 0 10 0 6975 0 12 0 7027 1 0 0 7082 0 10 0 7130 1 0 0 22. 7180 0 10 0 7231 1 10 6 6976 0 8 0 7029 1 10 0 7083 0 5 0 7131 2 0 0 7181 1 0 0 7232 0 5 0 6977 1 4 8 7031 0 5 0 13. 7084 1 0 0 18. 7132 0 10 0 7182 0 4 0 7233 0 5 0 6978 0 2 0 7032 7 0 0 7085 5 0 0 7133 1 0 0 7184 1 0 0 7234 0 10 0 6979 0 6 0 7033 1 1 0 7086 0 10 0 7134 6 1 4 7185 0 6 0 7235 1 0 0 6980 10 0 0 7034 10 0 0 7087 0 5 0 7135 1 1 0 7186 1 0 0 7236 5 0 0 6981 50 0 0 7035 1 1 0 7088 0 10 0 7136 0 10 0 7187 0 5 0 Legacy 50 0 0 6883 9 12 10 7036 15 14 10 7089 1 0 0 7137 1 0 0 24. 7188 1 0 0 7238 1 1 0 J.P. 25 0 0 8. 7037 1 2 6 7090 5 0 0 7138 0 4 0 7189 0 14 0 7239 2 2 0 6985 5 0 0 7038 1 10 0 7091 5 12 6 S. N. 0 10 0 7190 2 4 6 7240 0 1 6 5. 6987 1 1 0 7040 1 19 6 7092 0 2 6 7140 4 4 0 7191 3 12 0 7241 0 12 0 6988 1 0 0 7041 8 0 0 7093 0 5 0 7141 16 0 0 7192 0 6 6 7242 10 0 0 6990 1 12 6 7043 3 0 0 14. 7095 10 0 0 7142 5 0 0 7194 3 12 7 7243 1 0 0 6991 1 1 0 7044 1 1 0 7096 1 0 0 7143 5 0 0 25. 7195 2 2 0 7244 0 6 0 6992 0 5 0 10. 7045 0 4 0 7097 1 1 9 7145 1 0 0 7196 0 10 0 29. 7245 1 0 0 6993 1 0 0 7046 0 10 0 7098 0 10 0 7146 0 3 0 7197 2 1 1 7246 2 10 .0 0 15 0 6994 0 5 0 7047 4 0 0 Readers of 1 19. 7147 1 0 0 7198 1 1 0 7247 6995 1 0 0 7048 0 5 0 Christian > 1 8 0 7148 0 13 6 7199 1 2 ] 7248 2 2 0 6996 10 0 0 7049 0 10 0 Herald. J 7149 0 10 0 7200 5 0 0 7249 0 10 0 6997 10 0 0 7052 5 0 0 7100 5 0 0 7150 2 2 0 7201 5 0 0 7250 0 10 0 6998 2 0 0 7053 3 0 0 7101 0 10 0 7152 0 10 0 26. 7202 3 0 0 ^ 7251 4 0 0 6999 0 5 6 7054 1 0 0 ■ 7102 0 10 0 7153 2 0 0 7203 0 3 0 7252 1 9 6 6. 7000 1 0 0 7055 5 0 0 7103 0 5 0 7154 0 10 0 7204 1 0 0 Sale of 1-21 0 0 7001 3 0 0 11. 7056 0 5 0 7104 0 5 0 7155 1 13 0 7205 1 0 0 Jewellery 1 7002 3 0 0 7057 1 0 0 7105 0 4 2 7156 100 0 0 7206 0 12 0 7254 19 6 7 7003 0 6 6 7058 0 5 0 7106 0 10 0 7157 5 0 0 7207 0 8 6 7004 5 0 0 7059 0 8 6 7107 20 0 0 7158 10 2 6 7208 0 5 0 £1,355 6 7 7005 0 5 0 7060 5 0 0 7108 0 10 0 7159 0 7 0 27. 7209 1 0 0 7006 0 10 0 7061 0 10 0 7109 0 5 0 7160 2 2 0 7210 2 0 0 7007 0 7 6 7062 0 7 6 7111 7 10 0 7161 10 0 0 7211 0 10 0 i For Special Purposes. Summary ■.— £ s. d. General... 1,355 6 7 1. 6961 2 10 0 7. 7025 3 4 0 10. 7051 38 16 0 17. 7126 20 0 0 27. 7215 36 5 0 Spedai ... 286 10 1 3. 6963 1 5 6 7028 0 10 0 11. 7064 25 0 0 18. 7144 10 0 0 28. 7228 1 2 0 Total ) 4. 6982 50 0 0 7030 0 5 0 12. 7072 1 2 1 19. 7151 2 10 0 9.«fi in 1 for [ £1,641 16 8 6986 10 0 0 8. 7039 0 15 0 13. 7094 5 0 0 21. 7171 0 10 0 Month J 5. 6989 4 0 0 7042 3 3 0 14. 7110 42 10 0 22. 7183 1 0 0 » ? 6. 7013 0 0 10. 7050 9 7 6 15. 7117 12 10 0 24. 7193 5 0 0 £48,939 5 8 Notes on 1902.

“ Remember that thou magnify His w ork”— J ob xxxvi. 24.

S we stand upon the threshold of another year, years of diplomatic negotiations, the'purpose of this the future all unknown, it is well we should alliance being the maintenance " o f the sta tu s quo H look back upon the way that God has led and general peace in the extreme East.” us. The year just closed has been remarkable for In fulfilment of the eleventh article of the Peace events important both to Great Britain and to China; Protocol came the Commercial Treaty between Great and the most cursory review makes manifest subjects Britain and China, signed on September 5th last, which call for praise, heart-searching, and renewed which treaty can hardly M l to have important issues endeavour. ^ in China’s future. To Great Britain it has been a year when all hearts But among all the forces which are moulding and have been gladdened by the ending of a sad and will mould the future of China, none (apart from the prolonged war; it has been a year made notable by Gospel) are of greater importance than the giant the completion of a British cable which encircles the strides of Russian developments in Northern Asia. whole world; it has been a year when the Empire, Now that the Trans-Siberian Bailway has been com­ in all its pride and glory, sought to make the Corona­ pleted, and the so-called Chinese Eastern Railway is tion of its King, a tune of unexampled splendour; but about to be opened to regular traffic, our communi­ to all who heed the voice of God, it will ever be cations with the East will be completely revolutionised. remembered as a year when the pride of earthly glory Without doubt “ the Siberian Railway will be for land was stained, and the nation brought to its knees. Ill traffic what the Suez Canal is for maritime transport.” will it be for King and country, yes, and for the world It is estimated that the journey from Paris to Peking too, if the nation forgets G od’s solemn warning of will take only eighteen or nineteen days, and it is June, 1902. hoped this may be reduced to fifteen days by 1$06. “ L o u d G od of Hosts, be with us yet, Already several C.I.M. missionaries have travelled by Lest we forget—lest we forget.” this route, which will certainly be much more used As our eyes turn to China we are impressed by ere long. Russia is also building another line, which the importance of the events winch have transpired strikes through the Gobi Desert to reach the Kalgan in the Far E a st; events which not only affect that Gate in China’s great wall, and she is also contem­ Empire, but the future history of the whole world. plating the extension of the Orenburg-Taskend The first of these was the return of the Chinese Railway as far as Peking. There are mighty Court to Peking on January 7th, after an absence of developments before us in Asia, and in these China seventeen months. While the signing of the Peace will play an important part. “ Back to Asia all our Protocol on September 6th, 1901, was the official past roots run; on to Asia all our future history will settlement with the Allied Powers, this return of the tend.” Doors are being flung open more widely, and Chinese Central Government to its old capital was of added responsibility is being laid upon God’s people. more impor tance for the internal settlement of China “ Would that now the Church might hear G od’s than any Peace Protocol. voice declaring once again what is His w ill; might Following closely upon iihis was the signing of the learn that His will is clear and plain; that it is not Anglo-Japanese Alliance on January 30m , after two the satisfaction of selfish ambition; that it is not the J a n u a r y , 1903. C h in a ’ s Millions. Jantjaby, I9Q3.

chase of wealth; that it is not the search for honour; the Governor’s prompt and vigorous aetion success­ or the gratification of pride; but that it is a life laid fully checked what threatened to become a serious out for God’s world.” anti-foreign rising. To God be all the glory for As a Mission we have much for which to thank having brought the Mission safely through these God. Though the year has had some special sorrows, troubles, and for having granted unusual opportunities goodness and mercy have abounded. The grievous for service in the very midst of them. Uhefoo calamity, resulting in the loss of thirteen young During the year, K ’ai-feng Fu, the capital of Ho-NAN, and promising lives, and the sad martyrdom of Messrs. the last Provincial capital to hold out. against the entry Bruce and Lowis, have been very heavy blows. The o f the missionary, was opened for missionary work by Mr. Mission has also suffered the loss of nine other Powell, who was speedily followed by Drs. Guinness and workers through cholera and typhoid, etc., one upon Carr, who started medical mission work. The British the very threshold of useful service, and others after Government restriction against single ladies returning years of fruitful labour. Several experienced and to the province of S h an -si has at last, in answer to valued Chinese helpers have also been called to their prayer, been removed; and the party of laddies who reward. Though with all these it “ is far better,” we have for months been patiently waiting at Hwuy-luh mourn their loss for China’s sake. May He Whom will, we believe, ere this have arrived in the province. they served, and still serve, thrust forth many more Thus has the last restriction which followed upon the to fill their places! troubles of 1900 been removed. On every hand there Among the many mercies of the year, we must are abundant opportunities for work, far beyond the record tne maintenance of peace in China. W ith power of the missionaries to overtake. One special local tax riots and rebellion, with widely spread evil - feature has been the enormous demand for Scriptures, rumours, with outbursts of Boxer fanaticism, combined and the many requests made for teachers and preachers with want and famine in many places, it is cause for Financially, the needs of the Mission have been so the most devout thanksgiving that there has not graciously supplied in answer to believing prayer that been more loss of life or hindrance to the work. there has been no time of straitness throughout the The tax riots in C h ih -L I and H o - n a n have not whole of the twelve months. Thus has another year seriously affected Protestant Missions, nor has the proved the faithfulness of our covenant-keeping G od K w a n g - s i rebellion been as serious as was feared. To Him alone be the glory. In S i - c h u e n the Boxer outbreaks have resulted in During the year, about 73* missionaries (including the destruction of Mission property belonging to the wives) have returned from Europe to China in connec­ C.I.M. at.Mei-chau, and to the American Methodists tion with the C.I.M., and about 20* new workers have and Friends’ Missions at other stations. A t these sailed for the first time. latter places some of the Chinese Christiana and Among those who have returned are many who adherents have been plundered and killed, and an suffered so terribly during the troubles of 1900. For attack was even made upon Chen-tu, the capital. these to return to the scenes of former suffering and After a time of not little anxiety, this outbreak has, bereavement has not been without trial to faith; but, we believe, been subdued, mainly through the arrival by the grace of God, there has been no withholding, but and firm action of the new Yiceroy Ts’en, the recent rather expressions of joy and thanksgiving at the privi­ Governor of S h a n -s i. A t Pao-k’ing Fu, in H u - n a n , lege of another season of service. To some the fear has been, not to go back, but lest they might not be able to return, which recalls the words of the Rev. Wm. Arthur when compelled through ill- health to relinquish his work in India.: “ Gladly would I have resigned every hope of seeing in this life a angle relation, had the L o rd only counted me worthy to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of C h rist.” But while we look back upon the year now closed, and thank G od for all the self-sacrificing gifts of His people which have supported the work financially, while we praise Him for all who have willingly dedicated them­ selves to this work, and for all the mercies and successes granted to their labour; we look ba,ck and think of the awfu.1 fact that some ten millions of souls have, in China alone, passed into eternity: it is as though two Londons had been blotted out in a short twelve C.LM. Mission H oose, N ew ingtonGreen, L ondon. (Au enlargement—8g ins. by 6 ins. - of this picture, printed on art pap ar, suitable for framing, can be * As these numbers include Continental Asso­ had from the Offices of the Mission, pgst free, 6d per copy.) ciates, we are not able to give the exact figures yet. J an u ary, 1903. China’s Millions. 3 months. We have been shocked during the year at the to three persons per day, ore one year had closed the terrible catastrophe which at Martinique cut off some Gospel story would have been told again in the ears of 30,000 souls in one short day. Yet in China the natural every man, woman, and child upon our shores ; and yet, death-rate does not vary much from that, though no with all the1 army of Evangelists, Sunday School newspaper calls attention to this equally appalling truth. teachers, etc., to supplement his efforts, we feel there The normal facts of life and death we are apt to over­ are none too many for our own needy country. I f this look, through not having our attention arrested. An is so, how feeble aiv the forces in the fields of illustration from one of the early volumes of C h in a ’s heathenism, and how appalling must be the need where M i l l i o n s may help us to appreciate China’s normal the problem of millions is multiplied by the grossness of death-rate. Basing the figures upon the lowest possible idolatry and spiritual ignorance ! estimate of China’s population, 250 millions, it says: But, from the thoughts which bewilder and bailie the “ During the year, more than eight millions of souls finite mind of man, we must each, in G o d ’s presence, have passed from time into eternity in the Chinese Em­ come back to the simpler question of, What is my per­ pire— four times as many souls as there have been days sonal responsibility in this matter ? Am I endeavour­ from the creation of Adam to the present time. To ing to live, to give, to pray, as the sacrifice of C h r i s t how few of these millions has there been any adequate and the need of immortal souls demand I should ? If presentation of the Gospel of the grace of G o d ! By not, may G o d so help us, that throughout the coming how many of them has the Gospel been wholly year we may seek so to do. unheard! ” “ I would the precious time redeem, As we face another year, when death will claim as And longer live for this alone, many souls as in the year now gone, we would that it To spend, and to be spent for them were possible to stay the sun in heaven, to turn back Who have not yet my Saviour known ; the shadow on the, dial till these souls be saved; but it Fully on these my mission prove, And only breathe to breathe Thy love. cannot be. It is a race of Time against Eternity, and yet how feeble are our efforts to overtake this work. “ Enlarge, inflame, and fill my heart “ W e have been acting as though we had an eternity in With boundless charity divine ! which to do our work, and the people whom we seek to So shall I all my strength exert, reach had an eternity on earth in which to be reached; And love them with a zeal like Thine ; whereas the fact is that our term of service and their And lead them to Thy open side, term of life must both very soon expire.” The sheep for whom their Shepherd died.” In England, if each ordained minister were to speak M. B.

The Province of Qan=hwuy.

By J. J. Coulthabd,

O ' F a native—an octogenarian—would write a history of not even a hut was left to mark the site of a once flourishing J this province as it was in the early days of the reign place. - of Tao Kwang (1821-1851), he would give a very After peace was restored the deserted land was offered different account from that which describes G a n -h w u y to-day. to the immigrants from other provinces, and G a n -h w u y The T'ai-p’ing rebellion caused such desolation that Ichabod is largely re-peopled with colonists from H o -n a n and could be fitly written over the remains of former wealth and H u -p e h . prosperity. The ruins of former prosperity are much in evidence and The very name of the province is suggestive. Once it was pathetically witness to the sufferings endured as well as to included with K ia n g -s u under the title of Kiang-nan, but the inability of the country to recover its lost prestige. now, though still united to it under one viceroyalty, G a n - Present-day purchasers of building sites, when removing the h w u y enjoys an individual distinction. Its present name, debris, are often rewarded by the discovery of large formed by the first syllable of two of its important cities— earthenware jars filled with treasure and hidden by their Gan-k’ing, the capital, and Hwuy-chau in the extreme south owners from the invading rebels. of the province-—sets forth the “ Excellencies of Peace,” and G a n -h w u y is larger than England, but not equal in area seems to express ’the unutterable satisfaction of such a state to that of England and Wales. It is divided by the after the horrors and ravages of the T’ai-p’ing rebellion. Yang-tz, the northern portion being fully twice the size of No idea can be conveyed to the mind of the English that on the south side of the river. reader of the sufferings endured by the people of this province The physical features are varied. In the north of the during the Reign of Terror. Twice did the rebel hordes sweep province the surface is flat, and forms with the south of through its fertile valleys and plains carrying off its posses­ H o -n a n and K ia n g -s u a large plain extending from the sions and multitudes of people, never to return. Those who H u -p e h border in the west to the Pacific in the east. The survived these onslaughts endured fresh suffering when the south of the province is hilly and very beautiful. Travellers rebels were driven back by the Imperial troops who completed aré enchanted by the view, especially in the spring-time when the destruction the rebels had commenced. Nature displays a gorgeous wealth of vegetation and wild Thirty out of thirty-nine millions were swept away, and in flowers, or when autumn enriches the foliage with indescrib­ some districts so complete was the desolation that not a ably varied and lovely tints. man, nor a woman, nor a child, nor a hamlet, nor a cottage, The productions comprise every kind of grain, vegetable, China’s Millions. Jan u ar y, 1903.

and fruit known in the plain ; green tea in the southern Williamson in 1869, and barely maintained by the indomit­ hilly districts; and silk, cotton, and hemp. able courage and zeal of Mr. Duncan. The house first rented Wu-hu is the great emporium for rice, and annually there was rioted, but after that our establishment was assured. is exported some two hundred steamer loads of this cereal to Mr. Taylor’s desire to see every Prefectural City in the the variousportsupon the coast of China, and sometimes to province occupied has. been fulfilled, except in the case of Fung-yang. There, as far back as 1875, our native helpers The most interesting manufactures, to Westerners, are those secured premises, but were driven out, and the city remains of ink (erroneously called Indian ink) and lacquer-ware. Ink unoccupied. Visits have been made from time to time, and , is made in the district of Hwuy-chau, and is far-famed. It is there is a probability of its becoming a station of the obtained from the lamp-black, produced by burning vegetable- American Presbyterian Mission centred at Nan-king. One oil lamps, in various degrees Of fineness, and is often perfumed. longs to see definite evangelistic effort put forth in the whole The cheaper kinds contain a larger proportion of glue, and district occupying the north-eastern portion of the province. are consequently less brittle than the more expensive. The It is a neglected comer, and would well repay earnest and cakes of ink are made in all sizes, and are adorned with persistent labour. figures of ancient worthies, fabulous creatures (notably the In the conimencenient of the work in G a n -h w u y the soil dragon), bits of scenery, and ohairacters, often gilded. Pre­ was broken up and sown by Messrs. Bailer, Pearse, and sentation boxes containing a number of pieces moulded into Dorward, who itinerated freely with much encouragement. Many of our oldest and most valued workers from Europe gained a knowledge of the language and their first experi­ ences in G a n -h w u y before they ventured far into the unevangelised interior. ' These early efforts were owned-of G od, and it was Mr. Duncan’s joy to be the means of the conversion of and to baptise the firstfruits at Gan-k’ing, and Mr. John McCarthy at Wu-hu. Since 1866 Gan-k’ing has been the training home of all male missionaries in con­ nection with the C.I.M. It was conducted at first by Mr. and Mrs. Bailer, and proved most helpful to the new arrivals, who not only acquired the elements of the language, but principles to guide them in the conduct of the work. Mr. Wm. Cooper was identi­ fied with G a n -h w u y from the time of his arrival, and after some years of faithful service became the C.I.M. Superin­ H.LvonB. W.Emslie. E. O.Smith. G. Dorrmy. B. T. Williams. W. R. Malcolm. • Mrs. it Mr. R. Gillies. A.Duffy. A. V. Gray. tendent, until his duties as G.W.Gibb. MissDarroch. <■ ’ ' J.Brock. J.J. Coulthard. J.Darroch. G.Miller. J.W . Wilcox. J. Falls. Assistant China Director at Mrs. Glbb. MissMacpherson. Mrs. Duffy. Mrs.Brock. Mias H. Reid. Mrs.Miller. Mrs.Darroch. Mrs.Wilcox. Mrs. Bobby. Shanghai' made it impossible A Group of Former Workers in Gan-hwuy. ior him to continue that per­ sonal oversight necessary to most fantastic shapes, or representations of deities, swords, the office. In this short notice of the province it is impossible and ornamental bric-brac, form interesting souvenirs, and are to write more than a passing reference to a life so beautiful and retailed at prices from 2s. upwards, carriage extra. . service so devoted to his Master and fellow-workers. A man The natives of G a n -h w u y are of a useful type, and form “ greatly beloved,” his abode was “ in the secret place of the a mean between the professedly refined, but weak, men of Most High,” and his loss was keenly felt, not only by the K ia n g -s u and the brusquer and stronger Northerner. missionaries of G a n -h w u y, but by all who knew him. Li Hung Chang, so widely known among Western nations The work in the province has proved disappointing at times as China’s leading statesman and one of her wealthiest men, and in places. Where it has been possible to carry on was a native of this province. Eecently his mortal remains the work continuously and without change of leaders were conveyed from Peking, and buried with great pomp and the results have been more satisfactory and promising. ceremony in the old* ancestral home. The throne has been At Ning-kuo Mr. George Miller has been stationed for petitioned to authorise the erection of temples in his honour, over seventeen years, * and a goodly number of Christians and thus one whose memory is certainly not “ blessed” will have been gathered in from that district. A school to provide be canonised by some of Ms most ardent admirers. something more than an elementary education for the. For sixteen years G a n -h w u y was worked by the China children of Christians throughout the province, and to train Inland Mission alone. Our first entrance into the province young preachers, was started in 1897. There are schools at was obtained with great difficulty by Messrs. Meadows and nearly all the stations for the instruction of heathen boys as January, 1903. China’s Millions.

•well as of the children of Christians. Oar hope is that the offer of a free or cheap education will induce parents to send their ohildren, who will thus come under the teaching of the Word oí G od. It seems necessary to teach the native «lassies to attract scholars, but as the characters alone are taught without interpretation by the native pundit, the teaching of the Chinese sages lias not the same chance of being understood as the Christian truths clearly explained. The work at Gan-k’ing lias suffered from frequent changes, but now, after earnest and systematic effort for some years by Messrs. Westwood and Gray, there is a promise of blessing and far more encouragement. The church jias been robbed of some of its members to supply the need for helpers and servants at other stations. From a Photo] Wall o f Gan-k’ing. N orth Gate. -Dr- & w- Quinneu. In the Lu-an district there is promise of great growth, and those in charge will need both grace and wisdom been more of a pioneering nature. There is much less to .to avoid conflict with the Romanists. In many of the stations report of actual results though much seed has been sown. the greatest hindrance to the spread of*the Truth is the The total number baptised in G a n -h w u y from the com­ iniquitous policy of the Roman Catholics. Unprincipled mencement is about 800. But this figure does not repre­ •men, some of them native priests, by false acpusations, levy­ sent the large number of regular worshippers and those ing of blackmail and high-handed practices, terrorise the interested, but not baptised. common people who would gladly identify themselves with Before we pass on to Tefer to the work of other Missionary foreigners to escape such thraldom. Grace to act in a Societies, we would emphasize the following subjects for CHBisT-like spirit towards the persecutors, and wisdom in earnest prayer:— the selection of true believers from among the numerous 1. The need of a C.I.M. superintendent and more applicants, are very necessary qualifications required in a "workers to take the place of those who have been called missionary to China to-day. to higher service, transferred to other provinces, or have The church at Wu-hu was faithfully pastored by Yang- retired. The number now in the field is far smaller than ts’üen-lin for some years and prospered. It lost, however, it was some years ago. some of its members when other Missions became established 2. The need to immediately evangelise the north­ there; a rival church is a temptation to weak or disatisfied east of the province as yet without resident missionaries. members, who transfer their allegiance when piqued or are 3. That the uncongenial soil in places may become offered employment. fruitful. The work in some of the older stations has been faithfully 4. That the knavish policy of the Romanists may be ■carried on for years without much fruit. The soil seems arrested. harder than elsewhere. We earnestly commend Hwuy-chau, Kwang-teh, and Cheng-yang-kwan to the prayers of our In the absence of reports from the various societies we are readers, that soon there may be a stirring among the dry only able to supply a very meagre notice of their operations. fcones. In 1885 the American Methodist Episcopal Mission began In the far north of the province the work is newer and has work in Wu-hu. A large and well-found hospital, under the care of Dr. Hart, continues to be of great service to the suffering Chinese. The Mission has stations connecting them with Nan-king. In 1888 the American Episcopal Mission started at Wu-hu, and some years later began a medical work at Gan-k’ing. In 1889 the Christian and Missionary Alliance began work (in Wu-hu) by the arrival of Miss Funk, who continues there. They started a number of stations between Wu-hu and Ta-t’ing, but the loss of workers has crippled their efforts. In 1889, also, the Free Christian Mission commenced work in Wu-hu and Chu-chow. In 1895 they opened the station of Lu-chau, on the west side of the large lake in the northern portion of G an-h w u y . They have baptised over 250 converts in the three stations, and are much encouraged. There is room for all the above societies, and for more workers in connection with each, as well as for some who work independently, but there is greater need for these .forces to be scattered over the province and to carry to the unevangelised portions the Truth that shall set JFrom a Photo] {by Marshall Broomhall the people free from sin and idolatry. T he M ission H ouse at G an-k’ing. 6 PROVINCE OF GAN-HWUY. Governed by a Lieutenant-Governor, and contains 8 Fu ■ , 5 Chih-li Chan 1, 4 Chau I , and 43 Hien Cities •, i.e., 60 Official Cities in all, exclusive of 8 Hien Cities which are included in the Fu, as parts of Middlesex and Surrey are included in London. Those cities underlined thus—Hui-chau Fu—are C.I.M. stations; those underlined liras—Nan-ling Hien—are occupied by such other Societies as the numbers attached signify. These numbers are taken from a iaEfe of Miaaionary Societies and indicate the order of their entry into China. Those not underlined have no resident Missionary. In these lists the type is varied according to the rank of the city, and corresponds with, the map.

4 AN-K'INQ FU4 Ning-kuo Fu Lii-chau F u 34 Ying-chau Fu T’ai-p’ing Fu Wvrhu Him**10-8t*44 Tymg-cJi’eng Hien Ifing-kuo Him Wu-wei Chau Po Chau Tiien-skom Him King H im Lü-kiamg Hien Yingshang Hien (Pop. 80,000) 2vai-hu Hien Tailing Him Shtirch’eng H im Huo-k’iu Him Fang-ch’ang Hien Su-swg H im Tsing-te Hien G Kao H im Ko-yang Him Wang-kiang Him, NanAing Him 44 Tairho Hien Meng-ch!eng Hien Ho. Chau Hanshan Him Hui-chau Fu Ch’ ï Feng-yang Fu Hiurnvng Hien -chau Fu Kuang-te Chau Lu-an Chau Ts’ing-yang Him 44 Shou Chau Wvryüan Hien Kien-p’ing Him Yingshan Him JTirmenHien Su Chau Fung-ling H im 44 Hvai-yüan Him Hue-shorn H im Ti H im Ting-yüan Him T&i-k’i Hien Skirtai Him Kien-te Him Feng-t’ai Him Sz Chau Tung-lin Him Ling-pi Him Ch’u Chau84 H ü-yi H im Country Station ; Market Town : Market Town : Ts’iian-teiao Him Tien-eh'ang Htm Wan-chi 44 Tartfimg40’4* Cheng-yamg-hian Lai-an H im Wu-ho H im

OTHER MISSIONARY SOCIETIES. 4 American Protestant Episcopal Mission. 10 Methodist Episcopal Mission, North. 34 Foreign Christian Missionary Society. 40 Independent Workers. 44 Christian and Missionary Alliance

Statistics of the China Inland Mission in Gan-hwuy for January, 1900.*

Stations and Out-stations...... 30 Chapels ...... 29 Missionaries and Wives and Associates...... 54 Assistant Preachers ... 15 School T e a ch e rs...... 14 Colporteurs, &c. ... ,rl ...... 30 Organised Churches ...... 20 Communicants in Fellowship— Male ...... 275 Female ...... 141 Baptised in 1899 ...... 62 Baptised from commencement...... x...... 673 Schools ...... 13 Native Pupils ...... 172 Dispensary...... 1 *In consequence of the Boxer riots we are unable to give more recent figures.

Diagram of Gan-hwuy.

The province of G a n -h w u y contains 53,000 square MAP OP OAN-HWUY (NOAN-MUEI), PLACED ON MAP miles. The area of England and Wales is 58,309 square rmW Each of the microscopically small squares repre­ OP ENOLAND AND WALES (Same Scale). sents one thousand souls. Including lady missionaries Owing to the fact that this diagram was drawn from a different map and the wives of missionaries there is only one missionary fthaTi that used for the preparation of the large block on opposite page, the spelling is not quite the same.

or Leicester, or Newcastle, or Nottingham; 0£SICN£D& DRAWN er MAURICE CRECORY. 8 China's Millions. J a n u a r y , 1903. Editorial Notes. HE Threshold of a New Year.— As this number navian China Alliance, arrived from America. On Oct. will be in the hands of many of our readers before the 27 Mrs. Davis, with two children, and the Misses Annie close of the old year, we would take this opportunity of E. Smith and Lily Trudinger arrived from Australia. The reminding them that in accordance with the long established latter two are new workers. On Oct. 28 Mr. and Mrs. custom of the Mission, the last day of the old year will be spent Lutley, Mr. and Mrs. Green, Miss Gregg, with the party in waiting upon God. There are many things for which we need of lady workers, safely arrived in Shanghai from England. to give God praise, and others for which we need to humble On the same day Mr. and Mrs. McKie, with the Misses ourselves before Him in prayer and confession. Special meet­ French, Gauntlett, and Cable, left Hwuy-luh for S h a n -s i, ings will be held at Newington Green, on December 31, at the Consular restrictions having been withdrawn. 3.30 and 6.30 p.m., to which we most heartily invite any On Nov. 9 a telegram was received in Shanghai an­ who are able to join us. We shall also welcome the fellow­ nouncing Mr. and Mrs. Fishe’s safe return to Kwei-yang, ship in spirit of those friends who cannot meet with us in and mentioning that Mr. and Mrs. Lewis had also reached London. Some of the chief subjects for praise and prayer that city from Hsing-i. As the city of Hsing-i was reported connected with the past year’s work will be found briefly to be in the hands of K w a n g -s i rebels, this news was very mentioned in the leading article of this number. We need welcome. No mention being made of Mr. Samuel Clarke, it also to seek for special blessing upon the year which lies is presumed he had recovered. ahead, that the lives of God’s servants may be preserved, their On Oct 31, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Polhill and party safely work made fruitful, and alscf that many more at home may be reached Shanghai, having travelled to China by the Siberian led to willingly dedicate themselves to the Lord’s work route. The same evening Mr. and Mrs. Ford and two abroad. May the Lord make the year one of rich blessing children left for H o -n a n . On Nov. 6 Miss Dora Lindvall in China, and to all our readers at home. arrived, having travelled by the Siberian route. On the 8th Mr. and Mrs. Lutley and Miss Gates left for Tien­ tsin. On Nov. 10 Mrs. Davis and two children with Miss In Memoriam.—It has been our painful duty in the last Fearon left for S i-c h u e n ; Miss L. M. Wilson expected few issues of China’s M illions to report the home-call of to join them at Chin-kiang, and Miss H . Johanson at Wu-hu. workers on the field. We deeply regret to say that since On Nov. 11 Mr. and Mrs. Green and their two children left our last issue we have had tidings of two more taken from for Tien tsin. our midst for service above. On Nov. 25 we received a cable with the brief but sad intelligence that Miss Lucy C. —We Smith had died of typhoid fever at Kwei-k’i in the province of The Resignation of Mr. Eugene Stock. regret to notice that, on the ground of health, it has K ia n g -s i, and the last mail has brought us news that M r. C. become necessary for Mr. Eugene Stock to resign his H. Laight, who only returned to China this autumn, had position as Editorial Secretary of the Church Missionary died of dysentery at I-chang, en route for the West of China. Society. It will, however, be a satisfaction to Mr. Stock’s On page 12 will be found a short memorial notice of Miss numerous friends, as well as to the Committee of the C.M.S., Lucy C. Smith, by Miss H. E. Soltau. We hope next month that he can still retain office as a Secretary of the Society. to be able to publish a short notice in memory of Mr. Laight. We trust that, being relieved of all departmental responsi­ Including the two who were murdered in H u -n a n , we have bility, Mr. Stock may yet be spared for many years to help in lost by death eleven members of the Mission this year. Our the work with which he has been so long associated, and that hearts are very sore at such a loss to China, and we also his ministry in advocating the cause of Missions before the deeply sympathise with all who have been bereaved. We Churches may continue with an ever-increasing measure of can but bow before the L o r d and say “ The L o r d gave, the blessing resting upon it. L o r d hath taken away, blessed be the Name of the L o r d .”

The Chinese Government and Idolatry.—As an Items from Mr. Stevenson’s Letters.— On Oct. 15 illustration of the stronghold that idolatry has even in the Mr. and Mrs. Brock and party, from England, arrived in highest and most enlightened quarters in China, we give the Shanghai. Mr. Brock is designated to Cheo-kia-keo, to following extract from an Imperial decree issued on October relieve Mr. Shearer for furlough. On Oct. 16 Mr. 29 last, in which it will be noticed that the Emperor’s name McCulloch arrived in Shanghai, en route for Australia. comes second : “ Decree acknowledging receipt of memorial On Oct. 18 Mr. and Mrs. Griffith, with Miss Cable, left from Hsi-liang, Governor of H o -n a n , reporting the peaceful for Tien-tsin. Dr. W. T. Clark and Mr. W. H. Hocknian condition this summer, of that section of the Yellow River have been appointed to Yun-nan, and are travelling draining H o -n a n province, due in a great measure to the Westward together. Dr. Clark is, however, to spend watchful energy of the officials connected with the conservation some time with Dr. Wm. Wilson, at Sui-ting Fu, in of the river and of the kind interposition of the Dragon river S i-c h u e n , to gain experience in Chinese medical work god. In response to this the Empress-Dowager commands before settling in the province of Yu n -n a n . that ten large sticks of Thibetan incense be sent to the On Oct. 20 Mrs. Ford, Miss J . Hoskyn and party, H o -n a n provincial capital and handed to the said Governor arrived in Shanghai from England. Mr. Stevenson reports who is to offer them as a sacrifice at the temple of the River that Mr. Samuel Clark is ill with fever. On Oct. 22 god on behalf of the Empress-Dowager and Emperor as a Mr. and Mrs. Sandberg, Mrs. Linder, Miss Berzelius, mark of the Imperial gratitude for the protection of the said Miss Pettersson, Mr. Bolling (of the Swedish Mission), god.” “ O L o r d G o d , holy and true, how long ? How long and Mr. Barber left Shanghai for Tien-tsin, en route for will rational beings affront Thy Godhead 1 How long will S h a n -s i. On Oct. 24 Messrs. Laight and Moyes left men, lost, contemn their Creator and adore His creatures ? Shanghai to return to their work in the West. Earth and heaven answer, * How can they call on Him of On Oct. 26 the Misses M. F. Y. Kolberg and Gina S. Whom they have not heard ? And how can they hear without Anderson, new workers in connection with the Scandi­ a preacher V” Jantjaby, 1903. China’s Millions. 9

The Opium Trade. —In the last issue of National riot prevalent in some parts. Petroleum, coal and iron Righteousness is given a facsim ile of an Act recently issued concessions, covering sixteen counties in Si- c h u e n , have by the “ General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament been granted to separate English and French companies. assembled,” which declares it “ unlawful for any person to Dr. Hayes has sent in his resignation to the Governor smoke Opium,” and any person found smoking opium is of S h a n -t u n g , since there seems no indication of the “ liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds.” At the Chinese Government allowing religious liberty to the same time the British Government is maintaining and students. defending the manufacture and sale of opium specially Of the Trans-Siberian Railway 5,372 versts (or 3,581 prepared for smoking. “ In the year 1892-93 the area miles) are in Russian territory and 2,420 versts (or of land under poppy [cultivation] in Bengal was 453,243 1,613 miles) in Chinese territory. The Russian Govern­ acres. In 1901 the area was 595,000, an increase of ment have decided to make Dalny the commercial port, 141,757 acres.” and reserve Port Arthur exclusively as a naval and In the same number of National Mighteousness Dr. E. H. military headquarters. Although Russia has only leased Edwards gives an account of an interesting conversation the land at Daly, etc., she refused Japan the right to he recently held with the Treasurer of S h a n -s i on the purchase any land there. subject of Opium, from which we give a short extract. At the Royal Geographical Society Captain Ryder, Dr. Edwards writes :— R.E., recently read a paper on the subject of a railway between Burmah and China. He has made accurate “ In the conversation I had with the Treasurer of the surveys of the whole route, and has come to the conclu­ Province (the official who, during the massacre of 1900, sion that the only practicable route is by Kunlon Ferry, saved the lives of twenty-six missionaries), a man second then up the Nam-ting Valley. Kunlon Ferry is 1,700 only in rank to the Governor of the Province, he put to feet above sea-level, and the water-shed subsequently to me the question ” :— be crossed about 5,500 feet. This route is not easy, but The Treasurer : “ Why do thé English grow Is0 much it is possible. Major Davies and Captain Ryder have opium in India?” produced accurate maps of nearly the whole of Y u n -n a n . Dr. Edwards : “ Ah ! in speaking on that subject we Dr. Sven Hedin, when giving an account of his recent English certainly have no ‘ face ’ before the people of your journeys in Asia at the Royal Geographical Society, states country, but I am glad to be able to tell you that there that, from his experiences, he believes it is impossible for is a Society in England which is constantly appealing to anyone to reach Lhassa under the present conditions in our Government to put a stop to the cultivation of opium Thibet. in India.” Treasurer : “ That is good ; but why is your Govern­ “ Eye-gate.” — Many of our readers who have seen this ment unwilling to interdict the growth?” interesting and instructive book of Dr. Wm. Wilson’s will be Dr. Edwards : “ Well, I must confess it is simply glad to know that it can now be obtained for the small sum because they want the money which the opium brings to of sixpence. It was originally published at two shillings and the revenue.” commanded a large sale. Dr. Wilson has made an arrange­ Treasurer : “ Do the people of your honourable country ment by which we are enabled to offer this book for sixpence smoke it ? ” net, or eightpence half-penny post free. For orders of not Dr. Edwards : “ Very, very few ; because in our country less than a dozen we will supply them for six shillings a it is regarded as a poison, and the people cannot easily dozen, post free. The book, though prepared for adults, procure it.” will, with its coloured plates of Chinese pictures, be most interesting to children. Treasurer : “ Do the people of India smoke opium ? ” Dr. Edwards : “ Not very many.” Treasurer : “ Then most o f what is produced in India comes to China ? ” For Praise and Prayer. Dr. Edwards : “ Yes.” PRAISE. Treasurer : “ Ah ! this opium smoking is doing our For the many mercies of the year that is past. p. 1. people more harm than anything else, and I am sure our For the progress already made by the Gospel in the Province Government would take steps to put a stop to the practice o f G a n - h w u y . p . 3. if the importation from India were stopped. Until that For the safe return to China of several workers after furlough, is done our hands are practically tied.” pp. 8, 14. For encouraging signs of blessing in the Siao-shi and Lu-chau This is but a sample of thousands of such conversations districts in S i -c h u e n . p. 13. the missionary constantly has with the Chinese people. For seventy-one converts recently “ added to the Church ” at What must be the thoughts of a heathen man regarding several of our Mission stations, p. 14 the doctrine taught by the people who also bring .the opium? The majority do not distinguish between the PRAYER. action of the individual and his Government. For the Province of G a n - h w u y generally, p. 3. For the Special Meetings to be held on December 31st, at the Mission House, Newington Green, p. 8. For all missionaries, that they may know how to act wisely, Items of General Interest.— During last September when, for the time being, they are popular with the Chinese. copies of Scriptures, etc., were presented to some 15,000 p. 10. students assembled for examinations at Chen-tu, the For the poor people of S h a n - s i, who are suffering in conse­ capital of Si-CHiTEN. Good rains have recently fallen in quence of a very severe hail-storm. p. 11. this province, which will, we trust, by meeting the needs For the relatives and friends who mourn the loss, by death, of o f the people, help to remove the spirit of unrest and Miss Lucy C. Smith and Mr. C. Laight. pp. 8,12. 10 China’s Millions, ^aotjaby, i903. Popularity: its Dangers and Opportunities.

By John D arboch, late of L u -a n Ch a u , Ga n -h w u y .

WENTY-MVifi li (eight miles) from Lu-an Chan there is A warrant was issued for Mr. Kao's arrest, and then—: a village called (Jh’i-kia-k’iao, where there is a Roman unwisely for my own peace of mind— I allowed myself to Catholic out-station and hall. For the first time for become his advocate, and saw the Mandarin on his behalf. many years a theatrical entertainment -was organised by the His case was, indeed, a hard one. He was a poor man, and villagers, and the usual motley crowd of sightseers attracted. was called on to pay a sum of Tls. 50, which spelled One morning three members of the strolling company of “ ruin” for him. His family had been well to do at one actors paid a visit to the Roman Catholic Chapel, which is a time, and now, out of courtesy, his name was allowed to prominent building a little apart from the village. They remain on the list of village gentry. knocked at the door, which was opened by the daughter of At the time when the affair happened which was the cause the caretaker, a girl of fourteen, and asked to be allowed to of the present ¿rouble, he was actually from home on business ; see the building. The girl refused to permit them to enter, he consequently felt it was unreasonable and unjust that he and they insisted that they would go in. Ultimately they shofild be compelled to sell his household goods to pay a fine hustled the girl a bit and left after having made a consider­ for a crime with which he had no connection. able disturbance. These The Mandarin could say are the facts as currently nothing to me regarding related in the .district, but the justice of the case. He whether in every particular only pointed out that the accurate or not I cannot Bay. Priest was then present in The father of the girl was the Ya-men, insisting on very angry. He came at the punishment of this very once to Lu-an and told the man. He begged me to see Priest that his daughter had the Priest, that we two been outraged. The Priest should come to a settle­ immediately saw the Man­ ment, he, on his part, being darin and demanded, it is willing to carry out any sai

it, and that no other course was open to him, and that if the in case they were involved in litigation with the Romanists. Mandarin did not settle the case for him in this way he would I could only say that they were entirely welcome to come be compelled to appeal to a higher court. and hear the Gospel, but that I could not reckon them as in I knew that 1 had really no power to protect the man any way connected with us until they understood and believed even if I so desired. If thé Priest appealed to the French the Gospel. We were inundated with enquirers, but chiefly Consul he would probably press the Mandarin to accede to of an undesirable kind. I felt though that I must at least the Priest’s demands. I am by the rules of the Mission pro­ preach the Gospel to them. hibited from an appeal to the English Consul in any circum­ Then another strange thing happened. The Priest, either stances, and even if such appeal were allowed it is extremely because of this or for some reason unknown to.me, intimated unlikely that the Consul would use his influence in such a case. that as the New Year was drawing near, he intended to be I therefore advised Mr. Kao to pay up as I could do nothing generous and refund the money which had been paid. for him. • The people could not understand the reason for this The Priest in consideration that I had spoken for him changing front, and quickly invented a story to account for reduced his demand from Tls. 50 to Tls. 35. it. They said the teacher in the Gospel hall had written to I will say that in this and subsequent interviews, I found Shanghai to the Consul there— of course a pure fabrication, Hie French Priest, Father Rodet, an entirely upright, straight­ and that the Consul had commanded the Priest to return the forward and conscientious gentleman. cash. This case was settled, but there was a sequel. An exag­ We were very popular for a time and crowds came to gerated account became common in the tea shop. It was worship. It was encouraging to see so many coming, but said, quite untruly, that the Priest had set his mind on perplexing to know how to treat them, and we prayed punishing this particular man, and was only prevented by the earnestly that faith would come by hearing the Word of G od. teacher in the “ North hall.” Our chapel being in the I began to think these conditions would be permanent, opposite part of the city to the Catholics, who are near the that we would no Longer preach to empty benches, but the south gate. question which I felt difficult to answer was, “ How to preach A great number of people came asking to be enrolled as so as to beget sincere faith in the hearts of many who were so enquirers, doubtless only that they might secure our influence evidently insincere.”

A Destructive HaiUstorm in Shan-si. B y D ugald L awson. MOST terrific hail-storm was experienced here on Sept. the people have to face the winter with starvation practi­ 6th, which has wrought terrible disaster to the crops. cally staring them in the face. H Much of the hail that fell on our compound was Fortunately, however, the disaster covers a comparatively larger than my fist, which is not small, and it is said that small area, and so those who are better off will be able to some which fell to the south-west of the village weighed purchase grain elsewhere, but most of the people will not be seven and a half catties. The fields which were heavily able to do so. We are thankful that only ten or twelve laden with half-ripe grain of all kinds, were completely Christian families reside in the affected district. Having a stripped in less than half-an-hour. Our new house and chapel very small balance of relief money in hand, we have decided suffered damage to the extent of about eight hundred tiles, to help these to sow their wheat for next year, which is not which have been replaced, and bricks lying on the ground reaped till the fifth month, but they will practically have to were broken in two. It was a painfully sad sight, such as be fed till then. I have been much among the distressed one never desires to witness again, and one could not but people during the last few days, and it is indeed painful to weep and pray for the poor people upon whom the calamity listen to their sorrow and cry for help. They are more ready had come. The poor people, who were looking forward to now to listen to the word preached, and we sincerely trust reaping a rich harvest, are almost driven to despair, and rich the Lord may by this judgment bring many of them to and poor alike in very many cases, have cried till their eyes Himself. The coming winter will afford a very unique are very badly swollen. The L ord seems to be dealing opportunity of doing good to our enemies, if only the L ord with tins people, but especially with the people of this will supply us with the means of relief. We shall be place, for although last year a fairly good harvest glad of earnest, believing prayer for the people and the was reaped throughout this prefecture, the crops here have work that will be done among them during the coming been for three seasons destroyed by frost and hail, and now winter.

A T emple in N orth C h ina. 12 China’s Millions. Jan u ar y, 1903. In Memoriam—Miss Lucy Constance Smith* NCE more our hearts have been burdened, as a telegram A postscript on her sister’s letter, dated September 29th*'says: from China brought the news of the Home-caU of a much —“ Lucy has not been well since we came here. She kept about beloved and valued worker—Miss Lucy C. Smith who till yesterday, when she had a real attack of fever and went to for several years had been labouring for C hhist in the bed.” This was the beginning, doubtless, of the illness through province of K iang-si. which the Home-call came on November 11th, when she “ fell How well do we recall the bappv months spent in this Training asleep in Jesus.” Home in 1896, aod the going forth to China on September 11th Miss Marchbank’s letter by a later mail, dated October 24th, of that year, accompanied by her sister Alice, and a little band gives a few further details. She writes :— of young workers—all full of hope and trust, as they looked for­ “ I know you will be sorry to hear that dear Miss Lucy Smith ward to entering on.this life-work, as is lying very ill with typhoid fever, at one messengers of C h bist to their sisters sit­ of our out-stations. Dr. and Mrs. Judd ting in darkness and the shadow of death- and her sister Edith are all with her, and The little group landed in Shanghai on she is having tender care—we do trust October 20th, and eight days later arrived she will be spared. She is one of the in Yang-chau for happy months of study Lord’s best, and we can ill-aftbrd to lose before being appointed to their different her. She and her sister have been no' spheres of service. small comfort and help in the work here. On March 30th, 1897, the two sisters (in I asked Lucy to go to Ying-tuen where company with others) began their inland help was much needed, as the work, was journey and arrived at Kwei-k’i in the growing so rapidly. She was glad to go, K ia n g -s i Province, April 19th, where they and I thought away from the school—and were warmly welcomed by Miss Marchbank with her examinations over (she was on and heir small band of fellow workers. the eve of passing the sixth)—she would The influence of Miss Smith’s life in get more rested. this station can never fade away. Her “ She wished to go alone, and meant to work was veiy varied. She was so gifted come and go from the city here; but I and capable, yet sweetly humble in spirit, wanted Edith to go with her ; they were and, CHBisr-like, ready to be “ servant of so pleased with this arrangement, only all.” Her knowledge of medicine gave afraid things here would be too heavy her a widely open door among the sick without them. who came to the Mission House. She “ I am so thankful now that ¡she was attended many at their homes, and was never alone. All is being done that can several times called in cases of sickness be done. The house Where they are is to visit in Mandarins’ families. not very small, and is in a quiet locality. Later on she had the superintendence The Natives around them are so kind and of the Native Boys’ and Girls’ Schools in thoughtful, and the workers from these Kwei-k’i. She was greatly beloved by the three stations—An-ren, Ih-yang and Kwei- Native women over whom she had sweet Miss L üoy C . Smith. k’i—are willing to go if they can give any influence. help. Lucy is much loved by both natives At the time of the troubles in 3900, when all were obliged to and fellow workers. Her life in China has been all spent leave their stations, she and her sister Edith, who had reached for others. The L ord comfort her dear ones at home when China the previous year, went to Hankow to help nurse some of they hear of her illness. the missionaries and their children who were arriving, after their “ We are having a very long summer. July and August were terrible journeys from Shan-si, and when able to travel, escorted not so hot this year, but we have had a long spell of some of them to the coast, where they continued their loving heat since—long, hot, dry days, and much of the autumn crops ministries. destroyed.” After the storm of suffering had spent itself, Miss Lucy Smith She rests from her labours “ satisfied ” in His presence Whom was one of the first group to re-enter Kiang-si in 1901, and took die loved so welL Does not the call come afresh to some bright charge of their old station with Miss H. Fleming until it was young lives to arise and enter the Harvest Field, to reap where considered wise to re-open the schools again. she has sown]? In her last letter, September 27th, 1902, she tells how she and her sister were at an out-station—Ying-tuan—some miles from “ Loved, with, all the Love that fills the Heavens Kwei-k’i, where a deep work of the Spirit has been going on for some lama They went there to instruct the many enquirers With Eternal song, who were desiring to confess their faith in C h rist. They had “ Weep not, weary heart—how short the sorrow, been there just a fortnight, visiting, teaching and examining And the Love—how long ! ” them, when her illness began. H. E. S.

Extracts from Letters. Miss S. Phillips writes from Si-hsiang, Shen-si, July 15 : one. The next day the women came to us in crowds, and not & —“ Mrs. Liu and I have just returned from a visit to the country, day passed without a number of visitors. They listened to the having been away nearly a month. It was a very enjoyable time. Gospel message, and many professed to believe. Miss Bell (Mrs. We first stayed at Kuan-tsi-shan, Mid were there more than a Triidinger) visit«! Lo-kia-pa two years ago, and some who heard week. It was a real joy to meet the Christians at that place, her came to us and really seem anxious enquirers. Some eight or they seem so bright and earnest, and were exceedingly kind to us. nine have asked prayer for themselves, anu also expressed a desire We visited in the country and ha4 numbers of visitors daily at that some oneshould come and live amongst them, to teach them.* the house. There are some who really desire to follow the L ord , hut are held captive by the awful habit of opium-smoking. May G od grant them speedy release 1 Miss H. M . Kblkenbeck writes from Ying-shan, Si- “ On Monday, June 30, we left for Lo-kia-pa, 40 li north of CjHtTEN, in August:—“ During the past month, we have suspended Kuan-tsi-shan. Having started soon after daybreak,- we arrived the countiy classes, on aecount of the heat and drought. I, about midday. One of the Christian men from Kuan-tsi-shan however, paid one visit to the country during the month, at the had g one before to try said get a room, but had failed.; Mrs. Liu, request of a catechumen, whose sister was ill, partly to give her wholiad gone to try herself, soon sent word that she had secured medicine, and also to be present at the burning of her idols* jAKiLàBY, 1903. China's Millions. 13

This sister, who was married to a man named Fu, had been a E. Q. Bevis writes from Siang-hien, H o -n a n , September witch, and it was supposed that the familiar spirit was still 23 :—“ During the first week of this month, I spent three days haunting her and causing the illness. The Christian brother visiting the distant Christians to the east of this city, and had a never rested till his sister and her husband h&d both agreed to profitable time at the villages of two of them. The last day, I give up all idolatry and witchcraft. They came to fetch me visited a market-town where there are some enquirers who seem soon after 6 a.m., to avoid the heat; their home is about five to be quite in earnest after the Truth. On the 12th, I spent a miles from the city. The idols were soon in flames ; then we day on horse-back, visiting the homes of two enquirers to the had special prayer for the sick woman, and a short service and west of here, and had a good time preaching to a number who preaching to the heathen who were present. We were rejoiced gathered together. They are much kept back by the activity of to hear that Mrs. Fu began to mend that very day and has had the ‘ Ta-tao-huei’ [Great Sword Society], which continues to be no return of the particular trouble.” active and menacing all around this district.”

writes from Liang-chau, K a n -su h , August W. M. Belcher W. Westwood writes from An-king, G an -h w u y, September 13:—“ I am so glad to be able to report progress here. We 30 :—“ We have been very busy during the month with the city have now nine or ten earnest enquirers. In our street preaching work. We are still very short-handed, having no native helper, we get a crowd of about forty or fifty nearly every time we go our second evangelist oeing unable to do any preaching yet. out, and these give earnest attention to the Word of the L o rd . Good numbers come in daily to the chapel ana dispensary, and Just now, the harvest is being gathered in ; nevertheless, we get the Sunday services are fairly well attended. The two enquirers about forty or fifty men and women to the Sunday morning are coming on well, and we are praying and believing for many service. The Sunday afternoon service, too, tis very well more. Mrs. Westwood and the Bible-woman have had some good attended.” times with the women. There is still a spirit of listening abroad, and one hopes ere long to do a good deal of work in the country and district. Will you please remember to pray for ua, that Carl Blom writes from Sin-an, H o -n a n , September 1 :— I suitable native helpers may be raised up 1 ” have been a week in Ho-nan Fu and on the whole had a good time. I had several visitors and was invited out, both by the mandarins and people, and had plenty of opportunities for W. S. Strong writes from Lu-chau, Si-cjhuen :—“ My first preaching in private. work when entering upon my new sphere was to seek entrance “ I have been journeying in H o -n a n for a month. All the into a city called Fu-snun. Here all the Salt magnates are living, places where there are Christians, and nearly all the homes of and being the principal clearing place for the export, this city these have been visited. I have noticed many encouraging is a resort of wealthy men and officials. Being such,, it has signs among the enquirers, especially in their gathering at each meant hard work to get an entrance at all. I have no fixed other’s, or some Christian’s, home for worship.” abode there yet, but the L o r d has given me some precious souls and we have thus a foothold for the Gospel. Praise G od I I have now six chapels opened and but for a little unrest among Miss L. Carlyle writes from Peh-kan, K ia n g -si, September the people, by reason of the failure of the rice harvest, I should 4 :—“ Mr. Wang, the evangelist here, is away at the new out- have had the Gospel planted in other places, for the L o r d has station, Siao-wang. We are praying that we may soon see fruit graciously worked in many hearts. In many places they are for our labour in that place. There is a busy market there clamouring for their own meeting-houses which they always every three days, and many have the opportunity of hearing the provide themselves. The most interesting work is at the Salt Gospel. One of our Christians, a tailor, is very earnest in going wells and there I had the joy of baptising nine men, the majority there, Sunday after Sunday, to preach. Mrs. Chang, an of these being either well-owners or well-managers. In this enquirer, continues to suffer persecution for the Gospel’s sake. place the Gospel has touched the upper classes and many are A few weeks ago, on her return home from worship, her father- bearing very faithful testimony. I am busy up there directing in-law beat her most severely, and she came back to us fearfully the building of school and church, towards the cost—which is disfigured in face ; poor thing, we kept her a few days. On her £225—the Mission has contributed one third, and the Christians return, he tied her with ropes and dragged her along the ground. the other two thirds, which is to the Chinese a great amount. Will you pray the L o r d to open her way to come out from his It will I hope be ready for Christmas, when besides having the home, with her daughter ? She is a widow, and wants to betroth formal opening I am making arrangements to hold our first her daughter to a Christian ; they are both determined to serve General Conference. the L o b d at all costs.”

A. H. Barham writes from Siao-shi, Si-chuen, September 9 :—“ I have begun the autumn work, and am now looking Book Notice. forward to a busy, and I trust a blessed, time of sowing and The City of Springs, or Mission Work in Chin-chew. By Annie reaping. * N. Duncan, with Prefatory Note by Dr. Barbouh. London: “ I have just returned from a short trip to Ho-kiang and Oliphant, Anderson ds Ferrier, SI, Paternoster Square. Stiff district. At Fen-shui-lin the work had stood still during the boards, 1/- net. summer through a little opposition, on the part of some on the The “ City of Springs ” is a brief sketch of one of the centres of the street, to the opening of a chapel. I am glad to say the outlook English Presbyterian Mission field in South China. The reader is taken is now more hopeful, and I was able to set things on a better right into the heart of a great Chinese city and shown into crowded basis. The chapel will be opened in a few days. At present, I streets and busy shops, and given a glimpse into the homes of its have a man staying there, book-selling andi preaching. At people. We see the medical missionary busy in the hospital, the Mi-t’o-ngai, on the big river, half-way to Ho-kiang Hien, we also evangelist preaching in the streets, the lady workers visiting among the have a house, and a Mr. P’en is gathering quite a number women, or teaching in the schools, and a peep is given of the native around him. I had some very encouraging meetings while church and its devoted minister. Friends of China will find in this book a graphic picture of every-day there. Ho-kiang Hien gives us much cause for thanksgiving, but Mission work in a great heathen city, and fresh proof that the old we need the L o r d ’s guidance in regard to its present condition. Gospel of Jesus Christ is in truth “ the power of God unto salvation ” “ Next week, I hope to start for Ren-hwai-t’ing, thirty miles in the land of Sinim as at home. We recommend all our readers first to from Ho-kiang Hien. I am taking with me Bibles, New Testa­ buy and then to read it. ments, and other books, to the value of Us. 30, and these are all (Miss) E. Black. bespoken. May I ask for your earnest prayers for these two cities, Ho-kiang Hien and Een-hwai-t’ing, especially ? There is interest in some degree eveiywhere, but there is so much in these Cobbbction.—In the note “ The Kuang-si (sin) River District,’’ on two large cities I visit them myself and leave the helper at home, page 163, fifth line, of our December issue, the word “ Ho-k’eo ” where we go more slowly and there are discouraging elements.” should have been placed before the word “ district,” qualifying it. 14 China’s Millions. Jan u ary, 1903. Designations. SPECIAL NOTICE. The following movements of workers are noted :— Fob Shen-bi V. L. and Mrs. Nordlund, S. and Mrs. In order to extend the usefulness of the C.I.M. Publications we are Bergstrom, C. J. and Mrs. Anderson, prepared to send packets, assorted, as below, to any address in the United Misses T. Johnson, A. Sanders and Kingdom, at the following rates: E. Peterson, and Messrs. O. and E. No. 1 PACKET, Post Free 5s. Palmberg. Fob Shan-si Mrs. Linder, Misses B. M. P. Pettersson, I RETROSPECT, By Rev. J. H. Taylor.A Paper A. M. Cable and I. M. Berzelius, boards Is. Od. Messrs. E. 0. Barber and T. B. J. DAYS OF BLESSING IN INLAND CHINA. By Bölling. Montagu Beauchamp, B.A. Cloth boards Os. 9d. Fob Chih-li M. L. and Mrs. Griffith, to Shun-teh. THREE COPIES “ IN DEATHS OFT." By C. H. S. Fob Kiang-su H. C. Burrows, to Chen-kiang. Green. Paper covers ...... Os. 6d. Fob Yun-nan :— W. H. Hockman and Dr. Clark. AMONG , HILLS AND VALLEYS IN WESTERN Fob Kiang-si :— A. Seipel to Fu-chau. CHINA. By Hannah D a v ie s...... 3s. fid. F o e Cheh-kiang :—H. and Mrs. Klein to Song-yang, Geo. Miiller, to Ch’u - chau, and G. A. Anderson, to T’ai-chau. No. 2 PACKET, Post Free 10s. A RETROSPECT, By Rev. J. Hudson Taylor. Paper boards Is. Od. Arrivals in China. “ IN DEATHS OFT.’ By C. H. S. Green. Paper covers ...... Vid America, from England, September 9.—W. J. Doherty. Os. 6d. From America, September 27.—S. and Mrs. Bergstrom and MEMORIALS OF HAROLD A. SCHOFIELD. By three children, V. L. and Mrs. Nordlund and four children, his Brother. Cloth Is. 6d. Misses E. Peterson, A. Sanders and T. Johnson (ret.), O. and IN THE FAR EAST. By Mrs. Howard Taylor. Cloth E. Palmberg. boards ...... 3s. 6d. From Germany, October 7.—H. and Mrs. Klein (ret.). MARTYRED MISSIONARIES OF THE CHINA INLAND MISSION. By Marsball Broomhall, B.A. From Sweden, October 7.—J. T. and Mrs. Sandberg, Mrs. L. Art linen ...... Bs. Od. H. 'E. Linder and two children, Miss B. M. P. Pettersson (ret.), and “ LAST LETTERS AND OTHER RECORDS OF T.\B. J. Bolling Miss I. M. Berzelius. MARTYRED MISSIONARIES OF THE CHINA INLAND MISSION.” Nineteen Illustrations and Portraits on art paper. Preface by J. Hudson Recent Baptisms. Taylor, M.R.C.S. Edited by Marshall Broomhall, B.A. 2s. 6d.

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H. D. 0 5 0 7649 0 9 6 7332 1 1 0 7407 1 0 0 /»O 'JOK OQ o . 7333 0 10 0 7408 1 5 0 7490 1 16 0 7572 50 0 0 7650 3 6 0 7384 0 10 0 7409 0 2 6 7491 3 0 0 i 7573 0 10 0 7651 60 0 0 7335 0 2 6 7410 0 3 0 7492 0 2 3 I 22. 7575 2 6 6 i 7652 100 0 0 {Continued on p. 2S.) Missionary Biographies.

[A chapter from “ Missionary Principles and Practice ” By R obert E. Speer, Secretary oj the American Presbyterian Missionary Society. See Book Notices, p. 27.—Ed.]

O W can I maintain a warm missionary of England, from the days of Elizabeth, to our own.” interest ? ” says one. “ How can I interest Who can read, without feeling the attractiveness of others ? ” asks a second. “ I find it diffi­ it all, the story of the mine captain’s son, who was cult to preach effective missionaiy sermons,” complains Senior Wrangler, who, with the burden of a hopeless the preacher. The young worker wonders how the human love on his heart, went to India as a chaplain monthly missionary meeting can be kept up year of the East India Company, preaching on the way in after year, and never lose freshness and power. Brazil and among the Hottentots, shivering in India *• How can this group of boys,” the band-leader “ as if standing, as it were, in the neighbourhood of inquires, “ be made to take delight in missions ? ” hell ” ; who mastered Arabic and Persian that he might There is one answer to all these: Do you use the understand the Koran and translate the Scriptures; rich and ever richer stores of missionary biography ? who left India in 1811 to reach Persia and Arabia to There is power in these life stories. See it in the preach there and complete his translations; and who, unmeasured and continuing influence of the life of broken in health, fell at Tokat in 1812, having literally David Brainerd. In 1746, the Society for Promoting realized his own prayer, “ Now let me bum out for Christian Knowledge, in Edinburgh, published his G o d ” ? t journal. He died next year at the age of thirty-one. Can any one read the life of Alexander Mackay, and He was no genius, orator, scholar, or discoverer. Is not be stirred to the depths of his soul ? “ Unable to there any influence stronger than his ? His journal arouse interest in missions,”— surely the man who says inspired Carey, and helped to shape his course. this must have lost sensitiveness to the noble and glori­ Martyn read it at Cambridge, and it made him a ous in life ! Stanley thought the sight of him worth a missionary. Murray McCheyne read it, and was long journey, and his words are commended to all moulded by it. “ The Memoirs of David Brainerd mourners over missions: “ He has no time to fret and Henry Martyn gave me particular pleasure,” and groan and weep; and God knows, if ever man had wrote young John Wilson in 1824. “Try to g6t reason to think of ‘ graves and worms and oblivion/ hold of the life of John Wilson, the great Scotch and to be doleful and lonely and sad, Mackay had missionary of India,” wrote Keith-Falconer in 1878. when Mwanga, after murdering his bishop, and burn­ The apostolic succession goes on. Let any minister ing his pupils, and strangling his converts, and club­ or worker, conscious that his power has departed bing to death his dark friends, turned his eye of death from him, or that he needs more, turn to this on him. And yet the little man met it with calm blue old-time record of a life of utter devotion and eyes that never winked. To see one man of this kind prayer.* working day after day for twelve years bravely, and And tbere is fascination of interest in a life like without a syllable of complaint or a moan, amid the Martyn’s. Sir James Stephens declared his to be “ the ‘ wildernesses/ and to hear him lead his little flock to one heroic name which adorns the annals of the Church show forth G od’s loving kindness in the morning, * Memoirs o f David Brainerd. Edited by J. M. Sherwood. London: t Henry Martyn. By George Smith. London: Religious Tract A. Melrose. Society. F ebruary, 1903. 16 China’s Millions. February, 1903.

and His faithfulness every night, is worth going a in Dundee, he was known to spend the whole night on long journey for the moral courage and contentment his face on the floor, praying that he might meet the one derives from it.” When Stanley’s party came responsibilities laid upon him. “ All the week long away, the last sight was of the lonely figure of “ the ‘ he filled the fountains of his spirit with prayer,’ and best missionaiy since Livingstone” standing on the on Sabbath the full fountain gave forth its abundant brow of the hill, waving farewell, and then turning treasures.” Such prayer makes influence immortal. back to his work and his G o d . Is there no interest in that lonely figure ? * “ 0 William Bums ! we will not call thee dead, ...... Who can read the inscription of the Though lies thy body in its narrow bed In far-off China.” marble tablet in the Baptist meeting-house at Malden— IN MEMORIAM. When the trunk containing the property he had left behind was opened in England, there were found “ a R e v . A doniram J udson, few sheets of Chinese printed matter; a Chinese and Born August 9, 1788, an English Bible, an old writing-case, one or two Died April 12, 1850. small books, a Chinese lantern, a single Chinese Malden, his birthplace. dress, and the blue flag of the ‘ Gospel Boat.’ The ocean, his sepulcher. ‘ Surely,’ whispered one little one amid the awe­ Converted Burmans, and struck silence,— ‘ surely he must have been very The Bur man Bible poor.’ ” There was One who for His sake and ours His monument. had been poorer still.I His record is on high. For purposes of sober illustration or intense appeal without desiring to read that part of his record to the unselfish and heroic, nothing can surpass the which is written here on the earth ? It was a life of David Livingstone, whom Florence Nightingale missionaiy book— Buchanan’s Star in the East— called “ the greatest man of his generation.” The which awakened Judson’s missionary spirit. He vision of the boy placing his book on the spinning- would have been a great man in any sphere. His jenny, and studying amid the roar of the machinery father foresaw it. As a missionary his name is not at Blantyre, or sitting contentedly down before his far below Paul’s. Though the foremost of American father’s door to spend the night, upon arriving after missionaries, the story of his life is little told out­ the hour for locking i t ; the old coat, eleven years side of the Baptist churches. Yet there is a wealth behind the fashion, which he wore when he emerged of interest in it. Even children understand the at Cape Town after Kolanberg had been pillaged; the heroism of the spirit which endured calmly for sadness of the scene when he buried his little daughter months, during the imprisonment at Ava, taunts in “ the first grave in all this country,” he wrote to his and insults, racking fever and ague, the sight of parents, “ marked as the resting-place of one of whom dying and tortured fellow-prisoners, only to break it is believed and confessed that she shall live again ” ; utterly, while “ the tears flowed down to the chains his jocular letters to his daughter Agnes about his that clanked about his ankles,” when his wife brought distorted teeth, “ so that my smile is like that of a their new-born baby, in her frail arms, to be kissed hippopotamus ” ; the meeting with Stanley when he through the iron bars of his cell, and offered him a was a “ mere ruckle of bones ” ; the indomitable grit of mince-pie, made with effort and suffering, to remind the man whose last words in Scotland were : “ Fear him of old New England, where, to judge from G o d , and work hard,”— this life is full of such things present habits,— and may G o d forgive us that it is as these, capable of use, inviting it. And when, before so !— hundreds of Christians were offering no prayer or since, has this world been swayed by eloquence com­ and taking no thought for him. Does the life of parable with that of his death ? No pulpit has ever the Son of G o d Himself interest those who are not spoken with such power. The worn frame kneeling interested in such lives as these ? t by the bedside at Uala, pulseless and still, while the Aside from the example and teaching of Jesus, there rain dripped from the eaves of the hut, dead in the is rio richer field than missionary biography for the attitude of prayer, solitary and alone, sent a thrill study of one who believes in prayer, and would help through the souls of men, which, thank G o d ! is others to realize its power and use it. The life of vibrating still, and, with or without the help of those William C. Bums, of China, must suffice for illustra­ who are “ not interested,” is working out the redemp­ tion. “ Know him, sir ? ” exclaimed one, with almost tion wrought once for Africa by the world’s Redeemer.§ indignant surprise, when asked if he knew Bums. Are preachers and teachers missing the blessing “ All China knows him. He is the holiest man alive.” enfolded in these lives, and derivable from them ?— It is easy to understand why men felt this way. While each the life of residing in Edinburgh, before going to China, he had ‘ One who never turned his back, but marched breast forward, a private key to the Church of St. Luke’s, and there Never doubted clouds would break, an entry in his journal indicates that at least on one Never dreamed, though right were worsted, wrong would triumph, occasion he was “ detained ” a whole night in solitary Held we fall to rise, are baffled to fight better, prayer “ before the L o r d . ” In beginning his ministry Sleep to wake.’ ” * Mackay of Uganda. By his Sister. London : Hodder & X Memoirs o f the Rev. William C. Burns, M .A. By the Rev. Islay Stoughton. Burns, D.D. London : James Nisbet & Co. f The Life o f Adoniram. Judson. By Edward Judson. New § Personal Life o f David Livingstone. By W. G. Blaikie. London: York : A. D. F. Randolph & Co. John Murray. F ebruary, 1903. China’s Millions. Welcomed by the Women of Ho-nan.

By Miss A. Cream .

f i . HAVE just ma4e a visit to two out-stations in the ing in Jesus for salvation. I have suggested she should J Si-lua district. I left here on Sept. 26th for a place gather the women together for a meeting during the week, called Kioh-ua, eight miles distant, where there are and in this way help those who have just become inter­ about nine Christians and fifteen inquirers. Most of these ested in the Gospel. During our stay there several said they come from the surrounding villages. The men are able to would really decide to believe in the L ord Jesus—one, an meet for a service every evening, but the women can only elderly woman who has been very bitter against the Gospel and come on Sundays. They know persecuted the others; another, so little, but are really serving quite an old man over seventy the L ord up to the light they years old. Praise God for these, have, and were so glad to have whom we trust have been brought some one to help them. into the light. Please pray that Just now all are very busy the work may be real in their gathering in the autumn grains, hearts. My woman, Mrs. Wang, And only two could stay over the who has been a Christian quite a Sabbath, but later on they will number of years, and formerly a have more leisure. One’s, heart Bible-woman at Ch’en-ch’au, has goes out to these precious souls,’ been such a help and comfort to and we long that they may be me during these days in the more fully instructed in the Word country. She preached to the of God. numbers of women who came I spent six days at this place every day, whilst I took the and then went on to Ch’ang opportunity of instructing the Ts’uen, another eight miles distant. inquirers. There was such an Here I met with such a hearty absence of fear amongst the dear welcome from the Christians and women at this place, and a readi­ inquirers. I think they have ness to hear the Gospel. At each never had a lady-worker there of these places I was able to take before, and seemed to think they the evening meeting each night, might not get one again, so did and in this way help the men also. all in their power to make me This time has been such a comfortable. T ravelling in H o-nan. happy one, a real joy to be It was so touching to see Resting in an Inn at noon. Mr. Ford is standing by the Cart able to pass on the living water their love expressed in various to these needy souls, and when ways. One young woman, Mrs. K’ong, seemed as if she feeling tired and exhausted through the strain of could not do enough for me and my. woman, Mrs. Wang. having these dear people about one from early morning till She would come along at meal times bringing us fruit and night, one has been reminded of the words of our L ord basins of food thinking we might not have enough. When I Jesus :— “ My meat is to do the will of Him that sent me, remonstrated with her she would say: “ You. bring the and to finish His work.” Gospel to us and are willing to teach us, we ought to do I returned home last Wednesday by bullock cart, and something for you.” found that Miss Wilkins, my fellow-worker, has also been She is quite a leader amongst her home people, and encouraged in the work here. We trust things have taken a appears to be really in earnest. I believe she is truly trust­ hopeful turn in our station now.

The Province of Cheh - kiang.

B y J. J. M eadows, C.I.M., Superintendent op the Province.

HIS Province is said to be one of the loveliest of all the one passing by the Chu-chau and Wun-chau Prefectures, and eighteen provinces of China. Its climate is declared one by Sien-kxi and T'ai-chau Fu—empty themselves into the to be most salubrious, but its humidity in the Mei- muddy Yellow Sea. Two flow from the North side of the Pass, tfien (rainy season), in the Summer, and in what is called namely, the Dzao-ngo and the Ts’en-t’ang; this last-named the “ Fall,” or beginning of Autumn, makes it at such times is the most beautiful of all its streams. Lord Macartney anything but salubrious! Nevertheless, the active life and and his suite ascended this river as far as Ch’ang-shan Hien in service of the missionaries in this Province shows as favour­ 1792 ! Sir John Barrow, the private secretary of Sir George able a number of years as in most of the other provinces of Staunton, who accompanied Lord Macartney in his expedition the Empire. It embraces an area of 34,700 square miles, to China, speaks of this in his “ Travels in China.” This is, supporting a population of some 12 millions of people, the to the writer, a most interesting incident just now, as this wealth, learning, and refinements of whom bear favourable Ch’ang-ehan was the city where our martyred friends, Mr. comparison with the neighbouring provinces of the South. and Mrs. Ward and Miss Thirgood laboured; and, previous It has jseveral principal streams or rivers, which flow from its to these martyrs of 1900, Miss Littler and Miss Byron also chief watershed, called Tavr-hwarling or Peach-blossom Pass, laboured in this said city for some years. Our Mission 3,000 feet high. Two of these running from its South s id e - House, at the time I write, is in ruins and ashes; the Chapel, W C f ■ m :

18 China’s Millions. ‘ F ebruary, which our steady, good5and persevering Brother Ward set his one feels the responsibility involved. Certainly there are heart on building, is there, new and complete, neither more souls being lost every day in China, than in any bandits nor rioters having touched it. But alas! there is no country in the world ; for, if the numbers given of the foreign missionary to go and preach and live there at present. population be true, then it must be a serious considera­ The land through which these riversflow is rich and fertile, tion for the Church of God at home, as also for the and produces grain, cotton, rice, silk, tea, and fruits of Christian missionary out here, who is in direct sympathy every description in great profusion.- The scenery is lovely, with the great purpose Christ came into this world for, picturesque, and in many places grand and magnificent, namely, to save sinners. We say our responsibility must charming and fascinating the person who can appreciate it. increase in intensity, to a painful degree, if there be as The natives say that the Province itself possesses every many Chinamen in this Empire as they say there are, for the requisite for the food and clothing of its inhabitants, and is Bible declarés that no liar or idolator can ever reach heaven, even able to supply many of the luxuries demanded by the and all these masses of people are idolators and liars: rich and well-to-do of its people. The camphor and tallow for “ China is a Nation of Liars,” consequently, there must trees abound on the large plains of Ning-po and Shao-hing, be among the lost, among those going to eternal death, a whilst the mulberry, pear, persimmon, and other fruit trees greater number from the Chinese than from any other nation abound on the extensive plains in the Hang-chau, Kia-hing, on earth ! The merchant from Europe and America is deeply and Hu-chau Prefectures in the Northern part of the interested in these vast numbers of customers for Ms goods ; Province. the more there are, the better his trade. Even the politi­ Each ¡district and each large city have their particular cian, the political economist, the professional man, the travel­ manufactures or specialities. ler, the geographer, can be Its government is admini­ deeply interested in such a stered by a Governor, a country and such vast masses Provincial Treasurer, and a of human beings— and such Provincial Judge, with four interesting human beings Intendents of Circuit, or Tao- too ! For though they be all tai’s as they are called out liars and idolaters, they are here. These four Tao-tai’s the most industrious of govern eleven Prefectures, in­ people, and such .a capable cluding in these seventy-five people, and of such intel­ counties. Below these Tao- lectual capacity as to be able tai’g are the Chirfoos or Pre­ to compete for the highest fects, and District Magistrates. scholarships in the univer­ The Governor mentioned sities of Europe and America ! above is the subordinate of a What a mighty factor this Governor-General or Viceroy, people would be in advancing who resides in the neighbour­ the kingdom of God on ing province of F uh-kien . the earth if they became This Viceroy reigns supreme thoroughly converted—really over eleven or twelve millions bom again of the Spirit of of persons, his two provinces God ! , —F uh-kien and Cheh-kiang We have but as a . drop —united embracing an area in the bucket in our few of i more than 92,000 square thousand native Christians in miles ! The salaries of these this beautiful, province of provincial high officials are Cheh-kiang. We thank God said to be: that of the Viceroy, with all our heart that there A View from the Window of the Mission House, at Tls. 20,000 a year; a Gover­ Hwang-yen, Cheh-kiang. are now so many different nor of a province, about The city wall is at “the foot of the mountains, which are 3000-4000 ft. high. Protestant Missions at work Tls. 16,000 j a Provincial in Cheh-kiang, each having Treasurer, about Tls. 9,000 or Tls. 10,000; and the Pro­ godly, earnest and faithful men representing them. Each vincial Judge, about Tls. 6,000. The lower officials: as a of the eleven prefectures of the provine» is now occu­ Prefect, Tls. 3,000; whilst the hard-worked and over­ pied by one, two, and more missionaries. The American burdened District Magistrate seldom gets more than Tls. 1,500 Methodists and American Presbyterians chiefly work the down to Tls. 800. Of course, all these officials “ squeeze ” Northern part of theprovince, whilst the Church Missionary monthly, quarterly, and annually as much as ever they can, Society, the American Baptists and thp C.I.M., with a few and so the administration of a province in China is part of American Presbyterians, the English Methodists and the one of the most corrupt systems under heaven! Each Ya-men German Alliance Mission, work the South, the East, and has numberless clerks, underlings, lictors, constables, and Western parts of Cheh-k ia n g . All the larger cities are hangers-on, who receive no stated or fixed salary. Therefore, now occupied, and many of the Hiens, or County Towns, they must extort from the people whom their master rules also, by Foreign Missionaries. All this is a cause for over in order to supply their own and their family wants. thanksgiving and 'praise ; especially when we remember These men are like birds of prey, ever watching their oppor­ that, when the C.I.M. first took up work in Cheh-kiang, the ■- tunity to pounce upon their victims. Hence the people are only places occupied by foreigners were the open port of oppressed, and suffer wrong all the y ear round at the hands of Ningpo, and the capital, or provincial city of Hang-chau ! the administrators of the law, who are supposed to protect No other place in the interior was occupied, and thè them, their lives, and their property. converts were very few indeed. Perhaps two hundred at the What a mass of evil the missionary in China has to most. Now we have several thousands òf native Christians contend with! These vast numbers of human souls—how in full communion, not to mention those who have gone to can one reach them? The more there are, the greater the Better Land and are for ever with the L ord ! F ebruary, 1903. China’s Millions. 19

and we have in our own district, and that of the Hang-chau Church, Pastors supported entirely by the native Christians, also men who gladly give both time and money to help to further the work of their Master. Our places of residence in those days were miserable in the extreme.' I should like you to see that “ Historic Building,” Hu-k’iao-t’eo, where Mr. and Mrs. Taylor lived and laboured, prayed and worked for years, every brick and timber made sacred by sanctified prayer ! It was a dirty hole, and there were dirty surroundings and dirty people to deal with. I may be considered an authority on this subject, after having lived and laboured there for six and more years. My first son was born there, and the only place he had to run and play and jump in was the length of the native cane-bottomed couch, to which the little fellow seemed much attached. The room was our study, sitting room and guest room, and there was no yard for children to play in below. The canal behind the house was green with filthy film all the year round, and the street front part of the Photo by] [C. Fairclough. house was dirty and noisy, and the wall of it was Interior of the C.I.M. Chapel at Tai-chao, Cheh-kiang. a rest and shelter for two or three cows which started work at three o’clock in the morning But, oh ! what are these among eleven or twelve millions and took it in turns at a flour mill up to four in the afternoon. •of precious souls! These poor idolators and liars! They You could not get a minute’s quiet from morning to night, worship a lie; they also live or exemplify a lie! May G od especially when your windows were opened because the rooms have merfcy upon all these miserable creatures, having no were 98° and 102° Faht. This is the house sacred to some •God and without hope in the world ! members of the C.I.M. I did not like this place; and after The harvest is plenteous, the labourers few. “ Pray ye, I got ill, and later, when my wife died there, I positively therefore, the L ord of the harvest, that He will send forth disliked it. But did I not say when I came to China that Jabourers into His harvest.” “ I would be willing—gladly willing—to go anywhere, live anywhere and do anything to please my Master and my G od ” t I thank G od I have that feeling and desire more strongly [The following reminiscences are extracts from notes taken working in me to-day than ever I had before. The best cure ■of an address given by Mr. Meadows at Shanghai. They for dissatisfaction with circumstances and surroundings is to ¡five an interesting peep into some o f the early days o f the have a lively and earnest sympathy with our L ord in His C.I.M.—Ed.] great purpose in coming into this world to save sinners. HEN I first arrived in Cheh-kiang, in 1862, there In the midst of all those troublesome times of the Tai-ping were not 4,000 Protestant Christians in all China. rebellion, when the streets were lined in some places with Ning-po was the only place properly occupied by men cangued and waiting in cages till death relieved them of Protestant missionaries. Two or three years before 1862, their tortures, when Ya-men runners and blackguards were two or three missionaries had gone to Hang-chau. Dr. taking advantage of the sufferings and distresses of the people, Nevius, Rev. Mr. Green (American Presbyterians), and it was surprising how soon we were able to resume work. Bishop Moule, of the C.M.S., resided there a short Thank G od, now we have nearly as many communicants in time; but had to return to Ning-po as the Tai-ping our own Mission in this one province as there were converts rebels compelled them to leave the city. The rebels in the whole of China when I first landed in 1862. had just been driven out of Ning-po as I arrived in June, 1862. They fled towards Dz-ki, Yii-yai, Shao-hsing, and Hang-chau. So we had an un­ certain time of peace and exemption from the Attacks of the Tai-pings at Ning-po The people though felt so insecure— though their enemies were driven out—inside and outside the city, that they fled into tie country, and back again to the city, on the slightest alarm. The gates of the city were -crowded with fleeing, frightened men and women and children, nearly blocked up by the coolies and -citizens laden with their goods and chattels, seeking -exit from the city to find a place of safety on the Foreign Settlement for themselves and their little ones. Mission work was stopped and hindered very much by this excited state of things. Now {1900, after the massacres], thank G od, we have 26 stations, 111 out-stations, and 73 mission­ aries, including our dear Gennan friends, and 254 native helpers. Many of .these latter are unpaid,

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/ Vfrro c h a n î > ~sŸuu nA CHEn = KIANG. g Capital of Province. i -/ ■ Prefecture or Fu. t Sub-Prefecture or T’ing I Department or Chau. • District or Hien. The Stations of the C.I.M. are underlined th u s______Those of other Missions, thus...... Those not underlined have no Mission Stations. 21 PROVINCE OF CHEH-KIANG. Governed by a Lieutenant-Governor, and contains 11 Fu ■ , 3 T°ing ♦ , 1 Chau |, and 60 Hien Cities •, *.e., 75 Official Cities in all, exclusive of 11 Hien Cities which are included in the Fu, as parts of Middlesex and Surrey are included in London. Those cities underlined thus— Fung-hwa Hien—are C.I.M. stations ; those underlined thus— Kia-hing Fu—are occupied by such other Societies as the numbers attached signify. These numbers are taken from a Tajble~of Missioiiary Societies and indicate the order of their entry into China. Those not underlined have no resident Missionary. In these lists the type is varied according to the rank of the city} and corresponds with the map.

HANG-CHAU FU Wun-chau Fus4 T’ai-chau Fu8 N i n g - p O F u ».6.8,84.64 Shao-hing Fu8’8)40 Huang-yen Hien Pop. (estimated)800,000 Yu-huan T’ing Shï -p ’u T’ing Siao-shan H im Hai-ning Chau Shui-an Hien Tien-t’ai Him Ting-hai T'ing Chvrhi H im 8 Fvr-yang H im Lo-ts’ing Hien Sien-kü Him Tz-Vi H im Yü-yao Him Yiirhang Hien Bing-yae or Ning-hai Him Fung-hwa Hien Lin-an Hien Shang-yü Hien Yü-ts’ien Hien P’ing-yang Hien Tai-p’ing Hien Chtn-hai Hien Shmg H im Sin-ch’eng Hien Tai-shwn Hien Country Station Siangshan Hien Sin-ch’ang H im Ch’ang-hua Hien Lvrk’iao Sanitorium : Moh-kan-san Kin-hwa Fu3 Kia-hing Fu23 Ch’u-chau Fu Lan-kH H im Yen-chau Fu Kia-shan Him Lung-ts’üan Hien Tung-yang Him K’ii-chau Fu Hai-yen Hien Shwn-an Hien Yi-wu Hien Tung-lü Him Imig-yu Hien Shï-men Hien Ts'ing-t’ien Hien Yung-Kang Hien P ’ing-hu Hien Kiangshan Him Tsin-yiin Hien Wvr-yi H im Sui-an H im Tung-hiang Hien Ch’angshan Him Song-yarig Hien P ’u-Mang Hien Shou-ch’ang Hien Hu-chau Fu316 Sui-ch’ang Hien T’cmg-k’i Him Fen-shui Him K’ai-hm Him Ch’ang-hing Hien K’ing-yüan Hien Te-ts’ing Hien Yün-ho Hien WvÆ'ang Hien An-ki Hien Süanp’ing Hien Hiao-feng Hien King-ning Hien

OTHER MISSIONARY SOCIETIES. 3 American Baptist, North. 23 American Presbyterian, South. 5 American Presbyterian, North. 24. United Methodist Free Church. 8 Church Missionary Society. 40 Independent Workers. 16 American Episcopal, South. 54 Christians’ Mission.

Statistics of the China Inland Mission in Cheh-kiang for January, 1900.* Stations and Out-stations...... Chapels ...... Missionaries and Wives and Associates... Ordained Pastors ... Assistant Preachers ...... School Teachers ...... Colporteurs, &c...... Organised Churches ...... Communicants in Fellowship— Male 2871 Female 1047 Baptised in 1899 ... 389 Baptised from com mencement...... 5709 Schools ...... 20 Native Pupils 255 H o sp ita ls...... 1 Dispensaries 2 Opium Refuges ] ♦ In consequence of the Boxer riots we are unable to give recent figures.

Diagram of Cheh-kiang.

The Province of Cheh-kiang contains 34,700 square miles. MAP OP CHEH-KIANG, PLACED OVER MAP OP ENOLAND. The area of England, without Wales, is 50,216 square miles. T2«/4i microscopically small square on the accompanying map (Same Scale.) represents 1,000 souls. - Including lady missionaries and the wives of missionaries, there is only one missionary to every 55,000 souls, represented by the larger square. This is greater than the population of Bath, or Exeter, or Gloucester, or Lincoln, or Oxford, or Worcester, or Perth, or lim erick. DESIGNED i DRAWN by MAURICE GREGORY 22 China’s Millions. F e b r u a r y , 1903.

Editorial Notes.

HE Reported Unrest in the North-West.—The The New Viceroy of Si-Chuen.—H.E. Ts’en Ch’un- repeated cables which have appeared in the daily Press, hsuen, the recent Governor of S h a n -s i, who issued the reporting unrest in the Provinces of K a n -s u h and remarkable proclamation in reference to .the C.I.M. not S h e n -s i , combined with the fact that the Consul at Hankow has claiming indemnity, was on his arrival at Chen-tu, as the notified the missionaries in those parts to hold themselves in new Viceroy of S i -c h u e n , presented by the Protestant readiness to leave if necessary, indicate a condition of Missionaries in that city with a congratulatory address of uncertainty which calls for special prayer. Though we welcome. The Viceroy’s reply was as follows : have received a cable from Shanghai on business matters, “ In respectful reply :—The letter bestowed upon me by no reference was made to these reported troubles. Had all the Pastors was handed to me yesterday through Pastor there been any certain knowledge of danger it would in all Torrance. probability have been mentioned. None the less, we would “ I am not worthy to receive your praises, and I shame­ emphasise the need for continual prayer that peace may be facedly and unceasingly thank you. maintained. “ The sudden uprising of rebels in S i -c h u e n province at this time is entirely owing to the unprepared ness of the local Items from Mr. Stevenson’s Letters. — On officials. It is much to be regretted that you should have November 16th Mr. and Mrs. Berg and party from Sweden had cause for alarm. I earnestly hope that this insurrection —seven in all—arrived in Shanghai; also Mr. Sorensen from may speedily be suppressed, and that both the people and England, and Miss C. Rasmussen from India. Miss J. the Church may enjoy tranquility. Hoskyn left Shanghai on November 19th to join Miss Gibson “ Regarding my management of affairs in S h a n - s i, it was at Ho-k’eo for a few months. She is hoping before next entirely owing to the fact that all the leaders of your Church summer to return to S h a n -s i . On November 20th the Rev. were truly able to act according to that precept of The Save- and Mrs Arthur Polhill with Miss Drake and Miss Churcher the-world-religion, ‘ Love men as thyself.’ Therefore the left Shanghai for the West. honour should be divided between us. On November 24th Mr. and Mrs. Renius, of the Scandi­ “ Having come to this place, I earnestly hope that, as with navian China Alliance and Miss Gina S. Andersen left for the leaders of your Church in S h a n -s i , so there may be their station on the Si-an plain. On December 1st Mr. and between us, mutual confidence and sincerity, that thus I may Mrs. Hudson Broomhall and party arrived in Shanghai after be able to accomplish in S i - c h u e n what I was able to do in a somewhat trying voyage. S h a n -s i . Messrs. Moyes, Hockman and Dr. Clark, who were “ This letter of thanks is sent by hand. travelling to the West, were wrecked about thirty miles “ May you daily enjoy happiness. beyond I-chang. They had about 180 boxes on board, “ I respectfully present my name.” most of which were for the Ch’ung-k’ing Business Depart­ We trust that the presence of this official in S i -c h u e n may ment of the Mission, and a great deal of damage was done. be for peace to that recently disturbed province, and that the On December 6th Dr. Whitfield Guinness was to leave Shang­ attitude taken with regard to indemnity in S h a n - s i and his hai for England, travelling via America. On December 3rd subsequent contact with Missions in S i -c h u e n , may reveal to two new workers, Mr. W. J. Hanna and Rev. G. H. Seville, him the true spirit of J e s u s C h r i s t to the saving of his soul. B.A., arrived in Shanghai from North America.

China’s Greatest Viceroy.—In a recent issue of the The Ethics of Heathenism.—The following Imperial North China Herald, Dr. Griffith John gives a most Decree concerning the son of the above mentioned Viceroy, interesting account of a conversation he had held with is a sad commentary on the darkness of the best of human H. E. Chang Chih-tung. Among many things Dr. John philosophies. says “ We had some interesting conversation on missionary matters. I endeavoured to place the principles and policy of “ We have received a joint memorial from Chang Chih- the Protestant Church in China before him in as clear a light tung, Viceroy of Hu-kuang, and Tuan-Fang, Governor of as possible, and he expressed himself as perfectly satisfied.” H u -p e h , stating that when the late wife of Ts’en Ch’un-hsuen On leaving Dr. John said, “ There is one thing I wish to tell Viceroy of S i - c h u e n , died at Hankow last autumn, the said you. £ For many years I have been praying for you regularly. Viceroy’s eldest son Ts’en Te-ku M.A., and expectant prefect — I shall continue to pray for you. It will be my earnest of H u -n a n , who waited upon his mother during her illness, prayer that Heaven's best blessing may ever rest upon you.’ was so grief stricken at his inability to take care of her, ‘ I thank you most sincerely,’ was the old man's reply.” And through lack of knowledge in medicine and drugs, that he so they parted, China’s greatest Viceroy, aged 66, and one of immolated himself before her coffin. This is an instance of China’s greatest Missionaries, aged 71. Of Chang Chih-tung, rare devotion and filial piety and a matter for Imperial com­ Dr. John says “ A truer patriot or an abler statesman, China mendation. We hereby grant the memorialists’ request, that does not possess. The love oj money does not seem to be in a monument be erected eulogising the filial piety of the him. He might have been one of the richest men in the deceased Ts’en Te-ku, and that his deed be recorded in the Empire As a matter of fact he is a poor man.” It «dll be dynastic history.” remembered that it was he more than any other, who stayed Such is the demoralising effect of the distorted and per­ the Boxer movement from spreading to the South of verted doctrine of “ filial piety ” as taught and commended by China. We much regret to see that, according to the Press the highest authorities in China. Here we have two of telegrams from China, he has been superseded because of his China’s highest and most enlightened officials commending, consistent opposition to Yung-lu’s Pro-Russian schemes. and the Imperial throne eulogising, suicide. And yet there This report, which has not been confirmed, is we hope an are those who will rank the moral teachings of Confucius -error. We commend this aged Viceroy to the prayers of with those of J e s u s C h r i s t . We deeply grieve to see the G o d ’ s people. following sentences written by a well-known China Missionary F e b r u a r y , 1903. China’s Millions. l!3 in his article on education in China, which has appeared in Native Christians and Litigation. —On page "26 we the January number of a leading monthly review. “ Shall it have printed in full the translation of a statement issued by [Education] follow the higher course pointed out both by the China Missionary Alliance on this subject. The China Confucius and by J e s u s C h r i s t , viz., that our happiness and Missionar}7 Alliance was formed in 1900 and embraces in its our prosperity are to be found in always following the best ? membership representatives of all Protestant Missionary Confucius says, ‘ Don't rest in anything but the best.’ J e su s Societies working in China. For convenience its headquarters C h r i s t says, ‘Be ye perfect as your Father in Heaven is are in Shanghai, the Rev. J. W. Stevenson being President. perfect.’ ” J e s u s C h r i s t has been set at G o d ’s “ own right Upwards of six hundred missionaries who have been resident hand in the heavenly places, fa r above all principalities, and in China for more than two years have endorsed iu writing powers, and might, and dominion, and every name that is the Statement. It is proposed to send this document to even- named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to high official in the Empire and we feel confident that such a come” ; and to link the name of Confucius with that of J e s u s course can only result iu good, and will do not a little to free C h r i s t as both pointing out one and the same course is not only the fair name of the Christian Church in China from many an erroneous but dishonouring to Him who alone is our Master erroneous impression which has hitherto existed. The issue a n d L o r d . While we may gladly acknowledge every good of this official statement at the time when the Chinese govern­ sentiment that was uttered by Confucius, his teaching,— his ment are asking for a joint commission to investigate the “ best”— must be judged by its fruits, and what its fruits are missionary question is most opportune. the above mentioned instance of “ filial piety ” proves, the highest Confucian scholars themselves being judges. The New W ay which is the Old.—Under this title Dr. R. F. Horton, in an admirable paper in the L.M.S. Educational Reform in .China. — A most important Chronicle, writes :— and able review of the position of Chinese educational reform, “ The new spring of Christianity is to be a return to the appeared in the Times of January 7 from the pen of the Rev. old absoluteness, the old unquestioning obedience, the old Gilbert Walshe, Recording Secretary of the Society for the heroic sacrifice. Diffusion of Christian and General Knowledge among the “ When the first missionaries left Jerusalem, scattered by Chinese. We are glad to see Mr. Walshe speak out so a persecution, they did not wait for a society, a committee, a authoritatively and faithfully at the present juncture. All fully guaranteed salary. When the gospel broke in among the acknowledge the need of educational reform in China, but brethren at Herrnhut there was no talk of securing the there is no little danger lest the missionary should compromise enterprise beforehand. 1 think the two missionaries set off his position in his desire to obtain this. The article is too to the West Indies with hardly half-a-crown in their pocket. long for us to quote any considerable portion of it. Its pur­ “ In the new era, when the new note is struck, the new old port is to show that while “ the officials believe that the only note, the same daring, the same magnificent imprudence, will way to ‘ guess the riddle’ of the foreigner is to ‘ plough with animate our souls. There will be none ‘ waiting to be sent his heifer ’ and thus recommend the acquisition of Western out,’ because they will ‘ go.’ And there will be many to go, knowledge as a means to an end, it would be an entire mis­ because, and for no other reason, the L o r d said, ‘ Go,—and 1 conception of the whole situation to suppose there is any am with you ahvay, to the end of the world.’ ” intention on the part of the Chinese to revise their system of education.” It is shown that the regulations of the Tsi-nan and Tai-yuen Colleges are such as to “ contain a covert hint Day of Prayer for Students.-—We have been asked to that no Christian need apply for official honours even in the announce that the World’s Student Christian Federation has event of his passing through the college ” and the memorial set apart Sunday, February 8th, as a special day of of Chang Pe-hsi, the new High Commissioner of Educa­ Intercession for Students throughout the World. tion, is quoted to show that “ the services of missionaries were desiderated for the comparative low salaries at which they could be commanded, but that in future they should For Praise and Prayer. be dispensed with.” From all this it “ will be evident PRAISE. that whatever may be the trend of the new educational move­ ment in China, it is certainly not in the direction of a better For signs of encouragement in the work among the women of H o -n a n . p. 17. understanding and higher appreciation of the Christian For the progress of the Gospel already made in the Province of religion and its propagandists.” The article closes with these C h e h - k ia n g . p. 17. words: “ The prospects of religious educationalists and Chris­ For “ signs of blessing” in the Province of Y u n -n a n . p. 2 i. tian missionaries generally are not materially improved by the For the safe and timely arrival in S i -c h u e n of the new much-belauded educational reform.” Viceroy, H. E. Ts’en Ch’un-hsnen. p. 22. This view of things is also confirmed by “ An Appeal to For the recent baptism of ] 83 converts in seven différent Foreign Mission Boards for trained Educators for China ” provinces, p. 28. For journeying mercies vouchsafed to several of our which has been issued by the Executive Committee of the missionaries, p. 28. Educational Association of China. In this appeal they say PRAYER. “ As there is a tendency at present manifest on the part of For the Province of C h e h - k ia n g socially, p. 17. the Chinese government to refuse the assistance of mission­ That order may be maintained throughout the Chinese Empire, aries in the government schools, and to make regulations and that the lives of the missionaries may be preserved, p. 22. requiring the worship of Confucius, so that Christian students For China's greatest Viceroy, H. E. Chang ühïh-tung ; also cannot enter these institutions, it becomes a question of the for the Viceroy of S i -c h u e n , H. E. Ts’en Ch’un-hsuen, that they most vital importance how to man and equip our Christian may be saved, p. 22. schools.” For “ Students throughout the world.” p. 2?>. The whole situation proves that the work of the Christian For several Chinese Inquirers after the Truth, in K'uh-tsing Fu, Y u n - n a n . p. 24. missionary, whether as Evangelist or Teacher, must stand free That the Statement regarding Lawsuits, which is being of any compromise with unspiritual methods or alliances. It circulated among the Chinese Officials, may be read by them, is for us “ not to know anything among” men “ save J e s u s and help to remov e doubts and promote harmony among all C h r i s t , and Him crucified.” classes o f the peoj>Ie. p. 26. u China’s Million«. •February, 1903: Tidings from Yun-nan Province. Extracts from Letters Recently Received. 11. A. G* Allen urates from K^uh-tsing Fu on October 3 : Kotig went out to the village outside the East Gate to hold*a — “ We continue to have encouragement in our preaching, service and returned with about seven men from that place, both in town and villages, in so far as we have listeners, and two of whom have expressed a desire to be taught. The old not a lew assent to the truth mentally. man, Ting, went home last Monday, and his breaking off “ I¿am having the road from our door to the crossroad on opium has caused«,great deal of interest. His relatives from the way to our sister’s house paved. It was in a very bad far and near come to see him, and he seems very earnest in condition—too bad for any to venture without a lamp on a telling the story of J e s u s and His love. Consequently, three dark night; also a lamp hung out in the middle of the road, of his relatives from other villages came in here to-day. and I want to make a special effort to ‘ compel ’ some of our neighbours to ‘ comp ipu? The majority smoke opium, but Subjects for Prayer. ^11 do not. r r One of them lives at a village south of Ting-kia-wei. I “ Our next door neighbour has juBt spent the larger part of do not know much about him except he is a brother- Tls. 100 in superstitious rites, &c., on the death of his wife, in-law of the old man, and says he wants to walk this road. She was weU over-night but died next morning. Whilst her He has not yet burnt his idols, but expressed a desire to do husband was smoking opium she went to train up some so, when we can go and visit him. Another man who came beans, a«d I* suppose she

Designations. The following movements of workers are noted :—

F o r S#4K-sl:— J. T. and Mrs. Sandberg, tq Yiin-ch’eng; A. and Mrs. Lutley and Miss Grates, to P’ing-yao. F o r Chih-li :— C. .H . S. and Mrs. Green, to Hwuy-luh. F o r H o n a n :— J . and Mrs. Brock, to Chau-kia-k’eo.; Mrs. Ford, to T’ai-k’ang. _ r F or Si-chuen :—J. Moyes, to Ta-tsien-lu; Mrs. Davi$, ;to K.’u-hien; Miss Johanson, to . Pa-chau ; Misses Fearon, Churcher, L. M. Wilson and JL ¡0. Aruott, to' Man-ohd Wgwbn m Ho-nas. Yellow ¿Uvbr in the Bmjkghound. Pao-ning and district. F ebruary, 1903. China’s Millions. 25 In Memoriam—Mr. C. H. Laight. [Mr. Laight was buried at I-chang on Nov. 10th, his coffin being carried to live grave by a number o f Blue-jackett, and the service being conducted by the Jiev. Wm. Deans, o f the Church o f Scotland Mission.— E d .]

B y A r t h u r P r e e d y . ■gg^OOB needy Kwei-chau has once again been called upon of that period four years and a half were spent at Tu-shan. In 1 | ^ to P&rfc with one of its valued workers—Mr. Charles the last two years of his residence there he was alone, the 1 1 ^ Laight, who passed away at I-chang ip histhirty-second nearest station being five days’ journey distant. Suoh extreme year on November 9, 1902. The cause of death was isolation is a severe test, even to the most ardent missionary. dysentery, and he was taken while on his way back to his In his case the trial was made more severe by the fact that no much-loved work at Tu-shan. His loss is keenly felt, and converts had been gathered in. Our brother manfully stood this will long continue to be so, as our test however, faithfully preaching, and brother had proved himself well qualified teaching a few scholars who came at night for the work. His ability in the , for instruction. The warm esteem, con­ language was exceptional, and his ex­ fidence and respect of these he fully perience considerable, he having resided gained, and when regretfully he had to for longer or shorter periods at three leave his station dunng the troubles of different stations, thus becoming ac­ l900, the solidity of the work accomplished quainted with a number of workers and was proved, in that during his aosenoe, ’with varied methods employed in the at a time when a profession of C h r is t canning on of God’s work. i - involved much obloquy and scorn, these I^A'bout fifteen years ago, at the age - ■ men still continued to gather together, of seventeen, he was brought to a and two of their number commenced to saving knowledge of C h r is t , during a preach the Gospel. Mission conducted by the late Eev. . Four of these scholars last year were d’Arcy at Acle, in Norfolk. Mr. B. admitted into the Church by baptism. C. Waters was converted to G o d at that They form the nucleus of a good church. time also; and subsequently offered It was to this work Mr. Laight was re­ himself to the China Inland Mission, turning with such eager and well-founded and being accepted, left England for the hope — to this small church, which, mission field. From that time there was under G o d , he was mainly instrumental a burning desire in the heart of Mr. in planting. Others have entered into Laight to follow him. This desire, his labours. The day is not far distant evidently implanted by the H o l y when both sower and reaper will reioioe S p i r i t , deepened through study of the together. In the interim the call, to Scriptures and prayer. He engaged in us who remain, is “ to be up and open-air services, and worked for the doing ” ; ready, in season and out of Master in various ways until the age of season, to preach the glad tidings of twenty-one, when he applied to the Mb. C. H. Laight salvation, being stimulated and encour­ C.I.M., and after acceptance went to Dr. aged by the example of our late friend Guinness’ College for two years’ training, and fellow-labourer. and subsequently left for the mission field in the year 1893. May G o d raise up many workers, filled with the Holy Spirit, He first resided with his friend, Mr. Waters, at Hing-i Fu, to occupy the vacancies made in K w e i-o h a u by the “ home-call ” but owing to exigencies of the work removed to An-shun Fu of Messrs. Laight and Jefterys. for a time, finally taking up his abode at Tu-shan. After Mr. I heard the voice of the L o r d saying, “ Whom shall I send, and and Mrs. Burden had left for Australia he took entire control of who will go for Us ?” Who is willing to answer : “ Here am I ; this station. He was in China seven years and six months, and send me ” 1

“ A Very Present Help in Trouble. The Diary of Walter Jennings, of Shun-king, Si-chuen. Y last diary covered a period of four months. This During August our Evangelist Lo went to the two places must traverse three. I had hoped to write up just named to investigate the applications that had been July and August together, but Mr. Greenaway made for Mission Halls in them. It seemed clear that the took to bed with what proved to be severe typhoid on the willingness to hear the Gospel was coupled with a feeling 30th of August, and my time was thenceforth too much that it was a good thing to be connected with the Church if occupied with nursing duties to give attention to journals. litigation or oppression threatened. We cannot adopt a July was uneventful and may be dismissed with a line or policy which would make us the champions of the people in two. It was a pleasant change to have the fellowship of Mr. matters which in no way concern their connection with the Greenaway and Mr. Williams. As the weather forbade Church, but we look for guidance as to whether these itineration, too, I was able to resume my long interrupted invitations do or do not contain a call from G od to go and Chinese studies. Some signs of local unrest, which had tell these people—more than by a passing visit—what our manifested themselves at the end of June and had led to a Gospel, our “ Good News,” really is. •guard being placed on our premises and those of the R.C., Locally, unrest increased during August, rumours of were still'in evidence at the beginning of July, but a heavy trouble at Chen-tu having reached the people. In spite of rainfall terminated the long drought and things seemed strong proclamations issued broadcast by the provincial quieter. Two deputations waited on us at the end of the officials forbidding connection with the Boxer Societies, drill month, one from Lin-shui Hien, and one from a market of was reported to be going on nightly in isolated country that Hien thirty miles further from us. Lin-shui is in the temples. Mr. Williams left us during the month. Shun-king Prefecture, the extreme South of it, and three and During the early days of September, in Mr. Greenaway’s a half days from Shun-king city. sickness, the L o r d provided for us in many wonderful ways. ■ - W. ... . :>s, g ■ -

China’s Millions. F ebbuaby, ,1903.

We had been asked to lake charge of a cow in full mjlk which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with during the absence of Missionaries from a neighbouring them in the clouds, to meet the L oed in the air ; and so station, and it arrived thé day before Mr. Greenaway took to shall we be ever with the L obd.” his bed. Friends at other stations were full of sympathy on Dr. Shackleton kindly remained with me till the end of hearing of our trouble, and sent along such things afe seemed September, attending to necessary items of disinfection, to be most necessary in cases of sickness, more than one going through Mr. Greenaway’« effects (he died intestate), being ready to join us in the nursing at the least hint that and providing me with welcome companionship. their services would be immediately valuable. On September During September, local unrest became very much greater -r 2nd we sent -off a messenger towards Shu-ting to ask for especially as a walled market-town two stages away, medical aid, but recalled him that evening as very favourable between here iand the capital, fell temporarily into the symptoms had seemed to show themselves. The messenger hands of brigands trading on the Boxer name. Our offi­ was found, when over­ cials feared trouble if taken, to have made the brigands came our very poor progress. Next way, supposing that a- day we had to send off good deal of local sym­ again post-haste, and a pathy might go to help friendly military Man­ them on their arrival, darin kindly placed at as it had done at the our disposal a very fast market-town just men­ soldier-courier to travel tioned. They, therefore, day and night with our pressed us to move our letter. Thus our request valuables into the Ya- reached Shu-ting as soon, men, scatter our Chris­ no doubt, if not indeed tians for a time, and sooner, than it woUld ourselves fall back upon have done by the first Pao-ning, where the offi­ messenger, and contained cials were stronger. a day’s more information Our position with ar about the patient. Dr. sick man in the house Shackleton covered the was, however, a pretty six stages in a little over patent argument to them three and a half days, against such a course * and reached meat a most and as the Bishop wrote opportune moment, just down to them discoun­ when I was at an end tenancing the measure, of my own amateur On the Banks of the Yang- tz. A Halt by the Wat. and the city people resources. I had already Traokeeb’ Huts in the Background. showed a strong inclina­ judged from “ Douth tion to defend the city waite on Fevers,” &c., that the case was typhoid, so had been against the enemy if they came, the pressure ceased. treating along right lines generally, but in unskilled fashion, Better news beginning to come in, the official suggestions- and I was glad to hand our brother over to professional care. were not renewed, and things gradually quietened. At Dr, Shackleton was unremitting in his attentions to his so the end of the month it was possible to discuss the recent fellow-traveller, but the case was already serious when reduction of the special Militia hurriedly raised for city he arrived on September 9th, and Mr. Greenaway passed away, defence, and We trust things are rapidly resuming their after a week of much delirium, on September 16th, the end normal condition. The condition will surely not be exactly coming very quietly. what it was before, however, for we shall look for bette* We laid his remains to rest alongside those of the late opportunities again for spreading the Gospel, as God make» Mr. Wrigley in our little Shun-king Cemetery, till J esus the wfath of man to praise Him, and the remainder of wrath. ,comes “ and the dead in Christ shall rise first; then we He restrains.

Regarding Lawsuits. [The following' is a translation of a statement which has been issued by the China Missionary- Alliance and is to be forwarded to the. leading O ffic ia ls in China.—E d .]

N order to remove misunderstanding and to make our These churches have sent us to China, and it is from them position as missionaries clear to officials and people alone that our funds are received wherewith to . establish, alike, we, ' the members , of the China Missionary churches, hospitals and schools. Hence we are their repre­ Alliance (which embraces in its membership representatives of sentatives only and are in.no sense agents for foreign govern­ all Protestant Missionary Societies working in China) make ments. the following statement “ 2. The Gospel calls upon all men to repent of their “ 1. The L obd Jesus Chbist, who is the Divine Head of wrong-doing and to trust in the grâce of Gob for salvation^, the Church, commanded his disciples to go forth into all the to practise virtue and benevolence, and to live at peace. By world and teach all nations and preach the gospel to every means of preaching and by tie circulation of books and creature, In obedience to this command the Protestant tracts, we strive to make known the way of this great salva­ churches of Christendom have sent missionaries to all lands! tion. By our schools we seek to impart knowledge and the- F e b r u a r y , 1903. China’s Millions.

principles of virtue. By our hospitals we endeavour to obtain fair treatment and strict justice in the law courts the minister to the sick and to heal disease. officials may be assured that further trouble is impossible. “ 3. The Church is composed of those who have faith in “ 6. Unfortunately it sometimes happens that unworthy th e L o b d J e s u s C h r i s t and accept His teaching. Those men by making insincere professions enter the church and whose conduct seems in accordance with this profession may seek to use this connection to interfere with the ordinary enter the church, in order that by so doing they may enjoy course of law in China. We all agree that such conduct is the fellowship of other Christians, receive further teaching, entirely reprehensible, and we desire it to be known that we and so grow in knowledge and in the practice of virtue. give no support to this unwarrantable practice. “ 4. But Chinese Christians, though Church members, “ 7. On this account we desire to state for the information remain in every respect Chinese citizens and are subject to of all that :— (a) The Protestant church does not wish to the properly constituted Chinese authorities. The Sacred interfere in law cases. All cases between Christians and Scriptures and the doctrines of the Church teach obedience non-Christians must be settled in the courts in the ordinary to all lawful authority and exhort to good citizenship ; and way. Officials are called upon to administer justice fear­ these doctrines are preached in all Protestant churches. The lessly and impartially to all within their jurisdiction. (b) relation of a missionary to his converts is thus that of a Native Christians are strictly forbidden to use the name of teacher to his disciples, and he does not desire to arrogate to the church or its officers in the hope of strengthening their himself the position or power of magistrate. position when they appear before magistrates. The native “ 5. The virtuous and beneficent principles of the Christian pastors and preachers are appointed for teaching and exhor­ religion are freely recognised in the Treaties existing between tation, and are chosen, because of their worthy character, to China and foreign countries. These Treaties clearly set forth carry on this work. To prevent abuses in the future all that the Chinese are free to become disciples of the L o r d officials are respectfully requested to report to the missionary Jesus Christ and to enter the church. They further state every case in which letters or cards using the name that Chinese Christians may not be persecuted on account of the church or any of its officers are brought into of their religion. This is reasonable and just, and accords court. Then proper enquiry will be made and the truth with the will of the throne, which has frequently expressed become clear. the desire that all the people should be treated alike, not dis­ “ 8. In conclusion, we desire to make known to all that tinguishing ‘ ming ’ from ‘ kiao ’ as has unhappily been some­ the practice of the Protestant church is to instruct men in times done. Hence, it follows that no magisterial decision the truth, so that they may worship G o d and live godly, ought to be based on this distinction. Officials should sober, and righteous lives. This document is accordingly observe the Treaties and make no difference between converts issued to remove doubts and to promote harmony among and people. When Christians and non-Christians alike all classes of people.”

Book Notices. A Maker of the New Orient. The Story of the Life and Work Missionary Principles and Practice. By Rhbeut E. Speeb, Secretary of Samuel Robbins Brown, Pioneer Educator in China, America, of the American Presbyterian Mission. Published by Fleming II. and Japan. By W a. E llio t Gkiffis. author of« “ Yerbeck of Revell Co. 5/- net. Japan,” etc. Published by Fleming II. Revell Co. 3/6 net. The purpose of this volume is, according to the préfacé, to (1) set Dr. Robbins Brown has been dead twenty-two years, and is, we fear, forth some of the main principle* of the Mission movement ; (2) to but little known in England. In these days when China is an opened apply these principle« especially with regard to China ; (3) by a few land and Japan is in the van of progress, it is instructive to be reminded sketches to show the need and power of the work ; (4) to enforce the of the vast difficulties which have been, by the Grace of God, overcome. duty and privilege of the nerious attempt to evangelize the world. The story of this life is well told and most interesting reading. Born We feel quite unable, in a few words, to adequately notice this hook, in an humble and godly home, he received that nurture which produces Its style is strong and terse, its pages replete with information, ita strong men. He was only thirteen days old when the American Board subject the noblest in the world, its effect the stirring of the reader to for Foreign Missions was formed, and his mother, when she heard the prayer and holy ambition. It is not a book to be read through news, took her baby boy in her arms and in a thrill of rapture dedi­ hurriedly, nor to be discarded when read. A strong moral conviction cated him to the missionary cause. His early years showed his “ grit which places the missionary obligation on the ground of simple justice and grace.” His fir3t earnings he gave to his father, and as a student at and common honesty, burns læliind every page. No young man could College, he waited on the tables for six months to pay his board and read this book without being stirred to consider his duty, no speaker slept in a recitation room to save his rent. In 1834 Dr. Morrison died, without finding valuable material for his addresses, and no student of and Messrs. Jardine, Olyphant, Dent and Bridgman, among other Missions without feeling well repaid. It deserves a wide circulation. noble-minded merchants of China, sought to found “ The Morrison Education Society.” On October 4tli, 1838, the appointment was Outline Studies for Mohammedanism, for the une of Missionary offered Robbins Brown, only twelve days before the vessel sailed. He Bands. By Tissington Tatlow, M.A. decided to go, told his betrothed, was married, and sailed en October This is the student volunteer handbook of studies, consisting of 17th, the Rev. David Abeel being one of the party. Their ship was sixteen skeletons of papers on various branches of Mohammedanism, the Morrison, which, when seeking to restore some shipwrecked with a short Bibliography at the end. The price of this little pamphlet Japanese sailors to Japan, had been driven away at the cannon’s is fourpence. mouth. Thus began a life of usefulness, first in China, then in Japan, to which space will not permit us to refer. We may just mention that Missionary Nuggets. Extracts on Women and Women s Work in the present British Minister in China, Sir Ernest Satow, writes:— India and China. Compiled by Doua M. Pike. London : “ Dr. Brown was of the greatest assistance to me. Without his help Church of England Zenana Missionary Society, 27, Chancery it would have been very difficult to make any progress with the Lane, W.C. language (Japanese), for in those days there existed nothing in the Thirteen chapters on missionary work in two of the mont interesting shape of a colloquial grammar.” mission fields in the world. Each chapter is a verbatim extract or On page 41 is a bad printer’s error, the sense being entirely lost extracts from some well-known missionary volume. The book is very through the omission of a line or lines of letterpress. On page 61 the suitable for reading at, say, a missionary working party. date October 3rd, 1828, should lie 1838 ; also frequently some letter is out of alignment. On page 91 the author says “ Dr. Lockhart, who The Master’s Guide for HiB Disciples. With a Preface by Eugene founded the first hospital in China.” According to Dr. Lockhart’s pwn Stock. Cheaper Edition, in stiff paper covers, price Sixpence net. book, “ Medical Missions in China,” he only arrived in China in 1839 and first began his work at Macao, whereas Dr. Parker, of the Londcm : Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row. A B.C.F.M , opened his hospital in Canton in 1835. This is “ a manual of all the recorded sayings of Jesus arranged for We have much enjoyed reading this book, and are sure no purchaser easy consultation and systematic reading.” The idea is a good one, will be disappointed. and we trust that the book may have a very wide circulation. 28 China’s Millions. F e b r u a r y , 1903.

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Always Praying and not Fainting— By Dr. R. A. Torrey... 29 “ A People Prepared for the Lord” 30 The Province of Hu-nan —By M. B. 31 The Work op God in Hu-nan— By T. A. P. Clinton... 32 Editorial Notes 36 Tsin-Chau : A Mission Station in Kan-sdh —By J. B. Martin 38 A Colony of#Jews in China 39 JEHOVAH -JlREH. Extracts from Letters 40 Items of General Interest 41 D esignations , B aptism s, D e p a r t u r e s, P ublications 41

MORGAN AND SCOTT, 12, Paternóster Buildings, London, E C. China Inland Mistión, Newvngton Grten, London, N. China Inland Mission. General Director J. H u d so n T a y l o r , m .r .c.s . Acting General Director D . E . H o st e .

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Secretary Women's Department: Miss H. E. Soltau, 41a, Pyrland Road, London, X. Cashier—Walter Tucker. s— China Inland Mission, Newington Green, London. N. Telegraphic Address— Lammermuir, London. Bankers— London and County, 21, Lombard Street, London, E.C. All donations to be addressed to the Secretary. Cheques and Money Orders (payable at G.P.O.) to be made payable to the China. Inland Mission, and crossed “ London and County Bank.” It is particularly requested that on every occasion when a sum of money is sent for transmission to a Missionary as a gift, or for any private purpose, it be clearly indicated as for transmission only. But money intended for the support or work of any particular Missionary, or for a Native Helper, or Bible-Woman, or Scholar, or any other Mission object, being practically a contribution to the Mission, should not be- marked for transmission, but the desired object indicated only.

DONATIONS RECEIVED IN LONDON DURING JANUARY. 1903. For General Fond. •v Beet. No. £ 8. a. Rect. No. £ 8. a. Rect. No. £ s. d. Meet. No £ 8. d. Rect. No. À? 8. d. Rect. No. £' 8. a. 1. A. W. J. 0 7 6 2. 7778 1 0 0 3. 7836 1 5 0 5. 7895 0 9 6 6. 7951 1 5 0 7. 8010 1 0 0 7725 0 10 0 7779 2 2 0 Anon. 0 4 0 7896 0 8 6 7952 20 0 0 8011 4 0 0 7726 1 0 0 7780 0 17 0 7838 10 0 0 7897 0 7 8 7. 7953 4 1 8 8. 8012 0 10 0 7727 0 3 6 7781 0 10 0 7839 0 10 6 7898 3 0 0 7954 0 5 0 8013 0 5 0- 7728 1 0 0 7782 1 0 0 7840 1 1 0 7899 0 13 1 7955 3 0 0 8014 2 2 0 7729 0 5 0 7783 5 0 0 7841 0 5 0 7900 5 0 0 7956 0 14 0 8015 0 8 6 7730 10 0 0 7784 1 1 0 7842 1 0 0 7901 5 0 0 7957 0 5 0 8016 0 1 6- 7731 1 1 0 7785 0 8 8 7843 0 6 0 7902 0 8 6 7958 0 5 0 8017 5 4 2. 7732 3 0 0 7786 1 9 7 7844 0 3 6 7903 1 0 0 7959 1 0 0 8018 0 5 0 7733 0 5 0 7787 0 5 0 7845 0 5 0 7904 0 2 10 7960 0 10 0 8019 0 2 0- 7734 0 10 0 7788 2 0 0 7846 0 7 6 7905 3 0 0 7961 2 0 0 8020 1 ’ 5 0 7735 25 0 0 7789 0 1 0 7847 0 2 6 7906 1 0 0 7962 0 16 10 8021 1 0 0 7736 1 15 0 7790 0 10 0 7848 0 15 6 7907 6 6 6 7963 0 16 3 8022 1 1 0- 7737 0 17 6 7791 0 8 0 7849 0 10 0 7908 1 0 0 7964 5 0 0 8023 1 0 0 7738 5 0 0 7792 0 8 6 7850 1 1 0 7909 0 4 0 7965 1 1 0 8024 0 10 0 7739 0 5 6 7793 0 5 0 7851 0 10 0 7910 0 2 6 7966 " 0 10 0 8025 0 7 6- 7740 0 4 6 7794 0 7 6 7852 0 5 0 7911 0 10 0 7967 0 10 0 8026 0 10 0 7741 0 14 0 7795 0 10 0 7853 0 4 6 7912 0 3 3 7968 0 2 6 J. B. 0 10 0 7742 1 1 0 7796 2 0 0 7854 1 10 0 7913 1 0 0 7969 0 2 6 8028 1 0 0 7743 0 5 0 7797 2 0 0 7855 0 5 0 7914 0 10 0 7970 1 7 6 8029 0 10 0 7744 0 17 6 7798 0 6 0 7856 0 10 0 6. 7915 0 5 0 7971 0 3 6 8030 1 0 o- 7745 1 1 0 7800 5 0 0 7857 0 5 0 7916 0 8 0 7973 1 0 0 8031 0 5 0 7746 0 5 0 7801 2 0 0 7859 1 0 0 7918 0 5 0 7974 0 10 0 8032 0 4 0 7747 0 15 1 7802 0 5 0 7860 2 2 0 7919 0 5 0 7975 1 0 0 8033 2 0 0- 7748 5 0 0 7803 0 10 0 7861 1 0 0 7920 1 5 6 7976 0 10 0 8034 10 17 3- 7749 0 10 6 7804 0 10 0 7862 0 7 6 7921 0 7 6 7977 2 0 0 8035 1 0 0 7750 1 0 0 7805 0 5 0 7863 0 3 6 7922 0 3 6 7978 1 6 8 8036 5 0 0- 7751 0 17 0 7806 2 0 0 7864 1 0 0 7923 1 0 6 7979 1 1 0 8037 1 1 0 7752 0 5 0 7807 0 4 1 7865 2 0 0 7924 0 10 0 7980 0 6 6 8038 0 10 0 7753 2 0 9 7808 0 5 0 7867 1 8 5 7925 0 5 0 7981 1 0 6 8040 0 2 6- 7754 1 10 0 7809 5 0 0 7868 0 12 10 7926 0 4 4 7982 1 0 0 8041 1 0 0 7755 5 0 8 7810 0 3 0 5. 7870 7 0 0 7927 1 0 0 .7984 2 7 6 8042 10 0 0 7756 2 1 8 7811 0 5 0 7871 1 1 0 7928 0 7 6 7985 0 4 0 8043 0 10 0 7757 0 5 7 7812 1 0 0 7872 3 0 0 7929 1 11 8 7986 0 15 0 8044 0 11 & 7758 2 4 0 7813 2 0 0 7873 0 17 0 7930 1 1 0 7987 1 0 0 8045 5 •0 0 7760 2 10 0 7815 1 3 0 7874 2 0 0 7931 0 10 0 7988 0 6 0 8046 5 0 0 7761 0 1 6 7816 40 0 0 7875 0 12 0 7932 2 12 0 7989 1 0 0 8047 1 0 0 7762 2 0 0 7817 1 1 10 7876 0 10 0 7933 1 1 0 7990 0 3 6 8048 1 0 0 7763 0 2 6 7818 0 16 0 7877 1 0 0 7934 0 2 0 7991 0 10 0 8049 3 0 0 7764 0 18 3 7819 10 0 0 7878 1 1 0 7936 1 0 0 7992 1 0 0 8050 0 4 & 7765 1 0 0 7820 1 0 0 7879 1 0 0 7937 10 10 0 7993 0 10 0 8052 2 0 0 7766 1 2 0 7821 14 0 0 7880 0 10 6 7938 1 0 0 7994 1 1 3 Anon. 1 0 0 7767 1 0 0 7822 6 0 0 7881 1 1 0 7939 0 15 6 7995 0 7 6 8054 0 2 6 7768 0 2 6 7823 2 10 0 7882 0 7 6 7940 12 10 0 7996 0 10 0 8055 100 0 0 7769 0 10 0 7824 12 0 0 7883 1 1 0 7941 0 5 0 7997 0 5 0 9. 8056 2 16 2 7770 1 1 0 7826 110 0 0 7884 0 8 0 7942 1 10 0 7999 0 2 6 8057 3 0 0 7771 3 8 9 7827 5 0 0 7886 3 4 6 7943 100 0 0 8000 1 1 0 8058 1 0 0 5 0 0 7828 0 10 0 7887 0 4 6 8001 6 1 0 - 8059 1 0 0 7772 Thank- - cl*5 V0 o V 7773 5 0 0 7829 1 1 0 7888 3 0 0 Offering. 8002 50 0 0 8060 0 10 0 7774 2 2 0 7830 50 0 0 7889 0 10 0 7945 10 0 0 8003 5 0 0 8061 0 5 0 7775 5 0 0 7831 2 0 0 7890 0 10 0 7946 0 4 0 8005 20 0 0 8063 0 10 0 2. Headers 7832 0 15 0 7891 1 0 0 7947 9 0 0 8006 3 0 0 8064 0 10 6 of The 185 0 6 7833 2 0 0 7892 0 16 0 7948 5 5 0 8007 4 4 6 8065 0 5 0 Christian. 7834 3 16 0 7893 0 9 6 7949 1 0 0 8008 1 :12 4 8066 0 10 0 7777 0 -5 0 7835 2 2 0 7894 3 10 0 7950 3 0 0 8009 102 2 0 8067 3 13 6 (Continued on page Jf2.) Always Praying and not Fainting.* By D r. R. A. T o rre y .

N two parables in the Gospel of Luke, Jesus In the former of these two parables Jesus sets teaches with great emphasis the lesson that forth the necessity of importunity in prayer in a men ought always to pray and not to feint. startling way. The word rendered “ importunity” The first parable is found in Luke xi. 5-8, and the means literally “ shamelessness,” as if Jesus would other in Luke xviii. 1-8. have us understand that G od would have us draw “ And He said unto them, Which of you shall nigh to Him with a determination to obtain the have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, things we seek that will not be put to shame by and say unto him : ‘ Friend, lend me three loaves; any seeming refusal or delay on G od’s part. G od for a Mend of mine in his journey is come to me, delights in the holy boldness that will not take and I have nothing to set before him ? ’ And he “ no ” for an answer. It is an expression of great from within shall answer and sa y : ‘ Trouble me n o t; feith, and nothing pleases G od more than faith. the door is now shut, and my children are with Jesus seemed to put the Syro-Phoenician woman me in bed. I cannot rise and give thee.’ I say away almost with rudeness, but she would not be unto you, Though he will not rise and give him put away, and Jesus looked upon her shameless because he is his friend, yet because of his impor­ importunity with pleasure, and said: “ 0 woman, tunity he will rise and give him as many as he great is thy feith ; be it unto thee even as thou needeth.” (Luke xi. 5-8). wilt.” (Matt. xv. 28). G od does not always let us “ And He spake a parable unto them to this end, get things at our first effort. He would train us that men ought always to pray and not to feint, and make us strong men by compelling us to work saying: There was in a city a judge which feared hard for the best things. So also He does not not * God, neither regarded m an; and there was a always give us what we ask in answer to the first widow in that city; and she came to him, saying: prayer; He would train us and make us strong “ ‘ Avenge me of mine adversary.’ men of prayer by compelling us to pray hard for “ And he would not for a while; but afterward the best things. He makes us pray through. he said within himself: ‘ Though I fear not God, I am glad that this is so. There is no more nor regard man, yet because this widow troubleth blessed training in prayer than that that comes me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming through being compelled to ask again and again she weary me.’ and again, even through a long period of years, “ And the L o rd said, Hear what the unjust before one obtains that which he seeks from God. judge saith. And shall not G od avenge His own Many people call it submission to the will of G od elect, which cry day and night unto Him, though when G od does not grant them their requests at He bear long with them? I tell you that He will the first or second asking, and they say: avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son “ W ell, perhaps it is not G od’s will.” of Man cometh, shall He find feith on the earth ? ” As a rule this is not submission, but spiritual (L uke, xviii. 1-8). laziness. W e do hot call it submission to the will * A chapter from How to 'Pray. By .R. A. Torrey. Published by of G od when we give up after one or two efforts Jas. NiBbet & Co., Ltd., 21, Berners Street, London. Price 6d. to obtain things by action; we call it lack of

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strength of character. When the strong man of faith in the Word or the leading of the Holy Spirit action starts out to accomplish a thing, if he does to claim the first time that which we have asked not accomplish it the first, or second, or one hun­ of G od ; but beyond question there are other times dredth time, he keeps hammering away until he when we must pray again and again and again for does accomplish i t ; and the strong man of prayer the same thing before we get our answer. Those who when he starts to pray for a thing keeps on have gotten beyond praying twice for the same thing praying until he prays it through, and obtains what have gotten beyond their Master. (Matt. xxvi. 44). he seeks. W e should be careful about what we ask George Muller prayed for two men daily for up­ from God, but when we do begin to pray for a wards of sixty years. One of these men was thing we should never give up praying for it until converted shortly before his death, I think at the we get it, or until God makes it very clear and last service that George Muller held, the other was very definite to us that it is not His will to give it. converted within a year after his death. One of Some would have us believe that it shows un­ the great needs of the present day is men and belief to pray twice for the same thing, that we women who will not only start out to pray for ought to “ take it ” the first time that we ask. things, but pray on and on and on until they obtain Doubtless there are times when we are able through that which they seek from the Lord.

“ A People Prepared for the Lord.”

Extracts from an Address given by Erick Folke at Stockholm Conference. Translated by Pastor Holmgren.

ANY of the heathen are prepared to accept the profoundly sad impression which the first unreserved revela­ Gospel. One of our brethren passed one day tion of a heathen heart made upon my mind. through a town in Ho-nan. A man came up “ There are many who suffer unspeakably from soul hunger and stopped him, saying : ‘ I have prepared a room for you and thirst, and know not where to turn for satisfaction. in my house. I have often seen you passing by, and know “ In T’ong-chau Fu we had a beloved brother called Fan, a that you are a good man and have come with a good purpose. true hero for God. All his life he had thirsted, but had Please come and rest in my house whenever you visit here. never had an opportunity to hear the Gospel. Directly, Here are Tls. 10 with which to buy some books to give away however, he heard it, he believed and ‘ rejoiced with joy when you are itinerating.' The man was a heathen. We unspeakable.’ So happy was he that he literally ‘ jumped have never hitherto had an opportunity to stay there and with joy.’ He has since been ‘ received up into glory,’ but a preach the Gospel. We have been too few. friend of his, who also became a disciple, still remains and is labouring as an evangelist. A Macedonian Message. “ Not long ago a message came to one of our stations— Question and Answer. T’ong-chau— that an awakening was taking place in a region “ But why are there so many who remain ignorant of the south of the Wei River. ‘ Is there not,’ inquired the man, Truth ? The answer is simple : Because there are so few ‘ some missionary here who can come and help us ? we do not missionaries to instruct them and show them ‘ the way to the know what to do.5 There was only a sister to go there. She Father.5 went, and found a whole village of about six hundred inhabi­ “ And yet God has already prepared many of the Chinese tants who day after day came to listen to the Gospel. people for the message of Life. One day, at a missionary According to Chinese custom only the women were allowed meeting, a Chinaman came to me and introduced himself as a to go, but the men sent and requested to be allowed to go disciple of Jesus Christ. I had never seen him before and also. ‘ May we,3 they said, ‘ not hear just because we are had never been in his neighbourhood. He lived far away and men ; just because there is no male missionary to be found 1 5 in another province. When I asked him how he became a They were then allowed to go. This sister wrote saying she believer, he told me that he had heard about the Gospel had no time to eat, and scarcely time to sleep, the people from the neighbouring province, north of the river. were so eager to hear. “ He searched into it and believed, and now, he informed “ Later another message was sent from a second village, me, he was not the only one in his village who believed requesting our sister to go there also to tell them of Jesus — many others believed with him. He had hired a hall, Christ. When she arrived and was taken to a house, she looked where they held services together. He wished to know if around to see the idols in the house, but found that they had they too might not have a missionary among them to help them. been taken away. She then questioned the mistress of the “ Another instance. Just before the outbreak of persecu­ house: ‘ Have you not any idols in this house?’ ‘ No,’ she tion in 1900 we received a message from about a hundred replied, ‘ we took them away yesterday. We did not know women who had thrown away their idols and confessed belief before that they could not help.’ Here, as in the other in C h rist. They sent to us enquiring if there was no lady village, all the inhabitants wanted to hear the Gospel. Our missionary available who could come and teach them. How­ sister worked there for some time.Her health gave w ay; ever, at that time all were fully employed with work, equally she became ill. After a month’s illness she entered into important, in other places. No one could go, and those glory. women are still without the missionary they so ardently “ Beloved friends, how many, many there are in China desire. It has been with great pain that I have witnessed who in like manner say : ‘ We did not know5! On the other such things, and I have thought, ‘ Oh ! how ought not our hand, how much do we know! I shall never forget the friends at home to minister to this need ! 5 55 M arch, 1903. China’s Millions. 31

The Province of Hu-nan.

Province of Hu-nan was originally one with the With the early efforts to enter this Province, the name of Province of H u -peh , being then designated Liang-hu. Mr. Adam Dorward—worthily named by many “ The Apostle Though now divided into two provinces, each with of H u -n a n —will always be associated. Arriving in China its own provincial Governor, they are still united under one in 1878, after study and work elsewhere he devoted himself Viceroy, who resides at Wu-ch’ang. entirely to the work of evangelizing this Province. On Ms The Province of H u -n a n will ever be remembered in mis­ first journey, which lasted five and a-half months, he sold sionary records, as the Province which was the last to yield to 13,000 tracts, and nearly 1,800 Scriptures. For months and the persistent prayers and efforts of the missionary to gain years, with no settled home, he toiled and laboured, leaving admittance. Its area, 74,400 square miles, is a little less an example of indomitable courage and unsurpassed patience than that of England and Scotland combined, and its popula­ and zeal in his Master’s cause. Aftor nearly eight years of tion of twenty-one millions is equal to the united populations strenuous labour for H u -n a n , he died in 1888. The anti- of Spain and Portugal. Roughly foreign outburst a few years speaking, the Province may be later shut H u -n an , and set men described as a great square, to pray anew for its doors to be with its main river, the Siang, re-opened. running from its Southern In 1895-6 a new and friendly border almost due North into Governor did all he could to the Tong-ting Lake; and the reverse the anti-foreign feeling River Yuen, less navigable than which had existed, and gave the former, running from the to the London Missionary East into the same lake. The Society and to the C.I.M. a valley of the Siang River is favourable proclamation. At the proposed route of the this time the Rev. George projected Han kow and Canton Hunter and others had volun­ railway ; and one or two teered for work in this Province. Missions are seeking to form The sudden death of Mr. a line of mission stations along Hunter, early in 1900, was a the same route, thus uniting great loss to this Province ; and their work in the Kuang-tung the Boxer crisis of the same Province with that in Central year put a stop to all mission­ China. ary work for a time. The sad Until recently the journey murder of Messrs. Bruce and into H u -n a n from Han-kow was Lowis in 1902, shortly after slow and tedious, but now one their return to their work, has of the river steamers is making been another heavy blow. regular trips right into the heart But though encountered by of the Province, taking but many difficulties, G od has little over two days from Han­ granted blessing to the efforts kow to Ch’ang-sha, the capital. of His servants. There are at At the recent distribution of present, in connection with the Scriptures and Christian litera­ C.I.M., four central stations and ture to the students at the Tri­ Photo by] [A. JET. Lowis. five missionaries in the Pro­ ennial Examinations in Ch’ang- A Child’s Grave in Hu-nan. vince, not including two on sha, Mr. Archibald, of the The child is reported to have died from small-pox. furlough. The last station to Scottish Bible Society, made Note umbrella to keep off rain. be opened was Pao-k’ing Fu, the whole round trip from which will probably become Han-kow to Ch’ang-sha and back, including the distribution a centre for workers from Germany. of the books to the students in the capital, within one week. Other Societies. Mission Work of the C.I.M. During the last year or two—since H u -n a n has become As early as 1875 the C.I.M. attempted to gain an en­ open—not a few Societies have pressed forward, but for many trance into this Province. Mr. Judd, with two Chinese long years the burden of H u -n a n has been on the heart of Christians, visited it twice that year, once succeeding in Dr. Griffith John, of the London Missionary Society, Through renting premises in Yo-chau, but he was obliged to retire days of darkness and bitter opposition, he has advocated by after being not a little roughly handled. In C h in a ’s pen, and furthered by personal effort, the capture of this strong­ M illio n s at that time the following words occur: “ It may hold for C h r is t. Though not resident in the Province, be that we shall have to repeat the effort as often as did the he has paid it many visits, has superintended efficient Syrophoenician woman her entreaties, but of ultimate success Chinese preachers who have been labouring there, and exer­ we cannot doubt.” How persistent those efforts have been, cised, by his accurate knowledge and long experience in and -how much prayer has been offered before the present China, a powerful influence in the opening of the Province to success has been attained, only Eternity will reveal. the Gospel. The L.M.S. have recently sold their premises at In 1877 the Province was again visited by Mr. Judd, and Yo-chau to the American Reformed Church; and their two also by Mr. Geo. Clark. Early in 1880 two lady mis­ European missionaries, Mr. Greig and Dr. Peake, are now sionaries journeyed right through the Province, and, in resident at the prefecturaJ city of Heng-chau, a long way 1881, ladies stayed for a fortnight in a small place near down the Siang valley. The L.M.S. is hoping to occupy Hong-Mang Hien, other places, but is at present working with native agents, : 'T- ; v : ^ I. ; ; '

32 * s China’s Millions. M aeop, 1903.

largely under the direction of Mr. Peng. Many of the many as eight missionaries to H u-nan, have secured one buildings at the outrstations have,been mainly provided by station at Siang-t’an, and have made appropriations of the Chinese Christians : at Ch’ang-sha, Siang-tfan, Heng-shan, funds for purchasing property at other cities. An-jen, K’i-yang, Hsin-shih-kai, Chang-ning, Lei-yang, In the capital, Ch’ang-sha,there are four other Societies Y ung-chau, Kui-tung, Yung-hiug, Kwei-yang, Ch’en, Yi- represented, not including the L.M.S., the W.M.S., and the c hang, Tao, and Ohiang-hua. y C.I.M., already mentioned. These are the Alliance, the Mr. Archibald, of the National Bible Society of Scotland, American. United Evangelicals, the American Episcopal, and who also resides at Han-kow, has frequently visited the the Norwegian Missions. Writing of this, Dr. John says: Province in the early and difficult years. “ It would have been as much as any foreigner’s life was The Wesleya/n Missionary Society have one European mis­ Worth to attempt to enter Ch’ang-sha at that time (1897). sionary, Rev. E. C. Cooper, with his Chinese colleague, the The change is something wonderful. I cannot think of it Rev. Lo Yu Shan, stationed at the capital, Ch’ang-sha. without asking, with wonder and gratitude, What hath God The Ameruxm Presbyterian Mission have decided on a wrought ? Ch’ang-sha is as open now as Han-kow.” To strong advance into this Province. They have designated as G od be all the glory ! m. jj

The Work of God In Hu=nan. From an Address delivered at the Annual C.I.M . Meetings, Melbourne, Australia,

By T. A ' P. Clinton.

HEN we went to the city of Ch’ang-te the people He bought a New Testament, and occupied several weeks in did not want us, but we told them that we making a carteful study of it. He was convinced, and decided intended to stay. Then followed unpleasant to make a profession of Christianity. He went home, and experiences with robbers and thieves, but we knew that later on was baptized, and longed for the time when in his friends were praying for us, and it gave us heart. At last own city he could see a Gospel Hall opened. we succeeded in renting a house on the street. A little blind He was spared five years, and during that time he read his boy befriended us, and learned/hymns, texts, etc. We had Old Testament through five times, and his New Testament to keep open house, and crowds thronged in to see what was eleven times. I believe that is a record that would put to to be seen. Sometimes we hardly knew what to do to keep shame many Christians here. He was in the habit of rising the people quiet, till this little blind boy came forward, and early in the morning, and for quietness would go to the stable would still the audience by repeating his texts and singing to pray to his God. The Sunday before his death some of the hymns he had learned. He attracted other boys, so that us visited him, and he asked us to join in singing “ Jesus in six weeks we had between loves me.” He was as happy as thirty and forty boys learning the could be. Two days later we same hymns and texts They were called to his bedside, and brought their parents, and from shortly before noon he spoke his that time our position has been last words, “ Lord Jesus ! Lord assured in the city. The boys Jesus ! ” and quietly passed away. have been our friends through May we not believe that he saw thick and thin, and when two by the eye of faith his Saviour, years ago the troubles broke out, whom he so loved, coming to one little fellow came and said; receive him 1 This man had “ If you have to escape;for your served his God, and in the end life I will lend you a horse.” he was not forsaken. Contrast it “ Fret not thyself because of evil­ with the end of a heathen : To doers ” was the text we had one an uninterested person it is sad, morning when we heard of a plot but to anyone of a -sensitive mind against us. The L ord over-ruled it is awful. A dirty room,- a all, and gave us an’ abundant miserable, broken bed, evil­ entrance into that city. smelling bedclothes, no comforts for the body, much less for the Some Cases of Conversion. soul! Groans and moans from Let me bring before you some the dying man, a look of terror in concrete cases of changes wrought' his hopeless countenance ! ‘ Send in the lives of Chinese converts for the priest* fetch him in, bang Chu Ming-teh’s name denotes the gongs, fire the crackers, clash “ bright virtue.” This was the P h oto b y ] [J5. S . Lowis. the cymbals, scare the devils quest of his life. For fifty years R u r a l S cene in H u -n a n . hunting round ! This is all his he was a vegetarian, and sought Mends can do, and, in the last by all means to establish virtue and to accumulate merit supreme moment, when the spirit is to take its flight, heedless so as to secure a good entrance into a better world. of aught, save to make him presentable in the next world, But he was still unsatisfied, and hearing that a mission some one is clapping a cap on his head, another struggling to station had been opened in a city about one hundred and get a pair of boots on his feet, and robing him in the best twenty miles from his home, he determined to go and make they can afford. What think you of the contrast ? enquiries about the doctrine taught there. A t seventy years Another case of interest is that of Mr. Kao— a little hump­ of age that man walked the one hundred and twenty miles. backed man. It was raining one day, and he stepped into ;■ '-'v'- ; ï . ; ^ > v î ; ; : v m f P ' ' -iy ■' ■ ■_. ' ; . ;/’. r - , ■ i ,TVf^V

M a r c h , 1903. China’s Millions. the hall intending to wait till the T ain had ceased. He prayer Mr. Hunter Mr. Tsui teUs listened to the preaching, and it went to his heart. He went us, he determined to give up idolatry and serve the living and lom e and made rather a stir in the family circle by declin­ true G od. Eventually all opposition in the immediate family ing to be regarded any longer as the keeper of the clan-idols circle was overcome, and in the place of honour in the house an (he, being the senior member of the clan, had the privilege of inscription was placed: “ May the Heavenly Truth prevail! ” keeping the cl&n-gods in his apartments). They were put It was my privilege some little time ago to visit this houBe. A .away, and in their place he hung a number of neighbours and friends tablet with the characters, “ God’s assembled in the guest-hall, and .great name, Jesus.” Before this we spent a pleasant evening, the he placed the incense burners, and conversation being mostly of a -daily performed his prostrations. religious character. At about _As he became better instructed he half-past nine Mr. Tsui, as head put away these heathenish ways of the house, took the Bible and •of reverence, and until the day of called us to worship. I could his death he was a faithful fol­ not help recalling that beautiful lower of the L ord. Mr, Barnett picture in “ The Cottar’s Saturday was the means of leading him to Night,” by Burns, where it knowledge of the Truth, and “ The priest-like father reads the sacred “the devotion and love this old page, man, showed in his own peculiar Then kneeling down to Heaven’s way to the one who had led him Eternal King, The saint, the father, and the hus­ into the Kingdom, was most touch­ band prays ; ing. He seemed so happy if he Hope springs exulting on triumphant •could get a little stool and sit close wing, beside his teacher in heavenly That thus they all shall meet in things. These are some of the future days.” joys in our work. How the suppliant thanked G od for the knowledge of the Truth Our Good Scotch that *had come to them, and how Presbyterian.” he pleaded for grace to live The next I have to speak of is Photo by] [£. h. Lowis. acceptably ! We rose from our .a man I <»11 “ our good Scotch R iv e r Scene in H ü -nan knees, and before the company Presbyterian.” He walks ten Mr. Tsui took his little boy miles to church every Sunday, he knows his catechism by (named “ Forty-seven,”as he was born in the forty-seventh -heart, and he loves the Psalms of David, so I think he is year of his father) on his knee and said: “ The Gospel has come worthy of a place amongst the good Scotch Presbyterians. to me somewhat late in life, and I’m afraid I’ll make but a That man is a farmer, poor disciple; but my And it is a real treat to desire is that my little visit his home. Take a ‘ Forty-seven,’ having look at his guest hall: this knowledge from -the most attractive his youth, will become -articles in the room a useful servant of Are the old man’s G od.” I need not •coffin on this side and comment on the joy the old woman’s on such remarks gave me. ■that side. They are all Little Dr. Yu, an old prepared, and it is friend of the Tsui ■quite correct to have family, saw them at the coffins in the house, worship once, and be­ probably these are gifts came much interested. from filial sons. In­ He made inquiries stead of the idols there about Christianity, and is a copy of the Ten only recently made his 'Commandments at the public profession of head of the room, and faith in Christ. The on the sides a pair of last time I was in his .scrolls which run some­ district a little band thing like this : of enquirers met and “ By God’s grace we will talked over the open­ seek to obey His com­ ing of a chapel in their mands.” Photo by] is. h. Lowi«. own village. The Cross of C h rist is City Gate of Chen-ohatj, H o-nan. G od’s way for my sal­ Friends, remember vation.” that these are the We believe those old people are seeking to live up to that answers G od gives to your prayers. The prospects in China ■outward testimony. are brighter than ever. There are some of us optimistic A Mr. Tsui invited my predecessor, Bev. George Hunter, to enough to think that the time is not far distant when we pay him a yisit at his own home. Mr. Hunter went, and shall see converts coming, not by ones and twos, but when was invited to explain the doctrine. After Bible-reading and they will be pressing into the Kingdom by thousands. 34

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® Capital of Province. ■ Prefecture or Fu. f Sub-Prefecture or T’ing. I Department or Chau. • District or Hien. The Stations of the C.I.M are underlined th u s------Those of other Missions, thus...... Those not underlined vhave no Mission Stations. T7TÜ] 35 PROVINCE OF HU-NAN. Governed by a Lieutenant-Governor, and containB 9 Fu ■ , 4 T’ing 4 , 4 Chïh-li Chau 1 , 3 Chau I, and 54 Hien Cities . ,i.e., 74 official cities in all, exclusive of 9 Hien (Sties which are included in the Fu, as parts of Middlesex and Surrey are included in London. Those cities underlined thus—Pao-k’ing Fu—are C.I.M. stations; those underlined thus—Yo-chau Fu—are occupied by such other Societies as the numbers attached signify. These numbers are taken from a Table of Missionary Societies and indicate the order of their entry into China. Those not underlined have no resident Missionary. In these lists the type is varied according to the rank of the city, and corresponds with the map.

CH’ANG-SHA FU Pao-k’ing: Fu Yungr-chau Fu Feng-huang T’ing Tsing Chau Huirt'vmg H im Ï , 16, "17] 44, 53, 65 Wu-kang Chau Tao Chau (Pop. 300,000) Ch’eng-pu Hien ICi-yang Him Yung-sui T’ing Twng-too Hien Tung-an Him Sui-ning Him Ch’a-ling Chau ITi-ya/ng H im Ning-yiian Him Siemg-tan Hien5 Sin-hua Him Sin-ning Him Yimg-ming Hien K ’ien-chau T’ing S ù m g -y m Hien Kiang-hua Hien Ch’en Chau Ning-hiang Hien Sin-t’im Him Yvmg-hing H im Lm-yamg Hien Huang-chau T’ing Yi-clumg Hien Li-ling Him Heng-chau Fu1 Hing-ning Him Yi-yang Hien Heng-shan Him Yung-shun Fu Ch’en-chau Fu Kui-yang Him Lei-yang Him Lung-shan Him Siang-hûmg Him Lü-k’i Hien Kui-twng H im Ch’ang-ning Him Pao-tsmg Him Yu Hien Ch’en-k’i Him An-jen Hien Sang-chi Hien An-him Hien Sü-p’u Hien Ling Hien Li Chau Shï-men Hien Yo-chau Fu6 Ch'ang-te Fu*4 Kui-yang Chau An-hiang Him Lin-siang Hien Yiian-chau Fu T’ao-yvan Hien Lin-wu Hien T z-li H im Hua-yung Hien Pien-yang Hien Lwng-yang H im Lan-shan H im A n-fu Hien P ’ing-kiang Hien Ma-yang Him Yüan-kiang Him Kia-ho Hien Yung-tvng H im

Statistics of the China Inland Mission in Hu-nan for January, 1900.

Stations Out-stations 6 Chapels ...... 9 Missionaries and Wives and Associates 7 Colporteurs, &c...... F+, ... 2 Organised Churches ...... 2 Communicants in Fellowship— Male...... 23 Female ...... 7 Baptised in 1899 ...... 9 Baptised from commencement...... 30

OTHER MISSIONARY SOCIETIES.

1 London Missionary Society. 17 Wesleyan Methodist. 5 American Presbyterian Mission. 44 Christian Missionary Alliance. 6 American Beformed Church. 53 Norwegian Mission. 16 American Episcopal. 55 American United Evangelical.

Diagram of Hu-nan.

The accompanying Map was drawn on the basiB of statistics given in Hartman’s Survey of Protestant Missions in China, published in Prof. Wameck’s Allgemeine Missions Zeits-ehrift, May, 1900. MAP OP HU-NAN PLACED ON MAP OF ENGLAND We have since observed, however, that in these statistics the Christian AND WALES (Same Scale). Missionary Alliance missionaries to China are erroneously stated as The area of Hu-nan is 74,400 square miles. That of England all working in H u -nan, an error which represents the proportion of and Wales is 58,309 square miles. Each of the microscopically missionaries to the population as much larger than it actually is. Instead Bma,11 squares represents one thousand souls. oi there being one missionary to each large square, the truer proportion is one missionary to every four large squares, or 700,000 souls. DES/CHEO&mWA/er MAURICE GREGORY. 36 China’s Millions. M arch, 1903.

Editorial Notes.

To the Members and Friends of the Chung-king. Mr. Willett appears to be very poorly. On December 14th Mr. and Mrs. Bobby and two children, Miss China Inland Mission. Eva Palmer from England, Mr. E. Fröhlich and Miss You will all I am sure be interested to hear that at the Brunnschweiler from Germany, and Miss E. H. A. Spiller, a suggestion of Mr. J. Hudson Taylor, and with the approval new worker from Australia, all arrived in Shanghai. On of the Home Council, I have recently appointed Mr. Walter December 17th the Misses Ogden, Collins, and Hastings, after B. Sloan to the post of Assistant Director of the Home work. absence on furlough, and the Misses Jennings, Rowe, and Since Mr. Taylor’s retirement from active participation in Wood, three new workers, arrived in China from North the direction of Home affairs, we have, perhaps, lacked some­ America. what in the presentation of the great need of China before On December 18th Mr. J. B. Miller arrived from T’ong-lu, the churches of this country, the secretarial duties of the having to leave his station in consequence of a rising of an Mission having claimed the greater part of Mr. Sloan’s anti-Romanist body called the Earthly Lord Sect. (See attention. page following for further details.) On December 19th These duties will now devolve on our well-tried friend and word was received in Shanghai that the Consul at Hankow brother, Mr. F. Marcus Wood ; and Mr. Sloan, being thus had advised the ladies in K a n -s u h to retire. (See below relieved from the secretarial and office work, will now be free for further news.) On December 23rd Mr. D. E. Hoste, to devote his time and attention to the many and varied with Mr. A. W. Large, a new worker from England, needs of the ever growing work, and particularly in seeking safely reached Shanghai. On December 27th Mrs. A. R. to develop throughout the country and in the church at large Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Graham, a deeper sense of responsibility for the spread of the Gospel and the Misses Muir and Seymour safely reached Shanghai, in China. There is, no doubt, still a large field in this from England. On December 28th Mr. Fairclough arrived country in which the appalling spiritual need of China and in Shanghai, having been asked by the officials to retire the work of the China Inland Mission is but little known, or from Yen-chau because of the local disturbances. indeed, not known at all, and we trust that friends in the In his letter dated January 7th, Mr. Stevenson mentions country will assist in pointing out to our new Assistant that Mr. Broumton, the C.I.M. Treasurer in China, is Director any favourable openings that seem to present them­ much in need of rest and change. Mr. Hayward, who selves for arousing new interest in the work we all have at has for long been Mr. Broumton’s colleague, has now been heart. definitely appointed assistant treasurer, and will, during Earnestly commending our beloved brother to your sym­ Mr. Broumton’s absence on furlough, be acting treasurer. pathy and prayers, Mr. Stevenson also reports that he has heard of a number I remain, of baptisms in Shan-si, but has as yet no particulars. On January 6th there was a slight earthquake felt in Yours in the fellowship of the Gospel, Shanghai.

T heodore H o w a r d . The Situation in the North-West.—We are thank­ The Need of Prayer.— With the kind permission of ful to report that the news from K a n -su h and S h en -si is Dr. Torrey we have printed as the leading article of this more reassuring. From letters received it appears that Tong number a short chapter from his book, “ How to Pray.” Fu-hsiang, angered at a message from the Viceroy suggesting During the three weeks’ mission at Mildmay, Dr. Torrey that he had better commit suicide, has attempted to make a gave no fewer than eight addresses on the one subject of rebellion. A reliable native who visited Heh-ch’eng-tsi, a Prayer, addresses which cannot but lastingly affect the small market situated in a fertile valley north-west of Ku- prayer-life of many who were present. In view of the great yuan, where Tong Fu-hsiang resides, found that a new wall need for spiritual revival, both in the home-lands and in had been built for defence, and that there was about 10,000 the mission fields of the world, we warmly commend this troops, uniformed in black, encamped in the valley. As far as book, which can be purchased for the small sum of six­ could be gathered, his intentions were to combine with Prince pence, to the attention of our readers. Tuan, who was said to have a larger company of troops at There is at the present time great need for prayer on his command, and make a dash for Si-an, the capital of behalf of China. These are days of transition, when China Shen-si. is being moved from one end of the Empire to the other, It appears, however, that Tong Fu-hsiang has been un­ by a conflict of the powers which lie behind an old con­ successful in stirring up the Mohammedans to join him. servatism, with all the spiritual and intellectual influences They, remembering that he had once been bought from their at work in their midst. All the elements of unrest insepar­ ranks by the offer of a Button, are supporting the local able from a period of change are present, and there is need authorities in maintaining order. Telegraphic news in the of continual prayer, that peace may be maintained, and Times intimates that “ his force, owing to failure to pay the that the present unrest may give place to a rest which can troops, has been reduced to 2,500.” Mr. Stevenson in his only come by the acceptance of the true G od. last letters also states that he has received no telegraphic news from the province, which he probably would have done Items from Mr. Stevenson’s Letters.— On Decem­ had the situation been critical. ber 11th Mr. and Mrs. Evans and children left for Si-chuen ; Since the above was in type we learn that a telegram, Mr. Beauchamp also left, with Rev. Edgar Geil, D.C.L., of dated January 7th, was received in Shanghai from Shen-si, Philadelphia, who, with his secretary, is making a tour of all saying “ All well here.” Though we have had no telegraphic the mission fields in the world, except South America. On news from K an -su h , a letter from Mr. Andrew, the super­ December 13th Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Broomhall and their intendent of the Province, received in Shanghai about the -three children left for S i-ch u e n to relieve Mr. Willett at middle of January, reports all well there. M a b &h, 1903. Çhijia’s Militons. 37

The Trouble in Cheh - kiang. —Trouble has recently and example. None of these are forgotten in the society I a r i s e n in the prefecture of Yen-chau through the rising of a know most about.” secret society styling itself the Earthly Lord Sect. This, There is much more in this excellent article which we rising commenced as an Anti-Romanist movement, for the should like to quote, but space will not allow. We believe Roman Catholics’ name in China being the Heavenly Lord that there are hundreds of Christians in England to-day who, Sect, these people have banded themselves together under if they read these few lines, would be compelled to acknow­ the title of the Earthly Lord Sect to show their antagonism. ledge that G o d had granted them in fair measure to meet Mr. J. B. Miller, of Tong-lu, and Mr. Fairclough, of Yen- these necessary qualifications, and therefore to ask themselves, chau, have, in response to the request of the officials, retired “ Why should not I go?” Will our readers help to bring from their stations temporarily. Mr. Miller reports that he these lines before the notice of suitable persons, and pray had personally received the most courteous treatment both that the L o b d of the harvest may send forth His labourers from the officials and the people. The Government troops, into His harvest ? in their , first endeavour to suppress these anti-Romanists, suffered defeat, and to some extent the movement appears In Memoriam.— We regret to announce the death of to have degenerated into an indiscriminate expedition for Miss C. Karlman— a late associate worker of the Mission— plundering and pillaging. H. E. Hsu-Chen-kan, Chief of at her home in Sweden, on January 26. The cause of her the Military Secretariat, has, according to the latest infor­ death was consumption. Miss Karlman was a member of mation, collected a body of five thousand, well-armed troops, the Swedish Holiness Union, and went to China in 1891. and has, we hope, prevented the trouble from spreading. By She was stationed at Pa-chau in S i -c h u e n . After nearly the last mail from China we hear that seven years’ faithful service, a physical Mr. Miller and Mr. Fairclough have both breakdown necessitated her return to the been enabled to return to their stations. homeland. It was hoped that a prolonged rest would result in her complete restora­ Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor.— tion to health, and that she would be able After an extended visit of more than two to go back to her work in China; but the years to America, during which time they L ob d , Who seeth not as man seeth, had have held meetings in most of the States other service for her in a higher sphere, to of the Union and in many of the Colleges which He has now called her. Quietly and Universities, Dr. and Mrs. Howard and happily she responded to His call, and Taylor have, in company with Mr. Coleman, passed through the veil into His immediate a friend from America, returned to England. presence. We commend the sorrowing Their stay with us has, however, been very relatives and friends to the prayerful brief, as they proceeded almost at once to sympathy of our readers. Switzerland to see M r., Hudson Taylor. They are not expected back in England In Memoriam: Pastor 5 ong.—A for .several months. recent mail has brought us the news that Pastor Song of Chao-cheng, Shan-si, died Our Annual Meeting.—We take this on October 24,1902. Pastor Song was an early opportunity of announcing that our old man, we believe well over seventy, who annual meeting will (d .v .) be held in Exeter has been a faithful servant of the L o b d Hall, on May 12th. Sir George Williams J esu s for many years. He has done a has kindly promised to take the chair at very good work in the city of Chao-cheng, the afternoon meeting, and Theodore Photo by] m. Broom.ha.il.] especially in connection with the late Howard, Esq., in the evening. In view of Pastor Song. Pastor Hsi’s Opium Refuge work. We hear the centenary of the British and Foreign that many of the Christians contributed Bible Society, the indispensable ally of all missionary societies, towards his funeral expenses, as many as one hundred and fifty the Rev. John Sharp, M.A., Superintendent of the Trans­ attending the memorial service and escorting the coffin through lating and Editorial Department of the Bible Society, will the city. He was buried in Fan-tsuen, the home of the late speak at the afternoon meeting. Fuller particulars' will be Elder Si, and his body was borne all this way— about seventeen announced later. English miles—by the Christians, escorted by about eighty members of the Church. He has been much beloved both by < Qualifications lor Missionary Work. — We are the Christians and outsiders, and will be much missed. He frequently asked what are the necessary qualifications for was generous and large-hearted, erring perhaps on the side of missionary work. In an excellent article .by Mr. Eugene leniency as regards Church discipline. Many hundreds, we Stock, which has recently appeared in “ The East and West,” might say thousands, of opium patients have been under his there is the most succinct answer to this question that we care, all of whom have been taught the only way of salvation remember to have seen. from his own lips, and not a few owe their salvation to his “ For the actual work of missions, it is important to teaching. This is the second leading native Christian taken ‘ make choice of fit persons ’ to serve in the sacred ministry. from tins Church during the last twelve months. But to judge by some recent comments, there is little appre­ ciation of the care actually taken by the missionary societies The New List of Missionaries.—We have received, in this respect. Qualifications physical—health and strength from Shanghai, our new prayer list, which has been revised for a foreign climate ; qualifications mental—sufficient at up to January of this year. An alphabetical index of the least to indicate ability to acquire a foreign language; missionaries’ name* has been added, so that the location of qualifications moral—backbone of character, readiness to sink any individual missionary can be traced at once. Members self; qualifications theological—knowledge of the Bible and of the Prayer Union, and others of our readers, will doubtless intelligent Churchmanship; qualifications spiritual—a heart wish to secure a copy; these may be had direct from our wholly given to C hbjbt, and a life fashioned by His precepts offices at 2£d. each, post free. 38 China’s Millions. M a r c h , 1903. Tsin-Chau: A Mission Station in Kan-suh.

B y J. B, Martin.

E hear much of living pictures nowadays, but how we Here we have our homes ; the two houses belonging to the missionaries in the field wish we could give to the Mission being within a stone’s throw of each other, and on the home churches some living pictures of China—the extreme border of the district. little bit of China that surrounds us, with all its Now try and picture a Sunday in the “ Fuh-in-t’ang,” as our varied lights and shades. houses are called. Six o’clock finds us moving. It is Sunday The readers of China’s M illion« are at present having each in the Mission house, for we cling jealously to that home-like province passed in review before them, and a better idea of the Sunday quiet of which poor heathen China knows nothing, and vastness of the districts and the sparseness of workers is thus one is free till about 9.30, when the first male-comers arrive ; being gained by the help of map and diagram. not a big crowd, as we have only eighteen men on the Church But after all that can be said for maps (and it is a very big rolls, though others are coming about. “ all ”) the cities of China are not much more than little black The Christians, as they come in, take their collection money to spots to so many, while to us who live in those little circles— the table where the deacon sits at the “ receipt of custom how much they mean ! this one brings ten cash, another twenty, the highest amount If you take the large map published by the C.I.M., and look given being 70 cash, but none have yet tithed their income, and at the province of K a n -stjh , in the South-East corner is a we long to see a more liberal spirit, though one has to remember little rectangular red mark, named Ts’in. This marks the city the Chinese love of money, and also Moody’s words : “ The last of Ts’in-chau, with its, perhaps, 40,000 inhabitants. part of a man to be converted is his pocket.” A View of the City. The Sunday Services. Could we give you a picture of this city you would see a broad At 10 a.m. the nine or ten members of the “ Scripture Union” valley, about one and a-half miles wide, running almost due meet. The meeting is variously conducted, sometimes all the East and West, a river bed about one-third of a mile wide, members taking part, at others two or three, or one doing all the usually with only a little stream of water that with a good jump talking ; there is also prayer, when the S.U. in the Homelands, could be cleared, but subject to sudden rises, as when a thunder and the caravan work are also remembered. The meeting is- cloud bursts over the hills and sends down a torrent of water, over just before eleven, and as we come from our meeting we see filling the whole river bed and carrying everything before i t ; at the women, of whom there are thirty baptized and as many such times trees, parts of houses, drowned mules and men may enquirers, hobbling on their tiny feet from the sisters’ house, frequently be seen floating past. where they have been sitting on the mud-brick beds learning The city, which lies along this valley, is at its broadest part to read and to understand the truth. not more than balf-a-mile wide, while its length from end to end At 11.0 the gong sounds and we all turn into the chapel. is about three miles. It is spoken of by the natives as six cities, The men sit on one side and the women on the other, facing the but is really only au old city, with five enlargements, each of platform, with its table and two chairs. To-day it is the mis­ which in its turn has been enclosed in a wall, all making a part sionary’s turn to preach, and he sits in the left-hand chair of the whole, and all controlled by one mandarin. Inside the city supported by the evangelist on the right. Some male Christians are broad streets paved with cobble stones, purposely, one would are called upon to help, two to read the Scriptures and two to think, for the benefit of the shoemakers. pray, while in the absence of our lady organist one of the young The houses and shops on either side lack the beauty of the men starts the hymns. brick and storied buildings that one often sees in the South, but By 12.30 the service is over, and we separate ; the women the thick walls of sun-dried mud bricks and the roofs of good return to the sisters’ house for more reading and the afternoon kiln-bumt tiles keep out the cold of our K a n -s u h winters. classes ; the men sit in the guest hall drinking tea provided by Approaching from the East one enters the East suburb, a the church, and eating bread brought by themselves, while one sleepy district, including a good deal of cultivated land besides of their number, a young man, gets out his account books and some of the finest temples. Here, too, the Roman Catholics takes a three casb collection towards a special fund for paying have just bought large premises. the rent of the new preaching shop in the West suburb ; a. The next division is the “ old city,” containing, besides many collection is also made amongst the women for the same object- shops, the yamens and examination hall, the court-yards in front of each being filled with a motley crowd of itinerant The Afternoon Classes. doctors, fortune-tellers, china merchants, toffee-sellers, barbers, At 1.30 a singing class is held in the sitting-room ; to this beggars, and dogs. Passing through the massive double gates eight or nine of the men come. The men learn to take their we come to the “ middle city,” with its com market, crockery bass part in the hymn times. The tonic sol-fa system is- street, and ro \vs of shops dealing in harness and hempen goods ; taught. At 2.30 the gong sounds again ; the men meet in the and from there pass into the West suburb, where all the best chapel for the Bible Class, and two classes of boys are taught by- of the shops are congregated and the best private houses. young men. The women have already began their classes at the The West Suburb. ladies’ house, and the girls are meeting in another part of the same building. These various classes are specially important. This- The shops are well stocked, and if one may judge by the class work is the laying the wood in order upon the altar that number of assistants, which always seem, to our European eyes, precedes the falling of the fire from heaven for which we hope five times more than are needed, the business done must be and pray. tremendous. Here, too, are depots for receiving the tobacco The classes over, the librarian, another young member, un­ that comes from Lan-chau, and medicinal plants from the sur­ locks the cupboard where the twenty odd books that form the rounding districts, which are afterwards despatched down the newly-started library are kept. The Christians need educating to- South Road to the nearest river-side market and thence shipped appreciate reading, but still a few books are borrowed and duly to the various parts of the kingdom. From here all transit is entered. We then separate till 4.30, when a little band goes preach­ done by mules carrying about three cwt., or men who carry, on ing on the street. A space is chosen, the leaves of a tract turned their backs, nearly two cwt. The former will travel about over, or a preaching scroll unrolled, and a small crowd gathers at thirty miles a day, and the latter about fifteen miles. In this once. suburb is situated, too, the Likin office, or internal customs After an hour and a-half we return and separate for the even­ barrier, the fruitful cause of the decline of Ts’in-chau trade and ing meal, the Chinese Christians to their dough strips and sour the hindrance to all business prosperity in China. cabbage, and the foreigners to a more homelike tea. At 7.30 To the extreme west is the “ New Street,” another sleepy a meeting of Christians and enquirers is held in the sitting- collection of houses and shops. The other division is the North room — a little informal gathering, varied as much as possible, suburb, largely occupied by inns, and not having a very good at times mostly singing, sometimes a short address, or at others- reputation. a missionary talk. So ends our Sunday. M asch , 1903. China’s Millions. 39 A Colony of Jews in China. [Compiled, from an interesting account received from R. Powell, K ’ai-feng Fu, based upon a lecture, entitled “ Chinese Jews” delivered by Rabbi Marcus, N. Adler, M.A., and published by Horace Hart, Oxford, to which the writer adds his personal observations on the present condition of the Colony.— E d .]

T h e existence of a Ngai by name, who had come to Pekin from K’ai-feng Fu colony of Jews in [H o-n a n ], the ancient capital of the Song Dynasty. China was first made “ In this city, the visitor explained, his community had a known to the world synagogue, which they had recently repaired, and in which during the reign of there was-a roll of the law which was over 400 years old. At Qneen Elizabeth, by Hang-chau Fu [Cheh-kiang], he said, there was a larger a band of missionaries congregation of Jews, who also had a synagogue.” sent to China by the It is certainly known that Jews settled in China during Church of Rome. the Han Dynasty (200 B.C.— 220 a .d .), although opinions Father Ricci, one differ as to the actual year of settlement within that period. of these missionaries, Some authorities give the date as d r. 34 a.d. ; others again while residing in Pe­ consider d r. 69 a.d. as the more probable date, soon after, kin, was visited by a that is to say, the fall of Jerusalem. Chinese scholar, who Ibn Batuta, a writer of the fourteenth century, in his had come to the capi­ account of the city of Hang-chau, remarks :— tal in order to pass “ In the second division are the Jews, Christians and the his literary examina­ Turks ; these are numerous and their number is not known, tion for a Government and theirs is the most beautiful city. Their streets are well appointment. “ The disposed, and their great men are wealthy.” candidate was anxious In those days K’ai-feng Fu was a large and prosperous to make the acquain­ city, the circumference of its walls being about twenty tance of one who, he miles, while its population could not have been less than one surmised, must be a million families. Hence it was a great trading centre, and co religionist, for it it is supposed that large numbers of Jews came to it for was said he wor­ purposes of trade. shipped one G od, the “ In the course of time the city suffered from inundation L ord of Heaven and of the Yellow River, and frequent conflagrations sadly Earth, and yet was reduced its importance. The Jewish quarter was not more not a Mohammedan. than five hundred feet from the river embankment, and was “ Father Ricci was specially prone to damage by floods. In 1642 a.d. the city photo hin [it. poweii. struck with the visi- stood a month’s seige by the rebel chief, Li-ki-tseng, who T he Stone T ablet which Marks the tor’s features, so dif- eventually caused the fall of the city by diverting the Yellow Spot where once stood the ferent from those of River. One hundred thousand people perished and many J ewish Synagogue, K ’a i-feng F u, H o-nan .* an ordinary China­ Hebrew MSS. were destroyed. At various times we learn man, and took him to of the synagogue being rebuilt— in 1279, in 1489, in the his oratory, where he knelt before the picture of the Holy early part of the seventeenth century, and again in 1653.” family with St. John the Baptist, also another, that of the Evangelists.” The visitor followed his example, remarking : “ ‘ We in China do reverence to our ancestors. This is Rebecca with her sons, Jacob and Esau, but as to the other picture, why make obeisance to only four sons of Jacob, were there not twelve ? ’ Mutual explana­ tions were given. The visitor was an Israelite,

* The following extract from the inscription on the tablet is taken from the twentieth volume of the “ Chinese Repository” :—“ With respect to the religion of Israel, we find that our first ancestor was Adam. The founder of the religion was Abra­ ham ; then came Moses, who established the law and handed down the sacred writings. During the dynasty of Han (b.c. 200— A.D. 220) this religion entered China. In the second year of Hsiao-tsung,, o f the Song Dynasty (a.d . 1164), a synagogue was erected in K’ai-feng Fu. Those who attempt to represent G od by images or pictures do but vainly occupy themselves with empty forms. Those who honour and obey the sacred writings know the origin of ail things. Eternal reason and the sacred writings mutually sustain each other in testifying whence men derived their being. All those who Photo [R. Powell. profess this religion aim at the practice of goodness and avoid the commission of vice.” The Site ok the Ancient Jewish Synagogue at K’ai-feng Fu. China’s Millions. M aech, 1903.

Only gradually did it become known tó the Jews in Europe that there existed a colony Of their brethren in China, and then various attempts were made to reach- them by letter— once in 1760 a .d ., again in 1815, and again in 1842. These attempts were, however, only partially successful. A later effort, resulted more satisfactorily. In 185Ò, the Eight Ber. Dr. Smith, Bishop of Hong-Kong, in conjunction with the London Missionary Society, sent messengers to K’ai-feng Fu, who brought back a report that there were about two hundred Jews living in that city, who were “ sunk in the lowest poverty and destitution,” without a synagogue, “ their religion scarcely more than à name, and yet sufficient to separate them from the multitude around.” , In June, 1900, some Jewish gentlemen in Shanghai wrote to Mr. Powell in K’ai-feng Fu, asking for information regarding their brethren in that city. Mr. Powell, in replying, wrote that there were about one hundred and forty Jews in the city, divided into eight dans, named respectively : Li (there were two clans of this Photo &jy] [S . H . Lows. name), Chang, Ai, Chao, Tuh, Shih, and Kao. C b OSSING A FBBBT, HtT-NAN. These eight clans together number about forty families. Outside K’aÌ-feng Fu itself there are Abraham, Moses, are mentioned, with an account of their a few more Jews, but their number is exceedingly small. religion.” These K’ai-feng Fu Jews “ do not observe any of Although at one time wealthy and influential, they are now very the ordinances of their religion, neither do they, with the poor, and their social standing of no account. “ One of them is exception of the Buddhist priest [referred to above] observe- a Buddhist priest, and holds the position of a small Mandarin, all the idolatrous practices of the heathen; they do, however, that is, he manages the affairs of the other priests.” Few of intermarry with them.” them know the origin of their name. “ They call themselves At the present time, Jews in Shanghai are once more making the ‘ T’iao-kin Kiao,1 i.e., ‘ Pick out sinew religion,’ after the an attempt “ to rescue this remnant from oblivion. Six or incident mentioned in Gen. tttìì, 24—32.” The site where seven of them have been induced to go to Shanghai, and an once their beautiful synagogue stood is now a stagnant pool effort is being made to raise funds to rebuild the syna­ of dirty water, alongside of which stands a stone (see picture) gogue.” It will be interesting to watch the development marking the spot. “ On this stone the names of Adam, of this scheme.

Extracts from Letters. W. M. Belcher writes from Liang-chau, K an-stth, on a good many of my old friends amongst the native Christians. October 12 —“ The work here goes on much as usual, things One thing of interest I heard from Si ku-niang, the daughter •do not rush yet in K an -suh . We have good times in our of T’ong lao-ie, who is a Christian ; she told me that Ch’en street preaching; please pray that the Word may be blessed lao-ie, tike one who.protected us at Kiai-hsui in 1900, is a to the salvation of very many. One of the enquirers, an old great Mend of her father’s ; they studied together an4 are man by the name of Chau, is passing through a time of bitter both from the Province of Cheh-kiajtg. For a time he was persecution. The other day his son dragged him off the at T’ai-yuen Fu, waiting for an office, and While there his k’ang [brick bed] and cut his face, because he would not burn child was taken ill; Mrs. Edwards attended the child, and it incense, as formerly. The son has threatened to run away be­ got well. We cannot know how. much this act of kindness yond the frontier, or cut his throat, if bis father continues to did towards inclining his heart to protect us. come to worship. Poor old man, he crept in this morning to “ I saw the different memorials, put up to the martyrs, liear the Word. May lie be kept by the H oly Spieit’s power, and the cemetery, but these all seemed poor and meaningless; faithful to his L obd and Master ! The other enquirers keep but it was solemn beyond expression to stand in front of the bright and liappy; dear old Ts’in-ie is bold as a lion and Fu-t’ai’s Ya~men on the very place where they were killed., grows in grace daily. I am sure his testimony is telling, for Their cries ‘ How long . . . ’ will still be heard of we hear of one and another who have heard the Truth Gqd when the memorials put up to them shall have passed from his lips. Mrs. Ching has just passed away ; she away. We also went to the house where they spent thei^ Was Mrs. Belcher’s wom%n, and has been with us ever ^iuoe last two days; a man was keeping the place who was there j we first came to Liang-chau. She said to my wife a day or at the time of the massacre, and he gave us a description two before she died, ‘ Don’t .you grieve, si-niang, I am full which has made it all more vivid than it was before. The of peace, I am only waiting ’for Jesus to call me.’ She was •people are all very much frightened for the present, and no «the only baptized women in Liang-chau. Miss Chang and one will own to having been an eye-witness to the massacre.’ ; she were baptized together, and now both are dead.” I was also interested to have a talk with a Christian man who actually saw Miss Pace and Miss Huston after they hacf been attacked and MissBice killedj although he did not Miss E. F. French writes from Hsii-keo, Sh a k -si, on make himself known to them. One has much to hear from November 1 3 “ I spent five days at T’ai-yuen Fu and saw the Christians of G ob’s dealing with them at that time« M arch, 1903. China’s Millions. 41

“ I am now at the Hsii-keo opium refuge, holding meet­ Designations. ings daily with the nine Christian women and girls who live iii the north suburb here, and also helping with five women F o r Shen-si :— A. and Mrs. Berg, Misses Eriksson and J. af Sandeberg, to T’ong-chau ; V. and Mrs. who are in the refuge breaking off their opium. They are Renitts and Jfiss Gina *S. Andersen. intelligent women, on the whole, and want to hear the Gospel. F o r Shax-s>] :— Miss F. Fn/tz, to Hsiai-chau; and Miss K. I am very much pleased with the steady way in which the Rasmussen. women here have gone.forward. At the P’ing-yao Conference, F o r H o-n an Miss iS. Engstriim, to Si-an. six from Hsii-keo were baptized, and four of these were F o r K ia n g -su :— Miss Hannah Davies, to Yang-chau pro tern. women. They are so glad to come every day, the young F or S i -ch uen :— A . T. and Mrs. Polhill and Miss Drake, to Sui­ people in the morning and all in the afternoon, for me to ting ; T. Sorenson to Ta-tsien-lu ; A. E. and Mrs. Evans to Shun-k’ing. teach them, and they want very much to have a sister F or Kiang-si :—Miss J. Hoskyn, to H o-k’eo pro tern. ; Miss permanently settled here.” Darroch, to Peh-kan.

Recent Baptisms. Mrs. F. M. Richardson writes from T’ai-ping, C h eh- K an -suh— Liang-chau ...... 2 k i a n g , on November 19:— “ Let me tell you how wonder­ Sh an -si— P’ing-yao and out-stations ... 9 fully the L o r d ’s protecting power has been maintained in H o-n a n — Chau-kia-k’eo and out-stations ... 27 Shong-meng. Some weeks back there was a dreadful fire, H u-peh— Lao-ho-k’eu ...... 4 burning two or three hundred houses. Our chapel was in K ia n g -si— Yang-k’e o ...... 22 the very midst of it, and no human power could save i t ; but Kuang-feng ... ••• ... 8 the people called upon the L o r d , and although the flames from Sin-feng ...... 6 the burning houses on either side met over the chapel roof, Ga n -hwuy— A n-k’i n g ...... 3 yet the place was not burnt, and there it stands now, the Niug-kuo (out-station) ...... 22 Ch eh -kiang—Y ong-k’ang ...... 3 only house amidst a desolation of ruin. I had heard of t,his; Hang-chau and out-stations ... 34 but two weeks ago I saw it, and was not surprised at the T’a i-c h a u ...... 4 people being so impressed with the wonderful answer to their P’ing-yang (out-station)...... 6 prayers ; it is also an object lesson to the heathen. K ’ü - c h a u ...... 5 “ A new out-station has been opened atZih-dong, an island. Getting there was a terrible journey, but we had a warm 155 welcome, and were much pleased with the attitude of the people. A temporary chapel has been rented, but a new Departures for China. building is to be put up in a month or two. We saw the F e b r u a r y 24 t h . P e r N.G.L. ss. “ K i a o - c h a u .’’ ground on which the building is to be erected, a number of *Mrs. W. E. Shearer. the hewn stones were on it ready for the building.” M a r c h 18 t h . P e r N.G.L. “B a y e r n ,” f r o m G e n o a . ♦Mrs. B . M. McOwan and I Miss E. 11 'artmwvu. two children. | Items of General Interest.—An interesting monument * Returning. has recently been erected at Tai-yuen Fu by the Protestant Missionaries and native Christians to express in a permanent way their gratitude and appreciation of the just and sincere Publications. attempt on the part of the Governor Ts’en Ch’un-hsuen and H. E. Shen Tuen-ho to indemnify the native Christians and pacify the province. These officials welcomed the first relief THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN. party of missionaries who entered the province and endeavoured By th e L ate Dr. A. j. GORDON. An able examination of the New Testament Scriptures on this subject. to do all that was possible to atone for the cruelties and Price 2 d . per copy. bloodshed of 1900. On December 12 an Imperial Edict was issued stating that “ UNABLE TO REPENT.” the telegraphic service in China, which had been commenced A translation of a Tract against Opium, written by a Chinese as a commercial undertaking, was to be bought over by the Opium Wreck. Government and be worked in future in the interests of the Price 6d. per dozen, post free. State. It is not unnatural that the Chinese Government, which is seeking to organize its postal system, should desire “ CHINA’S MILLIONS” the control of its telegraphic service too, but we question if it will be more efficient. ANNUAL VOLUME FOR 1902. The seventieth anniversary of the Empress Dowager’s Cloth, Extra Gilt, 2/6 post free. birthday, which rightly falls in 1904, is to be celebrated in November of this year. Our readers may remember that on THE CHINA INLAND MISSION, her sixtieth birthday a beautiful copy of the New Testament Newington Green, London, N. was presented to her by the Christian women of China. Of the railway schemes which Russia still contemplates, Foreign Stamps.—All contributions of used stamps, to be sold for there is a line from Blagovestchensk on the Amur, through the benefit of the should be sent to the Secretary of the Mergen to the main line at Tsihsihar; a second from Kuang- Mission. Old Colonial stamps prior to 1870, and old collections containing various kiuds, also rare Foreign and English stamps, will be cheng-tsz on the main line to Kirin, with subsequent extension most acceptable. to Omoso ; a third, the most difficult, from Lian-yang or Hai- Mrs. Rowsell, 5, Sidney Road, Bedford, has kindly undertaken to cheng to Feng-hua-cheng and the Korean border, a fourth assist in the sale of the above, in the interests of the Mission, and lias from Dalai-nor on the main line near the Western frontier, the following varieties to dispose of :—Packets of Chinese stamps, old and new issues, 7d. and Is. Id. ; sets of four unused old Soudans, Is. southwards to Kal-gan, keeping west of the Khin-gan mountains. per set ; sets of used old Soudans, 8d. per set. Also cheap approval — From London and China Telegraph. sheets. £ 42 China’s Millions. M arch, 1903.

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B. 0 5 0 8389 0 8 6 8464 1 0 0 8097 1 10 0 8168 3 3 0 8242 0 5 0 8315 0 10 7 8390 3 3 0 8466 0 1 6 8098 1 0 0 8169 0 2 6 8243 2 6 0 8316 3 0 0 8391 0 5 0 8468 0 10 0 8099 0 11 0 8170 16 0 0 8244 0 3 6 8318 0 10 0 8392 1 12 7 8469 1 0 0 8100 2 0 0 8171 0 10 0 8245 12 10 0 8319 1 0 0 8394 2 0 0 8470 6 15 0 8101 0 13 4 8172 4 0 0 8246 0 5 0 8320 2 6 6 8395 1 0 0 8471 1 0 0 8102 0 6 0 8173 1 0 0 17. 8247 0 5 0 8321 1 0 0 8396 1 3 0 8472 1 5 0 8103 0 7 6 8174 0 15 0 8248 0 5 0 8322 10 0 0 8397 5 0 0 8473 2 6 1 8104 3 0 0 8175 0 1 0 8249 1 0 0 22. 8323 0 3 0 26. 8398 0 5 0 8474 0 10 0 8105 1 0 8 8176 0 13 0 8250 1 0 0 8324 3 0 0 8399 1 0 0 30. 8475 1 0 0 8106 1 15 1Û 8177 0 10 0 8251 2 4 0 8325 0 5 0 8400 5 0 0 8476 0 16 0 8108 0 1 6 8179 8 7 2 8252 0 6 0 8326 0 15 0 8401 0 2 0 S477 3 3 0 8110 0 7 0 8180 1 0 0 8253 2 2 0 8327 12 10 0 8403 1 3 9 8478 0 15 0 8111 2 0 0 14. 8182 4 1 0 8254 0 10 0 8328 0 6 0 8404 0 2 6 8479 0 10 0 8113 0 9 6 8183 10 0 0 8255 0 14 0 8329 1 0 0 8405 1 0 0 8480 0 1 0 8114 1 1 0 8184 1 0 0 8256 1 0 0 8330 1 0 0 8406 1 0 0 8481 0 5 0 12. 8115 0 10 6 8185 1 0 0 8257 0 5 0 8331 0 1 0 8407 0 3 6 8482 (J 0 6 8116 0 10 0 8186 0 4 6 8258 1 1 0 8332 0 9 3 8408 0 10 0 8483 1 10 11 8117 1 0 0 8187 5 0 0 8259 0 11 0 8334 20 0 0 8410 2 0 0 A K. 0 1 6 8118 0 10 0 8188 0 10 0 8260 1 0 0 8335 1 0 6 27. 8411 1 5 0 8485 1 5 0 8119 1 1 0 8189 0 10 0 8261 4 0 0 8337 1 7 9 8412 1 15 0 8486 5 0 0 8120 1 0 0 8190 0 10 0 8262 17 10 0 8338 2 0 10 8413 3 0 0 8487 0 5 0 8121 1 1 0 J. C. 0 1 0 8263 4 0 0 8339 3 0 0 8414 1 0 0 8488 0 10 0 8192 0 4 0 Thank- | 8415 0 10 0 8490 5 5 0 C„ for ] Anou. Ì 0 10 0 Q 0 0 Christ’s 1 0 0 8194 0 7 0 Hawick, f offering. 8416 1 0 0 S491 1 0 0 Sake. J 8195 0 3 6 8265 2 2 0 8341 0 5 0 8417 1 0 0 8492 0 2 0 8124 0 5 0 8196 0 4 4 8266 2 0 G 8342 3 0 0 8418 1 0 0 31. 8493 0 5 0 8125 1 0 0 8197 0 5 0 8267 1 1 0 8343 0 10 0 8419 0 10 0 8494 3 0 0 8126 5 0 0 8198 1 0 0 19. 8268 1 0 0 8344 0 2 6 8420 0 13 0 8495 3 3 0 8127 0 2 0 8199 0 7 0 8269 2 2 0 8345 2 0 0 8421 0 5 0 8496 1 0 0 8128 2 1 3 8201 1 0 0 8270 2 0 0 8346 0 2 0 8422 2 0 0 8498 0 10 0 8129 5 0 0 8202 0 5 0 8271 1 1 0 8347 0 10 0 8423 0 5 0 8499 0 10 0 8130 8 0 0 8203 10 10 0 Thank- 1 8348 10 0 0 8424 0 10 6 8500 0 8 0 1 u 0 8131 2 0 0 8204 0 5 0 offering, j 8349 0 5 0 8425 0 10 0 8501 0 2 0 8132 2 0 0 E. A D. 0 10 0 8273 2 6 6 8350 2 10 0 J. C. 0 1 0 8502 0 10 0 8133 0 1 0 15. 8206 0 5 0 8274 10 0 0 8351 2 0 0 L. C. 0 5 0 8504 0 5 0 8134 10 0 0 8207 1 6 0 8275 0 10 0 8352 3 0 0 8428 0 10 0 8505 1 4 5 8135 5 0 0 8208 0 5 0 8277 0 14 0 23. 8354 1 0 0 8429 1 0 0 8506 0 10 0 4 0 8209 8136 4 0 5 0 8278 1 0 0 8355 1 1 0 8430 0 2 6 Tha nk- }10 0 0 8137 0 8 6 8210 5 0 0 8279 15 10 0 8357 0 5 0 8431 2 10 0 off eriug. 8138 2 2 0 8211 0 5 0 8280 0 8 0 8358 0 5 0 28. 8432 0 4 6 8508 0 5 0 8139 1 0 0 8212 1 0 0 • 20. 8281 0 10 0 8359 1 1 0 L. L. 0 5 0 io 4 8140 5 0 0 8213 0 2 6 8282 3 3 0 8360 1 0 0 8434 1 1 0 8141 2 10 0 8214 1 0 0 8283 0 10 0 8361 0 3 0 8435 1 0 0 8142 10 0 0 8215 0 5 0 8284 0 2 6 8362 1 1 0 8436 1 0 0 For Special Purposes. 1. 7759 2 10 0 8. 8039 1 10 0 14. 8193 1 1 8 26. 8402 3 6 0 2. 7799 1 15 G 8051 1 18 0 8200 2 0 0 8409 0 10 0 S u m m a r y . 7814 5 0 0 9. 8062 3 10 0 19. 8276 12 10 0 0 2 28. 8445 0 £ s. d. 7825 3 0 0 8073 15 0 0 20. 8294 2 10 0 8449 1 10 0 3. 7858 10 11 11 8076 6 0 0 8295 5 0 0 29. 8465 1 0 0 2.149 13 4 7866 25 0 0 8079 0 5 0 8296 1 10 0 8467 3 0 0 5. 7869 1 0 8 8080 15 0 0 21. 8314 6 8 11 30. 8489 2 0 0 Special 296 17 11 7885 2 10 0 10. 8107 6 2 2 8317 3 0 0 31. 8497 9 0 0 6. 7917 2 1 8 8109 3 0 0 22. 8333 7 0 0 8503 14 2 6 7935 3 0 0 8112 1 12 6 8336 0 6 0 Total for Month ... £2,446 11 3 7. 7972 0 5 0 12. 8123 10 0 0 8353 1 0 0 7983 10 e 0 13. 8160 0 10 0 23. 8356 24 o 0 7998 1 9 2 8178 5 10 0 8381 32 18 6 £296 17 11 8004 5 0 0 8181 611 3 24. 8393 13 10 0 Contents.

Prayer and China’s Need— B y M .B . The Province of Kwei-chatj— B y M. B. Brief Notes of a Journey to Tu-shan, Kwei-chau— B y Chas. T. Fishe The Aborigines of Kwei-chau— B y S. R. Clarke... Editorial Notes ...... ■ The Rebellion in Kuang si— B y Titos. Windsor ... Quarterly Letter from Yun-nan Province— B y John McCarthy ... JJr.HOVAH* JlREH* W elcom e N e w s fr om S h a n - si S i -c h u e n , K ia n g -si, C h e h - k ia n g B ook N otices A r r iv a l s , D e p a r t u r e s , P ublications

MORGAN AND SCOTT, 12, Paternoster B uildings, L ondon, E.C. China Inland Mission, Newington Green, Loncfon, N China Inland Mission General Director J. Hudson Taylor, m.r.c.s. Acting General Director D. E. H oste.

London Council. Home Director and Chairman ... T h e o d o r e H o w a r d , Biekley, Kent. Assistant Home Director W a l t e r B . S l o a n . Richard H. H ill, St. Keverne, Bromley, Kent. R ev. J. J. L uce, St. Nicholas Vicarage, Gloucester. W illiam Sharp, Woodfield, Beulah Hill, Norwood, S.E. Dr. W. W arren, 22, Dunsmure Road, Stamford Hill, N. P. S. BaDENOCH, Conference Hall, Mildmay. Cecil H. Polhill, Hazelwood, The Bishop’s Avenue, E. Finchley, X. H ammond Chubb, Home Lea, Biekley, Kent. Colonel J. W.'H ogge, 36, Kidbrook Park Road, Blackheath, S.E. Treasurer: Robert Scott. Secretary: F. Marcos W ood. Editorial, Seerctwry : Marshall Bkoomhall, B.A.

Secretary Women’s Department: Miss H. E. Soltau, 41a, Pyrland Road, London, N. Cashier—W alter T ucker. Offices—China I nland Mission, N ewington Green, L ondon, N . Telegraphic Address—Lammermoir, L ondon. Bankers—L ondon and County, 21, L ombard Street, L ondon, E.C. All donations to be addressed to the Secretary. Cheques and Money Orders (payable at G.P.O.) to be made payable to the China I nland M ission, and crossed “ London and County Bank.” It is particularly requested that on every occasion when a sum of money is sent for transmission to a Missionary as a gift, or for any private purpose, it be clearly indicated as for transmission only. But money intended for the support or work of any particular Missionary, or for a Native Helper, or Bible-Woman, or Scholar, or any other Mission object, being practically a contribution to the Mission, should not be marked for transmission, but the desired object indicated only.

DONATIONS RECEIVED IN LONDON DURING FEBRUARY, 1903.

Fop General Fund. Kect. No. £ 8. d. Rect. No. £ 8. d. Rect. No. £ 8. d. Rect. No. £ s. d. Rect. No. £ 8. d Kect. No £ «. d. 2. 8509 5 0 0 4. 8559 1 0 0 10. 8612 0 2 0 14. 8665 1 0 0 19. 8721 5 0 0 24. 8778 :• 0 1 0 8510 2 9 6 8560 0 5 3 8613 1 0 0 8666 1 0 0 8722 0 10 6 8779 0 10 0 8511 1 1 0 5. 8561 50 0 0 8614 0 7 0 8667 6 6 6 20. 8727 2 0 0 25. 8780 0 6 0 8512 0 5 0 8562 0 4 0 8615 0 5 0 16. 8669 0 2 6 8728 0 5 0 8781 0 5 0 8513 2 0 0 8563 11 0 0 J. C. 0 1 0 8670 1 0 0 8729 20 0 0 8782 1 0 0 8514 0 1 6 8564 0 10 0 8617 0 5 6 8671 2 0 0 8730 0 12 1 8783 2 10 0 8515 1 0 0 8566 0 10 0 8618 0 10 0 8672 0 5 0 8731 0 5 0 8785 0 5 0 8516 0 10 0 8567 1 7 6 8619 1 10 0 8673 2 10 0 8732 0 5 0 8786 1 0 0 8517 1 0 0 8568 5 0 0 8620 1 1 0 8674 0 0 6 8733 1 0 0 J. C. 0 1 0 8519 1 0 0 8569 1 12 0 8621 1 0 0 8675 2 5 4 8734 8 0 0 8788 0 2 0 8520 0 2 3 8570 10 0 0 • 8622 2 0 0 8676 0 10 0 8735 0 7 6 8789 1 1 0 3. 8521 1 0 0 8571 13 4 1 8623 1 0 0 8677 0 18 3 8736 0 3 6 8790 0 8 0 8522 5 0 0 6. 8572 2 2 0 8624 0 10 0 8678 0 18 0 8737 0 6 0 “ It is more i blessed to 8523 2 2 0 8573 3 0 0 8625 0 8 0 17. 8680 2 0 0 8738 3 0 0 gjve Li° 0 0 8524 25 0 0 8574 1 0 0 8626 1 1 0 8681 0 10 6 21. 8739 0 10 0 to receive." I 8525 0 5 0 8575 0 10 0 11. Anón. 1 0 0 8682 20 0 0 8740 0 5 0 8792 65 0 0 8526 5 0 0 8576 0 3 6 8630 0 1 0 8683 2 8 0 8741 0 2 0 8793 3 3 0 8527 1 0 0 8577 0 10 0 8631 7 0 0 8684 5 0 0 8742 0 7 0 26. 8794 0 10 0 8528 2 10 0 8578 0 2 6 8632 0 5 0 8685 0 5 0 8743 0 5 0 8795 1 0 0 8529 0 2 6 8579 1 0 0 8633 1 10 0 8686 1 5 0 8744 0 4 0 8796 5 0 0 8530 2 18 2 7. 8580 0 5 0 8634 0 10 6 8687 0 7 6 8745 0 7 6 8797 1 0 0 8581 2 2 0 8581 1 1 0 8685 20 0 0 8688 0 10 0 8746 1 0 0 8798 18 0 0 8532 0 5 0 8582 0 4 0 8636 0 5 0 8689 1 2 3 8747 3 0 0 8799 5 0 0 8533 0 14 0 8583 0 10 6 8637 2 0 0 Anón. 0 11 0 8748 0 17 6 8800 1 1 0 8534 0 5 0 8584 0 10 0 8638 0 2 6 8691 0 10 0 S. F. 0 10 0 27. 8801 0 3 0 8535 0 10 0 8585 0 3 6 8639 0 11 6 8692 0 2 6 Sale of . 5 in o 8802 0 4 0 0 8693 0 1 2 Jewellery. 8536 1 0 0 8586 1 1 “ Unto i Dc AV AU 8803 0 10 0 8537 0 7 0 8587 1 1 0 MyBelf.” ) 8694 2 0 0 23. 8751 1 0 0 8804 2 12 6 8538 1 0 0 8588 1 1 0 8642 0 15 0 8695 1 1 0 8752 0 8 6 8805 0 10 0 8539 1 0 0 8589 2 0 0 12. 8644 0 17 6 8696 1 1 6 8753 2 0 0 28. 8806 0 3 0 8540 0 7 6 8590 5 0 0 8645 5 5 0 8697 6 0 0 8754 11 15 11 8807 0 10 6 8541 1 0 0 8591 25 0 0 8647 3 15 0 8698 10 0 0 8755 0 10 6 8809 0 4 0 8542 1 0 0 8592 23 0 0 8648 1 0 0 8699 10 0 0 8757 12 0 10 8810 0 15 0 8543 0 1 0 • 9. 8593 0 5 0 8649 2 0 0 18. 8700 0 15 0 8759 4 ö o 8811 0 1 0 4. 8544 0 1 6 8594 0 0 10 8650 0 3 0 8701 0 10 0 24. 8761 2 2 0 8812 1 10 0 8545 0 5 0 8595 2 0 0 13. 8651 1 0 0 8702 0 10 0 8762 0 17 6 8813 1 7 6 8546 5 0 0 8596 1 0 0 8652 1 0 0 8703 1 3 6 8764 0 5 (1 8814 0 2 6 8547 1 0 0 8597 0 10 0 8653 0 17 6 8704 0 10 0 8765 0 5 0 8815 1 0 6 8548 0 10 0 8598 5 0 0 8654 5 0 0 8705 3 0 0 8767 0 6 6 Readers 8549 0 10 0 8601 1 1 3 8655 0 10 0 8706 1 0 0 8768 1 0 0 of The e 77 0 0 Christian. 8550 0 10 0 8602 10 0 0 8656 0 10 6 8707 0 14 0 8769 0 11 6 ( 8551 10 0 0 8604 2 0 0 8657 1 0 0 8708 1 10 0 8770 0 10 0 8817 65 0 0 8552 0 10 0 8605 0 6 0 8658 10 0 0 8709 1 0 0 8771 0 10 0 8818 17 10 5 8553 1 1 0 10. 8606 1 10 0 8659 1 0 0 19. 8713 1 5 0 8772 0 10 6 8819 7 0 0 8554 0 5 0 8607 0 2 6 8660 2 12 9 8714 0 6 6 8773 0 5 0 8820 10 10 0 8555 1 11 4 8608 0 10 0 8661 0 10 6 8716 0 5 0 8774 0 10 0 8821 73 13 9 8556 0 5 0 8609 2 2 0 14. 8662 2 8 6 8717 0 12 6 8775 0 5 0 8822 105 5 4 8557 1 0 0 8610 2 2 0 8663 1 0 0 8718 0 5 0 8776 0 5 0 8823 75 0 0 8558 1 0 0 8611 2 0 0 8664 2 0 0 8719 3 5 6 8777 8 8 0 £1,138 4 » ( Continued on page 56.) Prayer and China’s Need. “ Ye did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you, ,that ye should g o ' and bear fru it, and that yov/r fruit should abide: that whatsoever y.e shall ask of the Father in My Name, He may give it you”— J ohn x v . 16.

W E L L -K N O W N writer on foreign missions, when had serious fears that the Church would not be ready speaking of prayer, pointedly remarked : for China. China is ready for the Church— doors are H “ Sometimes I hear a chairman of a meeting open on every hand— but, alas! the Church is not say, ‘ O f course we all do th at’ ; and I sometimes say ready for China. W e hear from Bishop Cassels that to myself, ‘ Does he ? Does any one in the meeting ? ’ where, during the recent awakening in Sl-CHUEN, he — that is, in a definite, intelligent, systematic way, has been able to send workers in response to the invi­ praying for actual needs, actually known from actual tations received, permanent results have been obtained, information.” Can any one of us read these words but that in the other cities and towns from which without feeling that the criticism is just ? Are not similar applications have come but where it was many of us too apt to take for granted those things not possible to send workers, the opportunity has which are fundamental and yet frequently lacking ? now passed away. In the province of Kwei-CHAU, at To pay one’s debts we regard as the very elementary the station of Pang-hai— where Mr. W . S. Fleming and condition of common honesty, and yet how many of us a Miao evangelist laid down their lives for C hrist in pay our debt of prayer? How many of us fully 1898, and where thirty-four native Christians were' recognize that Christ’s words— “ Men ou gh t always martyred during 1900— it has not yet been possible,! to pray and not to faint ”— are not a call by Him to through lack of workers, to re-occupy the station. In some extraordinary devotion, but a simple statement of Shan-si there are still eight stations made vacant by what is obligatory upon all His people ? the Boxer massacres where it has not yet been possible!. In our last issue we called attention to a little book to appoint workers. Shall we cry unto the LORD, by Dr. Torrey, entitled “ How to Pray ” ; we propose “ How long, O L o r d ? ” Does not the answer come now to call attention to several subjects connected back to us, “ Ye are straitened in your own affections ” ; with mission work in China which specially need to be for is not the Lord still saying, “ Who will go for Me remembered in prayer. and whom shall I send ? ” W e would place first the need of a revival in the Another need is that God’s blessing may rest upon' Home lands. Looked at from the standpoint of the wide circulation of the Scriptures and Christian missions, this is urgently needed. Not for many years literature which at present prevails in China. . The; has there been such a dearth of good men offering for demand for these is far beyond what it ever has been; the foreign field as there is to-day, and unless God’s in feet, the Press in many cases cannot meet the orders. people at home are quickened, we do not see how it can This wide circulation of God’s word is a great cause for' be otherwise. praise, but for prayer also, that the entrance of the Closely associated with this we would emphasize the Word may give light. Educational work isiat present! need of prayer that God would send forth more having more attention paid to it than hitherto. •< While labourers into His harvest. From nearly every pro­ on the one hand it is possible to neglect this oppor-i vince of China, letters are continually coming telling tunity, it is equally possible to neglect spiritual work1 of great openings and unprecedented opportunities, but for what is merely secular education. Wisdom is that there are no workers. Dr. Griffith John veiy needed that the right course may be taken, and truly said some while ago that, he had no fear as to especially that there may be no compromise on the part whether China would be ready for. the Church, but he of any Christian teacher with heathenism. Apbil, 1903; ■•■■ - . V v : 1 '^.In:o:%:; ^ !m -■ * -:'-

u ina’s Millions. A p r i l , 1903#

Scripture also bids us pray for “ Kings and for all effect of the Romanists assisting litigation, and the that are in high places, that we may lead a tranquil many others who suppose “ that godliness is a way of and quiet life in au godliness and gravity.” This need gain” (“ a gainful trade,” as Conybeare literally trans­ presses daily upon those who watch the progress of lates), the missionary’s position is often one of great events in China. • The sinister reports are frequently difficulty. perplexing to those best able to judge, and call for These are but a few of the subjects which call for unceasing prayer. The trouble recently threatening in constant prayer. In conclusion we would mention that Kan-suh and Shen-si, the disturbances in the Yen- the heavy responsibility which continually rests upon chau district in Cheh-kiang, and the spread of the those who direct the work both in China and at home, rebellion in S. Kwei-chau, have been graciously re­ and of those who superintend the work in the various strained, for which we give unfeigned praise to God ; provinces*; that the loneliness of the missionaries in but they forcibly remind us that prayer is constantly their isolated stations, and the trials and temptations of needed thaï;? peace may be maintained. Our brethren the converts themselves, all call for the prayerful and sisters in the field, with the Chinese Christians, support of the Christians at home. Specially do we are not infrequently in positions of considerable peril, need to seek thë raising up of efficient Spirit-filled and we ou g h t to bear them up in prayer before God. Chinese helpers. To assist those who desire to As we pray that the Government of China may be systematically remember the missionaries and their controlled by the, hand of God, let us specially mention ' stations by name, we have a prayer list in which the the Empress-Do wager and Yung-lu, who are paramount whole of the stations and workers are arranged so as to in China, and are anti-foreign in their spirit and ad­ be prayed for once a week. This list also gives the ministration ; le t us pray for the Emperor in his areas, populations, stations, number of out-stations, position of weakness and ignominy, and for such native helpers, and communicants in connection with officials as Chang Chih-tong, Tuan-fang, and Ts’en the C.I.M. in eacli province.* Ch’un-hsiien, who have been instrumental in God’s A ll that has been mentioned— a revival at home, the hands in preserving life and assisting the work of sending forth of more workers, the circulation of the missions. In this connection let us not forget the Scriptures, the preservation of peace, the workers’ and ministers and consuls who represent our home govern­ the native Christians’ needs— are all for the one end, ments in China, that they, by life and policy, may the salvation of souls. This is the raison d'être of further the work of the Lord. missions ; for this, and for all these things, we ought to We must not fail to call attention to the great need pray— to pray always, and not to feint. M. B. there is at the present juncture that the missionaries may have wisdom in dealing with the many enquirers * Owing to the disorganization arising out of the Boxer troubles, some of these figures are at present wanting. who present themselves for admission to the Church, Copies of fliis list can be had, by application to the offices of the frequently from unworthy motives. What with the Mission, for 2^d. post free. The Province of Kwei=chau, Province of K w e i- In November, 1898, Mr. W. S. Fleming, the first C.I.M. ch a u , situated in the martyr, in company with a Miao evangelist, was murdered at south-west of China, has Pang-hai. During the Boxer outbreak all missionaries were an area of 58,080 square miles, obliged to leave the province; a persecution broke out at this equal to nearly twice that of time ^at Jiangsh&i, and as~ many as thirty-four native Chris­ Ireland, with a population of tians were put to death. It has not been possible to re-open 7,669,181, which is more'than this station, owing to lack of workers. half as large again as the popu­ Since the missionaries were enabled to return to the lation of Ireland. It is probably province there has been a good deal of encouragement in the poorest province in the some of the stations; at An-shun, whole villages have Empire, the Chinese Government destroyed their idols, and at Tu-shan Mr. Windsor has had having made its portion of the the joy of baptizing the first converts after many years indemnity demanded by the of patient service. Owing to the capture of Hing-i Hien, allied nations smaller than that Mr. and Mrs. Lewis were requested by the officials to with­ of any other province. draw from Hing-i Fu for a time. During the last year, one Protestant missionary work new station has been opened—the important city of Tsun-yi commenced in IB 7 7, when no Fu; two workers have been removed by death, and four new fewer than six of the C.I.M. workers added to the little band of seventeen, the only missionaries made journeys into missionaries among over seven millions. At the present this province. Mr. J. F. Broum- time the C.I.M., which is the only Protestant society at work ton, who was one of this in the province, has six stations and twenty-one missionaries number^ was enabled to secure in this needy part of China. One of the most important premises in'Kwei-yang, the capi­ features is the work among the aborigines, of which people tal, and commenced settled work there are from two to three millions. at once. From this ceatre, itiner­ The article on page 47. by Mr. Samuel Clark describing ant work extended into the neigh­ the work among these people will be read with interest KuAiiG-si, by all. , Omb of tub A bomqinbs of bouring provinces of K w ei-chaü. H u -n an , and Yun-nan. M.B. A p r i l , 190?. China’s Millions. 45 Brief Notes of a Journey to Tu-Shan, Kwei-chau.

B y C h a r l e s T. F i s h e , C.I.M. S uperintendent o p t h e P r o v i n c e .

CCOMPANTED by Mr. Pike, I left Kwei-yang on through a lovely defile, after we had crossed a bridge. Wednesday, July 15th, to visit Tu-shan. The Climbing an ascent, we reached a famous cave on our right H weather, which for some time had been vory wet, in the .hillside, called Mu-tsu-toug, which we went in to see, was fairly fine. Our road led right through the city and out but not having a light, nor indeed the time, could not explore at the south gate. Just outside, the river runs a good width, v as we should like to have done. A t the entrance a large and we crossed it by a long bridge with shops on either side, temple is built, and inside the cave, ensconced in the centre like on London Bridge. There is, here, a considerable suburb, of a pillar formed by the union of. a stalactite and a stalag­ succeeded by a long series of those stone arches erected to the mite, was a small idol for the benefit of those superstitiously memory of virtuous wives, which one sees all over China. I inclined. did not count these, but think there must be fifty or more at When we reached within four miles of our destination, one irregular intervals, within perhaps half-a-mile. of my bamboo chair poles gave out, happily not a snap but a Ascending a low pass, we reached at the top, three miles “ green-stick fracture,” so I did not come down with that from the city, Tong-ling-kwan, a large temple where usually most disagreeable jarring thump one gets when a chairman a good breakfast is dips. There was prepared for man­ nothing for it but darins or others to walk, and we whom their friends reached the city at delight to honour. 7.15, making very We were not privi­ bad time, as we leged to enjoy this had a heavy opium- good fortune, but smoker among our then we had break­ coolies who retarded fasted before we us. To our surprise started, so were glad we found Mr. Cecil not to lose time. Smith at the inn, At 5.30 p.m., we having been at Tu- reached Kwang-yin- shan and come a ehan, -at the top of little out of his way a steep hill, and to meet us on hear­ here the men wanted ing we were on our to stop for the night, way. He had been -but as this would to a large town have broken the called P’ in g-fah , regular stage, and some two or three probably led to our days south of Kwei- being a day longer yang, to which ho on the road, we had had been invited by to insist on their a large number of going four miles people professing in­ further to Long-li terest in the Gospel, T ravelling by Sedan in the F ar W est of China. Hien, which we did and was returning not reach till 7.15 there before going p.m. Here we changed our escort. These escorts are a part of home. It was pleasant to meet thus and to hear from the necessary evils of our inland journeys, and are generally him how hopeful the outlook was at that place as well as at by no means ornamental or desirable adjuncts. The officials Tu-shan. Presently the landlord of our inn came in with a insist on sending them, as they say they are held responsible nephew to see Mr. Smith, and they talked till nearly midnight, for our safety. They are sometimes military, sometimes at first of things foreign, but soon leading up to the Gospel. civil (?), from two to four in number, and escort us from one Friday was a lovely day. Owing to difficulty about that city to the next, at which they are changed. This stage was bad coolie we did not start until 6.10. Outside the city, we twenty miles. leave the main road which comes from Chen-yuen Fu, and Our journey next day was longer, twenty-five miles, to from this onward the road is very poor, hardly to be called a Kwei-ting Hien. We got away at 5.45 a.m., the morning road. We did not pass so many places to-day, and had a being drizzly. Six miles out is a pretty little village, close by good deal of climbing hills. The crops at present growing a bridge over a stream of clear water. We had our breakfast are rice, tobacco, and maize; the fruits, peaches, pear, plums, at 8 a.m., and at 9.35 a.m. reached a large market town, and a small apple. It would seem strange in England to Long-song. The next place of importance was Ong-ting- hear that the peaches sold at two for one cash (say forty for k’iao (“ k’iao ” is a bridge), situated in a bend of a river; a halfpenny !) while the little apples were two cash each hence to reach it we crossed two bridges, the second, a long (ten for a halfpenny!) Kwei-ting sells a good deal of one with a covering roof extending all the way, like that tobacco and flour. The former is dried by placing between curious bridge at Lucerne. It was market day, so the streets two frames of bamboo lattice about 6ft. by 2ft. and set in the were crowded. Vegetables, rice, fruits, and sweets appear to sun. There is not much horse traffic on this part of the be the staple commodities at these markets, which are held at road. Up to Kwei-ting we had met a good many Cantonese, each market town on set days each month. Soon after in caravans, carrying up goods and taking back native opium, leaving this place, our path led along the side of a stream grown very largely in this province. 46 China’s Millions. A b r i l , 1 9 0 3 /

We passai again today along a lovely ravine by a river, under the very shadow of Confucius 1 Others pressed me to reminding me in parts of the Dargle in Wicklow. Our stay longer and dine with them, -but I had to decline. The stopping-place for the night was a market town called official is a very pleasant, friendly man He called one Ku-tong, twenty miles from Kwei-ting’ evening, and as I had to leave to conduct the meeting, he Saturday took us another twenty miles on to Tu-yüin Fu. remained on talking to Mr. Windsor for a couple of hours, Just outside the eity we were met by several men—a deputa­ discussing religious topics, and this we did again when we tion from a large number professing to be enquirers, who went to dine with him. He admits that there is apoint pressed me to spend the Sunday with one of their number. beyond which no human teacher can take us (and he, of As they were very insistent, I agreed, and we had two # course, thinks that Confucius is as good as any oilier), and. service# o a the L o r d ’s Day which were well attended, two that it is here that the teaching of J esu s comes in. G od rooms being fairly filled‘ by perhaps fifty Or more men, no grant hinj grace to sit at His feet. women of course. I left on my return on Wednesday, July 30th, re- On Monday, bidding our friends farewélï, after declining traversing the same route, and not meeting with any fresh ¿heir invitationto stop with them on the way back, we con­ incident worthy of special note. tinued our journey, doing twenty-three miles. The ,road waa dreadful, but the scenery in parts pretty again. Twice we [In the following extract, Mr. Windsor, of Tu-shan, refers had to cross rivers where there were no bridges, once “ pick-a- to the difficulty experienced in dealing with the many Chinese back” with the aid of the chair-bearers, and once in the who, in these days, are requesting—from very mixed motives chairs, the men wading. — to be admitted into Church fellowship. It will, we doubt We were met outside the city by some enquirers with hot, call forth prayer that Divine wisdom and guidance may Mr. Huang, Mr.. Laight’s old teacher, one of “ the first be granted to the missionaries who have to cope with this three ” baptised by us at Tu- perplexing problem.] shan, They were all very “ Many called upon me, cordiaL We received a warm and, of course, they heard the welcome from Mr. and Mrs. gospel. Some days I talked Windsor, and Mr. Pike felt until I was tired. Much of glad that , he Was at the end my time, however, was occu­ of his wanderings for the pied in endeavouring to en­ present, and we were both lighten the numbers who came thankful for G od ’s goodness to have their names entered to us. upon our books, as to what Tu-shan is a “ Chau,” constituted a Christian and a higher than a “ Hieri,” in the Church member. Nearly the Tu-yüin Prefecture, but is whole of one Sunday was itself a busier city than the spent, in this manner. Eight Fu. Outside the east gate is or ten of the headmen invited the market, the street said to me to spend the day with be five miles long, the largest them, when they informed me in the province. Here I re­ . that they wanted to enter the mained a week, meeting a Church. They each had from large number of those who fifty to five hundred families aj-e coming round our friends, under their charge, all of and Imving opportunities of whom they wished enrolled as addressing them both on , Christians. week-nights and on the “ It required very much L o r d ’s Day. There can be talking before their minds no doubt that a good many of seemed to grasp the fact that them are sincere in their de­ it was not as easy to enter sire to understand more of the Church as they had an­ the Truth ; and if some are ticipated, and when they did insincere, it is a great matter understand I think they were anyhow to get them under . disappointed that I did not the sound of the Gospel. jump at the chance offered. Both Mr. and Mrs. Windsor In the course of conversation are kept , very busy— as well I learned clearly how matters as the Bible-woman from C.I.M. Chapel at A n -shun Fu, K w ei-chau. stood with them. “One person Kwei-yang who has been lent said that they were being to them—giving all the instruction they «an. I only wish we oppressed and would look to me for help; anothep, that they had some larger premises, as it is’ almost impossible, to crowd wanted something to showthe Bomanists; and a third, that when into two small rooms all the men and women who are they were enrolled, they would be able to oppose the Bomanists. coming ; besides that, it necessitates having separate services Being disappointed in these expectations, one or two showed me for the two sexes, at needless expenditure -of time and a cool front. That, however, is a small matter so long as their strength. ;Large premises are almost impossible to get, so it minds are disabused of such dangerous and erroneous notions. will, I fear, be necessary to buy ground in a suitable position “ Two or three persons from other places also came on the {there is plenty of that) and buÜd. The present place lies low, same errand, one promising two hundred families, another one also, so a higher situation would be advisable to obviate malaria. hundred, and so on. Whilst being poliip and friendly, I never­ . The people were very kind, and we were out to dinner theless did my best to be perfectly-straightforward with them, three or four times, including the Chau’s own Ya-men and a so as to obviate trouble in the future. Altogether there were dinner by some of the gentryin the1 Examination compound, more than two thousand families who were willing to join us.” A pril, 1903. China’s Millions. 47 The Aborigines of Kwei-chau. By S. R. C la r k e .

HERE are two non-Chinese races in Kwei-chau, the It was in this district that our Bro. Fleming was murdered Miao-chia, and the Chung-chia. The Miao-chia are, by the Chinese five years ago. When subsequently Mr! I think, the ancient inhabitants of the land. They Adam went there to settle matters he was visited by have been gradually pushed back by the Chinese from many of the Miao-chia who had heard the Gospel from the fertile plains and larger rivers, and are now only to Mr. Webb and Mr: Bolton, and from the Miao evangelist lie found in the mountainous west. The Chung-chia are who was murdered with Mr. Fleming. Altogether, about the same as the Shans of Buçma, and have drifted eastward two hundred families from different villages gave in their into K u a n g -si and Kwei-chau. There are also many of names as candidates for Christian baptism. It is quite them'in Y u n -n an . possible that many of these do not clearly understand what Draw a line east and west across the province of K w e i-ch a u Christianity is, but it is very encouraging to find these people going through Kwei-yang, and most of the aborigines will so ready to receive the missionary and so willing to be be found south of that line. There are probably between taught. two and three millions of them. There a ie many tribes of Wien, in 1896, Mr. and Mrs. Webb took up the work Miao with different names, but there are, I believe, as many among the Black Miao, I turned my attention to the Chung- Chung-chia as there are Miao-chia. chia in the district around Kwei-yang Fu. There are Their languages are syllabic ; for the rest they are quite hundreds of these villages within a radius of twenty miles different to the Chinese. The from that city. Towards the Miao-chia dialects differ so end of the year I rented half a much that those who are widely large house in one of their separated geographically are villages, and from that centre unintelligible to one another. visited many other villages. A comparison of their vocabu­ Sometimes I and sometimes laries, however, show that my wife would live in the they originally spoke the same village for a week or so. In language. There are also three other of their villages we variations of dialect among opened schools and visited them the Chung-chia, but they can regularly, staying over-night in generally understand one the house where the school another. assembled. The men of these All these people are dif­ villages are mostly at work in ficult to reach. They live in the fields or carrying produce separate communities generally to the city during the day, but away from the high roads. in the evening many of them There are no inns and no would come and listen to the tea shops in their villages, Gospel. Men from other places and strangers are not welcome have also come and asked me among them. The first time to open schools in their villages. I visited one of their villages C.I.M. M ission H ouse, A n -shun F u, K w e i-chau. If we had men and means, I was doubtful as to thé recep­ there is apparently no limit to tion I should meet, so to reassure them I took my wife with the number of places we could occupy in this way. Living me. When we entered the place everybody disappeared, and all is cheap among them, and the wages of a teacher average •doors were closed. We called out for hot waiter and'sat about twenty taels a year. down on a doorstep. At last, seeing we were not likely to A primer and dictionaries of their language have also been move till we got some hot water, some was given to us. We made, and a catechism and tracts have been translated into were treated in much the same way when we visited them a it. These people, like the Miao-chia, have no written lan­ second time, but as we continued to go there their fear of ub guage of their own. They are vastly amused and interested gradually wore away. when we take out a bookand begin to read to them in their Work was commenced among the Black Miao in 1896 near own tongue. Most of the Chung-chia I have met can talk Pang-hai, five days east of Kwei-yang, by Mr. and Mrs. Webb. Chinese, so that it is not necessary that the missionary After wandering about that district for nearly two months, among them should learn their language. they succeeded in renting half a miserable house in a Miao I have visited three other tribes of Miao-chia, and com­ village. The neighbouring Chinese objected to foreigners menced the making of primers and dictionaries of their settling among the Miao, and tried to frighten Mr. and Mrs. dialects, but as yet no special and sustained effort has been Webb away. They, however, remained. Before the end of made to evangelize them. the year their bitterest opponent died suddenly, and some of When I left the province previous to going home on furlough the others were implicated in à robbery and Obliged to leave in 1898, Mr. Betts took up our work among the Chimg-cM|. the neighbourhood. The following year the other half of the Since then he has baptised the man who was teacher of the house wastaken and repaired, but Mrs. Webb’s health broke first school I opened among them. There are others also who down completely, so they went home on fnrlough, and Mr. have professed to believe the Gospel and asked for baptism. Bolton took their place. A primer and dictionaries have Here, then, in K w ei-ch a u Province are between two and been made of -their dialect ; a catechism, tract, and the Gospel three millions of people till very recently altogether neglected,* of Matthew have been translated into it. They, however, "by missionary effort ; and even now only the fringe of them seem more anxious to learn to read Chinese than their own has been touched. And yet these people can be reached, and language. Many of them can speak Chinese. ought to be reached. 48

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KWEI-CHAU

|1J Capital of Province. ■ Prefecture or 1'u. itfierujanl f iSub-Prefecture or T’ing. I Department or Chau. • District or Hien.

The Stations of the C.l.M are underlined thus S z f n a n

Those not underlined have no Lung t'svLaft^l Mission Stations. TMti tbnS\jL\

Huani

Kachl

It CUV An-nan. Q i ajig' chj

M E fl A 49 PROVINCE OF KWEI-CHAU. Governed by a Lieutenant-Governor, and contains 12 Fu ■ , 3 Chih-li T’ing ♦ , 2 Ting 4, 1 Chih-li Chau 1, 13 Chau I , and 25 Hien Cities, i.e., 56 official cities in all, exclusive of 12 Hien Cities which are included in the Fu, as parts of Middlesex and Surrey are included in London. Those cities underlined thus—An-shun Fu—are C.I.M. stations. Those not underlined have no resident Missionary. In these lists the type- is varied according to the rank of the city, and corresponds with the map.

KWEI-YANG FU Hing-i Fu Statistics of the China Inland Mission in Kwei-chau K’ai Chau P’u-an T’ing for January, 1900.* Ting-fan Chau Chen-feng Chau Kuang-shun Chau Hing-i llieh Lv/ng-li Hien P ’u-an Uien Kwei-ting Mien An-nan H im Stations Siu-wen Hien Market Town— Chapels ...... 7 Pang-hai Tu-yiiin Fu Missionaries and Wives and Associates ...... 22 Ma-ho Chau Assistant Preachers ...... 8 Tu-shan Chau School Teachers 8 Sze-chau Fu Ts’ing-p’ing Hien Colporteurs ...... 2 Bible Women ^ ...... 8 Yü-p’mg Hien Li-po Hien Organised Churches 4 Ts’vng-k’i Hien Communicants in Fellowship— Shi'-ts’ien Fu Male ...... 48 Limg-ts’iian Hien Female ...... 47 5 ze-nan Fu Baptised in 1899 ...... 10 Wu-ch’uan Hien Baptised from commencement ... 187 Yin-kiavg Hien Ta-ting Fu Day Schools...... , ...... 6 P’ing-yiian Chau Native Pupils ...... 72 K’ien-si Chau Wei-ning Chau Chen-yiian Fu 0 In consequence of the Boxer riots vie are unable to give more recent complete figures. Pi-tsie Hien Huang-p’ing Chau Shipping Hien Tien-chu Hien Tsun-yf Fu Cheng-an Chau Tung-tz Hien T’ung-jen Fu Sui-yang Hien Jen^huai Hien

Li-p’ing Fu Sung-t’ao T’ing Ywng-ts’vng Hien Pa-chal T’ing An-shun Fu Jen-huai T’ing Lang-tai T’ing Chen-ning Chau P’ing-yiie Chau Yung-ning Chau Mei-t’an Hien Ts’ing-chen Hien Weng-an Hien An-p'ing Hien Yv^King Hien

Diagram of Kwei-chau.

The Province of Kwei-chau contains 58,000 square miles. The area of England and Wales is 58,309 square miles. Each of the small squares represents one thousand souls. Tnr.lnrKng lady missionaries and wives of MAP OF KWEI-CHAU PLACED OVER AfAP OF ENOLAND missionaries there is only one missionary to every 319,000 souls, represented by the larger AND WALES (Same Scale). squares. This is one missionary to every 2,416 square miles, an area larger than the whole of Norfolk, or Northumberland, or aacNiD MMtmrr rarrmfi Lancashire. 50 China’s Millions. A p r i l , 1903.

Editorial Notes.

HE Present Condition of Things.— According during last year is 963. These converts have been gathered to our most recent news from Shang-hai we gather in at fifty-eight stations, and from thirteen of the fifteen that there is no immediate cause for alarm regarding provinces in which our Mission is at work. The two pro­ the situation in the North-Western provinces. Mr. Steven­ vinces from which no baptisms are reported are Y u n -nan son, writing on January 30, says: “ Mr. Andrew [the C.I.M. and Ch ih -l i. There are, doubtless, returns still to come in superintendent of K a n -suh] seemed to be reassured as to from the more remote districts, so that in all probability we the condition of things in K an-suh, and, as far as he shall be able to state at our Annual Meetings in May that and others could judge, there did not seem much prospect over one thousand converts have been gathered into the fold of an uprising.” In this confidence Mr. Andrew has gone of Christ last year. This is a great advance over the pre­ forward, with Mrs. Andrew, to Lan-chau the capital. vious year. During 1901 the admissions into Church Continuing his letter, Mr. Stevenson further says: “ The fellowship only numbered 422. Do we not see in these Chinese Government, as far as we can learn, do not antici­ larger figures great cause for thanksgiving to our F ather- pate trouble from that quarter [the North-West]; but we G od, who has so graciously wrought through His servants need to continue to pray, I am sure, for our friends, and to bring about this most gratifying result 1 The provinces that G od will restrain evil men and their designs.” most fruitful in baptisms are Cheh-kiang and Shan -si— the Mr. Stevenson further writes on February 4 :— “ With martyr provinces, and S i-chuen and K iang-si. regard to the rumours in K an -suh in reference to Tung Fu- hsiang, we have received further information from Mr. Our Annual Meetings.— We would again remind our Martin, of Ts’in-chau. At Mr. Andrew’s suggestion a readers of our annual meetings, which will (D.V.) be held in Exeter reliable native was sent to Tung Fu-hsiang’s camp, leaving Hall on Tuesday, May 12th. As already intimated, Sir Geo. Ts’in-chau on November 24, and from this man’s report I Williams will preside at the afternoon meeting, and Theodore learn that the number of soldiers with Tung Fu-hsiang was Howard, Esq., in the evening. The Rev. John Sharp, M.A., greatly exaggerated in the previous report we heard. Mr. Superintendent of the translating and editorial department of Martin’s man reckoned, from the information he was able to the British and Foreign Bible Society, will speak at the after­ gather on the spot, that Tung Fu-hsiang has about 2,500 noon meeting. Several of our missionaries will also be present soldiers, and this number is being gradually diminished, and speak both afternoon and evening. Full particulars, how­ through desertions, as they are not getting their pay. ever, will be announced in our next issue. Meanwhile, may The high officials in K an -suh most emphatically declare we ask our friends to pray that these meetings may be greatly that they do not anticipate any serious trouble from Tung blessed, to the advancement of the kingdom of God in China. Fu-hsiang. They consider themselves well able to control any possible hostile movements on his part.” The Home Council.—We have very great pleasure in From Si-chuen also the latest news is reassuring. Two of announcing that Colonel J. W. Hogge, of 36, Kidbrook our missionaries—Messrs. James and Torrance—have just Park Road, Blackheath, S.E., has very kindly agreed to join arrived in England from that province, and we gather from our "London Council. This will not only afford satisfaction to them that quietness and order prevail there, and that the those of us who will enjoy his fellowship in our Council missionary outlook is very promising. H. E. Ts’en Ch’un- Meetings, but also to a large circle of our Missionaries who hsuen, the new Viceroy of the province, is a strong man, and had opportunity of knowing and appreciating him when he favourably disposed towards the missionaries. On November was in command of his regiment (the 14 th Sikhs) in 24th he surprised the missionary community in Chen-tu by Shanghai during the troublous times of the autumn and a polite invitation to call upon him in his own Ya-men the same winter of 1900. Having served for 29 years in the Indian afternoon. The male members who were in the city—five in Army, Colonel Hogge has seen much of life in the East, and all—accepted his invitation, and went. They were politely his residence in China, referred to above, afforded him a received, and treated most courteously throughout. One who special opportunity of coming into contact with a large was present writes :— “ The Viceroy chatted pleasantly with number of the members and associates of the Mission. us for about an hour . . . expressed his regret that we should have been subjected to Boxer alarms. He explained Items from Mr. Stevenson’s Letters.— Mr. W. H. that he was taking active measures to bring about perfect Wilkinson, late British Consul in Ning-po, has been security in all parts of the province at the earliest possible appointed Consul-General for Y u n - n a n and K w e i - c h a u . moment. , . All came away impressed with the con­ He was leaving towards the end of January, via Hong-kong viction that the welfare of this great province is in good and Burmah, to take up his post at Yun-nan Fu. There is a hands so long as Viceroy Ts’en is at the head.” Consul at present at Teng-yue, and it is intended to keep one In Chih -li too, affairs seem to have settled down con­ there permanently. siderably. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. S. Green have got.back to Mr. Stevenson called upon Mr. Wilkinson, who desired to Hwai-luh, and write that they received a hearty welcome upon obtain all possible information about our missionaries in their return, and found the people very friendly. Mr. and these two provinces. It is interesting to learn that there are Mrs. Martin Griffith also send good reports from Shun-teh Fu, in these two provinces, including Bhamo, fifty-six British in the same province. As regards the trouble in the prefecture missionaries. Forty-four of these are C.I.M. workers. of Yen-chau, Cheh-kiang, we have no fresh news. Our It has been arranged for Miss Muir to take up Miss missionaries are back at their stations, and we judge all is Murray’s work at Yang-chau, to relieve the latter for furlough. quiet again. The Canton revolt, however, still continues ; On January 8, Mr. and Mrs. Graham and their two but we trust that this also will be suppressed before long. children left for Han-kow, en route for Y un-n a n . They are travelling with a party of Bible Christian missionaries. Baptisms in 1902.— The figures are not finally complete, Miss Eva Palmer has arrived at Lan-k’i, Cheh-kian g . but so far as is at present reported, the total number of She -had a good journey, and found everything peaceful in Chinese converts baptized in connection with our work the city. A pril, 1903. China’s Millions. 51

On January 14, a telegram was received in Shanghai from earnestly pray that many among them may find, in the Kwei-yang, stating that Mr. and Mrs. Fishe were starting reading of these books, that knowledge of G od in Christ at once for the coast, and that Mrs. Fishe intended to which they so much need.” And again : “ What clothes proceed to England. this tract work with deepest interest to my mind is its relation to the momentous work of building up a Christian Consular Report of Kiang-si— We note with interest Church in China. 1 believe that apart from the Christian that Mr. W. J. Clennell, His Majesty’s Consul at Kiu-kiang, Church there is no hope for China. 1 have no idea of K iang-si, in his official report of the province—a report, by uplifting this people except through the Church and in con­ the way, which “ contains a great deal of valuable and nection with the Church.” And he sees in this tract work interesting information with regard to the characteristics of “ a powerful instrumentr with which to build up the Church. the province, its administration, and its finances”—says, Here then is an important subject for continuous and with reference to the question of missionary compensation earnest prayer, viz., that G od may greatly bless this wide for losses sustained :— “ The Protestant missionaries and circulation of the Scriptures and other Christian literature in societies have shown in this province a praiseworthy self- China. ______restraint in pressing such claims, and their demands, total­ The British and Foreign Bible Society held their ling something like $35,000 for losses in 1900, have been inaugural centenary meetings on Friday, March 6th ; in the paid in full in every case except one where the facts are very afternoon at the Egyptian Hall of the Mansion House, and seriously in dispute.” in the evening at Queen’s Hall, Langham Place. Both meet­ ings were largely attended. In the afternoon the Lord Mayor H.E. Chang Chih-tung.— It is gratifying to learn (Sir Marcus Samuel) presided, and the principal speakers that Chang Chih-tung “ has been ordered to resume the were the Marquis of Northampton (President of the Society) Viceroyalty of the Provinces of H u-peh and H u -n an.” It and the Prime Minister (Mr. Balfour). The evening meeting— will be remembered by our readers that he was superseded an enthusiastic gathering, was presided over by the Marquis because of his opposition to Yung-lu’s Pro-Russian schemes. of Northampton. There must have been about three thousand The Times' correspondent at Shanghai wrote, before this five hundred people present. The speakers were : Sir Andrew re-appointment was actually made, that it was “ anticipated Wingate, K.C I.E., Rev. J. Webster (Manchuria), Rev. F. as a result of representations by the British and Japanese Langham (Fiji), Rev. E. J. Peek (Cumberland Sound), and Legations.” This may or may not be so; we do not know. Rev. F. W. Macdonald (Secretary Wesleyan Missionary il Meanwhile, Chang Chih-tung has, in accordance with Society). etiquette, requested permission to proceed to an audience in The Bible Centenary Choir of six hundred voices, conducted Peking.” Whether such an audience will be granted him by Mr. G. W. Williams, added greatly to the interest and seems doubtful. Yung-lu, who is supreme for the time enthusiasm of the meeting by their excellent singing. being, seems anxious to prevent the Viceroy, who is essenti­ The Society is aiming at raising a centenary fund of at ally an Empress-Dowager man, from meeting the Empress, least a quarter of a million (¿£250,000). Towards this fund hence it may well be that “ lie will be instructed to return the members of the Committee alone have promised £10,000. ■direct to Wu-chang.” Nearly £60,000 has now been promised. We most heartily One of Chang Chih-tung’s most recent actions is to send— wish that this effort may be successful beyond indeed the at his own expense—his son as a student to America in the expectations of the Society, whose noble work so worthily suite of the new Chinese Minister in Washington. Viceroy deserves the liberal support of the whole Church of G od. Tuan-fang has done the same thing. This action of these During 1902 this Society issued from their Shanghai two Viceroys has most favourably impressed native opinion, Depot the wonderful total of 1,084,000 Scriptures, while ■“especially among the officials.” orders were received for 100,000 copies more than the Dépôt could supply. The Central China Religious Tract Society, of which Dr. Griffith John is President, held its Annual Meeting Items of General Interest.—Yuan Shih-k’ai has been at Hankow, on January 9. The attendance was large, and appointed Director-General of Telegraphs, the control of the the report was “ in every respect ” a record one. The telegraphic administration having now been taken over by number of books and tracts issued by the Society during the Imperial Chinese Government, as intimated in our last 1902 amounted to about double the issues of 1901, “ and issue. Wu Ch’ung-hsi, Provincial Treasurer of Ch ih-li, is to was 230,000 above the highest figures of any previous year.” be Vice Director-General. This Society was established in 1876. At that time its A Russian has obtained a grant to start tramways in •circulation was only 9,000, last year it reached the enormous Peking. A sleighing party was given by the Empress- figure of 1,700,521. If we add to these figures the Dowager to the Legation ladies and various foreign officers number of Bibles, Testaments and portions of Scriptures on January 8. — “ 554,833 books in all”—sent out by the National Bible A mud wall 32ft. in height and 22ft. thick, with a canid Society of Scotland, we arrive at a total circulation from of about three miles long on each of the four sides, is to be Hankow alone of “ upwards of two millions and a quarter of constructed round Pao-ting-fu city, by order of Viceroy Yuan Scriptures and tracts.” Dr. John, commenting, in his presi­ Shih-kai. dential address, upon this stupendous fact, says : “ We cannot During 1902 seventeen Chinese students availed them­ think of this enormous circulation without praising G od. selves of the facilities offered for study by the Chinese What an army of preachers you have in these two and a Department of the London University. Of these seventeen quarter millions of Christian books.” Then referring to the there are twelve who are still receiving instruction. great distribution made at the triennial examination held at The protest of the Foreign Ministers against the appoint Chang-sha, he continues : “ The thought that tens of thou­ ment of Yu Lian-san, an anti-foreign official, as Governor of sands of Christian books are now in the hands of the Sh an -si, has resulted in the announcement that he has scholars of H u -n an ought to fill our hearts with profoundest requested to be relieved from his post on account of ill- gratitude. I know enough of the scholars of H u-nan to be health, and that the Government accepts his resignation.— assured that these books will be read and discussed. Let us Selected. 52 China’s Millions. A pbil, 1903. The Rebellion in Kuang-si.

By T ho8. W indsor, T u-shan, K w ei-ch au. following short account of the actual condition; of which is three days west of Hing-i Fn, where Mr. and Mrs. affaire with regard to the K uang~si rebels and their Lewis are living. The official reports which have readied ’ relation to this province (K w ei-ch au) at this time here are about as follows. The rebels came under cover of may, perhaps, help to remove any undue anxiety friends at night to an outpost camp of between two hundred and three home may have for we K w e i-chau workers. hundred soldiers about ten miles south of the city. As the For many months now, the officials and people of this soldiers were all asleep it was a comparatively easy matter district of Tu-shan and that of Li-poh, which lies south of us, for the rebels to enter, which they did, and slew all but four (the southern border of which touches the northern border or five, who made their escape. These were pursued, but in of K uano-si) have been kept more or less in a state. «1 the darkness (it is said) fell over a precipice and were killed, anxious watchfulness by the many, and sometimes alarming, thus leaving none to take the news to the Hien. reports of the rebels’ near approach to the province, and of The rebels then clothed themselves with the murdered their terrible doings in the towns and villages through which soldiers’ tunics and hastened on towards the city, which they they pass. But up to the present [Nov. 14] we have not reached about dawn of day. Then, making their way to the heard of them crossing the border in these parts. They have camp, which is close to the market-place outside the city, they several times approached requested an interview close to it, have stayed a 1 with the officer in com­ few days, and then again mand to consult about retired into the province meeting the rebels who of K uang-si. were coining rapidly north­ The reasons given for ward. their not coming further The officer, who failed north are that their num­ to recognize any of them bers have been too few, as soldiers from the out­ and that the officials are post camp, became at once known to be too much on suspicious, but before any­ the 'alert and have too thing .could be done the strong a body of militia signal was given and the for them to meet. rebels were upon them ! The first: city they Most of the soldiers, be­ would meet with after, tween two hundred and crossing the border into three hundred, were at K w e i-ohau is that of Li- once slain. The official poh, mentioned above. It Was being protected and is situated about thirty or helped to escape by his forty miles from the border. own soldiers; these, how­ The natural fastness of this ever, were soon overtaken city is in itself somewhat and disarmed. As some of a check to their ambition A Chinese Fishing Net. of the rebel leaders had to roam north. It is built fought under his father in a valley between two long ranges of high mountains, and in . years gone by they promised not to kill him. from the south is somewhat difficult of approach. The people They then pillaged the whole city, burned most of it say, that unless the rebels were greatly superior in numbers to to the ground, and carried off an immense amount of the soldiers and militia of the district it would be difficultfor silver and goods, and, as -is usual, a large number of women. them to escape did they cross the mountain passes and enter These they make travel with them a few dayB and then send the valley. When I visited li-poh a short time ago, the home again. The consternation and panic of an helpless city official told me that rebel spies had often entered the city in at the approach of more than one thousand well-armed rebels the guise of tradesmen, but so far he had been unable to nan be better imagined ftha.n described. What must have arrest any of them. The arrest and quick decapitation of a been the feelings of the people when fleeing or hiding in the few of the leaders or the more venturesome ones often quiets hills to see their homes in 'fla.mRs) and the rebels retiring laden the others for a time. The officials of these two districts are with their money and goods? We heard that the Chief o f constantly on the alert. Spies are out and about south, the Militia ^attempted a battle with them, but was defeated. and the soldiers and militia are supposed to be kept in readi­ The rebels are said to have returned again into K uang-si ; ness. Unfortunately, of the former there aie only a few, and if so, K w e i-chau isfreeofthem again for a time. Although generally these are not to be depended upon. Of the latter this may be so, the people all along the southern border of there are more, but principally minus arms and ammunition ! the province are far from feeling at all secure. This great The Governor has several times sent reinforcements from the success will doubtless stimulate them to return again, when Provincial Capital—Kwei-yang, but on each occasion has the invasion may be as carefully planned and as successfully again recalled them after they have been in the district only dimed out as this was. Remembering this, and knowing a few days. The last party sent were here only a day when how well the rebels are armed in contrast to the soldiers and they were recalled to be hurried off to the south-west of the militia of the place, intensifies this feeling, and gives cause province, where it was reported that the rebels had crossed for anxiety. One things however, can be. said in their favour, the border and were about to attack a city. This report, we they do not indiscriminately kill the people living in the are sorry to say, has since been confirmed. places through which they pass or loot. Usually only those The place attacked is the small busy city of Hing-i Hien, who offer resistance suffer in this way. When resting at any Apm l, 1903. China’s Millions. 53

town or village on their march, if they do not plunder it, their We had the joy of baptizing two more enquirers (men) last plan is to billet themselves on the people for as long as they Sunday, Nov. 9th. This makes nine persons who have thus stay, compelling them to provide food. We have no desire publicly confessed C h r is t in Tu-shan this year. The work in whatever to fall into their hands. Past occurrences have the city is very encouraging, and opening up very hopefully fully proved that the tender mercies of the Chinese wicked in the district. Judging from the present attitude of the are cruel, therefore, at the risk of being considered cowards, we enquirers, there should be a large number enter the Church shall prefer to retire upon news of their approach to this next year. We hear that the Mission still wishes us to settle district. We sincerely trust, however, that this may not be in Tsun-yi Fu, so this pleasure will, fall to others. We are very necessary, and we look to our Christian friends at home to thankful for the help and encouragement we have received in help us in this matter by their prayers. the work during the past six months, and shall always thank ***** G o b for permitting us to come here.

Quarterly Letter from Yun=nan Province For December 31st, 1902. By John M cCarthy, C.I.M. S uperintendent op the Province. TJBING this last quarter of the year I have been enabled necessary at the new house in Ta-li Fu, Mr. Curtis hav­ to visit all our stations in the province, and Bhamo. ing gone home on furlough. 'Mr. Harding’s work in K’uh- We have reason to thank God for His goodness and for tsing will be carried on during his absence by Mr. Sanders. the help given to His servants, though we can only speak We are thankful to report the good health of all our friends, of the beginnings of real soul-saving work in any of the stations. especially the children at this station. The four or five people in a village outside the east 'gate At . the south gate house, Yun-nan Fu,' Mr Bhodes has of Kuh-tsing Fu connected with not had so large audienoes as Mr. Harding’s work, who burned formerly. In the evenings, however, their idols and professed faith in the good numbers come and listen atten­ L ord Jestjs some time since are con­ tively. The case of a teacher who has tinuing to meet in the house of one of long helped foreigners in Yun-nan them for prayer for themselves and Fu, and who more than once seemed relatives, and seem to be really desiring on the point of deciding for the L ord , to serve the Lord. One of them who but who has been kept back by the has had a painful disease for years, on fear of man, has given cause for account of which he had been in the encouragement. He has been thè habit of using opium, has, with the subject of constant prayer, and has Lord’s blessing and Mr. Harding’s lately shown a remarkable desire to help, given up the use of the drug attend all the meetings. Some little entirely, declaring that it was unim­ time since he stood up at the olose of portant whether he lived or died, but an evening service and asked for it was important that a disciple of special prayer for himself as he desired the Lord Jesus should be free from to confess the L ord J esus before all kinds of sin. His case seems to men« His former history makes it have had a good effect on a good many necessary that care should now be of his neighbours, who quite expected exercised with regard to his reception he would die if he gave up the use of as a member, but there are circum­ the opium. He is still living and stances to make us hope that he has giving very clear testimony to the indeed been born of the Spirit. The power and love of the Saviour. A s Chinese New Year will be a testing the testing time of the New Year will time for him also. soon be here, it has been considered Mrs. Bhodes finds openings among desirable that none of the enquirers the women when she goes out, should be received into the church especially among the Mohammedans. till after that time. Meanwhile they There are a great many of these have special care and instruction in outside the south gate. When we Scripture truth. have our street chapel open in the A gospel service continues to be southern suburb many of these women held each Sunday morning in a village will be glad to go there. outside the north gate, in the house Mr. Owen Stevenson in the North- of an enquirer, by Mr. Allen or the West House has good attendances at evangelist. the services, and there are a few about The preaching in the city chapel whom he feels hopefuL Two of these is continued day by day, but there live a long way from the city, and are only a few who seem at all inter­ as he has not visited their home yet ested, though so very many have 1 have recommended care in receiving -heard the gospel. them into the church. Some who The work at the women’s house has formerly showed some little interest been continued with a good deal of have altogether given tip attendance. encouragement as far as the attend­ There are veiy many who for a time ance of women and children on seemed earnest and desirous of attend­ the Sunday morning is concerned. ing all the services, but not having There is not yet evidence of much root they soon fall away. How spiritual awakening among those who sad that three-fourths of the seed come. Photo by] iUr. Jensen. sown seems to be wasted and lost ; but the sowing of all is necessary to secure the fruit from the good ground. 54 China’s Millions. A p r i l , 1903.

We seem to have received two new workers for western Y u n ­ Mr. Harding is expecting to be finished with the new house by n an in Mr. McLean and Mr. Embery, and they are getting on the end of January, and then return to K’uh-tsing Fu. industriously with the language at Ta-li Fu at present. There Visiting Bhamo, it was a source of pleasure and thankful­ is not, however, such a great gain as would at first sight appear. ness to see how wonderfully the L o r d had been working among While we have received two new workers, and are thankful Burmese Shans and Kachins during the years that have elapsed for them, too, we are losing, for a time at least, two older since the writer was last there in 1877. At that time the ones. Mr. Curtis is now. on his way going home on fur­ English had not vet taken possession of Upper Burma, and out­ lough, and Mr. Williams will be following him in a couple of workers and one or two American Baptist missionaries were the months. only foreign residents. Now the missions of our American We are unable to report that the three men who have been so brethren have *grown greatly, and a good work has been opened regular in their Bible study all through the year are any more up among the native races, for which we should thank the L o r d . decidedly on the L o r d ’s side. They see the necessity of a The work among the Chinese has not shown so much sign o f whole-hearted surrender, which would involve them, they fear, in progress, but I found our friends Mr. and Mrs. Selkirk more great trial with their friends, and so they bang back, still encouraged than they were some time since to persevere with attending the Bible classes and being very friendly, but needing the work the Lord has committed to their charge. On Sundaj^ a deeper conviction of the guilt of sin and of the power of the especially in the evening, the chapel was full of men who listened blood of C h r is t to cleanse from it: The soldier who' seemed so for a considerable time to the story of salvation through a decidedly converted has, in response to the plain claims of duty, crucified S a v io u r . . The chapel is opened each evening, and gone to his own home, some eight days from the city, to look after there are generally some who come to hear the truth. In this and care for his family. In a fit of passion he left his home and station, as elsewhere, the supreme need seems to be a mighty enlisted. He now feels he should look after his home, and he outpouring of the spirit of G od to convince men of sin, of was encouraged to do '■«©. We are continually praying for him, righteousness, and of judgment. May we ask for a special and trust his return home may prove to be the L o r d ’s way of remembrance in prayer for the work in this place, especially extending the work in that direction. among the Chinese.

Welcome News from 5 han-si. F. E. Shindler writes from Sih-chau, Nov. 5th:— “ The six in fellowship at Shih-k’eo-tsi and Shih-leo, one we. have conference at Ho-tsin was, I believe, a helpful time to the received; two of the remaining five are dead and the other natives. The work there bears the appearance of being in a three we are not receiving at present.” very hopeful condition. The members did not have the persecution to bear that was so common in the other churches C. H. Judd, Junr., writes from Chao-ch’eng, Nov. 20: in 1900, and all seem to have stood firm. The state of the — “ The L o r d is giving us blessing in the work here, and Church is very satisfactory indeed, and among the enquirers especially so during the last week or two. Mr. Taylor and there are not a few earnest men and women. Several of the Elder Hsii have been going the round of the villages and out- members took a leading part in the conference meetings. stations, examining candidates for baptism at our conference “ At Kih-chau we had a specially helpful time. There to be held on Dec. 10 and 11, d .v ., and I have been giving was a great declension in 1900, and a very true spirit of them a little help, as able. So far, over sixty have been repentance and seeking after G od was manifested in the accepted for baptism, and there are still one or two out- meetings. We had the help of Pastor dm , Mr. Lyons and stations to visit. It does give one much joy to see these Mr. Ambler. The meeting for the reception of members, who are to be added to the Church. Many of course are followed by the breaking of bread, was a very hallowed time; enquirers of some years standing, while not a few are the a deep spirit of repentance was upon the gathering, and with fruit of the past eighteen months’ labour in the district of much feeling, and in many cases with tears, the members Chao-ch’eng, Horig-tong, Fen-hsi and Ho-chau. The new again confessed their guilt to G od, and re-consecrated them­ chapel at Elder Hsu’s home will be used at the conference for selves to Him. the first time, and dedicated to the L o r d . Meantime, we “ Our gathering here was well attended by both men and are very busy making preparations. I need not say there , are women. In most cases the latter are unable to attend the many difficulties, such as the question of re-electing some who Sunday services, as their homes are some distance from the held office in the past, but who have shown themselves very city, but they came in good numbers to the conference. Mrs. deficient since the Boxer troubles.” Jennings and Elder Yang’s wife, with Miss Hancock and my wife, were able to have some special meetings for them. Miss French writes from K’ong-chuang, Dec. 14 :— “ I There is an open door for women’s work here, and I trust we arrived here last Tuesday, just in time for the gathering, and shall be able to take full advantage of it this winter. Most found that there were over seventy to be baptized. So far as I of those interested came in from Shih-k’eo-tsi, but only two could find out in a short time, the women were very sincere, from K’eh-ch’eng. I am grieved to say the state of the and I found them clear about the way of salvation. Several Church at the latter place is most unsatisfactory at present, of them were girls who were taught in the Hoh-chau and and I hardly know what to do for the best. Hong-tong schools. “ At our meeting for the reception of former members, six “ That the women have not had the help one would like to connected with Sih-chan were received, two belonging to have given them is not their fault. They are not women who K’eh-ch’eng, and one from Shih-k’eo-tsi. Twenty-three were have lately heard the Gospel for the first time; most of them communicants here in Dec., 1898, and of this number we remember having been visited by Miss Gauntlett in 1900. have only received six. Speaking of the others, six have All the women baptized had unbound feet, though some of since died, one has left us altogether, and the remaining ten them had just unbound them. I had several helpful meetings we have thought best not to receive back at present. At with them, and their attention to what I said was great.” K’eh-ch’eng there were eighteen communicants in 1898 ; besides the two received back, I trust we may receive one or A. Lutley writes from Sih-ehau, Dec. 20 :— “ On Monday, two other women on my next visit there, but I think there is Mr. Barber and I left P’ing-yao for Chao-ch’eng, to attend no hope of our receiving the remainder at present. Of the the conference in the village of K’ong-chuang. We arrived A p r i l , 1903. China’s Millions. 5 5

there on Wednesday evening, thus missing the first part of “ In Ao-li-ling, a village of over one hundred families, is an the conference, and the baptisms which had taken place the enquirer, a young car] »enter, who has been bed-ridden for the afternoon of our arrival-. There were thirty-seven men and last four years. He first heard the Gospel in Shanghai, and thirty-seven women baptized ; several others had been then here, before he was laid up with boils, etc. Though in accepted, who were either not present, or for other reasons very poor circumstances (having had to sell his bed recently were not baptized. for food) and not any too well instructed, he is still full of the “ The conference, in point of numbers, was a great success. joy of the L o r d . His bright faith and beaming face did us Arrangements had been made for entertaining between five good. He compares himself to Lazarus and to Job, but says and six hundred, but by the afternoon of the first day the he is better off than either of them, having a house and some­ number attending the conference increased to eight or nine one to care for him (although she mocks, as do all the neigh­ hundred ; on the second day it was reported that over one bours, at his faith in a G od Who cannot heal), which Lazarus thousand sat down to food, and at two or three of the meet­ had not, and he is not so full of sores as was Job ! So there ings the number gathered in the large new church could not he is, rejoicing in the hope of eternal bliss. Such a sight have been below eight hundred. There were many workers cheered us/' caring for those who were unable to attend many of the K. JMcL kod. meetings.”

From Si-chuen. Book Notices. Pao-ning, Oct. SO.— “ At the beginning of the month I The Light of the Horning. By Mary E. Daui.kv, a C.K Z .M.S. had the first of some monthly ‘ quiet days ’ I am arranging missionary to China. With an introduction l>y John lligg, for those natives who help in the work of the out-stations. M B., C M. The price of the book is 2/(5, and it may be obtained We commence with the Holy Communion early in the morn­ from the Church of England Zenana Missionary Society, 27, ing, and after breakfast we meet again for prayer and two or Chancery Lane, London, W.C., or from Marshall Bros., Keswick three short addresses, the subjects considered being : Our House, Paternoster llow. E.C. This book contains an account of the work of the C K.Z.M.S. iu the attitude, as workers, to the heathen ; Our attitude towards agricultural villages and mountain humlets of the Kien-ning Prefecture, our fellow-Christians; Our attitude towards G od. In the in the Province of Fuh-kikn, China. It is full of incident, and makes afternoon we meet again to discuss- the work of the past very interesting reading. There are incidents illustrating the simple month. I trust these times of getting quietly before G od and child-like faith of the Chinese Christians, especially iu the matter of prayer. These Christians prayed “ with hot hearts," as the writer may be richly blessed.” r expresses it, and, in consequence, received wonderful answers to their prayers. Instance : “ the cured-froni-opium man in the Ten Command­ ments Inn.” There are incidents describing the bondage of the people From Kiang-si. * to the fear of evil spirits and some of their devices to escape from their Kuang-feng, Nov. 17.— “ During Mr. Orr-Ewing’s visit baneful influence, incidents of the triumph of grace in heathen we had thirteen candidates examined, and of these eight were hearts and lives, incidents of travel, incidents showing the in­ credulity of many of the people regarding the power of their idols : baptized (three men and five women). We had such a bright, one old man said, “ Certainly the worship of this country is of no use, ha])])y time. There had been no baptisms here for over our idols, standing year after year on the shelves, cannot brush the three years, so it was a specially eventful occasion. We have dust from their faces, how then can they save us '!" many more enquirers, who are as yet too newly come to be This volume reads like a story book ; and the stories have the special admitted, and we are trusting that the number next year advantage of being true, and are told from the life by one who bums. will be much greater. Our old Bible-woman said, ‘ This year If you want something to read at a Mothers’ Meeting, a Bible Class, a Christian Endeavour Missionary Meeting, get this book. It will answer eight were baptized, and next year we must have forty-eight! ’ the purpose admirably. We have had so many answers to prayer; the work here is From Tien-tsin to Peking, vdtk the Allied Forcea. By the R e v , really going forward at last; but we are reaping what others Frederick Bhown, F.R.G.S., Methodist Episcopal Mission, Tien­ have sown in tears. Only one of the eight baptized was tsin. London : Chas. H. Kelly, 26, Paternoster Row, E.C. brought in through our agency alone. There are several Price Is. 6d. young men enquirers, and we are specially thankful to see As set forth in the Preface, “ the object of this volume is to enable them, as there are so few men in the Church, and only one is the reader in some degree to appreciate the difficulties, dangers and triumphs of one of the most important marches ever made, and the of use to us in the work. There are numbers of places only one of its kind recorded in history.” It is an interesting story, opening up, and we hope soon to have a third out-station.” well worth reading. There are several illustrations : notably an excel­ lent portrait of General Sir Alfred Gaselee, Commander of the (Miss) A. S a l t m a r s h . Expeditionary Force ; also photos of the writer himself—one represent­ ing him in military uniform, and another in the robe of honour From Cheh-kiang. presented to him by the native Christians. Ning-hai, Dec. 30.— “ With Fong-ling, a student evangelist, These Thirty Years. By Dr. H arry Guinness. Loudon. “ Jlegions and P’e si-vu, a Christian barber who does a good deal of Beyond ” Missionary Union Publication Department, Harley House, Bow, E. S. W. Partridge

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London Council. Home Director and Chairman ... T heodore H o w ard , Bickley, Kent. Assistant Home Director W a l te r B. S loan . Richard H. H ill, St. Keverne, Bromley, Kent. Rev. J. J. L uck, St. Nicholas Vicarage, Gloucester. W illiam Sharp, Woodfield, Beulah Hill, Norwood, S.E. Dk. W. W arren, 22, Dunsmure Road, Stamford Hill, N. P. S. Badenoch, Conference Hall, Mildmay. Cecil H. Polhill, Hazelwood, The Bishop’s Avenue, E. Finchley, N. H ammond Chubb, Home Lea, Bickley, Kent. Colonel J. W. H ogge, 36, Kidbrook Park Road, Blackheath, S.E. Treasurer: Robert Scott. Secretary: F. Marcus W ood. Editorial Secretary : Marshall Broo&hall, B.A.

Secretary Women’s Department: Miss H. E. Soltau, 41a, Pyrland Road, London, N. Cashier—W alter T ucker. Offices—China Inland Mission, N ewington Green, L ondon, N . Telegraphic Address—L ammermuir, L ondon. Bankers—London and County, 21, L ombard S treet, London, E.C. All donations to be addressed to the Secretary. Cheques and Money Orders (payable at G.P.O.) to be made payable to the China I nland Mission, and crossed “ London and County Bank.” It is particularly requested that on every occasion when a sunv of money is sent for transmission to a Missionary as a gift, or for any private purpose, it be clearly indicated as for transmission only. But money intended for the support or work of auy particular Missionary, or for a Native Helper, or Bible-Woman, or Scholar, or any other Mission object, being practically a contribution to the Mission, should not be marked for transmission, but the desired object indicated only.

DONATIONS RECEIVED IN LONDON DURING MARCH, 1903. For General Fund. Rect. ,No. £ s. d. Rect. No £ s. d. Rect. No £ s. d. Rect. No. £ s. d. Rect. No. £ 8. d. Rect. No. £ 8. d 2. 8824 2 0 0 6. 8878 0 5 0 10. 8932 1 0 0 ; 13. 8985 0 7 2 20. 9042 2 0 0 27. 9096 0 12 & 8825 0 10 0 8880 0 5 0 8933 3 12 6 8987 0 10 0 9043 0 10 0 9097 1 0 0 8826 1 0 0 8881 0 5 0 8934 2 0 0 8988 0 5 0 9044 0 14 0 9098 0 5 a 9045 0 8827 1 10 0 8882 0 10 0 8935 18 0 0 14- 8989 0 11 6 13 6 9099 14 0 0 8828 2 0 0 8883 0 12 0 8936 10 0 0 8990 0 9 0 9046 0 2 7 9100 2 2 O’ 8829 0 10 0 8884 1 0 0 8937 0 10 0 8991 5 0 0 9047 1 0 0 1 9102 1 18 0 8830 0 2 6 8885 7 2 6 8938 0 10 7 8992 0 10 6 9048 3 1 6 9103 0 5 O' 8831 50 0. 0 8886 1 1 0 8939 0 5 4 8993 0 5 0 9050 0 12 6 9104 3 3 0 8832 5 0 0 8887 2 0 0 8940 0 5 8 8994 0 13 0 9051 1 0 0 9105 50 0 0 8833 30 0 0 8888 1 0 0 Legacy 450 0 0 8995 10 0 0 9052 1 9 0 ! 9106 0 6 0 8834 74 0 0 8889 10 0 0 8942 20 0 0 8996 4 2 1 9053 2 2 0 28. 9107 0 11 6- 3. 8835 2 12 6 8890 1 9 5 J.C. 0 1 0 8997 1 15 0 9054 0 5 0 9108 20 0 0 8836 1 1 0 7. 8891 2 0 0 Anon. 1 0 0 8998 30 0 0 9055 1000 0 0 9109 0 5 0 8837 0 5 0 8892 1 0 0 11. 8945 2 2 0 16. 8999 0 10 0 9056 15 0 0 9110 0 7 6 8838 0 3 6 8893 0 5 0 8947 1 1 0 9000 0 5 0 9057 4 3 8 9111 0 5 0 Ardee 0 1 6 8894 0 10 0 8948 1 10 0 9001 1 0 0 21. 9058 0 18 6 9112 0 6 0 8840 0 2 6 8895 10 0 0 8949 1 0 0 9002 0 5 0 9059 0 1 0 9113 0 3 0 8841 1 0 0 8896 1 1 0 8951 1 10 0 9004 0 2 2 9060 15 0 0 9114 0 5 0 8842 1 1 0 8897 0 10 0 8952 0 3 0 9005 0 3 6 9061 0 7 0 9115 2 2 0 8844 20 0 0 8898 0 5 0 8953 0 4 0 9006 5 0 0 23. 9062 68 5 2 9116 100 0 0 8845 1 0 0 8899 0 16 0 8954 0 2 6 9007 •0 5 0 9063 1 0 0 9117 75 0 0 4. 8846 0 10 0 8900 1 2 6 8955 0 5 0 9008 1 0 0 9064 5 0 0 F. P. 25 0 0 8847 0 2 6 8901 0 5 0 8956 0 2 Ó 17. 9009 0 10 0 9065 0 9 10 30. 9120 7 14 2 8848 0 10 0 8902 1 0 0 8957 1 1 0 9010 0 2 6 9066 1 0 0 9121 5 0 0 8849 0 10 0 8903 5 0 0 8958 10 0 0 9011 10 0 0 24. 9067 0 6 0 9122 2 2 0 8850 1 0 0 8904 2 0 0 8959 1 1 0 9012 1 1 0 9068 0 8 0 9123 0 10 6 8851 0 11 0 8905 0 5 0 8960 2 0 0 M. 2 1 1 0 9069 0 10 0 9124 0 5 0 8852 25 0 0 8906 0 4 0 8961 0 1 0 9014 0 17 5 9070 0 13 0 9125 3 0 0 8853 4 6 6 8907 0 1 0 12. 8962 0 10 0 9015 0 2 11 9071 0 14 0 9126 0 10 0 8854 0 18 0 8908 1 11 0 8963 5 3 0 18. 9016 1 14 0 25. 9072 1 1 0 9127 0 15 6 8855 0 3 6 8909 100 0 0 8964 0 1 0 9017 0 10 0 9073 0 5 0 9128 0 2 6 8856 0 10 0 8910 13 8 0 8965 1 0 0 9018 1 1 0 9074 2 10 0 9129 0 10 0 Dykehead 0 5 0 8911 0 1 6 8966 1 0 0 9019 0 3 0 9075 1 1 0 9130 0 14 1 8858 0 3 0 9. 8912 0 5 0 8967 5 0 0 9020 0 6 0 9076 1 0 0 9131 0 5 0 8859 5 0 0 8913 0 5 0 8968 4 17 9 9021 1 0 0 9077 0 10 0 9132 1 0 0 8860 2 0 0 8914 5 0 0 8969 1 10 0 9022 10 0 0 Readers ) 9133 0 18 6 Anon. of The 0 8861 0 15 0 8915 0 10 0 0 2 6 9023 20 0 0 Christian 18 0 9134 0 10 8862 1 0 0 8916 4 10 0 8971 10 0 0 9024 25 0 0 Herald. 2 9135 5 5 0 8863 1 0 0 8917 0 1 6 8972 0 10 0 9025 6 1 7 9079 0 4 6 9136 5 0 0 5. 8864 1 0 0 8918 0 5 0 8973 0 10 6 9026 2 2 0 9080 0 10 0 9137 2 0 0 8865 0 7 6 8919 0 10 0 In memory 9027 0 10 6 9082 0 2 6 9138 25 0 0 8866 0 7 6 8920 0 10 6 of 10 0 9028 0 5 0 9083 1 0 0 31. 9140 0 4 0 8867 •2 9 6 8921 0 5 0 Rev. G. H. 2 9029 0 10 0 9084 5 2 2 9141 Q 5 0 8868 1 0 0 8922 0 16 6 8975 5 0 0 9030 0 10 0 J. C. 0 1 0 9142 0 9 9 8869 0 10 0 8923 0 17 10 8976 0 4 10 19. 9031 1 5 0 9086 5 0 0 9143 1 0 0 8870 0 5 0 10. 8924 4 13 9 8977 2 8 6 9032 0 6 0 9087 0 5 0 9144 0 10 0 8871 15 0 0 8925 1 0 0 8978 0 4 10 9033 2 0 0 9088 10 0 0 9145 0 5 0 8872 5 1 0 8926 0 5 0 8979 0 19 4 9034 0 10 0 26. 9090 0 8 6 9146 2 0 0 6. 8873 0 5 0 8927 0 1 0 8980 2 8 6 9035 0 10 0 9091 0 2 6 9147 1 1 0 8874 0 10 0 8928 50 0 0 8981 0 19 4 9037 0 5 0 9092 0 2 6 9151 6 6 • 8875 0 8 5 8929 1 0 0 13. 8982 0 2 6 9038 0 5 0 9093 2 10 0 9152 1 0 0 8876 13 10 0 8930 2 0 0 8983 0 5 0 9039 0 5 0 9094 2 0 0 9153 5 0 0 8877 0 10 0 8931 10 0 0 8984 0 10 0 9041 0 10 0 27. 9095 0 14 6 £2,796 2 4 (Continued on page 70.) The German Branch of the China Inland Mission.

N E of the noteworthy features in the history of In 1901, a Pastor Roschmann, resident in Hamburg, the C.I.M. is the way G od has led to the a man who had warmly befriended the Mission opening of Branch Missions, not only in the in its beginnings in Germany, died, and Pastor Coerper English-speaking countries of America and Australasia, was offered his church. That he might be guided but also in Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, and Ger­ aright at this important juncture, Pastor Coerper many. A few facts concerning the development of the looked to G od that He might, as by some Gideon’s work in Germany will, we are sure, be of interest to our fleece, show what His will was. The same day two readers, and call forth both prayer and praise on behalf persons called upon him— one to converse about China, of that Branch. and the other to offer himself as a candidate for work In the year 1892, a German minister, Mr. Heinrich in China. Accepting these two calls as G od’s reply, Coerper, took up and read a book which, in the main, he refused the call to take up the late Pastor was Mr. Hudson Taylor’s “ A Retrospect,” which had Roschmann’s work, and dedicated himself anew to the been translated into German by Inspector Julius work of the C.LM. Stursberg. The reading of this book was made such a From 1899 to March, 1902, the Mission centre was blessing to this preacher that his first desire was to in Hamburg, where premises had been obtained at very join the C.I.M. himself and go forth to China; but this reasonable terms. W hen these buildings were sold to he was not free to do. The same year he had, at be pulled down, and no other premises could be found, Frankfort-on-Maine, to address a company of students except at an exorbitant price, it became necessary connected with the Students’ Volunteer Movement, to look elsewhere. Among several invitations which and he chose as his subject, “G od’s dealings with came from other parts of Germany, came one from Mr. Hudson Taylor.” Liebenzell, in Wurtemberg. Here beautiful premises, The following year, 1893, these German students with land which could be cultivated, were offered invited Mr. Hudson Taylor to go over to Frankfort and rent free by kind friends, the only obligation being the meet them. This he did, and at the same time called paying of rates, taxes, and insurance. Again the L ord upon Pastor Coerper at Heidelberg. This personal had proved Himself as Jehovah-Jireh, and our friends intercourse made a deep impression upon Mr. Uoerper, left their home in Hamburg. They had left none and made him more desirous than ever to go to China; too sopn, however, for the day after their departure but that door was still closed to him. the roof was taken off their former home. Faith had Not long after this Mr. Coerper was called to a been tested, but God’s supply had not come too late, pastorate at Essen, and here Mr. Hudson Taylor again though.certainly not before it was needed. visited him, and spoke about the founding of a C.LM. Liebenzell* is a very small town situated among the Branch in Germany. A s Pastor Coerper was not able, lovely hills just on the borders of the. Black iorest. at that time, to undertake this, a Branch was formed at Here is now the Mission Centre of the C.LM. German Kiel by Pastor J. Witt; but in November, 1899, Branch, the main building of which can be seen in 'our Pastor Coerper took charge of this Branch, and moved * The name Liebenzell is from Lioba'e Cell. Lioba was a niece of the headquarters to Hamburg. Bomfacius, and established a Mission Centre in this lovely valley. Ma i , 1903 ■ .".■■'V JÜf,- ■ : :: ' -

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illustration. There are at present associated with Pastor Coerper as many as seventeen candidates to form a small Council, Mr. in training, it being the intention Blank, o f Calw, Pastor Paul, of our friends in Germany to give of Berlin-Steglitz, and Professor each candidate about two years’ Kaul, of Beeck. The develop­ training, according to his require­ ment of this work has necessi­ ments. The work on the adjoining tated much travelling, and as little farm, with its three cows, is God is giving openings for meet­ all undertaken by the students, ings, &c., throughout the greater and the many villages in the sur­ part of Germany, Pastor Coerper rounding hills afford a splendid is much in need o f the assistance training ground for active Chris­ of a like-minded and qualified tian work. In some of these colleague. In 1900 a German villages, the homes, have been edition of China’s M illions opened for regular preaching of was started, which publication the Word, giving opportunities now has a circulation of over for work not unlike some of 4,000 per month. It is intended the village work in China. To Main Building of Mission Premises, that the recently-opened station this work God is granting C.I.M. German Branch, at Liebenzell. of Pao-k’ing Fu, Hunan, shall His blessing, souls being saved become a centre for the members both* in Liebenzell itself and in these hill villages, o f this German branch in China. W e warmly commend There are at present three friends in Germany Pastor Coerper and this work to the prayers of our readers. M. B.

Tidings from Ho-nan.

Chau-icia-k’eo.— -I want, to tell you about a few of the then he aW the bread. Since then he said the L ord’s. women we visit here. You may remember Chang-ta-sao, an presence has been so real; when he wakes up in the night he interesting woman, who was always suffering from some feels just as if He were standing beside him, and he is no ailment or other; she has been better lately, and comes to more afraid of forgetting. Was it not touching? this old, old the Sunday morning service, as well as afternoon class. She man, all alone, with no one to help him but the L ord Jesus can jpreach the Gospel so well, but we do not know if she Himself, such a reality. Do pray for the native Christians; really believes in the L ord, nor how far she follows Him. it is so impossible to describe how much they need prayer; Tsao-ta-sao very seldom comes now; she is the woman with unless seen, one cannot take in their surroundings and the unkind husband. Old Mrs. Keu, who sells oil on the difficulties. street* is very poor, but so bright.- She does truly love the M y verse for this year is “ The M ighty G od, ” and I long L ord ; she prays three times a day, and exhorts her cus­ to see many tokens of His power here. tomers to come here. Passing her in the street no one M abel Soltau. would guess that that poor-looking old body was a “ daughter (Extracts from a private letter,) of the King,” but she is so in very truth. Little Chang-ta-sao, who has the unkind mother-in-law, comes whenever she is able j last Sunday she prayed very nicely at the class. K uang-chau, Jan. 4.— “ During this last month I spent I must tell you of an old man Mr. Shearer saw recently. a -week or so itinerating - in the district and visiting Chang- He is blind; his wife was a beggar-woman, but was truly peh-ling, the place where the teacher, Mr. Yoh, lives, T’ang- converted a few years ago in this city; and she taught her teh-tsi, where we have a chapel, and Kao-miao-tsi, old, blind husband, and they were both baptized afterwards. where another enquirer, named Fu, lives. All these places Mr. Shearer was a little doubtful about the old man, but his are in the Ku-shi district. I had a very good time, wife begged for Mm, and said she would stand “ surety ” or and especially at Chang-peh-ling my heart rejoiced on seeing guarantee him, and they were both admitted to the church. and hearing that Mr. Yoh has gathered round him a small Then came the troubles, and when the workers got back here, group of enquirers, besides his family, who every other at the beginning of last year, they found the old woman ill, evening meet together to listen to the Word of G od. and, not long after, she died, so happy and restful. She said “ On my visit to Li-hien I was called upon by a very that every Sunday she and her old blind husband 'had sung earnest seeker after the truth, an old vegetarian 76 years of over all the hymns they had learned (eighteen I think). age, to whom, after a long talk, I presented my only copy Then the old man had to go into the country to live with of the Tehhuei rvh mm (“ The Gateway of Virtue ”). He relatives, as he had no means of support. One wondered lives some seven miles west of Kuang-shan, not far from how he would get on amongst heathen relatives, but no one our place at Lo-ch/enjg-tien. He promised that on Sunday had heard of him till last month, when Mr. Shearer visited he would go and attend the service at Kuang-chau. the place where he lives. He was so delighted when he “ On Christmas day both the morning and evening services heard Mr. Shearer’s voice, and just sat holding on to him. were crowded. After the morning service I had the great He said that he still loved God, and repeated over to himself joy of baptizing six catechumens. Everything was orderly, every day all he could remember; but he had been so afraid and the outsiders stood and listened quite reverently. At he might forget the Lord Jesus Christ, so he sent for a. the close of the evening service we celebrated the Lord’s teacher,—i.e., a man who could read and write—and got him Supper. to write the two characters for Jesus on a piece of bread, and A. A rgento. May, 1903. China’s Millions. 59 » The Province of Kuang-tung

B y R e v . J. C am pbell G ibson, M .A ., D.D., E ng lish P resbyterian M ission, Sw a to w .

' j r m . province of Kuang-tung, or Canton, is of special extends from forty to sixty miles inland in the eastern interest on many grounds. From its maritime portion of the province. To the north and west of this position, its natural wealth, and its convenient district is found the “ Hakka Dialect,” which shades off to harbours, it became in ancient times the seat of an extensive the north of Ta-pu into the Mandarin. The western and foreign trade, and had an earlier knowledge of foreign nations southern sections are occupied by the “ Cantonese Dialect,” than any other province. It appears to have been in touch also called the “ Pun-ti Dialect,” which in varying forms is with the Roman Empires, and Arab, Dutch, and Portuguese spoken by more than half of the whole population. traders early brought it within the reach of western com- The Hakkas have few large cities, and occupy for the most nderce. It was almost the first field of labour of the Romish part scattered villages and hamlets in the mountainous Missions in China, and it was there also that Robert districts, which are only capable of maintaining a rather Morrison began, in 1807, the work of the Protestant Missions. sparse population. They are a manly and vigorous race, The Hakka section of the province was the cradle of the chiefly occupied in agriculture, but are better educated than great “ Tai-ping ” rebellion, and its people are always strongly those in the more crowded plains. At the same time they inclined to revolutionary schemes. These plots are usually are a turbulent and lawless people, and revolutionary and fruitless, but the great Tai-ping rebellion held on its conquer­ other secret societies flourish among them. Many of them go ing course for years over a wide region of the Empire, and it into other districts as blacksmiths and as barbers, and many held its own until the moral degeneration of its chiefs, under find employment in the yamens as clerks and runners, and in their unexpected successes, prepared the way for their defeat the lower ranks of the mandarinate. The Cantonese and and failure. The numerous estuaries of the province, and Swatow men, on the other hand, have their numerous large the complicated network of its rivers and canals not only towns and cities, and thickly crowded “ villages” of large lend themselves to legitimate commerce, but have from time size. The country people are hard-working agriculturists, immemorial been the shelter and hunting-ground of hordes of while,the people of the principal towns, and especially those daring and formidable pirates. of the seaports, are distinguished as the ablest and most This province stretches along the southern seaboard of the enterprising of Chinese merchants. The “ Canton Guilds' Empire for a distance of * nearly eight hundred miles. It lies for the most part NORWAY within the tropics, has an agreeably variegated surface of plain and mountain, is well watered by four ample river systems, with several smaller ones, and has large areas of fertile soil. Its products are of great variety and value, comprising silk, sugar, indigo, rice, tea, tobacco, fruit, salt, and oil, and it exports also large quantities of fish, fresh vegetables, and live stock. Its population was reck­ oned at the census of 1812 at about 19,000,000, and has greatly increased since. It is now taken at 29,706,249. The people present strongly marked features of natural character, with very considerable variar tions in different portions of ^GERMANY the province. Three prin­ cipal varieties of language HOLLAND, are spoken, and these repre­ sent the most ancient forms of the language. The “ Swatow Dialect, ” also BELGIUM v called the “ Tie-chiu Dia­ lect ” (from the local pro-, Designed and Drawn fay MAURICE CREG0RY. nunciation of the name of OUTLINE MAP OF KUANQ-TUfiO, WITH HAI-NAN. the Prefecture in which (Pieced ovbb a Map of a Poktion of Nobth Westers Eubope, Deawn to the Samk Soaxx.) Swatow is situated) occupies The area of KtTAUG-TUNG, with Hainan, is 79,456 square miles. The area of England, Wales, and Denmark, added together, is 73,669 square miles. Each of the microscopically small squares represents 1,000 souls. Including lady mis­ about one hundred and forty sionaries and wives of missionaries, there is one missionary to each larger square of 99,000 souls. This is neater than the population of Burnley, or Huddersfield, or Middlesbrough, or Northampton, or Rochdale, or South Shields, or Swansea miles of the coast-line, and or Wolverhampton, or Paisley, or Leith. 60 China’s Millions. M a y , 1903.

T utor and Students of T heological College, E. P. M ission, Swatow. and the “ Swatow Guilds*’ are the leading powers—and Macao, and succeeded in effecting an entrance into Canton ; usually rival powers—in most of the great trading communi­ and he was joined soon after by the more famous Matthew ties of China, being found in great force in Shanghai, and as Ricci. -Their literary attainments greatly impressed the far north as Tientsin and Newchwang. Chinese, but one of their own colleagues has frankly ad­ From this province, too, come the most fearless and mitted that they gained more applause than spiritual fruit. industrious of emigrants. They are found in large numbers Chao-king, to the West of Canton City, and Shao-chau to the not only in Singapore and the other Straits Settlements, in ’North, seem to have been the centres at which they first Borneo and the Philippines, but also southward in Australia, established themselves. Romanist writers claim that by the westward as far as South Africa, and eastward as far as end of the thirteenth century they had two churches, “ 6,000 British Columbia and California. Recent figures are not to Christians,” and a Papal Legate at Peking. But the mission hand at the moment of writing, but some years ago the to the Kuang-tung Province near the end of the sixteenth number of emigrants from the port of Swatow alone reached century was the real effective beginning of the Romish 70,000 yearly. missions in China. Its leaders made it their aim to reach The coast towns and villages have a large population of Peking by way of Nan-king, and so establish themselves in bold and hardy seamen and fishermen, who reap the. harvest touch with the Chinese Court. In this aim they were suc­ of the sea, and often suffer terribly from the ^devastating cessful to a remarkable degree. But the Jesuit orders were tempests of these tropical waters. Many of these find suppressed in 1773 by Papal Bull; and ten years later the employment on foreign steamers, the Swatow men having a Lazarists were put in their place, in possession of all their high reputation as deck hands and carpenters, and the property in China. In 1848 the Pope entrusted the care of Cantonese as engineers. the two Provinces of Kuang-tung and K u a n g -si to the The literary annals of the province are perhaps less “ Missions Étrangères de Paris.” glorious than those of some other portions of the Umpire, but According to a recent authoritative Catholic work (“ Les it can claim by right 6f residence, if not of birth, the Missions Catholiques Françaises au XIXe Siècle ”), the position illustrious names of Hán Yü, the brilliant statesman and of these missions in Kuang-tung in 1900 may be gathered essayist; and of Su Tung-p’o, the hardly less famous poet. from the following figures:— 1 bishop; 55 missionaries; 11 In recent times the Kuang-tung province has produced the Chinese priests and 201 catechists ; 1,002 stations and well-known “ Modern Sage” and apostle of reform, K’ang 303 churches and chapels; 38,552 “ Catholics.” Adult Yu-wei, the adviser of the Emperor in his memorable and baptisms in 1899, 2,627 ; infant baptisms of children of epoch-making efforts to regenerate his country. On the other Christian parents, 887 ; infant baptisms of children of hand, popular rumour,.rightly or wrongly, claims for this pagans, 12,124. province also the birth of the notorious head of the opposite These figures, especially the last, give cause for many party, , the Empress Dowager, who has presented to the reflections, but space will not admit of their discussion here. astonished world the spectacle of a Chinese woman, by sheer It does not appear exactly what is meant by “'Catholics,” of ability and unscrupulous daring, defying, with an ameging whom 38,552 are reckoned, and there is no distinct statement measure of success, at once the most enlightened opinion of as to the number of communicants, but 51,400 “ communions” her own people, and the allied fleets and armies of nine are reported, though nothing is said as to frequency of parti­ civilized powers, ' cipation. How far these figures are trustworthy it is Taken as a whole, the people of this province have few to judge, as the only item one can check is so ludicrously rivals, either in physique or in mental capacity and varied incorrect as to suggest grave doubts as to the accuracy of all. ability., They form an important element of the national The number of .“ heretics and schismatics ” is said to be strength, and are well worth winning for the Kingdom of 3,200 J whereas the communicants alone in the Protestant G od . churches of Kuang-tung numbered, as appears from the The first Christian missionaries in the Kuang - tung accompanying table (see p. 63), 8,180 in 1893, and 17,715 Province were the Jesuits. Frangois - Xavier had only in 1901. reached the Island of San-aiang to die there in the year The history of Protestant missions in the province begins 1552. In 1579 the Jesuit Michel Rogger was sent .to with Robert Morrison in 1807. For many years he toiled M a y , 1903. .1 , China’s Millions. 61

bravely with no encouragement, until he baptized the first gathered from the statistical table which is given on page 63. ' convert in a quiet spot by a little stream on the beach near From this it appears that the number of communicants has Macao. The great work of his life was the preparation of more than doubled since 1893, and now stands at over 18,000. his dictionary and his translation of the Bible. Both of these The present outlook is of the most encouraging kind. have been superseded, but Morrison’s faith and devotion are Recent events and the movements of the public mind for a permanent inspiration to all who follow him. One of his many years have led to a large amount of inquiry into contemporaries estimated in those early years that by the end Christian teaching. The persistent preaching of the truth of the first century of fission work in China there might for so many years, and the testimony, both by life and word, possibly be as many as 2,000 Christians in the Empire. of the young Christian community, have created a very How amazed these men would have been if they could have widespread knowledge of the outlines of our teaching. foreseen the actual results ! Several years of the century are Multitudes who have not yet professed themselves Christians still to run, and, instead of the scarcely hoped-for 2,000 have become satisfied that the Christian teaching is morally Christians in the Empire, we have, of communicants alone, sound, and there is a very general recognition, both by 18,000 in the K u a ^ g- t u n g province itself, with nearly as officials and people, of the good character of the Christian many baptized children growing up under Christian influence, communities. All this constitutes a most favourable oppor­ and a multitude of hearers, worshippers, inquirers, and tunity for the presentation of the Gospel message, and candidates for baptism, which must bring up the Protestant promises at no distant date a large ingathering. Christian community of this province to some 70,000 or Two serious dangers confront us. One arises from the -80,000 souls. Besides these, there remain uncounted the hostile attitude of the French Catholic missions to all others, many thousands who have already finished their course in their political action as advance-agents of French prestige, the faith and fear of J e s u s C h r i s t . These, so often for­ their policy of interference in litigation and clan feuds, and gotten, are the ripest fruit of our Mission work. the free use of physical force by their large bodies of armed To borrow the fine remark of a Romish writer, these “ converts.” Intense irritation is thus created in the minds numbers “ are few to one who dreams of the- foundation of a of both people and officials, which forms a serious danger Church and the conversion of a people; they are great to to the peace of the province. On the other hand, these ■one who reflects that each of these souls has been bought by excesses tend to defeat their own end, and sometimes react the blood of J e s u s C h b i s t .” favourably on the public mind by compelling attention to the Protestant Missions in the province of K u a n g -t u n g present wholly different character and aims of the Protestant a large variety of method. There are now close on twenty missions. The other danger which we have to meet is some­ •different Missions at work, which, with one or two exceptions, times closely connected with the first. It arises from the work harmoniously together. They are of different nation­ large numbers of persons who are seeking to connect them­ alities—American, British, Colonial, German, Scandinavian, selves with the Christian movement. Many of these are And international—and present every type of ecclesiastical attracted to a growing cause by worldly and unspiritual development. Scholarship has been nobly represented in the motives, and the utmost vigilance and faithfulness are needed, literary work of such Chinese scholars as Morrison, Legge, both to enlighten and to sift these multitudes of people Chalmers, Eitel, Faber, and Schaub, now, alas, all but one, What is needed, in view alike of our opportunities and of .gone to their rest. Evangelistic preaching has had a large our dangers, is the gift to the native Church and to the place both in street chapels, as in Canton city, and also in missionaries of a more intense and manifest spiritual life. village itineration throughout the country districts. This There is a great quickening now in the churches of Manchuria province has been the scene of the unequalled medical at the other end of the Empire. May a like experience of missions carried on for so long, and on so large a scale, in revived life, manifesting itself in larger fruits of holiness, be Canton by Dr. John Kerr, and in Swatow by Drs. Gauld granted soon to the churches of K u a n g -tu jto ! and Lyall. The growth of the Church has led -to much attention being given to church organi­ zation, especially, perhaps, in the Presbyterian Missions. Education, both elementary, secondary, and theological, has had a foremost place, especially in the Basel Mission. In some of the •churches the independence, self-support, and self­ propagation of the Chinese Church have been specially aimed at, with a good measure of success. In the Presbyterian Church of England Mission there are about ten well-trained Chinese ministers, ordained to the full responsibilities of the Christian ministry, and supported entirely by -the contributions of their own people. There are also native mission societies, who support from native funds several Chinese evangelists in out-lying islands on the coast, and direct their work through the organizations of the native ■Church. A beginning has been made in some of the Missions in providing a Christian education in English, especially to meet the new demand for an English education and Western learning among the non-Christian community, Space will not admit of any details of the history or features of the several missions. The grand result of their united work is the building up of a Chinese Church whose dimensions can be S.E . Cohnek of Theological College, E . P. Mission, Swatow. ai to 63 PROVINCE OF KUANG-TUNG. Governed by a Lieutenant-Governor, and contains 9 Fu ■ , 4 Chïli-li Chau I , 3 T’ing ♦ , 7 Chau I , and 69 Hien Cities - in all, i.e., 92 Official Cities in all, exclusive of 9 Hien Cities which are included in the Fu, as parts of Middlesex and Surrey are included in London. Those cities underlined thus—Canton—are occupied by such Societies as the numbers attached signify. These numbers are taken from a Table of Missionary Societies and indicate the order of their entry into China. Those not underlined have no resident Missionary. In these lists the type is varied according to the rank of the city, and corresponds with the map.

KUANG-CHAU FU Shao-chau Fu17 Ch’ao-chau Fu314 Chao-k’ing Fu Lei-chau Fu Treaty Port— Lo-ch’ang Hien Feng-shun Hien Te-k’ing Chau Sui-ki Hien CANTON Jen-h.ua Hien t Chy ao-yang H ienu Sze-hui Hien Sii-wen Hien Kieh-yavg Hien 3-14 Sing-hing Hien , 1, 2 , 5, 12, 17, 31, :i7, 39 Ju-yüan Hien Weng-yüan Hien '\Jao-p’ing Hien 15 Yang-ch’un Hien Yang-kiang Hien8 Fatshan T’ing11 Ying-te Hien tHwei-lai Hien14 (Pop. 1,600,000) t Ta-pu H ien14 Kao-ming Hien K’iung-chau Fu6 t Ch’ing-hai H ien14 Shun-te Hien En-p’ing Hien (Hainan) Kwei-chau Fu t P ’ur-ninff H ien14 Kvang-ning Hien Tung-kuan Hienlb Fu-kang T’ing Treaty Port— K’ai-p’ing Hien Tan Chau Ts’ung-hua Hien Lien-p’ing Chau Swatow 3-14 Ho-shan Hien Wan Chau Kui-shan Hien Feng-ch’uan Hien Lung-men Hien (Pop. 30,000) Yai Chau Po-lo Hien K ’ai-kien Hien Sin-ning Hien C/< ’eng-mai Hien Ch’ang-ning Hien Country Station— Tseng-ch’eng Hien Yung-an Hien Wu-king Fu14 Ting-an Hien Hiang-shan Hien17 Hai-feng Hien 14 Market Town— Kao-chau Fu Wen-ch’ang Hien Sin-hui Hien Lu-feng Hien 14 Ng-king3 Hua Chau ! Hui-t’nng Hien San-shui Hien Tien-pai Hien Lung-ch’uan Hien \ Lo-hui Him Ts’ing-yiian Hien Ho-yiian Hien13 Sin-yi Hien \ Lin-kao Hien Sin-an Hien Nan-hiung Chau Wu-ch’uan Hien | Homing Hien Ch’ang-hua Hien Shï-hing Hien Shï-ch’eng Hien Hua Hien Market Town— Ling-shui Hien British Colony— | Sua-bue14 Kan-en Hien Hong-kong (Ty-sami of the charts) Kia-ying Chau3»13 Lien-chau Fu 1, 2, 7, 8, 13, 15, 17, 20 K’in Chau Ch’ang-loh Hien Lien Chau8 (Pop. 246,880) Lo-ting Chau44 Hm-ning Hien13 Ling-shan Hien Treaty Port— Tung-an Hien P’ing-yiian Hien Treaty Port— Lien-shan T’ing Macao 44 Si-ning Hien Ch’en-p’ing Hien Pakhoi Ya/ng-sJum Hien f These places, although underlined on the map as mission stations, have not foreign missionaries in residence.

Statistics of the Various Missionary Societies at Work in the Province. Figures of 1893. F ig u r e s o f 1901.

* Stations where Preachers * Stations where Preacher« Com­ Missionaries Out- and Teachers Communi­ Missionaries Out- and Teachers muni­ lleside. Stations. (Chinese). cants. Beside. Stations. (Chinese) cants. 1. London Missionary Society ...... 3 21 .. 30 458 3 — ... 30 .. . 900 3. American Baptist Missionary Union... 5 33 22 893 5 66 ... 64 .. . 1879 5. American Presbyterian Mission, North 4 37 ... 39 1132 3 43 ... 99 ... 3253 8. Church Missionary Society 2 —— 386 3 — ... 27 .. . 360 13. Basel Mission (Hakka) 13 40 ... 90 2388 15 65 ... 138 .. . 4176- 14. English Presbyterian Mission (Hoklo) 2 30 ... 29 1274 3 58 . 54 .. . 2140 14. English Presbyterian Mission (Hakka) 1 18 ... 20 390 1 32 ... 46 .. . 758 15. Rhenish Mission 3 4 7 155 6 8 ... 19 ... 764 17. Wesleyan Missionary Society...... 3 21 ... 18 627 3 27 ... 27 ... 119& 31. Berlin M ission...... 5 29 ... 45 479 6 53 ... 70 .. . 1377

Totals 41 233 300 8182 48 352 574 16,80a There are also the following, for which complete figures are not to hand :— 18. American Baptist Mission, South 1 ... 20 ... 12 .. 800 2. American Board C.F.M. — ——— .’ . 2 .. 16 .". 31 .. .’ 912 20. Society for Promotion of Female Education. 37. American Scandinavian Congregational. * It has not been possible to mark on the Map every 39. United Brethren in Christ. mission station. Only “ Hien ” cities—with very few 44. International Missionaiy Alliance. exceptions—are underlined, as such. 56- Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. 57. Reformed Church (“ Covenanters ”). These figures include the British Colony of Hong-kong along with the Province of Kuang-tung. If the Island of Hainan be also included, the following additional numbers should be added:—Principal Stations where Missionaries Reside, 4 ; Out- Stations, 6 ; Preachers and Teachers (Chinese), 25 ; Communicants, 133. 64 China’s Millions. M a y , 1903.

Editorial Notes.

s y + r t i E Annual M eetings.— As promised in our last issue, Mr. Broumton left Shanghai for America on February 28- i l j we now give full particulars of our Annual Meetings, As he expects to stay some time in America he may not to be held (d .v .) on Tuesday, May 12th, in Exeter HaU, reach England until late in May or in June. We are thank­ Strand. The afternoon meeting will begin at three o’clock, the ful to say that he has somewhat improved in health since he doors being opened at half-past two. The chairman at this laid down the' responsibility of the work. meeting will be Sir George Williams, and the Missionary We greatly regret to learn from Chefoo that Mr. and Mrs. speakers the Rev. J. J. Coulthard, from the province of E. Murray’s eldest boy, Colin, died on the morning of March G a n - h w u y , Mrs. Montagu Beauchamp, just returned by Trans- 9. We feel the deepest sympathy for our friends and pray Siberian Railway from visiting many mission stations in the that G o d will sustain them in this heavy -sorrow. West and North of China; and Dr. John A. Anderson, a Miss French writes of very great interest in the villages of medical Missionary from Cheh-kiang. The closing address the Chao-ch’eng district, in S h a n - s i . She mentions several will be given by the Rev. John Sharp, M.A., Editorial indications of wide-spread blessing there. She visited in all •Superintendent of the British and Foreign Bible Society. nineteen villages, making it her aim to go to those in which For the evening meeting the doors will be opened at the thirty-eight women, who were recently baptized, live. She si?, the chair being taken at seven o’clock by Theodore had most interesting seasons of Bible study with them. The Howard, Esq. The Missionary speakers will be Dr. G. work in the Chao-cheng and Fen-si districts is immense. It Whitfield Guinness, from H o-n an , whose story of escape is different to other parts; the Gospel seems to have become from She-k’i-tien at the time of the more or less of a power in so many Boxer troubles is so thrillingiy in­ hearts, and there is a turning from teresting ; Miss S. E. Jones from idols in many cases where there is C h b h -k i a n g , and Messrs. T. James but the faintest ray of true light; and Tho&. Torrance from Si-chubn, and it cannot be put down in this each of whom has a striking account case to help in lawsuits, for such has to give of the wonderful progress of not been given. There are many the Gospel in that province since open doors, and hundreds are longing the return of the missionaries after for more light and teaching. the crisis of 1900. The Rev. A. T. Pierson, D.D., who has very kindly The Death of Yung-lu.—Yung- postponed his departure to America, lu, Controller of Finances and First in order to be present at this meeting, Secretary to the Chinese Government, will give the concluding address. It died in Peking on Saturday morning, will thus Jbe seen that the meet April 11, at half-past seven o’clock. ings promise to be of exceptional He had been for some considerable interest^ and we earnestly trust time seriously ill with dropsy, but that the friends of the Mission refused to consult a foreign physician. will unite in prayer for the divine At the last moment the Japanese blessing to rest abundantly upon Legation doctor was called in, but the these gatherings, and themselves be disease was then too far developed, present to share in that blessing. and he could do nothing to save his Tea will be provided between the patient. meetings, the price of the tickets Yung-lu is generally recognized to being sixpence each. As the accom­ H .E . Ydng-ltj. have been the most powerful subject modation is limited, only five of the Dragon Throne. He was a hundred tea tickets will be issued. These may be had from Manchu and a member of Prince Ch’un’s household, and had the offices of the Mission, or, if there are any left, on the no fewer than seventeen official titles, exclusive of his title of premises at Exeter Hall on the day of the meetings. No hereditary nobility. He became a member of the Tsung-li tickets are required for admission to the meetings. Ya-men in December, 1894, and Commandant of Peking, afterwards being appointed, in rapid succession, Present of Items from Mr; Stevenson’s Letters.—-Miss E. M. the Board of War, Assistant Grand Secretary, Viceroy of Miller, who has been assisting in nursing at Chefoo for some C h i h -l i , Grand Secretary and Generalissimo of the Army time, has gone to Yang-chau to prepare for entering upon in Chih-XjI. At the time of his death he was the virtual direct work among the natives. Prim a Minister of China, the actual ruler of the Empire. On February 14 Mr. C. F. Whitridge, the Melbourne Secretary So great was his influence with the Empress-Dowager that, :of the Mission, arrived at Shanghai on a visit to China. even while incapacitated by illness from attending the meet­ Five days later, February 19, Misses F.M . Williamsand H. ings of the Grand Council, none of his colleagues dared take Davies started for Si-ghuen. The following ladies from “ the initiative in any important question, such as the appoint­ Yang-chau, who have been designated to the same province, ing or transferring of Viceroys, Governors and Treasurers of joined them at Chin-kiang:—Misses Knights, Annis, Aldis, Provinces, without first consulting him and asking his consent. Gough, and Rasmussen. Indeed,'important matters concerning which the Empress- . I^On the following day, February 20, Mr. Hoste and Mr. Whit­ Dowager !s approval had already been obtained, but about ridge left for Wun-chau, intending also to visit T’ai-chau which no reference had previously been made to Yung-lu, and other stations in C h e h -k x a n g on their return journey. owing to his being on sick leave, have been known to have Mr, John McCarthy, of Yun-nan, is escortingMr. W. E. been immediately reversed upon the reappearance of that Geil and his secretary from the capital of that province to personage at Court, after a few jninutes’ private interview Bhamo, in Burmah. with bar Majesty.” . In the face of conflicting statements, it M a y , 1903. China’s Millions. 65 is difficult to say what actually was the part he played in the A Noteworthy Work on Missions.—We desire to Palace revolution of 1898. Some assert that he was the real call early attention to a remarkable work recently published instigator of the movement which resulted in the deposition by the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign .Missions. of the Emperor in favour of the Empress-Dowager ; others The Rev. Harlan D. Beach, M.A., the author of the admirable again maintain that it was by his intervention that the handbook on China, ‘‘ The Hills of T’ang,” has now, as Emperor’s life was spared. He seems ever to have played a Educational Secretary' of the Student Volunteer Movement, double part. His attitude towards foreigners was outwardly published “ A Geography and Atlas of Foreign .Missions.” friendly, but at heart he was utterly opposed to them and to This work, which is in two volumes, is altogether without an the reforms which he well knew would follow free intercourse equal Volume I. deals with the geography, ethnography, with them His removal by death cannot but be fraught religious, and missionary movements of the various countries. with momentous results to China. His successor—at least to Volume II., which is a royal quarto, contains the maps, the position of Grand Secretary—is Prince Ching, already an beautifully executed by Bartholomew, of Edinburgh, with the old man, feeble physically, and lacking “ both determination mission stations and statistics of more than four hundred and initiative.” The nation waits for the strong man who independent and auxiliary societies. will take the position of real power and authority—the Pre­ As space will not permit us to give this remarkable miership, if we may say so, of China—vacated by Yung-lu. work any adequate notice for a month or two, we must The expectation of many high officials is fixed upon Chang- content ourselves for the present with merely calling the Chih-tung, or Yuan Shih-kai. Meanwhile, let all who are attention of our readers to it. interested in the progress of the kingdom of G od in China, all who have the spiritual welfare of the Chinese at heart, lift Picture Post Cards.— We are issuing a series of up their prayer unto Him who “ doeth according to His Will picture post cards representing Chinese scenes, and the in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the customs and manners of the people. The cards are very earth,” that He may over-rule in all the Councils of State, so pretty, and are enclosed in an envelope—-twelve cards in that the right man may be appointed. each, the price being sixpence per packet. Each card bears the name and address of the Mission, and friends of the The Missionary “ Call.” — Recently we drew the work who wish to bring the Mission before others will find attention of our readers to certain essential “ qualifications the circulation of these cards distinctly helpful in that for missionary work,” and it may well be that some of them direction. realize, in all humility, that they actually possess these qualifications, yet are hesitating to offer themselves for the The New List of Missionaries.— We have still a few work because they have not, as they say, received a “ call ” copies left of our new prayer list, which has been revised up to the foreign field. To such we commend the following to January of this year. An alphabetical index of the paragraphs, taken from two separate articles by different missionaries’ names has been added, so that the location of writers in I'he Student Movement. The extracts read thus :— any individual missionar}’ can be traced at once. Members “ What are the worthiest motives, and what the ones most of the Prayer Union, and others of our readers, who wish to likely to be the foundation of true and steadfast service ? Is secure a copy, should write at once : they may lie had direct love for the heathen a necessary part of a true missionary from our office at li|d. each, post free. call ? Must a man wait until he has a longing to go abroad ? Interesting' Items.—General Mei has received a gold “ The lives of missionaries make it clear that many of the watch from the King, presented to him in recognition of his most heroic and successful warriors of the mission-field, by humanity in protecting missionaries and native Christians their own testimony, felt no love or longing for missionary during the disturbances in 1900. Great gratification has been service as an element in their motives at the time of decision. caused in Tien-tsin by His Majesty’s graceful act. A simple sense of duty arising from consideration of the The American Commercial Treaty has just been handed to command of Christ, combined with freedom from definite the Chinese Commissioners. Among other things it stipulates home claims, seems far more often the compelling motive for the opening, like Treaty Ports, of Peking, Mukden, and than any other, and a sufficient one if a tree be judged by its Taku-san—near the Ya-lu river—for the purpose of safe­ fruits.” * * * * * guarding the commercial interests of Manchuria, and for the abolition of the likin and all native custom stations excepting “ This question of call is a difficult one and yet it must be those on the frontiers. faced. For some the command “ Go ye” and the answer­ Russia’s motto, as regards Manchuria, evidently is “ J ’y ing longing to obey constitute a call which is quite un­ suis, j'y reste ” .- she is there and there she means to remain. mistakable and irresistible. The only question for such is While it is true that she is withdrawing her troops from the how and when ? for the “ call of circumstance ” must crown cities, it is only that she may mass them along her railway. the “ call of conviction,” if it is indeed a call from God. “ There will always remain some 30,000 Cossacks, who rejoicc But not all missionaries have this clear sense of vocation. It in the title— ‘ Guardians of the Railway,’ ” and it is, we are may be said with certainty that a true missionary vocation told, the purpose of Russia, “ to colonize the territory traversed does not consist in excited feeling or emotional impulse ; that by the railway as soon as it considers that such a step is it may often be accompanied not with eager desire, but possible.” rather with reluctance and shrinking. . . . There is The Government has i&sued an announcement of the arrest always reason for grave self-scrutiny lest the motive under­ of several persons for making Boxer flags in Peking, and of lying the offer of service be a love of adventure, a sense of the punishment of others for circulating stories of Boxer dulness or friction at home, a desire for change or for a outbreaks, the object being to prevent the spread of such means of livelihood. But no one should lightly decide that alarming rumours as attended the last absence of the Court they are ‘ not good enough.’ Missionaries are not ready­ from the capital. made saints, nor are they necessarily or even probably called Forecasts of a renewal of disturbances in China find no to do great things or to make heroic sacrifices.” credence in Japan.—Selected. 66 China’s Millions. M a y , 1903, An Un worked District.

By D, A. G o r d o n H a r d i n g .

URING the month, of November (1902) I made a trip large city, but it and its district must contain close on to Lan-chau and back, escorting a fellow-worker, going another eighty thousand souls. A good parish for anyone by the north or mule road, and returning by the west twenty miles from here is a large and busy city at which or cart road, the distance by the mule road being about two* resides a military official, a major. This, to my mind, looks hundred andtwenty miles, and the cart road about thirty like the place where a house should be taken as a start for that miles longer, taking nine and ten days'journey respectively. district; but from whence are the workers to come ? This I was going to put as a heading to this letter “ An Un- place is called Ma-ying. Above this the country gets bleaker, touched District,” but that would be hardly true, as the extreme the hills barer, and the people not so numerous, yet there ends of each road are somewhat touched by the workers at either are market towns and villages all the forty miles to An-ting end; but believing G o d means this district to be evangelised, Hien. This ' Hien again is not so populous, but is I send you a short account of the places through which I passed, important, being the first city we touch on the Great North The first large city, not mentioning market towns, on the Road which runs from Si-an to Turkestan; it has a telegraph road is Tsin-an Hien, about thirty miles from here. Of course office Kin Hien is ten miles off the main road, we visit this place, but although I have been back here some From here we may consider we are on Lan-chau ground, eighteen months and have passed through that city twice on that city being only distant some hundred miles, but is that not urgent journeys, I have not stayed there since 1900, when rather a big parish seeing that this is only one side of it? Bro. Martin, myself, and one teacher stayed there a week, O h! you who are elbowing one another in the Master’s vine- preaching (asbest,we could with next to no language) and yard at home, would you not like room to breathe, at any selling books. ’ Most of these eighteen months I was alone, or rate to work where C h r i s t is unknown ? I need not mention only Mr, Hall here, and then other districts seemed more Lan-chau save to say it is the largest city in K a n - s u h , being pressing. But the colporteur has been there of late. This the capital. It has at present five workers for over one Hien is a large one, and the centre of a large district, say at hundred thousand souls in the city itself, least a hundred thousand souls. What I have said of this road applies to my return From thence, passing three more market towns, you reach journey when I passed Ti-tao Chau, Wei-yuan Hien, Tung-wei Hien, about fifty miles distant. This is not such a K’ung-ch’ang Fu, Ning-yuan Hien, Fu-kiang Hien. At this latter place we have a station, but no workers, so we are working it as an out-station as it is only forty miles from here, but I don’t think many of the village circuits, at home would like many places so far distant from their centre. Please also remember we have no “ special fast ” train to whisk us over in an hour, but the journey means a hard day on horse-back or walking. I believe we might live in any or all of these places, as the people are very friendly and not opposed to us as was the case many years ago, and the officials also are for the most part anxious to be the friends of the foreigner. If we don’t occupy the ground, you may be sure the Romanists soon will. It is sad to hear of the lack of candidates with the field open before us. “ Pray ye therefore the L o r d of the harvest, that He will send forth labourers into His harvest.”

From Shan-si. Ta-nin(x, December 24.— “ You will, I am sure, be glad to hear that I am really back in Ta-ning. I met with a. very warm reception- from the natives here; and in the villages, too, they have all been most glad to welcome me back. The dear old Pastor was too much overcome to speak for awhile. It is a great joy to be back again, though everything is so changed now from wbat it used to be: The responsibility, too, is great in returning after such a time as the year before last. “ I spent two days here on my arrival and then went right on to the village work. It is encouraging to see how bright some of the Christians have remained, and these naturally have been strengthened by the trials i:hey have passed through; some who have fallen are already repentant and anxious to make a fresh start. There are many new open doors, too; a number of families in various villages have put away their idols, and there are still others who say they want to do so.”— (Miss) E. G. Map of Rocte travelled bt Mb. Harding. Gauntlett. M a y , 1903. China’s Millions. 67 A Wreck on the Yang-tz.

B y Dr. W. T. C la r k .

/f!% U B party consisted of Mr. Moyes for West Si-chuen, a square, and over this spread matting and the sail from VAX / Mr. Hockman for Yun-nan, and myBelf for Sui-ting. the boat (see photo), and in this shack Mr. Hockman We left I-chang on Monday morning, November and I lived happily for five days. As soon as possible ] 7th, and made good progress that day "and also on the after the wreck Mr. Moyes hired a small boat and returned following day, but on Wednesday morning we had only been to I-chang to secure another boat, and we were kept busy on the way a couple of hours during his absenoe drying our when the men on the' boat lost things. control of it, and it was swept It is not easy to describe one's round by the current and driven feelings at the time of the wreck, on some rocks. We were having and yet of one thing we were our breakfast at the time, and quite conscious and that was the were quite unconscious of any L o r d ’s presence with us, and so danger until we felt the boat while the Chinese were running bump on lie rocks, and upon up and down wringing their hastening to the door, and look­ hands and bemoaning their loss, ing out, we saw that we were in we were kept’ im peace. a rough bit of water with rocks We lost quite a number of projecting above the surface here small things, and on account of and there. The boatmen at once the water many things were began to bale out the water that destroyed and others badly was rushing in, but they quickly damaged, and yet it only made gave it up as a hopeless task, Hebrews x. 34 more of a reality and each hastened to secure his to us, and the L o r d did indeed jp’u-k’ai (bedding) and belong­ T he W recked Boat, give us grace to take joyfully the ings. In a few minutes after spoiling of our goods. Many tie boat struck it filled with water and began to settle things that bad been treasured for years were spoilt, and as down. Thinking that it was going to sink we climbed out one after another of these came to view the words of the on to the top in order to be quite free in the event of it Lord Jesus came to mind, “ Lay up for yourselves treasures doing so. We were about eight or ten yards from the bank in heaven.” The days spent at the wreck were not unhappy and most of the rocks that are visible in the photo were ones by any means, and in looking back one can thank entirely covered with the L o r d for leading water at the time. The through such an ex- river had gone down perience and can see considerably when the that all things have photograph was taken. worked together for The trackers were all good. Speaking for on the bank and we myself, I feel that the threw a rope to them, lessons learned through and when it was secured the wreck and spoiling Mr, Moyes crawled of our goods have more along it to the bank and than repaid us for went off to try and get what was lost, and I the help of some small would not have it boats. I had thrown otherwise. my shoes ashore and was tucking up my From Chih-li. gown preparatory to Shuen-teh, January following Mr. Moyes’ 13.—“ It is now just a example, when it be­ month since I returned came apparent to us to Shuen-teh with my that the boat was rest­ wife and little girl, and we have been very busy ing on the rocks, and ever since. The people so could not sink. Mr. here seem much more Hockman and I then friendly than before the returned to the inside troubles. A good num­ of the boat and began ber come about us, and A n Improvised Shelter made with B oxes prom the W reck. rescuing the things that some listen attentively were floating around; to the preaching. shortly afterwards Mr. Moyes returned with a boat and then “ On December 24 we paid a visit to the village of fieo-luan where we were in hiding from July 3-15, 1900. We took we began getting the boxes out. With very few exceptions presents to the two families who helped us: that is, the one who everything was soaked j this made the task of removing found us the hiding place, and the other in whose home we hid. the boxes a very difficult one, and it took several hours We gave them each about Tls. 5 worth of goods, and Tls. 20 before it was accomplished. When the boxes were in silver. The whole village turned' out to see us, and we hope brought to the bank we arranged them so as to enclose to go and stay there for a few days in the wring or early summer. B J M. L. G r if f it h . 68 China’s Millions; M a y , 1903. The Return to Hwuy-luh.

By M bs. C. H. S. Green .

[The following, account of the return to Hwuy-luh of Mr. and Mrs. Green and two children, with Miss J. Gregg, is an abridgement of a deeply- interesting narrative, which lack of spacealone prevents us from printing in fulL W e have reluctantly omitted the story of the train journey,-and have resumed the Narrative at the point where the travellers leave the train for the slow and uncomfortable cart journey of twenty miles into the city.] ^ T is just three months since we landed in Shanghai, and G od for this His own Word of promise, it made one strong this is my first opportunity for writing & general letter. in faith to begin work again. He knew how much it would I am sure that you have been strengthening our hands by be needed, for ere very long the difficulties seemed to pour in prayer, and now we would ask you to join us in praise upon us. . . _ for the privilege which G od has given us of returning once more Do you wonder that the enemy is fighting every inch of the to this city. We have been here just over five weeks. . Perhaps ground ? One of the dear Christians from a village Bome miles- some of you know how the L o rd saw good to test us immedi­ away said, with tears,Surely there isnothing which could so ately on our arrival in China, the very day after Marcus was touch the people and speak to them as your return after all they taken ill with dysentery, which came as a greater test seeing that have done-to you.” The enemy knows this too, and is deter­ he had kept so well during our long voyage. He gradually grew mined not to let us alone ; but “ in the Name of the L ord we worse, but after waiting in Shanghai a fortnight he seemed a set up our banners,” .and in His name we expect victory. Some little better, and this with the increasing difficulty of getting of our greatest difficulties have arisen with the people who passages on the steamers going north before the closing of the v helped us. The Directors of our Mission gave us permission to river, led us to go ftnward. In Tien-tsin afurther test awaited us. reward each one of them for their kindness, and we purposed to The dysentery ceased, but was followed by ulceration of the do so liberally, but our ideas of liberality did not come up to the bowels, and for days our darling was seriously ill. The doctor amount which they were'expecting, and it was only after much who attended my dear husband in 2900 was called in, and to his prayerful consideration that anything coiild be settled. skilful attention under - God we owe our darling’s Some Shadows. recovery. As soon as Since we left, the the doctor would give temple-keeper has be­ permission we arranged come an opium-smoker,, to go forward to Hwuy- so it will be easy to luh. We were to start understand how difficult on .Monday, December it is to satisfy him. The 18th, by the 8.45 a.m. case of the farmer, in train. I had been pray­ whose house we hid for a ing that, if it were the month, is still unsettled. L o rd ’s will, John might He has received from be kept well, but on his villagers a certain Sunday night he had amount of money which such a bad attack of is supposed to cover his croup that we were up losses, as they took all night with him. advantage of the visit of Then came the question, the Boxers to cariy off How could we possibly their share of the booty. go on as the morning Had we been here we seemed to bring so little should have done our relief to him ? As all best to get a little more A. Country S cene in N orth China. preparations were made, for him, as we don’t my husband and Miss * think he has had suffi­ Gregg felt that we must go forward, believing as we did so that cient compensation for actual loss ; but, as the case is closed, we our G od would graciously undertake for us. It was also borne cannot re-open i t : and he is certainly to blame, because in the in upon us that the enemy was seeking to hinder our return, so first place he claimed an exorbitant sum, and, as he did not yield, we committed our way unto the L o r d and started. John was got less than he would otherwise have done. Then again too ill to do anything but be nursed, but praise G od as the day another grievance of the farmer is, that although he has wore on and our long railway journey was drawing to a dose, received compensation, his villagers still curse him, and he he gradually improved. He had & very , good night and the begged that “ his face” should be restored. We were led to following day was, almost himself again. “ Oh, magnify the suggest to the Mandarin that the villagers might be asked to L o r d with me and let us exalt His name together.” put up a tablet in the farmer’s home as a testimony to the way in which he had helped the whole district by hiding us, and thus saving this city from the punishment which would have From Cheng-ting Fu we began our journey of twenty miles come upon them had we lost our lives. We felt that if they did by cart over the C h ih -u plain to Hwuy-luh. Almost evexy this they could no longer curse him or point the finger of scorn, step of the way brought back the memory of our last journey, and thus, in a very Chinese way, we should meet the difficulty. and made us realize in a deeper sense the Omnipotence of The Mandarin agreed, -and himself wrote two scrolls to accom­ our God. A s we passed through the villages we heard pany the tablet. How or why we did not understand, but the the people ask each other, “ Is it really th ey?” Some farmer absolutely refused to have them, which only increased said, “ Yes, it is,” others “ No.” It was a beautiful dear the difficulty. Hours and hours have been spent in interviews, cold day, and the country looked so pure with its thin first with the farmer, then with some of his villagers, and also coating of snow, whilst the mountains in the distance re­ with men from the Yamen. At last the farmer ®as yielded on minded us that we were drawing near to Hwuy-luh. We did condition that at the feast, which will be given to all who take not go through the city, but took a by-road as a shorter and part in the ceremony, Mr. Green will refute some of the idle easier-way "home. The sound of carts soon brought Mr. Brown, rumours whichvhave bpen abroad as to the amount of money Mrs. Liu, and the other servants to the door. Words were few, which ha$ been paid, and how much of it he has received. We but we knew how truly glad they were to see us. . I had been did so want to give thjs 'ihan cause for rejoicing, but we Seem to asking the L o r d f

could have settled up these matters so much better than we, as trembled so after seeing you pass, and I cannot understand how at every turn we are reminded what they did for us when we you could be in such terrible straits, and not fear; certainly were in difficulty. But, praise G o d , the adversary has not G od kept and protected you.” I was so surprised to hear that triu m p h e d . any of tne natives had either heard or remembered what Miss The difficulties and problems have brought us to our Gregg Baid, and it came as a message of comfort to my own soul. knees many times, but as we have received this ministry The testimony borne, the seed sown—“ the seed should spring of the 'L ord we faint not, but are assured that He and grow up he knoweth not how.” Yes, the reaping day is who sent us is with us, and will glorify His name in coming; keep praying. We are just in the midst of buying this city. Another cause of sorrow has been that some additional premises. They have been sorely needed in Hwuy-luh, who have been in the habit of coming here, although not but all previous attempts to either mortgage or buy have ended Christians, have taken advantage of “ the turn in the scale ” and in failure. Now the L o r d is opening tne way, and, as wo have have used the name of the Church to oppress outsiders and committed it unto Him, we go forward with confidence expecting extort money. We have been led to ask two families, for this that He will guide us to buy the best place for the carrying on and other reasons, not to come amongst us. They have had the of His work. light for many years and yet have been a direct hindrance to the work. With Paul we would ask you to pray that “ we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men, for all men have From Si-chuen. not faith.” P ao -n in u , January 5 :—“ The work at Nan-pu goes on Glints of Sunshine. very encouragingly ; seven shop-keepers in the city now shut I have given you an outline of some of the shadows, up their shops on Sunday, and put up a board stating the reason. If only we could have taken hold of all the other but there has been much to cause us to sing for joy. The people in the city seem glad to have us back again, but the places, where openings occurred, as we took hold of Nan-pu, Christians are almost overwhelmed with gratitude and praise. what glorious results we should have had ! Not that the They have prayed so often and definitely for our return, that people there are even yet crying out ‘ What must we do to be saved ? ’ or understand the spiritual benefit of the Gospel they accept it as an answer to their prayers. Mrs. Liu, our old as they should, but it is coming. It is well to remember that, woman, told us with tears, “ that she had told the L o r d that she even after the disciples had followed the L o r d for three years, felt she could not live, if Miss Gregg and ourselves did not return.” Dear people, our hearts have ached as we have heard they still looked for a political Saviour in the L o r d J e s u s the stories of their sufferings and how in the same wonderful C h r i s t (Actsi. 6). When the L o r d came to the earth there was a great restless yearning in hearts for a Saviour ; but the way as ourselves the L o r d delivered some of them from death. people themselves did not understand what that yearning meant. When the Boxers were in possession of our home, the landlord’s They thought that a political Messiah, with earthly power, people were determined that Mrs. Liu should share the same fate would satisfy that heart-craving and give them perfect peace as the foreigners, and to this end they deliberately told the and joy. Ah ! they failed to diagnose their own disease, ana the Boxers that she was one with us. disease of the world ; but patiently, and by leading them There was a meeting held at which her case was freely dis­ through many a disappointment, the L o r d taught them better, cussed, and, praise G od, because no one in the neighbourhood and some at least learned the lesson. I believe the position is was found who could say anything against her, but all bore witness to her blameless life, the head boxer said, “ Well, she largely the same now.”—(Bishop) W. W. C a sse ls. may have followed the foreigners, but I won’t put a good woman K u a n H ie n .—“ On our return from Shanghai in 1901, we to death.” When we remember how many urged him to kill her, found a very changed condition of things, and multitudes were we cannot but acknowledge that the hearts of all men are in seeking to enter the Church with motives which were everything G o d ’s hands. Another dear woman was threatened with being but pure, and even the most sanguine felt sure that a reaction buried alive if harm should come to the family, and was again must come, but it came much sooner and with greater force than and again pointed out to the Chinese soldiers as a Christian ; any dared even to think, and in the shape of a Boxer Movement but, although they visited her house, they did not touch her. for the extermination of the Church, which surprised even the Some members of their families urged the Christians to flee, but most pessimistic of the missionary body. In Kuan Hien we had by His grace they stood firm, and remained in their homes, and a narrow escape, owing to the official being in favour of Boxers are now a testimony to the power of G od that He “ can deliver and against foreigners, and he even went so far as to threaten after this sort.” the extermination of the Church. But thanks be to G od , and Several of the Christians have been called to higher service, the arrival of the new Viceroy, we escaped, with the exception of and, as our numbers are not large, we feel their loss so much one member in the country being robbed of his ox and other more. Dear Mrs. Glory is one of them ; she was ill for some belongings. The Boxer Movement has swept away much chafl weeks, and as she grew weaker her constant desire was just to and rubbish, and as a result there are not so many enquirers ; live until we returned, often saying, “ If they come in the but those who have passed through the fire have been tried and morning, then in the evening I shall die in peace.” It is difficult refined and make much better foundation for the Church. to realize that she will not come in again to see us and “ On my wife’s first visit to Ts’ong-k’ing-chau about two “ dance” for the joy such a visit brought to her. But we have thousand women came to see and hear. At this place, from the thanked G od so many times for this another one added to beginning, there have been three hundred and fifty-one names “ the multitude which no man can number,” and for the joy enrolled, and at the end of this year we have eight members, ten of being the bearers of glad tidings to such an one. May I ask candidates for baptism, and forty-four enquirers. That will give you to pray esi>ecially for the poor old man left behind. (Their’s some idea of the sifting that has had to be done, and now, was an exceptionally happy married life for China.) He is of a though these are far from perfect, they have a good idea of what quiet, gentle, reserved disposition, and it is not easy to know is meant by the Gospel. what is going on behind the scenes, but I just long for him “ In all, during the year, I have baptized ten converts ; to know Jesu s, and feel that G od has laid him upon my heart. helped about five hundred sick persons ; sold about 24,000 cash Will you not share in this ministry ? worth of gospels, tracts, etc., ; saved ten persons from opium G od has indeed been keeping us “ above all” during the suicide; taken six journeys ; given nearly every afternoon to past days. I am thinking morq particularly about the old street chapel or street work ; taught students in Scripture ; memories which gather round our home, and how graciously kept Sunday and week night services going ; refused the offer of the L o r d has undertaken for us. John is perfectly happy a present of a house at Fen-chau and 200,000 cash to teach a here, and does not seem to recall the past in any way. At school, fearing the complications they might lead one into. times a deep, solemn hush comes over one, and a fear “ lest “ In Kuan Hien the women’s work is very backward, and the we should forget the way which the L o r d led us” and men’s dull, since the Boxer troubles ; but we trust that after the so fail to glorify Him in the present. We have had quite a Chinese New Year, and if food stuffs are cheaper, that the number of visitors, and amongst them one of our neighbours prospects will change. We need to be in prayer that rain will who referred to what dear Miss Gregg called out to Mrs. Liu as soon fall and save the spring crops.” we passed along the street: “ We do not fear, G od is with us.” J. H u tso n . She added : “ / could -not make the food in my own home. 1 Extracts from report for 1902. 70 China’s Millions. M a y , 1903.

Donations. — ( Continued). For Special Purposes. S l’MMAIU £ s. d. Rect. No. £ s. d. Rect. No. £ 8. d. Rect. No. £ s. d. Rect. No. £ s. d. 3. 8843 1 12 3 16. 9003 1 0 0 26. 9089 0 10 0 31. 9149 3 10 0 General 2,796 2 4 6. 8879 1 0 0 19. 9036 1 15 7 27. 9101 25 0 0 9150 4 0 0 Special 167 16 11 11. 8946 3 0 0 9040 16 17 6 30. 9119 10 0 o 9154 80 0 0 Total for March 2,963 19 8950 à 0 0 20 9049 5 2 0 9139 6 6 1 Brought Forward 3.881 0 8 6 25. 9081 1 5 0 31. 9148 3- Irò 0 £167 16 11 13. 8986 0 £6,844 19 '5

Book Notice. Fire and Sword in Shan-si. By E. H. Edwahds, M.B., C.M. Publications. With an introductory note by Dr. Alexander Maclaren, of Man­ chester. Published by Oliphant, Anderson and Ferricr. Price 6/-. This book is mainly intended to be a memorial of those members of Matyred Missionaries of the China the Shou Yang Mission who suffered martyrdom in Shan-si during 1900, but it is much more than this. The author, who has been for Inland Mission. twenty years a medical missionary in China, eighteen years of which have TKnitb a IRecori» of tbe been spent in Shan-si, traces the spread of Boxerism in that province, where one hundred and fifty-nine foreigners were massacred, and he Perils ani> Sufferings of some who JSscapeO. brings the subsequent history of the same district up to date. As he lias Two Maps, Sixty Portraits, and Twenty-five IUustvations. visited the province since the massacres and has spent several months in careful inquiry regarding those terrible months, he has been able to Published Price, 5s. supplement much that had previously been published and to supply fresh infornfetion. The book is also well illustrated from photographs, Offered now at 2/6 net. Post free 2/10. most of which Dr. Edwards took during this visit of enquiry. Sad though the facts recorded in this book are, we gladly welcome the volume. We need to remember St. Paul’s words to the Ephesian Last Letters Church—“ I ask that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which are your glory,” and as Dr. Maclaren in his introductory note says, further TRecorös of /ßartgreö /Bissionaries of tbe “ We do not well if we only lament the loss of valuable lives. Gbina Jnlanö /DMssion. Surely the example will point the sharp arrow of questioning to some of us. whether we really believe that a Christian life is dying Nineteen Illustrations and Portraits on A rt Paper. daily, and that, whether martyrs or not, we are scarcely Christians, unless we continually yield life, self, and all to Jesus Christ.” Post Free, 2s. 6d. We pray that the reading of this book may result in such question­ ings, to be followed by many dedicating themselves to God’s work abroad. The facts of 1900 are surely a loud call to the home churches, N e w E d i t i o n . though there has been but slight response so far. We welcome this In the Far East. volume and wish it a wide circulation and mission of usefulness. By MRS. HOWARD TAYLOR (nee Geraldine Guinness). Recent Baptisms. Post Free, 3s. 6d.

S h a n - s i— K ü -w u ...... 4 I -c h ’en g 5 THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN. Tso-ylin ...... 1 By t h e L ate D r. A. J. GORDON. H o- n a n — Kuang-chau ...... 6 An able examination of the New Testament Scriptures on this ¡subject. Price 2d. per copy. S i -c h ’ u e n — Kuan Hien (out-statiou)... 6 Pao-ning 23 K’ai Hien ... 8 “UNABLE TO REPENT.” C h e h - k ia n g -—Ning-hai ...... 7 Wun-chau and out-station 6 A translation of a Tract against Opium, written by a Chinese P’ing-yang (out-stations)... 4 Opium Wreck. P ric e 6d. per dozen, post free. 70 “ CHINA’S MILLIONS” Arrivals in China. ANNUAL VOLUME FOR 1902. From America. Cloth, Extra Gilt, 2/6 post free. February 10.—Miss L. A. Batty (returning), J. B. James and M. E. Funk (fresh workers). E Y E - GATE, ©t, native art in tbe Evangelisation of Gbina. Foreign Stamps.—All contributions of used stamps, to be sold for By WILLIAM WILSON, M.B., C.M., o f C.I.M. the benefit of the C.I.M., should be sent to the Secretary of the Containing 30 Colour Reproductions o f Chinese Paintings. Mission. Old Colonial stamps prior to 1870, and old collections Extract from Prefatory Note.—“ Nothing that has been published upon China containing various kinds, also rare Foreign and English stamps, will be for a long time is more likely to be helpful in stirring the hearts of Christians most acceptable. than Dr. Wilson’s booia/'—Euyeue Stock, Esq., C.MS. Mrs. Rowsell, 5, Sidney Hoad, Bedford, has kindly undertaken to assist in the sale of the above, in the interests of the Mission, and has Price 6d. per copy. Post free, 8£d. 12 copies, post free, 6/- the following varieties to dispose of Packets of Chinese stamps, old and new issues, 7d. and Is. Id. ; sets of four unused old Soudans, Is. per set; sets of used old Soudans, 8d. per set. Also cheap approval T H f i CHINA INLAND MISSION, sheets. Newington Green, London, N. A n n i v e r s a r y N u m b e r . N h Reports of Addresses

GIVEN AT THE 37th ANNIVERSARY OF THE jf-hovah-jireh. China Inland Mission*

MORGAN AND SCOTT, 12, Patjsrnostjer BumDnros,, London, E.C. China Inland Mission, Newington Green, London, N. China inland Mission. Consulting Director J. H u d so n T a y l o r , m .r .c. General Director D . E. H o st e .

London Council. Home Director and Chairman ... THEODORE HOWARD, Bickley, Kent. Assistant Home Director W a l t e e B. S lo a n . R ichabd H. H ill, St. Keverae, Bromley, Kent. Rev. J. J. L uck, St. Nicholas Vicarage, Gloucester. W illiam Shahp, Woodfield, Beulah Hill, Norwood, S.E. Dk. W . W abren, 22, Dunemure Road, Stamford Hill, N. P. S. Badenoch, Conference Hall, Mildmay. Cecil H. Polhill, Hazelwood, The Bishop’s Avenue, E. Finchley, 1ST. H ammond Chubb, Home Lea, Bickley, Kent. Colonel J. W. H ogge, 36, Kidbrook Park Road, Blackheatli, S.E. Treasurer: R obert Scott. Secretary: F. Mabcus W ood. Editorial Secretary : Marshall Broomhall, B.A.

Secretary Women’s Department: Miss H. E. Soltau, 41a, Pyrland Road, London, X. Cashier—W alter T ucker. Offices—China Inland Mission, N ewington G reen, London, N . Telegraphic Address—L ammermcir, L ondon. Bankers—London and County, 21, Lombard Street, L ondon, E.C. All donations to be addressed to the Secretary. Cheques and Money Orders (payable at G.P.O.) to be made payable to the China I nland M ission, and crossed “ London and County Bank.” It is particularly requested that on every occasion when a sum of money ie sent for transmission to a Missionary as a gift, or for any private purpose, it be clearly indicated as for transmission only. But money intended for the support or work of any particular Missionary, or for a Native Helper, or Bible-Woman, or Scholar, or any other Mission object, being practically a contribution to the Mission, should not be marked for transmission, but the desired object indicated only.

DONATIONS RECEIYED IN LONDON DURING APRIL, 1903. For General Fund. Rect. No £ 8. â. Rect. No. £ 8. d. Rect. No. £ 8. d Rect. No. £ 8. d. Rect. No. 8. d. Rect. No. £ 8. d. 1. 9155 1 0 0 3. 9204 0 8 2 8. 9253 1 0 0 14. 9303 0 5 0 20. 9354 0 7 10 27. 9405 1 1 0 9156 0 3 0 9205 0 12 6 9254 1 1 0 9304 8 0 0 9356 1 1 0 E. M. K 0 10 0 9157 0 16 0 9206 2 2 0 9256 0 10 0 9305 3 3 0 9357 0 5 0 9407 1 1 6 9158 1 9 o 9208 1 5 0 9257 0 5 0 9306 3 0 0 9358 1 0 0 9408 0 5 0 9159 0 8 6 9209 2 0 0 J. C 0 1 0 9307 0 1 0 9359 0 10 0 9409 1 0 & 9160 0 10 0 9210 0 10 6 9260 0 7 6 9308 1 10 0 21. 9360 1 1 0 9410 0 5 0 9162 0 3 6 4. 9211 0 5 0 9261 1 0 0 9309 0 5 0 9363 0 5 0 9411 0 2 6 9163 0 10 0 9212 2 2 0 9262 10 0 0 9310 0 10 0 9364 0 5 0 9412 1 0 0 9164 0 10 0 9213 0 5 0 9263 3 0 0 9311 0 13 0 22. 9366 0 10 0 9413 0 10 0 91Ö5 0 2 0 9214 1 1 0 9264 5 0 0 9312 5 19 2 9367 0 6 0 9414 2 6 0 9166 1 1 0 9215 1 4 0 9265 1 0 0 9313 0 5 U 9368 0 15 0 9415 1 0 0 9167 0 5 0 9216 0 3 0 9266 5 0 0 15. 9314 0 5 0 9369 0 5 0 28. 9416 1 2 0 9169 1 1 0 9217 0 10 0 9. 9267 0 2 0 9315 0 10 0 9370 7 13 6 9417 1 1 0 9170 0 3 0 9218 1 3 9 9268 1 8 6 9316 1 0 0 9371 3 0 0 9418 1 0 0 Anon. 2 0 0 9219 10 0 0 9269 5 0 0 9317 0 2 6 9372 1 0 0 9419 0 10 0 9172 1 0 0 9220 1 0 0 9270 2 10 0 9318 0 10 0 9373 1 0 0 9420 2 0 0 9173 150 0 0 6. 9221 0 10 0 9271 5 0 0 Anon. 0 4 0 9375 0 1 0 9421 0 7 6 9174 1 0 0 9222 2 2 0 9273 20 0 0 9320 5 0 0 23. 9376 0 5 0 29. 9422 0 10 0 9175 1 18 6 9223 i 1 - 0 9274 0 10 0 9321 1 9 0 9377 1 1 0 9423 3 6 3 9177 25 0 0 9225 0 4 0 B. L. 0 2 6 9322 5 0 0 3378 0 5 0 9425 0 8 6 9178 25 0 0 9226 1 0 0 9276 1 0 0 9323 25 0 0 9379 25 0 0 9426 1 0 0 2. 9179 0 2 6 9227 1 0 0 9277 0 3 0 9325 3 0 0 9380 0 9 4 9427 0 5 0 9180 0 10 0 9228 0 10 6 9278 0 10 0 9326 1 1 0 9381 1 0 0 9428 1 0 0 9181 0 10 0 9229 10 0 0 9279 6 1 0 9328 1 8 6 9382 3 14 0 Loasa. 1 0 0 9183 5 0 0 9230 0 10 0 9280 65 0 0 9329 9 0 0 9383 1 0 0 9430 10 0 0 9184 1 0 0 9231 0 5 0 9281 13 3 8 9330 1 0 0 9384 0 5 0 9431 5 0 0 9185 0 5 o 9232 0 12 0 9282 11 16 4 16. 9331 1 4 4 9385 1 0 0 30. 9432 2 2 0 9186 10 0 0 9233 0 5 0 9284 2 0 0 9333 0 7 6 9386 0 10 0 9434 12 10 0 9187 10 0 o 9235 20 0 0 9285 10 0 0 9334 1 1 0 J. C. 0 1 0 9436 0 10 0 9188 0 10 0 9236 10 0 0 9286 0 10 0 9335 0 10 0 9389 1 10 0 9437 2 7 6 9189 0 2 1 9237 8 0 0 8287 1 0 0 9336 0 2 6 Readers of i 9438 0 11 10 9190 0 3 6 9238 5 5 4 11. 9288 100 0 0 9337 0 7 6 Life of 37 16 0 9439 5 0 0 9191 1 0 0 9239 7 0 0 14. 9289 6 1 0 9340 0 2 0 Faith. 1 9440 0 10 0 9192 5 0 0 7. 9241 4 10 0 S. A. P 0 10 0 17. 9341 0 5 0 9391 1 13 1 9441 5 0 0 9193 1 1 0 9242 1 0 0 9291 0 10 6 9342 10 0 0 9392 0 10 5 9442 2 0 0 9194 0 2 6 9243 0 10 0 9292 0 2 6 9344 0 2 6 24. 9393 2 2 0 9443 0 5 0 3. 9195 3 5 0 9244 6 1 0 9293 0 5 0 9345 1 10 3 9394 1 0 0 9444 0 10 6 9196 0 5 0 9245 1 0 0 9294 1 1 0 9346 0 4 0 9395 2 0 0 9445 1 0 0 9197 1 0 0 9-246 0 10 0 9295 0 5 0 9347 0 10 0 25. 9396 5 7 7 9446 10 0 0 9198 1 0 0 D2-17 5 0 0 9296 0 2 0 9348 0 5 6 9397 0 10 0 Readers / 9199 2 0 0 9248 1 0 0 9297 0 2 6 9349 5 0 0 9398 0 10 0 of The > 49 6 9 9200 0 17 6 M C.H. 0 12 6 9298 0 5 0 9350 10 0 0 9401 2 13 3 Christian. } 9201 9402 0 5 0 7 0 0 9250 1 18 0 9299 32 4 6 9351 5 0 0 £1,063 5 5 9202 0 2 6 8. 9251 0 3 0 9300 10 0 0 18. 9352 0 15 0 9403 0 10 0 9203 0 10 0 9252 0 10 0 9301 1 0 6 9353 0 10 0 27. 9404 0 10 0 For Special Purposes. 1. 9161 0 10 0 8. 9255 1 5 9 16. 9338 140 0 0 23. 9387 2 0 0 Summary. 9168 1 12 6 9258 1 10 0 9339 5 10 0 25. 9399 3 10. 0 General 1,063 5 5 9176 12 10 0 9. 9272 10 11 11 17. 9343 11 0 0 9400 3 0 0 Special 316 15 1 2. 9182 30 0 0 9283 1 10 0 20. 9355 3 0 0 29. P424 8 0 0 8. 9207 2 10 0 14. 9302 1 10 0 21. 9361 1 10 0 30. 9433 0 6 0 Total for April 1,380 0 6 6 9224 4 0 0 15. 9324 2 0 0 9362 4 0 0 9435 3 11 0 Brought Forward ' 6,844 19 5 9234 2 18 10 9327 10 0 0 9365 1 10 2 ¿toloÍQ1 Û 110 K 1 £8,224 19 11 9240 5 0 0 16. 9332 6 8 11 22. 0374 36 0 0 Report of the Annual Meetings

HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE Thirty-Seventh Anniversary of the China Inland Mission

AT EXETER HALL, STRAND, ON TUESDAY, M A Y 12th, 1903.

H E Annual Meetings, of which this issue is a Report, conditions laid down by the L ord Himself, compliance have this year been full of encouragement. with which conditions alone can insure blessing. The Favoured with fine weather, the attendance was printed reports of these addresses are now sent forth good, especially in the evening, when Exeter Large Hall with the prayer and wish that they may thus reach a was practically full. God graciously granted help, and yet larger audience and result in greater glory to God the speeches cannot but have pressed home the claims of and blessing to China. the L ord and the needs of the heathen. In the afternoon, Dr. Pierson’s address, which is too long to include in this being the centenary year of the British and Foreign this number, has been printed separately as a pamphlet, Bible Society, the Rev. J. Sharp, their Editorial and can be had at the Offices of the Mission. Superintendent, spoke on the work of that Society in The abridged Report of the C.I.M. work during last China. In the evening Dr. Pierson, who had delayed year which was circulated at the meeting can be had his departure to America in order to be present at that free upon application, aiîd as a fuller report is in meeting, gave the closing address. This address, which course of preparation and will shortly be published, took an unexpected line, was of great power, and con­ only a brief financial statement is included in this centrated the thought and attention of all, on the number.

Afternoon Meeting.

The Chair was taken by Sir George Williams.

Psalm 115 was read, after which prayer was offered by Mr. M ille r . The Chairman.

The Chairman (Sir George Williams), in his opening those who suffered and to those who served, G od had granted remarks, said, “ I am sure from what I have seen of the all needed grace and wisdom. He referred also to the fact Report, that we are called upon to-day to praise and devoutly that this is the jubilee year of Mr. Hudson Taylor’s first thank G od for what He has done for us during the past year”; sailing for China, and spoke some very kind and appreciative and referred to the fact that the year had been one “ of words of Mr. Taylor, and of the great work which, under exceptional pressure in China ” ; two of the missionaries had G od, he had been instrumental in accomplishing. After an been put to death, many perplexing problems arising out of interval of silent prayer the following letter from Mr. Taylor the recent Boxer crisis had had to be faced, but, alike to was read by the Home Director, Mr. Theodore Howard :—

.Jun e 1903. 72 China’s Millions. J u n e , 1903.

Letter from the Rev. J. Hudson Taylor. To the Friends o f the C.I.M. Once again we are looking forward to our Annual Meetings reason to believe that all the various departments will be carried and to commencing another Mission year. Our faithful and on prayerfully and wisely. covenant G od and Father has vouchsafed many blessings during If spared to see the autumn of the present year, I shall look the past year, and we are thankful to you, beloved friends, for back on fifty years since I sailed from Liverpool to China, with your continued help and prayerful sympathy. May He reward grateful acknowledgment for all the way God has led me and you for all your effort ana self-denial for the good of the. Mission. for His sustaining and providing bounty, and be able to testify Though my last visit to England, and other efforts made from that in no good thing that He has ever led me from His Word time to time have proved that I must not longer attempt any to expect, has He failed me. measure of the work that has been such a joy in past years, yet It is a great joy to us, now that I and my dear wife are not we have had great cause for thankfulness. We have had the able, personally, to be in the work, that several of our dear pleasure of receiving visits from a number of our dear C.I.M. children have this privilege. workers, notably among them, Mr. Frost from America, Mr. May God bless every beloved worker in the Mission, and add Walter Sloan, and Mr. Hoste from China. to their numbers such men and women as He can use and bless. With the concurrence of our Mission Council in China, And may He bless the old friends who have stood by us these America and Australia, I have, after consultation with Mr. many years, and the younger ones who have filled up the ranks. Howard and the Home Council, requested Mr. Hoste to alto­ How soon to all of us the time of service will have passed away gether relieve me from the work of General Director, and Mr. even should the L o rd delay His coming. May we each be kept Sloan has become Assistant Home Director. I feel very thank­ abiding in Him, that we be not ashamed before Him at His ful to God that when I am no longer able to bear the respon­ sibility He has given great unanimity of feeling and experienced coming. Yours gratefully in Him, help for the future carrying on of the work. I have every (Signed) J. Hudson Taylor.

The Annual Report.

Mr. W. B. S lo a n then read the Annual Report, from which, s. d. however, we only print the financial statement, as the report In comparison with 1901 there is an increase in was circulated in the meeting and copies of it may be had on the income received in London ol ...... 5,053 14 0 application at the offices of the Mission. And an increase in the amounts received in China from America, etc., of 519 5 “ It has been our custom hitherto to report the income 0 received in England and that received in China from the £5,572 14 5 various branch missions. This method has not included the sums expended in America and Australasia before remittances “ Stating the income in the new way it is as follows : had been made to China. We purpose this year, and in £ s. a. future, to give the total income as received in England, Received in England ...... 51,446 10 7 America, Australasia, and China, but for the sake of com­ „ „ U.S.A. and C a n a d a ...... 10,299 4 0 parison with previous financial statements, the figures are „ „ Australasia ...... 3,848 0 6 first given on the same basis as last year, and then according „ „ China for Associate Missions ... -5,060 11 9 to the new plan. „ „ China for General Funds ...... 1,411 13 3

I ncome for 1902. £72,066 0 1 £ s. d. Received in England ...... ' ... 51,446 10 7 “ Thus the total income of the Mission from all sources Donations received in China, and remittances during 1902 was £72,066 0s. Id.” to China from America and Australasia ... 7,759 5 2 * Through an error in cabling, the figures as stated in the Report ¿059,205 15 9 circulated at the meeting did not include the total sum received for Associate Missions.

Address by Rev. J. J. Coulthard. (G a n -h w u y .) IR GEORGE WILLIAMS, and Christian friends,— I who are working in those barren parts would value your am glad of an opportunity such as this to speak on earnest prayers that G od ’s blessing might come at length behalf of the province of G a n -h w u y, seeing that upon them. since the year 1887, when Mr. William Cooper, then its I would just refer in passing to perhaps the most barren superintendent, represented the province, during the sixteen part in the whole province, the commercial town of Cheng- years that have followed, upon two occasions only has that yang-kuan. The other parts that are barren in that province province been brought before your attention at these annual are Hui-chau, in the far south, and Kuang-te-chau, in the gatherings. Yet its needs are very great, and it is still south-east. styled “ dark G a n -h w u y .” Just a word about Cheng-yang-kuan. It consists of a I cannot stay to speak to you of the physical features of large boat population. Our brethren go on board the the province, but they are very varied. In the far south you boats and speak to the people ; and then the boats move off have magnificent scenery, and in the far north a plain and they are not seen again ; hence results of the work done stretches from east to west. And as varied as the physical amongst the boat population cannot be tabulated. As to the features are, so varied is the work. In some parts of the resident population, a large part of it is Mohammedan, and province you have work that promises great results. In the people are bitterly opposed to the name of the L o r d other parts again the work seems most barren ; and those Jesus. J u íte, 1903. China’s Millions. 73

The province of G a n -h w u y cannot claim to be the largest, places where they have no such buildings they have pro­ and so its size will not appeal to you. » Yet it is one and a- mised to build. haH times the size of Ireland. Nor can it claim to be From An-k’ing, the capita! of the province, on the river the province first worked by the China Inland Mission. Yang-tz, we have a very similar report. Mr. Westwood says Cheh-kiaug has that honour, and in particular the pre- that there is a decided spirit of listening, and the people pay fectural city of Ning-Po claims to be the cradle of the China attention as never before. Inland Mission, where Mr. Taylor commenced his life work; In the south of the province, in Ning-kuo, by far the and many who pass through that port like to visit the quaint larger number of converts received last year were baptized, little building where he commenced his ministry. But G an - and our brethren there found it impossible to go into the h w u y can claim to be the nursery of the China Inland many places where the people are needing teaching and give Mission, for it was there not many years ago that some of it them. Their prayer is that many natives may be raised its most devoted and oldest workers first gained their up to do this work. experience of work amongst the people. I refer to the In one of the out-stations in this district of Ning-kuo the pioneers who penetrated far into the interior and opened Christians, though not numerous, have responded nobly and lines of stations where European foot had never trod. And generously, and the year before last they bought the place since the year 1888 the capital of the province has been the that is now the chapel, and last year contributed one hun­ training home of those who have gone forth for the first time. dred dollars to renovate and put the place into good repair. So Gaít-hwtty has an interest peculiar to itself. Let me tell you of one instance in that district. There was Now, viewed as a whole, the work in t.his province does a poor opium smoker who became so interested in the gospel not seem to be as promising as in other parts. Still, we that he decided at all costs to break off the habit. His have great cause for friends said, “ You can­ thankfulness. When I not do without the visited the province the drug. You will die.” first time, in the year The opium smoker said, 1880, there were less “ Let the body perish than forty communi­ if only my soul may cants. Work was carried be saved.” Then, a on in the capital and little later, Mr. Foucar three out-stations. visited him and found Since then over eight him unconscious, and a hundred converts have little later he passed been baptized, and away. May we not during the last year, venture to believe that, 1902, seventy-three seeing he laid down were admitted into his life to win the Church fello w sh ip ; L o b d J e su s, he did while work is now obtain life eternal 1 carried on in thirty But how about those stations and out- who speak so slight­ stations. To these ingly of the awful must be added the habit? If they could .results of the labours see a case like that, of others, for in later and many thousands years friends have come and tens of thousands into the province from Photo by] [A. Grainger. of others in that various m issionary River S cene in Si -chuen. empire, so bound by societies, and I suppose that awful drug, that we ought to add at least four hundred converts to the would they speak so lightly of the harmlessness of it ? number that I quoted just now. This is the day of tremendous opportunity in China. The The work seems to be most promising in four stations, Scriptures, as we have heard, have been circulated, and not Ning-kuo, An-k’ing, Wu-hu, and Lu-an. Recently we only the Scriptures, but Christian tracts, by thousands and have met with great difficulties from the Roman Catholics. tens of thousands. G od sometimes uses a portion of His They are doing their utmost to hinder the work. There was Word to attract a native to Himself, apart from any other a tíme when they left it alone. They said, “ What do these agency. I would like to call your attention to one case. A feeble Protestants ? ” But now they oppose us with all colporteur sold a copy of the New Testament to a Mohamme­ their power, by any and every means, and seek to coerce dan. The purchaser looked at the book and found it rather both the heathen and many Christians, if it be possible, to unintelligible, and put it upon the bookshelf. There it lay join their Church. Yet* in spite of these difficulties, the for an indefinite time. TheSn once again he took it down, reports from the leading stations in that province are full of looked into it, became interested and read it through. There encouragement. was one passage Jn particular that forcibly impressed him. It From the station farthest north, Tai-ho, we have the was this: “ Take up thy gross and follow Me.” But what report that the services were never more largely attended. was a cross? He had never seen one, and there was no Then in the station farthest east in the province, Lai-an, there comment in the New Testament to help him. So he began is a spirit of enquiry throughout the whole district and the revolving in his mind what a “ cross ” could be. Then he workers feel greatly encouraged. From Lu-an to the west came across a character which seemed to him to suggest the : of the province there are “ calls ” for workers in all parts to meaning of the word “ cross.” It is actually the character convey the gospel. In some places the people have offered for an umbrella. He read, “ Take up thy umbrella and buildings where worship might be conducted. In other follow Me,” and he obeyed literally. One day, as I returned 74 China’s Millions. June, 1903

from the chapel, I was accosted by a missionary who told me To make the story short, I af terwards explained to him what that in the guest hall was a visitor; and on my entering the is the mftftping of the cross. The man went to his home and room the man said, “ I have come in accordance with the and came again and again, bringing sometimes some friends command of-the L o r d J e s u s to take up my cross and follow and another time his father, and was at last converted, and is Him, and there it is,” pointing to the umbrella on the table. now a member of the church.

Address by Mrs. Montagu Beauchamp. (Sl-CHUEN.) FTEB, a brief prayer, Mrs. Beauchamp said:— sleep into eternity. And the wail of the dead goes up, and goes up to the throne of G od; only another eternity lost; H Two men looked out from their prison bars; only another soul gone out to a Christless grave. One saw the mud, and the other the stars. No homes. No love. No love between children and It is very pleasant to see the stars. We all like to hear of parents, except a very selfish love. No love between husband the stories of conversion. We all like to hear of the mighty and wife, only enemies. There is no love because there is no things that G od is doing throughout the world. - But let us G o d . G o d is unknown, and therefore there is no love. And remember that there is also the mud. In China the rice no hope; no hope. They go out into the darkness. The door fields are ploughed in mud, knee-deep in mud; and those of hell is opened; and no door in heaven. Out into the dark­ who go out have very often to do this work of ploughing. ness, not knowing whither they go. Lighting a taper to light Even before the joy of sowing comes the ploughing, often the way to hell; throwing out the paper-money into the street enough knee-deep in mud, the mud of millenniums, the mud to pay the road to hell. of superstition, the mud of fanaticism, the mud sometimes of This is not an extravagant picture. It is the commonplace hatred; always the mud of ignorance. I should like to give of a land where Satan rules. you, if I may, a glimpse of heathenism ; desolate, dark, for­ Now, for a moment, let us picture what their religions have lorn, Godless and Christless. done for them. They have religions, plenty of them : they Let us take a glimpse at social life in China. No nation want no more. They have had every form of religion which, ever / rises above the social perhaps, we could find anywhere position of its women. Let us in the world. We find the take a glance at woman’s life remnants of monotheism, clouded in China—just an ordinary over— but remnants. We find woman’s life in the west of China. materialism. Confucianism is Nothing special; no terrible materialism : no G o d , no future; horrors of which there are, G od no heaven; no hell; nothing but knows, only too many in'these the present. Be a good citizen, habitations of cruelty. a good subject, a good hus­ A little girl unwelcome from band, a good son; that is all. her birth. When a little girl They say ■ and do not, for comes she is received in silence, there is no power behind Con­ disappointed silence. She belongs fucianism. Then we have to somebody else from her birth. Buddhism—darkness that may At three or four years old her be felt. We hear sometimes of feet are bound; a terrible custom. “ The light of Asia,” a light that It is only “ Mrs. Grundy” • it is is deep darkness. They have all only public opinion ; it is not the form of religion. They have anything else. It is the custom, a virgin and child, shrines, holy and therefore it must be done; water, pilgrimages, a liturgy in a and so the child’s cries go up to foreign tongue; everything you G o d . We pass on. Perhaps at could wish of the form: the dead ten or eleven years old she is sent form of religion, but no life to her mother-in-law, not to be behind it. Photo by] LÀ. Grainger. married, but to become the slave There was a dear old woman and drudge of a large household; Gateway of a T emple in Si-chuen. who lived next door to us, and one of many, for the mother-in- she used to say sometimes, “ I aw gets all the daughters-in-law one after the other, and there have everything that heart could wish I have riches, sons, they live together. You can imagine what it means. If the grandsons, great-grandsons, I have old age, I have merit for son is fond of his wife, it makes the mother jealous; and if the next world.” She was a Buddhist vegetarian. She used the son is fond of his mother it makes the wife jealous. to come and put her ear to the wail and listen to the No home. Oh, there are no homes in China. Those of us harmonium and the hymns of praise, and she said, “ You have who know what Christian homes are, let us remember this : what I have not. I have no peace—no peace in my heart.” there are no homes in C h in a, There are houses, and there If I could take you for a moment to a mountain, rising the people live, but no homes. The nursery for the poor is eleven thousand feet above a plain in the Western Province of the street; for the rich, the four wails of the courtyard; Si-chxten, and if you could go for a while to the top of that* and the children never go out. And then comes the time mountain, you would find a magnificent Hindoo • temple when one or another finds it too hard to be borne. And round built by a man who came all the way from India to do i t ; the corner, for less than the fraction of a farthing, any man, and you would see a parapet over a precipice 3,000 feet deep; woman, or child can get enough opium to take away life and and you would see also a little path that leads to that J u n e , 1903. China’s Million». 76

precipice. It leads to a part of the precipice where there is are all waiting to near the Gospel.” The message was given no parapet ; and from there men and women who have come in a little room, crowded with about a hundred men. For from all over the Empire of China throw themselves over the hours they listened to the preaching of the Gospel of J e s u s cliff to Buddha ; that cliff is called “ Suicide cliff.” Buddhism C h r is t , which some of them had never heard before. is moral suicide for China. We went back to our old station. I cannot touch upon that. Just one religion more remains to be mentioned. Tauism. W6 passed on to the city of Nan-kiang Hien. For months and That is spiritualism. Perhaps we months the people there had begged hardly realize, now that spiritualism to have somebody sent to them. A has become fashionable in America hundred names were on the church and in England, that it is very roll. That church roll, sent to old in China ; spiritualism with its Bishop Cassels, was a careful idolatry, its consecrated images ; for register of those who came on Sun­ an idol is nothing until a spirit has day and had put away their idols taken possession of it, and there are, and given up opium. They said: undoubtedly, real answers, not only “ Can you not send somebody?” • through mediums, but also from the and the answer had to be sent over very spirit that inhabits that idol. and over again : “ We have nobody^ In many ways these answers come. to send.” It was out of our way, The worshippers have their séances ; but that was of little account. A -they have their exorcisms of evil royal reception we got there; and spirits ; they have their planchettes. day after day, whatever the hour Everything that you might find at was, there were men and women home is found in China. The religion coming in to hear up to ten or oî China, truly, is a dark picture. eleven o’clock. We spent the It is deep darkness, because the god evenings simply in preaching the of this world rules it. Oh, may Gospel of J e s u s C h b is t . In that G od touch our hearts, that we may place there was not a single not be afraid to look it fair and Photo by] [A. Grainger case of litigation and not a WlND-RTJLING TOWER square in the face. We see but single thing we could find but Built to conserve the luck of a town in Sl-CHUEN. the fringe of that deep darkness. a real desire for the Truth. We could not bear and we could You may wonder how this started. not dare to go into it. But G od knows it ; G od hears. It happened that a short time before a man had been to one Now let us look at the stars. Let us look up, and let us of the public examinations and had brought home a Bible send up a shout of triumph because the Gospel is the gospel and he said, “ This is the Truth and we must follow it.” And of deliverance to these people in China : and, thank G od , they because he was an influential man he drew many after him. are coming out of darkness into light. Thank G od for open Years before this incident the city had been visited by a •doors. We have heard to-day of a few of them. All I can Swedish worker— once only for a day or two, but from that do is just to say again that never have the doors been opened moment prayer focussed the power of G od upon the place, so widely. Only last year I was travelling from Shanghai and this is part of the answer. Bishop Cassels, speaking once up to the far west to the city of Wan-hien, where I was present in a little market place, mentioned the Old and New Testa­ ago when the first ments, and a man said “ I man burnt his idols there. wonder whether it is the Now doors are opening on old and new covenant— the every side. We left the three volumes my father river at that point and we bought twenty years ago. went over land; and in We could not understand it place after place people and we put it on the shelf.” would come and say : “ We That book is being read have a Gospel hall here.” to-day That meant nothing but My time is up. May I that they had bought a have just one word more— place and they wanted to just one word about the have it opened. Now there martyrs of North China. I Are great complications that do not think from the names I cannot go into; but I of the speakers that there is ■do say, dear children of anyone here who has actually G o d , pray about the terrible been on the spot, and that •complications, for the people must be my apology for Are now forcing themselves keeping you. While there Photo by] [A. Grainger are living martyrs to-day upon the visible Church in A Wayside Rest-house in Si-ohüen. a way that has scarcely been branded with the cross in inown before. They are their foreheads, and I have demanding to be received for the sake of litigation, and for seen them glorying that they were allowed to suffer for J e su s other purposes they are demanding to have their names Chbist, yet the Church of G od has not risen purified and down on the outward church roll. Thank G o d for that. I glorified. There is much that is deeply sad, and we who are must, however, confine myself to the things that I have seen. G o d ’s children ought to know it. There is a deep, deep need A little market-place and a man with a lantern, and after a for prayer. May G o d write that need for prayer on our long, weary tramp a message came: “ Will you come 1 We hearts to-day for Chbist’s sake. 76 China’s Millions. JUNEj 1903. Address by Dr. John Anderson. (C h e h -k ia n g .) COME from near the cradle of the China Inland We saw also something of the work in Chung-king, Mission— Ning-po—from the town of Tai-chau. But Si-chuen, as we helped Dr. Cameron, for a few months, in my /first station was far away in the remote west, that great city of over half a million people. I remember Ta-li Fu, on the borders of Burniiah and Thibet. I wish I one incident that I should like to tell you. I was sent away could take you with me in thought down amongst those up the river. Dr. Cameron said, “ You must go. You are beautiful hills of Kwei-ohau. I wish that I could give you tired. You must go on this boat.” I went up with my the peep that I have had of those sister and two other ladies, and tribesmen, not Chinese, but a Dr. Cameron’s children. One different* people talking a different evening I was standing on the language, yet in what we call deck of our boat as it lay tied to China. Those people up to a the bank of the river when I few years ago had no chance of heard a cry in the distance. hearing the Gospel. G od, through What is that, I thought. I His servants, has been carrying listened again and I heard, it to them. The missionaries have “ Yang-ren tsai-na-li ? ” (where been going amongst the hills are the foreigners ?). “ Oh,” I and valleysj telling the people; said, “ they want the foreigners,” and now the tribesmen come and I shouted back, “ Here we down. Some of them start on are.” As the boat came down the Saturday morning because they shouted again, “ Where are they have thirty miles to walk, the foreigners ? ” “ Here they and they have no railways there, are,” I said, as the boat came and not even wheelbarrows. They swinging down on the current. start with their beds on their The boatmen threw out a rope hacks and little baskets of pro­ which I caught, and in a minute visions, arid, wending their way Photo by] ['Bernard Upward. their boat was alongside ours. I down to the city, they arrive at A Rivkk Scene in Cheh-kiang. looked in, and it was full of the mission premises just as the people. I found that they were sun is declining. The friends are expecting them. They market people from a country village and were going back have prepared the house, clearing the furniture out of their from their market. They had heard about the foreigners, rooms, and. there these people put their beds down in one and they wanted to know what we had got to tell. I began comer, bed after bed, as close as they can pack, down on the old story of man’s deep need. Then I stopped. I said, one side and then another, and fill one room after another “ You are country people. I wonder if you understand what until all the rooms, are fall. Then they I am saying.” “ Oh, yes,” they replied, go downstairs into the outhouses and put “ we understand every word. Go on.” down straw. Sometimes as many as three I said, “ I am not sure,” and I pointed to hundred from different places come to hear one man and told him to say what I had the word of G od . Services begin on the been telling them. He began and told Sabbath morning about six o’clock. One me almost word for word what I had service for the Miao Christians, another said. I went on again and told them of service for Miao heathen who have never G od ’s provision for our need, and stopped before, or scarcely ever, heard about Jesus. again and asked another to tell me what There is also a service for the Chinese I had said. He told it all over. Then I Christians, and another for the Chinese told them how we could appropriate it by outsiders, one service following another, simple faith in a Saviour ; and again they with, scarcely any interval for food. So told it out. As they bent their heads for­ the work goes on. My sister, in a letter ward near to me and listened, these men describing it, said that at eleven o’clock seemed really not only to grasp the facts on the Sabbath night she was so tired die of redemption but to accept the Saviour., went up to her bed, leaving her husband As they went away they shouted back, to carry on the meetings. "When she got “ Thank you, sir. Thank you. Thank to her bedroom she . simply lay down on you. We will never forget this wonder-' her bed and went to. sleep without taking ful story. We will never forget about off her d o t h e B . in the morning these Jesu s, the world’s Saviour.” tribesmen came to them to say good-bye, I came down, as I have said, to work and they said:— “ Thank you for what in the town of Tai-chau. One of the we have heard. We want you to come Photo .by] 10. Faxrclough. missionaries there is Mr. Budland— one of into our villages. We will give you a Baby T oweb, O utside the East Gaze oFj the Lammermuir party. He translated place for a chapel We have got the loan Ta i-chau F u, Ghbh-kiang. the New Testament into the Romanized When t-hfa photo was taken, the ground t o f* room for you. We will give you the ■was strewed with skulls and hones. Colloquial, printed it and sold out the edi­ best food we have got. Many of our tion. The British and Foreign Bible Society women cannot come. Many of our little ones cannot come. helped him to print a second edition, and that edition is nearly Our old people cannot come this long journey. Will you sold out now; and in that district where thirty-five years ago not come and tell them abont J esu s ? ” Themissionaries you might have counted the Christians upon the fingers of your have got to reply, “ We cannot do it ; we have no one to we reckon that there are to-day five thousand profes­ send." sing Christians in connection with our Society and the C.M.S. J u n e , 1903. China’s Millions. 77

We thank God for what He has done. The work of the we will help you,” and they escorted us safely down to the two missions is going straight on. There are something coast. I think that we should remember this. We (thould like forty native preachers and a large number of Bible remember those two brave men to whom was handed over women. that terrible telegram from the Empress Dowager ordering I would like to give you a picture, not only of what God the magistrates to murder every foreigner. That telegram has been doing, but of the great need. I came down from was composed of four Chinese characters— “ You must kill Scotland by the express the other night. China is equal in the foreigner.” Those brave ministers said :— “ We will extent to a hundred ScotlandB. Do you know how many of not send it. We know w6 shall die, but we will die rather those hundred Scotlands have intelligently heard that God loved than do so; ” and instead of sending it they sent another in them and that Jesus died for them? Just about one. It seems the Empress's name containing the command :— “ You must to me that we Christians ought to be so ashamed of ourselves, protect the foreigners.” that we could not face this question without praying to God to We must remember these things. These are the Chinese of forgive us. These Chinese are men worth saving, and God to-day. No sooner was our treaty passed than China has given us the chance to-day. Satan came in by the opened her arms and said, “ Come back.” “ Boxer ” movement and tried to sweep back Christianity. The British and Foreign Bible Society, as you have heard, You know how God stopped him. I want you to remember could not send out enough Bibles last year. The printing that the “ Boxer ” trouble is not the Chinese nation throwing presses in Shanghai could not print enough books for the out Christianity. It was a deeply-planned and engineered Chinese last year. Why ? They are going ahead at such a device, planned by the Empress Dowager, and carried out by rate. They say they want to know what the foreigners have her agents. Did the people of China respond when the got to tell. They are sending their scholars and students Empress wrote that secret edict commanding the magistrates into Japan to get to know. They are asking for teachers. to put every foreigner to death 1 Did they do it ? Never! They are pleading for them. And I come to you to-day and The very men who were commanded to kill them said, “ Flee, ask, What shall we give them 1

Address by the Rev. John Sharp, M.A.

(E d ito ria l S uperintendent B rit ish a n d F oreign B ible S ociety.)

GEORGE WILLIAMS, and friends of the China men were disposed to think. It took twenty years before H j Inland Mission,—The report that we have heard read the Bible Society could circulate a million Testaments in this afternoon began with a note of thanksgiving, China after the Tai-ping rebellion. That rebellion began by and I must begin my few words too with thanksgiving to the honouring the Word of G od and circulating the Testaments. China Inland Mission Executive for permitting me to stand The same Evangelization Society, which sent out Mr. Hudson here to-day and in this way to represent the British and Taylor, I believe reprinted GutzlafFs Chinese New Testa­ Foreign Bible Society at your anniversary. ment because the Tai-ping rebels had taken that up The last pages of the report are a retrospect. They look and begun to circulate it. back first personally with regard to the But the last pages of this report go- honoured director—the consulting direc­ farther back than Mr. Hudson TayloPs tor now—of this Mission. We have in going to China in 1853, and refer to our chair this afternoon one of those the British and Foreign Bible Society’s honoured servants of G od who have hundred years. The Bible Society been privileged to start a work of from its very beginning took an interest great influence amongst young men. in China. The very first subcommittee We have in Mr. Hudson Taylor another was the Chinese sub-committee. There of those agents who have been enabled was found in the British MuBeum an old by G o d ’s spirit to start a great translation into Chinese of a Harmony missionary work in China. Our of the Gospels, the Book of Acts and thoughts are carried back to the year the Epistles of St. Paul. An enquiry 1853, fifty years ago. He was going was made whether that could be repro­ out then under the Chinese Evangeliza­ duced. It was found that it would cost tion Society. An allusion has already two guineas a copy to reproduce it, been made to the Tai-ping rebellion. and the committee had to give up that It was then that China was being idea. But it soon pleased G od to send opéned to Christian influences. In the forth Dr. Morrison in 1807, under the Jubilee Book of the British and Foreign London Missionary Society to China,, Bible Society it is said : “ G od is pre­ and though he could not preach and paring the ground : the spring-time for could not do the missionary work that China has arrived, and this is the Photo by] [/4. Grainger is possible now, he set to work, I believe- A W ayside Shbike in Si-chuen. season to sow the seed broadcast in in a cellar, to translate the Scrip­ the prepared soil. Individuals as tures, and in due time, he and his well as societies are asking themsélves, ‘ What wilt Thou colleague, Dr. Milne, succeeded in doing so. have me to do?’ ” That eloquent and saintly man, John In the year 1823, at the anniversary of the British and Angelí James, of Birmingham, was led to plead for a Foreign Bible Society, the Chinese Bible, complete, was pre­ million Testaments for China, and the money was subscribed sented. Here in London it had been translated by Dr, within months, and in two years money for two millions MarghTnart and in India by Professor Lassar. The next was subscribed. G od ’s time had not come then, as many year, 1824, Dr. Morrison’s and Dr. Milne’s translation was 7 8 China’s Millions. J u n e , 1 9 0 3 .

also presented here, and up to the time of 1853, the Jubilee languages, the Bible Society bearing a large share in the of the Bible Society, in the year Mr. Hudson Taylor went out expense of all that work. We want to do something more first to China, the Bible Society had spent some ¿£30,000 in than that in connection with our centenary. There are some translations of the Scriptures into Chinese; and yet there eight of these colloquials which are still incomplete, only was not the open door. giving a portion in the particular vernacular. We want to Even in the year 1860, the year of the Treaty of Pekin, complete these Bibles. That will be a laborious and costly the whole circulation of the Bible Society in China amounted work.. only to 30,000 copies. But, see how things have changed. You have heard this afternoon already an instance of how The report says this is a time of opportunity. And that the Scriptures are blessed by the Holy Spirit to draw human Bible Society which could only circulate 30,000 copies in souls to C h r is t. Of course it is best that the Missionary and 1860, and even as lately as 1895 only 240,000 copies in the the Book should go together. But that fearless man, Arch­ year—that Society which spent eighty-one years in circulating bishop Temple, the last time he spoke in the Bible House, said : five and a half millions of the Scriptures in China, has, during “ The mere dissemination of the Bible begins the work which the last eight years, circulated more than four and a half the Missionary has to do. It may be that he precedes the millions of copies, and in this last year has issued, as you Bible or takes it with him, and this Society will help him to have heard, more than a million copies and actually put into do so. But if, as may sometimes be the case, you cannot circulation 872,000 copies. send the Missionary, you can send the Bible. Hence I I cannot speak to you personally, as the other speakers say: Send the Bible; send the Bible. It may be that have done, from knowledge of China. My mission field was the mere sending of the Bible will convert those who India. I went out to India in 1861. But see how things are brought within reach of it. It may be so. But there were then. Those who go out now and say to us what will be cases, I have no doubt, where it will try the very opportunities they have before them must not forget those heart and soul of the reader. And beyond all this it is quite older Christian labourers, like our dear Chairman and Mr. certain that with its gradual influence leavening the conscience Hudson Taylor, who have had to grapple with far greater of mankind, it is the thing, above all others, that the difficulties than any of us know. When I went out to India Missionary would desire as the preparation for his own in 1861 the whole number of missionaries in China, I think, proper task.” At that time was about eighty. How many there are now ! Thirty-eight years ago it was my solemn duty to be by the We read this afternoon in the report of this one Mission that bedside of my leader in the Telegu mission of the Church they have over seven hundred. Thank G od for it, and do Missionary Society—Robert Noble. He went out there in realize the opportunity that He has put before you. Rise to 1841, twenty years before I did, and he lived there that opportunity and see what you can do to send forth more twenty-four years, separate from all his relatives, and never Scriptures and more missionaries and more Bible-women and saw one of them, and never came home ; and then, through missionary ladies to that great country. the effects of an awful cyclone which came over us in 1864, And as you expand the work of our missionary societies he in a few months died. Within an hour of his death I said you must not forget that the Bible Society has to grow along to him, “ Are you sorry that you came out as a missionary ? ” with the mission. Every missionary society, as it increases He said “ iso.” “ If you had to live again would you come its own area of work and its own staff, comes down more and out again?” “ Yes.” “ What ought a missionary to do ? ” ¡more upon the Bible Society to print translations for it and “ Lay himself out for the sole glory of Christ.” “ What to provide it with books. ought Christians to d o?” “ Unite together to help us to In the year 1890 there was a great conference in China of promote the same end.” I would leave these words with you missionaries— over four hundred, I think— and it was this afternoon, and ask you to carry them to the throne of resolved that there should be companies formed to make grace ; and the Holy Spirit will tell you what you are to do translations of the Scriptures in Chinese into the sea-coast for the service of Him who died for us all.

Evening Meeting.

The chair was taken by Mr. Theodore Howard at seven o’clock, and the meeting was opened with the hymn, “ Oh L o r d , our G od, arise.” The Rev. Frank White read 2 Corinthians iv, and prayer was offered by the Rev. F. W. Ainley. The Chairman, R. THEODORE HOWARD, having read Mr. Taylor’s ready to deny ourselves and to take up the cross and be letter, and spoken a few sympathetic words in followers of Jesus Christ in this respect ? May G od send respect thereto, continued:—There are two or preachers and messengers chosen and prepared

And then will you give thanks for the recruits who are be some of the things—companions in labour, fellow-soldiers, going out for the first tíme, although they have heard and messengers, and ministers to the wants of those whom God known what their predecessors have Buffered. Will you ask has sent forth. May that spirit that was in him be in us. G o d to strengthen them and to keep them, and mightily to He was a man who was willing almost to die in the effort of add to the number of prepared men and women. supplying the lack of service of those who should have done And then just for one moment more I want to say that the work of ministering to the Apostles, but who did it not. we need help. You know that as a mission we never make a What a day it would be for China if all here were to do personal appeal for money, and I am not going to talk about what they could for the blessed Master’s work in that land. money just now. But I do make a solemn appeal tq. every As you read this account in the report of the finances of person in this hall to-night—an appeal for help. the Mission you may say that it is rather a glowing account. I want to suggest that the help you give shall be like But I would just suggest that up to this time this year we that of Epaphras, who laboured fervently in prayer; pray have not received within £3,097 19s. Id. as much as we that all the members of the China Inland Mission may stand received up to the 12th of May last year. The money is the perfect and complete in all the will of G od. L o r d ’s and the work is the L o r d ’s and the mission looks to Then we all want to be, do we not, like that marvellous Him to supply all our needs, “ according to His riches in helper Epaphroditus 1 We cannot be all he was, but we may glory by Christ Jesus.”

Address by Dr. Q. Whitfield Guinness. (H o-n a n .)

E recollect that when Jesu s with His disciples left beaten and cast into prison, and the mandarin, hearing that Capernaum to go to Gadara, Jesu s said to them, he had a great deal of money, fined him five hundred ounces “ Let us go over to the other side ”; from the of silver. It seemed an utterly dark thing, and yet it proved land of privilege to that land which was ruled by the power one of those occurrences which G od uses to work out for of the Evil One. I want you to-night to travel in thought good. Through the intervention of an experienced missionary, across the sea “ to the other side.” Had we gone that day the mandarin acknowledged that this man was not guilty of with the disciples I think we should have been impressed any offence. There was no evidence against him, so he let with the fact of the wondrous power of the Master to still the him out of prison and agreed to remit the fine. The father storm on the sea and turn out evil spirits from one possessed. of this Christian was delighted beyond measure, for while the My brief experience of six years in China has taught me cloud hung over his family his own “face,” or reputation, was the power of our G od. What a G od He is ! a G od of lost; but when his son was restored he regained “ face ” deliverance and a G od of power. before everybody, and he became our friend, and the following In the year 1899 a Christian of the station where I lived year, when the Boxer riots occurred, it was he, who, at the at that time was gathering in his corn. Two women came risk of his own life, saved us, a little party of four foreigners up to the threshing floor, and commenced to steal and one small child. This man, although a heathen, was our some of his grain. He ordered one of his servants to tell neighbour and friend because we treated him kindly. He them to desist and go away. Seeing that they were detected was willing to endanger life and property to deliver us. in stealing, they felt that they had “ lost face,” as they After reaching the coast I spent eighteen months at Chefoo say in China, i.e., lost their reputation. One of these women in medical work among the foreigners, also assisting in the took up a stone and struck herself in the forehead and cut it native hospital, at which 12,000 patients were received during open, and went home with her face streaming with blood the year. In April last year I was asked by Mr. Hoste to and said that this Christian* whose name was Li, had been go back to Ho n a n , to the city of Kai-feng Fu; and, on the assaulting her. Her husband went to the Ya-men and lodged way back, I journeyed partly by steamboat, and then by train, a complaint there, and the poor man, though he had been which is an innovation for China, and then part of the way guilty of no offence, was taken to the Ya-men -and terribly by wheelbarrow, and eight days in a cart, and eventually

Hospital. Teachers’ Residences. Girls’ School. Boys’ School. Sanatorium. Preparatory 8cbool.

A Pakobamic V iew of the C .I.M . Compound, Chefoo. China’s Millions. JU K E , 1 9 0 3 arrived at Shae-ki-tien, the town where we had been stay, and through ’God’s blessing, on a later visit, was rioted. able to rent' premises in the city itself. I was asked to The one thing that deeply impressed me on my return more join >iim and to open up medical work there. From Kai- than anything else was, not the sight of the ruins of the place feng Fu all the officials, civil and military, are appointed to where we had been delivered, but the faith of one of the Chris­ their various spheres of jurisdiction throughout the province. tians. He was a fine, tall man, with a face full of the joy of the If they come under the influence of the foreigner and are L o r d , and when we came back to the province I heard about favourably disposed towards him, in their own district they will his sufferings. They had taken him and tied his thumbs try to help forward the work which the foreigner has at heart, the propagation of the Gospel. behind his back, and then drawn Dr. Carr. him up to the ceiling and left For this reason Kai-feng Fu is a him hanging, and beaten him centre of supreme importance for cruelly, and asked him to deny such work. It is the centre for the Lord Jesus Christ and give the highest provincial examina­ up his faith. But no, he remained tions. I entered an examination true. They beat him again, and hall one day and saw cells for let him hang for hours, and he 11.000 or 12,000 students. They suffered terrible torture. When told me on one occasion that I saw him I said, “ Was it worth 16.000 had sat at one time. while suffering like that for J esu s’ Many of these will, we hope, come sake ? ” “ Worth while ! ” he down to our hall to see the answered. “ Why, I would go foreigner and hear what he has through it again to-morrow for to tell; and being intelligent men, J esu s’ sake.” many of them should get a clear I tell you, brothers and sisters, apprehension of the Gospel and it is an encouragement and a take away books with them to strength to our faith to see a their own districts. Christian like that. Remember, We made a commencement of he had been baptized but one medical work, and I thank G o d week before the riots. Mr. Powell. Teacher Ohu. Dr. G. yf. Guinness that even the few operations I passed north several more Mission Staff at Kai-feng Fu. which have been performed have days’ journey, into the region of been much used in breaking down Kai-feng Fu, a vast desert of sand, for over that region the opposition. I shall not forget that just before my being taken Yellow River has flowed more than once. Kai-feng Fu is a ill last September (which led to my home-coming), one woman very ancient city. In the twelfth century it was the capital travelled eighty or ninety Chinese miles to see us. She had of China, and the historians record that it was a magnificent never met a foreigner before, and brought a little boy about and wealthy city. Since that time fire and flood have ten years of age with a very large tumour, and asked whether changed it and- reduced it very much. To-day it is the capital it was possible to do anything for him. We told her that of of H o-n a n . It has a wall round it about twelve miles in length, course it could be removed, but there was a certain risk in and I suppose covers an area of at taking chloroform, and I advised least ten square miles. For many her. to go home and speak: to her years G o b ’s servants tried to gain people about it and see whether access to that city, but were unable ; they w€jfe willing to take the risk, but some twelve years ago a Chinese and then I would do the operation. colporteur, with his wheelbarrow of She went home, and a few days books and Bibles, passed through the later returned. It took two men to gate and up the street, and began drag the little boy to the house. to sell the books. One of thè He -thought that we were going to scholars of the city, a bitterly anti- kill him and probably cut out his foreign man, opposed to everything heart and eyes, and was terrified out from the west, as soon as he dis­ of his life. Still they came. They covered that these were western were going to trust us. The opera­ books, overturned the barrow and tion was completed, and the boy drove the old colporteur forth from made an excellent recovery. the city and scattered the books. Just then I was taken ill, and X Amongst the, by-standers was one was told afterwards that that woman man named Chu (see photograph). would not take any food for two He was standing by and picked up whole days because her heart was- some of the books and earned them so sad that-- one who had treated home with Mm. He had never her kindly should be ill like that. seen a foreigner and never heard of Photo by] [Dr. Carr. And when I was just convalescent Jesus Christ, but as he read the I mperial Palace of the Soso D ynasty, enough to receive visitors she came Word of G od the Holy Spirit took Ka i-feng Fu, H o-nan. in. She was going home that day,, that Word and implanted it in his ^ ' , and she caught hold of one of my i heart, and he became a true believer. Some years hands with, both of hers, and, with tears in her eyes, said; later, while he was“ travelling outside thè city, he met “ You have no mother or sister here. I want to express to & missionary and was instructed further in the ways of you my sympathy and my love.” G o d . Eventually—I think it was in 1899— Mr. Powell One wia-Ti who came in had had his leg frightfully mutila­ found his way to Kai-feng Fu. The officials tried to turn ted. He had come a long distance, and he told me that the him out, but he with dogged perseverance determined to robbers had broken into his house, and they had knocked him J une, 1903. China’s Millions. 81

down and smashed his leg for him, and it had united very hospital. We want a site ; and will you join us in praying badly. It was quite impossible to put his heel to the ground about this 1 We want assistance, too, in our work. It is when he came in. I saw at once that an operation might be most important to train Chinese students. They become done which would relieve him greatly. I told him so, and he excellent helpers, and then by-and-by they are able to go agreed to have it done ; so the operation was performed and away and lead a self-supporting life and preach the Gospel in he recovered well. But during the days he was there he read their own homes. the Bible, and I shall never forget the keen interest with And remember, too, Dr. Carr. He has not been very long which he studied the Word of G o d . Every afternoon when in China, but he is getting on well with the language, and I went to see him he had some question to ask, and the is doing excellent medical work there to-day. 1 long to get truth about J e s u s C h r i s t sank deeply into his heart, and back to join him and to see the hospital put up, and our work when he went away he said : “ Oh, I thank God that I have in full swing. Our brother is just a grand servant of been here. I am glad now that my leg was broken, because G od. Will you uphold him in prayer ? I am sure that he I have learnt of Him who can heal the heart, and I am going would say that to-night. Oh, cease not to pray for us. home to live for Him in my own district.” Thank G o d for The other day in passing through Florence I happened to such ! Only pray that work in this distant city of Kai-feng pay a visit to Fiesole and I read of a book called “ The, Golden Fu may be greatly honoured of G o d . Book of Fiesole.” It appears that in time past, when they But our work is not only medical. Night after night we wanted to make a road they would invite those who wished have a glorious opportunity of preaching the Gospel. Our to have their names ennobled, to contribute to the expense of little chapel is all too small, so we set seats out in the court­ making the road. All who did so had their names inscribed yard. That was soon filled. Then a second courtyard was within the book, and henceforth those names were supposed filled. And there we saw men standing shoulder to shoulder to be ennobled. I think those who want to help to make in a solid block to listen to the tidings about J e s u s C h r i s t . the road into the darkness of China and to bring down the We worked there in the moonlight. We had our lamps mountains and to raise the valleys and make a highway for round the courtyard, and the people stayed long after ten our G od, will have their names inscribed in a grander book o’clock to ask questions about the Gospel. than that. Are there any here to-night who would have So a commencement has been made in Kai-feng Fu. But their names written in that book ? G o forth with J e s u s “ to our need at present is for a hospital. I am very thankful to the other side, ” ever remembering that Jesus Ciuust said to say that the L o r d has laid it on the heart of one of His His disciples, “ Let us go over to the other side.” You go servants in America to send funds for the starting of such a not alone, for J e s u s C h r i s t goes with you.

Address by Miss S. E. Jones,

(C h e h -k i a n g .) -gfV ER.HAPS some of you have wondered to-day what is before I left for home, she sent me this pair of shoes, and 11^ the meaning of this small piece of yellow ribbon that asked me to tell Christian friends in England the story of U r some of us are wearing. I should like to tell you them, and also to thank the Christian Church for sending a that a shade very near this colour is the Imperial colour of messenger of the Gospel to tell her about the L o u d J e s u s the land we represent here to-night. The ribbon is to show C h r i s t . that those who are wearing it, and others too, have been to You also heard something this afternoon of Buddhism. that land as messengers of the L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t , and it is Well, here is a Buddhist rosary [exhibiting one]. Almost as part of the Boyal Household of the King of Kings that every woman in the city where I lived for some years uses a we stand here to-night on behalf of the yellow flag. rosary, perhaps not quite as large as this. Some wealthy Someone said to me before I came home this time “ Oh, I women have them exactly like this one. There are one wish I had a voice to move the very heavens on behalf of hundred and eight of these small black beads and the people China.” Dear friends, the heaven of heavens has been hold them in their hands so. There is a small red cord here. moved long ago and the Son of the bosom of the Father They begin with this, and for each one of the beads they say was given ; but the Church has moved so slowly, very very “ Na-mi no^rni do-veh ” very quickly, much more quickly slowly. You heard here this afternoon something about the than I can say it, and they move one of these beads misery of the life of the women in that land. There is no every time. They go completely round and then they move this time to give you much in detail, but I should like to show red cord over one bead. And then they move one of these you a pair of small shoes. [The speaker exhibited a pair of silver beads to show that they have been round once. That small shoes, and continued :—] I have here a pair of shoes means one hundred prayers. So by the time they come down that were made rather more than thirty years ago for a woman here [indicating a certain bead] they have said one thousand who lived in darkness. This is about the usual size for what prayers. This side of the rosary is very valuable. Each one they call a nicely-bound foot. But these shoes are peculiar of these beads means a thousand prayers ; and this one is ten in the sense that they were made for the woman to wear in her thousand prayers. This piece of silver here means fifty thou­ coffin. The wealthy Chinese prepare all their grave clothes, sand prayers and that on the other side one hundred thousand the shoes included, and this woman had made this pair of prayers. At the top of the rosary is a small lantern. Very shoes for her friends to put on her feet in the coffin. There often there is a small teapot as well; the lantern is to give is no woman in China to-day who would wear this pair. light to the soul, and the small teapot is to quench the thirst Why ? Because they were made for the grave. Notice the of that same soul. peculiar pattern of the flower on the side of both shoes. A short time before I left for home the mother of one of There is a white goose, and this goose is supposed to have the the elders in our church in Sin-chang died, and her husband, power to lead into bliss or into paradise—into that place where who was a heathen, took the rosary she had used for many the Chinese heathen believe there is a measure of happiness years and placed it in the old woman’s hands in the coffin for them. This woman was converted, and, a short time and told her to be sure to use the lantern and drink the tea ¿ 2 China’s Millions. June, 1903.

to quench, lier thirst. Her own son told me this story, and the superintendent of the province, until Mr. and Mrs. Heal when I heard it I thought, “ Oh, .how strange that thèse went there. The L o r d blessed the wort very much. I heathen, although they know nothing about the Water of should like to have an hour more to tell you something Life or the Light of the World, yet feel a craving within their about the church in Sin-chang. There are some very bright souls for those tilings.” and earnest Christian men and women there. In the Mission I remember steading ten years ago on the Mildmay Hall stations where I had worked before, it was impossible to get platform telling something of the goodness of the L o r d to a Bible woman. Very often there was not a Christian woman me for seven years in China. I remember quite well telling in the station to go out with us. But in Sin-chang we never of three converts in the first station where I lived, lack any of -those blessings. Christian women are always where the work had been going on for fourteen years ready to.go out with us visiting in the country from the city. before I went there and there were no converts; It I should like to ask your prayers for the faithful helpers was then a particularly hard place, but the L o r d gave in Sin-chang — the native preachers, ‘ the elders of ' the us three bright Christians. After I returned to China Church, thè Bible woman, and the school teacher, and also I made particular enquiries after those three converts, •for the whole Church, and for my dear fellow-workers that and I found that two of fchem had grown much in grace and are still in the station. in the knowledge of the L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t . One had gone Someone said to me, “ You were not very far. into the back and is still a backslider. I remember also telling about interior of China.” Geographically I was not, but socially I a class which I had been privileged to start in another pro­ was. We might have been on the borders of Thibet for any vince, and when I went back to China I heard that the foreign visitors that we had. Mr. and Mrs. Heal lived in Sin- L o r d had blessed that class and that several from that class chang year after year and scarcely ever saw any foreigner had been baptized and were still bright and serving the passing through the city, and after I joined them we had L o r d . very seldom any foreigners passing through. So may I After I returned to China last time, I went to a small city ask your prayers to-night for Mr. and Mrs.. Doherty, who are in C h e h -k ia n g , to join Mr. and Mrs. Heal, who are here to­ carrying on the work there, and from whom we are continually night. They had been there working for some time. The receiving very good news of the work. This month they are station was opened over thirty years ago by Mr. Stevenson, going to have a number baptized, the first since we left the and worked by him under the supervision of Mr. Meadows, station in 1900.

Address by Mr. Thomas James. (Sl-OHUEN.) yearning of our hearts here to-night is that blessing They have no appreciation of the privilege we esteem it to may come to China, that blessing may come into our live there among that people, serving and witnessing for the midst here, so we pray that there may be no un­ L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t . I pray G o d that He may touch our blessed one in this meeting to-night. What you and I want, hearts to-night with love to Himself, and that we may yield whether in China or ourselves wholly to R. L. McIntyre. W. T. Herbert. in England, is sym­ Him. pathy, compassion, and And now let me love which will touch speak of my life m our fellow - men. I China. On my arriv­ have felt great sym­ ing in Shanghai in pathy with men in March, 1885, Mr. England, men in Hudson Taylor put English villages, la­ before me certain bouring year by year letters from- different and seeing little for parts of China. their services. I feel “ Now,” he said, “ go sympathy and I feel to your room and admiration for such spend the night in men. Whether there prayer to G o d and tell or here, what we want me in the morning is a distinct love for what your choice is." souls, a distinct passion The following morning in our hearts that G o d I told him that my may use us for the choice was to join salvation of men. This Dorward in Hu-nak, is the. thought'in the and I went forward hearts of Our mission­ there in April, 1885, aries, namely, that we and there with Dor­ may bis strengthened ward and other workers of G o d by your prayers I spent some five-and- yet further to serve M issionaries and a few of the N ative C hbistians in the L u -chau D istbict. a-haif years—years of Him. trial, years of persecu­ Could you believe that there are many friends who put to tion, years of defeat, sorrow and bitter disappointment, and us such questions as “ Are the Chinese worth saving? Will years of suffering. you yet again go back to China and spend your life there ? ” For twenty odd years we had only one man baptized, and' They realize but little the glory which God has given us. he turned out a hypocrite. But there was one man there June, 1902. China’s Millions. 83

whom we had received as cook—a dirty, dense Chinaman. next town, a distance of ten miles. Coming to that town, it He was the best we could get there in those days. He was soon barricaded for our safety, and there we spent served us as cook to the best of his ability. On coming the night. The next day the official knew of what had down now from the country I was told that that cook, that happened and sent us an escort of soldiers to take us dense, dirty Chinaman, G o d had raised up by H is power and back to the city. On getting back to the city the enquiry that he was an earnest evangelist. was “ What can I do for you ? What compensation can I He is the only witness in his city, but he has a church of give you. Can I give you some return for your forty or moré members, and wields a great influence in many losses 1 ” We said, “ In the meantime we want a towns around. Our labour is not in vain in the L o r d . change of linen ” ; our clothes were very dirty. We In January, 1890, I came to the city of Lu-chau, in said, “ We must go back and get some other things. We S i -c h u e n , and laboured there till 1894, when we came home will come back here in a fortnight’s time.” We knew that to spend a year in England. During the five years in that city the elders of the district had been arrested and that several of and district it was our privilege to receive sixteen in baptism. them were in chains. On meeting the official by appoint­ Of those, eight are still with ment we told him that our us, seven the L o r d has taken principle was that if we home, and one was struck off suffered loss we gladly bore the church roll. But will you it, that therefore we could think for a moment what it not accept from him any com­ means to come to a city where pensation. “ But,” said he, the gospel has never been “ though we do not give you preached, where there is no any compensation, surely you living witness for the L o r d will accept a little help.” J e s u s . But there is not only “ No,” we said, “ nothing.” that city; around us there we We would not accept money have five other cities and one from him, and he arranged hundred more market towns, a that we should see him again total population of more than the next day. The next day ' half a million. What must it we met him in the presence mean to a true servant of of all the elders of the district. G o d to come to such a centre, Before we had an opportunity to such a district, with such to speak, one of these men an opportunity ! stepped forward and placed As I look at this great meet­ down before us a great packet ing to-night, the thought that of silver. The official said, comes to me is, why should it “ Mr. James, these friends be that we few sitting here on have sympathy with your this platform should represent losses.” We asked him China? Why is it more my whether these men were the duty, my obligation, my privi­ robbers. “ No,” we were told, lege to go to that land to “ they are not the robbers, witness for the L o r d J e s u s but they willingly give you than yours ? this money.” We knew it You possibly would ask, was not so. We knew that “ What is the nature of your a Chinaman would not so work?” Let me say that readily give his money. throughout S i -c h u e n , in most “ Well,” I said, “ since these of our stations, there has been are not the robbers, we ask a great movement, and thou­ that you will use your utmost sands upon thousands of the efforts to recover our goods if people have sought the mis­ possible; the question of loss sionaries. Such has been the Map of L u -chau D istrict, Showing J ourneys we leave over. We have deter­ position in our station. T aken by Mb . James. mined that we will suffer loss Thousands of people have rather than that you should sought us there. Do you ask, “ Well, from what bring bitterness upon your people.” We also requested motive ? ” Their motive in many cases is a mixed one, an him to release these men, who were not the robbers, from evil one, but, thank G o d , we can see His hand underlying their bonds. That is one incident of our work. To-day that popular movement. There are many true disciples we own property in thirty places, rented by the native Chris­ there who have sought us among this great popular tians. Of those thirty places many have been opened to us rising. But, prior to this popular rising, in our centre through the influence of that one act. G o d had begun a gracious work. I started for a month’s In the year 1898 a local rebellion raged around us. Every journey in January, 1900, with Mr. Herbert. About three town outside our city, within a radius of about five days out from Lu-chau we slept in' a certain town. In the miles, was in the hands of the rebels. Our Christians came morning W e told our three coolies to take the books and and said, “ Mr. James, will you leave ? ” “ No,” I replied, “ I things to the next town and wait for us. We struck off to am not going to leave.” One came and said, “ I have prepared go and visit a Christian. About mid-day these same coolies, premises for you. Come into the city and live under my roof. as we were 'leaving that Christian’s home, came round after If I suffer, you suffer.” I said, “ I would rather stay here with us, and said: “ Bun for your lives; the robbers have our own people. In case of distinct necessity there would destroyed part of the goods and stolen the rest, and now they still be tiTrift to run into the city.” The constant enquiry of are seeking you.” And so we were urged forward to the the Christians was, “ Will you leave us ? ” Day by day this 84 China’s Millions. June, 1903

enquiry came. I was glad to stay there by them during those weeks, when the whole country was up in arms against Publications. the local authority, until one day this Christian, who had in­ vited ine to take shelter under his roof, camé again and said, “ Mr. James, we are fully persuaded that you cannot help us, Martyred Missionaries of the China and we are fully persuaded that we cannot help you. We would be glad if you would leave the city at the earliest Inland Mission. possible moment.” Since that was their thought and as the m ttb a -Record of tbe Conference at Chung-king was due, I was glad to leave the perile ani> Sufferings of some wbo Bscapei*. following morning. There was an enquirer in one of our places who, although Two Maps, Sixty Portraits, and Twenty-jive Illustrations. never baptized, was a true believer. His family took up arms against him, his brothers, his mother, his uncles, the whole Published Price, 5s. family. They begged that he would renounce his religion, Offered now at 2/6 net. Post free 2/10. but he refused. His mother came to visit him, and one morn­ ing he awoke suddenly and found his house full of men. He had been betrayed by his own mother. The men took Last Letters him from his bed and bound him hand and foot, and in the presence of his own mother they strangled him. That, how­ BnO further TRecorôs of Æ>artgreî> ÆMestonartes of tbe ever, is an extreme case, such as would not often be thought of. Cbina Jnlaiiô /BMasicm. To-day, at these thirty places, there is only one missionary with over four hundred baptized believers : only one Nineteen Illustrations and Portraits on Art Paper. missionary to teach and train them. There are eight or Post Free, 2s. 6d. ten helpers, but only one missionary to oversee and instruct them. When I came down to Shanghai I said to Mr. Steven­ son, “ Cannot you let us divide our district yet again ? ” And N e w E d i t i o n . he replied, “ What can I do ? I have calls from day to day. In the Far East. Where are the men ? How many men are there in the train­ By MRS. HOWARD TAYLOR ing home? How many candidates are there coming out?” (née Geraldine Guinness). This great work is hampered on every hand by the Roman Post Free, 3s. 0d. Catholics. They oppose us most bitterly. They descend to the meanest tricks to harm us and bring our name into dis­ honour. But they cannot do that. The popular mind can THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN. see the difference. The people know quite well the differences B y t h e L a t e Dr. A. J. GORDON. between them and us. It does not require our explanation. An able examination of the New Testament Scriptures on this subject. I would ask your prayers specially in the presence of the Price 2d. per copy. Roman Catholicism. In the presence of their persecution I would particularly ask you to pray that Mr. Herbert may have wisdom in this work. Pray that he may have grace “ UNABLE TO REPENT.” given him to meet all the difficulties which they may bring A translation of a Tract against Opium, written by a Chinese upon him from day to day. Opium Wreck. Price 6d. per dozen, post free. Recent Baptisms. K ia n g -ku— Shanghai...... 2 “ CHINA’S MILLIONS” Chen-kiang...... 3 Yang-chau...... 2 ANNUAL VOLUME FOR 1902. Sl-CHUEN— K’iong-chau ...... 8 Cloth, Extra Gilt, 2/6 post free. Y un-nan— Yun-nan Fu ...... 2 C jheh-k ia n g - -Wun-chau (out-station) ... 2 Ping-yang (out-station) ... 1 Ning-hai ...... 6 EYE-GATE, H u -n a n — Ch'ang-teh (out-station) ... 1 ©r, IWative Brt lit tbe Bvanaeltsation of Gbtiia. By WILLIAM WILSON. M.B., C.M., of C.I.M. 27 Containing 30 Colour Reproductions o f Chinese Paintings. Arrivals from China. Extract Jrom Prefatory Note.—“ Nothing that has been published upou China for a long time is more likely to be helpful in stirring the hearts of Christians Aprii. 25th. Per N.G.L. ss. “ H a m bu rg.” than Dr. Wilson’s book.”—Eugene Stock, Esq., C.M.S. Rev. and Mrs. F. A. S. I Miss Bance (for Sweden.) Steven and six children. | Price 6d. per copy. Post free, 8id. 12 copies, post free, 61- Ma y 5 t h . P e r N.G.L. ss. “ Prink Heinrich.” Mrs. C. T. Fishe. | Miss Ramsay. PICTURE POST CARDS* Arrivals in China. dbinese Scenes, ./Obanners, ani> dustoms. F r o m A m e r ic a . February 25th.—Miss M. C. Bordson (new worker). TWELVE CARDS IN AN ENVELOPE. x»s. F r o m S w e d e n , v i a A m e r ic a . February 25th.—E. Folke (returning). Sixpence per Packet. March 15th.—0. E. and Mrs. Oberg (new workers). F r o m G e r m a n y . March 9th.—F. K. Schoppe and F. E. Heinrichsohn (new THE CHINA INLAND MISSION, workers) Newington Green, London, N. CMI/tA ¡ALAND MISSION,/ÍEWIAfGTOAf 6REcñ.L°/+DQ^f. /+. A q r g a n & ¿e2TT,I2, Pa t e r n o s t e r B u i l d i n g s . Lp m d o m -, e .e PRICE THREEPENCE. China Inland Mission.

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■Worth Bmertca. NORWAY— The Norwegian Mission in China, ohhistiana. CANADA— 507, Church Street, toronto. GERMANY— The German China Alliance Mission, Seifen- UNITED STATES- -Office—702, Witherspoon Building, Philadelphia, pens. strasse 5, b a r m e n . Home—1326, De Kalb Street, norhistowk, penn. FINLAND— The Free Church Mission, sectula. dickursby, Bustralasia. ■WortD Bmerica. AUSTRALIA— 267, Collins Street, M e lb o u r n e . NEW ZEALAND— Zealandia Chambers, Dowling Street, dunedin. UNITED STATES—The Scandinavian China Alliance Mission, 1084, TASMANIA— '■ Newlands,” hobart. N. Francisco Avenue, chicago, ill. MISSION WORK IN CHINA,

. . Being a double JBumber of . .

“ CHINA'S M ILLIONS;’

For JULY and AUGUST, 1903.

Introductory Remarks.

T h e issue of a report in popular form, as a Double Number when completed, will, it is hoped, be published in a subse­ C h i n a ’s M il l io n s . of C h ina's M il l io n s , has been adopted in preference to the quent number of The areas and populations given are from the Statesman's publication of a separate and special volume. The latter Year Book for 1903. The spelling of names has been in method is more expensive, both in preparation and circula­ some cases slightly altered. As the Imperial post-offices are tion, while the former brings the main information before all opened in China, a standard spelling of places is being adopted. our friends with little additional expense. The present Where that spoiling is but little different from that w hich report, from various unavoidable reasons, falls far short in we have formerly used, the post-office spelling only has been the matter of completeness of what could be desired. To given ; where the difference is likely to mislead friends at refer to one thing only, it has not been possible to include home, the old spelling has been retained, and the new postal the statistics. The re-organization made necesssary in spelling put in brackets at the side. This year being the several of the provinces through the Boxer outbreak, can only Centenary of the British and Foreign Bible Society (the ally be slowly and carefully done. In many places all records of all Missionary Societies) and the jubilee of Mr. Hudson were destroyed, and re-admission to the Church has to be Taylor’s first sailing for China, the report opens with a considered in each case applying. The statistics, however, brief reference to these events.

P A R T I . A Centenary and a Jubilee. HE 18th Century, ere it closed, saw the issue of an accuracy was questioned. Further, when it was ascertained interesting circular, the burden of which was China’s that it would cost at least two guineas a copy* to reproduce spiritual need and claims. This circular, entitled “ A it, and that even should it be printed there were no mission­ Memoir on the Importance and Practicability of Translating aries in China to circulate the books, it was decided to And Printing the Holy Scriptures in the Chinese Language,” abandon the task for the time being. was written by a Nonconformist minister, Dr. Wm. Moseley, G o d ’s time for the accomplishment of this work, however, who printed and circulated one hundred copies among the was near at hand, and the sign of this was the “ appearing of the leading Christian men of his day. The subject of this cir­ men who were to do the work.” Far away in Eastern India, cular was, ere long, seriously considered by the newly-formed at the Baptist Mission Station of Seram pore, one of G o d ’s Ohurch Missionary Society, and copious extracts from the servants had it in his heart to attempt the herculean task; memoir were printed in their first Annual Report, but as the and in less than a year from the date of the Bible Society’s then Archbishop of Canterbury encouraged Dr. Moseley to letter (July 23rd, 1804) to Dr. Moseley, stating their inability hope that the Society for the Propagation of Christian Know­ to proceed with such an undertaking, they heard that Mr. ledge would undertake the task, the C.M.S. relinquished it (afterwards Dr.) Marshman was busily engaged translating in their favour. Genesis and Matthew into Chinese, some chapters of each After nearly four years of consideration, the S.P.C.K. being already printed. To this undertaking the Bible Society abandoned the idea, and the British and Foreign Bible at once liberally responded with financial help. Society, which had been formed on March 7th, 1804, just six While Dr. Marshman in India was proceeding with his years to the day since Dr. Moseley issued his circular, turned task, another man, Dr. Morrison, who was destined to be the its attention to the accomplishment of this much-to-be-desired founder of Chinese missions, was on his way to China, and object. Outside Europe, China was the earliest solicitude of although he only reached Canton in 1807, he was soon deep the Bible Society’s Committee, but insuperable difficulties in the work of translation. were in the way of immediate action. Patiently and ploddingly these two men proceeded with Though there had been discovered in the British Museum their tremendous tasks of love, until at the Annual Meeting an old translation into Chinese of a Harmony of the Gospels,. * £2,500 for 2,000 copies. The Bible Society can now print the New the Book of the Acts and the Epistles of St. Paul, its Testament in Chinese for 4id. a copy ; they sell the same for 2$d.

J u l y -A u g u s t , 1903. 8 6 China’s Millions. J u l y -A u g u s t , 1903. of the British and Foreign Bible Society in May, 1823, Mr. over twenty years before the Bible Society could circulate* John Marshman, the eldest son of Dr. Marshman, presented a one million New Testaments. China was still practically a complete copy of the Old and New Testaments in Chinese; closed land: but G od, who had raised up Dr. Morrison for the work of Dr. Marshman and Professor Lassar, which book translation work, was raising up another man who was to be- had been printed at Serampore with moveable metal type. largely used in opening up Inland China to the Gospel. At the following anniversary in 1824, Dr. Morrison himself By one of those remarkable coincidences in the providence- presented another copy of the entire Bible in Chinese; the of G od, it came to pass that, on the same day as the Bible result of his own labours and of his colleague, Dr.,Milne, Society passed the resolution to print and circulate one then deceased. In furtherance of this translation and its million New Testaments in Chinese, Mr. Hudson Taylor, then a circulation, the Bible Society contributed more than £10,000. young man of twenty-one, set sail for China, where he was to- Thus did G o d lead t o the accomplishment of a task be so largely used to open up that land for the Word of G od. regarded by some as “ a practical impossibility,” one of the As years passed by and the pioneers of the China Inland Directors of th e East India Company going so far as to say, Mission penetrated into the interior provinces of China, the “ that no translation of the Holy Scriptures could be made Bible Society and the C.I.M. were drawn into a close fellow­ into the Chinese language, ship in this work, some o£ for he knew the nature of the members of the C.I.M. the language would not combining “ the duties of allow of any translation colportage with those of whatever to be made into their own special work.” it.” In this, the Centenary As we step forward half year of the Bible Society" a century from the founda­ and the Jubilee of Mr. tion of the Bible Society, Hudson Taylor’s sailing we come to a year of great for China, the eye glances interest to the China In­ backward to see what land Mission. The re­ changes have taken place. markable rising under What do we see? A century Hung-Siu-chuen in its early ago, the translation of the days took the form of an Bible into Chinese aban­ anti-idolatrous crusade, and doned as impossible, and aroused in the minds of China a closed land with­ many at home great hopes out a single Protestant of a mass movement Missionary. Half a cen­ towards Christianity. These tury ago, we see only a hopes were not, however, few strips of coast line to be realized, for the opened to the Gospel, and rising developed into the not more than 150,000 terrible Tai-ping rebel­ portions of G od ’s Word lion, which for some circulated among its hun­ fifteen years devastated dreds of millions. What some of the fairest pro­ do we see to-day ? China, vinces of China, bringing opened from end to end, death and sorrow to count­ its people with the Bible less homes. But in England in their own tongue, every hope rose high, and several province with its mission­ Missionary Societies passed aries, every capital with its resolutions in favour of mission station, and in immediate advance. The some provinces every pre- Religious Tract Society fectural city with its little sent forth an “ Urgent Church. To-day there are Appeal on behalf of China,” J. H udson Taylor at the A ge of Twenty. no fewer than 68 societies and in the case of the Bible From an oil painting ; date, August, 1852. He sailed for China at work in China, with an September 19th, 1853. Society an immense scheme army of more than 2,700 was launched. Dr. J. Angel missionaries (including James, adopting a proposal made by Thomas Thompson, Esq., wives), and we are told that more than ten million Scriptures wrote to the papei's advocating the raising of a fund for the in Chinese have been issued by the British and Foreign immediate printing and circulation of a million copies of the Bible Society alone.* Truly G od hath done great things Chinese New Testament. for China, whereof we are glad ! The Bible Society, then celebrating its jubilee, adopted this While it is easy to look back and rejoice in the wonderful proposal, and on September 19th, 1853, passed a resolution progress accomplished ; the difficulties which have been in the following words, “ That the Committee, relying upon surmounted and the hardships cheerfully endured are very the sympathy of the British public in this desirable object, largely forgotten. By war and rebellion China has been are prepared to take upon themselves all the measures necessary for printing, with the least practicable delay, one ' During the period of 81 years from the printing of Dr. Morrison’s million copies of the Chinese New Testament.” An appeal New Testament in 1813 to 1894, the total circulation, including the for this was made, and within a short time the large sum of Scriptures given away before the principle of selling was established,, was about five and a-half million volumes. In the last eight years, £32,183 16s. 6d. was raised for this object alone, which sum from 1895 to 1902, the circulation has been over 4,660,000 volumes, of constituted nearly one-third of the total Jubilee funds of that which 51,000 were whole Bibles, and 184,000 New Testaments. Of Society. But “ G od ’s work cannot be rushed.” It took this number all but about 100,000 were sold. July-August, 1903. China’s Millions. 87

drenched with blood, and the pathway of missionary and con­ work, of many a martyr’s death; but* to-day the new China vert has often been through riot and martyrdom. It has been is crying out for “ The man and the Book ” as never before. through tribulation that the nation has begun to enter into Shall not the cry be answered in a manner worthy of those the,Kingdom of God, the tribulation of nearly a century’s upon whom the name of Christ has been named 1

C.I.M. Review of 1902. At the recent Anniversary Meetings of the China Inland even should the L ord delay His coining. May we each be kept Mission, held in Exeter Hall on May 12, the following letter abiding in Him, that we be not ashamed before Him at His from Mr. Hudson Taylor was read:— coming. Yours gratefully in Him,

To the Friends o f the C.I.M. (Signed) J. H udson T a ylo r. Once again we are looking forward to our Annual Meetings Though the announcement, in this letter, that Mr. Hudson and to commencing another Taylor is compelled, after Mission year. Our faithful half-a-century of strenuous and covenant-keeping G od work on behalf of China, to and Father has vouchsafed many blessings during the lay down a large measure past year, and we are thank­ of the responsibility so ful to you, beloved friends, long borne in the service for your continued help and of Ch r ist, cannot but prayerful sympathy. May cause the deepest regret to He reward you for all your all friends of the Mission, effort and self-denial for the as well as to the members good of the Mission. of the Mission itself; it is Though my last visit to England, and other efforts a cause for great thankful­ made from time to time ness that G o d has spared have proved that I must not him for so long and useful longer attempt any measure a life, and that he still of the work that has been is able to continue as such a joy in past years, yet Consulting Director. We we have had great cause for offer our unfeigned thanks thankfulness. We have had the pleasure of receiving to A lm ig h ty G o d for His visits from a number of our great goodness in sparing dear C.I.M. workers, notably His servant for these many among them, Mr. Frost years of strenuous labour from America, Mr. Walter on behalf of China, for Sloan, and Mr. Hoste from the blessing and inspira­ China. tion his life and example With the concurrence of our Mission Council in have been to the Mission China, America and Aus­ as its founder and leader, tralia, I have, after consulta­ and for the widespread tion with Mr. Howard and influence his faith and the Home Council, requested devotion have had tipon Mr. Hoste to altogether the world. We pray that relieve me from the work of General Director, and Mr. in his days of comparative Sloan has become Assistant retirement he may be richly Home Director. I feel very blessed, and that G o d may thankful to God, that when graciously endow. Mr. I am no longer able to bear Hoste (who has been called the responsibility, He has J. H udson Taylor. to the office of General given great unanimity of Director) with those gifts feeling and experienced help From a photograph taken in America during 1900. for the future carrying on and powers needed for his of the work. I have every responsible duties, and that reason to believe that all the various departments will be carried all who are called upon to guide the work, whether in China, on prayerfully and wisely. England, America, or Australasia, may themselves be guided; If spared to see the autumn of the present year, I shall look also that the Mission, as a body, may maintain the same zeal back on fifty years since I sailed from Liverpool to China, with for and devotion to the cause of C hrist, which in the early grateful acknowledgment for all the way God has led me and for His sustaining and providing bounty, and be able to testify days led to its foundation, and have, under G o d ’b blessing, that in no good thing that He has ever led me from His Word contributed to its establishment. to expect, has He failed me. The following extracts from Mr. Hoste’s letter to the It is a great joy to us, now that I and my dear wife are not members of the Mission will be read by all our friends with able, personally, to be in the work, that several of our dear interest:— children have this privilege. China Inland Mission, Shanghai, May God bless every beloved worker in the Mission, and add to their numbers such men and women as He can use and bless. April 8, 1903. And may He bless the old friends who have stood by us these many years, and the younger ones who have filled up the ranks. M y d e a r B r e t h r e n a n d Siste r s in C h rist,— How soon to all of us the time of service will have passed away, „It is again my great privilege to remind you of our Annual 88 China’s Millions. J uly-A ugust, 1 9 0 3 .

Day of Prayer and Fasting on May 26, and in doing so retrogression, is one that needs to he constantly guarded against. to bring bdy1*! y°u a few thoughts which may help us in Our numbers are so few, and the calls upon our time and connection with it. strength are often so heavy, When in Ning-po a short that the taking of time for, by time ago, iny memory natur­ prayer and study, maintaining ally went back to those days and enriching our own spiri­ when Mr. Taylor, as a young tual lives, and our power to man, laboured in that city. influence others anght, be­ The character of his life and comes exceedingly difficult; work when there is prob­ and yet, this is the one thing ably known to all of us, and needfaL We must practically one found that the exercise of remember that, a strong and considering one’s own life in the living communion with G od light of it was, though in some is as vitally necessary to us to­ ways not without painfulness, day as it was to Mr. Taylor a source of benefit; and I take when starting this work. it that one object of this anni­ More than a year ago, when versary is to afford us an oppor­ in North K ia n g - su , I noticed tunity of collectively, in the an insignificant stream flowing presence of God, searching and in the middle of what once ring our ways, and also to was the bed of the Yellow ow Him to show us where River. On enquiring its name Swe may have let slip that of a paper-by, I was rather spirit ox personal devotion to curtly informed that it was the L ord Jjbbus C h rist, and the Yellow River! One felt practical self-abnegation on that this man’s answer afforded behalf of the Chinese, which food for reflection in . respect characterized God’s servant in - to our .own past. May God years gone by. That the material help us to realize afresh, not side of our development is going only the privilege but the on rapidly there can be no ques­ solemnity of our position, tion. God has enabled us to and to apprehend something spend large sums in securing and more of the tremendous issues building premises all over the which hang upon our faith­ country, and for this we may fulness and diligence in ful­ give Him thanks. We do well,. ■ filling the object for which we however, to ask ourselves * have been brought into exis­ whether the development of '-i tence ! God has put us in spiritual gift and of spiritual D. E. Hosts. trust with the Gospel, and we shall very soon be called to fitness amongst us, for this high From a photograph taken in Australia, about 1896. and holy work, is keeping pace render an account of our service with the needs and problems to Him. . . . which every year is bringing before us. If one may speak Dear Mr. Stevenson unites with me in Christian love. for others, the danger of spiritual stagnation, and even Believe me, your brother in C h r is t , D. E. Host®.

The Mission’s Finances. All through the year, in answer to believing prayer, God received in England and that received in China from the has granted a steady inflow of money. Gifts to the Mission various branch missions. This method has not included the (including legacies) have varied from a few pence to several sums expended in America and Australasia before remittances thousand pounds; and many of these g iftB , which have proved had been made to China. We purpose this year, and in God’s faithfulness in supplying the needs o f thework, have future, to give the total income as received in England, manifested a touching devotion to the cause of J e s u s America, Australasia, and China, but for the sake of com­ Christ. Hie following is but one letter from among many: parison with previous financial statements, the figures are “ This money (£24), with £10 sent a fortnight ago, is the gift first given on the same basis as last year, and then according of a humble working woman; her savings for ten years.” to the new plan.

Some have kept bees and fowls, sold amateur photographs I n c o m e f o r 1902. or foreign stamps for the missionary cause, and thus has £ s. d. God, through His many stewards, some poor and some Received in England ...... 51,446 10 7 wealthy, supplied the needs of another year. Donations received in China, and remittances The income of the Mission received in London during the to China from America and Australasia ... 7,759 5 2 year was £51,446 10s. 7d., which shows an increase of £59,205 15 9 £5,053 14s. on the amount received during the preceding year 1901. During the months of August and September, £ s. d the funds were low, well on into the month; but on each In comparison with 1901 there is an increase in occasion before it was necessary to remit to China, a special thè incoine received in London of ...... 5,058 14 0 gift of £1,000 was received, amply supplying all needs. And an increase in thè amounts received in Thus again has been proved the faithfulness of our covenant- China fronti America, etc., of ... 519 0 5 keeping God. £5,572 14 5 It has been our custom hitherto to report the income J Uly-August, 1903 China’s Millions. 8 9

Stating the income in the new way it is as follows :— Thus the total income of the Mission from all sources £ s. d. during 1902 was ¿£72,066 0s. Id. Received in England ...... 51.446 10 7 „ U.S.A. and C a n a d a ...... 10,299 4 0 „ .. Australasia ...... 3,848 0 6 Some interesting and instructive figures are given below, „ China for Associate Missions ... 5,060 11 9 which tell of (-Joivs dealings with the friends in America from ,, China for General Funds ...... 1.411 13 8 the time that branch was formed, and tin extracts from Dr. ¿672,066 0 1 Kitchen's letter tell liow ("Jon ha answered prayer in the matter of finances in Australasia

The American Branch.

G o d ’s A brief survey of dealings with the American branch great interest and afford a striking proof of G o d ’s faithful of the work, in finance and other matters, is of special ness in honouring the trust of His people :~— interest. The American branch of the Mission, founded through Mr. Hudson Taylor’s visit to that continent in 1888 Income R e c e iv e ]) in N orth A m erica from 1888 t o 1902. and 1889, has, like a banyan tree, struck root and spread. I >ollars. Dollar«. From the headquarters first fixed in Toronto, it has grown 1888 , 3,389.55 1890 .. 31,*78.33 until now there is another centre for the Mission situated in 1889 ... 6,841.57 1897 .. 35,912.52 Philadelphia, with two homes, one at Norristown and 1890 ,... 16,398.72 189S .. 35,097.45 another at Germanstown. These new premises have been the 1891 17,014.85 1899 .. 45,8] 4.81 gifts of generous donors, and it is hoped that these new 1892 ... 21,297.78 1900 .. 4 0,093.70 centres will enable the work, in the States as well as in 1893 . .. 20,823.<>0 1901 .. 49,798.51 1894 ... 27,514.25 1902* .... 01,437.14 Canada, to be more vigorously worked than before. ] Hilf» .. 33,320.41 During the last two years Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor * Also the Norristown Home, valued at 12,500 dollars. have had many openings all over the Continent of North America, with the result that a wider and deeper interest in the The total sum thus received in connection with the work work has been manifested and a wide circulation of Mission in North America, from the year 1888 to 1902 inclusive, literature secured. In December last, Mr. and Mrs. Howell, amounts to iS 1-41,469 ; equal in English money to £91,972. who had for some time been engaged in the deputation work in These figures are given as a good indication of the develop­ England, sailed for North America to assist Mr. Frost in the ment of the work in America, but the figures must not be rapidly-developing work on that side of the Atlantic. taken as the net income, as money received for transmission, From the American branch of the Mission since its com­ and the sales of literature, etc., are included. Thus while the mencement, more than one hundred missionaries have gone gross income for 1902 amounts to SO 1,437.14-, if all that forth to China, most of whom are still there, labouring in properly belongs to the business department, such as sales of many of its provinces, though the majority of these workers missionary literature and sums received for transmission, be are situated in the province of K i a n g -s i . The following deducted, the net income of the Mission is #49,4.‘Hi. 17 as figures in connection with the income in America, are of £10,299 4k. plus the Norristown Home.

The Australasian Branch. From Australasia during the year six missionaries arrived in “ Our experience during the second half of the year has iieen a China after furlough and 11 for the first time. Though the year very similar one, and I find that for the first four mouths 1 only was one of marked financial depression throughout Australia, sent you ¿“300. At our Council Meeting in October 1 mentioned that we were falling sadly behind, and asked for special prayer. the receipts were almost ¿£1,000 above those of the preceding I said that we ought to send on to you ¿£500. We, therefore, got year. In 1901 the income had fallen off considerably, and on our knees and one by one asked the L o rd for £500, and the friends in Australia were led to pray very definitely that during the month we were constantly looking up for this. the L or d would, during 1902, grant large supplies, and Times are bad in Australia, and one could not but wonder from especially that they might be able to send enough to China where the answer would come. The month wore away, and to meet the needs of the Australian workers. How G od has donations came in so slowly that, by the 27th we had not answered this prayer, the »following extracts from a letter by received quite enough for our own local needs, and thus the L o r d tested us. On that day we had the joy of receiving, Dr. J. J. Kitchen, the Honorary Treasurer in Australia, through our Dunedin Secretary, a draft for ¿•'>50, of which show:— amount £500 was given, to him in one donation, and w .ih “ You will remember that last year our contributions fell off evidently the amount for which we had been asking. Who the considerably, and we were much exercised in mind about i t ; and donor is we do not know, but it is a very blessed experience to all through this year we have been continually asking that we us, and called forth much thanksgiving to our Heavenly Father. might be allowed to send to China enough for the support of our “ At the November meeting, I told the Council that we could Australian and New Zealand workers. For the first five months not calculate the exact amount that would l)e needed, but we we sent only .£648, which is about half what is required for six thought that £300 or .£400 would be required. This time the months ; and then the L o rd interposed and sent us a large month closed and it had not arrived, and by the mail that left on donation, which we sent on, and thus you received on June 28th, December 3rd all I had to send was a few Credit Notes, ]<;«.- only two days before the close of the term, the sum of £692 than £20 worth. However, the L o r d had not forgotten our which accomplished what we had been praying for with a small petition, for on the 4th there arrived, also from New Zealand, the balance over, and when we heard this we were much encouraged sum of .£300 ! One has to confess with sorrow one's lack of and praised the L o r d very heartily. faith. It seemed so remarkable that another gift should come do China’s Millions. July-August, 1903.

from where the last had come, and so soon afterwards, that I smaller sums came in, and so on the 5th, the next day, we had could hardly believe my eyes, especially when I saw that it was the joy of sending on a draft for ¿£350. As we had been asking just what we had been asking for. Thank God that our workers for £300 or A 400, this was a very precise and definite answer, in China do not depend on our weak faith ; if they did, I fear was it not ( It was very remarkable, too, that a mail should they would occasionally have bad times. We are learning con­ have been leaving just then. Only two or three mails monthly tinually that He is the faithful G od , who cannot deny Himself, leave for China, and it is unusual for them to leave so closely and who never fails in the fulfilment of His promises. A few together.”

The Roll-Call. or resigned, there were 130 more workers on the field at the The Honoured Dead. end of the year than at the beginning. During the year nine workers have been taken from our Among those who returned were many who had suffered so midst by sickness, but in view of the fact that a terrible terribly during the crisis of 1900, and be it said to the praise epidemic of cholera raged throughout China for many months and glory of G od, these beloved friends went forth, in all of the year, there is every reason for thankfulness that the cases, at their own request, needing rather to be restrained death-rate has not been higher. Including the two who were from returning too early than prompted to go forth again. martyred, which makes a total of eleven, the names of these The arrivals in China during 1902 from the various honoured dead are as follows :— countries were as follows :— Total. Returned. New workers. M r s . B r o u m to n , M r . E. H. J e ffr e y s , M r . J. R . B r u c e , M r . C. H. L a ig h t, England 94 ... 80 ... 4 meu 10 women M r . E . J . F a r r e n t , M r . R. H. Low is, Australasia ... 17 6 ... 6 „ 5 „ Mr. W. H. Greenaway, M iss T . M i l l e r , America 39 ... 23 ... 7 „ 9 „ M iss J . M. Hundere, Miss L. C. Smith, Sweden 32 ... 19 ... 8 „ 5 M r . A. W r ig h t . Germany 7 4 ... 2 „ 1 » In addition to the above-named workers who have been 189 132 27 30 removed from the staff of foreign workers, th e Mission has lost several valuable native helpers. Of these we would Candidates. make special mention of Pastor Song, Elder S i, both of During the year the Mission in London has been in S h a n -s i ; of Evangelist L i of Ganking ; of Evangelist Ho and correspondence with ninety-seven persons in reference to of th e School Teacher S ie, both of S i -c h u e n . offering for work in China, of whom forty-seven were men The year has been further saddened by the unprecedented and fifty women. Of these, however, only five men and two calamity which befell thfe Chefoo schools, when thirteen women have been accepted. Many of these ninety-seven young lads were suddenly cut off in the midst of life. The persons have only made preliminary enquiries, while in the names of these lads are as follows :— majority of the cases declined there has been very insufficient *G ersh om B ro o m h all C l a u d e H a r t w e l l , Bible knowledge. It has also been our privilege to have ten *H o w a r d F is h e , *,S t e w a r t K a y , men and twelve women—Continental associates—residing E llsw orth R. F it c h , C y r il M o llo y, with us in London in preparation for their work in China. N ich o la s G r a y , F. W . H . M o m sen , *N oRMAN G r AY-Ow EN, *H e r :bert Pa r r y , Statistics. *H uo h G r a y -O w e n , M a r it S an sted t , N orman W h it f ie l d . Without postponing the publication of this report till some­ what late in the Autumn, it would not be possible to This terrible visitation, which according to the judgment include the statistics for last year. The work of re-organiza­ of some medical men was occasioned by ptomaine poison, tion in those districts where the persecutions took place and though tho official verdict at the Consular enquiry was “ in every Mission record was destroyed, is slow and difficult, and favour of cholera,” plunged the whole Mission into the though most of the statistics are to hand, it is not yet possi­ deepest sorrow and heart-felt sympathy with those who were thus bereaved, and for the school authorities. ble with any degree of accuracy to give the whole. We hope to be able to publish the statistics in a subsequent issue of C h i n a s M i l l i o n s . Meanwhile, a rough summary is given Arrivals in China. on page 111. The following are a few of the figures :— It has been our practice in former years to give the On December 31st, 1902, there were in connection with number of those who have sailed from England, but that we the C.I.M., 6 Associate Missions and 763 Missionaries may give figures which will include the branches of America (including wives), of whom 716 were appointed to stations and Australasia, we now report, not the departures for, but in China, 24 were still engaged in study, and 23 were on the arrivals in China of Missionaries of the C.I.M. from the home staffs or undesignated. There were 190 stations, January 1 to December 31, 1902. During the year no fewer several of which, however, it had not been possible to than 189 arrived in Shanghai, 132 having returned from re-occupy since the crisis, owing to lack of workers. We are furlough, and 57 having arrived for the first time. Of these able thankfully to record that during the year 1,026 persons new workers, 27 were men and 30 women. Allowing for were baptized. As we think of these one thousand and those who had left on furlough and for those who had died twenty-six persons publicly admitted to the Church of C h r is t , Those marked with a star (*) are sons of C.I.M. Missionaries. The a Church so recently the object of cruel persecution, we may parents of the other lads are :—Rev. J. A. Fitch, of American Presby­ well feel how much there is for which to thank G od, while at terian Mission, Wei-hien ; Mr. Gray, a Russian merchant in Japan; the same time we humble ourselves before H im that the num­ Rev. J. B. Hartwell, D.D., of American Baptist Mission, S., Teng-chou Fu ; Mr. Molloy, of the Chinese Imperial Customs ; Capt. Muir, step­ ber has not been greater. The number could have been father of P. W. H. MoniBen ; Capt. Sanstedt, of the C.M.S.N. hulk multiplied many times but for the determination to test each Han-kow ; Mr. Whitfield, late of Messrs. Liddell Bros. case. July-August, 1903. China’s Millions. 91

General Survey of the Field. Before entering upon a more detailed review of the work of present manifest on the part of the Chinese Government to -the C.I.M. in China, it will be well to briefly look at the field refuse the assistance of missionaries in the Government -of labour to appreciate the conditions under which the work schools, and to make regulations requiring, the worship of las been earned on. The year has been one full of dis- Confucius, so that Christian students cannot enter these -quieting rumours and other indications of unrest among the institutions, it becomes a question of the most vital impor­ people There have been tax-riote, local rebellions, the tance how to man and equip our Christian s c h o o ls T h e recrudescence of the Boxer craze, a wide-spread cholera Bev. Gilbert Walshe, Reoording Secretary of the Society for •epidemic, and many special difficulties connected with Church the Diffusion of Christian and General Knowledge among the work largely arising*out of the attitude assumed by the Chinese, in an able article to the Times of January 7 last, Homan Catholic Church. Through all these troubles God closes by saying :— “ The prospects of religious educationalists las guided the Mission, and, with the exception of the sad and Christian missionaries generally are not materially im­ tmartyrdom of the two workers in H u -n a n , life has been proved by the much-belauded educational reform.” .graciously preserved. But the ever-present possibilities of But while the missionary cannot regard the attitude of trouble have caused the Mission to feel its daily dependence the Chinese Government in its educational reform as very hope­ upon G od, not only for financial supplier, but for the preser­ ful from a spiritual standpoint, he can rejoice that the great vation of peace. G od has not failed Hih servants; nay, rather thirst for knowledge, which has laid hold of the people gener­ He has given fresh ally» is causing *cause for praise and Rev. Henry M. Wood, D.D. Rev. 5. R. Clark. Rev. C. IV. Mnteer, D.D. Rev. Chauncey Goodrich, D.D. Rev. F. W. Bailer. hundreds and thou­ thanksgiving, in sands to buy Chris­ that the Mission tian literature and las not only been seek for Christian ^enabled to maintain instruction. This its position in the is a day of great field, but has been opportunity. What granted enlarged the demand fo r -and unprecedented Western books is, ■opportunities of may be judged by ¡service. the following facts : Notwithstanding — “ The translation -all the opposition of books into •of conservative and Chinese is taxing -anti - foreign offi - the capacity of -rials, Chinais being Chinese printing steadily opened up houses ; type-set­ :more and more to ters' wages have Western influences, risen. One Shang­ -thus a ffo r d in g hai printings house .greater opportuni­ has entered into a ties for the preach­ contract w ith a ing of the Gospel, translation c o m ­ -and calling upon pany, made up of the whole Christian students in Japan, •Church to take ad­ to pay Si per 1,000 vantage of these words for the trans­ ■openings presented Revisers of Mandarin Bible at Shanghai. lation of books on -on every hand. Mr. Clark and Mr. Bailer are Members of the C.I.M. specified subjects, The great de­ and to take500,000 mand for Western learning commands the attention of words per month ; that is, to pay $6,000 per year for ^dl interested in the trend of affairs in China, but the translations alone.” present situation is full of difficulty. Following along All Societies issuing Christian literature are affected by this ■the lines of the now famous edicts of 1901 (which were great demand. The British and Foreign Bible Society alone in many cases word for word tie same as the edicts issued from the Shanghai dépôt over one million portions of -of 1898/which brought about the coup d’etat), an attempt Scripture during the year, and allowing for the stock still in to reform the Civil, Military and National education hand in sub dépôts at the close of the year, the actual cir­ “has commenced. One of these edicts says:— “ It is of the culation of that Society exceeded 872,000 copies, which is utmost importance that we widen our thought to all lands in well in advance of any previous year. The National Bible -order to develop latent ability.” This, China is attempting Society of Scotland also circulated 562,000 copies, and the to do, and already eleven out of the eighteen provinces of Central China Tract Society, only one of the Tract Societies China have opened provincial colleges for this purpose. . The at work in China, put into circulation no less than 1,700,521 «ad element, however, is that China is seeking to build this tracts or pages of tracts (which is not stated). Chancellor new educational edifice upon a Confacian foundation, and, by Edmunds, speaking of the printing of a Million New Testa­ ite regulations, is practically closing the door of these insti­ ments in Chinese fifty years ago, said:— “ England was tutions against Christian scholars. This attitude has com­ thinking in millions, the actual total circulation in a year was pelled the Executive Committee of the Education Association measured by thousands.” To-day we can say the circula­ -of China to make an appeal to the Foreign Mission Boards tion is measured by millions, and tie danger is lest England At home in tie following terms:— “ As there is a tendency at should forget to think in millions too. 92 China’s Millions. July-A ugust, 19o£ -

As the thought of the Chinese people is turning towards interest and difficulty, which will be better appreciated by the outside world, the outside world is, in her turn, pressing reference to one or two cases than by lengthy generaliza­ herself upon Chinese attention. During the year the im­ tions:— portant commercial agreement between Great Britain and Illustration No. 1.—Ts’ong Ching Chau was opened under China has been signed, an agreement which will further open exceptional circumstances. A number of wealthy men sub­ China to the Gospel and to trade. Also the Trans-Siberian scribed several hundreds of taels with wbich they rented a. Railway, which has been opened to regular traffic, is bringing bouse and practically rebuilt part of it, making it suitable for a China nearer us by many days. This railway commenced in Chapel, with two guest halls, and a place for a foreigner to live May, 1891, and roughly finished by November, 1901, was in. They then invited Mr. Hutson to visit them and recognize them as a Church. He did so and found much that was- in some parts laid at the rate of three miles a day. This undesirable, yet there seemed some wheat among the chaff. route has already been used by members of the Mission After one or two visits the number of enquirers, which was three coming from and going to China, and advantage of this line hundred was reduced to about eighty,* and even then much will doubtless be taken more and more in days to come. The more sifting was necessary. Two out of this eighty have journey from Shanghai to London in nineteen days is adver­ been baptized as first-fruits. tised now, and while this Illustration No. S. — Ta-ih speed has probably not yet Hien opened under somewhat similar circumstances, except been realizedt mails have fre­ that here the motive was an quently been received in evident desire on the part o f England by this route, much the wealthy people to shield quicker than by sea. Thus themselves from the rapacity the once closed and far dis­ of a vicious official They tant land, is being more and hired a house and called it a- more opened and brought “ Gospel Hall” and invited the foreigner to recognize them as- nearer to us. enquirers. This request was Chinese history is not a at first refused, but when it little shaped by its official became apparent that if they life, and the year has seen were not put under some the removal and promotion proper control they would of several men whose influence probably do mischief to the tells for much in the councils name of “ Gospel Hall ” it was decided to accept their of State. In October the invitation and open a genuine aged Viceroy of Nan-king, hall and instruct the enquirers. Liu-kuen-yi, died at the age This was done, but after the of 72. His death removed removal of the official, which a strong and friendly official, soon took place, the whole and was a distinct loss to the flock scattered, leaving nothing Empire, and within a few but names and the rent to pay* weeks unfavourable symp­ Illustration No. S.—Fu-shuen toms showed themselves. being the principal clearing Chang Chih-tung, to whom centre in the salt district, is- all foreigners are much a resort for wealthy men, salt indebted, was for some weeks magnates and officials. Here the Gospel has touched the practically turned out of upper classes, and they have office, and distrust in the contributed about two-thirds intentions of the Chinese of the money needed for the Government was not un­ school and church buildings. naturally aroused. More Mr. Strong writes that “ after recently the death of Yung- the early days a certain re­ Lu, a bitterly anti-foreign action has set in and much T hb Ice-breaking Railway F erry crossing L a kb Baikal of the husk has been blown official and for some time when F rozen. away, helping one to discern paramount in China, bas Not« the train safely stowed within the hull. the true wheat, which is more been regarded by many as cheering than one’s faith had a merciful interposition in dared to expect.” the interests of peace. The advance of Tuan-Fang, who From these illustrations it will be seen that, while the- Baved so many lives during the crisis of 1900, and the pro­ situation is full of opportunities for preaching and teaching,, motion of H. E. Ts’en, who assisted so materially in the it is at the same time fraught with many difficulties. The settlement made in S h an si, are both hopeful signs. With motives are generally a desire to escape persecution by the such men in positions of power, a peaceful policy is more Roman Catholics, or unrighteous fleecing by some rapacious- probable. official. . Mass Movements. Two More Martyrdoms. One feature of the year, in Si-chuen especially, bas been From the foregoing remarks on the general situation, we what may be described as Mass Movements.. The motive must pass to a brief consideration of several local disturbance» which has led to these is generally acknowledged to be far which have directly affected the C.I.M. work. As has been from spiritual,'and the attitude of the missionary to these previously mentioned, the past year has been one filled with movements has varied considerably. Some have accepted many disquieting rumours. Mr. Stevenson, in a letter written them as GoD-given opportunities for bringing the Gospel to in July, 1902, said :— “ X have been sorry to notice, in corres­ the attention of the people, others have felt it best to stand pondence from several provinces, that the old rumours àboùt dear of the movement. The position is one of peculiar gouging out eyes and extracting hearts for medical purposes July-A ugust, 1 9 0 3 . China’s Millions. 93 are prevalent. A continuance of this may mean very serious In the province of S i -c h u e n , side by side with the remark­ trouble, and we shall be very thankful for your prayers that able Mass Movement already mentioned, there arose a seriouB the L o r d will interpose and maintain order.” This letter had outbreak of Boxer fanaticism, which at one time threatened the scarcely reached England, before it was followed by a cable whole work. Encouraged by the weak, and possibly sympa­ •containing the sad news that, Messrs. Bruce and Lowis had thetic, attitude of the Viceroy Kuei-chun, the Boxers began been done to death by a mob in the city of Ch’en Chau. openly to enrol and instruct recruits, and not a few of the Until 1898, the Mission had been spared the sorrow of Christians were plundered, and about a score put to death, losing any of its members by violent death ; but 1902 is the while it is reported that 1,000 Roman Catholics were killed. third year the Mission has had the sad honour of adding At Mei-cheo the C.I.M. premises were destroyed, and at names to the long roll of the Church’s noble army of martyrs. T’ien-ku-ch’iao, Feng-tu, T’ai-ho Hien, Chin-fu Wan, and For some weeks there had been a serious outbreak of cholera Yeng-ting Hien the premises of other Societies also suffered, in the cities situated in the Yuan river valley. In the centre and in several cases native Christians were murdered. of the city of Ch’en Chau is situated a famous spring, from It was at this time that H. E. Ts’en, the official whose which the people obtain their water, and the evil report was favourable action and remarkable proclamation in regard to circulated that the high death-rate was in consequence of the C.I.M. refusing indemnity in S h a n -81 is so well known, foreigners having poisoned this well. Roused by such was suddenly despatched to Si-chuen. Though appointed reports, the people suddenly flared up; and in an outburst of to Canton, whither he has more recently gone, the urgency of fanatical frenzy the horrific act was done. On August 15, the need for a strong man in Si-chuen, led the Chinese 1902, Messrs. J. R. Bruce and R. H. Lowis were cruelly Government to change their plans and send him to Si-chuen. murdered by the mob. His arrival was followed by firm action, and the rising was These cruel murders, following so closely upon the anti- soon suppressed. foreign outbreak of 1900, made die British Government feel In addition to these disturbances, there have been local that strong action was necessary lest the spirit of lawlessness tax-riots in C h i h -l i and H o-n a n with a chronic state of should spread. It demanded the immediate punishment of rebellion in Kuang-si. This latter trouble, by temporarily the guilty, but prevarication on the part of the Chinese spreading into Kuei-chau (when the rebels seized the city of Government led to a small British Naval demonstration on Hing-i Hsien), necessitated Mr. and Mrs. Lewis’ withdrawal the Yang-tz, which speedily brought about submission. from their station of Hing-i Fu for a short time, at the While Sir Ernest Satow’s firm action has made it safer for all request of the officials. foreigners residing in the interior of China, the Mission has, of In the province of C h e h -k ia js g an anti-Romanist rising course, had no voice in this civil action, and consequently, under the name of Ti-Chu kiao* was only checked after when the British Government offered to the C.I.M., for use in considerable looting and plundering had been indulged in. Chinese charities, the «£10.000 which was the amount of At the request of the officials, Mr. Miller and Mr. Fairclough the fine imposed, it was felt right to respectfully decline the withdrew from their respective stations of Tong-lu and Yen- offer. chau Fu for a few weeks, until the trouble had paHsed away. Dangers Averted. More recently the threatened rising in the North-West provinces of K a n -s u h and S h e n -s i, under Tong Fu-hsiang and While we sorrowfully record the sad martyrdom of these Prince Tuan, occasioned some serious apprehension and led to two workers, we have yet to acknowledge much mercy, in the Consul at Hankow advising all ladies to retire. This that the Mission has been shielded from many another danger danger has, however, in answer to much prayer, passed away, which has threatened. Following rapidly upon the afore­ and it is cause for thankfulness that the ladies did not need mentioned martyrdoms, further trouble broke out in another to leave their work. H u -n a n city. Mr. Kapmann, a German worker, had been In thus briefly reviewing these difficulties and dangers we enabled to secure a settlement in the city of Pao-k’ing Fu, seek to show how much there is for which praise should ■which city it is hoped will become a centre for the members be given to G o d . of the German Branch. Here, on November 11, an In all these situations, so full of possibilities of danger to Assistant Commissioner of the H u -n a n Military Secretariat, life and work, G o d has, in mercy, heard the prayers of His by name Ho Chin-sheng, issued a proclamation with the servants, and averted the threatening evils. From how much intent of inflaming the minds of the people against the of trouble the Mission has been delivered in answer to prayer missionaries and the Christian Church. The following are a we cannot know. While reminded, by the martyrdom of two few extracts from this placard :— more members of the Mission, that G o d ’ s kingdom cometh “ Every religion coming from abroad is unhesitatingly regarded not without suffering and death, we cannot overlook the by us as a strange, and therefore (according to Confucius) a abounding mercy which has preserved us from yet greater •dangerous doctrine not to be followed.—Moreover, China is sorrow. - browbeaten by the various powers to too great a degree. —Not to speak of other matters, let us take up the subject of New Stations. the plucking out of eyes and internals, the disembowelling of Not only is it possible to tell of these dangers averted and people and the disseminating of poison in wells which occurred the work maintained, but advance has been made. Last year this year in the various provinces. All culprits caught, one and it was necessary to report that there were still Consular all, confess that they had come from the Church.—As a sugges­ tion—when it is considered that there are less who die from the restrictions existing which forbade single ladies re-entering ■executioner’s sword for attacking Churches and missionaries, and the provinces of S h a n -s i and K a n -s u h . These restrictions more who are slain by poison and disembowelment, it will have been removed, and the workers are back at their work. naturally follow that the people will certainly prefer to risk death The Mission has also been enabled to open up fifteen new by the executioner’s swowi than by poison, etc.” stations in previously unworked districts. Of these, there Such a placard was instrumental in causing several hun­ are 1 in S h a n - s i, 1 in C h i h -l i , 3 in H o -n a n , 5 in S i *o h u e n , dreds of persons to immediately join themselves to this 1 in K w e i -c h a u , 1 in H u -n a n , 1 in K i a n g - s i , and 2 in military leader, to rid the neighbourhood of the much-detested C h e h -k i a n g . foreigner. But for prompt action on the part of the Chinese * Ti-Chu kiao means the Earthly Lord Sect. Ah the Romanists call ■nfficifllftj this rising might have had serious consequences, but themselves Tien-Chu kiao—the Heavenly Lord Sect—the ant'i- fortunately it was speedily crushed. Romanist nature of thie rifling is at once apparent. 9,4 China’s Millions. July-A ugust, 1903.

W hat Has Been Done. A century ago China was almost an unknown land, and these, 14 American, 3 British, and 5 Continental Societies nothing had been done for it by the Protestant Church. commenced their work in China since 1900. Reviewing the labours of the past years, two questions . In connection with these 68 Societies there is an army of naturally come to the lips of those interested in Mission 2,785 miminnftrieH, of whom 772 are wives and 825 single work in that country; What has already been accomplished? women. These are augmented by 6,388 native helpers. and What stall remains to be done ? Let us briefly answer There are 653 stations *and 2,476 out-stations, with 112,808 these two enquiries. members in communion. Including scholars in the schools, China, not long since a closed land, has beenopened from the adherents amount to about a quarter of a million. !Diere- end to end. The Bible has been given to her in her own are 1,819 day schools, with 35,412 scholars; 170 higher languages, and mission institutions for learn­ stations opened in each ing, with 5,150 stu­ province. The progress, dents. There are 241 though slow at first, medical missionaries, has been increasingly of whom 79 are rapid. After thirty- women, and during five years of work, one year as many as starting from 1807, 691,732 patients were when Dr. Morrison treated. landed in Canton, Beyond these figures* there were only six we should remember converts. After a the more than second period of thirty- 10,000,000 portions of five years, the six had Scripture circulated by grown to 13,035. the British and Foreign Within the next thir­ Bible Society, and tie- teen years that number similar work of other could almost be multi­ Bible Societies, such as- plied by three, for the , the Scottish and Ameri­ converts were then can ; also the many 37,287, and in 1900 millions of tracts the number of com­ scattered throughout municants had risen to the Empire, which 112,808, which means have results far be­ that during the ten yond what can be years from 1890-1900 tabulated. Figures at the number of converts the best are only an had again been trebled. indication of what is Though the persecu­ being done. tions of 1900 have Statistics only tell reduced these numbers, of the harvest already in large measure that reaped, but there ' axe reduction is not a cause other fields not yet fully ripe which must for discouragement, for DESlCAieot DRAWN BY' MAURICE CRECORV. many have been re­ be included in “ What moved from the-Church Outline Map of Ch ina. has been done.” There below to the Church Placed, over an Outline Map o f Europe., drawn to the same scale. is much seed sown Eaoh small square on the above map represents an area of 1,815 square miles, which will yet bear triumphant above. But which is about equal to that of Cornwall, or Gloucestershire, or Staffordshire, or many have failed, and Suffolk, or Wiltshire ; and a population of 291,447, which is greater than that of half fruit; there is the some who seemed to the counties of England (taken singly), or of Bradford, or Hull, or Nottingham, or blade already appear­ run well have turned Dublin. ing, and much un­ back; nevertheless, con­ Reckoning man and wife as two missionaries, there are two missionaries to each ripened grain which small square. sidering the terrible There iB a population of 2,808,753 to eaoh medical missionary, nearly represented will yet be gathered in test of faith and courv by the eight squares enclosed in the thicker line. as the result of labours age of that dread year, This is,equal to three medical men for London and the suburbs, or fourteen past. there is every reason medical men lor the whole population of England and Wales. Under the head of for thanksgiving

w hy no one stopped them at the edge. Then I saw that “ Then came another sound like the pain of a million broken %\ ong the edge there were sentries set at intervals. But the hearts wrung out in one full drop, one sob. And a horror of intervals were far too great; there were wide, unguaided gaps great darkness was upon me, for I knew what it was—the between. And over these gaps the people fell in their blind­ Cry of the Blood. ness, quite unwarned ; and the green grass seemed blood-red “ Then thundered a Voice, the Voice of the L o r d : ‘ A n d to me, and the gulf yawned like the mouth of hell. He s a id , w h a t h a s t T h o u d o n e ? T h e v o ic e or t h y ‘ ‘ Then I saw, like a little picture of peace, a group of b r o t h e r ’s b l o o d c r ie t h u n t o m e f r o m t h e g r o u n d .’ people under some trees, with their backs turned towards the gulf. They were making daisy chains ! Sometimes when a piercing shriek cut the quiet air and reached them it disturbed “ The tom-toms still beat heavily, the darkness still shud­ them, and they thought it rather a vulgar noise. And if one dered and shivered about me ; I heard the yells of the devil- of their number started up and wanted to go and do some­ dancers and the weird wild shrieks of the devil-possessed out­ thing to help, then all the others would pull that one down. side the gate. ‘ Why should you get so excited about it i You must wait for a “ What does it matter after all 1 It has gone on for years ; definite call to go ! You haven’t finished your daisy chain yet. it will go on for years ! Why make such a fuss about it % It would be really selfish, they said, ‘ to leave us to finish “ G od forgive us ! G od arouse us ! Shame us out of our the work alone.’ callousness ! Shame us out of our sin ! ”

PART II. Review of the Provinces. T h e areas and populations are taken from The Statesman’s Year Book for 1903, which has adopted a recent census taken in China in connection with the distribution of the Indemnity demanded by the Allies after the Boxer crisis. Blanks have been left in reference to some statistics where doubt exists. The names in italics are those of Associates. Where the new Postal spelling and that formerly used by ourselves differs but little, the Postal spelling only has been given ; where the difference might confuse friends at home, we have, for the present, retained the old spelling, and put the Postal spelling in a bracket, thus : (Shanghai). When another name, preceded by a hyphen, follows the name of the station, both are necessary in addressing letters, thus : Tso-yiin, -Kalgan. Absent against a name meafls absent at date, December, 1902.

Province of Shen=si. Area, 76,270 square miles j Population, 8,460,182, or 111 per square mile.

C .I .M . Work commenced 1876. Superintendent, G. F. E a s t o n ; Assistant, A. B l a n d . 19 Stations; Out-stations ; 79 Missionaries (19 on Furlough) ; Kative Helpers ; Communicants. Postal Address, C .I.M ., Hankow. Those Stations marked 1 address to Yuincheng, via Peking and Taiyuen Fu. LONG-CHAU, 1893. KIEN-CHAU, 1894. Miss L. Hedman (absent) 1894 HAN-CHUNG, 1879. J. G. Nilson ...... 1891 G. Ahlstrand ... .. 1891 C. y . Jensen ...... 1899 N. Gothberg ...... 1902 G. F. Easton ...... 1875 Mrs Nilson fnée Mrs. Ahlstrand (née Mrs. Easton (née Gar­ Carlson) ...... ] 891 von Malniborg) ... 1898 YIN G-KIA-WEI, 1895. diner)...... 1881 Miss O. Olsen ...... 1891 Miss C. Anderson ... 1891 R. T. Moodie ...... 1897 F.A. Gustafson (absent),.. 1892 Miss M. Anderson ... 1891 Mrs. Moodie (née Mc- KIEN-YANG, 18?7. Mrs. Gustafson (née Miss A. Swanson...... 1891 Lenaghan) ...... 1896 Miss A. Sanders ...... 1891 Larsson) (absent) ... 1893 Miss D. Lindvall...... 1891 Miss E. E. Petterson (absent) 1891 Miss I. A . Gothberg ... 1902 CH’ENG-KU, 1887. Miss L. Norden (absent)... 1892 CHAU-CHIH, 1893. Vacant. LAN-T’IEN. 1895. R. L. Evans (absent) ... 1896 SAN-SHUI, 1897. V. Benins...... 1891 Mrs. Evans (née M. C. E. Ry dierg ...... 1891 SANG-KIA-CHUANG, 1894. A. Mrs. Renius fnée Gus­ Hunt) (absent) ... 1895 Mrs. Rydberg (ne’e R. Beckman (absent) ... 1891 tafson) ...... 1891 F. Tull ...... 1897 Nordstrom) ...... ] 891 Mrs. Tull (née Tree) ... 1898 Mrs. Beckman (née A. Witzell (absent) ... 1891 Ph. Nilson (absent) ... 1892 Klint) (abstnt) ... 1891 Mrs. Jf'itzel (née Ander­ Mrs. Nilson (née New- Miss A . Olson ...... 1892 son) (absent) ...... 1891 SI-HSIANG, 1895. quist (absent) ... 1892 Miss G. S. Anderson ... 1902 y . A . Christensen ... 1900 HING-P’ING, 1893. Miss A. Harrison...... 1891 C. H. R . IVatsaas ... 1900 Miss S. A. Phillips ... 1899 S. Bergstrom ... 1894 1. T’UNG-CHAU, 1891. Mrs. Bergstrom (née C. FENG-SIANG, 1898. Peterson) ...... 1891 A . Berg ...... 1890 YANG-HIEN, 1896. A. B la n d ...... 1887 E. Palmberg ...... 1902 Mrs. Berg (née Hulan- der) ...... 1892 Miss Coleman ...... 1891 Mrs. Bland (née Dunn) -1897 G. Palmberg ...... 1902 Miss Batterham...... 1899 Mrs. Söderström (née * Miss F. Eallin ...... 1889 Hornsby) (absent) ... 1891 SI-AN. 1893. Miss A Eriksson...... 1892 C. H. Stevens (absent) ... 1893 tV. Bagquist ...... 1891 Miss C. Angvik ...... 1893 HING-AN, 1898. Mrs. Stevens (nie Wat­ Mrs. Hagquist (née Miss T. Hattrem ...... 1899 0. Burgess ...... 1890 kins (abstnt)...... 1893 Hogland) ...... 1892 Mrs. Burgess (née Thom­ W. A . Grònlund...... 1898 C. J. Anderson ...... 1891 1. HAN-CH’ENG, 1897. son) ...... 1895 Mrs. Anderson (nee A. R. Bergling ...... 1892 G. A. Goold ...... 1891 ME1-HIEN, 1893. Petterson) ...... 1892 Mrs. Bergling(néeAass) 1893 Mrs. Goold (née Steel)... 1890 R. W. Middleton...... 1894 Mrs. Henrikson (née Miss Ulif (absent)...... 1896 C. Carwardine ...... 1897 Mrs. Middleton (née Franson) (absent) ... 1892 Miss S. Engstrom ... 1897 Mrs. Carwardine (née JoBe)...... 1897 O. Bengtsson (absent) ... 1894 M ùs S. Bengtson...... 1901 Goold) ...... 1891 July-A ugust, 1 9 0 3 . China’s Millions. 9 7 Province of Kan-suh. Area, 125,430 square miles; Population, 10,385,376, or 82 per square mile.

C.I.M. Work commenced 1876. Superintendent, G. A n d r e w .

10 Stations ; 35 Missionaries (7 on Furlough) ; Native Helpers ; Communicants. Postal Address, C. I. M., Hankow, except those stations marked 1, which are to be addressed Tsinchow, via Chungking:.

LIANG-CHAU, 1888. Mrs. Redfern (nie Ellis) Miss A. Garland 1891 CHEN-YUEN, 1897. (absent) ...... 1887 Miss 8. Garland W . M. Belcher ...... 1888 1891 J. C. Hall...... 1889 Miss E. Peterson 1892 Mrs. Belcher {nie Rayer) 189U G. W. Hunter ...... 1889 Miss A. Strand (absent)... 1893 Miss A. E. Mellor ... 1893 1. FU-K’IANG, 1899. H. J. Mason ...... 1892 Miss y . Wedicsott 1899 J. S. Fiddler ...... 1896 F. Blasner...... 1896 D. A. G. Harding...... 1898 T’ONG-OHI, 1899. T. A. S. Robinson ... 1894 Mrs. Blasner {nie Klahn) 1899 Mrs. Robinson (nie R. W. Kennett ... .. 1899 A, T. yohanson (absent)... 1891 FING-LIANG, 1895. Galway) ...... 1893 Mrs. Kennett Rodger) 1898 Miss Mary Allen (absent) 1899 D. TôrnvaU ...... 1891 SI-NING, 1885. KING-CHAU, 1895. Vacant. Mrs. Tdmnall (nie Pederson)lb9i T. TSIN-CHOW, 1878. Miss T. yoknson...... 1891 V. L. Nordlund...... 1891 LAN-CHAU, 1885. Mrs. T. E. Botham (nie Mrs.Nardlund (nie Nilson) 1891 G. Andrew ...... 1881 Barclay (absent) ... 1884 Miss C. Wallenberg Mrs. Andrew (nie J. B. Martin ...... 1898 TSING-NING, 1897. (absent) ...... 1894 Findlay ...... 1882 Mrs. Martin (nie Hooper 1893 Emil yvhnwn ...... 1900 Miss H. Lundvall fabsentJ 1894

Kan-suh and Shen si.

Mr. Easton reports that:—At the opening of the year city, and the other two alternately in the city and country. there were only five members of the Mission in the province Si-hsiang. of S h e n -s i, but before the end of February all but one of the stations had been occupied. In some stations the work had, Miss Harrison has restarted the girls’ school, and has also to some extent, been kept going by the Chinese Christians, revisited most of the out-stations since her return. Miss but in others, things were at a standstill. Ere long, however, Phillips, who has joined this station, is giving much of her the work was much the same as before the evacuation of time to the out-stations and in seeking to open work in a 1900, and has continued so throughout the year. This is to new town. The work in this district is capable of much many a great disappointment, for it had been earnestly hoped development, but it involves much travelling. that such a solemn crisis, such a breaking up of all plans and arrangements, would be the introduction to a time of Hing-an. quickened spiritual life among the Christians, and of an Mr. Goold, assisted by the Chinese Evangelist Liu, has awakening among the heathen. maintained the preaching both on the streets and in the preaching hall. In the summer Mr. Burgess returned and Han-chung. joined in the work. Mr. Burgess, accompanied by his family The 'daily preaching in the street preaching hall has been and the Chinese preacher, has recently taken an itinerant maintained throughout the year with little interruption, and journey by boat to Shi-ts’uen. Mr. and Mrs. Carwardine seldom without an attentive and interested audience, some of have settled in the “ new city,” but as it is a quiet and whom have shown considerable interest in the Message, and retired spot the opportunity for work is small. He hopes to a few have been found on Sunday in the congregation. do itinerant work. Three Vegetarians have broken their vows, burnt their books, One man has been baptized at this station, and there are'a and attended regularly throughout the year. The Christians few enquirers who generally attend the meetings. Mr. Goold have given liberally, and are at last hopeful of getting a tiled will probably soon be commencing work in another district roof to their chapel in place of the thatch. The women’s at present totally unevangelized. classes and Sunday School are not equal to former years, and Yang Hien. the out-station work, which would have been most fruitful had there been a missionary to attend to it, has gone back. Miss Batterham has been somewhat encouraged at the open At Mien Hien there are now only three members, but doors she finds when visiting, though the meetings have been there is the promise of a good work if someone could reside small. Mias Coleman spent two months away at Hwa-yang there for a month occasionally. The Misses Garland, during in the summer, and has gone again for a lengthy visit. their detention in the province, gave most valuable help for several weeks. The work at Shih-pah-li-p’u has gone back, The Si-an Plain. and the meetings are very small. Two members have been Going North to the Si-an plain, two of the three stations bought over by the Romanists, and having lost the room in have been re-occupied, while one, Chau-chih, still remains which we used to meet, it makes it difficult to get the people vacant. together. The city of Fengsiang Fu is very unyielding, and the Ch'eng-ku. friends there feel the depression arising from the monotony of years of unfruitful aggression. Here the rented mission house has been given up in The work at Meirhien has suffered a great loss through favour of some property purchased in another part of the the death of Mr. Li, who was a voluntary evangelist. There city. The street preaching hall is open daily, and has one of are schools here, but no report has come to hand. the native helpers in attendance. There are three Chinese Chau-chih is vacant. There is only one member here, helpers at work, one residing at Uen-kong, ten miles from the and he is not satisfactory. 9 8 China’s Millions. J u l y -A u g u s t , 1 9 0 3 .

Proceeding to the Province of K a >t-s u h . assisted by several of the Chinese Christians, have maintained Lan-chau. almost daily preaching on the streets or at the preaching hall. A second hall has been opened in a busy part of the city, There are seven missionaries attached to this station. Mr. part of the cost of which will be met by the Christians there. Hunter, who arrived in July, was taken seriously ill with Scripture Union, reading, Bible and singing classes have been dysentery the day after his arrival; others also have been started. Miss Garland’s boys’ school has been kept open unwell. The serious condition of Mr. Mason’s eyes has through the year and has given satisfaction. Women’s classes prevented him reaching his station. There is little of an and country visitation have been maintained. encouraging nature about the work here, which is still wholly The out-station Fu-ch’iang has been repeatedly visited by aggressive and for the most part confined to the city. During Mr. Harding, and during the three weeks spent there by Mr. the summer Mr. and Mrs. Blasner took an itinerant journey and Mrs. Martin two young men were baptized; there are to the Ho-chau district. others who will probably soon be baptized there. The work Si-ning. in this district, though not without its difficulties, has had a Though with no resident missionary, this city has been good re-start. visited by Mr. Hall. It still remains an ungrateful and disappointing place. The Scandinavian Alliance Mission Liang-chau. (In association with the C.I.M.). Mr. and Mrs. Belcher and Mr. Fiddler have been encouraged Of their sixteen stations in Sh en-si and K an-suh, only by the good numbers attending the Sunday meetings, and ueven have been re-occupied, though brief stays have been are hopeful of blessing. Mr. Fiddler is suffering with his made in three others. There has been much trial and eyes. disappointment at P’ing-liang Fu and in other places. Much Ts’in-chau. time has been occupied in trying to recover lost ground. The Mr. and Mrs. Martin arrived in March, and the Misses work can scarcely be said to be re-started yet; but the Garland during the summer. Mr. Martin and Mr. Harding, missionaries are arranging to meet to discuss future work.

Province of Shan-si. Area, 81,830 square miles; Population, 12,200,456 or 149 per square mile.

C.I.M, Work commenced 1876. Superintendent, A. L u t l e y .

29 S t a t io n s ; Out-stations ; 77 Missionaries (12 on Furlough) ; Native Helpers ; Communicants. Postal Address, Direct to Stations, via Peking'; but places marked 1 to Pingyao, 2 to Yuincheng, 3 to Shunteh Fu, all via Peking.

FENG-CHEN, 1902 1. TA-NING, 1885. YOH-YANG, 1896 YUINCHENG, 1888. —K a l g a n . Miss E. Gauntlett ... 1896 —H o n g to n g . E. Folke (absent)...... 1887 K. R. J. Hill ...... 1902 Miss A. M. Hancock ... 1895 W. T. Gilmer 1891 Mrs. Folke (née Granti) Mrs. Hill ...... 1902 P. V. Ambler 1897 (absent) ...... 1888 E. yacobsen ...... 1902 1. KI-CHAU, 1891. A . Hahne... 1890 A. Jennings ...... 1897 PINGYANG, 1879. Mrs. Hahne (nie Watz) 1893 TA-T’UNG, 1886 y . T. Sand berg...... 1892 Mrs. Jennings (née R. W. P. Knight ...... 1892 —K a l g a n . Palmer) ...... 1896 Mrs. Sandberg (née Mrs. Knight (nee Fair- Storhaug) ...... 1891 C. F. Nyström ...... 1902 Miss M. E. W a y ...... 1899 bank)...... 1890 T. B. y . B öllin g ...... 1902 Mrs. Nystrtim...... 1902 F. C. H. Dreyer (absent) 1895 HO-TSIN, 1893 Mrs. Dreyer (nee Walter) 2. MEH-TI-KIAI, 1895. SO-PING, 1895. —K ia n g c h o w . (absent) 1896 Vacant. Vacant. R. G illies...... 1898 Miss J. F. Hoskyn 1890 Mrs. Gillies (née Russell) 1897 Miss D. Wallace (absent) 1894 KIE-CHAU, 1895 YING-CHAU, 1897. Miss E. Guthrie...... 1897 (H a ic h o w ). Vacant. H. Lyons ...... 1898 1. PINGYAO, 1888. C. H. Tjäder ...... 1889 A. L utley...... 1887 HUN-YUAN, 1898. K’Ü-WU, 1885 Mrs. Tjäder (nie Blom- Vacant. Mrs. Lutley (nie Roberts) 1893 * e r g ...... 1892 J. Falls ...... 1897 (K u h u ). Miss F. Prytz ...... 1890 TSO-YÜN, 1895 W. B. Milsum ...... 1899 A. Triidinger ...... 1896 Miss A. O. Forssberg ... 1896 Mrs. Milsum ...... 1899 Mrs. Triidinger (nie Bell) 1897 Miss y . E. Fogelklou —K a l g a n . E. O. Barber ...... 1902 Miss K. Rasmussen ... 1899 (absent) ...... 1897 A .K arhson ...... 1891 Mrs. N. Carleson (nie Sim- KIE-HIU, 1891 KIANG-CHAU, 3. LU-CH’ENG, 1889. onsen) (absent) ■... 1893 1898. (Ch ia ih s iu ). E. J. Cooper (absent) 1889 Oscar Carlin ...... 1902 Vacant. Miss C. Gates 1887 y. D. Höglander...... 1902 Miss C. A. P ik e ...... 1899 Miss Barraclough 1891 C. A. Anderzin ...... 1902 Miss W. Watson ...... 1899 I-CH’ENG, 1902 Miss F. Stellmann 1901 —K u h u . 1. HIAO-I, 1887. HOHCHOW, 1886. 3. YU-WU, 1896. G. M cK ie...... 1897 Vacant. Miss E. French ...... 1893 Mrs. McKie (née Chapman) 1897 D. Lawson ... 1887 Miss A. M. Cable...... 1902 Mrs. Lawson (née Arthur) 1888 YÜNG-NING-CHAU, 1889. J. W. Hewitt, M.R.C.S,, 2. I-SHI, 1891. Mrs. P. A. Ogren (absent) 1900 CHAOCHENG, 1901. L.R.C.P. (absent) ... 1894 ...... 1894 Ernest H. Taylor...... L.H .E. Linder D. Urquhart ...... 1900 1898 J 1rs. Linder ( née Sjöberg) 1898 1. SI-CHAU, 1885. C. Howard Judd, Jr. 1899 Miss E. A. E. Buren ... 1894 3. LU-AN, 1889. F E. ÏÏ. Shindler ...... 1891 Miss E . Anderson ... 1895 A. E. Glover, MJL. (absent) 1897 Mrs. Shindler (Mrs. Gray HONGTONG, 1886. Miss y . a f Sandeberg ... 1900 H. Witt ...... 1900 Owen, nie Butland)... 1888 Miss E. Higgs (absent) ... 1897 Miss I. M. Benelius 1902 C. Wohlleber ...... 1900 J ULY-August, 1903. China’s Millions. 9 9 Province of Chih=li. Area, 115,800 square milesj Population., 20,937,000, or 172 per square mile. C.I.M. Work commenced 1887.

4 S t a t io n s ; O u t - s t a t io n s ; 10 M issionaries ; N a t iv e H e l p e r s ; C ommunicants . Postal Address, Tientsin. Stations marked 1, Direct to Station, via Peking. TIENTSIN, 1888. 1. HSUAN-HUA, 1902. 1. HWAILUH, 1887. ' 1. SHUNTEH FU, 1888. C. H. 8 . Green .. 1891 M. L. Griffith ...... 1889

2 S t a t i o n s ; 50 Missionaries (8 on Furlough); Native Christians; Communicants. Postal Address, Chefoo. Ninghai direct to Station, via Chefoo.

CHEFOO, 1879. Sanatorium. H. S. Ferguson ...... 1895 Miss A. M. Bailer ... 1898 Mrs. Ferguson (nee Cobb) 1898 Miss E. C. Atkinson ... 1898 G. King, M.B., C.M. ... 1875 J. A. Stooke ...... 1887 C. Howard Bird, B.A. ... 1897 Miss W. I. Coxon ... 1898 Mrs. G. King (nie Black) Mrs. Stooke ...... 1887 H. W. M cL a ren ...... 1899 Miss E. A. Fishe ...... 1900 fabsent) ...... ] 883 Miss T. Ahl8trôm ... 1891 Miss F. L. Morris ... 1899 W. W. Lindsay ...... 1900 Miss E. G. Taylor ... 1901 E. Tomalin ...... 1879 Mrs. Lindsay (nie M. E. Mrs. Tomalin {née Des- Fishe) ...... 1896 Boys' School, 1880. Preparatory School, 1895. g ra z )...... 1866 Miss K. F. Basnett ... 1890 Miss E. Black (absent) ... 1884 Miss Blackmore ...... 1897 F. McCarthy (absent) ... 1887 Miss R. Angwin (absent) 1893 Mrs. Cameron (Mrs. Miss F. Campbell (absent) 1896 Mrs. E. O. Williams ... 1889 Rendall) ...... 1883 Mrs. McCarthy (nie Miss M. Macdonald Webb) (absent) ... 1885 Miss E. A. Shepperd ... 1900 ... 1898 Miss E. F. Burn...... 1900 Miss E. F. Bailer...... 1901 Miss N. E. Fishe...... 1900 Miss E. M. Miller ... 1901 E. Murray...... 1888 Miss Jessie Begg... Mrs. Murray (nie Fairey) 1891 ... 1901 H. J .A lt y ...... 1889 Girls' School, 1884. NINGHAI, 1896. Literary Work. Mrs. Alty (nie Welsman) 1893 Miss H. G. Aplin...... 1901 B. MacOwan (absent) ... 1894 Miss A. Slater ...... 1891 E. Tomkinson ... 1887 F. W. Baller ...... 1873 Mrs. MacOwan (née Mit­ Miss F. N. Norris ... 1896 Mrs. Tomkinson ... 1887 Mrs. Baller (nie Bowyer) 1866 chell) (absent) ... 1896 Miss M. L. Bailer ... 1896 Miss L. Seymour...... 1895

Province of Ho=nan. Area, 67,940 square miles; Population, 35,316,800, or 520 per square mile. C.I.M. Work commenced 1875.

13 Stations; Out-stations ; 41 Missionaries (9 on Furlough); Native Helpers; Communicants, Postal Address, C.I.M., Hankow. Those marked 1 Direct to Station, via Chinkiang; 2 via Hankow.

SIANG-CH’ENG, 1892. North o f River. Mrs. Talbot (née Marler) 1890 Mrs. Parker ...... 188» Miss B. Legga,t... 1890 A. Gracie (absent)...... 1887 A. Biggs (absent)...... 1896 ?. KUANG CHOW, 1899. Mrs. Biggs («A? Randall) Mrs. Gracie (née Waldie) TAI-KANG, 1895. (absent) ...... 1895 A. Argento ...... 1896 (absent) ...... 1887 H. T. Ford ...... 1892 F. S. Joyce ...... 1891 Mrs. Ford (née Hodgsou) 1893 1. YU N G-NIN G-CHAU, 1900. Mrs. Joyce (nie Brook) 1894 Sl-HUA, 1899. Miss S. A. Cream...... 1893 1. KAIFENG FU, 1902. —SlNAN HlEW Miss J. M. Wilkins ... 1893 Miss A. Janzoti»... 1890 CHAU-KIA-K’EO, 1884. R. P ow ell...... 1896 Miss E. L. Randall G. W. Guinness, B.A., Miss M. L. Harms 1902 (absent) 1895 South o f River. M.B., B.C. (absent) ... 1897 E. G. Bevis ...... 1897 1. SINAN H1EN, 1899. YEN-CH’ENG, 1902. S. H. Carr, M.D...... 1901 W. E. Shearer ...... 1888 G. A. Stalhammar ... 1897 Mrs. Shearer (nie Burt) C. N. Lack ...... 1898 Mrs. Lack (neeBavin)... 1891 SHAE-K'I-TIEN, 1886. Mrs. Stalhammar (née (absent) ...... 1890 Svensson) ...... 1897 J. Brock ... 1887 H. S. Conway ...... 18! >4 Miss B. M. P. Petterson... 1896- Mrs. Brock (nie Elliott) 1894 CH’EN-CHAU, 1895. Mrs Conwav (née Teb- Miss E. W allace...... 1892 both) ... 1895 F. H. Taylor. M.D., 1. HONAN FU, 1902. Miss J. E. Kidman ... 1898 F.R.C ¡S. (absent) ... 1890 Miss S. E. Morris...... 1899 Mrs. Taylor (nee Guin­ KING-TSI-KWAN, 1896. C.Blom 1892: Miss M. E. Soltau ... 1901 ness) (absent) ... 1888 G. Parker...... 1876 E. O. Beinhoff ...... 1902.

Shan=tong and Ho-nan.

In the province of S h a n -tong the work of the C.I.M. is new ones opened as well, Yen-ch’eng, Kai-feng Fu, and almost limited to the schools and the sanatorium. The only Ho-nan Fu. station is that of Ninghai. Mr. and Mrs. Bailer reside in At Chau-kia-k’eo, the Mission premises having been des­ Chefoo, Mr. Bailer being engaged in literary work. troyed, some of the workers resided in the premises of the In the early part of the year, all connected with the schools Bible Society. At the ladies’ centre, the official voluntarily were much encouraged by the most satisfactory report from insisted on paying part of the rent of the new premises. At the London College of Preceptors regarding the examinations this centre the united Sunday services are held. Mr. Shearer which had been held in Chefoo. Some account of this was reports that while the bulk of the Christians are not as bright given in C h in a ’s M illio n s for July, 1902. The terrible as they would like to see them, there are a few enquirers, and catastrophe which plunged the whole Mission into deep sorrow the feeling of the people in the district seems to have- has been mentioned on page 90 of this report. wonderfully improved. There are two out-stations almost In the province of H o-n an the work of the year has been due South which are giving encouragement. one of new beginnings. The year opened to find the mis­ Yen-ch’eng is a new station. Mr. and Mrs. Lack have taken sionaries visiting the various stations, many of which were charge. This city is likely to become an important centre, in ruins. The old stations have been re-opened and three being on the river, and the railway is to pass through it. July-August, 1903. China’s Millions. 101

At Si-kua the two lady workers are encouraged by large Joyce have found splendid openings for work in the surround­ numbers of women coming. The Roman Catholics have ing country. during the year opened a place at the South Grate of this tiny At Shae-k'i-tien, in place of the old house (destroyed), good city, which will probably mean that a time of testing is in premises have been obtained. Of the thirty-three who were store for the Christians. baptized immediately before the riots, there were thirty At Chen-chau the work of reorganization has gone ahead present at the Sunday services when Dr. Guinness passed well. The Chinese Christians have liberally helped to repair through the city. There are now a number of intelligent their chapel, one man—a pedlar by trade—pawning his own gentlemanly men studying the Bible, and the work is full of gown to enable him to give the handsome sum, for him, of promise. The church is full every Sunday. There have been 1,500 cash. During the summer Bible classes were held. several marked conversions of notorious characters, one a At Tai-kang the work during the absence of the missionaries proud military official. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parker have was carried on by an excellent man named Ko, a silk merchant. returned to King-tsi-kwan. At the risk of life and property he kept the church together. Kuang-chow has been re-opened by Mr. Argento, who was Kai-feng Fu, the capital of the province and last provincial nearly killed there in 1900. He says :— “ It was the greatest city to be opened to the preaching of the gospel, was opened joy I have ever experienced in my life to see the Christians early in the year, by Mr. Powell. Since then Doctors again and hear what the L o r d had done during ray absence.” Guinness and Carr have carried on medical work. The work The people seem friendly. Out-stations are opening. is most encouraging. None have been baptized, but there In the North-West of the province the members of the are about a dozen who believe. The court-yards of the house Swedish Mission have three stations, Ho-nan Fu having been have been filled at night with listeners to the Gospel, and recently opened. Mr. Blom reports that at Sin-an-hien they scholars and gentry are coming to discuss the truth contained met with a most friendly reception from the mandarin and in the Bible, and many books are being bought. the Christians and enquirers. In Ho-nan Fu and Yung-ning At Siang-ctieng the city work was not found in a very the people were extremely affable, and there were several bright condition when work re-commenced, but Mr. and Mrs. candidates for baptism.

Province of Kiang=su. Area, 38,600 square miles; Population, 13,980,235, or 362 per square mile. (C.I.M.) Work commenced 1854.

6 Stations ; Out-stations ; 55 M issionares (7 on F urlough) ; N ative H elpers ; C ommunicants.

Postal Address, Direct to Stations. Those marked 1 via Chinkiang.

1. AN-TONG, 1893 1. YANGCHOW, 1868. Miss G. Rees ...... 1897 Mrs. Arnott (née McCor­ H. C. Burrows ...... 1892 mack) ...... 1899' —T sinqkiangpu . A. 11. Saunders ...... 1887 Mrs. Saunders (née Smith)1890 Miss M. M. Melville ... 1898 Miss M. A. R e id ...... 1896 Miss C. K. Murray (absent) 1884 SHANGHAI, 1854. Business Department. Miss G. Triidinger ... 1896 Miss A. Henry ...... 1891 D. E. Hoste ...... 1885 M. Hardman ...... 1889 Miss E. Triidinger ... 1899 Miss E. S. Clough ... 1891 Mrs. Hoste (née A. G. Mrs. Hardman (née Web­ Miss M. King ...... 1896 Broomhall) ... 1884 ber) ...... 1887 J. S. O r r ...... 1898 J. W. Stevenson .. ... 1866 Mission Home. 1. TSINGKIANGPU, 1869. Mrs Orr (néeFarmer) ... 1898 Mrs. Stevenson (absent) 1866 Mrs. W. Cooper (absent) 1889 Miss L. Smith (absent) ... 1895 Miss A. Hunt ...... 1893 Training Home. James Stark ...... 1889 Miss K. C. Johnson ... 1899 Miss I. A. Robson (absent) 1895 Miss M. E. Cox ...... 189!) Miss M. M urray...... 1884 Mrs. Stark (née Williams) 1893 Miss M. E. Waterman ... 1896 F. H. Neale ...... 1895 Miss R. L. Smalley (pro. Miss G. M. Muir ... 1887 tem.) ...... 1888 Miss F. Cole ...... 1894 Mrs. Neale (née Thomas) 1898 Miss I. M. A. Ellmers ... 1899 Hospital. 1. KAOYU, 1889. Financial Department. F. A. Steven ...... 3 883- CHINK1ANG, 1889. Mrs. Steven (néeTapsoott)l886 Miss R. Hattrem...... 1890 J. F. B rou m ton ...... 1875 Miss L. A. Batty (absent) 1895 Miss M. Beschnidt ... 1893 G. A. Cox, L.R.C P., & S. 1888 J. N. Hayward ...... 1889 Miss I. N. Porter ...... 1899 Miss P. Kumm (absent) ... 1894 Mrs. Cox (née Thomas) 1888 Mrs. Hayward (née Mar­ Miss M. C. Peterson ... 1898 Miss E. Bradfield ... 1888 tin) ... 1889 Evangelistic Work. Miss E. C. Callsen ... 1899 Miss A. Sanderson ... 1888 A.E.Arnott ...... 1899 Miss Ii. Anderson ... 1891

Province of Hu-peh. Area, 71,410 square miles ; Population, 35,280,685, or 492 per square mile. C.I.M. Work commenced 1875.

3 S t a t i o n s ; Out stations ; 14 M issionaries (o on Furlough) ; Native H elpers; C ommunicants . Postal Address, Direct to Station, via Hankow.

HANKOW, 1889. I-CHANG, 1895. Mrs. Lagerquist (Mrs. Mrs. Crofts (nie Lewis Jones ...... 1892 G. F. Row 1898 A. W. Gustafson) ... 1891 . “ Hammaren) (absent)... 1893- Mrs. Jones (née Ardem) 1893 Mrs. Row (née Clark)... 1898 H. A. Sibley ...... 1891 Miss Black {absent) ... 1884 T. J. Hollander (absent)... 1892 Mrs. Sibley ...... 1891 Miss J. Black intiment) ... 1883 Mrs. Hollander (née LAOHOKEO, 1887. D. W. Crofts, B.A., B.D. Thomas) (absent) ... 1894 A. W. Lagerquist 1890 (absent) ...... 1895 102 China’s Millions. July-August, 1903.

Kiang-su and Hu-peh. We group these two provinces together, not because of At Kaoyu the people still maintain an offensive attitude geographical contiguity, but because, being largely worked toward the Gospel. Not being able to turn the workers out by other Societies, our chief work in them is limited to business. they attempt to ignore them. A good deal of country work From Shanghai the work on the field is directed; it is the has been done. port of arrival and departure, and the chief financial and At Tsing-kiang Pu there has been some encouragement. business centre of the work in China. Some lads who have been attending the meetings have de­ Chinkiang is the first port up the river. Here Dr. Cox cided to follow the L ord , and a young girl lately betrothed has a hospital, and the first hospital patient was baptized has asked for baptism. during the year, with two others. In H u-peh the business work at Hankow has been heavy At Yamg-chow a large portion of the work is in the Ladies’ through the number of parties returning to their stations Training Home. Mr. Saunders, who has taken charge of the West and North-West. We have no report from I-chang or Church there, had the joy of several baptisms last year. Lao-ho-keo.

Province of 5 i=chuen. Area, 218,480 square miles; Population, 68,724,890, or 314 per square mile. C.I.M. Work commenced 1877.

Superintendent of Eastern Section, Bishop Cassels. Superintendent of Western Section, D r. P a r r y ; Assistant, J. Y a l e .

23 Stations; Out-stations ; 93 M issionaries (12 on Furlough); Native H elpers; Communicants. Postal Address, Direct to Stations, via Chungking:, West China. Those marked 1 to Chungking, 2 to Pao-ning, 3 to Wanhsien, via I-chang. 1. TA-TSIEN-LU, 1897. LUCHOW, 1890. 2. SIN-TIEN-TSI, 1892. 1. SHUN-K’ING, 1896. C. H. Polhill (absent) .. 1885 T. J a m e s...... 1885 MissF. M. Williams (absent) 1888 A. E. Evans ...... 1890 Mrs. Polhill (nie Mars- Mrs. James (Mrs. Riley, Miss H. Davies ...... 1893 Mrs. Evans (nie Grint) 1895 ton) (absent) ...... 1884 nie Stroud) (absent)... 1882 Miss M. E. Waters ... 1901 W. Jennings ...... 1897 T. Sorenson ...... 1896 W. T. Herbert ...... 1898 J. M o y e s ...... 1896 Mrs. Herbert (nie Living­ 2. YING-SHAN, 1898. J. H. Edgar ...... 1898 ston) ...... 1898 2. PA-CHAU, 1887. Miss J. E. B lic k ...... 1901 Miss E. Culverwell ... 1887 J. C. Platt...... 1895 KWAN-HIEN, 1889. F. Bird ...... 1902 Miss H. M. Kölkenbeck... 1889 Mrs. Platt (nie Hunt) 1897 J. Hutson...... 1894 Miss L. Riohardson ... 1900 C. A. Morgan, B.A. Mrs. Hutson (nieWidgery) 1891 SIAOSHI, 1899 (absent) 1897 —Luchow. 1. K’Ü-HIEN, 1898. Mrs. Morgan (nie Gower) CHENTU, 1881. A. H. Barham ...... 1898 C. F. E. Davis ...... 1892 (absent) 1891 J. Vale ...... 1887 Mrs. Barham (nie Gra- Mrs. Davis {nie Roberts) 1895 Miss Hilda S. Johans on... 1891 Mrs.Vale («& Bridgwater) 1894 bowsky) ...... 1895 Miss M. E. Fearon ... 1893 Miss M. J. Williams ... 1893 A. Grainger ...... 1889 R. L. McIntyre ...... 1902 Miss F. J. P a g e ...... 1897 Mrs. Grainger (nie Bro- man) ...... 1890 PAONING, 1886. CHUNGKING, 1877. 3. SUI-TING, 1899. T. Torranoe (absent) ... 1896 Bishop Cassels ...... 1885 H.Parry,M.R O.S., L.R.C.P. 1884 Mrs. Cassels (nie Legg) 1886 Wm. Wilson, M.B., C.M. 1882 K’lONG-CHAU, 1901 Mrs. Parry (n&Broman) 1884 0. H. Parsons. B. A. (absent) 1890 Mrs. Wilson, (nie Han- A. H. Broomhall...... 1884 —Chentu. Miss VI. E. Booth ... 1890 bury)...... 1887 Mrs. Broomhall (nie A. T. Polhill ...... 1885 P. O ls e n ...... 1896 M iles...... 18^7 W. H. Aldis ...... 1897 Mrs. Olsen (nie Kirkwood)l896 T. G. Willett ...... 1890 Mrs. Aldis (nie Carver) 1899 Mrs. Polhill (nie Drake) 1884 Miss R. C. Arnott ... 1897 J. W. Webster ...... 1902 Miss I. W. Ramsay ... 1887 Miss F. J. Fowle ...... 1890 Miss L. M. Wilson ... 1898 Miss E. Drake .. ... 1894 Mrs. W. B. Moses (nie KIATING, 1888. Miss E. T u r n e r .... 1899 Rogers)...... 1895 B. Ririe ...... 1887 Miss A. A. Hart ...... 1901 H. 0. Ramsay ...... 1897 3. K’AI-HIEN, 1902. Mrs. Ririe (nie Bee) ... 1891 C. B. Hannah ...... 1899 H. W u pperfeld...... 1895 Miss M. N ilsson ...... 1891 1. KIANG-TSIN, 1902. W. Shackleton,B.A.,M.D., E. G. Toyne ...... 1895 B.Ch...... 1901 H. J. Squire ...... 1894 SUI FU, 1888. Mrs. Squire ...... 1894 Itinerating. 3. LIANG-SHAN, 1902. 1887 G. Rogers...... 1899 A. H. Faers ...... 2. KWANG-YUEN, 1889. M. Beauchamp, B.A. ... 1885 Mrs. Faers (hie Hook) 1887 Miss R. Oroucher ... 1891 N. E. King (absent) 1895 Mrs. Beauchamp (nie Bar­ 3. WAN-HIEN, 1888. Mrs. King (Kerr) (absent) 1896 clay) (absent) ...... 1889 2. NAN-PU, 1902. Miss Barclay (absent) ... 1889 W. C. Taylor ...... 1891 1. FtT-SHUN,1902. Miss E. H. Allibone ... 1898 Miss F. H. Culverwell ... 1889 Mrs. Taylor ...... 1891 W. S. Strong 1892 Miss E. M. Tucker ... 1899 Miss F. Lloyd ...... 1892 Miss E. J. Churcher ... 1897 Eastern Si-chuen, Or Church oj England Section. Bishop Cassels reports :—Two remarkable movements have Some, fixing their eyes upon the more regrettable elements passed over this district during this year, which have greatly of this movement, have regarded it merely as arising from a affected missionary work. desire to become connected with the Church in expectation of obtaining protection from danger, shelter against rapacious A Mass Movement. Yamen-runners and avaricious officials, assistance in law-suits, First, there has been the movement towards Christianity or acquaintance with Western learning. already alluded to in China’s M illions. Others, remembering the various methods G od has at Ju ly-A ugust, 1903. China’s Millions. 103

different times used to bring people into contact with the fostering influences of Hoxer leaders from the North of Gospel, have felt convinced that behind all, there has been an China claiming supernatural powers. undercurrent working of the Spirit of G od, shaking ancient Some of the eflects—■which lmve been felt more on the faiths, removing old prejudices, upturning hard soil, and thus West than the East of the province---have been : The preparing the way for the sowing of the Gospel seed. massacre of over 1,000 Roman Catholic adherents and a However viewed, the effect in this district has been not score of Protestant converts, the destruction of a number of only to bring the messengers of the Gospel into contact with Mission chapels and other buildings, the withdrawal of many officials, scholars and gentry in an unprecedented way, not new adherents and a checking, or perhaps purifying, of the only to ensure a large circulation of Bibles and other movement towards Christianity. Christian books, but also to leave the following definite The advent of the new Viceroy Ts’en Ch’un-hsuon has results : — resulted in the stamping out,of this lioxer rising. Commencing at the east end of the district, The Situation Summarized. 1. Openings have been given at Yung-yang Hien, on the During the year this district has lost two workers—one, Mr. River Yang-tz, and at Yang-an Ch’ang, an important salt- Greenaway, by a severe attack of typhoid, a strong man of producing place in the same county. At the latter place promise whom we greatly mourn ; the other partly on account particularly some of the leading people turned from idols, of ill-health. The present staff consists of thirty-one workers became worshippers of G od, and several were admitted as —eleven men and twenty women. The number of men is catechumens. Alas ! there has been no one to follow up most insufficient for a work being carried on in twelve stations this work, which has been unvisited for months. and a score of out-stations, extending over some fifteen 2. A station has been opened at K ’ai-Hien by Mr. counties: a work, moreover, which has not yet had time to Wupperfeld, who is now in charge. There are four out- develop many experienced native preachers and assistants. stations connected with this centre, in which over fifty The consequence of such a lack is that Mr. Jennings has ■enquirers have been admitted as catechumens after the usual been left all alone with work in at least three counties ; probation and examination. Mr. Davis has had no companion in K'u Hien ; Mr. Wupper­ feld has had to face alone all the calls and complica­ 3. Fresh centres have been opened in the Liang-shan Hien tions of the new and extended work in the K’ai Hien district, to which Mr. Rogers is being appointed. district; and now Mr. Rogers has been appointed to Liang- 4. Four new out-stations have been opened in connection shan Hien, without anyone to share his labours. It is a with the K ’ii Hien work, where, as far as possible, regular cause of much anxiety and sorrow that these brethren are services have been conducted. thus left alone. Although there is the prospect of help from 5. In the Shun-k’ing prefecture, work has been commenced some of the missionaries who are returning from furlough, at Kuang-an Chau and Kuang-yin Koh, under the direction especially Mr. Beauchamp, Mr. Arthur Polhill and Mr. Evans, of Mr. Jennings. prayer is earnestly desired that more labourers may be sent 6. A new station has been opened at Nan-pu Hien, with into this needy and ready field. regular congregations and a dozen catechumens. Miss F. In the older stations the work has progressed steadily. Culverwell and Miss Lloyd are now working there. In Pao-ning Mr. Aldis has had the help of Mr. Hannah in the 7. In several older stations and out-stations there has been various departments of the work, and up to the present date an accession of persons of the better class (so called), some of (near the end of the year) 21 poisons have been added to the whom have been retained as catechumens. Xo reference is Church by baptism. made to the beginnings of work in such places as Ta-chu In Shun-king 16 members have been added during the year ; Hien, Tien-kiang Hien, Nan-kiang Hien, and other places, in Wan Hien, where Mr. Walter C. Taylor has taken up the •where, owing to lack of workers to seize the opportunity, the work, 14 have been baptized. The Ying-sJuin Hien Church ^ork has largely died out. has grown steadily and has been increased by 11. In all 71 have been received since January, and there are many The Boxer Rising. preparing for baptism. The other movement was the Boxer rising, which more Dr. Wilson has completed his hospital premises at Sui-ting recently spread over parts of this province. This rising Fu, and commenced regular medical work, and Dr. Shackleton seems to have been due to bad seasons, increasing taxation, will soon start work in the Henrietta Bird Memorial Hospital opposition to the movement mentioned above, and to the at Pao-ning Fu.

Western Si-chuen. Report o f Chen-tu and Kia-ting Division o f West Si-chuen, months. Since the transfer five deacons have undertaken the by J. Vale. care of the work. Three men received into the Church in May. Chentu Division. Mei chau Out-station.—The Mission premises in this city On returning from furlough, Mr. and Mrs. Grainger took were destroyed by Boxers. This attack lias been a severe •charge of Chentu, leaving Mr. and Mrs. Vale and Mr. trial to the Church. One family went back to idolatry. Three Torrance free for the out-stations. The lack of native enquirers were baptized, one an old man of eighty-two years. helpers has been a great hindrance. The decision of the P ’eng-shan Out-station.— Owing to the death of the Evan­ Mission only to assist schools which themselves supply half gelist Ho (see C h in a ’s M il l io n s for September, 1902) who for the expenses has postponed the opening of the school. six years had laboured here and had been the chief instrument Daily preaching and systematic visitation of the tea-shops in raising up this Church of forty-two members, the Evangelist lave been main features of the work. Five new members Wang was transferred from Tanlin. The Church here has have been added, and a number of enquirers enrolled. On suffered a good deal of persecution. the whole the Church is in a healthy condition. Hsin-c/iin Out-station.—The work has gone steadily forward. Tanlin, an out-station, has been hampered by the necessary Seven were received into the Church and there are some transfer of the Evangelist-Pastor to P’eng-shan for a few twenty enquirers. 104 China’s Millions. July-August, 1903.

Kwan-hien.— Mr. and Mrs. Hutson have had an exception­ dreds desiring to enrol themselves. Much has proved false, ally busy time with many enquirers. Owing to the Boxer but thousands have come in contact with the Gospel troubles they wore compelled by advice of Chinese officials to thereby. In this district five new stations have been opened withdraw for two or three months. The people are specially as a result. Twenty-two members have been added to the given to idolatry and superstitious practices here. Church, but only two from the five new stations, as great Ts’

Province of Kwei=chau.

Area, 67,160 square miles ; Population, 7,650,282, or 114per square mile.

C.I.M. Work commenced 1877. Superintendent, C. T. F i s h e .

6 Stations ; Out-stations ; 23 M issionaries (2 on Furlough) ; Native Helpers ; Communicants.

Postal Address, Direct to Stations, via Chungking. Those marked 1 to Kueiyang.

KWEIYÄNG, 1877. D. F. Pike ...... 1902 1 AN-SHUN, 1888. Miss L. Hastings 1894- C. T. Fishe ... .. 1S69 J. R. Adam ...... 1887 Mrs. Fishe (ride Jose­ Work among Aborigines. Mrs. Adam (nie Ander­ 1. HING-1, 1891. phine Smith) .. 1894 son) ...... 1889 C. G. Lewis ...... 1895 S. R. Clarke 1878 B.C. Waters .. ... 1887 A. Preedy (absent) ... 1892 Mrs. Lewis (nie Colley) 1896 G. Cecil Sm ith ...... 1891 Mrs. Clarke (nie H. J. Hewitt ...... 1895 Mrs. Smith (nie Roberts) 1890 Fawcett 1878 Miss M. A. Sydney Turner 1. TUH-SHAN, 1893. TSENI FU, 1902. (absent) ...... 1894 1. P’ANG-HAI, 1897. T. Windsor ...... 1884 W. L. Praen, L.R.C.P. &. S 1880 Miss L. E. Kohler ... 1899 Mrs. Windsor (nee Mrs. Pruen (nie Hughes) 1876- Miss M. Mclimes ... 1902 Vacant Hastings) ...... 1891 C. Chenery ...... 1901 July-August, 1 9 0 3 . China’s Millions. 105

Kuei-chau. Mr. Fishe reports:—The work has been carried on through­ been twenty-two baptized in all to date (November 25th) this out the year in peace, save only in the case of Hing-i Fu. year—nine Chinese and thirteen Miao—with a prospect of One new station has been opened—the important city of three or four more during December. There are four Tsun-i Fu, on the main road from Chung-king. Four new organized Churches in the district, one in a Miao village. On workers have settled in the province—Miss Kohler, previously June 30 the communicants were 58. in Kan-suh: Miss Mclnnes, from Australia; and Messrs. At Hing-i Fu large numbers have attended the services, Chenery and Pike, from England and Australia respectively. but none have come forward to confess C h ris t. Mr. and The province has suffered the loss of two workers—Mr. Mrs. Lewis were able to reside here until the end of September, Jefferys through malarial fever, and Mr. Laight, who died when the capture of Hing-i Hien by the rebels from the of dysentery at I-ch’ang when on his way back after furlough. province of K w an g-si (locally known as “ Yiu-yong ”) led the There is a pressing need for more workers. officials to request them to retire. More recently the The Capital. Evangelist Fang has been obliged to bring his family away. On June 30 there were eight communicants. In Kuei-yang Fu there have been no baptisms during the At Tuhskan Chau Mr Hewitt, before lie moved to An- year, but, on the contrary, four members have had to be shuen, to fill the gap made by Mr. Jeffery’s death, had been excluded from fellowship, one has died, and two have been a great help to the enquirers and paid several evangelistic transferred to other stations. As a whole, the Christians bear visits to places within reach. Mr. Windsor, since his arrival, A good testimony ; they are very poor. The schools have not has continued the same work, and has had the joy, on June been re-opened yet. The meetings have been well attended, 6, of baptizing the first three converts, two scholars, and a «specially on the L o r d ’s Day. Some of the invitations from prosperous tradesman who has given up a business in opium the country have been responded tp, but great care has had to for less objectionable wares. Since then four women have be exercised, because of the people’s lawsuits,

Province of Yun-nan. A rea , 146,680 square miles; Population, 12,324,574, or 84 per square mile.

C.I.M. Work commenced 1877. Superintendent, J o h n M cC a r t h y .

4 S t a t io n s ; 27 M issionaries (4 o n F u r l o u g h ) ; N a t iv e H e l p e r s ; C ommunicants . Postal AiMreae, Yuan an Fu, via Laokay, Tonkin. (International Rates). Bhamo, Direct to Station.

BHAMO (UPPER BUR MAH), H. H. Curtis (absent) ... 1894 Mrs. Stevenson (nie K’ty-TS'ING, 1889. 1875. R. Williams ...... 1894 Dunsrlon) ...... 1896 W. J. Embery ... 1901 John Smith ... 1885 H. A. C. Allen ...... 1889 Thomas Selkirk ... 1889 H. McLean ...... 1901 J. Graham...... 1890 (nie Mrs. Selkirk ... 1891 Mrs. Allen Aspinall) 1890 M rs.Graham(«& McMi nn )1891 D. J. Harding ...... 1895 F. H. Rhodes ... 1894 Mrs. Harding (nie YUNNAN FU, 1882. TA-LI, 1881. Mrs. Rhodes (nie Boston) 1899 Carsley) ...... 1896 .. G. Nicholls (absent) ... 1894 J. McCarthy ...... 1867 A. H. Sanders ...... 1895 Miss A. M. Simpson ... 1893 Mrs. Nicholls (née Reid) Mrs. McCarthy (absent) 1867 W. H. Hockman...... 1901 Miss K. Pophum...... 1901 (absent) ...... 1893 O. Stevenson ...... 1883 W. T. Clark, M.D. ... 1902 Miss E A. Glanville ... 1902

Yun-nan. Mr. McCarthy writes The report of the year is only the Harding in the South-East. Miss Simpson, Miss Popham, record of beginnings of work in the various stations, since and Miss Glanville are residing in a separate house for the re-opening of the province. Beginning from the East: women’s work. The two latter ladies, from New Zealand, The work at K’u-tsing Fu has been re-organized. The city have not been long in the country, and are studying the suburbs for three miles round are divided into two Mission language and helping as they are able. •centres, a married missionary being in charge of each centre, There are only a few baptized Christians yet, though Mr. and Mrs. Allen in the North-West, and Mr. and Mrs. several who have burned their idols are attending regularly. 106 China’s Millions. July-August, 1903.

It has been considered well that they should have the test of Mr. R. Williams have left for furlough, it will leave Messrs. passing a Chinese New Year’s time before being formally Embery and McLean, both new arrivals, as the only workers admitted into the Church. Many thousands have heard the in this station and the whole district around. Gospel in the street-chapels and in the different parts of the Bhamo. city as well as in the country for a circuit of more than three To reach Bhamo, the next station, it is necessary to travel miles round. for twenty-one days Westward, crossing the Burman frontier. The work among the children is confined to the Sunday- Visiting this station, it was a source of pleasure and thank­ school. Several villages are regularly visited. fulness to see how wonderfully the L o r d had been working At Yunnan Fu, five days West from K’u-tsing Fu, the same among the Burmese, Shans, and Kachins during the years- plan of dividing the city into two Mission centres has been that have elapsed since the writer was last in Bhamo, in 1877. adopted. A good deal of preaching has been done in the A good work has been opened up among the native races, for suburbs outside the South Gate, and the members of a Bible which we should thank the L ord . The work among the class in Buffalo have furnished the money for opening a street- Chinese has not shown so much sign of progress; but I chapel there, so as to reach the many who come to the market found our friends, Mr. and Mrs. Selkirk, more encouraged at that place. A number of the Mohammedans who live than they were some time since, to persevere with the work there have heard the Gospel, and have purchased New the L o r d has committed to their charge. On Sunday, Testaments. Good numbers attend the almost daily preaching especially in the evening, the chapel was full of men, who in each mission house. listened for a considerable time to the story of salvation Ta li Fu is situated thirteen days West of the capital. through a crucified S a v io u r. The chapel is opened each even­ Here good numbers have attended the street-cliapel preaching, ing, and there are generally some who come to hear the truth. and a few have attended a Bible class very regularly. An With the exception of the two stations of T’ong-chuan and effort was made to have regular preaching at the “ Lower Chao-tong, worked by the Bible Christians, these are the only Customs,” about ten miles from the city, but the workers Protestant mission stations in Yun-nan. Is there not need were too few. Many know the way of salvation, but lack to plead for more labourers for this province, with its vast courage to confess C h r i s t . Great joy has been given through regions with no workers for C h r is t and its millions unreached a soldier having boldly confessed C h r i s t . A s Mr. Curtis and by the Good News?

Province of Kiang-si. Area, 69,480 square miles; Population, 26,532,125, or 382 per square mile

C.I M. Work commenced 1869. Superintendent, A. Obb-E wing.

26 Stations ; Out-stations ; 87 M issionaries (17 on Fublough) ; Native H elpers ; Communicants. Postal Address, Kiukiang\ Those marked 1 Direct to Station, via Kiukiang, 2 to Shanghai.

KIUKIANG, 1889. Miss G. H. Wood ... 1899 2. YANG-K’EO, 1890. 1. KIAN-FU, 1891. A. Orr-Ewing ...... 188

Kiang-si.

At the time of going to press, the report from this province At Skang-ts’ing ten new members have been added during had not come to hand. ' The following facts are gleaned from the year, two have had to be suspended, and one has died. letters. The work is steadily progressing. The Taoist pope reside» Kivrkicung is the business centre for the work of this pro­ in this city. It is .a stronghold of Satan. vince ; Ku-ling and Ta-ku-t'ang are much used as sanatoriums At Ih-yang the Church has been through trial, occasioned for those working in the Yang-tz valley. by the fall of the Evangelist. Dr. Judd went to help for a The Kuang-sin River District. time. No candidates were examined here. At Rao-chau new premises have been built on the site of At Ho-k’eo twenty-eight have been baptized, and there are the former ones, destroyed in 1900. hopeful openings in the country. At Yang-k’eo twenty-two At An-ren the work is blessed with good sympathetic were baptized. The Evangelist had to be dismissed for native helpers. They have sometimes been offered as much interfering in lawsuits. as $40, by way of a bribe, to assist persons in lawsuits, but At Kttang-jeng, out of thirteen canditates for baptism, eight have been kept faithful. One, a Mr. Wang, has had a wide have been baptized. As there have been no baptisms here influence for good in the district. for three years, this has been a time of special joy. There are In the district of Peh-kan the native Christians have many coming as enquirers and a number of places opening up. started extension work at their own expense. At a market It is hoped to soon open a third out-station. town called Kang-shang-tsih they have rented a place and are South Kiang-si. supporting a native teacher, named Ting, who is a B.A. At In the Kan-cheo district itinerant work has been engaged another market town, called Siao-wang, they have also rented in, on one journey 13,000 cash worth of Scriptures and tracts a small place, which is visited Sunday by Sunday by one of being sold. Tracts are posted up all along the route of travel. the Christians, a tailor, and by the Evangelist Wang. Four There is a willingness to hear, but little conviction of sin. At have been baptized at out-station Tong-hsiang Hien. a neighbouring city special interest has been shown. By At K ’in-k'i Hien the Mandarin has given us new premises. request this place was visited, and sixteen days spent there in The Romanists bought up all the property around our former holding classes. The classes were daily from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., place, and insisted that we should be turned out. The new and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The average attendance was twenty men, property is much more desirable than the old, both for ten of whom never missed a class. Some persecution has location and work, so God has overruled for our good. broken out in this place. The work is most hopeful. At Kuei-k’i on June 5th 16 persons were baptized, all of At Sin-feng the work is progressing, and the attendance whom were attending the meetings before the troubles of shows a continual increase, on Sundays from two hundred to 1900, so they have been well tested. Among them was an two hundred and fifty being present. Many of these come old couple of 78 and 65 years of age respectively. There is from Saturday till Monday, and have to travel a distance much village work in this district and much out-station work. varying from eight to thirty English miles. One event in the year was the celebration of the 80th birth­ At Kih-an many come to hear the Gospel. Long itin­ day. of Elder Liu. Miss Marchbank, who was at his 70th erations have been made from here, and many books sold. birthday, speaks of the great progress made during the last There is much interest shown, but the motive in many cases ten years. Nearly all the old man’s relatives have been is questionable. converted. His only daughter’s household are bright At Yongsin there has been encouragement. Three more Christians. The dear old man gave a thankoffering to the have been baptized, and two, formerly suspended, have been L okd, for all His goodness to him, of $70, to be used in the. restored. Last year there were two persons in the city who work. closed their shops on Sunday; this year there are six, three At Tang-pi-wan, an out-station, the Gospel is taking hold of whom are members, and three inquirers. of the people. Mr. and Mrs. Hsia have gone at their own At one of the out-stations of Cha/ng-sku, the only Christian charges to open Ming-fang as a new out-station. in that station has passed away. He was an old man of Nine were accepted for baptism at Ming-fang, nine at seventy-eight, and had a triumphant end, exhorting his rela­ Ying-tun, and eight in the city of Kuei K’i. One woman, a tives and neighbours to believe on Jesus, and sang hymns in servant, whose wage was only 6d. a month, willingly had Id. a triumphant manner. Just before he passed away his joy a month taken from her wages to allow her to attend chapel found vent in a happy laugh. Such a death scene, so differ­ on Sunday. ent to a heathen’s end, cannot but impress the people

Province of Hu-nan. Area, 83,380 square miles; Population, 22,169,673, or 266 per square mile. _ C.I.M. Work commenced—Itinerations from 1875; Settled Work, 1898.

4 fc’TATio»s; Out-statioks; 8 M issiokabies (2 on F urlough) ; N ative H elpebs; Comm us i cants.

Postal Address, Direct to Stations, via Sba-si. Those marked 1 to Chang's ha via Hankow.

CHa NGTEH, 1898. 1. CHAKGSHA, 1898. W. E. Hampson...... 1898 1. PAO-KING FU, 1902. T. A. P. Clinton (absent) 1894 F. A. Keller, B.M., M.D. F. K a m p m a n n ...... 1897 A. P. Quinnbach ...... 1*97 (U.S.A.) 1897 C B W C H O W , 1898. H. B. Stewart ...... 1899 Mrs. Keller (nie Tilley) 1898 W. Cemmell (absent) ... 1894 1 0 8 China’s Millions. July-August, 1903.

Hu=nan.

The sad event of the year in this province was the murder the first woman to be baptized in H u -x a n ’s capital. The of Messrs. Bruce and Lowis, in the city of Ch’en-cheo, of Mission also took part, with other Societies, in the distribution which fuller reference has been made on page 92. Since of Scriptures and books at the Triennial Examination. that date the station has not been re-opened. Pao-king Fu is a comparatively small city but a very busy At Changsha G od has been giving blessing, fourteen one. Here Mr. Kampmann has succeeded in opening a new laving been baptized during the first half of the year. One station though—as told on page 93—he had to retire for a of these, an ex-official, has offered his house, rent free, out­ time. In December, 1,300 copies of the Gospels in Wen-li side the South Gate for daily meetings. Another of those were distributed to the students, and were, on the whole, baptized was the mother of our first convert in H u-nan, and well received.

Province of Qan-hwuv. Area, 54,810 square miles; Population, 23,670,314, or 432 per square mile.

C.I.M. Work commenced 1869.

14 Stations ; Out-stations ; 43 Missionaries (2 ox Furlough) ; Native Helpers ; Communicants.

Postal Address, Direct to Stations, via Wuhu. Those marked 1 via Tatung', 2 Wuhu, 3 Ngankin, 4 Shanghai, 5 Nanking,

TAIHO, 1892. 5. LAI-AN, 1899. 2. WUHU. 1894. 4. KUANG-TE, 1890. J. B. Williams, M.R.C.S., C. Best ...... 1892 A. Duffy ... 1888 H. H. Taylor ...... 1881 L.R.C.P...... 1890 Mrs. Best (nie Faulds) 1898 Mrs. Duffy nee Sted- Mrs. Taylor (née Gray) 1884 Mrs. Williams (née Lloyd) 1890 W. C. Hooker ...... 1892 man) ...... 1890 W. R. Malcolm ...... 1895 H. F. Ridley ...... 1890 1. OHI-CHAU, 1874 Mrs. Malcolm (nie A. LU-AN, 1890 Mrs. Ridley (nie Querry) 1890 (Ch ih c h o w ). T rudinger)...... 1897 (Liu a n c h o w ). W. E. Entwistle .. ... 1891 G. Nicoll .. ... 1875 2. KIEN-P’ING, 1894. YINGOHOW FU, 1897. Mrs. Entwistle (née Mrs. Nicoll (nie How­ Buchan) ...... 1889 W. G. Bobby ...... 1892 land) ...... 1879 C. B. Barnett ...... 1894 Mrs. Bobby (née Moore) 1893 Miss H. L. R e id ...... 1895 Mrs. Barnett (nit Fer­ 3. AN-K’ING, 1869 Miss R. E. Oakeshott ... 1889 Miss Lilias Reed...... 1895 guson) ...... 1898 (N g-a n k i n ). Miss F Sauze ...... 1890 B. T. Williams ...... 1897 KIEN-TEH, 1892. W. Westwood ...... 1892 R. Y ou n g...... 1901 Vacant. Mrs. Westwood (nie NINGKUO FU. 1874 CHENYANGKWAN, 1887. Marchbank)...... 1892 1. HWEICHOW, 1875. A. V. Gray ...... 1897 G. Domay...... 1896 G. M ille r...... 1884 W. Emslie (absent) 1892 J. A. Beutel 1898 Training Home. Mrs. Miller (née Mitchell) 1887 Mrs. Emslie (nie Cuth- J. W. Wilcox ...... 1896 H E. Foucar ...... 1891 bert) (absent)...... 1896 KU-CH’ENG, 1887. Mrs. Wilcox (nie Pas­ Mrs. Foucar (née Olding) 1888 G. W. Gibb, M.A. ... 1894 Vacant. more) ...... 1896 Miss B. W ebster...... 1895 Mrs. Gibb (nie Emslie) 1892

Ganhwuy. At Tai-ho the meetings have been well attended, the At Wuhu, among some encouraging tokens has been one chapel being full every Sunday and on Wednesdays. There old man,- who, after hearing the Gospel, commenced to break is also encouragement in the women’s work. off opium, and has become a regular attendant. At the out- At Lvr

(C.I.M .) Work commenced 1857. ■Superintendent, J. J. Meadows.

27 Stations; Out-stations; 74 M issionaries (14 on Furlough); Native Helpers; Communicants.

Postal Address, Ningpo. Those marked 1 Direct to Station, 2 via Ningpo, 3 via Hangchow, 4 Chuchow, via Wenchow.

1. HANGCHOW, 1866. KIN-HWA, 1875. 4. SONG-YANG, 1896. W. W. Robertson ... 1897 Pastor Ben ...... F. Dickie (absent) ... 1889 H. Klein ...... 1898 Mrs. Robertson (nie Mrs. Dickie (nie Young) Mrs. Klein (nie Schuttcn- Gold)...... 1897 1. MOHKANSHAN, 1900. (absent) ...... 1897 hassel) ...... 1896 Miss K. Ralston...... 1898 A. Langman ...... 1884 Miss Mary Smith ... 1901 Mrs. Langman (nie Wil­ 2. YUNGKANG, 1882. NINGPO, 1857. 2. TAIPING, 1898. liams)...... 1884 Mrs. Wright (nie Harding) 1888 J. Palm er...... 1896 A. Hammond ...... 1893 Mrs. Palmer (nie Blyth- W. Richardson ...... 1894 3. SHAOHSING, 1866. ing) ...... 189» Mrs. Richardson (nie YEN-CHAU, 1902. Britton) ...... 1887 J. J. Meadows ...... 1862 2. FENGHUA, 1866. C. Fairclough ...... 1898 W. H. Warren ...... 1892 A. M iller...... 1894 2. SIEN-KU, 1899 Mrs. Warren (nie Mea- 3. TUNG-LU, 1902. (llSIKNCHU). dpws)...... 1895 2. NINGHAI, 1868. Miss Meadows ...... 1887 J. B. Miller ...... 1895 J. G. Kauderer ...... 1897 K. McLeod ...... 1897 Miss L. Meadows ... 1900 A. B. Wilson ...... 1897 4. CHUCHOW, 1875. Mrs. McLeod (nie Richer) ...... 1899 2. SIN-CH’ANG, 1870 O. Schmidt ...... 1892 1. WENCHOW, 1867. Miss E. L. Bennett ... 1898 (Mrs. Schmidt) ( nie Mrs. Stott (nie Oiggie) (HSIÜ CHANG). MüUerJ ...... 1892 2. TIENTAI, 1898. (absent)'...... 1870 J. A. Heal (absent) ... 1885 E. Frohlich ...... 1896 E. Hunt ...... 1889 Mrs. Heal (nie Carpen­ George Müller ...... 1902 A. O. Loosley ...... 1900 Mrs. Loosley (nie Mac- Mrs. Hunt (nie Whit- ter) (absent) .. ... 1883 fo r d )...... 1890 4. LUNG-CHUEN, 1894. pherson) ...... ] 898 Miss S. E. Jones (absent) 1886 Mrs. Menzies (nie Ohal- W. J. Doherty ...... 1894 J. Bender...... 1890 2. TAICHOW, 1867. mers) ...... 1891 Mrs. Doherty (nie Da- Mrs. Bender (ttie Sch- Miss K. B. Stayner ... 1893 W. D. R u d la n d ...... 1866 vidge) ...... 1897 nutgenj ...... 1890 B. W. Upward ...... 1897 Mrs. Rudland ( nie Miss M. J. Ramsten (absent)!^! Mrs Upward [nie Spink) 1893 SIAO-MEI, 189G. Knight) ...... 1876 Miss F. A. M. Young ... 1899 Vacant. J. A. Anderson, M.D. K ’U-CHAU, 1872. Mrs. J. M. Greene ... 1899 (U.S.A.) (absent) ... 1889 Vacant. 4. TSIN-YUIN, 1898. Mrs. Anderson, M.D. 1. BING-YAE, 1874. R. Rÿhm ...... 1896 (U.S.A.) (nie Ross) CHANG-SHAN, 1878. —W enchow. Vacant. Mrs. Rohm (nie Sichel- (¡absent) ...... 1893 schmidt ...... 1896 Miss G. Rudland (absent) 1896 R. Grierson (absent) ... 1885 2. LAN-K’I, 1894 G. A. Anderson ...... 1902 Mrs. Grierson (nie Sher­ 4. YUN-HO, 1895. man) (absent) ... 1899 (LAN CHI). Miss Baiimer ...... ]890 2. HWANGYEN, 1896. E. C. Searle ...... 1896 Miss E. J. Palmer ... 1891 Miss Briinnschweiler ... 1897 C. Thomson (absent) .. 1892 Mrs. Searle (nie John­ Miss A. Tranter...... 1895 Miss 1. Halbach ...... 1899 Mrs. Thomson (nie ston) ...... 1899 Miss E. S. Twizell ... 1901 Miss L. Diirr .. ... 1902 Graves) (absent) ... 1894 W. Grundy ...... 1895

Cheh-kiang. Among the outstanding events of the year in this province, Shao-h$ing.—At the out-stations in this district, blessing special mention should be made of the official burial of the has been granted. During Mr. Meadows’ visit to these out- martyrs of 1900, the death of Mr. A. Wright, the opening of stations in the summer, twenty-seven persons, all of whom Yen-chau Fu, and the Anti-Romanist outbreak called the had passed through the threatenings and persecution of 1900, Ti-Chu kiao. The burial of the martyrs was attended by were baptized. Mr. Hewlett, a representative of the British Government, and Sin-ch’ang.—The helpful imiuence of the school girls when by twelve C.I.M. members. Mr. Wright, who had made most back at their homes has been specially noticed. At some of of the arrangements for this ceremony and had been used in the more distant out-stations, more than twenty miles away, the opening of Yen-chau Fu, was suddenly cut off by cholera, the number of enquirers is increasing. leaving, a gap which it is not possible to fill. K ’u-chau, the scene of the martyrdoms, has been vacant During the year nine missionaries have returned from during the year, but Mr. and Mrs. Emslie have gone there furlough, five left for furlough, and three new workers were recently. During a visit to the city, Mr. A. Wright, now added to the staff. deceased, remarked that the people appeared to be waking • Hang-chaw Fu.—The work here is under the care of the from their long lethargy, and added, “ It seems that the death Chinese Pastor Ren. During the year a chapel to seat 400 of the saints is the life of the Church.” persons has been erected. At the opening services on Kin-hwa Fu and surrounding stations send good reports of October 29th, Bishop Moule gave a helpful address on “ The definite advance among the Christians towards self-support. Temple of the Holy Spirit.” The unity of the various The same can be said of Yung-kang, of which Mr. A. Wright, Societies at work in this district was emphasized by mission­ previous to his death, gave most encouraging reports. He aries and native pastors from other Societies taking part; also reported that at Chang-shan there were nearly a hundred some of the Chinese Christians from other churches giving enquirers. scrolls and mottoes (Pien). Of the eighty-nine candidates for Chu chow Fu, and stations in the south-west of the • baptism, thirty-four were accepted and baptized in the new province, is worked by the Associates connected with the church a few days after the opening ceremony. German-China Alliance branch of the mission. Here a new 110 China’s Millions. July-August, 1903. chapel has been opened, seating four hundred persons, and a Babington, of the C M.S., has kindly given medical and .goodly number have been added to the Church. surgical help. Dr. Liu, for some years in charge of the Ning-po, “ the cradle of the C.I.M.,” has secured new dispensary here, died at Wen-chau during the year, leaving a premises. These premises have been purchased from the wife and family. widow of the late Dr. Parker, whose name will be familiar to Tai-ping reports forty-six baptisms, and the native readers of Mr. Hudson Taylor’s “ A Retrospect.” Work is evangelists tell of encouragement in the out-stations. still carried on at the old premises. Wen-chow.— A joint committee is translating the New Feng-hua.—Several have been baptized here, and a special Testament into the Romanized local dialect of Wen-chow, and iiible school held in the autumn. Old Wang (see Story of it is being printed at the Mission press, under the superinten­ ■C.I.M., vol. ii., p. 67), now eighty-five years of age, was dence of Mr. Upward. In the out-stations several remarkable present at all the sixty-four classes. conversions have taken place : two who were Spiritualists, Ning-hai.—At the Bible school seventy-seven persons another a professional pugilist, and another who formerly .attended, few of whom remained less than two weeks. A t kept a gambling hell. The band of local preachers has the annual conference of the members, the story of Uganda increased. A month’s Bible school was held for women, and was told, and has produced good results in stirring other Bible schools were held for men and women throughout -them up to emulate that Church in the matter of self- the district, with encouraging results. There were thirty-four support. girls and thirteen boys in the boarding school, and about Tai-chow.— Hundreds of names have been given in here as twenty-nine day scholars. Six scholars (three boys and three •enquirers. At three of the out-stations arrangements are girls) were baptized during the year. One of the school girls, ibeing made for building new chapels, and in the city, ground married into a village where there was not a Christian, has has been bought for the erection of a hospital and home. been used of G od, so that now there are twenty persons, One of the two young men who received four years’ training belonging to six families, earnest enquirers, and services have 2by Dr. Anderson, has been doing medical work. Dr. been commenced in the village.

6 Students at An-k’ing. W . C. Chapman...... 1902 G. M. Franck 1902 A. W. Large . 1902 G. H. Seville 1902 C. A. Fleischmann ... 1902 W. J. Hanna 1902

■ 8 Students at Yang-chau. Miss K. M. Aldis... 1902 Miss F. G. Jennings ... 1902 Miss C. Rasmussen .. 1902 Miss C. F.Tippet ... 3 902 Miss A. Anniss ... 1902 Miss A. Knights ...... 1902 Miss E. M. Rowe... .. 1902 Miss Lily Triidinger 1902 Miçs I. A. Craig .. 1902 Miss F. Y. Kohberg ... 1902 Miss A. E. Smith... .. 1902 Miss Roxie H. Wood ... 1902 Miss H. A. Gough 1902 Miss S. Lagergren 1902 Miss E. H. A. Spiller .. 1902 Miss M. Gregory... 1902 Miss C. Landmark .. 1902 Miss H. L. Thomas .. 1902

23 Missionaries on Home Staff and Undesignated.

J. Hudson Taylor .. 1854 M. Broomhall, B.A. ... 1890 U ndesignated . In Am erica (Home Stiff). Mrs. Taylor (nie Faulding) 18

Summary of C.I.M. Missionaries, China Council. December 81, 1902. General Director— D. E. Hoste. Married Men ... 191 Deputy Director in China— J. W. Stevenson. Single Men and Widowers ... 116 J. J. Meadows Dr. Parry J. McCarthy B ishop Cassels Total number of Men ... 307 C. T. Fishe j A. Orr-E wing 191 Wives ... F. W. Baller A. Bland Single Women (including Widows)... J. F. Broümtox A. L utley Total 763 G. F. E aston J. Y a l e E. Pearse j J. N. H ayward The figures include 16 Medical Men and I Medical Woman. G. A ndrew James Stark.

Change of Address. Please note that the Women’s Department is now removed from Pyrland Road to 92, Grosvenor Road, N. All letters for the Mission to be addressed to C.I.M., Newington Green, except letters for the Women’s Department, which should be sent direct to Miss Soltau, 92, Grosvenor Road, N. July-August, 1903. C h t n a ., S M i l l i o n s * 111

Rough Sum m ary of Statistics.

Jfota Bene.— As mentioned on page 85, it is not yet possible to publish correct statistics. Meantime the fo llo w in g rough summary is given. In the m a in the figures are approximately correct, but in the ease of u C o m m u n ic a n ts in fellowship ” the figures are far from complete. They probably are about 1,000 below the full total. The lack of returns, especially from S h a x - s i where the work of re-organization is not completed, accounts for th is deficiency. Correct sta tistics will be published as soon as possible.

Stations and d Native Commu­ nicants in Baptized Persons. \ Missionaries. elpers. Fellow-

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Helpers. 0 1 81 Unpaid Unpaid Native

Associates. .2 ____ 13 .. .. Missionaries Missionaries and their wives, Stations. Work Work begun. Bible Women. . Female, Out-Stations. Chapels, School Teachers. : Baptized from Chapel Chapel Keepers. I Ordained Ordained Pastors.j Asst. Preachers. | ns commencemen t. Colporteurs, etc., S . .

Kan-suh...... 1876 10 10 35 ... 5 2 1 2 4 40 33 4 139

SHEN-61...... 1876 19 15 28 79 ... 9 4 3 3 18 208 163 38 35 7 712 i Shan-8 1 ...... 1876 29 26 46 77 2 17 9 11 4 17 232 95 36 93 2333

! Chih-l i ...... 1887 4 3 10 4 11 29 Shan-Tung 1879 2 2 50 H 5 2 65 32 8 7 18 234 ; Ho-nan ... 1875 13 12 26 41 ...; 14 3 13 5 25 373 195 103 ... 50 802 1 W. Si-ch’uan 1877 11 38 48 43 l: 14 8 19 3 15 291 142 11 30! 123 732

E. Si-ch’uan 1886 12 13 19 50 ... 11 7 5 3 1 267 175 81 47 112! 586

H u -p e h ...... 1874 3 2 3 14 ... 3 2 3 33 26 ... 23 84 Gan-hwut 14 21 33 43 ...j 17 10 8 3 5 213 98 4 53 55 785

! K iang-su 1854 6 1 6 55 1; 5 4 3 2 37 •IS 2 3j 188

Y ux-xan 1897 4- 4 27 ... 2 1 1 7 1 ] 44

Kwbi-chau 1877 6 8 14 23 ... 8 3 1 3 08 44 8 8 33 187 1

H d -x a x ...... 1875 4 7 11 8 ... ! fib 2 4 57 12 10 21 18 30 i K iang-si...... 1869 26 40 63 87 3 28 9 22 20 14 472 576 125 6H 163 1441 j C heh-kiang 1857 27 136 160 74 11 89 15 38 27 99 2719 1037 125 155 324 6607

Missionaries on Ho me Staff En kIìkIì and u n d e,BÌ.gn ated 23 Students ... 24

190 319 476 763 18Ì232 82 131 78 200 5086 2688 550 428 1026 14933 j i

Some C.I.M. Publications.

DR. PIERSON’S ADDRESS at C.I.M. Annual Meeting, MARTYRED MISSIONARIES OF THE C.I.M. Com­ 1903. “ C h r is t’s Strait Gate and Narrow W ay” pleting 10,000. Now offered at 2s. 6d. net. Post Price 2d. Special terms for a number. 5d. extra. LARGE MAP OF CHINA. Prepared for C.I.M. On THE STORY OF THE C.I.M. By Mbs. Howard rollers, 8s. ; carriage extra. Folded in book form, T a y lo r . Two vols. Post free, 3s. 6d. per volume. 8s. post free. A RETROSPECT. By J. Hudson Taylor. New A catalogue of C I.M. publications will be gladly forwarded edition; in cloth. ] s. net; post 3d. extra. on application. China Inland Mission. 112

Dr. GENERAL SUMMARY OF CASH ACCOUNT FOR 1902. Cr.

£ s. «L s. d. T o Balances from 1901 £ s. d. £ s. d. By Expenditure :—

O knkkal A ccount ...... 181 10 10 I. China Account 28,684 15 9 S pecial A r c o i' xtk :— II. Candidates A c c o u n t ...... 415 7 f> China Account, Missionaries 011 111. Outfits and Passages Account 3 ,7 0 6 9 11 Furlough 27 3 0 I V Property Account ...... 69 0 10 ’ Outfits and Passages Account ... 2 2 11 V. Home Department Account 3,931 9 9 Towards Passages, January to VI. Superannuation Account ... 1 ,8 3 9 0 0 Marcii, 1902 ...... 6 0 0 VT T. Morton Legacy Account 1 2 ,5 0 0 0 0 Home I department Account 112 V III. Compassionate Account 2 ,1 8 8 7 0 Superannuation Account 1,000 0 1,741 15 4 53 ,3 3 4 10 1,9-23 I! 2 [For Particulars of these Amounts / RECEIPTS ACKNOWLEDGED IN C iITXA’s To “ see the separate Accounts following.] M illions,” as per Total in Feb­

ruary Number, 1903 :— Millions. China’s (Jeneral Account 3 2 ,7 2 5 0 8 Special Accounts :—

C hina A ccount :— For Specified Purposes in

C h i n a ...... 2,701 4 3 „ Missionaries at Horm­

on Furlough 3 6 7 16 6

3 ,0 6 9 0 Oakdidatrs A ccount 21 0 O l.'TFITK AND PASSAOER ACCOUNT 215 14

Property A ccount, Rents 38 11

IIome D epartment A ccount:—

Toward« Expenses of Meetings, &c. 31 3 8 SUPERANNUATION ACCOUNT ; __ Interest on Investments ... 182 2 7 Contribution in consideration of

Annuity, afterwards returned 5 0 0 0 0 6 8 2 2 P>Y Balances Carried Fo r w a r d :—

M o r t o n L e o a c y A c c o u n t J 1 2 ,5 0 0 O

S p e c ia l A ccou nts :— y l u C ompassionate A c c o u n t :—

China Account, Missionaries on Furlough A - Donation ...... 2 ,1 3 6 5 £ 6 5 Interest on Investments Outfits and Passages Account : Towards Passages t s u g u 2 7 11 2 ,1 6 3 16 8 in 1 9 0 3 ...... 5 1 ,4 4 6 10 ß 3 11

Sale o f Investment Compassionate A ccou n t ...... , »6 15 72 4 1903, 132 1 1 £53,466 11 9 £ 5 3 ,4 6 6 11 y P a r t i c u l a r s o f expenditure ON TITÈ ŸARÏOÜS ACCOtftfTg. J y l u

I. C h in a A c c o u n t . £ s. d. V . H ome D epartment A ccount. £ 8. d. -A Missionary H om e: — C ash remitted to China from London :— t s u g u Share of Rates, Taxes and Insurance, and Repairs ... 171 8 0 .For General Purposes ...... 19,300 0 0 W ater, (Joke, Housekeeping and Sundry Expenses ...... 190 (5 7

,, Special Purposes (Exclusive of Morton Legacy and Com­ , Office Expanses:— passionate Accounts) ... 2,750 3 3 1903. Share of Rates, Taxes and Insurance, Furnishing and Repairs (5(5 15 8 Telegraphic Kxponses ... 11 0 0 Gas, W ater, (Joke and Cleaning ...... 58 5 10 Payments to Missionaries on Furlough (5,308 1(5 G Payments to Secretaries and Oflice Helpers ...... 1,374 1 I Travelling, Medical Attendance, and Sundries ...... 124 1(5 0 Office Stationery and Sundries ... (51 1(5 4 Support and Fducation of Deceased Missionaries1 Children 118 0 0 Postages and Telegrams ... 79 0 0 Annuity to Relative of Deceased Testator ... 12 0 0 Cheque Books and Bank Commissions ... 10 12 7

£ 2 8 ,6 8 4 15 !) Expenses o f Meetings:— Travelling, Printing, Stationery, Advertising, Mire of Halls, &c. 250 7 7 Share of Rates, Taxes, Gas, Wat,or and Coke, &c. 30 1 1 4 New Organ for Prayer Meeting Room ... 18 11 0 Meetings and Office Expenses in Scotland ...... 73 0 2 11. Candidates A ccount. £ s. d. Missionaries on Dom e Staff ... 847 0 <5 Honoraria, to Medical Examiners ...... 10 10 0 Paid to Sales Department towards the Expenses of Printing and Travelling, Stationery and Sundries...... 13 l!) 7 Circulating “ ( ■h in a ’s M illionk,” supplied Free to Donors, and

Mens Probation Home (“ Inglosby H ouse"):— for Books Given Away ...... 5 17 0 3 Millions. China’s Rates, Taxes, Insurance and Repairs ... 40 7 2 ! Missionary Boxes, Fitting Library, and Incidental Expenses 39 H5 <5 Water, Coal, Gas and Housekeeping ...... 82 19 10 Return of Amount contributed for Missionary undesignated 112 9 5 Ladies’ Probation Home (37, 39, 41 and 41a, Pyrland Road) £3,931 9 9 Rent, Rales and Taxes 246 4 6 Gas and Water ...... 21 6 4 V I . Superannuation Account. £ a. d. £ 4 1 5 7 5 ! Invested in House Mortgages ... 1,000 0 0 Return of Contribution paid in Consideration of Annuity 500 0 0 ...... Allowances to Retired Workers 339 0 0

£ 1 ,8 3 9 0 0 III. O utfits ash Passa<;ks A ccount. £ s. d-

Outfits and Passages to China, &c. 3,(532 13 5 V I I . Shipment of Raggage, Travelling and Sundries ...... 73 16 (i Mohton Lkoacy Account. £ 8. d. Remitted to China ...... £12,500 0 0 £ 3 ,7 0 6 9 11

V I I I . Compassionate Account. [Special Gift for Belief of SufTfrers throng)) Jloxr-r Kiott of I HOT).] £ 8. d. IV . Property A ccount. £ s. d. ! Invested ... 1,43*5 5 () Attention to Garden, and Repairs to 4, Pyrland Road 51 10 9 Payments for Widows and < Irphans of Martyred Missionaries and (»round Rout, Insurance, &c. ... 17 10 1 other Sufferers (including £200 remitted to China) ... 752 2 0

£ 6 9 0 10 £ 2 ,1 8 8 7 0

We have examined the nlwve Accounts with the Books and Vouchers and the Bank Pass Books and find them correct ; ' c have also verified the Consols and Bonds held by the Mission. nf The other^P r o ^ t t y of the Mission in England is vested in the China Inland Mission Corp.ration, a Bodv that acts as Trustee for the Mission, and consist« VrnVd * J ; Newington Green and two Leasehold Houses in Pyrland Road. Mildmay. The Mission has also a Superannuation iMind of £;>,000— invested m Mortgages on House Property. ' 1

, v , rv T , t, „ „ , . (Signed) A rth u r J. H il l , V ellaoott & Co., I, Finsbury Circus, Loudon, E.C., 28th, April, 190S. , t Chartered, Accountant*. 1 1 4 China’s Millions. •Ju l y -A u g u s t , 1 9 0 3 .

ABSTRACT OF CHINA ACCOUNTS. Dt. Disposition of Funds remitted from England, America and Australasia, and Donations received in China during 1902. Cr.

Tls. cts. Tls. cts. Tls. cts. Tls. cts. To Balance 89,126 73 General and Special A ceounts :— General and Special Accounts:— By Payments to Missionaries— Remittances from England : For Personal Use ...... 189,873 72 Nov., 1901, to Nov., 1902— For the Support of Native Helpers, Rents, Funds for General Purposes of Repairs of Houses and Chapels, Travelling the Mission ...... £18,900 0 0 Expenses, and Sundry Outlays on account of Special Donations (including Stations and Out-stations of the Mission ... 56,204 92 Mortou Legacy £12,521 13s. 9cl.) 15,448 0 1 For Expenses of Boarding and Day Schools ... 10,684 06 For Medical Missionary Work, including *£34,348 0 1 Hoapital, Dispensary, and Opium Refuge £84,348 0s. Id. produced at Cur­ Expenses ...... 2,42* 77 rent liates of Exchange ... 293,7.51 33 For Houses Accounts (including Special Funds Donations in China and Receipts Tls. 49,703 15 for New Premises in the fol­ from America and Australasia, lowing places :—-Chefoo, Chen-cheo, Cheo- see list below ( = at 2s. 4lL0d., kia-keo, Hang-cheo, Hoh-cheo, lng-shan, £7,245 6s. 8d . 61,964 55 Kia-ting, Kiong-cheo, Lao-ho-keo, Nan- From Rents, Exchange, and In­ chang, Nan-pu, Shae-ki-tien, Shuen-teh, terest Account (— at 2s. 4 ,J6d., Sin-feng, Sui-fu, Sui-ting, Ta-li, Ta-ning, £513 18s. 6d . ) . 4,395 27 Wan-hsien, Wen-chow, &c.) ...... 63,155 60 Sale of Property at Wu-cbang and -322,341 07 C h e fo o ... 1,850 00 For Passages to England, America and Australasia -361,961 15 (including special donations Tls. 3,446 09) ... 11,329 3a For Relief of Native Christians and Famine # N o te —This amount Includes the sum of £1.707 4s. 4d. remitted to China during November and December, 1901, Fund ...... 2,374 55- which was not acknowledged in the Cash Account for 1601. On the other hand, It does not include the sum of 336,044 95 «2,109 7s. 6d. remitted to China during November and December, 1902. Balance carried forward 115,042 93

Tls. 451,087 88 Tls. 451,087 88 (Tls. 451,087 88 at 2s. 4,'„¿.=£52,744 7s. lOd.) We have examined the above Abstract witli the Returns from China, and find it correct. We have traced the Items charged in the “ Home Accounts ” as remitted to China, and find they are duly accounted for, with the exception of the Items referred to in the above Note. 1, Finsbury Circus, London, E.C., SSth April, 1903. (Signed) A r t h u r J. H i l l , V e l l a c o t t & Co., Chartered Accountants.

LIST OF DONATIONS IN CHINA, AND RECEIPTS FROM AMERICA AN1) AUSTRALASIA, 1902. Eect. No. Tls. cts. ltect. No. Tls. cts. Rect. No. Tls. cts. Rect. No. Tls. cts. ltect. No. Tls. cts. Rect. No. Tls. cts. Rect. No Tls. cts. 1 2 25 ! 28 ... 37 50 55 22 50 82 15 00 109 11 25 136 ... 108 91 162 13 50 2 ... 39 02 29 8 75 56 40 00 83 3 62 110 ... 75 00 137 ... Rent. 163 75 00- 3 .., 536 97 30 7 50 57 912 34 84 11 76 111 ... 78 79 138 ... 42 66 164 866 29- 4 7 50 31 7 50 58 7 50 85 Rent 112 ... 15 00 139 ... 25 00 165 7 50- 5 1 80 ! 32 ... 104 68 | 59 7 50 86 85 ’ 71 113 ... 15 00 140 7 50 166 60 52 6 ... 1,173 90 ! 38 ... 37 50 I 60 15 00 87 43 80 114 3 00 141 ... 22 50 167 18 75 7 ... 15 00 i 34 ... Rent. 61 7 50 88 443 85 *115 ... 489 81 142 ...2,431 33 168 72 17 8 ... 395 06 35 1 ’ 50 62 629 63 89 3 30 116 ... 979 86 143 7 50 169 30 47 9 22 50 ; 36 ... 33 75 63 2,461 12 90 915 21 117 ... 450 00 144 ... 674 77 170 55 86 10 ... 11 00 37 ... 825 00 j 64 105 00 91 1,112 94 118 ... 22 50 145 ... 765 50 171 4,747 58 11 ... 180 28 38 4 13 ! 65 Rent, 92 15 00 119 8 70 146 ... 15 00 172 37 50 12 7 50 ! 39 3 75 66 15 00 93 16 50 120 ... 25 00 147 3 75 173 37 50 13 5 92 1 40 3 75 ! 67 37 50 94 75 00 121 ... 3,174 49 148 ... 37 50 174 5 00 14 ... 29 23 41 ... 3,129 74 : 68 2,100 65 95 7 50 122 7 50 149 3 00 175 1,838 02 15 ... 15 00 42 ... 2,160 60 ; 69 30 00 96 428 55 123 ... 101 90 150 ... 15 00 176 102 50 16 7 50 43 ... 22 50 ; 70 39 00 97 85 71 124 7 13 1 Sale of 151 177 1,928 18 17 .. 188 69 44 ... 75 00 71 154 10 98 3,592 81 125 ... 51 28 1 Property. 178 201 34 18 ... 50 00 45 ... 19 50 72 0 75 99 1,920 00 126 ... 32 25 152 ... 22 50 179 44 86 19 ... 22 50 46 ... 15 00 73 18 75 100 15 00 127 ... 300 00 153 ... 346 50 180 7 50 20 ... 150 00 47 2 25 74 1 88 101 i 05 128 7 50 154 ... 24 00 181 142 91 O 21 ... 2,291 80 4S ... 11 25 75 10 00 102 1.147 30 129 4 28 155 ... 24 O 22 ... 750 00 | 49 7 50 76 37 50 103 118 86 130 ... 15 00 156 7 50 23 ... 22 50 ! 50 ... 10 93 77 79 34 104 72 20 131 ... 44 55 157 6 oo ; Tls. 61,964 55- 24 2 89 ! 51 8 17 7S 2,012 42 105 75 00 132 ... 553 47 158 ... 963 16 25 ... 1,715 50 5 2 ... 2f>0 00 79 1,284 98 106 3,132 22 133 ... 50 00 159 6 35 1 26 ... 36 75 ! 53 ... 26 93 80 2 25 107 15 06 134 75 00 160 ... 37 50 1 27 1 50 54 ■1 49 81 7 50 108 2 97 135 ... 1,527 61 161 ... 50 00 . Jtjly-A ugust, 1903. China’s Millions. 115

Alphabetical List of Missionaries.—Total 763.

By reference to the page indicated by the side of each name, each Missionary's station and postal address can be found. Also the year he or she joined the Mission is given.

pa g e pa g e 1*AGE 1‘AGK Adam, J. R. and Mrs.... 104 . Blakeley, Miss J. ... 106 Davis, Miss A. A. ... 106 Gregg, Miss J. G. ... 99 lAhlstrand, G. and Mrs. 96 Blakely, Miss G. M. ... 106 Davis, C. F. E. and Mrs. 102 Gregory, Miss M. A. ... 110 Ahlstrom, Miss T. ... 100 Bland, A. and Mrs. ... 96 Dickie, F. and Mrs. ... 109 Grierson, R. and Mrs. 109 Aldis, Miss K. M. ... 110 Blasner, F. and Mrs. ... 97 Doherty, W. J. and Mi’s. 109 Griffith, M. L. and Mrs. 99 Aldis, W. H. and Mrs.... 102 Blick, Miss J. E. ... 102 Domay, G...... 108 zGrtinlund, TIT. A. ... 96 Allen, H. A. C. and Mrs. 105 *Blom,C...... 100 Drake, Miss E. ... 102 Grundy, W...... 109 A Hem, Miss Mary ... 97 Bobby, W. G. and Mrs, 108 Dreyer, F. C. H. and Guex, Miss M. ... 11)6 Allibone, Miss E. H. ... 102 * Bolling, T. B. J. ... 98 Mrs...... 98 Guinness, Dr. G. W. ... 100 Alty, H. J. and Mrs. ... 100 Booth, Miss M. E. ... 102 Dring, Miss Grace ... 106 \Gustafson, F. A. and Mrs. 96 Ambler, P. V...... 98 Botham, Mrs. T. E. ... 97 ^D-nerr, Miss Lina ... 109 Guthrie, Miss E. ... 98 I Andersen, Miss Gina S. 96 Bradfield, Miss E. ... 101 Dufl' G. H. and Mrs. ... 106 \Hagqvist, JJr. and Mrs. 96 % Anderson, C. J. and Mrs. 96 Brock, J. and Mrs. ... 100 Duify, A. and Mrs. ... 108 A. and Mrs. ... 98 \Anderson, Miss C. ... 96 Broomhall, A. H. and Easton, G. F. and Mrs. 96 * Halbach, Miss 1. ... 109 * Anderson, Miss E. ... 98 Mrs...... 102 Edgar, J. H...... 102 Hall, Miss E. E. ... 106 Anderson, Geo. A. ... 109 Broomhall, M. and Mrs. 110 zEhrstrom, Miss A. E. ... 106 Hall, J. C...... 97 J.Anderson, Miss M. . . 101 Broumton, J. F. ... 101 Ellmers, .Miss I. M. A. 101 *Hallin, Miss F. ... 96 Anderson, Dr. J. A. and Brown, G. Graham and Elofson, Miss I. F. ... 106 Hammond, A...... 109 Mrs...... 109 Mrs...... 110 Embery, W. J...... 105 Hampson, W. E. ... 107 \Anderson, Miss M. ... 96 Brown, Miss M. C. ... 106 Emslie, W. and Mrs. ... 108 Hancock, Miss A. M. ... 98 •\Anderztii, C. A. ... 98 Brown, R. M...... 99 *Engstrom, Miss S. ... 96 Hanna, W. J...... 110 Andrew, G. and Mrs. ... 97 liBrunnschweiler, Miss E. 109 Entwistle, W. E. and Hannah, C. B ...... 102 | Angvik, Miss C. ... 96 Bunting, C. A...... 106 Mrs...... 108 Harding, D. A. G. ... 97 Angwin, Miss R. ... 100 *Buren, Miss E. A. E. ... 98 *E?'iks8on, Miss A. ... 96 Harding, D. J. and Mrs. 105 Anniss, Miss H. ... 110 Burgess, 0. and Mrs. ... 96 Evans, A. E. and Mrs. 102 Hardman, M. and Mrs. 101 Aplin, Miss H. G. ... 100 Burn, Miss E. F. ... 100 Evans, R. L. and Mrs. 96 ■'•■Harms, Miss M. L. ... 100 Argento, A...... 100 §Burrows, H. C...... 101 Faers, A. H. and Mrs.... 102 Harrison, Miss A. ... 96 Arnott, A. E. and Mrs. 101 Burton, Miss E. ... 106 Fairclough, C...... 109 Hart, Miss A. A. ... 102 Amott, Miss R. C. ... 102 Cable, Miss A. M. ... 98 Falls, John ...... 98 Hastings, Miss L. ... 104 zArpiainen, Miss J. W. 106 Callsen, Miss E. C. C. 101 Fearon, Miss M. E. ... 102 ||Hattrem, Miss R. ... 101 Atkinson, Miss E. C. ... 100 tCajander, Miss E. ... 106 Ferguson, H. S. and Mrs. 100 ||Hattrem, Miss T. ... 96 Bailer, Miss A. M. ... 100 Cameron, Mrs...... 100 Fiddler, J. S...... 97 Hayward, J. N. and Mrs. 101 Bailer, Miss Emily F.... 100 Campbell, Miss F. ... J00 Fishe, C. T. and Mrs.... 104 Heal, J. A. and Mrs. ... 109 Bailer, F. W. and Mrs. 300 Cane, Miss L. M. ... 106 Fishe, Miss Ethel A. ... 100 1 Hedman, Miss L. ... 96 Bailer, Miss M. L. ... 100 iCarUn, O scar . 98 Fishe, Miss Marian H. 106 |Henriksen, Mrs. ... 96 Bance, Miss H. ... 106 \Carleson, Mrs. A7. ... 98 Fishe, Miss Nora E. ... 100 Henry, Miss A. ... 101 Barber, E. 0 ...... 98 Carlyle, Miss L. ... 106 Fleischmann, C. A. ... 110 Herbert, W. T. and Mrs. 102 Barclay, Miss P. A. ... .102 Carr, Dr. S. H. ... 100 Fleming, Miss H. B. ... 106 Hewett, Dr. J. W. ... 98 Barham, A. H. and Mrs. 102 Carwardine, C. and Mrs. 96 Fleming, Miss K. ... 106 Hewitt, H. J ...... 104 Barnett, C. B. and Mrs. 108 Cassels, Bishop and Mrs. 102 *Fogelklou, Miss J. E. .... 98 Higgs, Miss Edith ... 98 Barraclough, Miss ... 98 Chapman, W. C. ... 110 *Folke, E. and Mrs. ... 98 1 Hul, K. R. J. and Mrs. 98 Basnett, Miss R. F. ... 100 Chenery, Charles ... 104 Ford, H. T. and Mrs 100 Hockman, W. H. ... 105 Batterham, Miss M. ... 96 \Christensen, J. A. ... 96 Forsberg, Miss E. ... 106 Hoff, Miss C...... HO Batty, Miss L. A. ... 101 Churcher, Miss E. J. ... 102 *Forssberg, Miss A. 0. ... 98 f Hoalander, J. D. ... 98 ITBaumer, Miss E. ... 109 Clark, Dr. W. T. ... 105 Foucar, H. E. and Mrs. 108 Hollander, T. J. and Mrs. 101 Beauchamp, M. and Clarke, G. W. and Mrs. 99 Fowle, Miss F. J. ... 102 Hooker, W. C ...... 108 Mrs...... 102 Clarke, S. R. and Mrs. 104 Franck, G. M...... n o Horobin, Mrs. C. ... 110 \Beckman, R. and Mrs. 96 Clinton, T. A. P. ... 107 French, Miss E. ... 98 Horne, W. S. and Mrs. 106 Begg, Miss Jessie ... 100 Clough, Miss E. S. ... 101 IFFrohlich, E. 109 Hoskyn, Miss J. F. ... 98 *Beinhof, E. 0...... 100 Cole, Miss F...... 101 Garland, Miss A. ... 97 Hoste, D. E. and Mrs. 101 Belcher, W. M. and Mrs. 97 Coleman, Miss I. M. ... 96 Garland, Miss S. ... 97 Howell, G. T. and Mrs. 110 HBender, J. and Mrs. ... 109 Collins, Miss F. L. ... J06 Gates, Miss C...... 98 Hunt, Miss A...... 101 *Bengtson, Miss S. ... 96 Conway, H. S. and Mrs. 100 Gauntlett, Miss E. ... 98 Hunt, E. and Mrs. ... 105* %Bengtsson, 0...... 96 Cooper, E. J...... 98 Gemmell, W...... 107 Hunter, G. W...... 97 Bennett, Miss E. L. ... 109 Cooper, Mrs. W. ... 101 Gibb, G. W. and Mrs.... 108 Hunter, Mrs. G. ... 110 * Berg, A. and Mrs. ... 96 Cormack, Miss I. ... 106 Gibson, Miss A. ... 106 Hutson, J. and Mrs. ... 102 *Bergling,A.R.andMrs. 96 Coulthard, J. J. and Gillies, Robert and Mrs. 98 Irvin, Miss G...... 106 \Bergstrom, S. and Mrs. 96 Mrs. 106 Gilmer, W. T...... 98 \ Jacobson, Emil...... 98 ■*Berzelius, Miss I. M. ... 98 Cox, Dr. G. A. and Mrs. 101 Glanville, Miss E. A. ... 105 James, T. and Mrs. ... 102 Beschnidt, Miss M. ... 101 Cox, Miss M. E. ... 101 Glover, A. E...... 98 *Janzon, Miss A. ... 100 Best, C. and Mrs. ... 108 Coxon, Miss W. I. ... 100 Goodall, T. W. and Mrs. 110 Jennings, A. and Mrs.... 98 Beutel, J. A...... 108 Craig, Miss I. A. ... 110 Goold, G. A. and Mrs. 96 Jennings, Miss F. G. ... 110 Bevis, E. G...... 100 Craig, J. W...... 106 \Goihberg, Miss I. A. ... 96 Jennings, W...... 102 Biggs, A and Mrs. ... 100 Cream, Miss S. A. ... 100 \Gothberg, Nathanael ... 96 J Jensen, C. J...... 96 Bird, C. Howard ... 100 Crofts, D. W. and Mrs. 101 Gough, Miss H. A. ... 110 Jensen, Miss L. ... 106 Bird, Fred ...... 102 Croucher, Miss R. ... 102 Grade, A. and Mrs. ... 100 Johannsen, Miss A. M. ,106 Black, Miss ...... 101 Culverwell, Miss E. ... 102 Graham, J. and Mrs. ... 105 \Johansm, A.^ T. ... 97 Black, Miss E...... 100 Culverwell, Miss F. H. 102 Grainger, A and Mrs.... 102 \Johanson, Miss H. S. ... 102 Black, Miss J...... 101 Curtis, H. H...... 105 Gray, A. V...... 108 \Johnson, E m il...... 97 Blacklaws, Miss M. W. 106 Darroch, Miss M. ... 106 Green,C. H. S.and Mrs. 99 Johnson, Miss E. C. ... 101^ Blackmore, Miss L. ... 100 Davies, Miss H. ... 102 Greene, Mrs. J. M. ... 109 %Johnson, Miss T. ... 97 116 China’s Millions. July-August, 1903.

PAGE pag e PAGE PAGE Jones, Lewis and Mrs. 101 Miller, J. U...... 109 Ridley, H. F. and Mrs. 108 Thor, A. E. and Mrs. ... 106 Jones, Miss S. E. ... 109 Mills, D. J. and Mrs. ... 106 Ririe, B. and Mrs. ... 102 Tippet, Miss C. F. 110 Joyce, F. S. and Mrs.... 100 Milsum, W. B. and Mrs. 98 Robertson, W. W. & Mrs. 109 * ljuder, C. H. and Mrs. 98 Judd, C. H. and Mrs.... 110 Moodie, R. T. and Mrs, 96 Robinson, T. A. S. & Mrs. 97 Tomalin, E. and Mrs.... 100 Judd, inn., C. Howard 98 Morgan, C. A. and Mrs. 102 Robson, Miss I. A. ... 101 Tomkinson, E. and Mrs. 100 Judd, ür. F. H. and Mrs. 106 Morris, Miss F. L. 100 Rogers, Geo...... 102 iTomvall, D. and Mrs. 97 Just, Mrs. L...... 106 Morris, Miss 8 . E. 100 TRohm, R. and Mrs. ... 109 Torrance, Thos. 102 Kampmann, F...... 107 Moses, Mrs. W. B. 102 Ross, Miss I...... 106 Toyne, E. G...... 102 \Karlsson, A...... 98 Moyes, James 102 Row, G. F. and Mrs. ... 101 Tranter, Miss A. 109 Kauderer, J. G. ... 109 Muir, Miss G. M. 101 Rowe, Miss E. M. ... 110 Traub, Fred. 106 Keller, Dr. F. A. and Mrs. 107 * Miiller, O'co. 109 Rudland, Miss G. ... 109 Triidinger, A. and Mrs. 98 Kennett, R. W. and Mrs. 97 Murray, Mi ssC. K. ... 101 Rudland, W. D. and Mrs. 109 Triidinger, Miss E. 101 Kidman, Miss J. E. ... 100 Murray, E. and Mrs. ... 100 \Rydberg, A. E and Mrs. 96 Triidinger, Miss G. 101 King, Dr. and Mrs. G. 100 Murray, Miss M. 101 Saltmarsh, Miss A. I.... 106 Triidinger, Miss Lily ... 110 King, Miss M...... 101 Neale, F. H. and Mrs. 101 *Sandberg, J. T. and Mrs. 98 Tucker, Miss E. M. ... 102 Kin^, N. E. and Mrs.... 102 Nicholls, A. G. and Mrs. 105 *Sandeberg, Miss J. af ... 98 Tull, Frank and Mrs. .. 96 Klein, H. and Mrs. 109 Niooll, G. and Mrs. ... 108 I Sanders, Miss A. ... 96 Turner, Miss E. 102 Knight, W. I*, and Mrs. 98 \Nilson, J. G. and Mrs. 96 Sanders, A. H. ... 105 Turner, Mi SS Sydney ... 104 Knights, Miss A. 110 I A'ilson, Ph. and Mrs. ... 96 Sanderson, Miss A. ... 101 Twizell, Miss E. S. 109 \Kolwerg, Miss F. Y. ... 110 Nilsson, Miss M. 102 Saunders, A. R. and Mrs. 101 Tyler, W. E...... 106 Kohler, Miss L. E. 104 t Norden, Miss L. 96 Saure, E. B...... 106 *Ulff, Miss E.G. 96 Kölkenbeck, Miss H. M. 102 J Nordlund, V. L. and Mns. 97 Sauze, Miss F...... 108 Upward, B. W. and Mrs. 109 * Krienke, G. F. A. 106 Norris, Miss F. N. 100 TSchmidt, 0. avid Mrs... 109 Urquhart, D. ... 98 Kumm, Miss E. L. P..,, 101 Nystrom, C. F. and Mrs. 98 Schofield, Mrs...... 110 Vale, Jos. and Mrs. 102 Lachlan, Mrs. H. N. ... 106 Oakeshott, Miss R. 108 Searle, E. C. and Mrs. 109 Wallace, Miss Dora ... 98 Lack, C. N. and Mrs. ... 100 Ogden, Miss E. A. 106 ^Seipel, Adam ...... 106 Wallace, Miss E. 300 *Lagergren, Miss S. 110 Ogren, Mrs. P. A. 98 Selkirk, 1’. and Mrs. ... 105 J Wallenberg, Miss C. ... 97 Lagerquist, A. W. and Mrs. 101 Olsen, F. and Mrs. 102 Seville, G. H...... 110 Warren, W. H. and Mrs. 309 Landmark, Miss C. ... 110 \ Olsen, Miss 0. ... 96 Seymour, Miss L. ... 100 Waterman, Miss M. E. 101 Langman, A. and Mrs. 109 'IOlson, Miss A. ... 96 Shackleton, Dr. W. ... 102 Waters, B. Curtis 104 Large, A. W...... 110 Orr, J. S. and Mrs. 101 Shearer, W. E. & Mrs. 100 Waters, Miss M. E. ... 102 Lawson, I), and Mrs. ... 98 Orr-Ewing, A. and Mrs. 106 Shepperd, Miss E. A. 100 J Watsaas, Chr...... 96 Lawson, J. and Mrs. ... 106 Page, Miss F. J. 102 Shindler, F. E. and Mrs. 98 Watson, Miss W, 98 Lay, Miss A. C. ... 106 iPalmberg, Edwin 96 Sibley, H. A. and Mrs. 101 Way, Miss M. E. 98 Leffingwell, Miss C. A. 106 \Palmberg, Gust. 96 Simpson, Miss A. M .... 105 Weber, Miss L. I. 106 Leggat, Miss B. ... 100 Palmer, Miss E. J. 109 Slater, Miss A...... 100 Webster, Miss Bessie... 108 Lewis, C. G. and Mrs. 104 Palmer, John and Mrs. 109 Sloan, W. B. and Mrs. 110 Webster, Jas. W. 102 * Linder, L. H. E. and Mrs. 98 Parker, G. and Mrs. ... 100 Smalley, Miss R. L. ... 101 I Wedicson, Miss J. 97 Lindsay, W. W. and Mrs. 100 Parry, Dr. H. H. and Mrs. 102 Smith, Miss Annie E. 110 Westwood, W. and Mrs. 108 \Lindvall, Miss D. ... 96 Parsons, C. H. 102 Smith, MissE. M. ... 106 Whittlesey, R. B. and Lloyd, Miss F...... 102 Pearse, E. and Mrs. ... 106 Smith, G. Cecil and Mrs. 104 Mrs...... 106 Loosley, A. O. and Mrs. 109 Permiin, Miss H. 0. ... 106 Smith, John ...... 105 Wilcox, J. W. and Mrs. 308 \Limdvall, Miss H. ... 97 Petersen, Miss M. C. ... 101 Smith, Miss Lucy ... 101 Wilkins, Miss J. M. ... 100 Lutley, A. and Mrs. ... 98 I Peterson, Miss E. 97 Smith, Miss Mary ... 109 Willett, T. G...... 102 Lyons, H...... 98 \Petterson, Miss E.E. ... 96 ISoderbom, C. G. and Mrs. 99 Williams, B. T. 108 Macdonald, Miss C. C. 106 *Pottersson, Miss B. M. P. 100 \Sdderstrom, Mrs. U. ... 96 Williams, Dr. J. E. and Macdonald, Miss M. ... 100 IT Pfannemiiller, H. 106 Soltau, Miss M. E. ... 100 Mrs. ... 108 Malcolm, W. R. and Mrs. 108 Phillips, Miss S. A, ... 96 Sorenson, T...... 102 Williams, Mrs. E. 0. ... 100 11 Manz, F. and Mrs. ... 106 Pike, Miss C. A. 98 Southey, J. and Mrs.... 110 Williams, Miss F. M .... 102 Marchbank, Miss N. ... 106 Pike D. F...... 104 Spiller, Miss E. H. A. 110 Williams, Miss M. J. ... 102 Marshall, G. J. and Mrs. 106 Platt, J. C. and Mrs. ... 102 Squire, H. J. and Mrs. 102 Williams, R. ... 105 Martin, J. B. and Mrs. 97 Polhill, A. T. and Mrs. 102 *Stdlhammar, G. A. & Mrs. 100 Williamson, Miss K. I. 110 Marty, A dam ...... 106 Polhill, C. H. and Mrs. 102 Standen, Miss M. E. ... 106 Wilson, A. B...... 109 Mason, H. J...... 97 Popham, Miss K. 105 Stark, James and Mrs. 101 Wilson, Miss L. M. 102 McCarthy, F. and Mrs. 100 Porter, Miss I. N. 101 Stayner, Miss K. B. ... 109 Wilson, Dr. W. and Mrs. 102 McCarthy, J. and Mrs. 105 Powell, Robert 100 Stellmann, Miss F. ... 98 Windsor, T. and Mrs__ 104 McCulloch, Miss F. E... 106 Preedy, Arthur 104 Steven, F. A. and Mrs. 101 Witt, Heinrich...... 98 McCulloch, R. A. ... 106 Pruen, Dr. W. L. & Mrs. 104 Stevens, C. H. and Mrs. 96 I Witzell, A. and Mrs. ... 96 McFarlane, Miss C. ... 106 *Prytz, Miss F. 98 Stevenson, J. W. & Mrs. 101 Wohlleber, C. ... 98 Mclnnes, Miss M. ... 104 Quirmbach, A. P. 107 Stevenson, O. and Mrs. 105 Wood, F. M. and Mrs. 110 McIntyre, R. L. ... 102 Ralston, Miss K. 109 Stewart, H. B. ... 107 Wood, Miss G. H. 106 McKenzie, Miss R. ... 106 Ramsay, H. C. 102 Stooke, J. A. and Mrs. 100 Wood, Miss M. A. 106 McKie, G. and Mrs. ... 98 Ramsay, Miss I. W. ... 102 Stott, Mrs. G. ... ]09 Wood, Miss Roxie H__ 110 McLaren, H. W. ... 100 *Ramsten, Miss M. J. ... 109 %Strand, Miss A. ... 97 Wright, Mrs. A. 309 McLean, Hector ... 105 Randall, Miss E. L. ... 100 Strong, W. S...... 102 Wupperfeld, H. 102 McLeod, K. and Mrs.... 109 Rasmussen, Miss C. ... 110 Suter, Miss M...... ]06 Young, Miss F. 106 McOwan, B. M. and Mrs. 100 Rasmussen, Miss K. ... 98 XSvxinson, Miss A. ... 96 Young, Miss F. A. M. 109 Meadows, J. J. ... 109 Redfern, Mrs...... 97 Takken, Miss I. E. ... 106 Young, Robert...... 108 Meadows, Miss Lily ... 109 Rees, Miss G...... 101 Talbot, Mrs...... 100 Meadows, Miss ... 109 Reid, Miss H. L. 108 Taylor, Miss E. G. ... 100 Meikle, J o h n ...... 106 Reid, J. T. and Mrs. ... 106 Taylor, ErnestH. ... 98 Associates. Mellor, Miss A. E. ... 97 Reid, Miss Lilias 108 Taylor, Dr. F. H. & Mrs. 100 Melville, Miss M. M.... 101 * The Swedish Mission in China 36 Reid, Miss M. A. 101 Taylor, H. H. and Mrs. 108 t The Swedish Holiness Union ... 9 Menzies, Mrs. A. ... 109 Ren, Pastor ...... 109 Taylor, J. Hudson & Mrs. 110 I The Scandinavian China Alliance 62 Middleton, R. W. & Mrs. 96 \Renius, 1T. and Mrs. ... I! The Norwegian Mission in China 3 96 Taylor, Wm. and Mrs. 106 •"The German China Alliance ... 19 Vliller, Alex...... 109 Rhodes, F. H. and Mrs. 105 Taylor, W. C. and Mrs. 102 z The Finnish Free Church ... 4 Miller, Miss E. M. ... 100 Richardson, Miss L. ... 102 Thomas, Miss H. L. ... 110 $ Independent ...... l Miller, G. and Mrs. ... 108 Richardson, W. and Mr*. 109 Thomson, C. and Mrs. 109 131 China Inland Mission.

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DONATIONS RECEI¥ED IN LONDON DURING MAT, 1903.

For General Fund.

Boot. No. s. cL Heot No. £ s. a. Root. No £ s. d. Heot. No. s. d. Rsob. No. s. d. Root. No ». d. 1. 9448 1 0 0 6. 9493 2 0 0 9. 9541 25 0 0 15. 9588 0 10 0 20. 9637 0 5 0 25. 9683 5 0 0 9449 0 10 0 9494 1 0 0 9543 7 10 0 9589 0 7 0 9638 0 13 0 26. 9684 1 0 0 9450 1 3 6 9495 0 2 9 11. 9544 1 0 0 9590 0 7 6 9639 1 0 0 9685 1 0 0 9451 1 0 0 9496 0 10 0 9545 6 0 0 < 21. 9641 5 0 0 9686 0 10 0 Unto I 5 uA yA 9452 0 5 0 9497 3 10 0 9546 0 10 0 Myself ” r 5 9642 10 0 0 9687 0 2 0 9453 0 5 0 9498 5 0 0 9547 5 0 0 9593 5 0 0 9643 0 5 0 9688 0 10 6 9454 3 0 0 9499 2 1 8 9548 2 2 0 16. 9594 0 2 6 9644 0 5 0 9689 0 10 0 9455 5 0 0 9500 1 1 0 9549 0 5 0 9595 1 0 0 9645 1 0 0 9690 1 0 0 2. 9456 0 10 0 9502 0 10 6 9550 0 12 0 9596 0 2 0 9647 0 12 0 9691 0 8 6 9457 1 0 0 7. 9503 0 5 0 9551 3 1 6 9597 0 5 0 Readers of J 27. 9692 0 2 6 9458 0 6 6 9504 2 0 0 Legacy 1000 0 0 9598 0 5 0 Christian f 0 13 0 9693 0 5 0 9459 2 2 0 9505 1 0 0 12. 9553 10 2 0 9599 2 0 0 Herald. J 9694 0 10 6 9460 4 2 0 9506 0 5 0 9554 0 2 6 9600 0 5 0 9650 4 6 0 9695 1 0 0

For Special Purposes

2. 9461 1 10 0 9. 9542 42 10 0 19. 9617 1 5 0 27. 9696 3 0 0 SUMMARY. i. d 0 0 13. 9562 2 0 0 9625 0 14 28. 9465 3 0 i 9702 3 0 0 General 3.032 18 2 6. 9485 0 15 0 9565 35 2 6 20. 9636 10 10 0 30. 9721 4 0 0 Snecial 220 18 8 9501 0 3 6 14. 9581 5 0 0 21. 9640 20 0 0 9724 30 0 0 7. 9511 9 7 6 15. 9592 10 0 0 9646 0 5 0 Total for May 8,253 16 10 Brought Forward 8.224 19 11 8. 9525 3 10 0 16. 9601 6 0 0 9648 1 10 0 18 8 12 2 1 1 9. 9539 13 10 0 18. 9609 5 1 22. 9667 £11,478 16 9

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5 Bequeatb to the China Inland Mission (Office: * Newington Green, London, N.), the sum of free of Legacy duty; and I direct that this sum be paid to the Treasurer for the time being of the said Mission, whose receipt shall be a sufficient discharge for the same. * To be altered according to the country—England, America, or Australasia.

China's /Billions, The Organ of the China Inland Mission, is published monthly. It may be had direct from the offices of the Mission, or from Morgan k Scott, 12, Paternoster Buildings, London, E.C., or through any bookseller. Id. per month, or 1». 0d. per annum post free. DIAGRAMMATIC MAP OF CHINA.

Each black square represents one million souls living vn spiritual darkness. The »mail white square represents the total number of Church members, all the scholars in Mission Schools and all other adherents of the Christian Church in China.

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“ Mow then shall they call on Him in Whom they have not believed f and Horn shall they believe in Him o f Whom They have not heard t and How &fudl they hear without a preacher f and How shall they preach except they be sent t even as it is written How beautiful are the feet o f them that bring glad tidings o1 good things — Romans x. 13-15. ToLXXiX Prioe SEPTEMBER, 1903. Ho* 8. One Penny.

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IkE. ' o r Contents. T ypical Christiaks— By Rev. J. J. Luce, M.A. ... N T h e W ork in E astern Si -chuen ... 1 W\ E xtracts fbom L etters Province op K cang -si Editorial N otes I n M emobiam T ablet in M emory op M essrs. Broce and L owis JEHOVAH'JlREH. Some R ecent Books on M issionary Subjects For Praise and Prayer Baptisms, D epartures, A rrivals, Publications

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London Council. Home Director and Chairman T heodore H oward, Bickley, Kent. Assistant Home Director ... W alter B. Sloan.

Richard H. H ill, St. Keverne, Bromley, Kent. R ev. J. J. Luce, M.A., St. Nicholas Vicarage, Gloucester. W illiam Sharp, Woodfield, Beulah Hill, Norwood, S.E. Dr. W. W arren, 22, Dunsmure Road, Stamford Hill, N. < P . S. Badenoch, Conference Hall, Mildmay. Cecil H. Polhill, Hazelwood, The Bishop's Avenue, E. Finchley, N. Hammond Chubb, Home Lea, Bickley, Kent. Colonel J. W. H ogge, 36, Kidbrook Park Road, Blackheath, S.E. Treasurer: R obert Scott. Secretary: F. Marcus W ood. Editorial Secretary: Marshall Broomhall, B.A.

Secretary Women’s Department: Miss H. E. Soltau, 92, Grosvenor Road, London, N. Cashier—Walter Tucker. Offices— China Inland Mission, N ewington Green, L ondon, N . Telegraphic Address—Lammermuir, L ondon. Bankers—London and Countt, 21, Lombard Street, London, E.C. All donations to be addressed to the Secretary. Cheques and Money Orders (payable at G.P.O.) to be made payable to the China. Inland M ibsion, and crossed “ London and County Bank.” It is particularly requested that on every occasion when a sum of money is sent for transmission to a Missionary as a gift, or for any private purpose, it be clearly indicated as for transmission only. But money intended for the support or work of any particular Missionary, or for a Native Helper, or Bible-Woman, or Scholar, or any other Mission object, being practically a contribution to the Mission, should not l>e marked for transmission, but the desired object indicated only.

DONATIONS RECEIVED IN LONDON DURING JUNE, 1903.

For General Fond. Beet. No. £ ». d. Beet. No. £ 8. d. Beot. No. £ 8. d. Hect. No. £ s. d. Beet. No. £ 8. d. Beet. No. £ 8. d. 2. 9726 0 10 0 6. 9770 2 0 0 11. 9815 1 5 1 0 0 0 16. 9859 1 0 0 19. 9899 25. Anon., L 0 3 O 9727 5 0 0 9771 0 1 0 Anon., 9860 1 0 0 9900 0 2 6 Killin. r ° } 0 10 AU 9728 1 0 0 9772 1 0 0 Uplawmoor 9861 1 1 0 9901 7 17 8 9947 14 0 0- 9729 1 0 0 9773 12 10 0 Ardee. 0 1 6 9862 1 0 0 9902 1 0 3 9948 3 16 1 9731 0 5 0 9774 0 2 6 9818 0 6 10 9863 0 10 0 9903 30 0 0 26. 9949 0 1 5- 9732 1 0 0 9775 1 0 0 9819 0 10 0 9864 1 16 6 20. 9904 0 10 0 9950 1 0 O 9753 0 10 0 9776 0 7 6 9820 5 0 0 9865 1 5 0 9905 5 0 0 9951 5 0 0 Legacy 50 0 0 8. 9777 0 10 0 9821 0 3 0 9866 0 2 0 9907 0 36 6 9952 0 10 0 9736 10 0 0 9778 2 10 0 9822 2 2 0 9867 0 8 4 9909 0 2 0 9953 0 12 0- 9737 0 10 0 Oxalis 0 1 0 9823 0 10 0 9868 1 14 2 9910 3 0 0 9954 0 15 0 9738 0 13 0 9780 1 10 0 9824 100 0 0 17. 9869 5 0 0 9911 5 18 10 27. 9955 1 2 &■ 0 9739 1 0 0 9781 2 0 0 12. 9826 1 11 6 Headers of j 9912 0 18 2 9956 1 0 9740 2 2 0 9782 0 10 6 9827 5 0 0 The >40 10 6 9913 10 0 0 9957 2 9 0 8. 9741 0 15 9 9783 5 0 0 9828 1 0 0 Christian ' 22. 9914 1 1 0 9958 0 2 6- 9742 0 6 0 9785 2 3 0 9829 1 1 0 9871 0 10 0 9915 0 10 0 9959 0 15 0 9743 3 15 4 9786 2 0 0 9830 1 0 0 9872 0 10 0 9916 0 10 6 9960 5 0 0 9744 0 13 0 9787 3 3 0 9831 10 10 0 9873 0 10 0 9917 0 8 0 9961 9 13 11 9746 0 10 0 9. 9788 5 0 0 9833 1 0 0 9874 0 10 0 9918 1 0 0 9964 0 15 0 9746 1 0 0 9789 0 5 0 9835 0 7 6 9876 3 5 0 23. 9919 5 0 0 9966 0 5 0- 9747 1 0 0 9700 0 10 0 13. 9836 0 14 3 9877 0 10 0 9920 5 0 0 29. 9967 15 0 0* 9748 0 5 0 9791 0 6 6 9837 5 0 0 9878 0 10 0 9921 1 0 0 9968 10 0 0- 9749 15 0 0 9792 1 0 0 9838 1 0 0 9879 5 0 0 9923 0 10 0 9969 2 2 4 8751 2 2 0 9794 0 2 6 9839 0 10 0 18. 9880 P 5 2 9925 4 0 0 9970 1 14 0 4. 9752 1 1 0 9795 1 0 0 9840 0 10 0 9881 2 0 1 24. 9926 8 15 6 9971 140 0 0 9753 2 0 0 9796 3 0 0 9842 0 3 0 9882 3 0 0 9928 30 0 0 9973 3 3 O’ 9Ÿ54 0 18 0 9797 2 0 0 9843 80 0 0 9883 2 10 0 9929 1 5 0 9974 10 0 0 9756 1 0 0 9798 0 10 0 15. 9844 1 0 0 9884 1 0 0 9930 0 10 0 9975 1 1 0 5. 9757 4 4 0 9799 0 13 6 9846 5 0 0 9885 0 6 6 9931 20 0 0 9976 100 0 O’ 9758 5 5 0 H. I. S. 1 0 0 9847 1 10 0 9886 0 5 0 9932 0 5 0 30. 9977 0 10 0 9759 0 10 0 9801 1 0 0 9848 2 3 6 9887 0 5 0 9933 1 0 0 9978 0 16 4 9760 0 2 6 10. 9802 0 7 0 9849 3 0 0 9888 2 0 0 9934 0 5 0 9981 0 5 0- 9761 0 5 0 9803 1 1 0 9850 0 10 6 9890 5 0 0 9935 0 5 0 9982 4 0 0 9762 1 0 0 9804 0 10 0 16. 9851 0 10 6 9891 30 0 0 9936 0 15 3 9983 0 10 0 9763 2 0 0 9806 5 5 0 9852 0 0 11 9892 2 10 0 9937 0 4 0 9984 3 15 0 9764 5 0 0 9807 0 10 0 9853 0 10 0 9893 5 0 0 ! 9938 0 1 8 9987 3 0 O’ 9765 1 0 0 9810 0 5 0 9854 1 0 0 19. 9894 2 2 0 j 9939 0 11 9 9989 100 0 0 W. M. 0 3 0 9855 1 15 0 9895 15 6 0 5 0 9766 0 10 0 2 9940 £1,184 12 8- 8767 20 0 0 9812 8 0 0 9856 8 10 0 9896 1 1 0 i 25. 9941 0 10 0 9768 50 0 0 9813 2 6 8 9857 1 10 0 9897 1 1 0 ! 9942 0 5 0 8769 5 0 0 11. 9814 0 6 0 9858 0 10 0 9898 1 0 0 i 9944 0 10 0

For Special Purposes.

2. 9730 25 0 0 11. 9825 3 0 0 23. 9922 1 1 0 30. 9979 150 0 0 Summary. £ s. d. 10 6 9924 30 0 0 9734 1 0 0 12. 9832 0 9980 13 15 0 Q6D6T&1 1.184 12 S 3 9750 3 11 0 9834 1 8 10 24. 9927 13 0 0 9985 1 0 0 Special 346 16 4 4. 9755 6 10 4 13. 9841 1 o o 25. 9943 1 o o 9986 9 VI 0 8. 9784 8 10 0 15. 9845 2 0 0 9945 1 5 0 9988 0 15 0 Total for June 1,531 9 0 9. 9793 6 0 0 17. 9875 8 16 8 27. 9962 5 .0 0 Brought Forward 11,478 16 9 10 9805 4 0 0 18. 9889 2 12 0 9963 1 0 0 9808 1 0 0 20. 9906 17 3 6 9965 10 0 0 £346 16 4 £13.010 5 9 9809 0 10 0 9908 0 12 6 29. 9972 30 0 0 Typical Christians.

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By R ev. J. J. L uce, M.A., St. N icholas V icarage, Gloucester.

T is interesting to notice that in this, which is Ghost.” W e recollect the story of the man who was probably the earliest of all the Epistles, the found intoxicated by Mr. Wesley in the ditch, and who Thessalonian Christians are held up as an called ou t: “ Mr. Wesley, don’t you know that I am example to others. “ Ye became an ensample to all one of those whom you converted?” John Wesley’s that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.” reply hit the mark: “ Yes, I perceive that God had And when we ask, What sort of Christians were little to do with it.” What we want is, conversions these who are thus commended? we are struck with of which it is plain that God has had everything to the following characteristics: do with them. • So many seem to be superficially, and even apologetically, converted« nowadays. O for a Typical Christians are Soundly Converted. recurrence of old-time conversions ! O to see sinners We are very familiar with what St. Paul says in writhing under a sense of sin, and crying out for verses nine and ten: “ Ye turned to God from idols, to m ercy! It is not mere excitement, or emotionalism, serve the l i v i n g and true G od, and to wait for His as those can testify who have seen genuine revival Son from heaven,” and those marks are indeed clear work, or have themselves gone through such an experi­ and practical. But have you observed the description ence. You are brought face to face with God. Who of their conversion which he gives in verse five ?—“ Our the human instruments may be matters very little. Gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in Their gifts, or skill, or physical appearance, are not power, and in the H oly Ghost, and in much assur­ talked of. It is God, and His glorious Gospel, that ance.” It was manifest that they were God’s men are occupied with at such times. Ana if poor workmanship. They bore the stamp of their divine heathen such as those at Thessalonica could be so origin. You could not look at these Christians without soundly converted as they were, and so rapidly become recognizing this. No man could have produced the by their faith and by their life typical Christians whom result which was apparent, and no merely human a Paul could commend to all as patterns to imitate, theory could account for it. They had heard God— surely the like can take place to-day. In home and they had felt God— behind the message which was foreign work let us pray for such conversions. Let us brought to. them by human lips. Their conversion aim at them too. Let us work for such examples of was thorough, decisive, and instinct with divine reality the Holy Spirit’s power. . Let us look out for them. and power. It was “in the H oly Ghost.” They May 1 linger on this thought? The spirit of worldli­ knew that the Holy Spirit was working in them, ness, of sophistry, o f false liberalism, is paralysing and they had yielded to His blessed power. There Christian effort. The soundest argument ana the most was nothing half-hearted or uncertain about them. powerful weapon is faith in the H oly .Ghost and in His It was with “ much fulness” that they welcomed the word. And it behoves those who believe in the Divine -Gospel. authorship of the Gospel message, and in the Divine . One of our greatest needs in Christian work is that authority with which the Holy Spirit clothes His of conversions which are manifestly “ in the H oly ambassadors, to be brave, confident, outspoken, and

Septem ber, 1903. 118 China’s Millions. September, 1903. forcible, as well as meek, and gentle, and compassionate. and to rejoicc in tribulations for C h r i s t ’s sake. When And, in giving our testimony to the L o r d , should we Paul and Silas were imprisoned at Philippi, you can not be encouraged to expect the “ signs following ” ? hardly wonder that they were not sleeping, as they It may be that we do not sufficiently wait upon G o d were lying enchained in the lower dungeon, and with for definite conversions. It may be, too, that we are their backs smarting from the effects of the scourging not alive, as we might be, to the possibility of con­ which they had just had. And perhaps some of us versions after the Thessalonian pattern. And yet the would not have been surprised to find them, under such message that we take is just the same that St. Paul circumstances, groaning over the cruelty and injustice of took, and the power to back it up is the same, too, man, from which they were suffering. W e might have ‘ Our G o d is able.” O to be in closer touch with expected such men to be praying — praying even for G o d ! O to see the H oly Ghost working through their persecutors. But they could do more. “ A t mid­ His Word, and through His servants! night Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises to God” Another characteristic is this: They had “ much affliction,” surely. They had also the “ joy in the H oly Ghost.” Typical Christians are Overcomers. Is it possible to live this overcoming life ? There can be but one answer: The L o r d expects it. His “ And ye became followers of us and of the L o r d , promises are made “ to him that overcometh.” The having received the word in much affliction, with joy of L o r d has made provision for it: “ My grace is sufficient the H oly Ghost.” “ Much affliction, with joy of the for thee.” What we need so sorely is to recognize H oly Ghost” — does that not mean overcoming graee ? these two facts, and to trust in our L o r d for an A t the very time that they had trial and persecution overcoming life. It is so easy to settle down in a con­ they were rejoicing, and their joy was not the result of dition of spiritual infirmity! W e yield to the force of natural buoyancy, or of strength of character, but of the circumstances, instead of mastering circumstances. O H oly Ghost. to be able to say, “ I can do all things in Him that There is such a thing as an overcoming life— a life strengtheneth me ! ” Let us lay it well to heart, that which not only puts up with inconveniences and sub­ we may be “ conquerors,” “ more than conquerors.” mits to trials, but which triumphs over all. It is one Let us learn to trust for “ the joy of the H oly Ghost.” thing to bear affliction; it is another to make use of it, It is for us, and we may be kept strong in that joy.

The Work in Eastern Si-chuen. ( Extracts from Bishop Cassels’ Resume for Quarter ending March 31.)

Pao-ning Prefecture.— “ During last year fifty-two went back as the result of the Boxer outbreak last year; but adults were baptized in connection with this district. fresh openings have been given in the country, and Miss Probably some five huridred people attended the services Kolkenbeck has had some interesting itinerations. regularly. This is a great advance on earlier years. K’ ti Hien.— “ Mr. Davis has frequently visited the out- Pa-chau.— “ The movement here, which filled the chapel stations, and gone preaching and bookselling in the markets. to overflowing a year ago, has subsided, and the special “ At T’u-ch’i eighteen catechumens were admitted in opportunities have passed. But at a place thirty-three miles January. The services here have been kept up all the time, away, called Liu-lin-pu, two men, who were baptized, remain and the attendance is generally good. very steadfast, and have gathered a little congregation round “ Tsin-ts’i-ch’ang has also been regularly visited, and the them. little congregation keeps together. Nine enquirers have Sin-tien-tsi. — “ The death of six of the leading been received here. At the other two out-stations there is Christians in this station last year was a great trial ; others no less regular work. grew cold, and the services were badly attended ; but there Wan Hien.— “G o d ’s blessing is, I trust, resting on the has been a decided improvement during the last two months. work here. Nineteen adults were baptized last year, and Four sets of idols were destroyed, and the attendance at twenty-four admitted as catechumens. A place called Yang- services increased not a little. ch’i-ho has been opened as an out-station, and the work is Nan-pu.— “ The ladies, Misses F. H. Culverwell and branching out in other directions. Lloyd, have carried on their work here with their accustomed “ Mr. Beauchamp, who has been visiting stations and out- energy. ' There are some twenty candidates for baptism under stations in many directions, is likely to be working chiefly instruction, besides twenty or thirty regular attendants, and below Wan Hien. of late the number of outsiders has increased. The prospects are excellent. K’ai Hien.—“ G o d has worked marvellously here during the past year and a half. Meetings are now regularly held Shun-k’ing.— “ Fifteen persons were baptized here last in six different centres, and over one hundred ‘ hearers ’ have year, belonging to the city work, and one belonging to the been admitted as enquirers • eight of these have already been Yang-liu-pu out-station. The work at the out-stations is baptized. During February and March, Mr. Wupperfeld small, but they form little centres of light in the midst of went through his district, holding sometimes three or four the darkness. meetings a day, at seven different places. Fifteen new cate­ Ying-shan.— “ Seven men and four women were baptized chumens were enrolled, and a number of Bibles, etc., were last year, and twenty catechumens were admitted. A few sold.” September, 1903. China’s Millions.

Extracts from Letters. Miss Alice Hunt writes from T’sing-kiang-pu in K ia n g - deepening of piety in the homes of the Christians, for in many su :—“ We have had a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Saunders, and instances our numbers have increased through the wives of our while here Mr. Saunders kindly baptized Li-san. You will members becoming interested in the Gospel. There is also remember that Li-san was one of the five we were hoping would another factor at work—namely, prayer. Some time ago we got be baptized last September. (Three of them died, and, owing to out a list of our Churches, and made a prayer list for the week trouble in the Church, other baptisms were postponed.) Since and in this way we remember all our Churches once a week then he has suffered much persecution, many times having been before the* throne of grace. This list has been the means of beaten and kept without food, &c., for keeping the Sabbath. inducing some of our Christians to take up this work of inter­ Only the week before he was baptized he was turned out of the cession. The wife of one of our preachers was telling me that home and threatened with death if he crossed the threshold her daughter, who is twelve years of age, always remembers the again. We wondered what the consequences would be to him if different churches in prayer.” he was baptized ; however, he was willing to suffer any con­ sequences, and was baptized Monday morning. He is twenty-one. We had a quiet, solemn service, followed by the Communion Service. We were much in prayer for him those days, asking Miss J. Gregg writes from Hwuy-luh in C h ih -li on that the Lord would guide him and change his brother’s heart May 29 :—“ I have just returned from an itinerating journey in towards him, and again we proved that the Lobd does answer the villages, with our Bible woman, Mrs. Liu. 1 visited this prayer. Wednesday morning early his father sought him, district five years ago, and Mrs. Grifilth, of Shun-teh Fu, visited it saying his brother had promised to let him alone and they all three years ago. These are the only visits that have been made tc wanted him home. The father and mother are both backsliders; the women in this part. This village is about thirty-four miles they had not the courage to stand out against their eldest son. ■south of Hwuy-luh, and we started by cart at daylight, arriving at There is a younger sister—an only girl ; she has just left school, our destination as it was getting dark. We stayed at the house of but still attends the meetings. She will come, and so far they a Mrs. Five. This family have given a room to be used as a little have let her alone. Two men and four boys have given in their chapel, and we made this our headquarters. The room was so names for baptism. The two men have been coming a good while clean and nice, and pictures hung on the walls. We were given (one and a-half and three years respectively). The boys (Chris­ such a warm welcome. This was Mrs. Liu’s first visit, but she tian’s children) range in age from ten to fourteen. One is the boy I soon found a place in their hearts. In the family of the Fives told you about last year, who gave his heart to the Lord. The there are father, mother, two sons with their wives, and several boy of fourteen says he trusted the Lord to save him when children. Mrs. Five, I hope, is really trusting in Christ, and it he was twelve. I said “ Why did you ? Did anyone speak to was delightful to hear her repeating all I had taught her five you ? ” and he answered : “ I had to. The Holy Spirit in­ years ago. Mr. Five has not the smallest heart for the Gospel, fluenced my heart, and I asked the Lord to forgive and cleanse and scarcely ever comes near. Both the sons have a clear know­ me ; and He did, and I was so happy.” We have long felt that ledge of the Gospel, and often walk to Hwuy-luh for service, and he was a Christian ; he leads such a consistent life. Since his stay days to learn from Mr. Green. The eldest son, I should mother died, last year, he has kept house, bought and cooked the say, is a Christian, and everything he learns he teaches his wife food, looked after the other children, and, in short, managed and his boy. The father is only beginning to read, so he has to everything while his father has been out at business. His name commit everything to memory first before he can teach them. is Kan-r'f-pao-ts'i (second treasure). The first boy’s name is The younger brother is, I think, also a Christian, but I doubt if Fuh-lai (happiness is come). The other two are younger : one his wife is one. She is a duller woman, but vet is ready to En-pao (treasure of grace)—he is twelve; and T’ien-pao learn. They had been expecting me for several days, and many, (heavenly treasure), ten. Pray for them.” many times during the day had been on their housetop looking out for me, especially Mrs. Five. The younger ones of the family were up on the roof on the day of my arrival, and called Miss N. Marchbank writes from Kwei-k’i, in K ia n g -si, her to come, “ quick, quick,” as there really was a cart coming in on May 6 :—“ The evangelist that dear old Elder Liu supported their direction this time. The dear woman, in her eagerness to for eleven years died about a fortnight after the old man himself. get up the ladder on to the roof, slipped and fell, hurting her Strange they should have gone so near together. Six of our foot. She said to me : “ I don’t mind a bit falling, as long as members have died this year, and another seems dying—a you have come.” In honour of our arriyal, they killed a fowl woman who was only baptized last year, and one to whom dear for us. We could not have been treatea more kindly or had a Lucy Smith was a great help. I went to see her two days ago, warmer welcome. All this looked as if G o d was answering when she asked me to feel her pulse. It was so feeble, ana I prayer, and sending us to prepared hearts, and so He was, for I have never had such an opportunity for preaching, and such said to her : “ I think you will soon see Jesus.” Such a bright look came over the dear, worn face—a look hardly of earth—as willingness to hear. 1 was actually asked to tell them the she said, “ That is good.” She is just longing to go. I felt not Gospel! I think nearly all the women in this village came to see very far from Heaven myself while I talked with her. me, and so heard the Gospel. It struck me so much that they “ A band of us have recently returned from San-pan-kiao and were willing to learn, and commit to memory verses and district. The weather was wet, roads bad, etc., but we had a hymns.” good time. We were away for twelve days, and some thousands of people, I think, must have heard something of Heaven and the Miss A. Garland, writing from Tsin-chau in K a n - s u h , way there. Every night we had a meeting, and every night the about a visit she paid to a village, seven miles from the city, people listened with marked attention. "W e sold books, scattered narrates the following affecting incident:—“ Next morning early, tracts, leaflets, etc. One of the band of unpaid native women the mother of the house [in which Miss Garland had told the helpers went with me, and she was a great help. We do want Gospel story the night before] came to see us, and brought with to plant a light there in the shape of an out-station, but for this her another woman, who said, ‘ All my life I have been looking for I would need a foreign worker to superintend.” the right way ; and about five or six years ago a foreigner came here preaching, but as I lived so far back from the street I did not know until it was too late. I was so sorry, for I felt sure W . Grundy writes from Ping-yang, in Cheh-kiang, on from what others told me that they had found the right way. I May 12 :—“ In several of our districts new work is opening up, waited and waited, hoping that someone else would come, but as anH if t.his continues we shall soon have to increase the number no one came I took vows as a Vegetarian ; but now you have of chapels and preaching halls. In most of our districts we come to tell me what is the true way.’ So we told her of J e s u s "have had an increase in the number of people attending the ‘ the Way, the Truth, and the Life.’ She listened so hungrily, services. - Some of these no doubt are coming in the hope of and when I paused, thinking she had heard as much as she some earthly gain, but I believe the majority are seeking to know could take in, she said, ‘ Tell me some more ; I want to hear the Truth. I think the growing interest can be put down to the more.’ ” 120 China-s Millions. September, 1903. Province of Kwang-si. The Wesleyan Mission. particular, but it was not till 1899 that any station was 'HE Wesleyan Mission commenced work in the Province occupied. As a matter of fact, until but a year or two pre­ of K w ang-si, at the port of Wuchau, in July, 1897, vious to that date there were no Protestant missionaries shortly after the opening of the port. There is now a whatever resident in the province. The opening of the port amnll native church of about thirty baptized adults. The of Wuchau made access to the province very much easier, first convert, an aged widow, and did much to attract atten­ died peacefully after witnessing tion to its needs. So it came a good confession. Two hun­ about that in the year above dred and fifty people attended mentioned the C.M.S. sent the her funeral with every mark Rev. and Mrs. Byrde to occupy of respect. the capital, Kwei-lin, situated in The Mission has acquired a the N.E. comer of the province. compound three acres in area, It is necessary here to note that situated about a mile from the the language of all North city, where boys’ and girls’ K w a n g -si is Southern Man­ schools, Dorcas meetings, book­ darin, which is also spoken selling, medical mission work, largely throughout the province, and religious services have been but Wuchau is Cantonese uninterruptedly maintained. speaking. Thus when the mis­ The schools now have about sionaries first arrived at Kwei­ a hundred scholars, and are lin their knowledge of the growing beyond the present language was very limited limited accommodation. It will indeed. After some months of be necessary to provide boarding life on a house-boat they schools for girls and for the succeeded in renting a house, boys who have now arrived haunted of course, within the from,the country. city. Here they began work as The Mothers’ Sewing Class far as their language would has made hundreds of garments, allow. The Boxer troubles which have been sold to the A Che&bsb; W bll. caused the city to be left for poor at very low prices. thirteen months unoccupied, the The demand for Christian books has been almost in missionaries having retired a few days before the news of abeyance since the Pekin siege, and is only just beginning to the massacre at Heng-chau arrived, which caused a mob to revive again. About assemble at their house two hundred dollars’ for the purpose of des­ worth of books have troying it. However, been sold. the presence of the Medical practice officials, evidently and dispensary work acting under orders have proved useful. from Li Hung Chang, The practice is in­ managed to save the creasing, and the need place. for a hospital is ur­ Since the resump­ gent. About eight tion of work in 1901 thousand patients are there has been steady now annually treated, if but quiet advance. one quarter of whom The mission has been are paying patient».. reinforced by first the About ten thousand arrival of Mr. Laird, dollars have been and more recently by received from medical Mr. Child. Already practice, and expended there has been branch­ in medical mission ing out, and Mr. Laird work and mission is at the present time plant. living in Yung-chan, In various diree-. H u -n a n , some six days’ tions there is promise journey to the N.E., of village work be­ where there iB a great ginning. In one place inquiry for the Gospel. a site for a country station has been obtained. It was for the purpose of getting into H u -n a n from the 1st March, 1908. B. Macdonald, M.D. South thn.t. the mission was first opened here. This is now nearly an accomplished fact, praise G od. The Church Missionary Society. In actual visible results two converts were baptized last Kwei-lin, February 9th, 1908. . summer, both of whom seemed to give real signs of saving For the past thirty years or so C.M.S. missionaries have faith. One of them was a man from a long distance away, now and again itinerated in K w a n g-si, Bishop Burdon in the other was a Mohammedan. Since then four more have Septem ber, 1903. China’s Millions. 121

been admitted as catechumens, two of them being literaiy The “ mercy drops ’round us are falling,” and we are expect­ graduates (B.A.). These will ( d .v .) be baptized in d u e time. ing the “ showers of blessing.” We thank G o d also for a The L o r d is certainly working in their hearts. There are manifest awakening among our native Christians, and a some others who might be reckoned a s inquirers. desire arising in their hearts for the Spirit-filled life and Our methods are daily preaching and bookselling, with a closer walk with G o d , and preparedness for the coming again of J e s u s . On all our stations, save one (more recently opened), we have a little band of faithful believers who are growing in grace. There are two features of advance in the work which I should perhaps mention especially. The first is the building of a long-prayed-for and much-needed Receiving Home here at Wuchau. This has existed by faith for the past six years, but it has only now materialized. It is, we believe, a monument of faith to the glory of G o d , being the result of much prayer ere the funds were secured, G o d also manifesting His pleasure in it by supplying the need a number of times while in building, when the funds were all exhausted. We praise our F a t h e r with full hearts for this Mission Home, and even more for the discipline and sacrifice and patience of faith which it represents. The second feature which I would mention is the inaugurating of Bible Schools for the training of native workers, both men and women, to preach the Gospel to this people. Their be­ ginning was small and in humble dependence upon G o d , and even yet they are but in their infancy, but the L o r d has been pleased to bless and S c r e e n in F r o n t o f a n O f f ic ia l ’ s R e sid e n c e . constantly increase the number of young men and women students in attendance. The object is to more detailed instruction in the evenings. We employ no make the work self-supporting, both financially and with native helpers, but are hoping that soon the contributions of regard to the witness of the Gospel, and surely no one the believers will be enough to support one of their number, can tell the story of the love of the {Sa v i o u r so well if fitted and called of the L o r d . L o u is B y r d e as one who has himself been redeemed ' from a life of

The Christian and Missionary Alliance. The Christian and Missionary Alliance, or­ ganized by the Rev. A. B. Simpson, of New York, began its work in this South China field in 1893, when Mr. and Mrs. Reeves were sent out. They were followed by others in subsequent years, till, to date, in all over thirty missionaries lave come and gone. At the present time we have twenty-one foreign missionaries on the field, seven at home on furlough, while three lave gone to be with the L o r d , and some have withdrawn from the Mission. Of the twenty-

PROVINCE OF KUANG-SI. Governed by a Lieutenant-Governor, and contains 11 F u « ,2 Ting ♦ , 1 Chih-li Chau 1 , 16 Chau I , and 38 Hien Cities, in all 68 Official Cities, exclusive of 11 Hien Cities, which are included in tie Fu, as parts of Middlesex and Surrey are included in London. Those cities underlined thus—Kwei-lin Fu— are occupied by such Societies as the numbers attached signify. These numbers are taken from a Table of Missionary Societies and indicate the order -of their entry into China. Those not underlined have no resident Missionary. In these lists the type is varied according to the rank of the city, and corresponds with the map.

KWE 1-L 1N FU 8 Liu-chau Fu P’ing-lo Fu Wu-chau Fu17* Yung-ning Chau Siang Chau Yung-an Chau fPop.50"000) Ts’iian Chau Lo-yung Hien Kung-ch’eng H im Teng Hien Hing-an Hien Lo-ch’eng Hien Fvrch’uan Hien Yung Hien Lvng-cK'vuan Hién Liw-ch’eng Hien H o Hien Ch’en-k’i Hien Yamg-so H im Huai-yuan Hien Li-p’u Hien Huai-tsi Hien Yung - f u Hien Lai-pin Him Sin-jen Hien Yi-ning Him Yung H im Chao-p’ing Hien Kuan-yang Him Sin-chau Fu P ’ing-nan Him K'ing-yiian Fu T ’ai-p’Ing Fu Sz-ch’eng Fu Ho-ch’i Chau Lung-chau T’ing K ui Him, Tung-lan Chau Wu-swm H im Si-lung Chau Yang-li Chau T’ien-ho Hien Ling-yiin Hien Tso Chau Si-lin Hien Sz-en Hien Yung-k’ang Chau Ning-ming Chau Nan-ning Fu44 Yu-lin Chau Sz-en Fu Sin-ning Chau Po-pai Hien Pin Chau Heng Chau Pairliu Hien Wu-yiian Hien Chen-an Fu Shang-sz Chau LvrcKwan Hien Ts’ien-kiang Hien Po-se T’ing Lung-an Hien Hing-ye Hien Shang-lin Him Kwei-te Chau Yimg-shnm H im

N.B.—There are 25 T u Chau and 3 Tu Hien cities in K u a n g - s i , some of which are marked on the map, but are not included in the above list, as they are subordinate cities.

MISSIONARY SOCIETIES. 8 Church Missionary Society. 17 Wesleyan Missionary Society. 44 International Missionary Alliance.

DIAGRAM OF KUANG-SI.

The area of the province of K u a n g -si is 80,100 square miles. The area of England and Wales is 58,309 square miles. Each small square on the above map represents one thousand souls. There is one missionary to every 190,790 souls, a number nearly represented by each larger square. This is a greater population than that of Portsmouth, dr Sunder­ land, or Cardiff or Bolton, or Dundee, or Aberdeen,

Designed and Drawn by MAURICE CRECORY. OUTLINE MAP OF THE PROVINCE OF KUANG-SI. (Placed over Outline Map of England, and Ireland, drawn to the same scale.) 124 China’s Millions, September, 1903.

Editorial Notes. ^ ^ *H E Latest Information from the Field.— We are made a most valuable impression in the province ; and that C. I v sure that Mr. Hoste will much value the special a spirit of friendliness and a desire to render help are mani­ prayers of all friends for himself and for Mr. Stark, fested by nearly all the officials. who is assisting him, as extra pressure comes upon him From Fu-chau, in the province of K ia n g-si, there comes during Mr. J. W. Stevenson’s absence on furlough. The the news of the baptism of the first convert in the district. following extracts from Mr. Stark’s letter summarize the From Kih-an Fu, in the same province, we hear of the leading features of the work during the last month or so :— baptism of four men, one of whom was for years a slave to Judging from our correspondence, there is nothing in the the opium habit. This man’s conversion is a fresh proof that situation in China at present to cause alarm. Mr. Andrew, the Gospel of C h r is t is adapted to the moral and spiritual the superintendent of K an-suh , reports that in the N.W. all needs of the most depraved. From H o-n a n Mr. Ford reports is quiet, and that no exciting rumours are current. With the baptism of six men and three women. From Si-Ch’uen, east and west, the news of the baptism of thirty-eight men regard to the rising in Y u n - n a n , a telegram was received on the 29th May from Mr. McCarthy, C.I.M. superintendent in and women has reached us. At Wun-chau, in Cheh-kiang, that province, saying there was no cause for anxiety, prompt where G od has so signally owned the preaching of His word, action on the part of the officials having made it impossible fourteen men and women confessed C h r is t in baptism during for the rebels to proceed. [Later telegrams from Mr. the month of June. At Shao-hing also, in the same province, McCarthy state that communication with the South was at Mr, Meadows recently received seven converts into the fellow­ one time interrupted, but that the “ route had been re-opened ship of the Church. Many of these converts are exposed to for mails.”] severe temptation, and being cut off, by reason of distance, The outlook of the work generally is distinctly encourag­ from places of public worship, have access to few means of ing ; though, of course, there are still many districts where grace. We commend them to the special prayers of our years of patient, self-denying toil have made no apparent im­ readers. pression, where the continued apathetic indifference of the From Y u n -n an , hitherto so unproductive, Mr. Harding people constitutes a call to increased prayerfulness and writes that at K’ii-tsing two enquirers, after manifesting for renewed effort. months, by their presence at the Church services, interest in During the last four weeks, over three hundred baptisms the Gospel, have gained courage to destroy their idols. In have been reported. This number exceeds the aggregate of this city no women have yet been baptized, and prayer is Any similar period during the past five years, and it is a asked that from amongst those who profess desire to follow significant fact that the number of stations represented— C h r is t some may soon thus publicly confess Him. twenty-six in all—is the largest on record. Besides these Miss Wilkins mentions that the ministry of Dr. Williams tangible tokens of blessing, there are many indications that among the sick and suffering in Si-hua, in H o-n an, has given G o d is working in China. excellent opportunities for preaching the Gospel. Mr. Lewis From S h an-si we hear that 230 former members have is cheered by the attendances at the services and classes in been restored to the fellowship of the Churches in Ta-ning, Tuh-shan, in Kwei-chau. Mr. Middleton writes that the Hung-tung and Ho-chau, whilst about 150 families in the Church in Mei Hien is being roused to a deeper sense of the same districts have destroyed their idols, and professed their spiritual needs of the women in that district, and have faith in C h ris t. selected and appointed a Bible-woman, for whose support In the school at T’ai-chau, a few weeks ago, four of the they assume full responsibility. girls, who had heard of blessing in Wun-chau, definitely gave Mr. Knight’s classes at several of the stations in Sh an-si themselves to C h ris t. have been the means of refreshment and blessing to many of Miss Jessie Gregg sends cheering news of a visit she the converts. Mr. Knight is giving systematic instruction in recently paid to some of the villages in the Hwuy-luh district. Biblical truth to those who have not had any educational She writes that she could not have been treated more kindly, advantages in their youth, and whose knowledge of G od ’s or given a warmer welcome; and never - has she had Word is, in consequence, necessarily limited. This is very such an opportunity for preaching, and such willingness to important work. listen to her message. There are prospects of an exceptionally good harvest in On the other hand, the attitude of the Romanists to the many parts of China, which will have a pacific effect upon the •converts of Protestant missions in some parts of China, minds of the people. causes considerable concern. Mr. Conway, in a recent letter, Later. We continue to receive cheering news from the mentioned that several of the Christians and enquirers in the field. During the last fortnight over one hundred baptisms Shae-k’i-tien district, in H o-n an, were suffering severe per­ have been reported. Mr. Folke writes of encouragement in secution at the hands of unprincipled men connected with the the district worked by the members of his Mission. There Roman Catholic Church, and that all his representations to is a growing desire amongst the Christians to make an the Priest and Bishop of that Church had failed to secure for independent effort for the evangelization of their own people. them redress. There is need of prayer that these suffering Mr. Blom reports that there is a prospect of his purpose to children of God may be enabled, in their trying circumstances, settle in Ho-nan Fu being effected, the officials there having to manifest the spirit of the Master and to pray, in accord­ lent him a house until he can secure a permanent place of ance with the Scriptural injunction, for those who persecute residence. and despitefully use them. Mrs. Ford, the first lady missionary to visit Kai-feng Fu In a few of the districts in Shan-si, the enquirers and in H o-n an , recently spent ten days in that city. Great some of the Christians are still afraid to attend worship, interest in her visit was manifested by the women of the city. the terror of 1900 being still very real to many of them. Mr. Orr-Ewing, who has returned from a three-months’ Mr. Lutley, who has been visiting a number of the stations visit to the Kwang-sin river district, was cheered by the pro­ in the south-west of Shan-si, reports that our action as a gress of the work in some of the stations. On the journey Mission in refusing indemnity for life and property has he had the joy of baptizing forty-six converts. September, 1903. China’s Millions. 125

Bishop Cassels, who has recently returned from a visit to Road, N., the new premises, to dedicate the new home to a number of the stations in Eastern S i-ch u en , gives cheering G od. Will friends kindly note the change of Miss Soltau’s tidings with regard to the work generally in his diocese, and address, from 41a, Pyrland Road to that given above. reports a considerable number of baptisms. Mr. Fishe reached Yuan-chau Fu, on the border of K w ei- c h a u province on June 16. Mr. and Mrs. J. Graham have A New Home of Rest.— From the report presented at safely arrived at Yun-nan Fu. Miss Hoskyn and party have the Australian Annual Meeting, held in Melbourne, we learn reached P’ing-yang Fu in S h an-si, in good health, after a that a “ Home of Rest ” has been presented to the C.I.M. somewhat trying journey. in Australia, supplying a need long felt for missionaries on furlough. For this generous gift we thank G od, and pray that His blessing may abidingly rest upon the new home and upon the kind donor. The Present Opportunity.— At the Decennial Mission­ ary Conference, held in Madras last December, an appeal was unanimously passed calling for 9,000 more missionaries. Map of South-West China.—In the last issue of The This would mean quadrupling the present number of workers Geographical Journal, published by the lloyal Geographical in India. The appeal was justified by the following Society, was included a large map of the province of Y u n -n a n reasons:— and adjacent country to the scale of four miles to the inch. 1. Because of the abundant and unique facilities which This map is a reduction from a recent Indian Government prevail in India. survey extending to thirty-four sheets, now being published 2. Because India, now awakening from the sleep of centuries, under the direction of the 5 Surveyor-General of India. is in a most plastic and formative condition. Nothing like this has ever been published before of China. 3. Because this critical period is rapidly passing. The paper read by Captain Ryder at the Royal These reasons equally apply to China at the present Geographical Society, in connection with this survey, was of moment, and yet there is but a feeble response from the great interest. He stated that there is only one route Church of C h ris t. We are reminded of some words by the possible for a railway from Burma into China, which is along Rev. G. Campbell Morgan in his book “ A First Century the Nam-ting Aralley. The greatest difficulty here is not Message to Twentieth Century Christians.” Speaking of the physical obstacles but political. Philadelphian letter he says : “ Open doors—and never had In that isolated province he met some of our missionaries, the Church such open doors as she has at the present and said in his paper, “ It is not out of place to record here moment— open doors do not make a strenuous fidelity my warmest thanks for many a kindness and help received unnecessary, but more than ever necessary. One of the most from them throughout my journeys. People may differ in terrible facts of the present moment is that the Master is opinion as to the value of their work, but I maintain that unlocking the doors all around, but the Church is not they are doing a great and noble work.” entering them as she should. Blindness to the fact is the utterest folly. When will those who prosecute the commerce of heaven, manifest the same wisdom as that of the merchant The Reform Movement in China.—The Chinese princes of the earth ? ” who have been advocating Governmental reform are con­ siderably terrified by the re-adoption of the old reactionary policy, for Pekin is witnessing something similar to the The Hu-nan Martyrs.— On page 127 we have given a conditions which existed during the coup d'etat of 1898. full-paged illustration of the memorial stone erected by the One Chinese journalist and reformer has been most brutally Chinese Government as an apology for the murders of beaten to death in Pekin by order of the Empress-Dowager, Messrs. Bruce and Lowis, last year. We have purposely not and a number are practically under arrest. reduced this photograph much, and have added but few Great anxiety exists among the Chinese reformers as to words, trusting that the picture will speak more plainly than what will be the response of the Foreign Powers to the words, and lead many to ask themselves, “ What would G od demands of the Chinese Government in what is known as the have me to do, to carry on the work for which these two laid Su-Pao case. The Chinese Government demand that they down their lives 1 ” shall be handed over to them for execution, but the British Government have decided that they must be tried in a mixed court. The Rev. J. W. Stevenson.—After the last issue had gone to press, Mr. Stevenson reached England, having ■come home for furlough. During the last few years, The Qovernor of hu-nan on Missions.—During ■especially through the Boxer crisis, the strain upon Mr. a recent visit to the province of H u -n a n , Dr. Griffith John Stevenson has been unusually heavy, and we sincerely pray and two Missionary colleagues called on the new Governor, this change may be spiritually and physically refreshing. Chao Erh-hsiin, “ and had more than an hour’s talk with him Not counting one or two brief stoppages, purposely on various matters connected with Missions in H u -n a n .” made, his actual travelling time from Shanghai to London Before leaving they gave him a copy of their Chapel Rules, was only eighteen days. We note that there are five and asked him to kindly read them at his leisure. Two days trains a week now running by this route, and by this later the Governor returned the call of the missionaries, and time next year there will be a daily service. According to they had another long talk with him. “ In the midst of the the new issue of the “ Postal Guide,” letters may now be sent conversation he said : £ I have been reading your Chapel Rules, rom England, via Russia, to Kalgan, Peking and T’ien-tsin. and I am delighted with them. Let the officials and the The Postmaster-General is negotiating for other ports and missionaries act according to the spirit of these Rules, and places. there can be no trouble between converts and non-converts. ’ ” When taking leave of his visitors he shook hands with them, and wished them every prosperity in their work. “ Multiply The Women Candidates’ Department.— On July your chapels,” said he, “ as fast as you can ; the more the • 10th a gathering of friends was held at 90 and 92, Grosvenor better, and the quicker the better.” China’s Millions. September, 1903. In Memoriam—Miss R. F. Basnett. J n y lS S BOSE F. BASNETT sailed for China, as a On our return in 1896, we found the two friends working: f l l j missionary of the China Inland Mission, on Sep­ there faithfully among the women,'and at the same time over­ tember 4th, 1890. After the usual time of study whelming with kindness those of their fellow-workers who passed at Yang-chau, she was appointed to work in the Province of through their station. Never can I forget their goodness to us* especially to my invalid baby girl. We were thankful indeed K a n -su h , and, subsequently, in Sh e n -s i. She spent seven that two such true missionaries were left in Feng-siang, when, years of fruitful service for Ch r is t in these two North-West the needs of the work required us to go on into the next province- Provinces before she left for England, in the Spring of 1898. . Besides the work in the city our sisters visited the neighbour­ After furlough, on her return to China, early in 1900, she was ing station of Mei-hien, and after one visit brought back with, appointed to the Boys’ School at Chefoo. Her death there, .them some little girls who wanted to learn, and began a from scarlet fever, on April 28th of the small boarding school with them. About current year, has left a blank it will be the same time they were lovingly caring; difficult to fill. for the little motherless girl of one of the She had a very happy temperament. Chinese Christians. They were also- entertaining in their house a Christian Her quiet self-possession, fearlessness, woman, and teaching her more of the good humour, childlike trust, and, above Bible. These and other Christians in all, her ardent love for J esu s C h r ist, the North-West have cause to thank. were qualities which singularly, fitted G od for sending Miss Basnett and her her for foreign < ^missionary service. friend Miss Slater to China. Although her happy and useful earthly In such labours the time passed, until career is ended, the holy influence of • health obliged them to leave for furlough, and since their return to China, Miss- her life refnains, a stimulus to all who. Basnett has been helping in the Boys’ knew and worked with her. The School in Chefoo. Rev. Walter Searle, her former minister, The news of her death there from himself now a missionary in Africa, scarlet fever brings deep sorrow, and all writes thus of her:— who knew her worth will feel how great is the loss to the work. Naturally as her minister tinder, whom she went forth to China, I recall the remembrance of her beautiful life. 1 Miss L. Jensen.—We have regret­ vividly recollect her distinct and decided fully to report the death of Miss Laura conversion to G od, her bold stand against Jensen. She passed away on the 29th worldly surroundings, her pronounced May, at Kwang-feng, in K i a n g - s i , consecration to G od and her service for Him in the Sabbath school. Her typhus fever being the cause of death. a ppearB desire to have the fulness of G od’s spirit It that typhus fever had been was expressed to me joe Sunday evening, raging in Kwang-feng for some time* after I had preached about Ananias and it is thought that, in attending saying to Saul of Tarsus, “ Be filled with to some of the sufferers, Miss Jensen the Spirit,” but her call to the work of herself contracted the disease. She Foreign Missions came later, when she was sent to China by the Australian .heard the now sainted martyr Pigott from China speak in Westminster Road Council, and arrived in Shanghai on Church. Her consecration to missions 2nd November, 1896. Mr. Orr-Ewing was simple and practical She went writes of her: — u We have lost a* away from those meetings to work, and devoted missionary, an able and wise- soon after returned to me with an offer­ worker. During her time in China, she- ing of ten shillings, the price of needle­ has d o n e excellent service. We can ill. work wrought and sold. spare such a fellow-labourer.” When she offered for China I had no hesitation in recommending her, and suggesting to the members of the Church Miss A. S a n d e r s .— We are sorry that we should contribute weekly to the also to announce that a telegram was China Inland Mission enough to guarantee received in Shanghai on the 8th June-- her support. I mention thiB circumstance Miss R. F. B a s n e t t. here with peculiar joy, because it was the from Si-an, saying that Miss Amue* •visit of this Chinese missionary which (Photo by 6. J. SershaU, Artist, Soho Hoad, Sanders, of the Scandinavian Missionary Handmorth, Birmingham.') under God led to my own dedication to Alliance at K’ien-yang, had died as the- the cause of Missions. result of an accident. Miss Sanders An interesting glimpse of Miss Basnetfs life and work in went to China in 1891. Her sudden death is felt by her- and around those lonely mission stations in the far north­ Swedish friends, labouring in the same district, to be a great west of China is given by a friend and fellow-missionary, loss to the work. We sympathise with them and ask, Who- Mrs. Botham, in the following short appreciative sketch :— will take her place ? I first met Miss Basnett in the autumn of 1894, when we were leaving China for our furlough. She had then been out four Mrs. L. H. E. Linder.—Another valued worker has,, years, and had already been at work some time in Liang-chau, we grieve to say, been suddenly removed by death. On in the north-west of K a n - s u h . In that station, where the work July 16th a telegram was received in Shanghai stating that. was new and very uphill, she and her friend, Mis« Slater, worked Mrs. Linder and her little boy Gustaf had been cut off by under circumstances of peculiar trial We were very thankful, however, to find that, instead of desponding, as many would dysentery: the little child on July 11th, and the mother three= have done, she and her companion were ready to set off cheer­ days later, July 14th. This double bereavement must be a fully to undertake the work we were obliged to leave in Feng- very painful experience for our beloved brother Mr. Linder,, siang—an equally unpromising district. whom we earnestly commend to the prayers of our readers. September, 1 9 0 3 . China's Millions. 1 2 7

Memorial Tablet e r e c te d by the Chinese Government in Memöry of Messes. J. B. Bruce and B. H. Lowis who were Martyred in H u-nan on A ugust 15th, 1902.

“ There is no endowment so great as the endowment of the memory of sacrifice.”—B. E. Speer.

“ Not only must the missionaries suffer in going forth, but the Church must go forward in self-denial to the point of suffering. Redemptive work, soul-saving work cannot be carried on without suffering. . . . W e must serve God even to the point of suffering, and each one ««lr himself—In what degree, in what point am I extending, by personal suffering, by personal self-denial, even to the point of pain, the Kingdom of Christ?”—J. Hudson Taylor. 128 China’s Millions. September, 1903. Some Recent Books on Missionary Subjects.

A Geography and Atlas of Protestant Missions. By H arlan P Yia Eastern. A Telegraphic Code Book. Published by the Via Eastern. Beach, M.A. Code Co. at 5s. nett. In our May issue we briefly called attention to these valuable books, This edition contains a supplement which has been prepared with, hoping, at a later date, to devote an article to an examination of their phrases which have been furnished and selected by some of the contents. This, space has not allowed. There was at first some Missionary Societies and will be used by many of them. As the C.l.M. difficulty in obtaining this work in England, but we are glad to state has a code book in use. specially prepared by itself, a copy of which is that the Student Volunteer Union, 22, Warwick Lane, London, at each telegraphic centre in China, this does not apply to us. E.C , now has it in stock. Missionary Methods in Manchuria. By John Ross, D.D. Pub­ lished by Oliphant, Anderson, <<' Perrier at 8s. 6d. Things as They Are. B y M iss A m y Wilson Carmichael. Published, This book has been written “ as a small contribution towards a by Morgan 4’ Scott at 6s. systematic study of missionary methods.” To this end it is a most This book is an attempt to show home readers the “ actual ” of valuable contribution, being the result of long experience and heathenism. The book is ably written, richly illustrated with collo­ matured thought. Methods which have been fruitful in calling 27,000 type photographs. Chapter XX., with its racy sketches of several souls out of darkness into light in less than thirty years are worthy of school-girls—The Elf, Tangles, or The Ugly Duckling, etc.—reveals a careful study. Some of the character sketches are beautiful, but the pen of great ability, but the author’s purpose has not been to please or discussion of methods is, to the missionary student, the most valuable. tickle the fancy, but to portray, in as vivid colours as the subject Dr. Ross’s method has been to interfere as little as possible with social permits, the facts, the awful facts, of heathenism. The book is painful customs. He says : “ The missionary should punctiliously abstain from reading, and in meant to be such. We are glad the book ha.s a making the observance or neglect of any social custom a matter of commendatory preface by Mr. Eugene Stock, for some might otherwise religion—not to change the custom but to renew the heart is the one have dismissed it us emotional. The impenitence of Jerusalem duly, and should be the supreme desire of the missionary.” moved our Saviour to deep emotion, and the facts of heathenism should In the main we agree with Dr. Ross, and the more regret that, in likewise move us. the brief treatment of Ancestral Worship, which occupies less than six pages the reader is left in some perplexity as to the author’s- Steadfast Unto Death. By C. A. Pigott. Published, by the R.T.S. at 2s. 6d, position While acknowledging his sympathies are with the least possible change, he does not define what that least possible change is. This is a memorial volume to Mr. and .Mrs. Thomas Pigott and their He objects to the term “ Ancestral Worship,” and prefers “ Ancestral son, Wellesley, who were among those martyred in China in 1900. Ritual,” yet acknowledges that the most conservative Christians- Mr and Mrs. Pigott were both persons of strong individuality, who object to superstitious or idolatrous practices, and decline the use of devoted their lives and wealth to God’s service in China. This incense or paper money. On such an important subject we wish the record reveals their untiring work for God. From first to last, Mr. author had been more explicit; the impression left by this section is- Pigott is seen as a keen Evangelist, preaching even to the moment of his unsatisfactory. Apart from this we welcome the publication. death. W<; pray that the book may inspire many a young man and woman to devote their lives to the same cause as that for which these Station Class Sketches, Stories of Women in Foochow. By Emilie Stevens, C.E.Z.M.S. Published by Church of England Zenana friends laid their’s down. The Church at home has but feebly realized the facts of 1900 ; we tru3t this book will help to bring these Missionary Society, and by Marshall Brothers. Sixpence. facts home. The took is well printed and illustrated, and is published In these “ Sketches ” Miss Stevens gives us several most touching at the popular price of 2s. 6d. life stories of the Cliinese women who compose the class under her instruction in Foocliau. In spite of the tragedy of suffering and How Dayid Hill Followed Christ. By Miss J. E. H e l l i e k . persecution, there is much to rejoice and encourage the heart as one by Published by the Methodist Book Room at 2s. 6d. one these dark souls are led captive to the feet of Christ. The book­ Although this is not the first life of the Rev. David Hill which has let is well printed and beautifully illustrated. appeared, it will be welcomed by all who would perpetuate the holy influences of such a life. In David Hill we see life and fortune poured For Praise and Prayer. out in devotion to Christ and in deep compassion for the afflicted in China. With sympathies broad enough to embrace all, he revealed a PRAISE. special interest in the poor, the famine-stricken, and the blind. To For the blessing that has attended the work in Eastern Si-chuen. come in contact with such a life is to breathe a purer atmosphere and p. 118. to receive spiritual help. We pray that the reading of this volume For the deepened piety in the homes of the Christians in the district m a y lead many to follow him as he followed Christ. It has been of Ping-yang in Cheh-kiang. p. 119. written by one who is in strong sympathy with David Hill’s spirit, For the quickened interest iu the Gospel manifested in some of the and the reader is brought into living touch with the subject. villages near Hwuy-luh in Chih-li. p. 119. Those who read this book will get an insight into the working of the For the distinctly encouraging outlopk of the work generally Wesleyan Methodist Mission in Central China, of which the subject of throughout China, p. 124. the sketch became the senior missionary. The matter and style are For the large number of baptisms recently reported. Twelve out of excellent. We wish the paper and type had been more attractive. the fifteen provinces occupied by the Mission report baptisms, pp. 124, 129. The Educational Conquest of the Far East. By R obert E. For the restoration of two hundred and thirty former members to Lewis, M.A. Published by Rc-vell <£• Co. at Ss. 6d. nett. the fellowship of the Churches in Ta-ning, Hung-tung, and Ho-chau -r The author, who has been iu Chiua barely five years, has certainly also for the friendliness and desire to render help manifested by nearly not been idle. The first part of the book deals with Japan, and in all the officials in Shan-si. p. 124. connection with this there are many valuable statistics ; the second PRAYER. part deals with China. The book is one of special interest at the present educational crisis, but we think a good deal might have been For the young man Li-San, that he may be strengthened to continue omitted with advantage. The classical literature of China has been to witness a good confession for Jesus Christ ; also that the improve­ so ably and frequently criticised that it is a little tedious to wade ment in his home relations may be maintained, his backsliding parents- through this over again to arrive at the new information. To those, how­ restored, his persecuting brother saved, and his younger sister ever, who have not studied Chinese subjects, it makes the book more be permitted to attend the meetings, and become “ stablished in. complete, and the contrasts more startling. Part of the book the faith.” Also for the four boys recently baptized, p. 119. was prepared at the request of the American Minister to Japan for the That an out-station may be opened at San-pan-kiao, a village in State. Department at Washington, and it has been translated and K iang-si. p. 119. printed in China at Government expense for the information of Chinese For the Province of K uang-si generally, p 120. officials. That the Christians who are being persecuted by the Romanists- may manifest the Spirit of Christ under their trials, p. ]24. Two Heroes of Cathay. Published by ReveU y the send out other workers to take the places of those who have been Westerner. The author’s royalty on the book will be devoted to the removed, p. 126, 127. college expenses of these two young men, who are being educated in For those missionaries who are going to China this autumn, that all America. may have a safe and prosperous journey, p. 129. S e p t e m b e r , 1903. China’s Millions. 129

Recent Baptisms. Arrivals from China. Shen-si— Han-chung... 1 June 18th.—R. Williams. Shan-si— Ping-yang...... 10 June SSrd.—J. W. Stevenson (per Trans-Si Winn Railway). Chih-li— Hsuan-hua... 1 July 11th.—J. F. Broumton (via AmericaV Ho-nan— Ch’en-chau 8 Jiil;/ 27tit.—A. Hammond. Kuang-chau 10 Hu-nan— Ch’ang-sha... 2 K ian g-su— * T’sing-kiang-p’u ... 1 Arrivals in China. Yang-chau... 1 F r o m G e r m a n y . Sl-CHUEN— Siao-shï (out-station) .> Fu-shun (out-stations) ... 26 March 2Srd.— Jiisse» E. E. T. Trojalm and J. Arndts tJVosh Sui Fu and out-stations ... 64 workers). Ying-shan... 11 F rom A.m ishica. Wan Hien ... 1 May oth.—F. and Mrs. Dickie and two children. Pao-ning ... 1 Liang-shan...... 3 K ian g-si— Kiu-kiang ... 3 An-ren and out-stations ... 17 Kwei-k’i and out-station 13 Publications. Yung-sin ... 4 K w ei-chau— Tuh-shan ... 1 Y un-nan— K’ii-tsing Fu ...... 5 Martyred Missionaries of the China Ga n - hwuy— Hui-chau ... 3 Ch’ï-ch a u ...... 1 Inland Mission. Ning-kuo (out-station) ... 9 Wu-hu ...... 11 TRflitb a ’KecorO ot tbe C heh-kiang-—Wun-chau and out-stations 7 perils an£> Sufferings of some who J6scapet>. Lung-ts’uan and out-stations 12 Yung-k’ang and out-station 2 Two Maps, Sixty Portraits, and Twenty-five Illustrations. T’ien-t’ai and out-station 16 Shao-hing (out-stations)... 4(5 Published Price, 5s. Ch’u-chau ... 4 Ping-yang and out-stations 68 Offered now at 2/6 net. Post free 2/10. T’ai-chau ... 3 T’ai-p’ing and out-stations 14 Ning-hai (out-station) 7 Last Letters 388 HnO further 'RecorDa oi /Bbartgrei) /ftlsslonartes of tbe Cblna 5nlan& /HMesion. Departures for China. A u g u s t 29th. Per Cunard Line ss. “ Etruria,” from Nineteen Illustrations and Portraits on Art Paper. L iv e r p o o l. Post Free, 2s. 6d. *Miss Edith Higgs (via America).

Septem ber 1 s t . Per Trans-Siberian Route. *Miss Mary Black. *Miss Jane Black. *Miss Emily Black. N e w E d i t i o n . In the Far East. September 8th. Per N.G.L. ss. “ Preussen,” prom By M R S . HOWARD TAYLOR Southampton. *C. H. and *Mrs. Stevens and child. (née Geraldine Guinness). Post Free, 3s. 6d. S eptem ber 18th. P e r P. & 0. ss. Australia. ( Changing into ss. “ Bengal ” at Colombo.) ♦Arthur Preedy. I E. J. Mann. *J. W. Hewitt, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. I C. H. Coates. THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN. By t h e L a t e D r. A. J. G O R D O N . Sep tem ber 22nd. P e r Hamburg,” from N.G.L. ss. “ An able examination of the New Testament Scriptures oti this subject. Southampton. Price SBd. per copy. ( From Genoa.) (From Genoa.) *J. J. and Mrs. Coulthard and Miss E. Vogel. two children. (From Southampton.) “ UNABLE TO REPENT.” *Mrs. Macoun and two ♦Miss Lucy Smith. children. A translation of a Tract against Opium, written by a Chinese Miss Eva Morris. Opium Wreck. Miss Thor Anderson. Miss E. Godbold. Price 6d. per dozen, post free. Miss Ida Anderson. Miss A. Whittome.

Foreign Stamps.—All contributions of used stamps, to be sold for PICTURE POST CARDS, the benefit of the C.I M., should be sent to the Secretary of the Mission. Old Colonial stamps prior to 1870, and old collections Chinese Scenes, /banners, anO Customs. containing various kinds, also rare Foreign and English stamps, will be most acceptable. ^ TWELVE CARDS IN AN ENVELOPE. x>~ Mrs. Rowscll, 135, Tavistock Street, Bedford, has kindly undertaken to assist in the sale of the above, in the interest« of the Mission, and Sixpence Per Packet. has the following varieties to dispose of :—Packets of Chinese stamps, old and new issues, 7d. and Is. Id. ; sets of four unused old Soudain, Is. per set ; sets of used old Soudans, 8d. per set. Also cheap approval sheets. T H E C H I N A INLAND MISSION, * Returning. Newington Green, London, N. 130 China’s Millions. S e p t e m b e r , 1903.

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For General Fund. Beet. No £ s. d. Beet. No £ s. d. Beet. No £ ». d. Reet. No. £ *. d. Rect. No £ s. d. Rect. No. £ 1. d. 1. 9991 0 15 6 6. 46 1 0 0 10. X. 0 5 0 14. 157 2 0 0 17. 211 1 0 0 24. 2(35 0 10 0 9992 0 10 0 48 20 0 0 103 1 0 0 158 1 0 0 212 2 2 0 2Ö6 2 2 0 9993 0 5 0 49 0 10 0 A.C.B. 104 0 10 0 159 1 0 0 213 1 0 7 J. L. 1 0 0 9994 0 5 6 50 0 10 6 105 0 10 0 160 0 2 6 214 0 5 0 . 263 0 2 2 9995 0 5 0 51 3 14 0 106 4 4 0 161 0 5 Ô 216 1 0 0 269 0 5 0 9996 0 14 0 52 0 10 6 107 9 1 0 163 0 5 0 217 0 10 0 25. 270 0 8 6 9997 2 5 0 7. 53 250 0 0 103 1 0 0 164 0 4 6 219 1 0 0 271 0 10 0 9998 25 0 0 54 3 12 10 109 0 4 6 165. 3 11 3 Gr.W.,C.D. 1 0 0 272 0 1 u 9999 0 14 4 55 0 9 3 110 0 10 0 166 1 0 0 221 0 15 0 J. A. 0 1 0 10000 2 0 0 56 0 10 0 112 0 10 0 167 2 0 0 222 10 11 1 275 2 2 0 1 0 12 0 Anon. 0 10 0 113 I 0 0 168 0 7 0 18. 223 0 10 7 276 0 3 6 2 . 2 0 5 0 58 1 0 0 114 1 1 0 169 26 7 0 224 1 1 0 277 1 2 6 3 0 10 0 59 0 16 0 115 1 10 6 170 1 0 0 225 1 1 0 278 1 1 0 4 2 12 6 60 0 12 0 116 0 5 0 171 1 1 0 226 3 0 0 27. 279 0 8 6 5 0 16 0 61 0 5 0 117 2 10 0 172 0 11 0 227 20 0 0 281 1 0 0 6 12 0 10 62 0 5 0 118 4 0 0 15. 173 7 0 0 2 J. 228 0 10 0 282 4 19 0 7 2 0 0 . 63 2 12 6 120 0 5 0 174 0 5 0 229 1 0 0 283 0 5 0 8 0 10 0 64 0 5 0 122 0 12 7 P. C.B. I 0 0 230 0 13 0 28. 284 0 10 0 9 0 3 0 65 0 12 6 123 10 0 0 176 2 2 0 232 1 1 0 285 0 5 0 10 2 0 0 66 5 5 0 124 0 5 0 177 0 5 0 233 2 2 0 286 1 9 2 11 5 0 0 67 0 5 0 125 0 8 0 178 1 1 0 234 0 10 0 287 0 12 6 13 1 13 7 68 0 7 0 126 3 / 7 179 1 1 0 235 111 10 11 288 0 5 0 14 10 0 0 70 1 0 0 11. L. L. 0 5 0 180 17 0 9 2 36 2 0 0 289 0 5 0 15 1 0 0 8. 72 0 10 0 128 0 10 0 181 0 4 0 Anon. 0 2 6 290 1 0 0 16 7 4 10 74 0 10 0 129 0 5 0 182 0 2 0 Anon. 0 10 0 29. 291 1 0 0 17 0 9 5 75 0 3 0 130 0 10 6 183 0 3 6 239 12 0 0 292 3 3 0 3. 18 1 0 0 76 0 10 0 131 3 0 0 184 I 3 6 21. 240 0 5 0 293 10 0 0 19 2 16 8 77 0 10 0 132 11 10 6 185 0 1 6 241 0 6 6 295 2 10 4 20 1 1 0 78 0 10 0 133 100 0 o 16. 187 2 2 0 242 5 0 0 296 20 0 0 21 0 7 6 80 0 10 0 135 6 0 0 188 0 I 7 244 2 0 0 297 12 10 0 22 15 14 6 81 0 10 6 136 1 0 0 190 5 0 0 245 0 10 0 299 0 10 0 25 1 0 0 82 0 10 0 137 1 1 6 192 0 9 6 246 0 10 0 300 5 8 1 26 2 18 6 83 0 10 0 138 0 5 0 193 0 5 0 22. 247 0 1 6 30. 302 1 0 0 27 1 0 0 84 1 3 4 139 0 6 6 194 0 3 2 248 0 5 4 303 23 0 0 28 0 10 0 85 1 12 0 140 0 5 0 195 0 12 6 249 0 10 0 304 0 5 0 29 10 0 0 86 5 0 0 141 1 0 0 Anon. 2 2 0 250 0 15 0 305 2 11 8 30 1 1 0 87 2 0 0 13. 142 0 6 7 197 30 0 0 251 0 10 0 307 25 0 0 4. 32 1 0 0 88 0 5 0 143 0 10 0 198 0 2 6 252 22 0 0 308 4 10 0 33 2 0 0 9. 89 1 0 0 144 0 10 0 199 1 0 0 253 1 0 0 310 0 10 0 34 1 15 0 90 10 19 2 145 0 10 0 200 0 5 0 254 0 10 0 31. 311 9 9 9 35 2 2 0 91 100 0 0 1*6 2 0 0 201 12 10 0 255 0 15 0 312 1 0 0 2 36 5 0 92 1 0 0 147 0 2 6 202 3 3 0 256 0 4 6 313 1 0 0 37 100 0 0 93 0 16 0 1*8 1 11 1 17. 203 10 0 0 257 17 2 1 Anon. 1 0 0 38 0 10 0 Anon. 1 0 0 149 20 0 0 204 0 10 0 23. 258 1 0 0 316 1 0 0 39 0 12 8 ♦ 95 1 0 0 150 3 0 0 205 0 5 0 259 1 1 0 317 15 0 0 40 1 0 0 96 o 10 0 14. 151 0 7 g 206 50 0 0 260 0 5 0 41 2 7 6 97 0 3 0 152 0 3 0 207 0 10 0 261 0 10 0 £1,520 1 5 Legacy. 45 0 0 98 0 5 0 153 0 15 6 208 1 1 0 Anon. 1 0 0 44 0 2 6 100 0 4 6 155 1 0 0 209 1 1 0 263 6 18 6 45 0 10 6 Legacy. L'0 0 0 156 0 12 6 210 2 6 6 264 1 0 0

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1. 9990 4 0 0 8. 73 12 5 5 16. 186 0 17 9 29. 294 50 0 0 Su m m a r y . 2, 12 2 0 79 2 0 0 189 1 0 0 0 298 50 0 0 £ s. d. 23 12 0 9. 99 13 10 0 191 a 10 0 s! 10 301 5 19 3 General 1,520 1 5 H. G., Bath 1 0 0 10. 111 5 0 0 17. 215 3 0 0 30. 8 0 0 306 Special 253 12 10 81 5 0 0 119 25 0 0 218 2 0 0 309 2 10 0 4. 42 6 12 5 121 2 18 9 20. 231 1 7 0 31. 315 1 0 0 Total for July 1.773 14 3 6. 47 3 0 0 11. 134 4 1 0 21. 243 1 10 0 Brought forward 13.010 5 9 7. 69 2 10 0 14. 154 1 0 0 25. 273 5 0 0 £253 12 10 71 1 0 0 162 4 11 3 27. 280 10 0 0 £14,784 0 0

Form of Bequest.

5 Bequeath to the China Inland Mission (Office: * Newington Green, London, N.), the sum of ...... free of Legacy duty; and I direct that this sum be paid to the Treasurer for the time being of the said Mission, whose receipt shall be a sufficient discharge for the same. * To be altered according to the country—England, America, or Australasia. OCTOBER, 1903

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“ A l w a y R e j o ic in g ”— By Rev. J. Stuart Holden, M.A. B a p t is m s i n T ’a i - k ’a n g a n d D is t r ic t — By H. T. Ford A Y e a r o f H a r d W o r k a n d G r e a t B l e s s in g — By Miss B. Leggat The Province of Füh-kien —By Rev. C. Campbell Brown Editorial Notes ... In Memoriam— Mrs. H. S. Conway a A Trip to the Villages South of Ts’in-chau —By JEHOVAH-JlREH. Miss A. Garland...... ** B f HF 71 E x t r a c t s f r o m L e t t e r s B a p t is m s , D e p a r t u r e s , P ublications

MORGAN AND SCOTT, 12, P a tern oster B uildin gs, L ondon, E.C. , China Inland Mùtion, Newington Green, London, N. China Inland Mission. Founder and Consulting Director J. Hudson Taylor, m.r.c.s., f.r.g.s. General Director D . E. H oste.

London Council. Home Director and Chairman T heodore H oward, Bickley, Kent. Assistant Home Director ... W alter B. Sloan.

Riqbaed H. H ill, St. Keverne, Bromley, Kent. Rev. J. J. Luck, M.A., St. Nicholas Vicarage, Gloucester. W illiam Sharp, Woodfield, Beulah Hill, Norwood, S.E. D r . W . W arren, 22, Dunsmure Road, Stamford Hill, N. P. S. B adbnoch, Conference Hall, Mildmay. Cecil H. Polhill, Hazelwood, The Bishop’s Avenue, E. Finchley, N. H ammond Chubb, Home Lea, Bickley, Kent. Colonel J. W . H ogge, 36, Kidbrook Park Road, Blackhe&th, S.E. Treasurer: Robert Scott. Secretary: F. Marcus W ood. Editorial Secretary: Marshall Broomhall, B.A.

Secretary Women’s Department: Miss H. E. Soltau, 92, Grosvenor Road, London, N. Cashier—W alter T ucker. Offices—China Inland M ission, N ewington Green, L ondon, N. Telegraphic Address—Lammkkmuik, L ondon. Bankers—London and County, 21, Lombard Strebt, London, E.C. All donations to be addressed to the Secretary. Cheques and Money Orders (payable at G.P.O.) to be made payable to the China Inland M ission, and crossed “ London and County Bank.” It is particularly requested that on every occasion when a sum of money is sent for transmission to a Missionary as a giß, or for any private purpose, it be clearly indicated as for transmission only. • But money intended for the support or work of any particular Missionary, or for a Native Helper, or Bible-Woman, or Scholar, or any other Mission object, being practically a contribution to the Mission, should not be marked for transmission, but the desired object indicated only.

DONATIONS RECEIVED IN LONDON DURING AUGUST, 1903.

For General Fund. Keot. No I ' B. d. Hect. Ko. £ K. d. Kt-ct. Ko Ji «. a. UeOt. Ko. Ji a d. Kect. No. £‘ 8. d. Rect. No i • s. d. 1. 818 0 10 6 5. 354 1 0 0 10. 389 0 10 0 15. 427 2 6 7 20. 462 5 5 0 ! 26. 497 15 0 0 319 2 0 3 355 0 5 0 390 5 0 0 428 0 5 0 463 1 1 0 ! 498 0 15 0 321 1 0 0 356 «0 1 9 391 5 5 0 429 0 10 0 464 1 0 0 499 0 7 0 323 1 3 9 6. 357 48 0 0 11. 395 1 1 0 430 2 0 0 466 10 0 0 ; 27. 501 0 10 0 324 0 5 0 358 2 2 0 396 0 5 0 431 1 0 0 467 1 0 0 ; To help go 0 2 6 325 1 1 0 360 0 10 0 397 1 0 0 433 1 1 0 468 0 10 0 j 504 0 5 0 32G 10 0 0 361 1 0 0 398 0 6 0 M. P. B. 0 1 6 469 5 0 0 505 0 10 0 327 3 0 0 362 3 13 3 399 1 0 0 435 2 0 0 21. 470 2 0 0 506 0 15 0 4. 328 1 0 0 364 0 10 6 400 1 10 0 17. 436 0 3 6 471 3 0 0 507 0 7 6 329 0 10 0 365 1 6 6 401 0 5 0 437 2 2 0 472 1 0 o ! 28. 509 0 10 0 830 10 6 8 366 0 3 6 403 1 0 0 3 3 473 20 9 10 1 100 0 0 ( 438 7 511 831 0 6 6 367 0 10 Û 404 30 0 0 439 0 10 6 474 0 5 0 ! 512 0 10 0 382 0 1 0 368 1 0 0 405 1 0 0 440 8 2 1 475 1 0 0 1 513 0 6 6 333 1 3 6 ! 7. 369 16 0 0 12. 406 0 10 0 441 0 10 0 476 2 0 0 514 0 10 0 834 1 0 0 370 5 5 0 407 1 1 0 1 18. 442 50 0 0 22. 477 1 9 0 29. 515 15 0 0 335 1 0 0 371 3 18 0 408 0 3 0 443 0 15 0 478 0 10 o ! 516 21 8 0 836 0 7 0 372 4 0 0 409 2 0 0 444 0 14 0 479 0 3 0 518 5 0 0 337 2 0 0 373 0 5 0 410 2 0 0 446 5 0 0 480 0 11. 0 i 519 ’ 5 0 0 838 3 0 0 374 9 12 6 411 25 0 0 447 0 10 0 481 2 0 o i 520 0 10 0 839 0 10 0 375 25 0 0 13. 412 1 0 0 448 35 0 0 482 0 5 0 ! 521 0 10 0 340 0 10 0 376 5 0 0 413 10 0 0 449 2 10 0 483 3 12 9 ! 522 0 10 0 342 5 1 4 377 10 0 0 414 15 0 0 19. 450 0 5 0 484 1 5 0 ! 31. 523 0 10 0 343 0 6 0 378 0 2 6 415 0 10 0 451 0 7 6 24. 485 0 10 o ! 524 1 16 6 344 185 0 0 879 1 7 6 416 1 10 0 452 0 2 0 486 5 0 0 ! 525 0 12 6 5. 845 12 10 0 8. 3811000 0 0 417 3 16 6 454 0 10 0 487 0 16 0 : 527 0 2 6 346 0 7 6 382 0 5 0 Unto Myself 5 0 0 455 1 15 6 25. 488 1 0 0 : 528 10 18 0 347 2 8 0 383 5 0 0 419 0 10 0 456 1 1 0 489 1 0 0 i 529 0 10 0 848 0 5 0 384 1 5 0 420 0 5 0 457 1 1 0 490 0 4 6 ! 530 0 7 0 349 0 5 0 385 0 5 0 14. 421 0 10 0 L. 1. 0 7 6 j 491 2 0 0 531 0 10 0 350 1 0 0 386 0 0 10 422 0 10 0 459 0 10 0 492 5 0 o ; 532 4 0 0 351 0 5 0 Nadir. 5 0 0 1 423 2 10 0 460 1 0 o ! 26. 494 2 0 0 .Cl Qjl 7 a A 852 ct Ij O ri 6 10 0 ‘ 42639’’ 25 0 o 1 426 0 12 0 461 0 10 o 1 495 0 14 o ;

For Special Purposes.

1. 820 10 11 1] j 10. 392 5 0 0 18. 445 3 10 0 2 Summary. 1 28. 508 2 0 i £ s. d. 322 51 10 7 393 6 0 0 19. 453 0 10 0 i 510 10 0 0 1 General 1,,947 s 4 4. 341 1 0 0 394 9 10 10 20. 465 1 0 o i 29. 517 2 17 o 1 Snp/Mal ... 227 0 11 5. 353 8 0 0 11. 402 5 0 0 26. 493 75 0 0 81. 526 o 9 6 ! 6. 359 2 0 0 14. 424 18 15 0 496 5 0 0 Total for August 2,174 9 3 Brought Forward 14,784 0 0 363 0 5 0 425 0 13 0 500 2 10 0 £227 o :11 : 7. 380 0 2 9 i 15. 432 10 3 4 27. 502 0 10 0 £16,!958 9 3 ‘ 4 A 1 way Rejoicing. ’ ’ By Rev. J. Stuart Holden, M.A.

ROB ABLY no precept is more difficult for the the purchase of the Blood, and the joy of the first love child of God to obey than the call to rejoice shall as continually be renewed in you. always, and no fruit of the Spirit is so II.— “ Rejoice because your names are written in difficult of cultivation as that which grows sheltered H eaven ” (Luke x. 20), and that not only in the Lamb’s between love and peace— Joy. There are so many Book of Life, though that in itself is cause enough for things in the world to cause heart-break and despair, joy throughout eternity. Our names are written also and so much— especially to those who are in the on the nail-pierced hands of our Great High Priest— strenuous fight with heathenism and sin— which makes “ graven on the palms of My hands ” (Isa. xlix. 16), it almost impossible at times to rejoice. And yet there and if we but realize this, then His continual inter­ is a way whereby this divine command may be fulfilled, cession on our behalf becomes a cause of rejoicing and there a re reasons for uninterrupted joy, which to always. Am I weak, and weary, and almost overcome, us is unspeakable, and which is full of glory to our and tempted to despair both about myself and about Lord. Happiness and joy are very different things, my service, then let me remember that He pleads my for happiness is but a contraction of the Anglo-Saxon cause, and that His prayers at the Throne prevail. “ happen-ingness,” and depends largely upon what Are you “ passed over ” on earth and do others fail to happens; but joy is deeper than that, and need not be recognize your work, and does disappointment depress affected by the things around us, as the depths of the your spirit, then “ rejoice because your name is written sea are unmoved by the gales which lash its surface in heaven” along with a true estimate of all your into fury. The roots of true spiritual joy strike deep faithful and unapplauded toil, and sing, if you cap, the down and lay hold of eternal facts, and “ fruit comes rejoicing strain of the old chorus— “ He’s put my name from the root.” What, then, are the roots oi founda­ down for a palace and crown ! ” Hallelujah !! tions of a life of continual joy, which is as convincing n i .— A double union in service ; firstly with Himself »to the world as it is satisfying to the believer ? who says “ rejoice with Me, for I have found My sheep ” I.— The present possession of salvation in Christ (Luke xv. 6). Do we always remember, as we g o forth (1 Peter i. 8-9) “ believing . . . receiving,” and to seek the lost, that we go w ith H im ? ana do we as a consequence “ ye rejoice.” Do we sufficiently always share with Him the joy of a successful search, dwell on the f a c t of our redemption, pardon, forgive­ as he is always so ready to ao with us ? This makes ness, and acceptance in Christ ? Do we sufficiently soul-winning a thousand-fold more blessed than it is often remember that we were “ bondmen in Egypt,” in itself—to rejoice in it with H im ; and you will get and that our deliverance came only by the shed blood to know your Lord better in this mutual joy over of the Iamb of God ? Do we dwell long enough each souls than in almost any other experience. day on the blessed truth that “ He loved me, and gave And not alone a union with Him, but also w ith ou r Himself for me,” and that now nothing can separate fellow-labourers, so “ that he that soweth and he that from His love ? Surely these are the facts which, reapeth may rejoice together ” (John iv. 36). This is when daily realized, cause a song of joy to well up more difficult to learn, and yet the lesson of rejoicing in the heart,— and the world hears the music ! Get in the labours of others is fraught with deepest blessing back then to the Gross continually, live under its to ourselves. We frequently fail to realize that all the solemn shadow, be ever “ believing and receiving” service of the Kingdom is co-operative,' and that when O c t o b e r , 1903. 132 China’s Millions. O c t o b e r , 1903. we are most faithful we are but supplementing the new blessing to our own souls, and of testimony to the work of our brethren, reaping what they have sown, or world. Depend upon it when Simon the Cyrenian sowing what they, in the future, may reap. This robs comes out of the country to dwell in Jerusalem, the us of all self-gratulation when success is seen, and world always compels him to cany the Cross, and prevents us becoming a prey to despair when no fruit marvels when he takes it up rejoicingly. appears, saving us, too, from the awful snare of jealousy as we see others being used apparently more than we But a deeper cause of rejoicing yet remains than any ourselves. Remember, then, our membership one of of the afore-mentioned. another, and rejoice like Paul when Christ is preached V.— The unchanging and unchangeable Lord Him­ (Ph. i. 18), knowing that thus, by our united efforts, s e lf— “ Rejoice in the Lord alway ” (Phil. iv. 4). As the Holy Temple is growing, and the coming of the friend rejoices in friend, each new discovery of love and blessed Lord to inhabit it is hastened. newly-revealed trait of excellency calling forth new joy, IV.— Identification with Jesus in suffering is so we rejoice in Him who is ever showing new fulness, another and one of the deepest causes of Divine joy, and imparting new treasure to those who walk and and when the world treats us as it treated Him, and we work with Him; and every new degree of the know­ are privileged to partake of sufferings, then let us ledge of Himself is the parent of new rejoicing. And rejoice (Matt. v. 12 ; 1 Peter iv. 13), for we shall be this is the rejoicing which is victorious over every “ glorified together! ” How many of our dear friends untoward element, and in every ungracious environ­ in China know what this means, and how many of ment, for “ Lo, I am with you alway ” ; and since them are testifying to the glory of God, that when nothing but disobedience and sin can break that fellow­ the fires were hottest they were kept inwardly rejoicing, ship, so nothing else can disturb our constant joy in because with them “ the form of the fourth was like Him who is our constant Companion and Lord. Let unto the Son of Man.” And not alone thus in active us, then, in the midst of all our work, neglect not to persecution for Christ’s sake, but nearer home in the cultivate intimate fellowship with Him, otherwise our daily cross which the world still makes for the true rejoicing before a beholding world will die. Let the disciple, in the scorn, the ostracism, the snub, the great business of our lives be to know Him with a view reproach for the name of Christ, we may find cause to serving Him, and then there shall flow from us with for rejoicing inasmuch as we are “ counted worthy to Divine spontaneity a stream of rejoicing, which shall suffer shame f o r H is nr, m e ” And yet how often the bless and brighten all it reaches. This is the secret of contrary is the case, and we resent or ignore, or weaken “ rejoicing in the Lord alway ”— take time, make time our witness to escape the shame and to find an easier if necessary, to know Him, for “ he which standeth and path, instead of glorying and rejoicing in that it heareth Him , rejoiceth greatly because of the Bride­ unites us to our Lord, and making it thus a means of groom's voice ” (John iii. 29).

Baptisms in T’ai=k’ang and District, Ho-nan. By H. T. Fokd. OON after our return from K’ai-feng Fu, in April, I and to continue attending the meetings, for I had heard that paid a visit to Tai-tsang, a village about which 1 one or two had said that if that was all believing meant they wrote some time ago. The immediate cause of my had had enough. After the meeting we went to the market visit was that late one evening two men from there came in town (about a mile away) where the disturbance had taken rather an excited state, and said they had been driven from a place, and had a good time preaching on the street before fair in a market town near their village, where they had been dark. After dark several of the principal business men preaching in the open air. At least one young man had called on us at our inn. They appeared greatly relieved been annoyed, and made a disturbance which would not have when they found we had not come to demand apologies. We amounted to much had he not cursed those in any way embraced the opportunity to lay before them the benefit of connected with the Christians. This affected some who Christianity, and tried to show them that it was to the happened to be within hearing who were not Christians, and interest of the community that good, law-abiding people, as might very easily have led to a general fight. Fortunately true believers are, should not be molested or intimidated this was avoided, but the aggrieved Christians and their They accepted a number of books, which, I trust, they will relatives insisted on the two men coming into the city to get read. me to see the Mandarin and have the young man punished. At the end of April, Mrs. Ford and the children We explained that those who believed the Gospel, and accompanied me to Ch’en-chau Fu, where I had the privilege especially those who preach, must be willing to suffer and joy of baptizing six women and two men. From there persecution and insult ; pointing them particularly to the we went on to Chau-kia-k’eo, and then to Si-hua, taking a passages where those who suffer persecution have special week to do the round trip. We returned to T’ai-k’ang in reward and happiness. A day or two later I went with our time for baptisms on Saturday, May 2nd. evangelist. As a foreigner has not been to this village On Saturday afternoon we had a special service for the before, everybody turned out to see me. We were unable to three women. Mrs. Ford was unable to assist, having stay in the room owing to the crush, so adjourned to the sciatica rather badly, but several of the women members were street, where we had an attentive audience of practically the present and helped. When home on furlough Mrs. Ford whole village. often mentioned two of the women baptized— Mrs. Chu and After dinner I had prayer and Bible reading with those Mrs. Tseng. Mrs. Chu is our neighbour, and was very kind interested. I was glad to find them all willing to forgive the night we had to flee from the Boxers. , She is one of the $ ÓOTOBEB, 1903. China’s Millions. 133

brightest women in the Church, and while Mrs. Ford was away need to come early on Sunday morning and get the room ready for the women’s meeting. She i8 a widow, and works hard to support herself, her son, and niece. Mrs. Tseng is the widow of my late teacher, and when he first believed, persecuted him very much, but since his death she has been very regular in her .attendance at all the meetings and shows a real interest in the truth. The other woman, Mrs. Wang, is the wife of one of our deacons, and is, we feel, a true believer, but rather reserved. The next day, Sunday, we had the joy of admitting six men into church fellowship. Each one’s story would be inter­ esting, but would take too long to tell. I can only mention two—the oldest and the youngest. Chang Lih-sin is the man who gave us 1,000 cash the night we had to leave in 1900. He has been a believer for four or five years, but his baptism was delayed on account of his being unable to close his shop on Sunday. I am very glad to notice a decided step forward since his admission into the Church. He is much brighter and takes more interest in the meetings. Sometimes it is the On the W a t to H o-nan. Resting for D inner on the Grand Canal. opposite; they feel that having been baptized all is attained and that it is no longer necessary to make an the Mandarin some years ago for trying to incite the mob effort, thus they grow slack and are inclined to drift. against us, and in 1900 was a Boxer leader, listened very Koh Fei-ran, the son of our evangelist, is the youngest attentively. He asked Li if we harboured revenge, and member in the Church. When it was suggested that he would we be willing for such as h§ tq>.,come and believe. should wait till the autumn he burst into tears and said he What a joy to be able to tell him there is pardon even for wanted so much to be baptized at once. He was one of our him. Another bad character is also showing signs of interest schoolboys before 1900, and always came out top in Scripture, and repentance. He came one 'day almost dead with dysen­ although nearly the youngest boy in the school. We were tery and after a few days treatment got better. He has sorry not to be able to baptize any of the other schoolboys nothing but good words to say for us now, and sometimes as none of them show any signs of real conversion. brings a friend to get medicine. Please pray for those baptized and also for those who have I don’t think I have ever written of the various societies had to be put back. It is not easy for them to be Christians we have here, controlled by the Christians themselves. First, in the face of so much opposition, and they need all the there is the Ch’uan-tao Hwei (Preaching Society). Then support we can give them in prayer and sympathy. While we have a Pei Sheng-shu Hwei (Repeating Scripture Society). rejoicing at these new additions, our hearts have been sad­ Every Sunday morning, before the service, those who belong dened by the expulsion of Wang Mien-chi, formerly deacon, to this Society repeat what they have learned during the about whom I have written before. week to one appointed to hear; another keeps the record. At the beginning of May, Li Ki-tseng, the Church’s Evan­ Last month I spent all one Sunday afternoon examining gelist, spent some days preaching in the city, instead of them on what they had learned since the beginning of the going into the country as he usually does. He was greatly year. Koh Fei-ran came out best, with the first fourteen encouraged by the way the people listened, and said there Psalms to his credit. There is also the Ch’a-shui Hwei was quite a different feeling abroad. The audience con­ (Tea-water Society), members of which are asked to subscribe, tinually urged him to go on when he suggested stopping. month by month, to a fund to meet the expense of providing One of the worst men in the city, who had been beaten by tea for all who come.

A Year of Hard Work and Great Blessing.

By Miss B. L eggat.

T is just a year ago since my return to H o-n a n . [This was Since the Chinese new year our Guest Hall work has gone for­ written at the end of April.] It has been one of the ward by leaps and bounds. During the second moon, we were \ j hardest years of work, as it has been one of the most busy almost daily from breakfast time until sunset; hundreds and blessed, since coming to China. Although my beloved hundreds of women listened ihost attentively to the Gospel Mend, Mrs. Talbot, was only convalescing after her long illness, story ; they were mostly pilgrims who had come to attend the she has been strengthened to go through the whole year, with annual festival of the great “ Tai Ho Ling” Temple just outside only a little over a fortnight’s holiday; in this we see an abundant our city. Both Mrs. Talbot and I have seldom enjoyed such answer to many prayers for her. liberty in telling the story of Jesus and His love, and very many God has vouchsafed to us great blessing in our work here of the women said they would never worship false gods again, [Ch’en-ehau] this year ; we trace it largely to the early morning but only seek the true. Of late we have had quite a few casual prayer meetings which were held during the first half month of visitors, who have told us that since they heard the Gospel from the Chinese new year, and which will be continued every Sunday us they have never burned incense or worshipped false gods, but morning throughout the year. Our people now begin to assemble daily prayed to Jesus, and yet they have not got the length of shorfelyafter five o’clock on Sunday morning, but we generally attending the L ord ’s day services. Many of our women went begin at,six a.m. or thereabout. cut voluntarily to the iTemple grounds to preach, and several 134 China’s Millions. OCTOBER, 1903.

veiy kindlyvolttnteered to assist us in the Guest Hall work, as rest, but the rain poured heavily during two out of our three we bad lent our Biblewoman to Mrs. Ford, to help her in days stay^and we were glad to leave the city of evil smells, yet receiving the crowds of women who flocked to see the first greatly cheered at seeing all the dear Mends there. foreign lady who had ever visited K’ai -feng Fu. On our return home, we were met by two of our Sunday We feel confident that among the many who came to us during school boys, who had come out to welcome us, and when we the early months of this year mere have been not a few who have reached our house we found half-a-dozen of the Christian women received God’s message and believed it to the salvation of their waiting to greet us. “ 0,” they said, “ we are glad to see you souls. At the beginning of the third moon, Mrs. Talbot and I went back; the hall is so lonely and dreary when you are away.” out to T’ang-li-ri, although feeling more inclined to lie down and The following day, we greeted Mr. and Mrs. Ford and their rest, we felt so worn out, but as we had promised to visit the two children, who had come ito spend the week-end with us; Church, we desired to keep our word with the people. % The next day—Sunday—the first anniversary of our return after G od has very abundantly answered prayer for the T’ang-li-ri the riots, we had the deep joy of seeing six women and two branch. The people are as much alive now towards God as they men publicly confessing their faith in C h rist Jesus by baptism. were indifferent to Him at the beginning of last winter, and the Mr. Ford kindly baptized them for us. We truly praised G od whole village seems to have benefited, for we received words of as we looked at them, and saw how God had wrought for them. welcome from almost everydoorwav as we drove into the place Two were formerly addicted to opium smoking, but the L o r d on the day of our arrival We founa dear Mrs. Liu just recover­ has taken Mrs. Song and Mrs. Hsiu out of the horrible pit and ing from an illness—-the result of over-work. Since her last visit the miry day and set their feet upon a rock, and established to us at Ch’en-chau, she has started a small day school for their way—putting a new song into their mouths, even praise children, and we had the pleasure of examining the little mites, unto our God. Then there was dear old Mrs. Ki, concerning who were quite proud to repeat their lessons to us; one youngster, whom it comes natural to say that she has received the Gospel six and a-half years old, repeated the whole of the first chapter into an honest and good heart ; her son, a worthy representa­ of Mark’s Gospel without a mistake. The hearts of the little tive of his old. mother, was baptized the same day. Mrs. Wang, scholars were all greatly delighted with a reward of an old who first heard the Gospel nine years ago, but only within the Christmas card. During our ten days’ visit to T’ang-li-ri we had last year or two yielded to its power, very joyfully took her two meetings daily with the people, between thirty and forty place among the new Church members. Dear Mrs. Teo, who is attended the evening service, and on the last Sunday over sixty a real strength to the church at Tang-li-rY, has had her heart’s men and women were present at the forenoon meeting. We desire gratified at last, her husband having withdrawn his oppo­ usually spent our afternoons in visiting the villages within easy sition. Please pray for Mr. Teo, who would like to be saved, walking distance. We also did a little medical work; one dear but cannot yield in putting away his ancestral tablets. Mrs. Ts’ien woman who was suffering from a great abscess in her back gave found peace in Jesus the first time she heard the Gospel. She a thankoffering of seven hundred cash to the L o rd for healing seems a truly converted soul. Mr. In has had many inducements her. She was deeply grateful to us for attending and dressing held out to him to join the Roman Catholics, but has stood firm. her sore three or 'four times a day. Friends will be glad to know our new house is being roofed On our return home we went to Chau-lria-k’eo for a few days in now, and we hope' to move into it in six weeks’ time.

Province of Fuh-kien. By R e v . C. Campbell Brown, English Presbyterian Mission, Amoy. a C U H-KIEN is the southernmost but one of the great belt to-day among the people, casts a lurid side-light on the J ) of maritime provinces. Its rugged coast-line, studded manner in which the province was “ happily established,” with a thousand 'splintered islands, runs from the for in it the word T’ang is used to describe a man as borders of Cheh-kiang on the distinguished from a woman, north, to that of the K w ang- thus reminding us that the TUNG province on the south­ aboriginal male population west. It is exceed­ was practically ex- ingly mountainous, terminated, the with fertile valleys women becoming lying between the the wives of the hills, and broadening invading T’angs. out every here and F u h - k i e n was there into alluvial early entered by plains, sown thick the Homan Catholic with towns and Missionaries, who villages. have been at work Its area is some­ near Amoy and in what larger than other places for that of Ireland and several hnndred Walt» combined, and years. One of the the entire population first Protestant has been estimated Missionaries was the at 22,876,540, or sainted Gutzlafij 494 persons to a who visited Amoy square mile.* F u h - in 1830. In his k ie n may be said journal of that to have come within date he refers to the circle of Chinese the mountains near domination in the time of the the port. “ We have fre­ Tang dynasty, 618-905 a .d . quently gazed from the top One of the phrases, current of these Mils,” he says, * Statesman’s Year Book, 1908 A G hoot of Chinese Phesbttbbian Ministkeb, Amoy. “ upon the tracts of land October, 1903. China’s Millions. 135" spread beneath us, and oft did I sing: “ ‘ O’er the gloomy hills of darkness Look my soul be still and gaze, AIT the promises do travail. With a glorious day of grace. Blessed Jubilee! Let the glorious .morning dawn.’ ” The city of Amoy fell into the hands of the British in 1841, and next year Mr. Abeel, of the American Reformed Presbyterian Church, who, with Mr. Bridgeman, was the first American missionary to China, began work there. Two years later saw the L.M S. also established in Amoy. William C. Burns, the first agent of the English Presbyterian Mission, reached Amoy in 1851. He worked subsequently in many parte of China, but nowhere has his consecrated personality left a deeper impress than on the Church he founded and the Mission to which he belonged. Fu-chau, the capital of the province, was opened to the Gospel in 1847 by the Rev. Stephen Johnson, who was soon followed by other American .and English workers. It was occupied by the

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The bracketed figure* include.the Formoqun half ot the Minion. In addition to these five Societies, large churches have grown up under the ' American Board of Foreign Missions in Fu-chau, and under the Canadian Presbyterian Mission in the north of the Island of Formosa. ^ Of these, unfortunately, it has not been possible to get statistics. Native Contributions. From the above table it will be seen that the Native Church of F u h -k ien (including the two Churches whose figures cannot be given) may be considered to give upwards of «65,000 a year towards the support of Christian work within its borders. Mr. Lloyd, of the C.M.S., speaking of the F u h -k ien Province in 1895, s a y s “ I find that there are at present 163 missionaries in all, the ordained native pastors number something like 140, and the unordained native assistants about 400, exclusive of schoolmasters, of whom there are a like number. To these, we must add 100 Bible-women, and a large staff of voliintaiy workers. When we ask for the result of this half-a-century’s work, we find the number of Plat-bottomed Shall Rapid Boat, F uh-kien. professing Christians in the province is consider­ This illustration is reproduced from “ Illustrations o f China, a/nd its P eop le," by hind permission o f the Author, J. Thompson, Esq., F.M.G.8. ably over 40 000.” s 136

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DIAGRAM OF FUH-KIEN. The area of the province of F u h -k ie n is 41,300 square miles. The area of England and Wales is 58,309 square miles. Each microscopically small square on the above map represents one, thousand souls. Including wives of missionaries and lady mis­ sionaries, there is one missionary to every ENGLISH CHANNEL ninety thousand souls, represented by each larger square. This is a greater population Designed and Drawn by MAURICE CREC0RY. than that of York, or Northampton, or OUTLINE MAP OF THE PROVINCE OF FUH-KIEN. Beading, or Rochdale, or Paisley, or Leith. {Placed over Outline Map o f England 't/nd Wale», drawn to t/ie tame scale.') 138 China’s Millions. OCTOBEB, 1903. Editorial Notes. ^■KHE Autumn Departures.—The last few Saturday their lives, and the amount of systematic instruction in the Prayer Meetings held at Newington Green have taken word of G od it takes to produce, in such subjects, high moral the form of farewell gatherings for the outgoing conceptions, it is not surprising that, in the conduct of these parties. The number of those sailing this autumn is imperfectly enlightened Christians, there should be so little unusually small. In consequence of the many who took evidence of a refined moral sense. their furloughs at the time of the recent disturbances in At Shih-k’eo-tsi, one of the out-stations, the work is in a China, there have not been many at home during this past hopeful condition. The converts desire to have a resident year, so there are but few to return. It may be remembered evangelist, and Mr. Shindler hopes to arrange for the appoint­ that one hundred and thirty-two returned to the field last ment of a Mr. Liu to the post. This man, with a devotion year, of which number eighty were from England. That that was worthy of emulation, at grea,t personal risk during there are so few new workers sailing this autumn is a call to the crisis travelled from village to village, and from district •earnest prayer. Four men who had been booked for sailing to district, quietly encouraging the Christians. have been delayed through various causes, but it is hoped At K’eh-ch’eng, another out-station, where formerly the that their way may yet open. work was the most promising in the district, the leaders have The Prayer Meeting on September 19th was of unusual died and many of the converts have grown cold. Mr. interest. It was with difficulty that all the friends who came Shindler would value the prayers of our readers, that G od -could be accommodated. Unknown to many, the day was would raise up a man with the necessary gifts and qualifica­ notable in being the fiftieth anniversary of Mr. Hudson tions to take charge of the work in this place. Taylor’s first sailing for China, as referred to in the recent Miss F. H. Culverwell writes encouragingly of the work in double number of China’s M illions. Before some of the Nau-pu, in S i-ch uen . Several converts were recently bap­ outgoing party spoke, some interesting recollections of tized there, besides whom there are a number of enquirers September 19th, 1853, written by Mr. Hudson Taylor’s who, it is hoped, will, after a further period of probation, be mother, were read to the meeting, and in view of all G o d ’s received into the fellowship of the Church. goodness during these years, many led the company in praise Mr. Edward Hunt reports the baptism of twenty-three and prayer. converts in the Wun-chau district in Cheh-kiang. Mr. The out-going party were commended to G od in prayer by Palmer has baptized six men in Ning-po, and Mr. Robertson the Rev. Charles Inwood, and Mr. George Soltau closed the six women in Hwang-yen, in the same province. In the meeting with a helpful Bible reading on “ What man commits province of G an -h w u y, one woman has recently been to man,” Exodus xxii., showing man’s faithlessness and baptized at Lai-an ; and in several other provinces men and incompetence; “ What man commits to G od ,” 2 Timothy women have been received into the fellowship of the Church. i. 12, showing G o d ’s faithfulness; and “ What G od commits In all, forty-eight baptisms have been reported within the to man,” 2 Timothy i. 14, indicating man’s responsibility. last fortnight. Later.—We are glad to report that our news with The Latest Information from the Field.—Mr. regard to the situation in Y u n -n a n is reassuring. Mr. Stark writes: “ The news which we receive from the John McCarthy writes from K’uh-tsing Fu, on June provinces is, speaking generally, encouraging. There are, as 17th :— “ Some two hundred horse-loads of cotton yarn have is to be expected, many things in connection with the work come into this city during the last two days from Meng-tze. which are calculated to test the faith and try the patience of This is a most conclusive evidence that the Mandarin troops our workers. But, on the whole, there is much cause for are altering the complexion of things in the south. No doubt, thanksgiving to G od. for their own purposes, the French are industriously circula­ Mr. R. Bergling writes .that at Han-cheng, in Shen-si, an ting the report of a possible rising against foreigners. As a interesting Conference was held in May, when three women matter of fact, their possible action is the only cause for concern.” and two men, one of whom was a B.A., were baptized. This From Chang-sha, the capital of the hitherto anti-foreign Conference differed from those hitherto held, in that it was province of Hu-nan, Dr. Iveller writes:— “ Our Sunday attended by not a few influential people and four high services have been held for three weeks in our beautiful new officials, including the magistrate. chapel, and the large room has been filled at both morning Mr. F. E. Shindler sends an interesting account of the and afternoon services. Over one hundred women attended progress of the work in Si-chau, in Shan-si. The Church both services. We are having about forty members and there has been reorganized, and there are eight new families enquirers at our daily morning service.” who desire to identify themselves with it. During the crisis, From Kuang-chau, in H o -n a x , Mr. Argento announces the whilst there were in this district many who sealed their baptism of eight men, whilst from Song-yang, in C h e h -k i a x g , testimony with their blood, a considerable number of converts news of the baptism of five converts has reached us. proved unfaithful to their L ord . But these, Mr. Shindler Mr. Herbert reports that the Church in the Lu-chau says, should be divided into two classes, namely, (1) those district is passing through a time of severe trial. The who denied C h r is t in word only, and (2) those who denied oppression of the Romanists is creating a difficult situation Him in word and heart. The former class did not consider and is causing much concern. There, as in many other parts it wrong, in the circumstances which existed at the time, to of the Empire, one problem that is perplexing the minds of bear false witness when no one was injured thereby, and the the missionaries is this, “ What should be our attitude towards immediate end to be secured seemed worthy, and conse­ such persecution and oppression 1 ” The workers find it quently, they made a temporary verbal recantation, without hard silently to stand by while innocent men and women are denying C h r is t in their hearts. This may seem an artificial suffering; yet in view of the unworthy methods the Romanists And arbitrary distinction; but we must not be too censorious are prepared to adopt in order to secure their own ends, the in our judgment of these suffering saints. The time was one missionaries recognize that there is little hope of effecting of exceptionally severe strain, and when we take into consid­ any good by entering into conflict with such opponents. The eration the low standards of morality, in accordance with consensus of opinion evidently is, that the chief, if not which, as heathens, they had been accustomed to regulate exclusive, weapon must be prayer. O c t o b e r , 1 9 0 3 . China's Millions. 1 3 9

The Present Opportunity.—The following facts, In Memoriam.—We are grieved to report the death of which are but one or two among many others, indicate what another of our workers, Mrs. H . S. Conway, who passed push and enterprise Western civilisation is manifesting in away on the 19th July, at Shae-k’i-tien in H o-n an. An China. Shall the Church be less in earnest in offering to the attack of dysentery, from which she had been suffering for heathen the “ unsearchable riches of C h r is t,”- than Western some time, had greatly reduced her strength, and on the 12th civilisation “ her strangely mingled cup of blessing and July she prematurely (by seventeen days) gave birth to a cursing.” little daughter. On the following day she developed fever, H. E. Sheng Kung-pao has made a present to the Empressand in spite of the unwearying efforts of Dr. Carr and Miss Dowager of two electric installations for Elio Park Palace and Cream, who were in attendance, to reduce her temperature, it her summer palace at the Western hunting park. It is continued to rise until the 19th, when, at 10.30 p.m., she stated that there are to be no less than 3,500 lamps of breathed her last and “ sweetly fell asleep in the L o r d .” various sizes and power, as well as electric fans for the Mrs. Conway was a capable and devoted worker, and her Empress Dowager’s and Emperor’s rooms. Everything is to removal is a great loss to the Mission, as also to the women be of the latest pattern, and will cost about £16,333. in the Church at Shae-k’i-tien, to whom she had, by her The German railway from Kiao-chau to Tsi-nan, the capital sympathetic and loving ministry, endeared herself in no of Shan-tung, is nearing completion, and will be ready by ordinary way. •Tune 1st, 1904. A foreign hotel is being built in the capital, We deeply sympathize with our brother, who has been so and at the request of the Governor, estimates have been given sorely bereaved, and with the friends of the departed. The for an electric plant, which shall light the Provincial College, L o r d comfort their hearts. Dr. Carr writes of Mr. Conway, the military school, the Yamens, and the streets more or less. “ He has been, and still is being, graciously upheld. . . . The new mint for the Chinese Central Government is to be I feel it a privilege to be with him at such a time as this, built at Tientsin, on the east bank of the Pei-ho. If nothing and to be able to share his loneliness somewhat.” unforeseen occurs, it is to be in working order by the beginning On page 140 will be found an appreciative sketch of our of the winter 1904. departed sister. Since the above was written we have heard that the infant also has died. Railways in China.—An interesting paper on this —We have purposely subject was read, on Sept. 11th, by Colonel C. C. Manifold, The Manchurian Question. refrained from making any comment on the complicated and before the British Association. The following are the chief important struggle which is still proceeding with regard to facts mentioned :— the future of Manchuria, Mongolia, and Corea. It is to be 1. The French line from Tong-king to Yun-nan Fu is in full earnestly hoped that all the difficulties of-the situation may course of construction, being guaranteed by the French be arranged amicably without any appeal to arms, and there Government. is need that constant prayer should be made to this end, and 2. The French-Belgian controlled line from Peking to also that the interests of God’s work in these countries may Hankow, a line which will greatly affect the development and not be hindered by Russian aggression. history of China, is being vigorously pushed forward. The earthworks for the total distance of 720 miles are mostly completed, and already trains are running for 360 miles of A Martyrs’ Memorial Scheme.—At a special meeting this distance ; 160 from Peking and 200 from Hankow. of the Shanghai Missionary Association, held in June, 1903, 3. The Hankow to Canton line is also in course of con­ it was decided that a memorial building, an Exeter Hall for struction. Though this is nominally an American enterprise, Shanghai, should be erected to perpetuate the memory of the most of the shares are said to have passed into the hands of Christian martyrs of the Protestant Church who have fallen the Belgian syndicate. in China during the last century. Towards this object two 4. This grand trunk line, which connects Peking and donations of $1,000 have been already contributed. Canton, is to have branch lines. The Russians have obtained a concession for a line fiom Cheng-ting Fu to Tai­ yuan Fu, the capital of Sh an-si. This is financed by the Deputation Work.—The llev. Edward Pearse, one of Russo-Chinese Bank, which is tantamount to the Russian the C.I.M. senior missionaries, has undertaken to organize Government. The Germans are to construct a branch line meetings throughout the country during this autumn and the from their Shan-tung trunk line to connect with Cheng-ting coming winter. He will be glad to hear from any who would Fu, thus making Cheng-ting an important junction. Another like meetings to be held in their districts. Letters should be German branch line will connect their trunk line with K’ai- addressed to the C.I.M. headquarters in London. Never was feng Fu. Seventy-five miles of the line which the Peking China more open or more ready for the Gospel than to-day, syndicate is building to convey S h an -si coal and iron to the and there is much need in the interests of C h r is t ’s kingdom Yellow River, and thence to the Grand Canal, is already in China that the facts should be made known as widely as completed. This line is 700 miles from any sea port. possible. We shall be much obliged if our friends will kindly assist us in this matter.

The Bible in China.— The great demand for the Correction.—In our last issue we quoted a paragraph Scriptures still continues in China. The British and Foreign from the London and China Telegraph editorials, which Bible Society reports that between the dates of January 1st stated that correspondence could be sent via Russia to and August 5th of the present year, no fewer than 1,431,490 Kalgan, Peking, and Tientsin. We have since heard from books were received from the press. All these were not, of the Editor of that paper that these names have in error course, put into circulation at once, but the large number of been included in the notification. We hope that none of our 543,607 copies were issued from the Shanghai dépôt, which readers have been caused inconvenience by this mistake. is 27,000 in excess of those sent out during the corresponding We note, however, that in Germany, arrangements have been months of 1902. There is surely abundant cause for thanks­ made for the transmission of postal matter to China via the giving when the prayer that “ The Word of the L o r d may Trans-Siberian Railway, on and after Oct. 1st. A similar run and be glorified,” is being so wonderfully answered. arrangement will, we expect, be made in England before long. 140 China’s Millions. OCTOBEB, 1908. In Memoriam—Mrs. H. S. Conway.

‘ T r 'n n words of the Mrs. Conway, together with her devoted husband, returned . Apostle in to the interior in 1902 and bravely recommenced the work. Bomans xvi. 2 At this time her sound common-sense', and bright hopefulness are singularly applic­ must have been of the greatest service to Mr. Conway. able to oar sister, The work is a large and growing one, and demands all the Mrs. H. S. Conway, strength that can be concentrated upon it. Shall we not be “ She hath been a fellow-helpers with our brother in His hour of need. succourer of many.” His is the daily, hourly loss; and what a loss, too, to the The writer, and not a two motherless little ones.* Listen! few others of her “ Cast thy burden upon the L obd and He shall sustain fellow-workers, could thee.” finish the text and “ They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.” say “ and of myself “ Joy cometh in the morning.” also.” There was Surely it will not be long ere “ The day dawn and the something peculiarly shadows flee away.” helpfnl in her bright, G. W h itfie ld G uinness.. •happy life. Every morning the sunshine of her smile gladdened Miss Alice Tebboth was the' only and well-beloved daughter the circle in which of Bichard and Hannah Tebboth. She was born in Eongsland, she moved, both old December 26th, 1870. and young felt its At fourteen years of age she became a member of Marsh influence. In her case Street Congregational Church, and from that' time was an the truth of the words/ earnest worker in Sunday School and Band of Hope. “ Gloom and Godli­ In 1891, at the first meeting of a week’s Mission for the ness don't go to­ deepening of spiritual life, she consecrated herself afresh in gether,” was strikingly the service of G od, and from that time her life was one glad exemplified. Her’s song of praise. To know her was to love her. At the was the heart that Marsh Street Mission her bright, sunny spirit was the joy of “ doeth good like us all, and as she spoke from the rails outside, the crowd would medicine.” In 1898 reach right across the roiad and listen entranced to every word. it was my privilege to Her chief work, however, was to be outside pleading with the Mas. H. S. Conway. live fora time at Shae- men and women who passed in and out of the public-house k’i-tien, and one could opposite. not bnt be impressed with the valuable qualities with which From her early childhood her one desire was to go and God had endowed our sister. In her, mental gifts of a high preach the Gospel to the heathen as soon as she was old enough. order were conjoined to practical administrative ability, ' It was my great privilege to know and appreciate her which made her a very efficient worker. Faithfulness and friendship, and to me she was, as it were, a beautiful flower ’diligence enabled her to “ buy up ” many opportunities of in the midst of a cluster of leaves, the leaves showing forth service. Even when laid aside through illness die persevered the beauty of the flower, the flower making the leaves in the study of the language, doing the work for more than even more beautiful. one examination when lying on her back:. A. P o w l e y . Mrs. Conway was a very real missionary. She came into close touch with the Chinese. Her knowledge of nursing, and of the use of simple medical remedies, enabled her to ' For Praise and Prayer. alleviate much suffering, while her bright faith was used to gladden many a sore heart. Children crowded to her classes, PRAISE. and women in numbers sought her council and advice. Love For special blessing granted in the work at Chen-chau, H o-nan. and respect are the feelings which this brave young life has p. 188. For the interest in the Gospel, manifested by the Chinese in Chang­ called forth in the hearts of those who knew her, and who sha, H u-nan. p. 138. to-day mourn her loss. For the continued increase in the circulation of the Scriptures in The year 1900, which brought a time of testing to so many, China, p. 189. found Mr and Mrs. Conway atShae-k’i-tien. There, together For a good harvest in many parts of China, p. 142. with their little daughter one month old, they and two fellow- PRAYER. workers went through the prolonged strain of a riot. At such For the converts recently baptized in K’ai-feng and district, H o-nan. a time Mrs. Conway’s noble qualities stood forth. Physically p. 182. weak, having been ill for a month, she passed through the For the Province of F 0H-kien generally, p. 184. ordeal without a murmur. That a Chinese leader may be raided up to take charge of the work at K’eh-ch’eag, in S h a n -si. p. 188. Day after day spent in confinement in a dirty loft, at the For the Chinese Christians who are being persecuted by the Roman­ hottest time of the year, surrounded by rioters who were ists, that they may have grace to act wisely, p. 188. seeking to*kill the “ Foreign Devils” ; every hour; of each For the bereaved husband and relatives of Mrs. Conway, p. 189. For a woman, who, after long waiting, has at length had the courage day spent with the certain knowledge that a cry of the child to burn her idols, p. 148. might reveal the whereabouts of the little group of foreigners; thiB, in her weak. condition, was borne unflinchingly. “ In * Since the foregoing was written we have, heard of the death o f the day of adversity ” she fainted not. the infant. ' October, 1903. China’s Millions. 141 A Trip to the Villages 5outh of Ts’in-chau. B y M iss A. Garland. HAVE just returned from a trip to the “ South villages.” She said : “ 1 have been hurrying to catch up with you j We were a party of four when we started last Tuesday I want to hear more (about Jesus). Tell me again.” Mrs. ^ week for our long ride of over thirty miles to Li-k’i-p’ai. Lee assured her that die would find perfect rest in Jesus, I rode Mr. Kennett’s horse, kindly lent for the trip. Our own and explained the word more fully. “ Oh, how can I ever thank servant, “ Sea Fountain,” was in attendance. Mrs. Lee, the Bible- you enough for coming to tell me,” she said presently, and she woman, rode the donkey, and her husband led it. The four big listened eagerly as the word was preached again. Many others hills we had to cross seemed very steep and the way long, and listened well, and I felt so very thankful as I looked on the we were all rather weary when, at about 7 p.m., we arrived at group of men and women who escorted us out of the village, Mrs. Li’s home. Her welcome was quite touching. “ I have that to us had been given the great joy of giving unto them the been waiting and waiting, day after day, for you to come; it has word of life. The enemy whispered, “ Yes, but how muoh are been so long.” Fing-wa-ma, the woman in whom we were so they likely to remember ? ” Ay, but it is a living word and our interested lust year, had come to read her little book, and was G od is a living God, so we will trust in Him. delighted to see us, of course, and all the others who came in seemed pleased. That night was not very restful ***** Mrs. Lee suffers from a chronic cough, which is always bad at night, and very noisy. “ On Monday we went to a near village in the morning, and By about seven o’clock next morning we had our first visitors, in the afternoon accepted the invitation of some friendly women and we were not alone again until after dark in the evening. to go and drink tea in their homes. After we returned home we Nearly all the time our little room was crowded, and there were were sitting with a few women on the Kang. I was teaching people at the window and in the next room as well. I wish I Fing-wa-ma, when Mrs. Lee made an attack on the enemy that could make you see the room in which we had to do our work. It I trust may yet bring glory to our Master’s name. A woman was mud, of course—“ walls, ceiling, floor,”—and there was no with a very sad and yet defiant face was sitting by Mrs. Lee—a door, only a doorway leading into the next room, the^only other woman with an awful tongue, and, in consequence, a bad name living room in the home. A Kang filled the whole room, except a all through the village. She had heard the Gospel many times, passage about eighteen inches wide along one side. The window and put it from her. But now Mrs. Lee set herself to win her. was covered with coloured paper, cut in fanciful shapes, far too I looked on admiringly as with the love and grace that only precious to be removed. Only one piece of paper, about four comes from C h ris t Himself Mrs. Lee worked on. Soon the inches square, was taken away to give us air ; with that we had womaji was in tears, and pouring out her tale of woe. 11 will to be content. The second night was worse than the first. Mrs. pray for yon,’ said Mrs. Lee. ‘ Will you ? and you won’t forget V Lee seemed so ill, I felt sure she would have to return home, Oh ! the weary, hungry look in those eyes as she spoke. I and I would do what I could with Mrs. Li (our hostess), who is cannot wait to tell you how the enemy sought to overthrow the a real Christian. But when I suggested the plan in the morning poor thing; and the very next day her old temptation over­ she begged so hard to be allowed to try another day, that I con­ came her. Three days later, when we were preparing to leave sented. We had promised to go that day to Fan-kia-chau, a at 5.30 a.m., she was there. She joined us in the farewell hymn village three miles away, that never had been visited by a and prayer, and, with the others in that place who care, escorted servant of C b rist. It was a severe test for a sick woman. us as far as she could on our way, crying all the time. Suoh a First, the long ride up and down the steep mountain sides and proud, defiant character, but God is able to save sinners. We along the narrow mountain paths, then the entry into the village went to two more villages on Tuesday and Wednesday. One and the crowds of curious people. But Mrs. Lee knows how to was quite new to us ; the people had never heard, and we went pray, and when her turn came to speak to the crowds of women by accident, that is, we thought to accept the invitation of an and children—and men too, further back—she did so clearly old man who loves the Word very much. This village was the and with power. “ The Sea Fountain,” my Christian servant, same name as his, hence our mistake. Once there, we did not gathered some of the men around him, at a little distance, and want to leave without giving the Gospel message. The L ord reported afterwards that some loved to hear. The home to made a way for us ; we were soon seated on a Kang, with crowds which we were invited was a very poor one, but they made around us. One woman said, ‘ Oh, this is just what I want.’ I tea for us, and seemed to listen intelligently to the Gospel wonder how much she really understands. In such a crowd it is story. So the seed was sown in many hearts, and after about not easy for a dull woman to take in much. But then 1 It is two hours’ work we mounted our animals and came away. not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the L ord .’ ’ Down one steep hill, up another, along a mountain ridge, and we are at another village. There, too, we are the first messengers of C h rist to arrive, but Mrs. Li has some relatives who have heard something about us from her. So the people are less -shy of us, and as we sit on the Hang in this friendly man’s home the women gather close around, and men, women, and children are very still as the gospel story is told again. It was quite new to nearly every person present, but one felt that the word came with power. Dear Mrs. Lee had great liberty in speaking, and my man had a good time with the men outside. We were a happy little party as we came home that evening, every now and then one or other would begin to sing a line or two of a favourite hymn. As Mrs. Lee seemed rather better, the next day we visited two more villages. To one of these we had been invited last year, and in the other Mrs. Li had relatives, so we were not quite strangers. Some few of the women learned to repeat a verse quite nicely. One poor women was in great distress over a runaway son ; she said : “ Day and night I cannot rest; I feel I shall go mad.” Mrs. Lee tola her of C h rist’s loving invitation to weary souls, and we passed on to the next village only about a mile away. We had just, taken our seats on the Kang and begun to talk to those who gathered, when this poor weary soul pushed her way through tiie crowd and crept up Deside Mrs. Lee. She was very not and bathed in perspiration. 142 China’s Millions. O c t o b e r , 1903. Extracts from Letters. R. W. Middleton writes from Mei-hien, Shen-si, on people rose against the authorities, because of the new tax regula­ May 5:—“ The work here is still going on, and the Christians tions. When Mr. Blom last wrote, they seemed to have come to are feeling their responsibility with regard to preaching the terms, and we have some hopes of getting in there. The people Gospel in the surrounding villages. Some time ago we hada are very anti-foreign, the officials again seem very friendly. The Church meeting and appointed our first deacon. He is a man L o r d is able to overcome all obstacles, rand we look to well known for his straightforwardness and good character, and Him. We will be glad of your prayers on behalf of Ho-nan I trust will be blessed in his office. After having appointed a Fu. The work is very encouraging in the district. Mr. Blom deacon, we brought up the subject of. a Biblewoman, and the has been down here the whole spring.” ' members were unani­ mous on the point; so they set apart one of Miss J. F. Hoskyn the oldest members to writes from Ping-yang be their representative, Fu,in Shan-si :—“Wang- and promised to -be hwei, who used to be our responsible for her sup­ girls’ teacher, had his port —: 3,000 cash a house burnt down in the month. She is a woman riots; but was given who is out and out for Government indemnity. the Gospel. Since be­ With this he bought a coming a -Christian, she piece of land, which has broken off opium yields a little grain, but and learned to read her he had a large family to Bible quite fluently, and support, and had no­ all her friends and neigh­ trade or capital. He had bours testify to her been the foreigners’ hel­ changed life.” per for years, and when he could no longer work W. Hagqvist writes for us, he began to help from Si-an Fu, Sheh-si, in the shop of a man on May 20:—“ I am named Chang. He is a sure God has heard and weak kind of man, and answered your and our the Boxers intimidated prayers. Everything is him into worshipping as peaceful up here as idols. Many did this one can wish, and we simply to save their lives, are very thankful to but we believe he is a God that what for some T ravelling by M olb-littee in N orth China. true Christian. JHe held time seemed to be a morning and evening very dark cloud has now Th.it illustration is reproduced from “ Illustrations o f China and its People}' by prayers in the shop with dispersed, and everybody hind pei-mission o f the Author, J. Thompson, Esq., F.R.G.S. Chang’s permission, and seems to be happy. .The he was not happy in his harvest this year is better than it has been for many years, and work, for a great deal of Chang’s trade consisted in the selling of the people seem to be very satisfied, which means a great deal incense for idolatrous worship, besides which he had sometimes to for China.” mind the shop on Sunday. Chang frequently promised Wang-hwei that he would give up selling the incense, etc., and yesterday we heard from Li-sien-seng that a wonderful thing had happened. E. Folke writes from Yun-ch’eng, in Shan-si :— “ The work Chang had burnt the whole of his stock of idolatrous things, the is progressing all around. In the Wai-chau district we have bad value of which amounted to twenty thousand cash. Wang-hwei a great deal of encouragement. The Christians are beginning to had proposed to Chang that he should give the things away, but make some efforts to carry the Gospel to their own people. Mr. Chang replied ‘ Wang-hwei, why do you hinder me ? You ought K’ong’s appeal has stirred them up nota little. At the large to help me.’ It seems as if G od had used Wang-hwei to help Mr. spring fair, Mr. Tjader put up his tent, as usual. The natives Chang. The latter had borrowed a book from Li-sien-seng a short offered their services willingly, and even defrayed their own time ago, and carefully read it. There has been much prayer expenses. for him in the past, and latterly for both 'him and Wang-hwei. “ Mr. Bergling writes very hopefully from Han-ch’eng. He finds So there are many links in the chain. Please pray still, and open doors all around, and the people are very willing to listen. thank G o d that He has opened a way for Wang-hwei to live “ Mr. Berg has paid a visit to Hwa-chau, and opened an out-, honourably and serve Him in Chang’s shop.” station there. He is very hopeful about the movement in that place. “ Mr. Linder has been very busy in his district, I-shL He is C. G. Lewis writes from Tuh-shan, in Kwei-chait, on May very much pressed for want of lady workers. I have made the 2 :—“ The attendance at all the services is most encouraging, matter a special subject of prayer, but as yet I see no solution. being from one hundred to one hundred and fifty at the united May the Lord supply ! services, while the classes of those who come four nights a week The district of Ho-nan Fu has been full of unrest and difficul­ —two being for men and two for women—average about forty ties. At.Yong-riing .the ladies were attacked by the students, for the women, and fifty for the men. The attention that they and so we had the first riot in our Mission. The L o r d helped pay is also veiy good. It has never been my privilege hitherto them out of it without any serious consequences. Some time to preach to, and teach, such attentive listeners in China. after that, a new attempt was made to create a disturbance and “ I have time to mention, at this writing, but one individual get up a general persecution against the Christians and Mission­ among those who are coming about us—a Mr. I, who last year aries; The Mandarin, however, crushed it in thè commencement. heard the Gospel in Rwei-yang. He came home feeling that it. The Christians are very zealous, and the work there gives us a was the truth and that he should follow it. His heart failed him good deal of joy. in his own home, where his widowed mother opposed him, and “ In Sin-an, Mr. Stâlhammar has just had the usual spring he has smothered his conscience during these months, fearing to gathering. He reports that fifteen were baptized (seven men ana come about us, because he still kept his idols up. This past week eight women). That district has been peaceful. he was determined to brave the storm. He took down his idols; “ Ho-nan Fu again has given us a good deal of anxiety. The gave his friends a feast in honour of*the occasion, and has the OCTOBEB, 1 9 0 3 . China’s Millions. 1 4 3

appearance now of a man who has won a great victory. He met with the Christians for conference since my loved husband shows a real desire now to learn Christian truths. was taken. We were looking forward to it rather with trembling, “ We are hoping to be able to go away into the country, to the and so were thrown more than ever upon our God, and we have south of us, this coming week, in company with Mr. Wang, one of again proved His faithfulness. Miss Tranter and J had special the Christians. From many places come requests for us to visit prayer together, waiting upon God for blessing and for the out­ them, most especially the Sui Kia tribe. I hope, on this journey, pouring of His Holy Spirit; and now our hearts are full of to spend some days in their country.” praise, as we have seen God working, and our prayers answered beyond our highest expectation. “ Mr. Dickie arrived on Saturday, and this being his first visit D. J. Harding writes from K’uh-tsing Fu, Y u n -n a n , on since his return from furlough, the Christians prepared a very May 5 :—“ Since writing my last to you, I am glad to say we good feast, which they sent in to us. We invited tne evangelist have had two more idol-burnings. The first took place about to join us, and had a veiy pleasant social time over the meal. three weeks ago, when a young man from Ting-kia-wei came in Our members and enquirers from our three out-stations all with Mr. Kong one Sunday morning, and, after the service, set came in, so that we had between eighty and ninety to our fire to his paper gods, which he had brought with him. He has Saturday night prayer meeting. A spirit of prayer prevailed, been listening to the Gospal for some months now, and has and one after another shortly and earnestly poured out their promised several times before to do away with his idols. hearts to G o d . “ The other case is that of a woman who has been a regular “ On Sunday our evangelist, Mr. Chang, led the morning attendant at our services in the city for over twelve months, and prayer meeting, and Mr. Dickie took the morning service and has only just had the courage to put away her idols. She had communion. In the afternoon we had a united meeting for three of them, and they made a good blaze, in the presence of testimony, as Mr. Dickie wanted to know how they had come about fifty or sixty people. Will you pray for her? She is to be Christians, and so get a little acquainted with them. apparently not far from the Kingdom. “ It was just splendid to see one after another get up and tell “ I am glad to say our Sunday congregations are, on the whole, how they were led. And how they praised G o d ! Their faces fairly well attended. We would be glad of your prayers on alone were a witness to the joy they now had in the L o r d . behalf of the women enquirers, of whom there are about ten. Some of the women especially gave bright testimonies, it was They seem to comprehend the truth very slowly. There have not wonderful to note what a small thing had sometimes been the been any women baptized yet in K’uh-tsing Fu.” means of turning them to the L o r d , and, on the other hand, what a train of circumstances and teaching had been the means of leading them to J e s u s . My heart overflowed in praise to Wm. Taylor writes from Kih-an, in K ia n g -s i, on June 2 :— “ At 5 a.m. to-day I had the privilege of baptizing four men here. G o d . We had our Church meeting on Monday morning, as Mr. Two of the four are sixty-four years of age ; the other two are Dickie had to leave directly after dinner. about forty. One of them began to attend the meetings some “ I am sure G o d ’s Holy Spirit worked in their hearts. There six or seven years ago. Another was formerly an opium smoker, were several calls for money, which they generously responded and, while at his pipe in the opium den, nearly four years ago, to, for you must know they are all very poor people. heard another opium smoker tell, as a jest, the ‘ new cure ’ for. “ First they wanted a school for the Christians’ children, that opium, of which he had heard from the foreign preacher (Mr. they should not be subjected to heathen practices and influences. Subscriptions were asked for the teacher’s wages. Altogether Thor) i.e., ‘ Trust in J e s u s .’ The men in the opium den had a good laugh at the foreigner’s simplicity ! The ‘ joke’ was they gave and promised, men and women alike, in amounts repeated a few days later, and our present Christian felt he ought varying from 50 cash to $2, the sum of $11.50 yearly. Those to go and hear the Gospel. He delayed, but eventually came, who have children in the school pay a fixed sum of $1.50 or $2 and was markedly converted, about two years ago. Pray that a child yearly. 1 feel they have done very well, and trust the school will be a great blessing, and that many of these little he may be ‘ kept by the power of G o d .’ ” ones will learn to trust J e s u s . “ Then they were asked for subscriptions for a wall round our Miss E. Cajander writes from Yong-sin, K ia n g -s i, on cemetery here, as, from, its position, it needs one. Once more May 7 :—“ On the 25th of April, Mr. Taylor baptized four they showed their willingness to all help by giving again, as each persons in Yong-sin, two men and two women. one was able, to the amount of $19. “ Lately we have heard of a Taoist priest who has been “ They also gave me about $12, which was promised last reading our books since we came here. He read them at home, conference but not yet paid, for the new buildings which they but did not attend the meetings, because he said he could not want to put up for native accommodation and the evangelist’s . come here to worship G o d and, at the same time, do all the false house, on land formerly bought by the Church. They have, things. Since New Year he has left his former occupation altogether, given about $56 for that purpose. We praise G o d entirely, and is now coming to the Sunday meetings. that they are so willing to give to the L o r d ’s work. “ A young girl, who is living in the house of her mother-in-law, “ In the afternoon we had also a very good meeting. One or has to endure much persecution for the Gospel’s sake. She is two essays were read on the duty of deacons, and one or two coming to the meetings on Sunday regularly, but very often she gave helpful thoughts. We again met in the evening for worship, goes without food almost the whole day ; her mother-in-law and though tired at night, our hearts were full of rejoicing for gives her no food on Sunday morning; she says she does not what G od had done. feel hungry, because the Lord sustains her.” “ Early this morning they nearly all went home, as they have seven, thirteen, and seventeen miles to walk. They were all so happy and joyous. Altogether our average number in F. Manz writes from Fu-chau, K ia n g -s i, on June 7.— attendance was one hundred. On Sunday we had a good many “ I am glad to be able to tell you that we baptized a man and a more.” woman on May 24th. These are our first converts, in this place, and we rejoiced to be able to lay the foundation of the Church here. The woman is the wife of our colporteur, and has been a F. Dickie writes from Kin-hwa, Cheh-kiang, on July 9 :— great joy to Mrs. Manz in the classes. The man has heard the “ We bless G o d that we are privileged to come back to this Gospel for about two years. He formerly was a gambler, but, station again. The work seems to be most encouraging. When after he had heard the Gospel, he cut a piece off one of his the people come from our two out-stations, the chapel is not fingers, so that he would not be able to gamble. Please pray for large enough to seat them all comfortably. Last Sunday the these two, that they may show themselves worthy of the name chapel was packed, nearly one hundred and fifty being present, of Jestts. There are a few others who have asked for baptism, including the women and children. but it seems to me better for them to wait.” “ Since my return, I spent one Sunday at Ta-shui-kiao, one of the out-stations mentioned above, and was pleased with what I saw of the work there. The people did not know that I was Mrs. Wright writes on June 16 from Yung-kang, in coming, as I wanted to see an ominary attendance. I was Ch e h -kiang :—“ We have just had our fifth month’s conference pleased to find a good audience, men and women, who seemed and quarterly Church meeting. This is the first time I have verv much in earnest.” , China S Millions. O c t o b e r , 1903.

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London Council. Home Director and Chairman T heodore H oward, Bickley, Kent. Assistant Home Director ... W alter B. Sloan.

R ichard H . H ill, St. Keverne, Bromley, Ken t. Rey. J. J. Luce, M.A., St. Nicholas Vicarage, Gloucester. W illiam Sharp, Woodfield, Beulah Hill, Norwood, S.E. Dr . W . W arren, 22, Dunsmure Road, Stamford Hill, N. P. 8. B adenooh, Conference Hall, Mildmay. Cecil H. Polhill, Hazelwood, The Bishop’B Avenue, E. Finchley, N. H ammond Chubb, Home Lea, Bickley, Kent. Colonel J. W. H ogge, 36, Kidbrook Park Road, Blackheath, S.E. Treasurer: Robert Scott. Secretary: F. Marcus W ood. Editorial Secretary: Marshall B roomhall, B.A.

Secretary Women's Department: Miss H. E. Soltau, 92, Grosvenor Road, London, N. Cashier—W alter T ucker. Offices—China I nland Mission, N ewington Green, L ondon, N. Telegraphic Address—Lam m erm uk, London. Bankers—London and County, 21, Lombard Street, London, E.C. All donations to be addressed to the Secretary. Cheques and Money Orders (payable at G.P.O.) to be made payable to the China Inland Mission, and crossed “ London and County Bank." It is particularly requested that on every occasion when a sum of money is sent for transmission to a Missionary as a gift, or for any private purpose, it be clearly indicated as for transmission only. JBut money intended for the support or work of any particular Missionary, or for a Native Helper, or Bible-Woman, or Scholar, or any other Mission object, being practically a contribution to the ^Mission, should not be marked for transmission, but the desired object indicated only.

DONATIONS RECEIVED IN LONDON DURING SEPTEMBER, 1908.

For General Fond.

Reot. No. d. Beot. No. t. a. Beot. No. £ a. 1 Beot. No £ s. a. Beet. No. 8. d. Beot. No £ 8. a 1. 634 0 2 6 4. 574 5 0 0 11. 616 1 0 0 Ì 6. 658 1 0 0 22. 699 0 14 0 29. 740 2 2 0 535 0 10 6 575 20 0 0 618 5 0 0 659 0 10 0 700 0 5 0 741 1 0 0 536 1 0 0 576 20 0 0 620 0 5 0 660 0 4 6 701 0 13 2 C.L.H.4L.P. 2 11 2 2. 537 0 7 6 5. 578 6 12 0 12. 621 1 6 1 661 1 5 0 702 0 2 4 743 0 8 0 588 5 0 0 579 1 3 0 622 0 5 0 17. 662 1 0 0 23. 703 25 0 0 744 1 1 3 539 1 0 0 580 2 2 0 623 1 0 0 663 0 2 6 704 2 5 9 746 0 15 6 540 2 0 0 581 0 1 0 624 0 5 0 664 0 10 0 705 2 0 0 747 0 10 ft 541 0 5 0 Anon. 8 0 0 625 1 0 0 665 0 5 0 706 1 0 0 748 5 0 0 542 0 10 0 7. 584 1 10 0 627 0 10 6 666 2 0 0 708 2 10 0 749 0 11 0 543 0 2 0 585 0 1 0 628 1 2 6 668 1 10 0 709 0 10 0 30. 750 1 0 0 544 1 0 0 586 0 10 6 629 4 0 0 669 1 11 6 710 1 1 0 751 3 10 0 546 0 10 0 587 0 5 0 631 2 0 0 670 2 0 0 711 0 5 0 752 1 0 0 547' 50 0 0 589 0 5 0 14. 632 2 0 0 18. 671 3 0 0 24. 712 2 0 0 753 0 5 0 8. 548 0 10 0 Anon. 2 9 0 633 0 8 0 673 0 3 0 713 1 0 0 754 3 0 0 549 30 0 0 8. 591 2 2 0 634 1 0 0 674 1 0 0 714 1 1 0 755 0 8 O 550 0 2 6 592 1 0 0 686 0 6 0 675 2 2 0 715 1 6 0 756 0 7 » 551 1 0 0 594 0 10 0 637 0 10 0 676 4 0 0 716 2 2 0 757 1 0 a 552 0 10 0 597 1 0 0 638 1 0 0 19. 677 1 10 0 717 4 0 0 758 3 0 2 553 0 8 0 598 0 5 0 639 20 0 0 678 0 5 0 718 4 0 0 759 2 2 0 554 0 10 0 599 1 0 0 15. 640 0 10 0 679 2 3 6 25. 719 10 0 0 760 1 2 8 555 0 10 0 L.E., 641 1 0 0 680 17 10 0 721 0 5 7 761 2 0 0 \ o OAA V Anon. 0 1 11 Gloucester. 643 0 1 6 Legacy. 189 4 10 722 0 5 0 762 2 2 0 557 1 0 0 601 500 0 0 . 644 8 0 0 682 0 4 0 723 1 19 7 763 0 10 0 4. 559 0 5 0 9. 603 0 2 6 645 20 0 0 21. 683 65 0 0 724 1 1 0 764 0 10 0 560 0 5 0 604 0 5 0 647 0 6 4 684 0 12 0 26. 725 4 0 0 765 0 10 0 561 0 10 0 605 0 5 0 648 0 5 0 685 1 0 0 726 2 0 0 766 2 2 0 562 1 1 0 606 1 0 0 649 1 0 0 686 0 10 0 727 1 0 0 767 4 10 0 565 0 10 6 607 1 10 0 650 0 10 0 687 0 11 0 729 1 0 0 768 5 0 0 566 0 5 0 608 1 0 0 16. 651 0 1 0 22. 689 15 0 0 731 1 9 2 769 14 0 0 567 0 10 0 609 0 10 0 652 3 0 0 690 0 1 0 28. 782 0 10 0 Headers } 568 0 10 4 610 5 0 0 653 0 10 0 694 1 0 0 734 0 5 0 of The 79 1 0 569 1 0 0 611 5 0 0 654 1 10 0 695 1 0 0 735 3 3 0 Christian- J 570 s 0 0 612 50 0 0 655 8 10 0 * or JESUS 736 1 6 0 U J.U 0 Anon., \ AA 10. 614 1 0 0 656 1 0 0 Sake. 737 1 0 0 £1,372 12 11 1 u V Al K AA A Dumfries. J 615 1 0 0 657 0 5 0 698 1 0 0 738 1 0 0

For Special Purposes.

1. 533 8 0 0 8. 593 1 0 0 14. 635 5 10 2 23. 707 9 6 10 Summary. 2. 545 0 14 0 595 3 0 0 15. 642 0 10 0 25. 720 1 0 0 £ 8. d- 596 10 0 0 646 23 14 8. 558 0 5 0 6 26. 728 3 0 0 General ...... 1,372 12 11 4. 602 5 0 0 «67 1 0 563 20 0 0 17. 0 730 25 0 0 Special ...... 12,699 10 6 564 2 13 6 9. 613 8 0 0 18. 672 17 3 6 28. 733 1 0 0 571 7 0 0 11. 617 3 0 0 22. 688 12 0 0 29. 739 2 10 0 Total for September 14,072 3 5 573 3 0 0 619 5 0 0 691 10 0 0 745 1 5 0 Brought:Forward ... 16,958 9 3 5. 577 0 10 0 12. 692 3 0 0 £31,030 12 * Anon. 3 10 0 Legacy. 12,500 0 0 698 2 10 0 £12,699 10 6 7. 588 2 10 0 630 2 8 0 696 0 10 0 C h in a’s M illions

XTbe Bible in Cbina.*

HIXA, whether viewed from the standpoint of its unless the Empire is brought under the influence of vast population, its great antiquity, or the future Christianity, will imperil the world’s future.” What e possibilities of its people, has a claim upon the the possibilities of China are, that great genius, Church of C h r is t for the Word of G od which is Napoleon, saw, when he stated that “ When Cnina is unequalled by the claim of any other nation. moved, it will change the face of the globe.” If we accept the figures given in the last edition of With such a population, with such a vast history, the Statesman’s Year-book or those given by the with such momentous possibilities, China, both on Royal Statistical Society in November of last year, religious and civil grounds, has an unparalleled claim which make the population of China approximately to the Word of God. equal to the population of the British Empire, includ­ Further, China has a special claim upon England, ing India, or the total population of Continental for in the matter of the opium trade we have wronged Europe; or whether we prefer a smaller estimate, her as probably no nation has ever wronged another. China's claim, on the grounds of mere numerical superi­ Avoiding all possible controversy, we have, without ority, measuring soul by soul, exceeds that of any other contradiction, followed in the ways of Balaam, who, for country in the world. If we add to this the fact that unrighteous gain, put a stumbling-block in the way of they show a unique appreciation of literature and a • another nation which caused her to err. Balaam’s end reverence, which amounts almost to worship, for the we know. What shall ours be ? We are still persisting printed page; that there are annually and triennially in our wrong-doing. According to our own Govern­ 960,000 students competing for the 30,000 possible ment’s statistics, our Bengal factories have manufactured, degrees conferred by the 1,839 education centres of the during the last four years, an annual average of Empire, we shall recognize even more fully their claim 7,286,3001bs. of opium, the greater bulk of which is for to that Book which teaches that “ The fear of the L o r d Chinese consumption. Though we cannot undo the is the beginning of wisdom.” past, may G od, in His mercy, turn us from our evil Or, if we view China from the standpoint of her way. In no better way can the Christian Church show antiquity, an antiquity which dwarfs the record of every its grief for this wrong than by giving to that nation other Empire in the pages of history, we must conclude that Book without which there can be no hope for that there has been some more than ordinary obedi­ China’s future. ence to the moral requirements of G o d ’s law to have In 1807 Dr. Morrison landed in Canton and com­ preserved China from that decline and fall which have menced the great task of translating G od ’s Word, and overtaken every other Empire of ancient history, and after thirteen years of strenuous labour, during the if “ To him that hath shall be given ” be the Divine latter part of his task Dr. Milne assisting, the work principle of government, then China has a Scriptural was completed and published in twenty-one volumes, claim to that fuller revelation of G od ’s law and love and at the annual meeting of the Bible Society in 1824 alone contained within the pages of the Old and New was placed upon the table by Dr. Morrison himself. Testaments. Although Dr. Marshman, at that great centre of early Or, if we view China from the standpoint of translation work, Serampore, had with a lion-hearted her future possibilities, what nation has greater ? courage undertaken the same task, the work done by What the commercial possibilities of a nation with the man upon the field naturally held the first place. 400,000,000 possible purchasers are. Manchester should Never was I more surprised than when two or three know better than any other city. What the possibili­ years ago a lady introduced herself to me with the ties of China’s natural resources are, the jealous words, “ My father was the first Protestant Missionary ambitions and eager activities of European nations, in to China.” Staggered at such a remark, I stammered obtaining railway and mining concessions, sufficiently out the name of Dr. Morrison, when she replied, “ Yes, testify. What the military possibilities of that Empire my father was Dr. Morrison.” It seemed impossible, are, Sir Robert Hart, the greatest of living authorities, but it was true, so short is the span of time since this has foreshadowed when he said, “ In fifty years there great and noble task of Bible translation in China was will be millions of Boxers in serried ranks and war’s undertaken. panoply at the call of the Chinese Government, which, Before I venture to tell of accomplished facts and of present opportunities, let me briefly indicate some of * An Address given by Mr. Marshall Broomhall at the British and Foreign Bible Society’s Centenary Meeting in Manchester, the difficulties connected with the translation and print­ on Friday evening, October 16th. ing of the Bible which confronted our predecessors.

N o v e m b e r , 1903. 146 China’s Millions. N o v e m b e r , 1903.

While the acquisition of the spoken language is not, carefully studied both in China and in Paris, and for general purposes, beyond the scope of average mastered. To illustrate the difficulty, it should be ability, it is at least probable that no classical or written noted that the Paris firm issued three series of matrices, language has ever been more elaborated. For centuries one for printing the works of Confucius, which set had it has been the sole subject of their education, and 3,000 different characters; one for printing the Bible, consequently they have cultivated a punctiliousness of which had 4,000 different characters; and one for style which to a Westerner is almost inconceivable. printing a Chinese dictionary, which had 9,000 varieties, The fastidious scholar could not tolerate the slightest which by combinations could form other characters. deviation from his classic models, so that one in­ This type being ready, imagine, if you can, the printer appropriate character, or any sentence which failed to standing surrounded by these thousands of characters please his highly cultivated taste, would in his estimate engaged in setting up the Bible with such a bewildering place the Bible beneath his serious consideration.- Add font of type. The thought is enough to turn grey to this one other difficulty, known as the “ term” the hair of an English printer. But it has been question, which centered round a divided opinion as to accomplished in China, and many millions of Scriptures what Chinese word to use for “ God.” This question so have been circulated. seriously divided the missionary body for many years, that the revision of the Bible had to be suspended. To Difficulties Overcome. illustrate this subject, let me mention that in February, The difficulties of printing and translating the Scrip­ 1901, a series of articles on this subject was recommenced tures being overcome, there were not wanting the men by a well-known Chinese missionary in “ The Chinese who would put the Word of God into circulation. The Recorder,” and this series continued until August, 1902. intrepid pioneer of these was Karl Gutzlaff, the cen­ Even then the writer called it an unfinished examin­ tenary of whose birth falls this year. As early as 1831, ation of the subject, though he had commenced the when all the world considered China as a closed land, article more than twenty years ago, and had collated he started on his fearless enterprise of Bible colportage and indexed over 13,000 illustrations from Chinese by sailing up the China coast in a rude Chinese junk, literature on the use of this word. Yet the word he much to the astonishment of the Christian public at advocated is not the one most generally adopted. home. These great difficulties having been successfully over­ A Union Version of the Bible. come, I do not know how better to describe the With such difficulties, convictions more tenacious situation than by likening it to a great and difficult than life itself opposed to one another, it can be said to mountain which, having been ascended, presented to the glory of God, that at the General Missionary the eye of the spectator a great table-land of oppor­ Conference in Shanghai in 1890, the missionary body tunity. The English language is spoken by about in China were enabled, beyond the most sanguine hopes 115,000,000 people, the Mandarin dialect in of many, to come to a unanimous decision to prepare China is spoken by about two hundred or three and accept a Union version of the Bible, which work is hundred millions. With the classical language, now well advanced towards completion. If we remember Wen-li, understood by all the scholars in the it took two or three centuries for the Latin version of Empire, with the Mandarin Bible for about twice the Bible to become popular, and that the Authorized as many persons as speak the English language if they Latin version did not appear until nearly 1,200 years learn to read at all, what a mighty task accomplished ! after Jerome commenced his work ; or if we recall all Beyond this the Bible has been translated into the the labour expended upon our English Bible from the most important of the somewhat local dialects of the days of Wycliffe to the time of our Authorized Version, South-Eastern provinces, and a start has been made we shall the more realize what a mighty work has been with the dialects of the aborigines in South-Western accomplished when we say, speaking a little in antici­ China, of which there are several millions. pation, that within one hundred years of Dr. Morrison China is undoubtedly the greatest field for literature commencing his great work we have an Authorized in the world. Chang Chih-tung’s famous book, Chinese Version of the Bible, accepted by all the c' China’s Only Hope,” written in the language of the Protestant Churches, in an Empire which comprises scholars, obtained in China a circulation of over one nearly one-fourth part of the human family. million copies in less than two years. What would There is one other difficult}^ which must be noticed; the publishing houses of London say to such prospects ? it is that of printing the Bible in Chinese when trans­ This is the field now open to the Bible Society and to lated. The task of printing Chinese from moveable type, Missions. There is to-day a tide in the affairs of which experience proved to be the only satisfactory China which, if taken at the flood, should lead on to method, for long baffled the most skilful typographer. everlasting blessing to that Empire as well as to our own. Instead of twenty-six letters, here was a language A few figures will be the best evidence of this. Dr. with thousands of different characters, no one of which Morrison commenced his work in China in 1807. could be cast without the preparation of a separate With an almost incredible rapidity he was prospered matrix. Again, if these matrices were cut, there was in his work, the New Testament being completed by no regularity possible in casting the type, for while 1813 and the whole Bible by 1820. A contemporary some characters would recur a thousand times in the of his, recognizing the difficulties of the situation, said, Bible, others would only occur a hundred or a few tens “ That by the end of the first century of Mission work of times. For this reason the average recurrence of in China, there might possibly be as many as 2,000 each character had to be tested. The subject was Christians in the Empire.” N o v e m b e r , 1 9 0 3 . China’s Millions. 1 4 7

As we step forward to the year 1853, although nearly , rock of Holy Scripture, the Word of God which half of the first century of missions in China was draw­ abideth for ever. ing towards its close, there were only a few hundred But while we rejoice at what God has been converts and only about 150,000 copies of the Scrip­ pleased to do through His servants, it is as nothing tures had been circulated in China The year 1853 compared with what needs be done. For every may be regarded as an epoch-making year in Chinese person in China who has a Bible there are about two history. The Tai-ping rebellion had drawn the atten­ thousand who have none ; for every person who has tion of the Christian world to China’s spiritual need. a New Testament, there are two hundred and fifty On the 19th of September of that year, the Bible who have none ; for every person who has a single Society, then celebrating its Jubilee, passed a resolution copy of one of the Gospels, or other small portion of to print one million Chinese New Testaments, and on Scripture, there are forty who have none. There is the same day, by an interesting coincidence, Mr. no place yet for self-satisfied congratulation, for this Hudson Taylor, then a young man of twenty-one, set is none other than a famine, not of bread, but of sail for China the first time. Thus commenced hearing of the Word of the Lord. “ How is it,” said enlarged operations in sending the Scriptures to China the late Adolphe Monod, “ that you and I, who have and the life-work of one who was to be specially used so many tears for physical maladies^ tears for family to penetrate the inland and unworked provinces of that disappointments, tears for public calamities, find Empire. their sources dried up when we contemplate the loss Scripture Circulation. of bouIs, and of the glory of G od ? ” Shall not this Twenty-five years later the circulation had risen to famine of the Bread of Life move us to more worthy about 100,000 per annum, and another step of twenty- efforts than we have made in the past ? The Bible five years brings us to the Bible Society’s centenary, Society celebrated its Jubilee by a great effort on when the annual circulation is within measurable dis­ behalf of China, and it has for its Centenary also a tance of one million copies. If we include the work of policy of advance ; but if it is to be commensurate other societies, we go far beyond a million, for last year with China's need, and with the Church’s oppor­ the British and Foreign Bible Society circulated 872,304 tunity in that land, it will need to be on a large copies, the National Bible Society of Scotland 562,000, scale. and the American Bible Society 439,471, which gives A Three Years’ Enterprise. the grand total, by these three societies, of no fewer than 1,873,775 copies of the Scriptures circulated in The last mail from the Far East brought news of China last year. To put the figures in another way, an appeal which the missions in China are preparing, speaking of the British and Foreign Bible Society only, for the home Churches. In view of the great it took eighty years to circulate the first five million openings now present in China, and the fact that copies, but only ten years to circulate the last five million. 1907 will be the Centenary of Protestant Missions Nor is there any sign of a falling off, but rather the in that land, the appeal has as its central thought reverse. The Bible Society reports that up to the end the undertaking of a three years’ enter prize, which of September this year they received 1,431,490 copies shall double the Missionary staff in China, multiply of the Scriptures from the Press, and that up to May 31 its native helpers, and by the blessing of God realize they had issued 543,607 copies, or 27,671 more than a large ingathering of converts to the Church. If last year for the same months. this appeal is responded to, and G od grant that it may be, it will call for fresh and renewed dedication The Best Translation. oil *the part of G od’s people. More men, more But this is not all. If our interest was merely that women, more Bibles, and more money will be of a publisher, such figures would be reason enough needed. What shall the answer be? for congratulation, but it is not in the translation, the During the summer of last year, a gentleman was printing and the circulation of books only that we are standing in the east of England, looking across a interested. It has been well said that “ God is only field of corn which had been beaten down and ruined well-pleased with one translation of His Word ” and by the heavy rains. As he stood, he was joined by that is not the translation into English, nor into the owner of the land, to whom, in words of Chinese, but the translation into life. It is this which would-be sympathy, he said, “ What a pity you did He promises under the New Covenant, “ After those not reap a little sooner.” Looking his friend in the days, saith the L ord ; I will put My laws into their face, the farmer, whose manner revealed his helpless­ mind, and on their heart also will I write them.” ness and disappointment, replied, “ I can’t get Side by side with this wide circulation of the printed labour.” There is another field, where the grain is page, and with it as His instrument, the Spirit of the the souls of men ; across this field, white with the living God has been writing His law upon the fleshly harvest of opportunity, the Great Husbandman is tables of men’s hearts in China. By this incorruptible looking. For centuries past rich harvests have been seed, from one to two hundred thousand souls in lost, hopelessly lost; and in heaven there has been China, at least, have been begotten again unto the woeful acknowledgment, “ I can’t get labour.” everlasting life, and from the pages of this Book The past is past for ever, and cannot be retrieved ; £hey have derived strength in the hour of trial, but the present is ours, the future is ours. Let us comfort in adversity, and everlasting consolation, be up and doing; there are boundless possibilities, and good hope in times of persecution and of but “ the night comethi, when no man can darkness. It has become to them the impregnable work.” ' 148 China’s Millions. N o v e m b e r , 1903. Su-hai-ching—A Chinese Convert.

By E. J. C o o p e r .

^^^H R EE months have passed [the letter is dated August Su-hai-ching was converted not long before the Boxer rising— i l . 1st] since I had the privilege of joining Mr. and Mrs. during that awful time by the grace of G od he bore a good Lawson here [U-wu, S h a n -s i]. For the most part I testimony—but first as to his unconverted days. At fifteen his have remained at the station, taking advantage of the father died, and two years later his mother, and he was left summer, when the people are busy in the fields, and also of the alone in the world. For some years he was a shepherd, then a rainy season, to do some much-needed study. pedlar, and latterly a grain merchant. In this last business he prospered for a time ; when all was going well with him, thinking to do still better, he made a handsome offering at the Temple of Wealth, and in addition bought three earthen idols. He tells with shame of having spent a considerable sum in dressing up these gods with finery and paint for worship in his home. He dates the decline of business from this tim e; finally he was a ruined man through the embezzle­ ments of his five assistants, who conspired to fleece him. The shop was closed, and he went forth with his wife penniless. He then found employment with a small farmer, near to a Taoist temple, where he worshipped much, and practised the Taoist rites for making his spirit ‘ ‘ immortal.” Not long after this, owing to an action for assault against another party, he had occasion to go to the city of T’uen-lu. There it was that the Gospel was first preached to him by a Mr. Han, of this church. Han, to our view, might be called one of those “ foolish things ” which G od uses “ to confound the mighty.” Although Su paid little attention, Han subsequently visited him, prayed with him and for him until he was converted. God has his own ways of calling His chosen, so it was with Su. Again and again he resisted, until first his wife was laid low with typhus, and soon after himself. His illness left him nearly blind, his eyes gave him such pain that to bear it, he says, he resorted to the expedient of hitting his head with a M r. L awson and S u-hai-ohing. stick. During his wife’s illness he had destroyed the Mr. Laweon is on the donkey; Su-hai-ching is holding the animal’s head. three earthen idols already mentioned, and had been induced to go to the chapel (but not on the Sabbath) I have been much impressed with the progress made since Mr. where he purchased one of Dr. Wilson’s pictures of the Lawson’s return in December, 1901. Then the mission buildings “ Prodigal Son.” This he had nailed up in his home, and often were an utter wreck. Now the compound is nearing completion. as he ate his food, he had thought on the prodigal eating During the last month or so an Opium Refuge and Boys’ School have been erected in preparation for the winter’s work. It is, however, in the work of church reconstruc­ tion that there is especial cause for thanksgiving. Who can tell the disappointment and heartburnings on returning to an apparently shattered church after the fierce blast of persecution in 1900 had swept over i t ! What patience, faithfulness, and love have been needed to deal with the cases of backsliding, so that the reconstructed church might be on sure foundations! The L ord has set His seal to this ministiy. Those that have been received back now number thirty-three, and others are soon to follow; these figures, however, do not fairly represent the present state of the work. At the last monthly gathering of the Church, there were nearly two hundred people present, all more or less interested regular attendants. Some had come five, ten, and fifteen miles to be present, and two old men and a son walked thirteen miles in the morning, attended the day’s services, return­ ing home after six p.m. Pray that the illuminating Spirit of God may reveal Jesus and Him crucified in attractive and sanctifying power to every heart. On that day (July 26th) Mr. Lawson had the joy of receiving by baptism three new members, viz., Su-hai-ching and his wife, and Mrs. Li*kin-pan‘; these are the first to be baptized since the “ troubles.” All three give evidence of the new T he R uined M ission H ouse. birth, and many signs of an excellent work “ The Mission buildings were an utter wreck.” of grace. A few facts concerning them may be of interest the husks in the far country as being not unlike himself to readers of this article, and may call forth prayer for these Now in his extremity, distracted with pain, weak with illness, fresh converts. ruined in business, in the dead of night the Spirit of G o d spoke N o v e m b e r , 1 9 0 3 . China's Millions. 1 4 9

to his heart, and he determined to “ seek his Father.” The next written in 2 Cor. v. 14, 15, the L ord gave the seal of the Holy day he surprised a Christian, who lived in the same courtyard, Spirit, and he has since been filled with joy. In 1900 he by saying he wanted to be taken to worship. Asked why, he did much to preserve Dr. Hewett’s life at great risk to his said “ I am going to seek my Father.” He staggered along to own. He delights to tell of G od’s protecting hand ; although worship, his friend leading him by a stick, as he was unable to his life was sought from seven villages, the L ord hid him. Four see. Arriving at the river, they were preparing to carry him men determined to slay him ; these four would-be murderers are over, when he discovered that his eyes were better, and that he themselves dead, whilst he is preserved. When he heard of our ■could cross by himself. As he neared the chapel, neighbours flight from Lu-ch’eng he prepared a cave and sent messengers asked him where he was going. He replied “ to seek my Father.” with supplies hoping to find us and bring us back to hide ; God What joy it must have given to God to see this forlorn, thirsty willed otherwise. 1 feel strangely drawn to this man, a true soul “ seeking his Father.” Other Christians spoke to him as brother in C h rist, and would ask the L o r d ’s people to pray he approached the chapel, saying he must remove the red cloth that he may be kept by the power of God. from his queue and coat if he was going to chapel. This red His wife, who was baptized with him, resisted the strivings of ■cloth had been ordered by a sorceress, to be worn as a protection G od’s Spirit for some months. It was not until she had passed from devils. His wife had gone to her for advice on her through another illness that she yielded. Her testimony at her husband’s behalf. He readily tore it out now, nothing should baptism was a very definite one. hinder him in his quest for his Father. Mrs. Li-kin-pan, the other new member, is a young newly- Dr. Hewett, who was conducting the service, seeing Su there married woman, who had been taught in Mrs. Lawson’s for the first time, called on him publicly to testify. Questioned school. At her baptism she told of her unwillingness to as to his intentions concerning the Gospel, he said, ‘£ I am seek­ ield to her parents’ entreaties to believe on the L ord ing my Father.” Asked if he was willing to keep the Sabbath, ESU8 C h rist. She is now rejoicing in Him; her husband he replied, Yes, ten shoes of silver would not tempt him to break is one of the most promising men in the church. Their it. He was in earnest. He went home after the service, and in home has a delightful Christian savour.-, Pray for them that the presence of some of the Christians burnt the remaining idol this, their first love to C h rist, may not wane, but increase yet and ancestral tablet. He was able to eat now, and his eyes more and more. became rapidly well, which he believed was his Father’s goodness God is working : will you who love the L ord join us in prayer to him. Six days after, when reflecting on the love of C h rist that grace may abound towards us as a church unto the glory of and the believers privilege of yielding all to his L ord as it is our blessed L ord.

Baptisms at Nan-pu, Si=chuen. B y M iss F. L lo y d . " I will perform, that good thing which I liame promised.”

HE last two months [May and June] have been eventful verse came home to him, “ Able to do exceeding abundantly, ones in the work here; the L o r d has been answering above all we ask or think.” He went home, and claimed the prayer and giving blessing. It is just over a year promise, with the result that he is now free ; he never smoked since Miss F. H. Culverwell and myself came down from opium again after that night. Pao-ning to take over the work. Then, many difficulties Another man is Mr. Wang. The only one about whom we faced us. As the station had been opened at the instigation have had no anxiety. Though holding a position in the of the natives, and they one and all came with ulterior Military Ya-men, he is an honest, simple soul, with a very motives, chiefly with the idea of getting protection from the humble trust. We are hoping soon to be able to visit his Roman Catholics, it was not easy to get things put on to a family; they live in the country a mile or two away. right basis ; their one idea was to be helped in all law-suits; The next one is Mr. Ren, a plasterer. He is not a very they were willing to come and sit through a service and intelligent man, but seems real, and is getting on very nicely repeat texts and hymns, &c., and there the matter ended. with his reading. He did not know a character before he When spoken to about keeping Sunday, or opium-smoking or came. Mr. Hsii is a carpenter, his wife was baptized at the unlawful businesses, they were not willing to close their shops, same time. Chang-teh-king is a boy of sixteen. He is in the or give up sinful things, but said it was impossible. By boys’ school, and is bright and consistent. His mother attends degrees, however, the L o r d has been teaching some of them, regularly, but his father is a heavy opium smoker. The other and little by little the light entered, and at Christmas the boy is named Yong. He was in the school last year, but for real break came ! Seven men closed their shops, and other the last two months has been helping us in the house. He unlawful things were put away. is from the country. Pray for these that they may daily On Sunday, June 7th, Bishop Cassels baptized nine people, grow in grace, and that the devil may get no advantage over seven men and two women, the earnest, we trust, of a big them. harvest to be gathered in from this city [Nan-pu]. You may On June 1st we received ten catechumen, seven men and like to know something about each of them, that you may three women. We trust that some of these may be baptized the better uphold them in prayer. in September. Mr. Hsii, a man of forty-five, is a well-to-do innkeeper, he Some who read these lines may remember a Mr. Lo who was also connected with the Ya-men here, but gave up his had been a lawyer, and gave it up as being inconsistent, and position, as not being consistent for a Christian. He is an also broke off his opium last November. This last month honest, straight-forward man, and our right hand in every we have had his wife in to break off opium. Praise G od, she way. His wife was baptized at the same time. got through very nicely, and also seems to be a really changed Mr. £i is a gentleman of thirty-eight. He, with Mr. Hsii, woman. She was not at all a nice character, a great trial to were the leaders in opening the station here. His great her husband, with a very unclean mouth and bad temper, difficulty was opium smoking ; he tried twice to break it off, but now she comes regularly to service on Sundays and week­ a,nd failed, an old complaint coming on he did not go through days, and is keen to learn, and her expression has quite with it. At Christmas, during the special meetings, the changed. 150 China’s Millions. N o v e m b e r , 19 03. E ditorial Notes. HE Situation in the Far East.—At the close of port of religious customs and practices contrary to their faith 1900, after the Russian occupation of Manchuria, in which they shall not be required to take part. ' occasioned by the Boxer outbreak, Russia and China, “ Missionaries shall not interfere with the exercise by the through their representatives, the Tartar General Tseng and native authorities of their jurisdiction over Chinese subjects Admiral Alexeieff, now Russia’s first Viceroy of the Far East, nor shall the native authorities make any distinction between1 signed an agreement with respect to the future of Manchuria. converts and non-converts, but shall administer the laws with­ When questioned by the British Government, Russia asserted out partiality, so that both classes can live together in peace. the agreement was purely of a temporary nature. As the Missionary societies of the United States of America shall be Times of October 10th says :— “ It is more than two and a permitted to rent and lease in perpetuity, as the property of half years since those words were spoken. October 8th, the the said societies, buildings or land in all parts of the Empire day fixed by Russia in the last of her many communications for missionary purposes, and after the title deeds have been on the subject to the Chinese Government for the final found in order and duly stamped by the local authorities, to evacuation of Manchuria, has come and gone ; ” and Russia erect such suitable buildings as may be required for the seems more securely settled there than ever. carrying on of their good work.” The establishment of Russia in Manchuria, and her eager­ ness to gain a footing in Korea, are causing Japan serious Missions and Criticism.—In the Times for Sept anxiety. While diplomatic negotiations are proceeding 21st and Oct. 5th appeared two long articles by a Shanghai between the Governments of Russia and Japan, both nations correspondent who seeks to make the missionary responsible have beefi eagerly engaged in military and naval preparations, for all the troubles which have occurred in China during that should diplomacy fail they would not be found unready recent years. As we have answered these indictments in a for war. There is much need for prayer that hostilities may somewhat long letter in the Times, of Oct. 8th, we will not do be averted and peaceable arrangements attained. more than call attention to one sentence. He says “ nothing On the same day (October 8th) as that on which Russia that the Powers can do will ever eliminate the central fact that promised to commence her evacuation, a commercial treaty the preaching of Christianity in China will always produce dis­ between the United States of America and China was signed order in the Empire.” Such a sentence is sufficient evidence in Shanghai, which treaty secures the opening of Mukden that it is not mission* methods but the missionary’s message and An-tung as Manchurian ports, Russia having also given which the writer objects to. Those who believe that the assurances on this point. Gospel is a message of good tidings for all people will feel A Chinese and Japanese commercial treaty was also signed that such criticism, does not deserve serious consideration. in Shanghai on October 8th, which treaty is said to follow That the Chinese, who are learning to distinguish between the much along the lines of that made with England last year. action of the Roman Catholic and Protestant missions, are in This stipulates for the opening of Chang-sha within six many cases not opposed to the latter, is proved by the letter months, of Pekin after the evacuation by the foreign from Viceroy Ts’en printed on page 154. It will be remem troops, and Mukden and Ta-tung-kau upon the exchange bered that he was the official who issued the remarkable of ratifications. proclamation commending the C .I.M . settlement in Shan-si, which proclamation was printed in China’s M illions for Missions and Treaty Revision.—It will be remem­ March, 1902. Another friendly letter from him was printed bered that in the 13th article of the English treaty with in our February issue of this year. China of September 5th, 1902, Great Britain agreed to join in a commission to secure peaceable relationships between The Trans-Siberian Postal Arrangements.—The converts and non-converts in China. In the American treaty following statement was published in the London and China just signed, this question has been dealt with more fully. Telegraph of October 12th, and has been confirmed to. us by This is of such interest that we give it below in full. There the Post Office authorities :— is no doubt but that all Protestant Missions will heartily “ We have received the following from the Post Office:—Al­ approve of this article. though no definite arrangement has been arrived at between the “ The principles of the Christian religion, as professed by British and Russian Governments respecting the transmission of the Protestant aud Catholic Churches, are recognized as correspondence by the Trans-Siberian mail route, letters ad­ dressed to China, Corea, Japan, and the Philippine Islands will teaching men to do good and to do to others as they would be accepted provisionally from those who desire to use the new have others do to them. route if distinctly superscribed by the senders with the words “ Those who quietly profess and teach this religion shall not' ‘ via Siberiaand prepaid at the rate of twopence-halfpenny be harrassed or persecuted on account of their faith nor the half-ounce. Such letters are despatched hence to Russia in any way discriminated against. Any person, whether daily, for transmission to destination as opportunity offers. citizen of the United States or Chinese convert, who, accord­ Parcels are not forwarded by this route.” ing to those tenets, peaceably teaches and practises his religion and the principles of Christianity, shall in no ease be “ A Retrospect in Chinese.” —Many of our readers interfered with, or molested in person or property on account will learn with pleasure that this book, which has been so of his teaching or his religious belief. No restriction shall be helpful to many English-speaking people, has now been placed on Chinese joining Christian churches. Converts and translated into Chinese by Mr. F. W. Bailer. It is certain non-converts, being Chinese subjects, shall alike conform to that many thousands of Chinese Christians, especially those the laws of China, and shall pay due respect to those in who owe their conversion, under God, to the work of the authority, living together in peace and amity; and the fact C.I.M., will read with deep interest and profit the story of being converts shall not protect them from the of God’s dealings with Mr. Hudson Taylor. consequences of any offence they may have committed before Mr. A. Saunders’ book, “ A God of Deliverances,” has or after their admission into the church, or exempt them also been translated by Mr. Stanley P. Smith, and should from paying the legal taxes levied on Chinese subjects be an encouragement to many of the Chinese who suffered generally, except taxes levied and contributions for the sup- in the persecutions of 1900. N o v e m b e r , 1903. China’js Millions. 151

The Affection of Chinese Christians for those who her death, as through her life, G od will get glory to Him­ laboured amongst them has seldom been more touchingly self.” Miss Cane, another of her fellow-workers, says :— “ We illustrated thau in the case of the members of the Church at laid dear Miss .Gregory to rest on Wednesday afternoon P’ing-yang and K’iih-u for Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Kay, whose [August 26]. The natives were all very kind and helpful, lives were laid down in September, 1900. The Christians and spared us as much as possible. This we are quite sure are now* showing their appreciation of the lives which were was in answer to prayer. Our hearts are very sad; but it spent for their sakes in loving thought and desire for the is so blessed to know our F a t h e r makes no mistakes, and welfare' of the orphan children. We have been deeply that the separation is only for a little while.” An appre-, touched, as all who read it will be, by the following letter ciation of our sister appears on page 156.J from Mr. Lutley :— We regret also to announce the death of Miss Gertrude H. ‘‘ P’ing-yao, July 15. Wood, at Rao-chau Fu, on August 26th. The cause of her “ I am requesting Mr. .Milsum to send you the following sums for transmission to Tom and Lina Kay, to be divided between them death also was dysentery. Miss Wood was visiting Rao-chau equally :— at the time. Her own station was An-ren in the same S’hai Tls. province, K ia n g -si. Our sister went to China from North From the members of the K’iih-u Church ... .., 82.80 America four and a-half years ago. * She was a good, earnest From the members of the P’ing-yang Fu Church ... 26.70 worker, and gave promise of increasing usefulness in the (£18 6s. 3d.) S’hai Tls. 109.00 future. She had the reputation of being most unselfish, and of ever being prepared to exercise self-denial if the interests The members of the Church at K ’iih-u and Ping-yang desire that of G o d ’s work might thereby .¿be‘ served. By her cordial Master Tom and Miss Lina will kindly accept of the above as a small manner towards the Chinese she had won a place in their token of their love and esteem for their beloved father and mother, hearts, and her ministry will be greatly missed at An-ren. who laboured for so many years among them ; and also desire to express their deep sympathy with them in the great loss they have There is infinite comfort in the thought that “ our Father sustained in the death of their honoured father ■ and mother and makes no mistakes.” That which He does is always best. younger brother and sister, and assure them of their earnest prayers We may not be able to understand this very often, but faith for their welfare and happiness.” rests in quiet confidence upon the immutable word of promise, “ All things work together for good to them that love G od .” May the dear friends who mourn to-day, be comforted at The Late Dr. Blodget. —We have only recently noticed heart by this assurance. the announcement of the death of Dr. Blodget, a veteran missionary to China. He arrived in China in 1854, and continued to labour there until 1894, when he retired from The Province of Hu-nan.— To those who remember the active work of the field, but continued to further the the many difficulties with which the Christian Church has cause of missions in his home-land, America. For the last been confronted in H u -n an , the fact that there are now thir­ thirty years of his time in China, he was engaged in literary teen missionary societies at work in the Province, and that work. He passed to his reward on May 23rd last, in the every prefectural city, with the exception of one, has a 78th year of his age. mission station, will be cause for sincere thanksgiving. An interesting missionary conference was held at Chang-sha, on Herr Carl Polnick.—We greatly regret that a serious ■June 19th, 20th, 21st, of the present year. At this gathering accident has befallen Herr Carl Polnick, the Secretary of the thirty-two missionaries were present, thirty of whom are German-China Alliance Mission—an Associate Mission of the workers in the Province. The subjects under discussion were C.I.M. Mr. Polnick was returning from Genoa, on or about chiefly (1) local organization, (2) division of territory, (3) September 29th, after having seen Miss Yogel— an out-going co-operation in educational, literary, and medical work. The missionary — start for China on board the ss. Hamburg; following interesting .summary is from the commencement of and while hurriedly changing into the train, as it was moving, the report which appeared in the North China Herald for slipped and fell, sustaining serious injuries, specially to his July 17 th, 1903:— right arm and right leg. He was removed to a hospital in “ The honour of sending the first Foreign missionary to Venice, where the injured arm was amputated, and the leg, H u -n a n belongs to the C.I.M., which began itinerant work in which had been broken in two places, was set. Mrs. Polnick 1875; the Rev. Griffith John, D:D., of Han-kow, began his per­ was sent for and is with him. In reply to our letter of sonal visits to H u -n a n in 1880 ; the American Presbyterian inquiry, we learn that “ he is very weak, but without fever Mission have the honour of organizing the first Church in 1894 near the southern border of the Province. Messrs. Brown and or pain, and has no unconsciousness.” It was feared that he Chapin, of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, were the first might have to lose his leg also, but we are thankful to say foreigners to obtain a permanent footing in the Province, they that this further calamity seems to have been averted. May having rented property and become located in Chang*teh in the L o r d graciously sustain and comfort our dear friends, November, 1897, and the first Conference of H u -n a n mission­ Mr. and Mrs. Polnick, in this time of sore trial and suffering aries was held at Chang-sha, 19th, 20th, and 21st June, 1903. Now there are thirteen' societies working in the Province, ten of which were represented in the Conference.” In Memorial«.—It is painful to have to report the passing away of another of our workers. Miss M. A. Gregory, who left for China only last autumn, and had A Public Meeting will (D.V.) be held in the lower but recently begun work at Ho-k’eo, in K iang-si, con­ Exeter Hall on Monday evening, November 2nd, to bid G od- tracted dysentery, and after a short illness, died at her speed to Mr. Walter B. Sloan, who is shortly leaving for a station on August 24. Miss Webber, a trained nurse, visit to China. The chair will be taken by Theodore who, with other friends, was with her and did all that Howard, Esq., at seven o’clock, and the following gentlemen love and skill could devise to recover her of her malady, have kindly promised to be present and take part:—Revs. S. but without avail, writes thus:— “ Her sickness and death A. McCracken,. C. G. Moore, J. J. Luce; also F. Howard were a ..beautiful testimony for the L o r d , and we all believe Taylor, Esq., M.D., and others. Will our friends kindly make she was ripe to see Him; and are persuaded that through a note of the date, and do their best to attend the meeting. 152 China’s Millions. ÎÏOVJEMBER, 1903. About Chinese Boys* B y B e r x a r d U p w a r d . ^ f* H E R E are twenty-five boys in our Mission School at up, and many of our school difficulties arise from this cause i j v Wun-chau—all we have accommodation for, in fact— before the laddies learn the difference between “ meum ” and full of fun and frolic, goodness and naughtiness, and “ tuum.” Sin-chung is a bright little boy, son of a Christian of all else that makes a boy a boy! Should you ask Mr. Dzing, tailor. Glad were we indeed to see Sin-chung give his heart their teacher, he would tell to J esus C h r ist , for we you enough about them to thought Of the trouble enable you tp say “ They the boy had caused us are much about the same through laziness and un- as boys in our school at truthfulness, and, knowing borne.” Some boyB are his ability, longed to get uniformly good and never him freed from these fet­ get a bad mark : one is ters. A day or two after­ always in the master’s wards came a crisis in his “ black book v : another life. Various things — cannot or will not learn knife, pencil, money, etc., his lessons, while yet had been missed from his another is always up to chum’s house, where he pranks as soon as the was a constant visitor. master’s back is turned. These things disappeared However, in this letter I most mysteriously, with­ am not intending to write out any trace of the thief much about boy life in Could it be Sin-chung? general, but will try to But no one could believe show how, in yet another this, and there was not way, boys are much alike the slightest proof. Mr. whether in England or in Dzing, hearing of this, and China; they have souls to praying about it, felt be saved, lives to be Going to School. moved to take Sin-chung ehanged, and need a into a classroom, and ask S a v io u r who can and will do all this for them. G od to make the boy really confess if he had taken anything. A few weeks ago we had a visit from Pastor Fransen, who Sin-chung was asked if he had heard the things were missing. spoke to the boys about J esus, and His power to forgive sins “ No,” was his reply, given in a most innocent manner. n.nfl save from sin ; and one morning fifteen boys knelt down Then Mr. Dzing told him what some folk were saying, it and asked God to forgive and might be Sin-chung, and then eleanse them. As they con­ he and the lad knelt down to fessed their sins they prayed pray about it. Time passed aloud, and so I could hear them — they still prayed. Then Sin- ask to be forgiven for lying, chung broke down completely cursing, cheating, stealing, and and confessed that he had taken •other dreadful tilings; after­ a pencil. After further prayer wards, all but two of these he acknowledged having stolen toys were quite sure that G od the knife, and one or two other liad forgiven their sins, and things. To make a long story had given them new hearts, short, he went to his chum’s and that they were now going house to give back the articles ; to live for J esus. .but when there sobbingly said A short time afterwards, five he must confess everything, he -more bpys, including one of was so miserable ; the money the two wlio were not sure, or had also been stolen by him; .doubted that G od had for­ and he promised to return it given them, went into the next day. One needs to know Matron’s room and gave them-. the Chinese boy to appreciate ¿selves to J esus. Was it all the force of this confession. A real f What proof of their few weeks ago it would have ^conversion can you bring for­ been a series of lies, told with ward. W ell! The teacher’s a mostinjured-innocence voice; “ black book,” and the matron’s but now, the S p ir it of T r u t h “ black book” have given very Was working in Sin-chung’s -different records since. But C hznssb Bots at Plat. little heart, and the change was not only so, the school atmos­ marked indeed. phere is different, and aU our dealings with the boys seem Another Incident occurred just about the same time. The to-have been raised to a higher plane. Let me give just pastor’s wife had unwisely left some cash lying about within two typical instances. reach of the schoolboys, and one day she found four The local name for a thief is “ a three-handed one.” Un­ had disappeared. Mr. Dzing enquired, but the boys one and fortunately this “ third hand ” seems part of every boy’s make all denied taking them. So they prayed, and in primitive NOVEMBER, 1903. China’s Millions. 153 1 fashion drew lots. Bai-hae was taken. Bat he cried so lessons are better learned; school life is more healthful j and bitterly, denying the theft, that the pastor’s wife thought there is far less punishment of bad boys in consequence. they had done wrongly, and had better revert to her old The Literary Chancellor has just paid his visit to Wun- plan of unitedly praying. So Bai-hae, as a suspect, was sent chau. The usual examinations have been held; the usual out of the room, and they prayed. But a little while, and rush for text-books on “ foreign ” subjects; an unusual activ­ he «»nft in crying out that he was the thief, confessed when ity in the Prefect’s College — which will soon give place to he had taken it and what he had bought with it. It was a usual lassitude until next examination time. Meanwhile rather remarkable that in -drawing, Bai-hae had half drawn we are beginning to realize how much Wun-chau needs another slip, but had returned it, and then drew the con­ elementary schools under Christian influence. Here is a demning one. great field for consecrated educationalists—a field that could These are but two sketches that illustrate the truth that a yield a good return for labour and prayer expended in culti­ Christian atmosphere uplifts a whole school. We find that vating it. Who will offer himself to G od for this work ?

Extracts from Letters.

A. Berg’ ■writes from Tung-chau, in Sh en -si, on May 13th : thing of what it means to be His follower. The second was a —“ My ■wife and I have just returned from a fortnight’s student and teacher, thirty-seven years old ; he, too, has been visit to the Christians and enquirers in our district south of coming about for five years, and has learned to know the the river Wei. In the Wei-nan and Hua-chau. districts doctrine fairly well ; but not before last Christmas did the tide work is promising. Compared with the multitudes Spirit begin any marked work in his heart. At that time he who still walk in ignorance and darkness, the handful of passed through an intense inner struggle, lasting for two months, believers seems almost nothing, but we rejoice with the wherein he constantly felt that it meant life or death to him to angels in heaven over one sinner who truly repenteth. Our next accept or reject the doctrine. But, praise the Lord, the Spirit A u tu m n ’s meeting will be held in Wei-nan, when we hope to gained the victory, and thereupon he came and confessed all to baptize about a dozen believers. Several of our school girls are me privately, asking for admittance into the Church. I must from this district; they testify in many ways for Christ, and say, I have not before heard a Chinaman speak with such their influence is sure to be for good. They have unbound their feelings of his conversion, or of such agonv felt for his sins. feet, and their knowledge of the truth is by no means small. A His time of probation was very short, but I believe I was led to day school for boys, and a little house for ourselves, in which to baptize him, and thus to exemplify that it is not some fifty or a stay when we have hundred Sabbaths Bible classes there, observed that are what we are . makes a man fit now praying for. for baptism, but “ Our best evan­ rather, his sole sur­ gelist, Kao Ming- render to the Lord. shuen, has been At the same time, transferred to Hua- I am sorry to say, chau, where we I had to keep bade have rented a suit­ an old woman,-who able house for him has, during five ■and his'familv. He years, observed is a most godly and more than two trustworthy man, hundred Sabbaths, And is sure to be a owing to her not blessing wherever being sincere. . he is. The district “ Another thing from Tung-kuan to from this gather­ Wei-nan will be ing that will glad­ looked after by den you, I think, him. He is doing is that we decided, the work of an henceforth, to elder, though not make the con­ set apart for that ference self-sup­ •office yet?’ porting. This decision, of course, A. R. Berg-1 fng is easily made, but writes from Han- it is , I have •ch’eng, in Shen-si, Photo by] tAf. Beauchamp. noticed, generally on May 29th : — An Idolatbods F estival. followed by a great ■“L ast Saturday Crowds Collecting. GoBpel Tent in foreground. deal of dissatis­ and Sunday we had faction ; but what our Spring Conference, which was attended by a greater number makes us thankful, is that we could not discern anything of Chinese than any previous one. Those who were invited whatever of that kind, but found the people in their poverty Amounted to between eighty and ninety, and there were ready at once to subscribe about sufficient for a two days’ nearly the same number of outsiders present. The seats on the conference in the autumn. Considering their poverty here, men’s side were not sufficient, thus we did not find our new after three years of famine, I must confess that almost ■chapel any too large. every one of the Christians has been more liberal in regard to • We baptized five converts this time, out of twenty-eight Church rarpflnmfl than myself. At present, in an out-station ten applicants, and besides had the joy of receiving fourteen new milftfl from here, where we only have one member, but not a few enquirers. The baptized were two men and three women. The interested, they are themselves taking steps to secure a chapel of first was a B.A., forty-five years of Age, -who has been a so-called their own. enquirer for five years, but no real change had taken place in “ 1 wish we had more workers here now, as the work is opening his life before the death of his wife, nearly two years ago. Since up in every direction ; but I understand that there are none to >then, I believe, he has learned to know Ms Saviour, and some­ spare for Han-ch’eng.” 4 154 China’s Millions. N o v e m b e r , 19 03.

W. T. Gilmer writes from Yoh-yang, in S h a n -si, June many new enquirers, as well as some old ones, living in the 29 :—“ One is seeing here what a snare opium-growing is to the western suburb of the north city, I have, in answer to much Christians. I am sorry to say we have had to suspend two for prayer, felt led to open a street chapel there, too. The rent, sowing it, though, after it had come up, one of them felt that he which is 1,100 cash a month, is contributed half by the Church had done wrongly, and, thinking to minimise his sin, sold the and half by myself. You will be glad to hear that the Kuang- crop to an outsider. As I believe the Holy Spirit has been chau Christians, every Sunday afternoon after meeting in the dealing with the family—in which there are three baptized—I am main hall for prayer, divide themselves into two or three bands hopeful for better things in the future.” of six people each, and hold open-air meetings in different quarters of the city, thus giving many people, who do not care or have not time to come to the chapel, opportunities of hearing, Miss K. Rasmussen writes from Ta-ning, in S h a n -si, on the Gospel of J e su s. May I ask prayer for us all here, and June 19 :—“ Yesterday we came home from a week’s travelling for blessing on the work ? ’’ in the villages, having had such a happy and encouraging time, especially at a place ealled Shang-iien. During the Boxer trouble, Pastor Oh’ii stayed for some time in the village ; the T. Sorenson writes from Ta-tsien-lu, in S i-c h u en , on people had heal’d the Gospel before, but from that time they June 24:—“ Our work here among the Chinese is very made a real start. There are six families, all of whom have put encouraging ; our morning and evening meetings are very well away their idols. We arrived there on Saturday about dinner­ attended, as well as our regular Sunday services. We have time ; some of the women had never seen a foreigner before ; about thirty enquirers, who attend our meetings regularly, and but they were exceedingly kind to us, prepared the best food they I trust that ere long we shall have the joy of seeing some of could think of, and whenever they had a chance, they were these men, if not all, fully on the Lord’s side.” sitting on the Fang eagerly learning to read. We were so surprised to see one woman with big feet ; her husband wished her to unbind them and she was quite willing to do so. Once Miss H. M. Kolkenbeck writes from Ying-shan, in Si- when we mentioned that subject, one of the women said, ‘ When ch u en , in April:—“ On April 5 Mr. Evans baptized seven men you come again, we will all have big feet.’ Several little girls and four women here. One of these was a woman from near who are at the age when feet are bound, have their’s the natural I-long ; the rest were all local people. The former has believed size. This is our last visit to the eountry this season ; there for thirteen years and is a very true Christian, though she does are families who have put away their idols, and want us to come not know much of what is usually expected of candidates, owing and teach them, but we have not been able to go ; there is so to opposition at home.” much to be done. What seems so encouraging is that there is quite a number of young persons longing to learn more.” Dr. Frank A. Keller writes from Chang-sha, in Hu-NAN, on July 7 :—“ Our Sunday services have been held for three weeks in our beautiful new chapel, and the large room has been filled A. ArgentO writes from Kuang-chau, in H o -n a n , on Julyat the morning and afternoon services ; over one hundred 4 :—“ The Kuang-chau Chureh, thank G od, is prospering. On women attended both services. We are having about forty account of the hall having become too small, and owing to a good members and enquirers at our daily morning serviee.”

A Letter from Viceroy Ts’en. [The following letter ivas written by Viceroy Ts’en to the Protestant Missionary Community at Chen-tu, Si-chuen, on the occasion of his departure for Canton. ^ The missionaries had written a letter in English, signed by all the members of the community, expressing their appreciation of him. This, together with a copy of the “ Empress Dowager ” edition of the New Testament, was handed in at the Viceroy's Yamen. This letter is the reply.] ESTERDAY I received and read a translation of the place, and ignorant people are still numerous. My hope is joint letter from the Missionaries of the British and that the teachers of both countries will widely spread the United States Missions. Gospel more than ever, that hatred may be banished, and I am conscious of my unworthiness, and yet grateful for misunderstanding dispelled, and that the influences of the your kind words. The contents of the letter were sincere Gospel may create boundless happiness for my people of and straightforward. I realize that my talents are few, and China. And shall I be the only one to thank you for taking I am not worthy of your praise. the initiative in this good work ? It is now more than eight months since I came to Si -chuen, Although I am leaving Si-chuen, my thoughts will still be and yet I have barely suppressed the disaffected, and have with you, and moreover, it is not certain that we may not but roughly pacified the country. Besides this, I have meet again. scarcely made a beginning to all the reforms that are neces­ As I cannot reply to each individually, may I trouble you sary, not to speak of completing any of them. This I regard to convey these sentiments to your fellow-workers, and also as my own fault, but on receiving the praises of you good my thanks for your kind present. teachers from beyond the seas, I feel more than ever my unworthiness. Nevertheless, I take pleasure in the thought May the Gospel prosper ! that the people and the church are at present on very I herewith present my card, friendly terms. T s’en C h ’u en Sh u e n . The officials of China are gradually acquiring a knowledge of the great principles of the religions of Europe and America, and the churches are also labouring night and day in order to readjust their methods, and to make known to the A Thibetan English Dictionary has been recently public tlieir aims, in the propagation of religion; conse­ brought out by Sarat Chandre Das, Rai Bahadur, C.I.E. It quently Chinese and Foreigners are coming more and more has been revised and edited under the orders of the Govern­ into cordial relations, and the country enjoys a lasting peace. ment of Bengal by Graham Sandberg, Chaplain to H.M. This fills me with joy and hopefulness. Indian service, and by A. Wm. Heyde, Moravian Missionary But after all the province of Si -chuen is an out-of-the-way of the Thibetan frontier. N ovember, 1903. China’s Millions. 155 Our Shang-hai Letter, Containing: the latest information from the Field.

R. STARK writes:— “ Within the last fortnight thirty From Shun-king, in S i -c h u e n , Mr. Evans sends news of a baptisms have been reported. The workers at Tai-ho, most disastrous flood at the end of July. Large portions of in G a n -h w u y , have been encouraged by three women the river street were entirely swept away. The water walking twenty-three miles to make enquiryregarding the Gos­ reached high up the city wall, and at length burst in the pel.” Mr. Harding writes from Ku-tsing Fu:—

NCE more we are called to “ weep with those that Mr. and Mrs. Green and Miss J . Gregg, on Sept. 8th, 1902, weep." Tidings have reached us of the Hoine-call of our by ss. “ Oceana ” for China. The voyage was a memorable ® dear little sister, Maud A. Gregory, who ha-a “ fallen o r d one ; the L afresh revealed Himself as they journeyed on­ asleep in Jesu s ” at Hokeo, Kiahtg-si, on Aug. 24th, 1903. ward, and dear Maud entered China in the joy of His salvation. It was in the Happy months followed in the Yang-chau Training Home. autumn of 1900 She made good progress with the language, passing her first that. I first became examination before leaving for her station at Hokeo^—on acquainted with her. May 15th, 1903—which she reached, kindly escorted by Miss She was then busy Gibson, on June 1st. Her journals were so bright and in Southwark, in graphic. Her joy was great at entering her field of labour the Medical Mission for which she had so long waited and prayed. Department of Mr. We thought a long life of fruitful service was before our Fegan’s work. From dear sister, but B e had ripened her for the Glory Land, and the first interview she was “ ready ” when the call came. one felt she was “ a She was only ill a fortnight. Dysentery first, and then chosen vessel,” and heart collapse. Very tenderly was she nursed by her dear though so young in fellow-workers, who could scarcely realize that the bright, years—only twenty- fresh young life was so quickly ebbing away. On the morn­ three—she was ing of the 24th she thought herself going Home, and asked under the moulding one of them to read to her. She clasped her hands and said, hand of G o d for His “ My Jssus, my precious S a v i o u r , ” then suddenly sang in a service in the Mis­ clear voice one verse of “ My J e s u s , I love Thee,” in which sion Field. they joined amid their tears. She revived again a little, then B rought to sank into a semi-conscious state, and though she knew them, C h r i s t in 1893 her mind wandered—she thought she was on a boat, and through Miss that night she would arrive at Home. She was very happy, Mrss M. A. Gbegoby. Melville (now in and lay smiling at each of the sisters in turn. Early in^the China), in her Sun­ morning she had asked the L o r d for a message as to whether day School class, shp-received her call from G o d for missionary she should go or stay, and in a clear voice said, “ My text is, work a few months later, and from that time had but one * This day shalt thou be with Me in paradise” and later on purpose before her. When only nineteen years of age! the she told the friends who were watching at her bedside that she way was opened for training at Doric Lodge, and she Arad was “ going to the City where there would be no sun nor heat.” already gained considerable experience in seeking to win the And so she “ fell asleep.” J e s u s had said, “ Let us go souls around her to C h b i s t . over to the other side.” All who had to do with her gave the same testimony of Will the mantle fall on other bright young lives? Who her personal love to her L o r d and S a v i o u r , and devotion will take dear Maud’s place? The fields are white to the to his work, and her bright, joyous life was a blessing to all harvest; will not her early Home-call be G o d ’s message to around her. many to follow her as she followed C h r i s t ?

She came to live with me on Nov. 5th, 1901. That “ He is not a disappointment. Jbsub is far more to me winter and the spring of 1902 are fall of sweet memories. Than in all my glowing day dreams J had fancied He could b e ; She was one of our little band at the Keswick Conference And the more 1 get to know Him, so the more I find Him true, that summer—a time never to be forgotten—and she went And the more I long that others Bhould be led to know Him*too.” away full of joy with her dear companions, under the care of H.E.S.

A Ten Days’ Visit to Ta-ih Hien, Si=chuen.

By F a w c e t t O l s o n . <^^H E house in Ta-ih Hien is anything but inviting : a The landlord, Mr. Chang, a military B.A., came home with small shop front, with a dingy, dirty, small room swollen eyelids and inflamed eyes, and after a little simple behind— thick with cobwebs, and latterly visited by treatment they recovered; and many others came, chiefly with rats, who peeped occasionally through the broken flooring— eye diseases, after the fame of this cure had spread abroad. containing two beds, leaving scarcely room to move round. The landlord gave us some eggs, and we gave him a Bible in Had we not had the use of the inn next door (of which this return, which his .father sat reading all day long. The owner house is a p&rt) for our meals, we would have been poorly off. of the inn, Mr. Song, was greatly interested in foreign affairs, Our meals were taken in the public inn, and always more or and would ask me a host of questions whenever he got the less under the staring gaze of Chinese, who came in to see chance. His old mother, seventy years of age, showed interest, what and Jhow the foreigner eats. But you get used to any­ attended the meetings and joined several other women in learn­ thing in time. Our saucepans, plates, and dishes, were a ing the Commandments, L o r d ’s prayer, several hymns, and source of never-ending wonder to the people. Chinese! John iii 16. My wife was greatly, cteered by their progress. Chinese! all day long; right among the people, with scarcely They came almost all day long, only going home for their a quiet comer. Our children were a constant source of meals. There are also a few men who attend regularly. We attraction, and won their way to the hearts of the people. pray that the interest thus shown may be deepened and con- N o v e m b e r , 1903. China’s Millions. 157

of . his hands, and lie wants oar help : and the heart grows sick and the spirit weary and we ask, “ When will these souls believe the message of love for its own sake and the eternal life which it brings ? ” Do the Christians at home realize the difficulties of the work here. Very rarely only does a man listen to the Gospel message and drink it in as the good news of salvation. I spoke to one man after an evening meeting; he had never heard before, never seen a foreigner. He kept asking those' around him if the foreigner could speak and could understand what was spoken, and seemed surprised when the aforesaid foreigner preached in his own mother-tongue. This man listened attentively as I outlined the Gospel story, and seemed to understand its message, bought a few books and left—going to his home next day, twenty-three miles away. I did not see him again. Oh, what shall the harvest be ?

Miss F. Lloyd writes from Nan-pu, Si- c h u e n :—Owing to having house-building on, I have not been able to do as much visiting as I would like, but we have had plenty of visitors coming here, and the dispensary work T ravelling bt Seda^ Ch air. has kept one busy every other morning. Last month there were not so many patients, but this fcinued. We are sending the Bible-woman across there to month there has been quite a rush again. stay for a month and teach the women. Our evening meet­ The boys’ school goes on quietly; we have ten boys, and ings were packed with listeners : finding èie small shop too two little girls, sisters of two of the boys, whom we allow cramped, we borrowed the inn for two nights, but the place to come as a special favour. was too noisy, so we returned to our own house. We are hoping to move into our new house the end of July. On market days I made a point of spreading a table It seems a very slow business getting it built. I am up there with books in front of the street shop, and being on a every morning at -4.30 to see that they start work in good crowded thoroughfare, I was never without an audience. time. They need a great deal of looking after. A Chinese crowd, for the most part, stare and stare and do We have a fair number of “ hearers ” attending regularly. nothing else, but every little while some one comes up and Please pray for them that the Holy Spirit may be outpoured with more than usual interest asks the price of this and that upon them, and they may be truly converted. “ Not by might, book, and this affords one the opportunity of explaining the nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lobd of Hosts.” contents, and urging upon the individual the claims of the Gospel. It is always better to address one’s self to an For Praise and Prayer* individual like this, asking him simple questions, than to PRAISE. deliver a long harangue to the crowd generally. These are For the wide circulation of the Bible in China, p. 146. God’s arrows. Old Mr. T*ang would take his turn at this For the recent baptisms at Nan-pu, Si-chtten. p. 149. kind of work, at which he is very good. The sales at these For the wonderful progress of the Gospel in the province of times are not big, perhaps only a few books being sold during H u- n a n . p. 151. a whole morning, and sometimes none at all. For the promising nature of the work in and around Other mornings were occupied in meeting with stray Tung-chau, in Sh en-si ; also for the blessing that attended the Spring Conference at Han-ch’eng, in the same province, p. 163. guests, chiefly city people, who come in to chat. Here is a For encouragement given • to the workers at Ta-ning, in student who is anxious to learn English, but cares little for S h a n - s i ; for the prosperity of the Church at Kuang-chau, in the Gospel message. We tell him we have no time for H o - n a h ; and for blessing at Ta-t’sien-lu and Ying-shan, in teaching English, and that there are special schools for that S i - c h u e n ; and Chang-sha, in H u - n a n . p. 154. purpose, and he goes away. Here is an elderly man, who That the Mission House at Shun-king, in Si-chtjen, escaped shows a keen interest in asking what rules we have for inundation during the recent serious flood, p. 155. entering the Church, is very anxious to join our religion, and — PRAYER. is going to buy a complete set of books. We wait awhile For “ Su-hai-ching—a Chinese Convert,” that he may be kept by the power of G o d ; also for his wife, and Mrs. Li-kin-pan, and after telling him the object of our preaching, he asks, both of whom have recently been baptized, that their first love “ Supposing anyone joins the religion, will the foreign to C h b is t may not wane, but increase yet more and more. p. 148. pastor help him in any difficulty, e.g., get his friend out of That hostilities between Russia and Japan may beaverted. p.l 50. prison t ” And we reply, “ No ! we have nothing to do ' For Mr. and Mrs. Polnick in this time of trial; and for the with outside matters; we simply exhort men to repent.” bereaved friends of the late Miss Gregory and Miss Wood. p. 151. He goes away after awhile, excusing himself, and we see T h a t t h e blessing of G o d may increasingly rest upon all work no mòre of him. for C h r is t among t h e children of China, p. 152. That a work of grace may begin among the women of Another man who has been coming for several Sundays Kii-tsing Fu, in Y un- nan, and especially for the nine women has a debt which he can’t collect, and he wishes to know if enquirers who are now before the Church there ; also for Mr. we would help him if he believes the doctrine. Yet another and Mrs. Lack, who are commencing work in a new centre in is in difficulties about a business, which has been taken out H o -w a jt. p. 155. 158 China’s Millions. N o v e m b e r , 1903.

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DONATIONS REGEIYED IN LONDON DURING OCTOBER, 1908. For General Fond. Beet. No. «. d. Heot. No. 8. a. Beet. No s. d. Heot. Mo 8. d. Beet. Mo. £ 8. d. Beet. Mo. £Ì 8. 1. 770 1 0 0 6 828 1 0 0 10. 884 1 10 0 j 16. 944 6 1 0 22. 997 2 2 0 27. 1048 16 0 0 771 1 2 6 829 0 8 8 12 885 0 10 6 945 0 2 0 998 3 0 0 1049 4 0 0 772 2 2 0 830 0 5 0 886 0 3 6 17. 946 1 1 0 1000 20 0 0 1050 5 0 0 773 1 0 0 881 25 0 0 887 0 9 6 947 0 10 0 1001 7 0 0 1051 5 0 0 774 0 8 0 882 2 2 0 888 0 10 0 948 5 0 0 1002 3 9 7 1052 3 0 0 775 0 8 0 833 0 12 0 Anon. 0 1 0 949 0 3 6 1003 0 4 0 1053 3 16 0 776 15 0 0 834 0 11 6 890 1 0 0 950 0 10 0 1004 10 0 0 . 1054 62 0 0 777 0 17 0 7. 835 1 10 6 892 1 13 5 951 5 0 0 23. 1005 5 0 0 1055 0 10 0 778 0 10 0 836 4 8 0 893 0 10 0 952 10 0 0 1006 0 5 0 1056 5 0 0 780 1 10 0 837 3 0 0 Anon. 2 0 0 958 0 7 6 1007 0 5 0 28. 1057 0 10 0 781 25 0 0 838 0 10 0 13. 895 5 11 0 19. 954 3 0 0 Anou., 1 , A n 1058 0 5 0 U V 782 1 1 0 839 2 10 0 896 0 10 0 955 1 0 0 Eetford. J 1 1059 10 0 0 788 1 3 0 840 0 10 0 897 0 3 0 956 2 0 0 1009 5 0 0 1060 118 4 6 784 0 7 6 841 0 10 6 898 0 2 6 957 2 2 0 1010 0 5 0 1061 4 15 3 2. 785 12 10 0 L, L. 0 5 0 Ö00 2 0 0 958 0 10 0 1011 1 0 0 1062 0 2 0 .786 1 1 0 843 12 10 0 901 0 5 0 959 1 10 0 24. 1012 5 0 0 1063 10 e 0 787 1 1 0 845 1 5 0 902 1 10- 9 960 0 10 0 1013 0 12 6 1064 0 2 0 788 0 5 0 846 0 10 0 14. 904 0 5 0 961 2 2 6 1014 12 10 0 29. 1065 0 5 0 789 5 13 9 847 10 0 0 905 5 0 0 962 20 0 0 1015 :100 0 0 1066 0 5 0 790 1 0 0 848 1 0 0 906 1 0 0 963 0 10 0 • 1016 18 0 0 1067 1 10 0 791 2 0 0 849 4 0 0 907 3 0 0 964 5 0 0 1017 0 6 3 1068 8 10 0 794 0 11 9 850 5 0 0 908 5 8 5 965 0 19 6 1018 0 14 0 1069 6 0 0 Anon., 1 AA 851 6 909 0 0 1019 5 0 (1 1 0 lu1 A 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 20. 966 200 30. 1070 1 Lerwick J 852 0 10 0 910 1 17 6 967 1 1 0 26. 1020 0 2 e 1072 0 2 6 796 7 0 0 853 3 8 0 911 102 16 10 969 0 10 0 1021 5 0 (. 1073 12 0 0 797 2 0 0 8. 854 1 1 0 912 0 6 0 970 0 10 0 1022 0 5 0 1074 1 1 0 798 0 10 0 855 1 0 0 Anon. 1 0 0 971 1 0 0 1023 0 5 0 1075 5 0 0 799 0 10 0 856 0 10 0 914 2 5 0 972 0 5 0 1024 1 0 0 1076. 1 0 0 S. 800 1 1 0 857 5 0 0 915 1 1 0 973 0 10 0 1025 2 7 0 1077 1 1 0 801 1 s 0 Anon., 916 5 0 974 1 16 0 1026 3 0 0 1078 0 7 6 UAA0 V 0 802 1 0 0 Baling. 917 1 1 0 975 1 0 0 1028 0 5 11 1079 0 14 0 803 2 0 0 860 0 10 0 918 4 13 0 976 0 8 0 1029 1 0 0 1080 5 3 2 804 1 0 0 861 0 10 0 920 2 2 2 977 0 10 0 1030 10 0 0 1081 1 6 0 805 5 0 0 862 1 0 0 921 0 10 0 979 0 5 0 27. 1032 3 0 0 1083 1 12 0 806 0 10 0 863 0 5 0 15. 922 0 3 6 980 100 0 0 1034 1 0 0 31. 1084 0 15 0 808 5 0 0 9. 864 0 11 10 923 1 1 0 981 1 1 0 1036 5 0 0 1085 0 16 0 5. 809 0 10 0 865 0 3 0 924 0 10 0 982 4 0 0 1037 1 0 0 1087 0 10 0 810 1 1 0 866 0 10 0 925 1 4 10 21. 983 1 0 0 1038 1 0 0 1088 2 15 0 811 3 10 0 867 0 5 0 929 0 5 0 984 1 1 0 1039 0 6 6 1089 1 1 0 812 0 15 3 868 0 5 0 930 0 10 0 985 1 0 0 1040 0 5 0 1090 1 0 0 813 0 9 0 869 1 0 0 16. 931 0 3 6 986 0 1 0 1041 *8 0 0 1091 1 5 0 814 3 4 6 870 0 8 6 933 0 10 6 988 0 7 6 1042 1 0 0 1092 0 5 0 815 0 1 0 871 2 18 0 934 0 10 0 989 1 0 0 1043 0 5 0 1093 0 5 0 816 0 2 2 872 3 1 0 935 1 0 0 990 3 3 0 J. O , ) 1094 1 1 0 B.O.O. 1 0 0 873 55 0 0 936 0 10 0 991 0 2 0 In Memrry 5 0 1095 10 0 0 of Sister. 6. 821 5 0 0 10. 878 9 1 0 937 12 10 o • 992 5 0 0 }° 1097 2 8 9 822 0 879 2 10 0 3 7 940 1 18 7 993 25 11 9 M.A. N.. }0 10 0 Legacy. 150 0 0 824 2 1 4 881 5 0 0 941 0 17 7 994 1 0 0 Cricklewood 826 0 10 0 882 2 2 0 942 0 10 0 995 0 8 0 1046 o :10 0 £1,631 19 11 827 0 5 0 883 3 14 0 943 18 19 0 22. 996 0 5 0 1047 l 1 1 For Special Purposes. 1. 779 13 0 O' 8. 858 4 0 0 15. 926 3 15 2 26. 1027 198 5 8 S u m m a r y . 2. 792 7 5 0 9. 874 0 14 0 5 19 0 927 4 1031 13 10 £ a. d. 793 30 0 0 875 8 0 0 928 3 0 0 27. 1033 0 10 0 8. *07 1 12 0 10. 876 2 0 0 16. 932 1 6 6 1035 0 15 6 General ...... , ... 1,631 19 11 Special ... 566 5 5 5. >18 10 0 0 877 3 10 0 938 5 0 0 30. 1071 1 1 0 819 18 15 0 880 1 0 0 939 140 0 0 1082 3 10 0 Total for October ... 2,188 5 4 6. 820 6 3 0 12. 891 10 14 9 20. 968 0 7 0 31. 1086 2 0 0 Brought Forward ...... 31,030 12 8 823 2 10 0 13. 899 3 3 0 978 3 0 0 1096 3 3 0 825 8 15 0 903 5 0 0 21. 987 1 18 6 £33,218 18 0 7. 844 45 0 0 14. 919 2 0 0 22. 999 2 2 0 £556 5 5 C h ina’s M illio n s.

The Marching Orders.*

B y R o b e r t F. H o r t o n , D.D.

[Extracts from an Address delivered in the Richmond Hill Congregational Church, Bournemouth, on Tuesday morning, October IS, 1908. Dr. Horton began his Address by referring to the familiar incident, narrated by the Rev. J. Hudson Taylor, o f the drowning of his Chinese friend, who went by the name o f Peter, owing to the callous indifference o f the Chinese boatmen, to whom Mr. Taylor appealed for help. These men spent so much time in haggling “ about a price" for'their aid, that when, a t last, they did help, it was too late,— the man was dead.]

/ T AN men be so callous ? ^ While a fellow-creature The first work of the Church, the indispensable pre- is perishing, can they stop and haggle about a liminary to all efficiency, is to resume the march, to price? Yes, men can be so callous; Christian advance the banners, to get the host in motion, to men can be so callous. Though we hold the doctrine recover the watchword. If we would have the Church that the soul is of more value than the body; though effective for her simplest work, she must be true to her we believe that life eternal is to know the only true foremost work. She must inscribe on her ensigns, and G o d and Jesus Christ whom He has sent, we permit write in her heart, the old word of G o d , “ Speak unto ourselves, on slight arguments or on none, to stand by her that she go forward.” What is called the mission­ while the ignorant heathen go down to death, and ary enterprize must be frankly and enthusiastically hardly put out a hand to save. avowed to be her primary concern. And whether by “ But, if thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn Church we mean the whole body of the faithful through­ unto death, and those that are ready to be slain, doth out the world, or the local society of Christians in any not He that pondereth the heart consider it ? and He ^iven place, the Church must be acknowledged to exist that keepeth the soul, doth He not know it ? and shall m the first instance simply to pass on the Message He not render to every man according to his works ? ” of the Redemption to the peoples that have not Now the argument is this: Christianity is an Evan­ known. gel, it is the announcement of certain tidings, and the What is this Truth of the Gospel, with which the message is essentially directed to all the world: Church is entrusted, and for which the Church exists ? “ the grace of G o d appeared, bringing salvation to all It is the brief and definite announcement of a fact— a men.” The Church exists simply and solely to deliver fact, shall we say, in history. Yes, but a fact, also, of the message, to deliver it to all men. The expansive the spirit— a fact which lets in the eternal light upon movement, therefore, is not accidental or occasional, but the course of time. It is so brief, and so definite, that permanent and essential. Only as the banners move a compendium can be made in a sentence. The whole' forward does the army remain in discipline. It can is told at once: “ G o d so loved the world, that He gave know nothing of barracks or of winter quarters, for its His only-begotten S o n , that whosoever believeth in purpose is to move on, and always on, until the message Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.” That is delivered to all nations, and the Evangel is the is the whole of Christianity, just as the whole of Islam common property of humanity. From this it follows is comprised in the sentence, “ G o d is one, and that whenever, or if ever, or even so far as, the host Mohammed is His prophet.” forgets its functions, plants the banners, and settles Why did C h r i s t call His disciples awoWoXoi ? The down, it falls into disarray; it becomes disorganized, it whole truth was wrapped up in that word. They were is found to be ineffectual for the camp, as it was un­ men who were sent with a message. They were not equal to the march. When Christianity ceases to be a philosophers or schpolmen, not theologians, nor even message, a world-wide message, and becomes a system, orators. They were voices proclaiming a fact. There a polity, it rapidly declines, it loses its tone; the shout is no indication that the Apostles were to be an order. of the King is no longer in the midst. The demoraliza­ All who heard and received the fact were to be Apostles, tion of the arrested banners in the van rapidly spreads and to pass it on. How extraordinary is the substance, to the rearguard. the content, of what we call the Evangel! It is not, it will never consent to be, a satisfying scheme of things * Published as a booklet by the Congregational Union of England and Wales, Memorial Hall, Farringdon Street, E.C. Price three­ with answers to all questions and solutions for all pence net. perplexities. D ecem ber, 1903. 160 China’s Millions. D e c e m b e r , 1903.

It is supremely a message, a spiritual, a supernatural lines of ecclesiastical history. The law to which such message, a point at which God reaches the soul, and the an inductive observation leads is this, tbat the quality soul regenerate embraces God, a reconstruction of life and efficiency, of the religious work of the Church have and thought from that central point, but also, for that always been determined by* the degree and the reason, a truth which must in fairness be given to all progressiveness of the missionary enterprise. mankind, which cannot be held in any exclusiveness, Needless to say, the Church of the Apostles was an which knows nothing of the elect, except that each entirely missionary church; it knew no rest or stay, believer is elect to declare it to those wno have not and its foremost missionary could say that the message heard, and manifest it to those who have not seen, in his time had come into all the then known world. When a man receives it he is already commissioned to The New Testament is the bound volume of the mis­ declare it to all mankind. Refusing this, he loses it. sionary magazines of the first half-century. It hardly “ From him that hath not is taken what he hath.” Its waits to state the Evangel in its eagerness to tell how law is that of communication; its final cause is universal the Evangel was spreading, how the Word of God had diffusion. We can, therefore, understand the astonish­ free course and was glorified throughout the world. St. ment of men in very varied parts of the world, when Paul’s method of governing his churches was to be they hear the message of the Gospel, that we have not always planting new ones. His way of correcting the brought it to them before. That is the first thought bigotry at Jerusalem was to strike out into Antioch that springs into their mind. and to convert Antioch he undertook missionary jour­ The Evangel, an Announcement. neys through Asia Minor; Derbe, Lystra, or Ephesus was built up by crossing over to Europe, and he secured The Evangel is so essentially an announcement, to the loyalty of the Philippians by evangelizing Corinth. which all mankind are entitled, that this amazement His cure for the abuses at Corinth was to compass must seize on any unsophisticated mind that realizes it Illyricum and Dalmatia, and so to make for Rome, and for the first time. The thing is so obviously a message his intention was to provide an antidote for Romanism to be delivered, a telegraphic despatch to mankind, that by reaching the Pillars of Hercules. If he had reached it is impossible not to censure a Christendom which, Spain, he would undoubtedly have divined America like an idle telegraph boy, is found playing marbles in and anticipated Columbus; and he would have planted the street with the undelivered despatch reserved for the Gospel in America by invading Japan, and sur­ her own private use. And yet the Evangel is so prising the ancient civilization in China. He knew delivered to us that its application to mankind is well the one condition on which the religion of the unmistakable, and no man can truly take it to himself Gospel can succeed ; strange that with the New Testa­ without at the same time observing that it is directed ment in our hands we can ever forget it ! The Gospel to mankind. No man can reserve it for himself, but it is the Ulysses among religions; its only Ithaca is will become like the putrid manna which the Israelite heaven. in the desert gathered in an excess of prudence. The Church's Greatest Period. As this fact dawns upon us, we see how a great part of nominal Christendom is in the position of Hannibal’s We are agreed that the greatest period of the Church army, which went into winter quarters at Capua, and in England was the time of the Commonwealth; then, there became enervated. The conquest halted, and the as never before, England was in the way of becoming a power vanished. We are an army that ought to be on Christian nation. This was also the point of the the march, and but for a flying column, insignificant in awakening of missionary zeal. John Eliot was our numbers and equipment— only seven thousand from the first, and in the supreme passion for souls, the greatest vast British Empire*— we are gone into barracks, and of our missionaries. What led him to attempt his we sing barrack-room ballads and suffer from all the work among the Red Men ? He has told us himself : nameless demoralization that barracks always breed. (1) The glory of God in the conversion of some of these This army should be on the march, set on the conquest poor, comfortless souls ; (2) a heartfelt compassion and of the world. What is it doing ? Conquering the tiny ardent love for them as blind and ignorant men; (3) island which was evangelized thirteen centuries ago ? the sense of duty so far as in him lay to fulfil the Apparently not. It seems impotent to convert the promise given in the royal charter to Massachusetts, inhabitants of this island, baffled by a growing infidelity, “ the people of New England shall colonize America by an amazing indifference, by a surging animalism, by with the aim also of imparting the Gospel to the “ the howling sense’s ebb and flow.” Why ?. Because native Indians.” Thus the expansion of England it should be an army on the march, and it is in barracks. began with a missionary thought; that expansion has been a blessing or a curse in proportion as the mis­ The Law of Efficiency. sionary thought has waxed or waned. But if the duty of setting the missionary enterprise in the forefront of our Church work is proved deduc­ The Missionary Claim Rejected. tively from the very nature of the Gospel, as it was Why was the England which Whitefield and Wesley given by Christ, and as it is experienced in our hearts, evangelized, the England which is photographically it may be verified inductively by marking the general preserved in the pages of Richardson and Fielding, the * The £8,000,000 which we give to this primary work of Missions, England which Bishop Butler declared had practically in itself a large sum, shows very paltry when we are told by Sir Robert renounced Christianity— why was this eighteenth cen­ Giffen that the aggregate income of the people of the United Kingdom tury England so gross, so brutal, so godless even in its is £1,750,000,000, and that of the Empire is £3,130,000,000 per annum. We give one-thousandth part of our income to the work godliness ? I find a sufficient answer to the question which Cheist deems first. in the one fact that the Church, Episcopalian, Presby­ D e c e m b e r , 1903. China’s Millions. 161

terian, Dissenting, had renounced the principle of the Cromwell conceived, wholly set on bringing the missionary claim. When Carey attempted to enforce world to Christ, that nation would inherit the earth. that claim, it seemed strange, incredible, absurd, and How that missionary purpose in the hearts of a few even blasphemous. Not only did Sidney Smith sneer has wroueht miracles of transformation appears from at the consecrated cobbler, but the Baptist Assembly this simple statement:— itself frowned upon him. “ Young man,” was its It is calculated that in three centuries, the first response, “ when G od wishes to convert the heathen, Protestant centuries, the Christian population of the He will do it without you.” “ Sending out of mission­ globe doubled. In 1500 it was one hundred mil­ aries into our Eastern possessions,” said the Board of lions, in 1800 it was two. But in the first mission­ the East India Company in 1793, “ is the maddest, ary century, from 1800 to 1900, it sprang from most extravagant, most costly, most indefensible project 200,000,000 to 500,000,000. A little study of the which has ever been suggested by a moonstruck map and of the extension of population will make fanatic.” The clumsy pile of adjectives proves that the this law of God’s dealings plain, that God enlarges surprise and indignation were in a sense genuine. the countries which nurture in their hearts His great “ Such a scheme is pernicious, imprudent, useless, harm­ purpose for the world, and in proportion as they ful, dangerous, profitless, fantastic. It strikes against all water others He waters them. reason and sound policy ; it brings the peace and safety of our possessions into peril.” Fury, without fact, runs An Army of Conquest. into adjectives, or blusters into oaths. And Christian England was in that condition of mind when the proposal We must make it clear to ourselves as well as to was made at the end of the eighteenth centuiy to obey others, that we are an army of conquest, and that the definite commandment of her presumptive L o rd and the world in its entirety is the field of our putative S a v iou r. Nor was it much better even in Scot­ operations, and that every church, every minister, land, the nursery of missionaries, but for a voice here and every Christian, exists to make that message known there like Erskine’s. When a proposal to evangelize the to those who have not heard. Captain Mahan, the heathen was brought before the Assembly of the Scotch great authority on sea power, recently said : “ No Church in 1796, it was met by a resolution, that “ to war was ever yet won by mere defence, least of all a spread abroad the knowledge of the Gospel amongst war of conquest, which that of Christianity is ” ; and barbarous and heathen nations seems to be highly be added that the only thing which can cause the preposterous, in so far as philosophy and learning decadence of the Church is the failure of Christians must in the nature of things take the precedence, to present Jesus Chuist as He is to those who are and that while there remains at home a single indi­ not Christians.” vidual without the means of religious knowledge, to That is the cause of our apparent failure ; the propagate it abroad would be improper and absurd.” vanguard banners are not sufficiently advanced, the This was the temper which had produced a cold and host is not kept sufficiently aware of the onward dying Church, and a population callous, vicious, and march, the news from the front tarries because it is blasphemous. And then Dr. Erskine called to the not expected and prayed for, and the camp grows Moderator, “ Rax me that Bible,” and he read to the listless because there is not news from the front. Assembly the words of the great commission, which But if this is to be corrected, oar missionary work burst upon them like a clap of thunder. must be undertaken in a new spirit of conviction; the scandal of our apathy must be removed ; the in­ “ Rax me that Bible.” efficiency of ou r War Office must be cured. The The trumpet call had come. “ Bax me that Bible” work must not rest upon the frothy waves of awoke Scotland, and produced the splendid line of transitory emotions, but upon the firm ground of a Scotch missionaries — Burns, Duff, Livingstone, solid reasoning. W e must be proof against the Moffat, Chalmers. Carey’s watchword had sounded ; captious criticisms of missionary work and the Morrison was forming his resolution, and replying to irrelevant argument of failure. W e must escape the objectors: “ If my father or any other friends can childish attitude of being interested when there are give such reasons why I should not take this step, stories of lions or cannibals, but flagging when the as will satisfy my mind on a dying bed, I will desist.” dull routine yields but scanty results, though we The first great century of Protestant missions may well give attention to our Missionary literature dawned. How partial and fitful has been the effort, and breathe into it the profound interest of a com­ how frequently the impulse has almost died away ! manding faith and glowing zeal. Our Missionary Still England is indifferent or hostile. Still the work must be part of our faith, wrought into the Church is apathetic, and only a few are in earnest. texture of our life, a part as integral as the convic­ But the missionary century has been a period of un­ tion that we are pardoned and saved for C h ris t’s exampled progress at home. Fetters were struck sake ; it must act on our minds like the categorical from the slave ; mercy entered into our criminal law imperative of conscience, nay, like the clear and and reformed prisons; national education made a authoritative word of C h ris t, which it is, that we, all hesitating commencement. Province after province of us— we as churches, we as men, women, and was added to the missionary nations. The borders children— are entrusted by Him with the com­ were enlarged, the blessing was given, out of all pro­ mission to carry the tidings of His saving love to the portion to the effort made. It has become evident uttermost ends of the earth, to preach Him among that if ever there should be a Christian country such as those who have not heard. ¿V1'" "* ■** J- 162 China’s Million*. D e c e m b e r , 1903. The Great Floods in West and North Chinas RITING of the great floodatShun-k’ing on August determined not to neglect any reasonable precaution, we set 7th, 1903, the Rev. A. E. Evans says :•— to, and laid down foundations for two large ones, with doors, “ While rejoicing over the prospects of a good flooring, forms and bedsteads. After this we gathered for a harvest with greatly reduced prices, to relieve the present prayer meeting. A blessed meeting it was, one’s mind could distress, we have just been visited with the most severe flood not help rejoicing over such a gathering in the midst of a known for a great many years. Qn Wednesday the river wicked heathen city, pleading with the Lord for protection commenced rising, as it usually doesin June and July. After against the threatened danger. Outside was fear and alarm; breakfast on Thursday morning I took the two children down the most serious apprehension that the gorges lower down to see the rushing water, which, alas ! was still mounting would getT choked, and throw the water back over the country. higher and higher up the city breakwater. The lower parts This gave visions of terrible possibilities; unlikely inordinary of the River street were flooded, and some houses built by the cases of river flood. river-side were washed away. A general feeling of alarm was “ With such thoughts as these and many remembrances of the spreading amongst the people. While we watched, the Ya-men Lord’s grace and tender mercy, we made our final preparations runners announced the arrival of the Hien magistrate to and *set a watch,’ and went to get a little rest. The latest beseech the river god on behalf of the city. Besides the news was— ‘ still rising.’ The comforting word came to me, usual sacrifice and worship, it is customary, in times of flood, ‘ I Will never leave thee nor forsake thee,’ and again, ‘ Thou to cast into the river* the official dress and badge. This, our wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee.’ magistrate, however, The Lord tested our did not do ; but later faith to the utmost; on, as the river con­ message after message tinued to rise, both was brought,— ‘still local and prefect sign­ rising.’ A strong wind boards were cast to the began to blow, followed angry deity, the idea by thunder and rain— being, if the signboard heavy pouring rains is floating in thé flood, splashing down from the the god will imagine roofs in perfect streams. the Ya-men is washed All around was com­ away, and, awaking to motion, our neighbours the damage he is doing, preparing rafts, men will repent. Alas, the . shouting, women and notion that the gods children crying, and can be thus deceived occasionally a heavy runs through a great thud announced the fall deal of their worship, of a wall near by. Still and proves the word we quietly held on to true, ‘ They that wor­ God, and pleaded for ship them are like unto deliverance. The them.’ After dinner, natives with us got Mr. J. and I went forth together again for

•again to keep our­ A bounding thk Chin-tan Rapid in the Y ang-tz G obgbs. prayer, led and encour­ selves informed as to aged by Mr. Jennings. At the state of things. . We first mounted the wall over­ one a.m. the City gate burst in, and half thestrfeet was flooded at looking the River street. In the interval the water had once. Yet the water did not reach our door. At three a.m. the risen greatly, houses were now submerged part way up water was ‘ still rising,’ but slowly, and in that word slowly I the roofs, and the city moat behind the breakwater was found sufficient comfort to retire upon. We slept until six rapidly filling. a.m. when the water had reached our doorway in the gutters, and “ People recovering all they could of their household though some said it was not retiring, it was easy to see that the property by means of ropes and hooked bamboos, formed highest level was reached. Soon after came the glad news— little forlorn groups all along the way. The Prefect passed ‘ It is falling,’ and before noon our part of the street was dry us hurrying round on an inspection, without any official again. Our attention had been naturally turned to our own display, in respect for the calamity and distress. _ Working gate and the river. Walking up the street I was surprised to our way round to the west side, we found three gates burst find water coming in from the West gate, so that we were open,, and water rushing into the city. The gravity of surrounded. A little further rise from either side would have the situation came home to us, and we hurriedly returned brought water into our house. Upon enquiry I found to render what assistance we could, to Church members, that few houses had escaped, and those with whom friends or neighbours. _ We found most of our own people in we talked wondered how toe had, saying, ‘ higher places trouble. One family after another, with most of their things, than yours have been flooded.’ Our neighbours thanked were gotinto the Mission house. The question now arose, ato us for our prayers; saying, ‘ we benefited by being near we safe here ? Before that was much discussed we went to you.’ All danger over, we joined in a general thanks­ prayer, our hearts eased as we talked over the situation. Our giving service, after which our hearts went out towards city gate was still open, the water having just crossed the the poor hungry half-drowned people. Food could scarcely threshold. We urged and helped the street elders to close it be bought at any price. A miller let us have 301bs. of up. We wondered if the ladies and little ones should leave flour, which we made into three hundred steamed dumplings. the city, but found the only way was flooded. Should the They were with difficulty got to the imprisoned fa.nii]ies in Water still rise the only hope seemed to be in rafts, and flooded streets. Later, we secured the help of street elders D e c e m b e r , 1903. China’s Millions. 163

*nd opened a rice kitchen, until the shops got opened and misery before. The distress amongst the sufferers was supplies could come in. immediate and severe, for they were suddenly deprived of “ The damage in the city ib beyond description. One city food and shelter, and in the midst of this had the sorrows of ¿ate and about three hundred feet of wall fell in, numberless bereavement in so unexpected and terrible a manner. The houses and walls fell before the pressure of water. Many missionaries were the first to render aid and seek to people are practically alleviate the sufferings. jhomeless, having lost Quite a number of the ail their possessions.” Christians lost all they possessed. It was Rev. E. Tomalin touching to see how ■w r i t,e s of the flood bravely they met their A t Chefoo:—“ The misfortunes Two of lapt Sunday in July our church members, a a terrible thunderstorm widow and her only son, burst over Ghefoo, and who were converted two in less than two hours years ago, lost every­ •caused fearful destruc­ thing. It did one good tion. Such a storm to see their happy faces. the old people say bad The son was so glad not been Been here for because he had been the last sixty years. able to carry his mother At first all sorts of out of the raging waters, 'rumours as to the loss and save far, that the o f life were on foot. loss of all else seemed We all thought them nothing. His old mother too terrible to believe, said that when she and now it is known took refuge on the roof that fully two thou­ of their little hut, and sand natives lost their saw the swirling waters lives during that two destroying everything ¡hours’ storm. It seems A Chinese Hoosk-boat around, h&r heart was as though a storm cloud full of peace, because ¡must have burst on the, hills at the back of Chefoo. A fearful death was nothing to her now she had the S a v io u r, torrent rushed down the gullies, overflowing banks, and sweep­ and she sat there in the storm, with destruction all around ing away houses, people and cattle before thore was time to her, singing, ‘J esus loves me.’ Their hut was soon swept ¡realize what was hap­ away, but she was saved pening. Many were while many strong men «crushed in their falling were drowned. One of “houses, but great num­ the little boys who bers were swept out to comes to my school had sea. There were some his mother drowned* and * marvellous rescues, but another lost his father the for days numbers of day before the storm, and bodies were cast up by then everything went, the tides along the leaving his widowed beach both sides of the mother with five little settlement. Some children, and no means -^bodies, not a few, were to bury the dead or sup­ «carried as far as the port the living. This shore off Ning-hai poor woman and her -(about twenty miles), family are now living in sand others as far on a small mat hut in a the west side. It was vegetable garden. But -•a terrible sight to see there* are so many in Jbuman beings, animals, like misery and worse ; furniture, clothing, the heart-rending tales lieavy logs, vegetation, are more than can be ~&c., all sweeping out told, *and if told can -of the mouth of the hardly be realized by ¿gully into the sea in an those who have never Chinese W oken W ashing Clothes, Chjsfoo. indescribable and inex- seen a heathen land.” -tricable mass. There was water four to five feet deep in the shops on the main Mr. Moodie writes of a most disastrous flood at Han- ¡street; in some parts of the street much deeper. The chong:— “ The earth already soaked to its full capacity could .¿damage to - merchandise alone is estimated at no less only pass on this super-abundance of water to the rivers than five million taels, an enormous sum for this place. which, previously swollen to an alarming extent, suddenly This, of course, includes grain and food stnffe, which became wild, , rushing torrents, terrible in their destructive Xhas made food very dear, and so increased the miseries of power. The Han rose suddenly, and swept the totally un­ .«these poor people who surely seemed to have their fill of prepared people away, houses and all, like so much drift-wood,” 164 China’s Millions. D e c e m b e r , 1903. Editorial Notes. A New Publication.— catechumens, which number is about 200 more than in the' To the Friends o f the C.I.M . previous years. With regard to contributions, the native- gifts rose from taels 100 to taels 1,000. Some of the gifts- “ Many of you will realize what a trial it is to me to be this year must be regarded as special contributions, and unable personally to work for China and for the dear M a s te r should not be made a basis for another time. The number of we. all love. “ I have lately been much refreshed by reading the Mission centres were doubled. “ With regard to the stability of this work, in most places biography of Pastor Hsi, written by my dear daughter-in-law, the work goes steadily on and has not gone back after this, and, now in the printer’s hands, and I want to ask you whose love I have so often proved, to do something this Christmas fresh biïtst. Nevertheless we lost immensely by not having sufficient workers to take advantage of the openings, and we for me, and for our common L ord , by procuring a copy of this shall continue to lose on this account. So far as I know my book and reading it yourselves and&lding in its distribution as appeals for more workers have had no effect upon the home you maybe able by lending, giving or speaking about it to others. Churches. My great need is some good men ; meanwhile I “ It will be a means of deepening the spiritual life of those am trying to develop more native help, but this takes time.” who have life, and I trust of leading to the light not a few others. Interesting as a story, it is full of important and Such words need no comment. May G od help us 'all to- much-needed teaching. take them to heart. “ And may every Christmas blessing be yours The Wun-chau New Testament.—It is a pleasure “ J. Hudson Taylor.” to call attention to the following extract, which appeared in Every effort is being made to have this book ready for sale the last issue of the Bible Society Reporter, the more so,, at. the eariest possible moment, and we hope to execute all because in our Report number we unintentionally omitted any orders received, by December 19th. reference to the lion’s share of this work undertaken by the Rev. W. E. Soothill:— “ In China a version of the New Answers to Prayer.— On ps^e 162 will be found an Testament in the local jlialect of Wun-chau is now passing account of the disastrous floods at Shun-k’ing. It will be through the press. The burden of the translation has rested noted how gracious G od was in hearing the prayers of His upon the Rev. W. E. Soothill, and we are much indebted to children in that city. The fact that the water ceased rising the Methodist Free Church Mission for having allowed him when it reached the mission premises, made a strong impres­ to devote so many years to this task. Mr. Edward Hunt and sion on the heathen of the city, and calls for sincere thanks­ Mr. B. W. Upward, of the China Inland Mission, have also giving on our part. rendered valuable aid, the former by way of criticism and Some months ago, Mr. Saunders asked for earnest prayer suggestion, the latter by training native printers and setting in connection with a special effort to be made in Yang-chau. up a press specially to bring out this publication, the This has been the subject of much prayer at the weekly expenses in connection with which are being defrayed by the prayer meetings in London. He now writes to say that the B. & F. B. S.” results have been most cheering. The attendances ranged nightly from one hundred and fifty to two hundred men. The Educational Conquest of China.—We men­ Deep interest was manifested in the message delivered, and tioned in our Report number, that in consequence of the a number, among whom were several of the scholar class, tendency manifest on the part of the Chinese Government to publicly confessed faith in C h ris t. refuse the assistance of missionaries in the Government It will encourage the friends of the mission also to know schools, and to make regulations requiring the worship of that the state of funds, which for some months had been low, Confucius, which exclude Christian students, the Educational was felt to constitute a call for special prayer regarding the Association of China, which represents the Protestant educa­ matter. Although unknown to any outside the mission tional interests of that Empire, was making a special appeal circle, G od has granted a distinct improvement from the time to the home countries for trained Christian educators. There special prayer was made. is need in China for all classes of Christian workers, and we would call attention to this need, which is urgent in China’s The Need of More Workers. — Mr. Montagu Beau­ .present transitory condition, and ask that prayer be made that champ, who has recently secured a footing in Kwei Fu, an G od will lay the needs of China on some of His servants, important city on the Upper Yang-tz, between I-ch’ang and who feel called to devote their lives to educational work. It Wan Hien, writes that he is much burdened with the awful has been said that “ education is almost .omnipotent ” and need of the district, in which there are hundreds or even everyday life forcibly reminds us of the tremendous influence thousands of enquirers. He says that he could open twenty which, good or evil, education has upon the youth of our centres to-morrow, if he had the men, and asks that this fact land. At present the modern educational system in China is - should be made known. These openings, it should be practically in the control of representatives of the various mentioned, are not the result of a spiritual awakening, but missionary societies, which brings under the influence of the are in the main the consequence of antipathy to Roman Christian Church nearly one-fourth of the youth of the whole Catholicism; but none the less afford the Church a great human family. opportunity to make known die Good Tidings of Great Joy. The Study of Comparative Religions.—In view of The Present Opportunity.— Bishop Cassels, in a the not infrequent criticism that missionaries do not private letter, gives the following brief summary of the sufficiently study the religions of the people they seek, situation in Eastern Si-chuen :— to evangelize, and on the other hand, the danger that “ Last year there were 154 baptisms in this diocese, the missionary may give too much attention to snch whereas in each recent preceding year there had been about subjects to the neglect of the preaching of positive truth, 50. During the year, some 250 persons were .admitted as the following extract from Mr. Eugene Stock’s address at the- D e c e m b e r , 1903. China's Millions. 165 recent Church Congress is, we fee], very much to the point: the termination of the existing Central Asian railway at —“ But racial differences there are, and they ought to be Andijan, in Russian Ferghana, and run through Osh, Kashgar, frankly recognized, diligently studied, and wisely dealt with. Ak-su, Karashar, Turfan, Hami, and Su-chau to Lan-chau, on There is a general agreement that missionaries should be the Hwang-Ho river, a distance altogether of 1,644 miles. more fully acquainted than they sometimes are with the Direct railway connection would thus be established between religion of the persons whose conversion they seek. Their the heart of Russia at Moscow and the heart of China in the ignorance is really not so dense as it is often assumed. At basin of the Hwang-Ho, which river waters seven of the richest least, they generally know more than their critics. Still, provinces of the Celestial Empire, taking into consideration in without question, there iB room for improvement. I would making this connection the new railway finished last year submit, however, that it is possible to lay too much stress on between Orenburg and Tashkent, which shortens by something this point. Suppose a band of Buddhist or Mohammedan like 2,000 miles the railway distance between Russia’s centre missionaries came from India to try and convert us to Budd­ and the Chinese frontier.” hism or Islam. Would they take great pains to know by heart Butler and Paley, Hooker and Pearson, Lightfoot and Westcott ? Yes, I think they might, if their object was to Mr. Sloan.— On Monday, November 2nd, an interesting take our religion and their own and make a scientific and meeting was held in the Lower Exeter Hall to bid Goo-speed impartial comparison between them, with a view to showing to Mr. Sloan, who was leaving for China on the 10th inat. us that, whatever the admitted merits of Christianity, Budd­ He travels to China via Siberia, and hopes during his stay in hism, or Islam (as the case might be), was better. But if China to visit many of the stations of the C.I.M., and during they came, not as scientific students of comparative religion, next summer, in fellowship with the Bev. Stewart Holden, to but as men honestly and deeply convinced that they were hold special meetings at several of the Sanatoriums in China. G o d ’s messengers of the great G od, commissioned to tell us some He will specially value the prayers of people for blessing stupendous fact about His dealings with men known to to rest upon this and all other work to which he may be called them and not known to us—as, for example, that Buddha or in that land. Mohammed had reappeared with a fresh revelation from heaven—would they trouble themselves about the niceties A Call to Prayer.—During last summer, in the province of Christian theology ? Their attitude, surely, would be not of F u h -k ien , representatives from most of the Mission centres, that of scientific enquirers or lecturers, but of men with a representing six different societies, met together to consider message—a message of infinite importance to ue; and the the local needs of the work. In view of the present situation great qualification for their ministry would be an absolute it was resolved to form a prayer union to seek for an out­ assurance of the truth of their own message, and a deter­ pouring of G od ’s Spirit. This union is formed of missionaries mination to make any sacrifice that other men might have and members of the native Church who pledge themselves to the benefit of it. My point is, not that we are to despise or pray onco every day for this object. It is also hoped that some neglect the study of non-Christian religions, but that a full experienced Christian worker will visit the province for a and experimental knowledge of Christianity, and of Christ, special six months’ mission, and for this the missionaries intend is of far more practical importance. There are diversities of themselves to raise the necessary funds. The missionaries of gifts in the Church, and diversities of operation. Let US’* the province ask for the earnest prayers of friends at home hold in high respect the student-missionary who knows the that G od may, in answer to this united effort in prayer and Koran or the Chinese classics by heart. Assuredly there is service, send a revival throughout the whole province. an important sphere for him to occupy. But after all, a survey of the mission-field will show us that the man whom G od honours by using him to bring sinners to the Saviour is the man who goes with a downright and direct message, For Praise and Prayer. and who also can testify out of his own personal experience that his message is true.” Praise for the gracious deliverance from damage, by flood, to the life and properties of our Missionaries in Shun-kins ; and prayer for those Chinese Christians who have suffered, that the Railway Extension in China, etc. — As illustrative L o rd may help them in their extremity, p. H52. of the rapid progress now being made in railway extension in Praise for the spiritual blessing granted at the special meet­ China, the following facts on this subject will be of some ings held by Mr. Saunders in Yang-chau ; and prayer for those interest. scholars who during that Mission, “ publicly confessed faith in On October 20th last, the first section of the Seoul to Christ.” p. 164. Praise that, at last, a foothold for the gospel has been gained Fushan railway in Corea was formally opened. On October in the important city of K\vei-Fu; and prayer that the right 29th the French and China agreement for the Yunnan men may ofler themselves to enter the “ open doors ” to which railway was signed in Peking. The work on the Shanghai to Mr. Beauchamp refers, p. 164. Nan-king railway has now commenced. On November 12th Prayer that the new publication, “ Pastor Hsi of North the Belgian and Chinese contract for a railway from K’ai-feng China,” may have a wide circulation, and awaken in many Fu, the Capital of H on a n , to Ho-nan Fu, with the right of hearts a deep interest in the work of G od in China p. 164. extension to Si-an Fu, was signed. On November 15th the Praise for the blessing granted in Eastern S i-c h u en . p. 164. Praise that “ a version of the New Testament in the local Canton to Fat-shan branch of the Canton-Hankow railway was dialect of Wun-chau is now passing through the Press.” p. 164. formally opened. Prayer “ that God will lay the needs of China on some of Hie The following extract from the Times of October 23rd also servants who feel called to devote their live« to educational tells of further Russian projects in railway matters concerning work.” p. 164. China. - Are not these examples of enterprise a rebuke to the Prayer for a spiritual revival throughout the province of Christian Church in so slowly extending the Kingdom of F u h -k ie n . p. 165. Prayer for all doctors and other medical missionaries in Jesus Christ 1 China, p. 166. “ It is now proposed to build without delay a Western Praise that the special effort made by Dr. Wilson to get at Chinese railway in order to strengthen and secure the rear of the student class of China was so successful, p. 167. the position which Russia has gained by her Chinese Eastern Prayer for Mr. and Mrs. Polnick in their time of trial, p. 168.- (Manchurian) railway. This proposed line would begin at Praise for several baptisms in various centres, p. 170 166 China's Millions D e c e m b e r , 1903. Medical Work in K’ai-feng Fu, Ho-nan.

B y Db. G. W h itfie ld G uinness. N June 11th, 19Q2, Mr. Powell, who opened a station of small-pox; one case of the heart beating on the right side, at K’ai-feng Fu in 1901, and myself reached the city. probably old pleurisy; a case of lunacy; several cases of I had been sent to do medical work and start a phthisis, rheumatism, paralysis, and various nervous troubles. 'hospital. From the medical point of view very interesting cases. We first sought for premises suitable for temporary resi­ Evening*—Gospel meeting held in front courtyard, as the dence, pending the selection of a hospital site. Peculiar chapel is too small. Fully one hundred and fifty people must ■conditions obtain at K’ai-feng. The ground everywhere is have crowded in. It was a remarkable sight to witness the very salt, even the bricks of the houses are damp from this dense' throng of men gathered under the sound of the Gospel, cause. The roads are at a higher level than the courtyards and that in K’ai-feng Fu, which has so long resisted the o f the houses, hence, when it rains, the latter in many places entrance of a missionary. We thanked G od and took Are converted into lakes. We took possession of a house on courage. June 26th and set to work to fit out a small room twelve feet We have ventured to do a little surgical work, such as by ten feet as a dispensary, furnishing it with shelves for removal of tumours, etc. A large lipoma, which owing to drugs. Opening off this room is a waiting-room or chapel, past needling by a Chinese doctor had become inflamed and where the patients wait very adherent, was and are preached to. removed without an On the 9th of July, anesthetic other than Dr. Carr, of Carlisle, cocaine. The patient joined us. > read hymns and the Five days after his New Testament . to arrival, July 14th, we divert his attention •commenced out-patient from the pain. He work. Twenty-five men bore the operation •came on the first after­ splendidly and ' has noon, each paying a made an excellent re­ fee of fifty cash, a sum covery. A large paro­ equal to l£d. tid tumour was simi­ We felt it wise to larly removed from charge from the very another patient. The ■commencement, and first patient was a arranged as follows:— Mohammedan. I am 1. Dispensary patients, told there are ten 'fifty cash a visit; drugs thousand Mohamme­ free, bottles charged dan families in the city. for. 2. Patients com­ I think this number ing at other than too large. dispensary hours are One or two cases in­ ■charged three hundred terested us peculiarly, cash, i.e., 7|-d. 3. Those as the L ord used their visited in their own stay to the conversion lomes are required to of their souls. One send a cart and pay one was that of a man thousand cash (jiist A Chinese C hiropodist. who suffered in the • over two shillings). This illustration is reproduced from “ Illustrations of China and its People," by troubles of 1900. Dispensary days are:— kind permission of the Author, J. Thompson, Esq.., F.R.Q.S. Burglars attacked his Men, Tuesday and house and smashed his ; Thursday afternoons; Women, Monday and Wednesday leg. The tibia united in a very bad position and he was Afternoons. quite unable to walk. We operated, and now lie can use The numbers increased so rapidly and the confined paces the limb. He went home, three hundred English miles, at our disposal was so inconvenient that we had to limit the witha hiowledge of Christ. He said, ere leaving: “J esus attendances to thirty men and fifteen women respectively. On bid us turn the other cheek also. I have determined there­ July 28th, there were thirty-five women patients, and as each fore not to go to law with my enemies.” brought'a number of fnends and relations, we were much over­ Another case was that of a blind man, who clearly came crowded. My diary note for two days in July is as follows:— out on the L ord’s side, was a very definite encouragement. July 29th.— Fifty mendecided to limit attendance. July I have also healed several cases of htt-luan-chmg, a very , 31st.—Visited a patient in the K’ai-feng Fu College; case of fell disease, which in many features resembles cholera urticaria bullosa ; met some of the teachers, one of whom People die of it in a Jew hours. The cases I have seen and greeted me in French and two others in English. The College treated with rectal irrigations and the administration of . is a fine building, temple-like in general form. In the large calomel in small doses, and stimulants by the mouth and by •central lecture hall a Confucian tablet occupied a prominent hypodermic needle, have recovered* position. The worship of this is demanded of the scholars, When we get good premises for the Church work in the therefore Christian men are excluded. city, and a hospital properly appointed, established outside Afternoon.—Some interesting cases, including two cases of the city, and good assistants, I trust progress may be made, tinea imbricita, very widely spread ; one case of double It is a grand sphere for work full of possibilities, .-eynostosisofelbow joint, due to inflammation during an attack There are about a dozen believers, but none baptized as yet December, 1903. China’s Millions. ' 167 A Science Lecture at Sui-ting Fu, Si*chuen.

By D r. W illiam W ilson.

£The following letter from Dr. William Wilson gives an account of an effort he has been making to come into contact with some of the more educated classes of the Chinese, who are seldom reached by the ordinary service in the churches and chapels, nor by street preaching, A. desire been evinced to know something of scientific developments in certain lands, and in seeking to meet this enquiry by leotures on chemistry and electricity, and latterly on telegraphy, Dr. Wilson has been brought into contact with many of the class he wished to reach« and has had the opportunity sought for to get portions of Scripture and Christian books into their hands, and to break down to some extent the barriers which hinder the upper classes from coming under Christian influence and teaching.] A T AST week [June 1-6] was Tatberan unusual one for me, for 5. Illustrations—zinc and copper couple in weak add. ■I . on four successive afternoons I was lecturing on Ordi- 6. Galvanometer to make electricity manifest. nary Telegraphy and Wireless Telegraphy. On Tuesday 7. Effect of current of eleotrioity running parallel to compass my audience consisted of our whole foreign oommunity, needle. with the addition of two missionary visitors; on Wednesday, 8. This the basis of eleotric telegraph. Thursday, and Friday I had fifty Chinese gentlemen of the All the above were illustrated on a table in the oentre of the literary class, including sons of our two Mandarins. I think room, also the conducting and non-conducting power of various I mentioned some time ago that I had this in view, and had materials to eleotric current were made evident by interposing issued a handbill among the students of my chemistry class, pro­ an electric bell in the circuit. We thus tested gold, silver, posing to have ex­ copper, tin, iron, perimental demon­ gun metal, alumin­ strations on the ium, bone, ivory, subject of Wireless ’ glass, wood. Telegraphy and the We then ad­ X-rays if forty journed to a side people cared to take table, on which out tickets, enter were three forms of their names,- and telegraph appara­ pay the fee—200 tus :—(1) The com­ «ash each (about pass needle moving 6d.). Fifty names right or left; (2) the were entered and bell with long or divided into classes short signal rings ; —twenty, twenty, (3) Morse instru­ and ten — each ment, printing dots group receiving dis­ and dashes on end- tinctively coloured less tape; and a tickets. It is all switch-board, so part of the wffort that you could at I felt led to make once turn the cur­ to try, in our early rent on to any one days here, • to get of these three pieces into friendly touch of apparatus. with the educated Yesterday I com­ classes, who, as a pleted a fourth rule, keep entirely piece of apparatus, Aloof from the mis­ a dial telegraph. sionary, and con­ (See Oanot’s Phy­ sequently from his sics, p. 756 in the message. The T hb A pparatus usbd bt D e W ilson. 11th edition and ■earlier efforts which In the upper-centre of the picture are the appliances for wireless telegraphy—the coherer, the 790 in the 10th I refer to consisted galvanometer, the electric bell, &c.; in the lower centre are a Morse telegraph and a needle edition.) •of fitting up a telegraph instrument. At the top left-hand corner in a diagram of a coherer, battery and 10. Next came the science room de­ galvanometer. A t the bottom right-hand corner is a model of a Marconi Receiving Station, piece de resistance— voted to chemistry Corawall-Cape Breton. wireless telegraphy. .and electricity, ana 1 have taken a forming a class who met regularly once a week for experi­ photo of the end of an operating room, with all the apparatus mental lectures on chemistry. I felt these were veiy encouraging and diagrams in position. These objects consisted of—(1) -and were thoroughly fulfilling the general object we had in view, Marconi’s coherer, made by myself, consisting of glass tube, And often, too, aloraing me an opportunity of talking to them silver wire electrodes and nickel filings; (2) galvanometer; About the Truth. (3) battery in the circuit of coherer and galvanometer ; (4) relay These “ wireless telegraphy” demonstrations have been most in the above circuit, and itself bringing into action another successful. The visitors arrived here before the hour, showed independent circuit containing battery and bell; (5) at the other their tickets, which were stamped and returned to them to use end of the room was my six-inch spark induction coil, bought again at the X-ray lecture. Then they were all invited into our for X-ray work, and outside the room four-cell bichromate battery. «reception hall, and entertained with tea and sweetmeats and It all worked most satisfactorily, the spark between the two general conversation. Mr; Polhill came over to help entertain brass balls about a quarter of an inch apart connected with the them, and then we adjourned to the operating room, where they secondary wire of the coil started the radiations, the coherer wore seated, and the lecture commenced. received these radiations, the nickel filings became conductors of The briefest outline I must give j— electricity, thus a local battery acts on the instruments with 1. To understand wireless telegraphy we must first understand which it is connected, the galvanometer needle deflect«! the ordinary telegraphy. the relay worked and set in action the second local battery ana 2. To understand tins necessitates some acquaintance with the bell rang out vigorously, then a tap on the coherer carrier •electricity. causes the filings to discohere, the needle to return, the bell to 3. A tray containing objects to illustrate four modes of stop, till another spark from the coil and theprocess is repeated. jproducujs electricity—frictional, voltaic, magnetic, thermo. 1 Shad also a model about a cubic foot in size of the Cornwall 4. To*

Triumphant in Tribulation.

[In the last issue of China’s M illions, reference was made to the serious accident which had befallen Mr. Polnick, the Secretary of the German- China Alliance Mission. The following extracts from a letter written to the German sisters connected with this Associate Mission, who are staying in London, is such a beautiful manifestation of the all-sufficiency of God’s grace in time of sore affliction, that it cannot be read by anyone without spiritual profit. Will all who read these few lines, lift up their hearts to God on behalf of our dear friend and fellow- labourer in Germany ? Though crippled, as in the case of Jacob, may he receive the blessing which maketh rich.] A Letter Written by Mrs. Polnick to the German sisters in London.

October 22nd, 1903. only way G od could fit us for His holy service, and enable us to EAR SISTERS,—The blessing of our Lord Jesus Christ serve Him in spirit and in truth, His will be done. be with you. Before the throne of J esu s darkness During the past few days the L o rd has shown us so much of Hi» always turns to light, the burdens roll from our hearts glory, that we felt He was saying to us, “ Put off thy shoes from and we get calm and quiet. off thy feet for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground,” Beloved, these last weeks have indeed been veiy hard for us as hallowed by the very presence of the L o r d . Beloved sisters, you may imagine, but yet full of blessings. The L o r o has not laid the daily life with all its sorrows and all its joys vanishes away too much upon us, although He has lea us through deep waters ; before the glory of the L o rd . The L o r d has chastened us as a still He has been with us and His hand4ms held us up. I think father chastens His children, very severely but yet in love. you heard from Barmen how it all happened. The most painful Thousands are praying for my dear husband as though he were part of it for me was the long journey from Barmen to Venice. some one great, instead of merely a man chastened by G od. My nephew and I started on Friday afternoon and arrived in Three weeks have now passed since that time, and only yester­ Venioe on Sunday morning. The whole of the previous week I day the doctor told us the foot was spared. When we were had no sleep at all, as there were three ill in the house and I had willing to give up this limb also thousands of people cried to the to nurse them. Everything seemed to come at once. Then L o r d that it might be spared, and amongst them you ia on Friday morning a telegram arrived at nine o’clock, which England, and He has answered your prayers. Hallelujah ! brought the sad news of my dear husband’s accident. It was The arm is healing wonderfully and the foot also, but slowly. written in Italian, and an Italian friend and I translated it into Much love has been shown us during these three weeks, German, the words were: “ J have met with a train accident, although we are in a foreign land, and it is not always easy come if possible.” So as soon as possible we got ready every­ being ill away from home. thing we wanted and started. I can plainly see G od’s hand and Poor Italy, it is laid very much upon our hearts. It is very,, His leading in everything, though I went through so much sorrow very poor. In spite of all its beauty it is covered with darkness. and anxietv on the journey. When I arrived here I felt calm and Pray much for dear Italy, sisters. We try as well as we can to be strong, ana was not overwhelmed when I saw my deal’ husband, a witness, but, alas, we know so little of the language. I only though he was vervpale and nearly dead. He was bandaged kno v one hymn in Italian, that is “ Safe in the arms of Jesu s.” 1 from head to foot. N When my nephew saw him he fainted, but I We sang this hymn before the arm was taken off felt such a rest in my heart. The L o r d strengthened me wonder­ The L o r d leads us by a very solemn and mysterious, but still fully ; I could not even weep. My dear husband was comforted a good way; He will gain the victory and be glorified. and forgot nearly all his pains in the joy of seeing us there ; he With much ilove, said, “ Our Lord Jesus suffered much more for me than I have Ever yours, to suffer now.” We spent the first night in a German house. The dav we arrived Professor —— told us that the right arm C a r l and Bertha Polnick. was to be taken offj it was very hard for me, but the L o rd made me willing. I saw the arm, it had no feeling in it and the bone was quite crushed. On Monday morning the arm was taken off Shan-si.— Mr. Falls reports that the P’ing-yao AnnnaJ in fifteen minutes the whole work was done. Soon after this my Conference was held there early in September, when dear husband awoke out of the chloroform, and I saw him lying about one hundred and eighty Christians, enquirers, and in his bed with his wounds nicely dressed and bandaged, but— friends were present. During the Convention, at a most alas—without his right arm. His condition got better and impressive service, six men and four women were bap­ better, but the question now arose as to his right leg; it was tized; and the restoration to office of four of the former broken in two places and probably would have to be taken oft too. I cannot express my feelings; it seemed like Gethsemane Deacons, and the appointment of the leader of the Opium to me. My dear husband and I talked over it, and after much Refuge work to the same office, took place. The Conference- prayer together I was willing for this too, for it was the only was much enjoyed by the Christians, who were refreshed and way. But what a sight it would be to see my dear, healthy, edified by their mutual fellowship, and Mr. Falls says t.ha.t joyous husband a helpless cripple, nevertheless, if this were the the-benefit did not cease with the meetings. D e c e m b e r , 1903. China’s Millions. 169 Our Shang-hai Letter, Containing the Latest Information from the Field. HE following gleanings from the correspondence of our faith in Christ, let me quote a paragraph from a letter Missionaries will, to some extent, acquaint our readers received yesterday from Mr. J. B. Martin, of Tai-chau. Our with the progress of the work in a few districts, and brother writes :— while calling forth thanksgiving to God for manifestations of “ A young man came down from Yang-kia Hien to say the His working in our midst, will, at the same time, reveal the enquirer there is very ill. He destroyed his tablets last need of prayer for those who are labouring amid difficulties April, and from that time he has had sickness in his family, and discouragements. and the little son has died. He sends word now, fearing Miss Wilkins reports the baptism of eight converts at there is some deficiency in his faith. Poor fellow, it is hard ! Si-hua in Ho-n a n ; Mr. D. Lawson baptized one man last It looks like the Devil's work with Job, and we cannot but month at Lu-ch’eng ; Mr. J. Bender baptized two men at one believe that the Lord Anil bring him out of it as he brought of the out-stations in the Long- ch’uen district in C h e h -k ia n g Job out.” on the 30th ult., while Mr. G. J. Marshall writes that from With regard to the rising in the Hiog-an district, Mr. among thirty-one enquirers he has accepted ten for baptism. Easton writes :— “ I now learn that the crisis is past. The Mr. Doherty writes:— “ In our work there is nothing rebels have fled, and of the many taken prisoners, a number startling to record. Everything moves on quietly, and we have already been executed.” have increasing encouragement. There are quite a few The following additional designations have been made :— promising enquirers who are attending the meetings regularly. Miss Roxie Wood to Y u n-nan ; Misses Swahn and Anderson, One of the most praiseworthy things in connection with the of the Swedish Holiness Union, to Shan-si. Church is the satisfactory light in which the people regard “ In the correspondence of our missionaries there is still the Sabbath and attendance at worship. We have been at much to encourage faith and to inspire con fidence with regard pains to keep a note of the attendances of Christians and to the future of G od ’s work in China. During the last fort­ enquirers at our Sunday School, and in the early months of night nearly one hundred and fifty baptisms have been the year the average was over one hundred, and during the reported, and the fact that they have taken place in four­ summer months it was only a trifle lower. It is always teen different stations, representing eight provinces, is gratifying to us to think that every single shopkeeper who significant. attends worship, be he member or enquirer, closes his shop “ Mr. Aldis writes encouragingly of the work in the Pao-ning and hangs out the ‘ This is Worship-day ’ sign. Nine or ten district. At the oldest out-station, where for years the few such is not a bad record for this little city, is it ? ” Christians manifested little life, he is cheered by the earnest­ In contrast to this extract from Mr. Doherty's letter, let ness and sincerity of a family of position and influence. me give you a quotation from a letter recently received from “ Dr. Shackleton, who is in charge of the medical work in one of our most esteemed workers :— the same district, is kept busy with patients at the dispensary “ There is nothing of an encouraging nature to tell in con­ in Pao-ning, and would value prayer on behalf of himself and nection with the work here, I regret to say. Depression and his native assistants. ■disappointment are common ; but God is faithful, so there is “ Mr. Vale, our Assistant Superintendent in Western Sl- always a hopeful side.” ch u en , reporting on the work in his district, writes that, on Mr. Traub mentions that during the last two months he the whole, it is decidedly hopeful. The tide, he thinks, hap had visited all the important markets of Lin-kiang Fu in turned, and the prospects are brighter than they have been. K ia n g -si. At the Meng mountain, in the Fuh-san district, “ A few weeks ago I reported that there was uurest in the •there are a number of scholars who are earnestly searching district of Kuang-chau, in Southern H o-nan. Mr. Argento the Scriptures. They bought all the works by Dr. Faber, and now writes that the officials, fearing that serious consequences any other Christian books he was able to get for them. Our might result from the continued circulation of exciting brother remarks :— “ It may be only a straw fire, but we are rumours, voluntarily issued proclamations, which had the praying that the Lord may save them.” effect of pacifying the minds of the people. Mr. F. S. Joyce, writing of his connection with the “Mr. Grainger informs us that, in the Chen-tu district, the Church at Siang-ch'eng Hien, says harvest is a full one this year. Pinched faces everywhere, “ It has been a time of testing, and whilst matters have, on he says, show that the people have been on the verge of the whole, improved, there is still a great deal to cause a terrible famine. ■sorrow. Ten members have practically put themselves out of “ With regard to the work in the city, he tells us that a the Church by disconnecting themselves entirely from us. week of evening meetings drew together large numbers every All efforts to bring them back have failed. There are several night. In one way and another the Gospel is being made others whose life and conduct are open to severe criticism. widely known. So far we ha,ve adopted the lenient policy, but lately we have “ On the 20th September we had the pleasure of wel­ had to take action against opium growing. Five members coming back Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Crofts from furlough. were disciplined, and a number of others severely censured for They have been designated to Kwei-chau, where the need of breaking the rule. The former were wholly responsible for experienced workers is at present great. They hope to start “the growing and the latter partly so. Notwithstanding this on their long journey next Tuesday, and will escort Miss «ad state of affairs, there is still a strong feeling against this Pusser and Miss Roxie Wood as far as Kwei-yang. -curse, and many of the Christians are taking a more serious “ On the 26th we had the further pleasure of welcoming view of it than they have done in the past. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Nihon, with their four children, and Miss “ In contrast to the above, you will be glad to know that a Strand, of the Scandinavian China Alliance, who returned number of the members are showing signs of going forward. from America, bringing with them Mr. and Mrs. W. Enghmd We notice it in their regular attendance on Sundays, and in (the latter being née Miss lied man), Miss A. Jensen, and Mr. their desire to learn more, and in the increased interest they Edwin Paulson, the last-named beimg a schoolmaster who has ■take in the affairs of the Church.” come out to teach the children of the Swedish missionaries in As an illustration of how Satan attucks those who profess Sh en-si.” 170 China’s Millions. IXBCEMBX&, 1903. Extracts from Letters. Miss A. Hoskynwrites from Fing-yang, Shan-si, July 3 0 : pupils, ranging in age from nine to seventeen years. The moral —“ We have been so cheered, in coming back, to Bee our old tone was very good, and I fed that my labour was considerably school girls, the five or six elder ones, who were the first to lessened by the fact that most of the elder girls tpok their stand come to school,, they seem so modest and industrious; the as Christians, and by their example and exhortation, had a good married ones quite'companions to their husbands, and thought influence over the younger ones. While we seek to train the so much of in their homes. We feel the school has paid in girls and want them to become useful women, our chief aim, of results,” course, is that they should know and serve the Lord Jesus, and in the future be helpers in His work. • “ Since the.school was closed, I have travelled one hundred Miss J. M. Wilkins writes from Si-hua, Ho-;nan, on miles, visiting in some of the girls’ homes, and seeing about August 13 :—“ Last Saturday, eight converts confessed C h rist some new pupils, who want to come to the school in the in baptism, the first to be baptized in this station since the autumn.” * missionaries came here to reside. There would have been ten, three women and seven men, but the . L o rd willed it otherwise. One old saint, who for the last three years has walked twenty J. Meikle writes from Sin-feng, K iang-si, on July 28:— miles every Sabbath to attend worship at the out-station in con­ “ At our recent Church meeting, twelve men were accepted, and nection with this place, died at the beginning of this month. baptized on July 25. These were chosen out of thirty enquirers.; He was nearly eighty years of age. In the spring he heard it was thought well that the others should wait a little longer, some rumour of expected baptisms here, and he came the extra but we hope to be able to baptize many of them in the six miles, hoping he might near future. be received into t i e “ We have a self-sup­ ¡Ohurch. We were so porting school, in which sorry at that time to have there are fourteen boys, to tell him that there were four of whom profess not to be any baptisms. C h r is t; and now there “ Another elderly man, are one or two others who blind, but very intelligent, express their desire to be was too ill to partake in Christians. t i e ceremony. If the L ord “ I am sorry to say that restores him, he is hoping we have had to suspend to be amongst the next two Church members, group to join the Ohuroh. for gambling. May the “ Some were very dis­ L o r d lead them to; appointed at not being repentance!” received just yet W. E. Entwistle Miss P. M. Williams writes from Luh-an, G an- writes from Sin-tien-tsK, HWUY, on July 22: — Sl-OHUEN, on J uly 31:— “ During the past four “ There are signs that God months we have sold to is working and creating a members, enquirers, and spirit of enquiry in the adherents more than \ hearts of some. A few thirty Bibles, thirty Testa­ weeks ago, a man came ments, and about the from a place called Lai- [C. FaweUmgh. same number of hymn- ts’uen-pa to ask that some­ Photo by] books; or, from last one would go to his village Crossino the M ountains of Oheh-kian g . December we have sold and teach the people how fifty Bibles and almost as to worship the true God. He and others had heard the Gospel many New Testaments. Of small books and tracts quite a lot through Mrs.’Lo, a Christian woman who lives ten miles from have been sold. We need to pray the Holy Spirit to use that place. Mr. Lawrence (of the C.M.S.) was able to send two of these printed pages for the quickening and upbuilding of the the students from the Training Institute, and though very wet readers.” weather, they found on their arrival between twenty and thirty people assembled to listen to the Word. Pray that the seed sown may be watered by G od, and that we 'may be able to Miss E. J. Palmer writes from Lan-lrt, Cheh-kiang, on follow up this beginning of work in Lai-ts’uen-pa. August 10:—“ You will rejoice to hear that we had the joy of “ A fortnight ago, five people were reoeived as catechumens ; receiving three men into the Church here yesterday. Two of of these, three belonged to a family named Tao. They began these had been- standing oyer from 1900. They have been a great to be interested in the Gospel in 1900, before Miss Davies' and I joy to us for some time, and we are very glad to welcome them went home, and since then have gone on steadily increasing in into the family of God. the knowledge of God, notwithstanding much opposition and “ Another man whom we used to reckon as an enquirer, persecution from an elder brother. In June, this elder brother but who went bade to his idols in 1900, has been called, cut his hand with a scythe, and came daily for some time to upon to pass through a terrible experience. Coming as the Miss Davies to have it dressed. We were greatly encouraged one news did yesterday, just after: the baptisms, it .has made a day to hear him say, * I have persecuted my two brothers in great impression on our Church. Early yesterday morning many ways because they have become . Christians, but now 1 he got up to cook the rice, and was in the act of pouring can do so:no longer ; I have watched their lives and their con­ paraffin-oil into a- lighted lamp, when it exploded. Foolishly, he duct when persecuted, and now know that they are on the threw water over it, whereupon it flared up, and in a few right read. 1 have made up my mind to become a Christian minutes his new house was a mass of flames. His wife M id five too.’ Sinoe then he has attended the Sunday servioes and children were burned to death in their beds,, as well as two classes regularly.” servants. I have not been able to go to see him yet, as it is .& long way, but I hear that he, too, is badly burnt, and of course Miss M. W. Biacklaws writes from Ewei-ti, Kiang-si, on July 30;—“ Session 1902-3 in the Kwei-k^ school was, as “ Our work has been heavy, especially a& the L o r d has not far as we can judge, a successful one. We had thirty-two yet given us an evangelist.” D e c e m b e r , 1903. Çfrina’s Millions. 171

W. 5 . Horne writes from Kan-chau, EijlNG-si, Ou June number of new faces, some of whom are very bright and hope­ 25 :—“ On June 11 I left for another trip to Long-tsuen. I had ful. A rich young man, by the name of Hu, is very earnest and sent a native helper on a week before, first because I was de­ diligent in Bible study ; he possesses considerable knowledge of tained in the city, healing a man upon whom a wall had fallen : the Truth. He and all the others need to be definitely and con­ and second, I thought it best that the helper should reach tinually remembered in prayer. What the work requires is an there before11 did, and get a knowledge of the statu of the experienced native helper, full o f faith and th e Hoi.v S p ir i t , to friends there. He found things in rather a muddle ; they had lead them in the absence of the foreign teacher. been side-tracked through interferences in law cases, and a “ Their hospitality knows no bounds; the place they have desire to secure money for repairs on their chapel ; in this way, fitted up for worship, and ‘ the prophet’s chamber,’ are very nice, they were receiving money from unworthy and designing people, I hope to be able to take my wife and two boys with me next whose names and amounts given were put down in a book. time, to share in the work. Chi the last. Sunday of my visit, We had to openly rebuke those who had meddled in law-cases, there were fifty odd women present, at the services. Mr. Liu’s and ask the withdrawal of some ; then their book was brought whole family attended. The men's quarter was crowded to the out, and all unworthy contributors were struck oil' and their door. There is also interest awakening in other directions, at money refunded. Those who had given for purer motives, had places ten to thirty English miles away. When shall we be their names struck off the book also, and were told that if they able to cope with the rapidly-growing interest I May the Loun could not give without having their names entered, they could raise up more native helpers to us, and keep faithful those we have their money back, too. The amount contributed only was have ! ” entered. After all was settled, there was only some $30 con­ tributed in a way that could be used. Mr. Liu, the member in F. Kampmann writes from Pao-k’iug, H u -n a n , on August charge, had been carried off his feet by the majority. It led to 14:—“ 1 have returned from my thirty days’ journey through the falling away of some undesirable ones. The believers, on the south-west of this province, during which time 1 was per­ the whole, have been benefited by this experience, and the week mitted to bring the Go.sj)el to many for the first time. I spent of Bible study that followed was well attended and enjoyed. We a Saturday and Sunday in succession at each of the cities of were sorry to learn that some who promised well when we U-kang, Tsing-ehau, Yuen-clian and Kao-sha-si. At other places, were .there in the spring, had relapsed into idolatry; one was I stayed from half a day to a day. The books carried by two the tailor I wrote of in the account of the last visit there. eoolies were sold within a fort night. For the rest of the journey Others had indulged in superstitious practices, but kept on com­ I distributed some thousands of tracts. In most places we ing to services; of these we have some hope. The marked visited the people from shop to shop, always having a big crowd growth in some greatly cheered us, also the addition of a behind us.”

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Gleaner, but they are well worthy of the more subject. There are one or two printer’s errors we have noted ; on page compact and permanent form which is given them in tins book, A 10 Hsai should be Hsia ; on page 28 the date 1844 should be 1884 ; on large number of illustrations add to the interest and attractiveness of page 78, 1890 should be 1900 ; and on page 117, Hsii should he Hsu. this little volume. We trust it may have a wide circulation. Few books have given us more pleasure than this, and we heartily recommend it to all who would gain an intelligent knowledge of China Tufts and Tails ; or, Walks and Talks with Chinese Children, and^Christian Missions in that land. By the Ven. Archdeacon Moule, with a Prefao« by the JJisho'/i China and the Chinese. By Dr. H erbert A. Giles, Professor of of Durham. London: Church Missionary Society, Salisbury Chinese in the University of Cambridge. Published by the Mac­ Square, E. C. Price 1/-. millan Co. 6/- net. The young people, specially, will like this little book. It has a great This book is composed of six lectures delivered at the Columbia many illustrations—over eighty—and is full of interesting facts about University, in the City of New York, to inaugurate the foundation by Chinese boys and girls, men and women. The boy, or girl, who reads General Horace W. Carpentier, of the Dean Lung Chair of Chinese. it will learn things about China and the Chinese which he never knew The book is beautifully got up, but is a little expensive. It would before ; facts, which will help liim to take a more intelligent interest have improved the book much in the eyes of those who know anything in these people and the missionaries who work among them. The book of Chinese writing, if the author had secured the help of some would make a very good Sunday School prize. Chinese student in writing the “ characters ” which illustrate the first A Missionary Roll. Designed and compiled by Frances S- lecture. 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