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Miss Henrietta lady of Many Firsts
Beth Branyon ,
PROVIDENCE HOUSE PuBLISHERS Franklin,Tennessee To Fred Anderson, Rees Watkins, and the staff at the Virginia Baptist Historical Society, and to my friends- Nancy Treanor, Kathy Lester, and Wanda Stewart• who have provided encouragement and editing for the ''Little MISSionary Books."
Copyright 1996 by Beth Branyon
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PROVIDENCE HOUSE PUBLISHERS 238 Seaboard Lane • Franklin, Tennessee 37067 800-881-5692 rs. Little had written a question on the Henrietta's father, blackboard: "Where shall I be a Addison Hall, believed in M hundred years hence?" education for "Girls, I would like for each of you to think his children. (Courtesy• seriously about your answer to the question, Virginia Baptist 'Where will you be one hundred years from Historical now?"' Mrs. Little asked. "I will talk to each of Society.) you later about your answer." Fourteen-year-old Henrietta Hall spent a lot of time later that evening thinking about an answer to her teacher's question. The next day, Mrs. Little said to Henrietta, "Thank you for
5 staying after class, Henrietta. You are the only student I haven't talked to about the question I wrote on the board. Please sit down." "Mrs. Little, I have thought a lot about that question," dark-eyed Henrietta replied. "I know that if I were a Christian, I could answer 'with Jesus in heaven.' It's just that I have never made the decision to become a Christian." Henrietta knew that her family wanted her to become a Christian. Both her parents were Christians. Her father, who was a lawyer, often preached at the local church near Kilmarnock, Virginia. Her mother provided a Christian home for Henrietta and for her brothers and sisters. Henrietta had grown up going to church but had not made her decision about becoming a Christian.
6 "Henrietta, you are a good student here at our school, but I am worried about you," Mrs. Little stated. "I will pray that you will soon make your decision to accept Christ because I think that in your heart, you want to be a Christian." Henrietta thought a lot more about the question. Finally, it was time for summer vacation from the boarding school. Henrietta could not wait to get home to "Waverly" and go down to Indian Creek and fish. Riding in the wagon, she started thinking about how happy she would be to sit in the yard under a tree and read a book. "Welcomehome, Henrietta!" her father exclaimed at the door. Her mother gave her a big hug. "We are so glad to have you home. We are having a special guest for dinner tonight. It's someone you know. As soon as you go and see your brothers and sisters, come and see who it is." When Henrietta came inside, she found Reverend Jeter, the pastor of her church. "Henrietta, how is my little fisherman?" Reverend Jeter asked. "Whenever I see you, I think of the time I visited you when you were only eight years old." "I remember, too, Reverend Jeter. I went out fishing that afternoon and caught the biggest fish
7 of all. We had it for dinner the night you visited with us." "I remember that fish being about as big as you were!" Reverend Jeter laughed out loud. "Henrietta, Reverend Jeter is leading a revival," her father said. "I'm glad you will be home to be a part of it." Henrietta was glad, too. At the meeting, she could tell everyone that just a few days before, she had finally decided to become a Christian. During the camp meeting, she told everyone about her decision. Her friend, Reverend Jeter, baptized her in Indian Creek on September 2, 1831. Now she had an answer to Mrs. Little's question. One hundred years from now, she would be in heaven with Jesus.
8 eventeen-year-old Henrietta's life had Henrietta met Lewis Shuck, a changed in many ways. Her mother had seminary student. S died shortly after Henrietta had accepted (Courtesy• Christ into her life. Henrietta was glad to know Virginia VVMU) that she would see her mother one day in heaven. For now, she was busy helping to care for her five brothers and sisters including the baby. Also, her father had taken a new job, and the family had moved to Richmond, Virginia. Henrietta was able to continue her schooling in Richmond. She joined other young ladies who were studying with Reverend Henry Keeling.
9 Henrietta was blessed to be part of a family that believed in education for girls. She shared her love of learning and her faith by teaching in the Sunday School at First Baptist Church. Living in the same city was a young man named Lewis Shuck. Lewis, a student at the Virginia Baptist Seminary, was waiting to go overseas as a missionary. He often went to mission meetings at First Baptist Church. When he met the beautiful, dark-haired Henrietta, he could not forget her. She also liked the tall, handsome Mr. Shuck. Soon, the Hall family invited him to their home for dinner. "Mr. Shuck," Mr. Hall stated, "I understand that you are interested in becoming a missionary." "Yes, sir, I am," Lewis replied. "Once when an offering was being taken, I had no money to give. I wrote a note which said I would give myself to foreign missions, and I put it in the offering plate. I am now waiting for the Lord to decide where he wants me to serve. I am hoping it will be in China." Lewis then turned to Henrietta. "What are your feelings about missions, Miss Hall?" he asked her.
10 "I am very interested in missions, Mr. Shuck," Henrietta responded. "Last year, I read the story of Mrs. Ann Judson, the first woman Baptist foreign missionary from America. After reading her story, I felt God was calling me to become a missionary. It would be difficult for me to leave my family, and it would be hard to live in a place different from my home. However, if by going I could bring one person to know Christ, I would gladly go." Lewis knew he had found someone with whom he could share his love of missions. He asked Henrietta to marry him. She said yes, and Reverend Keeling married them on September 8, 1835. Henrietta was seventeen; Lewis was twenty-three. Two days later, the Shucks were assigned as the first Baptist foreign missionaries from America to work in China. Within two weeks of being married, she and Lewis were sailing to the other side of the world.
11 Henrietta visited the grave of Ann Judson, the November 9, 1835 missionary whose life story had Dear Journal: The trip has been a long one. meant so much to her. (Courtesy• We are now near Brazil. Soon we will turn Virginia Baptist east toward Africa. Then we will go around Historical the tip of Africa before sailing toward India. Society.) By the time we get there, we will have sailed over 19,000 miles and will be on the other side of the world. It has been a hard journey. I have been very seasick for seven days now.
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December 25, J 835
Dear Journal: What a strange Christmas this is. How I do miss my family back in Virginia. In a.ddition, I have been seasick for seventeen days and have been unable to do anything. J'he sea has been so rough at times that I have been afraid the ship would overturn. It is amazing to thinJc that We have crossed the equ,,tor. I wonder Where I Will be next Christmas.
13 February 4, 1836
Dear Jou'f"M,l: We are finallY on land. We lanMd near Calcutta, India. Finally, we have some fresh food. The people of India brought us some rruit, eggs, and milk which we naa not tasted in months. Lewis has even bought a goat, and we now drink goat's milk twice a day. The trees and flowers of India are beautiful. I particularly love the coconut trees. The people are also very different with their brown skin. TheY do not wear as rnanY clothes as we do in America, and the homes in which theY live look
like haystacks. It is hard to believe that these beautiful people have wver heard of Christ. I am excited about tellirt{} them that Jesus died for our sins.
14 March 20, 1836
Dear Journal: What an exeiting time we have had While in Burma. We were able to Visit the grave of Ann JU Now we are leav;ng by ship for Singapore. The Journey Will be a dangeraus one beeaUse Pirates are everywhere in this area. Often these Pirates ask for money_ If people do not . pay, there are stories of boats being burned slaves.and Passengers being murdered or talcen as 15 March 31, 1836 Dear Journal: We have arrived safely in Singapore. God was good to us and protected us on our journeY· We had an English ship sail with our ship. AltlWugh we saw pirate ships, we think me» were afraid to attack two ships. We were able to pass with no problefflS· Singapore is an interesting city with people from rnanY countries. There are manu Chinese here. We hOPe to staY here for several rnonthS and learn to speak the language. tneu have told me that it will be impossible for an American w()1(1J1n to learn to speak Chinese, but I know I must. How will I tell the Chinese about Jesus if I cannot speak their language? 16 ou know, Lewis," Henrietta said as they Henrietta loved were walking along the Macao streets, the Chinese people. (Courtesy• Y"I thought India was beautiful. I thought Virginia JVMI!.) Burma was interesting. I enjoyed Singapore, but I love living here in Macao. Even though this tiny peninsula is ruled by the Portuguese, just having the chance to work with the Chinese fills my heart with joy. I just wish I were able to travel with you more, meet the Chinese, and talk to them about Jesus." "Well, my dear," Lewis stated, "the Chinese do not seem to ltke foreign people traveling in 17 their country, especially women. Remember when our ship first reached Macao from Singapore? The Chinese refused to take you to shore because you were a woman. We had to take you to another ship and have that captain take you to shore in his own boat. You were so patient that night." "I just wanted to get here and teach the Chinese about Jesus," Henrietta said. "Well," Lewis said to encourage Henrietta, "I think you have made a good start by teaching that young Chinese boy to read and write." "Oh, Lewis, he is such a wonderful student. I pray that one day he will be able to read the Bible. I just wish I had more students. I guess for now I need to work on improving my Chinese and taking care of little Lewis Hall." "I do love our little son, Henrietta. I am glad he will be growing up here among the Chinese people," Lewis replied. As they walked, Henrietta and Lewis heard someone crying. They found a small Chinese boy. His father had just died, and he was sitting beside the grave. The boy was crying as though his heart would break. "Oh, Lewis, I think he must be all alone now. I wish we could take him home. I could teach him 18 English along with my other Chinese student. Do you think that would be possible?" "I will ask, my dear, but I am sure the family will not agree." When Lewis asked, the family said they were more than willing to give the Shucks the boy as there was no one to take care of him. Now Henrietta had two young students for the school she was planning to have in her home. A few months later, in early 1837, a little Chinese girl whom Henrietta named Jane Maria came to live with the Shucks. Jane Maria had been cruelly treated by her family and had been bought by an American who was afraid she would die from starvation. When the American returned to the United States, the girl was given to Henrietta and Lewis. Now Henrietta had three students. Henrietta loved teaching both boys and girls, but she wanted to have a school just for girls. The Chinese did not think that girls needed to go to school. They thought that a young girl should just get married. The family even chose the husband. In order to get the families to send girls to school, Henrietta had to agree to accept boys. She continued to hope that one day there would be more opportunities for Chinese girls to learn to read and write. 19 This drawing of a o you think it would be safe for us to go Chinese woman is and explore the island?" Henrietta from Henrietta's book, Scenes in D asked. She, Lewis, their son Lewis Hall, China. and Dr. Diver, who was her doctor and friend, had decided to row a boat to a small island near Macao. Even though they had lived in Macao for several years, there were still many places left for Henrietta to explore. "The paths into the hills of the island look safe enough to walk," Lewis said. "It would give us a chance to see what strange trees and flowers grow here." 20 "No, I'm afraid not," Dr. Diver stated. "They say that the people who live there often rob people who wander too far away from the shore." "Then let's enjoy this beautiful day," Lewis urged, "before we have to take the boat back to Macao." I'm glad you are feeling better, Henrietta, and can come with us," Dr. Diver said. "I have been so worried about your health. I really thought you were going to die with that last illness. I still believe you need to think about moving to a place where it is cooler and where there are not so many diseases. Maybe you should even think of going home to Virginia for awhile." "God has been good to me, Dr. Diver, in letting me live," Henrietta exclaimed with emotion, "and I believe he wants me to stay here in Macao. Now that we have three children, I know I must try and stay healthy even though there is so much to do. Each day, besides keeping the house and seeing that the meals are cooked, I teach the Chinese boys and girls and work with the Chinese women. I love to go into the homes of the Chinese women." "I am so thankful I learned to speak Chinese," Henrietta continued. "Now I can talk with them about their lives and how Jesus can 21 make a difference. Many of them seem to have so little happiness in their lives." "I haven't had a chance to ask you lately about the school," Dr. Diver said. "Is it going well? How many students do you have now?" "Usually we have eight or nine students," Henrietta responded. "I would love to teach more Chinese students, especially girls, but we have so little money. Each child must live and eat with our family. The cost is about one dollar a month for each child for food and two dollars a year for clothes, which is a lot of money for us." "People from America have been very helpful. The Virginia Baptist Foreign Missionary 22 Society is sending us fifteen dollars, and we get money from several churches and people living in Virginia. Yet we have to turn students away because we do not have enough money. I do hope that more people will send us their mission offerings." "It's getting late. I think we had better row the boat back to Macao," Lewis said. "You know, on days like today, I feel that we are some of the most blessed people in the world," Henrietta stated excitedly. "We have our families, we live among the Chinese people whom we love, and we have Jesus as the Lord of our lives. God has been good to us." 23 A sketch of enrietta was sitting at her desk in their Henrietta's school Hong Kong home when Lewis came into in Hong Kong. (Courtesu=Dt: J. H Hthe room. She had just finished checking Franklin.) on the baby, Oscar Devan, and seeing that the other three children were in bed. "What are you doing, my dear?" Lewis asked. "I'm trying to write a letter to my sister, Susan," Henrietta answered. "It seems I have so little time these days to write. Between taking care of the four children and the missionary families living with us, free time is so scarce. Something must always be done to help at the church, at the school, or with the families of the soldiers." 24 "Yes, my dear, God has blessed us," Lewis agreed. 'dust think, Lewis, we have only been on this island of Hong Kong since 1842, a little over two years. Already with God's blessing, we have started three chapels which are the first for Baptists in China. We have built this home and a special building for the first Baptist mission school in China." "Oh, Lewis, I love the school," Henrietta continued. "I never thought we would have a school so quickly. My heart jumps whenever I see those thirty white desks and chairs. I am so excited over the number of boys. I am even happier about starting the first girls' school here in Hong Kong. I just wish I had more girls like little Jane Maria who, I think, will soon decide to become a Christian. If I were just healthier, I could spend more time with the students." "I am worried about your health, Henrietta," Lewis stated in expressing his concern. "I hope we did not make a mistake when we decided not to go back to America." "Oh, no, Lewis," Henrietta replied. "I could never go home as long as there are people here 25 whobe here." need me . I still b e 1 ieve· God means for us to "I just want you to be carefu encouraged Henrietta. I and rest," Lewis . "I promise. Now let me f . h sister;" Henrietta said. IIlIS my letter to my Dear Susan, AithoU{}h mY (lays are IJUSY, I really enj01/ them· I get all of my fWUSeworkdan£ between weaJcfast arul ten o'clock. Then rrom ten until twelve, I teach ten Chinese boys, two Chinese girls, my two boys, arul three (laughters of my neighbors. After that I usuallY get some tea arul a waffle to eat arul rest for a while. In the afternoons, I play with mY little (laughter. Nettie, check to make tnJre the school is clean. read or write, arul then eat at four. After dinner we usuallY go to viSU some of our friends. I am also trying to start a ministry to the wives of soldiers here in Han{} Kan{}· About eight o'clock, I read the Bible to the children and put them to bed. I then try to write my letters. Oh. susan. I jUSt wiSh I had more time to give to the work of the Lord. 26 ewis and the children sat on the front row Henrietta was in the Queen's Road Baptist Church that buried in Hong Kong. (Courtesy• Lfall morning in 1844. It was still hard to Virginia WMU.) believe that Henrietta had died. Even though she had often been ill, she had never let that stop her from telling others about Jesus. One night she was feeling well and waiting for the birth of her fifth child. By the next evening, she had died, but thankfully the baby boy had lived. How Lewis and the children would miss Henrietta. How everyone in Hong Kong would miss her. She was so loved that her funeral was one of 27 the biggest funerals Hong Kong had ever had. The church grew quiet as Dr. Devan, the minister, began to speak: "Dear friends, we have come here today for what seems to be a very sad reason, the death of our friend, Henrietta Hall Shuck. How sad it is to think of her no longer being with us here in Hong Kong. In her twenty-seven years, she gave the people she knew so much love. She loved her family in Virginia, her husband, and her children. In her nine years as a missionary, she also learned to love the Chinese people just as if they were her own family. How happy she would be to know that she is being buried here in Hong Kong, in the land she learned to love. "We who are here can also be happy. Henrietta was a Christian and believed in heaven. 28 She often said that she looked forward to the day when she could once again be with her mother in heaven. How happy she must be knowing that because she came as America's first Baptist woman missionary to China, many Chinese will also be with her in heaven one day." "I would like to read to you a part of one of the last letters she wrote," Dr. Devan continued. "'I rejoice to be able to say' Henrietta wrote, 'that recently, more than ever, I have enjoyed the smiles of the Savior; I have felt so much happiness, so much joy, in committing all of my cares into the hands of him who, I know, cares for me. How delightful to know that God is our friend, and that all things shall work together for our good."' Eighty years after Henrietta's death, the people still had not forgotten her dream of educating Chinese boys and girls. In 1924 one of the Hong Kong Baptist churches opened a primary school to carry on the work she had begun. Closed during World War II, the school reopened in 1945. In 1951 grades 29 The new Henrietta seven through nine were added, and the school School in Hong Kong. (Courtesy• was named Henrietta School. Hong Kong Baptist The school grew, and the Hong Kong Mission.) government gave land and a loan of money for the school to build a new building. In a special service in 1959, the school was dedicated "To the Glory of God and in Memory of Henrietta Hall Shuck." The Henrietta School continued to grow, and a high school was added in 1960. Later, the primary school closed, and the school became known as one of the finest middle schools and high schools in Hong Kong. In 1994, 150 years after Henrietta's death, the Henrietta School moved again into a new 30 building. By 1996 the school had over one Scienceclass at thousand students. Many of the students Henrietta School. (Courtesy• became Christians while attending the school. HongKong In addition, the auditorium served as a church Baptist Mission.) on Sundays. The Bible teaches that whenever someone gives up something-home, family, things they own-in order that the gospel can be taught, the Lord will multiply the gift more than one hundred times (Mark 10:29-30). Although Henrietta was a missionary to the Chinese for only nine years, people are still being won to the Lord because she chose to give everything to him. 31 Epilogue Lewis sent the two oldest boys home to Virginia to live with relatives. He stayed in China with the other three children to continue working with the Chinese. Soon he knew he would have to bring the other children home. Sadly, the youngest child, Henrie Fuller, died on the way home. Yong Seen Sang, who had been one of Lewis' teachers, came with him to YongSeen Sang came to America with Lewis Shuck. the United States. Yong and Lewis (Courtesy-Virginia Baptist spent much of their time talking to Historical Society.) people about the importance of sending missionaries to work with the Chinese. Lewis and Yong returned to China to continue telling the Chinese about Jesus. Lewis worked in Shanghai, China, for many years. He then returned to the United States and worked with the Chinese in California. He was the first Southern Baptist missionary to a foreign• language group in the United States. 32 Miss Henrietta Lady of Many Firsts MISS HENRIE1TA: LADY OF MANY FIRSTS gives exciting accounts of the mission involvements of Henrietta Hall Shuck. Married to Jehu Lewis Shuck in 1835, they were soon set apart as missionaries of the Triennial Convention, the first national body of Baptists in the United States. She became the first American evangelical woman missionary to go to China. She died at age twenty-seven. Little Ml55ionarv Books™ tell the stories of key Baptist women who have served in missions. Based on interviews with missionaries and their families, these biographies are written for children, parents, and teachers of children. Other titles in this series include Miss Jessie: Missionary Nurse in China, Miss Eloise: First Lady of Foreign Missions, and Miss Alma: Friend of Missions. More titles will be published later. BETII BRANYON teaches gifted children in the Roanoke, Virginia, County Schools. She has three master's degrees: two in history from the University of Georgia and the University of Virginia and one in administration from Radford University in Radford, Virginia. She has distinguished herself as a voluntary teacher, having served in China, Kenya, and Pakistan. She is a member of the First Baptist Church in Roanoke, Virginia. ISBN 1-57736-013-3 90000) 9 781577 360131 PROVIDENCE HOUSE PUBLISHERS File.Henrietta-shuck-grave.jpg - Wikipedia, the tree encyclopedia Page 1 or J File:Henrietta-shuck-grave.jpg From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • File • File history • File links • Metadata Ft:.Mo4C..£~US.$10 •1¥,tln' V TO Ct'Jll""' OA VCH'T&J<. OF ·rr•<'· t~,. .... AtJ f' It'''"' "I' '°' [. Arnr r•i<:::!i" l~~'r'" 1,., 6n~ r«I -"",... f ,,.. 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'1. '.!. "O . . La .. yesterday and tomorrow By Winston Craioleu What about tomorrow? Will churches thrive with communist China in control? 'ii• oon the coionies of Hong Kong and Macau, where i; Baptists have ministered for more than a century and ,1 half, will revert lo the control of China-Hong Kong in 1997. Macau in 1999. The setting for Baptist life and ·~-~work there will change irrevocably, in ways not yet 1). ~,, de.tr (Sec Hon-z0 Kongl stories on t 4). Macau, a six-square-mile fragment of land near Hong Kong on China's southern coast, has been Por• tuguese territory for more than 400 years. The first Protestant missionary to China, Robert Morrison, arrived in 1807 and made Macau his base, since residence in China proper was not allowed. Southern Baptist missionaries J. Lewis Shuck and his wife Macau also served as the beginning point for Baptist missions Henrietta Hall Shuck in portraits made duri"ng the mid 1800s. from 1836, when J. Lewis and Henrietta Hall Shuck arrived. In 1842 the Shucks and their missionary colleague, IJ Roberts.: mewed to Hong Kong, which had become British territory as a re• were founding a hospital and a college (which is now a univer• sult of the Opium W,u between England and China. Though not sity). Today Hong Kong Baptists number about 50,000 (roughly in sympathy with British sales of opium or the war to support 1 percent of the population=a high ratio for Asia). Macau church those sales. Protestant missionaries did find a better opening for membership, like its population, has stayed comparatively small sharing the gospei in the new British coiony than in Macau (with at fewer than l,Gv•:;. Southern 3apiists have a missionary pre~• its Roman Catholic rulers). ence in both colonies. Before long (1844-45) the missionaries moved on to Canton in What about tomorrow? Will churches thrive with communist China itself, then to other Chinese cities, but they left a church in China in control? China has promised to leave basic economic Hong Kong. Canton became an unusually strong center of Bap• and social systems in Hong Kong unchanged, with religious free• tist work during the next century. An overflow of Chinese Baptist dom continuing. Many in Hong Kong have misgivings about energies and effort from Canton strengthened Baptist outposts in that promise. Some with finances and contacts to make it possible both Macau and Hong Kong. are leaving for other lands. Baptist missionaries again lived in Macau beginning in 1910. Most Christians in Hong Kong and Macau, however, see the It was 1949 before missionaries moved again to Hong Kong, as a years ahead as a challenge to faith-and possibly a time of en• new communist government in China began to drive missionar• larged opportunities for witness and ministry. Missionaries plan ies out. Bv then Hong Kong had a Baptist association with eight to remain. Perhaps God will use the new situation for surprising churches and about 4,000 members. miracles, as in recent decades in China! 0 In the next few yeilrs, hundreds of thousands of refugees from China poured into Ho:1g Kong. Many were Baptists: some were pastors or church leaders. Hong Kong churches grew rapidly. The author, 11[ 40 the CO~ l:\flSSIOr\ /~1.mh JG%