Photo by \\'HJrnE C ll P.!ST WAS :KO T NA ME fl. " The China J nland Mi ssion wa s formed under a deep sense of China's pressing need, and wi t h an rarnest desire, constrained by the love of Christ and t he hope of His coming, to obey His comm·rncl \ 0 preach the Gospe1 to every creature. "-First Sentence of the Principles and Practice of the C.l. M. ' F rontispieec. THE JUBILEE STORY OF THE CHINA INLAND MISSION WITH PORTRAITS ILLUSTRATIONS & MAP Bv MARSHALL BROOMHALL, M.A. EDITORIAL SECRETARY LONDON: MORGAN & SCOTT, LD. 1:: PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. • . • • CHINA INLAND MISSION NEWINGTON GREEN, LONDON, N. • PHILADELPHIA, TORONTO, MELBOURNE, AND SHANGHAI MCMXV THIS RECORD OF GOD'S }'AITHFULNESS IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LAID THE FOUNDATIONS AND TO THOSE WHO BY THEIR GIFTS AND SERVICE ARE BUILDING THEREON v, Not from a stock of ours but Thine, Jesus, Thy flock we feed, Thy unexhausted grace divine Supplies their every need ; But if we trust Thy providence, Thy power and will to save, We have the treasure to dispense, And shall for ever have. * * * * * Our scanty stock as soon as known, Our insufficiency For feeding famished souls we own, And bring it, Lord, to Thee ; Our want received into Thy hand Shall rich abundance prove, Answer the multitude's demand, And fill them with Thy love. CHARLES WESLEY. For of Him, and through Him, and unto Him, are all things. To Him be the glory for ever. Amen. Rom. xi. 36. vi FOREWORD BY THE REv. J. W. STEVENSON For :fifty years a member of the China Inland Mission, and for nearly thirty years its Deputy-Director in China. HAVING through the providence of God been closely associ­ ated with most of the events recorded in this Jubilee Story, I gladly respond to the invitation to write a short Foreword. No devout and thoughtful Christian can read these chapters, setting forth the main facts relating to the progress of the evangelization of China by the China Inland Mission, without being impressed by the unmistakable evidence of the presence and guidance of God. The record of what has been accomplished by faith and prayer is calculated to stimulate and encourage men and women everywhere more fully to trust God in all circumstances. It should be a help to the spiritual life of God's children, and lead to an increase of intercession, service, and sacrifice for the extension of the Lord's dominion over the hearts and lives of the millions of China still uninfluenced by the Gospel. The instances of privation gladly borne, and of the lives laid down for Christ's sake will move the sympathetic reader, and he will recognize that God's seal and special honour have been graciously bestowed upon the Mission. And as he ponders the long list of the beloved workers who have joined the noble army of martyrs, he will feel that a peculiar solemnity and sacredness is given to the whole record. While there is cause for thankfulness for what has been vii viii THE JUBILEE STORY achieved, the fact nevertheless remains, that the great task of evangelizing China is only at its beginning. To God be all the glory for what has been accomplished, and may this record of His dealings with the China Inland Mission be blessed of Him to lay the burden of the unreached millions upon the hearts and consciences of His people. J. w. s. CHINA INLAND MISSION, SHANGHAI, january 13, I915. AUTHOR'S PREFACE Tw~NTY-ONE years have passed since the publication of Mrs. Howard Taylor's Story of the China Inland Mission. The rapidity with which events have moved, and the far­ reaching developments which have taken place since then have, for some time, made an up-to-date statement of the work a real need. The celebration of the Mission's Jubilee this year emphasizes this need, and is the raison d' etre of the present volume . The publication in I9II of Hudson Taylor in Early Years, and the knowledge that the second volume of Mr. Taylor's life is in course of preparation, have governed the scope of this Jubilee Story. The aim has been to present a brief survey of the whole work which can be supplemented by the other books. Many separate chapters and portions have been read by those specially qualified to offer criticism, and the whole of the unrevised manuscript has been submitted to Mr. D. E. Hoste, the General Director; the Rev. J. W. Stevenson, the Deputy-Director in China; and Mr. James Stark, the Secretary in Shanghai. The author, none the less, accepts full responsibility for the book in its present form, while gratefully acknowledging the valuable sugges­ tions received. The wealth of photographs has been a source of embarrass­ ment, for almost any basis of selection has appeared open to criticism. The line adopted. after much thought, has been to give a fairly complete set of portraits of those who have had a distinguished part, either in laying the foundations of the Mission or in opening up the formerly unoccupied provinces. Apart from the two groups of the first North American and first Australasian contingents, and three other notable ix X THE JUBILEE STORY exceptions, no portraits have been reproduced of any who joined the Mission later than the seventies. It may be worth while to call attention to the fact that portraits of all the women who :first entered the nine unoccupied in­ land provinces are included. The author had hoped to publish almost simultaneously, as a special volume, the Annual Report for rgrs, giving for this Jubilee Year a brief history of every central station, instead of the usual yearly record of work done. In view of the War, and the large amount of valuable material which the workers at the stations have kindly supplied, it has seemed well to postpone this Historical Report until next year. When it is published it will, it is hoped, prove a useful addition to the present volume. The obligations of the author are many, and to all who have kindly given assistance he returns sincere and grateful thanks. Special help has been given by Mr. J. J. Coulthard during his furlough, and by Mr. T. W. Goodall, the author's esteemed editorial colleague, who has prepared the Index. Few can be more conscious than the writer of the limita­ tions and defects of the book. Many readers will, it is feared, seek for what will not be found within these pages. Will such disappointed friends remember that drastic con­ densation has been a matter of necessity and not of choice ? The story of the opening up of China, of the evangelization of its provinces, and of the Divine mercy and providential love which have encompassed the work, is so uplifting and vast, that the author has felt as though he were, to adopt a phrase of Horace, "dwarfing mighty themes." Yet, though this volume is but an imperfect outline, it is hoped that the bare facts recorded, even when stripped of much that could en­ hance their beauty, will appear to the reader, as they have to the writer, as monuments of God's handiwork. "This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes." MARSHALL BROOMHALL. CHINA INLAND MISSION, LoNDON, Marcil 31, 1915. CONTENTS PAGE FoREWORD, BY REV. J. VV. STEVENSON vii AUTHOR'S PREFACE ix INTRODUCTORY CHAP. I. EARLY MISSIONS TO CHINA . 3 2. HUDSON TAYLOR AND HIS CALL 8 3· HUDSON TAYLOR'S EARLY EXPERIENCES 12 THE FIRST DECADE 4· THE BIRTH OF A MISSION 2I 5· LAYING THE FoUNDATIONS 27 6, THE LAMMERMUIR PARTY 34 7· SETTLING INLAND 4I 8. AN ENLARGED CoAST 45 9· THE Y ANGCHOW RIOT 53 IO. Two NEW PROVINCES 63 I I. TROUBLED ON EVERY SIDE 68 I 2.' FAINT YET PURSUING 73 I3. THE HOME DEPARTMENT 79 I4. VVAXING STRONG IN FAITH 86 XI xii THE JUBILEE STORY THE SECOND DECADE CHAP. PAGE 15. THE APPEAL FOR THE EIGHTEEN 99 16. THE DooR OPENED • 105 17. UNTO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH to8 18. PYRLAND ROAD n6 19. PIONEERS IN WOMEN'S WORK 122 20. BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE 21. A CHINESE PIONEER 22. HEALING THE SICK 23. PIONEER WORK IN HUNAN 24. THE STORY OF THE SEVENTY THE THIRD DECADE 1885-1895 25. "THE CAMBRIDGE SEVEN " • 26. ORGANIZATION AND EXPANSION 27. THE KWANGSIN RIVER 28. NoRTH AMERICA 29. To EVERY CREATURE 191 30. AusTRALASIA • 199 31. DIVIDING THE FIELD. 206 THE FOURTH DECADE 1895-1905 32. THE WRATH OF MAN 215 33· NEWINGTON GREEN 220 34· THE CHEFOO ScHOOLS 225 35· THE OPENING OF HUNAN 230 CONTENTS xiii CHAP. PAGE 36. AMONG THE TRIBES 3 7. THE BoxER CRISIS 38. PARTAKERS OF THE AFFLICTIONS OF THE GOSPEL 39· REBUILDING THE WALL THE FIFTH DECADE 1905-I915 40. A PERIOD OF TRANSITION 263 41. MAss MoVEMENTS AND REvivAL 267 42. GRACE ABOUNDING 274 43· To EARTH'S REMOTEST BOUNDS 282 44· INSTITUTIONAL WORK 291 45· FACTS ABOUT FINANCE 302 46. THE MISSION FROM WITHIN 314 47· THE REVOLUTION AND AFTER 322 48. THE MISSIONARY AT WORK . 328 49· ALL MANNER OF SERVICE 337 so. THE YEAR OF JUBILEE 347 APPENDICES THE AssociATE MisSIONs 357 CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY 366 STATISTICS 372 INDEX 375 PORTRAITS GROUPS I. AND II. 1. W. Thomas Berger. 2. Mrs. Hudson Taylor. 3· Theodore Howard. 4· James J. Meadows. 5· J. Hudson Taylor. 6. John W. Stevenson. 1· Emily Blatchley. 8. B. Broomhall. g. Mrs.