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sion, to The funds Of which he has himself
been the principal contributor.-Chris-
sian WatekmGn.
Annual Letter--No. 4.
Macao, China, Feb. IL, 1889.
The salvation of CHINA is the absorb.
ing theme Of my prayers, the engrossing
subject Of my Thoughts, the desire of my
heart, and the work Of my hands. A few
remarks shall be devoted to this subject
in this annual abimh-day letter. Compar-
atively little has Seen done the past year
bat the writer, through the mercy of God,
has enjoyed good health, and fine spirits,
and done what he could! Since my last
annual letter, we are another year nearer
10 that happy period when China shall
sing the songs of Zion with gladness.-
The prospect Of China's renovation was
never more promising than at present -
and Certainly that glorious event never
was SO near beforei
PGrticKLars-l. The study of the Ian
guage, By reading, writing, and talking,
has been steadily and diligently pursued.
~ of first importance, by day and by
night, withmy teacher and among the
people, and ap happy to say that my
progress has been commensurate with the
labors bestowed.
2. The distribution of books has been
diligently attended to with prayerful hope
of their doing much good. $3.50 volumes
including all sizes, from the sheet tract to
the whole New Testament have been dis
tributed by the writer in this city, the sur
rounding villages, and on vast number
of Chinese junks. AS for printing, with
the exception of small sheet tract, the
want OF means has prevented. Two tracts
are translated, copied, and ready for the
press which await the arrival of means to
be printed one from the " Baptist Gen.
eral Tract Society,"" the other from 6 The
American Tract Society,"" entitled " The
Two Ends and the Two Ways" The
Chinese at this place are waiting, ready,
and willing, to print any thing we will
give them in, in their own language, at a
moderate price.
3. SekOOls.-These will be one of the
most promising means of converting the
Chinese. Brother Shuck and lady, with
myself, have taken q suitable house, in
which we are nov living, for the purpose
of commencing Chinese school, and en-
laTging our missionary operations. l
now have two very promising boys. One
named A-Lung can read his own Ian
gnage well, and wishes TO learn English !;
the other named A-Sung, was literally
beggar without home, a friend, or a
place 10 cover him from the storm; now
he is comfortable, learning, promises to
do well. Sister Shuck has commenced
the school with small number of boys
and girls; and we can get as many more
as means shall be supplied to support, at.
800 for every three pupils. $1,000 an
nually, would support 80 Chinese pupils.
Is there not a single church. yea, sim
gle individual, in the Mississippi Valley,
that would feel it privilege to support
such school IN CHINA2 School books
are much needed. The writer having
had some experience in training the young
mind, in connection with his other duties,
has undertaken, as far as limited abilities
teacher to supply the deficiency. Two
small books for beginners in this dialect.
are nearly ready for the press, and viii
be printed as.soon as the means are sup
piled. They are much needed at this
time. One includes the 2l4 radicals,
with three or four short sentences in con-
nexion with each the other includes so
numerals connected with their appropri-
ate objects, and short definition in Chi
nese added. The numerals are peculiar
90 the Chinese language, and are found in
their application to be troublesome to be-
ginners
4. feel very solicitous to have more
missionary assistance in this great work.
have lalterly got license from the Por-
tuguese Governor Of this place, TO con.
iinue here permanently, and consequent
w feel that Macao is the first established
Mission Station in China OF /" The r. F.
and China Mission Society" OF the Mis-
sissippi Valley, with the appreciation Of
Is Board. May the missionaries Of that
Society ever maintain the truth at Macao
in China may they build the church oil
Chris In this nation upon thatrock, against
which The gates of hell shall not prevail
and with unhesilating boldness proclaim
the glad tidlngs Of salvation, until the cf.
iulgence Of millenial glory shall iIlumin,
ala every dark recess Of this benighted
Empire
DIR. Lockhart for the practice Of medi.
cine among the Chinese. and two young
ladies TO teach them, have just arrived
from England; and many more. with tht
means 10 sustain them from America, ar,
vi needed. Brother Young. Baptis
missionary from Batavia. is now on q Wis