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forty two missionaries (of whom ten are absent
in their native land, and twenty three ladies',
three of whom have gone home with their hus-
bands. OF the aforementioned missionaries,
twenty have arrived in China, within the last
three years. On the facts just stated, many re-
marks might be made, but the thoughtful reader,
considering that so many missionaries from diff
ierent lands and different denominations Of Chris
tians, most of them just commencing their mis-
sionary career, are thrown together in these mis-
sion stations, will see abundant reason TO pray
that the spirit of forbearance, harmony, perseve-
rance, prudence and prayer may rest upon them
all. There are diversites of operations, but it
is the sameSpirit who worketh in ALL and without
his influences we shall labor in vain. Pray for
us.
The first missionaries to China, Robert Morri-
son and William Milne, were Presbyterans, and
in periodical published under their joint supervi-
sionin 1919, they expressed their hearty approba-
ton of the form of government and the doctrines
Of that church, and one of the first translations
made by Morrison into Chinese, was the Assem-
bly's Shorter Catechism. The first missionaries
from the American churches to China, Messrs.
Bndgman and Abeel, belong, one to the Congre-
gational, and the other to the Dutch Reformed
Churches. twas not till within the last ten wears
that the Presbyterian Church of the United States
of America, in her organizedca sa church,
undertook TO send the gospel to this people. The
first notice we find of her intention to establish
mission in China, is in the Missionary Chronicle
of October, 1886, where it occurs in connection
with proposal to make full experiment of the
new method of printing Chinese with divisible
metallic type. The first persons sent out were
Rev. John A. Mitchell, and Rev. Robert w. Orr,
with Mrs. Orr, who left New York, December 8,
1887, and reached Singapore April 6, 1888. AZ
ter an examination of Singapore, Maacca, Pc
nang, and Siam, it was determined to make the
first station among the Tao-chew emgrants in
Singapore, and to study thisdalect( (which is spo-
ken III Chaou-chow, a department in the province
of Canton the attention of the missionaries was
first turned, ltwas not long before discourage
ments arose in the way: Mr.. Mitchell died Octo-
Der 2, 1888, being less than six months after his
arrival, and three days after MIR. and Mrs. Orr
buried an infant daughter and not long after, the
health of Mr. Orr began to fail, which eventually
led to his return to the United States in 184l.-
The Rev. L. l.. McBryde, with his wife, reached
Singapore, July 22, 1910, and J. &. Hepburn,
| NJ D., and wife came to the same place July 10,
l84I. Mrs. McBryde had suffered much from i'll
ness after reaching Singapore, and about this time
the health of Mr.. McBryde began to fail under
the influence of the Singapore climate. These
circumstances and the fear that Mrs. Hepburn
would not endure the climate of Siam, led to the
change Of DR.. Hepburn's destination from Siam
TO Singapore, in connection with the Chinese mis-
sion. In December, 1871, Mr.. McBryde found
it necessary to remove to China, where the cold
er winters at first promised aresorationto health.
Shortly after Mr.. Orr's departure, small Chi
nese school had been commenced, which was
continued by DIR. Hepburn after the departure of
Mr.. McBryde to China, until his own i'll health
and the providence of Godledto its abandonment,
the giving up of the station in Singapore, and the
final settlement of the mission in China.
The Rev. w. NJ. Lowrie arrived in Macao,
May 81, 1842, where Mr.. McBryde was then So
iourning. After consultation, and some exami-
nation of the state of things there and in Hong
Kong, it was resolved that the Executive Com
mittee be advised to concentrate all their efforts
in China itself, and that Mr.. McBryde should pro-
ceed to Annoy, which at that time offered IA
vorable station for missionary labor. He accor-
dinghy went in June, 1912, and Mr. Lowrie hav-
ing made two unsuccessful attempts to proceed TO
Singapore, returned to Macao. During this time,
to foreign commerce, and decided the question OF
the propriety of conducting missionary operations
for China in China ITSELF In consequence of
this, and his own i'll health, Dr. Hepburn sold the
mission properly in Singapore, arrived in Macao
June, 1843, and proceeded to Annoy in the fall OF
the same year. Just before hsarriva in Macao,
!, Mr.. McBryde whose health had entirely failed,
left China for his native land. These various
disappointments and changes were deeply discou-
/; raging, and tried the faith and patience of those
both in China and in the United States who were
endeavorngto effectthe settlement of the mission.
In February, 1914, D. B. McCartee, NJ. D., and
: Mr.. and Mrs. Cole, arrived in Macao. The for.
mer speedily proceeded to Ningpo, while the lat
ter, who had brought printing press and the ma.
trices and apparatus for casting Chinese type re.
manned in Macao. After several months of la.
bor the printing office was duly arranged and the
= difficulties attending every experiment i'll its first
stages being overcome, it went into full operation
After the experience of a year and a half it is
perhaps not too much TO assertthatthe experiment
of printing Chinese with metallic divsible type
: has proved completely successful. The progress
e made haseXceededthe expectations of its friends
: and though still imperfect, it is susceptible of i'm
e provementS which will increase its facilities fo
J. the speedy and cheap production of books. The
. necessity for this expensive experiment may no
l be obvious to all, but when the Chinese nation i
converted TO God, (what Christian doubts that thi
: will be the CASEY and millions of copies of Hi
It Holy Word are required to supply them, the wis
: dom and foresight of those who first undertook
It this scheme, and persevered in it, in the face O
It opposition and Encouragement, will be duly ap
e preciated.t
s The mission in Siam, established shortly afte
}. thatin Singapore, having been suspended in 1874
}. Rev. R. Q. Way, originally destined for the fol-
h mer, arrived in Macao in July, and speedily pro
+ ceeded to Ningo. nOctober, 1914, reinforce
l. ment consisting of Rev. Messrs. Cuberston, Hap
e per, Lloyd, and Loomis, with Mrs. Culbertso