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they exhibit is in making offerings at the tombs.
There are a few Jews, some Mohammedans,
and about 100000 Roman Catholics, chiefly de-
scendants Of those who embraced this religion
in the reign of Kanghi, when the Jesuits had
free access to China, and made many converts.
OF the language and religion of the bands of
mountaineers who yet live unsubdued in some of
the Central and Southern provinces, nothing is
known.
So much has appeared of late respecting 'the
hive points," that it is unnecessary to describe
them here. AT Canton with population es-
mated at one million of inhabitants, there are
stationed Rev. E. c. Brdgman,* d. d. Rev.
2. Parker" NJ. D. Rev. Dyer Ball, and Mr.. ].
q. Bridgman, belonging to the A. B. c. F. NJ.
DIR. Parker's time is chiefly given to the Hospital,
which has been in successful operation for sever
al years. DR.. Bridgman Gin the absence of Mr..
Williams now on a visit to the U. 81 supern-
tends the English printing, and Mr.. Ball the
Chinese, which is performed chiefly by wooden
blocks. There is also a small boarding school
and boys connected with this mission, and public
preaching in Chinese. The Am. Bapt. Board
have stationed here Rev. J. L. Shuck, Rev. r.
l.. Devan,* NJ. D. and Rev. |. J. Roberts.
The two former removed from Hong Kong a
few months ago, But Mr.. Shuch has recently
gone to the U. S., taking with him his children,
whose mother was removed by death in 1914.
There is small Chinese church in connection
with this mission, and also one at Hong Kong for
those who speak the Tao-chew dialect, which is
under the pastoral care of Rev. w. Dean.
During Mr.. Deans temporary absence in the U.
S., the church is under the care of native Evan
gelists.
In Hong Kong, the London Miss. Soc. sup
port Rev. James Legge,* d. D. Rev. James
Gillespie, and Benjamin Hobson* NJ. B. Dr..
Legge and DR.. llobson have recently returned to
England, on account of ill health. There is a
small Chinese church, and a boarding school for
boys in connection with this mission. The Nor
rson Education Society has a hourishing board
ing school of some thirty scholars, which it is
intended to increase to so, as soon as a suitable
building can be erected. 1t is under the care o
Rev. S. R. Brown and Mr.. S. w. Bonney
both ofwhom are from New England, and meets
a liberal support from the foreign community il
China.
In Macao, the only Missionary is the Rev. A.
P. Happier, NJ. d. Of the B. f. NJ. P. C. who
has charge Of boarding school containing about
80 boys.
The missionaries at Annoy city containing
perhaps 10000 inhabitants, have suffered much
from i'll health, though less in 1845, than previ
Gus years. Rev. D. Abeel of the A. B. c. f
M. who first entered this field, returned to the U
S. in January 1916, in such impaired health a:
to render his return to China more than doubtful
The Rev. E. Doty of the same mission, having
recently lost his wife and being himself in feeble
health, has also left the place. Mrs. Pohman
| hoe pooo,,tlyr 1iod ouA onJ
of the B. f. NJ P. G. have also been obliged to
leave the field on account of ill health. These
melancholy events leave only the following per.
sons there. VIM. II. Cumming NJ. D. uncon.
nected with any missionary society. Rev. w,
]. Pohlman, ofthe A. b. C. F. NJ. Rev. John
Suonach, and Mr.. w. Young* of London
Missionary Society, with Rev, John Lloyd, and
Rev. Hugh A. Brown, of the B. F. NJ. P. c.
In the midst of their Encouragement, the breth
ren of this station have been cheerful with evi
dences of the Spirit of God blessing their labors
and that the seed sown with so many tears (fol
three wives and three children of missionare,
sleep in the missionary burying ground at Annoy,
is beginning TO bud, and TO promise fruit.
AT Fuh-chow, the capital of the province o
Fuh-keen, there is no missionary. The difficult
ty of access to the place has rendered its occu
patton as military station well nigh impracd
cable, but as the difficulty is now in measure
removed, tits hoped that it will not much Longer
remain unoccupied.
At Shanghai with a population of perhap:
900 there are missionaries from three differ
ent societies. The London Missionary Society
supports Rev. w. II. Medhurst,* (now the old
est Protestant missionary to the Chinese, havin.
been nearly 80 years in the feld,) Rev. w
Fairbrother, recently bereaved of his wife
and Mr.. w. Lockhart,* physician, who ha
charge of hospital. Mr.. Medhurst has prin
ting office; with metallic type (Chinese) in ful
operation, and prints many Christian tract
which are widely circulated in the neighbour,
{ towns and villages. He also breaches regularl,
in Chinese to congregations numbering SOM
hundreds of people; two Chinese converts hav
been recently baptized at this station, by Mr.
Medhurst. The English Church Missionary So
ciety supports Rev. L. McClatchie, and the A
merican Episcopal Board, which has made this it
, chief station in China, supports Rev. w. J
Boone,* Bishop, Rev. r. Graham Rev. J
!; Sye* and Misses Morss and Jones.
} At Ningpo, with population of 250,O00 ther
| are also missionaries of three societies. Th
. American Baptist Board supports d.. Macgow
an,* M. D. who has charge Of a hospital. Th
' English Baptist Board has sent Rev. T. Il
5 Hudson, and Rev. Mr.. Jarrom* to this felC
f The former has lately arrived, but the latter wi
. remain during the winter at Hong Kong. Ther
a is also school of Chinese girls with about twer
2 ty scholars, under the control and managemer
t Of Miss Aldersey, an English lady, unconnec
: ted with any society, who has persevered amid'
t many difficulties in bringing it to its preseI
J. fourishing condition. 1t may be considered on
e of the fullest and most successful experiment
/. of the kind, yet made in China. The Rev. Gec
: Smith, of the English Church Missionary Soci'
n ty, was here during part of 1845, but ill healt
). compelled his return to England, and it is unce
# tain when any others from that Society will occu
S py his place. The Rev. w. c. Milne of tt