, 1876-07-30

association continues to maintain vigorous life.
1t has members and branch associations widely
scattered over the country. Their constitution
yey he rule. are
pleasant resort and ut 1east three times each week
resouud with the voices OF dcyout praise and earn
meetings IN rotation Wita their brethren oi otbe tier
and e1hort."
The Methodist Church commenced its mission in
1850. It has q large and well-appointed mission
house on Washington street, above Stockton. 1t
has also room at $50 Jackson street, which is
s 1oF see onp aaa
fcctive in China. Into this room the Chinese come
and 60 on terms Of perfect freedom and ease. They
cigars in their mouths If they please. When man
has heard as much he can bear he goes away but
TIE preaching goes on. and the number who have
more or less, about christianity, in whom new
ideas have been planted. new questions started,
ana new lfe suggested, can never be even guessed
TT IN th1s world, but it ls certainly very great
multitude. This room is also used for dny-
school, which has average attendance Of fifteen.
The evening school at this mission house has an
upon its roll There is also mission school ut
san Jose, with an average attendance OF If
teen To the church connected with this mis-
fifteen pfobationers and thirty nine in full mcn,-
bership. Very great interest attaches to the work
OF this mission among the women. 1t was COM
from the police-of1ce that Chinese woman was ut
the station-house and wanted ''to see Jesus
man." Mr.. Gibson answered the summons, and
which rosembled amoat anything else more than
human being, but which was found to contain
Chinese woman's form. Wearied with the life she
vas forced to lssd she had put of her better a
herself into the bay. She had been picked up,
however, and placed in the hands Of tthc police:
She was taken to the Mission House, washed and
now the modest and faithful Christian
wife Of Chinaman, himself member
Of Bethany e.n churen 3n sey
the youngest being but years old. When she
came her hands were swollen from bruises, and
her person almost covered with the marks Of recent
beatings. Some OF these girls watched md waited
for months before they could effect an escape II
want to die" is their frequent response. when, on
reaching the mission. they are asked what they de-
sire. Thirteen Of them have been baptized. Ten
have been sent back to fricntls in China. Five
have been married to Christian Chinese here. II is
comfort, in working for Chinese women, to know
that rescued from lives of infsMy, they glad to
stay rescued. Unlike women Of othcr nationaitics,
whose tears and professions Of penitence some
times encourage our hopeE' tasy DO not; ; when
cullcd to earn their living by honest Industry,
hasten back to their old ways.
AS early as ls54 mission was started in Sac.
ramento by the Rev. J. I. shuck. VINO had been
missionary at Canton, but was then pastor Of the
Baptist Church in that city. He built chapel and
organized church Of converted Chinese, but when
he returned to the East the work ceased Among
his converts was Wong Min, who, on returning to
Cantou attracted the attention Of missionaries
there By his earncst and eloquent
and became pastor Of native Baptst Church IN
cr, to take up the work he laid down.
The present Baptist Mission. @ located at s2o
in charge of the Rev. John Francis. 1t is sus-
taincd by IN annual expenditure or about s., 500
The average attendance at its school y about loo
roll 1t has library OF 500 volumes in Chinese
and English. Fifteen have beeen received to Bap-
tist churches through its efforts, Of whom five arc
members OF the First Church in this city, and
seven Of thut OF Oakland. There are now six in
quirers and three candidates for baptism. Three
Christian Chinese connected with this mission
have died. The first Of these was probably the
first Of his nation who, this continent received
Christian burial. This mission has branch at
Portland, Oregon, which has been successful.
man who was thrown into the river ut Canton by
his own father because he would not renonnce the
Christinn faith. 1t may be that in days past the
Baptist churches OF the State have failed to yield
to this mission all the sympathy and support that
it needed md deserved, but In their last Conven-
tion the expressions Of confidence and OF interest
The California Chinese Mission, auxiliary to the
American Missionary Association, is the or.
ganzstion under which thsl the Congregational
people. Tie central mission-house is at No.
S BRENNAN place, overlooking the Plaza. 1t has
schools also on Mission street. Twelfth.
and in Bethany Chapel, Bartlett street, near Twcn-
ty-dfth. Besides these, it has schools ih Los An
geles, Oakland, Orovil1e. Sacramento, Santa Bar
bara, and Stockton. During the year ending Sept.
l, 1875 more than j, 500 Chinese attended these
schools, for longer or shorter period. Thus far
during the present year about 200 have been en-
rolled. The average enrolment month by month
is now about Ats, aud the average attendance ex-
ceeds 300. Most, but not al OF those who are be-
lieyed to have become Christians in connection
with this work are enrolled members Of the Con
ercsationat Association of ChristiMn Chincse--a
society organized about two years ago. The con-
dtions OF membership, rs expressed in the constl
tuition drawn up by the Chinese themselves. are as
follows:
ANY one who desires to become member oi
this Association must forsakc tdolatry and all bad
habits, and must prove himself to be follower oi
Christ. He must bring references from one OF
more members. His name must be brought before
the Society week before he can be admitted, and
he is received upon vote OF two-thisds OF the
members
Eighty y-seyen have Joined this Society. Thus fa'
but one has proved himself untrue. In most cases
these converts have not been received to The
church till they have been in this Association In
etructed and tested, about six months. Seventeen
have united with the First Congregational Church
in Oakland, and twentyeight with bethany Church
in this city. In connection with the schools IN
other parts Of tho State, about fifteen Chinese have
given their teachers reason to believe that they
have become sincere Christians, so that the tota
number OF converts in connection with this misslor
il a},nut 1(l3