The Red Cloud chief., 1885-03-27
CHIsa'S MILLIONS

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How easily ,rc wordt ere uttered,
nov little they may convey 10 your
heAru ard mind. sBd yet whs. eternal
iu;ere,is are connected with THEM.
Living ~ se Do IN nc city which Is
numbered by upward. 81 a million, II
Il. inpo-s'ble -. me 20 fully cUBIprs-
herd tbs, vast number, much !e.- to
CONVEX To yoG- mluf- az adequate ic"a
Of a single million and s;ii! no.c the
many millions which 20 u ~fcp-e-eai
the vast population Ct CnIns !; Is
estIma.ed tha: during the past yea
eight million. Of souls have pa.-el
from time into eternity. IN tue thinese
Empire. To how Iey OF these millions
has there been n r~rc-enta.iOn o! TIE
GO.pel Of tie grace ~ God. by 40"
many Of them Las tic truth Teen
wholly unh0srd; Shall th!s .tate %
thing. continue? Snail Ne SIT stI.. snt
10 nothing. with u hanc- folded re
naming go deaf and indifferent, or
ai,all the walls of the dying ones he
hsard7 sksll We not stretch forth our
hands and male sorne effort & extend
20 them the kDo.i.ige Of the Gospel.
which La. made orr iot 10 pleasant III
The lrld where we dwell. Ina. these
multitudes are accessible ~ mos;
clearly shown in Williams Middle
Kingdom" which mot clearly SHOVE
with striking force. how open CANA Is
t. evangelical efforts. and receive
the gospel Notwithstanding the pes
ent unpiea.antnpss that ARISES on &c
count Of Tie rrarco- InIress war. The
iast year has certainly been al event
ful one, 70 myseii "a wcli a. IL many OF
NV acuualntanccs. ard notouiy 90 my
pula.i circle Of friends among whom
was tho editor of JHr tHiHF. who was
TOO busy c'.ctIng a Republican Presi-
dent, ~ he troubled Nv small matters,
ruch a. local correspondence. but, l
understand ~ = evcntfui in the history
ol political parties. hope ~ may prove
for til. Saiiona! good, for there never
wac a time when | loved America VIM
her liberty more then ! do nov. And
With pride ] look upon nj stars and
str pes floating above representative
cfic,s. beuoidIng IN II a beauty thai LV
other flag pn--ess-s. Doubtless many
If mv trends and readers vii look up
g.. ,nc event uf my leaving for CHINA
80 uue .: lie event. al WY lie. n elf
s,cnfcirg truly II has soen 80 80 many
respects. however. | nope always To he
Proud of ), Tor y srrcsdy hns afforded
lac -I;h many opportunities Il dong
good, aud acquiring EnOn!ci-e That
othcra.-e CouiG not have easily obtain
Cd. VII! do What | can: having done
80, I viii a, l.nst have the satisfaction
ofknowing thstl made an effort which
reaches beyond self Amorp tie otner
events Of the year, | with 4 feeling %!
s.cness crOnIc'e tie lcs'hof a"H! bI-h-
up Wiley. which occurred Al fuh thaw
ru the roth. 81 November, ~u.rv iis
BODY 80. '.ii 20 rest be.Id, the wife ui
has Younger years. VINO died there some
thirty yacrs aCo.When the Bishop wa
4, phvsiCign 20 that MISSION. liz ca
yected death wa not 80 raG - TIE one
fyhal. now mention. VIZ The ". o. 81
Rev. 'oci / Sslih formerly al Central
City Nebraska who ca:ae September
Pad hrs. Smith who was So cniCaYti
IL cur hearts and NOR TIC lpyc and Cs-
teen Of all who knew her ~ sl-T nonlc
christian character and was So proml--
tfsE i'1tis l@ isf yin. A..f.itiaaf~T. We
snii,sn with continent small p1k. and
died Dccemheg -. she died ~ she
bad lived q brave christian Lady de
rlsung ia death tholU~og Oi God unto
tAlystion ard tie grace Of oar Lord ia
supporting her ~ 10 sci nTa'iDa from
her $40 little children. Let uS profit
~ her example. ever remembering
the uncertainties Of lie and the GER
~tsin.ies 81 death. Thus two more val
Nab.e lives are sacrificed 10 earnest e.
fort 10 spread tn. truth Oft Z Gosps' ~
heather efforts. One event of I
year which | shall r,iate mag be ot
particular interest aud will serve 10
show the progress that christianity IL
making here in China. We nov have
tic knowledge of ala incident which il
related To Us as follows. IL - said
that a Chinese oma who had became
Interested IN the study 81 the Bible
proved To be one of the att 'ni II of
Princes IS kuug who : wife oi the En-
peror's hroih.rl and from her rasGu &
{ . Princes became int c.t,d in tie.
Bible. so much that she spent h,u : IN
reading II and sent her attendants 10
purchase more books Of the Billie for
her. II - said that sine not only read bJ
became deeply interested IN its teach
ings and that there Is spripging up q
reading circle among her and her at
PENDANTS. Thus the Bible has found its
way even into the Emperor's Palace
and 10 the forbidden city. TO which no
foreigner has Yet had access. Thus We
believe that the light viii dawn upon
the minds and that they viii eventu-
ally accept the truth a. other nations
do and have already done. VIII no,
speak Of Japan for time ard space will
Go, permit. Doubtless the world is well
aware oI me advances toward christian
i,siion IN that Empire. Along with
oIner events will serve e encourage
the churches in their work in saving
the many millions yet .unsaved There
10 SO much To he said about such q
vas Empire ne this | Mill attempt il
future Ia give some Of the charac.
te'isiics of the people. their modes ant
customs as they are represented 10 u.
10 the different provinces uf this land
Respectfully e. all my friends.
psS,n Jan * iSSS ID Drxxxy