The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1893-11-08
For the Central Presbyterian.
The China. Mission

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MeSsrs. EditorS,-The twenty sixth
annual meeting of the China Mis-
sion was held in Shanghai, Septem-
ber 11-14. Many pleasing features
marked this meeting. 1t was the
quarter century anniversary of the
founding of the mission. On De-
cember 5th, 1868, Revs. E. B. Inslie,
J. L. Stuart, NJ. III. Houston and B.
Helm organized themselves into
"the China Mission of the Southern
Presbyterian Church in the United
States," placing on record their
gratitude TO God for his goodness
in bringing us to engage in his ser
vice in this land, and our trust in
his race" Rev. A. Sydenstricker,
in the opening sermon at this meet
ing, referred to the fact that when
he arrived in China thirteen years
ago there were only five missiona-
Ties on the field. Now the mission
can be no longer entertained at one
of the stations. This year the gath
ering was larger than ever before,
and with the arrival of those eX-
pected this autumn the mum bers
will have increased to fifty, that is
three-fold y-thIn five years. Truly
we need to praise God. And. this
ear the mission appeal for twenty
more by next autumn, among them
five physicians. Two physicians
are TO arrive this year. The loca-
tion Of one of them was left to the
China Mission, and aroused deepest
interest, three or four stations
earnestly urging their claims. DR..
Davis has in hand a sum of money
promised for establishing hospital
in Soochow, and the mission Sc
cured an appeal from him for a
physician for that work.
Estimates for the coming year, as
usual, occupied much time and at.
tention. Enlarged aggressiveness
in our work. and the goodly increase
of forces, of course demand greater
outlay, but we feel that our Church,
which has done so nobly, will not
fail now when Gods providence
calls for still greater effort.
The appointment of the out-com
ing missionaries to their respective
fields of work, was left by the Nash.
Vile Committee in the hands of the
mission, except in the case of Miss
Augusta Graves. of Virginia, wno is
to labor with Miss Kirkland, and
Dr. Jas. Woods, of Virginia, who is
appointed to Using kiang pu, where
his two brothers now are. The mis-
sion recommend that Rev. J. Y. Nc
Ginnis, Miss McGinnis and Mrs.
Sykes, of Alabama, go to Wuseih !;
that Miss S. E. Fleming, of Angus
ia, Ga, go to Soochow to work If the
way be clear in the Sibley Home
founded by Miss Safford) that
Miss Belle Smith, of Alabama, re-
ceive the same appointment; that
Miss Eliza K. Talbot, of Versailles,
KY, locate in Hangchow; that Rev.
and Mrs. w. II Hudson, of Green
vile, S. c., locate in Sin-Chang !;
that Rev. J. V. Mccall, of Weather.
ford, Texas, go to Wuseih that DR..
w. II, Venable, of Danville, Va, go
to Sin-Chang with a view to Kia.
hing and that Mr.. Chas. Hancock,
who comes to establish an industrial
school, go to North SoochOw
A reference to the inside cover
page of the Missionary will show at
a glance whom the newcomers will
be co.workers with. For the present
the McGinnis family is to be re-
ceived into the home of Mr.. Hadeu
(who Will himself soon become q
member of the family; Misses
Fleming and Smith into the home
of Dr. and Mrs. DuBose; Miss Ia B.
bot into the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stuart; Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson an Z
DR.. Venable into the home of Mr..
and Mrs Price Mr. Hancock into
the home of DR.. and Mrs. Davis
Miss Graves will be received by Miss
Kirkland; Mr. Mccall by Mrs. Geo
Hudson; Mr.. George Hudson has