The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-04-03
Extracts From Letters Received by tn
Ladies' Union Missionary Society.

Extracts From Letters Received by the
Ladies' Union Missionary Society.
Sien Yung, who for several years was
supported In the school in Shanghai by
the above Society, Of this city, is now
teaching 10 Soocbow. This she writes to
the Society:
Greeting, my heart was very happy In
receiving your letter. In answer | will
tell you, am staying in Soochow, and
have little school,
In the morning from until IL we study
Christian books. The little scholars study
the characters and the Tsi.metrical classic
"a book of Christian doctrine in verse, on
the plan of a famous heather book)
Larger ones study the primer of the
true doctrine, and those still older study
the Gospels of Mark and John. In the
afternoon from l till 4:S0 we study the
books. Of Confucius. | am with a Chris
tian lady.
wish 10 tell you some good news.
Here In China in the 10Th month Mrs.
Hayes started little prayer meeting. 1t
is held every Saturday from Q till 8.
There are ten young ladies and two
mothers who are church members, and
one young lady who is not believer in
Jesus. Thirteen in all. Five persons
take charge week by week. When it was
my turn | read from Luke Sth, 4th to 9th
verse. am very happy about this prayer
meeting, that our faith may be strength
ened. Your affectionate
SIRN YUNG.
We Rave received photograph of E..
Tsung, who has been given to our care 10
the place Of Sien Yung. This is how she
is described by her teacher:
e. Tsuug is bright and good, and a
natural leader. She is 3 years old. She
has improved in every respect more than
not Dc called a beauty, but she has a
lovely smile, and she is smiling most of
the time. Her native characteristics will
tend, believe, to make her an energetic,
efficient worker, who will not be dscour-
aged by tritics or even good sized diff
cuties.
Sien Yung, your protege for many years,
is a very successful teacher in Soochow,
commanding the love and respect of pu-
pills and parents, and exerting a strong
and decided Christian influence.
Sincerely yours,
MARIETTA MELVIN.
DR.. Mary Gale, of the Margaret Will
Hanson Hospital, gives us some items OF
Chinese news. The letter was written in
January and received in February:
SHANGHAI, Jan. 4tb, 1895. 4
You need not worry about us on &C.
count Of the war. 1t does not affect us
at ALL The only thing we fear is the CHI
nese soldiery. The Chinese say no one
but bad man would be soldier. They
are badly paid mercenary and cruel to
the last degree.
Since the fall of Port Arthur nothing
seems TO have been done. l would not
be surprised If peace negotiations are 60
ing on. 1t is certain the Chinese do not
want to fight, are totally unprepared for
war, and intend to run away from the
enemy, without single patriotic scruple.
Time will show whether they can satisfy
the demands of the japanese, in the way
Of indemnity, and whether the Japanese
will be satisfied to stop here and not fulfill
their threats of spending the New Year 10
Peking.
| think there was never such a melan.
choly spectacle as this nation presents.
With the fifth OF the population of the
world walking its streets and cultivating
its fields, with history dating back to
the days OF legend and fable, and litera
ture as old as Solomon's time, huge ma
ton colapsing like a cardhous before
the breath of child
The bitterest enemies OF China nevel
suspected her weakness, and her trues
friends are amazed at her holIowness.
Surely the finger of God is in it. HI
has breathed upon China's glory and it il
gone. Will they learn the lesson2 vii
they rise from their humiliation. TO cas-
eff the things 10 which they have trusted
Will they turn TO Him who is the Way
the Truth and the Llfe2
One of our missionaries said this even
ing that he believed this year would b.
the last New Year that China would evel
would fall into line with the world ant
date their years from the birth OF ou
Lord. That almost takes away my breatl
to think OF.
Affectionately yours,
MARY GALE.
We have also received letters from on
scholars in Yokohama, Japan.
BY order OF the Society.
Next week we will publish a letter jus
received from Miss Crosby, of Japan.