The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-07
THE MfssAcRED MISSIONARIES
Their Work Described in "A Report Writ
ten b, one of Them.

ten bS one of Them.
The city Of kucheng, in which the
massacre OF the English missionaries took
place on Wednesday, July 3lst. Is three
days journey northwest OF FOochOw, the
chief city the capital, and the enet
port OF the large province of ruh-hlen,
which is equal M area to England with
out Wales. -FOUR Of the English ladies'
who were killed We're members of the
Church OF England Zenana Society. They
were Miss tisle Marshall. Miss Anne
Gordon. Miss Bessie NcRcOmbe. and Nj SIS
Flora stewart. Miss NeWcomDe was one
OF four devoted sisters who are now la
boring in China in connection with the
society. The Rev. X. W. stewart, who
was SIAN with his wife aud five chill
dren. was the head OF the church Mis-
sionary SocietNs mission. lie returned
TO China with his family about eighteen
months ago. He sent a report of the
Zenana missionaries work, which b. may
be- of interest 10 publish at the present
time. especially as he mentions the Ia
bOrs of some of the ladies who were
am,rg the victims OF the Chinese MOI.
Ii runs thus:
I'm kucheHg. Miss Nisbot Is IN charge
or the Founding Institution for pc.r
in lie baby girls, east OF by tneii p8reuls.
The numbers have increased until We had
70 give notice that no more could b"
taken IN. Most OF Miss NisDets time Is
given TO mothenng these little things.
There are ia all about thirty. some of
lltIM NOftufl Auls Miss AifUtI rdr tlNU
a large district allotted 20 her, covering
some two square miles. dotted mere and
there with a few little bands Of Chris
iiaus. The Won en- sOrely need care ana
teaching. but they can get very little.
Another institution here Is the Girls
Boarding School In charge of Miss Wei
Ter This, too. has so Increased that,
though the school was enlarged consid-
erdDly last year, and in spite VI new
rule that each must pay fixed portion
OF tie expenses, and must also unhind
her feet, every bed is fun. There are
now nearly sixty girls, and if they full
fii the hopes OF their teachers hey viii
do much toward eleyatng ana Christian
izing the country.
THE Founding Institution was built at
the expense OF one Irish clersym an, and
Is being supported entirely by individual
friends and the z rs school was erected
ana Is supported In a similar manner,
chiefly through the eNertOns Of Miss
Bessie NewcOmbe, whose return We are
Joyfully expecting. Thus neither lnstitu-
tiOa draws anything from the sociesy's
funds
THE three other ladies' who regard
kucneng as their headquarters are Miss
Gordon, Miss Marshall, and Miss Stewart.
Miss Stewart is still working for her
examinations: when she has got through
them her sphere OF labor Will be In the
country. IA the western section Of the
district. Miss GOrdOn's station. where
she spends the greater part of the year,
- RViiE-'fit the tiftf centre OF the ring
Nang district. This great district or, as
We should say In England. county, has
no other lady worker, and | need not say
that. however hard she may try she can
do little more than touch what is waiting
10 be done At that one station of Dong
Clio eighty or ninety women usually
attend the Sunday service. We have 10
thank the Rev. II. b. Mccartney, OF Met
bourne. for this valuable missionary.
Miss Elsie Narshalls work is also in the
FRY I.I I.FIIr 4
10 kucheng as headquarters. Her sec
ton lies north of Nucheng, and
covers more than three hundred
squire miles. She has several centres in
this region, whore she stops for a few
weeks or TWO months at a time, collect
ing the women together and visiting
from house to house. our plan Is for
your missionaries TO travel in pairs, ac-
c0mpanied by a BibleWOman and Chris
tan servant. and to put up at chapels
where a married catechist is stationed.
Just now Miss Marshall is at "A place
called Sek-ci-Du, with Miss Saunders, or
the Australian Association. who Is sta
toned in kuchenS while learning the
language.
"A letter has come to-day from Miss
Marshall, teilirg OF the great encourage
ment they una In Sek-ci-Du. This IS re-
mardable because. although We have been
for years endcavOrlng 10 rouse an inter
est there. hitherto we have entirely failed,
aud purpOsod retiring from the
station altogether. Thank Cod for the
ladies whom you send US; wherever they
20 God gives his blessing, ana the secret
iies in the quiet. unwavcrihg trust IN
living Saviour by their side, such trust
he does not disappOint.
The other fixed station IN kucheng
district j. Sa-1Ong, where Miss CodrlnS-
ton and Miss Toley are located, the lat
ter still learning the language. while at
the same time doing many little bits or
useful work. / took the Bishop here IN
his recent confirmation tour, and ne
seemed specially impressed by the good
work he saw. The chief feature IN Miss
COdrngtOn's work Is her station class.
This is a new departure IN our mis-
sion, and she Is the first 10 try H. The
idea Is 10 gather class OF women from
the neighbOrins villages. and Keep them
for three months al time In her house,
and assisted by a well-instructed Bible
woman, 10 teach them. day b. day. the
fundamental truths Of Christianity ana
the chief incidents OF the Bible, and then
send them back TO their homes to be
voluntary workers among their people.
1t was thought by many that three
months teaching would be OF little use,
bur experience has shown just the re-
verse examined ner class. The
answers were utterly different from those
OF the ordinary untaueht women. They
had learned not only a number OF facts.
but also TO think, and 1t was Il delightful
surprise TO find how thoroughly they un-
derstoOd the Truth, and how fntelligenty
they were able 10 answer. Besides this
station class. Miss Codringt0R visits reg
ularly the surrounding villages, within
a radius Of six or eight miles, sometimes
travelling even further and holding small
classes IN these places; thus Sa-lOng,
from being so hopeless station that We
had actually Withdrawn our catechst,
has now congregation OF from nifty 10
one hundred. and the interest IS steadily
Increasing There Il also little girls
school taught daily by Miss Tolley, aud
the children answered me well at their
examinations.
Ten miles stu further east. across
the mountains, lies the large town OF
sane-Yong. and here Miss Maide New
combe and Miss Burroughs have been
working for a year. Station classes have
been held at Sa-Yong. a girls school
established. and villages visited. and visi-
bic and wonderful success has followed.
The work Is really done In their little
room up stairs, where these TWO de-
voted ladies spend much time together on
their knees. As Miss Iaute Newcombe's
furlough Is due, and she has lot been
very well IL was thought she ought 10
take a rest; the Christians, hearing this.
have drawn uD petitions. one OF which
they laid before the Bishop. begging that
she might stay with them another year.
and / rather think she will yield. trust
IL may not be at the expense OF her
health. SO far removed from European
intercourse, some would suppose the lot
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