The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-05-20
4 Letter From China.

The Following letter was received By q
friend of the author in this city recently,
and We have been given the privilege of
publishing It. We know it will be read
with interest, for the author ia the hus.
band of Miss Mary .. Sullivan, who was
sent Is an Independent missionary to
China a few years ago under the care and
support Of the Anderson. Hopewell and
Salem Baptist churches:
CHING CHOW, March II. 1895.
DEAR FRIEND: How glad We Sste to
get your letter. I had not heard from the
outide world for weeks. + wrote you
about the great unworked West and
about Kaisong city. It 10 about seven
days Journey west of here. 7 went where
white men have not been and. preached,
where the pane of Jesus had never been
spoken. After. I tod one old man be
asked me 10 write it down for him as he
might forget. One evening when I en-.
tered o small town to spend the night I
vert 10 q shanty made Of mud and straw
and made me bed by placing an old
door across two benches. Then the peo-
pie came in to see me, some well dressed
and others with q few rags gathered
around them, anG there were those
whose hair had grown white and they
were seeking rect but had not found 1t.
Aher I talked to them nearly halt the
night, l sang Jesus Loves Me-" and told
them it meant them. One old man
any one loved him, and the tears rolled
| down their faces ss I told them. They
asked me to come and live with them all
the time and teach them more about
Jesur. I told them that I must hasten on
| and tell Others, for Jesuo cometh audsthey
| must hear to-.
l travelled on up the old bed of the Vel
low River and slept one night in a village
huilt right where the old destroyer once
| flowed. I confess that ! would not like to
live there. I preached n day in the
GRO DIVIDED streets of q large city, and
| preached till / could talk no longers and
1 told them I must leave and go to Other
| places, too, tor they had not heard. AS
vas leaving an old man caught me by the
| sleeve and said, stelI me for ! have MOI
heard" I spoke q few words to him and
| then left, for I was making for a distant
| city where there wse no one to tell the
good tiuings. AS I went away they cried
after me for more books and q young mar
came up alongside Of the barrow and
asked me to explain to him the buok ht
bad bought fer he said he did not under.
stand. AS we went along together / tOlo
him sgain and again how to be saved anc
be seemed glad to hear. Oh. how glad |
makes me to know that I am preaching
the word to those who have not heard be
fore. I often talked to them when I wa:
weary. I could not lose an opportunity
After many days Of preaching aud weary
million inhabi;anm-aud not q single
preacher OF Gods WORD in all that region
That city made me ssd-a throbbing mas
Of human beings who have immOrt6
souls and to krow that moi q siDgle per
son knew about Jesus, who came nsarll
TWO thousand years ago. It made mt
weep to see those costly temples erected il
order to worship their dead ancestors. II
oil the regionr travelled through not
single messenger for Jesus! Ispent nearly
one whole night 10 prayer. They mus
have the gospel and I can't preach to all
them, there are too many. / will preach
TO as many es I can, but the Others wht
do not hear-those who are called to COM
aud will mo heed the call, will be re-
sponsib;e for them.
We have valuable workers in the Misse
Johnston. They are Gods own people
and live with Him, and are here Tor to
sule purpose >of telling these people tn
good tidipgs Of a Savior Who died tor th'
world.
am glad you pray for us. for we Deet
your prayer In this dense darkness. w
talk uiuch with Him and lean hard OF
Him Oh, the joy Of being His embassa
dor. I. fills our hearts to have this di
rect link and communication betwee u
aud our churches. / see 20 much to b
done here and I am trying to do it all.
know l Though, for I can't be in tw'
PAGES at the same time. / expect to takt
another trip TO Kaifopgfu soon. Tha
city and the country around must hea
the Gospel. My heart goes out for them
How happy I am that I have but Oh
Master and I know He is just and when
feel that He calls me here or there l jus
90 and ask no one at all atoat it. loV
Him who Is blessed forever. My Savio
is Lord and King.
FRAFK N. royal.