The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-08

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| proved to be our Chinese brethren l
| have mentioned. In the course of their
conversat ton they told Mr. Pulliam of
the needs of the Chinese here and asked
| if he would assist thc.n in getting a
regular teacher which he promised to
do. After writing to the Woman's
| Home Mission society in Boston, Mrs.
Pulliam was appointed to act as teacher
| of the Chinese with the considera ton
that the society. with the assistance of
| the Chinese, would pay the teacher S
salary and the Baptist church of Butte
furnish the school room and fuel. Mrs
Pulliam Immediately began her work
| with a salary of $50 a month.
| cat that time the Chinese had plenty
| of work and raised $25 of this amount
| among themselves, besides giving from
ST to IS each Sabbath as an offering
into the church and Sabbath school,
The school where the English branches
| were taught was held four evenings
in each week, four volunteer teachers
| assisting. one for each week. These
were consecrated Christian workers,
| generally volunteering from the b. 7.
P. u, although some of our most eff
cient workers have been from other
churches Prayer meetings We're also
held on Thursday evenings in the
church parlor.
| Mrs Pulliam continued her work in
the school until Dec. 8, 1891, when,
| greatly to the regret of her pupils, she
| resigned her position and removed to
| California, where her husband assumed
| pastorate of a church, AS / was one
of the volunteer teachers at the time,
| / took charge of the school. About
| two months later l was appointed to
| fill the vacancy made by Mrs. Pulliam's
| resignation.
About this time a strong effort was
made to break up the work among
these people. Letters of an uncertain
character were written to the home So
ciety with the intention of stopping the
school. This, however, proved inef-
fectual and Gods work moved on, as
| it will always do.
''On the last day of January, 1892,
| boycott was placed upon the Chinese
and Japanese of the city This COM
PEELED many of the better class of the
| Chinese who We're employed heretofore
to leave us The hotels and restau-
rants We're obliged to discharge their
Chinese help, and more than 100 who
had been enrolled on our books left the
| city. Anonymous letters were written
to persons most interested in the Chin
nese school, endeavoring to intimidate
| them, and even going so far as TO
| threaten their lives should they in any
way encourage the Chinese to remain
here. The clouds looked dark, and had
the work been other than of the Lord
it must certainly have failed. His
name alone has the glory for continu-
ing US on to the present time. Although
many who remained had no employ
ment and were obliged to give less for
the salary of the teacher, the member
ship scarcely diminished 1t seemed
that as one left us the Lord sent an
| other, and to-day we stand with an
| enrolment of more than 200 since The
school started, and a larger me n'hly
enrolment than at any prey us
| time.
IN 1892 the men organized Y. M
G. A, branch of the society in San
| Francisco. This work continued to the
present time with an enrolment of 81
members. A fee of 81 is required Of
each member upon joining, which is
sent to San Francisco to assist in the
work of evangelization. The laws OF
the society forbid the vices so common
to the Chinese, such as opium smoking
and gambling. Their former religion
must be renowned, and although they
may not accept the Christian religion.
they should attend the meetings Of the
Y. M. c. A., which are held on every
Sabbath evening and engage in Bible
study.
In the same year we were privileged
to receive a visit from DR.. Hartwell,
who had spent several years in work
for this people, both on the Pacific
coast and in China, His visit was very
helpful, in that he advised with us In
the plans of working with the Chinese.
He also gave a lecture to the men in
the kwan Tung dialect, which he
speaks fluently.' After consdera ton it
was thought advisable to secure a
house where those who wished could
have a convenient home in which to
enjoy the privilege of worshiping as
they wished without fear of rdicule or
hindrance. This was secured at No. A
West Galena street in July. 1898. The
rent was paid by the Chinese men, and
the Baptist church loaned us an organ
for the time, but soon after the Chi
nese purchased one, which is still ir
use.
During the autumn of 1895 Rev
Chow Leung, native missionary
visited US. He was from San Fran.
cisco and he spent three months here
in earnest work for his people. We
have even since that time noticed the
results of his patient teaching anC
4 presence in the increased zeal of tbs
Christian men to live more consistent
Christian lives. He gave US to under.
stand that the knowledge to read the
Bible in the English tongue is an abso
lutte necessity for the better under
standing of the Chinese. His entire ex
penses were paid by the Chinese mis-
sion. About year later he and
brother returned to China, where the,
have snice been engaged in missonar.
work. They are supported in part b,
the Butte Chinese mission. Thirteel
men have been added to the churcl
during these years. Three are now il
China and doing faithfully what is a
their hands, and so the wave of TIL
! gospel of salvation Is carried on even t.
the uttermost parts of the earth.
Some have made their profession O
Christ against fierce opposition O
) friends. One case we well remembe,
when the uncle of the boy whippe,
( him severely and would not allow hin
to leave his home until strong interces
sion was made for him on the part O
Z the influential Chinese of the mission
Another writes us from China of tn
) mother who would not call him he
son and she had another son to love
{ Say you that the days of persecution
5 are past? Had I the time tonight
! might repeat many instances of sham
( imposed upon those who have confess
5 ed their Master before the world. Thei