The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-03-08
Local News.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH S.. 1899.
In Inland China.


In Inland China.
The following extracts from private
letters from Mr. and Mrs. Royal, who
are representing the First Baptist
Church of this city as missionaries in
China, will, we know, be read with
interest.by our readers:
This last Journey to kwei-tel-fl! was
the most joyful since coming TO CHINA.
Mr.. Chang, a druggist, had been read
ing parts Of the Scripture since my last
journey here and when he saw me sald !:
five wanted some one to teach me, Tor
do not understand (like Philip and
the Eunuch).r He came to my inn
daily and left his shop, 50 when he was
wanted they would have to send for
him, for he stayed with me to learn.
One night after we had prayed he arose
gladiand happy, and said: while you
were praying it seemed that a great
burden rolled from off me. and never
was so glad before.n The following
morning early he came in reading the
! sProdigal Son, and said: THAT'S me,
land now I have returned home and
been received and am so glad" Then
i he began to brlug in his friends, among
them the jailor, and he was taught
daily. One day when the crowds had
been great and many sick people had
been brought for treatment, and was s
very. tired, Mr. Chang came oyer and
saw my condition, and prevailed on me
ITO leave my. teacher with the crowd
k<>. ~ CT,
/ and rest. After | rested awhile TIE
sjailor came in: taught him and read
to him part Of Acts 1G tthe Philippian
jailor} and he cried out: That's me,
and I want to be baptized" | hope
that he will come to understand as MI.
Chang does, and later / can baptize
them both. MI. Chang's mother, who
was treated and grew much better,
wanted to give me clothing lmost I'M
usual expression Of appreciation for
Chinese. Mr.. Chang's friend came in
S to be treated for Opium-smoklng and
was cured, and he gave me his opium
pipe as a trophy. The officials came to
call and that brought in crowds Of peo-
pie afterward. hope to return thither
again in o few weeks, and then per-
haps make an attempt to rent q house.
An old man said to me: eff there
are any others where you came from
who could come and help you, send for
them, for this work is too much for one
person, all OF these cities; when you
would get to thera all, why the people
would be dead.n
Many robbers were heard of but by
His grace and goodness Twas kept safe.
5While1 was there a merchant, thirty
miles away, was taken from his shop at
night and tied to tree and burned to
crisp to get his money. One of them
was caught. The floods in the summer
destroyed the crops and the people are
ina bad condition, and it is the second
year the crops have been lost.
The Emperor's aunt was opposed to
his moving so fast in the reforms, so
she has put him in the background and
assumed control herself again. No one
knows vt the outcome will be. But
: it is ours to preach the Word and tell
sOf Christ, and blessed be His name, He
is coming to claim His own.
We are all well-and He is leading
and teaching daily. As ever,
F. NJ. RoYALL.
We have been passing (on the Grand
sCanaD blythe districts where famine
and the dreaded famine fever have
been raging. Poor, starved looking
little faces have been staring at us
from the banks, reminding one of the
pictures Of the Cuban sufferers. Rob-
bers abound. Our boatman does not
dare stop For the night, except near q
town Or where a number Of boats are
collected.
Pray that we may have grace to wait
patiently for Gods harvest time, faith
fully working in hope. Pray for the
few who have confessed Jesus that
they may grow in grace, and "having
turned from idols to serve the living
God and wait for his Son from heaven" :"
that they may bear bright testimony.
Remember them in the prosecutions
that they must endure. Words could
not tell how hard it has been made for
some of Gods people in China. Pray
for those who waver between life and
death; for those who daily hear the
word; for the opening OF more homes to
us from which the female inmates
never come out.
Yesterday, after the meeting closed,
the teacher, who has been reading
; Chinese with us for more than a year,
fell on his face to the ground and con-
fessed Christ Jesus as the Son OF the
one true God, his vnly hope OF saliva
ton. He has been seemingly proud,
rank heather. Not more than two
months ago he declared his belief in
the dragon as the god OF the Yellow
River. One OF two others have con-
fessed more quietly.
Yours in Christ,
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