The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-07

in Chinese quarters, wear the Chinese
dress, and seek 10 go where no one else
does.
IL is purely faith mission. While a
few have gone out at their own expense,
most have gone in sole dependence upon
God for temporal support. No personal
solicitation of funds is authorized, vol
untary offerings alone being received.
The donors names are never published,
but each has a dated and numbered re-
ceIpt whereby he can trace his own con-
tributions in the published lists. No
funds given for mission work have
ever been used for travelling or other
expenses, separate fund being given for
that purpose. The society has never been
in debt and yet has never lacked for
funds and workers. both coming in an
swer to prayer. There is a prayer union
OF 1000 members that now belts the
globe. Different forms of church govern
ment are organized by the various mis-
sionaries, as seems best and as soon as
possible the work is turned over to the
native converts.
In the first stage China was explored by
eyangelists, and by 1873 twenty pioneers
had covered thirty thousand English
miles They explored every province Of
China, including Manchuria, Mongolia,
and as far west as Eastern Tibet and
Upper Burmah. Driven from one pro-
vince they crossed 10 another, driven
from one city they entered the next, scat
tering Bibles as they went. They preach
ed in the market places. where the coun-
try and mountain peoples gather, often
finding large sale for Bibles, Christian
books and tracts Following st. Paul as
a guide, they next opened stations in the
twelve capitals and large cities of the
provinces that were previously without
Protestant missionaries.
AT the beginning of the present Chin
csc troubles, there were, in the twelve
provinces of China, 500 workers, i47 of
them associates. OF these, lis were from
North America. Also 695 native helpers
were at work. In 165 stations and 1873 out
stations, there were either missionaries
or native helpers In charge. Two hundred
and fifty-two organized churches existed,
with 1885 converts. Also seven hospitals,
sixteen dispensaries, and twenty-eight
refugees for opium smokers. In 1896
100000 came from all sources, without
solicitation, and from North America
alone that same year, $l,S73.33. 1t is
estimated that through this mission
alone from twenty 10 thirty thousand
Chinese have been led TO true knowl
edge of the gospel.
The missionaries all state that though
the Chinese are hard to convert to Chris
tianity, when once convinced of its truth
they make very stanch converts. The
writer can testify TO the truth of this as
regards the Chinese converts on the Pa
cifc slope.
While 1t is true, as in the time "
Christ, that the common people hear tie
gospel gladly, and that as rule that
class are the first converts. II is also
true some high class and educated Chi
nese have been converted. II means for
the latter class, too, much hardship and
persecution. mention only few ex-
amples from the records of this mission.
In North China, man preparing to
take the examinations for mandarin
was converted by reading a Chinese
translation OF Pilgrims Progress, and
thereby lost all chance for political Of
fee Since then he has built a Christian
chapel for his village, and has been a
faithful worker. A Buddhist priest, seS-
eral Chinese physicians and scholars are
in the list of these converted. On the
borders of Tibet, Mr.. c. PolhillTurner
was preaching last spring, alternately in
the Chinese and TibetGn languages. He
belongs to the famous Cambridge Eng
lang. University band, who went out
under this mission. He succeeded In
reaching two Llamas. one of whom car
ried a Bible into his sealed land" to
study.
Fear has kept many back and does keep
many back, but the success OF the mission
has been wonderful, considering the diff
culties. The past few months have seen
many from this mission give up their