The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-21
Miss Kate |. Schaeffer, of Somers,
Writes of Her Work in the
Celestial Empire.
NO TROUBLE FROM THE NATIVES
Boxer Uprising Practically at an End and
ing Without Any Interruption.
KIUNGcHow, HAINAN, CHINA,
February End, 1901.

as l have dismissed all but the oldest
class of boys I will treat myself to the
pleasure of remembering you again
with circular letter. School has been
in session continuously since the 10th
of September and I can assure you /
am glad of the quiet which the de-
parture of the noisy little youngsters
gives me; [ will probably enjoy the
present state of affairs for a time, when
1 will be glad enough to have them
back again.
The students who have been in the
city the past two months attending
the prefectura1 examinations have also
gone home, and as they were inclined
to come in here in squads to look
around, I feel grateful relief at their
absence. Mr.. Street has been having
daily meetings for them in the street
chapel.
We have had a beautiful winter, al
most too warm, but 1t turned cold yes
terday and this morning the thermo-
meter stood at o.. Christmas day was
very warm, and celebrated by giving
the school a day off; we all went on
picnic trip to pagoda about three
miles away; we assembled the pagoda,
and afterward visited all the temples
in the neighboring village; the remarks
the boys made about the idols, their
l.hideousness and their powerlessness,
| interested me much, and [ 1onged to
have them all look upon idolatry as
God does. When we reached home we
sat down, thirtytwo of us, to a very
modest Chinese feast costing SLIGO in
gold.
One day about two weeks ago, | had
the pleasure of being present at the
wedding of Christian young man in
Hollow; the bride was a widow, so
there was no need of the formality of
her coming in red sedan chair or of
having an elaborate wedding feast.
Mr.. Campbell, who officiated, stood in
the double door of DR.. McCandliss'
parlor, the bride stood in one room and
the groom in the other; the gentlemen
sat in the room with the groom and
the women were with the bride; the
service, which was very simple one,
but impressive, was followed by con-
gratu1ations and tea and cakes.
We celebrated our quarterly COM
munion service here last Sunday and
three people were baptised; one was
Nydia, the blind woman of whom l
have told some of you, and the other
two were two of my school boys. was
SO happy to see. them stand up before a
house full of people and make their
profession that thought my cup of
happiness quite full. Now l want to
ask your special prayers for two others
of the school boys, one told me that he
wanted to be baptised, but that his
father and mother were not willing
neither his father or mother ever come
come to church. The other boys ia
| Their is willing, but his mother has not
yet made up her mind, and what | feel
worst about is that the boy himself is
little afraid of all that his accepting
Christianity involves.
| Another young man, consumpt1ve,
recently applied for baptism. He had
received instruction in the hospital
early in the year; we found him able to
pass a creditab1e examination, where
upon Mr. Campbell administered the
rite. He does not hope to recover, nor
was he trusting to baptism for saliva
ton, but he and his people wished him
to die and be buried as Christian.
| On Tuesday of last week l mounted
my pony for trip of fifteen or sixteen
miles, out to a market called Lia-kha
| foot of the Hil1). This market is in
the midst of a region that have Wis
| tied a number of times when I had not
time for long country trip, and have
been anxious for some kind of head
quarters from which to work out. The
| University of Wisconsin Christian
| Associations have generously contri-
buted various sums of money to our
work the past few years, and, while
had intended saving it for some print
| ING that wanted done, I decided that,
as no one had time to do the printing
| lust vet, nor for some time to come, I
would apply the funds to this out
station. l found house at one end of
the market which purchased for $50
Mexicans, and which, by repairing the
roof and partitions and putting in
chunam floor, can be made into very
comfortable quarters. The scarcity of
workrnen at this season of the year
prevents me from going out next week
to see the repairs, but soon after China
New Year expect to make the neces-
sary changes, and then l hope to be
cat home" frequently during the COM
ing years at the ''U. w. House" at the
Foot of the Hill, and if any of you
should happen to call should be de-
lighted to take you to the top of 'the
Hi1l'', which is not far away. On
Thursday I rode back, ndthe ride, the
sun and the wind, made me look as
well as feel that | had been in "the
country"
We are having sad experience with
a young man, student with degree;
he has known us missionaries for the
past six or seven years, Cand applied