The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-03-02
NEWS OF FRIENDS
IN THE FAR EAST.
MIR. and Mrs. Todd Arrived
I'm Macao.
BEGAN THEIR WORK.
The Great Need of More
LabOrers.
Mr.. Todd Believes that Thousands
Would DO Sent IL the Situation
Could be. Realized.
BEGAN THEIR WORK.

1 give you some information concern
ing Mr.. ard Mrs. Todd, their surround.
ings and the work in China. The first
day after they reached Macao they Sc
cured a large house, large enough for
their W needs and to have rooms for
oil the Gospel Work. This they con.
sidered fortunate as Macao belongs to
Portugal and beiog Roman Catholic
they would not be allowed to have O
building for a Church, separated and
distinct from their dwelling, The
house is near the Governors palace
and 10 a block and a half from the sea
front. They r in q different part of
the city from the other Protestant
work and on q street which is a thor
oughfare that will give them many OPP
portunities for personal work with the
Chinese. They have two Chinese SER
wants who arc agreeable and always
busy. The wages for servants are much
less than In America and they board
themselves. Two Chinese teachers
give a certain number Of courses daily
to Mr.. Todd, Miss VIM and Mr.. and
Mrs. Monroe. This teaching causes
the hOu'e to be filled with strange
sounds as the correct speaking depends
upon the tone you give the words.
I enclose an extract from Giving
Water" which tells of how God is
blessing their work:
The Master is gracious. One week
In China and q soul comes to Christ, a
bright young business man of the up
per class; he gives every evidence Of q
Messing Of Christ to relatives aud
friends. God seems to have put us into
o place OF His W prepariug; there is
Q spirit Of inquiry and preparedness Of
heart beyond u expectancy. Truly
the harvest is white. Each night we
have a home meeting, the visitors con-
stantly increase and they listen gladly
aud eagerly to our story, The remarka-
BILE thing is that these come voluntarily
and from the upper class. Please pray
that this young man may be strong In
the Lord, that the other souls that God
is bringing us In touch with may be
reached and that we may fully enter
this open door. The hearts of our little
company are glad and we would have
you share our JOY aud pray for us,
Yours in best bond,
SAMUEL G. TODD,
Macao, China.
Mr.. and Mrs. Todd and Miss VIM
have been on a visit to Canton to mis-
%sionaries from this country, one OF
whom was Miss Bostic OF Greenville.
They have had letters of welcome
from a number of missionaries. One of
these was Miss Lucy Jones, who went
from The Altamont Bible School. Can
ton is a city of a million and q half in
habitants. 1t is the capital Of the same
province In which Macco Is, The
streets OF Canton are very narrow,
some OF them are not wide enough to
walk through with ~outstretched arms,
much dirt and filth. Mr.. Todd says
that Canton is said to have been built
sixty years before the birth of Christ.
While in Canton he heard of numbers
OF cities OF forty and $4,000 inhabitants
with no Missionaries. He thinks IL the
churches here could see the great need
OF laborers there that they would send
them out by the thousands, instead of
q handful.
Ii was six weeks af;er leaving San
Francisco before Mr.. Todd had any let
ter from home. They left San Fran
cisco on the 18th Of November and
reached Macao L think about the 18th
OF December, five days earlier than
they expected, rs the steamer made
such good time. receive letters from
China In q month, or sometimes less
than a month, after they are mailed.
They know just what time the steamers
leave and theco is no delay after
reaching the States. 1 guess my let
ters had to wait for the steamer. The
iast letter speaks OF "The Morrison Me-
mortal Chapel" in memory OF Robt.
Morrison, the first missionary to China.
He, his wife aud son are buried there.
This chapel is owned by the British, is
E~piscopalian. 1t has been closed for
some time. MI. aud Mrs. Todd have
arranged to hold services there every
Sunday for the foreign residents.
send you this, thinking the friends
throughout the county would like to
have this information.
Yours truly,