The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-09

grand to see him stand to duty and
right in the prayer meetings when hard
ly another man was present. He had
pronounced literary proclivities and
might have adorned any form of intel.
lectual work. He will leave good
name and helpful influence and that Is
about all the most brilliant and success.
full men in the world can leave. You
have your strong stalwart son left to
you, and world full of sympathetic
friends. You have a beautiful home
and lovely town in which to live, a
kind and loving pastor next door, and
future reunion to look forward to with
all the loved ones gone before. What
else is there in life to make mention Of
besides these essentials? Mrs. Ament
can never forget his tender sympathy in
the dark days of 1900 when she did not
know whether was living or not He
seemed to.know what to do and what to
say to meet the emergency.
Mrs. Ament is sending you report
OF our little Memorial school and Joins
with me in kind remembrance. wish
you could be with us in our pleasant
new home in Peking. We have just
finished our new church which would
adorn any city in the United States and
will seat about 1000 people. Hon. Her.
bert Squiers, now U. S. Minister In
Cuba, and Sir Robert Hart, of the I'm.
perial Customs, Peking, have helped us
so we could put up building which Is
an honor to Professionalism in China. II
is beautiful building and refreshes our
souls to look at it. Our days are full of
ceaseless activity. With our twenty
chapels, some with well formed
churches, and some needing the con.
slant care of the missionary. with our
ten schools, and many girls schools,
ETC., we keep busy and happy. The
days all too quickly pass and find 1 am
growing old and have the honorable
designation here the old pastor We
love the people and are glad to be in
this, perhaps, most important storm.
center of the world All nationalities
are pouring in here and all forms Of
business starting up. The war is the
great theme and the success of the jap
anese may mean the starting of China
on career of reform and change.
"The war in Manchuria proves that
new power has come to the front, name.
ly Japan, and the rest of the world
must settle with her sometime This
power is now non-religlous and we can.
not predict much good to China from
her influence here just now. The Jap
anese are filling the schools and places
of influence in China. They are cheap
er than other foreigners and adapt them.
selves to all Chinese prejudices very
easily. So we can sec what miss
sion work has done in Japan in giving
them what little preparation they have
for world influence
please give my warm regards to Mr..
Hanks am so glad he can stay With
you so long. He is grand man and
the church does well to keep good
hold on him. His influence will go out
for good through all central Michigan.
Poor old state-from recent statistics
Michigan Congregationally considered,
needs all the help she can get She
seems to be tagging behind many other
states. My affections cleave to Owosso
so that the drawings are almost painful
at times May Gods rich blessing be
and remain on my much loved native
>city. May she be an example to all the
cities of the state and be as she may be
a very Heaven on earth. When 1 zee
such cities with their wealth, educa4
tion, and every human advantage to
make prince of every boy and prin"
cess of every girl, and the ease with
which righteous government helps IN
developing character of the best quail
ity. wonder why more of cur young
people are not springing to the front in
helping the depressed millions of the
world. Our new young missionary,
Miss Payne, from Nebraska reaches us
today, Oct. 1st. The missionary spirit
seems to have gone west as our best re.
cruits come from beyond the Mississi
ppi."
eve are in good health. Prof. Jenks
of Cornell University, spent the sum
mer with us and proved most delight.
full companion, AS he proposes to lee
ture on his experiences in China, l wish
the Owosso people might have the op.
portunity of hearing him.