The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-22
REV. v. S. FAR|S
SERVANT OF COD
INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF THE
SICKNESS AND DEATH OF MIS-.
SIOMARY TO CHINA WELL
KNOWN IN CAIRO.

KNOWN IN CAIRO.
The following concerning the sick
ness ana death OF Rev Wallace s
Faris, a missionary to China who had
many friends in Cairo ana mention OF
whose death was made In The Bulle
tin several weeks ago will be read
with interesl by many people in South
lsrn Illinois, Mr. Faris formerly lived
in Anna This ascount is taken FROM
The Miami E%ening Record, OF Miami,
Florida, at which place Dr. and Airs.
Faris, parents of the deceased. have
Iresided for a number of years.
Mr. Faris was temporarily engaged
in faminerelief work near Tai Ehr
/ Chwang a town on the Grand Canal
some twenty miles from his home in
Yihsien Province Cf Shantung, China
On April % be returned from a two
weeks trip during which he had visited
more than 1900 families In their
homes, distributing bread tickets and
Chinese cash to those found needy
after careful investigation, and thus
disbursing much OF the $4,000 Of more,
tina had been sent him for this PUP
pose
In This work he was aided by mis-
sionary associates aud by Chinese Of
acials who have furnished ware
houses, lists OF families and well
Informed attendant
He had intended at this time to 20
70 Shanghai to attend the Morrison
centenary conference but the vision
of the starving multitudes was burn
ed into his brain ana he could not de-
sist from relief work
The next two weeks he worked
under great pressure to relieve S fer
ing for the famine was nearing its
crisis, harvest coming in June, and
many were becoming i'll of famine
fever
More than once be worked from
6 a. m, till $50 p. M. without inter
or food. symptoms Of form
er complaint. structure OF the bowels
passed almost unnoticed and swiftly
forgotten in his earnestness to relieve
ne saEerings OF others; Ais, an
Thursday and Friday
BY Saturday noon, May II, intense
pain forced him to cease and go home
where he arrived at 7 p. m
"Thaugh constantly attended by two
capable physicians, his missionary as
sociates. yet forty hours later, Mon
day neon. May l3. he was not for
God took him When hat morning
told that he could not survive. he sails
simply with his accustomed smile, If
He wants me. the Lord knsws am
ready. A little later in a fresh pa
rnXism Of pain, he said, Lord Jesus,
come quickly
Though less than eleven years in
China, yolgminous reports already re
eeiyed show that be was universally
honored and beloved, where he had
become known
THE Chinese in Yihslen who had
known him less than year. unite to
y
want to erect his monument. them
selves. The head-man of the Moham-
medans at Tai Ehr Chwang his
headquarters during relief work. sent
word that he woum like to erect the
tablet at his grave: or, otherwise. he
will erect one north of Tai Ehr
Chwang
After Chinese fashion, the body
duly embalmed was laid in a casket
Of Chinese cedar dramatically sealed
This was so stained with iRgpo vsra-
ish as - look like rosewood Tbs
easkct, with ats lid ten inches thick,
weighing 1900 pounds, was bourne
10y q Chinese 10 a vault o4 solid
masonry six fee, below the ground
aud more than two feet above. and
there was deposited in the portion
of ground 50 recently purchafed by
Mr. Faris himself for possible cemc- |
tary uses adjoining the mission gar
den which be loved to cultivate. with /
the mountains near by Keeping watch 4
over he grave
The Chinese say the vault viii /
Withstand the tooth Of time for five
hundred years
The simple stone to be erected /
there is to bear this Inscription.
WALLACE S. FAR1S.
Msy Is 1863.
May -. 1907 1
Servant Of God in Shantunc.
IS9G-19g7
Mrs Faris mother Mrs Nyron .
Bahcock II st Le is being of late ia 1
feeble health Mrs Faris plans TO re- +
turn % America to care Tor her. 81
hsr dying husband advised
Miss Margaret Paris was temper /
arily absent but reached Yihsien in /
time for her brothers funeral The F.
Roy Paul Patton Paris. absent ou The
coast. could not reach there until iafs
er Miss Margaret will probably now
be transferred 10 Ichowfu. TO reside +
with her surviving missionary lroth