The Virginia enterprise., 1907-08-30
To meet the peculiar conditions {

land mission has established at Che
foo a school which, in equipment and
efficiency, ranks as the best school in
China and Japan. Its teachers are
all missionaries of the China inland
mission. yet its certificate admits boys
into the English universities. It is
patronized by missionaries of all bod
les throughout the far east, and there
are "a sons of missionaries now en-
rolled, preparing for college, and 6
daughters of missionaries. The stu
dents are required to leave at the age
of 16 years. The preparatory depart
ment has 81 children under nine
years and over five.
This indicates the peculiar circum-
stances of the missionary's lot.. Most
of the China inland missionaries dwell
in native houses, In small interior
cities, towns and villages, where there
are no other foreigners For the sake
OF the health of the children, it is nec-
essary to send them away at this early
age. Members of this mission do not
have to pay for the instruction or
maintenance of their children at Che
foo. The latter place is considered a
health resort, and the China inland
mission sanitarium is situated here.
Hither the missionaries come for their
summer vacation, in order to be with
their children. The school has only
one month of vacation in hot weather;
and it begins it's days routine with a
morning swim" at $3.50.
Despite the rigid school regulations,
which, for example, prevent the stu
dents from speaking to the Chinese,
the youngsters have good time.
Their long vacation, of two months, &C.
ours in midwinter, when, presumably,
the germs are frozen up, and they may
live in Chinese cities with the mini.
mum of danger to health. This. school,
it may be added, is only one evidence
of the completeness of the China In
land Mission organization; it looks
after its more than 500 missionaries
with a comprehensiveness and pa
ternalism such as have found in no
other mission.
A Group Of Famous Veterans.
The present official head of the Pres.
byterian church in the Upited States
of America is still a resident of Che.
foo! At the general assembly held in
Des Moines, last May, Rev. DR.. Hunter
Corbett, veteran missionary who has
been in China for more than 40 years.
was elected moderator, and he is now
visiting the churches throughout the
United States. He will return to
China in March. Although he has re-
ceived the highest honor within the
gift of his denomination, DR.. Corbett
will resume his work of preaching
here in street chapel, in connection
with which museum is maintained.
in order to attract the natives. Dr.,
Corbett also does great deal of coun-
try work.
Another veteran missionary at Che.
foo is Rev. DR.. J. B. Hartwell, of the
Southern Baptist mission, which de.
nomination maintains work here. DR.,
Hartwell has. in nearly half century
Of service, made a name for him.
self as an tndefatigable itinerant
evangelist, going about through the
country, living in inns, travelling by
mule, and preaching wherever he
could make an opportunity.
A third man famous throuehout
missionary circles everywhere, as
here, is Rev. DR.. Calvin w. Natter. q
Presbyterian, whose work has been
along educational and literary lines
His translations are a permanent con
tributlon to Chinese literature He
still, like the two associates Just men
toned, is strong and busy.
There is scarcely any name bette,
known in Chinese missionary annals
than that of the late Rev. DIR. J. Liv
ingston Nevius, eminent as preach
er, author and educator. DR.. Nevius
versatile activities include the i'm
portation of many fruits, which he
instructed the natives how to grow
and graft. Now these are an importan
commodity throughout northern China
and foreigners say that they are in
debted for the presence of fruits t.
DR.. Nevius and other missionaries
DR.. Nevius is buried in the American
cemetery, near the Presbyterian com
pound. Mrs. Nevius, the wife of DR.
Nevius, is still in active service of thu
Presbyterian board here, conductins
two day schools of 80 pupils each, be
sides doing considerable literar,
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