The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-04-14
OUR MISS 0NARY
- ITO CHINESE
MISS CLASSRURNER WRITES OF HER WORK
ON A CHINESE ISLAND.
HOME COMING VERY UNCERTAIN
Odd Remarks by Chinese Listeners Many
With Loathsome Diseases EX-
perience With Mosquitoes.

Uuu NcihdihS Wy ViliACSC LlotCA1lS Mdly
With Loathsome Diseases EX-
perience With Mosquitoes.
Hal Tang. China.
My Most Precious Ones at Home.
1t seems that grow more and
more remiss about my home letters.
1t surely isn't that l think of you
less, but somehow do not seem to
have the time and inclination to
write. Yesterday or rather the day
before yesterday Miss Simpson and
went out to Deng Nyok seng. dis
lance of about six miles from here,
where we have small day school
taught by the PASTORS wife. We
examined the school on Friday aft
ernoon. This took US until almost
dark. 1t was very satisfactory
examination. The pupils were very
thorough and as they were reading in
the first and second readers could
do the questioning myself. Some
people think it is quite unnecessary
and for missionary to learn to read
the classical Chinese and it certainly
is no small task. but am sure that
ones work would be far more etfec-
tive if one had good knowledge Of
the Chinese classics. l try to keep
the ideal before me but my study is
of course greatly interrupted.
After the examination we went out
to the top of little hill from which
we could see the sea. Deng Nyok
Seng may be called the Eastern or
southeastern limit of the island, and
the unbroken semi-circle of sea and
aky line is very beautiful to me. We
sat out there and watched the light in
the lighthouse while we enjoyed the
cool evening air. until it was 80 dark
that the people at the church came to
meet US with the lantern. The Bible
woman was with us and several Of the
day school pupils. One does not get
very many opportunities to get off by
ones self in China.
When we got back. the other Bible
woman would take US off to her house
to have bowl of sweetened water
and eggs. She then told US that a
few of the people in the house with
her who were not yet Christians
wanted to hear about the Doctrine,
but now it was so late what should
we do. We told her we would be
glad to come back as soon as we had
eaten our supper. if she would come
after us. So after supper we went
again, taking q leaf cluster of the
Life of Christ. There were several
people gathered to hear. The pas
tors wife told them the "Story o,
Jesus with the sweet tender littl,
, touches that we have only in the
Chinese. The room was small ant
: narrow and so poorly ilghtdeh that VI
could not even see the faces Of man!
of those to whom we we're speaking
Still the promise is, cit shall not re
turn unto me void." and / pray an
0 hope that some of those in that ilttl
g night group may be numbered in tn
great multitude of all nations and PEG
J. pies and kindreds and tribes.
e We went to bed at shortly afte
u nine. but alas. not to sleep. but in
g stead to battle with the mosquitoes
10 for we tried putting both of our coun
Is try beds under one net tucking in q
W head and sides. It all looked yer
~ secure. but we forgot about littl
u crack in between the two beds. whic
ss did not however escape the notice {
re the mosquitoes and the net was 500
IN full of the blood thirsty creatures
IN At about midnight we got up an
AZ drove them out and though they didn
o. stay long. still we managed to get
~ little sleep before many of them g
s. in.
ne In spite of the unpleasant night "
al had blessed day on Saturday. "
~ talked to the people at four differer
ne places. Some listened so attentive
is and seemed to get such grasp of tt
truth we tried to give them. Son
strange questions get mixed in Wi
these little gospel talks. For instanc
% elbow old are you??" Only twent
eight and your hair white? (Al
light hair is either white or red
mt the majority of Chinese people
nd EDO you comb your hair in the NOR
to ing?" Then there are other que
FOR tions more relevant to the subject
me hand and a running string of COZ
ments upon what we are sayin
me "She Gays that God loves people W
in are not Christians too. - "Of cour
the idols haven't any heart to love U
ne. eve Chinese people are very fooli
Lho RI worshin as we do - every se