Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-05

Inc MARQUIS tSSn9s
The first morning l went to church
in Tien-tsin 1 saw a good-sized Chi
naman standing in a little recess just
off from the hall, ringing the church
bell LAS 1t was the only pious act I
had seen a Chinaman perform since
my arrival, could not but think that
for all these years the missionaries
had not labored in vain, for here was
Chinaman ringing a church bell!
One man. who had been a mission
airy in China for fifteen years told Dr.
Hall that he had never yet, in all that.
time, seen a Chinaman that was truly
converted to Christianity. DR.. Hall re-
peated this to Miss .Mindora Berry,
daughter of Fulton G. Berry of Fresno,
and asked her, if such were the case,
how she could expect to succeed. ut
is not question of success or fail
ure," she replied, cit is my duty to Ia
Dor and to wait" Then" said the
doctor, Il could have nothing more to
say" The British consul, Mr.. Brennan,
knew Miss Berry in Che-fu, where he
was stationed before coming to Tien-
tSin, and he told me that she did an
immense amount of good in her mis-
sionary work. She taught music and
painting to her pupils, upon whom her
labors had a most humanizing effect.
Miss Berry lived, when in China, at
the home Of DIR. Viewers, a beautiful
place. The doctor, whom l met at
Che-fu, raised all kinds Of fruit on his
land, grown from cuttings Of Califor-
MIA tpees and vines. He had accom-
plished quite remarkable results in
propagating California fruits. If the
fruits of his mission were as accept
able to the Lord as the fruits of his
orchard were to his English and Amer
lean visitors, l felt that his future
would be a very pleasant one. Yet /
judged that he found it a far easier
task TO plant trees in his garden than
to implant Christianity in the hearts
of people whose religion was many
centuries older than his own
When ] was in Yokohama l became
acquainted with a Mr.. Moore, a mis-
sionary from Toxic. who had brought
his wife to the hotel, and expected to
be obliged to take her home to the
States, as she had become partially
demented in her efforts to convert one
particular family in Toxic, in whose
spiritual welfare she had become deep
ly interested. A day or so later. I
heard of a missionary murdered by
the Chinese and tile Mandarin who
tried to protect him was also fired up
on and killed.
Mrs. Leavitt. an earnest worker for
the Worlds Christian Temperance an
ion movement, came to Tien-tsin in
1887. Though there was no question
as to her sincerity, and the high mo-
tive which prompted her coming to
China. could not help thinking that at
her time of life she was making a great
mistake to be starting out on such a
mission. She was not an impressive
or eloquent speaker, but merely told a
straight. unadorned story, closing with
-
viceroy, to confer with him about the
opium traffic, but 1t was impossible
for her to gain an audience with him.
women never being admitted to his
yamen. Mrs. Leavitt's object was to
organize unions all over the world
10 disseminate the principles and views
of her society, and to obtain the names
of women signed to monstrous pc
titions to parliament, congress and
other legislative bodies for the sup
preston of intemperance. She was
very pleasant and interesting in con-
versation, far more so than when on
the platform. She had Visited Japan
and Australia before coming to China.
and intended to return home via the
Suez canal and Europe She very re-
luctantly gave up the idea of seeing
the viceroy as his word would have
meant much to her.
Some of the missionaries in Tien-
tsin | found very congenial acquaint-
ances. The Rev. Mr.. Davis. fine
locking well informed man, had been
twenty-three years in China and spoke
the language like a native. DR.. and
Mrs. Osborn, who made the trip from
Yokohama to Kobe with me, were also
very fine people. They were a young
couple with little boy of about three
years of age. In the spring they went
into the interior about two hundred
and fifty miles where they did not ex-
pect to see a soul except Chinese for
three years. I could not bring myself
to believe that the Almighty ever de-
signed two such lives to be so utterly
lost to the civilization tbey- were SO
well calculated to adorn, by isolatins
themselves to save q. people who can
never be made to know what they
mpst do to be saved"
1t was Mr.. Davis who explained to
me how the poor Chinese keep from
freezing to DEATH in the winter. He
said that in the spring they pawn their
winter clothing and in the fall they
usually have enough to take their
belongings out Of pawn. 4 If their sum
mer clothing is worth anything they
pawn that, to be redeemed when they
pawn the winter garments again.
Mang az them DO this not or4 Of ne