Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-24

Times Republican,:
Our compound is located about half
a mile from the main part Of Kachek,
and is not walled in. 1t is said to be
the only mission compound in all
China which is not. There are about
twelve English acres Of land in the
plot, very irregular in shape, all gent
ly rolling toward the little river which
runs past one side Of the land. The
main road passes by the compound on
the west side. There is large tenn
pie right next to the southern end OF
the land, which happens to be the part
where our girls school Is located. This
temple is often used as a barracks for
soldiers, which we are not very happy
about. But there is O little wall be-
tween US and part Of the property OF
the temple and a bamboo hedge that
works pretty we'll as a barrier on an
other side, so we do not have much
trouble.
Our station consists Of seven adult
members and four children. DR.. and
Mrs. Kelly have charge OF the hospital
work. They and their two children
live in one Of the two residences on
the compound. The hospital consists
Of a dispensary, kitchen and open
air dining room, quarters for the men,
Quarters for the women, rooms for the
medical assistants, chapel, and a
new surgical ward that has just been
built, The number of patients and the
different kinds of diseases that are
treated is astonishing. DR.. Kelly also
has charge Of the pupils in the schools
as regards health. Mrs. Kelly Is q
trained nurse, and does great deal
of work in the. hospital, besides hav-
ing charge of the local evangelistlc
work for women.
Mr.. Tappan has charge of the work
in the Mccormick Boys School, and
does the pastoral work of the local
church when Mr.. Byers is out IN the
country. The school has an attendance
Of over eighty boys now. and over
dozen of the former pupils have not
been able to come up from the SOUTH
ern provinces on account Of the hight
ing there. The courses are lower pri-
mary and high school work. The boys
do all sorts Of work to help pay their
expenses. A numbe: of them work in
the carpenter shop. several weave on
the school loom, several are coopers,
one is a student teacher up here in our
girls school. one is my personal Chi
nese teacher. one is Mr.. Tappan's
table waiter, one is an assistant in
the hospital dispensary, several help
in the kitchen, several polish the rice
that is used in the school. etc. The
BOYS only get two meals a day. put
they seem to think that is quite SUI
flcient Tuition and board is only S3V
Mex. a year, but that is a big sum Tor
most OF the people around here. The
bows are to have their annual helu
meet tomorrow and excitement is run
ming high. There will be guests here
from all the native schools any where
around. the colonel in charge OF the
soldiers here Is coming with twenty
guards in full uniform, the district
official will be an honored guest. etc.
It is always q great day for all the
village and market people around mere.
Sent 70 School by Father. in-'aw.
Miss schaeffer has charge OF the
girls school and the country evan
cel,stic work. The two things are
scarcely compatible. and am to take
over the school Just as soon as I have
completed the required course OF study.
and leave Miss Schaeffer free to go
ont TO the villages and the country
chapels to teach the women. l nave
already taken the work over TO- wv
short periods 30 that she could make
two trips into places where there WIS
especial need. We have thirty girls
in our boarding department ana sew
eral others that come for the day.
our girls do all of the work-cooklns'
polishing rice, sweeping, cleanlns'
everything, taking it in shifts OF
week. each. We have no pupils OF
high school grade yet. as the girls
school has only been in existence some
FIVE wears here. and we have to create
demand for the education OF girls
too, The average Chinese father does
not see any reason why he shoulo
waste his money sending girl 10
school. And most Of the girls are en-
gagged when they are babies, too, ana
80 a good many Of the girls that we
have in school are married women
beinc sent to school by their fathers
in-law
One of the most exacting and at the
same time one Of the most necessary
forms of work on the mission field
is the putting up OF buildings. Ihe
bricks have to be bought and counted
and examined, lime fas to be pa''
gained for wood is bought in the iog'
seasoned and sawed on the COMPOUND
tiles bought etc. Our compound LOOKS
like a big brick yard a. present. as
we are planning to build a church'
q dwelling house, a dormi.o.y for the