Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03
WRITES OF HIS TRAVELS
in THE OLD COUNTRY

The following letter, addressed t.
the members of the Avenue M. E
Church, of Milford, is of interest.
Suez Canal, which runs along
for 7S miles, July "a, 1924.
Paris, France,
August %, 1924.
To the folks of the Avenue MethO-
dist Church,
GREETINGS to all! You will prob
ably be surprised to hear that 1 am
on my way home. Just now while l
am writing this letter we are pass
ing up the Suez Canal in the good
ship Chantilly of the French Mail
Line. This territory through which
we are now passing is that from
which the English drove the Turks
at the beginning of the war. From
our boat we could see somelof the
barbed wine entaglements which had
been used at that time. Such sights
bring back old memories.
Yesterday was a most interesting
day for we sailed up the Red Sea.
We think that we located Mount Sin
al jutting up between two higher
peaks. We must have passed over the
spot some time, although the exact
spot is not known, where the chill
dren of Israel crossed the Red Sea;
at least we passed somewhere near
by the spot. A little girl, the daugh-
ter of one of the Korean missionar-
les on board, good swimmer and
about II years old, asked her mother
if she dove down into the water
whether or not she would be able to
find some of the chariot wheels and |
-prObably-she expected to find the |
nuts, whips, tongues, beds, and all. |
Anyhow as far as 1 know no one has |
ever found any chariot wheels
To ramble through the Red Sea in
summer gives one a new respect for
those old Hebrews. I have a French
Jew as a cabin-mate and l told him
that he ought to appreciate and ad-
mire his ancestors for their stamina,
endurance and general toughness.
This statement was made when the
sweat was pouring off of us; we
we're one mass of beads-of sweat.
All we had to do to receive a sta
iOnary bath was to sit still and
Presto the deed was done, free of
,harge. Think of what they must
lave gone through living in a eli
nate like this for 40 years; one can
cry easily see why they longed with
n intense desire for the fiesh-pots of !
Egypt. This country seems very
andy and a regular desert and it is ,
veritable oven when the sun is
eating down on it.
Well, it was in this country that
rOd spoke to a man-MOses. And,
he wonderful thing is that God still y
peaks to men today in accents pre- -
isely as clear, when they want to =
ear Him. Herein lies our hope and
over, for we are working with God
} develop and create a race of y
len, honest, friendly, and powerful" y,
cd help us to get in grips with the Z,
)urce of power as Moses was able -
In looking back, 1 feel that it has u
zen a great privilege to work in "
hina. 1 want to go back if God
Iens up the way and it seems the
,st thing to do. Over three of my
chest years have been spent in
nina. My purpose in going to China th
as to help and give, but find that =
have received a great deal more
an l ever given; why, it has been
'rth more than university educa-
n. However, on the one hand am
wing China with a sense of fail r
e, which has been always due to
Daration from Christ. But, on the 4
Ter hand, am also leaving with a r
of the possibilities, la
1t and gradually awakening, that e
IRE are inherent in the youth and
lracter Of the Chinese themselves.
eaking as man-to-man, one has to
2 that they have stuff" Like any
,ple they are a casket of potential
IS. How are they going to be used is
The great question.
'he present time is one of crisis. st
ong the thinking people material VIZ
and science are taking the place "
a vital religion. The spiritual is re
In one Of the colleges at which vo
ave been helping, there is speak
against Christianity by one or tn
re of the professors. What does
) show? In great many cases it SEC