White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-11-20
MAKING CHRISTIANS
out OF CHINKS

missionary VINO mas Deen working In
China for years, thinks it can. Each
year Rev. Hallock sends out a circu-
lar letter to friends in America ask
ing for little contributions to help
him in his work at Christmas time. In
his usual annual letter to the Spokcs-
man this year, Rev. Hallock writes
interestingly and graphically about
conditions in China, little things that
he runs into in his daily rounds but
which carries an appeal to every one
interested in humanity. The letter
follows. Read it. 1t WIS sent to the
Spokesman but was intended for
everybody. We don't know to what
particular denomination Rev. Hal
lock belongs. He never told us and
we never asked him.
/ c. P. O.. Box No. 1884
Shanghai, China, Oct. 10, 1925.
Dear Friend:
l wish to give the Brownies in my
Ragged Sunday Schools a real
Christmas and I'd be so glad for your
help. I'm writing early so you can
send in time. am sure it will add
to your own Christmas joy to feel you
have made your little Brownie brothers
and sisters in China very happy.
Have ! ever told you how I came
to work for the children here? Soon
after coming to China I went with a
fellow missionary to see an idol
temple. The missionary preached to
the Buddhist priests. They didn't
seem impressed with the Message. The
missionary said to me, "There is not
much hope for these old priests. They
are confirmed ol-worshippers."
was surprised at his remarks, feeling
Gods Holy Spirit could convert even
the hardened priests. Leaving the
temple we had to pass through great
gatehouse. In it were four huge idol
"gate-keepers', fierce, savage, ugly
with hands appraised ready to strike
any who might displease them. They
did strike terror into little child
whose mother was bringing it into the
, temple to worship. AS VIC were pass.
, ing by, the little one was screaming
with fright; but the mother put the
wee ones hands up and made it &c
through the acts of worship in spit.
). Of its terror.
Then I realized why the Chinese
: were confirmed idolaters. They ar.
Z taught to worship idols even when
: babies. And I saw that our hope O
winning China was not in preaching
to the priests, tho that must not b,
: neglected; but was in getting the
children. So, as soon as / could tall
Chinese and a missionary lady sug
gested starting Ragged Sunda,
, School for the street kiddies not fa
: from her home, I was ready to help
!! She asked the dairyman if we couls
have it in his shed. He consented, 81
we began our first Ragged Sunday
School. Crowds of little people came
How they did delight to sing, "Jesu
Loves Me!' Once in while the mis-
sionary lady had some of the raga
mullins come to her house to play
Once I was talking about heavel
and its joys and hell with it's suffering
Then asked, do you wish to go t
heaven?" mo" "Then you wish t
S go to hell?" mol" "Well, where d
you wish to go?" eve want to go t
Mrs. Ms house." The little ones kne,
very little of the two places described
But the nice, clean, love-pervade
, home of the missionary was the bes
4 heaven they knew. And they wishe
" to go there. But many of them learn
- ed more and more of Jesus and c
II heaven and many of that cow-she
= Sunday School came to love Jesus an
!, became useful members in the churc
"a in Hangchow.
~ When I came to Shanghai, an
=, went about preaching, children
=. plenty were on the streets. I renen
I. bered our Sunday School and wante
~ these "yaller" people to have the sam
joys. I rented room and started
o Sunday School with no pupilsi
. stood inside and sang, Jesus Love
e Me-" Children came to the door.
u was glad and said, "Come in" TIL
Z, kiddies ran for home as fast as thei
e legs could carry them! They ha,
IF heard that foreigners use eyes an
# hearts of Chinese children to max
o medicine for Western children. The
= feared that was why I wanted ther
j. to come in. sang again and bi,
IS people came to listen. The wee one
) took courage and peeped in. I talke
l. OF Jesus and His love for little an
e big people, land gave the ..kiddie
% cards, and asked them to come agai
- and bring their friends and I woul
40 give them all cards. Next Sunday tie
came and the next 20, the
40 and soon the "ice was broken
:, and my small room was flu
IT OF Brownies" They learned t
q sing and liked to sing an
e we literally sang the Gospel into the
II hearts. Now Jesus has lots of littl
$ friends in Shanghai. This is the wor
e l would like you to help with. An
$ to at least 800 wee friends wish I
ie give a jolly Christmas, - candy, poi
le corn, apples, dolls, toys. 1t ..neee
at much to give so many even littl.
le But I'm asking others SO it will nj
at be burden on any. Please send b
check, or Draft, or by U. S. bills j
registered letter. My Brownies Wi
. say, "Zia-zia noong," (Thank you) O
Christmas. May you all have a Me,
. ry Christmas and Happy Ne,
y Year.
s. Yours in Christ's glad service.
E. Crew H. G. c. HALLOCK.
). WANNA nIlcIneo a nuornrnn,