The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-06-08
By DR.. e. A. LEONARD
Baptist Missionary at Harb'n'
MarchuriaO

What a joy it Is TO spend few
DAYS at outstations Ike Chuhehh-
sien (Wuchimihe), where the
Lord has blessed His work in such
a pleasing, encouraging way, and
where there are so many chplce
Christian characters. This started
the missionary off i'll high spirits
for a long, trying trip of 4 month
to ten outstations.
Lying, as it does, in a rich val
lev, on a rivers edge, and at a
railway station, We were sure that
from Chuhehsien a motor line
would some time be projected IN
still another direction ami that The
town would grow. This town and
region has now been selected by
the Japanese for settling of 10
rean colonies. Irrigation schemes
are being projected along the nv
er, and motor lines are being eX-
tended, Less land is in cultivation
due to the flare up of bandltry
following Inauguration of the new
regime, and burning of farm
houses by the government TO de-
crease the number of places as
rendezvous for the smaller rob-
Der bands. Yet in spite Of present
drawbacks, this town OF 2O,OOV
will probably double in popula.
ton within the next decade, II
conditions continue to improve;
But these people have truly
been tried. Again and again BAN
dts have entered the town these
past few years, footing, burning,
kidnapping, torturing. Christians
suffered, but in less proportion 10
others. The hands of one were
tied behind him with those OF an
other, but while their captors
were helping break into a business
house the two men backed up
against a hook on a fence, work
ed the rope loose and escaped
Other Christians were praying Tor
them.
When the Japanese army first
entered the town the people fled
in CONSERVATION. A woman who
was crossing a swollen stream on
a foot bridge feared she would
fall in, and instead of dropping
her roll of bedding, as she intend
ed. she loosened her baby from
under the other arm and 1t fell
into the stream. The Japanese ar
tillery mistook for an opposing
army hundreds of frightened cl-
villains who had fled to the loot
of the mountains, and opened hre
on them, killing many.
The preaching hall, now
church building, given by an OPT
UNI smoker who became Chris-
tian after purchasing and reading
a Bible, is now inadequate, so
during our recent visit the breth-
rem decided to enlarge 1T, and
change the thin paper windows to
double glass ones. Contributions
toward the evangelists' salary for
this wear have been doubled.
They contribute to every worthy
OUTSIDE cause, UeSlueo PaylhS oAA
incidental expenses.
They asked on this trip for the
ordination of Evangelist Liu as
pastor. This Mr.. Koon and | shall
do soon. Trained in our Baptist
Theological seminary down in
Shantung, earnest, faithful, grow
ing in knowledge of the Lord, in
patience and grace, and filled with
the Holy Spirit, we do not hest
tate to place our hands upon him,
for he is worthy to become pas
tor of this excellent group of
Christians.
These earnest Christians were
not content to hold meetings only
at the church, so we helped them
rent a gospel hall on the main
street, where laymen could help
their preacher witness to the
many who come in from the coun-
try to this county seat and bust
ness center. Among these are
many Koreans, who are settling
IN the town and county in increas-