SOCIETY of
FRIENDS of the MOSLEMS
in CHINA

Some five years ago a group of men and women from several Missionary Societies in China under the leadership of Bishop Molony banded themselves together to work and pray for the Mohammedans of China. This group had as its aim the carrying on of the splendid beginnings made by such men as C. L. Ogilvie, F. H. Rhodes, William Borden, Mark Botham, Dr. G. E. King and Isaac Mason.

The picture on the front page is taken from a Moslem Primer of instruction for prayer. This youth is praying—but toward Mecca. He is but one of over 10,000,000 Moslems throughout China. Wherever he may be praying this day the members of this Society are endeavoring to make known unto him through specially prepared literature and personal contact the revelation of God which came through Jesus Christ.

This map, used by permission of the publishers of "The Christian Occupation of China," graphically shows the number of Moslems in each of the provinces in China. The Society is endeavoring to arouse the Chinese Church to carry the Gospel to their Moslem neighbors.

Whereas the Moslems are found in all
the large cities of China, the strategic
centers for Moslem evangelism are in the
following provinces: Kansu, Sinkiang,
Hopei, Yunnan, Shensi, Kiangsu, Honan
and Szechuan.

"Mr. Marshall Broomhall says that today is the opportunity to reach the Moslems of China. 'They are friendly and not suspicious, accessible and not resentful, willing to listen to what we have to say and to read the books we offer.' This was so at the time of my visit in 1927 and today they are more responsive than ever to Christian friendship."

—DR. SAMUEL M. ZWEMER.

To pray and work intelligently for our
Moslem brethren we must study their prob-
lems, and learn from the experience of
other missionary workers. Through the
medium of our quarterly paper, FRIENDS
OF MOSLEMS, material along these lines is
collected and shared with the members.
Will you join us?

Will You Help to Speed
the Message
to the Heart of Islam?

THE KAABA AT MECCA

## Speed the Printed Messengers

Over 240,000,000 Mohammedans are following a false trail. It is often difficult for living witnesses to gain access to them, bringing good tidings of the Way, the Truth and the Life, because many homes are closed to Christian messengers. The printed page can go anywhere.

Tens of thousands of these "missionaries in type" are distributed in Moslem lands through Christian workers in Egypt, North and South Africa, Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Persia, Kurdistan, Arabia, Mesopotamia, India, Dutch East Indies, Malaysia, and China. Increasing literature brings increasing opportunities.

Nearly all the seekers after Christ in Moslem lands have first been influenced by means of a book or tract. You can help make effective this method of approach by your gifts and by your earnest prayers.

## The American Christian Literature Society for Moslems

(Incorporated 1915)

This Society was organized in 1910. It is interdenominational and cooperates with interdenominational committees of missionaries in Moslem lands. Grants in aid are made to these committees for the publication of Christian literature for Moslems. As we pray and give and witness we fulfil the great commission. Will you join us?

## BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rev. William I. Chamberlain, Ph.D., President

Mr. Delavan L. Pierson, First Vice-President

Dr. Robert E. Speer, Second Vice-President

Mrs. William Bancroft Hill, Honorary Vice-President

Miss Anna A. Milligan, Recording Secretary

Rev. Samuel M. Zwemer, D.D., Field Secretary

Rev. James Cantine, D.D., Corresponding Secretary
25 East 22nd Street, New York City

Mrs. E. E. Olcott, Treasurer
322 West 75th Street, New York City

Mrs. William Borden Rev. Wm. B. Anderson, D.D.

Mrs. James M. Montgomery Rev. Thomas S. Donohugh

Mrs. Finley J. Shepard Rev. John H. Raven, D.D.

Mr. Fennell P. Turner Rev. Ernest W. Riggs

Rev. Robert W. Searle, D.D.

## Appropriations Made in 1930

<table><tbody><tr><td>India</td><td>$1,406.00</td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>500.00</td></tr><tr><td>Persia</td><td>1,100.00</td></tr><tr><td>Arabia</td><td>500.00</td></tr><tr><td>North Africa</td><td>700.00</td></tr><tr><td>Mesopotamia</td><td>500.00</td></tr><tr><td>Egypt</td><td>1,050.00</td></tr><tr><td>Turkey</td><td>600.00</td></tr><tr><td>Islamic Study Centre, India</td><td>1,000.00</td></tr><tr><td>Malaysia</td><td>450.00</td></tr><tr><td>"Orient and Occident"</td><td>100.00</td></tr><tr><td>Miscellaneous</td><td>150.00</td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td></td><td>$8,056.00</td></tr></tfoot></table>

Will you help us to enlarge this contribution to at least $10,000 for the preparation of Christian literature, for which there is a larger demand, or opportunity, than ever before in strategic areas of the Mohammedan World?

會際交民穆
The Society of Friends of the Moslems in China

CHAIRMAN, RT. REV. H. J. MOLONY, D.D.
TREASURER, REV. J. DARROCH, LITT. D., O.B.E.
SECRETARY: REV. C. L. PICKENS, B.D.
EDITOR OF NEWSLETTER, MRS. C. L. PICKENS.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER:-

ABOVE OFFICERS: ALSO
REV. W. J. DRUMMOND,
DR. H. T. HODGKIN, M.D.
REV. HSIUNG HUNG-CHIH
REV. C. K. LEE.
REV. MA FENG-PO
MR. ISAAC MASON, F. R. G. S.
REV. ZIA SUNG-KAO.

SECRETARY, 43 TUNTING ROAD,
HANKOW

TREASURER, ROOM 212, 23 YUEN MING YUEN RD.
SHANGHAI

TRACT DEPOT, RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY,
HANKOW.

54 West End Gardens,
Shanghai.

April 16th.1931.

Rev. Lyman Hoover,
Peiping.

Dear Mr. Hoover,

Your name is familiar to me, as a member of this Society, and I hope we shall meet sometime. I am writing now because in a recent letter from Mr. Pickens, he suggests that you should be added to our Committee. I understand you are likely to be stationed at Nanking, which is a Moslem centre, and near enough to Shanghai to make collaboration with Shanghai- or even occasional visits-possible. Mr. Drummond of Nanking has been on our Committee from its commencement.

I would like to know if it would be agreeable to you to have your name proposed as a member of our Committee, in which case I shall be glad to propose you in due course. We meet very seldom, especially so in the absence of the Pickens; but it is very helpful to have a number of interested men and women who can be consulted, or called together occasionally, in the interests of this special work.

I shall be glad to hear from you at any time, and I hope you will call in at Shanghai sometime and let us have a talk together.

With all good wishes,

May 4th.1931.

Dear Mr. Hoover,

I wrote to you recently, and soon after received a
letter from you, which had evidently crossed mine, as it made no reference
to the subject on which I wrote. I have been delaying in the expectat-
ion that you would be replying to mine, but it may be that you are also
delaying to hear from me, so I will reply to yours of April 16th.

The only thing I know which approximates what you are enquiring
about, is a series of sheets of twelve short lessons on Arabic which were
prepared by Mr. G. K. Harris, of the China Inland Mission. I do not think
they are in book form. I have a 1x letter from Mr. Harris - who lives in
Kansu - saying that he and his family are planning to leave Kansu early in
May to go to Chefoo on a visit. I would advise you to get in touch with
him there, and ask for a copy of his lessons. He is very glad to help
anyone interested. He can be reached c/o C.I.M. **skuffer** Chefoo, and you
could mention that I advised you to write to him.

I am interested to know that you are studying Arabic with Moslems
at Peiping. If you can call on Mr. Ma K'uei Lin at the Islamic Bookshop
in Ox Street, it might be a good thing to do. He knows me well, though
we have never met. I have bought books from him for years, and often
corresponded with him. My Chinese name is **梅益盛**

I am hoping to hear that you can join our Committee. We may not have
a meeting until the Pickens arrive in the Fall, but in the meantime any
suggestions you may have to offer, or any other communications, will be
welcomed by me.

With kind regards,

N. C. U. Language School,
Peiping, China.

May 12, 1931.

Mr. Isaac Mason,
54 West End Gardens,
Shanghai.

Dear Mr. Mason:

Thank you very much for your letter of May 4th. I will write to Mr. Harris regarding his arabic lessons. I am also hoping to call at the Ox Street Mosque soon and will visit your friend Mr. Ma K'uei Lin at the Islamic book shop. I will be glad indeed to have this contact.

I am much interested in what you say about the possibility that later on I might be able to purchase your Arabic English, English Arabic Dictionary. If you do decide that you would like let it go, I will greatly appreciate your letting me know. I am surprised and sorry to find that you will be returned from China at such an early date, as I have looked forward to talking with you about various matters of mutual interest regarding Chinese Islam. I am afraid that I will not get to say as much of you as I had hoped. While I was at Yale I met some preliminary study of the history and characteristics of Islam in China. I wrote part of this out for my B. D. Thesis. The only copy of the manuscript which I have left is packed with my book in a warehouse in Shanghai. It will be rather difficult for me to get it until we locate in our own home and unpack our things.

I am hoping to come to Shanghai in connection with a National Conference of Student Y. M. C. A. Secretaries during the last half of August. If you are in or near Shanghai I shall certainly hope to have the privilege of coming to see you.

6. You said that you have studied Islam for fourteen years and have dealt with Moslem friends more than 30 years and that you were very friendly to them. Very well, we hope you can get more friends and become more friendly. But these words have not the slightest connection with the real matter, because what we want is genuine evidence.

7. Please think over and over again and see if we really regard you as our foe. We always think it's good to make things public, don't you?

8. In the last paragraph of your letter you said that you have read about three hundred different kinds of Moslem books which you say if you were a Mohammedan would not satisfy you. I should say one who is satisfied with his surroundings will not work. I should say again that the Chinese Moslem books are just the same as the Chinese religious books. No one is satisfied with the Chinese religious books.

9. As to the translation work we should not at all neglect it. All the good words, valuable words and useful words are repeated daily by everybody, therefore you can't say that one should not reiterate what others have said.

10. Some of the English writings are worth interpreting, therefore we ask Messrs Kao, Chih, Jung and Ling to gather some famous English writing and publish it regularly in the "Justice".

11. It is good of you to avoid political means in religion. I hope that every religion will not depend upon political influence to propagate itself.

I have explained all those points you mentioned, therefore I shall stop now. With cordial regards,

Editor, "Justice"

Aug. 27, 1931.

會際交民穆

CHAIRMAN, RT. REV. H. J. MOLONY, D.D.
TREASURER, REV. J. DARROCH, LITT. D., C.B.E.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS:

REV. HSIUNG HUNG-CHIH.

REV. C. K. LEE.

REV. MA FENG-PO

MR. ISAAC MASON, F. R. G. S.

REV. ZIA SUNG-KAO.

SECRETARY, 43 TUNGTING ROAD,
HANKOW

Nov. 4th. 1931.

Dear Mr. Hoover,

I am sorry we have not been able to meet yet, but I
am looking forward to the pleasure of seeing you sometime before long.

At a meeting of our Executive Council held last week, among
other business we revised our list of Council members, as some of the
former ones have left China. Your name was proposed, and you were
elected, subject to consent, as we know you are greatly interested in
Moslems, and in the work of this Society. Wherever you may be located
you will doubtless be able to get in touch with some Moslems, and even
if you are not near Shanghai or Hankow for occasional meetings of the
Council, you can be helpful by correspondence.

If you reside at Nanking, get in touch with Mr. Drummond
there, who knows a good deal about the Moslems of that place, and could
take you to some mosques, as he did me some years ago. From Nanking it
is easy to get to Shanghai for a meeting now and again.

Mr. & Mrs. Pickens are back; they have gone to live at Hankow,
and they will be the centre of the work of this Society. It is unfortunate
they are so far away from the rest of us, but they are central for other
things.

I hope you are making good progress with Arabic, and with the
study of Mohammedanism in general. I shall be glad to hear from you at
any time.

With kind regards,