The Chinese recorder Volume 26 - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ... "A lady living between our house and Hsia-kuan (a distance of about four miles) has requested me to stay there on every trip to Hsia-kuan, and use her house in every respect as though n chapel. I can always secure a good audience there composed of the neighbouring women." Mas. WILLIAMS. " During Chinese New Year I received between 200 and 300 callers (Chinese women), and have had some almost every day since." Miss Lros. "One of the girls from our dayschool was taken away from the school because she refused to accompany her mother to some neighbours' houses where she had been engaged to make incantations before the idols. The child had learned to know the true God, and so positively declined to take part in any idolatrous worship. During the year one old lady, Mrs. Lin, was led finally to decide for Christ by the kindness of the Bible woman. She said, "I shall never forget how Mrs. Li came to For more faith. For more patience. For more zeal. For greater consecration. For health and strength to study the language. For health and strength toengage in work. For Christian teachers for schools. For houses for workers in the interior. For earnest native helpers. For conversion of heathen teachers in schools. For guidance in opening new work. For a mission boat for Wuhu. General requestfiar more workers. Pray without ceasing. Lnlre x. 2. approbation to the recommendation of the Acting Viceroy of Chihli, Va.ng W611shao, for the summary decapitation, whenever caught, of all the officers who had charge of the torpedo boats of the Peiyang fleet at Weihaiwei and who managed to escape from that port on pretence of attacking the Japanese fleet outside, but took to flight immediately upon getting beyond the forts and harbour, with the res...