https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/d145492e63e9f93e6d584e490f27334b.pdf 04381ac95c0f05ae3248af0053f6b0a4 PDF Text Text " These from the Land of Sin'm." —Isaiah 49:12 FRISUPCHILEMNDNEESENT THE TO jfcs S.Tirs.«cl. 31. .ib. M . (StLCCTSD.) China. • IV.t'.n :■. near van* wo cannot I Oil thiua ana bmlm dm*, Andiiii,' ii, thy barren ■■! Balvoti tltaro, Tims (ulm -■ .' r :i.>' Qantilea, llti Hoi : «. •> U"I h " ••I i to thoe! Then I«ra»l «avo; *'id with hi* aaintlv train Hewt m Imniaiiii'-l over all "■ rrignl" ;• intense, Encouragement to Labor Among the Chinese. HUM LI LI. JBLf . . 18*1 ZT l<egi*l<tire Reports r* bringing fortfa most valuable statistics The Coll ctor's report respecting tbe comparative mount of li\cs pi til by the several mil inn lit i> sol lliis Kingdom, is mart suggestive Document Our object in r.-f mug to it is simp'y this, to call iittcniion to the iimnutil p.id by our Chinese populaiii n. Some nre inclined >• their • rid if the Chinese pretence. to tin number of 1 .borers he made to pay their taxes »nd their and flic amount expe d< d. we feel glWrtcon- ciin fiJeriC'- in nMerting, that ill" members of n<, fines, tiny nre eutirtled. to ignore In proportion Our first ple.i in their Itch If is this-the heathen rntion iiffird more encouragement to Evangelistic and Mis-nnn ry labor. In Laws anil public notices of the Government reading papers published in China, the Uni- should be printed in the Chinese linuunge ted State*, Austnlia and elsewhere, we find We hive three weekly nod two d ily newsstatements relatin;; to School* and Criurcl.es; papers in English fur the benefit of the forshowing that the Chinete respond to nil gen- eign English »pc king population, nd three uine efforts put tonh for tlnir Evangel- weekly newsp pers lor Haw iinns, but not iz.ition. Years of experience on the rfawni one word is published in the Chinese l-ninn Islands, is corrnbnr'lion of the same -gauge lor the benefit of 11,001 Chinese tax? point They do esp-ci ■11 y incline to the piyere. reinarl; teachings of Christim ladies. The Our next plen is in behalf of the educv is often m >d«. that they only desire to learn lion*l interests of the Chinese. The Board the English langmue for selfish purposes if Ediii'htion is expending its tin.u«niids, for We n-j i'-n that their *• lfis mess Work* itseli \\ waiians, and for lingl sh Schools now <mt nn this line. It is n hopeful sign. we think the Hoard shou d do everything We do not iidinii th t (he Ciiimsir are an possible lor th • education of the Chinese. ungrateful and un mpreciative people. Again Our Pinters, in their late convention exand again, h*ve we heard them spe k in th»- pressed the opinion. Pint t lie Government most ft trfu m .nner. respecting their touch- should not close ihe door to Chines- Immiers, i-nd e:hers laboringamong them. Their g ration, but keep it open This is what eagerness to learn, their quickness of per- Government should do. anil that immediteception their readiness 10 acquire knowledge ly. Ne'.'oti ten Ire ty with China, so th t and their olt dnpno i of the re igion of Jesus this immigr tion may he regulit d. nnd our Christ, are mo.-t hopeful nd encouriging in- Isl nds not flooded wilh nnles hut the imdications that labor in their h half is well iniirrants should bring their families s the expended That hoo Hum .m) reckless ele- Portuguese »re required to do/ ment, so fearfully iippireiitaui'ing Europens and Amercms, does not crop out monn the At the Communion, on July 2d. at the Chines-. In proof of our insertions, we sub- C 'inese Church, one Chinese convert united join the following: by profession, nnd two were received by letW rrHins were issu d nginst over 50(1' ter from the Basel M>ssion in China. Two s loon-keep rs, tob cco-de lers, grocers, and of the members of the Church likewise other violators of the Sunday l>w in S n brought the r infants lor baptism Frmci-co. a fortnight go last Sund y OnAll friends of Missions are called upon to ly one Chinese firm was »NMMtf tfie number. The I'ncijic says, -here we h ye the spec- contribute to this work in wb'ch the Hawaiitacle of citizens who re I w-bre kers, md an Board is now cogaged. The object is heathen who are 11 w-koepers.' American not one to be crowded aside, but which should take a front place. Eorehange. I • > '' " — 73 \m i?r:i's, OoL 30. LiHungChang. L.i llungChng, Vicernv of Chihli Chim, been frei|Uent y .eferr d to in letters from mission ries bee use of his liberilily in estiblisbing hospii I in Tient-in, 'tid placing " it under the direction of Miss L)r Howird of the Method st Episcopal Church who with ht r ssistants, wII be >ust ined wiihout expense to her mission. Mia family, for several generat mis b ck h ye been distinguished for liter Iry Mtainments..»nd he p ssed second pi ss in hi ex'iiiin tion for th degree of .Metropolitan Gmrfu te in l**4l Since then he h s occupied several import nt pos tion*. nd became Governor Geuer'l of Chihli in IS7O. 'the Hnspd in nil. Lands. h s — Who Pays the Taxes. An interesting document was laid before the Asssembly on Tuesd y, being a "Table showing the amount of Taxes assessed to the different nationalities resident in the Hawaiian Kingdom ISSI; con.piled by G. 11. Luce. Tax Collector. Honolu v." The numbers and amounts fir each Island nnd district are separ tely enumerited, nnd the grmd tot Is of persons and amount oft xes are respectively as follows: $112,793 53 15.000 BftWaliMM CbiuoM iOMriotni Hi itlafa Ut-rmani PortUBiK-*- Other Natiojialitios 11004 1.210 Hi! 299 S32 1.108 71,514 43 102,567 41 51.H98 S2 25,123 88 8,950 05 9,247 91 From thee figures we gather—that less than one third of the tot I tax s of the Kingdom are assessed to niiive Hawaiian* ; that the Chinese number more than one-third of the t-x pa vera, there being 6,633 more of iheui than of all other for ign t x p vers; nnd that the nitives outnumber the Chinese by only 4 520 The district of Hdo would se--rti to be a favorite spot for the-e peonle, far there they outnumber ihe n tiv » by 4«M. On the led nd of X uai they lack only 47 of being equal in number with the nutive*.— / Pail;/ Rn/Min. �THE 74 FRIEND. JULY. 1 VK 2 . The Clr.ncse Highlanders and thj Gospel. sirikinjr fact th t much of the success of the work of both the Loudon ami the 13 sel MisEBDKYINJSOD, EPH.D. The Haklf* occupy the hilly districts of j sions to the H kk's. in its c rly stages, ws a I K'V-. p>rt oft ■t least three of the southern due to the efforts of the Chinese converts Si Sin Tsiuen. provinces of Chin-. These are: the i}anl«n themselves. So it h been with our own [Fountain you Wasiiim; m HJUBT.] (Karang-tungl Province on the north end work among the H kks. c st the adjoining western p rt of the f>"okThe work of the London .Mission h»a cenNear the city of Soocliovv in CI inn, is a >n (Hokkien) Pmvince. ltd the Kiilttyai i tered around I'nh-hi, a city about 120 miles hill called Shi tst Slum. Lion Mountain. It Province behind these two. They "re prob- east from Canton A nnlive colporteur was is much visited by the population ot the city ; ably to lie found in one or two of the other the means of the conversion of Chen, in Originally from the more lS5b. He was afterwards baptised by Dr. at certain seasons, when ti ey leave tlieir province* Iso. northern rts of Chin '. they have gradualp Legge. Chea was the instrument used ol homes to en|oy hill scenery, and nl til? Mine moved to ih*ir present qu.rters. hence (iod for the spread oft c Cospel in and ly time to perform religions worth p, The Chi- | their name of "■imager*," or ■■guests.'' around Pok-10. I many were led to the nese call themselves, in old books- •■ In* i This ccounts also for tlo-ir langii ge being truth IV.socijtioii arose us u-ual where black haired rare." j so different from th.t of the coast tiibes of tin re is a shaking of the kingdom of Satan, the Foochow, i\moy, Swaiow, and Canton | anil in 1S.)1 Chea. then chap'd-keeper at As I passed tip tin* side of it mountain. region*, and so like the II ndarin di lect. Pok-10, was martyred a| the river-aidb. The In the liiuil of the blast linircil race, The Chinese language, a» .Mr. Lechler*ays ciiciimstances of his death seem in have been wit down noted fountain. I by esscnti Lis 11 v one. •* and the HaWk-* h re very similar to ibfl** attending the death ol Deemed by pilgrims h"!v pi i •<■■ * kept ne irest ib* origin I.'' Shut out from our own Lip 'J'shun. of l'oiii-hu ti, ut the From a crevice the water «u flowing, tle-ir f-r hands of his heathen fe lI.iW-coalitryinen I the sea by the eonsl tribes named, A ('intern beneath it to fill, ntory stretches w y inland for hundred* of few V ars aoo. More peaceful times have»' And tull ciiniphor trees new it wer* gran iHi inilos. their cities, Mid villages, and 11.111:'■ts, come to the churches at Pok 10, and the/ Planted there by the loonks nf the hill. [ lying on the river banks, or nestling in the now number several hundro Is of professed \ multitudinous »<lleys ■mong the hills. followers of Christ .lesiis. In ft temple beside it presiding, They mingle freely with their neighbour* Ttie Basel missionaries commenced iheir A collossal gilt Iwag* s f"1 of the coi-t. -nil ceriain of the tr de* (the work amo g the Hakka* »t a somewhat eari Of Lord Buddha his teaching! ronfldin ; b rbers ml black-niiihs. for insineei in the lier dale. Ciiono-hin, a native convert fr m To a band of disciples around. of tin? 1 t er. re chiclly in the the t'lnunj;! district, adjoimnj our part of ■ Inner cties From hi« throne on the lotus speaking Their number it is the Hakka field, Wa* els. where brought to a hands of the Hakkas To the sorrowing victim of sin, difiicult to estimate "ith :uiy accuracy, but I knowledge ol the truth through tile 13. sel He says nil will lie bleaatd in welting in the Canton Province alone, there are sev- Mission. He went to his horn-, nod labourLight mid pence in the heart within. er I millions The Province of hiang-si is ed tor ten years in the service of his Lord, Many find their the result of which was that, in IS6SS. no s .ill to be chifly Ilkka near the fountain is written, On the rock way as emigrants to the Sir. its Settlements fewer than seventy adults -nd thirty ctiildren A name thut -will meet the cy have cross- were Of the traveller whose sonl may bo smitten in the south, nnd lirge numbers on the Basel mission rys first in visit tobaptised grouped they Formosa, ed to where sic the place. After no little opposition With despair as he wander* by. village* of their own. Not few h ye found and danger to both missionaries and convert* Such ft legend the traveller was spelling, their way to still more distant shores They the Gospel has now taken firm hold of that i "The fountain tot washing the heart," are a hardy and intelligent race, and h>ve region, and hundreds of Church uiembersiire And he thought " in this solitude dwelling, much of the independent spirit common to grouped around the two centres of Chimin. "All my guilt and my ear* will depart." most bill tribes with not « little of toe cruel- t-hun and Nyen-hang-li. I long-kong and Then he washes the stain* from his Angers, ty ol lie.thenisin, the most marked outcome ! Li-long, the chiefeducational centre* arealto of which is the prevalence of lie le ml nti- occupied by the Basel missionaries. Over And he hopes to be freed from his sin, cide among them Turbulent is the Hok- tneir wl.oh- lie d they have now more than While within him the fond fancy linger* Ins, or people of the Sw tow region (origin- I2UII Hakka Christians.* That salvation he surely will win. ally from Hok-kien. hence their niine) used I spoke to him then of the fountain A Chinese Goddess. to be, the Hnkk s wen > id to be still more In Jerusalem, filled with the blood so. The great Taeping rebellion, which j We give below an pxtract from nn interOf him, who on (Jolgotha'* mountain cine so ncr overthrowing the present Tar! (tod. to Gave his life to redeem us tar government, originated with the rl<kk>* esting volume containing graphic descrip[at F-Yuen ncr (..niton. The Tcp Dg tions of Chinese life and customs', entitled I besought him from Areata* to awaken, w..s a Hikka, ea were many I| king himself " Fourteen M»nthain Canton* by drs For his sin* in God's presence to grieve, who took a leading part in the movement Grey. The Goddess, of whom mention is And forever all idolß forsaken. As u people they are fond of learning, and in made, In the name of (tod's Son to believe, is ■ very popular deity, and this sketch tr veiling among their villages one is struck us which are seen the I left him, but still Bow* the fountain. gives something of an idea of the writ* whith with the frequency Where the auchnret offers his prayer, ornamental poles raised to commemorate MM ofsuperstition and he thenism which Buddha's temple still stands on that moun- I those who have been successful competitors envelops the Chinese mind, and wbicb only Their religion tain, t the literary examinations the light of Christianity can ditoei And the pilgrims go worshipping there. is similar to that ol th» Chinese in general hold strongest iim-tstrnl the worship hiving " The annual lestival of X urn-Fa h s been If the doctrine that saves men wore taught 11eld this week, and on Tuesday we went to upon them, "Son all the rest ol the Chithem, the temple called Kuril Fa-Mill to witness nese. They ore comparatively more ccesAnd the witnesses went to proclaim it. This temple is situated in the Ilimam in nand theC however, ihe Gospel, The Salvation that Jesus has brought them, libl* to on the oppos te side of the river to suburb, of the the triumphs I'rovince, tun «t leist, -1 They might learn to rely on his name. the city of Cant-n Both men and women morp and been more narkspeedy Cross have Go quickly, where pagans are singing, goddess, but she is more espeed Bmong themthui among the Puntis of the Worship this O, Christian., to Buhdda their song. Swatow re» Hoklos of the end the iC nton Tile (allowing are tin latest statistics ol ;,,e Where the belts of the temples are ringing. if we have regard to the relative Basal .Mis.iou:—li principal stations iHongigiotis, Where the far-travelled multitudes throng. kong, Li-loug, ('lihoug-taUuu, Mjire, bang Hand mnount of 1 hour expended on e-ich. bagna, Khi-chung, and Foo-chuk-pui); And declare in the street, of each city Christian evangelistic work has for a good recently 17 out stations; 11 Enropeun (male) Massfims On each river and well peopled plain, m-iny years been curried on »mongthe Hakrics;4 ordained deacons, und 3 ordained Chinese How the Father above in his pity, ks of the e.ist and south by ngents of the missionaries; ',W assistants anil schoolmasters; 4 extent, id, a less of London and Bsel, to a female assistants; 124" coiniiiunieunts; :2a9 mule Wills that all men his merer may gain. and 89 female acholara. Original Poem, * . i, ' • ' ■ I ""' I . i - i , ! ! ! — • I — : �THE ¥ KIRXD, cially the tutelary deity of wo.nen and children She was, when ill the flesh, a native of Canton, arM lived about 1 17U. From early youth she devoted herself to the service ol the gods, refuted to marry, and was supposed to hold co omiiiiion with the god*. J r Lf, IBS 2 . 75 ings had been cu'Tieil out ol the temple, eight on its com?-ve side. It is now understood 'S yielded to h's importunity, inns were placed before the altar and eight th t the god h he r his petition. He no ii belonging to a in ither cl in cune how in! Innd is nrep red to a voice inmdible god addresses the in then The and knelt upon•them principal man knelt alone some paces in front of the Others o "II who in y be st nding round him,nnd I • 11 immediately before the .liar, and he poured tell« him his requirements. He then rises, world, the she commuof weary out ;i libation of wine three successive times j iand in order to oht in the response of the ted suicide by drowning herself in a pond, from a tiny porcelain cup. which he re-(il ed ; |jgod t'kes a long cheul r wooden box from which is still shown you, (lose <o the temple. for the purpose. The men were dressed in p the altar, which is filled with smdl slips of Suicide, under certain conditions, is suppos- long coats of silk in various light bright wool, much resembling spelt -ins. and. »g in ed by the Chinese to be a meritorious act. shades, nnd silk trowser-. and they wore kneeling jerks th" box pi<lly until one of Search was long made lor her body, without handsomely embroidered slims. X ■■ h in in these narrow slips of wood drop* out. Each success, but it afterwards rose to the suiface did the kail-tail thrice and then rose from his is numbered, »nd the worshipper on t'king of the water After the body was recovered knees. The offerings, which had been pre it to the lons counter rib*•in* a printed refrom the water, the »ir was redolent with Viou-ly placed upon th- altar, were then re- sponse corresponding to the number on his For this or cul*r sw.et perfume, and all image of tier is said moved, carried home, and would serve for n j pirtciulT slip of wood las lew cash. As it is p the surface of the racoons* he to in ■ y have risen to pond in feast lor the elders of the clan. We conjectwhich she drowned herself. When we en- ured that a son had been bom to the chiel written in most ambiguous terms it requires idol; of this clan during th- pist year, mid that to be. interpreted, mil for this purpose the tered the temple, we saw a Ulg! gilded i of Kum-Fa behind the chief nlmr, and at the principal men of it had come to the tem- vot ry tii-es it to •> fnr'une-teller, who goneach of the sub altars ien gilded images of ple to return thanks to t'le kum-Fii for the er 11 v sits «t the door of the temple, i-nd from her attend ants. These women are supposed i[blessing A very old benevolent-100 ing him r re yes the interpret tion on the o.yto preside over the wants of little children a'tendant of the clan advanced to t> c in l oient of-. sni II sum of money. And thus Each has her vocation : thus a c is auppo*-l w ;icb had been used by the principal wor- these fortune-tellers ply busy tr dc. worked to superintend ihe feeding of new-born shipper, did the kau-tau, and then he also ing on thorr-dulity of the people. As we babies; a second to grant male children to ponied OUt three libations ol will" The old stood by nil witnes-ed these ceremonies, we the supplicant pruying before her; a third in hi looked lull of j"v ami afterward* went j were forcibly reminded of the Oracle of Delteacbe* children to smile ; a tiiiirth teaches ; round 10 the elders congratulating tie hi a ill phi -ml its dark trying*. Whilst we were still in the temple, six or children t.> wilk i a fifth preside* oyer the each member of th* clan to turnehiu-chiued so children, and forth At lllis ablutions ol I the faithful servant. It was a touching sight. Seven T'uist priest* (their heads are not festival men and women come to return There is a great bond of affection between wholly sh'iven like the Huddist priests, they thanks to the goddess for the gift of children, j the heads of Chines' families and their re- we r their their long tils of hair done un in which she is supposed to have granted thorn it liners. All the worshippers I saw in the curious f shion "tithe top of tile he id, fastduring the past year. temple presented paper Hnfney; in the case ened in a knot by W widen comb of a singuWomen too come to beseech her to givej of the poor it wis simply pieces of pain la pattern) came in and arr nged themselves j whitish brown paper, but the paper money inn half circle before the second altar, and them children, and so to prevent their bands from taking other wives. I saw many; presented by the rich was ornamented with offered up pr ytrs to the accompaniment of by three little ones in the temple, and learnt that 1 gold and silver, and done up in shapes to a hell nd some instruments pi yed are ill such Tiny number. occupied of their ingots. their to Tins piper money, «nc mothers be represent they had been brought by <j, r .j -ps -t interv»l* during the day, praying presented to the goddess to receive her bless- paper effigies representing children c penalmay be gr nted in inn- We were not fortunate enough to see ly committed to tha care of Kum-Fa. were to Kum-Ffl that children nation, and the numbers to Chinese great (set alight and thrown into ii large brbuZ" itimany ladies, tliev had most probably Visited tint her blessing iniiv rest upon the children. the temple very early in the morning, to es- c.oise-uiirner in the centre of the tempi red robes richly emcape the crowd that would later in the day' Bach time this was duie a drum wns beaieo These priests wore long who w.s with them, beseige it. The women I saw Were of the I for the purpose ol scaring away ail hungr, broidered. The abbot a crosier. The priests .st. w carrying Iked our' them, I during might ghosthut io be anxious to tiae the oforders, anio igsl w lower going by outside the concluded tlu-ir service visit to the temple, were two ladies beauti- ferings and so deprive the goddess of her to this fes- 'due and the Wi r-lnpper of her favor also temple and offering prayers to the riv. r deifully dressed ithev ways CO of hundreds of tival in theirrichest robe* to do honor to the saw Urge pi in ted ornamental candle- and iii-. to mi accompiniineiit goddess i. who looked shy an rtervou. and bundles of incense sticks offered lit the altar. lin-cr ickers. The square in front of the temple was who shrank into a corner with t ieir attend- Sitting at the side of the temple tere uiiimdecorated. n gr at shed witn a mat much ants, to wait iv Mil I the altar was nol so crowd- eiaiis dressed in uiosl gaudy re-1 cloaks. was ed. They seized a favorable moment, pre- Whiell Were WOrn over Other garment- as covering h d been ni-eil. and the place nd»liers. The latter eh many brili nt with flower*, and as mail dirty seined their Offering* of fruit they Could be They ■ a most cakes, wo. shipped the goddess, and then re- ii"i|oiii:i;; i.Olse 1 ■ front ol tiiem stood I held innumerable lights, which burned day Irames contired. 11l this temple ill an upper room, we long table on which were r»d dumplings, | ml night. There wereolmny and of Kuni-F.-, ttimog lichees, representstioMS etc for si If. mi llwi the worshippe s saw a strange sight. Tins room is set apart life ml the puppets in them as me bedchamber of the goddess, and con- who had ii"t brought any offerings who scene* in her their heads, arms, tains a bed-tend.coverlet, tables, chair.., toi- them could by them here. A very old man h ul wax faces, and moved .to the delight of the lookers on. let services, a dressing case and many dress- wearing an official hat acted as master of the etc embroies all the offering* 01 female devotees to the ceremonies. Some men stood behind a long Sere;.us, ornamented with bivutiful and v.rions flowers, ornaments, per de'rv. pi goddess Kum-Fa. There is also a small idol deal counter which was placed on the right of the goddess in this room which is used in hand ofthe temple, and on which were pa- h.d been lent by the gentry for the-icaaion. processions. She occupies the same posi- per charms, paper money, and answers to Kum-Fa is a most popular goddess. tion amongst tne Chinese deities as Venus prayers, for sale. A Worshipper anxious to j As the result of his last five year's work in Genitr x held amongst the Roman goddess's. obtain a request from a god or goddess t Iff* Chin• Dr. Nevius oounts 100 villages which The interior of the temple was a strange two peices of wood in bis hand, made in have become centers of Christian work, and sight to my eyes Women were chatting form like a ram's horn, split from lop to hot- in these ire thirty C'.urches. His pirish with each other us they walked about, show- [ton, He kneels down In front of the altar, extends over some 300 miles of country, in j ing no reverence for the building. The keep- and throws the two pieces of wood into the which he is the only evangelist employed by Although the number of coners of the temple were dirty-looking men, air. Should they both fall on the convex, the 80-rd and it was strange to see them sitting at a or concave side, it is implied that the god versions has increased 20 per cent, in the little table in the centre of the temple taking refuses to hear the prayer ol the votary. He, 11st few years, there are stjM whole provinces their meals. however,being importunate.throws the pieces containing an avenge of about 20 000,000 # of wood into the air. until he succeeds in inhabitants unentered by missionaries.— The * * * After these men had left, and their offer I placing the one on the convex, snd the other Gospel in all Lands. I'ecomnej r■ • « ' i bus-1 ! . . I I I > - : I ' . I • I . ! ' I I - �76 TU E FKI X N D I»8 1 JIL I. . a kindly word Nor did thc-e disappoint way into the bunds and homes, and we will me in this r.-g rd We led i (k!"d lo the hope the hearts of men ! in the afternoon of Kauai. stock of printed rolls, which WS had while We stopped t several hou-es. where the Chim king the tour of Oahu sorfhat when they nese employed on one of the sugar plants"If you cannot cross [h* Ocean, were II arranged around the dingy room, lions make their home At one ol these Ar.d the h aim U laud • I:;> 'oie. we h d abend nt m ferial g thercd from the settlements We found ihe men just comn.g Ton can ti" l the heathen nearer, You Ciii I tip 'A.iM../.' i/itir tkmf.1 Law slid the Co-pel wiih which to direct the home from their d y s work. I was cspeeThere re very few nook* and corners in thoughts ol our iisieners. some forty or titty lly pleased with the nrr ngemeni of their our Islands » here the Uhnvee In ye nt lonml me or so. to higher things I b-liere th t bouses. Insie dof havi g one ma n builtheir nf And mo t of nit. they scin to evening the colporteur spoke to them in ref- ding, where they are herded promiscuous}" lave entrenched tin mse ret on t ie oh ruling erence to the •• Ten Cnmm ndmrnts" and together theie were irpar te little cabins, island of K»n i, ml accordingly this p rt then mv turn c me. I bad been busy for wnh uccoinmod fons for two or three, t<nd of our mission-lie d called loudly for mi c fly arm* Ii tie time before leaving Honolulu in there w..s n ;ur of comlort. which was |q visit. A few weeks since breaking svrny for commitlieg to memory a short discourse in pic sing contrast to Some of the bodes I visa time from the work in Honolulu, | visited Chinese, the (run* of my few mouths study ited on this Island The men seemed to be Kauai 11. c(,riip;iuy with the colporteur. I'o Ti.is consist'd of so ■ c friendly winds st t- a happy and contented ot. ami were dc ight. Ah Pui who \va« f, rrnerlv st t toned on this ing the object ol my mission, the desire of Ed to see the colporteur who had often visitIsland Thee plity miles or so ill restless the Hawaiian 110 ril In see this good work ed them before. We left hooss and tracts ocenri king between Onhu Hnd Kauai have ] extended uumg the Chit* *c i xhnrtatinns to with them. 1 was pleised to see th t a ll"inlo<t foi travellers much of their old tenor in believe in the true Ciul. etc. etc. With this ber came to our meeting later om'nt Hai.athese d f* ol ste m. low muny of us have Iliad flattered nuself Cat I would make maulu some distance away. Here we1round dolelul memories ol the agonies of this tran- r ther brilli at debut in this most difficult quite a company ot Chinamen As we come sit in ye rs that re past, whe i our only of I ngnages I h d pr cticed the toties most mm th- o.ii n room of their bouse 1 w s led nietlioil ofcnnvev tice w.isth" iiiicomforr ble conscientiously, and hoi startbd ihe neigh- to feel that to some at leist we were not and wearisome schooner! lfonr*!s! leisure \ boibood by my d ring exp osions of sound. very welcome guests. Tln-r" had arrived tramps," losing with our Jvnce in civi'iz tion a ; and now I was face to f n- with mv first crit- before us, one of tho*e gambling certain rom nt c. out-of-lhe-ivorld clt rm ical audience. It w s not a very gr nd au- who earn an inf>mnus livelihood by going which tliev lormoily p"ss'ssed thcv<reg til- ditory. on v a company of hard-working, around Irom plantation to plant tion, leouing some pr ctinl I b-.-sii r s, whi h "ill help rough-looking field-hands." Some were ing the laborer* to waste their hard earned u< ir, benrrnc this loss. This seamed to me 1mounted on boxes, or tihleS, others leaned wages n gambling 'I his vice seems to have very rlfi r I tely when I found how pleas nt a out of the loft of the room, which formed a a tremendous power over ihe Chinese. It is thing the voyiiff- to X uai had become.through sort of« gallery. Here and there were a fc especially prevalent On the tugir{limitations * where the nien are left lo do pretty much the kindly help of sterner*. How much struggling c tidies, which lighted up their richer we ie alter al , on onr little Islirnls v II iw-brown faces, wi b fitful tl slies of as I bey list. it. r they hare left the Ii Id and than those who live on n Undivided cmiti- light On the no- plantations the Chinese Certainly there w s nothing, you mill. Here we seem be far Ix'ticr off in munv w ys thai, nent. no matter how great it is ; to ay rv mo lest -peakmignt siy to try even have not only our own Hirticular Island to I er The first few sent'nets, with II their the laborers o| the same nationality on sugar The former ere conducted by en|oy, but several more le-ides, for or five peculiar twi-ts nnd inrns. nd lrem< minus plantations little worlds in fit. each poem ssins n eer I dema ds upon aCmic si n throat and longs Chin imeii.-vho naturally Understand their tai i peculiar charm and elia'acl r of its own ! were gotten through wit i weli enough and countrymen fur better ihan tlu-ir white em'Ihe hou-cs am. ns a rule From the orett ol the W yes you watch the ; then carp* /' ""■ 'ow to go f r.v rd nr ploy is can purple peaks ofOshu. lor insl nee, growing ! even bckw rd I did not know I h ol lost the much I rger and better ventdaied. Some faniter end fainter in the distance and t lust | thr ml anil fell mvse f hopelessly involved in ittle aitenti II seems al»0, 10 be pidto ibe los ■ them quite behind the; foin-iim ol the the in trie •!* m 7."s of thi- Ibgui-tic by- morals of the men. puim smoking is entireocenu Tien few hours of darkness fol- riiitti .My tours s ze b uslv shouted in ly prohibited, unci gatlitiiing is allowed as an low and wiib the hVt breath nf the dawn a tie first seemed to fbraak m d all tile r*pecitil j»-i*Hrffr. I i' three d ys only at new lud grows out of thu shadows lid of- force* of this ancient Tit.in of speech ppe.tr New Years time W*e had the pleasure nt le s you a welcoming h'ven Here are oth- led to be in ;.rms against the h.rh rit.n strip- iian iinitiiu of breaking up no evening* er fees nnd mher live- r.d other scenes jling, who would ess ft enter the forbidden sport The men themselves, seemed kind The old life, is for n time put »wi y You jrealm It was c"itin!v « most uncOmlort- .•nd received it*'-leas • iitlV—while the disGambler," left us the field. beoin fieshly nnother»ii'l take up voui• work able position. The wisest course. 1 fouml appointed ■vith new heart rid hone w;is to retire from the field for a time And The ■speech. 'so disastrously terminated ihe again attempted and LllltJK AND NKK.ItIIOKItnOD lioar did this •• hard set* behave 7 With a previous evening wasresults, time wiih better and afterward* Formed r fertile center ol our mission- gentleness of courier y. and a thoi ghtfulness mis there was bout no trouble its delivery. It kind'iiiss. touched me more than ary work, from which we went out in dil- i ml which great pleasure to see how tnis humble erent directions inong the people we had I can now put into words No sneer or-mil" era* a i the people tlrougn their own come to S' c It is einphaticallv n missionary" j hot ii frie idly. cordial reception ol th;.- W II effort Ie get s w language appreciated by them. I; eswork, (or b' s dc the colporteur at present l.i i for the deed." They assured me ili-t a friendly bond iiinnedi tely. tablished bye here, itie miiaifinoan." it be nil would all boring young Chinaman at •' bye and If aim a aMB RALU. Lihu there are no Christians, so far ns I right, and that I shou d be talking to them could discern innng the. three or lonrthon- without difficulty in their own language. A d"V or two after our arrival at Lihue, Chinese o the lsl-nd. For several This was balm 10 my tr übled'spirit. and I we started out on •> preaching lour long the rs ther has been religious work among went home much comforted and detenu ned North tide of the Isiand. At the ndingthem but ir h s been Sowing time." In in try again Intercourse with the •• lower pl cc tie r lliiuamaulu we received a cordial God's own good lime, we may hope lor the r nks." tenches me that c urtesy of manners welc me from -ome rice-growers, with whom h rvesting Lihue is a thriving, busy place and de'icicy of feeling "re not monopolized we remained lo lunch. We found a promiThe neighboring uplands are covered with by the so-c lied upper circles. One day was nent Cinnese merchant of Honolulu wuiting verdant fields.Which form n beautiful picture spent in visiting the rice-growers who have lor the weekly steamer. Although this mnn One of the most pleasing features in the their home in n valley not far from Lihue has notasyetuniti d himself with the Church, landsc pc is the white spire of the Prote-tnni ! Then we found a few more Ch n so down by still his influence is strongly on the side of Church, ris ng Ironi the Wiring cane fi"lds. i the sea-shore, and in the stores at Nawili- Christianity and he has been, nd is of much Our first service w s held in the Chinese wil'. At one of the hou-es w«- visited; we assistance lo us. We reached Jfnpna toQuarters," in«r#>ove the mill. I whs fore- found a "Gospel of Mark." which its p ages- w rds evening, and had but little time to w rned ihst the ' were rather « hnrd set " or tol us he had pur ha-ed of Irien I in cull the p> ople out to the evening meeting. but I hnve found very f w Chin-n en as yet. Hono u'u. Ho wonderfully this precious still a (omp..ny of thirty or so were present. who would not respond to a friendly smile Bible of outs, in whole or in part, finds its !As there is no large room in the Chinese CHINESE,2No. sod TOURS AMONG THE The Island ' - ' • ' , ! • I . , • ' — " • I » • I ! ! •■ , • »i • • 1 1 " ; " ' ' ' • - �THE houses her", and as the uitivu Church is at a considerable dist nee from the mill, we held our service in the •• Coffee Room.' attached <o the principal Store of the little settlement It would be a great i-dvantage on the pbmtati ns if th- owners could see (heir way to put up some pi in but c •mmndious room for ill- i:se of their laborer*, where they could meet iter the day's work was over There ore on some of the p ai.tations, reading-rooms for the white employees. Why would it not be wise to try a Chinese ' Heading Koom." There ate plenty of Chinese newspapers, which could be piocured from San Francisco Hong-bong, or Shanghai, besides a variety of excellent religious reading matter. One or IWO magazines, with il ustratio.is, are now pub ished in China, which wouhl be of interest to this peop'e. If some such effort as this should be made, toward elevating and enlightening the thousands of Chim se laborers employed on our large pi ntntioris. it could riot tail to be productive of good results. Such in appointinert as this could be made for religious services, when no Church was available. As it is nt present, the missionary very often finds it difficult to proems an} sort of a room in which to hold a tervtce. 1 had much pleasure in meeting t KVpaa, the Rev. Mr Wainwright. of the Anglican Mission, who is now |.react ing here. His medical ability gives him -n especial influence among the people while his missionary experience in Other I-iids fds him peculiarly to meet the variety of n tiooahties with which-lie has here to do 1 chanced to be tit Kapaa on Good Friday, and (tended the English scr vice, and listened to n excellent Sermon, appropriate to the dav. I could not but contrast my surroundings wbth those >t the same so son. only ■• ye r go. in the city el Jems lent Here was the bwd. gleaming Pacific, stretched out beforemt, whosegret t incoming waves broke on the yellow sands almost within aione'* t' iow of our pi cc of worship. From all sides erne the sounds of busy plantation life, nil formed s .singular accompaniment lo the prayers and hymns, of the morning service. Mythocghrs livened to ihe sacred scenes and aaaociationi id the ancient am! classic ciivof our faith, 10 the peaceful i nd beautiful Garden ofU'thseniane. w th its boiry nnd gn ried olivetrees, nnd fr grant flower-, and solemn memories; to the wwidin" way which our Savior passed to Mi* Crurifktton ; to the .Mount of His suffering nd Death! Oceans roll, and mountains like between U* b"ic nnd that distani land of Palestine. Hut our Savior is risen Irom the grave, an I no barriers can His disciples. He is ln,i separate him fr with us in our life, and labors, nnd cheers us by loving words and promises of cheer. He tells ns to go our among the ''heathen" all about us nnd preach the good tidings ot His Death and ICes .rrectma So as we went forth among those dark and unillumined souls from the great land of China, I felt th»t there was a power behind the workers which could c use the seed sown to spring up abundantly An afternoon was spent most pleas-nth' r ding over the uplands and lowlands lying about the plantation of Arnliii, calling the people to the evening meeting. There were v ii us settlements of Chinese in the vicini- > MM I" \1) . JILT. IBS 2 . ty. where we left goodly supplies of reading Now »nd then we h d the pleasure of giving a little surprise I c>n f ncy ihe astonishment of » I .borer r turning to get his cunt which he had left by the sjff e 0f the field, as he had been busy with his work, to find r. lied up in it a co| y of the Ten Commandments or Creed, or Lord's Pr ver deposited there by some unknown h nd *»• will hope thai »fter his astonishment is over he will profit by his discovery, as he goes homeward. At heal in we were most hospitably entertained by a Chinaman ai his house where we parsed the night mod' comfortably. Nothing could have exceeded his courtesy, and the only thing I iind to find fault with, was the disagreeable picture of hw n-Ti, the God of War, beneath which we look our meals. It cave me an excellent opportunity, however, lo discourse upon the evils of idolatry. I imagine however, it was his wife •• the mean one of the inner apartmeM," who kept the light before it ■• trimmed and burning." Quite a company ol men g theretl in the evening, and we endeavored to speck to t em as well as we could of the great truths of the Gospel. 77 Easter Sun which h>i\oali>-ndy leached the** Islands ol ihe Sen, w il shine with quickening Warmth »!*•> upon the hearts of ihcse mutter stringers who have come to our shores.' h*vaUM MUST aim its inhabitants. As we started out on our way to lianalei. met the young Chinese colporteur Dat .Vliog now employed on thislslnd forevnngel hitie work, returning from the valley, where he had been holding a service on ihe previous day, It was most pleasm to see him after an interval of some months, and he was overjoyed to meet us ag in. This is his first (ield of I hor. and it is one which presents difficulties which might well damn in older and more experienced worker. Bui he seems to b.ivc faithfully tried to do his d'.tv. and is'■ growingm n. I think we have reason to feil oneoupged by his lecord so far. Only those who have directly engaged in missionary work among the Chinese can understand how hard it is to reach them, and their own countrymen feel this leculiarly. Here we have different el ns, with sectional prejudices; » diversity of dialects, a peculiar jealousy and suspicion, the evils of secret Societies, ttc, A:c; all these difficulties the EASTEII Si'NDAV AT KILAIiKA. Chrsii n worker h s to meet, in addition to fairer or tin.re the natural unwillingness of ihe human heart have been Nothing could beautiful tli n the dawning of ('.aster morn- to receive the pure truths of Christianity. > aving joined our forces we proceeded on ing on ihe uplands and mountains ofthis most our way tothe v Ihy. I can scarcely imagine picturesque region The glorious spans* oi woodland and plain, s park a-ore perfect, a more chatniing morning's exclusion, linn th'ti man could have devis, d. and the biue that Irom Kilauea to Han lei. Voulmve line nn-ty mountains Stretcbi g away to the far wooded upland* on aII sides,with ststelymouohorizon and the vast ocean meeting Ihe tilus in the dist nee. while on your right lies sh re, nil seemed to catch the meaning id the the glorious blue Pacific There is perhaps day, and to Welcome the Coming SOO. It on our Isi nds. nothing more exquisitely was a ineiner bly pl-amnt S' bhath, which beautilnl than ihe I,He valley of Kaliwni c me hs u peaceful dy of rest" sfier the which lies along the Way. It is so complete labors ol the past week. The previous eve- and pi feet in its-if. a verdnnt rift in the by mossy cl ffs. ning we had made a tour of the Chinese mountains side, surrounded quarters," which f rrn one division of th s end tree-covered heights, from which silver plantation settlement, made up ul so many rtre ma hap down to the river, which winds di tierent nationalities Ws found eurmus its way down to the sea. thundering on tin: round the ••white shore, like some mighty guardian of this secrowds who gathered little man" who hd thus unexpectedly come cluded, and yet fiMiiid child of nature. But among them, nd Whit hud no interest in in this quiet nook we find busy workers " Sng-r." The Chinese seem to find ii dif- itnm China who semii to evince more ill* a ficult to understand ow »ny one cm be go- osu I a desire to ham of the " Doctrine of ing round the country without having some Jisu- " At one of the Chinese stores, we ■ business * end in vow. We held our Kas- received cordial welcome Irom the keeper. (er Service" in the itHif native Scln <d-boU*e, lormeriy in our Honolulu Sablnih School. By this time the nice, This School has been do tig good woik for nt ar the main rued new Church building wli eh was then in pro- Veins Many si on- of men ii ye come unThey alw..ys. ul erectton, is probably compleied. I or nil der the range of ns influence it the little community, thi* CHmfbrtoble and go where tiiev m y. reuin an "aloha" lor cointiloilmus Church e.llbce will lea great tli" School and for lhe teachers, who have We may not convenience, sr.d- We may hope blessing. I lie i hero so kindly aided them ace great and iniu ed ale le.-illts of our efforts worthy native MinisterMalme. former.) Missionary in Micronisia, and now pastor to the hut we may be sure that, if made in Jesus Hawaiian* and South Sea Is ..inters hying mniie, and for his Mike, they are not in vnin. here, was unfortun tely lor ns. absent at An-j 1 wonder so lew travellers come to J/aini/ei. ahoia. a iieighl.oiieg valley, attending u c- m- Had this lovely valley, with its winding, wilmunion service there. But some ol the na- 1 low-fringed river, nnd grand old mountains, tive Christians most kindly, and ably �saart- been placed in the heart of ancient Greece, or ed us with the singing. nd seemed to enter! modern England rather thnii in the midst of an almost unknown ocean, it would most heartily into the spirit of our underiakwas have been the favorite theme of poets, in nearly The School use filllittle inf. 1 would ed with Chinese, who paid respectful »t*M-| and the delight of painters. tion to all we had to say.—and received our | rather own it, than any one of the grest words with thanks. —It was a singular little picture-galleries of the old word! In company, the natives themselves, sep-rated one sense I have a share in it, for here only a generation or so from heathenism and my particular friend.', the Chinese, seem fairthese still heathen men from the land of Chi-1 ly to have entered in to possess the land. ( Concluded on payt SO.) na. May we not hope that the r»y* of that j W" '• 1 ' • ■ • ! • > .. - ' I i ' �, TIK FRIEND, JILT. 78 188 2 . knowledge of several of those eastern diacussioo, tbemr* for essay-writing, and | j-*cls for scholarly research, we advise them lects, but w s specially proficient in Chinese, th* frnirr'd Jicrnnls of tlnufmrettv*. »f Ito read ihis volume We think if some of even writing and netting poetry in this lanJ'fot.vM'tiit ifitttoHiirtM nf (Jliimi In LI the learned Professors in Colleges. Semina- guage to the delight of native Chinese scholat Shanghai. May, 1577. i ries and Universities of Europe ■ nd Ameri- ars. W<_ recall this interesting anecdote This is a volume of 500 closely printed i ca, would leave for a -eason. the old and Sir John liownng is known to h ye been n ■ octivo p ges, mid contains more inform tion thread bare Hemes, belore their classes, and pronounced Unit run mid is yet known as respecting Mission ry operations in China,! Would Study up Chinese history "nd liters- | the author of the oft sung hymn: than any other volume which his ever (alien | tore, they would awaken new interest in the •' Ip the C.-oss n: Christ 1 glory, | j Towsrinj! "'er the wrecks ol time; under our notice. At this confer-nee. dele- study of mm nnd the history of the hu-| I All the light ol sacred story, gates were present representing 10 different m»n race. Gather* round its h.-ad satdituc" Mission <ry SocieEuropean and American The appointment of Dr. Legge to a Pro- j Dr. Dc II rem irked that on a certain oc: tie* The daily Sessions were held for two fessorship t Oxford, Fng'xnd; Dr, Williams casion, when in f liar convent tion, he weeks, when essays, and ie;ions were read ;at Y Ie College. New Haven ; "nd the late asked Sir John how could you, a Unitariand discussed by some of (he ablest mission- Chinese Professor tit Cambridge Mass , are an write n hymn which we Trintiriuns so aries engaged in t ie mible work of the liV'ii- iridic tinns of a revolution in the stud es of j much admire and sing." Sir .lohn replied, golizition of the great C npire of China our Universities -ml Colleges. If our Amer- |•• 1 imagined how y 11 Evangelicals feel." Many of the seatya *et*j prepared by men of ican Prof giars and Students would visit S king CAhinesSalvation. the most marked ability »nd scholarship, nf- Chiin and India, a-- w- II as Germ'iiy. France Rev John McCarthy tells of a man in tar years of experience in the Missionary: i.nd I'aly. we think they would be as likely field. R'r-ly hive We ever read document* to br aden their mental horizon and awaken j Ch n who Imm the time when he was six indicating s n'll views rel ting to the preach their m00t..1 energies. We could vvsh some ye rs of ge, had (ell consciousness ol sin. ; a heath, n peope. When he grew older he went from one monhag ofthe Gospel rich man. full of benevolence, would pub- ', ■. aibv Chines •ml temple to another, but without and such a po ip'o lish an edition of this Book, nnd present a i stery I.) of the o L.L i, Rev. William avail A. The He tried v rious forms of religion, copy io every Member of Congress «t WashScotch-United Ire hyterian Mission, h sen ington, and every student in »ll the Colleges diverse pen nces, we risome tasks but stilt essiy on (he " Magnitude of the Fold," of the burden pressed upon him. At list he I of Ainerici. mu-ked ability and breulth ol views. We decided to trvel three hundred miles, shave copy a single p.ragr ph his he d »nd give himself entirely to the serChinese Mission in Siam. ••Here then we re face to face with a counvice of an idol in the hope that this would From the Ontpel in nil Land* for April avail. When, however he reached his destry whose resources are as yet intact, and of infinite promise: a people which, if scitteted 20th, we learn that there are 2*>00(10 Chinese tination he was disgusted to rind that the over the whole e«rth, would so occupy the in Sinn. Among them there is a prosperous priests t ught one thing and practised anoththe world that every third m.n we met in Mission under the direction of the Rev W. er. At I st. in th t distant city, he was led any part of the wor d would be » Chin •man, Dean D D.. an America* Baptist Miss on- into a mission st tion, and there he heard and every third house ■ Cli nese dwe ling; It aiy There are 6 Churches, and 5 out sta- from the lips of Ins own cousin-one who tions. 2 ordain d preachers and 1 colporleur, had Keen •• strolling player mid opium smokrace posses-ing the most vigorous physic end ike and 350 Church members A late visitor to er—God s way ol s. Iv tion. He joyfully repowers, unwearying in patience, Attended Dr Deans ceived the truth, nd so at length he got rid domithus writes Bangkok destined to most dogged perseverance, i on Sunday morning and Church, Chinese all over Fast and the Islands of the nation the of sin, ltd. inste d of entering ihe service of evening. He preached a Ii o sermon. He the idol, be returned to his own home to tell sei. A people wiiose i itellect is. in ll imond the experiport nt respects, equ lo our own, and who has the fire ola young man the glad news that Jesus died lor sin.— The are just ■ waning to life, like some mighty ence nf a life time.'' tfotlJtl in "11. lAlnds. We are glad to learn that Dr Dean, giintfroma long seep, arousing himself, ChristF an idelity. shaking his hoary locks rubiing his dim nfter laboring for nearly a half century in vigor of A touching story of in rtyriluui is told in eyes, surveying his position, feeling he must Siam and China, still retains the our the < '/inrrli Mit>siini ./•_</ Gleaner"* » Chiit wis privago \niiili Some few years act but not knowing how. Not a giani ! I and nese woman who w s cruelly beaten by her Dean, daughter have wife Dr. to am wrong But three hundred mil ions of ibge refather in-l w bee use she persisted in attendHonolulu! were They ns our in guests image God, of immort'l spirits born in the field, after a visit to ing Christi m services. At length she begaroused from the dcd p stand looking II turning to their Mission for herself and three little around for guidance. The Church of God the United States. He was a most agree- ged for baptism such an act all over the world, has long prayed for the able and charming man, giving us much in- I children; though warned that invite fresh persecution, likely lo various dewould be M opening of China. God has more than an- teresting information relating suffer anywillingness well she confessed her to China, ss swered their pr yers. The Evangeltzition pigments of Mission work in s.ke, and the rite was adfor thinofor Christ's years l was stitioned some of Chins, is no <v thrown upon this genera- »s Siam, for he The fither-in took l>w those enraged residence ministered. in long his in China. During lion/' Bird-nota branch from a tree called the has the i opporcountries, he enjoyed Eastern Our narrow limits alone prevent us from Mis- rest' tree, bee use it is so covered with m .king long quotations from the essay of Dr. tunity of meeting many distinguished birds cannot alight on its branchEdkins on " Buddhism and Tauism ;'' from sionaries, visitors and Diplomats. Among thorns that her with such severity that she es and beat Dr. Lechler on the " Relation ol Protestant the latter we distinctly recall much that he was obliged to fl c to the mission-house for Ambassador to Missions to Education." from Dr. Martin on said relating to the English protection The foes in one's own housennd Siam the late Sir John Bowring. hold, spoken of by our Lord, were sadly ver" Secular Literature ;" Dr. Yates on " An- Chinaeminent Diplomat was also a very dis- ified in her case, The Gospel in all cestral Worship." if any one imagines that This mission work does not open up topics for dis- tinguished linguist, hiving acquired u good Lands. EDITOR'S TABLE. sub-1 \ ,, I ,! J ! • I I : ; ; . ; i : • I •■ I • — ! ■• — �THE FRIEND. JULY, ISB 2 . 79 us; but we know this, that a religion which Dr.McCarter. can change a man as your religion has BY REV. EVANBRYANT. cianped this man, must be from Heaven, 'nd Among the passengers of the steamer AusNot long ego I in' t ii nun, not f r ofl'from that is ihe religion, we want " The fhtepei tr lia which rrived on Sunday from Sin Hankow, in the middle of the street a young in all Lniiilx. Francisco. came to reside among us Dr. D. man—coining to inc. and asking me li the New Mission to China. Betliune McCirtee a genllem.ri for nearly tale we told was true' ' Wh l 1*1*?" I >-skAlmost "The tile th t Jesus can s.ve sinners." every religious newspaper which forty years « resident of Chini and Japan. ed ■Oh! said th it young man. '-teacher, my reaches our table, whether from Europe, Dr. McC irtee is well and extensively kno vn sins nre very heavy--can Jesus sive me?' America, or Australia, has some notice of in China for his erudition and linguistic acThat m.n wants to know if there is a in China, or some effort in behalf quirement. He speaks fluently, several of possibility for him to be s.ved. It is no use Missions of China. The following we copy from the the colloquial d alerts of Chin<, nnd is s hesitating and saying "1 think you may; peril ips he will save you." The question comes "Gospel in all Lands" of New York, for thorough in aster of the Ma ml i m, ml ol the home. ,- Can He save in"? and we say ■•yes '' Aprd 27. ISS2: extensive litur.iture of th t great country. In the chapel of Hankow we bad a m n, He h.s cted as one of the Assessors of the 14 The 2d Presbyterian Church in Louisabout forty-five yeajs of age who b d spent "ville Ky., former y under the Pastoral c-ife Mixed court at Shanghai, and was sent on a more th u twenty ye rs. living life of the He heard the Gospel "of the Key. Dr. Stuart Kebinson, (see mc special mission to Japan in 1872, in connecutmost degred tion the preached, lie followed mission.ry into the "tice of his death in the Fimend I9S1) and tion wwith the coolie sh'p Mam Liz, bound ii'Ck room which by courtesy is called the '•under that of the Key. J W Pr.tt. D D to Peru, and which was released by the Japvestry, and said, ''Teacher is this true, that "has recently subscribed 43 thIO to found a anese Government. For his services in th s you have been telling us today? C n Je.-us "new mission Chiii'.to be called the connection he received a medal from the in s ye me? The missionary s id, Yes, he Chinese Government. The Doctor, at the 1 Stuart llobinsoii Mission," and give assur ye. los nd can save you. Jesus is almighty can save to the uttermost. ' "Ob," said the "ance that ibis amount shall be contributed invit'tion of the Jipmese Gtvernment, say man, "1 am » drinker, a gambler. ■■■■ thief, a " annually for five veir, cepled the Chair of Natural History of the debauchee. I am a poor opium smoker. I We cannot imagine a more graceful and Imperiil University of Tokio for five ye rs. v am nil that is bad. Can Jesus save me'? For the la-t four yeirs he h s been advisor "Yes,'' Slid the mis-ion ry, "Jesus can s>ve happy method of linking the name of a de- to the Chinese Legation in Tokio, with the you. And dawn on their knees they go. ceased Pastor with mission work in a heathere, in that dirty, miserable little room, in then land. It is an example which we should rank of Secretary ofLegation He contribprayer to God; and will you believe it, th't be glad to learn was imitated by hundreds uted a series of -nicies to the Japan Gazette man got up from his knees a clnnged man, of Protestant Churches in England and on the historical suzerainty of China over a new m.n entering Upon a new life! the Loo Choo Islands, pending the question He was with us for four or five ye>rs. nnd America. between China and J pin, which were prothen he thought he should like logo home; so that is We clearly discern the time rapidhe came and said "Te.ch.er, J should like ly approaching, when the whole Christian nounced by Li Hung Chang to be the ablest to go home and tell my wife and friends and world is to be awakened to the evangeliza- exposition upon that que.-tion. When the Dr. relations what the Gospel Ins done for me.' resigned his position in connection with the He went home, nd the people could hardly tion of the millions of China. Other heathen tion, the Emperor of Chini cnnferred recogn ze him he was so changed. He w.s lands have their claims upon the efforts of Leg now clothed, and in his right mind, while the Christian Church, but especially has Chi- upon him the titul .r rank of Consul General. formerly he was almost as bad as a demon. na with its teeming millions. The violent race //aw. Gazette. He went home and began to talk to them. prejudice manifested in the United States, Our Chinese Mission. He told them about God's infinite love to a He them about perishing world. told Jesus against the Chinese, and the efforts to exOur Chinese Missionary, Mr. Don, has Christ coming from heaven to live ■ beauti- clude them, are all to b» overruled for Chiful life, and to die an nwful death for the nese evingelizition. No doubt about it. broken gro md at Kiverton and Bound Hill. sins ot the world; how that Jesus was put in Does not the Prophet of the Lord say. " 1 At both places he h s found ready access to the grave, and the third day rose again; i nd, wdll overturn, overturn, OVERTURN, the Chinese, several of whom have shown a after forty days, ascended to heaven to be he come who.-c right it is, and I arid trreat desire lo become acqu- inted with until the Mediator between God and man. He give it him.' Ezek 21:27. declared these.f cts and then spoke of the Christi nity. He has aarranged to visit Bound Hiil weekly, holding week-day service on power of the Holy Ghost >n changing men's A Basy Missionary in China. the three weeks out of four, and a S bb ih hearts, in renewing their souls, and helping The w. rk of the Rev. B. C. Henry of the service on the fourth week. His meetings them to be good. This story charmed the people, and. in Presbyterian Mission at Cm ton, for the year are held in a | rge upper room of a Tea two days, some four of five families in that 1891. was :s follows:—Preached 190 limes home, kindly granted by the Chinese proprismall village were so moved that they brought in Chinese, and 5 time* in English; held 52 etor. On a recent Sabbath there was an their idols and II their paraphernalia, and Bible-class meetings; held \.i communion ser- audience of about 150, <• large proportion of cast the whole concern at the mans leet. and vices; baptized 45 adults »nd 8 children; whom seemed to listen with interest and atsaid,'Go b.ck lo Hankow nnd tell the mis- travelled on mission work by bo t 2540 miles, tention. Mr. Don's headquarters are at Kivsionary to come here quickly to tell us more by cnnir 80 miles, and walked 670 miles; erton, where, in addition to meetig tne Chiof this thing." The inissionajy went as you visited 290 different towns and villages, -nd nese on week-days, he holds divine service Mr. Don "may imagine, with great joy but still with distrbuted 14,000 books (receiving assistance on three Sabbaths out of four some anxiety, nnd a native preacher accom- in the latter on one short tripi. The aver- suggests th't »■ effort should be made to sepanied him. They arrived at the village af- age attendance »t the Second Church of the cure the Presbyterian Church, about to be ter some days'journey, nd there everything above mission was 200, fe lirgest number vac ted for the new church to which the con was in a stale of excitement. He said. at one time 280. At Mr. Henry's Bible- greg tion »re looking forward, as a pi re for Should n "What is the meaning of this? You know cUss, avenge »tt ndance 45. hig'est number his meeticg with the Chinamen effected, we of this be arrangement At the Sibbith School the Second direction in Christi know 93. nothing nity; you nothing » bout about the religion of Jesus. What does this Church, average 180, highest number 250 have no doubt Mr. Don's labours would be mean?'' "Ah," said the poor villagers, "it Where are those who say that Prostant Mis- greatly facilitated New Zealand Presbyterian. May Ift, 1882, published nt Duneis true we know very little about the religion sions to the Chinese are a failure ! dm. of Jesus except what this good man has told Jesus Saving the Chinese. — ' . ' • ' > " , > i . — �111 E FItI H 80 » t) "With the �xceptlon ot small portion aeesSaal lea*S*f Appeal for Carry Funds Among the bottinu liuaU of the valley, have been tnrueil Intounu Work theCinse. waving Held of rice. Wo spent tiro huav davh riding hither and thither, through the tangta and By Rev A. O. Forbes, breadth of the valley, leaving oar little boou, and Hawaiia speaking a, frieudly word in them active workers. Some bad crept, far up into the r****ss* of the aide forded rushingniounand to them r***h w* valleys, We copy the follow to nnd passed through beautiful groves of tropical trees and taxnriant fern*. Along ins shore of the bay is a row of Chiaase houses, and the old Mission premises luiv, sadly overgrown nnd deserted, are surrounded by rice fields. There are rice grower* further "ii some milt-s. in adjoining r*lley*. but ns our that* was limited, we vers obliged to"give our books to s friendly Clihiflinun. going ill that direction. "We held an evening rvic ■at the largo rico plantation of Chnlan A Co., wher* wo were hospitably entertained for tho night. A nnraber of men ranie in from nvighbonriag hoaaos, and there wore those v.lm gave good attention, while IBM* were others, who showed tii.it they cared for •' none of these thine . 1." The following i riming we held another service at Prineevillo. St the tuga. plantation. The malinger was most kind and hfllptnl, and hod Ida carpenter arrange a r .om torus. .1 that with ita hcius and lanterns, it presented *n excellent n]i|.".inineo. Beside the Chlmwo. quite .■: large niiuila'i" of natin. lahn'.-i'in. gathered hi look on. Home iif tin- Chinassen on this plantation have fact that b*HS here many rears. It is a singulargive batter the more recent arrived bmhi seen lo meetings are of the simplest uasatisfaction. Onr awnv wttli eaino always this feeling. tui'e. But I that the Ohinoss prsssnt have beai'd of Qodla righteons law. of the iniquity of sin, and of the power of Jems Christ to **v* all who some unto him,-nnd these are leavening truths] uin Bti'oanis. * koloa and the sorrar.r.s sinr or TRX mi.a-.d. Wo now retraced onr Stops to J.iliui.', and then went on to Koloa. Just as wo approached this place, we met a company of prisoners, who were at work upon the road. A number <>f these were Chinese, and we exchanged a few friendly words with Ihem. Some days afterwards, on returning, I was pleased to see how cordially they grootod us. There are not very many Chinamen in this vicinity. Still, however, at the evening service in the Koloa Church, a company of forty or ho wire in attendance, it was pleasant to have with ns also, the veteran Misairnarv, Uev. Dr. Smith, who takes such a warm and setive interest in the work among the Chinese. A number of the Chinoso oaine quite a distance from thoir homes in a neighbouring valley, showing that they had a friendly feeling. From Koloa our way lay along the South side of the Island as far its W'aimea. All nlong the way were scattered Chinese houses, so that we had frequent stops to make. At Keels' we held an evening service with the Chinese working on the plantation. Then followed the beautiful Hanapope valley, where thorc are a huge number of Chinese rice growers. A busy Saturday was spent in the Waimea valley, fording the re or, which rashes over great boulders. This is ono of the most beautifully tropical spots on tho Islands. The Chinese havo found ther wav quite up to the head of the winding valley, and after visiting one house, it always seemed as if there was just one moro beyond. In the evening we visited the Kekaha plantation and gathered a few together for s service, at the Chinese store. On tho following Sabbath, a service was held at Wainien. at Before this we which s few Chinese were prosen attended an interesting native Barries conducted by the Rev. Mr. Rowell. This concluded our mis- t. sionary tour of tho Island. In closing these hasti- ly written notes, I desire most earnestly to call upon Christian friends to pray that the seed sown may spring up Jo the glory of Ood; that our young colporteur may be strengthened and guided in his work, and that a blessing may rest upon his labors and upon all efforts pnt forth by Christians, in behalf of this heathen people. There are difficulties, great and manifold, trials and discouragements tun a few, but this is the Lord's work and if we are working on His side, wo have all reason to press hopefully forward. I regret espocially to see what a strong hold the Chinese secret society, the "Triad Organisation," lias on Kauai; it is a great hindrance to Christian work. When will our Government take energetically in hand the task of investigating and suppressing this baneful association? I have abundant reason to speak with hearty gratitude ot the kindness and generous hospitality I experienced at every point. Some of the best friends of the Chinese Mission cause, are to be fnnnd on Kauai, and their cordial sympathy, so sincerely manifested, is at once a comfort and stimulus to farther effort. F. W. Damon, Hnperintendent ot the Chinese Mission. ' .!111. IM!i Mission Items. Forward Evangelistic The Chinese Church grounds hive been receiving some improving touches 1 itely. The lerns and lowers add very much to tho at- or tractions of the place. Work among the Chinese will be much faIgel- cilitated by they luable supply of religious re ding matter, which has lately been reir* as ceived from China by the Hawaii-ii Board. long Amour; cher thing*, we might menton, the Pilgrim* Prooard translation ol llunynn's nity gress.' This is strikingly illustrated. This this, year's Annual Report ical Association: •We estim te tW nercss >fy for the worl the Chinese, that Com I propose to appe I to i ol* these islands lor on 'unt. The Christian Chinese an. generally poor. iml they do their full share in Honolulu in supporting their own Church Our Hawaiian Clinrches -..ho have their on ii uorlc to i- rry on. so that we Cannot feel ih t they .-hot.hi be called upon to contribute I ' I • natation was made by the*distinguished Scottish Mis-inniry. liev. W. C. Burns. Then we have many tr.iets, appropriate lor general distribution. It will he interesting to our friends here to learn, that I'r McCarlee, whom we have lately had tlie pi* sure of w looming moflg us, ts the author of seven! of thes", viz: Tract mi l,'</i inr.itinii. to this fund. Win; nf i-ii'h.n. .A •,.•/.,' in- Sae.mr, Brief It should also be considered that the greatSoul. i':l;nll,itrnt(tl .i:r. .'•'■ er portion of the twelve of thirteen i!h md />/.:.■ };■■,..-I'lii, <nf Vliristianitif Then in adChinese now in tins country have been tin ire cfe tracts and books. Guide In brought here by the demand* of the pi nt.- dition llin,..i' '/'he Ti'iu nnd the False, Treatise a lion* for labor. Wociiim therefore that responsibility rests upon the owners, .stents, j mi. Christianity "Life "/ .Asa:: and the list could be further increased. If there sre antl managers of our various plantations s !ee| rfloVed to help Oil tile good well as upon ihe Chr snaii public, lor the those who moral anil Spiritual welfare ol these people ; work, and would |e| the Siipermcndent know ml .-'.ire y no fnct will more effectually tend of it, he would he most happy to furnish to disprove the charges of s- mi-sl very m tie Christiti friends with books nnd tr els lor by in ny o ill-t 'Mir plantation system of la- distribution Friends at the older Islands bur. tnnri that of the S raesl and he<ity co- could be especially helpful in this way. On the 30th of June, the ex minition of oper tion of pi nter- 'ml i gents in efforts for the eduction and spiritual welfare of their, the Chinese Mission Day School look place laborer*; efforts which will show to all the in the Session Room of '.he Chinese Church, world thai they regard those employed! by ! which was appropriately nWor-rrd for the them, not a* mere hum n eh ttels, bat us occasion Qute >i number of friends, Forhuman beings possessing rntioii ■I nnd im- eign and Chinese, were present and seemed mortal souls and hiving the s me natural much delighted with th" exorcsi■?. The rigita as all others. We rejoice to believe English Depirtment !* under the efficient th't many of our planter! do recognize their management of Vliss I'ly-on, and her pupils responsibility in this niter, and we doubt did her much credit. The recitations in not. they will resp nd liberally to such apArithmetic and Geography were excellent. peals as may he made for aid in this impor- ; The boys f vor-d th ir udience with • number of speeches »nd recitations in English, tant work." There Bra special reasons why Evan- in » most praiseworthy manner. Tho Chigelistic work should be vigorously pro- nese Te cher. Mr Lang Peng Sam, conducted the Chinese portion of ihe programme. moted. Ther-- is one feature of this work I The remarkable precision which his pu which does not appear lo have attracted the manifested in repeating long portions ot the attention which it imperatively demands. Chinese Classics, and in writing th*difficult "The Bo id of Education,' ■' Hawaiian eh iracters of this 1 DgU*ge, proved that he been most earnest in his efforts to give Board,' nnd private benevolence i.re doing! had them a correct training in their mother much for Fem-le Education, nt Kawaiahrto tongue. At th<* close of the afternoon's exSereins ry. Uakawso and Kohnla. Now ercises, the children, with their friends and who are to become hiisbmds of ihe Hawaii- j parents, were treated to a bountiful feast ans with a Christian education? .Many will spread under the trees in tne rear of the tr ' < , : Church, which II seemed most he rtily to doubtless marry smong tbeirown people, but. j enjoy. This School sho.vs a steady growth. judging from the M« Triage Reports at the; It is one of the most wseful agencies now in Government House, the inference is strong Operation for the Christie nisi rig and elevatlint not a few will marry Chinamen. Shall tion ol the Chinese on our Islands There they be heathen or Christian Chinamen?' are nearly fifty bright boys and youth in »tThis is an important question, nnd one -lendince. who wid, we hope, grow uji to be which c lis.for vigorous Evangelistic work a blessing to this 1 nd, mid to their own peoamong the Chinese We hardly think the ple Before the close of the present year, Secretary is justified in'suggesting ibat the we trust » similar School will be in operaHawaiian Churches should be relieved from tion for Chinese girls. contributing to this work. The point now The Superintendent, Mr. F. W. Damon, presented would eppear to umke a strong and the Chinese Colporteur, Ho Ah Pui. appeal to these Churches for funds to main- purpose visiting the Islands of Hawaii and tain the work which the Board has under- Maui, on a Mission ry tooramonsr the Chitaken nese, during the months of July and August. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1882) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1882.07.07 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1882.07.07