. The Millions 1914 . rs with the missionary incharge. On this particular morning, she was waitedupon by about twenty country Christians, who weredesirous of spending their slack time in evangelizingtheir own districts. Some time before the New Year,they went out preaching two by two, paying theirown expenses. They wished to continue, so thechurch agreed to allow them the small sum of onehundred cash per day (about two and a half cents),to enable them to buy their food, when they go to themore distant parts. They wished to have a goodsupply of books and tracts, so no small part of Mon-day morn
. The Millions 1914 . rs with the missionary incharge. On this particular morning, she was waitedupon by about twenty country Christians, who weredesirous of spending their slack time in evangelizingtheir own districts. Some time before the New Year,they went out preaching two by two, paying theirown expenses. They wished to continue, so thechurch agreed to allow them the small sum of onehundred cash per day (about two and a half cents),to enable them to buy their food, when they go to themore distant parts. They wished to have a goodsupply of books and tracts, so no small part of Mon-day morning was devoted to arranging and supply-ing them for this work. We have been praying very much about a schoolfor our children. There is certainly urgent need forschool work. The large numbers of children repre- Chinas Millions 73 sented by our church membership calls for some effortto be put forth for their training. Miss Baker spends most of her time in the countryvisiting the out-stations. I am helping in the Sunday. THE FUNERAL OF ONE OF CHINA S POOR school, play for meetings, and try to help in otherlittle ways, while working hard at the language this latter connection, I am forcibly reminded ofF. W. Myers lines:— Let no man think that sudden in a minuteAll is accomplished, and the work is done;Tho with thine earliest dawn thou shouldst begin it,Scarce were it ended in thy setting addition to the country preaching that I havementioned, the Christians have, on their own initia-tive, collected a special fund in order that one of theirnumber be set apart for a time to visit, help andinstruct the country inquirers. We went last week a little distance into thecountry, at the request of an old lady who was dying,—a relative of one of our Bible women. She lived at afarmhouse, and was head of the home comprised ofher married sons and their wives. You will probablyknow that it is the custom in China for the wife toleave her own home and go to reside with hermothe
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