American messenger . ersary, choos-ing the days from November 7 to 16as the time for the celebration. Many things have happened in Chinasince that New Years of_ 1847, whenStephen Johnson arrived in Foochow,whither he had been deputed with Ly-man D. Peet to open a new station. Itwas a tight, provincial city in whichthey began to proclaim the Christianmessage. Progress was not rapid oreasy. The first convert was baptizedin 1856; in 1857—after a decade—sixmore W-ere baptized and the first churchwas organized. Now there are seventy-one organizedcongregations, with 2,661 members anda Christian cons
American messenger . ersary, choos-ing the days from November 7 to 16as the time for the celebration. Many things have happened in Chinasince that New Years of_ 1847, whenStephen Johnson arrived in Foochow,whither he had been deputed with Ly-man D. Peet to open a new station. Itwas a tight, provincial city in whichthey began to proclaim the Christianmessage. Progress was not rapid oreasy. The first convert was baptizedin 1856; in 1857—after a decade—sixmore W-ere baptized and the first churchwas organized. Now there are seventy-one organizedcongregations, with 2,661 members anda Christian constituency of 10,000. Theofferings of the people last year forchurch work amounted to $10,000 (Mex-ican). There are 165 men and womenengaged in evangelistic work. 222 inteaching, and 5,636 pupils of all gradesin American Board schools. These fig-ures, which tell but the small part ofthe story, indicate something of theachievement to be celebrated and thechallenge to be faced. 202 American Messenger. November, Our Fireside A Profitable Thanksgiving By Hilda Richmond
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