The evangelisation of the world : a missionary band: a record of consecration, and an appeal . o the bottom. Doesthat mean me in my opium-smokcTig ? How gladly Itold him it meant all that, but his f ice seemed almost tosay, Thats too good to be true. The poor fellow livedsome little way off in the country. I got my teacher towrite, in a clear hand, is able to save to theuttermost, on a sheet of paper. With this and a simple Gospel tract he went away, followed by our earnestprayers. But it seems almost mockeiy to send a poorfellow like that away without further help ; surely wemust have
The evangelisation of the world : a missionary band: a record of consecration, and an appeal . o the bottom. Doesthat mean me in my opium-smokcTig ? How gladly Itold him it meant all that, but his f ice seemed almost tosay, Thats too good to be true. The poor fellow livedsome little way off in the country. I got my teacher towrite, in a clear hand, is able to save to theuttermost, on a sheet of paper. With this and a simple Gospel tract he went away, followed by our earnestprayers. But it seems almost mockeiy to send a poorfellow like that away without further help ; surely wemust have a care for their poor bodies as well as theirsouls. If at every missionary station we could open anOpium Refuge, a great work would be done. That thismaybe done satisfactorily, a man with some medical know-ledge is most valuable ; for often when a man leaveshis opium some pain or trouble turns up which may havebeen the cause of his starting it. Medicine, then, is some-times needed to save the life ; but in any case it wouldtake away the almost irresistible temptation to returnto the ^ of^fsfr. A CHINESE CART. I cannot pretend to any powerful appeal, but I do askGod that these facts, simply stated, may move some ofGods children to whom He has already spoken. I amafraid there are some very wrong ideas about the un-pleasantness of the Chinese and tlie hardships of mis-sionary life in China. I would speak very humbly, as ofcourse my experience is not wide, by any means ; butwould merely say that facts are widely different from mypreconceived ideas. Doubtless this is largely due toGods special goodness, which has always been lavishedin undue measure upon me. I have received nothing butkindness since I have been in the country. As to hard-ships, I scarcely know what the word means. Of course,in travelling we rough it a Utile ; by walking, however,you can generally avoid the jolt of a cart, in which yourbaggage must travel (or a mule, if that is the means ofconveyance) ; by so
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