Letters from the Far East . Resting in Our Chairs on White Cloud Mountain. Graves on White Cloud Mountain, Canton LETTERS FROM THE FAR EAST 53 pity. How we longed to be able, as did Jesus, to putforth our hands and heal him. Monday morning, January 21, we went into the cityin company with Major Burgoyne (who had come upto Canton for a few days), Doctor Chambers sonWillie, and Doctor Lung as guide. We visited the oldexecution ground, where so many ghastly scenes hadbeen enacted, though the place is no longer used forthis purpose. They preserve, however, some bonesand skulls in large jars to sho
Letters from the Far East . Resting in Our Chairs on White Cloud Mountain. Graves on White Cloud Mountain, Canton LETTERS FROM THE FAR EAST 53 pity. How we longed to be able, as did Jesus, to putforth our hands and heal him. Monday morning, January 21, we went into the cityin company with Major Burgoyne (who had come upto Canton for a few days), Doctor Chambers sonWillie, and Doctor Lung as guide. We visited the oldexecution ground, where so many ghastly scenes hadbeen enacted, though the place is no longer used forthis purpose. They preserve, however, some bonesand skulls in large jars to show as relics. From there,we went to see the old water-clock, said to be thirteenhundred years old; but it was disappointing when wesaw it, after having heard so much regarding it. After this, we visited the Temple of Hell, now some-what dilapidated, but still used for worship, as we sawworshipers even then, bowing low before the burningjoss. There are also many fortune-tellers in thistemple, and in the rear, a restaurant and a theater. Saturday, we went by launch down th
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