Letters from the Far East . ited the large temple calledFu Shin Wang Mieu, where they were holding theirspecial worship, which occurs once in every threeyears. The hideous idols, the yellow-robed priests chant-ing and beating gongs, the pictures of lost souls in thetorments of hell, all made us realize that we were in aheathen land. On our return our hearts were gladdened by a visitto the hospital, for there we saw the work that wasbeing done in Christs name for the suffering ones ofChina. In the evening we attended a feast given by one ofthe Chinese doctors in our honor. It consisted oftwenty
Letters from the Far East . ited the large temple calledFu Shin Wang Mieu, where they were holding theirspecial worship, which occurs once in every threeyears. The hideous idols, the yellow-robed priests chant-ing and beating gongs, the pictures of lost souls in thetorments of hell, all made us realize that we were in aheathen land. On our return our hearts were gladdened by a visitto the hospital, for there we saw the work that wasbeing done in Christs name for the suffering ones ofChina. In the evening we attended a feast given by one ofthe Chinese doctors in our honor. It consisted oftwenty-five courses. One must attend one of thesefeasts to appreciate it fully. The next day being Sunday, we attended SundaySchool and church at the Baptist church, and SundaySchool in the afternoon, in the chapel at the dispen-sary. After this we took a walk to the spot where thenew church is being built, and then to the pagoda, thetwo extremes—the Christian and the heathen. Another day we went to the temple alluded to above,. Kinhwa City Wall WK. ^ ? BsvlEfH --?-- A fT*l -•?• .hi >-• , i ?ml V- ^B IW^f ?! 4~. &k WS$r HH Fu Shin Wang Temple LETTERS FROM THE FAR EAST 43 There were crowds of people, many of whom had comein from the country. The crowds welcomed us andurged us to eat, one woman even buying candy forus and continually asking us to eat it, which we darednot do. They felt it was an honor for us to come, andseemed extremely friendly. They listened as some of the party spoke to them ofthe gospel, and then asked where they could hear it. In the afternoon we sent the Bible-woman to talk tothem and to distribute tracts. Oh, the opportunities for seed-sowing if only therewere more laborers! LETTER NO. X WE found it most touching, as well as interest-ing, to go down to the hospital dispensary atthe hours when the patients came in. It reminded usof the days of old, when the poor, the halt, the maimed,and the blind came to the Master. We longed forpower to help them all
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