. Ada Beeson Farmer : a missionary heroine of Kuang Si, South China . aries bear as long as possible beforeappealing to a magistrate, lest it should compromise themwith him and with the people; but there are times when itshould be done, and promptly done, so as to avert unnec-essary trouble. The head of the police had said that wehad better take the precaution while the wind was small lestwhen it grew to a cyclone, we could do nothing. Accordingly, Mr. Oldfield and I called upon the magis-trate and stated the case to him, telling him that he himselfwell knew who we were and what our business w
. Ada Beeson Farmer : a missionary heroine of Kuang Si, South China . aries bear as long as possible beforeappealing to a magistrate, lest it should compromise themwith him and with the people; but there are times when itshould be done, and promptly done, so as to avert unnec-essary trouble. The head of the police had said that wehad better take the precaution while the wind was small lestwhen it grew to a cyclone, we could do nothing. Accordingly, Mr. Oldfield and I called upon the magis-trate and stated the case to him, telling him that he himselfwell knew who we were and what our business was. At firsthe was disposed to speak to us in any but a kindly and con-ciliatory manner, but when, near the close of the interview,I turned to him and said, Mr. Oldfield is an Englishmanand has a consul at Wucheo, and if you do not have thescurrilous placards torn down and issue proclamations giv-ing us face and warn the people against violence we willsurely telegraph the English consul. He instantly assumedthe most pleasing manner possible, and said we should have. 1. hVH PO, THE OI,D LADY WHO HELPED MrS, FakMER AT WUCHEO. 2. Li SiEN Seng, a Chinese friend who helped us rent a house at LlUCHEO. 3. Uen Ri Ku, Mrs. Farmers Bible-woman. 4. SiE SiEN Seng, the preacher at Liucheo. 5. Uen SiEN Seng, who helped open Pingloh and Liucheo. 6. Chen Ping San, a Colporter. Ada Beeson Farmer 179 order and mutual peace at any cost. He immediately be-gan giving orders to the soldiers standing around, and hehimself escorted us out with the utmost dignity and grace. On the afternoon of the same day we opened chapel withtwo or three red-coated braves in front of the door. Peoplecrowded in as usual; but were orderly and polite. In aday or so we had a nice proclamation hung up in the chapelwhere all could see it. The soldiers came only a few days;but the crowds continued to come and hear the then to the present writing there has been no troubleof any kind in Liucheo. All of this was to
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