. Fifty years in China : being an account of the history and conditions in China and of the missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States there from 1867 to the present day. ed for facilities to carryon medical work, and for a press for the printing oftracts and leaflets and other necessary helps in Chris-tian work. All this indicated what a clear vision hehad of the things which we are now realizing. The Executive Committee at the General Assemblyof 1868 reported receipts amounting to $6, ThusGod honored the faith and courage of His people, andthe work in the home land advan
. Fifty years in China : being an account of the history and conditions in China and of the missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States there from 1867 to the present day. ed for facilities to carryon medical work, and for a press for the printing oftracts and leaflets and other necessary helps in Chris-tian work. All this indicated what a clear vision hehad of the things which we are now realizing. The Executive Committee at the General Assemblyof 1868 reported receipts amounting to $6, ThusGod honored the faith and courage of His people, andthe work in the home land advanced as rapidly asthat in the foreign field. At that same Assembly thecommittee reported that eight young men had offeredtheir services for the regions beyond. Three of thesewere chosen immediately to reinforce the mission inChina. THE FIELD AND ITS OCCUPATION 33 After consultation with brethren of other missions,Mr. Inslee had decided to settle in the large and popu-lous city of Hangchow, the capital of the rich provinceof Chekiang. He had been able to lease property ina very desirable situation in the south end of the cityin an elevated situation on the city hill. There he and. Christian Endeavor Society, Elizabeth Blake Hospital,Soochow Mrs. Inslee and their family of five children took uptheir abode, and to some extent prepared for the newmissionaries soon to arrive. Other Pioneers.—They did not have to wait the 9th of September, 1868, three single menbound for China boarded the steamer Alaska at thedock in New York City. These were Rev. MatthewHale Houston, of Virginia, and Rev. Benjamin Helmand Rev. John Linton Stuart, of Kentucky. Dr. JamesWoodrow, treasurer of the Executive Committee ofForeign Missions, with a few other friends, accom- 34 FIFTY YEARS IN CHINA panied the missionaries to their ship. In the stateroomthey were committed to the care of Him who holdsthe seas in the hollow of His hand and were biddenan affectionate farewell. A Long and Devious Journey
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