Church at Home and Abroad, The (July - Dec1898) . 1898.] H0TE3. 387 have often been put down and peacerestored elsewhere. For example, two or three years agorobber bands from the mountains aroundYeung Kong in the Canton province com-mitted great and widespread depredations,until the authorities were aroused to such apoint that the whole robber force, about1000 in number, was destroyed, and peaceand security have since prevailed. Ifpresent indications are prophetic of thehistory of China in the near future, manydisorders and insurrections on a smaller or our missionaries must for some months to
Church at Home and Abroad, The (July - Dec1898) . 1898.] H0TE3. 387 have often been put down and peacerestored elsewhere. For example, two or three years agorobber bands from the mountains aroundYeung Kong in the Canton province com-mitted great and widespread depredations,until the authorities were aroused to such apoint that the whole robber force, about1000 in number, was destroyed, and peaceand security have since prevailed. Ifpresent indications are prophetic of thehistory of China in the near future, manydisorders and insurrections on a smaller or our missionaries must for some months tocome suffer serious embarrassment in alldepartments. The Dawn of Hawaii. Last month we published an article en-titled The Dawn of Hawaii. Webelieve, in the words of John Robinson,that more light is yet to break upon thatbeautiful island group. The breakinglight in the picture on the opposite page is asymbol of hope and an inspiration toprayer. One or two historic errors appeared. From Street Scene in , Our New Possessions, Funk and W agnails Co., Publishers, New York. larger scale must be expected. Telegraphicdispatches which are being received at thedate of this writing state that the emperorhas been deposed, and has since died—per-haps by poison. A revolutionary movementhas taken place in Peking, and inasmuch asthe European powers are in array against eachother in the scramble for territorial conces-sions, it seems probable that the Chineseempire is in danger of dissolution. What-ever may be the extent of the difficulties inHainan, it is very evident that the work of in the article—for example, the name ofGardner Spring instead of Samuel Spring,the father. But the great thing is thefuture history which is fast advancing likethe foaming surf upon the Hilo shore. Rich Harvests. In several of the mission fields and stationsof southern China and Korea it has trulybeen a year of blessed harvests. Beattie, now at home on furlough,give
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