Life among the Chinese: with characteristic sketches and incidents of missionary operations and prospects in China . e arrangements necessaryfor effecting the desired object. Boys from twelve toeighteen years of age, who give evidence of talent,are received into the school, on a written agreement-signed by their parent or guardian, for a term vary-ing from four to six years. While the bo/y is with uswe furnish him board, clothes, books, and room ac-commodations ; our object being to give him a Chris-tian home. If, after a fair trial, any boy fails to meetour expectations, we are at liberty to
Life among the Chinese: with characteristic sketches and incidents of missionary operations and prospects in China . e arrangements necessaryfor effecting the desired object. Boys from twelve toeighteen years of age, who give evidence of talent,are received into the school, on a written agreement-signed by their parent or guardian, for a term vary-ing from four to six years. While the bo/y is with uswe furnish him board, clothes, books, and room ac-commodations ; our object being to give him a Chris-tian home. If, after a fair trial, any boy fails to meetour expectations, we are at liberty to return him tohis friends; but if, at any time, a boy is removedfrom the school against our wishes, then his parentor guardian shall pay the mission for his board, cloth-ing, etc., while he was in the school. The Bible is the prominent text-book in the school,and our object will be to imbue the minds of thescholars with its sacred principles. We shall alsoavail ourselves of all the appliances within our reachfor imparting to their minds such knowledge of thenatural sciences as may tend to elevate their thoughts,. LETTER FROM REV. S. L. BALDWIN. 235 and prepare them to coneeive more worthily of Himto whom we direct them as the only proper object ofreligions adoration. In this school we desire to traina class of gifted Chinese youth, who shall be lightsamid this appalling darkness. We wish to make ita Christian Propaganda, from which shall go forthholy yonng men, with apostolic zeal and courage, topreach Jesus through this vast empire. The following letter from the Rev. S. L. Baldwin,of the Methodist Episcopal mission at Fuhchau, willgive the reader a pleasant impression of the school: Last Saturday evening ten of the boys belongingto Brother Gibsons school gave us a call. invited them into the parlor, whereuponthey all took off their shoes, and leaving them on theverandah, came in with noiseless tread. They firstexamined with great interest some pictures whichwere han
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