. The Millions 1888 . can, and giveit cheerfully, knowing that the LORD loveth a cheerfulgiver, please dont let my name appear, as no one knowsof it. Let it be signed, Aherlour. With three fenny postage stamps. Received Feb. 1st, a poor friend who loves the China InlandMission, 3d. [This anonymous gift is very warmly appreciated] Received Feb. 3rd, iSSS. I enclose ss. () for China Inland Mission. Myinterest and love in the work increases. I have often tocheck the almost impatient longing to be able to sendmore. Oh 1 if it were a hundred pounds, or even £5, butmy poor mite often s
. The Millions 1888 . can, and giveit cheerfully, knowing that the LORD loveth a cheerfulgiver, please dont let my name appear, as no one knowsof it. Let it be signed, Aherlour. With three fenny postage stamps. Received Feb. 1st, a poor friend who loves the China InlandMission, 3d. [This anonymous gift is very warmly appreciated] Received Feb. 3rd, iSSS. I enclose ss. () for China Inland Mission. Myinterest and love in the work increases. I have often tocheck the almost impatient longing to be able to sendmore. Oh 1 if it were a hundred pounds, or even £5, butmy poor mite often seems too paltry to send, really toolittle to be of any use for Chinas dark, benighted millions ;but again I think, if every one gave of their ability, thenthere would be no lack. O God, lay on us the burden oisouls. I do not offer to the LORD that which costs menothing, and I pray that we may be stirred up to greaterfaithfulness in this matter. My love and prayers are forthe good work. Chinas Millions. Jt gUtecrapect. BY J. HUDSON TAYLOR. {Continued from page 27.) MERE were many circumstances connected with the troubles which arosesoon after our settlement in Yang-chau to which we may now refer with-out difficulty, but which we were not free to explain at the time, as somewho then proved our friends would have suffered had all the particularsbeen published. We were blamed by many for claiming Government aidand for applying for indemnities. We are now free to state that wenever applied for such help, and that we earnestly asked our officials notto claim the indemnities. They had already, however, been demanded,along with much larger indemnities for merchants who had suffered lossby various violations of our treaties. This, by way of preface : we willnow give the history of our settlement in Yang-chau and Chin-kiang,as the two were inseparably connected. We will quote from a letterwritten at the time :— FIRST STEPS AT CHIN-KIANG, In the latter end of May, 1868, after a visit o
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