Missions and missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal Church . , after a delay of years, and dedi-cated in the year 1856. The arrest of this importantwork, for the time being, was a sore trial to the mission-aries. The Chinese rebellion was then on foot, and theRevolutionists were gradually nearing the coast, and, assome supposed, were threatening Foochow. It wasjudged best, in view of the danger, for Mrs. Maclay andMrs. Colder, who were in feeble health, to retire toHongkong, under escort of their husbands. Dr. Wileyand wife were left alone in the field, both of themwith health greatly i
Missions and missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal Church . , after a delay of years, and dedi-cated in the year 1856. The arrest of this importantwork, for the time being, was a sore trial to the mission-aries. The Chinese rebellion was then on foot, and theRevolutionists were gradually nearing the coast, and, assome supposed, were threatening Foochow. It wasjudged best, in view of the danger, for Mrs. Maclay andMrs. Colder, who were in feeble health, to retire toHongkong, under escort of their husbands. Dr. Wileyand wife were left alone in the field, both of themwith health greatly impaired. They felt that the dan-ger to the city was not imminent enough to excuse theirwithdrawal. Being very feeble, the melting heat of thesummer sadly affected Dr. Wiley. An excursion, madeby himself and wife on the river, invigorated them some-what, but in another excursion to the mouth of the river,to avail themselves of the bracing sea-air, they were un-fortunately caught by a typhoon, and for days werebeaten about, drenched by the rains, and in great peril. Progress and Vicissitudes. 435 The effects upon Dr. Wiley and his wife were very seri-ous, and from them they never fully recovered. died in November, and the doctor was ere longcompelled to return home in bodily weakness and thesorrows of bereavement. To crown all, Mr. Colder, un-der date of November 5, gave notice that he had with-drawn from the mission, having been led to entertainviews of Church polity and practice different from thoseof the Methodist Episcopal Church. The schools weredeserted, the missionaries, scattered; death had beenrelentless; all was dark and unpromising; but the Boardcourageously said to the Church, in their report: Let ushold fast our faith in the China mission, and trust in God. On the death of Mrs. Wiley and the withdrawal ofMr. Colder, Mr. Maclay returned to Foochow, and Wentworth and wife and Rev. Otis Gibson andwife were sent to his relief. The former arrived in
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