Life and light for woman . ers who have be-come interested in thetruth, form the nu-cleus of a permanentcongregation. Thusthe work began; and,under the fruitfullabors of Dr. Blodgetand the able and en-ergetic leadership ofDr. W. S. Ament,Dr. Blodgets well-known colleague andsuccessor, the Pekingchurch —though in1867, after threeyears, it had onlyeleven members, andthe whole mission,after seven years,only thirty-two—madecomparatively largegains, almost everyyear, until it came tohave a membership ofa thousand or more,occupying as its prin-cipal center a large,fine church buildingin the middle o
Life and light for woman . ers who have be-come interested in thetruth, form the nu-cleus of a permanentcongregation. Thusthe work began; and,under the fruitfullabors of Dr. Blodgetand the able and en-ergetic leadership ofDr. W. S. Ament,Dr. Blodgets well-known colleague andsuccessor, the Pekingchurch —though in1867, after threeyears, it had onlyeleven members, andthe whole mission,after seven years,only thirty-two—madecomparatively largegains, almost everyyear, until it came tohave a membership ofa thousand or more,occupying as its prin-cipal center a large,fine church buildingin the middle of the eastern part of the city of Peking. Rev. Mr. Li has been the man forthe hour, upon whom the mantle of Dr. Blodget and of Dr. Ament, inthe pastorate of the Peking church, has fallen,—the son of one of old teachers, brought up from childhood in the church and inthe mission schools of successive grades, able, experienced, scholarly,energetic and strong, he was felt to be just the man for a city AMERICAN BOARD CHAPEL IN TIENTSIN 468 Life and Light \_JVovember But there were financial and other difficulties in the way of calling the emergency one of the deacons held a consultation with his family, after which they were willing to discharge their cook and by domesticeconomy make their contribution four times as large as it had been be-fore. The example and persuasions of the deacon were effective. Begunin self-sacrifice, the project was continued in the same spirit. Thechurch members were elated at the result. The church was united andPastor Li was called. The church assumed his full support, and has
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