. The story of Yates the missionary : as told in his letters and reminiscences . ess as, in our boats, we go along the canalsaround and through the cities, that we can only put a tractor a book on the end of a long pole and hand it to the peopleon the banks. Thus we spread knowledge, and from our boatswe preach Jesus. Often the crowd would become so great thatwe have to move ofT some distance to another place. It is truly a privilege to labor for Christ among the would not change my place for any in the gift of men. I amthankful that I am here and that I can, to some extent, speakthe
. The story of Yates the missionary : as told in his letters and reminiscences . ess as, in our boats, we go along the canalsaround and through the cities, that we can only put a tractor a book on the end of a long pole and hand it to the peopleon the banks. Thus we spread knowledge, and from our boatswe preach Jesus. Often the crowd would become so great thatwe have to move ofT some distance to another place. It is truly a privilege to labor for Christ among the would not change my place for any in the gift of men. I amthankful that I am here and that I can, to some extent, speakthe language of the people. The house mentioned below was a substantial dwellingwhich had recently been erected on land purchased forthe Mission. It was outside the walls and within threehundred feet of the great north gate. On the same lotwere another dwelling, a chapel, and a school these, though rebuilt and enlarged, as will be seen indue time, are still used by the Shanghai Mission. Shanghai, Sept. 8, have now a comfortable house imd am sure that it will add. Sung Way Dong (Baptist CnuKeii i^ uAri,i,). in 50s. Yates The Missionary. 83 much to my comfort and efficiency for, before, I was neverwithout anxiety for the comfort of my family. Chinese have often asked me why I did not preach at Sung-Way-Dong at night, stating that thei business would not allowthem to attend in the day. So I have begun night servicestwice a week, and have large and attentive congregations. Butthe work of^the Holy Spirit is not manifested. Shanghai, Oct. 3, 1851. I have had an interview with Dr. Lockhart, in which I askedhis opinion about resuming my studies. He most positivelyforbade it, stating that, as my physician, he could not give hisconsent that I should engage in any more hard study. Headded that he was on the eve of sending me home last summer,and that he was certain that, if I began hard study again, Ishould have to leave the field in six months. Then, in a most flatte
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