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THE KING’S BUSINESS
“The only hope of a Chinaman selling his property, is to find a foreigner for a purchaser. So the first day we were in Miyang (then called and written “Pi Yang”), a Chinaman who owned a piece of ground covering two blocks, and on, which he had a large number of small houses to rent, called to see me. 'He took us to his home and kept us there for sev eral weeks, charging us but 10 cents a day. He then told me that when I wanted to buy, he would sell me his property for
twenty-two native workers, and a group of between twenty and thirty buildings, most of them small Chinese structures. It, how ever, has good buildings for a boys’ school, girls school, Bible school, mission home, and a chapel. Besides this main statioii, the mission maintains nine out-stations— all without any denominational support whatever. The mission family consists of Mr. and Mrs. Nowack and their three little daugh ters; Miss Mary Boyer, who is in charge
EBENEZER FAMILY AT MIYANG ' Back Row, Right to Left—Chas. A. Roberts and Baby Faith, Mrs. Roberts, Mr. Nowack Mrs. Nowack, Mr. Wilkins, Ruth Nowack (Age 12) Front Row, Right to Left—Miss Martha Pohnert, Helen Nowack, Ester Nowack, MissBoyer
a mission compound.. Now it happened that our very first convert was a nephew of this man, and through his influence we got the property for a mere trifle—$1000 in gold. I wrote to friends in Los Angeles, telling them about it, and they not only sent us.the $1000, but $1000 in addition.” The Mission has now been incorporated as the “Ebenezer Mission,” and money has continued to be sent from many unexpected sources for its support, until it is now an institution with seven American teachers,
during Mr. Nowack’s absence; Miss Mar tha Pohnert, a graduate of the Bible Insti tute of Los Angeles; Richard Wilkens and Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Roberts and their baby. Mr. Nowack teaches the Bible school and is the general superintendent of the mission. Mrs. Nowack teaches the boys’ school, and Miss Pohnert the girls’ school, each with forty pupils at present. There are 180 baptized converts and several hun dred preparing to be baptized upon the superintendent’s return.
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