X THE FAR HORIZON A Glance at the Field at Home and Abroad
preaching hall and all other local -ex penses. Alas, owing to the short time we are able to give to the outstations already opened, and the lack of fellow- .helpers, we are often obliged to say, “No’ at the same time feeling, ‘Will this opportunity ever come our way again?’ ”—China’s Millions. Korea As a prelude and a means of swell ing attendance, two young men go through the streets blowing their cor nets and attracting a motley assemblage of ragged, wriggling, noisy youngsters. Stopping at a corner they send out the peals of “What a Friend we have in Jesus,” and from several directions come more children. Proceeding to a bridge, they play, “Stand Up for Jesus,” until great crowds of adults, as well as children, quite fill the bridge and even block traffic—not a serious matter in that leisurely land. At last the proces sion moves on with ‘'Bringing in the Sheaves,” until it finally reaches the modest little church at the edge of the town, where the “sheaves” are gath ered in with “rejoicing.” The two young men make the most of the oppor tunity and seize hold of any urchin whose courage fails and may be seen slinking away into a side street. The Korean woman teacher is already at her post, teaching some little girls the Lord’s Prayer—“Hanari, kaysin, uri, Abaji.” Then the boys come tumbling in, one landing in a wild heap on the head of another who is about to pull the ear of the boy next to him. One is eating away at an ear of corn on the cob; another is the happy possessor of a huge cucumber. Riot and pande monium prevail. Then one of the young men takes matters in hand, claps his
China Writing of the political situation in Shenshi one says: “The condition in this province is becoming very serious. In the Sian plain there are at least five mili tary parties fighting each other, ravag ing the country, and bringing terror and poverty to the people. Just now a crisis seems approaching, meantime all trade is stopped. The missionaries up there can get no money for use, mails are being lost, and there is constant suspense about the safety of some of the places. Here, we are overrun with the military, and the people are badly “squeezed” to keep them all. Some thing is expected to happen ere long; two days away Liu, the Tuhtuh of Szechwan, with his army are quartered in every house and inn along the main road, blocking the way to Szechwan entirely, while down river the brigands have stopped the trade on the river, no boats can come up. There is no control from anywhere outside the province— it is just a small state in anarchy.” In eastern Szechwan the country is very disturbed and brigandage preval ent. From Wanhsie in Szechwan they write: “There is at present a great demand for the preaching of the Gospel in these parts. One cannot help think ing that the present upheaval is produc ing serious thought in the minds of many, and whilst there may be some who have ulterior motives, such as their own personal protection, there are nevertheless many who see the futility of their own system of faith and wor ship, and some of these are calling to us to give them the Gospel. We have already received representations from the head men of several towns in our district, asking us to go out and they will be responsible for providing a
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