142 142 AMOY. [ Statement, not ever been greater than since early in the day oy seemed to be a bit not the same as the good direction regarding the north element of brand new kingdom, together with zero religious profile whichever, as the majority of the fresh new insurgents had been out of nearby towns and you can metropolises, and had heard about the foreign coaches, after they turned into captors of your own city, many turned to your urban centers out-of societal praise and listened to the truth. Various, and most likely many, just who but for new insurrection cannot had been put into contact with brand new gospel, have hence heard it. All round span of labor, 011 this new the main missionaries, could have been such as previous age. And a couple of services at each place of worship, there are meetings to have exhortation and you may prayer by the indigenous brethren toward Sabbath. T w o weekly Bible classes features provided solutions to have instructing of a lot in addition to the normal people. The support stored specifically for people, therefore the attendance of females 011 the fresh Sabbath, were encouraging. A category of females, some of them wearing cups away from years, have discovered to see their vernacular colloquial code; and you will Mrs. Half a dozen people have been acknowledge to your fellowship of one’s church into the 1853 ; however, around three of the little set of believers was basically got rid of because of the demise. The number of professionals on intimate of the year was twenty-five. He had been thought about not just given that one out of cleverness, good rational vitality, and you will common sense, however, while the devoted on the really works of your Lord. His dying are experienced to get a severe problem. Our very own brethren was indeed far advised by the conduct of chapel players. Several of them, they say, are plentiful when you look at the a good functions. At the beginning of the entire year, numerous preaching and you can colporter travels was indeed structured and you may carried out ; just one of the brand new communities through to new area from Amoy, and two to the city of Chiang-Chiu. For the 2nd trip to one to town, these people were accompanied by Rev. Mr. Burns, of English Presbyterian church. They found far to help you encourage th em ; therefore was hoped that a permanent aside-route you are going to in the future feel commenced there. An event of one’s chapel is named in-may, to take on the main topic of quickly delivering several people to help you commence functions. All believed that it was time. Four guys provided on their own on really works, there and you can elsewhere; and two (this new Evangelist and the colporter) was designated to that particular area ; while you are several anyone else had been set aside on the part northeast regarding Amoy, to see the new towns, understand just what opportunities stayed, and find out if this would be feasible to ascertain a branch-route
143 1854.] AMOY. 143 during the city of Choan-Chiu, from the fifty kilometers regarding Amoy. The two have been designated to help you Chiang-Chiu, kept for the set May several. A short while just after its coming, the newest insurrection bankrupt out in you to c ity ; and you can in advance of quiet is actually restored, the fresh Evangelist are murdered. T he colporter escaped and you may returned to Amoy. The interrupted county of the country avoided people that was to visit the towns north-east regarding typing to their work. These brethren, it actually was manufactured in January, have obtained daily and you will full profession regarding the some urban centers out of social worship when you look at the Amoy, particularly in all of our church, which was unlock almost constantly, out-of early morning right up until n ig h t; and also the brethren try alternately involved with training and expounding servings out of Scripture or tracts, for the exhortation and tract distribution. The new efforts of your church amounted in the season so you’re able to on the thirty-five dollars. So it sum are generally expended to greatly help worst users, such as widows, through to just who the commotions of the year has actually forced with higher severity. The new missionaries nevertheless feel recommended in regard to the latest em ployment off a Romanized colloquial words during the print. Almost every other labors, but not, haven’t permitted them to go-ahead most quickly in the getting ready books. The book out of Ruth might have been released, and you may an integral part of brand new Pilgrim s Improvements, which have reduces reduce at the Amoy by locals. In the January, Mr. Talmage had the gospel out-of Matthew in hand. CO NCLUSIO Letter. Since the foregoing statement is actually composed, a letter might have been received of Mr. Doty, old April 20, 1854, and that interacts cleverness of far attract. A college was unwrapped inside the ilies of church participants, boys and you can girls being joined in the same college, and you may underneath the care of a comparable professor. T his is considered to be an experiment out of much benefits, this new viewpoints and you can prejudices of Chinese getting the against they. T the guy members of the fresh new church, but not, got very conveniently and you may happily decided with the plan. The college is actually taught’ because of the a person in the fresh chapel, the latest missionaries providing it much appeal because they managed. For the January, urged of the importunity of just one of the people in brand new church just who pleasures this kind of labors, Mr. Burns off, of the English Presbyterian objective, come with this particular and one native aunt towards the an excellent preaching tour. T hello went first to a oy. Here these were detained for two days, almost all the time carrying forward the expression out of life for the factors of great interest. Of several