CHINA INLAND MISSION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXIV, Issue 30, 15 February 1900, Page 2

CHINA INLAND MISSION.

There was v good attendance at St. John's Church last evening, when udl dresses in connection with the China Inland Mission were given by those members of the mission party who had just arrived from the West Coast. The llev. J . S. Smalley presided. The Rev. Mr Todd offered prayer, and iv the course of au opening address spoke of fellowship with Jesus Christ as man's greatest privilege. He said that love was measured by sacrifice, and that prayer was the Christian's greatest power. Mr Howard Taylor spoke of the work of the mission in the centre of China. Jle said that he had been engaged in the work for nine years, and that !«) out of i every lUO in the heart of the vast heathen country had not heard the uaine of Jesus. Iv nearly every instance the converts were those who first sought medical treatment, and Ik- related some of hia own e.\i>eiieiiceo as a medical Mian. TkooC oxpurienceo were not unattended with risk, as au unsuccessful operation might endanger the life of the doctor. In order to bring the people within the scope of their itittaeuvs the missionaries adopted.

the Chinese dress and style as much as possible. Iv IHS7, when the first inissiouury conference was held in China there were 13,(XX) Chinese communicants, but at the next Conference held 40,000 were reported, and eight years later 80,000 were reported, and at tho end of the century there would be fully 100,000. He , urged all Christians to further this great work through the medium of prayer. Mia Howard Taylor dealt with the moral and spiritual darkness that existed in heathen China, and she also asked for the prayers of all Christians for the success of tho mission. She also mentioned that her father, Mr ti rat tan Guinness, is now in the Sondan, with the object of inaugurating a mission in the country lately made accessible by tho victories of the British troops under General Kitchener. Sir 11. S. Strong, who is returning to the mission, bade the people cf Nelson good-bvt!, and asked for their prayers. The Chairman, in conclusion, wished the members of tho party God-speed, and said that he was sure many in Nelson had j derived profit from the recent meetings.