Manchuria

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 9, 1915

REPLYING to a recent letter, Brother B. Petersen, who, with Brother O. J. Grundset, has opened mission work in Mukden, Manchuria, writes:—

“Your letter of May 13 was received about a week ago. I should have answered immediately, but thought best to wait a few days, for we were, it seemed, just at the very point of buying property for our headquarters here in Manchuria, and I thought I could forward the good news in this letter. But a week has passed, and still we have not obtained the property, though we have good hopes it may be secured soon.

Then, speaking of a brother and his wife under consideration for that field, he continues:—

“We should be very happy indeed if not only they, but another family also, could be sent this year to begin the study of the language, so that later we may enter the two northern provinces of Manchuria. From the vicinity of Harbin there has long been an urgent call for a worker, and we feel we must begin work there in the very near future. When we came to Manchuria last fall, we soon became busy in the work here, and have not had time to visit this other place; but I am planning to go there next month, and we hope to locate a Chinese evangelist there.

“At the general meeting held in Shanghai in May, the brethren recommended that two families be sent to Manchuria. Our hearts were therefore made glad when we heard that one family was ready to come this fall.

“Our work here is progressing very nicely, and a number have been waiting for baptism for some time; but we have held them back, as we wished to have a good foundation for our work in this place. Other urgent calls are coming to us from other parts of Manchuria, and we are expecting to visit these places soon. Since returning from the general meeting in Shanghai, we have been kept here on account of our land proposition. We are anxious to get this business finished before we leave.”