W. C. HANKINS by W. C. Hankins

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 6, 1906

W. C. HANKINS

By W. C. Hankins

China

KULANGSU, AMOY.—We are very comfortable in our new home, and believe that we shall not feel the heat here as we did last summer. The Lord was surely very merciful to us to help us get such a good location.

The ocean, at high tide, comes within thirty steps of our front door, and at times the large war-vessels of the different nationalities anchor just in front of our house. There have been two large men-of-war and three gunboats anchored here in the last five weeks.

We have been in China now just a little more than a year. Five from this province have gone forward in the ordinance of baptism during that time. Two were baptized at Canton, in December, 1905, and I buried three young men in the watery grave, May 2, 1906. Elders Keh and B. L. Anderson assisted in the ceremony.

Four of those baptized have come out during the time we have been here, and received their instruction in the truth from Elder Keh and myself. The Holy Spirit has done a marvelous work on the hearts of these, and to him belongs all the glory. There are several others, who, we hope, will be ready for baptism soon. We are planning to organize a church here at no very distant date.

All the men who have joined us gave up the use of tobacco and wine, and that is a very difficult thing to do in this country, where it is polite to offer your guest a pipe of tobacco and a glass of wine.

We are holding daily studies with these young people, who are studying to fit themselves to be strong workers.