STANDING THE TEST by s.

Pacific Press Publishing Company · OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA · Sep 24, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 39.

STANDING THE TEST.

By s.

THE terrible experiences through which the native Chinese Christians were compelled to pass will probably never be known in full by the Christian world. That those experiences, however, were such as would try men's souls has been abundantly shown; but it is good to know that in those trying times their faith sustained them, and that almost none abandoned their profession. A missionary who has returned to his old station at Lin Chin writes as follows of the conditions there:—

At present I am trying to gather up some of the fragments to revive the faith of the Christians, which has been so severely tried in the last two years, open the chapels, and repair the house. The mob made a clean sweep of the other compounds, and carried off the doors and windows of the old place. By the expenditure of a few hundred dollars, the latter can be put in order so two families can live here—at least temporarily.

The opening of the chapel has had a good effect. The audiences are better than two years ago, and as might be expected, there are a few inquirers.

I can not learn that any one here recanted. Time and persistent inquiry are required to make sure on this point, but at the very worst, those who recanted could not have been more than two or three.

If any were losing faith in the success of Christian missions in China, this fortitude of the native Christians under the fire of bitter persecution should be sufficient answer to their questioning, and remove every such doubt.