A Small Book with a Great Mission
A Small Book with a Great Mission.—The fact that the Bible is translated into the Chinese languages is of but little help to those who are working among the women of China. It is very rare indeed that a Chinese woman is found who can read her own language, except it be among the higher class. This makes the Bible work among them exceedingly difficult, and attended with but a small portion of the fruit that might be expected were they able to read for themselves its blessed pages. A little book has been prepared which will give to them the key to the written Word of God. It is entitled "Chinese Shorthand." In it the phonographic principle is applied to the writing of the Chinese and Japanese languages. The words are written according to their sound, instead of each word being represented by an intricate character of its own. Every sound that can be uttered by human lips is provided for in this system, and even the intonations, which have been regarded as an insuperable obstacle to the writing of Chinese in any but their own way, is provided for in this book. It is so simple that it only requires a few hours to master the entire system, and time is a valuable consideration among the overburdened women of China. Persons who are interested in evangelistic work among the Chinese or who are thinking of going as missionaries to China, should have copies of this invaluable little book. The author is Mrs. Julia A. Barrett, Sacramento, Cal. Order of this office.