First Impressions of China by a New Worker
By A. L. Ham
AFTER leaving our friends in Shanghai, we were blessed with a pleasant voyage to Hongkong, where we were met by Dr. Law Keem and received a hearty welcome. On Friday, in company with the doctor and his family, we went to a Chinese home for a prayer-meeting. We enjoyed hearing the songs of praise, the earnest prayers, and words of gratitude which came from their lips; and we feel that there will be many more honest souls added to our company here. The following Monday, we went to Canton to visit old-time friends, and see something of Chinese life in a strictly Chinese city. The sights led me to exclaim, "The half has never been told," both as to their manner of life and as to their great need of the transforming power of the gospel. I might mention, too, that we saw something of the conditions under which foreigners live in a Chinese city. We visited the Bethel Girls' School; and as we looked into their faces, we saw a hopeful future for the women of South China. In a comparatively short time, some of those girls will be Bible women, who can be sent out to teach this message in a way that would otherwise be impossible. The workers in Canton are much encouraged with the prospect of their new homes. Words of courage from the workers speak well for the future progress of the work in this part of the harvest-field, and for the rapid triumph of the truth in China.