The American Missionary — Volume 34, No. 04, April, 1880Various
Religion
The American Missionary — Volume 34, No. 04, April, 1880
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
Miss Mattie A. Flint, the teacher, writes: “I have 25 names on the
roll, with an average attendance of about 15. They all take a great
deal of interest, especially in the singing. Already they can sing
three or four of the hymns on the card very well. We have organized
a Sunday-school. Visitors drop in occasionally and express much
interest. I myself am deeply interested, and will do all in my
power to teach them of their Heavenly Father. They are learning to
read very fast.” The Christian co-operation of Rev. P. L. Carden,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Marysville, has much to do
with the good promise of the work there.
_Grass Valley._—Rev. F. B. Perkins reports orally, that he
has succeeded in renting a school-room already tolerably well
furnished, and expects to pay the rent by donations made upon the
field. The average attendance thus far is but eight—owing partly,
perhaps, to the fact that the school-room is rather remote from the
Chinese quarter. But there is a good prospect of increase. I wish I
could dare to send a helper to each of these points.
_Oroville._—Lee Haim wrote as follows after spending a fortnight in
his new field: “The school was opened on the 5th day of this month”
(the room not being ready before). “Only had school two evenings.
Then we have vacation two days for New Year’s. At New Year’s day I
made a call at every store (Chinese) in Oroville. On the second day
of our new year I went to the other Chinese town three miles from
here, and when I reached there I first made a call on every store.
After that I preach to them and sing several hymns in Chinese in
the opening” (_i. e._, of his street service). “It seems to me,
by my own judgment (so far as I could judge) they were pleased to
hear. Twenty were present at our last prayer-meeting, and when
the school was opened again, the school-room was quite crowded. I
hope the Almighty God will send His Holy Spirit to remove (move)
their heart, and still lead them coming; that they may hear this
wonderful word, and repent, to be the children of God.”
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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