The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 2, February, 1883 — John Shaqi
The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 2, February, 1883Various
Religion
The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 2, February, 1883
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
THE CHINESE.
REV. W. C. POND, SUPERINTENDENT.
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MISSION WORK—GOOD RESULTS.
SACRAMENTO MISSION.—Mrs. Rilla Carrington, who for the last three
years has most faithfully and successfully conducted the Sacramento
Mission, is required by the state of her health to take a vacation.
It will be only a vacation, and I hope and expect that two or
three months of recuperation will bring her back fresh and strong,
and good for another three years of steady and faithful service.
During her absence, her sister will take her place, and will fill
it well. In communicating her desire for this respite, she indulges
in some reminiscences which, I am sure, will interest our readers.
“During the past three years and a quarter, more than 450 have, for
a longer or shorter period, been members of our Sacramento school.
I would that all who come with us in the school could remain until
they are converted and ready to work for the salvation of their
people. We know of the good service of many who have gone out from
us to visit their homes. For instance, Fong Get Roy, who wrote you
something of his work while in China: he has not ceased to labor
for Christ since his return; Fong Gee, whose father, now dead, was
a heathen priest, was always zealous while here with us; sometimes
speaking to his country-men for an hour or more at a time, showing
them, in the most ridiculous light, the folly of idol and ancestral
worship, and holding up Christ as the only hope of salvation. His
health gave out, and he was compelled to return to China—being
helped by the brethren of San Francisco and Sacramento to do so.
There he is working at his trade for a mere pittance, and giving
what time he can for the conversion of his country-men. Wong Loung
visited his home a year ago, and was married, in accordance with
Chinese customs, to one to whom he had been betrothed in childhood
by his parents. Because he had renounced the religion of his
fathers, he suffered much indignity from members of his family—the
persecutions becoming so great he was obliged to leave home. But
the result was that he returned to America more determined than
ever to hold fast to Christ. Louis Sing, too, was under great
pressure while in China to take part in worship with his relations,
but could not, he said, because he knew the uselessness of such
worship. We hear of Gwan Lee, our organist, as standing firm amidst
the powers of darkness—holding fast to the living faith. He is one
of those whom the present law prohibits from returning to this
country. We all feel as though we could not give him up, and that
some way must be found by which he may come back.
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