PAGE PROLOGUE xix CHAPTER I MRS. HSI'S GIFT, BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE OPENING OF THE STATION OF HWOCHOW 3 CHAPTER II THE BIG ROAD, INDICATING THE SITUATION OF HWOCHOW IN THE PROVINCE OF SHANSI 11 CHAPTER III A NEW VENTURE, IN WHICH IS RECORDED THE APPOINTMENT OF THE FIRST MISSIONARIES TO HWOCHOW 19 CHAPTER IV THE CONTINUATION OF THE STORY, BEING A RECORD OF SOME WHO WERE COUNTED WORTHY TO SUFFER FOR CHRIST'S SAKE, AND OF MRS. HSI'S EXPERIENCE IN THE BOXER OUTBREAK 27 CHAPTER V LIFE IN THE VILLAGES, AN INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE HOME LIFE 37 CHAPTER VI OUR RECEPTION AT HWOCHOW, SHOWING THINGS AS THEY SOMETIMES ARE 47 CHAPTER VII A PORTRAIT GALLERY, WHEREIN THE READER IS INTRODUCED TO SOME OF OUR FELLOW WORKERS 57 CHAPTER VIII WORK DEVELOPMENT, RELATING HOW WE SOUGHT TO ENCOMPASS THE WORK, AND THE WORK ENCOMPASSED US 69 CHAPTER IX MRS. HSI'S SECOND GIFT, BEING AN ACCOUNT OF HER LIFE FROM WIDOWHOOD 77 CHAPTER X THE STORY OF AN OPIUM SMOKER 85 CHAPTER XI THE GREAT FURNACE FOR A GREAT SOUL, BEING THE STORY OF AI DO 95 CHAPTER XII THE POWERS OF DARKNESS, BEING A RECORD OF SOME OBSERVATIONS IN DEMONOLOGY 109 CHAPTER XIII THE LIFE STORY OF PASTOR WANG 127 CHAPTER XIV A VISIT TO THE BASE, FROM WHENCE WE ARE AGAIN SENT FORTH WITH FRESH SUPPLIES 141 CHAPTER XV THE BUILDERS, RELATING HOW THE SUPPLIES WERE USED 151 CHAPTER XVI WOMEN'S BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL, WHICH TELLS HOW A LINK WAS ESTABLISHED BETWEEN WESTMINSTER AND HWOCHOW BIBLE SCHOOLS 159 CHAPTER XVII THE DRAW NET LET DOWN INTO THE SEA, AN ACCOUNT OF FRESH EFFORTS TO REACH THE MULTITUDE, AND BRING THEM TO DECISION 169 CHAPTER XVIII LIFE AMONGST THE UPPER TEN THOUSAND, RECORDING HOSPITALITY SHOWN TO US BY THE OFFICIAL CLASSES 177 CHAPTER XIX THE REVOLUTION OF 1911, AND HOW WE WERE AFFECTED BY IT 189 CHAPTER XX CHANGED CONDITIONS, WHEREIN SOME, THOUGH FOLLOWING A PATH OF ACTION, FAILED TO UNDERSTAND IT 199 CHAPTER XXI ANOTHER PORTRAIT GALLERY, WHEREIN THE READER IS INTRODUCED TO SOME WHO HAVE FAILED 211 CHAPTER XXII