In the Jubilee papers of the Central China Presbyterian Mission, 1894, the Hfollowing item occurs: "During the year 1877 an attempt was made from Hzngchow to open the city of Kiahing, the next prefecture north on the Grand Canal. A small native house was rented in a back street and occupied for a time by a couple of helpers, one of whom was a peddler of eatables, who made his own living and talked to the people as he found opportunity. On the occasion of Mr. Dodd's visit to the city, however, a mob, evidently excited by the gentry, with the connivance of the officials, pulled' down the house, and catching the old peddler dragged him to the nearest' pit of night soil and thrust bim head downwards into the filth, leaving him to extricate himself as best he could. The other natives escaped by a back door, and brought word to the foreigner who was resting in his boat. He immediately ran with his native helpers to the prefect's office and appealed for protection against the mob. The magistrate now very gracefully assumed the vale of protector, and after 2 good deal of delay escorted the foreigner with all his belong-and to alarge boat procured for the purpose, rode with -him to a point several towards Hangchow. The prefect said that the Kiahing people were turbulent and ard to manage and that as they did not want the new religion, perhaps it would be well not to open a chapel in their midst. Mr. Dodd afterwards appealed to his Consul but received little encouragement—no ro-dress was ever obtained nor restitution made for property destressed. Kiahing remains to this day the only prefectural city in Che-Kiang province that has successfully excluded the missionary." That was written in 1894 and in that very year mis sionaries arrived in China who are quietly occupying now the city of Kishing. The agencies were" already at work Sy the ut. ing from this basis, medical occupation of a town nine miles and evangelistic work was carried on without hindrance. Then a small house outside the city was secured for. dispensary work. By and by Dr. and, Mrs. Venables moved into this smal] hou: h the Rev. W. H. Hudson, who left his family where he had lived nine miles away. Later on good land was bought inside the city and a large house secured outside the city bought and the dead ists came forward, but our Ningpo consul, who, we are sorry to hear, is to leave for another post, is ssu prompt and obliging in such matters that favourable issue is confidently expected.
Thus is fulfilled the Chinese proverb "Ninestoried terraces rise by a gradual accumulation of bricks."
The medical worl in Kiahing is very large, about 300 patients This, together with that done at Suichang a few miles distant, which brings the number up to about 450 patients a week, reminds us what Li Hung-chang recently said American: "Say in my behalf to the American people to send over more men for schools and hospitals, and I hope to be in a position to aid and protect them."
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