Yesterday we received the cad news tha Mr. John Smith of the O.1.M. bad died Kiihtsingfa. He was one of the oldes missionaries in the province, having lahore. for many years at 1 After a lenuthened furlough in Englund, he was returning, to his work and had renched Kiihtsingfa when he was unable to proceed. For fourteen weeks he battled with fever and then passed away. He leaves three children at the Chefoo School. It seems so snd to see such a man cut of 48. One not help feeling what a mis tune it was to travel all up through Hunan, Kurichow, and part of Yunnan in the heat of summer,
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