Missionaries.
We are constantly having visits from native officials of neighbouring districts. They have nothing but commendation for Protestant. missionaries.
Our attitude has ever been to assist the officials and in no case to give support to any law suit, Our Church members in town and country know well enough now that in their position. as Chinese citizens and subjects they must be amenable Chinese law and that, except for eases of persecution, we will not interfere.
Purifying the Church, A fow weeks ago it was found out that two Church members had forged a letter acd miss-d the missionary's card to gain money in assisting a aw case. The offenders were r-por-ed to the magistrate of the district in which they resided, a d were anished for the offence. This strictness in dealing with such has done good to others and is for the purifying of the Church,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.