Friends all over China wil] mourn the loss of another China veteran whose death we announce to-day—Mr. R. C. Forsyth of the English Raptist Mission, Shantung. Mr. Forsyth had nearly completed forty years in North China and was within a weeks of completing iis 6 yeu. He resided for 21 years at T chow fu, and then for a further six years at Chouteun, acting as Treaeurer and Business Manager of his mission, but always giving his spare time and energy to direct miseionary work. In 1911 failing health compelled him to retire, and since then he has resided at Tsinan, honoured and loved by the whole ecmumunity, foreign and Chinese alike. Mr. Forayth was man of transparent sincerity and unaffected kindness and it is safe to say he never made an enemy. His only son, a doctor of brilliant promise, died last summer at Sing-! apore a blow from which Mr. Forsyth, never fully recovered. He leaves behind a widow and one daughter for whom great sympathy will be felt. He was for roarly years a valued correspondent of this paper at Tsinanfu.
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