The Canadian Methodist Mission has been favoured by visits from delegations from home, who have come to note the progress of mission work in Szechuan. One party consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, who have been specially interested in the work of the Women's Missionary Society of the Canadian Methodist Church.
Mr. Jackson"in a prominent business man in the city of Winnipeg and Mrs. Jackson an energetic worker in the above mentioned society. Another delegation consisted of Dr. F. C. and Mrs. Stephenson, Dr. Stephenson being secretary of the Young People's Forward Movement of the Methodist Church of Canada.
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Appeals for famine relief have reached us and have received a hearty response, at least from the foreigners, and there is no doubt that with a little education as to the need and proper leadership the people would also respond readily. Of course they wait for someone to start off, and in these small cities that someone is usually the local magistrate. Magistrate Len acknowledged that he had received instructions from his superiors to take subscriptions for the famine relief, but he had made no move in the matter until approached by a committee of church people. A meeting was called at which the] the frequent collisions an attempt magistrate was overhead to remark! to discredit General Liu Chen-hoo
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