Over 40 Years' Work Given to China: Great Record Many old Shanghai residents have been leaving China recently. August 3, the Rev. J. A. Silsby DD. and Mrs. Silsby of the American Presbyterian Mission (North) eft for America on the President Line coin, probably not to return, A large number of friends, Chinese and foreign, were on the Customs Jetty to bid them farewell, Arriving in 1887, Dr, and Mrs. Silsby have given over 40 years of devoted service to China and the Chinese in this city. Dr. Silsby's principal work has been - as an educationatist in the Low Institute, South Gate, of which for many years he was the Principal, His students are to be found holding important positions in eommerel professional and political circles. Shanghai and many other parts of China, Many of his old pupils were present to bid their old teacher farewell Dr, Silsby also did valuable work connection with the study of the Shanghai. Vernacular. He was, Editor of the "English-Chinese Vocabulary of -the Shanghai Dialect" and prepared and published two Syllabaries—one in Chinese characters and one in Phonetics.
He collaborated with Dr. Davis in publishing "Davis & Silsby's Lessons in the Shanghai Vernacular." He also adapted the National Phonetic Script to the local dialect: For a number of years he was a leading. member of the Committee for the translation of the Bible in the Shanghai Dialect.
Dr. Silsby was a man wise in counsel and broad in sympathy, a strong Evangelical and at the same time truly catholic in his outlook. Though quiet and retiring, Dr, and Mrs, Silsby exercised a very real and gracious influence in our midst and their departare from Shanghai will be a great loss to their many friends and to this city in which they have spent 40 years of devoted
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