She dwelt particularly and with considerable interest on the pooploy met along the roads and especially. while moving over the great. trade, routes which traverse this district in all directions. They found, she, said, hordes of newcomers pouring into'the country from neighbouring districts and recalled many who hind come from as far away, even, Peking and Tientsin. Universally, the people were found friendly, anxious to give every assistance ta the missionaries and in many ease" seemingly glad to put themselves out to make the white women's trip comfortable and enjoyable, For the better understanding of what the CIM. is faced with regards the religions background of the people, she traced the history of the country from 3,000 B.C. to' the prevent day and, as the basis of hep contention that the people in Western Kansu are superior in, intellect to their neighbours, quoted Chinese annals of many centurion, before the Christian era which, dex claved this tract to be the home of the world's arts and sciences.
Talisman for Evil Spirits Miss Cable spoke of their work the cities at which they stopped, not ably Suchow, their headquarters, from "which shorter trips encom: passed the surrounding territory. She gave several humorous in" stances that had come up in the course of their work and dwelt some Jength on the methods used: to overcome the natural native curiosity amd direct it toward the achievements at which they aimed.
one case they found themselves tunable to find a house in which to live and were generally unsuccessful in getting help from the townsfolk, unt one Chinese dignitary, out of 8 clear sky, provided them' with a house that was beyond their fondest dreams of imagination, Finally, however, they Tearned that this' goodness of "heart was occasioned by a "knowledge" that the house was haunted, and that the presence of the missionaries was looked upon as a sure means of driving the evil spss from the Miss Cable ended with most earnest word of appreciation to those workers at Home and in th larger centres of the organization who had ably seconded their efforts, by forwarding supplies and materiis in abundant measures.
The meeting was presided over by Mr. D. E. Hoste, General Director of the C.LM., and prayer was offer-_. ed by Dr. Donald MacGillivray vf the Christian Literature Society, Tue Shanghai Public Safety Bureau announces that, acting under instructions from the' Municipality of Greater Shanghai, a census of the population in Chinese territory will be taken between September 2 and 12.
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