no obstacle in the way of my testimony, though I happen to know that they would not endorse all that I have said as the expression of their personal The point is: Mr. Coates' fellow-missionaries do NOT believe in his prophesies. May the public, Chinese as well as foreign, understand the significance of this.
Regarding Mr. Coates' letter as a whole, it is obvious that he is suffering from the effects of his strenuous labours, and it would therefore be uncharitable to blame him for all, or any one, of his remarks. (Acts 26: 24).
I am, ete., Pavt.
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