Haichow has just had a visit from Rev. Egbert W. Smith, 0, secx retary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the American Presbyterian Church, South. This is the second visit he has made to this field in sixteen years. One of the interesting experiences he had while out here was seeing some of the infants he baptised on his former visit now grown to full manhood and womanhood. He calls himself the champion "baptised" of the world, having been called upon to baptist many babies 5 well as grown ups of many na. hho was called upon to baptist 40 babies at one time After hearing that story, we all decided that we would have to yield him the palm for premiership in the baptising realm. His stories of being served caterpilia in hhis African rounds, did not make much impression over in this section, where shoppers are consi-Having—Dr. rare pri vilege. From Haichow he makes a round of Suchowtu, Tenghsien, Tsi-anfu, Nanking, and Chinkiang, land from there goes to Shanghai for several days before taking the President Lincoln for America, early in July.
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