Wenchow, Sept. 16.
The past week has witnessed the return of Mrs. Scott of the Methodist Mission to the port after an absence of about six months spent in England. She was met by her husband, in Hongkong, the Rev.
Our little foreign community will soon be having its number increased by the arrival of new members to the Mission and by the return of some on furlough. The Hospital is to have another English fully train-nurse, a young man who has finished his College course is now on his way to join the staff in the General work, Miss Deidge about to return for educational and other work, Dr. and Mrs. Stedeford are also expected, to return about the end of the year, bringing their infant son, who has appeared on the stage of life during their fur-Jough. It is mooted, but formation so far, that a young doctor is to accompany them, to doin the medical staff, This with the following makes brighter reading for Wenchow" people than has characterized the Wenchow reports for a long period now.
'On Sunday I was speaking to a Chinese friend of many years, who farmer living' in a secluded little village in the side of a miniature valley up among the beautiful tree clad hills of West Byook. It is known to a few for-coigners by the delightful name Plum Torrent. High up above most of the terraced houses of the hamlet stands his well built and comfortable home, overlooking village and valley and facing a high steep hill up whose flank we have raced to. gether in "The years beyond recall,' when he would show me the remains of the circular wall on the summit to which the inhabitants were wont resort to for defence, when rumours of an. approaching enemy were the days of the T'ai Ping For years he has been a local preacher in the Methodist Circuit to which he is attached, and the leader of his village church. The village ig situated in the very heart dit country, and as men ally are especially subject to the personal attentions of the bandits, he considered it expedient to live for several months
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