Huelll suffered terribly when the Reds passed the place on their way Into Sikang. The indigenous Chinese Church had their premises outside the city and these were burned down by the inhabitants to keep the Com-nunnists from occupying them, Some hundreds if not thousands of houses were destroyed in this way. Before leaving Huelll the young Baptist had a written statement made out to the effect that he had made no effort to distribute literature along this bandit Infested highway. This was done to avoid complications and any possible overlapping, Leaving Yunnanfu with 800 books the young missionary put, them into circulation once ghe had reached Szechuen, And fom Huelll on he distributed gospel portions along the great Chienchang highway to Fulin, Holder had the misfortune io. hit the capital at a most inopportune moment as B. & F: and OBS: and NBSS. "vessels" seemed to be in ort about that time; and'some wag staried the rumour that some of them were "pirate" ships, This young Bapiist_ had the misfortune not to know: Bible Society "'ropes;" but he Ninows them now, and has learned (Continued on page
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