During the Shansi famine of 1877- 1879, when whole regions of the province were devastated and millions of people perished, Mr. J. J. Turner together with Messrs. David Hill, Timothy Richard and A. Whiting, undertook relief work in the stricken province.
It may be interesting for Shanghai people to know that, in connection with the work done' by these men, there was a strong relief committee in Shanghai, first under the Seeretaryship of the Rev. James Thomas of the Union Church, and later of the Rev.
Muirhead of the London Mission, and that this Committee was the means of forwarding altogether as the gifts of Christendom no less than £50,000 to the various eliot parties, During those famine days Mr. Turner had to travel to the coast escort another member of the relief party who had been taken dangerously il. "Messrs, Turner-and David. Hill worked most of the time in the south of the province.
After 1900 Mr. Turner with the Rev. Arthur'Sowerby were among the first British missionaries back in Shansi and had a great deal to do in connection with the settling of indemnities tothe sufferers. It may. be added that the mission to which Mr. Turner and Mr. Sowerby belonged did not accept a penny from the Chi-hose Government as indemnity for its own losses, During his residence in Sinchow Mr. Turner was in general charge of the church and evangelist work in that district until be went to Taiyuanfu where he remained til his death.
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