Missionen und Missionsgesellschaft der Methodist Episcopal Church. Heir Behausung, für Chinesehouses sind völlig ungeeignet für die Nutzung durch Vorherseher ohne viel Veränderung. Foochow ist eine ummauerte Stadt, die Mauer entfernt mindestens twimiles vom Fluss; aber Tausende von Einwohnern leben am Nordufer des Flusses, außerhalb der Mauern. Thisextra-muraler Teil von Foochow heißt Nantai. Froman neben dem Berg, den sie einige Tage nach ihrer Ankunft bestiegen hatten, vertraten unsere Missionare das, was scheinbar fünfhundert Dörfer waren, von jeweils mindestens eintausend in-habitants, die alle in diesem Moment von EV ignorant waren

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Missions and missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal Church . heir dwelling, for Chinesehouses are utterly unfit for occupancy by foreignerswithout much alteration. Foochow is a walled city, the wall distant at least twomiles from the river; but thousands of inhabitants liveon the north bank of the river, outside the walls. Thisextra-mural part of Foochow is called Nantai. Froman adjacent mountain, which they ascended a few daysafter their arrival, our missionaries beheld what seemedto be five hundred villages, of at least one thousand in-habitants each, all at that moment ignorant of even thename of our blessed Christ, and they cried out, Whois sufficient for these things! Thus quietly housed, they devoted themselves to thestudy of the language. They carefully used their littlestock of medicines in administering to the sick, andwere marvelously successful, often in cases where thenative physicians had utterly failed to give relief. Theyalso distributed some tracts, ten thousand of which theyhad bought of Dr. Ball, and portions of the Scripture, . Rev. Judson D. Collins. Entering the Field. 423 which had been translated by Dr. Medhurst, which wereaccepted with eagerness by the people. In time theKiau San house, beautiful for prospect, was erected, andafterward the Kalau Orchard house, on the same range, south of the river. In the course of a year our missionbegan to be fairly at home in Foochow. In October Mr. Collins made a vigorous effort to geta foothold within the walls of the city. He rentedquarters, and partly prepared them for his use, when, because of the public excitement, he thought it prudentto relieve the owner from the lease. Afterward herented a room in a temple, but with the same result.The missionaries also turned their earliest attention to-ward a press, and forwarded recommendations to theBoard on this subject. On October 14, 1847, Rev. Henry Hickok and wife, ot the East Genesee Conference, and Rev. Robert S.Maclay, embarked from New York in the

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