Sketches from Formosa.

l6o SKETCHES FROM FORMOSA
enduring earnestness about him. It is quite evident he
has been deeply impressed with the example of our pioneer
missionary, the Rev. W. C. Burns, M.A., and it was very
refreshing to listen to his reminiscences of that devoted
servant of God.
On Sabbath, the I4th, I was up betimes, and after
prayer with a few friends who came in, started for the
village of Aw-sai, to enter the chapel there just as the
brethren had concluded morning worship. At the afternoon
service I addressed an attentive audience on St.
Paul's statement about having learned, in whatsoever
state he was, to be content. We had a smaller meeting
in the evening, when a further opportunity was given me
of exhorting the brethren to adorn the doctrine of God
our Saviour in all things. It may be well to mention
here that the congregations at lu-boe-kio, Aw-sai, and
Liong-bun-si are united under one Session, thus making
it possible to have the Sacraments dispensed once a month
at each place in rotation. The brethren were now looking
forward to having their next general united meeting at
and I engaged to under-
Liong-bun-si on Sabbath first ;
take whatever pastoral work might then be necessary,
and occupy several spare days in visiting the Church
members in their homes, and evangelizing throughout
the region.
On Monday, the i6th, I was much pleased to find that
two colporteurs and three of the preachers had arrived
to join me in this much-needed work among the villages.
We had an early meeting for prayer, and a short considera-
tion of Christ's charge to His twelve disciples, and then
left for a village about two miles distant ; doing so in good
hope that favourable opportunities would be given us, and
that God would use our message for stirring the hearts
of those who are perishing for lack of knowledge. On
entering, we found that many of the people were out at