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SKETCHES FROM FORMOSA<br />

work <strong>from</strong> the first guaranteed a comparative success,<br />

they at the same time to a large extent decided the<br />

character of the Mission. Roughly speaking, wealthy<br />

Chinese, or Chinese likely to desire an education, do not<br />

attend a Mission free Hospital, and do not gather round<br />

a man preaching in the street. It was the poor the<br />

fishermen and farmers, the carpenters and small shopkeepers,<br />

who <strong>from</strong> the first listened to the preacher, or<br />

received the bulk of the benefits <strong>from</strong> the Hospital, and<br />

it is this class which predominates in the Church roll-<br />

books of to-day."

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