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beloved, and his character was a very gracious and
helpful one.
7. MR. LIM ANG. He had a fairly good schooling in
his younger years, and could read ordinary books in
Chinese character with ease. An affection of the eyes
brought him to the Hospital, but nothing could be done
for him, whereupon he began to study our Braille books
in the Amoy vernacular spoken throughout Formosa,
and soon became an expert reader and writer. He was
baptized on 22nd June, 1891 ; and soon after was put
in charge of our Mission School for the Blind at Tainan.
His pupils loved him for the patient, kindly way in which
he treated them. On an urgent request from Miss Graham
of our Amoy Mission, he was sent over to begin work for
the blind in the important city of Chin-chiu, where he
remained for nine months, and gained the respect of
those with whom he came in contact. As his eyesight
gradually came back after his return to Tainan, and he
was plainly a man that could be trusted, his name was
placed upon our Preachers' Roll ; and, in that capacity,
he rendered good service at several of our country stations.
His work was especially fruitful at Sin-kang, where he
died on 22nd September, 1900, to the great regret of all
who knew him. Having been brought into close fellow-
ship with him in his work for the blind, I had good oppor-
tunities of seeing him both under cloud and in sunshine ;
and my firm belief is that he was a sincere self-denying
disciple of Christ to whom the word came that day at
Sin-kang, " Well done, good and faithful servant ; thou
hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee
ruler over many things : enter thou into the joy of thy
Lord."
8. MR. KA-PAU. This was the Sek-hwan Onesimus,
or the " Quartus, a brother " of our Mission. In other