WITH CHRIST IN INDOCHINA - IndoChina1911

CHAPTER VIII
LENGTHENING THE CORDS
TN 1917 a new missionary arrived at Tourane, and
I on Armistice Day, 1918, four more joined the
little band. One of these went to Hanoi where he
was soon joined by another newcomer from America.
These released the senior missionaries of that station,
enabling them to leave for furlough. Two of
the other recruits opened a new station at Saigon,
the capital of Cochin-China, and thus continued the
Mission policy of "spreading out."
Mr. Jaffray and one of the senior missionaries accompanied
the pioneers to Cochin-China. The trip
south was a memorable one. It was made overland
before the excellent road that now runs from the
north to the south of French Indo-China had been
completed. They traveled by automobile, by ricksha,
on foot, and by rail, and across some of the streams
on coolies' backs. An incident occurred on this trip
that again demonstrated how the Lord works with
the missionaries and prepares a way before them.
The four travelers arrived at the City of Quinhon
at midnight, the antiquated Ford jitney bus in which
they had come from Tourane having taken just
eighteen hours to make approximately 185 miles.
They resolved that they would find a better car for
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