Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1937 - Rparchives.org

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the latter was borne by a grant from the Witness Committee
and by private subscriptions.
The work for women and children has been carried on with
untiring energy. In the Sabbath Schools there was an enrollment
of seventy. Miss Huston reports a Sabbath evening
testimony meeting in which men and women testified to souls
saved and lives changed through faith in Christ and obedience
to Him.
Mr. and Mrs. Vos and family are home on furlough. Miss
Lillian McCracken has been home for a year and will return
to the field in September. Miss Huston remains on the field
alone, though she has the company of capable and efficient
Chinese co-workers in the persons of Mrs. Li and Miss Li.
The call from Manchoukuo for another minister missionary
is still urgent and insistent.
2. South China.
Personnel . . . Miss Stewart returned to the fieldin September.
While home, she received special contributions for the
support of a medical missionary in the Tak Hing district. It
was hoped that Dr. Dickson might return to that field for a
three-year term. Since he could not see his way clear to go
back, Dr. Ida Scott volunteered and was sent out. Miss Jean
Barr, having been injured in an automobile upset, was unable
to sail in September with Miss Stewart, but was able to go in
October with Dr. Scott. In the meantime, Dr. and Mrs. Kempf
had come home on furlough and, after a year at home, are now
ready to return to the field.
Life in the South China Mission took on new meaning with
the arrival of Robert Scott, infant son of Samuel and Grace
Boyle, on January 11, 1937. All the other missionaries have
been at their posts and have worked faithfully with tokens of
the divine blessing upon their labors.
Evangelism ... A noteworthy item is the record of the
evangelistic work of a gospel team of five young women led
by Miss Dean, in three villages—Chaai Kong, Taai Peng, and
Lo King." "During the day," writes Miss Dean, "the group
divided, part remaining at home to receive callers and preach
the gospel, and part going out to nearby villages and accepting
invitations to speak in the various schools. Each day brought
its evidence of God's great grace in preparing hearts for His
messages and leading to decisions." Ninety names were registered
as inquirers, which, together with eighteen formerly
registered, brought the number of inquirers in that region
to one hundred and eight.
The young men's gospel team, led by Mr. Wong, went in
another direction. They, too, met with fine success. The
total number of inquirers in the month, resulting from the
efforts of the two teams, reached one hundred and sixty.
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