Pioneering in - Far Eastern Bible College
Pioneering in - Far Eastern Bible College
Pioneering in - Far Eastern Bible College
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He loved Ch<strong>in</strong>a like his own country. He opposed his owngovernment’s aggrandisement for world conquest. Hav<strong>in</strong>g foundsalvation <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a, he had always borne a debt of gratitude. Hehad looked for long for someone to be his mouthpiece, s<strong>in</strong>ce hewas not a good speaker, especially <strong>in</strong> the Ch<strong>in</strong>ese language.Should he f<strong>in</strong>d one to preach the gospel to the Ch<strong>in</strong>ese <strong>in</strong> hisstead, he would thrill to it more than f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g the greatest treasureon earth. Hav<strong>in</strong>g fixed his eyes upon this small fellow, he becameclosely concerned for his welfare.Once the boy was overtaken by itches. He himself boughtmedic<strong>in</strong>e and applied it on him everyday. Hav<strong>in</strong>g no children, heregarded this boy his all-<strong>in</strong>-all. He had noth<strong>in</strong>g to desire fromCh<strong>in</strong>a, for Ch<strong>in</strong>a had given him the best and greatest, viz.,salvation grace. His only desire now was to return thanks toCh<strong>in</strong>a. He would freely give what he had freely received. Afterthe boy entered sem<strong>in</strong>ary he felt his hope was realised. He neednot rema<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a. On the day he left Ch<strong>in</strong>a, he embraced andkissed him repeatedly <strong>in</strong> a profusion of tears. The highestexpression of human love is <strong>in</strong> Christ, where there is neither racialnor national barrier.The Sem<strong>in</strong>ary had a regulation: to hold a special meet<strong>in</strong>g atthe beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g of each semester. At the time of his entrance it wasthe end of year when a w<strong>in</strong>ter conference was held. This wasattended by all students as well as by preachers from Kwangtungand Kwangsi Prov<strong>in</strong>ce. At this conference he was born aga<strong>in</strong> bythe mighty work<strong>in</strong>g of the Spirit. He understood the mean<strong>in</strong>g ofstudy<strong>in</strong>g theology now, that it was jo<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g a soul-sav<strong>in</strong>gmovement. The work of an evangelist was an <strong>in</strong>comparablyimportant and sacred m<strong>in</strong>istry. Evangelism was a sort of bloodlessrevolution, and the evangelist’s duty to save all who “lieth underthe hand of the evil one” (I John 5:19, Ch<strong>in</strong>ese Version). The evilone, as he was called, is Satan, the fiercest of imperialists. He alsorealised that the whole world was the preacher’s parish, not25