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Show 223 Bluff, Sfokohaaa. Aug*2f r07* My Very Dear Friend*, Snoiosed I band you a copy of the corresponoence with Seoretary Barton. I was fortunate in g e t t i n p his address just in t i a e "to bave ay l e t t e r belare both aembers of the deputation before they l e f t dapali and before they separate» ehi oh they do on reaohinp London* Br.Chauncey Goodrich of Peking, oalled on me a oouple of days a f t e r rana ceiving Seoretary Barton'a l e t t e r , and upon readjbng i t to fela, ha says ,. "That apeaks in a very d i f f e r e n t way Irò» their talk belare the M. Caina Mission body when they vere with ya.*1 Dr.Barton's l e t t e r is certa!» ìy very enoouraging and I s h a l i keep i t as a. reminder in case aeiaory shoui at any line- f a l l him* a^#i^#######é^##fja#ii################ t ########^ ## I feel euro now that you are to nave the help whieh. you so ranch need j u s t as so On as the s u i t a b ì e associate can be found and I aliali work hard t o see that Plymouth Church pays nost of the l i l l a . mXMtihifMy, ,a '•#### Kindly keep me inforiaed of condìtiene as they a r i s e , especially any i that are troubla aoae and can be reaedi ed» and of other n e e e s s l t l e s alai oh ni., ney oan care for* ##########sl •;-. «,•.-•• $w$ , .,...- m . . -. a. • • - . i ; My home or S e a t t l e address wlll be at 469 Arcade Building for the pre s e n t . I expect to be at the aeetiag of the Mattonai Councll. and the Aiaerioan Board at Cleveland, Ohio la Doto ber and I aliali «fa toh ## with great i n t e r e s t the reporta of the Prudential Cornali t t e e ori China, iXfify n alt (oi*-;neù) Samuel Green© Kowaidani, Japan, July 23#faf. My Bear Dr.BartOli, I have j u s t learned your preseti t address and hasten t o write you. in renard to Lia Oh1 l ag Chou s t a t i o n of the- Aia.Board Horth • China Mission* Sinoe meeting you in Shanghai 1 nave spent soyynèÉfà or eight days with the nerberà of that e t a t i o n and looked as oarefully as p o s s i a t e i a t o the oenditions as they seemed to e x l s t . Previcus to s e e t lg l e v . and H r s . f l l l a and Dr.TailaiOB, 1 had v l a i t e d Dr.aad Mrs#Stanley and Rev.C.E.Ewing of Tieniain, and with one exception had set a l i the nission-. a r i e s of the Board at Peking and T'ungoaou, Rev.and Mra-Sprague of Hai-gan and the two Paotinpfu fami lies» As you well know the members of the Borth Ciana ission are as one in the opinion, that the Lia Oh1 ine s t a t i on nust be continuaci and aaintained. I woula line to leena from you or frantile Prudential Ooaalttee thru youf what additional expentìiture ai i l be a neoesaary by the Board in arder trial a eeoond fanily aay be located there A I s a , ir the additional funde were prov idea, (for ti he new f i s s i o n a r y fami ly ueeded), by Plymouth Ghuroh of S e a t t l e , non lo the indegni tv of about e" 14*000* 00 whioh ras. a ina in the bands of the Board be expended at that a s t a t i o n for the ©recti e» n and ecpuìpaoni of ino xiexionary residence* and a s u i t a b 1 e o h ap e 1 ? m l Xra.Ullla ut tered no word of ooaplaint or of orlitela» arai aeeie very i p | in their work* i l i their endeavor seemed to be meeting with the h e a r t i e s t response and co-operati ori froa their Heipers. ( Then foilows a description of the "hip neeirnn, f and aword or two about the f i e l d .) I expent that Plymouth Ghuroh, of S e a t t l e will preride the aeana far t the additional aissionary famiiy just as soon as the Board can fina the sui tao le fanti ly and our ohuroh at none, oan be assured by the Board that s u f f i c i e n t residence oan be providad. l_20|>e when thla is arranped to be anie to i n t e r e s t one or aere persona in the State of Washington to prò- |