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Show 2. .. .. - tion with h i s business he was offered opium when any important deal was to be L d e . j u s t as firms of which we know offer cigars to their business friend>. He yielded to the temptation and both he and h i s two brothers became takers of opiumahe older brother opened an opium shop.The f i r s t winter I was m China Mrs.smith was holding revival meetings here in Lintsing and theso three brothers were specially on her heart.They came to the meetings a n a /^ nade very humble confessions of t h i i r sins.at least the two younger did All of them wished to break off the opium habit,and made the atto.pt.The o l « »t brither said all his p o s s i b i l i t y of earning a living for his large £ • » !/ lay in the opium business. After a great deal of consultation and prayer the foreigners then here- - Tuckers ELlises and Mrs.Smith - bought the entire outfit of h i s shop and turned the shop into.a preaching chapel. Bus lamt is one that was used* in his shop.This chapel is dowh in the business part of the suburb,where people are very numerous,but our funds are not enoag.i ftuM -to allow a preacher for daily workfhere as we wish most earnestly there might be.At the times whan our teachers from the out-stations are in for •big meetings" or station classes they take turns in opening the chapel. I wish I i i r f i t t e l l you that the Chou brothers have a l l kept true to their Purpose to give uj their opium.lt has been so hard 50^UhhTdC°seemed ri^ht the sympathy and help we would so gladly have given/ If it had seomed j m t to h a v e ' . , in taken them into the employ of the church or even into P^sonal employ they might have been saved many of the temptations that have brought I t least the middle brother back to his old ^ b i t s . T h e youngest brother i s a ; , „ riaasinp- youn" fellow .His wife is ««riafc_Carair&tMiy Oist now.Old Mrs. Ohou ha* been doing some Pible woman's work since ^rs.Ting's death.Two l i t t l e boy I of the f w i l v are in school,but their fathers never come near the church in t h e i r reduced condition they are just as croud as a v e r . am sure enurcn.iu 1.11C11 x ^ ± for them,and for the work at the chapel. yLuc:-Oni o? Ibdyldbb Id, bowls. They were . presea from an o f f i c ii to Mrhhapin and I bought them when he went home t a i n i n ; shells Sfe shelfs are^ome I picked up at Pai-tai-he the summer I wai •Si?, 'me w . were -ade fey some l i t t l e girl in vanchuna and given as a there, ihe b»gs *e™ A~a* 'iy?" of „ wealthY woman now living at Tung Ch'ang i T ^ a ^ S =ity ^ - f r e g i o n . amef Mr5s.Ellis aid I war, there we were •t^Abtl *iiA hoiiqe to tea,f-a eXoyed the hour we spent there very much. » were so i terested in the'way in which t h i s ambitious mother is planning ve were so u w u s t ™ " 't h e v a r e being trained for places of large for her ^ U r e n , m a the w« of the futuret There are certainly no other usefulness in the native church ot tne i aw • borough training in the g i r l s of whom we know * o are receiving the c a ^ _ ; ^ ,,t3r.They . e x p e ' f a f t e r r f e f y e a r f t 8 : retirnTo thei/home nea, Mu/kocu One o^thc i*?0\ tut to he riven to w nephew who had sent the oie-cent pieces. oags was to be given to my JB£f n ki d t h chS. d r e n a l l wear in sum- Baoy aeorge.-Child's -hoe,. Ihis is ^ % * ^ . x ^JS&Mng.jsven i n t h e h oV ater - 'rheir winter shoes areaaSy-gft.,t JL-.- ™*<r *reSrimMtS^-. =- inu--- . t«rt ..-ether they no n»v i " i y w ! a mother here i^ d h a n o i - S ^ - ^ h * ^ sno6> shoes they Uways wear l ^ £ *en,M is often the ease, a ^ « ^ trious to keep her family m unoe u n o t very l a s t only about a month. hundred years old this W « » r \ , r , - W nsp Old Spanish dollar, inougn a " " " ^ ro t o W . i ' is not *e " a* , x_ lean dollar is prefered to some t e r f i t . h are are considered less «*•?* *" ^ t n blue fish ana sea-weed in tne tJj- .rs«mH£h 5^rs?an.,sr-^A,»•; dispensary for eye s o u i i o im rfriaks# :, , «**r^ T f l i c k e d up on The wall has not been re-pared for -..M1^ - _ - ^ 3 ^ ^ n ^ a ^ x h a - - ^ T I n ^ ^ ^"s 0 boli as to guess. Ae one I S c S y of **<* « £ " »S%6 I w « s s o d wit" the fact <hat the breaking of To^l22lTn22l «timeh ^ 4 l y 7 o f m o ; r r n babies ^ ^ PH«^ter -The other blue and sreen bowl. Knowing w ^ perhaps I may T have Wanted to sand her something more dainty she h&s> £ Ljm^e ^daaiyttfSLi s 'pwirllr rait ^letarstti Sbeh drirffreyre«nt* f.r omu -7t% a ^;^^*n V f u t i n ' f o r ^ e olapper^are verv old,I ^ V « ^ « ^ ^ t h . Clashes in the string is one I picked up w ^.-_^^ |