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Show Urn. S. 2. &ljrffiri&. i . I. Born at Gainsville, New York, August 13, 1841. Died at Peitaiho, North China, July 1, 1913. For forty-four years a Missionary of the American Board at Tungchou, a Station of the North China Mission A Patriot who, in the hour of his Country's need, responded to the call to arms, and in fighting, toil and hardship, paid tribute ot strength more precious than blood, that the Union might be preserved. A Pioneer Missionary who, in the days of dangerous and difficult beginnings, remained steadfastly at his post, overcame dangers, surmounted difficulties, and in the faithful preaching of the Gospel labored with his colleagues to lay wide and deep the foundations of the Chinese Church. A Member of the Mission, sound in judgment, wise iucounsel, patient in difficulty, always loyal to the Mission's interests, honored, respected and loved by all its members. An Educator profound in thought, tireless in instruction, firm but gentle in administration, under whose fostering care the Station School grew into a High School, the High School into the Mission College, and the Mission College into the Nortli China Union College; and to whose broad vision the Educational Association of China and the North China Educational Union owe much of their success and influence. A Chinese Scholar whose mastery of the language qualified him in a peculiar way for those incessant literary labors which produced man}- original and translated books, and whose latest, maturest efforts were given, even to the last measure of devotion, to the perfecting of the Classical Version of the Chinese Bible. |
