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Show on taerioan Bosrd Mission, Lintsing, Shimtung, B. Chin^t A^ril 10, 1930. Sear Friends: Bpringti»© ©gain! How t i do tppreeiato the «araer voether, th© l l l s o s , and ©11 ttoct oeskee tàe seriog et weleônse ai t e r th© winter saonths, îhis y©sr w© are sceeially ©ajoying th© spriag weatber hère in Horth Chine ©©cause ci comparative iresdom fr©o th© severa dust storas thst are «saally sa iii©Tit*blo eooomptni»siit of spriag, ïiinc© I wrete to yen tare* ©entas ^ , I hâve boen «w©y on three more oeuntri - t r i p a ,- t o fiel a o lu ?©«§,, Ch'ife P'ing, end 2fu J*n Chai,--ail south or oouth©set of Lintsicg. I found a «est © ©r d 1*1 r © les m© end r o sp onee et al 1 tas se pi» ces* It wo uld sseke ffiuoh toc long e l e t t e r to % r i t e d é t a i l s «bout «ELl,thëee v i s i t e, e@ 1*11 t e l l enly ©bout on© ©f thé». - the t r i p to^aeiao t a Fang, wàere 1 went t-trly in Fetoraeiy* 2hif ^&§ the first tlme a s t a t i o n ol*et feed boen atteapted in Eslee la f&n$, ©n« thé attendes©© wae &© ïaiseèl^Laneoue that wbat v© -s.ooo«ifliefeèi ooald so^rcel^ SAT© b#en eallOA el&es work. I feeà hoped t e s t tfc«r© ai^nt te § greap oi ©oman- iift©ea or twenty oi tfc©m~-whû oouid 09m régula r ly for s e r e r s l h^nrs e ftay during the tw© weeka of car atay there. Ineteeà, *• hsd &?en, Koizon, fend enildron.. Tirying in âges a i l the «ay x>om one dosr olâ f9»A ©sat eighty to bas l e s in aras, ScuttiEses the reom vas i i l l ed te ov^rflowing, witfc th© iudieace s p i l i i n g ©v©r gênerously into the yard. Sosie rero rcally iatoifèateà t and «sger- to le a m more of what i t seans to be e ChrUtiaa. Oi course ssny oene juet ont of ©urlosity. fhe Bible Y#©en and I had ©ur ,*o*âe.iiartera in jtn* uum yard wïu,re îhe ohureh wsè looated,-ïs rooie ebout ten bjr twalw feet in sise* $k# k'eng (the brick p l a c e r » ©a wàieh t e slept) teok ap nearly aalf of taie spaee. Under erdiaery eircuastancec that room rxv, used as c stere-room, &nà c a l | suporfioitl s k i ^ t e îmd been msde i n ^*oparing i t fer car oooupeney. IciÊides the fer things we brought wi*ôi us, the rooia conteined tx& «iseelXsneo&s e lot af tbings ce I ïi&c. ever ©en in ci» rooms a big wlcker nitmr extending fro» the ileer to the roof, whieb conteinsd neeriy e tom of grsin; cm iundrsd poonds cf rew aotton, ferming i^lespnH«f boxes, baskets, teS^iR, pt.^ktgfcs.-tfciage new end cld c€ every ima^i^ble sort. Il I heâa't seen the mm myself, I shemM hâve fomM i t herd to beliey© that en© email reom could hold e*efe a variety of tbings. fh© 15©e b i t of a stev© (imiaroTised ont of e Standard Oii tin) didn*t ^k© îsuch impression on the e h i l l l n e s s ci th© roc», but it wea very ccoforting to ha^e one place wh©r© w© ce nid warm sur h© ad s. l'roa th© ti'no w© finished breakâist w© hsd en almost continacus |
