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Identifier: peepsintochina00reid (find matches)
Title: Peeps into China
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Reid, Gilbert, 1857-1927 Reid, Gilbert, 1857-1927. Glances at China Religious Tract Society (Great Britain)
Subjects: Missions
Publisher: London : Religious Tract Society
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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led by the leader, and one verse recited ;another class is called, and the next verse recited;and so on through all the lesson. No class knowswhat its own verse will be till thus suddenly called.Being somewhat surprised at the facility and smooth-ness, I only need to call to mind that the Chinesehave unsurpassed memories, and that many pupils inthe Mission schools can recite most of the NewTestament. At the close of this part of the exercise1 There is rest for the weary and I am so glad thatour Father in heaven are sung. If it is hard todetect c time in the real Chinese music, there is nosuch difficulty here, under long and careful training.The attendance, the Sunday I was present, was 264.On Sundays less stormy, the number will reach ashigh as 365. One peculiarity of the school is theprize system, which merely means that every scholarin the school present every Sunday in the year getsfour shillings, and less amounts for less attendance.The money, however, comes either from the school
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The First Peep at China 13 itself or from the native church. As there are more togive than to receive, we suppose it is in accordancewith the statement of Scripture, It is more blessedto give than to receive/ The Mission Press is situated in the foreign section,or (concession. This also is Presbyterian; but, thoughsuch in management, more work is done for othersocieties than the Presbyterian. In the establishmentthere are seven hand-presses and two machines. Somuch type is needed that the Press also has a typefoundry. In addition, electrotyping and stereotypingare done. There are types for English, Greek, Corean,Japanese, Mongolian, the literary Chinese, the MandarinChinese, and five local dialects. Over 35,000,000 ofpages are printed each year, while the PresbyterianPress of Beirut, Syria, prints each year only some12,000,000 pages. The £13,000 expended on thebuilding and machinery seem little when comparedwith the good and gain thereby accruing. Even in amoney way this work sometim

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