ZeNdiNgs Work in Amoy China Evokes Missionary Call
A historic gathering reviews medical and evangelistic missions in Amoy and beyond. Dr Strick outlines clinics serving 14,000 annually with 600 operations last year, while training Chinese youth and delivering religious instruction. Speakers stress Christian education, Native Redman work, and building a school with a $5000 goal, ending with a total offering of $1,175.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strick
Otto
God
Jesus
China
Amoy
Miss Johnson
India
Rev. C. Heines
Far West
Canada
Washington
California
Wontana
Gebhard
Board of Education
Bailey
Central College
Waltermulder
P. Brank
T. G
Grinning Into Matrimony and a Genoa Encounter
An engaged couple in Geneva, Charles Waterman and Effie Meriweather, collide with Jim Emerson as Waterman introduces him as his wife to Effie. Years later Effie reveals the experiment led to marriage plans, Emerson’s firm honor, and a clandestine engagement twist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie
Jim Emerson
Charles Waterman
Effie Meriweather
Geneva
Switzerland
Waterman
America
Emerson
Jim
Charles
Mrs. IV
Reclkon
Atlantic
London
Mr. Emerson
Effie
Genoa
New York
Addisons Charms Spark a Vain Courtship Then Wedding
An old anecdote notes Addison’s smile aroused a comely wench he wooed for over five years, who, taken by his grins, married him the following week amid a bass viol and nut crackers at the fifth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleshill Heath
Warwickshire
Addison
Bites as Required In Shady Dog Sale Exchange
An old lady and a dog fancier clash over price and purpose in a curious exchange. The seller boasts a dog with motorcar stopping features, the buyer asks if it bites, and the fancier reveals the blunt plan. A quick shift leads to a deal as they humor the notion of using the animal for tramps.
Thrifty and Cooperative Affair Mentioned in Playful Exchange
A fragmentary dialogue notes a thrifty woman who banks money in December and a brief frame about a cooperative affair. The exchange includes a father confronting a suitor and a quoted line on youth and eternity, all from a Town Taples item.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Adoniram Judson
Samuel Zwemer
Sherwood Eddy
University of Oxford
John Wycliffe
Rev
Meengs
Winnebago
Janowledge
Charlie
Cole
Cole’s
North Side Square
Pella National Bank
Laviter
Richter
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