EDITOR'S NOTE
ALL personal names are spelt according to the system employed by the authoress, except where it has been necessary to modify this to retain the identity of someone mentioned in Mrs. Howard Taylor's Pastor Hsi. All place names are spelt according to the orthography of the Chinese Postal Guide, which system is now used in the standard maps of China and has been adopted by the larger missionary societies. Thus, Hoh-chau of Pastor Hsi becomes Hwochow, T'ai-yüan becomes Taiyüanfu, P'ing-yang becomes Pingyangfu, etc.
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| PROLOGUE | [xix] |
CHAPTER I | |
| Mrs. Hsi's Gift, being an Account of the Opening of the Station of Hwochow | [3] |
CHAPTER II | |
| The Big Road, indicating the Situation of Hwochow in the Province of Shansi | [11] |
CHAPTER III | |
| A New Venture, in which is recorded the Appointment of the First Missionaries to Hwochow | [19] |
CHAPTER IV | |
| The Continuation of the Story, being a Record of some who were counted worthy to suffer for Christ's Sake, and of Mrs. Hsi's Experience in the Boxer Outbreak | [27] |
CHAPTER V | |
| Life in the Villages, an Introduction to Chinese Home Life | [37] |
CHAPTER VI | |
| Our Reception at Hwochow, showing Things as they sometimes are | [47] |
CHAPTER VII | |
| A Portrait Gallery, wherein the Reader is introduced to some of our Fellow Workers | [57] |
CHAPTER VIII | |
| Work Development, relating how we sought to encompass the Work, and the Work encompassed us | [69] |
CHAPTER IX | |
| Mrs. Hsi's Second Gift, being an account of her Life from Widowhood | [77] |
CHAPTER X | |
| The Story of an Opium Smoker | [85] |
CHAPTER XI | |
| The Great Furnace for a Great Soul, being the Story of Ai Do | [95] |
CHAPTER XII | |
| The Powers of Darkness, being a Record of some Observations in Demonology | [109] |
CHAPTER XIII | |
| The Life Story of Pastor Wang | [127] |
CHAPTER XIV | |
| A Visit to the Base, from whence we are again sent forth with Fresh Supplies | [141] |
CHAPTER XV | |
| The Builders, relating how the Supplies were used | [151] |
CHAPTER XVI | |
| Women's Bible Training School, which tells how a Link was established between Westminster and Hwochow Bible Schools | [159] |
CHAPTER XVII | |
| The Draw Net let down into the Sea, an Account of Fresh Efforts to reach the Multitude, and bring them to Decision | [169] |
CHAPTER XVIII | |
| Life amongst the Upper Ten Thousand, recording Hospitality shown to us by the official Classes | [177] |
CHAPTER XIX | |
| The Revolution of 1911, and how we were affected by it | [189] |
CHAPTER XX | |
| Changed Conditions, wherein some, though following a Path of Action, failed to understand it | [199] |
CHAPTER XXI | |
| Another Portrait Gallery, wherein the Reader is introduced to some who have failed | [211] |
CHAPTER XXII | |
| Preaching the Gospel, Healing the Sick, telling of the Daily Routine | [223] |
CHAPTER XXIII | |
| A Casket of Jewels, being an Account of the Girls' School | [233] |
CHAPTER XXIV | |
| The Treasure House, where the Reader is shown the Lapidary at Work | [247] |
CHAPTER XXV | |
| Conclusion, being a Review of the Present Situation | [257] |
APPENDIX | [263] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| Mrs. Hsi | [Frontispiece] |
| FACING PAGE | |
| A Woman Opium Smoker | [82] |
| Pastor Wang | [136] |
| Women's Bible School | [160] |
| "Puppy" and her Mother | [218] |
| The Teaching Staff | [228] |
| Some Kindergarten Scholars | [236] |
| Ling Ai, her Children, and her Mother, Mrs. Liang | [252] |