The Missionary Herald Volume 99 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...years ago two young missionaries landed at Tientsin. The next day there arrived from the capital a very tall man of forty, with black hair and eyes, overhanging eyebrows, and a fine, strong face, a man evidently dominated by a great conscience, and inspired with a high purpose. He came to welcome the new missionaries and escort them to Peking. This was the beginning of my long acquaintance with Dr. Blodget. Already he had given six years to missionary labor in Shanghai, four in Tientsin, and one in Peking. The work in the capital was then in its early beginnings. A quasi reformed opium taker--who never abandoned his opium--and a needleseller, formed the nucleus of the Peking church. The needle-seller afterward became a preacher, and did faithful work for three decades. "His Appearance. Dr. Blodget was a man of commanding appearance and courtly bearing, a fine gentleman of the old school, always possessed by great thoughts, yet having a gracious courtesy, and ever ready to do deeds of kindness. In the Missionary Conference of 1890 at Shanghai, attended by four hundred missionaries, Dr. Wright, Secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, remarked that there were two men in that company who impressed him, one of whom was Dr. Blodget. "His Influence. Dr. Blodget had a wide influence in the capital, being universally respected by representatives of government, missionaries of all societies, and the Chinese Christians. In legation circles men esteemed it an honor to be counted among his friends. He had a personality and bearing that commanded respect, whether from the diplomat or the missionary, the Chinese teacher or the donkey driver. And he was as kind to one class as to another, giving the most generously of his time and strength to the poor...