The results have justified the undertaking.  The work of these brethren has been greatly blessed, first of all, to those who were already believers in Jesus.  They have been taught the truth more perfectly.  They have had their conceptions of a Christian’s duty and a Christian’s privileges raised.  They have been brought into closer harmony with each other.  It is too much to expect, perhaps, in view of facts as they transpire in churches of American Christians—­Christians “to the manner born”—­that our little groups of Chinese believers born as “aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise,” should be free from all envies and jealousies, walking always in brotherly love.  We wish it were so, but our wish is, as yet, but partially fulfilled.  Our evangelists have so presented Christ, and so magnified the duty and the blessing of brotherly love, and so exercised, also, their gifts of Christian diplomacy, as to become peace-makers, and to restore a truly spiritual order at points where chaos seemed impending.

They have been “in labors abundant.”  The following from Yong Jin, at Santa Cruz, puts in fewest words their ordinary work:  “This school has nineteen or twenty scholars.  About sixteen come to take the lesson every evening.  Mrs. Willett teach and I teach. [i.e. during the usual school session from 7 till 9 p.m.] After the school is out, I teach them the Bible lesson about half so long. [i.e. from 9.15 till 10.15 p.m.] Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings gave them the Bible lesson of Chinese.  Wednesday and Friday evenings, the Bible lesson of English.  Saturday evenings we have meeting.  Sunday noon, I did preach in the street—­three times since I came here.”  With this is associated constant visiting of such Chinese as either cannot or will not attend the school, seeking to sow beside all waters.  Also study; in some cases aided through the kindness of some resident pastor, for these brethren have entered upon this work untrained except in the work itself, and one point of greatest moment in their present service is to learn how to render better service in the years to come.  Street preaching is undertaken wherever possible.  What a hearing can be secured if only some American Christians will cooperate, was well illustrated in the experience of Loo Quong at San Diego.  I cite the following sentences:  “This afternoon we have a grand time in preaching the good news of Jesus to the Chinese.  There were more than ten good people who had gathered there to help me in the singing.  After half an hour of hard talk, [i.e., earnest laborious speaking,] then Mr. Kirby, an old gentleman, next is Rev. Dr. Harwood, then a stranger. {168}

All these speakings I have put in Chinese and they were listened to by at least a thousand Chinese and whites.  Among the helpers were Mrs. Noble and Mrs. McKensie and the whole family of Rev. Dr. Harwood.  Besides these were many other good Christian ladies who stood around me and were given willing lips to join the singing.  I cannot tell you all about our street preaching here.  I will leave it for you to think about and enjoy.  Amen.”