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VOLUME LII
EBENEZER ECHOES
A CIRCULAR LETTER
PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF
EBENEZER IVIISSION. PI YANG HSIEN, HONAN PROV. CHINA
AT WATERTOWN. WIS.
GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF OUR EXODUS FROM CHINA
No * 16 * Jan. 1912.
_ „ . . , _ T , Watertown, Wis., Jan. 1912.
Dear Friends and Co-Laborers in the Lord:
Greetings to you all from our dear old Watertown home! We arrived here on
Dec. 27tn all safe and well after a prosperous tho somewhat trying journey. Lit
tle did we realize when we wrote you last that our next letter would be addressed to
>ou from this side or the ocean; but “man proposes and God disposes,” and wonder
lui indeed has been the way in which He prepared us for and led us all alono- this
sudden and unexpected journey.
About two weeks beiore any rumors of the revolution reached Pi Yang, I awoke
very early one morning with an unusual sense of the Lord’s presence when He re
v'ealed to me in a very clear and unmistakable way that we were soon to go home to
America, the need of a furlough in the interests of the Pi Yang work had been
upon our minds for some time, as both funds and workers were inadequate to meet
the needs ot the growing work; but somehow or other I could 'never make up my
mind nor see my way clear to leave the little flock and the work without the over
sight of a foreign pastor, as I felt that the cause would suffer if left in that way. On
this occasion, however, I felt so clearly that the Lord had spoken, that I could only
surrender and say: “Lord lam willing to go if that is vour will for me, and to leave
all the rest with thee,” my convictions growing stronger with the surrender, and a
quiet unspeakable joy, such as always comes to us when after some struggle we yield
our wills to God, filling my heart. At the dinner table I related the matter to Mrs. N.
and the tarnily, adding that it would now be in order to make preparations to that
end, but little realizing that the joy of preparation for a flirlough (which we expected
would not take place before next spring) was not to be oars, and that in less than a
month we would be on the great ocean bound for America!
Two wfceks later came the rumors of the revolution, and with it a series of
events that showed us only too plainly that the only thing we could do was to “get
out.” Our banker to whom I had recently sold the last check of one hundred taels
(about 5G2.00 gold) came to me one morning all excited returning the check, saying:
\\ u Chang has lallen into the hands of the revolutionists, the R. R. traffic between
Hankow and the north is already cut off, and your check is worth nothing more to
me than a piece of paper, so I will have to return it.” This came as a rather sudden
and unexpected u.ow, as we had just resumed building at the street chapel, with the
hope of getting it under roof before winter; the workers’ salaries were due in a few
days, the out-station rents had to be met and in fact the whole amount would be need
ed within a month. What could we do? We could pray and trust the Lord for a way
out of the difficulty; and He never fails. Three merchants were willing to loan us
sufficient cash to meet the month’s obligations with tfte understanding that it would
be paid back in silver as soon as possible. But what about the future??? Rumors
kept growing worse, the mails were cut off, and who could tell what the outcome
would be?
Several days later a very it expected thing took place. Some of the citizens
came over in a body beseeching us to sell them our street chapel bricks to
repair the city walls in order to protect it against robbers. Our street chapel
bricks! Which it had taken a whole year to purchase; one lot here and another there,
and another winter, and perhaps even a furlough without a street chapel. It cost a
struggle to let them go, but it was God’s own plain way out of the difficulty, ile had
forseen the emergency and withheld us from using those bricks to meet it, thus
enabling us to pay off this unavoidable debt. On the day after, (Sunday, Oct. 29)
came a small lot of Chinese mail from the north, the first in two weeks. It contained
our Chinese weekly, with considerable news regarding the spread of the revolution,
a postal li'om a triend stating that the American Consul had ordered all women and
children to leave the interior, with the hope that we had already complied; and a
providentially missent letter from the American Legation at Peking which, un
dei the peculiar circumstances, we felt led to open, found it corroborating the
facts stated m the others, and containing free R. R. passes as far as the Yellow river
for the iady members of the station to which it was addressed. All of these coming
at the same time, with what had already preceded, seemed to indicate very clearly
our path of duty, and that tliere was no time to lose in pursuing it. We had a brief
but earnest season of united prayer asking for guidance and wisdom to meet the
situation, after which we at once proceeded to make preparations for our exodus
On Tuesday morning bright and early all except the writer were on their way to the
R. R. with barely enough cash to pay off their coolies and chair bearers, a small
draft with a uit of other change as a resource tor further expedition, and as little
clothing and uedding as possioie, the rumors of robbers being such that it seemed
unwise to take any more, as they might be deprived of even that little before the end
of the journey, (some of the missionaries coming overland were robbed of all they
had, including even the clothes they wore.) The. Lord was gracious, however, and
granted our little party a prosperous journey, while the Pi Yang church and their
pastor were uniting in speciai prayer for their protection. When they had gone about
half way, they felt very definitely led to go to Kio Shan, our regular R. R. station,
instead of to Chu Ma Tien, the place for which they had started out, receiving a hear
ty welcome from our deal* Lutheran friends, who were also in great perplexity of
mind and glad for the conference and fellowship of their Pi Yang neighbors.
It was rather hard for me to see the family start off alone, but we felt that all
leaving together might create excitement and perhaps trouble; and then, too, the
house and compound were not in proper shape for leaving, while the little church
needed a bit of instruction preparatory to its new responsibilities and probable trials.
(We were a little more fortunate than some of the missionaries we met while cross
ing the ocean, who had to leave on two hours notice and were not even able to lock
up their premises, to say nothing of packing and arranging. In the face of a des
perate mob or a band of robbers however ootn properties would no doubt fare the
s ame.) I still had some hope that the family would reach a place of safety where
hey could remain and oe provided for, and that I might remain at Pi Yang as long as
possible to protect the property and share the trials of the little flock, but at the sam e
time I felt so constrained to continue my preparations for leaving that I could not
stop until everything was in readiness for such an event, the conviction that this was
probably tne Lord’s time for the revealed furlough growing stronger every hour, tho
I had not the slightest idea where or how the means for such a voyage were to come
from.
While I remained, daily meetings were held morning and evening, greatly
strengthening our faith in God, our tears often mingling with our prayers and hymns
as we anticipated the probable separation. They were blessed, hallowed hours, long
to be remembered!
On the last Sunday, I spoke on Phil. 1:3-11; 27-30, weaving into the message
several precious promises which were very much quickened to me at that time. They
were Jno. 12:24, “Except acorn of wheat fall into the ground anddfe it abidethalone,
but if it die it bringeth forth much fruit.” Jno. 10:4, “When He putteth forth His
An Attempted Burglary.
Friday night, a burglar attempted to
break into the residence of Robert Dent,
311 Second street. Mrs. Dent was alone
in the house, Mr. Dent and daughter
Grace being absent visiting relatives iu
Utica, N. Y. Before retiring, Mrs Dent
placed a loaded revolver on a table iu the
sitting room and when she was awaken
ed by the intruders efforts to pry up one
of the windows opening into the room
she arose quietly and tiptoeing into the
room she grasped the revolver and blazed
away at the man who made himself
scarce leaving a trail of blood some dis
tance from the house.
She then opened an outside door and
gave the alarm to which several of the
neighbors responded, then called up the
police station and reported and then
“was all in” to use a current expression.
The trail of blood was followed bv one or
two of the neighbors and an officer to a
shed in the lumber yard on First street
nd then lost and probably the culprit
Zht lUatmown meekly Header
SUCCESSOR. TO THE WATERTOWN REPUBLICAN. ♦
will never be apprehended, but he got
“What was coming to him” nevertheless
and was taught a lesson which he will
not soon forget.
Several attempts have been made to
burglarize the Dent home and Mrs. Dent
is certainly richly entitled to commen
dation for her grit and effort to make
one less burglar in Watertown and here
after the prowlers will be mighty shy of
the Deut home, especially when the lady
of the house is on guard.
Blanket Your Horses.
Every humane man will blanket his
horse when the animal is left out in this
cold for any length of time and the po
lice officers should take to a livery stable
for care and protection any horse or team
of horses left hitched out of doors nn
blanketed while the owner is ‘Toasting
h.'S shins in a saloon unmindful of Ms
c uty to his poor beast or beasts and he
be attested for cruelty to animals.
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had looked like it, sure enough. I tried
everything, I could hear of, for my
cough, and was under the treatment of
the best doctor in Georgetown, S. C. for
a year, but could get no relief. A friend
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Boy Scouts of America.
A branch of the Boy Scouts of America
has been organized in Watertown under
the supervision of Rev. S. j. Mathews,
pastor of the English Methodist Episco
WATERTOWN. JEFFERSON COUNTY. WIS J\NUARY 5, 1912,
own sheep He goeth before;” and Ps. 37:23, “The steps of a good man are ordered by
the Lord;” an appropriate trio upon which to launch out. The whole discourse took
final message to ° 1 kn ° W &t the time that * Was to be my
KS tadvoTui.MyifferedTolofn
what less than aOO.OO gold; toward a furlough, if we felt led to take it? without any
intimation on her part to that effect, and that they all felt impressed that b t -
uated as we were it would be the best thing we could do. She also added that ru
mors were growing worse, and that if we intended to take advantage of their kind
proposition there was no time to lose. The amount offered, with several small checks
which came with the foreign mail (the first one in four weeks) just a dav or two be-
e ’ Y as suttltl ent to purchase steerage passage for the family' from Tient
sin to ban Francisco and would allow a small balance for a few articles of the most
necessary clothing and incidentals.
oi • n lWu °’ clock that , al:ternoon committing once more the little flock and
aL T hat £'f su f ar tou . s m r belo T ed Pl iaug 10 ‘’ Hlm wil ° is able t 0 keep,” 1 was on my
to Kio &han, where 1 aimed at 4 p. m. the next day, walking ISO li (GO miles) in
one day and two hours, breaking all my previous walking records. Fortunately or
providentially, rather, the American Consul from Hankow had just brot a supply of
silvei dollars (the only currency acceptable on theR.K.) to the treasurer of this Luther
an Mission, ot which we were offered GO for our fare to Tientsin, so that after a brief
stay oi ouiy two days we were able to continue our journey by rail. The men who
brot oui iiuaks overland after 1 received Mrs N,s letter were robbed on the wav but
strange to say the trunks were left unmolested. I suppose the Lord knew how badly
w e necued tncvu, and that we had no money to buy others.
iUe ouiy problem which was still facing us before leaving was that of funds
for me workers, hut this too was met thru the faithfulness of our God, so that we were
able to leave them with about three mouths wages in sight, and some on hand and
the promise ot sending them more as soou as we arrived iu America providing it would
be possible to do so. °
Sisters Taylor and Malott remained with the friends at Kio Shan to await the
Lords farmer leading as to their course. We have not been able to hear from them
since so do not Know where they are at present.
cur Ft. K. journey was anything but a comfortable one and yet far better than
we had expected, ihe cars were packed to their utmost capacity" with and
soldius alia many others who were taking advantage of seemingly' “last opportunities”
so mat we were glad to get even a small corner in a box car as our family quarters
iramloads oi soldiers, largely student volunteers from the government schools and a
number of encampments were seen along the route, and war was the theme ami trend
of conversation thruout. Uu the evening of the third day we arrived safely iu Triem
sm wheie we were able to secure temporary quarters with a dear friend, who thru the
couitesey of two helpfui biethreu at Fao ling Fu had been wired concerning our com
ing and sent friends to the R. R. station to meet us. “He goeth before”!
At iiieuisin things semed still quiet at the time, though troops of foreign sol
diers were daily seen marching me streets no doubt, intrumoutal iu keeping down the
doings Came tIUU FeklUg 011 OUI way but llad liule lime t 0 see Hie city and its
Un Nov. 19 th we took a smail steamer tor Kobe Japan where we lauded a week later
Before arriving in this strange city where we did not know a single soul native or
foitign w© asked the Lord to again fulfil liis promise, (Jno. 10:4) and send someone to
the wiiarf who would be able to give us some information regarding a moderate stop
ping place uuriug our sojourn there, since we were not financially able to stay at a hotel.
uur piayei was answered and strange to say He used a hotel-keeper to do it who not
only gave m> desired information, but took us to his hotel, baggage and all from
whence he directed us to the Methodist Mission located in his immediate viciuitv
aim even pain our expenses from the docks to his hotel, the dear friends of the M. k!
Mission received us most kindly, and after learning about our situation offered us a
room in-uieu missionary receiving home, which we enjoyed most thoroughly after our
week of tossing, and all that goes with it, on the Yellow Sea.
.. „ ou . L ' ec - a £ d - we boarded the steamship “Manchuria” (one of the largest boats on
the 1 acme) toi San ciaucisco, stopping at Yokohama and Honolula along the wav It
went somewhat “against our grain” to travel steerage wMtf all the other missionaries
on board were going first-class; but his grace was sufficient, and we could comfort our
selves with the fact that many dear missionaries had travelled under far greater diffi
culties and disadvantages than we, and rejoice in knowing that we were able to save
about SJOO gold for the Lord’s cause in so short a time and at so small a sacrifice
Tne joyful sensation which filled our hearts as the distant hills of our native
land came into view, and when, a bit later, we sailed thru the beautiful Golden Gate is
hard to describe, notwithstanding the fact that we only had but several dollars and
little more than one change of rainmenl a piece to laud with.
Our first thot upon arriving was to take the evening train for Los Angeles where
we had hoped to remain during the two coldest mouths, but the Lord had planned it
otherwise, allowing one of our trunks to be misplaced so that it could not be found
until tiie next morning, after He had clearly revealed that it was His plan for us to
go directly to Wisconsin, a fellow missionary in the meantime offering to advance the
oaiance of funds still needed for that part of the journey.
It is needless io add that\ hearty reception awaited us here, and that after ail tfiere
is no place like home with dear mother and all the rest to wait on the wearv and
delapidated travelers. J
And now just a few lines regarding our furlough here in the homeland
W e feel confident that it is of His own appointing, and that at present we
will be able to do more tor the work by being here than we could by benm on the
tieid even had the situation been less desperate. When we left the compound was al
most deserted by everybody except our own little fiock, the majority of our people per
haps fearing a repittuon of the Boxer troubles, tho both parties, Revolutionists and
Imperialists, promised protection to the foreigner and his cause. Everybody was
absorbed with the Revolution; and this state of affairs may continue until the great
question is settled, when the gospel will, I believe, have a more effectual door in China
than it has ever known before, and the great ingathering of souls for which all
earnest missionaries have been laboring and praying will be realized.
We believe the Lord’s purpose for our furlough is a fourfold one.
I.' TO BRING BEFORE OUR HOMELAND FRIENDS, BOTH OLD AND NEW OUR PI YANG
work. This we hope to do under the following three headings.
A. A description of the field, it’s advantages and disadvantages etc.
B. A brief outline of the work and its beginnings.
C. Its privileges, prospects and needs as we left it.
While we do not feel called or qualified to lecture on China and her present
political situation, we will by the way touch upon some facts throwing light uoon her
present condition which will enable you to appreciate more fully the great heed of
missionary labors in her midst.
2. TO BRING OUR PI YANG WORK UPON SOME ORGANIZED BASIS that will insure
its continuity with a support sufficient to meet the various demands of its growin o,
interests and leave us more free for the direct gospel work, for which there are countT
less and unlimited opportunities. Just what tne Lord’s plan for the future may be we
do not yet know, but we feel sure He has better things in store.
3. To RAISE UP MORE LABORERS FOR THE Pi YANG FIELD who will be able to
share with us the burdens of the work.
4. And LAST BUT NOT LEAST TO CREATE A DEEPER INTEREST IN THE GREAT CAUSE
OF WORLD-WIDE evangelization, to preach or teach the Word and be a blessing in
whatever other way the Lord may choose. 0
For the benefit of any who may be afraid that the presentation of our work
might decrease the income for their own denominational causes, I would like to ounte
the following statement from a letter received by Miss Mallott fust after her return
to the field: “Asa result of your speaking on the work in China here in our midst
our regular missionary collection was twice as large this year as the year before
Let us remember that THE WORLE is our Master’s field, and mutually work together
for the interest of the whole. We shall be glad to present the work wherever there
shall be an open door in as far as our time and circumstunces will permit at public
gatherings, or at cottage meetings in the homes of interested friends when lurches
or other buildings may not be expedient or available, and shall of course deem it a
great privilege to meet as many of our friends as possible. Will enter upon a tour
just as soon as possible in order that we may be ready to return to our beloved field of
labor when the situation there warrants it safe and expedient to do so
All friends desiring to hear about the work will please wnte us’ at their earliest
convenience so that we may be able to plan our dates and movements as advantage
ously and economically as possible. Our homeland address will be Watertown Wis
~ , A ?y offerings for our immediate homeland needs, the defraying of our furlough
debt or for the workers on the field can also be sent to this address, or to our homeland
secretary as heretofore.
Pray much for us that we may fulfill our Father’s purpose in our homeland min
istry, and thereby extend the cause so dear to His and our hearts nomeland mm '
Wishmg you all a Happy and fruitful New Year, we remain as ever,
Your Ebenezer Missionaries,
Wm. H. and K. P. Nowack.
P. S.—Additional copies of this letter can be had upon application.
pal church. A gymnasium will be fitted
up in the basement of the church for the
entertainment of the boys. From what
the writer has read of the Scout move
ent, he is strongly inclined to the opin
ion that it is calculated to bring out the
best in this boy, make him manly, self
reliant and self-respecting. It tends to
give him high ideals and cultivate a
taste for the good in the formation of
character. It provides innocent amuse
ment and given out door exercise and
good associations.
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Immortality.
It is not strange, says Winston Chur
chill in the January Atlantic, that we
should hold no more the concrete idea
of heaven presented in the imagery of
Revelation. We no longer think of it as
a city of gold and jewels, a place of per
petual rest; because development pre
cludes rest. The peace of God.passes
understanding, because it is not static.
It is becoming clear to us that there is
only one joy worthy of the name—the
joy of service; and that to arrive at any
conception, of it involves the severest of
all lessons. And once having found the
secret, who would lose it? “Thou hast
been faithful over a few things, I will
make thee ruler over many.” Good and
faithful servant! There, then, is our
doctrine of immortality, hidden m the
parable of the talents. Service, develop
ment! That is the secret. And, if re
ward be service, higher service, who
would not labor for it? Immortality was
not only a conviction of Jesus Christ,
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BAXTER SLCONTROVERSY
History of the Case in Which Judge Grimm Hands Down a Decision
in Favor of Sacred Heart College and Against City.
In 1864, Hubbell’s addition in the Third ward was platted and a
sfee noted thereon as Fourth street, and later changed to Baxter
n> ln jj^ 6, Gene J ral Bertram platted a portion of land north of
riubbell s addition and noted a strip on said plat 75 links wide, open
on each end between West Main street and Hubbell’s addition running
north and south, said strip being about 130 feet west of the Chicago
& Northwestern railway company’s right of way. The strip was not
designated as a street, yet it connected with Baxter street in Hubbell’s
addition. The land between said strip and the C. & N. W. right of
way was divided into seven lots. Conveyances of land in said addi
tion were made by reference to said Bertram’s plat thereafter. In iB6O
the owners of said strip sold the same to the owners said seven lots’
ana in 1869, the city authorities passed a resolution directing the city
marshal to open said street, and the resolution was referred to a com
mittee, and after the city attorney rendered his opinion, the committee
reported unfavorably upon the proposition and the matter was drop
ped. Ihe Sacred Heart College authorities later purchased the land
including said strip, and during the past year the city authorities pass
ed a resolution to open the street. The collego-authorities brought an
injunction against the city and the case was tiied before Judge Grimm
about a month ago.
The Judge in his decision and opinion says, that the present city
attorney is right in his contention that the strip in question was desig
nated as a street with sufficient certainty to constitute a substantial
compliance with the law in force in 1866, and further, that when the
Bertrams caused the plat to be recorded without the approval of the
city council, and thereafter made conveyances with reference to said
plat, they estopped themeelves and their grantees from thereafter at
tacking the validity of the record and from denying the dedication of
said strip as a street to the public. The Judge finds further that mere
n ° l ?* use : r a stree f by the city no matter how long continuea, does not
of itself operate as an abandonment of its rights, but that by reason of
the fact that in 1869 an attempt to open said strip was abandoned and
a report of the committee containing the opinion of Emil Rothe, the
city attorney, to the effect that said strip of land was never legally
dedicated, was adopte, which action of the council was no doubt relied
upon by the college authorities, the city should -now be estopped from
an equitable standpoint to open the street, and trom now asserting such
rights as it may originally have had in the strip at land in question,
The attorneys were City Attorney C. A. Fading for the citv, and
W. H. Woodard for Sacred Heart College.
WILL GIVE TALK Oil (WORK 111 FAR OFF CHINA
Next Sunday 7 evening, Rev. William H. Nowack. who recently re
turned from China, where he had been laboring as a missionary for
over six years, will speak on the work there and the conditions now
existing there. He will speak at the Moravian church at 7:30 o’clock.
All are cordially invited. It will be an interesting discourse and The
Leader earnestly hopes there will be a good attendance.
but the more one reflects upon his life,
the more immortality would seem to be
the supreme conclusion to be drawn from
it. He taught us the meaning of this life
pointed clearly to a future of further
service. And is the developed soul gain
ed at such cost here, to be wasted in the
universe?—January Atlantic.
Jaguar Hunting in South America
Twelve Nights in a Venezuelan Jungle,
in the January SPORTS AFIELD, is an
unusually interesting article, in which
■we learn much of the hunting methods
and life and social customs of our South
American neighbors. Among other un
ique sketches, we note a spirited bio
graphy of Lewis Wetzel, the great Indian
fighter of pioneer times; The Mescal Hab
it Among Our Indians; a fishing trip
amid the peaks of the Cascade Range; a
Bear Hunt in the Maine Woods; Coursing
Coyotes in the West; Deer Hunting Fa
talities, and the usual array of sporting
notes and editorial comment. Your news
dealer can supply you; if not, send 15 cts
to Sports Afield, 542 So. Dearborn St.,
Chicago, Ills.
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Dr. Barber's dental office
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TO OUR
GOOD
FRIENDS
Who have contributed
to this bank*s success
during 1911, by their
loyal support and kind
words spoken of us.
We wish to extend our
heartfelt thinks, a.nd
express the earnest
hope that 1912 will deal
generously with them-
Command us for our
share in your well
being.
* NATIONAL **
BANK
CAPITAL & SURPLUS
$ 300.000.00.
NUMBER 20