Bible 基督徒 Mission at Chao-tong
One day,when speaking to some of the pilgrims from the more distant places,I asked them if they knew Chao-tong,and how far distant it was from their homes.They replied;“Two or three days’journey.”Thereupon I told them of the existence of a Mission Station in that city,and urged them to go and see Mr.Pollard,the missionary in charge .I told them that he would welcome them most heartily,that he loved them quite as much as we did,and would be most willing to teach them.Subsequently two or three of them went to Chao-tong to see for themselves if what I said was true.Mr.Pollard welcome them with open arms and heart.They returned to their homes and spoke to their friends of the welcome they had had,and shortly afterwards their kinsmen in the district flocked in crowds to Chao-tong until Mr.Pollard was well-nigh overwhelmed by them.
A piece of land,twenty-three miles from Chao-tong,was given to Mr.Pollard by the chieftain,and on this site,with the help of the tribesmen,he built a chapel and school-house.The work has been greatly blessed,over 1000 converts having been baptized.The Bible 基督徒 Mission is putting a great deal of energy and strength into this tribal work.
China’s Missions,
January,1907:Page13~14。
By J.R.Adam.
譯文:
昭通的經徒會
有一天，我和一些遠道而來的天路客交談，問他們知不知道昭通，離他們的家有多遠。他們回答說：“兩、三天的路程。”于是我告訴他們那個城里有一個傳教站，並敦促他們去見負責在此傳教的波拉德先生。我告訴他們他會非常熱忱地歡迎他們，他會和我們一樣的愛他們，並且會非常樂意教導他們。隨後他們中的兩三個人親自去昭通，看看我說的是否真實。波拉德先生敞開雙臂和打心底里歡迎他們。他們返回自己的家，與他們的同胞們講述了他們在昭通所遇到的歡迎。不久之後，他們在該地區的親戚就成群結隊地湧向昭通，直到波拉德先生幾乎被他們淹沒了。
距昭通二十三英里的一塊土地，被這兒的首領贈給了波拉德先生，並在這塊土地上，在阿卯的幫助下，他建起了一座教堂和校舍。這個事工受到極大的祝福，超過 1000 名皈依者已受洗。經徒會正在為這項屬阿卯的事工中投入大量精力和人力。
來源:China’s Missiond.1907年1月：13~14頁。
作者:J.R.亞當(黨居仁)
1.經徒會:李司提反筆下即為此名，採用這個名字，這裡採用這個名字，也無不可，再者，可省去一些”惹人”的詞彙。
2.作者原用”部落成員”來代指這群貧苦的人民，這裡換以”阿卯”，用他們的自稱來稱呼他們。
photo by Dr.W.T.Clarke
A Group of TA-HWA-MIAO,(Great Flowery Tribe)
This is the Tribe amongst whom the great Revival Movement has broken out,The members of this group are all communicants.
——China’s Missions.February,1907
