16 家庭基督徒会如何选择？

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有问题的业务或饥饿--如何
家庭基督徒会如何选择？
作者：一位在tiibespeople中的女传教士*。
TA.TING是已故的Adams先生的地区的一部分。
区的一部分，在他去世后，该区被划分为
分为三个部分：Vnshun、Kopu和Tating。
因为人们发现一个传教士不可能在这么大的地区工作。
这么大的一个地区。我们有大约十个老站，有
约有一千名教会成员（苗族）。
现在在北部和西北部有大约十个新的中心。这方面的工作已经扩展到四川边境及更远的地方。
边境和更远的地方。总的来说，现在有超过
一千二百名教会成员。
两年前，庄稼被不合时宜的雨水毁坏，然后是饥荒。
两年前，庄稼被不合时宜的雨水糟蹋了，然后又发生了饥荒。在1918-19年，人们
人们，在普通年份几乎没有
在1918年至1919年期间，人们在普通年份几乎没有足够的食物，只能靠树根、树叶等能找到的东西生存。
等，只是他们在山坡上能找到的东西。有几个月
几个月来，每天都有几十、几百个饥饿的人经过城市，向低海拔地区转移。
饥饿的人每天经过城市，向低海拔地区迁移，但是
但他们中没有几个人死在路上；许多人卖掉了他们的
许多人为了一袋玉米卖掉了自己的孩子。我们在旅行中看到的景象令人心碎。一种致命的热病
也爆发了，许多家庭都死了。
不仅有几十个非基督徒，而且我们的许多基督徒--一些最好的基督徒--都死了，因为
因为直到今天，热病仍未缓解。
*摘自华西宗教传道会1919-20年报告。
摘自华西宗教传道会1919-20年的报告。
我们以为这些麻烦已经够多了，但目前还没有改善的前景。下一次的收成很差，而且
食品的价格一直在上涨。面粉是普通价格的三倍，明年将是五到六倍。
倍，因为几乎没有任何小麦被种植。
但最严重的考验来自于鸦片种植的恢复。
鸦片种植的恢复。受到最严重考验的是
基督徒。几乎没有任何苗族人拥有土地，而地主们从一开始就宣布他们必须种植一定数量的鸦片，否则就离开。许多人屈服了，在受到指责时，他们说 "我们不能帮助它，我们将不得不饿死"。另一些人则只种了
在某些情况下，地主会收留他们。但也有许多人不听劝告。
但也有许多人没有听从这种劝说，他们遭受着可怕的痛苦。
饥饿和迫害是他们每天的命运。以下是众多案例中的几个。
\ 几天前，一个基督徒进来了。
几天的路程，笑容满面。
"你想要什么？"
"我是来问你是否安好。"
"是的，但你真正想要什么？"
"嗯，老师，我们今年不能做任何农活
我们没有东西可吃，也没有东西可播种。
"（你不去工作吗？"
撒谎的人笑了。"你知道，除了收集鸦片，没有其他工作可做。
除了收集鸦片，没有其他工作可做。"
这个人来自其中一个小地方，去年他们所有的小收获都被突然上涨的河水带走了。我们能够帮助
他只是从我们自己的地方得到一点帮助。\一位传道人写道："老师们能不能像去年一样用同样的钱帮助我们？
用同样的钱，像去年一样？许多人都没有什么东西可以吃"。在他那里，有一半的基督徒的房子被烧毁了。所有这些
我们能做的就是给最需要的人提供一天的食物），现在我们的资源已经用完了。我们在这里有一个圣经学校。八个人都很穷，正在接受传道人的培训，以满足许多没有福音书的地方的长期而迫切的需要。有一个人过来说 "我可以回家住几天吗？我知道我的妻子和孩子没有什么可吃的
饭。"
"哦！你不能耽误你的学习，她多去找点东西。"
谎言沉默了几天，然后他又来了。
"哦！我晚上睡不着觉。我知道我的妻子愿意吃草和树根，但两个小家伙，特别是孩子，无法坚持下去。" 我们帮助了他一下，他就放心地来砍了。
有一位非常聪明的基督徒，在下一个收获季节，他的地主将拿走他所有的收获，因为他没有种植鸦片。
因为他没有种植鸦片，而必须用玉米来弥补。即使到那时，地主也很可能吃不消，因为他的土地已经被大雨冲垮了，没有以前一半的收获。
因为他的土地被大雨冲毁，产量还不及以前的一半。到了
秋天，地主还将收回其土地。
我们问道："你不能在别的地方得到一块土地吗？"。
1921年1月 二
一群微笑着的人
我们离塔库越近，就越大
"如果我拒绝种植鸦片，就不会从任何人那里得到。"
他和所有这样的人将会变成什么样子，只有上帝知道。
才知道。我们完全不能为他做什么
他。
我们这里有一所男校，有40多个孩子。
几乎都是来自基督徒父母的饥荒儿童。
有六七个是由温莎夫人的好朋友资助的。
温莎夫人的好朋友资助。对于其他的孩子，我们期待着主的帮助。
还有很多人可以被收留。



Questionable Business or Starvation—How
would Home Christians Choose?
By a lady missionary among the tiibespeople*
TA.TING is part of the late Mr. Adams' \nshunfu
district, which, after his hoinecall. was divided
into three parts, Vnshun, Kopu and Tating, as
it was found impossible for one missionary to work
so large a field. We have about ten old stations with
about one thousand church members (Miao) and
now about ten new centres to the north and northwest. The work has spread as far as the Szechwan
border and beyond. Altogether there are now over
twelve hundred church members.
Two years ago, the crops were spoiled by untimely
rain, and then came the famine. In 1918-19 the
people, who in ordinary years have not nearly
enough to eat, had mostly to exist on roots, leaves,
etc., just what they could find on the hillsides. For
months, tens and hundreds of starving people passed
daily through the city moving to lower altitudes, hut
not a few of them died by the way; many sold their
children for a measure of corn. The scenes we sawin traveling were heart-breaking. A deadly fever
also broke out, and many whole families perished.
Not only scores of non-Christians, but very many of our Christians—some of the best—have died, for the
fevers have not abated till this day.
*An extract from the West China Religious Tract
Society's report for 1919-20.
We thought that these troubles were enough andpassing, but at present there is no prospect of improvement. The next harvest was a poor one, and
prices of food continue to rise all the time. Flour is three times the ordinary price and will be five to six
times next year, as hardly any wheat is beinggrown.
But the worst trial has come with the revival of
opium planting. The most severely tried are the
Christians. Hardly any of the Miao own land, andthe landlords declared from the beginning they mustplant a certain amount of opium or leave. Manyyielded, and on being reproved, said: "We cannothelp it, we would have to starve." Others grew just
enough for the landlord, who in some cases gatheredit in. But there are also a host of others who have not
listened to such persuasion, and who suffer terribly,
hunger and persecution being their daily lot. Hereare just a few cases out of many.
\ few days ago a Christian man came in. three
days' journey, smiling brightly.
"What do you want ?"
"I come to sec if you are well."
"Yes, but what do you really want?"
"Well, Teacher, we cannot do any farming this
year, we have nothing to eat and nothing to sow."
"( an you no1 go and work ?"
lie smiled. "You know then' is no other work to
be had but gathering opium."
This man is from one of the little places where all their little harvest was carried away last year bythe sudden rising of the river. We were able to help
him just a little from our own st.. \n evangelist writes: "Could the teachers help US
with same money, like last year? Many have nothing to cat." In his place half a dozen of the Christians have had their houses burned down. All that
we could do was to give one day's food to the mostneed) and now we are at the end of our resources. We have a Bible school here. Eight men. all verypoor, are being trained as evangelists to till a longand urgent need of many places without the Evangel. One came saying. "May 1 run home for a fewdays? 1 know my wife and children have nothing to
eat."
"Oh! you cannot delay your studies, she much goand find something."
lie was silent for a few days, then he came again.
"Oh! I cannot sleep at night. 1 know my wife is Willing to eat grass and roots, but the two little ones, especially the baby, cannot get on with it." We helped him a little and he came hack relieved.
One very bright Christian has just all he can dotill next harvest, when his landlord will take all his
harvest because he has not planted opium, and hasto make it good in corn. It will probably not beenough for the landlord even then, because his landhas been so washed down with the heavy rains that
it does not yield half the former harvests. In the
autumn the landlord will also take back bis land.
"Can you not get a piece of land somewhereelse ?" we asked.
JANUARY, 1921 II
band of smiling and
nearer we got to Taku the larger
"Not from anyone if I decline to plant opium."
What will become of him and all such, only God
knows. We are quite unable to do anything for
him.
We have a boys' school here with over forty.
nearly all famine children from Christian parents.
Six or seven are supported by kind friends of Mrs.
Windsor's. For the others we look to the Lord, and
verv many more could be taken in.