希望在这一代将中国从罪恶的桎梏中解放出来

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福音将被传给这一代的中国人吗？
作者：乔治-金（George King），来自沈西省西干府。
福音是否可以传给这一代的中国人？
的中国人？这确实是一个很重要的问题；但我这个孤独的基督教传教士--这个庞大的异教徒城市中仅有的两个新教基督徒之一--怎么能提出这样的问题？然而，难道没有原因吗？难道上帝不可以赐予这一愿景的实现吗？那么，我将在我的脑海中翻转它
并思考。福音应该传给这一代人吗？这
暗示了对其他世代的思考，我们的传道对他们来说已经太晚了。哦，仁慈的耶和华我们的上帝，不要在你的愤怒中重责我们，也不要在你的愤怒中责备我们。
我们遭受了一代又一代人的漂流，没有被提醒，没有被注意，走向了毁灭！"。人们常说，世界上每三个人中就有一个是中国人。
是一个中国人。那么那个可怕的苦难世界是什么呢？
罪恶的公正回报？世界上其他三分之二的居民中，有许多人已经为上帝赢得了胜利；但那三分之一的中国人仍然很少被触及。
但中国人的三分之一仍然没有被触及--哦，可怕的想法!
向这一代人传福音？那么
如果要做到这一点，就没有多少时间可以浪费了。"国王的事需要尽快。
国王的事需要匆忙。" "我必须工作。" 是的。
是的，我必须工作；而且在上帝的力量下，我会的；但是这一代人，那是一个巨大的群体，仅在中国就有数亿人。/ 我无法接触到他们，我们所有的传教士弟兄们也无法接触到他们，即使有我们亲爱的
中国同工的帮助。有人会帮助我们吗？如果一个人
能向国内的基督徒弟兄们倾吐心声
如果能向国内的基督徒弟兄们面对面地倾诉，肯定会有很多人前来；谁知道
谁知道写作会不会有一些效果？向这一代人传讲福音？是的，亲爱的朋友。
这既不是不可行，也不是不可能。1877年在上海举行的传教士会议上，他们在呼吁增加劳工时说："我们希望中国
我们希望在这一代将中国从罪恶的桎梏中解放出来。
这是有可能的'。那么，让我们看看如何才能做到这一点。
如何将福音传给这一代的中国人？
中国人的这一代？
当然是通过传道人，因为 "没有传道人，他们怎么能听呢？" 使徒继续说："若非有人差遣，他们怎能传福音呢？
"除非他们被派去，否则他们如何传道？"但我们的现代
但我们的现代版本似乎是这样说的："除非有资金来支持他们"。
* 朋友们希望得到本文的副本，包括介绍性的评论，以及上海会议报告的摘录，以便分发。
的朋友可以向传教会办公室申请，地址是6, Pyrland, London, N.
路，伦敦，N.的传教会办公室申请，价格为每百份2s. 6d.；或通过邮寄，价格为3s. 6d.；或者可以从任何书商那里以每打6d.的价格购买。由Messrs.Morgan and Scott出版，12, Paternoster Buildings.f见本文所附的他们的报告的引文。
中国的百万人口。
现在，看到要完成这样一项伟大的工作，约有
一千五百名
现在，看到要完成如此伟大的工作，大约1500名传教士是太少了，*我们一开始就遇到了
我们一开始就遇到了反对意见，认为这种想法
这种想法是 "乌托邦"、"不切实际"、"不合理"，以及其他所有的大话。
以及所有其他的大词，许多受上帝启发的思想一经提出就被粉碎了。
思想一出生就被粉碎了。但是，我们的上帝已经改变了，并以某种方式变得贫穷了吗？难道他不是
难道他仍然是 "千山万水 "和所有强大宇宙的主人？
所有强大的宇宙的主人吗？我们真的了解上帝吗？不，我们是否理解了他的一点一滴的
祂的大能，祂对那些不顺心的人的渴望和爱
他对那些不在路上的人的渴望和爱，他不愿意任何人
灭亡？祂如此白白地舍弃了祂的爱子，难道不愿意在此基础上再加上
的儿子，难道他不会在这个伟大的礼物上再加上其他一切的好处吗？在这份 "万能的礼物 "中，他已经给了我们最有力的承诺。
祂给了我们最有力、最充分的承诺，表明祂愿意奉献一切

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不，"万物 "在他里面是我们的。当然，如果考虑到上帝，当我们讨论这个问题时，它并不是不切实际的，不合理的。
当我们问道："如何才能将福音传给这个世界？
如何将福音传给这一代的中国人？"现在，第一步是彻底地、普遍地激起信徒的热情
现在的第一步是彻底地、普遍地动员信徒，以便教会对所有国家进行门徒训练的伟大责任可以被视为当今的迫切问题。
的问题。我们可以肯定，上帝从来没有打算让那些仅仅是洒在地上的认真的灵魂--少数几个
这里有几个，那里有几个，应该是唯一拥有
对异教徒的救赎有强烈的渴望。
许多可能这样做的基督徒，仍然缺乏意愿
愿意首先把自己，然后把他们的物质奉献给
奉献给耶和华的大能工作。在英国，可能有不少
在英国等地，可能没有几个神的儿女拥有每年50美元的私人收入。
年收入为50美元；现在，甚至更少，比如说
40美元，在中国的某些地区可能就足够了，特别是如果两个或更多的人住在一起并分担各种费用。
特别是如果两个或更多的人住在一起并分担各种费用，如房租、厨师和教师的工资。如果有人
如果有人对40或50英镑是否足够感到怀疑，我只希望他们能来这里试试。
我只希望他们能来这里试试。我相信他们会
会得到最彻底的满足。好的、丰富的、实质性的食物，整洁的、温暖的、舒适的衣服，一个相当舒适的住所，一个仆人和老师，所有这些都可以买到。
一个相当舒适的住所，一个仆人和老师，所有这些都可以在这些地方以每年一英镑或五十英镑的价格买到。现在，如果拥有了这么多，为什么不在异教徒中生活呢？
在异教徒中生活？让这些没有牧羊人的羊得到一些考虑。
那么，对于那些急于前去，但又没有私人收入的人来说，是不是可以更普遍地尝试这样的计划？
试试每个教会派一个或多个成员去
的成员，并将其视为自己的传教士，尽管他可能会明智地与派遣教会所选择的传教组织一起工作。
他可以明智地与派遣他的教会所喜欢的传教组织合作。
的传教组织工作？即使是一个有100名成员的教会，也可能发现有50名成员是在其能力范围内筹集的。也许自我否定可能需要比现在更普遍地实行。"我喜欢 "将不得不让位给 "我可以不做
没有"。少一点，不那么华丽的家具，不那么宽敞的住所，不那么严谨的穿着
可能会很好地简化派遣更多传教士的问题。
派出更多的传教士。如果我在英国
我很乐意住在一个房间里，以地板为床，以箱子为椅，以另一个箱子为桌，而不是让异教徒 "灭亡"。
而不是让异教徒 "因缺乏知识而灭亡"。
我也相信，基督徒商人和贸易商
可以协助 "向这一代中国人传福音 "的努力，但最终不会使他们陷入贫困。英国制成品
种类繁多，而且不断增加。
* 因为有1,500个县仍然没有常驻传教士。
在中国的市场。花布和其他素色和花色的
棉织品、地毯、毛毯、布匹和各种毛织品、钟表、火柴、玩具等。
材料、钟表、火柴、玩具和图片。
甜食和腌制食品，以及其他许多东西。
一般来说，这些东西都是可以出售的。目前，从英国运到中国的许多花布
但如果一个基督徒商人在上海或汉口建立了一个机构，提供真正的好材料和物品，并让他们赚取利润，那么，他们就可以在中国市场上销售。
但如果一个基督徒商人在上海或汉口建立一个代理机构，提供真正的好材料和物品，并雇用认真、忠实的基督徒在全国各地销售这些物品，但条件是他们要利用一切机会传播福音，我相信这些货物可以以相当高的价格出售。
我相信货物可以以合理的价格出售，而利润可以支付旅行者的费用；因此这将是一个自给自足的扩展计划。我看不出这样的工作有什么不适合传福音的人的地方。不，我相信基督徒们
这样被带入教会的基督徒将是强壮、健壮和独立的。
独立的人，他们不会在施舍、就业等方面依赖他们老师的帮助。看到他们的老师用自己的汗水挣钱养家的事实
这本身就是一次充分的说教。我有
我有可靠的消息，我所提到的这些物品的诚实、直接的贸易已经被尝试过了*。
成功。外国人可以合法地在中国各地旅行（并以这种方式进行贸易），但不允许公开建立他们的仓库等，除非在某些港口。
除了某些港口，其中汉口是最核心的港口。这些
这些旅行代理商只需要本着耶稣基督的精神去
基督的精神，温顺、柔和、有礼貌、诚实、真实、宽容。
的精神，他们就可以更广泛地推荐福音，甚至比传教士所希望的还要多。
他们可能会更广泛地推荐福音，甚至比传教士在许多天内希望做到的还要多。
么多天。
我还没有提到出售好的、经得起考验的药品。
在中国人眼里，这甚至更符合教师的品格，而且会在经济上取得成功。
在经济上也是成功的。试图减轻
试图减轻因吸食鸦片而降临在这片土地上的可怕诅咒。
试图减轻因吸食鸦片而降临在这片土地上的可怕诅咒，可能会因此而推进神的国度。
任何真正可靠的药物都可以抑制对鸦片的渴望，并在吸食者感到放弃鸦片所造成的沮丧时保持其体力
感受到因放弃这种恶习而造成的沮丧时，任何真正可靠的药物都会受到成百上千人的欢迎并乐意购买。
会受到数十万人的欢迎并欣然购买，即使它价格昂贵。其他药品也是如此。
其他药品的价格也很高，如氯霉素、山莨菪碱、奎宁、良好的
好的软膏和膏药，中国人没有这些东西。
合适的中成药等。仅仅出售这些
仅仅出售这些东西就会有很大的好处，因为这些药品比中国人自己的东西有很大的改进。
药品有很大的改进。以类似的方式，基督教商人和贸易商
可以帮助解决这个问题："如何将福音传给这一代中国人？
如何向这一代的中国人传福音？"诚然，这样聘用的人可能并不精通
诚然，这样雇用的人可能并不精通古人的所有学问，甚至也不知道
但我希望没有人会因此而反对他们的工作。
但我希望没有人会因此而反对他们被派去
但我希望没有人会因此而反对他们被派出去。有时，有人表示希望（只有）
优秀的教育和其他方面的成就的人
被派往这个伟大的传教区。啊，我! 如果说
如果步兵因为不是救生员而不被允许上战场，人们会怎么说？纳尔逊的著名信号是
尼尔森著名的信号是："英国期待每一个人"--海员和海军陆战队员以及军官和士兵。
海军陆战队员，以及军官和上尉--"履行自己的职责"。难道上帝不希望每个基督徒履行他的职责吗？当撒旦仍在篡夺对我们的救主的如此巨大的统治权时
当撒旦仍在篡夺我们救世主领地的巨大部分时，是否有
* 也许应该指出，在这一过程中
也许应该指出，在做过这种事的地方，都是在特别有利的情况下，由熟识的老居民做的。
熟悉当地语言、礼仪和需求的老居民。
的需求。
中国的百万人口。
怀疑我们的责任在哪里？我不知道哪一首维吉尔的诗
我不知道维吉尔的哪首诗，或哪位教父能帮助我
来回答日复一日问我的问题："你们国家的太阳和我们的一样吗？" "是否有
你们的土地上有丘陵和平原、河流和湖泊吗？"等等。也不需要大量的学习来告诉一个可怜的
全能的救世主正等待着拯救他。需要的是
首先需要的是心，然后是头脑。"心对心"。此外，事实上，我们发现，在中国和其他地方一样，是 "穷人 "高兴地听到了福音：没有多少聪明人，没有多少高尚的人被召唤。神仍然选择 "软弱的"、"卑贱的"、"被轻视的"、"是的。
而要接触和影响这些人，与其说是学习，不如说是基督的爱和强大的力量。
要接触和影响这些人，与其说是学习，不如说是基督的约束之爱和圣灵的强大力量。
是必不可少的。
最后，1,500名传教士来到中国将不会对国内教会造成损失。
对国内教会来说不是什么损失；不，每年从教会中流失的年轻男女更多。
往往是由于缺乏基督教工作来吸引他们的心和精力，每年从教会中流失的年轻男女比把受祝福的福音传遍这块异国土地的人数还要多。
在这块异教徒的土地上。
如果有人希望得到更多的具体信息，并愿意与我联系，我将很高兴。
愿意与我联系，我将很乐意向他们提供我所能提供的一切。地址:

乔治-金。
中国内地传教士。
汉口，中国。



SHALL THE GOSPEL BE PREACHED TO THIS GENERATION OP THE CHINESE?*
By Mr. George King, of Si-gan Fu, Shen-si Province.
^HALL the Gospel be preached to this generation
of the Chinese ? A weighty question, truly ; but how can I, a solitary Christian missionary- one of the only two Protestant Christians in this vast heathen city—even entertain such a question ? Yet is there not a cause? Might not God grant the fulfilment of even this vision ? Then I will turn it over in my mind
and think. Shall the Gospel be preached to this generation ? That
suggests the thought of other generations, for whom our preaching is too late. Oh, merciful LORD our GOD, re- buke us not in Thine anger, neither chasten us in Thine
hot displeasure, that we have suffered generation after generation to drift unwarned, unheeded, to destruction ! It has often been said that every third being on the globe
is a Chinese. Then what of that awful world of misery,
the just reward of sin ? Many of the other two-thirds of the world's inhabitants have been won for God ; but the
Chinese third continues little touched—oh, fearful thought!
The Gospel preached to this generation ? Then there
is not much time to lose if that is to be done. " The
King's business requireth haste." " I must work." Yes,
I must ; and in God's strength, I will; but this generation, that's an immense multitude, hundreds of millions here in China alone. / can't reach them, neither can all our missionary brethren, even with the aid of our dear
Chinese fellow-workers. Will anybody help us ? If one
could pour out one's heart to Christian brethren at home
face to face, surely many would come ; who knows
whether writing may not have some effect ? Preach the Gospel to this generation ? Yes, dear friends,
it is neither impracticable nor impossible. The body of missionaries met in Conference at Shanghai in 1877, said, in their appealf for more labourers : " We want China
emancipated from the thraldom of sin in this generation.
It is possible.'' Let us see, then, how it might be done.
HOW MAY THE GOSPEL BE PREACHED TO THIS
GENERATION OF THE CHINESE?
By preachers, assuredly, for " how shall they hear with- out a preacher?" The Apostle continues : "and how
shall they preach except they be sent ? " but our modern
version might appear to run, " except there be funds forth- coming wherewith to support them ?"
* Friends wishing for copies of this paper, with the introductory remarks, and the extracts from the report of the Shanghai
Conference, for distribution, can have them in book form, envelope series, on application at the Offices of the Mission, 6, Pyrland
Road, London, N., at 2s. 6d. per hundred ; or by post at 3s. 6d. per hundred ; or they can be purchased from any bookseller at 6d. per dozen. Published by Messrs. Morgan and Scott, 12, Paternoster Buildings. f See quotations from their report appended to this paper.
CHINAS MILLIONS.
Now, seeing that to accomplish so great a work some
FIFTEEN HUNDRED
missionary preachers would be all too few,* we encounter
at the very outset the objection that such a thought
is "Utopian," "impracticable," "unreasonable," and
all the other big words by which many a God-inspired
thought has been crushed as soon as born. But has our God changed and somehow become poor? Is He not
still the owner of " the cattle upon a thousand hills " and
of all the mighty universe ? Do we really know God ? Nay, do we comprehend the least jot or tittle of His
mighty power, of His yearning, longing love for those
who are out of the way, of His unwillingness that any
should perish ? Will not He, who so freely gave up the
Son of His love, add to that great gift every other good ? In that "gift of all gifts" He has given us the strongest,
fullest promise possible of His willingness to give all

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nay, " all things " are ours in Him. Surely, when God is taken into account, it is no impracticable, unreasonable
matter we come to discuss, when we ask, " How may the
Gospel be preached to this generation of the Chinese ? " Now the first step is a thorough and general stirring
up of believers, so that the great duty of the Church to disciple all nations may be recognized as the burning
question of the day. We may be sure God never in- tended that a mere sprinkling of earnest souls—a few
here and a few there—should be the only ones possessed
by an intense longing for the salvation of the heathen.
Many Christians who might do so, still lack willingness
to give themselves first, and then their substance to the
LORD for this mighty work. There are probably not a
few of God's children in England, etc., who have a private
income of ^50 per annum ; now that, or even less, say
^40, might in some parts of China suffice, especially if two or more live together and share various expenses,
such as rent, wages of cook and teacher. Should any
feel doubtful as to ,£40 or ^50 being sufficient, I only
wish they would come here and try. I believe they would
be most thoroughly satisfied. Good, abundant, and substantial food, neat, warm, and comfortable clothing, a
fairly comfortable residence, a servant and teacher, all these may be procured in these parts for £\o or ,£50 a- year. Now, if in possession of so much, why not live on
it among the heathen ? Let these sheep without a shepherd have some consideration.
Then in the case of those anxious to go forth, but possessing no private income, might not the plan be more
generally tried of each church sending forth one or more
of its members, and looking upon him as its own missionary, though he might wisely work in connection with the
missionary organization preferred by the church sending
him forth? A church even of 100 members would probably find ^50 within its ability to raise. Perhaps self- denial might need to be more generally practised than at present. " I like " would have to give way to " I can do
without." A little less, and less ornate furniture, dwellings not quite so spacious, dress not too scrupulously following
the fashion, might wonderfully simplify the question of
sending forth more missionaries. Were I in England
again, I would gladly live in one room, make the floor my bed, a box my chair, and another my table, rather
than the heathen should " perish for lack of knowledge."
I believe, too, that Christian merchants and traders
could assist in the effort to "preach the Gospel to this generation of the Chinese," in a way that would not in the end impoverish them. English manufactured goods
of many kinds find a wide and constantly increasing
* As there are 1,500 counties still without resident missionaries.
market in China. Calico and other plain and flowered
cotton goods, rugs, blankets, cloth, and various woollen
materials, watches and clocks, matches, toys and pictures,
sweetmeats and preserved provisions, and numerous other
things, are generally saleable. Much of the calico at present
broughtfrom Englandto Chinais shamefully poor stuff,consisting in great measure of clay, which washed out leaves a mere nothing behind ; butif aChristianmerchantestablished an agency, say at Shanghai or Hankow, supplying really
good materials and articles, and engaging earnest, faithful Christian men to travel throughout the land and sell them, on the understanding that they were to take advantage of every opportunity offering to spread the Gospel, I believe that the goods might be sold at fairly paying rates,
and that the profit would cover the expenses of the tra- veller ; and so this would be a self-supporting and extending plan. I cannot see anything in such a work unbefitting a preacher of the Gospel. Nay, I believe that Christians
thus brought into the Church would be strong, robust and
independent ones, who would not lean on their teacher's aid for alms, employment, and what not. The very fact of seeing their teacher earning his bread by the sweat of
his brow, would be in itself a sufficient sermon. I have
reliable information, that honest, straightforward trade in such articles as I have mentioned has been attempted*
with success. Foreigners may legally travel (and in that way trade) everywhere in China, but are not allowed to publicly establish their warehouses, etc., except at certain
ports, of which Hankow is the most central one. Such
travelling agents need but to go in the spirit of JESUS
Christ, meek, gentle, courteous, honest, truthful, and
forbearing, and they might recommend the Gospel more
widely than even missionaries can hope to do for many a
day.
Then I have not mentioned the sale of good, well-tried
medicines, which would, in the eyes of the Chinese, be even more consonant with the character of a teacher, and would
be pecuniarily successful. The attempt to mitigate the
terrible curse which has come on the land in the smoking of
opium might thus be made to advance God's kingdom.
Any really reliable medicine for stilling the craving for opium, and keeping up the smoker's strength while he
feels the depression caused by abandoning the vice, would
be welcomed and gladly purchased by hundreds of thousands, even though it were costly. Other medicines, too,
pay well, such as chlorodyne, santonine, quinine, good
ointments and plasters, of which the Chinese have none,
suitable patent medicines, etc. The mere sale of these
things would do much good, for such medicines are an immense improvement on what the Chinese themselves
have. In similar ways Christian merchants and traders
might help to solve the question, " How may the Gospel
be preached to this generation of the Chinese ? " True, the men thus employed might not be versed in
all the learning of the ancients, nor even know
a word of Hebrew, Greek, or Latin : but I hope none
would demur on that account to their being sent
forth. Sometimes a desire has been expressed that (only)
men of superior educational and other attainments should
be sent to this great mission-field. Ah me ! What would
be said if the infantry were not allowed to go to war be- cause they were not life-guards? Nelson's renowned
signal was, " England expects every man "—seamen and
marines, as well as officers and captains—" to do his duty." Does not GOD expect every Christian to do his duty ? And while Satan still usurps the rule over such
immense parts of our Redeemer's dominions, is there
* Perhaps it should be stated that where this has been done
it has been under specially favourable circumstances, by old
residents, well acquainted with the language, manners, and
wants of the people.
CHINAS MILLIONS.
much doubt where our duty lies ? I don't know which ode
of Virgil, or which Father of the Church, would help me
to answer the questions asked me day by day : " Is it the same sun in your country as ours?" " Are there any
hills and plains, rivers and lakes, in your land?" etc. Nor does it need a great amount of learning to tell a poor
sinner that an Almighty Saviour waits to save him. What
is needed is first heart, then head. " Heart to heart." Moreover, as a matter of fact, we find, in China as else- where, that it is " the poor " who hear the Gospel gladly : not many wise, not many noble, are called. God still chooses " the weak," "the base," " the despised," "yea,
the things that are not ; " and to reach and influence these it is not so much learning as the constraining love
of Christ, and the mighty power of the Holy Ghost,
that are essential.
Finally, the 1,500 missionaries coming to China would
be no loss to the home Church ; nay, more young men
and women are lost from the Church annually by backsliding, often traceable to a lack of Christian work to engage their hearts and energies, than would suffice to carry the blessed Gospel through the length and breadth
of this heathen land.
If any should desire more particular information, and
will communicate with me, I will gladly give them all I can. Address :

George King,
China Inland Mission,
Han-kow, China.