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Title: The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi's
The Story of the Work in Hwochow

Author: A. Mildred Cable

Release Date: November 12, 2008 [EBook #27243]

Language: English

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THE FULFILMENT OF A DREAM OF PASTOR HSI'S

[Illustration: MRS. HSI.

_Frontispiece._]

THE FULFILMENT OF A DREAM OF PASTOR HSI'S

THE STORY OF THE WORK IN HWOCHOW

BY A. MILDRED CABLE

_Of the China Inland Mission_

"Is it a dream?
Nay, but the lack of it, a dream.
And failing it, life's love and wealth a dream,
And all the world a dream."
WALT WHITMAN

LONDON:
MORGAN & SCOTT LTD.
12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C.
CHINA INLAND MISSION
NEWINGTON GREEN, N. MCMXVII

TO

DR. G. CAMPBELL MORGAN

THE "APOLLOS" WHO

BY PRAYER AND SYMPATHY HAS "WATERED"

THIS WORK

THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED

INTRODUCTION

TWENTY-ONE years ago, on 19th February 1896, Pastor Hsi, to quote the
words of his biographer, "was translated to higher service." Those who
read the fascinating and wonderful story of his life by Mrs. Howard
Taylor will at once be interested in _The Fulfilment of a Dream_, which
is the story of the work in Hwochow, and gives the account of the
carrying on of the spiritual labour of that remarkable man, and of the
fulfilment of his dream. I think it is equally true that those who have
not read Pastor Hsi's life will desire to do so after reading this book.

It is a commonplace observation, but none the less true, that the story
commenced in the Acts of the Apostles could not be finished by Luke,
because the great activity, the commencement of which he recorded,