Chapter VII: Doing the Work of an Evangelist 105

Acquiring the Language—Hindrances—Beginning to Speak
Chinese—Chapel at Tengchow—Province of Shantung—Modes of
Travel—Some Experiences in Travel—First Country Trip—Chinese
Inns—A Four Weeks’ Itineration—To Wei Hsien—Hatred of
Foreigners—Disturbance—Itinerating with Julia—Chinese
Converts—To the Provincial Capital and Tai An—Curtailing His
Itinerations—Later Trips.