About  1906  he  came  to  America,  became  interested  in  Ad-
ventual  truths  in  Seattle,  Wash.,  and  joined  our  church
in  that  city.  Soon  after  this  his  divine  call  to  the  foreign
field  came  to  him  and  he  immediately  sought  for  an  op-
portunity to  go.  At  the  suggestion  of  the  Board  he  went
to  Boston  to  attend  the  Bible  School  and  receive  special
training  for  his  work.  During  the  year  he  spent  there  he,
proved  his  qualifications  for  missionary  labor  and  was  sent
forth  with  the  conviction  that  he  would  be  a  worker  of
ability,  good  judgment  and  deep  consecration — of  all  this
he  has  given  ample  proof.  On  his  furlough  in  1916,  he
took  a  special  course  in  the  Kennedy  School  of  Missions,
Hartford,  Conn.  He  has  rendered  excellent  service  in  our
Wuhu  Academy,  and  when  he  returned  to  China  was  qualified
for  yet  better  work  as  principal  of  the  same.
ASSISTANT  WORKERS

In  1907  Bro.  W.  R.  Shaw  was  engaged  to  assist  in  editing
the  Record,  and  to  aid  in  the  dispatch  of  office  business.
In  this  he  rendered  faithful  and  worthy  service.  This
enabled  Secretary  Davis  to  make  extended  trips  among
the  churches  and  he  started  in  the  last  of  January  to  the ,
Pacific  Coast,  visiting  churches,  at  Vancouver,  B.  C,  in


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Washington,  Oregon,  in  Northern  and  Southern  California
and  on  his  way  home  visited  several  churches  in  the  South.
Soon  after  his  return  he  went  to  the  Middle  West  on  a
lengthy  tour  among  churches  in  that  section.  Thus  he
came  in  personal  touch  with  our  people  at  large  and  had  the
opportunity  of  presenting  the  mission  cause  to  many  who
had  not  before  heard  directly  about  the  work.
