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zmsftsiaaesgtim rrss t i herald wedneaday jan 3rd 1951 1 m tk t hur dayfoot describes ome page v here is another letter sent to the committee- on missionary education by rev arthur dayfootunited church missionary in china mr dayfoot with his wife and children birth of his-son- la announced ift tjjj issue js t present on furlough visiting at oak bay bc with his parents mr arid mrs c bdafpof former georgetown jesidehts peat friends lay s wail qntsct 17t we i7lk w 1 rrmrnin some of you will know already ihat wehava returned to canada on furlough arid are staying hef wlth my parents for the next- two or three months after that we ex pect to be in bntenlb for awhile many of you we hope to meet per sonally within the next few months and to one anefcallwe send a- christ- mas greetirfg even if this should not reach you before christmas our wish is that it may find you in peace the reaco of spirit which only the lord christmas can give to those who sharehis pur poses he can give it even though the world in which we live and in which we share responsibility seems less capable than ever of receiving his peace sise leaving g six years oburhied pa3- sage on the mlfming train to the hongkong border sfome hours were- required at the bonier with tinal baggage iqauiiciifiua u ba gaining with coolies to carry it cross the line rnto- hongkong once amiss the border we got on another tnaiu which took us to the city whire we arrived in lime lor stp- per t taftoahy i j i i v4 5 7 8 9 io il 12 13 t4 is 1617181920 h 222324252627 28 2930 31 1 k rirruakv s m t w t r t 3 4s 7 8 910 11 li13 14 151617 1819202s 222324 2326728 j toun 4 rt xi ia 1314 151617 181920212 2 24 29262728293031 rt hai ubtu afrmetjiojm transit visas ar process- which also teojrires fldnto of wait- ing und redtjjpt and then got tirst available boat passage nvn t ember fyd tpr nortli america on ago i have been atfle to sen ten of these circular letters through the kindness of the plissionary educa tion committee thee times3whire on our way home i set out to write this letter and each tim because of unfavor able travel conditions or other demands it was not completed xhe following gives some account of our journey taken mostly from these fragments written en route in a later letter i shall try to say more of the conditions of christian work in china spt 21 enroute to chungking s we are aboard the small steamer which plies the yangtse river be tween fowling and the larger centre of chungking bessie and i sit oahe backless benches provided for passengers while cathie two years old 1 runs about held by a harness for her safety ex- claiming on the passing boats and other items of scenery and enter taining the passengers who crowd every available space with a rather showoff performance of what a foreign child can do this morning we breakfasted at 230 am arrived at the river side at 330 got aboard after 5 and sail ed about 6 this is a typical rou tine but not a trustworthy one for boarding the boat if there is moonlight it may for instance leave without warning a couple of hours early since our baggage was put aboard yesterday we could take no chances and this time the long wait by the riverside was more than usually profitably since some chinese friends had come down to see us off so we are actually on our way home on furlough this after some indecision as to whether to go this fall or wait until early in 1951 however the reason for our not leaving when we were dye this spring had been the hope that a missionary might be gble to arrive k4 from canada to tawe our place ift there is no prospect of this now s for an indefinite period so we deci ded after consulting with the church people that there was not enough reason to wait longer beyond our usual time and io yesterday a farewell social was held in the fowling church exactly three yeavs to the day after they had held v welcome meeting for us on our arrival katurally it is with much feel ing that we leave china and fow ling in particular this city has been our home almost since we were married and the friendship and fellowship within the church there and inhe outlying towns and villages where there is chris- tlan work is such as only a com mon love lor jesus christ can in spire that fellowship is the same the world over eyen though cus toms history and political and economic conditions nre so differ ent we hope that after furlough we will be able to return china a arid indeed to fowling if synod so appoints us oct 1 in chungking slnce writ- lng the above i have had to make a trip back to fowling ayain somehow the preliminary papers we had been given thorc were in complete and i had to return to unwind the red tape as we should say we are now over that hur- die and all we have to do is wait lr few days or weeks till wegetour exit permits mea- whlle we have mtjny duties to at tend to and much repacking of ggnge since wqjeft easier than we had formerly plan hod v zuvct 8 we obtained our exit per- mlts then by good fortune our names canine up oh the waiting list title some day for boat tickets to illsiinikqlw we left on the 9th and alter passing through the beautiful vangtse gbrgea wanhslfen tuia ushan fte dockedn the ihe way we were fortunate in being able to visil our united church missionaries in two centres in jap an neajl kobe at the kvvjuisbi ga- kuln christian university and again in tokyo and see the good work they are doiiu in the face of chal lenging and difficult circumstances after another stop of one day in hawaii we landed at san frai- cisoo on noven ber 21st from srn fniiicirco we went to seattle and thence by cpr boat to victoria arriving on the 24th ot november after morj than two monthetm4uat was in april ijtiiiii i j 4 t 8 9o ii u iu 1516 1718 192021 222324 252627 28 2930 mr 6 7 f 91011 12 xj14 15 16 17 18 10 2021 22 23 24 25 26 272829 3031 stjewabttown school concert ii community hall the community flail seas filled last wednesday forthe si arrtown school concert it was very enjoyable evening for all present vefac pretty pi were handed to the visitors at s door miss frank and her- pup are to be congratulated ori j item 0 the program even the sou lest took their parts perfectly tctu were recitations skits plays cap and drill then of course a jumb 2 j 4 5 t to 1 m2 13 14 56 it 18 192021 22 23 2425 26272829 30 july 3 m t w t r s 1 i 4 5 6 7 8 9 to 11 13 14 5 16 17 18 0 2021 22 2324 25 26 278 9 30jt 1 uut f u t w t rj 1234 56 7 8 9 10 11 1213 14 5 6i7 18 1920 21 22 2324 2j 2627 28293031 scptimrht a 4 910 11 16 17 18 3fe4j5 w j 1 5678 i2i3i45 192021 22 26 27 28 29 wonderful 10 see in the evening the first glimpse 01 the lights of van couver island and soon afterwards to see my father at the wharf we are thankful indeed to goc wno has led us hitherto calling iu separately- to we worltui chini aifd bringing iw safely together 1 canada again seasons greetings to all aours sincerely arthur dayfm- october m t w t t s 1 2 s 4 5 6 7 89 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 9 20 24 13 23 14 5 26 27 i8 29 3 j hovtmtn s m t w t r s 1 2 i 4 s 6 7 8 9 to ti 1213 t4 15 7 18 i 20 21 2223 j4 2516 7 8 j9 30- dicinua s m t w t r 2345678 9 ton 1213 4 15 l6 17 l8 19 20 21 12 12526 27 28 29 claus came tn4 mtere were gt for all from trie tree also candii two rritirals one dpnpby glfls ai onelby boys wfflre particularly- wi done and added to the decoratt scheme of the hall mr r fi ham was the capable chairman i the evening st johns sunday school their annual carol service sunday 1 ternoon in the church after the i opening service mr greernwo the superintendent read the mas story the carols were jplayd by evalonne smith betty hu reys and ruby tennarrt who take turns to play for sub school assisted by evalonne smr and jeannine humphreys rrwnwnnfl riiqtrihlitgh- gf scripture cards and bible books to the children c a grant christmas day mr and mrs kenneth spent barrie mrs m baily spent the weekea at islington happy birthday to larry pick whu will be 4 on thursday of thj week j 1 mgs 4tacf wifctwwiwbb l t rdnb two e des b ipdl heer ww foro wxe cabs nc need k wkhbases ws f ww models canadians use fourth- morning at hfahkowp iext m6rringwekjee o uie train to iiatt sessasss