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page bigot the tribune stouffville ontario thursday april 10th 1941 miss silversides makes missionary travel in china thrilling story miss bertha silversides author of she was accompanied byher par- v rniiowinir letter written from ents from three hill alberta iter cwna thltylr wul be remembered uncle wesley silversides once work- by tribune readers as a guest at the ed on the old grand trunk as a barle znz jteld in june mojcon man on the line between fob best results ship your cream to us for the safest and most convenient way to store your meats and other eatables rent a cold storage locker the savings derived thereby are such that you really cannot afford to be without one rental 600 per year stouffville creamery co phone 18601 ballantrae and mount albert and he boarded with mr thomas simpson at ballantrae the family is related to the barkey families here miss silversides left last fall and tells a most interesting story thus sintsi shensi china dear friends little did i think when leaving shanghai october 3rd 1940 that i wouldnt reach sintsi until january 1st 1941 1 am sure you will praise the lord with me for a safe arrival after delays and many long days of travel and when he putteth forth his own sheep he goeth before them we a party of eighteen left the cim home in shanghai by truck and drove through flood waters un til we were a short distance from the home it had rained heavily and for several days the business men had to wade through water two or three feet deep to get to their offices other busy men on the compound were working hard to keep water out of the main buildings box room etc such was our last look at our home in shanghti the truck took us to a small coastal steamer by which we travelled a day and a half to within a very short time we were all seasick and feeling sorry for our selves we delayed in a week wait ing for store boxes to catch up with us the boxes did arrive but could not be gotten out of customs for a week so we five of us went on to 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contribution to your fund t postal note please send mc in duplicate official pledge card providing for instalment payments which i undertake to complete and return subscribing all told the sum of name mr mrs or miss street address city town village or rr telephone if you have one the only national appeal for our men in uniform stores came some missionaries of the american southern baptist mis sion were our host and hostess only the lord can reward them for all their kindness to us while de laying there day after day we feared the road might be closed so we would not be allowed to go further interior behold i send an angel before thee to keep thee in the way and to bring thee into the place which i have prepared was the lords word to me at that time we left by rickshaw cart which was our first introduction to that mode of travel the cart is made of two rickshaw wheels a frame upon which to tie boxes and is pulled by one man the carts upon which we sat had about two hun dred and fifty chinese pounds of baggage the boxes are so arranged that one can rest the back against a box and with a padde quilt travel ing is quite comfortable a days travel took us to the yellow river flood waters the next day our boxes were packed into a small sail boat and we were on our way facing the difficulty of crossing miles of reced ing flood waters getting stuck in mud banks was a frequent occur rence and with much zigzagging we took eleven days to reach a city twenty seven english miles distance the room in the boat in which we had to live was so small that at night we slept spoon fashion during the day when the weather was good we lifted the lid of the room and sat on top when we were inside and th lid was down we couldnt sit up straight we felt quite like a jack-in- thebox when at night before going to sleep we had to pull the lid down to protect ourselves from the dew due to the difficulty of buying food along the way we had to take pro visions with us one day we had a lovely surprise we were coming to a wee bank sticking out of the water on which we saw a couple of food stalls someone remarked that we would be able to get something to eat there i said hum i expect all the food we will get there will be coarse just then the boat stopped there and mr strange jumped off to see what he could get soon he came hack and said here is your coarse food there was a fresh boiled chicken in soup it was a gentle re buke from the lord it was a relief when after the eleven days of boat travel we once again hired rickshaw carts when we got cold or tired of sitting we walk ed for awhile and it was easy to keep up with the men pulling their loads five days on rickshaw carts saw us at a mission station and it was restful after seventeen days without a break after two or three days rest we started off for another eight days journey by rickshaw cart in due time we arrived at where we took the train to we arrived on a cold frosty morning before daylight and had no place to go but to a cold inn we ordered some hot breakfast hoping that would warm us up but even then we had to dance up and down to keep from freezing from there we had to get carts again and by noon we were on our way once again this stage of the journey was a little longer than we had expected instead of getting to the railway station by evening we were delayed at a certain place on the way and told wo couldnt go on any further until it was dark because of a dan ger zone for the next mile we could nt go on until dark that night in a long train of animals carts and people we stumbled our way through the blackness half of our party became separated and we were in deed glad when we found each other again the next noon we arrived at the railway station some of the box es werent allowed to pass customs so two of our number remained to see it through and the rest of us went on to the next mission station the last stage of the journey was one day by train and eleven days by rickshaw cart this last part of the journey was different to the other stages of tho journey because wo travelled over ranges of moun tains we crossed three ranges and up each one cows were hired to pull the carts that method was slow but sure up the first mountain we didnt get up until after dark and it was bitterly cold by the time we reached the top it was so dark we could hardly see and the wind blew hard the men took half an hour trying to settle the price with the men whose cows they had hired while we danced about trying to keep from freezing to find a place to sleep we still had to go down the other side of the mountain on our way down ono of the carts overturn ed and again we were delayed in the cold while tho cart and baggage was picked up how cheered our hearts were when suddenly the stars came out and we soon found our selves at a village on christmas day wo were travell ing through beautiful scenery our hearts were filled with joy as we journeyed along and were sure that folks at home were praying for us christmas night we slept in a stable and we wondered if the lord jesus was born in such a place when i was only ono days jour ney from sintsi miss custer came to join mo and when just about three miles from home some of the chris tians came to meet me it was lovely to see them again since i havo only been back a short time i thought i would wait until my next letter to tell you details of the work here first of all i would like you to join with me in praise fdr the growth of the work here and his grace mani fested in the lives of the christians hero are some requests pray for a church building pray for some of the christians who are not glorifying tho lord pray for some christians who have much persecution yours in the masters servlco bertha m silversides mealtimk aboard ookvkttk members of the crew aboard a canadian corvette in actlvo service crowd around the tabe at mealtime in the focsle the salty tang of the sea and the hard open air work of seamans life make for hearty appetites many corvettes are now being built in canadian shipyards for the canadian and british navies each costs approximately half a million dollars pr that the bray chick does the trick every season hundreds of letters pour into the bray head ollice from pleased customers reporting how the bray chick did the trick here are just a few out of many that have come in lately mrs w c kenny cobden have lost only 1 tile pullets out in 1939 my 60 pul- started to lay at 4 months lets laid 793 dozen in the 20 days and production is year and my n h cocker- vnow nov 22 00 pc els dressed over g lbs at 5 abner mckachcrn newtown months this year i bought 200 chicks and at five months old still had 200 any person wanting pullets that fill the egg basket should buy brays xtra- profit chicks bert mncliityre wardsville ont truly the best chicks i have ever had i enclose my order for 400 sexed pullets mrs t h newton laven- liam mali we are hav ing some pretty cold wea ther now 15 to is below zero but it doesnt stop my pullets laying it will be bray chicks again for me next year for you can al ways depend on getting strong healthy chicks that are sure to live kuclmristo lavoie la tuque pq i have raised bray chicks for the past 6 years and have always had entire satisfaction of the cross iel finest bun ch i ever received i re ceived 02 chicks and saved 02 can anyone heat that george kelsey lnusclowiic ont egg size is the best i ever had without any ex ceptions running per 30- dozen case around 24 dozen alarge 5 dozen medium and i dozen pullet mrs sylvester adains stew- iacke ns i am still raising bray chicks and will always have them as long as i can get them they are great stock bray cock erels are tops pullets won derful layers wilfred hcis shegtiinhdall out out or the 100 i raised 99 have kept track of expenses and sales and find i have made a good profit imore than paid ex penses with the roosters and the 42 hens still alive have been laying since mid dle of august 103 received last march high livability fast growth large size early laying big eggs and plenty of them tiicse are what these people got from their braybred birds and what you want from your hock write or call today for prices and full information dont delay if you have brooder space to handle them dont forget the profit possibilities in bray cockerels and capons bred for size and fast growth very reasonably priced stiver you can be sure of clean rest unexcelled gas oil rooms p highgrade service at bo ad ways service station phone 265 stouffville you have y when you travel by motor coach tickets and information at gray coach lines