William Scott Ament, Missionary of the American Board to China

American Board arrived beautiful Bible Blodget Boxers boys called Chinese Cho Chou Christ Christian Endeavor church church-members Conger Dansville Deacon DEAR MARY DEAR MOTHER Emily Emperor Empress Empress Dowager foreign friends gathered glad heart helpers Henry Blodget hope Hsien hundred indemnity interest Kalgan killed ladies Legation letter Li Hung Chang Liang Hsiang live Manchu Mark Twain Medina miles Miss Russell MISS SCHIRMER mission missionary Mongol months morning Nan Meng native Christians never North China Oberlin officials Owosso Pao Ting Fu Pastor Jen Peking prayer preacher premises present reached Sabbath seemed Shanghai Shansi Shantung Shun Yi siege soldiers spirit station Stelle street chapel Sunday taels temple things Tientsin tion to-day Tung-chow village W. S. AMENT weeks wife William women writes yamen young