Chinese Minister's
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Arrival
New Chinese Methodist Minister to Rabaul, the Reverend John S«, who arrived in February with his 12-years-old daugh ter Miriam. He has been preaching for 18 years in the Far East, and tvas ordained in 1045 in North- West China. He has travelled as a min ister in ID Chinese provinces, Japan, the Philippines, and Malaya. He had a narrow es cape from the Japanese in 1D42 when he left Hong Kong for Fukien.
Reverend Su is an accomplished mu sician and can play ten instru ments. He com posed all , the melodies of “Heavenly People Choruses”, the first Chinese Methodist Hymn Book, and many of the lyrics.
Miriam, his eldest daughter, is follow ing in her father’s footsteps musically.
Mrs. Su, now in Hong Kong, with two younger daug ters, expects to join her husband soon.