They  had  circulated  over  ten  thousand  New  Testaments,
besides  many  Bibles  and  countless  books  and  tracts.  They
wrote  long  and  detailed  letters  from  almost  all  the  provinces
of  China,  telling  of  journeys  even  to  the  borders  of  Mongolia
and  Tibet.  And  last  but  not  least,  they  had  baptized,  "upon
examination  and  satisfactory  confession  of  their  faith,"
no  fewer  than  2871  converts.  Such  results,  within  so  short
a  time,  could  not  but  arouse  the  deepest  interest.
All  through  the  spring  and  summer  these  developments
were  delighting  the  earnest  lad  in  Barnsley.  An  excellent
magazine,  quite  above  the  average  of  religious  papers,  was
commenced  in  March  of  this  year  to  supply  the  latest  tidings
from  Dr.  Gutzlaff's  workers,  as  well  as  missionary  informa-
tion from  other  parts  of  the  world.     Hudson  Taylor  took

^  See  Ball's  China,  published  in  1854,  pp.  59,  60.
