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XCHINA MISSION YEAR BOOK.Ill 1898 Rev. T. A. P. CLINTON took charge of theChina Inland Mission at Changteh, which became thecentre of his labours until his death on the i8th ofJanuary, 1909. His unlimited determination enabledhim to carry out his ambition to establish a missionwithin the city walls. Throughout his preaching healways magnified the cross of Christ, and thus broughthope and salvation to many sin-burdened souls.Rev. GEORGE CORNWELL was born at Peekskill,New York, U. S. A., January i3th, 1866. After graduation he held a pastorate for some time, coming outto China in 1892. As a missionary his sympathiesextended to all classes of men, and his influence wasfelt from Siberia to South Africa ;two of his pupilshaving been sent down to the Transvaal. Chefoo washis station, and he had charge of a large district southwest of the city which he visited frequently in spite ofbodily weakness or hardships. Two results of his zealouslabour are the fine church building and the Anglo-Chinese School at Temple Hill. Not only Chinese butforeigners were greatly helped by him, especially thesailors of the U. S. navy. His death from cholera onAugust 26th, 1909, came as a great blow to all thosewho knew him.Mrs. MARTHA FOSTER CRAWFORD came to Chinain 1851 when but 21 years old. During the 58 yearsof service here, excluding three furloughs, she has doneall kinds of missionary work evangelistic, school andmedical in Shanghai and Tengchowfu confining herself to evangelistic work and the training of Christians during the later 16 years of her life at T aianfu.Almost every village about Taian has been visited byher with the Gospel, and at every pilgrim season shewould go to the Great Temple to try to persuade thewomen to believe in Jesus, and before her death, August9th, 1909, she had the blessed privilege of meeting