Ding Lee May 
 
 The Apostle of Shantung 
 
 DO one, Chinese or foreign, since missions came to China 
 has had more uniform and remarkable influence over 
 schools and colleges than this bright-faced, magnetic, humble, 
 simple servant of the Lord. I send his photograph with a brief 
 sketch, a translation of his report for first six months of 1910; 
 on red paper his mutual prayer card (one of the most original 
 and blessed things he ever wrought); a translation of the same. 
 
 This is worth 100 times more than anything I have sent 
 you in my whole twenty-seven years of service. Whitfield and 
 Wesley, you remember, had some doctrinal differences, and a 
 mischief maker asked Whitfield whether they would see Wesley 
 in heaven. "No, I fear not," said Whitfield. "Why?" "Be- 
 cause he will be so near the throne and we so far out in the 
 crowd that we'll not be able to espy him." So will it be 
 with Ding Lee May if he abides in the secret place as is now 
 his practice. — Letter of the Rev. J. W. Lowrie, D.D., Drum 
 Tower West, Peking, China. 
 
 A life sketch of Rev. Ding Lee May may be secured from the Women's Board of 
 Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, 156 Fifth Avenue, New York. 
 
A Brief Sketch Accompanying Photograph of 
 Pastor Ding Lee May 
 
 Pastor Ding Lee May as a Presbyterian lad was much be- 
 loved in his academy and college days at Tengchow, Shantung, 
 China, by the late Mrs. Calvin Mateer, who made him the object 
 of tender and skillful training and predicted for him a useful 
 career. His warm heart and simple, unaffected manner won for 
 him 'many friends, and his earnest piety induced his classmates 
 to dub him "Pastor Ding" while yet a boy. 
 
 He has been a pastor in Shantung for years, but only recently 
 has disclosed the remarkable power testified to by the accompany- 
 ing report of winning the hearts of audiences somewhat ac- 
 quainted with Christian truth both in the churches and especially 
 among college and academy boys and girls, and of inducing them 
 to offer themselves gladly to the service of Christ. 
 
 The following is a translation of his report to his Chinese 
 Presbytery in Shantung of his labors as evangelist in North 
 China for the first six months of 1910. It is safe to say that it is 
 a record of the persuasive might of the Holy Ghost flowing 
 through and from the life of a Chinese who has yielded himself 
 without reserve for such service as the Master indicates. 
 
Translation of Mutual Prayer Card 
 
 Note that the card is printed in duplicate and is numbered on 
 both sides the dotted line, No. 481. The friend to whom he presents 
 the card (they are not given indiscriminately, but only to fellow labor- 
 ers in prayer) signs his name and, adding the date, severs the card 
 at the dotted lines, reserving one sheet and mailing or presenting 
 the other to Pastor Ding. 
 
 Translation : 
 
 Since the Lord has already led you and me to 
 make a covenant of prayer, I have assuredly re- 
 ceived abundant favor, and presume that my hon- 
 ored friend has been even more richly blessed. 
 My only fear is that the lapse of time will give 
 birth to negligence and we shall lose this spiritual 
 
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help. Hence I earnestly desire to renew this 
 covenant with your good self. If this meets with 
 your heart's response, kindly sign your honored 
 name on the left. 
 
 Date 
 
 Signature 
 
 ist Samuel 12 123. 
 3d John 13. 
 
 Please preserve a sheet and mail a sheet to 
 your friend and fellow servant of the Lord. 
 
 Ding Lee May. 
 
Report of Pastor and Evangelist, Ding Lee May, 
 to His Presbytery, Shantung, China, 1910, 3L 
 
 Respectfully submitted for the honored notice of my fellow 
 workers of one mind in the Lord : 
 
 On the sixth day of the first moon, with the peace and pro- 
 tection of the Lord, your younger brother set out from home to 
 preach the Word. During the ensuing five months 1 have visited 
 twelve churches in Liao Yang, Moukden, Chin Chou,Hai Cheng, 
 Tieh Ling, Paotingfu, Peking, Tung Chou and Tientsin, and 
 twenty-three boys' and girls' schools ; at each place remaining 
 from four to ten clays, holding meetings a total of eighty-seven 
 days, preaching from two to three and four times a day, aggre- 
 gating more than 200 addresses. 
 
 With many thanks for the Lord's secret guidance and care, 
 the comfort and health of my body and spirit have been com- 
 plete, so that, although for a few days, owing to a slight overtax 
 of strength, I was obliged to suspend preaching, there has been 
 no hindrance to the work as a whole. Hence, in every place 
 there have been the Lord's beautiful and abundant results, of 
 which I will now mention one or two in the assurance that you 
 all will rejoice to hear. 
 
I. More than 1,000 subscribed their names as desiring to 
 study the Lord's truth. 2. More than 400 young men and 
 women declared their purpose of devoting their whole life to 
 preaching the gospel, and many more made resolutions to be more 
 earnest, to study the word of God, to pray and the like. Nor 
 was this a mere empty making of resolve, but spiritual renewal, 
 complete reformation took place, which all recognized and for 
 which they glorified God. 
 
 With his own ear your younger brother heard college presi- 
 dents, pastors and teachers bear witness that their schools had 
 become little heavens, because of the spirit of love that had mani- 
 fested itself there. 
 
 Hallelujah, we can but ascribe eternal glory to the Saviour 
 most high. Amen. 
 
 Furthermore, one most joyful result of our meetings, and 
 worthy of the heartiest thanksgiving to God, was the inaugura- 
 tion, at the Y. M. C. A. summer conference at Tung Chou, of 
 the Chinese Students' Volunteer Band. Your vounerer brother 
 has on a separate paper described this new movement in detail. 
 
 He is profoundly of the opinion that the extraordinary 
 mercies received of the Lord during the past half year should 
 fill us all with joy surpassing all our hopes. There have been 
 whole nights when I could hardly sleep for joy. Thanks be to 
 God, hallelujah ! 
 
Expressly am I thankful for the faithfulness with which you 
 brethren have daily interceded for me, and beseech you to con- 
 tinue to pray for me in the coming sphere of labor. 
 
 Your younger brother has already arranged with the general 
 committee of the Y. M. C. A. to journey in the immediate future 
 among the churches, the Association gladly offering to provide 
 traveling expenses and the support of myself and family. From 
 the first of July I am to spend more than a year visiting the 
 Christian colleges of several provinces, founding Volunteer Bands 
 in their midst. 
 
 This is a work of momentous significance. I beg you all to 
 pray for me daily, and believe that God will surely bow His ear to 
 the cry of his people and send down great grace upon the whole 
 nation, delivering the 400 million of our brothers out of darkness 
 into the enjoyment of life everlasting. Amen. 
 
 May God keep us in peace until we meet face to face. Please 
 read Philippians, 1st chapter, 20th verse, and 3d John, 13th verse. 
 
 With the regards of the Lord's servant. 
 
 Ding Lee May. 
 
 The Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian 
 Church in the U. S. A. 
 156 Fifth Avenue, New York City