GREEN GLORY

A Missionary Life:
Rev. J. Wesley Day
China, Malaysia, Indonesia

1932: Swedish Visitors to Kalgan

Soon after arrival in Kalgan, Swedish travellers came through. Later, they published in Swedish a book of their travels.* Here is a translation of their comments about Kalgan:

Our days in Kalgan were very interesting. During our stay there we lived a the Methodist Protestant Mission. The Mission has a large compound outside the west part of the town. Our host, Mr. Day, was a very young man, very kind, very cheerful and active. He played football with his schoolboys. In the Mission school about 110 boys and girls received tuition by a number of teachers.

The first morning I went out through the gate of the Mission compound I saw a crowd of boys playing basketball. First I thought that those youngsters were western boys but looking closer I noticed their black hair and shining white teeth and recognized them to be pure Chinese. Regarding teeth I would by the way say that the Chinese is very careful in cleaning his teeth with toothbrush and toothpicks and all over China you will find the people having white and nice teeth. The ballplaying boys belonged to the Agricultural School. Afterwards I saw in the Mission compound four Chinese youngsters playing tennis in regular western style. The western style of sport seems to be on the march all over the East.

**Fran Vasterns Till Osterns Hamnar: Minnen Fran En Asia-Fard Av N. P. Ollen; Stockholm: Svenska Missionsforbundets Forlag, 1937.