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"Some of the older girls
were already novices...
"and others were ready
to go into the world-
"this world that,
I will always maintain...
is closer to heaven than we think. "
Fresh honey today, my friends.
Fresh honey.
Ah, it's a pity
that none of you like it.
Joshua, tell me,
learn your catechism
or eat honey?
- Eat honey.
- [Giggling]
Eat honey?
Well, God loves you, Joshua,
for telling the truth.
- For that you shall have a double portion.
- [Chinese]
How can we restore discipline?
- They'll all be jealous ofJoshua.
- That's very simple.
Give them each a double portion
with Joshua's compliments.
- Has Joseph brought you the news?
- That he intends to marry?
Oh, he's the last to know. That girl's
had him helpless for over a year.
I was referring to something less joyous.
- Another mission has been opened in Pai Tan.
- Oh?
They've rented a fine house
and have a great deal of money.
Well. American, of course.
Yes.
It is their intention to build
an enormous establishment...
with schools for both
girls and boys, playgrounds...
and a hospital
with resident doctor.
Sounds extremely beneficial.
- What denomination is it?
- It's, uh, Protestant.
- The American Methodists.
- Hmm.
You know, I remember when I was
a little boy and used to go berry-picking.
I always resented the other little boys
who found the same bushes that I did...
and insisted on picking the berries.
I knew that they had just as much right
to them as I did. And yet-
And, uh, what are you going to do
Do?
I shall put on my good suit,
take my umbrella and call upon them.
Good afternoon.
I'm Father Chisholm.
I took the liberty of calling
to welcome you to Pai Tan.
- Oh, won't you come in?
- Thank you.
You'll have to forgive the way things look.
We're not even unpacked yet.
- Dr. Fiske-That's my husband-
- [Man] Who is it, Agnes?
- He's in there. It's a caller, Wilbur.
- Well, have him or her come in.
- If you don't mind.
- It would be my pleasure.
- Well, how do you do?
- I'm Father Chisholm. Welcome to Pai Tan.
Thank you. I've heard a
good deal about you, Father.
I don't know whether I should return
your thanks for that or not.
Oh, you should. You can be well proud
of your reputation.
Frankly, I'm surprised
that I have any at all.
News travels
amazingly fast in China...
and reputations are made
and unmade just as quickly.
- Won't you sit down, Father?
- Thank you.
- May I?
- Thank you.
We're still all alone in the house,
but perhaps I could fix you some tea.
Don't bother, please. It was really
improper of me to call unannounced.
Why, you have a splendid
establishment here.
Well, we hope to make it one,
at any rate.
Tell me, Father Chisholm,
do you resent our coming here?
What justification could I possibly have
for such a feeling?
- None, of course. But we know, don't we, Agnes?
- Well, in a way.
You see, once we'd been upcountry
all by ourselves for nine years.
- And you've been here
a great deal longer than that.
- Then another missionary came.
Of course, he wasn't a Catholic,
but I'm afraid we did feel a little-
Frankly, we resented
his coming, Father.
You know, sometimes I wonder
how the Christian faith must appear...
to the Chinese mind...
with all the different sects
all crying at the same time...
"Come over here.
This is the one. This is the true one."
We've seen a great deal of it. We're
old campaigners- over 20 years in China.
- Over 20 years!
- Been a long time.
We're originally
New Englanders, from Maine.
Both of us born, reared,
married in the same town.
- Ever been to Maine, Father?
- No.
It doesn't sound like much-
little white wooden houses, birch trees...
huckleberries, lobster.
- [Sighs] It's a long way from here.
- This is our son, John.
It was taken when he was at Harvard just
before he went to Oxford as a Rhodes scholar.
He has a fine face.
Is he still in England?
Yes, he's doing settlement work.
Right now he's at a place called Tynecastle.
Tynecastle? Why, that's my home.
Have you ever been there?
Oh, yes, last year, for two weeks.
I have a family there, of sorts. That is,
an aunt and a daughter of an old friend.
While we were there, we had the pleasure
of meeting the rector ofTynecastle Cathedral...
Monsignor Mealey-
Angus Mealey. Do you know him?
Why, yes, very well.
We were boys together.
- Splendid man.
- Oh, splendid.
I thought him, um- um-
well, just a shade formal, would you say?
Not formal.
Uh, stuffy.
- Did you say "stuffy"?
- Decidedly stuffy.
Agnes, put that tea on the fire.
Father Chisholm and I are going
to settle down to a nice visit.
[Chuckling]
[Laughing]
It's been nice.
Well, thank you
for your hospitality...
and, once again,
welcome to Pai Tan.
I can't tell you how happy you've
made me by your friendliness.
And, uh, by the way,
I'm not a bad doctor.
- Let me be of some help to you.
- We'll help each other.
Right!
- [Chia] Shen-fu!
- Mr. Chia.
Happy to see you.
the father has just encountered...
and his woman?
Yes, they're American missionaries
of the Protestant sect.
Our city seems to attract
more than its share of goodness.
For myself, I cannot imagine any mission
garden more pleasant to walk in than yours.
Thank you, my friend.
I remember that when Father
came here many years ago...
he received much ill treatment.
It may be that I will look with
displeasure upon these new missioners.
Who knows, but that
a series of misfortunes...
of the false god...
and force them,
regretfully, to depart.
They're not worshippers
of the false god, Mr. Chia.
- It's the same true God that I serve.
- Incredible.
amazing doctrine in more detail.
My, uh, rickshaw has room only
for my own miserable body.
Will you lower yourself
to permit me to walk with you?
It'll be a great honor.
greeting people by the use of the hands.
Perhaps in time,
I will find walking equally bearable.
[Monsignor Reading] "It is only when I look
back upon the pages of this journal...
"that I realize how time
flashed across me...
"how the years tumbled into my lap...
"almost too fast for me
to tell one from the other.
"How many years?
"Ten? Twenty?
"Enough, at any rate, for me to know
that I had grown old in my exile.
"I was reminded of this
everywhere I looked.
"Joseph, for instance, with three sons
as old, almost, as he was...
"in that dark hour
when he came to me.
"Now that the time had come
for me to go home...
"I spent my days
in memorizing every face...
"every stone, every tree...
"of my beloved mission...
"as if, in this way,
"Two priests had been sent to assist me
and to serve in my place after my departure.
"Father Chou was a gentle,
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