SHEBIN EL KOM

[s. 685] : A village in lower Egypt, situated about 40 miles N. W. of Cairo. Station of the North Africa Mi ion (1899), with (1903) 2 mi ionaries and their wives, 1 day school, and 1 Sunday school. SHEDD, John H. Mi ionary of the American: Presbyterian Board (N.). April 12, 1895. Died, Urmia, Persia, The first years of Dr. Shedd’s mi ionary life were spen* in pioneer work. His youthful energies seemed to know no limit in the He shrank from no hardships. tasks a umed. Given some special work to be done requiring vigorous action, self-denial, large resourcefulne , and he was pretty sure to be in it. His tours in the wild, rugged mountains of Kurdistan year after year marked weil his character as a mis Restricted as sionary, resolute, devoted, wise. to times and seasons between the pathle winters and the fever-breeding summers, he would push in at the earliest po ible moment of spring, abandoning his mule when he found the roads still closed, and with a Kurd as a porter to carry his quilt and a small change of clothing, he marched upon the snow crust, over the perilous pa es and down through the valleys, visiting the little congregations, counseling and strengthen And ing them in the name of the Lord Jesus. scarcely had he returned home when he was ready to move with his family bade again to the outer bounds of the mountains for the summer, drawing the native workers around him for additional instruction and training. After his first ten years of service in Persia, Dr. Shedd returned to the United States on Sliefamer Slii’ite furlough. There he received a call to a profe orship in Biddle University, which he accepted in view of conditions of health in his family which forbade his returning to the mi ion field, and for a few years he threw all his energies into the freedman’s work. Upon his return to Persia he was put at the head of the college at Urmia, taking a large share, at the same time, in the supervision of the church work. In both these relations his remarkable abilities for organization found ample scope. He came to be looked upon by the native preachers as a leader whom they could safely follow. On one occasion, when taunts were freely flung at the native Protestants because they lacked a bishop or head, one of the foremost pastors hurled back the answer, “Tell them we have in Dr. Shedd priest, bishop, and patriarch.” His revised Confe ion of Faith and Manual of Church Worship and Government are a monument to his thorough study and broad minded views of the needs of the nascent Church of Christ in Persia. Dr. Shedd’s last year of service will be remembered by his a ociates as one of the most important in his life in connection with his conspicuous efforts in organizing and carr3’ing through the In his comMi ionary Conference in Hamadan. prehensive outlook upon the Persian field, with for the gracious purpose his bright faith in God’s redemption of that land to Christ, he conceived it of pre ing importance to gather a representative conference of the mi ionary workers The high standard to study the divine leadings. of spiritual interest and power which characterized the deliberations of the conference more than met his expectations. Out of his gratified soul he wrote at the close, “All are full of faith that God is to ble this land. There is an uplift in all our hearts toward a closer union with our Lord.” SHEFAMER: A village in Palestine, Asiatic S. W. of Acca. Station of the CMS (1899), with (1903) 2 women mi ionaries, 1 day school, and 1 dispensary. Turkey, situated about 7 miles SHEIKH OTHMAN: A village in the southwest part of Arabia, 10 miles from Aden, and within the British lines. It is on high ground, and is used as a residence for escape from the intense heat of the town of Aden. Station of the UFS, with (1903) 2 mi ionaries, one with his wife; 8 native workers, 2 places of worship, 1 boarding school, 1 dispensary, 1 hospital, and 7 profe ed Christians. 686