【Education】

　

●　Mon. 17.：Feverish, Still teaching all day. Preached at night —

●　Tues. 18.：Fever — Taught and Preached.

●　Wed. 19.：Severe chills & fever. Drilled students and held eve. meeting.

●　Thurs. 20.：In bed a good deal. taught sitting there. Students so kind so attentive — so thoughtful.

●　Fri. 21.：Somewhat better, work as usual.

●　Sat. 22.：Was up all day, wandering about and felt stronger — Went to Saⁿ-têng-po͘ .

　Excerpted from《George Mackay Diary》

　

Opened Oxford College

At 8:30 P.M. A. Frater in the chair.

Hobson, Mr. Frater Laillaw Mrs. Laillaw, Cap. Abbott & all from the “Fu Kien”. Lí-ko-kang and Hái-koan & Dr. Johansen present. Began by singing Psalm 100. MacGreger played on the Harmonium. Everybody pleased. I asked the converts to sing hymn 7. A Hôa prayed — I spoke about the Oxford County and old friends and made remarks in Chinese and English then all went around to all the building —

1500 present.

　Excerpted from《George Mackay Diary》

Note: (Found in the Mackay diary documentation records in Canada. 27 July 1882, the opening of Oxford College was already mentioned in the mail wrote to Professor McLauren. In comparison to the 5 August 1882 diary, there are obviously some problems, the Mackay diary documentation record did not include the 5 August 1882.)

Opened girls school

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Note : Mackay only wrote this sentence, did not wrote other events happened that day.

【Culture】

　

●　Sun. 13.

E.C. Baber. & Savages

Went on board H.B.M.S. “Laezer.” All very attentive. Spoke on Amos 4:12. “Prepare to meet thy God.”

●　Mon. 14.：All day long studying and Teaching.

●　Tues.15.：Towards eve. with a few students and E.C. Baber B.M. Consul walked along the river and got to Gō͘-kó͘-khiⁿ late at night. I preached and we sang till late.

●　Wed. 16.：Walked rather quick and put up at Tiong-le̍k.

●　Thurs. 17.：Again on the march. I went barefooted at 5 P.M. arrived in Tek-chhàm.

●　Fri. 18.：Pressed on for Sin-káng arrived early. Baber tired, his boy gave up —

●　Sat. 19.－Meet aboriginal people：

At day break made a start for the mountains. Having waded through many streams — Wandered around many winding paths we came to the base of a wooded mountain. Baber took off his shoe. We drank cold water took cold rice and barefooted all scrambled along at dark got to Sai-thâm-tóe. Met savages —

●　Sun. 20.：

Sai-thâm-tóe.

In Sai-thâm-tóe. Several hundred savages about all day. With students and several Pîⁿ-po͘-hoan we sang. I preached fore. and afternoon. All seemed pleased — We were there in Savage Territory.

●　Mon. 21.：

Very early in the morning started with a party of 30 or 40 over mountains — Through dark, deep ravines until we heard dogs barking and savages shouting. All came out to meet us and as we entered one hut men and women were dancing and shouting. They were very kind. We passed though groves of bamboo of sky blue color.

Tatooing

The women tatooed by making a line from the opening of the ear to the nostril. Then another quarter of an inch apart. Between them crosses were made. Then two lines more — the lowest running from the ear to the chin. Crosses also between — These lines ran parallel. —

The men tatooed by making lines on the forehead an inch in length and beginning at the root of the nose and horizontal on the forehead. Many tatooed the breast by making similar lines also horizontal. These works of bravery were put on when one returned with a Chinaman’s head an additional mark was made. I saw a chief with 29 such marks of distinction —

　Excerpted from《George Mackay Diary》

The tattoos on females are poking a line between the ear hole and the nose hole, and poke another 1/4 inch down of it. On the intersection of these two lines, there are many intersecting patterns. And then poke two more lines, one is between the ear hole and the cheeks, another one is in the middle of these lines. These lines are all parallel to one another. Male’s tattoos are 1 inch long lines on their foreheads, starting from the bottom of their noses to their front foreheads. Many people will have similar tattoos on their chests, the same parallel lines on their foreheads. These tattoos represents bravery, and if one tribe member brings a Han Chinese head back, then they would add another tattoo line to he/she. I once saw a tribe leader had 29 special tattoo lines.

　

●　Tues. 22.：Returned to Sin-káng by a different route — Passed through beautiful scenery —

●　Wed. 23.：Marched back under a terrible sun to Tek-chhàm. Went all round the city-wall and through the streets —

●　Thurs. 24.：Returned to Tiong-le̍k. Baber very tired. I preached in the streets.

●　Fri. 25.：Arrived at Gō͘-kó͘-khiⁿ in time to take a boat out to Tamsui and with Baber really exhausted we got back after dark —

　Excerpted from《George Mackay Diary》