▁the ▁Gu ang xi ▁Province ▁The ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁began ▁their ▁mission ary ▁miss ions ▁to ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁F ult on ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁mission ary ▁to ▁South ▁China ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁by ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Board ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Miss ions . ▁Upon ▁arrival , ▁F ult on ▁joined ▁her ▁brother ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁in ▁their ▁quest ▁to ▁evangel ize ▁China . ▁ ▁T ogether , ▁they ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁out post ▁in ▁K w ai ▁P ing ▁in ▁the ▁Gu ang xi ▁province , ▁an ▁anti - fore igner ▁region ▁where ▁no ▁mission aries ▁had ▁previously ▁vent ured . ▁ ▁Mary ▁F ult on ▁r ented ▁two ▁rooms ▁in ▁a ▁mud ▁house ▁that ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁disp ens ary ▁for ▁medic ation ▁and ▁a ▁treatment ▁room , ▁while ▁Albert ▁F ult on ▁pre ached ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁opened ▁a ▁school ▁for ▁girls . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁the ▁loc als , ▁F ult on ▁h ired ▁an ▁assistant , ▁Mrs . ▁Me i ▁Y ag ui , ▁who ▁had ▁trained ▁at ▁the ▁C anton ▁Hospital , ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁her ▁transl ator ▁and ▁assistant . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁Mary ▁and ▁Albert ▁F ult on ▁had ▁succeeded ▁in ▁raising ▁the ▁funds ▁necessary ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁hospital ▁building . ▁ ▁However , ▁before ▁the ▁opening , ▁a ▁violent ▁gang ▁attacked ▁the ▁mission ary ▁out post , ▁inc ited ▁by ▁Conf u cian