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“...THE CHINA CHRISTIAN
YEAR BOOK
1929
(Sixteenth issue of the China "Mission" Year Book)
Issued under arrangement between the Christian
Literature Society for China and the National
Christian Council of China under the direction of the
following Editorial Board appointed by the National
Christian Council.
Mr. E. E. Barnett Rev. Edwin Marx
Rev. T. C. Brown Dr. J. L. Maxwell '
Rev. L. D. Cio Rev. F. R. Millican
Miss M. Frame Mr. John Nipps
Miss L. K. Haass Dr. Frank Rawlinson
Dr. C. L. Hsia Rev. Stanley Smith
Dr. Herman Liu Mr. H. C. Tsao
Rev. E. C. LobenstineMiss K. Vaughn
Dr. D. MacGillivray Rev. Z. K. Zia
Editor
Rev. Frank Rawlinson, D.D.
Editor, Chinese Recorder.
Shanghai
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Christian Literature Society
1929. \...”
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Page 235
“...the Council deals
with them rapidly and joins them to Book V. On the
contrary, Book IV of the "Mission Code," the newest
and' most interesting one from the missionary stand-
point, deals fully with the Work of Evangelization, of
which evidently the New Code had not so much to say.
Wishes and Requests
In addition to the aforesaid Decrees presented to
the Pope for approbation, the Fathers of the Council
expressed also to th(e Holy See a certain number of
Wishes and Requests, which are now made known to-
gether with the Roman answer. They deal with some
faculties about the celebration of Mass; the dispensa-
tion from abstinence during the first two weeks of the
Chinese New Year; the number of compulsory feast
days in China; manual work on Sunday; the process of
Beatification and Canonization of the Chinese martyrs
and some other missionaries; the recognition of the
.cult rendered to the pioneer of the Catholic Missions,...”
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Page 545
“...Albert and Charles Boni, New
York, 1928. Legends about the life of Buddha,
some of them not the most pleasing. Poetic
language with artistic "get-up", presenting the
background of Chinese Buddhism.
Buddhism and the Science of Life, by Alice Leighton
Cleather and Basil Crump; China Booksellers,
Peking, 1928. The Buddhist theory of life.
China Christian Year Book, 1928, edited by Dr. Frank
Rawlinson; Christian Literature Society, Shang-
hai, 1928. 446 pp. with index. The usual com-
prehensive year book with excellent critical and
constructive articles on topics pertinent to
Christianity in China.
China and the Gospel, China Inland Mission, 1927;
published by the China Inland Mission, Shanghai,
1928. The report of the Mission for 1927.
The Chinese Gods of Wealth, by Basil M. Alexeiev;
School of Oriental Studies, London, 1928. A
lecture and 30 fine illustrations.
Chinese Missions, by Joseph Judson Taylor, M.A.,
D.D., LL.D.; Walter Neale, New York, 1928....”
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