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“...INDEX. CHINA. PAGE New Movements. W. A. Grist ... 87 China’s Christian Army. G. T. B. Davis ..............................221 CHINA NORTH. Candlin, the late Dir. G. T. J. Hinds 1C2 Ditto ditto. C. Stedeford ... 163 Ditto ditto. Editor ... ... 166 Ditto ditto. T. Bryson..........167 Ditto ditto. F. B. Turner ... 168 Candlin, G. T. : Then and Now ... 5, 27 Chang Tsun Shih. D. V. Godfrey ... 80 Gratitude of Scholar ....................80 District Meeting. E. Richards..........110 Hospitals, Two. W. E. Plummer ... 92 Lao Ling Hospital ... ... ... ... 233 New Year in Shantung. D. V. Godfrey 76 Patients, Five. W. E. Plummer ... 153 Smith, B. D. D. Howard ... ... 187 CHINA SOUTH-EAST. Austin, Dr. C. J.................. ... 46 Chaos in China. W. Tremberth... ... 197 Doidge, B.A., Dorothy M.................198 Fifth Term. J. W. Heywood ... ... 208 Fortune, B.A., Mabel ............. ... 198 Gratitude, Chinese. W. P. Bates ... 56 Industrial Ningpo. H. S. Redfern 111, 128, 149 Night-watch at Ningpo...”
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“...W.M.A............. 18, 38, 57, 78, 97, 118 136, 158, 178, 198, 218, 234 World-prayer Cycle ... ... 136, 210 ILLUSTRATIONS. CHINA. Confucius ... ... ... ... ... 181 Feng’s Army. General ... ... ... 221 Heavy Load, A .................. ... 183 Home Industry .......................130 Han-yeh-ping Works ... ... 112, 113 Kiangnan Works ... ... 149, 150, 151 Peking Medical College....... 91, 93 Petroleum Works......................128 Shanghai, the Creek .................124 ,, busy scene ..................129 Whitewright Exhibition................ 7 CHINA NORTH. Chaff from the Wheat ........... ... 83 Five Patients........................153 Lao-ling Hospital ... ... ... ... 92 ,, Staff ..................... 5 ,, Men’s Ward............. ... 27 New Year Band ........................76 Robinsons, Grave of the ... ... ... 28 Turner’s School. Miss ............... 39 CHINA SOUTH-EAST. Children at Wenchow ................. 98 Chinese, Some Typical ................97 College, Ningpo ................”
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“...Union Sickness in Our The wife of Dr. Plummer N. China Staff, has had to undergo a serious operation. It was performed at the hospital in connection with the Union Medical College in Peking. We are pleased to> report that the opera- tion was completely successful, and that the doctor states in a recent letter that his wife is quite herself again. Rev. W. Eddon also' has had to go to the same hospital in Peking. During the past year Mr. Eddon has suffered several lapses in health which have made it diffi- cult for him to continue his work. Last October the doctor decided that it was necessary for him to go to Peking for a thorough examination and probably to undergo an operation for the removal of gall stones. Our friends will deeply sym- pathise with Mr. and Mrs. Eddon and earnestly pray for his complete recovery. A Call for Our Committee is very Missionaries. desirous to hear of a suit- able candidate for educa- tional missionary work in China. A man is needed who is fully qualified to take...”
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“...with missionary eyes, this China which between then and now has passed through such great crises : war with France, war with Japan, encroach- ments by the nations, threatened dismem- bership, the coup d’etat, Boxer outbreak ; revolution, the oldest existing empire suddenly become the youngest of the republics ; ■stormy, troubled a n d paralytic governm e n t s ; flooded with mis- sionary societies, British, Ameri- can, Canadian, French, German, Danish, Luther- an, Swiss—what do we see in its condition then as compared with now which arrests attention, is sig- nificant of change *Being the substance of his address at Con- ference, 1923. [Dr. W. E. Plummer. Staff at Lao Ling- Hospital, N. China. (The Dr. in centre.) By the Rev. G. T. CANDLIN, D.D.* or which promises us success ? Between then and now over what ground have we travelled, what stars have we seen over- head ? 1878 and 1923—how do they compare? In one respect—I speak here only of our own field in North China—though I sus- pect much...”
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“...Churches, of the magic medicine which used to saturate our literature, of charm-water distilled from the eyes and hearts of young children. All that is as dead in. China as tales of witchcraft in England. An anti-Christian society has recently been formed in China, but it is born of fear and alarm. It aims to oppose the spread of Christianity, not to impose suf- ferings on individual Christians. It ap- peals to Agnostic not to superstitious motives, and is as much opposed to other religions as to Christianity. It really represents a complete change in the thought-life of young China. It sounds very loudly in our ears the all-important lesson that our true enemy, the foe with whom the missionary abroad, as the minister at home has incessantly to strive, is not heathenism or idolatry, but Agnos- ticism. The awakening mind of Youth- ful China, like that of India and Japan, is not moving toward superstition and mis- belief but toward, materialism and unbelief. Education.—The reason of these signi-...”
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“... Schools and Colleges. They have been the models on which Chinese educational institutions have been built. Transport.—Consider again the facili- ties of trans- portation which have come in. In 1878 China had no single foot of railway. A rail- way had been built between Shanghai and Wusung, b u t had been torn up bv a superstitious and infuriated people. It was entirely a for- eigner’s venture, hated by rulers and people alike. The first railway was built, a sin- gle line of six or seven miles in length between Tangshan and Shii Kio Chuang. It was so neces- Whitewright Exhibition, Tsinan Fu. Main Hall. [Mr. T. Butler, J.P. (For account thereof see p. 183 October, 1922.) 7 sary for carrying coal from the mines to the sea that it had to be sanc- tioned : . and so out of the way in rural China that popular opposition was reduced to a minimum. Fortunately it had two ends to it, one of which extended first from Hsu Ko Chuang to Lu tai, then to T’angku, then to Peking, thence to Kulgan, and is...”
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“...on the life of a nation. When I went to China there was not a single newspaper circulating in the Empire. There was the “Ching Pao,’’ the “Peking Gazette” only. This, I am well aware, has been spoken of as the oldest newspaper in the world. Well, the statement was true enough, just as the Great Wall may claim to be the longest wall in the world. But the Great Wall kept nothing out : and the “Peking Gazette ” had nothing in. It certainly was the hoary parent, like the Neander- thal man, of Chinese journalism. In relation to Chinese newspapers, it was like the beginning of the “London Times,” a Court Circular. It gave a meagre list of official appointments or Imperial Decrees. Its only circulation was among officials. Now China is almost snowed under with Chinese newspapers. All the prin- cipal cities have their own organs, many have several, of differing shades of politi- Nosu Rock! PETER WANG is a Nosu. The Nosu tribe are to be found in S.W. < China. Some of them have come under Chinese ...”
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“...house under your abuse? ” “No,” said the man, “what did you say?” And Wang re- plied, “As you were cursing me whilst I walked down the garden path, I said, ‘ Look out! I’ll get you yet! ’ And you see,” said he, “I got you ! didn’t I?” It was twelve years work, but he got him ! He was a follower of Jesus Christ, of whom he had read, “He sought until he found him ” ! Jesus had made him a fisher of men, and he is still serving, under very trying circumstances, during these troublesome days, in S.W China. I wonder how this man—this impas- sionate, reckless, rugged, obstinate, sometimes foolish but often wise, man—I wonder how this man came to be called “ Peter ” ? a Rock ! He has seen the vision. The “serving-man” Jesus has heard him cry, “Thou art Christ, the Son of God, “And to whom else shall we go ; Thou hast the words of Life,” and upon this rock Jesus is building His Church. Can you help Him ? 10...”
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“...Friend of little children. The next day I went to* Stone Gateway, and was absent three days. On my re- turn I learned that Mrs. Yang’s next youngest child—a boy of two—was now dangerously ill. I hurried across and scarcely left his side again. Everything possible was done by doctor and mission- aries, and the little patient himself, but on the third night he too> passed away, exactly a week after his brother. How were the parents to stand this shock? Two boys in one week? Sons are very precious in China. Mr. Yang had always been a happy Christian, his smiling face brightening up our Sunday School, which he conducted every Sunday—and we all wondered how he would behave. For a few days he did not smile. He did SO' miss the little fellow who' used to call him from school when his meals were Mrs. Brooks. Publication Secretary (wife of the Rev. J. B. Brooks). Elected June. 1923. 19...”
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“...if it is right for a Church to teach men the wrongness of their ways, to destroy their belief, and not to put anything in its place, or, rather, not to lay firmly the foundation of a new belief. Our inability as a Church to do' this is an intense disappointment. In Yunnan we have a field of tremendous opportunities and of extraordinary poten- tialities, but I fear our Church has not the courage to- develop it. This is true of North, East and West China. I blame myself for failing to make the people at home see the vision which brought me to' China. If we missionaries could give you the vision, our workers would be doubled, and the sheep would be shepherded. “ My sheep wandered through all the moun- tains, and upon every high hill : yea, my sheep were scattered upon all the face of the earth ; and there was none that did search or seek after them.” Two' sacred trees were pointed out to me. There was little to' distinguish them from other trees, though I noticed that they were the best and...”
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“...little ones will be all right, as they are with the Father, whose heart is so tender that He feeds the sparrow and clothes the lily. We turn up and read that strong Psalm —the 46th. God is our refuge and strength. A very present help in trouble. Therefore will we not fear,, though the earth do change, And though the mountains be moved in the heart of the seas. There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God. That river has flowed to the ends of the earth, it has flowed to West China . a pure river of water of life . . and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life . . and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Blessings abound where’er He reigns ; The prisoner leaps to lose his chains ; The weary find eternal rest; And all the sons of want are blest. Ah, yes ! in spite of all our difficulties and disappointments, we are glad to be in Yunnan. My journey is ended. I close my note- book and cry you farewell. A Dartmoor rill. [A drawing by Rev...”
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“...have made him a tower of strength among our churches there. His record is one of which any minister in England or in Africa might well be proud, with that pride which gives all the glory to God. When the superintendent has been on fur- lough he has acted as his deputy. We pray for our brother complete restoration to health, and that he may live long to see the fruit of faithful labours. Mr. Nichols returned to Sierra Leone per the s.s. “Aba” on January 9th. Leprosy in Few people realize to what China. an extent leprosy still scourges mankind. It is computed that one in every 800 persons in the world is a leper. It is particularly prevalent in the Far East, where poverty, dirt and ignorance of the elementary prin- ciples of hygiene produce conditions most 24...”
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“...From the Mission House favourable for its spread. It is estimated that there are 400,000 lepers scattered over the 18 provinces of China. In the past the Chinese method of dealing1 with the wretches so afflicted has been by destruction rather than by relief. In his recent book on “The Charm of the Middle Kingdom,” Mr. James Reid Marsh relates how a certain governor, in order to deliver his province from leprosy, invited all the lepers to a certain place under the promise that their needs would be met. They came and found a feast had been provided for them on a piece of ground excavated and levelled. While the lepers were feast- ing, soldiers were drawn up on either side of the sunken space and, under orders, they fired into the assembled guests until no sign of life remained, and then the space was filled in and the lepers and their feast were buried together. Thus the governor sought to free his province for a time from leprosy. In striking contrast to this outrage is the method dictated...”
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“...“Your Young Men shall See Visions.” Day of Prayer for Students— Sunday, February 24th, 1924. By GERTRUDE MADGE Missionary Secretary of the Student Christian Movement. DO we still think of Foreign Missions in terms of a few heroic, domina- ting white missionaries and a mass of ignorant, perishing “heathen ” de- pendent on the goodness of the white man for all that makes life happy and holy? Or are we learning to think of them in terms of the native Christian community; the Body of Christ in India, China, Japan, Africa, needing us, their fellow Christians, to back them up, and strengthen their hands for the task of making the character and Will of God known and lived in their lands ; just as we, indeed, need the backing of our fel- low Christians in this and other lands in our continual struggle against inertia, nominal Christianity, error and evil? If we come more and more to' take this latter point of view, as the leaders of mis- sionary policy at home and abroad are doing, we shall more and...”
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“...Then and Now. (Concluded. POLITICS.—You must not attach too much importance to the poli- tical situation in China. It is cer- tainly very bad, and I do> not wish to minimize it. Just now it is occasioning the greatest anxiety toi the Western nations. But, after all, it in no< sense represents new China. That great mass of chaos and confusion at the top will have to: be dispersed somehow ; but the life of the nation is sound beneath. All the disorder, political corruption, rivalry, brigandage, and lawlessness have abso- lutely no religious significance. And even in the political life of China Chris- tianity is a great factor. Most of the leading men under the Republic have had contact with Christian missions. W. W. Yen, C. L. Wang, and many others, are members of Christian Churches. Wang Ch’ung Hui, the Premier of half a year ago, who is said to be the finest patriot in China, is a pronounced Christian. Chang Pao Lin, one of the highest edu- cationists in Government service, is an outstanding...”
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“...trained, on the duties and responsibilities of the Christian ministry. We are proud of our Methodist general.* Christianity.—The fact of most hopeful significance just now is the formation of the all-China Church Council, which took place last year. Its avowed object is the establishment of an autonomous Chris- tian Church. A council has already been formed on which the representation is predominantly Chinese. It is being pro- moted by a section of very ardent and, withal, very ambitious young Christians, and has the whole strength of educated Chinese Christian thought behind it, and the enthusiastic support of the Y. M.C.A. It is restive under the control, not always wise, which the foreign mission- aries exercise over the development of the Church. It is anxious for the Christian Church in China to develop in accordance * See pp. 121, 2, July last.-Ed. InSTientsin Cemetery. [T. Butler. Esq.,J.P. The Grave of Rev. J. and Mrs. Robinson. with Chinese ideals. It should be care- fully studied...”
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“...heart and cynical judgment appeared the wildest, maddest dream. You will never convert China. It is impossible! That was the cheer they got from their very friends. How stands it now? Even in 1878 it would have been difficult to find in the Empire one white man not a missionary, minister, consul, customs officer, merchant, mer- chants’ clerk, who admitted that China might, even by the grace of God, even by the love of Christ, become a Christian nation. How stands it now? Let us be clear. In some sense it still remains the “ . . one far-off divine event, To which the whole creation moves.” The complete Christianization of China still awaits the unfolding of God’s eternal mind. Are our countries, Britain, America, Europe, are they completely Christianized? But nominally Christian, even as we are nominally Christian, with many curious anomalies, many marked exceptions, measurelessly inconsistent, for China to become no more, no less, but Christian in that sense, is that possible? It looked ...”
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“...A Challenging Questionnaire.* IDO not speak as a religious man, only as a business man who is deeply interested in China—her present deplorable condition, her future. My remarks will be the first I have ever made in public upon a religious subject. Now and then I hear reputable foreigners in China express the opinion that Christian missions are not helping China. These remarks are made by people not particularly interested in nor familiar with mission work. They have not inves- tigated, and they draw conclusions from misinformation. When I hear a man express such an opinion, I want to be a lawyer again and have the privilege of asking him ques- tions. I shall mention some of them. I want to ask him : 1. What do you really know about the work of Christian missions in China? 2. How many of their 24 Y.M.C. A. city centres, of their 12 Y.W.C.A. centres and 80 student associations ; how many of their many schools, academies, col- leges and universities, workshops and hospitals, churches and...”
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“... as they relate to Christian missionary efforts in China? Do you know of missionary work in sanitation and health promotion, or in helping to rid China of the awful narcotic curse? 10. Do you know that there are about 236,000 Chinese children in missionary day schools, and 100,000 in Roman Catholic schools, and that most of them would have no schooling but for these. 11. Do you know that the Chinese modern system of education in China began with the work of the Chinese mis- sion teachers and that modern medicine was mediated to China by the Christian medical missionaries? Do you know that China was devoid of anything re- sembling modern hospitals and trained nurses until they resulted from mission- ary effort; and that now there are over three hundred mission hospitals in China, nearly one hundred of which are con- ducted on approximately-modern stan- dards with up-to-date equipment and nursing ; and that there are few cities in China having even one such Chinese hos- pital which is of...”
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“...Mrs. J. B. BROOKS, B.Litt. West China. From a Woman’s Standpoint. By Miss Barwick. ISN’T the scenery wonderful 1 ” These words, spoken by Mrs. Parsons, were more an exclamation than a question. We were on our way to visit some Miao villages, and had dismounted at the com- mencement of a steep decline, where we stood gazing at the hills, which never cease to fill our hearts with awe and admiration. Many voices spoke to us as we stood thus. There were cicadas, piping their shrill song ; there was the bleat of sheep and goats grazing upon the hillside, the chirp of birds, the sound of rushing water ; yet, despite this music of Nature, a silence seemed to brood over all, and with the quiet rapture of our hearts, came the sense of an Infinite Presence. I looked across at the hills, and idly noticed their ever-changing lights and shadows, yet it was not of those things that I thought as much as of their strength and steadfastness. “T will lift up my eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my...”