the highest sphere possible to a cultured man that of controlling and leading his fellow men? Such are the arguments used, but it is easy to off-set them with' equally effective quotations from their own authors, such as "to be fond of learning is to be within reach of wisdom,""etc. (eae 4.) No such class as the German, Bnglish and Ame Professors in colleges is yet known in China, but the new education is sure to produce it.
The only other part of this subject which Leare to consider at this time is the relation of the missionary work of the Oburch to this higher education and the institutions which are seeking to provide it. It ought be ungualifed sympathy. Mindful of the Christian schools where we received our mental training for the work we are now doing as m varies, how can we do otherwise than support these schools which ure seeking to give similar training tu the infant Church of China? Perhaps the ideal way would be to wait-till the native church is able to build and equip such schools, but who dare say this. is the only way? Is nct the church of God one and indivisible though it has the rich American branch and the poor Chinese branch? Are we not approxebing la one respect the Apostolic usage when the infant "church lad all things in common," by—-pouring the wealth of our western churches into the equipment of splendid schools for our poor Chinese brethren, Shall we having this world's goods shut up our bowels of compassion against the Chinese church because it is poor and lowly? Ought we not rather to exhibit by our generous bene-valence the spirit of our Master. who showed the cultured wen, of -his time that even the despised Samaritan was worthy of attention, and that our neighbour is not. simply cur fellow countryman but the people of the whole world? Our duty is the same to.all men whether they' be, citizens of ourowa or some other country. Such thing as a national church is a misnomer. We believe in the Holy Universal (catholic) Church.
The church must also send able representative men to the work. None are needed who have not shown, special fitness for educational work. It would also seem wise that men should be sent specially to this work, equip themselves us well as possible for it, and spend their lives in it, What more useful life could have been spent than that of Dr. Alexander Duff in Calontta in founding the college of the Scotch Mission? The one hundred opinions recently solicited by the Scotch Missionary Society as to the desirability of maintaining these schools were unanimous in the opinion that to abandon them would mean incalculable injury to the church and to India. Such men as Sir William Muir,}ate Govern ment Secretary, Sir Richard Temple.and Sir William W. Hunter are unanimous in their approval of Dr. Duff's work after it has stood these fifty years, Let more such men as. Duff be sent tothe mission field.
Tam not of the opinion that this higher education ought to be provided from. the ordinary funds of the missionary societies.
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