"The following appeal is now being: cicculated at how The population of China increases at the rate of about three millions annually, and; as no improved methods fur the sup: port of the people have been devised for generations, this increase of popul—-where rebellions have not destroyed it— has to die off through periodic famines and other calamities, which no man can witness without being deeply moved. the great sufferings of the people this year again, through droughts in one part wud fouds of the Yellow River in another, make one despair of doing mach good. by i ising Relief Funds, Nothing 1 reforms will do, of such reforms is clear to ign trade is wore than double that of. Ching, though from China's resources nnd population it ought to. have more trade than India, Japanese trade na increased three-fold since 1871, while Garn civilisation; while other missionaries, scattered throughout the Empire,.'h fre ly offered their help in the work of distribution. The subjects for the pamphlets ave some scores.in number. and include Railways, Macadamised Roads, Postal Communication, International Trade, Modern Education, ete.
But the students, not knowing the value of the information coutaiied in these pamphets, will be'slow in buying them at fra Itis therefore proposed to distribute pamphlets, for the first few years at least, largely gratis, as we las to have them on sale and circulate them in lending libraries. 'This requires nt.least £20 for each centre, i.e, £200 for each province, ur £4,000 fur the whole empire mmually. 'This' money may be regarded as only seed-money; and it is believed that the harvest of benefit will be a hundred-tuid, In behalf therefore of a nation suffering se much for want of enlightenment regards to modern methods of civilisation and improvement, and in view of ita glorious enlightenment in the' past, and of its high capability of turning it to the greatest advantage, both fur ite own teeming millions doubled during the and for international commerce, we most, being only 50 millions sterling. earnestly and confidently appeal. for aym= rest is taken by the various pathy and help in this extremely important Chambers ut Commerce in the development work, of trade in every part of the world, and, if Any one wishing to aid chis Suciety by China's trade were properly developed it disseminating its siteratare at any of the could easily be as mud us that ut India, exai 1 centres, can easily do so by which in 1889 was returned at 131 millions contributing £20 per aymum,. Chis will jing. This increase would be a clear rench the leaders of thought and influence gain of 80 millions te China, Compare this in ten counties, and will be applied tu any (allowing Mulball's statistics.) with 166 centre the contributor may wis! tuillions of trade in Spanish Souch Amerion Such subscriptions, or any sums whatever, (1889), with 41 millions of Cxnada (1890), will be gladly received by A.G. Deuholn with 21 millions of Japan (1888), and with Young, Esq., 79 West' Regent Stroot; 18 mill ath Africa (1888), and the Glasgow, who lins kindly promised to hel ficance of the comparison 1 the formation of Auxilinry Societies, ant will be apparent, viz., that this inerenas other ways that may" promote the alone would be equal to half the trade of objects of the Society.
South America, double that of Canada, The Hongkong and Shanghai Burking and four times that of Japan or of the Corporation, 31 Lombard Street, London, Souths Afriom Colonies.
E.C., will also receive subscriptions.
Surely the development of a field of such On behalf of the Society for the Diffusion immense value deserves more than a passing of Christian and General Kiunoledye "mong notice; but the Chinese, being ignorant of the Chinese, importance of this, do We remain, trade at all.
Yours faithfully, Joux G. Poxnox, Chairman, Couuerea in thw progress of nations, but the ning to Gale Chairman of the Shanghai Chanber of Commerce, Chairman majority of Chinese mandarins and literary of the Shanyhai Municipal Council, men, as shown by their writings, still think ete.), that foreign trade is injurious to Chi Connenivs THoune, Merchant, ie effort were now made to Wituiam Morxuean, London Mission, enlighten the influential classes of Chinx on Jose Epxixs, President of the the economic value of various departments of Evangelical Alliance in China, would not be difficult t Youxa J. ALLEN, President of the develop rapidly, Atuerionn' Angly-Chinese College, h ple from the W. A. oars, Merchant, Treasurer, suffering ers which the present Trvorny Ricnanp, English Baptist slow progress inevitably brings, Mission, Secretary, China possesses great facilities for. the Executive Committee. enlightenment of her people. She has about 200 centres for literary examination, or November, 1892. about 10 in exch province, where the educated men of the whole empire periodically
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