To the Bditor of the Nouru-Curva Dany News, Sim,—It is no surprise that in Shanghai building in" central place should be needed where all native Christians might conveniently assemble.
Has not the time come when the native Christians themselves, should be encouraged to subscribe and collect from Chinese sources the sum needed for such an institution? More churches built by native funds jin mission centres would "be a stronger testimony to the reality of the religion possessed by our native Christians than [are the "foreign churches for the accommodation of native Christians and others, highly useful though they be for 4 the purpose intended."
To add a Chinese Union Church built by Foreign money to those already existing would be to miss a grand opportunity of letting the native Christians help them. selves, and rob them of the privilege of Ili 1g 4 place which would be greatly to their honour as a memorial of their Christian faith and interest in the spiritual enlightenment of their fellow Chinese, Tan, ete., Tuomas Paoruenoe,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.