To the Editor of the m-Cuxa Dairy New: aby hundreds of mis. sion in been comstraine tty leave their ori and the question is often asked hes utilise thix time? Twilon'y ind sxereit book which the Chinese written by one of their i: Some of the m Apostle Paul written fry the Pi reares " was also written in prison, not to mention the famous travels of Marco Polo, These mortal books were all written during enforced separation from their daily and by them they ha service '0 the human race then they could Now there is no causes of this gis and the fute into righ? ways will inevitably be through useful Dooks—not de: with the problems which other people in other lands had to solve, unless common to all nations, Dat with the problems which fice ths now. The mandarins need hocks, need hooks, the students hooks, the common farmers need Look the women and children at home need books. For the prin advanced schools ut W we also require text-books up to dave uj every branch of knowles Thus the ruler, the reformer, the engineer, the manu agrieniturist, "the mechani the Iwisured ease all require bunks' on gen religion, and soci riy of them in the form of novels. Ina werd they r ire hooks on how the millions of poor ca be supported, by m how a tained ant yet 'y guaranteed, books on have advanced in' intellect: attainments so as to discover and utilise" the forces of are, and hooks on how the world has been mate better by a hetter understand ing of the unseen, bat all-powerful, wise, and a'l-kind Supreme Mind which governs all the a This same Sup: has endowed meu with infinite variety of gifts. Would of exch ask himself or herself if this time translate or write or adapt a number of books which will be of some service to the Chins that is to be. Ifa hundred books were written out of which if even ten were to become immortal then we would not have to. mourn over books written in prison, If any feel prepared to take up such a work and would like to know what others cluing in this line every facility in the ower of the writer will be gloily given. We Is ist. of bouks needed la China ly drawn up.
Lam, etc., 380, Honan Rod.
21st December.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.