To the Editor of the "Norra-Cutva Darcy News."
Srm,—I have just received your paper of the 15th of March, I presume you or some one else has replied to" A Lover of Chinn" Tong ago, but I would like to aay a word in reply, if you will allow me a little space.
"The average Protestant missionary in China neither cares to have his work ton nor does he like to have it bel @ face of very substantial work already accomplished. I have often wondered if our critics wore really competent to become our critics. Any one selting him self up asmuch ought to be well informed before undertaking to express his opinions, if his opinion isto be worth anything. Does Lover of China," know what has been accomplished by "the men of mediocre mental character" sg. stated by Julian Ralph? Ifhe does not, and I am afraid he whom we live and Inbour. judged asa body by the a eccentric peopl ject to being criticism ised when competent people in x fair do object to being ridiculed 1 by incompetent 1 or wont sot a few do not obit is done by way, bub they eu wi ho have never done anyth hor tried to do anything to elevate and enlighten the countless millions of China.
Tam, ete., W. H. Liscie.
Siangtan, Hunav, 29th March.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.