To the Editor of the "Nortu-Elsa Datty Ne Sir,~-In your issue of the 26th ult. your Riewtsin correspondent mad" several marks avd comparisons about the Shansi Giiveri'y which are entirely. misleading, specially ihat extraordinary statement that the teaching of Christianity. is positively prohibited." In order to enable him and others interested in the question to obtain a more accurate krowle-lge of the situation may I beg space fora few. remark:
The toleration of Christianity was decided on in 1860, when the Treaty of Tientsin was. signed, as the only means which the world has yet known how to avert endless" troubles iv connection with different reigiong in the same country. The most intelligent mandanes understand this. But the great majority ing ignorant of un: ive real history are liable to break th Treaty at wny time unless the For iga warn them that that means trouble. the l-w throughout the Chinese empire today till the Treaty of Tientsin is abrogated. Tris question uftoleration therefore is not left to the judgment of private subjects of any foreign country.
for the Shansi University it is established like the Tung Wen Kwan Collze in Peking, Tientsin University, Nanyang Colle e in Shanghai, and most goverumentcolleges in Europeand Ameri not for the purpose of eaching Christia but for giving general knowledge. The"'oe: cal training even in Christian countries is now loti mainly to Missionary Societies and denominational effort. That isesactly the care in Shansi, While we do not under- tions. give theological training it expected that the professors will teach Western isation which, of course, is C1 isation, so that the students and future mandarins understand what) were th made for the rise In th Yung. being sent to post at the Bosrd of Punishments is given to Pa Liang pro tem.
2) Fist Huili's price at the Bound of War is given to Hsti Fu pro te (3) Eh n-lin's.
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