Secret Society Combining Three Religions: A Dangerous and Wide Spread Organisation From Our Own Correspondent, Chenchow, Hu., Jan. 6.
The activities of the Tong Shan Shoe (fa] Mit) a religion-political organization, Have come to the notice of the Christian workers in Chenchow, through the zeal of some of the members. It was reported that an insane person, the child of one of the members of the society, was healed through some of the efforts of the leaders here. has not yet been verified that this is a fact, but the report has gone forth far and wide and so there have been many new members added to the society here.
This society had its beginning Some years ago in Szechuan, and now has members and organizations in every province and county of the Country. It looks something like the ill-fated and historic White Lotus society of the past, from what can be learned if its meaning. It calls for entrance chiefly from selfish motives, that there is soon to come some great calamity greater than anything that has happened to China yet and that members of this society shall be preserved from harm. It has not been learned just what the nature of this calamity is, but it seems to be political and 30 I have called it a religion political society. Most. of the offi-cals Re this part of Hunan are and better class merchants. lets members, and many of the gent:
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