'These amazing changes are comin, to China. The day is not far distant when a knowledge of science will enable the Chinese themselves to prevent famine and flood. That the new knowledge will benefit, not only materially, but mentally' and spiritually, the inhabitants of the land which receives it, is surely beyond doubt. A great scheme of development is unfolding and it is working itself out with beneficent purpose. Much as the West will teach the East, it will learn also, Commerce breaks down racial barriers and carries with it interchange of thoughts and ideals as well as marketable commodities, The immediate and practical Problem before China is to devel lop her means of communication and her mineral wealth. These must follow the application of science to agriculture. The rivers must be trained, the waterfalls harnessed, sanitation understood, a certain amount of leisure made possible for even the poorest peasant. development. Then, till then, will there be a.
ity of bringing within the reach China's millions those great truths culled from the litera-
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