EIC, The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal. January, 1008. ''The American Presbyterian Mission Press, Shanghai.
The opening number of' the thirty ninth volume of this excellent periodical replete with articles which will have interest for others besides missionaries.
To this, the first issue under the new regime, the editorial comment occupies the first pages snd' more space than formerly was devoted to it.' 'The Edacational Department, as such, is die continued; bat this does" not~ imply that the cause of education will not recei attention. A new colaba, "The Month," is inttodaced, which corresponds somewhat to the old " Diary' of Events" and presenta an interesting resume of everything of importance affecting the Far East that has taken place during the month, As befits the first number of the year, most of the articles consist of brief recapitulation of what has been accomplished during the preceding twelve months, together with the writers' views as to the outlook for the fatare.
'The progress of eduestion' and of moral reform, together with what has been done recently in the preparation of Christian literstare, are discussed by competent writers. The paper on "The Commercial Situation in 1907"
(prepared from notes made by foreign merchant in China) gives a heal idea of the present position and fature outlook s considered from s commercial point of view. A long article by the Rey. P. T. Price of Dongshang on "The Last Phase of Chinese Patriotism and ite Inflvence on the
what sombre picture anti-foreign Work of hligrorenpr Mego atome and anti-dynastic' feelings lent at the present time in"North" where we are told, for instance; that "many of the popular "wonga that are being
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