I am particularly interested to give the facts with regards to the Rev. James M. Yard, who is quite unnecessarily misrepresented by Mr. Grafton. They are as follows. The "China Christian Advocate" is an English monthly, of which the Rev. James M. Yard is editor. Before Mr. Grafton made a personal attack on Mr. Yard he should have got hold ¢f this magazine. The article which was reprinted in the September issue of the Chinese Recorder" and which contained a misstatement with regards to West China missionaries. was originally published as an editorial in the "Chinese Christian Advocate," a weekly magazine printed in Chinese. These two magazines, while belonging to one denomina. tion, have no connexion whatever as regards editorial management. The Rev. James M. Yard, therefore, was in no sense responsible for the editorial] which appeared in the "Chinese Christian Advocate" nor for its reproduction in the "Chinese Recorder." Mr: Yard did, however, reproduce
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