Farther down the road wat the Hietle red brick Russian." Church Meith dome of orthodox. pattern, Tt twas closed with gate boarded over ud on window tear the road bre the 'Tanr's Governments after' the ren. Once ft wast ty 0
revolution it became presumably the Droperty of the Soviet Government. But the priest, moved by who knows what syndicalist principle of the Tworkers' owning their own place of work, took it over as his own preerty on behalf of his congregation. When the Nationalists advanced, the priest removed all the inside fof the church which makes it. a church, holy vessels, altar, furnish: ings, and took them over to French. town, where he started a. church of his own with them, inn. new building whose ownership no one jean cloud. The Inbour unions of Shanghai thereupon" seized the empty one for meetings: but since their eject soldiers. the structure has stood fille. Noma property to-day; and any one's in the future.
On the way back we passed a large and handsome Chinese school, now taken over by British soldiers, Te must not be assumed that the Chinese troops. are' the only. ones who" to-day. have commandeered Schools and churches, Gm all ses, foreign as well as Chinese, military} needs come first; any. buildings nitable for housing' troops are diverted to that purpose. This does not affect the churches used by' the dominant foreigners—the Church of Moral Effort, the Church of the British Empire, or St. Joseph's They are unsuitable' anyway, and they serve the religious needs of the' masters. But the buildings which fence proffered to the Chinese them-elves religion and education and jeare of children, are offering to-day Sayonets and rife, both Chinese ahd Reply by Miss White The following reply to the above! letter was sent by Miss Laura aM.
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