The China Christian Literature Society's Offer We have received from the China Christian Literature So-city a circular announcing that a scholarship prize will be awarded this year to any Chinese desirous of further preparation for a career in Christian literary work who shall produce an essay on the subject prescribed which, in the opinion of three judges, shows the greatest promise. the offer now made creates sufficient interest, it will be repeated in the future as a memorial to the late Dr. Timothy Richard, who bequeathed to the China Christian Literature Council a sum of money, the interest of which is to form an annual prize "to help develop Chinese Christian literary talent."
The prize now being offered is not the "Timothy Richard" prize, but a prize offered by the Christian Literature Council to sce if an offer of this kind evokes a response from the Chinese. If it is successful in this, it is probable that the "Timothy Richard" Prize of the future will be offered under similar conditions, that prize being offered in 1922 when the income from the bequest is first available.
Terms or Comperirion.
The terms governing the competition for this year's scholarship prize are as follows:—
1—The competition is open to all Christiang who are at present members of the senior classes of senior Chinese colleges, or who are recent graduates of same.
2—All prospective contestants are required to secure and submit with their essays an application blank. These blanks may be secured by addressing the Chairman of the China Uhristian Literature Council, 5 Quinsan Gardens, Shanghai. In the case of contestants living too far from Shanghai to secure such blanks before the expiration of the time limits of his contest, essays conforming to the regulations laid down in this announcement may be submitted at -ihe time of application, and application blanks will then be sent out.
3.—All contestants will write on the same subject. Essays must be the original work of contestants, with no rewriting or polishing by teachers er others.
4.—All essays must be in the hands of the China Christian Literature Council, 5 Quinsan Gardens, Shanghai, before
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