In other words, we of Yenchitf University have reached the condi tion that the primary need in China to-day, at any rate in students circles, is not so much the prod More recently the ing of historical facts or the de-lacks against Christian education, irxaniimction, fence of theological doctrines. con-whata may be the sources from cerning our faith as the witnessing which they ave being inspired and the transforming dynamic and financed, are creating a further spiritual idealism of this faith revulsion against religious—propaycanda ax imperialistic in spi und in some way associated with capitalism and. the political economic exploitation of China by Wester nations, Students in the Christian colleges are quite fami"
with these and similar currents of thought and more or less under their influence. Most of them perhaps have: come from mission mid-alle schools in which they have been surfeited with compulsory attendance on religious exercises and required courses of religious instruction not always well-taught, Others ure from government middle schools in which the little that they may have learned of Christianity had put them on guard against any inclination to accept its teachings.
All this is aggravated by their new and rather sensitive national-self-consciousness and their restless discontent with the existing order. And finally there is the demand becoming more and more articulate for the revision of the treaties which alone permit us to conduct these institutions as we our corporate If we can so} Function as actually to have a dis tine tive atmosphere and character in contrast with non-Christian institutions, we shall have given testimony more far-reaching in its influence and more convincing than if we merely induce a number of wu students to a profession of faith. Such te not but commend the Christian message to many both within and without the institution and lead them to Him who alone is the inspiring cause of the phenomenon.
At a time when many educated Chinese are familiar with the external facts of Christianity and in a revolt against its propaganda, Isuch a Christianized standard of communal life is a message to the outside public and furnishes the environment in which those within its fellowship can bz encouraged to adopt for themselves the Christian way of life. Every facility is st plied for such study and for or practice in Christian living. Ser-wices on Suntlay and a daily chapel fave made as attractive as possible, but attendance om them is without lease in defiance of the policy the Chinese Government would enforce if it could, forbidding all required religious exercises or courses study and possibly even cancelling the right of foreigners to maintain -sehools under any conditions. any compulsion. A wide variety of courses on religion is included the curriculum and there are volun-try Bible and religious discussion lasses organized chiefly by the student Christian leaders... The position is unteservediy taken that religious ruth has nothing to fear from scientific or philosophic thought "and that therefore all truth ancient or modern may be freely. and fearlessly taught and sought in the confidence that har-many between Christian faith and human Knowledge in other fields will be arrived at by every earnest jand "unprejudiced learner. The faculty are expected to form personal contacts with students in the \hope that these will lead to religious interest and decision.
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