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In close compass and. admirable form Mr. Burt has told the story of the Englisn Baptist enterprises) in the three historic provinces Shantung, Shansi and Shensi. Ha' ing arrived in China from Oxford in 1892 and being on the staff of the University at Tsinanfu (founded 1917), he is well equipped for his task by knowledge to which he! has also brought the qualities of a liberal but enthusiastic mind, modest and generous, Apart from the demand of a Jubilee for some sort of commemorlation, sucha book as this is. peculiar value in a larger sense just ow. The larger Missions in China fare moving. towards closer feder-fiom, and. in order to. perfect any! unity, worth having it is important, indeed imperative, that the genius land distinctive contribution vf each: should. be thoroughly understood and respected.
'A work set on root by men like Timothy Richards and his colleague and complement, Afred Jones, continued by missionaries of calibre Jsuch as mark the list at the end fof the book covering four or five ages has to be taken into serious account in estimating the outlook the Christian Faith in China. The! note from the beginning has been trust in the Gospel to secure itself
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