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Before giving judgment in a rent countries and liberal-thinking Leaders of the Chinese Christian Church has caused some of the foreigners in China considerable worriment over the prospect of the colleagues on the Press of Shangalah nung other 20 Stents tended the funeral at Bubbling Well ometery on Starday of Ne Harry Pearse te ad sod teed peaches [Gt the edtorat star of the "North. case at H.M. Supreme Court yesterday, nis Honour Judge Sir Skinner. Turser paid a warm tribute to the memory of the late Mr. Pearce and hig journalistic abilities His Lordship said: "I desire on behalf of the Court to express our; Chinese Church drifting towards Bolshevism. These people have Premises of a supposition that if the Chinese Church should allow itself to hear, meet with or even offer prayers for a progressive poli-I tical Chincee leader or a Soviet China Duily News."
"The whale foreign staff of the regret at the news which reached representative, it is putting it-ime yesterday afternoon of the un- Soft under the rthChina Dally, News"™ were] influence of the timely death of Mr. H. L. Peurce. rot othe sere oh ae rave "Reds" and needs to be_ inquired Ries wich "eas conducted' bythe] We shall miss him at his accustomed into at ones. They also fear that seat in this Court and we shall miss Very Mev. Goi. Fe Symmons in add the result of his careful work; and men like Marshal Feng Yulon to many Shanghai frtenda and hsiang, the Christian General who I shall miss myself the cheerful and journalists of other newspapers. is patriotic and democratic but as-ready assistance he always gave me Wreaths, were ent Uy! in my work whenever I asked him sociated with radical elements, "North-China Daily News" stof for it. To his family and his col-should once step into power, they My. nnd ce Be W Davis Directors!
Teagues on the "North-China Daily will bring about a Bolshevik regime worth-Ghine Duly New Me at/ News" I wish to express our sincere in China and cause deluge.
Haslam Str and Str T, B. Davy sympathy."
Mr. A. Kok, who contributes an tide entitled "Chinese Christian-MoM. Conint Bes and ire, Mr. A. E. Seddon, barrister, Mrs aad Mess 'A. © Hick the senior member of the British ity and Bolshevism" in the "North-isa G. M. Gundry; Mr. and Bar present in Court, on behalf of China Daily News" of July 16, Morgan: itr. G. Sapojnikot his colleagues said he would like to Gundry, Mr. ans 1d associate himself with the words his 'Mrs. G. Hoaniball and farsily; staffs 'Sunday 'Bimes"; Reuter's 'News' "Shanghai Times" and "Shangtat [Lordship had said, They were, he "was sure, endorsed by every member of the Bar.
Farticularly is worried: about the Chinese Church drifting toward Bolshevism and dovells quite extensively on what be thinks to be "the clear indications of, an. unhealthy approach of the. two? These.are his reasons:
The invitation of the Peking YMCA, to M. Karakhan, them Soviet Ambassador, Bo speak, which the Soviet "Ambassador accepted and spoke to." large body of "Christian ani none wrltng of ah open iter a Christian Ohinese leader to M, Karakhan asking for am explanation of "the Soviet policy' in Mongolia, ete, The participation of Christian leaders and students at the Christian funeral_service held for the late Dr. Sun Y ay Alarge number of Russi Ds. Sun's funeral procession, among whom M. Karakhan 4 conspicuous figure, and that the" Christian students and Teaders should have paraded (What about other (5) The "Lite" jour a religious monthly which has on its Board of Faitors a number of 29 foreign und "Chinese Christian Iealers, which dedicated two articles to the Late Dr. Sun Yat~
(0) '8 weekly Chris-'The Truth, tian paper in Peking which contained an article in which Mr, George Hsu, former Minister of Justice, gave a testimony to Dr, Sun's faith in the religion of Christ.
The participation of Christian students in the acts of remonstration with the Minister of Education.
After perusal of the foregoing reasons given in support of the Jeharge that Chinese Christianity. is drifting toward Bolshevism one fy led to think of a sigiler charge and characterization by ignorant militarists several years ago the students' endeavour to distribute bread to the poor on the national anniversary of the Chinese Republic as a sign of the student movement turning into Bolshevik channels, This is the story:
When the news of the students? plan to distribute bread to the poor on the national holiday was made known to a man of considerable military importance Peking it caused him great consternation. He was heard condemning in strong terms the student of distributing br: coolies and other labourers on morning of the national annie day and branding it as Bolshevik propaganda. He strongly urged the governing authorities in Peking. to take drastic measures to nip. the movement in the bud and other militarists held the same view as he. This item of distelbution of bread news which would have been overlooked by the public assumed great importance in consequence.
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