Last Friday the newly formed Study Circle held a most interest ing meeting at 128F Szechuen Road when Dr. Wu Ting-fang delivered an absorbing paper on "The religions of China." After reviewing in general terms the fundamental principles of Confucianism, Bud-diiism and Taoism, the speaker remarked that the Chinese was practical and broad-minded enough not tobe opposed toa religion, but was most friendly to any religion which he thought would be of benefit. to himself and his peoples. It might be taken for granted that Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, however, formed the basis of his religious thought. When a man died the funeral service was conduced in he most e>smopolitan manner. The Taoist priest and the Buddhist monk or nun were usually called in to recite the prayers for the dead and the general idea seemed to be that there were several ways of ascending to heaven and if the deceased should not succeed on one ladder he could (ake either of the other two. In addition to the three religions he had mentioned there were millions of Moh: medans and their religion had a firm hold in China. Then again there was Christianity which was not only d but preached everywhere jan minis: ers were found in every province of Cains. Tolerance of every erced was her policy and they welcomed every missionary, of all religions, who preached enduring truths.
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