"Railways are a most interesting study. Nothing impressed me as much in my foreign travels as that railways are the producers of vast wealth. Take them all away from such countries as Ame and Germany and their prosperity would immediately vanish. For years after my return from abroad I earn-jertly advocated every railway scheme that was proposed to the Peki government, for I saw in every one tremendous' promise of prosperity' to every district through which it passed and large increases in na. tional revenue, direct and indirect. T was associated witl the arrange ments that resulted in several of [China's main roads being construct fed, the Peking-Hankow line and the Tientsin-Pukou, I had fairly large holdings of property in sever al cities along these lines and planned on the completion of these: reads to retire from political lite: in the one gest interests fas well as the largest circle of friende, My several sons on account of my roving political appointments had settled in Sanghal and, while liked to visit' them occasionally, I found the old cities of the inter-jor far better suited to my tastes fand also to. my experience in the lines of business which I hoped to follow in a leisurely way.
The Awakening "By good fortune T had served lucrative term in the very. ci that I had chosen as my future home just before the completion of the 'T. P. R. and I retired to it full of plans for the rapid develop my. already healthy business, just before the opening of traffic The old man smiled wryly. "The plang I had on foot were well nigh perfect. I had secured through my official position some very chai properties at a very low outlay and as a matter simply of land i vestment I had every chance of large returns. When I add that Jmy business would be increased twenty-fold by railway transport-ion T congratulated myself on soon being one of China's richest men.
"Even before traffic was fully opened I saw that my fondest dreams had been far exceeded. "A now city up in only a few months and]
ands increased enormously. in value and T simply could not handle the volume of business in my old quarters.
"And then one bright winter day' the railway brought us something, pon which I had never ealeulated-Jan army of hungry soldiers. My fine, location suited them exactly and they moved in and quartered then:- selves on me. My long experience in showed me how to Provide for them and while the expense was tremendous I kept hoping they would puss on as quickly a3 they came. Vain hope. They commandeered my large stores of grain and all my household effects. They] with him. As we learn to sce ourselves as we really are, As we ove Him, and in simple trust follow Him in a holy fellowship, by prayer fand service, the transformation will be wrought.
(Sourses and Bibliography,- Marcus Dod's "St. John's Gospel, Dictionary of Christ' and the (Gospels "Peter," Mackey "The Men Whom Jesus. Mado") ited without permission.
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