ing Articles Pride of place is given this month in the Recorder to an article by Mr. 'T. L. Shen, 8.8, Mr- Shen is student Secretary of thewational Committee Y.M.GA. His pape resume of much that has been already said in former numbers of the journal. He "China in the emerged from seclusion to the open door. Through this means China is making maxvellous progress along many lines. The renaissance movement: has discovered a new road to racial revival by conceiving a fresh policy of assimilation and adaptation of the good thin fu all cultures as well as in China's own heritage. "From this stand-Point foreign education often. suppresses the Chinese cultural heritage and substitutes foreign standards it makes evangelization it ud takes advantage of the of the nation, It empha-idea of religious conquest fat the cost of the scholarly attitude Jand gentlemanly spirit of the Budd-t and Confucian cultures'
Which seems to mean that, Christianity is doing in China wHat the apostle Paul did in Greece and Rome land what the early missionaries to Great Britain did in that land.. The "scholarly attitude and gentlemanly is not the spirit'of Christianity. proclaims the necessity of submission to the will of the great Supreme Being who is Lord of all and: to His Son, the Saviour of mankind, because in'him is life and the life is the ight of men.
Mr. Shen thinks that from the time of the promulgation of the re-relations governing the conduct of Private schools "foreigners should not be allowed to start any new educational enterprise" and that "No religious work should be allowed in the schools." Moreover "all schools and other educational enterprises conducted by foreigners should be transferred to Chinese control after a certain length of time" These requirements" seem to me to have a distinctly imferialistie tone and do not savour very much of she "scholarly attitude and gentlemanly spirit" recommended in an earlier part of the paper."
Rev. T. Ekeland writes on "Pater-rialism" which denies the "the in. portunity and encou tribute as directly as is practically possible to the sum of man's ever moral and spiritual The fresont writer confesses he cannot make head or tail of this language but he is absolute, willing that "every individual" should go to it and make his contribution with all the vim he possesfs, The result should be interest-
The Rev. C. Waidtlow continues is researches into the religion of "the First Emperor" and shows that the old gentleman was considerably mixed in his religious notions. Mise Nettie M. Senger writes interestingly on "Christian attitudes in Chinese Religions." She says "China's religious thinking is wonderful and shows how much can be thought out by the mind of man. On the other hand her religious practice shows how far short man comes of living up to his ideals." There is also a thought provoking article by College girls (Chinese) on "Students and marriage customs in Chin The indigenous marriage rites evidently leave something to be desired in spite of all the progress that has been and is being made. terests of the latter in more ways "han one. (Great Britain is sine gularly fortunate in the choice of her administrator in the Far East, and Sir Sidney deserves all the praise lavished upon tim, "Israel's Messenger" believeg that it echoes the sentiments of all Shanghai Jews in extending to him and Lady Barton its sincere ant heartfelt felicitations, and—trust that they may live long to enjoy: the honour so deservedly conferred. jupon them by their Gracious So-verein.
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