One of the most significant*social movements in this troubled time of China is the recent organization of, the Chinese Mission to Lepers. Inspired by the noble example of Christ who not only cleansed every' leper he met, but also deliberately. commanded his disciples to do the! same, and influenced by the recent! visit' of Mr. William M, Danner, the general secretary of the American Mission'to Lepers, a group of Jearnest Christian mon'and women in Shanghai.got together and organized the Chinese Mission Lepers.with the object of Christ izing the lepers, relieving: their physical sufferings, and crat Jeprosy in China in the earliest} possible time, Mr. Tang Shao-yi, the veteran statesman of Ghina, was made the honorary president, Governor Sah Ching-ping of Foochow, Dr. Wu' Lien-teh of Harbin and' Mr. William M, Danner of America were appointed the honorary vice-presidents, Mr. William Vinson Lee, a very aggressive Christian business man. jand a great friend of lepers, was jelected og the president; Dr: Fang F, Sec St the Gdmmercial Press and Dr. E. S. Tyau of St. Luke's Hospital, both well-known Christian workers in Shanghai, were made the vice-presidents.. Mr. N. L. Han, the manager of the National Tran: sport Company and an active member of the Church of Our Saviour; Mr. J. C. Lind, the accountant of the Hongkong National Commercial and Savings Bank and an active member of the Cantonese Union Church, are serving as the treasurer and assistant treasurer—respectively. Dr, Henry Fowler of! the Mission to Lepers was invited jas the honorary medical adviser Rev. T. C. Wu, the promoter and for six years the pastor of. the North Shanghai Baptist Church, iwas appointed as the general secretary of the Mission. The rest Jof the committee members are Messrs P. K. Chu, F. M. Sah, M. Tchou, Anson 'T. Wong, Dr. U.K. Koo, Mrs. D. S. F. Chur and Ray. K. C. Yang.' Most of them are outstanding Christians.
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