With the backing of such a group strong people and with such an important cause that it represents it is no wonder that-the movement Jdevelops rapidly. In less than halt 'a year since the founding of the Mission several auxiliaries have already been formed in such big cities as Swatow, Hongkong, Amoy Jand Foochow.. Many applications Ihave been received from different parts of the country asking for in-motion and permission to' form similar organizations: Since the publication of our pamphlet. -entitled," "Leprosy," we have _re= ceived' hundreds. of Tetters. asking {for the: same. These letters have come: from: practically every: pro= vince in the country, and some have come. from even such remote the. Straits Settle cite a few instances of the warm support that: has been given to this young Mise sion. The girls of MeTyie¥e School jin Shanghai take such an interest {in the: Mission that they have been. making systematic collections for it to.the amount of from 50 to 60 dollars per month! It is interesting to know'that.one of the classes of the said school—Class of 1928—has so interested' itself. that it is now known as. "The Pig Class," centring all its activities on helping: the poor lepers. Not long ago the class gave a splendid: loperatta to a Inrige autdignce for the benefit of the Chinese' Mission to Lepers and cleatéd: more than 400 dollars, In Hongkong. the students lof St.' Stephen's Gi after "hearing As goon as the students of St, Stephhen's Boys' College who has subscribed only $50.45 learned that they were beaten by the girls just half as much in the amount of col-actions decided at once to double it up and to make regular, collections every Monday!" In Amoy ithe 'Tung Wen Institute and Anglo-Chinese College, the' two leading institutions in that noted port, both pledged to do something in the fall term. These, are only a few ex-Jamples of what a strong support [the Chinese Mission to Lepers is getting from schools. As to the religious bodies the leading churches in the South are considering to make a united effort in the matter raising money for the Mission. The Do Chi Church and Congregational Church in Hongkong, and the Chinese Christian Church in Koo-Iansoo, Amoy, each with a membership of over 1,000, had definitely expressed themselves in the matter. The officials are by no means less enthusiastic in this great social movement. In Canton. the writer was favoured by General Chiang Kai-shek with a gunboat Which enabled him, to visit, one of the worst piracy-effected regions in the world, Tai-kam, an island donated by the late Dr, Wa Ting-fang for building up a big leper colony: In Foochow I was not only privileged to dine with Governor Ching-ping, but also the rect lent of a splendid gift of " the famous Foochow lacquer ware from is Excellency because I was Presenting such a good cause, The readers will be interested to know what a tremendous interest this good governor takes: in lepers. addition to the regular grants that the provincial government is making to the inhabitants of: two leper villages outside of the East Gate and West Gate, he is writing jand. selling. his. Chinese characters to anybody for the benefit of the lepers. I was told by one of his secretaries that the annual proceeds [amounted to about 1,000 dollars, A Democratic Governor Indeed, it is rare to find such a kind-hearted governor anywhere, Wearing. a long gown of summer cloth that worth more than three dollars, mixing -up with—people most freely, and humble like a Little child, Governor Sah was. the most democratic high Chinese official that T had over met.
'The Chinese Mission to Lepers is a national, indigenous,' independ-"Jent and interdenominational organization. While it is closely operating with: the Mission to Lepers: (London). and. the American Mission to. Lepers, and. at present receiving " small annual grant from these two sister societies toward the
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