New Effort by Chinese Societ}
$20,000 Needed for Mission "Of 2,000,000 lepers in the world, China is credited with having one half, of one leper out of every 400 people in this country," suid the Rev. T. C. Wu, general secretary of the Chinese' Mission to Lopers, in speech on Saturday night at the St. John's Club, There was a large attendance, among whom were Drs, Fong F, See, B.S, Tyau, U. Koo, J.C. Shen,' T. C. Chen and.
margaret Hi, D. Lin, and Meares. K. Chu, M. T. Tehou, and K. S, Lee.
Price to the organization of the Chinese Mission to Lepers there was very little of nothing being done the Chinese in the matter eradication of leprosy and relief of the lepers in this country," said Mr. Wa. "What had been done heretofore was done in a very small seule under the auspices of different m sionary bodies, With the exception jof the Canton government, which has Veen ce-operating for some years swith Chrigtian missions in giving Financial aad to maintain the work of Sheklung and Tunekun Lepers? Hospitals, and of the Fukien pro~ vineial government, which has been taining two leper villages chow, the Chinese nation, as a whole, hed practically done nothing to rid herself of leprosy. Hence this most dreadful disease has been allowed to increase and spread itself throughout the country until, to-day. China is estimated by von Vioten have as many as 1,000,000 1 women and people in Shanghai, their moral obligation towards thei most unfortunate brethren, the I ers, got together and organized the Chinese Mission to Lepers, just one ago, with the object of Chri: tianizing' the lepers, relieving physical sufferings, and eradicating: leprosy in China in the earliest possible time.'
The Mission is now conducting: a membership snd financial _eum-pain to raise $20,000 in order meet most urgent ne
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