Steady Growth Seen in Shanghai:
Greetings between Societies Inquiry in Shanghai indicates a growth of the anti-Christian movement, to which reference has already been made in these columns, It is stated that in support of the leaders in Peking branches are being established daily, and if the samples given below of messages ara at all typical, there would seem to be no lack of communication between the different branches.
A telegram has been received by the Shanghai branch of the Non-Christian Students' Federation from its sister society in Canton i: which it is stated that the Conference of the World's Christian Students' Federation in Peking is opposed to science and its study is an obstacle to the free thinking of the people. The telegram goos on to state that Christianity is only harmful to mankind and therefore it needs to be suppressed. A branch of the Federation has been formed in Canton and_ the "students of all the schools of the province" have joined. "We trust that you will arise and sweep away this dark religion," concludes the telegram, A letter was also received last Friday from the Hangchow branch which announces that the writers, hearing that_a branch of the Non-Christian Students' Federation had been established in Shanghai, were indeed happy. The letter goes on to say: We realize now how harmful] and destructive this bad religion of Christianity been to this unhappy world for many years. We know also that thera are certain persons who profess Christianity amd like to push forward this religion because of their own selfish ends. They have ulterior motives. If we wish to suppress Christianity we should all unite, for the strength of a few of us cannot succeed. You lead, and we will support you to the end!"
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