Papers at American Woman's Club The Literary Department of the American Woman's Club met on Friday' afternoon last to hear two papers, one by Mrs. B. A. Edwards on "The Conquering State of Ch'in," the other by Mrs. F. Mabee, of the Shanghai Baptist. College, on "Mencius, his life and writings." As the meeting unfortunately fell on Good Friday, only a few members were present but these few were most appredative of the excellent material which was presented.
Mrs. Mabee's paper dealt with the early life of Mencius, bringing out clearly the effect of his environment at that time upon his character. A survey was given of his later life and travels, his influence upon the high officials of the State and something of his philosophy which, it was said, was a high ethical code without possessi the religious which Confucius imparted to his teaching Mrs. Edwards' paper dealt with that period (255-206 B.C.) _between the Chou and Han Dynasties, during the greater part of which time Shih Huang-ti, the "First Heavenly Ruler' reigned. In the short space of 49 years covered by the Ch'in dynasty, this ruler accomplished remarkable things, the welding together "f many squabbling States into one nation, the establishment of a network of highways throughout the kingdom connected by solid bridges, and, greatest of all, the building of the Great Wall. Shih Huang-ti, however, despite his good deeds, had gone down into history as a ant because of his great act of vandalism which could never overlooked, the burning of books and the persecution of the literati. The Ch'in d, ty came to a close almost simultaneously with the death of Shih Huang-ti as his son, Hu Hai, a weak and vicious character. came to the throne and was soon conquered by Lin Pang or Prince of Han.
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