"Quite $0," was the reply. know fully' well that my govern ment is physically able to demand this evacuation and to see that all our property is restored. But is it worth it? Let us not be over-polite and mince our words. You have seen for many years the newspaper talk of gunboat missions ete. You have been told how the China of to-day is sensitive and while yielding inysical force would never forgive Lolerate missionary effort backed up by force and that such would utterly fail of any good results. I is not for me say how of this woud actually come to pass. Nobody really knows but you all see the encentered, Personally much prefer to give up all th wrt to force, which means inevit shedding of blood if there fed If China ames involved in a foreign war on other grounds 1 might consider ug included in the general terms peace, but it is unthinkable that any Christian nation should wake war on another to preach its fait The missionary body is much misunderstood and ix far readier to withdraw entirely than many riders imagine, 'Tell frankly What. policy you advocate.'
The ollest Chinese preacher pre: nent reniarked with emphasis: that rebuilding of our homes and evangelistic and educational agence would be utterly impossible unless reparation be made in x0 definite way for the damage don "Quite so" war the reply "bul are you ready to abide by the possible unsequences?" AIL were silent,
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