he Faitor of the vournn-Cunxa Daur News Sim—WVe have just received the "Herald" of October 27 in which is ws from Nanking the As a friendly gesture"
ican Mission ledded to waive their connection with damages sustained.. during the! Nanking incident."
If this is a decision reached by the consent of all those Who suffer the losses, and not merely by the members' of the boards and others of the mission who lost little oF nothing, it can be called praiseworthy, if it really represents a desire to exercise Christian generosity: but to call it a "gesture" unfortunate. "If it means a mere wave of the hand that brings "The Board and "The Mission" a good reputation and costs them nothing, while the individuals who lost their
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