The Archive · 1929

Last evening Dr. David

delivered a partriotie address be-

Christian Movement. hed been wide! ko speaker who had just completed 'a lecture tour in 'American cities, appeared in Chinere garb, and was greeted by a very sympathetic gathering. Many in the audience had heard the repeated reports of the chaos prevailing in China, and the wide-spread outburst.' of Tooting and lawlessness that had accompanied the triumphant march through China of the Nationalist Armies and the devastating of Mission property throughout the land, and all were eager to hear of any turn in the tide, or any real ground for hope that the promises of the present government might be carried out.

Dr. Yui was introduced by Sir Robert Falconer, President of the University of Toronto, In introducing the speaker Sir Robert said that Dr. Yui was one of the most gifted Teaders in the Orient, He had been educated in St. John's: College, Shanghai, and later had graduated from Harvard, after which he had thrown himself into the work of the Y.M.C.A. in China, Dr. Yui opened his address by. informing his audience that at last civil war in China had come to an. end, and that now the entire country was united under one flag and was pushing forward to take her rightful position in the comity of nations. Dr. Yui admitted that at the present time the Three Eastern Provinces, were standing aloof from the Nationalist Government, but that this was not through any desire of the Chinese leaders or Reople, but because of the predoriinant influence of a neighbouring nation that prevented n closer alliance of the different sections of the country.

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