By information received yesterday discussion of the Provisional Court between the Chinese Government and the Diplomatic Body is expected to begin in the near future. The composition of the conference is, ye understand, in the nature of 2 compromise. Mr. Oudendijk, writing for the Diplomatic Body on June 7, proposed a commission to be formed St Chinese and representatives of the Consular Body, the latter being most familiar with the needs of the case, the proposals of this corimission to be approved later by} the Diplomatic Body and the Government, Dr. C. T. Wang, however, rejected this proposal, arguing, by some process of logic! which we are unable to follow, their elucidation, certain sym-bois by means of which we may spell out some of their signi-fiance. The function of revelation is to introduce images that correspond to eternal truths. To alter or suppress those images is to alter and suppress eternal truth, though the image is not the truth but the key to its solution."
The Rev. F. W. Norwood turns to fiction for at: exposithat the Provisional Court is no? a question "of a local character", Dr, Wang was very anxious that the foreign Ministers should themselves come to. Nanking' to negotiate. But it has been. decided that they will send representatives, though whom is not set known. The wish may -be ed that whoever they are wil be'strongly reinforced by members of the local Consular Service intimately
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