The Archive · 1924

Economic Difficulties

'Young China of the Christian 'Church faces, however, many, geriows problems which' involve great difficulties. Take for example, the problem of economic ind pendence of an institution which at present employs 31,000 paid workers to carry on the workin over 10,000 centres, aiming to serve half a million "members with another million inquirers; with aystem of education that possesses 14 colleges and Universities, nearly 1 7,000 schools of lower grade with early 200,000 students," together with hospitals, dispensaries Tinto tetas of sell warori volving an expenditure of nearly:

Sri easy proposition. 'The welding together of men and women Te: resenting 160, od denominational Ral ster dierentiations into working. unit. possessing Purpose and animated By the lofty bition and' common aspiration Young Chine represents, Is mean task. 'The rapid: development of denominatioralism through transplanting the old differences the 'West Into China under the cloak of ficient organization, becoming in some anpectsslarming because it Ts shaping' the minds of many to reproduce "that which Western, before the Chinese' Chris-Hans. are able to determine things for themselves, "How Young China Joun conserve all the valuable con: tributions which have been severally made by the various denominations, trid. yet feo the Chinese church from the obvious barniful effects which denominationaliem involves; how unity can be aebleved. without Sacriiee" of convictions; how cosperation can be achieved" and fhdividyal differences harmonized without resorting to force and arti Teiat conformity; isa great problem as pressing to young China Ee'it i to the Wert, The problem not only maintaining "the work vhich ban been already established, But also its expansion so: that the femaining.thitd. of the nation's foritory. which has not been ade-nately" provided with centres of Christian service, can be. 0 proded, staggers the Imagination of jarly thoughtful person. These and other problems are confronting Young China in the Christian church. Their future will depend upon how able they are to reconcile the new and the old, the young and the aged, the educated and the less enlightened, the mis-how effect bring about the adjustment of the Jestablished procedures and practices to a rapidly changing world, and how loyal they are to the principles and teachings of their Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, as revealed in the Word of God and witnessed by the work of the Spirit of God in the experience of human life throughout the history of the world.

While Young China bel independence in thinking believes also in cooperation and jeraves sympathy and understanding. Of radicals and extremists there there may be a few, but they not represent Young China as a whole, The Christians in Western lands and the foreign China who share these aspirations are invited to participate in this great work—the establishment of God's Kingdom in China, Ture fall in the incidence of boris beri in the Federated Malay States during the past 10 years has been s0 notable that it is thought that simple measures will suffice within a few years to abolish the disease, writes the Director of Governmen Laboratories in his report for 19: Even now the recorded incidence of the disease is bel excess of its real incidence. cause of its ill-defined clinical char-feter, beri-beri is a convenient nasis for any condi weakness of the legs is a feature. Within the past year cases have een diagnosed as beri-beri which turned out to be such widely di cent conditions as traumatic myal and septicaemic plague.

London woman who nurs.d wounded tribesmen is a romantic figare in the Moroccan war zone where Spaniards and Riffs are in conflict. A special correspondent writing in the "Daily Ex; From Adjir says she has been in the country for some time and takes a the welfare of the i! and for she is quite men worship her, and never to her in other terms thi equivalent for "si or "The one who Occasionally she gives them gra phone concerts which the tribesmen greatly appreciate. Her little stock of records, are all English songs, and it is sometimes startling to hear an old and familiar tune in this desolate country. The tru men show their appreciation in hundred-and-one little ways, running into the water waist deep to helo. her ashore when she retems from 'a rowing boat excursion, bringing her some rare and imported delicacy. or voluntarily escorting her who" she goes shooting.

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