To the Editor of the "NoetH-CHINA DAILY News."
Sin:—According to accounts of a meeting of Tienesin ion. of the of the Customs cently pul Service to China, the abrogation of control tthe" Onstonee Papers, a majority of those present "unequal" treaties, the abolition of the posts of Defence Commissioner and Occupation Commissioner of Shanghai and the assembling of a Citizens' Convention representative of all classes were: posted in Chinese territory the" vicinity of Shanghai. The refused to agree to the affirmation of a minority that "a Westerner ean-Preach Christianity to the Chinese while'he is backed by, foreign gunboats and soldiers."
That foreign missionaries, who come to China as messengers of a God of Love, preaching that love lof might,-whether it be political, economic, or intellectual. I believe that if this apparent partnership) with physical force is clearly broken the. anti-christian movement would ose most of its thunder.
Christianity in China is at al critical place. If it can not be made clear that the religion of Christ puts all its trast in the power of force, then it will fail to win China Will not our foreign friends help us to make clear to all the people of China that Christianity is not only high ideal but, more important, it is a way of life?
Tam, ete, lations with other Powers. But now there is a decidedly growing national awakening. The people see now that China has been wronged, and that as Chinese citizens they have the responsibility of fighting for what they have lost. In their enthusiasm they may be wrong in their methods of getting back thei lost rights, but no one can despise their spirit. During the course of events to come it will be helpful to all concerned if during this great movement of national -awakening the foreigner will seek to put himself in the place of the Chinese, and think and act in an unprejudiced and sympathetic way.
Secondly, although it is true that there is no indication at present of aggressive designs by foreign Powers, how long. can. thi when foreign business mercial interests in China ness which is spreading throughout the whole country and which will fever grow stronger, The younger men'and women of China are sincere
one of which they can be proud.
their effort to make their nation They will make mistakes, but their spirit is right. It will be a groat blessing to the foreign friends as well as to the Chinese if the obstacles, that now stand in the way of making the relations between the two pleasant and friendly, are torn down. Freeing ourselves from prejudice, narrow-mind-eelness and self-interest, and trying not to cloud the real issues with smoke, let us work together, not in the conventional Christian spirit but the spirit of Christ, to establish justice and to live together in the Way which will be of mutual benefit. Tam, ete, A CunistiAN CuINesE. decision of the Shanghai Mutual will overcome evil, 'A Cuinese Cumistian. Telephone Company to introduce state that they feel themselves just
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