The Archive · 1930

Christian School Attacked

Alieging that the authorities of the. Serenth Day Adventist Theological Seminary" are_anti-Kuomi ang in their sentiments and their tions and that they are enforcing, 1 "eultaral invasion" policy in China ly compelling students to study ¢he Bible, one Hsing Peng-en has undressed a letter to the Shanghai District Kuomintang asking for the [suppression of this institution.

reply, Mr. Hsing has been instructed 6 submit a report to the ug-p of the district in_ which ives s0 that a petition may be sent to the Central Kuomintans, headquarters requesting that strong action should be taken' to deal with the seminary referred to.

Mr. Hsing's original etter says that the Seventh Day Adventi Theological Seminary was formerly] situated at 25 Ningkuo Road, Shar (San Yue University), but this was changed to read "San Yue Sheng Hsueh" (San Yue Theological Seminary) when the} National Government ordered the registration of all private education al institutions, The writer then goes on to allege that the seminary authorities are anti-Kuomintang in their sentiments and their actions and they are attempting to enforce a "cultural invasion" "policy in China because, necorditg to their catalogue, the students are compelled to study the Dible and they are forbidden to study Kuomintang principles or to exhibit Kuomintang literature in the school ivory. Further, the writer concludes, students are required to subscribe to Christian periodicals and to propagate Christianity but th are not allowed to observe national or Kuomintang holidays,

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