The Labour Union then published 'a statement in the Local Chinese] newspaper implying that all the former -employees of the Mission were suffering for want of funds, since they had joined the strikers, This of course was entirely false and they were clever enough s9 to word the statement that these things were only implied. They hoped by this to obtain subscriptions from sympathizers which would replenish their coffers! The Chinese Christian workers—were too smart for them. 'They set to work, organized themselves into Committee, ordered a "stamp" be carved' for them in the city Preach-the-Doetrine-Unio: and the new name "Chinese-
with paper thus stamped they wrote to the papers themselves and asserted that the _undersigned Chinese Christian workers were in no need of financial assistance from outsiders, having—sufficient funds of their own. The new name was of course a master-stroke, for at that time the strike and boyestt were at their height, and any uso} of the word "British" mission would have involved them in end-lass trouble. None could say word, -however, against the little band' of Chinese Christians holding together under such an irreproachable title as the Chindse Preach-the-Doctrine-Union!—Thia was in the autumn of last year, before the latest move of the Canton Bolshevists, when they -thought to do further injury by evolving anti-Christian movement from the general strike and boycott.
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