Dr. H. H. Kung on Christian Missions in China: Warm)
Pra ise and Some Criticism Front Our Own London, May 18.
'There was a large and deeply' interested audience when Dr. H. Ht. Kung spoke to-day at the luncheon given in his honour by the United Committee for Christian Universities of China. The point of his criticisms, obviously though not explicitly direet~ fed at the question of registration of missionary associations, was as well token as his. warm tributes to missionary effort in China, Although excerpts of the speech will have been cabled, the "whole of it will undoubtedly' be of wide interest in China, he Task and Its Glory Dr. Kung said:
T wish {0 express my _appreci tion for the opportunity of meeting you who are" interested in the Christian educational work in China and of saying a few words to you.
"The "United—Committee for Christian Universities of China, understand, represent those British Missionary' Societies which ce-operate with the Chinese Church and similar organizations in North America and Furope inthe maintenance of a umber of colleges in China, Now Christ commands his followers to go to the ends of the earth and preach Mig Gospel. But there are "many ways of propagating the teaching of Christ. In my_ opinion the establish ment "of Christian Institutions to Ineuleate In the youth the Christian principle and spirit Is a great agency to this end. 'It should be the. task and the glory of the Church. Even in Europe the Church has always played tu important part in the promotion of education and' Yearning.
not for the efforts of the Church right through the Medieval Ages, the carly civilization of mankind might have been lost to the present world,
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