Two Notable Articles in the October Number There ave two very good articled in this month's "Recorder" that sup plement and, in a measure, contra-diet each other. The first is on "Christian Unity". by Rev. George, E. Whitman, a missionary of the American Baptist Society who thinks denominationalism is the enemy. Remove, that; wipe out the denominational "barriers and the world would be won for Christ, May be he is right; it is certain that an exaggerated denominational ism is contrary to the spirit - of, Christ. Bul the paper is not alto gether convincing. Many men have many minds and, even if you label them all with' one ticket, their differences will still crop up.
The Rey. T. Campbell Gibson, Presbyterian, enters the lists on tha other side. 'A denomination stands for something. He says, "I do not find it so coxy to believe that the charch of to-morrow has nothing to Team from the church of yesterday, save, only what mistakes to avoid." "The great divisions," says Dr. Hodgkin, "stand for values which we ennnot set aside save at our peril," And Mr, Gibson wonders whether the lessened empha aig on denominational difference: "is due more to a growing regard for Christian charity or a diminish" ing regard. for Christian truth, Both papers will bear careful read ing and steady thinking over.
'Miss Ellory M. Smith writes' enthusiastic paper on "City Evane lism for Women." It is rather curious, but as one reads the "Re+ order" month by month, one fe struck by the fact that those _who male evangelism the chief end of their Jubours are almost invari ably enthusiastic about the they are engasced in. Those one toaged in tenching or social ice may' be us nueceasful, they 8¢9 Certainly as devoted-—yet the. not fof weariness creeps more often their discourse. than ifthe. vith evangeline workers. lism docs not lack failures. and Essappointment. more than." other forma of service, Dut its exponents fre always sanguine. Lai tem perament ov docs it offer encoura ent, more. than other zones Dr Karl Reichelt writes on "Pres sent-day Buddhism in China. The ttitade of the missionary body for rans Buddhism ax changed vastly since the days ofthe. pioneers, Then Buddhism was an. enemy be attacked, Ds. Relehelt it the strivings of many Souls after the consolations of se= Firion. Froe, Buddhiat saints. ave Few and fay between but Christian Sints ave. by yo. means numorou 'Aman who is a devout Boddbist much nearer to being @ Christian than one who isan uinbeliever anything that cannot be apprehend ed by his five senses, He feasts reaching out after the' Une Known God ity haply" he may. seek fitter tim and find Him, Svocrsrixa that the Chinese people should be encouraged to migrate from the thickly populated eastern and southeastern provinces to the northwest for work on land reclamation the "Shunpao" says that the average density of China's population per square mite is GI in the Three Eastern Provinces, two in Mongolia, one in Sinkfang and ten, in Tibet. The provinees of Kiangsu, Fokien and Kuangtung are very thickly populated, says the report, which continues that, both for land reclamation and border defence purposes, it is most necessary that the Chinese people should migrate to the northwestern provinees. For border defence purposes, it goes on, migration is more urgent than any other purpose, because the Japanese looked upon the Three Eastern Pro vinees as their prey, the Russians view Mongolia with covetous eyes, and the British want Yunnan and Tibet. Migration, therefore, will not only develop these provinees into prosperous cistriets, but will prevent foreigners from encroaching on China's territory. mintang affords the only hope for a modern Government—after the Kuomintang Jeaders have had trains 1g and experience in Government, Lo wil, indeed, ye a historeial tragedy if at this-moment that hope shall battered upon the rocks of military, feudalism.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.