Gen, Chiang Kai-shek, President) the National Government, arrived in. Shangh:
early on October 23 and in the after-of Commerce was postponed uxtif During his brief stay in Shanghai, the Generalissimo received a number member of the officials at the home of Mr. T.
Wearing a simple Chinese long gown, without the formal black silk ma-kua (jacket), Gen. Chiang was baptized ty the Rev. Z. T. Kuang, pastor of the Young Allen Memorial Church in Quinsan Road, at the home of his mother-in-law' at 139 Seymour Road. The ceremony Iwas quite a simple one, prayers being offered and the President be-jing asked whether it was his sincere desire that he should become to which he replied, in Pastor Kaung sprinkled the water lover his head and welcomed him into ithe Church, Gen. Chiang arrived from Nanking by special train early October 23, accompanied by Mrs. Chiang. At the Shanghai North Station to meet him all were of the Teading local military and civil officials, Kuomintang leaders and merchants and bankers, among them being Gen. Hsiung Hsi-hui, the Shanghai and Woosung Gendarmerie Commissioner, Gen. Chang Chun, Mayor of Greater Shanghai, Col. Yuan Liang, Commissioner of Public Safety, and Mr. Vu Ya-ching, In, addition to the military band present, a guard of honour was provided by the Fifth Division, these men being inspected by Gen. Chiang. prior to his departure for home.
The baptism of Gen. Chiang' on October 23 is of great interest, he being the third son-inlaw of Mme. Soong to join the Christian Church, the others being the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen and Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Industry, Commerce & Labour.
ike many other members of the National Government, including Mr. T. V. Soong, Minister of Finance Jand president of the Administrative Yuan, Dr. C. T. Wang, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Sun Fo, Minister of Railways, and General Chang Chih-kiang, chairman of the National Opium Suppression Commission, Gen. Chiang is now a Christian and' it will be of interest to note what will be his stand with reference Soong, Minister of Finance, the callers including Gen, Cheng Ming-chu, chairman of the Kuangtung Pros vineial Government, Gen, Hsiung Hsi-hui, the Shanghai and Woosung [Gendarmerie Commissioner, Gen, Chang Chun, Mayor of Greater Shanghai, and Mr. Chow Pele chieh, Director of the Hangchow Government Mint, Mrs. Soong Leaves for Japan On October 24, Gen, and Mrs, Chiang went to the Dollar Wharf int Pootung to bid farewell to Mme, Soong, Mrs. Chiang's mother, wha left for Japan by the Dollar str. President Grant in accordance with her physicians' orders, to recuperate, After the Generalissimo's arrival in Shanghai on October 24 his bodyguard, numbering 120 men, embarke ed on the San Peh str. Ningshin for Ningre tg make preparations foe his arrival, Teas reported on October 24 that, jupon the return of Gen. Chiang to Shanghai, he will either return to Nanking to resume his duties or he will leave for the north to meet Gen, Chang Hsueh-liang.
Visit Paid to Tombs of His Ancestors Ningpo, Oct, 26, President and Madame Chiang Kai-shek, accompanied by Mr. Yung Chung-fong, private secre: tary, arrived here' at 6 o'clock yes chao, terday morning by the s., Nings
After a brief exchange of greet~ ings with the large gathering local Party and Government offic including Mr Yang Tze-yi, of Ningpo, and Mr. Chen Peh-ang, representative of the District Party Headquarters, who turned out to meet him, President Chiang and his party' drove to Fenghua by motor, Shortly after arrival at his home at 10 am, President and Madame Chiang paid a visit to the tombs of his ancestors, to missions tions, including schools, in future, especially in view of the fact that the National Government has proclaimed freedom of rel the Ministry of Educ tempting to limit the a the Christian schools Gen, Chiang's admission to the Christian Church makes Lim, it is believed, the third Christian general, ithe others being General Feng Yuhsiang and Gen. Chang Chih-kiang, whose name has already been mentioned.
Whilst on the subject of Christian] leaders, a word or two regarding General Feng Vu-hsiang's baptism. may not be out of place. General Feng became interested in Chrisity in 1912 whilst still a captain reking. In conversation with the! Rev. Dr, Lin Fang he expressed his belief that the Christian religion was superior to other religions and. accordingly he was invited to become a regular church attendant. Early in 1913, after a visit to Dr. John R. Mott to Peking, General Feng joined a Bible class conducted by the Rt Rev, F. L. Norris, Anglican Bishop of North China, fat the home of Dr. C. T. Wang. This subsequently led to his baptism by Dr. Liu Fong as a member of the Methodist Church. Thus, the two generals are now members of the same church. is stated that President Chiang will stay here for about ten days to take a much-needed rest after hhis strenuous campaign at the front during the past six mont In an interview with press representatives, Mr. Yung, Presid= ent Chiang's private secretary, ted the reports of the pro-between President Chiang and Marshal Chang Hsuehing at Tsingtao, He pointed out marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, being sincerely and unreservedly with the Central Government, there was no necessity for such a con ference—Kuo Min.
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