The Archive · 1932

A Reply to Mr. Rankin

To, the Editor of the "Nonmi-Cinwa Dany News." have read with a great deal "of interest the correspondence which haw appeared in. your co-Tumns, following the loiter you wu lished" from Mr. "Chas. 'W.

nankin, President of the Univer sity of China, on November 12th.

am not conecened with the tvplics to'Mr, Rankin's letter, but Tam Aeoply' concerned with' the letter itself, One appreciates Mr. Ran: Kin's "personal, obligations" as. Understands them, but one can Hay Jags with im, when he says that "anger our obligations God and the requitements of our eonselenees, we must. teach the Bible, Tet the esnsequenees be. what they "may." May Task what are Mr. Rankin's obligations "to God, and would he yore. the: teachings Of Cheint to render unto Caesar the things that are Caceur's and there-rite the penalties which may. be Iinpored. by" the, Governacent of China with the hope of attaining ypartprdine "Seg °F Sten anil must teach the Bible," perhaps he ould be. quite prepared to teach it rom the fest word of Genesis to the last word of Revelations, Surely Mr, Rankin, believing it his duty teach the whole Bible, will be pre. pared to preach on the action Lot's daughters "to preserve their race; of Jacob, one the Chosen of God, whose iniquities,

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