"Appraisal dings on Work in the Far East Further instalments of the reports 4 decision the mind is informed, the In response to an editorial request, various correspondents abie 2 to kidnap "and rob i lof the Appraisal Commission of the will fortined, the habits patiently in the interior have been good enough to supply short reviews unity quite near to Foochow, Laymen's Foreign Missions Inquiry rebuilt, there is no genuine re-of present conditions in China as seen by them. The intention we hear little of that now. In fave reached Shanghai.
Formation of the inner Self. has been to endeavour to obtain material for a comparison some of the outlying districts mis-'The Inquiry was sponsored and "But the Tocal evangelists' and between conditions to-day and conditions, say, of two or three ionones are able to itinerate, financed by laymen of seven Pi ible workers! in "Asia. are seldom though great caution must still. be competent to carry out this dien! years ago.
The correspondents, of course, have confined observed. The presence of General Presbyterian, Dutch Reformed, slow, and ''wisdom-requiring work themselves to conditions with which they are familiar.
'They Chiang, of the Nineteenth Army, ted Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopthey' are for the most part narrow) have endeavoured to present the picture accurately as it is seen Head of the Pacification Bureau, al, Congregational, Protestant Epis. prepared, their message {s doctsina them, The resultant symposium gives a valuable picture gradually making itself felt, and copal and Northern Baptist. formulated and without sufficient vhich it we look forward to steady, if slow, who Appraisal Commission, con-{vaekground of human meanings it hoped that readers will find of real interest. improvement. sisting of fifteen members carefully Tacks the thought-content necessary The Communist menace in the chosen for their judgment and ex-for any profound influence over life narrow escape, Moat of the other and West i of course, a perience as well og because of their "Such" shallow extension Avabsence of over a year from N. temples have been swept clean of problem in itself; bat the Special training and fitness to evalnominal Christianity excites, Scorn Conia sour covtenpondnt the their occupants. latest reports seem to show that nate the various phases of mission Jon the part of thoughtful Orientals, faatconaitions with those obtaining wecunity of comparing. present Speaking generally and judging the situation is greatly improved. lary. work, has recently returned fand in the long run reacts seriously [from the display in city shop win-'The Army is taking over more ani from a nine months' examination of tthe standing of Christianity. in de early summer of 1981, dows, trade is much better than and the Communists missions effort on the ground in These negative results are the Ourney" up fe n Pukow, the re-year ago and. great crowds at the sve retiring. "Moreover, steps are (China, Japan, India and Burma. seldom perceived by the evangelists: sult if a cons table period of [autumnal fairs were spending freely, being taken' to redress' the griev-'The Commission consisted of the they succeed in impressing a number ace Among the warring mili-the always the proof of a good harvest ances which have often thrown the following: Dr. William Ernest Hock-Jof individuals, collect scores" oF isto was manitert and peaceful conditions. The people feommon people into the arms of ing, Alford Professor of Philosophy hundreds of "signatures," Emooth and punctual running of the continue friendly and respectful as "Blue Express." though the. com the Communists, Jat Harvard University, Chairman: baptisms as so many substantial before, indeed, the only cause for The dete of Ch'en Kuo-Hui Dr. Clarence A. Barbour, President tions to the Church of Christy but complaint has' been the rather tra-Bo'the ed standard, when the stil ition of the train was hardly" and the scattering of his followers Jof Brown University; Riga H. they neither seo nov consider the feulent behaviour of a few of the is another hopeful sign.
Betis of Troy, N. Yi Dr. Atlo other multitude, che more reflective Unpaid-or steel passenger cars were Fengtien troops, now garrisoning short, the impression. is. that Brown, president of Drew Univer-fand morally deeper spirits, who by frat introduced. "in the disastrous this important centre. These. Man-the primary duty of a government, ity, Madi Dr. Charles this spectacle may be net against the eivli weis of ihe past. half-dozen churian braves, most of them bump-the preservation of law and order, Medicine 2 [Christian movement for the vest of years, thecarualtics among such €xious youngsters, who seem to en-heir lives. fern hheaiy. The recent introdue= sive rolitestock must have been Joy flinging opprobrious epiteths at being taken more seriously; and Jone result is that communications, "Tt the actual tasks of life can be foreigners, look rather foolish when both up and down the Min River, Mrs. Willi n E. Hocking, Cambrid= shared with the people of a come some first class ears, show= they find" that certain foreigners and elsewhere, are much improved, Dr. Henry S. Houghton, ational Sleep-can understand and speak their lanas compared with a couple of years College of th: unity, whatever power there is I the Chiistianity of the worker will enage. A sharp reproof for their Ininder of European railway and-of eas University of lows revealed in operation; and will discourteous conduct is greatly en-It is mot easy to report tp|Jones, Professor of Philosoph: ibs part in transforming the spirit the trans-siberian voute, Ineidentall Joyed by passers-by, who suffer the Haverford College: Dr. William ingleidual lives who perceive it the sggvid class sleeper, on. whic usual indignities. from their "prox progress financially. There are still many illegal taxes and impositions, yar te ey Geet ae a Pierson Merrill, pastor of the "This also is evangelization, not ed, was a very poor spect tectorx" with little hope of redress, men, Yistinetly. inferior to the old When'a foreign lady was followed both in Foochow and up-country Brick Church in' New York; Albert by word but wy deed; not as a dire aim, but as a by-product of a life Fyecongls,"" where one. could sleep land jeered at by three soldiers. in snd vet the Government never i: Hosmer Suey of RecientersN whose sources of energy. make th fortably on the soft sents. the public street a few days ago, it Jown report. Tt does. not dispense ceuuiches were ax hard as a N. was thought time to report. the Where does the money go? Perhaps in' Agricultural Problems, of Bur. with the use of verbal interpretation Ghiinn Kang (brick-bed), We learned matter to the Colonel, who promised it is better not to try to answer, Dr, Fredeci: omen a. veal" desire is" around. to Arron an attendant that, owing to. that the matter should be investigat-'Opium growing has ofthe know why-and how men are led to shortage in rolling-stock, which will Jed. Since then ther- has been a Jupon the farmers in many districts hut now tue chief leaders in this University' of Chico fend Miss live that way, shortly be remedied, el Srd class marked improvement in the attitude Ruth F. Woodsmall of Sadianapolis, "Sthis. conception will require of Sleepers "were in wie" as ends on lof the sentries at the gates and of "opium revival" are under a cloud. fea the missionary a far more concrete, feertain trains and our Tuck was ey stray" soldiers. encountered in' the and there is hope that they wil detailed and understanding mastery dently: out. It became apparent Wwe neared Chiblt that the reports, stretto," The truth in the men are of again be able to use this dia. fof the workings of that society of poor quality, many of whom were Bolieal me-hod of enriching. them Which he has entered ay a visitor eard in. Shanghai, regarding. the fuspieious characters before they than did the former method of ex-dumper harvests. in the North, were joined the army and, according to In short, Fukien is still waiting! spread religious awakening which ftrication. Ie will be, as the. spirit correct, "Throughout this. Yegion common report, their officers are nd}eame to Europe and America near lof the permanent anission requires, a here hax been one of the best afraid to enforce strict discipline.—administrative integrity. the middle of the 18th century, This earner and 4 ce-worker with harvests of recent years and, in con.
Pengtien troops have not a part Road-building projects are being] called the sequence, the peasantry are facing Jeularly savoury record "within pushed on, slowly it ix true, und ing,' put its abie task; and he will certainly not Christians, coupled with the the long winter months with an easy Wall" and the people of Chihli yet steadily. Ff only the prob ihe problems chief emphasis 0 individual' salva-walt for a change of confession be: mind, Province are none too pleased of finance can be sold' tion. Men felt impelled to go to the fore doing what. physical or mental the prospect of an indefinite period soon be completed in many fends of the earth to save souls and {or genial good fs needed. Here in Tsangchow city, there are "protection" at their hands. tame been, done, and soon (2) Foochow saving individual' souls, they' have cessary surveying "hax _alveady A itr amount of th bud nem "Starting "with into the busch "it we approach the spiritual several tint algo" of rages purpose find Teal. enterprise. An electric 'A recent flying trip to, three or through its physical and social con-Hight plant is in-process of erection four "counties, chiefly Hsienhsien will be linked by road with Kutien, Seen drawn on by necessity into text, Shall we continue to Keep and shortly some' ssreets, shepe and mind evangelism as the main bu and Hochien to the west and north-Yenping, Kienningfa, Lienkong, efforts to build. up the minds, Loyuan, Ningteh, to the north, as the bodies, and to Improve Uh ud private residences wil enjoy 'West of Tsangchow, provided an in-ess ce which all lee is sabsiiany? wonderful transformation. sight into the conditions of the Shall' these. philanthropic. activities well as'with Ingtai, Diongloh, Futs-life in which thee souls ate en be regarded solely as means to the than n dozen years ago, an abortive countryside. Great interest and ex ing, and Lunghwa to. the south. ed, The educational and other as-end. of conversa Attempt was shat to introduce Tick: citement have been aroused by th Visitors to Kuliang next summer ciated interests have grown until "'When medical aid or education is Shas into the city and suburbs, The reports that at long last the Tsang-may be able to travel be car all in"volume and variety {hey now out-consciously subordinated to explicit me war not ripe but thir auéann chow-Shihchiachuang Railway is: to the way from. Pagoda Anckorage to the parent activity. evangelism, there are unfortunate some thirty have made their apbe built by French and Belgian engi-the foot of the hill!
Phe len that, the milssionary's effects in various directions, includpearance and are being pate neers with foreign capital. The
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