Church in China.
Nov. Hontla Rees secretary, Nationa pro Gargate Yondon.
A short book of under 160 pages, but so packed with information that, 1 was written Just before "tne story se tually broke, and la {ll so count of the" Christian=or" shall we say "Protestant"?—Churehes. in 'China its" substile, "Phe Christian Church {n China "Today," clearly eptomlzes Contents. 'Beginning with a clear account of the modern Ching, "and the great. strides which were being' made under Chiang. Kal-shot fevernment, of Dr. Sun Sach the Chinese Christians, wwe come to.
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particularly illuminating chapter. {led "the "Church and Common Lite" wherein we learn. whet, has been and is actualy being done by a mere $12,000 Protestant Chinese 10 improve the tot of their" fellows countrymen. The book goes onto describe the growth of ce-operation even unity between the various tae Slons, and quite frankly discusses the ditteuty. of devising. really suitable forms of worship: nally the ime portance of the Christian schools and Colleges Is rightly emphasized, The Accepted Standard 'This Is a die ult book to sumrmarizewit "needs to be' read, not Rimmarized; it is "a book "to te" read by those who maintain that hopeless "to" attempt Christianize China, and that. there: fore it is a waste of time, money ud. energy" to continue with the Work." "Progress may" mot be very startling, outwardly, yet it Is idle to deny that Christianity has a. very cal influence in China today—one out of proportion to the number of its "adherents; and how. many alize that the Bible is still the best ler of any book published in China?
To those who ask, "Are Chinese Christians really different from non Christians?" the author, without shirking the issue, rightly bids think of our own home-land, and ask genment Great etiain, during "we last twenty tome have given a conspietc Semonstration St what it means posal Chrlelam, some. Nova 1 ery Books Received Australia's National interests and National Polley. H. L, Harris (Melbourne University Press, 5/-) Severn's Saga. S. K, Chatierton (Hurst & Blackett, London 18/-) Propaganda (rom China and Japan.
Lasker and A. Roman (American Council, Institute of Pacific Relate Spring. (Chinese Studies Press,
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