The Archive · 1934

New Life Progress

The New Life Movement is slowly influencing upon the spirit of tolerance and helpfulness. The student body of Jukao shows good spirit at present, Foreigners, both those from other provinces of China and the few. from lands are treated friendly, local improvements are made, there is a delded return to religious thought and action. The temples frequented, large quantities of incense are burned. "Even the Christian chapels have larger crowds and greater interest is shown in the udy "of Christianity, The local papers have done much by pushing the New Life Movement, The annoying mosquito press of a year or two ago has been entirely eliminated and the daily papers now Published try to maintain a higher standard and promote the "moral welfare of the people. The hosts of Mttle papers." formerly published attacking institutions and individuals wwe done untold harm. fas now returned upon the heads of their former editors. Individuals and Institutions formerly attacked by these papers are now again recover: ing from the harm received by the slanders hurled at them.

Jukao is opening a school for the act and dumb. The buildings are practically completed. Funds are Solicited from both local and outside sources to get equipment and a teaching staff for the school. The greatest difficulty of the Jukao people in opening this school for ihe. Seat and dumb is to get a suitable staff of workers.

Much charity is done by the city. For centuries past orphan asylums, homes for the feeble and aged, reform schools for children and trade schools for the poor have been maintained. A' rice kitchen opened each winter feeds hundreds of, mouths each day.

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