To the Editor of the "Nonra-Cuxa Dany News"
Sin—A notice was thereby given on the board in our University on November 26, to announce that Dr. Sherwood Eddy would come to deliver a speech from 10—11 in our Tse-yuan-tang, a great hall used for assemblage.
The minutes earlier before it struck nine o'clock that morning, as I entered the gate of Chinan Middle School, T was accosted by two or three fel tow teachers of English in this school. "Would you like," asked they, "to go with us to ask the leave for stopping two hours for our students to have chance to hear the speech of Dr. Eddy?" I agreed with them, and we got the permission.
When it struc yen. 1 got out of the class-room and went fast and directly to the hall. Seats were all taken by our school mates, I had to stand nearer the platform in order to hear the delivery more distinctly.
Past. the chairman, the President of the University, introduced us both the speaker and his subject. subject Is "The Crisis of Chin T was so zealous and eager to hear! such kind of speech delivered by a famous orator, so T concentrated all)
attention to hearing.
The speaker stood at the pedestal and declared that he would speak personally to us as he were a Chinese. He said that he loves China and her people, He had travelled more than twenty cities in our country, and wished to stay longer here. 'Then he pointed out all the weakness of China, as the selfishness, the dishonesty, the squeeze, the' disunity, the" opium smoking, the 181 civil wars, the moral damage, and the rotten education. For all these, not only the forelgers can find fault with China, but also the Chinese can do it We' were shameful to hear We should thank the orator for his kindness to show us the weakness of China. He said there are five important things that _we should have to save China. They are as follows:—1. Strong education. 2. Strong polity. 3, Strong morality. 4, Strong economy. 5, Strong social reform.
Furthermore, he said {f we wanted to carry out these Into effect, we must have a great Leader and Power. He would answer this question for Just at this very moment, he asked the audience to leave away or sit still freely, as they did not like or did ko to hear the answer. And then he took rest for a little while, A few of the audience went} out. "the" rest at" down there silently tov hear the answer.
He again stood up before the audlenge, and ordered. the gate to shut." At thie time he still spoke great dear of China weaksiest, arty ut this mang purpose. Now, Tope aa yo quence. us such a speech? pare was his purpose to deliver
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Briefly speaking, his purpose of delivering such long speech wae {ov propagate. the Christianity, answer was that God alone can save China Poo! Do you think this answer ts} not ridiculous?
Be careful, Dr. Eddy! Let personally advise you not propagate Christianity In Szechwan, "or you would be scorned to death or driven out of that province. Because people in that province do not like} to hear such kind of speech.
Shylock, the avaricious Jew, could not Lo persuaded by Portin with her finest speech of Mercy in Merchant] of Venice. He was at last conquered by the power of the law but not] religion.
Shall we kneel down to pray God! to save us, when the Japanese invaders come {o us? Would the) Japanese stop their invasion or fighting against Chinese army on January 28 by hearing our pray? No, certainly not! When the struggle took place at Shanghai, I believe thousands and thousands of Christians} were praying God for peace. But what was the result?
In conclusion, I would like to ask Eddy one question. "How or by} what means God will help China to be saved?" He did not answer this [question in his speech.
Shanghai, Dec. 2.
S. M. Tsew, listeners and conditions must, therefore, be slightly different at Chengts: it's interesting, nevertheless, to note that reception of GSE Is spoiled by) 'Morse, probably from a Chinese army Station. "The Bureau of International Telegraphs of the Chinese Government apparently has no control over miltrary stations, and thie may account for' the constant interruptions of! Daventry's broadcasts, not only on 25 metres, but alsoon aland 49 metres.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.