Hangchow is forging ahead in the mobilization of her youth. The in. fluence of the Scout and Guide Movement is felt on every hand, while the zest and. vigour of the rising generation is something mew and real. Young China has entered an experience which emphasizes, and recognizes more and more, the stewardship of life. Enterprise, romance and venture are watchwords, Mobltlzation of Xouth At the monthly gathering of the Hangchow Missionary Association, Prof, A. W, March, gave an excellent paper onthe subject of China's genetic Inheritance. For the last 100 'Years, he said, China had been more less despised by other nations and now, at last, she is beginning to Gespise herself. Being judged by the Standards of the West, China has been' found wanting, but these same standards are now proving to be false and dangerous. Until recently, military power had been held in contempt by the Chinese people. Conquered "by the Mongols and again by the northern tribes, history proves again "and again that the conquered eventually absorbs the conquerer. In commercial competi-Hon with other races, the Chinese man of business goes' steadily forward to positions of influence and Fespeet, Tt was Chinese labour that made possible the completion of the trans-continental railroads of Amerlca. Climatically, the Chinese 18 the mast adaptable of the races. Her children thrive on dreary deserts, steamy swamps, stuffy cities and breezy plains,
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