(On August 4 Peitaiho was the scene fof an Inobirusive mobilization men and women who were trying 10 find how, by living revolutionary Christian ' tives, they might bring. peace to a East constantly troubled by the threat of war. the finely-situated mission conference Grounds at Rocky Point, 150 members. of the Oxford Group movement la China, Japan, Manchuria and Korea met fo review the progress of the work during the past year and to plan for the future.
Coming from places as far apart! as the Philippines, Northern Manchuria, Hongkong, Japan and Formosa, they represented over twelve nations and at least as many different walks of fife, Business men, educators, missionaries, doctors, nurses, housewives and customs and consular officials were Included in the gathering which remained in session for ight full and active days. Among those present were Dr. and Mrs. W. B, La Force, who were connected for many years with Tsing Hua University, Peiping, and had travelled from Pasadena," California, for the occasion; Bishop Roots, of Hankow; 'Mr, Bue Sehjoth, consul general for China in Oslo,' Norway, who is at present visiting this country on a trade mission; and Miss Dorothy so, principal of St. Hilda's 'School, Wuchang. From Shanghai came 'Mr. K. S. Lee, an exchange Ddroker; Dr. Richard "Wong, of the Red Cross Hospital; Dr.' Donald Farqhuarson, of the Lester Hospital for Chinese; Rev. Z. H. 'Tong, of 'Rev. Bugene Davis; Mr. hung; Me, Raymond Kang; Dorothy Forshaw; Dr. and Mrs, James L. Maxwell and their daughter, Miss 'Meredith Maxwel 'Miss Margaret Walton, and oth 'This training-house' parly was a vivid demonstration of the comment by the Hon. C, J. Hambro, president of the Norwegian Parliament, that he saw more hope for peace in the Oxford Group than in anything else in post-war Europe. Those connect ed with the movement believe that entitled "Bridge Builders," the theme song of the film portraying the Christian revolution which has swept the land, Sung at the conclusion of the Pellaiho meeting by a youthful chorus, it expressed the creative quality of life necessary to span the widening gulfs of our generation.
"Peace on Earth"
That peace on earth is available to men of goodwill was more than once evidenced during the conference. Men and women tried to discover their own particular responsibility for bringing harmony to a maladjusted society. Reeriminatory changes were conspicuously absent from the discussions which took place on international questions.
One enlightening incident occurred when an emergency call for volun~ {teers to move a piano was answered by the youthful sons of eight nations, who afterwards sang lustily the chorus of "Bridge Builders" as one of their number played the accom-Jpaniment. It was this sort of readiness in the spirit of adventure that relieved the tedious hours of problem study. Inthe good-natured and healthy-minded atmosphere thus created personalities tended to disappear; only the welfare of the whole was important. Tasks were cheerfully undertaken in the hope of solve ing vital problems in business, home, hospital, school, village and church. The Oxford Group believes that there is a happy answer to the needs of the world to-day, Those who went from the Peitaiho gathering will reach for that answer In the countries of the Far East. Some of them are already searching for it in Japan, a party of about a dozen, including three Chinese and one Formosan. having gone on from Peltatho to the two Oxford Group house parties, one in English and the other in Japanese, which taking place at Karuizawa.
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