Naturally with development new problems are continually arising. The time-honoured difficulty of a Chinese Christian's attitude towards ancestor-worship is paralleled by a similar difficulty in Japan over Emperor-worship In Africa there is the enormous problem of teaching adult-converts to read and write. A system Of teaching them a limited number of essential words is being evolved, similar to the famous Thousand Characters system introduced by James Yen first among the Chinese coolies in France during the Great War and afterwards among the peasants in China.
Both in Africa and Asia the spread of Christianity in recent years has been striking. In Uganda alone, the C.M.S. had 60,000 converts in 1910. Now there are 800,000.
In India the number of converts has risen to 15,000 a month, from 10,000 in 1910 and 7,000 a few years Shing Chang. nes Wirtky uld F Yung Foo Shin; g; Shih X ana Coolie; others.
Funeral arrangements were in the cere of the lrtcroztional Funeral Directors, Mrs. Harriet Burnham Shrap In the presence of a number of friends funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the Chapel of ihe International Funeral Directors over the cremated remains of the before that, his shows that it is not a mere in the pan," said Mr. Mathews. Among the con s are many Indians of high caste."
Both in India and Africa the Churches are developing picturesque customs, peculiar fo their tastes. In particular, many Christian hymns and plays are being produced by native poets.—Reuter.
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