The writer was then invited to see Gen. Feng's troops, etc. In addition to a huge Y.M.C.A. building, the soldiers are provided with a manual work factory, large playgrounds, moving picture shows, ete. The men were neatly, though poorly, dressed and appeared to be well-dulled and absolutely under control. They were an excellent body of men of whom any man might be proud. About _two-thirds of their number are Christians, more than 200 being baptized a few months ago at one service. Gen. Feng urges his men to study the Bible and really repent before they are baptized. It happened that on the day of the writer's visit, some 200 countrymen with queues were being enrolled in Gen. Feng's army, moking it appear that, instead of disbanding his troops, the Christian General was strengthening his army.
Asked why he wished to become a soldier, one of the rustic re-fruits said that he had nothing to do at home. At homo there was nothing to eat, but here he would get some "chow." Not a word about patriotism or love of country! No mention of the loot which might be coming to him!
At the. conclusion of the inspection the writer was invited to stay for dinner. This was of the very humblest fashion. Two man-tou's (steamed bread, about half pound in weight each) and a bowl of shao-mei (a kind of very rough rice) were served, this being "dinner."
"This is our regular meal," said the General. "We are too poor to buy good rice. We get no funds from the Government and what little we receive is only enough to buy what you have eaten. My soldiers are well-controlled. They do not steal or take shopkeepers' wares, like some others do. 'y soldiers do not loot, nor do they rob. Even you have sufficient money to buy
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