This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... xiii. On To Nanking. Steamer, enroute to Nanking, September 30th. Early this morning we left the mission in Sedan chairs for the Yangtse steamer to Nanking. The missionaries accompanied us for the four miles and saw us off on the steamer. Day before yesterday we took a day's houseboat journey on a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... xiii. On To Nanking. Steamer, enroute to Nanking, September 30th. Early this morning we left the mission in Sedan chairs for the Yangtse steamer to Nanking. The missionaries accompanied us for the four miles and saw us off on the steamer. Day before yesterday we took a day's houseboat journey on a canal, accompanied by Mr. Yang, the police superintendent for the district. He was very kind to us and is very much interested in our work. He is a Christian man and a loyal friend of the work, and at the same time the chief official of the whole district. His friendship is invaluable. One of the interesting things on this trip was a visit to a large country Buddhist temple which has been converted into a modern school. The idols have been moved from the main part of the temple and huddled together in an alcove to the side, while the space they formerly occupied has been converted into a modern school for thirty boys. This is the work of Mr. Chang Chien, Minister of Commerce and Agriculture for all China. He has done the same thing in the towns and in the country all over this region. One can hardly measure the significance of such a change. What are we going to do to shape the religion of these young lives, trained in modern learning, which is the outgrowth of Christianity, and having practically abandoned their own religion? Are we going to give them Western education without God? Are they to have learning without the Spirit which will guide that new and dangerous power? Yesterday the day was largely spent in conference on the work and plans for the future. Prayer and discussion continued far into the night. What beautiful visions and hopes these workers had for the extension of the work, the establishment of new stations, and the coming of...
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