Cañon City record., 1900-10-18
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STOLE A cniNAMAM.
English Churchman Wa. the Guilty Man.
hut Had n Gond Excuse.

hut Had y Coed Excuse
While the present bishop of MAN.
chester. England was bishop of Mel
bourne, Australia, he stole China
man, but as his offense Is now out
lawed by the statute of limitations he
tells of the occurrence with good
deal of glee. It seems that the Pres
byterians OF Melbourne discovered
promising Mongolian named Check
Hong Chcong. trained him in their
theological hall. helped him to the de-
gree OF b. A. at the Melbourne uni
versity and made him an elder OF the
kirk. But one evening Mr.. Cheons
happened 10 speak at missionary
meeting. with Bishop Moorhouse in
the chair, and he spoke with such re-
markable ability that the chairman
was deeply impressed. Shortly after
ward Il was announced that Mr..
Cheong had been appointed superin-
tendent OF Church OF England cf Mel
bourne. There was naturally a noise
In the Presbyterian camp and sharp
practice was suggested. but Mr.. Cheong
passed from the Presbyterian to the
Anglican fold with oriental serenity.
Mr. Cheong still holds the Office to
which Bishop Moorhouse appointed
him. and he has Just delivered n lee
ture on THE Reconstructivc Forces OF
China" He admitted there was some
thing apparently anomalous In this
title. us the destructive forces seemed
to be most In evidence at present
Nevertheless, he was confident that
amid these adverse circumstances
China retained the remarkable vitality
which had characterized her through
the ages. Her people were found all
over the east. and In the vast regions
OF father India and the Malay archi-
pelago the bulk OF the trade and COM
meree was In their hands. There was
abundant evidence that the Chinese
people had lost none of their tradition
nj intelligence. energy. industry and
enterprise. The lecturer summed up
the three great reconstructivc forces
OF China In the words Christian mis-
sions. Christian healing and Christian
literature. Mr.. Chcong speaks Eng
lish wonderfully well. but with pro-
nounced Scottish accent
French Naval scheo, ssadic~-
The commission appointed TO con-
slider the reforms In the French naval
acnooI mas adopted n resolution 20 the
effect that the programme OF eompeti-
tive examination for admission should
be 80 arranged an to permit the oandi-
dates to present themselves without
previous special preparation. the pro-
gramme OF the class In elementary
mathematics to be the basis Of tho
competitions. The Journal dc In
Marine points out that this resolution
dodgcs. not decides the question. by
forcing the candidates to turn toward
mathematics instead OF letting them
pursue Mt will the normal course CT
their classical studies II specialixa-
tion no longer exisis. II asks. why are
20 points accorded those who are pro-
vided with n classical or modern bac-
calaureate, This commission was ap-
pointed as result OF the bad condition
of the naval school ms shown by the
poor recruiting for It. Among tho
causes to which is attributed the de-
terioration Of the school two are con-
splcnous. One Ia the obligation on
lads destined for the school to abandon
their geherhi htuoieH anu ioin 'ne aso
of l3 or II years to make special prep
aration. The other Is the attachment
of these lads to the service at an age
when IT Is practically impossible to
know whether they have any natural
aptitude or the character necessary to
make good sailors. These two points
do not appear to have been treated
definitely. and conditions. II is pre-
dicted, will remain as before.