The age-herald., 1900-10-28
said to be. when we were discussing re-

said to be, when we were discussing re- ligion:
 Each country has it's great teachers. Yours is Christ, ours Is Confucius. Mark, this priest was Buddhist!-"As to the people, 1t really doesn't matter" he con- tinued, (which of them they follow, and as long as they are virtuous and unselfish Is 1t not wiser not to trouble their minds and destroy their peace?'
 As 1 said before, Confusius cannot be called an atheist. He had profoundedly
 studied the practical business-like trend of
 the Chinese mind, hence he was careful to
 avoid, in his teachings, anything which might have the character of the indefinite or superhuman. He impressed upon his dis ciples and followers that they should not
 trouble their minds with problems they would never be able to solve and which would only disturb the peace of their ! minds. The foundation of the religion, or
 rather the policy of Confucius, Is filial piety. This he proclaims to be the very
 basis of both the family and the state. He
 calls 1t the root of all virtue from which spread all moral teachings. As the unit
 of social and political life, Confucius lays down the family and points out how the
 organization of all political bodies Is formed by a conglomeration of families. It is in the family where the child is brought up to love, obey and care for the parents. Has this been successfully accomplished, the adult will know how to meet and obey
 his superior and to show to the rulers of
 state and church the respect which Is due
 to them Is this not again the reiteration
 of the teachings of the Old Testament
 which also promised longevity and happi-
 ness to those who obey their father and mother? In connection with filial piety,
 should like to say a word about family
 worship.
 The Atheism of Confucius Not only during lifetime shall the child fs, yfrafr haa happy and comfortable to whom it owes its existence. This duty never ceases, not even after death. The spirits of the pa-
 rents will hover over, watch and guard the homesteads. Their peace and happiness
 also depend on the upright conduct of their
 children, which they will reward just as
 they will punish them for any evil deed." Confucius also remarks
 "The disembodied spirits of the parents
 will enjoy the offerings made to them by their children"
 This also proves that the sage firmly be- lieved in life after death-only, as l said
 before, he does not want the people to dis turb their minds in breeding over prob lens which no living human can or ever will solve. This Is generally contradicted | by the disciples of Christ I want to state | that these aforementioned facts have not only been collected by me during my long stay In the Far East, where to clearly un- derstand the policy of the country its his-
 tory and its people, was obliged to enter most profoundly into all questions touch ing religion, but you will also find these | facts confirmed by some of the world S l greatest authorities on the religions of Asia; above all, by the eminent Professor l Legge.
 As to the solution of the mission prob l lem in China, which at this moment is at- l tracting such vast attention, I leave 1t to
 the readers themselves to pass judgment. The Future of China
 It Is not my intention in this short review l to lay down any policy in connection with this question, but if l were to be asked to l give my opinion as regards the chief req | son of the present outbreak, l should put | the answer in one word: "Misunderstand- | ing'' (of the Chinese). First, let me fall l back on what l stated in the beginning as l regards men who have been most success l full in making China move In the direction 1 or policy which may in time place her on | the footing of the great western powers,
 gradually moving the marvellous intellect