The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-11-11
SOME PRESENT CHANGES
IN THE CHINESE EMPIRE

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acres be made over to the union uni
versity and the various departments be
| butt up IN close relations"
This plan was very acceptable to
some. but others felt that II would be
better 10 have the schools nearer to the
various stations, where mission work
is being carried on. At last a modi-
fed plan was developed by the commit
tee OF the four missions. The two
scientific and literary colleges at Pc
kin and Tungchou should be rebuilt by
the Methodist or American Board Mis-
| sions; the London Mission would build
the medical department.: and the Pres
| byteran Mission would In like manner
build up the theological department;
| but the teachers for all these schools
| should be supplied from the four mis-
| sions. Each OF the four mission boards
will appoint three members OF a Board
| of Trustees which shall be a corporate
body with power to hold property in it's
| own name. These trustees will have
direction of the entire university edu-
| cational work. Missionaries teaching
III given department will be support
| ed by their respective Boards.
Special departments will for the
the mission building up the department.
On the mission field there will be a
Board of Managers, six appointed by
each mission. This Board will have
control of all departments of the uni
versity, appointing teachers. arranging
curricula, etc. Each mission represent
ed in the union will have the privilege
of placing a teacher In each of the
schools at once. In the two collegiate
departments, when twenty students
from given mission ere Under instruc-
| ton. teacher from that mission will
be required. In the medical and theo-
logical departments there will be
| equality in the teaching staff from the
outset.
In the discussion representatives OF
| the Methodist mission said that they
had no anxiety as to the type of theo-
logical teaching their students would
| receive In such n union theological
| school, that they had used II theology
with their classes prepared by Pres
bygationalistD for many years The
| speaker said on this occasion that he
was sure that the Methcdists were as
| good Calvinists as the Congregational
| lists and Presbyterians, and the two lat
ter little better Armenians than the
Methodists! We hope for the best re-
suits in thus permitting theological
| students to listen to the setting forth
| of the great truths of our common
| Christian faith from the lips of those
| who represent slight UNCONVENTIONAL
variations, but who stand together for
| all that is vital in the Christian spirit
4 and purpose.
There are several manifest and i'm
| portant benefits that will be eXperien-
Iced by all denominations from this plan
LOT educational union. a. There will be
considerable economy In the teaching
force. In Christian schools in China
giving instruction in Chinese learning,
In specific Christian and Biblical lines,
| and in western science and general lit
crature, the number of teachers re-
| qured is out of proportion to the num-
Der of pupils. In union schools larger
| classes can be organized without in
creasing the number of teachers (9
There will possibly not be economy in
ithe expenditure of money for the educa-
| tional plant and equipment, but this
| pant and equipment will be far more
complete than it otherwise would have
been. (3) The enlargement and unfit
| cation Of educational work will tend
t. improvement in the grade and quail
ity of teaching and beget in students a
respect and enthusiasm for learning
that could not be awakened and sus-
tanned In smaller schools. ~ Perhaps
the unifying effect on the general mis-
sion work will be the grandest result
| of all.
This is a most noteworthy effort In
The direction of union work on the
mission field and will do much to
strengthen the cause and make clear to
the Chinese what Christianity stands
for
The Chinese SO often ask why we
have so many names and fail to see
why there are so many differences in
cur Christian church. We are all one
with one Master and the time Is COM
ing when on the mission field at least
this unity will be clear to all.
OTHER CHANGES - MORE PROG
REss OF MISSION WORK.
Reports come OF many additions to
the churches. New and larger churches
are taking the places of those de-
atroyed. There is a spirit of friendli-
Less toward Christians.
| GOOD NEWS FROM CANTON.
The Rev. A. A. Fulton reports, June
1st. that during the previous seven
mon tbs. ga adults were received by
baptism into the Christian Chinese
| church.
The six chapels destroyed during the
Boxer troubles have beer rebuilt. In
one case deed of property worth 81 200
was handed to the mission by a few
native Christians, and they also agreed
to supply nearly all the mcrey to erect
a chapel. the cost to be in the neighbor-
hood Of $1,000.
The hospital for women and children
was formally opened in June, 1902 by
the Honorable Robert McWade, y. S.
Consul. This is the first hospital to be
set apart exclusively for women in
southern China. The Chinese gave the
lot, costing $4,000.
The foundations for the building of
Il he NOman's Medical College have al l.