The San Francisco call., 1904-07-26
CHINESE LIKE
ANCLO-SAION
DR.. J. Simester Sees in the
Spirit of the Two Peoples
a Most Marked Similarity
ORIENTAL Is HONEST
Rev. T. A. Bissell Comes Out
FearleSSly in a Defense
of the Higher Criticism

DR.. James Simester sees a resem-
blance between the Chinese and the
Anglo-Saxon, if not in complexion GER
tainly in endurance, indomitable pluck
and determination.
DR.. Simester comes from the Anglo
Chinese School in Foochow, China,
where for years he has been engaged
in educational work His estimation
Of the Chinese is extremely fiattering
and was given TO the members of the
Methodist Ministers Association that
met in Epworth Hall yesterday morn
ing.
The doctor declared that there is in
the Chinese as a people the making of
solid manhood. They are fundamen-
tally honest in all their dealings and
they have characteristics that will
make q success even under the condi-
tions in (which they live to-day. DR..
Simester said that the Chinese has a
physical makeup that no other people
outside Of the Anglo-Saxon possesses.
This he accounted for by the fact that
from birth John is enured TO hard
ships, thereby being enabled to with
stand climatic changes or whatever
conditions he may be called upon to
face. In all his characteristics, said
DR. Simester, the Chinese are Anglo
Saxon AS business men they are
acute, sharp, progressive and are up
10 bargain and whatever bargain
they make they will stand by Many
people who speak against Chinese in
tegrity and their business methods,
said the doctor, have never even seen
Chinese beyond the deck Of a steamer.
Speaking Of social conditions in
China, DR.. Simester said that Anglo
Saxon or Chinese women are so safe in
any part Of the land, with the excep-
ton, perhaps, Of Shanghai. that they
can 60 unchaperoned or without male
attendance through any city after
dark, fearless of harm or insult.
SKEPTICS IN THE CHURCH.
"'Skepticism in the Church" was the
subject of an address delivered yes
terday by the Rev. F. A. Bissell before
the Congregational Ministers Associa-
ton at Congregational headquarters,
Y, NJ c. A. building.
The Rev. Mr.. Bissell said in part:
In the different compartments Of the human
mind there are often found opinions that have
2ever been brought together 10 test their con-
sistency wtth each other. Though mutually
hostile these opinions are nevertheless per-
sistentiy maintained. the holder,@of course,
being unconscious Of the antaEonisn.
We all agree in the belisf that God is in
his world and manifests himself through il.
Science Gas FOR its work the investigation OF
the ways of Gods working.
In al that science discovers we see the
methods Of divine agency. We do not see God
directly, yet we AL believe that he is at work
IN nature II science could tell US the whole
storT Of his working we should know more
about hirr
suppose that We had a complete scientific
history OF nature, and suppose that that his
tory revealed 4 growth. development Of
nature, would that leave out God2 Not at all
IT would tell US all the more about Gods
workings. And yet the name .-evo-
luton is given 10 this history there is an
o@tcry against il within the church, as II God
were left out / call that skepticism the
doubling Of Gods presence in nature