The sun., 1906-10-23
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Their work for Education and Medical
science in the East

science in the East.
From the North American RevieW.
The introduction Of modern education into
the East and the Far East must be credited
to the foreign missionaries. The condition
OF the Sandwich Islands in 1870 Ia too well
known to require description here. The
people were not cannibals. but they were not
far removed from the lowest and most de-
grading savagery. Missionaries set up there
the first printing presses. opened the nrst
schools and inaugurated and conducted
general educational institutions Tor two
generations. To-day the islands possess
collegiate and theological institutions and a
modern school system. directed by the de-
scendants OF the missionaries and the en-
Ightened children of native leaders. China
knew no learning except that which centres
In the classics of Confucius, and all Western
education was considered beneath their con-
tempt. For nearly q century the mission
aries gave time. strength and talent to the
preparation and production OF modern text
books and in conducting schools for the
training OF Chinese young men and women.
Missionary educators were repeatedly called
by the Government to take charge OF ma
tional institutions. The popularity OF modern
learning rapidly increased, until In October.
1905. by imperial decree. Western learning
was made the basis OF the civil service exami-
nation throu ghout the empire.
At the opening Of the last century In India
there was hardly q trace Of anything in edu-
cation that could be called modern. Indias
millions not only were not educated but they
had littls deeire for learning. Gradually
schools were established by the missionaries
and the principles of modern education were
taught. As the influence Of the British Gov
ernment increased. the oficials. perceivtng
The value Of sSs "a Ss ySs
die their schools. This Government sub
sLdy has increased until at the present time
annually for the support Of educational lnsti;
tutlons,. recognized to be OF high grade and
under the control Of missionaries, The uni
verslty system OF India Is the direct out
growth Of the missionary educational system
and is made up very rgely Of the combina-
ties are examining bodies and not teaching
institutions. Students in missions and private
COLLEGES that come yD to & the Ss Of S the
the instItutIons established by missionaries
forced fore 70 reduce greatly their operations or
go out Of existence:
Perhaps one q the most l marked UstES,
upon a country and the races that inhsbit II
is that Of Turkey and the Levant In 1920
cIoseG cRS pS to ali that wSs modern IN tRe way q
schools or teaching. While the Moham-
medans were slow 70 arouse themselves 70
was not true Of the Greeks, syrians and Ar
menians. Soon the Turkish Government
of GOS sduoatou % y was T making T IN tSe empire and
| strenuous but unsuccessful endeavors were
made e sheSs ,!; + ErG% pBs sSs SS 6
modern node nc colleges for both sexes S have been
es eager and able b1 students. Robert College at
ConstantinoPle and the Syrian Protsstsn;
College at Beirut stand out as s4aHnpiSss n1piS2. Q.
| from these dozen or more Institutions are
to-day taking post, graduate work In our best
universities. Missionaries have carried into
every country they have entered the modern
school OF every form and grade Ihroueh
estton has Been been introduced % into every Rsistic
China, Il has resulted in completely trans
| We do not claim that missionaries have done
all this. We do claim that they we're the
The missionary movement has introduced
into the East the modern practice Of medicine
| and surgery. Az early as 1854 the American
PsseT Psss psEssT pSn NJ d. Who Ss Canton in 1883
| had acquired a wide reputation among the
| Chinese for his unusual skill. Gradually
| the Chinese came TO recognize the value OF
| modern medicine, and occasionally in recent
| years missionary physicians have been put
erected by influential oficlaIs, The mission
aries have opened medical schools in the EN-.
rs sqPiDUsd EitS ;, %2de & SPpSncss xoS1S and
are preparing themselves for competent medi-
| cal service to their own people, Many Others
are studying in the medical SCHOOLS OF Europe
| and the United States and Japan. japan
| quickly passed from the traditional form OF
| treating diseases to the modern method,
| Similar progress has been made in India,
| Africa and Turkey as well a. in other coun-
! tries Go where you will In any city Of inn
| portance in Asia and there you will find the
modern hospital for both men and women.
| In which American. British and native physi-
clans practise side by side. Most OF these
| with not a few OF them are medical schools
| Of high grade, This modern medical move
| ment is rapidly crowding back into oblivion
| the ancient and cruel medicine men and
| women and substituting in their places the
| educated native physician. trained In all that
| Il best in modern medical methods. In this
movement the foreign missionaries were the
/ nion