The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-14

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years have accomplished more than
the previous ninety" The praise for
the younger men has been pronounced:
but this is not unexpected. when one N
has seen the character and callbre Of:
the recent crop 3of missionarics--5Y5;
though it would be difficult to see
giants whose fame Is part of the hiss
tory of Chinese missions. FL
When it came to speaking Of tha#
matter Of converts. most official Chi
nesea raised their eyebrows or shrng-
ged their shoulders. think very
they are after tho missionaries #
money, protection or prestige.'
Again: "rhe missionaries have roach-a
ed only the lowest classes OF Chi
nese.' Careful inquiry among the
missionaries themselves has con-s5S
nrinad this. at least with respect to-
the situation prior to 200. Their
work had until then been accom-
Splished almost wholly among the poor
er people; since 1900. however, many
| OF the better class have been
reached.
On the subject Of Rice Christians
g., persons protesting conversion
| for personal gain, several of the best
Uniformed Chinese agreed that not
I more than 60 per cent. of the con-
successful of independent native pass
tors disagreed with this, saying that
! the percentage 4 is now fully so per
cent: probably 20 peg cent. are de-
ceiving the missionary. This state-
/ ment was made in tho presence Of a
the independent churches, he added
] the proportion of these pretendcrs Is
| practically negligible, for there&Sisg
4 nothing to be gained by trying to-
i deceive q strictly Chinese church,
|even#if it could be accolaplislled... S5ss35
Squeezing" and Religion. 4
Love, and squeeze not" was s IA
4 Chinese students summary OF tho
lpreaching OF John the Baptist, when
l he was called upon to translate fl
Into English. Squeeze not meant
i is your due China. is the land
4 of the Squeeze" Everybody through
whose hands tho golden orange passes
4 feels entitled to some of the juice
4 No tradesman, for example, can hone
\ to do business with you unless heE
pays a squeeze to your cook. This;
! sort OF thing Is universal III all walks
Il OF Chinese life. 5s Il
4 Naturally. wanted to know ifE
4 Christians arc exempt from prevailing
II SHlIleSe practices, EWnlcl, expressed IN
4 blunt Anglo-SaXon. are plain lying
q and stealing. At once I began tai
n hear the difficulties under. Witch & n
81 person Just out of henthendom, and
= n person still surrounded by heathen-3
n ism, continually 1abors.. One mnn's9
& cook became n Christian and stopped
Squeezing" Soon 1t became noised3
abroad among the householders that
Mrs RS supplies We're costing her less
than her neighbors'. The latter called
their cooks to account. who thus lost
face and they straightway put to
work n more effective and far
!, reaching boycott thnnsany labor unions
! know. The cook aud his mistress could
J not withstand 1t. Some missionaries
!, cherish the belief that their Christian
servants do not Squeeze" but tho
. more general opinion is that they
differ from others in that they exercise
moderation. s.fsss
!, missionary offered to Introduce
! me to Christian dealer in Jade, thus
t securing for me an honest price, SHe
: frankly said that If went to tho
: store as a stranger n mere traveller,
+ I would be charged two or three
prices, isn't that un- Christian en-
: tortion9" "oh, no; that is good Chris
t tim ethics" 3s ssI sssss
q Sometimes an American Christian
I falls from grace--when putting mi
j, stovepihes, for instance-by indulginH
I in profanity. There are no swear
Q words in Chinese or Japanese or
: ISorean;9 IN fact, as q venerable mis-.
q siona,y mpressivnlS said, when IA
: remarked upon this: mo people who
q know not tho true God ever swear,
h In the East. however, there Is revil,
/ ing, which must be understood before
e the meaning of the New Testament&in
junction concerning rayl!ing cam ht
! appreciated The foulness, the detail
/ ed filthiness, and the tswealtl OF IN;
L spcakable invectlve which an Orlenta
! can command IN reviling are beyons
q the Occidental Imagination. Some
II tines native Christians fall by re,
Il vertng 70 this, chanced4.to learI
il OF the dlsmisson of an efficient Bible
a woman Of unusually high class. Thi
ID incident had occurred the day be,
II fore. a purse had been lost on sun
n day morning IN church, Nireatly dis
Z trcsscd about IT, this Bible woman
II had on Sunday afternoon gone to n for
n tllne-tcller. Then, when Fremonstrate,
a With she had reyiled another Bib,
J. woman. These three heathenish nc
i fenses--Sntbath breaieins, consulting
I a soothsayer and reviling, has cos
Il her the favor of the church. So 4
Z. would seem that being Christian u
q China Is not 50 simple a matter as \
rs In America,
VI JStt sss5s
!, Sensible Criticism. Y
a. Superintendent tto8 head OF frn,l--s
a. forl,Trr hote keeper has applied 10. US q
!. q position as travelling salesman for on
u vines no says thar he has bought win