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in which we live. This is because of
the huge area and thickly populated
condition Of the country. China COW
ers 5,0050O0 square miles. We are
not after the acre but after the man.
The climate and soil of China is suit
able to raise any vegetation. 1t has
greater resources and the land is more
fertile than that of the United States.
The coal supply of small portion
5000 miles square, is great enough to
supply the whole world for Thousand
years. / think China will startle the
world with its development In the
space of hundred years on account
Of the vast possibilities.
People Are Peculiar.
sThe people are very peculiar but
they are misjudged. They are about
They are ignorant to hear some peo-
think of us. I think that antiquity
and their people are making progress.
streets of Kansas City and called him
John and asked to where he was go
ing. My name is not John, it is Wang
and am going to sive Fourth of
July Grafton to a crowd of heather
Americans he replied.
"This country is recognized for its
power of absorption. The people Of
China also have the power Of absorb
ing. This fact is shown by the de-
velopment in recent years. They
have been a nation for forty centuries.
If Japan could lift itself from wooden
ships and spears to those of steel, why
can not the Chinese do the same.
Therefore with all these great posi-
bilities before it think it is the best
missionary field of the twentieth cen
fury. The best type of Christianity
exists there. There is no such oppor-
tunity to save men as in China"
Or. Hughes Address.
The speaker set himself the task Of
showing the adoption of Christianity
for world conquest. The address was
introduced by quoting the declaration
of Hindoo swami to the effect that
no existing faith would become the
final and universal religion. This WAS
declared to be of value only as show
ing lack of confidence in the religion
represented by the speaker. The adj
dress was an argument which drew
on present tendencies, comparative re-
| ligions and the distinctive features of
| Christianity to show that it would be
the ultimate and universal religion.
The first part of the address was
devoted to an exposition Of certain
great tendencies or world movements
which indicate the reGsonableness of
the expectation that there will cone
time when there will be only one re-
! ligion. The speaker said: There is
| the modern note of universally. We
are not content with anything provin-
clal or even national. We want a uni
| versal science; we are working at a
universal language; we are securing
an unusual literature. We want, too
uniyersal religion. The day of tri
bal duties and national gods is past
| We would not worship an American
god or an Iowa god We bow ,ul
knees only to the Almighty God who
sits upon the throne of the universe.
A New Feeling.
Attention was called to the new
| feeling of solidity..
I'VE are exchanging commodities
with all peoples. We have discovered
| that the deep needs IF the human
soul are the same the world over. Il
there is anywhere better religion
i than Christianity we want 1t; and Il
we have a better religion than othel
/ people poss ,ss they want ours. Ii
addition there is the operation Of ths