Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-23
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.
Gsaysr Meeting Topic For the Week
Beginning Dec. n, 1903.


1Auysr Meeting Topic For the Week
Beginning Dec. n, 1893.
BY REV. s. H DOYLE.
Topic. ---Foreign missions The new life
- China.-Ezek. xxxvii, lila
China is the most ancient nation In
~ world that Is still playing an i'm
portant part in the present. day history
e the world. 1t was once surrounded
~ . great wall to prevent association
nth the other peoples of the world,
0nd, though the wall persisted, the de-
U1re for seclusion still remained, and in
nAelr mysterious beliefs and methods
- living the Chinese continued Sc
E1aded nation and an enigma to the
~ of the world. But China is awak-
cling. This mighty kingdom. with it's
01Nions Of people. is beginning to see
- light of new day and to desire
- advance along the lines Of more
0odern civilization. The ground once
a1naidered 80 sacred now trembles be
0sath the weight Of passing trains
2Ae hatred Of foreigners, which once
osemed indigenous to the soil. is losing
- hold upon the people. Missionaries
- no longer 50 bitterly opposed, but
- high places at least they are very
Nnch encouraged. The political condi-
1Bn Of China is also rapidly changing.
01sreover, the tendency Of China seems
- be to strongly afiliate with the
United States. This fact viii. II con-
.1lnned, bring great opportunity to
- Christians Of America and place a
Dsat responsibility upon us. China is
80 adopting mp to date educational
0Bthods. So that quietly. but surely,
- great masses of China are begin.
ing to move forward. How win the
susult affect the worlds history? Not
1br evil, for Gods hand is in this
usovement The yellow peril" is
A1gaboo, and no one need be fright
oned by It. Instead we should rejoice
- this movement from darkness to the
0Ght and should do all IN our power
1Arough the gospel to hasten it.
The Presbyterian Christian Endeavor
Manual gives the following Mission
Notes From China" illustrating its
Asw life:
The nations that have wronged Chi
~ may well fear the awakening Of the
giant to realization Of its vast power
and hasten to make right. so far as
possible, what has been wrong.
1t was the great success of Japan
that finally led China to see its weak
Ness, and Japan is now leading China
1nto military prowess that will en-
able her also to conquer the mighty
nations of Europe.
The first woman's newspaper in Chi
IA shows the changed attitude toward
women. So do the rapidly increasing
Aumber of girls schools
One of the most significant changes
n China is the adoption of European
dress, especially by the young business
men. With this goes the cutting of of
the cue.
About ten years ago young Chi
nose In California received a letter
from his father disowning him be-
cause he had become a Christian. A
short time ago young Chinese in Los
Angeles wrote to his father the story
o1 his conversion and asked him to
paste the letter on the walls of his an
eestral hall, SO that many others, read
ing 1t, might turn to the Saviour. His
fhther did SO and replied, when
know how l win tear down my idols
and worship Christ with you"
The most powerful official in China,
Yuan Shih Kai, viceroy of the capital
province, though himself Confucian-
IT, wrote book pleading for the most
Hegpectful treatment of the Christian
missionaries, "since they come to per-
shade men to the practice of virtue"
DR.. J. Walter Lowry declares that
more has happened In China during
.1he last two years than during the pre-
N1ous thousand years.
The Chinese president Of the Chinese
Reform association says that more
than 10000 Chinese students are pur-
suing advanced modern courses OF
study, that more than 100000 Chi
Aese can speak English. that more
than 10000 American, English and Eu-
Hopean works have been translated
into Chinese and that the courts are
being remodeled after the English sys-
tenn. Some 5000 common schools have
been started In the one province Of
Canton.
RIFLE READINGS.
Isa. iii, IT: Nah. / IS; Matt. xviii,
10, 20; Luke Nv. ITO; John Lii, 16; Acts
4 8; xiii, 1-3; Rom. <, IA, 10; Pc. III;
Rev. xii, II.
In Duty.
am Christian Endeavorer because