The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-22


would have made many mission schools
thoroughly eifiolsnt.
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n.
ADother diticulsy 10 that in Govern
ment schOoA all taachsFu and pupils
are required "a the Emperor's birthday
20 bow down OF koWtOw 10 the tablst 81
Coufnoius. Missionaries hold that such
action Ia not consistent with the Chris
tlan faith end therefore the mission is
loafh 10 sand ita pupils on % the Gov
ernment university. but many Chinese
scholars Indignantly deny that this kow-
towing indicates anything more than re-
ap~ct for tbs arsateat thinksr that China
ever po@eaaed, and the explanation Of
divine honors having ben officially con
feFrsd upon Confnciua Il thar the Chinese
are EWare that they arr relegating him
20 q secondary place IN education and
desire 10 prOpitiasP the G0uflician scholars.
A. our author graphically puts IL, they
have compromised the matter much on
the same aystem that We use in the West
with regard 70 some politician whose
asrvices have been valuable hut who u
actually hindrunrs in the House q
Commons Confucius has rrceived di-
vine honors as the worn out politician
in England receives a peerAge; Il 10 a form
u honorable retiremept. The great dan
ger that threateIs mission schools and is
increasing every year h that tho best
pupils u thess schools have b 60 "a uni
versities in search Of Western knowledge
and arr there exposed % the insidious
attacks NJ Western matsrialism. In the
Eas, there il no neutral place a. there is
in tn West. AZ present the only uni
versity in action Ia that q Toxic. and
iis ~ Effects have bsen W obvious that the
Chinese Government has ordered a whole
zale withdrawal q pupils from lbs I'M
healthy infinenee.
What II imperatively needed II an insti-
tuition which shall bring the scholars up
70 university standaryl. In which the high
cot knOwiedGs shall b taught and the
true aspect oi Western thought shall bo
shown. the aspect whiCh has ALWAYS been
Admired in AmsFica and England. which
shall make Il possible for all denomina-
tons 20 have highly educated native min
isters. No one body would b. rich enough
TO support such a university. and coopeA-
ton, not the denominati0nal nlrrOwness
which might result from such a plan. il
desirable. Accordingly the committees
Of Oxford and Cambridge universities
have evolved plan thas ennbraces denom-
national hosiels under tho control 81
individual missionary bodies which shall
form colleges a the university. and while
thetunivernity alone would concern itself
with giving secular teaching from a neu-
trail Standpoint. the colleges would give
CHRISTIAN teaching 10 their pupils IN this
way all conflict bstwesn missions would
b avoided. The university would have
a supply Of properly prepared pupils com
ing into Il from the mission schools; and
IN the East 20 build a university without
feeding schools IL like building a house
In the Chinese fashion. roof first. An
other great slemsnt % the Oxford and
Cambriage scheme IL that the university
should aim 10 be a native university land
this no doubt vas tho plds which at
tractsd thu Chinsasl with many ol its
proiessqgs from China eventually.
zach Of thsshos colleges 10 70 be
governed by some person who will make
the moral and spiritual welfare Of tho
young men his psoaliaF care and study
and who might or might not be on the
teaching staff AZ Pekin the author
mt some great 0fhoials who all were
favorable. bat In the saith be enooun-
tered enthusiasm for Western educa-
ton. and one oaSclai advised. Make IN
quiries At Pekin, but 70 they refuse 20
on with your aOhsuns all'ths same. and
be- was sold BY bthsFs that people would
certainly support 10 not only on the sooFe
Of expense btft heoaRas o. ths home atmoa-
phaEs and beoaus8 no one Hikes parting
from his Ohildreh and leaving them in q
distant land. N "a appendix the ques-
ton b discussed! WI Ras.llA be- repre-
Dcnasd In tho mission h@df- !.ssin reality
altetls dissertation On The Russian Church
and officials. inclndinR Mr.. Izvolaly
WHOM tbs authog paruatsntiy calls
-lvolsky'). and on conditions ~ life a.
the writers observed than during a huF-
riud transit % thsir uay 10 China Gor the