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

NA@Nns AAe'7 " AAo WY hten1et fu@i-
ton.
China has always been proverbially the
had that never changed, and every one
who knew her ten or fifteen years ago was
propaEed 10 pFophesy that she would con-
tinue 10 remain unprogreasive. For
merry oil Cinnamon had a rooted contempt
for everything Western; theirs was the
only civilized land. the West was the
land Of barharism. Nov the positions
are reversed. Every Chinaman despisra
China and Is convinced that from the
West comes the light Of civilization de-
claEed TIM head Of the Preach mission in
PeEtn. China has 20 fundamentally al
tered and IL seeing 20 many radical
chanRss that when the author asked a
missionary a question about the country
the latter replied: You must not rely On
me. for | left China three months ago, 20
that what ! say may be out Of date IL
may well be asked. What has accomplished
this change. what has awakened Chinag
There arr two chief causes, one Of which
though small is not insignificant; the other
Ia great and obvious. The small factor i
Christianity; the great factor II the new
national movement which was brought
about by political events eliminating in
the battle u Mukden. where China vas
forced 20 submit 70 a fragrant act % inso-
lent oontempt for the laws Of neutrality.
Il IL worth whils to refer 20 the Boxer
Society and its violent action because Of
the new Interpretation % il name and
purpose which a Chinaman furnished 20
the author. NOminaily il was an athletic
society Tor the encouragement of the art of
nelf-defenCe. In reality its object and the
meaning u its title was TO knock the
heads Of the foreigners OF
One % the Immediate results Of the fall
Of Boxerdom was ~ establish She spiritual
prestige Of Christianity; defeat did not
prove that the Boxer teaching was false.
only that the spirits behind Western re-
lgion were stronger The bitterness Of
their next humiliation. however. made
them ready to learn that the cause ~ this
humiliation was their refusal 90 accept
Western ideas. II burned in the lsas0n
that Japan has taken the right Courss
and that however hateful were Western
ways they were a necessity Nov the
vast majority Of Cinnamon intend 10 PR
serve 20 China tho essential points u Con-
f1cian civilization and 90 accept Western
ideas only m 20 far a. they arr necessary
20 struggle against the West Opinions
differ ~ b. the proportions in which these
elements should b. combined. but the
principle most generally acceptsd ID that
Western thought must ~ grated onto
Eastarn civilization This task "a proving
decidedly difficult; but whatever the re-
suit may be. 1t viii fundamentally alter
the whole Of China and through China
affect the whole world BUT the awaken
ing has a higher side. which NAV be at
tributsd directly and indirectly to Chris
tianity We nsed not follow our author in
his discussion Of the military and COM
mercial sides Of the question or in his able
and fair minded summary Of the methods
and the results achieved by tho various
bodies Of missionaries. He discusses the
moral and political effects Of each mission
AIRY method at various points in his hook
flor II must be admitted that he IL inclined
20 be tauSoloRical, a. though his chapters
had been originally issued a. separate
articles though that can hardly be the
rase for other reasonsl. Briefly stated.
he regards the demand for territory ON
the part n Germany IN recompenRe for
the murder ~ two missionaries az most
unfortunatsg the refusal Of the China In
land Mission and other bodies 10 take any
compensation for the thousands Of mar
tyred Christians az Of untold value and
the position Of the Roman Catholics az
political chiefly IN spite 81 their wonder
fl1l achievements az to converts and their
magnificent 0rDhah aeyi,fFna anu uenevo-
lent institutions. because Of the concea-
sions they have wrung from China on the
material side
The lcsson u the whole matter il that
morally China may deprcss or elevate our
social morals. and therefore China's con-
CepttOns Of morality and social conditions
cannot remain q matter u indifference 10
10 II one-fourth q the labor oi the world
j. living under sweating conditions the
other thrs,.-iourths may consider them
selves lucky II their income h not cut
down Is peT cent. On the othsr hand. iE
The development u China ~ allowed 10
pursue IL normal course and education
and enlightenment are encouraged n
proceed by equal steps with material well
bring. the commercial conditions 81 China
will be- BENEFICIAL instead ~ injurious
20 the world At large. A. present the
tendency Is 70 consider natsgial progress
only AMI 10 reject an higher idealu. WHISTLER
Of Buddhism. Isoisin ~ Cougicianiarn.
and Co ignore the claims Of Christianity
IN eduoation' therefore training In West