Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-05
DECLARES CHINA
HAS SEEN CANAAN
BISHOP BA~IFORD SAYS CHINESE
WILL FINALLY REACH THE
PROMISED LAND.
MISSIONARIES The Cause
Transfer Of Revolution Wa, One from
Oriental Dc-pousm 10 that of a
Most Modern Kcpublicanism

MINNTApOLIs. MAJ a. - j. W.
pashford. bishop Of the Methodist
Episcopal church iu China delivered
au address on the "Reyonslon IN
china before the general conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal church
hero tonight. Bishop Bashford re-
viewed in detail conditions as he haa
found them Ia China and declared
that "the Chinese people have caugh.
a glimpse Of Canaan, they are on the
road, they VIII not rest finally unth
tpey have rea9hed the promised land
Bishop Bashford disclaimed the re
mort that he represents the Chinese
government or brought "a personal
message from Yuan-Shi-Kai to Pres
ident Taft or the American people
Rishop Bashford said IN part:
THE enemies Of China declare ana
with some truth, that the whole move
mcnt. throughout the empire, is due
not at all to Chinese initiative, but
that foreign missionaries awoke the
Chinese giant and the irresistible pres
sure Of foreign nations pushed hln
into his present progressive pace How
rat. therefore Will the giant travel
they cynically ask, without further
foreign proddlng2 And we who main
|trin that the giant IS at last awake
ana that he has leapod the chasn
|,.hic separates orient despotism from
modern institutions must recognize
that he has stlI before him Ions
and perilous journey
with the almost universal ignor-
ance OF the masses, with the almost
universal corruption Of the Chinese
ms well as the ManChu officials, VIII
the narrowncss and bitterness OF clai
fcuds. with the professcd selfishnes'
Of the guilds, with the local 1eaiousie'
of province against province ana th'
widespread jealousy Of the soutl
against the north, with the tremh
dous difficulty of uniting the Chimes
and the Manchus and the Monaghan
and the Mohammedan, with the dan
gers Of foreign Intervention, with Tn
la,ylessness which attaches to ever
great transition IN government, witt
the recurring suffering from famine
the more widespread suffering iron
foot binding, with the dark shadow
of slavery and polygamy still linger
= ing over the land, and with the hope
lessncss and helplessness of the pagan
faiths. only those living in fool
paradise. and asleep in that can mag
inc that the proclamation of a repub
lie will be accompanied by the inaug
.utaion of the millennium.
I'VE plead for large patience an
generous hope in our attitude towar
the Chinese. lie fought seven year
To win our political independence an
then took six years longer to fran
our constitution, and we so compro
missed our form of government owe
] slavery that 1t took -four year,
struggle to transform the states int
a nation and the blood Of six hundre
. thousand white men to cover the stat
i OF slavery. Let MS not expect the fou
hundred millions In China to con
, plcte in few weeks tasks which tn
I western nations required decades
i accomplish
/, Guild government and still MOI
Ithc government by village elders an
lby the heads Of families and clh
Ihave provided China a. Valuable pr,
parntiou for law and order under th
republic The family and often an eI
tire clan aud sometimes street OF
city and community and entire city
held responsible FOR the crime of an
individual member. recall eft
in north China In which an entli
family was put to death for hreedin
a son wicked enough to slay h
father: aud not only was the who
family annihilated. but corner of III
city wall was torn down and the enth
city left dcfenseless for harboring
family which could nourish such
son.
western nations marvel that 5
great "a revolution In China could hay
occurred with SO little bloodshod
Probably not more than thirty thou
and people in all lost their lives
the transfer of four hundred mililoI
from an oriental despotism to a mo,
on republic But we submit wheth,
the reign of Kwang Hstu. the last re.
cncy of the dowager empress and q
regency of Prince Shun were not
'providential preparation Tor rev,
luton. while the events If the la
n eight months constitute IN form on
II Of the most tremendous revolution
a of human history. we submit wheth'
these events are not in substance q