The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-19
CH|NkS CRISIS
AFFECTS CHURCH
So Says Dean Burleson in
Address at Fargo-That
Nation Concerns All

Fargo, N. D.. Feb. 19.-Speaking on
the Present Crisis in China and its
Relation to the Church." Dean Burle-
son OF New York, former dean of
Gethscmane cathedral in Fargo, adj
dressed a large audience of men yes.
terday afternoon at the Y. M. C. A.
China concerns everyone" said the
a The world is very small today
compared to what is was in the early
days. Today you can send a message
from Fargo to the center of Africa
when n number of a ago it took
the same time to SEND a message from
Fargo to Grand Forks. The things
which are done in China today affect
the markets of the world. One third
of the population Of the world lives in
China.
The people of China wore silks and
wrote books when our ancestors were
savages. Whether We like it, what the
people Of China do today affects us
and our children.
Chinese Not Warlike.
The Chinese are different from the
in that they are not a war
like people. Two hundred ffty-eight
years g two dynasties were fighting
to see which would get possession Of
China and the Manchurians won.
Since then every child which is born
of Manchurian descent is given a pen
sion which lasts through life starting
on his second birthday. This has al
ways been an eyesore to the China
men who are not of this descent and
a few years later they rose up against
the ruler and cut his head off.
Mission Schools at Work.
II have recently been in conference
with two men who have just returned
IRON China. They are mission teach
ers and one Of them has been there
for fifteen years. This man said that
the cause of the revolution was the
mission schools. The broadest and
best mon in China are those who are
connected in some way with the mis-
sion schools and churches Of that
country. There are more than 100, 900
pupils in the mission schools. OF
course this is not many in comparison
with the population of China but it is
a great help.
only four months 6 $4,000 peo-
pie considered the revolution and rep
resentatives Of the people were select
AT the opening of the conference
n man arose and made a speech.
He protested against the massacres Of
the Manchurians. This man belonged
thirds Of the mel are Christians who
We're selected to attend this confer.
ence.
The mission schools do not teach.
revolution but teach freedom which
results in revolution. They all look to
the missions for leadership. Ninety
per cent of the education in China is
due the mission schools and the Y. NJ.
G. AS of America and six per cent to
Engiand, making ninety-six per cent
Anglo Saxon.
The English introduced opium
traffic with China. America has al
ways acted in a fair and square man.
ner towards China and has never been
known to introduce into that country
anything which would be a detriment
to it."
Y. NJ. c. A. Work in China.
Dean Burleson then spoke of Sher-
wood c. Eddy. secretary of the Y. NJ.
c. A. in China. and his great work
there. Eight hundred men who came
together in conference when asked to
give their lives to Christ, three hun
dred volunteers were secured. 1t is
very different from this country.
China owes what it now has to Chris
tian missions. What lies before the
Christian church and especially the
churches of America was told Of by
the speaker. Never before in the his
tory of the world has the chance
"..AeiA lima oilers Deen given 10 any
other people as to the people of this
country and never such an opportu-
nifty to do good.
Dean Burleson vas introduced by
r. e. Blakemore who spoke on the
Men and Religion Forward movement
He stated that the. conference to be
held in Grand Forks would be held
March 10 instead of March 3 as was
formerly announced. He said that not
many knew of the change in date. A
special musical program was offered.