Rock Island Argus., 1913-01-14
CHINA'S new DAY
LECTURE THEME
Mrs. D. B. Wells Explains Cause
of Break, Also Tells of
Mormon History.


Women's Missionary Social union at
Broadway Presbyterian church, yes
terday afternoon took as her subjects.
"China's Break With the Past, Causes
and Meanings" and THE Origin and
Early History Of Mormonism." Mrs.
Wells said in part:
Many of you undoubtedly have
seen the old Chinese flag, with its
back ground of red, with the yellow
dragon, which means superstition.
The flag Of the republic, when placed
beside that of the dynasty's, presents
quite a contrast. This new flag. or
flag Of the republic, is composed of
five colors, modelled after the United
States, which are red, for the Chin
ese; yellow, the Manchurians; blue,
Mongolians; white, Tebeck. and black,
Turkistan. When held lengthwise it
naturally places one nation on top, but
looking at II in another way, that is
crosswise, 1t places no race on top;
all would be equal races and side by
side, striving to help one another.
This latter is the view that the presi-
dent takes and towards which he is
lending every effort.
Perhaps the greatest thing which
rendered to bring about this revolu-
ton, which brought forth a new repub-
lie, was Christianity. 1t being Gods
purpose to put Christ before these
people
christianity has been before the
Chinese people, but a century, but
great and NOTED are the changes.
This break with the past was brought
bout by the revolution, or rather
the evolution, though it will take
time and patience for these 100000 900
people to grasp this new idea of Chris
tianity. When Jan. 1, 1913 was usher
ed in, it brought with it a new sig
nificance for the Chinese, for it was
/ the first time in their history that
/ there has been New Year.
! 'All in the study of their geography
remember well that the wall of China
/ was named as one of the greatest
things in the world. Now this wall
was not built because the Chinese
nation wished it, because they had to-
for, within this nation there were
large deposits of minerals and other
valuable ores, and this land was want
ed by neighboring nations.
China, not being a fighting nation
needed protection, thus the wall was
built, which shut off and lost for il
many things, namely Christianity
The scholar ranks first because
of his ideas; second, farmer, fol-
/ things raised on the lands; third
the mechanic, the materials which he
has already to start on; fourth, the
merchant, who merely interchanges
articles. and fifth, the soldier, who is
destructive and hindrance.
The cry of the stomach. the great
poverty and need of this nation i.
another cause for the break. There il
no need of this great poverty if the
and was utilized, for there are grea
possibilities that have not been used
There are large deposits of iron: il
one Of the provinces there is Goa
enough to supply all the nations o
the world for thousands of years, bu
because OF The belief in spirits it ha,
not been touched
"Three-fourths of the land is util
lied in the raising of DopDies for tn,
opium, which is of no food value. Ii
nine years the president says Chin,
will be the richest nation in tn,
world, free from heathenism. Tn
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to the future. but backward for he i
an ancestral wOrshiper, the faith
CT is the best man, except his father
except his fathers father. etc.
The young men who leave the ma
ton become educated to the thing
Of the day, they grasp things and loo
into the future, The ignorant womel
of this nation are fast becoming
thing Of the past, they are lookin
toward the betterment of their woner
The indifference to the solder /
also a thing of the past, for Chin
is equipping an army and strides ar
being made for a navy. The need
and development of the body are raj
idly heing appreciated. The primar
causes for the break were: first. tn
war in 1896 between China and Japai
in which that very small, despised N
ton came out on top. China was {
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willing TO learn. And second, tn
present Of a bible to the dowager en-
press. a brave, learned and unusui
woman, which book caused, With
three years, 25 edicts to be issued.
"A different standard has been e
tablished since the Chinese republ
has as its president a Christian, Z
gCther with = Christian assembly.
God means something to these pc
pie, christianity has broken down ii
superstition and ignorance. For even
ually this viii, be part of the kingdo
of God"
Mrs. Wells, IN speaking Of Mo
minism, used as her references, bool
on Mormonism, but in some instance
II was necessary to use anti-Mormo
ism book.
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