Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-17

the required course FOR the second
year and give me 4 vote III the Mis-
sion, though as the committee had
not had time TO make up the marks
until after our Mission meeting have
not yet had an opportunity 70 exer-
else my franchise For her study of
the history Of China. Mrs Witkes pre-.
pared q long jingle elnbodying the
CHIEF nan,es Z afea 80 ~ tlle'
long story, and that 1t may be Of
value to others 1t has been retained
with q view of publication IN the Ed
ucational Review. Recently she wrote
in answer to an editorial By Eugene,
Chen in the Picking Gazette. a long;
letter. defense Of Christianity in.
view Of the doubts Of It's value raised
by the war in Europe. It occupied
over three columns and half in that
paper q few days ago and she has
already received one very appreciar
tive letter from some one in the Board
of Foreign Relations.
Politically, conditions In China APP
pear, to an unskflled observer, to grow
more and more stable, though the El-
ropean war, now joined in by Japan, In
PRODUCES new elements Of danger to
China. The death Of White Wolf and
dispersal of his band has been welcomed
news to the friends Of law and order
Until the outbreak Of the war, feye-
nues seemed to be coming In encourag-
ingIy, and tonight there Is reported the
sending in to the central government
from the province OF HnpeI Of q re-
mittance Of 81, zoe, 900. most or it lav-
ing been saved by the reduction Of
administrative expense of their pro
vincial government The constitution |
al conference is to resume its sessions |
very soon, after q brief summer vaca-
ton. Extensive reorganization OF va
rious departments Of government Is |
steadily being announced and the new
as published seem to en-
body steps forward. Orders are now
being issued looking toward keeping
factories running and preventing too
great an increase in the mass Of the /
during the war, but much i
suffering must necessarily come even
In China, through the stopping Of Gu
ropean demand for silks as well as !
the checking Of import and export
trade in general.
A short time ago a conference was
held here led by George Sherwood
Eddy and other prominent workers In
various lines TO consider the subject |
Df evangelism. In this the conviction |
was very strongly voiced by Mr. Eddy |
and others that China Is ripe for q |
great ingathering into the Christian /
church. The readiness to hear and to
study Christianity among the students |
IN government schools and the readi-
ness to cooperate in the arrangements |
ior meetings to present Christianity |
On the part Of boards Of education.
chambers of commerce, and officials |
generally, found last year have indeed /
been remarkable.
Between the series OF meetings In |
Tiensin and Pekin 1t is. planned that
Mr.. Eddy hold meeting in TungchOu
for the merchants and gentry as well |
IS the sixty or so government stu-I
dents The following up OF its rel
suits viii doubtless set the direction
of much OF the eeangelistfc effort inI
Tungchou this winter. Here, as ini
other cities people seem very willing
TO learn of Christianity, and the d. /
rection Of Bible classes in which they
may do so will, il seems probable, be .
4 very important part Of the work
for Tungchou this year.
Yours with aloha,
DEAN r. WICKES.