The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-30
APPEALS ARE
MADE TO THE
BETTER GLASS


1IAN4&OW, China, April N1s--In@
l"rfce-C Christian that type OF Chinese
convert which was easily won over 80
any creed so long as ne was Support go
in 3dleness, has had his day acc0v9-
ing TO the American Episcopal MIS-
sion In 6his city. The missions of al
denoninations today are making thelE
appeal to the better class.
There was a time when Imisst0narlas
came TO China with the idea. that there.
was no aime to lose IN muStering the
whole army OF Chinese under Ciri@-
tan standards. To make Chris
tlans'' was easy. For daily supplies
OF rice. millions OF beggars and coolies
could be Induced TO swear Ghey wer@
believers in anything. But that we9
not converting China.
More Practical.
There were, however, few mission
aries OF any denomination who worked
so I1nwisely Tn the present day such
men have a hard time living in the
mission community. It cannot be said
that the man of fanaticaI enthusiasm
has been entirely eIiminated but the.
average type of missionary today e.
far more practical.
It is the idea OF the Episcopal mis-
sionaries and their British associatee
to prepare Chinese to convert their
own people. They point to the recent
formation Of the Independent Holy
Catholic church" IN China. which IS
conducting Its own affairs. This sue
cessful establishment OF an tndepen-
dent church, the first in China, Is the
result of the system OF education COM
Quoted Jointly by the Church of Eng
land at home and in Canada, and che
Episcopal church of the United States.
Chinese Good Preachers.
In the matter of preaching. the Chi
nese themselves cannot he beaten.
-Phraseology prescribing virtues IS
THE common stock-In-trade of most
poIiticlans. The politician knows by
heart the best and longest passages Of
the Chinese classics, which abound in
admonttions to certain virtues To
know the classics was the FIRST re-
qutrement. under the Manchu rule.
could repeat the greatest length OF
Words fron them was considered the
greatest scholar and shown the great
est Difference by the nation. He WAS
of great advantage to the government
because 1t was the fashion and the
trick to enbody extensive declarations
of piety-often quoted verbatum from
the sages-in the imperial edicts. II
words were deeds China would be a
lSptGA04uty IlBIlNeOlS slIlu " e t4~@5Ots eINAsA
country But even these edicts which
appeared years ago abolishing such
evils as slavery and footbinding have
not yet been put into force. and con-
tinue even under the republic.
From the theological school OF
Boone University. which requires oyer
ten years OF study. Chinese pastors 90
cut to convert their own people. The
Chinese have recently. OF their own
accord. sent a missionary to a remote
walled city In the south OF this prov
nee. seven days Journey away from
the Yiantze river.
Foreign Teachers Engaged.
Some Chinese are able to go abroad
10 get their knowledge OF foreign
things, but most OF them have to turn
to the mission schools and colleges.
The government sought to supply the
demand and engaged foreign teach
eTs for the state universities. In these
cash compensa tons were granted stu
dents for attending but politics and
corruption and lack OF discipline pre-
vented them from being as efficient a.
what the missionaries offer.