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

wrote you. The movement towards put
ting larger measure Of responsible
ity for the work upon the Chinese
Christians has made great progress.
and has resulted In the forming Of a
new series of organizations il which
Chinese and foreigners are to work
together and tQgether direct tile work
|0f spreading the Gospel Late in July,
at the time l0f our annual mission
meeting. a gathering OF representative
Chinese Christians from the different
stations, together with the mission
aries. met for four days of business
and reports Of the past years work.
Many of the Chinese Christians had
been looking for an opportunity Of CO.
operating in the larger affairs of the
mission as they had already had expe-
rience in local work. and they came to
the meeting with high hopes and evil
dent earuestness The earnestness
marked the meetings throughout, and
the hopes of all seemed to be put In
q fair way to be realized. Such body.
too, shows the hope for repub lican in
situations In China It was mentioned
that the work Of the representative
deliberative bodies of Christians now
in action and arranged for by this.
gathering are training schools Of the
Chinese in the spirit and methods of
popular self-goyernment.
Union is word of potency these
days and plans for more thoroughly
united efforts have been much before
us In the past few months. First there
were the plans for a union hospital
to be united with the Union Medical
College, plans which are now well on
the way to contamination. Then came
what seemed like great step for
ward toward d long sought for Union
Christian University in Peking. The
Methodist-backed Picking university
has made proposals to; the other Amer.
lean societies having higher education
al work in North China which haze
met with the approval Of the missions
on the field and now, understand, OF
the boards at home. The plan Involves
using their articles of incorporation
and bylaws, very broad from the be-
ginning, so amended as to provide for
joint control OF property by the boards
Buildings are planned for
near the southeast corner OF the Tar
tar City In Picking, dormitories to be
provided by the missions rather than
by the university as q whole Al SINH
lar plan is reported to have worked
very well in the university in West
China Provision Is to be made where.
by the British societies can also take
part, the London mission having most
Of the Medical School in its contribut
ton.
Meantime the work in our Union
College has been moving on well, and
in Picking University we have heard
Of considerable numbers Of Students
deciding for Christ and for the Christ
ian ministry In athletics the boys
distinguished themselves this spring, |
coming out close second to the large
Indemnity College in the North China
meet, and winning In the a1I-China
meet more points than any other col |
lege. / had the privilege of coaching
our tennis team, which was defeated
only by the team sent up from Hong
kong It was planned that some Of
our men should go to the Far Eastern
Olympic games at Shanghai early IN
October, but the war clouds make II
doubtful il they win take place They
are now postponed tin May.
Mrs Wickes and I both passed fur
ther examinations in the language IN
July, mine being supposed to finish