Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-01

In Il FLASHING OF lSlS-A bhlGEf'
REVIEW.
PAOTINGFU. Jan. 6, 1914.-Sueh
a title as the above suggests
the fact that we are the recipients
of innumerable tokens of our
Heavenly Fathers goodness and
blessing. Surely goodness and
mercy have followed" US throughout
the year. When we come to some
high or open place in the woods or
have a moment to breathe we are
impressed with the fact of the mo-
Nervousness of the task set before the
church, the glory of the opportunity
given US to "be workers together with
God" in bringing back a hayward
race to allegiance to Him. We here
In the Orient must think that the
choicest field has been given to us,
field SO needy, field SO vast, field
so ripe for the harvest
The year just passed has in num-
Der of ways been the best we have
ever had. Our church attendance has
been large. Our Sunday school has
at times mounted we'll above 400 A
regUlar teachers meeting has been
conducted throughout the year. Our
schools are full, and have had a good
year. Especially are we proud of the
thirty odd boys doing the first and
second year academy work. The Lord
has added eighty-three new members
to the church membership, SO per
cent. gain. Our membership now ag-
gregates 305.
Chinese Offerings.
The Chinese offerings for the year
were Mex. $5333c for all causes. The
interest in Christianity shown by gov
eminent students is most encourage
ing. A considerable number attend
church service About $50 are in
Bible classes, while twenty-five have
Joined the church. We pray that this
number may be only an entering
wedge. first fruits" as there are
some 1000 and more students studying
In this vicinity. Surely this is a fine
field. From our boarding schools the
church has received eighteen new
members In the year. The hospitals,
Mems Workers Club and the
Woman's Home Mission Society have
all had share in the harvest A
union 7. M. c. A. has been organized,
from which we expect much in the
days to come in the work among the
young men in the schools and city.
At present we have to nourish it a
good deal, as we have no trained sec
retaries and limited equipment, but
the field is big and the spirit of real
unity among the members Is excellent.
This field Is covered by the Congrega-
tionalists and ourselves.
Our presbyterial report, Just out,
shows that we have five church or
ganizations. with 1,193 members
SHOULD the hundreds of martyrs be
added to this number?), 20 per cent.
of whom were added during the last
year, a total of s15 pupils of different
Il I'D
school scholars.
The following are the Chinese con-
tributionE: For evangelistic work,
Mex. $1,307.6S; for medical work, Mex.
$3.50: for educational work.. 1924 Il
think we exceed this). Total, s9,931.69.
Our China Council report shows the
following missionary forces:
Men (ordaineD, 101; men. lay, not
physicians, IT; physicians. men, 81;
physicians. women, Is; wives, 112;
single women, 70; total foreign force,
366. Chinese ordained, so; preachers,
teachers, etc, 1887; total Chinese
force, 1,457. Chinese churches, Isl;
Chinese total membership, 25,670;
added during the year, 1902. a gain Of
Is per cent; the number of schools,
4so; pupils In schools, 1875; pupils in
Sunday school, 1917; contributions,
Our Presbyterian board gives us the
following statistics: On IL mission
fields there are 81 missions, with 1872
stations. These are manned by 1925
missionaries and 5,285 native workers.
Our funds from America are $751;
722 our funds from the field are
1901, 1872. There are 678 organized
churches, with membership of 122,-
009, of whom 1850 were added during
the year, a gain of 1877 per cent. The
Sunday school attendance is 136,s46.
In 1,721 schools and. colleges some
$4,000 students are at work. In 191
hospitals and dispensaries 100000
patients have been treated. In nine
printing presses 1855, 773,67S pages were
printed.
Progress in China.
In the Far East q shall not speak
Of the Near East") things are COM
ing to pass. In 1911 we had plague
and revolution. In 1912 we had mu-
tiny, terrible looting and floods. In
1913 we have had local fioodss rebel
lion; have elected a new President
and president and have dis
banded one of the large national
stituted about half of the national
on the Constitution for the republic.
So far as we can see the political
sky is clearer than 1t was a year ago.
The central government Is strength
ening itself. The republic has been
fully Recognized. If Yuan Shin
kai lives and his policies are carried
out we may confidently expect to see
better days for China than what we
have seen in these years. America
enjoys position of special friendship,
for the Chinese believe that she is
disinterested and strong and rich and
ready to help Washington and Linz
coin are high in the list of those
whom the Chinese regard as great,
good and patriotic. The
Christian church, while numerically
not large, is recognized as a factor
which may not be disregarded. The
attitude OF the thinking classes, es-
peciaily the student classes, toward
Christianity, constitutes our great
est ground of hope for the future of
THE great people.
A dark side and regrettable events
and things there certainly are.
While IL is worthy of all commenda-
ton the way the opium evil has been
combatted and we may truly say
overcome to a large degree, still the
roots remain. A few weeks ago some
$4,000 worth of the drug and the
paraphernalia for its use were burned
in Picking Mr.. living. of the Bureau
of International Temperance has
greatly endeered himself in the hearts
Of the Chinese by the way he has
stood for them and brought them
help and encouragement in their
honest effort to rid themselves of this
dreadful curse. Much yet, however,
remains to be done. The evil one Is
most loathe to give up this most
effective weapon for mems destruc-
ton.
It is great grief to us. as well as