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

POoC " pace the cigarette into
every mouth that gives up the opium
pipe. 1hey give away carloads of
cigarettes in leading the people to
acquire the appetite. Their agents are
everywhere, all over the land and
use posters, cards, gifts and personal
touch 10 persuading the people to use
their injurious weed They mimic
our methods of work They have the
terrible advantage, however, in that
they appeal to the lower nature. while
we appeal to the higher The multi
tudes nod assent TO what we say,
then go and buy their poison. Pao-
tingfu, though it has suffered terri
bly, from floods. from fire, at the
hands Of the mutinous soldiers, and
by the transfer of the capital to Tien-
tsin, still worse than wastes Mex.
$4,000 monthly in this traffic,
while the beggars go upon the streets
IN multitudes and many barter their
right when he said that Mans in
humanity TO man makes countless
millions MOURN"
One of the saddest sights that
greets US in the Orient Is the pol
luted stream of humanity that re-
suits from the confluence of different
nationalities especially seen in the
ports. This tainted stream is tenn
ing with the germs Of every dread
disease and sin. These centres ac-
customed to, the man Of the West, but
knowing chiefly his vices, are most
hopeless. defying every manner of
attack, turning a deaf ear to all Of
fers of the Gospel = >. While
much work is being done in these cen
tres of humanity and wickedness,
there is a minimum OF results for the
Kingdom of Christ. 1t may not be
brave to say il, but 1 have often
thanked God that my lot was cast
in the interior stations, where the
problems of bringing the Gospel to
the people were simpler, and there
had not yet set in prejudice against
the Christian and his message.
Changing Marriage Customs-The
last three couples to be married in
our midst have not used the red
chair. nor the red veil, nor the red
felt for the feet to trace in the way
to the altar and the threshold of the
husbands home. The worship on
heaven and earth, as well as the hus-
bands ancestors. too, must go. Now
the bride and bridegroom after the
short marriage service is performed
bow to each other three times, then
once to the minister, then once to
the guests, then pass out to the home
OF the bridegroom A covenant is
signed by each, as well as by the one
officiating, then given to the newly
welded pair as a wedding certificate
The parson has been perplexed not
once only, as in years gone by he has
vainly endeavored to extract a word
from the human pillar (called the
brfde), who stood before him heavily
yelled and silent as an Egyptian
mummy. Surely the new is more
satisfactory than the old
Poor, yet not SO poor. Mr.. Miller's
table boy, who received the munifi-
cent sum of $3.50 gold month for
his services. has in these years saved
up till he now has $3.50 gold on de-
post bearing interest. Out of his
earnings he had to provide food and
clothing before he could save any. 1
have never heard it intimated either
that he got any part of the money
by any unworthy means. He has
now taken to himself school girl
as a bride. She doubtless will help
him to spend his surplus.
A Winner of Men.
Flu Te-Kuei, who is pursuing the
course in the veterinary college, came
over the day after the vacation be-
gan, took off his overcoat and spent
the day with us. He is a fine fellow.
He Is a winner of men. He seems
to be naturally religious. Sometimes
when he cannot come to church he
sends me word, telling the reason
why. He came in yesterday, asking
for a book to give a friend of his.
who is an inquirer. l wish he could
be multiplied a million fold.
Abe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to the
fact that there was no one in Shun-
tehfu who could take charge of the
High School work last autumn IL
was decided to send to us the two
higher classes. The boys had been
treated IN the years past with
good deal of consideration (possibIy
100 much), so when they came they
had high ideas of what we should
do for them. We did all we could
for them in adjusting their studies
supplying every advantage We could,
but still they were not satisfied. A
considerable number of them thought
that our best was not as good as
that to which they were accustomed
in Egypt" so they thought to re-
turn. We waited somewhat patiently
for some days for them to DELHI
crate and decide what they were GO
ing to do. Such days are no adj
vantage to any school. They finally
thought, some nine of them, that
they would go back home. There
was some little embarrassment az
40 miles had TO be covered to reach
Shuntehfu. Their bedding was not
light, not to speak Of books, etc.
They asked Mr.. Mather, who had
planned their coming, to give them
road money" He very firmly said
Not till after the end of the year"
This led them to think seriously.
The long road. heavy bedding to
carry, little road money"-the out
look was not bright. AS the days
passed my teachers and l got weary
of such and determined to bring
things to a focus. An ultimatum
was prepared, but the boys surren-
dered and asked to be allowed to
stay with us. They lost much face,
got a good. lecture and, we hope,
really learned most important les
son. They have done well since.
DR. Hamilton, of the Shuntehfu Sta
tion, assured us that the erstwhile
academicians, should they return,
would be given an opportunity b
resume their agricultural pursuits"
So the boys have passed one crisis
in their history. Young China has,
oh, so many lessons to learn.
Already too long, l must now close
this letter or report.
Most sincerely yours,
A. NJ. CUNNINGHAM.