New Britain herald., 1915-05-15

ernment has been able to pay all it's , debts and meet all foreign obliga- tions without borrowing money from other countries.
 U. S. Is Model.
 The third element is patriotism. After the revolution China was divid- ed into seven small republics. Today these have all united into one and the
 United States is taken as model for it's government. When Chinaman
 is engaged in conversation today it 1 will be noticed that when he talks of his country he says, "our country, ], our people, our land." Rev Neu-,
 mann said that good example of patriotism was shown at an anniver- ] sary which. he once attended. A ], Chinese student in addressing an au- l dience concerning the large conces- sions made in the republic which he i loved was so overcome that he broke ! down and wept. ~ Patriotism Shown. ] Patriotism for their country is ! shown in the meetings are now being held at which the demands made by Japan upon their country are thor
 oughly discussed. The meetings are 1 conducted with dignity and all are l unanimous in opinion to stand back of the president and go to war or any ] other extreme sa crifice to save the country. An example of the kind of : patriotism is shown by an act of a 1 "coolie'' who sent his entire fortune i of eight dollars to assist the country if it went to war and he also offered l h fn fcrh fnv hi
 China's progress since the six years
 that MT. Neumann has been there has been marvellous. He said that he
 few years as the country has wonder full possibilities,
 Referring to the question How can
 one evangelfze China" he said that it
 was impossible to, preach to all. The
 way that this is being accomplished
 is to teach the students in the schools
 the bible and hymns. The teaching
 is included n their regular school cur 1 riculum. The worthiest and the ablest are selected and sent to college where they secure the best education. Tn. | students act as a medium for christ I 'anizing China.
 1 Rev. Neumann closed his address by | saying that it is the work of the
 leagurers which is helping to produce | these future leaders of the republic. i He. again thanked the Epworth league for its cooperation. .t
 Mrs. Neumann gave very interest," l ng account of a days routine as car- I ried out by herself and her husband in 1 their work. She took for example an I average May day and related what : was done by them from early rising in the morning until late in the evening when they retired. i The convention was brought to d
 close by Oliver H. Nichols the newly
 elected president who lead in the l Epworth benediction.
 After the meeting of the leagurers retired to the room where the curios,
 which had been collected by Rev. and ] Mrs. Neumann while in China, were exhibited. A lecture on curios was
 given by the missionaries.
 l Department Conferences. Previous to the afternoons session series of departmental conferences I were held. All were well attended and
 the reports of the conference given in
 the later sssion provd to be very in
 teresting. t
 The speaker Of the afternoon ses-
 II. 4OI
 Brooklyn, who gave stirring address
 to the leaguers pleading with them to
 make their Christian lives more vital
 and to bring the church and the world
 about into closer relation.
 Following his address the report of I the nominating committee was given and the following officers were elect l ed:
 President-Oliver H. Nichols, New , 1 Britain.
 3 Corresponding Secretary-Miss Win fired Barnes, East Berlin. Recording Secretary-Elmer Hough
 Waterbury.
 Superintendent Junior Department } -L. HI Dorchester, Bristol Superintendent Missionary Depart ment-E. H. Jones, Waterbury. l Treasurer-Howard c Doolittle.
 New Britain.
 vice-president Hartford Group F. H. Bidwell, Bloomfield. Vice-president Meriden Group [ George Stratton, South Meriden. l, vice-president Middletown Group l William Pattison, Portland , vice-president New Britain Group s Edgar Beckley, Bristol. q Vice-president New Haven Group 7 Howard Beach, New Haven. i vice-president Waterbury Group . Charles Wasson, Waterbury
 Vice-president Winsted Group : Miss Viola Bogardus-Torrington Auditing Comittee--Frederick Kel. {, sey, F. L Wellman and William c :, Fairbank.
 . Executive Committee-Dr E A | Dent, New Haven, Arthur HickoaS
 Waterbury and F. L. Wellman, West.
 1 field.
 n On the recommendation of tho , board of control committee was ap. , pointed to have general direction oi ! 1 the activities of the young people ai