The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-14

BY Southern Missionary News Bureau.
Nashville, TENT. Especial Cor
respondence) --For some years
China has been much in the lime
light. because OF the vast and spec
tacular changes that have marked
its recent history. Just now. since
the death of President Yuan Shi
Kai, attention liz conferred upon his
successor. Ii Yaen Hung. and spec
ulation is rife as to what sort OF
man he lis and what will be the
character of his administration
That he Is thorough going progress
sive, favora BILE to Christianity, and
acceptable 10 the large and growing
reform element, WAS the opinion eN-
pressed here last week by Prof. n
Gist Gee, of Soochow University.
sooehaw, China in an interview
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Professor Gee said:
When the revolution broke out
that overthrow the ManchT dynasty
and made OF China a republic. Ii
Yuen Hung was In charge of the
revolutionary forces at Wuchang
and Hankow. where the fight!ng be-
gan He shortly became the real
military head OF the whole move
ment, and at its successful termina-
ton he was elected vice-president
with President Sun Vat Sen. When
the latter turned over his office to
Yuan Shit Kai. General La continued
as vice president. The president.
however, appears to have been sus-
picioua of his influence and assigned
him a palace on an island at Picking,
where 1t is popularity supposed that
he was kept as . virtual prisoner
till the death OF Yuan. at which
time he succeeded to the presidency.
$50 far as can learn, the new
president Is thoroughly progressive.
friendly to Christianity, and entire
ly acceptable TO the reform element.
which was 40 hostile to his prede-
ceSsor. During the revolution he
was careful to protect the lives and
property of Christians and appoint
ed number OF Chinese Christians
to hts staff. have heard that ne
d himself Christian, but again
have heard this denied. However.
in an interview last year with DR..
Willard Price, of New York. he
stated chat one OF China's greatest
needs was more Christian mission
ardea We feel confident. therefore.
that we can count upon his friend
ship.
II understand tina. he is getting
about him q good cabinet of pro-
greesivo men. II he can keep the
Atfly ia IfAdld, %kiAh We taANC 0FSAJ
reason to expect that his admins
tration will DO highly successful and
benefictent."
Junaluska Conference Postponed.
Flood conditions in North Caro-
| lima and the consequent interrupt
ton OF railway traffic made neces-
sary a postponement till August l5-
| 20 of the great conference OF Meth
odist men which was to have been
- rrNfr VII RI
the speakers engaged were available
also for the later date, 30 the pro-
gram will be carried out substan-
| TALLY al planned. A statement re-
garding the matter issued by John
R, Pepper, of Memphis. and e. II.
Rawlings. of Nashville. president
and secretary respectively OF the
| Laymen's Missionary Movement OF
the NJ E. Church. South. Gays:
This clearly unavoidable change
IL regrettable from a human stand
| point. but Is one OF those things
axainxt which human foresight Is
| helpless. Hence we accept 1t with
our abatement OF enthusiasm or
hope. The indications from every
| part OF the church are SO cheering
| that the postponement will not pre-
vent q great conference Arrange
ments for entertainment will be In
excellent order and all other plans
/ only the moro perfect. Let all unite
to make this the greatest conference
| in our history"
Spanish Gospels for Mcxicans.
The Mexican agency of the Amer
lean Bible Society. which for the
time being hAs Its headquarters In
San Antonio. Texas. II particularly
active At this time and IL finding .
sprpristn6 demand Ter The Gospel.