Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14

Hsuan Tung, would be placed on tne
throne again had occasioned no sur.
prise. and Mr.. Void said. lit lid not
surprise me or anyone familiar with
Chinese conditions that he was de-
posed again almost Immediately.
Chang Hsun, the leader of the royalist
movement, is a william, and it Is pretty
freely said that he is using the
Manchus for the purpose Of further.
ing his own interests and ambitions"
Regarding China's relations with
Japan Mr.. Void said that h Nip
ponese nation is: very aggressive al
though not az much politically as
commercially and industrially. 1"It
really would surprise many people In
the United States to see how we'll
Japan is feathering her nest In Chi
ma just now" Mr.. Void said; II
realize that although the American
representatives in the Asiatic coun-
tries are informed Of it. The move
ment now on foot may result in the
establishment of a. Chinese open door
policy which will favor japan to the
exclusion Of nearly all other nations.
The imperialistic Japanese govern
ment is carrying out a very we'll de-
fined policy, and you can hardly
blame it for taking the best possible
advantage of the opportunities which
the present situation aoffrds." r
President of Chinese Seminary
Mr.. Void who, prior to his going to
China, was professor Of theology in
the Red Wing, Mimi, seminary, is
now president of the Lutheran Theo-
logical seminary in Control China to
which position he was invited in 1898
when the institution opened its doors.
The seminary is situated at ShekoW, a
suburb of the great industrial center,
Hankow, and the organizations repre-
scented in the seminary are, the Nor
wegian Missionary Society of Norway,
the Finnish Missionary society and
the Norwegian Lutheran church of
America.
The Chinese as a rule are very
friendly toward the missionaries, and
they feel gratified also because the
missionaries encourage industrial and
agricultural work. One direct result
of the latter is the improvement OF
nuts which are now on a par with the
American peanuts while they former
ly were of a very poo quality.
Works With All Denominations
While the mission is Lutheran, II
works tremendously together with
other denominations in the field, ano
much mutual consideration in China
seminary whose president MIR. Volc
is, are natives and are being taught II
Chinese; a four-year course of theol'
ogy is offered them, following gradu'
ating from other institutions. A plar
, is on foot for establishing next veal
Z an English class for apologetics, bu
the stress is always being put on tn
, necessity Of studying Chinese yer.
thoroughly as it must be remembered
. that the ministers will be ordained
:. for the purpose of doing missionar,
!. work among their WI people. Las
year t~wenty-nine students graduated
from the seminary.
! The mission also conducts two yer.
y large hospitals which are annual,
! frequented by nearly 10000 patients
Seven European surgeons n fv
. native physicians are on the medica
staffs Of these hospitals, and it is pos
= = sible that a medical school will be es
a q tablished soon, with support of tn
y Rockefeller Foundation.
The mission comprises fourtee,
I large and 80 smaller stations and
q native church membership of upwar
Of 5000. There are several hig
schools, day schools and schools 70
e the blind.
Mr.. Void will give a detailed des
cription of his experiences in Chin
q when he addresses the Trinity congre
cation tomorrow forenoon. and at
q o'clock in the evening Mrs. I. j. Hot
vedt of Muskegon, Mich, whose hus
y band was the first missionary docto
9 in the Chinese mission district, wi
give an address on her work as
missionary nurse in China for MOI
q than six years, Mrs. Hotvedt is {
n present visiting her sister, Mrs. J.. I
Y, Lohre, 518 Walnut street.