South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-13

le dogs no longer lick the sores OF
Justice is changing that
China. is being turned upside down
and the ambassadors Of the New
Freedom are she missionaries OF the
church IL Is they who are doing
this thing and China knows IL and is
impressed by il and is glad CT IT,
Impression Of Church.
Two incidents alone need be set
forth 10 show how deep an impress
sion the church has made on the
minds Of the people
The governor Of a certain province
had been shot ly am assassin. In
stantly the street was in a turmoil
Men ran here and there in confusion.
one alone acted and ne. a horseman.
galoped through the streets 10 the
Episcopal mission hospital In the
hour OF need their thoughts turned
10 the church
Again. when the revolution carried
all before il a certain other govern
or fed for perfection. not 20 the
power behind his office. not 20 the
bayonets Of foreign powers but 20
the house OF a missionary. Fn the
hour OF need his thought turned 20
the church And he was saved when
the missionary let him down from
the city wall by a rope!
II is among the women Of China
that the most striking work has
been done. Before. they were down
trodden slatterns Today they are
Of an equality with men
Under the old conditions woman
! was a pitiable creature in a degrad-
/ ed position. Confucius said. WON
/ en- are human beings but they are Of
/ a lower state than men and can new
or attain TO an equality with men"
! But the false is falling into Oblivion
before the true
Under the old order a man and his
wife never walked together on the
street: they never went together 10
the house Of their friends. they ney-
\ er went together to places Of amuse-
ment In the household. except in
cases Of extreme poverty. the wife
never sat down with her husband PC
a meal BY the custom Of centuries,
/ through the teaching Of the false
/ the father and his sons ate first. the
! wife and her daughters ate after
wards
Toda, I'm the homes OF Chinese
/ Christians one finds tho wife az the
/ table with her husband and her
daughters there. also for daughters
no longer are regarded as burdens
/ but are sent 10 school and cared for
/ equally with boys. Nor may a man
keep concu bines and divorce his wife
at will All that is past and forbid
den and cast down. The false is
falling into oblivion before the true
Hospitals Established.
Not long ago in China suferina
and distress were everywhere anc
the halt, the lame and the blind were
seen helpless hopeless and often dy-
/ ing in the streets Now hospitals
have been established. dispensaries
/ are in operation and orphanages
/ have been erected AT frst the 'n--
nese thought the missionary doctors
were sorcerers, then they tnouehi
/ they were incomprehenslole mystic
| ries; now, though they sian canno
/ understand why lhey 90 80 'i'o.
/ good for nothing tney see thal s"oo
being done ana are I'Iced INTO
/ position OF continuous inquiry. Ano
thus they are brought into to"cf
with the principles oI NhflsuahIl9
OF "A similar nature is the impres-
sion made upon them oy the eauca-
tional work Of the church one mas
20 turn 20 the work or Two uniFef
sites ST. Johns and leone 20 lh-
derstand why this Is So FROM thesf
universities have come sucn men ~
Wellington koo. Chinese am oassa-
dor % the Dhlleu 9'a.'S' -Aiiie- -
sao-ke. ambassador 10 Great srlt
ain; w ". fen' munster 30
many az the ume OF tAe olloIeah o.
the war; J. g. SHez' oi lHe oOaIo %
foreign affairs IN me Denifal gov
eminent fll'llp f'' %.