The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-11

but little. part But in reading further into
DR. Nincents article is found this triuni-
plant statement:
Though the Chinese are not to be bur
ried they are ,ecomng accustomed 10
the language Of popular government.
There is n feeling OF nationality amen's
the students. M. only among the school
boys and girls but among the graduates
and the alumni there is. a feeling OF ma
tionaI unity and national danger.
Perhaps the Sllantun@ situation Is
a blessing in disguise. Il the giant Is
awakinE to sense OF national oan-
ger?' was the inquiry.
cat least this has stirred young
China TO action in the great student
movement" assured DR.. Ancell. IN
Mahan school alone in connection VIII
this movement, 80 students are organ
lied to devise means for developm emit
OF China's native resources. They lee
ture in various parts of the city aud
have started enterprises for manufac-
ture of such articles as have hereto
fore been imported from Japan. The
alumni are especially loyal through
out the country in all these movement1
And as the student forces >represents
the coming leaders ~ China. this fore
tells much for the developm emit Of the
country in opening of mines and rail-
ways. and in the establishing modern
schools and building churches to supr
plant the Buddhist temples
In consideration of sAe ages Of tradi-
ton that such an evolution must over
come one marvels that such change
of thought is dawnins so rapidly upor
the young life of the country. Yet
the fact remains that much 3of it t.
due to the light brinGers;" to those
who have always biazed the ira lis, for
civilization---the missionaries. The 60
cret is told in nutshell II VIC may
revert to Mr. Forman's article again,
while hclaims
symbols Of power in the Orient. are
the commonest things they have known
| for immemoria1 centuries We can
| show the Orientials little in the wav
! of splendor and color that they have
not long since surpassed But when
| a missionary establishes clinic or a
hospital healing Diseases that their
, own medicine men have abandoned as
hopeless when he educates boys and
girls that otherwise would have re-
NAMED in darkness: when. with whole
souled enthusiasm he gives them coun-
| sci and service. and asks nothing in re-
turn. then the stol;d and impassive
Chinese Is geraHnelv Impressed"
DYE TO MISSIONARIES
The awakening OF China. declared
|, Chinese cor, issloner. Mr.. Tam
Fang. more tersely than Mr.. Forman.
may be traced in no small measure to
| the work of tho rnisEionary.-
There IS the most cordial co-opera-
1 ton among missionaries OF ali denom-
| nations in Chira' '.,r Ancell vas
saSirg while | was gst'il remembering
i'Sfr .Tnrr,an'< experience IN .hcsOriort
j'F,i1riStians Of 80 annorrina ions are
lunitcd with the f'l.,w@gr Ii every n oas-
,irr Tor the uplifria,-s 81 the coun-
i try
! And the c'hirese' i~sisted another
| paragraph OF Or. y;r~nrs's artseae
which nr Anceil quoted Took to fhe
| Asted nation that-has desire and mower
| to secure for them freehor and fair
play. Are they looking n arlonlaf~
or tn missionaries Of the United States
for this, Shall we accent the answer
If 2 yorns Chinese student at she
kNctbndis. Centenary celebration IN Co
llumnus. Ohio who. in the course *
tconv said to mey&
Madam 7 love America and .he
American flag. not only because OF the
gracious attitude your country bore to-
ward mine nsome of the trying nerios.
OF our history. but more do I love II
because of the missionaries. At first.
skepticaliy. then with growing Inter
est !. like many of my countrymen
have studied their everv-dav lives Ana
IL have accented their Christianitv be-
! cause buddhism teaches nothing that
Twill cause man to leave his own
country and his soHn people for thesalS.
}cf serving thosea who can givetnothins-
4 in retvrn save the gratitude OF changed
4 and happier fsves.s
4 Rev and Mrs Ancell are two from
4 this small army of American mission
aries to whom the future OF China is
looking. md Birmingham is .hono-ed
to have the builders Of 80 great ].
new nation within her borders for !
season.