South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-19
MINISTERS HEAR
PARTRIDGE TALK
Former Missionary of Orient
Delivers Three Addresses
Here Monday.

Bishop Sidney Partridge delivered
his third address in two days, Mon
day morning at the weekly meeting
of the Ministerial association in the
Y. NJ. c. A. The former Bishop of
China and Japan spoke for a consid-
cradle time on the missionary work
in the Orient which he directed and
manner in which it was carried on.
The Episcopal Bishop spoke at the
st. James Episcopal church Sunday
morning and yesterday lectured to
the students Of the high school. His
topic was America and the Orient
Republican mayoralty candidates
Charles A Byers and w W. Ride
nour were present at the meeting
and spoke for ten minutes on their
platforms with which they hope to
gain the confidence and votes of the
people. Printed statements explain
ing their platform in regard to the
enforcement of laws and city inn
provements were given TO each min
lister.
Physiological differences be-
tween the religious systems of the
Orient and Christianity was dis
cussed by the Rt. Rev. Sidney Catlin
Partridge in his address at st.
James Episcopal church. Monday
afternoon.
The noted divine who has done
extended missionary work in China
and Japan. declared that the mind
of the Oriental is differently consti-
tuted than that of the occidental,
and that great truths Of fundamental
faith must be symbolized IN differ
ent forms to gain appreciation.
The elaborate pantheistic system
OF China. ne said, was emblematic OF
this. Every virtue and vice is rep
resented by its own diety, forming
a religious dualism that degrades
into idOlatry, while under the Chri-
tan system there is a universal God
who is the adumbration Of all good
The missionary is confronted by
this condition while extending the
gospel of Christ in lands where other
religious systems have prevailed for
periods antedating the birth OF
Christianity, and one of the greatest
problems is 10 prove TO the Orientals
that their multitudinous gods are
really one and the same the speak
er declared.
DR.. Partridge illustrated his adj
dress with many specific examples
drawn from his personal experience
+ The privatiOns which the Chinese
are subjected to, which would wear
/ the faith of many Christians, are
/ borne with a fortitude which ar
I American Christian could not dis
play. The people Of these lands, de-
/ clared the divine. are the most Diou'
on earth, but 10 change their con.
| cepuons is the task which is many
/ times insurmQuntable.
In a talk TO the students of the
/ high school, Monday morning r.
Rev. Bishop Partridge. former bish
/ op to China and Japan. told Of his
many interesting and humorous eX'
/ periences with the natives of China
and Japan. He also described man!
/ Of the customs of the East
When you speak Of the people
/ Of Japan. do not call them Japs
The real name OF the country /!
/ Nippon. which is the old CHINESE
name"
Il am the unmusical member of ,
musical family" said Bishop Part
ridge. "but I have the honor OF TAX
/ ing the first Steinway piano into tn,
/ interior of the Orient. The native!
/ called it the 'steel-stringed' instru
ment Once while on a small steam
/ er in China a grand Chinese officia
/ came on board with his host OF chill
dren. grandchildren and servants
/ He noticed the small piano which
was in one of the stateroOms of tn,
ship and asked 10 have its played
. One Of the lady passengers was kline
enough 10 play for him. and afte
having done so he thanked her anC
we all went up on deck. Two of tn
+ grandchildren came TO me and aske,
me 10 play for them, but as I am no
musical there is but one stunt
/ can do and that is 10 play a differ
ent tune with each hand using onl,
one finger Of each hand 20 do IL. II
the meantime the great man Cant
in unnoticed. and after I had gon'
he commanded his servant 20 cal
I the great musician. Which one
Y queried the servant. The man, 70
I he can do with two fingers what al
the other world does with tvs
hands"
II have a message for you" con
Guided the Bishop land that - tina
the Orient is looking 20 this countr,
for help and assistance and we ow
I IL 10 them 10 give Z"