Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-09
DRIVE ON CHRISTIANS
Chinese Students Start Campaign Bit
terly penoupeina Religion.

! teriy DenouDcing Religion,
An anti Christian movement has
been put under way by students in
China, relates a Pekin, China, dis
patch. These students have been
reading much outside propaganda
and are leaning toward the doctrines
of the Russian Communists, SO their
;campaign has no relation to the old
Boxer movement, which, was a revolt
of Chinese reacuonafies against west
ern ideas.
Declarations have been issued by
many students organizations, includ-
ling those of the Pekin National Uni
vcrsity. The association at the latter
institution says:
"The sins of religion are too nu-
merous to mention, Speaking of It's
moral side we find, that 1t teaches
men obedience, WHICH is the moral
mode of slaves. Speaking of it's in
tellectual superstitions which hinder
the search for truth.
"of all religions, Christianity Is, we
feel, the most detestable. One sin
which Christianity is guilty Of and
which particularly makes our hair
rise on end Is, its collusion with mill
tarism and capitalism.
Calls Christianity DetestabIe.
S'Realizing that China has long been
and objec tof exploitation of the oapi-
talists and imperialisiic countries Of
the world, Christianity is'utilizing its
opportunity to extend its influence. 1t
is the intelligence officer Of the CAPT.
talsts and the hirling of the imperial
istic countries. "a,
I'VE who have had a deep hatred
of Christianity for long time are un-
animous in our opposition and have
just organized a Nom Christian Stu
dent Federation to cooperate in the
determination of this evil fiend until
China gets rid of it."
The Nom Christian Student Feder-
alton of the Pekin Teachers College
for Women says:
pSeligion destroys true reasons, OBJ
structs progress and disgraces hu-
man history. In this respect Chris
| tianity Is the most detestable. When
it was first introduced into China its
followers confined their activities
merely to the spread of the Gospel
but since the development Of capital
ism European and American capital
lists have been using 1t as their van
guard for their conquest of China.
Stands As ,Belliaerents.
1.-The churches and the Y. NJ. c. A.,
whose perpicious influence. seems to
be burning as fiercely as ever, have
led many of our youths astray. They
are the tools of the tigers and are
willing to aid the evil. We who up
hold truth, who maintain humanity,
and who are the enemy of capitalism,
stand in a belligerent position with
those organs 'A'' i,- r
The country is called upon to de-
nounce the Christian Student Fedora
tion, which is about. to. hold a confer
eIlCe mere. ..r. ..s.
An organization which signs itself
/ the Young China Society has also
come forward with, a declaration
against the World Christian Student
Federation. 1t says: ..r
"In the twentieth century, when
science reaches it's fullest develop
ment, religion cannot live. Our So
clety. whose object Is to study every
thing in a scientific spirit is natural
ly opposed to religion, which is un-
scientific and superstitious. Let our
brethren throughout the country rise
up and unite as one man to work for
the attainment Of the common OBJ
ject."