Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-06
VALDERHAUC !.
TOLD OF THE
PRAYING ARMY
Distinguished General Of
China Great Influence For
Good, Speaker Said.

Missionary Martin valderhaug, who
has recently. returned from a. seven,
years stay in China. as a representa-
tive OF the Lutheran Brethren OF
America. with headquarters in Grand;
Forks, this afternoon gave a very In
teresting lecture on conditions in
China. He spoke at the convention
the Lutheran Bible school. In view
of the fact that world politics nre
now conferred in this eastern ,country
the solution of problems there isSyof
prime Importance, the speakerS said.
That conditions are d~eplorable IS well
known;Ai it was pointed out, the pou-
teal turmoil being, especially .detri-
mental to missionary progress
The conflict between the Canton
recognized center of authority in Pek-
In, gives opportunities to Petty local
officials and>tbandit chiefs Ter ex-
sploitation. To make matters worse,
famine is sweeping over large prov
inces, five. OF. which are how com.
pletely under water. due. to the recent
flooding of the Yangtze river.
The greatest curse OF the land, tho
speaker said, is the robbers. WHO pres
upon the populace. Many OF these
outrages are. perpetrated by army Of
ficers OF their men, V~aldenhaug said
but not all army men may be classed
as such. U.s. ~
Praying General
Az an Illustration the speaker told
of q Christian general, rFeng. Vii
Hsians, whose military genius is said
TO be unequaled iii China. and who
makes a practice of holding daily de-
votions with his soldiers.
This man., the speaker said, was
~~~~1-ko5 - A. - "a ~SckS-- &i&Af-,A~-
serving as a corporal during the Box
er uprising. He was sent to destroy
a certain mission station, when the
heroism of a lady missionary, in Of
fering herself as a sacrifice that the
other women, and children might be
! spared, gave him such a favorable
impre ssion of Christianity that he de-
cjded to- investigate further. He
went to hear the famous missionary,
DR.. Mott, and accepted the Christian
faith.
HE rose rapidly in rank until he
became general Of an army of 1900
| men. At. the present time his influ-
ence over his men is SO great that
5000 of these soldiers have been con-
verted to Christianity. All of the Of
ficers OF this army arr Christian men
who conduct bible classes, lead prayer
meetings and look after the morals
of the men.
| THE strong personality and military
position of this general makes it pos
sible for him to exert great influence
in the country"
As far as China is concerned, the
speaker said, her doors are open to
western civilization. Occidental edu-
cation is coming in rapidly. Colleges
and universities are being establish
ed by the Y. NJ. c. A. China's hope
for the future. lies in Americas aid
and good will, according to MI. Val
denahug. :
Rev. M sletta led the Bible dis
cussion at this mornings session. He
spoke of the position OF Christians
as priests before God. On Saturday
Rev. Carl Brun of Duluth will lead
the Bible class.
Thursday evening Evangelist e. L.
Scotvold CAV an address in his us
ual effective manner. His topic was
walking With Cod" He urged q
wholly conseciated life. warning the
young people especially to avoid the
pitfalls of sin. -
Mr.. Scotvold will continue his
services this evening.