The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-08

Der "a al the church, with Mrs.
WILDER Ale as tie speaker
Mrs Lloyd Barnes announced the
turkey dinner and bazaar TO be
held at the church December ). Mrs.
Fred Spencer to be in charge OF
tickets. Mrs Leroy Lewis is chair
man OF the fair and Circle Number
l will serve silver tea in the
afternoon.
On November 10, a program will
be given at the church by magi'
clan, for children and adults.
The following addresses were Civ
en- Of missionary teachers who have
gone out from this community so
that holiday greetings might be
sent to them Miss Marian Simons.
eleven Oura, Nagasaki, Japan, Mrs.
Grace Challis Joardar of Isabella
Thoburn College, Lucknow, India;
and Mrs. Frank Davies, Callao,
Peru, Apardo 240
The worship service was in
charge of Mrs. Lloyd Barnes and
members of Circle 10 assisted her.
Mrs. Clifford Schreiner read a story
OF the evangelistic work Of Bishop
in Mexico.
Mrs. j. Lynn Houck. program
chairman, presented Mrs. Leonard
Menzi who spoke on China. Mrs.
Menzi has a missionary heritage as
her grandparents went out to China
in a sailing vessel in 1860 and were
six months on the trip and the last
week were without drinking water.
Mrs. MenZi was born in China and
at the age of two years fled with
her parents during the Boxer Rebel
lion As she grew older and was
asked her nationality and replied
American she was respected by
the Chinese because they considered
America at the top among nations.
She remembers the Empress
Dowagers funeral with all its pomp
and ceremony and the passing of
the old empire with her demise.
When Mrs. Menzi was / and living
in Peking, then the capital, she re-
members wildly the burning OF the
city by irate soldiers demanding
back pay for services. The new flag
of the republic of China was flown
in 1912 with the L. S. flag after its
recognition by the L. s. as a repub
lie. The growth was very rapid
from that time on, she stated. From
l9l2.to 1922 was a period OF chaos
but from 1927 to 1881 was a remark
able change and growth and it
seemed that miracles were per
formed Mrs. Menzi quoted parts of
a recent book, This Is Our China"
by Madame Chang Kai-Shek. She
paid a high tribute to General and
Madame Chang Kai-Shek and stat
ed that they were fine types OF
rulers and Christians. Many OF the
high officials in China today were
educated in the United States or
England, some in Germany she
said. The New Life movement was
outlined and the period from 1927
to 1886 was one of unification of
the people and prelude to peace
and prosperity. This New Lille move
mcnt embraced many things. hous-
es. food, clothing. social relations
and behavior with justice for all
classes and a development OF char
acter and personality. An old Chi
nese proyerb gives this wise ad-
vice II you are planning for one
year. SOW seed; II tor two years,
trees, but for 100 years, men,
Mrs. Menzi told something OF the
hardships OF the people OF China
since the japanese have waged war
upon them; OF their trek TO western
China moving their homes, their
businesses, their colleges and con
tinuing their work in the most crude
and primitive way, without hate in
their hearts for the aggressor and
taking az their slogan, Salvation
is from within"
Dr. Brown who spoke at the Meth
odist Church last Sunday received
for his work in China an offering
from the local church of 1897 it was
announced
Miss Mary Power, Mrs. D. w
Ross and Mrs J. Vail Throop acted
as accompanies at various times
during the meeting for the group
singing Of fayorite songs.
Circle will be in charge Of the
December meeting.