The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11
CHINA BISHOP
 GETS DEGREE
Providence College Cites Paul Yupin as Orient's
 Foremost Moral Leader

Providence, R. T., January II. = Citing him as China's foremost moral leader and one whose ambi- ton for his country is that it be- come Q great spiritual power and a wholesome contributor to the gen. uine peace and happiness of the world, Providence College conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws upon Bishop Paul Yupin, Vicar Apostolic of Nanking, China, Sunday afternoon in Harkins Hall
 In conferring the degree upon the noted Chinese spiritual and na- tional leader, a member of his coun- try's Peoples Political Council and of many welfare and relief organiza- tions, the citation, read by Rev. pr. Arthur H. Chandler, o. F., dean, said in part: "A vast nation or grateful people has enshrined him in their affection, since they recog- nize that he is one with them in their sorrows and trials, their hopes and aspirations, and that his leader ship is most effective in bringing to pass all that they justly strive for"
 Very Rev. Dr. John J. Dillon, O. F., president of Providence Col lege, recalled in his address of vel come the three centuries of Domini- can missions in China and noted that the first martyr in China was a Dominican. Calling the Cairo Conference "a victory for China" Dr. Dillon expressed the hope that the new China will become power for the good of the Church in the Far East"
 Bishop Yu-pin. in his address of acceptance, said that he viewed the present conflict as "a double war, one against an external enemy, totalitarianism, the other against an internal enemy the lust for power" We are fighting not to in- pose some particular form of gov- ernment on any nation, he said, but to assure popular sovereignty, government by the people" to all nations. ITO win our double war, then" he continued, "at home as well as abroad. our first preoccupa- ton should be to maintain the spirit of democracy and respect for the worth of the individual"
 The Bishop, reviewing his coun- try's long history of philosophy and government, said that China's greatest contribution" will come from the fact that the Chinese people are inherently democratic. In this connection he quoted the old Chinese proverb: The king is the boat, the common people the water. The water can support the boat or capSize it."
 Bishop Yu-pin mentioned China's civil service system, dating from the seventh century. its co-existing varied schools of philosophic thought, and its centuries-old board of cenSors who criticized the em- peror aS tangible evidences of ChinaS democratic tolerance. He praised China's Draft Constitution, promised by the Generalissimo af- ter the war. as "a credit to any de- mocracy." The world will need. he concluded. the example of "a nation that for centuries has taught the dignity of man and has preserved in the midst of monarchy a genuine and living spirit of democracy"
 The convocation, which was fol- lowed by a reception and tea for Bishop Yu-pin conducted by the Veridames of Providence College, a women's auxiliary organization, was marked by wartime simplicity. Seat- ed on the stage. in addition to the speakers, were J. Howard McGrath, governor of Rhode Island and an alumnus of the college, Dr. Tsune- chi Yu, Chinese Consul General, Captain Houghton Kidd, represent ing the Army training unit at the college, Rev. Daniel M. Galliher, o. P, registrar. Rev. Charles H. McKenna, O. P, college chaplain. and pr. James P. Colgan. president of the alumni association. Privates Wellington Chew of San Francisco, Cal, and John D. Keefe of Bethle- hem, Pa, ASTP students. were flag bearers.
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