Milford chronicle., 1945-10-19

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The Rev. Perry oliver Hanson
The Rev. Perry oliver Hanson.
missionary OF the Methodist Chuch
in Shuntung Provinces ,'hina's
holy land, will be the guest
speaker At the Frederick Methodist
church. next Thursday evening.
October -, at 1.3" o'clock.
Mr.. Hanson viii speak from 10
years OF experience as Christian
evangelist, builder of churches.
schools and hospitals in the reg
ion around Tiushan. the oldest 81
cred mountain in the world. the
countryside that gave Confucius
and Mancius to China. 1t is the
land through which millions OF
pilsrims have travelled through
more Than 5000 years i'm order to
worship ON the sacred mountain.
Perhaps no man in China better
knows the nations sacred province
and the various ScCts OF Buddhists
COnfUciunS and Mohamncdans who
live there than does Mr.. Hanson.
TJidn. before the present war. was
second only to Mecca Tor the mum
bor OF pilgrims annually visiting
lis shrines.
Going to China in 1909. Mr.. Ham
son Went to pioncrr work in Shan
tung province where he has re-
manned all these years as q mis-
Chinese pastor and about 2uo
church members in the section OF
the province assigned To the Meth
odist Church The FIRST % years
were given largely 10 the training
OF Chinese for Christian posts in
churches. schools and hospitals.
Ry 1923 there were - Chinese or
dain"d pastors and three mission
aries, SO the ShantunG Conference
of the Methodist Church was or
guniZcd.
Since 1928 Mr. Hanson's work
has been largely that OF organizing
and supervising work of mstitu-
: tons churches and schools He
has. during more recent wears. di-
rcctrd tour-fold Christian work
? throughout The Methodist section
= OF the province, where the dcuom-
+ ination has taken responsibility tOl
. Christian work among three mil
lion people. This program include,
: the evauGtlis)ic. educational, mcdi
I cal activities; and also social wei
II fare such as organized coOpera
T. tives, promoting public health ant
+ training in modern a&ricuItura
5 'nclhodS
y Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson We're a
their station in Taian when japan
attacked in 1877. with bombing O,
60 different days and final occura
:. tion by the Japanese Army Nh
, and Mrs. Hanson met the approach
= ing army outside Taian and plea
= that the city he spared the treat
:, mcnt earlier accorded Ranking an
.. other chinese cities. The Occupu
tion was peaceful. After that. III
til the return to the United State
:. ON turlough, the Ilamsons lived III
=. der Japanese occupation in ShaI
tun@ for -four years
The oldest son of Alr ANA AI.
Hanson served as a missionary j
=, JIpan-occupicd Pcipiu- until h
return from Japanese iutprmmcI
J.; camp. returning home ON II
: GripshOlm. The second son is no
in Chungkin2. as one OF group
ten men invited by the Gcncruli
:, Sim0 to serve as liaisou officers.
= In speaking of changes which |
!, has seen in China duriu2 tour dc
~, aides OF service. Mr.. Hanson sa
~ rocrntly We went to china .
F" scntiaIly that of the time of Coz
fUciuS. Now all is becoming ne,
New education, modern mcdicin
Il new attitude toward women a.
ali seen. But for the war with j.
pan, China would have progress,
far in modern development. TT
changes are largely the result
- missionary work. as all the ne
~ and better plans were demonstra
-" ed by he missionaries POSt-W
China will 90 forward rapidly al
The Christian missionary pr0gru
must have more adequate suppu
in order TO have RECOGNITION i'm +
Itc China Of the future. with its g
)w terprisinG and ambitious progra
m of progress"
IN MIR. Hanson was born in DaI
rs. in2tOn. Wisconsin. and received |
me- education at Grinnell College a
m the University of Minnesota. /
ms lore sailing for China. he WAS III
NY ted in marriage to Miss Ruth
cl- Ewing of lola. Kansas. She is
in gradual" OF the University of Ka
Sas. They have seven chiIdr,
rs. three boys and four girls. six
lar whom wer" born in China.
the seven are college graduates VIII
old TWO sons are ordained minist,
the with their degrees from Union III
the oioSical Seminary and two daua
Me ters are trained social workers "
lcd Master Degrees from Western |
BILE serve University.
; Current questions about chi
the Will be answered by Mr. Hans
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