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CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE
AT SHANGHAI,
WOMEN LEADERS IN THE CHURCH.
A NATIONAL CHRISTIAN COUNCIL
'APPOINTED.".
[BY THE CONFERENCA REPORTER.]
The report of the Commission on "The | Development: of Leadership for the work of the Church" occupied the attention of the Conference on the eighth day of its meeting. Dr. R. Y. Lo, Associate
THE SITUATION IN CHINA.[IN SEARCH OF THE "BLUE"
NORTHERN VIEWS OF THE
SOUTHERN POSITION.
THE UNIFICATION OF CHINA,
Reuter's Agency at Peking on the 9th inst circulated the following review of the situation in China:-
Now that the future course of events in the North is becoming clearer there is a good dent of speculation as to the bearing which General Wu's victory will have on the timeworn problem of re- unification. This, for the most part, takes
A
According to a foreign observer who recently returned from Canton, Dr. Sun appeared after the departure of General Chen from Canton to be firmly in the saddie, with at least the fabouring classes solidly behind him.
TIGER.
MR. SOWERBY'S RETURN TO
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PLENTY OF EVIDENCE OF THE
ANIMAL'S EXISTENCE.
Mr. Arthur de C. Sowerby, who has
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been on his second trip into Fukies, collecting zoologien material for the United States National Museum in con- nection with his general biological surver in South China. has returned to Shang/o hai. On his trip southwards, says the
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An attempt was made to get in touch with this peculiarly-coloured tiger, .but pwing to the fact that he had taken shelter in country impossible to hunt in. Mr. up of ideas of having a shot at him for Sowerby and his companion had to give the present. They were successful, howUITE of 3 OFFICES, 2 FLOOR of
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facing the Chinese Church. What is need. exercise its control over four provinces of his programme. He stayed whore hAND, approximately 7,000 agpare foot on.
From there Mr. de Sowerby went on to the Min River as far as Tenpingfn with borders of Kiangst, but his presence being the intention of continuing up to the required in Shanghai early in May, he decided not to carry out the latter half
waterfront at Bwatow with modern 3 was
I put in a considerable of storied brick and concrete building aitable for - good work on the local fauna, which was office and godown
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Chairman of the Commission' which pre- the form of a question as to whether no Shanghui Mercury, he went in company [* 10 "LET-OFFICES, top floor," Prince's pared the report, presented the report effective consolidation of the country can with the Rev, H. R. Caldwell of Yeaping- Bices the Chairman, Dr. David Yui, was not be brought about by joint action befu into the country south of Foochow in obliged to go to Washington as one of teen General Wa and General Chen search of the now famous blue tiger. The the delegates elected by the Chinese Chiang-ming with or without the elimina-Rev. H. R. Caldwell was the original people to represent their interests there. tion of Dr. Sun Yat-sen from China's discoverer of this famous animal, and if This report, like the others presented to political stage. The situation in the any faith is to be placed in the numerous the Conference, represents a very large South is at present, however, so unsettled and circumstantial reports of natives of amount of work through correspondence that is difficult to foresee how the doubt that this animal really does exist.
the district mentioned, there can be little and by sectional meetings in other parts changes in the North will be reflected of China,
Mr. Lo stressed the following there. problems; (1) How to secure leaders of outstanding personality specifically trail ed for definite forms of Christian work; (9) How to support auch lenders when they have been secured so as to retain them in Christian services;. (3) Inan awer to the first question he stated that
The sphere of his influence; on the other the quality of the leader will overcome bun hail bera steadily shrinking for difficulties in the way of walf-support some time, and the claim of China to
was becoming more and more ed are lenders with the quality of endur- ance and sensitive to present conditions;
honst, With the disintegration of the the best men available to whom have partnership, which was to have made up been given the very best opportunities North the Southern League itself has the "punitive" expedition against the for developing to the fullest extent the crumbled,, lanving little more than West special qualities which they possess. Such ern Kwangtung, the North Valley and a developmens may be secured as much strip of the West River territory actually through giving responsibility to leaders under the control of Dr. Sun' and bis as in any other way. The problem of colleagues. retaining lenders of ability in Christian Kweichow is entirely absorbed with a service F not really a question of domestic quarrel. Yennan, having emerg. salary. "No Christian worker is truly ed from a local revelation, with, General id in terms of money, but sufficient Tang Chi-yao (whom Dr. Sun would have support must be given to all Church outlawed for abandoning the Northern leaders so that they may live up to a self.expedition but for the intervention of
an idle
•
and
amount of
heavy rains and attendant discomfort very abundant and varied. Despite the Further details apply!
which made it very hard and unpleasant Work
Mr. de Sowerby succeeded. reptiles not to mention the more lowly
in mak ing a large collection of birds, beasts and forms of animal life. succeeded in obtaining a lot of specimens Amongst these be not at present very common in museums. He was encamped in an old monastery in the mountains bebind Yeapingfu, which rua up to about 8,000 feet and are heavily be saw in this place as amongst the wooded. He describes the scenery which prettiest he has ever seen in China, whilst Be expresses the opinion that some vegetation was simply magnificent, botanist ought to go up there, and even if he put in about three years' work, be would have his hands full the whole of
the
respecting standard of living, with General Chen Chiang-ming) as its over that time Foochow, on his return, Mr.)
ability families.
Lo
lord, is remaining alect
While in
meet the needs of their
Kwangs is under the nominal control de Sowerby took the opportunity of in-. Miss Y. H. Fan, of the Y.W.C.A., spoke of an unpopular Civil Governor whose there as well as those that live behind vestigating some of the aboriginal tribes on the need for women leaders in the safety in Nanning is entrusted to Kwang Yeapingfu. He found them a Church She was glad to feel that the sway cf brigands, and General Chen, bay-blance to the Malays and Formosan peo tung troops, and for the rest is under the people, bearing a somewhat close resem
a strange
Conference recognised the necessity of ing retired to his ancestral home, the ple. speaking a language entirely their Buch leadership and has siready ex exercises a strong influence over the East mixed up, and keeping strictly alocf from important Hakka centre of Waichow, own with Mandarin and Cantonese words pressed its realisation of the importance ern half of
Kwangtung, itself.. of a larger number of women in Church within 50 miles of Canton and through
the Chinese, whom they look upon as an Add the fact that bandits are operating alien race of conquerers. work, but Miss Fan feels that more is but most of the territory that is cominally de Sowerby went was very expensive, hard Travel in the district through which Mr. needed than approval of an ideal. The hers, and the position of the "Southern and slow, except when going down the Churches and Missions must give evid-ful,-all the less hopeful since the defeat way travel, especially when the floods Government does not seems very hope- river when it was almost is fast se rail- ence of their approval of women by re of General Chang Tso-lin with whom Dr. cognising the contribution which women Sun had arrived at an understanding in have to make to the Christian task. itcconection with the struggle for ascen is instinctive for women: (1) To view dency between Chihli and Fengtien. problems as a whole and not from the view point of selfish-adventure; (9) To regard the future; and (3) To act with His quarrel with General Chen appeare
QUARREL WITH CHEN CHUNG-MING,
were on.
WEATHER BEFOET.
a sacrificial spirit, From her experience to have arisen solely from the latter'enver Japan. It has decreased slightly at May 19th, at 10,89.Pressure is higherb in the home women are trained to be reluctance to join the Northern expedi- Weihaiset and Shanghai and has incresce
service through these distinctive tion- General Chen, ne Governor of slightly at other reporting stations, characteristics, in education and in Kwangtung, was evidently unwilling to
of
social service. The Conference applaud-squander the resources of the province on anding Rainfall for the 24 hour
am, 18th. May, 0.00 inch. 'Tots since. "January frs, 16.81 inches, sesimit në
verage of 17.38 fishes.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending a
DIFTRIOT
FORRCANT
ed Miss Fan. Without the help of your participation in Dr. Sun's crusade, and women you cannot attain your idention at Canton of General Teng Keng continued obdurate until the sassina. Miss Fan went on to say What is Commander of the 1st Kwangtung wanted is not legal equalty for women sich, and the flight of General Hung Shao noon to-day is as follows:-
in the Church, but equality in scope of in commanding the and Kwangtung Divi- service, so that the special gifts of women sion with the declaration by a third
t..
fails to recognise the impChurch which adherent, General Wai Bong-ping, of his Hongkong to Gap Bockrater inda, mod.
importanes of its neutrality in the impending quarrel rea-
women will be like a one-eyed man ordered it impossible to make a atand
cloudy.
The same a No. 1.
Youth cosst of Chins between Thé sama sa south coast of China between The same as
Hongkeng and Lamooks į
No. 1.
Hongkong and Hainan 1 No. 1.
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER
Houxkoog Observatory. May 18tb.
a one-legged man "Give your women," against Dr. Sun and his returning Formosa Channel said Miss Fan, "
chance for equal peditionary force. General Chen left opportunity with men in education, in Cauton at one o'clock in the morning of experience and in opportunity for ser April 22nd, and Dr. Sug vice, and you may safely entrust the 9,000 treat on is still understood to have I entered it with the following day. work of the next National Conference of Ganeral Chen 15 Christians in China to an entire body of some 35.000 troops at his back, but whe women delegates."!
ther
he
means to depart from his previous After a brief and incomplete discus pacific policy and Bion of this topic the Conference devoted effort to restate besl
is doubtful. itself to passing the nominations for
General Wu Pei-fu, tco, has disavowed membership in the Council 'presented by
intention Buy
of making war on Dr.
Sun and the Commitives of 16. The morning This sumtion strengthened by victory and the various Church and Mission bodies unless the intter takes the initiative, seems hardly probable with General session closed with the official establish- Dr. Sun's weakened by the mont of the National Christian Council of one of his strongest supporters; so that estrangement In the afternoon the Conference broke reurification by means of the sword is into sectional meetings on the following unlikely for the present. The defeat of
Baromater topics: (1) Illiteracy and the need for General Chang Tso-lin, however, would Temperature Bible Reading Church; (2) The Church appear to have eliminated at least some audity and Moral Problems in China covering of the difficulties of the situation, and if
Wind Direction such topica na the home and moral wel the present year witnesses the nationa!
Force fare campaigns; (3) The Misionary Ont conference which has been advocated in
Weather- reach of the Church, deading with these many quarters of late and is promised Rain: problem of Christianity in unworked by General Wu, ita tuak, as regards re- Areas (4) The application of Christianity unification will perhaps bo lesa compli Highest open-air Temperstars on 17th... 79 to changing economie and industrial cated in the clearer atmosphere which Lowest open-air Temperature on 18th... 75 conditions; (b) Christian literature, con promises to succeed the present storm. sidering the nood for Chinese authors
and leadership in the publication of Christian literature.
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