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CHINA EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION.

The China Educational Commission vas n Commission of experts, appointed in respouse to a frequently expressed desire el missionaries to make “a careful study of the higher institutions of leaching" in the land. It cangisted of sixteen members, representative of the Missionary Societies

Britain of firent

at America, and including there Chinese. In the course of their travels, the Commission visited thirty-seven of the principal rities in China, inspecting boon four and five hundeesť school, Christian, "Governorat, and private. The following summaries

forth

by this Commission are interesting.

GOVERNMENT",EDITATION Butil there is a stably Government in the land, ntul „gefiable revenues are, pro- vided for the support of schools, edura

tion will make but slow progress in the country, Strikes of students, teachers al school administrators, inchaling the staff of the Ministry, of Education, to infürer payment of arrears in salary bavis hon too frequent. Nevertheless, in giite of internal strife and the diversion of school funds to mulitary purposes, there is a groutine interest in education among al cineses. The fact that the Seventh Aumal

of Meeting

the Asociated Educational Associations met in Canton Just October, ühen Delegates from the central and northern provinces Were in attrudaner,

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BRITISH NOTE TO GERMANY.

TOO VAGUE AN OFFER

"NEW „PROPOSAL INVITED,

The British_Note in reply to the German reparatius offer to the Allies wudelivered to Herr von Sthawer, the German Am Curzon, having referred to the German bassador in London, on May, 13th Lond proposals as "The sequel of a suggestion

26 debate in i11 which I marle

in the British Parliament on April och," says I'mt these proposals have been a "great diappoint ment to the British Government, and then sets out the reasons for this dis appointment-panely, the inadequacy of the Sum

full propused

of reparations and the failure to indicate precisely the guarantees which Germany proposes to offer. The British Government is pesanded, however, says Lord Curzon, that in her own interests Germpny will "reconsider and expand" her proposals

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that they may become a basis of discussion.

The following is the text of the Note:-- Your Excelleney, His Majesty's Govern ment have given their careful attention to the wemorandum which Your communicated to me on the anul instant, and in which the German Government for.

put wand their proposals for a settlement of the question of reparations. This action on their part is well known to have been the sequel of a suggestion which male in a drate in the British Parliament on April th; and his Majesty's Government there- fogy, have a special interest in the response I cannot conceal from Your Excellency which has been returned to that appeal. that the proposals of your Ciovernment have come ass great

which they have

National unfavourablement, and that the made upan his y's Government, as well as on their Allies, is one which, in my opinion, the German Government might and ought tohave foreseen and therefomgaanled The proposals, are far from corre- RIAL

either in

i forme or in sulstance to

¦

shows that the at his Majesty'sGovernment might reason-

nutry is united' educationally. Our of the bopefal signs of the times is the formation of the Educational Reform Society, backed by the men who are really doing educational work in the country.

CHIUSTIAN KIUCATION. Takes all together, Government scho's have about twenty tims as many pupils as the Protestant. Christian Schools, and the preponderance of the figures for tav. enument education over those for Christian Schoolg will doubtless increase rather than duminish. But the case for the Christian Schools does not rest upon their number,

What

have expected to be made in answer to the advice which I have on more than one ocension ventured to convey to the German Government through Your Excellency, and to the more direct invitation extended to grounds

legitinute disappointment are the following:

(1) The German Government offer, in total payment of their acknowledged debt, a sum which, falling far below the moderate amount forming the basis of the British scheme submitted to the Paris Conference of January last, must have been knowu in nd- vance to be altogether unacceptable to the Allied Governments. Furthermore, the pay- men: of even this inadequate sum is made a series of inter- dependent on the issue of a

predicate must Lo largely speciative. So much so, that the scheme proposed by the German Government actual Y contains provisions dealing with the con tingency of the mans not raaterializing. this head involve Bancial conditions less Moreover, the arrangements proposal under

burdenone to Germany than if the loans

be successful, that no real incen were to b tive is thereby held out for her to attempt to raise them.

this ferred to. The main

nat

Their sufficient vindicatie is found in the conchans, the success of which in the i

Church, and, the

plare which their graduates are already faking in the life of the ration and the influence which the Shoofs themselves are exerting. Despite my defects due to the way in which they arose and the inadequate support which they have received, they have wot CHIL men and woNDTI who are today) The failure of the Gerinin reply to holding plates of great importance and of the guarantees which they are disposed indicate with greater precision the nature exerting a significant influence in gov to offer is more particularly to be regretted. ‚stament, in education, in business affairs, The. Allied

Governments; instead of

ad in the developing life of the Christianeiving concrete and substantial

with in this respect, are confrontata proposals Uhurch. On these men and women, and assurances and references to future negotin- vague those who will follow them, will, in large tions, which, in a business transaction of part, rest the responsibility for the build. this kind, are lacking in practical value. ng up of the Church and for the per- mation of industry, commerce and politics with the higher ideals which are essential to the attainment by China of a healthy national life and that place among the uations which Sernativa ability and the extent of her resures naturally give

her.

If the total population be counted at 193,000,000, and the total Protestant com- munity at 1,000,000, it is computed that the Protestant community is doing fifteen times its proportionate share of the education of the country, and Protestant children are reviving an eluention in the ratic of seven to one, is compared with the whole population. Of the total populations a ligide over gie and third per cent is in school. Of the total Protestant population about ten per cent ist Pritestant schools

PLACE, PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN CHINA,

both

The disappointment is enhanced by the belief, which his Majesty's Government would like to entertain, that indintions are to be found in the German nemorandum that the Geramn Government recognize the responsibility resting upon them to make an earnest effort to discharge their obligations under the Treaty of Versailles in a manner which the Allies could regard as equitable and sincere. If Germany did intend to open the the way to an effectual and speedy solution of a problem, the failure to settle which is gravely disturb ing the political and economic condition of Europe, and indeed of the whole world, then it seems unfortunate that she should not have shown a a keener appreciation of the lines on which alone can any such

be settlement Rought.

His Majesty's Government, for their part, are persuaded that in her own interest Germany will see the advantage of dis- playing a greater readiness to grapple with the realities of the case and, "dis carding all irrelevant or

controversial issues, will proceed to reconsider and to expand their proposals in such a way as to convert them into a feasible basis of further discussion. In such discussion his

such

moment be The study which the Commission has majesty's Government will at the suitable ready to take part by the side made has brought them to the competion of their Aliies, with whom they share a that Christian prines may yet bene practical interest in this question, which the controlling fores in China's life. But they have no intention to abawion, as well whether this will be no will depend is so as the desire to leruinate a situation of

international pravil. But Email measure upon the wisdom and | Ate

they cannot telligence with which Christian edara conceal from the German Government that ADS 19 carried on in the flext few years. the first step towards the realization of

hope must the recognition Ey Evangelisin is supremely, important. But Germany that a contribution" much more vangelism itself will fail, if there are serious and much more precise is required nut schools to produce angelist he than any which has yet been furthcoming. knowing the Christian mesage, can spal

I have the honour to be, with the highest to their own people, Chinese to Chlinse.

consideration, If Christian education fails, the growing| stream of non-Christian education and of anti Christian jufluence will submerge the Christian movement, or reduce it to a place of minor importan The future of Cbristian education is not yet assured.

Your Excellency's most obedient servant,

CURZON OF Kedleston,

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to use too strong language. There are Ey school, westablished, well equipped, well staffed, that enannt emily be destroyed. But it is not yet settled whether Christian education is to be the determining force or a relatively insigni- ficant and diminishing factor in

Chinese life. Ou the answer to this question, will largely hang the decision whether China will become a Christian nation, perhaps the stronghold of Christianity in Puturo centuries. If the present hour of upper- tunity is vigorously and wisely seized, if rgetting unimportant differences wo unite all our efforts to build up a system of education, sound, vigorous, progres- sive, and fundamentally Christian, which in turn shall create a strong Chrisian 19.8munity, expressing in its life the spirit and principles of Christianity we may look with hope to the time when the religion of Jesus shall be the religion of China.

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