1 10 73 https://drlixiao.net/ChineseinAmerica/files/original/31775b855c385594d0e700ac8652a70b.jpg ae4a64752b2d865d4b1d551a3d23ecfb Person An individual. Birth Date 1864 Birthplace Ningbo, China Death Date 1934 Occupation physician Biographical Text Yamei Kin was a Chinese-born, American-raised doctor, hospital administrator, educator, and nutrition expert. She is credited with introducing tofu to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) during World War I. Bibliography 1. Overlooked No More: Yamei Kin, the Chinese Doctor Who Introduced Tofu to the West – The New York Times 2. Biographical information about Kin Yamei at the Soy Info Center. 3. James Kay MacGregor, "Yamei Kin and her Mission to the Chinese People", The Craftsman 9 November 1905): 242-249. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AmericanExperiencePBS published via YouTube.com Subject The topic of the resource early Chinese immigrants to the U.S. american experience american history asian american chinese american documentary history history documentar pbs https://drlixiao.net/ChineseinAmerica/files/original/c2125de0fca15689235dd840ae61b861.pdf a244a2e35b4e1c22c6fad06b27448b15 PDF Text Text THE W0RLD S As we BY DR_ L CHINESE STUDENTS' JOURN 9 see ourselves KmG Y^-MEI E llave been at fr01n an 00ked outside point of view for a long time ; Sweeping statement~ made by early bservers founded 0 one or t p occur are handed doˋ~'n vvith a truly chinese persistency fronl one generation to another; and We are dissected by ready writers with more Wit thau insight, in an styles, from the colun1n and a half of the mtting newspaper correspondent to the fat v0]unles of the tvventy years' resident_ Heretofore it has made bu little di erence S0 far as iu uencing our national character vvas concerned_ Fevv, if any, read these nu nerous books, and the feW cou d on to laugh at the queer junlb e. But at present When We are taking a keen interest in the opinions of the world in genefal perhaps it ˋvou d be well to look a little into llat they believe us to be, Since it is bound to shape us nlore or less as is expressed in the common Phr Lse "give a dog a bad nanle and y0u hang him." It is somewhat dimcu t to make out exactly What sort of a creature the vvesterner conceives us t0 be, judging fronl the long list of contrary virtues and vices vvith vvhich he characterizes us. One is fain to agree vvith hi n in the conclusion, Which ends a 1108t every book that I have cver seen on china, that the (:hinese is indeed a mystery not to be understood though he rarely fails also to give the impression that What is dark to his c0n1prehension Tnust of necessity be nasty. Certain Statenlents are repeated so often, ences that perhaps We may take them to be essential parts of their be]ief, but each has his own point of view based on his own and I cannot take up nlore persona ity_ a the ma ideas in a magazin ' ( ) It pretty generany racc, a stolid chinese are tS 0f fury at but Subject t0 in passive, odd and inconvenient tinles; frugal and vvithout industrious in the extrenle; nerves, esprit r01nance, 10ve or n]uch that see ns to be thought the hich play so large share in the exnotions and a part in the life of the ‵vesterner, vvhich are supp0sed to elevate the human above the level of the I1 ere brute; yet with a certain an ount of ingenuity and intellectual capacity_ which has produced relnarkable speci nens of Work that are a distinct addition to the art treasures 0f the 70rld' but vvhose creative po‵ver8 charac are He is further1110re past. terized by au obstinacy, Which whether one ca]]s it Hexible innexibility or dovvnright 1 1ulishness, is equally exasperating When his apparent docility leads one to try the experi1nent of leading 11inlin a way that Solne ′I‵he chinan an's place he is l ot }villing. in the World is that of a hewer of to be made W00d and drawer of Water, use of like a ne 'ly discovered forest or a tin nline, a source of industry, to recruit the labor reserves of the world. 0nce in a vvhile an author kindly endeavors to set fo h the real China!nan, and nakes the that in spite of all ver&' true staten1ent his astuteness and Practical n ind, in nine cases out of ten he Will turn fron1 the g00d advice of a friend to trust an undisguised adventurer, Whose devices are to glaringly patent to deceive even the nlost uns phis ticated of his OW country nen; and with fron1 0ue W110 but little persuasion he addresses him in a pleasing mgnner wm acquiesce in What he knows to be to( his loss_ personal Those Who have any deg ee 0 cel speak 0 the hugg acquaint �10 ′1~EE WORLD'S CHINESE STUDENTS' JOURNAL bu k of chinese classical iterature as digni fled, pure, and singularly free from anythin that Would shock the conventi0na ity of the present day reader, and presenting al the mai ethical truths known t0 humanity' Whether in the mys cal form of Lao-tzu's or the concrete me of confucian doctrine ; in the next breath we are t ld With equal that chinese are prurient to a are regarded as being in a nl st pitiab e condition held in profound from bi h , and if c0nten1pt_ unwdcome all, in virtual if not to live at are allovved in their bound-f00t slavery absolute An author, Who is struck vvith seclusion. the dignity and decency of the models held up by the chinese as Worthy of being copied, c01nes a little nearer the truth When he says that in the old classical literature' W men are not held i 1 contempt_ but are regarded as a function not t0 be entioned in po ite Society any nlore than the aumentary pr0cesses are mentioned in But even this an English dravving roon1' ight on statenlent does not throw nluch the observati0ns of another sinologue, Who tens of the large and minute biographies recording the Sayings and doings of vvonlenˊ sincerity, degree_ vv0 nen $ not explain how it conles about that to the |I ern0ry of good and virtuous me a far lnore salient feature of Women nor how in the laudscape than the pagoda a society thus c nstituted nlen have Served an En1press so long and faithfu ly, When in the ! any troub 0us ti nes that have the great viceroys might easily passed, have been tempted t0 grasp at imperial erected power themselves_ if any account is taken of the Litt e vicissitudes through vvhich vve have passed ; invasions that sv7an1ped Europe in the dark ages er centuries fron1 Which I(ussia llas not yet recovered according to their own accounts. vve have Weathered the st rnls, 2noulded the invaders t ourselves_ and are Teady to take a fresh stgrt in a than Europe ess di apidated condition after the invasion of the Goths and Huns : yet until very later the lriends Were fevver than are the ngers of one hand_ who believed that the Chinese Would ever infuse The nanles new 1ifeint()their country_ of secretary J0hn Hay and Presideut Roosevelt vvill g0 dovvn in history aS atnong the few Who were broad enough t rise above the average conception, and think that though the Chinese might be an enignla yet a people who could evolve so complex a Social system that has so stood the practical test of tinle, however it might di erent or distasteful be_ contained force and vital power su …cient to justify a p0 icy a trial that Would ensure then1 at' least. There has been a Sudden rise of an The respect intensely nationa]istic spirit. and admiration that have been accorded these rst e 0rts by the !!ations at large should show us that there is a genuine interest in our Wave of fresh progress_ The best of vvestern ands are ready t0 give us ˉthe friendly sympathy and kind y the aid of feuow workers in Solving proble ns of national life, even though the " tired foreign press Within our gates gets "China for the about of hearing" " anti-foreign the Chinese,” benloans spirit," and Wonders at the suspici0ns of the chinese with as much vigor as it " spheres of in uence " and advocated denounced the years ag0. " lack of patriotisn1" a ch we have fau ts_ indeed; for our own sakes as vvell as for the sake of our friends' let us try t0 understand ourselves better, and not accept verbatim the dictu 11 Of the ('esterner on a subject that he confessedly It vvill be nlore does not understand_ pathetic than ludicrous, if vve go dovvn the long list of virtues and Vices supposed to Chinese. As a people vve are not much given to that process Which I think spencer if my recouection is c0rrect, has compared to a monkey sitting′ before a and burning the tip of his tail re ' objectively analysing the subjective sensa I d not c ain1 t0 tions arising therefron1' have any special gifts in this directio!1, be peculiarly being thoroughly Chinese in tel 1peranlent, to feeling than given 110re n1uch �THE WORLD'S CHINESE STUDENTS' 10URNAL Having to analyse What is felt. its early years of awakening to national life, and witnessed ater, and di icultieS ; struggles its through personal privileged to knovv, the di culties that leaders in friendship, ife have in A nerican civic and po itical stopping lived in Iapan through keeping up the ideals they desire er their country; I may perhaps c aim, as an elder attention of sister's prlvilege the thoughtfu I beg tliat they wi l pardon the Federati n. Ine if s()n1eti!1 es I drop into the third person It is not fron1 iu speaking of our country. but distance sy npathy' any lack of occasionally gives one a better chance to 00k at things in their proper relations_ In rSt place let us recognize that an e 10ti0nal naturc excitable We are 0f but have chosen as an ten peranlent, by ˊz high of self-c0ntr0 . standard a ideal ˊz g the z zˉ'zg 'z " "c ` /' , Tules the en 0tions With a strong hand, SO that under no circu!nstances shall they arise and disturb the serenity of the individual as he Pursues the Path of f . That this se f-contr01 is a cultivated article is seen in the repeated state nent that only those, vh0 are learned either in books or experience_ possess it. Nor does it always fonow that this inte lectual knowledge is carried out in life though it may be gTeatly admired and Inay exercise a certain degree of inf uence. I do not kn0w that we fail more in this respect than the ‵vesterner does in coming up to his idea s of (:hristianity, in political life. or business Upon the unlettered nlasses the in uence is fully as great, to The catchy phrase "Orienta with Which the foreign Writer say the least. fatalisn " terms the philosophic acceptance of the inevitable of the Chinese, is no more than the resignation with which the ˋˊvestern World accepted its plagues and earthquakes before the days of scienti c investigation as a mark of God's wrath against mankind. has with self-control together This it being produced a shell as it were, and rst thing the the most visible and the foreigner comes in contact with it is not 11 surprising that his i 1pression should be that of stolidity passiveness. This shou d be corrected on further observation ; ch i it vvere true_ would vve see people "seng c 'i" in all its moods and tenses as an every of the frequent cases day occurrence; cases of vi0 ent hysteria; the SO-called demon possession ; and the thriving trade of S0rcerers Which adve ise the same thing in vvestern papers as spirit !1 ediun s' clair The swift appreciation of etc.… keen sarcasm ora dry joke, the power of a laugh t0 disarnl anger, the 0ve of color, and the daring c !nbinations that reach Such vv0nderfully picturesque e ects vvhen left to work freely With indigenous nlaterials and nlotifs; the loyalty and generosity t0 those Whom he likes_ making him quite blind to fau]ts; and the ease vvith which an adventurer With a pleasing address can atter and cajo e, show that it is en otion rather than judgen ent that rules the average Chinan1an. It is not possible for a nati n funda~ mentauy sordid and material to be up ifted by the sight of high nlountain peaks, s the old sung Vriters have left on Tecord. Yet our thter vvriting and classic literature teem With the emotions of people Who Were intensely loved by the passing c ouds, noonshine, fl vve s' snovv' and are full of dainty, charnling fancies, vvhich are as voyance di cult aud elusive to translate as t I' catch the passing fragrance f Z( z , to botne them up and send / j ab 0ad. The present n1 vellle_1t Would not be It is possible in a pe0p e acking in esprit. hardly necessary to remind my readers th a n an to the nearly invariable in]pulse can for his nlother when in sudden distress no matter how old he or in great paiu may be or how long she may have passed out of his vision shows the stroug in pression that only real a ection cou d make. The alternating gusts f temper fondness are but anothef and doting iudication of the en 0tional te 11pera nent In fact, it is the sweeping unc ntroued' povver of the en10tions that h s caused the �THE WORLD'S CHINESE STUDENTS' IOURNAL 1 Chin e to raise such formidable barriers of custom in Self defence, especially in the direction of w0nlen. ˊI‵he heavy burdens a d exactions of the patriarchal forn1 Of social organization would be too much for even the patience of the chinese, Were there not the deep underlying ]0ve vvhich an things bearable_ The frequency “ With vvhich we enter into dry re ation s 1ips_" a_nd the th quoted pr0verb "a n1an wm die for his friend"' ought t0 be su …cient to convince any one Who knows l a es vvhat he sees_ that there is no lack of l ve_ though it is not de nonstrative in the An Englishman fashion as the vvest_ does not fall on the neck of his friend, kiss hin on both cheeks and 'hug him warnlly_ as is the cust0 n 0 Scarcely nlore than casual acquaintances in Russia_ but of the Wh doubts that the friendship former is quite as strong and wm Stand the wear and tear of daily intercourse as vell The force of the ideals ruling china by any one or Who trave s on the great highways 00ks over a Inarket on a fair day ; all that tra c ' noisy g'eSticu]ation, frantic bargain ing_ is only a counter-part of what is going 011 in a thousand other places through0ut It is a Wonder that the remark the land. has not been nlade before, vvhich appeared n ay be vaguely con prehended not long ago in one of the journals "china contajns 11aterials for a revoluti0n_ if she should sta ′t 0ne, to Which the horrors of be a mere Yet this seething Inass goes its the French squib." revolution W0uld way peacefu ly, business is conducted on and gTounds of justice and fair exchange s has been pointed out by 0ne of our own vvithout any police supervision in vvriters these past centuries, 0r anything ike What Would be deen ed necessary outward control The general in in Western countries. uence of this n10ral restraint goes much further than the preservation of order the mass. In it has produced the e ect individuals eads the super cial observer to say " have no nerves_" that the Chinese ceftaj ly the average chinese does not that much of happily What possess goes under the name 0f nerve but that d0es not nlean he does not possess a highly 0rganized nerve povver. Perhaps I Inay be pard0ned for a little digression in explana tion 0f What is s0 commonly accepted. The of a strong inlpressi n, power internal or external to the body' to suspend' pervert or control the physi010gical pr0cesses_ is we" known' though the laws g0verning it are not yet This, the staple Principle in the de ned . advanced treatment of many disorders, is the scienti c basis of Christian science and kindred be iefs. 1~ ischievous interference is re noved' the body is left in peace t0 carry on its functions Which in turn react ou the higher centers and break up " the What is termed in medical language vicious circle,” (Whereby one disorder aggravates the other till it is di Cult t0 tell Which is nlost out of gear), and hea th is restored to the c0 nplex hu!nan organ ization by getting one in order rst ' Physi0 gists are agreed that in a state hea th, of the individual is not too only in the abnomlal easily disturbed. do the in!pressions, that 0rdinarily pass Without notice, force thenlselves on the vvhen the general health consciousness. has been impaired and there is a lack of the controlling innuence the individual is at the nercy 0f any chance impressions that may strikc him producing` a disprop0 tionate reaction which is ternled nervous a of high nerve power, sign irritati0 1'—not but of Weakness. A common example is seen in of recovery fr0 n severe cases illness; the irritability of the convalescent is known t0 be but a passing phase of Which,when health is estored_ Weakness ill result in indi erence to the sa le snlau that occasi0n so much present things vvhether distress_ what may be considered a normal standard variea greatly according to the individua1c n(eption. n one However with Eny degree of experience has not Sighed over cases of fretful neurasthenics Wh , fond1y'che ishing t11eir nerves as a �i3 THE WORLD'S CHINESE STUDENTS' IOURNAL ign that they are made Of ner day that ortals, really need the in uence ordinary hard, inex0rable work_ not them t0 get up and " nerves," if not do, in order to learn that regarded too much, W… cease to obtrude “ Nerves" hetnse ves on the attenti0n. ' Z indeed' afe unc0ntroned The rarity of nervous prostration anlong the poor who cannot a ord the luxury, is we l known, and to bring a patient_ not to a stage an_enable to such discipline of the linlits his natural Within Where st ength' he is free to vvork' Without having his equlibriun1 c0nstant y upset by is considered no every tri ing occurrence HOW far pain may be mean achievement. rather than e inlinated by se_f control' ist of glossed over by the ever incre&sing drugs, is one of the questions 00ming up f e cite Steady, ent, to compe] / on the horizon of practical psych 10gy' have reached a considerable extent il the Practical Working 0ut of these tWO That our passivity does not conditions. 'ith the exercise 0f real nerve interfere large is seen in the relatively force. vve Plying craftsmen of skmed number 0ccupations that require extreme nicety of of eye and hand_ hand ing, adjustment 0f the of the purpose and judgment article they are making and of the market The keeness With c nditions governing it. Which the ordinary coolie 'ill see a chance give a nicknaule to make an extra cash_ showing how wcu he has sized up the m ter Whom he serves; the appreciati0n of the justice or otherw'ise with vhich he is treated; and the steadiness, W'ith Which under disc0uragements of au kinds he pursues his ainls, Show nerves of high p0wcrs. fronl nervous irritability, This freedon in the eaving energy to expend itsel naintaince of the body in genera , con and t0 his endurance ributes greatly c0! 1pensates er the insu …cient food and as may be other unsanitary conditions Seen in a general hospita1 Where the laborer is treated_ In cgses Which test the power 0f the system t0 stand shock er a c0mpound fracture Of the thigh_ a chinesc does not have as much power at his vvhite worknlan_ disposal as the better-fed but in the run of thter cases, Where self contr01 iS a factor in the Pr0gress of the case, he has by far the advantage. Just as fruit canneries ighter industries nd ranches, etc., the nerve restraint counts in his favor' so in the heavier vv0rk of rnining the Chinese laborors are at a disadvantage though even here the greater steadiness and reliability n ay offset the T0 be sure the con pari lack of strength. Son heretofore has been vvith tlle Cantonese' and the capabilities of the wheat-fed' heavier-built n0rthern Shantung nlan have yet to be be found out though the fact that he has been the only one able to il1 the stand the work in the south African nlines From casua1 would count in his fav0r. 0bservation, they seem t0 be the equal, to say the (;ennan east, 0 soldiery the squat, bunet-headed in the streets of Seen Tsingta0. It ed , that friction and loss though of energy in transmuting food into p0ˋver yet the thus increase emciency and conln10n law of nlechanics holds good er the human a's We l as for 0ther'n achines, and one cannot get any nlore energy out_ the f00d. Of than there are calories in y one who has Among the cultured ever been ad|11itted beyond the crust of c0nventiona ity d0es not need to be told “ " is not an nerves that the Possession of is a fact t0 be Temembe one may din inish One has but t0100k at unmixed blessing. lines and vvrinkles on the T ultitudinous many Western faces far t00 young to bear such narks' hear the vvarnings of their own thoughtful peop e against the restless ness, that is fast bec0 ning a nlaster n t a " nerves" of n eans' to rea ize What the the ‵vesterner is c0sting then . Let us not in these days o excitenlent in the new growth, give way t0 the irritation of the moment_ Which is justly however prone by the critic conden1ned err r same into the fan be to y m he himseu. But from the vantage gTound �THE WORLD'S CHINESE STUDENTS' IOURNAL 14 our heredity. carrying out the ideal, let us strive to increase this povver, knowing that Testraint only adds strength With w…ch to tllat give rise to the causes co lbat irritation. Though the Chinese accepts the inevi table With philosophic resignation and has made the mistake 0f thinking some things inevitable vvl ich are not so' he is but little a ected by vvhat the Westerner lleans in using the term "0riental fatalisn ." ˋvhen driven to straits, he has turned his wits of ge…ng t0 s01ving the problems a Which with our nlany centuries subsistence of life is a questi0n of nluch severity, hard for less populated countries t0 understand_ And again the casual observer is Inisled into thinking that vve are an industrious and economical pe0ple When it iS dire necessity that drives thenl to vv0rk from da n t0 dark, and devise s0 nlany Ways of xnaking a Httle g0 far. The moment a famny amuent exertion to bec0me enough to be relieved fr0m nleet ixx1nlediate vvants, it is seldon1 one sees any e 0rt beyond What iS necessary ch the enjoyment of the present. The Sons With their Wives and chudren live on the father, who prefers the prestige and honor of a large fa! 1ily circle about hin , rather than to t them to go out and nlake The p aces f0r thenlselves in the World_ mandarin does not Want the bother of l00king after his subordinates and planniug i!!lproveulents ; the business nlan is content With the sanle o d rut, because it is t00 nluch trouble to hunt up new lines; the house vvife is too lazy to keep house and chi dren clean ; and the extravagant expen diture of the larger households ithout any knovvledge 0f inconle or outgo is a tlazing. This l zinesS is an old fault, as it is mentioned in the c1assics among a HSt of nine faults to be corrected, and it does not seem t0 be a matter of climate for the cantonese_ who live in a notably hot region, are Wel known for an enterprise and energy beyond s0me of the colder It leads us to be satis ed with Provinces. mnch less than We reany are capable of and has marred the e ciency of many a g00d plan yet it is not insuperable even i!1 the tropics, for chinese lab0r seems to the only resource to be depended on to the tr0pica deve pe Tegions that the Whitc man has taken to himself_ The con ing of the v~'hite )isaster_ as a]apanese friend has called the ˋ~'estern invasion certainly has had a nlost e celle 1te ect in rousing us fron1 0ur fullness and as they have come t0 stay, We may be assured, t0 use the christian phraseology, this "nleans of grace" vvill continue to exercise its bene cial e ect_ ˋ~ hether We shan ever get inoculated With the ‵("estern aggressiveness is doubtful' The past his tory of the nation is against it, for vve have absorbed and assi 1ilated aJl the nlultifarious ele1nents that have conle to us, S0 that the fear of the Yeuovv peril is indeed a dreanl of Yeuow journalism. It has been re1narked by someone I forget Wh0_ that when there is troub e in making both ends meet, the man wm hustle around and see how he can add to the income whne the Woman likes to see how she may diminish expenditure_ In Sonle Way chinese frugality is apt to spcnd itself on the snlaller operations, and in things requiring' a large outlay there is the san e thriftless extravagance so fre quently seen in large fanli ies. ‵vhen in the end of any enterprise We have a sense of having been defrauded in son e vvay_ let us remember that with au due respect to “ the proverb a penny saved is a penny earnedˊ” a penny - vviSe - and - P0 [1nd f ()01ish policy Ineans loss in the end, and econo!ny neans not penuriousness but eternal vigilance_ I do not Wish my readers to imagine that I do not appreciate the notable excepti0ns on an sides_ nlen 7ho have literally Worked t0 death in public Service' nor that there is no enterprise among our n]erchants or industrious housevvives_ but as a nation I do not think we reauy deserve to be thought econon1ical. either industrious or �TEE WORLD'S CHINESE STUDENTS' IOURNAL rst acquaintance is stranger on black racial physiognomy_ the struck With hair, almond eyes and yeuow skin, and nds some dimculty in distinguishing individua s_ and in the nlass of general conventi0nauties unlike any lle has co!ne in contact vvith before, is apt to think that there can be no individuality Where the But though thefal11ily unit is the faxnily_ ties are stronger than in the vest and thefan1ily is the unit of c0 nparison, yet nowhere is there nor a110vvance nlade for ˊI‵he the individuality. (which by vi1 tue of an unusual pernlits of its graphic precisely denotes yet of b eadth connection_) the intention of the author, conveying his of his With the least intrusion mood pers nality as Such, and depends on the The written language, me of the reader_ Will has been roused at all c rry hin1 far beyond the nlost carefuny The value set on the verbiage. chosen “stop sho!—t" 0f Poetical form is an extretne We quote the vvords of Dr. exan1ple. “The chinese have make a clean Gues: individual Which i111agination if it of every thing except the e$gential harness the unessential leaving roots_ to the inlagination; in Short, they have reached the perfection of sin plicity with svveep the 1 axi!nun1 0f c earness." goes on to analyze the plaintive song of 8 honlesick Princess, remarking, “It is impossible t0 say that this little poem does not leave a. perfectly clea 'in1age in the mind, and it is equally impossible to c0n ne this image ˋvithin any given The art of Writing chinese consists Hmit_ in knowing how to create these images nd can no more be taught by tastefuny, rule 0f thumb, than the art of the vvriting Such poetry as that of Burns." That a literature like this presents many di cultieS t0 those accustomed t0 have every me of expressi0n carefuuy bounded goes Without saying, though at first it would seem an easy task to learn anguage Where one word can to read a He nounˊ verb_ or Participle In truth change of for n. be an adjectjve, Without any 15 it is far more di cult ' for unless the reader cau furnish the individual background that the author depends on the Whole faus at . In the translations that have been nlade so far, there llas been little attention nished expression_ thereby fhe given to works losing nlore than half their va ue' Those of our ovvn pe0ple Who have any knowledge of Western anguages are being drafted at once into the stre` s of political …e, 0r plunged head over heels in the practical problems of working modem scienti c progress int0 the s0cial 0rganiza No one has perf0rmed for us the toin. kindly 0 ice that Lafcadi0 Hearn ha8 done er the ]apanese_ The various series of readers, constant y being revised and added to_ vvhich condense greatly ˋvhat it used to take a decade t0 learn by the old nlethed; the new vvofds daily incorp0rated the the strong t0 neet the new needs ; 1novement langtlage spoken mandarin_ Which shau instruction in the public nlovenlent the President is a chanlpion leader, towards into a unifying cotnn10n be the medium 0f schools, of vvhich of this Federation au show that not only is the language capable of changing to meet the new demands. but that We als Ilen to do it. have the The craze for EngHsh is a passing phase fr0m Which the Chinese Win awaken as soon as he nds that knowing a litt e English does not 211ean one is thereby enabled to manage a gunb0at or machinery_ or placed on the high road t0 fortune. However_ it viu have acc0n1plished !1111ch good in Spite of some of its absurd aspects if it tums some 0f the Hterary activity of Which We have such a superabundance_ in the 0f exp 0ring directi0n Eng ish as a A Wodd of delight Hes before literature. thenl_ and a s0 for the West, When We shall have each with its own n1inds individuality_ at the task of putting into tting dress our stores of fact and fancy, instead of the very few sources at present by Which there is any exchange 0f ideas When instead of one vve shau have a d n Herbert Gueg' �THE W0RLD'S CHINESE STUDENTS' ]OURNAL 16 This dependence on t11c individual prevented for Inany years the And it is Tecognition of chinese art. that the noteworthy rSt t0 appreciate it 0f an European nations ˋv re the French, the n ost en otional and given to expressing thenlselves in a p0 ished f0rn1_ at any given as in Writing, the a `tist uses the possible a nount of sca 0 ding to build the structure of his inlagination. The lightest Washes the fewest str0kes, 0ften the Tnerest outline just enough t convey his 100d_ yet vvithout the careless of a sketch, instinctively Xless reveal that the artist's province lies vvith the is not to teach natural history or elnotions That What goes t0 marke 0f our anatonly. present pr0ductions is purely decorative is quite true the work of z - ˊj "_ paid so much per sq. inch' But ther is this to - zˉˊzˊˊ that he is be said of our ` T aster of his style of conventionality and vvith the great store Of synlbolisn1 and folk lore t0 dravv upon, according to the Pleasure It haS been a delight to nd as I live anlong the people in Szechuan to discover true artists, for in coru n0n vvit 1the rest Tesponse Here least ' of the beho der_ Wh0 in tum is Teady t0 it lneans far Inore than the respond_ decorative art of the ˋvest— By dint of 1nuch travelling in the c0untry' people have C0 ne t0 real…ze that the ]apanese pictures of thei1′ andscapes_ with stunted` arti6cial-100king pine trees S0 and quaint people, are perfectly true_ the c0nventionality that Seenls s0 queer is perfectly true ; the coast People accustonled at a luvial Plains may not be t0 the the scenery but of of aware it. picturesque china is really 0ften made up of odd p"es of rocky peaks rising up and one another vvith but little foliage that stuck around in bunches scattered l aphazard . are ˊI‵he trees peculiar y trunks, With Slender bare of long shaped branches till near the top_ vvhere there is the w…ow feathery plume_ a Even partakes nlore or less 0f these features though in Other lands the same thing grows di crently ' But that there is still work done of genuine artistic Inerit I knovvfron1 personal 0bservati0n. It is very snlall in quantity ti ne, and the couector ust reconect that the pictures and old bric-a e brac and porcelain, in Which he revels the carefuny hoarded product of centuries ; they never vvere' never ˋvill be turned out lt Wholesale t0 meet a cablegram order_ szJ is individual, not Work 0f the world I Supposed they Were a thing These are Schola s, coming of the pastfrom fa T ilies that have been cultivated and have been— able to for generations keep their means, some times in a nominal They only W'ork When lcial p0sition[ the nood seizes the 11' never for sa e, 0nly to give away. These gifts are highly prizcd_ and unless p0verty overtakes the fam"y, the pictures do not c0me to pubuc view, Wheu they are at once taken up by chinese themselves at higher Prices than the agents of collect0rs are ‵"illing t0 give, even should they be so fortunate to get a g"mpse of them_ _ In fact this tacit acceptance of the individua ity is carried t extren e; it is the foundation 0… the "cha Puh t0" quality Which is tr)'ing enough When one has t t the work 0f many people int0 a y It stands in the Way 0f la_rge given piece. c 0rt n1uch nlore than the organized Suspicions_ usually supposed to be the root Far from needing any Of the trouble_ We need to understand 1nore individua ity Wherc it ceases to be useful_ Though very lovely in art, it is not Wise in n1any 0ther o and vve shau have to pass 111anya hard experience before ˋve learn the lesson of union, in spite of our trades and nlerchant The advent 0fstean1, electricity guilds. machinery and ranroads Win do much. The Westerner lnight do n 0re than he does in helping us. but his unfortunate "nerves" stand in the vvay; even in the rare cases Where he recognizes that We possess this hulnan trait of individuality in co!nn10n eitller he gives up in dispair With hinlself " tinacy " of the at the or Chinesc places else he 10Ses his telnper_ gives way to the �THE WORLD'S CHINESE STUDENTS' JOURNAL anlenable to With justice_" 17 r 1ness "any ten pered is lediately taken advantage 0f," etc., do no more than rouse a at sxnile the inconsistency of hunlan nature, 'hich Would take the mote out of the brother's eye Without seeing the beam in his Weaknes in1 own_ By the above renlarks I d0 not wish my readers to inlagine that I think the f0reigner can teach us nothing_ That is a great nlistake born of ignoranceˊ for technical kno‵v edge of the various Western vhether n1achinery_ engines or school Systerrlsl We must learn 0f them, but the appucation of the principles t0 our own organizati0n and discipline vve nlust work out for ourse ves. I trust that the t nle is not far o When vvith better nlutual know1edge the foreigner n lay aside the attitude of censorious T istr1 st and aggrieved Surprise for a frank, manly recog nition that e have the right to vvork out our ovvn proble ns ; and on the Part of our younger spirits especiany_ they shau understand that bluster does not conceal real fear_ nor does strength consist in DR. Y^_MEI KING brute t11at lies in every hunlan, and pursues a cure that is best described in the W0rds of the Blackburn " Other governn]ents c0111n ission (pp 337) and their agents only t00 readily I ake every p0$~ible circu 1 a pretext for concessions or indelnnities Stance Which are carried out in an aggressive spirit_ Which bec0mes more implacable as the embarrassment of the country increases." Though this quotation refers to the French governn1ent, and the writer goes on to give a speci c incidenti1 ustratingthe truth of his assertion yet the average Briton in the “ East is far fron1 beiug the nlan aS he claixus_ who graciously yields the better half of the road to evcry individua pedestrian," and the condition Which he states so clearly of others is nuch th true of British dea ings in China_ The high “ Sounding phrases that chinese character is only ( C 'lˊ strutting around With a chip on one's shoulder ready to Pick a In thc consciousness of quarrel. Su cient strength to meet the emergency_ vvhich always holds a far greater reserve than appears on the surface. vve vvi l move vvith dignity albeit the occasion may and uot confront require haste whatever circun1stance that nlay arise to prove us, With loud v0cifera resulting tions against injustice, in no action but a string of querulous c0 as it is Weakl cˊˊ . > 11plai!1ts undigni ed �THE W0RLD'S CHINE‵SE STUDENTS' JOURNAL ′I‵lle sonle 0ther sch00ls_ of Education Coln nissi0ner has recent y sent instructions t0 his sub0rdinates in this Wise : he nlust be Puuished according School as the proper regu ations provide. going t0 Proviucial 2_ such a student_ is school he hns not Paid up of his School ‵‵ iu fees the president an accurate account of the prepare expenses he incurred and the debts he the sanle fron his 0Wed_ aud delnand guarautor—— thther an 0 cial 0r a n enlber of the gentry——for Payulent. ' If a student does not resume lis if Studies after a protracted absence is studies When he is he abandons ˋˋ'llet 1er hnlf ˋˋ'ay through a]rea(ly a Private or g0vennneut he be fron This is t0 ~ / ˊˊ€zlc' C ˊz zˊˊˊ ˊzˊ ˊz_ " o"rslees See ( teach the denuquent ˊzr` () fr0ul the r5t !noou of year et the folloˋˋ'il g rules be enf0rced rigidly : c (' "Begiuning If ' 3_ this As we No other educati0nal institutiou iS a"0 ved t0 receive g7Z (' 36 ˊ7z BY YAMEI K NG' M_D_ reproaches bygones_ only _hoping for that the the of the pa( t may not be let us turn to the nlost repeated_ It i!nportant pr0bleln tllat confronts us. not question of men and Won1en" nor a question of national independence' The problem to create or n]aintain a foundation that wiu support the advanced civi ization of China. bitter lessons a 0 Ix annual calendar in the list of saints to be W0rshipped. Schopenhauer Speaks 0 his and iudebtedness to Indian ph"080phy, whether Indian ackn0w edged or not vestern thought steadily penneating Though religious views. scarcely does any activc Work in propagandisn!, yet he]ping thenl to bridge over tlle breaks that modern scientinc investigati0n c0nstantly nlaking in the Structure o theo ogical dogma that has been reared on the foundation 0f the imp0rted religion_ a is is l! ; The great Pa" scholar' Rhys David_ traces the steps by Which Esops' fables trave"€d fro n the folk lore of India W…ch Budd…sm had appr0priated under the name of the Iatnk and that the life of Buddha under a 0di ed nanle is is t is satis ed ˋˋ ith the results of our own inspiration seen in the fact th ˋˋ'e are b0rr0vving aS fast as ˋˋ'e can the pr0ducts of ˋvestern thought fronl stealnboats t0 Schools; and the ˋˋ est nore than generous in her desire to give. Nor need We be ashamed t0 take. Is not the best as they be ieve of the ethics and religion in tlleir civiliza tion su nnled up in the Word christianity… And that thoroughly Asiatic producti0n( ˋˋ7hne busy trying t0 assin ilate the ' nlaterial pr0ducts_ Should not forget that the foundation of our civi izatiou ethica , and growth must be a ong the ines natural to us. is We have not been entirely ˋ e That it it is it is is be circu ated in Europe Was one the factors in preparing the nlinds of the pe0ple for the Protes ant Refonnation headed by 1~Iartin Luther, and as ate as the tinle of Pius Was inc uded in the Wa“ Widely is ITHOUT We are re"nquishing much that belonged to the past. laying aside the Li Ki_ as not Suitable to the present needs; and the expanding in 0thers as the desire t0 educate the W0 nen_ W 1ich though not forbidd€n �THE WORLD'S CHINESE STUDENTS' JOURNAL by confucius Was not urged_ is one instance Where his doctrine Was larger than the nlan hinlse]f. Since We have thus adn itted that our fornler ˋ′ie 's 'ere not Su Cient_ have e scriousl)' considered along ˋ"hat lines we nlust change to R" the present and anow er future grow h Filial picty is the key to our organizati0"' through -'hich 'e reached peace and order out 0f the chaos Of ear !′ dnys; and it is one of our best and str0ngest characteristics_ I ave ˋve deve 0ped the reversc side of n ial piety and considered the dnt)' of parents to the c ] ildren ˊl`0 be sure Confucius taught that parents ‵ˋ'h0 eft their chi dren teaching, Were d0ing t0 gr0ˋv up ˋˋ'itl10 lt littlc })etter than raising animn s; yet it h never been en phasized aS the duty 0f ch"drcn to parents ha“ been but eft to the fitful haphazard of personal inclinati0 , ti in the enjoylnent of the subnlission and Service 0f the ch"dren the parental duties Were quite f0rg0tten ike the ′ ′Z'ˊz and ' … " Of the men and W0men. Onr " fathers and 0H cialS have been i deed the " Of the people in requiring support !110thers and Subnlissi0n_ but cven ess than the privat parcnts_ have they considere(1the g00d of their ch"dren The new n easures are a n ost cheering sign. The great O cia s are awakening t0 the 0ther side of mial duty_ though it iS St… Yery far fr0 1 But (:llilla pern eating the nlass_ is ong past her feudal days_ 1…very nlan is accust0nled t0 earn his living and ucal a airS ; and ˋˋ ith the n anage his H00d of new iterature pouring i! _ giving fresh impetus t0 thought it W… n0t be long bef0re the tin]e-honored right of arn ed LS uprising give ' ˋ 'a ) nore Peaceful to and W'e shau have a n inisterial instead 0f rebel ion, Whe" nlatters crisis ve Shan enj0y need a change. oreover being ab e to the added advantage o re!ncdy evi s at an early stage rather than Wait tin they becolne unbearab e) Since people vi" endure nluch in preference to the horr0 s 0f W'arfare_ going through nlethods; ˋˋ i" 37 0f visiting punish_nent on the 0mcials and various members 0f the fam")' er any great crime Was intended t0 be an emcient deterrent and has had good e ect doubtless bllt just as We have perceived that the seclusion Of Women has not Worked to the best advantage_ SO there is need t0 awaken pub"c sentin ent on this f0r that is a" We can do for the Subject of the individual protecti0n and aid The custon 0ca1 ch"dren Nor lessen it at prcsent. ˋvi l this reverse side Of 6Hal piety the existing bonds; on the C0ntrary Wi l add gratitude t0 the present a ecti0n father and Son and both grati ude and trust to the relati01 s of g0verunlent ' hich clenlents are necessary and peop e, of g0vernnlent t0 he Sn 00th running between n achiner ) _ Ancestral Worship as it iS caned is another of our Strong ties' and SO closely connccted is it with mial piety that it does not noˋv nlake any di erence_ vhether it is the r00t or the result of mial Piety. The ` vhich is an invariable ' accon]panhnent, is perf0r ned to th living It is the lllark of extre!ne fornl parent_ friends and t0 0 cials on a ity between 0ccasions ˋ~'hen there is not the snlallest shadow of any divinity connected with it_ It is also used before idols and spirits Who are supposed t0 be endowed ˋ"ith lnor The signi ca " ce than hunlan poˋvel;_ ' lie With the t]|erefore, ' of the nlust individua|. ˋvith the advent of nlodern eisure for strict ceren10nies it of the away as have nlany But fornls of the ˋVest. punctnious ˋ~' lateˋ'er the grade of inte ligence, there is never any a king of bene ts or dread An 0ng the lettered in of punishn ent. china, however it n ay "ary in other Asiatic countries_ there is no nlore idea of dependence than rnight be expressed by a Son W110 Teturning from abroad SayS to the “ 0Wing to )'our kind iving parents, I have attained Success_ " instructions. And the only fear is that as he fai s in the ife and less w"l pa S re!ne!nbrance of his ancestors so his �THE WORLD'S CHINESE STUDENTS' IOURNAL 38 posterity Will forget hiul ; and his en 0tional te 11peranlent cannot bear t0 think that what has been so sweet in …e shan be utterly lost forever_ if We lllay s0 cau co! union performed at the same time that vvorship is given to so…e fa!! i y i nage or to nature in genera _ vhich is represented by a tablet to heaven_ earth and a spirits_ Although they au show forth thc strong 0riental characteristic of be"ef in the invisible and ~immaterial_ they afe hoary With nu nberless superstitions, degraded vith terrors, and rnany of the bservances connected ˋ 'ith theln are als attached to the ancestral comn2union_ Shan vve !nake no attenlpt to Sift the true fronl the Superstiti0us but leave a" t0 the relent ess haud of Scienti c logic "ˋ`s the people become educated and understand natural phenon1ena better_ this logic is apt to Set itself as the only and nal appeal of the hu nan consciousness, leaving but two alterna ives ' nanlely t0 discard au reason and Wander in the labyrinths of any old r to Shiver for 0m on the peak faith' 0f stoical aterialis , caring f0r nothing but the things of the Sense and t uch' vFithout anythiug t0 Which ˋ~'e can appeal To a certain extent except self-interest_ th s has already happened. have any been keen enough to see through the superstitions of idolatry. upon Whom is our common dependeuce; t0 believe in it With rene 'ed aith ; and take the co! 1 1 uni0n of our spirits t0 the } eaven from Whom We derive the ne imperishable divine part_ ou Ancestor_ Whom 0ur sages have declared t0 us so faithfuuy t0 be the only 22 ′ and out of the sma"er idea 0f This dai y it' ˉ is Those Who llave a con n on ancestor have a Str0ng feeling of kinship, Which Whether the individua is p eas…ng or not, gives a very real clahn t0 the aid and sympathy of the fam")" no matter how lnay be_ distant the connection It is c0nstant y urged on us to give this up for ider scope of the national kinship_ the ‵"hy tr ) to break one of the strongest bonds ˋ *e have_ sirnply becanse eSteru 1 ations have lost their patriarcha falllily bonds so long ago that they cannot understand the trexnendous signiEcance in IS it not wiser to be true to the ours basis o Coufucian doctrine_ t lat ! an's co ferred by ature is divine, Heaven famny …e to rise t0 the greater of nationa life knowing that it is high enough_ and broad enough to go on growing to the And When We famny2 Wh0 e human 10! the shall have arrived at that stage ˋ ' est having Waded through Seas of b100dy ' Auarchy, 1 ultitudinous ism_ and erce phases o Social ba…es between Labor and 'ill be ready to greet us, and to Capital en b0dy in their instituti0n the Br0therh00d Shan we not try to take 0 humanity. every possible nleans t0 understand better this I{eaven_ the Great Father of us a l? < A tendency t0 xedneSs iS one of our great failings_ Perhaps it is due to the c i 1ate. The‵^merican is fond of attribu ting his resuess activity to the dry stimulat certainly ing atn osphere of his country. no 0ther part of the globe gets up such an the year being a manac as ours' Where divided into sh0 peri0ds. We may calmb— await speciHed dates for the insects t0 stir' the stopping 0f heat' the rSt White dew_ viu etc_ knowing that these Occurrences ˋvhat n0t vary a day fr0Tu year t0 )'ear. ever be the cause, the concrete nlanifesta tion of this tendency is seen in the fondness of bui ding ˋvans, Which however Well W'ork of they nlay d0 the keeping out evil getting any breadth frolll us intrusion keep of view_ and from knowing When the 'a S hnve 0ut ived their usefulness_ ˋ4'e need especia y beware of cr)'st—′l ization. for however beautiful a lnincra nay be' it has no …e; but, however shape ess an am ba may be_ yet it possesses the powers of assin ilation' nlaking things outside contribute to its growth Which is ife. Zˊ ˊ(z of the old Though the celneteries nay not appcar t0 change il its outward shape, yet there is a continual �THE WORLD'S CHINESE STUDENTS' IOURNAL ow of sap ceases it up and down. ˋvhen this dies. So We must 100k over the Waus that other nations have raised to guard their treasures ; en arge our b0undaries to enc10se neˋv beauties, and search far and vvide for an the ph Which humanity es thr0ugh the (;reat Ancestor—to learn }Icaven and the Path——Which F0r (:0nfucius ca"ed getting knovvledge_ thiS reason it is necessary, ˋvhile studying the nlaterial inventi0ns, also to understand th historic christ thr0ugh Which the ‵vesterner 0btains his view of Heaven and 1 is ethical principles_ has seen nlore of This is by n0 Ineans an easy _task, for such an enonnons church ha`s arisen on his life and sayings of snch dinlensious and c0|np exity, tl at Inany Who con e to expound hin are lost in its nlazes_ and it is no W0nder that We arc conf"se( ' But hnt should n0t blind us to the fact that he ˋˋ as the last great ′lˉeacher that has (On c to the world' Though chron0 ogica y 0han n ed Was later yet his doctrine3 (10 not nO possess the active innuence 0f It is quite 0pen to us t0 g0 Christianity_ to the original books and interpret f0r -0!lrselves his life and teachings_ t nlay be necessary for us to do so before ‵ve Ca 1 get an adequate idea, for the st) e and inethod o ()ri€ntal teachiug is c01nlnon to us an in Asia' but not easy for the ~'esterner t0 understand. 'e I~ Oreover, have nlany traits uore true than nattering t0 0ur vanity iu comulon With the Jews, 0f Whonl he Was a part. The ~'est has Teceived its chief ethical `teaching as el as its religion through this n ediun _ and lcan scarcely conlprehend hoˋv the t 0 are The ethica e have in separate. essons .a di erent form′ but What We need t0 understand is the Warmth of the c0ncepti0n ˊof the Father vvllich transnluted by the energy 0f the"vestern mind has enabled hinl ˉfo rise above the fetters that bound hi!n. albeit these Were cast in the name of the ychurch bearing the name of Christ. This `conception gives the intenigent 11au—Who 39 science as the latest exponent of Who believes that the c0n plete lan shou d have faith in the invisib e as We" as in the inte"ect and that the two are not opposed_—an ideal" Which has ˋvarnlth enough t0 satisfy the crav ing of the hunlan heart er love and yet is free fr0n1 superstition re1nelnbrance and flexible enough to pe n it of growth as the X lind reaches greater inte igence_ That they au do not avail thenlselves of their privi eges, but a large pr portion are as any of our 0Wn a3 sordid|y n1ateria istic pe0ple, or stiu cling to superstitious fonus and ideas, is on y a pr00 that hunlan na ture is everywhere the saxlle. Have not our sages always bewailed that peop e did ' not follow the 'n Z accepts Truth yet The di cultieS that conffont us are not 0ur ancestral sman in this recasting 0 Worship and re igious consciousness s0 that they shau f0cus together in the one eaven above Father_ the Ancestor_ the whose nature We share, Whose majesty and attribute ˋˋ!e can never knoˋv in fu , and yet whose decrees an nlankind 1 ust obey_ But Confucius and the 0ther sages have never been regarded as other than !nen_ fevered and honored above an as cx pounders of the truth by Which We ive. ˋve are quite as free as the phnosophers of the Sung dynasty_ Who had n0 Science t0 Shed a neW tht_ t0 make new c0mmen aries , or accept discoveries and advancenlent in arts and " ter ture as h d the T'ang or y'uen dynasties_ whne the ˋvestern ph"0 s0pher has constantly conle into collision With the church from the days of Coper The nature of the nicus t the present' the re igious culties in the ˋvay o di c0nsciousness Of the ˋvest nlay be judged from the fo"0wing extract : “ The religi0us consciousness of fornler generations Was ba` ed on divine revela tion' It laid elnphasis on n iracles and signs. ivinely given interpretation ˋvas held to be the indispensabl0 0bject o a genuine faith, so that often enough the revealed B00k bec8 ne itself alulost a (…Od_ �THE 40 WORLD S CHIN SE STUDENTS' 10URNAL This Whole conception of revela i0n has now disapp€ared fr()1n religi0us thought; reasoning it ˋˋ'as a pr0duct of T€ igious under the f0rn1 0f an antique )l_ilosop y. N0 ]0ngcr do heaven and ea h stand opposite each othcr as tˋ~'0 ~ () —lds. ˋve do not no v be ieve in a loˋˋ'er World o[ There cnn no longer be any daim hel . to a revc ation in the 0 d sense 0f the ' Word and the idea is not in ha " lOn ) With the Certain results of m0dcrn scienti C It is bcyond doubt that the research. of Scicnce and of histor}ˉ_ investigati0ns and the unprejudiced researches int0 the character of original (;hristinnit)" ˋˋ' lich have he n g0ing on for nbout seventy years, Without regard to dognlas and doctrines have Inade re igion son ething entire )' What it had traditi0nal y di ercnt fron It has been f0und been S1 1) )()Sed t0 be, a hist0rical person, and too that Christ is that …S activity and Work can be p ain )' of his day and unders 00d in the The listorical christ ˋvith surr0undings_ out the signs and Wonders, and Without tht the ater ( hristo 0gy_ is What t le re igious ˋˋ ith. nust dea consci0usness 0[ t0—day The dei cation 0f Christ has not st00d the test of real hist0rical i 1ˋ'estigati() — Such grcat pr0blen s as those of creati0n' pra)'er and its ans‵‵'er' and the providence persqnalit)' Of (;0d ˋ 'ear an entire y neˋˋ in the light of n 0dern Science' aspect The uew truths nust be recognized iu our pu pits, and becon e a part of the rcligious instruction in the Sch00 s.” The dynan ic force a c0nception 0 Such an upheaval Worth Considering. ˋve have is ˋve or interests n 0ney no great property in f0rnl of ethics 0P any up vvrapped Schools e shau teach in 0ur re igion; vvhat is noˋˋ' before England in the Non Conforn ist Bil ; nor are those ‵‵'hose special function it is t0 kcep up t le Sense of the bey0nd, the imma erial, so mixed up vith )0]itica questi0ns that the g0vern-' n1€nt nlust in its se f~defence disfranchise then , as has ]ately 0Ccurred in France. I'Icaˋ en that ˋ i" Stand Of L00king back at the early Nestorian and other christian e Orts ' the three hundred years of Roman cathonc Pro paganda and appr0aching centenary of issi0ns are 0rk, though the Prostestant ˋ'el equipped_ splendid y organized W'ith an in n ense expenditure 0f mone}" energy' dev0tion_ and i e' backed by politica1 nud n litar ) ' forccs; yct, c0nlpared ˋvith real= resu ts and not uere statistics_ I d0 not think We are Warranted in thinking that an)' fornl of the christian church a(g it to a Wide now exists Will b0 estab ished extent in china_ The individua ism of the Orient based on the convicti0n that every Soul has its personnl re ati011 t0 the vhich di erS in each_ and nay hnmateria not be interfered ˋˋ'it , is t00 nlarked. It wm alWays be il the futurc as it has been in the paSt, that individua s W… make These cou groups of kindred beliefs. n unities, products of 111isgionary abor "i in pr0p0rti0" to tlleir general ennghten an contribute toˋ 'ards the culn ina nlent tion Which Wi]l be a Widening and reviving of Con ucian idca s. a carrying of ancestral Worship to its 0gical end. to the Ances t0r 0f 0ur true selves, the Father of an fa er l !111 a! it}—_ Wh0 Win inspire neshly and son into a c oser union of a columon Serˋ ice; give fresh p0wer and breadth t0 the famny With the Warmth and tender ness that sha" Satisf}' tlle craving for loˋ'e and renlen brance that ies nt the T00ts of the present for 11; pr0duce a Sense of dependencc on a higher than earthly hunlan ai(l that lies at the root of inlnge ˋˋ Orship' that Shall (le 'elop Wolnan so she shan lT her place c cient y in the a nily , be it tlle sll aller or larger_ (And ˋvith science at hand t0 train the intenect and reason that be ief shau not stray into superstition, We shau have the basis on ˋˋ' ic t0 relnou d our institutious : in a Word to enlb0dy ouce ife the truths n10re in state and fa nily that la}' at the foundation of our ancient C… 'ilizati0n. 'Let uS n t forget that though ˋve nlust havc Son e Wa"s, and couven " ed ˋˋ ith the yet, un ess ˋˋ'e are tions �THE WORLD'S CHINESE their 0bject and on such things as the l _ While the great essentials of truth' fait f1 ness' sincerity are natters 0 par 0t r011tinc_ se]f-defence takes on a new aspec _ since it is not only t0 preserve holne and coun try for Persona enj0yu ent, but t0 W0rk ′1‵ao_ We Will {0rget again Waste our ) /z ~ / ' e 0rt out the pr0blem of nlaking ethics and religious consciousness the foundation of our nlodern aS ˋvell as our ancient civi iza tion. ~Iaterial deve10pulent ˋv ich is dazz ing us now' W… then keep its proper place aS a n eans_ not an end_ India is the mystic of Asia' and has We l been ca led the nxother of re igions others, she has but ˋvhile inHucncing shrunk rendering foreigner, even When hiln treasure labor and oyalty' fronl the Russia, ]nidway in lllore Senses than the ge0graphica1 one only, is an instance how tˋ‵'0 st00 s it is possible t0 fau t0 betˋveen the the ground_ she Was n0t able rest of Europe, to drive back the hordes of 1 0ngols; and vllile not ha f assi!11i a ting thelu as ˋve llave' has added 110re barbarian e exnents, and hoˋvever nluch We n1ay adlnire the ne qua ities of the l ussiauS ; the her0isnl perseverance, and courage 0f the p60ple_ they are at present engaged in a deadly struggle With their indigenous rulers for the nlere permission to ive, Which, 2ls it Was conceded so long ag0 by the ethics of both East and vvest_ Seenls an anachronisnl to have t0 nght it over again' er ]apan has given a Splendid exan ple 0 the n10bility necessary t0 advancenlent and asshni ated the ‵vesterner's pet science of ˋvarfare with nlarvenous Tapidity and thoroughness' aud rendered Asia valuable ‵ve nlay ˋve l take lesson by her Service_ experiences( Perhaps one reason for her I10bi}ity lies in the fact tllat She had not nluch tinle to get into very Xe_d gr00ves Whole the products of a er swauowing chinese thought before being confronted With the Western_ STUDENT'S' 4I JOURNAL But uations live by peace and not War the utn 0st respect er quick strong qlla ities, and g eat percepti0ns charm of the Japanese_ anyone w'ho llas had personal experience vv ll adnlit that either ill industry nor c0"ln erce, as and ~vith lab0rer or merchant, are they the equals of the Cl inese; nor are they in physical and intel ectual vig0r Or the traits that go t0 nlake up vhat is caned character_ She has chosen aS the strongest tie t0 bind her people together_ ancestor ˋv0r centering ship in the shape of Shint0isnl descent of the 1 ikad0 from in the linea ˋvhether She the great Sun g0ddess. Wi" re ! ain at this stage is yet to be Seen in the future; certain y it has served theln Well for the purpose their States1nen had in view. But it is not open to us t0 fo 0w the salue course_ for though we call our Enlperor the son of Heaven yet it is nlore of the 0 ce than the persou, and ve reserve to our his descent iS not linea1. selves a s0 tlle right to disp0$sess tlle in cumbent if he does not f0"OW itS decrees. In any case We surround him With a Board of ial duties censors in au the ordinary of the private individua , and hist0rians do not hesitate to hand down in minute detan t0 p0ster…" the extremely Weak hun an frai ties of our sovereigns so that We cannot regard thenl as other than nortals like 0urselves. Besides_ one can not place the religious consciousness Where thc feeling of dependence is past' It devolves on china ‵vllich is neither ' 'ith its great nor arriOr , but 1 }'Stic body of skilful far ner_ artiza l, n erchant, unpicturesque_ and often as uninteresting aS his British congener in Eur0pe_ to solve the practical Problenls of Asiatic life_ The dimculties that beset us are greater This ve have ever yet Inet. than any tinle it is not a savage n0mad horde_ Who energy have nothing except physica to add_ but nati0us of high develop With a vvealth of science, arts, and nlent letters ′ �THE WORLD'S CHINESE STUDENTS' JOURNAL 42 and thus the pre Sent, and future injustices b unders and n isunderstandings on both Sides_ We shan Weave not a thing 0f shreds and tatters_—a western patch here and there on the torn and faded " ery o past g10ry'—but a fa r 'garn ent_ Who e and adcquate for human for us' and beautifu needs_ col fortable With true chinese characteristics_ our inspirati0n 'e keep f )assin i ate truly_ out of the past, And if Wc do not keep our inspiration H00d go d0Wn before the fearfu '0 n ateria is!n that the ˋvest ever sends (as its advance guard_ to be tossed hither and thither 0n the uncerta… Waves of -other people's opinions; and our people 'i" have n0 T00t Whereby they nlay fresh Stand the b ts and put f0rth _growth : and after the storms of econ0mic and p01itica Stress that threatens to burst 'any 0n ent_ We shall be scattered t0 the “ four vinds, slaves of the dolninant vvhite vho Wi l his victory by dear for pay n an'" ˉthe increased glori cati0n of brute force ]and pe f that his better nature is striving against. We shan ' For our own —Wor d, let us sakes_ for the sake of the not fail in the task though Record of lmport FR0M MARCH I4TH( the n1agnitude of it Inay we l make us quail, and the nlere size alone is appa ling_ I have 0nly blocked out in the roughest fashion the nlain ine of thought, it W take the ripest sch0 arship, nost pr0found thinkers and strongest characters that we can pr0duce_ to do the task thoroughly_ Nor ˋvi they conlplete it in one generation ; but is not the object worthy the best tbat the nati0n can pr0duce And body and Soul faint by the and dangers loonl dark uu the horizon' lct us re!nember that as the sun has risen day after day, shedding warnlth and life' and the seasons have revo ved, So the Ancestor Father Wi" not fail his chndren_ though s0methnes his lessons are Written iu So large a hand that we must get to a distance to read them, and however O much We may be discouraged by the fanure of the earthly fathers t0 do their dut)" vvith the Heavenly Father We have but to do what belongs to us_ or as in the Words of thc old Buddhist saying_ When vvayside, " If a man be but a man, the n il s of heaven and earth shall grind hinl not to destruction, but to Perfection." b chinese Even TO JUNE 2ND l907-) C0MPILED BY CHANG N[EH-YUN at south 4th_—Sch001 ch0u burned by V…agers. ~ arch 15th Ili Tn0tai Ra"wa)— Huang ` ˊI ung 18th Coutract between and Br…sh Sy…" cate conc uded. 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