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A deep sense of the importance and truth. of the above propositions gave birth 39 years ago to the Shantung Christian College. was founded in the city of Tengchow by Dr. Calvin Mateer, who, with unfaltering faith, wisdom and energy, gave himself to the work of its development. It The college, which like all great things, began small, grew until it has become a great power for furthering the cause of Christ in Shantung. The college has done and is still doing a unique work. Its 150 alumni were all professing Christians before the day of their graduation. With few exceptions they are today earnest Christian men, doing a work as pastors, lay preachers, teachers and literary assistants, the importance which can scarcely be overestimated. They are influential in nearly every mission centre of the province, and have been teachers in nearly all the mission and government schools of Middle and North China. They are everywhere forming a new public opinion, which makes for progress, for civilization and for faith in Christ. We believe that the work of this college is unique in three particulars: (1) Its curriculum has been an advanced one, equal to that of a first-class American college, and this curriculum has been carried out in regular class-room-work, Instruction has al JAN 29 1903 of ways been thorough, so that students do not leave the college with only a superficial knowledge of the branches taught, but are prepared at once to become teachers others. (3) The Christian atmosphere of the college has produced Christian students. The great majority of these men are now engaged in direct Christian work. We believe, therefore, that apart from the technical educational value of the college considered simply as an evangelistic agency, it has not only justified its existence, but has won the warm praise of all educators in China and the approbation aiso of missionaries engaged in purely evangelistic work. By men of different societies, who by virtue of their long experience in missionary work are best qualified to form a judgment, the college is called (to sum up the gist of many testimonials in a single phrase) "The Best in China." The college is now to be removed to the east central region of the Shantung province. This will place the institution at Weihsien, a large and wealthy city, with railway connections with both the coast and the interior. of Chihli, the Canadian Presbyterian Churcn in Hunan to the west, or the stations of the Southern Presbyterian Church in Kiangsu. These regions include a population of at least fifty millions of people, all speaking the same language and appreciating thoroughly the advantages of a liberal education. In this vast population the college stands alone without a rival. Other schools there are, but the Shantung Christian College offers to-day the only opportunity available to the Chinese youth who seeks a higher education in Shantung. It could not be regarded as an exaggeration to maintain that a wider door for glorious service was never opened to any college. A new era is at hand in China. Progress is in the air. Multitudes are ready to welcome the science, the civilization and even the religion of the West. Eudcation is at the threshold of a momentous development. At a time like this, it is the strong conviction of the Shantung Mission, of the officers of our Board in New York, and of many other friends of the college in this country, that it should be endowed. For this purpose a fund of $250,000 is asked. This may seem a large sum, but it is small in comparison with the princely gifts bestowed on uamerous institutions at home. And it is all too small to provide for the outfit and the enlargement which widening opportunities call for. We appeal to you, Christian men and women of the Presbyterian Church, you whose sympathies are broad enough to reach across the sea, to help us place this college on a permanent footing. The Great American Elder Society. By Rev. Geo. L. Gelwicks, Hunan. Hunan Province, the heart of Southern China, so long steeled against the institutions of the "foreign devil," is gradually yielding to the influences of the Gospel, for here as elsewhere the missionary is the pioneer representative of the West, and the business man will be a reaper if not a recognizer of the benefits of nis service. Aside from the custom officers at Yo Chow, on the edge of the province, with the exception of one or two individuals, the only foreigners as yet residing in Hunan are missionaries. The Presbyterian Mission was one of the first to occupy this field with resident foreigners, three of whom in March, 1900, rented a Chinese house within the walls of Siangtan. During the crisis of the following summer they withdrew, but the city was again entered in March of 1901, and by the end of March, 1902, the enrollment of the new Hunan Mis sion, seven adults and two children, constituted the entire foreign community of Siangtan. Thus far the matter of absorbing interest and effort to the missionaries has been that of securing suitable property for the mission buildings. Until this was done all the work was necessarily in a state of suspense, for even if they could have been secured, rented Chinese houses held at the caprice of landlords would provide very unsatisfactory places for schools, hospitals and chapels, as well as for residences. A combination of con season, the time when all financial obligations must be met, was less than a fortnight distant The Chinese are not unlike other men in the fact that money often outweighs many other things. The owner of a most desirable piece of land was burdened with pressing obligations and saw in the foreigners a way of escape. He must have money to "go over the year;" the missionaries would not make any payments until the transaction was completed, hence "the East" almost if not altogether "hustled." Within less than a week from the time that the invariable earnest or PRESBYTERIAN MISSION SCHOOL, SIANGTAN, HUNAN MISSION. siderations, at the bottom of which were the timidity and prejudice of the people, made the prospects of purchase a discouraging one. Numerous sites were considered and either found to be unsuitable or the offer of sale was withdrawn, but hopes were raised that the will-o'-the-wisp was within reach. The subject was one of earnest daily prayer and the Lord answered, when from earth's viewpoint the prospects were most meagre. He made man's extremity the opportunity of His servants. The Chinese New Year pledge money was given, the question of price had been settled, several graves on the property had been removed and the deed was turned over to the purchasers together with all the old deeds. This would be abundant time for a transaction at home, butAmerica is not China. One uncertainty still remained-would the deed pass the Yamen or government offices without protest? On the second day it returned bearing the official stamp, without which the transaction would have been void. Siangtan consists of a walled or official |