slowly developing which will take the government out of the hands of the soldiers and place it in the hand, of the civilian. China is moving forward rapidly in commerce and industry. The large cities have department stores, modern presses, cotton mills, and silk filatures. New industries are springing up. The electric light plants are increasing their machinery so as to be able to take care of the large demand for power in the shops. Western industrialism is affecting not only the large centers, but even the remote mountain hamlets. The older factories find it more difficult to keep their trained workmen. An ordinary workman can go to a new concern and take the position of foreman at an increased wage. Restlessness is not unknown in the industries of Shanghai, Hankow and other cities. The cities of China are improving their living conditions. Over eighty cities are lighted by electricity. During the last five years many cities have built modern streets and introduced vehicles. There are beginnings of sanitation. Several cities have installed water works and improved their fire protection. Some of the cities are being rebuilt slowly. All the large cities. have police departments organized on modern lines. Education has made some progress since the organization of the republic. The diversion of funds toward military purposes has impeded educational progress. Still in spite of this the educational facilities for boys and girls have improved. A number of the large cities are becoming strong educational centers. Peking has over fifteen thousand students of higher grade. The Peking University has 2248 students in courses above middle school grade. It has a staff of 305 teachers and its budget this year is $759,705.00. The University publishes fourteen periodicals and one daily newspaper. The Higher Normal School of Peking has 800 students and an annual budget of $400,000 a year. The government is planning a second university to be established at Nanking. This city is already a strong center of education with its sixty American educated teachers. The budget for the next year is $500,000. At Amoy a wealthy merchant from the Straits Settlements is establishing a new University. He has given $15,000,000 to endow the University. The budget for education financed by the central government calls for $6,000,000. In this connection it is significant that the proceeds of the income tax which comes into force this year are to be used for education and industry. These developments spell a bright future for China. Perhaps the most significant development is the New Thought Movement. This is the reaction of the Chinese students and thinkers to the impact of western science. This has been gathering force for several decades. The name dates from May 1918. The striking fact about the New Thought Movement, and one which has caused considerable discussion is its employment of Mandarin spoken language. In less than two years about three hundred magazines have sprung into existence all of them published in the vernacular. Books on scientific subjects and philosophy are written in the same language. Several large dailies have adopted the same medium of expression. In addi tion to the use of the spoken language as a medium of expression a phonetic script has been invented. An ordinary peasant can master this script in three weeks and be able to read and write. This is being taught in the Normal Schools. Last summer a special session was held at Nanking to teach school teachers. The main purpose of this new script is to unify the Chinese language. The new medium of expression means that the New Thought Movement intends to reach the people. The old learning was the possession of a special class. The new learning is to be for the people. The new medium of expression means that this Movement has a new message. When Chuhsi, the great philosopher of the Sung dynasty, gave expression to his new philosophy, he introduced many new words. Likewise this movement is putting its wine into new bottles. The new message consists not only of new ideas about Heaven, Earth and Man, it takes new attitudes toward these three powers. The government comes in for a good share of attention. The family, its organization, its religion, its character and function occupy much space in the magazines. The personal, social, economic and religious life are viewed from different angles. The notes that are struck over and over in different ways are nationalism and individualism. The young men and women have caught a vision of the China that is to be and they have great faith and self-sacrificing loyalty. One of the magazines, the "Black Tide," deals with China's relation to Japan. Some of the articles in this show a high degree of toleration and liberality. The military government and its evils are roundly condemned. The individualism of the Movement is not the kind that isolates the individual. It is rather the kind that relates him to a larger group where he has more freedom and opportunity for development and self-expression. Some of the extreme ideas are rather startling. Some time ago a writer prepared an article against filial piety. This was suppressed and the paper was sealed. The large individualism which is disturbing each one of the five relations will no doubt bring benefit to China. Already the tendency is for the large patriarchal family to break up and for the small family to take its place. The New Thought Movement is at present, at least on a part of its advocates, against religion. It opposes not only superstition, but regards all religion as superstition. It tends toward secularism and materialism. This it seems to me are temporary phases of the Movement which are preparatory for a vital religion. The Movement should be regarded sympathetically by all those who are working for the new China. This new spirit is reflected in other departments of life. There is a movement with headquarters in Peking whose object. it is to unite all religions. The Confucianists are working hard to revive Confucianism. Governor Yen of Shantung is meeting with remarkable success in adapting the Confucian teaching to modern conditions. Dr. Chen Huan Chang is building up a national Confucian headquarters at Peking at a cost of about $2,000,000. Buddhism is responding to the new age. In many parts of China it is rebuilding its old temples, publishing new books, holding lectures, establishing schools for the training of leaders and taking part in social undertakings. From one point of view these new developments are the signs of a virile nation adjusting itself to the new world. They are full of hope for the future of a greater China. VISITATION TRIP OF THE CHINESE STUDENT CHRIS- Stockton, Calif. October 22nd was the date on which I first made my visitation to Stockton where we have only a very small number of students. On the evening of October 22nd, a meeting was held in which all of our members and other students came together. In the name of the C. S. C. A. I told them of all matters regarding our association and of what we should do as Christian students in this country. After the meeting I had a fine Christian fellowship with them all. Of the things discussed, I found that they were unable to have a Bible class or discussion group because a majority of them attend Sunday school and church service. Although there were not many students, yet the spirit of unity was not lacking. They had their club meeting regularly each month. Before I left for Sacramento the following afternoon, I called on the other members and had brief interviews on things of mutual benefit. Sacramento, Calif. After several hours on an electric train, I found myself at Sacramento, the capital of California. First, I called on my Local Committeeman, Mr. J. Sam. He was not at home. I then called on other members and finally I was able to locate the Clubhouse. A meeting was held for me that evening at their Clubhouse where about forty were present including a number of young ladies. I was introduced to speak on the works of the C. S. C. A. and the wonderful opportunity to attend the Asilomar Conference. Mr. Peterson, their Bible class teacher, was also there. and was asked to speak a few words. At the close of the meeting, a number of students joined the Association and two leaders signified their earnest desire to join us at Asilomar. I am glad the two gentlemen were with us at the Conference. The following day was Sunday. Therefore, I availed myself of the opportunity to visit several Chinese churches and Sunday school classes with the hope that I might find out more about the religious work of the locality. It was my pleasure to find that many of our members took part in religious activities. In one of the churches I was asked to talk to a large group of children. In the afternoon I had the pleasure of attending the students' Club Bible class which was led by Mr. Peterson. After this, I devoted the rest of my time to personal interviews. Late in the afternoon I boarded a train and returned to Berkeley. Fresno, Calif. On the evening of November 24th, 1920, I made my second visitation trip in the capacity as Associate secretary of the C. S. C. A. in North America. The first locality I visited was Fresno where I found a fine group of students studying in the preparatory and secondary schools. I left Berkeley on Wednesday evening, November 24th, and arrived there on Thanksgiving morning. After stepping off the train, I went to call on our Local Committeemen, Messrs. Young King, Cuyler Wong and others. In the afternoon, I utilized my time in visiting several of the Chinese churches where I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing many of our students. Through the effort of Messrs. Young King, Cuyler Wong, a special meeting and a social was arranged before my arrival. A meeting was held on the Thanksgiving evening in the Chinese Baptist church. There I was given an opportunity to speak on the activities and objects of the Association and the importance of the Asilomar Conference. At the conclusion of the - meeting, about ten students gladly joined the Association and two of the leaders promised to attend the Asilomar Conference. Several American friends attended the meeting and were pleased to know what the C. S. C. A. stood for. On midnight of November 25th I left for the southern California localities. Los Angeles and Claremont, Cal. After spending a night on the train, I arrived at Los Angeles on the morning of November 26th. Having had my breakfast, I called on my Local Committeeman, Mr. B. L. Jee, whom I was un |