The Evolution of New China (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

William Nesbitt Brewster

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330035844 ISBN 13 : 9781330035849

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from The Evolution of New China

The substance of the following pages was given to the students of the Theological School of Boston University in a series of addresses in November, 1904. The students and others ex pressed a desire to have them in more permanent and fuller form than their notes. They were not delivered from manuscript. The task of te writing has been a slow one, not only, nor, perhaps, chie?y because of lack of time from the life of a busy missionary, but because the changes in China have been so rapid and sweeping during the last three years that any utterance except prophecy is almost sure to be out of date by the time it reaches the American public, unless it is telegraphed and published in a daily newspaper. So that there is no intention to make this little volume a vehicle of news. The periodical and daily press must be relied upon for that. There is, however, an at tempt to discuss the trend of events, and to indi cate the direction of the Eastern breezes by a few straws here and there.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Manchu and Chinese. With almost universal suspicion and widespread enmity among the highest ofH cials, and with the alien dynasty held nominally by a weak and childless prince, but actually by a woman past seventy years of age, both of whom are frequently reported ill, it is plain to the most casual observer that a political revolution of some kind Is not far distant. Let all friends of China and of humanity pray that it may be a bloodless one. But however it may come, ultimately it will make for progress in modern civilization; it will open wider the doors of Christian opportunity, and add heavily to the responsibilities of Christendom speedily to bring the personality and power of humanitys only Hope within reach of every one of China sfour hundred and thirty millions. Since the chapter entitled Centenary Currents was written, the great Centenary Conference has met inS hanghai. The most interesting debate of the Conference was upon the proposition to call upon all Christendom to unite In founding a great Christian University for the highest post-graduate work in all lines of modern professional and technical training. Some of the strongest speeches of the whole session were made upon both sides of this great question.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330035844
• ISBN 13: 9781330035849
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 354
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