Show NEW CIA CHINA TO BE BEDr POWERFUL NATION Dr C H Robertson Lectures About Celestial Empire and Its People Dr C H Robertson member of the International committee of the Y T M MC MC 1 C A delivered an interesting and in instructive instructive Instructive lecture e on the Awakening of China at the Y M 11 C A assembly room yesterday afternoon at 5 t Dr Robertson resigned a university professorship about six years ago to take up the missionary work in China The lecture Jecture was illustrated by b stere stereopticon stereopticon stereopticon views Dr Robertson speaks the Chinese language almost as fluent fluently ft fluently ent ly as a native The speaker maintained that Buddhism BuddhIsm Buddhism ism is losing ground He related one Instance of where Christians had held a n religious meeting in a Buddhist temple There was no objection on the part of the Buddhist priests Throughout the empire this condition prevails Dr Rob Robertson Robertson ertson said As an instance of the way young Chinese se look on idols I asked a young oung Chinaman who was standing In the en entrance entrance trance to a temple where an Idol wa placed whether or not he was afraid of this mol Idol For reply he slapped the Idol on the cheek and then turned to toward toward toward ward me with a smiling face One of the most interesting views shown was that of the great examina examination examination examination tion hall hail In which accommodates students This examination Is Isa I Ia isa a great deal like our civil service ex cx examination In this country said the speaker If the students successfully pass they are in line for tor a government position of some kind The new China is a China of great hopes a China of great activity On every hand are evi evidences evidences evidences dences of the great awakening |