Show awakening of china of high importance in the drama of human destiny by JOHN HAYNES HOLMES now new york community community church china lies at the very heart of tho the asiatic movement tent today and asia fin and perhaps the world will be vitally influenced by the course which she aho adopts within the next ten or twenty years every friendly and helpful and peaceful influence should be granted her to block tier her thwart her oppose or fight tier her will bo be a fatal policy what happens to china at this moment may save or wreck tho the world forever the awakening ot of asia and particularly of china will be ranked with the world war the russian revolution and the passing of world power from europe to america as one of the most significant events of t the he 1 age it is an ironical circumstance that the east is ia entering upon the same experience of establishing d a now new social order based on I 1 nationalism that tile west line lias been under undergoing goffig for a period of years and that tile the start is is being made at a time when tho the west fearing a final cate clysa of rul ruin 1 n in in case of another world war is ia making come some progress at transforming its own social order mahatma gandhi would now do for asia and the world what christianity tried and failed to do for europe and the world lie ite would save mankind in the only way it can be saved through justice love and peace japan is already lost lier her precious soul has been sold for the mess of western pottage india may yet be saved between the two stands stand 8 china wavering the whole force of dominant world influence sways tier her to ward the west with its armi machines and futile pride tile tho whole force of tier her own ezenial ese nial genius sways her toward gandhi and the way of humility and peace her decision will decide the future in china is being played the drama of human destiny |