Show CHINA undergoing RAPID PROGRESS chicago april 16 that china is undergoing an awakening more rapid in progress than that in japan which has bas startled the world during the last generation was asserted by several speak speakers erz at the interstate mens missionary nary convention in the centenary methodist episcopal church yesterday three of the speakers were the rev NV N brewster of bankow china dr john R mott head of 0 the student volunteer movement in america and bishop J W bashford of shanghai china all agreed that in the last three years there had been as great changes in many lines in china as aa in the previous decade and chaj aba ahe field for or missionary effort is unequalled unequal led in the world bishop bashford prophesied that at the present rate of progress the chinese would outstrip us even in political matters I 1 the fight against opium that is being made by the chinese was compared to the fight in this country against liquor much to the advantage of the chinese |