This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... Chapter VII The Rain Story The Theological Seminary of Shan Tung Union University is located in Tsing Chao Fu in Shan Tung province, and is conducted under the auspices of the American Board of Foreign Missions and the English Baptist Mission. One of its professors was visiting Tsing Tau in May, 1908, when I ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... Chapter VII The Rain Story The Theological Seminary of Shan Tung Union University is located in Tsing Chao Fu in Shan Tung province, and is conducted under the auspices of the American Board of Foreign Missions and the English Baptist Mission. One of its professors was visiting Tsing Tau in May, 1908, when I returned to my headquarters there. I had been itinerating among the churches for about seven months and I was very tired. This professor very kindly invited me to go to his home for my two weeks of much needed rest. I accepted gladly for I thought the attention and activities of the community would be centered in the seminary, and therefore it was not likely that I would be called upon to conduct meetings. The entire province of Shan Tung, (in which I now visited) was suffering from drought, for not one drop of rain had fallen for three months. And while the province has a smaller area than the state of Missouri, its population is twenty-eight and one half millions. Every one with the exception of the Christians was propitiating the rain god, that is they were offering paper money, food and drink and were having great processions to do him nonor. The university students were deeply concerned about conditions. They had observed the useless sacrifices of money, food and drink and the numerous processions. The sacred money of China is bought with the currency of the realm, but it has no purchasing value. It is used only as an offering to the gods, or to the spirits of the departed ones at their funerals. Kood is presented to the gods and eaten before them. Drink is poured out on the ground In token of dedication to them. Processions also indicate prayer and worship. In those which had boen formed every day in Tslng (! no In, every family in...
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