T HE K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S 677 the conscious joy of seeing the fullness of the blessing of God, over 800 young people dedicating their lives to definite Christian work at a Sunday morning service attended by 2000, and addressed by Dr. Robert A. Hadden. —T. C. H. CHEATING THE CHURCH AND CAJOLING THE CHINESE For the information of our readers we are appending a report from a number of Christian schools in China giving their position regarding the teaching of evolution. We are not quoting in full, blit giving just the main facts. Hangchow C hristian College. Some of our staff hold and teach evolution as God’s method of creation; some do not. (Signed) E. L. Mattox. Boone University, Wuchang. An evasive reply is given by A lfred A. Gilman, President. Shanghai B ap tist College. Evolution as one of God’s methods of creation is taugh t. (Signed) P. J. White. The College of Yale in China, Changsha. We have no college standardiza tion doctrine, hu t th ink th a t a teacher should be left to his own freedom. How ever, I believe th a t all our Christian teachers teach evolution whenever th e sub je c t of origins comes up. Canton Christian College (U nion). We have men on our staff who believe in evolution. We also have men who do not. We are not in terested in any p articu lar dogma but only in the tru th as each one sees it conscientiously. Jas. M. Henry, Y. P. Shantung Christian University (U nion). The President, H arold Balme, advises th a t inquiries should be directed to th e Mission Boards who appoint the teaching staff of th e University. P ek ing Union Medical College. The facts of evolutionary development are taugh t as such in th is college. Henry S. Naughton. University of Nanking (Union) D epartm ent of Zoology. I usually tell people th a t ask me such fool questions as the one contained in th is le tte r th a t evolution is bu t a theory, and theories do not prove anything. I th in k both sides are extremely narrow . However, when it comes to a draw, I would never give up my religious views for a theory. Charles S. Gibbs. University of Nanking, College of A griculture and Forestry. So far as it concerns the origin, or creation of species, 1 present evolution as th e most favor- *able theory or hypothesis as to th e means by which God brought these things about. A lbert N. Stewart, Botanist. University of Nanking, Office of th e P resident. We do not have any restric tions on what our scientific men teach as to evolution. A. J. Brown. T ien tsin Anglo-Chinese College, N. China, Some of our College staff hold and teach th e old view of creation, and others th e accepted modern theory. R.. E. P. Peill, Secretary. Soochow University. I th ink every one of us believes th a t in th e beginning God created th e heavens and th e earth. T h at we consider of fundam ental im portance. As to how He did it, I daresay few of us h ere would be disposed to dogmatize. I am inclined to think, however, th a t th e m ajority of us incline to th e opinion th a t th is method was one of evolution. W. B. Nance, President. Yenching College, Women’s College of Peking University. I th ink th a t prac tically w ithout exception the members of th e faculty have from childhood been ta u g h t th a t in all probability, so far as science has yet explored n atu ra l laws, th a t evolution has been th e way in which God has created th e universe as we know it, and th a t evolution is as great, if no t a g reater, way of dem onstrating God’s power and wisdom, as the old literal in terp retation of the wonderful hymns in the first chapter of Genesis. Alice B. Prance. T rin ity College, Ningpo. The account in Genesis still holds our field and I feel sure will continue to do so for th e future. Believing this, you will under stand th a t so far as I have to do w ith th e teaching here, evolutionary theories of creation are always spoken of as purely speculative and w ithout foundation.
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