Dr. Morrison on Missions.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume II, Issue 6, 1 December 1911, Page 97

Dr. Morrison on Missions.

Dr. G. E. Morrison, the Peking correspondent of fhe % Times, and one of the most notable European influences m China, is visiting England, and he has 1 teen communicating his views on ChinaVawakening to Mr F. A. Mac* kenzie, the war correspondent. A report of the interview appears m the London Magazine. Dr Morrison's views on missionaries are - interesting. He says he has " nothing but what is favourable " to say of them. " I have," he says, "visited hundreds of missionary homes. The men themselves are of a fine type, well qualified for their difficult work. The surgical skill of medical missionaries m the interior arouses admiration. Thepresence of the missionaries and their families bring 3 into China to-day an element of the greatest value for civilization: Their enthusiasm, their energy, and- devotion, help not only China, but the prestige of England m the Far East. It is well for us that' m a large part of the Far East the people should mainly know Eagland by the honourable conduct of our official classes, by the good reputation of our merchants, and by the example of wholesome living and disinterested devotion presented by our missionaries. The missionary," Dr Morrison adds, "is, as a race, a tactful man, careful to study local sentiment ; his example and his teaching and his medical work have accomplished untold good." Dr Morrison is himself a member of a Presbyterian family, and is a brother of Eev. GK F. Morrison, of Edinburgh, who has won distinction as a preacher and a religious writer. — Dominion.