Year Of Difficulties And Progress In Northern Manchuria Japanese Army And Police Are Determined Foes of Christianity, Returned Missionary Declares Dr. Chas. Leonard Says Missionaries Wanted By Chinese Conciliatory Attitude of Unit ed Stale* Made It Hard For Missionaries (Ur Charles A. Leonard, Sr., re turned misionary who is spending a few months' vacation in Williamston with his children, describes in the following article a year of difficul ties and progress in the North Man churia field. Ed.) "The righteous . . . and their work are in the hands of God" (Eccl. 50.1). "Let him trust in the name of the Lord and lean for support upon his God" (Isa 50 10, Leaser's transla tion). Withdrawal of missionaries from China. Manchuria and Korea was in DO way due to any lack of apprecia-' tion of the missionaries and their work by the people of these coun tries, but was due locally to hin drances of the Japaafse Army and police, and externally due to the re quest of the American Government, which is anxious that its nationals be saved the ill-treatment suffered by peoples in the hands of the Jap anese government. The Chinese and Korean Christ ians love both those who have sent and brought salvation to them. Al so non-Christians of these countries us well as increasing numbers ap preciate the missionaries, their work, and its blessed results. Likewise they esteem and respect more than ever the character and worth of the Christians. All know better now who are their friends. Antagonism of the Japanese to missionaries, intimida tion and mistreatment of native Christians are frequently due to jealousy of the Japanese They know that the people love, respect and ap preciate American missionaries, while at the same time they are al so aware that the Chinese people have always held much contempt and no little hatred for the Japan ese?and they have had reason to so feel toward the Japanese govern ment and people. The Japanese gov ernment has helped foster revolu tion and lawlessness in China, and many of her nationals who have liv ed Tri China have engaged in the sale of narcotics and the conduct of oth er forms of undesirable business. The Chinese could do nothing to stop this because the Japanese of ficials in China have not respected or allowed the punishment of the Japanese for such things. When the Japanese took over Man churia they forced the Chinese to come together in large numbers, waving Japanese and Manchukuo flags, to carry out forced demonstra- , tions welcoming the Japanese. They have done this everywhere they have gained power. Pictures of these dem onstrations have been published largely in Japanese and other news papers throughout the world as evi denue that the Japanese?military forces were welcomed by the Chi nese. Yet the Japanese know down SKIN SUFItRERS HERE'8 OOUO NEWS! Distress of ugly pimples, rashes, itching, burning skin disorders re-1 suiting from external irritations can often be quickly relieved by this simple inexpensive treatment. Go to Clark's Pharmacy today and get a small bottle of Moone's Emer ald Oil?most every good druggist has this. Use as directed for 10 days, and if then you say it has failed to give you full satisfaction? money *?*-' ' ' TO PREACH HERE Rev. J. G. Phillips, pastor of the Bethel Methodist Church, beginning next Monday evening at 7 30 o'clock will conduct a series of services in the local Methodist Church. The visiting preacher'is especial ly interested in the young people. As i assistant pastor of the Methodist Church at the University of North Carolina, and as a leader and teach er of the Louisburg Young People's Assembly for a number of years, Mr Phillips is well acquainted with the problems of the young people and is well qualified to render valuable service to them. The public is cor Idially invited to attend these serv I ices. in their hearts that they are not welcome. When a Japanese official of importance passes through a Chi' nese street in Manchuria (now made 1 "Manchukuo" by Japan) also through the streets of Korea or in ' occupied China, the streets are all cleared of people and no one is al lowed to stand at a window and look out. If there are Chinese soldiers along the street, they are forced to stand with their backs toward the automobile while it passes. If they face toward the street they may be shot by the bodyguard which goes, along with the official's car I men- ! tion this to show how fully the Jap anese themselves realize that they I are unwelcome, and yet they have led many in other lands through their expensive and extensive pro paganda to believe that Japan is welcome to the Chinese. An amusing incident in this con nection may be of interest to you readers. The Chinese have for many years divided the people of this world into three classes: Chinese, foreigners and Japanese. All people who are neither Chinese nor Japan ese are, of course, foreigners in Chi na. As, in more recent years, the Chi nese have come to disrespect the Japanese more and more, they have been referred to in a derisive way. So when they came into Manchuria and have occupied a part of other provinces of China, they now force the Chinese to call them foreigners also and not "Sun-origin people." They want to be put along witli peo ple of other nations and not regard ed as a separate group, even if they du teach in their schools, and would have the Chinese believe, that they are direct descendants of heaven, their islands having dropped down from lieaven and their forefathers also from there, while all honest, in formed people know well that they are the descendants of Chinese or Koreans who drifted over to the islands which now constitute Japan, or went there as pirates. On account of the dislike for the Reita Theatre?Washington Sunday-Monday October 12-13 "THE BLACK CAT" wilh Basil Rathbone and Hugh Herbert Tuooday DOUBLE FEATURE October 14 "Wrangler's Roost," with the Range Busters "Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime," R. Bellamy Wednesday-Thursday October 15-14 "MEN OF THE TIMBERLAND" with Richard Arlen and Andy Devino Friday-Saturday October 17-14 "WIDE OPEN TOWN" with Willisun Boyd Japanese they have not wanted to use the Japanese flag, and here comes the incident I had in mind. When a new place of business is opened, and on other public occa sions, at Christmas time and on New Year's Day, in places of business and at Christmas and New Year in the churches, the Chinese put up in their houses, public places and churches strings of small flags of different countries. But in these col lections of highly-colored, attract ive little flags no Japanese flags were used. It did not take the Jap anese military and police long to note this when they came into Man churia with their superior military forces. One of the officers came in to a church connected with our work. Christmas had just been cel ebrated and the usual strings of small flags were strung up to the | ceiling and around the walls, along with other decorations. A Japanese ?fficer came into the church and no ticed that there were no Japanese flags in the collection. He wanted to know why the evangelist had not put up Japanese flags along with the others The evangelist replied that he had not noticed that there were no Japanese flags. He stated that he had bought the strings of flags from one of the stores in the town. The I officer then asked why the mer chants did not use Japanese flags in making up the strings The evan gelist, who was more frank than di plomatic, replied "I suppose the rea son is that nobody would buy the flags if there were Japanese flags among them." The officer made a dive at the evangelist, who escaped. The evangelist then closed the church doors. Someone came and tried to enter, thrusting a rifle bayo ne tin loth e door. When the evan gelist finally had to open up the church for meetings, Japanese sol diers came in and took what they wanted, the officer taking from the Bible woman, the evangelist's wife, a good American fountain pen which had been presented to her by a friend. At another of our out-stations a Japanese military took from the Bible woman a good wrist watch which she had bought with savings from her salary This woman's old mother was so frightened that she never recovered and had to be tak and appreciation for Americans among the Chinese. I would say that when one of my fellow missionaries went out to one of our out-stations and was nu t at the railway by a large number of Chinese Christians just following the Japanese inva .i> _ i:.. i ? iin-u-ini ismii i Fail Me," Declares Itiirliiiglon Woman "Thought I Would Never (let Relief From My Harassing Distress," States Mrs. Kudd, Praises Pow-o lin To All of Her Neighbors Now. MRS D. F. RI'DD Throughout all Carolina, from the mountains lb the sea, happy men and women are coming forward to tell of welcome relief through Pow-o-lin. For instance, Mrs D. F. Kudd, well known resident of 506 Cameron St., Burlington, N. C., declares: "I suffered terribly from gassy bloating that caused such pressure I felt I would smother. 1 had to force whatever I ate, and food would lump in my stomach and generate gas un til I was in misery. My head ached, I felt sluggish, achy and let down Constipation plagued me day and night and I had to take strong, up setting laxatives that seemed to tear me to pieces. Taxis' wastes clogged my intestines making me ache as if someone had been pounding on me. There couldn't have been a more miserable woman in Burlington. "Pow-o-lin brought me happy re lief. I eat three hearty meals a day now, and am relieved of indigestion, gassy bloating and the sluggishness and achy feeling. My bowels act promptly without the use of harsh laxatives and I feel better than I have since my school girl days. Pow o-lin is the best medicine I ever saw." Such praise must be deserved, be cause thousands of well known Car olina men and women report blessed relief from distress as suffered by Mrs. Rudd when due to constipation. Pow-o-lin may be obtained at Clark's Pharma^^ Turnage Theatre ? Washington, N. C. Sunday October It "The Smiling Ghost" WAYNE MORRIS and BRENDA MARSHALL Moa da 7-Tuesday October 11-14 "Sun Valley Serenade" Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller * Band ALSO SELECTED I Wednesday-Thunday October 15-16 "Down in San Diego" DAN DAILE?, JR. * BO NIT A GRANVILLE Friday-Saturday October 17-18 "Hold That GhoU" Abbott and Cootallo, Richard Carlson .HOST SUBIRCTB en down to her home in Shantung Province. Her daughter was never able to return because she could not leave her mother. Thus we lost one of our best workers. We missionaries and other Amer icans are also treated in pretty much the same way by the Japanese. This is because our Government has beer so conciliatory toward Japan. Our Government officials and newspa pers have stated so often that the United States will not go to war, and Japan has gotten b^ so long with hei bluff that they can do to us as they like and our government represen tatives in the Far East are able tc \io nothing for us. They frequently tell us that we can do as much with the Japanese as they can, which is nothing. So returning to the matter of Japanese jealousy of friendship sion, the Japanese in charge of the town slapped the missionary in the face several times, drove him to the railway station, had his belongings put on the next freight train and forced him to leave immediately. No missionary has dared visit that out station for three years. This same Japanese officer, who controls that town and area for Manchukuo. which is Japan, required that the poor Chi nese people raise a thousand dollars as a present for his first son when born. And so it goes. The Chinese are helpless, and the Japanese will continue to mistreat Americans, de stroy Christian work and American commerce until they are forced to leave nrnipied territnrujt Up in Manchuria the people nev er so appreciated us, nor did they ever feel so near to us, nor we to them. But now they are afraid to fel lowship with us. Not only is our mail opened and read, we are required to report our every movement, are followed and watched, what we do and say is reported to the Japanese police, and we are sometimes abus d and mistreated; but people dare Pot talk to Americans even on the trains, as stated in your paper. Chris tians no longer meet us at the rail way stations nor see us off as before, he former in large numbers. Dur ng and alter visits to our places of vork the Christians are questioned igain and again, are intimidated and wmetimes abused because of us; and vhereas formerly dTiey held farewell I nfetihgs for us when leaving, now j he Christians are warned that none ' vi 11 be countenanced No wonder | hat church leaders, even before the METHODIST Church schopl, 9 45 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a. m. Epworth League, 7 p m. Evening service, 7:30 a. m. Sunday is Loyalty Day. A letter of explanation of the purpose of this day has been set out to the heads of i the families of our church, and to 1 some others of our membership. We .are especially desirous of having all I the Methodists who are living here, and who hold their membership else where. to be with us Sunday morn ing also. CHRISTIAN Bible school, 9 45 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a. nv Sub ject, "Guests of the Lamb." Young People meet, 6:30 p hi. Subject, "Our Community. Other Churches." Evening service, 7:30 p. m. Sub ject, "God's Picture of a Man." Choir meets Monday, 7:30 p. m. Mid-week service Wednesday. 7:30 p. m Subject. "Lives Interlaced " The Choir will meet after service. BAPTIST Bible school, 9 45 a m. Morning worship, 11 a m U T U . t> 30 p in. 1! eiung worship, 7:30 p m. Mi l-week prayer service, Wedn?* di.v evening at 7:30. Dr Leonard will speak again Sun day evening at 7:30 on the brighter side of the picture of conditions ?n the Far East. Perhaps no better siij^ gestion could be offered you than that you could bring the whole fam ily to hear him Sunday. "O come; let us bow down and worship." j Government's request came, sug gest od that we male missionaries leave Manchuria temporarily, hop? ing they Would receive better treat meot after our departure; but re ports indicate that lunderances and difficulties continue CHURCH OF THE ADVENT 18th Sunday after Trinity. Church school. 9:45 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon, 11 a. m. Evening prayer and sermon. 7:30 p.'in.-' We are very fortunate to have the Rev. Jack Rountree, of Kinston, con duct a mission for us during the week of Nov. 9-14. Mr. Rountree will conduct services twice a day, in the morning and evening. It is hoped jthat the people of Williamston and especially of our church will begin | now to plan to attend the services each day. God is calling us in these i days to rededicate ourselves to His services. This mission is planned tor this purpose, so begin now in your prayers and plan to help the misaion fill that purpose in your life. Pincy Grove Baptist Dr Charles A. Leonard, recently returned missionary from China, will preach at the Missionary Baptist Church at Piney Grove, Sunday morning, October 12th, at 11 o'clock. Services will also be held at Piney Grove Saturday morning at 11:00 o'clock with the pastor, Rev. W. B. Harrington, conducting the services. The public is cordially invited to both services. AWAKE! 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