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
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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
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"Thought I Would Never (let Relief
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States Mrs. Kudd, Praises Pow-o
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MRS D. F. RI'DD
Throughout all Carolina, from the
mountains lb the sea, happy men and
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For instance, Mrs D. F. Kudd, well
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Burlington, N. C., declares:
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whatever I ate, and food would lump
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til I was in misery. My head ached,
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Constipation plagued me day and
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my intestines making me ache as
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me. There couldn't have been a more
miserable woman in Burlington.
"Pow-o-lin brought me happy re
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relief from distress as suffered by
Mrs. Rudd when due to constipation.
Pow-o-lin may be obtained at Clark's
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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.
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