Missionary, Visitor, The (1907) . Temple at Wuchang, China. carved turtle. On beyond the pagodastands on higher ground. We go on to the pagoda, which is astone tower, octagon in shape and saidto be two hundred feet in height. Thishas a winding stairway inside, which weclimbed to the top, from where we had afine view of the surrounding country. At intervals of about twenty feet adescending stairway would lead out toa rim or offset, around which one with rounding country in giving good seasons. As a rule no high buildings are al-lowed to be built anywhere near tothem, lest they interfere with th
Missionary, Visitor, The (1907) . Temple at Wuchang, China. carved turtle. On beyond the pagodastands on higher ground. We go on to the pagoda, which is astone tower, octagon in shape and saidto be two hundred feet in height. Thishas a winding stairway inside, which weclimbed to the top, from where we had afine view of the surrounding country. At intervals of about twenty feet adescending stairway would lead out toa rim or offset, around which one with rounding country in giving good seasons. As a rule no high buildings are al-lowed to be built anywhere near tothem, lest they interfere with theirpower. I notice a clipping in the Shang-hai News that says the Methodists havebeen allowed to put up school buildingsnear a pagoda on the Yangtse, which isthe first instance where such a privilegehas been granted. The superstition of China seems to be. Interior of Wuchang Temple. giving way to the teaching of the Gos- along with their changes many of thempel. The missions here feel that a great will accept Christianity. Chinas futurecrisis is on hand. There seems much is in a large measure what the mission-unrest among the Chinese. They are aries, with the help of the church,anxious for an English education, and make for her.
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