Christian missions and social progress; a sociological study of foreign missions . llicit and scandalous. Strictly speaking, therefore, according to the recognized social code,there is no polygamy in Japan, Korea, or China, and comparatively little even in India. The rule is that there is only Licensed polygamy a one oona jue legal wife of the first rank, and she systems. rides but once in her lifetime in the bridal To be sure, there are secondary wives and concu-bines, but this does not interfere with the monogamous supremacy anddignity of the first or chief wife, to whom the others o
Christian missions and social progress; a sociological study of foreign missions . llicit and scandalous. Strictly speaking, therefore, according to the recognized social code,there is no polygamy in Japan, Korea, or China, and comparatively little even in India. The rule is that there is only Licensed polygamy a one oona jue legal wife of the first rank, and she systems. rides but once in her lifetime in the bridal To be sure, there are secondary wives and concu-bines, but this does not interfere with the monogamous supremacy anddignity of the first or chief wife, to whom the others often bear therelation of servants and underlings. In the imperial palaces, however,there are ranks upon ranks,3 and among the mandarins and the morewealthy classes of Japan, Korea, and China there is an indulgence inthis domestic luxury proportionate to position and ability. While thisis all true, it must be said, however, that, except among the higher i Schmidt, The Social Results of Early Christianity, p. 42. 2 Ball, Things Chinese, p. 289. 3 Douglas, Society in China, p. A Japanese Judge and Family.(The wife and daughters are Christians.) A Syrian Pastor and Family. Christian Homes in the Orient. THE SOCIAL EVILS OF THE NON-CHRISTIAN WORLD 115 classes in these countries, the polygamous household is the middle and lower classes, presumably rather under the stress ofcircumstances, usually observe the rule of In Siam andLaos, also, polygamy is confined to a few,2 while in Burma it prevails toa very moderate extent. In India the rule among the Hindus in all ordinary castes is one wife,with the usual margin for In case, however, the first wifeafter seven years fails to bear a son, another wife is sure to be is one conspicuous exception to this general observation ofmonogamy, and this is among the Kulin Brahmans, whose bewilderingcode of polygamy without bounds or restraints is too complicated todeal with These much-mar
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