The democratic movement in Asia . hich they exert on the have fifty or sixty Indian friends here in Bombay,unusual men, leaders of exceptional ability, re-formers. One and all, they have been power-fully influenced by Christianity, although someof them will not admit it, and others do notknow whence the influence has come. I might easily append similar statements frommen of equal standing, both foreigners and na-tives, both Christians and non-Christians, butthe reiteration of the same general opinion wouldbe tiresome. Perhaps the most emphatic state-ment of any comes from Dr. G. E. M
The democratic movement in Asia . hich they exert on the have fifty or sixty Indian friends here in Bombay,unusual men, leaders of exceptional ability, re-formers. One and all, they have been power-fully influenced by Christianity, although someof them will not admit it, and others do notknow whence the influence has come. I might easily append similar statements frommen of equal standing, both foreigners and na-tives, both Christians and non-Christians, butthe reiteration of the same general opinion wouldbe tiresome. Perhaps the most emphatic state-ment of any comes from Dr. G. E. Morrison,formerly correspondent to the London Times inPeking, and more recently special foreign adviserto the Chinese President. He said to me, Itis easy to criticize the missionaries, to say humor-ous things and to see the ridiculous, but theirwork is good. Whenever I hear anyone abusingmissionaries and saying that their work is value-less, I set him down as a fool. He simply doesnot know what he is talking about. One cannot [54]. BABON SAKATANI, ONE OF THELEADEBS AMONG THE YOUNGER JAP-I STATESMEN, SATS THAT THEMISSIONARIES HAVE RENDERED AGREAT SERVICE TO JAPAN, PROMOT-ING MANY NEEDED REFORMS ANDDEVELOPING A 3EN3E OF INTER-NATIONAL BBOTHEBHOOD. WHAT ASIA THINKS OF MISSIONARIES travel a week in any direction even in the re-motest corners of the Republic and not run onto a mission. These places are sources of goodand only of good. They are the greatest forcesfor the uplift of this country. What has Christianity brought to Japan?I asked Baron Y. Sakatani, seeking not for com-pliments and kind words, but for his cold is not a Christian, but he represents the verybest which Japan has produced. Christianity has brought a widening of ideas,the feelings of internationalism and brotherhood,he replied. Would not commerce have brought this? Yes, but in a different way. Commerce isself-seeking. Christianity has been unselfish andhas stood aside from personal profit. In ourlong
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