Excerpt from The Chinese as They Are

In the past the West and East have been widely separated, but the time has come when we must walk together. We must know each other, join our civilizations and combine our resources in meeting the world's needs. Before we can do this effectively, we need to understand each other and the forces that have been the basis of our civilization. Travellers and the dwellers in the port towns have written much about China, but these have confused rather than revealed the people as they are. We need to spend many years in actual contact with the people before we can know them. Dr. Arthur H. Smith, whose missionary experience extends over nearly fifty years, answers the question, Who Knows China? thus: "I have met only two classes of people who are able confidently to assert, 'We Do.' They are the newspaper reporters and globe-trotters. As for myself, I am continually discovering a continental area still unexplored" ("New Currents in China").

The world's civilization and destiny depend on our understanding the Oriental situation and meeting it wisely.

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