NBWTA Report 1903-073
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14] 140 American vessels from carrying Opium to or between the ports ot China.” Probably the most important Anti-Opium meeting of the past year was that held on October 8th, at Lambeth Palace, to bid farewell to Archdeacon Moule on his return to China. The late Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Temple, presided and boldly spoke out against the Opium trade as ‘“‘a very great blot upon the English name.” “TI think it is one of those gigantic injustices,” he said, ‘“‘ which, if we are to go by past experience, will probably not be set right until, in some way or other, some very serious interference comes from some Power higher than any to which we have yet appealed.” In his concluding words of sympathy and encouragement, the Archbishop said :—‘‘ The fact that we are getting on slowly is not by any means a call to us to surrender the task that God has imposed upon us, but, on the contrary, a call upon us to examine ourselves very care- fully and see where it is that we seem to be deficient in the necessary energy, or in the necessary study, or in the necessary endeavours to fight the battle in every variety of form. We must look into that, feeling quite sure that if our failure is due to anything of that kind, God expects us to mend our own deficiencies, that He expects us to look into that and see where it is that we fail and why it is we fail.” Speaking a few days ago at an Anti-Opium meeting, Mr. John Edward Ellis, Member of Parliament for the Rushcliffe division of Nottinghamshire, said that during the many years which he had been in Parliament, not 10 of his 15,000 constituents had ever written to him on the subject of the Opium Traffic. Other members of Parliament equally need support and encouragement. A short lecture on Britain’s Opium Trade, and Anti-Opium litera- ture for distribution, will be gladly supplied gratis by the Superintendent erowth of Opium in China is largely increasing 1s sadly he no aun why England should not, as quickly as id true, mae iat possible, withdraw from her share in the destruction of China. nh Dr. Edwards, of the China Inland Mission in Shan-si, rae then i t Igol, er, Novemb in Fu an “ Shortly before leaving T’ai-yu of 1900 es massacr the during who official (the e provinc the treasurer of Ate saved the lives of twenty-six missionaries) unburdened his Beer ee the of on this subject, and said that if only the importation ta! would Rouen Ganeee the pure article were stopped, he was ek. ntrol its production and consumption in he asked. grow so much Opium in India? eee Why do the agi sae a “ Ah! in speaking on that subject we English certainly e : a But, replied. I ,” country your of ‘face’ before the people ling if in “T am glad to be able to tell you that there is a society the ng - oy to our Government to put a stop to which is constantly appeali ho! “ ; ae cultivation of Opium in India. but why is your Government unwilling to interdict “That is cae ” money on nae) I must confess it is simply because they want the i which the Opium brings to the revenue.” Le ‘Do the people of your honourable country smoke it? poison, a as regarded is it country “Very, very few; because in our r and the people cannot easily procure it. ‘“s Do the people of India smoke Opium ? very vist of phat ake ; is produced in India comes to Chin a?” ” = ane this Opium-smoking is doing our people more harm feat to aA anything else ; and I am sure our Government would take steps stopped. were India ep Seana a stop to the practice Raed practically tied. ne our hands are 1 i atiets continues : «The views of this official should carry Daye eos some weight, as he had several audiences with the Empress - comman then She 1900. in district his when she passed through the settlement o him to lay belore her any proposals he might have for The le China’s difficulties and the avoidance of further troubles. to t : ence of nearly twenty years spent among the Chinese has led me . one habit Opium the of spread the is only not conclusion that C me with connection China’s greatest dangers, but that England’s prejudic- besides for ; mistake huge a is but wrong, morally is not only against ing the minds of not a few of the most influential of the Chinese that it doubt slightest the not is there message, his and missionary the hinders the extension of commerce in various directions, as the impoverished people have to stint themselves of many useful ee the dities which they might otherwise buy ; and it undoubtedly lowers prestige of England in the eyes of the Chinese, and contrasts her un- favourably with other nations, notably America ; for in the treaty Caen concluded between that country and China in 1884, American a and traffic, the in engaging from were absolutely prohibited of this Department, London, N. Rachel B. Braithwaite, 312, Camden Road, RACHEL B. BRAITHWAITE. coemarianasa: ce many. iden anlrrameriadaaset ss REPORT OF THE PREVENTION OF DEPARTMENT. ANIMALS CRUELTY TO In presenting the report for the past year I am very thankful to say that the work is progressing, the cause of humanity to all God’s creatures is spreading into every circle of Society, and especially is a noticeable amongst ife. the young in the schools and in the home- I wish earnestly to urge British Women to introduce Bands of Mercy amongst Bands of Hope everywhere, they add variety to the teaching—des:rable both for teacher and taught—and have a distinctly beneficial effect upon the children, teaching them to be thoughtful for others and actively kind. I shall be very pleased to give any informa- tion to any who ask, or to start Bands of Mercy in districts where wished, \ |