Professor Moore Home From Trip of Investigation in China

Professor E. C. Moore returned last week from an extensive trip to China where he has been investigating the missions and schools of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. He left Cambridge last January and proceeded by way of the Suez Canal to India, where he spent four weeks. Here he visited Agra, Delhi, and Benares, as well as the principal cities of the coast. At Calcutta Professor Moore had an opportunity to observe the work of E. C. Carter '00, who is at the head of the Harvard Mission in India and who is travelling secretary for India of the International Y. M. C. A. He says that everywhere he received confirmation of the success of Mr. Carter's work and the high esteem in which he is held by all who deal with him, both natives and foreigners.

From India, Professor Moore went to Hong Kong, China, by way of Colombo and Singapore. He was in China for over four months, during which time he travelled more than 10,000 miles within the limits of the Empire. His journeys led him as far inland as Hankou, 780 miles up the valley of the Yangtse River, and through the large province of Fukien. In following out his commission Professor Moore visited every station of the American Board in the Chinese Empire besides many more conducted by other societies, British and American, of all denominations.

In addition to his inspection of missions, Professor Moore was able to investigate the new educational movement in China. New schools and colleges have been established by the government in the various provinces and together with civil service reform are strong evidence of the recent and growing nationalistic movement in education. Professor Moore says that there are unusual opportunities for American college graduates to teach in these new schools, as enough teachers cannot be found to meet the growing demand.

Professor Moore met a great many of the most prominent men in China, active in civil life, in reform and education, and public work of all kinds, as well as many native authors and editors. Among the most distinguished of the foreigners in China whom he met, was Sir Robert Hart, for fifty years at the head of the Chinese Imperial Customs.

In April and May he attended a large conference of missionaries of all denominations held at Shanghai in commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the establishment by Morison of the first Christian Mission in China. After the completion of his investigation in China, Professor Moore visited Japan for four weeks and then started on his journey home by way of Vladivostok and the Trans-Siberian Railroad to Moscow. From Moscow he came home by way of Paris.