declared that Sun Yat Sen had afforded the world
"an example of purity of purpose and self-sacrifice
unparalleled in history." Breadth of mind to con-
ceive vast plans, skill in persuading large numbers
of men to accept them, courage to brave powerful
foes, fortitude and determination which no dis-
couragement could shake, force of character so to
impress his countrymen that, on his return after
an absence of fifteen years, ambitious revolutionary
leaders instantly acknowledged his supremacy,
wisdom and modesty to see that he ought to make
way for another, and moral grandeur to carry out
this self-effacing purpose -- such a combination of
high qualities the world has seldom seen. And in
and through all, Sun Yat Sen has a Christian faith
which opposition of relatives could not prevent him
from openly confessing, which he never concealed
from his non-Christian revolutionary associates,
and which led him to say of his darkest hours as
a prisoner in the Chinese Legation in London:
"My despair was complete and only by prayer to
God could I gain any comfort. . . . I shall never
forget the feeling that seemed to take possession of
me as I rose from my knees on the morning of
Friday, October 16th -- a feeling of calmness,
hopefulness and confidence, that assured me my
prayer was heard and filled me with hope that all
would yet be well." -- With such men as these, the
new China deserves the respect of mankind.

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