A Chinese Mandarin's Admiration for the New Testament
An English official from Peking was once asked by a gentleman if he had ever witnessed any effects of Christianity upon the high officials of the Chinese empire. In reply he said that he had once asked a high mandarin if he had ever read the Bible. The mandarin went back into an inner room, and brought out a notebook full of extracts from the New Testament. He said that he had read the New Testament through, and had copied from it the things that he admired most. Then, laying the book upon the table, he put his hand upon it, and said, “If only the people who profess this religion were to live in accordance with its precepts, this religion would spread all over the world.”