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1 MY TWeNTY YeARS WITH THe CHINese LAUGHTER AND TEARS
2 Contents Acknowledgements Preface ix xiii Introduction 1 My Birth And Background - My Family - The Dawn Of A Vocation - A Decisive Summer - My First Visit To The Seminary - Life At The Vatican Seminary - A Change Of Seminary - A Disappointing Impression - A Change Of Mind - Acquiring The Missionary Mind - The Theology Years - A Priest Forever - Mission Assignment: China - Farewell To My Family - The Departure Ceremony - Farewell To Italy - The Hong Kong Of The Thirties 1. Beginning A New Life In The Orient 27 Hong Kong The Beautiful - A Missionary At Last! - The First Mass On Mission Soil - My First Encounter With China - The Great Ceremony - Back To School: Learning Two Languages - A Simple Case Of Misunderstanding - Progress In English - Back To Childhood - A Matter Of Blankets 2. China Through Western Eyes..41 A Complex Nation - Differences Between East And West - A Different Process Of Thinking ~Three Basic Characteristics
3 3. Self-Restraint, Medicine, Snake Bites.49 A Children's Christmas Party - Physical Pain - An Exercise In Futility - Suicides - Chinese Medicine - Medicine And Christianity In China - Snake Bites And Acupuncture 4. The Religions Of China.57 A Devout Lady - Three Religions - Chinese Religiosity - Worship Of Ancestors - Propitiation Of The Spirits - Divination - Filial Piety - Chinese Religions From The Christian Point Of View - Can Chinese Religions Lead To Christ? S. Mission Life In China 65 My First Assignment - A Trip To The Chinese Countryside - Loneliness - Lepers In The Night - A Missionary's Daily Routine - Traveling In China - Germs And Viruses - Food And Famine 6. My First Assignment: Errors And Bloopers 79 Tangling With Women - A Victim Of Girlish Pranks - A Chinese Wedding - A Lesson In Humility - A Slap In The Face! 7. Serving The Poor 87 My Years At St. Teresa's - My Assignment At St. Teresa's - The Pastor: Fr. Andrew Granelli, PIME - A Missionary Parish - My Work As A Pastor - Fr. Orlando Becomes My Assistant - Shelters For Street Sleepers - The Employment Agency - A Spoiled Christmas Dinner 8. Reaping The Harvest 99 God's Command - School Ministry - A Secret Baptism: Mabel Chen - A Midnight Ceremony - A Persistent Soul - An Impromptu Baptism: Mary Fong - A Difficult Decision - A Happy Ending 9. The Power Of Love 109 A Dying Girl's Request - Baptism On A Deathbed - An Unexpected Request - Confucianism And Christianity - A Chinese Book About The Love Of God - About The Chinese Clergy 10. The St. Joan Of Arc Catholic Young Women's Association The Canossian Sisters In Hong Kong - The St. Joan Of Arc Association Is Born - The Motto Of The Association - Fifty Years Later - Twenty-
4 ll. The Beginning Of A Publishing House 133 The Written Word In China - Lack Of Catholic Books - The Catholic Truth Society (CTS) Of Hong Kong - Why China Lacked Catholic Books - An Illiterate Publisher - Rapid Growth - We Begin-Publishing In Chinese - I Learn The Science Of Publishing - The Goals Of Publishing 12. In The Footsteps Of Martyrs 143 The Haifeng Martyrs - A Dramatic Rescue - Historical Background - A London Times Report - Among The Ruins Of The Revolution - A Christmas Day In Prison J 'i.~ ( l3.-east Meets West: Dr. John C. H. Wu ~ 153 Ningpo, China: March 28, Vatican City: February 16, "Like A Deer Running After Spring Waters" - Childhood In Ningpo, China - A Marriage Written In Heaven - John Is My Name - Methodist Baptism - Ann Arbor, Michigan; England; Berlin - Heights And Depths - Return Of The Prodigal 14. The Kindergarten Of Faith 165 Faltering Steps - I Discover John Wu - A Convert's Eagerness - The Faith Of A Mother - A Fisher Of Men - Witnessing To The Faith - Forgiveness - A Test Of Faith 15. Plans For The Evangelization Of China 177 The Science Of Love - A Successful Publication - The Sunday Missal - Preparing China For Christ - A Great Plan : A Disastrous Year 183 A Cholera Epidemic - Typhoons: The Second Scourge - The War Is Felt In Hong Kong - The Story Of Chen Pak-To : The War Comes Closer To Hong Kong 195 An International Committee - The Japanese Landing Near Hong Kong - Life In Occupied Areas - The Effects Of The W.ar In Hong Kong - The Influence Of A Bishop - Statistics
5 : Under War Conditions 203 Negotiating With Bandits - A Disastrous Air Raid - The Devastation Of War - We Become Enemies - The Effects Of The Italian War - Trouble With The Law 19. On The Eve Of The Hong Kong War 213 Religion And Politics - An Important Document - China Through Catholic Eyes - An Ill-Fated Edition - My Favorite Ministry - A Very Special Soul - On The Eve Of The Hong Kong war 20. The Seventeen-Day War: Hong Kong Surrenders 223 Monday, December 8, A Terrible Day - We Go To Jail - The Japanese Advance On Hong Kong - The Attack On Hong Kong - Life At Stanley Concentration Camp - Surrender Demanded - Christmas Day: Hong Kong Surrenders 21. After The Surrender 237 Destruction And Death - The Church Under Fire - The Rape Of Hong Kong - Looting And Atrocities - The Positive Side - Camps For Prisoners Of War 22. Misery In Occupied Hong Kong 247 Life In Chaos - I Am Jobless - Life Under The Japanese - The Great Exodus - Dr. John C. H. Wu's Escape - "Touchdown" 23. Wartime Pastor: The Beginning 261 I Am A Pastor Again - Reorienting The Parish - A-Chan: A Valiant Woman - The Real Cross: Famine - We "Eat" The Belfry And Golden Articles - A Visit From Robbers - A Painful Job: House Rector - Volunteer Helpers 24. Nearing The End Of The War 273 Help From Heaven - The Horror Of Air Raids - A Vow To St. Jude - The Suffering Of Fear - A Secret Burial - Salvation From The States - In Danger Of Death - The Japanese And Religion - The Last Months Of The War - The Glorious End
6 25. Liberation 285 Numb Relief - A New Beginning - Goodbye To The Parish - Providential Help - A Dream Becomes Reality - A Stormy Beginning - Learning By Trial And Error - A Disastrous First Edition - The Catholic Truth society Revived - Good News! : Years Of Growth.301 Rebuilding And Planning For The Future - The First Catholic Press Convention In China - John Wu, The First Chinese Ambassador To The Vatican - An Inspiring Example - The Book Of Psalms: A Best-Seller - An American Lay Missionary In China - A Revealing Conversation - The Catholic Center Staff - The Chinese Businessmen's Catholic Club : Two Critical Years 315 The Communist Party's Rise To Power - The China Missionary Bulletin - The Catholic Welfare Committee - Archbishop Riberi's Branch Office - The Growth And Decline Of The Catholic Truth Society - The Bishop Returns From Europe - The Growth Of Missionary Work - My First Visit To The USA - I Rediscover My Family 28. The Work Continues To Expand 327 The Legion Of Mary - Persecution Of the Legion - The Diplomacy Of Love - The End Of A Diplomat - Dr. Wu's Translation Of The New Testament - An Unfulfilled Dream - The Consecration Of Bishop Lawrence Bianchi 29. My Last Years In Hong Kong 341 The House Of Joy - Mao Zedong And The Catholic Truth Society - Work For The Refugees - The Communist Army At The Hong Kong Border - A Quick Trip To Rome - The End: A New Assignment 30. Hong Kong Revisited 351 Hong Kong Thirty Years Later - A Grown-up Church - The Old And The New - My Successor At The Center: Msgr. Charles Vath - Fr. Vath At The Helm - Farewell To Hong Kong Appendix A: Christianity And Communism In China Today Appendix B: A Word About PIME 363
7 CINA: MISSIONE FALLITA? I vent'anni di un missionario ad Hong Kong
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