Letter from L. Moon to Rev. R. J. Willingham, January 21, 1905

Têngchowfu, Shantung, China, Jan. 21, 1905. Rev. R. J. Willingham: - Dear Brother, Your letter of Dec. 9, with regard to a change of plan in employing native teachers, was rec'd on yesterday & has had my careful consideration. In compliance with your request for an expression of opinion, I am compelled to write somewhat at length, in order to do anything like adequate justice to the subject. For acquiring the Chinese language, there are three essential points: one must learn the name of the character, its tone & its meaning. Where the initial sound is p, t, or k, one must also learn whether these letters are aspirated, or unaspirated. It must be remembered that, originally, the