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CONCLUSION. 



Chap. XXTl. 



and ingenious, can produce only two or three 

 articles of importance, such as silk and tea, for 

 exportation. There must be many more, and 

 these will be brought to light when the country is 

 fairly and fully opened to the nations of the west. 



But when this is accomplished a boon of far 

 greater value will be conferred upon the Chinese 

 than anything connected with the extension of their 

 commerce. The Christian missionary will be able, 

 without fear or restriction, to proclaim the " glad 

 tidings of great joy" to millions of the human race 

 who have never yet heard the joyful sound. 



Objects such as these — the placing of our rela- 

 tions on a firm and satisfactory basis, the preven- 

 tion of unequal wars where much blood is neces- 

 sarily shed, the extension of trade and commerce, 

 and the free and unrestricted dissemination of the 

 Gospel of Christ — are worthy of the consideration 

 of the highest statesmen and greatest philanthro- 

 pists of our time. 



THE END. 



LONDON: PKINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS. STAMFORD STREET, 

 AND CHARING CROSS. 



