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MARTYRED MISSIONARIES
OK rm;
CHINA [NLAND MISSION
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ARTYRED
MISSIONARIES
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OF THE CHIN^ INLAh^ miSSION
^Vn H A RECOKn OI" THF
FRIl.S & hlKhhRIiNGS
OF SOME WHO ESCAPED
Kl>rTED PY
MARSHALL BROOMHALL, B.A.
WITH I'ORTRAIIS. MAI'S.
AM) ILLUSTRATIONS
Uy. LHIRCH STRKKL. MCMl
i3V?>*^i5._:?^
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In
ilobing fHrmovn of
THOSE me.mbp:i;s of the china inland mission
WHO
SUKFKRED MARrYUDOM iiUHING THE SAD CKISIS OF 1900
AND IN
®ratrful Ijlccognition
OF cod's (IREAT coodnkss
TU THOSE WHO WERE MERCIFULLY DELIVERED
I
»
O (!(j(l, ilii> lii'.itlu'ii .iro roiiu' into 'I'liinc' iiilicritaiicij . . .
Tlif (liad lio.lie? of 'I'liy sciviuits li.-ue tlifv ^'iveii to hr iinMt unto
tlio fowls of llie liL'avL'ii.
The flfsli of Tliy .siiuts unto tlir Ijru-t.- of the eiirll].
'I'li'ir IiI.xmI h:ive tiny ^lic^l like uMtt-i .
Ami tlniT \va> iioiif In liiiiy tiu-in. I's. I.wix.
And I liciird a voico from IIwiv.'u saying', Write,
JIli'ssi'J arc the 'lead wliirh die in tlic Lord from henceforth :
Veil, >,'iilii the Spirit,
That they may re>l from their lahnurs :
For their works folhnv with iheiii. — ]{kv. xiv. I :?.
PKEFACE
To tho many bereaved hearts, and to the many more wlio
during the past sad mouths have suft'ered witli us, and have
cheered and upheld us by tlieir beautiful trust and by their
loving sympathy, by their gifts for the distressed missionaries
and converts, and by their eai'uest prayers, we pen a few liniis
in preface to this record of lulhertu unwonted exjieriences.
And let our first note, even now, be one of thanksgiv-
ing and praise to (Sod ; " Unto Hi:n that loveth us, and
loosed us from our sins by His blood ... to Him be the
glory and the domiuion for ever and ever, Amen." Let
us say with the Psalmist, '^ 1 will sing unto the Loud as
long as I live: I will sing ]iraise to my (loD while 1 liave
:;ny being. Let my meditation be sweet unto Him. I will
rejoice in the Loud." — Vs. civ. ."U!, o4, R.V.
Is it not a glad thought that our meditation may be
sweet unto Him to whom we owe our all for this life, to
whom we owe the ble.ssed prospect of our eternal home in
His presence ;' We thank Him for the grace that won for
Himself our beloved brothers and sisters in Christ whose
memory is so precious to us, and to whom grace was given
to tinish their course with joy and the ministry committed
unto them ; no Iruitless ministry was theirs .' nuiny of liiose
who were led to Christ by them share with ihem the
martyr's joy and the martyr's crown. Their Louu trusted
them with great trial, and by His grace they i)roved trust-
VllI
.mai;:vi;ki» .missionauiks
wuriliy. Whu will tullov, iii ilifir train as tln'y I'ulliiwpd
their Saviuiir ami Iviiiu' .'
^\ (■ liavi' IiinI iihp h 111 Id-iiil; Mu li Iriiuw-wurkcr.-., liul
all \v.' havt- lu-L tlh' l.ii|;|i .Icsus lias i^'aiiit'd, ami lin imL
iMir iniiinst !^iAi\< -ay. Jlc is wurtiiy. Wc laiiiint, t.n'ml Ili^
Wuid ., litiir.l ..n il-,' ,v,- uf Jli> ,,wii inaitMi'nni. FalliiT,
I ItiiiL; (lit.) that th(i-r wliiiiii TiidU ha.^L '.livru Me he with
.Me where I am ; that they may helmM My glor^-.' .Shiill
we ivL^Ti'l thai Mi- hjii'^iii;.; is t'liliiU-Mi '
lliit ah, jxjui ('hiiia has ln.-t iiauiy i.f Ik.t hest I'riemis,
native ami t'uiviL;ii '. Will imt, -dine hear the voice of the
^Taster callim_' them tu ^n out ami take the place ol' tlio-e
railed higher, to >he]ilicrd the llnck- now scattered and
hereaved, and to gath-r the Iruit of the lih'-work a- well as
ot the teiiihh; sulleiinL; and death of our native and t'oreiun
brethren ami si-ters who ha\-e Ljone to their reward .'
<ioi) ha.- made no nii-taki' in what lie has ]iei'initted :
His inteiv>t in the spread (»f Chii.-t'.- kin-doni is greatei
than ours; onr hearts cannot hnt ache for the ])laee.- left
empty, and for th" shepherdle.ss ( 'hii-tians, and we are
thankful for the record that " desiis wej.t." i'.ut we trust
our omniputi'iit l.i)i;i>. and are sure that His tender heart
would not have allowed such trials IkhI t hert^ lieen any
easier way of seonrinL; the fuller triinajihs of the (;o.sj)el.
The Apostle I'aul ivjoiceil to lill-to-the-full (lit.) his sjiare
of the alllictions of ( lirist in his tlesh for the sake of the
C'hureh.
Ivt us pray that tlie ivcord of the-e sulferinns may
stimulate us to L;reater self-denial, and that Christ's people
in the h(jiue-land may share in the coming hles.-in;,', and let
u.s never for^'et that a million a month in rhina are dviii"-
without don. d. IlnisuN TayluI!.
f).\vo.-, Il'-remhn- iUOO.
EDITOirS PREFACE
Tin: (;liiii;i Iiu.iiid Mission was f,iriiic.l iu 18t;:>. TlinMi"li
th'rty-lhivf yars, duriiii,' wiiiili iis nn'iabcrs itinerated in
ail the interior jimvinees of China, some of ilieni erossinu
and recro.ssin;^ the uh..!,. cuuntrv, and the entir.' niimher
earryiiiLT on for many years settlrd work in fonrteeii pro-
\HKis, we iiave -ratefnlly to reeortl that no nunnher of the
Mission suflered death hy violence or aceidenl. The first
U) sulfer was Mr, Flemin.u, who was muid. red iu Xovomher
1808 in the province of Kuei-chan.
Jhirin- the sad crisis of this year the China Inland
Mission has been called lo bear the lieaviest loss of an\-
Society. Of the one hnndred and iwenty-seven adnlts and
the forty-four children known to have becji killed amon-' the
Trutestant Missionary Societies, the China Inland ]\Iissioir
has lost lifly-two adults and sixteen children, while the
worst is feared for six more adnlts and four children (Mr.
;n:d .Mi's. .s. SLKrr and one child, Mr. and Mrs. TAuson
and three children. Miss A.spdeii ami .Aliss M. K. Smith).
As we have received no confirmation of their death, we have
not included memorial notices, thou.^h we fear there is no
iiojie as to their having; escaped. This less has chiefly fallen
upon the j.rovince of Sluin-si, where of the ei-hty-nine
missionaries of the China Inland Mission iu the pro%'ince at
the tune forty-oue are known to have been killed, and the
MARTY I;KI) missionaries
same is ^Mrcd for the six more niciitioiKMl alio\t'. To tlicso
must lie addi'tl llic many iiativi' (.'liristians in cuiiiicction with
the Mission ; their number will piohaoly never lie fully
known.
While we mourn for the taittiful lahourers taken frotn
us, we <_annot hut rrcoLjnise the nierey which has liiniteil
the loss of lile in the rhina Inland Mission to only ihne
iirovinees. Had not ihe crisis heeii |ireci|)itated hefore the
plans of the ('hinese (lo\ernnient had hceu comjiletrd, whiidi
w.is to ha\i' hien tin; ill-omened intercalary ei^^hth moon, in
all ]iro!ialiility few forei;^ners would have escaped to tell the
sad story. When we think of what mi^ht have heen the
lo-ss among the ei;4ht lumdred minilieivs ol' the Mission and
other Societies, we c.innot hut recognise with thankfulness
the restraining goodness of (lod.
The present volume only deals with tlicse three pro-
vinces in which life has heen saeriticed — Shan-si, Cluh-li,
and Cheh-kiang, and the one jiroviaee Ho-nan, where,
though all Mission jirojierty has heen destroyed, ami the
missionaries were in most imminent pierils and dangers, all
have lieen marvellously delivered.
The magnitude of the crisis imposes strict limits upon
the record. *hily the hriefest memori.i. notices have heen
])ossible, and many interesting letters could not hv. included.
< )f the memorial notices some aic '-eprinted i'rom C/nna'.-i
^f ill tails, some are new, or rewritten as circumstances ha\e
cnahleil us to give more details from the (,'hina side.
Where little has heen said about their work in the Mission-
iield, this has heen occasioned hy tlic brevity of their time
of service, or because those most competent t(.) write con-
cerning their colleagues have perished with them.
The ]ilan pursued has been to group all niemorials
and letters geographically. Two maps are given, one show-
EDITOR'S I'liKI'ACK
XI
iii^' >d a jiknce the stiitioiij^ ,,|' iIr. Cluna IiiIiuhI Mission,
the uliior— spfcially iircparvd willi tht- routes taken by
those who es.'upcd luaikea in iM. The lunte of each party
has a (Ufleient si^'ii ami can he easily fuHowrd. To
facihtalr ivlereuce to places, an iiiue\ of th>' nmu- map is
given. Th.. spelHii- of all places throiij,'hout the ho.,k ia
nniforni with the njute niaji.
V>y reference to the -eneral index it is possible to trace
all tlie infurnnUion of importance concerning each person,
whicli space would not permit repeating in each individual
case.
Some interesting information is given in the Appendix,
where will be found, besides other articles, the complete
record of all messages l)y calde received by the Mission
during tin; crisis, and a diary of the chief events of the
present year, cimipiled from the China lilue- Books, The
Times, and the North Cliina HerahL
In this book no attempt has been made to minimise
China's crime ; nor, on the other hand, have we failed to
gratefully record the kindly acts of many of the Chinese
officials and people. The records of perils and sutferir.gs are
gi\en substantially as they were written by the sutlerers
themselves witliout the willing suppression of any known
facts. With regard to those who have been killed, nothing
can be gained by the narration of harrowing details. In most
cases they appear to have been put to death speedily. In
consequence, however, of statements which have rejieatedly
ai)peared in print, which have either intentionally stated
or by a cruel carelessness in the use of language have
miplied outrage, which repoits have caused untold anguish
to many, we feel it necessaiy to definitely say that so far as
facts are yet known, such statements or insinuations are
nntrue and without foundation.
\11
A!Ain'Vi;i;ii .Missi(t\Ai;iKs
\\'niilil that till- (Liik cliaiittr ol ihi.s Iciiililc . lisis liail
iiiil 1 II 111, (ill' (laiki'i ]<\ ilic iiwl'iil ISla-fpvi'Sl.-clifiisk
IUa.S>arlv, lUld l.y the cuIKlllct ,,[' Cfltuill tnMi]i:-i 111 l'ckill!4,
wliicli, arididiii.; Id till' liV-v. A. II. Sniiili, wIm u.is ini'Sfiit,
Ird t(i llir Wills lifill^ fluiki'il uitll wmucll uliii liiid Liiui-
Illitlril >nirli|i'.
Hut a^liast as wo arc in the jiivsi'iUT (if sucli I'acts, one's
lihiiid runs culd tn ivad nt ii oi'ituin hrni in I'.iiniiii^liaiu
wliiili niakrs inoin-y nut of idols iuaiiutactun.'d for (,'hiiia.
'I'liry have ivci'iitly ritaicd that "a iiu'inlitr (»f flic linn i.-, at
present in ('iiiii;i, and tlu' Iruits of his visit, conil.ined with
the present period of duhiess, will soon lie seen in u liesh
supply of Chinese idols more hideous in de.siyn und turned
out in lar>.'er nuinljers than ever."
Tu inas.saen; and murder llie h(jdy, or to help damn llu^
soul, whieli is worse :* (lovernments doiihtless have their
duty in China at present, but in judging let us ronieml.er
Christ's injunction, "He that is without sui among you, let
iiini lirst east a stone."
In conelusion, aeknowledgiiient is made of Mr. Mareus
Wood's kind help in lurnishiiitr all tla; information sent
othcially from Shanghai, of the free use of what was
collated by Mr. (Joodall for the Memorials in China's
MiHicm, and of many \aluablo suggestions und mucli loving
aasislanei; from my Father.
MAltSIIALI. BuoOMIIAt.L.
China Iniand Mission,
Janiunii 1 DUi.
CONTENTS
Pivf'i,.- l.y \U■^. .1, llihM.N Tamuh, M.IJC.H.
PAOI
vii
INTROnCCTOKY
Tin: CuiM> in Cmina: Its Caisks am. Tsskks
Chines.. I'alnotisiu — Oj.iuin- l',,li,v nt t-nih— Kiui„,... |)„w-
ag.-r'« iH)lity— Coiicc.-.s,„n.s— li„„Mii ( '.itlmlicir.ii' - - Famine
— Mi.s.siuns and tlic ( ri.-i> -l'i„l,|,.,„s „t jv, un-tni.:ti.,n
TIIK IM{(»VIN('H OF 8HAN-SI
ClaasifiaUiun (,f nii~iioi,aiy (ii»-riili(.ns— ( i,,VL-Mi,.i \'u-lisi,-ii and
the Ldxlts .
SOITH SHAN-SI
TllK SWKIIISII MlSSKiNAKV SorilTV
Waine<l liy olliii.il.s— (!uv,-iiior Tu;ui'.- luln Mr C I'lrker's
letter
SOUTH CENTRAL SHAN-Sl
In Memuiuam
Mi:.s E. Wliitehurcli, Mis. K. Searell, Mr. .•md Mrs, McConi-.ell
Mr. and Mrs. J. Vouiik, Mk. A, Kinj,', Mi.ss K. Burtnn
Ui. and Mrs. Duncan K.iy, Miss F. K. Natlmn, Mi-s M U
Nathan, Miss £. M. lleaysmais Miss K. |)..l,M,n, Miss K
linni, Mr. and Mix (J. IVat, Mr. A. WoiKlrutf.-, Mr 1)
Banall, Mrs. K. .1. Cm.],, r. Mi,-s II. Hi„s Mi.ss M. Ilusf.n
Mi.s. A. E. Glover .
22
24
XIV
.mai;tn i;i:i. MfssioxAiiiKs
ESCAPK Ili-M r IN'.-V \(P Ii. IIanKiiW
Ml. Snlllnli i> iiiirl |,;irty Hi"t— Fli^llt- li.iM.rH .-ii,.! I„;il..ii
iK'iltll of Mi.«M Hicr 'I'lllr.' lilh.- II. I..," tin- \'i llnu Ituil
— I,i.ilf.'i<l ill ]iii»()ii- L»t-.ali 1-1 MiK. E. J. Coujui .iiii! Mi^
llii-toii lliii-kow ...... (i'l
.Mt !■.. .1. ('ill jiii ainl |i.iriy
to hJH iiiiiilii r
:>c.um; I i:m.m |,r in i;m;
K>,f.\i'i; I i;nM 1,1 \\
li'\ 'i. I' <:liiwi- ^inry: Flij,'lit I-'ucc to f.uvwiih il,;itli -
lliilif,"-!' aiiil liikiillic-.- ..... 81
Ml- (iati-M.s ctoiy : Eiii)iic> '>(i\va},'cr'M itlicl— l-"lij;lit - Kulilu-.l
— ()!ily weeds U> i ,tt — .\tleiiijit to tiiirn : tn ti.iiiiiile tu
(leiitli — A.s jiri.sdiicis— .\lliiii|il In ji<ii-.()ii — hi j^ncil liaiid-
at last — Uiatli ol Mi>. K. .1. Cnojier ami Mi.^- llu.sti.n . Hi)
KsiAi'i. ri!n:M Kiriiii' in I''iN(;-v..\N(, ru
Mis.- Fiviicli'- >toiy: Hint — Fli-lil In \ .iiiim — Kimlness of
the olluial . .
101
Esc.Al'K IKoM ?'tN(;-V.\.N-(; 111 H.W KiiW
Mr. Dieyer ami jiarty — Native Cluistiaiis attackeil — lio.xei-sarnl
olliLial^ in leagui Huiiidiiis of war — T'ai-yiiaii-l'ii ami
other riot.- — Onlend to leavi — Fate of fellow-iiii.Nsioiinries
— Flif,'lit — Attacked liy Eo.xers — An anxiou> Journey —
Fri ;,.lly ntlicial.- — F.'itliful native Cliri.-tian.s .
1(13
NOKTii cknti;at, SIIAX-SI
Tile Tai->uan-lu in,i-aeri — Fel!-cl:,;u nia.-.-aLle— Letter from
Mr-. At water . . . . . . .126
Jn .MKMdrjAM
Dr. ami .Mr. AVm. Milhir Wil;-(,n, Mi>.- .1. St.veiis, Mk- M. F.
Claike, Mi: ami Mi-. T.iiiiilu'Mn, .Mi-.- FMrid, .md Former
FYdlow -laboui^Ms ...... ]2!)
(•(tXTKNTS
XV
xoirrii siiA\-si
I'AltK
lliiliiii'.— tliii"!! ,iii.l (M.M. WMik.Ts — Shiry of Sii-ji'iii^^ iii-i.--
Mirv , . . .144
In Mi.Mokiam
Mr. ;inl Mi . I'n- -,ii, .Mi-, .1. Ijiiilrll, Mi-,- J. Kiij,'\.ill, Mi-^
M. Il.-.lliiii'i, Mk-< M. .InlMii-.Mii, Ml. !■:. i'«'ii,T>-oi,, Mv.
N". 'ail.'. 11, Ml. (>. .\. I,. I,„i- Ml. i;. I',. K,irll...rL,',
^'l■ O^rvu 148
Tin; IMJOVINCE OF CHUl-LI
'I'ho T'ii'ii-t.^iii I'liiiilanliiifiii .iml I'.'iitini' I'll iiiassacrr
]rui
In .MKMnlM \m
Ki'v. Will. (,'.,o|,tr, Mv. aii.l Mrs. !',. !!:ij,'ii;ill .
Slim iiji In ('lM-ii,i,'-iiiit,'-rii ....
155
160
r.M'ii i{Ki> liv Till-; I!().\Ki;s
Mr. (Jrfuii .iii'l jiiii-ly — 1),iiil;oI' — I'liglil In iinmiil.iiii,- — Da-
coveifd — Hiding in ii iflve — Slinl hy IJu.xci.s — I'ri.-niKr.-i —
Tunit'd adiit't — D.xil.ilr — IVtiuvLd — Tjoiind and lanied
on iioli'.-^— A IJij.Mr cniiuril — A tVii-nd in nted — A irans-
t'jniiation ......... 161
THE IMfOVlXCi: OF ('[IFll-KIANLI
Th» day I't-tVur ilic nKu-<.-acit; — TIr' K'u-uli.iu and Cli'aiig-;.han
ii»'ts 183
In M'i.MdKi.vM
Mv. and Mi-s. 1). 1!. Tiinnii.>n„, Mi>- .1, l),.,-ii,und, Mi,-,- K. Man-
chesler, Mi.ss E. SluTwnod, Mi. ah 1 Mi-s. C. F. Ward, Mi>s
E. A. Thiigood. [Mr. FlcminyJ — (.'liildnu'-^ Memorial . 186
XVi
.MA1;TVI,"KI) MiSSlOXAiMKS
riii; ruoviNCE of iio-xan
Rij^uiih' (.f till- wdi'k — A ccMiiiaM'-Mii l.,-!\viT!i Si;:',ii-,-i and
iu-i
Tin: Siii; k"i Tii:.\ liioT
Dr. C. Wluttii'M (iuiuiu'.-s .-ton-: l;iu!_lu lii'ling-Atti'inpts
to escape- -Scarclifil for l.y S.-Mi, rs—A si..]! hftwci-n nuj
ami iloatli — Jur i]iy>tiTii/iis picii-.-toi- -ifnin,. i,, j.i^,i,t
LettiTs «-ritt>-ii diiriiii,' the rioi
Til,; Si.v\-;-('ii"i:n(; Tiiniiii.Ks
Our day <,( tiouM.- aii'l of (iud's dtdivn-aiici-. Mr. Oracit-'s
story: Tlic .-loiin >,Mllieriiig — F]ii,rl,( — M,,l,l„-d _ The
Lord's ]irovi-ion — S,i Ir ;it lasl
t'liiTs \r i^'iiAi -!.i.\-k'i:(i AM) Smil-.\
Mr. Lack's s;-ry : l'iriiii--s |,lu,,,l,.,,.d — I'liglil i.y iiiglit
Mr. Sla-arer.- story: Kioi — i:..,;a].c- to Vaniru — Su»|,i.)isc —
rrayi-r answered — Fligiit to T'ai-hu--A kind fri nd
FiioM Sin A\ to "i" w no
ri-riloiis journey of ilave Swcdi.di lady niis.-,i,,naric,s In the
Lands ol' njM.urs— Big Knile Suiiety— The roMiei-s' villa"e
206
218
.'23
■A faithful native — \\\
Welcome at T'ai-ho
ary IniiiipMig^Shiiiwroeked-
230
TllKEK Wl.KKs' I).\\(,i:ks AND ! >KLI VEHANCK.S
Mr. Arg.-nto'^ ■ xi-rieiic-^ lii,,,,.,l__A .-t i ug-l,_' in the ,Iar!; —
Altenipt.s io l,uMi him— lieaten—L.dl for dead— A hun-
dred and forty niihs on a stretcher-- Pursued bv lioxei'.
A fri''nd at l:i-i .....
jMy KSCAI'E I'UoM .SlA\i;( u'i;N(;
Mr. iJKd^s escape- Flight -RoMc.l— Deserted -Tak.n prisoner
—A run for lil'.— A frimdiy .,|'ici;i!. Letters fr,)ni Mrs ,
Talk)t ami Mr. I'oid
236
244
COXTfiNTS
X V 1 1
coxe'i-:iixiX(; nii-: x.vTrvn-: ciiiiisTi axs
Pluglt-S> lit Mi;..--i()ri.M r.-l-rrllUcill ill i'l-killl' i,.'l|i-|-- iVolll
KMer Si — l'\mr lottcrs (Vuiii C.-i'.-h. — Uii.iils of ii.'i.-iiM.'u-
liiiii ill Sll:ul-^i — S'lMii-, i Cliristiaris, liy ,\[i>,, I'n-iiL'li —
ild-ii.in ( 'hristi.iiis, liy -Messrs. t'ouwayaiid (.iraciii— Minister
L'uiigur's Iftter — Future (luVfl()])UK>ut.s, by Mr. D. E. Ho.ste ^'57
CAUSES FOR TIIAXKFULXKSS
Restraining iiu-iric.-, -Kini acta nf Mllii'ials — N'iwrny ('liaiig-
1 luii-tiiiir,' — (I.ArnuM' 'I'lian- -Lan-ciiiu 'J'an-l'ai, <lc. . I'S.'i
APPEXDICES
A. ripni]'I.tr Set .)l MissiuU Cal.lr- fimn C'lli'in
B. Diiiy III' I'lvi-nts Ihpui .(aniiaiv I, 1!)00
('. A ('liiiic-c Statr.-nian on Ojiiiini
1). ( 'liiua's Ajiiilogia. Trxt aii'i 'I'ranslatiuu .
£. A Hoxt-r I'latanl
I'. Littt-i' tn 77,, T;)iirs liy Mr. SI,, an, S,., ivtai'y ul" r.l..M.
(). ( )tlicial Status of Mi-sionai'iis ....
H. Lady ilis^ionarirs in tin- hitfrinf
I. Mis;*ionavi>'« and I/ioiiiig .....
Mis>ii,iiary .Soi:ii'tii-s in Cliina ....
DrtaiKd Statislii's uf all -Missiona; \ So,;irtii-s in cacli Pi
(iKNt'.HAI. Imikx ......
Ini)i:x to JJoute Mai-
. 21(8
. 301
. 3'i2
3n4
. :U/G
. 3o:)
. 312
. 313
. 3 1 .■)
ij\ince 310
. 325
. 32 ;(
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Yii-hsienV Yaiiir'ii in T'ai-yuaii-rii . . . Fmnfiiiptece
Terracud liills in Shau-Ni ....
<}roup of Slrin-si wcirkfr- wlio csoapi'l .
A Christian iu'liit-i', and a Shan— i cart mad .
T'ai-yuan-fii city wall, gale, ami a ruinrd liridgc
T'ai-yuan-1'u sacred tree, temple, and 1;lU
Oi'ou]! i)t'nali\-r Christian-; at < 'hau-kia-k'in
Oronp of Hip-nan wurkcis ....
(.'hapel and bny.^' .-^rlKx^j at She-k'i-tien .
Street and river at Chan-kia-k'eo .
A Mi.-.sionary Paliniprie.st
(Jrouji ot Hung-tiuig Church oliicers
Mi: Kay. ['Ider lion, liv.mgeli.-t Li
(iroup of Ta-ning native Christian>
Cave dwellings in Shan->i
Tr.\t of China's Apulugia
102
10:5
l-2*i
[-21
1:0. t
•J05
■)-22
223
2J5
202
■2(r.i
208
2C!)
:502
I'drtraits
Mi>s i:. \Vhitcliur,;h, .Mi.-,. E. Seardl, Mis.j E. M. Ile.iy.-maii,
.Mr. and .Mi\~. J. Young ....... 24
Mr. an.l Mm >[cCon!iell, .\[iss E. Burton, Miss A. Kldred, Mis.s
A. Iving . ... 25
Ml', and Mi-s. r)uncaii Kay and laniily . . . . 40
Ml. and .Mrs. \V. (i. I'.at, .Miss E. Doh.-on, Mi.'^s E. (;. llurii, Mi.-.
F, E. Nathan, .Mi.- .M. 1{. Xatlian .... 41
Mr. I). Barrati, Mr. .A Wo.Klrolle .... .54
\.\
.\IAl;TVI;i:h .MI>sl(>.\Al;lKs
I «r|\,; |'\r,i{
II. l;„.,. . ,,,
Mr. Will. S, I'l.iiiiii- ,.,
Mr. ami Mr-. Lun.!-.';. n, .M;,,- .\|. r.. ( 'i.-irkr. M , - .1. Stcv, lu- i-h
Dr. and Mi-., W Hi. M,i|;,|- Wil.-oii |^,,
Mr, mill M, , T, W, l',-,,,, ;,,„! .,,„, Mr :w\ M.-, C W, .S|,,i.,> I 10
Ml. aii.l .\!i-. .1. .s,i,,i,,.,.,i, Ml, A, ||,„|,|K., .M,, .,,,,1 .Ml,, w. t.
'"•^""" Ill
-\rr--, I', r,-,,!,. M,„. Ivii-vill, Ml- M, llriiliKMi, Ml- A. .l..]iini.-..ii,
Ml- .1. Ijui.l.P . ,' I IS
Mr. l',r-,,„, .Ml, x. r„,i,-,„i. Mr. (I, I., K.iilbng, Mr, O. A, L,
L.irs-iiii, .Ml. E. I', ihi'^.-i.ii . , j ,,,
Ml. ^tinl .Ml-, i;, |;,ig,,.,lj .,,,,1 la,„||_^, ^ .^^
i;.-v. Will. ('
.|.rr.
I,-..-)
ICO
IGl
Mi. aii«l .Mr.-. Cli;,!!,.- II. s, (.'ivcii ;iii(l taiiuh
.Mi.s.'- Ju.-,.<ic (I, di'i^'f,' ■ . , . ,
^''■- ■""! Ml-. "■ I''. ■i'li-.i,,i.-..|,. Mi-, .1. ii,.-„„,,„|, .Ml,, |.;^
laiR-lio.-u-i, .Mi^, i;, Sjanvo..! ]f^4
•ix. airi Mrs (.;. P. Waul, .Mi.-,, K. A. 'ilurnood .185
M.\i'8
(-'lliN.N, >li.,wiii!,r all till, .-talioii- ,;( ill, I ,1,.M. uj. to
■ luiiu IUMO ......
Hum: .M.\r. with iniic^ takm i.y .Mi->i(.ii.iri.- wli,,
.-.capMl luarkeil in 1V.1 . . , . At end oj dume
T'l fact pu(!>- 1
mai;tvi;i:i) .miss|(inai;ii:.s
of tlik china inland mission
I!i:nmamin IIm.nam,
iO\lll,Y I'.A(,.N.\I.I.
I '.will I;,\1(u\;t
Kl.I/Al;KTIl l;i i:in\
.MiLDUKI) Cl.AKKi;
^\■^.I.IAM Coul'ER
Maki;akkt ( '. .. ii'Ki! Mil,-,. I'
.IdSKl'IIINK l)K->i(iNii
Kl'ITH DliHSOX
AnNIK l-j.DHi:!)
Fl.OllA ('(iNSTANi i: f.'l.OVKU
Eij/.A M\UY Hka^sman
Emma (;e<>i!;iana IUkn
Maiiv i:. Ill >rn\
I)l NCAN KaV
Caroi.ini: Kay
^iVnnii: i\iN..
Antom r. Llndghkn
Ei.sA Lr.\i>iii(KN
IvrTA .Ma,\vhk.>tkr
liEimi.i; Ml ( '.)NNKI,I,
IsAnEI.I.A .M.CdXNEl.l,
N. Cahlesok
Miss .1. Engvaee
Miss M. IIkhi.und
Miss a. Johansson
G. E. IvAUl liEHO
Cl.ADY.- I'.Ai.NAI.r,
JjUainkkh L'duPEU
Faith (.'],o\eh
\'eKA (im EN
.(kxnie Kay
Mauy Liir.EY
1m)itu lutley
Kenneth McChn.neli,
I'hani [s Mi. 1 1,1 Nathan
May li'u.^E Nathan
)'. A. O.IHEN
Wii.i.iA.M <:i:a:iam Peat
Helen I'i;\t
Hattie Kue
J.} I'ihlTH E. Seaueel
IV'IIH SlIEHWiinn
• I am; Sii;\i:Ns
IvMMA Ann 'I'llIIH.OOD
l»AVIli liAlliU TllnMI'SuN
A'.ne-; Thomi'sun
U'tLEIWI N[lI,LAU WiLSijN, M.L.,
r.M.
(.'HI!I>riNE \VlE,-ON
IC.MII.Y K. I'.. WlinCHURi H
AliUED \\'u(JI'U"FEE
John VofNii
Am. ■: VciN..
(I. l''Hr:i'i:i;i(K Ward
Ivita W'auh
Ansoriates
(). A. L. Larsson
Miss J. Llndell
S. A. I'ehsson
Mlis. PEiissoN
v.. I'l.Tn.RsSdN
Children
MARiillETTA 1'EAT
-Mary I'eai'
Jessie Savnuers
IsAHKE Saunpers
Edwin 'I'homeson
Sidney Thompson
iIeri'iort Ward
Ai.E.XANiiER Wilson
Unconfirmed
Maria Asimien .Margaret E. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. FAnson ani. three Chii.dven
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart McKee and one Chimi
.mai;tm;i:i) missioxaimks
nroTFIKl; l'l;(.Ti;sT.\.\T MISSIuNAKV SOCIKTIKS
l!i:v. II. \-. Norman
Sonet ij for II,, pr,.j„:.jtii;..H ,./ il,. i;„s^,.l
l;i:\. S M. l',ii,,,,Ks
liKV. ( '. l.'ullIN^ciN
I'^iiijllsl: j;,,jiti.st Missiuiianj Si,ii,l,/
Kkv. S. W. KNx,r.s M,,, ,. <. j;,,.,,^^^,
i:v. AM. Mi;s. llKuni KT I),x„x Hkv. ano Mks. W, a. MCriuu, h
Kv. AM, Mks. K. S. WnnTHnu.K Kkv. am. Mrs. T. ,1. Im„ kuoou
Kkv. ani, Mrs. (I. ]^. iAUTniNc* Miss Stewakt
\VlTFi THUK|.; ('lliMilll N
The Sheo i'uim M ,'.■:.<{, ,n
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. I'kiott Imi. am, .Mrs. A. li. l.,.vnT
AM> Son, WicLi.KsLLi A.M. UM-: Ciiii.i,
M R .^^■P .M ,:s. Stokes M u. am. Mrs. Simi ^^.^■
Mr. .I,,iin i;..:a.\.M,x ji,^., d^..^.^,
.\Ii.~s Coojiiis
T!,r J'riti.~-h and F,.rt,',jn Ilihlc S.,r},t,,
liEV. A.M. .\!! . \y, T. i;;:\X(,x, with thuki: Ckii.drk.n
Unii'iniii'tid
Mi;. A. Hi .DOLE
The Chritliiti, ,tii,l Mi.<.-,i„,iiii-,i Allianct.
Mr. am, .Mr., k. Alsux
ilR. AM) .Mrs. c l!i.(,Miii:iiG
i[K. ANI, Mrs. a. 1;in(.;.mahi;
Mr. AND Mrs. K. Amjkiison
i[R. Aauhkhu
Mi.--s E. Kriksun
JIr. Fredstho.m .'
Mr. a. i:. I'alm
-Mr. am, .■\[rs. O. FuKsiiKiui
Mr. AND Mrs. O. Norkn
Mr. ANI, Mrs. K. Xvstr(',m
Mr. ani. Mrs. M. Nystrom
iiiss 11 ANNA Jan I,
Miss 31. I.i.m,
Mr. S'lERNIlKRli ?
Al.so twelvk Children
The S,.i„diiu,vi'aa ^[is.■,U,,ulr!f Allianct
Mr. c. ,1. Lur.ER (wtlui-s nii.ssing)
Hie Swedish Mon,j,,liuii Mi^.<;,jn
Mr. ANi. Mrs. IIkm.smkru Mr. \Vahl.tki,t ,ulh.r» ini^^iug)
^rAI;TVI;KI) .missioxaiiiks
XXIll
l{i;v. AND Mits. K. R. AiWATKit !;i:v. and Mits. I). II. Ci.aip
ANI> Kuril ''HlLhlil N- I!kV. !•'. W. I) WIS
Hi;v. ANM) Mils C. \V. I'liici: \U.\. II. T. I'mkin-
.\Ni) n.\K Curi.n i;i:v, ( ;. N. Wn.i iamm
Miss ISiiti. Ml,,, A. A. (;..ri.i)
Miss I'AirntinuK Miss .M. S. Muuuii.i,
Ukv. and Mil-. F. K. S. Slmco.v Dk. and .Mit.s. (,'. V. 1{. ildDHK
AND iinu:i; ('iuldkkn hii. (;. V. Tavuih
LKITKl S OF S^Ml'ATllV
•iKviKi-i I icr„.,M,iti„„ .h,,„M 1,0 „u,lo ,.f iho ni.uiY nrivate
and ,,ll,c,al expies.Mons of .v.npuliy uhi.h liav,. l>cen refciv...d
• luriii- tliis tinu' of ,|c,.|, >oiTow ,ui.i sad lo>s llnon-h uln\
Cliiii.i ]iil;iiid M
ll tlio
1-Moii, 11, .otumoii wiih oiluT Societies, ii;is
liet'ii (jailed to pass.
As these lelle.s addiv-.^ed lo .he .Mis>io., as a l.odv cvprcss
what t.-. fell fnv eadi siiUtMd indi vidua! I v, a feu- afe printed
hefe for the sake of all ih.. relatives a.,d friends .,f those vho
hcivo been taken from us.
Fiitm TitK l;i;v. I!. l!.\i:i\(;-(;,)ii.i,,
Serr,'t,n-'i of thr Chmrh .]/;,sin,„i,i/ S.,r;,f,/
rA',''-'^"?!':^'''":!'''— ■ ■ ■ "''f'' '">'<•'' Z""!/'''-/'!! s>pnpaflH/ ha,r
IfuWmed ^suce allowed to sn' ih. „nrsj.„per) the harrowiin, aen,H,d.<
which have rearhaf us from China, and most k;nd>/ ,/„ I ^:jmpalhi<e
u-ith the heremvJ families of ,,oHr missionaries who hare r.r.ir,,] fh,
marten's enncn, and with i/uur SuriH;/ ,, the apj,allin,, l,hir u-hirh has
fall H upon ijioi.
I cannot but believe that all that is occuirim/ idll, in („„rs <,i "I
provi.lenre, be overruled fur the furthr opeimu'i out of China to 'he
Gospel messane. Mai/ many be rais, d uji, filled 'with a double measure
ofthe^Dinne Spirit, to tale the plarr of t'hoSi lehn have fallen.
Kindhi assure i/our Hoard of mi/ profound sumpalhi/ —Keer mo^t
^^<'^ .'/""'■'-■' ■ R IlAHISu-Cnru,. '
Fi!()M Tin: Kev. AVii.li.vm D.m.i-;,
SWretar>/ of th. Knali.di l'r,.~l.ijt,rion Missionan/ Socieli/
My DKAii Mr. ir<.nn~At the valedicton/ meetim/ last nit/Iit,
Mr. Cannell, ow conrem r, made a very sympathetie reference to the
hfary lossei^ of your Mission in China, and sugi/ested that I as secre-
tary miaht evnven the sorroir ,:nd the prai/crs of the qreat mectinc/ for
the safety of th<- surnrors still in peril of i/ou'r Mission bunds. ' 'iV'b
l.i;'l'TKi;s t»F SVMI'ATIIV
XXV
fiirmil ivsiiliitton IOI6 j'lisseil, hut I am .-un J mli rj>irl ihe fnlnifj nf
ill' Jm-iirsf mlnlirtonj iiiirliu'i iiY hnvf cirr hml. iclim J wntf to i/mi
III i>s iiiiiiif iiinl I'll iiuii tinit in l:'i,,ili>li J'rc.J.i/t, limis Hunnf with
ilnii III ijtiiir siinow, aii'l willi i/aii jiiiiij fur a ijnal hle.^iiiiij lo ftillinv
nil ilip prfsent cjiifimuii awl bluodshcd in Chiiiit. — Voiir.> most liuli,,
I''m. /'.u.h.
Fi;ipm Till-: Fkikmi-^ Toiikiln Mi^>|(i\ Ansikjiaikin
Mini IK
ffliHsf nrorililhj mil- lliiliiklilhir.<.^ J'tir tlif mj'tij iif oil I- iiiPu
missiiiiiiiri>';<, trim liar,' all arriri,/ in Sli(i:ialiai, oiir .•'i^njia/lnj is
invakiiiri/ fur if,ir fri'iii/.i I,/ thr ('hiim f/ilaihl Mi.<siuii, vlmse wii/r..
njinail loirk lias ii>irsMrili/ iiirnlrri/ ifs iins.^/iiiiar/rs in sprrinl ilmmrr
III this rri.-i.<. ir,' ilr,/ili/ si/mjHitliisr with tin in, ami with tlir 1,,:
narrrl r^la/irrs anil frinula ill tlir h.ss if ruliiahlr lirrn lai>l iliiwn in
III,' ntii.<c if Christ. Our r,,ntiitih,l prniirr /s, that thrs' thiiti/s that
hail' hiii>pt'ii,'f painful as thn/ mr t,, our human friliiujs, mai/
uHimatili/ lir srin to rfsult in the sprfivl ,f thr Gospel ,f Jesus Christ,
anil that thr ijhiriiiiis unrk of prwliiimimj His salvation in China
may speedihj lie rcsunicil, without some of the hindrances whirh hare
existed in Ihe past.
Fko.M TIIK l/WlHiN .MissIu\A1;Y .SOCIKTY
IJksoI.I ||(iN
The directors desire tu ispress to their feUow-worheri in China
cniiiiirtrd with other Misi^iimii n/ Societies their deep si/mpathii in the
sorrows throiii/h whirh thn/ hair hrrn rallid to pass diirinij the present
Iroiihlrs. £sjieriuUi/ voiild theij coneei/ to the commhties of the
Ameriran Board, the Baptist A/issionon/ Sorieti/, the China Inland
Mission, Ihe Preslnjleriau Missiiois, and Ihe Societi/ for the Pro-
paijaiwn of the Gospel awl other missionari/ ori/anisations, their
ver,/ sincere am fraternal condolences in the loss of vianii raluallc and
untile lives amon<i their missionari/ sfajf Thcij ore icell aware that
those who have thus won the crown of marti/rdnn, for Christ would
havr been foremost in njoirin./ that thei/ were coiinfcd wurthi/ to Ian
down their litres in the s, nice of their Lord. Then are also 'assured
that as the Saviour's cross and passion tvere fillowed la/ Ilis alorious
r-'surrection, and hij the outpourim/ of the JIoli/ Spirit at Pentecost,
the marli/rdom of His servants will also hear rich fruit for the salva-
tion (f tho..r who put thrm to o'eath. Thn/ Would venture, therefore,
whde sharinj in the sorrows which naluraliij follow the ranoval of
hotioared workers under such traijic conditions, to prai/ that the
xxvi m.\i;t^i;ki) mission, \i;ii:s
Societies uhi ill Jmn L.i, I; nai,J uku/ l„ur nrrasioii sji,,,lil>j tn $h
thnt (lo,l is ifiriii;/ llinii s/'fri,il lihssin;/ in j'n'/'i'i/liii, I,, t h 1 1 r present
.soimu; mill tlidt tlinr Mi^>ii>iis wiui hiin- n ii'lirr nihl iii"ir jiii/mis
friiitf Illness in the/'ilnn 'hun /■,.// hun' ,,>•/■ mi kmim.
It. II'mhii.aw 7'//"1//s'.\.
Funiijn Sicrttai II, L.M.S.
Fno^l THK Mnlt.WlAN MlssioN Tl(..\|;|) T<> Till: Cii.MMlTTFK
<M Till-; China Im.amp .Mi^k.n
I>i:.u; /!i.j:Tiii:i:.\~ . . . Willi mam/ nlm an lil'fiinf iiji luimis
for i/oii to till (,'i',l I.J all lumjoit, we litserrh Him Unit aoul anil lastimj
blessinij may romc out of tlic.-r hi am ujflicliviis. M<n/ J/r he a vay
present help in troithle 'to all i/„,ir missioitarirs ami lli, native Chris-
tians. . . . Tlic Ma.^tir Bnililer mail pi runt till laliiKi iliavn of !<ome
stuiies, hut J/i.<f„iniilalioii stamliih .si/)r, and Jli.^ Iimplf shall ri.-e thr
hiijher anil strouni-r and mon- iitorioiis.
II ritinfj on the Aiiniirr.<afii of the cumminciinent .;/ the Uifiaina-
fion, ur eanm.t foiMir to i/iu.fe „nc vir.<e from Ln'ther's fannirite
psalm .- '• /;-■ ..till, anil knoir thai / am II. J ■ I nil/ I., ,.raJle,l amomi
the hialinn, I leill /„ ,.ra!le.l m tin niiih." If, trust the slnrm will
soon have pas.-,. I „,,,', lail Ihnohjl, all Ih, I,', ..I ,f .l,i,„li is ipair iifmie,
yea, the L„r,l if JIi,-ts is with i/o,i.--lfe ,ire, ,i,,ir hnlhiin. failh/illhi
yours ill the Lmil,
(Si^'ij. liv) The Mi:miu.i:.s , •/•• mr: .l/../,.i)/.i.v Mis.sm.s l;,K\r.i>.
Fi:oM TIIK \{V.\. Dl;. K. K. .Iknkins,
Jloiiiain-'i ^leretary ,f tin ir,sl,i/,in Missioniini Smiilif
My DEMt Ml;. Bi.iioMllM.L — Stennij i.rjiressions of •■imilul, nee
hair i-im-heil you from sister Missionary Sucielies an the ujipallnni losats
yixir Mission has snslaineil. ,/.s / kno2V the ivork of your brethren
anil have met them in China, I have read the tekij rams and informa-
tion from other tumrres hviiniiny details of the Koxer prrsceution with
intense and /h/as/ painful inli re.<t. J'lease aeeipt this u-pression of my
deepest sympathy ami the assuianre if my inre.<.iant prayers that even
these terriUe fres of trial may rather purify than consume (he
ijliirious uoik of the China Iidand Mission. Tn me it never appeared
liv/ijhter, nev.r mme htaannrd, than nine when jvom its ranks Cod is
addinij martyrs in 11 is ijeeat army. Give my Christian love to Mr.
Hudson Taylor, who.se faith has been for many yiors (he inspiration of
us a!l. Phil. i. 12. — Belifve me, yours in the fellowship of our great
Ma.st, r, aJIWf innately, ' £_ /;, Ji^y^iyg^
]'. liroomhall, Esq.
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INTriODUCTOKY
Till-: CKISIS IX rilLNA: ITS ' AL'SKS AND ISSUES
,11. velliMl 8000 miles in ialiml China,
the Unuust.c tyre, anu.n urn ^^^___^^^^ j^,^^,.,^,, j„„,. a
three Mission stations J." ;; \ ,^^,. ,,,,,„,,,, aiilicuUies U- .uake
exeinvlaiy lives, ^ver- stm. i umi hostility to lure.i'uers
kn.. vu the «>s,el Kvery.ne » ^ ' — .^ ,,;,,„. of Chuu.e
was upiKUvut, xv.th causes ^■" \; J' ^,J ai,,,trou- inllue„.e ..t the
.. Uu uan Tra. is,' the > ua.l -l -^ - '^ > ^^,^.,t,,,„i,,, l,v the Chn>t,an
the iut.o.luetiou of railways an.l of the o ^.,„,fucius ; the
U.a,anaa of the so.ial o. e. wl eh - ^^ ^.^^>^,,.,,., ,, ten.poral
;=;S\St;:^;ir-^^^^^^
b;:^\;:i-::;.":;.-^:"-;-=^^^^^^^^^ "^"^
i„u..ntation of the W,.st..TU leave..
upon us. into her archuc a, "»' ,ivilisalioi>, that .tra«;^ely
leaven has falh-u for ..ud or - J . \, ^;,„.„ ,„■,,, I to her, and she
„uu,lea eup of hle.-s,u,' and ^'^ ' f',. ' ',,, h-r in a forei.-n d,vB> and
i---r"'''';rr;:-:ir;:™:t;:. •:;:-". -.^ \r
plan of ean.paiunn>ayhavetob. u^^ • • ■ ^^^^^ ._^ ^,^^,,, ^^f,;,,,.
Lhlievs have learned ;,""'\ " ;\,, ' '^j „,,!,,,„, notl.in, U f.vty
Are,heanni,.-oft!,e(>.ss tob- -^^^^
,.,,,. „f w:al:.v ,n Inna ^ 1 ^ ■ ^ ^^^ ^.^ ,_,,,. .,„„„ n,e
of many, hut .1- Thureh oi ^ '^V^^p.^'^^;,, ,o Ion, as the t'a,aan.
Wood-dvenehed hatlleh. ds j^^ ^J^f „^.,, ;,., ,,on.en are ready to
of our salvafon .s "' .^1' ;> \.^^ ,,;, ,,,vice re.,«ires nur best
fi,ht and die und..r 1 '. ^ ^^ ;,^ ,,. ,i„,,,,i,„ ,„d n>ature ,iud,n>eut.
and ablest uwn. and hAin.- v^'"'^"
Fro rurer --' '" "^ ^''-rf ''""^^^•^•^
/„ Ne,nvstk I'll Mrs. B'-<l'"l>-
I
iNTi;i)i)i'CTui:v
TIIK Cl:l>ls IX rillNA ; ITS i AlsICs AND ISSTKS
Ix 1S0.-> tlif Ili'val Ofoj;rapljical Society of Knglaiid ]nil)-
li.^liL'il :i Tlistcirical Atlas of lln- Cliincsc Eiiqiirt' .sliowiuy
the political iHuiinlai'ic^ nl' < liina'.- many ilyiiastics tVom i;.c.
2L'05 to tlir ]iir>i'iit ti!!ii\ A iiati'iii niii>t lia\i' a woiidrrtul
liistory t'or liiis to liu jKi.s.-ii'lc. aii'i such a iiisloiy indicates
imusiial cliai'aclcri-^tic^. The IxiinwKMlLie of tliis uiicxaiii|i]LHl
]iast has licL;oth'n in ilic ( 'hinanian a I'liiU; of natimi peculiar
to hini-rlf.
It is nut easy f,,r the miliiiaiy iMirujieaii. wiih hi:5 love of
change and adiuirati'Mi fni- the liglitniiii^- like lajiidity of
ni.ideru iiivcntiuns and discoveries, to ajipieciate Ciunese
patrioti>iii. wi'th its lenaciuus love of unehanLied traditions.
In some resp.'cts their mind> and ours are in perfect contrast.
We almiist worship tin? new, while they rescreiice tht,' old.
T' ■ I'liile of an old !-'.ii;,di~h connt\' family in its ;.,'iaiealo;,nes
and heraldry is knowti anioiiL; us. This is nia^nitied a
Inmdredfold in the (.'hitiese clan, with the ancestral hall and
tahlets cwr before ihnn as tlu' cddcf olij(;et of their \enera-
tion. Tlh-ir national pride is the ag.^regate of millions of
such families, eiicouragetl hy a history besides which that of
every oilier nation is dwarfed.
When r.ismarck ami (Jladstone died s(3nie one reinarkeil
that We were [Kissing from the day.s of great men to the
days of clever men. Tills might have been a Chinese
comment. They acknowledge we are clever in mechanical
iuvciitioii. but to them that dues not spell greatness any
MAKTVUKl) MISSIONAIUES
scienlilic facts vrnv.slus,u....al-qH.r.a..>
whom these faels Nvere ""^;'";)", ^,^,, ,,iU:s an bnur
The railway vasscn^cr tv.pel u.^ ■ l - - ^ ^^^, ^^,_
,,,Onuj; unU..s U be a lack ol .h,n. ^ ^^.^^^^^
i,,.,,ly U,.l .11 .r„lian.,lul ■ " "-■_;,,„„^„„,„, Tuu,
„„ 01,1,,,.. u,uM ,,,.;.. ;- ;;; '^^„^, , „,,„.„,,„„„
Abral.a." uK.v W .'" - ^■'" „;,,, ,, cl,i,Kmi»ii.
„„ ,„|„|,u,.„ u, !„. n.m..aH 1' - -^ _^ ,,, ,,;,„ „,,„„<t as
„„„ Coufucms .lr»« or '.'f ,: ,„, ,,„„,, ,„„u
the habits <'i the pa^t i-^ a ^'M
exainple. . i.g f;^.^ ibat the
rnin. lb. e..un.eni..u,, . tb K - - ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^,,^^^^^^
,,,,,,,,, .v,.re nut -«^»'"'^^^ .^' ; „,,t probable tbat t'biua
slnp l>een tree from blame, it -^^ -^,^„„^^, intercourse.
-^"^^^^'^T^^'r':":^-:'t;;:K^
How muib mo,.- .o s . ^^^^^ ^,^^ ^„,^^,^,,,,, c:,une.e
,ncu commence.l to ... ul. k op _ ,^ ^^.^^^
conservatism ami pn.lc >^;' ^^^ ,'■',, ,,a to people so
certain tlnU tbe uusu,^^^^^^^^
widely s.T^^nacil 1^ butJ ^ ^^ .^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^f^^.,,^^^^^,^,
<i,a by tbe u.i.iuit""^ V 1 ,1, conMU.MC-a diincse were
supported. ^'=V""tm:i u I -aemnhy. We .lo
oompelle.1 to make eonce.Mons ami ^^^^.^
,,, say that without a f ^'^ J ^ ^^,A^^!^ ao not know
,pene.l their country to ion.,g. t 1. N ^^ ^^^^^^_
Jhat nn^bt have been, but we do sav tba.
I
1
¥
^k
iNTUoni* T»)i;v ^
al.lr slKiinc :u..l a uaticnal .Uv^rar,- .lial opium sI.uuM luivc
hern tin; r(i>iii> Ixlli.
Tb,; ,.vil c'.MlSCHUrrirrS wllirh IcllnNSva ra.U.nt !..■ unlT-
.<ii..atr,l. Thr i.nsMl.uilV ul' ^^^u^^\u- a liaj^y ^""l '■'"''''^il
ivlatinnship wa. Impek-ssly lo.sl. That Mu.r rlciu.nl wa.
nitr.Hlur.Hl wlu.h has iniul.' all suhM.iu.nl inlLT.ou.-r uu-
wclroUH'. Distrust and lialn.l uuly b'-l In unllicr tmuhl.',
<,vhicli iv-u1i.m1 ill uaav pn-suiv fmni Kumpr and livslic.n-
cu.ssioiis lr"i:i ("iiina. .
TlH'U.nnlv thiv.. yrais a-u, ram- tlu' lalal art, tin' soizin-
of Ki lo-rhau l.v llu' Cermaii:- Fn-m -vrry iM,na "t view
ihis was nil cinn'. Seized in r.m.-c.iucuce .if Uie iiiunler
of twu C'l-man iiiissidiiaiies. a misliaist: of iiiissiims was
ou-viukTLMl, aii.l a Sturm oi an-vr ar.niscd a-aiu^t fvrry-
thCig forri-n. It awnk,' th- -nrd cf the Kun.i„MU iialR.ns,
and till' [Milirv iiT ■' limI) " fiisucd.
China hadahva.ly h)sl Macau, llun-kun- lurmusa, ami
lior suzerainty uf Iv.rea. Alaiichnriu was ..lifpin- tnmi her
v-ras].. \uw Kiau-.hau, I'urL Arthur, ami Wfi-hai-w:,
"hnv invaluaMe harliuurs, wei,' tak-n frum her, and the
partniunin- of China heenme the talk <n Kiirui>e. ( hina
was nul i-nurant, uf this. Tiir writer has smi maps -1' Clima
pul.lished in Chin.-M., uith the su--^esled " sjilieivs ^A mtiu-
fuee ' of eaeh Kurupean I'uwrr dearly deiined. These were
rireulated amun- the ])eople, and lu>t nolhin- l>y translatlni;
Lhr w.irds •■ .sphfivs uf inllnenee " hy " dei,:aidrueies." Whs it
to he expeeted that the iTiine.se IJovemment wutdd ealuily
Ignore the nook published to tl;e worhi umler the tith of
Th^' Bin'k-vp of Chiixi! Should we resp.'et 'hem if they
hail (
At I'ekiu.u' two forces were ul work. One, the lelorm
party, under the Kmiieror himstdf. which sueuld.
To Ui.rt .-uch aL,V!v~>iou l.y n.Ui'.ril d.-Nv|,.p,n> at, by tlu' (>auo;i-
tioii of tlie niussr.^, the puritkatiou ol t!ie a.lmiiii^trati.ni, mv\ iHr.cflul
intenwtiuniil relationship. ... In tiie conservative party, ^vlth the
Empress l)o«^^er lU its hea.l, foreii^n a^'grcs.dou mj^endcred the
oppcsite spirit— a .-piril of re^'istaiiee. 'fhey looked up<.n every cliort
at ivfonu on Kuro,-,..au lilies u.s lUKallcd lor, and a- a pan-levnicr to
the a-t;res.si)r. . . . Thev determined on armed resistance, aim exKiisive
•
MAi;rvi:Ki) Ml^sloNAl;ll•:^^
bodies of troop'i ^v.M. • nii^.a ... .
:;';,!:i::':;;:,r ■:; N,. ...s.. .„...- > -■
„,• u...i-l.ke vorac.ty, hu.-.l,.,.' >■. ! ..il^ ^ ,^.^^^ ^ ^^ ._^,^ ,,_^^, ^,,„„,^
,i,.,\„ ,,i/e ni,on our "'"'•'■'"'"• ^^''^ij ,;,,.«■ venture U. go to nn.u-
-nj;:;njrs';:.;;;s» .:::;;;•;:;;-,::,:■;; '^
our cauHL-.
,e.ohUrl.v I., ^vo.■k out 1:.^ '1 • > ' ,i_,^.,^^,,,„i. i;„,K.r such circuni-
tbat ^var has al.'ea.ly :^ "^' ^^^ ^,,„ ,,,;,! ,i„v,.ru...e,.t cou-
.ent.n, to .u. i_nnn..,liate -;;'-:;; ;;;,^. ^„,,rnor«, an.l o,n.,..an,h.r..n-
behoves, thereiorc. hat ... ^ . ' ,^,^^. ,-,.r,cs au.l a-t t.v^ether
chief thro,.,hotn tlu- ->"' ^; ' ^ , ,;,■ j.,,.aictions, m. u. to present
^Uhout di.lim.t.o.i or i.a.tuul. . -^^J^.^^^ ^^,^,^ encoura^^in- their
a comlnned IV.-.il t.. tl.e '•"'■"■'. ,.,,,';,,,. ,,,e,orvation of their
..U-ersand sohl.er- ';';'^^;';;;;;., ;,,,.„. .oolsteps of .he foreign
bc.ies a.i.l ...it.ve -.1 ir>u ^ "• : 1,11 iv,„u the u.ouths of
a«o..sor. Never sl>o..ld the . d , ^ ,, ,, ,,., ,,, , „„.,nent
„,, bigh otbcals. ,.or sl,,,n.l - M^;!,,^,,^,^, ,, ,,,., .-.th !■■ ■ vu.t
^vilhi,. the.r brea^ts \^ '^ ■ •■ ,,,„„_,,;„;, .,f ,/, her . . .uense
,,,;,, .t,vtchi..g out >.^v... d '";,.„„„, „f ij.babi.ants, .1 only
,Kau,-al r nrrr-. a.ul her I'undred. o . ^^.^ ^ ^^^^^^ ,,,^^
-u1' -'^ ^'" "'■ ^•".' T" ' i' b e ^o e iom a„v .nvaderl Let t.o
M-e.,....t.v. Nvhat,...deed,i>tba to c ^^^ _,,.^,^^^.^. ,.,
one think of umk.nu r-... h J^ uu ^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^_^^,__^ ,j_^
,le.truetion and .pol.at...,. h- '' 'I ;^^. ^,^„. ,,,„!, be made known
,utbless ha,.ds of the n.vadei. .l-J"^-^
to each and all within our don.in.o..2_____ — -
wbe,. thoy were P-}-^ « ; f:';;Ji:;',r? on go..-.. - do . - It wa. tb.s,
?:'l^ ^;::;'":r t!; uln. ti::o:rm:u.s out C- Kiao-eUau.
NTi;(>i>r( roiiv
:\I.'iui\vliilr .ilh.T r.ivcrs wrir ;il woik aiiinn- till';-.'.///-.
C'niKv<si..n- l:.ia 1..-U ..Main.Ml fuv ihr ..].rniu._' u|. of rail-
ways ;up1 niin.v-. I.ana l,;.l In !.• l..a,:-M, ana fnMiu,.nlly
by cninpul-ry sides. Th- KunnKMU and Anu'ricau a-.-uts
were ilMul.tlr<s npiT'hl in all ih-'ir traii'^actinn'^, and paid
lunulsomelv lor all land iMmJil. Tl.o ^.dlor, hoxvov.T, only
received u small jimiion ol' ilio sum ;.aid. The Clnno^o
otliciaN appomtod to ooiidurL no-otiations ].i,ckolcd the
larger shar>'. That ih.' lon-i-n surveyors were i-noianl of
this and l.lamrlrss, -lid not le>srti th.. Nvron-^ of tlio i.rople,
They cur-od ihi' forriunrr -ml his railway, as a new means
wherehy nni.rin.iplod oHieials wero cuahlod to sqm-eze them.
(Iraves'also had to he ivniowd, the h,ni->hin was i.jnored,
the -ood hiek of ,li^tri<'!s was spoiled. I )rouuht and fandne
followfil, — eonehisive proofs of heaven's displeasure.
Another iniporlanf cause of irritation was the jioliey
pnr-ned !,y ilio Roman Catholie Church. Without passin-4
any criticism upon tli<' i>riests as men, the J'olicy of the Church
us"a Church stands revealed to all. < »n March 15, 1809,
after years of pressure, hy the help of the French ^Minister in
Tekinc; they ohtained an edict from the- Chhies.- (iovern-
meiit "uranthiL? oflicial rank to each order in the Temian
Inerarchy. l;ish<ips were -iven the rank of viceroy, viear-
<,'enerals, and archdeacons, the rank of provincial treasurer
or taod'ai, etc. That the policy of i'rotestant nussion.s is
radically difl'ereut from that pursued liy the 1 toman I'idholic
Churches conclusively proved by the fact that all Trotestaiit
missions refused this ollicial status when the Chinese Covcru-
ment sul>sc(iuenily olfcred it to th-ni (^ee .\ppeiuli.x i').
The lioman Catholics, wlm have ever been ready to
assist their ailherents in lawsuits, by means .d' this otficial
status were enabled to more powerfully sujiport their people,
oppose the mandarins, and generally interfere in Chinese
political and leual matters. That nnprinciiild men were
led to seek entrance into ihe Iiotnan Catholic Church simply
to obtain the i)riests' hel]! in courts of luw is only what
could be ex].ected under such circunistancos. Local
clillicuUies assumed serious proportions, and an Auti-
8
MAi;lVl;i:i> MlSSIoXAiniv-
1 , ,,1 ( )iii' wli" '.as li%i''1
Koiiia'iist li'uiiiu ^^'i-
..i.rlit.'on vcars in *'liiiui says:
eighteen }L.i i..,„„po.,n nation., nor recent
noo-ls an,l .uu.no, nor ^f^'^-^^jX^':^ „.« Oo.,.l, ^v.. du- in,-
medi;KC OHU- ot tl... I.OX.. n _, ^^^,^_ ^,^^ trouble begnn
.iti.m to Roman Catlu.lKMn ami the i Uc
u-a« in K'i-cl.on, in IV.o4.n-tu.
„l nrnllKUU'V, til'., 1" ^'" I , II ,1„, tUniOUS
.a.; -,,. ,voo.,i, ;, -;;-"■;:■■;;;;',„;,,■ .,„. ..„«„.
„,„„,.. „„. .,.«. i ....■'■;• ^ ;> „„i „,.. ■• r...vi:...
vain.- 1. IH.'-.tol 1"" "" ;,,.„,,.„ ,,:,<.i.,iis .,!■ in.il
arms? ^-^ '-^ ■•'''". ,ll .numvV Hn-l uut
vulunbl.lKal.onr.lKH.nvntia.» ^" ^ ..„,,,„ .,,• the
ways ana mm- 'H, . -^ CalhoU.s nv..rl..avin:_' m
counlvy AV-v nov ^'^ 1;\_^^^,, i„ ,,„,val u.acinn,
U..lvcunuuct, ana^v,.vno >. o. ^^^^^_^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^
,,,,,,, .„al^^nin.,■onu.^M-;■H^;^^^^^^;^^^^^
Th.Clnn..M;ov..nn...nt.ouiano.l..n^^^^ n.ov.nu.nt,
— -'^''^ ':\''':i/2ran,M'aU.olu.,.as devevly
"ori'iiually anti-ilyna-tu , "'"> Z^' , ,,^„,^^,.i .,,(„ the van-
,11 n ,,i- l,v tlu^ (iovennuent an.l Unuta .>ii
^""n' '^Z. 'inu.^,. .;ov.rnuu.nt is ivsponMM. lor U..
/''^r, J; : , hav. taken vi-, -I ^--^'••^''"' ^^^
sad UKissari.'-- ^^ •. "
I NTI;< UtTt Ti >\l\
tlu- di'liliiTilU" iiltcinj.l I" r.M.Tininat.' \U<' Ini. i-i. rl.-innil
in Cliiitii. ia provrd l.-'ynii.l ;t Wniil.t l.\ Itniini.il .mHcIs iiii.i
,,il„r . I. .run, .Ills 111 t!i'' iiossessii.n m|' ihc AUiftl Covcni-
mcKl.--, iiii'l liy tlu^ lf?t.imuny of ChincM' ..IliriaN mimI iiiitives
JTi iiiaiiv 1' ii;- nf till' Kiiiiiiii".
l\.|l,,il,^ t!r' lil.nk.'sl rdi.'l ,,t' all Was nllC sllOll plX'-,'-
iiant s.nlriHr lL'lr>,'i-ai.la"l all nvrr Cliiiiii I'V ih- KnilTi'Ss
l)u\va,i;rr iliiriii^' laM .Imir. A iVii'iulIy ii.iliw in a
livi-Milier-gi'iirial'-^ Vaiiu'ii ( nnliilciitially iMiiWiMl a ru|.y ol
this tooneofniir iln-nan nii-Mi'iiaiM-. it was as t.illciw-:
Ytinij-i-'ii pill -liiili, ,'/"ii</-rni i'n- hi:'' /■ '' ■■</'"'''• '"""
lori'i'-iiiTs imi^t lie killed, even if the fMiviH;iiL-rs letiiv, tli.y
must still Ik' lalK'd.'
'I'his niucli is said to ri)U,L;liIy iii'liratc tin' rau-'.'s wliich
have nreasi.in.Ml lli.' sad risiii- m wliirh the I 'liina Inland
.Mission, \silh "llier s-rieties, ha- sulfeii-d so se\eirly.
No ivfei-nic lias vrt l.eeii made to the nilieiMiis whicii
ae.aise Missions of heini,' the cause oi' all this tiuuhle.
The iniiiortaiit distinction l.etween the jioliei-'s imisued hy
I'mtrstaiit, and Koman Cilholii' .Missions has hi'eii alivady
siiilK iriitly well imli.al'd hy tiie ivmavks made as to their
respective attitudes towards " ollicial .-tatu-.' .\evei ihele-^s
this vital ditferenee is iittrrjy i-noivd hy iiiM-;t erities.
'i'iie pajH'r,-, whieh u'ive ilieni>elve- most freely to this are
papers whieli refuse to insert rej.lies from the friends of
mi.-sions. Cases cuuld he eitcd, were it necessary, hut as
Mrs. r.ishop, the welhknown .\siatic traveller, recently said,
■■The mistakes of missionaries is a phrase whu h hy
rei)etitiou has acipiired solidity, hnt which when eNamined
is found to have a ratlier va<4ue. hasis."
Viewed from the sjiiiitual stam!]i.'int there is no desire
to controvert the fact that the conllict hetween good and
evil prevails in China as it ever has done and will do in
Itiis world. That truth would only triumph over evil
' It is reported t'lial wlieii lliis lelei,'Kiiii was at.s|.atLhe.l to ihe soiitli ot
China the one wenl shah, to kill, was altereil to /mo, inotect. I von uivesti-
. rttiou two l,i"li ollici^ils, Hsu ehiiiiii-heiif; a!i<i Yiuiii eli'.ii.f;, ronfessed to
havii." iilt.rL.l this tel.urani. Kor this Iminane a -t they were l.oth cut in
iialf. "
^Q m\i;tvi;i:i' Mi>MnN \kii:s
■•Think nntrual I , :pu- t.. , u, I 1 ,,i, a ukim
ai varianro u-ainsl las talhrr .unl Ju „„„,„,,., „.l;,w :
■'"''■''''"^^ '-^ ; ,n> i;ivearous..atln.<anU,om>mm
■''"'''■''" ,:nM,r..an,l a.Mlh ha. 1..-."..
■'"■■■•■■ ;>-'''':;':,;;i:':;;:;;:r,::r «;,,:'. .".."^:'
Ihat t!u> vni.il'.'.litu; ."i M ,,:ritu,l annnoMti.'S is
r.iu t(i 1
ult
onlv what ih,' -■■ivaub
• 'l,M,a l.r.linlhth.h'hn, than Nvlam,
there is nn cuf u.-;« m"''^'1"^ '
sav« ■■—
, ,, ,., ,..„„ „r ;M,v -., 1....U .1 U„- ,;-■.->. ..--uen, .. a,.t.-
„roi.„. Tlu- ....u wh„ looks 'I '";"^ ■;,: ,^^ .;,. projuairo, or boll..
■H'" '—'-"• -- '"-' '""' '^ ■ . --.-r M,.l .11 bi^ l..l..n^mt;s.
„, ,„„ il.,. ,.a.st,n-' -.1 ..1 •■^'■>> •- ,,umot .itb.va to
This U a point of _-r. .1 nuoo, .aun;, a ,...nt
miss
f
1
This
lose
,iyhl of for a ,uM,.ut .a 11..^ tun...
:;i:;:.,::;;";'Lr:-:;r:.;u*,,^n^^^
SlMlU
i\i'i;tti»r< T'li.'V ' •
\Ulll. Mission, rooSA, IM'IA,
Mv nrxu Mu ScoTr-l«:iu.lita IJamal.ai's MuktiVChun h ha. allotl.a
,1„. an...unt, with ...ch ex,.lan..t.n„ as I havo i^nen, ■■.. '••'-l'
;.00 wi.lows una oiIhi-s of Mnkti s Clmivli.
Th.. ,T.sis has .un.,.. :n,.l ll.' > Innvh uf (Jo.l i. l^u-
,„ „.„ ,,,1. stupenaous n^u^slions as to re.m.strurUo,,
.X,v.r l„.f,..v in tho l.istnrv of niissi.ms have su.h .htheult
„;,l .l,.li,.,„.Mn.-linnsrail..ll..- an , ,„..,■. Hn-vurk m
Lfth.l.l !.ath,.n,a.,vr^.th,. lu, ,h..Chu.vh
,,,,asl.tnu^^v.n^^.^,.k^a■a.vv■^al■nourn^^u,unl.
,, ,v..ll as ,n China nvI.m.. ih. n,arlN.> hh,,.! Nvas shed.
We nmst h-k Inr a tulhT life, a n,n,v ..a,au-l zeal a drepcv
consecration. an,l a ,v s„U^l ,l,.,..naina,a,n that the eause
.M'hn.t in China t,n,M he .an i..l f...-anl at ^'H -';<-
The invsenlli.ue,. a tin>e tor earnest i.nver. Mytnen-
t.,us issues are at stake. Hun.hv,!. nf Uve, have already
!,,..„ saeriliee.h hut n,,„n the .etth-uent yet to he nutd ,
.le,en.l not only .1^. Im. and ha,ri'-- -'t tl--utds
„„„,.l„t the ^vhole future of n.ission work mlhina.
n„,, hearts ,o out tu.-an.nne in de..,,e.l sympathy loan
,,,ive Christians. He .ho hade His d»e,ples - 1 ray ye tha
your lli.ht he not n. wtnter ■ knows what jl- r- t
suherinus of IHs , i^e are. Hundreds -".^ /'- '; ^
driven fnuu tlaur hou.es iu sunnn-r are now hahn u ,
,,,. ,„,„.„ins or iu other places, homeless a-^ '^-^^ "^'•
wahoutf 1 or sui.ahle elothin,, dunng the hUter mo t
.,,■ , North China winter. A Shan--^, native ( hn^t n^
wrhin.- on Septen>her l!h says, '^Very luany _ot he
rlai^tuuts have heen wi.hout lood and eluthm^ since the
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MAl;TVi:!:i» MIS^l<tN.\i;ll>
cominencenicnt ..f ll.c ,HiseculuM.. ami i.t lli« pn'soi.l t.iuc
rainhua ii..t vot fallm. Tlu! Cl.risliaiis aro l.t'lpLsH. an-l
,1,,,.,. wIm. l.avo nut boi'U kiUcl J.y P.-xois will dio of
f.,,„i„, ,„„i ...l.l 1 have vonturcl to tako tls. liOO (£30)
„,■ iIh. n.n.u'V wlurli was l.-ft in my hainls and hiw.. sna
it to l'iiij;-yan- to bo distribul.vl amongst the sutL-nng
Cliristiaii><" (sw p. 260).
Sl.nuld WV nn! r;lll to Illilnl tin" WupN nf nUf I.npl.
"Except those -iav. I.a.l Imvo slioiLrucl. lu. ll-sh ^vnula
haw l..M.n saved, hut for the elect's sake those days .slull Le
slwale.i.Ml.-' au.l piiiv th.-i H" wl n.v. fully shorten..! tlu;
dava ni tri:d l-i-i- mav ..graciously do so on... more ^
■ lint wh.u i.-.Ko has heeu r,-stored what will he the
;ilti,u,l.' Ml ih.. Chnveh of Christ t.iuard. tlu' ivu.wed
oppurtu.,, (..■>■ Cluna .an urver a-ain he what slw has
boeii 'riu- v.iv luoveuienl sta on foot for the expulsion
of the hab'd nniuvations has done more during' the last
l,.w innnths t.. defeat itself ih.iii !,i;iuy ye;irs nf ,nl,M nal i-nal
iiit r nur>o i-udd possibly Imve aee(inipli>hed.
l-ckin- has l.(vn almost redueed to ashes, ih^' i:n.i»iur
Mud I'.mpr.-s Dnwa^.r liavc breome fu^'itives, th- palaces
of'tiie S,,i, nf ll.MVi.i- have been luni-d inl-- l)arrack.s
fur ll.r foivi-'U s„ul,r.-, llu' Temple of Ibaven has been
nrnf.nrd bv the looL nf ih.' - barl)arian V lb- anrrstral
tabids „[■ all lb,. ,.mi.erors of tie' l.iv.^.'Ut .lyna-ty have
been sent b. Kump., tb. Ibu.-lin mllf^n and hbr.uy— the
vvrv citadel nf lb., sdinlaslir i.ii.lr "f (■hMia--have been
hurnrd -bu..-in..l bv the llann. nf anli- fnivi^'M passion
kiudl.d bv tb. Ivaipi.-^s Dowa-er herself. " Wirkediiess
has nv.Tllunwn 111. .i.in.r." What lb. de.lrurtion ol
.Tc.rusalem did in niakm;.; the nld nrd-T nf .iu-laisn, m.-
possible, this (Mta.'lvsm has in measure d.n. Inr ( lima. _
I.-,,, ih.. <'voaWv IV l..ni and bnundless opportunities
which we believe in ansuvr m pray.r Hod will -ive, the
Church shouUl arouse herself.
In America a notable contVrenre has recently bcu hdo.
cnmpns.d nf dcb-atcs iVoui all the foreign. lui-ionary
societies in the United Stales and Canada winch had work
iNTi;<»iir< Tdi.'V
i:?
Ill Cliiiii. The report of that ).Mtli.Ting should Im3 slutlifd
l.v :ill iiii'ir-icil 111 (liiii.i. Till' report says: —
Cloar, hlii'ii^, uiiil uii.iiiuuoii.-. wan llic luitt! tliat O.mI w li uver-
lulu thin (li-lurliaiKf fur tin- I'urtlaTuiicf nf llii- (lnHpfl, that ju.-l as
thf most hUtcthHful i-ra of iii»*>ii'iiiirv w(irk in liulin Inllowed tlic
Mutiny in Iw.'.T, *.i. will u m-w iluy for ("hiiia <iati- limu the
HiixiT riots .4 I '.mil, tlmt not only »houl<l i'Vltv tlestroyod Htati.n !»■
i.l.iiill, 1ml th ii iil.iiit .nlioiild 111' made for rfinforcfinouta and iin n ^l^. d
ex I lend i 111 ir, in onliT that tln' Church of (Jud may seize tlh' limiiit;
Blialf^'ii- o|iip.ittuiiitv In uiii China h'l Chti.-t.
The Chuicli ul' God is ciIIimI ii|,nii tn-day to iimiis.' hcr-
Kclf, to incpiui' for an opjioitumly wliit li, it iic^,'lf( Inl, iii.iy
iicvtT collie aj^Miii Sir Holieil Hart in liis artiele in the
Fortiiiijhtlii Jifcii'ir nil the present, tii'iiMes says: —
Th.il the fill nil' will have a "yellow" nuui-lion — ipri!i;ii.i a \.lln\v
'• [uTii " I., ili.il uilii, i^ a> tortaiu as that the sun ^vlll >liiiir lu-
niorrow. li.W'.ia ita a]iiioaranci; he didayod, or ceiiil iti ■!, cr I'V an
ui'tion takun idw turned into harniK >*- < h.ininds ? ... Il the rowers
tiiiihi ;i^T('(! aiiHini; thfiiisi-lvcs and ]iarliti»)n Chin.i al en( i ... it
is jH)s>il.i.' lli.il the |i.M(.' l.)ving, law-aliidiii^,', indiistriiais Chiniini.in
iniuht h.- kr].l in l.adiii,' .-.trirri^.s. ... Or if, in >\nli: of ullh/ial
opi.n>itii>ii .111 I |Mi|.ul;ir iinl.aion, Cliiistiiiiiity were to make a iiii;;lity
.idvance and .-o ^^jiiead tlin>u^,'h the land as to ronvcrt China into tlie
tVifiidlii'st of trieiidly I'owi-r-, and the foremost ])atron ol nil tlial
niikes tnj- ]Mi, ,■ and j,'(i(>dwiil, that too weiild jaiek the Ho.ver I'alloon
ali'l di-|"-i-r the noxious i,Ms whirh threatens to swell the race-hatred
lirof^raiiiuie and ]jiii~-ii .ind ini|"iil lie uniM',- liilure. . . . N'l.thin;,'
bat a iiartilinii — a dlllieall .-iiid iiiilil.'Iy iiitrin.itii.n.il seltleiiieiit, la- a
miraculous sjuvad of Cliri.~ti.anil> in it- 1m...; leiia :! net iniiie.--ihh-,
but scarcely-to-liedio]ifd-for, leli.L'ious triuiii|.li will o -fi-r, will avert
this result. Is either tlie (aie or tlii' <pther within the limits of jiracli-
( il jMilitii> ur |iia.rtiiMl ]aii|i.i>;.indi>m I
The lirst ipiestinn i.s for l\w (lovernnients to settle, the
secuul lor the Churcli of ('hrist. k liii^.s in our ears us a
(iistiiiet rlia,lh'iii,'e. Wliat shall the answer lie ^ Tliat it is
within the limits of praetieal piop,i;j;a!iilisni must be true, or
Clirist would lievel' have ledl His ]ieo].]e tlie eollilliand, " Go
ye into all the world and preach the (iospel to every
creature." To us lielotiL,'s the responsihiiity of risin;.,' to llie
possihilities of faitli and eonseerated aeti.ui. We are not
.straitened in Christ hut in our own allectioii^. Oh tliat
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MAinVUKn MISSIONAKIKS
cheChmrhofChrU wnuM rise .nd mn,. - U- Uu- ..Ip ot
the Lnnl a^aiu.t ih'' .n.^^hiy.'- Tlu. laud ul Lhm.^ h:..h,-
oume cuus.,.nae.l l," ll,. LI 1 ^'f U,s s.rvunts. llu■h^•.s
l,ia ,l,.,vu call for f,vsl. v.,lun .rrs. Th. su Icnn.us ot the
faithful nutivM'hnstiuns pLa,! alVcsh the Ma..ao,nan cry.
.'(•onu.uveraua h.lpus.- '• Al.uv. all th. Saviour peacU
with hanasNvhir!.Nv..n. pi.rr.,! fur nur nMU.n.i.Uon, pl-l-^ '^y
His a.'nnv and bln-.ay sweat, hy H.s cross a.ul r;ss.uu, an.l
l,v dial .^anin, ol' th. Holy (Ma.sL which is the inspiration
,;,\ stivn.Mhof n.isMons that His Chu.vh at last will ri^o a-
one man 'to obey UU last ..onunaiuls-yea, pleads with her
that the measure m' her lov. lo her brethren uuiy bo noth-
iiiu' less tliau lb- measure of Hi- "wn.
THE PJROVINCE OF SHAN-Sl
L l...gh., nor a.,.li nor -- '"^^,^.^^, ^^ ,„ ,,,,,., J..«. our
.e,>arate u< from th. lov "^ ^ -
t-ppar
THE PROVINCE OP SHAN-SI
TiiK province of Shan-si, situated to the west of Chih-li, i.s
more than equal in area to Kii-land and Wales, and has an
estiruiited poi)ulation of from ten to twelve millions.
Missionary work was commenced in this j.rovinco in
1.S76 ]>y tlie China Inland Alissiim. During 1877-78
til.! l.rovince was visited with a terrihle famine. Durin-
this time of sulfenng, large sums of nionev sent from
Kiigland ,iud. America were distributed in relief The liber-
ality then shown Ijroke down much of the auti-forei-n
I'l-ejudicc. and missionary work opened with and has con-
tinue.l und.T favourable conditions. ^fore recently the
province has became notalile in commercial circles thVou-di
the imi)oitant concessions obtained bv an En-dish and
Italian syndicate for working coal and iron minesrin which
minerals the ])rovince is especially rich.
-Missionary operations in this part of China may be
roughly grouped under four .iivisinns, and under these
ai-couuts are given of those who were martvred and of
those who have escaped.
1. The South : worked by the Swedish Mission, which i.s
■'lldiatod witli the China Inland Mission.
1'. The South -Central: from K'u-wu to I'in-'-vao
worked by the Ciiina Inhiud .Mission only
:3. The North-Central; with T'ai-yuan-fu. the provincial
capital, lor its centre, worked by the Baptist Missionary
society, the American Hoard, the Shou-yang Mission, and a
I'nti.li and I ..reign I'.ible Society representativ(^
4. The Xor.h; worked by the China Inland Mis.sion
f
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MAinVKKI' MISSIUXAKIKS
^"•' n ' 1 . n< vLv. Whv then has Shan-s.-excU.sne
"""' •! li vher. such serious lighting took rlac.
-""■" ^^^"^''^ \., ,,„ve; of Lh.. olhcials in swaymg
'1"'- ■"'-^"■'- ^'■"■''^^ ' ri^l ..na also emphasises then
"T^r'J'lr " the lather ot the Uoxers," ^vhen 1'reh.et oi'
\u-hMeU, U". „,,,.,nise>l a hand of uieu he
Tsao-chau, in Shau-t..ng, ha>l ^^^^^ j^ is'JO he
.died ■' The vatruA. hanuouy ^^ ^; j^\/^ ' s,,,,,ong
.as rapidly proanotea ^. he (.osj^l ^
S. I'. I'rook, ol the b.l.*'-, ^^ ^ y^^.^y.
- I'RiO Y.i-h.ieu NNas sunuaoiiea to Ukm, -m
;,uh-k,a took over lus ^^f^:^ ^'l ,, ,< the Tsung-b
Su. Claude M-lonald,m hi.^.M^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^
Yamru nu .laiai '.1} "^ ' ' ' ' ; .,:,,,,i,. of the late Governor
thrnu.diout the xvhole province, stiirm^. up I
TiriC I'ltUVIXf.'E OF SHAXS!
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Hi'ip t'li iiMist, lie (lis]ikM<L'(l, t'(ir if uol, wliy was thr rain
withln'M ' 'J'hc 1,'oils wiTe aui^ry ln'caiisr hiiruirt'ds of tlif
C'lirislian- had I'casud to Wurship thcni, tlicir luck was 1 A
hoeausL' fun-i^in'i-s wrrc violaliiiLC iheir /mi/s/n/i lu iutro-
duciuj,' machinery fur cual and iron mines, and liy survev-
iuj,' fur r.iilways. S]iecially su]ierstitious, tliey were easily
persuaded into ludievinj,' in the lidxer-' magical powers
and iiivulner.iliility. Perhaps, as was asserted l,y some, the
foreigners were the eau>e (if all their calamities, — thev
certainly were of the (ijiiuni curse, - what hetter than to
emhraee their uiiiiortuuity, welcome these invulueralde
Boxers, harn ihrir arts tiiemselves, and make a clean sweep
of all ciineerueii ' Tlie mwdy element jiresent eveiywheru
soon joined them, and tiie more respectahle people, being
uuarnji-d, had uo jiower to resist. Even the niaudarin.s
could do nothing, for they soon found the (Government
would not suiiport tliem in their elforts to crush the rising.
])uring the early days of the troulile many v[ the
oiticials commenced to suiijircss the IJoxers, and even
threatened to test their invudni'raliility with a foreign riHe,
but tinding such a course would and did '.iring down upon
them the (Jovernor's displeasure, they had practically uo
other course l)ut to yield. To the credit of several otlicials
be it said, that they warned the missionaries of the dau'-er,
and assisted some to escape,' and the prefect of Fon-chau-fu
even went .so far as to protest against Yudisien's commands.
The Boxers went alwut with flags iieariug the inscrip-
tion Fni;/ Vhi Mirk Kiaa. — -^ By Imjierial command ex-
teruunate the Church," and at lirst linuted their hostilities
to the native Christians. They were organised into tjiree
classes : —
1. To tight for the Empire. These were sent to I'ekiu.
2. To light for the gods. These were to attack the
missionaries and native Christians.
■J. To tight for their homes. These were to stay and
defend their own native villages.
Elder Si of the Hong-tong Ciiurch was the tirst to l:e
' 6l-i- pi.. J-J, '/sf,.
MAUTVRKl) MISSIUNAIUES
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.. 1- 1 TlK. r.nx.Ts (Uloird his l>ou,. and seriously
'""'^ ^Ml^^.:^^-o.A-^-^n. th. sale. Ouc .t Dr.
mT AV u Wst, acts as a nu.hcal missionary was to
M,ll..r A\ •'- - ;•; . ^ ^^, ,,,, ,i.,er's ho;no, . Jislauce ot
travel ''""^ ''"":^'"'"/ ',11 ,,,,t could he done to Rave
about twenty mdes, to do all that i,,.,„vered
the elder's life. It is not yet known whethi-r he uco%trt
or x.ot Ms. Hs. the widow nf the late pastor Hs,, wa
' t eked Id rnhhed ui her hoau., .nd she and her a,ed
1^ w ^ hotl> hadly heaten. Although .he attacking
:^, vere arrested, larger V,auds of l^^^xers caine, and the
d.rin had no other course than to hherate t^^^.u^
When however, word came Iron. I'ekin as to the sta e
0, Utters there, the Boxers w^.e ^'^ l^- JJl-^^,
for,i.nu.rs and regarded them as the special ohject ol thui
S With wdiat sad consequence ,he following accounts
tw -some critics havehlamed the --"-- ^^ -
1 f.r lenin- their V'^ts in time ot danger, other
Sfh::. '^a^d the missionary authorities 1.^
"^ mn them earlier. Such criticism revea s ignorance
• Ual situation. Those who read the iol owing l«g^
will see that none were afraid to die, and none kit thtir
:;:!,:: :!itU actually dnven , ait All who -d escape^
hter lUv knew what it was to die daily, and mauj o
tlner.diaore than those who were speedily r.i..ed
l,v death frnm sulferin,' and agonising suspense. Om wh.
'. s ed m a letter to her parents, when speaking o
r\:;:/died upon the road, S.K1'' I need i.tco^^
-lu' fict tl>at wlam iourneying, a lew more ot u would
h:ve llh- g.,ne. However, the Lord has seen ht to .pare
"^•;v;rr;:r;^.odhasheengloiihedbyt^
o, Hi servants, ami His grace has been magniiiM by the
ChWt -like spirit in which all these sutfl.rings have U..
^1 aid The letters, most of them nut written lo
:; i.n, and some of tl.m privat.- and to per.nia
riends, ,e^..al a .pin, wlu.h .hould be an n.pira
all ^vho ivad th.m. The nne .p'-t^'d above, m tlu sue
ter ..id: - Tbe .uflerings and pviv.tuais we cnduied
UK I'KiJVIXCK or SHAN-SI
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cuiuiot lit' tdlil, ami 1 ilii not want to tlwill iiiiun tlieiii.
'I'lu^ ^Master suili'icil, sn must we i'dllnw in Ifis t'ootsti'ps,
at least it is ri'Sfi'vcd tor somus to do so. Ma\- He accept
how \vc Imiic it fill- His name's sake. I can truly say —
even I'ni- the little mies i>\' the ]iaity — no hatred seemed to
be felt. Those of the children who knew a little compared
it to how desus was treated, and spoke aliciut the naui,'hty
soldiers who treated Jesus liadly." Mi-, iinii Mrs. Saunders'
iittl(> .lessie, a^^ed seven, who died on the road, saiil when
they were stoned and heaten, •■ Tliey tr(\ited Jesus like this,
didn't thi-y. ludther?" To rnntinue the alio\c ([notation,
the wriiiT s.iid: " {'lease do not lie >ur]iri'<ed or fri,Ljhlened
if you see wild re]iorts in the ]iapers. It is a time of
iiatred le^ainst the Chinese, and many are therefore j,dad
of any excuse to alur-^e them. Thank (!o<l, we hear them
no nialiee, and can truly say. ' Father, forgive them, for they
know not what they do.'"
it may he asked, how has the information reuardiiin' the
fate of many of those who have been murdered in Shan-si
been obtained ! The Sdurces have been many, and we
believe in no case have the Mission authorities at Shanghai
regarded any as beinLr murdered without authentic informa-
tion. We are specially indebted to one nol)le native
(-'hristian, a man of considerable aliility, who has done
yeomaa service. This man, whose name we do not publi.sh,
has urbanised a secret servii-c with native Christians as his
helpers, who have, at the risk of their lives, travelled
throughout Shan-si to obtain all the information possible,
and to succour any if not too late. Four of his letters are
published on ]ip. 2G4-26S, which letters bear convincing
testimony to tlie faithful and noble service performed by
these brave fellows.
For the sake of clearness, all memorial notices and liMters
concerning thi;~ province are arranged under the four
divisions mentioned at the beginning of this chapter.
J If
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M
Ai:TVt;i:n misstoxaiiiks
1 lIVI.-IilN
I. Thk S\VK1i1>II Mi>^I"N
,; acMuauU Mr. in^.u whh .1>:„ had lak,-,, , u a
ru-n-MU au.i t,. n.iuesl, ll.al all the Ssv.a.s shuul- lea^.
,":,„ ,u. su,l thai tlu. Emvress Dowager, hoi-m,
iLll.rsWc.aa 1.. su..s.lulJ.aa n,n>n>.n..a to urgan.se lu,
..,s, ana l,aa n..iii.a all „lU,.,al. that <--'"- --
„, ,,„;..Mo be ,n.atea a. ,u..sts. Tins o, , .ur.'. ;..!> 1 .
Lia^auu.'aecorain,tn(nuueseai!.l,aaae.y. ih- ian-ta,
however, vn.iuiMMl Ml. M"i'i'i'ai. H
,,ve a .peeial ,.a-~l.nn a.ul e.nrt nn he ..-a.a
SweaenWasnullikelvlnlK.mVulveaiUtheWa..
Xnt re.aUn^ tl>e >ev..UM>es> ..r .he sUuafn,. hnwe n
U,; Ssvea>.h lV,enas n.aae u. hurry ahout stavfn,, hu
,,,,,.Uv.veveuhl,p.a to leave m.rea, haste, hyn..^^
the -pn-^re hmuuh; 1- '"'av uv.m then. h> h' otti i, 1, .
;:/:;ru:ato,,en.auywayn.,.nsihK..h.,aatney^^^^^^^
s 1(1 this, they luul
veceivea a large siiiii dt mniie\ hn UiL uainiii_
evei/annther aay. Smurlune vreviou
ana tiu^nuu^ey. not, having hee„us,.a,tl.yMt^
,har..e ef a trustea native Chn^t.an, h.r the help ut.n>
,..• .uav.s who nnght he n. neea. Th.^ --;^-;-; ^ ,J
juerciful vv'visi.n h.r nm, . lew, as the lettei- i-MutMl
on lip. -!t')"i, 'iiiT >hnw.
aving startea, they. Kule their way n>t. the ne,.hhou-
in. province uf Shen->i, evossmg the ^ ell.w J.v- at la-
hinj-kuan, ana ., satelv reaehea ^--'>'Y'';:; 7?^
S !,-i. Hevethev were n..tk,uaiy treated hyt^he.etmg
;:,;;.™.. Tuan. Theeo.nageanae,,u.tesy,^tlu>omaal
This oll'irul luxs since I'.-.n ,U'gW'K-a.
(
ar
his lile h
i'HK l'l;nVIN{ 1-; 111' >ilAX-Sl
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su])]irossril ami issiinl a rnuntcr ]ii-,Hl,iiiiatiiin nf his nwii, in
whicli iIr'Si' wnrds urcunvil, ■ 1 1 \n\i kill liir<c uiqunteLlrd
anil weak I'nivi-iins il will ]h- iirithtT Iminain' iiur valm-ous."
Words such as llii'<i' indiiatc a iKiliility and iiidfinMulfnue
tif mind which wduM ilo nv/iit \" any ])riiplc, and are a
iv\i-lation as li> ihc ]ii)s>iliilil ics jiosscssed liy ihis nation,
wiii(di is in ilan^jcr <it' liciiiu' niisjudLjL'd, ln'cause a few
iHiWfil'ul and csil mm \r<\r stirrutl u]> the viler im.ssious of
an .asily-dcccivtil ]ii'(.]ili'.
No trwer than nin'iv Inrri.Linfis owe their lives to
(idvernur Tiian's nul l^ fi.ndiiet. !\liny nl' tlir~r riTi-ived
iVom him ihtsi'IiIs nl' t.a, ]irii\ isinns i'nr tin- luiid, and cveu
[ler-^onal kfi'iKaki's in the shape nf old and i.ive ("hinese
coins. r>y his nrdeis they were sately eseoiied even
Lhrou,i;-li tenitory not inujicily under his juiisdielion, and
he also teleL,a-aphed to Viecioy Cjiani!;-! liih-lonu for a
_imlnpat to he sent Up the Han river to meet these travellers,
who journeyed hy boat tVniu Kin-t/.e-kuan. This i'rieudly
letion was jiroliahly the niems of sa\iii,L; the lives of not a
t'ew, as ^[r. rari<er's li-ltiT, i|Uoled liclow, shows.
IVlongin:; to this Mission wi'ie three Swedish ladies,
who were working' in North Ilo-uan, in a di-triet connected
wiili ! he South Shan- work. The -tovy of llieir e.-^cape,
IS toll! iiy Miss Anderson, one of the tliree. will he found
ander the Ho-nau I'rovince section (\i. iT.O;, as it ,l:X'o-
_;-raphieally helon;js to that ]irovini c, althouuh oliicially
connected w'th the Scjuth Shan-si Swedi>ii Mis-ion.
Extract from Mr. (lior-v I'arker's letter, illustratin.L; the
uv)nd result of (lovcrnor Tua.n's telegram to Viceroy Chang-
chih-tonL'; : —
(Tn tlif hii.:li\v,iy lirlwu-ii Hankow aiiil Si-.-iu is n weJj^'O nf
ild-iKUi with a m-dil Kiu-t/A-kuati. The llsif-fiii (iiiajni; Leu sent
I hirthday iircsent to the Chen-t'ai (ctihaiel) at the now notorious
Xau-youg-lu. The t'hen-t'ai passe^i on a telegram from the Empress
l)owfi;_'er containiiiL,' the order, " Wlierevcr you meet with foiTi;,'ner.s
vi.n nnist kill thi'ni, ^n<\ if they attempt to .scape, y.'U still must kill
them." The Il-ie-l'ai assured me he had not se.-u the teli;4ram that
ills messeriLier Su liad laou^^lit and allowed tu he freely copied. lie
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mai;tvi:!:i) .Mi>>i«»NAiiii:s
Bor.lru..ll,.r n.csMM.->T In ihr N,in-.v,.n- ••l.rnl.u .i-Un- |..f .I.ti.nto
0,(1.T-, MlM l-ro,,,-'..! to I.lotrct 11» tiv.' .lav- I ir-vi. 'Il.l- "-^Ul
l.nm.^lit l.ark a ].n. ■' ....itinii, ,1 .Ic-l'atrli, au.l a Int. i. '1 li.' pn- aina-
tioti li.Ti,„.,l ri..l. Tho .l.-^i«>f"l. f..rl.i..lc ].■ t.vlion, an.l a.M..ltliat
Ko-nai, .!...■> nnt .v.n^ni- ll„. Vairi-tsi a-.v. .nnit. 'll..- l.'tl.r ■■u\rlr.\
lUtiT i\t(tiiiiiiatioii.
H.' 1 iTiuittfil om- fwaiu- next dav an.l prniin-.a tlial all tli.-
1,,, 'I, itv, nl)(.ilt 200 rnsi's for Kaii-Mi au.l Slim >i >tafioii.N a.^ wH a.>
,,m'..«n' things >li""'<l ll^s I'rtsiTv.'.l. mil.' lu' \vciv mii..iv.m1.m1 or a
l.aii.l w,i.- M'lit [.iiriK.^i'v to \v..rk (li-tMntinti, sii.li a- llu' ^^nvcriiur
iiad tliv.atrii.d :ipiiii>t tin' Italian iiiissionaiio- .1 1> 1. ii-yaii^', a
f,.rtiti.-(l villa-u n.-ar Nan-vaii- ^V.■ ]aifi.n^c.l t<. v-^r.qu' cluiii.,L; \hv
live .lavr.' ^'ra.■e al..M- with tli.- Duii.-an SIhwU partv, lut ll.-'
assurances of tl,r 1!- -fai l.-.tli 1.. lli. m an.l 1.. 11- .■an-..! u- t.. .lelav
t.. lie!], tlie vaiti.- tliat w.ic f..ll..\viM- tin 11, a .iav .T two lel.iiul eaeli
,.tl,.i. TJK- thinl pailN, Mr. I'-11<'- tl'<- S'A,,li.h Missi.,11) from
Shaii-i. airive.l aii li'.nr later tliai; tla- Miiiu-l lu, -,-te„'.T. ami vo
left next ni'.ininf,' with them.
After .air lu.at- lia.l -l:.rl..l. tie- H>ie.t'ai ;jave ll..' CImii t'aM h-tler
to his MilM.r.lin.-lt.', the 'fieii-t-.M- .liout.'natit . !!.■ iiuni.'.liat.'lv
onlereil t«.Ive nnlitii L. ne.uiit l...rM- .m.i f.t.h u- ha.k. I'.ef.re
,lavl< ih- ll"-i"Ii -uuIhuI fn.ni ('h.nij,'-rliih-tnn- nut th.' I'lUv. .-.)
tiiat ^^]»■v \]v twelv.' hor-emen f.mn.l that cmr ].r..t. .t.ii- u.ie lu-ie
minier..u^ nn.j Letter arnie.l than theni-elve-. th.v r.turn. .1 mel
rep.irte.l tliat they ili.l 11. .t .hire t.i attcMiqit the aiie~t.
Tim- Wr al. all!.' thankfully tn vcrnfd that all tllf
nieiiil..i> ..r the Swc.lisli Mi>-inii. t..-vilirr with all Shrti-<i
worker^, w.'iv >ar..ly rsr.irted tn Haii-kuxv. This, titiih')
(If,.!, i-, eii!ii-lv .liK' t- the liim attiluil' <>!' \\u' (.liieial.-,
loiicciin'il.
lt|V!<I.>N II. ^SOUTil CENTKAI, ,S1I.\N--1
The iv)...!! nf this (lislrict niiliapiiily is awiiil. Ol tiie
ini.-sinii.irit- i.r the China Inland Mission lalioui'in;j; iieie
thill\ -one have lnvn called UliOIl to -.iltVel' llu' Inss of
Ihcif li\es, whili' niii.'teen have e.^eajied t.i lland^ow.
r.iief laenitirial nuliees (if lho.se in.iHyri'd are given
helow, hilhiw.'d hy aeiotmts of the escaj t others iis tohi
by some iin'inliers of tlie several jiarties.
Mi-> i I 'I I II -I Mill.
Ml-- I .1 M I ■!> II I I ■ 11 ' TV ll.
I'll
Ml" I. M 111 \\^M\N
\IK->. Al I' I. Vol Ni,.
MK. IdllN VOINli.
\n ■ i . 1 ' l: 1"^
\n^^ A. 1.1 hui.ii.
Ml;. \M' MK~. ' ■• M ' "^ >l.l > ■
. .-.UC fttXCii-
Tin-: i'!;()\'f\(K or shax-si 2:'
I'lii' n.iiiir-, (if tliMii' kiiuwn Id Ii,i\c Imtu iii.iityii'il m
tlii.s (li-trn I :ir.- : —
Miss Wliiti hurdi. Ml»^. M. 1!. N.itliiii.
MiMs S.aivll. Mi.s K. M. Ili',iv»iiiaii.
Ml, aii.l Ml-. M.Comirll ,111.1 Mi-s l)..l.«<m.
cliiM, Ivuuirtli. Mi.ss K. <'. Iliirri.
Mr. and Mrs. Voiin^'. Mr. iuhI .Mi-. I'lit ,iiMi \W'
Mi.-<>* T. A. KiiiL.'. cliililivii, .Mai;.Mi tt.i un.l .M.uv.
.Mi.iH E. liiuloii. Mr. W.mkIi.iIIV.
.Mr. ami Mi.^. l)iiiir.iii Kay ah. I Mi. I), li.ur.itt.
cliilil, Jiimii'. .Mi, I'. .\. <>_■!, n.
Miss F. K. Xatliari.
Ilrlniijiri'^' to ihi^ (li.-ti ict Iiiii iiiail yiT.l in T.ii-yiian-li;
iiii'l n.'.r r'ni-clMii-l'ii r-cr I)i\i>-i(,i] IN, |,. 1 UGy : —
l»i'. .111.1 Ml-, William .Millar .Mi-. .M. Cl.ii k,-.
Wil-i.ii aii.l .liil.!, Alfxaiiili'i. .Mr. and .Mi-. I,iiii.lgii-ii.
.Mi.«.H. J. Strvi'ii.s. ,\l|,- .\. KMi.'.l.
I'.floiiu'iii.u t(i tlii,>^ (li.strict Imt imirtyrcl ulicn travelling.
Ill- (li.il in coii.-ciiui'iin. (if wijiiiid^ and ill-trratniciit : —
■Ml>- I'"- •'■ <■.... |"i ail.'! ilul.l I'll, 1. and Alien duu.jlitcr.-* ol' Mi .
liniiiiei.l. and Mr.-. A. R. Saiind.T-^).
^li-- H. lii.v. Maiv and Ivlitli ;.lau:.;litor> of
Mi>s M. !■;. Ilii-i.ju. .Mr. aii.l .Mr-, A Liillcy ,
y\i<. A. ( ll'ivrr aii.l inl'aiit. Ftilli.
."-^till living,', ami lifinj; protcctiMl in Tai-yuan-t
It
Ml-, r. A. ()-rcn.
.Mi-- 1-;. ( 'li,ii.iiiaii.
Ml. (iralMiii .Ml Kic.
-Mi-s M. ]■:. \V,iv.
l'"'ii- inrui'iiiatioii concerning tliu.-c IndimL^in^ to this (li,.<-
I ri. • wliu cscaiiiMl, .'-('I' )i. tjij.
I'iir tullowiiiL;- liritd' nicniori.il not ices of the aliovc
hunourt'd dc.id h.ivc lucn written liy their jicr.simal friends,
witli 1 he (It'.-iie th.it (JmiI whom they serve(' may hi
luiLMiitied. We would earnestly commend to the prayers
ot (iod's iieo])Ie the hereaved jiarents, oi]ihaned children,
and sorrowinL' relatives, nor would we I'ornet the scattered
native Christians now without their lieloved leaders.
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MAUTYl;i-:i» MISSIOXAKIKS
.AIISS K.MILV WIHTCliUKl'H
IJi.\'i-I. SlIAN-SI
Sutrori'il martviilniu ;.t Hi ui-i nn .]\\nr ■'.(). UiOO.
While we rejoice that now "they see His i'ace," \vr sorrow
lor till' precious lives cut short in the midst of faithful, joyous
-ervice, ami for no one moie tliasi our beloved sister. Miiiily
Wliitchurch. wliom we wei'C privileu'ed to know verr intimately,
.mil whoso hfe has heeii an inspiration to all lier fellow- \corkers,
as well as a sweet savom' unto !i >d, and tlu' means of salvatiiin
10 many l>oor, dark Chinese. Ahouc sixteen years a'.'o rdie heard
from Mr. Hudsou Taylor's lips of tlie need of < hiua : it w.as
frod's call to her, and, with the loviiiu', i,dad, childlike ohcdienee
whidi always cliaracterised her life, she responded — terrible .as
the thought of ■j.iiiwj, was to hi-r at first — " If Tliou art calliu'^
ine to go, I know Tlion wilt pve me strength, and I am willing.
Miss Wliitrhurch reached Shanghai i!i April |SS4, an!
shortly afrrr M'ent to Chefoo, where, ibr a few years, she was
engaued in work at the School fei' ,^^ ' 'Uaiaes' Childie.i, in con-
nection with the late Mrs. iiu-sell. . uh loving intensity and
devotion thes(- two si>ters lahoured in faith an.i 'irayer, and
nianv are the testimonies to the deeply ^piiitn.al 'i-k done —
every girl in the school profe>sing to be a Christian when tiiey
gave nil tlic work — as well as tlie splendid educational standard
attained by the school iluring their management. Meanwhih
they did what they cou],l tor tlie Chinese women, ami several
Were converted : but their heart> yearned to go forwaid to the
more needy ones beyond, and, in the autumn of lss7, they \vere
.set free from school work anil went to iliao-i in Shan si.
There dear Mis- Whitci.uich has laboured '■ nmie abundantly "
ever since, with tlio exception of one short \isiL hotne about
six years ago. viod has graciously owned and blessed her
service of love ; and the many precious souls sa\i'd, demons cast
out, sick ones healed, opium smokers reclaimed, testify how
mightily God can use «,/),' yieldeil life. Her tru.-t in (bul was
uniformly sim]ilc and strong, which made her like a sumbeam to
every one r mnd her. She ttijnu.'.l trusting and >ervi ig Him,
and, in times of jihysical weakin'ss and intense trial of various
kinds, her child-like faith rf)se iriunijiliant over every obstacle.
As we tiiink of the beloved home-circle who mou.u her lo.ss, the
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iii:iiiy fiicinls wliu led ilie jMinrei now >i](' is Lrniic, aiiu the sorely
liiTraveil ruttivL' C'hri^iiaiis to ulioiii she? was uvi-rvlliiiiir, our
lii-;irts lilei'd. We ouiiiiot iiiulorstand all our Father allows to
liaj.peii ; we can only trust His love ami wisdom, and wait A)
l.(ii,u\ May He who canie to hind u|) tiie hrokcii-hearic<l jioiir
into these wounded hearts His own conit'ort.
K. .I.\NK .Tllil).
Workinj^ at a nei:,'hliouriiig station to Miss Whitchurch, it
was my privilege to meet with her constantly. It was always
a JO}' to see her at our Ikjusc with her liriglit cheerful counte-
uatire, and times siirnt at Hiao i have proved of real spiritnal
refreshment. It would not take her lon,u, wherever she went,
to win th<' afl'ection of the ('liiuese, and those who once matle
hei' ac(|Uaint;uice nexcr foi-got lier ; they would rememher woi.is
>he spoke to them, and I ha\e known many occasions when
.such words had deeply atiected their lives.
I')Ut out,' thinks of hei' more specially surrounded hy beloved
Christians for whun she had lahoured in jirayer and tau,';ht for
s(j m;iny years. In tiie mornings and evenitigs she woidd g.ither
the opium patients ;iround her to teach tliem i)assages of the
■riptures.
'I'ho-e wiio had hceii in the ( ipinm Kv-fuge some days -would
repeat .all they li.id learnt licfore. ancl then slu^ W(]uld carefulK'
explain th.; meaning to them. This w;is kept up .after they had
lirokeii oil" opium and left liie K'l'fuge. It was touching to see
elderly men, young men and ciiildreii, coming in ;it all times of
the day to repeat tiieir lesson.
The Scriptures were as the \oiee of Ood to Miss Whit-
church : they sh.iped her life, and she had cont'dence in their
powei- to purify and to convert, lience such emjihasis on this
liranch. In the light of wh.it has since hajijiened how cleaily
(Jod's guidance may here he seen. She -s/iys in a letter wdiich
■>uly reached us .after slu; h.id lai<l down her life; " "N'ou will
rejoice to he.ar that four have i-epeatcd M.att. \-. vi. \ji. since
my return, — at Choug kiai two, ,ii I'eh-sing-u two." Thi' read-
ing and re]ieating of Scrijittu'cs fcjrmed part of the Sund.ay
worship, every one present liciug expected to repeat some verse
or verses. It was her joy to visit the church menihers and
inquirers in their vill.ige homes. (Jood old di'.acon Heh would
aceomp.any her, and so together they would lal)our for souls.
Very l»e;iutifullv she v.-ould teach them to hrisi
their
trouliles and needs to (oid
III iM'.iver.
Ev.\ Fkencii.
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MAKTVI;K1» MISSIOXAlilKS
MI>;>; KDITH SKAlcKLL
HlAil-I, Sn.VN >I
Su!Vri-,Mi iii.mynl.iiu .luiir :;i,), litOO.
Oil .M:iy S, IS'Ji;, .iftcr a year spent at i!.i' C'licfdo Srliool
ill Icaeliiii:; iimsie, .Mi-s Kditli Scarcll reaclicil lliao-i, whore
fill' four years slu' wa^ to work with all the p'lwers of licr
eiiriLji'tir c'hatacter, and then lay down he?' life. Siie wa>
aiiioiiu'^t ihe liist to L;n out to ('liiiia in (.■oiineeliou with the
<■. 1..M. fitiiii New Zialaml. Her I'Xeelleut ear for musie and
her good trainiuL^in that art etialiled her toaei|uire the lauL'uaye
witii gi-eit rapiility. so that shi- very soon lieeame a ludj) to
Mi-s W'hit'-liaii'h in i;a' work' of the station. She would
sur|irisi; thr i hiiu'se from other p.irts liy her aeeur.ate imitation
of tiieir dilieifiit local dialects.
iiei's w,i< a waiaii, atlcciionate nature and ready for any
sacritii-e. Where it was in l.er power to ,L,'i\e help to any, she
would L,'ive it nii^i'iid^iii^ly, and her more than ordinary
jihilities often put lier iti the position of bciiii; alile to do ~o.
Tiiere seemed to Ik; nolhiiin' in the practical line of house-
keeping;' >vliic]i she did not wnow, ;niii often when visitint: one
and another of our Shan-si stations, if conimeiit had been made
on the excclii'iK'f of tlii 1 cad or of s ime jam, the answer 'would
lie: "I got the recipe from Mis.s Seai'i'.l. ' She was so rt>ady
to help, and it \vas charactciistie of her that with the letters
whii h reached us .'iftcr tlie date of the Iliao-i massacre a
parcel of tly-pajieis was fotuul for one of oui' iiumhei'. Hei'
whole heart was in hei' work, when stayiiiL; at Hi.io-i. How
often in the d.iy 1 would find her in the ■wom.'ii's room teaching;'
them and spcakinii to them earnestly aliout (lod. Slu; was M.'ry
merry, and would amuse lliem much at limes, and l>y her
fricndlv way win thi'ir hcai'ts. Thus from morniie.: till iiii.;ht
,-he Was liu-y. What with teaeliiiii,', ilealiiii; out the medicine
for the opium patient-. \"isitiii'^, an.i hoiisckeepiiij;, there was not
an idle moment. ^ et in the times put apart and kejil for
[irayer our two dear sisters },'ive us a lieautiful example.
Herein lay tluMf stretiL'th, - e\ ery memlier of the chiirch. inquirer,
opium jiatient, was pleaded for l»y name. In evci-y ilitHeulty
Ciod's guidance was sought. How often I have written to them
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about needs in my own work, feeling sure that they would help
by their prayers. Constantly were they appealed to by the
natives to come and J)ray for some sick one, and the prayer of
f.iith was repeatedly honoured.
When the warmer season came and the Upiuni Ketugc was
closed. Miss Scarell finding herself free, delighted to go to the
villages and visit the people ; great also Mas their delight to see
her come, for she made herself so entirely one of themselves,
taking interest in all their atlaiis large or small, enjoying their
food, making friends with the children and teaching them
hymns and verses, so that there was no constraint. Mrs. Lo,
the Biljle-wonian, often acconi])anied her. Miss Searell was rot
robust, years back she had suffered very much from asthma and
pneumonia, and retained this tendency to the end, Imt this dU\
not prevent her from doing more work than many strong people.
Ill May of this year when on her way to P'ing-yang, to
a conference of workers, she became seriously ill with an attack
of pleurisy, which prevented her attending the meetings, but
though weakened by it she resumed her work on her return
to Hiao-i, and we find from hei' own letters that she was
engaged in village visiting up to her last Sunday on earth.
One of her last undertakings was to superintend the construction
of a baptisteiy, which with her great love of flo\vers she had
bordered with flower bjds. We heard afterwaids lioni one of
the Christians, that after they had been killed, the bodies of
Emily Whitchurch and Edith Searell were laid in this same
baptistery. '" Till He come."
Most thankful have we l>een to read in their letters, written
only so shortly before death, of the wonderful peac?; and rest
which filled their hearts amid already alarming circumstances.
"I'hey loved not their lives unto death." E^A Ekkxcii.
E.ilntrts fr<':ii
of her hi4 ldtfr.<, dated June 28.
You sjieak in your letter of the possibility of one place
being safer than another; 1 think, dear E\a, from the human
standiioint all are c'liially unsafe, from the point of view of
those whose lives aie hid with Christ in God all :i'e e(jually
safe/ His chiiilren shall liave a place of refuge, and that place
is the secret place of the Most High. . . . "A mighty fortress is
our God," and in Him we are safe for time and ior eternity.
Shall we iiiuiinur if we have less of tiin,' than we expected?
" The less of time, the niore of lieav en " " The briefer life, earlier
immnrtalitx.'
:ut
MAinVKKi* MISSK >.\AK1KS
i! '
COXCKKNINi; TliF, IIO-TSIN FRIENDS
Iiifoiuiati'u i-T.ind fnn,i Misj UIlJ itiiar^Hiuj Mr. and Mi:<. M,(',,)niill
and rhild, Mr. and Mr.f. J. Y^uwi, i''ith .UiWs Burton an,l Kimj,
also native sirvunt.
Duriii- tho .'ith Cliiiiosf iiiodu (.M:iy 2S-.huio 20; Mr. and Mi.s.
McCuuiiull. :nxviii].,uiie(l by Mi.-.-fs Burlnn ami Kiii.u, li^l't Ho-t.-iii U>
spt-'ud thu i^umiiKT aiiioiit,'it thi; hills at a place called San-heo, about
21) a friiui Ki-fliau. At tlint time evi-rytliin^ was peaceful in the
iiniiiediate aud gurrouudin;^ districts, an. •uiaiued so I'ur several
weeks, till news of the I'.nxer nioveuieut as propa-^ated, and the
anti-l'iireiL;ii iiroclaniatiuns of the Shan-si (iovernor were issue.l.
About the lOth of the 7lh moon v.Iuly 12), Mr. ilcConnell and
fauiily decide. 1 they had better leave the hills, and so they prepared
to return to Ilo-tsin, and cross over into the Sheii-si border. It is
presumed that they were joined by Jlr. and Mrs. John Youn^,'. No
trouble was encountered until they t;ot within a few li of Ho-tsin,
where a band of men met them, and bej,'an to i)illage their etfeots.
Thereupon, Mr. MctVmnell sent his servant to the Vamen to ask for
assistance, which was pc. niptorily refused.
Anticii>atin^' further trouble they did not enter Ho-tsin, bat pa.sscd
on their way towards the Yellow River. They had only gone a short
distance when a baud of mounted soldiers overtook them, and led Mr.
McConnell to understand that they had been sent as escort from the
^'amen. They advised that instead of taking tlie main road to
Yu-men-k'eo, a <iuieter road, and a nearer, should be taken to a place
called Tsing-kia-uan, where a feiry-boat would be provided. Jlr.
McConnell, knowing that the Yu-men-k'eo people occasionally were
turbulent, acceded to fie suggestion. Arriving at Ts'ing-kia-uan, the
soldiers said they had not cinue to protect them, but to murder them,
except they des"isted from wor.<hii'ping God and i)reaching agaiur-t
idolatry.
Mr' MctAmnell was then dragged from his mule and des])atched
with a sword, his wife and child, it is said, meeting with a similar
fate. Mr. McCJonnell's little boy Kenneth was heard to ?ay, " I'apa
puh chuen shah siao Kennie " (i'apa docs not allow you to kill little
Kennie). Miss King besought the murderers i to desist, saying, "We
have come to do you good " ; an<l seeing that the men were relentless,
she embraced Miss Burton, and, clasped in one another's arms, they
were put to death. At the same time a man and his wife (believed
to be ilr. and Mrs. Young) were seen to clasp one another, as they
wc:> put to death in a similar way. The native servant, K'eh-t'ien-
' These men wore hired by three niilitnry grn-bint^', who are Boxers, and
Well known (see p. 205\
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hsuuii, ilecliiiiii;,' to recant, also met with a violent death. Thu>
perished in all eight person-, fii\en t'orei^'iu-is and one native.
News oi' the tragedy tirst reached Mi^s Ulll' tliroii;;li a native
servant, who was the hearer of a jiackaj^e of silver from Haii-ch'en^;,
aildressed to Mr. MeL'onnell. Tliis man, wlio was in the hahit of
carrying letters, and was well known as conni-cted with forei^,'iicrs,
utteiiiptiii^ to retmn Ui Ilan-Lh'eng and report how lie li.id heard (.f
the nias.sacres of eight jiersons, liad heen challi'iiged for darinj,' to
go to Ho-tsin. Boatmen and soldiers surrounded him wlu'U he ;4ol
back to the river, and it was only after they had received blackmail
tu the amount of four taels that they woidd allow him to return.
Several days after Miss UUf succeeded in getting an incjuirer Pao-
ch'ong to take a letter from her teacher K to a Mr. T , a
well-to-do inipiirer at Ho-tsin, from whom she received in reply the
details of the murders. (See letter attached. j
C'npii (if II hJt'jr uimijiied, hut bflu'ved to have Ikrn vritten hij Mr. T
(171 in'jnirer of I[o-isiii, to (t Mr. K 'Miss L'ljf's teacher], in
aiitwer to one from liiin, in vhirk he says: —
A short time ago, Mr. Robertson, from Kiang-chow, passed througli
to Han-ch'eng. He started early in the morning, and a baud of
robbers followed him, but fortunately they did not overtake him.
Later the Governor of Shan-si issued a proclamation, of which I send
you a copy, which reads as folhjws : — ''The foreign religion is detest-
able because it despLses the gods and harasses the jieople. If you are
desirous of doing your duty, then you are good jjeople. The Boxers
will burn the houses of all Christians, and kill them. Your calamities
are ver\- near. Let all mamlarins and under officials who are protect-
ing your bodies exhort all followers of the foreign religion to recant.
If you do not, your after lepentance will be too late. Is it not the
heiglit of goodness to turn away from tlie false and revert to the
right? This proclamation is for the information of all. Let all
tremblingly obey."
On account of tlii- proclamation the Yaniru people have taken
possession of all the good and Mission prennses at Ho-tsin. On the
15th of July Mr. and Mrs. McCVmnell and child, with the two ladie,^,
Misses King and Burton, also Mr. and Mrs. Young of Ki-chau, with
K'eh-t'ien-lisueu, came down i:\iin Ki- liau. On arriving at Si-yai-
k'eo they wi-re attacked and surrounded, and on the Kjthof July they
Were decoyed to the banks of the Yellow Kiver, where they were all
killed.
At tliis time men's heart.-- are sliaking with fear. We cannot rest
night or clay. All Christians and im^uirers are being persecuted.
V2
MAKTYKKlt MISSIONAKIKS
t t
MK. AND MU^- OEOKCE McCONNELL,
AND SON KKNNKTH
Ho-TSIN, SllAN-Hl
SiilTcreil luaityrdoiii on July 10, 1900.
Mr (Icor-c Md'onntll originally cam. fion, the N.-rth of
helaml but wa. .-n'^age-l as a home missionary h. Dumlce when
1H3 e ed for China. He was one who met the Scotch eounc,
at its hist n>eet,n.. in Octoher h-sy, and after acceptance sailed
t Ch n in Januarv 18'J0. He was designated to the Shan-s,
°ovi e where he n.mmenced work in Si-chau. Horn one ot
t teis, telling of the Hrst baptisms there, we quote the words :
"l le i>een .dmost three years ,n China. They have been
,,,e.sed years, and not one thing has faded ot all that our tathe,
'"^r;;r!uly he opened the station of Ho-t.n, and
December 1891 married Miss Isabella Cray, who went to Chn.a
'•"'^:;i'n.!:; lurLther on hi. furlough n.l SOT, ;u,d we,.
,,uch drawn to him by las sympathetic, ^^ >' ;P;;'\^;;^Yav
influenced several to think of China. The work at I o-ts n lay
very near his heart, and many here learned to pray for it, and
to . nt.r into fellowship with the workers there.
V the very tin.e our b>dovcd brother and his wife were
called upon to snller -leath for Christ's sal... we were rejoicing
n t e ws which had come from him of ],le.scd results appear^
"at 1 a time of cloud and shadow. In this letter he tells of
crowds attending the services, of three out-stations being opened,
; of fiftv-one persons who one evening entered their names as
^ tilers : deepening interest w.. appearing among the upj^
classes, for some .,f whom he leaves us a legacy of spec a
nraver In taking up tids bttrd.n, let us give (-od thanks foi
lhe\vmk wh..h our brother and si.^ter have done on earth,
especially for the little company g.Wed^.^,^H^
Shan-si.
Mr- r,cor-e McCnnnell. n/r Bella Gray, was born at Cray's
lane Lochee,°about forty years ago. She was brought up in
. Chn tian Atmosphere m her family life. br three elder
!,.t. were young women of exceptionally l>nght Christian
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chai.uter. and devoted workers in the M.istcr'.s service. Tlieir
iiitluciice told pow.ifully oil I!,dla, who early gave herself to the
Lord uiid came out very decidedly on His side. Very soon,
however, slu- was hereft of her three ,;ear sisters, one after
aiiotiier fadini; and jiassin,!,' away from her side. Her father and
mother ako died, leaving her, except for a hn-^her, desolate and
alone.
Through this terrible succession of heart-breaking bereave-
ments Bella stood fast by Josus, and grew in C'liristiat" character
and earnestness. For many year.- she wr.nighl in a Children's
Meetuigand in tie Cngregatioriid .Missions connected with Dud
ho[.e Free Churcl. ,f which the late i;ev. Andrew Inglis was at
this time minister, a -nan lull of evangelistic fervour and earnest-
ness, it was m connection with one of these Missions— Pole St.
Mission— that >he became ac(iuainted with Mr. McConnell, he
being missi(Hiary there for a year or so previous to commencin"'
his work in China. °
After going out to China and becoming the wife of Mr.
McConnell, she had sore trials to endure. First, the crushing
news came to her of the death of her only and beloved bn.;lier;
and not very long after, her first chihl, a little girl eleven months
old, was cut otr after a few days' illness. The.st! re{,eated heavy
trials told sadly upon her, and soon her health broke down
altogether, and Mr. McConnell, having obtained leave for fur-
lough, brought her home to Scotland.
When Mrs. McConnell left for her secnd journey to China,
about two years ago, accompanied by her husband and her
darling son Kenneth, she was greatly improved in health, and
was eager and joyous to enter on the work again. After resum-
ing the work at Ilo-tsin her he; 'li again broke down, and she
was seriously ill for a time ; but , _ain she rallied, and her latest
letters were full of gratitude to (Jod for the success that was
attending their efforts. Never was there any hint of impendino-
danger or trouble. Mrs. McConnell had a rather delicate and
fragile frame, but the great work in which her husband and her-
self were engaged was .so dcai to her, that, to the suri)rise of all
who knew her, she stood its trials and difficulties (and they were
not few nor small) most marvellouslv. "She hath d..ne what
^^'"^ »^0'lld-" ANDltKW GliAY.
7'r.rf iiientuninl in Mr. McCoiiii'ir.-: hsi l.ltn-
"I trusted iiiThee, O Lord: I said, 'I'hou art my (Jod. My
times are in Thy hand : deliver me fr(mi the hand of mine
enemies, and from them that persecute me. ' — Ps. xxxi. 14-1.5.
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]^IAKTYUE1> M18S10NAKIES
MK. AND Mi;S. JOHN YOUNG
Kl-l'llAT, SllANSl
SiillVivd murlvnloiiiou J'lly l-'-. I'-'O^J-
r.nk'i.,.' he hud m;ulc exc'plioiuil progress. Il \vx, s,h,ii .q
Ui -- the n,,ul way he picked up word, and I'l"-. h.ja
iC; ieteersu,.! other, durin, that h,.s fr.t j„nr„e>, that he
^'^'Zfhirtl^Si: sL^^l'he ... appointed to K.-Ch.n, a
lon^ ^IS,;; "nu,ng the hdi. .here ^^^.fl^l^'^J^^
rSe si^;— Uons prescrihed L the C.I.M.-a ieat acco:n-
pHsh.d ^y^ ;;;'Y«;, ,^^ ,.,, ,,,,,i„i to Miss Troycr, and
Sd .o!;;;\!:^e1ainei a liosit.on of nUh.enco both w.th the
native Cliri.tians and an>ong his fellow-missionanes
lie WIS I man of considerable promise, and of a humble,
p,ea!h.g dLpl^sl^i-n.. To hun.an .ight such a hopeful hfe so soon
cut short is a great mystery, but
God's way- arc always right,
And \o\e is o'er tiieui all,
Thout^h lar abuve our sight.
MAKSHALI. BllOOMHALL.
Mr. II. W. I'Vist writes :—
.'Mrs. .lohn ^ .u>g (who went out to China as Miss Sarah
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Alice Trover) wiis Imni in Indi.uu, U.S.A., in ]n71. Fmin the
airhest (lays of lir, Cliiisliaii lif,. ..l,u liu.l tlic tluiU'ht of luMng
ii nu.s.s,o„;uy. Si.,. ,uncr lost this ,l,..sirc to sciv.. the Lonl, and
when the opportunil y finally oUcred, .she- ....u-ht and oht.iined
tramm-ut the t iospel Union iiih!<. Institute at Ahiifue, Kansa.s
"Upon the tirst day of .lanuaiy \f<[ui .she set forth 'upon her
>vay to China. After the study of the lan-ua-e at Van-chaii
Bhe was des.-nated to Sl,an-..i, first at j.u ..hen;; and then
Kuan. It was in this place she met Mr. .lohn Voun- "
Of her life in China Mi.ss (iate.s, vith whom .Mrs. Voun^
was ass.Kiated prevKMis to her marria-e, .savs ; -'Mrs Voun-'s
work in China eommenee.l witii .self-denial. She and mTs.s
Huston were -rear friends and ha.l hojied to work to-ether
l.ut they were ,'lad for Christ's .sake to l.e appointe.i to scM.aratc
.st^it.on.s where they were neede,l. The Chinese lan<'ua.'e was
little troul.le to Mrs. Wauv^. She soon picked up enou^di to
make a start and the re.st eanie easilv. She was always d.li-hted
to use what she knew in telling' of a Saviour'.s love, an,rtlm.s
made raind pro^ncss.
" The native Christians were verv fond of her and she ..f them
and It was her dcliyht to get away to the villages among>t the
Christian women. She loved to go to the ditierent village-
around, startu.g early in the morning with a Christian woman
and siiending the whole day telling of the Lord she so truly
loved and served. '
" She wa.s thoroughly unselfish. I call to mind her speaking
at one of our evening meetings with the natives. The subject
was 1 Cor. xiu. She read and expounded from this, hut on
coming to the words, 'Love seeketh not her own.' she ..uite
broke down and ha<l to leave the mom. Her words and manner
Tuade a deep impression uj>on the dear natives, and were much
blessed to my own soul. Her whole life whilst with me was
most helpfu , her one .lesir,. being so to live that at anv moment
she should be ready for the return of her Lord. She' loved to
<lwell on this theme, and talked mueli to the natives about it."
K.clract fivin on, of .M,\<. Y„ui,'js Ja<* Itt i\<, ilaini Jahi 5
I feel I must write you a few wor.ls at this time. We are so
(pnet here that we can scarcely realise the trouble you are ha\ino-
down on the plain. But 1 know that the Go-l of Peac(! will koep
your heai-ts and minds. The winds may b!,)w, and the waves
luay roll high ; if we keep our eyes otl' 'them to the Lord we
shall be all right. . . . May God bless and keep vou all
:?G
MAUTYItKI) MISSIONAUIKS
MISS ANNIi: KlN'f;
II
111) T^IN, feMAN -1
SulU'ita in.iityidoin "u .Inly \<k IPW.
lion'. M.urh If., 1.-7U. Tli-re i. cvi.l.'.u,. that i.. hw
f„l ,1a. Mi.s Kiii^ \v^^-^ il"' -"''J'*-'^ "' ''*='1''> '^"o"'"*
„ns'altliou-li lur actual .Unisioii fur ( hnst K.uk i-juce,
vol, aftrr'shu had learli. 1 li.' t w:.Uotli Vc'ui
f hiT coliversiini to (Iml lie iui,ui
youlli
iiiipit.'-'^i
it is iu'li
lllL' tilllU I)
I'rom
alllll>^ ■' saitl l'>
ifi- nii>Muiiaty woik, im shv >h(.". at once
f,n- .M.ui.s whi.h evcnluaUy in L^^'"^ If" 1'"
have oiil(,'i'<il on
that |)a--ionate lovr
to (-'hliia- ,
It wa.s al rh.',trrtiel>l that -h-' Uisl li.
lal'^oly nicui>i>'" hy liii^iiit'ss ilii ii'S,
l.lud uiiu a oiniili.litil in iicr
to Udik, ami
althouuh lici- time was then
vet tho variety oi tliin-s atlfnii.le , .■ i i
leisure hour, wa.s truly nnuirkal.le. Tlie 1..^:-^ Schools um.
,,erha,H the .hief attrartion. 11 ^- hea.t w.-nt out to the frien.i-
L ehiklron, and her kin.lncss aiui re. ly tact ■^. e h. r luuuon^e
iiithiencc over them.
So ....■'.rke.l, in.l-.l, wa.s her .su ,;es.. hat a i.ro|M,.,al va.s ma.lo
to her to continu.' in ( hesterti.1.1 a. a hon.e .n.ss.unary. l,u
already she had heard the call to the - white li, . Is afar and
the cry of the iieathen was a hiuden on her ait.
1„ Sei.temher IS'Jd she entered on her preparatory studies at
Doric LodL;e,and two years later, on September ^^, j^'^']^ ^^^
,-reat loir.dng of her >pirit wa> g-atitied, and >he set sail or (. una,
to-etiierwith Mi>. r.n.ton, whose .ompanioi.ship and friendship
l,ad heen one of the many joys ..f those h,>i.py years. It may he
ni.Mitioned that a ChesterKehl friend- one prominent in Lhristian
work and e-peeiallv in tl,e work of the Ka^r.^ed Schools-wished
to have the privile,;;e of d.^fiayin.' the .greater part of the ..xp-.^e
of her ontht, and al.-., later, eontnhuled ,ueii.'rou.~ly to h.r suj^port,
wishin-, he said, to regard her as heing in some sort the repre-
sentative of her old fellow-workers.
The very lir^t .'ntry in her diary sh.ows with how joyous and
praiseful a ^piut she he^an her voyag-, and the prai.-Miote was
;,,ver ahsent iron, her letters; indeed. - Uejoiee m the Lord
was the pas-word of her Christian eo!i:.-c.
1 1. 1 1 I'lih J'v Vnt'lt 111 i'';ivt-r.
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37
" T'r.ii-*!' tlir l.onl " is ili.- tli>t woril frmn t.ri- ..n ic, idling
Sliiiii^^liai
TraiNc tlic l.iiiil, I .nil ii>»lly in Cliitia. . . . Willi ill Initli 1 . m wiitp
tlmt wliat i Imvi' rnuinl (lore Uit i'XccoiIk my lii;;liist <'.\| iJitioiis ; tlu' I.,<)ril
h-A^ I"' II tiur to His pniiiiisc, " I will ^o l,if.iru yii '" Slu- luMs (.inil liow
wi'UiPiin' iinw must tn' till' tlciir, lirin si.ilrinrni nf Ikt lunliili'iicc!, "I iloii't
know wliat tlir tiitun' lioliU for me, Imt, \vli.ili\ . r . utncs, //«i./c 1 hittv oliriiHl
th. ,/•/// ..' ,„:,■ a..,i "
Miss Kinu' ciitfrcl -jii'cilily uihI lir.ntil)- iiito liic nrw iii.iiiin'r
of lift', ;n;(l ■.' i- cvidcn' t'nnii lin In i'.'liily «iillcii ami vivid
(Ic.si'riptioiis l.li:il no -iUTiiicf \\:is ((Hinted t.io l.ir_:,'i', no iicisdnal
iiiconvetiii'iitt' iiiul di^cdinfdrt ino uicit if diiK she miLjIii win for
Clirisl the d.irk souls ;ii(iuii(l her. It soeiiis clcn- tli;it she was at
once a favourite, and jindiaMy the |HTs()iiaI t.icl and friciidliiicss
of the messenger atvouiitcd in inrt for tlie jcidy accc]>laii<f (.f
Iicr message.
We iiad .sucli a ^'o "i lliiir; i,;ir i'li.(|"'l w is ckuv 1, .1 ..at .a cvcrv iiicoti:.^.
It dill one's licirt ;;oo(l to .sc,' .so miiny wlio lui.l Icl'i tlicir idols'of cliy lo
wor.sliiji tlic tni-- (io'l. How iiit(^r( ^hillv tlicy li-.tc|i, to'i, .saviiij; i,rh fiiirj
ik/i li'i'i [t\\c more yoii lh:ir ilu l>.il i u i,,.
We liavo a Mf''tiii;» l"i- ih.' wmiucm aii'l ■ liil.Iicii even aflciiioon, thov an;
.so (ilcasL-il to .111.'. ... Ill s|'ilc I't a slaiiimciiiio toii^'.ii' and a ]'. ilcl
vocaliiilary the l.oni ;;.ivi' to .lay a v. ly M.'^si.l tiiiic, ami jlc Ins sai.l, '■ My
Woiil sliall not icliini voi.l." Ofliii I wish I could have ('(.m. lii'torc . . .
It is so iii.-e to lie in this villi;,'!-, whcr.. the people trust ii.s, ami love to
Iiear of .lesiis, lor whose .s.ake aii.l th.- C.^pd's we h ivo eoiiie. Tin re are
niimoer.t of villa'^es wiiei-e th.- i..ini.. ..f .l.-iis is iiiikn.iwn. .ili m iii.itheii
(lark; <.-, witli.mt i r.iv of li,L.''i'.
'1 . Annie Kit; there was the ever-|iiesent eoii-iiousnc.s.'i,
amid .ill diseoiifiigcmeiits, ■'lie is tlie Alini^lity. . . I'rai.se
the Lord, iiothiir; is inipossilile with lliiii ',..() that their
I es were open to the iie.uity tliere is ;:i Cliii^t dcsiis; His great,
great love; His gical sacrilice for sinful, erring man; His
jiatie. (■ as He pleads for eiitr.iiice int.. heails Me ha.'* purchased
with His own preeioiis lilood. What wondrous \i)\; what
liiiglity Idve ! aii(l li"w true it is —
Til love of .!( su~, what it i-.
None hut His l.ive.l oirs know. '
Of tln' "untold jiear.' and joy ' ii: her ■//,■,■■ Jic.irt it W(. .d lie
easy enough to give furtlicr exideiiec, ''U' ."space fniMiis maiiv
(piotatioiis.
There is little indication, up to 'he veiy last letters, that any
scr.ous symptoms of danger had been /loticed hy the happy
gr(3up at Ho-tsin : instead, there is the eager looking for\\-.ir(l to
the near letiirn of the Loii) Himself.
Li I V A. I!kn\i;tt
•.\s
M.\i;TVi;i:i> mis.^kinauiks
s Ki.i/Ai'.iTii I'.nnox
StiiriTol Miartyrilom oil .liily Hi, IvmW.
'I'u unto ;i liiict 111. iii.iii;il notice of Ml-- llmu'n I liinl iniiio a
U^.lv of s.kIii.ss. Vet ill the tribute-wrf.itli lu'iv oIliTi"! tiicn"
ncril 1»' iiiiiy ii .spniy of r\iire.-«s, tlu> rest >liall lie v. ditc lilws.
Like (iml's ]'i'.o[)U: of old, with the willow Lniii-iics wi- liriiig
palms, W'v hiivc not to nioiiii oviT (lof.-at iin.l iloutli. llorc was
,1 life .if victory all through — victory over adverse circumstances,
ii\.'i iiKiiiv i'i,s;iilvaiit:ij,'«'s and ditliiiilti.s, :iiii| victory in its final
wiiiicb.,. "tier life has not cinKd. In tli^ new -all m fai Jit'ulncss,
111 tiie deepened impulses to lovin.:,' devotion, in \\u- .lui. U.-ned
|iurposi's whiili arc onrs a-; w.- tliink of Iht. \vc liml Iters t'. ho
Htill a niinislr.mt intliieiuT.
My earlie.-^t rccoliectimi. ni Mi-^s Huinmare of a bii;^ht, lively,
if Nomcwiiat siiy }^irl in the Sunday Scliool of my tirst pastorate
at Sale, Manclie^cr. She was hrunj^ht to d. finite decision for
Christ hy a letter sent tn her in eoinnion with other nietnhers of
;i Yonn.;^ People's Smiety.
(Juite early in In T Chii-tian n.iuse she showed signs of a
portinaeity of character often .■viijeiurd in after-days. Desirinj?
to enter upon active service, .-he apj lie.l li.r a Sunday Sejiool
class; hut there was n..t one vacant, and half jocularly siie was
told that uide-s she iiiieie a class of lier nwn there coidd he no
place found t'.r her. ,S..meuliat t,i the surprise of tiie ollicers,
this yoiini,' ,i;irl niarehed 141 to the school-door a week later with
five niites''\rhoin she had le rself i;athered to-cther. "I've ma<le
mv class, [ilease, as you told nie, ' w.is her (piiet remark, and
forthwith she was in>t,died .is a teacher.
After a year or two of steady work in school and church she
attcndeil a missionary meetini; in Manchester, and was much
Btined. Conscioiis of deiieient education, she undeitook a course
of special stiidv :.t lioni.', and lidioiired with persistent ctfort.
After due consideration, slit; a[iplicd for admi.ssion to Doric
I.odj^e Training In-titute. This training was invaluahle in deep-
ening and strengthening her hoth mentally and spiritually.
At lenu'th, in Septemhei l."<',i~^, l.er lung clieri^dicd ho(ies were
realised, and after a farewell meeting at Oakiiejl Chapel, Sale,
she sailed for ( liina. In what spirit she faced the future her
own word.s will indicate ; —
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39
I slidl'lii llkii >«m la h.ur lircn .It tin' sliip, ur r.itlKT on tin- (looks, when
wo nt.iit.ii. 'llici«r (111 the lilimi^ wif.' ■.iiiKiHK'. •""' "'^'i '""> ^^''f'' "I"),'!"',' :
•• Stni/'d iiiiiia J.hiioih, /fiirt.1 iirf fiillij hits'. ' I at "ticn Ileum t" tliink :
'• The past lieliiii'l," .aii'l now only a memory ; " the fuluru uiikiio« ri " ; but
" JcsiiH we know, ^ctid II« is on tljn throne" ; iin'' in my lnai t iiU this diy
llu'ic hii.s lieeii A iMhii joy .iml mteiHo \kavi\ .iltoKether unxpe ikiihh'.
•lust im«,'inn, alter miriy six years' waititif» 1 am on niv way to Chin*.
I >till feel .i.s though I am drc'viiiiinK'. I had sueh a loviiiK, elieery letter IVom
diiiir mother this iiiomin^ ; mIic iiildrnis me that thoiijih she fi > Is the parting
keenly, yet hhe I'euls it is, in honmir eoiih iicil upon h.r hy (lod to ha\e llini
choose her ehihl tor this woik. It is an h iiKdir ! hut oh, I leel so inude-
(juate, so Weak, and yi t I hear Him say, "Co in this thy nii;^ht, li,iv(^ not
I Kent thci^ (" Yes, "H« h.is sent mu ; il'evi r 1 felt tio'l has called me in my
life, I f. el it to-iii-ht.
Ill tills spirit (it'cliilii like Iru^t sIk; livcl .\w\ liilioiiicil tor aliout
two yi'.iis ;iii(l ;i halt, clilctiy m Sli.iii >i. llcf i'l(tiit(S(jiio lifters
are full (if lirii;litiiiss .nnl liniicfiilticss, .uiil ^ivi- cvidoiico of sto:i(ly
growth in clKiiactir im ;ill its sides. < )iic ]iara;,,'iaiih will show
how she realist'd ilio iiiisc(.!i Ftieiid's preseiief : —
Jesus is VI ly real to iiie out in this land, and I would not chaii;,'e my
presrnt lot in spite of loneliness and oci-asional h iid-hips. Triile, He moro
than makes up. And now I e an undorst uid the people, .ind they me a littli),
the jov is very j,'reat. Kiso .iiul luxury eannol make up for the real and
lastiiiL; joy one lias in this 1 md. The love for the people i.s ;;re.it, hut
when it isreturm d it is all the more precious, ,ind the (Jhineso do love, in
spite of wliat .some 1 'opie s.iy.
Her cliar.ictcr was sweet and simjih' aiid .stfoii;^. She liad a
clinging, lu\ in;:; nature and ([iiickly won the love iind cotifidence
of her friends. Vet heis was no weakly eiiiDtionalisni. Slie w;i.s
dominated hy a higli, strung luiiiiose, and possessed eonsiderablo
energy and jiructical coiiinion sense. Her faith in CJod was
woiidrously direet and simiih, luit — or should one not rather
write (//((/ tJierifitri' — was firm and rock like. Lo\e, deep, lasting
love wa.s the in. inspriiig of lier natiite ; love for (Jod, for her
friend.s, for her work. Those who knew her most clo.sely,
believed that in this comhination of (lualities thei.. wa.s material
for an exceptionally fin:' and useful missionary. We thank
God for her, knowing that He lias worked His work in and
through her. We refuse to think tliat a broken jdllar is the
emblem of her caieer, (Jod has no l)roken pillars. He has trans-
planted flowers. And the fragrance of //(/.< flower is still glad-
dening and liel|iing r.iany souls. Hi.s servants still "serve Him."
And the service of this martyred maiden is being retideicd not
only in heaven but here on earth in the many lives uplifted,
purified, gladdenetl. and inspired by her f.tithfi. loving character.
C.AIiKY iitiXNKK.
StTND.w Seiioiii, L'nio.n,
56 Oi.i) B.vii.i;v, E.G.
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MAKTVKKl) MISSION AIMKS
Mi; AM) .Ml;^
AM) IIAICI
>(\VN KAV
ll'.NMK
K I \vr, Shan -I
S.iir,r..l iiLiityi.luiii Mil A:i_'ii>i ;;0, ]'MJ<).
Dy tlio (leatii of Mr. ;iiii| M's. l)unc:iii l\.iy, the (,'hiiKi Inland
Mission has lost two of its hcst woiUcrs. After a ]MTio(l of
work in the icu'ioii of the \'iui;_'-tsi \'alli'y, ouini,' to ill-liealtli,
Ml'. I\M\' WIS ol)lige(l to ^'o \o the Nnrtli. llcrc tht-y wi'vo
periiiilteil to lalioiu' for cIcVL-n vlmis, and liy tncni tiic (iosjud
hu.s lii'Oii i'.\ti'n.sivL'ly pivacliud in the distriet rounil K li-wii.
.Mr. Kay was a lioni ov;'ni;elist, and in nothing did lie delight
more tlian ia pirachinL: the (Jospel. Possessed of a more than
ordinary knowledge ot the language, hoth written and spoken,
and witli special gi^ts as a spi'akri', he could always lia\(^ an
interesteil hearing, not only from oni^idi-rs in the oi)i'n-air
work, l)Ut in a special degree from the native Christians in tht;
more regular Clnirch services. lie iiad paid great attention to
the art of illu^tratinn — an ar! esptcially NalualiK; in China —
which gaini^d ftr him consideralile fame as a pojuilur picacher.
I rememher heing .surprised when 1 first saw tlir many ln.oks he
liad filled with cuttings, all being illusti-ations he had . ollected
for use in preaching. He has imjiressed his ])ei'sonality upon
the native Christians he had g.itliered round him, and one or
two of them ha\e learned from him the gift- most highly to !)0
coveted — the gift of clear and faithful })reaching.
Not less succcssfid was he as a s(.hool teacher. As the
Church grew, the qnesti(Ui as to the education of the Chi'istian
children pre.-sed upon him. After some years of careful and
|)aiiistaking laliour, he had a school, adndt'i'd hy all for its tone,
excellent discipline, and g.iod scholarship. At the last public
examiiKiti' ' * v' ich I was j)resent, .several of the i.ids astotdshed
their woKv j.arcnts, and foreigneis too, hy the way they
coiistnied n' lemonstrated on the iilack board the forty-seventh
jirohlem oi tii-' first book nf l']ueli(l. 'I'lie eldc'r lai'.s liail been
enco'.nageil in (.'hri-^ti.iii wnil; and had already become acceptable
speakers in ;, open iir.
In all this woik he was wdl .-upported hy Mrs. Kay, who
w: s i-egarde(l as (uii' of the best sjieakers in tlie piuvince. The
women s side of the work, of course, fell 'o In
and the vill.iges whicli she constantly \isited
I! 'o in -. both in the city
'M
eii,
-!iir
th.-
I to
;t.-tl
pon
liiiM
me,
he-l
iitli
,l.Ic
•ity
\ll;. \M> \1K>. hlN' \N K \Y AS;i I \MI1.^.
Ji-rmir tiiril with !itr iiarvn!-. iht i-thtr-- art a! ^».1imii1 in C'hefno.
1\' face f t^i- 40
Ml-.^ M. K. NAIIIAN.
MR. AND Ml -
W. 1-.. II \ I-
\n~- 1. r. ^ \iiiAN.
Ml-.-. I" il.-"N
Ml--, h. >.. Ill K^.
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MEMORIALS
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Till' f'ollowin;' cxtrarts from t \vn of hrv last It^tttTs revoal
not (inly tlie inntlurly instincts of her liiart, but true Christian
nobility in faie df urcat tlanger. There is no panic-stricken
fear, hut calm (le]i»iiilence upon (Jnd under circumstances which
vouhl try the most courairenus. Siie says ; —
"The iiews is alai'iiiin^, and it makes one feel sick to think of
wliat may he thi' result of all this, hut God knows. I do feel
h'.dly when I think of our dear children at Chefoo — not for
tlii'ir safety, hut in case they miuht he left without their parents.
■N'ou will not hlanie me for frelin;.; like this to-ni^lit — I do not
always feel so. I have a feeling' of giud^^e in my iieart to ;;o
just yet, especial!'. wIkmi it is only to sati.^fy evil men or even the
1-impress DowaL'er.'
To another she wrote : —
" .Mr. Kav will not lea\e here till lie is driven out. Tlie
natives are so j;ood and have declared that they will stand hy us
till death, if needs he. We h.ivt'. had many .'riends from the
street to comfort us and to tell us not to he ;ifraid. It is from
outsiders we fear. Oui' trust is in Ood. I want to give you my
home address in ease we should he taken liome to glory. If
.•inytldng should iiapjieu to us, fJod will make a way for our
dear children at Chefoo. I have a desire in mv heart towards
them — that is to be spared for their sake — but His will be done.''
No further testimony is needed to Mrs. l\ay's Christian
character tiian th" foregoing extracts from her letter. These two
able and faithful workers have finished their course, and their
works do follow thein Mr. Kay's imager, energetic spirit had
alreaily seveicly overtaved his bodily strength, and several times
1 have known I)r. Millar W'ilsi.n to seriously warn him of the
probable coiiserpicnees if hf would jiersist in going beyond liis
strength. On.^ of Ids last works was the jiublicatiim in book
form of the hymns of the late I'astor Ilsi. a work greatly valued
"oy the Christians in the North. The loss of such tried and
experienced workers is distressing to contemplate. If the way-
were open for new workers to go, and the men were ready, it
would be yeais before they coidd be as well (pialified as those
whom Cod \n\< ]>e!!iiitled to be !nart\rcd ; hut (Jod's ways arc
not our ways, and wliile .siirrowing at the personal loss and for
the loss to China, the comfort is that they have entered into
rest; and a-, foi China, we may bo .fiun that if God buries His
workmen He will carry on His work.
Mahsh.m L I!kou.mii.\i.l.
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MAItTYIlKD AII.^SION ARIES
MISS FRANCES EDITH NATHAN
'I'A-NiNi;, Si.AN-Sl
Siitliiv.l inutyradia, Au^nist '.r S,.,,tcnilh . , iOOO.
When Miss Iviitli Natlr.m first lieai'l Her Master's v,, ire ralliiiS
her to service in the for.i-n lieU, I desire was to ,,.. to Africa
Soon liou-ever, it was maao plain ■ it was i. t there that the
Lord had need of lier. She appUed to the Cliin Uihuv ^llssl.,n
ill l^'.M, and sailed for Cliina the tbllowiii- Sepienihir. After
the preliminarv time of study at Vang-chaii, she was m l^ ■•
desi-nuted to Ta-nin-, S'-vii-si. There he was joined m l^J'.t
by her sister, Miss Mav Rose Natl^.n. < 'f th." circumstance.
attending' their maityrdoni we.
know n> hing.
Ip to
tlie Sih'.Tuly tliere liad been no disturbances a; tlic station.
In IV letter to Mv. Drever ■^■in--yunL'V datcl that Sunday)
evening', Miss Nathan wn.te "Thank . ou f r wntm- to us
and tellin- of your position. We :• in peace, praise (.o.l, l,ut
we do lotm for news of v..t; all. The suspense of not hearin- is
hard to lieai. Will vou urite },y lues.senirer all news. Have
you lieard of the Tai-vuau people? (h.r Hiao i man has not
returned. We exi^ected him .esterday, and !■ P'-' he will )rm-
definite word. I ;uu wri;in- you, because of Mr. iaiiley beini;
ill, not to trouble him. Will you please write us <■! the we.fare
of friends North and Soutli, and of any arrangements you think
we ou-'ht to make in <'ase of you all leaving the provinc ? i
believe w,' shall be (luite safe here as regards tiie Fa-ning jaople,
but if outsiders come the ca^e might be altered. Si-chau people
are not so fri-ndly -r ^o I u,.,luh (honest, simple-hearted). Wo
have verv faithful men about us, who will .lo their best m ci-se
of tr..ubi,' ... I hope I shan't be ordered 'X anywhere ; it
my Christians are in iroublc 1 trust I may be aUowed to st;iy
and help. . . . W *■ continuallv remember yon all in prayer,
f)n Saturdav tie- natives ami we .-pent the day in prayer.'
It was with deep an'.'ui.sh that I received, on Septembei -Jf,
the sad tidin^H of Miss E.lith Na-.han's niartyidom. logether
we had left the homo country, and lalM.ured as collea,u'Ue> ior
ubMUt two years, until our path.s dive.-e 1. W e w.ro privilege.l
to be located in a, district where for some years theiv had been a
Hourishin- church, the members of which l .ve us a mo,4. hearty
wflcome.' In this encouraging sphere she laboined with untiring
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love and energy for the .-alv.aicni of ilir ( liinosc. Duriiij; the
winter niontlis, wlie?i flie a^'iiciiltiiral l.iliour wiis virtually at
a standstill, she took the ojipoiiiinity ot inakiii^ iirolongcd
vibits in the v'lhii^is, and day liy day would sit in tailor i'asliion
on *he hard iiortlicrn /j'^' 7 (lirick hcd), teaching; the women
tbf: ay of r-alvation, often till late into the night. Dnrinj;
spriiii,' and antiunn she coiidiictiMl liililc classes for some of
the inf|iiirers, who were invited to the Mission [intiiiscs. Iler
familiarity with the Chinese relations, with their endless ramifi-
cations. Was a Wonder to not a few ; she invaiiai)ly I'laccd
a new inquirer in his cori-ect clan and fanulj', and would inspire
confidence in hitn hy usking afti r the various nundiers of his
household. This gifi — and it was .t di>tinct L'ift with her — was
of great service in her work. Her love for tiie Ta-uing Christians
was very deep, and in her letters to KnglatKl she frequently mad<)
reference to her attiichment to them. In one of her last letters,
written after leturning from a h(jli<lay, she says : " I arrived
hi'ino last night to find it very hot; had such a wdiriuie from
the natives. Li and ITsii came out a long way to meet us, and
all scein so glad to see us hack — and am I no*^ glad to be hero !
There is no place like Ta-ning ; how I love it and the jieople! "
In another letter, after giving expression to a deep desire to
do more for the native, she adds : "One never knows, with the
unsettleil state of atfairs, how long foreigners may he pernutted
to stay in China. One does long for the native Church to lie on
the right t'ouiulation — Christ Jesus. '' Such an one we, with
our human sight, would gladly liave kept for Chiist's service
on earth; but He 'Seeth not as man," and though we cannot
understand His dealing.s, yet —
Whori^ UMson fails with all hrr power,
There I'ailh ]ircviiil.s :iiiil love adores.
Fl.dKKNCK C. T'ROOMHAI.I..
Eflriii'h fwiii nil'' (if rur ln.<t hll<r.<.
If "the very hairs of our head ain all ininibercd,' then no
man can touch us nidc-s ou?' Father willeth. . . From eartidy
powers we shall get very little help, if the Em])ress Dowager is
secret' using these men to rid China of the foreigneis. \vl we
know tlie Lord rcmoveth kings. May He in<leod keep our hearts
in {ieace\ His own perfect peace. We intend staying in 'I'a ning.
With this drought and the prospect of a fa)nine one does like to
be among the Christians. We aw help them by our jirayers
anil sympath}'.
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MAIITVUKI) MISSIOXATIIK^
MI^
^!AV IJnsK NATHAN
II
7;..
Ta-ninc, Sh,\n-si
SutV.r. >1 niiutynlniM, Au-ust 01 Sr],tciiilM r. I'.'OO.
M„„ ■'>< 1S70. hron,,hf t., Clu-i-l. I>^!)n: ofr.,1 f.u- China,
,/„,H'.,n/,'lMl)S; .<t:',,i fur Chin.i, .hunimf,, l.s-.)'.*: Iah;i hn,„e
Aii.insl'ur S.jit.iiilin- I'.tOO.
How .litrerciit aiv the .i.ssuciutioiis i.i tlie lives of these young
inis.ionaii.s Mith th...>c w.,nis: 'OlV.Tcd f..i- Chi.ia. ' In some
cases thev were m, full .,f joy. it was just tl.. natiind <.utron>e ot
a heart lull of the love of Christ that tlu'V should want to n.>h
to the darkest, unhappiest l)lace in the world to tell it out. lo
others, and these perhaps ,ioeper natures, the sense oi sami.o
was so intense that the offer meant keenest i.ain, atid dear .May
was one of these. N-t that it was a less willing otlering to the
Lord rather was it an overwhelming sense of the greatest love
of all that constraine<l her, and some like h.^r, to hreak away
from the tender ties of home. Vei v few knew all it eo.t her to
leave home and mother, hut He who counts His ehddren s hairs
is not unmindful of surh sacrifices. It was m relation to this
,) irtin" that, in her first letter to me. May wrote : " I am sure
ril tufglad 'snnie day ^ that 1 had something worth giving up
'" A '.ro'i'.d education at school and college had developed natural
■ dfts an.i Mav Nathan was a v.ry successful teacher, :''"! tl"s
power we helieved C.nd would use and hless in China. ^^ hile at
die Trainim.' Home her presen.e was a great stimnhis to a
teacher, for si- was so .'a-er over liihle stu<ly and appro].! lated
so rapi.Uy \Nhat was jait before her either of mental or spiritual
Mis C T Fi>he, who travelled out with her, wrote: "It
was such a pleasure on our voyage to have dear May Nathan
with us. Each dav it was mv privilege to help her with ( hmese
studv, over which .she was e.xc.pti,>nally quick, throwing her.elf
into'it with keen enthusiasm. Our party had v..nous t'J'ies ''^
both private an.! iiaue ,iubiic gathering- Un prayer anu l.ih.e
,e:e!itr'. and in cuuinon with two or three more, May luol some
chiUhcu-s rneetirms. 1 cannot recall any special incident.s, but
her bri-ht, vivid jxTsonality remains witli me as a very fragrant
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45
memory, whellicr ..n boanl sliij. or tlu' time in Sh.iimliai when
wo were -rettiiii; into native (Irt's^i, and wuiit to sue her start for
tlie North. I had some hri-iit, cliaracteii.lic letter.-, full of joy
ill her work, and now that the Ma.-;, r lias called her hi^dier, it
i- with /..// she iiou' lieiioid.- llim.
A f"v •■xlneis fidiii her own letters tell the underciuivnt of
thon-lit on the voya-e : " I do see so torcihly that one's un-
.ciitroUed -ell .lo.- dishi.noiir the Lord .le.-u-. liut I am under
His control, am 1 not! Of eourse I know 1 claimed it. and I
am suie lie is working out what it means in my life. It is His
])iisiness to hold the reins and mine ju.it to aii.-wer to them, as
you said to me only a month ago.
" It is u'ood of the Lord to have kept me from being inte!i.-,ely
home-siciras well as sea-sick; of course one does .sometimes
naturally just hunger after one's oini mother, but all anxiety
about le 1 and for iier He has taken away, and 1 can indeed say
'I have proved Cod answers prayer.' It is such an . ncourage-
nieiit for me as I go to China tn pro\e Cnd in every n.'W cir-
cumstance.
'■Just arriving in the harbour (^f Hong-kniig, my Jirst sight
of China, sc.me one asked me just now how 1 felt about it. but I
did not I'nake my feelings public. Jhiih/ Lvjht for this morning
says, ' I have betrothed thee unto me for ever ... in mercy,'
and' Wiio shall separate from the love of Chn.-t!' One does
so fear the separation from the <lear ones at home th:tt Mie very
thought of the inseparability of Clirist from oneself is a rock
thouL'ht.'
_M;,y's |oy at being .-ent straight to her elder sister w.i.^ very
great, "and each letter told of diligent study and increasing
hinu'ii'ig to be able to tell out the goodness of salvation. Inter-
spersed with her bright descriptions of the new life were many
sentences that proved how Ciod was dealing with her and leading
her closer to Himself. We little thought the r.ipid ripening
was not for .service down here, but in the coiirts above. "Thy
way, not mine, O Lord. '
t;i;,\iK Li,iz.\i;ktii Sultau.
We hear the MeConnells have no silver,
1 I know tlie
Voungs have very little. We are sending the former a little.
C,.)od"old Deacon Wang said: "Of eourse as long as ever I
have anythiiiL' T will share it with you " — but there is no need
foi that.
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MAUTVRKI* MISSIONARIES
MISS MAl;V IlKAYSMAN
'r.\-NIN(i, Sll.\N-SI
SiilTrrrd iiiailyiii>>iu, Au','ii>l m Si)itciiilitr, IPOn.
Miss HiMVSiii.iii W.I- liuiri ;U liasl diiiisli'ad ill Sussex on
.Inly 'J'J, I>"^7-1, 1111(1 Iffi with hcv pari'iiis fm Australia in 1^S4.
SliDillv boforo leaving; Knulaiul, in ivsixiiiso to an apia-al at a
I'liildrl'ii's Servile, to the suiiuise uf all who knew hir shy aiul
tiniiil nature, siie came finwanl, and fi(jiii that date she h;is
always regarded herself as dediealed to (Jod's service. In 1894
she wiute from Australia sayiii;^ that Mr. Thomas Cook's mission
hiid heeii lilc.-.^ed to her. At this time slie took a decided step
forward ill her religious life.
Ill Noveiiilier of tlu' same yeai' she received her call for
foreign work, and aiiplied to the Mis.sioii in 1<S'.I.'>. At this time
8he was wor.shiiiiiini^ in connection with the Society of Friends.
After some trainini: at "Hope" Colh\:,'e, Adelaide, under the
Kev. \V. 1,. Morion, she was a.ceptcd, and sailed for China in
181»7. I'lom Vaii^chau she proceeded to I-. h'eng, where she
laboured with .Miss Chapman under .Mr. and M"s. Duncan Kay's
tlircctioii.
Writing from there she says; "It was so good of dear
mothi 1 t<i let me go, and much as I miss her comiiany and much
as I feel being away from her, I cannot feel sorry for coming, or
wish mvself back. 'This is such a dark land, no one can under-
stand iiow g:eai the d.ukne.ss till one c u's and lives here.
The name of <iod Is unknown. ... It is indeed an honour and
privilege to be allowed lo cany the glad tidings of Jesus and
His lo\e to lhc.se ])<)or dark >ouls.'
.lust before the outbreak of the present trcjubles, she was
removed from I-ch'eng to take up wurk with the Misses Nathan
at Tailing. . . . She retained a strong all'eci ion for all connected
with her home iii laigland, and wrote uiice that she could never
sill" "Jerusalem "■ happy home" without insensibly connecting
lliat old home witii it. Her mother writes, "I th;ink Cod our
precious one is Sufe JIo)ii ." Her l.ist letter to nie was headed,
"There shall be show Ts of ble-sing.''
I. Hk.\\>,man.
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It \v;i.^ my j>ii\ il<';^.' tu iiutl^c tlif arqiiiiiitiiiicc of Miss
lle;iysiii:ui wlicn in iIji' N :iii^ rhiui 'rniiiiin^' lii>im'. She hcinf;
of ;i ([uict retiring' ti;itiiii', tcv kww nr umlfistooil tin- liei'p true
life iiiidcr tin; -^ilriil >urt'.iL(;. lieiii;,' lesiiirKitcd to tli.' s.iiue
|ir(ivinci', and I'Ur station^ mily lyin;; two days' j.iuriify apart,
\vt; travelled to^j'tlirr.
We s.'paratrd at I'iiiL; yaii- In, iaii ki|a up (mr frit'iidsliip l>y
fiecpR'Ht corrfspoiuleiice. Nearly two years clap.^cd ere 1 visited
her ill her stiitii)n. It was a pleasant surprise to see the ^'ood
proj,'ress she liad made in the laii^iiaj,'e, and L;ratifyinj,' to hear
uf the tiumher of women wlio had hroken otf o])iiim, and of the
many villa^'es wliieh had tliiis heun opened to tiie (!o>p(l.
She and her eom[)aiiioii Miss Chapman took turns at a moiitli's
work ill the station with the women, and a month's visiting among
the villages around, where they sought to deepen the knowledge
of the (iosptd among those wh(j ha<l jireviously broken oil opium
at tlie refuges.
Uur dear sister's work may have lieen short, but it was the
beginning of great things for some, ami (!od, wiio has promised,
"I will water it morning l»y morning," will perfect tint which
was begun in many hearts, that fruit may be found after many
davs as a result of the seed sown by her.
I have (^ften thought thai over their little home at 1-ch'eng
as it lay amongst tht! hill.--, should liav.' been written, "Separated
luito Himself," so eon^tantly and faitlifully were they engaged
in seeking to win soul.s for the Master.
In Mav l'.)0() she eanie to the l''ing-yang fii ("onfcreiice, and
from there proeeeded to Ta-ning. her new station. Writing
from there on duly S (probably her hist letter), she says: "It
is very good of the Lord to have sent ine here ; we are all so
peacetiir Wv eannot help feiling roncerned about every one
else. Ta-ning seems likely to be free from any ilisturbance.
Should anytiiing arise, the native ("hristiaiis would do all in their
power to help us. AVhat fine men I'astors Chang and Ku are."
Once before, during a little local trouble, the Christians had
said to the hi'lies tlure, " ]!efoie the ])eople touch you they will
have to kill us." Their faithfulness is testified to by the pathetic
news that "tlu^ three ladies at Ta-ning have been killed, to-
gether with over ten of the native Chri.^tians, and some of the
houses have been burned and others rubbed."'
E. Glthkik.
' A group ot tlic. Ta iiiiii; Christiaii^ will be found facing,' p. IJOS.
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MAUrVItKI' MISSION AiUKS
COI
MISS KDllll 1. DUliSUN
Si I II \'. , SllAN-Sl
Siiir.iv.l iiiutyi.l-iK, Aunii.l HI- S. pt. ii.Iht. ll'OO.
l-Mill, I-.;i1h.1 i)..l.-.ti ua. n.iivuitnl m !.->'.», sl.oltly aftoi
,„,„„...n,.i„u' "-k .^- .' l"-l""l P'-'-ti"-'-''- I" '>"■ '"^I-"'''
sh,. >v,rivr.l MM all rnun-l tr..i.,niu'. " !"■ Ii Im-l 1'" '">• 'I"' '"'l^
(;,„1 was (MlliM- li.r to .in n. flni.a. F..r tlu' U-i l»- >.^n- si,.-,
h..l,l .!..■ ,"-t ui Matr.-M. I., tli- y.a, I MM. a „„»..m;.r\ tmni
Clnna, >i,.akinu' at a .n.:rt,.,- in Hk .liuivli ..f wlu.'l. .Mis.
I)ol,s,m was a nuMuh.r, s,,„k- ^o .tnm.ly ..f tl.o .liM-,m.f...ts
,„n,u-.t.'.l will. n,i>>i...ia.y lif.." m tliat lan.l, an.l ..f .lilh.'ul' i..s ..t
tl,.. la„'U,.v, that sl,o sal.l, " If 1 .'V.T -u t,. ll,.' t-ivi,^.. liel.l ,t
will not i..- .lu'.r. In tl..- V. W.C. A., h .v.t, tlu- ;.,vat^ n.'.,l
(,„■ work.rs in tlu' t.,..'!-!, li.'M «.is l.n.njil r,,nMaiil ly l.cf.nv,
Lcr an.l in iS'.tl >lic -as.' hvr lit".: to (lo.l t..r Cnnui.
in Nov.inlHT l.S'.ll >li.' ^:ui.'.l for Cliin.., aiul, a .lay ..r l"o
nft.-r i.'a.liin- SlianJ.ai, w.'iil t., CIu-I.m., arnMli- M. tnn.' l..
liflntlu' ial.- Dr. Doutl.wail.- nnrs.' th.- w..uii.l.'.l s.,1.Iht.s tr..m
Weiliui-woi Tlu: n.'xt twu v.'.us w.i.' .>i..ut i.nn.i|.ally in
ministerin- to f.-ll,.w n,i..si.mari.s at < ■h.'l..., a,,.! in tlu' Sanat.,1 nnu.
IVin- api-ointf.! t.. Si-.liau in Sl.an m. .!,.■ trav.-lle.l with
M,- an.l Mrs. Saiin.icrs as iar a. tiifii .^tati.in. I p.-n arnvin-
■a Si rhaii >he l.a.l imnu-.liat.'lv to i.i-o.v.mI t.. Ta nin- :in.l imrs''
h,r f.-rnio.' tVi.'n.l, ,Mi-s Nathan, uho nn..s rocovcM..- tn.n. an
atta.-k ..f tvphns f.-v.r. Di.l • -'.l pciniil them t.. .'nt.!- into Ihs
iin'.--fncu t.iL;.'lli.'i' .' , i i
Writin.'l.i u V.W.C.A. r.ian.h >hc .^a> . : - M lan-.'ly .•n.mgh
1 an, n, tl,.' same pn.vintr a. lh,,t in wliirh tin- nn-Monary liv.
who ti,..t,lis,.,ur..-,'.i nic; an.! ih.m:'!. th.'iv aio har.i^lnps ami
.litli.ultifs, th,' i.ioiv than rount.Tlulaii.in- joy^ aiv not to he
(locrili.'.l in W..1.U. . , , 1
From this tim.' ..n, w,- r.„,l tro.n tlu- t ..t li.'r h.tt,.|s an.l
;,„;,„ah ,1„. wa, inou.'.l .Innk.n- n, the Maxtor', spirit ..f h.vo,
ivuipathv, an.l .s., riti.'-. .oi.ntin,^ it :'.val joy t.. n.im.M.T t,. tlio.s.,
wh,. wc.>; si.-k in l-Hlv .r soul. W.. |.„,k ha.'k with thanktuhi.-.sH
;u„l s.... h..|' n.uuiah; .•aroh.s.^ oa.sc lovin- .ii-p.^sition iranstomu'.l
l,v th. liolv Spirit int.. ..no ..f -lad self .l.'nial an.l love tor those
ar.Hiii.l li.'r \V.' -ath.T iM.m h.'r l.'lt.Ts that th- la^t tw.. yoais
have hen linns of rral .hli-ht in h.T Co.l-t^ivu. work an.l .jf
.MIvM»»l.l.\l.S
4!»
ftllnwihip with Clilial. riio ■! .pill. (1 luin- iii.ii|( mil Iwalt-
•'lail, ;iii'l iM'W we sit how ijiiii ;,,_> tln^ M.istiT \v .i> |ii uiiil' His
^orvatit
Cnd li.i-> i.ill' ■! Iiii lu .ih.iic lh;it dcfii. M Iclluu -lii|i of >iiircrmy.
\\ !■ Iviiiiv, stir uuiild join in Auino wunls -lu; ijunitil in ,i Ictti-r: —
tlixl IKivi r (lin'i iif null'i't- ti> In- clulif
Uut »u uursi'lvi-n woiilil dii il' we coiilil nee
The cn<l of all thiugx hi'ru aa well mt ll^ .
in iu.'i \.i>\ letter, April L'O, after writin- ulioul tin- an-
^(•ttl>d ,1 itc uf China .>hf -^.-i^s; "We ;iie in tlic Lord's iiaiidb,
and xM'i! \u' Iviiiiw ii.iii;;lit i .m ionic to »> without lli.-, peiini.^sioti.
,M> we h;ive no ihumI to lie ti'Mililid ii i- not in my n.itiiii' to
tear phy-sieal liarm, lull 1 tiu^t. it ii ( ,inii', lii-> ut.ko wil' lie ali-
sutlicient." \\ C icjoiie to know ih.it this will liave Keen
:iIiiliHl:intlv iraii-i'il li.-lmr ,he wi-nt in to ^cc the i\iii:,'.
K. A.
As I take ihr [jcri lo «iili' a tVu wnid^ aliout our dual .--islei
Miss l)ol»on, I .1111 thinking' how nine h h.tti r out; and aiiotlici
• if tliosc VI ho worivcd with hrr could tell ii- ipt her lo\e to her
Master and devotion io lli- wwik, Imt that little .u'toiip has Keen
•'counted worlh\-. and to^iMlier won the inaityis (ro«n.
What It scjiiu- of the ("hinc-c aiuonu' m hoiii she lahouied
rould -peak to IIS ,' I knou what tlicv would tell. They would
.peak of wcai . joiinicv - taken liy her to tend llieni in -iiknes-.
and of word- oi eoniioi i and elie, r -ooken. When at iiome,
besides '^ivin,^,' atti-nlion lo a i:irl- -eliool, >he would lie leceivini;
liianv patients who i.inie to lier for help, and thus j,'ct oppor
tuiiitie- of preaehin.u' the (;..-.|iel. She >liowed a more than
ordiiuiiy aplltildi in tlie stud\- of the lan^iai^e. What always
struck nie in her. w.i- her evident ilcsiie to do well all th.t -he
round to do.
Her capacities a- muse enai'lcd her lo render -ervice to iiianv
of iiei' fellow-mis.,ionaiie.-, and in one ea.se when I lieljied her, I
.all speak of the ple.isant atniosiihert' of kindness w iiiili lu r
presence lirou^iiiit. Not only did she attend to her patient lint
took upon liei-elf ni any of tiie houseliold iluties, tliiis renderiiii;
liei-elf doulily valaaldc.
•• Well (hine, thoii uood .and faitliful servant; thou hanl l)ceii
taithlul o\er a few thini,'s, 1 will make thee ruler o\er luaii}
thing's: enter tlioii into the j' y of thy Lord.
i;V.\ FltKM 11.
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MICROCOPY RESOLUTION TE^T CHART
-NSI ona ISO TEST CHART No 2
=-^ ,^^- 'OS' Ma^n Sl,„!
=-^ •'ocf.este,. Ne. York M609 -c.
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.M AKT V l; ]•: I ) M I SS 1 ( ) .\ A 1 ; 1 KS
MISS K.M.MA (;i-:()i;(;iANA nvns
Sl-Ol.U. SllAN-.->l
Siill'eriil iiiiirtynlum. Au,L;u^l i>i St i.ti-iiilur, I'JUU.
IIii-> uas a Luiisecratnl lilV ; huiiri- its i^ftitlf ])'i\vcr. "She
wa- a very (|uift ;,'irl," 1i,t sistci' wiiU'.-," hut In-r iiitiui'iice and
powor aiudiigst Miosf; she faille in coutait with in husiiiess was
Wdudertul. 1 think thu one -reat i)(iint witli h.fv wa-, never to
any 'No' lu anythin- her ^Master wished lier to do.'
I hr.st met her in I Mr", ,it the I'l.lke.-UHie V.W.C.A., where
we were hoth >|.eMdinu uiir h(ih.ia\>. It was lu-r hriulitness and
sineeriry, and tlir leality cf her Ciiri^iiaii hfr that attract.-d nie.
She was at tiiat lime engaged ui a hmise i.f Imsiness in Bedford ;
hnt wiiiist loiiyin^- to take iij. (Udinite wi.rk for thr Mastfi.
either liosjiiial or luission.iry, a.-, soon as the way should he
made clear, she was cvei' ready to do the little things that lay
close at hand. i )iiiiu,u her .-tay at the- VAV.C.A. she was
always ready to speak a eiieeiy word to the londy, to help in
welconiinu' the new couiers. or in sin^in-- or speakiii^u at the
mission meetin-s. In tn<lle.-,^ little ways she showed plainly to
;Ul around wdiose she was and whom she served.
With time other friemls we (;ften made little rxcursioii-
together, an.! many and phasant were the walks and talks w.' id!
had. ( ine (jf oiii numher was called lioine ahout eighteen months
later, ,dte>- a long and painfnl illness, and now our l)eloved friend,
]\li>s Iliirn, Las passed tlitdiigh much suliering into the ]iresence
of the I.ni-d, whom she -o dearly |o\cd and f,.ithiiilly served, to
receive the martyr's crown, and tiie '• Well done, good and faithful
Servant, enter '!io:i iiito tiiC joy of tliy i,ord. "
In one of her letters after reaching her station she wrote ; —
Si-rlniu, A'.r. /,,'/. ,■ :;. l.S'.);^: — '•'Siuvly ;M,.„lne~s and mercy
shuii lollow me all the day- oi my lite: airi I will dwell in the
house of the I.ord for ever.' I can truly say they ha\e lollowod
nie. (lod has -iven me health and strength and helju'd me in
tin: study of this dilljeiiit language. I am just n..w ahle to
nnder.-tand a little of v.luii the-e ilear ji-ople say, but I do long
to he ahle to speak treeiv with tlfin. Pray that 1 may soon be
ahle to speak, and that I nia\ Ije greatly used in His service, and
hrin- uhnv to lii,. Name.
.MEM()i;I.\LS
il
" I ft'fl th(!!c i.s tbi- suiuu lieu. I litre aa ut home — to bu willing;
to s\)tiJ.k or pray whuii tliu I.oi'.l wants lis to. Satan \v;iiit:j to
keep our moutli-. cIcslmI a ■ much in liie C'liino-e Ian,L;iia,;,'e us hu
did in tlic Kii'jlish ; so pliMSi' pray that 1 may iir\L'r iosr
opjiortuiiity of witnessing; I'ur my .Ma-tor wli'
for me."
vli'i ha- iU)i>
an
so much
.M. I!.
Our hearts arc full ol loving' luiTiiorie.s of dear (!eorL;iana
Hum, liorn at I'cckham Uyc, on .Inly Ci, iMi.-^, and " horn
again" in July 1M»0. She was accciitcd for training at L)ori''
Lodge, and enrered at the Kastcr tmn of ISiiG. I)urinLC the
three inoiulis' suinmer vac ation she took ciiarLie of tiie Assemhly
ilall ia-anch of the V.W.C.A., and continued in this work for
.some months. All the girl- lo\.-d her and hrought tiieir troubles
and diliiculties to I'er a- to a Irieml, who was always ready to
give living syin)iatliv and counsel : while ,se\"ei'al of them were
le<l t" know the Lord as their own pmsonal Sa\ii.ur.
As we h'ok back upon the time .-he spent amongst us. the one
thing that stands out cle.irlv aoovtt all e],-e is, that prayer was
the key-note of her life, and that the steady, (juiet power, which
was lier.s in a marked chgri-e. was horn oi constant communion
with the Lord. A fellow-deacone;.s used to .say, that "it w.is no
u.se to talk over diliiculties with (leorgie unless you were willing
that the talk should end in taking it all to the Lord i:i jirayer. '
ifer life was so conti'olled by the love of desus, that she con
linually testified to the truth that "Love thinketli no evil." hi
her positiiiii as niniiitn.-s there wt-re many upjiortunities tor
the e.KOrcise of p.itii'iice, and of obedience to the communl :
'• Lxlmrt one another daily."
It is the testimony of the one who knew her best, that iier
daily life was a constant witness to the kee[iing power of the
Lord de.-u-. fur never during the session spent together could
she recollect anything in word or action wididi was (iisiionouring
o the NLaster.
Miss [[urn lefi ns to eiitei tiie <'.L.M. Home, and after a
little time .-pent there, mailed for China, damiary ;), LSDS.
The letter^ from her fai'-di.-tart -tation b)'e;ithed the same spirit
of prayer as that wliicli had characieri.-ed her here. And now
the news has come tha' sin; is in the presence of tlie King!
We, lejoire for her, and we pr.iy lor Cidn.t that .soon that poor
dark i uid in.iy ]je won for ('liri.-t.
S, D. DCi-r,
Lii'hi Sail' riitlentleril, IJvru' L<i<bj'.
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-MA KTVl; HI ) M KSS IU.\ A1;IP:s
mt;. and mi;s. w. o. i>i;at
St-ciiAr, Sii.\N-si
SuII'lti-iI iiiartynloin, Auj;ii.^t or SL'|.tuiiii-cr. ll'OO.
Williiiiii Ciiilianic IVvit \v;is a native n\' liainilton, ami it was
while ('ii,L'aireil in a'l ai-eliiteet's otiice there, that his Master's
vdice calleil him to woik in the tVirfii;!! fichl, '• lioiKiuriiiu' him."
as a friend exproseil it, "with a enmmi-sidii to the heathen iti
China.' He -ailiil on l)eeenit)er 1. I^SJ. as iiiie ot the hundred
rais<ionaries -iven to the I'.I.M. in an-wer to prayer dnrini; the
eoiirse of that year.
In his native place ho w.i,^ a /.eahjiis worker for the siil\atioi\
of Minis in contuction with St. ,Iolin'.> Free Churtii, — of wliich
he was a memher, — and the llaniilton Christian Union. One
who knew him well at that time has kindly -iven ii.- the
brief notice which we [irint lielow of tli.it l.riuht morninLc of his
d;iy of service.
In China, where he worked witli like fervour, his .^jihere was
hr>t at Pin- yao in Shan-.-~i, and then after Ids marriage with
Miss Helen Mackenzie, in Mardi 1S91, at Si chau, also in that
province. .Vt Si chau they mad.' their honi., and there they
served — with an interval of a fnrlou-h in S( otland, .lime 1896
to Sejitemher Is'JT— until fiom the hiiyiiy interests of their
little flock they were called to the f'ulh^r service of their eternal
liome. With them were gathered th, ir two chiMren. Margretta,
aged seven years :m<\ lune months, and M.iry. three vears and
ten months.
We knew inni ami -till >peak ol' him ,is "Willie Peat."
There was noiinnu' almut him tli.it one wislies to cover.
Surrounded at home hy religions intluences he was always ol'
ijuiet and gentle demeanour, tindd s.imewhat. hut bright withal.
Conversion nweetemd and ^tieii,;thened the ixoi.d in him, and
made him .strong where men thouuiit !n'm weak. Physicailv, he
never seemed robust, but fai;h in (lod gave to him an'eneiu'y not
always di>playe(l in Chri.-^tiaii woik by stronger men. Thi- work
which lay to his hand— in kitchen meetings or in the evangelistic
choir — he gave himself to with all his heart, and his zeal' knew
.MKMUKIALS
n.';
no tiring. Thi^, flie luoiv huri)risp>l us as W'- cnnsidoreil liirn
>oiiU'\vliat frail in Imdy.
In zial and consecration '^nuv^ heyond niont youni:; Christians,
the customary sharp criticism tell on him, only to find him ;_:oin,i;
steadily on, f.-liii,^' perhaps the injustic' of it, hut making im
plaint." Here, as always, th.e joy of tin- Lord was his strength.
His was a siuiny faith, for salvation to him was a treasure, and
he rejoiced in it. Love inade him share his joy. and >haiin;. 't
he k ;>t it, aye, and keeps it still. •'• 1'- M-
H.'lcn Mackenzie war. liorn in Oidi(iLihill, in Hauli'shire, and
was the daughter of (hcply religiou> parents, who early sought
to lead their children to'llim who is the Way, the Truth, and
the Tiife. A hr.ither writc> of her as follows:—
Leaving h(jme at an early age, she was for several years
eni'agi'l as a travelling ccmipanicm, visiting all the prineipai
comUries in Kurope. An intelligent oh-^erver of places and
events she certaiidv was, a^ any one could testify who was long
in her company.
l\w some j"ears previous to joining the C.I.M. she was wholly
engaged in obscure and nnotlieial Mission work in Kdinliurgh, the
" (5ivrrubber"s Close'' Mission h.'ving a special chiim upon he)'
sympathy. Slie was a most earnest worker during Moody and
Sankey's" visit to this co\intiy. and later, when Messr.s. Fullerton
and Smith toc.k up the work, she hdioured incessantiv. Some ol
the lowest ([Uarters of Kdinburgh were constantly visited by her,
and I have known of her sitting up whole nigh.ts with some poor
■.rretch in these hovids, soothing a fevered brow and trying to
reclaim her from a life of vie.> atid sin.
She had for long a desire to go <>\n to the Foreign Mission
held, so when the opportunity came of joining the C.LM. .she
emhraccil it eagerly and went out just twelve year> ago, going
first to Gau-ren, in Kiang-si. In ISDl she was married to Mr.
VV. (t. Peat ami went to Shan->
She was full of enthusiasm, and withal had
and common -sense. She loved China and
siudi a gift of tact
the Chini-se, and
towards the close of their fiulough three years ago. lo.)ked
forward to iheir "going home'' again. ''■ ^^■
Rxfi-iiit JniiK "/e -.f Mr. I'-<'f> /ir.-' A /Ar.s
The i.'uh of the Chinese month is mentioned here as the
diite {..r our destructicjii. I'.ut we are in Cod's hands, and can
sav. " i will fear no evil, for Thou art with me ''
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.\fAi;T\ i;i;i) .missioxaimks
mi;. ai,ii;i;i) \V(jui>j;()Fik
Vli-VANC, Sl!\N-<T
.Sulferud iii.ii lynliiiii, Miiirui'r linji).
Our liroih.T, Alfivd Wo.,.lrotl'o, w;is converted to (Jod in
Fclirii;iiy |.>s;i. Attrr ;. r,,nrsf of rmitiiiii,' iiiMlcr I )r. Ciiinrioss
llO w;i, ,ure|.t.(l by the ('liilKi liii:iiiil M;,<i(,|| j,, .I,,,,,, is't/, aiui
siiilcii lur Cliiiiii ill tins I'lliowin^^' Scpteiiilicr. At'ter several
iiDiiihs .-It tlir Ciiii \iii;,r Truiiiin- Ifoinc lie wa^ jqiiiMinu.,! to the
province ni Shan >i. There In' uoikr.j for- a s'liort ciirhteen
niontlis. aii'l tlitMi it \\a> -r.-nled liini, :;t the early ai,'e of txvontv-
eiL'lil. tir s,mI hi.s I,-tini..,,y liy (leatjl.
ill- !a-l lew ueckv nil earth were full of anxiety and sulieriru'.
Shoitly iH-tuie ill- .iraih he wnite, '•Tile ,L;'ivat v,-(.iider is that I
jun siill lure in me midst of so many n-hdni J ,011 sdriy :o say
wonld rei.Mcv to <(!• the hioi.d lluw/' ( ■(,ni|„l!rd t,, lc;ive ihe
city, he iiMik lefllve atnoiiu' tiir im.unMii's. iiere he wandered
ahoiir diiriiiu- tlu day wh.!f he wa. ih.t likely t.. ho .een, and
duriiei the nivdit took shelter in caves nearer tiio eitv where the
wild beasts were less to be feared. The la-t letter li'oi,, him
ti)ld Mt" hi- jivat haidsiiip,-, — his feet bein- cut and blcedin- witli
hi.s weary uanderin-s, — but lini^hed with li.e words, "• we count
thoni hapjiy thai endure." Of him it may truiv lie said he was
••'b'stitiite, alilirted. evil eniivated lof wlii.in the world was not
wurtln ). waiid.rin- in deserts and mountains and caves, and the
holes of the earth."
Mr. Alfreil Wooilrollr was born at I.on-hbon 'r,L;h, Leicester
where he spent the -reater ])art of his life, \\fter liis 'conversion
he became a m.-mbe'r of th- Baptist Church there, and took an
active part in various forms of Christian work ;.. connection with
thai coiiLjregalicjn.
Marly in his Christian course he knew what it was to .--uiler
as a Christian and be thrust out upon the world, but the hard-
ships of his way .seemed to haxc don,- nothin- in diminishing the
joy of Ids heart. ^
The three years before he entered college were ^pent at
• Auditr. where he Ijecame a inrmber of the Tredc-arville llaptist
Church, His time at Cardil!' wa< w.-il occupied with .study and
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MKMOIMALS
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.■MUL'.'listir \vn,k. 11. ■ tonk -n.H intric~l ill ill.' T«\^n .\l;--ion.
and for tw.. vmis w,.iit i i-uUrlv I'.a l.i't,,!, (^t 1 "r. r.mi.in .In s
lloinc-- to aiMlvss till- liDJ-s.
i'lvvimis In \\\^ hciim- ;ic(V|.l.Mi i,y liio C.l.M. li'- ha.l i urc-
voars- traiiiii.-.it llatl.'v :m.l ClilV ( nil,-.-*. !,.■:. viii- Kn-l,u,.l in
S.-I)tfiiil.(M- |S;i7. it u,.- l.aivly Mil- \.';ii-* Iw nv.k i.frnutl.^.l t..
serv Christ in finiia; Lut th.-c u.m .■ l.y nn i,,.',ni. Iruiiless
var- Lati-'iK Iw in:''!'' a iniiiil.. i' "I pica, liiii.u' t.mis, .4 a
,.„,„th ..r six uv.k.i .a.'li, arniin.l hi~ s|,,ti..n at V.. van-, in
-.,1,11' ■•as.'s viMiiii- |ila.-,'s .'nliivlv ii.'W in ;hi' missmiiaiy.
His was a in\inii natmv : h.' ha.i l-eeii ui..\ll.i-l l.y llu' t.xt :
" (;,..l sn l,,Nv,l ih.'wml.l that Hcirav.' His (,nly-l..-ott.'ri Son.'
H,. Inv.Mhnankiii.l; h,' \n^r,\ il.,' Chin. -•• A man. -I ,,iay,Tan.i
int.Misc pi.'ty, h.' walUf.i with CmI. iiili' lii'-nu th.- iir..nii-..s. II..
re^anlrl hiins..lf as uiv.'n up l.) t!a> l-ni'l. I i.^ni.-inli.T hirn
sayin- at ..n.- tini.^ that sine.' h- ha.l .■ntii.'lv yi.'l.l-'.l hin,s,.lt ui-
to C.d, h.- ha,.l .■nj.vv.'.l mu.h in..ft' l.l.ssin- in his w.nk aii.l ha.l
hcon in. hi: snca-s^tul in witmin;.' >.inls. _
1 .•aiiiL.t .1.. '..ett.r than i^ivu an cxtia.'t from a h-ttor ot his,
.hit.'.l K..|,iuary 1S'.I'.», !.. -how the spirit of th.' man aiul tlio
martyr. 1' "as writt.Mi just aft.-r an ..Ivciit mv with a Cliinus.-
mol),' .lurin- whi.h Ik- -ot l.att.M.Ml al...ut ami .mly cscaiuMl alter
i;ioat stni^^liiiL; : —
'• .\t th.- invs.'iit time tluMV isin ('hinaa.;|.'\.Tman, I'-man-tsi
l,y nam.^ wli.. is w..ikim,' ont a systematic s.-h.'nif t.) bl.it out the
nam." ..f K..rfi-n.'r fr..m thf lan.l. Tim Chiiu's.- (iovernment
.H'tuallv irwar.l.'.l liini. aii.l mad.' him a -ivat man m the
y,-s of the iRT.pl.-. To what ifsult 1 < )ne .■aiumt t.'ll : hut only
Jiis month wo ha.l n.nvs of an ..M missionary heiti.i; killcl. Ar.'
w.- als.. callf.l to sutler! Af we ea'.l.'.l to .lie! The po.M'.
feeble heart savs ; ' Oh. n.. ; n.'ver.- Ihit. to hrin^ !,l.;ssin;4 ».t..
the w.)rl.i, wha't has it always meattt ? What to the SaM..ur^
What to the Apostles? 'This is the way the Ma>t.'r went:
sh.ml.l not the servant tread it still '.
Our brother was called upon to tiva.l in this way; an.l we
believe he irave his life, not grndsin.^ly, btit fr.vly. For hnn,
we may be sure, there was light in the valley, an.l f.u' th.; ..titer
martvrs also who met their deatli with th.- sam.- hiuh faith.
AKTllli: 11. CUM'MAN.
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^r.\^;TVI;^;I) missioxauiks
MR. DAVIK lUKUATT
\'ll-\ AN(J, SlIAN-SI
Sull,'iv,| Mi.iilyid.iii'. -iirinini lilOO.
I).vi,| Kanat, wa. anvptol us h .■.mlul;,... I,v ,|„. Australian
Wan.h ot th..'!..!. I. ..ulu.,! Shanghai in ,1... spnn. or
IHJ- ami ,„o,v...|,..] t<. tla. (;an kM,:; TraiMi„j. Hoiao. ] ca.Mve.I
rcneml.,-, ilw uarni w.lcmu- ;,i„| IumiIv hatul-.^ni, h no
those of „.swho r(.a,l,o.l (ian-kin,, tl... followu.K uMtunu,. '^ hJ
wa.s alway.s rvn.Iy to hd,., a,„l cv..,, ulnl,. ,„ ,1,. T.ai.u,,.' llo.n..
u-as v.ry /ealou. f,„. ,1„. salvati.,,, of tlu. Clm.ese, His earnest
"es. ,n prayer, his readiness to assist i„ anv ^vav, and the
touehu.^, apj,ea s „■ his letters to his frien.ls, all spran;,' from a
deep sense of the needs of the peojile around him
In the .spring, of Ihl.s !„, left ( J.Ln-kin.u for the north of
China, at.d m Decemher of th,. .s.uue year 1 uas a^ain privilege.]
o mee h.m at the c,ty of Kie-hiu. Here with .M, [.ntlev's
help, (.raham MeKie, Alfred ANoodrolIe, David 15arratt an/l ]
•spent several n.ot.th.s at study. Althou^d. Mr. liarratt always
foun.i the studv of Chnie.se .iifK.nh, the per.severanee ami praver
eon.,ueml,and he was always "ready" to .speak a few wonls
tor nis Saviour.
Early in ISO!,, after the i''inj,.yan^-f„ Conferenee, we spent
a for ui.^ht to.^rether ,n work amon^^ the lulls, where he has since
hu.l down lus life. Thi.s trip reveale.l his real eharacler The
manv discomforts and trials seeme,] hardly ever to move him
his faith and assurance in (Jod kept him cheerful and happy
amid the most trying circumstances. All thouudn .^f personal
discomfort and inconvenience was lost in his^ intense .lesire
that as many as possihle should hear the joyful news Once
wh.n, 11, order to reach a certain city before' dark, w,. had to
pass severa villages without stopping to preach or sell },ooks, he
felt It keenly.
Soon after this trip he was staiione.l at Vo-vang with Mr
U oodrofr, His letters ga\e encouraging reports of Ins journey.s
ana work .o.ioiig the schooil.oys or opium patients. The last
etter I iceivcd towards the c.nd of May spoke of the threatening
trou},les au(i of the disturbances round Hun-tun- His ..josin"
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\\i.nl> ucrc. "1 .nil like tlie ox, ri-iuly forcillici ilir |ilou;.;h or
ilir .ilt.ir. '
After writing tin's Icttei- he :i((oni|i;iiiici| Mi W iIUmih ('iMiMer
iin his ji)iiine\ fii\\aril ihi' coast, a^ t,ir is l,u an llfic on
■ luiie •.",), at, ni;,'lil, lu' ami our oi' two taniil'iil native Clwistiaiis
rtfd to the liilh for saf.'iy. Anions' lin-r liilN al T'iin« ch'eiig
ht? passed a«av. in ionsei|netKi' of his sullVi iiitjs ami prisiitions.
His last letters, , lit hoii^h wiiltni iimler the shadow of the
ilaik eloii'l so soon to hursi, anil with tiir full Ixiinwlciiuc of
what had iiapiiriied at T'ai yuan fu, "eie full of failii and
eonlidi-ner. knowing' that whalevrr ha|i|.rMrd all wmild lie well.
A, .1.
Thr f(
le sciiiii' fxtiaet> from his last li'ttiT: —
/,.//ci- (u Ih. Unriil, Jiilii C, lOOO
We tonk .sonic of the hall Inindred "fear nots' cii tiod this
morning and had a blessed tiiiie indeed. I >''nd you a tew,
especiallv heijiful to Clnistiaiis now \n hour airo Deacon
Si. who knew you in 'l"ai-> iiaii, eanu^ to tell you ol' the awful
thinjis in T'ai-yiiiin, eti . Tiiu news nearly made me faint, hut
Hi.s jieacf iilled, and still does till my soul. . . . We j,'ot together
after he had left and piavid alnmi matters, and saiii; J -sitluui 0, —
" I le loadeth me." I never knew its full meaiiiui,' till this Iniur. . . .
It seems the whoh' all'aii comes from the Km|ires- Howajiei.
The Kmiiiic is evidently ujiside down. Now " Mnie, meiie, tokel.
U]iharsin " is written on the old Middle Kingdom. Our blood
may be as a true cement (for the foundation), and CJoJ's kingdom
will increa.se over this land. K.vterniination is but exaltation.
(!od giiide and ble>s ns : " Fear not them which kill," He says,
"are ye not of much more value than many .sparrows." " Peace,
W
e mav
jicrfeet jieace," to you, brother, and all at Lu-eli'eii
meet in the glory in a few hours or days, — a nearer way than
to go to Lu-eh'eng. . . . Not a sleep, no dinner, a qtuet time with
r.od, then sunset and evening bells, then the dark (moonlight),
and I know there will lie " No moaning at the bar when I put
out to sea," because "Thou wilt keep him in perfert peace, whose
mind is stayed on Thee ; because he trii.steth in Thee." Let us
be true till death. '' lie thou faithful unio death, and 1 will give
thee a crown of life.'"
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M.\I.T\ I;KI> MISS|(t\.\|;iKS
.Mi;s. !;. .) (■()( ii'i.i;
Lr-CH'KNc;, SlMN-.si
l>i 1 ..II Aiij,'u>t at Viii-.,h;ui INu'tr, iihiMit 100 mil. s ii.,illi-w..gt of
lliri kow, in r.nn.*<..|ii. iir, oC iniiiri..^ r.'(Tiv.'.| u l„ n tr.ivi.|lin^'.
My :i..|ii,iintaiu-,. witli Mr,, li. .1, ( •,„,,„.,. l,,.!..,,, ii, |.s,s7
wli.n ^hr (ih.n Mi.s M. I'alm.., ) u,i. ,.alU.,l t„ tl,« Missicii (ioM*
■■It llifi suilir tilli(. ;h iny-rlf. W. ,li(l ||„t Iwiou CM.li <uliri ; ,,nr
calls W(-:,. .litVciviit, .-ilth.-iiJi i,. f!i,. s;mi.. u.>rk, and on ili,-. HOtli
Octohcr ISS7. a> iiiciiil.rr, ,,( tli.; ( l,i„,i lnl.,r„i Mis.ioi, ati.i also
..r-tlic Iluiidiv.l ■• rallrd tliat y..n, uvsailrd f,,r Cliina. Mis,
I'.ilnirf ha.l ;i roal iiii-Mi.iiaiy -piiil, and l!H,n..rli .uir.'riii;,' mucli
fn.m s,.asi,'kncs, all fl„- ix v,,.,k, ,,f tli.' vova.v, did uLil .Ik;
f(.uld_ uhcii al.l-^ t.i >|,,-a!. !,, soul- .u-,,und In-r.'
W'r landed u,i tl,,. .-.th |),.a.liil.,;r in Shaiijiai, and atl.r
s]i..n.iui.,' four inotith, at 'ian- .•li,;ii to l.'aiii a little of the
|;ui:,'tin-e, we ivtiifiicd to Shanuh.ii to liruin w,,rk in tli.; Home.
This lloiiie is int.'ndcd fof oui- uorkci,. as they (lav, up ai;(l
•ir.wii to aii.l ffoni th- iidand work : Imt ineml., is of other
mi-sions often stay with us and l,y manv of tlu-e fiiend.s luv
de.ar feilou-wofker is v, ly l.,viii-ly remeinhen.d. She was .ver
kind and lovin'^ t.> all: and did all in her pouer to Indp the
< 'hinese sefvants.
In IS'.ij she was mat lied to .Mr. K. .!. ( 'oop,.!-. uh,, l,,.id
jome.l the .Mi-.-,„,n in iss^, and as he was on-a-e.l in dircciiii"
the hiiihlui- of our n.w Home, heiii.,' an aiehiteVt, thev continued
to live in Shan.,'li;ii, aiel did a ._'o.,d w.,rk amon.u' the 'sailors wh<-
landed there. Tlieir h..u<e in the compound wa.s a \ery happy
centre for thcs,. men, who so mu< h need help when on shore";
:uid a -ood many date their conversion from the evenin-s .spet:t
with the Coopw... Aft,.r a time they (the Coopei-s) were
^'•^t' ■" "t- ".i" '<iiw, where a new Home was to be huilt. She
and her hnslund would have much preferred inlan,l work amon-^
th.. Chinese, but the Imildin- was needed, and seemed to be "tiie
next thin.;" the Lor.l had for them to do.
'I'heir eldest little -irl was liorn in 189-', and in Isic} or ISOl
they went to Che'' 10, a-ain to superinteml mission buildings—
this time schools tor the children of missionaries— and Mrs.
Coop(.r had charge of the Sanatorium for :i season. Two children
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w«Ti> liorii at (!hr* foo, ni wli' m ')ii<', little .fackie, tlifil whiMi altoul
eighteen months oUl. It wjw armn^'c<l in \xm for Mrs. (""oper
to come home with her tw'> iitllc girls, mul Mr. <'o.i|»(.t to lollowr
in !i ye.-ir's time. It aeeim-fl a wi.xe [ihiii, as sho li.id felt the
lie.itli of her little l)oy very much. It wiis a great joy to met
my ilear fuUow orkir again in tiiif IhikI. She :in<l ihe . hildren
spnii part of the time at iJii-jiiton with Mi. (ih.jH'i'H |ittrenti«,
aii'i p;irt in Scotlauil witli ol.i rriiMid- . mul in 1 rlini.ii \ 1 sOS
Mr. I'ooper joineii iiir.
.V yciir anil eight month.-* |iasse<l all ino i|iiukl\. .nui m
.\()\etnlii>r ISK!) they a^iiin !• ft tor Cliiii.i. In 1,11 ion to liie
t\M) little u'irU they now lii<l a \''i \ |iirriMii- liil.v l.o\-. l.ine.st
Itiaiii' I'll, u'h'i \\,i^ K'lin I irrfinln r :'>(>, |>'.i>. Mr. ami Mi-.
<'(po]pi'r ho|ic.| now to 'ji't aiii'iM^ l.liu people, ami wlhii tln-y
re II li.'cl .Sluin-li li, it was an.iir.'od, after a !*iiort delav, that tla^y
.sliouM l;o to I,n rireir,', in Sli.m ~i, wher.' Mr. and .Mr-;. DuLiald
I.awsoM liad been wuikiiiu. .\ni\, the el.li >t little i;iil, rem. lined
at Clie-t'oo ,-,chi)ci| ; Ivliih ,iiid iliMincid went witli their patent^.
The journey- IJieie wa.s a very luie^' and weary oih'.
'I'liey remained at hn eh'enji until la-t .iiil\. when tlu'y and
tlic twii lady inissionai ies workin.; with them. Mi--; liiii; and
Mi-is ilu~toii, and also Mr. and Mr.-. S.nindeis ami their children,
.and otlier friends inmi l''inu' \ ao. lud to have owIhl; to the dis
tnrli.uice.s ill that iiei'^hliouihood. Their journey to Man kow
Was lerrihle : they we're driven from village to villau'i', ifi the
sun. and diMiivi'il nf ,dl tlie\' p">scs,-ed. Three <if the ladie^
and two of the S. Hinders ihildreii diid on the \\a\ , oiu; of the
ladies neint; my dear friend. l-iitle lliaiiierd died on rcachin.t;
llandvow, .so the mother and her two little l.o\s ate now toi,'e;hpr
at rest "till he eonie." Few knew how ciriiestly deal- .M.iiLraret
Coopi'r look the Mi-sioii and all it- iieids to tin; [>ord in jirayer ;
iiotliinii was too small to lie renniiihered. May .all who read
this very imiierfect notice reineinher it is such workers that are
needed in dark, sad China; and will they ask the Lord in His
iiood time to send forw.ard other wi'ikei- to take the places of
tho.-e who ha\e fallen in the work ? The work is His and must
go forward.
K.VtIIKKIM: 1. Wll.l.l.VMSuN.
/•>//■</,/ I'roiil Mr. /v. ./. ' n,,j„/.. Ja'II'I- In lir< Mnlil,,- {>,, y/. .SQ)
Although woiuided a.nd sutrcring, Maguie said to nie, "If
the Lord spares us, I >honld like to go h.ick to Lu-ch'eiig if
possible' I>evotcd soul, — .she never turned in pnr])ose and
desire to win some of the Chinese for Christ.
tj(t
MARTYliKD MISSlOXAinES
.MISS llATTIK KICK
Iir-in'i;.\ii, Sll.w-.-i
SuH'i i.il in,irtyi(i.aii, .liilv 1:;, lOOO.
Mis.s il.-unc J,-Lii,. l;i\v „-,is ;; native of .■\l;iss;ichnsett.--. T' S V
■tiHl was l,n,n in iN.-.s. I„ ]sss she utNndc.l the Xurtiitieki
< oiiventioii, where ^hr heard Mr. 'lavh-.r >iM.ak uik... the s,d.'-ect
"t service 111 China, It was there and ihus that the i.urd met
her face to ta.'e, and from tliat exiu'rience she went hark to h(T
home a ehan-ed wonia i, and wit!i no other desire than to foHow
■ lim wiio had spoke,, to her into the re^'ions beyond. Xo
sooner had sae rearhed this point than ,,hstaeles seemed to
nmhiply, and. linally, days of drsr<,ur.i-emetit came, whieli
brought -reat darkness to the soui. At this crisis a kiii.i frien.l
came to iier and su.-.'sted her -oin- to .Mi-. .Mo(,dv's Mible
Iraininy SchunI at Chaa-o, tellin- her. at the same time, that
iiei chureh stood ready to pro\ [(ie ili,. necessary niran>
In i)eeeml,er IMH' she started lor China,' and after a time
at \.ui;iehaii w.as (K'si.unated to Iji-ch'-nu', ,Shaii-si. Miss Kiee
was asso.-i.ated here with ^ir, aii<l .Mrs, i.'awson, lait whr,, they
left for furlough in iSln; .Mi.s Iliist.m was (h.^^nat.'d .is In^r
eompaiiion, .shortly iiefore tlie trouble Mr, and .Mr-, K, .1.
J'ooper had been .appointed heiv. Few .stations in Shan-.-ihad
bii-hler prospects b.forc tlieni than this one. bm the baud of
laithful work.Ts W..1V .soon lo be bono:, red bv tlie i,ri\ile-e of
sUll.'riiiL; for ;uid with ihrir i.ord,
/" •''>l.v tin- Kdict ot ti:e Empivss ! .owa-er t<, persecute ami
kill the foreigners went fortn. :wA Vi hsien. the -ovei'uor of the
province. t,.ok up the ma.ndaie- of liis rovai mi-tres-, to fullii
tiiem to the ,mvat..st pn^nble extent. Thus the wearv fli dit
be-aii (.see 1-. 7(1). iietweeii Ixao-pin- and Tse-cha'u Al'iss
Ivice l)ec;tme so exii.austed liy the sutleiin..'s tbrom^h wiiieh she
had pa-,.,!, that she declared .Mie could uo no fa'rthrr Here
she w.as cr.irjly ),eaten by the Boxers. 'Ha].pilv she did not
sutler Ion- tor as i,er ii.art w.as ^v,^,k she soon siurumbed
lliiis poor Cliina lost a friend wliose prayers an<l srr\ir.. for its
salvation had meant not less than infinite Vi'"l.
II \V, l'i;,,.si.
MEMORIALS
61
I t'fcl it ;i .^ii';it |iri\i''-v to writi^ scjuinliiii;; ahoui my ilcar
tVieiiil ll;illii' K'icc. atnl yl wmd.-; dn not iimii.' fi'oely t > tell of
lier \vho w;is s<') truly His in all thiii,L;s.
\, w;is in the spriiijj; of IS'J") ] first mailc hvv ,icimaiiit;ui(e,
whi'ii I icuinii'd to Cliiiia at'tor my furlough. j-'rom the liist
her (jiiii't gfiitlniess stritiiv iiic as sniiietliiiig out of the ordinary,
ami as I ranic to know her I foi'iid her one wlio trtdy walked
\\itli (iod and soUL'ht to jfln-.-ify llini in all tn ,,.,s. llcjw .-lie
h)\ed th(! l.oril and trnstrd Him I It wa-, ah. cvs a great lift
heavenwards lo nie to lie in hfi- i-oin]iany e\en for a iitth' tinif.
All loved and honnurrd hci-, both the nati\e Christians and
fellou-worki'rs. Sh" was oui' we all looked up to, and felt the'
helpfulni'ss of her ipiiet inthicnce.
Alwa\> a l)usy worker in tiie village's, 1 aiu sure there are
many who hav(> l)een led to know Jesus as their Sa\iour through
her in.sirumeutality. Ihii'ing the autumn and wintrr of Isilo
Am- was mueh alone (.Mr. .and .Mr.-. I,.iwson werr home on
lurlough). Then it wa.- that the Loid spoke to her through
tho>e word.s, ■'If thou draw out thy .-oul to the hungry, .and
satisfv the atiliet'-d soul ; then sli.dl thy light rise in olweuriiy,
and tliv d.irkne— be as the noonday : ,ind the Loid shall guidr
thee eonlinaally, and .satisfy thy -oul in drouglil, ete." Ulessed
by these word.s she was from that time forward increasing in
hei- work- amongst the dear wonn'ii .nid nativ.^ Christians.
In time of deep trial she •\\as ;i great eomfort tip me, and
.dways ready with Kome word to help and encourage. And
now die i'e<t-: from her labours, and L;reat will be the' crown of
rejoicing C.^imi.iNE Cr,vTKs.
.\Ii-- Kice was a workei in a neighbouring station to ours,
and my nife and 1 ha\e known her for si.\ years past, I"or
about two year.- we were ])astoring the station in .Mr. Law.-on'.-
,d)setice, paying monthly visit. s to Lu-eh'eng. Mi— Kice liravely
carried on the work ;done, which must li.'ive Ijcen no liglit str.nn
to one naturally nervous as she was. Th.it she could (h) thi.-
was owing to her deep heart-rest in the Lord, She was much
respeele'l bv the people and most I'onscientious in ste.uly plodding
woriv, both among the opium tiatients at i.u-cireng and in
visiting the church members in their homes in the country.
St.vni.kv 1'. S^IITII.
GL'
MAi;TV1;KI» .MlSS]()NAi;jK.s
Miss .\lAi:V K. HLs'l'OX
J.l -Cll K.N,,. Sll.\.\-M
Suil'iir ,1 iiiuitwiK.iii. Au-ii.st n, Uiuo.
.Mi.v> .Mary Kli/,,l„.lli ii-.um ua.s l„,ru in lUr .St.uc of
Icruisylvanu. I.S.A., :n l^,;(;. i„ |^;,., ,),,, ,^„^^,^^j ^j,^,
(.;.^l)e Iraimn^ Sclioul ,a .VlMi.iu-, aiul «a. a frlhnv.tudent
villi .Mi.s Iruyrr, atUTuanls .Mr.. V,„„,^^ 1„ December 1S!»5
Mh' sul.vl l,,r t'liina, aiiW alt, r .Mane Lime of .sUuJv at tlu
ian-ua,,. al \an-rl,au .lie w.i.- appoiiit.M lo Lu-aii,' Slian-.i
wlhTe .hv e.uiu' int., ilu' cmpanicn.liip and tinder the inHuence
ot Mr. aihi .Mr,,. Stanley Sinith and .Mi,<s Cute,-.
Alter il.i. time, it w,,. a!r,ii;^e(l that Mi-. Jlu.Lon slundd
proeeed lu the .talioii of Ln-chVu- and l.eeome ;e.<orialed there
with .\!i,v, II. .1. Kiee. Thi, arraimement iHoved ... he ;i mo<l
suil.il.ie and liappy one. and a friend,.!, ip was f, rnied lieuveen
Aii.v^ Iln,.ton and .\u.^. I''"-" u iii,h rii,.encM more and m^iv, and
became ever nierea.in-ly h.'lptul to eadi. Thr(;u-h var\-in.'
chan-e,s uf .station life, the-c Iw,, si.,tcis went ,,n in ili,.ir -<er'\ ie.^
.sometimes in trial and >om,.times in m„,e open l,ie--in.- lau
iihva\s in the joy ul tiie i.oid.
Then there fell .suddenly upon them the heavy stroke of
peiseeiitKai, and in the terril.le iie.u ,,i summer' when the
workers w.,uld fain h.tve son^^iu ,M.met;iin- uf ,,uiet ,uid rest
Miss liu.ion .iiid hi'i- eomp,ini,,ns were ioreed to tlee.
.^'"■. '■"'-'•''y "' t-l'^^ jouiney i. told el-eu-hero (.see p. 70)
Miss Kue, her eompaiiion, was l,eat<>ii to death airi .lie severely
wmuHled. .Mi,s Hu^t..n. after .loin- ui.ai .he eould for the
I'o.iy or her dead iriend, m,eie iier way tou.ims Tse-eiuai. On
tlu' way iheie .h,' met some men «lr, had heeii .enl hv tile
ofheial to -ue ner .some -.irmelit,, and l„ l,ui v .Mi,ss Uiee ' Mi-s
Hust(m u,.s then take,, ,., a temple where the -,,ds were con
.suite,! as to lier mie'. The d,eree hoin- fuvonruble she ua^
.sjiared, and was carried on a ,^tretelier until she rejoined the
otiiei' memhers ot the p,ut,\ from whom she bad hcen sep.uated
Iwo .lays Lef..,e reaeliin;^ llM.-kow the .u'entle .pirit t.-ok its
tii^lit heavenward aii,l homeward. The preciou. remains were
taken to Han-ivow, and iheie laid to rest in the !oiei-ii cemetery
to iiwait thj comiiiir .>f the Son .if {',kh\.
II. \V, FltnsT.
MKMoniALS t.;;
Mi>.>. Ilii-tim wa.-- \r\\ liii'jhl and alluiiUMiaie. She wa.-.
always rcaily to sini^cr \i>\\: mi all w'ii'i caiiiu within Irm' iiarli.
hhi' thus Miuii \V(in ilu' l(>\r ui .ill amumi lici. i ii'ia the lir.-^t
llie cliihin-ii li)>c(l luT clear]',, and iunu I'lc «lii-' tnidd make
hcr.^ulf fully understdud slu' ^uallii red 1 lu: little unes loiuiil liei
on Siind.i\' afLeiiioi;ii.- anu t.iuuiu llieiu \diaL >lie euuld. It w.is
.->Me,L Id Ileal' the little .--eliiiol-eiliidfen eall her "■alilltie." 'I'lley
would eliialt on her knees and ki>s her jii>l like Kiiiilish ehildren
do, |ilayiiii; \vitii her eloihes and fiuidlinL,' her.
'rhiill;_dl ipliek with the wntleii laliuua^i', she tnlllid the
spoken nioi'O diliieult, km hei' kri:,ht and lovin,^' ways \\iih the
naM\es spoke tudie than her word-. W'lieii aide to speak shi-
had (dasses with the wunu'ii ( piiiin patients and later she vi>iteil
liie viilaues aronnil, which hy Iht and Miss IJiee weie lhi)i'(tn^:,'lily
worked. Throun'h her Ionjiil; way-, ii'it a few were cau^dit in
the threat (io.-pid net and truly sa\"ed.
Wdien she. Miss Kiee, and Mr. and .Mi.-. V.. .\. ( 'ooper left
Lu-eli'enL; for that Ioiil; journey to tlie coast, Jii any of the dear
niitive rhristi.'iiis wi're pri'sent. .Sdiue of them kegi^ed them not
to go, saying they wore siu'c they would he kilhd on the loail.
Tuey -aid, " St;iy, ,ind \\c will die with you lieie, we will not
deny tin; Lord." It wa-- with hea\y hearts they told the nati\'e
Christians ih.'it the oe>t thing for iheni wa> to M-atter and hide
if piis.-ilde.
On that dreadful ii_iiiriie\' afier siie liad keen most cruelly
treated, she said ' ■ nii: aLi.lin and again, that il was a great jov
to her to be Cdunied worthy to have f(dlow»hip with Christ in
His suH'eriiigs. I had the .-,id honour of lieing witii her when
she passed away to i:lory, two days licfore \\ e reached Han-kow.
C'.MtoLl.NK v!.\TKS.
iliss Huston joined Mi-> I'dce during the time of loneliness,
;iiid their hearts were muidi drawn to one aiujther from tlu' first.
A Woman wiih ;i lug waini hcut, de\nteil to childrc n, she found
scope for her motherly love and unselh.'hiiess m imrsing up the
opium patients when luider her care. She worked haril at the
laiiitiagc and made good progress. L.'itterly she spent mu(-h
time in the villages, and we coidd hardly evt r uet he;- to l.u.ui,
even for a day's holiday, owing to her relui'taiice to k'avc her
work amongst the < 'hine-e women.
SiANLKV I'. .Smith.
G-1
MAh'TVK'KI) MFS.SI()\Ai;lES
MKS. A. i'. (iLoVKK
•• Kiit.T. .1 into iVht,".Sliunj,'li:i:, Ortulirr li.'. -,itt. r i.riv.iti.jii- lud
^ullVriii^'.s .•ii'lnrnl in tliu lli','l]t rnmi SlKin--i.
\eiy liist.
FloiM Coii^tiiiiL'u Kl'IIn wiis the ,,fe(m(l daughter of the Kcv
• I. A. Kelly. Horn on New Year's Day, ls7i', .slie was the , iiild
of nmch jirayer, and her father and mother, from th(
dedicated her to the Lord.
Her nature was siir^idirly lovin- and pleasing, and her enjoy-
ment of life, as a u'irl, intense. It was just at the time when
the worM held out the .-.ti'on^est fascinations that siie i^av.' uji
trying tn serve two masters, and very detinitely and unwavei'inLcly
yielded hei'selt to the Lord .le>u^. l-'roni this time she reali.^ed
the need ot entire separation, and (;\ery trifle which came between
her and her Lord was let go. Her growth in grace was marked
and ra])id ; her witness for Christ, by life and word, deal and
unmistakalde.
Willi an intense love for the Word of Cod. her i.ne and grout
desire was to know Him. Ciiri.-t was not only her foundation
hut iier goal : the '-chiefest among ten thou.sind," the "altogether
lovely." .Vs with St. Paul so was it with her: "This w. thing
I do." She seemeil to reali^e n](jrc than most the shortness of
this little life, and weighed e\eryt!iing in the light of eteriiit\,
longing for, and living in constant rxpectatiun of, the n turn of
the Lord.
When her father lett Dover in l^'J-J tor the parish of I'reston
< iolialds, near Slnvwshury, she engaged very actively in the
Lords work — in deep de]iendenc.' oti the Spirits power alone,
-holding classes and meetings for men and women, and visiting'.
Most reniarkahly were her eiinrts owned of (iod, and maii\' in
that little place rise up to-day an<i call her lilessed. Her lovelv
gentleness, strong faith, humility, and heaveidy-mindedne,s weie
very marked. All l-vni hei. Here it was,'in 1S91, that she
became engaged and married to the Lev. A. Iv (ilover, M,A.,
then one ot the l.'ev. I'rebendary Weld) Pejijoe's curates. One
of the links which drew them strongly together was their common
<le.sire to work for Christ in China, each having received the
•'(■all " to ;z<>. <pute independently of \.]in other.
After t.'ii months as private chaplain at Cally, near Gate-
iiou.se, N.K., .Mr. Clover le!t for China in 189ti. where he l)ecanie
attached to the China Inland Mi.-.Mon, and was located with
Ml^^ M \l;v I,. Ill -h'N.
\ll" M \ I I II. KICK.
Ml,-. I.. I.
\. I., i.l.'ivi.i;.
'It'/acff,if:ct^.
Ml;. \v ■-. I I I,\I1N';.
ME.M(M;iAi,S
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Mr. Stanli'y Smith (i.ih' i.I' liic " r.niilii iii-c Srvn '") in the citv
(if 1. 11 .in, in tilt' pi-M', inrc ..f >h,|,| .i. ,\ y.-^y i,,,,,,. m,.., (;i,,v."r
ami hrr littlr Imy ;,n.i i.,il,y ■^\vl joined liim, an.l tVoni iIkil
tinu; to tlic .-piMi.u' <if tins _v,Mr sue, with h.T liii>l).iiii], lia.s
,:,'i>iic i|iiii'tly im, Wdi kin- at liir hini.'U:i-r, hi.hiin<,' classes lor tlie
women, ami vi.sitiiii,'. ilou- liitlc .-^ii.! tlioii^'ht that for oiilv thic'
hriff y.-ars of luM' life was shr to have ilir joy of hohliii',' up
Clni>t l"-fore tin- Cliiii.vM', an:I that it >houl.l lir hv li.r '-A,///;
Mthrr tli.ui hy her hh .slie >hoiil,] ni.iL:nil'y [lim th.ic"'
»)ii ].. ,sl Mill !„■ srrii Mr. Clovers account of the oiithivak
of lio>tilitifs ill 1,11 an, ami ot' their coiiNeijUi'iit lli-hi on .liilv (i.
Of the liorrois of that forty day.^' j'onrney uo need not now
soeak. Ihu, nio>[ inar\ eihdi.^iy, inost mira(uhiu>h, did our
prayer- liearirif,' Ih^i deliver iJiein. Tlierc wa.s, as one of His
servants ex[(res.ses it, "a ,i;ivat volume of praver" in ail part-, of
the World goinj< up for them. Mr. ami Mis. (dover and the two
little ones arrived at ilun kow on Au^'Ust 11 in .sd'etv, hut very
shattered in lieahli after their t. rrihle suii'ering.s.
Here, at the C.l.M. ll.niie, tliry were siUToiuided liy love and
kindness, and were carefully nursed. To ii.se Mrs. (Hovers own
words : "Tlie .suH'crim:.- are aliiiobt foi\uotten. All is deep praise
to Cod, for the e,\perieiice has hecii .so hles.^ed — the experieiiee
of His p(jwer to cover and keep in perfect iieace, only seeiii;,'
.Ulory when face to face with de.itli — the exiierience of His tender
earryini,' ami enaliliiii,' love when hrou.dit ni,i:li unto death on
the road. ,/// has Ijceii a iihssed experience of Him.''
^ Four (lays after their arrival at Handiow their little dau;;hter
(Faith Kdythe) wa^ horn, liiit the little one only survived Iier
Itirili (level! days. Mrs. ( dover's iH'o.u'ress towards recovery,
Ihou^di .--low. seemed .-are and well maintained. So miieli so,
that a few weeks later she was able to be removed to ShaiiLrliai.
Here, however, a chaii<,'.! for the worse set in, and on Octoher
-i'> her parents, who were lookin,^' forward to the joy of r-eeiiiL;
their child soslioitly, received a cahle s.-iyin.ur, ••.Mr>. A. V. Clover
is w-ith {.'hri>t.''
'I'ruly We can add "far hetter," as we think of h. f >vit!i lier
martyred friends and fellow- workers, now ^itii the Kinu'
"ahiind.intly satisfied" — "faultless h-foir the preseiiee of His
;;lory.' This yonng iife has not been thrown awav. ( hiist
has been m.i.miitied by it. and she las hit 1 .jiind heV ,t lovelv
memory which mu>t stimulate all who knew lier, like her to
'• /'/r.,' toward th.e mark for the prize of the lii-h calling- of Cud
in Christ .lesiis." K.mh.vuink A. M. Ki i.i.v.
Gii
MAlM'VltbiL' .Ml>Sl(>NAl;li:S
N'a-.!!:s ANH S|-MM.\!;V (W ■lllnsp. WIIU K-rAl'KP tlloM SofTIf
CLNTIIA!. S|IA\->1 I>!VI>I0N ii. \iCiM;lilNi lO IIIKIU
I'AKTIKS.
I'lirtit I Fintit J''iin/-il(l(i
1!l-v. a. 1!. and Mis. Sauudi-i> Mr. A. .K iiiiin:;>.
iiicl four .■liihlivn. Miss Guthrie.
.ATakiii^' a I'aHy "!' fi.nlit wlm >t.iilr(l t'r.uii l''in,:,'-\ id aii'l
limvcIIimI to Lu-ili'fii;-,', wluTr they jdiiird I'aity 11.
r,n-f'f 11. — /'/■('/// /.I'.c/i'rttf/
Mr. ami Mrs. K. .1. Coulici
uml two chililruu.
Misi liiii-.
Mi.-s Huston
MakiiiLj; wlirii joiuud l-y ihr r'ing-yao party Inurteeii in
all.
/'//;■/// ///. — Fro/ii Lli.-iiii
!i,v. A. K. uu.l Mrs. Ul.iver
■ lU'l two chil'lri'ii.
iIi,-> t;. Uates
Makiu;,' a pavly nf live.
Tlu'si! wciv jiiincd at Hin-yau.i; ly pavtif.s 1. aii.l 11.,
whciicr thry journeyed to'_'elIier to llan-ko\v.
( M' these ninelecii. feurteeii reaeiied lhin-l-.o\v alter .i
iounu'y terrible lieyoiid description.
Mrs. K. d. {,'uoper. Mi^s ];i;i\ Miss llu~ton and two
children, Ellen and .Mie.- S.iimders, \\ii.' luunli'ied or died
in eonseipieiice I'i ill-triMtiiu-iil wlioii ti i\e!iiiiLi. Jdainerd
Cooper passed away sliortly after reaehiii;4 iland^ow, and we
yrievc to hear that Mrs. (Ilover, and babe born only i'oiir
days after auival in Han-kiisV; lia\e al.so joined the martyred
tlirouj:;.
AN I->('A1'K ll;(».\l I'l.\(i V.\U
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J'.irt,/ /('. -/',,,„. /
iti-j-;iait:i
Mr. :in.l Mm A Nutluy ami twu Mi-s IMith lli;;g«.
L-liil'livii, Mtrv ail. I KMith. Mis^ K. (', .InhnRin.
Mis, i:. (;„iiniK-ii. Mi,,, A. Il.i-kvii.
Mr. aii.l Mrs. F. (,'. i!, Di, vi. Mi^^ |{, i\iliii',r.
Mi.-s A. F. ll..sk>ii. Miss K. ltasiia;a.seii.
Miss i;. Fjrllfh.
^lakili:,' .1 jMlty (iT l'iliul.(/rll.
Th'' Kiutc talvrli liy tlil.s ptlly W.i- ■|U1I • diU'rlflil iluiili'4
till" (Milirr >i,i;.:.'s IVdiii tli.iL lakrii l.y iMiiii's I,, 11., aii.i
III., lillL tllry |(iill..(| ll,.. s.inir lu;|i| al ChrllLr-riMU (Sfi'
luap). In III,. lunry ,,t' (ujd ,ill ihrs,. iv.iclicd Ilau-kow
witli till' I'XC'plK.u ,,t' Mr. ami Mr.-. Lullry'.s Iwc. (.•liililivn,
M.iry ami Kditii, who ilinl au.l \v,t,. luificil mi tlir mail.
WithuuL I'urtlirr intnMiueiiDii liryuml thi.s l.iii't' ciii.ssi-
lic.iliiiu lur thi; .-.ikr of clcaiiK'.-.s, ur u'ivf tlu; loUuwiiiL,' per-
soual u;iiratiijn.s of .-om.. ,,1' tlio,<i; who li.iv,.. f.scqic.l. Siu Ii
ii iveonl caiiiiot. fail to awakru thi: dci.'jiL'.st, inlercst ami
ilitj (•.•ivuL'st praviT.s ..f all (iodV pfoi'h' for that roiiiitry fur
whiidi ihi-v .siili;TiiiL,-.s Wvu: p.aii'iitlv cmlurnl.
PAinv I
AN KSCAl'K I KO.M I'lNG-VAO TO HANKOW
\',\ Kuv. A. K. S.MNDKRs
"lie Jfclaix-d uulu li../iii hi.w th.' I.i.i.i had br.jii,t;ht liiui Initli."
"Aiid he sail], Tvil thc-^i- lliiiig^ uui., .Januvs aini to th^' brutliruu.
l'lns\ I.M.VMi .Ml.,.,Iox, Ii.\.s.K.p\V, (.'JU.NA,
Awjust 23, lyOO.
Deah Mr. Broom UAi.L—i;y ilie -.x-d inn I ..I'Gud upon u.s \w iiaw
l)Li-ii iiL-riiiittid t(. .-irrivc here iu .-ali ly. A terrible jounu-y \w havu
liad, as you will see from ihe enclosed copy <if a letter 1 !ia\ c written
desrriliing it. Two of our darling children liave heen taken from ns,
and oil! how \m- iui,~s tlieni. We eauuol doubt Goil's love and His
OS
.m.\i;tvi;i.i» .Ml>slu^•Al;ll•;.s
wiwloiii. Hi' (li)itli nil thing's wi-Il. How »•<• Inngi-il iliai ilny miglil
all I'l' .-]i,ii. I tl]roii;,'li tliat tiriiiil<' jminicy. I)iMr K. ■). ( '()<i]prf ton,
lii-i li«s i., j,'r(at, Iml tlic l^onl \W)ii(lfrlully KiistaiiiM him. \Vr are
Impitii; Id j,'o im in Sliaiijihai nouii, w Inn iiiy iltar uil'c an<l tliiiiliiii
air .J'l' lo li' iic'iiiid a^'aili.
Ai the lana.-i n/nuc.-i of Dr. (JrilliiU Julni, Mi. (ulli.-i'iii, axui oLinr
ili.Li- Iricii'Is liuri', I liave wiittt'ii thu It'ttiT of wliicli llu' ciiclo.if"! ia a
tiiipv, iiiid liy till' KrfiM:ii mail I >ful tlie tir.n 'oiiy iliiiii Id llu> IvlitDr
of Tlif Tii'im^ ami I iid-v siinl this cDjiy lo you. ... 1 liniily Ulicve
lliat (iD'l ha- l.iciiLjhl ii.> sifcly throiiLjli that Uc mif,'ht iiiaj,'iiify IIU
iiaim, all! I ilr-irr \Uf nmril of Hi- iiii:,'hly ilraliiiL; willi u, to p)
fir alrl ui'h. Thi- liiulv 1 ihiiik i.f it ih ■ liinic uoiphiliil iL -nliin
thai uc ;iii' hrif. Al.l.x. K. .'■^Ai Mil, lis.
'I'lli' IittiT Ivj'.TI'rd III ulnr.t' wi- lii'fi' lf|.iniL in lull iVoln
2'kc 'I'iiHi.i lur .Scplumlicf '!'■), i'JUU.
To •j'lii': KDrrou ok tiu: timkx
Sir — Til.' '• I'.i.mt'' ai.'ilati"ri in ihr .Niatlin ii I'lcxiiirtv, i.f ('liiiia liaM
fur -iiiiii- iiiiir |ia.~l oucUjpiL'cl tliu attuiilioii of ihi |ii'm]i|(. uf Kn^iainl,
aii'l li'hihU 111 llaukiAV have ui-l,''-iI me to s.-ii.l yoii an a<.'iiiiiit. of ;i
jnurU' y Wi- ui-iv luuiji.'U'-'l Ti la';i' iiuiii ih' Niulhrrii I'imiihi- i/f
ShiU'-i thii)U,:;h llu u.iu aii'l llu i>eh lo llaii kow.
7a. Il.rr L'i.-iihi
We ilhl iKit aiil icipair iiiii'h trnuMc ill Shall -i frnm llu- IlnXfi'H
till «'■ luMr.l lli:il \ ii-h-ii'ii, till' ili-i;ia'Kil tioVi'Mi"! ,,f Sliaii-tuiii^,
had li.-rii ajippiiiiri til till a -iiiiiLii' nlli c 111 .Shan .-i. Oiif fi-,ii- u ( ii;
lilt -liilimlh--. !o:- th- l;..\il- tulhiUi.-.l (l.i-e nil Ihr hr.'L- I.f Yll-
li-ii-n. if ihi-v iliil ii'il actually juiriiU- his ariival in Sliaii--i.
'I'lir lii.-t iiiiliratiun wo had of tlii-ir jiir-i-iiri- in thf ]i|ii\inrc wan
I'll- a]!]"' ii'.im I' in -iMTal citio uf a ]i(i-li r uliirii inl'iininil llii- ]ni)|ili'
lli.it til.' iiri-si'iit ili'iu'iit wa.-i duo ti) the JlIl■^l•nl.^■ id tin- i'l lU.-taiil
and K-iiii.n ('.llhiln missioiiariu.-, ulm t,iu;,dit tlio ]h_-c|i1i- to luavo
idiililiy and iln- v\i.r,di [i uf ani-i-^tm-, and tliat Ll'I'uIi; luii^' tin.' armii'.-i
ul ilraxaii Will- In 111 d^i- war ,ii;aiii,~t and i xtortiiinate the j-ruiiaijatoi'S
of tlK.~o roliu'liiii.-', and callili;,,' on ail to aid in rairyiiiL,' this nut.
Imnndiai -ly al'ti-r this jmi.-Il-i- ajipi-ai'd, tin- Imii-i- nf an .•;d>-i- in the
Hiui;.;-tunL; Chiiicii w,i- altaokod and luolud, and the idiii-r hadly
injun-d. ThieaU iuUuwi-d that CL-rtain cliain-ls vvcro to le Iniiued,
but fur a considi-i.ildi; tiiiu- ihing.s reniaiiud ijuii-l.
''"In.- station wla-rc we hai'e carrii-d uii iiiissiDiiary Wfiik without
any uianiteslatinu of uiilrieildliin-s.s on the jiarl of l\n: jieon'e lui lin-
pa-t tliirt(-i.-n vt-ais is r'in:.:-\aD — a I'ity ei-nlrady situated in .shan-si
about sixty miles .south from the Lajiital, Tai-yiiaudu, We were con-
AX i:>f Ai'i.; ||;<i\| I'lNC ^AO
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fiilcrcd fill' iiK.Ht sciiiri' fi-.m troiihle of iitl our Htatinn« in Slian-ai,
owiim to tlip ilrtiiloil iiftioii of the I.k-iiI iim^'istnit,' in iH^uiiiK' n pro-
claiiiatiiiii roiiJi'iiiniri^ tlie ]>iixfr».
Tlif l''i'iiii-ifii'i Hint
All w.Mii ucll Willi us till Tiu'^day, Juiu; SC, when our j-Iaoo
nat altiick( ,1 ,iii'l looti-.l. .iii.l w.-, with our four >liil.|ivn, Im.I to v^m\w
!■> the ViiiM."n. Till- nttii'k w.m suii.K'ii nii<l uiii-xim^tIcI, nixl tluT«
nTi\ i(.ili;i]M, two iiiiiM-H lor tin- prerijiitatioii of uvi-iUk. V\t*x, i\ liijjli
oil). i,il lutiirninj,' to the south of the province from paying a vi»it to
III'- new (Sovernor wax pasninR IhroiiKh r'iiij,'-yao, and, .seeing' the
pi.M Inu.ition that had Wen issued liy the loial maK'i.-trate, advised
hiiii t.i withdraw it, as hucIi wouM not be favoured liy tlie new
<j'ovrrii..r. (»n .Mom. lay, .luiie -Zh, the iiroclamation was "washed olf
llie walls hy nr.i.r ..1 tli.' Mia.ui>:tratf, and the n^xt ni-ht we weiu
att.'uk.d. Secoiiiily, a loniniuniration was reeeived hy the ina^'istrati!
from the iiew Cov.TiM.r stating' that China was at war with forei^;n
nations and tli.- Iini. lul Hoops lud Joine.l the ILixeix in eilorts to
drive the torei^'iiers out of (,'liini, and cailin,;,' on the jieojile to aid
iheni. A piivat(! <(inin unication was also reioivi-d instructitif,' the
nia^'istrafe to witlnlr.iw all iiMtection I'r::! ili.- '■on-i;.;neis. Private as
well .'.s publir coiiiinuiiications f;et to In! known l>v th.>
(Jiiina, aji.l tli.' i .^ilt of such comnmnicatioii-^ ,h th.
known rin 1 r wi-li inirjiiifMl.
Out str.-.t .liaiP I it, -id.' ill., citv w.i~ lir-l atl.i. k.d, Tii.- ,i.,oi>,
win. lows, finiiitiiir, an.i hooks were all jiiled on the stieet an. I Iminc.l'.
Th.'V Ihrii ..iiH.- lo (jur ini>sioii coniii.iuii.l in the wi.-t, Milmil., an.l,
after hiiMkiii,' .i.nvu a j.orti.iii uf llic u.ill, tliey 1, .4. .1 tliu ].1;m.. W'..
took our four children fpnii llu'ir . ..iiilnitaM.. l.cls an. I, with.Hit evn
dressiii;; Ih.. 1,1, we carried thmi ',.. t'lr Vani.n. dn aniv.il tlien-w..
wiTc t.iM 111 It th.' ..fii.ial io;;l i ._'i\.. \i< II,, [,!., lection, an.l it w..uM ),.■
t'c-t !..'■ 11=1 I., ;,-av.- riti_.-ya., a! ,.t:.-,- t'..r .|iii..ter parts. Alt.r s..iii.'
furjli. ilk it w.is thuuj^'ht hest tli.-il we should l,'.. iin.Ki ..lli.'ial e>cuit
tu Tai-yiiaii-fii, an.l a .start was niade at daylight.
|.> jir.iple iti
.V- l...'..iniir'
The jliiiht — Fiinj-iiiio to Lii-i:h\'ii'i
In the vill.i-cs we]ia>seil tliDUf^h in raid,: the ynullitul iv.ruits .,f
the lioxer society weiv jiractisiny their niy.steriou? art ijuit.' oj'ciilv
on till' streets, Liit w.. passed on without any ni-.l.-iali.ni. On
'riiiirs.lay altcrnonu, .liiiu- i"-, uc ..-oi uiiJun seven ii,il..s of Tai
y.ian lii, where we n.et a convert who told us that we lia.l li.;t. r ii..|
^o tlu-if, ,n the larue compound of the Shou-yang .Mi.ssH.n ha.l heeii
burned the niaht, I„.fore, and Miss Ciomlis burned to death. He also
toM us that all the foreigners (over thirty, inclu<lin- children) had taken
r. lu-jc in one of the houses of the En;4lish Bapti.st Mission, occupied
by the H.'v. C. 1!. Favlliin?, which at tli.it time was surroiunle.j by
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M \i;tn i;i;i» .mis>|(i.\ai;ii;s
"■•vml lli"iiHiti|, „f j,.'«, [,!,._ wlio xvifi' I'j wt tiir til It that tii;;lit,
K'liviiij,' tlic iiiiii:il ■< no cliancc «( tviaiu'. Thf city y,atv!\ wcn- clcmcly
Kii.inl.'d liy soMii.TH U> I'lvvviit tlio eHt'«|M' of eitlit-r fo^l•iffnt■r^ or ii.itivi-
*'liriitiaii».
Ill tlif frtci' of hucli fait«, it would hiivi- Wen mudiuin for \\<* to jjn
oil to Tiii-yii.iii-fu, HI we turnod .«>utli\vanl ii^;aiii and ^ct uur faces
towards LiichVnj;~a city in tlio Lu an fii di.-trict, i:):i niiloH Koiuh-
cast from l''iM;,'-yao, wh.re tlioro i- a station of tli" China Inl;ind
MiK»ion, ociMipifid l.y Mr. and Mr^. E. .J. Cooper and th" Miswa Hnnton
and Hi.'e. We t-xiH-iieiicid ^reat dilliiulty in reaehing that rity,
iiavin^' l().«t tlio oroit that had been j-ivcn us for Tai-yiuin-fii onlv.
In une villaK'c at tho entrance to thu hills we were attack.il three
tinic" in the inn when' we were staying l.y a Iraiid ol Doxcu. We
h:id to pay a .-uni ,,( Xr> to the man in char^je of the Imperial courier
't lilies at that jilaip to escort iis safely out and on to the next .-taL;e,
and in thix way we ha>l to i.iiy jirotection nearly all the way to Lu'-
I li .ii-'. We arrive.l at that city on Thursday," July 5, nnil stayed
until Satur.lay, the Tth, wln^n thai station uNo wa < rioted. The
niiuhion Ktation at I.u-an, tliiriceu mile.-, distant, liuA l.-, n nni.d il.e
?aiiu' iiu.iniiiu, and the nii.isionaiies there li.id already ^tail.d fui
ITiii k(.\v.
We asked the ni.i-i-trate at Lu-c!i'iii.: to -jvi' \i< m olli i.il
I'll
ui> to an e.si'ort from eitv in
UMs •.■ivu us a~
'iiy li^ht through to I! m
■'t l''in;,'-vao ("that le 1 i.l
Illi'llt elltltllllL
k'lw, l.;it th.' -iiie
re(Ti\, (1 (,i,l<:s to witJKii i\v .lii |ii(,t. ■■ti-n lV,,iii t'oieie,uTO, and w.:
had to Ktarl on ,,ni I.,n..' |.,nin,.v ..i n. .irly Too mile, tliroii-h what ;n
tie ]ias! Iin\ u..k- Ilia I,. •rum. ,n eiu ujv'- e.iuntiv with')iit any e^icri
whutev.r.
Frnin l.ii;)i'ri,,i I.l I'h'iiiiifiz
Our \'.\vw wL.n we ^^l^led rini.i l.n-ciren- w.i.-, (niii],,,-;..,! as
i;iider: -AhAaiKJer 1!. and Mi>-. Sa;iiid-r.s and f,.ur ehil.hvn, Miss
(iuthrie (of riii--yan,-), ;ind Allivd Jennin:.;s fnuii P'iiip,' y.io ; K. .1.
.■ind Mrs, {\,..urv and tw^ chiMt.n, Mi-s il;-^t..n, and '.Mis': Kin-
!'-oin l.ii-ch'in- 'V ii, all f-iiilr.n ].ri i,n-, in. Indin- six eliildreiK
Tiir youngest ot the ehiMrm \r ,- ,i-hte,n n;-, tlis and tl,,. rlde-t
s> vm and a half v.ars. We had to leave secretly at iniduif^ht, and
we walked all i.:-lit, oairyin'4 "■' our baek,^ the youn.:er of the
children. Uur bagea^^c was all carried on two donkev.-, oi.e ,,f which
we never saw n\:M\\ after leaving Lu-eh'eng.
Soon after daylight on Sunday morning we reached a village where
wi. hired donkeys ,,ii which the ladies and children were to ride tour
mil.-, bin when w.- had gone about half that distinee w- w-w iii..i by
a ban.l of neaiK -JilO men \Je. liai! n.me out fr,.m the village just
ahead of u.s an.l who r..i.I.ui u- ol all w.. l,al, .loiikeys, silver, aiel
goods, and taking even the cdolhes we ueie v.earing. ilo.st of us were
left with only a [lair of Chinese trousers on, the ujiper half of our
A.\ i:s(\i'i'; I i;n\i i'i\<i ^.\(
!
I
I
i
i
i
i
i
IhmIii'h iiiiil our liciiiU i"iii^' "iitiiily ii!iiin)U( t':'l from tlit? iiwliil
Imriiiii.' of a July .«uii. We truil^ifil on a-" l«Mf wu cduM, curr>iii){
ill'' ^uiall'r rliililri 11, llu' otlicrs w.ilkiutf, uii>l .ill of uit ixji^i'il to llio
full Ijla/uiifii SL'iui-tr<>i>ir.iI Hun, all thai ainl tlnj two f.dlnwiri;' ila)>,
thrnii;,'li vill(i;;e after villa^{^', wliuru wu were Hubjoctod to the most cruel
treatniptit, till wi; renchecl tlin iK'arest city, Cli'ttn>,'-tz, forty niilos
iVip'u I,u-«'h'riif?, where we hipod to ^it ollicial hell) mul jiroteciion.
Altliuu;;!i we were imw .iliii'i^t tilki'il, withnut either hliocH in
-tockiiig^ evi'ii, the pedpic ttc/uM Hot believe that vvi- hml no oilvcr
iteei-etcil iibout llu, ami we were beaten luu.^t iiiiiiieriifiiUy in tin- hope
lliat Miii'li trLMtiiient wouM briiij,' louie toiife»>ion us to where the
hilver wa« seoreleil. The iH-ople of one villa;{e w«uiM follow us to the
boiinilary of the next, sfcitiiiiL,' lis ami thrnwiuff lianJ lunijn of eluy
iithI beat;ti;^ lis mi the I'.uk unci head with "tiikM ami lirick;", and thi!<
wa.-< kept up aliiioct iiice^saiifly from villeje to village lor the whole
of tlio.-e lliiee day-". hi one villiii,'e Mr. V.. J. Cooper wan dru^;^;ed t<>
the oiitHide uf the vil1a,:,'e by a ro]ie and left by the roadHide u.s dead.
If we sat down anywhere to re»t a little while we were stoned and
liea'ru all the more, and the only rest we ;,'ot wan under cover of dark-
iii"-, wlieii we retired t" -pine lonely sput and Aryt on the hard
;;round out-ide. Kveii tlieii we wi-ie distiirled mne at iiiidnielit by
,1 j,'an,' o( iiieii wiiM e line mi! I'leiii a vi!l;iL;e {•> .-eel: us, aiei, tiieliir^ in
a-leep III ,iii iipiii li'M, ii.iiii. Il'd U-t to lU'ive i.ii.
The lii-t tuo (l,i\ - we 111 i iii'lhiiiji to eat and no i.ne wi.uM even
■_'ive us wat. r to .Irink, ,iii I we were runipclled t" diiiik nf .my w.itei
've iMiiie te, and .-"Hi liiiie. ;l \un ciil\ ,i 'liity, >1 i_'i,ant pou!.
Towanl.s eveiiin;,' of the ,-en.iel .l.iy we were .-toni/il int.p a lar^c
iinrket town, an. I, .'•ittiiii,' dewn by the -irji; of the main ^ti'et, we
told tlie jieoj'le tli.it We r.iiild not en faitlier till w'.' In. I -..niellini:,' In
cMt. Tiey d;d tlnir bf-t lu '.''-t us out "C the vill.i_'e, but we lefus'-d
to '^n, .■|!id :it la.-t theV ;.MVe US ^.■nle bre.l.l .lllii W.lter aiei llicn e-(ii|te.|
us .sal'elv out of tiie tnuii. When w.- had u'^ne ab..ut Iwo niile.s, a
man, alto^'elher unknown t.' u,-, canie u|i uith us, auil .after .some con-
versation he' took about three do/en hard-boiled e;.';.'s out of ;i liae he
earried and ;_'.ivc them to us, .-o, even at this unfriendly time in China,
I i "I M;-ed tio friends to fUcconr us
ClCuH'j-tz to Ktin-p'viij
At the next city — Chane-t/. — the magistrate had evidently already
heard id" us, for on arrival at dusk we were met outsi<le the city
b\ .-oine of Ilia underlings, who tnM us th.it we coidd not po into
the lily, but the magi.-trate would eivc us carts anil would have us
escorted to the boundary of his db'trict. We told them that we could
not ;.,'o on ti'l we had a few houis' sleep anil a little focxl. After a
while they brMu;,dit us pniue bread and water, and after partakinj,' of
this We Went to .sleep by the roadside near the city wall, but even
there «e weie not free from molestation, stones beiny thrown at us
mai;tvi;ki) .missioxaijiks
from 11.,. r,ty u.ll. A',n„t ,„i.lt.ij,t ll„. , ,n> a.i.l our v^mvt came
unci M,. u,.,,. iMu-noi >.u V. tl„- l..,nn,laiy „f tha, ,.,,,intv, fmin \vl,i,h
'"•",'• "'■ ''^"1 '" "^'"'^ '" '!"■ ■"■M cay-Kau^i.'inf,'- tlfurn „uW
li'Ili.r „i,. A hnlc- iuun,y wa> Kivni u, l,v th^ lua-i.^-tiak. at Ch'an"-
t/ Will, ul,„I, 1. iHiy Joo,l, lut w. iKi.l Mot -one ino.v tl.aii a nnre
wli.n w.. uviv n,l,he.l of it, an,I w,t(> a^-ain ^vithf.ut cUrt food
or liioiii'v.
Slowly wi. tni,i^.,.,l on with ,oie an.l wrarv Irct tor u :lav an,l i
lialt Ilnow.h unliH.n.ilv v.lla^,.., r,r.,vi„^ tl„. sun- Irratnirnt as
U'lorr, tnl ,,n Tlm.s.iav, .Inly I l'. wv rrarhr.! Kao |.-,,,l.'. One niol.t
M-i- lo,,K sJR-ltiT m an u.m.s.a hoii>r l,y ,1„> rua.l-.ui,., l,ut v.o ha,] jn.^t
Ki't 8.'ttlu,l ui ^vhen s,,ui,- men came with lanterns an-l sai.l it wa« a
pity that the children f-honhl ninain all ni-ht without some lo.»l and
that they hud .■,>ni,. to tak,- u. 1,, a place where wv woul-l "et't,,,,!
and shell, .r As we had .•at.Mi notlrn^' all .lav w,. -ladlv l.,lh,ue,l the
>".., hut v,h,.n w,. ._.,,t to th.. village w,- lound ih,. str.Vts l,n.,i with
I.e.-fl,. .arrvm:.' lanieins an.l t,-in:he3, who had cane out, even at that
late II, air. to jjlare at us, an,l we .siw at once that there was iw intenth.n
to Kive us ei!h,.r loo.l or shelter. At first we suspected Ireacherv, hut
they led us ,i„ ri-ht out ..f the other en.l of the villa-e and sent 'us on
the roa.l a-ain. W,. afUrwanls learn, d that, on th.. lollowin- d.iy
they wer.. to hav,. a rain pr,„a-s.Mon an,i di,l not want ns to he ua=.-in<''
through their village the same day lest we hnnight ill luck. At this
.'^tr . of our j,,urney we were again stri])i,ed of som,' of the f.^w
gainu-nls we h.a.l, an.l I was left on the road completelv naked, Lut
lortunately I was supidie.l with a garment at on,a-. Mrs E ,( Cooper's
death at a later date was largely due to the exposure caused bv th.;
loss ,,1 liei' ii],per gaiiiunts at this time.
Kaii-p'i',nl to '!'.->-,}(, I II.
We roached Kao-p'ing, north suhnrh, almiit iwion, an,l hem-
extremely h,,t w,; could walk Tio more on our hlist.-re,i hare feet on
the burning san,l, .s„ we lay ,h,wn n,id,r a tree till it l,ecame c.oler
About 4 i.,M. we w..nt t,, il,e Vamen, followed bv a howliuL' mob that
completely f.11,.,1 th,. large conrtyar.l. After exj.Iaining the object of
our visit we had a (luantity of brea.l thrown down t,. us as we 's'lt „n
the ground m the curtyar.l, an,l a bucket of coM water was brought
with which to .paenrh ,.ur thiist. I inMsted that we slionhl be ..n.perlv
escorted t,. th.. next city an.l not to the h.,undarv of the .listrict onlv,
an. this they ],r,,nus,^,l to ,i.,, but. like nu.si ollicial promises in China
with im int,.ntion of carrying their w,,i,l out. W^ w,.re suj.i.lie.l
with ..arls and liurried on the ,sam.. ni-ht without any rest, and we
were as before left by ,a,r e.scort at the bound,.ir>. it m;,. then about
10 P.M. of Thursday, July 12, and we walke.l ,>n to fli„l a .jui..t spot
to rest for the night. Early next morning Mr. C„„per an.i I went on
to a villn-e a mil," dist:mt to hire a c.irt on which .Miss IJin- wlio
couhi walk no lailh,.r, an,l th? children could ride. We had in our
AX ESCAI'K ¥HOM T'lNC-VAO
to
jinssessioii 700 cuAt, t'((uul to aljoul 2>., and, kMviii;,' 200 of tlmsi'
ca-h with Mr. .lriinin-.s. we took the iviiiaiiiirif,' r>0O to ]iay for llic
cart. I'a>.-iii^' tlinni-h tlu' \il!a:,'.' to iIk- I'artlic
A, wh
t}R'
WIS, we wiTi' civcrtak.ii l.v miiu • men, one of whum uav
e me a sliarii
tiliiw with a ftii'k ainl .-iiatohcil tl
11' IIIOIICV
fn
III lis, the <
it hers drove
us on Willi s
li.k
.f tl
ill
vilia''e aiii
L'])arate(l us quite
lOlll
thi
rest (if the i.iity. Al'ti-r we liad left the jiaity it heu'an to rain, and
111 to a little eni])ty liut
Mr. Je
iiiiini^s wi
th tin
dies derided tn inovi
liy the roadside, lit'ty yards distant, and there awaii our return w
til
the cart.
Ihltlh
Mi.
Misse.s Huston and Rice said they would ;;o more slowly and join
them as soon as ])0.=siMe. Just as the ladies liad settled into this hut
a .umber of men came u]), and, heatm;^ them with sticks and whijip,
drove them on throu;,;!! the villa,' ■ in the direction we had t,'ono, and
they came up with us a few miles farther (
Mi
Ilusfi
lii
ce Were now
left b,
id, and, it beii
fur us tc
L-'O
back
to their helj), we deenn-d it best to pr
rit\, twenlv miles
f.T till
\V(
d a-k t!
ifte
le oi'.icul
th
to Tse-ch,
to s(;ll
in, the nearest
d a cart back
ifterwards wlun Miss Huston re
joined our
])arty in Ho-nan, tint Miss Kioe was beaten to death by the road-
fide that day. Mi-s Huston also received very serious injuries, wliicli
resulted ii:
reached Han-ki
her drath nearly a month later, just two days before we
'J hev even ran a horse and cart over her to break
icr
ejii
At Ts»-clti
Twentv loni; miles
th
alies uml chiUlren
foot
, Jiou
but
rain was no easy day's
iiu>hed on and reached
Tse-chau, the binder city of Sh:
Jibout 1 1 r.M.
W.
th
roui;h manv
town
villa-
pa? e
es and it was in this district
our
ulferin^' leached its climax. This is one of the districts where the
fekinL; Svndicate liave bi
■n jilanniii^' to ojieii mine.-
aiic
1 railroa
and the
a^jents, who had spent s.uiie time there last year inaki
: peojile seemed infuriated at the action of one of the Syndicate's
,)b:
jrvations.
Taki
the dr
tl
lese oose
h>
•rvations had ruined the f'ti'j-rhui, and so caused
it this vear. I'nfurtunatelv, tliev tie
It ]
th
pei
and my lil'e would certainly have been taken that day had I not been
able to prove in e.icli villa-e we p.is^cd thiMiii:h that I was not the
)ier-on they triok me to be. As We went aloiiL; the roads, crowds would
fidhiw us, and several times most of us
were lyiiij; on the grou
ind with
men |ioundin;4 "« "lo-t unnurcifully w ith sticks and even bricks. Ii
the vill;
that is
iges the howlini,' mobs would shout as we walked ak
lim. Beat the foreiL'n devil to death," etc
Vi
lie.
Kill
1 h;
tl
ill every villa,'r
address them as f,
was here last year on minin-,'
rir
out a few f;ray-liaired iiii-n and
'I! think that 1 am a man who
s, but I can ])rove that I am not.
"■t MA!;TVRK1> -MlSSlOXAiilKS
1. II.' roiiM IK. I ^|M^,k Cliiiu-.-'e iiii.l I. can, .iiiii vmi im.l,., -Ian,! m,\
■2. liis liuii- was cut >ii„rt aii.l I liavo a .[Uriw, an.l a .|a,.ii,. ilm 1<>iil'i1i
of iaiii.>, as ynii all knuw, c-,,ii!,l i.,,t i,'ii.u in a \,.n: 'il,r [..Mpl,' wcu"
coMvinol, and a ciiu-u.. savd my lilr. lu ,.nr' village tli.v lia,! l.oun'.l
my hamls to-itluT ititen.lin;,' to tic inc w], u< a tiv.- an.l l.i-at ni.^ t.)
death. Kveri the dear little children were n<.t s]nr,. 1, an.l s..n. an.l
swciljeu wei.' ...ir l....ii,.s when we arrivci that ni._;!i; at th.' city .^-ate
of Tso-clian. 'I'h.'V leiV.-ed ;s a.lniittail.'H to tli^e .-itv. .,, w..' sTrJ.t
m the -at.'Wiv. X,.M day [ s,,unl,t to see the ..lli.ial." l.ut w.. were
denie.l that [.Mvile^;,., an.l we weie not even peiioitte.l |.. eiit.T tlie
eity, l.ut lui.l t.) remain m the j^'ateway till noun. We weio tol 1
that the Rnniau Catholie calhclral theie"had been dc.-tioved two days
before, an.l the soMiers wore ,L,'uar.linL; the city gates t.j prevent tiii>
escape of the priests. Thi> enmity .f oth.iaK aii.l i,.'....le alike Pe.-in..l
to be .'hiiuly .lire.'te.I agiui-t the two ,da-i'= - H.iinan Catli.ilics au'l
mining an. I railr..ad .■iiL'ine.-rs — an.l we hi. I all aL.tig ih.' roa.l t.>
prove that vc w.re neith.^r one Ti<,r the oth,.r, but b.nn.g rr,,t..staut
ini.ssionaT'ies we were allowed to eseajie with our liv.-s an.'? a.Ivise.l to
maki all hi e to Handcnv. Having our ehil.lr.n with us was u.-ually
enough '." _ uve that we were not R.mian Catholic priests.
Fro, i Shan-fi into Ho-)iini
At Tse-ch;m wt- g.,t a roa.l-pa-s ais.l, as we supp.,?,.,l, an otli.'ial
dnciiinent entitling us to an e..ort ,i.,m city to city right through
to II.iii-k..w, but we al't.rwar.is l.arn.-.l tint' it was "a jiip.'r stating
that we wvre i.. b m.lu. t.-.l as c.unni..n .uiininal-. At noon .d'
Satunliy, .fuly 14, we left T.se-chan .hi luul.s with c.iniu.ui wooden
pack-sa.ldles onl\, and the torture the la.lies .•n.bire.l ri.ling on
the anii.uals for tw.. .lays t.) Iluaidc'ing, in Ilo-nan, no ..ne ."old. I
describe. They a:v in 1 rd now at Jl::n-k.,w, l„.ing tr.at.M inedieallv
tor the .-.ires caus.jd at that tin.... W.. r.'a.h.Ml lluaidi'ing an.l were
treate.l t.d-tably v.vll by the ..llicials th.Te an.l at our ne'xt .st..pping-
pliicp, Wii-chi. The!,. Mvi,. lu.my .if the bett. r cl,is>es wdio ha.l niiu'di
syin].athy with us, but .lare.l not sle.w it 1.... niu.li. f.arin_r tb.e
anti-f. .fi-igii ..theials.
AVe had u w .-ul'.cr. d .igliL .!.;ys' .TU.d tr.'atin.'nt at the hand.- of
the Chine.-e iu .Shan si oidy, ."lel tlie sole cause was a vicious governor
setting the han.ls of ih.- rabbi.' l,...-e en ,a nund..r of .lefenceh.s.s men
and women wh.i are f. reigner... \\r tia-i le.w travelle.l I ll» mile.s,
mostly on f...,t, with very little hjo.l ^.n.l no pr..p..r rest, and .uir b..die.s
expose.l t.. the full p.,w.-r ,.t tb.- -nil, but fi,,m this p.)int onwai.ls we
sulfere.l no more at the h.iu.ls oi' the pc(.pli\
Tlinc tuiHS acroiiii tlie YeUo,n nirc,-
F-'.M-n liuai k'iie' ,;i for the n.>xt fd'ty niile.s w.> ha.l good treat-
ni.iil, .in.l tr.v.die.l in .;.]!- wloch, though far fi..ni eomfoitalde
AN ESCATE FKU.M 1'1NG-\A(>
Y5
(wc liad iicitlicr lu'ddiiif; n;
))rotect(''l iH t'lDiii till,' sun, n
r >tr;iw will
nil lllr sl.J'fS
MiiiR'V was supiilifil us at Wu-clu t'lvi'lv,
li'-h t'l jiai
1 th.
nit^
dUI' I'lrt ln';^:in til lli'al.
'I'l
id iiiuiiii;v til ilati-
U.-UMU ti
liltv mil'
rii--appiiii]tnii-nl nii't ii>, lur
at V.
'I"
I. a
Ilf,r-l-^.'
■a-l c.f
lua
i-k'iiii' and "U tin' .-.<utli Iiank uf lli.' Ytllo
lliviT, till' Mia'^istiati'
(iiii uiULMit \vr lia'i
'1
't at T,
nut pi
h
I'-cnail was iinl a p:vjcr "lii'.
'I, till
itlirial
la.i iM
'tlier ciiui.so optu to lis but to rL-lurn to Wu-chi. ( 'n our ri turn llicri
we
found Miss Huston, who liad !"cn I'FouL'lit in hv tlie 'IV
ni i,L;i-trate, and who \va> vi ry linily wiaiU'lid in tin- ln-ad, llm I'lain
bi'iuL; ai'tually exposed.
The Wii-rlii h-icn tna"i>tratr ti.ld us tliat hi; rouM do no ninri' fn:
lis tlian to
rort ns
to tin
uh liank o[ tin; Yull
];
ivcr, and loavu
n
til.
s tlitiri; to make our own vav to ClifliL'-Ldiau, where we couhl m to
anil n aiu
1 ask
assistanee. Carts were a^aiii provi
led
.•nt to the north hank of W
liiver, and there we wen
liy our eseoit, wlio
leaviii;^ ns in a hopele-s i
t Ui and retui'Ued with
tie
mdition — the ^■ell.lW i\ivi
pass]iort.
\Vi
reiiiami
d on the bank of tl
eaits to We
r to ero^s aie
]a
iii'^ht with but very littl
'!"
-f
le river two days ami c
nil
I'ttiii'j
across unless we
illicial
pass.
lut at last, on Sundav alteriioou
ehai'u'e of the ferry told
us to j,'et into a courier
July :
boat,
it an
he man in
mil wc ero-sei
inL; put ashore about 100 yards below the proper landing-sta^j
Ch.
'7,1
lo Si
-y.l
We w
'amen ti
thirt'^eii inik'n to CI
■ la". an
It direel to ill''
'lead
our cause.
The
.^trato himself eame out to
us, anil lie iirovoi
sjiiLLe to me
d to 1
id
)e verv an
ti-for
lie slani]'
Fnrtunatelv l"r vou an ei
liet
•d his feet as he
lias eonifi lo-
eriii'' that all foreii'iiers
sent under e.-eur
it to llaii-ki'W
am
id
you
on. Had vou eome here ve^lei'lav I would have had
all killed ; ne
lere is no net.i
1 to kill vou.
He had till
.leument written, and we were -eiit on bv cart, but as
(■omni'in irimiiial,
Is, lodj^ed every ni:jlit, men. Wnmcn, aiie
to''etlier, in the common fraols with onlv a iiivi^jon i
rh
ill
f w.
■n h.ir-
botw
eimtmuei
een us ate
tl
ehaine'l
•Miiiinnis
if CI
linn.
Ins treatment
till
'd K'io-siiali, wlier.
we ueri
on
o a ten
lak
for tie
we reailieii oi
Were ''ivell us
anil
niaiulai'in s
wife sent round sweetmeats
.Ml
.At Sin-van.
elav, Jul
tile
;ii we
border city
Oi
Ho
rhich
■re treated well and clothes
i e .-totilieil at Mn-vant^
tliroU'.;li ' /( runt'
I'ek
three I
ilii,', and it, wa-
bi
'l.liers
earei
1 t)
we met them on the road trouble iniu'lit ari-e
It was Ill-re, too
that
We overtook .Mi
,d Mrs. Glover, two children, am
had fled from Lu-aii the day before we left I.'
Mi>s (Jates, who
■, and we learned
from them that tliev had met with
treatment to ourselves.
We found
pas.-i
through Ho-nan that it was our greatest pro-
^^ MAiiTVili;!) AlISSlUXAh'IKS
tcctio-, frn,„ il„. uT.itl, ,,f tl,,. pcnplp fo I.t iImtii know tliat w,. wltu
Protest, I, ts .■uM CI, .ir'iv,.! u, lluikuw w,. l.^rnci tlint tli," missioii-
an,.<io! th..C.„:;i,li;in rio.l.ytrri^iiChinrh, .Irivrnfu.m 1I,,-„;im .Mi-licr,
liiil a .-lUKlar cxjifiii-iii'i'.
hi !lv Ifi/-jhli rnrijirr.^
N'ow w.. li:„! ,■,„„.■ V, the iln-iH-h Pmviiir,., riilc 1 nv.-r l,v CI,.,,,-
chih-luni,', un.l uv wn- tivat>Ml w,-ll l,v all thr nlli.i.iN. an.i it,~t,-i7i
<.f trav..llii,,-„s iM.fore in(.,iit.s we liad mMhi, rhans [irovi.!,,! In,- ,',-
^\e found, tn.,, that ih,. n,!i^.. Christians wrrr i„ tav„nr with |I,J
olhnals, ai,.l the r, -t nf „„r jom-n.v t„ Il;u.-knsv wa.s aroun,,,lisl„.,l i,,
'■'""l''"'''''''^'< it'Tt, arnvin-,a ov.r inisMoi, house „n Tii,s,iay mofii
iiiK. An_'ii.-t 14. in all fm-ty-uino days sine- «•(■ h-ft l''iiifT yao
In addition to Miss l^,-o, wliosc ,l,.,ith I have already n.'rniion,.d
four others of .„. part; ii.d on tl„. wav. 'IVo of our own d.ar
duldren dwd f,(.n, fali-iie and want, and w,t,. huri.-d in Jlo-naii
Mis. Coop-r and Miss Huston dird m lf„-p,.l, after tcrriM,- sullVrin-s
and th-ir ho,l,es were smt (mi to Hankow hv the ollicials Mr
(hooper's haby died soon uft..,. arrival in Han-ko'w f,.o,n the ..|i;-ts' of
the journcv.
It is a wond.T to all that any of us ov.t reached this pla.'e hut
we know that our ,.sc;.p,> has I.m.u due to the marvellous power of
J<»1 on <,ur hehalf, in protertm- ns these nianv davs when we were
expo>ed to the sun without any eoverin- whatever, so that there wis
not one ea^se of sunstroke an,on- us, proving the promise, " The 8iin
shall not smite thee by day." Our way, too, wa.s opened uj. 8on,e-
times m almost a miraculous manner, for all „f which ue -dve God
the praise. "
We feel also that great credit is due to the Viceroy of Hu-iieli
Clmuf^-chih-tun- who persistently lelegrai.hed to the " Covpinor of
Ho-nan that safe-conduct should be given to foreigners pa^^sin- through
that i.rovince, an.l we trust that his firm attitude on behalf of forehni.'^r.s
at this time will n.,t be for-otten bv the Powers when the China
question is being settled. -Yours truly,
Ar.i-.x. R. Smn-der.s,
China I/ihivi ,!//,«/«,-,
II ^ , P'iivi-iiai), .Shiiiisi, Xnrlh China
}'.S. -On arrival in Ilan-k-w the surviving members of tlie party
were nearly all sulfering from a severe attack of dvsenterv but were
at once put under medical treatment and all are i.ro.'ivssin.' favour
TllK LU-CliKN(r I'AllTY
77
I'AKTV II
TIIH LU-t'lIl'.Xa I'AKTV
l!v Ml-, i:. J. (
oiii'f;i;
Oi:
triany
.-tutiou at Lii-chi'ii-' i?i oiir uf tlir tln\
iViiniiii'' an i.s
■}'; tl.
lit aiii'x (I
Lii-aii and J,u-ch'
fllH
each aliout thirty luilc-.-i ticiin it aivl lliiit,-cu iiiiK'.-^ fiui
11 I'arli II
Mr
M
ra. Ci
ilovt;!- an
I Mi
(iatrS Ucl
Mr.-. F.aw.son ami Di; lliiwflt at Y\
uiirsulvL-.s at Lu-ch'ciig.
(■ .-tal idiKM
Mi.s.s Ui,,
at liU-aii, Mr
Mi.-.i Hu.>toii
God's I'rfparation
Very pooh after our arrival at Lu-cli\-iig w>' wt-ro looking forward
to ■seein',' tin? Uw. William Cooper, our di.-tiict l>t.-iiig tlie la.-t for liiiii
to vi.-il in Shaii-.-i. He had iiiteivd tlic I'roviiiro by way i.f 'J"'ai-
ya.in-lu and vi>itLd a large nunilier of station.s. When it wa.-< kiiuwn
wh.at day to e.\{)ect him, the inontlily meeting of the Yii-wu Church
Wii arranged, and invitation.-i s^ent out to both the other ehurche.s
to he pre.^ent at it. 1 wmt with ([uito a numher of the Lu-ch'eng
Christian.^ to Yii-wu, and j, wa.s greatly struck with the zeal and devo-
tion shown by them in walking thirty mile.s each way, and jimvidin"
their own lood, in order to he ])resent at these meetings. Some came
fiuiii a village evcii ten mile.s farther away.
Mr. Cooper's words were greatly ajipreciated l.y all. lie seems to
have heeu ajiprehensive of coming trouble by reason of the hiiig-con-
tiiiiied drought. The keynote of his message was the likelihood of
the churches in Chin.a beiiiL,' called upun to sulb-r for Christ. At the
Lu-cli"eng monthly meeting held ,a week later, at which he wa.s
present, he spoke on the gixat change in the Apostle Peter'a > haracter,
comparing the words he spoke to our Lord when he wa.s told of the
coming iTo.-'s, aiKl his ejiislles, which are so full of refcTeiice to IVllow-
ship with Christ in suffering, it cannot have lieen long after Mr.
Cooper left U-. before we li.i'l new.s from Mr. iJngliad of the breaking
up of the raihiav by the I!o.\ers at Pao-tint;-fu.
Siijr.s of TruuhU Altead
A d.ay or two after the ariival ol this ncus, the first sigTis of coming
trouble apiieaied at Lu-cireiig. An anonymous placard, purporting to
come from the Boxers in Shan-toiig, was jiosted on the Ivust Cate.
The Protestant and Itomaii Catholic religions wen^ charged with being
the cause of the long-continued drought, and the people were told
78
.MAi;r\ i;i:i) missioxauiks
that thij ;;u'l- li.i'l u'ln:- .louii L, th.- lull., t,, i^ui- Mipii iiuliuul ].()wei^
to lliosiMvlid wi.iilil i\ti-riniii,il..- ill.' ( 'lnLviiiiiin ur (lr.-ti.,\ ilic religions.
It tlieii -.vciit (Ml \n siv th il lui-L-igii .-bauKT.-, haii all 1jlc-ii ilcotroycd at
tliu i-oi.'st, :ji>l l!i il i'l.iuc, nai in a stale of great trf]iiilatiuii on account
of tlie Icat.s of the lioxii-.--, aU'l that the Milijects of i;ii-sia, Knglaml,
Anieri'ja, n:i<\ (Ji'rinaiiy ami Jaj.aii iiaii all been iliiv.'ii into the ,-ea.
It closed with an ;i|>| iil to the jjenple t(j ji.in m the Uiovenient,
othurwise they ^oul'i iinur the jreualty of death.
) 'ii-!< <ini '.< /.'. qioiit.ilnii.tij
'I'hi- naturally (■,au^ed great ex'itenient in t.ie city. 1 si-nt a co]iy
of the placard t>i llie magi.-trate a. id received a cuiirteuiix reply, in
which he said he u,,u: 1 hjok into the mattei: X. arly a week aCter-
w.ird- a tavour.ilile liioclaniation wa- jMjsled out.-idi lii,-- Wmieii, hul
tlie oM-iii d placard u.is imt taken di/wn. The otlicials at this time
>eeiiie.|, on the whole, to be l.tvourahle to US and to he willing to
jirotict ii.-.
We had a striking in-tauce ol this ,U Lu-aii. Mi.-- (iateswa.
•at thi- time alone m the st.ition, Mr. and .Mr>. (Jlover having gone
to Shnn-leh with liie inli-nlion ot jiroceeding to the coa.-t, though
they ii.id >uh-eiiueii;i_\ to retuiu. Wor i caiuetonie that a riot wa.s
tlirealeued at Lu-au in connection with the i .;n procession, wliicli
wiis to pass t!ie doors of our ]iremi.-e.s. Owing to tlie excejitiolia!
drought a number of villages joined to send to the Water Dragon
Mountain, suliie distauc'e away, to fetch .a bottle of sacred water to be
scattered outside the city wails, and on their return iVoiu the mountain
tiiey w(julil be ni.-t by tiiou-,aiids frmii the city and villages, and il wad
nio>t jirobabli' that tliev would att.ick our own and the Roman
(..'atliolic premi.ses. I called the attention of the magistrate (A hu-aii
to this proces.-ion. He sent me a reply prumising to .--end soldiers for
our prolectiuii. As a matter of fact lie and another civil niagistiate
and also ;i uuUtary ni.andaiin were them-elve.i j. resent with a number
of sol ;.'rs outside our hoii.-e. After biich action as tin.- we had good
|e,i-on ,o believe t h.it We were safe in the district.
It w.i.-, however, li,.i ,1 week later that the >ame magistrate sent
word to Mr. (Ilover, who had returned in the meantime, to -av tliat
lie had secret ordeis t(j w itli draw all protection from foreigiiei-s. These
secret orders, no duubt, came
Slian-si, the (lov.-inor ..i' the I
AW, at Lu-ch eiig, had no idea of the serious nature of the situation
until Ml. Saumiers, of Plng-yao, arrived with his family, Miss Guthrie
•iiid Mr. Jenning.s, on Thursday, July 5. Their coming to us created
a great stir in the city, , and the three soldiers whom they brought with
them iin doubt told the story of the doings at T'ai-vuaiidii.
As the stniy ot wIkiL liciUspiiL'd .suli.ieijufiit in the arrival
uf the purly Iruiii l''iiig-y;io lias been given lu Mr. .SauuJers'
Irom the ,-ouice of ail the troulile ii
lovince, Yu h.-ieii.
TIfK l-r-( lIKXi, !'A1;TV 179
letU-r ou }.. 70, unly tlu,- ;,,\v (lu.in^r suutuums ,,1' .Mr. K. J.
Couper'y ijrcount tan li,' print, il lure
Tr..,. 1., in. prnnns,. 11.. ^n- ^,;,.,. „„.,v al„u,.i;,„t. TI..«. v|>o
.uireml i.i„M, .n.luna il,.- ,„o.,i ],.ai.niK-. Truly i., all „utwar.l
.-iHuMrancc u.. w,r. a.s ••il... oir>.oiuing .,f all ll>i„..>;" a.i.l "a .s,,..cta.l,.
•- m, „ anl V, nn-.-ls," aiul yet i,i i],.. h„ur, of ^n-aL.t .ullVri,,.- thw
was no .,„n. ol d.t.at, an,l aft.r I l,av,. >,,.„ „],:.•. I hau. .f (iod^
h'rac,. HI thosr xWin hav,- thus lai,i ,1muu iIhmi liv.s f,,r lli,„ th.
Y'i>j> HI j;M,„a„> viii. ■.ir,--M (H.V.. hav,. a .m.w n.anin;^ -•■ \V1
.imll..q,ara;. u., ln„a tla: love of Christ y Shall tiihulalu,,,, ,„a„.-uish
or perM-cutiun, or lanune, or nakedness, or peril, <,r svs„r.l ' Kun -J
it IS written, Fur thy Kike we are kilhd all the ,lav Ion - ■ ue were
aecouiited as sheep fur the s!au„'!iter. Xav, lu all lli'e.e t
more than eon<iueror. throui:], H,:,, ||,al loved us.''
victory that hath overcome the world, even on- taith.'^
(;o.rs dealings, Ku niyMeri„ns au,l inexj.ii.aMe, ean vet. he home
when ^^e ren.eniber that it is lor the j,dory of (UA, and "that the Sou
<.l Ood may be glonlied thereby, and that the Lord Jesus talis us bv
nam,, and Joves us wi'h an everlasting l,,^.,, („, August M ^v'e
arrive<l m Han-kow, and the mortal remains of niv wife and Mis.
llu,ton were laid m the cemetery, there to awail the redemption .,f
uie body at the oomuig of the L<,rd. Three davs aflerwanls our little
boy Brainerd u;i.s lai.i beside bis niothe,.. We feel it indeed a s<demn
thing to be brought Ihrough such experiences as these and saved from
the v,-ry gates of death. May the f.ord give
greater niea.sure as seeing those tbm
eternal '
se
Who
lings Me are
"This is tlie
ns grace to live in
igs wliich are invisible and
V.y special permi.s.siun Mr. E. J. Cooper's private letter
to lu.s parents is giveu lielow. Tins K-tter eiuniot be read
without ealling forth the thanksgivings ,d' iiianv for the
grace of God bestowed upon His .servant wlien pa.ssiii-
through such deep waters of alllictiou.
From Mr. E. J. Cooi'Ki; tu liis Mother
IJan-kow, China, .■liijuit 18, lyuo.
It is now nearly tliree months ..iu.e I «roi,. voii la^t and as vet 1
Kive no letter from Lome, my last arriving about the end of May
1 beheve a cable was sent from Shanghai la.^t Tuesday to London' If
ns w,.is so, you will liave learned that dear Maggie has gone to sleep
'■ .b-..us. I ,„ay as well ' d) you the wor,t tl,>t. She died at Yin-
I>ain and sullering lor Christ,
80
.M.\i;rvi;i;p m i ss in x aim !■.;->
Till- Lii?-il h;i^ lii)iioiiii-il lis I'V giviiiL,' u> ti-ll(pu-liiii iii 1 1 1> .■-i;llrriii;,'H.
Thrr, iiiiics stoncil, roliliwl of t'Vcrytliiiii,', ivni i-lotlie.s, w,- kui.w wliiit
liuiiLfiT, lliirst, iiak<"liii'<-', wc^ririfs-i ;iri' ,n iii'VP liiforc, Inii :,\~,, tlji-
Hu-lainiuj,' gnav aii'l .-I i.'i]f,'tli ol (i.i^l ami lii, |i.:i.,- ju ,i ii,.w m,,!
(llcjJCl- >rl|.-i' ll|,|-.| i\ cr.
\\\' llr.i Im.im Lu-ch'i'li.i,' (.11 .Inly <; ail I iv.hh,.! li.iu-ki.w i^TOO
niik-»' (ivcilaml Jiiiinii'y) on Aii^'u t II. My ,-tiriij,'tli will iinl allow
liiu to filler into (li'tails a.s lu tln' j.iiiiiiry. 'llic csraiii- df any d' 11,1 i.J
n u..ih|,.||ii1 lliiiiu', aii'i the >tniy is -o innarkaMr ilia! Ilaii-knw tliiliil.s
Iiavi- ■A>lrd ..iir (,| (lar nmiil.i r to uiili' to 'I'lf Tiiif,< ilr.-riiliiii^f n. li
prulial.ly uill t,'o !.y tli.- inail, ami 1 tliink iI i.^ likrly li, I,,. juiuU'd,
Ijiit in any ra^t a (.o]iy .-liall l>u sent lo you iicxl, iiiaik'
Drar .Maj,'^'ii-'s liody \ww kindly s'ciit down to Han-kow l.y the
Yiti,i;-.-liaii niai,'i-tratr and wa-i j.iiiiid lieiv ki>I 'I'ucsday (Aiiga-^t
1 v. anotli.T o| the party, Mis.i llii-ton, wlio had liird -till iieafcr
to Hall kou troni the rll.rt lit' Wdllllds ll-l(ivcd ill Sliall-si, lirillg
laid liisidi II, r. 1 )r. (Milhth .lolui loiiduotid tin.' scivitc. Deaf wet;
l;raiiR-i(l, who had coiiio tliiniigh in a wutidfiiii' way, wa.-, within a
fi-w <lays ul' Hankow, attatdvcd \>y >nn dianluL'a, and aftri his arrival
U'-fr I'ajiidly sank and ]ica(it'iilly t>dl a.-h-ep yi-stt-iday at -2 a.m. Dear,
" l"'y, so (hantji'd, oh ! so thin. He was laiiii'd jcstriday evening
ii' till- siiiic f,'i.a\i- a- hi^ d.ai' niothef.
ISillow al'liT liilkiw ha.s f,'onf ovir iiu-. Home f^'one, not one
m-Muento of dear Magt^'ie even, peiiiule.s.s, wile and child gone lo
glory, Edith lyinj,' very sick with diarrha'a and your -son weak .and
ei.'iausted to a de^'icr, thoiigli otherwise welk 1 have be,-n at llie
point of death more than once on the toad. In one village, alter a
heavy stoning witii I'liiklut-, they put ropes undei' nut and dragged
uie along the ground, that I might not die in the village itself.
And now you know the uoi-t. mother, I want to tell you that the
cross of Ciirist, lint e.xceeding glory of the Fatiier's lo e, lia.s ln'ouglit
continual coiidort to iny heart, so that not one niuriiiur lias lnokeii the
peaei' ' if I iod w it liiu.
If (Jul spared not Hi, owii Son — all is love -lait now we see
through a glas- d.iikly, l.ul then fice to face. Allhougli wounded ami
sull'ering, .Maggie .-aid to iiie, •' If the Lord spares us, I should like to
go hack to Lu-ch'eiig if pos.-iM.' ' Devoted soul, denied liy her Master
o! doing the woi k so ne.ir to her heart, she never turned in purpose
and de-ire to win s-iue ..I' the Chinese for ','liri.-I. The Lord haa
accejite.l her de-ire and honoured Inr m herde.uh lor Him.
How ii it ine.in- to me, 1 hardly reali,-e, and ilo not know how
the Lord will guide. China is ill confiisicjii, .iml ju'okal '■• a Iwidve-
iiioutli, at least, must i)a.ss ere inland work can be resumed.
All niis>!onaries are called to tlii> eoa.s. and liiid terminus 111
Shn-'ghai. I heard i'()i) were in our eompound there, and this is hut,
a quarter of our number, l-'or a lew days, at least, we inii-t slay liere
' .See p. OS.
l'l;<».M IJ'-AX TO I[AX-K()\V
81
III i:,iiiir>
i> .■icwniul, ;iiia .-Ui.T that I Iim|„. tl,,. /,,„,|
I.-IVI'II 111' fi->t \vl
il.-iy Clprll |||i so,,,,.
tor soiii'' 1 1
i.Tc uc may |,„tli ivcnui. I -hull ii.,i" I.,- lit I
n- Wnik
Thr l,„Mi.,l, Mi-
to us. Out (,r
iotinii'l others in H;iii-k.Mvlia\v I
'ccii liiati n to 'li.itli.
I |MMy o| luiirt.. n u],,, J,. ft ^,,.^1
'fi'ii iiio.,! kind
I'fii^' .--i.v liavi^ (lif(l I
I'Airi'v in
11.-, t
l'i;o.M Lr-A\ TO HANKOW
•^. O. K. ( ;i.()\
Ki; s l.eltrf to Ins 1'
il-rtit>
t(j
4
It is (iiilv thi-oiii,']! tl
./»;/"" 17, 1900.
v.ntiii,;,' ayiiiL. Sii
Ire VoU
iiifiiiiti
last I
iMcfcy oi' Cod tliat V
iu dcatli- oft,'' and
•ar-1 I
oil sei' my liand
roiu \h~, «,■ h;af hceii lili-raih
\WiiTi' all h
Tin-
']»^ of fscai
llavr UXlKTlni.V I llrjiwrallrr allrl- del
II' SlTlllrd i-ut oil.
ivfiaiu'
ivconi iii.ccs.sari Iv
tni-l, !«■ ,1 -imiil
iiou only .a luiiiiiiii,' di,,ry ot'cvnits will I
Stl'oM^'lloM ill tl
Jile rcmiiidiT afj.iiii .and aifaiii that
thr
I!
II' day of troulili', and that llr ki
lilt IS I'ood .'l
loucth till-Ill tlial tiiisl
f.i'-iin I.I Shiiii-I.li anil I:, hi:
Th
I will go ha.k t'i .liiiir till' (itli. Ouin.i; to tl
ght, ,1 rain ],i(Kvs,-iou attacki-d our ].
droiii'ht
iL' I'oiitiniiaiiL'f of till'
•y pa>srd
on, howfvi'i', witii,,nt doin.' anv ival
>liortly after midnii'lit.
niisfhii'f, but it «a.s
su.iuariit to diou m,. thr trniprr of ih. iM.oi,h.-.. min.l, and cam.-
as a dl^tlIl(■t warniiif,' from tli.- ;
I'laii' wli.iv >Ii,. \Mjiild l,e -et IVcr f
Loid to t;i
to nic
■ar Flc
dd
rom ,-ucli a long nervous si i
■ay tl
ivu'i-ftil waitiii;
stai-ted June !) f ,r
tell. .Tune 13, to Ij
sul.jected to Were I to keel) 1
J) lu'f at Lu-an.' Aft
er iiiurli
kiiioly re«'ei\ed us, 1
Were there.
in (lod, we dei'ided to leave at once for Chefoo, and
Tieii-tMii with two mule litters. Kcached Shun-
iid it ill a very di>turlied state. The (Jritliths
|s, lilll We had to keep out uf sif,dlt the eleven dav> we
X,
i> fi'om Tao-iiiii^'-fu uot
t-m imposMl.le, a.s it was held by the li.
wor.-e and \i-e found the ro.id to T'
i'U-an and if tl
Deeithil to return te
gs got really had at the .station to take the soutln
through Ho-nan, whieh as yet was rejiorted pea,eful.
n miles from Sliiin-leh we were stoned and captunii and given
'''I'-'l 1-cheng, hut the Lord delivered, alter a
cannot acr.,nnl for except on the ground of direct
over to deatli at a pi
niauner uhiih 1
Mrs. Gluver gave hirtli to a daughlur at Han-k.
w (ju A ugii.it 18.
i
82
.mai;tvi;I';i> missiunauiks
I
iinstM n intirri'iciici'. I nuiilrivcd lo get otr a liiii- lo Mr. (Iiiltilli .it
Shun I' 1; by (itie (if I'lir luult'tccrs, asking liiin lo f,''l iw in ( -^I'Dfl
fi'cim till- iiiaTMl.u'iti ; 1-ut ho sent lack wiini to mv that tliu i ily was
rioting ainl tlii'V wiif iln'ni-*flvis tlii'lni; tli.ii dixy to I,ii-i li'iMi)/. That
i« tilt! last we hiivi- Ijru'l of llnin, Thi'v m \ri- ^'oi 1.1 I,n-i li'i hi;, uinl
\\r can (rnly I'e.ir tlu-y wiic all killi-..!.'
I niii-i n.iL dwell on the rltIl's of trying incidents iml cHcnpcs Wf
liail on llir way lia> k to I.ii an. A niilc from l-clu>:i;,' wu wire ilctaiiipd
and only let j,'o iii jwivniciil of littccn tai-l.-', which ciKiUlcd n-t to wciire
an escort from Wii-an. (id liaik to Lii-an on .Inly :i. I'ouiid
that Mis.-* dates, wlio h.id chosen to remain on al lln- station duiinj^
«iir aliseticu, had Ii1.lv Inc n niiich exercised as l(v whit to do owinj,'
to til'' increa.--iie.'ly disluiiM.j sl.itf of the city, .ind h;i>l di'Cidnl to lie.-
to the lulls.
OlUcials I'r^iliil La-au Mission I'mnii^ia
All ii|iio,iii.iu- rain jirocc-.-idn of sonut l(i,00() )ieo[pl.- h.ni jia-.>(Kl
our doors lUe .'-^'ind.iy ]uiviou- .uid ilif.-alened .itla^'k ; but the three
highest olllei.il- in the cily ^,'u:iifliil ih.. |il,u'e in pii-on, ,and the attack
was avpit< i.
Next day, July -1, Word came tium Mr. (/oo]irr of liU-cireng that
Mr. Saunders .-uid family, with Mr. .leniunu's and M i&s (julhin' of
P'ing-vao, he! brm rioted aid lo~l ill, an I u.ri. cHcajung to Lu-
ch'enL;. I saw ilim that at any muinent uur own slalioiis might be
similarly dealt with.
Me.intiiue iIk' rejjuits on the street grew iiit.ir bitter and menacing,
the very day (18tl' of (ilh mooii; being fixed for oiii' de.'jt runt ion. I
went to the Yamrn to know wdietluT thetfe njjorts had any foundation
of truth in them, n'sling, as we beai'd they did, ujiou a si.eret edict
issued by the Huipres> Dowager, that all olTici.i! jirolerlion was to be
withdr.-iwn from loreignrrs. The mandarin reliised to bi'e mr, but his
di'|iuly ,i-.-iired me suavely thai there was liolhing to fear, it w.is only
mere t.ilk, i ic. Ilowevt-r, that night he s,ent a messenger lo s-ay that
lie had a |iiiv,Ue cjinmuiiicatioii tu make, if 1 would si'iid a man round
to him but not come my:.elf on account of the notice m\ presence
would attr.i't. All our native... had gone, excejit two-— Shengmin and
Pao-n, and I si iit tie- former, who bn^iight Ilk!, the mandarin's
message to llie elfeil lliil he had secret orders lo wilhdr.iw all |irotec-
tion from u~, and that w.. were therefore no longer to hjok to him in
any emergeucv that might arise. AVe might do as we. chose about
going or slaying, but if we chose to go, la- would not give ns openly
the escort we asked, but woulil send the soldiers secretly to follow us.
We never saw the.se men, and it is doubtful if they were ever sent.
In Fliuht
\\\ Lfl Lu ,-ai at daybieak, I'riday, .'uly fl, in the nmleditters
hired to ( 'haii-ki,id;'eo. From there we intended to go
' Tlicy were rescued (sec p. UiO).
bv boat.
FI.'OM l.r-AN To IfAX K'oW
83
T.TFil.lo .-w tL.: .■xi-.-Mcmv vva. wl.irh ,.(,.,,, I. J ,1. I,..„, , .riM, ,„
this iMlciiii.m, vK w..»aw in it ih,. ovtiiuiiiiK l".i,.| ,.1 („„| ,., 1,^,1
Wf KOMr oM to Clm.i-ki.i-k'co we intwt cerUii.lv have all l„ ■ „ l,ll,.i
\\ ,• ,.i,i i„ pay lO.OOO c-u.b to K-t out ..C ih,. cil v gil.-. Ilv.i v Lw
Inni.lu. yai,lH our litters wor.. .leti i l.y trcH,,,. of ,„,.„, who «a„t...l
M.omy U..|,.r.. lh..y w,.uM Iw u. ;-o ..,, |„ ,|,,, u,u, „. ,„ vi. ll.ul. ,„
nuU^, tiMiu^ .1. lar as llau-tiwi, wl,,,,. we jMt uj. tnr ll„. ,ni.l-(lav
inwil an.l ivsl. We w.iv umI allu«v,|. |„,uvver, to leav.-
IV-l.i. iK.gan to ,■ in f„„„ „ll il,,. villa-.s r.,un.l, ai„i t., W
very lou, laiul >lr.:-,v.. .„ tl„ „ ,.Uk. rh. Uau-li.u ,h.„i,I.. al..„ came,
in the old .spirit ol h.,.;iliiy. It uis deciJ.-l to ,j,.|„,m.l -00 ta.l-
(£30) before they w„ul.i lei u. ■^,, What w.us la.k,n« u. Mlver wa. to
-e nm.ie „,, „, value l,y our pergonal elfect.^. Thi:* wan not eliuUL-h
l>unu- Ihr in.,-l,t— the meuiory of whieli is a inj^'litruare— tliev lieM a
cuuneil u, j.ut u. Io,l,.,,l,. A M„.,.k l,,al was ^-„„e tl,,n„^.|, "aiei we
were brouglu ,„ ^,„,iiy. Wl„„ iMonni.- l,roke we were unlere.l int,.
oiir litters at,:l lak.^u in a ..,,1 of .-.amti.ial proa-Mon, to the l^.at of a
t,"-in<,' at rc;,'ul.ii> lutervals, to a j.lace oui:-i.le th, mU.v^.-.
Tl
le road was
Miali
frll
rieil .-
Face to Fuo v:ith l),;ilh
liiicfl on either -i(K' with -pearineii, aii-l nearly
tl
III our litl
le ini"li'e
oaie Muplenieiii or weapon. At a given signal ihev lli.
I
Hope wric lilr,,il|y Imiied under
I never l.elieve.l she could
I'ought like wild lie,i.-.ts ov.r our
juiu]ied clown with IledKv, Imt dear V
Mg'-a.
with
lieavniL,' nia.~ of huni.m f.'ioeitv
]ios,-ibly come out .alu'.
o niv ;uu,ize
nient she presently came out, and Hoj.e with her, pale and dr-'hevel!
liut Iierlei'tlv cih
:it.
An
tien
ilsh
went on. til
iill
wei-e (iisi)o-e(i
injured. Mi.ss Gate.s, too, was iniracnlou.sly
and (ighlini,', the spoiling of our goods
The peojile then went otf, le;i\
Ulltoi
I'lied. Thanking (!Q<i for the life that
us to our surpiise alone aii<
wanrleied Lack to the village, and sat
vvhii with I'ao-11 had elected to come with iij
-ralf hegar ..gain to collect aroumi
w:is Vet wl
loli^ m us Wl
<lown t(j wait for SI
lieiig-mm,
"dien at last he car
the t'(
The onlv thing we could
on our perilous journey,
us, and we w.iv thankful
death.
W,
rwai
• \ <1
now
ireetlon.
So \\e Went on l.mards Kt
ireseiitlv surrounded h
To
■p'ii
was to
.u an wa.> ei-rtain
Ilau-tieu and a crowd t
dk
>f
evjl men
from
were armed with
rom a village we wt le nearim,', all of wdiom
I'V the ro;idside near a little food-.-h(
igricullural im;)'emen!s. For seviTal Ihjui-
we sat
who freelv di
'fi, hi'nuned in liv these
1,
lefore our eves.
At htt the
cussed our death, sharpening their in>
trunieiits on .~toue.s
In Jlunrjcr, Xalcaiiuss, and I'enl
mg su.-peiisi' was ended hv their suddenly
eizing US
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mai;i'V1;ki» mi>>i<>.\.\i;iks
anil Willi cnirl vinliiu'i- tcariii;' tin- > lulln-?. Imiih diir l"Mlii'.-. Wlurc
gariii'MilK ili<l iM'l i^M'liU 'j[\r w.iv, il was ius il «(■ \uri' l>i'ii;g torn in
|)iii • riiil.l aii'l Ml.-' ( Jali'.-i Wrix- titrippuil ol' tlnii u|i|M 1 ;,'iriili'Mt.-(,
till- ili-ai' iliiM'vii li;ii| imtliiit,' li'ft to tht'iii c \' I'i't ill II r.oril>inalii)n.^,
wliilr I iiiv-iir wa-i .-lri|i]icil iial%''l, iii\ mhK- ..i;h- 1,, in^- |, it id nir
and a llaniirl I.iihIit. Aj,'aiii, lo cnii' m; .ir:-!', llu'v u. nl ii' lurlli i.
No .itti-lii|.l \\:V' iiia'ir In l.'ki' mir iivo, lliciii^'li I i|<i n.il ■|..iil.| tlu-y
lonu'i''! til i|d -I). I'aii-ii 1,','Ur nil- a |iaii- ul nM |iatil-, anil -om.' mii' in
till' iTiiwil iliiiw nil' n tpcj,'f,'ai'.s riiat ol' li'lliy ra^N, ainl in lln-i I \\, m
till I ^'oi to Kaij-|i'iii^', uliiiv ilif nn,'rt wen- fXcliaiiK"! IVa an nil
pivvn III' a ^'aiiirn oMii'ial, ulin n riif,'iii.-cil niu as mii' ol' llif two jia.-Iiir.-i
wImi iia-l ifii'iilly In ;i |ii-i'arliin^' i.rar t!u' cily.
U'ti well' tlnn luM to ninvr on, anil \vi' waiiiiiTril to lln' in'xt villaj,'i-,
will If Wr \Mtf iri.l ,'n liili.i.' Iiy lai|,'i' iTowil-', who liriaiin' lioi.jy anil
aljll.-ivi- aiiil Wi-ri' ilraily ItiiI on iiii-lnif. 'I'liiv (olii ih Id laki- a
certain nwl wIu'M' rviilrntly ll!i\ mi. am lo all n k u-, tin- nir.i-iii'cil
liiat of till' '-'on^; liiviiii,' alira'lv l.r-iiii, |;ui ihr I/'mI- I'loviili nn-
li-il Us |,y a -iili- [lalli liiiwn lo a lonriit Imi. A-- .mioii a-- \\i- 1» L'an to
taki" thih I'alli, I 111' wliolf ]iron"-.--iiiii lann' to a ilrail lull, ainl not a
sinf,'l(' man M-niuivd to follow ci^ — lo tliia lifiiir J luinin' I'll »7ii/--anil
soon \\r urir li'fi ,ilni, . it wa."' now ni^'lit Avith a l'ri;.;lil iiiooi;.
On Wf walkoi-l until we raiiir iqioti lour nion, sitting' \>y tin.- way,
ariiK'ii with niatlnrkH, ainl waitiii;,' tor us. As soon as tlii'y saw us
they j,'ot 111 '^'1 to|i| us lo li.llou ihiiii to a li'iijilr, wli.ir «.■ -lioulil
gt't a i,'ooil 'ii-lli'i'. (»ii our iilu.-al tiny ln-ranir ahu-ivc, iIl'-
niaiiiifil nioii._>, ir. ■;_' thai, llny wouM takr our la.-t ^'arnii'iits
froni our iht-ou-. \ 'i la-fiiM-il, imliril wi' liail not a cash on us
— ainl llii'y tlu.ii fill .-,. ly on all ixci'pt nii', my L(>;j;,'ai''s rai,'s were
not worth taking; — ami siiati luil tlu'ir remaining ujiinr f^aniionts.
Flora ami Miss (lalis wrn- thus stiipiii'il to tin' wai.-t.
I 1 iiioii-i iMii<l Willi iIm' iiii'ii, aii'l t" our surt'ii.-i' tliry -ulliTily
tliii'W llir woliirii- i,' iiiui'ul- iia' k. .M'"' mi'ii ' i'Ui! .iiljiv talk
tliry wml oil' |.i t.i. Il nioir iiu'ii, ami as .-ooii as llnv wm' out of
si^'lil wi' tli'ii alono tlii' lorii'iil-ln-il till wr lanio to a ^'ravu-yanl,
whri.' wc lay ilown unilcr the -hailow of llir yrw- ami sli'jit till
niiilni^'ht. 'I'li.'ii \\>- u'oi iiji ami tramiinl arms, cnunliy lo hiilo in
tlm W'ang-faii;^' lulls. \\v Umud a ili'iiris-ion on tln' loji of oiu' of the
lii<jhi'-t iioinis, aii'l Inn' wi' croimhcil ilowii tot;i'thrr ami wi're soon
;ls1i'(']i ai,'aiij, ilr-jiilr ili.' hittrr roM.
Tlif lU'Xt ilay wa> Siimiay, July i^. Tin' .>un so, lu ln'i'aiue hot
anil wa- had no slullur from tlm heat on tliat moiinlaiu luii,'ht. Our
thirst becami' intousi' and the heat at ln>t unhraralilr, A livir ran at
the foot of the hill and wr .-^ iit Slnii;^'iuin to s,.r i| hi- rould "et us
wati'i'. He never letuiiul to us. Meanlinir dear flora seemed in
dani,'i'r of su-'i-umhiii^', ami a- .'li-s ( latis was nearly faiiitiiiLC I tell we
must go to the w,"i|er and get under >helter soiiiew lure, even if il
meant ilisuovery. At last wu reached tliu river, thick with villow
l'l;t).M I.C.W l() MAN KM\V
86
rmid, l,Ml lo U.H .u- MNxcta. lli.. i,mv,l w, II u,>|., T|,r„ «, t.i\ ,|,,«„
to rit«i iiniliT tri'i-s in a, ccnuti'i v inir liv.
In ,-. si.i.ill (.■i,i|,|,. ,„,! r.,r nir »,„-i,i|. «;,- u'..itiL; mm, -ii,.! -,,,,11 ..
MKin.laiiiiV i,n..-,..-,ioM ,,,„, ;,„,! [,v-.| .il.u^ In ll... ..j,„l «|„.iv «,•
w.'iv Ivni- ■n,..\ IIIIIM..I i„ M,. uhn «,. »,.,■.-. a.. I in ii f.nv lunni.nu.i
■.IM U.M ;,I ,„U- M.i>. Willi ,11, ,,|li,.|„| ,1,1.1 lUn ^-.illlrn rilllll.-Iv, ,,!„, t„l,l
"■^' "■"■ i'""t'''- "l,,T- ilirv l,,i,l l„.,.ii -.,.,11 \.s 111,. I,,,.;,,, ni.-iii.|.nin Im
>itl.| U 1,1.1 |;,k,. M. I,, K;i..-|.'nv', 'V..!!! uhrtic u-.. >vrn- I., 1.,. ..,„l 0,1
lij 11,111 kow.
"' ''■ '"' ''"■ !'!' -.'ll iii\ iiMirativr iiiu-i r.|..[,. .\,-M w,.,.|, I |,,,j„.
luj,'ivr till' iviii.iiihl, r .,1 .,ur r..ity .In . «,iii.|.-,;i,u'-. \V,.airi\r.i h,.,,.
(Hau-kow) .M...,.|,.v i,i;,'i,i, Au/hm |:i, I.,,, u,iv i.nl l.iKm ,,ir il,r !»al
till tli.i n.-.xi ,|.iy ii.Mi I,,,.,, F,„l,,x, A,ij-„,i Ik, ,|,,w li.ra va^
KMCKmsly ili'liveivd (,f a >,-i,l ,-,|.,ml 7 a.m. It i.< an..tli,T nuia.lo of
Diviii.. l,.vo an.l im,w..,. that .--ft t m;cIi . xtt,i..i.lii,arv lianlsliips and
.-iiir.Tinys ncitl.iT niothfi- mir cl>ild mtih,..! i,, I,.i\,. MitFiT.-.l jihvHi.vil
injury. Haby is a iK-aiitifully hfalthv l.Mikm- .Iii|.| ji, l'.,,rv ,,(
our .Mi-i,.n) i.dr'i-|,t,.,! at li.T apinaiai,. , , and ivj„„t- ni.-l lavmir-
al,lv ..f li.r .■.„i.liii,„, a, uvll a. ..fdrar ll.iia.v. Il,-.|lrv an.l 11. .|, • arc
.MU!■,•nll^' truiii Min-IVvr, l.iit an; Im-iIit t.i-day. il.dl.'v 1, \,iv .liii,.
Wi' Ion;; lur lionic-ii.'uv. having starved for cl...^.. ii|i..n thi.v 111..111I1..
ll is li;an;d that oiilv l/i an, l.u-.'lini..'. and I'in^'va.. fiimd- liave
••.s(ViiM.d masMcrf in Sh.in-M, an.l ,v. iL..f lli,>r Mi-- Ki,v w is niiird.Tcl,
Mi»« Huston di.^d ..f lier N^.,un.l-, Mr-. K. .1. 1 •,„,,„.,■ ,,11.1 mlaiii s.,11 also
su.Tnnil,..!.'- |-„ii.lr>l l.,v,. I., ,.a,:l, an.l all, >.,ur iu,..l allr li„nat.. sun,
A lie HIE.
Mr. alur,!-'.' L.tl-r Cuntinuul
Auipmt ;il, IDOO.
T am ..<orry for tilt- loiif,' interval that has cm. in t.. ,-.|.,-ir.ii.' the
iwo ]iorti.iii.s of the ^tory u{ mir e.-i;iii,. from Sh.in-si. .Si,,,.,, tl,,. ,\av
of our l,i,-t l.tt. r it has i,l..a.srd llir L,„,l t,, ,all .nir ].pri..;.^ litll,-
inlanl to llini-rlf Sh.' [ki^-.-I .au-.iy (,n 'i'u..^lav last (,Aui;iist -2.^)^
eleven d.'iys oM, Dr. (irilliil, .l,.|,ii , ..n.|ii,i,..| ili,'. funeral service in
the iliiiiiig-room at nine ih,. n,.\i morning-; an.l Mr. IJru.'e of llii-nan,
• 111.1 Mr. Tiill of Shen-si, kindly went with nie to ih,' e,iiietery,
carrying,' the tiny tairm. The ^'lav.- lies .l,.-,. l,v the ,,th.u- Shan-'d
^'raves i.Mrs. E. .1. ('.oo\m; her infant -sun, an.l .Mi>,v llu-ton-;, .all from
111.- Lu-an di.^tri.i, tlu- memorial hern, "till He e.^ni..," ,,f -'live.* lost
lor His sak.' an. I the CostipI's'' in China.
I leli oil at the jioint wlure we were discovcre.l in our re.-iiiiK-placc
under the tivi^s ..f a grave-yar.!. .^unday, July 8, noon. Th,- Vani.'n
cart (a small covered ..iie' was thia-e, ,111. i we wvre or.leiv.l |.. ( nl, 1 U.
••Vt tirst I refu.,-,|, ihinkin- it to he a in.-;e of tin- I'.o.veis to ,arry us
' We re,^'^ct t.) add that hutii Mis. <;i..v.-r and .hil.l liav,- =ince i>.is»,-d aw.iy.
86
MAir:'vj:i:i) ?iiissioxai;ies
oil' tci (1. r.tli. r.ut tlir papois li;vl i]n: ollioial seal, and tscciiiwl gcutiine
onou-h, ;uvi l'>-il.-, I tlioiiglit lliat, if it wa.s fur df.itli, well, we
.slioul.i ilii' anyway; lor we could not po?.sihly live oTi, trainping the
road as Ij^-ggars (liy tins lime I looked as ;>rolessioual a ln-ggar as ever
traiiij)ed in Cliinai, and it' the matter was humi Jide, then it was of the
Lord, and we slmuM liv,- to yr.u-' iliiii. This ] rter tlioiiglit took
hold of me, ar? a trur li(;]ic :iiid ex]H-cji,iiii)ii, and w,i>, 1 lndieve, divinely-
given. 1 never lust it, even under circunistunees wlieie ail escajie,
from a huinaii point of \iew, was utterly tut oil'. It sustained me,
strengtlu-ned me, and ke] t nie in perfect peace, even wlen 1 waa
brought near to fainting (» tlu- conuoi't of tlie "exceeding gii at ami
precious jjroniisrs '' liriatii.d into ihe lieart liy tlir Holy Spirit liiuis-lf
at =uch limes .'
We had lost our liibles when we lost our all. 1 could aiuio.-i sav,
we lost our all when we lost our precious Bibles. For the lir.^l time
in my life, I had no Bible of my own. But, blessed be Cod that I
could say then, •'■I'liy Word have 1 hid in mine hearl,' 'rii.aigh we
often ha<l liteially only "the bi.ad of atllictiou, and the witer of
afilicti(/n" i'ui' our bodilv lueds, yet, as the Spir-it b-ought to our
reinenibranee the things that Chri.-t had said, sjaritually \ve led upon
saintly fare. I think thi^ last article of ours that we saw in the hand.s
of the wicked men who robbed us waa dear Flora's tiny jiocket (Xvlord
I'.ibie, which she had put in her ]i(cket for the road. It only we liad
liad lliai: F]oi;i |, I. ■ailed with the ni:!n to give it her back, but in
vain.
We decided to cuter tl..' ciit, jailliug our tru.-l in the Loid. True,
it w-w ban; boards and a rough road ; but it was shelter from the heat
ami progress towards the goal. We w. re halted at Wang-tang for
the midday meal, where we were taken to the iuu. \u\\ have often
heard us sjieak ol' Wang-i,iiig. Many a hajijiy vi^il have the Lu-an
worker.-, ji.iid to the home .'l' Mr. and Idis. Chin. 'Ihe peojili- i.eume
veiy t^xcited wh.-n they .saw us, and swarmed to tin; inn. It .soon
became cf ar that we were in the hands of Boxers. The door .d' the
room we were in was guarded by a Boxer, and hundreds of men were
there wearing th.' Boxer Ividge. Time wore on, and the Varni'n j.eoj.le
did not come for us; severd hours pa-si'd, and still no move. .Mean-
whih; there vas ;i good deal of activity outside, and we could h^ar
from their talk what it meant. We were to be kilh-.l there, and Jlrs.
Chin was to be brought across from her huuse (which had been looted
of everything the night before) and put to death with u.s. 1 did not
know it at the time, but Miss tiates told me afterwards tliat v,e were
to liavi; been burnt to de;ith, and that wood was already being broight
in for ih.' piirjiose. Itseenis, however, that our Vanien escort did not
wish t(j he compromised. I have every reason to believe they were
in heart against us, ami with the Boxers. It seems to have been
arranged between them that the otlicials should put the ;iiiimal in the
cart, and drive olf before we had time to mount, thus leaving ua
Kh'OM i,t -AX TO IIAN-KOW
87
beliiiid lit till! iiicrcv ol' tliosc muiilfivr^. Misn t iaU'S iuca i.lc-ntiiJlv
'.ir'i tlie [1
lut, 1)1
iliscnisj-Hil. nvi\ iu.-^i.-ti'il
on our all ptcttiiii; into
the cart bcrufi! tli
a- ]iiit ill.
Tin: otlicials wt'it! (i
so
were the peojile : fur it wa.^ ;i couiiilete frii.stratiou <tf tliuir j'lui
'I'lifV curseil U.S freely, Imi they w(;ro obliged to take us on. Tl
ran aloiiLT in cr'
hooti
int; aii'l cur.siiiir, am
sayi
will ""e what will become of them wln-n tliey get to Yin-ch'eiig.'
Yin-rKnKj to Kni-p'tnij
Arriv.il at Yiii-eluiiLr, we wen
lai'ire iiiii-\ai'
We
and
Uiv.n into
takru 10 a loDiii, v.lu'ie lliey wLslied to lui k Ua in. \ r,Hn-j)roce.-.sion
w.i- nil, and !-()un tlie inn-yard was tlmaii^'ed with nun and lads, their
iieads wreathed with green lillett?, and all (aeconling to custom) carrying
a stout stick. We came outside to gratify their curiosity, but were
idld to go in again, as tliey were getting rowily. They crowded to
till! winduw.s, and then bmkt^ iiitfi flii- room. The noise increa.sed,
uiitd tiie landlord Iran-l a riot ; and tlir olliciai.s then canie aiid told
us we nui.st lia-. ■ llut inn, a-^ the peopK; refused to have ms in the
town at all ; our ]ireseiice would imerfero with the-ir pray. r~. Not
lciiowi:!g what this might mean, 1 demurred ; whereupon they seized
Hie by the arm and dragged me fruui the haaij our into the yard,
into the middle of the crowd. Dear l''lora and Mis.-i (Jates at once
juiiijie 1 down and followed close behind me with the children, detor-
niiued, come what niiglil, to keep together. We wr.e then bustled
out into thr road (not jnil into tlie cart, as \\i' ought to have Jieen),
and told to follow the othcials outside the galr. There must by this
i ime have biji'u a crowd of several thousands, who surrounded us and
pre.^seil in upon us till >h-ar Flora was fpiile faint with tlie heat and
liuir. tii.g.
l^vidently tlnu'e was niischief intruded ; and IToia saw thai luir
only hope lay in hanging on to the principal Yanien otlicial. So she
seizi-d one of his hands, and ^fiss (4ates the other, and never let go;
while we all linked hand.s, ami ihu.^ kept together. In tliis way we
were bi'ought out into the open, and told to sit down at a certain stony
;)lai'e. We' refused, and were carried along by the moving striMni till
thr official stopped and seemed at a loss to know what to do with us.
We till 1 liiiu to send for the cart from the inn, and bring it to us that
we uiigh. I'liid a night's shrlter clM-wlierr 'T soiiu tiiiie, to our
intriise ii'lii'f, the cart aiipearnl, but not 1 e ollicial> had again
tiied to elude us, and slip away among the . / , leaving us in their
hands.
Tiny drove us lo a village about four mi!-s firtlier ou, wli.rr thi'
iunkeepei' ritu^id to take us in. So they took us to thi' ti'niplr,
where we wi-re jmt down and left to sit on stones in the theatre area,
while the olhcial talked with the village elders as to giving us sleeping
ri'viii insidi'. It was late, and we were now very hungry, having had
nothing since mid-day. Hut no food was brought us, and there was uo
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MAKTYREI) AIISSI0XAKIK8
si-ii (if npr ..srort. Till.' imilr aiiii ,.nl wrrv Mill -Ii.iv, — iImi \Nas M.
AlttT s.-voral hours of wi-ary waitini,', an.l l)eiiig lx-.<i.-gc(l l.v curious
ciow.l..^, w,. saw the .smrl Mi.l.lnily lakr il„. iiuilc's lu-ad, and liurry
the cait auiy at a tr. Flora si,,! at cirv, '■ Tlu'v are giving u.s ll,e
shp.iUi.i iiK'an tu l.av. as lierc in tliu ]r',,i,1,-'s liaixls. Our only >,afrty
liw in gi'lling into ilie cart and jvCu.-ing to h-- ■ it.'
I daslird altrr ilimi, sfi/.'d tin- aniinars i.., „„(1 told ilicm they
liaii \:vvn -nt •■, take us to Kao-],ing, and to Kao.],'ing w,. sliould go.
Tlu'ii we all got in, and w.iv driv.n l.ark to Vm-rhViig It must
have lieen midnight when we got there. \V,- w,-re taken'^ just inside
tlie gate, an.l jait down at the l.-ggar.V sleei,in,g-i>lace close hv. There
we w,re 'old to pa.-s tlie night, and to crouch down in a corner where
we could not I'e detected ; ior the front was oj.eli to li,,- ],uMic street,
and I need not s,ay, to the chilly night air. l-'iv,- oth, r li.ggars were
sleeping there, and an old cioiu- aniong ilinu sat over u.^ludf the
night, henioaning that ne.xt day we wiiv all to he exrcuted. The
liith of the jilaee was iiid,-s,ri'oal.|e. We had nothing to lie dowi
upon, and nothing to rov.r us. Also ue had no food -and no sleep.
Next morning (Mond.iy, ,luly i); we looked in vain for our ollicial
and our cart. Hour after hour went hy, and no sign. We liad no
food brou.glit us. A kind man in a sllo], m-ar l.v Mas mutv lor us,
and give us as much water as ^^.. waiit.'d, '11, ,• Lad renieml'.er thosJ
cups of water. After a long, long ^^hi^., to ,„v inteii.^f relief, the
official aj.juared, bringing us l,r.-ad, and telling u.s we were soon to
start. Al.-ait noon, after a weary morning, two small trollv e^rts,
peculiar to tho.-e niountaiiinis I'oal districts, were lirought, and we
were told to lake .air .-^eal.-^. Call them coal tru, ks and vou are not
far from the mark. ( 'n the.M- w,- w.^ut that .lav Iweiitv inilr.^ rejire-
sentiiiga ri.h- of li.,m .-evm t.. eight h.mr.s m ith no j.rotection from
the hurmiigsun, an.l nothi,u, hnwit-n us aiei the hare hoards of the
truck, — ov.T a niountainoiH road of rock-houl.iers ami stones. Jt was
twenty mil.-. .,f .Mash, crash, cra.-^h. I do not r.-memher mu.di ahout
our Kao-],ing exjierieiice, l,ey.,n.l the fact that, f.ir prisoners ,as we
actually were, we were kindly tieate.l. U,re niv Inggar's rag was
exchang.^d for a .le.vntd.ioking ,i;,,wn (though ih.-v woufl not allow
me the luxury of a barber), and 1000 ca.sh (a little over tw., shillings)
given us l..r food ni.iney next day. '^
1 am obliged to stop again, very unwillingly. I dont think I
sliould delay to ,s,-nd you on ev.n this instalmeiu, "short as it is.
(.)ii Octohof jr. Mrs. (ihn-er " ciitiTcd into rest" (see
p. 04). As :Mr. Glover lias not l.eeu able lo eoiuplete his
narrative we !.,rive Mi^s Ciates' more complete account.
Slie was one of tlie same ])artv.
JKUM LL-AX TO JIAX-KUW
SI)
I'KO.M 1.1 AX TO llAX-KOW
J{y Mi.>s ( Iati.s
Sow 1 kiiciw of a tiiiln, that tli'' I.nr.l li.uli .-riil I'irth His aii^'<-l :inii
dcliviTuI nie out o( lUv \uiwl ol' II. rud, and iViiiii ail tlu- i xpuctaiiuu of
tlic |iio[ile. "
In till- lHgiii;..ni,' 111' duiif. al'lci' my h-clui'il-iliililnii li.id ;:nni- hoirif
It the suiiiiiR-r, I thought I was gi.iiif,' to Ij.ivc a luMiiit'iil aiitumii'rf
win-k ill tlif villagi's round. 1 wi-ut lu ouc in-.n- l.y, liiu had uiilv Ihmjii
there ,'i h-w days wlim Mr. (lln\rr sent word to mo .siyiiii,' thai ..ii thr
lirevioti.^ night thiTc had heuii a riototis crowd throwing stones and
causing <listiirbanc(! <mi>idp our ]ircmist>s at Ln-an. Uv said that lie
must take Mrs. (Jlovn- to ('hrfoo ' at onco, and asked nit- to como back.
When I ivtiiiiu.-d tlu-y niadr javpaivitions and h-l't in a IVw days.
Art<T th^'y uorr gone, reports \W]v wry bad and thu ]uMi]ile said Mr.
.Old Mrs. CloviT had gone liccaiise ihiy Irarcd to he killed, hut those
iett should not e.'^cajie.
^'illwjr IVvrh
The Christians were ti<iul,leil .ihoiii it and did n'l!
to the country again, hut 1 tek the l.ord had given me
— -Iieitig free from the S(diO(d — so 1 decided to go. 1 went to one of
llie villages near and liad a good time, hut whilst there our lioy, wlio
ua.s jireaching on the str>-el, came in to nie one day and sai 1, '• Kiau-si,
the evil re]iorls are very had, they have actually said to me that you
and 1 were already killed." I was sorry to hear ih.it siieh reports
liad come to the village, htu still remained f'r a ^^eek .and then
ivturned to the riiy, and tound the Christians veiy aiixiou,-, for they,
loo, had lieard that we had been killed. A< things were so b.ad ]
thoiiglit it better not to leave ag.iin, be^ide- 1 had all the Mission
ai counts to make ii]'. anil I'muihI my t inu' fully occupied.
W]-l!
an o|
lue to go
i".rtuuitv
Tlir Kiiijiri ■<,< 1 luic'tijirs Kihii
The week passed ([uietly enough, but the following Sunday, the
•"itli of the Gtli moon (July 1'!, they threatened to tear down our jdace.
liL'lore this, rejiorts Were coming in from the jieojde daily, saying that
the Empress Dowager had \>u\. out an edict to kill all the Christians and
loreigners. Tiie i:hurch members who were in the place with nie were so
Irightened that. I g.ave theiii permission to go to their own home.~, and
said I would r~t,iy cpiite aloue. Three of them went but two would not
leave me — my boy and my cook, — who said thev would die with me.
The Christian.s were hiding as many of their things a.s they could,
' .See footnote, p. SI.
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90
MAirr YRi': n m i ss i < > x a i ; f ks
.'likI
nil' til ji.iwii ' :i I', w <it' iriy rlotlii
1 I .-I'lit .-iiiiio ut my
shiH-t-', lilankc-t.-i, etc., aii'l ,iNo tlie Mission li.ciks, lii.]iiiijT to save tlieni.
Tlu-y would not take tin- in,. .ks, liecau.-c liny wrv.' ;ilr,iiil of tlicrri.
'I'liings became so had tliat llie cook Ihou^'lil i iii 1 lirlt.-r Hue to
thf liills, wlieie most of tin- Christians wi re 1 wrote a nolo to Ifr.
H. .1. Coojier at Lti-cli'eii;,', and told him the condition of tilings, but
licforc liis letter retiiriieil 1 felt I liad lieeu wroii.L,' in scndinL,' mv
things away to be pawiird, .-.nd I al.o felt it w;i-i la.-k ..f faith to '^u,
away, so stayed on. Mr. (•(.op.r re[.lird to my note, " F,y no means
leave, hecan.se if the f;miires.s lJowa;,'er has issued an edict" to kill all
foreit,'ners, yoii will lie jiist a.s safe where yon ate as anywhere else."
r.efoie ilr. ami Mrs. Clover left we read the !)l.-t P.salm for
morinni; prayer-^, and as Mr. Clovr read it I felt the i.ord speakinr;
every word of it to my heart, and felt lie was going to do someihini,'
very wonderfid for me. A- Mrs. <; lover left she gave me that verse,
"Becail.se thou h.-i.-t liiude tie- Lmd, wheli is my refuge, even the Mo,~t
High, thy habitation ; tliere shall no evil I.efai, thee, neither shall any
plague come nigh thy dwtdling." And the Lord just kept me resting
on that vei'se all throiigli. They were very trying days, because the
('hii.stiaiis wi^ie so fearful and were ton.-tantly conniig to me with evil
reports. 1 tried loeomloit them and the I.onl leiiied me \Nonderfullv.
Th'- Ihvj appninti-d fur '/c l.'iot
On Sunday tlie r,ih i.{ ih,- mh moon I'.Inly 1', when the pLice wa.s
to be destroyed, there Mas no one on th- compound hut I and the hoy,
as on Satur<iay night I had sent olf one of the hoys with a letter to
Mr. Cooper to a-k tiim wh'i! I -lioull .lo. He wanted me to go over
to them, 1ml 1 did Hot. le.d 1! nghl to leave h -1 I .should he needed by
the Chnstian.s. On Sunday morning my boy and I met for prayer to
ask God to keep u.s through thi.s day on whi.h they were to pull down
our place, and we felt llim very present with us. Before we had quite
tinishfd our little inneting one of the Christians, wdio had been afraid
to st.-iy at our street chapel, came in and said, as this was the day on
which they had tlireatened to de^Imy iIl-- jijace, he felt he must come
back and st.ay with nie. .!u-l at the end (-f the m. etii.g two or three
more came, making live in all. We ni.ade it a <!ay uf fa-tmg and
prayer b. lore the Lord. During our .second meeting we he.ird the
heating of the gongs and know the peojile were coming, and cried to
the Lord to put forth Hi< power and make the hands of those who
would harm us poweiles.s. As they were ]tassini,- we were on our
knees; .some bricks and .stones w.tc ilijown in and the Tioi>e w.is keiit
up outside our door, but (he p. oj.le di.l nut touch our place. We
vvere told, however, that on their way back they would break down
our house.
We continueil in j^rayer, and .il'ler dinner met again — were still on
' The Cliinrse freipieutly ■■ nd tl.in;,'s to tlie pHwu.-hup for s.ife storage.
FItOM lA'-.^N TO IIA\-Kn\V
91
*
i)ur knees when wc li.'.ini tli'' ]]eii[ili' r.iiinuiiL,'. 1 >h;ill never t'nrgot
I he feeling as that yelling;, howling nioh canio jia.-t one dooi' ami went
■ >ir into the d'-iiinceanil wi? were again le|| alone. Our prayer w:l-i
turned into prai.-<(; at oiiee. 'i'hat dayVi exiierien<e gave us jieace and
courage for the uexl, I'or while it was on July I uluii they were lo
destroy the jireinises, July - had heen (ixed on whiuh all I'nreigners
were to he killed. We just continned to look to (Jod. .\\\>r we arose
from our knees ihoso, words came to ine, " To-iieirow <liall h" as this
duy " ; and the si.Tth day also jias.-ed ]ieaeefully.
Tie- nexl day 'July :5) i heiid th.it the (llovers had h en having
a very hard time and would lie hack with us shortly. 'i'hev came,
and wheii Mr. (lluver le.vrl the reports he at oiae weut to the
mindarin, but he would not see him. Tie asked the oUicial if the
repnrts were tiue, and they .said, "No, they are not, do not take any
no'i'-e of them.'' As Mr. • Hover wa.s leaving the Vamen, hoivevei',
one of the ollieiils said to the man who accompanied him, "Yon come
your>eif ill the evening and we will teil yn'.i Miineihing.'' So he went
to the IL-i'Mi ni.mdarin, ;ind he told liim tint the I'li mandarin h.ad
is>ue 1 ordei- that the foieiguers were not to he {u-ote( ted. He .-.iid
he was verv ^orry, but could do nothing.
When Mr. (ilover heard this he said he thought we should leave
as sr)on as po.s-.il)le, for Mrs. (Hover's sake. He told the mandarin we
Would leave, and a.-^ked for an escort. The niandarin re{)lied, '' If yoti
want to leave y(ju may do so, hut there is no feir, you need not leave ;
and as for an escort, you do not need one- hut I will gi\e you one
secretly, not [nibliely," which meant, of course, that wc' were to h.ive none.
Ivarly on thi
litters which wi
not. let us out.
ni.irning of June 7, about 4 o'clock, we stalled in
h.ad hired over night, but at the gate tliey would
There weie twenty or more men guarding the gates,
which had beeu closed fjr two d.ays, and they wanted a large sum of
money before they would open them. The cook and biA-, who had
stayed with us all the time anil were williTig to go to Shanghai,
]>ei>uadeil them to allow u« to jj.-iss out. Out of llie eity we thought
■ ■vervthing would be right, but we had not gone far when a man stopped
U-, wauling money. There w,i.s nothing for it but to give him som'',
and thi.; ha]i})ened several times durim: the h; .-i seven miles. Somebody
tlii'ii came, wanting laels :>00 (l'3U;, but we h.ad not this sum, .and needed
all we h.ad. Our donkey had already been stf)len. At last we got
to an inn about thirteen miles from Lu-an, where we .-toppeil.
1 thought we h.ad simply gone in for the mid-day rest, hut -sIk^i. we
gut: inside we found that this matter of the taels 200 had to be settled.
They h,id determined not to let ..s out until we g,a\e it them. We
knew the mandarin would not help iw if «e were sent back, .and so
decided to g > foiwarl, Init the village people would not permit us to
move.
9li
MAliT\l;KI) .MISSIUNARIES
>lif lla
uf FiiU.' /••,
\V.
■'1 i!
itil Uu- all.
raillr, uh.l .S|i,l flicv l|;i,|
lltJi.Il, will 11 Iw.l UV till
>\W til 111
l|. U-.
III. Ill .iw\ liny ,ii.]i-iiv.l to l:i. !,.:i||y willni.L,' to as-i-t, -o
all \\>- hill |i;i~.rl ilimiiLjli. Ni-l,t laiii,. on ;nii| w,- wnv -till in tin
I'U huliliuf;
Ji'f glad to set
I toM thi-ni
All.
^r. Ma,
Tl
'I. laiiic 111 ai.tl a.it;!!
inanil.iiiii, wliniii thr
.1.1.1 1
reii US in
WoUJi
•I this matt
vv
tll.-il
iL' soliluTs naii
alfi-adv a
villai,vi-s, saviiiLT that if w.- d
>h u- of al:
■kill f..i' larN |(
ill not ^.'ivi' till ill
HI rUI.')) to ,i,'i\i- to the
thi-
iniounl ihcv Would
firth
,'i\i' it til. ill and L'ct ]■■■]
i\vc\ .T, af
«!' Iiaii ''ivi !i the la.
in.-iillirii-ni, and il
tiifv (Votild taki
cash (£2 : lOs.) li
II' sol.li.'i--
tl
.1, t.i K
1- KHJ thi-y said it
irin-i'lvc's wanlnl tael.s GO {}i<d\ lutoM
L'lVi' to a man \v
ho bad Ih
also waiitrd 2'), 0(10
Iio liail ii.cii lii-atcli liy the ]lo.\civ.
A\eliad not so much moiiry 1, fi. hul wr Lfavc tlimi ^vllat wv. liad an.l
they divid.jd it amoii;,'st tln'iii^ilvr,-.
Tln-u s.'Vcn or cJi^rht of tin- vvirkid mm who had sliaivd in llie
iiioni.y iMiiir into the room and lioiv I'al-e witness against us, saying wo
w.-iv wi.rtiiy of d.Mth, and the soMh-rs and nmii'larin otiirht not to Irt
us go^ from thr villagr. Scv^ril lim.s tlir soldi.-r, turned to me and
said, '-Xow yon have i,'iven tlii. money, we will see what We can do,"
l.ut they inrnel to .arh oiher and said, "We have not got enough, -o
w.' will ju-i lake iheiii oul.-i.le tin. eity and roh and kill tliem." I lia.l
sai.l l.efore to Mr. (dov.r that if the j.ord wanted me to lay down my
hh-, 1 longed to ghirify Him, and long l.etore morning we lejoiced
in the thought of so so,,n meeting the Lord and sulfering for Jlim, and
we sai.l good-Lye to each other.
hi the morning, before Mr. ami Mrs. ti lover got into their litter,
Mr. Glover jirayed, that if the J.ord did not intend ns to lay (bwn our
lives there for Him that He would put His fear npon the peojde, so
that they would not he al.le to touch us, and as they took my litter
down the yard '. was suriuised to .see how .iuiet they"^ were. Mr. and
Mrs. (Jlover went fuvt, hut I was detained a long' time in the inn.
The muleteer said money ha.l not heen gi\eii lor the animals, and
that the iniikee]ier had not h.'.ii j.aid. 1 had no n.<,.ri , .ney, so thev
began taking the things out ..f my litter and then took me oi'it to the
street. There ivvre crow.ls of iieii]ile who during tlie night had been
very rude, but now, as we moved through the vill.ige, thev were (|uiet.
Mr. Ma (the small mandarin) kejit turning roiiii<rto the i.eople wlio
h,id been bearing fils,. witn.-s ,a-aiii.si u.s and saying thai he did not
uiiderstanil why ihe village peo|,le were so ijuie't and peaceable. " It
is no good, they woirt do anything to them,'^ sai'l he ; and I lieard the
others reply, " Never niiixl, yon kee], the villagers back and we will kill
them oui-selves." I do not kie.w wh.-it they jn.l ,l,jne with our boys.
Rubbed of All
They took u- outside the village, to a quiet jilace, and then fell upon
I'UOM LL-AX TM l[..N-!v(>\V
!t:j
1
our littriv, takiiiLT cvci-ylliiii,;^ we li;i(i, Mr. M;i fril'Moil tm- Id i oinr
ilowii t'lnin till' lillir, ciliil lorr in\' r'ui In- aid li^i'k in\ «,it>li :i\\'\
rM'rylliiii),' 1 li;iil. I lhi.uf,'lit il >traiij,'c tliut tlirv .-Iioiilil kill im- iii
llii- way, I'llt I'll iiilili- callli, .lii'l ]irt'-i'tilly tlicy Irfl. iir'. WIhii I
t..uiiil iiiy.-rlf aliiiM' 1 lookid r(iini-l lu < r ulnir Mi. ami Mr-. CIonit
\wrc, ami .--aw llnir iiltris i|uilr luar, lait in.t m iin^' ,Mi>. CloMr I
uriit. tuviai-'l.- licr Htlri' an'l I'uuiiil lur just 'iccpinL; out. \Vr wti'
It It aliiuc, ami sat t<igrthrr womlcriuj,' wh.il «<■ slmulil do. Wf iliij mil
l^iKiW which way to turn.
All' r a littlr I tliuiiLrlit il wouM hi' a j^ixnl I'lan lu j,'o 1m« k iul'i
lih' viilai,'!' \\lii'ri.' thr jiouplr hail l-rru .-o i|Uirt. \Vi' turned and went
liack I'lir a .-horl distance and sat down on a siou, liy thr roadsidf, where
a few wnuien were <,'-ithi'red together. We asked them to f,'ive us ;i
drink ol' u.iter as \\c had had notluni,' tu eat or drink simc llie noon
liel'ore, Inil they were afraid tu f,'i\e. u.s any.
We lOsted iheie until most of the people who had lieru fojinuini,' us
h.id returned to the villagi', aiiil then relracc'd our .-tejis and ( iniuiicil
th'' wav tu ivau-]i'iuj,'. Aft>u a whil'' uur Imy apjieand ami said,
•■ It looks a.s if the l.oid is ^'oilii,' to sav.' you, sinei' 11,- ha.- |iroteeIid
vuu ^u far — wliat are you ^'oiiiLC to do < '' We repliid, " We are i^'oiiu,'
to Ivao-p'inf^.'' Then he tidd us that there, was a man who wuuld
).'ive us -ouie fuotl and hide us lor a few day? if we w.iuld f,'o to
his place, hut he looked .-ueh a wicked man we Were afraid to go.
We heard afterwards that he wanted to roh u- of our eluthe.s.
finally, however, we went to the village in which he liveil, .is there
was nothing else to he done, hut we did not git any hioil. We s.it
down in a shadv pl.ace, hut a crowd gathered, talking of robhing us of
our olothe.s, and in a little wdiile a great .-hout of " roh " was r.iiscd.
Catching hold of me, they dragged me for wlial seemed to lie a long
distance, ,uid as mv head had been knocked, I became unconscious.
The cook thought ihey h.id killed nie, but 1 wa.- sooii able to .-p, ak to
him. They kept us sitting there for ,a long Imu' .and then toM us
ihe IJoxers were coming to k'U u-. Tiny aL-o bigaii talking among
themselves ;is to wdiat they would do with us. Some slid '•beat,"
while others said "kill them outright." The Loid restraimd theiii
and uImi gave u^^ wonde:fui pe.aie. The boy told us afleiwaids that
they Were afraid to touch ii-, (!od ha\ ing ]ul His fear upon lln-m.
In IIuiuj' r (im' \al:ittiii:.-<.-i
Late in the .afteinnon, thi' boy got us some ini>n (^native macaroni),
but we did not leel hungry, nor did I hear the (diildreii ask for any-
thing. We had had a drink from a pool a.- we canu! along and that
seemed (juite enough. My beau was aching so liadiy that afti r an
attempt to walk we were obliged to lie down by the roadside. We
had not been there long before :\ crowd galhend and some ot the
villagers ordered us o!f, but we replied th.at we wftv not able tu g(.> on
anv farther.
94
M.\i;r\i;Ki» mission ahiks
AIkjIU tlii- llllir UC
[irc-iiillv Ilr c.llnr \
I'H-f.iiv Itaviii^' llii.- vill.i-c ihr ,(,ok i,Mve lui; Oln' ol' liis giiMiu-ntd
ti) Wear, ;ui<l iIm- ntlirj- sctv.uii gave .Mr. Glover a piir (if trcmseis.
The mail wlin in ilic iiHiriiir.j,' liad iiKniiiscu to take ii> to his place
and kci'|, us f(.i' a day <.r luo, inM u- thai our clothes were too go<«I,
and ll.at w,- AmM ^',.a rol.lied on iliu road. !!.■ also said to Mr.
(Hover, "Von eaiinot •;(> on like that, you have not .sutiiciei.t doth.s
011. l.'tn-, I will give you lu.v garment," and he handed Mr. Ulover
hi^ <)wn ra,.;ged dirty gown, a Ihoruugli beggar's garment, and wiid,
" .\uu yuii uill do. ilicy wi>n't v>>\, vwu iinw." We htarte<l olf l.nl iiad
iK.l, gone v( n far h.-fore il Lr-nt l.. r.iin, and wr had to earrv thr
children, wliiiii ua- wry dilliciilt, hut Ih,- I,,,rd M r. ngtheued us", ami
lirfon- we h,id guiir fav my Inadarli,- was .nnii.U iidy taken away.
'A I 'up i,f (',,/,/ ll'„ter''
heard our hoy .-ln.uling to u.- to -taiid still,
an-i i,re.-,!itly h.- ciinr with a man from j.u-au city. This man gavi'
Mr. (;iov,i- ,a 1111 of milk, whi.h had h-cn j-ioh^, from us in' the
moil, in- a:id a!-., tw.i.ly or thirlv cash. II,- uas the (iist friend we
had met, and We We])t a.s we received his gift. 11.. told us n,,t, to go
to the village which lay before u.s l.iu, he continued, -'it is verv hard
for you, as you won t gn far without losing your lives, because the
Iieojde are all jilanniiig to kill you." We therefore went in an
opposite direction to a village where some of our Chri.stians live. On
the way we were eonslantly meeting bands of ex.Mted and nn-ry men,
and on.- (,f the.-.- ban. is took hol.i of our boy.s, wdio ha.l iiianag.-d t,'i
keep a little of our silver .(uite unknov u to us, hoping to tmd help
in some way. Th.-.se men took all the siher and al.o tin- ticket., lor
the clothes which I ha.l jiawned ,al Lu-aii, and left us without a .ash.
The hoixl gave us a friend among.-,t the women, who lent us a needle
and cotton, and when tin- jieople talke-l of killing us in the next
village she .set up such a howling that 1 think they were afraid to
touch us; liow.-ver, they Would m,! M^w i:s to slay in their villa-e.
Th.-y asked ,-i.s when- we were going, and we s,iid ti'i Ing-.-h't-ng. We
had II. .t gone very far when ..iir .servant w.i,- .iill.-d lack, the other
had already been sejiarated u us, and we nev.-r saw .inything of
him again. Th.-y told our b.-. ;hat th.' 13ox.-i= u.-r,- going to kil'l us
liown at th.- b. d .if tin- rivi-r.
Presently four men with instrum.-nts lik.- j.ickax.-s .sto].pi-d ii,- and
asked wh.-re we were going!' After t.-lling them, w.- w.-re all<.w.-.l to
pa.ss on, but wu ha.l not g.me many steps wh.-n th.-v stojiiL-d us acr-nin,
and we sat down by th,- n.a.lside. not knowing what lh,-v inteiid.-.l
lo .1... Th.-y b.-gau a-king us for nion.y, and wle n w,- "tolil th.-ui
that we had nou.s th.^y replh^l, "Well, we must have your cloth.-. '
It w.is .(uit- dark by this tim.-, but they stayed for several hours ,and
then trie-l m force us to return to the viliag.-, whi.di we refused to ,1,,
They went olf saying that liny woul.l bring the l;.,x,-rs back with
them to Kill us. As .-oon ;... they got quit.- luit ..f h.aring w.- got up
FROM Ll'-A.N" TO H.\N-K<>\V
95
I
.Hid I'ouiiil our V- ly tlii'oiij,'li ])liiiifjlii'(l tic'lds tn ;i gnive-yard, which tin-
b(iy lh(m/,'ht wnul I In- ri safer hidiii'^-phice. llaviiiK to sh'^p here,
with ^toiii-s t'oi cmi iiill(.w.-i, iiHiiiidrd n- w-rv iuMllilv ul' ,J.inil».
ElI'l
(mill H'nil.^ t,i Kal
;lit, iirxt iiujrmn,:,' 1 su^'J,^■.•^tc■d thai \vu f-Limld ^'n up
aiuong the hills, and wo nianajjiKl to get up to tlip toji of a stfcp h
iroin w
hich
saw tlanies in thi' distaiiic ascend iii'' f
roni a viilaye in
which some of our (!hri~lian.s liveil. \\\: lay lliere until the tuirnint,'
8UI1 just jioured ujion us, fur to descend would prolialily iiuaii death.
By this time we all felt we waiite.l to live, as the Lonl h.id lirou^^ht
us tl
)lh
irouf,'
1
were
11
UV' 1
ut
,-u much. We tried t(,~hl.ll M r,., I ,!oVer .iiiij t he iluldrell.
<AV cryiiif,' for w.iter, frcpui tlie ocorchiiij
iiii
lllOUtllflll of
twoday.s wc took some of th
wep'ls which we knew tlie jieoplo f,Mthered, ant! hoiled them for food
id tried lo eat. Aljout
noun our
1»
IV Went ilown the
hill
lound
.a .small river. liemi; faint for thirst \\e f'-ll we must get some water,
hut wlieii wo rea'.'iejd the river it w-ls tiii. k with mud and dirt. We
wad.-l through the thick nuid into the sireaiu and drank and diank,
and iiotwilhstanding its fiilhine.-ss we \vi le muih refreshed thereby.
On coming out, of the stream we found ouis 'h-e.-^ in the grave-yanl
where we had ."^peiit the previou.s night.
1 was now feeling .so ill that I i-ouM scarcely lift my head uji, Imt
1 heard Mrs. 'Hover siy thiMi- were a eonipaiiv of soldiei's coming
.ilong. HeeiiiL.' us they cried out, " 'i'iiere are the foreign devils," and
l)resently some (jf llie ^'.uueu runners came and siid thai the h'u
mandarin had sent them with a wenshu (a kind of pas-sjjort), a covered
cart, and some clothes for u.s. They had orders to take us on to the
ne.\l Hsun. AVe did not believe it, anil thought they were deceiving
lis, but they said again, " It is ])crfec'tly true, here is tlie urn-fhu, and
here is the cart, (iet up and we will take you on." I \va.- then too
wnvik to get in the cart luysell, and one of the Vameii ruiuiers helped
}iie. 'I'hey sail! they would t.ike us to an inn and gel us some foixl,
:.iid by the time We got lo the inn I was feedng much better. Here
ihey gave ud some of the best food they could get, but we found ihey
did nut intend to take us to Kau-ji'ing.
A Pint tu !',<irn rhem
(Juttfide of the room in which we were, the peojile had piled uj)
some wo(xl, and said they were going to burn us to death. We were
not long in the room before they began removing all the bedding,
mat.s, and some of the tables and chairs, and it seemed ijuite trite that
ihey did intend to burn us. I tuld Mr. (ilover what 1 had heard,
and he said that as the man hud a iivn-ahti to take us on to Kao-
p'ing, we were safe as lung as his hfjrse was there. When they began
untying the horse we got uji and went out through the back door.
The people gave a shout and were very angry. We got into the cart
96
^rAl;TVI;Kl> mission. \i;iks
l»lnrv ill.' Ii..i.-i' \\,-i,^ liMU;,'lit iml, ,-iii.| I inM ih,. |„M[.lr \\r li.i,| li.anl
all their ]plaiiH ;iiii| Kii.w ilu'v 'li'l n.ii mi. H'l in tak.- ih t.. Ka(]-[i'iiij;,
llUt silU'U tll'Ti' Ii.mI In I'll ,-l »■.,!., /mi I — II.. I r.,|' ,,111- ]i|.,li..i li.li I.) Kno
J>'ing, wi' .1. l.-iiiiiii.'.l I., iviiiaiii ill th.- .ail iiiiiil M,- aiiivr.j tli.i,-
llii'y n-'scrti-'l llial tli.-i.' u.ri' ludiuy ;iiiil i.lluT lliiiif,N in llic lail
wliich tlii'y w.'Uit.'.l. Wlun \vi- li.i.l ^'ivcii tlicin ili.ir iliiugn ti„.y
took !!■< on, l.iit .-.ai.! that thmi-h «.■ ha.l .'.-.a]!..! i.iit ,.( ilintvillagi'
they wiiiiM still takr ..iir livis.
AU'liijil tu Tiniiipl t!,,ui t; /i.-.dl,
We u. I.' lak.'ii 1.1 in- .'li'iii;,'. |li,- |,1,,..- t.. ulii.ji w r ha.j uatit.'.l
t.j p> ill.' iii^'lil l.i'lui.', H.'i.' u.- w.'ic III! ill ail inn, ujii.h .-ooii
ln'C'inif -o cniw.l.'d with ii.-..|ir' ilial th.' landlniil u..ulil not allow ii>
to stay, ami wc ha.l t.i -.i out iiitoth.' .Miv.l, whi.h «a.. throng;.'.! will.
pi'o|il.'. Th.' olhcial t'.l.l us to sit il.iwii l.y lli.' roa.lsi.h', hui, an J
ha.l ..\,ihi'ii.l lli.'iii <awiiL,' tli.' propl,' w..iiM ili.'ii tiaiiipl.- us i.Micath,
I ,i.l\i-.-.| Ml. an. I Ml.. (Jl.'v.r II. ,1 1,, (I., HI. 'riu'v wciv vri'y nw^vy
I...'.' 111.-.' ui- u.iul.l nol -it .l.iMii, .111.1, afti'i' si'vcral vain filti'iiiiits to L;i't
iLs , ilo Ao, tlu-y ljr..iif,'ht the cart oiiw nioii-, aii.j to..U ii- on l.i
aiiollii'i- vil!ai,'t'. At this place, however, ue loiin.l thai th.' ]..'op|,'
wouM 11. .1 i.-.'eive us, so u.' w.'iv tak.'ii t.i a temple. II, i,. ih,. mmi
with wli.iiii w ' were travillin;,' h.i.l a lon^' talk uitli the temple-keep.'r,
an. I th.ii h.' aiel tie' \'aiii.n i iiiiniTs atteiiij.te.l t.i lia\.' ii-, l.ii„ \\r got
into th.' cart ,'i,L,'aiii. II.' would not take us on to the next citv, hut
took us back to Ing'-idi'i'iiu'. Near th.' city ll..-v want.-.! us to .gi t out
of the .art anil sit hy the roailsi.le, ami pnmiis.-.l tn i.iiug us fnod in
the inorniiiL', Imt Mr. Cl.iv.'r sai.l that a-, ihi-< eart was -.nt for us, we
w. ulil icinai'i in it. W.- In.i to -lay tli.iv until al.out midnight, an<l
thi'ii tli.'V to.ik lis t.i :i pku'. wheiv tl.ial riial.s w.'re perforine.l. 1|
was a tilthy pla.-.' aii.l a family ..f l.i'gg.'us «,.,,. staying tli.r,'. Th.'
man threw II.- in -om.' hr.'a.l l.ut did not give us a drop of water,
though w.' ha.l lieeii without anv since noon. W'.. uje.l to get wat.'r
from the liegg.ir u.jni.in, hut >h.' -anl that ev.-ry ..ne w;is in l.ei| and it
was impo>.-ilili'. All throiiLrh thai ni.'lil th.' people ..f th.' place were
planning how tiny .'ouM .lo awav with us, ami ih.' woman waa keep-
ing' watch !i-t We -houM run awav.
TiL'ii (I.-; ]'ri.<iiiiirs hi KiiD-p'iiui
The men wh.i ha.l pi.imi-e.l l., ,',,nie early in tile niorniiig did not
appear until alHuit .liv.n orl.ick. ami then hr.iiighl us some ilry bread.
Al uouii two men aiipc'.'ired with swa.r.l.s, and th.' <'ry was that thev
were going to take u.s farther on t., kill us. They lir.'.iight two little
open carts and told us to mount them, and they took us on to Kao-
l)'ing in the burning sun. Nothing occurred all along the ro.ad except
that th.' (barters t.ild the villngei's they w. i.! t.ikiiig us .m to Ka(<-
l)'ing a.s prisoners, wlieic we Were .going to he put t.j death. We
reached theiv in the afterno.jii an.l ask.'.l to b,- taken to thi' Vamen.
l'l;n.\I IA-\S I'o MAN-KuW
,lii.:ll
jlie. SuVL-ral
lii-i.il.i c'liuc ami »ii<iUi' Id u,-, aiiil m
reply to tluir questions 1 tuM iKmu .mr ^ory uiul a.skf<l tln-iii to take
US to Tse-(li;ui.
1
iiOOO
!<yttipiitkij from (lllicial and I'uniU
Till- •aaiicl.'iriii at Kuu-|>'iiii; I ■■ainl u- viiy kimlly, iiiiJ gu\L'
I'. .1 u all u iii< ii i<
<Imi1i.
Ilr altMj m:iu us a lieutitifu
i^uplKT, [ilrnly (.I'll,.-, l.h'.id, ,111,1 cgj,'-, ami e.irly in thf nuiniiiij,' tlioy
ti/ok ii> I'll. I M-ally think that tlir iii.'iii(lai-ili at tli.it plaix- wa^
Iricuilly til iH, tlii)ii;-!i \.\w [icopK,' Wfii' liyiii;,' all night Inii^; tu hariu
Karlv in tlu' nn'i-iiin'' two small lurts
caiiii', ainl aj,'aiii we pi
'II I'lir w i\, w II li i!
iiiniiii'' .-nil.
'Ihiiig on our hraiU tn pi'.tctt u- I'l-uiu th>
\Vc \Villl al"iUt wVlMlti-i II Mlllr- l.i-|i
l'o(i,|. All alc/iiL; lliis jiiiiiiii'y thr iiu-ii -ai'l tluy u.iv taking,' us <m to
'r.-r-ih.m t'l kill ii.s as l\in'i;,'ii 1>1i)(k1 mu.^t In; sjiilKd l.fi.aUM' dt' thi'
ikailh. If only rain would I'all, llicy said, it \V(juM In; all ii;,']it.
At ill,' i:ixt villa;,'i! tlu'y did not takt' us into an inn hut left us
'lUt ainoiif;-! thr [n-o|iir, will) f.\pfc.~.sid iniicli suTow fur us and cidwiIoI
loiitid th'' rart a.-kiiiL,' it llh' '•iiiidiiii \M-ir In hr .savi'd, and whi-thcl'
till- UMIll.ll WnllM In- klMrd 111' JU-I till- ill in. It was >il ^ni.d tn.-t'e
llir pilv .iii'l kiiidnr-s (if till.. \ ill.ii,'.i-s. l-'i,r a tiiin' uu ihi.ii^'hl thcv
ui-ri' f,'||ill,^' to ]iul Us 1.1 death tli.Tr, hut tln-y uluniitfly wnit ■ .n In
T.-<j-cliau.
At Tse-L'h.ta AV
Al'r'i\ ilii; at T.-r-ihlll in the c-Vcliilij,' \M' a.-kcl tn sec 1 lie I'u
iiiiuilai ill, liiit, ui-rc ii ,| .illnuiil to, Tlu-y tnld ii- tli.il wh,iti\cT wr
UUltnl In ,-IV tn till- 111,11: I irill lllll-t 1 r Wliltrll ilnWII, 'I'hr nt|iri,il..
a.-.-ur,-l 11- tliit w.- .-hniiM \.r lakcii In a plate of safety, and finally
We ;ii lived at .\n inn where we weii' tnl I that a jiarty e'f niissintiaries
Irniii T",'ii-yu,'Ui had stayed a >linit liiin' previnii>N, l,iii thi- ,i[ pears
tn have' h'-eii iintriM', as im nii,' ha- lie.iil i,intliiii\' n| them -inee. It
w.as Very iale hefnre We L;nt any Innd ill, It iiijli!, ,and the whnle nif^dit
Iniii; til,, p, ,,jil,. -iirrniiiideil the inn, iiealinj,' gong--- and slu/uliiif,', '• Liiiiie
I'Ul ill,- lni,i:,'iu-is, kill the l'nreii,'ners.'' Some woineu in the y;iiil
Wile a]ij),ari iitly arraiigiii;^ with ihe men to take our lives, l,ut early
in the innrniii;,' a enm]i.iiiy i.f >nldiers came, who said ihey h,id heeii
.-elll In e.senrt 11-.. We Well- rather lin\\ illilll,' to ^'n, I, lit ihi'V .'LSSUIeii
us it was all riudit, as ihe mandarin had .-eiit them, aiul they woulii
not he.ir (it mil- waiting any longer. They -,iiil the Roniau ('alliolie
]ilace had been luirnt in the niglil ; im niie Ii.il lieeii kii!,-,l, liiit .-nm,'
forty peojile e,scaj)ei!.
As we )pa.<sed through the city, crowds of people tollowed u> saying
that thi' =nl,lii-rs w,-re t.'iking us to the eaniii tn kill us, Imt nothing
particular liaji]ieiie 1, We gave our e,scort luniiey to liuy liat> tnr u.-,
I'Ut they niily kepi the muu''y, m) we li.id to travel Ijuielieaded in the
lnuiiiiig sun.
U
•8
.\iAi;rvi;i;i' miss|(».\.\i;iks
\\\ \M lit nil lliilll tllW JllaCC flP l,.III.l|ill ■■], til. >ll.lll--l llliIlllT.
W'c \Mir .. ill, 111!, till In 1.- ^,'itllllf,' In ill.- 1,1,-1 [il-in- ill SllUII-hi, t'nr
-cvi'ia! jii-niil.- liad .-.11(1 lh:il a.-* .-uoii a.- wit yol tint "( Slriii-M w<-
Mhould !«■ will-. At this jilact- the tmniTt ttnik u.'< tn a -inail nih, ml
otBcf, uml -ri II- ijiiwii niit-iili', tilling' tln' jn-iiiilf that liny Iml iiu
|(ftt«< lor II.-.. Till- |.l.i. r «.i- I'lill nf (i|iiiiiii -iiinkiii-s, ainl all iiiu'ht luii<
tlicy wric talkiiiK aiiKiii^,' tluiu.-clvi.s as to Imw thiy icuiM ^^^^ riil o!
ii.i. Tlii'y Niiil ili.y luiiM imt .siinl u.- into llo-n.iii .i- ui' li.nl no jiii>--
|.nll, .111.1 l.r-i.|.> nlll nun lllUl.latlll lll'l >a|.l w .■ W . I .• t . i 1 ii- . . . .1 t.'. I
• ■Ml nf S!i:iii--i, ii.-\.'i' t.i r.tinii, wliirli llicy s;iiii iiir.-ilil u.' «<'!.■ I" In
kill,.!.
All .ij.iiit,' ill.- i-o,iii llii-i-r Wat. i-vi.ltiiiL-u of vii-y gii'al m-.-.l ..f laiii,
.ih.l ii. !.>!.- 11. ,\l iiioiiiin!,', .Inly 12, llif rain |ioiim-.1 ilown lu inii'.-nt.s.
Thry ,siiil it woiiM lie .'ill ii;,'lil II. .u, a.- lln-y Iia.l ^,'..1 lain, Imt lalt-i
on llir nlli. iul.- l.cgiin t.ilkinj,' \Mtli lli.- ]-.-..].li- in ih.- inn. .tihI -ayiii^
ihlt ill. V cnllM II.. I 1.1 us go a^i tli.-y lia.l iml li.i'i -uHiii.nt riiii
Ali.iiil II.. .11 u.- :i>k.-.| ill. Ml to t.iki' us ..11, liiit lli.-y -ii.l lli.- i..,i.i-
W.T. Ion li.l.l, ulll.ll W I,- .|..lll.| li-> II U.-, .1- ill.- Ili-il .|.iy uli.-ii u.- .Ilil
.'.. ..II u.' f.iiiii.l ill. -Ill 111 a I. ii-il.l.- ('..ndilioii.
77,.- I'h,ttui'i.< '/ III- Wich.il
Tli.il . \. iiiiij; 1 loiin.l ill.- i..-o|.l.- ill ill.- inn \m-i.- talkiuj; .>l imtliiiL;
II- In il.-alli, .siiii|.ly l.rcaii.-.- ii.iiu- ..I ii- uiiiici-slooil ( 'liincsi-, thoiiijli 1
kill lalki-.l ,1 link-. Wli.-ii 1 li.-.u.l llii:-, 1 lli..ii^'li! it wa.-- tilii: In k-l
thrill know 1 iiii-U-i-lu.»l what tlii-y w.-i.- .-.lyiiij,'. A Miiall ..tli.-ial
who li.i.l 1.1111.' Ill liaii liroii;,'lii ,-oiiu' f,'mi-, wlii.li lu- ]iul .l..\\u ..ut.-i.li-
tht-- nlli.-.-, an.l loM llii- 111. -II 111 ill.' Mill llial lli.-y u..iil.l Ica.l ii.- M .'i
[ila.-c ..iit.-i.l.- an.l lli.-ii r-lii...l u-. 1 w.-iil up In lli.-iii .in.! ,-u-ki'.l lli. -in
what tlii'y nu-.int l.y lalkiiiL,' thu.-, ami i-.\i.laiiir<l thai \w h.i.l .loiic-
iiotliiii^' wouliy ol' ili-ath, lait had coun- to pi-i-ai-h tho (ML-pi'l. 1 al.io
told him that w.- wi-n- ii..l willing to di.- tli.-r.-, a?id that th.-y must
t.-ik ' Us Li'tnii- ill.' l-'u iiiai,'i.-ti-ati' In'lopi' piitling us lo dralli. Tliat
\v;i> .ill I paid, aii'l in a t.-w iniiiutt-s llicy j^.il ii]i .ind w.-nt .'Ut, and
..I'.lrl.-.l Mil- 111. 11 uilli ill.- LTUiis lo iiio\.- ,-i\\,iy .-ui'l li-:i\i' n> 111 Ji.'a.'.-.
AtUmpts ti) PuiKuli Tluin
Aliniit nii.lni^dit, Imwi-vcr, tli.'V cjinic hack again and sani, " It is
no iisL', tlii'st-- iM-.i].l.' niu-l di.-. ' IK- told llu- j.i-oidi' in lli.' inn t.i
[loisoii us: nR'iilioniiig s. .nn-thiiif,' llu-y coul.i g.-l lo .-uHo.t^ile as.
Wh.ii li.- hail goiif tlu-y jiournl wat.-r on -.mu- stull', llu' Iuiul-.-. of
whioli tilled tlie air with a .-uth. eating si.icll. 1 l,iy still for a whih-,
hut could not si, ...p. as 1 kn.-w tlic man had told thi-m to ].oisuu iw
that night. 'I'licy wcic wailing until v.c wi-ii' uncon.sciou.s, hut each
tiim; they .anic l.i look at u> 1 sal up and ai-.m-cl the others. Thus
we pa.ssed that liiglil. In tli.- iiininiiig they .sii.l, " 'J'hes.- people have
i'i;<t.\i i.r.AX To II \\ K(.\v
Wli inayiiiK, an.i l.iiv. ju-t u|,-. i .,11 uiir [ihi
kiiiiw that uur pravci-x wouM liitnlrr thfir nil
00
Tiny wiiui-ij to
After tw(
took 11- llllnlli^'ll till' \ill
iMl»t« to hiirm tis.
yt' waiting' .it ihi place tlu;y l.rou;,'lit tin- imimul., aiul
1 ul only oiif iiiiil.tcer, tiu- <.ii.' who
'"»'' '•'■'•" "I'l^iii I lo 11- 111.. ,|.,y I-. loiv, Inil h.' Mow liita.,1 t„ 1
frii'ini. 'lhc\ wilt twi. or iln,
a mill! or two, thiw iiii;ii waiiti.l to 1
liny hav.- let iho.' ]><M>jil,. jro IV,.,. ami I
iiicorl, and uficr \w hml j^oau
rav.! u.«, Imt the iinilfi.i r -aid.
■itil
"11 to 111. -inn." \Vu went on thai
tin-li this iinil. i,M r ^.-t tis di^vvii in ;]„■ n,,'
if we wanted t I we must go to tin. .-oiiih miIpiiiI, ,,r ',1
Sevenil of ihr vi11,i-,.|h told m llmt the Hoxei
decideit to Btav wl
Hjiiie friiil, and waited ii
leiv We w.'iv. \y, liian.M'.-d lo 1,11V ii |i;||, I,
am going to take them
We got into ffn-naii ,itid
r the r(«id, .iiid -,ir I til., I
<i'y liir it.
\\V\:- llii-i'e, ,„, w,.
id and
.~eem pli^a.sed Ii
callixl out to 1
all tlle.se 1
II-. W
liin U) .M-t 11- d.
nlil till- niulrlrrr ivtiinieil, hm h,. ,li,' „„t
..i.t lo ll
wii, liiit In- 1-.
1'' -oiith >iiliiiili the 11
till
ioui> and V'lii h ,\,. .|(,iii. ijotli
1'
' No, 1 linvi
waited
get to I
\r Ilr.M \
ill;:
have to w.-iit tiow
iVil.ll I'ollowi^l
along the load, l.u! ih.- I.o'd Krpi -I,,.,,, f,,,,,, ]
a.s Wo 111
d
ii.inniii'' IIS.
Ilu.ti-K
in 'J
/■■'(— -I /••
'."•Ihi (Ifficrr
-\lllvill^' .'ii ilii.ii-king u,
r.-iiiif out in lii,> ch.ijr to Hint ii
liii.Mdcd hcd.-, u.iiiT, and I.-, loi I
lie sat (hjuii and heard the whole
ahout I he joiiinev, wlnrr «,■ wiTe
;i.-krd lo -rr 1 |,r iii.indariii. and lie
He h.id us taken to a .-i>leiidid inn,
al-o gave U.S )il.-nty ,,r fo,xl.
II- "a- v,rv kind, asked ,'ill
sloiv.
rejdieil, saying lli.il ui. w.i,- goiiiL,' to llan k
ung ;iiid w hy w.- I, ft ouf .-i;ni,,i,s
' vnii will
\\.
lever gel th
Willi a >].l..ndi.| .■m:oiI. Thi- til
111 llie inoniiiiur III' .-lit II-
lU to \\
11'-, lllsti
;id of
no coverings lor
covered carts, w Iiiel
our he.ids as we had Ijci n IVoiu Lu-ai
ill o|i,.u carts with
had
I was a great conit'ort. Tin- iiiai
gOO(
wi>h, and .-om,,' ot the jieuide g.ive us shoes to wear. ']
gO(Kl
care of 11-. ;ill the wav. At Wii-chi t1
in g.ive ii> l.'iOO
he .-olditTs Io.,K
inn 111 whii
Wl
'.lo-f,,i 1
uiue -Living, l.iit I think oiih oiil of
''loMilc'l roiiinl the
ii'iv wa- \i:v kin
■iini,-il\-.
■ iiiMieii, ,iiid I lliink It
was ,it this
;.l\e 11- inoucx to 1.
e thai .Mr. (;
ly cloila-s fur the
gown and a pair of shoes. They sent us olf ne.\t iiiornin
over Was given a
■rt of mMk
ers, who e.-i'ortid lis tin
111 c.irt.s with
of which we were tivafel well
•ough several cities, in
eomiiion prison ne.xt li
lioni Wu-iln t
, wliih- 111 oih ■I'- \\v w.rr ]Hit in th,'
the ordinary i>ri-otici.-. The la.-,! three ,|,'ivs
) Sin-yaiig we travelli'd in wlie.l-hai
J<jl:ingaiil ihe iiisulticieiil eoverini' lo the head
row-, :in
Were Vel'X 11 \. lilt
Ih
W Ian we re.icheil
utiuust kindness and
iw
la ti.ind il, ,„„'.< al La.-I
■^in-yaiig the inandarin treated us with tl,
;ave us cotfee, cake, leinonail
and
meat.
iu the Vamen yard so that the tieonle would iioi in.iih!,.
L'l.t
lou
MAirrVKED MISSIONARIES
T(j\v;iril> r\ filing hi; tnok us to a Piimll ti'iu])!!-, .-till in tlie Yaiui-n
uuclo.siui', and pnividi'd nun Id liuy all \\f wuntod and keeji 'lie dooi
shut that till' ])c(i[ili :()uld nut conn- in. Ho al.su nskfd us if we \v(ju1(1
lii> willing to stay tmir a U-w Jays, as, owing to -nldirr.^ jia.ssing through,
il would he dangerous to travel. Feeling ill, \ve were only too thank-
tul toi' the opiioitiinity to ie>t. We reiuained t'oi' eight day.'^, during
whic li linie new chitlns w. w. made for all ol' lis. To Mrs. (ilover, who
wa.- e.xtreiiiely Weak, they gave a liottle oi wine. They aiso bmught
lieef and fowls, the latter for making chicken lnoth for tho.^e who
were ill ■ind weal;.
,'iiiiinl liij tl,r Smindii:< and Cmq), r Parhj
After We ha-! heen there for aliout live d.iys they told us that
another jiarty i.f fnieigiuT- were a little distance olf and would be there
sooii. In the evriiiiij,' tie y airived, and it just ni.'ide us ill tu >ee the^e
dear oiie,~. I liiNcr aw fureigners looking as thi-y <liil, nor cfiuld. 1
ha\elielievrd tluymuld l""k Si i. Tlieycauie totteiing in hke poor
old Weak ]ieo[)le. W'v weie \ ery glad to see them, and to he ahle to
miiuster to tluin. We .-tayed three d.iys longer, still receiving the
utmost kindness and then li.- sent us olf in wheel harrows to the ne\i
!['■ inti-nded us to l';ve chairs, hut our com]iauy being so much
larger, ;i!id many .-oMii r.- lir.ing passed through, he >vas not alilt: ti<
l-'(ir Mrs. ( i.diiei' and Mrs. S.aund 'rs he had loUli<'es
1 1 lace,
large
engaf
made.
We Weill on fioni .'>iii-y,:iig to Yinn-.-han. On the w;iy we
stopped at ;i -mall \ill;ige. While lure I ^^ent to die.-s little Kdie
Cooper's wound-, and louiid one of Mrs. Saundeis' children just dying.
When the peojile reali.sed the fact that she was dying tluy made u>
carry her out on to ilie >lnit. Towards morning we Imried her in :i
pretty little .-pi4 on tlie tuji nf a hill, and jouiiieyed im to Ving->han.
The maudaiin at Ving— ban wa> e.xctedingly kind, and touk u.- I'ghl
into hi- loom, oideied Water for us to ua.-h, and gave us eveivlhing
We Ueelnl. il 1 .-.<.' lover got \eiy l'aint,,ind he gave her wine, and
linding t'u.at many of us were too poorly to go on, he had us taken into
.1 little orph.inage uext to his Vamen, and allowed a '.'hristiau
c\.ingeli.-t lo w.iil upon ii-. Il wa:- .-uch a juy to nuet tliat dear man
ihiie. W'l- weie iheve se\ .imI clay.-, as more .soldieiy Were Jia.-.-ilig.
!;,ic!' day lie provideii u- with twn meals, be-ides h.aving several fowls
killed ih.il we could maki- binth f"i' the wr.ik une>.
Mrs. (_'nnp. ]■'.■< 1 1,, ill,
One alternoou Mr. Cou]" r r.dled me In i^u id .-re his wife, a> she wa.-^
ill a f.iiiiting condition. When I le.ohed !e-i .side 1 fimnd that .-he
was very near her end, and he a,-ked me if 1 thought she was going tu
leave liini. When 1 siiid I thought -o, he turned to her and said, " Jesus
FROM LU-AX TO HAX-KOW
101
I.? coming for you,'' Imt .sin. ivi.li.-l, •• X„, 1 aiu too strong to die. I
jiLst want to rest a little wliilo.^^ In a vciy short tinu- .-^lie pa.ssed away.
The niawlariii oH'eivl to send the cottiti ,'iihI to pav all expense.?, Imt
Mr. ('ooi)-r refunded the money for the collin at ilan-k(j\v-. Tliat was
the second death since we had come together, and ;\Iis> (hithrie was -o
ill we all feared she too would als(j p.iss away.
Ili;ith of Mtsa l!r.<f,,n
We remained there a good many days, ,-,nd then continued on our
journey, Imt had not gone very far (about two days' joi'iiey froiu
llan-kow) when Mi.ss Huston died. She had hei^n verv se\erely "beaten,
an<l had some terrible wounds, but Mitlered very little tlien. She'
beciMie very feverish, and .a.sked me to r,,\l s.inie others and have
prayer with her. which we did, but we did unt think she was r-o near
lier end. She be,-ame Ic^^s fev.ri.di and fell .asleep, l,ut wakened
suddenly, and Mr. (Hover called me. I went ,ind found death written
nn her face. We had .a little neire prayer together, and .s],e pas.-^i(l
away without a word. The mandarin prepared a collin, and offered to
sei.d it to Han-kow. We left the following UKjrning — Sund.iy in
chairean.t arrive.! at a pla.e where the London :^[i,s,-.i.,n ha\e a -.ation.
Siiiiipathy of X^itivr Chrigfian.-)
When the Chinese brtthren at this place he.ird that wi- had arrived
ihey came and insisted upon our staying with ihem. Thev prej.ared
food, and did everything that brethren could do. Their kindness \va.s
Just unsiiiakable. We remained there for<liuiu'r and supper, and then
•several of them escorted us to the l.M.at, and we came (in to Han-kow,
with hearts full of praise to the l.nnl for the marvellous w.iv in which'
He had brought us thrnugli .ib the .langers ami diliicullie- of our
long journey.
PAirrv IV
FKOM KIE-HIU T(J P'lXG.V.VXC-FU
liy Miss Ev.v Fhin/h
I had recently gone from I'ing-yao to Ivie-iiiu with ilin.- Johnson,
and four other ladies from Hung-tung — Mi>s i i.iuntlett, Mi.<s Higcs,
Miss I{a3mus,sen and MLss Eldred — h.ad joiiir I us to spend the .-ummer
month.s. Miss Kldred afterwards went to Fen-chau with Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Lundgren, on a visit, lea\ ..g the tive of as still at Kie-
Iiiu. On the morning of the 27th of .June a courier came from
102
.mai;tvi;ki) MissroxAUiKs
l'iiii,'-ynn tfliiii>; u- (if til.- riiit wliicli Imd taken jiliui' the jtreviou.-
pvi'iiiii;,' in tliut ciiy. Tlic news of that ii:.ii!i!c lia.l evifli-iitly ivnnhed
tho iiativos in l\ir-liiii at tin' siiii.' tiiih- a- it ivai'lir.l us, an'l this
prfcipitatc'l thv attack.
Tin Ki.-l,;,. Hint
A'l'Hiit tliifi' lie. Ills afl'T the luws canic cKiwd- l.ciiaii Id ^'at Ih'I'
iiisi-iin;: ujioii ciiiiiiif,' int.. tlie front court, which was uscl lor an
oiiiuiu ivfugc. Tiu'v 1iaiij,vil at the doors and finally enterwl the
court. Knowing tii.'iv wa> no tini.- to los •, and having no nativr to
s'?.id to the Yaiui'n for iis, «,■ de.i.Icd ([uii kiy to go ourselves. They
lia.l not paihercd at the l>;ick door, heing all at the front, so we went
tliroiigh the small door, and when they first .saw lis they gave one
great shout, ami it sitiiumI a- if th.-y w.re coming right down ujiou
us, l);it thr\ stojipe.l sud.h.-nly and we went on unmolested to the
Vanien, wliiih was not a little distance from tlie Jli-sion house.
We .l.'iiiaiidi'd to set- the mandarin and ohtaine.l an cutran.-e. llr
told u> that he could give us no jirotectioii, .and that he had imperial
orders iiijt to jiroteot foi-eignei-s, l.iit that hr would have us taken
saf 'ly .'ithfr to the capital, T'ai-yuan, or to Fcn-.diau, or to l''ing-yaug.
A\ e Lit that muidi dejiended upon our decision, and \\r w.-ic giiideil
to go to I'iiig-vang.'
Kii-liia to I' iixj-iimiii
The nrxt morning earl\- wf siar;.'l oil' in cart> with ;iii escort of
sol.liifs tri ].,ing-nhi, aii.l w.re taki-ii to the 'i'ami'n, where we spent
til. night. We heard thai the Boxers had l.eeu three limes to
the Mi»i..!i iir.inises in Kie-hiu. ami they no douht destn.ycd all of
our belongings, w. lia\ing taken \ery little with us, Tlie people
at Ling-slii wrrc \rry rowdy, aii'l wc did not know when the
Vaim'ii nii_'ht l>e lu-okcn into. The lollowing day ue went over the
iJng-shi jia,", hut we kept ...nceale.l and ha.l no troulile. We ]ia.s,sed
throuirh Ho-ehaii and, after heing at the ^'auhii, wc ware ]iermiiied
to go to the Mi.-sion house with Yaiiien protection.
On Saturd.av afternoon, June 3ii, we reached liung-tung and got
so ipii.'ily t'. til.- Mis>i..n liou-e thai we thought it would le .safe to
spi-mi tin- Sun. lay there, 'i'he Chri.-tians gath -red a.s usual, hut while
wi- wi-re at W(ir.-iiip the n-owd^- out>ide ln-gaii to assemble and rtenl on
increasing until iie.ir dark, wlieii they began banging at the dooi-s to
break them d.iwn. Tlie niagi>trate would give no attention to the
elder who had bet-n several times to him during the day, so 1 called
for a i-art and went myM-if t.. the 'i'aiiii-n. 1 saw the magistrate, who
' 11^1.! tln-y gone ti' either 1-. u-.hau m- 'f li-yuan thcv would certainly
liaM- he. -11 iiiiiriici-,-d. Wlii-n th,- Eiiip-uss Dowager jiasscl tliroiurli Ki.-liiu
this oificiai was ■' cashii-ri-d an.l disiiiis-cil fnr evrr fVi.iii tli;- public- service. "
Til.- Kiliet says this i.s ln-cause In- i-ucoia-ag.-ii ihc l!o.\.is, but the i,-al reason
is that In bi-IVicnded these ladies.
i
t »nc of iIk- ii.ill\
- \ M , - - 1 - 1 1 .
. «liM -aiiH- all llic ^^.,\ l>. H.ui-l..
1 lle\- I!a\cll<.(l l-s I an.
uilh i'allx l\.
TAKl "I nil. lll'.ll-RU.MJ IRil.M ri-.KI.Ni. M >11.\N-.>,|.
.-^iiuulnj; tilt- nil-. \v..ni in tin- voliii rock In tin- whteK ..f llie ..prin;;li;ss c.irls.
Thi^ will i;i\c a -li;;lil i.lea .if «l,.,t tr.i\<llini; l.y carl~ in ( liiiia ine.iiis.
''■'.■'""/''<,•'• i"3
TIIK r.OXEU TliOUl'.LES IX SHAN-SI 10;i
t.jl<l mr if th.' liiiniiii^' ilowu of llif Mirt.-ioii i>rrmisus at Tui-yu;in
n.i the I'i'lli i.lMuiK, lui'l \v,inu-il 111,' tliat 'hfrf was no Im],,. for us biu
In try to fsi-aiif to Haii-kow. lie al-u warned the I'l'n-r who went
witli"iiie t]iat lie must leave his nli^'iou ami '^n lu,k to tiie WDrshiji ot
ill. lis. He jinMiii-eil to -end ciirts for lis a.s soon as jios^^ihle, ami hetwfen
eleven ami twelve We started for l''ini,' vani,', reai'hiiii,' there next
inormii^', where we jnined M.-. and Mrs. Lutlev, Mr. and Mrs. Drever,
the Mi.s-^es Hoskvn and Mi-s Palmer.
Till' subsi'iiacnt exiieriences of Miss French and purty
iiftii- rcachiiiLr T'lno-yan^, will be found in the following
sioi'v bv Mf. Drever.
illK iiUXKi; liMtri'.LKS IX SII.VX-SI AXl) OUIJ
ESCAl'i: FKD.M I'lXli-YAXG TO llAX-KOW
By Mi{. K. C. II. DiiiYKis
A- w- look hark over the events of the p.ast mntiths we see how
i.'iaeiously (lod preparod the hearts of His servants in Shan-.-i for the
truiihlons times throuj,di which they wei'e to jias.-. The threatening
famine, with its myriads of dithculties had long been weighing heavily
upon us, keeping us reminded of our utter dependence on Cioil. The
visit of Uev. William ("oojier during Ajiril and May was also an
important tactor in our preparation. After vi.siting the station.s in
central and south Shan-si, Mr. Cooper came to I'ing-yang, where
ihirtv-two missionaries gathered in conference on May IT and 18.
All iiearts had lieen solemnised hy the report that the Boxers had
>igr ili>ed the beginning of their aimpaign in Shau-si by plundering
the house of Elder Si, a iirominent Christian, at the \ illage ol'
Fan-ts'uen, near Uung-tung. Mr. Cooper's messages were lull ol
■omlort and strength; especially .so were his thoughts on the words:
••1 will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly
say, The Lord is my helper, and 1 will not fear what man shall do
unto nie."--Heb. xiii. o, ♦: ; and also on Matt. v. lO-l-J. m> words
proved a stay in our subsenueiit experieiiies.
Natiuc Ch)isfi(iih'< Allnckeil
The Boxers had been drilling secretly in llung-lung city for some
tiiiH', and on the 14tli of May, after a public drill at the river trout,
thev announced their purpose to Ijegiii by killing Elder Si, the native
Christian leader. Selling out at once to fulhl their threat, they went
to Mr. Si'.s village, plundered his house, carrying away the silver and
104
MAirrVIJEI) MISSIONARIES
valuaMi-,-', ami liirrikin^' or olli'i-ing t(j tin- Ky-.-taiidiiif,' cmwils wliat
lliey iliil not Maiit. 'I'hr cMit ivrriv.Ml a sciicms swonl wound in hi.-;
sidr, aii'l fnr M,:i](. (lays it was t'raiv.l tliat it iiiif,'lit j)r(pvc latal. The
I'a-c was at iiiicc rci"ii-ti;<l to tlic ollicial, wlui, Imwrvi-r, took no
fncrgi'tic action licyond giving the village rM.Ts a l.cating. McantiniL'
tlie Hoxcr-4 h'i-urrly made lli.'ir w/iy to tin- lu-iglil.c.ui n:g Lin-I'en
Ilsit-n, and li\.-d for soiue ilay.s at a village teiiiiile, not M-ven miles
from I'iug-yang.
Tlh' liaud originally luiml.ered about sixteen, Imt increa.-efl, so that
liy -Miy 2:? they miii.hered tweTity - eight. On that day they
plmideied the home of the late I'astor Ilsi, ten miles soiitlj"-ea.st of
l''ing-yang. .\giiii hundreds of villagei-« looked on. The Boxers
]iul>li(;ly slati'd thai they had eome hy Imjierial orders, under Oen.
Toiig-fu- hsiang's rouimaud, and wi're going to exteiniiuate the
Inreigiiers and tliose who follow. -d iheui, Iml would injure none olhi'r.
They were veiy HIm'iiI with the things they did not want. They
threw theni t') llm-e who .-tond l>y, and oltered the wheat at ridieulou>
I'riees to ihe \illagers, who wer.' wi-e enough to deejine. One
neighhour aece).ted a larg.' heaji of old cloihes, and after the Boxers
had gone he returned ihi'iji to the finiily. Mr. Chang, the manager
of Mrs. IM's all'airs, ran away when he ,-aw the Boxers, leaving .Mrs.
Hsi'a mother to their meiey. Tlie old lady was severely beaten, lail
managed to get away and hide in an outhouse until they had gcme.
The Boxers were alionl to set lire to the house, lui! nn adjoming
neighliour prevented tlii- by aiguing that lliey ]iad promi.-.-il not to
trouble anv but Clni-i lans, and if the ll-i- li,.u>e was burned, his
must go aKo. Tiiey bnilally ga>lie.l an old mule uiili their swords,
becau3e he was not worth taking, but they i;.-<jd the hur.se to carry
away their booty.
Th>' I'n.nrit iltiil OiKriiih ill L.mjuc
The ll>iang-]ing magi-Iiate was notified at onee, and >o wa.s the
preteef. Nile ]iromi-e> wi-iv given, and next day a few -nldiers made
a mock search, but were, of course, unable to find the olfenders. The
Boxers had simidy moved ,.n a few // to the east, and again ]int uji
at a temjile in a village, (.pt nly boasMiig o|' their >ucees-es and future
expeditions, wliicli included our extermination. They carried with
them an idol, which wa- hung up at every >topiiiiig-place. A table
was placeil before it, anil their swords were arranged on the table, on
either side, with inc-n-^e Imrning in the centre. When they worshipped
this idol their gods ajiparenlly took jiossessiou of them, and they
would begin tu drill. They boasted that they were bullet and swonl
1" '• Tln-y also prided them.-elves in being very just in their business
tiMusactions with the villagers, jiaying good ]irices in ra^i fr.r all they
bought. The jirefect was informed of their number ami whereabouts,
and next day messengers were sent out to see if it wa-^ m) I We
learned that these messeiigei-s were most euidially received by the
I
THE liOXER TIlOUr.LES IX SHAX-SI i
o;
l!.-x.>rs. All till, j.r.iprr tvivmonios mitv -oh., throu-1,— ij,,. h<ns< the
,-iectings, the yu-hUng uf seats, the tr;i, wine, and' to,«l weiv all in
-■vi.l.-nr,.. It was als„ iiarticmlarly ni.t,-.I that the «ul.lle-lia- whirl, was
.•iiiply, w;us tak..ii <l„wn and returned full— the inferen. e i- ohvioiw '
Meanwhile <,ther eonipanies wer,. drill„,. „,„re openlv in %arions
places ,n Hun--tu.>j,', K'u-wu, and in Vi-eh'en- The rumon.s nn the
>treet were iHr.iniin- worse and worse. The dat.'s of attack on Ifun"-
tung and Pm-yang were rej.eatedly said to have heen tixe.l. and
allairs were daily l>ecoinin,L,' more and nior.' serious.
One nigla al.out a w,.,-k later, a Land of armed n„-n entemi tin-
dye , hop ol .Mr. Wan- a (,'hriMian at Ma-ku, twelve n.iles norlh-west
ot Pmg-yang. Mr. Wang and a .seivant were the onlv ones present
.wo.,r three men approaehe.l eaeh of th.'in, and imtting a ^word or
liistol to their throats enjoin-d perfrrl and ,pii,-t sul,nus-.ir,n while
others walke.l away with liooo fret of cloth and T'ld.) rash, -ind r,ave
Wang a beating into the hargain. ' "
It Wius decided to send a slal.-nient of ficls 1o the i;,.v (; I!
i'lrthing, of the inf.S. at T'ai-yuan, and leave it to his 'discre-
tion whether or not t., report to the Tao-fai. An a^mrate and
det.-iled statement was therefore writ!. mi uiit and sent. Mr. Farthin"
knowing the governor Vu-hsiens anti-foreign pn,p,.n-iiies, and not'
iMingsure ol the Tao-fai's position, thought it best to l:iv the plain
.statement ot lads hefoiv the latter without comment ,,r appeal and
'"'■" '"■ ''"l- '1" "P.v "f tlie Tao-fais replv. which he was able lo
.^.riirc, was very sati.-factory. The Ta.,;---ai, in conjuncth.n wuh the
lau-tai a.i.d Xi.'h-t.ii .iVovincfil Treasurer and Judi,v\ mioined th.il
the olfenler- be brought to Justice at ..nee, and that ( 'lo-ti.-ns be
]-rotecte,l. Lal-r J[r. Farthing was abl,. to .se.ure ,i ...pv of the
governors ivj.ly to the repori of ih,' llung-tung ningi-tial' ■. This,
however, was imt s.i uneipii\-oe:il.
ireaiuime the l',o:.ers ha.l s,.nt f.,ur ne n wiih ili,- .-iMlen ...o.]- lo
lu->han t., pawn th.-m The pawn.sliop-k.ep.r was .-u.piciCu.s, an-l
ollered 1000 c,,,h f„, ,1,. l„i, at the .sanu- tim,. .-ecivllv advisiu- the
authorities. Itunneis were .-ouu on the spot : thev cnliscated the
.^- H,ds, and hel.l two of the men in cust,.dv. The two others escaped,
•'.11. returiu.l to i..pori to th.dr comralcs. The band became infuriated,
and start.'d ;it ,,n.a- f.,r Fu-shan t., iveiige tlie insiill thev had thii.s
revive,!, etiiv,,,,, tlie .micial and 1 Iireah-ning t.. kill him. Thev
.ertamly made thing-. h.,t, for tlie magi-: rale s.-ni ., ..penal .1, ..patch
to the prelect, asserting that his life was iu .laiiger, and a.-kiu- Ibr n,
coinp.viy ot .soldiers. Tlie soldiers were seut olf al ..n,.., l^it wh.-n
they arrived the Bo.xers had already gon,-.
Fre long, however, wor.l came that thev hnl coinmitl..d aii-ihep
robbery ,,n llr-ir way north. Clia... w:,:. gi\', „, !,ul b.-t^ae the ...Idi-rs
iiai gone lar a .s.-cond lobbery was i..p.,rled. \-illag,-rs j,,ined the
■soldiers m tlie clias,., pointing .nit the wav, and bv various ways
encour.aging lli..m in their pur.uil. Th.- lauer were about to dve uj.
U(l
mai;tvi!EI) mission akiks
ui'l ri'tuni w hill a lliii.l ruliliiTV \v,i> irjinitrcl. 'I'uri, if u,,i all, nf
till' r(.Mirf| liiuilii- W'lv Itiiiiiaii < 'atlmli.-. 'I'ln^ sjnirn'ii the soldirrs
Ik rnu'Wi-cl I'lldM, ami at, la.-<t tlii'v were j,'iniK'ii Ijv a slii'|iliciil Imy to
a small ti'inplr mi an divation, in wliicli tin- lioxi'i;- wnv ic^tiiif; Inr
(liiiiiiT. Kvf the siililii'i> wviv ciuiti! iirai- thi' lloxurs ri-ceiicd wafiiiiif,'
and l'Oj;au tu Ih-^'. The suMicis (y|iciii'il tiic, aiid (,'.ivi' clia.-r, Imt wcri'
^'really hiiidrrei I I'V the \ ill ii,'i-i> wlin nrmnqiaiiii I lln'iii. I l.iwevci,
two wiTi' shnt dnuii, live .aptiiivd, and throtini- .-.rijicd. We lii'.ird
at'liTwaids thai tlin llni-- wrvv luiuid dead. 'I'h.y had licni woiiiidc<l,
bill iiiaiia{,'id to iiiak'- tliidr i'.-^a|H-, only to siicciuiili liit>-r. 'I'lif
]irisoii(T-i and thi-ir l«.oty \w\v hroiiLdil to Fii-shan, and iIk-it a con-
I'l-^-ion u a.-- ixtorti'd liy toriiiic.
The luairi.slratr wa.s alVai I lo k. rp thciii in lii~ rily, -o th.v wiTi'
lakrii to l''ing-_\aiig with tlifir hands and feel in tin- >tock-. The
nmliimdi-s liavi', as a rnlf, \i'iy litth: syniiiathy and jnty for one -who
isdii\vn,and so it wa> in thi- casf. As tiny ]iassfd thi-oiifjli tin- stivcts
of F'in;,'-yanf; a Iai'p> crowd aniusfd tlirin-rl'.i's with ridicuk' and
>afc'asiii. Kiyintr, "llrlio : How is ii \ou air hrn- .' \Vr thought you
Could iidr tin; cloud-! W'c lliouglil you wliv in\ uluiTahlc ! " It
was currently n'liortr! that tiny would lie s]icrdily liidu-ad.cd, and I'or
till' nionn-nt the tide was turiieil. 'I'he riincaus sul'sidcd soniewliat,
an<l cvcryliody granted that «c had a new lease of life, and that, after
all, wn had done nothing so teirilile a;- to merit dealii. XfVcrtlielcw,
thi~ ^va- onlv fnr the niMmeiit.
Ihndi'iir.i (,f War
Soon ilisliiibing leports hegan to conu' about the war at the coast.
"U-iiin;i nan (.'homj Hun" (five foreign nation^ are lighting China)
was a favourite expression for a time. We lieard somethiug about a
.lajiane^e .Mini-ler Indiig killed, but could get very little detinite
infniHiation a^ in what countries \\ere tighling. Special imj)erial
couriers came through almost daily, tra\elling twd humlred miles and
more on horseback ]ier dav. There wen- iei"iited to be calls for
soldiers from Sheii-si and Kan-siih. The war was the talk of the
t'lwii, and the loral l^oxeis and famine were set in the background.
One of the i'xixers who had participated in the rolibery of Elder Si
and had been cuight I'v Catholics «a- handed o\-er to the magistrate
at Hung-tung and also brought to I'lng-yaiig. This man, with one of
the otliers jiivviously caught, afterwards succumbe.l in pri-oii, some .said
to wounds received liy beating. On June 25 a special conimi.s.sioner
arrived to e.xainine into the Eoxer case, and when he returned lo
T'ai-j'uan, on June 29, it was ciu'reutlv re]Ku-ted ih.'it the l'"H-slian
magistrate had in^'urred tln' di-p|easiire of Vudi^ien, the governor,
by ajipndiending the ]joxei-s, and was about to be superseded. It was
also reported that the jirisoners were to be set free, or rather t'i-hidi-
huei-I.iii (otlicially escorted to their hoine.s).
THK H(JXKIi TKOliiLHs |.\ SH.\\-SI lu7
l>r. <tn,l Mr^. Mill,,,- li-il,nii
I'lnniK th.. lull I>,-. \V,|.,,„ >..ni In- uif.. .-uni l,,il,v lo T'ai-vurii,,
l"-c.nH,- iIr. l,ai..r u.xs iiuurll, ,tn.l ih,.v tr.-iivl t.. -I.iv en al l'iii--van.'
'luring' th,. smimirr. Tin y 1,-ft Junr 1, ,icr,„Mii.nii.a l.v Mi>. (iuiiiri"
as lar as I'ing-yao. Mi,,. Sfvr„s atvl Miss Clark,., o|' Ho-dmi, alsn
startr,! lor Tai-yiian m, .I,,,,.. 1. Mr I.,,,!..,. lik,.u-,.„. (-..It thai the
roiitiuuM tension at Hui,-t„n- was t,„, .,vat a strain „u tli. ladu's
stalinn.Ml il„.rr, an,! tl.,.rW„r,. a,lvis,.l ll„ir -oii.j,- to Ki.-l.jit, hmco
Miss.-s ili^rj;., (laiiiitlftt, KMn-d, aii,l Itasnnis.,.,. U-U lor tlial jilac^ on
■luiir :.. Lat. I, Mi.s FrriK.h an,l Miss Joinison, of I'm-vao, jnin.',!
tlios,. ni Ki...hiu. Dr. WiNon, wjio was rmi .Inwn in l'i,-alil,, wa.-
taken ill ,1 |,.w .lay.s aftrr lii.s ^^U\■ starto,! nortli. Tlnm-l,, fortunat.'h,
111,' .lisraM- was .■h,.,-k,-l at nn,v, w,. f,.li ]„. ua- no! in a LMm.iition io
ivniain diirin- tl„. lu.at. It wa.-, will, ^-n-at aillloiillv that l,r l,ro,i-lil
luni-rll to .i.-ride f,, l,.av,., tllollfrl, cK.a.lv „.,.i„g til," wis,|,„„ ,,|- ^,,i",r..
II,' finally inl,.n<l,.,l t,, stay at T'ai-ynan ,liirin- t]„. summer, iiTipms
to start for I'urlou-h in tli,> early autumn.
JVforc l.Mvin- Dr. Wilson lla,l tlut i,l,.asure of pai li.'ipalinL; in tli,.
openuif; servic-s of th,. n,.w ,'hai„.l at K'ia,)-kia-u,n „n .llin,. 17)
whirl, had heen iir.,vi,l,.l, repair,-.!, an,! fiirnish.Ml by tl„- nativ,'
Clirr-tians will„,ul ai,y tinan,'ial 1„.]|, fn,ni u>. Always .stn.n^ly in
layoiir of ,'ncoiirajrii,,s,' tl„' natiy,. church t,. self-sujiport, it gaye
him great joy to witne.-s the unity, z,m1, an,l ,:,jns,.<:ratiou manife.ste,!
Ill this young churcli. 'J'he (ledieati,m l,a,l heel, <!,'laye(l some weeks
l.,;caus,. of the ]!oxer troubli's, in ,!..f,.ren,v t,. the ,'arn,>t r,MHip>t of
thoyiliagers. wl„, f,.are,l lli,. Hoxers might l,e attract,-,!, th,-rel,y im-
plicating tli,-m.
Dr. Wikson left for the capital on .lun.- 1'). IL' leceiy.d ,Ii>-
<iui,-ting news on tlie way. for lie wrote from T'ing-yao : " It's all fog,
but I think, ol,l chaji, tliat w,- are on the edge of a y,ilcaii,j, aii,! '"l
fear T'ai-yiian is tin,- inner edge. I',! rather he wdiere you aiv." How-
ever, a.s Mr.s. Wilson and bihy w,-r,- ahva,lv then-, no ch,,i,v wa.-, 1,-fl
hun : so he i,r,jce,-,le,l, ami arriv,-,! at Tai-yuan on the evening of
.luiie :i(;, just in tini,- to b,- will, his wile and chihl during the li'-st
riot, whh-h t,iok plae,- next dav.
TIf Tin'-iji'i'iii l-'ii uiiil fjihir Einfs
On June .•JO we got tli,- lii.-t n,-w,s of the Tai-yuan riot tlirough
Mr. Kay, of Ivu-wu. Tin- latter lia.l been ,-all,.,l to the Vanun ,rii the
■2Sni or :.'9th, and ^ya.s t,dd by tlie mau,larin that iie lia.l n-civ.-,! a
telegram on the previous ,lay from the go\eri,or, .saving flial th,- T'ai-
ynan Mission l,uil,lings lia,l lu-en burne,! t,. the groun,!. As to the
when-abouts of the mi.-«i„narie.s, Mr. Kay coul,l learn nothing. The
otli,ial also tol,l him of the rep,.rte,l victory of the Chinese at Tien-
tsin, and .said he could no longer i.'ot,-ct foreigners. Before leaving
he wa.s giyen to understai,,! tliat h,- couM not see tin- ollicial again.
1(18
MAirrVllKli MISSIONAUIKS
Mr. IC ■ -'■lit iiir.--i'nf,'iT- at oikv to P'iiiL;-v,iii^;, ri>kiiij,' if w.- Iiati
fuceiv. .1 ill.' > mil' iiixtnicliniis ; nuil trirl tu li'li'(,'ra]ili to t lie capital
for conliriiialioii, liiit tlir oll'n n wniihl not ari'i'iil tln' t''li'^'raiM. Hf
tiUo n ill to Vmi-iliV'iif,' to tiii'l out aliout tlu' con^litiou ol Ho-naii, ainl
tilt! I'fst Kjitti' in I'asf it was I'oini.l iifCfs-ary to move .>iiiutli.
Shortly alter Mr. Kay's nif^snifjrr arrivinl wv IumivI from tlic Kie-
hiu lailii-> that they wcrr on tii. ir \\av ilowii unii< r oiticial I'scort.
Oil ,1k .!• -Jf; tlh-n- w i-^ a r 4 at i'iii,,'\ao, lojluwi'd iie\t 'lay ly
aiiothrr ,ii Kir-hill. Mr. .iii'l Mi-. Lnn li;ri-ii 'iii'l Mis,-i l-.Mri'l hul
goiir to F.'i.-cliaii to \i-it Mr. ainl .Mrs Prnv, of thr .\. IM '. KM ,
ju^l I wfi'k I ''foil', hi-iiri' only the live ri'iiiainini,' l.a'lic- i aiin' lioun.
When ifow U roUi'i'tril ill tin' coui't at Kii'-hiti alxir.t noon, .hiin'
■27, \\\f la.li<-i, ill hurric'l consultation, ilfi'ii|.-.l to <^i, to thi- Vanirn.
Thi-y uiMit out \<y a .-iiif-.loor, nstoiii-liuii,' the ( foW'ls on the >tr.'.t liy
w.ilkinj,' hoMly to the Vanirn, prrcol.-il and loili.wcci (,tily l>y tin ir
two bra. (■ littlr hoys (scrvanl,^). Th.- iiiiL;i>trali- iv,|.i\i-.l ih. ni kinill\,
luit toM llpMii that 111- li.i'l linpcii.il (uiUii- not to juoi, .i ihcniaiis
lonf,'i'r. 'I'liry ri'inaiiic'l in tlir Vainr-n th.it ni^'ht, anil 1' I'l umlii
olliiial i-rorl r.irh on lln- niornin;,' of .liini' -2^, .■ii'ri\ iiij,' .at I'iiig-
yanrj .Mondiy nioriiin,^,'. .lulv 2.
Thou^'ll Wi' hopi-il tji.ll thi'V would rlitci' liilliotirrd, UIK' tl'n^ of
IH'oplf saw th.'iii. Ciirioily .ind runioiir w^rf r.ai-r I, .'tii'l ;ill dav Ion;;
iiiiinlicrs of ] pli' caniL' to our duor to mi- wlial Wf wnv doiiiL;. \\ '■
f'lt it advis.ihlit to ask tlu; Mi.-.-c- Ho-kxn in \ar,itc their own lioii.-e
for th.it of the lio-|dlal, so that we niiL;lit .all lie lof,'elher. Mr. and
.Mr-. FvUtley had niovrd down from H uiiLj-tiiii^' f u' the -nninier .-onie
d.ays lii'lore hr, W'lUon ielt, :ind were orrupyiiiL,' hi- hon-e. Mr. [.uilev
was siilferiiiL; from a .-ever,' attac-k of ,-uii-fever, and .aeh day his
condition seeiiud to liecoine more critie.al.
As we Were sittini; nuii'tly in the court lli.it e\enint,', di-cussiiiL;
the situafioii, Mr-. Wil-'ii's nurse came in ;,'real exi'iiemeiit, .s.iyinj,'
that crowd- uer ■ luvakin^' in the door I What .a -citterin^' ! lieinf,'
unprepari-d f u- -o unex]ieit(d an attack we e.udi ran to ;,'i-t together
a few lieci'ss iries, hut weie relieved to hear, .a monieiil later, ihat it
wa.s a fil>e alarm, 'i'lie eiowl was r-iniply .-imii-inf,' it.^elf liy jnillin.;
the hell-rope, knockiuf,' al the door, and in.-ultini,' tho.se who opened.
Hy wise exhortations our natives were aide to i|uiet then, hut far
into the ni,i,'lit we w. re kept ou ,']-^v hy re])eatel liaiif,'!!!!,' :t\ .he door,-.
(Ji-'Ural to Leave
At 10 l'..M. the mandarin -ent word that the city was full of wild
rumours and we must le.ave. We .iskeil to wdiat place they would
take us. The reply w.is, tin i f'lir st,if,'es south. We said that
unless the iii,i,'i-tr:iie would ui\e us -Mini, j^uarante.' of tretliiiK s.alVly
to llan kow wi' would not move. Next day, ,luly '■>. they came
again, and w i-he.l that our request h j'Ul in writing. We asked to
see the otiici.il in ]ier.son to talk over the situation with liiin, but word
TlIK lluXKl; TIIOI T.l.KS IN S||.\.\-S1 |(»;)
ua« .-.•111 l,,u-k tii.il tlii:. u;t, iH.i coiivi-iiinil, iiipl Hu.iiu \u- ui-iv
ivqueMtci I.. |,iu on ],iiiH r vn h.it wa.- waiil..l. lU this tun.' ll,c situa-
Ii-ii wii- K'HiiiK iu.,iv rnlicil. Till' \ until.-, nf'iii,- rilv VM'iv t..kiiiK
rui-tli,.r liUTtu-.s. Tli.'V had lioanl that Wu- ,.\\Wu\ -.'.i,. m. l..ii^;ri-
I'lulrrtiiij,' 11- ; n.iw tli.-y w.-r.! goiiij,' ill |-,.r "a J,, My <,',m.(1 tiiiif" at (Piir
lAlMll-r, kllnrluriK, CI11V111-, t lllvatr 11 1 11^;, all'l X'ttlll"^' 1 ..K^.'.'irs lu lu'l], u,
iiiciva-r 111,- tminill l,y -aviii^; tli.it w,- w,,iiM gladly ],av t.-ii rasli lo
p-l nd of tin.|i,. Our ii.iiivr- wn,- li,.|],l,.,s-. 'I'lh- |"iM,|ir,t- w.-rr
;iiiytliiiig liul linKlit, and w- did not know uli.ii iii,.ii„.|,i i,n;,dit j ,vr
to '- oiir la.-I. Thr thoii-lit ,,f thr drlivn.in,,- of Ham, I'.s iVi,iid.s „ut
of the fiiin.Kv, .'ill,! I»,iiii,-|-, ,,wn d-hv,-i iii'v out of l!ir lion.,' .j.-i,
1hm:;uii.- MTV iH.rioii.-, and I'liil. i. •20 iMcaiiu' tlir l.nrdm of on.-'.-
|.ray.-r, tli.il ■M'|,,i-| sh.-ill 1„- n,a^Miiti.-l m my li.»lv. wh-th.-r it l/c l.y
lif.-, or liy ili-.itli.
FroTu uhal tin- nnd.-rling.-^ had .-hju.I, wt- fidt that ue sh.^ili lo.,k in
vain for h.-lii to tin- ..lli.ial-, -.. \\l- con.si.l.-n-d it ui-,-.-t ii,,t, to a.-k foi-
il. lint jii.-t wlii-n tlh- luiiiiilt >.-.-m.-d to h.- n.-.inng it- h.-ighl wt^
w.-r.' -iir].ri-,-.| and .l.-li-ht.-d t.) l.arii tiiat iiu-n had !«•. n .-.-nt t.. gnanl
oiir ilo.,r. Ininu-diat.-ly ..rd.-r an.j .■oini.arativ.- .lui.t ua.- n-.-toinl.
X.;i,'otiation.s w.-r,- .■■.ntinit.-d, hut liytli.- att,Tn,,on wi- , ..n.lii,l.-d, |.;r
vari(,n.- nja-on.-, tli.il it u.niM 1,,. a iiii-iak.- t,> g,,, c-sp,-, lallv uii,k-r llu-
,,mdition.-< oth-r,-!. \V.- w.int,-.! a ir.ii-ahn (ollicial ih--i,at.:li), an, I
,liif-tiont-d th,- \ahi,' ,.f .-vfii that in aiioth.-r i'rovinc.' in -ii.-h
tiirhul.'iit tini.-.s a.- th,-.-.-, hiit lli.-y widi,-,l only t,, i;i\v u- a /»-;/'/<o,
(road i,a.-.-;. \\\: l,,l,l ih.-m j.lain'y that iinli-.-.4 L-vi-r\ tt ng was -iiti.-
fa,.'tory w,- w,,iild not ni,,v,-. i: ur than g,) to H.'j-nan and iicri.-h
among -lr:uig,-r-, wu wi-r,' i.reii; iv,. t,) wait to.- ,mr ,l,,oni, if nv,-d In-,
in r'lng-yaiig. wh.-rc mi.-.-ii.narii-s li;i,| liv,,l ami l.il«.ui,--l l,,r tw.-nlv
od,i \,-ars. Mr. Liitl,-v ioii-,-.[ hiiii-,lf i,, all,-ii,l th.- int,-rvi,-\\ witii
tin: nnd,r .-.-civtai \ . 11,- o.iiM .-,-,ir,-i.|y l,oi,l i,p hi- lii-a.i, l.iit h,- gavi-
tJK' ni.in a v,ry .-Iraighl talk. 11,- :.,-,ni,,l impivs-wl ami n-turm^l to
rcj),jrt to hi.- supei i,,r.
Next ilay uor.i cam,- thai th,- ..llui.d w,,nl,| I.,- pl,a.-,-d t,i havi? u-
h'av,-, Imt w,- \M-ri.- not to he forced to ilo .-,., tli.mgh no otli,-r hircig!i,-rs
were to he alloweii to i-nt.-i- th,- city. Tlius uur ,l(.or- w,r,- gnaidcl
ilay .-uid night hy lli,- ,,IH,:ial.., ami oiir li,-,irt- h.-i:an to h..p,- om.- nioir
that w,; .-h.iiiM n,.i ,,nlv liv,- hut ,il-o h,- pi-,,t,-. le.l. A w,-ll-,iiv.-.-ed
individual ,-,ini,- in lo -,iy lint li.t had r,.mpK-ted arrang,-iiH-iit.s f,,r a
11 unWr of Catholi.' I'rie-t.s to g,i to tin- ,;,,a.-t, anil a-ked if we uoiild
n,,t ii\m accoiniianv them. We deidineil on ih,- grouml that our ]..irtv
wa.- alnio-t wholl\ ma,!,- up of l;i,ii,--. 'I'lu-y h.ul ,-.ig.-ig,-.l ^everal
atliletet to e.-cort th.-n i,) liaii-kow.
Faithful v.ivhr Trial
On July 4 we got the lir.-t ii.^w- ,d' the rieit at iliaod and the
mnr-ler of Miss \\'liii,cliureh aiel Mi.-:.- Seandl. The wa.-herman
brought thtir la.-st letters a» far as Hung-tung, Imt the details of their
1 H)
MAi;i'vi;i:i) .missimnaimks
iIhI wii-i' \ ■ f\ liii-;i;.'n-. It u;i^ iml milll .liily 7 ill. it «i- ii-d'iVi-il
limluT ii.iiti( iiliirn. 'I'll'' lii>l inw" nl lliiir iii.irtyiiliiiii, wlmli wi-
Icl iHil lliriMiL;li .111 .\iil.i| 111! -w-rii'.'i'i, ;il'"ii>I r.iiiM'd ii |p,ililr .iiiiiiiig
our M-r\.iiilrf, aii'l lliroiiL,'liuiil llif Cliiiivli. Wi'Wii.- j'li'Vid to lir.ir
of N'ViT.'il u lin, flli,'llti liiil al till- tliciii^'lit (if -ikIi ■.iitriliii^:, lia<l If-
1\1IIM''1 I" lli'lf hInU ; l.ilt aj,MlIl With tcillul eves mid i'lvl'ul lir.'irl-
U.' ].|r,-Md till' ll,lH'l< nl cillu-IS ,IM tl|l-y )>lullli^l'(l to Iilllillll ll\ 11- at
.ill ,;,-[> tn till' V' V . till, . Mill,. « li, It, llil),'lll. ( >nf t'l-lt .it till- tillU'
lliat It w.iM wuitli iiiiiiiiij,' In tlii- l.iinl In .-(•!■ ~uili faillil'iiliii .-sa aiiij
duvotidii. Ne.'irly i-vny nu.- nf our -irv.iiii,- i. lu.iiiii'ii with u- to ilir
l.l.-t, tlloUi,'ll \Vi- U'UVC lllclll all till' n|ijlnltli;iily nl' r.tUlllill^' In tliiir
liMiiic^, ami I trar .-.onn- of llpiii urir -lain ly aMi- to gel (iway atlrr
uc hit.
We 'li-trnvii| .ill iiatiM' nud Inn-i^'ii ('liiinh rcf,'i>trl>-, coIIim Uoii
linnk.-*, li-ts (ij I liiMii-ii, Clma -•■ h'tli'i>. it'., itr., and li'liiiiidi''! otl.i-rs
to ijo so h'st lli'V -hnliM tall into llii' I aii'i,^ of tlii' licxcr;', a.s |ironf
.if,'iuiist our Clii'L^^tiaii-, having' linn tnl'' that th'- Knx'-rs .il ili.io-i
■,'ot till' iiaiiif:' of many Cliri.-tiaii.'* frniu a -ilk baiiiii-r wliiili hail I I'lii
piT.si'Utcd to the lailiis aiul liuiii,' on tin- (■l,.iinl wall. \'' ■ hrai'l thai
tliiMc was a li.--t of our < 'lirir.tiaiis iii tli<' \:iiiirii at 1' iiij,' yaiif,'. Ilnw
it was olitaiiu-d wi' ramiot .siy.
On .liilv ") wi' rrci'ivi-il a '"Iiy 'if a Irtlcr IVnni Mr. Illoin, in
whirli hr ^-tatc'l that our fri'ii'ls in Smith Sh.in-si ha'l ifci-ived a
-IKii.ll li'iniil tn f,'n tn the cua.-t from till- Tan-lai on the f,'rnund that
Swi-di-n ua- not likriy to he involvcl in tlio war. Mr. liloiu .'I'ldc'l,
" lint you can u'll nulliing of tin- kin I."
'I'lic iii'M lew jiii.^ifs nivf iul'oniiiilinu ciiiucniiu;4 ullicr
Sliau-.si I'rieuds. 'I'lic stnry of lln; l''iii;4y.uig jiarl y is mii-
liuuL'd I'll ]i. 1 1 7.
I'niif: niiiiij Mr. Kmj mnl I'nrlij
Ml-. Ka\ fi-arrd In alt'iniit I he jouiiR'y tn iIk- i"a>t withnilt "tlii iai
e.scnrt, r.-lii'i.illv a- the u wcrv >o many .-"Idifis on th'.' luad They
were advi-ed liv tin- native Christians to weat'ier the stniiu • liidini;
loiallv, and decided to divide intn two jiartie.s, Mr. Mi Ivie with the
.Mi.--ses Cliajiiiian aii'l 'A'ay an i iwo natives I'ormiiif,' the liisl ; ai '! Mi.
aiul Mrs. Kay with tlu-ir little 'lauf,'hter and other native.-- the second,
A place was secuieil t WelitV-.-eVrn miles >nutli-east uf K'u-wu, and late
on .Inly ■! the liist p.irty started olf. With ditticulty tliey got out of
the house unnoticed, and to tlie cart auaiting 'hem at the Kast gate,
That night they went as fir as Niii-ts'lleli, annul t\n-l\e miles, anil
remained hidden all of the iie.vt day in the home of a Christian
nanii'il 8 .
The iiiaL'i.-tiate at KiaiiLi-li^ieii sent men ici .search out llie ChriBlians
Till
•'• ^1:1; n.'iM r.i.Ks IN si..\\ SI
1 1 1
'■' ;l." l-t"- l..-.y l...v..,l Mr.S ,„ ,„,, ,.-,,,ou ,.,,-.1. ,.W:
.-:nUl.u,l,,„,-,.,„.,v„.,„H.. UV,|„l„.,tl,.a,n«),..,l,..r.M,-.S,u,i
".■i,|,ii,i„.,l i,i,,l^,,r „,,!. C.ii.unlv
I" !"■ rallr.i ,,11 l,\ tl„.„.
Ill iii.> li
A iii;iii (,r tl
tug
II iiiii«t liiur l„,ri M'lv .nskwaiil
nJiliK
<'l'l'', ,)ii.M "Imm ilin-,' |.,.,i^-,„.|, unv
"• ^-'iliic Milage ii.ii,„-,l Clni i.tii.-, ,| i„
-'"M> ..l.'l.S;o .h.,v luniK lun, „,, „. . ,..„.,,!,', ,|,„ a,, ,„,,,, ,„ ,1,,...
I'"" "■ >ln. \a„i,.n; l„a f,„ tunal..h, I,,,, ,i.,.v u.-,, J,],. ,,
■ irm.- at a >al|.li.iorv .--lllciiifnt
N.^MH,I,.M,-. M-,K„.a,i,l,,aHy,„ i,.„ ,„ „„.„. „„al h„li„,.
I'l. ... 1, ha. 1„...„ ,|,...,,l,..d a>a Mnall, l„„,.lv I,.!,,!,., a ,. ,),.. 1„1N
^:"'";" >••"""■• 'I'"- l"i"li'>. Tlim-aiv. aw.,a„.la
ll-'i- l>-..», ... ^shuh III,, laiiuly fh,.all„.„, In,... .\1.,.,. „„.,,. ,..,,.,
ni'i l'.-i.'ka-alii.--t tlir iiH.iiiilaiii.aiv lluMav.
'1 .1 lliii-liiiij,'-
'■ tlli>u lilVr:
•-'•I .ll'.lM lol lljr i-efii,-,.,->
"" ''■'•"■;■ ^"-"'^ •" ' "-"I'-'-'-l MW-.. sat,, l,y ,h,. nativ..>. Th.. Kav.
',"""";■'' V!.'-' ';'■ !"■" '""^■■'' """' ^'""""■■' H^"-' ^^"- f'"""l U,v ,h,.n,
'•• '"I- S.h. ot K „.^w, aiiinnj,- ,1,.. Ta-h„ ,„nu„laii,.s Tin- al.,
wa. sa„l to l,e a g-.l l.i.ln,-,,lar,.. Th,- o„lv ,|,||i,ul,v ua.s ,l,at :i„v
-i.l.l not g..t tl....... iH.loiv ,lavl,,-l„,a,„lw..n. ...po,,,.,! ■ol,a^,. l....i,
.-..I -y M-v.Ta ,r ruul.. W,- „u.t a man «ho su,l that Mr. Kav
" """'' '■'■|'-"''"1 1" '''vrg • .0 llan-kou, W.I- l.i.Mwi awav..onu.wh..r;
'ii-ng 111.. .outl,-.ast..r,i .■.ounlaiii.s, atnl from ih,. Van..-:,. ,, ,, ,.,,
K u-wi, I galli.n.,! that it imrst 1,.. known bv th,.n. that tl... Kav' wwv
"I 1-i.nK ...;. t..r au.av. So,,,., .to...... .t,.. w,-,,. wi...lv i.la...,r,n ,li..
li.iii'l.H C.I ^i Ui.;M,a„, who wa> ,0 torwai.l ,1,..,,, „, „,.,-al,n,.„„ ,■,, ,h. ,
w...-e nee.l..,l. I «„ ot ti„. (.'h,,-, i.m, a ho h..l,„.,l ,]„• Kavs to ..el aw i'.
■•^i..H-, to ...... „s who,, w.. u,.,v ,„ Ih,. i,n, a, K-,.-uu. a,.! ,„„. of lh,„",
uasahoni lo ,,.k,. „,. a -uj.ply of .-to,v.s n.-x, ,lay.
.1 .V(i//iv's L,ii,r
Mr. Sang, th,. y,,,„ig K'n-wa >,■: ,ol-t..a,.h,.,, vwot.. a io„,a,„.,.,l
l,.t..r g.vnig a ,-,.ai,h„. a.v.aint of h,s ..x,,..,,,.,,, .. ,1,.. „„„.„nig at„.i.
M,-. Kay 1.. ,. II.. .<,av. : •• \Vli,.„ ,1... ,.,aK:M,at,. ,a,n,. „, ...1 .h,r,ioo,s
many ol ,„. un,i.,ln,.. l,„.i,..i .l,,,,,.,.,,,, ,„„,,„ ,,,.. ^avs th.ng..
, ;V '" '-,'1 ''■"^■l-VHva..K.lU Wang. h,-,,,],..,. an,l v.^Zm
l>'i'.r.. 1,„„. All th.. otl,..,> ha,l M't tor th.-i,. h.,„.,.s. H,. ,,i,i .-n,.
.■l.ai,t.l.. m Ta,-yna„ l"ing-yao, .■„h1 ]Iiao-i hav,. all .•„ bu,n,.,l a-.',l
-n...rs liavt. .■orm. tnm. Poking to th. ,.tr,.ct that n ou ,. „„ ,„ i-,',!]',,.
tlu. fn„.,gn „.hg„,„ Th,.,...|or,. r..tn;„ to you,- i,,,,,,,.., a,„l ,1' ,,..o,,l..
a.k you ,t you ioHow ,1,.. \un■^^n.v:^ n-ligi,,,,, t^U thon, '■ No ■ ; )UL.
It you ,ion_t, th,- ]!ox,.,.. w^'l l„.at you wh.-n ,h..y n,..t vou.' W.- ..anl'
All ,,ght. 11m. nian,Ja,.in wi,.h,.,l „.. to i.turn to ou^ hom.s, Imt his
^ecrHa,.y ..,,1, ' Dout k-t llu.,n ret,,,.,, h.„„e, bocau.se it i... uann.o.ilv
.■■•pi.rt,.l that the {oivign..rs l,av. ,lug (..xplosiv..) n.in... u,„l,.r \(,^
-urt. l,.otK.-.lask..,l„.,.I.th,.t,„..r I .v,,l,e,l, . No, i, ,. ,.„t
1 1,™ '.h-.y «:<! many awful tilings lo fright..,, us. Th.' -,.i.r,'ta,.v
tnii
11
MAKTVKKI) MISSIONAItlEr
ll;i<l ^ve not Lett, r take tin'-
.-■iiii I,
luiigi.-tiati' ai,n-c!eil,
1, and tl.i'V wiTi- tak<
liail tliat th.v iiii<.Mi
t 1)1' .-L't tree.
,Te atVai'
Attrr a loiif,' soarc
iker,
wa^ tMiiml an
80011 ea-h,
al the li:i'
cuntiiiueLi
Mi
I baile.l them out. Alti
-.1 tl
\wi men to the Yaineii^' The
He ordereil some one t(j go
No one would du this for them — all
h M'-. Lien-u-lin, a Christian shoe-
ether it cost them about
•:\W' ri
turned to eiuard the ehapel, living in a room
1, •• r
el't ini-eal
raise' tiie
IV the I
iiagistrate for this pur]
He
Lord
He did not allow u.- to salhr aiiv great
hitteriiesc?, liUt we W.
h fear and tremlilin
At the tl
■art \va.- vei\ -ail
beiiUlsi; tiiere was not
one who did not revile tlr
name ot our
Lord JesUs. Everybody just hates Christians
hell' are ^oiue
C'l
iristian women who wi;
At
■h to hiile, but
thi
tiiid it M"i«'s>ii)le
■r I'shan'.
<uan s(
lit his wife am
1 IV
eliildr.'ii
to 1
lis i.ii.ther-in-iaw
liolile, but they were Hot I'eeelVee
ete
., lie.
Ml. Kav
le.iee W'oU,
hail leckuue'l that .! they eo
d have lieeii restoivd, and all would le v..U. it is
lid hide aua\ f i tw o uionths
,d to
think that in thi- tliey inu
st 1h
isapiH
ited. It i>, le
a coiulort
that lie>ide> the tl-. 1 HM (t 1 oy
■ut them on .liilv
tliey veei'ive'
whieh wiiree
left another tls
Thus ihrir tin.
fair ehauee ot i
tls. lion I i':5e , Ironi
Mr. (
,f Vi
l-eh'i
iiL', fro HI
theV eoU
Id
I more for the a.~kiii,t,'. li
oil at P'ing-valif.', to be sent them a> ^onu as i:o.-,sil)le
ouevi'r, We
ble
111 to be , I'oviL
Jed
lor, and tliey
>taiid
not n
.bbed
,M«
aiou;,'h, [iroviaec
1. Mr. Knv i:
(,'liristiaus i
n Snuth Shan-.-i, .Ui'
tl
leir own iivi
to (
lo wliatexer eau be il<
they keep in health and are
beloved by all the native
feel ^ure they will ri-k even
To ?ave hiia and those
with liuii.
get the ]
befriended
M.'ssrs, ( '
c.-ii. am
auil 1
.•r to Shen-^l, w hen
ted the foleigllel's.
are making a sj.eiial elfort to
the (Joveriior Tuan has so
If this verv ditlieult t.isk eau
be aeeom]ul-heil
ever, Mr. Kay li
we
liiav v
ilu-
•If wrn
et see
lur friend.- alive ome more
,1 How-
.lulv 4
The l!o.\ers have a speeia
hatred fnr me inr.iu-e' I obtaiiie.i a j.roel .mat ion t,,r their .-nppiessioii,
ilreu.iv li.ved the date of attack, the iMhof the Gtli
ani
I 1
lev had
(,1'ilv II
,\ie eannot help but fi
A that ill
dds
ak'ain-t huii.
1)11 .lulv tl the .-e;\allt
the U
Wdl:
nil *^ 00]K
1 as far
as IVln-tiiig rellUlle
he left I'ao-tliig.
d. He l.p.
The I'.nxel.-
■<1 that all was fiiily nuiet when
id (.'athelies had fought several
fiat ties, 111 w
hieh the lioinau t'atholies were the vntoi-
lii
reliorted ihit trouble had been feared in tli
The s
yang
but!
iLiv lai>;e ( io\\
all'
Lu-aii district stat:
i> t,i;liired at the eastern suburb of 1
iwu the te
aph I
lie
All the
jllieial.--
in the jity,
1 and militarv, \\ei\: e
th eivii
enelgeli.' alel eoneer
onlv sueeee(
ill.d ,ut to fllbdUe the riwt.
Their
ted ai lioii nipped the ]iioi in iis bud, and the ii
le<l in tearing down live pole.s. These weie replaced
I We gne
tu say tluy were
killed 01 August DO. See p.
THE BOXKR Tliuri.LES IX SHAX-^l 113
oua- and ,i ^rxum] of .soldifi-s was ..t to k.-ei, wn,.), w
e^..ling,y th..kf,.l when we hea.. that uli^^:!^;^ k ^ C
luelled Of w. knew t,.o well that we .to.xl seeon.l on the li., anJi"
nave tunu thuJ, l.e,;aii.,e he had ineurred the di.i.lea.ure uf th.
people by ,,re.,n, heavtly h... taxes, though a ianune I J'tLaienin;
ronor,unj Mr. MCan.ll and Parltj
M Lonnells, who had gone lor the sunuuer to Shan-heo, a Mnall villi i!
■^ en unle. ..u.h-eas, of K.chatt. Mr. MeConnell wrote on YXT
e catne her., a week ,.,, \vh,, ,,, i,.,-, ^j^,.^^^;,^ ^ -
n'i the people were as tr.endly a. ever. We have not hea.d o":
here Muee we lelt ; but I an. sending a nm. to-n.orrow. iL "
have nice, cool w...lher, aud the people are iriendlv. We hel o
runtour^ at all, and were .o ,pt.et until your l.tte,.. e. n ' Ct
mentioning Mrs. McConn.lls recent illness, Jtc. etc., he adds '^ If 1 i^
money and we could .journev, we would leave, as loou a.s n y w f ' LI
We wro.e^ Mr 1'e.U that We were Icuing al,out tls. 50 ^o which
ue afte wards added about lis. 70,1 for the west hill fnend. and
•arged that they .should find u.eu to take it <u ,_,ua, T "t vorj v
ues^engei. .:.■ very dimeult to get, and the f.nv at our disposal we e
co,-.antly employed We left P'ing-yang a day or two befcfrt t
messenger returned, but we hope this money may have salelv reache
them. When we reached I-sli. we heani a r,.por( that Mr. Mc 'on e
and lamily with lour ladies and a native had l>een ma.s«acred oii "
haul, of the Vellow River, near the Vu-n.en-k'eo ford, on Ju '
\ e know tha Mi.s.ses Kmg aud Burton had accompanied .Mr. McCoine 1
o bhan-heo, but we .m only sunni.se who the ither two ladie.s 1
have Ix.en it that report is indeed correct ^
I believe ^^e shall be .lUUe .stfe here as regards the Ta-nin- peo,)le
.f outsu ers come the cse might be altered : Si-chau ^.^t
•m >o inendly or so tao-shih (honest). We have very lai hi. 1 m.-n
■ibout ,.s who w.ll do their best in case of trouble. We are in w'u
^lone here but,_I believe, be.ng only feeble womenfolk .n'air^
»e are reekon.-o oi not much consequence, besides, a.s .Mr. iVat ha-
^•uough to look after, we, 1 ...ppo.se. would fall to Mr. VoungsX,. '
M.^s Heaysman also wrote on the sa.ne datr : -.So fiir Ta-n.n-
^.■.'n.s likely to l,e live f,.,,,, any disturbance, and one almost feeis like
aj.ing y„u to ,ome up he.e. ... It .s,.,,,,. likely that We n.uy U-
a lowed o re.na... nere for .some t.nie." Thes,. in.portant extracts .^liow
that a. late as July 8 they were not anticipating any immediate
114
MARTVKEl ) MISSIOXAUI KS
aiv so much
waiitrd to j;i) el
(llll,MIl>'i. I'^V.'I'Vl
])l()vi'll'.
glail of any
IrouMe, ami wc-ir ikH iiilrinliiiK to Ivavi' ai "Ihv, an<l y.-i .Mi» Nailiau's
letter points out tlu> diivctiou they \wvv likil\ to lak.- wlu'ii lliey
shouM move. It i^ imiwilanl \« iviii.^iuWr tliat i1h-m- uonls wm-
writt.'U h.fon liiry li.id iuMid crt llh' luur.h-f nf Mi^-i-.- Wlihclnircli
and S.-ai-cll, an.l llie aiiti-luu-iLrii i)ioL;.iiiiali(jiis. Tlir Uiao-i im-.s.*iiger
lad had lovii .■\ix-.tt<l llu' (lay L.-Iuih- Imt lia 1 I'ailr.l lu conic When hi-
ilid airivu, the al.irniin.i; nr\\.- In- ImMi.lit ni.iv lia\c raiu-ci a >uclcli'n
cxodns.
Mr. Vniiiii,' wTotr IVoni Ki-rhaii on .Inly 7: -lli-iv thing's are
tolerahly qniet. Tin- oppo>ilion consists ol' viini(.m>, hnt we cannot
tell how soon things may present a >terner a^lh el. At Hiaiig-ning (our
out-.sl;aion, twenty mile.- -outh; the juciple seem niu.h more exeiled,
and I am pnrimsely slaying away from it at jiresent. .
are nnieh .-ifer on the hill.- than on th.- jilain — lie- ju
n'ore Uio-.-hii, (hone~l;. Our eoiui.-r was i-o1i1m-(| at Hiao-i, but
fortunatelv he h,el milher fnrri._rn htirrs nor sil\.-r. If some of us
;-l.sewhere 1 am afraid we wouMlit have the lih-linnij
ho(lvseem> to he almut <ili the rock^. ' Tlie Lord will
Wi- long to lieir ahoiit llii- alfaiis al the coast, and shall he
,_ _ . . Ml-. MeCunnell and baby are better. They
are living in a delightfully cool place, but vi-ry open and unprotected
should disturbance ari.-e. . . . Tie- farmers have been very busy the
last few days, and 1 should ihink tin- rain will have a wholesom>
etfect upon the people generally. '
In a note the saiie- date, Mrs. Young siiys : "We are >o .pliet here
that we can scarci-ly lcali^.• the trouble you are having down there oil
the idain. We h-el (piite >a,fe here, at least for the ]>re.sent."
The- h-iters vve:i- the la?t we received from Ki-ihau, and give
all we kuo.v about the friends there.
From Ho-ehau, Chao-i h'eng, and Hung-tung we heard i'retpiently
through tie- Christian eldei-s. As Sf.on as Elder Hsu heard of the riot
at Hi'ao-i he sent Ch'.-ng-shih-kiu, ou Jidy 3, to spy out matters at
lliao-i, Fiug-yao, and T^ai-yuan, ar-d promised to send him to us with
the news as soon as he r.-lu'rned. W.- were daily expecting his return
up to the time of our leaving, but had to c-.ome away v.-ilhout having
seen him.
The ot:;cial> al Ilo-chau, Cha.j-ch'eng, llung-tung, and al Kiang-
Hsieu publiclv warned tie- Christians to either liee for their lives or
else to "reject the false and revert to the true" by putting wy idols
and following the cusl,,nis of the ancients. At Fing-yang they told
us fianklv that they <lid not like to do anything to the (niristiaiw
until we were out of the way. The ]irocl imalion against tiie foreigners
and Christians was not i>su.-d whiK- we wi-re still in the city, but we
knew of si-veral who had made cojiits of it.
Conornimi Tai-wiian Fu,
July 1:; we received a h-tter from a native Christian saying that
THK I5U\-KI; TIJuri'.LKS IX SIIA\-S1
115
till- l.-t of li
"II iiK' l.<t of liif (;ih „„„„, ,j, .,- , ^,.,„,. , I ,,
•i" Boxer.. M,.-,., c^,,,,,, ,,,|^ „|„|,. ^^,^,^^ -
■alu llu. uas „i.r !„-, :u,il„.nt,r n,-u< frn,„ tl„- capital
iSext .lav Mr. f.u.i.i.u'ivn .- .s.-rvant rai,„- uitl, a l.ilcr «,„■.•., in
xennan, tro,,, I). U-,1.,,,, askin, lo,- .o,n. .„s„.,n„..n>s an 1 k n
It. co,.l„.nu.,l ,1... ,..,,„,t ,,• „„. iln: and Mi-s Ccani.' ,l..a,h la ,1 U "l
(l>.itl, ..li , 1, en •,>"'7 '"''' -^li- < ""Ml'S lia'l li.rn .-^toiu-d lo
,;,.„ ,., ^,,1 „ ' " ' ""'• •^•"■"'l^''-^ party ivachin- Hsiao-
Uui-Ui,au.. tl„.u lunwa.:: towards Lu-clrm- ; ..f ,]„. HMn.c"rm f,i, n,l
l.av.ng ...a,„.d ,„ tl„. 1„1U : a„,l of ,1,. In,,;' !,a M, a \ 'a
we,v a. a vd!a,... ,ho„^l, .h.-i,. lu,,,.. Lu 1,..„ d..,,,; Tl^
me..s.nger su. that s.v.Mal foivi^n,.,. ha-l ,.,..! am.,- and killed ■
>'"'""- .d l-.,.l,.. Many ,,,1,.,. nauv.. j.nsh.d ulnl,. -leah J n ,"
-ng cut o l,y ,1,. ilanu.. II. .ud U wa. ..,„na,ol th.:t 1, ':,;
Ml l-aithmg^ hou..c. and w.,v ,l,..,v still, ,,ot.ct..d l,v a guard of
.old.ezv. Mr.B.,vnon (B. .^ F.ii.S.) and the of-cr fon-ilnu.," ].<
were aKo h.Mng profro.d l,y th.. H.-u-n n,a..strat,..
Vu-h.su.n, th,. gov.-rnor. had 1 n ..ilLd to th- front. H,. w,^s lo
have Ut on the 5th. hu, th.- l„.i,u... peo,l,. p.ev,-,,,,,! h t, "ving
ehad.W«o well thu theydKl no, u-.h l.in, ,o have.' v"t
rkelv this isu tiM.al m-lon,, and ihetvfon. an .anptv fo„n. l^. t"o
Jhe ,„orm.g ol the 7.h, when the tnessenger left/all wa.s j-eae fu
rho,d,.=tnct n.,.g...trate had re,,Mested that all the oteigne,. nove „
■^ kon.H:u,.n (...denee lor o.lic,al>, tn elo.e proxinn.v U. lus V.une^
dlcn. t : "'^^'V^'--' -'' '""■'= -ib- protected.' The n.^e;;"'
fh ,1 "";"<■■ ''"■ ""-'---— -'Pl.vi..g or not. On
Ihat ne«. had l,...en reee,ve,l of ,he n,,a..sicre of all the foreigners at
U.-yuan on the even.ng of the i:ith of the ml, n,oo,t (J„lv 9).
Wo conlu g,.t no partn.da,> The lor. i^ners were .tid to hav
po.soned a Weil Ue heard the sul,.-,an...: of tit.s report fo.atl
underhng, at 1-I„, ott .lulv 20. At l"u-ehou we lean.eHt that
the nmnher ol foreigners k.Ued was thirtv-.sev,.,,, and that of h
native, thirty. At 1-sh. we also he.rd that the Hoxer^ ,n tl,e iol- h
.1 been enrolled as hnperial troop., and that loOo were conung
down, t.nder eonmtand of a eertaiu nuluarv oltleial, to clear the
province of Ctiristiaiis.
The nie.^engu- also. :onr,r,ned the report of \Vang-sh,-i, that there
ad been tro.thle at l-en-chau (Atnerican Hoard;, ,and that the otticial
had taken energetic action. The othcial ev.dentlv w^.. m the n.is-
«|o,.ar.e. nn-o,n, , . the n,e.,enger .aid i.e .ept a; he told L^:,
the .dl.^t refusing then, further protection. He ,,ut out two .....1
proclan.,at.ons at their doors, and told them to .h„,t aPv Movers wLo
save them trouble, without fear of being called to accou.it" f.r „. " The
nu MAUTYKKi) MISSIOXAKIKS
lVi,.n,l. at Fou-.hau ...•nu.l u> M Hm. i, ua. U- lor lln-.n t-Mv.um
vlu-re thcv V...V. Il>. ,.a.s a .!„■ ,h;qK.l ,,t lln.M a„.l saw iha tli.
,loo,-s l,a.l' iH-ol. l.rirlu.l up. II.- .laiv uwl um'm- lunun us, l.uL IkMH
,1,., lVa.o„ H.hV l.tr Nva. .l.-paircl <.f. WIhu !„■ .av^ the ba^ '.t
i„„rn,n.nt~ tor Nvlurl, .!.■ .io,.,.,r ha,l ..■». Inn,, h. nta.-,l to take
,,,,,„ 11, „1 ,, „„uM l.r i.n|..-Ml.l.' to grt Ili.iu to I ai-yr.an Ho
h,,l l,,.,-,. .rtirhr,! o„ ln> Nva V ■ low 1,, 1 'Ut l.avii,- Dr. \\ilsoM-. lett^'v
sewn i.Un Ih.- i:u.H of l,i> l"«.l, .t wa. not .lisroveiv.l. l.at.r wv
,leel,le.l t-, imt •,!,.■ U- into a l.ox atul ..1 it l,y somh trn>two,tl,y
e;,rter Imt loun^ om^.lves u.mI.1.- to tak.- U cmt of our .,w ii hou.,e.
Stnrl'oia,.,> ha.l Imvu -Ivei. that fothin- shouM l.e taken out ol our
jireiuisrs t1ion;,'li nuythiiii,' iiUL-'ln Iv !'■ 1" in.
On ,|„lv i Mr. Woodrolle ol' Vo \ali- (Ui.lrJ to llee to tiie
i„,.:,nt uns.' IVa.on Liu, Mr. L,u-i.ao-l,n. au 1 a l,uy->ervant au-
cotuoauu.! him. Thry hop d to ti.rl son.r lotu iy V tee amon- the
.mountains ^vl,er,■ th-v wouM not readily he found, hut walked for
t>vo whole davswith.mt liudius a suilahle ,.la.v, h.rau.- ot the searaty
,,f watei' Mr. WoodroMr almost -avr uj. lu drspair. At last a
.i,..erted Imu.lel w,,s found. ll.-re tle-v ivn>ain,-d soiue days, .lee]>mg
in or near the ruined rav. s at ni^dit, and retreating into the inomitains
.luriie' the (lav Mr, l.iu-i>ao-lin hrou-ht u.s thi~ inhirinaliun, having
leit tl.e two 'other natives with Mr. Woo.lrolh-. The night alter
Mr Woolrolh. left Yo-vang .-ev-^ral s„n- of the otlicials and gentry
entered the Mi^^iou premises and >tole many things. They were dis-
eoveivd, however, .and Later on repenting of their aetious, hrought hack
the thiiu's The native Christian- would not accept tlh-m, heiailt^e
they did n<,l know what had heen taken. They ,-ai<l the allair nuist
1„. settle.l with Mr. Wo,-lrotte llilUMdf, and urged the thiev,- to take
.'ood eare nf the t' ing~ and deliver up all on his ,vlurn.
" \ d IV l.eloie \\,- left ol f our men met the little l.oy returning
to hi- home. lie .-aid he eoul.l not endure any longer. One night
Ihev were pearefullv .-leeiung oulMde tile raves when someone gave
tluMU a terriM.' fright l>v roUi.ig a Large houlder of stone or earth roni
-he top and it fell ne.ar to wheiv they were .-leepmg. They lied lor
,l,.-ir live> iiHt a> they weiv, leaving their l\-w helongings, even tluar
shoes and eloihin., hehind tle-m, \l the time he lelt Mr. ^\ oodrotU.,-
leet were all torn .and hrui-ed. Mr. \V..„drotfe .ent ,a verbal niess.age
to us saving thai h. w.L- "eating mueh hitterne.ss- among the
mountain's and that he would like to eoiue down to Join n.s, it new!
he to die to"ether. The juvvious day w had sent him tls. ,5,, telling
,„;„ ,i,„i th'ere were tl.. 1 -0 . £2,V ill F.lder Fan's h.and at Hung tiing,
noon which he eould diaN, We h m1 also .ent him word th.al no more
fmvigner. wouLl he .ulo.w. 1 to enter Pnig-yaug, and that we were
about to leave for the e.o.x-t, and sugge.sted that he do a.- the Kays—
t\nd some lamilv to liide him for a consideration until lliese troiibh>
THE BOXER TROUBLES IN SHA\-SI I17
l-e ovei. Our l„.,ut.- nuiv vltv .<i<l iu,t tu W aUk- to ^'ivc him any
as.«istanc(', but wu wen- in such ,1 jirecariou:* c(,wliii<,ii ourselves that
we (lare.i not attempt more. Our liope is that Elder Fan, who took
the Sliver in p,r.on to him, was able to make some liclter arrangements
when he saw his j)itiulile condition.
From this l.oy wr also heard i hat there h;i,j hc.n a riot at Yii-wu,
and that Mr. I'.arrall liad e.scaj.-d to the Liaug-ma hill- and was witli
some aged Christians.
Afiaiii Ordered tu Ltan
On .Inly !» the ollicial sent several underlings to mspeei our
premises. Itu urs on the street .said that w.- iiad dug mines from
our houses to the Yaiiien, so that th.' latter could 1„. l,lown u].. Our
readine.s.s to ha iheni see all seemed to sjitisfy them at once. On the
10th they said once more that we must |p;ive. AVe ivfu.sed to do so
on the ground of (1; Mr. Lutley's inne,s.s, ,'2) the,,' unwillingness to
grant us a u-.n-^ha to Han-kow, and (3.) their refusal to provide us
with carts. They told us that in North Shan-si all tlie stations had
l..'en rioted, and in the South all liad been vacate. I, and the magistrate
v/iK.sV he able to rej.ort that we, too, ha<l gone. For Mr. Lutley and
the I\i.-liiu and I'iug-yao ladies thev profi->sed not to feel any
resjionsibility. Thes,. were refugees from other cities, and miglit
return to seek i)rotectioii and helj) from the otiicials in the places
when- I hey had lived.. •I'hereuiion they e.xhibited an ollicial document
callerl io-h-pao (monthly report), containing the number and locition
of the I'mg-yang Missi<,!i houses, tlie names of the workers, and wliere
they live.l, and the location of all our village chnpels, with some other
inforuialion which I could not see. They said thev were only re-
spoiLsible for tho>e who-e names were on this paper and were readv to
hell, tln^i'i on, liul as for the others, they sliould lo<.k out for them.-ejves.
We did not argue the point with them, but simplv said that we
were all fellow-workers, and if any were t.. go at all, all must go
together, for we would not think of separati'ig. When thev .s,lw how
determined we were to stay, they su^g.-sL-d' that we liide'either in
another liou.se ni t' .■ city ,,r in the villages. Thit, however. We felt
m our ca.se to be unwise, as it would have enabled the magistrate to
search our hou.ses, seal the door.s, and rejiort that we had tlowii, thus
reheving him of any further rc-jiunsibility. Moreover, we felt that
I'einga [larty of ten ladies and two diildVen, with Mr. Lutlev so ill.
we could not divide, and it would Ik- iuuM.^sible f,,r us to "remain
secreted for any length of time. Therefore we would not entertain
this ]irojio,sal.
The men reported to the magistrate, and ne.\t the guanl was (ordered
"tlOW We
ho-ue and we were to be left to our fate. Ycni may imagini
felt
It would only have needed t" bt? know;) tliaf
e guards wers.
withdrawn to bring on a riot, .- we prevailed on Iheiii b, wait till
eTening as the negotiations had not yet been completed, and gave them
118 MAUTVKKI) MISSIOXAKIES
prevent crNs luU w.re toM thai ih-. was „.. u;,y of u-n,. nur in.mey.
Tl„. ,l,.,i~-i..„ unh Uu- Vanun lunpl,. nn a. >vT.-u.d by our
■ ,1 „ u . u,,v iMvMlnl lo .-Mi-- llu' nl!|.i:ils by IfiU lUg,
on tb. omai.inn tb.l l- luni.-b u- u,th a ,,' 1 donn,.. t to Ul
„,/ to Uan-knw. Alt,.,' ..auo he.natiou tl,H .a- l.nally a^uyd U
a„.l on tl„. IT.h th,. nanus wcro tak.n , own and ''"•'''■"'
d,...Mnu.nt .as .b„wn to ns as uv ,,.,,.um,-I. it :T1>';^;-"I '" l'^" «"'-'.
,,, ,„, ,,„. ,,,,,s tbal w,.n lo 1„. hnv,l .b,„nuh ,o l-au-.b w,,s llu-,,ch.
IVV a>MV...l to thi, H..v,.l,.4 tln-v wouM l,^ a .va-ouaol,. pruv and
al.w';!. t„s..ll.b...h..a. wb,,hw,. bad l,ou,b, L.t autumn to b Ip
n . ,.l„i-n„a. wbow,.n. sulU.nn, b. ,aus. of th. dron^bt. Ibey wv,^
,„u,,h um.n.,.d to tin. Imt w. IVlt it nd;,dit .ndnn,,'..; the M..s..m
l.i',ol,av,.,t,b..n.atVrw,.nad M-- Tb. b n-t u,, n.an-l.rm
llir'al^rthatb,. ^u,„ldtak.. ,,.and.or,.ou...bon,b,;W^^^^
andbd:,wM..hat!H.pav,o.u,-i.,nMolo,.,o.nand-avhUa- V^ ^
thev iomwl ibHnselves nnal.lc to \:\rr lb,„u,,b .art-, tb. .^ -aid, U w c
In. ..,h„ to save you ,U all w,- n,„b, a> w, U d., U "-"o'l'l).^
' Cave derid.d to ,.ve y,n IV.,. . ;overniu,.nt cuts all tbe way to
IVant.-w.- Toev tn„k ,,.,o,l car-, bowev.r, to j;et tbe eart money lor
the thst -t i^e li.ln,,. wr b'tt.
,.-,,„„ .,.„,, :,o onwar.1 ,.,„• n,.,,dd.our. U-^:^.. to ,nove on .
was r..ror.ed tba. we w.-re to k. ri 1 and burn, ..„, so tbey thong 1,
it wisi to ,et, as far auay as ,.o-.,bl,.. We, bad g.vat d,lhculty u
la-eping Vv. AViUonV lu.u.e, wbi.b was of ^n<U „npor ance ,o , .
' L:it,:ue„sano.;,l,.. ,„ a,:n, k.r .' : . et. Tbe landlord Inmse.t
,■ U ba, 1 . ■■onld not pre.s n. but ,!.■ n.-.bkon,- n.ade U all he
L!n. „u.l..as,n, tnr ko,h b,,us.l.^,,,d u. ,le. n,osMr.e,l,l,. be.,,g ,.,ad
l.v.ue- o, tb rn-tari,.< ,n ibe Usi.-n Va>u.-u, but pwbaps he had
r::wn l n.a-ou. .a. k,,,,, .. InubteU-d. NN- ^'L •'! --
„,,„„,... io ,be last, and :.v luutnal arran^vnu-nts w,tb the laud on,.
\IX. „„. ,.,,„i,,,„ „„. ,„.,„,ue,.n, bandin,' ov.r to bt,u all the -leeds
' ..„, .1 W>. also ask.-d tor pn.-etion tor tb. M.^sio,, property, an,l
w, -e pn„n ..d tba, , u.v w nuld do w ba. , l.y n,„ld ; k,,t ,t was ea>^y
,„seetba. thevM, o„r,lav-,n Ska,,-, u,.,e nnnd^-red. and that .t
m,Ute,v,l lii,l,-'wbe,ber ;br tb„>- uvi- p,v-,v>d or d.Mn.yeek
),,,i,,Utb.sedavsu.u,ava. bu-v as ..a,klb. preparing to. >^
i.a„.nev to ,b. ,s,, and ,,a kn„ away the doctors ^j'" "'^ " '
ih.n.'s. sinrin.' then, ,„ tie ho.prtal. About K. a.m., .Inly 14, tn
cartrar,aved a, the .b,nr and w. w.ie ml,! to g. t na.iy a! once. \\ '■
,h.,.id..d to call on ,beotl,c,al n, peso,, and -, ,■ tba, tleue wa.. uo
,„i.sunderstanding m tbe agreen.c.ts. He n-cuv,,! n.e k.ndlv. and
THK HoXKi; THOUP.LKS IN slfA.\-SI U
as I liroiif,'lil lip the variciiw j,oiiit> .■v.TvthiiiL,' mciuhI Ntraiulit-
f(ir\var.l. I also call,..! on tlif ],MW\, uh,,, liowcvrr, ■' liaji],, im-.1 "
to I"- takiiif; a im|. ami .iul not, u ir,li I,, I„. ili.-tiiil,.-,|. ()„ icniniiiif.'
vvf roiiiiil tiiat llii' rarts lia.l l.cun .sent ,.uav .uid wr wnv to ,-tait a'i
niglit. 111,, iva-oii L,.i\,.u \„.[,r^ ,-1 iv|,ort of a inoli auailiim ns oiitsiilc
the Soutli ;,'utr.
Diiriii.t; t!i.' uliolc w,-,k tiir JIomts had lioon ri>cniilin,i,' in the ril\,
ami cvrrvwhriv Lands of youtiirt (and f^-irls too) \y,nv ?ci-n ilrillin". A
certain l.riid' formula, in win. h tli,- nanir <,f tin- gixl of war occurs'^ tla-y
n-ju'at over and o- r aij.-iin iiiiti In- ,L,'od lakes i.o-.scs.sion of tlie suLjirt,
who falls to ill- ^'loiiiid, I. .,1111111^' al llie inoiitli, and hiiiL,' for a
few minutes 111 a liaiiee, then rises to drill or to livrlit. Our
n.ilive- felt liiat thimgl, then were douhtli.-vs many whose jiossession
was only fei-ned, there v,iti. others w'.io really gave evideme of l.eiiig
controlled liy a j.ower and ill other than their own. Soni- siilfered
for day- fmm injuries i.v.iv.d di;-n_' the time of their posses-ion.
Towafls evening a Vanirii man ralle.l the >ecoiid di.sjieiis.irv hoy
aside and -aid, '• We Im,.. always l.een go. d fiiemls, ir.w I wish to
warn von ; if the foreign.-rs are not sent olf to-iii;.]ii voii lia^i 'letter
get away." lie refused to gi\-e any rea.-ons.
Tic >'/({// //•/,,/, Plnii-iianii
Ahoiit 11. .'ill i'..M. the cart- \\.-iv again div.wn into the ■■(airt. A
large crow I had co]|..cted to see us olf, and soldi. -is l,a.l l„-,-ii sent to
k.'.'p th.-m in clh.k. .M.^n ha.i .•..in.- I., -,;d tie- .l.or- an.l wiiid.,ws,
an.l one l.y .,11,- ill,. .;arts were pa.-k..i. Sh.irily after midnight we
w.-iv loM t., 111. mm. ^[r. Luli.y, wh - ha.l iniiiroved mu.li l,v this
time, wasa,ssi.-te.l from his h.-l |,, the ...it. Th.' olheis followed, the
whole party of fourte. n having .ndy four ciris. The parly . .msisted
..f Mr. an.l Mrs. Lutl.'v .in.i tw.i .•liildivn. an.l th.. .Miss.-> Iliggs,
• Jaunth'tt, and l{a-mns.sen, of Hiing-tung ; Mis-.':^ I'rencli, Palmer, aiid
Johnson, ot l''ing-yao; an.l T Mi.s.ses .1. Ii. ami .\. A. Iloskyii, my
wife and self, of Ping-yang-fi
The soMier.s, uho w. re {•< keep order, u.-re very rou,<,'li and rude.
They gav.. our servant.- a good scare while we were getting info the
carts, ami l.etore we li.ad proceede.l .'500 jiaees .ne of the native
Christians wId wa- to avompany ii.s, and who h;ei h.M'n introiluced
to the e.scort, was knock.-d otf the c.irt i.i liie ground with a hang.
\ halt was ma.le at the eiiy gat.'; tli.. Lrate-ke.-jier would not
all.pw us to pa.ss without an olli.ial order. |)iiiiiig th.- d.dav a con-
siderable crowd culleete<l .and amused theniselv.s l.y re\ iling u.> and our
native brethren, whom they spoke of freely as /■/ /.■(.../ f./ (secondary
devils), and kia i-nuj l:,in t.<, (false foreign .levils). H.-iv they also
gave another of our men a heating an.l prevent.-d two ..f ih.. four from
pottni!; through the city gal., at th.' same time h-lling .'iil :i uhul.'
hanii, who afterwards rol.beil ii.s.
Uur escort, civil and military, nuniber.d thirteen men. Thi:
120
.mai;tvi;eij missionaimks
soliliiT- larrifil nM tiliniilrilm.-~rs « illi cvips only, so iIk'm- ■■(jiiM not
iiossil.ly liurl any 01U' : they mail'' iiiurli iioIm-, Iiowi'mt, ami tlri->l now
and ngaiii, pnlia]'- iiiurr as a sij,'iial to the volil.ci-- lliaii to tVii,'liten
tliciii away. W'l' liail sciirccly li'tt iIh- lity wlifii llit-y intoinnd us that
ihiTi' was irouliK- aluad and lliat «v iimst sp^.nd money it we woulil
get tlinnigli. Tliev ask« d llie ladies it we ueie armed, how niucli
silver we possesv-ed, etc., and wlien I hey had gone .-even mile.s they
Btopjied and w.iiled tor dayli.'.dit at an inn. Here they demanded
money of w^ ; we saw there was nothing for it but to ]iay, .so after
some bargaining we agieed to give tliem 30-. at the cml of their
twenty mile-^ stage, if they sli.mld ,-et« us safely through, though in
the ( ilv ibey had already rercned all ihev wen- suiili">ed to get.
Attn,!.., I 1. 11 linhh.rs
At daybreak we >tarl«d iA\ again ; a sliot was llied by one of the
e.scort and .-oon after a do/en or more men, armeil w ith long swords,
came rushing ov. r toward- the lii.-i e.irt. The lior^ > were brought to
a stand and the iniuale- w. re orden-d to alight, but before they could
do so Mr. Lutley and Mi-s French were rudely a.ssisted, being draggefl
by the liair of their head-; Mrs. butley .-omehow maiiage<l to gel out
herself. With .-word- al Mrs. Liitley's neik they demanded the .silver,
and were pointed to the boxes on the cart, In another moment the
boxes were on the ground and opened, and all the silver had been
taken. 'I'liis scene wa< repeated wdicn they came to the second cart,
which contained Mi-s Hig.gs, my wife, and myself. When this cart had
nko been cleared, the escort a-ked them to leave the two remaining
oue.s for U-, to which the robbers most generously and readily agreed '.
In taking kave the esciirt and robbers bowed most griicefully to one
another, exclaiming, " Ihw-jii ini ui, Imu ^'ckij "' .' " imeaning, " We are
the best of friends ";.
Thankful that no lives had been lost we hurriedly replactd our
things, which had been scattered about on the dusty road, liefore we
could get away our " friends,'' the robber.-, ciilled on us a second time.
The ladie.s in the last two (arts ha<l also got down ; and we were all
together by the roadside a little di.-tance away. Insteiid of going for
the carts they came towanls us, and with heiidir-h look and rai.sed sword
caught me liy the cpietie, dragged me towards the third cart again and
made me point out where llii' silver wa.s. Tliis time Miss Hoskyn's
box was opened and cleared. Miss French's iron box they found more
dirticult ; remembering that a like iron box on the second cart only
contained stores, they must have concluded that this, too, was not
worth their troulile for they left it unopeiieil. They again bowed grace-
fully and cried, " Hao k'nai huh, ha<, k'liui huh !'' (meaning, "What a
jolly time we are havhig''), and vanished. It doubtless was a "jolly
lime '■ foi ih.i.i, but it w&i anything but tlia! for us.
It came so suddenly and unexpectedly, notwithstanding the
numerous indirc' ' warnings we had had, that it took us liy surprise.
TIIK HOXEJJ TKOUIU.KS I \ SHAX-Sl | l' l
All must Jmv.- l..-,.ii owr in |,.s.s tl-nn tlttccti nmnit.-. W.^ ^Milictvd
oiir thiM^js togclli. .■ as .i,ii,'kly as wr omM ana lunir.i to llu^inn «v
liad just 1,-ft. Ii wa.s l,i,|i,'n,Ms t„ s,.. l.„w Kravr „ur ,«■..! t l^'caiii.-
.ifl,r thr i„l,l,,.rv ha.l j,,,,,,.. (J,„. of the soj.iieiv was .-[..viailv .li-im.ti-
Htraliv, and thn-afiuMl |„ sl,<,„t_will, l,i- l.laiik uips :_ii„.V„.si „ian
wlio <liiiv veiitiiii' near.
Wf (K.ci.lcl to go t„ SiaiiK-Ini- ,it.v, lMraii.-.t. lli, ioMhtv look
place in that (li>tricl, aii.l .-out on,- of our iiim and on.' .,f tin-' i-con
to ivport our coiniiiK and our gfirvann-. \V,. d,,,\v u], to the t.i.r,,,,,,
'gn-at ,JMd-im.,it hall. «ith tlu- carts, that thrv and th,. hox... might h.-
.'xaimned, hut wv ,ouM not s,,. the inagistiatr, Wh.-n u.. had ivpoit.-d
uhal had taken |,|a.v, they loreMalled us l,v .s.-,ving thai we need not
expect the mandarin to refund the silver, f„r thev had no .Mi,h cu-mu,
Ihcre! There were three things they could and would he pleased to
do for us, and we c.,ul,l lake our choice: (I; If «,. w,.!,..,! to ivlurn
to the I'll, th.'v w<jidd taken- there undei' prop,.r e-cort. i-l If we
desinnl to wait, th.-y would m-I alxmt to catch the thieves al .aice. 01
■ourse it was ditthiilt to say how long thev might lake. (3, If we
]ireferred to j.roceed, they would mmkI a go-nf e-,,M and give us a lettei
to accompany the ».>',n.v/u(, so that we should m.i again le asked to
pay for our carls n.,r he tna.Mrd for money. We decided that it
^yould lie wisest to .iccept the thu-d proposal, and >tarted olf o-'ce more
tor Shih-t.s'iien with an escort of ahoul iliirtv and a jV-tmo, small
official).
Our two Chri-<tian seivants, who «ere unahle l- gel out of the cil \
with u.s, had now cangiit up. They had not .seen , u-h other, hut eacJi
Inid decided not to loixike ns, and ha.l climhed over the eitv wall
hefore dayhreak, and hearing of the roM.erv on the rood, thev followed
US to Siang-ling. The Siang-ling i,:-w:n treated us very kindly, and
on taking leave said that we were to give wine-money to no (.ne.
Neverth.de,-<s the escort fnuu t"in.'-yang remained with ns in ihe
irn and kept tis awake m.^st ,,| ihe night demanding money, and
cursing us heoau.se we would not give as much as thev a.sked. " Heit
we found out detinitely that the rohherv hai heei, ail arranged for
hefore we left the city, and had we gone hack afterwards, it" would
most prohahly have cost us our lives. It was well that we got away
that night, or we should surely have heen rioted in the .Mi.ssion
premise.s. They cursed l.i an.l Wang, ,.tc., the native helper- at
P'lug-yang, and s;iid that the<e would vel r.'ceive their due.s.
Under such circumstance.', it will he readily .«een that we «ere not
greacly surprised, though none the less grieved, when on our arrival
at Han-kow we learned that a telegram had l.eeii received fronr Si-an
saying, " P'ing-yang, llung-iung, and Christian.s homes burned.'
The remainder of our journey was le.ss adventurous vet ever\ stage
, ■ '''^- "' if-^ own, Willi 11 wej-e loiiuiuaore enougii at the tinia
Krerjuently the Nonl allowed us to get almost to the point of despair,
h.>dg.Hl in hv dilliculties on every side, with ai.paieiitly no possil.le
» ?l
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M Mri'VL'F.n MISSIONAIMI'S
wuv ••! i-iM|"- ; .111 I vit, hk" i!h' .■liil Inn ..f UmcI bfiurc ,'■ \(><\ St-ii,
^it Ihr n^'hl iiKiiii.nr ;i w;iv nf ilrli\ ,t;uici' wils always .i;m'Iii"1. Oiir
.litli. ulli. , wriv nl -vriil v:iniMif-; not tli>- IimsI I.I ihiw wm.-< iIm
intiMisc In. It, .■..M|.i'.| iiji .i> «.• w.'ii' ill tij{lilly-''iirtiiiii.''l '•.•iiiH niul'T
the .tciircliiiif,' ^1111, <iii'iitiiii<H -. .HM'lv .iM" to lir.iitln' At niic- timu
or auotlicr in'arly cv. ly on., m ili,- |..ui>. u.i^ ill, ami .xi-vcral wiTi: in
■to .i-itical -i ■•nii.litidii III It «.■ .iliiin-l .l.-|>.iiir.| ..I' tlii-ir nachiii',' tho
oooiil nlive,
l'h,ii<j-i-h(iii III lluit-l'iir
Ai (lirtiLiihaii, in Ninth llu-naii, mi tlir evening of Aiii^iiKt 3,
Miry, ilir hit!.- ilaii-hli! nf .Mr. ami Mi>. I.titley, ■-nfci •ii)h-.1 to an
l)lnJ^st^ l.ini|.,'|ii nil 1,\ liir li, I M i^liii'- <)f tile jniiriiey. -lie liail a very
poacefiil ml, ml u.i^ l.im.il that tiniiie nielli, I'V -e dixUt of the
iiia;;iM rale, nil ilie iiigh >;rniinil near iheeitv will. They were once
more e.ill. 1 ii|.n!i m j),is:* through tU'eji w.iiiis two weeks later.
wlien nil III.- luniiiinK of An^'ii>t JO lluir only reni.iiniug liHU
il.ni'^'hler, IMiili, il-o [la-seil .piietly awa> ..t ["ing-lsin^i-ku .u, on the
lin-iiiii mil Hii;.eh Loiiler The liti'' 1-Kly w.is ;,'iven ri resting-
pl.i.e 1.11 ,1 iiri_'l|ii..miiii,' hill I'le 1" await the soirM nt •' lie- 'riiiii|. ot
(lo.l ' nil ill.' |. -1111. .iini .M!. it \va<5 l.e.iiitilul lo ii, ,inM 1 he
Cliii-tiui rmtilul.- ami illii. -i'.ii ^wr wiiiii liie -..r, ly-l.ere;n.-<l
|i,ii.iit.^ Iiniu their hea\y lo», thoUj, 1 llieytii. .i.-elve,-* wnr iirfi.iii
well at the time.
I''rniu ('!i.'ii;,'-i;]iau southw.'..-ils we followeil lie' palli <;f Me-rs.
.saiimiers' an i • ;lnver- ].iilie^. We heanl everyw hen- of lin-ir i>itial>lo
coii'liiinii, hill fnr - .me lime f..iiii.l ilitljeiilty m extracting detiniie
an.l reli.il.h- infni iii i; mn li..m th.' iii;iiiy n v.iryii'f,' report S. voral
tilili.-i We uele |.ill into ihe --.iliie innlii- ill wlii. h llie-ii' Jiaitie.-i hail
lie..ii ho;i-el — l!ie piiv,!!.-- for iiiiennileiiuieil erimin.ilt», whele the
w1i..!l- j.-iiiv w.'iv .1..U 1. 1 into a rn..m ui;h .i .In..r aiel one or !wo
snnll wm.l..u-. li-t ..iily with. .ill '.. 1 ..r tiLl'- "i' "'h' r fiiriiilure. hut
with th.. ll'.nr- ...v.iv.l with .!irt .'iii.l luhl.i-h. Vel .v. n lieie we
niiuht li.iv.. fniiu.l i..-t Inv o.ir w.iiy li...lie-, ueie i; iint for ih.. e\ T-
|jre>ent uoisv irnu.l-, who, i'l tli.'ir .■.i-::i.rii.-?i to see the " !nr. i.,ai
devils," i.locke.l .InniN aii.l wimlnw- until w.- w.t.- .iliim-t -ulloi . 'l
in.sitl'. ! It u.t- III.. ; .•..mi.;al 1 . .-!■.■ tlieiu hoMiiin tiirli- m.M'... aiel vet
sfiinliiiL,' the:.' !nr tw.'iity miiiulw ur h ilt'.in-h..iir, I i.Mlhiii.,' throuj{h
their mniith.- ih.' hi I ii, I ', oisonoiis .sm.lls wlieh lluy thouehl eiuaii-
«te.l from us 1 Wlun.'v.r u.' i,'.it ^oikI e-rorts, they .li.l their hcst to
keep the er..wiU .U hiy.iiiil we enjoyed eomi.aintiv.- niiiel, Imt many
time- they ...1111.1 lh..iii>.lv.- h.lph-s .ml ha.l t.i.L'Ue way.
Causc.-l (■/ I ' (nj' r, tic.
Another cau.se of dan-er, aiKviely, ■■ni'l ilelay w.i- th,. t.an.i.s of
hol.liei.s pas^ini; iiurtli. Nine or ten Shen-si regiment- had pi.-l pa.s.sed
through H'in''-vanu' hi-foiv we si irti'.l. We tell il wa.s very i^uod
I'lIK I'.oXKl; ri.'oilil.Ks | X Sll.wsi i I'l!
"'•'"• ''""I I" li;r.v .|,.|i\,,| ,,,ir .l,.j,ru!iiir until I h. v Ii-i,l |i;w-.'<|. In
ct'iitml M...iian we .iicouiiicivd m-v.iviI iIumi-viikIm iimr.', I.ut t\i,- FajiiI
ffra.'ioii^ly j,Mv<- IH .•••ir.'fiil .•s.'i.it^ wlieiicMr «.■ p,i--,.,| ihe'in, -., tli;,t,
,i|Kirl fiMiii iii-^iilliiij,' >.,iii.' (if till- j.rirtv iiuiii u.-w ren-iv.'d. \Vi!
*w -iilliiiriit, linu. \,r, to kiii.w lli.ii il,.\ {|„| no |,,vc for us, ami
would like iiothiiiK li.n-r lli,,n i . I.iil n, ;ill, .,,.1 :., Ir.iiu iliai tln-ru
is HOtnc truth in tli.' ('Iiiiu>u pnjviil): -'Co.kI iiuii in not luud for
r iIIh, and ^'o.xl men du m.t iKTuint- soldi,.i.s.' One cm ivudily uiidiT-
maiKJ how they would natnmlly lialc' i;-, wli.ii many of tli.'hi must
hav.- iVdL til -y w.Ti- Ixinj; 1,k1 as --li,.,.!. to the Hlau;,'litfr, and would
vuiy lik.'ly sacritieu their own livis when fighting llif foreigiu-rs. Vet
Ihey wi-H' not .-ill hu-^til.-. Sfvcnl wviw nio^i fiicndlv. ami on- nC th.-sc
wail fouml to be n ivlativi- >■( nn.' i.l \\f (i.M. uativ.- i vauKfii-i-.
All alu!i)< We Imd liL'cn warnu 1 that llji- two ~iaj;c-.s from K"u< Shan
to Sin-yan;;' lay thnniah a rountry inlVslcd with ioM)i-r>, and ^Mllve
fears for >iur -if.ty w<Te enti-rtaiiied by many. W. h. ii.| ih.; ■x
few days previously the ^«h['n:n liad W-n alta.ku.l, and in th- light
that follow.-d several li id \hvm killed and wouniled. W. 'iiadc it a
maUt-r of >|»ieial i>iiyii-, at th<- siimc time taking what j.rir mtion iry
mi'asuitw we could, I. t ling it U' known (ii> we did rviTywiii'ii-; hat
we had ah- idy Ik-cu rohlii'd, and giving a go(«l porlioii of our i. niaii.-
nig --ilver iw our .^civanN to he .arr'-d by ili.ni on their ji.-i- .,-, clc.
Here, too, the i.ord (inif in . iir Inlp and arranged for an liiiperial
edict to rejch the city a day ..i lu., l„-|'oro w- left, to tli.' ril. . t that
we were to he protecte I. 'I'lir in igistrale had, Imuevcr, .ihvady
prove<l hinis(df to l.e in our favour, .in I ur o\rihi'anl them .■oniiiiaiid-
iuf.- Ihe soldiiis who wcri' to .•smrl n> lo n \lra e/irc, so v.t I'ot
til. iL,h iinniolc.-t !
.\:io':i.r .-. ui oflr,i|Uenl iiiino\ ;nu'c u i,^ ihr n'iM'-it,.d ;iti,ni|ith
of the n-!orling.. to m ike u,- |uv l^.y ilir ,aM-, tlion^-h tl.,' g^vci nnient
provided iherii. A;.ai: IVn);i , ur Ir.n ol running out of money, we
(elt it safer nol to .■ier,.,i,. t,, ilnir demands, hut tVei|Uenlly tonnd no
''" diiii.nli\ in doiiit; iliis At I-slii they told n ■ we niii-i eiih.r
pa\ ior . ;r own e.iit- oi- ivniaiu ]U'isiuiei- unlil the\ lud i.t to tlie
Governor Vudi.-ien for m.-lniLtion.-. Knowing thai ilie la> rr uould
h;ive lit! I.' nieiry I' r ih, we, of com--, \. -re re'i; . \' to i;,i\. At Liu-
tieii we .i|,-o Were i ly |o ]iay on dem;in.|, lor u
not go well \\iili u. if „,. weri- to rehi-e. Al
however, we weiv .iMe to .-jioil their scheine ll^
the i(v„-.,;,«, ihi. itoiiin^,' to -e,- tie- otti. iai for our<e
deci>ion.
Ai Veu-eheiii,' iron -u heeled farm-fart.>, with ,
jHior ...veiing,., \\eiv oileied n.s The HW-.v/nt called for large, well-
covered horse-carts and even thoe were none too comfortable, e.-pecially
for those who Were ill. We felt we could not a.r.'ia them, for it
would mean that we should iT,.t none other at subseiiueut .st.oges.
U'lieii we ivfusfd to Lfet into iliiTii, the men from the i.art otii muilv
au th.i; it Would
most other places,
■ ■miudiiig 'hem of
Ive- to get iiis own
l")or .III im, lis ami
1 J 4
.M.\i;rvi;Ki» .\ii>si(iN.\i;ii'>
iinilf.l ll.r ,i\v.l 1,1 ..iilnwk.T'- In ■Ih «lial llirv i.l.a,-..l uith ii- '
I,i!,,, iIm • ■illi-tl niir 111' 111 iiativf ('liMr.ti.ui.s mill -hpI iliiil
wliil. \s^ !.■ ii^'hl, iili'l »liil.' III.' lii:i^'i<tratf iniiM iipliold us
at all ii.-i M li;nl to Kical Imii).!.- if \m' \\".<\<> in-i I ni, t..-lt.T
lail-, nv . I nlli.i' hr\i\ unAi- up llun' luiiuls llial liny wiii' mil
(((.itig to ]ii(....(e tlii'iii. W.l.li il I'l'-l to vicM, so w f-iiliiuili' 1 on
roiiijilioii lluit till- covcritiir* Ke iiiipioMii.
Al Si-p'iu^< a leaf wii- t.ikfU I'loiu lln' \'ii. . Ii my Look. A cow
cjiil w 1- Mil'stiluif 1 tor lUH- ol' 111.- iiiiiuli.i. As llii.' \\a> ^'..iiiK IVoiii
l.a.1 t.. U..1-.', \vr uiiil |.> the Vaiii.'ii I., .uli.at lli.' liia;.'i-tl-atc, for
tin- sak.- ..f lli.jM- «li.. u , ill, lo at Ira-t inak.- an i\.lian;;<' for tlic
(•ow-cart. Mr. lau .lu-l I "ot a.~ fir a.- tlif n-'iim /-.iroii.l Kalci in lli.-
v. iiii'ii wh.'U ill.' uii.l.rlitiu'^ il.'iiiaii'l.'.l lo know our iiiisnio- ; «.■ lolii
lli.Mii kiii.llv, liiil lli.'V al oil.,' si'l up.. 11 U-. lii"..iHly and woiiM nul
ali.iw u- I., a.lvan..- . -l.p, Alhr (iii>iii^; u- foi a Lit lluy |Misliril il-
out l.\ l-i.c. 1 r\plaiii..l tlial I had ...ii iiii p 1 v t.. pia\ f..r graiv
,il th,. hia.l- .,f llir <,lli, lal, 1 at lli.'N u.ail.l li.ar of uol liiti.L,, and only
pudu I an.l .urs.-.l us tin v. 'I'Ilv f.,ll.'\v.'.l ii- to ilu- iii'i, and, in
ft most ruiic niaiiniT, k.pi iii;,'iii},' u t.> linrry oil', tlii<at«iiiiiK to ludp
us t.y fonc, if iitiv..siry. U'c di'l 'iiirry, and wltc (,Mvatly njirved
wlini \vi' couM o'l.^' a^,'aiii linMllic tliu 'lULl air of our iiltif j.rison
carts. S..iu.|i.i\v w . alwav-- fidl l.cst when »c Wiri' in tlic ivirl.- and
on till' iiiovi', fv.'iy I'laic sccnird t.- !.<■ mlV.-tcij willi .liHiculUOK
\V.' afli luar.l- licanl lliai in Si-j.'iir,' dislrii I lluy lia.l tust(.l li|.i.«i
in the mill 1. a- of .soiir ( '.it li.di.' ( 'liristians, ami al \'. n-. ITfii^; llify
liad ditlirulli.-.- will) tli.' railway iiU'li. It was a luiraclc tliat tlicir
evil ii.ituri' did not a--i'M it-'df in d.'voiirinj,' us.
Al Siii-piiiL; He n^'iiM-d to ji.iy tlOOi) i;a.-li on .iii.liti .n tlial tlu'\
f,';iv." IH lai-f."' iiiul'-caits once nioi.-. t.iil instead tUi'V pro\ iil.-d only
four cow .ait.s. 'I'll.-- .•ow-airts aiv ('..vci'i'.liiiuly >|.)\v, and wlu'ii tlie
|),is.scii:.,'Li-s iiiiLsl lif lii.l.K'ii auav from virw and aiv iiiiaMi! to y^'t out,
il niaki's it very Iryii.K- Tlif la.lios liad to remain .ooiied up in these
carts for twenty hours without K^'ttinj; out, and ilurin.L' that time we
f-ould only ac.duiplidi thirty niile.s. 'I'hough w paid fiuOO ca.sh to the
cart othce, lli.- cart.i-s onlv iv.viv.-l li^Od ca-h, -o the c.ait otlice cleared
3-00 nn I he traus.iction.
Frnii'U.J (HUruil.-
1 do not wish t.. I.av.- tlie impr.-.-sion that we wen- thus unilorinly
ill used. On the contrary, we nut with men of all rank- who sym-
pathise.! with 1.- and showi'd us every kindness. Al T'un^-kuan the
tao-t'ais coiunii-si.incr \<-ry he u tily conirratidated us on having reached
a ]dace of sjifely. He sjiid he was keeping a sharji look-out for lioxeiv
an.l would allow none to j.a.-. lie also informed u- that the (Jovernor
..f Sueii-si w,L- continuing to give foreigners cv.ry prote.'tion. Al
l,ing-pa.., .:ortli Ho-nan, tlu- magistrate called on us at the inn in
full oMicial dress, etc., an.l iiresetited \l- with a generous supply ol
THK itD.XKi; TKorm.i;^ i.\ sii.w >i u:,
Innl ;nMl .1,-,. Al Viim,i,'-v,uik u,- .,,tu.-,l alln ,i,uk mm ,1 v-v «,■!
.li.y, vvt tlut «Aa.,„ o.ilia.il, ^m. .,,,1 -.■\ri,il lViri„|, ,,,il,-.| „„ u- in.l
alter .. .Imi ,,.v,s<.m1..I „.. w,il, ,u„ l.„nl,.- „,• .;„„.„.,- .una, J. n„
of Sw.« «„|k. one In, „r (•,„-,. ,,„l i;i..,k»,ll ,„,MiM,UI,.. ,m,l f,M,r
Tli.Hi<,'li ,l,.t;uiw.l ;ii Klo-^llal. |,M- lir.rlv Inv ,ln ,„ ,., „r,.|, lu-,1
pla-v, il„. T,,M„, (,„..,M.tn.l..'.. wl,.; sh„w.,l ,„" .v.-rv kn.Uu-^
''■':"■" ,""■ '■"'"; ^ " "'■ '""• '^'ii''- .-l"---..! t-a .,,,.1 ,,;..us tuallav
ll-i-- llur.-l. I In, w,x, |„ll„w..,| In ,„k™, ,„v, w.a.T m,-!.,,,, l„va.i
il.ni-h-Mn|.,, ,iM(| Clniir,,. BU,Kin,.il.s, ,-t.'. Al Viri«-sl,iu the
maKi.l,,,!,. uIm, .ml ni,v f„,.l, iIlmikI. v.tv Ihi.v iMuvii,;,' th,,! ,lu
•^ "- ''"■ vanoiis mi.|,.tlinj,-. at the V,im,-n, „ur ,-,,„t< aii.l il ,'
ciMUvIs ol „nl..okei-, CW nLs., r,-ii....l up lV„.,„|s Inr us, „rttii„e. |.„t ■'„
""■ "" "' "'"■" "'■ ■' I''l <l"'" ^1. -Mm'. ,.uiv,M,tv ,.(;,.r.
')li|"iM unity."
Fdillif.il A'a/ic Chrutiant
LillN- lia.- W,-n -ai.l of the hr.uv .sla.i.l l,,k> 11 U ,h,- „,iiv,.
Christian, as a whole, an.l of the way i.ianv of thmi ,i<«»| !„■ ns in
our ,l,lii,.,l,ies. ,. veil wh,.n they kn.w that ,. nu.ht eo,, ,!,..„, „„,r
vf-ll'l. M V", '■"'"■';'"■ "'" '" ""^ l'-'--"t.on. that have
befallen he ( Inuvj, ,iMnn-the pa^t tuu months, tiieiv uv.v n.anv ^^ho
witness..,! a K'-l eonfess.on. •• ilavn- 1„.,.„ faithful unto .I'eatli "
ihey ai-e no« aw. lin^^ th.- auanl th.-ir inartvrs ,row,i | ,.^nn.!t
lelram In.iu m,- .Hoiiii,;,- ihe fair men who slo,«l |,v ih s My ,„
the vaned and tiying exi.ei ien.vs of our journey : Me.sMs. KoIi-wuil'-
leh, ol S,.,]ia., ; L.u-,.ao.liii,of Flung-tu.ij,'; Sani,'an,l Li-uen-huan of
1 iiig-yan- lo ll„.se n.en our i,arl> owe. a pvat .|eht of -ratitu'le
The ualMv repiv-ntatives of tie- l,o,„i,„. .Mi..io„ ,t V,„j;.,han Vun-
.neng, an,l Sh,an-kan, an.l of the We.Nvan Mission a' Teli-m K>.
were aso very kin.i to us. At Teli-an ;.s,,e..ially ,|i,l we a,,,',re,.,at.'
.he n,e.l>,nu.., the tivsh milk, an.l t.,iMal.,e, M,|,,,|i,.,l u.s. A, Shii..-
kan Mr /. very k.n.lly ,,ui the hos,.it..l at .mr ,l,.po.sal, hut l,..in„
comlortahly .settle.l among the huge nu.l uglv i,l.,l., ..f ,1„. ,,„,„i^, ,ff
the .:ity gwl, we felt too tirwl t.) move.
i''ii)certnihi the Ruute Tahen
Tho>e who h,.v,. lollow..,! our course on th,. map may he .Mupn-e.l
at our taking such a roun.lahout route. This wa. not from choice-
circuiust.iii.v.. conii,elle,l us to conie th,. way we (Ji,l \t Fin.r ,.•,„„'
we hul inlen,le,l to get through carts to ■Fau-ch'eng, ll„.,,;h' ,,"
l.oat. 1 las fell through, however, because the carts eoul.l not be hired
and atterwards we Were exce dingly gla.l that (!,.| ' .,! thu.s nu-r. ifulh"
prevented us from making .so serious a mi.iake. .hough we ha.l ,0
rhanp. ...arts at .very st^^^'e and wait until the ,,.a-L. i,a,| lj„
rec'.pied, thus having more trouble an,l delav, «e soon ..aw , h./rlv
ihai 11 was much .siif.'r. "iai(\
lliti
MAKTVllKIt ^nsslOXAUIKS
On Tu.'h1;i\, Aii'.'ii-i :2s, ati
davs c/iir Ijimm- \m-ii' lillcd w :
Hiin-kuw, ipiii- li.iM-ii ul' lot.
conn- til all ci.il. aii'l many pMyi
iii^' Iktii f>ii till- iDU'l l'(iny-tive
111(1 tliaiikr-j,'iviii^' as \vc .-iglitt-d
.irs 1)1' trial.- aii'i ditlii'iillics liad
iM.|.r>liail idiiiid llii'ii rultihiiiiil.
Division 111. Noinii Centi;al Shan-si
T'iii-viian-l',:, Ihf piutVi tiiral capital of Shan-si and
ivsiiK'Ufo of Yii-hsifii tiif (iovtiiiof. is tin; centre of the
iiiissiunary work oi' llic Knglisli llaplist Missiuiiary Society,
the American lioaiil, the Slioi;-yaii^' or \urtli (Jliina Mission,
anil the r.ritish and Fnieiun liible Society's heaihiiiartert;
I'or the iiruvince.
Few it' any d' those lahoiiring in this district have
escaped. Th(iii;ih six jiersuns tied un hurseliack iVoiii lliii-
chau to the neighliotiriiiL; imiuntains, they lia\e siint; been
killed. In const'([Uence of the little one's ill-health, Mr.s.
Millar AV'ilson and child left T'lng-yang on Jnne 1 for
T'iU-vuan. ]\Iiss Stevens and Miss Clarke jmned them
on dune 4, and together they proceeded to the capital.
On dune 19 1 >r. Millar AVilson, wdio had been very
poorly, started from l''iu--yan- to join his wife, and entered
T'ai-yuau on .Inne I'G. The \ery next day the riotin^u
bei,'an, when Dr. Edwards' hospital and lionitMvere destroyed
and Miss ("oombs was murdered. All then took refuj;e in
the premises (.!' Mr. 1" trlhmg of the Uajdist Missionary
Societv .\t llie .same lime the city gales were closed, that
iieithe, -lei's nor native Christians might esc.ipe.
For ..it look place after this we are mainly dei-endeut
ujion native ev! leiue. From these sources we grieve to
learn lb 'i upon duly '.I all foreigners ni '["ai-yiian-fu
were mai lered in the Vamen liy the dnect order of the
Governor, Vu-lisicn — the .-iqipo.-ed de-raded governor of
Shan-toU'.;. Including I'mtestant ami loniian Catholic
missionaries, probahly no fewer ih.in ..fly Kuropeans and
i
w
Noirnr centual siian-si
12:
Auiericiins lost th,ii' liv,>,. „ii tlmt occasion. Tlif ivporl
Siiys that iii„uy native ("liiistiaiis ^u w al.so kill,-d al.nul Lh.^
saiiK! tiiiit!.
Mr. and Mrs l.uiulgreu and Mi,. KMiod of thv China
Inland Mission with four hk mlu-rs n| the Ain.TJcan I'.oard
were niurdere.l while h.ing e>eorted l,y soldiers from tlie
city of Fen-Chau on Aii-ust \i>.
We regret that tlie limits of tliis l,n.,k will not all,)w
more than a passing tril.ute to the memory of the mem])ers
of the other Societies represented in and annintl 'J"'ai-ynan-fu.
The most coidial relationshi]).. existed hetwi'en nil the
mend)ers of these Soeieties and the China Iidand Mission
;ind in their death they were not divided. As Societies we
liave tugether been haj.ti/ed into Christ's deat'.i, and together
the martyred throng ascrihe glory and honour nnto llmi for
whom they lived and died.
Since the above was \\ritten, Ihri'e letters from Mrs.
Atwater of the American I'x.ard of Fen-Chau have reached
the coast. As these letters con-litute the only evidence,
other tiian native, confirnnng the above sad iniellinenee, we
print one of these letters— the longest — here. It is written
on August S. They were ]nit to death on August 15
(see p. 1:5 6). The letter is patlietically l)eautiful, and
ton sfiered for comment.
I^'tter from Mrs. Atwatkh
FfxCHutiT, Augit.-^l 3, 19nO.
-My Dear, Doar One.- — I ha\.' tried to gatlur couragf to write to
you once iiioic. How am I to write ,ill the lioiriM.- details of tlii'se
days^ I would rallu-r s]>are you. Tlie <lcar (.nes at Slioiiyaug,
seven iu all, including <,ur lovely giil.-, were takm pi i.-oiu-i^-" and
brouglit to T'aiynau in ii-on^, and tliriv liy liir ( iov. mcji'.-, oicl,-i>
helieaded, tngellier willi the Tai\ u.iu i'licnr].-, tliii 1 v-llm ,■ mm;!.-. The
foUowing day lhc> Roman Catlioiic juic.ts and nuns )V<.ni T'aiyuan
-veiv a)>o iM'headed, ten .-ouls yMndav. 'idiive u.-eks alter the-;,-" had
jierislied, our .Missicin at Taku wa.- all;Tk,d, and <<n<- ,-i.\ trieiid.s there,
and s.'Vcral brave Christians who s!<MHi l,y ijimi, \\,ic heheadrd. \\','
a:v iK.w wilting our call honn . We have tried to g.t uwav to th.
128
-MAin'YKKD MISSION' AIM ES
hills, hut llif pl,iii> (In not work. Our filings :iii' Iteiiij, .itoli'ii nglu
ami Irl'l, till' till- ]»•..; '• kiiuw ili,n w,- aic ('oiiclt'iiiiii-il. Wliv niir
lives Imvi; Ih'cii »iiaii-ci wc i.itiiiol lull. Tlif I'roc.luiii.itiuu -ays thai
wliouVLT kills IIS will l>i' (Idiiig ihc (lov.riior a t;ii;al stTvitf. Our
M:vf,'i.NtraIc' li.i.- k.]ii |.cai. mi lir, hut il .liu.sc' iiu : coiuf tVdiu Tuk'i
llicrc is ii'it uiuih liu]ir, aiiil llnic i-ms none any \> ly we iuni. The
I'lirfigu M)! Ihi, art' in Pan-liiii; In, and it is s;ii'l that jwacu is uiaili',
'rhi> wcmlci si\i3 ii> ill any civil I'll laml, no matt' r what jicoplu may
.i'ly. TliL' (lovt-rniir scciii.s in \v in haste !n tinisli liis Mnixlv work,
I'or which tluTe i;* little ilo' ' ! he WiL- -eiit 1<. •han>i.
Dear ()nf>, I loiif,' I'or a i of your wir lace>, I , 1 Um' we shall
not meet on earth. I have lo\e(l vou al' j iiim lud know vou uill
uol forget the one who lies in I'luna. ' -. .. ic le . r weir .-istei's and
brolher.s like mine. T am j'lejaring lor the end ve: juietly and
calmly. The Lord i.-. wondertiilN' near, and lie will noi :ail me. I
wa.- very resiles- iiid e.\(-il I whiL sliere .seemed a chance nf Hie, hut
God haa laktii away lli it 1. iiiL;, ud ii' " I just jray for grace In
meet the teriilile end hi .el'. The jiaiii .11 .- -.u he over, and ni,
the sweetness of ilie welcome aliove !
My little iialiv \vi ,'o with in. I think (!ik1 will gi\e il to iiie
in Heaven, and my ... .r molh.r dl I so glad to >ii. u.s. 1 cannot
imagine the Saviour- welcon; t »h, th.il will conip.'iisate for ail tle.-e
days .if .siis[ien>e. l).-ar mii's, li\e iie.ir to ( iod .and cling !e.ss closely to
earth. Th.i.' is i lli.'r w.iy l.y which we .mii n ..'eive thai I'eace
from (inil v.hieh ]ia.s.M'l]i iiud.'i-landing. I would like to .seiicl a
.special me.s^jige to each I' \.>u. Kut it tries me too much. I must keeji
calm ,uid .--till lhe.se liour>. 1 ilo not regret coming to China, but I
.1111 sorry I ha\'e .lone so little. My married life, two •jirecimis ye.irs,
has been i-o x'.'iy full ..f ha]. pin.-,-. W.- will die Ingethir, my dear
hasliaiel .and I.
1 u>ei] I.) dre.i'l si'iiaration. [f we e.-c-ipe now it \' .1 he a miracle.
I .semi my love to you all, and ih.' dear I'ri.-nds who remember lie'. —
Vour loviiig ,si.>ier,
Liz/.iK
)iir
li:u
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K|-.\. \\|,,\ |'|.:i|.;u , VMu-.UKS.
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MKMOKIALS
129
IHi AM) MRS. WIMJA.M Mfl.LAI^ WiLSON
\M' <llll.l. Al.CXAMiKI;
I' IN'.-VAMM I , Sll.\v-.|
•'^"''''"' '""■'>"! r, T,.,._vn„Mu„„,l,ily;., iw.j,
1m Ins nanvo tou-n (Ainhi,.. Scotland) I .,■. Millar \Vil,on
- :.>.„..,,. A so,, o, one „f ,1.. i.a.lin, a,.,l nost ' ,
IJ.M.C e. c.:uc„s, a ,„1.| ,„e,ialli.t „f ,1... A.ulnnv (as ua " £>
nu.s,.,na,ylal.„urs ( nnuno.l to ( io,| i„ his earlv r..,.„s ^
«itl. th, Au.i,,.. Kv.o.udist.c As.MHiat.oM, of «-indi l.,- soon
w.je„ ,..„ ,,.a,. a,..,, h.. leu to U.,in h. uo,k i,. , , . 'ti
inal iTIiMt 111 — ion rr\- ;■. . .. ,1. ... I • . .
givat riii-MoiMry lii'Li
-iiciitire I
ilK'ir ap|iivcMtioii of th
;;t.-uo, .,.. ln,i.,. ,,n,v„l..,io.of,;..., i,sl,;,.tl,no.w}:,
ooet! cliMsun, iiltiiiiiifl
"■•■:i'iif a valued liL'l|ier in tin-
not ..„d ,1,.., ' '".-.^■'"v"- 111— xampk-and intl,K.:,r,;,lid
' '"1 l'-. ^.- >o.H.. y,.,us later .Mr. . ■hrist.an H„„tin,. w.nt
... a, a |.oru.„.d Mov-uicnt n.ar, wlulc at p,,.s.„t tluve .^p ,V,„-
iwi'u" A...nano,i an. ,u,d,.,-.o,n^ trau.,,,, f.
.... M,>„o„a,y SLivuv, ,„li,u.„e..d m„„v or ;,.s d.n.Uv l.y
Uld at Audru. ,„. Nov..,,,!.,.,- 4, wi„.„ ,h,. l.„|,h\: Hail was
.aa..d urn, an „.,cr.^t..d and syM.,,:u|,u,ic audi.,,,... u h,le the
"'I I-.- U,.>r Chun-i, .as,di.,.du-,th tho.se unal.l,. to ...,„
.td„l,tta,ic,; to tl,r iai-ui' 111..,. till-
. o !, th. 1 .emce or fhnst „. ,;hi„, ,„„„ ,,„ |,^ ,„„,,^
'."- '. In .he naitve U,n,.tM„s. „o,- ,no,v ,i,.e|,lv aiuumed hy
130
tluir
MAirrVKKIi MISSTONAUIV
I'lh
iw-iiii'^.-'iiiuaru
•s. tl
:kiii
1)
1.1 Mr-.
;s
M
ul.ir
honoraiA iikmiIiii.-
,f tlic C.I.M. 'I'lii^iiwo
1-
ll.-'DII,
aiu
(1 Slium
iOU li.f
fi, Sh.'iiiM— the .i.cii'iit ..■.l-ital <-f Va.. and ^1"
"l,..!; opiun. nfu,e. .n,! . hos;,,,.! ..re e.t.l.hshe.i by thorn
w. aj!l. liOO .uil... away. To the Christuu.s u, the munedu..
vicinity, and tu n.anv ,n rhc n..R. distant stal>.,ns, the dortn. .s
,.unp was u houscd.old word, and many thou-:.nd.. oi non-
Chn.trM,. have sen. through h,s life and work th. r,a.:tu-l
,1.1. nt Christianitv. O.dy a t.^w days h.U^u- \u, d.a h the
„,live Christians t.ad ,.v-ent..d hnn with a .ar^e nd sa nn
..nnn.T wi:h the inscription in ,-dt letters, '-(.ods ta.thlnl
sftrwnt
l'),d' space pernut, ea-es could l.e mentioned of ,onvers,ons
whi.h l.'ve l,een the d.rect result of this work. H.-|'i'yl"j
re-ular m.dical work. h. luui ..st.d.lislu.l a sn.all m.d.eal srhool
f,;,he tramin- of native helpers, and one of h.s last reuue-t.. to
n.e when I was Iravi.,- fnr tl,. Coast was to purchase a nuu.I.er
of translations cf nu'du'al wnrks for this purpose.
How much his fellow mi-sionaries owv to hnn it is unpossU.k
to sav several owe their lives. lie l.,< travelled thrond.
l,l„„lm. M.owstonns. although warned hy natives a^a.nsl -hnn^
„, and throii..':. sunin.er heat-wlu.i lar tnmi well lumsel --
thlu he n.i.du help ,h„se who „e..d,.d hin. A man ..f ew
words and undemonstratnv. in deeds ot kindness he a ..umh.L
and in times of trial reveale.l a tend..rness and sympathy which
o„lv those in rlose .ontaet with hi.n - ould know He wu.s
almost too sympathetic tor a doctor, and lus m.dicd work told
heavilv uiion'him l.ec;ui<e ofthis. uM,.,,--
with Dr. Wilson's kind and ;.'rnial sp.nt, and Mis. W il.son :-
.nMi.'rou. hospitality, I'u.u' yaii,- fu hecann- a centiy where all
comers f.'.t welconR'. ^■ative confc^reiuvs and .oMfereuccs for
workers were i eld there, and to many it was like a tou.h ot
home to stav with them. The .reparation from their two
chiloren at home in Srotlaiui was a real trial, hut a trial not
l„.t to the natives. 1 well remniiher one native pastor saym,-
to me upon their return after an ah^Hice of onlv a lew months,
.-That means ..arnestne-s indc'd.' One of his l...t act.-, as a
,„edical m.ssu.narv wa> to irav.l twenty mih^s t In'oU'-di the d.s-
atrecte.! pa-, s that he mi.ht do all that eouhl he done to sav..
the lif,. of Kld.T .^1, who had 1 n -everely wounded hy a sword-
cut in the side .^ivo , hy ti'c I'.oxns.
From .e.arlv the last i-ttcr l.^ could have written vve extract
tile followm;.'. ' It was written wliiic .,n hi> journey to 1 ai-yuan-
T
MKMOKIALS
1.51
"It' a "/'• "7--, lus collc:.^,.o, at |-i„;,-y.n.^ f,. •
-■..c:u,o n„l 1 foar Ta,.y.uM f:, „ the ,„,„ r ..,|... Hi,,'
•"" ''"I '■vi'.ess when parti... ulut i luve r,.|, ,|,.„„ v, , ,:
o. f.i.t ,,, d.a,a.tm,t,c ot tl„.,a l„.,h a,,,! .nu,t i„. „.;.,|, ,
N-iK f..r n,;u.y. Th-y ha-l i„icn.lol v.Unnu.^ u, S. . U.
-ly n. ,lH. .p,,n^ of this year, h„r a .hreaton..,! Ian. m. .
>em t,. ,:!.„„,. ,h,.ir ,.ia,.. Th,. ,l„et,... sa,.l la ' .
'•^■■'^';;'""7''"1 -- 'l.us fa,.„„h,s p..,,,.,., II,. ,,v
"-.l.t.q. ar,CM.ppli,.. .,,,,,,,,,,;,,./ ,,,,.,.,,,,^.,^^J^^
■\ h.ca tun, nas s.artol ,„ „„.,t ,1„. ,,.,„|„^, ,„.,.,., - , , * f^
m " '^■- l-"nen„„f„nuas th.,h„c„ul,ls.;veSl,ausi
hi
hrst by iii-i
hia lii'i
as his first ci
tion
hav
the
I'oin
-t,,r,.hel..,.atn„,.y,„.,,., ,.f,,, ,^,.,^,^^^^ ;
nal h, Ip ,,, .ho ,H.,.,1 ,Mcr,.ase,|. I},a fur this .Iclav they uouM
...n ho,„.. en, the st..„U.roke, an,i now wc. h,lv,. t-^no;;;;
^^. rn.;^::;-rr''^.ir'n,:;::-^^^^
Ali. well we kliuw
U nt lutl, u..i r..:i.s„n say. tl,Ht lov an,| fo^.r,
Ahki- iiiif,tiliM-. l)!t... us every I,„iir :
That, tint is best
Whirli (i,„l (ItH'Mis NO ;
rhat_,< / ,s ,:;o.,.i whu-h ro.nrth of Ills will ;
^ '>t W l.y, .;^,, « l,v ? •■ „„, i„_,,rt,, are a.ski,,;,' Mill,
Nor will they re>t.
W.I (.ail i>iit v\,iit ;
Life s mystery , lee,.,. lis will, the ralH,,,- v.^ai-s
l.in^» lil.toiy.J.arJly re.i.l thru„j,'l, l,li„ai„,. tear.,
•■."■'■ms ilark ami \aiii ■
Vet not col.i Fat ■,
Hut a kind Fatli. I's 1, ui.l eontiols our wav
Au.l «nea that l.ai„i has wiped the t.-Ar-awav
All shall ho i.lai'i.
Mahshai.i, Bruomhall.
132 MAUTYUKl) MISSION Ai;ll>
MISS .lAN'K STKVKNS
llll IIIAI , SlIAN .-.I
Suir.n.lu.xtNnl ' T'..! vn,... n. m, .l„ly '.•, li'OO.
tie," .,w„ .cco.n.t of tl.c ..v.t , !,.u,4c .lut h;ul take, i.l.uv .n
Llm- lift' is ns follows ;
.q was un.ler o.nNK.Hm of M., for^bv.ajt,.- .v.am^; /A'' /-:-
///V-/,.. Th.n I Mn^.h.uok.o.r-.oMl. 1 ..l.^-ltl-
Lus l>,;.l .li..l [...■ ".-, un.l li..,u-<'f„„l ,I,:U li. lias m.N.-i U
ii^
nil' (Idillit .--iiiif iIk'Ii. '
For l,N.' v..ar> i>nor to luT ,K.,."tur.. for Chi-M a. a ..
Monarv. .h.'wo.h..! as a mu.>o in eoM>u....ou w,,h .•• M> ■
„,,vNu>M.>^ ll,„„r. „n.l^^!^l.• tl,r,,., 1,h truly « hn.sthk.. vNa U
,n,l nmvcrsatio,, w.t.- a ..al lu-!,, an,l hlc.s.n^ to many of the
[laticnts shr hwl uii.l<'r tier <aiv.
Mi-~ .bnc Strvrii. Nvnt f ('l,ina in Sr|.trnilMr l>.^->. ln,ni
„,„ ,„.st ^h.. wa^ .euou-ly atl.ctol |.hv.„ally i,y tl,. .•xt,,..,,.
,,„,,, an.l the sontiu-rn t^nqaTaluro laovuiu n.i.o fan .he , onUl
,,,,; slu. ^vas carlv ..M,l North, la.t not l>.tore li'^i ;1<>I ul nnrMnu'
iK.a'l n .iH' nu-ans,,uuk.r (lo,l,ofl,rn,,in:4 M:-^ M- Murray
satflv through a Ni'iy sfnou^ iilnr~s.
It ^vou^i 1.C .litlieulr to >ay how ottm h.r ;4ift ot nurMuu
was call..! i.ito us.., hut th.'.r ar. many who .an r.call w.th
;^M-alitu<lo her kiu.l h.'lp in times .,f .Mckn.-, somctim-'s of a v.r>
serious nature. . ,
Mueh hinaiuv.l l.y nursiuLr. atul not havui- any natura,
liivM.istu' ahilitv, the Chn.ee km-uav." luoved a very roa
ohrta.h. ; hut hV .teaiiy perseveran.-e she j^auu. ..uc . a knuv
I,.,h.r,. of tlie ^erna(■uhr a- surpri^cl those who luul known her
initial (iilliiultie-. ,,,. .
■n„. ...eiter part ot her life in China was spent in 1 ai-yiuin
fn Miaii'si, where she rereived numerous wou.en visitors, visite.
,.,'ci,iu,-^e homes, assisted in the medieal Avork, ami tauj;ht a.ul
;,,,„„,l with mmh rare the seh<,ol chil.lren eou.mitted to her
'''"[il',' l,er reiun. f.o.n furloud, (whieh was a time of ;ncat
...freshmeiit ami pleasure, throu;.h the ki.idness of many fnen. s.
„f whom -he always spoke with ureal appreeiat ^he wUh
MK\|()i:i,\i.
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""'"-'' '""s ci.« K I ..I ,i„. i.iii.. ..i.,;„.i, ""■
^■il^.ii tlir ..tirriL'v to T-.i V,, , f 1 • ' '".-•■'Ik-'
n<i.-l their iiiissionarv .micis.
-.':'-:::J^;:,:^j;.::;;:;l;::;:;;;j:::;:;f ':";■.
'I'll -'"• "..- c:!!!,.,! to ],;,>s.
I'lni i;ii,|iiK.
^'^-.an.ithMi^Mf;;:.^^ Jl.:;''t:;''''''7'^''^'-
I think it „Ms., ,hi. ,„„, , ; ■ ' '"^'""■' ',"''""'^^"-
^■^'\ i-uv ( hi,,., .„„ ■ , '".iHTn.tc.l h.T liCn to
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the S:i\i
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MAIJTYKED MISSIONARIES
MISS MII.l'iM':!) OLAWvK
HO-CHAU, SHAN-Sl
SulT.r.vl .uirtynlon, :it T-.i-yuu.-fu on .Tuly '.\ '.MO.
Tt w,. I tl.H.k in Iho .unun.T of IS'JO, my l^eloved daugbtor
:,i .h" ".i^i, N... v,.rv i™.. ;.f..T. -vi-i^ «»;'>; ■:;,"■, "i:,;,:
h.iil she h'-ru at honic. It %\.i> a\u i
iuiariiig an a(.i.rt-
Ali"l<, luul also (in.
bv the iv'
vv llcvw..o.rllois],uv-b, that she
th^YWCA.. Kodhill. in January lS'.)l,sh.. expressed to the
Mi..ionarv-SiM'retarv of the Association that resolve.
'' A ':;\n.:..ths ,,;f„ve, it had been suggested that t^ l^edhd
P,raneh siumhl endeavour to supi-'^rt 'ts " own nns.ionai m
Ch a. and all felt that in thus sendn,. one o. the.r own n> nlj^^
(iod had graciou>lv uiven His a^.n.l to th.s proposal, and ll.s
promise of aid and hh-sin-. _ M..n7i..'s and
' 1>,,,, of the cost of the n..,.d-,l traunng at .^1'- ,^J',"^' .^
at rvrlind Koad was rcadilv and kindly provided for by hedlu 1
S^ii:^: Id the rest of the training, -tl-jUht^ passage c^^^
•uul support in China for nearly s,..ven years it ha. l.e> n the „.cat
joy of the Kedhill V.W.CA. to nnrush
^ ^On the .rd Oet.ber j-'^'-l.l^-'^^VTt^l; d.^^- -
AIis< Si' s (another nienil)er ot tlie \ . \v .v-v- ai .» ,
^:V-t "^tarting for dapan) was l-''^- ^^^ /-^^ -[f [i;
.poke words of deep trust and lofty eoura.e, wnieh ^.ent to
'"'S^^ho'Tth October >he .ailed in c.mpany with some other
yor^g mLionaries for Shanghai, and I sl.dl never for.et the 3o>
^ -joining in the singuig of the w,.nls :
.Xiivwhrv with ,Ti-u.s .-ay^- tli
Aiivwb^'ir with .K'sus, so w
(in
her face as
Christian b. art ;
she was gi^IIdly borne out If >ight ! Hut what will be the joy
when we see her face again '.
IVIEMORIALS
135
She arrived at her Hiial destination, T'ai-yiian fn, in April
following. After two or thr.e years there, she was moved to
Iliao-i for a short time ; and thence aj^ain to Ilo-chau, wliere
•sli.' an.l her l.elov.-d companion Jliss J. Stevens were alone.' In
iier last lettei- from tlu^nce (not written to any one in her own
home) she remarks on the apnointmcnt of Vu-lisien as Governor
of Sh;ui-si, and begs that I may not be t(,ld ; and with an
.ipprehension of the danger wliich she plaiidv saw, she adds tlu-.-e
word.s, "but we are kept safe in the hollow "of His hand."
There seems no escaiic from the conclusion that she was one
_oi^ those who laid down th.^ir lives for the Lord Jesus Christ in
Tai-yiian-fu on the 9ih .Fulv.
Looking back to the tirst journal she wrot(^ from T'ai-yiian-fii,
how deeply interesting and touching it is to read these words ■
"Tai-yiian-fu, April 27, 1894. At las^ we have reached our
•iestmation. . . . Pray that f!od may be sai:ctiiied in my life,
and in the lives of all His children here : th.ii the heathen .Jiall
know that He i.s (iod. I long to live a poured-out life unto Him
among the.-e Chinese, and to enter into the fellowship of His
suH'erings for souls, who poured out His life unto death for us.—
"iours in the Master's service, MilJ>!;i:n Ei,K.\NO[i Clakke.'
How truly was her desire granted !
(<'OLONEL) A. l;. ClAUKi:.
I.ct .ill the saint.' tfrrcstriiil sinj,',
With tlio.sc: to t;lory '^njiv ;
VnT all till? soiv, lilts of our Kiiif;
In oartli .-mil ui-ii-,i.n are one.
One fiiniily, we dwell in Ilini,
One Cliureli, above, lieneatli ;
Thoiij;!i now (liviiled liy the striaiii,
The narrow streai.i of dr-ath.
Kven now by faith we join our iiamls
W.Ji those that went before :
Ami greet the blooi-be.spiiiikl.-l banii.s
On the eternal shore.
' Ho-ehau was sii|Hrinl. n.Jed from Hun^'.tun^,^ from which it i.s distant
about twenty-si.x miles— a d.iys journey. Communication between the two
places was therefore easy and frequent.— Eb.
136
MAlMVIIEl) MISSION AKIKS
MK. AN!) Mi;s. A. 1'. IJM'CKIiN
lvli;-iiir, SiiAN->l
Snll.v.l iii:nt>nloiii Au,'M,t !:.. 1!'"0.
Tlie rircuiiistaiufs cuuiitvt.Ml uitli Mr. .nid Mvs. I.uiul-
-rcifs and .Miss A. KMivl's dcalli aiv, as lar as \\r know at
I'lv.^nil, as follows; In .onsequonn; of llu' disturbarn'os.
thev lia.l iR'en inviud l.y Mi- l'nv>' nf llif Anirrican F-oanl
at VVn-c'liaufu V> vi-it tlimi tli.-iv. wli.'iv tliin-s ai-vcared
more i.cucoalik". The mandarin al l-'en-ehau-fu was frieiidly.
and nothin- transpired until the Governor of t!ie i.rnviuce,
Vu-hsien, ai.]ioinl«'d another lavfeel to tlie eity. 'Ilns
prefect was liitterly anti-foreign, and soon insisted \\\>nu all
the missionaries leaving Fen-ehau-fn. They were offcre.l an
cseort, and under this javlenee of jirotection they left the
citv on Augu-t 14, on wliat ih.-y thouglit was ^ journey
to 'tlio Coast. They were escorted as far as the niarket-town
of K'ai-ehih, Ihirty-scven miles north-east of Fen-(diau-fu,
and were th.-ro riihcr shot ><r sh,in with liie sword hy the
soliiiers wlio were escmling tlicni (srr ]•. 12S),
Mr. I.undgren was horn in Denmark in hSTO. He
went to North America in 18S7, and saileil tor China in
1S91 as a mendier of tlic Scandinavian t'liiuii Alliance
Mission. In 1S9S he was aci.'iitcd a< a lull mcnd.MM' of
the C.1..M.
•■ Thci/ were oiuiiti-d irnr>h;i to ^xfer sJiauii- V-r /,;,■; Xifae. '
Anion- those who Imvc hccn s.^paiatcd from us for a time
through marlvrdoiu aiv Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Lundgrci). I fi^i'st
made their acquaintance at T'ai-yuan-fu, where they had pivcc.led
me. F>v the nature of our work, I canu' into closer contact with
Mrs. Lundgren. helping her sometimes with iier meetings for
the women and accompanying her to villages. She had a
peculiar fascination for the women : her face pleased them ; such
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]<\:u:k liair ;in,l wliite skin tliev alwavs a.liniiv, aii.l tlini slie
.spoko tl„. hiM-u;,L- v,.iT uvll. Alw.v,- all sh,- ha.i a -lacious
luuiui.-l' and leal lc,\-,. fni tlitin.
At l''ing-ya(., wiiere I affruauls was statinncd, 1 f,,uiKl tlic
iM'opl.' had lu'ver f„r-„tt..n " .\i,-li kia„-si -—this was Iut Cliiiic.e
iianit! before slie was iiiariK^i. She had w,,rked llieiv toinie: ly and
gained ..ntranee into many lionio in the citv an.l nei-iilMauing
vilhtges. Many i,ave lieard tlio <;osp,.l f,„ni her ii^s ul„, perhaps
liavc nev.-f liad anuiher opp riiinity nf li.arin;,' it.
In l.s'iG tliry left ( h'ina fur Amorica. Mr. Linid-ren felt
It would he an advanta-,- to him to .sliidv in one of tiie Theo-
lo.U'ieal Colle-e.s, so they went to ChieaLro.' wi.ere hoih of them
made ihc most of the two y.-ars there. .Mrs. Liiml-ren w^.
eluvei' and per.M..vering, so that, hesides attendin- to all the duties
ot the hoiiso, sh,^ k.iiowed certain eouiMs of'Hihle study and
taULdit herself musie. Tlw tliird year was spent in visitin'- Mr
Lundu'rens family in Denmark. Mrs. Lund-ren has mon'~ihan
once spoken to me of tlie liappiness of that time.
Ill spit,. (,f the eomforls and love of homo thev a-ain made
tlieir wiiy to China in the (aily >prin.u- .,f I.s'.iO. Tlu' last year
ot their missionary service they spent a! Kichiu. '.Mr
Liiiid-reii ilividin- liis time hetween Opium liefuue work and
Itinerations. He olitained entrance even to severalof tlie hi-li
ofiic;aI.s in the Vamru and faithfullv preached iho Cospef'to
thi-m.
•Mrs. Lund-ren, wiih her cjuiet. gonial manner, received many
\v()nien who visited her, and patiently taught Seriptnr.' venses
and hymii.s to the women wIkj came as patients to the 0])inm
Keiuge. lieing only two in the station, and her hu>hand often
.■ih.sent, thi' life at Kie-i,;u was very loiielv for .Mrs. Lund-
gren, yet her stivn- son>e of duty lielped her throu-h much
trial.
Their concern for thosc of us who !,ad remained at Kie-
.1111 while ih.'y ha.l gone on a visit to .Mr. and Mrs. I'rice of
the A.RC.l-'.M. a! Fen-chau-fu was charaeteristi- o; their
na.lmess to help and sh.nv kindness. .Mr>. Lundgivn c.\-])ivs.ses
111 her last letter the wi<h thai we mi-ht he to-nlier to share
each other^s anxieties. We have l)eon separated, hut not for
long; and now the thought of these havin- joined the "great
cloud of witnesses" jnusses us to run with -reater enduninee
tlie remainder of the race.
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MAUTVUEI) MISSK )XAi;TES
MISS ANNli: KLDKED
P'lNfi-YANa-Fn, SHAX-SI
Siill'rip.l iinrtynlii'ii A>ij;ii^t 1.', 1000,
llnrii Dec. 22, 1^71 ; brmnjht to a s./fui;/ knovbiitjc of Jc-u.^ Christ,
Nnr. IH'.IO; njTrr.'d f'lr China, F,h. 1897; miiUd f<u- <'hw',
>'.;>'. IW. !m:)8: ■nt'r'''l it) to .■■■•■■ th<' Kinij, .1"'/. 1"), 1!)ii(),
The-c wen; tiio rrisis duties in tlu' lifr of this yimii.s mis^idiiary.
■\VoiiM tli;it wi' coiiM cotiv.'y to others the iiietiirc lh;it tliey do
'o tlio^e who luifw liiT, of a lil'e lived iti th<; piuseiice of Hod!
Onict and quite u'cntl" in inaniii'r, it ^vas not till she felt ;>t
hnnii' tliat the hriL^iitnoss and e:\rne>tiicss of dear Annie Eldrcd's
nature hceanie apparent. Her un>e!ti-hni'ss was very marked,
and made her a ;_'reat f-.vourite in rvrry place — whether at
home or at > huol, :w an appren'iee in a honsr dI' business nr as
a Christian w.^rker.
It \va> at liri-litM!! that the -reat ehan-e in her hfe took
plaec and all things hceamr le'W. Sue was then working in a
shop, hut her spare hours were spent at the well-known Con-
naught Institute, where her love for the Master found manv
outlets. Her eyes wore quirk to lind out those who weie
anxious about t'h.'ir souls; ti'en with what eagerness would she
point theiu to the way of sal\atiMii, and patiei\tly meet ditiiculty
after .lillieulty, never're-tin- till she had the joy of seidng that
the seeking «"inn.'r had really met the serking Saviour! Many
conversions took place, and t!>e secret of power to deal with
souls was a little pvayei'-nieetin- h-ld by •^otne of the young
worker-^.
Her life in the Training Home was singularly even in
character; she was oiu- of tiie " ready '' ones for every call that
came. It mi^'ht Ih> to prepare for an examination in Christian
doctrine, or to take h^r share in the work of the house ; to
study thr .■Irments of Chinese, or to minister to some sick woman
or child at the Medical Mission ; to hunt up an absent member
of the Ihble Classes or to spnak at a motiier>' nu^eting ; each
to her heart was part ot Cod's will for her, therefore equally
important.
Well do we renienib,.r her expr.'-sion at the Friday evening
"athering of students in the Training Home. Sacred, blessed
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hdurs w.To tlicse, wlmi wc waited iM-f.H-e (Jod to know wliut Ho
would say to us. If sIk; wi-io ..ppealed to, sli.» aliiiM.,t rilwju.s
hail a vers,, to pass on to us whi<'li Lad cvidontiv Im-imi as moat
and diink to licr own soul.
Then cunc the partini,'s fi-,.in Im;,,,. and lowd ones. ,vhosc
lives had so often been cheered \>y h,v lovinj,' lhou,iilitfnlness ;
good-live also to many d.'.d' felh,w-workers ; the voya-c out, and"
the arrival at the land of her adoption.
Her life in China u a.> a happy one, thou^li headaeh.e some-
times stopped her st.i.iy of the lan-uajro, and .she wrote: "I
wonder what the end of it will bo ; // ir,,,,/,/ i,-,,,/ „>■/ /,.,ni A(
/iinv to /',/,-,■ Cl,t,„i, l,;iL 1 will leave it :;11 to Him, and l.'arn to l,c
cont.'nt, .md ,i,da.lly .s.iy. ' Thy will be ,l,,ne.' I do love the people
.so, and want to stay with them."
And so i; wa> from the mid.st of the people she loved that
Annie went home. (tii.vci: Ki.izai'Ktk S(ji.tau.
We first welcomed Miss Ainiie KMrcd as a worker in r'in<'-
yans-fu, South Shan-si, in May tS!)'.). From the very befjinninT,'
of her life amonj,' us we noticed how deeply in earnest .Che was
to seek the .souls of those with v.hom she came in contact, and to
this end she ajijilied herself to the study of the language with
tremendous zeal. In her we always found a hand rculv'^to help
in any emergency. Hers was always a very practical Christi-
aruty. Her first summer in the North w.is spent with a worker
HI one of the hill villages in which we have ;i eh.ipcl.
When Annie Kldred retuined to the city, she was troubled
with contiiuious headache, and books had' to be put away
altogether for a month or two. This was not a little tiying to
one naturally .so energetic .and (jiu'ck in study, but the paticnicc
exhibited Avas a lesson to many.
Sometimes in the mornings she would take j^-ayers with the
natives, and two or three times in the week .she w-ould give the
school-children singing clas^o^ while a few davs spent in the
homes of Chiistians in the villages were looked upon as a
real treat.
Though not permitted to do all the woik her heart desired,
can we not .say that to-day Annie Eldrcd shines the brighter for
the lessons she learned in the Ma.-ters school of pain and self-
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MAUTYKED MIS.SIONAIMKS
FOUMKi; FELLOW LAIUJL KLUS
I AI-YI AN-Kl , MIAN--I
SiilUivd ui^ntynloni .Inly :k I'.WiO.
This liodk is M\o\vrilly H rccnid i,l' tlu' mart yifd iiiissioii.irirs
uf llic Cliina liilaml Mission, and iii'Vi-r hcforc! in tile fii-tory nl'
Christian Mi.-sions lias luiy Mission had tu placo on record sncli
an apiiallini^'ly lorii; list of duvotod laliourers suddi'idy cut "li'
in the midst of tlicir work. A nioiuiifully iavi^u nunilMM' of
other nii.ssioiiaiius coniicvtcd witli \aiioiis oruanisalioiis havr
also fallen, ai'd concerning them due notices will undoulitediy
appear in the piililications of their several S(]eieties.
I5ut there was a small lian<l of workers in North China, all of
whom liad formerly heeii connected with the China Inland
Mission, who at the time of their lamented death were working
sepaiatelv. Of these Mr. and Mrs. I'.eynon were connected
with the British and Foreign Bihle Society. Si.K were as.sociated
in the North China Shoii-yang Mission until that mission, l)y
mutual consent of its members, cea.sed to exist as a se])arate
organisation. t)f these nine earnest workers not one is now lel'i.
Their names swell the jKiintul list of tho.se who liave been called
to sea! their work with their lives. Though during recent years
these nine were not memhers of the China Inland Mission, it is
litting that they .should have all'ectionate recognition in these
jjaircs ; they h.id .ill gone to China in connection with the China
Inland Mission, ;uul in connection with it through many years
iiad done much valuable work.
Their "■imes and the dates of their leaving England for China
are as tuider : —
Mr. Thomas Wcllesley I'igott, B.A., .March '.», 1S79.
Mrs. T'igott, ?(''. ,lessi(> Kemp, 1SSl>.
iMr. \V. T. i'.eynon, Au-ust -Ji), US«."j.
Mrs, Ileynon, //*'. Emily Taylor, December lt>, li^S.").
Mr. Alexander lloddh-', August 2'), 1SS7.
Mr. dames Simpson, Decendier 15, 18S7.
Mrs. Simpson, December 1 ■">, 1SS7.
Mr. George W, Stokes, November 20, IS'.U.
Mr.s. Stokes, //,'' .Margaret Whittaker, December lU, L^9L
The first of the above list, Mr, I'igott, who went out twenty
Ml;. I . W I.I 1 l.-'I.I.Y I'llKll I . I. \
\IU~. I. W. rii.nl 1.
Wl.i I l.~l 1.1 I P.nl
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MKS, IWII.-. siMlviN.
Ml.. I Wll - ^l\n '' iN-
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y(Mi> iiiin, vv.is ,1 „qa,|u;it,. ,,t Itiihljn liuvursitv. < (f him Mr
"If <'v.T 11 i,i;,,i liviMl wh,. WMs Utterly in r;iiri Nt it w.is
Ihnnus Wrllrslry I'iL'ntl. Wli.MirNrr 1„. ivtUlI.,,! to this
cMMiitiy fn„„ hi> .hnsni h,'!,! ,,f h.Kuni, his l|.,u-in- s|„.,.ch ui
[irn.itr .111.1 , nihil,-, w.,s aUvav, „u.\ ,,i,lv dt Chin;! .-iikI hn-
pryph', uhnn, hr IcvcW .,, ,,,11. Ii. it w,,s i„i|„,-.,hh. ,,, ,,.,„,,„
"I'l'Mvivnt ,,r iiri-yM,i,:,th..ti.- in r\w .mvs..,,.,. ,,f si„-|, /ril It
unuM.h.l In, .,,1,,,, i, ,^,,..v,.,| |„, „.,.,, M.ni.thiM- un.ur.M.ntahl,-
iM.'X|.ii,-,l.|.-, tliat ..th.Ts sh.Mihl r„.t tV,l the int.'!-.-!. th.' s„m.«'
■•"Ml th.' j..ywitl, whi.'h h.- wa. (ijh.l A„.l this Nva, ,„,,„.',■,'
s.'litl.M.wit It was su.-h a tvality that t,, ,,,..,,,1 his tiln.- 1,,-
sti.'n-th, his „„.,|ta| a,„l liliy.i.a! ahlliti.'.. ai,.i l,i- i,i,„„.v tV.a.lv
^tn. wl,.,l,v i„ th,- .-aus.. ot Cliitia was to hin tin- i„,,st n.tufa'l
.iiiil t.,r liiti, 111,' ..tily ifas,.nahif ati.l i)Mssil,|,. ,v.,v ,,, |i^,. ;
Mrs. i:.lw,ir.Is.,| Tai yuan 111, >i>i,., .,r M,,. I'j^^^.if^ ,,.,,.,, ,„
;. lutt.T I., th.. ah.,.)r|,ti..i, ,,f M,-. ati.i .Mrs. |-i._M,it 'i„ tlieii w.„I.
m Lhina. leavni- th,.,.! i.i.t iittl,' tin,.- f,„ , ,. ,i,ai, the Kri..f,..si
letters h..me. She says : '• They l.-lt e>|,e.i,,llv alle,' th.- Ku ehV,,-^
nia.ssa.-n- how short tiie time l..r lahoiir t„i-lit 1.,-, „,,t that ihev
"•mke.l har.leraft.-r tli.-ii, hufor.-. f..r ti„-v never spur.-.l thoniselv.-s
i have never l<n.,wn any one wii.j nse.l ,-,i| his ..i.portuniti.-s f,.,-
iiui<in,i;- known tlie truti, ni..re laithfullv than niv lin.liiei-in-law
An.l tl„-y w. n- alway> tull ot' kin-lne-s and .M-ivieeaMen.-ss for
all they cam.- m eontaot uitii, Chines,- ;is w,-ll as toreii,'n."
Mrs. I',V,,tt many tinn-s operated f,.i- eatarael wi?h i„ark.-.l
success.
Their «on and only chiM W,-lle>lev he-an la-t De.emher
tuaehmgii clii-ss of riiincse l),)ys in Siii„lav S,ho.,l li ai,|,.-,is
that .shortly bef.jre ,uoi.i,i; hack t,. China n.'-arlv tw,, v,-ars'a.M,'he
-siul to a frien.l: " Vou can't 1„- nwrtvr,- in' Kn^rl.;,,,!. 1,,,^ n,v
f.alicr and mother and I nii,-ht h,,- marlvr; in China."
-\lrs. K,hvar,ls .says that Mr. and .M'rs. I'i.^,,tt h;„l ,„, a,m,-e-
he'ision of .-iny such torribl,- occurren.-e as has tak,-u place or
they would not have taken ^\■ellesley inland, hut woiiM liavc
left nun at the C.I.M. .school at Ch.-fo,., with the mana-ei„rnt of
which th.-y w.-re .-.vtremely plea.sed. In takin- with th, in i
tutor t,,r th,-u .son — Mr. Kohiuson, |!.A., and'. Mis., Duval -i
,t;overn,-.ss, they were hopin- to anan-,- for a school t.a- the
childn-n ot other nussionarii-s. The\ h„! alreadv had nine
other chil.lrcn for a tim," un.l.-r their char-,-.
Mr. Statdey Smith .ays of them : " Mr.'l'i^„tt wa.s as -enerous
an,l lar-e-hearted a> Mr,. I'i-ott was capal,le an.l coura.-eous.
14:
M.\i;TVi;i:i' misskinau'Ks
Th.ir lov l(. tlic I'lill N^.i- ;l .ll.UM.tnistii- uliuli .-howol
it-ell .1- -i"ill .1- \"il Knew li.riu."
(II Ml. 11.., I. lie Mr. K.lw.ir.l.s .-..y-: "111- tlilew liiiiiMlf uitli
.•luiuv Mii-> til.' wc.ilv in Till yuim, t.ikiii- eluirp- "f tli- l>ii"l< Ix)!',
tuachiiin. i.i.Meliiii-:, ;'ii.l .l...n„' tnii.;h cvaii-eli.stie work in piivatr
n)MVvrs?.tiun. ,\t ..,„• iiui- !..■ iMitly sui.|M.ite.l liini-<'lf l.y
tcichin- Ki.-li.-K i.. i'liiiu'-'- Mu4.nt>. lie was :i truly .v 1
.leM>i.is,^ i.Kin, -ivin.ii huii.^flf lie.iit uii.l MMil t.. Clirisi fur the
s;ilvati..ii ..f llf ('liine-e, uli.. Were, in.iiiy of lluMii, inueh .ittaelicl
ti) liiiij.
Mr. aii<l .Mr.s. Simi.Miu w.re from Alur.leeii, where lliey hul
l,e..'ii .eal..ii^ workers in . .u.iieet ion with the Melville Free ( "luirrh,
!h.' V.M.C.A., aii.l ihe \ \\A\\., an.l lu.l won a -"'"1 r.p..rt l.\
th.-ir iintirin.; .ni.l iiiisilli-h -.'rvi.e,-.
Mr. ShiirelV. of the V.M.C.A.. Al.enle.'ti, wriiiii- of th.'in
after ih.ir return to China, ahout, four years a-o, -ai.l ; " W Inlr
:a liciiie ..n fiirlouiih ihev have in a v.-ry niarke.i an.l umisu;,!
wav e..nuiien.le.l theinMlv,'.. to a iar-e and in.'r.'asiii^ eireh' of
frieii.l.s, in town and ,M,uiitl-y, l^v their o|,-olar ,|evote.ln.-s t..
the vast ne.^.'s ,,f Cliina, I'.nd Mie .liims ,,f ,,ur i.onl an.l >avi.,nr.
■riieic wa- ilu' -anie (le\ i,teiln.-s in their work in China.
Mr and Mrs. Stok.'S were valued wi.rkeis. Mrs. Kdwards
It w.is :i ureat e..nifnrl in leavin- on fiiii.>n;;h t.) know
t we'^nii.irht l..' that tli.'V woiiM do all that lay m
their uuwer for the peopl.'. , • i
liiiL f.,r this hoinecoiiiin.L; ..f I>r. and M'-s. Kdwards we nii.i;iit
lu.w have sorn.wfully to add their nain.'s to ihe list of the
d.'Voted workers whose loss we .-in.'erely inouvn.
Of Mr. ll.'Vii.ii!, lief..re he w.'iit to China, the rriiicipal ut
Clitl' Collei;.' s;i,d that he was "one of tlieir best students, an
e.xeelleiil iHva.h.T, a true man, wholehearted in mission work;
that he was ^-entlemanly, most a-ree.ihle, ;iiid most uhligmg.
.\11 suliseinient exi'erienees eontiinied this testimony.
A mis.-io!;:tr\, writitm fvnn T ai-yiian-fii a year ago, said of
Mr. B.'ynon : '•' lli' i> so' !.u,-y, and does and helps so much. He
is just'evervii...lv's simimal helper: so many of the brethren
have borne 'testimony t.. tliat. His presence in T'aiyuanfii is
a (4n(lsend imleed."
Th.' following i- the testimony of the liritish and l-oreign
Hible Society ; —
-Sine,, the spriim of l.'^OO lie has li.ad charge of the Hible
Soeictv's w.,rk in the Tiovince of Sliaii-ji. one of the most
diiBciill fields in China, 'riiero was little to encourage, much
i.ays :
how eontiden
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to ..,„...,, l„u M,. i;. yrion's faith never jicl.k-.i, and he sue-
cc'o.h.l III ..ipmiMii- Hil.lo work <>ii a soiiml l,a»i.s ami in rai^iiic
It to a biKh lev.l of crticiem-y. His .l.-vot,.! laKours and pergonal
worth Mere gladly leco^'iii^rd ),y M Chri.-tian nii.ssjonarie.s in
his pinume, :n,.i his ivlatiuns with hi. colli-aKnes Were always
ot th.' hai^picst iiatinv, Th.- ( '.iiiilnitf -v ,f tho I!il,!,. Suc-'etv
1...W. pl.H...! upon nroid th.ir xn- ..f ln>, i:, ,he |•olno^ai nf
Ar. l,..vno,i. Ihc lU-v. <;. II. |;„„li..|d, the S(,eictvs apnt for
I liiiKi, dc.eril.cs liun as (iiie of the ;,l,l..st men tl;,."s.H i.t y .■\ef
srnt there. Iii. ivpn,, ,,t l,i.u,,rk tnr iSHli . ,„i, m „ |, "„ ....J,
tliatread now lik,. a path, .tie proph.vv : ' \\V tni>I that ;„ ihi-,
eotn.n.i,' v-ar ihe tin,! ,,f all .,;raee «,ll ^-iv. ail of ,„ ;:ra. e u. I,e
faitlifiil.
We ,lo>,. this l,ri<.f and ;!iade.p,ate no(i,v l>v onotji,.. ,., ,,.„-
nu.iv v.,.i,ls fn„„ Mrs, Kd wards : --The enp u'hn h mv'^ Father
hath -iven ,u.; >l,all I not ,lnn!c if' i rann..! hut l..■lie^e that
these words sustained the martyrs in their Mitierin-s. Knoui,|,r
ui,at their hves were, we can have no donht as to their triumph
III tieath, without the testiiM,.ny of ry,.-u iinrsses."
II IlKoiiMII \|,|..
Jisus, I am n.^iiiii;;. ustin^',
In tlic jiiy (it wliiu 'Jhnii ait ;
I uiii liiii!ii)« .nU the t,'ii'aliic.-s '
_ t»t' 'i'liv loviiiLf hrart.
Tliou lia->l hill luf jj,i/;ii n|,uii 'l'i,i,.,
^ An.l Thy ln'auty tills my H>m\,
For by Thy traiisiuimiiiL; |o«, i',
Thuu lias^t irniic •vi' w ]ii,U-,
Siniply triistiti- Thio, Ur.l Jesus,
I IicIidIiI Tlifi' as TIkjii art,
Awl Tliy Icvo s.. piiic, m; (IiaiifjoUss,
Sati^lics my ln-ait :
Sati.slies it.s (K'C|iist JuiiLriiif,'-,
Mi'i'ts, Mipplics its i-vriy ncid,
Cuiii|ia.s-i',s iiic roini.i witli lil(-i.iii;,'.s ;
Tililir is Icjvc illlii'i rl '
.Ikan Soi'iiiA Piia)! r
•■-istfinl Mr. T. Wrlleslev I'l'-oti.
144
MAKTVIJEI) MISSION AKIES
DlVKSIOX l\' XOKIU Sl[AN-.->I
There an; lliree Societies eni^'ai^cil in work in tliis ilistriet .
the Swedisli lldliness ruiitii in assHLJation wilii the CI.M.,
llic Christi.iu and .Mi->ii)nary Alliance, and the C.I.M. We
deeply icu'fct In say that ten nienihcr- >>{ tlu' Swedish
Holiness Union were nmidiTcd near So-]i'in,L; on -Inne 29.
This terrible U'auedy alniust blots out this mission, for only
two niiMubcis who were \vorkin;4 in Si-el 'nan and two wiio
were at home on t'urlounh have eseai'ed.
Their names are as follows: —
Mr. aii.l Mis. .-. A. IVissuu.
Ml-, .1. I.Ulplrll.
Ml. K. I'.'tl.i- nil.
Ml. N. Culc nil.
Ml. (). A. b. l.,u,-M.n.
Ml:, .1. f:ii-'.,il1,
Mi. C. I:. Kaillni-.
Mi- M. llclluiiil.
Mi--- .\. .loluui^Miii.
Of till' loll ii.i;- niendicis of the C.I.^I. at Ta-t'tin- i
ei.'rtain information is to hand, but the worst is t'eared.
Mr. ana Mrs S. McK.
Mis.s Asjidi-'i.
Mr. and Mr>. ('. S. rAnsou.
Mi.- M. E. Siiiitb.
Of the twenty-three membms (jf the ( 'l:ri.-.lian and
Missionavv .VUiance it is known that seventeen lied aeross
Mdimolia ami safelv rcaidied a iioint on the Silierian rail-
wav. Here they received moneys whieh their Soeiety eabled
to them, enabling' them to continue tbeir journey in comfort,
'i'iiree of this mission, Mr. aihl Mrs. *'. I'.lombern and
another name unknown, sutfered maiLyrdom with the
members of the Holiness I'liion.
For most of our infoiniation reeanlin,e this district we
lire indebted to a native who has been in the em]iloy of thi'
Holiness L'nioii friends for about ei.i^hl years, and is known
to be a consistent Christian man. We have received from
China the two followiiej, accounts. There is some diveri;cncy
xoirrn sHAX-si
145
ill the details, but tliuy .sub.stiuitially a,m'ee. P.utli an'
printed tliat t" i^y may bu compared.'
Wiuvj^ lan-pu arrived at Mr. ihuoks' house iu rekiu^j
on Wednesday, September IT*. He iiad l)een iu iiiding
lor two nuaitiis on the way, and just escapeil with his
life. On arriving at Peking his last thousand casli was
forcibly taken from him by European snldi^rs at the city
gates. He tells the following story: —
Thu S\vr(li>Ii lldliiii-.-- riiiiiii ( '(iiitficnif was . wuviiiu^l ihis vuiii-
ill t\u: city of .S,,-|,'i;i^'-fii towanls thr ciui ,,f .Inn.-. Tiie wmkcr- a.-
a riilu iii./t 1^11 Juiif -24, llu- >aiii,. .lay as llu- (jouvi;iition cf tlu'
Muthor Cliurcli in Swc.U-u. Tiiii-tucu ptTsous iu all weiv juL-sent ;
liosiilus tin- trii iiR'iiibi'ivs ,,!' ihe lI(,liiR-ss riiinii tlifiv were of the
Christian aiul MisMoimry Alliance Mr. ami Mis. ('. ]!li,i,iber,L,' aii.l one
chiM, also anotlier Lrntlier wlius,- name Mr. Wan- .lid nut kn.iw.
Oil tile luornini,' ul' a certain .lay durin- ih,- Cuiitnvnce the luMiple
of the .street liecaiiie exceedini,'ly r.jwdy, and we lieaiil this ciy aiiioii;^
others, "All Ibrei^'u places in the neij,dibuurh.io.l ai..^ Imined, why not
'mm this also?" Messrs. N. Carlesoii ami S. A. I'ers.son then went to
the Yaiueii and saw tlie mandarin, with whom they were on very
triendly terms. He at uiice a.lvised all llie missi..ijaii.-s t.j seek shelter
;ii the Yanieii, which advict; w.is acte.l ii|i'iii.
At tii>l the olhcials [iMiniM-.l t.. send theiu by ..iris t.i Kal;.'aii, but
latei' in the day they witli.livw this pnanise. At n.ji.u uf that dav
the Mission premises were looted by the mob and then set lire to.
Tlie .servants, Christians, an.! others friendly to the loreieiiers were
thou tlirown into the tiie by the rioters .an.l burned to death. Wang
lan-pu, while lieiiy trie.l, fainted, ami thus lie escajicl the llanie.s.
Haviii;.,' made his escape he Went to th.- mandarin, wh.i gave him
lis. 10 ami oidereil him to leave the place immediately, which he
di.l. He believes that the ciflicial was friendly, ami woul.l have .-aveil
the missionaries if it had been in his power.
Later on in the day the missionaries in the Vaim'ii were mad--
prisoners an.l jait int.i irons. They were kejit thus for two or three
days and were sent uii.ler e.-ort t.. the c.i.ist, but after liavin;,'
travelled only three iiiihs fr.an the city they were .-urr.muded by
Boxers an.l s.ildiers. wdien they ,dl w.'fe Illa-^a. i e.l. (The date is bj-
lieved t.j be June -2:).,
Wan- lan-pu learne.l th- fa.ts ,if ihi-^ lernble .'.isi.-ter from others,
but he has no .loubt as l,i their r.diabiljiy.
I Wan;; lan-jiu's .story has siiic Ijcuii sul)3t.iiiti.iliy continued liy Chan^-
ni-'.'tii,', a iiativ (dirisiiaii li.li.er, wii.i rcaclicl Tieu'-tsia ali..ut 0."t<jl.cr In.
liii.. null says it is r.Jinat. d ti::i. t!i_' Tatum,' frioads had -oiiu to T'ai-yi;iui-hi.
I.
140
mai;tvi;ki» Missi(>XAi;iK>
Mr. ?kiill>, ill T'iL'U-tsiu, has liucu aliK' to Uier Uie
tdUuwiiiy iiiU'tiL-ulais I'loiu lliu .^auie uiuu :
Till- ti'ulilc lii>l arii-f l.i-i;tu-f of till- I'xci'.-.sivr ihcji;
iluii-\uiiii jiravfis ami pi(Jic->iuii- lur v.iit; Mi-it- uiici.-.i>iii^'.
hi. ]ii
ami the
lV>ivi;;mi'.- wiiv R'i"iitu(l t.. .-u\-cii away with a yoUnw pain.-r l.in,im
tin- aiipr'Mrhiii.u cU.u.l^. Ai.-o tin- iii.i'liii-.- 1r-1i1 wcit .~ai '
j.ray in ( 'nA that it .^ImiiM ma i
lu llL' lu
11. On ihr iOih May ' 'liriv was a
It animal liif at Muii-yuaii, ami nu that ila\- tliu IiU'Ij (■aiiic
liattciiii. at the (inni,- .^f tin: Mi.-^inii li(ui-r. Tluy L\riitiially I'lnkf
i;, ,,11,1 tl„- inifi.n. r- lli.i {<■ thr ^^llln u, wliriv liny \\civ rlltrlnally
]ii..t.-. ;>,1 ,111.1 tlcilL-.l with .^ital kimiuf.-,-. The inaii'laiiii .-aid, Imw-
i-vii, th.il it wuul.l he inipn-.-ihle Vi iiLAect iluin if rail! did nul fall,
and a Ivi.-rd tin ir ;-;'>in;,' en I^ Viu^-ciian, lie ^ave tln-lu lis 300
(£4n, iii,,l,ahlv ,i- roiuprii-.itioii U>v Ins- nf ]>li.liii ty, and tlK-y wi-ul
(.-(■(iltrd t.. Yili,L:-r'nan. 'I'li.iv liny Inuinl Mr. Kalilu-r-. Hf diil
ijul al liist ihiiik it well t.. ^.i Mil ;.. tin- apiirnaihiii;, Cuiih-n-ncL- at
Sn-v'illi;, ffaiilJ;; tin- luwdy l-1l-Uh ut at Vilii;-c-liau would lake thi-
miportiiuily to Ini.i ami de.-lroy Ihi-ir jilace, Ijiit ,iu>l ahout that liim;
l:oXL-rs apiii-.m-d lu tin- city and li.-;4a!i to y.-^t up thieati-iiiu,-
lihuard- Tliiii,u^ ;;ot woi-m- and tin- ma-i.-tiate, who wa.- very
liiemllv. advi>ed their le.iviii,^ f •; a time, and tiny went oii I ) So-
[.'iim. Two .lay.-, l.itei- the iiioo attaeke.l the .Mi>-ioii pic-nii>es,
l.iil the liia:4i.-tiale .-ueeuL-de.i in ]iieveliliiie their doing niuedi ii.iina.-e,
■aid ordered Wall,:; lan-iai, who was left in charge, to p.uk .-i\ oi
>e\eu hoxes, which weie put in the Yaiueii for seeurily ; he hinisell
then started for So-ii'iii-. At 'JVo-yiui lie arrived in time to >ee
uln- ^li.-^iou hoUM- theie in llaine.-. Some (.'hiireh ineinlier- Were in
tin; Y,-imeii lieiii;- pn.leetr.l i,y liie inaiidariii, wiio wa- Mipplyin;.; them
with food and beiidin,-. On arrival al So-piii- he found thirteen
furei'j,ners ami oiie child. There were al.-o many native c'hri.tiaii
nieniheis fathered for the Annual Conference, which is held yearly al
the .-aiue time a- one in the Mulhei (.'liurch in Sweden, on June 24.
Hvervthiu;^ wa.-^ .-till nuiet, hut lioxer placards were heilio widely
po>le"d uj',' and there wa,- much e.vciteiiieiil. After full di.-cu?sion the
furei','iier.- decided, as dan^'er .-imilar lo that experienced in their other
statii'iia seemed increasin;^ly inimimnt, that they had hetter all ^'u lo
Kal^^an if they coulJ ^et aa e.-^corl from the mandarin. This was
agreed to hv him, hut hefore they could -et away the muh oathered
uiid hurst into the liou^e. The nussionarii-s all e.-caped to the IJsn-n
Vameii IjV luuk ways. Their house was looted and huiiieil. Alter
the work of dotiuetinii the nn.l. went to the 'i', inn' u and demanded
ihat the foreigners he -iven up to ihew that they might kill them.
This the ll.-ieu magistrate refu.sed to ih>, hut to pacify the moh he
declared that he had "nlors lo send them to I'ekiiig to he killtd there,
and to L;ive ■ nl,.ur to his words In- h;id the Macksniith make manacles
> \Vc have Lvoi rea-oii to hcli'.vc lh;it this dat<.- bliould he J urn- 19.
xniM'ii si[.\.\ Si
147
an,l f,v,- ,.f tl„. „.,■„ „r th- i„,ity u.-,,- liaii.lcuHc.l. Tiu- in,,], .mwiuV,
.;ai-ti.a a.al.l,-i„.,M.,l. Al..,ut l(),,-cl,„.k tl.utsanKMnviun:; Wan^^Ian-
pii wa- tak..., nut of tla. Vaiu.-n l,y Manrlni -.hlu-rs ami V.ox.-,^ an.l
''^■^'>'" '""I l;'' '■'"' 'l'-''!- J" t-i- •l:iyl!,l,t, la.uvv.r, lu. n.cov.,v,l, an.l
tw. ..,..„ Uivhwj hiui h,.l,„.,! lM,n t.. ,-,■,,„. t>,„„ the citv. Wh.n la-
wa>alH,ut i;{ „nl,.~ tVn,„ lluTity l,.- «a>t,,M ,1mI .„, tl.e'.iiu'ht he lelt
■'II ilH' l"M-i.iu.,s ha,i 1,,..,, k,ll,,i l,v Manrhu ..Miv.sa.al Ji„x,.,s, an.i
tH^a Ua-u- li,aa.s ha.i l.tMi, ,,ut up m, thr city wall. Tla- Chuirli iuriiihrrs
■ma .-eivants .iiiniv,! i„ lik,- ■aainicr at ihr h.iai- ,,C th.^e suae
MlllMns. '1 hi- v,a- o„ Ih,, :j,,l ,|,y ,,r th,. .-^th i„n„;.. i,: .Mav ."iO '
"""."• ''■■'>■ I'l'^i-:- ■It Vil.u'-n.au th>- ,„:,);,L,riu Ir.l iri,.'.! to save
the ■■ hM.-lau,-, a.al Ik.I .wv.!, l],.,n rait- ,„ lake th.iu t„ Su-.i'in.r
lllr Loxn.., hoW.-VLT, tuillrd llalll hark illtu ih.- .AlisMuU ,,u"-
ini>.s w„h the .art- and .■aM,-:>, aial thrv ^^.u■ all l,un,.,l tn^.th.r
Aiiionj,r th,,>.. whn .ulluml at Yin.^-rhaii were tlie nu.tlur and liitl..
•riin cl tlu. naiialnr.
At linn-yiian ho heaid ihat nnnr nf the native Chii-tNUH h ul
MdhT,-d niailyidon., hut that tla-y had l..>t evn vlhiii- tht-v had \t
J_>..-yun It was ivi„,it,.d that all uf the C'hri.-tians had l,eeu taken t,.
la-Inn- and th, iv, with a handled ,,!1k-i>, natives and havi.'nei-s
rnie-tant-and Ca.hnli.s, had all h.-.n pat t.. death. Wiiile Wan-'
lan-pu w,,- heni;.' da.tained at Fu-pi.,^ it was cniunamlv n-i,nrted
Iliut all thr lnn-i,unei.- at Ku.id.ua-rheiiLr had h,.,-n killed, and -<>
ileree Wele the Jln.x.is a-aiust .-N viythiiin l',„eim, that ev.n Velldurs ul'
.nafd.es ^^.,e said tn have heeli killed, and nn nue w„s allowed to Wear
anytliin- ,,t tniei-n-made material.
"All niendiersor tlu- Sw. dish llnline-s L'ninii kilhd.- So snunded
the fust niessa-e that nat nie on ni\- arrival h.ane linm China. Jiut
what sulferin;.', pain, and M.imw were r.-]iie-enlrd in •hn.,e few word-
only (ind kiinws. Aninnu' thn>e tm drvnted wmker.- who were culled tn
lay Jnun their lives lor the Gospel, were Iwn wlm, us I write ri-e
very vividly h,.fnre n.e. ili... Enevull and Mh.s Lundell were in
\aii--cliuu ut the same time us my.-elf, and tliounh we (,iily spent six
weeks together, the memory of their lives will ulwavs remain with me
as an inspiration ami a call in .eek those thinn.: w hj.h are ahove
Strong and faithful, meek and lowlv, readv fnr anv >ervire hri-ht
eheeitiil, and .-hining U,i Je.-u. .ill the day— trulv vv J who kiu'w them'
thank Cnd fnr th.,.m.
Jank af Sam'Ekkkg.
Sroi Kiini.M, Ii,r.i,ibrr 1900.
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.\iAi;TVi;i-:i) missiunauiks
TKN swKDisii ii;)I.im:ss rxiox missiuxai:iks
KV MU. .I'MIN l:iN";.\N, Sr(iCKIl"I.M, SWTMTN
'I1u' l.lniMl of Christ's faithful witnesses in Cliiiia " spfuketh
hettiT ' tliau iuiylliiii;,' else fd- the eNtivme ueeil of China's
ev;iiii,'elis:itioii. AnioiiLi;:^! ii painfully iarp' iiuniher of martyrs,
then" was ii group of ten wlio had to lay down their lives for
their hrethreii, when they— so far as we know— were .ualhered
lou'ether in eonferene.' in the eity of So-pini,' lu. They all
l.eTonu;e(l to the Swedish Iloliiie>s Union, and were associated
with the C.l.M.
It was Mrs. Kinman's and my own -leal privilej,'e to visit
the.^e dear friends in Octoher IS'J'J. ^V<■ had then some days
of hai.[)V, uiihroken fellowship with them, at the feet of our
l.le.ssed iMaster. We shall never forget the e;i-crness with which
they listenetl, and the huii-er and thir>t with which they re-
ceived the mes.-a-e from the Living? One. The discourses almut
thinu's more directly touehiiii,' the work were exceedingly helpful,
and the heaming joy with which our friends .sing their hymns
left lasting impressions on our minds.
T'ie.se 'friends had a splendid st;ill' of native helpers. When
I saw both the missionaries ;uid their helpers at work in this
district 1 thought as never before of the fact that "lie guve
('m»'/' //■-/•-■."
Mr. N'atlianacl Carlcsou was the oldest in the field. H.' was
horn in ls(i7 in the province of Nerike in Sweilen. Ilis father,
still alive, is a godly man, and a memher of the Council of the
Swedish Holiness ('nion. I dohn i. 'J was the word by which
Nathaiiael got the assurance of salvation, and when he in Cs'.iO
felt the call to go to China, he wrote ; "The .issurance that Cod
wants me in ' 'hina brings such an unspeakable joy to my heart.'
At the end of the same year he arrived in China, where he
I roved to be a luaetieal and energetic worker. He had the
undisturbed contidence of ;dl his fellow labourers, and was often
.-.■died: "Nathanael, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile."
When he went out for the second time he left his wife and tw^o
. hildren behind him in Sweden. Now they are left behind in
life. The Lord bless 'hem !
Mr. Kdv. Karllierg went to China in isUU. llcfore leaving
Sweden Mr. Karllierg did a good work on the islarul of Coiland.
,
I
MI^i Ml N \ I' Kill r\|.
Ml;-. I.\l\l \ I l.u- -. .N.
Ml-^ .il ^ N'l M M.I.I
\1I-< \NN \ |.>|| \\>M,N.
Ml-- II - I i \ \ I Ni .\ \l I .
MI.MllKK.i 1P|- llli; -Ur.lil-11 1|..||\|.,, I M,,N Ml--|..\.
Altili.i'.L'cl uiili th. I , 1. M.
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\in. -Vl.\ i'i;u-.~iiN.
\li;. r.hw \Kh k \l;i lil.Ui
\iu. ■ I. \. I . I m;^-,, i\.
\|k. I.I;N^I 11.11 I.KSMIN.
\n;. N \ I II WAl.i ' \kl i.-mn.
Ml\ll;l i:^ ..| iiiK >\M,hl-ll ll<iMM-.s> rM.>\ Ml-M'i\.
.\riili.it.-(l \Mlh ihi- CM.M.
!'•< Jaci- fagi: l^Q.
mkm()i;tal8
149
Ifc was ilc:irly l,,\r(l and a[)i>re(;iatc(l. He hail the name uf
liciii- U'liiliT-hiMiieil, ami u;is iilways :\\i\r tn -Imw liis sviiipathv
to the Chiiics,; in ^ niaiked way. He .siitl'ei'cd a ,i,'o<h1 (lual fidin
physical wcaknuss, 1,ut cndiiifd, and is now "witli tho Lord for
I'vei'."
Ml'. Svcn I'orsscin wunt out at the same time as Mr. Karllicii:.
Thoy were tni^ether lor iluvo months in i>ondoii at In^lcsiiy
House. Curiously enough tiny 1m, th found it pnttv h.ird to
pick up the Kn-Iish language, iiut li.id no ditlieulty, to spc.ik of,
in studying the Chinese. .Mr. I'rt~s(,n was said 'to he ,i -,„id'
Chinese speaker. His only amliitioii was id glorifv Christ and
tu get souls sa\ed.
.Mr. A. L. Larsson was known in dillerent fields in Sweden
as a hiimhle, earnest evangrlist, and a nmer-failing jieae.'-inaker.
His sfiviee in China did not last more than two and a half vears.
-Mr. Krnst i'ettersson did not grt nioii' than about tiw inonth.s
iti China, 'riioiiiih he thus was unahle to do anv active ser\ ice
his hlood erieth iiiuo Cod fiv.ni the groiuid, on helialf of those
who knew not what they did.
.Mrs. ::nima Perssim was an earnest, out-and-out Christian
worker. When disparting from one of her districts where she
hihom'cd as evangelist, she said: "If 1 haven't Keen any great
bles.sing to Upland, I'pland has heen ,-( great blessing to "me.''
Her heart was l.urinng with zeal. The worker is gone', hut ( lod
carrieth on His work.
iMiss .Mln.a Hedlund came to Chiiri in iS'.il.and m: le herself
known to many as a f.aithfid witness of Chri-t, She just gave
herself to j)rayer and work, work and prayer. In her last letter
.she .says: ■' As for me, I don't fe:tr if (ioil w.mts me to sutler the
death of .i martyr. '
Miss Antri .lohans.son received p:irt of her training as a
servant in Lord Radstock's house at Southampton, and went to
China in 1.^138. She did a good work at So-ym, .Mi.ss Iledhnurs
station.
Mi.ss Jenny Ltuidell and Miss J. Engvall went out together
in I8t)9. They were Ijoth good soldiers of Jesus Christ.
" As for the Lord, His way is perfect." If " the death of
His .saints" is "precious in the sight of Him," who knows and
loves perfectly, well may we then he at rest as for the past
and trust Him for all tirat is to come.
150
mai;tvi;i;i) .missioxaimks
-Mi;. :•, ALFI.'KI) OCI.'KN
Y(>\(,-n;>.'i;, Shan si
hilioiirer m
liii-y as ;i
s!iii|\-, ami
l^'.iL' Mr.
lie thru
.Mr. <)ui'(-'ii wa-i liiirii ill l~>7 1. a: ,i little farm near •Ti)iiko])iii,i:,
the jihice iiotoil for the manulacture (if "Swedish safety
matches." \\'lieii he was t'uiirteeti his j-arents nidved into the
city. As a lad he showed a disjifisition f^r study, lnU incaiis
not heiii;,' forthcoiiiiiiL; lie had to take to siJiiu.' |iract!cal work.
lie ))ccaiiie a carpenter, and lahoured as such until 1>^'JL'.
Soon after his arrival at donkopini.' he was soundly converted,
and from the liegiiiniii.i; was out-and-out in his eoiifi's^ion of
(.'hrisl As a member of the Y..M.('.A., his fri(;nds say he w.is
never ahseiit from .a meeting', and was a diligent
(•ver}- department <if Christian work. Althouudi
car|ienter, he found time for much pravei', I!il>le
other educational pursuits, often reading far into the
\\'lien Kev. I'r. Frausoii visited .TonkopiiiL; in
Ogren responded to the call for labourers atiroad.
entered with greatt^r zeal into his sluilies.
In (_'hina the Lord blessed his work, helpim,' him in his
studies of t'hinese, also (h'eek and Latin. He became a success-
ful preacher. His co!lea'.;uos in China say that when he was
spoken of, the Cliinesi' wduld — as their custom is — lift up the
thuud) and say, " .Mr. ( )i;rcn ! oh yn-, he /- a missionary.'
He was recently accented ,is a full member of the C.I.M.,
which his friends in Sweden greatly appreciated. ills da\' of
service was, howe^■er, limiteil. To him has been u'iven the
martyr's crown. He leaver a soirowine; widow and child.
\\ hen the tidin.'s reached donkopiuL: a memorial service was
held at the \ ..M.(."..\., where his friends one aft(!r another rose
and praised (iod for the blessing Mr. ( >^ren's lifi' had been.
He was yoiini:. of luniibh! circumstances, and not highly
educated, vet, full of zeal, meek in spirit, aboumlin;,' in joy in
the Lord, always ready for service, he has k^ft a memorial more
precious than is Liivcn to many.
Kl'I!. SAMir.UiM.
TlIK niOVIXCE 01' (illlM.I
'I'li'-i' air ilir\ nhiili cDiiic out III \\iv !,'i>-al 1 riliulat inii, ainl lliry
\Vl-l|r(l ,l|,ir I.ilirJ, ail'l nia'l'' tllrlu wllili- in tin' liinn I f)t' till- I.aiPll'.
'rinn'riiH' arc lluv l/rtnir ih,. ilii'.iir nf (i.nl ; ami lli.v ,-ri\.' Iliiu
(lay an- 1 niulit in Hi- 'IVni|ilr : an-l Ilr that -illrtli cu llic tliruui'
tiliall -[ircail Hi.-i lal»'[iiarl.- i.\.i ihrni.
'I'lu'V slinll liiiii„'er no nicjir, iiriili.i' lliir.-l .iny mimiv ; mitlici' -hall
the ^uii sliikc ii]ii>u thi;ni, nor any IhmI.
For till' l,aiiili whioli i> m the niiil-t of tlir throne .-hall hi- tlnii
shi'jihrr'l, and shall L;iii'l.' tin ni i;nto hmntains of watrr of lit'i' ; awl
Gud nhull wijii; away mcry tear IVnni their eye.-. — Rev. vii. 1-1-17.
TlIK PROVINCE OK CJIlir-TJ
Si'KiAi, iiitcivst iittaclics to tlii; iirnvitice n-< hrini: the
ii'Illrc nt ihi' ( 'liiliiwr LJiiVi'innirl!! .-ilnl <.ri'X\o (.1 til'' |Im\iT
>lru.L;,-lc. Tlic liisiory i<i tiic T'lrii-t-iii l.niiil.iir.iiii.'iit. wiili
the Slf^c ;ill(i irlirf of I',. kill-, So -ril] ill i, ,il 1 V i |c -rli I m. 1 1,V
l>r. Moiri>,,ii ,,|' 77/, 7V„/,.;iii.| l.v Sir |;.,i..Ti Ilan in il,,.
Fnvliiliihtlii l;.,,,ii\ .•iif :ilivaily v.rii liiiowii to all.
loUowin- Ictt.i' I'luiu Mr. .Mills, who wa.s in rhai-,. ol
hii.siiics.-; ili'paitincnt of the C.I.M. in Tiiii-i-in, uil
siillicifnt to rciiiiiid u.-s of (loil's m'c'il ^ooonr,- to al
Kurojicaiis ami Ai;iriii;ai;.> hoth thiiv and at J'rkin^.
Tho
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tho
CinN.\ Im.ami .M i.s.^iiis,
TiKN-iM.N, N'iii;in China, July •2\.
Dkaii Mii. Si.(jAN — \'mu will .l.jiilitlf.-.s luivo lu-ard tliicugli Mr.
Stevcii.-(,ii of luy ].;■.■.-.•■ Miion here, nil tlirmi^'li llii< teniae iiii'k'.
The ]'.n.\oiy iif the, ('.,mv.-.~icm lu-ie on .Iiinr 1 (; in the
early Mioiniii,', biiMii ae L.M.S. eliajiel iii-t ciit.-i.le. On that .lay
I gut my wile ami eii...livu auay to Ta-kil, wli.re llicy welv when
the fort.- Were taken. I ivtuiiaa hy the ariinaiieil iiain, ariivliig
l.aclv iibMiit -1 A.M. on the 17th. kittle did we think heiv that the
Imperial Government w.adil dare to defy the world : luit at 1 oVdoek
that day three shells in rapid .-ucces.-ioi, .-iv liiv.l at the .'settlement
fioni the arsenal uems^ the river, and shellint; continued f .r M.me two
hoar.-. it was a terrible tiiue-^ -the Uoiiieii and childieii lloekin- in
hot haste to the (iordon Hall, our strongest liuildin::, but which
seemed th- .speeial mark for the ;4uns. Oiir troops were so(,n attaek-
iiiR the eiiei-iy, and very soon I found my work, vi/. when the
wounded were brought in. For a whole week we were cut otf from
the outside world. Attacks were made ,iay and night. We all
seemed to be in the firing line, liull.ts whizzed past us on every
street and entered every window, while that fearful shelling at
frequent intervals did its ileadly work. It was a time when all were
brought face to face with eternity ; when everything that couM be
shake", was shaken, and oh, the blessedness of being in pos.session of
the thing.'' which cannot be mo\ed ! '1 hen on Saturday morinng relief
cime, and the word will have a new meaning hencefirth. St, ,, bv step
.MAi;i \ iM".i> .Mi--i"NAi:ii:s
1 :. \
I M.iflit t.. sr.. i.,v .luty iii.a .io a. I r.'ni.iiMtM thn.u-h .ill, mA "W
i.-uIUm. Iliiit our'i.n-mii..'K li.'r.> Imve rortiiinly be.'!. nivimI i,,.,,, 1m inj;
l.H.t.a aii.l l.nint. On the ir.tli iiint. liiv. vvliiWi bail oftin i.<_v,l unn.
niuu'lit til.- li.xt Kl.H'k, i.n.l was with -r. at .lilli.ulty cxlin-uiHhr.l. 1 imp
fail* to t, 11 nt M th.- .Im-ii- aii.l ..I all tli.' ..eliv.rana-H nf th. ■• v.-t
aav.-. our i,.,us.., ulthuUKl. .bnia-cl U- AuAU, i< tint fpn-u-K hurt,
anil «v aiv all nafo. I wi.h I coul.l wiy as n.u. h |... tli. inmv m
IVkiiiK, •ii"l tl"' '•""' •'•' Ain.-riran mi-si„ii:in.-, ati'l mii ( .l.M. tri-ti'H
iti IVi.>.tiii',4-t'ii- ,, ...
\nui i.raviTs haNo i.ut Imh.u in vain. Oo.l has ,Marvell„UHl.v ititoi
V.U..1. or nouf ..f us w„iil.l !"■ aliv,- U> l.U th.- taU'. An.l as t.,, \,v-
fatim., we U-Uove C-l «.ll ■ ut nf ,i all l.in. ... w .r,,nrtun.ti, s an.l
new l,I.--in-.-You.s in II.- -wi..', "• 'T- Ml''-«-
M:inv .itli.T s..ci,-tic> liiivinu- 1 n !"f I'UJ. fiiL-.;.-'"' i"
,„igsi...Miv work 111 ihi^ i.iMviurr, tl.r (MM, has ,l..i„. littl'
niMiv ihaii was necessary I'-r k'^pin- oihi, tlie cuininuiuea-
li.ms heUveeiillK' Cast an.l it> -lalini,. m Si.ati -i. r,in-tin--
I'u 'M'iii.,' tlie lu'iiil of the ri\.'V iiavi-atinn, aihl iii"iv iv(V.itlv
tl„. trMiiiniK nf ll... railwav fi-n T'lni-tsin, ^\i: mul Mi-,
r.a-:iiallw<'ivstiili(.in"ltli"i''t"vl'ii-iii''^-s\viMk niainly. Ilwuy-
Inli" ami Slum-ti-li aiv iiiii-ilaiil citi.'s .ai lun nf tlir main
n,;„|s trni.i I'an-unu' In l" Siian-si. Unv Mr, an.l Mi^. Cirru
with .Mi,^s Civ-.aml Mf. aial ?.! rs. ( Initit li Nvilii M: i',iuw!i,
well' n sjii'.'tiM'lv ,stati<in('ii.
Mr. Wni. (•...>]... r. wIm. lia.l i nilv' I'l'm nn in i.llirial
visit tn In.. ('.l.M. l.iti.ms in >han"i, \\a- ivturnin- tn tin;
(■n;i,t vvhrn ih.. in.uhlrs l„nkr ont. Il-' ivarh.Ml I'ao-l in'_'-iu ,
wlirrc Ih.jnimMl Mr. an.l Mr-. r.a:jnall an.l cinl.l un .Tiuu" 1."'.
On .!iiii,.':M) Mr. St..v..ns.>n in Sliaii..;hai iv.Tiv<..l a ti'lc-
.^ram IV.. m Mr. Wm. t ■'■>\^ry .iat.'.! l'a.>-lin--ni, .lun.' •_"•",
s;,vinu lli^H tmllu.r tiavrllin;j: was nnsai.', l.ul h.' di.l m>t
think" ;li..vc wa. raus.. f..r aiixi.'ty. This t-'lt'-raiu is Ih.'
lasi lirai.l li-.iin nur ra.i-tin--fn tVi.'mls. In the Virev.iy's
Vam.".n at T'i.'n-tsin, h'tt-'is weiv sul..sr.nu.ntly l'"iin.l dis-
tinctly Stalin- that thr massa.nv .'1' Ktifnl.ean.s an.l Ainefi-
.■ans at l'a..-lin.-ni t...ik place at the cast and n..rth ,^atcs .ai
.Inn.' :'.(>, an.l at the s.aith .jate on -Inly 1. As ..ur Mission
premises were situated s.nitli of the city, there i,s every reas.m
u, believe it was on duly 1 that :\Ir. Wm. Cooper, .Mr. and
Mrs. r.a"nall ami chil.l sealed their life's work hy death.
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parcm-i : the two boy^. W
are at s<:h<jul in Chef.
nil. tin ;in<l II juari
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MKM<)i;lALS
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i;i;v. wii.ijA.M coorKi;
ASSISTANT-DKlTlV-lilKKCTiii;, SUA Ml II A I
.Su;iiTO<l 111 ;rt\ivl()iii :it l',u>-ii:i;,'-rii, [irnluliiy im .lu]\- 1, MiOO.
I'rior to liis sailing for China, a- a mi-si. iiiaiy, Mr. William
Cooper was Sccrutary of the V..M.(.'..V., (iourock. ili- leceivod
his call to niissioiiaiT siTvicr tliri'nL;h rcailitiu' a i-o[i\ ot a mtiuoii
iiv (.'. II. S|)Ui-con. entitled ■' The Divine Call tor Mi^sioiiarie-^.'
oil tl;e te.\t I,-a. vi.
Ill that aiipeal Yir. Spiiiueon said ; "I
should Hot woinirr if a lintidted yoiiiiL; inni v\-i' up in answer to
tliis eall, and -o forth to i-eathen lands t<i spread the (.Jospel."
Mr. (.'oo[iei- was the sec<iiiii pcuson to resp(jnd to tliat appeal, the'
lir-<t licinu' a }'oun'_' iinui w lio \\as a iiieniiier of .Mr. Spui;L,'eon's
chtireh.
.Mr. ( 'oopor reaehcii Shanghai on .l.inuary '.', 1>>!1, and went
immediately to < !an-k'in,u', "lieix! he made rapid jtroi^'ross in the
study of the Chinese lanu'uai,'e, and in duo course took part
in regular itinerant woi'k, as well as preaching in the city. .\t
tl.'.at time (Jan k'ing was the only station in the province (Can-
iiwuy), the other six jilaces lieing rmt -tation.-.
On Srjiteinlier !'■_', lSS-_', he wfis stricken down with typhoid
fever, from which he did not recover until eight weeks had
elapsed. This long and serious illness penn.anently impaired his
hearing. In is.sj he v.-as ap])ointed to Wur!i"aiig in Hu-peh
province, where he wcn'ked for aliout a year. \\ itli this ex-
ception his work", 11]) to his first furlough, which oeeiured in 1SS7
he reached lOnglaml in f'ehruary of that year — lav in the
province of Candiwuy. During the furlough referred to he
married, and retnrni>d to China with his wife and child in
November IssS. On his return he was apjiointed Sn])er-
intendeiit of (!an hwiiy and stationed once more at (!an-k'iiig.
Five and a half years later (July iS'.tt) he was invited liy the
Council in .Shanghai to assist Mr. Stevenson, our Deputy-
Director, in his very important and increasingly difficult work at
the China Headquarters of the Mission. In May ISOS he once
more came to hlngl.and on furlough, and it uas only in the
autumn of last year that he returned to China for the last time.
156
mai;tvi;ri) MissioxArjEs
Vov tlio.sc wlio knew our lit'lo\c'l Ijrotlicr, Willium ('(lopcr. no
words will seem ;i(]ei]U;itt' to exiircss tlie qiiii't. .strong iiitlucmt.'
of his bi'autiftil life ; and wc fear it will in' dilllcult to convey to
tlio^c who (lid nut know him, any satisfactory impression of liis
1 .1 worth.
Tilt' outward hi>tory ot his lii'o, as srcii from tiic ordinary
staiid|)oint, could iiot lie called evintful or lirilliant. ilis name
was not widely known beyond the limits of our own Missii ii ,ind
tl'.at ()f a circle of very attaclieil Christian friends who held him
in hiudi esteem. To the di.scerninL: e\'e, howe\ei', there was
soniethini; ahuut tie' circumstances of this lit'u which niailc it
remarkable. Tie- Lord who loved him had ,i:ranted him to taste
in no ordinary deurce the fellowship of His sutl'erini;s. W'c are
not thinking now of the final end of his earthly course, but
rather of constant I'xperienccs in v.'hich, as h'' lived, he was per-
mitted to undergo that chastening w iiich in it-elf is never joyous
but grievous, but v.hicli always yi^jili al't.rw.ards the peaceable
fruits of I'ighteousnes.s to thi
xeici--eil tlicrebv.
During most of his jierioil of servi(\. i i'hina his hearing was
jiermanentlj- im])aired. this lieiiig tiic after-eti'ect of a serion-,
attack of typhoid fever, from winch he suli'ercd at (Jandiing.
Having also a somewhat delicate cheat, it was no uncommon
thing for him to be hud up and iniable to enter with full vigour
into that work of ndnist(M ing to others, in ■which his heart
delighted so much, ^^'hen last in England he was run over and
seriously injured, being taken home almost unconscious ; while at
tht! same time his wife had just lieen laid asidj and was too weak
to see hiui or rmiler him any assistance.
These are but a few indications of the way in which the Lord
wrought with this chosen vessel to make it ])erfect for the final
.step of sull'ering and the glory beyond. \'ery commonplace
experiences, some may say; but if there is one lesson more than
another that we may learn as we look back upon the life of
AVilliam Cooj>ei', it is that the sphere of everv-day experience is
Christ's training-scdiool for bringing forth the liighest aspects of
Christian charactiT.
Xow let us try and gather up the results of all this as some
of us saw them.
" One of the very few blameless lives that I have ever come
into contact with " — such was the sul^stance of a letter written
to us by a friend wdio had abundant opportunity of observation
during a time wdien the most trying experiences had to be gone
through day after day.
We know well that in this fallen world no absolutelv faultless
MEMORIALS
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litV is over seen, liiit tliis \vc can siiy, that tin- itlxtve tcstiinuiiy
would l)e coiilirnird on :ill haml. \>y those wlio were Mr. Cooiifr's
co-workers in the lellowship of the .Mission. He oeciqiied ;i
uni.|ue place amcjngst us, and many of us can bear witness that
we have never heard him speak an luikind word of any one;
Mid that of him no hard words were ever spoken. He could lie
lierfectly firm and decideil u'hen such an attitude was called for,
hut he could say 'OJo '' in such a way as not to iiive oti'ence to
those with whose pioposals he was unalile to agree.
When he visited the Continent in 18!)^) he was lirought into
contact with many people for the first time, liut the impression
of his visit left its mark in the hearts of all those with whom he
met.
When in Canada last sprin-- u-i; heard of the ,L;racious iatluence
his ])resence there in the [U'evious year had e.vercised, and only
the other day we heard of how his Christlike character had told
in a h(juse in Scotland where he spent some days just hetbre
le.ivin- for China, l^uiet stren-t!i, j^entle jiatience, frank faith-
tulncs.s, and tender sympathy, — these seem to stand out as the
leading,' features in a life for wiiich many of us shall never cease
to thaidv (;<id.
The loss to his wife and children is of a terrible character, .wnl
to us as a Mission wellnigh irrejjarable.
Had the choice been oilered him as to how life should end, we
believe notliing would have accorded more thorou-lily with his
own heart's de.sire than to be jiermitted to lay down "his life on
liehalf of the people of Cliina, wl;,;'>i he loved so deeplv.
W.VLTKK B. .Sloan.
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.m.\i;t\ i;Ki) .Mis>i().\.vi;iiv
MU. AND .Mi;s. HKN-IAMIN I'.ACXAl.L
AMI iiAi 1,11 ri;i; (Ii.vdys
I'A'.-riNi.-ii , ( iiiii-1,1
SuHVi\-(l iiia.tyril,iiu :it I' iu-tin.,'-lu. prM'^My mi July 1. l.mo.
.Mr. ilciijaniiii ll;mii:dl \\"i'iit I<i Cliiiui in l>7.'i. His t,U lit'l'
ye.ii-s (if iiii->ii)iiuiy \Miii; wcic spiiit in finiieftioii with the
Aiiiri'icaii llililc SociL'ty, ami alsci, later, with tht^ Anieiii'an
.Mrthoili-t .Mi»iiin at Kiu-kiaiiL;. !Io iiiairieil, in IsSfi, Miss
llnnlv IvinLisliuiv, lia\iii;j; ]ii<viiiu.-l y jnini^il tin! Ch.iia Inland
Missiiin. Att'jr his niurriaj^e, )!'■, with his wile, went to I'inii-
yan^-fu, Shan-si. Fur several years h.e was .Missiciiiary-Super-
inti'ndi'iii Hi' t]ii~ [iro\ ince. His first am! only fnihiugh was
taken in l)eeeniliir IS'.M, alter nineteen years' Inl,■^sillnary v.nrlc.
Mrs. l!a,i,'nall lunl heen in China twelve \i'ars willioiit fiirlnniil;.
They cmly spent nine n ' in En,i,'laml, returniiii; t<> China in
the early autumn (if 1." On returnin.i,' to Chiiui, they went
back t(i Shan->i, Knt did not .-ernain in the |iro\inee loni,'. In
1^94 they left it to take i:p Murk in I'ao-tin^ fii, the j)rovineial
cajiital of Cliilidi. It was here they met their death at the
hands of the Boxers, mi or ahdut ,hdy 1.
One win knew Mr. na^^nall for twont\-fotn' years writes thus
of him ; —
'■He laliiiured with all his pow-is in most ditlieult and self-
deuyiiiLT pi.isitions of trust, for the yiory of (iod and the i^imkI of
his brethren and sisters in Christ. He was a very luunble man,
having a f'uil ii.easure of a rare urate — namely, tlio i,'raee of
esteeming others Ijctter than himself. He was veiy considerate
in all liis dealings wuh the Chinese, ha\ing a deep sympatliy
with the poor among the people and with the weak Christians.''
Mrs. Ijagnall (Kmily Kingslmry) went to China in 1880.
She belongtal to W'althamstow, and vas for many years a meml)er
and worker in connection with the Wood Street Chaptd tliere.
The f(jllowing aji])ret;iation of her, and also of her husliand, is
written by one who knew her well in China : —
.\ftei- ti\f yeais" residence in China, our sister Mrs. IJagnall
wrote: ''Mv life has been a very hajipy one since I came to this
MEMOltlALS
l.V.»
laiiil — iiulcr'l, thu la.-t tivc yrais liavo liccii tl.u hap[>ir.-,t 1 lia\c
t'Vcr .>]JL'nt.' //"y/y/'/.' that ju>t t,'.\jirc.->i'ii her. Thri-c \va.~
always a .^luilc, ahvay.-, a wolcoiuu ior every one. No limir si^eiiiuii
ineoiiveiiiiMit — imtliiii^^ tuu much tioiilih'- -whethiT f(.r L'liine.se
oi' t'orei^iiur. \\'hei>-ver she went it was the •\L;hi(l ti(iiri;;s " she
[iieaehe !. iioi (Hily liy her voice, Imt liy licr s:;iiliiiLr face atid
\,iiiiiiii- iiiatiiiei'. while her intense sympathy won the conhdenee
and hjve of the poor Avonieii who came to lier for help. Anil
y<t withal one could often see how greatly she sutl'ercd fioni
natural an.xiety and loneliness \\-iiile hei- hus'iand was awav
\i-itin,L; the distant >tati(jns, frequently hriii-- alisent inan\- weeks
at a time.
After the united term of their residence in China had
;',;uounted to somethin.L; like ihiity years, tliey I'cturned to
i-^nudand for theu' furlough. Here they remained nine months,
and then set sail once more for their distant h(jme lievoiid the
sea. They arrived in T'ai-yuan-fu during the wintei- of I,s;)i;.
i low well we i-eniemlier tlrir <xpres>ions of jov at l)ein','"at
homt- '' again! It mms an intensely cold winter, and tiie loriuc
journey over in- and sno\s liad been an e.vceptionadv tr\iiig one ;
hut all that was as nothing in comjiarison with the pleasure thev
f'-lt at being in deal', dirty North Slian-.-i onei; more, and seeing
the familiar i ices of the Chine>e around them.
After about two years spent in this district, they took Uji
work in i'ao-ting fu, overseeing and ari-ani,dng for the arrival of
the various parties of missionaries from T'ien-tsin — entertaiin'in;-
tliem in their home, and tlien helping them forward on the
commencemeiiL of the long, long journey into the interior.
r.enial, kindly, hospitalile souls I It were haid indeed to find
two more eminently fitted to fill such a po>ition. And now lo
what honour has Cod rained them I i-Aen to be reckoned anioni;
"the noble army of martyis,"' to whom bcdong that joy un-
speakable — that eternal weight of glory— ouiy to be lealised bv
those who sutl'er for His Name. ]■]. M. (i.
lUU
.mai;tvi;ki» .mi^sioxaimks
SHUT I'r i.\ ('Iii;n(; Tixc I'U
(If Mr. ami .Mi-^. < iriliilli ainl Mr. liidwii al Sliun-tL-li
<iur iiit'.'riiialiirii is Iml sc-:uily. Kiuli'd uut nf ilirir cily ami
iliiv'U i'lniu i)laci^ tn [ilaiT, iIk/v aiiivi'd at t 'lieii^-tiii'^-
lii, svliriT liii'V Imik rfi'ivu'i' in lilt-' lli'iiiaii (':)tli<ilir (;aUiiMlral
(see 1 1. l'J() ami iMiac iiia]i,,. A nalivi' iiiesseii.L;vr sent \<y
^Ir. I'lici' ul'il,,' AiiiiTieaii Uoaid iViiiu Shan-si, who carried
a r.iu' whh liic-i' wonls, " Tliis man will ti'li iiur situatiuii
ami is iiu>lwiirlliy, ' jki-simI llirouuh ( lieii'^-tinu-t'u nii Jiis
way to till,' (Mia^t. ilc ri'intitcd haviiiL^ seen tweniy loreigULTS
sdc ill the ('!uiiL;-tin;_'-tu Kmuan Catliolii' catln'dral, who
were I'riiiL: ]iroirrU'd liy the tVirmlly hriuadifr-uvneral.
Thf<i' well' ;\lr. and Mrs, (irilliih and child, al-o Mr. I'.rown,
,dl of the ('.1..M.. oiii' l.'wnian Catholic lii.slioii, three jiriests,
iive nuns, li\e railw.iy men, and two oth'jrs. Tiiese C.I.^I.
friends e\eutiially joineil ]\Ii-. ( ireeii's |iar'y at I'.io-tim^d'n,
where tlicv were fouuil by the Allies. 'I'iie foHowini,' letter
from 'Mr. (iritlitli records tlieir safe arrival at l"ien-l.siu : -
T'ii-.,s--T.-p., .•./..,/„',/.-/, n.i.J.. ,■ ■2^^, 1000.
|)i:\K .Mk. Si'i.vKNM.iN — Vi'U |.ri)liaMy kiirw suiiif wei'k.- ;igii that
Ml. l;ni\Mi ,iu.l \vi: wiTc .-afcly lnil;,'.;.l with tli>' Calliolirs in
Chiiir,' liiit,'-fa. 1 winii- Id ync, uii Si'iiU'Uiliir S rrmii tlnre. (Tlii.'^
letter iii\rr rame to liiin'.) We n-u liiud tli.if until Wi-dn. .-day,
0''toU'r IT, ln'in;,' tluTi' in all jii,-l twelve we.'k.-*. On Octolier 17
we left • lieiiu'-ting-fi' fer I'.i'i-i ing-lii under an er-mit of 40 Chinese
ravalrv, iirovide<l Ijv tlie I'ao-ting-fu l"an-tai, \\ii(i teuk us in safely
as far as Ting-idi.ui, which i.s the teiniinu> et ;iie lailw.iy. The dav
after we left Cliene ting we met a liudy of twenly-lour Freiirh cavalry,
and after talking the UMtler ever with tlie i'reuch utlirer, we nccej.ted
Ills nlfer to give us an escml, and to see us .-afely thinULdi to Ting-c!iau,
there to .await Ids return trnni Cheng-ling witli the pnty ot live
railwav .-.iirveycar-. Sn, i'nv die last tilleen ndles, «.• liad Uolli Chine>4;
.ind i-'reiieh cavalry, until we reached Tiug-ch.au, where We Were given
.1 private lionse near the French Cainj). 'i'he Freuch cavalry who
had gone to Cheng-ting-fii to letcli the railw.iy engineer.s, returned to
'fitig-chau on the Saturd.iy — O.t.iher -JO — and the next d.iy, Sund.iy,
We all went hv train to I'an-ting-hi, where ue were liand( d over lo
I
Ml;. AMi Mi;^. < iIAKI.l> 1(. >. i.Rl.KN AM' lAMILV.
'fo/acc /'age i6>.
MlbS JLbSlfc: G. GKLGG.
Tojtue tiii^c i6i.
CAI'ITIIKIt l'.\ TIIK r.oXKliS
(il
the Rritisli ntli.Ti-, an^l l.ik.'ii tu lli.' l;,-il (,'in~^^ lln-i,il,il, wli.iv Mr.
Crccri \N,i> Iviii- ill. ■I'h.'ii ..ii ■lur.-.Liv y.i u.' Ktt l',in-liii^'-rii Ky
bciiil Mitli ,1 <:.<n\uv 111 I'.iili.-li t"i' 'I' iiii-l-iii, iiM'l Wf ;irii\ril Imt.- on
S.ilunlHV, O>:tolnr I'.
\\ I.. iviu.uk.iMi' Im.u- |.,Mr,|iil Ihr nt.v III ('li.'ii^;-tnif,'-tii w;is ;
th )il,i,'li wr (li I II. . I '^t, oiilMiilr the i,iviiii>f.s uutii tl:.' fll'l uf S.-iit.'iiilvr,
vt thr si'ivant,- wcri' alilc t'l ^,"> "Ut aTul l.iiy luiivisinii^ as usual. 'l'li>-
Bislio]!, pri.'M-, ii]..nk aiil uuu-aiv all icniaiiiiii;-' llniv.
I lanunl iMilir inln iU-l n\> (if i.iir umihIim ini,'< li"U, ur |iiaiM- I .'o'l xv.
ii,.Vr li.ul all iM.-v liiiH- ii'Ui] all il uilli luiuv i.lli.i>. Wi'aii-all uiIL
<Jui- Ilwiiy-luli tViniil- lia\.' h,M a !i..i<l Inn.- iml..!; miuuiU |.iii1ii1iK
sue sorm- j)ulili>ln"i aivnuui- nt it ln-tin.' tlirv aii' aMi- tn up at llu'ii
a'lviaiturr> jn i-.-i-iially .
At I'au-liiio'-tu 1 Weill au'l -aw tlif luni.- nl' our iirciiiisr~, a sa.l
»;■ -ctai'li'.
I'li'^u-c excut* inori' imw, a.s Mr. (ircm, l.fiui,' ill, takes a f,'ooil deal
ot attention. — With kin^l ri'.i,'anl>, ymirs r-innidx,
M.VKTIN CltllHTH.
Mr. (Irri-Il nrnil- 111- liiVc.
Till- tiirilliiiiJ,- sLory iil' tliu Jlwuy-liili trinul^ iw one ul'
most oxli^innliiiiii-y iittcivst. Tln^ iiai-ty cuiisisKMl of Mr.
and Mrs. (irwii, tun cliiMivii- Vcni aj^ivil live, ami .lohii
mui.r tliree—aii.l Mi.-s Cie--. The nanativu was written
by Mr. (ireeii bet'ure he was taken ill, and, a.s he says, i.s only
"\old for llie -lory nf (o.d." The fnlli'wiii.i; i^ carefnlly
condensed tV.nii his aee.auit, wliicli is loo Inn- to ])rint in
t'nll here. May the "(lod of deliverances" he gloritied by
Its p iljlicalion.
(•AiTUi;i':n by thk isoxeks
r,v Mr. ('n.\ui.i;.- ' :iti;i:N
•■A tliousauil shall UM at t!.v siile, ami t.u tiiou-:iiiil at ll.y li.^'l't li'""l,
tint it shall nut cunie niiili thr-."
il was vfiv so.ai alti-r our i.tuni tn llwuy-luli on Ajtril 1 that in-
cr.u,iu^ vun.o.irs o( l.ouhli. with the sucinv known ;e. " Th. Huxers''
i- the aistrict ni.tth ..f l>ao-tn,-lu rua.l..-il us, ami hy the nu.lille o.
M,i, tbiiii^s seum-d to U' g.'Um- ivally .-.■imu.-. ih.ai-h one learii-s by
experienee \u ••IDk n'lhi ,IUcuant" all iinnoars in Cinua.
The la.nunu.il ihou-hl in ilie i)roviuue caused luu.li utnest ainon-
the people anil in. doubt tended to aeeelerate and strengthen the anti-
1 6 -J
MAiri'N l;KI> MISS1(»XA1;IKS
forei.;ii iii"V. hi'Mii. 'I'Imi.' Ii:i'l !"■■ ii iim i;iiii i^rari i.;i11\ -iiHf i irly i"
.lulv l;i>l Vi'.ir. Till' aulmiin I iiMi li.ul lieo.i ,i l.iiUii.-, tin- wii.Mt l..r
thirt yearV >|>iili;,' iduM ii.!, !"■ ou ii. si) tliun; «iri' nu .-]ii ili'_' cli>l)-,
iMw the time lor >()v\iii:4 llu: .luluiuu crnji- u,i- l.i-t ii:i.-siii- :i\vay, ami
8till no r.iiii.
Tlir aiiti-l'or.'i;;!! jnirty, takin;,' ailvantii:^o of t\m, ir».suiMi liii)adca:<t
iiillniunatory jila-'atiN, witli viirioim very injurious acou>aliniiM, >ay-
ili;; tlii'i'i' woulil l"' ii'i I. nil niitii all foreij,'iier« were cMriiiiimti li.
Alllioiii^h \Urv "a^ mm h nil.- lalk ami ^'lowiii^,' ((pMnr-^ ol ailitiule
to us in oui' (li>lii.i, w.' lii -t l/i'^an to be uneasy win n \\f tounil tlie.-u
placiiiils were liuin;^ po-liil in tin- iieiuliljourliood. We were i,'Iaa to
liiul tli.lt, at least, our local ni.i.;i>!iate was ikjI atiti-i'ot'ri;_'ii.
From this liiiir torw.iiil tlir loral nalivr^ aini 'lur nwii lU'ar
Christian- anil imiuin rs liecanie more aiiil iiioie un. .isy. M my ot
the more liKMi'Uv n ilivis visited us, anil soii;^hl to assure us th.it what-
ever hil'lu-neil elr-fUh' ri', ll:e Ii u iiv -lull Jifiiple WniiM iiivel .lo, nr allnw
any vi.>lciic'e, ami thai «>■ ian-1 ( uiimuie to ]ir .v for lain. We gave
ourselves to maru pi lyi aii'l v, iiim- ii|. -n C nl, aii'l i'ni'i)Ura:;e(_l our
Christians to Uo the ?aine. 'I'liily !"r them llii> ^^as a lime of tiery
trial ; they were "counted as the oll'scourinj; of all thin;,'s," aii.i i;ii< \v
what, it WIS In he "iK=]iise.l ami r-jcctcd'' of men, aii'l heiiiL; "of ||..>
piTijih- " tli^'ir was //'( ie,-])ite sueh as u.> li i i ii I he |ii 1\ ai y of our ou u
liou^e,
Aliout uii'liiiuht on .lull' \- I awok,' to liiiil a man in oui room.
TlioU:^!' 1 imuir halely -jirano ii]i, 1|. 0111114. -I to r.-r,ior. 'I'liis wa.s
;h' lir-iniiiii_' of ,>eviial iiiiiliii_'ht alaiui- iiiul, coupkil with the other
gli.wino 11' aihles >i iiiir i to uniurve ih.
Oil .Imp- 'M) an aliumlanl rain roninituerii, whi( li lasteil more or
ie^- tor till.-' il ays, uU'l was siitli.Meiit, to allow lin- latri aiuumii grains
to he sown, ihu-- saving our ili-tricl, al least, from the loug-clre.nleil
famine. Wlirii at last the I'air. cuiii', after the l(Ui:_' strain of wailiu.;
,in>l OoUtuiueil ]a-,ivei<, we roul i not keep haek the tears of tliaukful-
iie~s, ,■111,1 ]HMlia]is from thi- litth- inei.leiit >oiiielhnio may he fathered
of what til .-e (lay. ha I meant.
We tru-teil ihal now our troubles v.ere jias.-eil. and lejuieed, Le-
e.iuse the iieople would all be busy on their laud, aiid more peaceful
limes were It hand.
]>iiiiijir "/! hlr.rii tianil
On Mondav. .Inly :i, our little hiai.-eludd \\eie ,it ju'ayei when
a nicsseiiLiei- 1 liad .-eut returned with a reply liom the lelegraiili
elerk to this ell'eet ; "He had just heard cui the wires, that all the
Mission ])reniises in I'ao-tin;,' h.ad been destroyed the ])revioiis day,
md all the foreigners killed, only two ladii's had lieeii .■arrie(l into the
di>trirt Vanit'n, and that many nataves, both Protestants and Catholics,
had |ieri-]ied.'' 'Hie Lord 1 1 inisidf gave the grace for receiving this
^ad, sad news.
(•Ai"i"ri:Kii r.v iiik i;(».\ki;s it;:;
'l'riji>ii, li.iil I..-' II [ii-^itu* H\vn\ luli l^i -.vimI ■Uy», k'>'UK' """''' ''
wi^ Niiil, I(i"-<l"|i till' liU-^i.iiis " wliii li.nl iiiviil.il thi' Piii|iin' Innii
ili.it i|iKiiti'r, iiii'l ii"\v 'Mill,-- vMH'l llint till- (i^Aciiinr lit' Slum ^i wii.h
oil Ills w.iv down Willi -i>Mii-i» aii'l a ri.iiipiny i.l' Hnxi-i-', llial tliuy
liail alif.nlv rii>ii-.l 'I' ai-wi.iii-i'u, ainl wru- likdv tu i,iu~.' lidiiMi' .it any
atltiilll- on \\l'- W,iy. Kllowill;^ tllill till.-, 'illirl.il U .1.^ ,l U.ll KlMWIl
■•tyniii.'itlii-i'f Willi lliu Ijoxlt iiioM.iia-nt, and Kmiihhu' lioiii tin' tide
l^iMpli ollh <• tli.it till' ( 'atholio Mi^.^ioli at 'r'ai-yuaii In lial It. u 1. 11111.. 1
ilown .iiid siiiii.. toi\'i,t,'tiiTs kill. .1, «.' Iic;^aii to inusuli-r tli.- .i.lvi-alnhty
.d' Hrfkiii',' i\ |)l.ii-c of iftr.Mt v\Imp' wi- .-oiilil liid.' until I"' .-iiid hii*
r.dlow.-i> li.id |).i^-cd llir.aitrli.
,\ tiiii)di. kr.-|p.l' Iruilij,' .1 !.-w .l.iy^ |.i .Moii-ly Vi.luiit,.ii il\ oll.ifd
u.-. .1 room in lii.s tnnpl on .1 niount.iin ncur by, wu xi'iil .1 111. 111 1.1
ii'e tliu |d.iLi' .iiid iiiaki- ,11 ran;,'iini'iit- tor our l^oilijj if wc- di-LiilcJ Lo
liavi; c)iir home. Ali.iiit :{ o'ldock . un.: .1 vury niiexpccted Idow. A
man aiiivcij, and was iinirkly u-lnnd into niy ortirc, wlniv I .-oou
■^iiIIiitimI that our .Mi.<-ion at Shun t.di had hei'ii lioti-il on ,luni' :j(t.
Kvi-rytliin'_' wm^ .l.-^troM.l in.l -t.jhii, in.l tin- tii'ii'l- ha.l to f-.:i]ic at
uiidiiif,'lil with juii whit ihry -.1 1 up 111, to .1 vill.iL'i' lu.lv.- mihs
awiiy in the iiioii:it,iins. d'hi^ m in .lU . hr.ni^^'.it ii.-< nt'W.-f tli.it ihf I, .M.S.
it.ition at ll.-.iao ■ li.m.; li.i.l licun deolioynl, but he did n..l know how
till! fiiroii^ii'i-' li.id tai'vl. Wliih' la' was yet talkiiiL; to nu', tin- iii.in I
-iMit out came in to say that :i tiivellcr from Shan si had Ju:-t t.ld
him thai Sliou-vair^ Mission |iieiiiisi-s were destroyed. Thi- was the
11' irest .-tati.'ii we>t ol' 11.-, ahout tlii.'e .iay.^' join iiey. l|.>w u.- wriit to
Cod in |)ra\er lol '4llid.iln-e ; all tin- llearc.-.t -t.itloli^ iloiiliii II-, Iiort ii,
south, oast, and we-t, w.ie .ir,tio\ r.i,
A I'hi'C .;/ Uijii.j.
Tin; Sliilii-i lioveriioralid hi.s truop.s were exjiected either nil tile
morrow or the iii-.\t dav, so we were led ti> ^.;ather a I'l-w things to-
getli'.:r— just .1 idianL,e ol elothiii^', itr., to leave the hou.--e under .over
of iii>;ht, and t.ike retuL;e in our liidiie^-plare on the luouiitain. We
hail prayer "ith the ii.itive.~, iiMiiiiicndiiig ea.ih otliei to ..ur loviii.L;
Heavenly I'ather, and ahout In o'ldoek 8int olf three nun with li.d'liiiL;,
a few eookiiif,' utensils, provi.sioii.s, etc., and ju.st aljoul iiiidin\;ht we,
carrying; the .-lei ping ehildreii, with one sr. \an! atteiulin;,', set olf for
our three-mill' walk and niountain elinih. It wou'd not he easy tu
describe .ill we felt a^" we made our way ovi-r the roii-h lo.uis in the
dark, and it \\as just be^inniii',; to show si^ns of dawn wlnii w.'
reaelie.l the i^atewav of our retreat, tiii'.l, and sick at Ileal t, but
nalisiiig our Lord lo be "a very present help in tro'.ilde, ' ami that
we were sulfirim< for His .sake. To our di'-inay, we louu'l that tin,-
.slightest sounds travelled must Jistiin'tly in the-^e eclenni; liills and
valley?. It was one hint,' strain all d.TV t.. ki.p the eliildren quiet, in
ease our presence there nhoulJ beioiiie kiiown.
On our secon.l day there we had a fii'.^ht. Touai.U evening, tin-
164
MAI I Vi;i:i> Ml^shiNAIMKS
oil lor our fookili;; liiiii|' liavm^ iiin -liuii, .Mi>.s Ur«KH an'l I v.-iilniiil
lord) into iiiiotlicr Imililiir.', \icf(l hh a kili iifii. Wliili- tliii> i iii|pli.yi d.
.Illll Willi till- iliHil \Vnl>- lilull, two lUfU Cilllli; I'V, .Hill Willi llltd ulu- (j1
ihi' tiiniplc'!- til wni'-liii". 'I'licy iiiaiK' 11(1 (ti^'ii ttli.iirvrr tii.it tiny miw
u», M» wf, hoping; tln.y liuil nut untiii-il, ^li|lJlt■.^ i|\uc klv into nur ii'IkmI
while they weiu Imniiii;^ incfinH-, ajid rt'iimitn ■! ilun u. nl ilii\ lini
«olie anaili. Ala.s ! thiH was tlif Iji'^'itiiiiiif,' ut tuaiMi' Im u-, l.iii
troiililu wiiiili our Ciinl turiU'il iiitn tin; meiHiK of our t-sinin' limn
ileutli, ;i> will lit- (!■ Til .1- i till tin- M'niifl.
Aliiiut iiiiillii;.'ht 111 llii- (la>-, Satillil.iN , .IuIn ^. oiii cnnk ..inn;
Willi twi. ini|iiii.i-. I.MiiL'uij u,-. ]ll^)vi.-illn^, ami m u ■ uiiiili liUid u.^
Willi (/I.V//..M/ -11 WullM ll.ivr I IM 11 '/..</.((lV, lillt We lia.l nUl ll.il\«-lll\
l-'.illiri- uith u.-.. Om ih.iiii- li.nl I'rrii InnJ.-.l l.\ tin- riM.I. lli.it (lay,
ami \M- \Mi«- now I'la.tically liniiii'Ks-. 'I In- Mar-lrr liii.l u.-u iis iiu
upiiLrtiiuity to " take j.iylully tin- -| oilui;^ of our ^;(ii.i|~ |..c 111- -.iki-.''
Solin- may won. I.. r wiiv 1 liail not f.ou;,'lil tin' iii.ili'l.u iii',~ piotn
tioii iii>tc.iil of i.iii.-<lvc< liiiilin- a ]plai-c ol I'L-trcat ami li.iviir^' wilhoiil
littiii'^ luiii kii.iW ; I'lil Mill'.- my laxl coiiiiiiuiii. .Ui. n \mi1i Inm. llic
(i..\i iiim.ul li.nl l.ikiu .-;.i.- wliicli t/llei'liially ] ii vliiI<.i1 th.-; olliciaU
Iroin 111 ,iii\ way (kleiidiiiu or liefriiiulilif,' foivipicrs.
'l\.u.inl~ i-v.-iiiii^' I (li'i -it ,itr for tlir r,ty, lul. a- I li.id aiitici
jLitcl, tin- miiml.irin \\a~ [.ovvciL-^ I., lull. m. . He ili.l not cm.h r.inc
lllloillc Ill 1.1 -' .■ Ill'-, o'lr r.aiVcl.^.llioIl ii.lIlL' (.'.llMcil oil lllloUj;l|
tin- M-rii'i.ii V, uii.i h.i.l 1 iHii to ,.ur lioiiic tunc I'.xiilaiiuii;^ w liy lie
(uulil ll'.l '1" .lll\ liiill_' lo| u^ 11. .u, llr a-kiil lliu to M'lllL-llllii 1 uli.lt lu-
ll. Ill ilolir a uick Ml iwi. l.irviou>l\', .a- an imliratidi '...il lu' ''uutd
,|,, if |„,--il.l.'. 11., t."i, w.i- afiMnI ol till- lioxer.-. . .\. ' officials
kiiouii to li.i\ ■ ]ii.i I. .111^11 Iciiili lull- had l.i-rii killfil li> mil
ah- a.lv ,1 1. p. :l w.i- al.iiut that lu- had tal.i n ,i liiiln- ol ll.-. , >m
nil-. lit- -i-iii a ^lll)ll^ L'liaid of iiiidn 1iiil:~ liii-n.it hk- out ot tin- city
and hi-l|. nil- 'o ,^, i (juiikly awa\ .i^ain, .oid I war- .iLK- to o^-t away
Wllh.HK luoi. ,' (dl, airuiug at till trl!l}'ll- al'ollt II i-.M.
Jiejtclii' if Mui
]',v the next day, Monday tin- liilli, tin- ujioit ll, it \m U(-i-e livin^!
oil Liili-hna Sh.-iii l,..tiis lloui f ii!..uiitaili ■ had naidii d thr villa;;t- lit-ar,
uhi.h really h.ii! .■..iitro! ..! tin- ln..uiit.iili .'liii it- trlliph--. ThcM-
\\:i> iiuirklv ah iil.loai, .MhiIU ;i ..rlmk a mall iiiii\<-il .it lln- tcliqili-
in 1.1111]. any nviiIi lih- ol liu- l'iii-l>. V\'i- wiiv ii-tin^ at lln- 'iiiii-,
and w.-lf .-i.ihi.iiiy aiLiiM-d hy tin- .-oiilid of f..ot>trli>. The plic-t
bliowcd ini.u- ..f 1.— kiii.liii-s, fjiit ihi- man li'.m tin- \ ilLi-i' w ii.-- a
ival l.ully, and lookcel a.- if lu- would jiki- to lay hands lai ii.~ there
and tln-ii. I ijui(;tly -'^suird tin in th;it I \M.idd ;.'atlu-i oui things
tOLictlaa and uo at oiicf. 'I'lun liny ]i ft !•.>, an-l w.- v.i-rc- face t" faer
with tin- l.nl that ;ii' v c nnist. J:,'! irh.rr ;
(Mir fn>t imi'iilM- was to tiini to our I'atii.i, and wc j.oun-d out
(uu hearts tw llim tlu (aid of 1 k-livelame. 'I'heli, with Ireinldiii;^
( M'Ti i;i;ii r.\ nii; i'.m\ki;s
lo;
f.iilli, Innkiii- In llim t.i npni a way, w t al.mit ].a.'kiiiK uj. .11 wo
now j)iifii«ei«ncil of this worlil's «"'"'*•
Hiivin« the two rhil.lron to nirrv, «.■ km w l.iit littlr muld !■,•
tnkf'n with im, ;m<l not knowing; wlicio w nii«lit -,"•* »'"' "'*''* "'*'*l«
wiTc all i'l-f trying; to.hokc .l..\vi u- (•:,.] «li.ii tl,,' I<..|" r liini';i If
arrived.
W'f kill w til it our jmiviT wa- an^wi'ifij ah »o<in im wu wiw liini
tumiut;, ami uur li.'Ults ovcillowcl with thaiikf"'lK'i'n to (i<Hl n» hi-
Sfti.l, " Don't 'w utraiil, I haw unoth.-r iiluce for yoii ; it is a natural
tiive hi«h up on the fac-u of this niotiiituin, j-hmty if room innide, Imt
a very > -all eniianct- : vi-ry f«» know ev.i\ of itH i-xistencc. You
will 1m' (ifrfi'i'tly nale there until they lan liinl m- a hcttcr plftci'."
ShouM.iiiiu' a Riant'" «hiiP' ol .air things lit- ih.n h.l the way ; »»•
eai'h laril-l i In.J, .m.l .j.n \'. la trolli'.l ahm^.'stiilf ovci the ilitlirult
•itoiiy pnhwiv. 'I'Ik- li-t ;;'ii» liet was a Mcii, lraiklf.-<rt cliiuli, ami
tin- chihlivii h i.l lo W carrieil up, but after two or three trips we were
all >illiiii: l.r.alhl.-^ in " Hi- nun rlolt ill the Itix'';'' <>n in-j-ectinR
uur lii.iui;, we f.aiii.l li-u .luiiii ,1 was, only one Mnall pla. ■■ i.li th"
Knain.l, alioul live l.rl l.y t!.i.-.-, •-■ i!lv .liv. aii.l lim- "•■ -I'lrail ..nr
beiMili:4 'ia'4.
WliriL til.' ui'ws iv,i.li-il tbr cilv ..11 'I'lii-.l.iy llial ihi- villa.-e
jici].!,' hi. I tmiH'.i MS ..ut ..I' lh.' l-'ni].!.', .nil' x-rvaiil.^ in.l Iriemls
W.I.- lill.ii uiili .|i-iiiav. N'.il liaviut,' til.- 1. .i>t tra..' ..f i:-, tliry . .aild
only ;;uess that we lia.l not l:i.iiu I'ai, ..wiii^; t.. lli.; rhihl-.n aii.l the
elfectP, so hvi- or six of tln-in s.a ..lU ,iu.l -.■an licl n.Mrly all .lay in
uveiy no..k au.l . ave they couM llirl. I 'n.- ..! iIhiii, an iii.|uir.-r, niPt
a -aiu' ..f I'l-ht ..r ten arni.-.l iiu'i\ wli.. sii.l, '• Ar.' ymi li.nkiii;,' for the
forci;;n .l.'viU t.... <" Otli.Ts ,,f ili.^ [.arlv ha.l si.'en the ~,imi.' '.'aii'^, an. I
lat.-r ..11 w.' l.'aiii.'.l they w.t.' a piMv ol' lioxers.
.. I'liin-'ife ihnsijilioiHS ■■II'' ^oiKjIit 1,11- diliihiithi mid (■■u ml me'
A'e Wire hi.l'l.ii ali!>.- t'r..iii tVi.'U.l .■!■ I.ie, for wh.n II.' liiilts,
n-ii ■ .an tin.l until Him-. If -li..w tli.- way. This was lli.- 7',.-' of our
w..n.lrrt'ul .l.liv.TUires from ilcath. I'nr lliev ..atainlv \v..ul.l liav.-
kill.-.l us li;i.l w.' fallen into their liamls. Lat.- in th.- aft.-rno.-u our
i-.,..k returiHMl to his home tire.l ami huii;jry. When he was tol.l that
a luaii of a .-.-rtaiu .le-iTipti.m ha.l .-all.-.l uii.in him, he knew it was
til.- t.-inple k.-ejH r, ami then it fla-he.l ai-r.-~s him that in some way
/i.' km-w ..r our wher.-al'.aits, so, ..uly waitin- t" :-'et f 1, he set olf
a^'aii; t.i th.- keeper's home, win., al...ut In r.M., l.r..ii:lit him alonj:
to ...ir hi.linspla.-e. What a Tn.-.-tini; ! il.>w w.- piai-.-.l t!.»l to-
geth.T : The la.l ha.l .-arri.-.l with him a Ml; -Liii.- l".ttK- of tea ami
some eatables, ami hrou-lit ih- -o".l news that on th.- M.m.lay he,
with our othi-r servant, hal Inen int.. the .-oiratry ami found what
=or.;;-..-.! ! . ■. !;:■ :: '1 ;!.-!'.-.! !.! r-.-tr---at fjl- 11- It w-as t..o latt- th'-ii to
Ititi
MAKTVKKl) MISSIOXAKIKS
;Hrilll;.r Inl (lUV IflllDV.ll thai Ul_lll, 1 ll \\'- I'lnlnj-cii t" 'i-llH- lllr lll-Xl
night \Mili tlii'i'f ni Iciiii iiiliii- ainl Ih 1[' u- iiii.\c tw iiur tliii'l linini'
abiJiil tiiift' iiiilf.- ii\\;i\ . 'I'liL' I\V!> liay- -)niil iiillii>ravr wnr tnil)-
li trial to iiiir i'aitli. \\\- all t'l'il rliillcil li> iIh 1".iu', uinl "Ui iDnd
^il]i].ly wa- \aiy iiifiii.'! L- ill la( 1, Ly iiiiil-la> mi W<'iiiii-ilay «c liail
voi-y littli- K'I't, lait tliu (Iml wIk. .-i-iit tin- laxiii.- In Mlijali mIiI u^ a
feast of uiik'aVL'iii'il cakes aiii'. ciiruinhirs I'V tlic IkiihI ( I' a man at
nrp timo in cmr H'loy. I a.->!irc yen ll;at W'- ili'l n'^t iin-cl to
)iiav '• i'lii' wliat \M- lia\a- i-ccci\-iil „,.r/..- \i^ liul\ tliankl'nl."
Willi lliaiiklnlni- - t.ii dccji tor woi<l.s. \\i' weli'Mnicd onr roliet
iiartv, ulid, with u.-. could liardly kco]i liack tlic tears (it emotion and
jdv. Si.\ Hull laiiii'. ~ci llial ui- iiii;_:lit Ik- ii-liiM-d t'li.rii every laiideii.
Willi \Vi,i ou llu; liail. ol' on.- and .Inlni a.-Ke). in the aims nf
anolh'T, the I01114 sin;^df li'e iiio\,il ,in.
A hriglit full niotJii inadi- the Jiro^res.- eu.-ier, though not .-o safe,
and all vere ViM\ j;lad when we reacheil the ]ilaee ahout l.;?<i a.m.
without ha\ing lieen seen ■ ' any one.
Iieceiving us veiy kindly, "uv landloi'! assnied us tliai lu- intended
to take -ood ( .w of u^, ami noilijii;,' should he |e!t undone that eoiiM
|ios.-.l)ly h>.-en I'e liiaN ol 0111 ini|ii isonnienl lliei,, allliough we
found out at'ler\vaid> lu had not nali^Ml the seiioiisne~s of oui
jio-silion.
From time to tinu wi- Ik aid of dillereiit Mi.--ioii station- I.ein;^
de.stroyed. Thronidi the kindness of the elerk 1 ke|'I in toiieh with
the tele,L'i,i]ili otiice, tliout;h the wites were rejieatedly ( u! in both
direction-. The teriihle rum"Oi-- of w h.it w.i- ;akiii;_' ]dar ' in S, in-si
convinced us that tin aw'ul iitiou wa- spicadiii:: in that jiiovince
also, and kejit ii> iMii-tanll .11 juax.-r on liehalf of mii fiienils there.
Sickness, too, eame to te.-t us. Mis.- (h'egg had a very .seriou.s attack
ot dysent.ry, which lasted al'out a week. My ileur wife jias.sed th'DUgh
nearly three weeks of great still'ering with abscesses in her i ar, whikst
\ invseH wa- tiouhhil nioro or less with neuralgia and ind'gestinti
nearly ih'' « lede 1 iiiie.
/■'illuir-SiijI. ifTS
We were startled one nighl t- heal liom our cook that Mr. and
Jir.s. (iritiilh and Mr. Urown of Shun lidi were in Hwuy-luh, having
arrived the same evenitiu'. After .sj. endue,' a fortnight in tlu-
.lountaius, the\ wen' luriieil away hy the villageis. Their money
was all gone, anil now feiii;^' ]iiacticall\ ih stituti', thev wall>ed hack
to Sh..ii-teh in the niu;hl and demanded j'loii ciinn IVom the chief
oilicial there. Ih ]ironii>ed tu e.scort lliem to a ]ilace of Milety, and
was sending theiu through to Shau-si. The dread uncertainty of
their destination, and the fear that in going we^t ihey were going from
bad to worse, beemed aliiio,-t nioie than we cduld bear. Four days
later, we heard they ware again in llwiiy Itih. It aj(]iears th.at when
tl>e\ leached l''in;..;-ting, about .-evenly 1 lih-s away, the otticial there
CAi'TriiKi) \'\ riiH
lOXKlJS
hi
wuuia umI all.Av !!,■ m t.. be .stjiit l.iM'noi- wo.-s, uirl .inau^.'a t. r llicii
nturn to Shuu-t.h. II.- tnM tl.rni that Mr. rif^otl, of tlu- Sliou-
v.ni" Mi..~i.)ii, lui.l li.ru kill>:.l, aiul it was almost crtaiii .loath K.
iiiocclmI. This was iii.h'od the Lord's delivi-mnce lor on: Irieivl-, aiul
w.> praise.l llin Lt it. Or airivin- at Chon-tiivj-tu, twenty mile."
oast of Hwuv-luh. -Mi-. Urillith was v.iy ill. aii'l as m ,,,utinii.-
tiuvvllint,' bv'.ait S..1I10.1 It tlu- lisk of hur lif.-, they d.-ci.lt-.. t..
aiMvpt an iu"vitati..|i t^. j,'- into ih.- H..niau Catholic l.ntiiiM-s thtre.
v.hieh w.-u- still uiil..uoli.-.l : thus w,- ui-i.- ahh- 1- ..iiv-i.im.l with
tl.iuj ami kii'A^ .aril uth.-i'- w. 11, lie.
r,U' l<j I'd' »■•'''• l>i<i'h
With ihi thir.l w.-ek of our stay at tin- tariii ■uiu.- a now iimuIiIo ;
it ho.jaii to h.- wliisi.ore.l abl-.'a.l in tho villa^;.., that wo woie there.
Tliir, h-ii (,ur h.)- to i.roparo a plaoe for us iii <-a«- of onu'rj,'onov, by
outtin- a iia^.sago-wav ihiouuh tho oiilf that tl.o lu,uso wa= built
a-ailisl'. He j.iilK-d ono .,f th.- -iiiallor l.ioiu.^ of iho kit.hou with tw..
tuiKblod-.lowii cavo.- at tlu- l^^k M tlu buildiu-s, which lia.l beoi.
umJ once as a ihvolliii-, haviii.., only a very small oiitianoe ..n the
huu-e silo; and n^ ..no but onrsidvos knowin,:,' of its pxiston.-.-. it
ooiild oasilv h omu rah-.i.
It was" i.n 'llini-iay noaiiiioj. .Vu-u-l l(^ whoii Haliiur.' wa-
given that sovoial moo \s .-i ■• a].).! ..a.hin;.. ami wo ,|i.iokls hul nui.-olvos
in the .^ivo, wliil. llu «..maii . ..voud li. onlraiuo «illi s..mo house-
hold i-haltols. Tlu iu.iuiioi; .Mr. KiiV-'. inouti. no.l ahov.-, wl... was
tliere at the time, j-iiiod us in tho euve, ami lislom.l luar tlu- ,.].oninf,s
bo that wo iiiiuM kn.iw what was -..in:.' <m. S.ion th. trimi.m- of
nianv lo.t aiul haul altoicaiion^ .•.aild h.- luai.i. 1 km..' u]. t.. ..ui
God," whop., own l-oa.,- n..w .■avrisnm.l ..iir luait-, «.' uailcl witli
bated breath to lu- II i|- llu y ^luiuM .li-. ..■.■ tlu o..m.-aU-d .looruay.
The footsteps .anu- lu-aror. the v..i,:es K.uder, thoio was a baiigilig ol
ulennils. then a ■lu.ul ..f tDUinph '. With ono voice wo liit.-d uj. our
hearts crvin-, Tlu.u art w.athv. We tlu.u-ht of tho dear chil.lr.n.
whose piteous ,iuori..s „f, '• Will th.y kill us: Are thoy ;:oin:, to
kill us now r' pioiv..l .loopor than aiiv Hoxor > knil.-. W <■ 1..1.1
theni that v.'ry -....n w.- sluaild hi- with .b>-u,-.
Si-a' by '//■■ r>"'i'-s
1 was lo.l I., i:.) out aii.l ploa.i with tho .' nun foi tho live- ..f llu-
ladies and little one.s. Un.pin- my way a'u.n- the passa-e, 1 .st,...ped
and lifte.l the curtain which cvero.l the lu-lo, and was jnst creei-inf,'
throUL.h wh.-n on.> ..! thorn tiro.l at mo. i'.y tlu- .lull, luavy tlui.i .m
niT hi'ad I knew 1 was woumled, and wa- cnsci.ais ,.1 lallin._' ihivu-h
the entrance, then risin- to my i.-l 1 s.-.-m.d to spin r..un.l two or
three times, aiui leaned airailisl the w.ill f..r su].]..)!!. As I did so, 1
^v, thr.iu;;h tho open .hior ^evelal P...xers run a.:ross tho courty.ard,
and h.'ard one .slu.ut, " All got .nitsi .. and .ui to the r..ot." 'I he blood
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.mai;t\ i;ki» .missioxaimks
wus now sti'i ,i:iiiiiL,' ilo-.vii my laii.', 1ml i-kMriii:, iii\ (.'yi's wnli tii\
li.iiiilkri hill I -,i\v Mill' (jf tlicni on tlie i-oof ojijiosite just tirinL; at
VAv It \v;i> an nl,l tlintii>cl;, :ui(l only ll'i^licl in tin' jinn. Tlien two
otliL'i'-^ a]i|icaiv'l lirtlii-i ,i|c.nL' ;!h' I'l-ot, ai inr.l wnli ;_"nns, I'l sou<;ht
to aim at nir tliioui;li tlir ilnoiways ami wimlows as j sta;.' red from
room \t> tniiiM, -I ai'i'ly knowiii'^ what I was doing — / Ihiiik I was look-
iiiL; lui a w,iy of r-ia] >■.
" l,\,niii I.I he i'/.r-d"
1 mad'- iiiv wi\ la^k to tin- I'avc and said to in\ wil'r, "Thi'V
liave shot nii' m Ihr Ipad, di'urie, 'tis ccilain death for us, and only
a matter of tiim' now. W'l- an- not worthy, hut He is woitliy. '
To die in lilt- iMVe or (.iii-i le in tlir vard wa^ lil the s.mie to us,
and if the man- hou>e eould he ^a^eli wliv slnaild uc ]ii(ilonL; lids
terrihle \,aitiii£; ;• So we -ent Mi. I\.io with the \\oi.l lh,.t we would
eoiiie out into the yard, and after hrielly tummittiii;,' eaeli otheT to oui'
Faithful Creator, made our way tlirou;.,'li to the kitcdn'n ; not a .'oul
could he seen tliroiijh the open doorway, hut as 1 -te]ii.ed liii the
threshold j -,i\v a m.ui on i-.aeh side a'jaiii-t the w.ill. with tleir lnic;e
<;hilstly >\vords iiplified. St.-iipint; hark lor a in"iiieiil to tell tlie
ladies to he ])re[iared, 1 walked out with one (jf tie' eliildren in in\
arm.-i, tie- ladies following; with ilie otln f eiiild.
"lliiri"! nuthiii;!, ijtl puf^rfdi'ij AH Thiiiijs"
We were immediately .-eizt'd and tliese u'feat knives brandished
over oiii le .id>. Ilavine si cured all that was now left of our clothinL',
lieddill^', etc.. th'-V inoeceded 1(1 .-<'.lteli oiir In-lsdH.s, eveii to the
tearinj; olf of my uili-'.- weddiu',' rin^'. kee]ier, a'd -jieetai ies. The
only tliiiii.' .Mi-~ 'ii'i>-o hid with h-r wis ,i -mdl liiMe .-in.- was led to
.sliji into her jiocket as we left the cave. It w.is examined hy two or
three of them ; althoni^di divided in oinnion, the liead one handed it
hack and said slie iniL'ht kee]i ii, iddiiej, "' 11 von leiid that, vou can
.L'et to Heaven.'' Thus our L'racions (loil made piovisiou for His
children, and ihisluMe tieasure, jn .-itively the mihi thiii!^ We iiow
po.s.ses.-ed heyoiid the li'W clothe.- We wi ic V laliliL.', li.i- l.eeli an untold
blessiii;,', hel]i, and coinlort throiiLih the re>t ol' our tri.ils. "I liave
esteemi'd the words of His mouth nmre tlian my ne.o-ary food'
Once, on a Liter occasion, it was taken from us, hut lie ]iievented its
destruction, and after -ix d.iys' wandeiin.; it wa- .i^.iin r.-tore i.
-.1 Si„,Uii-l,- to III,' ]r,.,-UV'
Much to our -uijirise, havin.' -ecured all the hooty, they led u.s
olf to ilie city, and acliially had tv.o men to carry tin' children, seeing
how Weak I was from loss of hlooii. Wh.it ,i procession ! The villai^ers
had liirued uul m masse, on the .-uiioiindinj; hilln .and s.iw us led
away, each o\er.shadowed hy ,i C(>ii|iie of tlio.se awful knives, while
tho.se with lire.irms w.dked in the rear. There was real sym|iathy on
the faces of maiiv in tlie enormous crowd linin_' thr streets as we
cAi'Ti'i.'Ki) i;v L']!!-: i;()M:i;s
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passtd :il"ii.t;, Hii'l iinii'iiL,' tin ni llu.' tcar-l:iiiu''l t'lic nT uur -otviii^-
wniiiaii, t'l ulidiii Miss Cilv^^ .-hciitc'd ;i- we ].;i-~ccl, '• W'c .ire UMt
iifrai'l. (!n'l i- v.itli lis I"
(Ml univiiiL; at tii'- f:iMiilKir di'ninay r.T iiiii' Imiiu' thi cinwil was
belli liack and iKit allow, d tn '■ni'-r. uliii.' ur w.tc lak<'ii iiil" tli»"
dinill'4-ri)inii and tln' do.ii iniincdi.itidv la-liiir 1.
W'lu-n the ullicial nnaved \vr wrrr t'ortiially haiidid ovit tn liini liv
till.' opiikesnian of tli<' lioxrr |i,irty. udw dic-.-iHl up with i'an and jown.
anJ usin^; liinu'naj^e wliiili proved him to he an nhirati'd man. With
out much dehiv we Were eseurti-il out^idr, and a new prMri?>i(]n h.rmrd.
Thi; mandarin j^'avc orders that a Ind^dnj,' should ' ■ found tor us
within the V'ainen precincts for safety, and \' '• wiTe aceordin;^ly led
olf to a small tem])le, protis>ii.dlv the onlv axnlalde plare they had.
The relief of lindiiiL; our«ilves r.^ally "Ui oj tu^ hands of tlu' iioxer-,
au'l the deep ihanktnlih'.-s in our Ii'arl- lo (led |nr this .s..o/,./ d.-iiver
aiiie fi'oni d.atli. (hi .A.naiiiir.L' inv wuind, we found il was a full
ehari,'e of Xu. 1 shot I had ivee,\rd, and thai, owing to ia\ pfiuliai
stiiopiuL; iiDsitioii at the time, my head, shoulders, arms, fare, and
hack liad all taken their Miare. .\s h] 1, hair, and ilothmg wore
now lirndy clotted, we deeidid to leavi- it -o miiil we reached ( 'henj;-
tiui:-fu, where 1 could ^'et j'roper sur.'i.'al dres^nr,' and treatment. 1
Siitli-red terrililv tliat ni'_;ht, wliieli we ^peiit on som,. reni mats spread
oil tie- danij) tloor of liie teuijiie.
.1 Lore Stri'ii'ifi thmi P'-ii'li
We Were out v.ry so. i after dayli^lit. and had noi I. .en Ion'.; in
ill.- \ar.l when dear .Mr-. I, in. m. wil'<'> help. r. aiiive.l ; >lu- had tiird
ill.' ni.;hl hefore Imt .'oul.! not oe. in, and lia.l h.'i'ii wailin,L; outsi.le
the Vameii .since Ioiil; hefore d.awn. li'pin;^ for an ojij.ortunity to .see
us. She was told hy nei^hhiears that we liad heen executed in tlie
pris.iii.and that we die.i s;iJL;in^' hymns ' hut her rejily was, ■• 1 d.' leit
fear, our (!.!■! is with tlieni.' ''he inteivii'W M-as ni.i-t ti>ucliin_' ; flie
t..ok up th.- two . liildr..n in Ik. .irmswitli a loviu,; teiidei lie-.-, and
when leaviiiL', endiraced and kisseii my wil'.- aii.l .Mi-s tJrei^^', roLrardless
of all onlookers, while all the time her c.iliu. sti..nL; l.ntli in (e.d and
lovino lielpful words, with the rec. 11. .tarn i>f others in our litih- I'ock,
enahh'd us to share St. raid's J.. y when '.,d(.ryiii,Lr in his Corinthian con-
verts, "1 am tille.l w'ih coml'.it, I am excei'ding joyful in all our
trihulati..!!.'' Hi'tuiniii.' hoiu.', she sent iis a thick wad. led ('liine-c
coverlet to -i.r.a.l ..ii th.' ''..ttoiii of the cirt. .an.l -oiiie fruit ;in.l cakes
for the chil.li. u.
From //.".;y-//','/ /.. ' '/e ini-ti.nj
V,\ ahout T o'llock wi' ha.l left lie- ciiv ; ilie country was lookuit;
heautifiil. es)iecially to us after uur ni..mh's imjni-onment. The rains
h.id only just .■oine when we left our home, and the wdiole jilain was
hare an.i bairi'ii ; now it was a picture, with luxuriant cn.p- an'l trees.
■u
.MAirrvi;;;!) .missiu.naimks
AVliei! abdut five miles out a li.inil of I'-'i tiii>;-!u I'.nxcrs overtook
us. r;uisin.L; a 'I'w trial. Kadi was carrvii:; a bunilli- nf tlir liooty
t:ik(M, ami so I'lo i-vpti wc^iiiiii,' our 'jaiimiit-.
The Lord ierfull.v .stn'n^tiifueii nic lor tlic jounity, auil ili(mj.;h
rtuH'crinji con ..teralily, I wa-* a uiai-vi-l 1" mvsi-ir mihI otlnM.^. On
aiTi\iiii.' at tlif east i^ntc rif Clienj^'-tiiiLr-lii. we .-aw a laf,L:<> itowo
_'.itlicreil and seviTul Yann'ii jHjopk- aliont. 'I'iif lail \v.i< stn]i[ii-ii ainl
lliL' ullicial i>a])crn coiu'LTuiuu us were hamleil o\ii li\ "iir i--roit, anil
thou followed a long wail while the papel^ weic taken to the Valuui}.
If was eaily al'teruoon, and ih'- lieice sun, with the yreat eiowd
swai'iiiin>4 almost on the cart, made the heat uuheaia^.le, aiid thus we
sal, liithe'd in ]i r>[iiration. tia\el--taii:''d and di-lievill> d. and ;.;azeil
ujiun liv a i'nuliu\i.il iy ubiviii ; stieaiii of ciiiinu^ ^n ,-, Im tw(i Ioul'
hours. it ua~ diiiiuL; this liyini' uail, wii' ii \vr <-.\]iertid every
minute to oe taken into the eily :ind to ihi' Jlissiou liou-e,' where we
shoid>l see our friemls, that the Lord f^ave lo niv wife thi- te.\t,
" DeliveritKi tlif- fnnn tin pMjde uiilo whom I nine s<n(/ tine,'' and in the
eave that day as we sat, luonieutarily expecting death, wa- given tu
Mis- (tregg, "A Ihnti^nni' fhcll fiill at thy utile, tnul tm thoumml "' thn
ri'iht liini'l, hilt it skull iint romr nigh fh^'T These two reinarkalde
te.xts, hseemingly so inai)i)ropriate at the time given, were ued of ( iod
through all our later e.xperieiiees to kei^p us in the a-^smanee that it
was Hi.- pnr]H)se to save us, and over and over again He leil le- to re-
mind Ilini of His ow II Word.
A stii 'ii tl'.e ' rowd. and way was mkuL f^r a militai\ ollicei whom
I knew, wlio told u>, " l)i;!i't tear, vou are ii ing .-ent home to your own
country." Th'ii woril was given to drive lai to the north sulmrl',
but still out-ide the eity. Kveii yet. we never dreamt that We were
not to he allowed to enter the eity, but thought they feared the crowd,
so W(j'ilil i-ecii'l us to the north si<le, beiiiL- nearest to the Catholic
^Iis.-.iun, llirn take u> tla-ic under < ovej- of nii;l!t. (nice at ijie inn, I
thankfully lay down lo rest, but alas ! not for loui:. \\'e were xkju to
be uudei'eived, for a man from the N'aineu eame to say we had betlei
hurry un and order some food, as another cart was already waiting in
the yard to take us on the next stage of our journey to I'lic-tinij-fn.
As M,,l lln.. ,:,.,! In Unlth
In vain 1 jileadeil we had liojiid to go to the (,'atliolie .Mis.-,i(jn,
that it was certain death to send us to I'ao-tiiig-fu, where the foreigners
1; id already been killed, besides the ])laces vliere there were Boxers
on the way and also how inhuman it wis to .send a wounded man
f'uch as I was, with two children and two ladies, without a rest, to
travel tar into tlje night. He declared that go on we must, tlu' odieials
Were afraid of Hoxei.- who aeeomjianied us, tln'y too l.-ing forbidden
to enter the city. 1 knew thai the g.-neral had taken a tirni stand
agaiu-l allowing any )ierson carrying arms to enter the city, and it is
' Wlioiv the Griinths were {,ec p. IDO).
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no (Iniilil i.wiiiu' t<i lii- adii.ii tli.it t!ir ('.■ithnlir M i>.-i(iti liiT.', and tlii.-
live" !■! (iiir Slpin tih liuniU wrrc Pavni.
liis :.ttiiuil.' tnwai-cls till' lidX'!.- i~ nil the re (i.ninKMKl.iMi- in
tlial il wa- ^.n cxcfjitiiiiial tliroHL;li tin' i'ici\in(cal tlii- tiiur. Twas
upolfps t" say niiiri', I \\a~ (]ii!\ lalkin;4 to an iiniii-ilin^. and wr ui'ie
cnliroly at tin- iiu-ii'\ >ii the lu'ui.Ic. AhliuiiL:li at each ^ta^'r \vi- liad
an official cscml I'mni tlu' Vann'ii, wv \\\i\- mtllij in tlic )in\\, r i.l []»■
l'.oxrr.->.
It i= useless In atlciiipt In til all tliat iia--(d in i.ui' luaits a- \vc
'Ml on the cait, whirli xion st.irti'd and lil; ilu' city lirliind. \\ iiat
wonlil the drar Crillith- ami Mf. I'.mun d'. uiicii they hcaid nt our
ipassinj, that Iloxn- u<-ii'\Mtli ii-. ..ud that \vi- wci'- hrin;^ si-nt tr>
rao-tinL;d'ii.
Oidy those who hav<' trav. lloii liy lai; in Noilh China will n.'.dlv
understand what this journey niu4 have l.eeti lo u.-. I'laetieally with-
out a list, day and id-ht, for loitv li.iuis. Cod most certainly gave
the streii,nth and ^'raee, or no ladic- eould liavc taken >uch a journey,
to pay nothing; of the ehildleli, and one wounded a^ I was. A shako-
down was made for Ms on th- lioor of tin' prison looni— liist a spread
of straw, then a reed mat , over wliieli we^pre.id our eoveilel. Tlie
oflieials, headman and others witli him, were moved to )iil\ to see
little Jidin, as soon as the lied was sjiread, e^l ilov, u froiu my knee,
rrawl alonf; on it. stretch himself out full lenoth, and immediately
fill fast aMee]).
•' Xiihititi.il v'iih lilt 7Vi(n,s;/i'SM)r.~
There was a jiriMiiiei in the ea'.'e at one I'ud of Uie room, ,1110 tive
or six men slept on the l.riek Led at the other, hut we wde too far
gone to care for these thin,L;s, ,iiid !viii_- iloun all in a row. wei" soon
fa-t a.deep. Neither tlie ladies noi 1 had slept .-inee the luevious
Wednesday nij^ht, and this was the small hours of Sunday moiiiiiij:.
Ahout 9 A.M. we left the Yamen for the station. Alas '. there was a
hitch somewhere, for as we came in si-ht the little train moved otf.
Hour after hour ]vi».sed, till at la^t wor.i wa-^ ^dven al'out ,''i o'clock
tiiat we were to go on hy cart. 'I'lii^ im ant ti.cxellini; .all nij^lit, and
thirty miles more of that awful jolting over had roads. A-nin His
i^r.ice was sought and t;iven. 'I'he next thm.u to look forward to was
a lest and some fooil, while the animals were led, at a place ten miles
on the way. Here we had a nice sujiiier. and the ehildit-n had a
little sleep. Then, leaviuL' again alioi'l, luiiliiipht, \ve arri\-ed at I'ao-
tiiigdii soon alter daybreak, the city gate being ftiil closed. .\s we
waited there for the gate to be ojiened it seenied to us that we iinder-
-oiod as never li.d'ore something of what our Lord must have fell da
He Went u;i iu Jerusalem. Very srion we w.Te aMi; to enti'r, and we
Were taken straight to the district Yamen. Alighting froia the cart,
almost before 1 was aware of what was hajiiiening, we were .separated,
the ladies ami cdiildreii being taken to the women's lock-up. and I was
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.m.\i;tvi;i;i» missioxaimks
niarclicil oil' ti> tin- mi'ii's coiiinioii inisin. I t'omul iiiy-<-lt in ;i tiltliy
y;ii<l, with sninc tw.-iily jiri^oiwrs in various stai;i'!< of dirt ami wivldifl-
nos, Siwailin;4 my rdv.-rlct «Ji th.' .|,mi|i -munJ, I lay down ami
ci-ii'il -not for till- i^'iioniiiiy lieajiL'.! njion us, loit tii.- tiionoht ..f l.eiiiR
sciiaralc.l t'rniii my .U-ar wife ami cliii.livn was at lln- timr uni"Hial)le.
IV-rhajis 1 lia.l lain thciv alioiit li.ilt' an hour, uli.ii I li,-,iid a call for
till; fol'eij,'n man. Soiih
'i!i- lia'i !irrii -i-nt In 1', till ■ 11- liick to llie
'■art. winch was still stan.lini,' wh.T<; w.; left it. I was rrjoiced to
liii 1 the ladifs and cliildr.ii alfi-ady tlici-c. Tiiry tdd lis lir>t w>-
weiv to li(_. taken nn t,, ih.' GoviiiMf's Vain, n, liit a litll.- lat.'f I KMt'md
till' tnith, that tln> di^trii't iii:igi.5lrat(> li id rctn^.'d to -f,. ,;thi r i;s or
the oltlrial jcijicrs coiicerninL; Uf, luit iiitnidr,! f,, soiid u ; l.a :. at onct;
to ill'' piar.' w r:\u\r fium '
-1 ('riUc'il MiiinrJ
\ fa-t-inrr.Msin^ .-md rxciti-d crowd was .-uiu'in.t,' alH.ut tlm cart.
Srvet-al of ih,. niy |;,.\,.r^ apiicarod with tli.'ii' u'un- and -ival sword-,
and touk lip thru- ],.i-iti,,i, around u-. X.l on,- of the I'.oxor.s oi
otiicial escort wiio iiad l.rou^ht iis w.to to In; seen. 'I'lii; lic.il hccann-
intense, and w.- s,,t like that at Ica-t two Ii.iiir<. ( o, HrM r.-joiniiig
the carl 1 had ovcilu-ard the s].oki-iiiaii i.f ,,nr lioxrr ].,irl v >av, •• Tliere
will lie tfoiihle h.-iv vnv shortly. ' To that man. under Cud, wc un-
doubtedlv- owe (jur lives on this, the tJi'.nl, wmiderfiil deliverance from
death. lie had -cue to til.' niaiidarin and pleaded for ih. .diowini;
him tha; we deaiid cellamly he kilhd .i- soon as we ;.;ot out of the
citv, even if we were allowe'd t" ,<,'et thus far. 1 was called out ,ard
taken to have an interview witii the m.indarin him-elf. He spoke
kiii.llv. professed .-yni[iatliy with us in our distress, declared tliat the
Ue-tern I'ower.s, inclmlino mv i>:\\i lionourahle nation, were to Maine
for the pieseiit >tat,. ,.f thinjj.s. liaviii,' •' rehelled '^ a-ain-t the goveri.-
iiMit .and taken ■r'i.n-tsiii : -l.ut since we had O'lm to I'ao'-ting-fu
;h. v w.iiiid devise -nine means of [.rotectin- u-. I asked, as a favour,
tint we nii-lit .ill he put to.iiietlior, no matter where it was ; so he „.ave
orders tint a loim, iu the women's lo,d<-up should l>e cleared for us,
and 1 was liken ..tf to jnin the ladies and ihildren there. And now,'
takino this, tlie fir-t opp..ituuitv -in.,, f was -JMit. my u il e and Mi-s
Uref;- .set about .d.-aii-iiii,' mv wounds .and to -,e whal cuM he done
to remove .some of the j.elle^s. Wnh tjie ai.l ..f a '..n.ken-pointed pen-
knife (found at 111.' l...ii.,m of my wile's pocket a day or two after our
i-apture, ami a ii.a.lle. live .,i mx wer." extracted; at dilfeicnt time.*
Miss (iro^'i; has succeeded in eeiiiu;; out several othi-r.s, hut many were
enihedded too fast, aiel mu-^t wait for proper surLjical instruments.
.Ill Ui.rrnr nf limit l>,'ri:in<ti;
The next .lay, .\u-ii-t 15, ,,m; of tin; Vaiii."ii men came to =av th.it
arranj,'enients ha.l h.'eii nia.le for us to he t.iken on to T'ien-tsin by
bo.at, ami that we ua.re starting tliat day ! Twelve runners, with
CArTllIKD I'.V TIIK I'.oXKKS
jiiwH- mill ■lri» h.'il-. wi-nt 1 .ruii- tin ..ul-, wliili- m-mth1 Jinxt-rs,
uilli iliawn s\V()nl>, iiim. n^wd a.- t-MMit. Aniviiif,' iit the rivi-isidu,
we \\<ir siioii uu the l.oat. Ki-ht cjI' the I'.hx.-i^ wlin hmu^hl HH iri'Ui
llwin-luh thiMi ciiiif I'li hoar.l, wiili loiir nr livr cil' the hi,.,l iiu ii, .ui>l
;u a lilllu uhih- \vr uuiv iiiakiu;^ -uo,l ]piu^;n-." .|n\vu->lii:nii. It >. luinl
tno i^DOil to hf tiiic liial wo .■•hduKl M) siioii h.- i:: rii-ii-t.-iii, aiul "ur
iri>illilc3 at ai> t,'iiil. Tliri-c liiiles out the Imal iiifii hli thr Imut, aii(i
we Wfiit (111 t'ai- into the iii„'ht. .Sunn altrr ^ullM-l■ "•• nmil' jia.^sni;^
,1 ualli'd city, whirh I irui.iiilKTiMl «,i,> lliiity luih-.- Ii^ni I'ai.-tiiiM-tu.
A iitllc l.itt-r thi' hoat -l.i|i]ir.l ami ua- iii.Hiuii lu ihc- hank. Saying'
houiutiiiiif,' «hii li 1 ili'l ii"l ((..ilf uiiili 1,-iaii'l, 'liu .-jxiki-Miian ah'l the-
leaili-r \v lit a.-lu '.c- tc;;filn'i-. My wile trifii, ''Oli, Chailie, .suiiulhiii;^
i> wron^- ; do ask tlu- other nn'ii wliat it is!" I >iiokc to r.ne of
tluMii, hut he only wruii},' hi-, luiiuls and >aid, "This is lerrihle,
teirihle I '■ 'I'lieii the two null lit ui lied, and the leader saiti, "It is
ail a lie ahouL your hein^^ taken to T len-l-in. ll i-- inil'ii--il.le to '^nl
th'Ti'. the liver i> laid hy l;o.\er> at ,-e\eial i.oinls .iii the way down,
and ll would he reitain death lor oui.-ehe-. a- well a> lor you, to
attempt to ;;ca thnjui^h. Our orders t'loiu the (h.veriior were to laiiif^
you down the river so lai, then kill you and [lUt you out of the way."
A> he f-]'ok.' he jiointe 1 to his hio, u^ly knife, whiih 1 had ■•^■en hini
rhariieniiiL; since we hit l'a.>-tin^'d'u. Then he went on lu >;:y. '• We
don't intend to eonimit >urh a >in. ^^■e have no ciuarrei with you,
lait you must have the h<>al iiou and make the liest of it for
yoUisel\e^.
Nut Lniiiriii,! ithitlier lu irtiit
I'rote-i was u.-ide.'-s : We Were .-iiiqily stunned, and moved on as
lhoii,L;h in a liream. (lilher;:,o to;.'ither our few heloii^'ino-. ih.-
hrddin;.,', huielle of food, au'l rh.th c.iiitainin:.' our ra-h, l^arl of which
we left as heiie4 too hei\y to take, \\r took the cliildreii in our anus
and went ashore. Tear.- c;ime into the eyis ol tlie -]ioke-iiian when,
on stepjiino from the hoat with .loiiii in my amis, 1 turiieil, and
pilttiiiL: mv hands to;jether ill ChincM- inaniier, tli.uiked h;m. (iettiiiij;
quickie o\cr the emhank'uent. we were soon out of ^i.ht anion;,' the
reed.- and thick uiideri^rowth. without havitiu heeii seen by any one.
Mro^ !■/ sure to he com|detely hiildeii trom any who niiL;lit he iiassinfr
aloni; the hank, we spread <iut onr Ijcddin;.,' and sat down to think and
jiray. Slowly one hej^aii to ;e.ili-e that for the /wnth time our (iod
had ilelivered us from a cruel ilc,,th, 0>ticliino even the liearts of these
Boxers with ]iity for ii.-, an.l 1 1 elieve more e,-)"i;ally for the two
dear little children. Many times, durin^' the day, "i our haliiiL: in
the temple cave and at tlie fainidiouse, we havl .-ai<l how much ea-ier
it would he without the chihiren, hul m our lati- e.xpei leiices the I.oid
iia> undoufitedly u>ed tile ihililreii to move the iieait-* ol our eneniie>,
;4iviii^' us favour in their eyes.
What a day that wa.- most of it was spent in juayer. At eveiy
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.ma!;tvi;i.;i) missioxajmes
~i>n)u\ Mf tn,,!.!.-!,. ,,ii 111,. l,,ink uv hrl.l ..iir l,i,./;th. A.-kui- i.iy witV
what tin. I,(ir(l \va< siyiii- to lirr, she ■•■•iili,- I, ■■ I still li.i\v my text,
' Ui'luiTiT]^' tht'L' Ironi till- ]"M,i>lo untn wlmm I tinu .-tuil tliL-c''" Mis-
Orf.'g's aiLiH-.T to tli.-siinr .iui-.-ti..ii u,,-, '• ( liavr l.cMi wailiiii; all dav
for a lilt),- ],iid to hiin.; i,„. ,, Il-U.-i.' \Vf laii^'h.d al tin- 111110, but
you w ill ln;,ir 111. ,1V ,,!' tin. •• lit;!,,- l,iril " latiii- on.
Aljoul ill,. iiii.Mli; of ill,, all. I II, I., 11 u.. huaiil tin- ti-amiiin.^ ol'
maiiv IVi'l aii,l voic.-, aloiij; 'u- Link, aM-1 ki],'\v it \\a.^ a baiij of
I5.i\.:rs l,..,kiii^ for iis liy tliri -hont- and sliootin- o|f ^'iiiis into tin-
reeds ; in almut half an liour tliey return<.(l and ,iil was .|ui,.t ii;,Miii.
\V(. wen- teiiiMv l.itteii l,y iii,,s,iiiitoes, and all dav the eliiidien
wei-o [jleadiii^ I,. I -.anetluii.; lo ,liiiik : we i,m, siilli.tci much limu
thirst.
\\ hen It wa,^ ■luiie d.irk aii,l eveiuhim^' s.-eined .lun^l, wo all went
to the liveisid,; aii.i ,|ie.nehed , M 1 r thiist Ir.Mii the strawdiai drinking
enp. And n^u-, l.v lii,. n peate.i i|.,dilnin;4 and ,i,'allierino hhick clouds,
we knew a sl.iiin was .i]i]ii-oacliinL'. All aiiain,! was wi-ir,! and hlack
with (un.^tam linhmin- and .iisiant ihun.hi'. \\',- leluned to our
pl.ice m ih,. re,. Is, hopiii- it nii-ht |i;i.^.s ,,ver without ram. ■fln-n
oaiue the tier,'.- uiiid, h.ieliuu; the feeds low to th.. ^Tound, airl Very
so,m the rain e. emu. •ucd. A i,.|.d i, at any lime a i>oor thiiij,' to
tru.-t to, init never take -le^lter lioni a Chines., thunderstorm in ;A.ed
of iee,ls. Civrimj th" ehildren as much as jmssihle with the liedding
and the ,-lra.v liat-, u,- sat tlihmi^'li that miserable two hours, all very
soon wet to tlie skin m.l clnlled U) ihe l,.,ne. O L,,!d ! was tliel'e
ever a more heliile.-s, h .pele--, ,|,..~,,lal,. hand of Thy little ones :
^ ,iiK. ,iHiise of ,uti,in must now he decided upon. To the east,
.il'out a -inaiter of a mi!,.. w;,s a hamlet, an 1 half a mile t,,tlie west the
city : whuh way miouI.I we >^n > l'trl„if,.-< intluelieed l.y the a.lviee of
the lJ,.\ers, rettnidlii euide.i by (io.I, we decided lo -,, west and mcke
our w.ay towar,ls the city. AIhjuI lialf-way there, we came to a
ctta'^e. :ui,l suein.L; a li-lit in the win, low, 1 saiil, "Let us ask them
<■'< hi.lo us." .Makin.L; our way l,iuai,is th,- door at the baidc, we
.saw a youth eariyiiii,' a W'Jn ei,.>-iii^ ih,. yani. s,,, telliii- him ■ !,o
au.l what we were, w,. .isked him if he could help Us o,,.t a boat. .ie
was ,li.stres.sed al our ].itiable condition, and talked of the wh^kedriess
and eian-lty of the IJoxers, then sahl he would -o otf and ,-ee if he
could persuade a I'riend of his t,i take us in his boat. AVe were invited
lilt, I the hou^i' aii'l wer,.s.,iiii fast usle.qi.
.Siuhhnlv we were >tailh.il by an une.uthly sound in the yani
outside, it s,.rmi.,l a ■•ruubinaUon of a hiss ami a ^'rowl. With a slash
of a drawn mv,ii.i1, the reed curtain at the door was dashed down, and
we were ,i._',iiii face tn fae,.\\itli a crowd ,,f tin.e lloxers. ■• lUlrayul !"
CAlTntK!) I'.V Till'; I'.OXKUS
«;i« till' III 'I til'>ii.;li1 lli.il ll islicil tliliiiiL;h (jiic'- luilnl. Tho IirXt
iiiiiiicut all w;i.< oiiilu.sKMi. I «us -fl/i-il liy tln' liaii' Mini ilrii-.'^^ril In
llu' ','r'imiil, iiinl was i-()!i>ci:>ii!i of lil'iw ;il|i-r lil(i>v un ilili't'ivtil p.iits nt
mv Vio.ly, llitli l)iMiin t:,iiuiiK-il on liv niiiuy Iftt us ollieis la-lird nw r
iiiL' U) Mii/e my wit'u ana Mis.s (irc;:;^. I renic'iulKr a puiij,' i-. I liiai'l
tlie liL'urti ending shriuka of the tliililreii, then a sweet calm tillnl iii\
■ioul as T conimittrd it to (!oil. ('niiijiarin;,' imtos al'luiwanls, ur
hav.' carli lircn able to lostify that this was tlu' calmest mDiiiciit in
our lives, so soon lo lie i^ivcii iij) to lliiii M''Vit .Imiliiin.; toi' ^i
Mionieiil that we slioiiM imninliat'-l v !"• Ivillril.
I'.iiniiil mill I'liiii'il (If
Now wi- wi-i'i- ili.i;,';r,l i.iil.-iil,', ihi.iwn ■loun in the wrt .Uhl mini
ainl hoiiinl liaii I aii'l loot, thry ii^iii;; tlicir Icrt a- iiiuch a> tli':i' hainl.-i
lo j^L-t our anus ami li'.;s in the i)ositioii tlicv wantcil, thoui^h wc woii'
.luiU' ]i,i>sivc. 'riu'ii 1 >u'iilcnly misM-il the iiio of the cluhlren ami
was ylad the lamli-^ iiail '• ;^one lirtoi'e. ' ami were .-jMied mure o| ilusr
lerrihle si^;hts. Miss (JreK;-! was haiilr.l i,v I'ur li.iir into a kneeling
position, ami hi-r head |iie--ed duwii on a ,-l^m- tahle in l!ie yai'd lor
hiirniiiL; im'en>e, ami one riiod, "Wlmll -triUe.'" liul wihi-i- Nuins
over-riiliii:; said, "No, take liieni all to li ■ad([iiaiter-' lii a. ' As we
lav there hoiiiid in the nimi, cjne and another slinck us l.i'avily again
and a:^ain with tho hack ol' their swurds ur the Iiandies d' spears.
Mis.s (iregg nuw lay clo.ie lie.sidc me, and as hlow aHer Mow fell upon
her no sound escaped ln-i' lip.-, only a hui- deep sigh. I lould not
■iee nor hoar my dear wile, who had been dia^'ged some di-tance avvay.
Word was given to cairy us oil'. The handles of two ."j'-ai- were put
iliroiigh mv left arm, a man each taking an end on their shoulder>,
M\A i was taken u\\ hanging between them by one arm, with hands
tied t'> mv feet behind me. It w.i,-, uiily .ibi.ut ,i <[uailer of a mile to
the temple buildings tlii\ u-t d ,is liea bpiai lei.-. I .-Inaild have
fainted with th.e e.MTuei itiug jLiin hi ;I lueii mueli l.uilnr. On
entering, my lace stiuek heavily againsi a large eartlioinvare water
tank, and the next minute I was thrown duwn on the wi t gidiind of
tin' eouiiyard.
lleariiiL; the dear cbildreii eiy, I then km \v tiny ind been
brought oil at once and not killed, as I .supiinsed. .My wife and .Mi.-,s
(Jreirg were earned in a similar way, the b)rmer -ii^peiuled by both
hand-: and feet, the latter by one aim and one le_'. Little dohn wa-
tied hands and feet and carried, w hile Vera, with hands tied behind
her, wa.-5 made to walk, having her feet bound when they got there.
Now all had ariived, and there was much lejoiciug and mutual eon-
,iatulatious that the-e "Devil-" had bfiii eaptureil.
Ki
I'
lis I'/i.^iilUl.:
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I'leoeiitly a t dl yuung mm arrived, ulicj, by hi.-, authoritative
voice, 1 ^ooIl knew «a- reeoguised aN le.eh-r. He r;uiie and put a
I
M.\i;rvi;i':i' .missi«»nai;iI'>
,,,11,,,. i„- il I h.i.l aM.vthin- I" -iv n-i t.'. !"■ ali.iHl f. 8,iy it I
r,.,iii.^tr,l ih.tt, ,i- tli.'V int.n.i.-.l to kill u^ llu-v w..ul.l do it -/-urW-/,
■imi imt let us uu ihrtiU-l. an\ unnr. .-.-.in miIIc'I iii'..
l;,.,„,, ,,u...l,u.u.l uh.. NV U.I.', I .Nplamra Nvh. iv u.- wr.v Iroln
,„„1 h.av NV.- cairn- U, Ir ihri., l.ut tl,. > «.a,l,l i,„t L.-luv a w„nl
.,,.1 l.il.T ll"V liitMl luo iq. ami j;avf liu- a -toni tn sil U|.<,ii, llml 1
„„ 'lit )..■ Intt.T at.lr t.. talk tn tin in. In my ii.w [.u-ilmii I .cuM «fr
tli.ri.H,-. ana a! i.iv iv,iii.-l IMV uilr's h.a.l wa- lii-v.-a ..lit ..t a l>..ol
of wit.T aiM Ml-- t ;!..;-■> lian.U wtiv 1m,,m'Ii.'.1, au.l lU'.l lii Iroul
ins„.;„l .iV U.lnn.l. a Lvuur tli.y w.ail.l i,..t ..rant I'.r u.yM;ir until
,„xt .'iv tli..u-l, 1 -all,-i,-.l inl.'iiMl.N .m anounl ..f tii.- ^liot-«..uiui
i„ ,„v i.'ft ana. 1 wa- s.a.n, li-w-vi, t.-. taail f. Ml iq. au.l wan
,,1„1 lo 1... hi.l a-aiii .ai lh.i wot -r.mii.l, ii..w mi iirar tlu'. ..11h'1> that
"v. u.i- al.l.- t.. Nvlu>i..T to ..u'li ..tlHT, " l'..r .l.-us' sake ! V.-ra, t....,
-,.,■,,..■.1 to uial.-r.t.'.ii.l, aii.l in In i' turn ^..u-l.l t.. .■..nilorl lirr inotli.-i
1,V kii^^f:- an.l -aviiiuS - 1' ' n...lli.r ! 1 inotli.T ! '
■ |„-t L.'l.av .l..vli-l.t «.■ "-a.- caiii.a tlii..u.:li int.' tlif main
t.nml- buiMiiP.'. A ^Jiiai.l ..f fiv.. -a- mx uu-u w. ,v Kit in .hai-e, tli.
nn.ain.l.T U-in- .lisi-.-.M-.l. lual-i-tan. : tl.-t ..ur .-;!■■ wa^ t.. !..■
a.ai.lnl in til. nioimn:'. TI.uh I.t th. ,-,.■.' time w.- toun.l oniM-lve>
iltlivir.-.l ll'oin .I'atli.
.1 ( 'rii.is-Kxiiiiiiiiattoii
Slu.itlv aH.-r .-nnn.-;,' >ona' -it tla- !i.-a.l.~ app.-aml ..n tlu- >.a-li.-, aii.i
lor ov.-r tlircu hoius 1 >at iIk-il-, l....in.l an.l i.i-..i.l..-.l a-ain.t the 1.-- ..I
tlu. inc-n-f talik-, t.. un.ler-.. a .-t-vcn- .•i...-s-exaniinali..n. Ol coui'm: 1
,.,1,1 tiiL. truth an.l iL.tlutif,' la.l tlie tnilli, au.l at la>t 1 think tiny
u,-r.- ,.Mi.v.l t.. ..wn th.ni^.lv. . l.at!h-.l, a> ..ne ...uf.-.-cl that I ha.l a
ni.ailh ■•lull" ..f llwuv-l.ili .liaK-.t, aiiollier that h.- lia.l sl-cu a
boatman tlu- pia-viou. nu.inin- an-w.-iin^' to that ,l,-s.-ript..m given
while a third ae.;laie,l 1 cuM n..t he a l{...uanisl ,,.n->t heeau^e
hul two wives,:, an.l. hrulin. Our .■..r.b were ivniuvea, an.l 1.;.j.1
was oiven to us.
Many hun-.lre.ls of Boxer.s visit,-. 1 us tn.ui all tin- cuntry rouua.
.-arrvin.' their •ha.-.tlv w.-ap..ns an-l, hv th,-ir l.H.ks, thirstin- for oui
bl.M,",l "tIi,- h.-at. an,l nivna.is ,.t Hies 1.,,,, weie an a.hlitional trial :
whileat ni-^ht, allh..u-.'h w.- w,-ie n,,l h.anul alter the ^e.■on,l ni-ht
,h, ,uos,iuit,.es. v,-.,niii, aiei lats were t,-inl.le, ... that, with the hard
uncon.l-ortal.h- l-.a, and ..ur aelnn,. h...li.'N sl,-e,, was out ..t the
o,H-.-,ion until th. Satui.lay ni:^ht, wlun w.- sl.|.t, I supi„.se, Ironi
sh,-er exhaustion. To the praise au.l gh.ry of (i.nl, I hear recrd
that we all realis.-.l aiel enj..ve.l His sustaiuin- -rare aii.l keepin-
,„,w,, lait at the same time, 1 must huiuMy e.,nie,s that I sonielimes
'-lew impati.-nt uiel-r the ,-..nliuual .-train of hein-^ -lue.stione.i aud
iusulted hy the luob.
CAlTri.'KIi I'.V TilK lUtXKlJS
1
TVie ('i'l-iV tvi-,fHs th, Milii.Di,
On tin- S.itiuiLiy ni^lil 1 «.i- li/li linl luuu-l In ilicii iiuM-tiiif^-
vooiu tu lic.ir the rc'^iilt ul' iln; diiiutaiioa tu r.i'>-tiiig-lii, iiuil I'uuinl
ia\>i--lf ii' the iiiicl>t "f ;i lu.iiii lull of K'^jicctalik' triulcsiufii and
mIkjI.iis. Thf.-L- WiTf till' livil iji'jiiil«-ri uf lliL' (.•oiiqiaiiv of the
IkixiT.s whur-f militai V jiowiilr cijitiiic.' us. Tin: Guvurnnr h.i.l Ik-cii
vi-iT aiif,'ry wlii-u lit- had lnMi>i Wf ha 1 lio-u h-l \^n alive, ul-n thai llic.-.-
jii.'iijilo (lid liul kill II.-- a.~ vuuu a> tln-y f'Jiiud and In- in.w ga\i-
llu; .'^aiuu ludt'i- a.-' ho had givfii llif ulliei'.-. 'I'lir i i\ d, Llid,:,' a UiUili
ttruiij^'er I>i'dy tliau the iiulilaiy of the .-ocitty \vi- wan- U'nv luM
Ly, had (iverndi-d any otluT wish tlurc may haxa- 1 -ii, and
dctcriiiiui-d tu jinitt-ct u-, and >v\A w^ down t'p Tirn-Lsin, wlifii the
way wa.s i leaf. Truly \\f Wfic ".a wonder to many." W-.^^ tlm-c
who know not our (iod may well marvel at all He wrouj^lit on our
I'elialf. Thus, for the sixth time, our lives ale ]jre'.serve(!, and Wi; are
juarded by ni;,dil and day by tome, ut lea.sl, who wcjuld have killed u."
had they L.id their own way.
There wa.s some duuht a-- to whether they vould he nMe to hold
their own a^'ainst the luimljer uf liuxers who weie ex]iei'led on the
following day, Sunday, to attend the funeral of two who liad oeeii
killed by the Roiiiani~tt<. I sujijmse between three and four thousand
tliroii'^'ed the town, but althoU;;h there wa.s some discussion, and a lot
of threateniug to make oil' with and kill lis, they Were restrained.
Sijinjnilh'tic ChiHC.<c
The matter of fooil, because one of our s)iocial needs, day by day
we laid this want before (iod. Very few days jiassed without
our receiviuj; many little kindnesses in ^jifts of food from the jieujile
who throni,'ed tu see Us, and each evening,' we tijuld jiraise lor
answered prayer.
It was a new experience bein;^' \\ ithoul money. Oceasiuiially odd
cash were i,'iveii to the children, and they were jealously stored up
until there were enough to buy a cake or some su^'ar-eandy as a
special treat. One man, out of the goodness of his luart, gave me
thirty cash, saving : " I'm sure you must be pining for a sinoke.
tie tobaci
With this little fortune we
this will buy you a littl
Were able, for several days, to buy my wife- a basin of millet souji, as
she could not take the other food during her illnes.s.
A III mill (f G'lji/i/ Tidiiiijs
•ne day, early in the afternoon, when there were few jieojile
t, I was standing ovit the ladies and children as they slept,
;., . -. r *i.^ 4i;... ii-it1> 1 r.iti -111/1 liwil-iiir i'-itii»>r I rl in iiii t i 1- T'tii
One
about, _ .--.- „ ...
keeping away the Hies with a fan, and Io(iking rather gluuinily, I'm
afraid, out tiirough the ojien trellis -work of tlie iloor. tJur guard
were all having a nap, and one solitary sightseer was p.-eiang through
at the foreigners. Presently a little crumided tuit of paper was
N
ITS
M.\l;^^ i;i:i' MissinNAiMKs
it n.ore of all act of coUU-lul.t tlmn m.ythil.g cUe, tnnk lu. notue
„f it The man ha.l i.M.wd oir to the otlur .loor, Uici. ^lol,^R.l, and
.eeiiw I la.l not i.i'^kc.l it ui-, he caiuo back, and iuutioiun« to the
tloor where it h.y.he a^^aiu .uoved otV. My cwrio.i.y «a. arouHe.
now and I took ,t ..]>, -l'«>""l it '"". =^»'' '""'"' '^■"''"" '" =" ,^,
l,oM lu,.a .h.^.' N 1-: -I'-l '"• ■■^'-"1. '■"'■'■'■-" ■••''''r''-^
nearly all have l...... k.lU-l by b„ih Claiu.-e and lu,..„n «.d.iK. -.
IVkiu" and T'icn-tMn beb.n- to Euroiieau... ^ow 1 xwH 'A'' '"
T'kn-tbiu and tell vour aimie» to i.f.t.cl you. You niav t.ar .1 ...to
,, io.es wh.-n von have seen." i.nokin- up. I n.otioned .uv ihauk.-,
,,.,1 ..„, ,.„k,;,wu hwu.l Mt hunudly. The idiom wa. .e.ta.nly
that ..Ian Kn^^l.-h-l. ak,.,- ( ■l.n,.,n.an. 1 wa.s so exe.ted that I
woki' lb'
i.lies t.) »how th.m. Miss Orej^'j; at
claim, il it as the
-little binl" and btt.T >bc bad l.,..k.-l tb.- that .lay m the ivr.U.
We we..' all .laid, an.l l-.i a tan.' ..ui havd-hil.. seemed mu.h
easier to bear l'r...n thi.s bttle gUan. ..1 b..i^c whi.h the Lord ha.l »e.a
„s If this Iri.-n.l i.. n.cd really w.-nt t., T'ien-ts,n an.l ina.le
k,;„vu. ..ur l....-it,.m t., th.' i'.Mfd, ('...Md, uv Iclt s.ue s.nneth.ng
„ould b.. .l.,n.- tn, u- ; n^r wcr,- ^s>■ ur..n-, a. tin- >e.iuel will show.
Chi in
l',.u:i
()„ M.^n.lav, Sci^tcn.bcr 3, a cmpany ..f I'-xc vi.it.'.l the
,,la..' and «.'• n..l;..d that their attitu.le t.nvar.ls us %v:h in..ie
mdVundlv than m-u,,1 ; ,■>..• thrust the un.//l.- of hi. ^un int.. n,y
^v,fe•s face, a>..l ^aid .-mi.thi,.;- to the ellect that " t.ey wee ^'.....«
to beL'in bus.ne... t.,-dav." AVe we... ^;.vally rclieve.l when all ha i
left a-ain, but the follow,.,- n..,rning early we we..- c...isci..us
that .^.'^n.ethinu nun.ual wa^ abroad. We ba.l ju.-t be. n readi.r^
l'-.ilm cxlvi., an.l ha.l lai.l hold of the ^evenlh vel>e, "Ihe Lot.
b.o-eth th.- i.ii-.ai.r-." Then .....n uft.T "ur m..rni..- meal, ..ne ,.t
the hea.ls came f t.dl u. that they were in -..-at t.-..nbl.-, a la.:.;e
party of Boxers l.a\in- threat, iie.l t.. cm,- in a bo.ly and carry us
oil ■ The wh..le t..wn an.l .iei-hbourb..od were m an upi.-ar about
u., and 8.,...e ..f the Ica.li.ig gentry w.'.-e .•n.Uav..unn- t.. "talk
over" the men who ha.l come to make the threat. It was iH'opos.'.!
to bid., ns, an.l ;jive it out that we had been sent ..It to 1 leii-tsiu
.lown til..' live.'. .
The seeon.l .1 V the.v was a -.eat .l.^al ot slHaUin- a.i.l mu.di
.xclteiuent -Gin, on u> the st.eel we cuhl hear, an.l at n.-ht when
all was ..uiet •.nd .la.k, we Icaiaied what a .l.tli. .dl .natter .t h.a.l beeu
t., keep olf f.e attacking pai'ty of lioxeis, whil.' the <'uil departments
held a m.u.ster meetin- m the city, attetuh^d by s,.me 500 tra.les.nen
a.ul ue.U.y, an.l by t;..o.l w..rd.s apologies, ami promises they had
Bucceeit..! in piev. uting .in attack u]..>.i u>.
So bu.-y had they all bee.i th.al n..t a =..ul had been near us
since early morning, and they forgot to bring us our evening meal until
(•AiTri;i;i» \\\
I IK i;uM-:i;s
IT'.t
vt-ry latf. U lu-u lU,- Miiviny mi.i on,. ,,i iwo others caiiie .it la^t
wt! were >M'nrer tlie [Mjiut of tli-.-i],air tli.m wo lia.l l>etii all fiiroiinh
uiir luiitr, .vitiU. Sick, ill, lircJ, cuKl, hungry, wmI uiavitaiii, the
Llack pull of .l.'KjMiir was stttliiij,' down iii)oii my soul u» evrmiif,'
taiiiu oa. Witii tears I imjilored my wife mid Jljss (.Jregg to i>rav
for me, when sudilciily there was (jiiiet and inu.-'ic <t\ my h»-irt. I
listeued to catch the tune, then my lipii trmiblmglv took uj. ih,
"trnin and *in^' : —
ri.ii^e the Saviour, yv who kiiuu lliui :
Who call tell how niui')i \sc. oWi- llim •
Gladly let ua render tcj Hiiii
All we iiuve and are.
The hidifs soon joiti.d, and, iw the warm cnmfoit of tlu- Lord's
jKuce flowed u;,'ain in our hearty we did nut try lu kfijp Lack the tears
thai ivindtl come.
There wa.i ijuite a con^terllatloIl uIl^u tli,y -uddniK- lomenil'ered
that, amidst all their other troulil,', th.y had tor-otl.'ii us ; very soon
three or four ilitfercnt Kind of i ikes wwv lirmiLiht aloii".
Ill Touch inth Frieiidi
LatiT, I am invitid acro-i to the inectiii'„'-r-o.p|ii, aii'i am told that
we are to I.mvc that evening hy boat for I'ao-tiii^'-lu. It .M'.-med like
_'oin^' to certain death a;.'ain, until one t,'entli-maii, takin.,' advanta^-e of
a ni'imeiit we had alou,., told me tli.it the lui-lisli Cunsul, havin;,'
liear.i we were jiriaiinerrt at llsin-.m, li,i I .-eiit to I'ao tin;:-fu deinainl-
in>; our prtitectioii ,ind >,if.. e^.-mt t.. 'fieu-tsin, ami that .i .special
(.'oniiiiis.siuner had lueii ?>ut fi.im I'ao-tin^-fu t'l frt. h u^.
At once we t.lt ,-inv thai our '•little liird" had fnllilled his
].iomisr, and had made kiiouu our daiiL'erous and de.-iitute condition
to the aulholilics at T ieli-l.-in. It wa- our (iod who had enabled
tlie ll>iu-aii people to ie.~traiii lliat horde of IJoxers, and, ju.st in
lie- niek of time, to opi-n the way for our leiuovJ iVoni the pl.icp.
This 1 leioi.l uilli deep \v-,nd r, lo\e, and praise, as liie sin nth
drliver.mei. Ironi deilh that He h i- \vrou;;ht on our i .half, and these
seven escapes have all been from delinite and .<,eii daubers, — what of
the many unse.n designs and -cheines of the Evil One, whieli God had
oveitiu-own, and from wdiieii lb- lia.l delivered i;> .'
About midnight, Septemljci' (J, we walke.l do\vu to th.' riverside,
wlieie trtobo.its weie waitin:,' ; ourselves and six or .seven of the escort
end>aiked on one, and the ie>l ..n the other. I almoul eanie.l my dear
wife, who wa.s too we.ik to walk. I'ood had been made for us before
st.artiii'.', and now we were eeiit olf with many expressioi;.s of ^'oodwill
Ironi the little thion^ of tradismeu. etc., wlio had come down with us.
.Viiiviii;4 at l'a.i-tiii^ 1 am aske.I, " How the eon^ul at T'ien-tsin
a few other (juesti.nH. We were
\new We were at Hsin-.m
then
rted to the distiiei Y.imeii.
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MAKTY1;KI) MISSlOXAlilES
A Ti-anffomuitii'u finin Oiiinist.< in Jlcuonrabli' Giie.-ii.-i
\\'e ii>r now in ihi' ^cile ;;i]'iilly ; an t-xtiii liciliiinj,' is lidiv^lit for
us iclicrtpest availat'k'), and 1 am allowi'il to lia\L- a s-liavc, the
uuuulaiin's own liarliur ln'inj; Pont lor the purposic. "cw paper is
put on the winil(j\vs to kec]! ut the coM at iii;_;lit. 'I'he I'.ianilarin
fends us a fea-^t I'roni iiis own kitchen. An olli'ial is appointed by
the provincial jnd^jL^, acting; as t,'overnor, to i;ive us daily attention,
and provide us with everything; we need in clothing, heddin;.', money,
etc. Thus by riiiii<l strides we are transformed from outcasts and
prisoners into honoured giiesis.
About a week alter our " jironiotiun " I am again given leave to
telegrajiU to Shanghai news of our .safety, at the judge's expense,
although somewhat restricted as to what I shall say. In about six
dava a rejdy comes, llalldxLJah ! }mv>) wind kcu's home, li-ttit ir.slrwtions
from T'ini-t.nn (■/• J'ekiruj. This, our first communication from the out-
side vorld for four months, is jiinned uj) on the wall, that we may
constantly refresh ourselves by reading it.
Towards the enil of our first week here I received ■'. letter from
the Consul at T'ien-tsin, with a note added by Mr. Lowrie. Th too,
fills our heart' with rejoicing a.s wc learn of all that is beii;g done for
our safety.
About tliis time, too, 1 am given facilities to wiite to our Shun-
leli friend-, wiio are still in Cheng-ting-fu, which jdace, wo learn, has
not been destroyed.
Miss (Jregg concludes this painful story as follows : —
(h-U)hrr 20. — This is as much as Mr. (jreen has written of his diary.
All ha-s been written during our stay at Pao-ting-fu, but a great sorrow
'.uis fallen upon us. Dear little Vera died of dysentery on October 10,
.ifter about ten days' illness. It has c(jme as the final crash to our exile.
After the death <jf darling Wra, Mr (!reen, under the great strain,
has completely broken down, and is not able to be moved ; although
we could be esc )rted to T'ien-tsin by British troojis, he cannot go.
The French trooj)s airived here first im October 13, and on the
IG the French Colonel sent for us, and, Mr. Green carrieil on the
ambtilance, we were taken into the Freuch camji. Yesterday other
troops arrived, among them those of dear nld England, under
(ieneral (Jaselee, ami we are exjieiting now to be handed over to
the Biitish tiag, so when Vi.u receive this, although written from
Inlatid China, lo^t vour hearts. \\ e are sate !
l-'icim Mr. (irillith'.s kater uii p. IGl it will have been
seoii tliiU. llu-y were tiiially safely escorted to T'ien-tsin by
some iiritish sailers of H.M.S. (\rhirus and some .sepoys of
the HniiL,'-koi),L; lu'^nuent, under Lieut. liingliam, witi. Major
('<. >. 'J'hoiiisou in medical cliarye.
THE PIU)VI^X'E OF CHEH-KIANG
AuJ tlii'V, whin tliuv luaid it. liftLil up lliuii' ^ oice to (Iml wiih
out' cUCdl'tl iui'l -ai'l,
O Lcnl, Thi'U tli;i1 ili'Ut inukc llic lii-avni ami tli.- tarth aii'l tlir
s<.-a, ami all that m thi-ni is ; Wim hv thr Ili>ly (jh^-t, hy the iiiuiith
of our father David Thy serv-aut, diiL-t say,
Why (li'l the hcatlicii rau'i',
Ami the jH/niik's iinai:iiK- v. .in thing's !
Till' kind's (if the immIi Mt iheiu-rlvL- in army.
Ami till' riili'Ts \\v]v j^athcrt'd tni^ctlirr,
A;_Minst the Lonl ami aLraimt His Aimiutcil. . . .
Ami now, Li.rd, h"'k upon th ■::■ t'.iri'atminj,'? : ami L;rant unto Thy
servants to speak Thy \vor.l with all holihuss, while Thou stre1chc=t
foith Thy haml to Ileal ; and that -ii;n> and Wonders may Ije done
thruiiurh the name ol'Thv llolv Servant .Ie>ii^. — Acts iv. 24-30.
THE PROVINCE OF CHEII-KIANG
Pi;iOK to tlie fouTidatioii of the C.I.M. in ISGG, :\ir. Hudson
Taylor had in 1 .Sr>7 coimnoiiced work in this province. Tlic
work tlien started iias Ix/un .greatly Mi'ssed of (.iod. Accord-
111.1,' to the hist statistics the Cliina Inhmd ^Mission liad as
many as I'7l0 comniunicaiits in Cheli-kian.i,' ahme.
Eecently there lias been a time of severe iiersecution in
many of the stations, and not a few native Christiaiis have
siilfered the loss of all thinL,'s, and others sealed their
lestimouy by death.
The sad outbreak which has occasioned the death of
eicrht members of the Mission and three children, had
iKjthing, as far as we can see, to do with the Doxer move-
ment. It was a local rebellion in which the district
ma<^istrate himself lost his life.
The following,' are the names of those martyred : —
Stiitiri,)i'(! (it K'ii-iliiiu-fa.
Mr. uikI Mis. I). B. 'rhonipson ami their two boys,
Ivhviii iind Siilncy.
ilifs J. l)i!smou(l. Mi>.-^ EJilh Shcrwocid.
Miss Ella Manclicster.
Stiiti<'niil 'it Cli'iiiKj-shiin.
Mr. ami Mrs. ('.. V. War.l ami infant, IIerl>ert.
Miss K. A. Tliir-<.i)J.
The followin,!,' letter written by .Mr. Thompson only the
day before the massacre tells of the turbulent state of the
surround in Lj country.
Tuf; Day ni-Konr the Massacre at Km -cnAU-Fr
K'l - iiM-i r, ./."'// -Si, lf<00.
I l;nii\v not what to say or t'nink : c vcrytliin,^ v\< lien' is iriowin:.,'
u-oi.-c. Tlifiv an- tliuu-ands .f iicopU- takiii,' ivl'imc in tin- L'ity, and
184
mai;tv!;ki) missioxaimks
the rebels .xrv L;.itlirriii;4 unw in a Im.ly ; llicy liavr Iwn Ii'.^I' i'-, aU'l
liiivc pivilialily ;;c>t iKisse.-siou o( Ki:ni.;->au ere tlii-. 'I'lu: jifmr tlirfi.'
liuuiln'il .-^(ililii'T-! wlio li,ivi> arriveil to put tliciu il'iwn, wrrc si-nt vitl:-
(iiit aiiv aniiii'uiiti' ill, airl i.iily a 'i iv nf twn a'.'" wa- a Inail nf p(.\V(ler
an.l .--lini .-i-iit up. iiiit w.- iiri.l iiiit sprak i^r till-. I till' I'l'iitlicr WmpI
of Ch'iilij^-sliiiu i> ill l.ir iii'iv ilaiiji-r tlian wr, I'..!' tln-y ai«- nuiy twriitv
luiK's ft-Diu t'iic ivlifl-. Ill' ,1-ki'l tlir iiiaiul.uin to '/ivr liiiii an f.-idit,
anil ■-,'"1 ;i~ a i'i]'l>' tlial whui tin- Kin iliau .-oMic'is arrival tluri', an
c.st'ort would lie givcu. \Vf liL'ai' that tlu- ninr men lauLjlit hy the
friemU in Kin-liwa, ami handril over to the inaiidarin, were let oil' the
(lay after the l'iirei;_'ner< hit. Thi' Kiiidiw.i !nandaii!i \< a Maiielm
called Cleeo.
W'l- are e.vpeetini; iaotlni' Ward and tie' ladies to arrive at any
moment, but we know not it' they can hire a boat, lor the lioatiueii
a<,'ree to take you, and when they have fjoiie 30 or !iO miles they .sto]>
and p.iy, "We cannot l;o any farther,'' and Wiuit >^'>00 ' !.'.'')ii^, or more,
to i,'o on, or brim,' you li.ick.
We are told that the wivis and daughters of mo.-t of the mandarine
have tied. \\'e iie.ar all kinds nf evil ivpnrt-, wdiirh make ns fear, but
by His j^'raee wi' are able to rise alm^e all, and take hold of our Ood
and S.iviour. As yet we do not see our way c.' ■ to move, for if we
leave without ,i very strong escort we sliall lie robilx'd ; so we will just
"stand still and .see the .salvation of (!od." Pray for us.
We will write at;ain if we can, but the trade here is now stopped.
and letters may soon bo stopped also, i Mir Chi'istiatis are bcginninL,'
to come ami w.int us to take them in. We tell them the ilani.'er is far
f,'reater in here with us than in thiir ov n country homes ; but they
do not believe it. The rebels are, as f.ir as we know, not the lio.xers,
but just a risin;4 of the Kiani,'-sau Vi_etarians, but of conr.-e evil men
will iifiw join them at every step of vi'-tory.
Now I will elo~e ; and (lod, our I'ather, take eare of us, or Uihe us.
His Will be done. D. H. Thompson.
Dii .hily 21, tlio 'lay fulliiwiiio tlial iijion wliicli Mr.
Thompson wrote "(Inil, mir Fiillier, take care of tis, or tnhe
us," God to'ik tliem to Iliiiiself fur over.
A laroe ami luuuaiiaoealile crowd oatliered at tlu; j\Ii.ssion
preniise.s, and ( oniinenced to loot and destroy everything,
and .Mr. 'I'lionijison was Imdly liruised on the head. The
t'vaiioelist (di'i'n- t'ii ii-i'ii e>ca]ied tlirnnoli the back-door,
ami .sonojit aid iVnni liie Tao-t'ai (inlendant of circuit), who
practically refu-od tn interfere.
Whe-n the evano(dist returned tu tlie ^lission-liou.se the
ladies were smt tn the 'I'an-t'ai'::; Yauien, lait ordv to timl the
Ml~^ r l^l I II -111 l;\\i..'h.
\ii-~ I, I I \ M \M II I.- I i;i;
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[ilrcadv
■.sinii iiremi.ses.
Al)niit iiiHiu llifV a'jaiu wuiil
til tilt' Taii-l'ai's Yaiiirii, ami as a rcpurt
'aiiicil cuneiicv
th
at till! rclicls were attacking tin; city, all the cmwil had
gone to the city wall, .^^o they inuiul the ^'aIll.'^ nuiet.
Ill the afteriKHJii the people rctiiiiieil. When they I'otiiid
t seized ]Mr. Thompson, t(
liini
the foreigners there, they lirs
outside the i'roiit-(loi.r, and put him [n death. They then
returned and niunlered Mrs. Thompson, her two children,
le native evangelist says they were
and Miss Desmond
Tl
killed at once and had no prolonged sull'erings.
Till! ladies' house where ]\Iiss Sherwood and Miss
.Manchester resided had been rioted at the same time as the
Thompsons', Itut the ladies were liidden by neighbours until
the 24:th. The natives then refused to atlbrd them any
further shelter. Ileiiig discovered they were taken to the
city temple, where they were speedily put to death. The
whole family of the district magistrate were also murdered
in this temple together with many rebels.
^[r. Thompson, as his letter says, was expecting Mr.
and Mrs. Ward and Miss Thirgood to arrive from (,'h'ang-
shan, where tlie danger was greater. The ladies started to
travel by boat, and reached the jetty at K'ii-chau. Here
they were killed on the afternoon of the 22iid July. ^Ir.
Ward, with his servant Li-yuen, travelled overland, and
were also killed on the morning of the same day a])out live
miles from K'ii-clian.
The Ciovernor of the province has since wired to II.Ii.M.
Consnl-deneral in Shanghai to e.xpress his deep regret. He
says the rising was so sudden he had no time to interfere.
He stated his intention of making a strict impiiry into the
reasons for the Tao-t'ai's non-intervention, 'i here is reaioii
to regard the (iovernor's c.\})ressions of :■ _'ret as sincere.
Thus liave eight more workers been called from the
needy ti'dd of Cheh-kiang to higher service above. Upon
whom shall their mantles fall ?
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mai;tvi;kii misskixaimks
mi;. a.\i» .mk's. ii.wiM i;. 'iiiomi'sox
AM' SUNS IlliWIN .\\l> SiDNKY
Or K'l (HAT, ClIMI-KIANli
SulliTcl iDartynii.ni nii July _'!, I'jOO.
-Mr. Tliom]).-oti - a St'otsniaii — was horn in IS'il, and was
converted to (Jod wlicn nineteen years old.
Ho was trained at tlic East London Institute. Then, for
two and a lialf viars he was suporintrndent at .Mr. Quarriei's
Kini,_-rati(iii llonn' for IJoys, (Icjvan Ko.id, (!la.s,L;ow.
Ho tirst sail.il for China in I.'SSO. Kariy in iSSfi Mr.
Tlioniiison married Miss A;.^nos Downian, and to;,'cther tliey
cumnioiiccd work in K'li clian. IVoni this conlre he visited and
superintended the woil- in part of Kiani^si. After nine years'
residence in China, hv, witii his wife, eanir to jliij^land for tlicir
first and only fmlonL:h, in March 1^91.
Speaking at the Annual Meeting,' of the Mission of that year,
Mr. Thorap.son said: "I'raise Cod I have hoen eiialiled to
baptize sixty-two Ciiineso since I went to K'u-chan, aiul thoy are
nearly ail in tlie Church to-day; tlioo do not include eight in
Kiang-si and one in Shanghai."
The following iribute to iii.s enthusiastic devotion to the work
of winning souls is written hy one who knew him in England: —
"Impelh'd hy his fervent love for souls, our brother during
bis furlough in England undertook much evangelistic .service, and
greatly did his heart rejoice over any signs of ble.ssing which
God was plea.sed to grant. In order to attract as large outdoor
audiences as possible in any seaside ])lace at wldch he might be
stiiying, he would don his Chuiese dress, go down to the beach,
tell some interesting tale of missionary exjierience in China, and
then jtreach the Word of Lite to the crowd which, meantime,
would lie gathered aroiuiu to see the tuiwonted sight of an
Englishm:in pre:iching in a Chinese co.-tunie."
Miss Soltiui visited his station in 18!tS, and has kindlv given
the following glimjtsi' into tlie lionie at K'ii-chau ; —
In dune ISlts I visited dear Mr. and Mrs. Thom))son at K'li-
chiiu fii, remaining with thnn >i.\- days. This great city was
a hard place to work in, Imt .a good centre, as the vast trade
that was going on gave the opportuin'iy for the mes.sago to bo
given to the ]w'0]il.' from ;iil ttu> countrv :iriniiiil. and Mr.
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'I'hdiiqi^iiii was a man wlm iMiiiLrlit iiji lii.-i (ippoi iiiiiitit's. lit'
iinilri>t<ic]il tlif i"'()|ilf, a'laplcil liiiusi'lf to tlii'iii. met tlioni in
siiili a ^'filial way that it was no small iiitiTcst to ine to j;o
aiioiit the city with him, and also to visit two of the oul-stutinns.
Ilow the wlioh' scfhc is iiliotoiii'a|ih('(l on my mind! The
liriudit wt'lconit^ when we ai'iivcil — Mrs. 'riioiii|i>oii with lahy
Sidney, then six wrcks old ; little IMwin, a sweca ehiM of three
\cais, eai;er to take us round the maiden, ]iait of wliieh was well
stoeked with Kn.u'lish flowers and \ej:etaliles reared from Mr.
Morton's uift of seeds. We visitcil the eows and fowls, went
ovi'i' the ramhlinL; old house that was Ij.'int,' rapidlv destroyed
hv til'' wdiite ants, piopped in many places already— yet such
a peaceful, hiipjiy home. Christian wctnK'ii were at work under
Mrs. Thompson's diicctioiis, and the evangelist in and out, every
one tiiisy and alwavs litisy. A joy-tone was ahoiit that sj)ot
that will never f.ule from my memory. The work wa.s hard,
I he peoj)le i)rond and unyieldini,', yet they were sowini; in hope
of a i,dorious harvest — .>urely it will come.
The medicine shop, in one of the busiest thoroughfares, wa.s
opened all day, and the Christian man in charge was freely dis-
trihuting (lospel tracts to each customer. About G o'clock the
selling of medicine was stopjied, seats were arranged, and all the
evening spent in (iospel work. Night after night the shop was
tilled with an ever-changing congregation of men of every rank,
frotn the .scholar to the poor coolie. I spent one evening watch-
ing the interesting scene — .Mr. Tliomp.son and two evangeli.sts
at work, Miigiiig, preaching, and answering questions. The
mnuber rarely went below seventy throughout the three hours
I was present. What a sowing of the Good Seed !
Mr. Thonijison had access into the large houses all over the
city, and was seiU for constantly in times of sickness.
Last year the old house was pulled down and a new one
built ; the work seemed eidarging on all sides. Dear Mrs.
Thompson's women's meeting had increased to an attendance of
eighty twice a week. At the out-stations they were rejoicing
over fresh iiirpiirers when this sudden storm arose, and God's
beloved servants have reached the "other side." Our last talk
together was on the coming of the King (Phil. iii. 7-11). This
was the last passage we read together, and in my Bible still lies
a little yellow silk marker on which Mr. Tiiompson had priiUed
the words, "If by any means 1 may attain unto the Kesurrection
fr(jm among the dead." " Kee[i this till we meet again," he
said; "may we be ready when the Dridegroom comes.'' Amen.
II rviMi-ri- \ I".. S((i;i'\r.
ISS
MARTYIM;!) MI.SSloXAI.'IES
MISS .TOSF.I'HINH DKSMONl)
K'l -ciiAr, ('nt;n-Ki.\NCf
SiilV.Mrd iiiurtyi.lniii Jul, Jl, li) 0.
Mis>! .Tnspphino Kli/aliclli l)csnu)iiil was i iiativi^ of the
Uiiitoil St;itr.<, having' Kci'ii Ixiiii, in 1^<<J7, at WusL Newtuii,
Mass. She was of Iii>li ilcsrcnt, atul her larents wcrt! iiiL'iiilieis
of the Kuinati Catholii' Chiurh. ll was not hnv^ liefore Miss
bosmoiid was won from Itonian Catholii ism to I'rotestantism.
The chaiii^'c which had taken place in her heart, however, r.aile
her desire further mental culture, and tinally she soui^ht f»jr
tliis in connection with Mr. Moody's schools at Kast XorthtieM.
Miss Desmond coTitiinied her si\ulies at Norlhtield for live
years, and in the middle of Iter course there received, next to
lier soul's salvation the greatest l)lessiiig of her life. In the,
year I8fi9 (or 1890) the Seminary was visited l>y Mr. Kot)ert
Speer, who spoke to the sMidetits upon the work of tlie Lord in
the regions beyond. The voice of (!od through the message
given reached Miss l)esmond's soul, and with joyful accoptanco
of the Lord's will for her, she made a full dedication of herself
to Him for service among the heathet).
Having finished her studies at Xorthtield, she proceeded to
Mr. Moody's P.ihle Training School at Chicago, where she spent
seven months under the instructi(jn of Mr. Torrcy. In onh^r to
gain fuither expeiience, she then accepted an appointment for
service among the Indians in South D.ikota, ami she remained
in this service, in .vhich she w.as much used of Cod, for the two
succeeding years. Having th\is tested her faith, and having
thus proved her tidclity to Cini-t, Miss Desmond ofVereil to the
Mission for China.
While in Toronto she lived for some time in the Mis.sion
Home, hut later .she connected herself with the District Nurses'
Home, under the superintendency of Miss (.heen. Here she
entered into a full course of inirsing, and hecame incessant in
good w-<irks amongst llie poor of the city. In IS'JS she was
accepted l>y th(^ Mi..sion Coi-icil, and sailed in December of the
same year.
Subseiiuent to the usual ;;nd prolitable months at Vang-chau,
Miss De.-mond was api>ointed to serve in the province of
MKMOKIAI.S
189
(lull Ui;inj;, and she procuudcd thiiui- l" j"iii Mi^-^ I'.ntluii, wli..
was in charge of the stalidii of Shiao hh.iii. lIcH' "lie rciiiaiiicd
in very hajij))- fello\vshii> with Mi.--s llrillcjii, until the laUei was
(.lilii^ell to leave fnr home, when Mif^s Desmond was removed to
the'station of K'ueha\i, to woii< there under the .lireetion of
.Mr. Thomiisoii, in < ompLinion-hii) with Miss Slierwood and Miss
.Manehester. At this station she remained, hajipy in soni ami
Mcss.'d in life, until the fateful day of .Inly 'Jl, I'JOU, when,
to;;ether with her friends Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, she met her
dt^th at th.' hands of rioters hrfore tin- >'ainrn door.
11. W. I'llOST.
lleturnin;,' from a visit to our stations on the (Irand Canal
early in damiary ISDO, 1 reaehcd Vati>^ ehati to find a hand of
workers recently arrived from America. Amoiij; them was de;ir
.losephine Desmond, to whom my heart was especially drawn.
Many (piiet talks wo had together, when she told me how the
Lord' had won her from Romanism, of His call to her which led
to her entering Mr. Moody's training home at Northtield, et.c.
It was through an acMress of Mis.s Irwin's when there that she
was led to olFer for China. The pathway of the Cross was no
new one to her. Every onward step had been through suil'ering.
In one of her last letters to ^liss Irwin, dated June (», she
say.-: "I have been to several of the out-stations this spring.
1 am with the Lins, and they are .so kind and have helped me
much in learning to talk. Mr. Lin went with Miss Sherwood
and me to places round about, we had the Lible-woman w ith us.
The people came in crowds and listened well. In one place an
old woman believed from the hrst and stayed with us till she
had learned a prayer. It is such a joy to find the 'other
sheep' in these out of-the-way pl.ices. My limited knowledge
of medicine and my small supiily ha\ e been taxed. I'oor people,
it is sad to sec so much suffering."
How indy her heart rejoiced in being an amlwissjidor f(jr
Chiist, little thinking how soon the earthly service for her and
her companions would be ended. l>ut the seed sown in faith
and joy will yet l)ring forth a glorious liarvest, and sowers and
reapers will Vejoice together in His jnescnce, where there is
"fulness of jov and pleasure for evermore."
II. E. SOLTAU.
l!)i,
m.m;tvi;i;ii missionaiiiks
MISS .M.
MANiii!.sri;i:
Iv V-niAr, ( 'iii.ii-Ki \Nii
Suilrvnl lii.'utvnluMi .lii!y 'J I, i;ii)0.
.Mi>.- M. !■;. .M,iii( hr-tcr \v.i-, a ii.ili\c nf tliu Stale wf N.'W
\ ork, U.S.A., lia\ii]_; lucii lidrti .i', I'idiih'ston cii .Ndvrinlicr II,
1S71. She was Ijioii^lii Uji in a |iiiiii^ luniir, and i'c('ci\ fil
ri'li^iuiis iiiiiiros.-.i(iii.s fimn lin cailic-t cliildlKKKl, .^o that tdric
was ii(( iiiaikfd niilu.iid cli.iiiijr w lien ^llL• passed Irum death ti>
life. At liilieleen yeais of a;,'e, ImweNef, .--lie liad .-^IK-li elu.>e
dealings willi the I.ciid, that iVoiii lliat time nn, >he piirpo.-ed in
hei- lieart to follow wlurever lie ini:;ht lead, and to j;ive lieiself
entirely to liiin. lu'niainin^ at her n.iti\e jilaii', -he received a
f.iir education, and tinally undeftook school te.ieiiinL', wliieh she
continued for .-.cveial teiins.
Ileaiini; of tlie work of *lie Chirr lidand .Mi~-ion, she eaini"
to ftx'l that whatever powers she had, ou;4lit to he ;,'i\en to (Jod
for the heathen. Thus, j-ho ollered to the Mission ,it Toronto.
After :..ioiit l\\ I years of trainin;< she was acee]iteii liy the
('. I..M. in Toronto, and set s;.il for China on An,i;ust 1 ■_', Isit."),
Suhsei|Uent to a residence of six months at N anu'chau, Mis.s
Mail, 1 ster \\c.l southward into the province of Cheh kiam,',
with the purpose of joining Miss Fuller in Iter work at the cilv
of Ch'an.t; shall. Vcy hu.sy, jiapjiy, and a.seful months followec'i,
and residence was continued at that station until the fall <jf
iaLi7. when Mi.ss Fuller was married to Mr. Ward.
It was thus in the fall of l.s'J7 that Mi.ss Manchester had the
privilei,'e of joining' Mr. and Mrs. Thompson and Miss Sherwood,
in the neii^hlioiiiiiig city of K'li-chau, and of residiie.,' there with
Mias Sherwood, in whom she found a true companion, and with
whom she was e.xceediiiL;ly happy. The active life which followed
this transferal was the icijsation of the ideals which she had
had for so many years, and more; than once .she ,i,'ave expression
to tlie thoii.i;lit that all her liope.s had been abundantly satisfied.
'1 he peace and joy thus reali-ed were lu^ver in any sense dis-
turlied until the Iteu'innin^ of the present year (I'.tOO) ; Imtatthis
time she received word from home that her father was failing' in
health and was j^'reatly longing for her return. Thi.-, and other
home trou})les seemed to indicate that she would be ol)lige(l to
give up the service in which sh ; had been so nuich blessed of
God. She wrote to friends at Tcjronto, however, that she ^vas
.Mi:.M()i;i.\i,s
I!tl
|.|.'|i.ili'il \'> (111 ihr \\ill iitii...!, wli.d.n.T 1^ iiii_;:]l 1111,111, 11-, .ih,)
Kiiliilcii that Will the ,>iiUiio I't hci lii:;lic-,L pi ,ii t; and ji)\,
tlioimli >lii; ((jiilVi^iil at tli">.inii^ tiiiii' that tin- tlimi^lii ol uivinu
ii|i hi 1 lnliAiil umiv \\a^ coxtillg hi r uinn' than .ihe I'OtllJ
lii'.-ii'lilM-. A I'l'W i|.i\> attiT .du' llail .iihli'il ihr flicll'U 111
'I'linintu 111 thr lirri-Mty that was ii|j<iii hrl' ol i ct iii iiiiil,' to hi-i
father at lliliiicstuii, liic i iitl IiixmIv dI Irlirllimi in her ilt\ dc-
(IIITfil. Ilrlf in thf lily >llr had hivnl ami -iTVfil, >hi' i|llii'tlv,
Jlini, Mr lia\(' III! iluiiiit, « illilii;l_V, laid dinvii htT litr at lllr ti-ia
111 th.> I.Did .liMi.>. " II. W. I'K.iM.
I li.id tilt: |ilca-liii' III incrtiiii; Mi-^ .Mamhr-tiT ulii-li tia\rl
liii^ in the [iiuN iiii r (it ( lirh kiaiii; in .liuif IhD.s. \\ ,. s[iriii
three iiappy days iii;;eihei- in IJishoji Mniile-, hii>iiital)le huiiir.
Sho liu<i ijieat joy and t'licijiliimeliiciit in lief itiiieiatidiis iniiiid
i\. ii-ehaii 'I'liu city woik was hard and ufttinus diseniira..'iiij;,
hilt not s(j tlu' uiitstatiiiii wmk She h'vod ilii' people, ulid
haviii}^ j,;ot on well with the lall^ua^e, ei istaiitly spent weeks
tu'^eth'" itiiieratiiii; finm village to village.
W hen Mr. Tliniiip^oii took me out to i'a i In-o to see the work
there, he .s|)okc of how u'l.atly the l.urd h.id Used Miss Mancliester
III that little town. Many wuiiien had 1. 'eii hroiii^ht to Chii.st,
.iiid theic urii' many iiii|iiiier>. I'lie meetings tiieie were
<lee|ily interestin.;, and the eveiiiii/s we were there the Mi,s>ion
Uoom was crowded.
It i.s totahin.i; to leeall this little eei:ire of lIo^pel liuht where
oiii' dear sister now in .^loiy .sjieiit many happy months. A
l.idder staircase led to the iijiper loom whiir a wouileii partition
diviiled oil' the little iiedrooiii, so hare and uniiiiiii.^lied. A tiny
ciiplioaid made out of a [KukiiiL; ea-e contained a li'W stores
from the homeland. Here we spicad our Chinese liuddin^ on
the i)oard.s for the ni;j;lit, and, looking' out ol' the tiny ca.somcnt
(without ;,'!ass), we prayed for the iniiltitudes aiound lis "in
darkness and the shad(n\ oi death."
How .si. enjoyed telling' of liLr"dear people." 'riieie was
promise ' .i rich har\est then, which has lieeii ^atheicil in
during the' k'.st two yeuis. Mr. Thompson's last letter Vild iiio
of haptisms I'.L 'I'a cheo, and of ijreal eneouiancinetit in the work
all around.
■' I'lecious in the .sight of the i-ord is the drath of His saints. '
Like Stephen of oM, did not our lieloved sister see ''Heaven
opened," and the ;jlory jf God, and .lesus standing "to receive
her''? H. E. SoLTAU.
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19:
MARTVIIKI) MISSIONAlilES
MISS EDITH S. SHEKWOOD
K'U-CUAL", <'lir.U-K.IANi;
SufTeiid iiiailyiJoiu July 'Jl, I'.iO'J.
A trieiKUhij) {uiiiail with Mr. and Mr.s. 1). \j. Thompson,
whun they were ;it homo in l^ifJ, was llio link in tlu chain of
Divine piKiuse wliich led to Miss Edith Slierwuod di'tinitely
devoting her life to China, althougli to do .so had from girlhood
lieen :i cherished desire with her. On the return of these friends
to China in January lf<'j;3, slie accompanied thfui, another of
the i)arty being Mr. Ceorge Ward.
Endowed by nature with a strong will and a powe-ful mind,
siie was yet characterised hy great patience and tenderness;
and, wherever she went, her ready sympathy with needs the
most varied, fitted her for becoming, as a friend writes of her,
"a centre of hope and love to old and young." Besides work
among the pooi and sick — kUerly in connection with Christ's
Church, Barnet — and among children u.id girls, siie had also
worked among soldiers (Aldershot and Colchester), and militia-
men (Barnet), and for a short time assisted in Miss De JJroen's
Mission in r.,ris.
The followi J reniinisoences are from two of her many ii ieuds
— one who knew her intimately in England, and one who, at
diflerent times, had the privilege of her society in China : —
Edith S()]iliia Slierwond was born on A]iril 11, 185-1, a dark-
evcd, winsome little maiden who never lacked a friend. Very early
:-iie fiiund tliL- " I'riijud that slieketh closer than a brother," and to
llim the fust \ig.:'ir of hi-r young days w its consecrated, her In'iglit
example beuig bl'/.-^ed to many of her seliuol cuiupanioiis. She never
.see.ned to " weary in well-duing," and even during the hajijiy journeys
home for the lioli'l:; -s .-^he woidd proiluce little p'lniy (Jospels that .^he
iiad bought with iur jiocki't-r.ioney, and oonlideutially jire-sent lliem
10 fellow-i>a>.-;ragei-.- w liuse eyes were g>--tting loo old to read small
iirinl ! At the wA of e\ <Ty siiniuier fortnight at the seaside she bad
.1 few poor peopl.- to whuiu nhe nuist say "Good-bye.' One of these
was di.-covere(l after a !a]ise of tweiity-Hve years, still blessing her.
With womanhood, the power and opportunities for .-ervice iueie.'ised,
and sh" threw herself uiire.-ei'vedly into Cliri.-tiaii work. Wherever
she went .-he was the "willing lioi-se '' of the jiarL-h — time, energy,
and rare i ileiit biiiig lively lavi.-ihed in lesjioiLse to constant demand ;
■>vhile at b ime she \v.i.-. ever ready to put a clever hund, a b.inctilied
coiuuiou-seuse, and Iniglit h.iinour at the difcposal of the famiiy.
.MEMOKIAr.S
19;
To i-igliU't'U ufi)hL-w> aii'l nir.x- ^li,. was the i'lial .iunt, whosi-
iiieriKiiy will livu iiml 1p1(j>soiii tor i-vlt in liicir luaM.s hi tin.- midnl
ol' joyful home e rvicu iiud li.ippy lioiue tics caiac tlu' call lor I'oroign
work, ami willingly >he ro>e ii]! ;inJ (jbcyi-d. "To liiiii that halli
-hiiil luort- be given" ; les.- th.iii eiglu years later eaine the still louder
call to drink of the cup that her .Ma,-ter drank of, and through the
gloiious gate of sutfering to i)a,-< to the life inmioital, where "work
never can bring weariness, for work itself is love."
i
The first tiim- I met Eilitli Sherwood was in tlie aulumn of 1802.
She wa.- si;at<il with a number of otheK in a room, ludjiiug to prejiare
nuthts. I felt almost from the firr-t, this was no ordinary worker (led
was sending out to China. Hei- helpful suggestion^ about the work in
progress showed a thoroughne.N- and ingenuity far aliove the average :
and when she was drawn into con\ersation, her remarks revealed a
-weetness of character and originality of thought, together with a deep
and yet simple trust in lier Saviour. She was ready to take a sugges-
tion from any one who loved llim.
We met again at the Yang-chau Training Home. There we spent
a few happy mouths. She soon drew a few of the students round her
for Bil)le study every evening after the ordinary work wjia done. We
chose the difficult Book of Zechariah, and found this a most helpful
study. She put her w" e heart into it, and wliile not appearing to
take the lead, helped us to get a dear griisp of the contents of this
Wonderful book. Then came the call for her to leave ua and join ih.
and -Mrs. Thompson at K'u-chau. "'his was a sore parting to not a few.
It was my joy to see her working in her station just six years after,
and to .spend a fortniglit at that city. Her companion then wa,- Miss
MaiLchester. \Ve all .-eenied to liave more liberty .and freedom in
going through the streets of K'u-chau is-aid to conUain some 80,000
people; than at any other station. The ]ieople knew the missionaries
=0 Well, an I Seemed to respect them highly.
Edith Sherwood's home was right in the midst of native hou.ses.
She told us, when Ifjoking out upon them from the balcony, how she
hmged and prayed to see these people brought to own Jesus aa their
Saviour. She visited freely amongst them, and they wi-lcomed lier,
but I. jt her measage.
We never met again, but every recollection -f her is sweet. We
heard afterwards of a wave of interest coming to the dark city of K'u-
■hau, and thit the women's classes had increiised fourfold. This must
h.ive greatly clieered dear sister before she went to be " For ever
with the Lord.'' 0* le final sharp suffering we know nothing, and
perhaj»s it is better oo. We would rather think of her sharing the
joy of her Master, for wli,:im she laboured in loneliness, having little
encouragement from without, and yet -ustaitie'i with His jiromise,
" Lo. I am with you alway, even unto the eiiil.'' J. W.
194
iVl A 1:T V RED M 1 8SI0X AR lES
Mi;. AND MRS. G. F. WARD
AM) CHII.I)
Ch ANii-snAN, Chih-kianc;
Sulf.r.d inaityr'iniii July 'Jli, I'.'OU.
I becaiiiu aci|iuiiiUfd with -Mr. (looiirc F. Ward about the
year 18,S9. It was. I iliiiik. early in 1S9U tliat hu aciepted
Christ as his Saviour at a nu-t'tinir lifld in the Aldersj^ate Street
Y.M.C'.A.
From the very day ot' his eonvei: ion lie greatly desired to
i)e u>ed of God, and an intense <,'arnestness eharacterisi-d ail
his labours. For souic nioijihs he devoted his sii.aie time to
evan>,'elibtie work, but the iiri^ent need of " China's millions ' soon
eii;.;ai;ed his atti'Ution, and the eonviition grew upon him that
Chita was the field in whirli (Jod wanted him t(j work, lie
asked me to join him in irayer fur ;.'iiidanei', and, the way
opening up, he decided to oiler himself to the C.I.Jl., under-
taking to pay all his own expenses. It was agreed between us
that his acceptance by the C,I.!\I. should be regarded by us both
as a proof that the Lord was diieeliiig him His joy and satis-
faction U]iou receiving a favourable reply were unbounded.
Artiu u 11 Jknnings.
I became .acipiainted with the late ]\Ir. Ci. F. Ward about
four years Ixiore his departure to < 'hina. and enjoyed intimate
fellowship with him in Chiistiaii work. Xati"ally of a retiring
disposition (at that time) — abhorring formalism and show — he
found a congenial sphere of work in searching the streets from
midnight to dawn during the winter months for humeless
wanderers, and presenting them with tickets tor a free break-
fast in the early morning.
The following iuciilunts will reveal the man ho was : Our
Treasurer rrjiorting that fluids did not permit us giving the
usual Free lireakfast, ''(live llii' bn-akfast, and I'll pay for
it,'' was all he said. Fven after his departure to China he
y)aiil the rent of an age. I Christian until the time of her
death. Hearing of one to whom financial assistance would be
a boon, he sent a Xo note by post to her, accompanied by
nothing to indicate the donor, and I have in my pussession now
a letter written f)y him in which he distinctly forbade me to
mentiiui tiie services lie had rendered to our work in tiie ^\jiiiuai
Report, which 1 was then writing.
MEMUIMALS
19".
The ii.-eds of thu heathen were laid iiiiun hi.-- heart, und his
acceptance hy the China Inhmd MisMon deprived us of the
presence of a valued worker, wliose niaitvrdijiii we now mourn.
.1. (IlLi IIKIST.
-Mrs. <;eor-e Frederick ^\■ard wmt out to China as .Miss
Ktta J,. Fuller, in coiuiection with tiie Xorlh American work.
She was liorn ui Iowa, L'.S.A., in ISOG, and was left an orpiian
at an early age. When tuvjve years old she was lirought to a
knowledge of her lost c.inditii.n, and through the idessed strivings
of the Spirit, was led to accept of Christ as her Saviour, fn
latfi' years she connertrd h.rself with the .Minneajiolis Training
Institute, under the direction of Jfev. C. C. Herriott. Her
studies in this institution were continueil for some time, but
before they were completed, tlie Lord had spoken to her' con-
cerning the need of China, and she gladly otiered her life to
Him for service in that land. It was in Decemher 1S94 that
the Lord opened her way to go forth, which she did, accompanied
by two lady friends On arrival in China, sh- went at once to
th.' Traitiing Flonir at Vang chau, where she spent a iniml)er of
happy months. She was then designated for the province of
Cheh-kiang, ami was finally located in the city of Ch'ang-shan,
b;nig luiited there m service with two tierman sisters. Miss
liatmier and iMiss Miiller. Not long after slie had arrived at
Chang-shan, these two sisters were withdrawn, in order that
they might be connected with the other (Jeri-.an.-, in the province,
and Work in their district. Hut .Miss Fuller had the jov sooil
after of welcoming to the station a North American worker,
Miss M. E. .Mandiester. These two laboured togiiher until
18'J7, when .Miss Fuller was united in marriage with Mr. (Jeorge
F. Ward. The work at Ch'ang-shan, although it had been
c.irried on l)y former missionaries with great lievotion, took on
new life from tiie time that .Mr. and .Mrs. Ward w.'nt there,
and in two ycar.s' time it dotibhd it.-elf in the number of ( 'hiu-ch
numbers and inquirers, and more than doubled it.selt in its
activities. To the joy which Mrs. Ward had in such God-blessed
oervice, there was aijded in February of the present year the
trust of a little .son, Ilcriiert Calvin, whn — as has occiUTcd so
many times in Ciiina — became a new centre of loving attraction
to the natives. Thus d,,ubly blessed, .Mr. ,ind Mrs. Ward went
on in their hapjiy service, full of courage and ho]ie. It was into
the midst of such surroundings tli.at the calamifv of -lulv •22
b'll. Thus ended the e.irthly service cf two devoted ndssionarics,
of whom thi' world was not worthy. H. \\'. Fixo^T.
im;
MAi;'rvi;i:i» MissioxAiiiKs
MISS K.M.MA ANN riiii;(;ooD
< 'HAN'., -SI IAN, CliiiH-KlAMi
Sull. ri'l nuutM'lnTii ciu Inly -2. Il'OO.
Our .-i>tL'r siilf.l t'.T C'liiiui in ttir V. & O. s.s. J;-!i,lIa on
Niivonilior iJf^, 1>M». Six iiinnths attcrwiiids, writing ti> a fiionii
fi'iiu Vaiiu-fhau. she -ays; —
" 1 tfi;i 1 must write you a tVw lino to tell you l,ow liap I
am, ami wliat y^WAt thin,us tliu Lord has ihinr for me. Is it not
w<jndt'rt'ul liow hi' teaches us ii\ China ? "
SiKli was hfi- -iadiK'SS of heart and humility of mind at the
beirinning of her work. Nor (hjes she srem to have altereii
dtuing her sojourn and laliour there. For a time shf was
stationed at Ts iri- kiaii^u'-pu, one of our stations n\> the (Irand
Car.d. Atterwar<ls she went into the jirovince of (ian-liwuy
(Nov. lS'.i;3) and worked at Chi cliau ; hut no matter where or
witli whom she la.houred, she ever showe : the .same cheerful,
bright, and gentle sj)irit.
Though, naturally, greatly plea.-cd to meet, her friends in
Kni:laiid auain, in l^'.Mj, it was a trial lo her to leave the work
,-he" -o much loved in China : aiui during a furlough which,
liecau>e nf physical wrakne-s, wa> necessarily jaolonged lieyond
the ordinarv length of time — she was two and a half years at
l„„iie — .-he earne,-tly longed for the day when she would he pro-
nouiued tit to return to th<' land and the } eople she loved. Her
de-ire was realised when, in Oct. ISQy, she s;iiled once more
for China.
On -.he la-t Saturday afternuon .slu' .-pent in England she
simke a few wolds of farewell at the jirayer meeting in the
Missioa Hall, to this etlect : -'.My heart is full of jn-aise to the
Lord for having, after two and a half years of waiting, so
-treiigthened me that, contrary to the e.xpeiiations of my friends,
I ai!i now able to ictum to the wruk 1 love.
Her I'a.-t.ir, the Kev. T. Bagley, writes of her i-- follows :—
■'I made the acquaintance of Miss Thirgood in IS79. She
imiTessed me at once as one who, like Mary, 'sat at desus' feet.'
.MEMORIALS
IU7
Shf was deeiily interested in spiiitual things, ninth given tn
prayer, and anxious for the conversiuii of those around hei'.
Siu' liad been from early years a scholar in our Sunday Scliuol.
and afterwards hecauie a teacher, devoted to lier work, and seek
ing to lead her class to the Saviour. She was a warm friend
and zealous helper ; much blessed in work amongst the youn"
Such societies as the Voung Christians' I'.and aUd the Vouiii;
i'('opli''s Society of Chiistian Emleavour had a warm plac- in heV
regard.
"She had long had a strong di'sire to devote herseli wholly
to Christian work, and in ISfi'j gave herself up tor the work ot
God in China. She returned to us after seven years, apparently
at the point of death ; but. to tlie surprise of all, Cod raised
iier up again, and in Octobei' ls<.)s she bade Us ' faiewell,' to
re-,ume her beloved woik. How w.ll I remember that summer '
We were together at the Keswick Convention. Her delight in
tl;r meetings was imbounded. and her joy in Christian fellowship
intense.
"How well I remember, too, the great missionary meetin" in
tin- Metropolitan Tabernacle, l)efore she wont out the first time ;
the ringing charge of that man of Cod, C. H. Spurgeon. and the
fervent words of John .M'Xeill! How she felt them all, and
oti'ered herself upon the altar of (Jod's servicp :
" We are putting ,i tablet to her memory in the Church, near
the pew where she sat; but how much we loved her we never
knew till now. We sh.all meet again.
" Tummas Baglkv.'
Give Mie the wuv^s ni t'aitli Vi rise
Witliiii thr veil, lUhl si-u
The .".aiiits aliiivc, huw f;reat then iov-.
How hriL;ht their ghiries lie.
Once they were iiiourner.s luir belmv,
Aiel wet their eouoh witli tears ;
They wiv^tle^l h:ivi\, as we lio now,
Witli siiis. aiiil doul't-, uiil tears.
I ask them .vheiioe tlieir victory camo ;
They, with utiiteii lireath,
Aseribe their ecu |uest to the L.i}iib.
Tlieir triumph to His death '
Is.v\r W.vTTj
1!I8
mai;tyi;ei) missioxakies
WILLIAM SMALL FLKMING
r.\N(;-!lAI, IV! I l-CilAT
Suir.i.il niiityi'l'iiu XuM'iiil" I- I, 1?9'*.
To coniijlctr the reeord ol tin: iiiiiilyix-il iiiissioiiarics of the
Chiiiii hilaiid Mission, we imliidc ;i liricf luuuiorial notice (jf Mr.
\Vil!i;ini S. l''luniing who, witli ;i native ev.in;,'eii-i named Pan,
Was murdered on Movemlier 1, l.^lK"^.
Mr. Fleminj,' Ma.s a native of I!roiii::litv Ferry, Scotland. At
the a;^e uf seventeen lie went to sea. Aftci- six or .seven ye;a>,
when he was in Australia, he pue \i\) his .-eafaring life. He
wa.s tirought to <leeisi(in fnr Christ thion^'li attendance at
the Theatre- Ko\'al service-, in Adelaide, and from tiie outset
eviiK:ed that thorongline>s and determination tliat were such
marked eharaeleri^tii's oi his wlmle after life. His e.xjierienee.s
on sea and land had ^iveii him a knowh.'due of the world's need,
and it wa.> not hjiit; hefnic he and otheis were proseeiitini; a
system of rescue work for younLC men in the dark j)laces of the
city. Some of the fruits of his labours are to be seen still, and
splendid fruit it is.
The conviction came to him that his duty lay abroad, and in
pre])aration for this he threw himself into the work of educating
and evangelising the (-'hinese in .Vdelaiile. Fie also entered
Belais Lodge for traiiung, and after some three years of earnest
preparation, he was accepted by the Atistralian (.'oiincil of the
C.I.M. aral sailed for China in January IcSyy, cheerfully working
his own passage.
He was .appointed to the province of Kuei-chau, and was
stationed at I'ang-hai to lirlii in the work amon_ the H>h-tinao,
a, tribe of aborigines. Though his jieriod of ser\ice was Init
brief, it was owned and blessed of <!od. Shortly bcfcire his
death, news was received th.tt then- \\ere about two Innidred
inquirers in and around l\uig liai. The native evangelist with
him was a converted Min'i.
Mr. Betts writes: — "Mr. Fleming was a very willing helper,
truly zealous in liis Master's cause. In studies he was e.xceed-
ingly pcrseveritig, and always wore a smiling, hap])y fate."
Before If^aving Kuei-yang for what ])roved to be his last
journey, he wrote to a friend in Adelaide as folkiws : —
MEMOTUALS
199
Ktri-Y\\.:, Srj.f,-,„l„-r :,, 1?98.
1 hopp If. ,1,'M otr..]. :i jourii.'v t,,i,i-rin'v, I -liall 1. , .;,',, in;; almi,.,
y<\ imi aliiiif. [low i.iv.ir.iis that IcxI i-, " I,.., I am uitli xmu alway."
It i- Vfiv precions aiM \.-vy nal. Ilcw tlir |,,,nl , nim- int., om-'s
Mml ami drives away tli.' I..ih'Iiii.s-. I iiiiy l.e away a iiu.iitl. <.r six
wrt-k.s iic-i'Laprt iiu.iv. v., II will 1.,- L,'..iiitig itii^ l.etn'iv I .•..ni.. l.a.k.
Woiilil you not liki; a Hip with m.' away auion^f ili,. mil rav.-ll.-.|
p.irts ..f this [irovini:.-,
I am g.iiii;; a ii.-w ina.l, ii.i foreign. is liav,- lnvn l.^for,'. [ am a
bit lik.' I'aul, I lik.' to str.trh ..nt to iiii;..uclicil | its. I am I '.iiig
,i lot of Looks with m.>, s.. II 1 M.ll tli.-m all I -hall l,,.' verv pl,a.-L-il
au.l giv.. thanks t.. (;...|. X.^w I i,..;-. ■■]...,; w -lung von (Jod- richt.-l
l'l.^.Miig upon your lal..,ur- f.r ih.^ L..r.l. Mny the following ever be
your desir.' : —
\'ut iiiiy l.iii-.l.'ii upon III.., only >u>tiiin mp ;
S.ii.l iM.' aiiywher.'. oiily go with in.- ;
6.'\.T;uiy tif i'Ut tli ..lie I hit liii'l- ni.'
T.. Thy st-rvi.'f. au.l to Tl.y heart.
Cliristian l.-v,' t.) all the l.oys at the " Hooms." lieiminl,, r m,. kin.lly
to them. 1 am thankful f..r their prayers. With miuh love—
Yoiir-^ in ,Iesu- "Till H,- .■.,nu-,' \\\ ,s, Flkmin.,,
(Jti Xovembi'f I, wlioii he and the evangelist were tiavelliiip,
they were attaukcij \>y several men. One, wli-) was armed witli
a sword, attacked the evangelist first. Mr. Fleming, seeing this,
dismounted the nmle he was tiding that he might help his friend'
hut they hoth were pm to .h.iith.
CoNCKKNINi; THE CllILDUEN
One of the ni.i-t |)atliet;c features of this sa.l eri.-is h.. Iieen
the sutferings of the ehil.ireii. Some were almost too young to
realise what it all meant, while otheis entered w..ndeifullv into
•he spirit of Christ's stiti'erings. (hi.' win, survived that tcrfiblo
j.iurney from Shan-si to Haiekow (seep. 67) has written: "I
can truly say that even l>y the iittle ones of the party no hatre.l
was felt. Invarial.ly those who weic old enough to understiind
would eomnare it with how .iesu-. was treated, and ..ftcti spoke
aliout the naughty soldiers who treated -lestis liadly.''
Oil the folhiwing page we lia-.-e groupeii t!:f names of these
little ones together.
200
martyi;ei) mission ai; I es
IN
Xovino fll>cmor^ of
HERBERT WARD
KENNETH McCONNEI>L
EDWIN THOMPSON
SIDNEY THOMPSON
GLADYS i;a(;nall
jennie kay
mak(;retta pkat
mary i^eat
ALEXANDER WILSON
Who, with theii! Parkxts, knikhkii inkj Life Eterxai..
AND OF
JESSIE SAUNDERS
ISABEL SAUNDEIJS
BRAINERD COOPER
MARY LU'lLEY
EDITH Ll'TLEY
FAITH GLOYER
YERA (iREEN
WHO
rHOM SfFFERlNC. AM) I'KIVATfi.N
WERE (JATHEUKli INTO THE BOKOM OF THE OrEAT SheIULKI).
"A \oice is hcaiil in Kain;ili. 1 imeutatimi. ,inil bitter wi'r|iiu<;, Uu h.ipl
wee]iiug for her children.
"Thus saith the Lord ; Relniiii thy voice from weejiiiig. ami tlnue eyes
from tears : for thy work sliall be rewarded, saith tlie Lord ; uid thty »liall
come ag.iin from tlie lauii of the enemy."
THE PROVINXE OF HOXAN
■ I
ipl
O (Ir,,!. . , . iTinriuliiT Thy C'iiij,'rf>;r\ti()ii, which Thou h' I piir-
clia-:.-'! "f -I'l, . . .
Thine a.lvi-r.-v-uii's liavc naro'l in tlio midst of Tliine :ui.>i;inlilv ;
They h.iv. set iiji tli.-ir ensigns t'nr sigiw.
Thev >eeiiie'l M:- lueii that lifted up iix.-s upon a thukel n| iie,-s.
And now :i\\ the e.irved work tliereof toijetlier
They lire.ik down with h'llcdiet and liainniers.
Tliey liave >et Thy -anituary on tire ;
They have in-ofaued the dwellinj,' jihiee of Tliy name even t" tlie
^oiind.
They have said in th.dr lieart, Let us make liavoc of tle-m .Itoge ;ier :
'liey have burned up all the synagogues of < iod in the la; d.
O let not the o]ij)rei'sed return adianu-d :
Let the poor and needy praise Thy name.
Arise, () Imh], jilead Thine own cause. — Psai.m l.\.\iv.
THE rUOVIXCE OF IIO-NAX
I, NKKANT work was cdiiiiiK'iici-'! in this pioviiico hy the
C.I.M. II 1S7;-, i.ni it was tint till 1HH4 Uuil rimii-
kiii-k'eo, the first laTinarKiit station, was finully opcru'd.
Though besi I witli conHidcrahh^ ilitliriiltios, sov«;ii otlier
'^entral stations havo since that (hite Ih.mi I'slahlisheil, and
in ov.ry v.ay the outlook at tlie b'-^'iiinin^' of 1900 was
I'lij^'ht and hoiictul.
Tlie Honanesn are a stroii^lv in(h'j>endt'nt [leople,
possessed of consulerahle initiative and sturdy manhood.
Xo one can ever tra . 1 tlirouudi this province without at
once feelini; lie is in toucli witii a people of a more than
ordinary individuality. Their spirit of in-juiry and interest
jiiis made Ho-iian noted as province where the sales of
Scriptures and tr.icts are almost unprecedi itedly lar^e.
Such a people convert.'d make ^rand Cliristians and good
workers. Though tl w k has met with not ;i little oppo-
sition from this wide-awuKe Meoj.Je, the conquests of the
Cross have beeu many and ■■ncouraging, considering the
short period of settled work. The few following tj;ures
will sliow the increasing encouragement which has attended
the labours of the C.I.M. in Ho-nan : —
Veai.
lh.»4
1896
ll'i! tisnis.
. 26
. 56
. 58
Up to .JlUU
Y.'.ir.
1897
1898
1899
1900, about SO.
naptiSTns.
102
, 158
117
Almost up to the ti le of tlie troubles recorded in the
following letters everything was .juiet and hopeful. Baptisms
204
.M.\1;TVI;KI» MI»|nN.\i;IKS
tc")k |>l:li r W llliill ,1 l<'\'' 'l.iys lit lln
tlic wlioli' aUltUili' cif til'' |"'n|il
Stiltii'Il- tllr ■ilorill 1)U1>1 ].l;lc t
i'X|ilaii;it loll lit' iliis i-i lint tar '
niil>^ \i\ -ui'iii'iily
li'Til aii'l :i' all the
laulliiliriiu^l V. Tilt'
I'.vi'rv lactm 111 all
iir^iiini'iit trniii iloii^ii i- ]iit-iriu • >Mly tlir iii>|iiiatiiiii nt
OIK' '^iiiMiii:^' <!Vil uiiiiii- can rxiilaiii .-nli t'ait-. aiiJ in iiian\
discs till' tcaliiMiinv nt tlir iitliriaK tliriiisclvc^ aijijily imi-
firms till- ntiviiiiis licilurtinii, In .stations st'iiaiatcil Ky nianv
niiltis anil also m ilillrimt inovint't"; tin' nllicials have
yratnitously rniiH' tn tin' iiM^^iniiiuics anil iiitnina'd tlu-ni >>(
tin; Iin|it'ria] cilict cDiuinanilin.; tlirir cxiTiitiun.
It is cause tnf the iiin>t luiitninKl tliaiikt'iiliii'ss ilial nu
lives have Ih'cu Inst in this innvincc. Not a statimi has
been sparcl, linwrvcr. All havi' liccii Innti-il ami ilrstinvcil,
ami thouL^h many missionaries iiavc hecii iii the mnsi imnn-
iicni [niril, < inil has nn'rcifully licani thcii cry ami Ha\eii them.
Whv in Shan-si (loil has permitti d that His name he
gloriticil liy the iiiart\ rdum nl' sn niaii\ ami in lln-naii has
mML,'nitieil His urace by jireservinL; the lives ot all, we must
wait t'nr ■■ that ;4reat day" In reveal. Hut it is well fnr v,s to
be reminded that Gcjd'.s dealings with Ili.s servant.^ have ever
been characterised by ther,L' mysteries. I'nder the hand nf
Herod, -Tames honoured his Lord l>y death, while IVlt-r was
<,'raciouslv s])are<l. To drink of His ciqi and to be baptise 1
with His baptism may be, as it was to the sons nf Zebedcf-,
to ma;,'nify (!od by death in the one case and by life in
the other. l>y faith some " escaped tlie edgi; of tlie sword,"
and tlirouiih faith others endured torture, not .accepting
deliverance. SiiHicient is it for each one to remember
Christ's reply to I'eter's (juestion, " Lord, and what shall
this man do !" '• If I will that he tarry till F come, what
is that to thee ^ follow thou Me."
The native Christians have, we fear, suffei -d most
severely. As a si>ecial chapter is devoted to them, nothing
further need be said here than to call attention especially to
the extract from Mr. Conway's hitter on ]\ 27-. This will
be sufficient to show how systematic and cruel the jiersemi-
tion has been.
''■' ''-'1'''- '■■'-'" •" •' < ••"fcrc.e l.cl.l ;,l H,.,n.ki.,-k c...
/'.>/'" lA'v J"4-
THE PROVINCE OF HO-XAX 205
l;y ivt'.'iviicc tu Uk' >|n'cial lu.ip the routes takfii hv the
various parties can easily he traceil. T'.u-ho sliuiilil be
specially iiuteil. It is cau>e tur Ljreat lliaiikfuliiess that
tliat sialiiMi was i<t/|it in ]ieac.- so hniu, tor it was there tliai
the majority were eiiahled Uj eii-a-e boats for a journev
wiiieh wuuhl have been exceedin-lv more trviui,' \>v lain!.
The parties were as follows: —
I'arhj ]. — /<>(.//( Slie-k'i-lini
Sec ]t, I'.il; .
Mi..iua Mis.Cmiuiivuu.l lin^iruu.- l)i. (.;. Whitli,.],' (,uiiini"-<.
m.-iith-oM iiitaiu. Mi.-,- \V. Wat-en
/''(/■.'(( //. — Faun >itin'i-t_'li'i iK/
(Sfi- II. -2 1 7).
.Mr. aii.i .Mi>. i;r,U'u- and diilil. Mr. M'Rulaiu-.
I'liitij III. -Fr.iii Clutu-kii-l;\o
l-Se." p. :2-23).
Mr. md Mrs. .Slirarci- ,iiiil iwo Mr. aad Mis. Big','!'.
' I'dchvii. Mi.-s Tavlor.
Miss Kiihiiaii. Mi»s Laliii.
Miss E. L. l^aiidall. Mr. I'owvU.
•Iniiicd b> Ml. ('. M. Lack li.au SidiU i, titU'iii luilr.- awav.
M:s- K. .\i,.l.-i-.oii.
,-Si-.- p. :i;5o_,.
Mi.-s .S. Eii->tr..ui.
Mis- M. Pi;tt.iss.,n.
Mr. A. Ai-Liit-. and Mr. C. lluuaid IJinl triivcdled .suparat'.lv, and
Uk- i.MUv .,f t.a.!i is marked ,,n tla. niaii. For the .story of tlii-ir mar-
vel!.. •;.- ctehvuranie- ^ei' |i]'. -j;;*; and :i 14.
200
MAK'!'VI;KI» MISSIONWKIKS
TAKTV I
THE SHE-KI-TIKN KIOT
SliL'-k'i-tifU is an iuiiioi IiuL iil.icf as a luiiuiun'cial ceutre,
liut has no dlfuiiil rank. Missionary niicraLious weio com-
nu'iHi'il tlK'if t'V till' China lnla!ul Mission in lS8(j. lu
v'u'W of the I'ullowinL; woniKiful sloiy tohl by Dr.
Whit field (iuinnt's; it is oi interest U) kncnv that Miss
(ieraliline Cuinne.ss, previous to her marriage with Dr. F.
Howard Taylor, eonnneneed lier real inland missionary work
lit this very station.
At the time of tlie troulile told of in tlie account
below, tlie followin;j: persons were present : —
Mr. .ind Mrs. Conway and tlinr one-month old baby.
l)r. i;. AVhittield (uiinni'ss and Miss Wat-on.
Each ehapter in tiie story of llie ]iresent crisis in some
res]iects .seems more wonderful than anotlier. The one now
before us vividly brings to mind the words of David, " Truly,
us thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."
He w-ho preserved his servant David h;is graciously done
the same to them, and has frustrated in a marvellous way
" the ])lottings of the wicked."
On pp. 21"), 2r)4 will be found some letters written ou
a dirty piece of paper during the riot, when escape .seemed
impossible. These will hclji to a belter realisation of the
oxtreu!-' iieril our friends wen' in. l>\ following the foot-
notes these letters ean be read in their correct jilaces iu the
nurruti . e.
Th.it da-fy scrap o\' paper, almost falling to pieces, is
ii ]irecious relic of the slorm now passed, and is p.i-jd by
the lather. Dr. (jrattan (iuinness, as a sacied memenio and
proof of God's inhnite uurcy U> his sou. I'pou that .s^ rap
of pajier were .some rough notes, piolubly of ar. address, ^^o
upi>riii>riate are llu-e lo i be p.iuiful exi'erieiices oi our
friends that thev are ]iriiiled with the letters themselves.
'fi
THE SHE- K'l -TIEN RIOT
207
We have also bet'oie us the story of the same trouhk- as
tolii by Ml-. Conway, anotlier ot the p.irty, but as it covers
practically the same groiiud as Dr. Guinness' account we
have only printed one short extract from it. That extract,
Tfconiinj,' as it does the painful truth with regard to the
sufferings of the native Chri.stians, will awai^en deep .sym-
pathy and much earue.-. prayer t'ur the.se poor persecuted
children of God. (Set> p. 272.)
The KioT anu Subskquent Expeiukncks
By Dr. G. U'hitkikld Guinne.s.s
"Truly, as thy m)u1 livuth, there is hut a stf|i hetwecn uie an,l death
lUen s.iid Junatiiau nia<, l),ivia, Whatsoever tliy suul desiretli I «ili
even do it tor thee."
Saturflay ui^'ht, July 7, Li 'IVong-ie ciiiie to talk over any
steps that might he taken Ui *eure the sat'eiy of our " Hall ' in the
eveut of trouble. We (Urided to wait for let'ters from Xan-}aiig-tu.
u'uly 8, Sunday, crowded services. At 5 p.m. :i large number of peoj.le
gathi'fed to witnes.-; the going liome of our niendiers. Tliey beaunu
rowdy and a liot seemed imminent. All doors were locked, ami in
answer to prayer the L.iil graciously dispersed the crowd-— u-iiig
Wang-rheug-kuan to do this. We .set to work and jiacked some ho.ve^
Later three officials came round with their .■ Idiers, and eventually
stationed some men before the hiiu.se to guan! it.
July 0, Monday morning, the crowil re-collected anu the soldiers
left us to their nieicy. The an.Moiis, jiale face of our teacher and
tearful silence of the women told their tale. Some bo.ves ami otlier
things were rapidly conveywl over a high wall, separating our garden
from the next-door neighbour (Li-cli'iieii long), and were put away in
one of his rooms. Shouts a-'d sound of blows revealed the fact that
the rioters were at work. We were unaijle to wait longer, so ^'ithout
breakfa.st or food of anv kind the f.ui member of the little foreign
community, together uith ih.- niouth-old baby, disajipeared over the
wall, crossed a courtyard, and Jiscended a ladder into a loft over Mr.
Li's inner guest-room.
It w.us early morning. During the h^ng hours of that day all lay
sill' and lisiened t<j the ruoii of riotei-s at work. Not a word was
spoken — the baby was kept quiet by its mother. No iood or water
uld be obtained, the h.-ai was very great. Without foo^l the mother
could not but become exhaustiil, and if the little one were not kept
f
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MAUTVI:KI) MISSIOXAKIES
208
of, :..,.., .n„n,u.,l. 11, Uv. Tlu.,..kln,,.. .lan..r.vea,.^^^h^
o to Ihc ,u„r ,...,L..a.l. Tlu.y In. ..1 n, al the u.u.low.. :aA .-n on
SSi louH.n, only L. a.vn.l .b- l.l.l.r an.l tnu.h n„ the h ..e.1
*'"Tln!^l.. unaMU....! wUl, what ua.,v.t w- l.^t.n.-.l ,<, .-.mv.T.at.on.
,„ ., " ,, .u....n .„>. ,.,..uv,.„. :,n.l ,1 ■ wlK, we,c ..anbn.g .or u.
.r : ,^ ; ,":n^',...v .U, .. ni, 1 n.u.. W. Lave des,.^d
; ,,u^: .,1 tU,.u. b..u.. an.l ,!,.■ to,.-„n.rs uu.t no, e.u.,e.' It would
ZL 1 ...n a -i.npK. n,a„.T U> i.u.h .„„■ lan.ll..r.i as,.le an-l n, a n,om, X
;^;v:;u:. Ut,i. ^n-n,, .•..oucmng .;,.... to .lu. wall o. y.ng .U -n h.
.1,, t -n,.! aiH ui.-lau>— l.ul Hi' >ulk-ml llu-n, nut. ,.u.l tli. '.aint aua
ta i.1 ana^^ain. .-ach tun. n,akin, a ,. .a.^n.Un. no. -hontu-K
and vJlii.' , '• W. n.u.-t kill tlu-ni, we mn.l kill thoni.
S^o V lu. .lav ,a..e.l an.l .iarkn..-. .. ^rat.fnl to ea.'h one ot u^
b,..,;.^U 4UU., on-tlL.cene. W. n,....! .l.gbtly an.l l-'-^'-'l ^-'>
, V , ..rl .V Ih.' la.~t .mn.l .•! tiu- ,,.,t,r. dn-.l away, bu.kl-nly a
, . 1U..U.1 .... .If la.l.U...an.l the ..w,.e. ,.f the h-.u. pale and
nlUn, appeare.1. " ^...^ k. ...nu-, your l.^... a..- .u,t -ale her^
1, w ne -^ la said, in a n^.....-..t l.al.y va.~ ,..^'k.-.l u,,, and one U
!;;!!;;.,.:;:,„ ,i„wn .lu. ia..i.... a„.i len ,h,. i.,t. wu,..!. i,a.i ,..-utect.i
T L; M.-,. d..v.. a .lark ,,a.^^e i„..n,lu u. t., ih- ........yard
,u.U „u, .,u., ,a,.le„. On ..ne ..de ..f t!„. wa. the ...om eonta.n.BK
,. l,„v-, while th....:h.. ^.d.■ a.lo.-.l.d ,. ,.ana.y tor Mr. L.> corn.
„;,U u, ,n thr..ugh a .l..or ,.,.i .a,.l, - .Jn, k clnn . uj. thrc.gh
„. trai,-.luor .nl.. the lof, al...ve rh,~ ,.,1.. ..l' ..'.an,.' By mean. ., a
!!„,! nla.v.l on t..,. ..f th ih.- wa. -tleet.,!, an.l Mr. and Mr..
(•„n\v IV hal.v Ml," W.il..... an.l 1 i''niA ..ur>eh.-> ..nee M..av m a
Ion- .li.'.v i.....n. d.v.,ri ..1 fu.niln.e. The r.,UinK boa.'ds ot the floor
V t- c,.:.nd i,len..U.llv w.th dirt an.l n.M M. The .-a...!. wall, were
cra.'ked :.n.l -pl.t, a n.,..d„.r of win.L.w- w,,!, ha,. .,1 u.-.a aero.s« them
,,, .-...1 to ]rl m the light, an.l at ..ne .-n.l an ..]..•.. doorway, partly fill. 1
.v„h Kr.,k..n earth an.l h,..:k., al.onl.d a ^,,l..n.!..l vn.v ot the M
„„,,, ,,,1. th. ex.-i.t.on .,!■ ..,..■ . ..r.u ,. i. w,a.~ here ,ha, w. eventu-
allv hi.l tbr the .-n<:.-ee.ling tour ..r hv,.. lay.-. . , ., ,„i
-The trap-.loor wa. pre.e.alv p...dn.l np an.l a p,.t ..I nanve fa al..l
„,„„.. l,rJ han.l.-l thna.gh, h .-...n.-.l a .■...-, .n.!.-,.!, alter twenty-
four hours with.iut .inylhi.ig.
TIIK SHK-K'I-TIKX niQT
100
Attanpta t,, Kfr,ipc
Plans of .-scxp,. wnv daily i,.a,l,- l,ul uuuv u.-i.- ih,,.„1.Ip tu uirrv
out TL,- filvt I,i^.l,t w,. V, ,v t„ l,;u-.. p„H. oir u,hI,.,- Uic ,,. ul.,:t i„i,
«|| a iH.w.Tlul Init l.i.1 n,,iN, liui,,,,! \V,ui--,-l„-i,-lcn u, Frmn h-
Kouse, will, !, was s, ■ ,uil.-« ,„„ ll.e cily, wo wiTt- to ..cai.c in carU
All w;w «fttl.-.i, .,,,,1 ,it M.i,ll,■^'ht, .iisgiii-r! as w.ll as [..s-il,]. we
'I' r,-ti,l,-l lliiuiyi, ilu- tr.ii.-.lni.r aii'l u..ul.l l,,v,- m,,,i, l,.lt Tin-
l.u,.!lw,l „>ot,„„nl u. l„ Ma,i,| si ill-ilu-,,- was a ihms. ,„ th.- In.Ml of
lla- .,.,.. I,,. ,u,ist s.^ wiut ,t .. ,-. A ,no„„ nt l.l.-r l„. .a,,,,- ruMMU,,'
•_i''K, • My at >,),cc l,..k lu ilu. lol'i, il,.; L.-^.l ^f poller has cuaio ''^
I I' ou I,, tl„. Lasket of fjraiii we climl,L-<l and once a-uin l.y th( aid ol
llic- .^Io.,l niana^,', to pull up ,I,;.,ngl, the t.-ajMh,..,- int„ th. n-uni
''" ' \\'' 'I'opprd the dnwrcpn, kly ,.„,d lav still, bahv fortunately
Ui'i lUll.'. ' ■'
Sohlitrs Srairliiiiij f,,r t'.s
WllU short, harp orders ih- oth.ial direele.l liis .oMiei.^ lo ,,-uvh
the pla.e. All ihe hoxes and La-s hidden m the nioniiu- u,.,e m„.„
di-covered, and, strai-ht beneath our ms and th.,... of Mr li our
ir.eiid, were removed, (Iavn,g cleared them all a.vav they returned
to thonmghlv investigate the uhole place '■ Wlrus in h,.re r'
".My KraMi, aisu,r,.d our landlord. '• Tin- ,loor is lorked 1 must
K'l in liere , ,lo hi^ soldiers, "lireak it dowi.r A lup-e l', m wa.
.ii:ven against the ,ioor, which imnieiiatelv llew open. -C,-nn h. le"
and a stool on it and a trap-doo: ah. ve. Whal .loe., tin, mean - nui=l
K" u,. and see.' 1 was .-.tting on l!,e door -ue hardly hrcathed hut
kept luay.ng silently to (;,«!. "(Inly women up there/^ .siid a \ oice
" wonn.'! ! '
I t.ll 111,, .loor lifi and iuv...~ed it d,.un with ail my w.-i.-ht Mrs
( onuay and hahy we,e sitting on tl„. Ih.or a yanl uwaN', and the others
were beyond. Would he conic up ^ Ag.un God interfered, and the
othcer and lus soldiers de],arte.i. Three times they returned and
rem.wed their .-.arch for us, but ,is often left aftei a fruitl...ss mvoti-a-
tion. l-inally tl,. v sial; ued .some soMnrs below our room, and "ill
.>ea[,c lor that night was out of the >p,e,stion. We lav or .at o„„c
sliUon III- .lusty floor through the all to., short h.mi; ..f .larknes.s
listening occasionally to the whi>p..ring of ih,. men bei..w. ,h..,.im.,i allv
snatching a 1. w minutes' ."....t. Daylight .vveal...! u. i,, each olhe.",
eoyer...i with .lust and with .somewhat .ii.or.leivd h,.,r. Another l.nn'
day dl rniting lay ahead "
.•hi An J- ■ Tutsday
Tuesday, July 1(1.— V,ry >a,ly in th,. morning the [.eople ^et to
work again t., linish the .1 ■molc^hing of ih.. rema.ning „ortions ui the
I wo chapels an.l guest halls, and .,f the "(lo-pd MAX' \ very
thorough and wide search uas m.uie f,r the f.n.igner.. It'uas-ui
extremely trying .lay; apart from l!i,. t,.a and bn.el that wa.s ia..sed
J'
210
MAlMViiKIt MISSION A i;ll.>
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w window t-ij,'htt'(-ii incln-s in
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212 MAUTYltKD MlSSloNAKlKS
r,.. .t l"„u-.t...l :i vrrv .Inlv t.ilil.' ('..vvn-.l xvilh -u-i-' .'in.! -il, ,-. o.u.h
^„.l' i.tl.- nl .ul.l.i-h, <M IWlii-, and ivcfipl.- ai.'l a.Mmiil 1>..oUk
,„,^,„',1 ,1„„„ H, v.inuu- lu,.^ m tl,.- llo,.r. (:l..M.:in.l -lutfy .1 ......>M.'.i,
!„„ lh>. .1. i .H.t, tn.Ul.T : il- w uM -.-t oil' ih. r.lln« inKMl.y, aiivllunt;
«,H .■;. :u.,iM,-. Tli.'.v l,..|..-.l Ui'' iiv.rw.mll n-., .iml tli.-n— oil Lv
""'l,„r prrvnu,- lin.t MKiMif.-..! to pi u. al.o.v Nvl.i.li.-ullc.utain.Ml
.„„„■ tin. of nnlk and yan, aiM a l.ox of Mi uii.l a Kw r;,,,.]!.'. U.iR
box Mr. C.mwav L.i'l I'H. k..i I . ll,.. h;:H j.-urnrv, but .1 U:A \hvi.
M..h.n A- .;.- l-.H- win. >t..l,. .1 a,.l nol hkr th,- taM- of tin- tnllk
an,l oil...- ihih.--, tl..-v .l,Ti,|,d to bl,I.^' H.n.r b^ k. It w,l, .ucli .i
boon, au.l rnabU.l tlm,.. wl,„ o.ul.l iV.. but iittl. : I 1- '•al n..,v
than t!n7 would olln'i wi.^c liavi done.
Our ,Vi/.-if<'nou.< 7V. c l^r
■11,,. h,.ad nf lln,- n.'W li.aiM- w.t- a Mk-nl ta- iinm inin n:ini.-<l
AVaii ' Kv.d.nllv a n,an of |,ou.r. Ni-ht by ..i.lit hr .inu.d blin-
iself at.d >alh..l fuith to h,di. inot.rl llu- cilv fn,n, tl,. r.-bi.-r. who
tua.nu'd fvvrywuen;, [..•oplo evw. b.m- iMmd,-ud lii.t^'hl and -..i>.
llundivds h.id ln,-t t,'no,ls, and lu.any thrir liv..-.-. Th.y sud U wa.-
,,nu.- i.niM..^MbU. for u. to an. inpt tn Iravr, tlinv wa.~ liMlhin- tor it
but to remain (inn-l. , ,, . i w
News rri,h,-d u- of rint.s in Ch o.-kia-k .-o and ( h ,n-chau. We
heard of th.- ,.tu ,. <.n th. ("oi.id.an paMv hy ihv Kvin.,h.^-lnn,. :md
r.jlib.r^ Ivlict- from tin: liinai.' and |,r-.clain.ition> lr.>ni .-ih.'ul--.
..spe.Tillv Ih.. bri-,i.Uer-^vn.ial, rdl vs.rf again.^t th. f.u-.n^^n.r. K
woul.i hav.- be.'ii nnwiM- U, i^tir. Saturday, Sun.lay, M.mday j-.u-od.
Hill (.'.-.'an.' wa.-^ 1111]".— 1
con
_^ _ 1,.. 'I'lu- contiiicnn-nt w.is K-.-.-' ^-lrm,^'eIlt. Wi-
,,u.,"l.r walk 'al'....t,'an.l in ih." fv.Miinf,' t,'.. il.Avnsuirs to the ro.mis
brl.AV -V f..r.iun mill br..u-ht l.-tt.'r. an.l j.ap.T^ f*.. ih.'u^ vva-, iiin.-h
to nul.KUu th.- in; nt a. .lav .,k.:.-..K-,1 .I.lv, ami ih.' h.^U and
,1„.,„,.-. b,..,nn.- niMi.- ^ piv.MV.-, all four of .... bwuK d.iy an.l ni-ht,
in thf one r. .11. with ..nlv a .urt.uu to mak..- a i.arlitmii— th.; hill.-
chil.l b.-in- ill uilh a -iimm.-r ironbl.— it m.-iy b- imaj,'in.;d any ])n.-
lon_-id May u..uld hav.- lH..-n impi.-iblc willnau illm--<.
Thf Iruu Duor Uycniu<j
T., maki- a h.n;,' !-tor-,- hlnal, Iw.-lvc .l.i\.~ an.l iii,i.dit.-. w.'i.' r-ju-iit
thu- and th.-u Ih.- riv.-r r...-.-, .-n.all boaU la'uu up, ami .an- ua. lak,-i.
f,,r iis 15.-f..ri- th.- .lawn ..f .lav, four li-ui-b.-^ mi-lit liavu bocli s.'L'U
walkin.,' Hhntlv a.p..-- -i cnn'.y.ir.l, pa-l m.-n sk-q.in- thoi-... Tlio
babv .'airi.-l l>v h.-r m-.th.-r. n.arly r.-v.-.ih-d i!m- m-omt., t ih-- I'.irty
of for.-i^'m-.v win. w.-r.^ thn- .--.apin.,', but >h.- ,a, ,in;.-t..l m <'|i"'- -'^
n.a.l was cros.-.-,! ..n.l th.- In.-n.ilv curtyanl ..I ^,' mn .-nlcr-l. I he
iw.. hli.- w.-r,- .-eatcl on a .Lam. an.l all wail.:.l b.r the caM wnich
„.,i, t nv.-y thiMU to th.; b.iat. For s.iino reLsoii It was dcl.iy.id, and
fK.wlvth.. .I.arkmss di.,a].pL-are 1 and tlm luoinii.- p-dcd in ili..- -~ky.
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•• Wlin ,.: tl„T,.7 A V..1.V ,,r „,„„. .,11,- ,luwM 111 ll... r,.r ,.l„i ,„ tl.P
'""">•'"' "" '•' «•• '"^'.v I'' iii-.ov.T.,l v.f A liMii i.H n.ii.inK
up IIU' .Mill. Il;M,l>,lly !»., tij.,ut> ..|,.,, u. Iinnl, -,1 li,.. la.ilC.H l„
»cm.n tli.Mi. ■•WImure yoiW" Oliclour ,•..,„ t iv,,li,.|. '•T..iv.!1.tk
.jii.,t wauiu- !ur .i r.irt." II.- ).,.,k-l it u-, ;ii„l a|,i,.ii,i,,lv ,.,li>|. ,1
ruturiimj to hm ri'oin.
.Miiuitc .iltrr nmiiiti. jklss,.,!, carl, monu-nt ii was ^', 11,11- liglurr an.i
-lill ,„, .v^u ..r Ih- rH,-f. 0„r I,...,, wl,., u.,s ^...tt,„j,. aiixiM,,., m.,iI oIF
lii.->^.-„i,v,^ I.,,- ,t. II,. «a. ;,,„,.-,l u,il, a l„„.Ma,i,,i ..«,„■,! \|t,.,.
ahoiit Icrty n,,ii,.lr. ,. .-„,a:i , ail arnv,.,i, l,,|i„»r.i, I an, ^jla.l lo .^>
by aiK-llirr. 1„ a vv.y -In, it Imu: «,■ «.•,,• ,1, ai,.l ,,!1. "I'l,,. Ia,ii,.., in
one with lln^ta.itni,, h,,>t mii,,,^- ,,„ H;.. f,„i,l, an.l the mtwikI iiiun ni
hi8 busincsH, .,n il,r in.,it ,,|' „,., ,,,,.,, 'i |„. i,.,,,.^ ,,,^,, (,, a,rn,„,,a„v
as to ll'in-kow. S„„„. servants ia„ l,rl,„-,. and |.,-l„n.:, an I il,u~ ,1 ll,'-
ii;i«li .,t -lay tl„. I, III,. nii>M..nary ,;,.i„n,i,n,l v l,.|t Sli..-k ,.1 „•„ ,„, ||„.
sixtrriilj, ,|av all.T- ll„. ,„,!. T.I, i,„„„i,., ,,,..„. u.iilinK "lul.- ll,.-
•■ity ^,'ai,- w,a. ,,|„.|,,,| |,i„v.-.l ,1 -,,n„v. ;„ii ai,.x,..u.-, iii,,,-, a~ n w,-u.
r.ipiiUy lii-i, II, ,,!,:,' lii;l,i.
//.•;/('' '?! Si(/fit .'
Kvcntiially h.- w.-ie fi.-.-, an.l l,.,tlin^' ai.;„f,' in th.- In-.,h nimninp
iurour.|„nis n,M, an.l li;in-k.Av an.l l,on,(; h.vnn-.l ,„,s:nbK-, y,-,i ,-vfn
I.r..l,al,U-. The l-alli.-r. « lu, ir-v,t la,;, th, ha.l ,a,r.l |,.r H,'. , l,,'ldn.n.
Ill till- lii-l,t i„un,in^' BUiL-hiiiu Wk, slcpiM-.l (.li! ..t ll„. rail an.l
.-■iiti-<v.l ,-1 lull.-, „l,i lioat— .ati live selves, and th- tua,- n,..-,, wl„, v,,-.v
.■i.T.,n,i.anyi„- us, «,,,■ all ,1, nnc- .■.■,l.in. An oiKI„ll, and curtain
toiiii.-.! ..t a ^h.-.t ;.:av,- line.- . ..inparini.'nt.s, an inm-r L-r the lali.s
an.l o„l..r l„r ,|„; ........rl, Mr. Cnway ,.,,.1 iny-.-Wf l,.ii,^ ■„ th,. miiMl,-
on.-. " Ih,.- nviT has n.~..n, 11 .<• d.iy, an.l vuii will 1,,- al llan-k.,-.. ■
th.-y ^a^i, hut it wa- n.-i to l..-. '
T.n .lav.^ i.a>.^,-.l and still ,air lin!, craft «a a hm- way oil' ,t«
destinithin. It t„ok thitt-.n .lay. in all, an.l allunh-.l t-, .a.-h on-
opporlimin,. |..r l,-:,ning paticiuv, W,- .lau-.i n.,t l.-l ,,„r la..- he
^..-.-n, ll;,-t.-l,.,v .•.„,l,i i„,i .„t „„|M.I.-. Th,- l„,al «as 1.,., l.,w to slan.i un
111, s.> v,r, had 1., ho il.iwii or Ml on thu Hour h.r iht- ihirt.-.-n da>, ; a
l..,ard and a h.,:v all'or.liiif,' hif^'ht-r « aUs gave a leficdiing ..hang,-. " la,
.-Tiiall .M|,iaiv wn,d.,w i..i,c luot .-iilai-e) w;i.s n.veiv 1 hy\i .-lidm- .lu..r •
wl„i„vir boats or p^.^jil.- «-. n- n.-a; this had L, I.- -l„;t. Ti„. .''onstant
watchin;,' nm-.-^s.uy uas un.h-itaken ly all, ana ih,- .-tricte.^t, careliil-
ii'-^- inaini liiii'd t,, th- .i,,!.
MiiiHint.^ 1/ A"<.:a Ai.jiilij
li.iw ^'o...l ( ;o.| u.i, : He t.iok the l.oat j.a.M .aistoins after i.-iist.ii,..-.
ih.- s.ar.h .,ll„-,.r ..•u,,.- vn l.oaixl .-.n.l tl,o,.aiM|,ly sear. he. i our eahins
We «ere in hleii Imt .li.scovered several tuu.-s, vei. ih.-v n.-ver s.iw that
V.,- -wei-e loivigner.s. The ladies euvered up th.-ir feel "an.l liair. and wo
pivt.-nd.d t.i he as!,_-ep, ,-.. a- not t.> he .li>lui !„-.i. I wa. r.jll-.l over
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MAinVKEI) MISSIONAIIIKS
.-lU'l \'i>\i'ii in thp K-ii-k. aii'l tlir l.i'li- «''i-i' li'i>'l.-,| ,a. r to a ...in.-r nf
Ihrir r.mcli. mi'l.-r Nslii.li - ;.r. h li.i.l to !"• l.i;irlr, lijr n|ti. .i' iihtcIv
rfm.iikiii^.' l(. uiir .woil, " V.-iir ti.iv.'ll.is ;iiv v. i> -il-nt.' 'I'liy mimiii
,,f M„.!l lM..Iil.'tlt.i W;ls .■OIlSl.llT.lMc <ll-.r<AiTV. «r ">!■• !•• 1 t" 1'1'lii'Vr,
„„,i„i ,1.4 .ml .Icilli. It u.-t- H iH.ill.T of K".il lli.'iiikrulii.v^ wlini
„nly lA.nl\ iiiil.- |. lu.iiM.'l 1'. 1m' Imn ,im'.1, iiml Uv o ijmIv ni-toiii.- to
l,c '].i-^'"'- ''"" """■'■' ''"' '" ' "' ''"■"'■ '"" '"" ""■" '''"'"'"■'>■
rftu^'i-il |m I ID— .
A inr.M.n.;,r 1, kI l.rii -ill Im 1 1 iii-k..w, ;i~k iihj I h iuImi nnli.Mi riiul
|,,r (l..tliiiiLr. 11<- \\"iil.l !«■ l'.i. k i..-iii..ri-o\\— ».■ iK-.iii.-.l to wail.
How tiot II .s.i ■ -I hlioiikl tliiuk 1(1.-. r. .■.! l..i-t in 111'- I'll!.- ''^iUu
\\ilh ,l....r .in.l window ilo.-wtl. lioal.s surroiui.i.'.i ii- oti all .si.l.-.-. W <■
w.Tc l.i(l<li-ii 1.. loM-]) ill itti'l ii'.t to Ulk. At I.Ti-;li tlir liMur for lii.-
rotiirn cmif, l.ut ..ur m. .-.-ctiKer cuiiic not. Our .voii ua- v. iv anj^iv.
Th- iii.'n wriit a-hun. to talk ,il».iil g.'ttink' i ^m''!! !""• Hua-l-i,
piilliiii,' us on lioanl, lui'l (IririiliK'lowii iia.v| i he (•ii-t..in-. W.- Knew
llolliiliK ..r llii-. ..Iilv kli.« U «a-. al -1 iiMl..aial.ly Ir.l .ali.l . loHr.
W.. l.iv III .lolli.s win.),, I.a- Ih.' 1II..-1 I'lil. I'^i'l I" " ""11' <■'"• ■'
Miontli' Akuu unil..Hv n^.' llMiik.-.l CkI f .r .1. Iu.imi.. ■■ llm^ I ir, .and
[iiaM-l t'..r fMja]" iliai .l.iy, it n .-li'.iiM pl'.i.-.- llmi.
Sii'i.lciily, witlii.ut wainin,,', tli.' I'l.ii i aiiir I'.i.k .a:Ml ..rl. i.'.j us i.i
-ct n-ady t". !■ iv at ..n. .■. I: v.i^ :il"'Ul :'. r.M., :i Lnllianl, -•.iiiiiv
aft..mo..n. !l..w <""M wr l.avr, i^r..].!.- \v..iiM .•■.•.' '•Iluiiy, !■.■
,,ni.'k '■' Thnv wa,.< notlim- to lu-d..!!.', mi npi.lly tlic vufi^ .md y.\]M-tr
wciv |.iit li.,..'.-lli.i. and we u.-iv l.uii.li.d out into ,i Muallcr l>oal .llul
ill a r.'U iiiii.nt>- iii.-,'Ui>.d .ah lar .a~ ]..>s-iM.., «•■ (,'iid.-.l l>iu.t lli.'
arcailid Lii.-l..ni-, rapidlv jiroinllfd ilown Micaiii. A Irw li..uix nioi.-
and llan-kow ^hicpmu' \sa,> in .-iKlit. 'Hi.- liT'- '"d Lu-tlf "f I'on-igii
i-teanuT-' f.-x-^tcl I'vc an.i car.
.s'.f/V at Jai.-! .'
"TTii' Si-nia-l'i-o (till, fourth 4uay},ia|if'inr' " liiglit," lir .-ai.l, I'Ul
wilfully niiHuiKl.M-t.andinK ns took ur* i.i ilu- n.itnv Mty. V >• Hy Hat
down to avoid dis.dViiy.
T..n niiiiut..^ of wonly u.irlai.' I..ll..\s..l .i.^tli.- in.n 1 1"- 1 to y.-l liini
U) },'.! tu til.- I..!vi-n .[UaA. Ail. 1 a i.r..nii~r of 7l"i ..i.-li <'.\!r.i I'.- did
80. Foifi.,'!! \sai-.-liii..-, li'>u..^o.s Inn I \\>av .-..on in M^Iit, .ii:.l a ii.k.Oiaw
lonvoyt-.i a gownk- r-, .lirty, uu>lia\cii t.nv;f,'nfi lo llir (M.M. to
inform tlicni of the ariivaj of a llo-n.aii jarty, thiit;- days aft. r th..
not. Sucli a WLdcom.. was givrn I "Sah' in no:!.' i'vai-.- tin l.'.nl '
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Lki-iiks \si;irn.N imkim, nn lv'i,,| ,,v d,. \\, i,,.-,,,
<;i''nm:>>s i.\ a |)ii:iv Sin ki or l'\n;i;
'I'll IIaUI.I.'. IIOISK, How, biNlllN
Tui.iUiii/, .III I 'I 10 I'.- 11.
I>KAIt Unvr. Onks— Tin. in.iy l.v th.- I,i I luu. I ,.ii. wnf t„ you.
I Hil III til.' .III. I .111,1 .|i,t „ii til.- Ilnur (,l ;i liaiii. |'',,r ilirc. .lays v.,.
1..-IV.- l.r..Il l,nt,.|, ;„i,l ;,,n. II,.. I 1,, 1),,,.,. .|iir,.r,-llt, ^IM,t.■. I., r.HVll,,. ill,.
.•iwiiii \M,itii i.r til,- |«i,|,i,.
i'hry littl,. 1,1,., tt uli.il lli.v .in. W,- Ii-uc li.iJ I.. !„. .lowii 111
<.nl.T 1<. Ih.. hi'l. Tlu: il.ar iiiilivt Clui^iauH li.ivc douo tlicir licst, Imt
"lif Ihiii;,' afl.T an.itliiT Jii-l ., vciiU-.l ..iir Krllin- od'. I„x-t ni^rht
wr w.Tc |ii.t -lailiii« ill llH'.i.ik «li,-ii 111,- |;.a,| ,,r il„. jK.li.v arrived
fiTiii H.. «.-i.'>l..|.i.(.il,havniK ;(.s,.r,,t,...ii.v,.|v,... ..i,.v incrc. Kescimi
wlml iii^vajr,. wa.M l.-ll Uu\„ il,.- .|,.l,n.~, ,,n,| m i,|,- ,,|| u,,), ,t. w,.
have lurn jiroviilcd uiih a litllr iialivf l.-a iiti.l Livad.
C.raMiii.! and Hciuard will iiiid. r>laii.l lli,. lii,ar>... v,ll.^ o| ihr
jifujilr l.attiTiiiK ill the hoiisr and roof. W'r lay i-till and prayid. W,
art. tiriKl, yet rejoi.uif;. I „iil not ad,l.— We ^liall in.ei yonder in
'"''''■"' WlirTFlKI.I'.
I'ridiuj Murninij.
\Vediie.-.iay .iii<i •i'liiiis.iay liavv l-.-n dilli.iill ,iavs. Vestenlay
I Thiii-sday), Willie we w.Tc haviiii,' a liitle I... d ,i- .iinn,r-'linie, suddenly
l!ie trap-ilodr to oiir room opened, ami lli.- own.T of lli, liou«e s.aiii.
" '..Miii'k, fiv, til.- )Mili.r ai,' eoiiiinf; with knives to kill yoii.'' We
M.at.'hed up lial.y, , laiiil„.re,| down llie ladder, and swarmed over a
t*:ri-tV)ol wall, .Iropped the other side, and irept in elos.. to a wall ; snt
■^till aii.j iiiayr.l. I looked at iiiv comiiaTii.in, uel thoiiudit of wdial il
meant lor mother aiei .hiM, lyin^ all dav in dirt, hein^' startled and
friglit.ne.l lonliiiually, and now in a lew miiint.-.-. possihly to he cut
to pieivs. Tie; h.-.a.l of the jioliee is Very cruel, aii.l very anli-l'oreif,'n
in s-jiint. In a hw minute- we heard a man elimhin^^r'th.- wall and
thou,i.'lit \u- must 1k' (liseovere.1. A voice Miiinded, "It I8 all rif,'lit, ho
h.-i" ,i,'..iie. ' So once moiv we were spared, and returned with"hearts
of iirais<- to the .lirty nM ;,iii,.. Tl,,. inn-keeper jiroi.ose.i that the
two ladie. shoiil.j ^.,.1 iiiio watei-hiills and be carrie.l oil', and Conway
and iiiy>elf, m.idif'yintr our .■lotliint;. creep out an.l all nieul at a certain
house, and then in the luorninf,' ^'et away at dawn I.y cart, and trust
the Lord tliat we -.liould not he cut in ])ieces by r,il)hei-s, or the rioting
mob that tills the wdiole country. When we were about to start, the
kang iwat<T-biitti proved too email, and we could not start, an! more-
over a large .mw.l galliere<l in front of the lioiwe, and tried to riot
llu ir nav in.
' l*"<ii larsiinilc (if (irigiiial ser p. 2.'jl.
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MAIiTYREI) MISSIONAIJTES
It. w.u-i a tiiui' ol' anxii Iv lirfort: w.' kiu-w that thi'v woulil lio diivcii
otr. No niaiuhiiin can's, or will li.-!p,.-iiia tlir rZ/./r Tai (l.ri.LjaditT-p.-neral)
ha.s f^ciil a Kai) slii (|ii'(.iL'lainal i(Jii) siyint; we must lie killwl. This is how
atfairs stand now. It is the sixlli day of rioi, and we still lie on tin; dirty
floor, til.' lidir- an- wmmi and sick. ('(iin\ay d<.i;i- ; 1 am widl enough,
thank (lod, hut don't -ee ([uite how w.- are to i,'et away. Clouds lend
ahot'edl' rain — d'r.iin hil il would iniik.'all the dilV-n-ii'.'. Continual
firing against thieves and ,.!underers goen on. We ha\i; no clothing,
and ihiy by day living in a teni])eratuie of 90 ami 100, and lying tlat on
lue Hour, you niay imagine our condition of cleanliness, and all four
in one room with a Viaby. The Loi\l grant it may soon be over !
i;\N-KoW, Alfjil.'if, !^, litOo.
My own iu.i,i)vt:i) iloMi': Onks - A month ago our station (S.K.T.)
was rioted, burned, and de.stioyd. Fifteen iiay.< we wen- in hiding,
and liad daily wondrous cscai'e.s.
Fifteen to sixteen d.ay.s journeying .sou'h through grave dangefK
and an.\ietics, but through Cod's blessing we hav(' escaped.
I cannot wrilt' much to-day, but « ill do more .soon. F.very station
in the' j.roviti'e i? rioted. Fverythini' I have is gone exci'lit my
liible, a ^hiIt, tiousers, mh ks, and s! s | liad on.
We coulii not change clothes, ami liad all tour to live in one room
for thirty l.iy.s. Tlie C.'onways are going on to Shanghai, I remain
here for .\ day or two. We had to Ji.iy 400 tael.s to e.scajie. It w.'us
worth it to save five lives, foiii adults and oiii; baby. No ChrisliaiH
could travel with us, but Col made four heatlien act on our behalf.
Just a liiu — no time for more. Will write soon. Fiai.se the
Lord the snare i- lucken, i^nd we are eseajied.— Hearty ^-reetings, ever
your I'wn, WniTl 1KI.1>.
Notes wuittkn on Tiii: Shkk.t op Notk-i".m'ki: .vcuo.ns
\vuk;ii Dit. Wmirii-i.o Chi-nnkss wkotk his Lkitkr,
July IO oh 1 l. (See p. ■-.■•') l.i
(//i.< (.i/'M Not';- pmhali'll "fan . bf/f, ,,>')
fial. \i. 9. — "Lit 11^ not be weary in jccV-doing ; lo: m dui- sea.son
ice shuU reap, if we/n'/i? not.''
Weary and faintii;g. ^^■e^-doing and rciping.
2 The.*, iii. 13. " Hut ye, lirethreii, be not weary in well-doing."
"Faint not," be not rela.xed. A stronger e.xjires.^ion tlian be not,
wenry.
"Weary of well-duing" rel'eis to will.
" Faint " to relaxation of the power;'.
" I know " "that fir wy A^njiA sab- thou tia.it laboured an I hnst
Hill fainted."
THE SIANd-CH'ENG TJ10UI5LES
217
IllU.St CDllli'
•' I'aint not," bo not rel.ixed.
rp. Moses ■■) piaytn- on tlit- iiinimtiiin-to]).
Paul in M ,)urs, watchini^'n, lastings.
Acts xiv. 22. - -Exliurtiiif,' iliciu t., cuiinnf. '['hen
tribulation, patiently .•ndiirr.
"I, John, am your ooiJipaiiion in trilmlatini), an^l Ir. tlu- kinfjdoni
and pationco of .Jesus Christ." — i!ev. i. !t.
Chrysostom callefl " I'ersevering .•ndurance " th'^ queen of the
virtues an<l grao's. " Tn (IhriH " we have the -spiritual strength to
'■nable II- I.I •■ndnir.
JI'Ips to Entlnranci.
John, though i>'.-:fnrfcd to a srn.ill spot on earth (Patnio.-;, was per
niii.e.l to penetrate the wiile realms of heaven, ami it.s .secrets. He
got throiigli. Lived in the calm .serene atni.jsjiliere cf Ooil.
cp. Bunyan in I.i,-i l;,..lloiJ gaol, writing iiis immortal dream and
allegory. We, need not be hedged in or enclosed liy four will.s.
Restrict not thy .-oul to tilings of earth. .Matt. x.t. 22.— To drink of
Christ's imj) of sulfering was granted to John. Johu v„a.s in the spirit,
not only spake bj ih,: ,pirit. Ul-j whole being was ia Ilini. ''Tin
Aporubjptic i'aV."
PAKTY II
THE SIANG-CH'EN(r TROUBLES
At Siang-Ch'eng, which i.s aliout sixty miles from Sho-
k'i-tien, the situation had btieoiue .so threatening that it was
thought wise for .Mr. and .Mrs. Graeit- ,ind liaTjy, witlt Mr.
.Mactarlane, who wa.s on a vi.sit from Tasmania, 'to leave at
oneo. The following letter, \.ritteii Iiy Mr. I'.ird to Mr.
I<ewis .loue.s, will best intruduee the longer account <jf tlie
trying experiences of the j^any on their journey to Tai-ho.
i'erliaps you will not be a.iiunislied to l^arn that -Mr. and .Mrs. .\.
Oracle and baby, with Mr. .Macfailane, <.f Tasmania, l.dt lieiv the day
before yesterday for Tai-ho hsicn, in Oan-hwuy. The reports cir-
culating in this district are frightful, and it is feare.l the passing
through of so many foreigners, fleeing, will siir up th.: iieople here
also. (3ur mandarin can do nothin-, as h- lias no soMier.s. The
missionary party hft .it mdy l,,df-a-duy's n(.tic.-. They started the
Jay after my return from a jirolonged journey of some si.v or .'^even
weeks. I decided to suy on ami stand by the Christians and the
Jls MAi;TVi;KIt MISSIOXAIMKS
ILiU as long a,-> iios-iMf. 1 1' 1 'in liavr Ui j,'u 1 shall iiiakt- my Nvay vn
Iniii to Faii-L-li'i nc
'I'lirpo ladii.-, .Mi,-,sf.- K. Andci>nn, IVttiTs.-on, ar..! S. Kiitr-troin,
pasRvl tlir(in,i,'li hciv yesterday IVuiii Sin-au lisicii ,llo-iiaii . 'I'licy
l.-ft at Very short nut i.'r, liv Mr. Koike's orders. 'I'll y lia 1 a lairly
([uiel iuiiiiirv |m this ]ilaee, li't wliUe w.iitiii^i^ in iiie inn le-re the
people \M.|e vs-ry tnlullle.-^(inle. iSee ]<. -'AU.i
My. (iracie had advised llieir fnllowinj,' him to Ta'idio i(ian-hvvuyi,
.=o 1 hired enrts to take them Oi ( 'h.ui-kia-k'eo, and ^ent my Wiljiorteiir
to i-scort tlieiii. We ha\e a j^reat many members of the Kiuhii-Iw-
hnci in ihi- eily an ii.-triet. Tlie jieople decl.are tliat this Secret
Society .and the liuxers are the same. l|,,ue\ei, we are .-at'e m the
r.nrdv' kivpinL,'. 1 am i neonrau'in.e '.he Chri.-lians and my.sell' to -tay
ourselves i.n (iod, :ind th.-n the •■ perfrei pea.v " will he ours. 1 kmiw
vou will he |.i;i\ini,' hii u> at thi^ time. The I.nrd ivii^nelli.
Hallelujah: " ' '• U'-'^^m;'' Ihni .
Oii: Day <ik 'riiuri;!,!; .\mi nr Cud's Di;i.i\ ki; \m k
I'.s Ml. A. iil;Ai'li:
■•1 will call -ipeii i;..d Mo^t lli^'li . Hf sli:ill .-end Iron! lie.ive:. ,ind
save nie."
Wehaveollen ihoujit.and .-|H,ken ah,,in iheprohahility ol'our haviu','
to lea\e the, ])ri>viiue (Ilu-nan; ; now il ha.~ i;onie lo that at la-t. The
news tli.a all l'oreij,'ners had to le.ne China leaehed n.> about the
middle ,4 .Iiiiie. The rumour.- iiuivasod day l\v day, ;ind tlie attitude
of the peoph' towards ns (-oinpii'tely ehanged. Tla.-ii about th ■ end ol
the nionih the Christians came in one day in great e.\citeinent lo tell
113 that the ]ieo]de had been linking little (hmgh images of men and
boiling theiu amid >hoiils of cAh-//.. ,o/- r. ,c ("bull tlie foreignei's '' '.
Thev said ihit this was (|iiite a new thing; tlu-y had never lieard of
it biing dniu beh.iv, and they believed thai troubli- wa.- loniing upon
Ur. Ib.wever, We n'i<'l to ele e'r thiiii uji I'y telling iheiii that il
wiaild -oon blow over; but they did not seem to iliiiik .-■>, and they
were eciirel, foT' rw the day- i\.ir<t"] the rnimair-^ uiilv iiaieased.
Cn thi' 1th Jnly the Engineers of the Peking Syndicate, witli tlieir
retinue, and the niembei-s of the Canadian l're:-byterian Mi>.-ioii passed
through our plae,-. on ilieir w.iy to ll.andsow, h.aving had to liee for
their lives. Their having to r,,me ihrougli Siaiig-eh'elig made matters
worse f.r u.-, beeau^e the p,...ple .at onr e ^.ai't, '• St e, oiir words are being
fullilled.
After these irieiids Ji.ad p.'i.-.-ed through, our .\aiigeli-l .and the
THE siAN<;-cii ;:.\ci Ti;urj'.i,Es
!19
icading Cliuivli iiK-mliors oaiiie to n? paying that lliinf,'^ wen; Vciiiiiig
so liad that it would l.e I -tier lup ii< to leave at once ; llie j.eoph- wviv
detciiuiiied lo kill us 1 imi-t siy iliat we never fully ivali>ed how
.-eriuus liiallers well- nulil I lie.-e our lie.-t friends came and advi.-ed us
to go. Tills was a iiiosi unu>ual thing fm- n.uives to do. At other
iiiues thuy ;u'e only too glad l'.,r u> lo -lay will, ilu-ni.
./,,;„ ,s — >'/,(((. /-<■/«'. ;/,/ ti, CJiiia-kia-h'ro
\\e look ih.-ir advirc as l-iug of tin. J.onj, an,! soon we had the
lliin-s we Were taking with ns j.aeked. 'i'hey eiig.igiMl two earls for ii-,
and early on Sunday nioi-idng, July s, wc Irtt il,,. ,it\. on onr wav
lo Tai-ho. Some I'f liie liirnds thought w,- niighi Ir attaekeli
oul.-ide and wani.d u- lo l.e .aivful, l,ut noihiug ha],]K-n.d to us, and
«e readied Liuyiug ju-1 after dark the same evening. Nl-xI day we
leh early in thr 111,1 i,i),.', intending to reach Ying-wo-ii, a iiltle
, .ice ;iliout lifinn miKs from Cliau - kia-k'eo. AVlien we arrived
iliere, we were i,jld l.y one of th,- nalives that ilie elja]iel at
--^idiwa had li.-< '1 looted and deslroy.d. As .'^oon a- we heard
this we liegui to 1». aiijuvhen-ivi- h'st t "hau-ki,i-k'eo ijiii.'hl l.r in .a
.-imiliar (■■ludilion, so w,- madr iini'iiries on ilir v,av. luil ih.- )-roj)le
whom we a.-ked all rejdied that Cli.iu-kia-keo was ]ie,ieeful, and right
.10 to Ihe gale i.f the eiiv Ih.u' were no -ig:,. ,,f any disturbance.
••.1.-^^ >7e,y, /,) tin' ,.ujd „/ Jrolrcs"
However, w.' wei',' no -..oner iiisid,- tliaii vm- saw that something
was wrong. Large ri'owds were rushing toward- our Jlis>ion lemse
-houling, "Pull di.wn the foreigneiW house." 1 cannot tell you how
w,- felt as we saw th,- )..,o]ile i ,!,hing .aho.it lik.- madiuen. No s.ioner
'lid they see u> tiian lhey got hoM nf „nv mules uid led us iiilo an
inn, and in a f . w luinut.'s we wrw -urnund. d ..y liuieireds ..I' men,
shouting, " Kill the foivign .l.vil-.' ,i,'. rt.'. 'j'ji,. innk' .'iier wa.s a
leading Mohamm.'.lan, aii.l 1m- told ii- not to 1.,- .iliai.i : h.- would .sec
iliat no harm wa.sdone 1., n-. He urge.l us to get all our ihing.i taken
..If the cirts and jiut into ihe inn, after which .some of the leading
.Mohammedans came round us ami a-ked liow much silver we liad and
deinandeil that M'e nlioiild giv.- it all uji lo them, promising if we did
.so that Ih.y woiil.l jirot.'ct our lives. On telling them ihe amount
w,' had, they said, " Oli. th.it is not sulticient." We tol.l them that
d they did not bell. -v.- iis they toidd search our boxes for iheiiiselves.
They re]ilie.l that our live-\\,i.- in theii hamls, .ml tli.ii if w.' did
not give tlii-iu more they would kill lu.
Meanwdiilr a me.-wengcr was sent to th. Vaiu.'n, 1.) infirm the
maud.irin of our circumstances. The mandarin did not come himself,
i.ut .'^eiit an iiif.iior . Hi.vT with sixteen soMier.s. On liis arrival he
uskeil what 1 wanle !, 1 rej.lied that we wanted him to escort us
safely out of tin- ]ilace, ,au.l take us lo lluai-iien, one day'.s journey
220
MAKTVUKD M ISSIONAKIKS
from f'h,iu-ki;i-k'( (<. 11, ■ dtiinirroii and .'■.■ikI Miiit he couM imt do tlml,
a*< lie liad icicivid no m-l i urtions I'miii liis Mijuiior to opoorf tis .-fo
far. Alter iin-Mli^' liiiii, In- s-.id tli.'U In- hiiii-.-lf w.iiild go with us ;i
ffw iiiilrH, and tlnu hr would let I'oiir ^oMicrs K" ^i''' "^ "•* ''"' ""
}lii.,i-tii II, and til. 11' r^ive us in cliiuj;e n| llii> (.llirial, to take u.-t on to
tliu nuM I'latv. W.' llinini.on ^ot our hu'iza,!.".' I'la. -d n\H,u the cart-s
again and i-tartcd oil'.
Avtnv; ihi- l!i'(jiii'j Il'iitl'^v
l;y this tiliio th,' ;-nvita wero ui.uihd with ihiu-ands of jirojili-,
who, alter oin'nin.i; a way tor us to i>a.v, thi.aigh. l'oilowi;d us out, ot
the city. Fioin all iinartors crowds of jicople were rur^hiii^' lowaids
us, i-houting and yelhnj,'. The «oldicr- luado a ftehle attoiuiit to tiini
them lark, liut it had no elVert ; the erowdw increased as wi' went on.
We had not pJl lar Inaii ihf i My wh.n we litaid ll Ilii'ial callinf,'
to his M.Kli.'rs to eome down oil' the call,-, and tie ii the erowtl came
ruffhinj,' u|/' n u- and leu'an tearing,' our 1 oxc.- oil' the rait-, .and our
bedding Iri'm under u:*, grabl mg at everything they could lay llieir
hands upon. 'I'liey seaiched our persons for silver and valuables, and
finding none they took the tlotho.s olf my hack, having me with only
my tidusers and shoes,
" Aflei' eveiytlnng wa.s taken, one man notic,.; Mr^, ( d.i'n"-, rings,
so he junijie^i u|i on M the cart, with a knile, to elioj, ..II' h.^r Im.L'iT.
Fortunately I was aM.: to k. ej. huii 1 a. k until my wile took iier
ring,s olf ami gave them to him, and i-o saved licr linger, ileanwhilc;
Mr. Ma.failane, who was in th.^ carl before us, wad .sharing the sam
fate. 'I'hcy took his
Then they dr.agi.'.-i u
their mules, and aw.ay tlii-y went, leaving us li.Uf nak.MJ to the mercy
of that crmd crowd. There w.' were, walking hither and ihitlu-r,
under a burning .sun, wilh i;.. pivl.-.lii.r. f..r our h.,ii!-, .'in.l the pos.-!-
bilitv of sunstroke any nK.meut. Fortunately, for a go...l part of the
time a clou.l covered the sun and alloriled us great relief.
The .rowds aroun.l us k. ].t increasing, calling cut, '-Kill the
foreign .h'vils"; ami many of lluin hn-l every appearance of being
abl.-^lo d.) till' dr.'a.llul cl,-.d. We lully tlioughl thai our end had
come, and began praying to «iod hjr grace to bear the wor-t, and, it it
might be His will, to so" overrule that they nduht de.spatch us without
tortuiing us.
Hflji in the Day of Trouble
r.ur n.eii in th.' .rowel called to u- to follow th. lu. Ol
n..t know what ih.y were going to do; however, we
followed them, and they led us away from the town, the crowd .still
following anil saying ail port.s of bitter thing.s al'out u-.. Alt.r walk-
ing a mile or two we came t.i a rou.i>iile inn, and one of the four men
aaked its to sit down and drink lea, and another gave me his jacket to
l.ithes (ilf his back too, and stole his shoe.s.
oul ..f our carts, ami the carters whipj.ed uj)
Ju^t then
coui'se we .-'
TUK s[AX(,-('JI'E\G TROl I'.LES
liL'l
|.lll 'ill, ^.,iv|llL< lli;il 1,.- W.C- 1,,-Url' ,ll,l,. I,, M;i,],l | !„■ mi) thaii I W,xs.
\\\- tiuMl 1„-;ill 1(.MC llial thcMt l„i,r II.CII WcTr I,'., Ill- to l,..|,i.-uil US,
uu.l I. ill f.Mi'^ li.L,M,i 1.. (]i.|„-rsu. Th.'ii wr w.-ut ,1 nnU- lUrtli.-.c and
.■aiiK- lu iiu.itli.T inn, u Ihmv Ihry luviUHl us t,, ..ii .|,,un a a tal.lo and
<'at. I Slid that 1 Jiid IX) luonuy to jiay lur the food. ■!•!,,. y ivi.lu'd
"Never mind lliat; wc will pay fur it/' AVc n-t-d a litti,', and at('
some hivad, ih^ii tiiid.L-d oil' a-ain. W',. wrro quii.. d.)ii,-'u|,, and
rniiM liardlv walk ; -lill. il Mvimd i;M|„.,ativ.- lur iis to p,'o on to j,-.-!
auav liMiii ihi- ri-owd.
\Vc II. xi uaiue to a village, and .mr Utile uibv, who ha<l been sud-
i. :ily cat oil' I'rom her wel-nnri-e, wa.. crying hillerly, so I a>ke 1 „ne of
•he men who uere 1. fri.n Im- u~ to kindly see if any of the uoaien
would feed oar litlle (,iie, and o'le woman voluin'eered to do so.
AVhii^t we were silliiiL,' there with a Ian
urrounding u>, the
villa,-.- el.l.r t.anu- out and aMU-.i ih l,, p, with limi, aii.l we win into
hi- li..ii-.-.
By this time our heart., were ijuite at rest, lielieving tint tin- Lord
ha.i raised n|. the.sc friends to .save u.s. These jieople were not
Christians, l,ut one said that h.- had known me some years l)er.,re
when 1 live'l in i 'hnu-kia-k'eo. '
The Lord's Provision
I'here w,i> on,, thin- ill,. I «as lying h.MVily on our niiuls— that
w.i.s, how Were We g.)ing t.) fee.l our little one? All the Mellin's
Food an 1 Milk wa.s gone; what was t.j he d..ne ? '-The Loid will
|.rovi'l,''' was the Soriplural answer to f-ueh (luestions ; and lie did.
\ lew minute-, after we were taken into tlie village elder's house, a
litlle Ih.y .-ame in and handed me two tins of Xe.stje'j Milk, whi.;h had
I.een taken from us This jiroved to he siillioi.-nt fir the 'hahy until
we reached T'ai-h.).
When the sun wa.- sel our frien.ls .saul th.il we w.juM r.-.juire to
leave, airl s.-ek a belter hi.Ung-plaoe. So we .started t.. retrace our
ste[is towanls the t..wii, the men leading us a ruun.labout way. They
;..(.k us to a :l.,wer gar.leii, ,anrl there we lay down in a shed, glad to
h.ave found a .juiet le.-ting jilace. IVf.iredawn the ne.M in.,niing, our
Iriends said that we coukl not remain there in the d.ivtim.-, it beiuL' too
open ; so they led us to a jilace where there were thn-e houses, aibl in
oae .dlheni wa.s a liUle d.irk room, partly lilK-.l with str.iw and chaif-
there we were all day aii.l the next night. In this courlvard w.is a
young w.)inan with a baby about the same age as ours, an.f slu' kiu.lly
otl'i'red to feed our baby while we reniaiiie.l there.
-■^11 was iinpo.ssible lo remain there for long with.Mit being h.iind
out, after a good deal of jirayer il was arranged to gel away" in the
mid.lle of the night by cart. Not lar from ' the pla.,-e in whi- h we
were heliug was a man named I'liaiig, who lia.l a c.rl, .ind w,- f,,uiid
he w.is willing to take us. The cart was made le.idy and al nii.lni.rhi
.veall got packed into it That day's journey 1 shall uever forget :
.\[Ai;rvi;Kli Mlssi()\.\i;il->
til.' -nil \\:i- I'liiiiiiiij nirh' III ; lint, -uHn.;!! ihl; \viiiii> uci" Mnuiiii,'
tlinill'.'ll til' hnlr-ill ll Ill ; UC \V.|v oliji'^'fii l.. li;|\,. th,! cuit.'lill
llnwil ill IVcillI .lll'l d.irr'l Ihit JM.ik nli;, lr>t Ur Illl'.'llt, lir .-.rrli. IhIiil,'
Uli;il.l>' io cliaU!,'!' ii!ir iin-iii,,n in ll.r i,ill, lIi.- |uiii Incline fxcnici-
:k;iU!,'. Tlu'Ii- We \W'l'r, in tl.' 1)111- I'li-iliull, IVwlil illly Ill(iinillL(
till lato at iii''lit.
"/A/ioA/. dud :.< !„,i 11. Ij,,, ■'
\\'.' ti:ivi'll-. i| abniil itiv'.y iiiilr, i ii.u hi-t Any, anil lT"! iiihi in inn iii ;t
siiinll inark.l-tnwn latr al iii^'iil. \\\- 1im]>ii1 ihit m wmilil liml
out that u.' wi'iv iiiii-igiii'is ; Inn .-iiu. linw nrnlliii MVrial |ii-ii[ilc in
till' inn m tici'tl wIid wi- wi-ic, .'iinl in llir iniildlr nf the nii,'lil I \v;l-
aw.ikriiid hy III iiplr lalUiui,' uiitsii.li' (jUf iliiiif. ily li-tri;iiii,', I fiaiinl
liny \M ii' talkiiiL,' al out killing' u-, and -lyiiiL,' that tln-y would not Ici
us out of till' inn. W'r .-[n'lit niurh tiiin- in pi'ayt_'f to out- Cnd that
III would dilivr ii~. W r i .M Him that \\v liad npcncd iioii doors to
llis |ii'o|ili' lirl'urc now, and rouM ]]i- nut npiii tin' wooden door of lliis
iiiti ^ Hi'foii- (lawn till- iiii-n wlm ui i-c i ,-> oiiiin^ us trot, I'M'i-vtliiiit;
ii-ady and w<- sli]i|M-d iulo tin- nil : tin- door wa- o|H-m-d, and tlie cait
Kut out uitu till- slm-t uilliout Irt or liindraiiri-,
llowuver, Avc had not ;,"un,' tar ln-t'ori wa- hrard iiii-n railing out to
.-top till' t-art. Till' r;ii'!i-r at onrrstoppi-d tin- iuul'-..-ind iiji ranie si'Vt-rnl
mop, soiiii' of ulioiu wi'ii- i-,-u i-yiu.!4 kniM-s. TlK-y told tis tliat wi
could iHit j;o on, and lli.it ui- niiisl roim- down. Our men stood iiji for
us, and told tlh-iii what had liapprin-d at ( 'li.'iu-kia-k'eo, and tliat
wi' liad not any inoin-y or anytliini,' i-Is.-. Tliry sean Imd the i-ait, hut
lound nothiiiL,'. I'li-.^untly one of thcni .-aid that he had ivci-ivi-d niudi-
ciuu at Vtn;,'-i.hau onro, and h.id im-t Mr. M.-icfarlaue tliert. Then
they ttirned to me and sail had it not l.i-m for my -wife and child
they would li.'U'i' killed us ; that tln-y wen- nii-nibers of tlie " BIl; Knife
Society,'' and had ren-ivd order- to kill -ill foreigners tliat came in
their way. We got inlo uiir can again, praising (IimI fi,r anotlier
deliverance.
N'//' Arrival at Tai-ko
We li.id ho]H-l to re,-icli Tai-!io lisien that day, Imt rain coming on
in the afli-rnoon, «e Mere detained, and only .ijot to within three miles
I'f that jilace. l-^arly ne.\L morning I si-ut om- of our men to tell Mr.
(lilll.- when- \i.- uiie, and a-kiiig for advne as to uin- next move-
ment.-, fearing if we etilerel T'ai-ho We might cau.-e distill lance there.
The previous evening our liieiids tliere iiad engaged a hoat for INfis^
fA'ggat and Mrs. Tallmt, who wi-i-c going down to the eoa.st, and .some-
how they were led to engage two. Tiiey did not know whv ; /it llie
time the hoats were engaged tlii-v only i-eipiired one; luu (iod'.s
hriud was ill ii, .IS Has inade plaiu to ilniii ulieii our me.s.seiiger
arrived.
Mr. tiiilies came out and ni. t u-, and made arran-gemeiits for u.s to
' ciiitaiii
IIUiMli!IL(
' " 1- -, II,., II \i Hli; k'i-iii;n.
Ml. I ■u\\A\ -laii.Iiii- in ccnln- ,ii ili,- l,.i,:l;.
Tofiu (• ftagc 22?.
iiu:e rucf 22 .
laOTS AT < HA( -KIA-K |.;(t a OTTSTATIoN 21'.:
K-nmM,| iln ,,lv ,ii,.| -,, ,|„u„ „, ,|„. ,,v,, hu,U. ul,,.,,- th. UaU
Wi ri' aiu'liHiv.l.
\y- I.ll T',u-I.nl,„n 111, -,iMi,' .|;i\. (1,1 ,,,,. ,,:i, ,|,,w„ ilir nviT
vv.. f.MM.I tl,,. ,„.„,,1,. ,.xMt.,|. Tl,.,r .■.thiu.l,. t,,u,u.U u- u,H„ni at .VI
tnen.ilv. At ,„„■ i,|:„v .,.v,r,| „,..„ l.,,;,nl,..| our l.oatc, a.marrntlv
".III .■vil int.Mt.n,,., I„„ ,l„. .,,1,1,,,,., „i,„ ,„,,.,. ,.„,„r„„. ,„ „,,,., ^,,,;.
i-.-n.l ilh.uaw.iy. \V1,..„ X,,. ,,...^,.|,,,| M,,.,,.„, ,,.,,„ „„,,., ^^,,„^,,.
l^n,K-k.,iMK-|,ii, ..m- ',.,-,t,„r„ u„„|,| „„, ,;„ ;,,„. |,,(,„,,^ ,.,, ,,„., ^^,,^,.
'fr/iul ll,.M,- l„,il.. w„„l,| 1„ ,:,1<..„ l,v ,1„. .„-d.,;,^ who w..,v on" th..ir
".ly iinith. We ,,.„, ,, „„.,,,.„^,,,, ,,, th,. Vani,-ii, aii.l thr „lll,ial~
"""..■ Ii.u.lv .,.,.t M,l,l„.,-, ,,, ,.,,,„.t „, t„ rs,„-kian--i,„. A. -„,,„ a-.
^M> rfa,'ln.<l tl„.n., anaii-,.i,u-,ii. um- ,„a,l,, toi- „- t„ ^.,.t ,|ow„ i,,
• lun-kian- l,y -i,.ai„ l.niM.l,. W,- i,.,a,i,..,i ,1„. i ai,.,. ,,|...,.,. „„ s.,i,„
.l.iy .nonuMj.-, Au^'uM I, a,M l-.f, l,y ,„.a,M,.r il„. su,„- ..^..,„„^ f.„
Miaiighai, f.i'ai.-uig (i(«i In,, all i\t< .l,.|,vii,i,i.-,-.
PARTY III
THK FilOTS AT CILM" KIA K Ko AND 01 T.STaTKJN
'I'lIK .Si ilLA Kk.T
(.Si liua H ,1,1 c)iit~:atii)ii .if( li.-ui ki i k t-o
By Mr. ('. M Lack
On Sitiii.l.ay rvonmg, .Inly 7, not f,.,.lini,r w, . I lav .lowu for a
le.-t a]i.l tril into :i .l.vp s|,.,.,,. Kn^,,, ,|,is [ „a ru.l.lv auak.'iicl l.v
I lie f,'oat-!H-r(l ^llouIin^' in my imp, " TIi. y lia\r .■oiuf, they liavu conu..'"
At, tir..^i I ih.,u^-ht [ \va.s (In.aiiiinLr, l.iii il„. .lioiit.-, vrll,-, and .-iiia.^hiiij,'
"f gIa.^B, ulc, xiou ili.silhi.->iniu(l nn .
[ ran out, .ind with ,mii Look ..-c.ii,,.,! ihivu-h a l,ack-.loor ami
ivarh...! ihr Vain.-,,. |; w;,, -iIkiui ^.I'.n p.m., ,.,n.| .larkn.-s.s favonr.-.!
onr r~,::i]..'. Allcr tailin- lo >,-,. iht- in.iiHl.-irin, llioui,'h I uaite.l M,im.
time, I i,-lt l(, ivtnrn to tlu- Mi....sioii pr.-nii.si.- Wlu'n they .<aw 1 wa.s
irally going, th,- otlicial .-.-nt thirty .-oklicrs lo c.^nnl im! Tog.'thui'
uc jia-ssi-il through the ,rou.h.(l .^tif.t.s wli.,,. | n,nh[ <vv our 7i...\i'.-i
i.ahk-, -.aid oth-r liunilurr uhirh ha.j !„■, „ phimh-ivrl from our
(ui'nii.^i's.
Ui-achiiig thr ],l;i<r, ih,. .-nkli.i.-i ruslu.l in with a wll. and what a
^ight .' The lloor- and wird .-^mothfrid with torn hooks .and tra(;t.>
.mil suia.'^hcd artid.-,-*. Tin- only rtasou tlic liou»u was not humfd woc
hecansf if wa.s rented.
224 m.\i;tvi;i:i> missionakiks
A- llll |ir..|.l.' .|l I'M . I 111' li:illVl- .-V.lllK'll t .111(1 I .-ll]'l"'l Olll
ami well' rli.-il'lcl lo ),'i'l uilt.-l'!i' llic ill> A". IS "■• «ilil .IS r.i.sl 118
wi- I'uiil^l t'nr Cliaii-kiik I'll.
It w.i'^ liii'..iillL,'lil, I'lll W' II. rl It w tiiivcllris. Nrir ;i \lll,ip' fl'hoUt
four niilc^- .ih.iv «.■ j.:i.~.-.il llm.- lu. n wlm r.illnl i.iil, " \Vlii.|i^ :ui- you
f^oinn?" U'l' Ui |.i I'll «,tlkiiiL; .'I'l'l iii.iii iK< il til ii'. nil tlii-il'iiir ol an
inn, wln-n tln-.-i- nun nvi-itiMik in. 'I'Ih y vri.' iirnicl In tin; ln'tli
wjtli rwiir'l.'i anil ^'ini-. Wr .-li'i'i'i'l i)Uikly int.i lln- inn ami llu'y
folliAvr.i. Wliin tliry ri'i'M^'ni.-i'il inc ;i.s a luii-ij,'nrr tln-ir f.,;!!!.-'!.!! tion
wa^i .-iiiparii.t.
Wiii'ii till' i'van},'i-lisl t-.wA in im' lli.il it « u- u-.l...... l.i tliink ot
procfi'ilm;,' farlluT that niv'li:, 1 "I'nl .ami lay .i..«ii un a ni.at in ih'-
iMjurtyaril .anmn^,' lin' imiI'Is .an i otlicr-. 'I'lu' I'vangclist, ulm lui'l
htiipiii'il tn liml I'lil .ill ill' KiiiM al.iiul ilu' inti'nlions of iln-.si' men,
(ihoitlv c.aiiu' aii'l l.i\ down lioi'ii- nu' ami wIu.^I'I'UmI lli.il lit- fi-.iri'cl
tint wor.-it, a.-- tli.'V I'Urpo.'ii'il killing ii^, W'a jirayfil, ami thought of
many i>lan« for i'sc'.a|inr:, liiil none .si'i-uuil po.•^J•illl^.
At li'iiglli alioiil :i ;iii A.M. W'- ^'iioko to the iiin-ki-i-iirr, wiio wa.i a
man of .-miii' .aiillioi ily . in llir viU.igo, ami jni'iiii-ril him a I'l-w.inl
.•-li.iuM In- In- .il'l.- t.i anl ;l^ to f,-'a|.i-. Though ho i-arly , In- Hlipjinl
out ami \M' anxiously .aw.iiti-il hi> ri'luin. Morning .imvi'.l hut he
li.iil iioi . iiiu- h.ark, .ami tla- .arnu'il nun .still ^at guaniing iln; tiuor.
S'liii' of ilic vill.igiTs llu-n .arii\f<l upon thi: .'^ccni', and altiT niU' h
talking tli''V agn'i-il to li't ih go il vm' pii'i tlu'iii a reward. 'I'iii.s we
did, and llicv .-eiil thi'ir a-^iistaiit to Cli m-kia-k'eo to bring hark the
nioiU'V- Most thankful we were to he once more U|)on the road, and
safely reached ("h.an-ki.'idi'eo on Sunday morning, July .'<.
Only Uvo duys .it'ttT Mr. Latk'.s arrival at Cluiu-kia-k'eo
ill. it iilaia^ was rioted al.^n. 'J'iie t'lillowin^ .ire the names of
tht^se who weic jiicsciit: —
.Mr. and .Mrs. Shearer am!
two children.
Mi.s Taylor.
Miss Kidman.
Mr. Lack.
.Miss liavin.
Mr. ToweH.
Mr. and Mrs. liiggs.
Mi.sa K. L. liaiidall.
As the story of tin: ( 'iiati-kia-kVo not i.s told holow hy
Mr. Shearer, we hive not printed that part of Mr. Lacks
letter Nshieii eovers the same ^'lound.
'''"'TS AT ' Fr.\r-K|.\.KK(t .v (MISTATioX jof.
i'lIK ClIAl KIA KM, l;,,,r AM, Ks( VI'K
l!> Mi. Shi AiiMi
" '' "I''l I'Ml Hut l-'ul^ilkcll "
'!■ He, 1, i„.f,,|,. ,1,,
111' "t (imililr, H
''J'I"'«l'll"l. 'i'\v
'■'■StloS, ,111(1 111,, iiiiii,,
iiniiMiii, (,t (mill,,. Ill,,,', I ,,,, , , , l"i-iuiii
''■' ' '"' "' I'"!"''' "11 '"■■nlv |l„ I,.,,,, ,|,„ ji,,.
iiviii,.,!.
li'"ul,I,. «,„i|,| i„.
•'II llll' Kli.luv ,liilv ti: I,,.;
"■'""■ ""• ""'• •'^'l- I'""' II U.-Ill I,. Cli^.r,
i "■■-'■ '■'■•ii -I- i-i. .uM iN„.M 1,1.11.,,, ,„„i „,,.,;
^■' "-^ "111. tl.,.,1. u,.„. t;u- tV„„i .M,i-i:ui„rv. Th,. II ....i ' „, .: .
;;;.;■; - ^'-■■' ■'.■• s,„,„. i,„„„„ ,; „.,„,,, iri;:,,;.',:" :;' ,:
'"""""' -^'"' "'■'t ''"'^ V'-uM !"■ kill,.,l II,.., .,,,,1 ,, ',■ •
t;r'-- '^v ,iau. .,,.,,, „a,i I n .,.,.,;" ,!;;;;t;;.;r^':,;:
;',;,;:;";;;, ■'••';''>■ ^ ''••"""— „,s,,,,..a,„.sat„;ia
,n V ^" -'■»"•>■'" /■•'Mil..' local „ia,ula,i„ at Chau-kia-kV,,
"I .Momlay ,.v..,„„. ,]„. ;„!,, 1,.„ ,|,a, „„i,.,al w„uM „„, ..v,.„ ..v.
'"'"—'"•'-. ll.'s.„tlH..ul„„.,ln,at,.sl.,s;,..ak|,..M,. 1.,.-.,?.
;:;;';i;7;''''-'-7'-;,;''''' '--'•• I i'''-^-'''-' -"-i-i J
, :":,;:;'^ ''''r^''''■'■. ^'■'-■"■''. '- - ^ ,a. ti.
inanilanu cuum ,„,i ,„-,,i,.,'t u- m Cliau-kia-k
Julil Id — The l;l,.t
■xt n„,nii„. |„„.|av, ,!„. „„1, ,„• ,|„|,. ^y.- uv,v all a7 l„v,kS
-n,,,,nin,wli,.,iuv,,,.a,.,, ,i_,,,,,,,,,,^.,,,,,^
'.u-l -.me. llu.v ,a,iu. al.,i,.-t .iniul.a,„.,.i,.ly ,:, .a.^li „r ,1„ „,,,,
tl„.|i,. \V.. all ,.>,;ai„Ml ,,v,.,> il„, „all
into a nL.iglil,„iii''s Iichm-, takiii"
".'tlun,^ l.ut a tew small buii-ll.... i„ ,„„. hands." Th,. ■u.i.|,i:„„. .a"
very iniwilli.i. ,„ ,,av,. us ,„ hi. l,„„s,, „, ,,, ,,,, ,,,-.i „! ;
.•o„s,.,i„,n,„, attcnv.arJs t;,r l,;,„,..li-; ,„„ ,,,,,, ,,,.„,„, „/ ;',
^.■ntk.iM.an „t uKhu.nc,. i„ hi.s pla,.- at tl„. tmu, uluJ t„„k ,„n- part
au'! ,.\]i,,rtr.l ;li,. l..|,i,llopl t,, ,],
1 Ins lit-.sl tdl- us
mai;tvi;i;i> mis.-^ioxakiks
^'l•Iy iLluLiiinlly hr allownl u- In In- tin-i-.- for a liiiir, ;inil \'.r liiil
ill a luoiii at the Lack nl hi- jaiiui.-r.-. Wliilr thcic wi- licaid tlio
rioter.- sniii.-liiiij,' lln' ii.w cliajul in (Hir ( niii 1 yanl, with cuu.-taiit ; l^outs
and (.lif.-, whiih \ iv \ciy 1 1; in,-', r-|.ri;ally !•. lli,- lailii-^ of our J)ai-ty.
\Vi- wfiv iiin.' f i. iL,'nci> in all; -Mr. Lack, Mr. I'owijl, Mi.-.- liavin,
.Mi-- Ividnian, Mi^s 'I'ayhT, my v.ili'. tun iliilihen, and niyM'll'. Two
naliM' u.init ii-,-rr\ants and luo girl> wi-i.' al.-n w itli 'i.-.
Wr \\t rr ilirn- lor .-oim- liuur,-, l.ul tin- j.mdlurd friijurntly caniu
to r.\li(,rt u- to ka\i- lii.s liousr. 'Wdnli- tlifii; \vc livard thai Yfii
t.id.io, head o| tlir ]ioli( 1-, liad rnnif witli a frw nun, lait i.oulJ not do
anviidn;,' to niull thu liol. 'I'li.'n tli.' Sin Fn (,inu- with .sonic soldiers,
luit 111- did noi iiy to do anytliMiL.'. A\ r Inward that Iil- just told the
]iu(jpk- thai they eould take the lhuij,'<, but .au>l Hot luirl tile
for. itjiuT.-, and then ueiit au ly.
J-:.<r„i„ '.; tin' y,n,i'i,
Aft.'r -oiiie hoiu.-. llu- l.uidloid of tlh- hou^e \\ heie we Were eanie
to 11- a-aiii, and told u.< that ilir peoi.l.- ■ ii the .street had di.-eovered
wiiere we were, and ti.at we niiist go out. lie was, no douht, afraid
that lii.-i iirenii>es al>o ini;_rlit he jmlled down. We saw that there wa.-
Iio helji lor it, and .illn a fiw woi-.is of inayer, .(iiiniieiiding onrselve.-
to ihi- L(jrd, We Went out thI<Jll^'ll the flolil door on to the street,
\\ hrl' till- eiowds wele eairyiiig a\\ay cair j, 'od.>, and iii.ide lor Yell
tadao'-s Yauieii, which w a.- only two or liner ^treets oil. The crowd.-
ilir nged the street-, and ^onie, no doiihi, v, mil liav laid hands oil u.-,
liut they saw th.n wv hi 1 nothing with ii.-, aiid some among them
were evidently friendly, and jirevented the others from injuring us.
Just aj ..e got near Yell tadao's Yaineii tin- eniwd rushed uikju the
friends who wiie in liont, Imt thr lictois di'ove them lnuk and made
a way for us to gri m. Yen tadao reci-i\ed us \ery kindly, and gave
li- the u-e of hi- be-t loom all the time we Were there. We found
that Mr. and Mi-.s. Uigg- and Mi— l^llie Uandall had r. ached theie
before lis, as they had lucii living ;.! the lUble Society's hou-e, just
next door to the Yauieii.
All that d.ay tie' jieople were ]>lundeiii!g and jailling dijwii our
liou.se,-. 'i'hcy dr-troyrd tlein eiitiirly. e\en digging cut the foiinda-
tious, and c.imeil (jlf the matiiial to -,-]l. 'I'liey wciv so reckless in
their work that .-everal men were killed. We had got into the
Police Yaiiieli, and Yen ta-lao was no doubt willing to do all lie
eould for lis, but he toM us ).!.iiid\ that he could Hot jirolea us there
for any length ot time, so we at uiee tried to arrange some meau.s of
getting away tioiu v 'hau-ki,;-k'eo toward- tli;- coast. 'I'liat night we
engaged a lioal to take us down to Cheng- v.'ing-kwan, but atiei'.. ards
the bualiiieii were all aid tti go, and we eould ii,)i gel aw.iy.
In S"-7)''n.-.v
It wa- an an.xiuus night, .us we heard tint there were many eiieiiiien
i:i<)T
> ATCHAr-Kr.V-Kl-
() >v orrsTATiox
it,-:;:irv::::^;:'Lti':; 'r"""-^'"i -h,,,.„..,
'l.^y Ven t;.l... a,!v ' 1 ,. ^'/-^ "":" "' ''-li^]"-l. X,.x,
tl'oysot news of ,h.. ,i, , "'\ ""^''^■>'-I';U. and Sh,a,,..h,u ulu.,,
tl^e part of Ch^u-ku-k ...t, w i "V";",";" '^'' '"^ .'"-'li^'-on,
au.i .seo wl.at coul.i 1„. ,|o,u. 1„,' „.. ""•'' '"•'""'■^'■'" '■am.-,
aiT;ingemeiit.s fur us ,,1I to c.., .w.v t. ,, mm ""■'' '° '"■'ik^
to us, and ... .oukl no^^ .^ „ "l! ^:: ^^7^-''' ■""' --
to se. .„u. and anoth.-r ,„ ,,,- t ^ h ■ f ''"' "■•^' ""'"" ""t
H" .^ ^^ ir.M.an n.an, a^d ,i s' ! I ;: C ^I'ki' k' 'f ""'^'"^ ^^^^^^•
l^;-' I'^s alwav. l..e„ vhv fru-ndlv t, , '" "'' T'"" ■^•^'^'■•^ =
":i:;:r';:;:s;;:;i:>-,.i:;;ri^r--'.-:;";:::::':.";:ii;
"■■•- «■'-■•--" '^°.-;".'ri:;i:™:t;^",™^,,S
'l|' ^^a.-^ v,;ry ,„„,l, dLsa,,j,ointod at the
n-chaii not ■ mjiing on
and ul' a,>,'ain tried
"... i,..ii.i.-,
nsien mandarin from ('
to arrange some iiieansof
1'"' T'aid.o; and on th.T]nn.l,,\:;2:ZTT' '" *^',
<" •■-■-.1 us ou, of Ch.u.-kia kV ' ' "' '"-■■'"'"' •■*"l'''er.s
alrc.iv en.M.r,. | '^'''■'^^" '"-^' """""% tl<" .'arts Iming l.een
p'"-^H:"eser);s^:::-;j'-=^'-;^^
-''■•'' "'i^M 1- awaitin, us o, tTi t , ^'"I'f """■- "'" knowing
•■'^■tual'y n. ,]„ ..ourtvnd ...i / "' P'^'^-'mi to start and w.r,
tLatpartofour..s,.o M 'Sf,V--''> j'- 'l'-', wl,eu we heard
-I'OM. ahout hundred of : -'fit Z" *;"", ^"'' "^'^ '"''" ''"■
t^n'ilied Ihe.u. Tlien th.-re ,, T l^' '" '■'"■"^'^ "^ ^^^'''
tadaohin,self,.ud '' f L , I , " " "" '"'!" '''^'' "^•■'""1 ^'n
^V. M-ent hack o o, r n^ . ti ^^ '"''' T"' '"" "'^ '^"' ''" '"^"-^•"
"«eth,.r. Just whi, ",:,,; J ;;rf/'-f ^'^ '-« >''."- p.4r
'"'■-'Wr had arrived IVon ( • T -'?' ''' '^''""f ""'-^i'l" that a
r.'lic've us. t;od h , n "';■"-'''■"' "'"' ^^ P^n^ty of soldiers t,.
n^'^r^'!"'---''^''-- '•■^'^^-
i- i-d shown h„use,fauyt,.ng,,ut fn,,,,i,:,:;-,.^,i'-; ';;; --
228
MAirrviiKi) :\iissi()NAi:iEs
lb.' sisters at L'liV'U-eliau, Imt Yen ta-l:io told me that Ufw iiistriictiuns —
.suiipustid to be Iroiii Li-liuiiK-cliaiig -liad toiiie just the in^;ht bi-l'on-,
ordfiiiig liiia to take cue of the foieif,Mier.s. Never could help have,
couie at a more opiiortuno moment. Wlieii the Ilsieu wime, he lirst
arranged that we siiould he ^ent with an eMi.rt of soldiers, by way
of Siang-eheng, tu T'ai-ho; but next morning, Saturday, he had
changed his ]dans, presumably because of the danger of that route, und
deciihd to take us ba.'k to t'h'en-.-hau and send us on fmni there.
Juhj \A — h'liijht tn T'ai-ho
We gnt (4f on Saturday murning with an e.sn.rt of a guod deal over
a hundred soldiers. Tiie >treets were crowded witli I'eople to see us
go, but no one dared to hurt us, as the m.aTidarin had given orders that
if any one attempted to do so he would be kiih-d. We got to Chen-
chau that afternoun, and were lodged in an inn with a small guard
of .soldiers for the night. IVd'ore daylight next morning we^ were
olf again for Shen-k'iu, a di>tance ..f foity-thiee miles. We got
there the same night, and were very kindly received by Huang tadao,
the mandarin there, who prejiared a very nice >upper tnr ns, and
would not allnw us to jiay anytliing for our expense- while we were
in his Yanien. Next UKU'iung he providi-d an e.-eort to take us on
to T'ai-h.i, When we reach. d tleie we foun.l that our friends had
all left, Mr. Malcliu having g.jne .lown to Ying-cha'i. We stayed
in the Hill aiel the .-ervant.- there were v.-ry kiml The local
mandarin sent for me, to ask .ab.iut the trouble at C'hau-kia-k'eo, and
assured m.' that we were iiuile .safe for the time at Tai-ho, an.l that
he would tind b.j.it^ for us to .-tart n.xl day ; heal^o rent us son»e tbod.
A Kind Friend
\Vi- al.-.i met witli great kindne-s from an uu.'xpected (piarl.r. A
Roman Catholic jirie-t, evidently an Italian, who couM write Kiiglish
very w.dl, sent us a very kind li'tler, t.dliiig us how ^..irry he was for
thetrouble we hud gone through, an.l olfering. as h.^ un.l. istood that
the friends were away fr.ini our Hall, t.. l.'t us have any m.iney we
required for our journey. Mr. Euiug h.a.l nurse.l .me .if th.ir ]ieoiile
through a .iangerous fev.'r juM a year b.fore, ami the.\ .x id.-nfly had
not furg.ilten his kimhi.'s,-. We thank. -d him f..r hi- kind ..tier, but
did not know th.n wli.-lh.T we w.tuld re.piii.' to avail ..urselves ot it,
as w,- had sent .-om.' ,-ilv.r il..wn by a nativ.- ov.-rlan.l, and were h.iping
that he would arrive in time. We remaineil then' all the next day
getting re.ady for our further j.mrney, but as our luau h.i.l not turned
np we had, after all, t.. avail ..uis.lves of aur IJoman Catholic friend'.s
kiiiiln.-s. He was v.'i-y .-orry that he could not l.'t u- have more
silver, but he gave tis as much cadi as we wi.-he.l, 11.' gave us also
his last tins of milk ami butter f..r lb.' .liildnu. .Mr. Malcolm and
Mr. Edgar returne.l late that night, inteii.ling to stay ou at T'ai-ho
hsien in the meantime. Mr. Malcolm was able to let us have what
lUOTS AT CHAU-KIA-K'EO ^- OUTSTATIOX 229
iiiorc
veiv kiuiU
silvfi- w re.juinMl, as well as otht-r thin-s w
y gave to us.
liK-h hr had and
.hdij Xh—r./i-ho to Chin-kini,,i
V\V started noxt n.orni,,. fur Cl,....ya„g-kwau by 1. oat, changing,
■U \ng-rl,a„. Ilu.ro agaui Mr. lianu-tf was kiu.ln.-ss itself doin,
.verythu.g 1„. could to ludj, us o„ our way. When we reached Cheug-
vaug-kwa3.lhmgs looked vry had. Mr. Powell and Mr. h\.r.^ went
up o tl. Jlall an,! eou.d hard^.- get out a^.in, «uch a crowd ';;;ti::"
o.. .be s ,ee... News had reached there of the troulde at Chau-kia-
'•'''■t "n the day, that Mr. Donmy and Mr. Beu.el decided to h.ive that
u.h lor the e„ast. We had son>e difficulty in changing boats ther'
i.it at last by paying a good price we were able to get one la. boat
to ake „. down to ( ■|,i„-kiang, and went on Loard IrUe the ..a.neMd.d
and started ai .laylight the ne.xt morning. ° '
The n^t of our journey was a comparatively peaceful one, till we
.1 bed he (,rand (,'anal, alter crossing ,he lake. Our boal people
;;,,"; '" ';"/']'••".'>«>" ']'>• -'nal wlacl, their boat could not iel
uough, and .he w„,d Iv.ng eontrary, they refused to turn back until
Kv c, ,„ , favourable w.nd. Our boy then suggests going down
b> he slean, aunch froin the neighbouring town, and it was a,ran<vd
bat we .h.uld get into a much .^n.aller boat, and be towed ,lowu"by
the launeh that same evening. There wa. .on,e delav, however, \l
p.-curmg a suuablr boat, and by the tin.e it ca.ne for' us the s, aui
launch had arrived. Our boat p, ople took advantage of the.se cir -
stance., an.l relu-ed to let the things he taken .,lf the boat unle-s we
uave them a larg.. sum tor '■ wine n.oney.^' We did not kno.v wdiat to
lo as the launch people were in,patient -o be otf; and when Ave at
last managed to get mn.,. „f ou.- things onboanl the small boat, and to
get rid ot our b(,atinan, we lound that the launch had gone Tlie
s eamboa. othce people advised ,r, to get awa^■ as soon as po.sslble as
tliere wvre enemies who were threatening to kill us. We accordin'dv
arranged with the men belonging to the small boat to take us down
overnight to kao-yiu : and we arrive,! there early next morning. We
kept quiet all day, and meantime our bov was abl,. to arran.'e for a
humch to take u> ,lown. We started about t,.n oM„ek that ni^d.t anci
got ,lown to Cluu-kiang ne.n forenoon " "
iMAlM'VKEI) MISSKJXAKIES
I'AinV IV
Fi;o.\[ SIX- AN TO T'AIIIO
II will lie ifiin'iiihrif.l tli.it- iimU'r till' Slian-si section
(p. I'.Ti iiiriilinii was 111, nil' di' three ladies in edinieetinii
\villi the Swetlish ^lission whu were loeateil in >>'. Ho-naii,
just across tlio horder of the Shau-si pvo\ince. The I'olluw-
ing is llie account ol' their esca]ie.
The I'kkii.uis .1(h:km:y i<v Tni;!;r. .Swiausii Laiiy
.MissKiNAi;ii,s
A^ TOLii ];y Oni: i'V Tiumsei.vks
" We would mil liavr yiiu i;;niir.iiil . . . lou, . ruin,:,' mir .it!li,;icin wiiioh
lielVll lis in Asi;i . . . Imi (loil ilrlivtiiil ii^.'
W'v Irft our stalliiii at Siii-aii almiii ilic cinl i.l' .liiiii' and wi-nt t(i
Ho-slifiu, a small jilact- alumt I \Vinty-ti\ .• luilrs I'roia ili)-iiaii-l'u, to live
in tlu' caves ' there for the siiiiinier. It m iineil to 1/e llii> Lord's ,1,'uid-
aiicf, tor w.' Will- t\\rntv-li\f iiiilrs n.aiii' tlie lonst than we slioiild
otlierwise liav.- lucii. Wr jiet took r-ulliiimt tliiii,<,'s tor the suninier,
and tliu- had cvtivllmii,' iiiMc^saiv I'"!' tli'' Jouriu'y. W'v hail hci-n
thrrj (inr week, aiiii the jnoj.lc \vn- roniiiij: in canwds. and hrinj^ini,'
their sick tVii'nd.-- to lis. 'I'lu- mandarin at lio-naii-t'u, hearinf; of tlie
lai-ge crowds wc were having in the liclds, was alanm-d, and .sent an
ollicial and otlars to .i.dv us to have ]]r lo'd us ahiait tin' troulile
at T'ieii-t-iii. Wi- had iiot heard aluiut the war.
Soon aftii' ih.y Irft U-, We ii. livid the message fioni .Mi'. Koike
telling us of tile tioiil'le, and askiiii: us to leave lor llie r.,ast ih iniickly
as pos<i!.le. The fillouini: day the m.'iiidarili laiue haek to -ee us,
and was eery jileased when he foiiial ui- wiae reaa\ lo .~tait.
Siii-iiii I'l ,s'/((?i;/-i7m ?)'/
We I. It with an isr.at oii .Inly 4, and had not eoiie very far
when three Ta-iau-hu' i VA'^ Knife Society; iiieii . iiue to us, and one
Jiim]ied u]i on our cart while the oilier two followi d hehind, asking us
luanv (iue-ti(ins. ("Ini> of our servants ^eiamd li leht' iied and told iis
iiuietly tli.it they were Tt'-liri'-li u, ' lueii. They lefi e~ -and went
' Cave houses are very cool in suuiiner anil uanii in u inter.
1'.'! I
FT^OM SFX-A\ TO TAI-HO
- >" «u..i. u. Our s,.,.vants fon,.! ,a wav rn,„„| Ifo-nan-t„ aid
took us ,o a s,uall villa,,., ., „.at w. ,li,l ,„., „, „„.,„„,, ,„a, .i.v
^\.. .va,;h...l S,a,,cM.l,..,.. 1,,.. i„ „„. ..v,.,un,. ,.r Uh- f„u,,l, ,lav
^.lul 8i f,.,„a I.avmK Hn-shan. Alll„„„^l, «v I,a,l a curtain in
Mr /;:';^"i ;■;"'"•'■ a 1...1 ,„„,. at .i,,. i,,,, then, s„ wo ...n
AVc trav<-ll(.,l „u
I'-i'tly Inr tu,; ,lays; 1,„1 ,„, ll„-ll];rj .lav aft
-,gs,„,,., ,,,,,,, ,,y I., a, , an,l ,„■,„,,,„.,. ,„,„,e.lu; a,
m. o,In,. ,n , ,., „„,,„„^, ,..„.^,^ ^^.^.,,,,.,, ^^^^_^ ^„^___^^ ^^-
Hs, sav„,,, that ,l,.,v w.,v s,.„t fr„n. tin- Va,a,-.u ,„ s,,,,. „. ■ tl„.n u\
ou cnu„nan,l,..l us to .n-t d„wn, and v..,y .„„„ ,„1,1,„1 „. „f all ,l,at
.. ha.1 .V.U .o,„. .,,• ,., .,„„;„„ ,„„, ,, .,^^ ,,,,,, ,,^„^,,,.,,^,,;^
etc. 1,,.^ ,,,,„„ ,,,„,!. au.l pi.;.l>, aud hau-l!,,! „. vrv rou-dilv
'- .clus t„ ],.. ,1,„,„ l„„k a, us. lV.s,.„tlv ,u-„ ki.Kl nu.u in tl"
V, la,,. .a,n. ,,.,..a,.a and ,,.,.,., t,,,- poop,,.'.. U u^ „,, andV:".
'•" to, a nnlo t„-van s . 'I.au-kia-k o„. wl.on v.o «,.,e .„,ppod a,.ain
1 ,n o the sanu.rubl„.,.,.an,..aud,.„n.n:andod ns „.■ u^llL- ,:::^:,
o d,.,,.,l M,>s IV,,,,. .„„ ,„ V,,,.,, ,i„„.,^ ,„ ,,^^^.^, ,^^,^,
■il, \\,.a,v,„„ alra.d to dio, 1,„, !,.,„.,,„.,,, , ,;.,,\vo,.,l. ,o the
.o,,.hoa,v..,.„n,n,,H,i,.,," Th.. two ,.„,,l...,, „„.n looko 1 atone
a ho. .now, an, ..„, away wi, ,t ,o,„.,„n, u. (,no of ,h,"
>«ii,|, V,,u ,.aiinoI ,li,. l„.,.auM. voii aiv ,l,.\iN '
,„''"';;;'■' ,';''-'' l'-Uf'":,.odn.a,l..,„.i, ,l„w„ .n.k,. a „v,.,„,
M al ..,-wln,1, ,l,oya.kod ns to .in, a i,yn,n, an,| wo san::, -.ij-ns
"" ""■■ ,";'■>■ '''''I '-■"■•' "'at f„n.i,no,.s had s o ' kin.l of
dT: ;";' ":"'"7 "- '■;"' '"- ''■'''•'■" "i- '""• i-— ""■
,,,!',"""'■'""" ""^""Kl'' -'nl> us but wo had
ut -n, .-,.nan .,uh,. ,na,„la,n, „f ,1,.. v,llau,.,an,l ho. anavin,^ in
tnuo, ,■,„], niaii.K'd ih,. i,o,, ,,!..,,, ,li..o,.i . .,. , i .i ,'"""•-'"
wat,..,a.l a.We..i,h.nn, a, i,,h., ,,,;.,::;,,,:; ':!;;/, ^r^
drink and t,„ MS lo l.ath.-h,.,. 1„.,.„1 „.ilh <l,o n^viv 1 , i ,
Iost.h,.rv,.,Vo,o,.,howholo,lav. • !■- " ^ Hod ..on.o. Im, 1-ut
U'o ca,Ti,.d h,.,. ,„ ,],,. ,,,,,,,,,,,1 ,,„, ,„,„„i,,,,„ ,„„^ ,
•wcond tinio to iho rol,!,,.,..- mU.,,,,. .,, ,] ,,-,. .,„,. , • ■ , ,
^ HI. 1,1 ai.ii wo ~ta\o,| 111 an iim, wlioro tlio
232 MAi;TVi;]:i» mission ai;iks
liiudlo'"! tii'.'ifi'd us very kiijilly. IIcj f,';ivu us t'oi«l ainl ti;i, and a I'cd
fur Min.-i I'ffti'i'.-sou, uliilf wr iKid mats on tlir tlimr. AftiT lliis, a
man wild liad \njri\ a CliiUliaii I'd' only (lUe iiiinitli, cairii' and li^ik
our part and IhumI a >niall Imat to take us ilowu In Cliau-kia-k'i-o.
Afirr rti- had icstfd a wliil.-, nur servant lanii-d Mi-s I'cttfiiison ihjwn
to till' lioat. We >tarti(l, Kul tin- iiruplc Viviv. c'.ii.-taiitly .-.tii]i]iiui^ us,
and tlic litiatuiih would nut takr us any f.irtluT, so, I'di the third time,
we retUMied to the rohhei'..' \i!Ia„'e.
(JiKitf .'^<iuniriti,in.< nmmiij tin Il'iiUun
When we weie neaiing the villagi — ali(JUt ten orlnrk — it lie;,'au
to rain. Theeiowds that liad ^'athered (li>|iersed to tln-ir liiiiiies, ;iiid
we hid in a f,(dd until niidnii.ht, when our Christian friend came and
took us to an eni]'ty luft. Th< le was no staircase, luit he kneeled
down and we, . te]i]iin,i,' U]ion his hack, were helped uji nito thi' lolt by
our servant, who had climhi-d up hefore. \\\- were there that nif;ht,
the next day, anil up to luidniuht of the next niu'ht, without waliror
food, when this ('hri.-iian man l.inULrhl u~ a hntlle nf water and ,-ome
cucuniiiers, and tliout,'!' we luul to he v. ry ipiiet, wf wi'ie very hajijiy
indeeil.
On tho soconil day a little Iny came into the room I'elow ami
discovered us. l[e cried out that there Wen- thie\a-s in the loft
and the owner came and conmi uiii-.l u- to come down (piickly. He
wa.s \iry auLTiy, and wv thought he was goinif to kill us at once ; hut
lii.s wife took ]iity and h( ;L.'<,'ed him uot to touch us, so they let us go
out into the field .ig.iin. I'lc-eiilly tiie l.uidlord, who hail heeii kind
to US ill tlie inn where we had ]>reviously heeii, came and told us to
come and stay there ; so after we had wa^-hed some <if the mud off in
the river. We went to hi- inn and he gave u> food. The ]ieoj)le came
in ,-uih gri-at ciowil> that lie could not ]iermit us to .-top in-ide, so he
jiut a tahle and a heiich on the -treet, and wi had to ,-tay there for
about three hours, with tin- jieoplc; looking at and scorning us; b
the Lord sent a .-liower of I'ain, which made the jteojde scatter, ai
the landlord took us into his inu again.
That morning wi' had sent our >eivant to ( 'haiid;iad;'eo, to .a>k the
l.ii— ionarie< theie what we had lietter do. The landlord wa.- drunk,
liut we had nowhere el-e to go, .-o we jirayed to (lod to guide and
deli\cr us, and in a short liiiu two (''iiist:.in men apjieared tioin
another village. They ]iad heard about u> ' d hail loiiie to hel[i u-
and to take us to their village, but the inii-kei|»r would not let u- go
unle— they g.'ive him lOdO «;i,-h. They h.ad broughi ihis amount, m.
lianded it to him .iiid }>■■ let u- go. They had al-o liiought -oiiie bread.
Ml We liad tond by the way. \Vhen we leached the huuie of one (jf
the,-e C'hii>tian.-, hi- wile, who wa- not a Christian wcjinaii, cried out
that site would iiot ha\e u- theie. After >taying but a few minute-
Hit
and
11*1*,, .-11, ,,.'ni'i iiwi iin»v (I- iiiii'. .11111 - III > 111^ I'llL ai^» lliiHULlV-
they took ii-^ to the home of another Chri-tian, where tlit jieople wen-
very kind, but we could not stay in this village because the liist woman
lllflV.
FJ.'OM SIX-AX TO T'Ar-lK)
" '-'i'-'l out a-.-miM II. tliat ;,|1 „|- ih,. villa-crs
233
TlKU >an.. night these tuo ChrMian. U.ok us t„ an.th.T vlla-.,
'ht uiih.s away, an,! n..ar.r to Chau-kia-kVo, Th.v to„k u< in -^
t,,ll I, , , ,, ■ • •^"'■'' '' lull'-, a ivlalivr I'anir and
"'■' •'-'•" ^-" ■! '"■ -lauK.nm. ,. hi.h. us, so ,l„.v t.H.k us „. .„„„
> MiY" a I' null.. „f s rau. ] h. woumu was v.ry kind, gav. u^ f,.„d
^M „ur .•l.„h..s, and -how.-d „s .nu. Christ.an 'lov... Jf,., .„„ and
...hU.,,how,.v,., „,.,..,,,., ,,,„^^^^^
'::i';i::u:i';,:;d:;;ul:;;;^s^^ --"■-
,,„,,„ I, .. 1 • , , , " • ^'-^L'ral women canic luU, thr
"■n onked ,no l,o.v.s, and ev.rywh,.,.,. hut und,.,. th. h,.,l, .s., ,|id
-t fn 1 us. ih,,,. wvre forty or tihv nu.n out^.d. trvn./to „ ]
; -n th.. hou>,., hut oould no,. Th,,- ...id th.v wo.dd g.a ,no v
u,n d,.vd.~ K, th. Chr,.-t,aus that niKh, ,,„.k us to th. hon.c of a
lieath.^n man wlm was willin,- t<, hi,h- ii>.
.1 F'litlifid Xtith-,'
Imrch Mho Lad h.vn a.t.n.i,^ a> wal.-hn,an for Mr. Shearer up to tin-
.-o, ,h,Y-.o, and had ,pM returned, eauH. and told "s n^^M
t. la. ■ er that we ,ui,da go to T'aidto (IJandnviu , twenty-
.^>■ uiles dis an , the two l,ea,lu.n n.en escorfng us. When he n,l
tu ou ne , so M-ent haek to ga his wile to make sonu- bread,
ng the «,a n,en to take us ,,u to another pla.v where he w„uld
n to' ,"■ ; ^"""■■'' ''"l"^^-''''.. the hoatn.en ohjeeted, so
y liad to ford tlut .stream and go hack to Yang's vilia<v liy this
nne tt was ahuo.t daylight, and the ,,e„,,le dis.^y.red ^ V- '? ^^.
::; h:t::,^r^''''"^''''''''^"^^^^«-
U. telt ^orM. then than at anv tune, heeause we Were separated and
,0 t!: tZC:^^':^:rt^l Vang returned, and ..k .Hs. Kngstro.
wY--h.^ ^ecause :A:y::ni::;;h:;/:: j::-;,„ th::;:;\^!«;;'
.u,d that the people Win, had assisted ns it. ti,e ydla.e 1 ad y !
then, duty, as we were,,, trouble, Afte,. she had talked to th';, t:
234
MARTVKKI) MISSIOXAUIES
liccanic i[i,itr i|uirl, Tli'V dill iinl toui'li Iht, so Mr. \:iU'^ lioiight
liH all oiil, luil "111- -.Tv;!!!!, wlidUi \vr liail -nit ti) ( 'li.'lii-kia-k'iTi, tounil
lis ami saiil Mr. I'uuill ' iiad j,'ivi'ii him t.-u'ls !.'■> i L'i) I'nr Iiavi'iliiif,'
e.xpt'ii-r.-;, ami a I'lt.-i', l.nt l.dih liad ln-iii taki'ii I'loiu liiiii I'll'urc he
rcaclir^i IN. Mr. I'nwcll lulil liiiu that a lavmiralili' [iriicl.aiiiation had
lircii i—n.'d, and that \\t sIkhiM ^i to tin- \'.itiii n .and driraml jifdtcctinii.
Hi- advi~fd iw to i^'o to till- Vaiiii II at Sii;iiii.,'-shiii, whirh wa- abiiiit
twenty iiiili-s t'liiiii wlu'it- \vc wi-rc.
W'lirii \vt' ri-arhrd the Vaiui'ii \vr wtic- \iiv tii.d, .is we had had
no t I all day and no -lii-ji in tin- nipht, .md h.-id w.-ilkid Iwi-lve
mill- ihr |iri'\ioii- niijlit, ln-sidr- twi-uty niilr- to th- Vami'n that dav.
Till- ni.indaiin was \iiy ^'nod to ii-, g,i\i- lis tliii ly soldiii- to (-srort
tis and ."lOf) r;i>]i tor t'nod, Inn In- did not [jivi- iis any i-.-ni-, and it wa.-J
thirty tiiilcs to thr in-.xt Vamrii. \Vi- -taili-d and u.ilki-d t-ii,']il.
mil(-s miii-c that ni.yht, and tin- nr\t morniiiL,' rontinurd our journey.
It raiiii-d all that iiii,dit and ihi- m-.xt day, and tin- roads were so
iiniddv ;ind -lippcry tli.al w e rould not do mon- than lil'li-iii iiiih-s tliat
day, and sto],|ii-d at the iHXt inn. Oiir rlolhini^ wa- soakiiii,' wet, lait
we rimld oidy take it oil' and \\vin'.; it ,-i- dry .-is jios-iUlc and sleeji in
it all ni.irht, luit the I,ord ki-pt ns trom ' ikin,i,' cold.
The in-\t morning; we had still si-\-rn miles to tin- next \',imen.
When we aiii\i'd the j.eople would not tell the niandaiin, luit kejit
us waiting' for n\o limi]-. I'lnally, one of our - r\anls told us there
was a gotiir, •md in \i-ry uri,'ent niatli is one could In, it tliis ,1,'ont; and
the mandarin niu-i ronie ; -o Mi^s HuL'-trini wi-iit .'ind l-i-at tin- ^'onj,'.
The jieopi,- Well- Very iiidiu'iiaiit, and told us tint we did not know
liow to heliave ; hut the mand.irin e.-oiii-, juovidi-d ns with a cart, and
would not allow u- to -tart until w,- had some food. He ,-dMi g.-rvi us
some I lother-, and ,"iOii ,:i>]u
When we aiiived at till- iii-xt iilare, Shi-n-k in, tie- niandariii was
exceedingly kind, just liki- .-i I'lieiid. l[e ga\e us anna- room, and
]iri-]iaieil .-I |i:i-t tot- ir-. His uif,. i,-im,- to ns, and lironglit rlotln-s in
ordi-r tli;it wi- might take olt' our wet one-. He gave us KKiii i-asli
and ]ilenty ol' hn-ad for tin- jouiin-N, .•md e;iily the next morning we
starled in ,'i carl ,ind with .'in escort. The ]ii-o]ile, too, wi-re \eiv rind
to us, and told Us that '-olh the mandarin ,'ind I In- r((;'-ri(i his w il'e)
w i.-hed to leaiii tin- do'trine. The escort hrouirhl iw to Tai-lio.
U'i'tl, /V/rrtr/.s- lit Lust
We h.id iieeu told that all the foreitineis had lell, luit sUcMcilly we
heard a voice .saying, " Pr.'ii-e the Lord that you aii lure,' and saw
.Mr. M.dcohn coming to meet u.-. We were very hajipy and full of
]iraise to f!od. He took ns t-i the .Mis.-i"ti hon,-e, uln-re we rest.-ii.
The e\angelist theie \va> full of io\e .iml of th.- Holy Sjiirit. He
lirought lis ,a Imndle of 2''" calico), hut we tohj him that we could not
' Mr. rowcll coalil not cnnie, as tiiey Wi re .d-e rioted at Clii-od-;ia-k'co.
M;<'.M SI\..a.\ T(» TAMfo 235
I's.- it, sol,,, took it l,,.„k a„.i l„ 1„ „. o-of, , , •
U-- ha.i 1„.,.„ n-isC,„„ V ' . , „ ■ '' ■■""" ""■'> ""■"^- ""''•^•
'"■iii'l.'ii'iii srni „s ,|ou„ •'() 11,. „(■ „ ' ' ' '"--'•'•.
I lie
iHimra,,,. ap..,. a. «,. u,., , ' , Hun.MM. Ink- a ,,.,,il,l,.
""" "" '" •-'•'■ ;1h- luan.la.in, who
ii-I
iiai
11
l"'"''"i'-l "> another lilil,. ]„..u |„tl n "" '"•""■ann, who
'"'"• ''"■ "''■ '-nr.^ak,. , '" ,'"'J'''.""^'"'"l""-^'tiv..ly.asyto
i""l»-f.tami,a>,.lw,. frlMlritu "'V '"■"'■"''■ " ''^ vwy dillic.lt to
i:.y for ,,„...,. lavs a :;:,;:':; :''''rV'' ^'-"r— ■■■■■ ^-'>
-•'■'■'• •^'^--'--■^,,,a;:,':.;,^:::;';:;::;,r;;;':''^
to Sl,an,l,a,. \. hMni 'V" ^ '''' '■'''''■■^'' '''■'''•■>■''' '^''-
nn. it afl.Twards ' ;'' . "-f^O- mo,„.y a„.l ,„..,„is,..l ,o
'-'-..■h.ck.-n a;;', :;..!;;;:^; ':-;::;,,;;:;■'; -^'^-u.a^
■Irtinu-i: IVai-f tl,.- 1 , •■,! \, , >scutl..l u- to the
^- Hi^ won.I..ou;ta.uV;::;7^;''i -''•'-' - ;1" tl,a.,k nun
nvjouHH-yodtiu. Lonuav;:;:';;:^:::;;^''-/--^"^^ a.
"■'to fh,. ..,,,1 of th,. worM,- anY - Tl',.. ,1"" " ■"" '^'''''^'' ''''■''
'md oursoids rested ni»,n ll„.,„ \, / , '" "'"'" '"■"'>■ "'aters ^' ;
-Inch we we,.e af,.; '.;';„„: „';V;:-" ^ ''-' ^ 'u tie money,
a'-.t it, l,„t when «,. !,., i 1 \ ,," " "^ '" •'"■'■ ''■- -o-necl
.maktvi;ki» missionaries
TIIK KUANCCIlAr RIOT
It, caiuint liul lie iiotcil how all llii' i lots syiiclirouisc,
Uius iiiakiii;^' it alni'iilaiitly i lisir that sdhk! hw iiiiinl was
ivsjicmsihli^ I'm- '.'iviii;,' liln'ity t<> tlic haser iiassious of
llu' fvil-ilisjMjscil ill juits (if Cjiiua so widely scjiarateil.
Only the ilay aflri tjic Si-hua riot, tiif diy that Mr. Lick
nML'hcd Cliau-kia k'co, the stunii hrokc in tfrrihlc fury at
Kuaii^'-i'liaii.
Thi' fnlJMWjni: record of sulffrinus nio-^t iiaticntly ciKliircil,
and iif (iod's marked interM'iitinn, ci'iiiiot lie read without
the deepest emotion. Truly ■ ( lod is unlo us a (Jod of
deliverances, and unto Jehovah tiie Rord ludoU'^' tiie issues
from dealli.'
Mr. Ar^eiito is an Italian l>y liirtli. He went to China
in Oetolier lS9f), and heiny; ii yood linguist readily ae(j\iiroil
a knowIed;,'e of the langua<^a'. List year he was enabled
to o]ien KwaiiLr-chau, a large and imjiortiint city in the
Houtli-east iif Ho-nan, in a district liitherto almost un-
touciied liv uu.xsionary work.
TiiiiKK Wkkks' b.\.\(ii:ns AND I)klivi:i;ancks
I!v Mi. a. Au'.knto
"/',', 7, biif h'/n./d iir Lin ■■
Tlu'if liad I'cfU luninuis of trwulilr and inurh uiui-^t at my .>^tatii>n
lit Kuaiig-rliau, Iml tiny liad nut alaiiin;J nu- at all. On Sunday
nioi'iiinf;, ■Inly s, nnf n[' tin- Chiistians, a Imy about sixteen years of
n.'^v, t<il(l nic lliat ]nMiplc wrw -ayiuL' i>n the Ptre>-t that tiny would
ciinif citlRT that day or tlir folliiwiui.-, luill tliu liousi' down, and kill
ini' and all the Clii'istian.-. I I'lld him not to be afraid about that ;
'• I.et them .<iy what they will."
Jahj 8 TIf Mif^inil }{nli.<r .[thichnJ
Ilalf-an-hour bi.-t'ore tlie time lor the evening nieetinj,', I was en-
Imaged L•hoo^ing the liynins, when I heanl a crowd of peoiili! ru.sh into
the prcniir-es, making a great noi.<e. 1 eanie ([uickly out of my -tudy,
and found the K'eh-j'amj ((Jiiest Hallj just i rammed with people.
TIIK KI'A\(;-(irAC IMOT
237
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hvw\ tl];it iIjcv h,
ll'V \V.lllt.''l
llir |.
'IV.Ifll to 1
my :<tliily to fctrli ,'1
■ iiii- on
I'lll|in.,,. t,, iil.lkc tlOlllllc, I
ii'Iii ; hilt li.ivi
iiiK
with kiiiv,
s ill llicir liai
I'anI, IlllfllliJiijr I,
Mit.
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wiiv ki
to thr \
U'lil li.t'k t(
ll- >trrct was jia''ki'.| I
I'iiiK til.- (l(,or an. I I
IIIIMI, l.llt
'I'
llfl.l Olllv ll
'■'•IH I'll.- l-li'l to III,, oti
iiM not f^'ct
I >li..iili-.l I., th.- sifvaiit to 1
"■ I'll.- >-\it at III.- li-oiii.
I'-i, ■III. I III,- I,
.]■ ill.
St. ....I l,..i
.[.ll- t.. Ml
'I'll
I'll.- li.ncli.s to til,- (
■y w.Tf still (
n.-.-l-l,:il|
ll.l.j
"v.„ III,, tal.l.-a.i.l til.- wall ami tn,-.l
I'lHiiih' in j,'r.-;il n
iinilii'i>
r-.r I
lii-ir III
In.- .
.11 and
to ll
i..'a ■
KIM til,
-, t.. Ir
1
taiiii
V, ali.l
only wil.l a l,-\v u.,|,|.s „ li.-n ] was tol.l
I" I'l-.-a. ll t., ll
i')ti\-e in I
lint 1.1' my I
It that \v-a> I
I'liun,!,' wa.H Hot i,, Ij,
II «as ii~
'■\s 1.. pr
|.it'.-i.li,
y l..-in^' a nin h,i-lM il.,-u it,-]u-i-.. J t
''".'" 'll'- i;...<j..-l, l.ut to kill
rii-.l t.
".' iiii>.^i(jnari.
\|'liiii
■■< ivmi.- with III.. (Josn,.!
• 'I'"'" ^.inu th.u all th.. ,„„,.l,. ,..-,|„. ,.,.„.,h
iiUi I.I..l|.'lit I.. lln
■l- -il.-ll oli^'lit ll
1 loM- ,„|,
m .1 mcss'igi- of s.
.ii:"lli. I- ; II. ,1 mil
1..-1 (.1
• iiv ..liu frii-nt
S<-<-in,t,' that ih.-y wcml.l not li>i,.„
cami- iii.,ri: n.wily, aii.l soiik^ of th.- riot
on.- of th.-m, a.s if h.- ha.j 1„
.lui.-t, and to .■x|.l,nii t,, iheni that w.
il\.tti..i]
y Ml, hut
t.. III.-,-,. W..1.I,-, l,ul lall,,.,- 1„
■i'^^ -urroiiii.ji.
11 a In.ii.l, jii.-t to I, 11 tl
IK III.-, I
mviti.
.■'.111.- I.I ilo th-
,'ri-.it
I'-Iiiiiialioiis
S.. thi.s
.1 si
mil slioiitiiif,' al ihi- 1
ll' Jii-iipl.- to 1.1-
IV th.ir l„..i f,i,.,„|s and ha.l
man jiini|i,-.l on l., il„. lal.l,. aii.l mIiI,
'|Uh-t llicii,, i-xplainin,!,' what I lia.l toM
il.h .,f Ji
■ i inom.-iii ..1- iw.. whi'ii 1
ru.-hin.,' i.iwai-,!., ih,. i ,|,i,, ,
T
i.-n I a.->ki-il
ll- w.'is lohi to
lii-'i III . iiish 111,, ll,
liii'i, l.llt h.- h.i.I ,,iil
V..IO- i:i,.,l |,
rL-.si.-l th
<- I'lishiiij,' of th.- tall
I].).- \\\\u «(-!,. St
V .-j.oki.n
I.-..,,!..
l\v.-..ii It an.l tl„. wall.
ii'iwn ; ,-ui.' il
st-i-ing It was uiisi
KlllSC.
I dill
iici-.s.sfii|, cxiiort
i'-. 'I'hcv .lid
iii'liii.i,' .-11 my litrlit
Il-'Ulll 1..
t"i' a liiil.. «hil.., 1,111
II. .t
Suddeiil
y i.ii(. ot I
i'l ]mll
-^11, fci-liiif,' thai tl
1. iiiij,'K.ail(.!-.s, ,-oil
<■" im- to,i,'o to ,l„. |,,.„.k j,^,,, ,,,. ,1,^
ii'i-t- \\as
•'ly i.f t-s.aj... li]..].,
iiij,' iiji his sl,.,.\-,
III stiiki- II
•■It 111.- on .-v.ry >;,!,. an.l i
-.1 1
, .•i.iliii;,' ii]i Ins .jui.i,,. ,„, ],
I. 'Id of iii\
II til-- l.r.-asi. Otli,.,., ,,„,,, ,;^,,,i
(U.-m- ;in.l .■i:d.,i\dui,
''.^'"K '" I'liil nil- out-ide tl
.1 sonii- ..lu- s,i„,-k tlu- lain,,, wlii,-h f.-ll and l.i-ol
I'l my gown, >iiiki
•It in
• i.nil.l.t.- il,u-kii.-ss. I al
lit I.f tlu-ir .'ra-n 1,
thi-iii. I th
d.s, and.
siKl'l.-n imll, and 1
"iii'c iiiailc an clfort -..t
11' <!uL-.st Hall.
I', •■ind We wc-i-i-
niy qiiL-iu-
littl
nw niysi-lf on tl
siu-ct-.diug in M-,i.h
If Ki'i'iind lo 1
""Sing my g.,wi, l,.ft it ,vith
om i)f i-i-a..h of tl.
e .sjiacu a.s j)us,sibl,.
"ig a coi-iuT, ci-uLidiL-il d
it-ii-
o«ii into as
fl,
H
living thus ir,.,.,!
inn awav, an.l s.. 1
The ll'nrk uf Ikslriirtii.
iiivs.-lf from thi-ii- i
-vri-vtl
N
ling tht-v foim.
i-gaii to sniasl
One (if th,
I'lti'ls, tla-v t:
I iloors, s.'
i-'iiglit I hud
I'll?, and I1..1
ii'hi-s, and
i-ari> rv..i-yihiiig in th,. (;,„,,, jj;,!,
IIS falling jiartly .^iven-d
IIlL-.
mad,- a nish f.,i- the- front
liavMig
int.'i-val t.i ,-iawl uiuU-rnL-all
'«"" iijistair-, an.l I avaik-d
H-cn ik'siroyed, they
1 the tabk-, wliui-e 1 w,a.s 1
niysi-lf of tl
e.s.s i-rainju-d and
,';;,s
MAiri N i;kI' Mi^>i<»\ai;ii;s
-hiiul'l !"• 1'- I'.lllv -•■•■M. Il U.l- II. it p.i->|lrlr In ,^,-\ Milt ..|, ,ii',i,l|||l
i.f ill.' I i.,wi| 111 '.Mill. iin^' ill.' I'.iii-i .Ml.'i' lli.\ h.i'l Inn I1..I 111 llii'
li'i'iil I'u.iii, 'l"\Mi lli''y '.UN'' .i;miii aii'l iiii'l' .1 iii-li Iwi ili.' Ii.ick.
Kmmi 'Ui'l. p ill.' I.lM.' I ..iiiM ,-.'.' ill' »..i k i.r .|r.-lni( lii.ii ),'uiiif{ 111).
Alti'i' ii.'iviiiK l.iiil.il ..I ili'^ti'ciyi'ii wli.il w.i- til Ix' t'liiiiiii ;il llii' l.;ii'k an. I
ill my >lu.l\, lli.y umlnl ;i lij,'lii in Imnt ;il'trr valii,-il.|. .«. 'I'h.'y I'miini
Mini. -Ii;i«, ;iii<l .li|i|iiii>,' It ill kiTowtii', iii.'uli. a tonli oT n .\ ....|i a.-
tli. > li.i.l til.' lu'lil ilii'V l>i'u,'ui 'iiviiliiit; till' sji.ill, all.! wli.n iK.y inuM
tlii'l ii.i iM.ii.' lli.'V -]i.iki' ..I' ~. 11 nil,' llii- lioiiHi' airl .1. 1.1 1> nil In.'.
'I'llry -.1 1.1 U.ilk, ','"1 Inpllll'l .1 pile 111' >Vll. .. I, .111. I |...lll..| kl'll'-Sl'IlC
111! II. Til" liiroli w.iH l(iiniiii>,' mil, l.ul ..n.' mmh I1I1..I u iij. .'nun iIh-
J^l'nllll.l lll'l «.L- lllill;,'ill(,' il Inival'l.-^ ill.- |ill.- ..! un..|, u!l. II 111- ,-aSV ,i
clmir lu'.ii' llii! talili- ami r.iii:.' ii\ir l.i laki' il i\\.i\. 'I'lii- lij,'lil
I'l.Vi'.'iK'. 1 111.', an. I \\illi .1 iii-li lli.v ^..t li'iM nt 111- ,111.1 .li.i'u'.il nil-
rriiiu iiii.l.'i llii' lal'l.' aiil mi |.i lli.- |.ilr nl' Wuud. Ullar^ Innk il[j
till. Iirll.'llr- ,111.1 ^llil' k III. U llll ill' 111.
All .\n.„ipt ^. i:„r,i Him
Smiii' 111' till. iiri;;lilimir-', I'l-.u inj,' th.ii il ili.-v l.iii nl tin- li..ii-r tlu-ii-
iiwu IimiM-.^ «mii'l li.- ill (l,-uif,'i'i-, nliji-i l.il |.i ili.ii- l.iiinin;,' ii. ■•'I'lii'
li..ii-«-," ih.-y .^.lil, ■• i^ .iiily I' iit.-.l, aliil 'In..- iml I., l.iii,- in liiiii,''
'I'll, u ill.- ii.ili-i- i.|ili.'l, •' W. Il, ii.-\.r iiuii.l, «,. will lint I. mil llu-
li..ii.-,i-, u . will niilv l.iii 11 111 III.' .\ii'l >;i\iii;; 1 111- ill. y iiniii.-.l kn-n.-ciR-
nil my rlnlll.'r- all'i >i-\ ill. Ill 1.11 111.'. l-'l-ii'ii'lly rrlj,'lllinlll.-, Iln«c-Vl!|-,
quickly (i-i.'ii. li.'.l ihi' li.uiii-, 1. .iiiii.L; nil' ili. l.iiniiii^' paii nl' tin-
yailllrll!, ullll I nihil-- Ui'..' lilai,'!,'!!!!,' III.'.IU.IV I.V till- i|Urllr Id .-.avi'
Illf. 1 wa.-^ l.^ili.t.' V, llll lii\ kill' In til.' .Jl.illIliL 'I'll!' linlrl.-, s -rillf,'
llii'.M' 111 ii;!il..iiii> u.iiil.'l 111 -i\i' nil', ^'il hnl.l 111 ;i |m.1i', .111. 1 Ik-;,',-Ui In
.-ti'iki' nil' I'll till- hi.il .iml ,ill ..\.i' my limly, I tiinl tn liintrrt my
iii'ail wllli my liainl-, km lii-l imt n-.irli.- I | li.' ilnni.sti'].- wlini a vriv
liL-avy lil'AV iiilli.-li-.l mi my li.-i.l riii.-.'l in.- |.. I.im' rnn.-i-imi.-iu-.-,-,. 1
coiiimi-iiili'il liy .siiiil iiiin (Iml.- ki-.-|.iiiL.', iinl kiK-w iicilliiiig I'liitlu'i',
Jnlj II— J., ft /,.,■ Iiuul
I n.iii.iiii.'.i iini-mi--riiiii.- I'm- iwn ilay,-. WIh-ii 1 ii-oiu-in-.l my cVf-s
on till- mmiiiiiL,' ni' W'r 1iil',-i1,i\ , .Inly 11, I Iniin.l myi-H' nii tin-
platfunii 111 ill.- . li;i|iil, lying mi ,1 ji'ii-l.m' (iiati\f lii-ikliii;; , .-oaknl
Willi liliinil, aiiil my la-a.l >lill Mn'^iinj,'. Tin- Cliri-tian.-. tnld ini- lli.it
siiiiii. Ill" till- i-inti-i-> ili-aiT^'i-il im- nil 111 tk<- -tii-i-t ami \vaiit<.-'l tn cut nil'
my hr.i'l, l.iit ..till i-,- iij I'.i-.'.l tlii-, .siying, •■ 'i'liat i> no u.-;.-, w lu-ii lie i.--
iii-,i.l ali'L-aily." Atii-i-wai-.!s, ..11 tin- saiiu- iii,L;lit, tin- iiiaiiikirMi i-anir,
ami, i-i-i-iii;,' nil- lyiiii; mi ih.- jiiikln- .-^tit'i-t, m-ili-n-.l hi.-* uii(itTlinf;s tn
i:ariy iih- in iiji- ami ]iut mf 1.11 a ln-.l. Xn li.-il w.i.s in l.t- I'imml, m>
tlu-y li-l't nil- nil Milili- lllililiiki-ll l.narii.^ nl' llli- |ilatl'nlill, Snlllf nl'
tilt- C'lu-i.-itiaiis liy turn- !ia 1 N\ati;lieil iiu- -Juiiiif; thi- iiiglit.s.
AI'liT I lii-r.-iim- i-nurii-inii,- I w.'i.-. ti-iiikly tliii'^ty ami fi-<-fii.-li. Tlit;
Cliri.-^tiaii.T lii.juglit me fnn.l, Inii 1 cuuia um L-at anything; I only
THK Kl .\.\(;.( HAL l;l()T
''''■' ll.|'l"ll'l, llr .|.T|,|,.,1
'III lll.UMi^,
.... , . 'I"' I" "ll'lv I ,n„|,|
","" ■"-'" i"-iu,tr::;'v,:';::i ;'■'''' 'V''' —
"";""""" " -:„i..M.i,, it-i... .I,;.! , '''";•■' ''•''';■"'•
■I'Miii ii,,.||,,i| I,,,
'" ""■ '-^'""If; th,. MMM.l.ui,, ^,-,l,.J „„. .,,,.1 ,, , I
-ror,i..n,,..,,,,H,,,,,,, ,,,,^^,^.,:;-;;';';;;-i';jy
'^•^lli-. i t.a,,.,|. |,„u,.^..,.tll,u IX,
<:otMii iiiti,
r Ihiow tlio
<:uniii mtu ihr ,i\,.,. ,,, I .,.,,,,11 , , ■ , , ' '""■""■ iiio
;;;:r;i:, :-:;;/■■»-' ^l-■';:;;lr:;:1'::s^t:;-:;^^
Jul,, \-l~K,n,„i.,l,„a I.. S,-H,i.„
Suliif .,1 il,,. Clni,.!!;!,,, >ii- ', I.. I t 1
>'i'in,larii, on,:,. 1,„,,„.7, ,,.,,1, .,, '""-'" ''> ''Jit l.raiv,.. Tl,..
nu.u-all an " , , '' "T'"' '" ,"">• '-"""■". <»-'.>• l,,,,.,-
J dini ,| ,i„,| ,,„|„. ,,.^^ .illriK ant- [' ,,.,1 tt,
'""■-'•^"l> ""t >lu Kli .I- u.M ,,u,. ,,.,1 ...,..,. I " ""
■■It Si-lisii'.i. .Iiir. V ,uil,.. r, , , ^""":''''>' •'"!>■ 1^' wo amv..,|
l-.-MI't.
•>>-xl i,ioniii,,_;, Fnil.iv, .luiv | ;j „-,. .,,„.,,.,| ,,,,..
""■•ly-iluv,. „nl... „nnh .,l- 'Si , T ; "''-^ ^i>i-i.,ai,
— ,y....v,.M M„u.. \vt, we ,;■:,,, ''",' ''^-^' "'■ "■■'-■"'■•'
u-k,y. N.^./:4':L;;;.,,:;i;,;'i;-i:i ;'-';77
'■han-..,l tlu.,v a.'Lin \ .„ , ' '".^■""^"- -l''^' ^■-'■"■t was to l.,-
-"'•ua.i ..• th^'v; - : ;: TX^ '7tr 17""^- '"" ^''^
40
AiAirrvRKi) :\iissyoxAr.TEs
llii' iiiaiHliiiiii ffivr (ji-dcis to take iiic uitd a hmjiu and nut alluw lln'
Jul,, 1-1-1,-, — Siii-ts'ai tn Ufnoij-Ch'niij
Al'ti r a (Hiartcr uf .-iii liuur', wail ihclf, tin new c.-rint w a> icadv,
;uid, til.' awniti;,' liavinj; briMi I'L-jiaiivd, uii Wt- wtiit towards Hiaiij,'-
,ir>iii,', di-taiit anotlicT tlmty-si'vi'ii niili's. Kvi-u this time, in
^^ttin,^' out tVoni tli. Vani.n, tlir jn-oplr ti-it-d oner nioiv hi snia~li
till- ,-tirtrli-r, and tiny took away my sliors and sorks ; and tln-n,
wlnUl wf \Mir goiiiir, m.n and wonuii ■ rowdf<l ixmnd, >to|.],iiig tlu>
Ipt-arcrs every now and then to look at ih.- " l'on'if,m tK'vil.
I wa.s a fittle ln-tti-i- tha; liay, ami, foi- ilie tiist tinif, ouuld take a
little rio-gnul that they Lrave :i!e. After we had travelled ten miles,
a thnmler-torni >udden!y liroke \ii)on n- ; the rain pelted down,
4iiiikly soakinj: lliroii,i;li the awnin;,' and wettin;,' n- all throii-h and
tliroueli, and the wind hlew like a liurricani-. The hearers cursed
and swoir. Soon after we narlnd a small inn, where we stoj'jied for
the nieht.
Next dav, Sundav, July 1.), we arri\ed at I lian^'-i Leiii; ahout
half-pa>l livi' in the afternoon, and the hearers lel'l nie oul^ide the
door of the Yam.'n at the discretion of thousands of the enemies,
w!u) ciow letl rouni !'-om every direction. They thought 1 was dead,
f,,.- I did not move or make a sound, although they pinched me,
pulled my hair, and knocked nie ahout — an ordeal which la>ted an
hour long, after which the niaudaiin oideiud ^ome underling- to take
lue into a ruoui and clo-e the dour.
.Tnlij l(;'/i — lh"-k tu Sin-f^'di
On the nioriow, .M.mday, .luly If!, ahout '.).'.i'> A.M., I \\:is cariied
out into the yard, and hearing iheiii -peak of goin;. southward, 1
a.-ked the r-oldier> and Vane'u runnei\- what that meant, and told
the!n that unless 1 saw the' mandarin 1 would not start; so >aymg, I
luade , ,1 elfoit to get down fiom the slretchei' to ^it in the courtyanl ;
icit they took hokl of me ami put me hack, and ordered the hearers to
-tirt oif (luii'kly. (.)n niv complaining of this mode of treatiueut, one
of the older c'Ue> told me that the m.indariii would not let me go on,
and had given oiders to send me hack to Kuang-chau.
Late that exeuing w i' leached Sin-tsai again, wheie the Uiandarin,
having heard that the 1 1 iang -ch'eng (rllirial wnuld not receive me,
treated me Very uncivilly, leaving lue all night in the ojieu courtyard,
exposed to the rain, which drizzled down and wetted inc.
.hihi 17-i ~ — H'li-k tn s:-H.<ltn
The following luoiuuig, Tuoday, July 17, t!ie nnnd.irin, think-
iii' iu\ heing carried on a baiuhoo stretcher was too grand a style,
ordi-red the Vaiueu runners (n mov<- uw from it on to ca wlieelbarn>w.
I r^mon^lrated, saying that it wa.- impo-.-ihl.- for lue to travel on a
Tiri'] Iv[AN(;-CHAI- RIOI
gi'ia.v, and I .„u|,l „ , hi , ' ''f '"' '^'^ ' '">' '"'^^'^ ""■^
-ked to ... ,1.0 .;,',,,:;,;;:" 7'''''''^ '-'' I'-'-'io,,. ,
K..aM,t:.d.-iu „,ii,.i,i 1,,, :.;,", '"'7'" '" '"'" ''''-^t .^i"o' tl.e
--Pt tusav u,.,l.a. ;.,.'!:;;;': '■;'"'^^ Pa..l „„ Iu..l to ,ne,
K' of f.rc.i.u g,„„]s ^' Tin., h' V , , , ""' """ ""'■ '•'^"■"^^- like a
-' the l.ninv and sta,,. 1 o.r ' "" '"'"'' "* ""■ •^"'' I'"^ --' -ughly
" ln-ss,:d Old of Miasitre"
The jolti!i;r on th,. iiu.vm road nid il, . r .■ i .
We went tuvn.v, !.,... .i^';;'^^ ^'"1": -"' ''■''l-'-] ■- -ounds.
'"oneyfor food ■for nu- a 1 if ' . ' , , '^ '"■'"'^^"■'" ^""^ ^''^•^■■' >'o
one of the«oldiez.\i'," d , r "1 ,1 ,'"' 'r'"'""' ""^ ''-''^ "'■
^H day. Th. folio. .i:;';!;;;^ w .;:', y"i ;:'. r'r"^ " ^^^
we weru hack to Si-li^;,.,, -n "^'"^-^'laj, .iul_\ 18, ahout noon,
l--ge er.nvd .une aronnd.' '" '"" '" ""■ ^ ''""'■" •-"■''- -«1 --" a
Sonu. t"-o monlh> |„vviouslv I hud vi.li,.d ^; I ■
preaching and s.dlin- book. ' A , ""'" "" '' """■ ^"'•
placed a talL Ind , ! l^, ' ^^ "t --'''^r 'T "•''^■"' '^ '^^
-.•y nuu.h interested ,n th: o^ en:;:';;,;;"' ''■''■ "'= -«
Vamen anion-'.t s„ch a crowd nf V "'^r'ng that I was now m the
'"■■'" to push n. , : ,: ,0 ' ;*, ^;;"^'^'' '"^ ™- ■-^'-l ^oW the barrow-
'■^-,and,aven,eteai^;^;;::rd:-J'r^^
Jnhj lH.2n—Cn,i,f„rta/
not to spencfthem w Is T :^' li^";;:" /f ^^ '^"''' ^'■'^"'" ■"«
journey back to Knan^-clau \ ' ""^•''' ''"^, '" '^'^^T ""■" f-r ,ny
and socks and shoe, he m^^ld ! ! '' /" ^ "^^ ^"'hout trouse,;
Owing ,„ heavy ™,w ' ' """'^' '" I"'""''''' '"" ^"^h then,.
,,, ,,,^,,^, niornin.r ,i|l „]„,„ ;, "'"^''< » >W , "iid he ^ave n,e Cresh
Salvation. ■"' '"' "' "'- ''"^^ ^^^0" I co.dd .he Measago of
'w; ^un.;;'';:;:;^:'
'■'■-n to K.iln.' a , ;:';,!';■ '" 1:'>- '" «;-'--- -""■'■ than
' "as better, and savu ^ ■ v w. i i ""'''"ir '' ""^ ""^'^ ^uest „n„l
R
242
^iai:tvi;ki) missioxaiiiks
aur-wi-ic'd tliat 1 cxinjrtuil .^hkI li.riu tin- inaiuiai in, aiul in\t ila\,rail_v
ii llif iiioiiiiii^' — it va.- Satiiiilay, lil-l .lulv— ln' Miit a M'llaii ■ liaii'
ai.J a ffW .-^uldiurs to l'<coiI iiiu to Kuanij-diau.
Julii -Jl — "VVir Snia.il <(,< ///.< y.on' '
We arii\i_-il at tlir Vaiurii tlirie al i]air-|'a>t Iniii- in lliu alU'iuuuu.
I was lull in tlie yard luiir Ldiirs, all tlir tiiui' lit-iiig at tin- iir'H'v of
larj^'o crowds cil' uiiciiiios, wliu alai-cd iiu- ami iimcki'd iiii', sayiiii'. "(lod
lias brought you ^alV■ly l^ick, lia^ Mr! Y'Uii- ( lod laiiiiol sa\i> you.
Ji'sus is dead; lie is not in tliis\\oiid. lli- (.■aimot givt- lea! lirlji.
Oui- Kiran-i( (g(jd ul' \\aij i> uuirli .-lii.ngiT ; lie jnolcd.- Us, aud In- has
.-eiil the Boxers to ]iull down your liou.-e and to kill yon"; and thus
saying they sjiat in my I'aee, and threw mud and melon jieei at me,
and did wliat tiny likid. Sunn- jiinehed me, otiier.s jadled my (jueue,
and others exiires>ed lln-mselves in tin' most vile way. All the time 1
<liij n(;t answer a \\ord. Soum' of the Chiistiaus eamo to .~ee me,
Irul had to run lor their li\es.
Jul./ 22
At liali-i)a.-l eight tlie m.and;iiiu, heing aliaid that the juople would
kill lue in the courtyaid, .ndi-ied that ei^ht V.ann'ii innnei-s .-liould
<aiiy me outside the <ily in a .-edan ehaii- towards J.o-.^han. t)n
the way tliey told the ]ieojile that llu'v were earrying me t(j the
execution grounds. The night wa.- dark, and we wnc tr.ucdliiig hy
lantern liglit, so we only \\<nl thiee mile.-. The day ailer, .'^uuday,
July 22, they earned me wilhout di-tuihance Iwi'nty-seven nules
farther, to a jdace i ailed Chiiu-hotieu. 1 had vi>ite<l theie twice hefoie,
and many came and recognised me, hut did not make any trouble.
Jiihi -A.i — J>e-ii.d hut dnidnl
Next morning, Monday, Jul\ iW, ahout I}. 30, 1 got into the
tliair, and they carried me for a (juarler of a mile, ai I then they
asked me to (Hsmount and let them tighten up the chair. No sooner
had 1 left It than tluy took up the ])ole> an<l away they went back to
Kuang-chau. One of the mandarinV attendants still I'einained, and
iie told me that they had no ollicial h-tler, .•uul so were unable
to e.-cort me to Lo-bhan, ami that liou J wa-- tier to do what 1
thought best. I talked t(j him and a.-ked hiia if the mandaiin had not
left him any money for me. He .said, "No,'' but afterwards juoduced
ALO cjihli, and tln^n letf me in tin- darkne-.-. 'I'lure on the .-]iot 1
prayed tor guidance, and waited till the sun i".--e.
Then 1 w.ilked on pi^t Lo-.-h.in, iiiteiiiliiig to go to .'^iu-\;irg,
where 1 had heard that there wi-ir some foreigner.-- ]iro.-iii-cting
for a railway. At J.,o-slian the jieople called out "ll.e Bew itcher,"
and wanteil to kill ine, but (Jlheis said, " He is only a ('anton man.
Thev followed iiir sonie distance .iiid tln-n ii-tiuiied. At noon I
TJIJ
'^: XrAX(;-ClJAL' JilOT
'24:]
Voice S-IVIII.' tw 111,. '•Il,,,„, „ , / "111. .| t,, l,,,-!,. ,,„ „„ .
i-dioHw.:.u,.;.;J:::^:;:;;,;'''' ---V'-'--- ti.
•■": 1 to cuuIJ l)„l get on il,;.,t ,l'.,v.
''"" tli^U I Ma- lw„i..oiv.
They talk..,] l„,. „ loiu „ \ : Y' 7 '^"-- '■"•■"' '" •^"-v
wirlv Hi
and
nil', ;
iiie,
an-
tlK-
Juhl 24-31 — "7
IL
^as Tiicbdav. ,1
''Urercd uut of
very weui-v,
Ah 1
•■^pond
if I
cuul
"ly :^4, I liad walked five luik
ilfnt a Ihoth
lent, when I .-aw a
■le jieai-od
nie lie
'luL gu much fanl
nian coming from (1
and was jeeli
ler, and f„r a time felt v
J>a.s^•ed
stopped and looketl
eiy
'I'po.-.it.; direction.
one another, an.l then Le
very clo.sely at nie, and
Id, and then he a.skod if I
again
toj)jied ;igain. ]
\va.=: not Mr. Ai (my ch
iine.-e
"ent on. \\.
iui-n,jd rr
name;.
1- ":;;;: ;i':£;,;^j':;,rf;.! ''\r rr^^ ^- -■> -^-^ '-
of a place cille,! T- i-t^n a i ,1, / '"''' 'T ''"" ''^' ^^■■■''^ ^ ^^- I--
two year.s before at ted;'!?; ' '••^7"'^«'-' '"-■'".',' --en liim
-)- I wa., he c.me t,.warL L , M^,,, ^^ ^°"" '^-^ ' ''■' '""' know
he had heard that I haj te \ S,'"",^;':^/'";' "^'"■^' •"''' -^ "-'
accomp,-„,y mo to Han-kw o il , .' ""V"' "^ "'■■■' ''^ck and
"'-"'-.v. lie s.aid he wonld ;: T "''■" ' '''^'' ''ardlv anv
-yoifan-k,... ^tic:z':::t '-"'-'■--,i,;
^nd elotlu... Alt.T dm ei V T "'T^' ''""' ''"'"^'r ''^'' nie,
h^Ip, aft,.r a week's nr, .".:;'' l'" .""^■"?'^ "'^"-'^""•- '^-l '^v hi
;-- at stake, f ivXl' S tS? ^^•^'-- '-s were three
'""t, p,irtlv bvl,;,rr,.w lanlv i, I *V . ^^ ^' .'"'"•■"'v^-i partlv on
Tue.s,iav n'lornin., I U-^' l >" / '"'■' '""■"■' ^-' '•""^' ''""^ «»
.'i/^'' '■-'^■''-i <""• .lourney'.s ..,„i, ^,,„i ,„
-'"■•'. ..ve.,an,l tu h, able to gel rest and
nave ilic ijangers and
medical treatment.
44
MAUTYIIED MISSIONARIES
Fi;(_)M SIAX(;-CH'EN(i TO TAI IfO
Mr. 0. If. r.inl, wild hml Ifcidol lo "stay on .iL Siuiig-
fli'eug and stiuid liy the Christians and Ihe Hall ;is long
as possilili' " (si'f p. 217), soon found the position untenable.
He was only able tu ivni.iin there tliree days after the other
frii'nds iiad gone. The story of his journey is most remark-
able, and is another proof of liow Ood can and does deliver
His servants wlien their deliverance is for His glory. Mr.
Bird was sent out l)y the Austr.dian branch of the Chiua
Inland Mis>ion. Ilis story is as follows : — •
My EsiAi'i; kikim SiAN(i-Cii'KNii
IJv Mr. ( '. HoW.Mti) liliu>
"Li Per a Inj Hobbu-s"
I airivi'J .-iifi-ly at TVii-lio, (l.ui-liwiiy, cii MtJinlay vvi'iiing, the ■24tli
July, after a iimst tryiui,' tiiiu' on tli'- luail troiu Siaiif,'-chV-iig. I li'ft
thcro on AVtHlnc-day moniin^, tlu' 1 Itli. Tlie jiivvious two days thi'i'e
liad bfcii an iucrrast' in tln' rniuDurs, and tlie rowdy and threat fninj^
behaviour ol' tin' pi-opli' when the Swcdi^li ladies ]>as>cd tln()U<,'li had
indicated a thoioULjli change in llieii- allilude towards u^. News also
had Leeii received ol' a ii>iiiL; at I'aod'eiig, twriity-tliii-e miles west,
where the jieojile weie siid to lie looting the giaii.iiies ol' the wealthy.
Oil the Tuenlay evening the evangeli I took my card, ;uid went to
=ee the inandaiin, hut was tokl no ]irotection would be atl'orded ns ;
an Edict had been rereived oideiing the exjailsioii of all foreigners,
and 1 mu-i Iimv at once.
1 v.aited till next morning, whin the ev:ingeli>t and otlii-r fri.'iids
aime and uiged nie in le,i\e withcml a moineiil's delay, as the; house
had been watched during the nighl, and the report of a massicre of
foreigners down south had just been received. I was very rehictAiit
to lea\e, but tliought it only right to lollow their advice. I took
nothing with m^', intending that my boxes should lie si'iit on later.
A man accomiianii-d me, carrying my riig, ami some cash and silver.
./«/./ 1 I — //I FliijlU
'licit dav \v «cn.t tliirly mile. 1 hi
but tliev kriv'A we \\<H' lli-cing, tii'iii llie
li' were all Iriendlv,
ili>enc,e of baggage. Next
lhu>
'M-lLJIiiTS
tu lie iiii-
FROM SIAXd-ClFEXG TO TAI-irO 245
^;.^:;:t..;):;;:;;r'''r;'";;-::;■-::■/:;;-^
i'.Kl iH., k,ll..,i, a..lM,,„, Tl„. ,„,.,i„ n,H,l s.c.nu..l
I'ractKv,,!,,.,, l,l..n,l,.,l,o,,ol,v,h,.nv,.,.
'-n- At in.htfall ,ny n,a„ cam. Lack ,nHi !,.l „k. ,o Hu. b„ T! .
'Lion f , ' ' "T "'"'''"-r"^ '" ^'"- "■■'" •-" <'l'."'-ki.a-k'..o. W..
-Inchon f„r ,h,. ,„,,]„ .„„,ij^ „„. ^,_,,_,j ^^^^^.^^ ^
li.- n,d„ a .„.,„. .vi.Kl aroH, an,l ,1,,. l,.,al l,..,vu,u. s.vai, 1
'lelay,.,! our M.uling th.. fnllowin,^ n.onu„«.
.111(1 til
I sent
.hdii ]:i—Ji„l,j,rd
.-.H,j,,;;,.:sT::::;;;j,;ri;:;^;:-™:;,;:^
liioney and the feu- thing, I had i„ „iv c.h h. Ti .i -
mipsiii
MV J a nnx ] his ] retuswl to do, as ih,- l„,at i.eoi.k uerc „.,t willi „•
■"Rurally l.anng that tl.dr ..,.,o nuglu iJ plund "l .u.:; ""^
246
^rA^;TVI;KP ^[IssI()^:AI;lKs
iviiiaiiini wiih ill. 111. Su til. V '..MVi' III.' ail u\.\ faL"-'"! sliiit ainl a pair
iit'.'M -li'i"-, ml I Lj.il aim— \n the ntli.i Lank, my man caii'ving nu>
iin 111- ).i'l<. .My lulrniiim w.i- to striki- across tlii- ti.'Ms t" tli.' place
wlici-c tli.- S\i...li-li lailii-- \srii' : Imi I .<oiin t'ouml tli.at \va^ iiiipd.-i.aililc.
Till.' Ji.'.iplr c nil • iiL-liiuLr IV.ilii all part.-, aii'l i.ii,' ni.aii -•i/..l inv
(|\icur, .iiiil, 'Ir.iw inv; .a ilag(,'i-i'i piociitr.l it at my heart. llr al.-u touk
(itV niy 1 iitlon ;,'ii.llf.
I tlii'ii w.i'i.'il till' ri\i':' a:4;iiii, and, ci.t.Tinr; tlic tfiwii with inv
• ■Idthc-i all iliippiiiL'. -tiiDil in ih.- ni.ain -ti..!, in a >ha.ly pi I'v, d.'i, i -
niiiit'd at ;ill ...-t.s t.. src tlu' niiiidaiin my->dr. W'licti he ram.' liack
I mad.- my way l.i tli.' Vaiii.'n, Iml 1 w.i.s irlu.-cd ,ailmis>ii'ii. They
piumi.-Jcd, hiiwcv.T, t.. I. 11 the ninndarin and tn sec wluit he would d.>
lui' the ladies and my^df. For the rc.-l of th.' day I .-at in a ti';i-sho]>,
m my (liiJcoii.-^olate condition, a spcctacK' to all 1. li.dd.'i-. .Some r,;,
known friend hoiiijlit me a little bread, wliieii, howevi-r, 1 could not
swallow. In tlir .•M'liin^ an inferior otiicial came hack with niy gown
and shirt, ,an.| -.lid I mu>t i,'i> .ni ih.' lioat again and leave for Clian-
kia-k'c.>. J ri'plied that this couM init he, as I wa.s imt going to leav.-
without knowing something aliuut tin- ladies.
Tliat night I sicjit in the h.ial, and in the inuniing again entered
till' town. Th.' utli. ial -ai.l it was inipossil.le to gi\.' the ladies .-ind
myself an escort, so 1 determined to make ,'i linal atteiiqit to see th.-
iii.indarin niyself, as he descended from hi- chair and entered the
Vaiiieii. That day a Yaiuen runner kept constanlly hy my side, both
nil the .-treet .and in the tea-shop. in tin- afternoon I took my sland
.■U the Vaui."ii g.'ite.s. A crow. I soon gath.'ied. They tried t.i get ni.
to move, with, all >..rts of jironiisis; but, seeing I would not go away,
two runners -uildeiily caught liidd of me and dragged me down the
-I feet by the hair of my head. Some kiml person h.ad returned jw
my Bible, but one of the runner.-, seeing that I treasured it, took it
from me ag.aiii.
./■"/;/ M — .1 .V-'.^' Fn'niJ
I now saw that it was hopel..-s to e.>;iieet help fn.ni the mandarins,
and 1 just Nat down by the roadside. In tlii- my Ii..ur nf extremity
the Lord lu a wonderful way rai.-e.i up .a gimd friend fur me, who took
me to his house for the night. Thi- m.m w.is a Moli.imniedan, a,-.
Were als. I two others wl. bell ier.ded me. A [ledl.ir .-elling :i sort wf
l)oriidge gavi' nu' a ba.in of it, an.l wnuM not take any money; ami
aTuither selling bl.a. k bread gav.' nie a -mall loaf. My good friend
stayed by me fi.r the next I'lir or llv.' d.iys, gave me my fooil, and
found me , a litll.' i.i.iiii wli.iv I l,iy iii.i lor twn d.iys. H.' also sent
me.s.<engers with lef.eis t.> the l.adh-. but these never reaelie.l theni.
During t!ie.-e days, I think, m\- goo.l friend did li.udiy an\ thing el.-e
but make arrangement- for n;.-.
Then the water in tiie river rose, and my friend hired a boat for
me, to take m.' t.. C'liau-kia-keo. Bv that time I had heard detinitelv
i'i;u.\r .si.\\(;-L'n'K\(; to tai-i
ro
Iliat til- la.iir.- ||;|,|
o"i:c I'll ; am
I'l Ml uilh an ,-,,,,1. I ll„.Ui,'hl tl
•il-'i lliaf thr Ch 111-1;
la-.'; !■() tVi<'ii(N
^^"IIJlllllMj^r t,,|' ,11,
k'l'o, an. I I lia^l
>IinuM !..• alii.- t
1 k
tllr >ai
III' \ I hiTc Uric r
,'l\il| my ,,,, ^,,,.lip|- .-..III,- .--il
nil- III uiilaraii-; ijiii,'!it i|(
H'liiy CliiiMiaiis ill Chaii-kia
.LTfl w iii'ii 1
'i"ii' I I'i'l my luml ti-ifii.! f,',„„l.l
li"'lil-r llllJcMliMlli III,. ,l,,,.j^._ rj-|
'''I' IM'M <la\.
\'i; uliirli
till
-laiti
A I iii-i
'Vi',
li-lv I
|| I'll III til.' li,
li-
lt, ainl lii.;
I'l-lliaillr
all thai
ni'-ht ami
\V1
"•" "!• "rrv i„,| 'a|. !,,,„, Chui-kia-k-n, [ .mt
'I tllr IrailillL,' < 'lll'i-l
■ft I
l>, a irlal inn of
a ni,-.NSif'r to oiii
"■;i-|"'litiun 11, ul.nji iW CIuiMians tlR'nisd
pilla^'cil, anil (hey daml
I'anir to ti'll
nil-
"11 til.' -tr.'.t-i. Afl.T tl"
111.' t'l II
luuvfl
>i lllr ell
1- niaii liail Ict'l, tlir In
risiian. tliat I niirrlit
III as 111 ^r,,i ,,„. ,„, >li(,n. h
^^as Icit slam
v.-s \wi\: Si'vcral of
hi'iiisi'lv-s
d tl) Icail
as liot i(,
tin- Ijoat
not sliow t;
atnian oIIVti
set' wlint w
" liark, and
my i)ostic.ssi..n, in a ,L;ivat cilv t'ull
111,1,' I'll till- Lank — uitliout, a lash
It
was iiv tl
■f
II- tinii' .iiiitf ilark.
soon 1." shut, wii.n I sli.aiM 1
ilpsi
ral'lc iilaiv, tor it h.ail
lavc tn si
.uiil I kiii'w that thi; gate-s would
et'P on tho bank— a
most iin-
miidilv.
As I ijit.'ifd tl
lH'l:Ii I'ai
ninf;, and cvcfytliiny was damp and
II' KHtt', til.' ,i,'att'-kwiifir looked dismavcd whet
II-' saw III,', and want,',! to know what I was d
issil.ly wail till davli'dit, as
that I
rolllil Hot
oiii!,' there.
lie
"ill-. Wh.U tl
■•*<'eini,' th.' niiiht-watrl
I did not k
my lif,' \voul,l not li,
noA-, hut just i-ried to the Lonl
and
M'f.Tri'd I
ildi
lie to a gentli'iiiai
' K'liii.i,' ii'und, 1 ai.jH-aled to the ofTi,-er. II,!
I "ho was just then iMssin- hy, followed h
la, letneii,,.,] the Sh,.ar,.rs' party. I ,„1,1 h„„ ,„, h ,„_ ,,„j ,,..
-I a,' ,„uld not he,,, i.e. hut w„ul.l ,dv,' nu' .s.Hne n.oney, a,i,l
;"'':'•'' '";• •" ^" "" "■ -l^' "••■^t city, six nnl,.s ,li.stant. I prot ste.l
l-'i 1- only ..epeaU'd hi. ndvi,.,' an,l n.ove.l on. ]!v thi.s tuiL a , nil
^'o«-,l 1|.,„ .gathered, an,l all apparently sympathise.l with me and
seen;,.,! d.s.uayed at th.' iilea of ,ny still n'niainin^' in th.- .'itv
borne tol.l, 11,' ,„ .„ ,„ ,],, Y,„„-„_ ,„„ i ,,;,j'_.^^^ think "ih.'re was
• ny ..so in r. „,. ,„.,.,.. n,i,„„..,,, ,,„,,,,,,^ ,],^,,,^ ^^._^^ ^^^ ^,^
^^j' ■ > .-nil .iia.h' niv way ther- thronj^h the wet, .lark streets
K..oekin, , knew .oul.l l,o useless, so I jiis, lay dow^ on the stqi
out.M .,' h,. .I,.,,,.. a,„i prepared to spend tlu- night there. I wa,s only
'Yra.d that lli.- litil,- nion.'v the mamlaiin li.a.l given „,.- mi'lut.
stolen. Aller lying then- some tin,.., th,' gate-keeper of the^sln-el
place l,ul still allonling a jirotection from the night air
ilie |K.li,vniaii III..,, ..;„„.. and tol.l me that the mandarin could
at milit! ''''""■"■ '"-' ""■ '" '^ "'" '''^■*'''"' '•"' '■>■ ^"'-^^i «■''»■'' -^-^ l"cke,l
248
.mai;tvi;i:i) missioxakiks
Tin! ]]ii.-j-il,l\ lirl|p iiir ; 111- !i;ii| \„;]\ i->-\vVv\y ir].riiiiaiiilc I l>y Ins
sil]U'i'i(ii> l.ii' wli.it ]\r \\:i:\ ;ilr. .iiiy (iiiiii' fur (he i.lli.r friciiils. He
aiivJM'd IMC 1(1 leave at dawn. Diiriiif,' tlic iiiglit I liad icaMiii to fear
lliat llir ^'ate keeper uas jilaiiiiiiif,' to roli iiie. 1 eoiiM liarilly slee|),
ami got 11)1 liefore il wa- ii^'lit, and .-tule away diiwii the .-l reel, and
Didy linatlied tVeely wiieii I was uell away tVdin llu- eilv.
I readied the next eity, SliaiiL,'-.--liui, almul lireakla-t time, and
made my way tn lie- ^■.lll|.■Il m ihc liii|ii' ili,-it th" niaiidaiiu mi,L;lit d<j
soinctliiiig, c.r tliat 1 mi.'lil f,'et news there of the ladii>' [larly, and
miglil ]H-rlia]is lie ahle. Id oveitake tliein. My liujies, liowevi-r, were
disa]i]i<iinted ; the lailie.s had hd'l iiinre than fuiir days invviuiisly, and
the mandarin Wduld (hi ndtliin^' lor me. I -tayeij there tlie wlidle
<lay deliatiiiL; in my mind and jirayin^' abuut what I iiU(,dit lo ihi.
'rile otheials l.ecanie anxidus t'l j^et me away, anil jirf.ini-dl Id e-eort
nif t(i llie next lily. It was merely a ]iri'U'.xt, liowevir, lor tlie man
llicy sent with me mdy went a .-hdrt distance mUside tlie city and
then turned back, .s(j I turned liack also, niueli to his cha^jrin. Thoy
let iiie .-leep that ni^'Iit in the room wlieri' all the Vanieii niniu'rs
Were. 1 was nidy Idn ,L,'lad of any shelter. ,
Ifiipf ilnri' More
Next day, .'is a last rcMniree, 1 determined to make my way to
Shui-tsai, a town .some distance lo the east, where there were a church
and a good numlier of Christians. 1 started, hut when ahout half-way
there 1 heard that that town hail been rioted as w(dl, so that d(jor
seemed clo-ed Ionic On reaching Shni-tsii I thought il best not to
enter the town, and asked a ]ia>.-erdiv the way. (.)n jierceiving who
r was, lu^ at once said, -'Why don't you go there?" — ]idiiiting to a
\ iilage clo>e at hand — "yinir friend> are there all right." I set olf,
and the first j)ersoii I met was the son of the lea(ling Christian. He
at once took me to his home, and wdiat a welcome I received ! They
gave me a bath and soiue dinner, and then made me lit? down and
rest. r.ut what cheered me mo-t of all was the good news that the
(!an-huuy iiii.-->ionaiie> had not all gone, and I had only some forty
miles to go to ■each '!"'ai-lid, where there weri' still two of our mission-
aries. Once there 1 should be able to get nidliey, or hire a boat and
.-o get ddwii td the coa^t.
We left that jilace at miilnight, two of the ('hristian> accom]ianying
me. We intended to go to '|"ai-lid by a roundnbout wav, and hoped
to reach there the next e\fiiing. We had not gone fir, however,
wh<-n one of my cninpaniciis bethoiighl hiin-elf of a boat he knew of,
so we made ( ui' way to the liver bank. The friend was found ; he
wa> willi;'g to lake me lor a con-ideratidu, aU'l 1 got en boaid.
I1"P'' Deferred
Once again my In-.n; was I'ull of giatitude for this help given, but
the usual dilaloriiies- ol (.'hiiiese boatmen spoiled e\eiy thing. We
I'KoM siAxr;-c]iE.\c; to tai-ho
2i9
h:(\ wiiiil run
^ au. u .,:„. ,av„ur, 1,„, ,1,,.,. ,v„uM h.msI o„ waiting
-.'Ml ,I,„usn,-ls „1 ,..,,, x„„.,„,, ,„,,,, ;,„,,„.„ „„.„, I':
•""' '!•■ n.s,ll ua. ,1.,,. n, tl„. afi,.n..„m mv hi.lmK-,,!.... ^v.l. k'
---1 ; .,,,1 :M.,n,U 1 I.u,l „o,l„nK of . lu.-h , ,.„ui:] ,1 ,, i S^
l-.lt IH.-.,,1.. „..,-,• >■, IViLrlil.Tlcl thai Ih^v r,.fn v,l t, , 1 ""' l"f
\V<. Iia.l
"I'll' <li>iaiici', ;ii.
inrr
!•> til. .M.lM.i,. recognised ,,,.■. and instaullv rail,.,! „n ,„,■ ,.. nton
f....... .,.,,,. r,„„ u.,.v ,„,,;■,;, .'.";i,i:,"„:r;,"„;:r,:, ", ;t,M:;'
;tu^!^- :v;;i;;■Jt■,^:rrts'■:^-r",,™
i 'tr'ihir'-:' r '" ""■ ""■"""« ""•>• """• •''"''•■ »■'»'»-«
1^' il.'ic, ir.ll,, ,1„,„„ or „„„, a.r.ng«I tliem.clv,, |„ a di,t. reunJ
I ■ V M, i'!,l ,° '"',?"'■■'« "•••'' " '"" "'<' '■«> "<* k"»»
".i\, lar 1 cMuld not posoililv cr^oa])!-.
/»/(/ :;4~.f j;„n for l.if.j
All tl.is ti,„o 1 l,a,! n„ lig],t ai all as to wl,"at (o ,]„, ,x,. i k,,,.^. „.
o. luc hat sti 1 I l,a.i pc-rfcct i>cace, and slq.t soundh- Wakin- ;„.,
...fore dawn the thought ...„od to come , j :„. tl.al'l si 1 ^et'",
.1 go to Sh.„-k.„ a city about eighteen nul.> due so th' A
1- men were all M.und a^leej, I awoke one of ,l,e Ciuas.ian. ad ,<dd
'""■">•. ntent.on. I go, ,„, and ce,,, o„, of ,1„. ^^la."; 1 t
-n lor dear hIV, not resting tU! 1 .a. .onu- .x or seven"nX Vt ^
."I)
^!.\I;T^■I;l•;l) missionaimI'S
from til.' Iil;ir,-. |i w.i^ « niiln I'nl ihil alll -1: il \\;i-(l.iilv \\\ii-\. I
-tllft('<l, y.t I liil !iil ii[i'.|i :i iiiricpi^ lr;irk, :iip| il jirovc.l Id 1 .■ tli.-
hllorU'>l \.,n, lo ill.- .lU I u.nil.-.l I., r.arli. 'I";ii-li.p, i.t' cum-.., liv
(iuc east, lul I l.n. u tli. v u..iil.| ii;iiui';ill> l....k (•■!■ iiir aLuii,' that,
riiad, -i.i 1 u.iit .111.- .-.iiilli. 1 li.nl l.> pa.-- llir(iu.;li two luarkct^, aii<l
Iil.'l iiiiiiilnr-^ I I' |.....|.|.' ..11 llic iii;i(|, liiit iililv twii rTc'(i;,'tii-ic(l iili', ;ill'l I
\\.nt i.ii ijui.-kly with. lilt s.'iyiiiL,' .imthinu'.
At |.iii;lh I ivarhr.l ih.. city, I irn i, thirdly, aii.i hiiii^'ry, ha\ iiii,' .hn:.'
ih.' -.'V .III. I'll iiijh.- wilhiiii! M-tiii',' .11' h;i\ in;,' aiiylhiiiL; to i ;il. 1
luaih; my wiy I., ih.- V.iiu.ii, in.t haviii;,' ih.' l.a.-.t iiha wh.it kiii'l
of ii'CO|itiiJii 1 --hc.u!.! iMri\r. .My -m-|.!i,-i' wa^ i;i'rat wlini my -tmy
was kiii.lly li>lrtii'il t.i, .iml I wi-; I iki ii int. mii' iil' tlu' iniiiT rnonu
• ukI f,'iv.'ti a very ^hkI lircakfa-t. 'I hen I w,i- tnkl that the iiiiiinlaMii
h.iil arraiigi'il In i;iv. iiii. a carl l.i T'.ai-ho, scinliiij; m\ ruiiiicr-i In
fscnrt nil', aii'l ;,'i\iiiL; nir nium'y I'.ir i1m' mail a.s well. Il .MTinnl
■•1I1111..-I Inn i^r I In !„■ tiiic, hut in aiinlhiT halt'-hniir I w.us .-citcil in .'i
cart uilh \\v,< -i..l.li.i,, in iVmit : aid ahmil trii n'clmk that ni^'lit \»<;
rcac'lii'il T'ai-hn.
Till' ciiy cj.'iti's wci'i' .-hut, hut nil scniling in the inan.laiin'- li'ttiT
llicy wi-rr al onrc (.[leiii'd, and a ;:n'at nvvny nl nthciak ami snliiiirH
with hii^r lanti'in.-i u-IhtciI hi.- inl.. the city ami .•.-.nrli'.l mc tn llit'
limi-i'. Wlial a uil Ill' I hail frmii the Lii'thii'ii in 'lai-liol Tliey
h.ul Iniii,' ,-imi' j,'ivcn im- up, ami ima^'iiinl ! mii-l lia\.' ;,'nm' soiiiu
clhtr wa\, lean in ver juiiise (ImI iiinui^'li Inr Hi.- j,'ni)itiii'.-.s in
JiM'sir villi,' nic ;ill tln-c il.'iy.-; ; and Imw mii.li I inn.-!t. liavc owed all
tiiat time to the prayi-rs nf my tViciids. 'rh.>e days niie lias just felt
uphdnir on the arms nf ju lycr, kimwiiit,' that hj many were jiraying
for n^!.
The fnllowiiiL; It'ltets rrom Mi>. Talliol iiiul Mr. Ford
tell how they were luercifully eiiahh'il to leave without
riot. The jMitiiiL; t'roni the native Christians is most
pathetic, and the reference in Mr. Fold's hdter to tlie
Tinperial edict is of special interest. .\ copy uf tliis, which
was sent throughout the Knipirc, will be found on p. MOl
with a traiisl.itii'M.
'lisii-rll vr-H', (tVs-iiwi V,
Ji^'/i 1."., I'.lOU.
Triirrlli.uj loviirih S/iiiujIuii)
Vnii will have already hear.l of the riots in Hn-naii, ami of th.!
destruction i.f pnipuity al Si-hwa and Chau-ki.a-k'en.
('h'eii-cliau w.'is al.-n Inotcl mi th.' 1 Itli iii.-t, jii-t .-.fter \m- had left,
fnr l";ii-lin. Many Miiii'.urs hail reached us some lime liefore we lefl,
hut we pai-l nn heed In iheiii Until tile (,'liau-kia-k'en statinii- wer.'
i'i;<).M si.\\(;-( iri.:\(, -ni taiho
'l'-ln.\,.,| ,,„ III,. |,,,|| jii^i _^^
I he wl
that .-■.in
'II a.-< t
II' r\rIlillL'.
l" lliU , liMclicil ( '
Ihf h
\V,- at
ilh' Ik.ii-,
tliat Ml--
l!rl.
" mngi.-itivili' -cut
■■UK I w,' ffiinil
2,- I
U rll-rli.iii
■I lint WnliM t.ik,. 1,1
n-r ;\ inc..,-. ii^^r,-!- aiiMiil f
lil.-i,,-
"nrr .-riit Larl, „,,,.,! ,,
||^ uiml i.f th,. ,|
r"Mi t 'h.iu -ki,i-k'(
i^i-l'i' I" mil- |'rl,.iii|.-< then
This 1
'l"'-"'i- hiiii I I,. I ^.,mIi,i., I,
!'■ Il'lll-ni |,, i|,,. -j'
'i-'^Mtl .-111. I I -hnllM |„,|h ,|
l''ll "in I-V,ll|.','|i,-| Ml,
iii'iiiil.iMi, t(, tak.- II- in w,,_ I
heller [,
live to lilr V
jirntif.a
iiui'ii ainl a.-k th
l"H' Vrr, thn,|f,'ia th.ll it UnllM
fCecMc 11-.
lor ii'j
'"' '" '"'" li'-l ami .isk ,(■ he .o,i|,l",„al.
Ill the V
■lit h.lrk
it 1 "inciiiellt ti
make
nil' II, ail'
•I Ille-,'ii-,.,. t,, .,.,y ,1|,,|, ,1,,,,,,
"ii-'''|ii,.iii|\ „,. l|.i,| ,|,,||
" i-^ no room
■.■il>e "lit ,,| il
•iiii,' ilrai'l t'
rll\.
W'
) t.i!,'' 1,
tile
iiK-h hi^'gii:,^
"iiuy, ,,i„| K.|i ,.,i ,l;,vi„.„,.,i^
Alter I
' itv, ami loiiii,! M
^tntioi
t'rietulJv i
111 W,
"■o (lav "f lierleelly ...il,-
1111,1,' 1' It I'j ill) liiil
■i I'l u .-imiiiier rh.lln-.-i.
tlie (H.-mnlciTil
state of
r. ami Mrs. (
"lav I;L-t rJuly I 1) t;,r
tiaM'lliiiL; \\K- re.a'heil thai.
• \Uli'> i|liil,. |„.,;r,.tli| aill qui, a 111 II
;;,'.'"■'"'?.'"''•'■',"'■■ 1 1'l''- vever, ha- mit lieeii al all
iir.-iiiiie tinir, ami y,.>t..|.| iv „,. all l,.|i tor ll
V. E. 'V
iM.miT.
l''n'iii Mr. tJK.NKv T. Foimi
About .Tiiiie 30 til,
to SI
Iggest that we shoiiM
iii;imlariii nf T'ai-
.-.li'l then
■ave tor SI
.l,i./,iif :;, loon.
1v'.ui,l; .-'111 hi- Hiif'lisli tiit'
was tmul'le h
i.'iiii,'li;u ,as earl
iiL,'.iiii. ami .>aiil tl
reuiiig.
Aft
y .'IS pi,...jil,le.
IFi
hej,'{;e(l Iiie to lake his ail\
le iu.-iii'lariii h.iil i'r,l,.i> i
er a 'lav or two ih,. tutor ealleil
Ml''' ami I'ci aw.i
eXt'TIliiiiati
'felglur,-
Iioiiited out to him thai it was the .1
lis, ati'l I si
utv of tl
y uhil'^ thi' ro.-i'l wris ojii
loulil require further evklemv that
le iii.atiil.iriu to protect
r''.si(i(- in T'ai-k'aiig hefoiv I wiaiM
lieanl that the t
It w.is iin-afe tor im; t<
le.ive. A tlay or iwo aft'^r Ihi.s 1
it.irhail h'ft hurrieillv f,,r hi- hoiii- ,„ Fi,h-k
On -liilv 7 th
'/'/"• ftiijuriii/ Kii'i't
le iii.'imluaii sent m,
Iiieh sai.l that suihlenly, ami without
trooj)s in China ami tl
t he I5o.\ers
i;i' a -tale of
i"Py of an luipeiial edict.l
roa.si.n, foreigners hail lan'l.'l
w.ircM
i.'igners trom t
goo'l subj,Tt>. ami wisheil ih
^t."l. Tl
le eiliel ackliowlnlgcii
liail
the Can
!'• eoiintiy. Al this time tl
in '1
gei
living till
, imi ue antuipale.l no troul.l
le riiiiiours on the street
ailian I'reshyteri.an friemls froi
e. On ,lulv S
niigh .siang-hsmn, ami I thought it ailvi.sal.Ie to ,.,.ml
\>n»r(\ thr
Vamrn to ask the real
the ediet referred to abi
iioi j)rotect u.s, ami lie again j
rea.son "I mv h,
II the north of Ifo-i: ui 1;
to thi
lieanl that
.Tl
iiig >ii]'plied with the eoiiv of
I then liariinl that thr innTi.larin cmiiM
On July 9 I decided
ircssi'l 11- to 1,
to go to the Vamrn, as the evning hefon
' See Ajipai'lix- I).
2a2 MAI;I\1;K!» M1>sI(>.\.\1;|KS
till' li'.ii lur- « lin «, 111 li I I !«•, II h.l'l lull iiiv J'.'l.^.'-linrl «.i- "I lin v illi".
'I'll' 111 ui'l.uiii liiin.-tt'lf wiif ill, lui I - iw two of liis wcretftiifn. They
wiiT very ftiiiiilly, ;iiiil siiiil iiiiii li .is tlinj wi^lii'l tn ki > [i n- aiiinliK
fl-.iiM, tlicy wiTi" ]M(W«'rIt'jw, ami If^K'''' ""' '" li'ivi' it i.n.,.. ],, t),,.
fiid il wa-' ilc'i-iiliil 1 mIioiiM wail iinti] a iiirssciig t cduM iitiirii Iruiii
Chaii-kia-k'i'o in orilcr llial I iin^'iit art in cntin'tt with tlic IriiMnU
lliiir, I ~liimM liavf iiicnliciiicil tliat twoor thni' iiit,'lii- jinviouA llic
iiij,'ht jiatrul liail nir-lu^l aloiij; tin: htifcl.- ycUinj,' anJ tiring ),'ui]>,
presuinaMy with f liu ohjcct of fri;,'lif(!ning lis.
.July 1" wa- a c|uiit day, anii \m' \vi rf Inipinj,' lliii ilir iruul'li-
would lilow ii\ii' \wl limil I'lir liuirij,' |i l^aM'. On July ll,al"iul two
o'clock in llh' al'lcrnuMn, a int'-sctigiT canir i vitli a ni Ic I'loni the
Cliaukia k'ci. IVii-nil-, uiill.Mi in tin- Vani.-n and IcIlinL; of llu- liul,
tiu-ii-. W. at nni.- l"-:.an In niak'- |'ir|iaial imi- fur IraviiiL;. I m-uI
tw.. Ira' In-i- lo ll;,' \'ain.n to .-in that \\c uiaiM kavc, l.ut li.lniv liny
rtarhcil thii-' iiii>' ••I tlir dra. nn-, w Im i- a rl. ik m tin- ^■alll^I\, canic
with a ini-- af;c licggiiif,' u- In h.uc at uncc licf-iri' thr nr\v< of the
<'liaii-kia-k'cii riot l.ccanii' known. 'I'hr inanilarin kiiidlv proviiled iis
with Iwo cart - ;iiid an fscort.
,1 I'ttllctir I'lirtimi
It waa 11 I'.M. a.> Wc lilt tlie city, and llic .-tiict.-- wvn- vtiy quiet,
W) that We f,'ot away practically nnoliscivcd. C,>iiili- a iimiili<r of the
Cliri>tiaii.s (vinic to tlic Hall to ay " ( iond-liyc,'' and we had soino
prayer toi,'i-tli''r, I'lit pi lynx w.r,. x,ry hhk li intcrni])l((i \>y sol.s.
Otic ol' till- iii.piiiir-., knowliii^' that u.' Iiad not niucli money, brought
lOOl) ca.-ili and handiil il un: li.vside.s the e^cnrl of >oliliei-s and two
servant-, fmir of ihe Chri^tiasis (one ineiiiher and tliive inijuirers) came
with us. d"hr\ \ieiealiaid le.~l the .'•oldiei-s >huuld turn on ii.'^ In some
Icjii' ly jdac". The district, tliruugh which the road to i'o-chau leads
is at ordinary I ini.s Very lii-orderly, and .se\.ril of the market -jilace.s
are init hiding-places for hands of rohher.s. W'e pr.ixed inU'h a.s we
tiavilhd along, and glad indeed went we tc; get within -ight of I'o-idiaii
wille.iii anything haiipeiiing.
At IN'-rhau ue .lUo antieipatid IroiiKle, as the l!oiirin Calholirs iiave
a place llnae, hut the iiord had gone lufore, jMid within .an hour after
our arrix'al om siavaiiis had hired .a hoat, a very small one with only
one cahin, ho tlii'\ had to .-ie.p out on di'ck. ,Iii-t as uc goi on hoard
a very heavy sho'.'.er of rain cinie, whn h di-pei-eu ihe cioml that hail
gathered mi the hank, so wr unr aMe to dinji down jiast the citv
unohserved, anchoring for the niglit, at the outskirts and setting oif
iie.vt day at dayhreak. We t"ok four da\s to roach Huei-iien H.sien,
where We knew the Anieii.,an- had a liall, taking everv caiv to kee])
out of sight.
I sent the siiaant ii|i lor new,--, .and he ictunied to siy that a
liroclaiiiatiiiii hal heeii i-.-u.d Iv the governor old. -ring the iirotectiou
of foreigner-. We therefore con.-iidered it he-t to acipiaint tlie
rilo.M siA\(;.( H K.\(; to tami
()
t)>.'
ll-lr
til,
llhV
tl,.'
Ulct,
sol >s.
iwu
nl'tiT
..Illy
oanl
hii.l
L-ily
iii.iihl.iiiii lliiiT (■!■ iMir
lui-wULc, aiil lie .-cut ,ti
Jilfaxatitiii
W,. .j„i
I'llti'M'.l ll,,
Hlll^'Il Jll-
III
ll tlHi'i' Uli
luiHli'i irii
« ll.lll'VlT
111 Illy to city without i-xji
I ..-xuiri •■r.^oMici-s, TI
nil
><nciiiiiij» ntiv nil
il i,.||,i,|,.r It ;i,K ,.:i\,l- h, ,,
■iii.il lifly mil. - I
"111- liipaitui. ill,.
a-- wt! w lie
uir.iiii
'W ih
I ll
]>iiiiii.-<c.s 1,1' 'r,ii-i.'4
■i\i- ."iiicf hcari Ih'it
iij,' w.Ti'/'till int.ici,
l"»'l"l lMll^'I,>.,„l,.,,V,,IUV(i
Til,. (•
■iviiiff thi'city a
■111 \v,-iv prevent, ..I l.v
ill-l'in- ,11,. ll,ieit,ii,..| will, ,!,.,.„
Ill,' ('
IM-1 1.111^ .'UMlllliI, ,1
ili.-ii- f,',,i i|.. ( ;,k1
,'i:ilit lh,y iiiny I.e k,.|i|
'l .-Ui,! til,
111 I,i-.'i,'L' I
■it ,-1
tiuu
^
A MissiuNAi;'! rAi.iMc>K>r
A f.u'.iiniile of tuif pau't- ni' l)r. (1, ^\'llillil'l(] (iiiiimess' letter
".viittcii iRToss sonic old iiiitcs ilui'iiii; the, liol at She-k'i-tien
wlK'ti e.seaiH' >eriiie(i lidpele.ss. (Sit pli. •_'(.)(;, i'l").)
- -^TiCJ t./t--<«l— 63 U.y>^ (l.*L>-^ U^S.^^ ^
"^ CLk^ v^»^' iJL*. 4:.w^ A/tu^^- •/—-,• <«. *i.^~w^«i
77 ^ O ' *'''''^''
'.^^-^
N
ieii
CONCEILMNC; TJIE NATIVE ClliaSTIAXS
OthiTs well- torl;ir.-il, imt ai.'i'i'ptiiiL,' llirir ilrlivcMiiri' ;
'I'liHt llii'V iiii,L,'lit olitiiin ii l)i'lt«r rcsiirii'i'tiini :
And othi-Ts had tvial of niockiiitjs and ^^^uul•gings,
\'i a, luoii-uvrr (if 1'uiid.s and iiupii.-ouimiit :
They weiv .-tuiicd, tlioy wiTtt niwu a.-mider,
Tlic-v wi ii; tciupti'd, tiu-y were slain witli the nwurd :
Tlifv wi-ut aliijut ill .s!i v p-=kins, in f,'(iat-.-kiiis ;
IJciiig ilotituti.', atilict^-il, cNil cntt-falcd
(Of whom t!u> worl 1 was not w(H'thy)
Wandfiuig in dir-fi I - iiid niuiuitaiiis an 1 tavu.-,
And liok-s of till' L'arth. Hi;ii. xi. I5rj-;5S.
Kverywhtiv, .^niall, ofttinios very .small, commiuiitiiM of pl'^.■ion.^ had
bceu formed, who hy tluir aliandonnu-nt of ancustial \vor.-hi|) and
idolatrous social cu.Mom-, wen: nulijected to a .social cvtiaci-iii, an i who,
partly in constMpi.-nrr, clung together as brethren, with a tenacity
similar to that which linds its secular expres>iou in the powertul
('hinese organisations kno^n as "guilds." The>e converts live pure
anil honest livc.^, they are teachable, greedy of Bible knowledge,
generous, and sclt-d.-uying foi' (.'hri-tiaii purpo.-es, and > anxious lo
preserve the purity of their brotheiiiood that it Woull ic inqio.-^siljle
fur such ahu.-r~ as di-ti^iired the Churrii of ('orinth to lind a place in
the infmt i hurdles nf Chira. .\bove all, every true convert beconnis
a mis.-ionary, and i: ir- in this >idrit of propagandi^m that the liojie f .r
the future lie.-. After eight-and-adialf years of jouriieyings among
Asiatic peoples, I .siy I'uliesitatiiigly liiat tlie raw material out of whi h
the Holy ( diost fi>liiuns the Chinese convert, ami ol'ltine^ the (iiim.se
martyr, is the bi-.-i .-tul!' in .\-ia.
Frum i! I'tipir read nt tli:- Xrircastle Ch:ii\h
Cunyrtji.-: hij Mr.-: Hishop.
COXCEKMXG THE NATIVE CIIJU8TIANS
At tlH. close of tlu. nin.t.rnth c.nturv ^u■ .,.,. !.ok l,.,.!-
r ""■ '"Ii"w„,^r ,hapt,., ■^vi!l eual.lo each re-rder
to answer tins ,|ue.stiMn l,i,„selr
IVot.stant MisMnn. ,•„„„„. n.-,.,l the u,.rk nf ,„,,a„l„n.-
<-t"". ^\l-^th..„u,,enakin,.henh,.,uninv.lve,lca,.n
"Verestllilated. A slii.erl
!"''■'"•'■" (-onipans,,,, ,,f .A[issi,,ii
ippear tM
he
r"^ ;"• ^"^■' ,;'"■ ^"-'^"'-l'--'-l''hh.a,,uavanpe;
U. un u-,,,„ahK. ,,. U.e lauev e,„uu,,-. h is ,.t , ,llv .,
^t"^>-;""' "e„ncnt,nu are nut thesa.ae. Kapnli v' f
-- ••" <i- asectai;:.. V :';,... 1^ ,::r'"l 'T
-n.ntu..th,..„U.pleorUK.4h;an.' :^
n-vu,, l,„.ly, so iu ,,.,,i „„j .,,,,^^; spheres Te
ea.«^^
\\l'at then .s that .I.a.l w..i.ht whieh in China has to
;::t;:7 :r''^ -na. nanu.. ,h,,rav,U- of the he^^t '
''.^" "'.h he the >ana. praeti.ally .vervwhere. iJut hesides
^'-. n. . hn,a the natural n.an is ho„n,l hy n,an y , h t
whu.hl>e cannot hr..ah. The , 'hines.. as a n.an.n h • l!
7 "' "" ".'^f l"'l'"'^'""" "f ^1- -orhl. This ..reat nn s
;;ln„nan,ty,sla,,ao,eneons, and honnd together bj to
^'■.ott. n u th.an a pruie oi ra,x. mix..! ^ith a spirit of
-nten,.t ,or others that is hardly to l. wondS ^i
258
MAirrVlIED MISSION A 111 KS
Aliiinst ]Kariti. d ' y tlii.s hirila.^c; o\ llu- ilihtanl ]i.i.st, and
Uic liircility of centuries of ancestral wmslii]', whirh IniM.ls
iuiv (li'iiaiturc IVi'in \' <■ ]KiHit ways nl' iIhmt fnivlalln'is, Uicy
treat witli sri.rn tlir Llimi^ht of ehan'_;>'. I'poii ea. h iiuli-
vidual iueiiili> a of this f^ivat coiiiiiuniily jiresses tln' liuxleii
of these ei-nnn'ii's of uiieluiuged iiisloms and iniiuiMn"rial
iifja<_;e, to'^jL'ther with tlie honds and fetters ol' a conipliraTd
family relationslii]'. Vet oui of this V.'j,y])l of hondau'i' <oid
is brinL,'in,L.' a ]ieo| le into Hi- udoiioii< liliertv. I'.iit, wa; nr^d
to realise nion- fully the v,.\fiiiy of this Iv^'yptian lumaage
bef<ire we can apjireeiate what (ioil has done for the enianci-
jiaLioii of this |ico])li'.
I^x'aiin.: iho loivu'oiuL; thonghls in mind, tin- followinu'
fi._ruiTS -am inunense inipoitance. l»r. Moi i i<oii land'-', in
1S07, yet in 1S42 there wei'- oidy six converts. 'J'l.uty-
iivc years and only six converts:' Yes, Imt how much
jiri'jndiec livokcTi down, liow many years of toil Icaianng the
euinhrons hniLrnage, preparing a di. tionary. and translating
the i'.ible. All tliis labour was to appisir aft-r many days.
In 1877 the six had be.'oni.' l:;,n:',,". In iS'.Mlihis nmnbci'
had increased to o7,->^7, wiiijc at tlie beginning of the
present year ( litOO) the number ol counnunicants was about
100,000. If to ibis ar.- added adherents and inijuirers, the
probable total will not lall far short of lif.O.OOO. To state
the tigures in another way, it may be said that duilnu the
last ten years nearly twice as many liavi' entered the
I'rotes' -nt ('iiui-eh as durim,' tla' ]ir;Mi(lin'_: llfty years.
In ii lecent nundier of the Atli'in'iiin the tbllowing
coidiiniatoiy word.s occur: —
A> U< til.' pi- '^TL'SS whifh I hri^luiiiitv li,.- uf late laa.ii; in Cliina,
there can In' iiu nmre authnritativi' witness than tin' Viccrev Clian;^-
chih-t'-nf^, wlici iv.ciilly .-tat."l that, a^s ceiuiiare.l witli liu.Mlii.sm and
Taoism, Cliristianily i> ii-w in the a.sceii'fuit.
Such result- as these are cause for profouml thaid^fulness.
]^)Ut far beyond what lignres can record is the intUionce for
<'ood which ha^ ijone forth. in China the friends of the
missionaries niiiy be (onnt.d by millions, and far bi-yond
ihe^e "re million-; more who are lieginning to reeojinse a
'■'»^*KI;N,X(; THK XATIVKCIIIMSTIAVS 250
sotnotiun.^ outsulo th,.,r horizon win,-),, under ,h. „iv,„o
^p,, w„l lead then, al.o to .tretei. ,„a then- handl ^Z
Thoiirrh fiillv reeo.rnisin" tlic littl i- ^ ■
con,.red wuh ; hat ,;:.edr^ b a vrr;'''r "'';'''
I'Ut another test has heenappli,.,-- the test or persecu-
V ,;■'"" """■"■"""■—nt nf Missions in Chin, t e
•^ . an, or n. n.„re n.dern history the trials otl^
AJbiyenses or the n,u.,aore on St. Darthulnnu.ws I,av
At present ,t is not possil,le to estnnate hnw nuuu- have
^ '"" — ;„"-,--I l-lred and ternhle sumn-in,s
^v!ueil the native Christians have had 'tu^
lldiure
llH. <ul!,.w„,.,.xtraets tr.an Dr. M„rri.on's llnilln.. later
awful:- ' ''''''^' '' <'■'■'"-% that is
ThK M.VSSAC,!K of XaTU-K CUUISTIANS
/^. (kill the d..vi].._„:;;^ ::':'; ':;;;:::^"' '^-/^--s-.a^ ..«.
;— in, the .atno CIniJ; ;:r;^:;;';";i I'"""^'' ""• V'^'
h.mu-.. Thn first l,nil,i;,,- to 1 .„ ^^ f '''"'" '" "'"''
'" '"-.V 'iu.rt..r.s of the citv. in k1 t .uo^'l " f """^ ^^'""^ "^
-.-i-niiu uiL most dealeunif,' uproiir, the
2 GO
MAi;TVi;KI) MISSIOXAKIKS
Tuir^'-tali.; cif I'la t ( '.itlir.livil -l.nl ll.iiii. > intu tlu' >ky. Tin- "M Oeek
Cliiucli ill till' UDitli-tu-t ol' till' city, tin; l.diulou .Mi.-Biou Imililiii.us,
the liiiml-iain' pile "f tlif Auieritaii I'.cianl .Mi->iuii, aii<l \h>' t-iitiiL'
Imeii^ii VmiMiii.^>' Ijcloiiyini,' to the Iimim rial Maiiiio Cu.stoni- in tli.'
eii-l rity tiUMin! thinil",'hn\it tho iii!,'lit. It w I- an .■ipiiallili^i,' >i;^lil.
(tn liir l-'ilii i.-'iii- |i,Litir~ s>. II- -I nl oui l.y tin- Aiiin lean and
i;u--iaa Lrua'.iiiu- in llic niuruing, and by tin ■ I'.iiti-li and (ifinian
Lf-iliuns in tin- at'U'rnoiin, to save if popsibh' native/ Chii-iians I'roiu
the liiinin.; Miin> arniiiid thi' Xan-t'an:^. Awful sij^liln wiai' witncsfrd.
Wuiiun an I chiliinn Inakod to I'ii'cui', na-n trussed like fowls, with
iiosis and cars cut olf and I'ycs ^ougtfd out, Cliinoso Christians
auconipanitd the ndiid'^ and ran almut in tin- lal'vrinlh of network ol
streets that I'iiiiied tie .|iiaitrr, callin.u ujion the Christians t<> eonie
out from their liiding-plaie-. All tlirou,f,'h the ni^lit tin- massacre had
continued, and Boxers were exeU IiuW -lut rel-lianded at their bloody
w ork.
( )ii Jnni- M'l a j-itlv I'l twenty fintisli, ten Anierieaiis, and
live .lapane^e, wiih r-miie volunteers, and aecoiniianied hy Lieutenant
Colonel Sheha, the .Ja]iaiiese uiilitaiy attache, patrolle<l tlie east city,
visitin;,' the ruins in the liojie- that some Chrifrlian nii>,dit yet he in
hidiiiL?.
I'.iit to our calls everywhere no reply was yivtii. Refugees, le.w-
ever, limn the east city had niana^^ed to e.-cape miraculously and lind
their v.ay, niaiiv "i them wounded, to the forei'^n Lei,'ations, seekin'4
that ])r!)terteii and hiiinanity that was denied them hy their own
pe.,ple. A-- the [latinl was passin;^ a Tauist 'I'eiiiple on the way, a
noted lioxer nu'eling-piiace, crii s wete heard '\itliin. 'I'l'.e teiiii'le was
forcibly entered. Native Christians were teaind thei-, llieii hands
tied l.eliind their backs, awaitiiii,' exeeutinn and tiTture, >onie l.ad
ahea.iy been ]aU to death, and tlieir bodi.■.■^ wer-- till warm and
bleeding. All were shockinulv mutilated. Their tiem'.ish murderer.-,
wore at their ineantatioTis buinii.g incense before their gods, otl'enng
Chri-tiaii~ in >aeritie(- to their angered deities.
The Mun th.iL w.is unt eaiaiiud wa- lir"U-lit, up a-^.im next day into
play, and continued battering down the l-'u walls. The enemy were
working their way ever in-an-r to the lelugee Christians. Theii rage
to reach the Christians was appalling. They eui-sed tiii-m from nver
the walls, hurled stones at them, and threw -lielU n, explode (.v.-rhead.
Oulv, after the ;irmi.-tiee, when we leeeivi-il tlie I'lkiii'l dar.iH'. did we
lind that word to burn out and ^i lughter the cnverts had ome frutn
the highest in the land.
Tla; liio id" jiL-isfeiiiiiiii kiiniii-il -li i'.kiii^ .spraii^' ti]i
aliiiosl siiiiuhatirotisly lliiiuiLrli lliusc ji.iit.s id' Cjiiiia wlieiv
('OX(Kl;XI\(; TllK XATIVK ('iriM^TIAXS i^,,,
In ol.d,.„c. to oni... i„ son.,. ,a..ts, U.0 ..,,iU connn. J;::,
.^1 la-,,st,uns .o put u,. o„ ,h,.i, ,,,„„,, n p„].li,. .vc.nta.um,
■ O.S ,,f , ,.„,,..,,y .,Hi i„„l,al,U- „r ,,,;. ,,„,,,, ,„„,,^
Im, ■!. H..,sters won- s„„^l,t n,- !.,,! I.,,,. ,„,,,,,„,!.. .„,.
-I"'>-u^lycop,e,l.aM.l.ni.l...| l.v tlu.., ,„ .„,.,. districts,
"H-WSU.V. ,on,Hron, lM,n,,. ,,, h,,,,,,. j,,,,„,|,,,,^_ ,,,,„;
IK- aii.i killiim- wilhoMi ,a,.,,.v.
I" Ta.-yuan-lu Ua. eity ;:,.>,. uvre closed l,v Vn-hM,.„'s
""I--, tha, non.. nuuI.L ,.s,.a,„.. Tl,ai some haVe m.ant.d
MHl^-l. AIa„y,as I'eter of .,M. w,ll uv.,, l„u,., ,.„Vl^-
-I-"'---' l-c-ause tlioy Lave, as 1... did. d.,,],.! ,!.,.,; L.,,d
•■nt. nana- otl.ers lum. I,.,.,, '• tortuml, not accepting d,.i,v..r-
•"";•• "-^'"'■viu,,duol,iain a l.Hter resurrection.- Wl.ile
-.<■!. HdlennKs and lo.s cannot l. ..„n,..n,,laU.d .vnl
.rea an,n,s,oi'la.a.tMhed..cpc.,lo.,n.ortLs^^^^^
, ' :,'^' "; t"V""' '"■"—'' ^aitldul tc.tin,onies
na\ (' 111 iii:'4iit tn ( .od.
Tlmt ll... reader n.ayl,e onal,l,.d to appreciate tla. rcali, V
'•'^^-■-'ll ;■'--' •l-la'-nrs and patient snlierin^s
omc n! lie n„ss,„nancs ^.l,o i.avc ,l„o,„i, week. „„d
'-"tl.s .,1 anxa.iy and dan.,.- dnrin, the >v,.ent c
l-ved,,.eno,deiaH,dn.ness,,t.,.,.,,,.^^
Aslar aswe know, KM.r S, of H,, Tlnn^-tun. Clmrc
-- the h,.t nat.veChri.tian aUack..! l,y the i;„xers i
^a-s. J[ewas.ve,lknowntoaIlasapr„nnnen,rhri>
lurch
11
ian leader, and was
riiiieli l)eh)V('d liv i
■' "laii of a heautilnl ..pirit. }{^, ^^as
"' "li-sionarics and Ciu.n-h niemhers.
';' I" ^'T"7 r'"'"'-' '"'""'"' """ ''^" ' --^^l-tl"-u.t in ,Iie
•-1-. M-h.eh, lu.u-ever. had n„, p,„ved fatal. Moiv recent y
we ha\c heard ihn! 'dl tl, I'l ■ ,■ ■ , nuniiy
beenkdl.. 'V , the Christians n, his villa.ue have
J^^i K.ii. .„., ,,„.,, ,„„„,,^ destroyed, hat we do not know
whether Wd,.rM and old i'astor.Sa,., who had .one there
%%ore anioiiLT Hir- n-imher. When Mi., i,- i. .; '
M-. When Mi.s Krenrh was pass
passing
L'G'J
MAKTVKKI) MISSION AKIKS
tlii'dii;,']! HiuiLj-timu, alUT liayitii^ lu'cii ii(>t('(l dut uf Kic-liiu,
Killer S' wrote her a Ictli'r-, licin;^' imalile In cciul' liecuiiso
of his woiuiil. 'The Inllow iii'4 is an extrart: —
I.tiln- <■/ Kl.hr N/ ^. Mif< /•'. /•'. /•>.■;!. /i
IV.U'o to ynii, resjicrtfil mul lovoil tfiielRT, I'Viii,'. On tin,' ITtli
Toilg-sicii-st'IiL; lircillLjlit luu VdUr h-tti'V, tlic culitillt.-" nl' wliirli wnr
precious. I little tiioiii.'lit tliut yon wfif in ^iicli troutili',' miil lliat in
a few ilfiys you nio lca\ iiiu'. Al.is ! it is iinpossilile t. r us lo i.n, .unl
■ipp yciu oir, hut we ran only willi one litMrt ]iinv Inr \on. May tlie
Lord ^;r;icMimsly i^ive you a iicaielul jcauiiey to Kn^;laiiil. Vou inu.-L
III' very carctul on tlu' road. Kuiuonil'er us in our trilmlatioiib. 1
will .see to the aM'airs of the Ojiiuni l.'eluLies a.s you :i-k in vour letter.
My wound 'm .1 little letter when I have nothini.,' to tiouMe ine, but
as .soon as there is troiiMe it -\m11s a^jaiu and is worse. Jlut it is no
matter, do not trouble yourselves about it.
I liave al.-o received tlie letter and silver liv.iii Mr. Woodroll'e fitmi
the 1 and of Tonfj-sien-scnL'. I certainly must send a man to lo(jk
for hiai and do all I can to help him. We thanked the Lord much as
soon as wo heard that Mi-. Lutley was a little fetter, and we hope lie may
soon be conii)letely re.-tored, and that tlie Lord will make mm nuite
strong again, so that he may a; 'id to all the tnatteis of the (,'lnireli.
. . . Peace to Mr. and Mrs. Dreyer, Mi>s (launtlett, and all the other
ladies, also to the little itliildren.
There are four of the la'ethren looking after the Mission premises
at lIung-tiniL,'. In th.at city tlere are four j)lace.s when? tlie Btixer.s
(Ta-tao-liuei) are drillin.'. Not a lew rhil.lren in their teens
are jiractisim: the art. And not only in llung-tung, but in other
places. At C'hao-ch'eng the mandarin has ordered the (!hristian^ to
forsake the religion and wor.-hip idols. No <loubt .severe persecutio!i
has arisen in every ]ilace. We do not know how the Lord will
arrange for His lamb-. I'leasi' let me know anything that is to bo
done.
May the Ahniglity give you peace at all times in all circum.-tances.
Amen.
Signed by Pastoh Sn.vo. Ki.Dicn Si (the writer of the letter).
Kmiku Fan. C'riANc-siDN-sKNt; d'ao ts'uenl
I)uriiiL; llie reign (d' lerna- in .Sjian-si no one lias *\n\ni
more noLlo service lliaii C.-c.-li., wlio lias for some time
been enj^a^'ed by tlie Swedisli Ali.ssion. Ho is one of
tlie oldest Christians in the jnovince, a man of eon.sider-
able ability and strengtli of cliaia;ter. At serious risk to
' Tliey had lieeu rioted and eoinpelled to li-j,ve. Sec p. 101.
■ - 1^
C(JNiKi;\i\(; Tin.; xativk christians 26:?
liis (,\vii 111,- li,. |i;is laliuuivil ahuii.lantlv In a.-,sif,t tlin>,. w],,,
were in ilisiiv^s. |„,il, iijiiivcs ami tnrci-iieiN. Thou-h in
safety wlirii |„. I, a, I (irst crosscl tn Sh-n-si. Iif srv.T.il'tiiiiL-.s
'■'''"""''' '" 'III' I'i"viii(r u| S|,aii-si, wlin,. tu 1„. kii.nvn as a
• 'liiNtiaii was aiiiicst as mil. h as lii, jif,. was umhIi.
When tlir SwimII-Ii Mi^m..,, wviv ..Mi-,.,| u> l^avc (see
\K -L') llicv I, •II ill iliis man's caiv a (dnsiilcial)l(! suiii <jf
money to Iifl|. any win. mi-lit lir in mr,l, Wnh this I„.
WIS ciialilcd tn ..i-^'anisc a sccrt'l service ami -is,, li,.!]) i„
""t •' l''^^- •'^'"'■li '■' "iir ivlial.le inlurmatinn ha,. Keen
iil>tainc(i ihrmii^h thi■^ >'iiiree.
Stuff moit coneernin;, Monnj hjl in Slmi,..u and Shen-si for Ih^ n.v of
t'.<r(ij,itiii Missiiitifiri'H nf thi- forvu-r l'roi\i>ce.
';y Mr. I'.r.-M
r.-r.-ll, oMer of ll„. V Wnmli. wa>, ,„. ,mV l,..ivn,- M,;in-si
t.Mtru>t..,l Willi £200, ,,,.„t of «1,„1, has 1m. n u.ol lor lia- cuiront
.■xiHiis,- ,,f tl„. Mam.,,,, of tl„. Su.,li.,l, .M,,,M..n ill Clnna, uImuu
'JI7(> l..-in4 !..|t. ('.-,•.. 1,. was iii.stnutr.l to assist any niissi„i,ary
ill ca-|. ol need, an. I lia.l l.olV.r,. mv ({..[aitiin. fioin Shen-'^i .■ilrc-ulT
.■n,i.l..y,,l .£(;,, inr tl,:,t imipn^,.. M ,, | ). K.iv l,a\an- iv-iv.-.l £3U
un.l Mr. Lml..v I':!,) ,„■ s,.,a,.tlM„^,' ,„.„■,.. il,.i,l,.., -lav,- in,s..en.'ers
lia.i 1.....,, . 1, ■>,.., ;,1„.,1 n, Si-,l„,w, r,i,.,l,;ui-l,i, an.l T', ,i ■ vuari- lu
to hiul out uh, ;!,ri- any ii,i.-.H..n.ii ir> u.rc lii.lin^ ,„ tho.<e (listri.'ts.
an.l HI that . :i-,. wli.-iv, aii.i ia wlial .•iri'iii„,stai,ce,s \Vl,ik- thesJ
iiie.sseii.L;(.r..< w..i-e out C'.-c.-li. mot in,, at Si-an, and was then- by th..
Scandinavian AllianciM.ntru>t(.d witli £1-15 more for tli(. .s'liii,. t.uii.o.,.
and Irfton ,[„ly ;> i lor Slian-.-i, t.,,L;,.il„.r vvitl, Cliiao V.-k.. ,.van^^•Ii.n
in I-.'.lii. Thf.M. tw., men intend to a^.^M^iatr witli thrni.flv..s sonic
tni-slwortl.., Chri.slians, an.l with tli.ir h, 1,, a,-.M-t as n,ai,v a-. i,.,s.sihle of
thy p.Tsenite.l nii^.^ioiiai ies out of Shan-si into Shen-si,' the Governor
ot whi. h im.vni.v has jn'oniiseil to pr..t,.ct and .'.en.I on to the ceast any
relugecs that nn^;ht cme on t.. his teriitory. The J.lan was to he-m
witli the j.arty IV..in K'n wii, which wen- in hi.lin- in tw.) different
plaee.s, ea.4 an.l M.uth.ea.-t ..f that . ilv, tl,e o.x;i.;t l.),-alitv hei,,.. known
...nly to .aie or tw., Christians. Afnrwar.ls tliev w.,uld act accordin-
to the news rcc. ive.l at the han.ls of the men sent nortli. In casj
s.,iiu' missionaries shoui.l succee.l in cro.ssin- the Yellow River without
having met this "relief expclitimi," and airiv,- at Si-an short of
n,oney, a sani ..f fTO was ,,m in the Bank tlure hv the S..andi-
naviaii Alliance, the cheiiiio-buuk heini,' left in the ' hand,s ,.f nn
201
M.\!,i \ i;i:ii .\!h--ii'NAi;ii;s
Kvaiini'liJ't, lull HjH!cml iirr:mj;i'infiitK Iwiu;,' imuli' tluil tliib muDcy c'liM
nlilv Im' iIi.iwii Iiv !i riilt'ii.lii'1 ill jx'iv-oii uinl imt 1>v ,i iiativi'.
Ill \icw dt llir ln'iivi; way C.-cli., in iIh' pm^ti uiiun
<M his liiitliliil M-i vice, lias I'an'tl I'rolialilc ilratli, llic Inllciwiiii,'
extracts tioiii liis testimony pivi-ii :it a l''iii;,'-yati,L;-lu Con-
feri'iiCf ill I><SG, ami jiriiitrd in /A<//.s «;/ iSUminj iii Jnlund
CliitKi, an- sMiitli ii-|>ratiiig liore :
Tmlimtiinj <>/ i'.-e.-h.
'• \\ Ih 11 i u:i.'< C'iKlitwn ytnrH <>U1, tlu- tlutUKlit (iftcn (Mine, ' M. ii
imist liii', after (Ifiuh wlun- <l'p they (.'o?' 1 \\i\» wntrlicl ilir..u),'li
this I'l-ar of tifiitli. . . . Warn jiucced on, and 1 liuanl Mr. 'I'lirnrr
rircac)iin^' from tliu woi-iIk, * li ia a|ipoiiitetl unto men once to tlio, uml
.iflLT tliir- till' jml^;iiiiiit.' This K-eiiiPil vtry awliil tn nu'. aii'l incn-
ami mere iliil I fear (Kalli. He wtnt on to tell \i it ur w in;.! lo
escape the nrih-al of the jiid^'iiicnt day we must 'trust JesUf.' 1 "iilv
reliuiiilicr thi'se two words, I'lit they were eiwuigh. . . . Ever .-line
ill it tiiie- I h.i\i' h.id I'eicr, and the fe:ir cf ih-.ith ha« Hone.'"
Till' t'l.lli.wiiii,' li'iir i'tlcrs will .-Imw lln' nnlili' Mrvicc
III' has iri.1 iilly ivniln-nl : —
LiTiiat lo .Mil. lui.Ki. rit"M C.-i-.h,, wiiiirii at Si-an,
Shell-BJ, .1 Illy :!(;
1 heai-d a riimour that in T'ai-yu.in, nn i)i. litli of the 0th moon
i!)lh .hilyi, thitty-scvcn fniciijners and thiilv ( iiiiic.:-i- wen- iiiass/icred.
I h.ai- llr.'ird lIlr^.-llHi- |i-|ii.ll llnlll tl\i. lllllrlrlll y.^nl•II^. I i.lllllnl
vouch \\il.lll. I lili- IllllinUl 1- Illlr ■'I IH'I.
1 Selll '!' an-k lllf,'-ll" In L,-" 1" l\'u-\MI, i'illg-yailg, lillll^J-IUIlL,', 11(1-
cheo, Keii-cii.'iu, .'uid 'I'ai-yuau to obtain iiifoniialiini \^lIll iri,Mr(l
to all the dilfereiit iiii->ion;iries, I also .«ent I^iii-sjin to a-rcrtani .it
Ki-eliau, Si-i hau, ;iti'l 'I'a-iimt; w illi i'ei,';ird t" ti. \\ lien-aliouts and
n.uditidii i.f tlie iiiis-iniLiiK-. I also heard tliil ih.- Ili'Ners have now
a Hag and a imiri.riii, n]i'iii whirh are u i ill. n I'ur Cliiiir-r eh;u;u'tei>,
"I'"eng-idii inieh Ki.i'i ' dly liiipiii.il aiithmity dr-lmy thi- leligioii.
The (IcAiiiiMr i,i Shaii-.-i i-aud .a pnielainalinii |(j ].. i-iriit. the
rhn:-tians and get tlnlii lo (h.aiige their religion.' If they do not
iliangc, calaiiiity will come njion ilieni, their lives will he lost and
their hfinses destroyed. Ih' hi- mniiii.'indrd .all llii- magistrates to
■del the Christians to change tlieii irligion on ]i.iiii ol' losing life and
jiroperty, and they are imt .illouad any apjieal to ihe magistrates.
Many of the III igi.-trates are afiad ^f this, and ai'' de-iruus that the
' Sic ji. 31.
( i»\(i;i;\i\(; tiik n ativ!'; < him^tiaxs i^t;.;,
( luisliaii. -li.iiil.i VMilr ;i |.,ip.r .-viyiM',' lliiit tiny liavf u-.ixil lo jpiacliM-
Ihc ivli),'i(iii. The iiia^'i-tniliH hpiiik t" liic i>fi>«oiiiilly in ii very
fiiiiiilly way; Iml lli.' (iov. iin.r Ims ^ivfii llu' lioxiTs lihurty to kill
the ChriHti.'ins, K«iir hmi'lml lioxt-w Qn; scouring the (uuntry on
lini>,U,k, mill jiri'xMinf,' the nin{,'istrat»fi to oraiat thoni ti» ft-rret out
all Chrisiiati- rmd iiii|uiiTT-^, that tiny may citlu i 1m' t'ui, d ti. riiaiit
iir I"' uniiiiricd.
Oil the Ith vi the Till iiiouii .Iiily 21)) I intriiil to ri'tiiiii to
Siiaii-si aii'l vi^it Ho-l-iii, K'uwu, ami i''iii« van;,', ami .-n- aliiml the
niis-ionariin in tins.' |ilaii-. I have f^ivcn the I'iiit,'-yaiig nii.vioiiai iis
ik L' 1(», ami given .Mr. iJuman Kay tis. iiOO ,t'20). I wrote a letter lo
Ml. inineaii Kay, njiying that if he wanted any more he rouM ohtain
it hy .-••II liii',' t'l 111..
Mr. aii.l .Ml . Kay an.l chiM, Mi. .M.Kie, Mirw-^ ( 'ha|.iiiLii ami Way,
(fix in all, ail' ilwilliiig in two |,la(V.-< ; Mr. ami Mrs Kay ami elniil
are liviii;,' HI the Vi rh'eiig h>ieii niountain.s ami the two lailie.i ami Mr.
.MeKie nre in the Kiaiig chau luountain^. If you wii-h to know wheru
lliev aiv. til.' K'li-wu el<ler, H.-k., will tell you.
.\i il.. 1 111 iheiv are three military M. A.. s wh.. aiv knoun to Ik-
i-lroii;; .>iiii|...rl. IS of the IJoxein, ami tli.i-e are Koiiie lioxerM Ironi
Shan-totif,', wholi.-ne taken pos.«es.sion of our ehapel at Ho-t>in, ami tiny
,ir.' instni.iin;,' iwi iity or iliirty lioyti in the Hoxer art. One of the
luilit.iry t'rnluit.s, named Chang sheo-ehonir, is resj.onsihle for the
iiiunl.r ol .Mr. .Mi('onnell. I have xeiit iii. ii {>> i. II the Christians in
.Shan-.-i lo leave their homi.-an.l ;,'o jut,, ili,. ..iimtiy, an.l ih.i-e near
Sheii-si to 1-ros.s over iiil.i thai jiiovimc.
KxTi:.\<.'T.s I itoM ,1 l;i.:Tri:i{ wihtti.n r.v C.-r.-ii., Si-.\n,
■io .Mi;. l"oi.K.i:, ilateil Au;,'u~t I 1, l!»nO
On the ;il.-l ol ,lulv 1 r. lunied iVoni Si-aii lo Slian-si, and I sent
mes-seiigers to imiuin- iiiLi tli.- alfaii-s of the Cluuvii at llung-tung,
tIo-ch,iii, .•iiid l''iiig-\an;,'. Wli.n I arrive.l al my lioii-r 1 reoivrd
a letu-r I'roiii Huii.'-tuiig, .-ayin;,' that on .Inly ■_' I ill.' Mis-inn ]ire-
'iiise< al thai jil.uv wrvr Liirn ..1 dnui,. aii-i ni tli.- f..llowing day
^.luly -'i) the r'iiiL:-y.iii,:, Ki'li. -' ]i.,ii-.' ua,- liiiii.d down. 'I'iie
hospital and llu- leiilr.l Ii.ju^c wire ii.,t l.uii...|. They t....k -Mr.
l"eiig, wh.i .-n|.l u.- the ladies' li(m.-e, and killed him, and i.urne 1 hve.
of the hniii. s of the C'hi'i.stians, using vi(deiice to make lour of ihe men
worship id(ds, Kiying that if they did noi \\<.i-hi|. llieiii Ihiy w.aiM he
<'Ut to pieee.s. The (!hri>tians til, u siiught llu' piote'lion of lli,- local
otticial.s. Til., olliri.al ei.iniiian.lid ihem l.i re. ant, .-iml tli.'y tliere-
njion WM/le :i pajier saying thai lliey wuuld di. so. Tlii' Jioxeis then
oidere.l (hem to draw lots hefoie i!ie idol.s, and if the lot was upwaiils
tiiey woulil coii.-ider ihal they were sineere in recanting; lail ii' u was
downwards they would consider thai they were not sincere and would
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.M.VKTYl;!J) ML,.SlOXAi;il-:s
liill tlifiu. Oiu' ("iristiaii lli.u woivhijipeil idols .•>ihl diiw lot.s fm-
tuiintely I'lit.iiiiiii. 'hf upwiinl UjI, ami so escapi-l.
I'cuw Cliri>tiaii.- wfiv killed in the teiii].lr (.f Van. (in the we.-I
of till- l"i-n ii\er, near l'iiij,'-yaii,i,', lln- j'eniilc rn>.' up and <^>>\ hold
of all Ilie Chii-tian men and woiaen, and v.ilii a knife lait a eross
on their fnvheads, and tlhv afteiwaids tnituiv 1 lliem liefure killinf,'
thciu, tlnMwiii.i; their Imdir^ into the Fen r' er. 'J'he nuuiher id' those
who iierislied here is unknown, d'lie \ illap r~ then cle>lioyed all tlieir
T 'o;iei'lies a; 1 lionies.
'I'll.- (.'hrisiians of lluii.ti-tuni,' and Chao-cli'eng lisien, hotii male ami
female, have eseapeil to the Yo-yaiii; hills . ast of the jilain, and were,
to^'etle with the luuu.in < 'atholie, C'hri.-tiin-, to the .luml'er of fiur
or iivi . audred in oie- plaoe ; hut we do not know whether any of tho
iiativi' (diristiaiis '"I'oni llung-tun.t; or (.'hao-eirenj,' have heeu killed
or 11' t.
.My own home ha> I'eeii looted. 1 have in eon.-enueme tak. n my
whole family to Si-an, harely e-(M|iinL; wilh our live--. I have lieeu
unaMe to a-eerlain the nundie-r of f)rei_'ner.^ and natives kUled in
Tai yuau-f,:. The two me-Mii_:.;ers sent were afraid to juoceed, and
returui'd ; and 1 have now sent other two men the ,-e.' .nd time to go
to Ki-ehau, Ta-ning, ^'ong-ning-chau. tvo men to Ku-wu, to take
silver to .\Ii-. Dune.an Kay, and to see whetln-r he wishe.s to leave oi'
uot. 1 >enl a teleL,'iai:i speakini,' of the huniitii,' of the P'in,Lr-yant,'
premises a short lime aL:o.
The I'lel ■ri i,f ru-rhow Fu, returnin^' from T'ai-yiian-fii, Froii.^'ht
a foreign child ; se.x uidvUown. We do na kno\', to whom the child
belon.i;~.
In Slu'n-si there has u(.l heeii sutlliient rain, atid I very muili fear
tliat there will lie a famine, and do not know how the pmuer ( hristiaas
will lie aliie to get ihrougli.
I wrili> tlii.-- litter wii'a tears; and my lamily, after lieai iiig the
new- detailed ahove, Wriv anahle to eat for three days. Should there
he any further new.- 1 will write again. In :'han->i tlie natives are
prohiliited from writing to foieigiiei-, and any I'ound doing so will he
killed williont mercv.
Li;ni;i: ii'"M t'.-c.-ii. to .Mit. Fui.kk, dated Si-an,
Viigust 22
'idle liidiiig-Tilaee of Mr. and Mr-. Duiiean Kay of K'u-wu Ins hocoiii ■
known. Some loe.il nhels, piet.'iidiiig to he r,o\ers, captured hiie,
and are liolding him to ran-om. We are not aware of their e.xael
location, though wi' lia\e lieaid thai tiny are >till ali\e. Flder Shang-
kuan ami the lAange'i^t, Kin-yu-huaii,' of K'u-w;;, liavc, liad to lice,
' For portraits sec Ca dng p. '-i) 1.
CONX'ErvNIXa TIIK XAi'IVE CHIIISTIAN'S 2G7
aii'l We li;u'.' no kiiowli'il^i' (jftlnii- w licrr.-ilinut.s, tlic rrl'ure wi' iiavc no
iiuMiis (it I 'iiumuiiicatioii willi Mr. Ihnicau Kay.
Willi rcgaril to Mr. McKicaml tiiftwD lailii'.'^, Mis-^es Cliapinaii and
Way, tliryaro in liidinj; in llic K' inj,'-li~icii monnlains, and tlii-y are
still iiiidi.xcoVLTcd ; I'Ui, alas I all lii,' ( Ini-lians liavo liad tn ili'i- lo
otlKT places, anil we havi- iin nnc to take silver to tlirin. I li.ive
already entered into net;oiialioii-. vv itli -eveial Moljaniined.ans i4' Iv'ii-wu
to undertake the res|iiiii~iliiiiiy of liringinj,' up Mr. .MrK i.' and the two
ladies to Si-au, .and havi- pronii>ed them lU. -tno I'l.r doini^' so. '1 he^
are now takini,' steps to aeicmipli-h this eiitl. I have also .sent Jlr.
K'ia(j to lake lis. 50 and hury il in Idder 's lioiue. Hesideji
this, there are siill tls. .'iO of .Mr. Kay'.-- lyinj,' there.
(Ml the 7th AuL,'M~t the ' l.nciiHjr < I' Shan-si fYu-hsieii) issued a
jiroclaniaiion ordeiini,' the people in every town and villa;,'e lo practise
the ]U)xer arts, and now all are pi'acli-ini,'. The pi'rseeution.s <d' the
native (.'hristians in S]ian-si are imieserihahle. The Roman Catholic
church at lvian;,'-idiau was hurned down on the 14th Auj^'ust, but the
Mission premises tVnni K'u-wu on to ynn-ch'eng are still int art.
All of the Chri-tians al l"ing-yangd'u ha,.' received an otlicial paper,
which tlcy ,are reipiirerl Ui )ia. te \l]< oul.-ide their ih.Kjrs, intimat-
ing that thi'y h.ive lenouneed ('hri.--lianily. All ihe liomes of the
Christians ana imjnirers in and ai'ouiid i' ing-yangd'u liave heen Imnied
or destroyed. We know lliat I']lder Ite-i,' living we.~t of the l-'eii river,
and the jiostman Chang-hiia-t'ing, .ilsn \\\.) ( hi i.-tian.-, a man and liis
wife, of K'iao-t.s'uen, have been killeil. We also he.ir thai several
otliers have been killed, Imt we ,ai'e not certain as to their names.
The wives and daughters (jf the Christ i.ans have been shamefully
treated and tortureil. Several Christians al the village of Fan-t.s'nen
near llung-tung have been killed, but we have not had a list of their
names.
In the two provinces nf Shan-.~i and Sheii-si there lias not U])
to the ]ireseiit been ,1 general raintall : and should the peojile lie
unalili' to s(jw wlie.at this autumn, there is likely in be much lawdess-
iiess and dis<irder in these two provinces.
Rejiort.'^ regarding the 'i'ai-vuan ni.a— acre vary. Some say that,
forty-two foreigners w<'re killed, and oilier-- thirty-seven; also with
reg.-ud to the native Christians, some say that one hninlred were killed,
and others say forty. The nies.sengers ha\e not retnrie-d to give mi!
definite news about Si-chau, Ta-uing, !-"en -chau -fu, and \'ongiiing
Cli.ui ; but :i re|Hirt rearhes nie ih.ii f.iur of the .Sj-ch.m missioiiariiw
are in hiding in the hilN.
At jin.sent I dare not veiilnre to my home in Sh.in-.-i. My e.inie.st
prayers , ire going u]i to (e.d ih.il He will speedily -lay ills hand, and
ble.s.s and jirotect Ilis people iii Slian--i.
' Si?e portrnit faei. -' p. 2113.
31AiiTVi;Ei» MlSSi(»XAi;iES
i;\Ti;.\(Ts Ki:..M A l.inir.ii \w;nTi:N i;y r.-i;.-ii.,
Il.iiu Si-all, (111 S'.-ptfIliliri i:i, liioii
1 I'-L,' tu si'tnl \uH liir li.li(, Willi,' (k-i;!ils of ill.' Mltiniii;> of the
foivigiici-s aii'l nalivt' Chri.--ti;in> in >h,in--i : —
I li^'Vr liffli iiiiaMi- to liml ciiil uliiic liir iMiritjiiris of Vuii^-
Ililig liavc Lfoiii: til (Ml. ;iiiil Mrs. ()l;ii 11;. At ili.m-i tin- two ladic-
{Mi--c.-; Wliil.-huidi ami Srartll; ,iii.l niiuy nf ilir iiati\.' Cliri.liaiis
liavr Iktu killed, aii'l many 1ki\c had In lit r. 'I'luir liou.-t- liaxc all
ticeii ili'stinyrd. 'I'lic Miir.ri:ii,'s of the Cliri.-tiaiis at K.'i-li.-iL-n and
Sii-koii lia\i- I'l'cii j,'Mni. '' ii.' iliii-.' ladir.-; (Misscf: J-'. K. Natliaii,
K. M. Iliayr-iuau. and M. K. N.uliaip at Ta-niiij,' liavclin'ii killrd,
ti.i;,'; lliiT witli ii\ri' li-n iif ill.- ('lui.--tian.-, and ^oiiw of llii' liuUsit; liavi;
feiii liui'iicd and hiIkts loMicd.
Mf. and Mi~. iVal and tin i,- Iwn iliililren ami tliu tun ladius,
Mi~M'.~ l)ii'i.-i.ii ,ind linin, hid aw.iy in the nioimtain.'^ lor ovi-r twenty
das-, ,aii 1 allriu lid.- wen- cjaptiiivd by tliu llo.xci;, who wriv ahout t"
kill thrill, wlirn tin- nia!,d.~liatu at Si-r!iati, hrarini: '•( llii>. ic-iiU'd
lli.iii, and ]iiit tliLiii in ]iii-iin Im- .-.Mial day.s 'llicy wiir then
ciiinrvid iindt/i- anvst to 1' in^'-yaiif,' an! froiii tiu-ir tu Ivii-wii.
A; Ki:-\\ii till y li.iMW 111 ll-. In finin thr niai;i.<trati-. and ]iiiii:ui'ded
as fir as the Lian^c .slii-kii .M. nii -fd Aidi in the Aid.eii nmiintain;,
where lliey were overtaken i \ Ku-wu iloxei,-, and .all .-i.\ \m le killed.
The two nii.s,sioiiariis at Vo-iaii;^ i.\[isMs. llaiialt and WuodroM'e)
h.ive liolli lost their li\.-. Mi. llaiialt ilied i.f sirkne-s and ]iri\atioll
at T'aii_i,'-rliVii-. Di. 11, welt, of ^'ll-\vll, w.is hidden hy the oliirial,
hut We do lint know whelhi r I'l 711.1 he is .-till li\in,i,'.'
Mr. and Mr-, iiiiii.aii Kay ,and child, of Js u-\mi, ^^ ho were hidiiij,'
ill the village of Uuanj,'-iiane-, were eaiitnred ly loial Doxers. Mr.
Kay promised them lis. Joou (i'l-lO) if tlieii- live- were s]iared. No
one w,,- allnWed t.i -. e tliiiii. On Auvn-l IT Mr. Kav went alone at
nijht In ,1 Chrislian hnine in K'li-wii and sjieni a d.iv, and at .i.irk
he hastily ivtiirn.d tn the vi;ki,i,'e in tin- hill,-.
-Mr. MeKie and the two ladies, Mi.-ses Chajuiiau and Way, were in
hiding in the home of a native Christian in one of thu valley.s of the
Kiang-hsieii monntaiii.s, and they were still unmolested. 'I'he Mi-sion
preliii-esat Kll-WU have lieell loote'd, smile of the homes of iho Ii.atives
ha\i' .ilsii lieeii Innii-.l aiid nilieis liiiiiied. The eliap 1 at i'liij; y.iiii;
lias lieeli burned and the h'i-]iital Innled. The jiomisi- at \'\[t
cli'eiig, Kie-cliau, and I-slu li,i\e been ]i!iiniiiiid bv rnbbers ; I iil
thoiifjli the Christians have- .-lUll'ered some ]ier.seeut ion, thidr houses have
not been destroyed, and none liavi- lost tlieir lives. The Mission ju'e-
111 ises anil the Iioiiks nf ovei' twenty Christian familie.s at liunj^'-tung
iiave bei'ii burned, and over ten nt the (diristians killeil.
■ H" has -iu'c arrivid ,it Ifinkow.
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COXCKfiXixc T{£K XATIV?: CirniSTrAXS l)i;<)
Til.- in,-i«i>trat. at C\r.u,.rh\-u^^ I,us l.e.n verv rnnnllv, :,-l i.as
protectcl th,. ]iv..,< ;„„1 i,n,,„.,ty nl' tl„. Chri^iaiis. H. co„>„.aM,l. .1
the Clin.t.ui.s t.. k" t.j tin- rhy to iv,vivo tor l\mv pn,tc,.|i.m .■crtili-
cates ol ivrantation, nnd tl,-,v l,a> b,.,.,, no ,l,Mru,liou of ,,ro,„.rtv
or loss ot lifo thdv. '
Tl.r to,v-.,in- i- nitonnalinu ulii,_l, | ),av,. iv,vivcd, Imt I raniiot
g.y. ,uun. ,l,.taik 1 .ix,. ,1,,. follow,,,,' ,,a, tir.ilars reganli,,;; ,l,.,init..
iiiloniiatioii wliich I liaw ivcvuv.l al.ont l''iiif,'-yang ;—
'n''-lious.M.f\\;nn-liu,.i,,.,,,,aininf,riw,.Kx.n'.,,,is,ua.sl.iin,r,l,lov,,,
ll.r hou-.., ronta,i,,n- .■i^hu.'u rooi„s, l.elo„,Mn- to th,,. cvan^eli.i
.i-kin-lii «a. l.inn:.|, an.i ^u■ An ,„,t knou- wh.tli,,. h,. l,i„,-„.lf is <uU
liym- o, not. Ti,.- po>tn,a„, ClianLr-I.na, «as kill,.!, an.l I,i. hon<,.
"1 tin,. „,o„„ „a. l,„n„.d. I'a.lo,. So,,.- „f ti,- .a~t si,l.,i,.l, l,a,l ],is
■stal.le l,u„„..i. Lin-li„-,.i, tl... .looik,.,-!,..,. of tl,. ho-,„tal, l,a,l l,is
luHi^e ol v^•^h^, ro,,,,,. I„.n,r,l ,!own, Tl,r l,o„„. ,,| .1,.. r„ familv l,a<
also l,mi l„inie<l. IVh-lao-^i and his Can.ilv hav,- 1 r.n kill,.]' ioiir
p.-i-sons m all, and his l,ouso l„n.u,.d. Pi,.n-kin-l,an-< l„.ii-,. l,-i,'l„,.n
lmnn-,1. and at Kia-i-'nrn thr-.. I'an,ili..> l,a\,. had tlni,. l,o„.,.s l.nni.d
At. Lu-kuh-ts,„.n the li,ais,sof Kia-niro-.-h,.,!- a„.l T,ian->i-,a,, hav,.
lictin Ijiirm ,1 do\. n.
Ml. and Mrs. Yang-u,: -hu.m, of Vang-chao-, huang, w,-,,. li.d ,„,
to a po-t an.l hiifn-.l t,,,k.atli, Mr. H.^n-rl,', ngd,>i,,h\ of tho vilia-e
ot Kuh-.^ha,., has h,a,l his lioi,,,- l,,,,-,,,.,], l,„t it is not kn.,un what Id-
end n-as. Th.. home of Cl,:,ng-kin -pang has hvc-n l,ni.ni..l T!,,.
mother and danghl...,- of Wa„g-tM-niin- ,,f Si-n,i u,.,o killed ai^d his
huu.,.. l„u.n,.d. Th,. honu. of r,.„f-^yu was hnrn.d, and a!,-o that of
Ken-ni,ao.„a. M ,-. L,ii-k'ai jiinip-.l dowi: a w.-U a,„l was drown.d
At ki-kia-ch,iai,g l;v,. ho,,,,., wrre l,„ni,.,! and liv,' j.tr.ons killed
and at the village of T„an live i.,„Hes uer,. l„n„,.d and Ion, ,;,.,.,ons
;'"'■''• ■""• '"'■'"■ "f ll.ni-kiu-hna, of Ta,.-kia-rhuan..', has l,e,.n
Im.i.ed. .M,-.. la, of tlu- Village of Tong-n,i.j„n,p,d int,, th,. Ken r,v,r
Mr. ki,-i-s.in-n, ,,f K iao-t.^uen, l,as 1„ ,.n kille.l. Th.v,- p.isons in the
lanulyof \Vangdisioh-hi,ei ueiv kill,.!, and th,- hon„. Iniinnl Mr
\\.ang-theu-lin's fatlnr and mother were killed. Tl„. ni,,tl„.r ,,f
K iao-.siiidv,iai,, nf K'iao-kia-neii, was kill..d.
Th.-re are still manv other lamilie,- ,,i' ^^] i j,.i^,, „,, ,,.|j,,j,|,.
detail^ whi.h I hav,- n.,t n.eiitioned, hui th,. ahove a!l,.e,il,er mak,- a
total of tw,nty >ix jh-imius who have he, n killed.' Vei v ma!,v of the
Christians have heei, wilh,„it f,„„l and ,1,, thing sin.e th,. .-onimence-
nient ol the per.Mcntioi,, ami at th,- pr,...oiit time (S,.i,tei,il„.r V)'
ram l,a^ m.t yet fallen. The fhiiMJan- are helpK-.s, and ihn..,. who
have not heel, killed l,v Boxe,> uij! ,|„. ,,r fa,i,i,,e and r,,l.l 1 ],.„,.
ventured ,o take taels I'OO of the m,,,,, , v ],ieh w,... 1, fi in n,v
h.in.is ate! have >,.nt it to I'lngy.mg to 1„. di-tiilrated aniong.-t the
siillering Christians.
I am still living with my family in Si-an.
' Tlii> r.'f,.|s to ijiie stalini, tl'ing-yanL' .iiih.
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m.\!;tv!;i:i) .missiuxariks
llu.' f"in--in- IvlWvs i.il u. wh.il CmiIuI tiiurs of
sulliTiu- ih.. Cinnvl, nf Sl.aii-si i. ,,;,ssin- ihruii-Ii, and
l.-tily al-o tu tl„. l,,yalty of the wnLi.T and thosi; associalrd
with him. Manv utiirrs, wlm-^r names will im„m1,1v n(!V(T
1h' kn.iun, hav,. a> laithlully nilliil,.,! thai July whirh C.nd
liis apjimiinn.Ml ihmi, whether it he |„ -iorify" llini liy lile
"I- (lealli. ThiMiu'h w,. .'annot rrive many .leta'ils at present,
we aie Iha.ikfnl 1,, he ahh' to [.rint the l^.llnwin- letl.T from'
-Ml" i;va Fren,'li. wliieh hrielly re'cwnls a leu- faels indiealivc
of manv others.
CoNCDKNINi; SOMK Uf TIIK SlI.W-si XaTIVK CHRISTIANS
liy Mi.-s V.\\ I'kf,n\;h
It is ,1a,. t,i the Clin-iians ,„ Sh,u,-i ll.ia ih,. faithful aii.l bnive
"av ni whhli tliey l„;luv..,l sh,,ul,l 1,,. kiujwu t„ all. L,, „„. ,,„,.^j,
nr,-t ,.| ,,ur tw,, yeunj,' l„,ys at Kia-hiu. wh,., wli,-u w,. ^v,^■^ ,i.,tJ.l
.^t,„„l l.y us, wliil,. tu„ „lh,,r s.TVaiits wh,; were .i.,t Cliristims ll,.,]'
U,- w,T,. aukwanlly i.la.v,!. having n>, unv who cuM l,o sent t,j the
^am.ii t„ a>k l,.r help a,„l |,i„t,.,t„,n, so l.avin^- ,ieei,le,i that the
onlv way was te -o „urs,.lves, I t„ld „ur h,.v Clu-t'ai to lead u> f„-
we ,l„i not Kn,.w the wav. He le,l hnively on, an,! I t„l,l Ka-hu,'i f,
Mluw, i„r I h.jt n.s[,„Ms,I,l,. for ,l,e L„l, ^,,,1 .11,1 „ot Ilk,- to leave
hliii.
Later on in the .■v,.im,- th,. latt,T eaiue an,l a>ke,l t,i speak t,, me
''''■"'-'■ "' ''■^^■" ' " fl'inki.i.', tea.her, that I wnuM like to .n, with'
you lo i',a,-yaa-hi; 1 ktiow it may imimii I shall he kill,.,?, h„t I
w,,ul,l hk>. t.i <^<).'
When Hen ku..h-ehu letunu.l fruu his ..oIjM.rla-. w.„k in the vil-
la-.s that ,!av, h,- h,,ii.| what ha.l taken i.la,,', an.l ofh-ie.l to a,.,..,ni
puny u> t., l''iii-,van,-fu. This wa. just what 1 want.,!, lh,,u-.h I
seanev l,k,.,l to ask hin> thus ,„ r.sk Ins lile. He, h,,uever, havi.,.'
;.:!er,..| ..t hi> )r,.e w,ll, „, ^pit.. „r many warnings from fri,.i,.ls of hi'^
.n th,. ,-ny I ae,:e,,te,l u'la,lly, f,r I ha,l ,u, on,, el.e t,. lo.,k to, an,l
'h;i net hke the ,,lea ,.f hein.^' .-ntir-ly in the han.Ls of our escort
without some rehahle n.itiv,.. 11,. WIS so ^-oo,l on th,. >,,a,l ■uid
l.(--M,l.s riskm- his lit,, for us ,11-1 all 1,.. .ouhl f.r our ,.onif -n '
Miss II,,,s an.l I ha,l l„.,.n p.rnntle.i to return t,. th,. Mi.ssion
pi-, u,,~,.. w,!h an ,.-..,H.t lo .,-111,. up l,uMU,>s. an,l .■ath,.r a few thin.'s
to-..ti,er, t.. l,.av,. ihe next -lay. (lur ,i,.ar !,l!l,. M,s. Wan.- the o.ify
hnstian u„n,an lu Kie-hiu, ,.ai,e. to the hous,. aft..r the riot thiw
leltm- jicj.lo knou- that she was a Christian. Sh,. uas n,,t ashamed
She was very 4uiet. hut shed mitny t,.ars a.s she weiit ahout helpin- us
('0\("Ei;\I\(; THE \ATIVK CUKISTIANS L'71
•t tllill.HS Iiu.'ki^.l. Wll.it il'ls I,
lail 1
''■'•1 Mire tliat .-lif wnuM iirvii- ,!,.nv Iut I.:
•■'iiiif of licr \\i' (In i].,t k
lll.W I. lit
'Til, uiiii (;
will
never
TllL-Il let I
lie 1,11 ,,l
.■leciiuiit of iii,t ha
wlio, kii,,u
viiil; iMrive,! .■-iher i'.
Ilj: of oiir ilillieiilt
V oil
r .some ii;]i,-, oLciv,] us to .slmri
■' ^•"•- -•■-'•'■-. ^viiiei. ,n,i iw.sMi.i, ;,;::;;:,:" ':;n,rr
em^ anythm, of co,„.. 1 ,vill .l.are it witl, you. ' .ai,l IVaeon Wan-
'i ^^l^fr r;-"""-^'-';- ^^" '"*■' ^'' Ilu„,.tu„,, yoin^ to Si-diau
t" M'f wliut he coiiM ,1'. Ill Ihi.s w.u for Mr l',.,t
Other. oii;.,v,l ,o ,„„i hi,l,n.:,,l.,.. ,:,.,;.;„,, ,hi„ki„. r,ra
noli.eit what M.ks they wouM he rnunin,^ thelil^ei Ve.s. Mv hel„.r
M.S8 Joh,,M,„ an,l myseli to ,., ,o his ho,„e an,l hi.ie. Kh ler ILu
!--um oin-re, to hud places h.,r „s to hide i„ ,1,,. , ■hao-eh'en. di.t u^
U.lor( han.-ehili-lie,,,M,f the V,„,-ehV,,,.(-hureh looked usuplwiee on
the road as we were fleeing- fmin Shaii-.i, atid h.-lpe.! „s and others
witli money tliat liad heeii left him.
When we came to cro.s the Vellow K.ver he wanted to eall t.e'ether
lor our ,,roteetiou ten Chn.stians trom th,. l-'u-cheo-fu di.strict '^ W,.
re used t 1. o.ler, not wishin, to take the re.,onsih,li,y „u, ;,f the
'■<li ..ds iMid.., ami hem,,. anx,o„. that the Chri^iiatK sh..uld not
endanger themselves. It w,.s toucliiti, to see this ,nau shed tear
when he foun.] the Taofai at TV.„.d<uan would not .-nd uVto
d'ui'Jerou! ""■"" """"'^ ''"■""^''' """^"'' ^^'''^■'' ""-^ «""'' ""^'e
Old i'astor Son,', who for many years l,as .arried o„ an (.,„,„„
Ke u,,. ,„ , ha„.,.hen,. cty witl, ,.,o.i success, is ,vell kmnu, to n anv
nheu we passed thro.,,!, that citv on „i,r uav to I>-,i,..a,i,-tu. tl s
>lea o!.l n,an. wh„se heart is full of l„ve and wh.,se face Thous it
■■'- '1 'H't reMst co,n,n,. to our car,, drawn,, „„, ,,.,-,ain as.de a.^d
w.shin, ..s jH-ace, so little did he think of savin, his own life
Ca.ses c„„l,i 1,„ multiplied, hut there is mit space. In 'ete.nitv
only shall we know all the devotion of the., .lear ,!,en ,and u.,n,en •
Let me conclude hy tellin, of the io,.r faithful men towh'om
under .,d we owe our wnnderful escap,.. The.e came with u^
u h, ,.ok 1, a specu.I w.av the respons.bil,, v „f the journev.l hJ
full> teahsed the dange.^.s and .lilliclties. Fnremo.t in all Vases of
emer«encv, not fearinp to endat,,er his life, he lahoured luod for' us
<leny„„ h,m.self of f,„.d that we „.„l,t have it, and sittiie- up late u'
I. was •'.uclnnp to see the tender sympathy with which tln.e men
'l->'..edth..s.,d,.ll,ee ..I layin, the liod.es of the little children i„
he ,r.av,.. Ihe.-e children we.e Ve.y n.ueh loved hv Wan,-teh. who
iKul k.iowu thorn Iron, their hirth. And Sa,i,-s,-fu 'hitn.-elf h.ad lost
' Hi- portrait hs faciii, ji. lii^.
272
.m.\i;tvi;i-:i) .MrssroxAinns
•i 1. lo K,y ju,t l,W..n. l.;u-,n^ l'-in..v;a.g-la. l.,u-,Mn.l„,, „ ,1,,,,,,,
ot tl,e l„,„-.,„,„. .■Innvh, alt.T haw,,,- .,v.-n u.Mstan.o to Mr
A ...Mlroir. >M tl„- \,,-v,.„^. ,li.„.i,;t, ,a,m- witi, ns .m,,] ...MHtnl Mr'
\\an..;.t,l, a,Pi \V,n Inrui an- two v..ku. nun, tl,. fonnrr a
■l-vot,., MMVant ol .Mr. I.utl..y. lioth of .lu-n, w.re pn.v..„t.a l.v tho
!.."oplo inmi Iravinu' 1" in-yan^'-fu will, u>. Th.v wer. caotniv,! an,J
multivatoJ, l.ut ,..Ma|u,| : an.l rli„,l,in^' ov, il„.',.itv wall ,,,i„,.,l „,
sum.' im mill'- IVutliLT on.
1 ^J\,"^"'-'^";\"" ■'■"■''■■I ""!' '!"- four trn,. lV„ n,!., knouin^- Hut
what tli.y l,a,l ,l,,nr lor ;:. ],,[ l„.,.n .Ion. as „„t., ,1„. |,„nl. It wh
■■isa, ,.,„:, n;.'. l„r ^u■. kn.w ll,at w,,- w.-r.- sal\- fnan the .lani^.-rs to
whi.h tn,,v w,.,,. „/,„.„,;„,, Th.ir l,..,.,- a. ,,„in. l„,k was not o„lv
to n-HU.. tlK.,, own la.uiii,.., l,ut to l,„,k u,, o.h.T nn^Monarnvs wIh,
lai^'ht h. ,„ h„hn., an,l hri,,., Hnni h,.],,. Thrir r.-wanl await, then,
m tin- .lay ^^h..„ tin. S„n of Man .hall oan,. ,n llis,-h,rv, an.l to
h.-n. -hall 1... .ai.i. "Conu-. y. l,l,..s..,| of Mv Ka.h.t, ... I was a„
hun^wv,!, an.l y.. ^av. M,. n.v.t : I was thir-tv, an.l v.. j^av. M. .Irink •
Iwa.sa..tranu,.r, ,.n.| y,- t..,k .M.- in; nake.!. an.l v.. cIoHumI Me- l'
was s,ck ati.l y,. v,>,t..l Mo ; I wa~ in ,,ri>on, an.l v. .-anM- unt., M.-
ina-mn.h a.-, y.- havu .h,n,- i, „„t.. one ..f th- l,-a.~t of th.-.e Mv
hrt-tliiuii, y.- havL- .lom- it uiuo .M,-."
h :
Ihr 1..11..W111- slinrt tra.L fn.m .Air. (V.nway's account
ot 111,' ti-.nihles at She-ki - ticii ii.fnriiis us what tliu-
HoiiaiK'st; Clii-i.-liaiis have aJM, in-eii suhjectcl to. We fear
what is tnio n\- Shc-k-i-ticii is al..o true of many other
places. :\rr. (haeie'.s letter, wliich f.Jhnv.s Air. ('onway's
tells tis a little that he was aMe I., learn ironi one of hid'
native lielpeis einieei-iiiii',. SiaiiLr-hsieii :
K\T».\.T iiioM .Mu. Conway's Ae.'dfxT
Woi.l. ,„nM not , xj„v..s.„u- f^Matitno.- t.. (;,>! as we walk.-l up th.-
steps o il„, ||„n-Kow hun.l an.l luut.l ..urseh.-s ota-o tn.nv atno,,.-
loving Iriuii.l-.
Oar heart, onlv l,l,-..i f;.,- ,he ,l..:,r na.iv- ( 'hri-tians we have lett
hohu.-l us, win. ha^e 1,,...„ eall,-^l upon to pa.-, through tttnes of great
7T" ;T ■ '''",'''""■•■'' ■■•'^'-"■'-'"■'"'■'a.a.-.an.U.l.ln.^es
of ah our hri.M,ans.,.a,..,lMnn,-ns, ai,.i nujutrers ,so>ne f..„r hundre.l
natn,-.,,nall,w.-,eloun.l. Con.se.iuently all, w,th s,-..reelv au exeepti,),,
were sy..te,„at.eally .-ought ..ut, p.-r.s.xut.-.l, an.l their home. pillaLi
\ ray for them. Many have fle.l to other parts an.l I fear it nnis,
he a long ttn... .-re they will .lar,- ,„ asse,„l,le again, tint the same
Lord ^^ho },as wrought such won.hrs lor „s ,. with th.in fo, and the
(■<)X('-;rnix(; Till-: xativk cui.istia.ns ^t.)
.;n..tSI,.,,l,,..l,nh,. .!,,,,,„,,., lu. ,v,„.nv,| >l„.un,lor.h.,,h.r,i,
■111 Min.ly IlimsvU 1..,,! aiH watrh .nvr |li- Mvai,rr,l (|„oks.
'KUSKCITIMNS (,|- HIK CilKISTIWs \N|. I\,,,r
IISIKN, ll(l-N\N l'l!i.\INCE
ii:i:i;s AT Sfani
llv Ml. A. (!
t till.
II ii:ili\c Iicli
^llll'
iviMl in Shaiinliai, au.l \v.y- \<\'>,\vj}
^■i-< 111 lilt- u.iik at SiaiiL;-!
i'nii''s aiii
all t
liLTscvutidiisnf ill,. Cliii.-tians
lilt- u,.iK at Maii-li.Mfii lia> just
It virv licaitiiiiiliii;; storifs ol'tlit-
ir llrllr\,TS ail'l ll}nl
Us III that 'listnct. Aiiion"-t
Ami
I'liKi-, ii'>t oiif lias israped tln' haiiil .,f tin
thev li
fvni j.rniile wlio l,a,l iii;ilii,|^ ,,, ,|,, ,^.j,i
ill rr(rjv(>.l iiiciliuint' I'l
tlifinseUi-s IVoin luin- 1
an lis wi-iv i;,rccil I
1 lis r\, •(•[.( that
' I'av iiiijiii^v I.
'I'lie wijik of I(
to all till- (.'liiivt
eaten.
"liii-; an,l i,illa-in_' l.,.;;an at wv li„u..., au.l extrmk.l
iaus, l„,tli rirh ,in.l
peojile, iiisti-at.Ml \,y th,. militaiv ,,,.„,
If alike, l,v th
ixer hocioty.' T
■vaiii'elist was
life Wuul.ln't be .safe ; tl
'■art t(i takehii
le (la>- li,
fli.
Mle the
le soldiers aini
lueniher of tlie
lotiie.,' hefjaii, (iiir native
•lariii, wliii is
lis fi
11(1 111 the ti.UU t(i leave at 111
ice, as U\s
it t
mil
es .south-west of S
lau.I hi,~ faiuilv lo their ohl JKaiie, \vl
■e -aiue time senJiiiL; his
iicli IS a
bout
that our hoiis
lor their liou-'
iaiiL:-li>ieii.
was 1.1 1 la
.-!, tl
e.irly in the iiiorniii;,' of tlie da
le evail<,'eli-t and liis faiiiil
y .started olf
Hcjwever. they had noi -,
111' Very far wl
ly men wl
hem to come
lieen waitiiii,' for th
tl
leli they uelv ililereejited
hese men commanded
itiiiL.' taki
tl
ley j,'ot ill tl
stark
nakei
!■ down oli the cait, and then they be.^au tlieir work of
ml Hot beinu satished by what
t them
lie-,' ev.aythlli;.; thev liad
le cart, they took llir clothes olf their backs and left t!
Aft
tl
er .som.! time thev found tl
lem in aud cared for them. 1-
''e-an in earnest : all the (,'lir
leir way to a friend's liou>e, wle
took
A
Were found out,
the ]ierseuutor.-
farmers, and as soon
took awav tlu-ir catth
and their 1
roiii tins time torward the ]iers,-cutioii
i>tiaiis and iiiijiiirers in the di.-trict
lOU^i
numb,
Lie visited svstemat
thu C'hurcl
irallv \i\
as the pilla-ers reached tliei
1 members ale
r homes they
i.u'ricultural imphanents hou.«,-liold "oods
^rain mon.y, ..c. etc., from them, leavin, them ui a state of ..xtrem^
"Ac.t.v About ten miles to the no,,h of the ,,nv,. ,],„,., ;« ,,
arm villa,., where lln-re aiv s,.veial lainilu-s named 1!,„, who ar,.
t hnstmiis. lii,.y are well-to-do farmers, havin;; a ^ood deal of laml,
.Hnd have iu.v,r Known what it is ,o be without a day's food ; and now
beeau-e they turned their backs on idol worship and became followers
nt the Lor.1 Je.su.s, have !,een reduc,..! to beL^die,- all in a moment
>o,ne ot ih,.m have ,ot lar.-e f„„ili,.s. ...liers are up in v.-ais and
J74
.■1 .1 1. 1 1 11 I . 1 ' .\| 1 ^ -I I I ( .-, Y I, I I',.-,
llIlilKK' t(. ill) :iliytliillL; I..1- llli'llL^fUf,-., ,,lrl huu ihrv AW -..ill- t,, live
I il.. iMt kiiuw. Til.' Miirn-iiiffs tint ll M |„, .,,!,. :.in| th,. liuie
• ^'iMin, mil l,av [■■ iniJri,.. ai,. iriijl.l- I., linnk ..I, ii.,i ,,nlv l.r,au«i
|1h-v ]u\r I.i-t i-v.-i ylliihu, I. Ill .iNn 1.,., ,,u-.- ih.-y havr ,i l.iiuiMr .Uriui-
''' ''"■ ''■"•■^- ; "••* 'ill "Vii til, .\,.Ml,,,,uiii,' luii.liviilli .■! i.iiii, till'
I ll']'- IlilVC I'CCll >lH)ilfll.
A uothfi- family naiiinl /,/, wh., hv.' ai.'.iil a lail.- (', lli.^ -,,iitli ,,t
till' town, al-i' u,ll i"-.l" 1 11111'.,-, i. ,\,. 1, ,,i t'l tlv i',r ilhu- li\,-. 'rhc
'•"'"■'■ '""!< •' \' i> |'i"liiiii.iil I'ail 111 ill,. u,,,li aii'l «a- alw.iv. i,,a,ly
I'..M,n,l up, 111.1 uih,,.-, t,,|- In, Mi-i,.,, ami .ippaniil is ,.ii tliat' a,-, (Uuit
\v,i- maik'il l,y iji,. i„.,.M., ul',1-, uli,, lilt, 11,1, -,1 I,, lii.iki' liiiii MillVi- a
l,ttl • iu,,i.. than llir "1 liiiaix ( ■liiiirli nu'iiil', i' ; l.ut, thank-- It t,, (Mil,
hi' wa- al'k- I,. _,.( av.ay with h:- laimly !.,,-rc,i,- th,- V.iiu, ii i„.,,i,lj
iirrivfii.
Of M'lil.-,-, iii-hinu "tr ill a liuiiy, '.V'lylhili- lli.-y iia.l was left
I'lhiinl "Mil, |'"i,i,.-, fai-iii nhi'i'.|ii,.|ii~, ^raiii. ,-i,.. .-t,".., all of wliidi
\va.- t.iUi'ii l.\ iIh. hii'ti'is.
Oth,'!-.-. a^'aiii hav,- hocii iiii|,i i,..,aii.,| ; ,.]„■ of .in i- our tL-adu,T
rin.i,wh„ ]n< l.i'-n with us f,„- y.ars, II,. is laiily ucll-ulf, ami
till' Vainrii luiiihis h.tv >'..iif,-,l hmi, 'hnihllrss fxpuctin- to s<iui-''/l'
a- much inoii'-y ,,iit "f iiim a- llh-v ran.
il.'wasiml 111 th,. imi.-i- i.ii„'ii ami lli.'s,- who kii.,u what ( 'liii„-su
],ii-',ii> aiT like will h.iv,- an i'ha of th.. ,-ulli-riii-s uf the iiiijinsom-.l.
Alt, I som,. tinir lu- -avf tlniu TiOjiOo ,.a.,h, so ihat ihi-y mi-ht allow
him a lilth- iihii'ij frof'lom by -ritiii;^ ,,uL into an opi-ii iimrtvanl, .in, I
I '.Npect hufoiv they aiv c|,,nc' with him they will s'iuee/o his la>l' rash
fi,,m him, ami s,i ruin him.
••lli,.,sai,'ain have lia'i to hi,le, eitlhr aiiion-st their friends or in the
hii;>. not ,l;irin- f) lonir out in llu- ilay-tiiii,. lest tliev In- found out;
only leavin- their liidiii-.plaeo in the iii-ht ami -oin^ to their liome.^
to -et food, ami then retuin a-ain. Some were hound with icpe.-i and
hit t,.. -et on as hest they eould ; others were h.-aten and forced to
jiay moil, V. Oi.e man, whose son was mairie.l t,. a daii-liter of one of
th,- rhii-liali-, was heateii si'Veivly, ami f,,i.,,.,I to pay a l,,t of money
l,,r ,laMii4 t,, lak,. th,' dau-htei of a Christian into his home. Another
loin, .1 military 1.,, h,l,'r. who has heen Irieu.ily toward.s us, ami wlio
ha- help,-,| ,1.- Ill purcha-inL; hous.-s for our work, an.l win. ha.i done a
.^ivat deal to mak-.; our cinunistaiiees in Si.in-dish-n jieaeeahle for u.-,
iia, had t,i pay ,^(10 t.u-ls ,,f >ilver to t'le Vanu'ii jieople, ami that i'
only till- liistinstalim-i.t. Jml-in- fi,,ni their usual wav ol ,loiii,.,' thiie's,
thev will ,onie haek a.^aiii ,iii,l trv. if po-il,le, to '• bleeil " him to his
I.i>l '-i-h.
An,l so all i-,„in,l, wii,i,.\;.r p..'pi,. have heeli sU.-|,e, te.l of havin-
uuythm- to do with us, they hav,- liad to suller.
All,! all this jiersei-ution, hwiiii- i,illa-iii,L:, huiiiin-.', Ile,.,-iii_,, aii,l
killm,.,' ,;a.s in Shan-.-i ami Clnl, ii, lias l„eii ma-Ie the law of th,- laml.
Piwlamatioiis .sent ,'Ul i.y the G,jv,-iiiiii,.i,t, stampt,! l,v the (Jovern-
'■<»>^'!:i:MX<. Till.; XATiVi; (■|ii;isTi.\N> ■>::,
"I'lit ,-.■.,1, l,.nr .Mll],,riM.,| I].,.
-',.■.„■ i„.,k„M,-i.u„„;,i,,..,.'^ """'"•■'■ -""111- -.„..,.. .o„.i„,
,1,,.. "'■'' ""■ < •"•'■'ti.'i'-'' Imvu been miI.|.,|oI t,
,,'',"'"; """■■">•■ """■"'•''■''■•H..-.-.t.xl.M,n...,-. 1,.. ,,,1,1
,, r ;,■;': 'ir"-''"'^ ~ i„.,i ,,„„.,..„,,. •,,,;
' ' ■' ''inv I,, I lli.ink.-'iMii' til 1,111- r 1 f ii
::;;i:::;,;;;.;;:::ii::,;':;,r::,r;,:i!:';:;ri',--; •''"'';:■
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Nej)U-mli,i- !;'O0.
•1. <il!.\ClK.
Mr». .I.,v,, wl,„ ,s I.T,o„.llj.,u,,„„i„„,|„„|, ,,,. ,|i^.
,;: ;';„';:;;'™"'' -' ""■' "- ■--' -- '■■ '.--
At Ka.,-tsii.!.,i tlie noigl.l.muv ,vl,„ ha,| i,,,„ ,„„,], ,. ,
x- njiil,,.i> If tlii'V cjiuiiu-jiccl lu lout.
■J7i;
M .\ i; I \ i. iii ' '^I is>i( i\ \ i'l ]■]•
At Sllill-lll.lj thr |H'<||>||' luuilll'il tllg.'tllir Ul'i |.n\,|llr.i II,,- ll,,l,TH
fuMIl lootirtK llir li..|iifs i<( ihr Cliri-ti.-iti-, Ciiiii- Il„. I,„,||i-j ,„i^;lil
••ecornc p'licr.'il.
At ('li'fti-ili,iu ill,' manual Ml i--iii-,l a i,i(,Llaiiiatii,ir ..i,|, i iiij,' all
tlu "'liM-ti,»ii-< Ic ifttiiit It tli.'V >\i-li.-i| to >,'ivc tlicir liv.saml i.i'.i|..rl y.
" l'rai'^'»;o.|,-«nt.'rt .,ii,-,,t il„' n,ii-iuii., "i,,,! ,,!„■ i,,i,„. -.x,,. „.|,i m ;
-oiu.' of til,' w,.iiifii «,•!,■ «,.iK. Lilt u,- ,\l„,ii,.,i ij :,|„| ii„.v «,.r,l
.-trniKtlh ii,-,|.' Th,. |„,i,.,- ,,| il,,,,. ,,r tii,' l.a.jinu Chii-iiaTi «,iv
IooIimI, l.iit II,, livf.- «, !,■ i.iKrn. ,.1 ,| 111,. liKl,. ,liur, h lia> iia.l lli,- givat
joy of M'l'iii;; two li, ith.n iii-ii uith il,,ir ,,wii jiaml^ (l,-lf,.y tlieir
kImI- an,! jnin llHuiih, - t,, lli. n, ,v,ii m ihi^ tiiii.' (it i)tT-.cnii"ion.
At T iif.'-li II— ,,ii,. ,,t III,. rh,.|i-, li 111 niit.-i.-.ii,,ii.— Mf~. i'l'M, ilie
'■""•"I" ■■! ■'"• 111'!- ■l.m.h. L;itlH.|,.| 111,. Chiisti.n,, i,,^,r,.i h,./ |„,.
«|»tm1 j.ray.T, i.iil lli,.y u,i,. ..11 i.ik,,, pn-,,,,,.,.. ;ii„l , |,,||,„,,| i,,^„.|l„.,..
Thr long gaiij,' w,x-< iii,ii,li,.| ,,i,i |,,u,,p|.. CIi'.ii ,li.ni. 1,111 ulnn lli.-v
Imil K"ii.' al.niit linlf a mil. .i l,,ili w ,s .all., I .,,„| il„,v „,.,.,. ,,.!,. ,.,..i|
(iiid onioiv.l 1,, i,.tiiiii t,, 111,.,,. ||, „„,.-, ulii, li t||,.\ ,|j,i „it|, j,|,^,i 1,,,;,,.,,^
I)rai-i'ijr<ii..| l'..r Hi^Kf'" '•'•Iiv<-iaii.-...
At T'ai-l.'.Mii.i,' 111,. iiii.-j,,i, |,|...iiii-,.^ li,,\,. II, ,1 ;., i,„,|,„| ,,„,,,^, ,,,
''"■ ""'''■'! '"i'li^' lii'ii'ilN, Til.- .LnLiii- ,,t 111,. Ii,i,,.i,,il Ivh.r to
111 i-.-.a.iv all ('l.iiMi.in- u. i. w.ll kn.,uii m ll,. , iiv, Imt il,,. ( "in-tiaiis
'"^'' '"iililiii,..| I., ni... I t.ii- u. ,1-1,1], I,, 11,,. nuiiilr..|. ,.r MMv ,„■ -.vviily
'"''■'• li'.iis.. ,.| .,ii,. ,,r li,,. i,i,.|iil„.i>, ;iii,| ||„.\ uMt,. •• \v.. praj-,. (;,„'|
will, ,1 Idii.l \(.i,'.- ai,.| ,it.- II. ,t riffai.l."
Ai KuaiiK-cIi,..,— ul„.|,. Ml. Aiv.nt.. Mill..|,.,| .,|, |, ,,.|„,i 1 1, atini.nt
at til.- Iiaiiiis of th.. ri,,i,,,s — 111,. |-,.w ('1„,,|,,,,|, |,,iv,. , ,,.|ii„,„.,l |,.
iii.ft it, ..!,,. aii.,'lii.rs ipiii-is.
Tlie r.illdwiii- ]i:it!ictic l..n.f t.ikf^ n- i,, ;!;.. pmviii.u of
Chrli-Kiaii^'. Tlic cliLsiii- \v..i(l>, wiih tlicir luinliin- (-iitmity
fnl- ill,. l,i.iy,.ls ,,f (;,„r,s ]„.,,|,1,.. sii,„il,l 1-,. mi, 1,1 ,1, all ,,f uiiV
ivsp.iiisil.ilitv ill ],ii,y,.r ;i,i,l Ciiii.tiaii sytiii..itliy I., l„.c,,ii;,.
" liai'takcr^ \vitli tiu;ui tluil aiv ., ti>...i;' ami liav.' " com
liii.'5.si((ii I. II ihciii lliiil aic ill IiiiihU."
Traxsi.atiov .,1 \ l,i.iTi:n !;i:, invii, in Siia..-h.,in,; i ia,M Mil.
W>-:.'> Kv,\N..l I.l^T. .\t 10 ,..,,. Al|.^U>t 1:', IIMIO.)
^ On til.. J.-Il, .,1 til,. t;tll I II July L'l , 111 tllr L.V..,i:llL', I ],.ft
<:ir.ili.L;-sliai! wi;li Mi. \\ai,| t,, I,, ],, ,.,.,,„, l,,,,, ,,, |-,, ,,|,,„| yy,. ^^^^^
no i.k.a til,,- williin l,,,,, ,,,il.,. ,,f tl,,- \-u .-itv, .. ...iii|.ii,v ..f a IVw
U-n.s of voliilit.-cr.-. uiaiM i,,,!, u, ,,,. 'I'hi.v >,.i/,.,l Mr. War,! at
oncL- ami killcl l.li,, : al-.. .m in.|iiiivr uh,, w,,. uiil, i,.., ii,ii,,,.,i M,,,,
li-yncii, wa,-^ kill.. I ,,i, tl,.. sj,.,; xvitl, l,ii,i. 1 .vi- Lcaloi, .uii l.iui>,.I
'»N< Kf.'XINC TIIK NAiiVK ( |||;|
ST[.\\s •_>--
■ III owr iiiv
^\i'>nu;\ out 1,, Hi-.p their liaii.l
Mi-i Tl.irKn<«|, Mrs. War.l ai..l
lll'l alH.IJt I.. ]„■ .!.■-[, it.
tllll- 1
« Inn -.11
lial
tiiiivi' iiiir^
Hh ..I
" <'il.lll--,l|.ill l.v 1
III' nil.. i>r Micilc
III .I'Mlil I , 111. .
"■V ,.<rarcL'ly 111,,,. i,„„iil,. ,,|,| ,„,|'
tt.W >,i\, ,1 li,
.irnviil nil
'I" tab IlliM,,, .hlly o|j ,v„' K'lld
loaf 1,11 till' Alitor.
til.
Illy lii', ami whilst tli
oity hhU', hoiiu' Iiiiiii-I;.,, (v,,|
ii'ir JMiaf w
'»" Ml-. W.ml uii.l l,al
iintciTH) I am
y. .Mi>-i Tlii'>,'iH.,I aiiil
III. .It wliii'li jila.v ilicv
■I- .111' Ip.i. .1 ..iitsiiii. th"..
'• >il"'ii lli'tii .111. I ki||,.,i ,|„.,|,
iil'Tlh.f lity f.i iiii;.iiii Mr. TI
liativi- all Ml ih. I till
i.i'l II . iil.-a that all ll
lotiij.Ki.ti »{ till' >tati. Ill tliiin;..
aii'l ,io one alli.wcl to
ihii ultt.
!>• M.X Kate* of th.' city wer.- Cn^t vhm;{
^'o 111 nr out, ami tli.'v have I
H'li (Au-u...t 6\ tthrn I r,„„i,l ^vliat Imil I
III'- 111 til,. iiitiTsal) that on tl
n'l'ii -l.iit III. till
to
U'l'li |.-l,..|I,
.111 I Ml,. Tl
iii'l .Mi.'-s i)i-iiii,",i„i
hnii.m'
I'- -'."'til ..f Iho nth HUM,,, ..IiiJv 21 Mr.
I'^ori ami ,|.ii,lri',i, Mj.v* Sh.TWuo.l,' M
.1 .ill
Th.' I,ri,k
"111 I'liajii'l ail, I uihii J
liiulil
whii'h are vt'iy iln.k
on the sanif day hcen ma.-.-,, i,
ir.'iiii'rs hail ,ill l„,,„ I,,,,,,,
ifs .Man, hc-ii-i '
iiiK i;....,! li„ns,.s lik,- tl
linishi.u, afl
•w h.
ill K II ,'h:
n,.\v h
'//■'(■7.>H (1,
• '"'^•I' "I'lfll I.1I...UI ;.i,.| ti,,ul,l,,
OU.SP an,l us,., I 1
MM' .\li. T
it «Iii,yi'i|.
II when
ii'"ii|'-iii li.i.l jii-t
11 i'|..iir th,. ,jtv
.l..,l
■III lilllit:.! , l„,tli
II" thi'V mil kill
•v.rv (•
lll'll-t'ifl. |;i ..Ml: 'I'
I'l" nil. I out-i I,, tl
iii-ti.iii tlii.\-
■II t.ik.
a 1.111 1.1 ll
1*-' liuj.l,. and tilt
!<-■ I'ily i\i.i vwlk.|-,.,
lir.ir.l I
"■"il-ii- I'Minu'liM ,1,1. 1 all his famil
IMW .'A
ii^ii.-t <;
'■""I Mil.,, til,. ■2r,ih i,f ,1„. ,;,|
V I
lllTl-lnn.
lavi' ii,,i
W,
■^iiiiK' say he is still hi,l
Kiiiiu- ii(,t if aiiv ,,(■ (i
I iii""ii '-'illy JI\ lip till
111.' illilii'liiM-,
whotliiT this
ihcy are >i||i)i
III;,' iii-iilo til,- litv
ii'iii .111' ali
vi. ,.r
r- i.\.-!.ywli(T,., .1.-
llli'Wll, 1,., ,111, 1 (■,,!. (■,.,,,. ,,(
'"• 'i"t >li.."- lilli;s,.l!. [ ,l,,„^t, k,
■'■ 'i"t. lint til.. .I.ivtli,. I
I.
■ r clotl
iMi.i,' of aiiv kili.l, 1
■i. Ill- h.,.1 ,1,, ,1
ILI^-.l't'l- to.lk pl.lIX' iwh.
mill''-' than li.ili
't.irv,. I to d,.atli
iir a si'iap ,.f ji
.1 III' nth -iiicc, ami I
Hot wheif lli,.v
As to ( '
l."t. .M^
■II''. V'.ll.tll,-! (
i.iiiii- to tak
iovi~ioii whati-wr. It
f.iiiiiot .-,iv ulntlur t)
iirtirh.
'^■11 I'.Vo littli. iliu.^li
r tlh-v
I'T-', to'i, I ki
■.111 or ;ili\-i
!i air^ Mi.iri Mi
Vi-iv . .-1 I
V.-lieii; I
and sist,
nil 1I..U-. li,.ii,
.1111 or I.
-I'lii-hoiiM' ami rhapi-l, f
ii"t kn.,u- wli.ii to ll.
r,- in .1,
to <'ir,ui..' -I
nil Hot alilr to I'l I
"hethi.T to st.i\-
■ii> to I'lay faiaicstlv
'''"■ '■••' :"'■ l",^' of all our l„„tli,
'•"'• •""1 Ki.;n,--!ian, ami all th,- (
lor us and tor K^i cl
mil, (;l:'u;
cutiun in th
IIIIU'-'
ll' ' liii.'-tiaii.s
these tl
SI:
iani,'hai, .so iliat tlirv
e I'lai'i's, thai til,. 1,01.1 .ll
I'l' made known to .Mi. M,.,.„i
e.\j)os,'d to liitt,
r lii.'1'se-
•Us ..('ll
road 1'.
T u> whri.-l.v w
i.v >',irii..stly j.r.iv th,. |„„.,1 J
'■.'Uo lis ; al>,.|il,.a>,- l,.t
i.lows ,,,• to oiir fiirmis in
;io.s«il.lo to 11,
IJH'. Wilt
I'SU- t.
.)ii'li a
I' .111 a:i>',\er
a.s i|iiirkiy as
Till' lollow
111;- t.'I('._;i'aiii iitiil Iftter
st'i;
i\ tlic A
Mi-s .\I
aiK'hester ainl Mis.-, .SI,
K-nvi,,,,; u,i.. kiIl,..lo„ tlR. -ith
inericaii
1 Ar. 1
27&
.M.\i;i^ i;kii aii^>1().\a!;ii:s
.Miiii>trv, Ml'. Ciuiurr, will lu: icad \\it!i pIiMsun' I'V all.
AftM' 111, iiiaiiv (■rilicisin-; of ii:is-iniiai ic-, ami tlu- crv nl'
■ !!'■«• < liii-ii,,;!-.' i( is -ratifviii-- in knuw that sumc in
pii-^itioii- .)! iii-h iv<|MH-iii;liti('s havf <r,.n aii'l ],in\,_',\ the
Wult.i i.t ilins;' whdiii iilln'!N <() ('hca]il\- ^llrtT ai.
Sliuitlv an. r thr ivli..]',,!' r.-kin.. lli.. iiii-M(.iiaii( s -atlienMi
in ^haiigLai -nil a lucssa.^e ■•I' i .ai-iaiiilatidii, etc, tn the
missionaries in TekinL:. It was direct e.l td 1 )r. (jooilrieli,
in eaiv cif the ("iiited States .Alinister, .Majiu' ( '(inuvr. Mr.
• iiHHliieli seians !,, have lie.. II alisent, ami the fullnwiiin;
reji:y '.va.s reeeiveii nnm \!:!ii>tei' ('(lii-e]' hini-i-lf:
Li:i;.\ihp\ nr riii; UNrrnn .Statks,
i'!a<iNi;. .//'.(,/,/ L'>(. Uioo.
Mv i.::ak Mi:. Woops- -All ,>: ;•- luav Ii;,v,. l„.,n ,Kh jil v ton- lie,!
\.y ynnr l..\i:._' , "ii-iMtuhiti.iiis ami Wf .i";nti.\ •.■liiiii ,.mi' iii-,!ili,.sl
lilani^s t<i all wliM i,,iii,.l y,,ii ill il„. ir!,-i,ini. ' W,- Imw 1,,uI a ui,.st
.aixi,,u< tiiiir. 1 ai ,aii iii,|:li, it laitli that ("..i was t.ii our si,!,- l<f]it
u~ li,>]n !nl ali i!, ■ liiii,'. Oar delivcfaii,',' was most marvellous if net,
mdfL'.i, maaculoiis, and we an- ]irof,nnidly j,'rat,t'ii! to llim, ,;i,d to
the a-i-iits H,- use,! i,,r onr salvati:,ii. :M'itiy of tlie mi^si.aiari, < liav,-
nlreadv ;j,,ri.-, vdii!,- ..tlier- :,vr ivaiaaiia- 1.. ,:i!v |,,r ili.-ir native
ChriMiaii-. uii,, wi,- of invaliial-l.- aid duiih;.' ,.iir -i.-jj,-, Tliaukiii,;
volt a-^aiii f,a' yoar < -i].iatala;i,.ii^. I am. your. v,a v >ii.c, i-.-lx ,
]•:. 11. c.Noiai.
I If jellowiiiu i- iViaii Mini-ler « on-i-r In the Aiiierieaii
nii~'-:i"naries ni r,-k-iii,e' : —
I'TKINO, .tin,!,,/ 1,;. l,.,i,X
The iN-sie-vd Aiii,ii,Mii M;,-d,ai irie-. 'I',, one au-l all of Vou, s,)
] .rovi,lriitiallv >av.-,l fr.,m ,.ataiii nia"acre,
I li-_' in thi-^ liMui -f our ,|..liver:iii,-e f,, exj.ress what I lun.w to ke
the univ.-rsd -,-nruM-nt of ,,iir .!i)doiiiati rps,— tin- sineer,- a].],re-
,iation ,.f, an,i i.r,,f,,uii,l -ralitude lor, tiie ineMini;iM ■ li,-li, whuli you
:ni.l the native Christian.-, uialer y,.u have r.-nd ud touaid.- onr
I'leservation. Willi, ^iit y,,ar ml, Hi-, nl an,! su,-,-,..-|ul [.'aniiinj,', an,!
t'ae niK.Miiplainiii- exe,ali f work l.y Ih,. Chim^.-, I l„-li,-\a' ,iur
.-.dvatn.ii w.aij,! liave heeii iMii',,-dl,l,-.
Jiy your courte,,us e,..->i,leratiu!; of lu,-, aii,i ymr lontinuc!
|iatienci-, lunler ino-l tryiiij,' oecisions, 1 lia\- li,>-ii next deeply
t,meliod, and fur it all I thank you most he. at-'
I hojie ami lielieve that s,aii,-h,,w, in C..,] ~ aie-rrin- plan, vour
.sa,rill,-es airl (kin,L'er will Ik-.u- ri-h fruit in tli,- niateri.il aii,l -spiritual
<<'XrKi;.\I.\(; TKK NWTIVK CillMvii.vx.
wrlCnv of tl„. i„.„i,l.. tn wl.oni you |,av.. -<, ,i,.Mv ,|v
iiiiil wiiik
iUal
\"nr liv»-
A>-
voiir>
uijiil; you of my p.-i^niial \v~in-ri .nul ui,,i
I'll'lr, \i'iy -iilfiiclv
1-;. iL (•
'N"'^i:i!
It
1- ]"'ilia].s Ii;ir-l]v i,(,<>il,I,. t,, lii.ttpi- fl'.c,. .J
nil the suli;Tiii''s 1,1 il
iii'4 fidi.i the t'//
II' ii,ili\,. ( luistijiis tliaii liv
/;,v.v/,
lis Scctllill
rcjij-iiit-
'■ ■111 .-iiti.'!:' l.v line will, Il
r ten vi'ui- ill Si
a< rcsuU
1 1 ;iiiii w
■rl
i.iii-si, and iiiDii- iiM'ciitl'.
■vC'l 111 lio-iiaii
0.SSII1I,!: ( !1\\>
NM' Di;
VFI.dl'^'CNTS IN Tin: X
iiy -Mr. I). !■:. ii.-
VTHK ClHJii Hhs
i:xT Chilis
Aini;I..f all tl
■ ii; cl.'Mrl
II' nnccitainiv- ri,iitV,,iit
i-ly ; It H that ihf f'ut
111'- II^-,|u-; lin«-, ,,uv fact Maiiils
I'-'.it- "f Cliiiia :i M.n.IiiiMU ,,f alfaiis 1
UIV 1< ].lvyiiam villi rll.ill^r. I
U -(rllll'
till- pi. -fill up
1 I>111'', WllP
la- -n|,fi\-cn.'il in
di.
4fS, jHilitir.il aii'l iMii
u •il^'i.vst., til." tl](,u-lit that aloi;- v, iih ,.tl
L'ial, airt'cti-'- tl
may -.'c a ih-v.l jpm.ut in the lif- nf
'oit,mt cliaiartfr, ami .alliiiir f
hitlici'id in vii^ur ninai
ii: tv
IT Ulnli Ml'
>t us.
U- (-•uIIllUv .IS ■ wIiuK.. \v
iMtiv,' rlnircli.- nf ail im
li-'-s iL-ailiuptimiit (,f th(
I.
plu\ilU'(>~ ih,. wli,
-w,-|,t away. Tl
flirniiuli'iut tl
II' saiii.' i> tli
III' \V..rli nut-i.l,' il
i>' tnunlry, ulii!-t, v.illi l.ut fr
a-.-aiii-atinii of mis.i.aiiiry w .rk lias
si'Vi-ral other ilistri -ts
the trc
ii' iiiimr,i:it,' ii.-i^lil.ouili,
■xii'])tioiH, the wh..;,- of
]|''il- ha- li,.,-ii l,.|t l,v il
mil ot twi
a- Ihn
our roinrrts aii-iu.' fi-om ilij, -tat,. ,,f
oliviulis ; au'l wi' have ail, im .h,u!
situalinii with mi--i\in- ami
I' ini-M<aiaiirs. Th.. ,lai
i,;:i'i- to
ilfairs aiv --uliici, miy Liravr ami
nliiiaiy mis i.,iiarv
ii'i, i'i-vi,-w,
I'l'Uriin. ( '1
l'i'--iialilii - .,f il,
■aiiv till' laoiir ol'
reiuova.l aii.l iiiMJouivd alisi
ivani- ition in th.- tlcM is such that th.- ali
iDSt'll : I
to i,'roat cl
itl
rupt
1.1' i-!ali.iratf(l h
laii-i's ill its fori
H' nii-sionni-y um-t ar-rL-ssaiilv Ira.l
11 ami fliarartir. Th.- iioi
point iK-cil soar.i-lv
I'lrl.
.1 tl
r th
loiiml tlu- iiiis>i,,iKirv
I'l'i'ii in hi- hail.
I' sy-l,-m hitli.-rt.i p-mially in f,,rc,,., tli,- w..i-k 1
las ci-nti
F.a- t
i-.\i-rutiv.' auth a-ily aii.l iiiiaii.-ial control h.
If uio-t j.art the native l.rotl
It have been .l.p.ii.lcnt uium fumls a.iiiiinist,-iv,l l.v 1
lien eiiga'.;eil in
have li,],l their )...-ilion ii In- ,[
fo
is.'M-liiin
il ."u.-h a r.-latioiiship i- ma, t.i sav tin- 1,-
X.lW ti
i]ij)ort,
le 4eli(teilcv
levfl
st, in the ,1
ircction of
i.-l-mg in thcni in.l.-j.en.i.-nce of ,iio„eht an.l initiative in action ;
•■al'i'-i- iluTi-verse. X„r can it W r.-.Mnle-l as the on. most hi-altliv
t">- 'li" inissmnary. Few natures ,an wholly wiihstaml the .'^hilita-
2,90
-ArAl;TVl;K!) MlSS!()\Ai;iKS
tin- fit,., !.s ,,| iMl.iniil ii,„n,mitv 1,01,1 .-._.ii,.u> .,i,i,u.-iiio,i ■ t.. i,i,,.t d
'""'"■ '','"'"- •"■•■•- "I "■"•■'" »itl' in,U.i...n,i,-„t , I-. „1„, ,,,■:
w>tl,>tai„l our .ru.,n awl r.nuh.a uuv vi.ws, i. wl,„i..,o,ii,. ,,,.;
lli.TTS>,lI-\ ,
It i^ lin-.L.l il,;,t tl„.>,. .,l,MTv,ition. Will not l,r iv:;ar.l.<l in tli.-
i^hl nl .., .„:„); ,,„ thr .vM-n i„ ,,,„.-(!..,. X,,,i,ii,u is unti,. r 1,01,,
tl...n- aim .„■ „,t,„,i„„. Kvc-.y -v.n ,„ I,:,, ii. , 1, ,,„..,: :„„1 .hawl.a, k-
an.lat ih,. ,„,t,al ^tauvs „l' ,,„r .,v,,ik i„ Cliina .,„. ,h.r. „o| -,.,• 1, ,u '
.1^ tl.in,- aiv, a„x other Wo„i,| huvc Lltii UM.iM.-. Ju,i,v,l <„ loi," a-
tMv H „e.,l In,- the iHi.siouary nl all, his relation v, tl„. native ehurdie^
sli.nil.l i„. ,,,„. ,,t i-eal authority .,,,,1 ,-trrrt:ve mu'laiire.
lint what, we desire is, that tlii- authn.itv >l„,„l,i'he s,,i,it;,al and
'"".'"'"■■":';■ ^''^'i'lv >1 ute„n,e ,,to„r W.a.arter a,„i , apa.,! v a,
sl.na.al ^Mi.hs a.i.l ex,„,,,Ia,s. How la.^ely these l.av,. he, 1, eleMient-.
ni th.' ].aM ivlath,,;.],;,, hetwel, the Mii.v-a.liarv alal his nativ. Mil-
nMii.ate. ,my one ar,|uainl,.,| w,ih the la.t. ,ai, thankfiijlv t, ^tilv
ll...e proLahly have hee„. a,el a,,-, ease. ,.ve„ where tl,- ini^sionan-
lias l.,.s...s,.i .„e„ ex,v,,lin,.ai ,|„alitie. that tin. ai.ove-i,„.nti meii
""I)»'aUhv te,eh.,ie,e^ i„ the ,„e,ent sy.oaa have praefeallv bed
uioperafv,.; h,„ ,„ .liseu^Mi,^ a .v-tei„ a,.,l it> eharaeleri~tic«, we
nin>t iv.^ar.l it. not ,„ it. e.Uivnie lor.n.eitln 1 ,| o, I.el l..,t a- seen
HI ,t> axera;^e u,„ull, aielwmkin^. An! n is in the 'view'of' tie-
writer, un.h-n,ahle that llie sv.ste,,, hitherl,, in ..■n,-,al „-,■ .hu-s tend f
rroduee a lelation.hip hetween the n.i.M,a,a,y a„d 1,„ native hrethren
Whleh is ,„.h,.al,hv fur h.th, and uhieh i.a. t.eally i,o.li,o,ie> indetinitelv
the inde|,end..nee and .:dr-,,oveininent in the native' , hnrehes, whieh
all a-ive in re;_'ar,lin- ;,- the ^oal to aim at.
The ,i„es,i„„ i<. Can it h, altered ! And ,f .0. how ! It i. easv to
Inow o„i eru.l,. and ,vvol,„ ioiiarv >eheines h.r the iinm,.d,ate demoli-
'on„laM>teniwhi,l,oirend- ,is ; l„u th„-e With whom themana,e-
"',;;' ^'"-''V'-'^ '-- t; ' ^ni-,. and .„ard a.ai,.>t the practical
i'>l.y.l„e- and da„.,a. wh„h any chan... in a„ exi.ti,,^ „nler tnav ,ive
'" '"• ' "■ '■'-'"'"' '"''■'■^"'••'^ ■'•■ 'l'"- wlH. would he seriouslv anected
bv a .^wd.pntuiv n,„-t he eoiiMdere,! and provided lor : the'lacl that
'-■l.aract, as which hav,. 1,,.,, for.e.d nnd.r the lulluen-e of the old
■system cannot withn,,, time and ,„epa,al,oii -and even then oi.lv
'"'V'",'^' ■" ■"""•'"" tl,e„,..lve> t.tln.new, has ,0 he l.nie in
;;;";'•, 'V; ■■• -ms, tl,,. pr„a,pl,. has to l,e ol.erved, that the
.■■lo^vth.. outward change in a ..ciety can coincide with the
m wm r i''"';'""^;""-"'^-"-. -"1 -Pacty of „. m,.,,,]..,., tl,e
■i-.c «.1I It he Iree li,„„ injustice and .ii.oid.r in the process of
Its earrynif,' out, and fruit I'ul in its heiieli, ial results to dl
-Ihc nuestion pre^en-s itselt; wliether the present unpreccdent, d
^«'"l"-» "t "nr native churches, consequent upon the troubles of the
summer, may not, m tie- p,„vid,.n. f ( ;„d, prove to be, to a .■■•rtain
|'xi:ut,a tivnMti.n p.,i„d in th- deveh.pnient of t.ieir cha-acter and
'"■l^'l-"tvnce, leadm. to .01,.. of the veiy result, wluch are so much to
^r>Xi'KllSlSi, TIIK XATIVE (HKIST
FAXS 2 SI
"■'■'i, I'lit tin- ivalis.ni.,11 nf
l'"!g'-'l r..ii,„l uiti, ,i,k ,,i„l .1
f-aia Im.-Ioiv, tliat
illiniltv. A
i>, nil piacii
ii'.ii .L^iLini.
ch.
uii^'cs ar.
tusfs, lliiiii-h ii
mii.l t., i;,k,. ,,]
if ah.Mlircj t'idli
I ■iiiy rail- it
1 "111 uiMihl i> liiul,,iit,',.,l,
\v\u
'111 tl
1 \aiyinL; d.-i, ,-s tl
■iitif (.('
'■'•>ti-'i, will Ira. I
:-;iavitv (if
I'lacu 111 tli.' >Iiai.r of til., w.jik. ' I
> till- rnlitiuilcl al.M-IJ,f ,,f tl
-<iiiis rit-ar as
4ii-at
tn a
I'liucr, iii(|ii|.|„.
l.rll,
■uutiial l.lali.ai^Iiij,^ ,,f il
if
:,ivatiT ,,(•
11 most
ir lint' ill
'•, uiiil iiiilialixr lias
II' nali\-,' lea,!
^■~ lo-arr,
iiigi-iufiit ill tl
lo th
r-'in;- of ,1, iiaiirr wliic'i lit
!iii->ii)ii irv.
iiiaiiapiiniit of tl,,
'III! UlliliT
l'l>
ii iiiaii to lie a
liuii til taki
niitMl:vr. F,
"t iiiinil,
"'"'■"i"i'. uilli i|> 1,1
'ik, aiv ilill'i.iviit fi, 111 tl
llM.li
^,''>|"1 ]iaii| li ||i,.i
I'alt ill llu'
II- t
II' I'lllii. r
Ilio-i' (-■ -iiitial to iiuli
""'•"^ "f 1. -oiaisiliility ami lall- f,,
^ili ill ili't.i
l"-'li"ii lllr ,|,ialiti,.-. of taet, r..cc,,t
"'"":l-""-!'-'iallyiii-..,l.,!.a,„l
"itiioiit a>].iiat
I'vily
ion- to rolu-
it will Hot !
lU.'tt- rolHlitiolls, ,i
fori
I' sui'pMsni- (., in„i ,i,;i( ,,,.,„^. ,,,. ,,
'i"'ii'<'Vir, aiv,|,.vr|,,j„,l ,11 it. II,.
I'll]' into th,. l,a,.|,
ami iiiilcjH-mli.m,. ,,f ,.]
^'I'l'iiiiil : wliiKt 111
I'-c iiu'u will, in tli.
iii'i-, \\]
"ll I'l'-lllir, will
i.ii'.K'li'i' iiiilittiil tlinii for oil
tli" f
li'lll^of ll.
'"■ I" till IViiiil : aii,l i,i,,\ii,;. tl
in-;i'i' an I 1
L'iinii-of ivsi)oiiMl,ilit
il'l- Ulitlfl' tllL'
■his (•(iiial to
th.
^^■"Hl.oilanl, if inany.li.tiirt this shouhl
y, -low into Iiailei'-ii
I'l'turniiiL; i
"iiilst not 1
of
t I'.-iiii,' (1,.;
i.-sioiiaivshoiil,! uniliislaml what 1
I'l'OVl' tl
the
ii'ii'il h\ tatti
lian-,-, ,,ft,.„ ,1
"f lilnftv, I
lou tiu'iu.-il\i.>. am!
'lis ami unruly nk-n, wl
las oi'iuii'iil ; ami,
<■ liivj.ai'cil to ri
'i-ur]i authority in tl
tii.n <if th,,-,. who, during his al,s.
aiiil -la.lly wi.lrom,. th
'o, 111 a time
ic iiaiiiu
IL'IK;,. ot tiu' (■
,'iiitlL's, uihl wl
iM-Iiaiis ami
eiK'f, iiavi_. il
1 .■iii\' im.iMuv won tl
pi-i^uniary ,-ii]
-■l.it
■L'l.ltioll with tl
ll> .'ll'l' Ho lol,
!""'l. Ill' uo.
'■'"lie to 1„. I,„,|.,.,l ,|j, ,,, ,,^. ,,
■ailiiit ujioii fon-ij,'ii
'lai'tieallv i
I'M I
"■^'' men is an i'ss,-iitiallv
eriiunis,. a.ls,) tliat hi-
ii'iii a>
iirces f,r
us own
I'lorr V itli
'I''- p.'ii'l li'liTis. He „i.,st 1
ililli'i.nt one from that whi.li
"I'lnion.s are not .il
that his ],
■iciuieiii'eii'-,. t,, whi,.h" h,. „.,,, ,',„,,„^;,,,
le-Iiunsihiliiy f,„ a.tion,
natives rather th,
ways r
I'l'i'l'aie.l to timl
y aecustotiie
■eceiveil with that ihiri].
Xi
may. i,
'fol'i. with 1
iiiit
ui-i'leral'lr (.xt.'iit, rest will
iiiiHi.if,
'ativi', ,iiri.,.t
1 till.
lem]ieran;ini
'" 'ill'.-'' l.ietliivn I,e fi,.,. f,,,,,, (I
to e\,.r(:
I'lisltlou ; ami the mi,..
le f.uilts j„.,'uliar to tl
1.^1.' miii'li humilitv an.
iiiiiary may i
■If-
1111]'!
I'lai'eiiiy. fn f
patienee ii
iieil at (in ,
" "lay have eonsiilnahl,. ,|ith,.||l
^et It wouhl
1 ileaiiiiLT with thi-ir s,.lf-
eem tnat the sitiia-
iiieh tact, j„,w,,.r of svmpati
•U!, as an heir to the Mrss
pathy, aii.l ,|uiet tin
lies of thi. I'haiaiter, lallin- f.
Hill-- in till- f,
oreiirner.
'"MiLiice, i„. will foi-lthat the ili,<,,r,l
lelfuious iih.rty ami the ri-Iits of
lioni
a con, lit;, ,„ ,,(■ |-,,,.,.,]^
I'.ileii t.i the fm„|;
oni anil imlej.enili.nee
■I'S which all history sh
ows arise
iiiii'iital injurie,- t
are as ii.itli
■-Pintui.l, eau.eil liy the Louil
how. ver niiieli the imlividual
aj;e of an iirtil
■iiaraeter. mental
eoiiceineil may le
ii'ial ii-Iatii
iu>,' eom-
imiral, and
-tly
11'. whi,
wi-h It ,.tli.
-■^- M.\I;TV|;K|) M[SS1().\ai;iks
wi-c pv..ln..suint,Mnilv,t „,!1 ,,| ■l,,,,,,:^ ^1 tl,. .x,,.,, ; „nn-
Iiip.mI.
1'^ '■■Hi'lii'liii- Iht-s,. ivriMik-^ tlic u-ritrr mouM ^av tin- il.,.v
an. |,nM.ni..l wi;!,. it i< I,o,„,l. tl„. ,liii„l,„,,. ;„„i ,;,,;,,. „, |^.;,,;
I'ocnmn.g to cn.uiMrativ,. i,„ -.,.,., i^uo-. .-imi.lv a^ >u-',.>.ti„„. pov.il.lv
'■""'^!"""^ ' I '"'• "'"^'^'" "1-n a .nl.j,.,,, the „M^„it,!.:.>, .lillicultv
an, n,t.-.v>t ol whirl, i. Mi.,.tv,,-iut..l I,.- all u!„. !,,,■,.• !„•, „ ..•ivil..j;p.l
t.. liav.. a >l,an- ,„ th. Iii^l, a..l l„.lv w„ik ■ Ira.i,,.- |„r tl,.. rhnivli „f
<_'|ji !-t ill ('liiiia.
II. 111-
!;,■>•
:'ll,
iluv
illy,
h of
<'A(SES ii)l\ TilAXKILLXE
S
A -ate -n-iii,i,'li"i.i ..HP Cm.I i, mU\
A ttii-iy sliii'M aii.i u.'a]ii.ii :
II. ■11 li.-l|i II- .'l.-ar tV.iiii ail til,. ' I
'I'lnl liaili u~ laitt' n'.a iak.'li.
Til.' an. i. -lit ]a ill.'.- .,1' lirll
llalii risen witli jmrpi..-.' I'cll ;
Simjiil; mail nl' ciul't aii-i [niw^iv
II.' w .'ar. th ill tlii- I1..U1,
< )ii I-.I11 ;i i- iiiil lii- Ii'IIdx, .
W nil I'urci- uf arm- u . iiitliiiiL,' can,
I'lill su(jii wtiv wi- liiiwu-ii'MiTi :
!!ui lur II., li^'Iil, thr |,r.,].,r Man,
NVli..ni (;...! l,iiii-,'lf lialli l.iiM.ii.
A,-k yi-, win. 1- ilii- ~ani. '
( 'lui.-t .ii->ud i- Hi, nam.',
'J'li.' I...i''l Sal.l.a.illi'- S.in ;
111 , m.l no litliiT ..n.',
Sli;ill coii'iucr i:; lli.. l.alti.'.
(hlI's K.,i,i, f,,i' ,ili lli.'ir .'lall an. I loiw,
< hir m.ini.'ni >li,ill n.ii Ijiii^cr',
Hut -pii.' .ii li.-ll, ,!i ill Irivf its cau'^,' ;
"I'i- wi'iit.'ii li\- Hi- lin,;. I'.
Aii.l tlnmi^ii tlu'V lak,- ..iii' lilr.
GuikIs, li ai.iiii', .'Iiilih'rii, uife,
Vi-t is ill, ir |,i'..lit small ;
Tlii'M' tain-- .-liall \ani~li ail,
Til,' , ity ,il (.',,,1 i'.'!Main,'il,, -1.ijthi:h.
Trims, by T. ( 'aki.yi.k.
CATSKS l-Oi; TIlANKriLXESS
'J'HEKK i. >.,i„„s .Ian,,.,. l,.t tl,e ,„;i,uitu,l. .,f our sorrow
J.aj cans,. ,,. t„ lor^et VunV, n.any n,ercio« voucl.sated
•lurn^ tins tune ,.,' terril.!. tr.al. Hon.r at tla- .ieeds
c'i'uelty ,n.r,.,.trat..l ,„ay l,l„„i .,.„. ,,... ,„ ,„a„v act o
kindness whn.1, Lave I » sla.v,. I.y>ne,ullv o,,' .i^ J
^i- many tunes h,.lp and deliveranee ],ave e,,,.,. wlK.u l4
.-on.ed welln„l. ,one, and the answer of .leatl, had be n
airoady written witlnn.
•a that the \ neioys and (Jovernors of the -rcater r.art of
'-..refused to,, ,.,yu.ein,,enal edicts whic^eol:^^^^^^
-no externunate all foreigners. Tl,e importance o
t us . UMH. l,e exaggerated, nor can w. over-^stinrnte tl,.
obl.nation due to those olHcials wl,o at serious risk took this
firm and noble stand. ^
With all available forces concentrated for ih,' relief .>f
..u-tsu, ..d i-eku,,, the result bun, painfullv in tie
doubt ul balan,.e for long. J,ad the soutl/ern and west
• '....als n,erey relaxed f,,r a n.onu.nt their linn contro
-e :s lun,. d.ubt tha, the whole iorei.n connnumt v
" ' ''■- ^v-dd have bc,„ blotted out of existence He
restrauieth the r..niainder.
I'r. Crillith .John, writinu "n August 1.-., said :—
I >lluulj liki- t(i ^t.itc Jliit til,. , c. f .-,
-■™ '-• ^^■":''r!:x::z:':s'^:::,£:i'::,
L'.SG
.mai;tvi;ki) .missillxaimks
Huprh. It c.iiiv.pnn.N witli tcstimniiy 1u,.ik' bv all ivfu-ces from nil
I'.iit-' to the kiiMii, -. ,.i il,,. ullin.ils nt III,- proVinre. Tliis ol' course
IS tn lie ,iscrilM..| t,, til,. i,',M,.hvill nt ,,iiv Vuvn.y, CIkiii.l; Chih-tdiig.
Similar kiiiilmss has iiccii .-ilu.wii liy uiIuts, iiotuMy \>y
Tuaii, the Actiiii,' - (Miveiiiur of Sliuii-si. Tliis man" has
simply laid himself out to hull, l'"-' ilistreased. Xo fewcf
Ihaii ninety t'orei_;uer.-i [.assed lhroii,:,di his huiids. To the.-^e
he uave >ate e.scoit, iimL oidy thiniiL;h hin own teiiitmy.
hut through dan,i^erous eoiintry which wan heyoiid his
correct jurisdiction. As a maik of his -oodwiU, he ^ave to
most of these presents of tea, iirovisions for the journey,
and even personal keepsakes, 'rin. following extract.s from
some of his telegrams to tlie Consuls in Shanghtii will
indicate his nolih; tmd friendly attitude : -
A M'lM.ii caiiir I'lDii) Cli-n-iiieii-hsieu .-tilting' that ;it Siau-ho Creek
— d jiUue un^T MnnioUan o///(ro/ — .s„im; fi.tvij^ii ie8ulent.s liave been
persecuted. Without Vimitiivj mil,. If to judirial loai,davi,'s, I il.--
si)atehea^a jiaity of cavalry and infantry to-elher with the Yu-liii
Bii-ade-Gem-ral and Inten<lant of Circuit, to proceed at full speed,
with a view to dispei-,- the niub. . . . When lepoil of reliel
conies to hand I will -ive orders to have the missionaries escorted to
Han-kow. If travellini,' expenses are uot sullicient they will 1 e fur-
nished here in aclvauce.
With regard tu .some in trouble in Shan-si, he despatched
his deputy, Yao-ru-chen, that he might personally inves-
tigate, and tlii;n telegraphed the result to Shanghai. The
following excerpt from 77;c Nurth China Herald, .spetiking of
this same ollicial, s.iys : —
The interim Manchu Cov.rnor of Shen-si, Tuan Fan.i,'. ha.s .so pro-
tected the lives and property of some ei-hty forei^,'iiers that, humanly
speakin-, it is (Avin;^ to his rare that they are now alive. '
When the Edicts of th.' 20tli to the i.'Jth of .lune, tiiat gavc
imperid siiiu'tion to the murder of forei,L;uers, reached Si-,in, dial
humane gov.-riior was so di.tresM-d that lie we;:t in the preseiic of
other hif,'li otlicials. and could n. ilher eat nor sle( p for some lime.
He immediately suppressed these diasti.; Edict.s, and issued .stringent
orders that at any co,! , nd all ha/.ard or.ler wu.s to be maintained.
When the i;o.uu'.s made a determined attempt to elfect a risi'i.,
Tuan Tajcu sent hi.s mount.-d bodyL;uard and seized and beheach d
the rin-leadeib of the " Kighteous - If; r.ony- Fists." When hte-e
CAUSES F( )l; JllA \K ! I ' J.\ Kss
]>l.ic-.irii.s w,
mill tlintri'.".^
join in fxt,-ni
^'ovt.-iii(ji', will
i'.S7
I'Ciolly
ill tile i>i'..vi
■It ill;-: til- t
>tc.i, cl
iiL-u, and
iK'i'-' f'"ii
UL'H
Jl>W
r.w h
n .1111
\V1
counb-r I.l(;rl;ill,,lti,
of 1 1,
litil llu-s,
'f,'i"-is Willi tl„. ,lnni<'Iit
"1" 1' I'Htrictic VnluntciT." to
!'ni ;i iiuiiili.
iis3.-mblc/(l I,, ruin tl
■r .11
ms took tl
■II, wli
fiL'ir
iiUlaiiiniat
I'lace.
I'ro>pi.rity, tlnj
'»y IMwtei'.i torn
uiissionar\, il
inojiorty, an.l
.'-.'ovcriior hail tl
Rivalry tliat ,.„||„,„,a to tlie ],la.
Wlien M'vi.ral parlit-s „r nii.v
'o w.-r..- i)ro!;..s,se,ilv pravin- C,
ml Jlo.siMy take thr lit,. n|-
!<-■ invini.sr.s ^'iianli'il
>v ram.
•iiitarilv tell
travuIK
arics.
Ur lurt
I'^'l'IlL-li to til,. V
'.'""■"'>- "■'^■iv l.MviiiL' for I
ii:i'lin' (.
A.S tl
I'-i
^•iit Iii,, i,un 1
''•lllK to meet
a f5Wiili.-h
a coiduii of
laii-kow he
wnnnaiiilra the Shen-
were met by the
Thi
.'^faiicl
"•"• """'■ p.i-^fd through th
'oiiy-iuu'd t(j
lioitli-
aiid |,ri,t^ rt tht
<i •-.-rort not to leave t
escort fruni (
viL'ilance and 1
'"■ii'o ('hih-tun
1^- iiiis.-innar
m t
f^unie wav
"inianity of this eue
-ovenior oudit to he ,,ul,liclv k,.„
'■- luTt-after oUicially ackiiowied-eii
TfJ.'tlC
nowii, ani
:oll the iiii>.,iiin-
west nf llo-nan, he
!-•■' until tliey
•■iilighteu, d
lojie, luav in
Til iiiiDthcr
(t'4tial to £150) ami a 1
tls. 1 J 1 1
missionaries win, JiaJ 1
iVicuds w
i"-'^"..H. flu. |,an-ciuu, Tuo-fai ]
)0l|
y-uanl to
jeun
l<'iit a siiiu of
.siiiiu' of our
cut o/r from suj,plies. Tl
K'aiisuh and SI
liientioiiL'd aliov
--^i.d_oftk.::0(XnO)ontheC
'eii-si provinces. This sum (
refunded to tl,
L^m in Haii-k
le
l<-'i' of the
Jovernor Tuan,
ow.
for five d-iv« -n ■ " "'*-'"^'> cdlicial m his Yaiueii
"'"1 .said "If vonr r.i I "'^^''^ t^'J^t.le this man came
..othiiig . J'.r r..''"?„r', ;;:'", 'z r "■"= '^
■"™'""*' (ii-il of «vi„g ,],,„. l|v„.' ' "" ""■
officials JriilLdi,,,;;: 2.!; 'K;;„^i!;"5;'':^'7' ^^'^'"^ '''■" »" thank ti.,.
'-'■^"o ^u lot the a.s>,.tance they ha.l rendere.l
■JHH
M.\i;TVi;KI) .MI>s|(>nai;IKS
to nii-ioiiarius ii,,ii. il..-ii.,ii. IK' i,i,li,.,i il,,,: li,.. had -.■u\ mi i„v
IllfSS.lLr t.) tllC -.,\.ll|nl> ,,r 111,.,,. iw.. |,|..VI1H'I'S 'I'hc tplc-l IIM
f.\lilv~.-c(l lliaiik- ..II l.li.ill i.r voiii-.lt .11(1 th. ('..iiMil-(;,.ii,.ial.
At \im^-cl.iu oil .luiR' .'1(1 wlii'ii ,1 iKiL was iiiiiiiiiii'iit,
a It'k'.^raiii limii tlic \a11ki11.4 \'ic,.r,,y, r,iu-kufii-y,. wliidi
Wits iml ii]i as a inoclaiiKitioii, quifted tin; iKMiplf.
Mvcii in Sliaii-.si, wlirrc lliu ollicials (laivil not ilu as tlioy
Wdiiltl bei-ausf ,>[ \'u-lisicn^ iiniiiciliate control, Irirnilslii).
%va.s secretly .'^li.iwn. Mi. I iicycr writes : —
1 'I., hnl \vi>li t.. i.a\,- tlir iiii|.|,— ^ioii that w,' wit,, iiiiitniiiilv
ill-u-r.l. On the- Ci. Hilary, \w uu't witli mi,ii ,.f all rank- who
.^yni|iatlii-..,l Willi us ami -hnw,ii n^ kiiidn.-- -. Kv,ii at l''iiiL;-vanu-fu
llu'i. wi'iv th.,-,. «h.i u..ul.l have :i,.l|.. ,| UK if thfv liad il.iir.l. {)nv
man ..f i...-iti..ii an.i inllumc,. t..I.l 11 :,,• had la'.-n ill with la-i- at the
uttri -Lu|.i.lity ..r hi- (M.v.'innu III. •• Whih- y,,u," In- -.li.l, " ir,. th.'
on.- to sutrof n..w, Ih,. tallies v.il! li.. tuMU'i'l, ami China'- turn .if
.-utr.iiiiL; will .■oiii,. within a wry few niiintli>.''
This man i.i.nni-. .1 |.. ],inv,- hi- iVh-ii.l-hip, and .-.•,!, .lly do all iu-
..aild in our fav..ui. Wh,. kn.iw,- how nm.h of th,. iii.ndly allitu.lc
of til.. r'in.L^-yaii.u'd'ii ..111, iai.s and our .■.<cupf may h.iv.. li, .-n, un.h.r G0.I,
.hi.. I.) tlii.s man. (.'..rt.iin it i- that, if \vv ha.! I.ifu 1111, iM.., a.s witli
..th.-r.-. to .-cfuix- th,. .loi'uiiR.ut.s for our ])rotwtion, w,. should lo-.la-
liiivc l.i'iii wlui.. they arc.
.Miss French, who was one of those who escaped tVuni
Shan-si, rrferriii.,' l.i tlie jimrney to Huii-kow, .says: —
It i.s lint to Ijc .suiiii...-,d ihiit w,' rcLvivL-il nothing hut uiikin.Int-.ss
Ir.'iu the hands .if the Chin.-,-,, n.it ..iiuctL-d with us liy the lionils of
Chii-tian l.rotherhoo.l. Several ..f tlie nian.larin.s showe.l an lionest
.lesiiv t.i ailvise u.s of the safest routes, ami provi.le.l us with ^'ood
escorts. One eauie hinisilf to th.' inn where we put U|i, apologised
lor the discomfort .if .nir r.ioin, and si.oke kindly, .-emlinj,' us latcT on
a present of sev.Mity .•j.',i,'.s aiiil a h.isket of ajiples.
Another, heariuL; tliat there was a -ick man anion^' the partv, com-
misbioned the '■ .si.M-/.- " (his son) to take iis a yiCt two ti.ittles of .-tout,
a tin of marmalade, a tin .if condense! milk, and .sevi'ial packets ..f
.akes. Wher.' lie procinvd these Kumpt.an In.xuries w.. .hi not know,
hut it was in the kimliie.-s ,,f his heart lie sent th.-ni, an.l they wen-
welcome in.lee.l.
Events have since prove.l huw niu.h llic-c otli.ial- li.-ke.l l.y sliuw-
iu;,' Us kulIi acts of kin.lms-.
From inl'urmation ahvady Ui hand it woiil.l he pus.sjbl,.
CAUSES KOH TIIAXKFULNK
ss
;sy
to rimltiply mkIi |,.st
illlOlllt-;, ;|t|,| llii-i WlMlliI 1 I
were the ulu.l,. sloiy k„uwii. Sp.icv, I
iMTiiiit ;i n^w extracts Inuii a 1,
111)1 c oasv
However
extracts w
tl
Iter Kv Mr. I.
II III, (II
111 answer a lWul\,\d I..ir|H,>e, 'J'lley will ill
'I! kiri.lly ||,.1|, ,,f (he „|lici,ils Ml til
«l"'<i;,lly iiientiiMieil in tliis l.„nk, ami
Irie
111
"y
assistauee, there has h
il«o illustratti th<. i.os>ii,iliti,.s ,,1
ill onlv
Thev.
uslrali)
'•■^e proviliees nut
where, .nviiij,,' to this
n no loss of lile. 'I'liey will
whii h has 1
uoinen's Work in ("Iiina
.1
^ now led
111' \vlio profess
iiiarria^^' am!
K
it't'Il ilis|.uteii hy
llle enuiiliy. Mrs. L,, lilai,. i„,tl
Sll
"I- Mr. Liehlan's (i.atii, has ].
iiing-.si in eniuj.aiiy with other lad
portiofK
les I
<l lor Women s worl
•' ]>(■ ,011 I
'ore her
ti" ured in
II ;i district a]i-
Aft
lays : —
•T s|)e,d<in,- of the troiihle.l st.ite o. tl
II' coiintrv, . I
le
As t
liUf,'- -rcMud Id III
('
ll.UI''-laii-ie
to iiH to go with il
toM ,
laiiuariii) aii.l lUmi
ii'iii, a- hr |i;iil a 1
Krliiiig ttniM- many tanuli,> l-ii i]
>r fl!\,
^ iiiioiigst i!i,.ii,. H,' sent
ii' 'isi' a
is w,. wi-iv m a twofold (i.m^r,.,- tV..,,, tl, K
t Ki
ig-siii-fii. 11,
It It l.fSt t<
and til,. n.l„.l>, )„,( „,. (■
slioiild wr N,.,. ,1 nr.dliil to (l,r. his 1
July -2 1 we tiivt l„,inl of th.-K'
iiipM^.s.s i)(jwai'fr's .•.jjijt
li<
-od at aiiv ti
■iiiL' kill.'d isr
weiv glarl to h.ar s
p. IS 3;. T
ii'Mif was II) nil to n.s. ... On
u-cliaii and Ciraiig >lia,i IVin,,!.
Tl
eille Wen' o
II' iiiaiidaiin lieaiiiii' of tl
lllteiidrd Iravilif,' the oil
Kuaiig->in-fu savii
y, as (ir
'<• peejik! .s,.eni,.d very \citid, tliouyh
penly disapproving ot mU a dc
Ills sent his .scTct.iry t<i know if
lad a h'tler f
\\ .
to tl
wali'liniin I
•u, whcit
h'nl cxii
•aif, so after coi
M.
anlinic wi- w(
oll'.-ivd.
■'f,'
11 I
h,. ,
It'l'fS.'J
1 CI
ll't
^sed
thrir
if
itn
:i- wit
III
1 n
■main
iry I'c w.is to ifiM
lang-Iao
r .r
il' would t.ik
lem 111,, mandarin at
IS an escort of soldiers
!■ us III.
Th
IV that oar place .diould U. kept
ilesl
h the oti
lels we sent hack t;
(
Almost
everv
iiaiigd,io-ie, he was s,
111 the cllv ;il]il
lay a htt-r i r me-
inonimg ^\^^ <pii.tly hf
to ii.s .-md
lis and ki
) conceriieil for
t the eilv. .
le Ille.NSlge
acce]it the jimtectiou h<
H-nger came from
jiroMded ;i good escorl
I'lir sitetv.
The inand
On Satiinhi
ic inandarin was most kind
Kiu-kiai
'■plug us from ha
nil, and in Hi
All aloi]g (Old
as earing for
ig, where We receiv
el a warm welcome
g'oiKi time l.ronght us tu
We 1
det^raded b
Init
above will not
lave evidence already tl
lat idlicials have 1
ecaiise o
1 the I'rieiidship shown to f
we are sure such services as have bee
"■en
ore 1' 'tiers,
unrewarded by Him who said ■• I
n referr-d t
o
nasmiicli
U
L'90
M.\i;r\ i;i;i> missionaliks
■I'' VC dill it until nlif nl ill,. Ir.isl d' llii^sr, liiv 1 il ft 111 fll ,
Vi' 'iid it lllltn .Ml'." It Is ;iN(i tii \ir silliiTrlv lhi|„M| lli.it
sinli lli('lliUlll|i will II..! lie .ivcrlu.ikc.l ii..| r.nunttrli liv Ihr
v.iiioim I'liwns . nn.rinc.l uln^ii lu.ikiirj tlii'ir '■cIlliiiH'iit.
Ill rc^ji.Tl 111 tills ii Is Willi ..i,..ii |.!,.,|si||,. ;i,|,| ilKiiiktiil-
IH'ss that till' InllDwillj; rXciTliI tVnlll liir //iti/i/ .\'' //s ji.r
Nnsi'iiil.ci '_'■_' is i»iv<'ii :—
I'l KIN... .\..|-. 10.
Sir Km, -t S,ii,,«-, til,' r.'iii-li .\liijisi,i, t,,.i.i\ i,niiiu,| ill,. NJiv.'!'
Ih.il w.is 1,„.|,.,1 t|,,||| ill,. ||,,ii„., ,,|- ,,.||,iii| (lull,..,., will, 1,,\,. 1 1,
III ].. .v.-rlv -III, .. Ill,- -I,.-,-, h|iIi,,ii..;1i .lunii.' lii.il |,. ii.„l ||,, \ mh i, ini.i,.!
til, II In.iii. s |',,i il,,. ]ii(,t,.,.tiiiii of iiiitivc (■|||.i^tialls.
Sir Clauilc .M;i,.,|,,ii,il,l III ih,. -ilvr .,1 lli,. I'.nlisli i,c.-:iti,.ii ,.ii In-
■ i,'l.;iltiiiv, iu,,l Sir Km, .si Sit..u u.i- n.t .nv.u,. i,|' its ri..,'hilul .hihi.
Dr. Mi.irisiiii ivi|u,.-i,.,l tli.it .it l.-.i-t put s],, i,],! i„. ,,.tu,ii,.,| i,i,| wlnu
llir liritish .Miiiisti'r liriir,! lli,. m.hv h.. ictnrii.l .,11.
Il is ilcviilltly U> 111- llM|irii tll.'it whi.frM'l |i|s)ir,. will
allow nf it. a lil,,. sjiiiii ,,| iii,;;;ii,iiiiiiii;y Will ( 1 la l:i(, tillisr
till' si-Llli,-iiu'iH \..t tn 1„. Ill, III,.. Tlii.u-aiiils ii|Miii llMiiisainls
fif iiiiinrrnt ]ici)i)lr liavc s,,ii;.,v,l (liiMii.^ tins awliil striti',
• iiiil ^'ciicrniis (li'aliiius .siirli ,is ihi- almvc will i irate a
liiiit'niiiiil iiiiiiri-ssiiiii Tiir ,_;,„„1 .lamni,' lli,' Cliinrs,. jicnplc,
ami ]i:iV(' the way lur riiiiir,. .imiriilil,. iiit..riiat imial iiitiT-
toiir.-SL'.
Kor llii- wt'iill jir.iy, l.rlii.\ iim that IF,, win. has ■ .slinv.cil
ii.s !iiaii\ and .-(iir tnuihlcs .shall ijiiickcn n- ,igaiii, and hriii"
II- lip auaiii rruiii tlir drplh.s ul thi' laiili. '
Ai'PKNDlCES
r
APPENDIX A
C'Al'.LES FROM CIIIXA
'^«'^>VKI. y.y TMK CUNA Ix,.,x„ M,Ss,„N ,^ ,,„„„^
I'l'KiNi; ]<)00.
' •' -0-- /-"■''"','/ rw.uurs ,„; nda.t, all mil hen.
SnANiiHAl, J,,/,/ :jl C/nni-'-;,, J- , <-t , ■■
SllANcriAI. ./»'i; ■">■' ;/,, / , ..I , .
f m;.,<
<:luh.ln
"^>"'"-''h <nfl Ihcn/./,,!, lilt,.! „/! ,l,,tr,.u. / -v ;
' '"'• '-Oil' mil, n: j.nni.r n-itl, ,(v.'-
i-m«n ,.vr. irMi, ,",;:,"''■■"' "■ ' ■"■' ■"'■■ ' ■""■
■'/"!/, nil ,i.!l. h,for„u,iwn has hmi mxiveil
.'04
MAl;T^'l;KF) MISSfoXAlMK.^
'11.' /■> /,/ 1' rih I
I,,:, I.
lint ,:rl.
I,,/,.
-»■.)^ .1/;,
'tu.,, I,„, !.,,
s. A. K
Mi~. KU::,ili.lh Ji
n'li. jiiol„ililil M,('iiinii'll.-i
in-tn
ini/mliniil ilir inmit fm- nil ]n,rl:,
in'rr hiiir.
'/. K,>,-Ii,.
Ili'iliill-.4lilll /.»,</ )■,/„;/:
'iiiri rion.il im ciiiiiirvHilioii
•llANi:!lAI, , I »./,'/ 4. Mi~.< r. K, Ml,
Ml-
Mntil.
I r'i;i Iki. tiirii.d ],. r, ^ ,,ll ,,■,//,
^'"tiDii-, Until
-I Ih'
I" '
<h M
i^siuii ill ('In')), I /,(
///
(" Jiipini : Mi,
(■( uhniihl hit thr
nrrn; irjtlnii t
'■• n.,/ Iliiini-tiiii,! mill /■',■
till illi,,ti,,,i ,,f Siniiii-iiii,
•II iliiij,. Infnrnialiiiii A./s Ik
I't-ii'itni }iii.<.<ii,ii,irir.-: iriis.<iiiii Ho-iKui, tnivlli
wji-r, nmliniif m jmnfr %i'ith
n.
ih
VII
Shani.ii.m. AmiHsl 7. TIf
'>!■ "/' l1uh-k
'!■• riti iiti ( 'A'
77,. i:,..iii,h
-.hr.ii
.;,-sA..„
rh,
I'd iviti
iiiiia Tij'Ort- Jh'
III! iniiHriiiiitinn
d „. fh
1 1,nii-ti
Mis. S'llll,
Mi,« M.i.fi'rbi
Mi's
'■/ Tnii,;.,!,'
iiifl-i.iiiil mil-
ill th,
M;-.< ]l„:i.'„r!:.
Mis. M. <: /:.
Mi.s s. i:. M
Ml. A. Ill
II llllllljllll.
"IIS, Inn; ,ii-iii;,l siitJii, nil mil, ^\l
ih- Mill IS, I'liii.hns. am
tt's^ J'tnii'itrs
'.li:.i.,i, nl Yiiii-iiijii-fi, l.ji I., I th, l.kfA //',.. trm-ill
issi,iiiiiiii.< of till mill,- liiristii,
uf T'.,i,,.ki
hilt if thr ili
SilANi.HAI, Aii'insl 10,- III-
ir. i;
I! -.It..
iinii'd llmi-l.
'■inis, Mi< ir
Mi.. I'.iriili., .\li.. /,■
iiiiisli II iirrii
'I y
Mi.-s llntir
Mi~s T
tllll-/'!
Iliiii'l.i;
/•;. N. .1/. .1,,./.
Ihiii-iih Witt. I,
1 1, fur,,, I'n.J.ii- i\
Jl,(lti;i„, Mi.-. If„ilh. Mi,
urii,;;! /,.,, ..■,;/./;/, ,dl nell. I)r. ,i,„l Mr.. Ami,
Ai„i,il:, Mi
Mi-s UwUiniil, Miss l\
Mu.
1 1 1,1
■if'l,l,„ll vrll. Inf„
Mi.. r,i„l,ls, Sh,
nil J\,.ini:i,ntni Mission
Mi.
-ill S,<tei. ,i,ii.,,l l„ri nil .iilili, iinil y;ll.
MlAN'.ilAI,
ii„.t
1,i„,i l,il,i,i,l .Mi.
ri'.-<. l.„i..l im,
if, hi mill „;ll. th, r, -I
- Th, <;,i,.-<}ii hi
til. I, ,111,1 Clair,!, .1/
ll;i. i.-. -'All ir.ll.' Tir, 1,1,1 A
'//'■/ Jiiiinls Jr
i.<.i,ii,,rni S,,iiitii mi.-.ii
nriietl here
•II, III', I,- III/,
Sham.iiai,
'('I, I, h, IS.. I, I;
• i/i'.-f
.— Miss,, i;. I!
Kh ./I, h.
I. ll,ill„„li, Ml
iiiiii-r. J.. .^ii^h'lsiiiniiJl, J.
i-rn;il h, ,:• nil
,■„,:„.,. II.. I,
Th,
sf ,.f th. li
!■:. FiiiHih,
.i-i„,i„ All
,-L.r. nil .„i;
oin! jr.
nih,;' mis-
.M,. /■;. ./. (■
.I//.'. .1. /,'. >-.,
I, .11, 1,;, I mii
M, ... /;. ./. ( :
ii,l,; lliiin.
Ml
A. CI,,
.Mr. ,\lfr,,l .1.
M,-< <: Cil,.-^, Mr
■I llnn-l..
.Mis< II. .1, J!
.Mis. K. Ciith
n,, (III, I .1
„l Mr
!.!■ rs' (iiilihfii ,h,i-l.
n, rile! III. Mi.<s lln.itmi.
'iijiine.^ rireiDfU
TEI.P:(a!AMS FROM <HIXA
M!.\N.,ii.\i, Au;/u.' k;. ~~ i>. j;. ti
rijooii
.u;.-s /•;. s. ,s7„
■2-2ii'l iiltiti
luS'iii, Mi:<. 'J'li
>'', -W/...' .1/. /•;. M,u,rh
Mr. (.!. b\ ir„,;l, M,.<. Ii;,,;l
Mi'r,!:r,l.
'iiiiii/i.i'iii mii.
I tn;,
■/. A.
ii'f'i.-it, .1/ /,.•.■ A.
.■iff
Mi.
Mrs. 11 Ut.,f ,/,.. K. ,',...,„„, .,/,.. ,, „-. ,/ ,,,, .,/;,, _,;_■ ,;;^.
h,v. nrr,r..l h, r. .<„f.l,,.„ll ,r.U, .I/,,,,,,,/ .1/,,. ,,„.,„ shr. „..,„', W
iirrivr irilhiii li n- din..
II
SnxN,,iiM, .iu,jn.-t J.-.. — ;(',„,-, ,,,(,„„ /„.„„,/ ;,;,,,^ M,l!„, Jr,hnp
.Ui.«./. SI. OH.., Mi.... ,1/. r/,,,/,. /,t 7-.-;-v-V.O-/V, ./«,„• L'7 ■ .l/.Tohvd th'r
wnrs:. I„Jor„Mtiu„ „.,.. hr „ rr.nvnl Mr. an,l Mrs. Dm,',,,' K;„ M,-
(j.M,-k,.M,ss /•;. ri..,i„„.,„^ ,//.<, M.E. U;,,,, hi.li,u, ,n , ■;,„■„;
11 ,. tli,m,,ht l„ l.r .-„/;. .1/,. /,. .1/. l!„h.rUo„ ar,-ir..! if,,,. ,■
^ l/t.« in,itrl,,„rl, „„,/ Mi.... E.Sr.,r.H, ■2„,l „lti,„o : Mr.'u,„l M,:.
r. Mri;,„„.l! .,,„l...,„, Mi..S. A. Kin.,, Miss E. Il„,i..„, l-2th „l,i,.,„'.
G.
iniirihrnl.
M,. a,i,l .\lr... f.,.,l,„, M,. „„J M,:.. lh;un; fl,. .\li..s,s l[„d,i„ Mi..
I ,li;,.<. M..S E. <;..„„il,n. Mi.s E E,e„r!,, Mi..s /,-, };,l„„r, Mhs E V
.ln/,„..,nl, M,..s A. Ii<,.,„,.ss,„, ,,;,r,n,„;, llo-„.,„. Th. rr..f Sl„„i-.i, I'hlh-H
Vn,-I..rs ,,n ,„J„r,i,„ti,.„ has L.r,, rr.;iv..l. I.n,i„e,;l (.Up.r ,r,ll, //„, / ,^,1
M.ss E. Ar„.,>t „;ll arric, ,rili.in h a ,/„„,, Miss L„n, C. S.„ill,, Mi..s
';'"" ":'""'' '■■"-''- *"'^-":'- /•'■•• ''/""'/- "/■ J-nU:„rl „us,io„a,ies
J>.,r,:,c... n,.h ,Ui.„., n-ihu,,. M,: T. To,r.u„r, Mi.ss M. 11'. BMdaus,
M,s. A .,. 7,v,., M,: ,.„.! M,:.. /;,,„/.,-, Mr. IMu„, /„„■• „rrur,l },„.■
silt,/}/ ,i„il irell.
SnANi;iiAr, .1,,.,,/./ -2'.). Mi: „„,l Mr..
I. L.itl.ii, Mr. ,1,1.1 .Ml..
Kif l,ryrr,Miss ./. E /l..sk„„, .V,..s A. llosi;,,,, Miss E.'r. J./.^.o,,,
M,.^s E tnn.h, M..S /;, (;.„,nl!.tt, M,..s lli.j,,,. Mess R.I>al.„cr, Mi..s K
h',s,„i,....„. „rn,r,l H„„.h,„r. ],„,U„s I,.-., ,hil.li-e,i ih.d.
From Mr. Ok.-Kwin,,, K,r.K;ANG, .<.,.t. ,al.. r \. ^A!l K,an„....
vti...iiuii.rn,'.s „rrii:,l „i Ki,i-I:ii,„.i suf,!,/, „ll ,r,ll.
SHAv,;nAt, S.,,l.n,l,r ;!. !,,: M,U.,r lV,b.,„'s t.,s> kim- r,..i,W
,':is ,l„,r,l .1,1,1 ,;. /.; // /,,,,„,, „.,,,-,„^ ,^„,,^ ^,,^ ^^^^.^ ^^^^^^^
,,^''::.'-- ''■ ■"'■''"' ' ■^/'■- '' '/■ /•"••'^ "■• 'nri,:.i I,.,. .,„;/., „/; „,//.
■ I „„<■ 2 1.
Shan., MM, S.,.f..„Lr :,. ;;/,;,„^, r,„,,/,. .,//,, j, /,•. ,n,„/,,, .,;„,
Ami/;/ Eiri,.,; .]/,... T,ill..,l, .n;ir.,ll„,r..af,hi, ah v.'!.
Mcs. F. M. ir.Ui.,,,.., M.S. II. lu,,-irs,' Miss E. E,;„.h. M,... /,■
II,;.,, bnv.i,.; „„ Sei.ln,.h.r IT. '... .\\,rll, ^in;„„,. IJ,,,,.! ..t..,,,.r ■ ,,Mt~<, i,
20 G
MAI;TVI;HI) ArIS^;I()^•Al;lI.:^
Shanghai. S.,.t..J..r i;. Si-,h\,.ni wuvbrs arrive,! ,■„„,./ „-M ll,r
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HiUuii l.Jt .„: .Ian. \J..rn„.<rth, infant lahn ill, to' .■<>„, „! ..„„rw, r in
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yn,s,nnar.,s n,ur^l.r..l 'Ml: :n..t. .\n .UaiK, I,„rr l,rn, r.rrir.,1. '
Cc'RV of lVl,-r,HU 1, •,■,.! v,.,l byll,.. llAITlM MI.M..NAHV S„C1FTV
-M,ahhnl„rat.,ln.,fn: ha. hra„,,l,l anr.from Shan-.i. I'iaatt jnrt,,
urr..,tr,l ^h.n-,,ana, .Irlr.n ,a, J..,.f n> rhain. In Tai-niani-f,,, .harJ fair
othrrvn.,,aa,rir., Mis.i.n I Taiwan.,!, la^rncl ...r.,1 Farthin.h.
Mysianarus jhd th. r. J ,„„■ i'J, ,.r,.rt.,l Yanaa J.I.,' i) ,,„„„;,,,/
■•a.f.hj, unui.diatrh, nias^arrnl, altv/elJa r -.VA I',;,hyl,n,t< ■ l':.,.IU - l,„ral
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t(i ih' l;ue (;.,v.Tii..r (.1' Sliaii loiiir. ^•|^ll.i,.„, „li., secn-tly
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Sliaii .si,
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aiM kille,| .i.vtvone Koiuan Cnhoiie .niiveM- n.-.,i I'a.,-
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t.-uii,;,ie! kill,-.l pivaeh,.,- fori v iiiilr- S.W, ,,1' Pekuii;.
li.-i. no.vi-- j.liiiel.r r.i.Mor H.,i'., hoiiu- (Shaii-i .
„ 21). R.ilu.u i, iu,-,ii Peking and T'ienViu torn up.
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APPEND [X E
A BOXER l>LAfAI{D
From tlie Govkhmiknt 15lue-1!o(.k, X,.. 3 ^IDuO)
r'licanl puittil in Wat ri'ij^ re/dii'/
(Tianshitioii,*
[X a ciTtaiii .vtiv.t in IVkin- ,oi,u. \v,,i-I,ii,]iL.is <,r t!ie I-ho ch'iuu.
(• iiuxLTs ) :a ,m4ni,^ht .iM.'uh ..aw a spirit .It'sa'a,! iu their ini.Lst
Ihe spirit wa« .ih-nt U.v a lu.i- tinir, an.l all tl,,. .^ngrc-ation fcll
upcii tlu'ir kiiers a.Kl piMvi'd. Thru a t,.nil,l,. voice wa. heard
Sivin;4 ; —
" 1 am ih.iie other than the Creat Yii Ti ((io.l of the unseni world)
co.ia- down ,11 person. \\\dl knowing that ye are all of devout mind
I aave ju.t now .legended to make knox, ii to you that tlie.~e are times
ot trouble 111 the world, ami that it is impo.-sible t.> -et a-<ide tlio
decree, of fat-. Di.-turba.ire.s are to he dre,,de,l from the forei-ii
devils ; everywhere they are starting Mi.>.-ioiH, erecting tele.'iai.h-
and l.uilding railways ; they .io not believe in the sacred .loetrine'
an,l thev spe.k evil of the (lo.l... Their sins aie nunil.erh..ss as thj
haus ol the head. Therefore am 1 wrath, and mv thunders have
pealed lorth. I'.y night and by day liave I thou-lit of tli,-..e thin-s
Should I command my generals to come ,lown to earth, even thev
would not have strength to rhange the couise of late. For' this reason
I have giv.n in,,h my de.ree that I sh.all descend to earth at the
head ot all the .siints and spirits, and that wlnivvrr the I-ho Chmaii
are gathered log-thn, tleie shall the (;ods l,e iu th,- mid.st of them
I have also to make kimun to all the rii;hteou.s iu the three worlds
that they must b, ,,f ,.,„. miml, and all juMcti... the , ult of th,. Mk)
Ch'uau, that so the uralh ..; luaveu mav be appealed.
"So r.oon as the pnetice of the 1 ho rh'uan ha^ been brou-ht to
perle.linn — wait h.r thre,- lim,.,. three or nin- time- njn... uiiu-"time.s
niue "r three tinus tliree ' -then .-hall the devils meet their doom
Ihe «ill ol heaven is that the telegraj.h wires be lirst cut then the
railways torn u;,. and tie n ^liall the torei;;u devils be decapitated. In
' -Mianiug obscuie.
A noXER I>L.\c.\i;i)
that (lay sliall the li,,
.•!or.
''•';:l -vK afar,,,,; ana all, a. ac..„u.n,,, ;,:,,,,!'' '"-'■■'■'-'■
-'- tun. a..,. ,,,,. .j;; :/-;,•;; -^;;;-
you for w.-ll doiuK; an.l nn th,. ! v , • " ^"■'•"'""'"1 unto
'"erit; .In.y «1,„ ,l„ „, ' . '^ ' - wi,„ ,,,,1..,.,. i, .,„„,„,,
the spirit «-as l.,a„s. of t,,.,r r ;'%""'"• ''"''^' "■'■'"' -''
to ],!„,. "" ' '' ''■"' ar^' 'i''V""t wor.l,ii,i„.rs a:,.l ,,rav
bolt!! '"" ''""^^ ''^^ ^"-' '-^- ' '■« "— ,, ,,. „,, ,;,„ „„„„^^.
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APPEXDIX F
MissioxAi;ii:s in okina
Letter t(, t!u Keillor ,./ " TIf Turns''
l!v Mr. \V. H. Si,. IAN, Sicrutarv of tlir (.liina Iiilaiiil Mission.
Sir — Till' .--jii'ich (iT tin- JLinjuis of Salisbuiv at tin- mei-tiiii,' of the
S.P.<;. upon Tui-.<il,-iy l;ist, rinipli-d with thu pit.^ent clistuibance.'^ in
China, lias servtil to call altfiitiou in an uiiwonlial (legrce to the work
of niissionarii's in that Hni]iiif.
In cuitaiu (|ii.uteis till' .-jiLL'cli nf tlu' iinl.it- JIaii|ui> ha- hecu
rej<ar.h'i.l u> if it cnntaiiiuil a ,-alutaiy ii-ljuke tti thosi' who are
en-a^'ed in missi.inaiT L-lluit. (^tlu'is have tii-ati'il it ;is thuiiL;h
Lord Salisliury le^'ardfl tlii.' niissi'.iiaiiL's as alincist i:M'!u.siv(.'ly
rosjioiisililc for tliL' iifc'sfiit nils itisl'act'a-y (.•onditi.jii of atlairs in
China.
Xeitlu;!' of tliesu conclusions is fairly dcducilile fron; Lord
Sal i shiny's remarks, and 1 fancy thai ihc learicrs ,,f niissiunarv
work will consider that iu advisint; ilurni "to tcin[)cr their zeal
with Christian prudence" his Lonlship has only eniorced the line.^ of
policy upon which it is their constant endeavour to act.
The .Mission with which it is my privilc.'e to he a.ssociated Wiis
formed in 1865 to ojn-n ii]) work in the' eleven interior provinces of
the Chinese Eiiqare, which were at that time \v ithout any Protestant
missionaries.
The following,' exceipt from niu' '■ Prineijili's and Practice"
indicates the attitude ol' the Mi-si, u \^\x\^ reteience to those in
authority : —
"While av.iiling himsilf (4' any privile,L,'es olieied hy liis own
or the Chinese Cioveniment, he {i.e., the missionary) must make
no demand for help or i)rotection, thuu;;h in emei^encies he may
need to ask for it as a taviuir. Aii]ioal.s to Consuls or to Cliinese
otiicials to procure the ]iunishnient of offenders, or to demand the
vindication of real <ir sup].o-eil li-liis, or iudi-mnilication for
losses, are to he avoided. Should Ircjiiljle or persecution arise
MI.SSIUXAi;iKS ly CHINA :<07
iiilaiul, ;i fn.'ii.llv ivi,n..,.,itati.,i, mav l.r nia.l,- l., ilu. |n,,,l
Clnnc'se olhcmls, liulinj, ,v,|,,..s In.,,, «1„„„, ii,„.e miI1,-iui.' lui.^t
W .silishrd t,, l,,m. their ,a-,- in ( n.l.s l,an,|>. Uii.lrr i„. rir-
ciuu>taiicrs may any ii,i.-~i„Mai v on his „wn i,-]M„i,-il,ilit v niaku
anv w,„h-„ a,,,„.al l„ ,!„. l;nli,h ,„■ oth.r Inrvi^,, authorities.
■^''""'•' ■-'"'' •'" ^'l'l-''l l'^' th.,>,;.ht iKH'-sirv, it niii.t tir.t U-
Mibnuilc.l to the China ,linM'i„r ..r hi. dr^uw ii,n.„.-l, the
supfrmtrndL-nt, and icciw his autli(.ri:.atiuii/'
Durin- th.. j.a^t thirty-live years 125 stations have Lec^n opened l,v
us m ten ,,| the p,,.vin,e>, and in tlie course of this work, mo.t of
whicli lias l,eeu carried on lur beyond tlie immediate mllueiice of
Kunl.oat.>, only one of our missionaries has lo~t his lite throu-h the
violence ot the peojile.'
Tlie cases have lie-u very rare indee.l «lie,i anv of o„r missi.aiarh^s
have appeai.d f. the P.rifish Con^uN lor their protection, ulthou-h in
some instances the Con.ui^ have felt it to l,e their diuv to interfere
on our behalf as being British .-ubjert-.
Tlie followin- extract from the' report <.f Her Majesty's Consul in
Han-kow lor the year 1880 (see China, No. 3, isso) n'lay serve to
show hou- lui-e a piit missionaries have taken in openin" up the
interior ot China. And m tlie face of sudi te^tinionv it mu-t ^urelv be
admitted thiit not a little tact and piudence have been mingled with
the zeal ol tiie nii->ionuiies : —
'■ Ai)art from tlii> increased care on the part of the mandarins,
this unpioved state of affairs is due to tlie fact that the natives
are becoming more accustomed to the ],re.seiice of foieLmers
among them, much of the credit of which beh n-s to the nn-mbers
of what is called the China Inland Mission, instituted bv the l{ev
Ilu.lson Tayf.r, .M.lJ.t '.S., .some do/en year> ago.
"Always on the move, the misMotiaries of this Society have
tr.ivelled throughout the country, taking hanlshi]. , and prh-aliou
as the natural incidents of their piofe>sion, and uever attempting
to lone tliemselves anywhere, they have managed to make friends
every where, and, while labouring in their .sjiecia! tiehl as mini-tcrs
ot the Gospel, have accii>tomed the Chinese to the presence of
foreigners among them, and in great lueaMire disi.elled the f,-ar
of the barbarian which ha^ Inen tiie main dillicuJtv with which
we have had to contend.
"Not only do the bachelor luen.beiv ,,f the Mis,~i(,n vi-il phices
supposed to be ii.acce-.ible I,, fnreigners, but tho.e who are
married take their wive- witli them and settle down with tlie
goodwill of the people in districts far remote trom official
influence, and -et on as comloitablv a-id .securelv a^ their
bretliren of the ohler Mi.s<ion, under the shadow of 'a Con.sular
' \\'rittcii .luiie 2:;, 1900.
'108
MAi;TVi:K7t ^riSSTOXATlTE.^
tl'i^ .111(1 within laujo cif .i mini" .i;'s -mis; jnd, uliilc aiding
iIm- tiircinii iu( K-liaiit by dlilaiiiiiiL; iiit'nniiatiou iiL;,iiiliiiL; the
unkudwii intiTii)!' < f the country mikI -iii'n^tliinin;,' (nir iclatniiis
I'V ilR'I'ca-iii;^ iiliv ilitillliiry willi llir JthJiIc, lliis Jlis-idli lia^, at
tin- -iiui.'. tiini', >]iiiwii iIk' nur wav nl sjML'ailin.L; (Jliristiaiiity in
Cliina."
1 lia\.> liiily to mM tlial tliu ui'ik nl tlii- Mi-Mnii cnntinili's tu In-
CiiiTU'l uii ujHjn llii- liiiis iiiilicat>"l in ill.' al'ii\'- r\tia.i, >avi' that nv
it is of a more si'ttK il cliarnin. ii liaviiiL: liicdiu.' ]M.>^ililf to njn'ii iqi
many statiuiis in llif lar int.iiur, an-1 that, win!,- tlii> Cmisular rt']i()rt
ri'fVrs til till' Wdik uf ..lu .Mi-.-i.in. it laiglil aUu hf aj'jilicl to lliat ut
many dtli'-r.-. — 1 am, ymii.- truly, Waltiou 15. Sloan,
.sVi:///(ow n/ thi: ChiiiH Inland Mitinioii.
China Imami M i>s|i,\,
NKWINliTUN ri;l.i:N, Mll.liMiV,
LllNDcN, N., Jl'ili 'S'l.
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A1'1'ENJ)1X (i
TIIK OFFiriAL STATLS oF MISSION AIUKS
I\ view 01 what lias rccoiitlv oreiiiTfi]. .iiid of those ciiticisms
wliich dn not <li>ti!miii^h hi-twruii rrotcstaiit and IJomaii
Catlnjlic Missions, this article is ivpriiited from r/,;„„'s Millions
for December ls91).
On 111,' I,-.ih (jf Marcli, this year y\>^'.>'.)\ tlir Chinese (lovemment
liUhlUhrd '-An Inii.nial Decree'' in whith it -iv,-.-. |j,,litical status to
eacli ..r.liT of the Kninaii ('itli,,lic liieiarcliy. Tlir A'.-/-//( fhina Daibi
X-.H-s lor May lij laililish.-d a t'nll translation ,<i this Decree from
ill,' auth^.riM'd French version. We suhjoin a few extract? for our
readers : —
'•It lias l.een a-reed that local authoriti s shall exchange
visits with missionaries under the rnnditions ridicated in the
followiuL; articles : —
" In the diH'erent degrees of the eeclesiastical hierarchy
Bishops hcing iu the rank and dignity the e<[uals of VicerovB
and (Jovnuors, it is agreed to autliori>e them to demand to see
\ iceruys and (lovernors. . . .
"Vicars-general ami Archdeacon? will he authorised to demand
to see Provinrial Treasurers, and Jiiilges, and Taotais.
" Other priests will he authorised to demand to see Prefects of
the tirst and ^ n.l class, Indepeihh-nt prefects, Suh-pn-fects, and
other functionaries. . . .
'_' (These) functionaries will naturally respond, according to
their rank, with the same courtesies."
The Xurth fhina Ihiihi A'n/v, in its leader of May 19, calls atten-
tion to the fact that under the "most favoured nation" clau.se the
decree apjilies equally to Protestant Missions, and add.s, "Communica-
tions have hceu aildressed to Protestant Jlissions acquainting them
with their new privileges." The i.rohlem thus raised i.- of such vital
imi.ortance to the future of Mission work in China, that we wish it
were possible to reproduce in ertenso a most tinicdy letter addressed
to the Xorth China Daily Xca:<, by the Rev. Arnold .(•'oster, on this
:jio
MAJiTVKKD MKSSIOXAKIES
snhjivt. Space only ii.Tiiiits ii.s to r.'piint .-omr of tin- iiio^t important
p:issa-i'Si I'roiu tliis li'ttoi'. ilc wiiti-s:
'■'' ^'■'•'"> '- 'H'' that til,- .|ue-lio.i ... is ,.iir of thf t,'iaVL'st
iiiipoiiai„>' to tin- lutuii- ol China as a nation, and al>o to tlir future
of ('liri>lian .Missions." ll.; .-p,.ak.~ of •• th,. ,laii-.i- to th,, ],ra(;L- and
well-hfinj,' of thu riiiiu's,! j.uoplr, .lan.uor to the intrrfst of all for.'i-mre
living,' in China, atid last, l.ut not least, daii-or to tlir vrry life of the
Chii.-tian Chiuvli as a r.-lij,'ioUs society e.Mstuii; onlv for spiritual and
non-i'olitiial ends. ..."
•'in Thr T'l!,.. of .'<eptfnii..i' thr I3tli, ISSC. (here appeared a
Ion- h'tter troni Sir Kiitherf .rd Al.oek. headed ' Fr.mee, China, and the
Vatican.' in wliieli our Inriner ]!iiii>I, .Mim-te. denounces vehemently
the wliole ,sy..teni of jiriestly uiteifeienee in the political alfair.s of
China and the administratiun of its laws. To it lie attrihutes 'the
perennial hostility towards Cliri.ni,tnity and its teaeliers in every form,
winch now j.ervades the wliole nation, rulci> and jieoplo, from the
hi^diest to the lowest.' I should like to repmiluee much mure of wliat
Sir Kutherford Alcock say-, hut I mu-t onlv veiituiv on one further
quotation. 'When asked hy i',.pe I'iiis l.\. at h'om.'. ,.n mv return
home, soon after the massicre of T'ien-t.-in, how I accounted" for the
persistent hatred manife.-ted a,oain.-t the missionaries and their convert.'',
I felt constrained to answer: " It was not a question of religion with'
them, but of civil juri.sdiction," and I was not suiiirised that he , lid not
pursue the sul.Jeet further. ... It is a-ainst such assumjitions and
unwarranted i^reteiisions that the Chinese Government is now making
a determined stand, and it u in the intn-fd of r.liuinv ami nf all hnign
nalioi,K that thr, I ,l,„ul,l not /nil' The closing sentence of Sir ijuther-
ford's letter, which I have now italicised, is one to which I desire to
draw tjie earnest attention of v iir lea.leis, whether lay or niif.=ionary."
"Under ])re,-sure from M. I'icdu.n, the French ".Minister, and a
Roman Cathcdic Bi.-^liop, Cliina has suddenly agreed to admit tlie whole
body of missionaries to a ]Kilitical status ,and to a degree of political
intluence that they would none of tliem be allowed, even in their own
countries ; lor the cuices.-ioii made' to limuan Catholic juiests under
French protection must as a matter of cour=e be allowed also to
Protestants if lliey claim it, and in point of fact it is now being uilered
to them spontaneou>ly by the Chinc-se Government with. ait their
claiming it. I am told (,n good authority that the (;overnment is even
anxious tliat we should .avail ourselves of it.
"China has in all her diplomacy been coiitinuallv living to extri-
cate heieelf from dithculties with .me nation by iilaving off another
nation against it. . . . We can easily imagine li.iw she niav now be
thinking to ])lay >,\X what she reuar.ls as two great rival religions, one
against the other. ...
" Here is one of the greatest danu'ers now threatening Christianity,
threatening our very ,.n,<t,-nc,' as a .-j.ii itual b.nly. The knowledge that
a mandarin will not dare to give a case against the Church is a
OFFKTAL STATrS (»F MISSK (XARIKS ?,\ I
ptTpettlul t.'iniilali.iii to ,l,-i;,'riiii,- ( hiiir*. t.i -,-t ||,.1,1 ,,f il„. mis-inii-
ary's ,;inl an. I tn l.ik.- il int.. th.' Vai.i.u en iM.h.ilf ..f a liti;;aiit. Sucli
a car.! is w,,ith iimii'V. . . . If w.- a. r..j,t tlic -latus I l,at Im ii,,u- ..flcml
to us, an.l if it r,niw> to lie umlLT.-tnn.l that uv .an at any tiiiu-
'ili'iiiuml to sw ' the olliciuls, thesu aiul .sjinilai ubu.-^c.-, will nuiltii.lv
rapiilly. ...
" 'But,' it is sai-l, 'the liomaii Ciflinlii's have new n(:\ t'.'.v >iatu-
and till' iiow.r that lifli.n-s to it, an.l wc- know fn.ni i\|.,tiiii.i. liuw
tliey will use it a-ain.-l lirallR.u an.l !>njtf>-ant Ciiinani.n alik.>.' ]
feel this ililli.ulty ; Imt w.' -li all n.it hl;!.! .-iu' wrong by .h.in- another.
. . .^ ' Truth is .jr.Mt aii.i ivill pi.'v.ul' n; tii.' l..n,u' run, if it I,.- trie to
tUelf; l)ut n.)t if it .■oiii|.;.,iiii-.,s iiml gM-.s olf ,,n Iin.'s that aic .li>tin.-tly
opposed to its own.
" We know what lias always l.eru tli.' poli.'y of 11. .ni..'. It has
always covete.l politi.al i...w(.r. It lia^ had, an.i still ha-, a tcnii.oi 1
hia.l who is spokrii of m tlic e.liit as Uw rl, i,in-lni,(,i;i or ' Uuhr uf tlir
("Iiurch.' This iua.l has in thr ja^t ilainud the ri.i^iit to put up kings
and to depus.. tb.-m. I'r.it.'stanti-iu. and especially the I'rotestantisni
of the Free Cliui.dies, is at the very antili.i.les df R.Mne in re..;ai.i to
this wh.jle .|ue>ti.,!i. We owe it to uursrlvfs at this criticid time to
show tilt! eoura-e of uur i ..n victions, and to heli. v,- that whatever the
apjiarent loss of w.)ildly prt-stige an.l ' inlliieiiee ' may be for the
present, in the nn! the iii.,ral siiperi.jrity of uur ecelesiastieal ].olicy to
the ectdesiastieal policy of Kome will be rec.igiiiscd. Rome may' get
the political power she e(.vets, and with it tlie detestation of the pef.jde
in wdiose all'airs she insists on interfering;. If Protestants will cnly
decline the political status and impress ,in tli ■ Chinest- rulers and
]ie.>ple that w.- ..lily want evcn-lian.li-.l jn-ti.i' to be d,.all out t.)
Christians an.l luMtluu alik.', w.j -hall ii, the end b.- masters of the
sitaati..n.
" When the jiresciit teinp.irary ab.jiration h;is parsed awav fiuni
the oilicial niin.l, the rulers .if China will return to their old hatre.l (.f
all the people wh., hav.' puisue.l ..r aiv pur^uiiiu; th,' [..ilicy ,.f inter-
ference, and will -le.w a conlideiice they have never shown bef.ire in
those who, wh.ii th,_-y iii1,l;1iI have sliar.-.l the ' privilege ' of interference,
deliberattdy declineil on ))rin.i]il.j to d.j so."
That for whieli .Mr. I'oster pleaded was gaiiici. All Pro-
testant Mis.sions refu.s,.J oilicial status. Tiii.s "laet alone slioiild
be enoiigli to fully exonerate the Piote.staiit Mis-ionary .Sucieties
from tlie charge of interfering in political and legal matters. It
is impossil.le to exaggerate the importance of iliflerentiatiiig
Wtween the atlitiide of the K.miaii Catholic ami rrotestaiit
Churches upon this one matter, whicli is so largely responsible
for the pre.sent ciisi.s.
M-J.
.M.\i;T\ i;i;h mission. \i;i|.:s
l,.\It\' MHs|(i\,\l;li:s l\ nii: in-itimoi;
To ilU, i;i„|,„. .11 Mil •• Nuiuil eiU.NA DaUA NKVVt"
Siu— Vour <;onv.i,oiuK.ni "1. .1. I./^ in I.is k-tter in Monday's iMU.>
bni.jjs tnrwaf-i iIk- v...y point t,. wliid, I Im-l thoii-l.t of "(ImvinL-
itt-ntio!,, namely, th,. lonj,- inin.nnity fi„ni vioL-ncp ,-u\nvr,\ l.y ladv-
m.vkvi^ „ftl.e Ci.ina Inlan.l Mi-^iou \hur^ in .iti-.s wl',,.,'.. iIkt.. wen-
n- rnal.. niK-onaiios. Sun-ly tl.i. lacl ou-lit lo m.-lerato ti.e A-al of
ih-r wli„ ,.,TM.e th.. k-a.KTs of tl.o .nis-ion of lack of .hivalry an.l
.nan hu..ss ,n allov i„g ,lu ,„ i„ do .o. Of cou.ve no one in hi. ><.„8..8
vvuaM think ol ailowmK "oniun to go into tin; intciior in th,- im^unt
Stat.,- of thing's bnt th. present state of things is al.nor.nal. Vun-um
women have lu-.-.l in all safety in the int.rior in the ,,ast,and n,av we
not hoi,e tkit in the conrse of tim- ih.-y may N- ahh- to .lo so a-ain '
Is ther.- not .-veil v i.os.sil,ili|y that in -,,n,e .as.-s they are all il„.
saier lor 1,..,,,.,- wo.nen ! Mij^ht n.,t tw.. ,„• ih.ve women, prot.-. t,.,| l.y
thelact .,1 ih.-ir msiyuiticame in Chin.-se eyt-^ quiellv .lairv .m ih.iV
work among the w..uien in a city wh.re the pr.-.n,,. ,;f „ {,n.,.\„,, ,„,j„
U..UM l,c likely to stir np suspicion and hatn.I .' A ( hin.-.».., i.'^ whon.
1 wa. .^,eak.ng on the subj.-ct y.>ter,lay, .,„ite agreed witli this yiew.
He said that the mhal.itants would very li|<..]v tiiink : " \V,>nu-n can
•lo iin im-^ehu-t,' and w.-iiM n.jt InrnMe to inlerf.-re with them
Hut I would like lo call attenti.m to another -innmstance whi.h
Hrni- to ].o,nt in the same direeiin,,. ii,,s it lurn th.- ca^. ilnt
women accompanied I-y m.-n missi..nari.-s 1„ H,.-!, p..,ilou- llirdii fr,,"n,
their stations have always I.e.n the .--atVr W.,- il.ai , ii. mn-tan.v .'
As far :is I have been able to jii.lge from th,; narratives r.„d ai'ul
li.||H, .t has not been so. On the .-ontrary, M,me of tho.e w.un.n who
sutkred mnst t.-rnb!y wen- travelling in the .•..minnv of n„.i.— „„a
men, wh,, would ,loubtl..ss iHinglv liave .s'lrriti.ed' thoir li^,.^|„,
'I'.n,. iait whnw.r.. ultwly unable t.. >av,. th.-n, (,.„,, ,l„. erurllyof
1 1";"' 'liWi.i.-. W.. hav,. ,n,I,...d l„.anl of on.- .-a.v- in uhi.l. two ladi,-.
living , don.., w.-,e murder,-d, but on the other hand, ubat al.nui thJ
three Norw.-giaii ladies who were only attended in ih.i, ilj.'ht by a
devot.-d Chines.- servant .' The.e women sud'en-d fu K- that, m,-mv
who were ao.m.pani.d by lo,,,.,, ,„„„ and ivaeh.d .l„.,r d.M.uation
u. sab-ty May ,t nm b,- po-s.i.k ,1,.,, i„ ,„,,„, „,.„,,,,.,_ ^, ,.„„„,,,
lan.M- t,a,.nd or H-.-vant, know!,,.: 1„. ,,„„ b.|low.,-.mntrvi,„.n far
belter than ai,y l,.,,-,-i,er ran d.,. w,,„id .,„d,-r Cud, |„„v,- t„ 1„- the
more competent ]U'ol rior of the lun'
I am in no way eonn,;eted with the C.I.M., and inav |],e,..fore I
hoju-, be allowed to raise an unbiass.-d, though kebk-, p,o|...t in its
detenc.-. Enclosing my cai-l, 1 am, etc.,
., , , , , •^^' -^N'-Ii'-CtiIIMAX \V<l^IA^•.
AI'I'KNDIX I
Mrssi(.\Al;li:s AND I.ooilXc
NiiKTil-f'illNA DuiV Xkws"
I ' T[ii. l':nrT'>K i>i- TiiK
SIK — I „.^r,v, ,.x,,,.,„,.lv lo M.. |,uMi-l„.,l i„ „.„„■ |,a|„.,s an.l n-
l.ro.lua.,i ,M oil,,.,. :|„. r„ll„u-n,^' ..taU.,n..nt n-ganlin,- ,nk.i,.„.rv
behaviour .l„r„>- il„. 1,,.,-atiou siog,. at I'.-ldi.- — '■ Th.-ir ron.lu.'t
aimn-Hii.l ...iHv il„. .,..-,. has not l,..,.„ vwv ^r..!!, ,1,1,.. Th,v h.avr
.•xhilMt..,! MnythiM- 1,1.1 a ChHslian -jmit an.l h.iv,. ,]„. n.put.aH,,,, of
l'«-m;,' tin: l,ii;go.-.l l.M,!,.,.. i„ IVkin-' I cmiiot ,•,„„., .,v,. uli,.iv iht-
wntrr j,'..is ,„,|itl,,iiio„ i;„. Mi.h a M,urM.,.>,i. I y,:t< ,lmir.- llu- .i,.<'..
ameinlxMor ,h,. (;„,„.,,,,,i h„.,,o...s Co.M.uiitc..-, v.l.i,.), ha,l MTviliaiR'.
of pmcticilly ..voiTlhni:; Imt th.. 11-1,1 in- aiwl la ihal poMlionha-l
th<; best ]H,s..il,l,. ..[ii.ortimily of kiiowin- wh.U w.is i-oin ' (,ii ,,t„l I
*^" ''y^l'^^ t' ""'I'"' -C 'li- rni~-i,,nan..s w.„ in n.v o,,„,,o„ not
only mMlitat.l,., 1,,,, a.lniiral,],.. All that uvnt to n,,!.,. our l,fe
in.«l,.ral.-lv , o.ufo, ,,.l,|,. an,l ..,1. ua. ,lonr l,v „n.-ionan,.s ,„■ uihI.t
t i.-ir .m,,ur,... TIk. l,akr,v. th. l,„t,h,.,^. ,h,. laut.lrv, ih- rafT,.-ntrv,
tlu' c^.hhlnu^ »,.,,. ,a!l in ,n,.M,.iiaiv an.l nativ. Chtistian hand-.
n,..,l,.|,.,K:e wu.-k .Ion,. In M,-. ( ;an.,•.^ .11 h.a.s ,al.v,a,ly t,.,.!,- hi. name
kn-,u-n ,.verywh.-.v. Th,. h..l|,f„lii..,. aii:l un.rlti.h, h,,u-n l.v tlie
mi^si..iia,y la,li,..s, niany „f wh„„i ha 1 ih,- l,anl,„s of h.-avy family
cams of th,.ir own to l„.a,-, w,.,v h.-von^l ,„:,i<,.. As to ,h,. native
Uiristian.s, nimy of whoi,. «•..,■,• m-n of a cias- far Mi,„.rior to that
from whirl, tln.v- a.v genially s„p,,o..,| to 1„. .i.au,,, th.v sn,,i,lie<l
H-,lhn,i,'ly all th.. lal.our wo had an,l w,tl,om whi.-l, w atld m-v..,-
Iiav.i held out. Thrir missionary tuaW,ei-s led tl„n, i„ ..v.i v work
and in many jiosiiiuns ,jf danj,a.i-.
1 lie.'ird in ilh_. L.-ation h.ton. wc wiv ..Tiai.lrd lo Irav.- it that thu
miss,onar,..s had takri, .ju.antitn-s of loot. 1 took sj.enal pains as a
contmitirr man to inv.sti-ate the truth of this .-insertion, and I found
absolnltdy nothi,,.^- to conht-m it. In fart duiin- the siege it w,,< ouite
in'po>.^ihle. All the loot then collected— if ,i wa. ]„'oiierIv L.ot .at all
—was the f'hinese i-ropcMfy. clothing, funiituie, and o.namenis f,,i.nd
in tliose lion.es ul,ich for purposes of defence we were ohli-e I to brii,.'
into our lines and in some instances to destroy, or in the abandoned
foreign stores. Th;U loot w,-,s all handed <,v,.; to the com,„ittee, the
314
.MAI.'TVIJKI) MlSS|()\.\l;ii;,S
conii.,1 ol II l,..inj{ in tli.- hamU of on.. nu-M,n,-u y ;ni.l invM'lf as a sort
of Hul..con.iiiitt,T. Tl... ki'VoC the r.K.nj in whirl, il„. valu.iM,. part
nl II was l,„;k..<l up was k.'j.l l.y in.-, ami m ilm ,,„,., , | -i.pi of
uliii was tak.^n p.««...sion of, many ol il,.. ,.,ii.j,,ualivi-!\ w.„thle«,s
articl.'.s, s.i.h as w.,rn Cliin.s.. olothinK, lH-<i.linK, etc, wure giwn to
tli.' i)n,,r Clun.'s,! Cliiistiaurf lu'cssiiily, iKcause w.- ha.l f.w bul
Clinstian« nnionK m: a fuw articL':* wvrc fjivon to foivi^, la.lifs to
n-pla... t.'.npoiMrilv,!.,il,ing tli.'V lia-l Uh-u unaLlo I., sav.. fn.ni tlu'ir
liuitu.l honi..-, .,i„l a v,ry f.w .•on.ni.m tliiiiKs wor.^ -iv.'u t,. nu>-ion-
ary la.li,-s t„ prnvi.',- n.al.Tia! (Mr uri,viitly-iif,.l.sl .•hildivtis -am,, nts
riit' valiial.l.- l.M.t w;is all stor,.,! i„ mv raiv till ih,. v.tv .■i„l ..t tli,-
M.'KO, aii.l w:,. 11,..,, Im,„|..| ,,v,.r iii,.!,,- ,,„ a;i.ii,-,.|,H.|.i' l.-u. , .:, Sir
Claii'l.' M.i,'.l,>iial.l aii.l my.-flf t.. (",,|,,i,..| S.oii McMictn'ir, ii.l-; i,, be
sol'l, .•ml ihu proci'o,ls .livid.MJ anionj,' il„. „„ i, ,,f lli,. i„ani„. (|,-i;i,h-
niunl— who fonn.Ml th,. stilf l.a,-kl..Mi.' , -f .„„■ ,ldrn... ;,i,.l u,,rk,.,l
unoea.sinKly— an'! ih- mitivc ('hri^tiar,. «!,.. l.iiiJt our dci;. ,,.,.. The
niKsionaricvs th.T.tniv ,1,1 ,„. l,„,iin- ,lunn- tho siejje, ai, 1 1 ).,.li,.ve
mm,' aft.-r it. f.r tli.'v all li.ul lo nrnkf th.-ir armn-,.ni,.i,t ■ i., ^vt .,iit
ol th,- L,-,Mi„,n as fast m tUey .!oiiM ,.ill,rr !„ |,.,,v,. ( I,,,,,, ,„■ i,, |1„,1
■lu.ul,-,- |,„ tl„-Mi.s..lvcs aiKl tlieir (h,ck.s, a.i.l tl„-v h,„l „., inn, then
ai„ Ih,. Ii.-M w.Ls.iiiioklyo(;.;U|.if,l Lyutlmrs. I am ,,i,h .,n ii,.l i\ ,.|,ial
an,l h.iw II,, ri-ht t,. poM' a.s a n-prcs,.ntali\v or lo'ii,l.T ,.!' ]mi1,1i,'
opinion in nii-si„„;,ry ,„ liters. I h.jlievu I know .al„,ut a- mii, h ,,r a.s
littli'as the iv.ri-r luin of missionaries an- 1 lh,'ir n.„l .iml no mmv
] have alu:,\s tril II, V knowh.rif-,. of it w;,,- n,.| s„ih.-,,.nt to iu-tiry me
••ilh.'r II, .-M|li,|.,r at II. ;,- is Ih,. (ashi.,i,. nr i,, pr.u.-ii,.^ it, .■i>'i^ n,.t. I
haw -Mil my .I,.|lnii,. ., pinions lo f.n,, „],,„ | i,,,,. ii„„. t Ih-ct
th.. ,|,ala; in |!„: m,-antim.. I f..,.| tl,.,t mv . xp, ri,.nn- ,,C il,.; L.-.-athm
sic^e has r.ii-.-l wry consi,l,.rai,lv mv ,,pini,.n ,,[ th,- mi-.<i,,„ary
Anf,'li,;an an.l n..n-An-lic;ui, Kn-lish ;,u.| Am.Ti. m, hi- .apaLitv an.l
his work ; .m.l ,,f tl„. n;,tiw Chri-l i.m ;iu.| tl„. ,i,|lu,.,„v of hi.s it-li-'wu
on him. "
I may .s.'iy il„. al„,v,. ivfcrs, as will I,,, mlrn,..!, mainlv t„ Pn.tcst-
ant>. Nmi- ,.f i|„. |,.;.,|i„^- lt,„nan (.•ath,,li,',s wore with ns ; they
wv.v makin- a hiaw .|,.i;.|„:e i■W^v]u■,■,■ : whil.. as to th,- Catliolic
converi- tlu'v w.-i,- prinrip.,llv ,.„,],l.,v..,l oiii.-M,- i h.- Uriti-h L.-ation
by the J.ai,anL-.su and J'rL-nch usp..,ia!ly. liovoii'l my vi,.u.— I am,\.tc., "
1!. K. liUEDON.
3nl October.
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-MISSI()N.\[;V SOCIKTIKS IN CHINA
yii/'ir ,!.■< njjurtrU l,i //,,■ Ui.J Missinjuiri/ C nftrcnce
m Shaiujliiii
.VaMK UK H.l. \%\
1. I.i'ri'i.iii MiMniiiiT S(>fii'ty
2. Aim-ncMii Ko.iril ol'CuiMiiiitsitinrrs |V
8. Aini-riiiiii U,i|iti,it MUMoiiaiy UuiiK .
4. AiiiiTir.-in ['rnti>.-,t lilt K|>i-('o|al .
T). AiiiiTiciii rr.>l,y[..| I III, Xiirth .
6. Am. iii:ni lirlonni"!, Dutrli
7. ISriti-li and Kcpii'ii,'ii llililr Sot'ioly
ii:uy .S.H-iity
r Kon.'igii Misainiis
Xorlii
Kngli^li Ha[iti>i .\Ii>>i(iii.iry Soiicty
AiiKTiciiii Mrtli,„li-t Ki.Uco|al, Noi
8. Chuicli .Mi->i
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13.
U.
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19.
20.
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ortli
Si'vi'iitli Dhv lia|.ti>it
Anu'iiriMi liajiti-^t, .South ....
Hi-cl .MissiiiiMry .Suriity ....
Eii^'li-,li I'i'-slnf.:riaii .Mis^iiin . . '
Khcni.>h .Mi^si,,ii .....
AnioriiMu K|.i.Mni.,il, .'-ioutli
Wcsliyau .M.-tliiMli^i .Mi-sidniry Sot icty ,
Woiiii'ir> L'uioii .Mi-^ioiiary .S(i(.'ii.ty ,
MftliCl'list Xl'W CollMrxioil
.Soi-i.'ty Tor I'loniotiii;,' l'\'iiialr Educalion .
t'liiti-il I'lclivtiTian. .S.dtfh
22. Chilli Iiilaiid'.Mi- inn . . . !
23. Aim riran I'lvshyti'iian, South .
24. Unitcil Mi.'tho<lil,t l^'ruv Chun- , .
2.5. National l!ihl,. Soiirtv or.Sc(jtlaii(l .
26. Irish l'iv,,hyt( rim ' . . . .
27. Canadian I'lv^hvti ri.in ....
28. Society for tin- i'ro|.aj,',ition ot the Cusjx'l
29. Anii-rii'Hn ISihl.' Society
30. Church oT. Scotland ■ ■ . . .
lii-rlin .\li>-ion,iry.Soiiity .
(on.r.il Kv.in;;clical I'rote.stant Missionary Alii
I'.ihlc Christi.m Mi'tliudi.st ....
I-'or|ij,'n Christ ian .Mis-ionary Sncipty
35. Society lor Diilu^iiif,' Chii>tiaii and tJeueral Know
36. Society of Kricnds' Jli--i(inaiy KSocicty
37. American Scamlln.ivian Conurcf^'atioual
38. Church of Kn-^'land Zcnani .Mission .
39. UnitiMl Brethren in (,'hri~t
40. Indc|icndi'nt Workers
41. Canadii., M..th.Hlist Mission . '
42. Congr.>f,'iti..nal Church of Sweden
43. .Swedish American Mis.sion
44. Inteniation.il .Missionary Alliance
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GENERAL INDEX
Sjucialhj to (nviliUth' fiin''.< !a tr,«liui inforwfioi) cnfrni,,,,
III' II iii\,' ji, rM)a
C.-i'.-li., l.-tteiN ..I, :jtj.!.2t)i)
(-'lianyiliili-tnn;;. •_'•!, :!0!
(-■liapii.aii. Mis.. 2.-,, .17, 110. -.iri:,. 2(57
:iti8, L"Jt;, 297
Cliau - ki.i - k'l'o. riot at, 'li'.i, 225-
iiativf t'liii>ti.iiis at. 270, 287. 293
ClM-h-kiaiig, i)ioviiitc oi; 181 : p'.T'ecu-
tiun ill, 276
(■Ii"en-c' au, uativu t'lni.stian-,. 276
t,'hen-tiii;,'-fu, sliut uji in, 160
(-'hiao y.-k., 263
Chih-li, [iroviiK'f of. 1.'.3
CliiMrm, su(I'c;iiiif;s nf, 21. 199 ; mu-
iiKirial of, 200
Cliiiia crisis, taii^is ol, 3
Ariu-ncaii l;..aiil. 17, li.", ]■',; i^-
13ti, lejO
AiiJiTM'ii, .Mis. K., 23. 20.'j. 21S
.'U'coinit of joiiriii'V liv. 2';0
Apolofiia, Cliiiia',, .';02"
Arj,'eiUo. Ml.. -JO.^p. 27<) : aeioimt of
riot. 230
Asiiiliii, Mis'.-, M 1. 297
AtwatiT. .Mrs., hi-t IrttiT. 127
Ij.i^'iiall. .Mr. iiiid .Mrs.. 77. 1.">I. 293;
"iciiiorial of, ].'.,S. Portraits fa.'inrr
\<. 151
Bajitist Mis-ioiiary Sociftv. 17. I2i;
Bariictl, .Air., 229
liarratt,^ Mr., 25, 26S. 297 ; i,u-m.,-ial rhinese'i^triou!n,, 3
Beutcl, .Mr.. 229 ' cItL-.. \u \i o- i.,- ., -
u ., , . <-i.irKe, .Miss .M., 2j, 12o. 295 ■ me-
Bt-yi.'n. Mr. an.l Mr.., 11.^ no. mcrialof. 131 • - .^ . i"e
I ortrait.s fa.ins )'• 1 11 , •ong.r. .Minister, letter from, 27^
BiK,^s, .Mr. aii,l Mrs.. 205, 22 J Coinvay, .Mr. an.l Mrs, 20-1 -'05 ■>06
Bm Mr., 205, 231, 295 ; letter iron,. , 294 : letter from, 272
2\7 ; "i^^'Pe of, 21 1 , .oo„,bs, Miss, ti9. 115
left ^!,'^ '- ''^"^■""^"' '"■ """"'>■ ^■■'"V^r. Re-v. William, 57, 77, 103, 112,
Boxer^'it. S, 1.. ,0. t3S. lO-l. 105. l^l ti^iU 7";^^ "' '''■ '''■
106, 112, 119, 161 ; cajiture,! l,y. Cooper, Mr. Tu..! Mrs. E. .[.. 25, 60 63
British and > or i^n IJiMe Society. 17, aceonut of journey, 77 ; letter to
Brook, Mev. .'^. I'.. IS
Brown, .Mr., 154. 160. 166, 171, -'96
297
Biirton. Miss. 21. 30. .36, 113, 293.
295 ; iiuiiiori.il of. 38. I'.irtrait
f.iciiis,' p. 25
('allies from Cliiiia. 293
Captured by Ho.xeis 161
Carleson, .Mr. X.. 144, 148
V 2
iiiotlier. 79 ; iiiemorial of Mrs., 58 ,
dcatli of Mrs., 76, 79, 85, 100, 294.
Portrait faciii;,' \>. 64
Desiiioiid, .Mi.ss, 183, IS',, 276. 294 •
memorial of, 188. Portrait facing
p. 184
Uobson, Mi.s.s, 25, 268, 297 : memorial
of. 48. Portrait facing p. 41
Doiiiay, .Mr., 229
nreyer, .Mr. and .Mrs., 67, 294 ; .iceoiint
.MAUTV1;K|) .MISSIoxa IM KS
»( li ixir rising- .in. I c^.-inr lo!
l.'il I . IV..
Proiight. til,', s, H_ 7,_ j,;i
Eilgiir, Mr., •J-J'*
EJii-U, Chiiir„- i;. I), •':; T.r, so J- 1
30-2 ' ■ " •
K.lw.ir.l, Dr., Iiinpiul ,,|, l-j(J
Kl'iiv.l, ,M„.s, .J-,, 101. 107, JOS, l-.T,
1^0; iiit^tiiurittl rit'. I:js. I',,rtrail'
liii'iiii; p. 2;")
Emperor, Cliiiifsc, ,■»
Kiiipr.'.s.s l)ow;i''iT, r., i;. ''.'J ,89 «i|
io-> ' ' '■•
Kiu'stniin. .\Ii,s, liO.";, 218, 'J3J
KiiK-v.ill, MU,. Ml, 1 lii
K.-iiiuiii-, 11, i;', IS. LI]
K:irllai,-, |t,-v. C I!.. .;;1, |,,- i ] -,
KcllMW.liilMHirir.s, fortinr, 1 in
Ken ili;iu, news of, ^i; |
Klemuij;. .Mr.. \\>s. |'„rti ut fa,.„iL; p.
K()lk-i-. .Mr.. Irtt.-i^^ to. L'Ol
Kor.l. .Mr. iimiI .Mrs., L';'l, '>'J:',
KreiHjli, iMiss, t)7, ]o7, ll'i. 120. 'J-S.
•i'.'O ; acioiiiit of escape, lijl
i>^. >■-', h;!,
Gates, .Mi.ss, till, 7.',,
294 ; aci omit of escape. S't
G.iuntlett, .Mis.s, t;7, 101, 107 II'<
•iillifs, .Mr., 222, 2r<l
tilover, iiev. A. K. .■ui.l .M,- .. -j;-,. yri Tl
", 78, 89, 29y, 2i)4, 297 : aee'ou„[
ol eseape, 81 ; riieiuoriiil of .Mrs., (i )
I'ortrait laciii;,' p. 04
Graeie, Mr. and Mr-., l"i.'i, 217- ,i..
eniiut ol' cseape, 218. 24,'i' ; "perse.'n-
tinn of (.,'liristians. •^-.i
Green, .Mr. an. I .Mrs.. l,-,4, ] ,;o. o;,;.
•29t!, 297 : e;ipttire,i l,v Hovers, I'tjl'
Portrait liuini,' p. ItJO
Gre:^,', .Miss. l,'-,4, ujd. 296, 20" • ea'.-
ture.l l,y lio.xer.,, l.;|. I'o'rtr.-nt iaein '
p. It; I
Gritlitli, Mr. and Mr-., M. 1.-,), ](;,;.
171, 296, 297 ; letter Irom. ]iJO
Giiiniie.s.s, Dr. VVhittielil, 2n,'i. 29:i -'U •
account of riot, 207 ; lett.rs 'ir.'.in'
^ 21^ ; facsimile of l.ttter, 254 '
Gutlirie, .Miss, tie;. 70 7s ,s'> v..,
294 ' ' ■' '
Hart. Sir liol.ert. l.'l. If,:;
Heaysmaii, .Miss, -ji, 113, o^^i .),,-.
iiiemoriiil of, 4ij ■ -• .
Il-.iliin.|. Ml,., HI. 149
llewelt. Dr., 77, 2(iS, -jur, ■");
lliao-l, 111, 111, ii,j
lll.:,--s, Mis.s, 67, 101, 107, 119 1''0
270, 29.'. ' ' '
H" ' li.iii, ni'ws of 2'i I •'li'',
"'■j''^-. .M'.. 14>>. I'or'rait f;., i,,,- p.
Holme, s flliuli .Mis.,|oll, IS, 1 11
llon.iM, i)rovMice of, -jo'l ; naliw
riin.stia.i,.;272, 27:!, 27.^. Gn.npol
IJ.atlVes ;iM.| Wnlkers faeint' pi. -'Ol
,)(,r, -.11 -v T,
lloskyii. Misses, ii7, 10:!, lii>t II(,
120, 29i
Hoste, .Mr., ,;• native t'linnji. 279
lliiiig-tuiin, news of, 261, 2li.'i, 2(i6, 26s.
Gr.iiip of Cimrcli-..lli. ers /Ueim; p' '-(i->
llurii, Miss, 2.'i, 268, 297; memorial
ot, 50. I'orliiiit faiini,' p. 41
liiistoii, Miss, 2:,, W, :o, 77, 85 291
«oiii„|,..i, 7;i, 75 : ,l,..it|, „i; 7,1 j,o'
100 ; „i,.m..rial ..f, li-j. |'.,r'tr.ait
I.eiiij p. iM
Hsi, .Mr,.. 20, 101
Ian- .n, Mr. aie! Mr,., 1 1 |. •_'n7
.l.'i.'i
""'■'-. Mr., 6.1, 70, 7;j, JH ,y,
29 1 ' -■
■l.'liin ...11. .Ml,. A., 111. 1 |;i
•'"^i"-'!!. .Mis, !•;. c. ,,7, 101
1 19. 2'.'.''.
107,
Kay. .Mr. :,i„l .M,s.. 21, 46, 107, 108,
liO, 26:;. 265, 266, 2i;s, 295, 1^96*
297 : i,i..ni...i;,l ,,|, 10. ivrrrait
III ill:; pp. 40, 26:!
K:iiii„i-, .Mr., I44, M.s
Kiao-eliau, .s.-i/.nre of, 5
Ki-eliau, news of, 264, 266
Kiiliiian, .Miss, 205, 224
Kin,lMes_s of .^llieiais'aml n.iliv,-, 71.
72, 75. 76. 7s, .so, ()^_ ()- ^,^^ jj^.,
l-'l, 177, I7s, 212, 221 2"2' ""'ti
2:i2, 2.-i3, 2;M, 2:i5, 2il, 2I:;' ''l,{
286-290 " '
Kii.;-', Mi.ss, 24, 30, 11:J, 293, 295 ■
nH'Uiorial of, 36. I'ortrait faciu" n'
Knaie..'.r!,au, riot, 236 ; native Christian,
2,1,
Kir-uu, iiiwb .if, 26 1
fiaelilan, .Mrs., 289
l...-icl<, .Mr., 205 ; aceount ol riot 223
224
I'l'iy iiiissiuiiaries, 28|i, 312
<;k\krai. i\J)k.\
:vn
' y'uvA) Mj, i„-ws of, 'JIM. •.>.;; _ „,^,,„
I CIllCstlMllS, 'iti'.*, 2'.<1
I Powell, Mr.. i>(j.",. v'ji^ 'j:; 1^ 'ji;,
; l'ii'<-, Mr-. Mi'[ Ml,., Id", !:j(;, iijo
LarHson, .Mi., I 11, 1 i;»
l.'%'pitt, .Mi,.s, :;-j-.', 2,'>I
' IniK. -111(1 iiii.-.-.iiiiiii|-iif.s, Jil3
Lilaii imrty, i >.'u[),. „l, M, 89
l-ii-( li'cMf; |i;irty, CM ape (if, 77 ^
Luiid-r.-ii, Mr. and Mrs., •_';'. 101 I0« i ,
iir., PJ7. L'9.i; „i,-,ii..,,.ii (,f, i;j6' ! i^""'''". •'^''■'^ i:- I-, iiO,\
Portraits facing' p. lli.S ' ' "'""■" *•• '" '■■
Liitley, .Mr. and Mrs., M, 67, lO:), lOS
117. ll;i, l-JO, -0,1. 2'M: clilldrcn
'•I. •-'■", 1)7. r_'J
--., -li
i{ii.stiiii-.,cii. Miss, t;7, loi. 107 ii((
lli(-f, Miss, :;.'■,, (j^, ci;, 7(1. 70 .
111. morial (if, GO ; death of, 7;i, 70.
' r7, ^.'■., li'M. Portrait facinjr i>. til
I KiiKiTtsuu, .Mr. I). .M., :;;
lionian I atliolics, 7, js, ;i. ii,,; ](j..(^
] 1- ; olliiial .st.itii-, I !,-., :;o'.»
.Mnlii.liii, .Mr., 2o\. •.';).',
.\Iancli.-.t(r, .Miss, 18;t. Is,";, ^77 vr, | .
""'"""'■'I "I'. 1!"». I'..rti"iit'la('inj
!•. IM
.Ma,ssaorr ol n itivr Cjiristi.ui.s, l.',';o
MoCoiiii.il, .Mr. and .Mr.s.. 2i, SO, \\Z,
i-'or., Tx\ L-:..-,. -((,; ; „„ „„„.|.,, „,_'
.'i-'. I'ortrait.s fa. ini; y. 2't
M(-Karlaiii-, .Mr., •JO,",, 1J17. j.].';
MpKcc. .Mr. .-iiid .Mrs. .s.. 141. -jur
McKic, Mr. (;raliani, L'.'., .'',(;, \]\\ o,;.-
'M7, 2<\s, 2<)(j. 297 ' ' ' '
iMi.ssioiiary Allia.'.ce, IS
Mis.sious, criticism of, !-. 10; Conft-r-
I'lice in Aiii,ri<-.i, l.i : |,i..-n-ss of.
-'^7 ; ollici..,! ^i:,tu.s of iiiivM(,i,:,rics
30!>; looting,', i-t.-., ;3l:!
Morri>oii, I)r.. I.',:;, -j.-,!!
Nathan. .Mis^s I-'. 1;. and .M. Ii., .
4S, 11".. -OS, i;71, 2<>7 ; menio'ria
of, •!■_■. |(. I'ortraits fai-in;; ].. 41
K'l. l-'I, IL';,, lb,'-., It;.;, Kill; p,.r- | lt;:i i.;7 - . 1-,
7::r::y^:?: ''t'}': ^^^ ; >^.an...hvn«, ,ro,i,,,,. a,. ..7, ..3;
Siiunders, .Mr. and Mrs., (Iti, 7,s, R-,;,
lt"». 11;"., 294 ; a(-coniit of riot, (i? ;
chil.lMMi of, 2;'., «ti, 71I. 100, 294
Scan.liiiavian Allianoe .Mission, 2tj;!
S.-holi,-ld .Mcniorml llo-),ital, llj. 128
^■i-arejl, .Mivs, 24, 2h, ll)9. 2(i8, 2;'3,
-9,'>. Portrait facing I'. 21
Sliun-.si, j.roviii.-i: of, 1;") : iIk- p.-.,],!,. oI,
18 ; flirist::.ns, 270. (iroiip ol
wor!-i-r.s facing,' ;,. iuj
Slii-an-r, Mr. and .Mi-.., 2ii,'',, 221 ;
ai'coiiiit ol riot, 22.'/
.Shi^k'i-tieii riot, 20(i ; ( hii-tians "7-'
293 ' " "'
Sheii-.si, Kovirnor oi, 2'.;
«h.-rwoo(l, Mi.s.s, 1H3, ig.-,, ^77^ >29i ■
memorial of, 192. P.Ttrail fac-ini; p.'
1S4 '
.-haptiT on, y."..'. ; of .sh.m.si, 270;
"I llo-naii. 27-_'. 27;:, 27.'» ; liituri- of,
279
(Ulicial status ,,f missionaries, .'iOU
Olli.-ials. kindness of, et ., 28.'<
0_Ten. Mr. and Mrs., jr., 2t.l8, 29/ •
lueiiioii.il ol Mr.. l,",o " '
•l|iitlln, 1, :>i|
(»rr-K>-.;iij. .Ml., 2;>:i
i'/ijim-i. Miss, i;7. ]0;i. 119, 29.''.
IVat. .Mr. and .Mrs., 2.', 11:!, 268, 296 •
memorials of. r,2. l-ortnUis V.u'inL'
p. 4 1
Per.sson. .Mr. and .Mrs., 141, 119
P.-ttcrssoii, Mi.ss, 20J, 2IS, 2'M
I'.-tters.sou, Mi. K., 144, 149
I'isntt, Mr. .-111.1 Mrs., Hf,, ]40. ]g;^
-9tj. I'ortrait.s f.-u-inj.' p. 140
I'i'njr-yao, riot l:v, lU
tli.:,'lit from, 21 : ( 'iiiistians, '27;j
.■^i-.-haii, 21)4
•Si, Kld.-r, wounded, 20, lO-i, li)6, 130,
'-'il ; letter from, 2i)2
Si-lnia, not, 22;i, 29:!
Simpson, Mr. and .Mrs , 140. I'.,rtraits
fiu-in- p. Ill
.Sin-an, jouriiey from, 2:30
Sloan, .Mr., l.-t'ter to rime.-: 306
Sniilh. .Miss .M. 13., 1 14, 297
Honj;, lUstor, 201, 2t;2, 271
So-p'ing, massacre, }i^,, 297
.St.itisties, latest, of eaeh |,roviii.-i-, 316
.Stevens, .Mi>s ,)., 2:", 126, 296 ■
memorial of, i:i-j
Stokes, .Mr. and Mrs., 140, 296.
i'ortraits fating,' p. 1 (0
Swe.lish Hi^liiiess Union, IS, 144.
I'ortiaits fa in^r pp, ]48_ ].,,|
Swe.lish Mission. 17, 22, 263 ; .journey
of three lady nii':sionarie.s, 2:10, 24.'>
328
MAiriN |;KI) MISSION. \l;IKS
Tai-k'niiK C'liiliti.iiiii, ::7ii
T'iii yiiiiii-lii, iifWK of, »I9, lu7, 111,
114, ll'7, IJO. li!3, a«ll, yiM. yttO,
•,207, .S'f rr<iiitii|iii'<'c mill illii-.frn-
tiullH f.U'llljr pp. l^tJ, JM-
'I'alliof, .Mr*,. Iillff from, :i22, a-'iO
Tn-iiiiiif, iirwi of, 2(j<, itil). (iroup .,;
iiiiti»fi lininj; p. 'JOft
'r«-f(iii^' workiTs, 297
Tiiylor, .MisH, ao.'., -^24
Telcjfrafii-i fruiu C'liiim, i!9.'t
TliniikriiltieM'-. lau.ieM for, 'if.] i
TliirKO.,,!. Mi,,, 1S3. is,',, 077 ;
iii.iiioriiil of, i;tn. i'oitriiit luiina >
|). 185 j
Tlioiupsoii, Mr. mill .Mrs. 1). R, IS.'l, j
IS-I, 277, 2!it ; iii.ni..niil <if, 186,
I'ortrait tai-iiiK ji. 1«4 1
T'jfii tiiii, Iioiiiljardiiii'iit of, l.'iS
Tiian, < ioMTiior of SIom-m. •.'_'. 1 1 ■_'. 28ri
Tiiii^;-fii li»i:iiig,
I'm. Ml--, iiiloriiutlion from, 30
Waiii,'-! iii-]m, ^to^y of 1 l.'i
Wuijl, \ir. ami Mr.., 1S3. ISl, 185,
'J7U, 2t* t ; mi'tiiorialit of, 1 94 ; vvuii-
Bulufs l«ttir, 270, FortrttltH fating
p, 18.5
Watiion, Mils 20.', 200, 291
Wiiv, Misn, -J,',. 110. 205, 207, 20H,
290, 2!i7
Whitiliiirili, Mini, 24, 26, 2!», 109, 26.S,
293, 2il.';. I'ortralt faiiiic I'. -1
vViNou, Dr, ami Mrs. W. Millar, 2.1,
11. 107, IOC, 11.-, IKi, 118, 12t;.
29,'>, 290: iiieiiiorial of, 129. I'l i
trait ~ faiin^' ]>. 129
Woo.lrollV, Mr. 2,1, fiO, 110, 208, 297 ;
iiH'iiiori.ils of, iii. Portrait facing p.
.14
yoiiiij,', .Mi. an.l Mi-i.,
290 ; niiMiional ul.
faciiij; p. 24
Yo-yaii^r, news of, lit;
Yii-'li.si,-n, IS, I'.i, t;s.
11.1. 127. 10:!. 2iil :
L'l. :;0, 111,
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nil. CUl/U UK AM) ( MNVKKMON Ul A L UM UC 1 AN 1ST
Mks. HOWARD 'I.WI.OK
:So l'.iK<-^ <il I'nnlrcl M.itlci. I 3 lllu-.tialiou, .m .\.l I'.M'^''
I'roin Oflkcs of Mission.
THH STORY Ol"
THE CHINA INLAND MISSION
With Colourea ?.lMpN I'oniaits. ami lllustrationb.
New Kaition u;ih all Slatisli. = an.l Map. hnnuju up to Jtme i .^oo.
Ill Two \oluinc... (-'loth K\li-a.
••Til- M.-iy i> a h...,k of nuusd,-. No one can rcaJ it ami fail to have
hi. heart uon'lci fully moved, hi- faith bracol, an.l ]»> Uiouldi^c of Chnn.
-rcatly calaigcd." The Methodist Times.
I
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A NEW MAP OF CHINA
Al' n U IlKl'VI'M HM'.lill.K.l
IHi: (TUXA INLAND MISSION
Ami l..-;ni'ifully cxtoutc.l hy Mr. IjiWARU S i .aniori. (of C harin- Cross).
Si/e 4 1 Inrhcs by 38 inrlies.
Mi,uiUl'(1 on I. men, Imnj; on rolhirs. Wirnr-hcil.
Mounted on Linen, foliletl in Look Lorm.
"There r.'n he n.. li.Mtntioi, in snyin- thiU this i^ liy far the l-e.t map of
China exer pi.l.liAe.l in tliL country, an.l o„^ht to he in the possession of
every serious stuaent of Chinese Missions. —I. .M.S. ChionrJc.
CHINA INLAND MISSION
l.nNDON . NlCWlNiaON Grekn, Mii.umav. N.
ToRONro: Church Strket.
Mhi.i;ouRNE: 267 Coi.i.iNS Strei.t.
l-oi(ihh-y and {nih-ral niredor: Kkv. J. Hl'DSON 'I'AM.OK.
Object. 'I'lic China Inl.im! .Mi>>i(>ii was ioinucl umici a ilcc|i
sense of Cluna b pre^Miig need, and \\\\\\ an carncsl desire, con-
strained by the love of Chkisi and ilio liope of His conim;;, to obey
His command lo preach tlie (;os|ui to every i rcaturc. Its aim i--,
by the help of ( . Ill, to biini; the (^hinf-e to a saving Unouledi^e ot
the lo\e of Coil \\\ ChrisI, liy nuans of itinerant and localised vvork
tliKiiixhout the whole of the interior of China
Character. The Mission is Evan^'clical, antl embrace^ members
iif all the leadniL; denominations of Christians.
Methods.— Methods somewliat unusual and peculiar were adopted
lor workin.L; the newly-jjropnsed organisation. It was determined :
1. 'I'lial. duly ipialilied candidates for mis>ionaiy labour --houUl be
accepted \\ ithout restriction as to tlenomin.ition. pro\lilecl then'
w;is soundne.-.s in the faith in all fundament.il truth--.
2. I hat all who went out as Missionaties should go in dependence
upon (inn for temjioral supplies, with the clear understanding,
thai the Mission did not guarantee any income whatever:
and knowing that, as the Mission would not go into debt, 11
could only niinister to those connected with it as the funds
sent in from time to time might .lUow,
Support. -The Mission is supported entirely by the free-will
oit'erings jf the LtiRii'.s people. The needs of the work are laid
before tiOD in prayer, no pcraonal solicitations or collections being
authorised. No more is e.xpended than is thus received, going into
debt being considei-ed mconsistent with the principle of entire
dependence upon (jOD.
Progress. — 394 stations and out-statioiib have been opened and
occupied either by Missionaries or Native labourers. SiiK e 1865
12,964 converts have been bapti;!ed , and there are now (1900) S557
communicants in fellowship.
DONATIONS to be addressed to the Secretaries. C.I.M.. NEWIfJGTOfJ GREEN.
LONDON, N. Cheques and Money Orders {payable at G.P.O.) to
be made payable to WALTER B. SLOAN, and crossed
" London and County Bank."
CHINA'S MILLIONS. The Organ of the Mission. Id. monthly.
Post free !■). 6d. per annum.