The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-23

Tho Chinese Revolution and Its En.ots.

viousy received but the details OF The furnished by
The English papers OF interesting character. We
make such extracts space will permit.
THE ORIGIN or THEIR CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE
Correspondence of Overland China Mail, Maya
II will perhaps prove interesting TO you 10 learn what
is known OF the origin OF Their Christian knowledge
Their chief earth, Hung Siu-lsuen who is styled th
TAPPING Wang, and 'to whom kind OF divine origin
and mission is ascribed" is native OF Hwahien dis
iric OF Kwang chau department. IN Canton province. lie
TO The residence OF missionary IN Canton in 1916
TO learn the Christian doctrines. lie remained This
missionary Is house several months supported by him,
and was daily engaged IN memorzing the Holy
Scriptures, and receiving instructions in them When
he 10 the missionary he gave hun paper in Chi
nese stating that his attention bad first been directed
these doctrines by tract entitled "Good Words Exhorl-
ing the Age" which had been given him several years
previously Canton, when he was attending the tera-
nv examination; that the doctrines which were taught
IN this lractviz: that there only true God
that Jesus was the Savour-the folly OF doauy--tbe
duy Of repentance. &c.-werc further impressed upon
his mind in vision which he had subseq uently during
spell OF sickness and that hav Ing heard that there was
foreign teacher IN Canton. he had come TO be instruct.
ed in these doctrines This paper was unfortunately
lost Alter several months instruction he requested bap
ism, but the missionary not satisfied that he was
proper subject Tor that ordinance, and wished wait for
decided evidence OF faith and fepent lance. He al
forwards lett Canton for Kwangsi. tie small man,
of good appearance address, and OF considerable al
tainments in Chinese literature, bat In no way very re-
maIkable
In September Of 1852 man of The same siIname as
10 be friend, of the chief and also 40 be clever in
Christianity He made The acquaintance OF missionary
in Hong Kong, and requested baptism of HIM. which
quest was moi granted SO far as informed. During
his intercourse with this missionary, he gave him two
papers in Cbinese-oDe containing some notice OF the
conversion of Hung Stu Tsuen. and The other contain
ing account OF HIMSELF the commencement Of their
preaching and the attendant prosecutions. and their sub
.equent connecting themselves with the robbers in
kwang-si in 1880
The first paper, in addition to the particulars above
given, as communicated by Hung Su-l'siuen himself TO
the missionary in Canton 10 1916, slaes that he
student from his youth, and man of ansceHient abli.
ty that after he returned from Canton 10 Kwangsi he
commenced teaching and preaching tina, he many
hooks explaining Christian doctrines and exhcrling
TO believe them that he met with opposition and that
he worked miracles, ioretod future events, and
visions
OF himself he states In the second paper that he was
teacher, and that after Hung had explained TO him the
tion and the substance Of his subsequent vision, he i'm.
medaiey believed the doctrines and dsca ded the
ship OF Confucus from his schooi-rooa and the idols
from his house, and commenced eXhoring his friends
and relations TO believe and do likewise. Some believed
but others opposed In the year 1916 he and others.
he having given up his school, commenced preaching
trict and afterwards they went TO Kwangs where they
had much greater success in propagatng the doctrines
than in Kwang-tnng. They went and came several
times between the two provinces. Wherever number
believed, they destroyed the idols and The temples AL
first the magistrates did not modest Them admitting they
good people, and that the doctrines good but
y
under The preiex OF snppesng The robbers they perse
cuted them, and two OF their number surnamed u and
Wang died under their suiierngs from these persecu-
TONS and binding IN 1850 tens OF thousands gathered to-
gelher e. G. OF robbers in Kwang-s,) they considered
Them as wing of protection, attached Themselves to
them, and became their leaders, organizing themselves
with the proessed object OF overturnng the vernment
So far from regarding those insurgents with favo
OF their proiessed acknowledg OF the God
and their belief IN the sacred Sculptures canpe regard
these facts but with the deepest socitude calculated
10 seriously compromise the character OF holy
in the eyes OF this heaihen nation.
Their COMMISSION FROM GoD.-The revolptionists
claim 10 be commissioned from God and assert that he
has m'raculousy assisted them. In OF the proca-
nations referred 10 above enumeratinE the destruction
the world by the mood, the deverslce Of the Israel
ties from Egypt and The incarnation OF the Lord Jesus in
the land OF Judea, as three great interpretations OF God
in human affairs, they proceed 10 state In the latter
ages he has again manifested his adgDai and in the
commissioned by The LORD OF Heaven when be
cended high 10 put 10 death the endlsh bands. Again
he celestial king take the lead of the en-
pure and the people. From A. D. 1s4s5l, the grea,
God has the calsmtes OF people who
have been entange IN the Besbes OF the devils net;
the third month OF the year 1884, the exalted Lord and
the great Emperor appeared and, N the month Of the
year. Jesus, the Saviour OF the world, manifested
himself eIertpg innumerable acts OF power and saugh-
erng great number OF impish hends in several pitched
battles In the OF The Hermes VISIT is stated
thai in recountng their miraculous escape IRON Yung-
ngan city, they say: "Our Heavenly Father came down
and showed US the way 10 break out"
UnIFosn or THE IssuRGEars-The rebels are dressed
in all OF clothing, but principally in silks and sains
with red yeo cap-he body of The JACKIE being oil
the color The QuanR tunG said 10 be those
with the red uniform; The Quangsi those Of the yellow.
Some youngsters dress like females The older follow
may be distinguished from the younger by their long
flowing hair. The new adherenis whose hair is sull
short have square oil cloth sewn 10 the Jacket
with the character Tapang Peace on it and also a
little wooden tally suspended from button hole stating
name and 10 what division the wearef belongs. Alter
The hair becomes OF equal length all round they dispense
with the tail, and the loose hair behind with
broad pin. Not having any whskers, they have very
delicate and efemnale appearance.
Prom tho North Chin, Herald, May %.
LATEST vIIw.oT THE RELIGIOUS AND MORAL ELrhrsrs.
The nature OF this instruction. of which the essence
is its religion element has compelled TO trench on
subjects not usually discussed in new spaper We wish
10 be distinctly understood that commit ourselves to
no opinion whatever the reality and precise nature OF
the TeeI-wane's mission. We feel certain, however
that he has not lived and acted 10 spite OF the Almighty
In IKE manner commit ourselves no settled opinion
on the Book OF Divine Communications, in which we do
wish 10 ignore The existence OF much that viewed by
our lights, would seem 10 be human invention or
deluaon. But certainly cannot convince ourselves
that cold and deliberate mposue could have orig mated and
tained intense and extensive like that
considering And we protest earnestly against all
hssy uncharabe, or II may be, pre.umptuous decisions
in matters which it is beyond The powers of human Lam
guage 10 gasp, because branching on all sides the
insorutabe and incomprehensible.
What mainly concerns us is that these Chinese Chris
tians do worship the same God ourselves that they
have, like ourselves, taken the Ten Commandments
their moral code and that they against immor-
sty with earnestness at present altogether strange 10
Il indeed said at Nsnkin-and passages in their
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