Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-04-24
From the National Inteiigeneer.
The Christian Teacher and the Chinese

II tan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS nave llentlOn-
ed that the Rev. ~. Roberts was his teacher-
Many mistakes. however, have; been fallen into
Especially by English travellers.
It seems that when. about twenty years ago,
Hung Sow tsuen graduated at College, a Chinese
Christian convert handed ito him, in common with
his fellow graduates, a religions tract This tract
awakened in the young scholar mind a desire 10
meet teacher Of The Chris ian religion. His
Roberts.
This gentleman was at that time under the pat
ronage of the American Baptist Missionary Con-
x We, fossesseu OF small personal estate in
lne w est, OF missionary zeal, though some-
%hat wanting as was supposed in discretion, he
mad gone outon his individual Responsibility 10
China TO devote himself to the acquisition of The
language and then to the preaching of the gospel
III II. his means OF support failing, hewas adopt.
ed as missionary of the Baptist denomination, to
hich he was attached. It was while in their EN-
ploy that young Hung-Sow tsaen came to he his
Christian pupil. 5s,sl tl5l5l =, -
After two or three years of close study Hung
Sow-tSeun became an intellectual believer IN the
truth OF The Christian religion, and requested ban
tlsm. This, however, was not granted; doubt ex-
listing neither he met the reouisition tbou he
lievest with all thy heart thou mayest" lung
Sow-tseun now returned to his native district, and
was unheard and unthought of by the Christian
missionary for years. So
1t seemss however, that something like the fire
that burned IN the bosom of Mohammed after his
Christian instruction in the convent near Jerusa-
lem-the flame of mingled ambition and religious
devotion@ -, kindled in the soul.o Hung-sow-
| tsuen. The result has now become familiar
topic. Like MohammeJ, PROCESSING to have re-.
celVsd new revelation, based on the Christian,
he gathered first little baud of dupes, which
has grown into asinto mighty army OF ambitious
heroes Far more thoroughly Christian than the
Arabian leader, Christianity is numinally the rel,-
gion he avows. ~ -
Meanwhile Rev. Mr.. Roberts had returned to
this country. and had ceased to be missionary Of
the Baptist Convention. The iidings OF the sirgu-
lar fortune OF his former pul called Mr. i,oberts
TO China some year or two since. Direct letters,
indeed, nom The camp of the pretender are said to
nave asked his return. He is now in Shanghai,
where lie has sent forth Autographed circular
one OF which he las addressed to our Office 1t is
somew hat inc ,herent statement OF his movements
and missionary labor. since his return to China
we copy two OF three extracts, which may be of
Unrest to the genetal reader They partake Of the
somewhat undlgested views which the teacher
seems to have impaired to his pupil: 7'-.~
| lExrRAcrs.
"haVing received letter or two in W hich the
| former celatons between HuNG Sow-rsuEs and the
writer were referred 10, the desire expressed that
4 he would come to Marking and assist in teaching
the people the Gospel, aud baptise (immerse) Them
Jea !eenstratnedt 10 60 How much thlswas like
the APOSTLES invitation, come over into Macedo-
MIA CNa nking) and help usi--Act l6: 9. Missions
! ares at Hong Kong and Shanghai wrote to me,
ADVISING anu per uading me to go. A merchant
sent me SlO0 specially helping me 10 go. was
deeply impressed withthe duty 10 go, and ultimate
~, due prayerful consideration, I resoiped,
the Lord helping me, that / would CO. After
having comtotably arranged my family at Hong
Kong LETT Canton the 9th of July in the Ariel
Capt. Ayres, arrived at Shanghai on the 20th and
Immediately proceeded up the Yang Tsz-K iang
*lth DR.. Taylo to -Kiung foo, where our pro.
gress was impeded by the Imperial feet, and we
had TO return to Shanghai, where met Mrs. R.,
from Hong Kong, on the 23d of August. " e have
continued here ever since, having had no oportu-
nifty of proceeding 10 Marking, and neither the
will nor the pecuniary means 10 return Nor have
Il hau ODDOrtunitieS. N hara
sequenty have been literally standing still to see
the salvation of the Lord e !
"HuNo-Sow-TsuEN.-The history of this man
WHO Is row called rae- ping Wang, becomes mole
and more interesting we approximate the point
where all nations will acknowledge him and his
court the de tacto government Of China. Many
at uistance-ay, some in China too-when wri-,
ting about this man, his rise aud progress, make
some grand mistakes. Now, as this affair IS to be
posted up in history, it is mt quite desirable that
the truth, the whole truth, aud nothing but the
truth should appear, that the more glory may be
ascrlbed to Him who rules over all? hope that
those who have written enormously will este EN-
correction favor; none will suppose it was their
intention. We have witnesses with us and speak
aud correct advisedty. One writer f.om China
calls him 'native ofKwangsi.' This was mis-.
take; he is native of Kwangtung, born about
thirty OF forty miles northwest of Canton, in
distinct called Fla uen, where his ancestors had
ItVeu anu died tor several geuerationS. One editor
at home says So,c- tsuen became somewhat inter
ested tue Christian religion several years ago
from reading tract given him by Mr. Gutzlaff.'
This Is mistake; the tract was neither written
nor given by Mir. Gutzlaff, but native convert
Another in China says: ITO the broadcast seed OF
the Protestant missionary is the world indebted
Tor the religious zeal which, infusing perfect
newness OF life in all their conduct more than any
other feeling, has so wonderfully aided the patri-
OILS IN their onward progress. To the teachings
oil the late Dr. Morrison in The first place, and to
those oil Mr. Roberts at the time that he was con-
Quoting the Canton branch of DR.. Gutzlafrs Chi
. neSe Union the second. -fnccordin0 10
mission oil the men hiniseif,) are all the knowl-
edge OF Christianity sesse by the leader of the
Marking army to be ascribed.' Two mistakes
here. AS TO tile nun having been taught sin the
hrst place by DR. Morrison he nevert taught him,
| first nor last; Tor DR.. Morrison had been dead
more than ten years before Hung -so,o tsuen was
ever introduced, TO any foreigner as an engineer.
And as to sDr. Guizlalf's Chinese Unlon,' in the
second, having anything to do with his introduce
ton, that is entirely mistake. Nor was Mr.,
Roberts at all conducting the Canton branch of
Tue Chiness Union at the time he taught Tae-
ping Wang the Scriptures. But Justice TO the
memory of both Morrison and Gutzlaif REQUIRES
that should say that DR.. Morrison taught the
man who compiled the tract that became instru
mental in :his work. And DR.. Gutzlaff' version
OF the Scriptures was used by the writer who
taught him, and is now used by Tae- ping " ang
for circulation. "A copyof Mathew aud Genesis
nave lust come to hand from Nanking, printed and
i published under his own directions, without note
or comment, and approved for circulation by the
stamp OF his own seal on the first page. Several
hundred block-euttels aud printers are said 10 be
engaged by him in this good work."
MT. Roberts mentions some particular features
OF the translation, suggesting that in the main it
corresponds to the revised edition of utzlaff,
s,h was IN some OF his views llke-minded with
Mr. Roberts. His impression is that the revolution
will certainly and speedily prove triumphant
SUDDEN DEA1u OF a FCLEKoYMAN.-The Rev
John Russell, Baptist clergyman at Jackson,
S.. died in that city on the 9Th. On the even
ing OF his DEATH he was present at the meeting Of
the Jackson Bible Society, delivering a very eio-
quent and impassioned address. He dwelt on The
Tact that the Bible tried book; he said emit
4 lions who are now around the throne of God
singing the song Of Moses and the Lamb, had
While he attended this sentiment, he looked as if
he had vision Of what he described; he then