The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-20
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Ihe Rev mr. Tyson Yates an Arnerioaa s.nf,s. nil.
sion,ry At shsnghss, has asnt home the following
present movement In China. We copy from Ice III,
pendent - ~
There are al present stopping In cur mission two lads
whose identity lie BOT known except 10 our mission One
aboy OF nfteen is the sop OF The Southern King" the
ether lad OF eighteen or twenty, who was on last
Sabbath received IN church BY baptism, is the
nephew and adopted OF the Southern King Zone
OF the four great leaders Of the rebellion in Ch
From these young men, (he elder o. whom IL well sc
qusnted with all the circumstances that led to the Hrst
hostile have been able to get cor.
rect information touching the origin OF the rebellion
From these young men We lsarn that Hung 81 Chen,
(st present known a Tai ping Wong) having enc Aosd
about his houie and schoolroom flor he was teacher
Of high school and gave much attention to publish
pied rapidly Soon this innovation upon the ancient
customs attracted the attention OF the authorities Of
ouarg sse--for 1t WAS in this Interior province, Tar
started.
The authorities in question attempted to crush this
tention 70 It, Finding that tbs new ,soi vas daily and
rapidly increasing they (tne civil and military sutho-
ties behesded t,o of the disciples thinking that this
rgic measure would suppress this disordery body Bot
SO far rom having this Effect they CHE Christians who
bao increased BY this tms TO quite considerable nlm.
per- Sok up arms IL defence OF their religion and called
1he inpeiaists, III 81 engagement with then vsre
routed with great les Tas Gu stiIR army increased
rapidly till they were able to Withstand any force that
might De brought againht them The Christian army
now fairly committed Taey well knew that they must
be delivered from the bopeass Of the perA yoke both
civil and religious, or Death WAS certain. They formed
the design of subyerng the government with the inten-
fion OF establishing in its stead liberal and Christian
government
They Issued tracts and circulars in which they attack
60 the abuses Ard ruptons Of the civil and
the religious teachers 10 Tney destroyed idols and cir
culsed portions of the Scriptures and religious tracts,
and preached to the people puIer religion All this
strange TO secured them the favor OF tho people And
their thousand multiplied Thus Hung So Chuen
commenced about three yeIrs ago. Since then, he has
fought many battles
In every pase he exposes the corruptions OF the
dAIins and priests stroys idols circcates the Scrip
lures and religious tracts (msny OF waich are his own
predictions in which OF course there many errors
and breaches the Gospel Hid main army is now before
ekn Considering ali the circumstances Of the present
rebellion 10 China viewed either Ia civil or religious
point OF view, it is without parallel In the history Of the
world.
Octota 2s.--On the ssh last month An mpsr,al army
came against the insurgents In charge of ShanghAe.
From that day to the present moment, had al
most continual fighting ct ShAnghIe. And my house
IL situated within $50 feet OF the city ya more than
around the Baptist mission premises At this moment,
my house trembling under ,be cannon thai La firing
within 800 feet OF me.
The dspirted mperiasts having been badly beaten In
ell their attacks BY day. trying what they do
der OF the darkness OF night consequently the
surgents frequently keep constant firing for half
hour more when there Is near, is the
to night ibe insurgents have the city in the best state
OF detencs and is generally believed that Ina peral
force take it by fighting.
have not been able to enter the city for just one month
Or work In brought to = dead stand. vs. form
idea when this state OF confusion will end. haze
moved my family to place OF safety among the Episcopal
mission, and ]renan by my house TO keep the imperial
lists from entering my premises
Some sixty grape shot have struck my house J. how
ever, have no fear fbeipg II jured.