The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-02-09

OHIoIH cF THE CMfHA hEBELLioH.-fhe
Rev. Mr.. TTsoS YATEs, an American Bap-
tist missionary at banghae. has seat home
the following account Of what be be-
lievcs to be the true origin Of the present
moVementin China:
SaAHeHAE, Sept. "a. 1873.
"There are at.present stopping 10 our mis-
sion, two lads, whose ideniy is not known,
except TO our mission. One, q boy Of ff-
teen, is the son OF the Southern King;' the
otheT,a lad Of eighteen or twenty, who was
on last Sabbath received 10 our Church BY
baptism, is the nephew and adopted son Of
the 'Southsrn King Zone Of the four great
leaders Of the rebellion In ChiBa.) From
these young men, THE elder Of whom is Ecli
acquainted with all the circumstances that
led 70 the first hostile demonsirations) we
have been able TO get correct Information
touching the origin Of the rebellion.
"from these young men, VIC learn that
Hung Su- Cbuen, Cat present known as 'Tsi-
Ping WODg,D having embraced the Chris
tion religion, destroyed every sign Of idOla.
try about his house and school room, (for he
was a teacher Of high school) ard gave
much attention to publishing the Gospel
Disciples TO the new doctrine multiplied rap
idly. Soon, this innovation upon the an
cient customs attracted the attention Of the
authorities Of Quang See, (for IL was in this
interior province, far removed from foreign
influence, that this new thing started.
"The authorities in question attempted to
crush this new religion by persecution, but
this only attracted attention to il. Finding
that the new sect was daily and rapidly in
creasing, they (ihe civil and military au.
thorities) beheaded two Of the disciples,
thinking that this rigid measure would sup
press this disorderly body. But so far from
having this effect, they (the Christians who
had increased by this time to quite consid-
erable number) took up arms in defense Of
their religion and called upon God TO aid
and defend them.
"The imperialists, in an engagementwith
them, we're routed, with great loss. The
Christian army increased rapidly, till they
were able to Withstand any force that might
be brought against them. The Christian
army was now fairly committed. They well
knew that they must be delivered from the
bondage Of the imperial yoke, both civil and
religious, or death was certain. They form.
ed the design ofsubverting the government,
with the intention Of establishing in it's stead
liberal and Christian government.
They issued tracts and circulars, in which
they attacked the abuses and corruptions Of
the civilauthorities and the religious teach
ers, &c. They destroyed idols and eirculnt-
ed portions of the Scriptures and religious
tracts, and preached to the people purer
religion. All this, strange to soy. secured
them the favor Of the people, and their thou
sand was soou multiplied. Thus Hung Su
Chuen commenced about three years ago
Since then, he has fought many battles.
In every place he exposes the cotruptionI
Of the mandarins and priests, destroys idols
circulates the Scriptures and religious tracts
(many of which are his own production, il
which, Of course, there are many eTrUrs, )an'
breaches the Gospel. His main army i
now before Pekin. Considering all the cir
cumstances of the present rebellion in Chi
ma, viewed either in a civil or religion
point of view, it is without parallel in thu
history of the world.