The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-07
a Missionary's Trials il, Chi ma.

rhs Euotoined extrao. is from .. letter
written by the Rev. Mr.. Rohsrts, a Mission
sTy among the TaspiBgs IL China. I. would
s--u that toe Y en- gees, il their mods OF Coc.
dnctins she war, are trying 20 initiate the
harhar:aus of the East
ron, having besn the religions teacher OF
annG..;o~. ChueH, IA ls47, ;.:.1 no ping Shat
good reii2 ious, commercial, and pslitIoll-
wnnl! result TO ths nation from mis- elevation,
IhavS hitherto resn a friend 70 his revolu-
tionsry movement, sust2inihg II oy word ani
dad. as far ss = micsionary consistently
could without v!sin.ing BIS higher character
- "a ar onsssdog Of q rist. But ctter living
among them fifteen months, tnd ciGssly OBJ.
SvFsius thsir proceedings political, coraner.
<;aj, and reltYiOrs-l nEve turned over er-
tireiy Eew leaf, and an now much or-
POSED 70 theI1, for good reasons / think, as
! eve- was IL fSvor CT them. Not that have
sagh. personally against Hang Sov-Chu ea:
Re bss been exceedingly kind 10 ne But
believe him 10 be q crezy map, entirely uaht
"a ruis without nny cIgari1ed Government;
nol Is 10. with ht' Coo!ie kirgs, capable
Of organizing q Government OF eQuci
Benefit 10 the people Wi L sven the OF! I'M
1sTis' Government. He is violent in hil tc,G-
PEI, SD lots his &ratn fall heavily upon his
reoIin, making man or woman M offender
for n word and ordering such instantly u
te n n dered. yvi,hou: 'iGd.e or jury i-.e is
OPP So to commerce, having had more than
ocSsn of hi. own Hsopie murdered siCcs
have aeru here tor other came Than trad
its the city, and has promptly repealed
es~iy iC.::.n eifort 10 establish taE:ni c9r.-
n"5ce amons thsrn wbetber is.siac OF the ci =
o. sol. HIS rsngions to;era,io1, aGtt riuiti-
ri,titl OF cnanels, turn oa! 80 be s. fsrce--0f
NJ ..raii IL lbs spread OF ChristtanitJ- worse
shsn u.a!ess. 1t only amouI. Is 10 IA .7echiLS'
>" 'cr he pIUN0 lion an: spread OF EIs
iy,ti,icli reiiEto making himself equal VIII
asns Christ, WIG. With God t1s IatheG, kiiC-
- :. aGG Dik OWE sOU. CcnSt. tute. one Lord
o. ai- EoT il any missionary ";.C viii not
believe in mas I!Tne Eppoia tIaeat - tais Nigga
egaaii.y, and4,roI0a gate his POLITICAL :s..s ,on
n 3rdingiv, safe among the rs-sis iii life, seq
vanu or property. lie told coe sooE after
arrived that If 1 did NOT b.isTa ~ him :
.hocld perish, like sas Jews. Tor not be-
lievius il. the Ssviour. But little cid ] iheu
think thnt should ever CONS SO IIear /. uy the
sword CT one OF his own IaiscTeaats. In his own
ce.i.al. Ga ciS go other day. Kan Wang,
moved by hts S2o:te cider brother Ni!ereliys
Coclie ct Hong Kong and The devil, without
Far Of Geo before his eyes, did, On Monday,
tbs sin INST. come ini the Eousa In which /
~as living, end then and there N csi wildly,
m !icic uSiy. and with malice afor.in0ught,
murder one uf nly servants Yah 8 iarSe sword
II bis Own hand il rhy presence without T.
moments warning u aay tuss cause. And
Alter having slain my pcor harmless, ne pIesr
h.',, he Jumped On his head mos. GenGis.,iy
a.. stamped Il with his foot, no.withstsnd
las ] eesoGEht him most entreatiDgiy from
tha commandments of his mrrdeyous attack
10 spare my poor boys life, And not only
30, tut ke iEsuitsd rns myself In every posi-
fls way he could think OF. toprovoks M 20 do
apology, rs then !hcught, and think yet, to
Hill me, rs well Is m dear boy, whom I loved
il2e son. He stoIi1ed st me, seized the
bench on which sat with the violence Of q
Z, edmsn, threw the d1egs Of n cup Of tea In
ny :acei seized hold CT me personally and
HOOK me Violently; struck ne on my right
<heeh with his open hama. TSen, according
- the Instruction Of my King, FOR whom /
IN Ambassador TURNED the other and he
struck me quite a souader blow on my left
|ieek with his right hand, making my ear
In in md how ciutv, l,1o rv,l<,
not provoke me TO offend him IN were OF deco,
be seemed 10 get the more outrageous. and
s;ormed at me ike q dog to bs gene ca. CT his
presence. III they Will do these things IA a
g.een tree. what will they do In the dry P.--tr
40 fevori.e Of Teen Wape'., who can trust
himself among them, either as 3 missionary
or a merchants 1 then aespaiTed CT mission
ETs success among them, or acy good coming
ont OF the observation-disclosures, commercial,
or roIiticai-anc csteymlced TO leave them,
which did on Monday, January 20, 1852.