The New York herald., 1866-03-29
The ChInese Rebellion.

LEcrURK ~ HEy. n. W. sYLE BEFORE rHH ro0so
AEs's CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
lecture was dsyerod this subject Last evening,
the Young Mems Christian Association, Sy
the Rev W. syle, lately missionary 10 China, and
proved 10 be highly Interesting The lecturer com
mcncod by describing the similarity In the geographical
structure of the United states and China hs then wens
on To give idea ~ tho population OF the Ce-
estia empire and quoted fragments OF the Chinese hi.
tory at various times, al which remarkable event
was ransprng In some other part of the world all tend
ing to show that China a live nation when many or
the leading nations OF tho present time we're overrun
with wild aniDaa Having thus brought the history "
China down 10 the present time he gave account oS
the system OF education used by the celesas aud tn.
manner Of appointing tho officers Of the government
A child is obliged 10 comm, to memory abouf
one thousand characters vord Aigns before Il
allowed 10 book sort Of primer s then
nitted in the manner, and foe this II generally
takss three years During Nil this time no questions are
asked and no explanations given but a the snd of III"
three years the teacher explain the
ing OF tho signs This latter process occupies from teva
yeara the cnd OF this time those who wish -
oonss Of the Mayor Of the town. Collector Of Customs
aud literary grandee Tho candidate sends 10 m
p.e with psy,'s .m,,os marx ,s. 90 mark Of shoss
rcporoa favorably are posted up OUTSIDE ths
Mayors enioe and the successful ones are ,hsn pei'
lttsd 20 the county town to through tho exam
nation again II successful her" thsy arc allowed To 20
the capital Of tho State 10 bs examined again, and
nccessin this time They are permitted 10 70 up 10 fekn
and have very distant view Of the Emperor They ar~
then placed the list expecants for office, and ar"
allowed small stipend until appointment s secured
for them. II q rich desires Office, but n not wcs
enough educated to receive the appointments he resrts
To some trek such a. having pirate Junk outside ns
empire, peyng on the vessels going In aud out al the
portA The merchant then very patriotosily nts out
ship aud sweeps the pirate from the seA u" "a Then
granted oflce a recognition of his services
poor scholar who hrd been for long ume
expecting AN appointment saw the position "
"a a ifpd % A m
ton. This preyed ~ much upon hs mi1d thai IA" Nest
home and became sick OF what might hc termrd brain
fever His uncle, Visiting at his hoap took up book
which tho young had brought from fekin One day
young told his uncle of very strange dream he
had had during the night about bsng called by mighty
voice to preach a new doctrine H. aud his uncle tbeu
called on several the ncghbors and organized -pt
Of prayer meeting aud whom they had collected sfEe
number of adhcront the youns ninn, whose name "M
Hoong Tseun claimed Ia be ncal descendant of
the fyTmcr reignng dynasty, and that hn had ba.n
callef upon % take possession OF the throne. W"
accordingly said that bn going 70 worship AZ
the tomb Of his ancestor which a the Chinese method
o claiming the throne. hn organized band for the
that the Ten Commandments, we're the a~A y when they
be rulca In the early part of lsb he marches
northvard, gaining acotions "a w. nnmherA rom zoe
towns aud villages his rDute, having taken posses
of small town hr improVisod hola aud dropped
down the river Ia Nankn, which city he oapturadr
he then formed his troops into three companies aud
proceeded 20 attack canton falling capture tbes
thai were le fell hack Nankn and held that cny
FOR Twelve year. They claimed TO be Christians. and
exhibited a mOst dotermlnci energy IN disseminating
their doctrines hut deterioration vt In, and inAlead "a
proving th-usclscs snccre Chrttans they came 80 es
The Kind oi scnsuAila attending 70 nothing lsnt
tncnding tho forualty Of ihs Court at SankiB. Tho
amount OF damage cansed 90 tho population and tho
country by these rccls cansot be aeraihed but bsv
ing hundreds OF popuous and thouSana ot arrs
of land IN the highest state "f cultivation, they did
nothing with them bu, indulge Ia sensuaiiy usui al
wasted
rho lecturer then exhibited some specimens Of
Chinese literature aud dcscted b-ny the wcak per
formed by missionaries abroad.