The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-25
Christian Missions In China and Japnn-A
Bad Business, but q Good Time Coming.

Bad Business, but Good Time Coming.
Our telegraph news from San Francisco,
published on Monday, embraced the main points
of an interesting budget of news from Asia, mar
rating, as it did, reports Of the leading events
transpiring in China and japan to the 10th and
Goth of August, respectively. Financial dis
tracing and class jealousies kept Japan
still convulsed. The industrial and polit-
ical situations experienced little or no
change in either country, but from both
we have intelligence of the existence of
troubles with the Christian Church missiona-
ries, Of the murder Of Catholic and other mis-
sionaries, the hunting up Of missing or straYed
or lost missionaries, as well as Of the preva-
lent existence Of still more intense spirit of
native fanaticsm at different points Of the vast
territory. 1t is the old story-Confucius
against the Bible and the ancient religions Of
Sin-Siu and Buddhism, with priests descended
from the sun, against the apostles Of Exeter
Hall and the American Board of Foreign Mis-
sions, interesting and venturesome ladies,
Brahmapootra explorers, writers for the mag
azines and dabblers in the sale of naval stores.
Confucius, it must be remembered, lays down
some very excellent rules for the guidance of
man during his journey through this terres-
trial vale of tears, and his writings have been
and are received as STANDARD authority" by
tho Chinese and, to great extent, by the
Japanese, on all matters concerning both the
here and hereafter of man from period which
had become hoary in its antiquity before the
advent Of the Christian dispensation. The
educated Asiatics are most acute logicians and
exceedingly subtle in their mode Of reasoning
on the spiritualities, facts OF which Francis
Xavier, with others Of the ablest propagandists
date. One of the very first demands which
the natives make of q foreign missionary
is to prove to them the inspiration
Of the Bible from on high, and having
listened, as they will, with great attention
in such instance to his reply, they for the most
part assure him, in other words, to the effect
that his is very nice theory, but not
nearly 30 old or perfect In It's connecting parts
unites as is that Of Confuclus, that the system
Of Confucius suits them very well, and that they
are convinced the foreigners have no regular
commission to teach or preach, not knowing
half as much as they do themselves.
1t is no wonder, therefore, that we hear by
telegraph of missionary troubles in China and
Japan, and have been aud still are compelled
to priat the doleful accounts given by our
returned missionaries from those countries
during anniversary week in each succeeding
year since we commenced, being the first
newspaper to do so, to spread the homo ami
versaries' proceedings broadcast before the
world In our columns. Having learned good
deal about missionary Tabor" In the East by
our enterprise in this direction, we beg to-day
to say to the missionaries 70 leave China ana
Japan alone for q time and permit the people
Of both countries 10 experience the good effects