The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-12


day give his life for Christ, can do naugnt but IN
spire the deepest respect and present to our eyes
spectacle that shames our own lukewarmness and
fair-weather Christianity.
Since the power OF France has waned and she
can no longer protect her missionaries, the rulers
OF China have again instituted cruel persecution
against the Christians The Catholic missionaries
and their Chinese converts are now hunted, exied.
imprisoned and even martyred. China, and the
adjacent countries OF Japan, Thibet, Corea. Mon
golla and Mautchooria, contain NO less than
400, 900 OF numan beings, and more than twice
the entire number OF Catholics all the inhabited
world. Al Shanghae ana In the neighborhood are
1000 tomos Of martyred priests. missionaries
chiefly OF the Jesuit and Franciscan orders Be-
sides these, many men, both clerics and laymen.
European and native, have never received burial,
and await the final resurrection IN I'M
caves ss ana noes where nssy
Is most interesting fact, no less to the searcher
after antiquities than to the fervenr Christian, that
In the annals OF Chinese history during the eighth
century, more than q thousand years ago, are
found records Of the expulsion OF 5000 Christian
who ere BY legal ordinances sent IN . body 'back
TO the West" Their religion was styled IN these
cidensal circumstances that the Chinese cipher for
the numera 10 IL cross. The missionaries have
also discovered among the people SAYINGS anil ira
Of this early eyangelizaton. In many instances the
very resemblance OF :hc outer observances OF the
Chinese priests, the "bonzes," with those OF the
Catholic Church has been turned into q powerful
argument against the latter.
The condition OF women among the Chinese was
briefly mentioned In the discourse OF the mission
airy, and striking example OF the degradation in
d d by n heatn ei upon Chinese women was
OF the popular pagan belief that her possessed
no soul, was, through the accidental circumstance
OF the breaking cut OF persecution In her neigh.
b0rh0od TOO hastily admitted into the ranks OF the
Catholics. Ordinarily the catechumens are kept
before they are baptized, and TINS rule is never
broken save In the case OF imminent danger OF
This poor after publicly
her belief Mat she mad no soul. Upon being seri.
ously pressed to explain her meaning and asked
what reason had induced her to receive the sacra-
ment OF baptism. she replied, That might get my
rights" What an unconscious testimony to the I'M
womans spiritual and social standing and at the
same time what sad revelation OF the effects OF
even the most stable and Respectable OF all cvllza
tons before 1t has been humanized ana vivifed by
or the fate Of million Of Chinese children yearly
especially female infants, 1t useless to speak, the
cruelty that dooms the sO-caed surplus population
to death and turns Gods best gifts into . burden
and curse Is too well known throughout the
world. The preacher also insisted upon the duties
we have towards these Chinese immi-
BY thousands to minister 70 our comfort
and luxury, and descanted upon their naturally
Gospel to become high virtues. They are he said,
practically, though not theoretically imbued with
o. .e wn r TIVE VERY oa o.
cere fiai love. industry and patience, and, above
all, sobre.y In Their habits Of e yet with all these
worship to these Uhrlsyian shores, and no one lifts
up his voice to evangeze and save them.
to saw he had visited, near one OF the great cities
lthe name or which escaped mel, the Mount OF Mar
tyrs the place where thousands OF Jesuit and Fran
ciscan missionaries and many faithful Japanese
converts nave been crucifed lmpaled. burned or
own From this height he saw the city lying not far
away, with European trade ourshing quietly In its
desire 10 s neS % % pTo
lection over the Christian faith and Chris.
Sa He At the foot Of
| In which four thousand Christians had recently
been discovered BY the government and instantly
driven from hearth and home into the Businesses Of
| the mountains. On the horizon he saw also the
blue outline Of these mountains where So 600 exiled
hat very moment As he himself and few Of the
missionaries. whose little house he could also see
an armed force Accompanied them at certain dis
lance. and day and night the watch was never
tunity Of speaking to q Japanese concerning his
souls salvation. In the house Of the Jesuit Fathers
Of whom was the son o. martyr for the faith, and
the other OF q man who had sufcred severely for
these two youths served his mass and how he MIN.
self was moved to tears by the sight OF such Joyous
@es o Of
When, added TO the emoron caused BY the
Sa Of this ~. yspS end s
whose words, so SIMPLE and unassumlng, are ring
ing.tn your ears. may one day himself be numbered
privileged person thus 70 be in the presence Of one
% nearly linked 10 God. Ano then contrast with this
among the Christian congregations az, and among
me cSrg so0 Mnoss GAYS are passed d IL such
hearted fuflment Of duty
Tue missionary concluded BY brief review Of the
EUrOOe. f0Y q mi M
setting on foot some more comprehensive system OF
converting the heather natives Of ASIA he spoke
said ne saw IN x@siics cities elvsn up to 70 these
we sSs
ne S9ns he the Of Of 6eag
and lnndeisy, and the greatest Of Catholic
n s e saw sSs Father snP 81
Faithful IN bondage. a. erst our Lord In the hands
sS nss S ss sSs ss Ss 4. xs
win GI no MOI follow w. you; MIN ne; obey ,sS;
TRUTH Well might we say OF the Pope, s'Behold
the man '-that is, the man in whose person author
/ whom divine jurisdiction has It's type, and human
| jurisdiction its sanction.
He told how the Chinese mandarins and Japanese
bonzos now hold up their heads against the unpro-
! tected Church and mock the Christians, saying,
able 70 indicate 's your aA rights and in 1 which you
trusted ~ But we all knew that they had some
thing higher and better in which TO trust even,
and especially, dnring persecution. He then an
with advantage, be initiated by the hosts OF
foreign quest0rs who come 70 these shores In
behalf or the churches Of the Old World,
that he knew the difficulties with which the parish
had to contend and therefore considered 1t
out OF place to ask for any special collection for his
work, put that, as he was gong to remain for few
weeks In the city he wouid give four lectures, be-
ginning on Wednesday, the 18th inst. and continu-
ing the three following Wednesdays. These lee
lures would treat OF the obstacles 10 the spreading
OF the faith among the Chinese. resulting from Con-
fucianism and Buddhism and their religiOug social
and political Influence The proceeds OF these dis
courses ne would divide into thirds, and devote
third to the parish schools adjoining the church,
which, he said, were doing great and noble work,
| he was happy to be able to further in any way.
Tue pastor, indeed, mad wished him TO keep IN
tire proceeds OF the lectures, but as the sum was
entirely At his own disposal he should insist upon