The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-04-20

Church, by Rev. s. L. Baldwin and his
pupil, Ling Cha Cha, was Of most inter-
eating character, and notwithstanding the
night was wet and very unfavorable for a
large audience. very fair turnout was
present. Mr.. Baldwin, confined his dis
course to Flu Chow, a region he was famil-
lar with by residence there as a mission
ary, of fourteen years. He describes the
natural scenery of that part Of China as
most remarkably beautiful. His lecture
occupied upwards Of an hour in which time
he briefly discussed great number of sub
food-which is abundant and good-lan-
guage and religion of China. He thinks
that idolatry would give way very easily
before the christian religion if other obsta-
cles and old customs were overcome, that
the chinese don't place very high esti-
mate on their pagan religion. The lectur-
er told several anecdotes to confirm this
belief. On one occasion of drouth a
governor Of one of the provinces went up
to the temple to pray before the idol to
send rain which he repeated for several
days but without success. Finally the
governor got out of patience with the god
and said he knew the reason of such neg
lect. The god was up there in cool place
in the temple, and didn't know how hot it
was, but he would have him brought out
into the hot sun awhile, and then he would
bring rain. So he sent party of work
men to the temple and had Jos taken down
and exposed to the hot sun, for day on
the highest hill about the city. BY night
the varish on the idol was blistered and
scaled by the effects of the sun, and Jos
was sent back to his temple. The next day
the rain came, and the people said they
had a wise governor, who knew how to
manage the gods.
There are no casts in China as in India,
! but classes marked mainly by wealth and
poverty as with us. The most CONSPICUOUS
among these are the large footed and small
footed women. The large or natural foot
ed women are Of the laboring class, who do
a large proportion of the outdoor work Of
the country. The dainty footed females
are daughters of the rich. The feet of
these are bandaged when four years old,
till the bones and muscles are destroyed,
and they are reduced to something like
pigs foot. The lecturer exhibited mod
el or cast an exact copy Of celestial fine
lady's foot, which was only too inches and
quarter in length.
After an hour and quarter spent in a
most interesting description of these PEG.
pie and their country, the young Chinese
missionary, Ling Chs Cha, was introduced
He was dressed in the costume of his coun,
try. Ling is short, yellow fellow, about
five feet three or four inches high. He
spoke in the jabber of his country, which
was about as strange language as coulo
be imagined; language Of tones rather
than words, and on this account most diff
cult to learn to speak. Mr.. Baldwin seemed
to have no difficulty, however, in rendering
Ling's lingo, and We observed, in half the
time the "Heathen Chinee" required tt
speak in his native tongue, although he
chartered marvelously fast. The China
man gave temperance lecture, and drew
a comparison between the opium-eat o.
his country, and the rum -drinker of this
considering the latter by far the worst evil
We could detect wonderful penchant fo
the ladies running through the young Chi
naman's discourse, and in this he didn'
differ in any essential from the young son'
of Adam on this Continent, which wa
about the only streak of similarity appa
rent. He e1horted the ladies to not MARI,
any young men who drank rum, lest the,
and their families be brought to beggary
He alluded to what Mr.. Baldwin said abou
the feet of the Chinese ladies, and wished
to know what kind of feet our ladies had
which is very characteristic of our youn!
men. He also marveled that the American
and English ladies, who had natural feet
required so much assistance in walking
for he noticed that they had to be helpe,
along the street great deal by the men,
Altogether it was plain that the young Asi
.,tic was deeply interested in our ladies, AM
his quaint humor and peculiar notion
created a good deal of amusement.
The lectures of Mr.. Baldwin and hi
Chinese pupil were highly interesting.
At the earnest request of many person
who were profited and delighted with tn
lectureS. Rev. s. L. Baldwin and Ling CHI
Cha will again lecture on Friday evenin
| next, in tho Elkton NJ. E. Church. Pei
sons desiring information on any definit
subjects, pertaining to the Celestial an
Flowery Kingdom, are requested to inforr
Rev. H. S. Thompson, pastor of the NJ. E
| Church, of this town, and Mr.. Baldwin
will treat such subjects more definitely
The fund of interesting material respect
ing China, is so great, that the lecturer ca
only give such topics in the course of
lecture as he thinks will be likely to prov
of eenera, interest. If he had suggestion
on the points the public are most desirou
of informant Oh, it would aid him material
in arranging his lecture to give create
satisfaction.
A letter from the New York Bank, Oh
which the draft was drawn that Was pre-
sented and cashed by the National Bank
Elkton, last week, preuounces the transae
ton swindle-ne suclT draft having bee
drawn upon them in fav or of Hayden, To
name used by the swindles- We neglscte
to mention in our notice of the TRANSACTION
last Saturday, that the strangers were stay
ing at the Howard House, and induced
Mr.. Falls the proprietor, to 60 with Their
to the Bank, and he very naturally intro
, duced them in formal manner to the cash
ie~ or teller which served in some measur
to 1row the bank officers off Of their guar
at the time.
NORTH EAST ITEMS.
School Ex. animation. public exam
ination of the pupils in the North Eas
Public School, Tor the Spring term, tool
nl,ca q, Er;d.v eth inst. The scholar