The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-02
every year. Connected with it are branch |

every wear. NOuucCtCu Win dAO
hospitals at four cities in tine Interior.
The Vicer0y and other high native officials
are regular contributors to its support
DR.. Kerr, who has been at the head Of
this institution for 30 years, has an efficient
staff Of native physicians and surgeons,
trained by himself. He has instructed scores
Of pupils, 30 of whom have taken the full
course. Most Of the native doctors educated
are christians, and engage more or less In
evangellstic work wherever they go.
DR.. Kerr has prepared more than score
TRANSACTIONS and original works.
An accredited newspaper correspondent
who has travelled extensively in the East.
MT. Arthur L; SUBWAY, writes as follows
Of this same Dr: Kerr, "One day as | was
American Consul-general, Mr.. Seymour,
met and passed q quiet, mOdest-mannered
man on his way into the city. Said the con
sui "Do you see that man yonder?" / assem-
ted. and ne continued: That Is DIR. Kerr.
He is in charge Of the great missionary hos
pital. 1t was founded In 1888, and has al
ready treated three-quarters OF a million
cases, / believe. / consider that he Is the
peer of any living surgeon In the world to-
day. To my personal knowledge ne under
takes cases which oar most distinguished
surgeons at home do not dare attempt.
suppose that humble man might Just as well
as not be enjoying an income Of from $4,000
TO 5000 a year, instead OF his present small
vs.
his own account And | suppose he knows
1t, too"
An American missionary physician In the
great island OF Hainan, off the s. Z. Coast of
China, won the heart Of Gen. Feng. the COM
handing officer there, by his devotion and
success during fatal epidemic among the
soldiers. The General telegraphed the Vice
roy but for DIR. Jeremiassen, | should have
had no soldiers left" He has authorized the
Doctor to build two buildings for hospital
use; which, after the recovery OF the sick
soldiers, are to be made over to the use of the
mission.
Hangchow Is one Of the most famous cities
OF the Chinese empire. Here DIR. Duncan
Main. an English missionary, has recently
built fine hospital. One Of the Chinese
newspapers says "at the opening OF the hos
pital all Mandarins came to congratulate him.
There was not person In Hangchow that
did not praise the work" This DIR. Main
treats more than 10000 cases in year.
Even the wife of the Viceroy has been
cured of q serious illness by Mrs. King,
missionary physician. In her gratitude, she
gives literally in aid Of hospital work for
women, and supports a number OF young
ladies' who are now studying medicine under
Mrs. King.
The naval officer whose criticism has been
quoted refers also to Corean missionaries as
accomplishing nothing save to make them
selves ridiculous. l can pause only to say
that, In spite Of the very recent establishment
OF missions in Corea, the king has established
a hospital and placed 1t under the charge of
DR.. Allen, medical missionary; while Miss
Ellis, an American medical missionary, has
been made physicion to the Queen of Corea
In view Of such facts as these, what shall
we think Of such statements as those OF
plantations suggested by Mr.. j. p. Donovan,
British official in China, who says
Many OF our countrymen in China are too in
different 20 inquire or examine for themselves the
work that Is being done; and the character and
AVOID missionaries. But he adds,-"those who
will take the trouble TO go aud see, soon discover
great work. have seen 1t myself In Shanghai,
Tientsin, Hank0w and Peking, and can speak Of 1t
from personal knowledge and observation. In
deed, the Ignorance OF christian people at home
about this great work amazes me-"
Mr.. Medhurst, for many years British
Consul at Shanghai, says in his work on
China The Foreigner in Far Cathay:"
81 have no sympathy with those who, for want
OF consideration or from prejustice, think lightly
am only doing them simple justice when l state
that their efforts have been attended with excep-
tional success"
Another British consul, in a communica-
ton to the Foleign Office, says:
by means of the labors Of the missionaries. the
tone Of morality among the Chinese people has,
during the last 20 years. perceptibly attained TO
higher platform; and he attributes to the same
socitude for he welfare Of lie people Manifested
by those in power"
A London Times correspondent, writing
from China, says Of the missionaries:
"They are the true poneens of civilization; it is
Of Foreigners into the heart Of the country; and it
Is on that wisdom. justice and power Of sympathy
that the progress OF China may largely depend"
Colonel DENLY, the United States Minister
to China, says:
"The tourist who sneers at the missionaries or
fails In rive them his unuualf6ad mi and
has not taken the Trouble 70 20 through their
missions, as have done. The missionaries are
doing immese good to China"
Col DENLY has not hesitated to give this
and fuller testimony before the Peklng
Oriental society. This same United States
Minister has more recently written letter
to Gen. Shackleford, Of Indiana, an old army
friend, In which he says:
believe nobody wnen he sneers at the mission
aries. The man IS simply not posted" Then.
himself witnessed, he adds ''The man and woman
who put In from O'Clock to lin teaching Chinese
children on salary that barely enables one to
live, are heroes or heroineS as truly as Graut or
Sheridan. Nelson, or Farragut. These men
have remarkable learning. Intelligence aud
courage 1t Is perhaps fault that they court no
selfish battle. 1t is idle for any man to decry the
missionaries or their work. I do not address
talking to sinners like myself, say that 1t is DIFF
feult TO say too much good Of missionary work In
China"
That celebrated traveller, Miss Gordon
Cumming, in her book entitled 'Wanderings
in China" says:
al often wish when hear men lightly quoting
from one another the stock phrases OF objection
to missionary work, that the speakers would take
the trouble to inquire for themselves as to the
truth of their statements. They would learn a
very different story from the lips Of the men who
really know what they are speaking about, and
who would give them thousand details OF In
divduals who have proved the intensity OF their
convictions by voluntarily resignlng lucrative
posts In connection with idol worship, or nyolV-
ing Sunday work; by enduring butter prosecutions,
deliberately giving up all ease and comfort In life
and accepting lot OF assured poverty and suffer-
ing. all in the one great effort 10 live worthy OF
the light and love which have filled their hearts"
Miss Cumming gives exact and detailed
accounts of many cases Of this sort, incud-
ing instances Of actual martyrdom. In one
| of these instances, European merchants who
witnessed the constancy OF the prosecuted
were so impressed that they subscribed $1,000
| towards missionary work.
| And yet Lieut.. Wood deems it expedient
| publicly to declare that all the converts are
| but menials employed by the missionaries
| and even these become backsliders when
| their wages are stopped!'
| Such sneering falsehood and shameless:
| sladder are enough to make saint angry
with righteous indignation! tits sad enough
that such calumny is sent broadcast over the
| country by an irresponsible press But the
saddest thing is that 30 many nominal chris
| tians are so ready to believe the falsehood
many of them, it Is to be feared, only toe
| ready to accept ii as an excuse for disObey
| ing the Lords command to carry the Gospel
| to every creature.