The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-09
CHINA AND FOREIGN MISSIONS.

The WORK 90 the Church OF Rose m che
Flowery Kingaoa - The Possible COn-
version OF Chisese In This Country.
To The EDITOR OF TIE suN-Sir. There is
In the house OF the Missions Etrangeres"
foreign Missions) at the corner OF the rue du
Rao and dc Babylone In Paris very curious
room. which 10 well worth being visited BY
American. and particularly BY Catholic tour
ists There Is IN II Q collection OF relics OF
Catholic missionaries sent out BY the Missions
Etranreres. who have suffered martydom
since the beginning Of this century. and also
OF tho instruments By which many Of them
were tortured before death. There can be
seen the dreadful oanoue which. resting on
the sufferers neck and shoulders. allowed him
no rest either day or night The wallis are
hung with paintings made by natives OF tho
lands Of martyrdom principally China and the
kingdom Of Annaml showing how the martyrs
were put to death. Avery interesting and elo-
quent account Of what Is to be seen In this
room has been written BY Count Anatole de
S6gur in his book entitled " Temoienages and
Souvenirs" Priests preparing for foreign
missions spend daily some time In prayer in
this room in order to help preparing and
strengthening themselves for the missionary
work and perils which await them.
Ihad opportunity to visit this room . second
time in 1880. and these accounts Of the upris-
Ing OF the Chinese populace against mission
aries reminds me Of what the priest who WINS
showing me around told me in the course Of
conversation. He said that between being
covered. as French citizens. By the protection
Of the French Government during their mis-
sionary work. particularly In China. or doing
without Il and taking their chances as mere
unprotected missionaries OF whatever might
happen to them. he preferred the latter condi-
ton as being more favorable to success. and
that many members Of the society thought as
he did It was probably views Of this sort
which led Pope Leo XIII. to form the project
Of sending nuncio to Pekin 20 have general
supervision over all tho missions in that coun-
try. This would have tended greatly to divest
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Church in China. Which at this moment have
sossy Fosesn and has
labored for many years In the work OF evan
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thsir to the based on
the approach Of Europe. with its customs its
principles It's slyi!Izatlon; to al! which ths
q poeasD 9ser than of re
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that Of every POLITICAL interest The. interven-
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has offended the national pride and excited
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ton will meet with wide, approval; and II 1t
could be carried out would be for the good Of
Catholic missionary enterprise in China"
allow myself to add that many years ago.
airy college founded there By Father hipa since
ceiyed by the rector. born Chinaman. who
spoke English very we'll. The conversation
having turned upon the Chinese emigration to
San Francisco. which then numbered some
10000 souls. asked II they were not hope
fgl population for conversion to Christianity.
peryiQus element could not we'll be imagined.
that the people Of the sea coast, and principally
the seaports, did not care about world to
come, but thought only. Of getting along in this
one: that the ttllers Of the soil In the Interior
were the best disposed and afforded the best
lions, Of Cooper. an English traveller. who
about forty years ago wrote book giving an
account Of his attempt to penetrate to ThIbet
through China. confirm TO q certain extent the
'a new S YoSK. Nov. g. 1851. CATHOLIC AA'AAS
THE DYER-SHAN WEDDING.