Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18
MISSIONS IN CHINA.
They Are Informed of the Supreme
Courts Recent Decision.
PREPARING FOR POSNIBILITYOF TROUBLE
ex-Prefect Andrieux Seeking More
Victims.
OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
PREPARING FOR TROUBLE.

PREPARING FOR TROUBLE.
Nresoyterian Missionary stations in China
Notified of the Supreme Court Decision.
NEW foRx, May 1a-The Presbyterian board
OF foreign missions has cabled all Chinese mis-
sionaries As follows: Exclusion act constitu-
nonal; notify stations
Ihls step was taken after q consultation of
'ne mission council, in view of possible dangers
winch miGht threaten American missionaries
NO" IN China in consequence OF any retaliation
which might be taken BY the Chinese.
a letter has also been addressed by the board
=. eacn OF the missionaries. explaining the situa-
son and advising them to make no trips into
Hs interior country without taking proper pre-
eeuuons. The board will also send to each
missionary an extra remittance to be used in
case OF emergency.
APPEALING TO THE President.
Tbs Methodist Foreign Missionary Society
also met and decided to make a final appeal to
'ne PRESIDENT and his cabinet against the i'm
mediate enforcement of the law and to recon-
mend that Sunday. May %, be set aside a
nay OF special prayer that the mission
disaster
Rev. DIR. s. l. Baldwin, recording secretary.
preparing an address to the President which
regrets that the efforts of the church and
missionary societies to ''stay the tide of un Just
and oppressive legislation in view of our
solemn treaties with the empire of China"
PAVE been frui:less, and earnestly bescecnes
tne President to all means within. his
power TO meet the just wishes Of the Chinese
government. and. II it be yet possible to secure.
through diplomatic action. such agreement be-
tween the two countries viii secure peace
and harmony"
The petition continues: I'm this time Of
peril to our missionary interests in China and
OF dishonor to the fair fame Of our country,
because of unriShteous and oppressive legisla-
non. We deem it that the whole church look to
God fo- His divine guidance and help. We
therefore recommend that Sunday. Nav %. be
OBSERVED as "a day OF special PRAYER throughout
tne country that our government NAV be led to
Just and right action in this emergency, and
that such solution of pending Questions may
be reached as shall save missionary interests in
China from disaster and secure just treatment
TO the Chinese in this country"
A committee was appointed to confer with
similar committees from other missionary
societies 20 arrange for snch public expression
on the part OF Christian and humane people as
b called for"
NO DANGER APPRERENDED.
Rev. Mr.. Dennis of the Presbyterian board
said in an interview: I'VE do not apprehend
any danger in China. We have merely sent the
letter and cable because We feel that we owed
II to our missionaries to let them know Just
what was gong on. We want them to be pre-
pared The danger is that exaggerated reports
VIII get out IN China and that the populace
may do injury before the government can step
IN and prevent II For instance. a wild report
might spread through the interior that hun
dreds of Cinnamon in the United States had |
been wantonly massacred on account of race |
prejudice. CT course China is deeply stirred |
on this subject and the people there might be |
DISPOSED 20 resent bv violence and cruelty the !
humiliation to which Cinnamon here seem about |
70 be subjected, whether they entitled to /
remain here not
AT the time / do not think there is !
any reason for apprehension on the part OF .
their friends at home. They are not timid
men and women at all / presume we are
more anxious than they. But you must re-
member tha- they are dealing with enormous
numbers OF men and women. and no matter
what the government of China NAV be wiling
TO do much may haI pea before the government /
can raise hand. Take the great province of /
Hul Nan, where We had the late trouble
There IL no telling what might happen The I
Cinnamon are disposed to be vindictiye when
they consider that their fellows have been NAL |
treated. But we are rot in a panic BIZ any |
rneai~. and our cabiegram and letter are only a /
matter OF ccmmon-sense precaution. The |
missionaries In charge Of our principal mis- !
Eo1S g receipt Il 5hs information we have !
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ss-.oy.s, - taSs - \ IeS days a. II The nun
&C. Il, .2ec ard u--- El7 I-s a. VIZ rIE-
Z - Ing toe t'o-YeI t--s.- Scs-.-,--y NJ.
know Iust 4 sI-IatiCa has arisen which will !
Cause then; t"sxercise prudence ard caution"
PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONS ~ CHINA.
The Presbyterian board OF foreign missions
Of the United States has at present in China So
ordained American missionaries and a total
nrinbe- Of An--ieaa missionary Iabore-s of Z
lih- There - ordained natives and 326
native agents, 81 churches and $3.50 communi- /
caa:S.
IN addition to this there were added on con-
fessi"n OF faith i's; year LOAF. There are 1872
scL1'is Win 3.6so pupils. a college at Tong
Chow Win - Iufils and n college at Canton /
largely under Presbyterian auspices.
There are al this time AZ societies actively
engaged IN Protestant missionary worh most
OF :h-n conducted by American boards or |
identiiiei With American management directly
or indirectly These societies have 1 500 mis-
si"uarIss. 3.OJO uuordaIned native agents and
$50 native pEstors
there are 5Z3 evangelical churches and 20 600
cemIilIlCants. and there said to be $50 600
natives OF the empire who have profe,sed
Chris;lan';F There are eight missionary col
legeS anu 40 schools of all grades with 1900
puYil- IN Attendance.
In edition 20 these there are los hosnitals
and d. ensaries, III which are annually treated
S5.ouO PATIENTS Reports of a number of firms
NhD Wese interviewed yesterday regarding the
eject ~ me Geary law on the Chinese trade
Win america expressed the gravest apprehen-
nons. The import trade of the Unitei states
from thlna last year amounted to $40 4ss 2gl
and the export trade from this country
t5663.iI. In the event of the enforcement
CT the tieIry Jaw 1t Is probable that this trade
would De almost entirely suspended.
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