Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-02

line Of your excellency's palace, and they
will probably destroy It," 1t was wonder
full how quickly Wuchang became quiet.
Runners were sent out by the hundreds
from the palace that night to all parts OF
the town. ana one Of the most re5ellious
cities became the most respectful and quiet.
The tracts against the Christians and the
books and pictures which I have described
are gotten up by the scholars of the empire.
One book - called Death to the Devifs
Religion" and eight men alone subscribed
to SUO.VO0 OF these and scattered them over
the empire. Boat loads Of these books were
carried through the provinces near here and
the pawnbrokers and booksellers aided IN
getting them to the people. D0ggereI songs
against the Christians are written and
taught TO the children in some Of the cities,
and you hear their cries Of derision hurled
at you everywhere you 60.
Chinese Views Of Christianity.
These pictures Of which 1 have already
written paint not only the Christians On
earth. but they show their fate after death.
In one all the horrors Of the Buddhist hell
are called to bear upon them. A. hog labeled
Jesus Is being sawed In two by two devils,
and other devils are tormenting the foreign
ers. Ore picture shows how the foreign
books should be burned, and there IS a
great hre. with Chinese coolies bringing
great stacks OF volumes ana throwing them
into the fire. In the background are foreign
ers tied to crosses and Cinnamon torment
Ing them: On the ground lie other foreign
efs hefd by Cinnamon, while other celestials
pour down their threats. through tunnels.
beating of the devils and the burning of the
books. and the Chinese characters on the
margins read: THE depraved religion Of the
noS Is propagated from foreign lands. Its
followers insult heaven and extfrpate an
cestors. Ten thousand arrows and a thous-
and swords will not expfate their crimes
Another cartoon states that it Is hateful
that the name of Jesus should descend to o
thousand generations and 1t describes how
the believers should be treated as above
It states that all Chinese believers should
be forced to drink Stops and to defiie the
Hnother 81 Shows how c sSsa before them
FOR the making Of foreign medicines, and
third contains picture Of a nude Chinese
woman tied down in a chair. while two
vlIiamous-looking Englishmen are cutting
slices out OF her for use In the manufacture
OF their devilfsh potions. Another shows a
woman so tied, with her breasts cut on. and
the Chinese script states that the foreigners
and breasts. There are in ali thtrty-two of
these vile sheets. They are each about
twice the size of sheet Of commercial
note and are printed IN half a dozen differ
Chinese standpoint, though It would be
considered very bad tn any European coun-
Try.
1 can't describe the effect such things have
on the lower classes of the Chinese They
despise US as nation. and they believe
all such reports as these. The missionaries
work among then under the greatest of
disadvantages and they really do vast
ciate the awful difficulties they have to con-
tend with, and the lies which they have to
refute at every step. II 1t were not for the
lftefad and scholars they could make more
Roadway. As 1t is, find heir Churches in
every city I have visited, and have seen
q number of mission schools In all of the
points where the riots occurred they were
for months In danger Of their lives, and the
man who thinks that preaching the Gospel
TO the heather Chipee Is sfnecure IS very
much mistaken.
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