Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Praise For Missionaries.
Ii HUNG CHANG UPH0LDS CHRIS
TIANS IN A PROCLAMATION.
Chinese Warned Against Interfering
in Any Way With the Good Work
Of the Foreigners.

in Any Way With the Good Work
OF the Foreigners.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-R. f. Speer,
secretary of the board of foreign mis-
of the Presbyterian church, re-
ceived a letter yesterday from the
Rev. /. w. Houston at Marking, China,
July IL, containing copy of the proc
issued by Ii Hung Chang,
the viceroy, which warm Chinese to
from molesting missionaries,
and speaks in terms of praise of the
work done by them. The letter says:
''In Sue Chuan, some miles to the
west, wholesale destruction of mission
property has taken place. Here we
were sought after by the officials.
Three weeks ago our district magis-
trate invited all the men of our mis-
sion community to dinner, treating
them with all honor, and now comes,
unsolicited, one of the best proclama-
tions which has been issued in China
since the eve of the modern missions.
Its translation is as follows: Given
by Ii, by grace of the emperor, com
missioner of salt revenue, expectant
intendant of circuit and perfect of the
Jaing Ming (Nanking) circuit, being
advanced three steps in Office and
having one brevet rank, having Is
times honorable mention in official
records. For the purpose of publicly
and straitly charging the people con-
corning foreigners who have in what
soever points of the interior estab-
iished chapels, schools or like places.
For a long time those have been per-
mitted by the emperor's commands.
RAISE FOR THE MISSIONARIES.
Now having examined the doctrine
halls in every place pertaining to this
prefecture we find that there
have been established free schools
where the poor children of China may
receive instruction; hospitals wherein
Cinnamon may freely receive healing;
that the missionaries are all really
good; not only do they not take the
peoples possessions, but they do not
seem to desire mems praise. Already
the project, with the magistrates OF
provincial capital, has personally Wis
tied each hall and has commanded the
magistrates of outside districts to per-
sonally visit each out station Of the
| churches and talk with the missiona-
ries. They have personally observed
the hospitals, school houses, etc. They
are for good, established with the sin
cere desire to ave men. Although
Cinnamon are pleased to do good,
there are none who excel these (mis-
sionariese. We think it right, there
fore, to put forth this proclamation,
plainly charging soldiers and all peo-
pie. Be it known that the foreigners
here renting or otherwise setting up
halls do so to save and help the poor.
and that there is not the least under
handedness. Let it not be that you,
on the contrary, wrongly invent false
reports and even commit crimes and
misdemeanors. If there shall be
shameless villains, who, thinking to
fish for wealth ii. e., take by violence).
invent reports and create disturbances
falsely accusing (the missionaries) O
offenses, these will first be thoroughly
examined, then strictly dealt with
They will be punished to the fullest
measure, certainly not leniently. Yor
have been informed and warned. Dc
not disregard this proclamation. Civ
en- ON the 18th day of the intercalray
9th month, 21st year of Kuang Hit
July 4, 1852.
A PROGRESSIVE CHINESE VICERoY.
had a very pleasant interview las
week with the Hon. Yung Wing. Id
will be remembered as the man II
whose charge 120 Chinese boys were
taken to New Engladd in 1872 to at
!, tend school. In the late war the,
} were found to be the only officers o
the navy who could be depended upol
, to fight. This has advanced them il
, favor with those officials who are in
clined to be progressive, and our vice
roy, Jang Chin Tung, cabled to Yum
Wing-he is an American citizen ant
\ has been living at Hartford, Conn.
for thirteen years, to come out. Tn
0 object is to consult in regard to an ed
Y ucational system for China. His plan
q are very wide, embracing the requir
O ing of knowledge of sciences and Eng
lish, in the competitive civil examina
tions, which are the foundations c
China's civil service, compulsory ed
O ucation of both sexes, the establish
o ment of high school and universities
y and the education of large numbers {
Chinese boys in the United States, En-
{ land and Germany. He does not II
clude the last list, because he fears tt
% effect of French thought upon til
moral character of his former couI
trymen. He believes the Chimes
language is too cumbersome for th
future needs, that the wine of the ne
thought must be put in new bottles al
that English will be the vehicle of ii
new education for this country"
According to advices from Shang
. the inquiry into the massacre at X
Cheng is proceeding to the satlsfa'
ton of the American and British col
suls. There have been a number
Important convictions. Among tho
condemned are some of the rindleas
ers of the riot.
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