The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-09-05
LORD Ii TO THE RESCUE
The Chinese ViCeroy Defends the
Work Of Missionaries.
HIS WARNING TO EVIL DoBRs.
They Must Not "Fish for Wealth." and
Any Who Molest Missionaries VIII he
Furnished 'v,She Fullest Measure, Ger
tainly Not Leniently."


"Punished fw,the Fullest Measure, Ger
tainly Not Leniently."
New YORK, Sept 5.-Robert r. speer,
secretary of the board of foreign missions
of the Presbyterian church in the United
States, has just received letter from Rev.
w. 1. Houston, of Nanking, China, dated
July -, The letter contains n copy of the
proclamation issued by Ii Hung Chang,
the viceroy, which not only requires the
Chinese to refrain from molesting mis-
sionaries, but speaks in terms of praise of
the work done by them. Mr.. Speer says
that the proclamation illustrates the folly
Ci forming judgment of the whole of China
from conditions existing in one section,
and it is more significant because Marking
has always been a more or less turbulent
center The following is the letter:
SIN 81 Chuan, 1900 miles to the west,
wholesale destruction of mission property
has taken place Here we are sought after
by the officials. Three weeks ago our dis
trict magistrate invited all the men of our
mission community to dinner treating
them with all honor, and now comes, un-
solicited, one of the best proclamations
which has been issued in China since the
eve of modern missions. The translation
Is as follows
"'Given by Lii, by grace of the emperor,
commissioner of salt revenue, expectant
lntendant of circuit, and prefect of the
Jaing Ming (Nanking) circuit, being ad-
vanced three steps in office and having one
brevet rank, having thirteen times honor
able mention in official records:
For the purpose of publicly and
straightly charging the people concerning
rls,h
Of the interior, established chapels, schools
or like places. For a long time these have
been permitted by the emperors com
mands. Now, having examined the doc
trine 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 instructions;
hospitals where Cinnamon may freely re-
ceive healing; that the missionaries are
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 magis-
trates of the provincial capital, has per-
sonally visited each hall and has COM
manded the magistrates of outside dis
! triCts to personally visit each out station
of the churches and talk with the mission
aries. They have personally observed the
hospitals, schoolhouses, etc. They are for
good, and established with the sincere de
sire to save men. Although Cinnamon
are pleased to do good there are none who
excel these missionaries.
"'We think it right, therefore, to put
forth this proclamation, plainly charging
soldiers and all people. Be it known that
foreigners here renting or otherwise set
ting up halls do so to save and to 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 misdemean-
ors. If there should be shameless villains
who, thinking to fish for wealth ii. G.,
take by violence), invent reports and create
disturbances, falsely accusing the mission
aries of otfenses, they will first be thor
oughly examined, then strictly dealt with.
They will be punished to the fullest meas
ure; certainly not leniently. You have been
informed and warned. Do not disregard
this proclamation.
81 had very pleasant interview last
week with the Hon. Yung Wing. He will
be remembered as the man in whose charge
100 Chinese boys were taken to New Eng
land in 1872 to attend school. In the late
war they were found to be the only officers
/ fight. This has advanced them in favor
with those officials who are inclined to be
progressive, and our viceroy, Jang Chih
Tung, cabled to Yung Wing, who is an
American citizen, and has been living al
Hartford, Conn, for thirteen years, tC
, come out, His object was to consult in
regard to an educational system for China
"Yung Wings plans are very wide, EN-
bracing the requiring of knowledge OF
sciences and English in the competitive
r civil examinations, which are the founda
tions of China's civil service; compulsory
, education of both sexes; the establish
ment of high schools and universities, anC
! the education of large numbers of Chimes,
boys in the United States, England anC
Germany. He does not include France il
the last list, because he fears the effect o
French thought upon the moral characte
/ of his former countrymen."