The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-05
NOT ALL BUTCHERS
MISSIONARY HOUSTON'S GOOD WORD
FOB THE CHINESE.

Rebukes the Tendency Of Humanity to
Judge q Nation by Its Worst Element
At Marking the Missionaries are Held
In High HOnor--Li Hung Chang Issues a
Proclamation Praising the Missionaries
and Bidding the People to Let Them
Alone--HIs Schemes for Introducing
Western Educational Models.
New York, Sep. 4.-R. E. Speer, sec
rotary Of the board Of foreign missions
of the Presbyterian church in the Uni
ted States, received letter today from
Rev. 1. w. Houston, of Marking, China
dated July 90. The letter contains a
copy of the proclamation issued by Ii
Hung Chang. the viceroy, which not
only requires the Chinese to refrain
from molesting missionaries but speaks
in terms Of praise of the work done by
them.
Mr.. Speer says the proclamation IL
illustrates the folly of forming a judg-
ment Of the whole of China from condi-
tons existing in one section and it is
more significant because Marking has
always been more or less turbulent
center. The following is the letter:
In SEE Chuan, 200 miles to the west
the wholesale destruction of a mission
party has taken place; here we were
sought after by the officials. Three
weeks ago our district magistrate invi-
ted all the men of our mission commun-
ity to dinner, treating them with all
honor, and now comes unsolicited, one
OF the best proclamations which has
been issued in China since the eve of
modern missions. Translated it is as
follows:
Given by Ii, by grace Of the emper-
or, commissioner of salt revenue, ex-
pectant intendent of circuit and pre-
feet of the Jaing Ming (Nanking) cir
cult, being advanced three steps in Of
flee and having one brevet ran, having
thirteen times honorable mention in Of
fetal records.
For the purpose Of publicly and
straightly charging the people concern
ing foreigners who have in whatsoever
points of the interior established chap
els, schools or like places. For a long
time those have been permitted by the
emperor's commands. Now having ex-
amined the doctrine halls in every
place pertaining to this prefecture We
find that there have been established
Of China my receive instructions; hos
pitfalls 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 magis-
trates of the provincial capital, has
personally visited each hall and has
commanded the magistrates of outside
districts to personally visit each out
station of the church and talk with the
missionaries. They have personally OBJ
served the hospitals, school houses, etc.
They are for good and not for bad, with
the sincere desire to save men. AL
though Cinnamon are pleased to do
good there are none who excel these
(miSsionaries.)
We think it right, therefore, to put
this proclama ton plainly charging sol
diers and people. Be it known that
foreigners here renting or otherwise
setting UP halls do so to save and help
the poor and that there is not the least
Let it not be that
you, On the contrary, wrongly invent
false reports and even commit crimes
and misdemeanOrS. If there should be
shameless villains who thinking to fish
for wealth-that is take by violence
invent reorts and create disturbances.
falsely accusing 6he missionaries) of
these will first be thoroughly
examined, then strictly dealt with.
They will be punished to the fullest
measure, certainly not leniently. You
have been informed and warned. Do
not disregard this proclamation.
Given on the 12tph of the intercalary
9Th month, 21St year of Kuang HUI,
July 4, 1882
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week with the Hon Yung Wing. He
will be remembered as the man in
whose charge 120 Chinese boys were
taken to New England in 1872 to attend
school In the late war they We're found
to be the only officers of the navy who
could be depended upon to fight. This
has advanced them in favor with those
officials who are inclined to be progress
sive and our viceroy, Jang Chin Tung
cabled to Yung Wing. who is an Amer |
lean citizen and has been living at |
Conn, for thirteen years, TO
come. The object is to consult in re- |
gard to an educational system for Chi |
ma. His laws are very wide, embracing |
the requiring knowledge of sciences |
md English in the competitive civil |
eXamina tons which are the founda ton |
IF Chinese civil service; for the COM |
DufSory education of both sexes; for l
he establishment of high schools and |
/ university, and for the education OF |
| large number of boys in the United |
States, England and Germany He does /
rot include France in the last list be-
'ause he fears the effect of French !
hought upon the moral character OF /
lis former countrymen. He believes
lie Chinese language is too cumbersome
or future needs, and that the wine of /
lew thought must be put in new bot
les and English be the vehicle of the |
lew education for this country"
Boston, Sep. A cablegram from
Zoo Chow gives the information thSt
Miss Mabel Hartford, who barely es-
,aped the fury of the recent mob a Ku
cheng, sailed for America on Septem-
Yer l. Miss Althea Todd and Miss Mi
'anda Croucher. missionaries OF the !
Methodist Eiscopal church, will start
or China. Monday. going by the way
II the Canadian Pacific. Miss Todd is
,nder appointment for Ku Cheng.
rHE DISCOVERY SAVED HIS LIFE
Mr.. G. Cailloutte, Druggist, Beavers
lille, Ill. says: ITO DIR. Kings New
Discovery 1 owe my life Was taken
With La Grippe and tried all the physi-
ians for miles about, but Of no avail
md was given up and told could not
i've. Having DR.. Kings New Discov-
Try in my store / sent for bottle and
,egan its use and from the first dose be-
IAN to get better, and after using three
'ottles was up and about again II is
worth its weight in gold We won't
,eep store or house without it" Get
free trial at the drug stores of Charles
lawrence and G.. Gehring.