New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-30
WEIGHTY TESTIMONY GIVEN.

A recent dispatch OF Charles DENLY. United States
Minister 10 China. addressed to our Secretary OF
State, gives at length his deliberate Judgment as to
the value of Christian missions In China and the
benencent results which follow them. IL l. dated
March %. 1895. and gives weighy testimony OF pre-
cisely opposite TO that quoted in your columns
4 few sentences will correctly represent the trend
OF the dispatch. He says: Il think that no one can
controvert the patent fact that the Chinese are
enormously benefited by the abors of the mission
aries In their midst" He then takes up in detail
the benefits OF mission work to Chinese society
ferring especially to educational institutions, hos
pitfalls dispensaries. orphan asyums and the liter
airy work OF missionaries. He refers to the Catholic
and Protestant Christian fol- wing in the Empire,
and speaks as follows of tie missionaries them
selves
As far as my knowledge extends can and do
say that the missionaries in China are self-sacri-
voted to their work that their Influence is beneficial
to the natives. that the arts and sciences ana clv-
cation are greatly spread by their Efforts that many
useful Western books are translated by them INTO
Chinese that they are the leaders N a CnaTa ds
bursting the funds with which they are intrusted;
that they do make converts. and such converts are
mentally benefited by conversion
THE Glasgow Herald" OF August y printed an in
tcrview with DR.. Murray Cairns who had just re-
turned from the East. lie is reported as saying
The Chinese n race are extremely approach
the foreigner and peaceful and law abiding among
You may tae IT as beyond dispdte tnat
common people are stirred 10 take action against
the foreigners either the llterau some military
authority is at the bottom OF the trouble. The 1T
erau are not ell disanected. There are exceptions
and those OF the l!erat who friendly TO I'd are
very charming In manner and feeling. In the
main. the nterau are against us, and the people
religion and worship OF the foreigner which are
unspeakably base.
At the recent annual melting OF the Shanghai
Ladies' Auxiliary OF the British and Foreign Bible
Society, Mrs. Isabella Bird Bishop. the well-known
traveller and authoress. made address
ferring TO her recent travels IN China and TO the
deep impression made upon her by its immense
population. The Shanghai Messenger reported
her follows
II seemed If II was scarcely possible on account
OF such millions with so small number OF mission
aries that China could ever become Chrlstianzed on
anything IKE large scale and yet, By means OF the
Bible. the state OF Europe was changed, and when
they look back On Rome on England, on America.
they must not grow dsheartencd and they might
consider that nothing but Christianity could re-
suscitate China. In Mgachurla the work
seemed be going more rapidly than elsewhere,
and in a curious way. While staying at the houses
OF Drs. Ross and Christie she remembered having
seen bands OF villagers arrive AT different
times from the north. gOuth. east and west. rres-
men to ask that the missionaries should 20
the mon stayed one or two days ard were very ear
nest In their entrcates Ia be taught. The man
darins in Manchuria were on very friendly terms
with the missionaries, and came annually a.
conpanlcd 10y large Tttinues to their respects
and congratu lations to the missionaries
Or Martin, the president OF the Imperial College
at Picking. once informed that thirty years
ago distinguished native scholar published a
paper on the question whether foreign missions or
foreign trade had done the more good to China
giving preference to the former Can any Que doubt