New-York tribune., 1896-09-02

,rbohitan;s made unique u''"""Ni"''
r.or, therc he proceeded Ia I mon square an"
..v;.wed The Police. Fire an" street 'ieanlhe
a.ror,ments In the evening dinner Ill HIS
s.nor was given AT Dclmonico's by the 'hiheS'
Go, and Chinese merchants. hut The Ambas-
-. u..e moi nrcsent To-day. after paying a
~;s;, 20 Navor Strong at the City Hall. he Will
90 prooklvn. taking luncheon at the Union
11..,,o ,lrh If he feels able. he may visit the
Navy Yard ., Ma
u-huo eptering his carriage after the Mer-
rb.nts' Club entertainment the \icero! had
his finger caught in the iamh OF the door' pnt
the injury was not serious
THE RECEPTION OF MISSION BOARDS.
=, Hung had 2 busy morning yesterday. He
,,ose early as Is his custom. ana had MS pain
befor, & o'clock. following il UP WIN nearly
breakfast. His attendants announced 'hat his
Exrellency had contracted slight cold. out the
effect Of 1t was not particularly notceanie II
The conversations he carried on with MS WIS.,
itors
Tho first thing in the official programme for
,he day was the audience he had promised 10
give the representatives Of the various mission
av societies These represe entatives began 10
rather in the lobby cf the hotel as early as
O'clock and soon after that hour an attendant
snpeared with the announcement that the Am
bassador was ready 10 receive them or these
there were more than thirty. ard they repre-
sented the Board Of Foreign Missions OF the
Presbyterian Church. the American Baptist
Union. the Board Of Foreign Missions of the Re-
fnrned Church Of America. the Domestic ana
Fnreign Missionary Society OF the protestant
Episcopal Church. the Missionary Society OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church. the Inter
national Y. NJ c. A. and the American Board
Of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
The members Of the delegation were as fol-
lows: The Rev Drs Judson Smith. A. c. Thomp-
SIM c. C. Creegan. Henry A. Stimson. John ~
Wells. F. F. Ellnwood, Arthur j. Brown. ben1a-
min Labaree s. W. Baldwin. j. ~ MurdocH'
II Mabe d. Sage Mackay, j. l.. Amerhah'
n Cobb. Bishop Andrews. A. B. Leonard .
L Baldwin. j. NJ. Buckley. Joshua kimoer. A
c Bunn E. w. Gilman and Richard {. Morse
and Messrs. Darwin r. James. William Dulles
n T. ]. Morgan, Francis Bacon. Peter Donald.
III Taft. John s. Mclean. f. Walter Roberts
and William Foulke.
ADDRESS OF THE SOCIETIES.
Tbe yiceroy received the delegation IN the
nrner room overlooking Fifth-ave. He was
Rzted on a divan. and on one side or nm $1,000
u.Secretary ]. w. Foster and on the other the
u0,rial Interpreter. After the Ambassador hau
ssked his visitors to be seated, MI roster III
tuduced the Rev DR.. F. F. Ellinwood VINO had
heen selected to act as the spokesman o' 'ne
delezation Dr. Ellinwood said:
Among the thousands Of our countrymeh VINO
arr seeking opportunity TO do honor 10 you and
- rorr a,onst sovereign We the representa-
tkes of various boards and societies engage
IN Christian missions in CHINA Deg iea'r ~
present tc you our most nearly siee', , =, "o n'a
tc assure YOU Of tn. profound respect WE'ch we
cherish toward that great and illustrous en-
pire which you worthily represent. roi i ri,e
e<t NY years the missionaries OF tncSe noalu ~ lua
have been favored with the protection OF YOU
Government and we are frank 10 say that III
no Nation Of the world have American % %Iiis
sionaries received more JUS ana even seIeio o"'
treatment than that accorded 70 our n'.os''"
ariss nv tho imperial Government OF emma.
DR. E,I,nvood then referred to the fact that
fev missionaries had lost their lives m emma
and so,d that IN M case had such loss Of life
been due TO the connivance OF the Chinese GOV
ernmeot .yye take special pleasure" said the
sneaker ",n having this tribute TO the justice
and humanity shown by that august Power
which Won have the honor 20 represent D'
E,linwood wont on TO say that American mis-
si,naries had always shown great respect TOT
the teachings OF Confucius and that their
work had beeu undertaken in the belie1 'hat
religion Was not a matter Of ethnc limltatlohs
He dwell esneciallv uDon the assurances OF
GOODWILL toward American missionaries 'ha'
Ia Hung Chang had given from time 10 tifhe
and thanked him heartily for them' accom-
panying his thanks with the hope that 'hese
iavos might be continued in the future. ne
also pointed out that while Cinnamon nave
often been rudely treated in this country sun
Christian people had always done what 'hey
could TO minister TO their wel-being, ana that
the representatives OF missionary societies had
often appeared in the courts and elsewhere "
defend their rights Finally DIR. Eihn"ooo
said
We're You TO visit our Pacific coast you wouid
observe with interest the homes and reiuscs
which. with the cooperation olse.he .hat :
consulGeneral, the Christian women %, , nc
coast have provided for unfortunate Cnihese
girls who have been sold into the most oepas ia
ING slavery. We believe that all these pes. III,
pulses Of philanthropy. which lead our pe"pI-
to FORGET all divisions Of nationality and or race
and to stretch out their arms In true pro,nei
seod to your people, whether mere OF =" mt nj
Are the direct fruit Of the teachings OF me ~
Vine Founder of Christianity. Having throusn
ne influence OF the Christian faitn recei'eo 81
dch inheritance of blessing. we feel con-
strained In gratitude to God to regard ourseN s .s
y debtors to all men For this reason we
strive to proclaim in all lands the knowledge OF
our Divine Teacher and only Saviour. Jesus
Christ
In closing, permit us 10 express anew tne sat
nfaction which have felt in being permitteo
. meet Your Exccllency. and TO thank you Iot
Your repeated kindnesses TO our missionaries.
We thank the great Father OF mankind tnat
ne has so long spared your life In the miost
ef many pers: that He has permitted you 20
= OF such eminent service 10 your county u, ~,
many trying emergencies. which few men OF
any Nation could have met with SUCH great
utility and success.
And we commend YOU 20 His care as you re-
urn to your distant home. where you VIII en-
Joy the consciousness that not only your coun-
nyInen hut al mankind unite In hOnOrlng