The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-09-04
Il HUNG ON RELIGION
Christianity and Oonfuoianism
Likened by the Viceroy.
The SOUL An UNKNOWN MYSTERY
American Missionaries Have Done Good
work In China, He Says, and Do Not
Interfere in Political Affairs of the
Country-PersOnally Grateful.

COuntry-PersOnally Grateful.
New York, Sept 9.-Li Hung Chang
and suite are the guests of Brooklyn
to-day They were escorted by a
squad of mounted police to the centre
of the bridge where they were met by
a squad Of mounted Brooklyn police,
who escorted the distinguished China
man to the Brooklyn terminal. Here
Mavor Wurster and other officials of
the city of churches welcomed the
visitors to the city. The programme
for the day includes visit to the
navy yard, drive through Prospect
park and a reception at the Union
League club.
II Receives Christian Workers.
One of the most interesting audi
ences which the Chinese ambassador
has held since his arrival in this city
was that accorded yesterday afternoon
to delegation representing American
missions in China. Rev. DIR. Ellin-
wood, the Chinese statesman, was the
spokesman for the visitors. He pre-
sented Ii with a lengthy address ex-
pressing gratitude with the treatment
accorded American missionaries in
China by the government, and point
ing ouJ the good results of the work
undertaken. In closing, the address
said: Permit us to express anew the
salts faction which we have felt in be-
ing permitted to meet your excellency,
and 10 thank you for your repeated
kinduesses to our missionaries. We
thank the Great Father of mankind
that he has spared your life in the
midst of many perus; that he has per-
mitted YOU to be of such eminent serv-
Ice to your country in many trying
emergencies, which few men of any
nation could have met with such great
ability and success. And we com
mend vou to his care as you return to
your stant home, where you will en-
10Y the consciousness that not only
your countrymen, but all mankind
unite in honoring your name."
The Yiosroy's Reply.
Through the interpreter, the vice
roy said 81 am very thankful for the
kind sentiments you have expressed.
highly appreciate the philanthropio
objects which you have always in view
in impressing the souls, minds and
physique of the Chinese. l fully ap-
preciate that all the American mis-
sonaries in China have disinterested
motives They only work for the
good of mankind 1t affords me great
pleasure to acknowledge the grateful
welcome to the country offered to me
by you as the representatives of vari-
GUS boards and societies who have en-
gagged in China in exchanging our
ideas Of the greatest of all truths
which concern the immortal destinies
OF men. In the name of my august
master, the emperor of China, beg to
tender to you his best thanks for your
approval and appreciation of the pro-
lection afforded to the American mis-
sonaries in China. What we have
done and how little we have done on
our part is nothing but the duties Of
4 our government; while the mission
aries, as you have SO ably expressed,
have not sought for peouniary gains
At the hands of our people. They
have not been secret emissaries of dip
lomatic schemes. Their lahors have
no political significance, and last,
not least, they have not interfered
with or usurped the rights of the ter
ritorial authorities.
Christianity and Consucianisln.
"In philosophical point of view, as
lar as | am able to appreciate, Chris
tianity does not differ much from Con-
tucianism, as the golden rule is ex-
pressedAn positive form in one, while
II Is expressed in a negative form in
the other. Logically speaking, whether
these two forms of expressing the
same truth cover exactly the same
ground or not leave it to the investi-
cations of those who have more philo-
sophical tastes. 1t is, at the present,
enough to conclude that there exists
not much difference between the wise
sayings of the two greatest teachers
on the foundations of which the whole
structure of the two systems OF mo-
rality is built. AS man is composed OF
soul, intellect and body, | highly ap-
preciate that your eminent boards, In
Your arduous and much esteemed work
IN the field of China, have neglected
none of the three l need not say
much about the first, being an unknown
mystery of which our great Confucius
had only an active knowledge. AS
'or intellect, you have started numer-
GUS educational esta blishments which
nave served as the best means to
enable our countrymen to acquire
idlf knowledge of the modern arts and
Vi The west AS for the material part
" cur constitution, your societies
nave started hospitals and dispensa-
'es TO save not only the soul, but also
'"e bodies of our countrymen. | have
a'so to add that in the time of famine
u some Of The provinces you have done
s0uf oe>l to the greatest number OF
'"erers u keep their bodies and souls
'ogetatr
Trnhers IT'S Personal Thanks
before bring my reply to a con-
'''on nave only two things to
lo"; The first, the opium smok-
beng Il curse to the Chinese
"a.itn. your societies have
thc'r best, rot only as anti
=" s0cle l. s, but to afford the best
- 20 STOP tAe craving for opium;
r's" o re ave none as your con-
- " a ,tnfnt,4 Sp,,, ,l.Ars | have