The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-29
Trials of Frank Brown in the
FlOWery Kingdom.
Meets With a Spirited Recep-
tiOn in I-iang.
MOB THROW STONES.
Marched Between Two Guards
of Soldiers
Who Wear Silk Robes and Pea
cock Feathers in Hat.

Fort Scott. April 29.-The March edition
of the China Alliance, a paper published
at Wuhu, China, contains a second letter
from Frank P. Brown. the Fort scott
boy who is in China as a MISSIONARY
The letter is a continuation OF the one
published in the February number and
has reached this city.
lang Hs'ien. At this place We found the
people most friendly, and no offer was
made by them inlure US. We We're
able to sell a large number OF BOOKS mere
and the Soldiers who accompanied US in
the streets were no hindrance and even
the Fs'ieU al this place was very friendly,
and paid Us a visit board our boat
Above Ch'ang-ten We visited the lbs len
civ of T'ao-tien. which we found very
friendly. We were ashore here Two days
and during that time ! only heard the
cry of foreign devil twice. anu ING
small and friendly. From this place We
returned again 10 hang-ten, ana Fl ter
10 be out travelling. so as to be detained
Stopping on our way again 1t LOng-iang
and Cen-kiang and g number OF smaller
places We reached 1-iang lbs len on sat
urlay evening, January l6-
This city has the reputation with some
of being the second of the only two cities
in Human that IS really dangerous TOT a
foreigner to visit. Oh ang-Sh8. the capt.
tai of the province. being the first Sew
eraI years ago there was 2 reDellon az
this place. and it now has a garrison of
1000 soldiers to keep it in order Its sit
UatlOn makes II the outlet OF me Tea
growing districts on the Su river. and
hat the year II has . large proper non OF
Is popula ton composed OF ldlerS- VINO ele
waiting for employment during the tea
season. in the meantime turning their
hald to md what they can 90.
sunday at this place WIS far from be-
tng quiet one as we had many people
calling on US Ihe next MONDAY We IN
tended going ashore. but the officials
seemed very unwilling for US to do so
Early that morning We had a visit from
the mandarin in charge OF the I-iang di-
vision of gun boats who did his best TO
persuade Us not 70 60 ashore Among
other Inducements he held out to US was
this one. He remarked that he knew our
object in coming 10 their city was sight
seeing and that if on returning to our
friends we should tell them We had been
10 I-iang and not seen within its walls
they would laugh at So he said. L
Will take you aboard my own boat. and
We viii take a little trip up river and see
the mountains, and from the mountain
tops YOU can see within the city. and
thus be able 10 tell your friends you have
We told this ob1iging official that our
object in coming to their place was far
our true mission Then the Hs'ien man
DARN sent q messenger with his compli-
and not come ashore, and 50. which he
said was TO buy a wine feast when We
message being that we were to accept
the money and 90 on our way
and the money as well TO the official.
with the message that we felt our God
X
We could not leave until IL was done: Next
came proposition that the officials
would buy 5000 cash worth of our books
and sell them tOr Us. II we would but go
on way. This they assured us would
% Ih5 same as II We Vent ashore and
sold However. We did not feel that way,
and told them we could not serve God by
letting another do the work he appointed
TO Us.
Apparently as a last resort one of the
on IelalS LED US 70 the front OF our boat
and asked US to look at the large and ex-
pectant crowd that had gathered. 1t
numbered 200 or 300. and We were in
formed was only waiting till we went
ashore to beat US. We answered that our
God could and would care for US.
L know" the official replied that
your God has great power. and should a
grown man or even tiger, attack YOU
He could protect you but said he
crowd of small children. who will throw
stones and don't understand matters ar
ais we assured him maj oi1r God co,,7S
even control the little ones 1t is a fact
worthy OF mention that the children a.
form one OF the most troublesome ana
often the largest portion of the street
After spending all of the forenoon in
this way the officials at length decided
70 let US go ashore, and sent about thirty
Us On landing. the waiting crowd
threw a little mud and a few stones.
officials that they sent for thirty more
soldiers and another mounted escort to
street we had no further trouble. and the
people bought books readily
promised
official that if we could not sell books
that day we would not go ashore again.
but as we sold we'll we had the Drivi-
lege of going ashore the next dav The
second day We had the same imposing
escort, with the addition of third
mounted officer. all three of them being
clad in silk robes, with peacock feathers
adjoining their hats.
This day we Travelled through the Drin-
cipaI streets of the city walls for Is Iii"
As we traversed this street we were pre-
ceeded by a mounted officer and about
thirty Soldlers marching two abreast and
armed with swords and bamboo cudgels.
We came next with = body of about thir-
" more soldiers. and behind US rode the
Two other officers.
we could but think this an imposing
escort TOT two humble and inOffeuSive
missionaries of the cross. The whole cftv
turned out to see US and for Is 'lf' We
walked between two lines of curious
spectators who eagerly bought books. No
one OHered US injury. and the soldiers
We're wei behaved and a real helm 10 rs
as they assisted in handing out books to
many who wanted to buy. We sDent a
full day and sold many gospels in this
place As We left in the next dav mr.
hearts Wore f17ll Of rraiSe tn Cod f0r- he
way He had cared for us here Tea1tne
Lang We Went On 10 E13nNOvp. Ie5,-lls.-l
it on the evening of January 30
During the trip we visited two Fin and
four Hs' len cities, besides fifteen towns
and cities of lesser Importance. The erin