The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-11-23
CHINESE
MISSIONS.
Rev. Andrew Beattie's Practical
LabOrS.
Men and Boys Missionary Associ-
alton Of LOCAL Church Liberal
Contributors War Time Diff
cuIties and Dangers Missioner
les Work But a Ray Of Light
Amid Heathen Darkness.

les Work But q Kay OF Light
Amid Heathen Darkness.
Considerable interest has been felt
in Morristown, especially by the Men
and Boys Missionary Association of
the South Street Presbyterian Church,
relative to the welfare and work of
the Rev. Andrew and Mrs. Beattie,
who have been altogether supported
in their distant and important field
of labor by this association.
Mr.. Beattie was engaged in mission
work among the sailors in New York
city before entering the Chinese field.
His work embraces that part Of China
which stretches along the Pacific
coast from the great city of Canton
southwestward to the borders of Indo-
China.
When Mr.. Beattie was in Norris
town last year he marked on map 13
places, of which seven are constantly
mentioned in his letters as mission
stations which he visits. An eighth
station has been added and ninth is
being talked about.
These eight or nine towns lie nearly
in line southwestward from Canton,
where Mr.. Beattie resides, mostly in
land but parallel with the ocean
shore, and are points of easy contact
with over a million of people, j. g., a
population as great as thai of New
Jersey. The whole population of this
southern province of China is seven
teen millions.
Young Kong is the chief and central
station. 1t is about 200 miles south
west of Canton. Here work was begun
in 1886, church was organized in
1890, and here, in 1898, Mr.. Beattie
and his family settled. Writing
from Canton, under date of October
9th, Mr.. Beattie says:
Over one hundred missionaries are
known to have been killed. Many
have not yet been heard from. There
seems to be no doubt but that every
Viceroy in the empire received orders
to kill all foreigners IN his province.
The Southern Viceroys refused to ex-
eeute the order or we should have had
much worse story to tell. AS it is,
we narrowly escaped general upris-
Had weaker man than Lii Hung
Chang been here, it would have been
impossible to have kept the Cantonese
quiet.
Between 90 and 80 chapels have been
destroyed Of this number 15 belong
to our mission and were under my
care. The first chapel TO be destroyed
was Shek Lung-about 25 miles east
from Canton. Along with the chapel
over 30 houses and shops of our MEM
bers were destroyed or looted. The
Catholic chapel and many of their
houses also were destroyed. The
Christians were told to leave or be
killed. About so of the Shek Lung
members (men, women and children)
escaped to Canton and are now here,
the men in one of our chapels and the
women at the Canton hospital. The
majority of them came without money
and only the clothes they had on.
The native Christians of Canton are
providing food for the men and the
mission is feeding the women, The
weather has been warm and so they
have not missed their clothes much,
but the cold weather Will soon be
and here they must be provided with
clothes and bedding.
After Shek Lung was looted, the
mob went to our new chapel at Lin
Po (10 miles south from Shek Lung)
and demolished it completely. Every
thing was carried away. Not stick
or brick was left. The house in which
the preacher and colporteur lived was
also completely destroyed and the
assistants lost everything they had.
This house also belonged to the mis-
sion. About the same time the work
of destruction began in the San vi
district, and three of our chapels there
were looted and two of them were
completely destroyed.
Beside these chapels there were up
wards of so houses looted. Many
more will be reported later. Coming
just before the cold weather, these
Christians will suffer very much.
Other missions have suffered. Four
of our ehapels were new buildings and
most of the money had been contri-
buted by the native Christians. The
WOih Ad5 bcCA NOly nCIlOuh1J lAbOI-
rupted for the present, but have not
seen discouraged person among our
ministers. Day by day my study
has been full OF these brethren seek
ing advice and sympathy.
Mrs. Beattie and the children have
been in Macao since the last week
in June. have been able to get away
two or three times for week or ten
days at a time, but it was ne esi ary
to be in Canton most of my time.
The children have been very we'll all
summer. Mrs. Beattie suffers from
nervousness a good deal She has
never fully recovered from the shock
she received in Yeung Kong. The ex-
citement of this summer has made her
about as nervous as she was before
our furlough My own health has
been excellent. / am strong and we'll.
The trouble has not yet extended to
Yeung Kong At present there is a
very friendly official in Yeupg Kong.
and he may protect the mission prop
erty. Mr.. Marshall and DIR. Dobson
with their wives have been in Macao
since about the first of July. 1t will
not be safe to go into the country
for some time yet.
Give my regards to all the friends
shall be very glad TO hear from you
soon. With kind regards,
Yours truly,
ANDREW BEATTIE.
p. S.--Bad placards put up in Shut
Tung and people urged to destroy and