The Globe-republican., 1900-09-06
A Letter From China.

w. T. Coolidge has received the follow
ing letter from "A friend, a missionary of
the M E. ChuIch, who describes the Sit
uation in China
NGAN-KIS, CHINA, AUG, ?, 1900
DEAR FRIENDS Many will be won
dering why I have not written. The
next day after writing my last circular.
was asked to go to Wu-hu, to supply
the place of Mr. Davey whose wife
seriously i'll at Chin-kiang, L renamed
there for Is days and then went to Shang-
hal for medical advice about my ears.
which are troubling me little After IL
busy days there, helping Mr.. and Mrs. F.
A. Steven, L was again asked TO return to
Wu-hu as Mrs. Davey had in the mean
time been moved TO Shang- hal. and was
dangerously ill. After day at Wu-hn
1 euabIed to return to Ngan-kin,
pack my things, and today am expecting
to return to Wa bu, and remain there un
til ordered away by consul, before,
many believe, great crisis is pending
whenever the Allied forces begin action.
AS yet we cannot tell whether there
Will be trouble on the Yang-tze Or not.
News to hand today of massacre in Ho-
tsin Sheu-si. Report of trouble at
Huang-ieu Cheh-kiang. Not much re-
liable news be gotten from the north,
Shau-si and Shensi Szechnan Knei Chico
and Uin-nan. The sad news of tile death
of Mr.. William Cooper and Mr.. and MIS-.
Bognal at Pas ting-fee, and other
friends, five in number. are reported
killed. No definite news or details. Ma
tive report yesterday from Hau-kei to
the effect that native Christians there
were in great danger. That wi III mean
| rising against foreigners as well, which
we hope will not happen as it will be
very dangerous for inland people coming
down river, or off the Hau river, as a
great number of our missionaries are ex-
pected down that way.
Shan-si people have fed into Sheu-si,
and we hope they will come down the
Hau river or overland to Hau-keo, which
is now extremely difficult. The Cana
dian Presbyterians, twenty in number.
mad a dreadful time in coming down
overland from Honan.
China is in revolution and no one
knows the awful times which may come
before it's all over. Yet we are hopeful
in spite of bad news and the death by
which already Cbesides the Peking) nine
of our mission have glorified God, by
| sacrifice of their bodies as well as life
service.
Be much in prayer for probably 400
people are Sill IN Danger ellner IN sta
t1ons inland the road travelling.
| DR.. Kellar, one of party, was at last
news shut up in Ya-meu at Cha-ling
Chico as the official said he could not pro-
tect him in his house. All workers have
i been called in from the Kuau-sin river
| district, Kiang-si and all ladies from Kiau
river. The trouble is not local but as
wide as China is. OF course, these river
parts the safest places in China, and
personally can say that God is very good
to me. Please don't worry for me but
for those who are in daily danger OF their
lives. L hope friends who have written
personal letters may be patient, as travel,
changing dwelling places and time all
broken up is not conducive to letter
writing, and while have been writing
have beensinterrupted and several mat
tiers which needed immediate attention.
With much love to all. We feel great
1 personal security here. Very truly,
| A.V. GRAY.