The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-26
TROOPS SHOULD REMAIN.
nEv. W. u. KING SAYS 1T - 4 Nsis-
TAKE TO WITHDRAW FROM
CHINA.

Eavannah's Missionary Tells the
story OF she Conditions in the East.
Chinese Aroused by the Robbery
of Their Ports ~ Foreign Nations.
In Their wrath They Included the
SIisEfonarics and Everything For
eign-Germans Mere chiefly RE
sponsibIe for Accusing the Chi
nese-Ihey Can only Ne Taught bs
she stronE IIRnsi-rhe Commercial
Possibilities of china lncaicuinhie'
Rev. william j. Kine. who left sa-
Vaunah nine years ago this month, as
missionary 60 Chino. returned yesterday,
ara is the guest 81 Dis brother MI. \.
=. King. No. IN Park avenue. east. iio
s. accompanied hy his wife. formerly Mrs.
Mary 10. Barrow NJ. d.. Methodist mis-
sionary "a me same station in China. as
Alr King. They were frequently thrown
together In their work, made the escane
from china together returned 10 this
country on the same ship and were re-
Gently married at Chattanooga. When
MIR. King returns 10 China as be eXpeets
10 do. he viii be accompanied by Mrs
King. and they viii continue their work
together
Mr.. King was ordained a. the First Bap
est Church iu Savannah shortly before
his departure for China, he having de-
cided 90 enter the ministry FOR this es-
pecial work j. would require "a volume
20 repeat his experiences since then All
% bis work has been in. Shantung prov
incc ln Northern Chine, though OF diner
ent stations shnntung province is abou,
as large as Georgia. ana contains a6oo9.-
COO people. II is SO thickiy populated thai,
as Mr. King SAYS. Dc 81 almost impossible
90 get oui Of sighs OF Chinaman. even
a. n mountain top.
For the last several years Mr. King has
been attached 10 the gospel mission an
independent work Of the Baptbsts Tine
rulsfionnries connected with this work are
not connected with any board but are
supported hy direct contributions from va
Tious churches which volunteer 20 under-
take this support Mr King support
comes from several churches iu the IN
terror OF this state.
For the last several years Mir Kings
station has been ~ Tian-Fu. near the
sacred mountain OF Tal-S hang. one 81 the
most rcvcted spots go China II was near
this point that tho hrst Boxer outbreak
occurred last New Years day. MIR Brooks
missionary Of the English .hurch be-
INK killed. The missionaries were tn dan
Eer for time aud were under the protcc-
tton OF about goo foreign drilled Chinese
troops Tor about three months. The Chi
nese authorities appear 90 have been more
active then. as the then governor Of
Shan Tune. who appeared 10 he in sym
pnthy with the Boxers was removed.
Yuan Shi-kai was made governor and
dealt with tho disturbers with q strong
The Boxers then went further north to
the province az Chih-Li. where they short
ly resumed their outbreaks
There were guile number OF American
Baptist and Methodist missionaries IN
shantung as well English Episcopal
fans, Mr.. King stated. but they had 70
Further serious troubles Tor some uune 60
come. though the authorities advised them
not 10 move about ,he country except un-
der the escort OF an armed guard. They
heard, however. of the outragcs in other
provinces and naturally became some
what alarmed Mr. King had been pre-
pairing 20 make return trip TO America
FOR some time. but OF account Of the un-
settled condition % the country. he hast
ened the time somewhat and left his sta
zion. In company with his present wife
and others. going southwark under the
eecort OF an armed guard. and reaching
the seacoast in safety The legations az
Pckin had already been invested at that
time. The other missionaries ia the neigh
borhood made their way 20 che FOO
where they were taken charge OF hy CON
eul Fowler. Of this country
"a is hard 60 give an idea Of the CON
ditions IN China that will De understood
by the people OF this country" said Mr.
King. Previous 30 the present outbreak
the missionaries were making fair pro-
Rress. not rapid bat gradual The people
a e.. fHag H.. h.
incs and We're besides becoming more
open 10 foreign Influences generally. Then
the foreign countries began TO undertake
TO eat up China piccemcat. Germany
seized kaio-Chou and Russia Port Ar
thur and England Wei-Hai-Mci and
France something else md even Italy at
tempted 10 set "a foothold. Naturally the
Chinese became alarmed. There was al
ways a lurking suspicion that the mission
aries were emmisaries Of their govern
ments sent TO spy out the country. aud
naturally they were included IN the gen
eral auimosiy against everything for
eign.
III vexes my soul" declared Mr. King
s'toSeethc efforts the Germans are making
20 make the missionaries the sCapcgoats
OF the whole anair. when the Germans
were more responsible for the storm
raised against the foreigners than all
other uationaiilics. "a wnH their
uWMNrrHNtf0 fAtAAfN OF tNffAAfiA Mf4tNh
nrst aroused the Chinese against the for
eigners. You can hardly blame the Chi
uese II Russia were TO seize New York
and England New orleans and Germany
Baltimore and that on the smallest pre-
texts. the people Of this country would
naturally become enraged and would rise
up IN arms against the foreigners VINO
were rohbinE them Of their country. Even
she intelligent Chinese we've inclined 20
Join in the movement
'"rhe missionaries being most exposed.
suffered most. Then the Chinese. general
ly. reEarded them as agents Of the for
cign governments. teaching strange doc
trines and endeavofing 90 foreignize tho
people Naturally their wrath was
aroused against the missionaries and thea
converts. ~ was simply an uprising
againHt al foreign innovations. mission.
aries included
1T is beginning 10 be understood. how
ever" said Ma. King. "tha, she uprising
Is a partisan affair The conservative
party Is back OF 81. the progrcssionists.
ns ] may cal them. desire 60 see tn.
country advance. They realize the adj
Nautnges o. being in touch with Western
Uiviliza lion They are willing io learn Of
fhe missionaries even when thcy DO nor
accept their doctrines. The progression
1st party had become quite prominent and
the young Emperor was recognized AZ