The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-23
|0UR DUTY IN
| CHINESE CRISIS.
Rev. Nj. RO0tSays United States
Should Act With Powers.
WICKED TO SEEK REVENGE.
Strong Effort Should Be Made TO
Restore a Responsible Government.
REV. MR. CoULTAS GIVES HIS OPINION
Present Uprising Not Due 10 tho Presence
Of Missionaries Powers Justified In
Defending Their Suhjscts 10 China.
REV. MR. COULTAS GIVES HIS OPINION

Rev. T.. 7. Root and Rev. A j. Coultas
preached upon the Chinese question yes
terday and both were of the opinion that
the Powers ought to take hand In es-
tablishing a stable government for China.
Rev. Mr.. Coultas believes, also. in an
aggressive policy for the United States.
Rev. Mr.. Root preached at the Elm
wood Temple in the evening. his subject
being THE Crisis In China"
He prefaced his remarks by saying that
nobody knows what 1.-The situation In
China is, because of SO many contra
dictory reports.
He considered that this uncertainty
shows vast outburst of hatred against
western civilization, not alone against the
missionaries.
Mr.. Root considered his subject first
as TO the lesson of history and second
from the standpoint of the duty or the
Christian churches and of the Powers.
He quoted from a Chinese essayist to
show that the Chinese think the Amerl1
cans live in barbarous manner.
Continuing, Mr.. Root said:
DUTY OF THE POWERS.
THE duty of the Powers under the cir
cumstances Is TO act together.
The pastor thought 1t would be foolish
and wicked TO seek revenge and he
thought il wrong to seek compensation
in money or territory.
THE only wise policy is that already
adopted by the United States-to regard
the outbreak as the work of a r!ob or
faction, and to use every effort TO restore
a responsible Chinese government.
when this is established II will be
time enough to make demand for in
demnity.'
MR.. CoULTAS' SERMON.
At the Trinity NJ. Z. church. Rev. A. j.
.Coultas' condemned China's atrocities
and pronounced her menace to civili-
zation, although he thought she had been
grossly maltreated by aggressive powers
of selfish interests.
He also stated that the present upris-
ing Is not due to the presence OF mission
aries, but the missionary Is hated because
he is the representative of outside peo-
pie, who have made themselves obnox-
ious to the proud Celestial.
Rev. Mr.. Coutas asked: "Are the
powers justified by their present action?
Yes, in defending their own subjects and
compelling redress for wrongs inflicted
but the powers seem to have an eye
on certain spheres of interest
"Jeaiousies have already caused many
deaths. Russia's jealousy prevented Ja-
pans sending men in due time to save
the legations at Pekin.
"Chira is at war with the world
Prompt, vigorous and large measures will
only save us from a prolonged and dis
astrous conflict
SHOULD JOIN THE POWERS
"The United States has a duty to per-
form. Our duty is TO join vigorously
with the powers In securing justice for
the wrongs committed, in establishing
the future welfare of the empire and I'm
maintaining the peace of the world.
I'VE are specially fitted to carry on
this mission.
I'VE should Immediately send to China
an effective number of ships and men,
instead of discussing the genuineness of
dispatches. or allowing vessels to remain
idle I'm Newport harbor. or thousands of
soldiers sleeping in their tents in the
Philippines
1T is cowardly part we are playing
In the concert OF the powers