The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-09
THE MARTYRS IN CHINA.
More Than $50 Missionaries and lS, 900 Con-
yerts Killed by Boxers.

More than $1,000 native Christians and $50
Catholic and Protestant missionaries died the
death of martyrs during the four or five months
Of the Boxer uprising In the northern part OF
China, These figures are only approximate. as
II will b. impossible TO obtain a complete record
Of the Christians massacred until the mission
aries return to the districts from which they
were driven and make detailed reports to their
respective boards.
At present il Sc ems doubtful II the mission
aries can safely return to the mcre distur bed
PROVING 8 for a year or perhaps longer. The
stimates thus far given Of the number OF
Christians killed during the uprising differ
greatly. Consul General Goodnow. after max
inquiries Of the refugee missionaries at Shang-
hal. reported the probable death OF os
American and British missionaries. or this
number 50 we're Americans. He also re-
reported that 100 English and Of American
missionaries we're unaccounted for. The num-
Der of native Christians mastered. he believes.
viii reach 1900.
Statistics recently published by the religious
press of London place the total number or
British and American missionaries massacred.
including children. at 30 high 4 figure as 2ls.
According to these statistics the American socie-
ties lost % men. 20 women and % children. and
NAN III NNAVNiN w AhNAN w NAA'
children.
THE total number Of Protestant and Catholic
missionaries killed" aid an officer Of a mis-
sionary society In this city. was about $50.
which includes children. Ninety-hve other mis-
slonnries are reported as missing. II would not
be surprising" he added. ito hear that 20. 900
native converts had been horribly butchered -
SO far a. known no Protestant missionaries
we're killed outside Of the northern provinces OF
China. All we're warned In time 10 make their
escape to places OF safety in the towns along ths
coast. TIE Province OF Shanshi has been the
worst In rest ect 10 barbarities p~raotised against
missionaries and Christians. In this province
almost the entire force OF Swedish workers sent
out by the Christian and Missionary Alliance OF
this city was destroyed. out OF a party OF
thirty-two missionaries stationed In Shansi the
alliance has been notified OF the safety Of only
ten. The others have been reported massaored
Besides eleven mea and eleven women mission
aries given up as dead IL is supposed that that
the fourteen children Of these missionaries were
also killed.
The American Board Of Foreign Missions re-
ports the death OF six mon and seven women
missionaries. together with five small children.
Three OF these were stationed at Pao-ting-fu and
the others at Fen-chu-fu and Taku In the Shansi
Province Inc PresDNterlan forelgn hllsslons
Board also lost five missionaries at Pao-ting-fu
The Swedish-American Mission. with head
quarters in Chicago. had several OF its repre-
sentatives killed, and the American Bible Society
fears that many Of It's Chinese colporteurs have
met "A like fate.
All Of the Methodist missionaries sent out by
the society in this city. numbering 1852. escaped,
and the Episcopal Church. which has extensive
missions in China. suffered no loss Of life among
It's foreign workers.
The China Inland Mission. an English society.
has suffered the greatest loss Of missionaries
and property. In December this society had 500
foreign workers In the field. many Of whom were
stationed in northern China. Six hundred have
been reported safe. 500 ~ whom took refuge at
shanghai OF the remainder nearly a hundred
have been reported killed and another hundred
are missing. Many Italian and French Catholic
priests have also been massacred.