The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-16
PREPARED G0RD0N'S WAY.
THR AMERICAY ADVENTURE WARD
VINO FOUGHT THE JAIPINGS.

Tie Grest REVOLUTION Against the Manchu
Dynasty-u Favored Christianity and Wei
coined ForeIgners-waTd Who Had Served
Uod.r Walker IN Nicaragua, saw a Chance
and Fought the Talplngs-His Fallure'. sue
ccs.es aud Death-II Huns chang secured
Chinese Gordon 90 Finish wards work
Trained in that stern school Of alibusterism
under Gen. Walker. who, with his Immortal
Fifty-six," landed In Nicaragua. put down a
rebellion and within a year had himself declared
President. there was a young men destined
10 die as ingloriously In the eyes Of his contem-
poraries as his famous master, who died facing
the fusillado at TuYillo. at the youthful age
Of 80. 1t required the effort Of both the British
and the United States Governments 10 remove
Con. Walker from the scene Of his conquests.
and after his followers were dispersed over
the face Of the globe one destined to carry out
the Lessons learned in that school wandered
over to China. He was Frederick Townsend
Ward. a descendant Of the straightest Puritan
ancestry, and so well did he practlse the lessons
learned In Central America that he attained the
highest place a foreigner could secure In China
IL was left however TO a British Army officer
20 wear the laurels In the work he started
Charles George Gordon, more popularity known
q Chinese Gordon, took up the work Of
snppressing the TAPPING rebellion where the
IllbuNNtlg W hlhf ilN 'At v
Ward was stigmatized by the English who
appeared friendly TO the TAPPING cause. with
the title Of "nlibuster."
The TAPPING rebellion Ia an illustration Of
might making right The last Emperor OF
the Chinese Ming dynasty was driven to com-
init suicide through the success Of an insurrec-
ton about two and a half centuries ago, Tit
insurgent chief proclaimed himself Emperor.
but the Chinese General who was at the head
OF the army. notbeing satisfied with the usurper.
made peace with the ancient enemies Of the
Chinese. the Tartars, and invited them to as
slst in dethronlng the self-proclaimed Emperor.
Tho Tartar King. finding himself with his vet
eran troops in Pekin and tho insurgcnt Emperor
deposed. seized upon the sovereignty. and thus
with his Tartar hordes sweeping over China
established the ManChu dynasty which has
since oppressed the entire Chinese race with
the most cruel prosecutions and mlsrule, i'm
posing upon them that most huIniliating badge
OF serfdom ever imposed upon a conquered
people. the shaven head and pigtail.
The TAPPING rebellion was the uprising OF
the Chinese two centuries after their degrada-
ton, under successful leaders called Wangs.
with the avowed purpose Of overthrowing
the Manchu dynasty and OF driving out their
Tartar conquorers The most astonishing
feature Of this movement in view Of subse-
quent events, was that It embraced the Chris
tian religion. and not only addressed all Chris
tian foreigners as brothers In the religion Of
Jesus Christ, but was decidedly in favor OF
embracing Western civilization The TAPPING
patriots In their acceptance Of Christianity
abandoned idolatry and ordered the destruc-
ton OF all Buddhist temples and idols. The
revolution was organized from Chinese contact
with Christian civilization. a civilization which
IN turn was brought to bear upon 1t in putting
In the early part Of the present century there
was born at the village of Hwa, not far from
Canton, q Chinamin. descendant OF an old
the Mlngs. He had a fine education and aspired
to literary honors. which at one time were the
his examinations, owing 10 the corrupt methods
OF his Manchu examiners, he retired 10 the
occupation OF q village schqolmaster. The
One day he observed n stranger In his village
and approaching him, secured some sinai
duction OF one LANG Allah, n convert OF Or.
Milne, a Christian missionary. These tracts
were at first laid aside by Hung, but being picked
their teachings. tho two began a study which
resulted n g%rasping in a measure the truths
contact with the Europeans. They began by
adopting baptism, b~aptizinR each other, and
then started forth preaching the, new doctrine,
and to their converts was applied the name Of
God worshipperS In ls46 q Chinaman named
Moo, arrived at lungs village from Canton
ing the true doctrine there, and upon MODS
return TO Canton, he mentioned TO the Chinese
assistant OF one Of the foreign missionaries
whereupon Hung and his cousin were invited
u that city, to study the true religion. They
the opportunity offered them, and
thence went forth into the interior preaching
and gaining converts.
About the end Of 1850 a civil war broke out
between the Punt men and the Hakkas. Al
though the Hakkas were at first victorious, the
2,the,rs soon prevailed and in dire distress, the
pers and willingly embraced their religious teach
ings untn then II appears that Hung had
TerrR Gun r ftSR Si Hd %orI1Sp p oiiias In In S Mss ns sSo TelIS
clsed 81 disturbing. the worship OF the
old, religion and, destroying the idols.
tering rebellion against the Wanchu dynasty.
Fear, Tor the safety, ~ themselves and families
wworshipreers Together and the MancSu oncGiaGiss
sending troops against them. n bold and ener-
setic course vas IMPERATIVE. Hung-sui-tshuep.
periallst commando, ,dcfcatlnG part Of his
troops, and evading a decisive contest with, the
Others. whereupon the Manchus applied their
usual methods Of venting their rage by burning
ssInld f tba trSr nGld'SG onG and massacT rms
worshippers. This had the counter effect OF
uniting the God, yorshippeIs more STRONGLY.
OF the Frinele organizations opposed 10 the
Manchp rule, the standard Of a national revolt
with Hung-sui-tshueu elected Emperor by the
enthusiastic acclsmation Of his followers. The
ltle 81 GonWOrsnlpperS was relinQulshed Tor
that Of Taiplng-tian-kwoh the Army Of Heav-
enly Peace. and Hnng-sui-tshuen received the
title of Heavenly King
A system Of clanship prevails In China by
which all persons ~ the SANE surname are cor
fidered near kindred. lungs clan IL said 10
have. numbered 2O,O00 NJ the outbreak Of the
rebellion, all Of whom who were unable to Join
the Talpings. being mercilesslv slaughtered by
the Manchus HUNG finding himself proclaimed
founder Of q Chinese dynasty asserted
that he had received the command from God
and Jesus and ruling with m iron hand prohib-
tied the Use 0f tOhacCo, spirits and opium and
ordered the general Observance Of the Sabbath
dav. One Of his teachers found guilty of pecu-
lation by having withheld from the public
treasurer his share ~ contributions was he-
headed. which lead TO seven Others departing
from his standard charging him with great
tyranny and cruelty, "for." said they, az one ~
our number loses his head for SO trivial an offence
how are we 10 make sure that We do not los" our
own"
So well did the Heavenly KlnE"estahl's h his
AUTHORITY, however, that NJ the beginning OF 1870
the TaiuiuCs had n well-dofnnd territory, astabla
government and an Industrious people engaged
IN the production ~ silk. ten and porcelain.
II is WORTHY Of note that whereas the Impsri-
nlsts were Onpo~el 10 the foreign
devils" and tho English and French soldiers
went laundering ~ the gates Of pCkin In that
year, the TairirgS or NaUgs rs their chiefs
were called, were inviting the foreigners TO
pursue the peaceful pursuits Of trade and COM