The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-29
Cwritten for The Times.)

sng for publication he gives economic and
other facts that are new. There IS no
question in my mind he says, that Ii
lung Chang. yiccroy of Canton; Liu
Rnuw Yin, viceroy OF Marking. and others
OF similar rank knew in advance Of the
uprising that ii would take place Iney
mad been Informed by the Empress DO
wager. whose absolute slaves they are IN
sznatters political. ! give the vlceroEs
credit for being opposed 10 uprising, but
UoWer!ess to prevent them Under present
circumstances these viceroys are obeyins
the central Government. but they are also
doing as little as possible. and are waiting
10 see which way things are going TO turn.
I believe the Ticeroys realize that 1t VIII
be hopeless forever to try to keep foreign
e-s out Of China. but think also that IL
pressed all Of them will turn against the
Powers, Ii Hung Chang included The iot
of the viceroy just noEy is not happy one.
I've not seen published the real origin
OF the Boxers and Of their advent into the
situation. AS 1t was told on authority IN
Nanking, the story was that the Governor
of the Shan Tung province, where the
trouble has been worst is 4 Manchn and
in close touch with the Empress Dowager.
The Boxers we're athletic societies, but at
the instance of the Empress We're used to
oppose the foreigners. There is no question
that the Chinese. high and low, hate the
foreigners They do not much hate Chris
tians because they are sufficiently re-
ligious to care about them. 1t is a politi-
cal question. The Chinese have seen Eng
land take Hong Kong the French take
Toncuin Russia Port Arthur, and Germany
something else. and while they may not
much care whether PeiSin as the capital be
AZ war or not they do care about having
territory taken from them. They hate the
missionary. not because ne is a Christian.
hut because he is n foreigner The EN-
o,,l cod ! i,
Boxers for her Own ends. The scheme got
beyond her control. and I now believe it
will result in n change Of dynasty. The
Chinese people hate the Empress. and the
deposei Emperor almost as much
THE FUTURE.
The future. and what of it? There is to
be an opening up of China But it will
not greatly advantage the Christian cause.
for unless the churches of Europe and
America give money in vaster sums than
they have done in the past, the amount
will avail little in proportion TO the oppof-
.unities There may come q, tide, but
Christians are not in position to take 1t at
SITS ebb There will be a vast increase N
trade. Chinese are awake to The advan-
4aaes of a western education. They can
learn about as rapidly as the japanese
irhe increase In trade between different
tsrovinces Of China viii be enormous.
Wages viii increase, and so Will the cost
of living But China is not going TO be
converted to Christianity right away be-
cause the churches of America and Europe
are not sufficiently aroused 10 uiluei 'af>e q
task so great
From all ] can learn the destruction to
missionary property thus far is at least
S25n 600 When we come 10 hear from Pekin
rive may learn that The loss is much greater:
But the missionary societies will -sef-fuli
Indemnity The Chinese will expect to pay
t,i-N 10
fare better than they might were the case
,eyerset-a Chinese laundry be looted here.
We might punish lse criminals, but we
,,y-t,,i16 not restore the destroyed property.
China will do the latter. taking it from the
constable the magistrate. the Governor
the viceroy, from whoever mas II ~ sus sn
Gent amount and was responsible for order
and good government in the district ihat
IS the Chinese way, and while it Is differ
emf from our way, it has points IN It's
favor.
ON FURIoUGH
There are thirty-eiSht MISSIONARIES
serving in China under the Presbyterian
BOARD of Foreign Missions who are now III
Ibis country on furlough. The limit Oh
NEARLY all expires on September Il. ana I'M
loss ordered To do otherwise. they must re-
zurn to their pests. Since this Is no, "iss
under present circumstances. the i'odi"
mas lust invited a representative OF ca N
y
York on September 20 The missionary
selected TO represent their stations are the
Ray NJ Cunningham, Pckin; the kew.
T Jarchlin. West Shantung; Dr.. w T.
Seymour, East Shantung: the Rev j. N
HAYES. Central China; the Rev. A a: tui-
ton. Canton. and the Rev T. w McSiln-
1oclz Hainar, All other missionaries III
.l,is country on leave are asked to write
ont their views and any who may be IN
nr near New York on the gate mentioned
are Invited TO attend the conference. ne
Questions TO be considered relate 10 ne
return of the workers. the reouliuins Oh
DESTROYED compounds and schools. ana
such other steps as may pc hees9soS ~
re-esta blish the work
Following Immediately upon TINS fresps-
.eriar. conference there is TO be heio !.
general conference OF representatives. ~
all missionary organizations IN Norm
America. The recent Ecumeiiie'a
ference created ITS executive eoi,,, nn.ta,
- holy to consider and advise, "hetie.
+baro might not be greater economy u
r,nenses and larger results. and authotiZeo
;. 10 invite conferences upon the suolec'.
This second conference does iiot sto" ~ |
nf the Chinese situation, put VII "'''
loss he spurred TO new interest because !
~ n There is a feeling that larger re-
snIts on present expenditures can be
realized The American committee VIII !.
work III harmony with European one.
rTba date nf the New York meeting is !;
September slSt- !
THE BISHOP ANNOY ED
1c;sbon McCabe writes that he lniehae" j
his recent circular letter. addressed 10 'hs
members of the Committee on Episcepa..
Of the General Conference of 1909. Tor prl-
Ia.e distribution only. and that he IS an
moved To learn that parts of i are oeihs
published. The Bishop speaks on ms own
responsibility. but in behalf OF all OF nv !
Methodist Bishops. who were not on.s ue ,
MED hearing at Chicago but were =, "a, al
times treated with scant courtesy. IN n.s
circular letter Bishop McCabe nlehlohs
different matters coming under CRITICISM d
Chicago. as the residence, lay feptessi.,a
zion. etc. and makes the point ina. 'ae
Bishops OF the Methodist Church ousht :"
havs the same rights in the General soh,
ference tha, ministers have IN the a i'i'uat
Conferences. namely the right TO aas"ei
charges in the open. After that, says 'ie
Bishop, the Committee on Episcopacy may
ac.. even If It means The deposition OF ,he
Bishop one all of them But awning
less fair no Christian body can afford 10
sustain. Ha inmates pretty strongly that
he and his fellow Bishops had to stand at
Chicago naay things a good deal less lar