The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
THE SHAME or CHRISTIANITY
Disgracefal Conduct Of Some Of the
E1ropean Soldiera.

\ sAAAo JSsS1A SOAuAoAut A.i5.lL
A dippatoh from Pekin Bays that
Minister Oonger personally believes
that the Chinese have boon taught
lesson by the looting." They should
certainly have been taught "a lesson in
hatred, in revenge, in debauohery and
IN cruelty which their nation will not
forget In thousand years aud Of which
it has had very littlo need, Minister
Conger speaks under tho smart OF his
own wrongs, and though his tompor is
easily understood it 10 not the proper
guide for g government that is scoking
simply to be just. Ga tho contrary,
tho moro 1t 10 in evidence the moro ap-
parent is tho reason why tho admins
tration should have put check upon
its too jealous representative, rs it IL
reported to have done by Tho Times
Herald'a Washington correspondent.
Tho Times Horald says:
If tho people of this country could
realjso all tho horrora that have beer
wrought Ia China in tho namo Of OWL.
isation and Christianity thoro could
not fail to DO whirlwind Of protosts
from every part Of tho land, thorough
expression Of public indignation at pub.
iio meetiDgs. 1t would bo incumbent
above all upon the ministers Of tho gos.
pei and church organizations to show
thae thoy had no sympathy for the
frightful work which is repaying Chin
ESQ barbarian that ie just as savage and
far moro sxtondod. Surely Christianity
cannot stand for auch atrooitios; the
missionaries in particular cannot stand
for them. And If they are willing to
face tho taunt Of tho Uhinese Minister
WI that the simple teaohings of Christ
on meokness and forbcaranoe are not
practical they Dammit afford to substi.
tute revengo for Justice. Right here
in Chicago thero arc largo aud inauon.
tial bodies Of oiorgymen whioh moet
weekly, from which somo energetic dc.
claration might be expected against tho
courso OF tho ropacious, blood-soaked
allies. 81l.
The looting is only part Of tho out
RACES that arc boiDg committed, but 1t
has boen carried 80 far beyond any pos
ibility Of honest military justification
that it can be regarded only. as q con-
tinued series Of orimos. In Inc gen
eral and. utter domoralization no respect
is had for tho. fundamental principles
upon which Justice is supposed to rest
among western nations. And sinoo Mr.
Oonger's comment would indicate that
there has been little if any change for
tho bettor wo may suppose that, as q |
correspondent Of Tho Westminister q a.
Hetto wrote late in October, it is still
Loot, loot, loot from morning till
night, and eometimes from night till
morning" True, the Americans, the
British and the Japanese havo attempt
cd to stop the practice, but orders that
all goods must be paid for aro evaded ia
tho manner revealed by tho following
brief ancodote: !.
gh One woll. known officer, OF certain
nationality few days ego came back
to his auarterS with a largo .rieae OF
most exquisite en- brooiery, Two ifuf
ooats and several piecos Of carved iado
all of which ho said ho had purohss.
ed for 20 oenta. .'sHow did, you man.
sge it?" he was asked. "Well, . he 70.
piled, II gave the man who owned it,
besides tho coin, an opportunity Of In
speoting at close range the mussle Of
my revolver" ''H
This officer was a brigand supported
by the new Holy Alliance, and his vic.
tim was probably como noffensivo Chin.
ESQ who had never raised his hand
against white man. . The single moi
don't ia eloquent Of spoliation by whole
aale. And aside from the thioyery,
burglary and highway robbery what
story Of dreadful brutalities il told.
Six thousand Chinese driven. into a
rlver by Russian soldiery to- be drown
ed.liko rats, and not an armed man
among them. only. helpless oaptiycs Of
both Sexes and all ages. Puntitive ex-
peditions like ono which was reported
recently, which went ON its wsy- rev.
aging and plundoring and killing Whero
there was not 9 Boxer to oppose, only
friendly natives to be murdered and de-
spoilsd. ,''
As tho details come III they are moro
and moro horrible and execrable. From
tho beatitndes Of tho Savior to those !.
orgids ia q shocking transition which
should make the blood Of every true
Christian boil with shame.
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