Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-06
THE Chinese TROUBLE
WAS PRIMARILY AGAINST THE
FOREIGNERS, IN THE OPINION
OF DIR. JOHN INGLIS
WHO DISCUSSED THE QUESTION
Last Evening at the Second Presby-
terrain Church-Necessity of Mis-
sionary Work Among the Heath
en-A Graphic Description of the
Pekin Sfege-An Interesting and
Largely Attended Union Service.


DR.. John NJ. Inglis, of Claysville, Pa,
who was in Pekin during the siege
there, delivered an address at the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church last evening
and was greeted by large congrga-
ton. Those present represented all
the local Presbyterian churches, which
united for the occasion. Dr. Inglis
clearly and forcefully discussed the
question from the standpoint of a man
and ELECTED the closest attention from
his hearers. The address was preceded
by brief song and prayer service,
which was conducted by the pastor,
Rev. Joseph Speer, with the assistance
OF Rev. DR.. D. A. Cunningham, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church.
DR.. Inglis quoted an authority in his
opening remarks to the effect that the
people had been misled as to the true
character of the Chinese people and
that it is not impossible at some future
time for China to become a dominant
nation. Referring to the situation in
that country in its varying phases he
said that it was a crisis such as the
world had never before been called up
on to face in a modern age.
No one has clear, full idea of the
latent power of the Chinese. They are
the most excellent heather nation in
existence and it would be we'll to pat
tern after
Some of Their Ideas.
There are no other words that more ap-
propriately expresses the character of
the Chinese than those OF Bret Harte:
For ways that are dark and for tricks
that are vain,
p The heather Chinese is peculiar"
He said that he did not see now any
more signs that indicate the end of the
difficulty than he did when he left
China last September. The Chinese
acted upon the plan that he who fights
and runs away, lives to fight another
day.
He then called attention to the re-
form movement started in the country
and which caused the reinforcement of
the emperor and referred casually to
the many causes of the present trouble.
He thought that the trouble had been
attributed to nearly every cause i'm
aginable, excepting the American poll
tics. There were three principal causes.
One was the political situation; that is
the attitude of the foreign powers
China had felt that if she did nor
strike at once she would have her en-
pire taken from her,
Another cause was the attitude of
the Germans in holding the port of
Chang Chow, and perhaps the next
thing that has been laid down as a
cause is the Christian movement of the
missionaries.
He said that he had once heard
young lady say that she did not deem
it wise to force the Christian religion
upon the Chinese If they did not wish
it, and he thought that her opinion was
reasonable. However he was 10th to
believe that the Chinese did not want
this religion and did not consider that
at was being forced upon them.
He then read an extract from an
edict in the Pekin Gazette giving Off
cial information from the palace, and
further took occasion to attribute the
Pekin siege more largely to t4e super-
stition among the people of that ma
ton. About year ago, said DR.. Ing
lis after China had been visited by a
drouth a society was formed which be-
lieved that no rain would come until
the foreigners were driven from their
shores.
Causes of Trouble.
1t was anti-foreign movement. 1t
was against Christianity, not because
1t was Christianity, but because it was