New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-27
MISSION BOARDS CONFUSED.
DISPATCHES AND RUMORs LEAVE sTTUA-
TON OF MANY WORKERS IN
CONJECTURE.

The secretaries Of the Foreign Mission Boards
in this CITY and the friends OF the missionaries
now in China are getting and more bewt-
dered as rurnors multiply and cable messages, more
depressing than cheering, come to headquarters
A dispatch from Che-Foo sent by the Rev. Fred
erick Brown, Of the Methodist CHURCH announced
the following missionaries safe with their fam
lies in Che-Foo: The Rev G. r Davis, the Rev.
" T Hobart the Rev F. NJ Gamewsl the Rev.
H H Lowry. the Rev. ". S. Ament the Rev. J.
H PIXIE, the Rev. J. F. Haynes, the Rev. W. F
Walker. the Rev. G. W. Verify Miss Frances O
Wilson. DR.. Rachel c. Benn. DIT. Ida NJ Stevenson
DR.. Anna D Gloss Miss Frances B. Patterson
the Rev. James H Roberts, Miss Ada L, Newell
Miss Gertrude Gilman, Miss Ella E. Glover, Miss
Miranda Croucher, Miss Mary E shookley, J. Vic
tor Martin, the Rev Charles Ewing. TIA Rev
Robert r. Galley and Mr. Reid
The officers Of the Methodist Society said that
they believed the dispatch correct IN all but
one or two particulars The Rev. H. H Lowry Is
in this country at present and the name of the
Rev. Edward K. Lowry should be put in It's place
Secretary II. K. Carroll yesterday sent a cable dis
patch the Rev Frederick Brown at Che-Foo
asking for verthcation OF the report.
A letter from Dr. Edna G. Terry 10 her mother
dated April %. and received yesterday, said she
would sail for home at the earliest possible date
Mrs Terry hopes that her daughter is already on
her way TO the United States.
The report from Che-Foo gave the Presbyterians
some worry. Mr.. Garrison Of the secretary Office
said:
list, unless it is the Rev. Mr.. Lowrie. our Mr.
Pao-T fng-Fu. shut or by the Boxers We thought
we 90 not see why our missionaries from Picking
were not mentioned well those Of the other
denominations. Nor is it easy TO explain how the
missionaries in Picking escaped all the way TO Che
troops. at a time when Seymour and the allies
hard pressed in that same region. The only way
native SbTstians Perhaps these rnisst65aR2e % S
are mentioned were outside Of the city al the time
they started for Che-Foo. Then too all mis-
sionaries in Shan-Tung Province were ordered 70
port, which must be Che-Foo. From the fact that
they were not mentioned conclude that they
have not yet reached that city.
The Rev DR.. c. c. Creegan, OF the American
Board Of Foreign Missions. said of the Congrega-
tionaI missionaries who reported to be safe In
Che-Foo
Dr.. ". S. Anent is the superintendent Of the
mission at Picking, and when last heard from he
country. Miss Frances B. Patterson is of the
Picking MISSION. and the last We knew Of her she
toned at Kalgan. in the far north Of China close
70 the Great Wall We have had great fears FOR
wife and the Rev. Mark Williams
The Rev Charles E Ewing of Pao-T1ng-Fu
has q cable dispatch to his father-in-law. the
Rev. Mr.. Porter. Of Danvers. Mass. It said simply
Safe"
After giving this information DR.. Creegan said
We are getting more and more confused as these
Knowledge no American missionary has suffered
bodily injury and there is nothing yet to destroy
our hope that the life of each of them will be
spared Our Government seems to be doing all II
IAN do and trust that the Lord viii deliver our
brethren OF the fiery furnace in which they
d. We assume that all our missionaries are
safe
~ the offce OF the Christian and Missionary Al
lance in this city II said that there were
thirtv-tNo missionaries north OF Picking who could
of them could be in Che-Foo for upon their arrival
the headquarters here would be notified.