Evening journal., 1900-12-03
N'S SIEGE
TIVEnE Y N0I
LEIUHI IVbD
Irned Missionary in
reSbyterian Church
IN AFRICA DESCRIBED
Hart7ell in Grace Sun lay
Other Church Topics
Of Interest

llurCn the speaker was tue
fney II. Fem, a missionary
d esbyterian Church. who has
recently from China, where
nong the prisoners Of Pekin
s siege. His descriptions Of
4 nina during the insurrection |
4 and interesting. I'VE hard
t the Boxers would come to
e said in part. "Some of
'e practicing their fanaticism
ty, but we thought the dow
Id not dare to let them come
time came when we could not
Chinese any longer. We were
" people on the street and we
our minds we should gather |
ethodist mission house.
came the edict on June 10,
ministers were ordered from
Tien-Tsin. We had a three
lrney before us to Tien-Tsin,
railroads torn up, and we felt
attempt the journey would be
We decided that we would
n the British and American
S in Pel1in and make a final
We were permitted to take
could carry. but we also could
IN native Christians with us.
e got to the legation we found
held there for many days we
not have enough provisions to
We thought of returning to
.rch to get our provisions left
but the marines would not un-
the journey, fearing that they
De slain.
lly one missionary sailed from
ltion. went to the church unmO-
and obtained his bicycle, which
: back to the legation. We con-
that if one man could make the
any of us could, SO we marched
e armed Chinese to the church,
we loaded our provisions, which
ard proved indispensable, and
I'd to the legations in safety.
hin our lines were three native
and in one of these stores we
4 quantity of canned goods. In
the grain shops we found rice
bout 5000 bushels Of wheat. If
d been shut up there eight days
we would not have got the
and rice, as It was stored there
that time. SO we had enough
us until the relief expedition
had a good meat supply, too.
IS some Of You may not think it
s0d. We consumed ii the neigh
ID Of ninety horses and mules.
Of them We're race horses, owned
mbers Of the customs service.
und that the better the record,
Iugher the steak. The women
IT to work making sandbags foI
ortifications. Our women made
neighborhood Of 10000 bags, and
was not one that was not
/.
e Chinese attempted to dislodge
fire. We fought these fires with
lost wonderful fire brigade ever
d. There were men of all ma
tiles, and women reared in lux
We succeeded in quenching
fire that started"
oP TALKS OF AFRICAN
WORK.
hop Joseph c. Hartzell. mission,
ishop of the NJ. e. Church in AT.
addressed members of the Sun.
chool Of Grace Church yesterda,
loon. He spoke Of the pOssibilitieI
ncerted and systematic mission
in Africa, and tie responsibilit,
every member Of the churci
d feel in aiding to develop the
oilities. During the day a specia
tion and subscriptions were
to further the Undertaking o
bishop in Africa. The Sunday
/ classes also agreed to make sub
ions to the fund.
I $4,000 LOPPED OFF CHURCH
DEBT.
rough the untiring efforts of tn
c. A. Grise, pastor of Union N
lurch, and the Rev. Samuel Mac
ey. who preached in the churcl
rday morning and evening, s4,
of the church debt of $500 wa
ribbed by the members Of the con
Ition, and in celebration Of tn
a $500 mortgage against tn
n was burned by Mr.. Grise at tn
ng service.
T. Goodwin won the gold watc
ID by Mr.. Grise to the person VIII
ted the largest amount Of none
lvelopes. Mr.. Goodwin collecte
NEW RECTOR SINGS.
the evening service in Saint An
s Church yesterday the new rel
he Rev. Hubert WetmOre Wells
a solo.
I-SALOON WORK REVIEWED
the Methodist churches yesterda
work of the Anti-Saloon Leagu
discussed. At Scott NJ. K. Churc
evening the Rev. f. e. Tower, su
Itendent of the Philadelphia Ant
N League. .preachedthe sermon an
on the work there. At ? o'clocl
rday afternoon Olivet Presbyter
'hurch held services, addressed b.
)inwiddie. which we're well at
ed. At the morning service at Nj
n NJ. r. Church the Rev. j. h
ain. who is also interested in tt
work nroaohad IN laron CON