The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-11
FOUND REFUGE In JAPAN
Fourteen Women Missionaries Es-
cape From China.
Letter Telling of the PeriIous Situa-
ton in Shanghai Early in July
by Boxers n Total Loss Dis
turbed Conditions in the North.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1O.-The Rev. Robert
Episcopal Foreign Missionary Society, re-
eeived today letter from Bishop John Nc
Kim, who is in charge of the Episcopal
mission in Japan, assuring him of the safe
arrival in Tokyo of all the women mis-
sionaries and children who were stationed
in China The letter is as follows:
Tokyo. July 10.
Ny Dear Mr. Kimber: Fourteen ladies and
seven children Of the China Mission arrived here
yesterday. They are being cared for at present
at St. Lukes Hospital and the houses of the mis-
sionsries.
As soon az they have rested some of them
viii probably go 10 the hills and others viii r.
main here The situation in China grows darker
daily. Only the Omniseient Father knows what
IS in the future. lntercessons are offered daily
by US for brethren, native and foreign, IN
China.
We shall do ali in our power to make our
friends, who have come TO Us, comfortable The
hospital is at last doing some good and we are
not sorTy that il Is here
The ladies and children now with US are:
Mrs F. r. Graves and two children: Mrs. F.
/. II. Pott and four children; Miss Mary Cart
wright with Mrs r. c. COopeT's two children;
Miss steya /. Dodson, Miss Annette b. Richmond,
all Of Shanghai Miss Pauline A. Osgood, Of WI
chang; Mrs. Lawrence b. Ridgely and her mother,
Mrs L. c. Ogden, Of Shanghai; Miss Mary V.
GIenton. ~ D., of Wnchang; Miss VI. {. Hunt
ington, OF Wuehang; Miss Eliza l. McCook. Of
Hankow; Miss Charley Aarnock OF Shanghai, and
Miss Elizabeth Wood. Of Wuchang.
JOHN AchlM, Bishop OF Tokyo.
The Rev. Arthur S Lloyd. D. D., another
secretary of the Episcopal Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, received a letter today
from Bishop Frederick R. Graves, of
Shanghai, describing the situation in China
in the early part of July. Since this letter
was written, and before its receipt today,
Bishop Graves had cabIed DR.. Lloyd that
all the male missionaries had arrived In
Shanghai Mr.. Kimber said that there
need no longer be any apprehension for
the safety of the Episcopal woman mis-
sionaries who were stationed in China. All
the men are now in Shanghai, and, it is
thought. can leave there easily if their
peril by staying there becomes imminent
Bishop Graves letter is as follows:
Shanghai, July c.
Ny Dear Dr. Lloyd; since writing a week ago
the situation has changed considerably The
exodus from Shanghai has continued steadily and
the feeling that trouble is in the air has been
deepening. On Sunday night learned that The
news Of the killing Of the German Minister had
been confirmed. and we also learned that we
living in China with imperial decree 10
eKtermnate all Foreigners hanging our heads
aud only not executed from the fact that the
Aan1fse Niceroy stood out against doing So In
such case Of deep-seated popular disturbance
even iiey could not guarantee that safety would
continue. ! therefore on Monday mcrning tele-
gTaphed to Hankow TO send all our ladies TO
Shanghai. ] also sent a message by wire 10
Lincstrom in Asukin that he and Dr. Woodward
should 90 10 Nuhu, there being no escape from
NankiB in case Of trouble.
During tho week things have gone from had %
worse. felt that il too much of 4 risk to
Keep the children at St. Mays here longer aitcf
calling on tho United States Consul and ascertain
ing that were-so far out that we were outside
the defence scheme. We had already lost fourth |
Of tSe boys, though some bad begun 10 return /
ana the disolganization among them ard The 1
iear were SO great that II was decided send the
boys home also aud dissolve the college Then I
came tie news Of the general massacre in Pekin l
and also news 81 trouble IN soochow II HAT !
broke ont. -. Johns would be in very expo.rd /
sitiation. sitter consultation with the gentle. /
men here. IL was decided 10 send all the FOREIGN /
children and some Of the ladies TO Japan
Tomorrow the following leave here. Aiiss bod.
ron. Miss Richmond. Miss WarnOck AZ. and NJ,
Ridgeiy and Mr.. Ogden, who were already on |
their Nay for a regular vacation; Mrs. Pott and 1
four children, Mrs CoOper's two Children In !
Graves and two children. People are leaving /
Shanghai in such numbers that II has been din.
cut 10 secure passages- News from up-riyer is /
not 50 encouraging. People are fleeing from /
Y uch2ng and Nsnkin TO the country our mis-
.ionaries arc still at their posts except in Nan
Kip.
] feel very badly that schools hero have been
broken mp snd for the general confusion entsilod,
but il seemed uawise 70 take any risk at such |
time The orphans arc N Shanghai in fhc Wo- !
mans Hospital, which wc have had 10 close 10
accommodate them.
No one can forecast the future. but there are
siSns that the revolution cannot be confined 10
HE North and will involve the South also. ct
Eny rate. even II we spared the fTightful ex-
peTiencss Of the North, Ee shall see a period Of
the deepest unsettlement Az Tor work ia the |
country, that is stopped. To meet in the city
will he TO make The people mark for their