Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-27
INTERESTING EXERCISES.


Mediterranean sea and fascinating
islands are on the other six hundred
thousand people live in progressive
Naples, terraced like vast amphi-.
theatre. His best day abroad involv-
ed three hours amidst the excayated
buildings Of Pompeii, with stainless
sky bending over temples, theatres,
shops, streets, baths, rich private res
licences, etc. that had lain hidden I'M
der the law OF Vesuyius for Il cen
turtles. In two of these residences
the excayators found female skeletons
having near them aprons filled with
iewelry gathered as the city was In
process of destruction more than
eighteen centuries ago His trip with
his daughter on ponies, accompanied
by guides, TO the crest Of Nesuvins
was the most perilous and most enjoy
able excursion Of his life.
DR.. Leech pictured the beauties OF
Pisa Genoa, Turins and Lyons in
France as they made their trip back
to Paris, London, Liverpool and New
York. He spoke for an hour and
quarter and the great audience was
interested throughout. He was glad
when he saw again the coast OF his
native country. In all Of his visits
abroad be had seen no place of perma-
nent residence for an American that
was more desirable than M0rgantown.
He was grateful foi the recent gifts
from his congregation and to the
Board for the opportunity to conduct
his youngest child through Europe.
Rev. Dr. S. A. Hunter, Of Pitts
burg, occupied the pulpit Of the
Presbyterian church on Sunday and
gave most interesting and instruc-
tive discourse on 1.-THE Present Crisis
in China
DIR. Hunters long residence in
China as missionary and intimate
acquaintance with the chinese PEG
pie enable him to understand the
situation thoroughly. He ennmer
ated three conditions, that contrib
ute to the present state of affairs.
l. The political condition OF the
country owing TO pecnllaritles In It's
form of government,
The political ideas of the PEG
pie, which are Democratic or Repub-
lican Notwithstanding the fact that
the government is nominally an alb
solute monarchy.
3 The social condition Of the peo-
plea state OF dissatisfaction and
unrest, with widespread socialistic
ideas.
These conditions make it impossi
BILE for the causes of the revolution
or rebellion, to operate OF vhich the
speaker named offour primary i'm
portance as follows
First Race contact--the intense
hatred Of the chinese for foreigners.
Second The encroachment OF for
eign commerce and manufactures.
Third The taking of chinese ter
ritory by European governments
arousing the patriotism of the peo-
pie.
Fourth The work Of the mission
aries concerning hi. last cause DIR.
Hunter spoke at some length, clear
ly showing that the influence of the
missionaries was not in the direc-
ton of stirring up strife, but that it
was factor in the trouble because
many of the Chinese people connect
the missionary religious work with
the efforts Of foreigners to get their
trade and their territory.
He stated that no one could pre-
diet the outcome. God is working
in His own way for the establish
ment of His Kingdom; that in the
missionary work is the only hope
for the future OF that great people,
for to give them western ideas and
western methods, without Christ
would be the greatest calamity that