The evening times., 1900-07-30

PHILADELPHIA. July So.-Miss Jessie
Ackerman. who spent many months in Chi
na. travelling thousands OF miles in the in
terests Of temperance and mission work.
said last night in an address which she de-
Iivered before the congregation Of the Sec
ond Baptist Church. that the Boxer upris-
ing in the Celestial. Empire is not an at
tack upon eitEer missions or Christians,
but Is a demonstration to show the West
ern nations that China must not be iIl--
imposed upon
The conditions OF today. Miss Alderman
said, are the result OF other natioas talking
OF dividing the Empire as if were a big
piece 0f pie. This talk she alleged. has
bean further aided by American newsga-
pers. which. ever since the JapaHese-Cbi-
nese war, have been printing article after
article showing that the Chinese were TO be
ignored in the future destiny Of their eOun-
try; that Russia France, Germany, and
the civilized nations we're to nandlo her
just as they saw fit
As result China Systematically set to
work Jaying arms from these same nations
which have been figuring On her downfall.
got competent officers from these same
powers 70 instruct her sons in soldiery.
and is now in position 10 assert her in
dependence.
Miss Ackerrnan is a fluent taiker Is past
middle life and has Travelled over the world.
Among those who congratulated her al the
close was Rev. Dr. Lowry. President Of the
University OF Pekin. who is temporarily
stopping in this city. and who net her in
Shanghai several years ego. In detail that
part Of the lecture aprOpos OF The Present
Situation in China" was as follows:
In one Of these great Oriental cities VS.
tied by ne found that sixty different Ian
guages worse spoken. aud you may readily
surmise my 9stOnishment on being INFORM
ed that the Birle was being taught among
this Babel of sixty different tongues. This
shows the wort. that is being done by mis-
siOnGries in ;Hat country II any Of you
doubt the wisdom OF mission work in Chi
ua in view Of the present trouble. ! would
[. beg you be CT good cheer. Out Of the tur-
nou the light will come. and We shall
march on 70 meet the twentieth century
with a still greater spread OF Christianity.
There he's not been a tinc in the his
tor Of civilization when the eye Of the
world was - focused on the heather as at
present. . MS condition started with the
South African troubles. and now they have
spread 10 China All Of this Is sure 20 re-
suit in benefit In China IL has been my
lot 10 travel many thousands Of miles 10
discover the habits and customs Of the
people, journeys thar took me from the
extreme southern portion Of the empire 20
the most northern part. To understand
: the condition OF today in that land we
should go back 10 the early centuries. 10
the time when the great wall was built 20
keep out Unwelc0me people. For centuries
after that the empire cCsuplished little
, in communication with the outside world
Then the shadow Of a woman took the
/ throne. and when a woman takes the reius
you should look out. This woman was the
most remarkable member Of her sex that
ever ruled A nation In a few short years
. she advanced from the condition OF q serv-
ant. scru5womaa. TO her present position
Of DowaEgT Eupress-aii by her own force
to q position which permits her 70 aupear
in public wearing So o0o. 600 worth Of dia-
UOuds II she sees 81 10 do so. or 20 sign
an order whereby s350.0C0.0C0 worth OF Chi
Eese debts nay be paid This is the Wum-
lu Who rules China today
This present strife Is not an uprising
against The missionaries j. H. an 1prisiug
for the nations independence No mis-
take could Re E-eager tEEn &c think other
wise. After the Japan war all OF the civil
+ lied countries began talking OF dividing
. 0-lNA among f-CIfl1--AeS- tELUa Ctl Tot
/ want 20 Do divided. she has been p-1Dl--
{ ilS h--saif 10 show her independence. has
. sent 90 Germany. Fvea~e. and these other
+ countries for arms aud cC- men % i-s-~cct
. her sons in arms These conditions hlve
developed I'm the present Uprising. I d.
Tot fear this uprising. mind you. but ] 20
say that China has q grievance against
the Western world. The rest OF the world
i hates China, and they know it.
China has fought greater battles than
I tie one in which she is now engaged. for
3 instance, her attemp, 20 stamp out ths
evil Of opium smoking During my visit
/ Ii Hung Chang. from his palace steps.
/ pointed out a valley containing eighteen
million people. and tod ne that Il
/ blanket were stretched over the valley IL
| would cover cne Iumemuse opium den
/ and for 4 ~ matter the blanket might be
made 20 cover the whole Of China Three
Z million, CT people de IN China each year
from this curse For every convert Two
I thousand opium smokers have been made.
As for the women behind the screens.
[ they are bought and sold IS 50 many chat
/ tells. These conditions are 50 remaTkabl
/ that I don't wonder that the missionaries
] want to spread the gospel. So successful
I have they been that II China's doors we're
/ closed it would not stop tae spread OF re-
/ Iigious- The gospel is bound to grow from
now on. and out Of the present strife
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