The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-26
TIE SHAME CT CHRISTIANITY.
Disgraceful Conduct of Some Of ths
European Soldiers.

A dispatch from Pekin says that
Minister CoIger personally believes
that the Chinese have been taught
a lesson By the looting." They should
certainly have been taught "a lesson in
hatred, in revenge, in debauchery and
in cruelty which their nation will not
forget IN thousand years aud of which
it has had very little need, Minister
Conger speaks under the smart of his
own wrongs, and though his temper is
easily understood it is not the proper
guide foe government that is seeking
SIMPLY to be ilst. o. ,hs contrary,
she more it is in evidence the more ap-
;arent is the reason way the admins
Uasion should have put caeck npon
its too jealous representative, as it is
reported to have done by the Times
Herald's Washington correspondent.
The Tines-Herald says:
II the people Of this country could
realize all the horrors that have been
wrought in China in the MANS Of civil
iza;ion aud Christianity there could
oot fail to be Thirlwind of protests
from every part OF the land, thorough
expression Of public indignation at puo-
lie meetings. 1t would be inoun bent
above ali upoa the ministers Of the goa.
pei and church organisations to show
that shey bsd no sympathy for the
frightful work which is repayipg Chin
ese baroarism thss is just as savage snd
far more extended. Sarely Christianity
cannot stand for such atrocities; the
missionaries in particular cannot stand
for them. And if they are willing to
face the taunt Of the Chinese Minister
WI that the simple teachings Of Christ
on meekness and forbearance are not
practical they cannnt afford to substi-
,ute revenge for justice. Right here
in Chicago there are large aud induen.
sial bodies Of elergynen which meet
weekly, from which some energetic de-
claration might be expected against the
course Of the repaclous. blood-soaked
allies.
The lootins is only part Of the out
RACES that are being committed, but it
has been carried so far beyond any pos
ibility of honest military justification
that it can be regarded only as con-
tiDued series of crimes. In the gen.
eral and utter Generalization 70 respect
is had for the fundamental principles
upon which justice is supposed to rest
among western nations. And since Mr..
Conger's comment would indicate that
there has been little if any change for
the better We may suppose that, IS a
correspondent of The Westminster Ga.
zette wrote late in October, it ia still
Loot, loot, loot from morning till
night, and sometimes from night till
morning" True, the Americans, the
British and the japanese have attempt
ed to stop the practice, but orders that
al goods must be paid for are evaded ia
the manner revealed BY the following
brief anecdote:
One well. known officer Of a certain
nationality few days ago came back
to his quarters with large piece of
most exquisite embroidery, TWO fur
coats and several pieces Of carved jade
all Of which he said he had purchas'
ed for 20 cents. How did you man
aga it?' he was asked. well" he re-
piled, Il gave the man who owned it,
besides the coin, an opportunity OF in
specting at close range the mu7zle Of
my revolver.
This officer vas brigand supported
by the new Holy Alliance, and his vic
tim was probably some inoffensive Chin.
ese who had never raised his hand
against white man. The single Incl
dent is eloquent Of spolistion by whole
sale. And aside from the thievery,
burglary and highway robbery what
story Ct dreadful brutslities is told.
Six thousand Chinese driven into a
river by Russian soldiery to be drown
ed like rsts, and not an armed man
among them, only helpless captives Of
both sexes and all ages. Puutitivs e1-
oeditions like one which was reported
recently, which wens on its way raw
aging aud plundering and killing where
toere was not Boxer to oppose, only
friendly natives to be murdered and de-
spoiled.
As the details come in they are more
and more horrible and exec:aole. From
the beatitudes of The Savior to these
orgies is shocking transition which
should make the blood Of every true
Christian boil with shame.