Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-23
DONE BY POLITICAL
MISSIONARIES
They are Largely Responsible for
the Chinese Troubles,
ACCUSING THE CATHOLICS.
Preachers Exercised civil Powers,
aud thus Promoted the Anti
Foreign Feeling

New York July 23.-Rov DR.. A.
woodruff HalseY secretary Of the Pres
bytaran board Of foreign missions,
sraakar on the Chinese situation said:
.Tbe missionary has had his share
in ,mrrung this trouble and must bear
bs share OF the blame. Some Of the
Missionaries have been politicians as
vsu az Christians, and their grasping,
selfish attitude has helped 20 bring
about the present condition
every significant Is the attitude Of
tta Chinese toward the Roman Catholic
Missionaries ] know OF many Roman
Catholics who have done really good
work But It Is true, unfortunately
that the whole Roman Catholic propa-
eandl Is political as well as religious,
This has been prominently eXempIihed
rrIy recently in the Philippines. where
aII Inc influence of that great church OF
tba axes was used for self aggrandlze-
mont So 30 is In Peru. Chile. and Bra
gI There missions are simply monaa-
tar.es VI the middle ages over again
I'm China. the Roman Catholics have
suffered first because they meddled with
Chimes. politics Minister Wa said.
'Yau would not tolerate q band of Chin
rsa missionaries coming 90 New York
and preaching Confucianism and med
ding with the government
81 point this out because / want you
90 understand that there are two Ideas
90 this question OF the lgi Presbyter-
ian missionaries who were in the dan
esr1us zone AN but nineteen are now
in places of safety Notwithstanding
the great c0mmouon, the persecution
has not been directed primarily against
che pfltestaDts. because as a rule they
DO their work as peaceabIe servants Of
Christ
aWe have now 1000 missionaries IN
China. 800 schools and 12i hospitals
and dIsueusaries. at which latter last
year were treated ZOO Goa persons You
can not go through a village in China
without meeting some one who has
been blessed by the Christian church
Rev Robert s Macarthur preaching
in Calvary Baptist church last night on
tha subject why do the heather rage
said.
"The heather are raging, that Is GER
tain China 0maZes the world Five
years ago Japan alone annihilated her
army and navy. Now she dciies an the
European nations. China has been
called the riddle Of the world; the jest
Of AN nations
Doubtless some missionaries are
largely responsible for the present up
rising 100 China An the missionaries
Wh1 refrain from Civil functions and
C0uiIne themselves simply 90 preaching
the gospel are not responsible for these
uprsGgs They follow the American
idea OF separation OF church and state
They DO not interfere between their
converts ana the Chinese authorities.
Those missionaries who combine
civil authority with their religious in
siuct.On are partly responsible for the
condition of things Ia China More
than 300 years ago In Japan the Roman
church prosecuted the japanese who
refused 60 accept their doctrine. At
this moment similar things are at work
IN China. Bishops of theirs have tales
which excite Che jealousy Of the Chin
csc
Some missionaries actually SIT az
justices To civil cases and Impose fines
ana other temporal penalties. They
soon surround themselves with all the
dignity Of kngly rulers. and the native
heather DO not distinguish between the
ecclesiastical and civil rule. The result
Is an mtl-toreIgn feeling An anti
foreign spirit has been developed and no
one can help bu, see that the first at
tack is made upon the missionaries
VINO have assumed 60 exercise civil
u was Do China 1--WE years ago this
month. and many OF the conditions I
examined on the spot. I also have the
testimony OF missionaries on he ground
az THIS moment They declare the
bishops secure the release OF their con-
FtTls when brought before the courts,
en1 mat the authority OF the French
,lnsu. is often invoked 70 emphasize
lN. demands OF the priests and bishops.
,, lh- same thing is going on in the
Lnl-ip.nss at the present time. These
Il'hss lead 20 uprislngs The war with
Japan nut an end Tor a time to a con-
NNl.l'al uprising OF the Boxers. Only
Missionaries who connne themselves
SIMPLY 90 their religious duties can do
t0N good Those who DO not only pro-
woke unr.s.ngs on the part Of the jeal-
Gus AsHtic.
Nothing is clearer than Il &C. the duty
W me United States government 90 pro-
lsot ihs lives ana property Of It's ciu-
1'N' Great Britain has invoked the adj
lIalI1n ~ The whole world because Of
YER army and navy aud is ready 20 pro-
".' hef citizens with them"