The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-30
Y. M. c. A. MEN IN CHINA.
The International Committee Hears
From Some Representatives.

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From Some Representatives.
NEW YORK, June 29-The following
| statement was issued today by the inter-
national committee OF the Young Mems
Christian Association:
On Saturday the international committee
of the Young Mems Christian Association,
West Twenty-ninth Street, received
cablesram from Robert E. Lewis, one OF
its secretaries, who is located at Shanghai.
The despatch stated that d. Willard Lyon,
the committees secretary located at Pekin,
| was on his way to Japan, and that F. 5.
Brockman, who is located at Nankin, vas
on his way to Shanghai. The cableSram
contained no intelligence Regarding Robert
X. Galley, who is in charge of the asso-
citation work in TSentsin. The following
cablcsram Of enquiry was sent to Mr..
Lewis on Monday. June %:
In your cablegram no reference has
been made to the Gaileys. Are much con-
cerned as to their safety. Have you re-
ceived news? Give us full information OF
what is passing"
The following reply was received at the
Office of the international committee this
morning:
Shanghai, June 29.-Gaileys are believed
to have escaped. Unable to communicate
with them, as the telegraph line is broken
to Tientsin. Have applied to Consul at
Chefoo to try obtain further particulars
The work in Tientsin was begun by Mr..
Lyon in 1895. Mr. Galley reached China
in the spring Of 1883 and took up the task.
Mr.. Lyon transferring his headquarters 20
Pekin A fine association Building was
erected in Tientsin in 1897, being the gift
of Mrs. J. Livingston Taylor. of Cieve-
land Ohio. 1t contains large lecture
hail, reading and recreation rooms, ald
other characteristics of American associa-
ton buildings. Mr.. Gailey's work IL both
for the students and business young men
of Tientsin There are 500 English-spsak-
ing Chinese young men in the city, some
of whom cooperate with Mr.. Galley in his
work as well as for the much larger num-
Der OF Chinese speaking young men.
Mr. Ga:ley's home is in Fawn Grove,
Pa He married Miss Lawrence, OF Mar
tins Corner, Pa. who with a little child,
was with Mr.. Galley when the committee
last heard from him before the present
trouble arose.
A letter showing that the disturbance in
China is widespread has been received by
A. ID. VanderbuIgh. OF the Presbyterian
Board of Foreign Missions, 1876 Fifth Ave
nue. 1t was written by Mr.. Vandenburs h s
brother, DR.. E. Z. Vandenburgh, medical
missionary at Nodoa, in the island OF Hal
nan, about the middle of May. The doctor
says that there was band of robbers, LOO
strong in the mountains back CT Nodoa.
The town is ninety miles inland, and with
out protection. The townspsople wanted
the missionaries to let them have tn IT
guns, so they could fight the robbers. The
missionaries declined, on the ground that
the treaty forbade such course. The rob-
bers belonged to society known as "Loi. y
supposed to be an offshoot Of the Box rs.
The committee on China of the Methodist
Episcopal Church is in session this after
noon at the Methodist Book Concern. con-
sidering the request Of the Rev. d. Fred
erick Brown, presiding elder of tie T.entsln
district, to permit the missionaries who
have been forced to abandon their posts in
the Pekir, Tsun-H ua and Tientsin districts
to return to this country.
The steamship Astoria, of the Funch,
Edge & Co.'S Japan and China Steamship
Line, did not sail from this port yestei day,
as was announced, owing to delay in get
ting all OF the machinery and railroad iron
aboard in time. She is TO sail tomorrow,
and is due at Shanghai on August 81.