Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27
HOME FROM CHINA.
Miss Clara Fighter, wilmington Mission
avn R.tu,ns From the Orient.

Miss Clara Fighter, wilmington 'i'ssi""
ary, Returns From the Orient.
Miss CLARA Z. Fighter, who for the
past l2 years has beeL missionary IN
China, representing Delaware ASehue
Baptist Church, has returned 70 tnis
city and is now stopping with Mr.. nnm
Mrs. Francis 7. Clymer OF NO. iozz
West Tenth street. Miss Righter 10
native of this city and from ehllonooa
has devoted herself to religious WORK.
In September, 1888, she was sent 10
China by the American Bapt1st MIS-
sionary Society, and was stat'onsa IN
Chehiang province, near the western s
border, not far from kang Si,. In
Kinhwa Flu, Since 1888 Miss Fighter
has returned to this country but once.
whom she was granted a nine months
furlough and spent about three weeks
in New York State. In speaking Ct the
Boxer UPRISING Miss RICHTER said:
1.-The missionaries in China realized
that trouble was brewing for several
Years. Every 20 or so years, according
| to the Chinese calendar, there comes
year that has two eighth months in it,
and these Periods are always accom-
p,nied by more or less trouble among
| the panple. The trouble arose through
n pnrty uprising against the dynasty.
These Boxers have series of mesmem-
| isms through which they are led to be-
| lieye that it is impossible for them to
he killed or injured When tho upris-.
ing first began the better classes sided
with the Boxers, but the rebels soon
developed into hand of robbers and
thieves. Prince Tuan, the head of the
Chinese army, was the leader OF the
Boxers.
1.-THE Boxers arranged that in the
second eighth month of the year gen
eral uprising would take place. at
which time It was planned to kill all
foreigners. We knew about this trouhle
and had prepared for it, but 1T came
too soon. After the Empress Dowager
had taken the throne and found that
she could not get at the legations on
account Of the barrioades and fortifloa-
tions that they had erected, it is said,
she issued message ordering all the
viceroys in the different provinces to
kill all foreigners and all who dealt
with them ard all the Christian Chi.
ntse. This some Of the viceroys woulo
not do until the foreigners and Chris
tians had been notified and given {
chance to escape As it was %, OK
Christians were killed, including abou
100 foreigners.
: "For myself escaped without harm
We have huts among the mountain
where we go during the hot season
and had intended to go there, but
was not satisfied with the condition
a affairs. Having some writing TO do q
the port of Hang Chow, which is To-
miles from our station l made my wa.
: down the river. | soon learned OF tn
seige of the legations at Pekin an'
I Immediately wrote back informing m
! colleagues OF their danger. From Han
i Chow | went to Shanghai. Here th
. consulate would neither allow me to 6
I forward nor backward and insists
+ that go 20 Japan. So ! was sont I
u Chofu, Japan, on the Chimorosek
o straits. Before left, however, aRai
h wrote to my friends at our station
warning them the second time l hay
Q since learned that they were packing I
't leave when they were attacked. The
n escaped over the rear barricade an
% took refuge in "yamen," the res
* dence of magistrate. The magistral
10 agreed to provide them with an escol
10 of 20 men and small boat for 5000.
Zone fact that has appealed to me
g that the Christians throughout CHR
,, held their services every Sunda
~ throughout the trouble. While
Japan 1 was impressed with the q
10 titude of the Japanese toward us. o.
OF goods were admitted free of duty, 81
'k mayors of the cities and the governo
10 of the province offered laid and Il
er wealthy opened their houses to US.
10 left Chofu on the 18th of November +
Shanghai. On the 21st of November
OF sailed for America and landed
ne San Francisco on the 14th Of Decer
j. Der, arriving here last Saturday.
d. "lf the Powers agree to settle Il
difficulty l hope to get back to n
station in China next October. thir
that the Boxer uprising will aid Il
religious interests in China, but it h
tIy been and will continue to be sad
ng detrimental to the commercial i
terests.''
nd Miss RICHTER will be given I
tly oeption at Delaware Avenue Bapti
IL, Church by the congregation, soho
III, ,re and societies, on the evening
ms January 4th. The Rev. John
M Dobbins CT Philadelphia, secretary
Re, the Foreign Missionary Society, W
nd make all address.