The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-06-28
RETURNED MISSIONARIES TALK
Interview with n South Carolina
Lady who Has Worked In China

| Lady who Has Worked In China.
The Anderson Daily Mail prints this
interesting interview.
"Mr. and Mrs. t.. NJ. Royal, mission.
aries To China, who have just returned
from that heathcn land, which is to-
day the cynosurc Of the world and has
in all probability tnllcd its funernl
kncll hy firing upon tho ships OF the
hated foreigners, arrived In the city
yesterday At noon and are at the resi-
dcncc Of Mrs. Nj. j. Clark.
Mrs. Royal WAS Miss Mary Sulli-
van Of tins city before her marriage
to MIR. Royall whom she met in China
where they lahorcd together ~ mis-
| sion"rcs. Mr. and Mrs. Royal sub.
mittcd to an interview soon ailcr their
arrival yesterday and gave out vivid
descriptions Of the horrible conditions
that exist unuor tho reign Of the
BOXERS. They say that these Boxers
do not cali themselves by That nnmo in
China. They arc known rs 'The Great
Knife Society The name Boxers
originated, it is supposed in the effort
TO disguise their real designs by max
ing it seem that they were ~ band Of
athletes.
"Mr koynll told OF how the I:nglish
missionary, BROOKS, was murdered not
more than twenty miles from his home
when returning from visit 10 his sis
ter in another part OF the province. He
WAS attacked by Il band OF '5OXCrs,'
dragged from his donkey, carried quite
a distance, then bchcudcd. He WAS
not tortured, rs has been reported, but
bchcadcd at once and tho headlcss
body thrown in tho ditch. The BOX
crs' were on their way to Catholic
village which they meant to destroy.
They chiefly desire TO kill Catholics
MIR. Royal thinks this hatred OF
OF the Catholics is brought about by
the Catholics increasing domination
Of the Chinese. lie says there were
times when the Catholics would com.
pei whole villages To join thcir church.
This they accomplish by supporting
ana caring for the children and then
afterwards forcing their parents to
join them MIR. Royal thinks that
even the hcMthon Chinese feels and
knows the difference between m Cath
Ollie and real Christian. ilc told OF q
man who heard him preaching i'm the
streets OF one Of the villages, and up-
parcntly h"Camc deeply Interested.
lle visited Mr.. ltoynll in his home and
then pleaded with the missionary not
to go to the country to preach ON &c
count OF the dangers he woulI be sub
J tctcd TO. lie asked why it WIS that
The Catholics never preached in tho
streets or elsewhere, why they did not
soil books, why they did not try to
| teach the natives, and why it, was that
| they were SO different from the other
| foreigners who Cln.mcd to be Chris
tinns. After few days, said Mr.
ltoynii, this man disappeared and was
lost sight Uf until some time after then
| visited II certain village and learned
| thal THIS very man WIS member Of
| tho Great Knife Society and had
licvcd me to he IS real Christinn' )
Both Mr.. and Mr., Royal said it was
not possible TO find o,rt tile attitude Of
the Chinese people M II whole To the
l'nXcr trouble. onl Y one native spoke
to them about IL. The women never
mention or refer to it. They were
told at one time that the governor Of
their province permitted these out
RACES. Also that the governors broth
CT WAS conspicuous member OF the
Great Knife Society," 1t is their opin-
ion now, although they did not think
80 at lrst, that the sooner tho empire
iH divided among the untions the bet
ter for the world. Mr.. ana Mrs Royal
At the request OF the officials, diu no,
attempt To carry on their work unit
somc time after the murder Of Brooks
When they went ont again they wcr,
attended hy two soldiers. This WA,
the plan adopted whenever the for
clRncrs insisted ON travelling about ant
doing their work. Royal speaks with
disgust OF the r0ttcnnGss and 30 oliish
ness Of the oIlicinls Tic says they
seek Office purely from sclf-intcresL,
and not from any desire to serve and
help their country. IIc says IL is pcr-
icctly clear that the ruling power in
Chin" IL in sympnthy with the Great
Knife Society although they arc ap.
pArcntly trying 80 protect the foreign.
crs under one wing aud the Boxers
uEdcr the other.
'Whcn they sailed for home things
were comparatively quiet and it was
not until they reached San Francisco
that they learned Of the recent muir
dcrs OF Norman and Robinson and Nj iss
Terry. Both say that the Great Is nife
Society is not made up Of the rnbhlc,
but large number OF influential citi-
zrns are mcmbrrs."