The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-10
CAUSES OF THE CHINA WAR.
DISCUSSED ny REy. BAsCoN Az
THoNY Al TRINITY CHURCH.


~ Free Prom Hiame and THAT the
Cause. Of the War and Of Existing
Conditions Of Unrest Had 90 Sc
sought Elsewhere he founa
These Csu~e~ an the Arrogant
Treatment Of china and IT, People
nv the poyyerr-Ni%zionary work
an china Wiu 80 steadily on De
spite the War.
Rev. Bascom Anthony's sermon a.
Trinity Methodist Church yesterday
morning wa devoted 20 discussion Of
the conditions prevailing 81 China. and
a. On argumentatise analysis q the slt-
uation ana the causes that produced &c.
His conclusion was that the mission
aries were free from blame IN the prem
ises ana that the revolt u the Boxers
Wa but the outward aud visible sign OF
a state Of mind and thought existent
IN china ana brought about by agencies
for which the missionaries are not re-
Tponsihle. and with which they have ~
concern. The text ~ the discourse was
saken from Matthew 2l8. Go Ye Into
All the world and Preach the Gospel %
Every Creature
The clrar meaning ard intent - this
positive and direct eNhortazion o. the sa-
viour OF rnank nd said Mr. Anthony, was
that his gospel should BE- preached uni
versaIly. 20 every individual 81 every nh-
zion. Therefore. BIZ aaH NOT for CHRISTIANS
of ms ags and generation 10 turn is
senlnz ana obsdi-nt ,ar 10 toe exhorta-
lions q the secular press and 20 aban-
don a work which is a part Of their re-
liEion The neld OF their iabors has been
described ir the command u Jesus. and
MS followsrs must obey g. without at
tempting o. question rs wisdom Mission
airy work 90 china. b. sad. must ana
would continue.
Mr.. Anthony divided his consideration
Of his them. into two parts. and discussed
4, from TWO points % view He rfaehel
hts conclusion from two statements Or
fact. ''FirEt. We have nothing 60 90 win
the war and second. the war has nothing
20 DO with us
n. found the causes ID other PAGES The
trouble begun with the forcing open ~
Chinese pofts 10 the opium franc. ~ INK
land In 1888 since hich time there nave
been many other events which nave 9ir-
turbed the Chinese and rendered them ~
once suspicious and fepcllant. The AFRO
eauce of the Augio-saKon hs,i found TYPE
al expression iu the dealings % the Brit
san government with china. which ~ was
sought 20 impress with the conYictt1n that
manifest destiny fequigsd that the Ans4'.
Saxon should exercise sort OF MOI a.
guardianship over the nations ana people.
Of the world. Other nations hAA ueatsh
the Chinese in the same naughty and I'M
wise manner.
For years there have been ceaseiess ru-
EnOrs Of the Partition OF CHINA among ih'
Powers and the rumors have been a.
companied hy The hapf+nins OF actual
events that made them easy 10 - peli"F-
81. First one port Of the chinese I'm
pire and then another wouh - ssizta
BY one % the Powers. until CHINA mas
scarcely a hrsf-class port which Is an ne
own throughout the entire length Of its
long coast line Il has scarcely q place
90 anchor itR own reet.
Mr. Anthony commended that the state
msnts that have been 80 freely made 20
the effect that missionaries ~ CHINA are
responsible ~ whole or IN part for the
Boxer outbreak and the resulting chain
81 events cannot be aubsfantiated- In this
connection. however. Mr.. Anthony drew
distinction between Catholic and
Protestant missionaries. saying that tho
former always made more of less claim
20 temporal power and authority. while
che latter contented themselves with sim
~" hteitiiAfHAtHN - iHfaAA haAt @NFt-t ttf'Ai
freedom from molestaiion. By the treaty
with the French government French
Catholic priests hold under IN"
Chinere government civil rank cor
responding 10 their rank Ia the church.
Dir. Anthony thought IL possible that
some jealousy might obtain among the
Chinese on account Of this privilege, but
there Was never any assumption Of 80
cular rank or power on tne part OF Protes-
tant missionarles
10 - true. Sir. Anthony said. that some
remote connection may be traced between
the outbreak Of the Boxers and the
Protestant missionaries. in that the mis-
rionariee are in large part responsible for
the growth % The spirit Of improvement
ana progress afnonE me better class Of the
'hineet, against wnien spirit the outbreak
81 the Boxers l. the manifestation Of the
reaction. The large mass 81 the Chinese
ere opposed 10 progress IN any form and
they dersie any attempt 70 change thsir
ancient customs or 10 improve upon their
ancient civilization ~ foolish and criml-
nal But 10 seek 10 find and Tx the re-
fronfiniiity for the war IN 50 rounda bout
"a r. 81 ma Tf las 4.