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BOXERS AND MISSIONARIES.

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A contributor to the London Chronl
Gle says the Boxers have existed FOL
centuries as an organization. Thel
form a kind Of Masonic fraternity and
unlike most Chinese societies, they arc
hostile TO the reignIng dynasty.
Their membership BE- estimated at a..
100000. and Il Is said they are dreade.
not only in China. but In foreign coun.
tries. The society is known under dlf-
ferent names Each lodge has a "presi-
dent and two or more "ylce presI-
dents" who are bound to obey the
commands Of the president" on the
penalty Of death
The writer in the Chronicle thinks
that Il this terrible organization has
risen In earnest, there is no power on
earth stron= enough to conquer them.
They have never yet been subdued, but
have grown stronger for every conflict
they have waged.
The same writer Is Of the opinion that
n the Boxers are left unmolested
they viii not modest the Europeans lie
ascrbes their fury TO the misguided
zeal Of missionaries, who are constant
~ endeavorng 10 "Europeanize' their
members Unless they are let alone,
he thinks, they VIII cruelty murder
number Of foreigners
The responsibility Of the missionaries
Tor the Chinese trouble seems 70 be
recognized by all conyersant with Chi
nese affairs Lord Salisbury not long
ago. I'm an address before q missionary
society. made this remark with almost
cynical nankness. and now the accom-
pliahcd Chinese minister at Washing
ton WI Ting Fang, makes the same
point. he So quoted as follows
1T Is onl. when indlscreet Christian
missionaries go Co extremes and excite
the people that they ever have any trOu-
BILE The missionaries should go about
their work more quietly II they hope
for success No one ever heard Of the
Chinese rising against the Mohamme-
dams"
The Chinese consul IN New York.
Chow Tzchi recently declared that the
native Christians Were mostly % bad
lot" There is De said great rivalry
among the missionaries TO get the chi
nese into their churches, and some Of
them even pay people a salary for at
tending The church services. He fur
Their alleged that through their inter,
ference with the courts, they secure |
undue advantages Tor their converts" |
thus causing much bad feeling among |
hose who are not converted.
These charges are directed against |
he Christians generally but Pro,
estants while representing themselves
ls innocent. alcse that the Catholics
are gullty A Presbyterian member
Of the foreign board of missions is
quoted as having said Of the Catholics
n China;
''rhe priests have even gone SO Ear as
% use their ciyil power In defending
criminals and eyil-dOers who would |
lromlse % join the church providing |
hey We're acquitted The punishment |
ur the fragrant abuse Of this authon-
y vested in them. ! believe. the Catho-
les are now receiving iu the fury with
which the Boxers have turned upon /
hem
The consensus Of opinion, then.seems
% be that the trouble which now
hreatens TO set the world ablaze is
ue, partly az least, TO the inilscreat
cuvty OF the emissaues OF mission
~ societies. They have got an idea
He some OF the Phausees Of old. that
is their God-giyen calling TO go about
be- earth and force European civilian.
ION upon foreign nations. by fair
leans or foul, and that those who r..
lse 20 be persuaded 90 adopt the new J
.eas, should be cocrced into doing So. J
may Doe necessary 20 attend TO the
hinese imbroglo. but 10 should be no
ss incumbent upon the statesmen Of
be western world, 10 find out how &
uch OF the disturbances h. due to
be- tanatcism Of the Boxers" and !
Iw much 20 the tanauclsm OF selfish S
iys1naries
In this connection the subioined ,
rotation iu the Literary Digest from 9
shanghai paper is extremely inter- |
y1e. TO Is written by n Chinese /
..'I aud sets forth exactly the ideas
tf. intelligent and patriotic Mon >
iians lie says: s
'so o. our country were conquered
.d "n were driven forth 20 live among B.
i'lth.is. Wr. too like the Jews ]
0uid nave 100 fatherland 90 which 10 t
p TO- We might attempt 10 enter some q
DER country bat its people would i,
Geo us Even II they admitted US
mons thom their rulers would tax G
'our race win De destroyed. See p
p" Russia has treated Poland The
Iss'aus banlshed AN the able-bodied q
20 anl allowed only the old men TO G
main Iu The country Therefore the Z
0sh race has been eXtCminated. Al q,
sent the women of India are mar,
D n foreigners Everybody knows | q
No tne races Of India are in danger "
being oNterm.nated Today the f.,
'Iie races Drcduminate over the entire !.
.hc. Among the yellow races. the :
u.se only wicid any political ga. Z
nee and rule their own country. %
~ our country should be conquered cd
q as government controlled By for,
ners they would assuredly treat us o
they have treated the Poles and the | v
ndus. We our children, and our n
lndchildren would be altogether ex. =
minated. Japan foresees this Gala. J.
", ana she therefore retrocedod 10
ina ten OF the captured batt.e.shlps d