The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-11-23
GRATITUDE
TO HAWAII.
Thanks From China
Missionaries.
LETTER FROM MISS KELSEY
Help From the Islands was Deeply
Appreciated Boxer
Prosecutions.

The following is a letter received by
Mrs. S. N. Castle from Alkaline De NJ.
II. Kelsey. a well known missionary in
China:
October 16, 1900
We can never thank you and the dear
friends in Hawaii enough, or be abe
to make You understand the d h of
gratitude in our hearts for all you have
done for us in this time of great dis
tress. During the summer we have
cared for scvcnty-five refugees from
China-moStly mssionaries-of all de-
nominations, several nationalities; all
ages both sexes, all stages of illness
some very Ill. We have been too busy
to write, and have had printed a
lengthy letter giving some accounts of
them. a few of the escapes, and few
extracts from letters written by Chi
nese Christians some TO my refugees,
and some to me.
To reply TO these letters would i'm
peril the lives of the writer's, so desper
ate Is the situation even now. All these
refugees had lost nearly their earthly
all: were completely stripped Some
had too small salaries to meet cost OF
living in Japan (nearly three times as
much as in China). The help they
needed has been great and many sided,
and but for the timely aid 80 gener
ously extended by the kind friends over
there. who must have been inspired b.
the Lord Himself to do for us ex-
traordinary things AZ this firN. w
should have been unable to do what we
have done for so many, and many
hearts thank the Lord for you all and
ask Film to bless and reward you for
your kindness.
have only been waiting for the
needed tiri lie and strength to give you
a brief account of some Of the wonder
full escapes ana Inc ,e.-.o r..,.
dences guiding and guarding 50 mar.
of our refugees in their flight from
the blind fury o. the ignorant Chinese
who were stirred up to drive Chris
and His followers with all other for
eigners. out of the Empire. AS l hav
listened to these stories, the mos
thrilling 1 have ever heard, it has
seemed as though we must have gone
back. in time, beyond the mediaeva
ages. as it seemed impossible for such
things to transpire in this late CEN
fury of the worlds history.
Rev. and Mrs. Gracey had To fly with
an infant two months old. The Chinese
wet nurse had to be left behind. How
could a tiny baby survive such a jour
ney of more than two hard weeks of
travel from the interior OF China with
no means of sustenance? Another Won
derful record of Kindness must be rec
orded to the lasting credit of Chinese
sympathy. That little baby was fed
by over twenty Chinese mothers on It's.
way to safety, and 1t arrived in good
condition after it's perilous journey.
MARVELLOUS ESCAPE OF PRIEST.
This is one of the wonderful histories
of persecution and escapes which has
been told to one. This priest was an
Italian Roman Catholic, and after con-
version had been for some years in
connection with the China Inland Mis-
sion. working with untiring zeal He
was seized by the Boxers, beaten UNI
conscious. and after about two days
recovered consciousness and found
himself lying on pile of wood. satu
rated with Kerosene oil prepared for a
bonfire. He succeeded in getting to a
friendly house and while crouching in
one corner the place was entered by
Boxers inuuiring for a foreigner. The
family invited the Boxers in to eat ana
they did not recognize their victim, |
taking him for Chinese beggar and
so he escaped, because their eyes were
blinded that they did not know him.
Time would fail me to tell of all the
wonderful escapes and the brotherly |
kindness of great numbers of Chimes, |
TO our helpless prosecuted missioua- |
ries. Thesr kind Chinese rsked tn -ir
own lives IN hundreds and hundreds of |
cases to help our missionaries to es- |
cape from their cruel pursuers. / am |
so glad to be able to record some of |
these facts to the everlasting credit of |
the Chi rs 'Hr t. the midst OF SO !
much barb yi,y ana savage cruelty il !
is so reirr'l.N.-- 80 TIA" spirit to know !
that all 'iGrUSr 1T" not Hike nr.n"n |
ruar. Tie Empress nowager and their
followers, the Boxers, and truth COM
pels me to add that some of these kind
Chinese were not processing Christians,
a tlN. ha i,,n
ence of the spirit of Christ. and ready
to be gathered into the kingdom as
soon as China is settled so that the
can go back to teach
lbout the Savior Of the world.
NOW | HAVE TO RELATE A TER
RIBLE STORY.
OF all the provinces Shansi holds the
'ecord for alabOlical massacres and
larbarities, A party Of refugees from
Shansi escaped and arrived the latter
part OF August after encountering L
such sufferings and hair-breadth es-
'aped AS VIII be difficult to find a par
Illei for anywhere. The party consist
ID of four gentlemen, three married
aides, four single ladies', ana eight
OF the nineteen who started
I've persisted on the way. These were
ate In escaping Those who had been
friendly to foreigners had been persa-
'uted and many put 10 death The peO-
Die had been terrorized ana scarcely
me was left free TO extend helping
land when this party escaped, The b
tory they tell Is M follows All was
luiet In PingyaO up TO the 25th " June,
Fhe magistrate was friendly, ana had
ssued "A proclamation den0uneinE the
iDYers ana promising protection To-
oregners ana Christians We werH
ware that there was trouble on the
cute between us ana Tien-Tsin, but
~ not know much az 90 what Vas gO-
ng on, or anticipate danger on that
lay hOgeygr We received letter from
'aiyuan enclosing copy ~ pT0elaT I
nation which had iuHl been issued ~
~ lillen tho governor w which The
'a0ple we're informed nat CHINA MAS
A var Win foreigners aud thtl an
nrrlsp devils must b. destroyed on
hr back ~ that Ne learned tbll auT
magistrate anH having ma favorable q
reclamation taken doNn from no l.
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