Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-12
MISSIONS N CH|NA|
Two Noted Missionary Workers
Speak on the Work II the
Orient.

Deny That Missions Have Been
the Cause Of tho Recent Chi.
ness Crisis.
Russia Declared the Greatest En-.
envy Of the Church and it,
Advancement.
st. Louis. Oct. 12.-The address Of
Rev. DIR. Judson Smith on the situation
in China and Our Missionary CO.
Partnership by President Samuel b.
Capen, LII. D., OF Boston, were the
great events OF the meeting Of the
American board OF commissioners for
foreign missions. DR.. Smith spoke In
part as follows:
There are not wanting those who
would trace this outburst OF the Boxers
rage and anti-foreign fanaticism to the
mistakes and misdeeds OF the mission
aries, or to the mere fact Of their pres
ence in China. speak for Protestant
missionaries, and particularly for those
of our own board, when / reply that the
missionaries are not the cause Of this
outbreak. They are in China, with Chs
ma 8 knowledge and virtual consent, en-
joSing plainly stipulated treaty rights.
They have not forfeited those rights
they are guilty of no disloyalty; they
have enjoined loyalty to China upon
their converts and pupils; they have
lived in peace and goodly fellowship
with the native communities wherever
they reside. China has made no COM
plant Of them; she has not asked for a
revision OF treaties in order that she
might be freed from their presence.
But missionaries, we are told. have
no business in China, forcing foreign
and hateful religion upon the peoples
their very presence and work naturally
arouse resentment and hatred. This
charge strikes back to One who brought
a heavenly glory TO the earth which re-
paid him with cross and a crown of
thorns. and charges him with folly and
seems to cover With shame the bright
est pages OF Christian history, the no.
blest names upon the beadroll Of the
ages.
IF Catholic missionaries have fol-
lowed another method, and have justly
laid themselves open to any OF these
charges. regret the fact, but must
leave their defens sc TO those who are an
swerable for them. No fair-minded
person will lay to the charge Of men
the deeds which they condemn and dis
own. That the missionaries have never
made mistakes Is more than they them
selves would claim: that they have all
ways been wise In their methods is
more than can be said of any class of
men in any calling or in any land. But
none of these things have raised that
sentiment toward foreigners of all
classes which aninates this movement
There is sense in which the mis-
sionary work In China has been the
cause of the outbreak. dne to the very
mature OF that work, to Its power and
success. and not at all to any fault in
Those who conduct it. The gospel en-
ilightens those who receive 1t, develops
l5manhood. self-respect, higher ideas OF
Justice. OF progress and Of national life.
What is now to be done? Are our
missions To be closed up and the work
| of evangelizing China Abandoned? Not
lunless we have decided to give up all
missionary effort; not unless we Nolun-
| tarily abandon the position. For much
1 as has been destroyed, there is much
more that remains. In the first place
our two missions in the south are es-
lsentially intact And in the north there
/ are still native Christians who have
heid their faith. who are now in hiding,
lbut with peace will come forth to form
1.-THE nucleus OF the new churches and
IChristian communities. The Bible and
IChristian literature and text books re-
main, the costly apparatus of mission
work turnout the field.
! Unless all signs fall this day Of
/ bloodshed and loss Is sure to be fol-
.iowed by an immense enlargement OF
our missionary opportunity in China,
4 And for this the churches need at once
i to grid Themselves. When we went tc
5IChina with the gospel 1t was to stay and
Ito conquer: and nothing has happened
1 to change our purpose. And all the
voices OF earthly wisdom, and all the
4 trumpets of the skies. and all the ex-
Ianples Of Christian history, and all the
Iblood of our martyred dead, summon uf
to these later and greater deeds unit
the night is gone and China is won
President Capen said in part:
Fl There seems to be two conflicts into
4 which We are entering. Fret. the new
a civilization of the west as represented
by Europe and America against that Of
the east az represented by China. Can
4 not We see as we enter into this fierce
Il conflict the wonderful providence that
we have Japan with US? Suppose ne
missionary had entered that empire and
a she stood where she did in 1872. In
4 stead of her being our splendid ally
permitting US to use her soil for the
trans shipment OF troops and munitions
q of war. and having finely equipped
army Of her own which has received
! the commentator o! the world, W,
should have her with China as an op
ponent.
q Second There Is the contest be.
tween the Teutonic race, including thu
Anglo Saxon on the one side and TIL,
Slay, represented especially by Russia
on the other No one can have watched
the course o. the latter in her steady
crowding Of England at every poin
!, without feelings OF suspicion. She ha,
~ h,,iIf sher uroa n IN thin 70 a