New-York tribune., 1900-07-22
LETTERS FROM MISSIONARIES.
WRITTEN IN JUNE, THEY TELL OF INCREAS-
ING UNEAsINEss IN CHINA.

With the exception OF the Rev c L Rhoadss
local secretary OF the American Baptist Missionary
Union. who received copy OF a dispatch sent on
friday 20 tne main Office OF the union in Boston no
cable messages from China were received AT the Of
nces or the foreign missionary orgauza tions yeser
day. The dispatch referred to read. '.sze-C-h,Ie7
and around Han-Yang, in Central China quiet and
missionaries safe at last advIces." The dispatch
was sent by the Rev J. A. Goddard from Nlng-Po
There are about sixty Baptist missionaries IN Cen
traI China
Several letters which came on the steamship
Coptc. 10 San Francisco. were received yesterday
one, written by Dr. w r FAIRIES OF the Presbv-
tertan Mission Station, destroyed by FIRE in the lat
ter part OF June. was received by the Rev Dr.
arthur J. Brown, one OF the secretaries OF the
Presbyterian Board Il was written az Shanghai
June O. and as follows:
e5ys ay9 iT Just few minutes % to write before the mails
5+t $50 my son and came here for change and
t9,entlstry' and knew Of no danger till reached
SUI at Che-Foo sent a japanese vessel to a point
SKY SIX miles from Wei-Hien for tle missionaries in
I'll Yesterday, and telegraphed in the morning 70
to-dav 10 tell n dsngar ~ ~ tase "lre4
Wei-Hlen. Tien-Tsn is bombarded BY Chinese
fetal news from Peking for two weeks Six or
seven GAYS & ago Chinese who is said 10 be reliable
safe. The Consul fears for their safetv Bevord
Some forty missionaries are said 70 have started
rom Pao-I1ng-Fu, and lost seven Of their number
IN getting out People coming down the river
and there is great alarm Much OF it is foolish and
dangerous Those who are cool and collected here
ceties (antfOreignl and no soldering there seems
was quiet and free from the Boxers etc but iT tera
IS large force OF troops there; and the Germans
have stirred Up a great hostility. Perhaps the
fear OF Germany may keep Shan-Tung quiet. But I
am mere. and wife and three babes are, I know not
where. and I know not where TO 20 or 70 20 at all!
Can only pray and hope. Refugees are coming
down from the north, and we will hear more soon.
Mr.. Faries's wife and children were reported 10
be safe July Il
The Rev. P s. Speer. another secretary OF the
Board. received letter from the Rev J. c. Garritt
OF the Hang-Chow station in Central China, who at
the time OF writing. June II, was relieving the
Rev G. F. Fitch. superintendent OF the Presby-
terian Mission Press at Shanghai. in which ne
speaks Of the attitude Of the native Christians
He says:
ments Of the truness OF converts even unto dea-h
Lhal SOUNDS the death knel 10 all talk OF rice
christians. The term rice Christians is applied
70 those natives who accept Christianity for the
sake of the rice which thew NAV receive from
the missionaries.
letter was received at the Offices OF the Episco-
pal Missionary Society from Bishop Frederick P
Graves, OF Shanghai who has charge of the Epis-
copal missionary work in the Yang -tse-Kiang Val
ley. It was dated June q, and said that there had
said however, that every precaution was being
taken; that volunteers had been enrolled and the
roads were parroIed every night.
The officers Of the Presbyterian Board Yesterday
sent out bulletin 70 the relatives and friends OF
missionaries 10 China outlining the situation and
the measures the Board has taken FOR the safety
OF its missionaries.
2 S. Bell OF the Christian and Missionary AL
LANCE has received cable dispatch from the Rev
J. Hess, dated ar Macao. saying "Au safe. In
form friends" This refers to the eighteen mis-
sionaries OF the Alliance in South China